₦airaland Forum

Maka4U:
To all the tribal bigots here, you all can see that when Libyan government wants to perpetrate their injustice on Nigerians in there country, there’s no categorization of “Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo” but “Nigerians”.
We should continue with our tribal warfare against each other o rather than face these thieves we call politicians collectively who takes glory in milking our future away.

It is the reason I never take part in condemning any country that deals with Nigerians because Nigerians lack the moral right to accuse others of ethnic/racial discrimination.

richmond500:
Oga calm down, some of them just went for businesses.
Why will they arrest people?

lol

Tell us, what kind of business do you want to transact as a black person in Libya?

Tomorrow, ignorant Nigerians WOULD argue to include the likes of Libya and other North African countries when analysing Africa. There you go. It reminds me of the clownish young Nigerian women who went to Morroco for tourism, went to swim and as they stepped into the pool, the other Moroccan women stepped out with alacrity. _{But hey, they went to Morroco because of the sand dunes} as if there are none in Namibia.

It should not be difficult to award the contract for this road and have it tolled. The Calabar-Itu Road has been so terrible YET Ita Enang was a senior official in Buhari's administration and nothing was done. There was another major road that was awarded to Uzodinma (before he became governor) yet he too did nothing about it.

If I were a Chilean or Chinese Singaporean who visited Nigeria for the first time, I would question the intelligence of the citizens.

A birthday card from my sister. I would not call it a gift, but that is all I can remember.

mrvitalis:
Lmaooo Nigeria didn't become islamic State under northern Muslim dictator it under civilian president Lmaooo

Islamisation does not happen in one day. The ravaged communities across the Middle Belt tell a different story.

The only people who don't want Igbo president is not North, it's South West simple

Which is a formidable voting bloc in Nigeria. So how would an Igbo man become president? I stated that Yoruba Muslims won't vote for Peter Obi and they proved me right.

mrvitalis:
After North?

The prayer should be that Nigeria does not become a full-fledged Islamic Republic by then or have a solid Muslim majority. Once any of them happens, bye-bye to an Igbo presidency.

So the story is false?

Why do our people lie so unintelligently and brazenly?

It is disgusting!

IfnobeGod20:
As Tinubu told you he will commit suicide than losing in 2027? See human being, talking about someone you do not live with or remotely not related with. O ma ga gan o.

Besides, are you God to have known that Igbo will never be president of this country in this current dispensation? Let me tell you this, God will always use the foolishness of this world to confound someone like you. You guys should stop playing God.

I am not God, but I rightly predicted that Peter Obi WOULD NOT win the election with very solid reasons. See here: https://www.nairaland.com/7225545/why-peter-obi-step-down

I also predicted some of Tinubu's policies, especially his pro-Yoruba's policies. See here: https://www.nairaland.com/7621766/tinubus-nigeria-nigeria-2050

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Ogboonya Onu, Rochas Okoroacha have done more than what were expected, YET none won a ticket to become a party's presidential candidate.

Again, Tinubu would rather commit suicide than lose the 2027 election.

mrvitalis:
That's yoruba propaganda... Lmaooo u lead us to believe obi won't win outside SE... U had to rig like babys to scramble off the line

Tinubu had 27 governors backing him yet won less state than obi

We all know Obi won Rivers and Benue,

Whether he won more states or not is none of my business. An Igbo man won't become Nigeria's president in its present dispensation. The next turn of the presidential power is back to the north. Good luck trying to win during that time.

Solcampbell:
You're right Boss especially on the part that tinubu would rather commit suicide than lose 2027.

That man is not going anywhere. Tinubu cannot LOSE an election he organises. Buhari, an ex-dictator, did not lose his. Why should Tinubu who fought to secure Lagos for the greater part of his life lose a presidential election he organises?

I don't know why many Nigerians are so optimistic.

The newly appointed chairman of the Hajj commission (sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan) is from Kano state. Infact his family's house is on thesame street as mine. Before his appointment by tinubu, This man was not only a top Islamic scholar of the Sunni Sect, but also a businessman who had touch the lives of the locals to some extent through philanthropy, peace and conflict resolution. Infact, mallam Pakistan have a considerable influence to the extent that chairmanship, house of reps and senatorial aspirants usually pay him visits before election. They'll give him money to build boreholes, mosques, transformers and streetlights for the local population. Even though, he never mentions these politicians in Friday sermons, words will definitely go around that so and so politicians are mallam's friends and that's enough reason for people to vote for that politician since mallam have always been good to them and will never mislead them.

