₦airaland Forum

cray91:
Those telling you leave UK. have they been there before is it not what they heard they judging by? and the person saying south africa haha imagine someone leaving UK for SA.

Your Opinion doesn't make it to be true cuz as for me i dont expect anyone advising someone else to go to SA considering the recent Xenophobia from there

To Me UK is still your best Option and Dublin precisly. don't mind them. UK will be needing lots of helping hand cuz of their recent brexit. and dublin there are hustlers there. we know quite well naija is not an option but southy is off the table as for other countries they mention they are core racist country

My own opinion too cuz i've lived outside Nigeria in a few countries so with my little experience and people i know too i still stand on what i said.

Not everyone is fit to advise on this subject and you've actually shown how little you know..UK is still his best option especially Dublin Hmm! Nairaland..if I may ask, in what part of the UK is Dublin? Truth is, UK is a nasty place for most Nigerian immigrants. You pay prohibitively expensive school fees and you get no reward in terms of job or even visa..They expect you to fly right back to your country. Nothing said about the UK in the comments I have read is out of place. By the way, Dublin is in Ireland..a independent country from the UK. Northern Ireland is still in the UK though, with it's capital in Belfast..Things may however improve in the UK when Brexit is actualized..But for now, it's a no no..

Talk2david1:
move abroad, with the way naira is depreciating, one month salary in UK when you start working there will build your house here in Naija

What do you know about the UK? You are the type that work only with calculators - £1000 to Naira! If I work in 4 places and earn £10/hr, bla bla bla.. Rubbish! UK is toast. Very educated Nigerians are stuck there in Toilet Cleaning, wiping old people's bum, Security Guarding and other demeaning, horrendous jobs..These are people with UK Masters and PhD's..No job for them. They can't even conveniently pay their bills, never mind save. Most are neck deep in credit card and sundry debts..There are few success stories but the odds of falling into the former category are far higher..Bad as Nigeria currently is, most Nigerians have a much higher chance of success and decent life here than in the UK..

Mvici:
people's tradition sometimes matters, am just talking about after 30yrs in marriage, already have a child....what next will she be looking for when her child can still give her ground children, people's body and soul are different anyway especially when the man she marry was the only person that has gone down with her and maybe tradition and religion and what people will say

Stop justifying your silly position. Marital vows end the moment one party in the marriage passes on. Even if the marriage lasted for 50 years, your mum owes nothing to your dead dad. In fact for her own mental and physical wellbeing, he needs another man in her life. She's safer going through her later years with a caring partner next to her. To imagine she's past happiness and companionship at 52? SMH! ...and you expect whoever you get married to to remain single if you happen to die before her? Is there a religion or cult that told you it makes any difference to a dead man how his wife lives after his passing? There are really some otherwise taboo subjects that may need to be discussed before marriage. If anyone calls this a culture or tradition, I don't expect my sister or even friend to be enmeshed in it. Life is for the living, not the dead. By the way, on the evidence of your girlfriend's suggestion, she's an honest, civilized, caring, practical and reasonable woman, perhaps more than you deserve, given your own position on the subject.

Factfinder1:
Good news

I.made a comment last week where I said Dino melaye was quiet and couldn't speak on the drama and chaos in APC because of the arrest of Hushpuppi and his involvement with him but some of your dead Brian dimwits attacked me....in this faceless forum just understand that there are people here who really know what some of you won't know even in the next 10 years...there's a reason my name is fact finder and you will get shocking revelations from this Hushpuppis arrest saga

Believe whatever you want but know it very well that no criminal would ever work for a security organization abroad, even if his name is hushpuppy..You need to understand how systems work abroad and how crime is viewed...You may want to Google CRB, $tandard Disclosure, Enhanced Disclosure etc...you may begin to have an idea..

Carchoice:
dont mind those people. They want to continue living in the past while the future is looking at them. Anyone that has money to buy Benz should have sense as well. I own E350 2015. I can never use Toyota and the likes again. If everywhere gets too flooded, I open my Uber app and leave my baby resting at home, parked on a very high ground

What's the issue here? The OP asked for advice and people are giving the best way they know. People drive E350 in the areas and the OP was aware before asking the question so he is looking for possible problems and people are responding. There could be problems current owners are managing that he may not be able to cope with. Flood is always a real issue in the area mentioned. He may decide he may manage the flood problem but it's irresponsible to tell the OP especially seeing as he's a first timer, that that won't be a problem, simply because people that may have multiple cars and are probably vastly experienced in car ownership are driving same cars in the neighbourhood.

