₦airaland Forum

Billyonaire: I thought they say 80% of us live under $2 a day. Wonders shall never end.

adebayo201: now that Anderson is for sale,what is your say @coogar?

Hugoboi: However, methinks the argument has stretched too far. Maybe we should talk about Wazza's new book

debosky: Of course there is freedom - am I forcing him to remain an Arsenal supporter?

What I'm saying is that being an ex-gooner does not exempt him from Gooner standard treatment of Munschit supporters. No apologies.

shymexx: Ok, let's assume they make 'profits'(which is debatable) - but that's in the short term - what about in the long term?? The value of the naira is going to keep falling, the economy will stay stagnant, and things in Nigeria stays getting expensive... No matter how you look at it, it's a lose lose situation..

. The same people crying about the government, are the same ones destroying manufacturing and production in Nigeria... How do you create jobs when people don't buy things made in their own country

I used to work in the post room at Acadia Group(topshop, topman etc..) when I was college - and trust me all they do is labelling and branding. Those so-called; 'imported goods' are also imported from India and other Asian countries... So, what's the biggie about them??

There's something wrong with the Nigerian mentality..

To be honest, you can only produce quality stuffs, if the people are willing to pay for them... I think most care about the brand and not the quality... For example: you can get certain stuffs from River Island, but most would prefer more pricey stuffs with lower quality from Gucci/LV, because of the brand name..

debosky: Are you not a previously gooner who has now relinquished following Arsenal? There is no other description valid for someone who leaves Arsenal to support Buttmunchers. . . nothing personal

shymexx: Accommodation isn't free, some do rent houses for a week, or two... Calculate all that, and you'll find out that the profit margin(if at all there's any, or it's for re-selling purposes) isn't really that much...

And things aren't really that cheap in the UK, even during sales... So, I doubt any business minded person would prefer the UK, to other destinations where they could get the same merchandise(s) at cheaper costs..

If at all the Nigerian economy is going to grow, we need to start producing - and people need to start supporting locally made items... That's just my 2cents!

Hugoboi: Is this Nani gist still on? Y'all should kill the argument abeg or better still open a Nani thread.

ilugunboy: Exactly my sentiment.

I have a neighbor, she squeezed herself to go to London, now she is secretly sending my wife to me to loan her some money to pay for her daughter's school fees of less than 150k. Obviously am never going to do that for her.

To many people in Nigeria with mis-placed priorities.

shymexx: If you calculate the total cost of shopping in London(with the visa fee, flight ticket, and accommodation), isn't it far more expensive than the "cut-throat" price in Nigeria?? And aren't those shops also in Nigeria?

Bawss1: Yeah,but you know how these things work. Once the announcement is made the 4s will start looking dated.

Long One: I disagree with this; labour is supposed to be cheaper in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies, which is why most manufacturing is outsourced to these Countries.
Are you saying these almajiris/agberos can’t be taught craftsmanship and paid a decent wage?

Gbawe: It is in my opinion. I am not talking everyone, everywhere producing high quality products/service. I am talking of those with the finance, and they are many, not cutting corner or compromising to produce goods of the quality that would make Nigerians shun foreign offers. For example, when interlock machinery is required to finish off a shirt nicely, some Nigerian tailor may ignore this stage because they are not bothered about absolute quality even if they can easily afford an interlocking machine.

Small things like that show we can do things better but have become a people far too happy to cut corners and not particularly bothered about excelling, doing anything very well or to the highest standard.

StarBoard: Ha.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse,it just did. Someone scores one goal a month within a time frame and you believe it's "consistent" form.Yet we are made to believe by you that the said fellow deserves a pay hike of nearly 50% You need to zip it about Nani.
As per the gifs, post more.They should be readily available to dispute our claim.

Everyone and their mama knows Paul Scholes was the main reason we turned the game on its head.
You have an in-built tendency to revise history at the slightest opportunity to suit your argument.A you-tube video was uploaded showing van Persie crediting Scholes for the turn-around.Why then are you still barking up this Nani-turned-the-game-around tree?

The same Nani carelessly gave away the ball outside our area in the 88th minute at 2-2 that led to a Southampton chance that put us under pressure and led to a shot attempt by the opposition. So what's you're point?

