shinejackie:
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l am cool now.......

sukkot:
glad to know that. phew i finally caught up to the last page of this thread. i was playing catch up till now. trust your weekend is going cool

shinejackie:
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Cool my guy, any message from the celestial realm, especially as we watch the coming elections in Nigeria

ttmacoy:
If Nigeria works for you fine, I believe in a global world and people always migrate around.

Besides saying g police shooting black in America is rubbish because those blacks are gangsters and good for nothing in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Tell me how many well to do blacks who are law abiding that have been killed by police in America?

How many accidental discharges take place in Nigeria? How many non juridical killings by the police and military in Nigeria? Hugo to north Nigerian and see how many Nigerians have been killed or maimed in the name of boko haram.

sukkot:
[b]oh yes. buhari is the winner already. it has been determined in the celestial realm. and under him nigeria will be the greatest country in the world. africa is done doing its punishment and the west is starting its punishment so prosperity and peace is returning to africa while the west falls into despair. nigeria will be the center of this prosperity. oil will be done away with and a cleaner source of energy will be introduced. this is why the price of oil has bottomed out. because the world leaders have the new technology so they are trying to sell all the oil stocks they have and are not buying from countries anymore. now with buhari, when he gets into power you will see a new man. he will be very strict and have zero tolerance for corruption. all the corrupt will be rounded up and locked up, even those who sponsored his campaign like tinubu. he will turn on them all and arrest every one of them. all of this is happening in 2015. and like i said, the LORD will once again smile on africa. the rise of africa is here. buhari will run a very tight ship. [/b]

shinejackie:
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lol @ locking up tinubu who is one of his major financiers, this one is strong oo, fingers crossed watching proceedings as they unfold.....

sukkot:
oh yes. he is playing a calculated game. he is dancing to their tune right now so that he can be elected. once he is elected you will see the real man come out. everybody will be rounded up.

shinejackie:
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The current PDP led central government is throwing so much pebbles on Buhari to weaken him or make him give -up but he seems to be more determined to stage an upset and re-take the presidency from Jonathan....

sukkot:
all that is just staged for the people. the world already knows buhari has won. thats why he is visiting world leaders everywhere. which contestant of an election in a country goes around taking visits from kerry and tony blair etc etc ? its all illuminati driven, and the illuminati have powers and they know who has been chosen. thats why they are sending world leaders to go visit buhari. he is the winner. he has won. all this election thing is just to entertain the masses but the winner has already being chosen. what they are giving you is an illusion of democracy

Demainman1:


I wish I can believe you

I will be more than shocked if buhari wins. He can't. GEJ will still win. If buhari wins it means Democracy is indeed working!

sukkot:
buhari has won. GEJ has been axed out. the way the world works, the world leaders all operate in unison. all the wars and disagreements they have and wars they fight are all just for the masses. but behind closed doors they are all a unit. if you try to get out of line they kill you ( saddam and ghaddafi ). they are all the enlightened ones. now beginning of each year they put out a magazine called the ECONOMIST letting those with the eye to see know what will happen for the year. the 2015 edition, they have jonathan in it with his head cut off from his body. this is how they show who will no longer be part of the fold in 2015. so jonathan has being kicked out. buhari is their new man

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ttmacoy:
Well I guess your definition of peace of mind relates to money.... to me it doesn't necessarily.

I see people are always talking about bills in the western world like everything is free in Nigeria. Nigeria is expensive and very hard to budget because of so many unexpected expenses that come up daily so I don't really get this bills complaint.

I notice people tend to make this comparisons from e.g. a banker in Nigeria to maybe someone doing odd jobs abroad, but for a working professional perspective you can live a very good life. if you compare bankers with same number of working experience in the UK or US to Nigeria are you telling me the nigerian lives a better life or earns more? Compare doctors to doctors or engineer to engineers?

What i like about the UK or US is I can budget properly and live within my budget.

You say mortgages like it a bad thing. A mortgage is what will allow a 22-25 year old buy a place here and his monthly mortgage payments will be less than the equivalent rent if he was renting same place. This means over the life of the mortgage not only is he paying less than the rent he would have paid if he was waiting to buy the house outright, but he also benefits from price increase from the start. This mortgage is what will allow same type of person buy houses to rent out without putting down the whole amount of the house which means he earns the difference between the rent charged and the mortgage payment and benefits from price increase.

