₦airaland Forum

I think a lot of people are mixing up things here. Development has to do more with infrastructure and social amenities. So to a large extent, it's possible they have better infrastructural development. That doesn't mean standard of living might be better than Nigeria.

What exactly has this government achieved since they have returned to all the previous policies which they claimed were bad? 2 years of our national lives, have just been wasted.

nairaman66:
Lol.. Na so all these girls for Lekki dey form things anyhow! Sorry jwo! UBER matter is already dead and gone! Dude, flex yourself and if babe show along the line it is better.., do not do anything to impress any lady out there!! Ain't worth it!

I honestly didn't want to do the trip but the drama queen had been ranting about how I promised to turn up and didn't show up and all that, and was complaining about me being proud and bla bla bla... I reluctantly did the trip and wouldn't have minded, if not for the attitude thingy. I got really pissed off.

frugal:
Why didn't you just drive? N16k will fuel my car for almost 2 weeks. I only use Uber for short distances.

I wasnt sure I was going to come home on time and my sight at night is very lovely so I try to avoid driving at night. Lekki to mainland at night with a not too fantastic eyesight, wasn't a safe option. I figured that was my best option.

nairaman66:
Saw this coming! But it is too late, UBER went greedy along the line! Their charges are astronomical! Charging over N2,000 from Chevron drive to "The Place" at Phase 1, what rubbish!! Then they brought a stupid language called SURGE to even double your fares!! They are criminals!! Good thing TAXIFY came along!!

As in eh, that their surge language is what I don't understand. I once spent 8,700 from egbeda to Abraham adesanya(lekki),and spent 6,500 on the return journey on the same trip, totalling roughly 16k. The thing wey pain me pass be say the babe wey I go see nor even make the trip worthwhile(giving me silly attitude). At the end of the day, I had to remind myself that it's my blood I'm using to work for the money and I have not been using them as often as I used to. The most painful one was a trip from Ikeja to Marina that cost 6k plus... I haven't tried this taxify though.

Mumu song and video; abeg, where is lawma when you need them?

Youngsage:
Lol you said nobody saw it coming, to which I said you were wrong, cos I actually saw this coming.

Oh! Ok. I just saw it as a normal video considering the fact that nothing of such had been heard about them. Even the first class amebos like Linda ikeji and Stella darmikokus missed it all.

Scandals!!! I dread this a lot.

Youngsage:
Wrong... I did.

Don't get you.

Ok. That wasn't the first time they played us. They both did the song "I was meant for you" and nobody saw this coming. Adesuwa was the girl in the video.

This is how low the office of the presidency in Nigeria, has sunk.

I'm surprised no one saw this coming, especially with the fact that they both already hinted us in the "I was meant for you" video....

Hmm. I pray they last forever and do not go the way of others who have been celebrated and broke up shortly after. It's a sweet feeling to be in love with someone who feels same way about you.

And I know someone who has been crushing on banky for ages but dude nor gree send am.

Ok. It's fun having unprotected sex until HIV, stds and unwanted pregnancies turn up, and make your life miserable. There's a reason why condoms are being manufactured and sold. You can have as much sex as you want (if that is your problem), and still escape having unwanted pregnancies, by using condoms. Play smart.

spykid014:
Didn't know. I just asked.

Ok.

I'd tell you a short story of how I started learning how to respect people, even more. About 5/6 years ago, I was in a different field of business from what I do today. I was about boarding a bus to the office, when my bunch of keys fell from my hand, and dropped into the gutter. I just stood there, looking at it in a confused manner. Nothing on earth would have made me enter into the gutter or put my hand in it, to get my keys. Then came this lad,pushing a truck. He offered to help me out, and went into the dirty drainage to fetch my keys(i was almost giving up, and thinking of how many doors and locks I'd have to break and replace). By the time he brought it out, we bought small detergent from a roadside seller and washed it under a tap where they sell water. After that, I collected the keys and gave him a little tip. As I journeyed to work, I kept playing the whole incident over again. I had no business with him and ordinarily, wouldn't have had anything to discuss with him. But then, this perceived "nobody" went into the dirty drainage to fetch my keys and offered me help. It then dawned on me that nobody is utterly useless no matter how dirty and down trodden they look. And the sad reality is that, we'd always need people like these around us in the society, to get certain things done.

One of the rear nights I had a misfortune of having my vehicle break down in traffic due to overheating, it was a total stranger from nowhere that came to bail me out my helping me to push the vehicle off the road and going to buy water to put in the radiator... Who else would have assisted if not someone of his grade? People like these would always come in contact with us and it's only logical we treat them like humans and not condemned people that should not be spoken to. There's nothing we have and we are nothing. The moment our breath ceases, we are gone. All the ego, prestige and what have you, becomes useless.

namet:
You get it! Thank you for saying...... But the reality is that the Nigerian society is very materialistic. That is why just about everyone is stealing or hopes to steal. These days, it seems Nigerians don't even believe that plenty of money is possible without stealing. Sad to say, but true. I'm not saying those who're fortunate and things have worked out for them should not enjoy or be proud of their achievement. I'm neither saying that Beverly Naya (whoever she is) should not be happy that she's where she is in her life.