The ame stats you're crowing about also mention how poor he is with possession, but you side-step those and tell me he is productive, but United fans and players didn't vote him as player of the season for 2011/12.

Gbawe: I think this is part of the point Shymmex makes. Why can't our local businessmen, entrepreneurs, SME's and manufacturer innovatively rise to the challenge of strengthening the Nigerian economy by producing quality at home so that Nigerian money does not go outside chasing that quality? I totally agree with him in that regard because I have always wondered same myself. Why not simply learn to do things to World class standards? It is not an impossible or unrealistic concept.

Bawss1: The last day to officially rock the iPhone 4s still it becomes last year's toy.

shymexx: I understand where you're coming from, but my point is; why do they have spend that much just to shop in the UK - when they can get the same thing in Nigeria? Thus, keeping the money in the Nigerian economy... If you put the money they would spend to obtain the visa, flight tickets, accommodation etc... into consideration, is it really worth it??

I think most of them just do it out of ignorance and the "look cool" factor(inferiority complex) - just to show off that they 'shopped' in London... But either way, it's hurting the Nigerian economy, that was my point..

Richvkunt: Along Badagry express way,but I ain't giving no names.

dayokanu: Bayern is to Arsenal what Einstein is to Dipo, What Beyonce is to Patience, What Klitschko is to Duduspace, What Isaac Newton is to Debosky and what Dayokanu is to Edoyad,

chaircover: All I know is that no way is this feeble attempt going to be allowed as last thread . . . . . .

Badagry express road To think I live on that road and have passed it hundreds of times without noticing any unusual slaughterhouse activity. The only decent place I know along that road is Whispering Palms and any wife going to look for her husband that far out of town is an "alasheju"

As for the keke napep lover boy; my nollywood version of the story is that the womans car broke down, she flagged down a keke napep to take her to her husbands office, along the way she received a phone call from her Nairaland pre-order car dealer (femmy motors) to tell her that her brand new Range Rover sport 2014 model has just arrived in town. The napep guy then decided to seduce madam and become her toyboy. He blew some jazz in her face, she lost her senses and followed him to the slaughterhouse

ileobatojo: After all this blows over, I hope you will learn one important lesson. No guy that wants to have s.ex with you is doing it as proof of your love for each other, it is a primitive reflex response for guys. There is no need for you to continue torturing yourself to try to demonstrate your love to someone. Please refrain from sex for the next couple of years. Just because you are no longer a virgin doesn't mean you have to continue f*cking. Learn how to say no, read books, use google. Arm yourself with practical advice against sexual pressure. As for that p.edophile you call a boyfriend, I hope he rots in jail for a good long time.

StarBoard: This time difference was from January 2010 to September 2011.
You call that short.1 year and 8 months.
And you expect to convince us of his "consistency".
Na wah oh.
Even the goals you mentioned have commas in them:2 goals vs City and 1 vs Barcelona were pre-season games.So Kiko Macheda should be involved in this discussion as well because he had a phenomenal pre-season summer of 2011.
I'm wondering where you got your assertion about Nani changing the game vs Southampton as well.
Your revisionism isn't a small matter.

StarBoard: Even Zenit St. Petersburg that has been throwing cash around don't believe Nani is worth 130k per week.

RuuDie: @ Coogar.

I think you're finally beginning to catch my drift - the time difference between those two matches in the photos is a fair measure of your maverick's consistency!

The problem England have had for too long is the nature of the stop-start football we play.

The ball is passed, one touch, look-up, then make a decision.
It is what too often leads to us relying on balls into the box, a header, a knock down etc.

Nothing wrong with that when it’s needed but not all the time. We need Plans B and C.
Steven Gerrard’s delivery is excellent, Frank Lampard can still keep possession and open a defence.

But what Cleverley, who won only his second cap against Moldova, offers is a player who with one touch, on the move, going forward, can inject pace into the whole movement of the team.

He makes sure the ball coming out of defence or deep in midfield continues quickly on its way up field putting the opposition swiftly on the back foot.

The sort of football that undoes teams at the very highest level — the sort that does not give opponents time to think.

