vaxx:
am a ghania likewise a nigeria. It happens that my love for ghana has a nation is great. I own dual citizenship. Ok you mean south africa producing nigeria movie is what you call colonization. Am not intending to argue with you against nigeria. It will have been cool if it is ghana.

anyway for education purpose. i dont see any whim here. south africa producing nigeria music is not a whim idea. it is business. south africa currently can give what nigeria want. kenya or ghana may take that position tomrrow.

Most of bollyhood movies are produce by usa company likewise chinese.

You missed the point. Most Nigerians here attribute anything good from another country as being done by foreigners and brag how they have influence and are colonizing Africa through their videos that are supposedly the best on the continent. My comment points out the irony of the matter in that their best videos which they're apparently using to colonize South Africa are actually done by South Africans in South Africa.

NairobiWalker:


The only country that escaped SA's claws in Africa is Kenya. Even South Africans know that. Those guys talking of Nigeria colonizing Africa should instead worry about being colonized by SA first.

Lol southafrican whites, colonize who? Hahahaha funny you.

NairobiWalker:


You missed the point. Most Nigerians here attribute anything good from another country as being done by foreigners and brag how they have influence and are colonizing Africa through their videos that are supposedly the best on the continent. My comment points out the irony of the matter in that their best videos which they're apparently using to colonize South Africa are actually done by South Africans in South Africa.

Well put, its like the blackest kettle calling a lighter pot black. Nigerians don't even have manners! A fellow African country is colonizing them.

mtis:

Ok i get it.. so its like Nigeria (Russia) an kenya ( Switzerland )..then keep the giant thingy we dont wantit

Unfortunately, Kenya can't be compared with rich countries.

NairobiWalker:


You missed the point. Most Nigerians here attribute anything good from another country as being done by foreigners and brag how they have influence and are colonizing Africa through their videos that are supposedly the best on the continent. My comment points out the irony of the matter in that their best videos which they're apparently using to colonize South Africa are actually done by South Africans in South Africa.

that is what you guys are correcting and it is not sinking. Nigeria are born proud people. They nick name themselves giant of africa for no good reason apart from population.telling u they are better than everyone. This is arrogance in display. Nothing you will post here will defeat that their idea of giant. Some may learn anyway.

NairobiWalker:


Sure.......but when he keeps spewing stupidity like that lol. He gets mad when anyone dares challenges Nigeria. He believes Nigeria is so great and the bad part of it he acts like everyone should know that and gets offended when 'you don't know that'. lol

he's the annoying kid in the neighborhood

TayserMahiri:


Well put, its like the blackest kettle calling a lighter pot black. Nigerians don't even have manners! A fellow African country is colonizing them.

hahahaha

Just30:
didn't you say you went to the gtb atm?

No

TayserMahiri:


Ghana's per capita is better, but any liberal minded person would consider kenya to be more developed than Ghana (and Nigeria).

Yeah I also strongly agree with you.

It all boils down to your definition of development, if it means having numerous world class slums which attract tourists, having people who live like uncivilized animals in pre-historic era still living in jungles, or maybe people filled with so much inferiority complex and low self-esteem esteem, then I would pass cos your very correct.

Everyone now fighting for superiority lol now it's Gh Vs Kenya, this should be the best form of comparison and not trying to lurk heads with your lords... you can continue but don't bring us inside, I repeat, don't bring us in, just remember that I have my PC handy with me. funny set of people!

Just30:
it's the silliest comment I've seen from you all day
Ghana has contributed to every single conflict in West, central and East Africa

Yes! Ghana contributed but Nigeria was the major actor in most cases.

Even in West Africa, Nigeria is not Ghana playboy in terms of military strength

Isahalbash:







Lai Mohammed get plenty grandchildren

forgiveness:


Yes! Ghana contributed but Nigeria was the major actor in most cases.

Even in West Africa, Nigeria is not Ghana playboy in terms of military strength

Ghanaian millitary men are well respected around the world

Marcelo290:
Yeah I also strongly agree with you.

It all boils down to your definition of development, if it means having numerous world class slums which attract tourists, having people who live like uncivilized animals in pre-historic era still living in jungles, or maybe people filled with so much inferiority complex and low self-esteem esteem, then I would pass cos your very correct.

