‘What’s New’ New Generation Issue names Top 30 Young Nigerians
Posted on Sunday, May 10th, 2009 at 7:30 pmBy Bella
What’s New Magazine is back with a new attitude! After months of experimentation with various formats, they have refocused as a comprehensive lifestyle magazine. In the new edition dubbed ‘The New Generation Issue‘, they name their Top 30 Young Nigerians. The list includes author Kaine Agary who won various awards for her book ‘Yellow Yellow’; also on the list, photographer TY Bello, makeup artiste Banke Meshida-Lawal, IT Entrepreneur Chika Nwobi, Musicians: Asa, 9ice, D’Banj, 2Face & PSquare amongst others. The cover page which was shot by Kelechi Amadi-Obi features Nightclub Entrepreneurs Louise Priddy & Ruby Dabbour garbed in Obsidian.
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haha@me! i guess dts prolly cos fb pix r getn way better
Well what can I say. Queema – very well said… and Ola? I totally agree with you. I love Nigeria and lived there for a very long time, but I think you all need to get over the “skin color” issue. It’s just a color for God’s sake and it doesn’t matter what you are. You have potential? Show it and they will acknowldege it and let’s face it, Nigerians, without those foreginers, wouldn’t be anywhere today.
So seriously, get over yourselves. Ruby did a great job and so did Louise. So in stead of sitting here and commenting on what could have, should have and would have been done, the only thing I can tell all of you is, I’d like to see you do a better job!
Peace!
big ups to poisonivy and sugerbelly,u guys are amazing,never afraid to tell the truth,not minding whose ox is gored.
dear jbaby,
I live abroad too and I think you are making sense. I personally see no difference in people’s skin. I like them for who they are but I also have bi-racial cousins and I see them as Nigerians I see them no differently. however their is some truth in the arguements, which is Nigerians respect money and it don matter whose skin’s got it. I wish we could all live in peace but me Oh i know send any body white or black or half. if i like you i like you, if I dont if you like be yellow from now till tomrow it donno matter. pls guys check out my blogpost: http://obiamakareasons.blogspot.com/. I also enjoy some of the links you guys put for us to read on more info. pls keep them coming. Cheers
If we dont take pride in ourselves, our history, our past and present and future, the world wont either. This sums up my comment(s) for this cover. Am I happy about the cover? No I am saddened by it. When will Nigeria truly celebrate Nigerians especially the young folk doing a lot to Uphold the nations honour?
I would have loved to see young, talented and successful or upcoming Nigerians who are Nigerian on the cover not people who have come in for a sole purpose to “grab” all the Naira, Pounds, Euros and Dollars Nigeria has.
Nigeria please give us some credit so you can get the respect you are truly due!
Peace
this is a pretty simple issue … what sells magazines apart from the headlines? … covergirls … apparently they must have just selected the prettiest of the lot and used them for the cover. end of case.
i admit i agree with most of what u guys r saying, the editors of the mag should have thought about the consequences of putting them on THIS particular cover because of the emphasis on young Nigerians, but on any other cover its no big deal, and ppl need 2 chill, because they are a business and they use what sells. its Nigerians fault that we like to treat oyinbo ppl like royalty and that in turn many mixed race ppl feel superior and stick together. thank God they are not all like that!
at least the clothes they used on the cover ‘Obsidian’ is from a good young Nigerian designer (love Louise’s dress!)
so sorry 2 add fuel 2 the fire but i thought i would point out that i found it really funny that every1 was absolving Louise cos she’s half black, but errr her father is NOT Nigerian.
also app Alex Cole and Lolu who run Insomnia nightclub were also app supposed 2 b on the cover as well but dropped out…
whether these things make a diff or not 2 ur discussion i don’t know, but thought id at least correct the details.
If Nigerians worships anything, its money, who gives a damn about the colour of your damn skin, If you got money, you rule..i know this first hand. So all this talk about we worshiping white skin is bull. The only reason you may see a Nigerian groveling at the feet of a white person is because of the perceived notion of the person being loaded.
Where i lived in Victoria Island, the Security guards had no respect for the white folks who lived there, but you’d see them running helterskelter for them because of the change they’d get in the end..its as simple as that.
Ive seen where black folks have slapped white dudes here, beaten them even, if you no get kudi, nothing for you ooooh!
It is a shame that 49 years of Nigeria being an independent country, we should still require the likes of whites who run and patronize this website, http://www.oyibosonline.com/. Freedom of speech by all means but to be so derisive of one of the most hospitable people on the face of the earth is unpardonable. I think it is time we stopped talking of everything being about money. I felt insulted as a Nigerian to read the stuff posted on the website and hosted by idiots we have employed to provide labour in our own country
This comment is hilarious and quite frankyl ridiculous. Who begged you to ‘employ oyibos to provide labour in your own country’, whatever that means? If you don’t like the oyibos or what they have to say, if you feel it is necessary to curb their freedom of speech, then feel free to send them all back to their own countries. Also prepare to welcome back the millions of Nigerians currently in the diaspora, even though ‘you’ have no jobs for them. Let’s be reasonable, for goodness’ sake. I may not like everything they say, but they have a right to say what they want. And let’s face it, at least some of it is true. Do Nigerians living abroad not speak derisively of their own countries? Finally, my dear Omololu, what are you looking for an a website clearly intended for oyibo people. Last time I checked, Omoloulu was not an oyibo name. You see, if you mind your own business in life, you will spare yourself a lot of wahala. Ignore them and go your own way… abi? If you feel insulted and threatened by their existence, like I said, start working on getting them expelled from the country and start creating jobs for the Nigerians that will in turn be repatriated from abroad… chikena!!!
Lagos is a city full of brain-washed, vindictive and self-loathing indigenes. I was born in London, grew up London and moved here in 2006. The amount of venom and hatred I receive because I have a British accent and don’t understand everything about Nigeria…countless. People go out of their way to hate on me.
However, my mixed race South African colleague is treated like a princess and red carpet rolled out for her everywhere. She is given a ‘free pass’ and has access to every big boy in town because of her colour. At work she gets away with murder when she simply has not delivered. I am basically saying, we Nigerians have one rule for ourselves and another rule for everyone else. We worship white skin, light skin and hate on our own colour. We have been brainwashed and it has passed down through generations.
I would say that Louise has made the most of what she has got and kudos to her for it. As for Ruby…? Who is she? What has she done? We should look to ourselves, praise ourselves and build ourselves up before worshipping foreigners. Most of these foreigners do not mix with Nigerians, they stick together, come here, rob the country blind and we reward them with the cover?!?!
Come on Olaotan, you surely could do better than this!!!
I just had to reply to your comment and say I agree with you 100%. Nigeria’s attitde to light skin disgusts me even though admittedly I’ve joked about it with my “yellow” friends telling them how they are indeed worshiped over there. It is very sad and I agree with you, this is not good enough for the cover of such an important issue.
interesting arguments, i jst did a post on this issue myself,
http://naijadaydreamer.blogspot.com/2009/05/race-issues-in-naija.html#comments