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Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Chithauri(m): 1:24pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Seyi Awolowo was right. Tacha is simply a puta. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Nobody: 1:25pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
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Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by KINGJAJA888(m): 1:25pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Skyfornia:Yeah. Ur'e the only One who doesn't have access to Television Nd lives in a Cave. Nonsense and Hypocrite. ![]() |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by JJOF(m): 1:25pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
How many of our youths really know wetin dey sup for this country? |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Harrison4adam(m): 1:26pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
It's so obvious Satan has taken over the entertainment industry.. Once you are negative and controversial you don hammer past the greatest medicine inventors.. BB Naija must be regretting taken Tacha as one of the housemates, because that OLOSHO gal will eventually lead to public outcry on reasons why the show should be scrapped. ![]() 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by princeakinola1(m): 1:27pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
What a good writeup,infact you are no1 celeb that have brain toward this brainless program 1 Like |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Nobody: 1:28pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Sad to know that few Nigerians are yet to understand. You see, many youths are jobless. The only have their phone and cheap data. All those policies don't affect them because they don't pay any bills. That is why you can't see them making meaningful contribution.. but discuss musicians, social events or BBN with them, you will see them respond well. The rest, don't bother yourself talking to them about it. They don't understand a thing Few ones among them that do pay bills are into fraud. The only thing they are good at is flaunting 5 Likes |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by imanray37(m): 1:28pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
AFRICA WAKE UP I read this piece with pain but full of inspiration. I urge all my friends to read too. It is disheartening, let’s wake up from our slumber, let us make the best use of our education and research. This lengthy discussion between a Zambian and an American in a flight to Boston will lighten your spirit and agitate you. Every Patriot in Africa should read this article; penned by US-based Zambian media practitioner and author. He is a PhD candidate with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism, and an M.A. in History. They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still call it “the dark continent” for the light that flickers under the tunnel is not that of hope, but an approaching train. And because countless keep waiting in the way of the train, millions die and many more remain decapitated by the day. “It’s amazing how you all sit there and watch yourselves die,” the man next to me said. “Get up and do something about it. When I first discovered I was going to spend my New Year’s Eve next to him on a non-stop JetBlue flight from Los Angeles to Boston I was angst-ridden. I associate marble-shaven Caucasians with iconoclastic skin-heads, most of who are racist. “My name is Walter,” he extended his hand as soon as I settled in my seat. I told him mine with a precautious smile. “Where are you from?” he asked. “Zambia.” “Zambia!” he exclaimed, “Kaunda’s country.” “Yes,” I said, “Now Sata’s.” “But of course,” he responded. “You just elected King Cobra as your president.” My face lit up at the mention of Sata’s moniker. Walter smiled and in those cold eyes I saw an amenable fellow, one of those American highbrows who shuttle between Africa and the U.S. “I spent three years in Zambia in the 1980s,” he continued. “I wined and dined with Luke Mwananshiku, Willa Mungomba, Dr. Siteke Mwale, and many other highly intelligent Zambians.” He lowered his voice. “I was part of the IMF group that came to rip you guys off.” He smirked. “Your government put me in a million dollar mansion overlooking a shanty called Kalingalinga. From my patio I saw it all—the rich and the poor, the ailing, the dead, and the healthy.” “Are you still with the IMF?” I asked. “I have since moved to yet another group with similar intentions. In the next few months my colleagues and I will be in Kenya to hypnotize the Raisi I work for the broker that has acquired a chunk of your debt. Your government owes not the World Bank, but us millions of dollars. We’ll be in Lusaka to offer your president a couple of millions and fly back with a check twenty times greater.” “No, you won’t,” I said. “King Cobra is incorruptible. He is …” He was laughing. “Says who? Give me an African president, just one, who has not fallen for the carrot and stick.” Quett Masire’s name popped up. “Oh, him, well, we never got to him because he turned down the IMF and the World Bank. It was perhaps the smartest