MY 2013 RECAP

A RECAP WITH MY BUDDY KAY

Let us recap the events that happened this year 2013. Call me the Hood Journalist. Now here we go... In Technology- People switched from the blackberry to the Android phone. I even went out and cop me one. Instagram became one of the biggest thing of the year. Nokia tried so hard to come back but they were already gone and so the owners sold it to microsoft. In sports- After years of disappointment and almost everyone had lost faith, the super eagles lifted the Nations cup and got paid. In politics- our senators passed a bill and legalised child marriage. Some people got pissed and created a slogan #ChildNotBride but like every other protest, it died so fast. Members of PDP stopped sharing the money and decided this time to share their party and they're still at it. Not forgetting those dumb dudes who turned the Rivers State house of assembly into a wrestling ring. I won't leave out the high tension Anambra State election and the incident that happened prior to the burial of the former Ondo State Governor. Moving on to Music- there was a lot of stuff that went down in music this year but I'll recap a few. - First, there was the Wizkid and the EME issue. Banky didn't take that with ease. - KCEE's Limpopo was probably the biggest hit of the year. - Modenine and XYZ dropped an album. At first, I was glad cos I was sick of the garbage that flooded the airwaves clearly, Until he went all emotional on the air about his record not selling. - Tuface got bored of making more baby mamas so he decided to settle down with one of his baby mamas. I think that guy got more gifts and money from his wedding than his last two albums combined.

- Tonto Dike dropped a song. Well... Let's just say she should just stick to acting. - In November, Tiwa said "I Do" - R.I.P. Goldie your time here was Golden. Music videos this year were dope while some were worst than the video of Panadol commercial. Shout out to M.I., am still waiting on that album. Is it me or was the Headies awards full of way too much Politics, it was better in the days when it was just Hip-Hop awards. Way too many hits this year though, almost everyone had a song out. In general, it was a good year for the industry thus far. Moving on to the Law- there was no justice for the ALUU4 victims. It just showed us again why our justice system is so selective and the legal system remains unreliable. Into fashion now- It seems guys ain't stylish enough if they don't dress gay enough. Because nowadays, guys be dressing like they're of the female gender. Now to Education- ASUU got back to doing the only thing they do best... They went on one of the longest strike of the decade. This Jonathan government don't care about the youths. Well, their kids all school abroad. Now let's hear the drumroll for the award of the worst Network of the year, without a doubt, it goes to MTN. PHCN didn't get no better. It was even privatised and the federal government spent N360 Billion to pay off its workers. The issue of security is still yet to improve. R.I.P. To those students murdered in their sleep in Yobe. The biggest joke of the year didn't come from Basketmouth this time, it was that NSCDC guy who embarrassed himself on Channels TV. That video went viral even my grandmother saw it and that guy became a star overnight with the phrase "My Oga At The Top". People even started rocking the shirt. The show of the year goes to BBA. Melvin lost and Nigerians were pissed off. That stuff became a topic of discussion on twitter all night long. While Beverly got a sex clip with that South-African guy all over the net. I also heard that Kim Kadashian breezed into Nigeria for like 30minutes and got paid a truck-load of money. And then she went on twitter and called Nigerian girls monkeys. And then there was this Pastor Biodun scandal. Well, I'm not gonna go into that chapter. The great writer Chinua Achebe moved on at 82. OBJ wrote an 18 page open letter to Jonathan and then his daughter dissed him through a 12 page open letter, exposing some stuff we shouldn't have known. My advice... Keep the family issues in the family because your family issues is not Nigerians problem. Mandela passed on and the world stood up and saluted his life and legacy. But who was that one who called Jonathan Nigeria's Mandela? that literally had me laughing out loud. Anyway, what a year its been. Full of good and bad, happy and sad moments. Not the best year for our Nation so far. This journey our Country embacks on to a better place, may seem too slow and we may encounter a lot of barriers on the way (bad leadership, crime, corruption, violence, insecurity, low standard of living, unemployment and high cost of living, poor health care and educational system, injustice, terrorism, greed, tribalism, etc.) that may seem to alter and frustrate our movement to this better place. This is our "National Ailment" that is gradually destroying this country. But like every other ailment, we have to fight it and we have to destroy it before it destroys us. The true concept of Nation building is an idea that should be carried in the mind of every Nigerian, not just by those elected into public offices but by everyone. We should be aware of our collective destiny as a Nation, we must have a vision. We should also have a reason to line-up under the sun or in the rain to cast our ballot and not just do it because we have been compelled to. Remember, If each one of us can make a small difference, we all would have made a big difference together. Until I come your way again, am wishing you a Happy New Year and a much more fruitful 2014. This is your boy KAY HAPPY 2014 Signing out ....xoxo ome!!!