He must be very influential. Good info you have there.

In August, when Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan was appointed as chairman of NAHCON, the news spread like wide fire all over Kano and people were very happy to the extent that some began to hail tinubu.

The same organisation got 90BN as allocation. lol

Now, the question is how did tinubu know about a local Islamic scholar somewhere in the inner city of Kano? A place which is not even as developed as sabon gari.

Is Sabon Gari really that developed? "Developed" in what sense?

Through Ganduje ofcourse! Like I said earlier, mallam Pakistan doesn't need to mention tinubu in his Friday sermons in 2027 before his people will vote for him. Tinubu the master strategist!

Tinubu is going nowhere. He would and should complete his eight-year term. He has my support till thy kingdom come.

RodgersAkpafu:
The answer to your first paragraph is, again referring to my frequent example of the South Asians (Indians and Pakis esp), the fact that your country of origin is a shytehole does not mean that you shouldn't demand to be treated fair in the country you currently live in, esp if that is the norm

India is a proper shytehole. Bad toilet hygiene /infrastructure, overcrowded, high underclass, they are the ones competing with Nigeria on who is the Poverty Capital of the World . YET
They still demand fair treatment in the west (at least in the UK)
They are still making their mark in their own individual ways (getting educated, opening businesses,, getting into politics, all that, becoming CEOs and all that )
in fact, Indian tutorials are a thing in the UK,

Why am I saying all of these ?
The argument that owww because your country of origin is a shytehole therefore you should "sempe" wherever you go to can never make sense to me
Its like saying the Cuban dissidents that fled Cuba, because they are now in America they shouldn't be involved with, or be vocal about the politics in America, afterall, Cuba is a communist state

You see how ridiculous that sounds ?
To improve our image like you rightly said, we need to have some self respect , and work hard to improve our fortunes

On a side note, I watched the budget presentation in Westminster
One thing I picked which got me so upset is that while India has stopped collecting aid from the UK, there is a budget provision for Africa in 2024
Immediately I saw that I remembered your post and just shook my head

You have made strong points with very good examples. Well done. I see things from your side. Going forward, I will be more circumspect in my thoughts about the whole thing - demanding rights in developed countries even when one's homeland is nothing to write home about.

On the bold, well well well. There we go again.

Majesty33:
Did deep into his personal affairs and y would see his charisma and the people he often hang out with . Look at the way he walks outside his normal skits then u will understand why my premise should be considered. Ay the comedian is also another suspect. These guys have an association and most of them do it in exchange for wealth and they belong to a society.

The same AY his wife divorced because he was rumoured to sleep with different women?

I don't know much about this Zico guy except when he was reigning, so I am surprised you stated he is a homosexual.

femi4:
ITK
Even the locals write that way. An average British guy don't have a good command of English language

The Brit is a citizen of the UK. Nigerians seek to work/study there. They must do as the natives demand.

It is that simple.

ednut1:
the Chinese control Vancouver real estate . Over 30% of the people there are Chinese. They also have Chinese origin MPs, mayors and contractors all over Canada. They are the richest immigrants but the loudest are the indians.

If you see an Indian who just came to Canada you will be able to differentiate him or her from the indian Canadians who have been here long. But if you do same for Chinese you wont be able to tell

I love the Chinese. I really do.

Calitoscassius:
Yes, in the UK we have black brits (who were born in the UK) and we have africans (african migrants) the reasons is black brits in general could be brits born in the UK with different ethnic back grounds like, blacks from Jamaica, all the carribean islands and different african countries.

In the UK when people are blacks born outside the UK
their african or carribean accents can be noticed hence the distinction, however, some african or carribeaners who have lived in the UK for dacades could sometimes speak as though they were born in the UK. it can be confusing.
So most times questions like " where are your from originaly? gets asked by either white brits or other black brits/black africans so as to ascertain ones origin and why ones accents souds "foreign" it can be massively complicated.

