As much as I would like to dispute this claim, I find it honestly difficult to except for the hopeless part which can be disputed because a lot of Nigerians are actually hopeful but the thing is there is more talking hopefuls, complaint hopefuls and less changes for the better hopefuls. No country is a waste to humanity even all the backward arab north africans and their fellow backward middle easterns are not a waste to humanity so Nigeria is not a waste to humanity. Arrogant, I wouldn't dispute that because it started from home, then to the neighborhoods, then as a nation in general, it is almost like the nigerian coat of arms.
Parents, teachers, and majority of citizens should do their part and curse less, instead of going to babalawo to do juju to kill or wicked someone else why not go to babalawo to ask for a greater nigeria or go there and ask for an intelligent brain so that you can be a positive participant in the society. Arrogance is so rampant that it is a norm for reps to slap anybody, for police to weep anyone, for the owner of the house to beat his househelp employees and the oga syndromme has clogged a brighter vision for the people. Until there is protection of rights for everyone with equality being the inspiration for any constitution to be carved out; this will be an ongoing problem which leads to self destruction.
Nigeria is the only nation in Africa that can successfully carve out ways to make equality a norm in Africa by first successfully implenting it in Nigeria. We need to strive for the better.

no comment!

naijaway:

Arrogant, I wouldn't dispute that because it started from home, then to the neighborhoods, then as a nation in general, [size=14pt]it is almost like the nigerian coat of arms.[/size]

  roflmao!!!

@ikeyman00

kovoso

have u got human brain self??

just wonderin

i must applaud you for your stupidity. BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!

you should try harder though, you weren't trying with that Troll Comment.

Make a better one next time.

i give your comment a 1 out of 5.

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The region has been developing for about 400 years by whites which is why they never left you might as well call it like America.

kosovo said:

[/quote]Im sorry but you are full of NOISE!
didn't the British also develop Nigeria before they left ? what happened to the groundnut pyramid? don't give me that crap and stop deceiving yourself,
  same old story to console one's self is pathetic and leading the country to DOOM![quote]

kosovo, tell us. What did the British ''develop'' before they left? You see it is little children like you who don't realise what Nigeria was like 40 or 50 years ago, that come here to spill all this garbage.


For your information, when the British were driven out in 1960, after nearly 70 years in power, they had built NOT ONE UNIVERSITY in the entire country.  South Africa, whom you're comparing us to, had their first university , the University of Cape Town, established in 1828. With several more established in rapid succession after that, such as the University of Pretoria, and Withswaterstrand University among others. So since the 1820s, that nation has been producing a steady stream of administrators, technocrats, engineers, architects, doctors, and other professionals, building up that country, while the British were busy PISSSING ABOUT in your country with ''groundnut pyramids'' (for which you remain foolishly grateful), siphoning resources in a manner that would make even Abacha squirm in discomfort.

They built No schools, No hospitals, No roads, and No electricity facilities. Telephones? Forget it.

By the time they left, national literacy was at an appalling 6%, after 70 years in power.

Statistically, had the British still been in power, you, kosovo, would not be this educated chap mouthing off on the web on a full belly, but rather, an illiterate farmer struggling in your village woods. So thank your lucky stars you were born after independence, under Nigerian rule.

Under the British, only the very richest could afford a car. Nobody complained about power outages because most people had no idea what electricity was. There was no power distribution network, no power infrastructure worth the name.

Roads? There were very few real roads anywhere. Not that it mattered much, since most people made do with bicycles or simply walked along dirt-paths.

Today it's a totally different story. Under Nigerian rule, and despite corruption, Literacy is at 75%. We have over 100 universities, thousands of schools and hospitals have been built, and annual GDP is $300 bilion. We have electricity, even if intermittent. We have thousands of miles of new, and good roads and bridges, even though we have many roads that need attention.

But that's better than having no roads at all. Same applies to other facilities mentioned, many not at optimal functionality at present, but still far better than whatever the British left us with - which was nothing.

kosovo, tell us. What did the British ''develop'' before they left? You see it is little children like you who don't realise what Nigeria was like 40 or 50 years ago, that come here to spill all this garbage.

  shame on you.!
tell me more, history teacher,  That's exactly what i said, Nigerians are so comfortable with whats on ground.  Cowardice entity.

We're not ''comfortable'' with where we are at present. But we sure as hell know it would have been a whole lot worse under the British! For starters you'd be illiterate and singing moonlight ballads in your hut by now.

ROSSIKE:

We're not ''comfortable'' with where we are at present. But we sure as hell know it would have been a whole lot worse under the British! For starters you'd be illiterate and singing moonlight ballads in your hut by now.

hahahahahahaha!!!!

hahahahahahaha!!!!

we noticed!

Amaka my sister, do you know that when Prince Phillip visited Nigeria in the 70s and arrived Lagos, the man was just looking around and asking if they were sure this was the same Nigeria they'd left in 1960. Everywhere he looked he saw roads, cars, traffic, flyovers, commerce, buildings, people dressed , with shoes on as well!

