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CelebritiesRe: Mark Angel Told Me To Have A party On Our Wedding Night — Ex-Wife Mandy by Farrason: 8:05pm On Jan 21
Ab0bii:
Oga marriage is overrated.
Motivational speakers will send you 6ft beyond easily if you listen to them.

No dey hate my posts abeg, me my problem na money
More memes pls... Na my only comfort be that for now
RomanceRe: “today Is My Wedding, But I Ran Away” — Nigerian Woman Sparks Online Debate by Farrason: 4:28pm On Jan 12
Tenses:
Where there's no investment there's no risk. That's why it easy for her to walk away. If she was expected to make financial contributions towards the marriage ceremony she would have open up to the man that the marriage will not work so no need to waste money.
Very on point bro. This is the reason it is very mandatory to get a girl or woman commit or contribute something in a relationship. Otherwise, where she has nothing at stake, she is onto the next bike at the blow of a whistle. But if you check any babe that has truely committed her time, effort, body, money, brain, happiness, even sadness too. Then their heart dey with you. Any girl who is unwilling to commit these... Check her well, she has committed it to somebody else where.
RomanceRe: Should I Consider This As A Red Flag? by Farrason: 4:13pm On Dec 23, 2025
PureSperm:
Good morning Nairalanders. Merry Christmas and a prosperous happy new year in advance to each and every one of us here cheesy

My girlfriend called me last night to request for money for Christmas hair. She knows I'm presently broke and doesn't have the amount of money she's demandingly for. So I told her to go and cut her hair sad. She took that as an offense and been angry with me since the conversation started. She has been demanding for 30knfor hair and 80k for clothes for the Christmas. To make the whole matter Worst,she told me the relationship may end along with 2025 if I fail to provide the money for her. Those words have been ringing in my head since she dropped them ,but I'm confused and I don't know if that's enough reason to end a relationship of over 3 years+ which we've suffered to build together,all because of ordinary Christmas hair and clothes angry. Is she normal at all?

Please my fellow Nairalanders, should I consider this as a red flag and dump her cos I don't think I've done anything wrong to her by asking her to cut her hair sad. She even looks more prettier on low hair cut ,from her look during the last time she cut her hair angry
You are the joker of the century!!! Even if you don't have the money to give her, don't ever advice a woman to cut her hair. If she suggest am... You can then advice.

You are gradually being banned from your Disney Land.
RomanceRe: As A Man, Which Of These 2 Ladies You Will Go For If You Are Looking For A Wife? by Farrason: 4:49pm On Dec 22, 2025
Fiscus105:
Yes, but different opinions on same topic, meanwhile, only one of such opinion will be true, while rest are not genuine, valid or truth.

For woman to poor in bed, is not a yardstick for fidelity.
So na you be the judge of all the opinions!!. No be only fidelity na Wema! Anumpamis.
RomanceRe: I'm In My 40s, Single, And Jobless. Tired Of Life by Farrason: 5:46pm On Dec 01, 2025
Okoroemekah:
i don't believe you.there is no enjoyment in old age.a man suppose to be flexing from his early 20s when you are still very strong and active.i am 50 now and believe me most check engine lights on my body is on.is it at that age you will start flexing ? If you have nothing at 40yrs you have missed a lot sincerely the best part of a man's life is from 20 to 40 that is when you marry.build house.buy car .raise children.but I guess every body is built differently. Some have zero drive and ambition. While some have the mental power to succeed
This is why frustration and tension dey on you. Run your race. Life na per head. The bus we enter come this life different for everybody.
You better take it easy before you go thief!!!

I am not saying don't work smart or hard but definitely don't eat and sleep waiting for favours to align.

Know this: A millionaire is made everyday, it never stops till Jesus comes. Key in and become one. It does not specify any age.
Reason am.
RomanceRe: I'm In My 40s, Single, And Jobless. Tired Of Life by Farrason: 10:08pm On Nov 30, 2025
Mrkc:
I'm in my 40s, single, and jobless. Tired of life
Life begins at 40. You just started life. Don't run faster than your shadow
FamilyRe: He Went Abroad And Got Lost by Farrason: 9:19pm On Nov 27, 2025
budaatum:
One thing I've learnt is, siblings can assume they all got the same good treatment, when the truth might be that some are not treated as well as some. And though some may claim someone "was well treated as a kid", they don't know how the kid felt about its treatment.

