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Politics › Re: How Much Is Fuel Price In Your Location Currently? by bigman001(m): 1:34pm On Aug 26, 2023
fatherjesse:
620. So I decided to see how good the pump of the filling station where I buy fuel is. I bought 10k into my car and asked that 4 litres be put inside a 4 litre gallon for for. Lo and behold, 4 litres fuel inside a 4 litre gallon was just a little above half way the gallon; upon Balablu's shege pro max, we are still doing ourselves ika
we are our own problem, and until we change our mindset , we will continue to live like dis
Romance › Re: My Mum Is Strongly Rejecting The Girl I Want To Marry by bigman001(m): 11:56am On Aug 22, 2023
Persephone1:
Let me wait for the Igbos to help Op.

We Yorubas have no issues, nah person we see we follow go grin grin
grin aye wa da
Health › Re: Ever Lost Someone You Love To Hard Drugs? by bigman001(m): 1:23pm On Aug 16, 2023
ednut1:
They deserve to die. Despite all the awareness and consequences they still did drugs
And you deserve to live simply because you follow the 10 Commandments ? SMH
Health › Re: Ever Lost Someone You Love To Hard Drugs? by bigman001(m): 1:20pm On Aug 16, 2023
ednut1:
They deserve to die. Despite all the awareness and consequences they still did drugs
And you deserve to live
Health › Re: I Find It Difficult To Sleep by bigman001(m): 5:28pm On Aug 05, 2023
DECENTBWOY:
Good morning nairalanders, I know its too early to post this but this issue has been troubling me for a while now.
I can't sleep, even if i eventually do, i can't stay asleep, for example if i sleep by 2am, i will wake up by 4am and thats it for that night.
It has been going on for months now, and i hardly sleep in the afternoon too..
If you observe when i made this post, I slept around 3am because today is my birthday, i was answering calls and chats from well wishers, now i am up again around 5, thats why i made this post, i am fed up...

Please can you guys suggest a very strong sleeping tablet for me? I really need to sleep and stay asleep, i mean lock everywhere up, eat, take the tablet and sleep a very deep sleep, a kind of sleep that i will not know what is happening around...

Please help a brother, i don even begin de slim like who them de squeeze blood commut for body....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUMBLE SELF BTW...
Dont really know i i should say welcome to the club, mine has been going on for over 6 years now,sometimes i sleep 2am and wake 4am to prepare for office. What works for me may probably affect you more, but learn to stay off your phone and (games if u play) when its time to
sleep, put your mind off worries and focus on how to sleep, taking sleeping drugs wont last and your body will be immune to it and would even worsen it. As for me i knock myself out with what i believe works for me.
Romance › Re: "A Woman Isn't Supposed To Bring Anything To The Table" - American Man (Video) by bigman001(m): 5:38pm On Jun 26, 2023
God1000:
He's entitled to his own opinion

A woman who knows her worth needs no validation. She knows she brings a lot to the table; Love, compassion, support, prayer, wisdom, ambition, vision, intelligence, value and drive."

She needs to be putting in the same level of effort that I am. If someone isn't willing to meet you half way to begin with, it's not a relationship and it's not worth pursing.
WISDOM smiley
Politics › Re: DSS Arrests Suspended CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele by bigman001(m): 11:27pm On Jun 09, 2023
Ezeama400:
Bola is a bloody coward !!!

You are arresting a man that took an instruction from his Boss, if Emefle was acting against the directives of the presidency, they would have stopped him

Godwin didn't act on his own.. Arrest Buhari ist..

Tinubu has started creating enemies across Nigeria starting from SS region..

South south leaders will respond at the proper time ...

Let the drug lord flex muscle small while it lasts..
His unfortunate rodents should not fly to my mention like house flies
Cry me a river, hypocrite supporting terrorism , seems you are a member of one of the terror groups.
Sports › Re: My Father Destroyed My Super Eagles Dream — Saka by bigman001(m): 8:25pm On Jun 05, 2023
ogunijebu18:
So do the other black players. He’s should only come back to play for Yoruba nation not Nigeria as he was born and raised in England not Nigeria. How entitled of Nigeria to think he should play there while doing nothing for him.
Racism in western countries and Europe are far better than Tribalism in Nigeria ..
Sports › Re: Roma Fans Attacked Referee, Antony Taylor And His Family At The Airport (Videos) by bigman001(m): 1:00pm On Jun 02, 2023
lhordspy:
HOW IT ALL STARTED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8VQzZJR0c