He looks like a player who is already one move ahead. Of course everyone else needs to be on his wavelength for it to work.-- Alan Shearer

So yeah if people with titles and countries to pass down have no problem with female "heirs" then Joe Nobody King of Nowhere should go sit his behind down.

omalicha89: Since d man had no son and d throne passed on to the daughter did d country collapse?ur rush to insult shows how little u actually have upstairs.

Enoquin: And pray, tell sir...what were you/have you been doing at this 'place'?

GreyMoon: Hello people, I have been lurking here for a long time and just decided to join the forum. I have a problem that I would like the members to give me advice on. My wife is the problem. Let me give some background to my issues. I am in my mid 40’s and my wife is 38. I have been with my wife since she was young; we started dating seriously in her first year at university. I was schooling /working abroad at the time. We were so serious that all our families knew we would marry; I effectively took over responsibility for her education and everything else. I paid for her school fees etc for her first degree and the second when she decided to change profession and anything else she wanted to do.

Anyway everything went smoothly and I married her and we had children. Sometime ago I ran into some financial troubles, of a very severe nature. This led to my having to close down my company and things became very hard. To cut a long story short, I need to recapitalize my business. I have tried my best but the amount I need is really large. Now there are these men I know who can give or /lend the money, but they need some inducement. I have severally asked my wife to “be nice to them” or at least one of them, so I can get the cash I need. Unexpectedly and totally against all expectations, she started to tell me how insulted she feels at what I am suggesting. Please what nonsense is she saying? Does she remember what I did for her? I made her what she is. I paid for everything she has ever owned. Anyway what is a few minutes of imposition compared to the future of our family?

What do you people think I can do to her or tell her to make her wake up and see sense?

RuuDie: @Debosky, Thank you Sir. . .@ Coogar, take note!

Can you see yourself!? just to make Nani look good in your eyes, you try to discredit the alternate MOTM!
First touch of the ball Scholes had, resulted in RvP being clean through on goal and having a shot on target which was saved - contrast that to Maverick!



Na today. . .no wonder it was "begging" to be attacked - it was that appalling!
RvP said it himself, he had to stretch and flip his body some in mid-air to direct the ball towards goal.
A well-flighted cross is Valencia's floater that RvP took on the chest, a good cross is the delivery by Rafael that Rio nodded and rebounded of the post, a gem of a cross is Grand-pa Giggsy to Chicharito for 3-3 against Chelsea.



Yeah, he sure intercepted the ball, but seeing that the ball was never going to reach the intended defender in the first place, woe betide him if he'd not. . .and quit tryna make it sound like he did something special jare.
Nani steals the ball tears race into the box and we're all getting excited, anticipating a goal. then guess what. . .he is confronted by a defender what does he do!? Not a step-over, cross or attempt to outwit the defender, he does a fvck'ing "Ashley Young", right there in the din - some maverick!
Dude should be glad RvP showed up to cover his a55 cuz he was on cusp of embarrassing himself. He even passed the ball behind RvP sef, if not the striker's genius and trickery, the chance was half-way gone to nothingness!

Abegi. . .next!

RuuDie: For real, Walcott has no rival at Arsenal. . .Debosky, where at thou - over to you on this one!

Two golden chances, Jeezuz! A corner kick floated into the box more in hope than expectation. . . a simple pass to a team-mate who is less than 3 meters away. . .!!? Evidently it is you who has a serious man-crush; I wonder which you're attracted to the most - his TB joshua-like jerry curls, MJ-look alikeness or his mama ore'ge dance steps!?

RuuDie: Kindly listen very carefully to this interview here. . .!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQkSyo1rNc

norrisman: Arsenal can not pay Man City or Chelsea wages. People want Djourou to get £15,000 but V. Persie to get £250,000 yet play in the same team. I wonder how many people would continue working for an organisation where their peers doing the same job are paid 15 times better than them.

TAILODUL: Sincerely, I married my not because she met my standard,(she is poor academically bc of her background but intelligent. She has passion to learn but has a very weak foundatn)but bc I met her a virgin when compared to other girls around me then, and bc she was of help to me at some point when I was in dire need.