The Angel Gabriel came to the Lord looking distraught. "I have to talk to you. I have some Nigerians up here in Heaven who are causing serious problems."

Gabriel described how the Nigerians swing on the Pearly Gates, have spilled Maggi sauce and Ogbono soup all over the angels' robes, and scattered Isi-ewu, cow feet and Bokoto bones over the streets of gold. The angel said wings are missing, the stairway leading to heaven is littered with empty beer bottles and many Nigerians refuse to wear halos, saying they don't fit with their hairstyles.

The Lord said, "I have made them special, as I did you, my angel. Heaven is home to all my children. If you really want to know about problems, let's call the devil.

The devil answered the phone, "Hello? what the , !, hold on one minute." The devil returned to the phone and said, "Hello Lord, what can I do for you?" The Lord replied, "Tell me what kind of problems you are having down there."

The devil said, "Wait a minute," and put the Lord on hold. After 5 minutes he returned to the phone and said "Okay, I'm back. What was the question? The Lord asked again, "What kind of problems are you having down there?"

The devil said, "Man, I don't belieeeeeeeeeeee, hold on, Lord" This time the devil was gone for 15 minutes. The devil returned and said, "I am sorry Lord, I can't talk right now. The Nigerians bribed my guards to put out the fire and now are trying to install air conditioning!"