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AjanleKoko: The story puts a ridiculous spin on a bunch of otherwise innocuous events. Oyinbo media sha



One person's shopping habits are superimposed on millions of Nigerians.
I suppose they spoke to 'thousands of Nigerians' who 'agreed'? What crap. Imagine mentioning the words 'UK' and 'bargain' in the same sentence



Is that even a Nigerian name? Which Nigerian would buy frozen meat from Europe to bring to Nigeria?



This by far is the dumbest. Some random Nigerian dude spends $20 at KFC in London, and that is news? There is KFC in Nigeria also.
Is it that there's nothing better for this half-assed reporter to write about? Jeez.

shymexx: Accommodation isn't free, some do rent houses for a week, or two... Calculate all that, and you'll find out that the profit margin(if at all there's any, or it's for re-selling purposes) isn't really that much...

And things aren't really that cheap in the UK, even during sales... So, I doubt any business minded person would prefer the UK, to other destinations where they could get the same merchandise(s) at cheaper costs..

If at all the Nigerian economy is going to grow, we need to start producing - and people need to start supporting locally made items... That's just my 2cents!

shymexx: Ok, let's assume they make 'profits'(which is debatable) - but that's in the short term - what about in the long term?? The value of the naira is going to keep falling, the economy will stay stagnant, and things in Nigeria stays getting expensive... No matter how you look at it, it's a lose lose situation... The same people crying about the government, are the same ones destroying manufacturing and production in Nigeria... How do you create jobs when people don't buy things made in their own country



I used to work in the post room at Acadia Group(topshop, topman etc..) when I was college - and trust me all they do is labelling and branding. Those so-called; 'imported goods' are also imported from India and other Asian countries... So, what's the biggie about them??

There's something wrong with the Nigerian mentality..



To be honest, you can only produce quality stuffs, if the people are willing to pay for them... I think most care about the brand and not the quality... For example: you can get certain stuffs from River Island, but most would prefer more pricey stuffs with lower quality from Gucci/LV, because of the brand name..

hyelhira: How can you understand? You are a big boy/girl. Do you know that most families have monthly incomes of less than N50,000. I know many people (graduates) who earn less than N20,000 per month and they have families. Wake up. Nigeria is worse than you know.

shymexx: ^^^^Hmmmmm... I thought the country was poor - but the average Nigerian shopper in the UK spends 4 times what the average UK shoppers spends... You lot have got your priorities backward...Keep taking the money you should keep in your country outside, and expect "the hand of God" to turn your fortunes around..

a1solution: I wonder why people cannot decode this story is fake. beside Ibori erred when he challenged Goodluck that is the cause of his present predicatment not because of corruption.
Well said,Im surprised guys dont even know whats happening in thier own country, well then again, most people here are far from him,they aint got a clue where the man comes from.

Builder: u prolly one of his staunch supporters

onyxo76: that's great to hear.Now that he is "born again" let him prove it by restitution.return all his ill gotten money.

thehomer: So the reason why God allowed him to steal so much and impoverish others was to cleanse him? Couldn't God have gotten him into prison for a much lower price?

Sheesh. I find this sort of reasoning embarrassing.

offshoreking: All the guys shouting at Ibori, calling him names should just think before they make comments relating to this man, I knew he is a corrupt Governor, but go and asks a Deltan person he will tell u that Ibori is better than any other Governor they have had. But let me ask u guys question was ibori the only naija politician that stole our money? why is it that since the existence of naija na only Ibori be victim of corruption? i think if na only this man Naija would have been more beautiful than Tokyo Japan. .

berem: you are the shallow minded person! The guy is right! You are just in nigeria but you don't know what happens in nigeria.shine your eyes brother!

Billyonaire: You are even in London and not USA. Its a big shame. Make sure you rent fake accents when you are coming for the wedding. Its why people like you fall victims to felons cos you show off your rented accent.

Billyonaire: Now that you have come with a peace offering, I will stem down and be rational about this. I do not tolerate any Nigerian staying abroad insulting our commonwealth, our inheritance, our home. I havent seen chinese in USA insulting their roots. Warn that never-do-well Norris to stop insulting Nigeria and Nigerians, if he does that again, he will get the evil part of me.

Monimatic: The victims of Most of the gruesome killings,that took place in Ekosodin which is the safe heaven of a.k.a Confraternity during my undergraduate years in the university of benin were cult members who belonged to other cult groups, if you are a cultist and you cult affiliation is not of the a.k.a Confraternity, then you must avoid coming to Ekosodin which is the dreaded territory of the Confraternity, if a cultist who is a non member comes to ekosodin, words will quickly spread round that an enemy or intruder is in their territory and before you say Jack Robinson, they will instruct their several hit squads to take you down six feet below by any means necessary. Most of those killed in Ekosodin are bonafide cultists who were not members, so the the members see non members coming to their territory as spies, and hit men(assassins). Non cult members are hardly murdered in ekosodin, as long as you don't look for their trouble. But if are a non cultist living in ekosodin and certain situation or circumstances occurred that later promoted you to join a cult group other than the , then you have just signed you death certificate cos this boys will definitely discover you are a non cultist living in the territory. The way these cultists gather intelligence about the enemy and their targets still baffles me,even the SSS and the Nigerian police force will marvel at their level of sophistication in gathering intelligence, identifying their targets and eliminating their targets.

finefabby: To all those trying to put 2 n 2 together lemme tell u a short story. In my final year in uniben I had a small misunderstanding with my neighbor dat lead to a few blows being xchanged.some moments later I saw about 5 to 7 guys comin down from bikes asking for me.Apparently d dude I had a fight with told them I was a RED and that I was always boastin about it.they said they wanted to send my body to PH(from what I got to know,they were BLUES).see me see wahala o.Anyways one of the guys that came said he knew me that I was a gentle guy that we should settle everytin peacefully.they even said I should join dem for beer but that same guy said they should just let me be.that was hw I escaped possible death or something bad that day all cos of someone envy or hate.So pls just don't post because u want to post.leave judgement to God;who knows all,sees all.may his soul find eternal rest,Amen.

ezme: Please this very sensitive for most of us that know him in person. Try to keep your postulations to yourself.


