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RomanceRe: My Heart Is Shattered � Battered And Scattered by gabicon: 9:08am On Mar 23, 2022
Graceihotu:
My question is "what do guys really want"
I am not saying I am perfect but I know I am surely the best girlfriend any guy could ever think of yet I am still experiencing heartbreak at 31���


Had issues with my boyfriend since last year April bkos of a particular girl he posted on Facebook addressing her as the mother of his house. I became angry and told him I was only going to continue the relationship if I spoke to the lady in question bkos same lady posted him too calling him her first love.


He told me the lady was his cousin sister and ofcourse I believed him bkos she bares same surname with his cousin brother whoose wedding we attended together, He addressed me as his wife to be throughout the occasion so I had everything to believe in him

Just five days ago I saw his wedding notification on Facebook with that same lady. My heart has never been this broken B4 in my life. I have cried out my soul to the extent that I barely see clearly this days. I tried not to cry but I just can't. I am seriously weeping as I am typing this.

I have tried to encourage myself but I just can't stop crying and WAILING.

Who have I ever offended and what exactly do guys want?

I have searched all through the 5 yrs of relationship and aswear with my life that I never stressed him but I only requested Love not Money from him

My heart is bleeding.
I only sent him his pre-wedding pics and congratulated him then he replied "thanks''

He feels I don't deserve an explanation �����
I sympathize with you, however, you need to protect yourself in a relationship. That someone calls you my wife to be is no indication that you are the one, talk is cheap.

You need to make marriage a requirement in your relationship by having a timeline, your guy cannot keep getting what he wants and you getting being called a wife to be. Be straight to the point about what you want, if he is not cutting it, he is not the one, break the relationship and move on. Ensure you are not the fish caught for sports but the golden fish put in the aquarium at home.

Stop giving out the cookie too easily, if the milk is free, men will never buy the cow. Over familiarity breeds contempt, 5 years without commitment will sure end up in heartbreak. In your next relationship make it clear that you short term goals will be getting married in 18 months, if he is not leaning towards the direction after 6 months, you know he is not the one.
RomanceRe: My Heart Is Shattered � Battered And Scattered by gabicon: 8:51am On Mar 23, 2022
Graceihotu:
My question is "what do guys really want"
I am not saying I am perfect but I know I am surely the best girlfriend any guy could ever think of yet I am still experiencing heartbreak at 31���


Had issues with my boyfriend since last year April bkos of a particular girl he posted on Facebook addressing her as the mother of his house. I became angry and told him I was only going to continue the relationship if I spoke to the lady in question bkos same lady posted him too calling him her first love.


He told me the lady was his cousin sister and ofcourse I believed him bkos she bares same surname with his cousin brother whoose wedding we attended together, He addressed me as his wife to be throughout the occasion so I had everything to believe in him

Just five days ago I saw his wedding notification on Facebook with that same lady. My heart has never been this broken B4 in my life. I have cried out my soul to the extent that I barely see clearly this days. I tried not to cry but I just can't. I am seriously weeping as I am typing this.

I have tried to encourage myself but I just can't stop crying and WAILING.

Who have I ever offended and what exactly do guys want?

I have searched all through the 5 yrs of relationship and aswear with my life that I never stressed him but I only requested Love not Money from him

My heart is bleeding.
I only sent him his pre-wedding pics and congratulated him then he replied "thanks''

He feels I don't deserve an explanation �����
RomanceRe: My Mom Just Ruined My Relationship by gabicon: 10:14am On Mar 20, 2022
daifeanyi68844:
I'm an only son and in relationship with a lady I love so much.

We started dating while we were students. Our relationship is 4 years and 8 months. Everything was going fine until she moved into Lagos and I introduced her to my mom.

Now, any issue I have with my mom, she calls the innocent girl and says it's because of her this thing happened.

My mom and I live in a three bedroom apartment. She and my father are separated.

One minute she's nice to the girl, the next she isn't. We broke up today because of this. I'm really hurt. This girl loves me unconditionally, she supports me, treats me so well. When I started my business she gave me her 200k savings to invest in it. I can't even believe my mom is doing all this. I don't know what to do. I'm really hurt. We planned on getting married this year. I don't know if I would ever find a good person like her.

On the other hand, my mom doesn't even care. I want to cut every ties I have with her.
Sometimes mother's have the best intentions for their children, but sometimes best intentions are not right intentions. As it stands, your mother thinks she owns you, and that is a position no human being should have over another. The crux of the whole thing is that, there has to be some boundaries.
HealthRe: How Do People In Nigeria Sleep? by gabicon: 11:43pm On Mar 16, 2022
beautyhd:
You guys that know agent Fashola should call him. Tell him the easily can be fixed electricity has turned to rocket science.

I went to buy the small mobile fan and I was told 5 thousand naira.

Yesterday was pretty hot at work as we couldn’t get enough diesel to run the gen, everyone was sweating like Christmas goat.
Dude Agent Fash is not the minister of power.
RomanceRe: Guys, To A Woman, Your Past Sacrifices Do Not Matter by gabicon: 3:50pm On Mar 16, 2022
odinson1:
If you don't listen and open your eyes to the Real world around you,you will have no one but yourself to Blame. Continue Sacrificing your Resources,energy and time on Women who don't and will never LOVE you. Keep on being The Good man who will come like a Knight and sweep them off their feet. No one's stopping you really.

We'll just wait here,when you make a thread about how "my wife is denying me sex" "i took my wife abroad and she chased me out of our home" "my girlfriend who I'm paying her school fees is cheating on me" , we will be ever ready to give you some Advice.

