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i'm tryna book for a show, a couple of nigerian comedians, pls if u have any contact of their agency pls let me know

i go die
ali baba
tee a

or any other funny comedian, pls let me know, a contact no, thanks

i need recommendations for a good naija movie to watch, pls nairaland help me with this, i am tired of pickin movies cus of beautiful actresses and the end of the movie is pathetic, pls recommend some good movies u have watched, thanks

“There are many ways to die…but you must now find a way to live” – Ene Oloja in the movie, ‘The Brave One’, 2007 by director Neil Jordan.


Yes! The cream of Nigerian drama and arts has finally arrived on the big stage! Hollywood gets a taste of our very own Ene Oloja. Remember her? In the 80’s and 90’s she was the buxom beauty who starred as Zamaye in Cock Crow at Dawn and later played the sister to the late MacArthur Fom (of the Nosa fame) in Behind the Clouds, both rested but timeless Nigeria Television Authority drama serials of repute.

Having decided to see a random movie this past weekend, I did not deliberately go in search of this doyen of Nigerian acting. Her name was not even listed in the opening credits as we generally settled in at the cinema to what proved to be an edge-of-the-seat story. Then she appeared. As she delivered her lines, at first in a strange Americanized African accent, I laughed knowingly, saying to my friend, “This lady must be Nigerian!” As the movie progressed, she eventually came into her own and demonstrated the experience and confidence which made many families sit tight before their television sets every week NTA aired those nostalgic shows. While she looked oddly familiar, I still could not recall where I had seen those piercing eyes and arched eyebrows before. As the closing credits rolled past, the name Ene Oloja suddenly hit me. Struck with awe, I unconsciously found myself clapping aloud, celebrating a uniquely wonderful Nigerian actress.

This 2007 action thriller, The Brave One, casts Ene Oloja alongside Jodie Foster (the Oscar Award winning actress in Silence of the Lambs). Her character, Udo Josai, is Erica Bain’s (Jodie Foster) African immigrant neighbor who first becomes a friend and eventually a confidant to Erica, a troubled radio show host. This deeply riveting drama tells the story of a young couple who have their dreams shattered by a brutal and mindless attack. The tragic turn of events see Erica losing her self esteem, identity and will to survive. In the resulting numbness, she turns to law enforcement for help and reassurance but is let down by the lethargic approach of ‘New York’s finest’. In a desperate bid to cling to life, her fear leads her to cross that point when ordinarily harmless people become cold savages. This transition redefines her persona and launches her character on a path of gruesome vigilante activities which transcend her personal loss and attempt to correct the perceived evils of society. Enter Ene Oloja, who in her characteristic authoritative style, through her character, Udo, boldly but lovingly confronts this wrecking-ball of a woman, reminding her of the thin line between right and wrong; between light and the dark side.

In the ensuing scenes, Udo (portrayed as a survivor of genocide) provides an anchor to a wounded soul who has become like a rudderless ship lost at sea. Reminiscent of her NTA days, Ene comfortingly delivers one of the most powerful lines in the movie, “There are many ways to die…but you must now find a way to live”. When Erica confides to Udo that she has killed a man, Ene’s acting shines through here. She doesn't appear shocked. Identifying with Erica’s pain, she draws from her own tragic past, referring to the evil of child soldiers in her war-torn country somewhere in Africa (not Nigeria), where "guns are placed in the hands of kids to kill their mothers." The dark themes explored in this movie throw up serious moral questions which make society search its very soul. In the movie, Ene underlines the message that evil can neither be combated with evil nor hatred with similar hatred. While this movie nearly falls into the trap of portraying violence as a legitimate response to injustice, the viewer is reminded however subtly that jungle justice is not a worthy solution and only makes the avenger as bad as the criminal.