I remember our last conversation when I was in Benin. You told me, you had submitted methodology to Prof. Aluyor. I told you all he needed to see was your commitment and you would get your A in your Thesis. I laughed when you complained about final year stress, I even promised you "flexing" next time I hit Benin.I never knew that would be our last conversation.


UNIBEN!!! when will this end?

shymexx: Hmmmm.... Scared of Nigeria and Nigerians.

I don't think I can live in Nigeria, the mentality is medieval and backward - and a look at NL shows most Nigerians are twisted in their thought process... When they're not indoctrinated zombies spewing garbage in, garbage out crap they saw on TV, and showcasing their best imitation of the western world - they act like weirdos... I don't understand Nigerians and the Nigerian state of mind...

God help Nigeria!!

Dimples 316: No offence taken, yes I would like to take care of my folks for as long as its possible and necessary to. Married folks do this too which is all good but I am saying I don't need to be married to do this. Taking care of my folks is more of a priority than marriage is and am not going to put my life on hold or wait to do things like this until I am married.

This may sound controversial but its the truth I love children especially those between 0-6 yrs, I can have kids out of wedlock via adoption if orphanages will allow single parenting. One female child is what I desire I don't need to have pre-marital sex to have a child. I don't know about needing kids to take care of me because there is no guarantee that they will. They could pass on before I do or turn out to be irresponsible or simply not give a damn.

I would strive to take care of me for as long as I can single or not,while trusting in God to take better care of me now and in my old age because He created me and knows the end from the beginning. My faith in Christ is a big part of my life if something feels right and doesn't go against my Lord's instructions I do it. For example the adoption thing

dasparrow: You should have said "many" or "most" Nigerians but to generalize that all Nigerians don't believe in colognes, roll-ons, body spray is a stereotype. My family and I are Nigerians and I still remember as a child sneeking into my older siblings' room and using their deodorants and roll ons. This was back in the mid to late 80s and beyond. My mom's younger sister is also an avid user of deodorant which she applies after taking her morning and evening shower/bath. I also use deodorants and light scented colognes. I guess personal hygiene just happens to run in my family. I am not disputing that you don't have Nigerians who don't use deodorants and the likes but to insinuate that all Nigerians don't use deodorants is not only false but also prejudice and malicious.

acidtalk: NONSENSE!!!
Sufferying and smiling you mean?
Which Nigerians are the happiest in the world?

A nigeria makes heavy and spend it all in one night at the club or mall making noise and shouting like they do in Oshodi, Ojuelegba and Obalende. Then go about borrowing money from friends and enemies the next morning. Thereafter become a ghost because they are hiding from their creditors.

Nigerians are wasteful and if wastefullness is what you term is being Happy, no wonder your politicians are all Happy at your expence.

vislabraye: Some one once said that when you travel abroad, the people you should avoid are Nigerians.

There are lots of similar cases. One holiday, my sister was in a shopping mall in Ghana. She was looking for some clothes to buy only for someone to hold her hand pulled her. He said " I have what you're looking for"

.Then She turned to ask him you be Nigerian. He said yes.

There's another story I heard that made me laugh. Some Nigerians were taking a drive in Cote d Voire. They met a man urinating on the street. Unknown to the man, there was a patrol vehicle close by with some law enforcement officers.
When the officers saw him, they shouted. "You Nigerian we don't behave like this in our country"
The friends who were in the vehicle heard this and were enraged. They wanted to confront the officers but did not.
Later on, they met the man who urinated on the street only to discover he was a Nigerian.

dangerzone: Abeg tell them some words,you will see worst of this in Denmark when it comes to rush hour a country with the total population of about 6million.anybody that think this ain't normal should go to togo and b expose to life a bit rather than coming on nl n be proud of their foolish ignorance

emyworld: I cannot agree less with find out but I disagree with the first poster on his analysis of cars that consume fuel. For e.g I currently drive mercedes benz c200. I drove full tank from abuja to lagos. I used to drive camry 2003, I refuel at least once before getting to lagos. I beg to disagree with the original poster. Thanks.

DANILSA: This is not a matter of Lagos or Fashola is happens all around the world. In Nigeria people actually don't care about comfort but what they can afford, in Portharcourt skybank Bus that runs from oyigbo to town is usually jam packed, in Abuja the el rufai bus that runs from kubwa to wuse is the same thing, and mind u op nobody was forced to enter, they always have a choice.

DANILSA: This is not a matter of Lagos or Fashola is happens all around the world. In Nigeria people actually don't care about comfort but what they can afford, in Portharcourt skybank Bus that runs from oyigbo to town is usually jam packed, in Abuja the el rufai bus that runs from kubwa to wuse is the same thing, and mind u op nobody was forced to enter, they always have a choice.

duni04: We shouldn't always be in a haste to compare what goes on in Nigeria with what goes on in other countries, and also the fact that we have crowded buses and trains in more developed countries doesn't mean its 'normal' or we should accept it as a norm. I'm sure these developed countries we're always very quick to compare ourselves with are already mapping out ways to make rush hour traffic more convenient and efficient while we're here accepting that its a norm. In a few years time, after these countries would have thought out and implemented ways of improving their transport system, we'll be here alone with our 'norm'. Lets also seek out ways of improving our transport system and making it convenient and inexpensive to commuters.