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My father was in the Nigerian educational system when it was still good. Three of Nigeria's Universities where in Africa's top ten, and the University of Ibadan was recognized as a good Uni worldwide(PS that is why it is still called prestigeous today). The situation in the universities where excellent and the highschools were affordable and had good facilities, but then the government started to pump less money into education and the facilities were not maintained Nigeria started to move backwards. My Grandad couldn't aford to pay for my dad's educational needs, but the government did they payed for him up to the end of Secondary schooling, then he got a scholarship. So any money I have today or maybe even my existence is because of the old Nigerian eductional system, but that is not why I am patriotic

Yeah I don't like the architecture, the majority of the buildings look really old and I don't think that's a good thing, because I believe that the only way is forward. Post Modern Architecture or At Deco is the only form of architecture i recognise, but hey what brought me to my conclusions------.Well Heathrow is a pretty good airport, the light issue was probably the bad luck my sister brought but I really do feel that the roads in London aren't wide enough but Spaghetti Junction is doing it for me. But I bet you didn't know that the UN are planning to make a move to prevent the construction of highrises in a lot of locations in London, that move will be the world's biggest ever narrow minded intervention. I'll stop dissing London now cos I don't wanna make my relatives that live there pissed

Donald Duke is better than Yar'adua by far but Duke can't win and the reason his campaign was withdrawn wasn't because of OBJ but due to the fact that he couldn't compete withe the corrupt leaders financially and he isn't a main man in politics

You are arguing for right?
Here's a pointer how bout you point out that millions of people from different countries and backgrounds smoke, and that smoking is like a universal language. And that smoking although it may be harmful is a substnace that, It is so hard to argue for something that is so Bad

Nahh we are not fighting, we are fighting about our views

Anyways the place is Located in Plot 264, Tafawa Balewa Way, Central Area, Abuja. The place you'll find it on the other side of the bridge adjacent to the mortagge building, if you are still lost I bet someone else will point you out

I do not represent Australia and I wouldn't be offended if you insulted the place. I do not judge places based on comparism but on how good they can or should be. You compare Peckham with Victoria Island(I'm not going to comment on your comparism), but I see your comparism as saying Soddom is better than hell, I am not implying that Victoria Island is hell or any place in Nigeria as a matter of fact, because the issue here is not Nigeria or Australia, it's London

The whole of Australia was still a prisonyard when some of those buildings were ercted. Show some respect dude.

Dude Australia was initially constructed by the English(Well their Convicts), so you fellas should take some responsibilty aswell.

I hate to be a Hypocrite and compare but the Estates in Australia and even in some parts of Victoria Island are better than London in General(Note I say General), I am aware that London has it's top notch surburbs, which are way better than V.I (I've seen em), but in General the Housing in London is useless for a developed country.

Couple of Pics

https://www.phonebookoftheworld.com/benin/Cotonou_town_pic.jpg

https://www.recamp4.org/album/ipc/original/2003_1116_113240.JPG

[img]http://www.deltalink.ch/nous_sommes/album-afrique-2001-BJ/image/010605-cotonou.jpg[/img]

https://www.acoetis.org/ong/ecrire/upload/Image/imm017.jpg

https://www.mrfs.net/trips/2005/West_African_Coast/Cotonou/sunset.jpg

https://www.mrfs.net/trips/2005/West_African_Coast/Cotonou/skyline.jpg

https://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7546/24kt.jpg

Wetin be CQU, fine I'll research it myself, if it's got anything to do with finance or IT then Aus is the place for you, I can't make anymore comments before I do my research. A wise Guy(My Dad) once said to me that Nigerians have to help nigerians in all aspects of life, because that's what other people do

Guess Whose last, wiggas

Just updated some of the pics

God Damnnn, Is that Serena

Rattatatatatatatatattarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, WOOF WOOF, She is HOTTTTTTT, Okay I'll stop now

The main reasons why a pic may not sure is either it was incorrectly retrieved, or the location of the pic no longer exists or the pic hs a copyright code, but I can see most of them myself, how many exactly aren't shwing

Davidylan you are absolutely right, I mean 100% right, cos I think God gifted me with so many talents but I've only used like 20% of em

Oguchi, yet another player lost

OOps

It aint about location it's abut destiny

chelsea and arsenal were playn

We all know who won, Gunnerrrrrrrrrrrr

Muinat you've got enough pics here to make an ablum. I would do the same sept my camera broke

Any minute now, and dblock will get it, yep the big comeback insult

Who says London is crap, all your aussie/kiwi brethren in clapham cannot get enough of this vibrant city