Relating this to the violence and corruption which are rife in Nigeria and many parts of the world, the typical reaction is to either become numb and unfeeling and do nothing or rise up in anger and take matters into our own hands in the quest for justice. Nigerians can identify with Erica’s seemingly frustrating position. Looters appear to get away with their ill-gotten wealth while screaming the new mantra, ‘Rule of Law’, and brandishing get-out-of-jail cards from a compromised and confused law enforcement system. We throw our hands up in exasperation when those tasked with making laws for the benefit of our nation, have their hands soiled in filthy lucre and yet when confronted shout, ‘This is a party affair!” In such circumstances, one is almost tempted to secretly salute the dark and unthinkable heroics of the character, Erica Bain, as she tackles the shady establishment of the underworld. Our leaders should be reminded that power and wealth is transient.

Ene Oloja migrated to the United States in 1991 and he career has been largely quiet since 1993 when with other professionals, she staged a theatre production titled, ‘Echoes from the Diaspora’, telling a powerful story of the experiences of immigrants of color in the West. She reminds us in this movie that she is not a spent force exiled in the land of artistic obscurity. What stands out for me (and I could be wrong) is that to the best of my knowledge, she is the first made-and-branded-in-Nigeria actress to be cast alongside an Oscar Award winner. I will not fail to recognize the many other hard working professionals of Nigerian origin like Chiwetel Ejiofor (‘Inside Man’, 2006, alongside Denzel Washington), Sophie Okonedo (‘Hotel Rwanda’, 2004, alongside Don Cheadle) and others like them who ply their trade in Hollywood. These people make us proud as a nation and are beacons for the local Nigerian film industry (Nollywood) which has taken the West by storm. The likes of Ene Oloja who were forerunners of the booming Nigerian film industry, could play a bridge-building role by drawing the attention of Hollywood to the abounding talent of Nigerian theatre practitioners and film professionals.

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/guest-articles/of-ene-oloja-hollywood-and-jungle-ju.html
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Rhino I am downtown Toronto, right beside the Union Station, and no i don't drive

[quote author=pilgrim.1 link=topic=86146.msg1589689#msg1589689 date=1192553179]Hi all.

Hope no one's going to feel dampened by this.

There are many things today that appear 'attractive' to the simple enquirer; but as far as pertains to our spiritual lives in Christ, we should pay particular attention to what is beyond 'appearances'. Let's see a few of these outward attractions:

It's amazing to note that there are thousands of denominations that advertize these things and more. While some have mastered the art of these thing so well, we need to rather be asking where God's Spirit is leading us genuinely to honour the Lordship of Jesus Christ. There's absolutely no pragramme or outward attractions that can take the place of the reality of God's Spirit. So I encourage you to also be on the lookout for the HIM.

See 1 Cor. 4:20 and 1 Thes. 1:5.

Blessings. [/quote]pilgrim, i understand your point of view, but basically everything you have mentioned comes before every factor i listed, in other words, my mind is focused on what u listed, and then this thread comes next, the questions u ask yourself like what comes after believing he is the Lord and saviour? like where do i wana worship? what can i do for God? how can i contribute to his house? u dig??

and the heart is all that matters, as long as i have that settled with the Lord, then I believe he will guide me in the right direction when i ask him, this thread is a preferential thing, these are the things i enjoy in a church, just like some people choose to be catholics, anglicans or pentecostal based on their preferences, its not necessarily the attraction factor here, its more of the individuals preferences

cgift:
Please ensure you try as much as possible to pray and receive confirmation from God about the church. Many churches on the outside appear as sheep but are actually wolves in sheep's clothings. Again, th name "All Nations" smacks of an "all-inclusion" kind of faith. I mean, many churches i have seen who bear that kind of name actually have ties with other forms of religion like Islam, Catholicsim, etc. Beware.

Search all things and be sure you are not signing your soul to a place that will cost you dearly.

