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When i made enquiry on opening a standard 5 star restaurant on the island, i was told to budget a minimum of N200m.

And problem is, there is not guarantee that it would fly after spending such an amount.

You see the word "Business" is not as easy as it seems, especially in this part of the world.

The chances of a fresh start to survive for 3yrs is like 40/100 here in Nigeria.

That is why the spirit of apprenticeship helped the igbos when it comes to business.

ExploreFeelings:
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Rachel stabbed her food angrily as she listened to Maverick and Rose dominate the conversation over dinner. Their usual dinner which was filled with both of them talking about their childhood and random experiences was now replaced by Rose’s noisy laughter and silly stories. Rose giggled louder then and Rachel stabbed her food harder.

But none of them took notice of her as Rose continued telling Maverick stories about school, he laughed heartily and it was just too obvious that he was glad Rose was there.

“So, this my friend has been disturbing us to come visit her in their home, yeah… and I am not a fan of visiting people’s home. But after so much disturbance we decided to surprise her. So this very day, I and my three friends decided to pay her a surprise visit after we openly told her we couldn’t come. But, look we had no idea they had this mighty dog in their home” Rose’s bubbly voice filled the dining room while Maverick watched her keenly.

And occasionally his gaze rested on large breasts and her pretty face.
Rachel’s clenched her jaw, unable to eat her food as she watched them with a glowering look on her face. She had slowly turned into a bitter jealous soul and she hated herself for it. But no matter how hard she tried she couldn’t get herself to ignore what was happening in front of her or stop her heart from pounding in anger and pain.

“And then we got there, knocked on the door and there was this thunderous barking from their mighty dog and no one told us to run back and dial our friend’s number. After we called her, she opened the gate and there was the hefty dog watching us and she told us to come in and that it was harmless. I said no no… I can’t sign my death warranty by walking into this lion’s den. One of my friends stayed back with me but the other one insisted on going and when she got into the gate, the door bared its teeth and growled so loudly that she ran out and sped past us” Rose said in between laughter.

Maverick laughed even louder, unknowingly hitting his hands on the table. And that was enough for Rachel, she pushed her seat aside and walked away from dinner.

Maverick and Rose watched her go and Maverick didn’t know what to make of her awkward behavior.

Rachel couldn’t endure one more moment in the presence of the annoying lovebirds. She was burning in anger as she paced around her room. This wasn’t her, she told herself. When did she become so jealous and bitter? Towards her own sister? But why was Maverick staring at Rose like he had never seen a woman before?
She sat on her bed to think until Maverick came knocking. She opened the door and asked

“What do you want? Are you done having a great time with Rose?”

“Rachel, what’s wrong with you? Rose is your sister!”

“And the woman you have always wanted. You never wanted me! I was forced on you, wasn’t I? So, why are we even pretending you care about how I feel? Go and enjoy yourself with Rose. She is finally here, go feast on her!”

“You are yelling and she may hear. You don’t want her feeling uncomfortable in her own sister’s home. This is insane! You are behaving like a silly child who can’t get over the fact that her sister wants to share her doll with her.”

“A doll? What? Are you trying to say you want us to share you?”

“No, that’s not what I mean. I am only saying that you are acting that way.”

“And how have you been acting since you saw Rose? How? Like some lost puppy, staring at her like you have never seen her before. Gosh! I can’t believe we are talking about this. Maverick please, just leave my room, please. I need to be alone and control this stupid thing I feel.”

“Rachel…” Maverick said in a low voice, going to her to touch her but she moved away and said.

“Please just go away! I don’t need this now!” and he had no choice but to go to his own room.

When he left, Rachel couldn’t go to sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed restlessly as she tried really hard not to let her anger consume. It took a very long time before she could get herself to fall asleep, with a heavy heart.

The sun was barely up when her eyes opened but the weak rays somehow found their way into her room to disturb her sleep. She woke up to the sound of chattering and laughter. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she tried to make sense of what was happening in her home. Yet again, she heard Rose’s bubbly laughter and that was the last stroke that broke the Carmel’s back.

