tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:14:19 +0000NigeriaPoliticsLifegovernmentCorruptionAbujaElectionFunnyObasanjoWorkYar'AduainternetAmericaBarack ObamaBloggingCrimeEntertainmentFunINECKadunaMarriageMoviesMusicPHCNRadioUSAfuel#RSVP419Abuja Travel Life Photography Fun NairaAction MoviesAdams OshiomholeAmerican FootballAncestryAnniversaryApril Fool's DayAwardsBingBollywoodChick TractsChristianityComicsCourtCrisisCultureDonald DukeDreamEconomyEdoEgyptEmailEndhiranFamilyFawehinmiFootballFriendsGOM SyndromeGhanaGoogleGospelGunners FansHeavenHumorIdeologyIndependence dayJobs Life Abuja Juju Travel Fun FriendsJosLaptopListsMama GeeMediaMichael BayMovingMusical GoofsObamaPatience OzokworPatriotismPrayerPressRevolutionRibaduScam LettersSoyinkaSuperbowlThreadstoneTrade FairVideoViolenceWeather Abuja Friends Minna Naija Nigeria Cappuccino Food Travel CookingYoutubeafricaafricanschristmasemmigrationjusticekidnappingsmilitaryministersmubarrakmurdernaijanigeriannnpcpoliticiansrantstelecomsRandom Ramblings of a Regular Naija Guyhttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (I am)Blogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-4943260992063577870Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:16:00 +00002011-06-29T01:16:00.322+01:00Michael BayMoviesYoutube"What is art? Is it defined by a stringent set of rules and regulations or can each be a master of their own medium? Complaining about the absence of gravitas in a film like Con Air is the same as looking at a work of Miro and saying "That sucks, it's all squiggly!". Every artist has their strengths and styles. In other words... Terrence Malick couldn't direct a movie about exploding robots to http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/06/is-michael-bay-artist-oh-yes-he-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-2101047668707655661Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:38:00 +00002011-02-12T21:45:49.556+01:00EgyptPoliticsRevolutionSo Egypt is free. The "Last Pharoah" has been dethroned and the process of de-constructing the spectre that was Mubarak has begun. I am part of the generation that grew up only ever knowing Mubarak's Egypt. But watching the birth of a new Egypt is proving inspiring in many ways. After the historic outing of a dictator by peaceful protest, the Egyptian people got up to claim their country. Firsthttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/partys-over-who-made-this-mess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-813694936938121581Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:13:00 +00002011-02-12T02:37:08.621+01:00Chick TractsComicsGospelAnyone remember these? Chick tracts! The coolest tracts a comic reader ever had. I used to devour these whenever I could find them. Now I discover they've adapted to the internet age. Cool! It's a deal! Creator or Liar? Uninvited For more of these go to Chick Tracts right here and get a free embed code for your blog or website. For artists who want to learn how to use their talent forhttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/chick-tracts-still-exist-cool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-7816510382430392280Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-02-10T15:04:52.113+01:00BingDreamGoogleinternetI had a dream that Google and Bing had a big fight and I was caught in the middle. I really did... a few days ago. Suddenly I woke up yesterday to the story that Google is accusing Bing of cheating. Fight! Google revealed recently that it caught Bing copying it's search results. Yep, apparently it's possible. Google engineers ran a sting operation - that's so Miami Vice! - that caughthttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/interesting-this-new-war-between-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-5083838315569781808Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:35:00 +00002011-02-09T01:36:12.866+01:00American FootballCultureEntertainmentMoviesSuperbowlSo I watched my very first Superbowl on sunday. (Disclaimer: I'm Nigerian and have never been to the good ol' U.S of A.) I figured that with my basic understanding of the workings of American Football (yes, it is AMERICAN Football no matter what the yanks do to market it globally) I should be able to stay awake from 12am  to 4am to watch the most purely American sporting spectacle in the http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-i-watched-superbowl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-3577322728612792910Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:52:00 +00002011-02-05T23:44:52.883+01:00Action MoviesBollywoodEndhiranEntertainmentAnyone miss Indian movies? No? Me neither. At least not until I came across the trailer for the movie 'Endhiran' ('Robot' in english). And no I don't speak indian. Endhiran/Robot Movie Poster Bollywood has always made to keep pace with Hollywood in production values. And by and large they have succeeded in their own way. For those who stoppped watching Indian movies in the days of 'Nagin', 'http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/anyone-miss-indian-movies-no-me-neither.