The Photo below is the Summary of Many things We Guys have been saying in this forum over and over. Women Will never Appreciate your sacrifices for her,she will leave you for the man her Privates Beats for. They lack the Ability to Grasp the concept of Gratitude,honour and Sacrifice.
A word is enough for the wise

Lalasticlala please take this to the Frontpage so more men can see and Avoid Making sacrifices for women who Can't love them.
Some people just want to be supported in a relationship, whoever provides the best support owns their loyalty. If a third guy springs up with a mansions in US, UK, and Ikoyi this lady is going to port. The moral of the story is be with someone who can support themselves and are financially responsible.
PoliticsRe: Presidential Race: We’re Not Troubled By Osinbajo’s Ambition – Tinubu’s Camp by gabicon: 1:12pm On Mar 16, 2022
dre11:
https://dailytrust.com/presidential-race-were-not-troubled-by-osinbajos-ambition-tinubus-camp
You better be Afraid, if the north supports Osinbajo, that's the end of Tinubu.
CareerRe: I Am 30, Unmarried And Unhappy At My Job. I Want To have a career change by gabicon: 3:18pm On Mar 14, 2022
Betterprospect:
Good day Nairalander. I'm single, 30 years old. I studied agriculture related course at University level, and I presently worked in that field and I earned about 120k monthly.

I feel unfulfilled and I'm lacking interest day after day. The unfulfillment brewed mostly from my bosses egoistic and narcissistic approach to his employee, the insane working hours, and the lack of liberty, and most importantly, I feel I could do better. Now I have a meagre 2 million naira saved up, small? I know. Buy I'd like to pursue my passion in tech albeit from ground zero.

Now my dilemma is:

1. Seeing that I'm old and already past my prime for a career change at 30 yrs old, does a pursue of another career make sense?

2. Knowing that 2 million is small and would not last long. Does is it make sense to just up and leave?

3. I have a small biz I ideal which I feel could give me close to 50k monthly, but thing is, this is Nigeria and I might be wrong.

4. Should I just suck it up and continue for another year or two? Everyone I asked seems to think I should.

P,S. I worked 12 hours a day and its impossible I merge the two together.
I think you need to ask yourself some more important questions, like

what is my gift/talent?
What do I want to achieve in life?
How best can I be of service to my community.

Answers to questions like these fuel your passion and rekindles energy. I don't think you should quit your job yet, until you have a solid plan. If you want to go into tech, can you commit 1hr everyday to learning something about the line of tech you are interested in? Success doesn't give of the luxury or convinence we do what we have to do to be successful.
CelebritiesRe: Uche Maduagwu Reacts To Psquare's Plan To Shut Down O2 Arena by gabicon: 3:49pm On Mar 09, 2022
FishLaps:
“The game has changed since you left” – Uche Maduagwu tells Psquare over plans to shut down O2 Arena.

Controversial actor, Uche Maduagwu, has reacted to a recent statement made by Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, claiming that he and his brother, Paul, will shut down the O2 Arena even without new songs.

Paul Okoye had taken to Twitter to brag that Psquare would easily shut down O2 Arena following the success of Davido’s concert.

“We don’t need to shut down O2. We are only going to close it down; with or without new songs! Legend is Legend…Team P-SQUARE”, his tweet read in part[color=#000000].[/color]

However, Uche Maduagwu who is of the opinion that it would be hard for the music duo to have a sold-out concert at the O2 Arena took to his Instgram page to advise them.

According to him, the music industry has changed since Psquare went their separate ways years ago, and oly came back last year.
In his words,



Source: https://www.instagram.com/uchemaduagwu/
Shutting down O2 has to do with international appeal, Big Wiz, Buena boy, David, Nairamarley all have international appeal. P square with all due respect don't because they were in hiatus for almost 5 years and it's in that timeframe other musicians were building their international reputation. P can shut down any African country but shutting down O2 is way above their league right now.
EducationRe: Landmark University Didn't Allow Students Write Exams For Missing Roll Call by gabicon: 3:56am On Mar 04, 2022
TwitterGists:
According to Twitter User, Manlikedrizzy:



https://twitter.com/Manlikedrizzy/status/1499301966693949446?t=qFrxRTCVTTuoBOxjd7Il9Q&s=08[/quote]Please stop this nonsense, you signed a contract after admission that you will abide by the rules and regulations. Now you break the same contract and you assume there will not be consequences?
PoliticsRe: 2023: Abaribe Mocked For Endorsing Atiku's Presidential Aspiration by gabicon: 3:48am On Mar 04, 2022
Smart man, Atiku is the only hope for an Igbo presidency, that's if he keeps his word. Reality is dawning already.
FamilyRe: I Want To Peacefully Divorce My Husband by gabicon: 9:00am On Mar 03, 2022
loosingfaith519:
I recently discovered my husband has an addiction and I can't stay married to him.
As soon as money enters his hand, he starts funding some online app and start gambling.
We got married last year Nov.
We have needs and plans we agreed to achieve before the end of March. Which a better accommodation is one of our first goal. Our present accommodation is not ok at all.
On my own part, I'm saving to meet up with our Target, but I discovered, he has nothing. He collected contributions last month, over 200k. All that money wasted. He can't account for it.
January salary has entered, he has started wasting it again.

I'm expecting him to provide 300k at the end of this month. So, that when I sum it with mine, we can have over 600k. Get a decent accommodation and invest the rest.
We need to plan, save for our baby, but his attitude with money is not encouraging me.
The truth is, my husband is stressing me for lack of accountability.

