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GeneralShepherd:
I lived and worked in Melbourne. Young people as young as 25 lived in their own apartments and were doing well. Continue believing that everyone outside Nigeria is suffering oo

You see the problem you have is this. You are giving advise through your own context or experience. You said people as young as 25yrs. Here we are talking about someone who is probably in mid-20s or early 30s that is just coming from Nigeria. And you want to compare that same person with native Australians or someone from an immigrant family living in Australia or who moved there, already got an education there. Is permanent residency in Australia automatic if you school there? Will you get job right away after leaving school as a foreign student. Put context in your response. While you are more concerned about people back home not thinking you are living a tough life in Australia, I am more concerned about giving advise on all possibilities.

GeneralShepherd:
Entry level software engineer in Melbourne earns $70k. Go and confirm then come back and apologise

How much of that $70k remain in your bank account at the end of the year. And that $70k is the gross income before tax. What's the net income? Look beyond the immediate numbers. Australia has high income tax rate.

GeneralShepherd:
Oga argue with yourself! You can check my post history. In Australia I lived like a king doing an average job that paid me $ 39 per hour. 1.5 x the rate on Saturday and twice the rate on Sundays.

Go and research on Aussie payscale. You people will sit in Nigeria and be discouraging you people from hustling.

I can only laugh. Let us analyze your lie very well since you think I am based in Nigeria. I wish I can give you my name and do a search on Google with it. So, let us list typical monthly expenses and you list the amount you pay for each. What's your annual tax?

Mortgage or rent, health insurance, auto loan, auto insurance, day care for kids, property tax (annual), Annual home community tax (for property owner, if any), life insurance, utilities, internet/phone; you can add or remove from the list based on Australia context.

To clarify again, the comment you read gave one side of the possibility while a second comment I gave after also gave another (possibly rosy) side. Point is how many % of Nigerians get to that rosy side. You don't just give a one side rosy picture. Give both sides because not everyone would have your level of perseverance, hardwork or foresight. At a point in my life in West, I was at a six-figure income. It took over 15years of investment of time and hardwork after first-degree. And there are no guarantees. Please learn how to advice people the right way. There are lots of immigrant Nigerians living tough lives.

GeneralShepherd:
I paid 60k AUD is school fees in Australia without getting one kobo from Nigeria ! Stop lying to young people biko

You are surely lieing. How many Australians can go to school to pay $60k AUD without student loan or family support. Did you go there as an immigrant with permanent residency or someone who just flew in with a visa and became an illegal immigrant. There is no lie in my comment. How many native Australians have $55k (AUD) in their bank accounts. I am not saying that it's not possible to attain high income in the West but what percentage of Nigerians have achieved that with genuine wealth and 100% assets belonging to them and not the system.

I made another post where I said you can even make your to earning $200k per annum but it's not guaranteed. I know what I am saying because I've been there. Do you know how many years you need to invest to achieve that and what it comes with. At the end of the day the system will take back most of the money. Someone who have the same job in the oil industry in Nigeria will come in to buy a house cash down while you in Canada is still paying mortgage.

Even the personal income tax rate in Australia could be up to 45% in Australia. So better give credible response.

Young man. I won't lie to you. You can work your way to earning up to $200,000 Canadian per annum but it require a lot of work, sacrifice and it's not guaranteed. Been there before but you have to learn to kiss white man "asses" to keep your job. Moment you start showing you are the "man" they will frustrate you out of the system. Most Nigerians who are very successful in the white man system know how to do that. At least its money you want. Is it not?

Godbpraised:
car loan 250
student loans 330
homely expenses 250
car insurance 75
car maintenance 100
internet 40
phone bills 60
house rent 537
miscellaneous 300
transport 100
Monthly expense 2042

my monthly expenses in canada i earn $3200 , family wahala for nigeria never they their . Well make una they come.

Tell them. They never sabi anything. More than 90% Canadian dont have to $20,000 in their account not to talk of $55K (N15 M).

KIDfurniture:
I have made close to 12m in this Nigeria already.. I believe I will make more than that 15million once I take it and add to business. I'd rather live like a king in my country. Give me the cash , Alaba international market is open for business.

Great comment.

N15 million is approximately $55 000 (Canadian). You will be surprised that 90% of Canadian don't have that amount of cash in savings. Most don't own their homes until they are around 55-65 years because the houses belong to the banks until mortgage is paid off. In fact most dont have or own assets. They are just regular Joe with piles of debts on their head. But they do have better quality of life because of a working system. Though this does not guarantee happiness. So, if I were you, I will invest in a low risk business in Nigeria and be patient to grow that money. The only reason I can advise any youth to travel abroad is to get better education, get a little experience and work to become independent. Chances of being rich is very small. Only a very, very small fraction of immigrants have achieved that. You will just be okay with lots of debt until near old age. Be wise.

Nigerians and the good things of life they cannot produce. They will want to drive this on their pot-hol filled roads. Lovers of poverty.

Get off your ass and propose a product or service that provide solution to just one of thousands of problems facing that society. That's the way to create wealth that last. Not by Yahoo-Yahoo, stealing, or ritual.