Earlier, Roma's Coach, Jose Mourinho confronted the referee in the car park, immediately after the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCLxTMt3Zsk

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/jose-mourinho-anthony-taylor-europa-league-b2349435.html

Roma fans attacked Referee Antony Taylor with his family at the Airport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9XKpAicNE


English Referee Body (PGMOL) Reacts:


UEFA are waiting on the referee's match report before deciding whether to take any action against Mourinho.

https://news.sky.com/story/anthony-taylor-europa-league-final-english-referee-confronted-at-airport-by-roma-fans-12894670
This is a clear penalty, his license needs to be revoked .He is a cheat.
Politics › Re: Nigerians And Foreigners Take Pictures With Peter Obi At Lagos Airport by bigman001(m): 1:08pm On May 30, 2023
LagosEmir:
It was a big privilege of meeting his Excellency, Mr Peter Obi in Lagos airport as I was waiting for my flight to Owerri airport.

The waiting hall was filled with joy and excitement as Mr Peter Obi walked into the waiting lounge carrying his bag himself ..
Almost everyone in the hall wanted to take pictures with Mr Peter Obi including some foreign nationals in the waiting hall.

Another interesting part of Obi presence was how the APC people that were going for Tinubu inauguration even tried to snap with Obi but shame no gree them. I overheard one of there leaders saying in Yoruba that[b] "Won like man Yi but asiko E otito".[/b]
This clearly shows that even the APC guys knew that Tinubu rigged his way to the presidency .

Mr Peter Obi was going to Asaba but his flight was delayed due to bad weather so we had enough time to interact with him .

See photos below 👇
Mr. Peter Obi , the social media President smiley
Family › Re: I Am Not Getting Attracted To Her Sexually by bigman001(m): 6:31pm On May 25, 2023
Victor2707:
You got married thinking there will be unlimited sex.

She want to use sex to control you to do her bidding because she knows you love sex.

That's her weapon.

Don't ever ask her for sex anymore.
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Marry another wife if you can finance it. A younger one to be precise.
Agba awo, gbayi brother mi grin , this is actually the best way to go about it.
Romance › Re: Olosho Has Taken My Glory by bigman001(m): 11:28am On May 21, 2023
ChildOfDoom:
it makes me always broke, then negative thoughts come in

Then 'see finish' occurs too.

When Olosho see me in my street, they become chatty. This makes people around gossip me, considering my class and I stooped low

But I can't afford a girlfriend with needs/demands. Not having a fancy life too to approach one

Addictions generally are bad. Betting, women, drugs, dinks etc. One has to look for positive addictions to substitute them
the type of friends you keep too matters .
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Bad Day: I Fell From Ladder Today While Doing House Painting by bigman001(m): 3:11pm On May 11, 2023
Blossommind:
I want to share what could have landed me in death or in a disfigured state but God said NO, having seen that I only came to hustle for my daily bread. There are cases of this type that people don't live to testify. I shall not die before my time.

Note: please I dont know how to write without errors and as I am in an unstable state now. So apology to English teachers and students in advance if you see errors. I'm a product of evening school.

First of all, I am a hustler and I have this strong desire to become a better person in life despite my background. 30+, father of two who still went back to school to study for a degree for the sake of the future, which is also putting additional pressure on me.

I do house painting and farming. So I got this small painting work that could have help me earn some money which I really needed it, thus, I grabbed it with joy. A one story building. It is one side of the house, given to me by the main contractor. Everything was going fine until at some point when i shifted the ladder to another position, put a stopper at the base so that the ladder won't slip. Everything looked good just like l have been doing all the while before I climbed it. While still climbing far up with a bucket of paint and long roller on my left hand, suddenly, the ladder slipped backwardly and with speed like siooooooooooood....... (like in a second or two) till it crashed landed. You know that kind sioooood sound. Meanwhile, I can't explain when the paint left my hand back to the ground and when I also left the ladder without even knowing, on free fall until I crash landed too. There was nothing to hold or anyway to help myself to land well. Chai, may we not die while looking for our daily bread. That was how I landed on my back roughly and hit the head on the wall. Chai, come and see me in this condition, no how you won't pity me. I didn't even know what to do immediately on crashing on the ground, to cry hungry me but I no fit cry at the same time.

Worse thing is that this kind of fall does not give any room to defend yourself. You just fall helplessly like a bag of fufu and land anyhow. Poor me! This hapoened after 10am today.