I say the above to add rationality to the actions of this "kid". It is also possible that the kid's action might be irrational, and that he truly was treated well as a kid and now just does not care about his parent's no more, or it can be that his new location has its on hardships that have caused issues for him so his thinking is bent.

If we don't walk in his shoes we'd never know his journey, basically, and any judgement might be ill informed and hasty, and is definitely a "million dollar question", and "life".
Both you and him are lost emphatically!!!
PoliticsRe: 'Bandits Are Jihadists, Not Terrorists' - Abdulrahoof Bello by Farrason: 9:16pm On Nov 27, 2025
Racoon:
See them rationalizing all the atrocious and treasonable activities of these terrorists. No wonder Nigeria is where it is today.
And we are still looking for the sponsors when they are in plain sight.

Anyways, we all need to be vigilant... VDM can't speak on this issue. Na North get this country hence everybody dey careful on this matter, even the Presiden, Senate President and Chief Justice are afraid on same matter.

God save our country!!
CelebritiesRe: Regina Daniels Parties With Peter Okoye In Lagos Amid Marriage Crisis Rumours by Farrason: 6:28pm On Nov 22, 2025
alphonsoolajide:
https://eyesoflagos.com/2025/11/22/regina-daniels-parties-with-peter-okoye-in-lagos-amid-marriage-crisis-rumours/
You see this life weh!!!.. This was actually the life she was craving for and Ned - her husband was the obstacle in the way. The only way to feed her cravings was to rebel against discipline, and the structures that holds her marriage. It is same with majority of ladies who fake themselves victims of failed marriages. It was the cravings of street life (clubbing, alcohol and wild parties) that they couldn't break-off that drove them out of their married life.

As for her mother, an orange never falls far from the tree.
TravelRe: How Nigerian Content Creators Destroyed Japa to UK by Farrason: 12:17pm On Nov 16, 2025
Abee79:
It's really worrying to see how sharing so much success online has backfired. When people publicly posted all the secrets about getting visas and buying certificates of sponsorship, it sadly made the UK government notice and tighten their rules. Now, many people who gave up everything to move are stuck and can't stay. It's a tough lesson that sometimes, it's better to be careful about what you share on the internet, because the consequences can affect so many others.
It's always our Nigerian people. That's why they say that Nigerians are to loud. Yes, you have become successful in your pursuit, why not keep calm. How many whites do you see that move to other countries and begin to tell you what they did.

They should continue and these other countries will do what the UK did and all of them will come home.
CareerRe: Lady Shares How A Friend Secretly Pays Her Monthly Salary When She Lost Her Job by Farrason: 7:40am On Nov 04, 2025
Chilipepper:
Lady shares story of how a friend secretly placed her on a monthly salary when she lost her job.
We only listen... we don't judge!!
FamilyRe: Woman Cries Out For Help As Her Husband Take Their 5 Children Away From Her(vid) by Farrason: 9:52pm On Oct 17, 2025
Jennyclay:
kindly go and warm Eba and eat if you have absolutely nothing to say undecided

I don’t blame you men, i blame this lawless country. If it were to be in the western world the man will be arrested. He has not right to be in full custody of the children undecided

My prayer now is that, the useless husband shouldn’t molest those children, Nigerian men can’t be trusted not even their fathers. undecided

God please intervene
But the woman can take the 5 kids and disappear from home. On that, will she be arrested? the man will simply be told to look for his wife and settle things amicably. In the event that this is fruitless, what she do becomes the question.

Now did you advice her in this way before calling the husband useless!!...

Did the man not come with his family to marry her or does she not know any relative of his.

Women like to take trash out on a man but cry victimized when you give them back same trash. But marriage is not a case of an eye for an eye. Many don't hold marriage vows sacred anymore.

You are already a ticking bomb before marriage. Single men beware of such mindset
EducationRe: Jamb No Longer Mandatory For Admission - Fg Gives Institutions Power To Decide U by Farrason: 5:22pm On Oct 16, 2025
Emmyruns:
JAMB NO LONGER MANDATORY FOR ADMISSION - FG GIVES INSTITUTIONS POWER TO DECIDE USING SSCE RESULTS

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will no longer serve as the primary requirement for gaining admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions.

