In November 2014, Irish DJ Noberto Loco made it into the Guinness Book Of Records after DJing for 200 hours even when power failure tried to stop his shine.
But at 7:30am on July 1, Nigeria’s DJ Obi snatched that title from him after DJing for over 8 days and counting.
Since he started his path into the world of music 8 years ago, DJ Obi Ajuonuma was obviously on the road to greatness when he won the Nigerian Entertainment Award for World Best DJ in 2011.
The Syndic8 Records DJ is the son of former TV host and producer, Dr Levi Ajuonuma, who died in the Dana Air plane crash in 2012.
Although he beat the world record, DJ Obi is aiming to make a 10-day set and has roughly 40 hours left.
However he won’t be receiving any cash gift but will have his name included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Nigerians couldn’t be more proud of him.
@DjObiAjEnt should be trending. This is massive. He did it. Amazing! Give them a few more hours to chase! #DJObiWorldRecord
Well done DJ Obi! All the best to him as he tries to reach his own personal record.
1. You, wondering if they are your actual cousins or just ‘our parents know each other.’
Family friend’s children = Cousins
2. When you have 90 cousins but you’re only related to 11 of them.
Na wa.
3. When you get introduced to a new cousin each time you attend a family gathering.
Jisos! How many are they?
4. When your parents start comparing you to your cousin that has “achieved a lot.”
Mummy, marriage is not an “achievement.”
5. When your cousins come to “spend the holiday” and you have to share your room.
The worst.
6. When your cousin that is visiting reports you to your parents.
Oh? So it’s like that?
7. When that cousin your parents like begs them to allow all of you go out, and they agree.
You know your parents would have shouted “NO” if you’d asked.
8. When the only sleepovers your parents allow you attend are at your cousin’s house.
Hian! Can I hang out with my actual friends?
9. You and your favourite cousin that you only get to see at Christmas.
YES!!!
10. When your parents force you to play with that cousin you don’t like at a family event.
Ugh! Why now?
11. You and your cousins, when you stay over at Grandma’s house.
The struggle.
12. When you have to call your older cousins “brother” and “sister”.
Ugh!
13. When you see your dad giving your cousins money as they’re leaving.
Oh? But when I asked you said you didn’t have oh!
1. When you are struggling to find a sensible parking space.
The struggle is real.
2. When you enter the supermarket and they tell you to drop your bag.
Ugh! Can I be?
3. How you look at the security guard when they let other people enter with their bag.
So, I’m the one that looks like a thief, abi?
4. How the attendants look at you when you ask where something is:
Ah! Sorry oh!
5. How the attendants look at you when you enter an aisle:
Can I be?
6. When you ask for a particular item and they say “it just finished.”
It has always “just finished.”
7. When the cashier tells you their POS isn’t working.
Meaning what?
8. When you bring out cash and they now say they don’t have change.
Please bring my N20, we are not friends.
9. When the price at the counter is different from the price you saw in the aisle.
Is it fair?
10. When they tell you they don’t have any big nylon bags.
I should now carry it on my head?
11. You, checking your receipt to see whether they scammed you.
Can’t trust these people.
12. When the security guard checks your receipt but doesn’t check your bags.
How do you now know I didn’t steal?
13. When they now start doing “happy weekend” while you are leaving.
Better leave my side.
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Here’s how we imagine some of our favorite Nigerians would act on the social media app, Snapchat:
1. Ben Murray-Bruce would stay preaching his ‘special’ brand of common sense.
2. Linda Ikeji would keep reminding you how self-made she is.
3. We would know when Buhari decided to branch Nigeria.
4. Folorunsho Alakija would constantly remind you that she still washes her husbands underwear.
5. Dangote would constantly tension his followers, the billionaire way.
6. Oshiomole would remind you that his wife is badder than yours:
7. Governor Ambode would remind us that you can do a great job and still turn up.
8. Everyone’s crush, Diezani Alison, would be trolling the government.
9. Our Jack of all ‘political’ trades, Dino Melaye, would be very fun to follow.
10. Chimamanda Adichie would be dragging all the misogynists by their edges.
11. Reno Omokri would have another platform to tell women what they should do with their bodies.
12. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would just be giving us gele variety.
