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I watched this video of Gbenga Sesan and I am so pleased that we still have youths that are able to think rationally in Nigeria without unnecessary sentiment on religion or where you come from.. He spoke about the POWER OF OUR VOTE,

I hope Nigerians will TRY CHANGE FOR ONCE AND IF IT DOES NOT WORK WE WILL VOTE THE OFFICIAL OUT IN 4 YEARS INSTEAD OF STICKING TO SAME FAILURES OF THE PAST.

watch the video below of him addressing Buhari



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpB0Kvyr9_s

This is a serious video, what do you guys think?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TA4AYQ2mFU

The last time I cried was when ......

Nigeria voted Jonathan in the last election because he had no shoes, his name was Goodluck, Pastor Adeboye prayed for him and he was from a certain tribe....In this 21st CENTURY JESUSSSSSSSSSSS

I weep for my country..Jonathan will rule for another 7 years

We deserve whatever leaders we get

Mr. Lanre Fashesin has not been heard from in the last 3 months after he was kidnapped at a site in Edo State.

The family had up until now made frantic efforts to secure his release to no avail. The Police also claim to have hit a dead end and seem to have become clueless as to how else to find the kidnapped engineer. Mr. Fashesin was working at the site where he was kidnapped as a contractor for Dextron Engineering Limited based in Lagos.

The family today put out a release appealing to members of the public to kindly join in the search for Lanre who recently just got married.

Engr. Lanre Fashesin, referred to by the kidnappers as ‘Larry’ (see picture) was kidnapped around a Niger Delta PHCN project site in Iguiye village(between Okada & Benin City) 4 months ago. We have not heard anything from him or the kidnappers for about 3 months now.

Lanre is 6 foot 3 inches tall, and speaks Yoruba and English fluently.


Please call 08069439240 if you have any information & spread the word.

When someone pays you for your services and you sign a written agreement you will be there at a certain time, it is a binding contract as far as the law is concerned here in US, you dare not mess around with the customer because you can be sued and you will have to pay through your nose.

Lastly, this attitude of Nigerian vendors/musician collecting money and sending one useless idiot for your event or showing up late is absolutely ridiculous..It is madness at its peak..

Ayubas case is not the first,musicians will always blame it on traffic! Learn to put yourself in the shoes of the person that has planned and prayed for a memorable event all his life.

Lets get realistic here mehn..

(Do not support beating though but I guess its because we do not have a court system)

what was your experience?

Jacqueline Sarfo

My wedding was on: 16th June 2012
My wedding was at: Christ Chapel Church & Foxchase Manor
I would not have compromised on: My dress and shoes
In retrospect maybe I shouldn’t have made a fuss about: The guest list

I tore my hair out when: I found out that the cocktail hour didn’t start exactly at 5pm but at 5:30pm. During the entire process prior to the big day I was beyond a bridezilla. I spent hours going over the guest list, food menu, and doing a walk through with the vendors at the location of the reception (Foxchase Manor) to make sure everyone knew exactly what I was expecting. I was involved in every expect of the wedding even though I had 2 wedding coordinators and my mother. I wanted reassurance from everyone that the day was going to be perfect. On the day of my wedding it was picture perfect, we had wonderful weather in Virginia, so I was over the moon since the cocktail hour was going to be outdoors.

The ceremony went without a hitch so I was extremely thrilled. When I arrived at the reception hall, I became an extreme bridezilla when I found out that the guests were not offered the appetizers for cocktail hour. I called my caterer along with the staff and gave them a good piece of my mind. Now I so regret the angry call. But at that moment, I wanted everything to go perfectly so I felt my nack for being on time and starting things on time was going unnoticed. I was really upset but once everything started, I knew I had to have a good time regardless of whither it went smoothly or not. I had an amazing time at my wedding and my husband and I laughed about the hours we spent on the stress and our one regret was not thoroughly enjoying the process

The high point of my wedding: Being announced as husband and wife.

Example from Dooshima Oyewole

My wedding was on: 16th December 2011
My wedding was at: The Ecumenical Christian Center Abuja
I would not have compromised on: Makeup, music and photography.

In retrospect maybe I shouldn’t have made a fuss about: I really didn’t make a big fuss about anything; but I would definitely NEVER ever do aso-ebi again. The wahala was just too much. I will definitely just have a color pallete to follow for my daughter’s wedding.

I tore my hair out when: On that morning I came down from my hotel room to have breakfast with my sister and we passed the banquet hall at the hotel where the reception was to hold in about 6 hours and the decorator was NOWHERE to be found! I almost passed out. I called her up only to find out she had forgotten and even travelled to another state! At that point what can you do? I took an advil enjoyed my breakfast and went to start makeup and hair. My faith did not allow me to fret. Between my husband, sister and event co-ordinator for the day, a solution came up.