As it were, that was the end of the work and am back in the house now licking my wounds. Since the job is at personal-risk, whatever you see, you take. Nobody to complain to for sympathy.

Meanwhile, my second child is less than a month old. Praise be to God for not letting this moment of joy turn to tears, assuming injuries required medical emergency or even death.

To be a man is not a day job. It takes a lot to build to become a man especially, financially.

Right here at home, back/body pain, swollen head with serious headache (as I hit on the wall), dislocated joints (right wrist) and sharp pain around the left part of the waist, all going on around me.

"Brother Bernard" happened to me.
Sorry brother, thank God it wasn't bad than this, i understand all you've said and i know what it feels like, just know this, no event no history, all this challenges are what will even motivate you more to be a better man, husband and father. Almighty God will surely bless your hustle...
Politics › Re: Hoodlums Snatch Ballot Box In Imo Supplementary Election In Presence Of Security by bigman001(m): 8:17pm On Apr 15, 2023
clearcrystal:
The Nzogbu Nzogbu people will not say anything about this...
But when it's Lagos you will see them ma*stubating everywhere 🤔

Wait, they will soon appear in droves and start attacking and blaming Tinubu on this.
The Idiots have already started blaming tinubu already, bunch of zombies.
Politics › Re: My Experience As A Corp Member Who Worked As Inec Ad-hoc Staff In Enugu North Lg by bigman001(m): 10:56am On Mar 15, 2023
Neweramify:
MY EXPERIENCE AS INEC AD-HOC STAFF IN ENUGU NORTH LGA

I'm currently a Corp member (NYSC) serving in Enugu North LGA, we were used for the 2023 presidential election at Enugu North LGA. We had three days training before the election date. During the training, we were told provision would be made for our transportation and feeding, but we are yet to receive anything.

We were told to be present at INEC office a day before the election and that we will be sleeping at our collation center which didn't happen. We all ended up sleeping at the INEC office.

We never knew we will be sleeping in an open air, without a roof over our head and on a MAT.

Neither did we know we will be visited by a Snake, BIG rats, spiders, BIG black ants, etc while sleeping. We almost got bitten by a snake but God safed us.

it all happened without any medical personal on ground.

Provision wasn't made for food, not even a sachet water. we went through all this without getting 5 naira from INEC.

On the day of the presidential election, there wasn't enough vehicles to convey us to our polling unit. Some of us got to our polling unit by 1pm, 2pm etc and almost got beaten by the angry voters who had waited for so long to cast their vote, thank God for the Reverend father who intervened on our behalf.
I'm grateful to God for a peaceful conduct in my polling unit.

After election, our buses came to pick us back to INEC office for submission of election materials.

Arriving INEC office, The INEC officials refused to collect the election materials from us. We were asked to spend another night in their office (without food and water). Some of my colleagues disagreed with them, begged them to get the materials so that they can go back to their destination which they refused.

A Corp member said to one of the officials,

i quote "please sir, why is INEC treating us like animals"

How did they expect us to return from our polling unit, with all the stress we went through at the polling unit, standing all day without food & water yet expect us to spend another night here without making any provisions for us. Not even the training/feeding allowance was given to us.

We had no option than to sleep just to secure the materials given to us since the INEC officials refused to collect the election materials that night.

I told God, if I survive this night, I will never do INEC work again. I was so hungry, tired and stressed out, I had just 200 naira with me which was supposed to be my transport (remember it's hard to get cash in Nigeria).
How I survived till morning being Sunday 26 February 2023 is still a miracle. This incident made me conclude that hunger doesn't kill.

As early as 5am on the 26 February, INEC officials started collecting the election materials while checking if everything was complete in the BVAS box given to us.

In conclusion, I want to appeal to you all to help us beg INEC officials in Enugu North LGA, Enugu, to please pay the Corp members they used to carry out the election and all the INEC AD-HOC STAFF here in Enugu North.

Let it be known that we the Corp members at Enugu North LGA are not going to participate in the Governorship election if we don't receive our allowances for the presidential election.
Thank You.


