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Hintona:
You can't compare nairaland to Reddit and Quora o

Those apps are data giants. I was browsing Reddit until 1 am and I was just overwhelmed with the amount of information I got there.

Nairaland is still very local compared to them but it's trying sha.

Reddit and Quora are massive. There is no comparing any app with them. However, as far as Nigeria is concerned, Nairaland is the only app remotely comparable in terms of giving common opinions and open source information about Nigeria and Nigerians. Reddit or Quora won't do that for Nigerians. They have global audiences and international views.

Nairaland is Nigerian version of Quora and Reddit combined. You get ideas about everything Nigeria and how the society perceives issues here, and even as foreigners perceive Nigeria. @ TMK South and co. comes to mind. The toxicity is just a reflection of who we are.

Amen. I have seen and I know it's not easy being a first son.

It may be any or every of the following reasons;
1. Poor Igbo people are sit-tight tenants that rarely wants to move and Lagos landlords are greedy lots hoping for high turn over of tenants so as to get extra money from commission, agreement and damages.
2. If you rent out your property to one Igbo person, you can expect minimum of 10 people occupying that singular property. Lagos landlords know that the fewer the people, the better the property is managed but greed won't allow them do things the right way at inception.
3. Igbo people are often loud people, who exercise no restraint in showing their emotions, especially when they make little money. Every Igbo boy with little money in
his pocket is an Odogwu. South Africans can attest to that. Yoruba landlords are not any better with their numerous Owambes but they'll always criticize the Ndigbo.
4. Igbo people are mostly domineering and always tending towards assuming the landlord position in rented apartments.
5. When you get tired of them and decide to call off the tenancy deal, Igbo people never leave without raising a dust and Yoruba landlords hate the noise as that can spoil market with the next customer.
6. Deep mistrust and distrust of Igbo people and vice versa since civil war.
7. For restricted cosmopolitan nature and little exposure on the part of Yoruba landlords. Most of them never leave South West all their life hence they only relate from their cultural perspective and most Igbo people don't care if you understand them or not, they just do their thing.
8. Igbo people are independent in nature. They take no nonsense from anyone but some Yoruba landlords love playing God, hence clash of personalities is always in the offing.

Now you can come for my head with bashing but nah wetin I notice I write.

We must continue to test the court process in Nigeria just as Wike is doing with VAT issue and Miyetti Allah is doing with open grazing bills in the south. Thats the only way to test limits and establish boundaries in a country where power mongering is a culture.

Sue their arse and if you don't have the wherewithal, consult like minds and sue. It's the best line of action.

Buhari failed Mathematics and didn't offer elementary Economics at O'levels. All he ever picked up from hearsay of more brilliant students back in school was "middle men hoard always lead to inflation' forgetting simple demand and supply.

Yes. How can you be led by the kind of leaders Nigeria had since independence up to date and you won't be confident?

They try to make your life unbearable, then they go after your dreams, they incarcerate at the slightest provocation and if you raise your voice, they just kuku try to kill you. Everyday you wake and realise you're still here and kicking, confidence level that you are created to be something grows. It's not just confidence, it's mad optimism.

If you then ever escape to a system where things works, you not only thrive, you simply come across as overconfident.

That's just how an average Nigerians roll.

Your dream is everyday reality for some people already. Even if it is not physical for some, it may be financial or emotional or spiritual or medical or any other wise imaginable.

Solution is to vote wisely and defend your vote in 2023. Prayer would successful have done its part by keeping this war at bay until that time.

Okay.

Stage one, which was to bullishly enforce another 8 year term for a northern president, failed due to Buhari's ineptitude that caused Tinubu to receive sense quickly, the South banding tighter together and Wike to go into power-play mode.

Stage two activated. Give presidency back to Goodluck Jonathan, to serve out a single term of 4 years and return power to the North.

Let's see how the South react to this, not forgetting that Goodluck is not exactly a simp as he showed Obj in the run-in to 2015 elections. If he get to Aso Rock in 2023, his conceding in 2015 would turn out a masterstroke in Nigerian politics.

Black on black is real.

VTJN:
It should be OBJ because murtala must have handed power to him before 2.05pm

They killed Murtala around 2.00pm, immediately after Jumat service. There is no way Obj could have been sworn in at that time. There was an hiatus. I think technically, Nigeria was without a president at that time but his first president would eventually be Obj.

daomi:
Gen muritala muhammed

What about someone born on Feb 13, 1976 2.05 p.m.? Who was his president at birth? Murtala Muhammed or Olusegun Obasanjo? Just wondering!

Christistruth00:
Too many Nigerian Billonaires pay next to Nothing they should get on their Case

Lagos should also introduce the Owambe Party Tax

Any Party Costing More than N2 Million Naira should be taxed at 50% especially the Obi Cubana type parties

I absolutely subscribe to your brilliant points, especially that Owambe own. All those 'Ijebu' men that places premium on grand parties over more important things and all those claiming 'big-for-nothing' must get sense by force.