Hedonini:
How he or anyone else amassed their wealth should neither be your business nor mine. If everyone blabs about their money making secret, then they would soon lose their money because predators, parasites and vultures like you would feast on it and saturate it. That's why nobody owes the public any stupid explanation. God knows I I rather die than explain how I make money to any bastard. The public is never interested in knowing how you amassed poverty. They only rear their ugly, envious necks when you succeed in whatever you're doing after suffering for long, whether legal or illegal. God punish them.

The key issue is this: If crimes have been committed, the onus is on the accuser to prove. In this case, the EFCC is the accuser, and they have listed the purported accusations against Mompha (go and read the so-called 14 count charges again again). Where in these accusations is "Internet fraud" or "419" mentioned? That's the question you should answer since you brought it up.

Then stay in your corner quietly and don't come online to flaunt material things from ill-gotten wealth. The fact that your actions influences our youths then we want to know your source of income because you could turn out to be a bad influence. I just read here where someone said "he only need 1/10 of the ill-gotten fund and it's okay he get life-time jail sentence". Imagine if that person saying this is your younger brother.

Smalldick123:
Good.
but truth be told. i prefer eating 1/10 of that money for 5years abroad and be jailed for life than living in a shithole like this corntree

May heavens grant your wish. Continue to bring curses on yourself. Poverted mind.

PotatoSalad:
Nigeria. Why are black people just wicked?
Why?
To think that whoever did this was once a child; innocent and pure of heart

Madness! Go and check crime statistics for countries like US, or homicide deaths alone.

Amuatulu:
First suspect "Owner of the car"

If you know how the rideshare system work you won't type this. Is the owner tracking his location, to the point of requesting a ride and then getting the same driver? Not likely.

MelesZenawi:
Just shut it.

What do you mean by boko haram?

Any right thinking person will know and fully agree that establishing sharia court in west is a step in right direction.

SW can't haven't nearly 66% Muslims without have a court to adjudicate on their religious problems.

You are all sick in the head. Sharia ko, Sharia ni. It's that same religion that will send all you fanatics to where you claimed is preserved for the infidels. Imagine, foreign religion.

SalamRushdie:
Shut up Trump remains American best till days so shut up

Continue to lie to yourself. Just make sure you show your comment here to the consulate officer in order to secure your US visa.

gypsey:
I would Really really really Love to say and believe that MR Onyema will win This case.






But I am Sorry to say it is %80 likely that he will loose the case and forfeit his Money, He should Just make a plea bargain, cut his loses and move on, Rather than waste more money on Lawyers.

It is his money they want to collect. You all do not know what the USA economic system is built on. They feel that because he is Nigerian he probably won't be able to justify those funds. The system is there to make money for their lawyers, judges, and others. We know this because we live it daily. Not sure how long he has been investigated but his recent move to transport Nigerians free of charge put him and his company under international spotlight. It's like "lets check out this nigger". You need to understand how these people work. If the system want to get you, you can't escape it except if you are a step ahead which require extreme diligence.

plaindealer:
This is not about the money going through CBN, it's about money laundering through US banks and falsification of documents and false identity scams on the soil of the United States Of America.

The US is not EFCC or Nigeria where you come up with bogus, naive and goofy excuses that doesn't jive with matters o the table, take the charges seriously and start serious and credible defense on behalf of your client.

Keep your mouth quiet man! Which US justice system are you talking about. Is it not the same system that unjustly convict thousands every year for crimes they did not commit. Wrongful convictions are a common thing in the USA and they are often driven by shady, overzealous or corrupt prosecution and biased jury.

Xavi2019:
They were actually using a live Python for practical?

Where do you practice Agriculture? Is it not in the field or farm!

Coldie:
This is the second time this year alone that lightening is killing a herd if cows in the south west alone.

Is this natural?

Third time!

bjt:
Thor the son of Odin

Thor is for the Greeks. Ours is Sango. It existed before the Greek came along. And remember Greek culture was borrowed from ancient Egypt. And where was ancient Egypt located? And where did Yoruba claim to come from? The East!

Deepfeel:
as if people in Anambra don't know how to poison Fulani cows and claim amadiaha God of thunder stroke them to death? thunder that's large enough to kill 19 cows , will kill both the herdsmen the trees and grass in the area , this is fake

Those forces if well used are very selective. I should say specific. Every being, human or animal as a "oriki" (pyrogenics) in Yoruba. You can call out the "being" as wished.

oz4real83:
The gods are angry indeed . The gods should have also struck the herdsmen to serve as warning to others or is it that the cattle were more valuable to the gods than the herdsmen?

Other way around. Yoruba places higher value on human lives.

Lucky you. Your lucky that this happened before marriage. And she could not even fake it as most would do. Pick race like "Dauda the sexy guy".

drskyfly007:
WHAT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND ABOUT CEO OF AIRPEACE ALLEN ONYEMA US FRAUD ALLEGATION:

Facts to understand from the publication.

1. Allen was not accused of defrauding anyone

Go and read it again. He didn’t defraud not even a pink person not to talk of Oyibo through internet fraud.