The president
Corp members affair (NYSC)
ENUGU NORTH LGA.
13/03/2023

Mobs Please help move this to front page
Bunch of wicked people, how do you expect a country to grow when the level of greed is at it's peak.
Romance › Re: I Am Confused In Choosing A Wife Partner by bigman001(m): 10:16pm On Feb 20, 2023
Britishcoins:
All I need is someone I can build my business with.. Or a woman who has her own vision that I will support... Should I marry hard working woman I don't love or marry a beautiful woman that is not too good in businesses?
Love is a gradual process , with time you will love Ifeoma.
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Salary Wrongly Paid Into My Account by bigman001(m): 6:10pm On Feb 07, 2023
Richy4:
🤸🤸🤸🤸
<< I did not work in January..
<< I got paid January salary..
<< I am in good terms with the Branch manager..
<<I have not been given a termination letter yet..

WHAT I'LL DO IF I WAS IN YOUR SITUATION

I will go to the branch manager and let him know that I got paid for what I didn't work for.... Meaning (your integrity is unquestionable)

Even if you are a sluggish worker, and your integrity is intact , when one is pleading your case, it will be extremely easy..It would be like where can we find such an upright man again in Nigeria 🙊🙈
Sabi Man, Oil dey ya head grin
Romance › Re: Have You Ever Had Sex With Someone & Started Having Nightmares? by bigman001(m): 4:16pm On Jan 26, 2023
BadRadio:
I have a feeling she has stolen my shiny light... my destiny might be gone... Omg
It's very possible bro.
Romance › Re: Court Order Lady To Pay Man N150k For Not Coming After Taking N3k For Transport by bigman001(m): 10:04am On Jan 20, 2023
Jennyclay:
Broke men are the most shameless people living on earth. I'm allergic to broke and wretched men. I hate broke men like Kilode!

How can you sue a lady because of ordinary 3k transport undecided. Shame!! Big shame!!

I was jejely on my own, when one broke wretched man wanted to send me 5k, biko what can I do with 5k undecided? I just told him to hold his nonsense 5k to himself, then I blocked him immediately.

Broke men everywhere!
Noise makers like you mostly reside at slump and come here to make noise, i'm sure you have multiple personality on dis platform. account for seeking alms and another for forming imaginary big gal. Empty vessel
Politics › Re: Underage Voters Seen On INEC Database For Borno State by bigman001(m): 6:25pm On Nov 18, 2022
Kingsmeal:
Hello INEC Nigeria, are we going into 2023 election with underage voting from the North!huh?

People, please look at the faces of these kids and check the DOB. How can these kids be born in 1992!? How were they don’t deemed invalid registrations!?

Is this the numbers they keep saying the north have?

This is the source link for those that want to check theirs..
https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/Home/start
You've not seen it all , this has been part of the northern tactics and it happens in all northern states. some will even use non living thing as voters card
Foreign Affairs › Re: President Putin Gives His Coat To UAE President To Keep Warm (Photos, Video) by bigman001(m): 8:44pm On Oct 12, 2022
vastolord4:
Put-in is just as insecure as any sane president would.. he loves his people and would protect his territory.. if only the Hausas had protected their region from the Fulani {Husman Danfodio} Nigeria wouldn't have been a mistake
Thanks for the info.
Politics › Re: Multiple Voting, Rigging No Longer Possible - INEC by bigman001(m): 11:42am On Oct 09, 2022
Trinitycian:
https://punchng.com/multiple-voting-rigging-no-longer-possible-says-inec/
Liars . They are the main problem we have with election rigging printing out non human voters cards for rigging most especially in the North.
Family › Re: Rebuttal- Complex Marital Issue Https://www.nairaland.co by bigman001(m): 5:36pm On Oct 07, 2022
ontarioache:
Hello all,

A mutual friend has drawn my attention to this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/7357845/complex-marital-issue-thoughts-please/15#117128240

MY RESPONSE.
First let me thank our mutual friend Imelda for drawing my attention to this.

Well, I am here to set the record straight.
I did not see any need to respond, but some commentators really got me laughing hard so let me indulge you all.