Only that the same politicians putting the laws in place would be the first to circumvent those laws. Such a sad country.

FIRS workers are just collateral damage to Wike's friendly fire. They should not forget that each state will have a more vibrant SIRS now, which will employ indegenes and create more employment opportunities than restrictive FIRS.

The employees can focus on the petroleum tax and other taxes and be managing that like that, so as to let the cookies go round, or resign their appointments at FIRS and go back to their various SIRS for employment.

On this VAT issue, Wike is right, regardless of whose head is rolling.

Ishilove:
This is the most disgusting I have read this year.

Yuck! That Taofeek guy is not normal. Pointed out the very thin line between educative and disgusting.

abu12:
don't deceive your self , like all southern state are economy buoyant. if firs lost the case, then everyone will look for a way to raise revenue.

Don't worry. The Southern states will find a way of helping each other out in due course through the revival of the like of Oodua Investment Company and Oriental Investments.

Let Kano and Kaduna collect their own taxes and spread it to the other 17 Northern states and you'll know exactly how it feels for monkey to dey work, make baboon dey chop.

Permission granted.

Those countries are also not governed using two different legal codes. With Sharia firmly in place in the north and people like Gumi roaming free, separation of identity has become pertinent in Nigeria.

Let Nigeria be first in something. Let us start with state VAT collection and other will come and learn from us after a while. Wike, you are good to go.

Correct. Hope Uzodinma, i hope you are catching the direction of the breeze. Don't sell the 'land of hope' to hopeless politics. Stop licking the ass of a stinking herdman and let Wike guide you through the rite of passage from Fulani toyboy to a real Igbo man.

Even senior Fulani asslicker is repenting on his death-bed in London and instructing his fu*k boy, Sanwoolu, to follow Wike's lead.

You are not confused. You know what you want but you are not bold enough to assert yourself. Remember, a pastor may be the anointed of God but it is not written anywhere that you must allow anyone dominate you to your own injury under any guise.

Wish you all the best.

Religion is what people do to be in harmony with self and nature. Politics is what people do to be in harmony with others based on principle of self preservation.

The self in both often leads to self centeredness and selfishness, bastardizing the initial noble intentions.

crackhaus:
Lmao...

She never experrerit.

I'm sure she thought that her light-skin and pretty face could make up for her irritating attitudes

So, so irritating. Superiority complex personified.

Up until today i still wonder why female sensitive anatomical parts seem more attractive to me when partly covered than when laid bare.

Although, i won't ask her not to change clothes how and when she deem necessary but i think Angel would do better leaving some things to imagination.

blessedemeritus:
Hello Nairalanders,
Having read many comments, and response to persons who share their story here on Nairaland and received several advice and positive opinions, I now have the courage and confidence to divulge on you for your guidance and recommendations.

Am a Law student in one of the state University, currently in my sophomore year, I'm in state dilemma as to what step to take next in life, because of my present situation in life, I'm the first child in the family of 4 and taking responsibility of my younger ones'. Because of the burden and responsibilities on me, my school fees, my needs and that of my kid ones' considering how things are tough for me, i think it will be difficult for me to continue my studies at this time.
I'm considering dropping out of school to huzzle or learn handwork to meet my kid ones' need and make life easy for us, because things are really difficult for us now. But will appreciate your candid advice on what to do, drop out to learn handwork? Which handwork will you suggest for me?
YOUR OPINIONS,
ADVISE,
RECOMMENDATION
SUGGESTIONS, will be appreciated.
NO INSULT PLEASE.


Current CGPA 4.70

If you must quit school for a while to sort yourself out financially, instead of dropping out school completely, why not meet with the authorities to negotiate the maximum leave of absence possible since your CPGA is very healthy. Quitting completely might be regrettable if your financial situation improve quicker than you envisage.

Something must lead to complete breakdown of laws and order in Nigeria.

Subsidy must be totally removed, not because of any stupid market forces but because Nigeria as a major oil exporting country has no business importing fuel, talkless of subsidizing the importation of fuel. Are we not supposed to refine enough crude oil for local utilization before exporting the remaining crude oil to earn foreign exchange?

Simple. They should declare a 2-day celebratory period as usual by including Tuesday, 10th. Fridays will soon become work-free days too and TGIF will become thank-god-its-thursday.

Gradually, Nigeria is getting there.

Excellent. Now forgive, rehabilitate, re-orientate and conscript them into the Nigerian Army as you did to the former Boko Haram terrorists. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

gwarotango:
What most young Nigerians don't know is that the guy in the center of that picture late Brigadier Ibrahim Bako was the one initially tipped to become Head of State after the coup that overthrew the Shagari regime and not Buhari. It was quite unfortunate that he lost his life during a shootout with Shagari's presidential guards on that day.

It shows glaringly that "the man" was and is still an opportunist leader that seeks power not because he knows exactly what to do with it except enjoying the perks that comes with it.

We are counting down the clock to that day he'll vacate the seat. I just hope he won't suddenly realise he knows what's best for Nigeria then, like Obasanjo, IBB and Abdul-Salam.