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where are the admins come and put on front page please

Oyinbos will always show their true self

Nigerian people!

A Nigerian woman needs our help in making her case go viral. Her story is all over facebook. The scandal of how structural racism was used against her to take her child has also been published in the Austrian Newspapers: https://www.heute.at/oesterreich/niederoesterreich/story/Sorgerechtsstreit--Mutter-soll-Bub--7--entfuehrt-haben-50653304
( News is in German but you can translate online) Good meaning Austrians completely condemn what was done to her and her 7 year old child.

She is fighting for the rights of her 7 year old Nigerian child (The child's Nigerian passport has been seized by the Austrian authorities)
Please everybody click and sign the petition (it is free no charges, just click on the red button when you land on the petition page) . Below is the link:

Sign the petition. https://chn.ge/2J6aJFi

The Nigerian woman has also started a crowdfunding account. Those abroad can testify to how it costs an arm and leg to get a good lawyer there. Before you buy that designer shoe or perfume, come drop small for her. Let's use our church mind to help our Nigerian sister.
Your donation will make a crucial difference to this child's case. Nothing is too small. Thank you.

Here are the links for those who want to donate join:

Click one of the links below to donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/voice-of-a-7-year-old-child
https://fundrazr.com/71PnF0?ref=ab_1ayYZJTwPTj1ayYZJTwPTj

#voiceofa7yearoldchild

This is front page news oh. Seun plus admins please put it on front page so Nigerians can read and those who want to show solidarity with her can help.

CC Seun

Hello Julius,
what properties do you currently have available in makurdi and abuja

What the major airlines in Nigeria and do they have inflight magazines?

zik4ever:
Benue State has so many and too many hotels. In fact they are all over and every where especially in Makurdi the State capital. You will find enough in Otukpo and Gboko towns.

But if you were to recommend which ones would be the best to stay at? Security and comfort wise.

People living in Benue state or those who have visited recently, what are the best hotels to stay at? Can one find a hotel apartment in Benue state?

oliverjiad:
hello yes u can ship a car older than 8 but 15years is what the federal government says

I'll advice u google search an agency online working wiith grimaldi ull get all exact. Details needed

Regards

Jaid

Thanks

1. Experienced shippers and clearers I need your help, can one ship a car that is older than 8 years through Nigerian ports?
2. Does any one know shippers that can ship a car from Austria to Nigeria?

justwise:
That is exactly what you need to do.

Thanks

If someone has dual nationality, Nigerian and British how do you do it.
Do you present the Nigeria pass on arrival in Nigeria and the the British on arrival in the UK? Or do you present both passports to the immigration officers of each country upon arrival?

MrBLING:
Amount taken depends on plans for accommodation, travel, personal expenses and miscelleneouus.

If you stay at home or relative you avoid hotel bills but might have to pay for generator and or fuel cost. You also avoid paying for expensive hotel meals. But downside of you are from large and demanding family and wind gets out you are in town get ready to share some currency. In that case as someone suggested change to naira and give a few thousands only. Or go buy drinks for house and share along with any souvenirs you brought.

If you are the outgoing type you might want to budget for drinks with friends, babes, restaurants etc.
Also transport within town and local flight.
Also for the spiritually minded church donation etc.
If you came for a special occasion eg birthday wedding etc that one na another matter

And it is birthday oh. In fact combined birthday...I don dey fear maybe I should shift my dates. Thanks for the tip

justwise:
Difficult to budget that, i was in the same position.....visiting Nigeria after about 10yrs, bought loads of stuff and with spending money....little over £4000, I only stayed 2 weeks and came back with just about £500 only because my mum steps in. If you have a big family like I do then you are in for it.

My advice to you is to change some of the money to naira and keep the rest with a family member you trust or lock it away yourself else you are coming back empty handed.

A lot of people need help but not all of them are genuine.

Wow £4000 for 2 weeks! I am in trouble. Thanks for the tip

worry357:
The person should have as little in his pockets as possible.
That way he will not try to show off and become a target for thieves or begging friends and relatives.
Keep money in an accessable bank account but do not tell anyone the amount.

very good tip thanks

AUTOCRATIC:
Their is nothing to fear...all you need to do is to arange where to stay for the period of 2 weeks,if ur parent have an accomondation,I will advice you stay with them,instead of burning money in the hotel,use that Money to get them a generator if they don't have one. Don't behave among the people u left in nigeria as if have made it even if have,don't keep late at night,don't go to everywhere you are invited to,listen to ur father and mother.

