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fonzie2u: U knew ther was gonna b an election n der wil b curfews,were it b dt therz gonna b a shooot out dts hw ul run into it
Nigerians r stubborn pple.just b ready to sleep there

Ur ignorance is saddening, and moreso ur lack of empathy.
The IG declared that those passing through the state via the federal highway are free.
Because a state is conducting elections the only rd connecting the SW to the SS and SE shld be cut off.

Jibwillz: I hear ooo! If nah u jam am f2f, u fit hail am sef b4 u pass or even direct am 2 wer hin dey qo.
#Harmless kor! Singlet nii,,,

Pythons are relatively harmless to humans.
I've come across several. They are nonvenomous and mainly feed on small animals including rodents.
Pls dont spread ignorance.

This is a relatively harmless creature, going about its business. They shld have just let it be.

tpia@:
@ eaglechild

lots of errors in your write up.

eg this one: THEY START GAINING ACCEPTANCE FRM THE CITIZENS.





haha, what a joke.

you're very optimistic, i see!

Unfortunately, u're partially right, it's just my subtle way of saying that they start becoming TOLERATED.

THE EMOTIONAL CYCLE OF A DIASPORAN

OPTIMISM
This is usually the case before leaving the shores of the country. They believe they are going to a place where u can achieve whatever u want to, by determination and hardwork.
This is of course not entirely false, but they forget that thay are disadvantanged already as they are 2nd class citizens.

REALITY
It clearly dawns on them that life is not a bed of roses and their degrees(if any) do not count.
They have to stoop pretty low to make any head way. This is the point of make it or break it. The choice to go the honest way(often harsh) or the easy way (crime).

ACCLAMATIZATION/ADJUSTMENT
After many years(variable) of doggedness, they finally learn how to live and thrive in an alien society, which is no longer alien to them.
They start gaining acceptance frm the citizens. The fortunate ones, would have invested in their careers getting PGDs and sitting board exams to revive their previously moribund primary degrees.
"This could be the entry emotional phase for the informed migrant".

SUCCESS/FAILURE
After years of hardwork. A good number can look back at what they have achieved and smile. Many others are not so fortunate and are caught in the "matrix".
The successful ones are "happy", and some(good ones) begin to see the need to give back to their TRUE ROOTS.
Others degenerate to BITTERNESS skipping the other phases.

FRUSTRATION
Many who attempt to give back(on a larger scale), discover that this is almost a futile task. Only the very determined ones succeed.
Frustration usually sets in at this point.

BITTERNESS
Many inevitably end up here and for so many reasons
1. Those with failed dreams.
2. The successful ones who cant give back to their roots
3. Those(successful or not) who continually wish that they can return to their country, knowing fully well that they still remain 2nd class citizens, but realizing they cant THRIVE in such a society any longer.
These pple are NOT necesserily to be blamed, they are products of betrayal by their country.

INDIFFERENCE
These pple no longer care abt their roots.
They have become fully hardened frm all the experiences.
Many pple BORN in diaspora drop straight into this category.
Those who never left for Nigeria are not really "considered" Nigerians, strong parenting may however incline them to still believe they are.
Those who left in early chilhood and returned much later, find it harder. They feel they have been forced upon the society that MUST accept them as citizens.
They stand the danger of quickly lapsing into indifference, but will often go thru the other phases.

nice.one:
now imo is churning out a good mix of tourism and industry in an unprecedented rate. this is what you get when you identify where you have a comparative advantage and build on it. this in essence will result to other sector of your economy opening up. Imo esp owerri has been a relaxation and hospitality state/city and the present administration building on that has resulted to other sectors of the economy opening up. in future owwerri could be the tourist/hospitality hub in the ss/se region because of it strategic and central position as well as the pace it is developing . calaber and enugu has similar potential but they are father away from the center

Which AMAZEment park or MOLL dey Owerri?

This is a good development!
A step in the right direction and a break frm hotel construction.
Rich Imo state indigenes shld also be offered such incentives so they can be cured of their 'hotel building' disease.

patrickmuf: she feeds with our money, travels with our money, pay her bills with our money...And you are talking trash, anyway i dont blame you as always, suffering and smiling

U are simply beclouded by vain emotions.

Dame Patience may enjoy some previleges as first lady and perm sec.
She maybe part of a non performing govt.
However, She still DOES NOT owe u any constitutional obligation as to the DETAILS OF HER AILMENT.
Sorry.

Abujafood: I guess since she's not a private citizen she has no right to privacy or more accurately it is part of your job to pry into her own health status even if she wants to keep it private!

My brother, pls dont waste your energy on uneducable individuals.
I've tried explaining in the other thread about her right to privacy on this issue.
Her being the first lady and a perm sec in Bayelsa DOES NOT give EVERYONE the right to know the DETAILS of her ailment.
She shld inform her employer (Bayelsa state govt) and present a medical report on her return.
The Bayelsa state govt CANNOT divulge such info to the public unless Dame patience wishes.
Such info is simply NOT for public consumption unless she wishes it to be so.

armadeo: Now there!