HeavenlyBang:
That's literally what I meant by save some money.
By buying an Accord, he's saving about 2m.

Lol! 'Save money and buy an Accord' doesn't convey exact same meaning as 'Buy an Accord and save money'. Sometimes it's not just about the grammer....

infinitygod87:
yeah,later bought it

Congrats! It's certainly good value if the only major issue with it is the air conditioner..

infinitygod87:
lol...I fell for same line when getting my first ride then.the excempt is this case tho

By all means buy the car if you're confortable with it but that 'ac needs gas' line should be taken with a pinch of salt..

Ojusegunola:
2008?

Bought brand new...PAN may still have those in stock in 2008. but we know the production stopped in 2004.

Olalan:
Why men cheat is still amusing me when the femal anatomy isn't different.
Modified....the feeling of females giving different sexual pleasures is all in the head......

Hmm! All in the head? Why not stick to only subjects you are familiar with?

JasonScoolari:
...When he was a Senate leader at the 8th assembly, he never clamoured or support the motion for the reduction of the "luxury wages" then, the sugar was so sweet in his mouth and he finds it difficult to spit it out.

When they're being addressed as "Former" that's when they start behaving as if they very close to the masses, but when they're addressed as "Current" they're officially blind to anything that would stop them from having a slice of the cake.

Leave the messenger. Deal with the message. I have always thought in this direction. In fact prior to 2015, I could swear that Buhari was the only man with the courage and conviction to go to the people in a referendum on this issue. The Buhari we got was actually not the Buhari we were sold (no suggestion we're dealing with a body double, for the avoidance of doubt). We need a courageous leader to conduct a referendum on this. The power of the people should be superior to that of the National Assembly..The way Nigeria is being governed certainly has to change. It's unsustainable..

Amotekun777:
This is exactly why Roy Keane can never be a successful manager. He can't even manage his own anger lest someone else's error.

I completely agree with you. That guy is a slave driver, temperamental and always on edge. Good managers always have a human side. People need to be comfortable next to you before you can bring the best out of them. With all Mourinho's sauciness and mind games, he praises most of his players and shields them from undue scrutiny. That's good man management. Kean thinks he can squeeze performance out of players by abrasiveness, threats and intimidation..It hasn't worked for him anywhere. He can make do with being a pundit, at least, he understands the game..

LexngtonSteele:
Sack them and stop justifying the dullard tag.

I know APC and PDP are 1 and the same but I wanted anyone but GEJ in 2015.

This man is fast beating GEJ in cluelessness and incompetence.

Brother, that makes the two of us..Jonathan was barely hanging on, overwhelmed and paranoid. We knew things needed to change. APC came with the message and Buhari was dressed as the messiah..We fell for it..All the talk about his rustiness, poor intellect, clannishness and nepotism were ignored. The claim of his uprightness and incorruptibility sounded louder...Sadly, 5 years after, he has proved his naysayers right and leaving his admirers with red faces..The question is, where do we go from here? But there's a positive in the miasma..No one is ever going to present any of these expired men as Nigeria's messiah anymore. They enjoyed the best of the country - free and quality education, functional infrastructure, good welfare but ended up destroying it for the younger generation..Trouble is, the younger ones are still killing and hating themselves over these white collar, conscienceless bandits..

mosegifted:
Somebody should please tell this man to STFU, check the statistics of black hackers around the world you will see USA and RUSSIAN toping the list, you see this guys hack into people's emails to extract classified information and the rest of them, is there any fraud bigger than that

Stop being in denial. Cybercrime is endemic in Nigeria. Go to several Nigerian cities - Lagos, Asaba, Ibadan, Enugu, Awka, Warri, Benin etc - most of the youths engage in this despicable act. Too bad for the nation's image. Nigerians cannot access several international financial platforms because of this.

Amotekun777:
Me, I no care at all at all... All these guys do is steal our wealth regardless of the party affiliations.

Oshiomole, Obaseki, Tinubu, Okorocha, Buhari, Ibori, Melaye, Saraki, Atiku, Ajimobi ooo and all 9ja Politicians and god-fathers...

Thunder fire you all!

If only most Nigerians would think this way, there would be hope for this beleaguered country. But the poor are busy hating fellow poor all in a bid to protect and defend the rich elite who incidentally are the cause of their common poverty. When would Nigerians connect with their brains and cone together to hold these thieving politicians to account irrespective of their ethnic, religious or political affiliations? Ethnic wars I see on nairaland are heartbreaking..To imagine these are from the younger generation makes me sick..

