₦airaland Forum

Johnbelovd: The Hitler stuff, if the priest had known what the then 4-year old Hitler would later grow to become, he would have killed him himself, singlehandedly preventing a terrible WW2!

This reminds me of Ola Rotimi's gods are not to blame where little Odewale was destined to kill his father and marries his own mother.

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Reading some posts here, all I can say is that the real problem of Nigeria are Nigerians (common people) and not those we entrusted our mandates with.No doubt,Nigerians have always been victims of betrayal since the beginning of self rule but majority of the problems facing us as people are self-inflicted.

Fela Anikulapo's 'suffering and smiling' could not have described us better. It is unfortunate that we have become so much alienated to changes, we keep allowing the proverbial 'known devil' to torment us even when the 'unknown angel' shows great concern about our predicament and ready to rescue us.

The APC might be full of old politicans but,track records of some young and vibrant governor-members are enough to prove to us that if given the chance, nigeria will bid bad leadership farewell and regain her position as the economic leader of Africa.

Some of us don't like the APC because of the personal hatred we have for buhari whom we label the grand sponsor of the insurgence in the north. Others never conceal their hatred for the party because of their belief that Tinubu is synonymous with corruption.Buhari might not be perfect but, he kept a virtual-clean record while in office. Tinubu on the other hand is one person the opposition would like to prosecute if truly he has his hand soiled as believed by most of us. But, the PDP led government is yet to find concrete evidence to put these two strong men of APC behind the bar.

It is high time we all put on our thinking caps and stop following bandwagons.We either have a choice to continue with PDP that has failed us for 14 years or embrace a change in 2015.

What the op fails to know is that Olamide is churning out these singles because he feels this is his time and got to do more music before he fades out.Remember there are no eternal champions in the game, only current champions and he (olamide is among the current champions) let him enjoy it while it lasts!

switch360: where did he get the money to buy all this cars?

yahoo plus....odechukwu

This is simple, since those making up the new party are PDP fallouts, the ruling party has much to worry about because this goes to show that the states the party once dominated will be divided between 3 parties. Also, PDP will have its votes divided in states like Imo and Anambra considering the fact that there are 2 staunch members of APC in these two states and no matter how anti-igbos some of their kinsmen perceive them to be, they'll have their own loyalists. We should also not forget that Tam David West and Chief Tom Ikimi are from the south-southern part of the country and are also heavyweights in Nigerian politics, their campaign for APC in the south-south is likely to deliver some parts of the oil rich region to the party especially volatile Rivers where GEJ contributed hugely to the crisis rocking the state...let GEJ not push his luck too much in 2015, Nigerians voted for him in 2011 not because of his antecedents but because of his youthfulness and because they wanted to put a stop to the 'born-to-rule' mentality of the hausas.Those who ensured he was not robbed of his mandate are now his enemies. Let's see how far his luck can take him without the backing of the fingers that fed him in 2011.

Eja nla and SIA

In the name of Allah, the generally merciful and the especially merciful.

Salam Alaekum dear brothers and sisters in Islam,

The past 29/30 days have taught many of us how a prudent low income salary earner manages his meagre salary and tries to stay debt-free for the month.

In the cause of upholding one of the 5 tenets of Islam, we all have managed to deprive ourselves certain comforts to get closer to our God and still went about our businesses without one hindering the other. In other words, the 24 hours most of us complained not enough to combine business and prayer have been more than enough even to add some supplications.

However, this could not have been possible without self discipline and determination. A low income salary earner would always complain about his ridiculous remuneration if the token is not properly planned upon at least, pending the time he gets a better offer.

Ramadan on the other hand, has served has a template upon which a believing muslim should draw a schedule of engagement with his creator and still go about his normal business without the two clashing. During Ramadhan, I saw bank tellers leaving the counter for congregation prayers and yet, they were not fired and the reason is that we've portrayed ramadhan to be the only period God answers our prayers as muslim.

