₦airaland Forum

trutharena:
The snake can only be cut off by ending the 1999 constitution.

What is it in that constitution that empowers the Fulani.

zenburster:
My candid advice to you is to make more money.

Money answereth to all things.

If you have money, all this smelly advice won't apply to you.

Iku pa e OP

NOTE, Even those that has money and wealth still abide by this principles.Dont be deceived,shine your eyes

Rapmoney:
TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT AND UNNECESSARY PRESSURE THIS YEAR 2026👇

1. Put your children for
school wey you fit afford
because expensive
schools no
guarantee good
results. Just ensure
Say them dey attend good
affordable school.

2. Rent house wey your power reach
No go stay house wey you go dey
struggle to pay yearly rent.

3. From the day your wife get belle,
you get good 9 months to prepare.
So prepare well, if possible do Osusu.
You go pack like a week to her due date
so that you no go begin run around dey find
money to borrow.

4. From the day you rent house,
you suppose know say you go
pay rent when rent due.
So plan and save towards your
next rent to avoid disgrace.

5. Plan your life well and
live within your means.
No put your hand for where
your power no reach.
Save more and spend
less.

6. E no make sense to dey buy food
for your children every
morning before them go
school because e dey cheaper
to cook, so cook for your house.

7. If you no get money for DSTV
go for SLTV and upgrade
when your income don
upgrade. Afterall na still
the same CNN.

8. Eat healthy food and
protect your family
from mosquitoes to
avoid everyday hospital wahala.

9. No copy your
neighbours lifestyle, because
una two pockets no be neighbours.

10. No follow trends,
If your power no reach bone straight,
do Ghana weaving, police no go arrest
you.

11. Keep your circle
small, keep only
friends wey get
sense.

12. Above all things, have the
fear of God, get
integrity, work hard
and dey prayerful.

13. Plan and prepare early because if
you fail to plan, you
plan to FAIL.

This na Just my little advice for you this year.

A sentence to summarize this great write up is "NEVER LIVE ABOVE YOUR MEANS" because it's akin to embarking on a suicide mission

MarketDispatch:
Me I'm just wondering why terrorists were in sokoto and Sultan of Sokoto could not anonymously report to the authorities since all these years

All the northern sultans and emirs are complicit to terrorists

As Nigerians prepare for the Kickstart of the new tax laws, the National Association of Nigerian Students on Wednesday, accused the federal government of ignoring public concerns and constitutional processes, while declaring January 14, 2026, to protest the planned implementation of the controversial law.


NANS, in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National President, Olushola Oladoja, said it would embark on a peaceful mass protest and march to the Presidential Villa gate in Abuja, with Unity Fountain designated as the convergence point.

The students’ body expressed what it described as “profound disappointment and total lack of confidence” in the fiscal and economic advisers to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that their counsel was pushing the administration towards an avoidable national confrontation.

“The National Association of Nigerian Students expresses its profound disappointment and total lack of confidence in the fiscal and economic advisers surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose misguided counsel has continued to push the administration toward an avoidable national confrontation over the controversial Tax Reform Law,” the statement read.


NANS specifically criticised the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr Zacch Adedeji, describing his handling of engagements around the new tax regime as a failure.

“The decision to proceed with implementing the Tax Reform Law from 1 January, 2026, is not only unfortunate but a dangerous precedence for a government that claims commitment to participatory reforms and democratic values.”


“Nigeria is a constitutional democracy, not a dictatorship. No policy, no matter how well intentioned, can be forcefully implemented without the consent and confidence of the majority of the people,” the statement said.

Declaring the planned protest, the students’ body said, “It is against this backdrop that NANS declares Tuesday, 14th January 2026, as a National Day of Action against the implementation of the controversial Tax Reform Law.”


“As the NANS President, I, therefore, call on all NANS structures — campus chapters, state joints, zonal coordinators, and the national secretariat — to commence immediate and massive mobilisation for a peaceful mass protest and match to the Presidential Villa Gate in Abuja on the said date,” he added.


Gazette

The tragic news surrounding Anthony Joshua’s car wreck, where two friends and teammates lost their lives, forces us to confront the uncomfortable truth that many road deaths are not inevitable acts of fate. They are often the result of silence, hesitation, and a collective failure to exercise the simplest form of human control available inside every moving vehicle.

Inside every car, beyond airbags, brakes, and seatbelts, there exists a basic, human safety mechanism that is too often ignored: Your voice! Speaking up these two magic words—“Slow down!”
Slow down when said firmly, calmly, and repeatedly when necessary, can be the difference between life and death.

A tyre advert once asked a timeless question: “What good is speed without control?”
That question should echo in every vehicle, especially when speed begins to outrun judgment.