Everyone now fighting for superiority lol now it's Gh Vs Kenya, this should be the best form of comparison and not trying to lurk heads with your lords... you can continue but don't bring us inside, I repeat, don't bring us in, just remember that I have my PC handy with me. funny set of people!

lets try to be civialized here. Why do you think nigeria is really giant. No insult pls i want to learn from you

popizaino:
Hahaha you are wicked . ghanians on this forum keep making me hate ghana the more with their constant useless and unnecessary hype of ghana.abeg which ghana are they talking about again pls?hope isn't the one with my maternal parental houses are located at kaneshie,nsawam and aburi?though there isn't much difference in their exchange rate though but my mum who lives in ghana still prefers changing her naira at segbe border than at togo park in tudun just because of this slight difference

Don't mind the guy. He thought I don't know about the different locations with different exchange rates in Ghana.

TayserMahiri:


Ghana's per capita is better, but any liberal minded person would consider kenya to be more developed than Ghana (and Nigeria).

Kenya developed than Ghana? Hahaha that's funny.

Who lied to you? Hahahahahaha
There are 50 major slums in Africa and out of that 30 are in kenya.
Is that what you call development?
What development indexes is kenya ranked ahead of Ghana?
Are you a comedian ?

vaxx:
am a ghania likewise a nigeria. It happens that my love for ghana as a nation is great. I own dual citizenship. Ok you mean south africa producing nigeria movie is what you call colonization. Am not intending to argue with you against nigeria. It will have been cool if it is ghana.

anyway for education purpose. i dont see any whim here. south africa producing nigeria music is not a whim idea. it is business. south africa currently can give what nigeria want. kenya or ghana may take that position tomrrow.

Most of bollyhood movies are produce by usa company likewise chinese.

Dude, you are not a Nigerian, stop the lies and dual citizenship card you have been playing here, please!.

Joonana:
Bros .. it's not about forming big boys .. I've done some research on a number of countries on the continent ..I did compare Ghana to other African countries .. so I know those that are ahead of Ghana ..

I will not lie, Accra looks more developed, organized, beautiful and bigger than Nairobi.

I am happy that many West African countries are also doing well.

So, in your findings, list all the countries Ghana is ahead in Africa.

vaxx:
that is what you guys are correcting and it is not sinking. Nigeria are born proud people. They nick name themselves giant of africa for no good reason apart from population.telling u they are better than everyone. This is arrogance in display. Nothing you will post here will defeat that their idea of giant. Some may learn anyway.

We didn't nickname ourselves, the west nicknamed us long ago.

popizaino:
@ forgiveness just leave them to keep denying obvious facts.they know the truth but will never accept no matter how you try to explain but funny enough when they are in the midst of themselves without a foreigners they will gladly succumb to facts that stare at their faces.

Ok. I am glad they can only deceive themselves.

popizaino:
Hahaha you are wicked . ghanians on this forum keep making me hate ghana the more with their constant useless and unnecessary hype of ghana.abeg which ghana are they talking about again pls?hope isn't the one with my maternal parental houses are located at kaneshie,nsawam and aburi?though there isn't much difference in their exchange rate though but my mum who lives in ghana still prefers changing her naira at segbe border than at togo park in tudun just because of this slight difference

let me tell you something it is not about debate. You can learn here. I ply that ghana road to nigeria more than five times in a year. I can tell you more. Tudu rate is diffrent from aflao rate likewise ilakoji and seme. You can get cedi in seme border and if you will get it is more expensive. The best rate you can get for cedi is lome border why？ there is much movement of people and goods plying that root. Tudu rate is on and off. Naira is not welcome in ghana and if they must,change it for you it will be expensive. Dollar or cfa currency can easily be predicted in ghana illegal black market.

Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Agency

The giant of Africa: Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the prominent countries of Africa regarding its culture and agriculture

home > world, todays headlines, africa 08.11.2016 Istanbul
The giant of Africa: Nigeria
By Selin Calik Muhasilovic

ISTANBUL

Nigeria, regarded as the most populous black nation in the world and called the “Giant of Africa”, celebrates 56 years of its independence this year.

Nigeria's recent history is the history of suffering caused by the oil. The Biafra War between 1967 and 1970 was the most severe.

Nigerian people are very knowledgeable and they have open culture. Nigeria is a highly-diverse nation with over 400 ethnicities and that diversity is the source of its strength, HRM Dokun Thompson, the Oba of Eti Oni, State of Osun, told Anadolu Agency.


Two hallmarks of Nigeria: Nollywood and Cocoa

Nigeria got ahead of its rival, South Africa, as the continent’s largest economy, thanks in part to the explosive growth of its film industry, Nollywood.

Norimitsu Onishi, called the Nollywood man after his well-known published article – “Step Aside, L.A. and Bombay, for Nollywood” – in the New York Times in 2002, writes in another article titled “Nigeria’s Booming Film Industry Redefines African Life” published in 2016 that the stories told by Nigeria’s booming film industry, known as Nollywood, have emerged as a cultural phenomenon across Africa, the vanguard of the country’s growing influence across the continent in music, comedy, fashion and even religion.

