₦airaland Forum

sukkot:
hahaha bro Top of the morning to you

Ayomipoe:
I think it’s primarily your source of USD that determines which approach is best for you.
Once the USD is in your local dom account, the only way to extract it will be to go through all the stress or use SWIFT or use the card on TransferWISE.
I received my funds primarily from Freelance websites, so Payoneer -> USDT via Paxful has been my go to approach, otherwise when GeegPay rates are good and I don’t mind waiting for 24 hours, then I use them.
Wish you the best, also don’t shy from experimenting, Grey.co, Crypto.com, there are platforms that give you access to European/ American banking info, however like I said, it depends on your source of funds.

Ayomipoe:
I fear this too. Hence my reluctance to save in my DOM account.
OP, the major problem is scarcity and maybe because you don't know someone. UBA does not allow me to transfer USD with my app, so I have to physically go to the bank to withdraw (This is a nightmare, I assure you). I heard Access and GTB allow you to transfer with the app.
What happens when I still used to go to the bank was that I would collect a recipient's account that used UBA as me, and then the FX guy would debit me and credit the guy. However, I noticed something weird. He would always cancel the sender name that I wrote as mine and write "self".
Now, I use Geegpay and USDT.

Betboss:
I haven't given this a try, though I read somewhere that you can transfer from your TransferWise account to crypto.com . You cam then use the money to buy usdt or btc and exchange via pair to pair.

If its possible to use my dollar card to buy crypto, then that will be the absolute best.

I will try buying btc on binnance with my uba prepaid card and see what happens

HardMirror:
baba are u using wema bank? Abi u want me to send u screenshot? Wema dollar card had been down for over 2 weeks now. I have to go to the bank for transactions and right now they are saying they cannot do it. And no withdrawal over the counter. Abeg dont tell me about a problem i am passing through.
I just want to know if other banks have this problem i dont need you to tell me what my own bank is doing.

oikirodah:
History Made: Tinubu Spotted As Buhari Launch Oil Drilling Process In The North (Photos)

Buhari, Tinubu Attend Groundbreaking Event For Oil Exploration In The North (Photos)



Source iReporteronline.
https://ireporteronline.com.ng/blog/history-made-tinubu-spotted-as-buhari-launch-oil-drilling-process-in-the-north-photos/

AnonyUser:
I'm thankful to all the contributors on my previous thread here: https://www.nairaland.com/7032114/how-greet-neighbor-just-gave

I took the advice of some matured Nairalanders, rehearsed them couple of times, went with a little courage and overcame.

Some people from my previous thread were asking me what's difficult in going to greet someone who gave birth?

Well, that's what makes us different. To you it's easy. But for some of my type, it's very difficult.

The one I hate more than anything is going for condolence visit. I don't know of any other visit as hard as that. I always avoid that sh!t

Anyways, once again, thank you all.

Olayinka8793:
if the deceased is an old man or woman, you say "eku aseinde mama o (or 'baba o', depending on gender of the deceased), olohun a fori jiwon. Omo rere lo ma gbeyin wa o.


If the deceased is a young person, you say "eku ijoko o, e pele o, a o ni ri iru e mo o. Olohun a fori jin"

Essenza01:
Binance is discouraging crypto bureau de changers... if you have fund in Binance, then it should be attached to a coin and not just storage that increases inflation globally.

Someone having $500k in USDT and not attached to a coin is totally wrong. As you you have deprived your nation of capital rotation thereby increasing borrowings and inflation.

cl0r0x:
Before you blame Binance know what my naija People do. I work in Law enforcement and you will not believe what I see. all sorts of forgeries and fake KYI, social engineering people to obtain OTP and transfer their funds to Binance. Just look at those figures those guys are mentioning, Binance is not stupid the flow of the funds is likely suspicious.

Nowadays they are using an advanced telegram bot to steal opt and authentic people's card to Binance. Being Binance in Nigeria is not easy.

KINGofHELL:
If you are an African cryptocurrency trader or hodler and you use Binance, you should consider moving your cryptocurrency assets out of the exchange to a cold wallet until the exchange explains why it's targeting Nigerians' accounts for freezing.