Forcefully, she dragged her door open and walked to the sitting room. However, when she got to the doorway she paused to observe Maverick and Rose. They both had no idea she was there. And even though their conversation was totally harmless, the look Maverick gave Rose wasn’t.

He had that same longing look in his eyes as he watched her lips move as she spoke, his gaze moving through every inch of her body…
He desired her.

And it made Rachel’s heart squeeze in pain.

Marching back to her room, she took off her nightdress and jumped into the bathtub where she furiously scrubbed off her anger until it was replaced by indifference. In that pool of warm water, she cried out her frustration and came out feeling nothing at all as she made up her mind to go visit her father.

They were both still laughing and chatting when she entered the sitting room all dressed up. Maverick saw her first and he had a guilty look on his face as if he had been caught doing something bad.

“How are you, Rachel. Where are you off to?” Rose asked but Rachel simply nodded as she made her way to her car.

Maverick hurried behind her.
“Rachel, where are you off to so early?” But he was greeted by silence as she walked majestically to her car.

“Rachel” he called out again as she got into her car and banged the door.

“Rachel” he came to her window and she rolled down the glass.

“I am going to see my father. Don’t worry about me. Enjoy your home!”
She wound the window up and drove away.

Maverick felt so guilty as he watched her drive off and he was extremely uncomfortable that Rachel left him all alone with Rose. He couldn’t deny he wanted Rose and being alone with her in the house was a very bad idea. He hurried into the house towards his room, ignoring Rose.

“Maverick, where’s Rachel?”
He said nothing as he ran into his room, locked the door and got ready to leave the house before he did something he would regret.
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Rachel wasn’t angry when she drove into her father’s compound. The short ride had somehow helped her to calm her sour feelings and now what she felt was silly for being so jealous…

“Gosh, what is wrong with me?” She muttered to herself, taking her time to calm herself before going to see her father.
She hadn’t seen him in three months.

And she had done it on purpose, despite the fact that they lived close enough for a daily visit, to show him she was strong enough to care for herself.

But now she was here to see him, she was happy and just wanted to cry to him. But telling him about Rose and Maverick would be a silly thing to do, she reasoned as she knocked on the door. The housekeeper opened the door with a welcoming smile on her face.

“Where is my dad?” Rachel asked as she walked into the place which used to be her place of safety.

She felt nostalgic as she looked around only for her to see a strange woman sitting with her legs crossed in their sitting room. And she was reading their father’s favorite book.

“Who are you?” Rachel asked, suddenly furious that her father had let a stranger into their home.
The woman lowered her book, and gave her a cursory look without answering or acknowledging her.

“I said who are you?”

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Mercy2006:
Like Adaobi, like Judy
If you know, you know

All na Nigerian women...

Lovilla:
You guys should please stop sending me mails.

Its annoying

U guys form aphamale, redpiller yet you keep disturbing me with mails

Pls stop itg

My sister it is simple naaaa, just ignore them.

You shouldn't have worried your life broadcasting it.

Na you fine pass, abi na your glory dey hot pass, abi na your papa be Dangote?

HellVictorinho7:
Dshocker, it's a matter of chance ,there are people in love,even in nigeria.

In the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, there were genuine true love.

But as these politicians like Tinubu and co keeps destroying the economy, it directly affects Nigerian citizens and example you see today, is the wide spread of yahoo yahoo and prostitution in the society.

sweetMichael:
Be your self, dont rush her, act like a perfect gentle man, let her ask you questions. Make sure you dont lie answering her questions. Make sure she sees all you have said about you self at the back. Provide all she wants at that moment, be real small, no perfect man, prove you can try, if she can give you a chance, let her know, your past relationship, tell her, is been long you have sex. Tell her you love her, and prove it. Now initiate the topic of sex. And watch her reaction. Bring her close, to the bed. Make a move. Just know. She will not give her self so easy. So as for you not to see her sheep. Keep trying. While you let her know that you wont tell anyone. Is just between you both on the roof. That these the only time you gat. Kiss on the breast, touch the niples. Dont give up. But dont force her.