I have friends who work on the island and live in Ajah, earn good money and send hours in traffic everyday. Get home have to put on generator etc, that is a stressful life and yet no vacation to enjoy and destress. And no travelling to London to stay with uncle or aunty and shop all around peckham and brixton is not vacation.

This tax you complain about is what pays for free medical, free education etc .

sukkot:
you dont get it. life is not about having a roof over your head and a lil car to drive. your spirit has to be nourished and happy too. what you have is called poverty mentality. i didnt go to canada looking for opportunities. i was young and was heavily into the NBA and most especially vince carter when he was with the toronto raptors. i was in toronto during the 2000 slam dunk contest when vince did that crazy dunk. i came for basketball. to be close to the raptors. come to find out after 2 months in the place, it was like hell. the snow on the street was like 10 inches. the cold was brutal. everyone looked miserable. black people there had no glow whatsoever. it was very depressing. i had to escape before i get depressed. i remember the streets though lol. bloor. spauldina, younge, etc etc

maternal:


Just for the future of your baby's sake, move. There's no future in NIgeria. You said the business started shaking. You don't want to be poor in Nigeria. I'm currently in canada. Those who couldn't make it here either had no papers or are losers who got into 419 and chased around jamaican girls all day. canada is a country that you get out whatever you put in. Do your research, make competent plans, work hard and you two will be fine. Try to have your child here if possible for automatic citizenship. But definitely move to Canada if you can. That shouldn't even be debated.

milychocs:



What a very horrible post
Hating your roots, cursing it and saying it has no future is really really bad
Gosh!

ephi123:


So very true, but lots of people don't understand how it feels. I thought I was the only one who felt this, the system in the West just feels "restrictive" in ways I can't even explain. If naija was better I have no doubt a number of people will be back ASAP.

OP, many people have given great advice, please look before you leap, it's so key to make a huge decision like this prayerfully. All the best whichever decision you make.

ephi123:


So very true, but lots of people don't understand how it feels. I thought I was the only one who felt this, the system in the West just feels "restrictive" in ways I can't even explain. If naija was better I have no doubt a number of people will be back ASAP.

OP, many people have given great advice, please look before you leap, it's so key to make a huge decision like this prayerfully. All the best whichever decision you make.

maternal:


Maybe praying to god and pretending things are getting better is the way to go ? nothing comes before my child even nigeria.

adonai36:


Check the following schools:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary
Kings University, Edmonton
University of Alberta, Edmonton
University of Calgary
Olds College, Olds
Bow Valley College, Calgary
Mount Royal University, Calgary
MacEwen University, Edmonton

Hope this helps!

irridemi:
thank u so much. I have checked the schools but I still prefer the Memorial Uni cos of d fees, I want a low tution fee school, so that we'll have more money to live on b4 we settle in. I will be applying to the school this mth while. I do my english test exam( plan on doing toefl) ietls has been booked till may, pls I need the list of minimum docs req for the embassy. Do I need an agent?, I spoke with d one that helped my sis in law, and he said his charges are 700k(imagine lol), and that I shudnt even bother. The chances of getting student permit(with spouse is nt possible in nigeria). Pls can I send u a mail?

irridemi:
thank u so much. I have checked the schools but I still prefer the Memorial Uni cos of d fees, I want a low tution fee school, so that we'll have more money to live on b4 we settle in. I will be applying to the school this mth while. I do my english test exam( plan on doing toefl) ietls has been booked till may, pls I need the list of minimum docs req for the embassy. Do I need an agent?, I spoke with d one that helped my sis in law, and he said his charges are 700k(imagine lol), and that I shudnt even bother. The chances of getting student permit(with spouse is nt possible in nigeria). Pls can I send u a mail?

ttmacoy:
While I understand the attraction of newfoundland from a cost perspective, you also have to consider the post mba job opportunities.

Typically cheaper schools with lower entry standards have less career opportunities than their better ranked counterparts who are more expensive and have higher entry standards.