It has to be added, however that some of the cars are written off abroad, not necessarily because they cannot be restored to good standard, but because the cost of doing so could be close to, or even higher than, that of a car in the same state it is being resotored to but without the bad history. So why not just go and buy one without the damage rather than spending more to restore a damaged one? In fact Nigerians are actually paying over the odds for these damaged cars. Without demand from Africa, especially Nigeria, they would be worth a lot less. Nigerians buy them because the cost of fixing them here is much lower and restoring them in Nigeria would still mean significant savings over a clean title. But then, this is Nigeria where many won't bother with diligent restoration..

kingreign:
I have owned a highlander 4 cylinder for 4 years and an RX330 for 6.5years.

I will never buy any 4 cylinder SUV. It's like a curse trying to accelerate. Very lethargic power. Also, know that the 4 cylinder engines of highlander are prone to sludge and stripped head bolt failures.

Bro, go RX330 or go home!

I've never driven one but I've always been curious about the i4 Highlander. I mean how much power are they ever going to squeeze out of that small engine to give that mass anything close to decent performance? To me, i4 SUVs shouldn't be happening..

Luxury is not necessarily about technical data. It's about what the product offers. It's holistic, looking at the final product rather than the sum of it's parts. I bet 99% of luxury car buyers have no idea about these technical details the OP reeled out, and wouldn't care less. They are only concerned about what their Lexus does for them versus what others do. That is what informs brand perception.

It's certainly not advisable but most of the comments here seem to say the couple MUST have an SS child. That is not correct. Every pregnancy has 25% chance of an SS child. Many have gone down the route without any SS child. Still not advised but the risk should be put in adequate context..

olaleks007:
When I say this Highlander consumes less fuel (Tested and Trusted), lemme give u my experience

I needed to quickly see someone at Abeokuta from Lagos but I want to have a quick stopover at Oju Ore sango for a quick biz. I got to a filling station around fagba and bought N4k fuel (my fuel is already empty at that time).

Almost at Alakuko...there was heavy traffic to toll gate.. I made a U-turn back to alternative road (old otta road) the traffic there was not much so I scape through. From Oju Ore to Abeokuta (small small traffic till I got to Abeokuta)

I finished what I’m doing and came back through Shagamu instead of Sango because of the road. I encountered another traffic at long bridge which take me like 30-35mins to Berger.

Then I proceeded to orile iganmu after Surulere to drop some stuff and back to Fagba iju road. (U can imagine traffic going and coming from Berger to orile iganmu and back to fagba)

I can boldly tell you I still have quarter fuel on this car which I also use the next day to go back to my office (carlot)

Throughout this journey, I never off my AC

It’s Tested and Trusted
100%

So I know what I’m saying.

Can corolla do pass like this?

Brother, sell your car that looks clean by the way..Stop comparing the fuel economy of a Highlander with that of a Corolla. It won't do any good to your business. People may begin to wonder what else you may knowingly or unknowingly not telling the whole truth about. This is a 2.4 little engine hauling a much heavier vehicle than Toyota Corolla. Corollas range from 1.3 to 2.4 little engines..even the 2.4 litre engine Corolla weigh a lot less than the Highlander so should consume a lot less fuel. No one markets SUV's on fuel economy..

I've been wondering, what's the future of trained pilots in the current circumstances? Their job prospects look grim for the foreseeable future..and this is the case all over the world..Many would have to retrain and go into other professions..Perhaps, the only professions that would not be adversely affected by this COVID mess are the health professions. They're actually getting a boost..

revilomichaels:
Oga, the picture is clear. The seller is not hiding anything there and you can’t possibly buy a car without going to check it out or asking for more pictures to know if it’s worth coming over to check.

Meanwhile, the person I tagged has responded and we are good. I don’t know where your own is coming from

I'm not in any way suggesting anything is wrong with the car. But you are actually saying that anyone that has genuine concerns should not express it because it may adversely affect someone's business. That is wrong. It has nothing to do with persons, whether or not you've made up with anyone is immaterial..

revilomichaels:
This Na person market. Why showing it publicly if you’re not trying to spoil his business. If you don’t wanna buy. Skip it

'Person Market'. Typical Nigerian opaque attitude to business. Is a transaction supposed to be a trap to scam unsuspecting buyers? Whatever happened to full disclosure? Won't you be happy to remain friends with the buyer and possibly benefit from his positive appraisal? The world is not as bad as Nigerians make it look.

EzeNdiAra:
Jihadist soldiers killings Christians for no reason.