Pls, how do I go about a peaceful divorce? I'm confused, because I'm pregnant.

All the things I'm seeing him do, suffocate me.
What do I do?
Pls, advise me.
The big problem here is that you both don't share the same value when it come to money and value creation, he believes in luck you believe in saving.

The bigger problem is that you both don't have a family system in place for your home. One of the constituents of a family system is a financial system, how are you going to finance your family is an unanswered question in your family. It's usually easier to develop a financial system before marriage but it's better late than never.

You both need to sit dow like the adults you are with a laptop and spreadsheet, table your total income, segment the income to encompass daily survival like rent, food, savings, investments, children, project, utilities, personal allowance etc. If he decides to gamble away his personal allowance that's his business but it shouldn't affect the running of the family. A financial goal (like getting a better apartment) is not a financial system, a financial goal is a project in a family financial system.

Make sure that the sheet is shared between both parties, as financial status changes so does the financial system, I recommend a review every year or during emergencies. One person controls the accounts the other person gets the mail's n alerts for the account. Accountability is key to the success of a family system.

I don't think that a divorce is the solution to every marital problems, I can guarantee you that a new partner will come with their own baggage. A proper family system will save one from many of these headaches. I will suggest you talk to a professional counselor, checkout Praise Fowowe organisation, they offer professional help. God bless you
FamilyRe: Can You Marry A Man Who Lives In His Family House? by gabicon: 6:41pm On Feb 28, 2022
BluntTheApostle:
A few weeks back, my niece brought a man to me and introduced him as the one she wishes to marry.

Her father died while she was about 15, and I have been the one taking care of her, through school and all. So, she sees me as her father.

Alright, so she brought this young man to me. I have nothing against him. He is finishing up a master's degree, and even though he is not into anything really specific (he is a hustler sort of a person, combining different jobs), I do not have a problem with that. He appears focused, and really hardworking.

However, the problem is that he does not have a place of his own, and does not appear to have any plans in that direction.

So, last week, I asked him a whole lot of questions, and it appears like he would be marrying my baby, and she would live with him in their family house. Other families living there include the man's aged parents, some uncles and aunties, and their children. He was not specific whether aunties or uncles included blood relations and their spouses. I didn't press him on that.

Now, I have also sat my niece down, and had a chat with her. She is only 20+ (would be 21 in June). I tried to be as neutral as possible, but I may have been too blunt sometimes because she has been defensive, including accusing me of not wanting to fund the wedding.

Her mother reasons with me, but the girl has become deaf. She doesn't want to listen.

My point is that the wedding can be put on hold till the young man makes a firm decision on accommodation. All this: "I will consider it; I am considering it; it is a part of my plan" is not conclusive at all, and I don't want her to go and start her married life under the same roof with so many people.

The man is 30 (although he looks older to me), and I am beginning to feel that he is manipulating her.

What do you think?

Which of you has experienced living in your husband's family house? How was the experience?

For me, I think of it just like living in a polygamous family, and it makes me uneasy because this girl is too young, and too fragile.

Your opinions and experiences are highly welcome.

It may be all that I would need to reach a decision concerning this knotty issue.
Sometimes as a parent or guardian you need to save your ward from themselves. That famil will use her till she ages beyond recognition, a young wife in the most of old people? She will wash, clean, cook, baby sit, run errands, care for the Sick etc.
All she presently see is love but life is hanging around the corner. Put your foot down that no accomodation no wedding and let her mum do the same.
PoliticsRe: Tinubu: Buhari Should Hand Over Power To Me by gabicon: 9:05pm On Feb 25, 2022
Two words Nigeria politicians use that scare me, POWER and RULE. I will rather they used leadership and lead, nobody who has ruled Nigeria has ever done well.
PoliticsRe: Africa Needs Third World War More Than Every Other Continent. Adamu Garba by gabicon: 4:32pm On Feb 24, 2022
obembet:
Adamu Garba, formal presidential aspirant on the platform of the APC who formally declared his intention to run for the country’s president in 2023 has discuss the Third War III has big advantage for Africa.

Adamu Garba share this on his Facebook page

Here is what he wrote


Most of you don’t know that Africa needs the Third World War more than every other continent on the planet. We were nothing in the first and the second, that’s why we remained poor and abandoned. WW3 is an opportunity for Africa.

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10225419614292987&id=1103719094&sfnsn=scwspmo
the statement is very reckless, the Americans benefitted by providing significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies, that's before they were attacked. Africa lacks the capacity to produce, so how do we benefit from a war? In fact, I can boldly say that these people will come and get soldiers to help them fight from Africa.
PoliticsRe: 2023: Is Rochas Okorocha The Best Candidate From South-East? by gabicon: 3:21pm On Feb 23, 2022
Itopalucky:
Senator Rochas recently went to the Nigerian public. He announced to the Nigerian people his desire to serve as president.

Aspirants to the presidency these days, all go to Aso Villa as a new kind of pilgrimage. The senator though did the right thing. President Buhari would like him. It was a big plus for their political party. He detailed his guiding beliefs to the Nigerian people and put forward a brief account of the programs he thinks is mandatory to take the country to greatness. An envious critic said he thought he was Obama. No, it is called doing things right. It is the revolutionary way, to benchmark - a point of reference against which things may be assessed.

Senator Rochas Okorocha understands that true allegiance is owed to the people and to the constitution. All the time he has shown regard to any and all Nigerian presidents as well as reverence for the highest office of the land. However he does not sell himself short. That has made Rochas to be the candidate for the youth.
Even those who are not his active supporters, admit that he is one senator who wears that toga with the dignity and gravitas of the office. He thrives on challenge and constantly sets goals for himself.

