Why can't I see Portharcourt?

lmaoooooooooooooo

i would suggest ilorin or ibadan, for someone like me that has spent all my life in lag xcept school in ife and my serv yr in ben na ghost.ve been to these two cities esp ilorin i think that place is lovely.am really considerin it.with the airport waitin to go full force,one can work in lag or abj or ph and ve family thr.trry ilorin[color=#000099][/color]

tEsLim:

Lagos outskirts and GRA's. You dont want you kid's growing up and talking with oyo/ibadan ara oke accents. Or an Aboki accent. I guess Lagosians and MIddle Belt are the least accented people. Well it depends on pocket settle where you can afford. SIMPLE. And while they are growing the can have a taste of different cultures and overall exposure

OMG! What is wrong with speaking in Ibadan accent? I was born and bred in Ibadan though from Ogbomosho, I speak in proper undiluted Ibadan accent and I'm very proud of it.

@tunnytox
Don't mind tEslim.It's the slave mentality in Nigerians that is working. I wonder what is wrong in someone speaking in Ibadan, Igbo or Hausa accent.

I dont like the villager-like accents SIMPLE! I'm a proud Lagosian though (EPE, LGA)

I dreamt Nigeria won!

@tEsLim:
I believe it all depends on your definition of "village". If Ibadan and Ilorin are villages, I guess Epe will be considered a hamlet.
Of course you will say it is your opinion and you have a right to hold it. Well, I respect that.

@tEslim,u're simply not serious,so speaking in ibadan etc accent means u're not expose?A sensible being who resided in Lagos wi kno dat we're only expose to immorality like i said in my 1st post.I shared d same view wit pple b4 but wen i visit some of dis state,i discova dat som ar betta dan lagosian in term of exposure to real aspect of life, as long as dey were educated,having acess to internet,cable TV etc.I admit dat Lagos is lively but dont condem oda'state to dat extent.

Kaduna is the best; low cost of living, superb security network and one of the best schools in the country.

tEsLim:

I dont like the villager-like accents SIMPLE! I'm a proud Lagosian though (EPE, LGA)

Villager's like accent? I wonder where you got that from Lagos accent is not in any way superior to Ibadan's accent or any other accent whatsoever it's just what the media and Nollywood makes you to believe. BTW the type of Yoruba language and accent we speak in Oyo, Ogbomosho and Ibadan axis is the proper Yoruba language not the one in Lagos which has been watered down.

The best places to raise peaceful gently family: Awka, Enugu, Calabar, Abuja, Lagos (V/I, Banana Isl, and some parts of Ikoyi)

Ilorin is the best in every aspect. Very peaceful. I was there for almost three weeks, there was no traffic jam, food is cheaper. You will enjoy the place even if your salary is in the average level. The only problem is that, raising up kids is not only about the city aspect but it will also require discipline.  Parent have to show good example to their children, it has a great influence on the kids. God bless you. God2man.

IBADAN is your best bet o. As a non yoruba,i was posted to IB for my nysc and i ended up staying there for three additional years. There are many affordable private schools in Ibadan,and the standard of education is very high. Food is relatively cheap (if you have a good job that pays Lagos standard salaries). There are lots of joints,clubs and recreational facilities. My favourite used to be 'sade eleja' at Mokola area. Dugbe and ring road areas are very commercial in nature. Old Bodija,New Bodija,Bashorun and even parts of Bere Oje have very nice residential areas. One thing that really tripped me about Ibadan was that unlike many old and even younger Yorubas i know in Lagos,IBADAN YORUBAS ARE VERY VERY VERY DETRIBALIZED. If you get into a public argument with an Ibadan indigene,other Ibadan people will usually rally around you,the non indigene(i experienced it twice). Also Ibadan Landlords dont discriminate on who they rent house to unlike what obtains in Lagos sometimes where some landlords ask for the ethnic group of an aspiring tenant before they decide to rent out their apartment.  I recommend Ibadan.

I would have recommended Jos,i've been there once and believe me its a magical city,except for the security concerns. However,a Jos resident once explained to me that if in Lagos there are constant battles and murders between area boys in Mushin,Agegunle and Okoko,does that mean the whole of Lagos is unsafe? In other words,most parts of Jos is peaceful but the flash points are thoroughly elevated by the local and international media.

Teslim must be so local to his hood. U think flimsy things like accents really matter in life?

Okay for your information, the very very typical lagos accent sounds so gutter to me just like the gutter american accent from the projects but if Lagosians are proud of the same accent so why should they look down on an Ogbomosho or Ibadan accent.

Someone like you must be an uncivilized local Lagos champion

desertboom:

Why can't I see Portharcourt?

lol, PH with abduction etc?
you can actually raise your kids there if you're living in the highbrow areas.
you can raise em in the hood too if you restrict them to your house.

right question at wrong time, imo i think the best place for you is your village
right now nigeria is on transitional period its difficult to suggest to you op

As far as I am concerned, Ibadan is the right place, I was born and bred in Lagos but i relocated to IB after my University education and i got stuck here in IB because it is good. my kid school standard of education is far better and cheaper than the one she was attending back in Lagos before my family joined me here. Food is cheap, environment is cool compare to Lagos or wherever.

Oshogbo is the best
Very peacefull and quite
its central within kwara ,ibadan, lagos
with good schools all around.

I think Ilorin is the best city to raise a family in Nigeria. Its neat, very peaceful, the people are loving and accommodating. There is no crazy traffic. Kids wake up at 7am and are not late for school (school starts at 8am). You have enough time in the morning to enjoy breakfast with your family and also back on time to enjoy dinner with them. You have decent houses/apartments (very spacious ones) at a very affordable price/rent. Which educational level is not well represented in Ilorin? Primary schools, secondary, tertiary (uni, poly, school of nursing, CoEd, name it are all there with good standard and very affordable as well. The ladies are still relatively decent. Life is good in Ilorin and other smaller cities in Kwars State.

Two cities

CALABAR: great city, very neat and lovely, has a number of very good schools, recreational centers. Definitely a town you'd want to raise your kid in.

UYO: excellent civil infrastructures, few traffic jams, easy access to abuja and LAGOS via air, good recreational centers e.g silverbird cinemas and fastfood eateries, has a number of very good schools.

Ilorin, U wont regret it!

Everyone is just advertising their home town.

Enugu
Enugu
Enugu

make all of una go luk bushhhhhhhhhhhhh

I'd say for now, None .

not even Lagos.

Most of the cities can't boast of modern child recreation centres that are not dilpidated or in shambles.There are one or two semi decent animal reserves in the entire nation,no waterparks,no modern amusement parks, Back in the day,Apapa was ok,but now its in ruins.There is just not that much to offer in nigeria for kids recreational activities,especially in variety.

The schools are sub-par,they don't offer out of classroom experiences that kids need to stimulate their interest,not to mention the strikes,labor disputes every other month.

Unless you are raising the next internet bandit or pyramid scheme goon,I would definitely not recommend any of the cities.

^^^
Recreational activities? lmao.

So you can't raise a child without that?

Private schools are unaffected by strikes.

In my opinion, i would suggest Abuja, Jos (but you have to be careful in selecting location. Some places are prone to crisis while some area will never experience even a bit of it) and finally Enugu.

All the best in choosing.

enugu and owerri so far are very peaceful, neat and organised.

Igbo-Uzo
Asaba
Ogwashi Ukwu.

lagos i bet