thing for him to do.” At midnight we were airborne. The captain wished us a happy 2015 and urged us to watch the fireworks across Los Angeles. “Isn’t that beautiful,” Walter said looking down. From my middle seat, I took a glance and nodded admirably. “That’s white man’s country,” he said. “We came here on Mayflower and turned Indian land into a paradise and now the most powerful nation on earth. We discovered the bulb, and built this aircraft to fly us to pleasure resorts like Lake Zambia or lake Kenya . I grinned. “There is no Lake Zambia or lake Kenya He curled his lips into a smug smile. “That’s what we call your countries . You guys are as stagnant as the water in the lake. We come in with our large boats and fish your minerals and your wildlife and leave morsels—crumbs. That’s your staple food, crumbs. That corn-meal you eat, that’s crumbs, the small Tilapia fish you call Kapenta/omena are crumbs. We the Bwanas (whites) take the cat fish. I am the "Bwana" and you are the "mtu". I get what I want and you get what you deserve, crumbs. That’s what lazy people get—Zambians, Kenyans, other Africans and the entire Third World.” The smile vanished from my face. “I see you are getting pissed off,” Walter said and lowered his voice. “You are thinking this Bwana is a racist. That’s how most Zambians & Kenyans respond when I tell them the truth. They go ballistic. Okay. Let’s for a moment put our skin pigmentations, this black and white crap, aside. Tell me, my friend, what is the difference between you and me?” I said "There’s no difference.” “Absolutely none,” he exclaimed. “Scientists in the Human Genome Project have proved that. It took them thirteen years to determine the complete sequence of the three billion DNA subunits. After they were all done it was clear that 99.9% nucleotide bases were exactly the same in you and me. We are the same people. All white, Asian, Latino, and black people on this aircraft are the same.” I gladly nodded. “And yet I feel superior,” he smiled fatalistically. “Every white person on this plane feels superior to a black person. The white guy who picks up garbage, the homeless white trash on drugs, feels superior to you no matter his status or education. I can pick up a nincompoop from the New York streets, clean him up, and take him to Lusaka and you all be crowding around him chanting muzungu, muzungu and yet he’s a riffraff. Tell me why my angry friend.” For a moment I was wordless. “Please don’t blame it on slavery like the African Americans do or colonialism, or some psychological impact or some kind of stigmatization. And don’t give me the brainwash poppycock. Give me a better answer.” I was thinking. He continued. “Excuse what I am about to say. Please do not take offense.” I felt a slap of blood rush to my head and prepared for the worst. “You my friend flying with me and all your kind are lazy,” he said. “When you rest your head on the pillow you don’t dream big. You and other so-called African intellectuals are lazy, each one of you only going for leadership; just to fill their own stomach and steal from the poor. It is you and not those poor starving people, who are the reason Africa is in such a deplorable state.” “That’s not a nice thing to say,” I protested. He was implacable. “Oh yes it is and I will say it again, you are lazy in your minds. Poor and uneducated Africans are the most hardworking people on earth. I saw them in the Lusaka markets and on the street of Nairobi selling merchandise. I saw them in villages toiling away. I saw women on Kafue Road crushing stones to sell and I wept. I said to myself where are the Zambian intellectuals? And in kenya l saw women as bricklayers. Where are these intellectual men? Are the Zambian or Kenyans engineers so imperceptive they cannot invent a simple stone crusher or a simple water filter to purify well water for those poor villagers? Or sort out the drainage system to make Biogas or rivers purification systems. Are you telling me that after thirty-seven years or more of independence your university school of engineering has not produced a scientist or an engineer who can make simple small machines for mass use? What is the school there for?” I held my breath. “Do you know where I found your intellectuals? They were in bars quaffing. I saw with my own eyes a bunch of alcoholic graduates. Calling themselves policy makers Zambian, Kenyans , other African intellectuals work from eight to five and spend the evening drinking. We don’t. We reserve the evening for brainstorming.” He looked me in the eye. “And you flying to Boston and all of you Africans in the Diaspora are just as lazy and apathetic to their country. You don’t care about your country and yet your very own parents, brothers and sisters live there. Many have died or are dying of neglect by you as democratic government . They are dying of AIDS because you cannot come up with your own preventive measures. Too much immorality. You are here calling yourselves graduates, researchers and scientists and are fast at articulating your credentials once asked—oh, I have a PhD in this and that, so what? What next? Handouts from IMF? Then repay? I was deflated. “Wake up you all!” he exclaimed, attracting the attention of nearby