Silence Is Not Neutral

Too many passengers treat speed as the driver’s private business. They scroll on their phones, laugh through the ride, or resign themselves to fate. Yet silence in the face of danger is not neutrality my people, it is surrender.

I know this personally.

I have been called a coward by friends and co-travellers. Some drivers mock me as “Mr Fear Fear” or “Oga Worry Worry.” Yet each time I say, “Slow down,” I am exercising the only power I have in that moment: the power to value life over ego. More often than not, drivers obey. And when they do not, I stop the vehicle and step out. Is that simple. No journey is worth gambling my life on pride or speed.

In this country with poor road infrastructure, faded markings, potholes, and unlit highways, speed multiplies danger. Add to that:
• Careless drivers who park on roadsides without warning signs
• Even police men jumping out of the darkness at night with no reflectors
• Drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Fatigue, distraction, and overconfidence

Against all these menaces, “Slow down” becomes a shield, your first line of defense, It is not weakness. It is wisdom.

No amount of celebrity status, physical strength, wealth, or confidence can negotiate with physics. At high speed, reaction time shrinks. Control disappears. Consequences become irreversible.

Especially to a Generation That Lives Fast

This message is particularly urgent for today’s culture of high-speed living—celebrities, influencers, athletes, and young people raised on adrenaline, applause, and instant gratification. Speed has become a symbol of success. Caution is mistaken for fear.

But real power is not in how fast you move.
It is in knowing when to slow down.

True courage is speaking up when everyone else stays quiet. True friendship is not cheering recklessness, but interrupting it. True masculinity, leadership, and maturity are shown in restraint.

We Must Take Charge of Our Lives

Every passenger has a duty—not just to themselves, but to everyone in that vehicle. Watching the speedometer is not interference. It is participation in survival.

If you are inside a car and you see danger approaching, your voice matters.
If you can say “Slow down,” and you do not, that silence may haunt you forever.

We cannot fix all roads overnight.
We cannot control every driver on the highway.
But we can control one thing: our willingness to speak up and say “Slow Down.

Two simple words.
A basic human act.
A lifesaving habit.

What good is speed without control?

Mali and Burkina Faso have announced travel restrictions on American nationals in a tit-for-tat move following the United States’ decision to include both countries on a no-entry list.

The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US President Donald Trump's expanded travel ban.

In response, both countries said they would apply the same measures to US nationals.

According to the BBC, Burkina Faso's Foreign Affairs Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré explained that his government was acting on the "principle of reciprocity", while Mali's foreign ministry emphasized the need for "mutual respect and sovereign equality".

Mali further expressed regret over the US's action, noting that "such an important decision was made without any prior consultation".


The move by Mali and Burkina Faso follows a similar travel ban on US citizens announced by neighbouring Niger earlier this week. All three countries are currently ruled by military juntas that seized power in recent coups.

In recent years, the three states have formed their own regional bloc and shifted towards Russia as relations with other West African nations and Western powers have become strained.

Earlier in December, SaharaReporters reported that the United States government has suspended the processing of all immigration applications from 19 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, raising fears of prolonged legal limbo for thousands of prospective immigrants.

President Donald Trump's administration defended the decision, citing national security concerns following an attack on National Guard members in Washington last week. An Afghan national was arrested as a suspect.

Under the new policy, all applicants from the affected countries must undergo a comprehensive vetting process, AFP reports.

The administration did not specify how long the pause will last or whether additional nations could be added.

Several of the countries on the list were already under partial travel bans. Countries facing the most severe restrictions include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that President Donald Trump issued a sharply worded Thanksgiving message calling for an immediate and permanent halt to immigration from what he described as “all Third World Countries,” while criticising current U.S. immigration policies and political leaders.


Copyright © 2006–2025 Sahara Reporters, Inc. All rights reserved.

guobe:
The new year is just a few hours away and alot of people still have huge dirty clothes in their closet.
Both physically, it is unhygienic to have dirty clothes including singlets and boxers littered in the room and spiritually it is a no no to crossover with dirty clothes into a new year.
Get your apartment cleaned in preparation for a new year.
Alot of people have not swept the dirt under their bed since this year commenced and also when they are sweeping,they dont raise the furniture in their parlour to sweep and so there is huge dirt there which is very unhygienic.
Keep pushing everyone and never give up as the sky is the beginning of your limit.
Wishing everyone a happy new year 2026 the year of breaking boundaries.

It's not everything that's spiritual, instead of taking responsibility in Africa we attributes everything to spirituality

KobolanderSegun:
I totally agree there is nothing wrong with Nigeria, if there is a problem it's created by the people living there

You made a valid point,even the leaders are products of the society

KobolanderSegun:
Bros which Juju are you using ?? so many people liked this post, should I go to Ogun State to Jazz up ? Will anything happen to me on the road ?

