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There is something about Nigerian fashion from the early 2000s that I find particularly beautiful. I don't even know if individualistic is the right word to describe it.
Take Jim Iyke, for example. His fashion was heavily influenced by American culture, particularly hip-hop and R&B, but somehow, he never looked like he was simply trying to be American. He had taken those influences and made them his own.
You will also see the same thing when you watch those old Nollywood campus movies. Look at how the ladies dressed, their hairstyles, jeans, tops, accessories, handbags and footwear. You could tell they were influenced by Western fashion, but there was something distinctly Nigerian about the way they put everything together.
We found a way to interpret Western fashion through our own environment and cultural identity. We borrowed ideas, experimented with them and developed an aesthetic that was ours.
I think this is one of the reasons the ALTE folks still go back to the early 2000s for inspiration. There's something about that period that feels so authentic. You can recognise the American influence, but the final expression has its own Nigerian identity.
And it wasn't just fashion. You could hear it in the music too. Listen to P-Square, 2Face and several other artists from that generation. You could hear the influence of American R&B, hip-hop and pop music, but the sounds, melodies, lyrics, presentation and overall identity were distinctly ours.
I genuinely miss that period of Nigerian pop culture. We were absorbing influences from outside and finding interesting ways to make them our own. There was a certain creativity in how we interpreted things, and I think that's what made that era so special.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu: NELFUND 😭😭😭
Obasanjo achievements
1Paris Club debt relief
2Bank consolidation
3Excess Crude Account
4Foreign reserves growth
5DMO creation
6CBN autonomy
7NEEDS blueprint
8GSM liberalization
9NITDA Act
10EFCC creation
11ICPC creation
12Due Process Office
13NEITI Act
14Pension reform
15PenCom creation
16Civil service monetization
17SERVICOM
18BPSR creation
19Payroll audits
20BPE privatization
21Port concessioning
22NEPA unbundling
23NERC creation
24Universal Basic Education
25NHIS rollout
26NAPEP creation
27NDDC creation
28Mortgage reform
29Military depoliticization
30Police expansion
31AU founding
32NEPAD co-founding
33Greentree Agreement
34Commonwealth return
35NAFDAC revival
36NAPTIP creation
37NIMASA establishment
38NOUN revival
39Private universities
40Cassava initiative
41Rice initiative
42Cement integration
43NLNG expansion
44Abuja Stadium
45COJA 2003
46CHOGM 2003
47Niger Delta plan
48NigeriaSat-1
49Electoral reforms
50Democratic handover
51NIPP power projects
52FAAN reforms
53NCAA autonomy
54Airspace radar
55Cabotage Act
56SMEDAN creation
57Bank of Industry
58NACRDB merger
59FERMA creation
60NACA establishment
61Polio campaign
62Roll Back Malaria
63Cocoa rebirth
64Vegetable oil initiative
65Livestock development
66Fisheries expansion
67Fadama II
68Fertilizer liberalization
69Solid minerals reform
70Mining Cadastre
71Nigerian Geological Survey
72FIRS modernization
73Customs reform
74Insurance recapitalization
75NAICOM strengthening
76SEC reforms
77NSE growth
78Sovereign credit rating
79London Club exit
80Local content policy
81Marginal fields
82DPR strengthening
83PPPRA creation
84PEF reform
85TETFund precursor
86PTDF overhaul
87NIPSS revitalization
88Peacekeeping leadership
89Liberia peace
90Sierra Leone peace
91Sao Tome intervention
92ECOWAS strengthening
93Gulf of Guinea Commission
94EFCC training academy
95Financial Intelligence Unit
96Money Laundering Act
97Advance Fee Fraud Act
98Child Rights Act
99Trafficking prohibition
100Freedom of Information groundwork
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From Canada 🇨🇦 , I inaugurated the volunteers who will mobilize voters and help safeguard the vote across all 30 polling units in my community for His Excellency Peter Obi and his Running mate Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso.
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Kano mai kyau ne, Kano mai zaman lafiya ne, Kano mai maraba ne. Ina son Kano sosai kuma zan dawo kuma! Allah ya albarkaci Kano. NIGERIA 🇳🇬 MUST BE OK ✅
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This guy scamed me the sum of 2 million 65k.
He's based in Abraka
His name is Olise Elnathan.
Full name is Ekezeolise Oyedikachi Elnathan.
He has blocked me on WhatsApp and all efforts to reach him has failed.
His phone number is +2349132408472
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This man is older than PO with better acadmic qualifications, massive following in the North and a better understanding of local politics decided to be Peter Obi's running mate because he's got the conviction.
My respect for him is everlasting.