I've been to the place and based on what I have seen the place is crap, It is indeed a city with good infrastructure and it is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world, and compared to Nigerian cities it is an oasis, but all of those things doesn't make it a good city. Some parts of London for example are as dangerous as in developing countries, for example Peckham, how many people that live in Peckham, London go out at night, but enough abot Peckham, I don't wann make my uncle pissed he lives there. Let's see, how about the architecture, that is what annoys me the most, so much of Britains Medieval Architecture has been preserved that the city looks like some medieval cluster. If that is not enough reason to say that the city is crap then how about the electricity in the areas with a high immigrant density, This is not a speculation, trust me I know I've experienced it, Poor dblock is sleeping in the afternoon with the radiator on(Freakin cold weather) when boom the power goes off, cos of some cheap transformer,had to wait three hours for the gays to replace it, the whole freaking area was in darkness. Oh yeah I almost forgot the subway, the condition of the trains are almost as bad as NewYorks, freakin pis everywhere, wannabee gangstas playing their boom boxes inconsiderately and if that's not bad enough the trains sometimes emerge into the most unpleasent neighbourhoods But on amore posotive note, London is a cultural centre where all sorts of people can meet and enjoy God's own sport Football. Oh yeah and the Fish and Chips is the best in the world, butta you folks have to work on you retail

I am so going to get insulted for this post, there are at least a 100 londoners on this forum, but Hey this post wans't intended to create any tension whatsoever, butta a Bro's gotta speak the truth, even if it ay appaer distorted.

unfortunately some pics didn't appear

Map of Benin showing Cotonou the main city
https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41404000/gif/_41404006_benin_cotonou_map203.gif

https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/Cotonou.jpg

https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/towerthingy.jpg

Local Tranquility
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/Tranquility.jpg

Local
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/44.jpg

Main street Cotonou
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/Pic38.jpg

National Stadium
https://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/benin/cotonou_amitie.jpg

Cotonou Street
https://static.flickr.com/45/132820040_029b43e328.jpg?v=0

https://static.flickr.com/56/132820025_3b4e70fda8.jpg?v=0

https://static.flickr.com/44/132819958_96813a11ac.jpg?v=0

Hotel
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201134500_687edc7cdb.jpg

Pool
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201134646_9dd21744c7.jpg

Bridge, also showing CBD in the background
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201134588_513e319a7a.jpg

Road in Cotonou
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201134973_f53e23660d.jpg

Ouidah, near Cotonou, Benin
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201135023_96e14d3f2c.jpg

Cotonou Conference centre
https://static.flickr.com/86/218283177_b2b0e6c2cb.jpg?v=0

Motorbikers (comon means of transportation in West Africa)
https://static.flickr.com/23/33929702_c067d524f1.jpg?v=0

Towards Cotonou Commercial centre
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201134381_c2cf5bc3f8.jpg

Slavery Monument Cotonou
https://static.flickr.com/28/56559053_2c4b64c79f.jpg?v=0

Locals
https://static.flickr.com/35/72740121_694943e45b.jpg?v=0

Out to Sea!
https://static.flickr.com/76/218296383_20af63456c.jpg?v=0

https://static.flickr.com/50/132820069_750ef1aadc.jpg?v=0

Cathedral in Ouidah near Cotonou
https://static.flickr.com/44/132821258_e9ce7ca339.jpg?v=0

A beach on the ouskirts of Cotonou
https://static.flickr.com/48/132820101_ab746cac50.jpg?v=0

Pathway to Slave Monument
https://static.flickr.com/54/132820350_0635d6d7d4.jpg?v=0

Cotonou Bulding
[img]http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/files/ag-cou.jpg/$FILE/ag-cou.jpg[/img]

Street in Cotonou
https://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/topstar_01/201109741_8f5ab17c8d.jpg

Traffic
https://www.beninensis.net/gallery/albums/Le-Benin-en-images/Passerelle_Dantokpa.sized.jpg

Downtown!!
https://static.flickr.com/27/57866995_271d22ef9b.jpg?v=0

More Cotonou Roads look at the foreground and you can see a army of Bikers
https://www.702.co.za/photoalbum/images/041215lisabenin/images/cotonou.jpg

Packed Road
https://img16.imageshack.us/img16/5113/togo20benin20cotonou7zq.jpg

Brick Road
https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9312/ruecentreaccueilstation6ya.jpg

Just outside the harbor
https://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3684/14ri2.jpg

Market
https://img400.imageshack.us/img400/1039/pict1868te3wa.jpg

Swamp Land
https://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5/pict1617c9zm.jpg

Park by the harbor
https://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1809/carrefourstadeamitie9yo.jpg

Motor bikers in yellow costume
https://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7317/00054qf.jpg

Cotonou sunset
https://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5909/00066oj.jpg

Big boat
https://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3200/sd8sl.jpg

Conference centre
https://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9919/00067ps.jpg

To make matters worse, they cremated the Guys bones without permission from his family. If I was the guy my spirit woudn't rest, the earth would shake that day.

Pooshie the dirty piglet

Here's the Tok Pisin(Some Language you don't know) version of the song;
U nah mi Afrikan queen, Meri blo me, u carry me go ples mi no save,

You are my African queen the girl of my dreams you take me where I've never been,

Yeahhhh

give Up, I am last forever and ever and ever and ever and ever for ifinity, yeah break it down, forever and ever and ever and ever and ever yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Hey^^^^^
At least some people agree with me about London being crap

[size=16pt]None iz better than Game[/size]

"Hate him or love him"

But Busta Rhymes, Fitey, Dr Dre(The master), Snoop Dogg, Twista, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Jay z are good too

Definitely not on my list
Sleazy E (AKAEazy Aids), Pharell, and some other wankstas----------peace----------

cushman:
Still

Still Not last