Meanwhile, #BinanceStopScamming is currently trending on Twitter.

See tweets below.

WoundedLamb:
Please, don't go out of your way to invite someone for a date and then ask them to pay after eating. That's not being smart. That's just outdoing yourself. If you have financial constraints, find a way to say it ahead of the date (or signal when they start ordering beyond what you can afford). This way, the invited party would know to take a bottle of water or come with thier money if they must eat more (or even decide not to come if hunger is their problem). It's a different thing if you guys agreed to meet somewhere for a chat and then they start eating like they haven't seen food in a long time. But if you asked them to join you for lunch/dinner, then you've assumed the positon of the host (similar to inviting someone to your place). Don't invite them where they wouldn't normally go to eat and then ask them to pay afterwards. This isn’t a matter of entitlement, it's just courtesy.

Now, as the invited party, do NOT ever go out with someone empty handed, always go with your card. And again, do not order what you can't pay for. If the place is too expensive, look at the person that invited you and try not spend more than they're spending on themselves.

Playloaded:
Taking to social media to narrate her experience, Jane revealed that the man blatantly declined to pay for what she ate, saying he would only settle his own bill.

https://playloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/meal4_PLAYLOADED.COM.jpg

A Nigerian lady identified as Jane on Twitter has lamented after she went on a date with a man and he told her he can't pay for what she ate.

Taking to social media to narrate her experience, Jane revealed that the man blatantly declined to pay for what she ate, saying he would only settle his own bill.

She revealed that she only requested for a plate of fish pepper soup, grilled chicken, rice and drinks.

The lady shared;


See Reactions Below;
"@OtuStephanie1: An Igbo guy I went on a movie date with…..buh it was fine cause I paid for 2 different movies that day, and he paid for his too………when the date was done, I blocked him everywhere. It’s no crime if he tells me to come with my money, imagine I wasn’t with my card.

@EginOfficial: This should have been agreed upon before setting out. What if you don’t have cash on you?

@white_wears: Lol. Why invite her on a date if you can’t pay for her food. Except she ate too much tho. Is it not normal?

@blaqcrystal_: That’s why you need money and you eat what you can pay for, no be every guy get sense"

https://playloaded.com.ng/i-went-on-a-date-with-a-guy-and-he-told-me-he-cant-pay-for-what-i-ate-nigerian-lady/

TheDemola:
Earlier thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/7443860/ekiti-assembly-speaker-aribisogan-impeached



https://www.icirnigeria.org/profile-meet-olubunmi-adelugba-ekiti-first-female-speaker/

premierlead:
Serious allegation

This remind me of one wunmi who graduated from the sister university (Landmark University) sociology dept in particular...

She narrated how the so called lecturers sleep with the students like cheap products just because they are sex starved by the church/university laws

Many pastor's children pussy have been turned borehole

diadem10:
Go engage your brain and listen to Tinubu's statement. Tinubu was talking about innovative ideas etc and then said his town hall meeting is different from balabala balabolo ( which means gibberish).. it means his town hall meeting is different from gibberish.. it's innovative..

diadem10:
It means gibberish in yoruba. E.g balabala...

Tinubu was simply saying his town hall meeting is different from the gibberish others are doing.

Moh247:



Keyamo should not bother answering the online idiots that can't watch full video

Here you go pic.twitter.com/XGEmM13DID

— {MĪSS Ĥ♡ŔƐY} (@HONEYEDCROWN) November 19, 2022

The same thing Tinubu was trying to mock them with is the same thing they take about without watching the full video

Shame!!

Tinubu said; I don't have time for their Town Hall meetings, what is Town Hall meeting ? Town hall meeting is different from (infering gibberish) say bulabuluu blue bala labulu ... And he smiled


Stages of grief

1: Denail embarassed ... Tinubu won't win Primaries, Cabal will not give him ticket, he would decamp to SDP

2: Anger. angry .. Tinubu must be disqualified, Tinubu is from Iragbiji, Tinubu is a drug dealer

3: Bargaining. . Ibo Business men gave him 1 billion, Ibos want Senate President or Speakership, Kalu , Umahi and Nnamani are out choice

4: Depression.