Besides Nollywood, agricultural business has accelerated Nigeria’s economy. Cocoa leads the agricultural export of the country. Nigeria is the world’s fourth-largest producer of the commodity after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana, and third-largest exporter after Ivory Coast and Ghana.

“Nigeria has had her challenges in the area of cocoa production. We were the second-largest producer at some point but today we are number five or six.

“For me, it is not how much we produce that matters, but how much value we can add to our production and I believe that is the area we are focusing on now, and there is a lot of effort in this area to educate investors and stakeholders so that we would not only produce the best in terms of quality of our cocoa beans, but we would also have intermediary and finished cocoa products that can compete globally,” Thompson said.

He added: “To develop the economy, every year the cocoa festival has been held in The Kingdom of Eti-Oni, the birthplace of cocoa in Nigeria since 1896.

“This year it comes up between 27 November and 4 December, 2016, and is being opened to the outside world and it is set to attract significant attention from agriculturalists [new and established], agro – tourists, and local and international travel enthusiasts. The festival would also have a produce and food fair amongst other events to make the week a memorable one.”

TayserMahiri:


Nigerians don't travel, except when they're running away from trouble.

freshest4live:

We didn't nickname ourselves, the west nicknamed us long ago.

it wil have been better if africa nick name you and not the west. west are good in deceiving us.

There are six major reasons for the title giant of Africa given to Nigeria...........
Her Population
Her Military Strength
Her Abundant Human and Natural Resources
Nigeria possesses Africa’s largest university educated population
Nigeria’s “big brother” role in general
Nigeria has Africa’s biggest economy

Marcelo290:
Dude, you are not a Nigerian, stop the lies and dual citizenship card you have been playing here, please!.

hope you know obanikoro is now a usa citizen. Can you tell him to his face he is not a nigeria ？ or can you tell uche jombo she is not a nigeria？

Mauritius, Botswana, Cape Verde and South Africa are the countries ahead of Ghana ... the rest of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa rank behind Ghana in development. Some by small margins, others by landslide .. ..

forgiveness:


I will not lie, Accra looks more developed, organized, beautiful and bigger than Nairobi.

I happy that many West African countries are also doing well.

So, in your findings, list all the countries Ghana is ahead in Africa.

vaxx:
lets try to be civialized here. Why do you think nigeria is really giant. No insult pls i want to learn from you

I thought you claimed to be a Nigerian? I forgive your lies anyway, now let's continue..

The very thing that makes Nigeria giant of Africa is just the size and population, to some extent, it's influence in Africa. The economic and military strength is not to be left aside, Nigeria played the most role for the liberation of most African countries from the shackles of imperialism and colonialism, it also helped to restore relative peace in most of these countries, this is what earned her the tittle from the British government and the world beyond.

Take a look at ECOWAS for instance, imagine if it would had/have or still exist without Nigeria, 60% of the resources used to run the organization is provided by the Nigerian government, but would you all see this? We housed you Ghanaians when your country was in shambles, I remember having some Ghanaian teachers in primary school then, but now you all go about to insult and make mockery of Nigeria and her problems.

Joonana:
Mauritius, Botswana, Madagascar, Cape Verde and South Africa are the countries ahead of Ghana ... the rest of the countries in sub-saharan africa are trailing Ghana. Some by small margins, others by landslide .. ..

What are your parameters of research?

Marcelo290:
Yeah I also strongly agree with you.

It all boils down to your definition of development, if it means having numerous world class slums which attract tourists, having people who live like uncivilized animals in pre-historic era still living in jungles, or maybe people filled with so much inferiority complex and low self-esteem esteem, then I would pass cos your very correct.

Everyone now fighting for superiority lol now it's Gh Vs Kenya, this should be the best form of comparison and not trying to lurk heads with your lords... you can continue but don't bring us inside, I repeat, don't bring us in, just remember that I have my PC handy with me. funny set of people!

Lol,

freshest4live:
There are six major reasons for the title giant of Africa given to Nigeria...........
Her Population
Her Military Strength
Her Abundant Human and Natural Resources
Nigeria possesses Africa’s largest university educated population
Nigeria’s “big brother” role in general
Nigeria has Africa’s biggest economy

Who is this westerner who gave you the title?

TayserMahiri:


Music Videos !