The high point of my Wedding: Looking back the high point of my wedding for me was walking down the aisle with my dad while one of my favorite songs “Na Gode” was sung live by Solomon Lange. This is my most cherished moment because my dad passed away a short while after my wedding and I’m grateful to have shared that moment with him.

Information reaching me from twitter says May D and P Square are parting ways,any confirmation about this?

Nigerians are so funny,I dont know if Jonathan forced himself into power, We need to learn to face the consequences of our decision...For every Nigerian that voted Jonathan and is complaining about the state of things, I will strongly suggest you go wash your brains somewhere just so that you can recollect how you voted Jonathan and not PDP in the last election.

Nigeria sounds cursed to me if not cursed, otherwise at a time when the Arab Uprising was on and every country was trying to liberate themselves Nigerians had the opportunity to do so without shedding any blood but we listened to a man without no shoes...

Nigeria should live with its woes until their minds get deliverance. I will not be surprised 2015 Nigerians will repeat their folly.Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

https://www.wepay.com/donations/kidney-transplant-to-save-my-brother,-ali-francis

3 days to go Nairalanders, $16,105 out of $46,000 as we speak, Anything you can do will be appreciated

https://www.wepay.com/x32ae03/donations/kidney-transplant-to-save-my-brother,-ali-francis

I am doing this on behalf of a friend at the University of Oklahoma, Please any help will be appreciated.

"Thank you for taking out time to read this. My family really needs your prayer and financial support. My brother who just got married has been diagnosed with end stage kidney disease. He needs a kidney transplant in the next 3-4 weeks, that will cost $46,000. Since he is un-insured, we will bear the whole cost. He currently goes through a frequent dialysis to survive ($400 eqiuv per week). We are running out of time and would appreciate any donation. Please no amount is too small or large to help save my dear brother's life.

Click on the donate icon to make a donation

If you are outside the US, help through paypal using email: esther@ou.edu

UBA account number: 2024714514. A/C name: Ali, Victoria

Thank you very much and God bless you.

Ali, Esther
University of Oklahoma
esther@ou.edu

NB: You can also get progress update from the facebook page: Help save my brother fund ($46,000 needed for kidney Transplant)

@Kilode thanks for contributing your own quota , Generations to come will someday ask what we did to solve this hydra headed monster , Nairalanders what are your suggestions on solving this evil that has befallen us and corruption in Nigeria as a whole ?

The question is

What can be done about this 419 branding that has destroyed our image both within and outside the country?

What are the possible solutions?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/australian-woman-turns-tables-nigerian-scammers-175755518.html

Can Nigeria ever get their name out of this mud forever , What can be done about this 419 branding that has destroyed our image both within and outside the country?

Nigerian email scams have become nearly as commonplace as the Internet itself. But one Australian woman wound up in jail after turning the tables--to the tune of $30,000--on a group of con artists.

The Courier-Mail reports that Sarah Jane Cochrane-Ramsey, 23, was employed as an "agent" in March 2010 by the Nigerians, but didn't know they were scam artists. Her "job" was to provide access to an Australian bank account opened in her name where the Nigerians could then transfer money they had received from a phony car sales website. Cochrane-Ramsey was told she could keep eight percent of the transfers.

But, then she decided to steal from the thieves themselves. According to the Courier-Mail, she received two payments, totaling $33,350, but spent most of it on herself.

If you're not familiar with the so-called Nigerian Scam, also known as the (419) scam, or Advanced Fee Fraud, here's a brief explainer: the fraud works by convincing an individual to give money and/or bank account access to a third-party in exchange for future financial rewards.

Most commonly, the scam artist will claim to be a wealthy Nigerian individual looking to move his vast financial resources to another country. He then promises the fraud victim a hefty payment in exchange for a temporary loan or bank account access in order to facilitate the move. Of course, the fraud victim never receives the promised payout and instead usually ends up losing thousands of dollars in the process. According to Scam Busters, the Advance Fee Fraud scams often target small businesses and charities. And while the scam has been around for years, the U.S. Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service still receives a reported 100 calls a day from people claiming to be victims of a (419) crime.

But, back to the Cochrane-Ramsey case. The real victims who thought they were buying cars online reported the scam to the police, who traced the account back to Cochrane-Ramsey. She was ordered to appear in Brisbane District Court and plead guilty to one count of aggravated fraud.



For now, the court judge is allowing Cochrane-Ramsey time to come up with the money to pay off the fraud victims while she awaits sentencing in March.