Thank you for your explanation.

aribisala0:
Do you tnow me or my status?
Don't t talk like an idiot

By the way

It's not by force
is typical Nigerian English
You won't pass the exam with that
bloody fool

Get out! Typical arrogant Nigerian! Why do you think I give a fvck about who you're?!

Nonsense! Hit your head on the wall! Y'all will write IELTS whether you like it or not!! That policy isn't changing anytime soon!

aribisala0:
Very stupid talk
If you have lived in England for 1 month you would know English people are even more guilty of those solecism examples you cite
Most have very poor grammar and many do not pass English at O level
Those examples are wholly irrelevant for migration purposes
What matters is being able to communicate on the street or in any proposed employment role
Many Londoners better understand Nigerians than their compatriots from Sunderland

They are in their country. If you must work there, you MUST write the test to prove proficiency. You don't like it? Don't bother to work there. Go elsewhere! It's not by force to work in the UK!

aswani:
I called it wrongly, not the first or will be the last time it will happen. Obidients like you are still moaning over the last elections. Preacher, heal thyself.

Why didn't you challenge my assertion there and then instead of all this hindsight stuff?

Typical uneducated Nigerian who isn't only arrogantly ignorant, but display it publicly. What has Peter Obi got to do with this topic? Where did you see me support Peter Obi?

I stated SEVEN MONTHS before the 2023 elections thar Peter Obi won't win the election: https://www.nairaland.com/7225545/why-peter-obi-step-down

So what's my business with him in a topic that has no connection whatsoever with him?

aribisala0:
stupid talk
Take the exam
Does anyone take exam to get a work permit in Nigeria
Under the EU did Poles or. Romanians take exams before moving permanently to the UK.?

it is a political hurdle
Ignoramuses like you open your mouths to vomit ignorance with pride

Did German or Polish doctors take any exam? No
but they were not instructed in English

A British born Nigerian who'studies Medicine at Uniben is required to take IELTS even if he did secondary school in London
But a Romania doctor could just waltz in
Those were the EU rules

Then join the EU or try another country. It's not by force to work in the UK 🤷🏿‍♂️

I seriously doubt German and Polish doctors would be able to gain license to work in the UK without writing an English proficiency examination.

Angelfrost:
Please, don't talk rubbish...!

Leave this self hate abeg.

Nigerians have problems, but get your facts right... Nigeria has some of the best speakers, writers, and readers of the English language among the nations on Earth. Our people easily score well in these proficiency exams with less prep time.

No nation in Africa has better speakers and writers.
That's why Nigerians are the most preferred for customer service roles abroad.
Think before spewing or projecting low self-esteem.

Sorry but that's not true. We scored lower than the Chinese (Mainland) on the GRE verbal reasoning. I was shocked to the bones when I saw the results. We scored lower than Singaporeans, who are majority Chinese, but have English as one of its official languages. Check the ETS global score ranking, I'm not making this up.

ednut1:
they have over 20 MPs of Indian origin in the Canadian parliament. The leader of the 3rd biggest party in the parliament is an Indian. They are using their connections and influence to better their community ( some are into crime too)

I'm curious, why did the Chinese not rise in such a manner as the Indians? I mean those who emigrated to Canada from Hong Kong. Did they return to China later on or what exactly? Remember you told me some banks in Hongcouver Vancouver offer services in Chinese Cantonese. I'm curious why and how the Indians rose in such prominence within a short period of time compared to the Chinese.

This week a car theft ring was arrested in Canada ( mostly indians) apparently the Indian workers in the government agency registering cars were part of the gang.

Quality of migrants matter, so do the cultures of these migrants. Canada don buy job

aswani:
Why, because I can identity a charlatan politician who says things to appeal to certain people and allows them to use her to say "see it's a back person saying this".

After you offered a false prophecy so authoritatively and used foul language on her, the least you could have stated is "congratulations" rather than pontificate. Your previous predictions and arguments were baseless. She proved you wrong.