According to the new directive, universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education will now have the autonomy to determine which candidates to admit based on their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results or its equivalent.

The Ministry stated that the policy aims to give institutions more flexibility in their admission processes and ensure that deserving candidates are not denied access to higher education.
Nairaland over to you.

Is this for real please?
RomanceRe: Life As A Single Mother Is Hard, Don't Leave Your Marriage. by Farrason: 7:15pm On Oct 11, 2025
Kaczynski:
the most reasons for divorce is when a woman no longer love her man or feel anything.


when it comes to nigerian marriage, most men drink alchol and start getting aggressive on their wife , most men dont help out in the house they only care about paying the bills nothing else , most nigerian women go to work and still take care of the house when they come back, 70% of nigerian men stop being romantic to their wife when they clock 50,
tell me whats the last time you gave your wife a back rub or feet, cook dinner for the family,
some nigerian men cant even change their baby pampers or feed their baby.


marriage is about partnership, love and support, its all scratch my back i scratch yours


its sad most nigerian men think money runs the family , tell me why women are divorcing billionailires for guys with nothing but camry lite in his drive way
Hmmm... Marriage! Marriage!!

Marriage is not a case of one size fits all and no man or woman sets out to get married and walk out few years later despite having kids or become abusive...

These days, marriages need prayers as we are having more broken homes, bitter wives and husbands, partners turning on each other and even children hating parents...

Marriages break between couples and this leads to the family eventually getting scattered.

This is a wake up call and truely something is wrong!!
FashionRe: For Ladies Who Like To Expose Their Cleavage by Farrason: 10:09am On Sep 28, 2025
TheSourcerer:
Can i ask just one honest Question?
how does this affect ypu tbh? or anyone in fact ? would u like it if wpmen tokd ypu what to do woth tour body?
please i genuinely just want to know how ypu reason thats all.
How would you feel if a full grown man exposes a shirtless chest inside the airport. or is wearing just an underwear and singlet in super store or a full erected dick shape within your view... It is what it is!!

Yh, you should look away and mind your business but such views distracts your thought neurons either for disgust, admiration, arousal, discomfort or entertainment. It's all a distraction.

Let's be a better person for each other and concerned about our sanity at all times.


Sexual Harassment should not be sugar polished. My kids are yours are watching, don't create difficult task to explain to them... Their minds process faster than we speak.

If I say, it's free will, she will do same. If I call it boldness, she will adore it. If I say such a person is retarded, she will find out I lied when she grows older, and if I call it fashion, she will add it to her collection. I hope you get it!!
RomanceRe: What Can Make A Woman To Stay With A Man In This Situation? by Farrason: 2:30pm On Sep 24, 2025
Fiscus105:
What do think can make woman cling to a man in this situation?

. She believes in future.
. She has no option.
. The guy's dick is unforgettable.
. Real and genuine love for the guy
. Charm.
Every stage of any man has a woman for it.

A man poor as a church rat has a woman at that level or be rich like Elon, there is a woman for at that level too.

There is a woman for every man, irrespective of class, status, religion, tradition, language etc.

English can't explain everything.
FamilyRe: Please Advice Me by Farrason: 5:37pm On Sep 12, 2025
Goodman024:
Hello everyone, good day. I trust you’re all doing well. Please, I really need some matured advice from you people regarding something that has been troubling my mind and could affect my future. I’ll try to be as brief as possible, but I also want to explain well so you can understand me.

So here’s the matter: I’ve been in a relationship with a lady for almost a year now. From the beginning, we had our fair share of challenges, things like poor communication, not being very supportive (all from her end), and some other small issues here and there. But along the line, we both worked through those challenges, grew to understand each other better, and since then things have been going well between us.

In fact, I’ve already introduced her to my family members, and by next month I plan to go and see her people. I’ve been thinking seriously about settling down with her and hopefully making her my wife next year. That’s how far I’ve gone in my mind and plans with this relationship.

But something happened yesterday that broke me badly, and it’s the reason I’m here asking for advice. I recently found out that she lied to me about her health condition. To give context, some months ago, she was diagnosed with fibroid. I have been supportive since then, reassured her, and made her know that whatever happens, we’re in this together. But what really pained me is that I later discovered she has actually known about this fibroid since over a year ago, long before she even told me, but she kept it from me until recently.

