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Proudlyngwa:
this is not a result of poor planning.
When nature wants to strike, you can't do anything about it.



Edit
For those quoting me, this was a road for years.
We went to work in the morning and came back to meet this in the evening.


I know this is a water logged area, so is Lekki.

oga dont deceive yourself

funny how nature hates lekki and loves attacking her

the whole nation is badly planned...step outside the shores of naija and ull understand

Naijasinglegirl:
I was in Zanzibar for a few days two weeks ago. Being my first time outside Nigeria, this trip was special for me in many ways. I travelled via Ethiopian Airlines, transited in Addis Ababa for two nights and spent five days in Zanzibar. A quick summary of my experience during my short vacation.



LAGOS AIRPORT
When the immigration official at the airport said, "Virgin passport. Are you are a virgin too?" I knew my trip was about to get interesting. My virgin passport and I were asked the most random questions.
"Tanzania? Why you no go Dubai?"
"Sure you are not planning to run from Nigeria?"
"Does your father know you are travelling?"
"Is it your boyfriend that sponsored your trip?"
"Your face resemble person wey sabi that thing well."
The immigration officer said he wasn't going to release my passport until I find him something for his own vacation. He kept to his word one thousand naira later.
The last security check at MMIA was where I was thoroughly searched by a woman. She kept whispering into my ears, "You no go find me something?"
I said, "English, no speak." After all some of the officials kept asking me if I was a Nigerian or Tanzanian so where unnecessary tips were involved, the only language I was going to speak was Swahili.




MY FLIGHT TO ZANZIBAR
As much as I enjoyed my first international flight experience, certain things did not bring my happiness to the fullness.
- I expected WIFI onboard but didn't get any.
- My co-passenger was a bush girl!
- I had a window seat but my co-passenger in the middle kept sliding up my windows to look out as if we were in Lagos danfo. Only God knows what she was looking for outside even when it got dark. Oh I remember. She kept asking me questions like, "Wey that wey been dey there? That thing you don snap tire?" That thing meant the wings of the plane and the clouds when it was 8pm!
- My co-passenger had BO. It was terrible.
- My co-passenger woke me up to lay my tabletop for food by slapping me on the vagina area. It was painful.
- I ordered white wine. My co-passenger asked if my wine was 'sweet' and before I could respond, she was 'tasting' from my cup. I told her she can have it all.
- My co-passenger took my orbit gum without permission.
- My co-passenger wouldn't let me rest until I captured the perfect shot of her while she ate. I took 12 photos to get it. She said, "When the food is about to enter my mouth, SNAP!" And I thought I was the JJC here?
- My co-passenger was a copy copy. Each time I took a photo of the clouds, she did same. She watched the same movies I watched. Ate in the same pattern l did. Went to the restroom each time I did. I kept wondering, who sent this girl Jehova?
- Finally, I had panic attacks each time the plane shook. I was the only idiot that kept screaming, "Jesus! Jesus!" During our landing at Addis Ababa, the plane suddenly went on full speed upon hitting the runway. Kuku kill me. The Nigerian in me thought it was brake failure.





ZANZIBAR
Zanzibar was fun. I stayed at Kendwa, Uroa and Stonetown. Thankfully transportation cost was reasonable enough to move from one town to another. I spent most of my time at the first two locations playing with sand in ways I never did during my childhood since there was nothing much to do on an Island. I was told the population of tourists were few due to Ramadan. I partied, went on a boat cruise, went on tour about town in Tanzanian danfo known as dala-dala, went in search for local restaurants on Tanzanian okada known as boda-boda, snacked on Tanzanian agege bread, visited their local market, made friends with locals, toured prison Island and went snorkeling which turned out to be a disaster.
Quick tip regarding snorkeling, Zanzibar might not be an English speaking city but ensure your snorkeling guide or fisherman like I was given understands English. Even if it's only the word 'HELP!’' especially if he intends to take you alone to the middle of the Indian Ocean in your snorkeling equipment to demonstrate, "In! In!! In!!!"
Mba! I refused to go in.



FOOD
I have a newfound respect for Nigerian cuisine since I returned to Lagos. One of my biggest challenge was feeding while I was in transit, and in Zanzibar. I knew I was in trouble when hunger had me licking my margarine like ice cream after I finished my main meal on the plane in less than three minutes. Why are airplane meals so small?
Travelling on a budget meant I couldn't experiment or gamble with local Tanzanian dishes all the time and only a few pricey restaurants were open due to Ramadan. My breakfast at my hotels were mostly pastries and it wasn't long the Nigerian in me started longing for jollof rice. A restaurant I visited swore they had something similar to rice and stew. I asked for it and got served a plate of white rice, lime and freshly blended tomatoes.




