₦airaland Forum

Fulaman198:
Nothing wrong with not being religious. I'm a Muslim myself, but I do place a high value on math, science and technology. I don't think lack of education is Nigeria's problem, I think it stems from extremely poor corruption. Yes, we do know of the Hausa Almajiri system which I think is outdated and holds children back from being great. I do agree that we need to find a way to be competitive with South Korea, China, United States, etc. within the next 10 to 15 years ( I mean be neck and neck with them during this time period).

I am from the North, born muslim and a civil engineering graduate. Religion is northern Nigeria number one problem, too much rigid religious ideology promote extremes behaviour that negate and opposed secularity which iw responsible for development.

to be developed industrially you need a strong educational system, strong cooperate culture, more secular and less conservative environment. ..in short, economic and industrial development means more western culture and attitude.

Fulaman198:
I think you would love Mali (Bamako) and the Bambara people. Mali is a beautiful country, Senegal is as well. I think the entire African continent is amazing with amazing people, we just need to find a way to make the continent as a whole stronger.

yea I intentionally put Dakar ( senegal) and bamako ( mali) together because both should be one country...they started as one nation after independent from france, then as mali federation. Too many small countries in Africa, these countries cannot sustained large economic and industrial development. A starting point will be Ecowas common currency

Fulaman198:
Absolutely, like for example even though there are Fulani people in Senegal and Senegal is doing quite well economically, I would probably live in Ghana over Senegal because although I speak French extremely well, I have a better command of the English language than French.

I would love to visit dakar and Bamako sone days...I like Barbara people of southern mali. I was really happy when mali hosted the 2002 nations cup

Fulaman198:
Yah absolutely, that's a big part of it, the money is what corrupts Nigeria, as well as the lack of showing love to your fellow man/woman. If we truly cared about the well being of one another in Nigeria, we would want to best for everyone. In this case, Niger does have superior ethics and morals than we do. They seem more humble and down to earth.

yea, the bigger picture is we lack the much needed education to build and sustained a great society... I am not a religious person by religion has always been a tool for mental slavery so many elites together with religious leader have been using it to control Nigeria politics, hence the region only have superiority in politics but lack economical, social and technological development

Fulaman198:
Ok great points,

Niger has Fulani like we do, Hausa like we do, Tuaregs like we do, Kanuri (Beri-Beri) like we do, Zarma/Songhai like we do. We have all the same ethnic groups, and you are right, the difference is that ideology wise Niger is better, I won't deny that, Nigeria is a bit too morally corrupt and Western influenced these days. Niger like you said is also more peaceful, though when our parents were growing up Nigeria was peaceful. My father told me that in the 60s and 70s, even in the 80s that Nigeria was quite peaceful. Cattle Herding no one had to worry about anything, what happened to that Nigeria?

may be because we have too much money in Nigeria politics....

Fulaman198:
I agree with you in some things and disagree in certain things.

I don't necessarily think that Francophone Africa and Anglophone Africa are that Different.

For example are Senegal and Gambia really that different??

Culturally speaking Senegal and Gambia have a lot in common, as does Sierra Leone and Guinea as does Niger and Nigeria.

Niger and Nigeria only share culture similarity because Hausas are also majority in Niger and northern Nigeria ( hausa make up 45% of Niger population). Northern Nigeria also share similarity with Niger in religions. ideology wise, Niger is better than Northern Nigeria, better town planning, relatively peaceful, more religious tolerant etc...they are just too poor because of their location

vdGeist:
Those Eurasian genes seem to increase the attractiveness of SSA populations.
Any black population I see getting the tag of most beautiful have some non-African ancestry.

Seems beauty is un African.

what define African?
stupid racist ideology of african yo be some kind of regid people with same phenotype such as extreme dark skin, wide nose, kinky hair etc. Africans are very diverse people ( excluding North Africans).
Ethiopians, somalis, Eritreans are Africans and I find them not more attractive than Nigerians. infact ladies like Omotola is very very beautiful to me....I will take over any horn africans any day

JiggamanGh:
Anglo Africans lack style compared to Franco Africans and when it comes to style we are way behind African Americans. It's the plain truth, I am west African Ghanaian. I only speak the truth from my experience

what ia your definition of style?
I find African American culture irritating. ..too much love for materials without really intellectual capability.