Maximum respect for you bro,for showcasing much maturity on these matter, Na man you be... the level of disrespect from her to you is unimaginable , thank God you where able to provide for the family,that would have been worst because CNN, BBC and AL JAZEERA would have heard of it. Anyways this is a family matter , your decisions is for you to take alone.but know this one person is much in love than the other and that's where the big problem is. If you are been treated like this in the past 8 years just know you will continue to be treated that way for live.
To kick start, I am in touch with my 2 kids on almost a daily basis, and the event she described is not the first time. Hanging up on me is a routine since we married, it has happened un-countable times. Also the guys that said I am childish are right, when they finish reading they will truly know that, no man will behave the way I have, except a child. Lastly, I am fully responsible for the upkeep of my family, every penny and not much age difference between us. I have never hung up on her for one day. She has even blocked me on phone over some arguments while we live in same house. (LOL)

For the readers, what happened is this :

You called me that you were going to made some budget and you will be spending … amount of money on that plans- you know the plan. I told you it was okay and we kept on talking about It. ( I did not raise any issue immediately to avoid conflict) so after some days, I told you that next time, it will be appropriate that we ought to discuss such plans together and that it was not the best for you to decide all by yourself and only informed me of what you have chosen to do for a decision that affects the both of us. You flared up immediately that I do not have the right to tell you that, and THAT YOU ARE ALONE WITH THE CHILDREN (like you always say) and furthermore, you said you have many things that you are doing at the same time. I then replied you that I also have many things going through my mind. ( I replied you this way because you always say this, anytime I want to have a discussion with you. You even say this even while we were together, and I will just be amazed). You flared up and insulted me then hung up.

I called you immediately many times. I called you again at night, I sent you several messages, although I did not apologize directly but the messages I sent reflected that I was sorry. In one of the messages, I explained that I was critical of the amount you intend to spend , because you do know we have other more pressing plans that we needed funds for, and that what your budgeted was a bit too high. But you refused to let go like you have always done for these 8 years. Every week for 6 weeks I sent you messages that you never replied to.

In this period, you also changed apartment without even deeming it fit to tell me. (Yes I know before this misunderstanding, it was already the plan that you will be changing apartment. But the anger still did not allow you tell me as at when you finally moved to the new apartment, till now, it has been more than 3 months that you moved, you still did not inform me although the children told me about it, you know they did, but I expected that at least you should tell me about it by yourself.)

I did not just stop picking your calls because I wanted to stop, I did it for my self respect and sanity. It is the first time I am refusing to pick your call, or even not to talk to you after 8 years of marriage.

Have I ever held any grudge against you for more than 24hrs ?, have you ever had to apologise more than once on anything without me accepting your apology immediately, that is even if you choose to apologise at all. ? !. Rather you are the one that reminds me at every giving opportunity that I know you can decide not to talk to me again and stay on you own, and that I am the one that will suffer. In precise terms, you always do this, while I was at home. You can stay on for weeks and months without talking to me for the slightest misunderstanding, I am always the one that will try and make peace, and each time you either humiliate me by refusing to make peace till whenever you are satisfied. It has been like this for these 8 years. Even if I want to hold a discussion with you at home, it is either you are busy on the phone, and If I try to ask you to focus you just tell me I should summarize and that you listen with your ears, and not your phone or your hands. However, sometimes ( like 20 per cent of cases) you do listen to me.

Even when the children are being difficult, you threaten them by telling them to go ask their father the kind of person you are, and that you do not tolerate nonsense from anyone.(lol, when I was young, our mothers threathen us with our father) Yes, you are right, I wonder why you are so proud of these difficult attributes of yours.

Recall that before that very day that you hung up on me,( in fact also since the beginning of the union), you have been insulting me on each time I call, If we are discussing and I ask you a question about what you have said, you always say that I don’t pay attention. You accuse me of not caring about how you managed the children alone by yourself. I understand it is hard to raise 2 kids under the age of 6 all by yourself, however like I have always told you, lets thank God, it could have been worse- not having children is hard, having children is also hard.Remember at home, your mother and your sister once said that, I show too much care for the kids and that is the weakness that you are using against me. This is from your own family. Imelda was also there !

I can barely talk to you on phone, each time I call you, you tell me you are busy with the kids, and most times you just ask me to summarise and then you hang up even while we were at home together, you say the same thing.

Recently before this sad event you even said if I do not call before 9.45pm, I can no longer reach you, few times when I have to call like few minutes to your deadline, no matter how important our discussion is, once it s 9.45 pm, the phone disconnects and that will be it.You can not even bend that rule for me. You barely return my calls, if you see my missed calls, sometimes it may take you days and most times you do not return them at all, if I ask, you are quick to say, you are alone managing the children and that your are already too stressed up to be bothered about missed calls.