This is no longer the era where political office holders point to kilometers of roads built or dilapidated school blocks they have renovated as achievement in office. These things are the barest essential thing to do in public office.

When he was governor in Imo state, he rather showed remarkable courage in doing whatever needed to be done. To a visitor, Owerri the state capital seemed to be defined by one or two major roads only. Governor Rochas carried out a robust and courageous town-planning expansion to the city that was remarkable. He was very deliberate and careful in doing the work. In fact it became the pin-up piece for architects and town planners. This kind of courage and vision is essential, in fact necessary for today's president.

In his agenda, the senator Rochas places a high premium on education. How did South Korea develop so quickly? That country has almost no natural resources but has nonetheless a high population density in its territory. So similarly in our case Rochas wants a highly motivated and educated populace to spur high tech boom and bring rapid economic development. Senator Okorocha seems to like what President Buhari has achieved in agriculture. He has elaborated on his plans for security, on law and order, on what to do to grow the economy and achieve our rise to greatness.

In a political season that has pitted merit against zoning, Senator Rochas Okorocha has taken the option out of the thing. He is the choice that satisfies the zoning consensus without sacrificing merit. He straddles both options.

So what is left obviously, is for the South East to get their ducks in a row and for the party to which the Owelle Rochas Okorocha belongs to understand its zeitgeist, the defining political spirit or mood of the time we are in.
http://2023.ng/2022/02/23/how-can-nigeria-choose-rochas/
Lol, chief statue erector.
Christianity EtcRe: Pastors Wife Or Junior Pastor, who should be in charge? by gabicon: 9:25am On Feb 21, 2022
Barrister026:
Pastors wife wants the junior pastor to be reporting to her if her husband is not around or any issue at all during church service.

She try as much to be in charge when her husband is off in another Church to minister.

This nearly caused a problem in the church today, while I was going home surprisingly a friend of mine supported the pastor's wife.. that she's the first lady of the church of God if her husband is not around.
she can represent him anytime to coordinate like most churches

What's your take on this issue is it right?
It clearly shows the church has a weak governance structure. The pastor should be like the CEO, the next in line is the coo, the next CFO, next GGM operations etc. The pastor and his wife can choose to be co-CEO, meaning if pastor is not around wife is in charge. Majority of churches I have attended, the pastors wife is usually a problem the congregation have to tolerate. The pastor simply has to make it clear who is the next leader of the organisation.
RomanceRe: Why Are People With Good Hearts Always Unlucky In A Relationship by gabicon: 11:59am On Feb 20, 2022
Liyastitches:
From my point of view, it is because they are gullible most of the time,they tend to trust easily and overlook the hand writing on the wall.

It's also a test from God to know if your 'good heart' can stand the test of time, because good
attitude attract both good and bad, but never give up doing good, if those you are doing good to does not deserve it.
I think the bigger issue is the confusing people who are naive with having a good heart.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Are Nigerian Graduates Employable? by gabicon: 4:40pm On Feb 11, 2022
mollie12:
Everybody knows unemployment is a big issue in this country. So many are searching for jobs long after completion of tertiary education and youth service, with few offers in sight.

We come over here to complain about the lack of job opportunities. But my experience over the past 4 months in this arena has been very interesting.

On average, hiring managers forward 3-4 job vacancies/offers to me each week, asking me for candidates I can refer to them for one job opportunity or the other.

I just moved cities and changed jobs within Nigeria, and my experience on my previous job and the new one is the same: the HR department has a LOT of open roles. They are looking for job candidates but cannot find any.

One of the HR staff keeps coming to our side of the office almost every day that they are looking for candidates to fill this role, do we know anyone to refer?

Only yesterday I was speaking with a manager on a job I'd left 2 years ago. He was complaining that he had roles to fill but didn't have candidates. I had a similar conversation with yet another ex-supervisor of mine - looking for staff for a new team he was putting together.

And it makes one wonder: so many jobs, so few qualified candidates? Or what exactly is going on?

Like I said, the last 4 months have given me a clue to what is going on.

Over the last 4 months, I have had to seek staff for short-term roles. And my experience has been lamentable. Horror stories. I could write a book on them.

The number of candidates that talk a good game but cannot deliver scrap, that promise Mount Everest but deliver an anthill - is appalling.

Initially, I kept an open mind and was willing to take people on their word, and trust that they would be reliable enough to deliver. I wanted to open up opportunities for young people to earn income commensurate to their skills. I actually had a dream to through my short-term role opportunities, nurture a pipeline of promising talent that I can whole-heartedly refer to my previous colleagues and managers who come to me seeking job candidates because they have done great work I can vouch for (I don't just refer anyone because these people come to me because they know I do quality work and value quality work and will only refer quality talent to them - I have a reputation to protect).

But after quite a few false starts and hundreds of thousands of naira down the drain, I have to ask myself: are our graduates really employable?

From my experience, and those of others, here are a few ways our graduates shoot themselves in the foot and deny themselves a chance of a rewarding job opportunity or offer:

1. Lack a can-do attitude. I remember once contacting a job candidate who had applied to fill a role to do a preliminary interview. I could tell from his CV that he had almost no experience, but the job to be done was not that technical so I felt this is something someone that learns fast can do. On calling him and explaining the work to be done in detail, imagine what the fellow told me? He sighed and started grumbling and hissing "I don't think I can do this kind of work o". And this was basic research and data gathering oo, work every university graduate would have done in their final year. I just jejely left him.