African American culture is all about materials without any concrete plan to work hard fo life.
I don't consider there mode of dressing, music, artificial female look ( artificial air, slutty dress, etc style).

If francophone African countries have the reasource anglo countries like Nigeria or Ghana I bet you they will do better

JiggamanGh:
I know that, but we are talking about average. I have no doubt that when it comes shear numbers there are more beautiful Africans that there are black Americans but on average black Americans are more beautiful.

You are right about beauty and ugly in every country.

what do you call beauty?
who is setting the standard?
what are the characteristics of a beautiful individial.

slavery and colonization had really conditioned the mind of an average African to always reason stupidly.

Indians are going to space
south Koreans are building anything buildable
Chinese are grow from strength to strength
Nigerians and Africans are bitching about look

ireneony:
OK until nigerian men start carrying guns and shooting themselves and 7 baby mamas, before they have style? abi?

that is a stupid stereotype...all African American population don't go around killing each other...7 baby mama?

Dotng:
The Helicopters That Evacuated CDS Badeh’s Family From Mubi: A Lesson For All Nigerians
OPINIONNov 6, 2014 1 6062




By Elvis Iyorngurum

It has been reported that few hours before the attack, helicopters flew in and evacuated his family members from the town

Mubi, the biggest commercial town in Adamawa state, was thrown into chaos the day Boko Haram descended on it and the people found themselves running for their lives. The terrorists shot sporadically, killing a lot of people while those who could escape jumped into any available car to run to safety. Christians, Muslims, Igbos, Yorubas, Tivs, Hausas and any tribe or religion, jumped onto any vehicle that was headed outside the town. Soldiers scampered onto trucks with civilians, begging to be saved, hundreds of people who could not get a vehicle ran into the hills. In their frantic effort to stay alive, no one paid attention to anybody’s religion or ethnicity before asking them for help or helping them to stay alive. It was a community of people, united by their desire to escape the common enemy that hunted them all without discrimination. Ethnicity and religion vanished, all they were left with was their humanity. Those climbing the hills stayed together, helping one another stay on their feet as they all tried to survive.

The most interesting part of the narrative is that the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Badeh is from the same town of Mubi. It has been reported that few hours before the attack, helicopters flew in and evacuated his family members from the town. The chief of Defence staff by the way, is the most senior military officer in Nigeria and he controls the army, navy and air force. Before that sad day, someone from Mubi would have boasted that the Chief of Defence Staff is from their home town. But on the day that it mattered the most, he evacuated only his family members and abandoned everyone else to their fate. It means he had information of the impending attack and as the most senior military commander, he did not fly into the town to lead his men in battle to defend the community. He quietly saved only his family and left even the soldiers without an inspiring commander to motivate them to engage the terrorists and defend the town.

One lesson all Nigerians must learn from this story is that as a people, all we have is our neighbours. When you need some help at home, you knock on the door of your neighbour. The president, governor, senator or minister is not there to help you. Why then should you continue to fight your neighbour because of a man or woman who cares only about his own family? Our elites may deceive us about sharing the same religion or ethnicity with us, but time and again, they have proven that they do not care. We have been fools, killing one another on the basis of religion and ethnicity while they stay united across all the divides and plunder our wealth. The time has come for us to rise, educate one another and unite to fight our common enemy. The politicians are our enemies and not the poor struggling men and women in our neighbourhoods.

What now will the people of Mubi boast about as the gain of having their son as the chief of Defence Staff? If you go to Otueke where Jonathan comes from, there are many people who live in excruciating poverty! There is still a lot of poverty and suffering in the home towns of all our governors, ministers, parliamentarians and former presidents, while they and their families live in scandalous affluence. The minister of petroleum spent over 10 billion Naira on a private jet. That money can end the poverty of several communities in her state. Stella Oduah bought two cars with 225million Naira while there are people in her home town who can’t afford 500 Naira to feed their family in a day.