Much earlier than this incident that you hung up on me, you asked me never to wish you any kind of good wishes like happy birthdays, Christmas, mother’s day and all those. Because you said I do not care that it is all lip service. I thought it was just frustration, but for the last 1 year, you have consistently refused to respond to my Christmas, New Year and even your birthday wishes.You ignored all my wishes!
5 months before that faithful day that you escalated your disdain for me to a whole new level, you talked to me on the phone with reckless abandon, even on my birthday, you managed to call me around 11 pm and your birthday wish to me was this “ I WISH YOU WHAT YOU WISH YOURSELF”, I told you it was not a fair wish, and the next thing, it led to outburst again and that was that, and you hung up.

Remember, you forgot my birthday for the past 3 consecutive years.

Obviously, in the preceding 5 months, you have been looking for what I will do so that you can cut me off, the opportunity came and you took it like a Viking.

How often can a married woman stay without getting in contact with her husband for this long over a matter as simple as that, and she is not bothered at all.

I needed to let go for once. I am tired of fighting for the advancement of this union. It has been 8 years of this gruesome treatment. You think everyone is wrong apart from you.

Please if there is any FALSEHOOD in what I have written, I will be glad that you tell your audience. IMELDA YOUR SISTER IS READING THIS AND SHE CAN TESTIFY TO ALL THESE. Moreover, this is just one small aspect of all that has happened these past 8 years. I just decided to skip a thousand others.I only choose to focus on this alone. You know there are a thousand things that are worse than this that you have done.

I am glad that the vast majority of your audience could not be manipulated by your story.

Maybe I would have just stayed back home in Nairobi 7 years ago, may it could not have been this bad. This is my Canada reality!

I would be a liar if I say it has not been daunting and I do not miss you. However, I have since come to the realization that no matter what , no man should dine in the table where love, respect and dignity are not served ! This is my new reality!

Dear Wife, Enjoy your own reality that you created for yourself and stay blessed...!
Romance › Re: Immediately I broke up With Him, He Started Destroying My Fruit Biz by bigman001(m): 2:36pm On Oct 06, 2022
Sweetplum:
That's the mentality of most boys on this forum. If you dare date any of them, you may live to tell a sad tale.
Make sure he vomits all the damages. Arrest his mom, father, siblings, entire family and friends, his Alfa or Pastor or Herbalist or Atheist folks. Make sure you deal with him physically and spiritually. What an unfortunate man with nothing to gain and nothing to produce.
Sum up the total worth of what he destroyed physically and emotionally. They may be up to N3m or N5m. Let him cough it out. After his release from the police station, charge him to court. Harass him regularly with emotional blackmail and make sure you tell all Nigerians he threatened your life.
Get police reports, court orders etc. Report him to people that can help him pay maybe you go recover some amount since the man is so broke.
The he-goats must suffer like a village goat!
And what will be your gain after all this?Your advice don't sum up , after all he has been arrested and he is going to dance to the music wella, so what else do you want. Maybe if you kill him you will have rest of mind.
Business › Re: Under 35 CEOs: I Started My Real Estate Company in the University - Arnold by bigman001(m): 6:29pm On Sep 27, 2022
AnambraPeople:
Ekweoba Arnold Chukwuebuka is an estate surveyor and the CEO of Arnold and Associates. Arnold & Associates is an Anambra based real estate company with interests in dredging and haulage services. He is one of the promising young people in real estate in Anambra state. In this interview with ANAMBRA PEOPLE, he talked about his company, real estate business in Anambra state and sundry issues. Excerpts;

[/b]WAS REAL ESTATE THE ONLY OPTION YOU HAD?[b]

I would say my journey into the field of real estate was divine. When we were in secondary school, everybody wanted to be an engineer, medical doctor and all that. When I left secondary school, I spent one year at Federal University of Technology, Owerri studying engineering. But at FUTO, I knew engineering wasn’t my calling, so I had to sit for JAMB again and got admission to study Estate Management at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. That was how I left FUTO where I was studying engineering and moved to UNIZIK for Estate Management.

[/b]WHO REALLY TALKED YOU INTO REAL ESTATE?[b]

At final year in secondary school, I knew nobody that was into real estate and one day in a discussion, our senior prefect mentioned estate management and the opportunities in the field; that was how I picked interest in the course. That same senior prefect in school equally ended up studying estate management in the university.

[/b]WAS REAL ESTATE THE FIRST THING YOU DID AFTER LEAVING THE UNIVERSITY?[b]

After spending 5 years in the university studying the course, I couldn’t do anything aside real estate. In fact, I founded Arnold and Associates in my third year and by the time I got to final year, it was already doing well.