5: Acceptance .

IsThisChange:
Ondo state gubernitorial candidate Jimoh Ibrahim joined Twitter but got more than what u bargained for.

According to him. "Join twitter they said. They never told me the level of disrespect and bashing is this much here. Everyone seem angry."

https://twitter.com/JimohIbrahimOFR/status/762361466582425601

jimetagambo:
He said he is not returning but knowing Trump for who he is, he could be lying

And Trump doesn't like Musk. He wrote the below on his Truth Social twitter look alike site not long ago.

Moh247:
Thanks , I have reported and I must commend Seun Mynd44 Dominique and their entire team, as they ban the guy instantly

However he keeps opening multiple accounts using disposable emails.. making it more difficult to report and qoute

OneKinGuy:
Twitter has restored Donald Trump Twitter account @realDonaldTrump after if was banned on January 8 2021 for allegedly inciting violence.

SugarGirl44:
It’s nobody’s fault that we’re so naive, even till now we still worship them and prefer everything about them or our own, even to the English we’re using to type this.
Africans hate themselves and worship their oppressors, they’re all breeding European and Arab kids in their homes, they even flog their kids for speaking their mother tongue.

For example, many Yoruba people hate Igboho who’s clamoring for a liberated Yoruba nation cos they prefer their colonial identity.

So who wouldn’t take advantage of such gullible people? Tell me.

Millions of broke Africans are in church right now adding to the wealth of their super rich pastors, and when you try to liberate them, they may even curse the person.

IbeOkehie:
Freedom - in Nigeria you will suffer greatly if you're atheist, gay or lesbian or you say the wrong thing about a powerful politician or even your richer neighbor who can hire POLICE to detain and beat you up. Yes, I saw that happen in Nigeria. Such is *less likely* to happen in the Anglo-West.

Taxes - just yesterday at this swimming place where my daughter is taking lessons - https://www.aqua-tots.com/raleigh/?utm_source=Profiles&utm_medium=GoogleMaps&utm_campaign=AquaTots - someone had a heart attack. Guess what? Fire trucks and ambulance arrived in 8 minutes (I timed it because it happened right when our lessons finished). You can call the school and politely ask what happened to their instructor yesterday that had a health emergency, are they OK? What would have happened in Nigeria? That's what taxes are for, it's a REAL THING, I know people in Nigeria who DIED from exactly such an emergency.

Bills - you get what you pay for, choose what you want. Simple as that. For example, I don't have cable TV anymore. I can buy a solar system OR Generac generator tomorrow and cut off my electric utility supplier. I can dig a well in my home and supply my own water, YES IT'S ACTUALLY VERY COMMON TO DO THAT in the USA, especially in smaller towns. The fact is that maintaining such stand alone systems is difficult. For example you have to treat and purify the water to prevent disease, it's not easy. So I have CHOSEN to stay on the public system. And yes, my water bill was $20 per month 10 years ago and now it's $150, but that's my CHOICE.

Nigerian Food - I eat just about any Nigerian food I want and for your info, we get BETTER QUALITY Nigerian food here than you will ever find in Nigeria. Why? The producers want FOREX so they make sure to send THE BEST to markets in US/UK. My mother comments on this all the time. If you want to eat the best quality Nigerian food, the US/UK is where you get it.


2nd Class Citizen - I'm an Igbo man. I think have more rights in the USA than Nigeria. Another example, I can own land in the USA but not in Nigeria. Yes, no individual owns land in Nigeria, your Governor can take it at any time, that's the law. There's more prejudice, discrimination and bigotry in Nigeria than in the UK or USA.

Feeling Out of Place - When I moved back to Nigeria in 2011, that was when I felt out of place because my life style was so outstanding compared to most people around me. Once I left the confines of my home, all I saw was poverty everywhere. It made me uncomfortable. I noticed pure HATRED in the eyes of people because of my living standards. Forget feeling out of place, I felt under threat.