Learn to accept defeat

7508:
You are right on that we must learn to support success but it's hard to get behind and support a first generation immigrant to the UK who seems to loath her hind with the remarks and rhetoric she has so so far spewed out just to get votes and pander to the extreme right of the Tory party and general public, an immigrant who believes that the ladder should be drawn up and away from aspiring immigrants like herself, one who went out of her way to discount and commission a study who concluded that the British govt isn't institutionally racist at about the same time the windrush scandal and other scandals alike broke out on the UK... Need I say more?

The majority of her party's supporters want immigration to be reduced. The majority of these people are whites. Isn't she expected to fulfil their wishes as their representative regardless of her heritage? What's the job of an elected official again?

So because she's black, she must support policies that align with black people in a white dominated country?

nedu666:
If sunak was white, he would win. At least Indians, Asians, blacks will not say UK is still racist. The Arab Scottish leader is gone just like sunak. This one will satisfy the purpose of diversity. Winning elections is a different ball game

British na the original wayo people

ALTERNATEID:
Above is your opinion about her just this last June. You called her names and swore she will never be Tory leader. You even said she will be relegated to the back bench sooner than later.

So you see, nothing you can say about her that really matters. She’s now the opposition in the UK parliament despite your hateful disposition towards her. She will keep flying whether you like her or not.

Aswani should hide his kon kon head in shame!

Calitoscassius:
Absolutely correct! I agree. It is okay to appoint a black woman or an indian man by the Tory party but when it comes to election the UK white voters always votes for their
own kind.. black people brits even votes for white brits africans do not bother voting atall.

Kemi can never be UK prime minister, never!

You have made good points as to why Kemi will not an election for the Conservative Party. However I'm curious at the bold, is there any difference between Black Brits and Brits Africans as you say? Is there a distinction amongst blacks in the UK as it's in the US?

meobizy:
When your host country provides more opportunities than the one of your heritage. People keep asking why Nigerians japa. If you check, her parents were likely cleaners or teachers in England. Here, only politicians’ children or offsprings of their business partners get the opportunity to become leaders.

Lol

Her parents are well established as a doctor (dad) and professor (mom). How many British parties' leaders had cleaners as parents let alone an immigrant black woman?

lol

The Labour Party, supposedly the party of ethnic minorities and women, is yet to produce a female prime minister or a non-white Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ndi lovey-dovey who don't practice what they preach.

David Cameron did a good job when he reformed the party.

aswani:
Might be a big achievement for her but definitely not one for women of colour.
Try and read some of her outpourings in pandering to the far right of her party.We must be careful what we celebrate as some only share skin colour with us, mindset is very opposite.

So because she shares the same skin colour, she must support every policy that her kith likes? The majority of Brits are white people and those are the folks she's expected to serve.

I never expected her to win, but kudos to her. Apparently, the White Man isn't as racist as many opine. The outcomes, economic and political, of blacks in white dominated countries, especially Anglophone, outdo their cousins in Africa - home to the black race.

What does Mr IbeOkehie has to say?

Kelechi009:
Yes and yes, I agree wholeheartedly and let me even digress a bit in this, sincere apologies to any religious folks like me who will end up reading this. After a thorough study of the Bible, I’ve come to see that while God didn’t establish polygamy as a principle, He also didn’t explicitly forbid it. Whether this indicates it wasn’t a priority to Him, I can’t say for sure. If it had been of utmost importance, it’s likely He would have included it among the commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

I have asked that question countless times but got irrelevant answers. For someone who attends churches for social reasons, it seems I know the Bible than most Nigerian Christians. Compared to say homosexuality or stealing, there is no explicit condemnation of polygamy. The same Bible also praises nude and scantily clad women while offering praises on a woman's breasts for sexual purposes not breastfeeding. Polygamy can be disagreed upon in countries with lots of men, but not for biblical reasons.

I’ve come to believe that perhaps there’s something inherent in human nature that inclines men to take more than one wife, testosterone. This is a recent perspective for me; I used to be firmly against polygamy, particularly given how it can contribute to poverty in northern Nigeria.

The bold is my reasons for men to have sex with as many women as they can carry/afford (sex itself is not free). Testosterone does not support monogamy. Good luck to those who want to fight nature/biology.

Majesty33:
This gay in disguise comedian...

Any evidence that he is gay? There must be something in the entertainment industry in every country to accommodate such a high number of "characters".