Omo_Tier1:
I will contradict your claims by saying this... Princess Diana was worshiped everywhere else except here in he UK. Come watch all of our tv channels and go to the USZ and watch their tv channels, you would really know we dnt give a fuss about celebs here.

Do you really think everyone lives for a money that comes like the morning dew? Do you really think everyone is prepared to sacrifice their morals and self worth on the altar of riches of the whirl wind of the south Think again....

Omo_Tier1:
Who give a fuss about Nigeria pseudo prostitute aka celebs? What are you celebrating? Is it not madness that you celebrating someone who has no achievement of great reckoning that has changed the lives of many in the country?

I live in the UK and if anything, for much of what I dislike here,they barely give a fuss about celebs... They have tried to push the culture down people's throat but they aren't swallowing it in....here we cut metals..we don't worship them...

collins123: [size=14pt]Why is everybody coming to Nigeria?[/size]

petnkool: I think that is rude mentioning "everyone" . Warn offenders individually .

uihebom: yes cos everybody in UK will contine to pay tax till they grow old and nothing to show for.boring place in Europe.none of them can come back home and build ordinary boys quater, beck left cos ENGLAND doesnt have swagg..even a 2year old in haiti know that.

chingyjant:
My friend stop sounding ridiculous with your gibrish about celebs and them being accepted in UK.Who don't know that UK is still creeping from Recession?If they have the money to spend they will go for Celebs

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]I disagree with pretty much everything you said. The UK and US are extremely similar in many ways, including celeb worship. That's an incontrovertible fact. That may not be true to you personally, but generally, the UK is celeb-crazed just like the US.

Regardless, Kim Kardashian is in Lagos to host a show. She's not there to be intimate on stage. So, keep holding that tape against her. As someone rightly said earlier, she took something that's negative to the public eye and turned it into a positive. While some of you are still discussing the tape, she's flying across the globe first class, continually building her empire. She deserves a lot of credit for that. Anyone can make a sex tape. Not everyone can turn the publicity into multi-millions.

I think a lot of you are taking her tape personally lol. She made a tape and she's rich. You went to school and make maybe tens of thousands a year. If you want to argue whether or not celebrities are overpaid, then create a thread for that. It may seem unfair, but the truth is that many of us would remain in our 9-to-5 position making fractions of what they make, than be rich and famous and have Nairalanders fans, friends, and foes spewing negativity at every turn. The pressure is immense. I'm content with school and average money.

I'm not "supressing the people's voice". I'm hiding comments in violation with Nairaland's rules. Good night.[/size]

ogugua88:

[size=13pt]Be honest with yourself. People want Kim Kardashian around. People watch her tv show religiously and then criticize her afterwards. She doesn't have to be moral or valuable in the eyes of Nigerian youths. Do not make it seem like Nigerian youths are looking for a moral savior either. Just like with any other society, Nigerians too are celeb-crazed. Wizkid, Davido, Tonto Dikeh and others gloss our headlines because people eat it up. They would much rather spend hours discussing Tonto Dikeh's music video than read a novel by Chimamanda Adichie. A thread on tribes or celebrities can reach 10 pages within hours, meanwhile it takes tangible threads (that have not been derailed) days to garner interest. That's simply how society is. Rather than complain about one woman hosting a show in Eko Hotel, do something about the larger picture.

She hasn't reduced me nor the rest of womanhood. Kim Kardashian made that tape and became who she is because of her own determination. She hasn't even reduced herself. That tape doesn't speak for Kim Kardashian. That's the truth. If it did, then promoters and event organizers, including those in the all-so-religious-and-moral Nigeria, would not be willing to pay her thousands of dollars to fly across the globe to make one appearance.[/size]

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Omo_Tier1, you're saying the UK doesn't worship celebrities and also royalty? Whose wedding did the globe witness in April of 2011?

Your arguments are not making any sense. It's okay to not favor someone, but don't use distorted truths to bolster your argument. I'm sure you've had your own instances as a youth, where you did some things you may not have been proud of and even regret. However, I'm also sure you got over them and became a changed and matured man. Kim Kardashian has moved on from her own instance and has grown in her own ways as well. Free her.[/size]

Omo_Tier1:
Again, I repeat... We do not worship celebs. The royalties are no celebs... One of the reasons people felt Diana was sent packing was because of her celeb status which the royal felt was becoming an embarrassment. Need I remind you that just two days ago, the royal objected to Kate's privacy being invaded by a celeb magazine in Italy who was going to publish the photos they took when she was holidaying on a beach.
I am sorry, I never followed the part you referred to I your post.

Omo_Tier1:
Really not everyone coming to nigeria, it is those who have lost commercial value in their native land that are coming to nigeria to revive their fallen image. Have you ever asked yourself, why haven't they brought the best of minds to nigeria universities for exchange programmes? Why haven't they brought the best of F1 designers to Nigeria to inspire our youths on how to stretch their imaginations into the futures

uihebom: gosh who cares about UK self,its too boring to my liking.