I think he asked them to get him back on the plane cos it must be the wrong country,  He thought Nigeria would be the same as they'd left it in 1960,  undeveloped, with smiling barefoot natives emerging from dirtpaths and crevices to be at his beck and call.

hahaha i found that too hilarious, i had to laugh at that one.
thanks oo.

ROSSIKE:

Amaka my sister, do you know that when Prince Phillip visited Nigeria in the 70s and arrived Lagos, the man was just looking around and asking if they were sure this was the same Nigeria they'd left in 1960. Everywhere he looked he saw roads, cars, traffic, commerce, buildings, people dressed , with shoes on as well!

I think he asked them to get him back on the plane cos it must be the wrong country, He thought Nigeria would be the same as they'd left it in 1960, undeveloped, with smiling barefoot natives emerging from dirtpaths and crevices to be at his beck and call.

Lagos was not that bad civilised lagosians have been in Lagos since the late 1800's

^^^^


abeg, carry go.
what else are you trying to get into?

"was not that bad" and it wanst great either.

Pictures speak louder than words. Here's the Nigerian version of Wall Street:


Broad Street, Lagos, 1950s



Broad Street, 1980s

http://3.bp..com/_bDcpR_wJ7hk/SqrpbHyyaDI/AAAAAAAABuM/_enfHOVhksg/s1600-h/Lagos,+Nigeria+The+Independence+Fountain.+This+is+Tinubu+Square,+showing+Tinubu+Square+fountain,+%28often+called+the+Independence+fountain%29+in+the+foreground,+and+the+Central+Bank.jpg

Tinubu you people are talkin like Lagos was the bush or something

^^^^^^

daddy!!!

Of course it developed

sjeezy8,  Tinubu Sq is much nicer today!!!!

Under Nigerian rule!!!





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ROSSIKE you trying too hard on your self,  how does your pic relates to the topic?
  you are so DUMB!
even at this day, majority of areas in Nigeria are not different form the first pic we saw, and lagos is not the entire Nigeria,
   keep making Noise!

lol of course.


I wouldn't say Nigerian rule tho more like Lagosian rule.

kosovo:

ROSSIKE you trying too hard on your self, how does your pic relates to the topic?
you are so DUMB!
even at this day, majority of areas in Nigeria are not different form the first pic we saw, and lagos is not Nigeria,
keep making Noise!

this guy no dey hate because you papa still dey pick flowers in your village

DAYUUUMMM Tinubu square looks sick ooo. Its looks totally different  now.

Una get Tafawa Balewa Square picture? My Former Skool was very close to that area

I'm not trying to belittle our problems, but to show that all is not lost. The potential is still in view.  

chic2pimp:

DAYUUUMMM Tinubu square looks sick ooo. Its looks totally different now.

Una get Tafawa Balewa Square picture? My Former Skool was very close to that area

ehnnn so you went to school?

sjeezy8 you have no use,

kosovo:

sjeezy8 you have no use,

look at dis cassava planter talkin mess for NL

sjeezy8:


ehnnn so you went to school?

Wahlai U dey craze for head. Useless mutete .

sjeezy8:


this guy no dey hate because you papa still dey pick flowers in your village

kosovo link=topic=324186.msg4565816#msg4565816 date=1253250494:

sjeezy8 you have no use,
[quote author=sjeezy8 link=topic=324186.msg4565817#msg4565817 date=1253250552]

look at dis cassava planter talkin mess for NL

Make una take am easy oooo

[/quote]

sjeezy8:


look at dis cassava planter talkin mess for NL

ha! my prediction was right.
my pusssy aint enough to keep you away from the drama?
i must be that lame.  

THE AMAKA:

ha! my prediction was right.
my pusssy aint enough to keep you away from the drama?
i must be the lame.

Lol boo it is i was jus kidding wit da girl(kosovo) ya kno

THE AMAKA:

ha! my prediction was right.
my pusssy aint enough to keep you away from the drama?
i must be that lame.  

rotfl wow

Typical to find sjeezy causing wahala up and down. You and Amaka make a great match sha.

Abeg, no come back with no bullet o

FL Gators:



rotfl wow

Typical to find sjeezy causing wahala up and down. You and Amaka make a great match sha.

Abeg, no come back with no bullet o

GBAM +100

FL Gators:



rotfl wow

Typical to find sjeezy causing wahala up and down. You and Amaka make a great match sha.

Abeg, no come back with no bullet o

excuse me? i dont go looking for wahala, it just comes.
what is it?

chic2pimp:

GBAM +100

and you HUSH UP! adding your damn 25cent on every thread
sheesh.

FL Gators:



rotfl wow

Typical to find sjeezy causing wahala up and down. You and Amaka make a great match sha.

Abeg, no come back with no bullet o

ah ah dis guy, aiye nko so wa?

@ amaka
boo you know how chic2pimp is
lol i thought he was a girl for like the longest dude needs to change his NAME

sjeezy,

se yoruba lo n so? abi English gone wrong?