Your counter-factual commentary is very interesting for insight into the mind of the Nigerian. Much as I sympathize with the Nigerian people, I've said it many times they're their own worst enemies. Take what's going on RIGHT NOW, how will anyone in their right minds campaign for APC? Crazy, but it's Nigerians who believed Buhari when he said "there's nothing like fuel subsidy" LOL. Sadly, the same attitude is creeping into the USA and yes, things are changing as a result. As in, APC = Democratic Party, check the policies.

So what are you trying to accomplish by putting out all these comments? You talk about living a paradisal life in Nigeria when rich elderly Nigerians are now moving here to the USA to retire I can't mention names, but I know a whole Nigerian Army Colonel who retired here, his daughter told me a few years ago he couldn't collect his Nigerian pension while he was living in Nigeria, he got tired of the whole thing and left. I know a Central Bank Governor whose child schooled with me, that's a Big Man for sure, he lives in the USA now. I know a businessman who owns a few high value buildings in Lagos, he lives here now, he even brought his adult kids and their spouses and grandchildren, I kid you not! In fact if I start reeling out names you will be shocked. Let me tell you, if I could exhume my father's grave and bring his dead body here, I would...at least he'll be buried in a decent cemetry with manicured lawns, bright flowers and all.

I read a comment where someone else was saying that those over age 35 or whatever should think twice about migrating. Well, I can tell you from REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE that it's still a good thing and I learned it from my own mothers experience. My mother is well known in the Nigerian community here. I know at least 4 people over the age of 55 who came to USA and started life over and have now accomplished things they could NEVER DREAM OF DOING in Nigeria. Like the lady who came here at age 50 to visit her daughter and new born baby in Baltimore, she started taking nursing classes. Eventually she decided to stay in America, she brought her husband and now they bought their own home and she works as a nurse and only now is building a house in Nigeria....for what I don't know, but there it is.

It's one thing to disparage those of us abroad with an anonymous post, it's another to bring real life experience to the board as I'm doing. My wife has told me how they used to look down on Nigerians living abroad when she worked in Nigeria. And this is someone who traveled the world, surprisingly the myth persisted for her until she came to LIVE here.

Now let me shock you, I used to be a big proponent of moving back to Nigeria for all the reasons YOU HAVE GIVEN HERE, until I actually moved back to Nigeria in 2011. After I came back with my tail between my legs, I was the laughing stock of my social circle. And it's not just me, I know literally a dozen people that have moved back to Nigeria and it didn't work. Our experience is a VALIDATION of the STATISTICS....it's very difficult to live in Nigeria, the conditions are horrible even for the rich. One rich guy I know in PH is telling me his biggest problem is ELEMENTARY EDUCATION for his little kids, the cost in Nigeria is too high even for him and he's planning to send his wife and kids out here to take advantage of the TAX SUPPORTED quality education here. What was that thing you were saying about TAXES?

Theory is one thing, EXPERIENCE is another. You and your kind talk about taking VACATIONS in the UK/USA, but have you LIVED here? Nobody who has actually LIVED & WORKED here will say Nigeria is a better place for ANYONE except maybe 0.01% of the population. Please stop posting comments that are at best misleading. Nigerians are generally IGNORANT of even their own country and you're making it worse.

cantok:
Lagos— A woman’s narration of how she was allegedly raped by seven men in a gutter sometime in 2014 before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere left many in tears, as she said she had to relocate to Port Harcourt because of shame.

The victim, who was led in evidence by the Lagos State prosecutor, Miss Monisola Osibogun, said on April 11, 2014, she and her sister boarded a bus from Ejigbo heading to 7/8 bus stop, and after alighting from the bus, some boys started pursuing them, adding that while she and her sister were running, one of the defendants brought out cutlass and pushed her into a gutter. The four defendants are Tochukwu Ilom, Confidence Oziegbe, Simeon Peter and Nnemeka Ugochukwu.