Interestingly, Cochrane-Ramsey is not the first person to turn the tables on Nigerian scammers. In 2008, the radio program This American Life ran a story on some anonymous pranksters who sent a Nigerian scam artist on a wild goose chase that spanned 1,400-miles into war-torn Chad for a promised cash payout at a local Western Union branch.

And they convinced him to do this while carrying an anti-Muslim/pro-George W. Bush note, which stated his intention to rob the Western Union. Their entire plan was spelled out on this website, dedicated to turning the tables on Internet con artists (Warning: contains Not Safe for Work language).

Georgee, God will visit you and your family at this critical time, what was your role at the bank? what were you doing at the bank?what skills do you have?

Tighten your belt brother and move on, crying, feeling so down and blaming yourself will make matters worse,

1. Just like everybody said start looking for ways to cut cost like your rent

2. If you have people skills what can you do around wedding ceremonies or parties that Nigerians spend thousands of Naira on every weekend? Do you know how to take pictures ? Do you have any technical knowledge like computer skills? You can start teaching people not necessarily in Lagos.

3.Have you thought about relocating to another part of Nigeria that's less expensive like Ibadan?

4.Use facebook and the internet to your benefit, your old friends, friends of friends, church,

5.You could pick up a skill that's very relevant, cooking

6. What can you and your wife do together?Whats her background?


God will visit you guys in this stormy weather,YOU WILL BOUNCE BACK IN LIFE

I just cant imagine giving up your life for Nigeria! smhhhh Who remembers the guy that died during the Occupy Nigeria protest again, Nigeria wasted one of her citizens, We dont have value for human life,  I just cant describe Nigeria we are too much!

Goddddddddddd WHAT A COUNTRY!

Human beings are so complex,you cannot understand them, I wish the mind of an average Nigerian politician and suicide bomber could be studied .

The end surely is near

Fellow Nairalanders,

1. What do you remember about Nigerian weddings and what makes a wedding ceremony interesting and a memorable one ?

2. What are the best event centres in Ibadan for wedding ceremony and the cost if possible (Outdoor or Indoor)?
If outdoor,whats the best place with a very good scenery otherwise is it better to rent a beautiful hall?

Any suggestions will be appreciated!

The name "BUHARI" is beginning to ring bells in my ears again ,

Boko Haram + Fuel Subsidy = Everything Na Trouble Trouble Na Trouble Trouble (Sorry Double Double)

I hope Nigerians will learn in 2015.

Ouuuuucchhh! Na today yansh don dey back! I was waiting to see how far we could go with all the energy everybody had last week for the occupy occupy,

Nigerians will continue to be Nigerians, Labour will continue to be Labour , Ghana Must Go will continue to change hands, Government knows how to break the strikes and they know Nigerians will shout today and they will adapt again as usal,

We had all the chance to rewrite our history and fortune last year without a bloody revolution like middle east but we blew the opportunity

[b][/b]All the best in 2015! If you guys like again vote the wrong people in, Rich people at the top will continue to milk Nigeria dry and we will continue to complain,

I supported Buhari in the last election from diaspora,

Uhmm Prayer ! Is prayer the solution ?I have been praying since when I was in Sunday School.I think religion has really blinded NIGERIA so much that we have lost our ability to just sit down and think.

Millions of families go to bed without any food on their table, girls are forced into prostitution just to make ends meet, youths with great potentials get lured into Yahoo Yahoo tarnishing the already messed up reputation of Nigeria…

The question is what exactly is your church doing with the millions of Naira they get from tithes they collect every Sunday?

How long are we going to blame government for all our problems? We all know that corruption has eaten so deep into every aspect of government but for God sake what exactly is the church and mosque doing to empower the youth, how often do you hear your church talking about creating  opportunities for people who are helpless?


Can you tell us what your church is doing to help the society apart from building new churches across the world?


Bowen University cost 650,000 per semester

Covenant University 640,000 per semester

Benson Idahosa   450,000 per semester

Redeemers 450,000 per semester

Babcock 450,000 per semester

These schools were all built by the sweat of members who kept sowing seeds ,special offering seeds , first fruit seeds, redemption seed, thanksgiving seed, harvest seed, tithes, pastors, birthday seed, church building seed, evangelism seed, father’s day seed, mother’s day seed, children’s day seed, pastors day seed, olive oil seed etc  Only the rich politician can send their children to this schools so what happens to the children who cannot even afford basic necessities of life ( Food ,Shelter, Clothing)?

What are your thoughts? Should we demand more from the churches in solving the enormous problems confronting the common man on the street?