Was this the scope you used in 1964, because we are currently in 2023 and a lot has changed, this shit you wrote here are for snail and tortoise dude.

Tinubu has said it; power is not served à la carte, you grab it by force.

Na your type dey ask girl; lemme kiss you, or should i kiss you.

Money can buy you love, but not genuine love.

E.g; If Regina Daniels loves Ned Nwoko genuinely make i bend... Remove the money and she will run for her dear life.

That is why it will be hard in a 3rd world country like Nigeria, where citizens don't know where the next meal will come from to find love, everyone is on a survival mode.

Love don't cost a thing in a civil society.

When my friend and i were driving home, sometime last year July, our shaft pull on the road, after 2nd rainbow, due to bad road, at around 8pm...

The same Agberos came for owoda and we refused to settle them, they brought out knives and wanted to stab us, all thanks to the Nigeria army.

Last 2yrs they killed one of my brothers, when he was travelling to the village and his car developed fault at isolo.

Those people are a maniac to the society.

SundayNightGist:
It all started one bright Tuesday morning as I was rushing to my office at Egbeda from Igando. I happened to sit beside this beautiful young lady. From her looks, if anyone had told me the real identity of who I was seated beside, I would never ever have believed. This lady looked plum, fair, fresh, sexy, and classy- but most of all, she looked young- like someone in her late twenties.

As the danfo we boarded took off shakily due to age, I adjusted a little to balance well as I was seated by the door with the conductor hanging beside me. But I was uncomfortable still even after all the adjustments I made. The funny thing though is that this discomfort for me was coming from within and not as a result of the rickety bus I was in. And guess what? It was all caused by this beautiful angel seated right beside me.

So after so much fear of possible rejection and so many back-and-forths with self-talk within me, I finally manned up and decided to start talking to her. No, I did not say hi first. I simply used the popular traffic situation on that axis to make my entry.

Shockingly, she responded quite well! I was excited and continued chatting with her till I got to my bus stop at Pipeline. Our conversation went so well that it was unbelievably easy for me to collect her number. Somehow, I noticed she was happy to meet me too.

But funny me still found it hard to reach out to her afterward. It took me three whole weeks after we met inside that bus to sum up the courage to call her. To my surprise, she was not offended at all. In fact, she just laughed it off and made me feel so free talking to her over the phone.

One thing sha led to the other from there and we started seeing each other often. Only for her to confess to me that she is a single mom of two boys. She is twenty-eight. I have grown to love her so much as she pampers me a lot. In fact, she even spends her money on me at times, buying me gifts I never asked for. She wants to finish me with love. Anytime I try to refuse her gifts, stating that I am the man and the one who is even supposed to be spending more on her, she will get offended so much so that she might even not talk to me for days. I do feel pity for her doing all these but she seems to love me even more than I love her.

After dating her for a little over a year now, she's saying she wants us to settle down together but I'm having serious concerns about settling down with her.

In fact, my friends do tell me that I have hit the jackpot of true love and I'm tempted to believe them myself, just that I have reservations about her being a single mom. Now, before you judge me, here are the reasons why I'm worried about agreeing to settle down with her:

1) What if she's been pretending all along just to get me to marry her? What if what she really wants is a man who will train and provide for her and her two sons, hence the reason for her submission and endless show of love… Also, why did her baby daddy leave her if she has been the good woman she's assuring me of being?
2) What if her baby daddy decides to return one day and have his way again? Won't I be the one to lose out in the end? Okafor’s law on my mind right now
3) She may never have true intimate connection with me in the long-run
4) And her sons, what if they grow up to hate me?
5) What if she's just using me to get back at her baby daddy? (To make him jealous)

Or is something wrong with me? Is this an opportunity of a lifetime I'm about to throw away just like that? I'm seriously bothered. Please advise a brother.

Topic states; single mother wants to finish you

My brother, na you want finish yourself, your eyes go clear when you don officially marry her.

Regret loading....