The victim, who was crying in the witness box while testifying, said: “The fourth defendant tied my legs to the flower, the third defendant used his cutlass on me, tied my hands and pushed me into the gutter. While inside the gutter, the first defendant pulled his pair of trousers, held on to my neck and raped me. He slapped me and said I should stop looking at his face. “The seven of them all took turns to rape me inside the gutter; with my hands and legs tied, the second defendant collected my phone and purse, he then asked me the actual amount that was in the purse. “After they finished raping me, they untied me and I struggled out of the gutter.

I was going naked when the first defendant asked me to come back and put on my trousers. Because of the fear, I wore it wrongly and left, then the first defendant called me back and pointed a gun at me and said I should wear my trousers properly. “When I started running, I saw three people pursuing me and I started running back and met the first defendant at the same spot and he said ‘you this useless girl where are you going to.’ I told him that I saw three men running after me, he then showed me another way to take. At that point when I was running I heard my sister calling me, immediately I ran towards her, I saw her with a policeman and I fainted. “After I fainted, I found myself at Igando Police Station.

When I woke up, I saw the first defendant and I told the policeman, this is one of the boys that raped me, but he denied that he was the one, the policeman pulled his pair of trousers and discovered that there was blood on his private part. “I was invited to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, where they brought seven men, but I was only able to identify these four, because I did not know the other three.

After pointing out the four defendants, I was taken to two different hospitals, where I spent one month.” The victim, who said the defendants stole her phone, wallet and cash, told the court that she wants justice to be done in the case. The defendants were arraigned in January 2015, on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, robbery and rape preferred against them by the police.

The Lagos State prosecutor, Miss Monisola Osibogun, said the defendants committed the alleged offences on April 11, 2014, at about 6 am, at 7/8 bus stop along Airport Road, Lagos. Osibogun said that the defendants robbed the victim of her Samsung Galaxy phone valued at N40,000, a wallet and N2,200 and raped her.

However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the offences.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/woman-tells-court-7-men-raped-inside-gutter/

Moh247:
All the people who create multiple username on Nairaland to harrase people's family

Would die a terrible death and would live a useless miserable life with their family

Amen

Moh247:
If you are the owner of the Auditing, Tax consulting and revenue collecting firm handling tax and auditing for Lagos State and all APC states, some states in Ghana and accross West Africa , for a 5% -10% commission

If also you are the major share holder with Oando Plc with JV aggrement and Petroleum Import lisence covering Nigeria

And if you had a payment platform like Remita collecting 3% on all custom duty, ministry of interior revenue and also FIRS revenue

If you are share holder of INTELS logistics with Atiku, and Volpi, and all ship and vessels berthing in Nigeria, they pay you revenue unbehalf of NPA, you also get paid for thug boat service


What exactly would you need to deal in drug for?! A man with estimated networth close to $5 to $10 billion USD held in trust of his Allies


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sisisioge:
I actually admire these people's courage sha

jeromestarks:
Hmmm.
You wouldn't know.

It's like you don't know that many girls you see on the street looking all well dressed sweet and sexy are actually broken. Broken from the inside.

Brother, no girl above 24 is stable in Nigeria. Forget clothes you see on their body. They have been through a lot which has reduced their mental tolerance.

Some even have High BP already.

For a peaceful marriage, find a young virgin woman.
No go carry another man problem o. E dey cause death.
Many men really want to divorce their wives now.

sonature1:
Every girl was born a virgin until a guy deceived her with love or marriage promises, made her to fall in love with him, threatened to leave her if she doesn't open her legs and still left her after sleeping with her.

Let's not forget that there are many girls who lost their virginity to rapists and are too ashamed to open up because of stigmatisation.

So, Mr. Man, be gentle on these girls because no girl lost her virginity without a male partaking in the act. If you have ever slept with a girl without marrying her, then you are part of the problem, so shame on you.

SeriouslySense:
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/03/10/alleged-killer-of-supertv-ceo-chidinma-crowned-miss-cell-2022/

10th March, 2022


Chidinma Ojukwu, the principal suspect in the murder of SuperTV CEO Micheal Ataga, has been crowned Miss Cell 2022.

The suspect, whose trial is ongoing, won the beauty pageant held at Kirikiri correctional facility.

The event was to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day.