I wonder why a graduate looking for work would act that way. This is a job you sent your CV for, no one forced you to send it in. The least you could do is do research on what the role entails, and convey confidence when your interviewer calls by explaining that even though you have limited experience, you can learn quickly. I guess he wasn't really looking. But these are those people will look at, and say the Nigerian system has failed job seekers.

2. Lack a growth mindset (allergic to learning and constructive feedback). I have noticed this trend with youths, particularly in the 21-28 age range. They do not know how to handle feedback on their work output well. If you tell them their work needs improvement, they act like you have slapped them in the face. And when I see this sort of reaction I just want to shake them and tell them: you are too young to be thinking your work will be perfect from scratch! That's the value of time and experience - it improves the quality of work. You work cannot be 100% at the first attempt or even the second attempt, but with refinement, feedback, work and skills get better. But these ones will go around to report you to others that you are wicked or other falsehoods, meanwhile, you are only looking out for their own progress. (Let me iterate here that I do constructive feedback - I don't shout or insult or put down people's personalities in the name of feedback because I know this is not helpful: it only destroys self-esteem. So I am referring to normal, even-toned, dispassioned feedback. And this is the feedback they take offense with. SMH)

3. Religious fanaticism. You hear of candidates that tell interviewers that they cannot come to work on Fridays. Or that they have to leave early on Wednesdays for choir practice. Meanwhile, the first interviewer is a Muslim, and the second interviewer is a Christian, a church deacon. Imagine what the interviewers think of such candidates. When these candidates get the job rejection, they will be consoling themselves that they are facing persecution for their faith, not knowing that what they are facing is the consequence of stupidity.

That's all I will say on this one. In all things, apply wisdom.

4. Entitlement mentality. I think this is an issue I will blame the motivational speakers on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for. They have sold this stupendous idea to young people that they can get a job that will earn them millions with almost zero experience. They convince them to toss aside "low-paying" jobs and demand to be paid "their worth". They lie to them that only paid internships should be pursued.

Let me clarify something here. I absolutely hate the idea of jobs that pay graduates what can barely take them home. But the unfortunate reality is that in a capitalist market, money follows value. People will pay you a high salary because they believe you will deliver a high value to their company. Not because you hold a certificate paper, because everyone holds that, and you know what they say about supply and demand. If you don't have in-demand, hot skills that are scarce, be ready to take up that peanut-paying job and that unpaid internship to learn what you need to learn to be in demand. It is called stooping to conquer.

But many job candidates don't understand the market they are in yet. So they struggle in this area.

5. Poor work ethic. This is one I can write a book on. It appears many graduates don't understand that employers employ them to ADD value. So they engage in behaviors that erode or destroy value for their employer. And wonder why no one wants to hire them.
What is value to an employer? Time and Trust.

How is the value of Time and Trust eroded?
i. By missing deadlines. This is when someone is asked to complete a task by 3 pm on Wednesday, but instead, completes it and send it by 5 pm on Friday. And does not apologize or communicate ahead of time that there will be a delay so their employer can manage the impact. Time is money - this is unacceptable behavior
ii. By being unreliable. This is connected to the above in a way. When a supervisor gives work to you, they want to be able to go elsewhere and come back assured that you will do the exact work. But sometimes, there is no communication, and after the time elapses, the work is not done. When your employer has to engage in prayer and fasting for you to deliver your work on time and in good quality, know you won't last long. You are creating too much stress.


6. Refusal to self-develop. In the world we are living in, the biggest disservice you can do to yourself is to end your personal learning and development with a BSc or BA. Even if you cannot afford a Master's program, there are so many free online courses that allow one to take up relevant digital skills (mind you, digital skills go beyond software programming, so there are skills for you if you absolutely hate the idea of coding).

And even asides from digital skills, there are so many other things to learn to become workplace-ready (employable). You need to learn business writing, proper verbal and written communication skills, telephone and email etiquette, emotional intelligence, team and collaboration skills. And all of these are available - for FREE! - on this internet. Same internet all of us are using. So it is always disappointing when I encounter a job seeker who has been searching for years but in all this time of searching, did not set apart time to ensure they have the workplace skills to succeed.


After all my plenty story, I'm still hoping we do have employable Nigerian graduates out there. Those that know better than to fall into the above-listed traps. What do you think? Share in the comments
I quite agree with your submissions, however some of the attitudinal problems are as a result of demoralisation. The average has seen uncles, aunties, brothers and sisters search for jobs for years with finding and these people drum it in their ear that there is no work, it's only a matter of time their confidence and believe system gets messed up.

Secondly, we do not have enough graduate job opportunities for our graduates to start from. About a 250k graduates or more finish nysc every year, were are we going to place them? In fact, I can boldly say that the problem we have is unemployment not unemployability. We can't ask people who have not worked before to have skills that can only be developed from work. We need a lot of retraining post school.
PoliticsRe: Inside FG’s Planned Social Media Regulation Bill - The Cable by gabicon: 6:15pm On Feb 10, 2022
Social media like any other media should be regulated, however it can't be regulated by people who don't have a clue about how it works. Especially a government that has been thirsty for clamping down on free speech.
PoliticsRe: 2023: Atiku’s Associates Write PDP, Say Only Ex-VP Can Win Presidential Election by gabicon: 11:28am On Feb 10, 2022
CelebritiesRe: Mo Abudu Reacts To Allegations Of Sleeping With Politicians by gabicon: 1:29pm On Feb 07, 2022
Omihanifa:
Media personality, Mo Abudu has finally reacted to allegations of sleeping with politicians in a bid to get to the top.