Thank you my bother

No advice na wao!

A friend of mine is traveling to Nigeria after 10 years of living abroad. Any advice from those that recently travelled after a long stay abroad will be appreciated. How much should he have in his pocket if he wants to stay for at least 2 weeks

First Major US Network Breakthrough Appearance for Tuface Idibia on the Monique Show - USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8rNOzb3zlg

Watch and learn before you travel blindly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsFhp664v0

There is going to be a private poker freeroll for members of BonusCamp.
Those interested in participating should visit the site or the link below:

http://www.bonuscamp.com/newsletter/freeroll-cp-september-2014/

The video in this thread changed the way I look at Nigeria. Can you put this thread on the front page:
https://www.nairaland.com/1861970/every-nigerian-must-see-video#25558385

This post should be on the front page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oheHQ1mpOAU

Is rihanna singing here or just getting herself off. Don't know how to upload a youtube video so will just let you guys click on the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehcVomMexkY

Blue Blood is Black Blood – By – Egmond Codfried

During the Middle Ages Black peoples in Europe were called Blue men. There seem to be images of this period which show Bleu people. I know of a Renaissance crucifixion scene with a light blue Jesus. In the Renaissance we start seeing many, many images of blacks, called The Moor.

Mike Nassau writes about Nubians and Iranians which were brought to Europe in 50 BC by Caesar to fight the Germanic nations. They stayed on and had their own communities along the Rhine and the Danube. Nassau states that in the 17th century Europeans arrived in America who were called Black Dutch. They were not treated like the Africans who were held in slavery. Many Whites were also kept as slaves or slave like conditions. Later on Black and coloured families claimed descend from these Black Dutch to prevent re-enslavement or being treated as niggers. The point is that somehow Black and coloured people were present in Europe and managed to keep their Black looks through intermarriage till at least the 17 century.

I suggest we look at the Moor in European Art and take it from there. In European Art the Moor is always a Classical African: pitch black, frizzled hair, a flat and wide face, flat nosed, thick lips, and subnasal prognasty.

When you study the symbol of the Moor from The Renaissance (1500) you will find that it did not start out like a Black Servant or a Black Page. The Drake Jewel (1575) shows the profile of a Black King dominating the profile of a White woman. This symbolises Africa dominating Europe and Black superiority in Europe.

The symbol of the Moor shows a Blue man which is a Black man and means Blue Blood. We see many portraits of the nobility in which they pose very intimate with a little Black boy or girl which gives the sitter riches, mostly pearls which seem to symbolise Europe.The nobility was coloured, and some showed more African or Asian or White treats. These portraits are kept hidden or are destroyed around the French Revolution (1789).

Inside The Drake Jewel is a miniature of Queen Elizabeth I. Her father’s sister Mary Tudor was the grandmother of Mary of Scots. Mary of Scots son was James I who married Anne of Denmark. They were the grandparents of Charles II Stuart who was named “The Black Boy.”

He was described on a wanted poster issued by parliament as a tall Black man and I do not think they were fooling around.

Anne of Denmark had ordered a play “The Masque of Blackness” (1605) in praise of Black beauty which did not fade. The play was performed by members of the court and it explained how Blacks, The Sun People, came to Europe to look for a milder sun. In the play was a personage of The Niger River. The costume design shows a tall Black woman. Strange as this might sound; it took me after all three years to believe my own findings: Anne of Denmark which we know as a blindingly blond woman was almost certainly Black. As the whole Stuart dynasty was Black of skin.

When one looks for portraits of Charles II Stuart “The Black Boy” one finds many which show a White man, with long black hair and mustachio. But if one persists there are portraits which show black skin. Especially the National Portrait Gallery site shows many portraits of a Black skinned boy and later a Black adult. Still there is a lot of variations, but I have one pitch black portrait which show his classical African treats under a huge afro-like wig.

So there were Black Kings in Europe, who somehow traced their origins in Africa and symbolised their Blue blood with the image of a Moor. The portraits which show Blacks as White’s I would explain as propaganda to make them look as the White people they so despotically oppressed. Other white portraits are over painted authentic Black portraits, or whitened copies of these or outright fakes. All European museums show portraits of the European elite, with fake white skin colour. We know that all the European royal families were blood relatives.