(Nigeria's problems really gets to me just like every body in diaspora so kindly think twice before responding to this thread, you could either be a positive change agent providing solution or you could be a devils agent , )

Patience and proper management are two words many Nigerians and NFF do not have in their dictionary.We want to build rome in a day! Because SiaSia didnt qualify the team he was sacked;in our usual way of doing things ,we will bring new hands again to come start the building from the scratch,once those ones fail again they will be sacked again and we will keep repeating the same thing we have done in the past.

Brazil and other top teams across the world knows about grooming from the base, without a proper foundation,NOTHING good can come out of all the Obafemi, Mikel Obi,

We need to build a new team and restore discipline in Super Chickens! Give Siasia a chance and some time to figure this out NFA(No Future Ambition),

The only good thing that Nigeria is known for across the world has been destroyed all in the name of politics

NFF settles for Keshi, Oliseh

…The Sun Publishing
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

 
Except there is new development, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has settled for former Togo national team coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi and Sunday Oliseh, an ex-national team star, to take over the coaching affairs of the Super Eagles after offloading embattled Samson Siasia.

According to the plan of NFF’s Technical Committee, Keshi would come in as the head coach, while Oliseh is likely to assist him in that capacity. Both coaches are naturally familiar with the running and problems of the team, having played for the country as Eagles skippers at different occasions.

Sources close to the Glass House disclosed that the two coaches believe that they are ultimately the last options for the crisis-ridden Eagles and as replacements for Siasia, who might not survive the body’s sledgehammer tomorrow.

“The Technical Committee has interviewed Siasia and has submitted its recommendation to the board for final verdict. Definitely, they are not expecting anything less than what people have been expecting to hear. Siasia has no excuse to fail because he was given everything to succeed,” the source said.

The emergence of Keshi-Oliseh would certainly put NFF on its toes as the duo needs proper supervision to really work together.
Football pundits believe that the duo has a lot of differences and it would need a miracle for them to settle down and work together.

Oliseh was quoted as saying that he was ready to work with ‘The Big Boss’, Keshi, and Nigerians are waiting to see them blend in real light.
Keshi has valuable experience on African football as Oliseh is also rich in theoretical aspect of the game.
Keshi was Eagles’ captain for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he played in five different Africa Nations Cup tournaments, helping Nigeria to win the 1994 event.

He has been a part of the coaching staff for the Nigerian national team, most notably, as head coach for the Junior Eagles in 2004. Between 2004 and 2006 he coached the Togo national team, unexpectedly, bringing the team to its first World Cup tournament - Germany 2006.

Having secured Togo’s unlikely qualification, Keshi was promptly replaced by a German Coach, Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals, after Togo showed a dismal performance and failed to advance to the tournament stage in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

However, Pfister did not last beyond a controversial World Cup campaign that nearly resulted in a player’s strike over pay and Togo remained without a manager until February 2007, when the country re-engaged Keshi in time for a friendly against Cameroon.
He worked as manager of the Mali national team after being appointed in April 2008 on a two-year deal. Keshi was sacked in January 2010 after Mali’s early exit in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations.


Meanwhile, Oliseh, a former midfielder, who had earlier applied for the position of technical director in the NFF, played 63 international matches and scored four goals for Nigeria. He played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998.

Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996. He is mostly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the group stage match against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, as Nigeria prevailed 3-2.
A throw-in deep in the Spanish half was headed clear by a defender and Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from 25 yards and took the Spanish goalkeeper, Andoni Zubizarreta, completely by surprise.

Despite captaining Nigeria during the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, Oliseh was omitted from the country’s World Cup squad later that year for disciplinary reasons. After missing out on World Cup selection, Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002.

Meanwhile, there are plans to also replace the like of John Obuh, the Under-20 coach and Falcons’ Coach Uche Eucharia for their dismal performaces in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and Olympic Games qualifiers respectively.

In March 2004, he was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after punching a teammate, Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum.
In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/sportsonthehour/2011/oct/26/sportsbreak-26-10-2011-001.html

So is this the solution to Super Chickens problems?

Guys let us forget about the fact that he is an American Citizen, The bastard was born by Nigerian parents,

With this new revelation about him having a prior case, it is now clearly obvious that stealing is in his blood. Everyday for the thief and one day for the owner.He must have been doing it for a long time.

Our leaders are known for stealing thats why I wonder what becomes of the next generation.

FOR EVERY NIGERIAN OUT THERE THAT CONTINUES TO TRY DISGRACE US BOTH WITHIN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD CONTINUE TO EXPOSE THEM.

I recommend 30 - 40 years in prison for him so that others can learn .Our parents worked hard in life before they made it;they didnt make it overnight but endurance coupled with CONTENTMENT (AMOJUKURO) was all they had (This is what the average Nigerian youth no longer wants to embrace.)