[/b]HOW WAS THE JOURNEY AT THE BEGINNING?[b]

I started in my third year as an agent, I was renting rooms to students, but we had this hunger to be the best and we were the only people in school then giving out rooms with bed sheets. Once the student paid the agent fees to us, we gave out free bed sheet to them. The gift we offered made our brand a household name. I would later have my internship at Anambra State Housing Corporation and from there I moved fully into land agency/ valuation. In my fourth year, I was introduced to the people in charge of the Ukwulu layout, mapped out for sale. Ukwulu shares boundary with Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, so since I was already renting flats close by, most of the landlords I was renting their flats bought the Ukwulu land through me. I did my youth service in 2017 and while in service, we had our first acquisition at Ifite-Ogwari. Before I got the land, I had little money on me, but by God’s grace, I convinced the owner for a three months payment plan. We called the place ‘Divine Favour Farm Village’ and it was an agricultural site. The land was re-plotted into 5 plots and when people make payments, we cultivate and take care of the land for them and before two years, we sold over 90% of the property. So this was how we started even though we would encounter some challenges like when I invested in agriculture and the whole investments went down the drain and set me back a little.

[/b]WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BRANCH INTO AGRICULTURE WHILE YOU WERE DOING WELL IN REAL ESTATE?[b]

You know all these motivational speakers will tell you that a millionaire should have multiple source of income. I listened to such kind of advice and invested in agriculture but my branching into agriculture was a major setback for me. I started all over again; in fact, I had to auction some properties because I invested almost all the money I had in the agric project. In 2019, I went back to Ukwulu for an acquisition of about 70 plots of land and the owner equally gave us a three months payment plan to the glory of God. The initial payment allowed us to start work immediately and before the three months elapsed, we were able to complete the payment. We got another phase and sold it in less than three months. We moved down from Igbariam to Enugu-Agidi and then Awka.

[/b]WHAT MADE YOU ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH ANAMBRA REAL ESTATE MARKET?[b]

I would say it is consistency. We have been able to build a trusted brand and people believe in the brand now and there are so many of our properties that have increased to over 300% within two years.

[/b]YOU ARE MAINLY INTO SELLING OF LANDS NOW, WHEN DO YOU INTEND TO MOVE INTO BUILDING OF APARTMENTS?[b]

We are starting with about 5 terrace buildings in our new estate. It is something new in Anambra as an Igbo man would love to buy land and build his house to his taste, but we intend to start with about 5 quality terrace buildings and we believe we will change the narrative.

[/b]WHAT IS YOUR SELLING POINT IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS?[b]

Like I said earlier, we have been able to build a brand and when we tell people we would do something, we make sure we keep to our words. A lot of people that are into real estate in Awka, sell layouts, they just divide the land into parcels and sell without making provisions for infrastructures and that provisions for infrastructures has been standing us out. I have never sold an encumbered property to anybody; the grace of God has been there and then integrity. These have made us stand out.

[/b]HOW ARE YOU POSITIONING YOUR COMPANY TO START PLAYING BIG IN THE NIGERIAN REAL ESTATE MARKET?[b]

Over the past two years, we have been running feasibility studies in Lagos, Abuja and we have gotten a branch at Abakaliki. Like they say ‘Rome was not built in a day’, we are doing heavy consultation and feasibility studies and by God’s grace, new branches would be given birth to in Lagos and Abuja.

[/b]ARE THERE PEOPLE YOU LOOK UP TO IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS?[b]

I look up to a lot of people like Sujimoto, Ned Okonkwo and when you come to estate management practice, you talk of Raji, Patrick Obianwu and Co. and many more that inspire me.

[/b]HOW HAS YOUR STUDY OF REAL ESTATE IN THE UNIVERSITY RUBBED OFF ON THE SUCCESSES YOU HAVE ATTAINED SO FAR?[b]

Yes it has, I spent 5 years in the university studying about land and it has added a lot of spices to the food we have been cooking.

[/b]WHAT IS THE STAFF STRENGTH OF ARNOLD AND ASSOCIATES NOW?[b]

We have over 20 staff that are employed directly and then indirectly, we have over 100 of them.

[/b]WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM YOUR JOURNEY SO FAR?[b]

They have to be consistent, disciplined and honest and when they do and keep improving, definitely within a short time, their brand would be announced to the world.