Recall that in September 2021, the EbonyLife TV CEO was accused of having back-to-back amorous relationships with Lagos State governors and other top politicians.

According to Gistlovers, it’s these men who paved the way for her tremendous successes.

However, Abudu didn’t react to the claim as at the time it was trending, rather she chose to reiterate her brilliance and ingenuity.

In a recent development, speaking with Chude Jideonwo, Mo Abudu claimed to be undisturbed about the rumours rather her major concern is among ladies who may believe these allegations.

She said:

“I listen to my mum a lot and she is wise. She says, leave them, no one knows how water gets in the coconut so I won’t waste my time thinking about what anyone said, those that know me know me and anyone saying trash doesn’t know me…people were calling me to find out if there is something serious happening and I’m like, you guys, I am very okay. Yes, it can be painful because of the young girls that look up to me. I don’t want the young girls to look up to me to think that this is what I have done and if they do I worry about that because how do you do the work we have done?….

We at Ebony life studios have over 30 international projects in development from Netflix to Will smith’s company, to Sony and some not announced yet, incredible projects. I get calls every day, about how the western world works when they find someone doing magic, your information spreads and they want to work with you and that is our mission to be global not just Nigerian and African vision. I am getting busy here so let them keep getting busy with their cook up stories.

Like the Hushpuppi story, many other brands bided for it on the international scene but we won it because I, Mo was involved….we are not justifying what he did but what we are saying is that it is a story that needs to be told cos there are many lessons both good or bad for the youths.”


https://www.gistlover.com/mo-abudu-finally-reacts-to-allegations-of-sleeping-with-ambode-dino-and-other-politicians/
People speculate what they don't understand, to be successful in the Nigerian business space you need some affinity with the political class, now Dangote, Otedola, Adenuga, Abdulsamad, Alakija etc all understand this and fraternize with the political class. I think the only crime of Mo is that she is flashy and pretty, I will suggest that people go through her professional profile, transitioning from corporate leadership to business leadership is no easy feat.
CelebritiesRe: Zubby Michael Spends ₦8.5 Million At A Restaurant In Lagos by gabicon: 1:20pm On Feb 07, 2022
perryy:
Like cabana, he is a drug lord
Do you have evidence to backup this claim? I'm certain Mr Cubana runs a club and them clubs make a lot of money.
CelebritiesRe: Zubby Michael Spends ₦8.5 Million At A Restaurant In Lagos by gabicon: 12:22pm On Feb 07, 2022
Zibite:
Actor Zubby Michael spends over N8.5million at a restaurant in VI, Lagos in just few hours.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CZqknjGMX9d/?utm_medium=copy_link



https://punchng.com/pictorial-n8m-spent-as-zubby-michael-hosts-davido-olamide-others-at-birthday-party/?amp
Our tax system is very weak, when heavy taxes are levied on his source of income, nobody will tell him to lay low. What is his source of income? Just asking for a friend.
TravelRe: The Saudi Arabians Treat Us Like Animals - Black African Maids Cry Out For Help by gabicon: 10:31am On Feb 07, 2022
IhateYouMan:
Photos shown below are in the following order :

1. "Saudi children kids used to call me 'the black' when I would visit shops": Sudanese migrant worker Mohammed Hassan, 44, worked in marketing in Saudi Arabia from 2006-2017Credit: Sebastian Castelier

2. Migrant workers, like these in Dubai, often live in isolated, substandard, overcrowded conditions with poor healthcare access. During COVID lockdowns they were isolated, often hungry and unpaidCredit: REUTERS

3. 'The grandmother thinks I am dirty because I am black. It is so humiliating, I am a human being': Kenyan citizen Brenda Carol Adhiambo worked from 2019-2021 for a Saudi household in DammamCredit: Sebastian Castelier

4. "The worst was the grandmother [...] She is sick, so rude and racist. She thinks I am dirty because I am black and would not let me drink from her glasses; but I washed them! It is so humiliating. I am a human being.
Africans need to start making decisions based on facts and not on emotions or religion. There are fundamental systems that make up every nation, the minute we deviate from those systems dire consequences follow irrespective of our paradigm of the system. If a country is racist, no matter how important you are, you will have a taste of it in a form or fashion.

A system is the interconnected components that make up a society, a system is amoral, they are the normalized average of the society. so if one goes into a system hostile to women or a particular race, you don't come out crying foul, that has been the way the system has operated time innumerable. rants of foul play to the public is simply a waste of time. A system cannot be changed without, systems are only changed within by changing the normalized average of society.

The Arabs, Russians, Chinese are core racists, Scandinavians and other parts of Europe are tolerant racists, Canada, Australia, and the USA are subtle racists, Africans are foolish racists.

So before going to any of the countries in the world it is critical that adequate research is done to understand the systems governing that country at least that's what sane people do, but trusts our brethren in Africa we go by hope, faith, and emotions only to be greeted by the resultants of the systems.
The unfortunate part of the whole thing is that we don't even observe the dynamics of our own system here at home, if we did we most likely wouldn't be going outside to look for what we can create here. Imagine working for $240/month, you will have to work for half a year to afford a plane ticket back home.
FamilyRe: My Wife Records Our Argument by gabicon: 11:39am On Feb 03, 2022
Ogalanyaidi:
First I want peace in my home and I've been enjoying relative peace in my home.

I've been married for less than a year. I called my wife to discuss how we could keep the house clean and I went on to tell her that she puts things where they shouldn't be. She got upset and called her mum, she was crying while speaking with her mum over the phone.

Her mom called and we both made peace I discovered that she was recording our argument but I chose not to confront her there and then.