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-1509660730712759324Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:05:00 +00002011-02-04T17:24:23.485+01:00CrisisJosMusicThreadstoneViolenceJos, once a city of peace is fast becoming a by-word for ethnic tension and violence. The sad state of affairs is provoking a growing swirl of social media activism on facebook and twitter.But more needs to be done.As part of efforts to bring peace back to Jos, my favorite Nigerian rock band, Threadstone, released a single called "Miracle for a Lost City". Here's the video:Follow Threadstone on http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/02/miracle-for-jos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-5682827742741491799Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:33:00 +00002011-01-12T22:00:13.951+01:00ElectionINECListsIt is no longer news that Nigerians will go to the polls in April, to elect new leaders – President/Vice President, legislators, governors, etc. Due to the problems with the existing Voters’ Register, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct a 2-week registration exercise from this weekend, January 15, to January 29. I think the following action points may be of help:1. http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/01/11-action-points-for-election-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-3066435428011618672Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:48:00 +00002011-01-12T20:57:54.710+01:00#RSVPElectionINECVideoIt's election time folksMy dear countrymen, it's election season and it goes without saying that we've got to participate. Voter registration starts Jan 15th and ends Jan 29th. Set aside apathy and cynicism and get registered. Our collective future awaits.INEC has issued this video to inform us about voter registration logistics. Watch and be informed.http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-registered-to-vote-rsvp-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-6540611094442953343Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:25:00 +00002010-12-31T16:51:35.261+01:002010 has ended and the usual introspections begin. Although I'm not really one for reminding myself of the high's and low's of a particular time-period this year marked a turning point for me. More than one actually.My best day:This would have to be 22nd November when my daughter was born. This 4kg bundle of joy marked the true beginning of my adulthood and made me a baby-daddy. My worst day:The http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-has-ended-and-usual-introspections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-3690979192136637276Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:47:00 +00002010-12-11T00:33:25.525+01:00ChristianityHeavenLifeHeaven is a real place. I know many of us believe in a heaven. I also know that many people don't believe in heaven, or hell, or God for that matter. But I do. I came across Jesse Duplantis many years ago through a video cassette on which he preached a message titled "Close Encounters of the God Kind". In that message he described a number of supernatural encounters which led up to the http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/12/close-encounters-of-god-kind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-3313545047649976163Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:47:00 +00002010-11-21T00:49:17.400+01:00FuninternetLifeBeen away for a bit. I know.Not my fault.Blogging don't pay my bills... yet! And I wonder if it ever will.I've been spending an awful lot of time on facebook. It's such a guilty pleasure for me. I log in almost daily and check up friends activities... no matter how mundane. I send birthday shoutouts (hard to claim you forgot a pals birthday nowadays) and keep up with so many peoples individual http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/11/everywhere-and-nowhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-7068228880840400718Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:02:00 +00002010-02-28T01:36:12.926+01:00CorruptionNigeriaObasanjoRibaduI went to visit a friend the other day. My friend is a civil servant/businessman/politician and considers himself a political protege of Olusegun Obasanjo. In the course of our discussion, he told me that he fully supports OBJ's political approach of "use them and dump them". Then he dropped this bombshell: he claims Obasanjo is the unseen hand behind Nuhu Ribadu's travails.Like John Githongo of http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/02/nigerian-street-kings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-8268779506366013318Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +00002010-02-12T22:43:59.910+01:00IdeologyMediaPressI'm beginning to be a little concerned about Next newspapers.This is not to say that I don't admire and respect them for following the courage of their convictions or maintaining the quality of their publication or the increasing the frequency with which they oppose hare-brained utterances of apparently hare-brained politicians. But my question is... to what end?Seriously, what does 234Next standhttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/02/234next-or-234noise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-1149741222047769102Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:00 +00002010-02-12T22:42:04.627+01:00A group of successful (Google them if you don't believe me) Nigerian writers have issued this message to their fellow Nigerians (i.e. you and me). Since truth bears repetition I think I'm gonna ask you to share this to your profile pages in the most crea8tive ways possible (cos for writers they sure come off sounding like boring lecturers). So... help 'em, help yourself, help us all.Nigeria's http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2010/02/message-from-nigerian-writers-to-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-7184596758574516063Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +00002009-02-16T16:14:07.336+01:00AbujaCrimekidnappingspoliticiansSometime last year I was in the brand new home of a certain former minister shortly before the minister moved in. I remember being impressed with the opulence of the place. It wasn't exactly over-the-top or anything but it was lavish enough to force me to quell rising feelings of hatred.Yes I said hatred. I repented of it, but seeing the wealth in that house made me really upset considering how http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2009/02/beware-angry-and-imaginative-nigerian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-7902831114601682942Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-02-17T22:16:52.900+01:00emmigrationgovernmentjusticemilitarymurderUSAWho's the real killer? Antoine Wimes or Sani AbachaImagine being an academic and educator possesing two masters degrees. Imagine being a useful and productive member of society. Imagine having to leave that society in search of greener pastures because said society doesn't reward true productivity.Imagine arriving in a strange land where your skin color is already a liability and your foreign http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2009/02/whose-gun-killed-him.