FLIGHT TO LAGOS
A Nigerian girl and her friend at Addis Ababa Airport walked up to my seat at the boarding area and said, "You be Nigeria?"
She was still wearing a hair net at 8am for an international flight. They were the upgraded version of the girl I had as co passenger enroute Zanzibar so I quickly moved away since I wasn't ready for any 'My Naija sister' relationships. Unfortunately, the chatty Igbo guy I had as seat partner was no different. He wouldn't stop asking the air hostess for an extra can of beer, even after the 5th can before announcing to me. "Maka make I go pee oh."
When lunch was served, he expressed his disappointment on why a Naija girl like me was using cheese on bread rather than some of the beef sauce meant for my rice on the bread. I told him I am Ethiopian. He apologized for his wrong assumption. I said, "Hakuna matata."
He said he prays one day Nigeria can have their own airline like us. I said, "I pray for you people too."




POST VACATION BLUES
My week in Zanzibar was the shortest of my life. I still tell people that I may be physically present in Lagos but spiritually, I am still in Zanzibar. I may not have visited a country westerners consider as developed but they were organized enough to get me wondering how I have been able to survive the madness in Nigeria, especially when you compare the professionalism in Nigerian Airports against the others. At least no one at Addis Ababa Airport and Zanzibar Airport asked me if I am a virgin.
Travelling has made me an Oliver Twist and I haven't gotten tired of documenting my experience. A large part of my leisure time is now spent on looking up affordable flights and reading up on more tourist friendly nations in Africa and the rest of the world generally. My faith is saying this is the start of many more travel experiences to come. Until then, Kwaheri.




PS: My vacation was a gift from a reader of my blog.

lol
nice
try accra next time youd love it
you dont even need to fly
beep me when your coming

lovelygurl:
Some people are just too stupid. He is obviously happy and the idiot is spewing thrash

your soo right...anyone that takes nairalanders comments seriously is very dumb

see them below virrage people

Homeboiy:
Mikel no dey act like Igbo man


well, he has an Hausa brain sha

Arielle:
I think the guy has a point. Even though he's just being a typical busy-body Nigerian, he said what seems apparent and what a lot of people think. Mikel sometimes looks like he's trying hard to fit in and belong. Nothing wrong with that but she doesn't seem to be making the same effort with his people. Or the naija people no like foto? Granted, family lunches don't have to include the 2 families.Just that it would be nice to see his people included in some of their pictures. You never do. It would be nice to see her in our own setting too. Doesn't he have any family in Europe?
Anyway if you put your pictures in social media, you're inviting comments. They won't always be what you want to hear. Enough busy-body from me.

wow

wengers daughter is cute

iPopAlomo:
Apologies on Lacazette... Lacazette seems a done deal...

the rest though... no be you give Lemar and Sanchez biro sign...

lol
nice one

lets just keep our fingers crossed...we all want the best for arsenal

op
how can you rate a ford ahead of toyota?

anambra should be no 1

NwaAmaikpe:


Ahmed Musa does not know what he is getting into.
I pity person wey no fear Ogoja slayqueen.


They will run you down sotey your pubic hair go grow daada.

where did they pick you up from sef?

BleSSedMee:
These here are the real slay queens.
Don't I just love Daisy Danjuma.



Hustle hard let your success speak for you.

lol

funny you

hope you know her husband and the source of his wealth? hustle hard ko ...

iPopAlomo:
Rubbish... nah you give them biro make dem sign the dotted lines...

easy bro


counter my claims and shame me with facts

my name not buhari..

lacazette done and dusted...announcement soon

lemar done!

sanchez has signed a new 3 year contract


you guys should thank me later

XXLDICK:
I would have engaged you in a reasonable argument, but you quoted me with insult when we have never crossed paths before. Says much about you.

Shalom!!!

ur username tho...

my apologies

XXLDICK:
Dangote wants to construct the road cause the government failed to do it.
Dangote is constructing a large refinery cause the government failed to do it.
Dangote is really trying to make Nigeria a better place despite government failures

Take away Dangote from Nigeria and watch Nigeria be as poor as Liberia

you must be doing common entrance....take away Nigeria and money for the masses and dangote is a poor man

dont be deceived

Ishilove:
Don't try ogbome nde idu. It's incomparable.

what does that mean?

deviceteck:
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mine is a tablet, hope i can ask?