The time to throw away the sentiments is now! Support only a man or woman who has a just heart and will serve everyone and every community regardless of if they come from there or not. The moment anyone begins to talk to you about religion or ethnicity, reject him summarily! We need leaders who will unite us because our shared humanity is greater than any differences between us. And if someone does something wrong or fails in governance, do not support them simply because they’re your own. Share the message, teach those around you and brace up for a citizens action to root out bad governance, defeat terrorism and build a better society for everyone of us. We have hope and we must not lose that hope. We can turn around our country, all we need to do is unite our voices and raise them against the evil system that has enslaved us for so long. Our adversity, especially the insurgency, has taught us who our real enemies are. Get ready to answer when you hear the call.

GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

http://abusidiqu.com/helicopters-evacuated-cds-badehs-family-mubi-lesson-nigerians/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

very interesting piece bro

chukxie:
The level of ignorance on this thread is beyond me! Little wonder the world erroneously sees Nigeria as a nation with bunches of brainless people. Anyone that thinks it's impossible to ride a bike from Nigeria to Austria must a complete t.wat.

it is not possible since continental Africa is an island with no raod link to Europe.

since he usew ferry to cross to the other side we can't really say he ride from Africa to Europe....small knowledge of geography shows how ridiculous your escertion was

chukxie:
The level of ignorance on this thread is beyond me! Little wonder the world erroneously sees Nigeria as a nation with bunches of brainless people. Anyone that thinks it's impossible to ride a bike from Nigeria to Austria must a complete t.wat.

it is not possible since continental Africa is an islan with no raod link to Europe.

since he usew ferry to cross to the other side we can't really say he ride from Africa to Europe....small knowledge of geography shows how ridiculous your escertion was

kukus01:
Did you see the word ferry in his post?

nope

2black:
This is not a fake story.I know this guy personally.He owns a company which supplies goods and services to my organisation.He is a mulatto. He likes adventure a lot and that explains y he is doing these daring trips.google it and you will see the diary of his trips with pictures and other details.he ferried the bike across the sea to Europe.

since is a mulatto now he must some be kind of mini god....Africans with slave mentality.By the way, calling someone mulatto is abusive and derogatory

LEOSIRSIR:
I support the OP about everything he wrote about the Bike man, I have a friend onmy FBK list who is a member of the easy riders association nick name MILITANT real name (Christopher Odigie) he upload series of their inter Border riding and they have been to many places in africa , check him out on FBK and see if am lieing he update a pics of kanu from france -Austria. I guess they will use ferry to cross over the water part of the journey#myopinion#

my problem is how he manage to cross the narrow river between Spain and Morocco on his way to western Europe or their is a bridge there now?

Dopeyomi:

But tha̶̲̥̅̊t guy try o... South_africa to Lagos Shey the man ride bike untOp sea too


Abi na dryLand from south_africa to naija
Abi the bike geht wing
Abi the bike d̶̲̅ε̲̣y fly
Like how many months did he use to get there
So he was αвℓє to refuel the bike on the sea too
Filling station is available there to abi


Am still finding it hard to believe!


So this post eventually мα∂є frontpage

check your atlas map dummy. ..you can actually travel through land from Nigeria to south Africa.

Nigeria- Cameroon - Gabon- Congo- DRC- ANGOLA- NAMIBIA- SOUTH AFRICA

rigarmortis:
If you know that major projects take some time, why do you expect jonathan to transform nigerian on short notice like some magician with a magic wand.

why comparing a poor state like osun to a oil rich rivers state in terms of resources available to both states....