[/b]ARE THERE PIECES OF ADVICE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO THIS ADMINISTRATION HEADED BY PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO ON HOW TO REVITALIZE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN ANAMBRA STATE?[b]

If the governor could look into infrastructure and security, there will be a lot of improvements not just in the real estate sector but even other sectors.

[/b]APART FROM THE MONEY YOU MAKE FROM THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, WHAT OTHER THING GIVES YOU JOY ABOUT THE BUSINESS?[b]

The creativity of turning a virgin land into a beautiful city is what gives me joy about real estate business.

[/b]THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IS IMPROVING IN LAGOS AND ABUJA, WHAT INNOVATION DO YOU PLAN TO GET INTO REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN ANAMBRA STATE?[b]

The normal practice over here is to divide land into parcels without infrastructure but we have been able to change that by putting in infrastructures. We also intend to bring in a different view of real estate where one can just buy a fully furnished house and then move in with just your bag.

https://anambrapeople.com.ng/2022/09/21/the-creativity-of-turning-a-virgin-land-into-a-beautiful-city-gives-me-joy-about-real-estate-business-arnold-associate-boss/
Motivational speaker, una don start again abi?
Jokes Etc › Re: My Awful Job Interview Experience At NNPC Company Today by bigman001(m): 2:36pm On Sep 15, 2022
Currentblog:
grin grin

The Interviewer: Don't be afraid to Ask me Anything.

Me: ok sir! I want to ask something Sir.

The Interviewer: Go ahead.

me: who is dating that receptionist Pretty lady over There.

The Interviewer: Became speechless! And starring at me for some minutes, until then He call the security guards to bounce me out.

Please Am i at Fault.
I cant Forget today in my Historical life.
Why you wan prank us for hia nah
Family › Re: A Pregnant Woman's Maternity Photoshoot Sparks Outrage On Facebook (Photos) by bigman001(m): 6:37pm On Sep 08, 2022
Righteousness2:
The World is going into full blown madness in the name of fashion, Social media and so on and so forth.
It is like there is a "Strange Force" that controls people to do what they do.
Devil is really Wicked.
Thanks to Western Countries.
Politics › Re: WTO: Peter Obi Visits Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Discusses Nigeria's Economic Recovery by bigman001(m): 7:14pm On Sep 07, 2022
fergie001:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (WTO-DG)
I would say you are not a president yet , you are already meeting with like minds, people who really have the country at heart? they have no interest in looting he countries economy , they only want to put a smiles on a common Nigerian, they want to see A Nigeria we are all craving for, they want to see us to be the Real AFRICAN GIANT, like we've always been in the past. I wish Nigeria " A Dream come True".
Crime › Re: Teenager Accuses Policeman Of Raping Her, Friend In Port Harcourt, Recorded It by bigman001(m): 12:09am On Aug 31, 2022
MrBrownJay1:
these were oloshoes who stole the dude's card...
EOD
and this same oloshos had mind to return his ATM back to him after stealing? Guy where you keep you brain.you sound like someone that acts same as the rapist cop .
Romance › Re: My Friends Wife Wants To Put Me In Trouble by bigman001(m): 6:47pm On Aug 13, 2022
CuteEmma:
Doh. No need to worry since your friend is aware. Maybe his ego wouldn’t let him beg directly so decided to go thru the wife.. times are hard.
I think you are very right. times are hard these days
Travel › Re: Motorist Crushes Hoodlum, Colleague While Fighting For Money in Lagos by bigman001(m): 9:09am On Aug 03, 2022
SmellyNyash:
grin Na this kind of people Tilinbu go appoint wen him become the president of agbadonaria grin

If u do or say anything anyhow them go take blow scatter your front teeth grin
funny thing is that many of this guys dont know how to fight, they depend on the support they will get from other colleagues while some are trained boxers.
Romance › Re: He Caught Me Cheating 3 Times And Forgave Me – Lady Gushes Over Boyfriend by bigman001(m): 5:38pm On Jul 28, 2022
Okonandmary:
Sometimes, when i see these guys that dye their hair and wear ear rings, i always think that they are some kind of bad guys but when i come close to them i started realising that most of them are weaklings who just follow the crowd, they dye their hairs and wear ear rings or do tattoos because their favorite artists or role model is doing that. They follow the crowd.

When i was in my prime before i got married, i never wore earrings, dye my hair or do something strange to my body to be like a bad boy, i was a gentle guy but i was the definition of a bad guy.
Na so bro, dats the best way to roll. only those very close to you go understand what u are capable of doing, yet admire ur gentility .

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