A day later, I asked why she was recording me and she lied but I gave her facts and she agreed. She said if I've nothing to fear why am I being upset about it. She said I should record her too cus she observed that when we speak to her mum after an incident I don't say the whole truth.

We both live overseas and she is the only person I've here.

I want peace in my home and I don't like trouble
I'm afraid you are married to a mummy's girl who isn't ready to let go of her mother's apron. I guess you both didn't discuss about conflict resolution before you got married. Here is the thing mate, you guys need to creat a family system for your family. The family system will encompass how you are going to run your family, it may consist of conflict resolution, sex life finance, child training, career etc. The sooner you do this the better you will enjoy your marriage.
PoliticsRe: Banditry: I Killed Over 20, But I Have Repented - Naziru Sani by gabicon: 1:54pm On Feb 02, 2022
Omooba77:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/02/banditry-i-killed-over-20-but-ive-repented-now-21-yr-old-arrested-turjis-boy-confesses/
You can't just end 20 lives and come out saying you have repented. Repent but stay in prison for 40 years so that the next man know he risks his freedom should he decide to follow same path.
RomanceRe: My Engagement Is About To Be Broken by gabicon: 10:15am On Feb 01, 2022
Beautifulearth:
Met my girl 2yrs ago and we apparently love each other but I’m worried due to some factors I noticed…..

She’s from a dysfunctional family (Mother is a single mom who left her home because her husband married another wife and Her Sister is currently in her third marriage with 3 kids from 3diff men).

She’s insisting on doing things we agreed she wouldn’t do, she was using leg chain when we met and she stopped it because I told her I don’t like it(I don’t like ashawo vibez like 2-3neckchains, leg chains and piercing) now she’s insisting on doing some of them which led to a great misunderstanding between us which we still trying to resolve.

And lastly we do have little quarrels a lot even tho most would be settled because we both have anger issues and sometimes get physical with each other because she will lash out and will try to want to stand up and fight you like a man and my mom really doesn’t like her because of her quarrelsome attitude and only support me because I love her……..we stayed this long because I never suspect or caught her guilty of infidelity(I go through her phone unaware and she never gave me a reason to suspect her) which is a trait I always wanted above others in a woman.
We are a product of where we originate from, until we are unsatisfied with the outcomes of our origin and decide to make the necessary changes. The strongest for that holds a marriage together or destroys it is shared values. If you both don't share the same values, you aren't meant to be together.
RomanceRe: I'm So Addicted To Prostitutes. I Feel Suicidal. by gabicon: 11:41am On Jan 26, 2022
Tired2022:
I'm a scientist, so I know I'm clearly addicted. I just had to create this account to stay anonymous because what I'm about to spill is so shameful to me. Even worse, is that I don't know what the end will be because I lack total control of my third leg.

Alright guys, my dick is my only problem right now. In fact I feel so depressed and traumatised.

I have everything going well for me, I make enough money to buy just anything moderate. I have not been to the hospital for over a decade because the need never arised.

So what's my problem? I can't answer that question because I'm so confused. I know I'm addicted to prostitutes and I haven’t been able to tame this dick of mine.

I'm a very shy guy, I find it hard to socialize with men not to talk off the opposite sex. So, I started with masturbation which lasted over a decade. Then I started making good money, I felt masturbation wasn't what I want, that I had to stop it.

I started visiting prostitutes. Its over 5yrs now, and all I want is to Bleep them all. Yeah, that's how I feel. Bleep all the women, yet I can't even approach one. So, I go for the easy way, prostitutes!

My biggest problem right now, isn't that I'm so addicted to prostitutes or spending money (over 70k every month), but I have had 35 prostitutes without protection. I'm so mad right now because I just bleeped a public toilet without protection. It's the only reason I decided to share this with you all. I'm sufferingggg...............

I have decided to get a girlfriend, I wish to marry next year, but I'm so ashamed, I don’t deserve any woman. Apart from the prostitutes I had without protection, I have had sex with 102 prostitutes in total. And I'm just 33yrs. Gosh! I feel so dirty!

I'm so obsessed with women, and I feel masturbation is the culprit. I fear more that I may not stop even if I have the most beautiful girl on earth by my side. I read the story of a lady who claimed her husband was obsessed with prostitutes in Canada, it shocked me so hard.

Is there anyone who has faced same predicament as mine? How did you win? No woman is safe with me, not even minors because I can't control this dick of mine.

Without alcohol, prostitutes are never attractive to me. So, I must take some alcohol to be in the mood.

Last night, on my regular routine, after drinking alcohol, I met this chubby lady. She was so sexy. I told her exclusively, I find it hard having sex without condom, that I only wanted her to give me a handjob. I pay well, so this girls know me already, it's a fight to have me in their room.

She gave me a Mouth Gig which I wasn't okay with, but I felt save to some extent. After giving me Mouth Gig for a long while, I didn't reach climax. I started mastubating, hoping to reach climax. Still it didn't happen. The lady was already like, f××k me without condom, but don’t release inside. I was contemplating in my mind, Gosh! Not again. Eventually, I reasoned, f××k it! I had her without protection and it took less than 5 minutes for me to reach climax.

This is exactly the same scenario that plays out in all my shameful adventures with these women. And I'm so feld up right now.

I can go on and on, but I don't like writing long epistles. Gosh! I have sex evey 2 days! I can't even go just 1 week without sex. Although I haven’t masturbated in the last 5 yrs, addiction to prostitutes is killing me. How do I even stop this whole sh××t? I feel suicidal.