passengers. “You should be busy lifting ideas, formulae, recipes and diagrams from American manufacturing factories and sending them to your own factories. All those dissertation papers you compile should be your country’s treasure. Why do you think the Asians are a force to reckon with? They stole our ideas and turned them into their own. Look at Japan, China, India, just look at them.” He paused. “The Bwana has spoken,” he said and grinned. “As long as you are dependent on my plane, I shall feel superior and you my friend shall remain inferior, how about that? The Chinese, Japanese, Indians, even Latinos are a notch better. You Africans are at the bottom of the totem pole.” He tempered his voice. “Get over this white skin syndrome and begin to feel confident. Become innovative and make your own stuff for God’s sake.” At 8 a.m. the plane touched down at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Walter reached for my hand. “I know I was too strong, but I don’t give a damn. I have been to Zambia , Kenya , other African countries and have seen too much poverty.” He pulled out a piece of paper and scribbled something. “Here, read this. It was written by a friend.” He had written only the title: “Lords of Poverty.” Thunderstruck, I had a sinking feeling. I watched Walter walk through the airport doors to a waiting car. He had left a huge dust devil twirling in my mind, stirring I remembered some who have since passed—how they got the highest grades in mathematics and the sciences and attained the highest education on the planet. They had been to Harvard, Oxford, Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), only to leave us with not a single invention or discovery. I knew some by name and drunk with them at the Lusaka Playhouse and intercontinental hotel, safari park Kenya and Central Sports in Lusaka Walter is right. It is true that since independence we have failed to nurture creativity and collective orientations. We as a nation lack a workhorse mentality and behave like 13 million civil servants dependent on a government pay cheque. We believe that development is generated 8-to-5 behind a desk wearing a tie with our degrees hanging on the wall. Such a working environment does not offer the opportunity for fellowship, the excitement of competition, and the spectacle of innovative rituals. But the intelligentsia is not solely or even mainly, to blame. *The larger failure is due to political circumstances*. Knowing well that King Cobra , Kenyatta, and others will not embody innovation at Walter’s level let’s begin to look for a technologically active-positive leader who can succeed them after a term or two. That way we can make our own stone crushers, water filters, water pumps, razor blades and harvesters or dig our own boreholes without IMF being involved. Let’s dream big and make tractors, cars and planes, or like Walter said, forever remain inferior... A fundamental transformation of our country from what is essentially non-innovative to a strategic superior African country requires a bold risk-taking educated leader with a triumphalist attitude and we have one in YOU. Don’t be highly strung and feel insulted by Walter. It is like shooting the messenger. Take a moment and think about our country. Our journey from 1963 has been marked by tears. It has been an emotionally overwhelming experience. Each one of us has lost a loved one to poverty, hunger, and disease. The number of graves is catching up with the population. It’s time to change our political culture. It’s time for Zambian, Kenyans, Nigerians and other Africans intellectuals to cultivate an active-positive progressive movement that will change our lives forever. Don’t be afraid or dispirited, rise to the challenge and salvage the remaining. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by iRepNaija1: 1:29pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
It's a tried and truth method that continues to work today: distract them with entertainment and they will ignore everything else. 1 Like |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by zimakod(m): 1:30pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
In this country, people follow the Trend |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by TheAngry1: 1:30pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Hanty, it is not that deep. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Kapeter(m): 1:32pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Why are people stupid though? Bbnaija organizer are also a business home like every other organization and making profit is the major reason they are in business. No one owe anyone anything, if your govt cannot provide basic amenities for you it is now personal individuals that should come and provide it abi? Like everyone is not in the situation together. People that watch and take it to heart enjoy it, if they don't, they won't prioritize it. Revelation ko, genesis ni. Rubbish and lepacious bose/koffi. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by OlawaleBammie: 2:00pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Pettyprincess: Do u tink d baba didn't knw wat he was sayin?? the only mistake he made is dat he should hav said "" vast majority of Nigeria youth"" and shouldn't hav generalized cus some youth are stil head and shoulders above many. At times wen i jus see d stupidity of Nigerians i wil b like, are dis the people who want good governances?? i doubt it 2 Likes |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by DeanSim: 2:03pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