13. Dele Momodu would be his overdramatic self.
Oya, go and add Zikokomag on Snapchat:
Elechi Amadi, one of Nigeria’s literary icons just passed on but he will be remembered for being so much more than a writer.
Nigeria is really blessed to have been the home country of Elechi Amadi, who was born in Aluu, Rivers state on May 12, 1934.
This genius writer didn’t have a degree in Literature or Arts, rather he was a trained scientist who earned a degree in Physics and Mathematics from University College, Ibadan.
However, while studying at the university, Elechi’s talent came to the surface during the times he contributed to the English department and students magazine, The Horn.
He dabbled in surveying and even taught science for a while before joining the Army and serving as captain between 1963 and 1966.
Taking his Army career further, he joined the Marine Commandos in 1968 after his first novel, The Concubine, was published in 1966.
Being a man driven to serve, he worked at different levels of government in Rivers state until 1990.
While helping in the development of his state, he still blessed Nigerians with plays and documented his experience during the war in his autobiography, Sunset in Biafra.
After his marriage to Priscilla Iyalla in 1991, he spent the rest of his days teaching and writing until his death on June 29.
He will be remembered for his revolutionary stories, his teachings and how beautifully he portrayed the richness of Nigerian culture.
During his recent trip to the U.S, the Ooni of Ife visited the Redeemed Christian Church of God with his Olori.
However, this video of him singing ‘Jesus is my father’ just went viral and Nigerians had so much to say about it.
According to some, the Ooni of Ife should only propagate the religion of his ancestors.
You can also add your thoughts about this in the comments section.
1. When you’re the first in the keke and the driver asks “charter?”
I’ll wait, biko.
2. Keke drivers, when they see you with N1000 note:
Better leave this place.
3. When a fat person enters and starts shouting “SHIFT!”
Please respect yourself.
4. When the 3 passengers at the back are waiting for the last passenger like:
It always takes forever.
5. When the person next to you wants to lap someone.
Inside this small thing?
6. When someone begs you to move to the front seat for them.
Ugh! I don’t want to.
7. You, holding on for dear life when you have to sit at the front.
You’ll now be sitting with half nyansh.
8. When your driver starts dragging road with a trailer.
Oga, have you forgotten what you are driving?
9. You, when the keke enters a pothole with speed.
Are you blind?
10. You, watching cars and okadas speed pass your keke:
They can be slow sha.
11. How you sit at the back when you charter the whole keke:
I’m feeling myself.
12. How kekes manoeuvre through traffic:
BOSS!
13. When rain starts falling and they pull down that their dirty tarpaulin.
It’s even worse when they don’t have at all.
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According to a particular Nigerian OAP who should know better, this picture of a basketball team is racist.
This OAP claimed the team’s formation was racist because it excluded white players and was the reverse of what black people complain about.
Without wasting time, let’s take some people back to class so they can understand what racism is actually about.
Racism is when a society has a system in place that puts a certain group of people at a disadvantage based on the colour of their skin, by denying them access to equal opportunities and services.
Therefore, black people cannot be racist because we simply do not have the power to be since we are obviously oppressed by said system. And because;
So to break it down even further:
In such a society, the group of people being discriminated against, even when competent are usually not acknowledged for their contribution in mainstream industries.
For those that don’t get it, when basketball was invented in 1891, it was only accessible to white people even after the NBA was formed in 1946. As a result, most white communities had access to basketball courts and could play the game when they wanted.
However, when these white people moved to wealthier cities, people of colour occupied their communities and started putting the basketball courts to their own use.
It’s important to bear in mind that other sports remain dominated by a particular race and basketball is the only game black people have easy access to.
Before making ridiculous statements about racism, let’s not forget how basketball has become a symbol of cultural expression and social achievements in black communities even in the face of so many social barriers.
Like Jesse Williams said, “If you have no interest in equal rights for black people, then do not make suggestions to those who do”.