Preshieben:
https://www.nairaland.com/1839798/campus-prostitution-growing-concern-nigeria

Good afternoon.. I know most of y'all have seen and commented on this thread plus this particular thread is not getting the views and facts it should... mostly bashers plus it's an old thread

I have seen most comments blaming the men for prostitution and I think it's an actual fact., I mean that's true to some extent.

Meanwhile, I think girls from poor home should be allowed to do whatever they want to do to survive while in campus without condemning them.. I'll have to explain this..
While in school, I've seen poor religious and decent girls drop out of school just because they don't want to get involved in it and I have also seen girls with numerous sugar daddies graduate with flying colors and even working through connections they got from those men.

I think prostitution is really bad when you have the vital things to survive and you're into it because you want to slay or when you have a supportive parent that are capable, but you're not satisfied with what they provide for you.

As a girl from a poor home, I knew what I passed through in school till I decided to have sugar daddies after 4 failed attempts of starting a petty businesses, things became alot easier ... Currently, I'm doing so fine and earning money on my own without sugar daddies..

Please leave these girls alone, times are hard so Is life

Wonders they say, shall never end.

So you confidently come online to tell the world that sugar daddy established you by sleeping with you countless times?

Not even 1 or 2, but multiple sugar daddies.

One innocent Akwa ibom brother will unknowningly marry you 😳😳😳

SPAMBOX7:
Thank your stars we don't live in the same hood. I for scatter that thing you call committed relationship then dump you so you'd come become a full time evening newspaper on NL like dem sofra and Co. Go down on your knees and thank whatever you serve

Oga calm down, na so you go dey brag up and down.

If you see her now, can you have the courage to approach her.

No dey come online dey form crocodile, meanwhile na lizard you be for real life.

Samantha124:
I'm in a committed relationship and engaged.

What's the difference?

Samantha Samantha, there is a big difference.

You can be lord of the rings for 10yrs, which i don't pray for you, but for now, you don't have the title "married"

MsJackson:
Hello uncles and aunties. Please I need your opinion on this issue.
First of all, I'm a married woman. Where I work presently, I have two colleagues i relate the most with. Mr A and Mr B. Both single. These two men are quite close, they go to bars at night to drink. I'm actually closer to Mr A than Mr B because he's facing some serious life challenges and has stepped in to help settle some issues I had with my hubby. Hubby even knows Mr A. Mr B is always complaining about my close rapport with Mr A, always asking Mr A if he wants to marry me. Mr B at one of our discussions told me that I'm attractive and someone would like to profess their love for me but would hesitate because not only was I married, I'm a strict, principled character. I can't help being that way. He likes dancing in front of me so much that I find it funny lol.
We were having a discussion one-day at work about the best sex education to give youngsters. I was on the side of abstinence but Mr B was insisting on teaching youngsters to use contraceptives. Mr A remained neutral. I never condemned anyone's opinion and I'm entitled to mine also. Mr B got so angry and walked out on us. Since that day he has been keeping serious malice with me. It would have been ok if he did it with only me. But he also extended it to Mr A. Innocent Mr A oooo.
Mr A and I kept wondering what exactly we did to offend him but no response. I kept asking him, but he said nothing. After like a month, he resumed talking to Mr A, but he dey bone me till date. Almost 6 months now.
My question is: what reason can make a guy just bone a lady like that, because I still try to replay the events but it doesn't still make any sense to me.

As a married woman, you should know that you have to limit so things with the opposite sex.

You shouldn't be concerned or bothered if he talks to you or not.

And we don't what to hear a situation where you use the title "It is the handwork of the devil"

Osimhen over talented player

Peterobifailed:
yes the tribe that gave 80% of their votes to their son and wants other tribes to reject their son may amadioha slap 👋 your mouth

Your analogy is like that of a stack illiterate...

helinues:
Rufai is the unprofessional journalist here.

Being blunt shouldn't make you arrogant. You invited someone to your station to talk about Nigeria, why turning the question about Fayose?. I love the way Fayose called him out. He even said he complained personally to Dr Abati regarding this same Rufai.