An easy test is to search for graduates of the program on LinkedIn to see where they end up, and also see if the school has a career report to see what companies come to campus to recruit. Cost should not be the only factor for an MBA.

I see this a lot in the UK people to for an MBA because it's cheap and at the end cannot get a job because they just cannot compete with the better ranked programs which have better reputation and more industry links.

As they say soup we sweet, nah money spoil am.

You can hedge your bet by applying to newfoundland as back up, but also to some other higher ranked programs, try to ace the GMAT and you may get scholarships.

Things to consider.

maternal:


Just for the future of your baby's sake, move. There's no future in NIgeria. You said the business started shaking. You don't want to be poor in Nigeria. I'm currently in canada. Those who couldn't make it here either had no papers or are losers who got into 419 and chased around jamaican girls all day. canada is a country that you get out whatever you put in. Do your research, make competent plans, work hard and you two will be fine. Try to have your child here if possible for automatic citizenship. But definitely move to Canada if you can. That shouldn't even be debated.

sukkot:
buhari has won. GEJ has been axed out. the way the world works, the world leaders all operate in unison. all the wars and disagreements they have and wars they fight are all just for the masses. but behind closed doors they are all a unit. if you try to get out of line they kill you ( saddam and ghaddafi ). they are all the enlightened ones. now beginning of each year they put out a magazine called the ECONOMIST letting those with the eye to see know what will happen for the year. the 2015 edition, they have jonathan in it with his head cut off from his body. this is how they show who will no longer be part of the fold in 2015. so jonathan has being kicked out. buhari is their new man

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otokx:
This thread rocks.

solomonwis:


I really find it difficult to understand so many people who are "abroad" and will castigate all manner of people including the magnanimity of the host country for allowing you in and claiming citizenship.

If you are not at peace where you are, please go back to Nigeria. Nigeria is your own country not anywhere else! You can't complain wherever you are and still remain there, it doesn't speak well of a sane mind.

Truth is, it is not everybody that has had it smooth abroad neither can we safely conclude everybody "abroad" has had it rough. Even in Ghana, a former colleague who was transferred there complained of the treatment meted out to him by immigration officials who asked him for his work permit in the most ruthless manner. They didn't even allow him say nothing before he was bundled into their truck! In the end, he parted with a $200 bribe/fine. Hey, that's a black man to his fellow black man!

Historically, human beings emigrate and will continue to do so in search of peace (or if you will, greener pasture). Some will find comfort in the course of the sojourn, others won't! Painting an all pathetic story of "abroad" has not and will not stop this. In fact, some people (especially the adventurous ones ) are more receptive to these stories and will like to experience such.

The bottom line is, we all can't live in our own island pretending that other islands don't exist! Slavery or not, we all need one another.

solomonwis:


I really find it difficult to understand so many people who are "abroad" and will castigate all manner of people including the magnanimity of the host country for allowing you in and claiming citizenship.

If you are not at peace where you are, please go back to Nigeria. Nigeria is your own country not anywhere else! You can't complain wherever you are and still remain there, it doesn't speak well of a sane mind.

Truth is, it is not everybody that has had it smooth abroad neither can we safely conclude everybody "abroad" has had it rough. Even in Ghana, a former colleague who was transferred there complained of the treatment meted out to him by immigration officials who asked him for his work permit in the most ruthless manner. They didn't even allow him say nothing before he was bundled into their truck! In the end, he parted with a $200 bribe/fine. Hey, that's a black man to his fellow black man!

Historically, human beings emigrate and will continue to do so in search of peace (or if you will, greener pasture). Some will find comfort in the course of the sojourn, others won't! Painting an all pathetic story of "abroad" has not and will not stop this. In fact, some people (especially the adventurous ones ) are more receptive to these stories and will like to experience such.

The bottom line is, we all can't live in our own island pretending that other islands don't exist! Slavery or not, we all need one another.

ttmacoy:
Thank you. You go where you have the best opportunities for you and your family. If Nigeria works for you fine. There's no issue there. Same for those who prefer to be abroad.

sukkot:
yeah i repped toronto raptors back in that time no more. and ermmm the lakers have being crap for a while now and kobe needs to retire. his time is past.