₦airaland Forum

landis:
we have extended 'family' and believe that anything from abroad is better than at home.

This perception comes thanks to colonialism and immediate leaders that took over after the colonist were chased away.

1. the colonialist created GRA; because the 'natives' were too backward: so native assumes anything from colonist must be good.
2. the new post independence leaders moved into ex-colonist houses and go to their country; they further alienate their 'natives people'

3. the 'new natives that could travel also have to BRING many things back to show their are no longer natives.

And so it shape our lives. The effect of colonialism NEVER go away. It is stays with you forever!

naijaking1:
A scene from one of the governors' meeting:

Gov. Aliyu: Our main aim in Niger is how to up lift the state and the north in general.
Gov. Amechi: Security is our main problem in Rivers.
Gov. Fashola: I'm working on 4 fronts in Lagos- education, economy, security, and power supply in that order.
Gov. Yuguda: ---starring blindly into the air, his mind wandering, he begins to imagine which wife has to satisfy best tonight. "Whose turn is it?" he said loudly enough.
V.P Goodluck(chairing the meeting): Gov. Yuguda feel free to jump in any time, would you start with number 1, 2, 3, or 4?

SegzyJoe:
@post
did anyone here remember that Fayose was once declared as the best governor by the same newspaper, and about 3months later the guy went underground as he was been chased by efcc for looting money meant for poultry farm project in the state.

Thisday's owner is a business man, a showbiz man who is exploiting vainglory corrupt politician to make money in Nigera. Those awards did not come with any evidenced based criteria rather by how much the benefactor can offer, I was told by a journalist friend that some of them offered as much as 50m to 100m for various categories of these awards.

Why can't we have such awards as best student in Nigeria, best school, best police officer, best entreprenural, etc that can not pay millions to get this award.

Men, thisday is in this for the pay, I think all this spurioous awards need to be regulated one way or the other, they insult our sensibility and common intelligence.

bronx_dog:
you are a goat- what r u going to do in the UK? Join the bandwagon of suffering people?

bronx_dog:
I pity you all.

come 2009, there will be 1600 people out of jobs on a daily basis, and these will include those Nigerians who have felt there is no place to live but the UK, and when they are out of jobs, there will be nothing to fall back upon, because, it is not easy having savings up in the UK, and what happens to them, they wont be able to come back home to Naigeria, because they had always seen nothing good in Nigeria, they had always focused on the good life of light, electricity, good roads, etc, and whn the time comes, these things are what they will eat, because there wont just be no place for them in Nigeria.

lucabrasi:
exactly my thoughs as well,what prompted this was first where i worshipped yestd strongtower parish,and the pastor's wife wasnt just preaching but it was obvious she had some issues with some church members and choir,her preaching wasnt coherent and second what are the jobs of the assistant pastors who apaprt from having much more experience than the pastor's wife most times,have a calling to pastor a church and are deputising for experience.

yes i attend jubilee parish but no comment on pastor's wife

spikedcylinder:
In fairness, I think the man is a[b] liberal[/b]. I mean, how many Muslims can get married to Catholics and still allow their wives actively practice her religion hindrance free? How many?

papa giddy:
i see no qwams with that. infact, it will do him alot of good. he wasnt the only one there,OGD was also seated by him. Even Tinubu was also a regular attendee of Holy Ghost congress/service. its a good omen!

chisimdi:
i usually dnt expect gifts frm my black co workers because dey r nt givers at all.but i always embarrass them wit one. i jst ope dey will change their attitude 2wards it.



Diffstrokes but my first chritmas card and gift this year was from a black caribbean co-worker that i normally do not get along with.i _{thinks she feels threatened by me wonder why}
as for nigerians gifts is not something we do at christmas.though i have always been a sucker for christmas gifts.my hubby is always saying that i am an onigbese wife reason being christmas is dec,my birthday is in jan,and i still want gift at valentine's day. poor bloke.i really will not mind if he skips onesha but sheeesh please don't tell him o

skyone:
Could this be a new begining for our political leaders in Nigeria; well 'i guess this's probably where the spirit and idea of restructuring LAGOS is coming from

motun_rayo:
I miss the food. . . . and waking up and not having to do any chores

lucabrasi:
miss everything about nigeria, the roadside buka and paraga joints, the weather,the warm and genuine smiles and love people share with you irrespective of their situation(if you live in the uk you ll understand what i mean)the camaraderie,having people do everything for you,washing you clothes,cooking,cleaning e.t.c gala,eateries,polo road ikoyi suya,stout extra smooth
clubs,church,friemds and family

game_rod:
@Davidylan

Each time I read your posts, you remind me of the goat that ate bread near my house and there was no water for her to drink, and started runnin helter skelter with the bread hooked to her throat, and she is all over the place saying breaaad, breaaad, throooaat, hoookkeed.

Your analysis are so mind boggling, dik raising, and pu ssie wetting, to say the list.

So you are saying the Bible did or doesnt advocate service? So what does it mean to serve the Lord with all your might? might in the physical, what does might mean? praying? clapping? or what?, tell me o before i fok your wife.