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the os is 4.0.4, i wanted to upgrade to kitkat...theres a video on youtube(
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hi techies,

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CplusJason:
The 27 -year -old had reportedly
challenged the Chinese for poking his
nose into his personal business.

you my friend are a slave....irrespective of your present status














Lesson number 1; "Don't you ever challenge a Chinese man, especially those ones with the "Master" title.

you my friend are a slave, irrespective of your present situation

obagoal

see as him near ground

short man devil

hope wizkid knows he cant wear that red head warmer every he goes in US? he could get killed for it, oga use sense oo

Oladimejyy:
Oga condem your kinsmen first.leave all this pilitician alone

your soo myopic

your evidently a never do well person...thats why your low lifer, you cant see beyond your nose

seun and lalastica, this should grace front page, to educate and thought provoke the youths.....

at least consider this and give the tribal hate inspired threads you make so much money from some break

wow, thats one cute oyinbo woman

gfullmoon:
Sir I will have appreciated your efforts if you quoted the exact scriptures. And before you quote John 1:1 for me also read same John 1:14. Thank you.

funny ...i just saw this, no issues ill do that,..but my beliefis if your bible student, once a statement or sentence is lifted from the bible even when the exact scripture isnt quoted ,you should know or have a fair idea, but no issues, ill do that

ennyhola:
07038403567

can i get for a ghana page too?

kejibabe:
please my people kindly tell me how profitable soap making is. although, I have asked op about it but his answers are not direct. someone should please give me direct answer before I invest fully.

its quite profitabe...just stsrt small and grow it

soap is like food...every one is a consumer of soap,heck soap is more consumed than food..why?

some people eat food yes,but some dont eat pork,some are vegatarians etc..you see but every one irrespective of religious, social etc affilaition must use soap, before cookin, after cooking, during cooking, soap is used to bath,...so spread you imagine and unlike some food which is consumed by a few or some, soap is consumed by all and sundry...so the world is your potential consumer


been in the biz before, i have this locally made soap making machine with blade and mould at give away price just 13k

togo ke?

why not ghana or cameroon

gfullmoon:
Jesus Christ was, is not God and never claimed so John 12:49-50: 6:38,46, Deut 6:4, Mark 13:32 etc. His coming was not to make us wealthy as you are making us to believe but to redeem us from what Adam made us all lost-eternal life. Paul, Peter, John etc was not wealthy. Are you telling us there is no poor person in Winners?
Or that poor people are sinners or unbelievers?

Mark my words wealthy is not a sin except when it takes or encroaches God's place in our life. For example, this Men of God mentioned above cannot freely walk about without security, nor members have easy access to them owing the wealth which have made them targets for criminals.

oga..i only intended to share the light i know i have.....

so Jesus came to redeem us from the curse on adam? who was told he will till the ground and and in the sweat of his brow will he feed? for whose sake was the ground cursed?..is until the bible says in your office work you will be blessed will you comprehend?

i never said Jesus came to make us wealthy...Paul said Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law..what is the curse of thelaw?

no peter and his likes werent wealhty...but you obviously dont know it, the love God has for peter , paul etc is the same love God has for you..we have free will, they needed to lay a foundation etc,why not ask for people to crucify you the way peter was crucified, perharps then you will deem yourself worthy of being a christian .

what has winners got to to do with this? there are many poor people in winners..

if poor people are sinners or unbelivers? well its according to your faith so be it unto you...let me educate you a little here..God doenst answer what you pray for..God only answers what YOU BELIEVE..'' as you have belived, let be unto you''

Jesus is God...i cant break this down for you am tired..you dont understand the scriptures...ok, let me try.
you have a spirit right?can you see your spirit? no

you can speak right?can you see your words? no

the scriptures says the things that are seen are made from what we cant see ie the words we speak and the spirit of man are the real things of life, not what we see..your body isnt you your spirit is the real you

so in the beginING was the WORD(jesus) AND THE WORD was with GOD and the WORD was God..the spirit of man or the spirit of God are the same with what that spirit speaks, ie your words are just offshoots of you or your spirit..that why Jesus said the WORDS i speak they are SPIRIT and they are LIFE...Gods words that were used to create this world were christ jesus going out to do creation...

thats why the scriptures says THE WORD became flesh and dwelt amongst us..

thats why when philip asks Jesus to show them the father, jesus tells him, have you seen me and havent seen the the father?, because he differs not from his father..hes called the son, because hes an offshot of the Godhead, no differnce between bottled water and pure water, their all water from the ocean...why is he the ROOT and offspring of david?..the ,man Jesus was an embodiment of God,and became christ( saviour) when he was sacrificed..am tired

as God for wisdom

n;b: you are trium being right? ie you have spirit, a soul and a body? right?in case you dont know,its true..as you cant seperate these three, so is God 3 in one..they are the same.

Good night oga

cant they allow the oyinbos eat in peace

chai naija ....the concept is lovely only to the naija mind abeg..or its done to attract nigerians, whats hot about eATing in a cramped space old model vehicle?