As if that wasn’t enough, I also got to know that she has had two abortions in the past. And please, I’m not just assuming or accusing her wrongly, I have proof of everything I’m saying. Honestly, this revelation has really hit me hard, and I’m just confused about what step to take from here.

The truth is, I genuinely love this lady. But at the same time, my heart is heavy with a lot of thoughts. Should I let go of this relationship because of the lies and past secrets? Should I forgive her and move on, considering the fact that everyone has a past? Or should I take another approach?

I don’t want to make the wrong decision that I will regret later in life, that’s why I’ve come here for guidance. Please, advise me like a brother, or even as a son. I really need matured opinions on this.
If you truely love her... Go ahead but never marry out of pity, you will get frustrated, unappreciated and later regret your life. You didn't cause any of this.

Women are more loving, and loyal when they are in problems.

Love who you marry but don't marry out of pity!!
FamilyRe: Would You Still Continue To Give This Woman Money ? by Farrason: 5:20pm On Sep 12, 2025
Apogee14:
Ok it's a cleaner lady in my building who is commissioned to come every two days. She lives three streets away so I know she doesn't have to pay for transport but am sure the cleaner money is very low according to her back then it was like 31k before they did that minimum wage thing. Anyway I make it a point to toss like 1000 into her account like maybe once a week or even more. It just depends because some times I chop chin for like 2 weeks before giving her. Anyway so I decided instead of free money let me get her to do something small for me once in a while. I pile up my trash just at the side of my apartment before I get the chance to take it outside to the dumpster , it's not a lot of trash, like 3 small nylon bags of trash. So I would pay her 1000 just to walk like 40 steps to help me drop it in the dumpster outside. Anyway so the trash has been on the side of my house the past one week and the woman has come twice and she has seen the trash but just ignored it. At the end of the day I would go look and the trash is still there. Is it wrong to expect her to try to help me after all the help I have given her ? I give her food too apart from the money. Is it wrong to expect her to help me without asking ? Because if someone is always generous to me and I know they have paid me twice to help them move the trash outside, I would move it even if they have not asked me . Basically it seems she no send me, she is only interested in money. What do you think ? I dey look her side eyes now. Should I stop giving her or continue ?
When you help someone in expectation of them helping you back to do something. It is a means to an end and not help.

Help is when you don't expect anything back from the person. If they return the favour, move on. If they don't, move on.
RomanceRe: Why Did God Give Us Powerful Sexual Urges And Still Dont Want Us To Have Sex . by Farrason: 10:15pm On Sep 07, 2025
Goodmarlian:
Come to think of it,konji is the most powerful force on earth,no matter how disciplined or religious you are you will definitely fall for it as time goes on,no man or woman can stand the test of konji forever.
Are we all now saying our creator is wicked for giving us such a herculean task of enduring the most powerful force on earth until we get married? Infact married is not even guarantee of sexual satisfaction you spouse may even deny you sex and maybe not even find you sexually attractive anymore,more so not everybody will even find a spouse in their lifetime due to certain illness or deformity or other reasons these days I am becoming less religious and more logical because it doesnt answer life deepest questions.
If you were in Joseph's shoe, Portipha's wife would give birth to triplets but Joseph overcame.

If you lived in Pharaoh's palace, his palace maids will be dishing out babies like Maternity ward. But Moses overcame.

Find your divine calling or sexual urge will ruin your life. You have been WARNED!!
Science/TechnologyRe: Have You Spotted The Blood Moon? by Farrason: 8:39pm On Sep 07, 2025
AWONEYAN:
Wow. I have seen it my area.
What a wonder of nature....

Beautiful
Vampires roaming your area right now... Stay indoors for your safety
RomanceRe: This Lady Is Playing Annoying Mind Games And I Hate It by Farrason: 8:18pm On Aug 29, 2025
womaniser:
We work in the same company but she is upper management although quite young. I'm older than she is.

Ever since we met, we always hang out, go to concerts, restaurant outings and wine tastings etc. We (just both of us) have ended the night in her house on multiple occasions where she makes dinner, and we eat,drink and gist till late into the night. I don't sleep over. She is very free, clutchy but we don't do any romance only hugs etc

But once we're in the office or enroute and we jam, she won't even make eye contact not to talk of greeting. She would stand right to me and talk to other people, when she returns to her office, she then chats in teams or WhatsApp. Annoying!