She is right, how we think is the result we are getting. The few great thinkers among us need to work to make the change visible. I understand peer pressure and play along but it's about you - be authentic. 1 Like |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by fergieboy: 2:19pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
izzou:And that is exactly what Titans want... For Tacha to be a winner so I'm glad you recognize that. After that you will also crawl back to your own hole and maybe stop posting about her and her fans so that your own life will go on. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by makeherscream(m): 2:19pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
you see why AKA said we are zero Nigerians?I think he was right |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by izzou(m): 2:23pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
fergieboy: You sound pained..... I'm actually happy for Tacha and her boyfriend. They all get to flex the donations and the bounty from the Gofundme account As for you? ![]() ![]() Keep donating sha. ![]() |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by TemmyT002(m): 2:51pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
My sister, this is Nigeria We need mental evaluation |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by marvin906(m): 2:52pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
izzou: Lord I pray I don't become as stupid as all these so called Titans.. am.here looking for 10mill urgently one stupid nigga will na tell me to donate my hard earn money for a girl that isn't disabled or sick that has two hands and legs like me I dey mad..mama didn't raise no fool 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by kingkuntaval: 3:01pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
imanray37: Nice piece, the no holds barred approach from the Caucasian man(Walter) really got me shook, he was really ruthless with Mr Zambia. I assume the flight must have been a real torture. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Charleslewizy(m): 3:02pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Praizenewsgist: For wer im dey catch her!! ![]() |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by agbonkamen(f): 3:28pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Flier:her profession is far better. How many times have you seen her Boobs displayed on stage or showing the whole world her nudity? Some Nigerian youth are just stupid and clueless like their president. You can not give what you don't have 1 Like |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Starness19: 4:08pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
It very bad |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by tunjilee003: 4:26pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Skyfornia:we gather plenty for here |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Legendguru: 4:28pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Oh |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by mindtricks: 4:33pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Skyfornia: Na so we see am. God knows the show would have packed up if it were for folks like us. No time for such nonsense. 1 Like |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by mindtricks: 4:37pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
agbonkamen: President Buhari was right after all, majority of our youths are just too lazy to think. 2 Likes |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by mindtricks: 4:47pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Kapeter: The day the harsh realities of the bleak state of the nation hit you so bad, then will you wake to the truth that it's got to be a priority. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Kapeter(m): 4:54pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
mindtricks:what useless bleak of nation. You wait there and no go hustle. Dey wait for person wey dey do en own business come carry your matter for head because na en you vote for. |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by Sunsets: 5:11pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Don't be surprised, this Koffi may be an ardent supporter of English Premiership. What's the difference? Go ahead and campaign for more attention to be given to Nigeria's irredeemable problems. Lead. Hypocrites. GistMore1: |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by NOETHNICITY(m): 5:22pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
izzou:I'm sorry, I tot you lacked the ability to make sense until I read this post |
Re: Lepacious Bose: I Stopped Watching BBNaija. This Is Why... by izzou(m): 5:45pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
NOETHNICITY: I still lack the ability. Hope that makes you happy? ![]() |
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