Fayose told him, if you kicked me once, I will ask you to stop but if you kicked again, then be ready to receive double

We shall see how far emotional journalist Rufai will go

What do you know about journalism?

flokii:
That Rufai Oseni has no manners atal.. the guy is always trying to superimpose his ideas and opinions on others not minding the atmosphere on ground.. Sentiments aside, is Fayose his mate??

That Arise TV needs to be sanctioned by NBC for their unprofessional conducts and divisive broadcasts most of the time.. gutter media outlet.

So when it comes to journalism, you won't ask necessary questions because of age difference?

Which school did you graduate from?

Some people on this forum will automatically hate him because his name sounds Igbo, "Agbu".

This election has shown the real sadistic tribe, filled with hate in Nigeria.

Karen2024:
You are definitely out of your mind.


Are you this stupid?

Things like this happens because your useless mother didn't train you well.

It is best you end your life, than breeding generational vagabonds.

Say hello to your lunatic father.

Messi1:
The story of my life is summarized here.

First, I always claimed to be 19 but I am far more than that.


Let's start.

I was in the womb for 2years and 4 months before my mom finally delivered of me. Let's say she conceived me January 2001 and finally gave birth to me in May 2003. My birthday is 15th of May.

Here are strange things about my birth:
- I was born with my amniotic sac
- My umbilical cord tied my neck and left hand three times.
- I was born death and after almost burying me, I started breathing.

My achievement in school

-I never attended private school.
-I was made class monitor in primary 3
-I was made assistant headboy in primary 5
- I was made headboy in primary 6

I never attended Jss 1and I attended Jss 2 only third term because of financial constraints. During that time, I hawked pepper and later chinchin.
- I was made headboy in Jss 3 but dropped and expelled for being stubborn with a teacher.

-I was made class rep in SS1
-I was made assistant headboy in SS2.

- The first time I wrote Jamb I scored 276 but wasn't able to secure admission into Uniabuja.
- I scored 312 in 2021 secured admission to study Law but forfeit it because of financial constraints.
- I scored 289 last year and secured admission to study a less noble course. I will start by July.


Reality about me

- I am the fifth child of the family
- I am the only black person in my family.
- I am the only slim person.
I've been a private school teacher and my students and pupils consider me their best teacher.

Seun Mynd44 nlfpmod Dominique mukina2 lalasticlala

Football is your calling

Aufbauh:
I don't know why I'm feeling sad for the family, maybe because of Ekweremadu daughter's health condition.

Sad in what sense?

Ekweremadu is amongst the corrupt politicians milking us dry, despite him being igbo, i feel no sympathy for their ordeal.

Call a spade a spade.

Uncle96:
U came on my thread Mango head... go join ur Cry baby and cry for ur stolen mandate

You are a fvcking retarded bastard....

Uncle96:
MAJOR Tribe bro... the presidentail candidates , what are thier tribes ? Igbo, hausa, yoruba, be wisee please..

If you don't have anything tangible to say, keep quiet...

Uncle96:
How many Yoruba's or hausas do you see out there crying over a stolen mandate ? How many ?

So Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba are the only tribe in Nigeria?

Before the eyes of everyone, Labour Party won, but Inec did otherwise and you expect those Nigerians including the igbos and other tribes that voted for him to keep quiet.

Uncle96:
I love my igbo brothers and sisters and we still vibe as one but Both Governorship and presidential election were taken too personal by Yall....

Everywhere we see your comments saying" reclaim our stolen mandate" which stupid stolen mandate ?

Its not by stubborness yall stop stressing and face reality, Tinubu will be sworn in, Obi will get tired of the alligator tears and move on , go back to being a normal man who failrd, and he cant stand a chance of pulling shit that much with a solid background acting president.

I have nothing against an igbo president, but id prefer an igbo man who isnt deep coreee igbo with the mentality like family land dragging ... hes trying to drag for presidency like eastern land issues and thats not the way..

And now Rhodes vivour is following the same trend ... folks trying to turn it to an habit, if u lost get the fck out and go harder next time

Oga go and sit down...

So every other tribes that voted for him are igbos?