The people that liked the post are the few sensible ones who knew that they have no other country than Nigeria

Image123:
i don't understand threads like this, though. Are you telling us your pocket or that food is more expensive or cheaper?

This thread is very useful, as it will help nairalanders who live in other locations to compare prices

oluwaahmed:
You don't reside in Lagos or have never been to balogun. That balogun market(the place posted in this pics- nesr mandilas)is occupied by igbos and NigerDeltans. They make up at least 80% of those retail stores selling clothes, shoes, sunglasses, winter jackets and foreign stuff like brocade, lace etc, then its an igboman that still imports the container that goods are being sold. Rather than hate, we should why non-indegenes are more business-minded than us? If you go to their region its still them that dominate the trade, so what exactly are yorubas doing? Did politics turn us yo lazy envious people? Omoluabis that saw the light in nigeria before anyone

Don't mock anyone because the three major tribe has their own ,as Igbos controls business(trading), Yorubas civil service and Hausa,politics,Shikena !

sonssyo:
No mind people,I dey jeje for my area,upon say by 1st week,half a million go enter my account but that doesn't move me an inch,I even worked overtime over this 4 days holiday wey go fetch me like 200+, my niece and nephews wey I go drop for village on the 25th, after staying for a week before Christmas,I don blow like 250k.
All in the name of Christmas, me I no dey bother myself,on 2nd I go just stroll down to village again,look them face ,run back Sharp sharp,no time

Empty can makes the loudest noise

Arostar2023:
Accident can and does happen everywhere. But the difference between the examples you gave and that of Anthony Joshua is that there were emergency services in the former that responded quickly to salvage what was left of the accident victims. But in the case of of our brother, it was a crowd that pulled him out of the wreckage of the car and of course he was placed in a truck as there were no ambulance...and those that died on the accident scene, possibly would have been resuscitated if there were medical professionals on ground.

Get your fact right,the deceased died on the spot of the accident,quick or emergency response couldn't have brought them alive.

Ofodirinwa:
well said. People think bashing Nigeria is a personality type

They think they have another country other than Nigeria.

Tapout:
You really do not understand what it means for "Nigeria to happen to someone".

The unfortunate part is that they moved your post to the front page, thereby giving you the impression that there was sense in your write up. The decision to move your post to FP means that, Nigeria has happened to you like this without you even knowing.

What you posted here doesn't make any iota of sence.This is emotional foolery

engrchykae:
dey whine yourself.
We should call bad good because we are Nigerians.
Bibles says that woe to those who call evil good and good evil.
Woe to Nigeria where a druglord is the leader.
Where professors rig for touts.
Nonsense and patriotism

Your aggressive annoyance shows you're from the yeast

frediz:
E no go bettÉr for you for saying " NIGERIA IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD"

What you wish others will surely happen and come back to you in the mighty name of Jesus.Amen

engrchykae:
God will make your life like the life of Nigeria.
Remember, Nigeria is 60 and still a fool

Whatever name you call your dog is what others will call it.If a pot is a fool,the water inside is also a fool.How old are you

Sirchiboy:
Little background on how I got addicted! !!
Not all men deserve to marry or be fathers.
I blame the one called father that destroy and exposed me to gambling at a very young age. ..
When I was very young 14 or 15.
He will always Send me to pool office to play game for him.
And he even started gambling even before he got married yet no single achievement from his entire life of betting .
Now I am following his deadly path.
When I calculated omo na close to 1.5m I don invest for sporty bet without any return.

It's good that you were able to track your loses many don't.This literally means that you lost an average of one hundred and thirty thousand every month .This amount is huge

Let me give a clue on how to stop.

Start reducing the amount you are betting and try and reduce the betting days to like twice weekly.

Gradually,keep reducing it until,you will back out

Keep all your money far from where you can easily get it,hold only money you are using for essentials

Start living on a budget.start locking your money in interest paying app like Opay,so that you won't have enough money to play around

It's not easy,but nothing good comes easy.You have to work it out

SeverusSnape:
Nigeria, A cursed "disgraced" country.

According to Donald Trump' but that's not the truth.

Americans are thought not to say bad things about their country,no matter how bad things are but Nigerians carries and talk negatively about their country.

Nigerians need re-orientation

When Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed Died in a car crash in paris in 1997, France did not happen to her and her Lover.

When Kobe Bryant and his daughter died in Helicopter crash in California in January 2020, America did not happen to him and his daughter.

When Herbert Wigwe, his Wife, his Son and his friend died in a helicopter crash in California in February 2024, America did not happen to them.

When Liverpool Football star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silver lost their lives in a car crash in July this year in Spain, Spain did not happen to them.

But when accident happens in Nigeria, that's when some Nigerians will start denigrating Nigeria.