She's a fun person tbh. Smart, exciting, rich and independent. I'm thinking of cutting her off totally but who knows, she may of help in the future. It's just confusing
Respect and do same. If that's her style within work environment, then let it be. I fancy such girls abeg.
RomanceRe: My Virgin Wife Pregnant by Farrason: 5:20pm On Aug 26, 2025
Xso666:
Good day everyone, please I will be as brief as possible on this. After my first post here on naira land I was adviced by members of this forum never to bring my family predicament on the internet space as I would not get answer or solution to my problem. Well I made a complain here about my virgin wife who I caught coming back from God knows where with a guy that sells thrift in my area because I went for outside work but unfortunately the work didn’t hold so I had to come back home unexpectedly. My wife denied having an affair with this guy and even swore on her late father grave that she never had anything to do with this guy and that the guy only escorted her from where she went to buy something that evening. Now here comes the big problem as my wife is pregnant and and we went for scan and the date of the pregnancy didn’t match with the last time we had sex because I am a very busy person and I go outside for work. I am confronting my wife now and begging her to tell me who is responsible for this pregnancy but she insisted I am responsible and she has never cheated on me, I didn’t want to take the matter to the village because I was advised not to involve her family members in our relationship for now but honestly I don’t think I can hold it anymore I really love my wife and I don’t know if I am overthinking things or I am doing too much on this. Some weeks ago when she was bathing I quickly went through her phone and I saw a number not saved in her WhatsApp and I went through the conversation and I found out it was a guy she was talking with and this is same girl I have warned never to give her number to anyone I don’t care who the person is but she always have a way of making me feel like I am too in-secured and I end up apologizing to her because I married her a virgin but her high sexual libido is my greatest insecurity as I feel like I might not be enough for her and maybe she might be doing things at my absent as the pregnancy date isn’t matching when last we had sex . Please I need sincere advice on how to go about this issue and please I don’t want insult or abuse as I am not in a right state of mind now.
Help me move to front page so more people can help me contribute to this so I get good and matured answers.
A woman may have gotten pregnant from the previous sexual intercourse that you had with her without knowing or obvious symptoms. And since your sex is continuous, you may think it was your recent sex that got her pregnant. Where as, you scored a goal long before VAR recognized it.

After a Sexual activity, a man's sperm still stays in a woman's body for extra 5 days before it dissolves and unable to fertilize her egg.

I am not saying you are completely wrong but there's 90% chance is your work and that got sealed.
PoliticsRe: Ibom-air Fully Liable For Naked Video - Once A Passenger Is In Your Custody. by Farrason: 5:24pm On Aug 14, 2025
SenatorCharles1:
How else do you handle an aggressive person assaulting everyone around?
You trample upon a person's right through mockery and oppression, also deny her right to explain herself, how else would she react to your military dictative harassment.

You should try it at home with your wife.
CelebritiesRe: Peller Slammed N36m Tax By Lagos State by Farrason: 6:18pm On Aug 12, 2025
CHelena:
Speaking during a livestream with singer Peruzzi, Peller described the amount as outrageous, insisting he does not have the funds to pay. He noted that his rise to fame is recent and questioned the fairness of the demand.

“I just became popular, and now they’re asking me to pay ₦36 million. The government has never supported me, yet they want to tax me heavily. It’s because I’ve been open about my income on social media,” Peller said.

https://blackcelebritymagazine.com/peller-slammed-n36m-tax-by-lagos-state
I hope you will learn your lesson now and have sense. You never see anything.

Next time, you will mind your business and stop cho..cho..cho.

You attack National Heroes of Women Football. Oya call your police make we see.

Now you have see where stupidity leads.

You can always trend without throwing shades or ridicule anyone expeciallu people who have worked hard to earn their keep.
PoliticsRe: Ibom-air Fully Liable For Naked Video - Once A Passenger Is In Your Custody. by Farrason: 6:09pm On Aug 12, 2025
SenatorCharles1:
You guys should just stop this nonsense about supporting people that lack home training

The so-called dis-comforting lady is a disgrace not just to herself but to her family.