Just a piece of advice anyways.

thanks , i will pray about it

thanks for the reco debosky, i actually heard about that church, my brother told me about them from nigeria

Dear Nairaland,

I think the Lord has called me to contribute to his house, i am lookin for a church in Toronto, Canada where i can actually contribute to the Lord's house, i do a lot of travelling so ive bee to so many churches but i am currently located in toronto almost permanently, in my past experience, i have realized that i am most comfortable in a church with

a very good pastor that knows the word and is an exciting speaker,

a choir thats is open to creativity and exploration - i like a choir thats flexible with ideas, u know like every now and present a special number to to the church, also have a proper choir committee, that will get together for lunch or events, basically an active choir that stays close to each other

no segregation on individuals - belive it or not, a friend of mine told me about a church he went to, and they asked for offerring, so they asked ppl who had over $100 to stay on one side and they prayed differently for them, i was like u cant be serious, but believe it, i am not looking for a church like that

so with these in consideration, i am located in Toronto, Canada, i will apreciate anyone recommending some churches in this category for me, thanks a lot

ok this is definitely my last post on this matter, cus u guys ae already makin it bigger than it should be and actually more superficial

@tosinedada, POC, there is no element of hate on any of my posts, u need to go back and read them, and let me know if u see one single -ve comment on sauce kid,
and just for the record, if u ask me, i think sauce is actually nice and cud be quite a good music maker, i even said it that everyone has a right to their opinion, my main issue was with how skingo rides a dikk blindly without knowing the consequence of what he is doing, i noticed what a faggit he was cus he came here sayin he doesnt even like sauce just so people will believe he's a real dude with real opinions, when i saw him make the same numerous blind comments about sauce on some other thread, and i clearly stated my reasons why i think dude is a faggit, if u don't agree with it, thats fine

and for the record, it is actually possible that sauce or any other rapper cud come here and make comments to support themselves esp when they do it so blindly (i.e. just a straight up dikkrider), common sense can tell u that because they have no reasonable cause as to why they say what they say. my case closed on this topic, peace

point45:
brother skingo
i feel nothing but pity for you, just listen to yourself talk,read back on the thread and see how many times you were told to get a life before i did, but you still didnt see is as jacking to actually repeat my lines.talking about getting a life when its you who is talking about people not coming to ikeja!!!!!!!! what are you? some kind of tout? agbero. i knew it. God go punish whoeva it is that helps you transtype because with the mentality level attached to your bullshit, you obviously can't know how to handle a computer. so you live in ogba, big deal! im tempted to diss ogba but on a second thought, its not ogba that has a problem,its u.and the only ogba you should live in is the penitentiary.imagine looking up bouzymill in the dictionary, man! u must be from a generation of lambs.one last advice, (this is to your interpreter though), please tell him the truth and stop charging him for stupidity and gross national misconduct.

brother bolaji
i can't believe you! is it that you live in abuja because your name is bolaji or your name is bolaji because you rep ikeja and ogba too. whichever it is,you sound like a very confused young man. if i didnt know mode9, i'd probably think yoruba people are daft, we should detribe you for.you live in abuja and talk like this, let me guess, you live in kubwa,bloody piglet

sonned

thanks ppl, i appreciate ur time and effort, any more stories will be appreciated

i know as much as we all criticise our home videos, most of us cannot stop watching them and infact love to watch for the criticism, but there are those ones that stand out from the rest, particularly the good ones, for me these movies are

mortal inheritance
ukwa
pam pam
isaakaba 1 - 2  (everything else i think was garbage)
piece of my flesh
total war

jorgan:
Bouqui-Toyota camry 1998

u cant be serious, but anyways, when u say psquare, do u mean them both? or they each own one of those

bolajibaok, thats cool, i didn't know duke be out there freestylin and shit, well thats cool to know, can u up that diss u talkin about?

@skingo, why are u so maaad? lol

Vicjustice:
Could you please write the title (topic) in English? Thanks

what do u mean? last i checked, i wrote that in english,

i know a lot of nigerians in the states normally go to canada to renew their US visa, so i'm trying to find out what type of visa they were given to enter canada and how long it was valid for.