She is the first lady (albeit illegal post) of nigeria. Her day to day expenses are being paid by our collective resources and taxes. Her feeding, ngo, travel trips, assistants , security and all are being financed by tax payers dough. So I have The right to ask what is wrong with her. (Yes I pay taxes).

Even if u are a road side vulcaniser and u pay 50 bucks a day as tax to whatever govt u have a right to know how and on what ur money is spent. Wether or not it increases my cache of garri is my concern if I want to know I have the right to know.
My neighbour can be sick and not twll me its private but DAMES is PUBLIC PROPERTY, so ALL HER ISSUES ARE PUBLIC.for u who feels she has privacy rights U don't know ur rights.

That being said hope u get better from whatever ails u IJN.

I suggest u patiently wait your turn to get intimate with her when Goodluck is done.
Maybe after Sambo, and Mark, she's after all PUBLIC "PROPERTY" to u.

Yomieluv: I think Nigerians are dodgy people when it comes to sensitive matters,why did GEJ tell us to pray,when he won't tell us her ailment?every prayer must have a reference point.

Well, prayer is based on faith and the reference point is her well being.
That shld be sufficient for God to answer it.
Listing the exact pathology wont make any difference.

Lord Babs: will u kip shut dere! has the presidency told us that she is sick at all?no! at least, if we can't be told the truth, then we shouldnt be lied to that she is merely resting or that she is hale and hearty. babanla nonsense!

More rabid rantings.
What do u understand by REST?
The preisednt has told u what u need to know.
If u dont like it, go and hang on a noose.

naijalien: Jonathan's wife holds the political office of first lady and I pay tax and my tax money is used to fund that office. Therefore, I have every right to ask and be adequately informed of what is happening to her. All you paid internet rats talking about privacy of Mr.President have forgotten that she is not just the President's wife but our first lady which is a political office run with our money. If she had settled for just being the wife of the president, hell, I won't bother. She is also the president of the African 1st ladies peace mission and some idiots here are wondering why we all want to know what is wrong with her? I can't believe it! What a dark country!

This is NOT about emotions.
U are not the only one who pays tax.
Dame Patience also pays tax.
U dont have to resort to name callings as it further shows how cheap and ignorant u are.
What u listed still DOES NOT give u the right to know the DETAILS of her ailment.

Midastorch: Tho I do not believe any of the sicknesses attached to the first lady buh the level of ignorance of some Nigerians baffels me,how wld u say the public has no right to know what's wrong with their pressident's wife?if the wife is sick,this may affect the president psycologically and affects how he rules us.beside the palne that flew her to germany is not a Lufthansa airline or any private airline I'm sure she went there with d Presidential jet which was bought with pppublic fund.re u now saying she can spend public funds anyhow buh when she's sick n treated with the same public funds the public shld allow her some privacy?let's thinkk with our heads please and let's eschew every ethnictical sentiments.

Pls Yaradua was the president, Dame patience is the first lady.
Yaradua's health DIRECTLY bothers on national security, Dame's does not.
Even at that, those who NEEDED to know about Yaradua's health status did. Divulging such info (Yaradua) witlessly to the public at an inappropriate time is also not very safe.
And in the case of Dame the DETAILS of her ailment is not ur business.
That she enjoys some privileges as the first lady still does not give u that right.
Sorry.

patrickmuf: you do realise she is Nigeria's first lady and a permanent secretary in her state, right?

Yes i realise that.
Her employer, (Bayelsa state government) shld be duly informed,and a medical report presented on her return.
But u DO NOT have any right to know her ailment.
The Bayelsa state government CANNOT divulge such info to u either if she,(Dame) so wishes.
That is called patient confidentiality.
Anyone who breaches this will be sued to high heavens.
Imagine if ur doctor goes about broadcasting all the info given to him in the consulting room!
Her being a perm sec or first lady does not preclude her from this.

Yomieluv: knowledge is power,knowing her ailment is our right,cos she's is a public servant in her state.

Unfortunately, u do not have that right.
She may disclose that she is ill.
But u have no business knowing her ailment, if u are not involved in her management or liable for granting her an excuse duty whether she is a public servant or not!

patrickmuf: well, if you travel using task payers money, then they have the right to raise question...Once you accept to be public servant number one, then forget about privacy whilst it last

Dame patience is not the president.
U have no right to know her ailment.

@ OP
From the initial pics (no animals) i thought u were just pulling our legs.
The subequent pics however show the disturbing state of these animals.
I suggest u shld upload them to an animal rights site.
They might get them to put these animals out of their misery.
Govt wey never care for human beings finish, go carry animals add for their wahala.

Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of Goodluck Ebere Jonathan (the president of the federal republic of Nigerian) has ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE TO ANYONE HER AILMENT.
If don't like it go hug a wet, spiky transformer (when power dey)!

karpentar: I am RECOGNIZING and SEEING this babe FOR THE FIRST TIME. I wonder why she thinks she's so popular that a mere mention of her name would set her free. Meanwhile, her attention seeking story is half truth. There wouldn’t be an attempt to apprehend her without any wrong doing whatsoever. She went to Abuja to pro-stitute in the name of fighting for oppressed women. If she’s serious, let her go to the rural areas and see real oppressed women ….widows are forced to marry their late husband’s brothers, women toil in the farms all day and their husbands lazy around drinking tombo in readiness for night s-ex,..etc

Bros oh!
How u take recognize person wey u dey see for the first time.

cold: Dayum bro!You sure laid it on thick.Nigerians are so amnesic.These folks spewing nonentities about privacy were the same folks screaming obscenities at Turai for not revealing Yar Adua's sickness to the citizenry & preventing GEJ from taking over the helm of affairs. Now the boot is on the other foot & their tune has changed to 'privacy'.Smfh! I know some retard would come on here to tell me Dame Patience is not the president

Is Dame patience the president?

ACM10: No one has any fvcking right to know the ailment which anyone including Patience is suffering from. Any doctor who divulges such information without prior consent of his patient will have his arsse sued of. Know where to exercise your right. Here is not one of them

God bless u!
I am shocked at the level of ignorance displayed by so many.
It's always good to ask questions before jumping to conclusions.

ogugua88: I'm the one that wrote it, so why wouldn't I remember something I said? Read my initial post again. I never said I liked any of the flashy cars Timaya and others flaunted. All I did was compare May D's car to theirs. May D is an upcoming artist; an apprentice. He doesn't have to buy cars and take pictures with it to form big boi/badt guy and belong in the music industry. I'm laughing at his choice of car because that's something "COMMONERS" can afford and drive. No way was I insinuating that he should drive a bigger or fancier car. I don't think that makes me a hypocrite or a bigot. I still stand by that quote you found.

Commoners?
A 2011 Nissan maxima might not be a luxury sedan but it is not for commoners, maybe corolla, camry..
Even in the US, u have to dig a little deep into ur pockets to get one.
One with full options will have it's price encroaching the infiniti range.
Dont say what u dont know.

olivertwist: My brother, take it or leave it, you know, WITHOUT TINUBU, there won't be Oshiomole, Fashola, Amosun, Aregbesola, Fayemi and Ajimobi. And if these governors don't exist then, no one will be talking about their achievements in the first place. E.g Without Tinubu, there's no Fashola which equals to, no Ikoyi bridge (the first in West and East Africa.

So give credit to who credit is due

What a warped way of reasoning!
Next u'll say without Tinubu there will be no LIFE.
Sometimes i just wonder who shld bear the larger blame our greedy and corrupt leaders or the MORONIC, HYPNOTIZED, ZOMBIE followers.
Why dont u mould him infront of ur house and worship him every morning because he created Fashola who built a bridge.

Eko Atlantic#:
Why military?!

What's so special in evacuating flood victims that Red cross or any other agency appointed to the designated field can't handle?

Go to third mainland bridge.
Climb the barrier and take a deep plunge into the ATLANTIC.
_
I'll call the red cross to rescue u.
Ekoloon!

SlyIg: And who is this Nickie Minaj?

A barbie doll that spews profanities when u slap her butt.

yuzedo:

Omo, forget story. No better Zoo for Naija at all!

1. Ibadan Zoo dem kill lion because pastor enter him cage to cast demon comot Lion body (Daniel in the Lion's den)
2. Jos Zoo the animals run comot because dem say Joz worse pass Jungle!
3. UNN Zoo na d only place i don see animals dey commit suicide because of owu! Imagine where dem dey give Lion okpa/igba (dat food wey be like moi-moi).. Lion dey chop akamu, elephant dey chop beans and ayaraya, snake dey chop cashew... Chai Naija we hail!!!

LWKMD!!
ROTFLMAO!!!
Chai u dey craze oh!
Lion chop okpa!

Fhemmmy: Is your hatred from a personal experience or based on what you have been told?

Which kain personal experience, in don see maxima before.
How can anyone who has driven a maxima not like that car.
It's one of the few japs that has a European feel to it.

ksmart dope: Bad belle u go die for poverty

Na person i reply im post oh.
I no dey beef Mad D.

amiskurie: I hate this maxima car,I wouldn't buy it with my money.I will sell it if given to me.

With which money?
Who dash baboon banana? Who go give u keke as hire purchase, talkless kabu kabu.
And who is the eejit that liked this moronic post?

ebamma: After may D's new car picture was uploaded on nairaland's frontpage,i was suprised that the fuel i bought yesterday for 120 naira per litre was now selling for 60 naira per litre

bwuhahahah!