I'm very sure someone in her family would be saying "we've always warned her about this her useless attitude, now she has taken it public"
You are totally wrong. Humanity is always considered first when you handle people. In a saner country, you don't even man handle a murderer in custody from apprehension till court judgement.
FamilyRe: She Cheated And Now Wants Out – 10 years of relationship by Farrason: 2:07pm On Aug 03, 2025
Nnamdipapa:
So this is a real-life story and it’s currently happening to a friend of mine. I spoke with him today. What will you do if you were in his situation?

John has been dating Lola for the past 10 years, and she was the love of his life. He met her as a virgin. They got married and moved to Canada.

Now, it was very difficult for both of them to get into their respective careers in the new country, and soon the kids started arriving. In five years, they now have three kids. John had to enroll in school while working three jobs just to cope with the expenses. They already bought a home with a mortgage.

At some point, Lola slid into depression and had to start taking antidepressant medications. This meant she couldn’t work, and all the financial burden had to be carried by John alone. To put this relationship in context, John is an Igbo guy while Lola is from the South-West. They met while living together in Ibadan. John is the spirikoko type—always praying—while Lola has grown cold and withdrawn over time.

Because of the bills and John’s three jobs, they didn’t get to spend enough time together as a couple, and they gradually grew apart. John was always away working.

Unknown to John, Lola had started an affair with a Nigerian guy she met at Redeemed Church. They were already sleeping together. Each time John tried to make love to his wife, she would reject his advances. John, sensing something was wrong, confronted her.

She confessed. Yes, she had slept with another man and had lost interest in John and in the marriage.

Remember, they have three kids under five. Lola’s family are here in Canada and they are supporting her in this matter. In her defense, Lola accused John of always working and not having time for her. That was her reason for looking outside for another man’s affection.

Now, John went through her phone and found a search history about “how to accuse and implicate your husband.”

They’ve both been avoiding each other for the past two weeks. John spoke with me for two hours yesterday, crying on the phone and feeling crushed and disappointed. He is already planning to get a new place and move out of their home.

I advised him to file for a divorce.

Who is at fault here, and what would your advice be for John?
Remember, this happened in real life.
She is just waiting for him to make a mistake and she will use it against him.

As of now, she has no offence on him cos he is providing and doing 3 jobs to do so. With his discovery about her search history, it won't be easy for him to let go cos he loves and never expected this but truth is that... She has a ticking bomb waiting to explode on him. She will sending him packing and he will also loose his kids when that bomb goes off.

As of now, he has upper hand based on her cheating but even so, she will claim that she was mentally unstable.

May God see him through and lead him right.
PoliticsRe: Mohammed Buhari Unmasked! by Farrason: 11:29am On Jul 19, 2025
zoedew:
https://punchng.com/buhari-speak-ill-of-the-dead/
*The dictum, of the dead, speak no evil (de mortuis nil nisi bonum)*
- Abimbola Adelakun