Your artistes have to fly (or swim) south. No wonder you guys are so pained by S.A because they literally feed you. Its like you're nothing without them

WHY MANY NIGERIAN ARTISTES SHOOT THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS IN SOUTH-AFRICA.
South Africa is not just another African country; she is the most industrialized nation on the continent. South Africa’s industrialization did not start at the end of Apartheid; rather Apartheid was one of the numerous tools used to fuel that countries infrastructural growth. Cheap black labour was effectively utilized in the development of the rainbow nation. The white settlers of South Africa, in conjunction with their ancestral European nations did not relent in building relevant infrastructures inside their African settlement especially during Apartheid’s peak periods.

South Africa is better than Nigeria, not necessarily because she has white settlers and constant electricity (though she does) but because that country has a different spirit from Nigeria. South Africa like Nigeria has majority of her citizens (blacks) living in poverty and to top that, the rainbow nation has the highest crime rate and HIV rate in the world. But the South African ‘spirit’ has given her people the wisdom to propagate and promote only the good sides of their nation.

The South African government and her people never miss any opportunity to tell the world that their nation is the best place in the world, in spite of their numerous challenges. As for Nigeria; corrupt government politicians are the ones telling the world how good Nigeria is. While those in ‘opposition’ are always on hand to counter the government’s position and even add ‘jara’ to their interpretation of deplorable challenges in Nigeria just to buttress their point.

But this article is not about Nigeria’s woes or politics, IT’S ABOUT MUSIC, so let’s loosen up a bit.

I bet most fans and viewers of recent Nigerian music videos have noticed a seemingly multi-racial identity that several Nigerian music videos have now acquired. There seems to be a trend of our local artistes featuring multiracial casts or extras on their music videos, especially females.



Most of these music videos are shot in no other place than South Africa. It’s now common place to see a Nigerian music video set in exotic or rundown South African locations, the artiste cruising a right-hand drive car with white or mullato women cascading the scene here and there. Nigerian artistes like Faze, Naeto C and P-square pioneered this rush to shoot music videos in SA. Before long, the Mo’Hits crew followed suit and now the likes of Flavour, KCEE and Bracket are addicted to this concept. But can we really blame them? Of course not.

The truth, which I eventually discovered, is that it makes more economic sense to shoot a music video in SA. Yes, we have Nigerian music video directors like Clarence Peters, Patrick Ellis and Aje that are doing great things on Nigerian locations but they don’t come in cheap. I don’t know exactly how much top-rated Nigerian directors charge to do music videos but I heard it’s in the millions. So, again, why South Africa?

Okay, here’s a gist I got from some of my industry friends based in South Africa; you all know about GODFATHER production? Most times we see their credits on many South African made-Nigerian music videos. The owner of Godfather productions is a Nigerian married to a South African lady and word has it that he does not even know what a camera looks like, let alone handle it. And so, how does a Godfather production shoot Nigerian music videos?
South Africa is home to many world class film institutions that train movie makers and directors from all over the world, including Nigeria. Our very own Clarence A Peters also trained in one of such institutions.

This is how it goes; a Nigerian artiste...say FLAVOUR decides to shoot a music video in South Africa and informs Godfather productions. The folks at Godfather contact some final year students in one of those SA film institute’s, inviting them to come use the production of a certain Naija music video as their project. These students, eager to impress their institutions and come out with good grades rush to embark on such music videos. The people at Godfather’s production after selecting the ‘lucky student(s)’ now decide to pay them a stipend, most times less than $1,000 (N150k) and these SA film students become over-joyed because they are somewhat being paid for doing their homework .

When it’s production time, it gets even easier; shooting a music video in SA is as easy as getting a permit and heading to your location anywhere in the city. There are no area boys or ‘omo onile’s’ to settle before shooting your stuff, and for the sexy multi-racial female models? South African women are more liberal and fun loving, most of them love appearing on music videos just for fun. With the popularity Nigerian music now enjoys in South Africa, these ladies sometimes struggle to feature on popular Naija artistes’ music videos.

So, that pretty White or Mullato lady you see on some Nigerian music videos are just having a good time, at the end of shoot they are rewarded with a nice meal, lots of alcohol and taxi fare, full stop. This is in sharp contrast to engaging Nigerian video vixens, where the pretty ones demand higher fees and the ‘accidental’ mixed raced ones amongst them even make higher and ridiculous demands.

When next you are watching that Nigerian music video shot in South Africa, please just enjoy the music and don’t blame that Nigerian artiste for not shooting in Nigeria. It has nothing to do with status or not wanting a black Nigerian cast; it has everything to do with economics of scale.

this info is too powerful to ignore where did you get it

NairobiWalker:


This sounds mean but I'm sorry I have to agree - though forgiveness follows close.

You have been disssggggrrrrraaaaccccceeeddd.