Please note, it took me a whole lot to share my problem here. I won't take it funny with anyone who says this isn't real. I just want your honest opinion (castigation or advice), please state it. If you don't have anything to say, please and please keep your mouth shot.

I want more opinion on my predicament. Thanks!
To really solve this problem, you need to go down memory lane and find the root cause of the problem, and it starts by asking the right questions. Were you trained in seclusion? Did your parents talk down on you? Were you forbidden to talk to the opposite sex? Were you constrained to always being indoor? Did you have friends while growing up? Were you brought up in an overly religious background? Answers to questions like this will go a long way to understanding your problem and finding a solution.
FamilyRe: My Marriage Is On The Verge Of Crashing. by gabicon: 1:23pm On Jan 21, 2022
Noah9:
I want to thank everyone for their advice and I really appreciate everyone involvement about the thread I created 2week ago. Here is the link.
https://www.nairaland.com/6933724/regretted-actions-please-me

Great people of this forum, honestly things have never been better ever since that incident and I wish our minds are like show glass so that y'all would see how sorry I am inside of me. I messed up and I'm really sorry.

5 days after I created that post above, My wife traveled with my daughter to her parents house to stay without telling me. Since that incident my wife haven't said a word to me, Not a single word. Sometimes I wonder if she's the same woman I married. I'm frustrated, incoherent and I'm losing my mind.

I've been good to her, I provide 85% for my family while she bring just 15% yet I don't complain, I'm romantic and good looking, since we married I don't keep female friends not to talk of cheating. Yet She denied me sex over 2 months without any reasons, that was why I acted that way and I'm so sorry.

On Tuesday here, My friend and I traveled to her parents house, they did not even welcome us well, I don't know what she must have told her parents but I explained myself, knelt down and asked for forgiveness.

She refused to come home with me, her parents were just starring at me like I'm some demon, I requested for my daughter but she refused to release her and I've already paid my daughter's school fees for the term. Her parents said they would register my daughter in a new school, that my wife need some space for now.

Please don't call me a weak man, I'm family oriented, I don't want broken home, if she needed some space that's not a problem, I can give her all the space in the world but let her come home. It's not proper raising a child in a broken home...I'm really losing my mind.

I faced query today at work because I traveled without informing my Boss which I know he won't allow me and I know how much would be deducted from my salary. what I'm going through now I can't wish my enemies and I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I messed up.

Beloveth Pls I need advice.
Remove every iota of macho from yourself, you might have been a lion before, now you are a kitten.

You need to work on yourself, if someone (God forbid) raped your daughter will you welcome them warmly into your home? it is only natural to be cold. Why brag about providing for your family? It is your responsibility you are supposed to do so, that is what it a man does.

Dude sorry doesn't fix this problem. you need to understand that she doesn't trust you anymore, a lot of questions will be running through her mind like how many women have you raped? Is my daughter safe with him? what other bad habit has he been hiding? The thought of sex with you will be horrifying to her. So many thoughts.

The problem is fixable but as a wound takes time to heal, so will this situation take time to heal. However, sometimes wounds don't heal and get infected, other times an amputation will be required to salvage things it all depends on how you handle the matter.

First of all, I will suggest you go for anger/emotional management counseling to fix where rape came from.

Secondly, go report yourself to the person your wife and yourself differ in authority to, it might be an older couple, a mentor, a spiritual leader, a senior uncle/aunty to prevail on the parents. Her closest friends must have heard of the situation already, they won't want to talk to you, talk to their husbands and ask for help, let them know you have done the first step, which is getting help.

Thirdly, do not abandon your responsibility to her and your daughter, make sure their needs are met.

Fourthly, have the perception that you are single at the moment so also is your wife, you are basically trying to woo her. So all the things you will do to catch a babe you have to start doing it again, send her flowers, compose poems, tell her how much she means to you, buy her random gifts, tell her how you are undeserving of her. What you are trying to do is re-establish a line of communication, once you can get her talking to you 30% of your problems are solved.

Fifthly, once the line of communication is established, you now have to work on building trust, she is going to snap at you many times, be cold to sex many times, even disrespect you, it is all a price that you will have to pay. But when she begins to trust you, she is going to adore you.


Get to work on this process asap, the process is a lengthy one and could take more than a year to fix the basic components. If you require further help try and contact Praise Fowowe on Facebook, he is a professional in dealing with issues like these. I wish you the best.
PoliticsRe: Lai Mohammed’s Faction Kicks As Abdulrazaq Begins Re-Election Bid by gabicon: 9:30am On Jan 17, 2022
iwaeda:
https://dailytrust.com/lais-faction-kicks-as-abdulrazaq-begins-re-election-bid
Kwara is going back to the saraki dynasty. I visited Ilorin for the holidays, there is no difference in infrastructure, I make bold to say Saraki rule was far better and organised. I gathered the governor is even having a hard time paying salaries, let's not even go to pension.
TravelRe: Nigerians Denied Work Permits In UAE Frustrated, Stranded, Borrow Money To Live by gabicon: 7:17pm On Jan 16, 2022
EcoBrick:
https://punchng.com/nigerians-denied-work-permits-in-the-uae-frustrated-stranded-borrow-money-to-survive/
This is a crime prevalence issue, we are trained in Nigeria to turn a blind eye to our neighbors behaving badly, now the thing has caught up with honest working Nigerians. We need to start snitching on our brothers and sisters destroying our corporate Identity. Zero tolerance for nonsense, if an individual is a fraudulent report to the authority asap, let it be on record that their fellow countrymen do not tolerate bad behaviour.

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