2. These were transfers made from Nigerian banks through the formal channels.

Now, Nigerian banks are extremely cautious for any Nigerian bank to move upto $20m from Nigeria to an account in the US under a documentary LC, trust they would have executed their thorough due diligence.

If Allen was hiding anything he wouldn't go through this formal channel.

3. If a large amount of money keeps coming into the UK or USA from places like Nigeria, because of our reputation, usually banks will raise a red alert, because of Money laundering policies, you will come and explain.
if they can't get you or your documents aren't flowing well they will escalate it to the Authorities.
Which in America, IRS is amongst the many authorities.

I once worked as a PMO analyst in a bank in the UK and our project was launching a system that raises alert of money transfers from outside the UK and initial steps the bank must take even if it legit at the end of the investigation.

4. Hence, this is an issue with IRS.(pls google IRS, don’t ask me)

All business that has any dealing with American banks will at some point have an issue with them, that organization can have an issue with you just because you missed one of their calls.
Ask those of us in the UK, how HMRC disturbs our life with Tax.
Na same mama and Papa born them. Collecting money (Tax) or declaring they don't understand how your money is coming gives them orgasm �

5. This isn't something that happened now, it is was an ongoing investigation, whoever that is trying to make this popular now, by sharing the story, has his own agenda. Could be competitors or some wannabe

6. If this was as bad as your Nigerians want to believe it FBI would have been involved, instead, it is DEA, which doesn't make sense, why is DEA Involved? this isn't a drug related issue. �

7. This isn’t a Nigerian political thing, everything is not APC and PDP or Biafra related �.
No, it isn't, they just need some clarification from him about some documents they think is falsified, once he shows up which I believe he will, all these will be cleared.
IRS doesn't do politics, they go after anyone they feel is owing or hasn't explained some transactions. Many big businesses have had issues with them at some point. Even a whole President Trump had issues with them.

Stop running around sharing the headline and calling him a fraud, without reading line by line the said publication to fully comprehend, it makes you look like a daft in this 2019��

Expand your horizon.

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Thanks for your post. It's obvious most Nigerians back home are very naive and do not understand how things work in the West. Simply because it's coming from the West, then it's TRUE or that charges are valid. Abi is it not the same "white-man" that enslaved and stole from you continously for multiple centuries. And now all of a sudden they have become so perfect. You folks need a slap on the face. Better wake up from your slumber. Let them come to Nigeria and pick him up.

To you Nigerians back home, better open your eyes. Now, all of a sudden after Air Peace helped moved Nigerians free of charge from South Africa, and got good publicity they suddenly completed investigations on him. The US prison is filled with many innocent individuals, mostly blacks, that were wrongly convicted for crime they did not commit. The US justice system is filled with corruption as well. The difference with country like Nigeria is that there are system for individuals to seek redress. So, this Onyeama case is all trumped up charges by over zealous prosecutors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/us/convict-exonerations-2017.html

Richdad50:


I have seen on this forum the poor and average rise to the defense of the super rich yet he is defended by no one. Poverty have no relative.

Many top Nigeria business men and women have no honour. They launder taxpayers funds for different politicians.

The day the wind will blow over Dangote, the poor will learn never to sing the praises of those whose history of little beginnings were never documented.

Richdad

So, Dangote is someone that came out from no where and became a billionaire, gbam, just like that. He has been in business for more than 40 years. I suppose they are still investigating him. You people have been sold the idea by the West that none of you is trustworthy, and you are buying into that. Come sit down and watch crime stories on US TV or on YouTube. You will run away from an average Oyinbo man.

Some say they have been investigating Onyeama since 2010, and few months after he help moved Nigerians from South Africa free of charge, they just suddenly completed investigations. You trust these people so much. See I have been living among them for close to 2 decades, and all the lies they sell you folks back home won't in the ears of individuals like us.

How? From what? We know how condition before he became a governor.

udemzyudex:
Most naija yahoo guys are into romance scam.

If you see Indians ehn those ones are into call center scam, having access to your computer and stealing vital information.


The hype on Nigeria is just too much.

There is a racial angle to it. Like how blacks in America are given bad publicity. Now it's the symbolic black nation on earth. You Nigerians need to wake up.

Yankiss:
China has joined Nigeria o. Me is not understanding o. I thought these countries are clean. Even the USA has their fair share of cyber scammers. But if u hear the hype on Nigerians you will think cyber crime is made in Nigeria.

That's how you Nigerians are brainwashed and fooled easily by the media. You thought "these countries are clean". The amount scammed by Nigerian scammers is child play to what's lost to fraud in the USA carried out US citizens and non-Nigerian scammers. The difference is Nigerian scammers make too much noise.

Our pride shouldn't be whether a Nigerian or African artist win the Grammy or not. This is part of what the western world use to dominate other cultures. Elevate your mindset. Africans make better music than them. Africa is the home of rhythms.

beresponsible:
Wetin she dey sing sef? Oyinbo can dance to anything. Burna na master

Really? Angela Kidjo, you really do not know music. You think it's that trash sang by most of Nigerian musicians. She is a veteran anyway. I am sure she would prefer Burna Boy to win this time. She is a true child of Africa with a lot of originality and African culture portrayed in her music/videos.