I'm simply saying that we should de-emphasize materialism and instead focus more in our shared humanity. Bill Gates is the richest man on earth. But he's humble, almost to a fault. If Bill Gates were a Nigerian, or if Beverly Naya becomes the next Bill Gates, I suspect we won't even be allowed to walk on the public roads, especially if you're a taxi driver. Nigeria is a sick society.

lovethchioma:
I am here for you... just let me make you Love again

I sorry for you. The way he would ban your life ehn, even seun would not be able to help you out.

Is your wife attractive, supportive, loyal,godly, responsible, family oriented and hardworking? If yes, stay with her. Love isn't the most important thing in a relationship. Compatibility is the most important. Don't make the mistake of leaving her cos you suddenly fell in love. You can't guarantee that she would always be in love with you.

I'm never comfortable reading about people and their messy affairs,and always wonder how the people in the middle of these scandals, cope.

riribae:
Oh tnks u hv said it all...I jst dnt get wat is wrong with dis our so called celebs...getting d text frm a driver is inappropriate but if it wer to b dangote's son...she wud hv said God don answer my prayer

It's not even inappropriate. We do not live in a world of robots where we aren't allowed to show/appreciate emotions/kind gestures.

ujukas:
pls tell her oo,, everyone is important. Keep being good bro.

Thanks

spykid014:
Well said!
Are you single?

[size=5pt][/size] iJoke!

Thanks. Yeah, I am. . How did you find out?

Origin:
Maybe its best our 'Leaders' just keep quiet.

No one has the right to refuse declaring their assets. They must be compelled to do so. It is not for their benefit , it is for our benefit.

You cannot just be corruption free, you must be seen as corruption free.

Read properly. He declared his assets as stipulated by law but not publicly as the law doesn't mandate a public declaration.

sarrki:
It's because stealing is not corruption

Has the dumbo you voted in, declared his assets publicly? I'm waiting for your answer. If no, give me a reason why he hasn't.

bigerboy200:
you are correct...but there should be a clear professional line drawn,besides, this is not a case of "rich vs poor" or "privileged vs underprivileged" cos some uber drivers are even richer than the passengers they drive around. He should have kept his feelings to himself.. some kind of jobs exposes you to different kind of people every time, one must be discipline enough to hold back in the line of duty..no excuse can justify his action. It is clearly inappropriate.

I didn't see him professing love there. It's just a casual message as far as I am concerned. Just a warm greeting.

No;nothing inappropriate in that. Being a driver doesn't make him less of a human being. I think we need to evaluate how we relate with people around us and give them a sense of belonging. Don't always treat people like they are condemned to be below you. I relate and joke around with my cleaner and mechanic and if not for the way they address me,you wouldn't know they work for me. Each time I use uber, I don't relate with the drivers like they are "drivers" except when the person is rude. I've even had to tell a driver to come down and allow me drive to navigate past a place he couldn't drive through, and I drove him without hassles. Being a driver doesn't make them not to have feelings and emotions like every other person. It doesn't mean they are condemned to a particular status. You might not fancy his advances but that doesn't make his text message wrong. He's just being human. Let's stop acting like we just woke up one day and got to the level we find ourselves in. Yes, some of us were born with silver spoon but that isn't a license to automatically downgrade anybody.

Who's this idiot again? A man who is battling serious health issues, you want to force him to contest in 2019? It is people like this that usually make people say "Hausa nor dey get sense". Is there no other sane person in the north who can rule? Does it mean Nigeria will pack up after the era of Buhari? Gosh!!!

Omotayor123:
you are on point. these men don't know women at all.

she's not cheating just trying to make her husband do the needful.

If this is how modern day women behave, then it's safe to say a lot of parents have failed in their job of raising responsible kids.

adam500hr:
Was not blind, met within 3 wks, got pregnant, told my parents i cant marry her cos i dont know her well, sbut they said in order to avoid shame for her family cos her pops was a pastor and that i woudnt want the same fate to become of my own daughter, that i'll just have to marry her. Thats where the story of my life began.

Your parents have finished you. This is the kind of thing I've been avoiding as my parents have been trying to hook me up with different people. If things don't go well, I wouldn't be able to forgive them and the best thing is to make a choice that I'd be able to deal with irrespective of the outcome... I hope you are able to forgive your folks for leading you wrongly.

God knows my greatest fear in women and marriage, is infidelity. Each passing day, I get scared with stories I read and hear and honestly speaking, it's beginning to affect me psychologically.

Opakan2:
His 2yrs is better than everything Goodluck Jonathan ever was in his entire career

BTW you've been silent of late.. no more prophesies or your jigi needs replacement

Your lie can wake the dead. As a matter of fact, devil fit repent because of you. Person like you nor fit go hell fire cos devil go vex give you firewood and light, make you go create your own hellfire elsewhere.

SalamRushdie:
That's as a result of lower expendable income and the a poorer middle class ...In the past I used burnt through 20 litres a night just to power my 10 KVA Honda gen but today due to slow business and less disposable income that 20 litres last me more than 2 weeks because I only use it to charge devices and keep the refrigerator iced ..I even stopped paying TV subscription all together because I am hardly at home and no one lives with me for now because of the slow economy l

I used to do between 10-20 ltrs(minimum of 70ltrs a week) @ 1500/3000 per day but that has dropped drastically to about 10 ltrs 4 times a week out of 7 days. When you calculate how much we burn on fuel, you'd almost go bonkers. I'm gradually learning how to stay without light. Sometimes, I feel ashamed when the houses in the next compound turn on their gen, and I do not. But then, those ones too, do not do more than 2hrs before switching off...lol.