Southern Kaduna have been under attack since yesterday but the media have abandoned them after reporting several time without govt doing anything.

This government is a Jihadist Government.

....And they would choose the 'Jihadist Government' over you several times over...why not leave the north alone and sort out your own problems..

HeavenlyBang:
Very curious where you heard this. First time I'm hearing of it.

I understand that claim is not correct. Jaguar and Aston Martin used to be owned by Ford. But they are completely separate companies now..

tensazangetsu20:
Its not bad but it's useless in Nigeria. The real way to make some serious income as a mechanic is by fixing high end luxury cars and it's not easy to get such customers. You can go and change a Mercedes s class brake pad and collect 100k but how many s class dey for naija. It's just like advising someone to learn plumbing. It's a high paying skill in the west but a really useless skill to have in Nigeria.

As Nigeria is going, it's best to acquire skills that can allow you work remotely and easily relocate if need be.

You sound like when one just relocates from Nigeria, all his problems are solved? On the contrary there are better opportunities here for entreprenuership than the civilized world. Abroad, you're competing with established mega companies with nearly infinite capacity. Getting a job with them is not even easy, except you're extremely good, and every word in 'extremely good' counts..They would always prefer their own citizens simply because their own people who are their customers prefer them..Think about Agriculture. It's an untapped goldmine here with loads of government support. Automobile mechanics is equally a good skill. There is still a big gap in the market for that. Many people with high end cars struggle to find reliable mechanics This is true for virtually every Nigerian major town or.city..Many mechanics have no requisite skills..the good ones are full of attitude. Learn the trade well and run a good customer service package. The sky is your limit..

erico2k2:
Be realistic for once, the range rover sport gearbox was built by Jaguar, so they both use the same gearbox, same oils, same oil filter, same software, u want me to go on?

It is called JaguarLandrover, yes. one company..I see their products parked in their premises any time I visit Fort Dunlop in Birmingham. Fort Dunlop overlooks Jaguar Land Rover premises..but I would like to understand more sir, how Jaguar cars use the same gear box as Range Rover Sport These are vehicles designed for completely different
driving Dynamics..Not saying categorically because I have not seen their individual gear boxes but I'm curious how Jaguar Landover would fit same gear box in two completely different vehicles..By the way I'm aware Jaguar F Type shares parts with Aston Martin - Same company, similar cars but different badges..

Cricciautos:
1 will only write one sentence This car is a pure buy and drive fullstop !!!!!

..but you've not explained the Federal Government Number Plate

Chi59:
His choice, besides he has the money for it.
That hospital displayed extreme negligence.

Yes but it's good we weigh the risks inherent in our choices. Men undergoing liposuction is a rarity, even in developed parts of the world..Money is not the issue. I can't go near that procedure with all the money in the world. One is practically butchered. They cut masses of flesh off your abdominal region. Scary and disgusting..

MrEgbuka:
Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.naijalivetv.com/bayelsa-born-billionaire-businessman-keniebi-okoko-died-of-liposuction-in-lagos-hospital/amp/

'Power outbreak' What does that mean? Why would a man be doing liposuction? Any medical indication for that? He could lose the fats gradually through non invasive procedures..To me, surgery should only happen if it is the only life saving option. Even the simplest surgical procedures could go horribly wrong..RIP to him. May God comfort those he left behind..

kingmalachi:
Is Nigeria recovering? There are not at all. The truth here is that due to low rate of testing mission it seems like we are recovering. A lot of Nigerians has this virus. But I pray that the prophecy of Bill gates wife never come to pass

'Nigeria is not texting enough.' I agree. But have you noticed unusually high death rates in any part of Nigeria?

Garrieveryday:
It has exposed so many inadequacies in religion, science/ technology and humanity.

It only exposed inadequacies in ABUSE of religion. Christ came primarily for salvation, not miracles. The miracles only happened to further this salvation objective. He never advertised miracles. On the contrary, he admonished the recipients of the miracles to tell no one. He never collected tithe from anyone..His religion was pure and honest and cannot be demystified by this corona debacle.

Corona has not also demystified science. No cure, yes. But people are being managed with scientific knowledge and there has been some form of success. Preventive advice are based on science and are proving successful as the spread is being managed. Science may still overcome this one with vaccines and/or effective medications.

The biggest losers are the designer suit wearing, tithe seeking false miracle merchants that have been fleecing gullible Nigerians. But I'm not holding my breath..They would still claim their prayers was all it took for those that survived to have done so..and the scam would certainly continue on the other side of this pandemic..