Ramadhan has come and about to go, five daily prayers still remain, alms giving is still an act of Ibbada, supplication through nawafil still remains, weekly fasting (tatawah) still remains, good deeds are not going with ramadhan, immodest dressing isn't only 'unramadhanic' but also unislamic, Allah frowns at violence, back bitting and taking advantage of the feeble are still sinful acts before God. Let us utilize every minute of our lives to get closer to our God after ramadhan because, only Him knows those who would witness the next one...Eid-ul-mubaraq in advance!

Longeria: Happy birthday to a silent achiever, can Tinubu and Buhari attract this timber and caliber?

for your info., tinubu's mum's burial was graced by movers and shakers of the society, gbagbe bo se sele o

Yoshi-Master:
Ozumba Mbaduwe street, unfortunately though, most streets in Nigeria don't look like this.

Who says?

This is Totoro, Abeokuta, ogun State.

dl_jbd: I like the one with a designed cup. It shows that you can advertise via any medium/platform. You could include key holders too...you know, something that the bearer can always showoff in public.

They are known as below the line items in Pradvertising world (synergy between Public Relations and Advertising)

The All Progressives' Congress (APC) was given a green light by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party's application for registration has been approved.

It would be recalled that the APC, a merger of of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has been engaged in a series of conflicts with INEC over the decision to unite and become a new political party.

In a statement on Wednesday by the Commission's Secretary, Abdullahi Kaugama, INEC said it has withdrawn the certificates of the ACN, ANPP and CPC following the successful merger, adding that the parties have met all requirement for merger.

The statement read, in particular, "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the application by three political parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) – to merge into one, to be known as the All Progressives' Congress.

"On considering the application, the Commission found that the applicant-parties have met all statutory requirements for the merger, and has accordingly granted their request.

"Consequently, the Commission has approved the withdrawal of the individual certificates of the applicant-parties, and the issuance of a single certificate to the All Progressives Congress."
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Abeg juxtapose Maroko and Lekki pictures too, Nigeria too has witnessed an excellent infrastructural change over the years.

Veteran journalist Alhaji Alade Idowu Odunewu is dead
The late Odunewu, who wrote with the pen name Allah De, was former Editor of the Daily Times ,died yesterday at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos. He was 85.
His Allah De column was for many years the delight of readers for its wit, simplicity and humour. His remains will be buried today at the prestigious Vaults and Garden, Ikoyi, Lagos at 3pm. He is survived by three children.
It was widely acknowledged by his contemporaries that few loved journalism like Allah De. He was one of those rare specimens born for a time and a profession.

According to Felix Adenaike, a former editor of the Tribune, “Alade Odunewu was a great craftsman who lived journalism”.
Former Managing Director of The Guardian Mr. Lade Bonuola said: “Oga was a titan, even in the fast depleting generation of the masters. The other day it was Unuegbu. He was an exceedingly gifted writer who always had very close by his armoury of humour, ranking with Baker of New York Times and Cameron of Daily Express in humour and Bernard Levin of The Times of London in seriousness and mastery of language.
“Of course, Cassandra of the Daily Mirror of whom he was a proud disciple. A product of Regent Polytechnic, he was one of the early elite that ruled our great Kingdom that the Daily Times was. He was the best all-round final student at Regent. He was a moral compass who yield, space to none in integrity.

“With the departure of his wife last year, he lost his accustomed ebullient will to live. He was kept going by his wonderful children – Ebun, Akanni and Segun. When a person like that departs, it is as if a part of you is gone. So is a part of Nigeria’s history.”

The late Odunewu was also acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of Nigerian journalism who continued to support the industry many years after his retirement from active practice of the profession. He was the chairman of the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA).

Allah De began his journalism career at the Daily Times as a reporter after his secondary education at the New Bethel College, Onitsha, Anambra State but fate seemed to have a higher calling for him as he secured a Federal Government scholarship to study Journalism at the Regent Street Polytechnic London- now University of Westminster.