Ehenn! Nigeria has happened to them yen yen yen...

The accident involving Anthony Joshua in which he lost 2 of his friends in very unfortunate, I wish him quick recovery and may God rest the souls of those that lost their lives and give their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

The Bottomline is, accident can happen anywhere and anytime.

It has Nothing to do with Nigeria or the location.

Nigeria is the BEST Country in the World.

May God bless Nigeria and Every Lover of Nigeria.

blesdman:
not at all....put in a money market fund

It depends on the risk appetite of the investor

VanuatuWycombe:
All this is not worth it. He will still pay WHtax of at least 20% on it. That N6m can’t give him more than N960k in a YEAR! Someone in a 2x2 shop will make more than that in a year. I see someone with a few millions fixing it as being a lazy person.

It’s not worth it! Fixed deposit is for people who have money in hundreds of millions and in billions.

He better puts his money where his mouth is. Staking that on bottled water business on a busy location will fetch him more than that, in a year. He doesn’t need to be there. Once he is buying from mega dealers of directly from companies, all he needs is a simple inventory management software, a POS printer, a functioning CCTV camera, and a few boys. He should take inventory count seriously. That’s all.

You failed to understand one thing,the op said it's an idle fund that he need to put it somewhere safe.

Even if they tax it,are those selling pure water free from the new tax regime,so far you operate a bank account,you cannot escape it.

Ibtxxo:
How can 45 years jobless man marry, rent house and start a business with 2m

Hay !, don't be deceived by what you see around.Life is 'pay as you go' it is not one fell swop.

Start small and upgrade gradually as things improves

That amount is even too much,start small because life becomes sweet and enjoyable when you live below your means

Most importantly,marry an enduring and understanding woman.

Farmsolution:
Suicide attempt... Fix what ?. Let him go for other packages those banks are hiding from us. Some can give as high as 23% p. A

please can you list some packages you know

Skyfornia:
In terms of percentages or ROI, which is better between mutual funds and fixed deposits? With reference to banks with higher mutual funds interest

Mutual funds is better

Skyfornia:
I want to know too...please anyone with ideas should break it down very well. Thank you..



What is the difference between mutual funds and fixed deposit??

Mutual Funds vs. Fixed Deposit (FD)
Mutual funds are funds that are managed by a professional fund manager. A mutual fund is a collection of money from many investors, who pool their money to invest in stocks, bonds, or other assets. Fixed deposits (FDs), on the other hand, are funds deposited in a bank for a fixed period of time. An investor can earn greater returns on his money by investing in mutual funds as compared to FDs because they offer higher interest rates than FDs do.

Equity mutual funds have higher risk and are better suited for investors with a high risk appetite as compared to debt mutual funds which have a lower risk but may not generate as much ROI. As an investor’s risk profile changes over time, it is advisable that they switch between equity and debt-based investment strategies to get the best returns without jeopardizing their capital base too much.

Which option suits your needs?
It is important to understand this difference between mutual funds and fixed deposits (FD) before deciding which one suits your needs.

FDs have a fixed tenure and you cannot withdraw your money before the maturity date. This means that if you invest in an FD for 1 year, then need the cash after 6 months, you will not be able to withdraw it prematurely (without penalties).
Mutual funds have a flexible tenure and you can withdraw your money anytime without penalty or tax implication.
Who should invest in mutual funds?
If you are a person investing for the long term, and are willing to take risks, then mutual funds are the best option. If you want to diversify your portfolio and get better returns, then mutual funds are the best option. Mutual funds allow investors to invest in stocks and bonds and have exposure across equity and debt markets through one investment instrument.

bigpriik:
If you observe, you will notice the man is almost non-chalant about the whole insecurity issues even at this stage,This moment should have being the best moment to tackle this insecurity head on as this terrorists are in shelter skelter mode seeking to relocate from their enclaves as their cover is blown but Tinubu and our military is very slow to act and we are not even hearing any news on any progress being made.
Remember a war can only be won on the ground not on the sky,the US always start their war in the sky and then on the ground,trust me we will get to that point when ground troops will land here just watch.

Of course,the US knew that they have to put finishing touch to what they started and they also know that the government is jittery and weak and does not have the political will to fight these terrorists, hence a US ground troops will emerge.

What is the significance of lighting candles on new year Eve, please share your thoughts.

Melagros:
COMRADES, this accident really touched me

Because a superstar was involved, what of other unknown and unannounced accidents and deaths happenings on that route everyday.

You must be a typical Nigeria hypocrite

ariesbull:
The OBA don dey fall his hand... First the Ezes or kings of Igbanke told him off! Now this



Respect is earned not demanded !

Even the ijaws in Edo state doesn't recognize or respects him,as they have their own king(pere)