MoOdYLaDy:
[size=14pt]Well these are what i saw so you can check it out yourself

http://www.southalltravel.co.uk

Adult price incl. of taxes and fees £ 944.00
Total price incl. of taxes and fees £ 944.00

http://www.virgin-atlantic.com
GBP 1,091.20

http://www.britishairways.com
£ 1,018.40
per adult

Anyway those are the cheapest right now, so check it out, goodluck[/size]

oh thanks a lot for ur time moodylady i really appreciate, good looks for everyone in the post searching for tickets

and just to add to this skingo, don't think u are so important that i typed such a long message for u, the fact is , opinions are like assholes, we all got one, so i really don't care what u think, but when u get into a debate and u seem to be very sure about what u saying, facts, come into play not what your heart thinks , so to break that down for u in lame terms, a better argument for u will be to prove most of the things u are saying with facts, i believe sauce kid is a very talented rapper but if i am posing that out, i wil make people believe why i say so, u on the other hand, i don't think u know what u are saying, but lets not make it bigger than u can handle, just get a life

skingo:
sauce kid na baba for rapping. na american rapping school sauce kid dey attend. when him come back naja him go run down anybody because him get mouth

skingo:
Even Modenine, Ruggedman,Freestyle,Eldee and 2shot all of them know say Sauce Kid better pass them maybe una never hear D guy mixtape and all this guys are above 32 wetin future hold for them in rap game?,

I know like that Sauce Kid boy but i like is music because him get future

wat a gay this illiterate is, 1st off u need to go to english school to learn how to speak english
2nd u need to go to the school of hiphop to learn ur hiphop basics
3rd, for the 100th time u need to get a job or log off ur computer instead of sukkin diccs from left to right

eminem dropped a classic album at the age of 30
jay-z dropped a classic album at age 32
nas dropped a classic album at age 29
50 cent is 32 yrs old
kanye west is 30 yrs old

---yet with all this u ask wat the future holds for a rapper of age 32, lol, wat a joker, see it annoys me when these type juveniles disrespect the game for what it is, why can a singer drop an r&b album at age 35 but a rapper of that age is considered too old to do that?? can u pls explain?

i'm forced to believe u are sauce kid himself or some affiliate gettin paid to do this, becos if u are not, then i wonder what life has done to u to make u this pathetic, u obviously know nothing about what u are typing urself and thats evident, saying u dont even like the boy, yet u have numerous threads on this site wit sauce kids cum all over ur sorry face, he prob told u to scream "its naijaaaaaa' when he was skit skittin all over mouth, get a life homie

MoOdYLaDy:
Okay i checked it for you but no flight goes to those places your mentioned, what is the closest international airport to you , even if you have to drive 30min to get there

i'm confused, wat do u mean no flightgoes to what i mentioned? these are the airports i am departing from not arriving, just a recap, i am flying from london to lagos, so im lookin to depart from london, in that case heathrow and gatwick are the only airports i can leave from , please clarify

London Heathrow or Gatwick , anyone is fine

F1/H1 Visas
what type of visa do they give u to enter canada and how long is it valid for?

F1/H1 or any type of US Visa

what type of visa do they give u to enter canada and how long is it valid for?

MoOdYLaDy:
Am so tired sef because i saw a great deal today from JFK to Naija for dec 20 something for $1299 but the tax is almost $400, gosh its too expensive jare, am still looking for a better deal before i settle for $1700 at least.

@young_digi
How far with your ticket, did u get a good deal

i havent seen anything less than 2000, i don't know, its like im going to have to bone this yr and plan better next yr, i need to get that ticket well early enough, cant aford this crap

skingo:
raypower's dj nutty steve dey alwauys play that jam on weekends when he spins. ghetto p open mode nine yansh.

ghetto p can rap and thats another guy that reallyraps and run things

don't be a stupid dikk sucker, cuumm drinker, or ass licker, u didn't even answer any of the questions i asked, stop being stupid or log off

so what did Ghetto P say?
what track did he diss Mode9?
can someone upload the song?

abegi ma naija ppl, i see 23 ppl viewed this, and no reply, abeg help a broda out, i need to get this ticket asap, any sort of help will be appreciated, thanks