Omo_Tier1:
Again, I repeat... We do not worship celebs. The royalties are no celebs... One of the reasons people felt Diana was sent packing was because of her celeb status which the royal felt was becoming an embarrassment. Need I remind you that just two days ago, the royal objected to Kate's privacy being invaded by a celeb magazine in Italy who was going to publish the photos they took when she was holidaying on a beach.

Also, to figure out, how many tabloids dedicated to celebs feature on UK's top selling tabloids? The Sun known widely for her celeb glorifying status have learned the hard lessons that the UK is full of men and women who cuts metals....

I am sorry, I never followed the part you referred to I your post.

Omo_Tier1:
Te last time I check, £1=N250 or more.. So get real. Just today, DFID launched a £150million initiative to save women who dye of child birth in Nigeria yearly. Need I remind you that those monies are from taxes paid by both the wealthy and the working class here

OmoEziokwu:

Even those who have never been to the UK hearsay are saying it is boring. Stop wasting your time trying to talk sense. It's draining especially when its directed to people like the majority you find here on this NigeriaLand platform. He/She who wants to gain understanding will gain it. He/She who doesn't, wont.

all4naija: Okay moralist. We've heard you. Now, jump off into River Thames!

Omo_Tier1: Again, I repeat... We do not worship celebs. The royalties are no celebs... One of the reasons people felt Diana was sent packing was because of her celeb status which the royal felt was becoming an embarrassment. Need I remind you that just two days ago, the royal objected to Kate's privacy being invaded by a celeb magazine in Italy who was going to publish the photos they took when she was holidaying on a beach.

Also, to figure out, how many tabloids dedicated to celebs feature on UK's top selling tabloids? The Sun known widely for her celeb glorifying status have learned the hard lessons that the UK is full of men and women who cuts metals....

I am sorry, I never followed the part you referred to I your post.

uihebom: Ogugua oya go sleep why i wake you up self, STOP HIDING MY POSTS!!!!!!!!

Omo_Tier1:
I am sure if I give you a ticket and a UK visas you would not remember to say good morning to your parents before you jump unto the flight..

chingyjant:
With all these spending you listed above how does it culminate into the pocket of an average Briton?You cannot erase the fact that Britons are broke an can't afford the chase for celebs.Instead they prefare to seat in their cubicle of houses and think about how they can afford the next day meal.Can one give what he does not have?That is the clear case of the British people.

uihebom: dont make me give you my real name on Facebook.tho i finished school in the Uk, my friends and i are back to naija just concluded our service. stay there in the UK and be deceiving your self. and since im back i have absolutely no regret for my decision .

obi2012: Lol most people are funny...

She made a sex tape with her bf at the time(ray j) and he leaked it out.. Instead of letting the bad publicity ruin her, she turned it into an empire. She alone is worth $50 million, her family is worth way more than that.

Everyone is lacking like they or their wives and girlfriends are virgins. The fact is many nigerian women have done a lot worse and have slept with a lot more people, even while married or even if the man in question is married. They just have been lucky enough not to have their own tape leaked out.

I am not condoning her as a positive role model for young girls but as a smart business woman. In a society as morally bankrupt as Naija where the sanctity of marriage is not valued and politicians and rich men openly have other girls in public, can we afford to judge her?

This is exactly why she is being paid a lot of money to co-host an event, because she generates publicity. She typically gets paid $250k and up for international appearances, so while we are here abusing her, our country that somehow can't provide for all its citizens is paying her fees, flying her in first class with all her entourage, police and soldiers are lying on the floor to greet her and I'd guess some big shot politicians will be showering her with gifts to try their luck. She has only been in the country for a few hours and look out how many pages the thread has.

[size=13pt]It's as simple as ABC [/size]

uihebom: dont make me give you my real name on Facebook.tho i finished school in the Uk, my friends and i are back to naija just concluded our service. stay there in the UK and be deceiving your self. and since im back i have absolutely no regret for my decision .

uihebom: dont make me give you my real name on Facebook.tho i finished school in the Uk, my friends and i are back to naija just concluded our service. stay there in the UK and be deceiving your self. and since im back i have absolutely no regret for my decision .

Omo_Tier1:
If Britons are broke and can still afford to feed you, then you are worst than miserable really! Even with the state of the economy, london's GDP is still higher than the whole of Nigeria combined..so know where you belong.

Like I said before, those that make things happen are never fazed by them..... That is the life they live here.. They make things happen so they see no reason to be crazy about it like you do..

Omo_Tier1:
I concur with your submission. It bothers me really that we have so many in that country who are visionless, have no self worth, and do not really know who they are suppose to be! Imagine how inspired I was when during my university days we got a visited by some of NASA's best engineers who built some of the spacecraft, developed some really game changing technologies! I mean, my horizon was further broaden than it was. At that time, it was just he perfect moment for me to get people like that come inspire me to think of how I can shape the future. Nigeria youths today are yearning for great minds to inspire and mentor them. Imagine if we spend these thousand of dollars bringing in the best minds in medical field, engineering to visit our universities for just 5 years, you will be amazed what our youths will be doing with their talents.