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-9154428947690537219Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:38:00 +00002009-01-23T10:10:10.969+01:00EconomyfuelgovernmentYar'AduaIt finally happened!Some of you may know that I've been beefing the government of Prez Yar'Adua for not giving us a fuel price increase as a Christmas gift (see this past blog). It made sense to me and everyone I spoke to that if lower oil prices means our economy is threatened then at the very least there should be a counter effect of local fuel prices dropping on a par with global practices. Ithttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-christmas-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-8183176703988897856Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:45:00 +00002009-01-21T14:10:26.555+01:00Barack ObamaPoliticsUSAAll hail the new King of the world - President Barack Obama. Did you watch the inauguration on tv? Never seen so much international goodwill.Obamamania is alive and kicking all over the place. People all over the world tuned in to watch the American son of a Kenyan immigrant take over as the worlds most powerful man.On top of that, he could very well be the most popular politician ever. Just http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-coke.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-619703598365560525Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-12-19T17:00:01.296+01:00CorruptionCrimeI have decided to become a thief. A great big political thief. And who can blame me? It is the only safe way to steal in Nigeria.Alamasieyegha was sentenced to 2years for money laundering. He spent only 2months in jail after his conviction.Thief Tafa Balogun spent 6months in jail for stealing billions of naira. It's official - political thieves and corrupt officials serve the shortest prison http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-have-decided-to-become-thief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-2111894600719775419Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:04:00 +00002008-12-19T17:12:22.039+01:00AwardsCourtFawehinmiNigeriaSoyinkaProf Soyinka and Gani Fawehinmi are two of my favorite Nigerian Icons. For decades now they have stood against social injustice, criminal governance and blah blah blah (causes too numerous to mention). I have found that if anything happens that I don't like, instead of rioting I can rest assured that our displeasure will be more eloquently expressed by one or both of these two gentlemen. They http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/12/national-awards-and-political.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-7811221448584734323Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:55:00 +00002008-12-19T15:02:29.924+01:00FunnyLaptopMarriageThis morning I found a glob of cream on the edge of my laptop. Looked like someone put it there and was taking bits of it to apply to their - wherever. Cream on my laptop? I tire.So because I didn't give space for anyone else to use my laptop, the laptop must suffer? Ha! Anyway, its my own fault for leaving it on the missus' dressing table. http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/12/creamed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-5142032422404422372Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:00 +00002008-12-18T12:48:20.234+01:00governmentministersNigeriaYesterday President Yar'Adua swore in his new ministers. Not to sound negative or anything but does anyone seriously expect anything better from this crew than what we've had since 2007?Here's the old:Justice - Chief Mike AondoakaaAgric and Water Resources - Dr. S. Abba RumaForeign Affairs - Chief Ojo MaduekweInterior - Gen. Godwin Abbe (rtd)Finance - Remi Babalolathe redeployed:Mrs. Deziani http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/12/here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-1057677947143067292Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:26:00 +00002008-12-17T17:46:26.399+01:00christmasfuelgovernmentnnpcYesterday our government announced its decision not to give us the one Christmas present that would have meant so much to us all - lower fuel prices.According to NNPC mouthpiece Dr Livi Ajuonuma (who rarely seems to have much work to do these days) government will not allow a reduction in prices as it would like to recoup its estimated N500million a month subsidy.  Can you believe this crap?Like http://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-christmas-fuel-price-reduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079761356451959810.post-6931187663931829663Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:35:00 +00002008-11-12T12:05:18.055+01:00419EmailScam LettersCall me nostalgic, but I'm the kind of guy who finds it hard to let go of pictures, cards, manuals, letters, books and such. Reason: I just never know when I'm gonna need it again.Consequently, I find myself rummaging through piles of meaningless junk in search of gems I've forgotten I had.Today, I was poking through my draft folder in yahoomail (yes, some of us actually use the extra features ofhttp://nurujay.blogspot.com/2008/11/who-would-fall-for-these-419-scam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am)0