The dictum, of the dead, speak no evil (de mortuis nil nisi bonum), speaks to the courtesy expected in interpersonal social relationships and hardly applies to public leaders. If we do not speak ill of brutal dead leaders, history will be written against us. Sometimes it takes the death of an influential figure for us to properly come to terms with their impact on our lives, and it is unfair to impose the burden of silence as virtue on those already victimised. For an especially repressive man like Muhammadu Buhari, who, from Decree 4 to having various laws enacted during his supposedly civilian rule to stifle dissent, we owe it to ourselves to speak. We must not forget that someone was tried for treason for insulting Buhari. While alive, it was illegal to dissent. Now that he is dead, his apologists still want to deem criticisms of him immoral. We cannot all be lotus eaters, sleepwalking through endless cycles of amnesia and unable to be stung into an awakening despite repeated jabs of the truth.
When we criticise the dead, it is for the living. The dead cannot hear us. Even while alive, Buhari turned a deaf ear to entreaties anyway. Yet criticising him in death is a moral necessity because what we are actually doing is to confront his cohort of enablers, apologists, irredentists, and lackeys who bleated, “Sai Baba!” as Buhari eroded our national will. They are the ones quoting poorly interpreted Latin maxims because they need us to forget their role in the Buhari administration. When we speak ill of the dead, we are also confronting his successors, who continue to rule as if there is no tomorrow. If the dead body of Buhari does not humble them, why should we, the people, be the ones to reflect on the meaning of death just because a bloody tyrant died? Our leaders need to hear our unfiltered thoughts about their dead peer so they will know that they cannot force their legacy merely by naming every public monument after themselves. And yes, we must also speak ill of the dead to redress the future. When a society has been subjected to repeated assaults such as the one Buhari inflicted, it is necessary to reassert the baseline of values he eroded so that future generations know that what he represented in no way constitutes the normative standard of leadership virtues.
Buhari lived and died a hypocrite. He demanded that Nigerians live by standards he himself never kept. In 2015, he campaigned on the promise of banning medical tourism but ended up invoicing Nigeria heavily for his medical upkeep. The Nigeria he left behind was one where teaching hospitals went for months without an electricity supply. The only hospital he equipped was the Presidential Clinic in Aso Rock. Nigeria still does not have a single properly functioning public hospital, but a leech like Buhari got the best medical care until his death. When he left office two years ago, Nigeria had the highest maternal mortality in the world and life expectancy was at an all-time low of 53! His failure in health was no different from the low marks he earned in areas such as education, energy, insecurity, transport, and other critical sectors. Public morale was low. The economy dipped into recession. He campaigned on resolve but governed on indecisiveness and compromises. His administration was so incoherent that he must have removed fuel subsidies thrice.
This was a man who came into power with such a massive amount of goodwill from Nigerians, expecting new beginnings. Everyone wanted to see what he would do, and if he had pushed himself to make some reforms, he would have received cooperation across a broad generality of Nigerians. Unfortunately, Buhari was the proverbial person who looked lost while the community looked up to him. As soon as he was elected in 2015, he started giving excuses about how old age would affect his performance. This guy ran one, two, three, four times before he finally won, only to realise he was too old for the job! It took him six months to appoint ministers, and when he unveiled the list, it was just a bunch of regular guys. One would have imagined it took him that long because he was putting in strenuous effort to recruit people who had studied the country enough to understand where we should go, but no. He was just an indolent man who thought complex problems could be solved by the mere force of his will rather than a disciplined study of issues and rigorous application of principles. Buhari was a man of whom fate promoted way beyond his mediocre intellectual and moral capacity, and he made no effort to justify the investment of providence in his life. He got to the top echelons of power pretending he was simple and “Spartan” when he was just too slothful to do anything else but just mooch off the country. He had nothing to offer the country in terms of ideas or insights, and acting as if he were self-disciplined and incorruptible was the perfect decoy. He was so steeped in his false virtues that he forgot to turn off the act even when it was no longer necessary. Up until this year, he was still lying about his lifestyle, claiming he lived off the rent he extracted from his tenants. A close acquaintance who worked with Buhari during the 2007 and 2011 campaigns told me the man did not even have a bookshelf in his house. He closed himself off to the world as it swirled around him, and the tide of history turned. Buhari was blissfully unaware of anything, and that was why his mind remained unevolved even as his body aged. Buhari was also a man who was wicked for nothing. He inflicted pain so many times, not because he had any larger end goal he was pursuing, but simply because he derived joy in seeing others suffer. Under his watch, 350 Shiites were massacred, and Buhari said they had it coming. Not only did he let Tukur Buratai, the mastermind, complete his tenure, but he also rewarded him with an ambassadorial position. Under his watch, they killed IPOB and EndSars protesters, but he was never moved by a pain that was not his. He was practically blind to all the havoc caused by terrorist herdsmen, even as they ravaged communities in Benue State.
With all the noise he made about anti-corruption, his administration drowned in scandals. Even his wife described his administration as the “citadel of corruption”.


Buhari’s economically enervating policies sapped life out of Nigerians. One of them, the ill-advised naira redesign policy, quenched lives and businesses. Buhari stoutly defended his decision to take that step until it turned out that he did not really care about the outcome that supposedly motivated the policy. That was the same way he closed the borders, not to achieve any economic goal, but simply because he needed to be seen as a tough leader.
Now that he is dead, those fortunate to see his back as he exits this world are awash in the delight that the Buhari who thought himself invincible finally submits to the burial mat. While death is a universal fate and no retribution for a man who lived to be 82, there is still some joy to be derived from outliving the person who stole from others’ lives to enrich his own.

Abimbola Adelakun
https://punchng.com/buhari-speak-ill-of-the-dead/
How would we know good if we don't talk about bad and it's impact on the society. This helps us to compare good and know the difference .

Thanks a lot for this piece.

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