Gej is just dull and clueless as a president, he lacks qll the skill need to run a good government. Skills like technocratic ability, charming personality, strong and focust etc

cramjones:
Very idiotic comparison. You dare compare a man who built 150 hospitals, 100s of schools, roads etc with a man who gave you a nice stadium If you don't know the meaning of madness, this is exactly what it means! I urge the moderator to lock this senseless thread and ban the poster for at least a year!

-CramJones

36billion naira for a 30 thousand capacity stadium is way too much (230million us dollars). people also misappropriate priorities, akwa ibom need more road to the rural areas, power infrastructure, employment, pipe born water food security and education. Instead of building a large stadium for a non club state ( akwa ibom has no premier league team) why not invest the money on human resources that will build 60 thousand stadium in feature.

I'm currently in port harcourt and I am realy impressed by the level of development especially in education. so many great and beautiful secondary schools with better infrastructure than private schools. Rivers state in municipal areas have the best school structures in Nigeria

chimzy2u:
"I am coming "OH", "why did u "Na"? "Shey" u know him, haba stop it na" those are typical examples of naija accents..

those are phrases dumb ass...accent is the way you pronounce words

chimzy2u:
"I am coming "OH", "why did u "Na"? "Shey" u know him, haba stop it na" those are typical examples of naija accents..

those are phrases dum ass...accent is the way you pronounce words

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aizayahtosh:
it is quite true but some naija gals dey disobey hooke's law. dem dey do the reverse of all the laws

the reason been that Nigeria is a very poor third world country very tiny middle class and very large poot people, this resulted in having a country with little disposable incomes qnd hence little time for emotional adventures.

On an average Nigerian ladies are hustler, always looking for ways to feel the thirst of materialism such as artificial hair, nail, horrible make up, skin lightening creams, shoes, bags etc. They worry about how much they can get from you than how well you cab treat them.

Most Nigerian ladies worship money by default. ...the only language they understand and they can expressed fluently is MONEY

XXX5:
guyz my gf jhust told me we can't move on coz we're age mates....I try to make her understand therez more to love than age buh Nigerian way of thinking overclouded her mynd....she wnts me buh considers age...I'm so upset....I'm 18 lykwise her....any helpfull advice to me? guyz my gf jhust told me we can't move on coz we're age mates....I try to make her understand therez more to love than age buh Nigerian way of thinking overclouded her mynd....she wnts me buh considers age...I'm so upset....I'm 18 lykwise her....any helpfull advice to me?

man juwt slow down...of she doesn't want you because of age, let her be. in no distance time you will meet someone better.

I was in love with a lady 2 years older than me then in my secondary schools day, I was actually 17 then and she was 19. I was so upset about the while scenario. ..looking back ten year later, I had actually met so many girls that I hardly remember her again.

live is just too beautiful to let any lady weigh you down bro....I bet you before the age of 25 you would have dated so many girls that you will remeber a lady left you because she was age mate

latestsunny:
I think Fayose of Ekiti needs to see these interiors and shut his mouth. If a comedian could own this house, the picture displayed by Fayose Is not too much for a governor. My opinion

A comedian that made his/her money through hardwork and talents can spend the miney any how he wishes but a governor is a political office holder with mandate to serve people not to loot public fun for some expensive bed.

tebirim:
Seriously my brother. How i wish girls will understand that sex and beauty is not just all we want but someone we can rely on to even manage our wealth on our behalf..

she is really doing the opposite of what you just said. she is not helping him to manage his wealth but helping him to lavish the wealth bu helping hin to buy more liability.

all the interior work in that house are forms of liability, properties that will not brink money but will be replaced after some years.

malvisguy212:
what do you understand by the verse i qoute?
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it
grow.

It just like"i planted a seed satan watered it,but God has been making it grow. Exacltly what jesus is saying in the parable of the sower.

from that twisted logic, God really need the help of a satan to water a seed and thesane god is omni powerful......I see

religious people will be thinking the end of the world is here and to me, it will be an opportunity to play fifa 15

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uzolexis:
Thanks for the info and correcting me without insults, it's rare to see that on NL. A lotta pple will insult and then correct.

you are welcome ma