He was a star in London, winning the Commonwealth New Statesman Prize for the best all-round student and also working for a number of British newspapers- a rare feat at the time and even now- before returning home.
Between 1950-56, the late Odunewu worked at the Daily Times as a reporter and sub-editor. He left to become the Managing Editor of the African Press Limited Ibadan, publishers of the Nigerian Tribune. That was 1956 and 1957. Odunewu spent four years, between 1960 and 1964, as the Editor-in-Chief of the Allied Newspapers of Nigeria before he left to become the Editor, Sunday Times, in 1964.

He rose through the ranks at the Daily Times before he was appointed editor of the paper, coming after Peter Enahoro who was initially known as “George Sharp” and later as Peter Pan. The late Odunewu’s time as the editor of the most prestigious newspaper at the time has been described with many charitable adjectives by those who worked with him. While Peter Pan was a “great writer”, Odunewu was adjured to have combined his fine writing skill with even a greater talent as an editor of the paper.

Perhaps one of the lasting legacies of the departed journalist is his “ Allah De” column, which has been described by many as one of the best satires ever penned by a Nigerian journalist. The late Nnamdi Azikwe-himself a fine writer- described the late Odunewu as the dean of Nigerian satirical writing.

“Satire is the stuff of his work, master of the well-placed innuendo. Odunewu called attention to the follies and foibles of his era without wounding the vanities of the men and women of the moment,” Journalism teacher and The Nation Editorial Adviser Olatunji Dare once wrote in 2007.

Encomiums were pouring in last night from his contemporaries and those who knew him only through his writings. Henry Odukomaiya, who took over from him as the Editor of the Daily Times said: “ I am shocked, saddened to learn from you about the sudden departure of my great boss, Alade Odunewu whose pseudonym was Allah De which was the name of the column he gave birth to when he was Editor-in-chief of the Daily Times.”

Odukomaiya had a flattery reminiscence of the character of the writer. “The Allah De that I knew was one of the most accommodating bosses that anybody could have, I mean every word of what I am saying. He never offended anybody, he did his job to the best of his ability and his ability was quite high. He was very jocular and that reflected in every of his writing. He was elegant too. He didn’t take life too seriously. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a good matrimonial life.

Adenaike remembered the late Odunewu as a great mentor to the younger generation of journalists and a great craftsman. “That was the father of journalism. Nigerian journalism has lost one of its founding fathers, and he was a great mentor to the younger ones. He wrote a column Allah De. He was a great humorist and satirist. He was a great craftsman. He lived journalism; he published two books – Winner takes all which was the compilation of his columns into two volumes.”
Sam Amuka Pemu, publisher of The Vanguard said of the late Allah De: “He was a fine fellow; we will miss him.” Mr. Femi Kusa former Editor of the Guardian, described him as a great columnist who was very careful and diplomatic in his writings.

There were others too who paid glowing tributes to a man who gave his life for journalism. The chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos State Council, Deji Elumoye, said the late Odunewu was a foremost journalist who never did anything else but journalism. “He talked about proper practices of journalism and was always willing to advise the NUJ. We will miss him,” he said.

Former Editor of The Sunday Times Gbolabo Ogunsanwo believed the profession has lost one of its heroes. “Alade Odunewu was the uncrowned dean of newspaper columnists.”
Perhaps, few can be said to have matched the passion and the talents of the late Odunewu, his devotion to the cause of the journalism profession would be a model that the p

rofession may find hard to fill. And as he is committed to mother earth today, the encomiums may have just begun.


#May his soul rest in peace#


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First, it was recycling sewage water to drinkable water...now, it's turning sweat into water, abeg, water finish for lagoon? This oyibo people sef.

Diversification is the main thing @OP. If you go to school in Nigeria of today and cannot either think of what to do or pick up career in other fields after graduation, then you are on your own.

The owner of the life he took is still watching...Although, he's been set free by earthly verdict, Let him not rejoice yet,God's verdict is still there for him to face...# atunbotan lo se koko#

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