The Black Boy’s mother, for instance, Henrietta Maria, was the daughter of Maria de Medici, Queen of France and the aunt of Louis XIV, The Sun King. The sister of The Black boy was Maria Henrietta Stuart who married the Dutch Stadholder William II. Their son was King Stadholder William III, who ruled Britain as William and Mary.

With the world clamoring over the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, you’d think White, European women had a lock on Royal weddings, but you’d be wrong.

Even though some are going crazy over William and Kate’s wedding, I can’t help but think about the young Black girls who might look at the lavish nuptials and think that being a princess (or being treated like one) is only reserved for White women.

So for all the black girls who think that happily ever after will never come, CLUTCH is here to remind you that Black princesses do exist, and not just in Zamunda either.

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein:
Born in Panama, Princess Angela Gisela Brown married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in 2000. This Afro-Latina beauty grew up in New York City and attended Parsons School of Design, where she won the coveted Oscar de la Renta Gold Thimble Award for fashion design. As a designer, Princess Angela worked with such icons as Adrienne Vittadini, and started her own label, A. Brown, before marrying Prince Maximilian. The couple has two children, Prince Alfons Constantin and Princess Angela. Princess Angela and her son Prince Alfons are the highest-ranking Black members of a reigning European dynasty.

Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria:
Hailing from Inglewood, California. This around-the-way-girl turned-royal has the ultimate inspiring story. Known in the industry as, “The Pantene Girl” because she was the first African-American woman featured in three commercials, Princess Keisha heads Wonderful TV with her husband, Prince Kunle Omilan. Along with running Wonderful TV, which boasts a network of stations across Europe, Princess Keisha has modeled for nearly every cosmetics brand from L’Oreal to Cover Girl, and has appeared in “Zoolander,” “30 Rock,” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Countess Mary Von Habsburg of Austria:
Although she isn’t a princess, Countess Mary, born in Wau, Sudan, is married to Ferdinand Leopold Joseph Count von Habsburg of Austria. Ferdinand hails from the venerable Von Habsburg royal family, who are descendants of William the Conqueror. Countess Mary and Count Ferdinand exchanged vows in 1999 in Nairobi, Kenya and the couple has three children together. Although some in the royal family took issue with their coupling because the Countess was an African commoner, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, head of the family, declared her an “equal.”

Baroness Cécile de Massy:
Born in Guadeloupe, this Caribbean beauty is the highest-ranking Black person in Monaco. The Baroness married Christian Louis, Barron de Massy, and the couple has two children, Brice and Antoine. Baroness Cécile is the president of Ladies Lunch Monte-Carlo, a charitable organization in Monaco.

Queen Charlotte:
Known to many as the first Black Queen of England, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was married to King George III. Although many argue over Queen Charlotte’s ambiguous racial background, it was discovered that she was a direct descendent of Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a Black branch of the Portuguese Royal family. Throughout history many have commented that she had Black/African features, and her beauty and her mixed heritage was eloquently captured in a poem written for her wedding day.

Know of any other Black royals? Share them with us!

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Merkki: I have learnt that Nigerian men don't respect their wives or females. They badmouth them in the public and make foreigners see no good in them.

I learnt that Nigerian men nag a lot about everything, food, money, gifts, etc. They act like market women. They are loud and rude. They worship white folks who don't give a hoot about them and treat their own women like slaves.

Reference: Nairaland.com and London

I have seen the above a lot in Europe but do the white folks treat black women like slaves?

What has living with foreigners thought you? For me I have learnt that the black race is the most ganged up against race in the world and also that all other races are united except the black race. I have also learnt natives of these foreign countries treat their fellow nationals with deep respect and are completely united against foreigners.

I have learnt that when you get married to the nationals of these countries you still are treated differently. I have learnt you are only tolerated by the relations of your spouse and they do everything to get you angry directly or indirectly.

Tell me what are your experiences? How have you thought yourself to live amidst all of the above or more in these countries? How have you been able to exhale?

[size=16pt]People stop insulting the mother of the child it was her husband that buried the child because he was refused sex. See link below:[/size]

https://www.nairaland.com/1170987/man-arrested-burying-daughter-alive

hmmm just feel this hinges on child abuse