₦airaland Forum

lavida001:
They can’t cross the big blue Atlantic to the USA hence they are coming to a city near you. Many hotels to house them in clackton.

When I told you that those folks bring a lot of resource to the uk you were asking me what resource? There you have it, more workers (cheap labour) are needed hence the katakata 😂

LionInZion:
Haha
The way some Trump's fans commented pre election, you'd think they were in the man's inner circle. They saw him as the singular solution to the world problems. Imagine anyone believing an American president really cares about global peace, when history has shown it's all about interest and nothing more. It's even worse with Mr MAGA as he has broken more fences than mending them since he was sworn in.

Now the Iran crisis is beginning to have the same Iraqi vibes of years ago. It all started with "yea Iraq is building nuclear weapon and we need to stop them". But we all know how it ended. It's such a hypocritical world we live in.

😂 It’s only through wars they can maintain their edge over others especially in a world that’s becoming too competitive, how else do you want to show you have power? Those who were expecting Global peace with the current gang in White House were just living in fools paradise as they were deceived with his first tenure not realising wars were been fought for many years preceding that tenure by both democrats and republican administrations.

justwise:
Trump just hit Iran with massive bomb.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckg3rzj8emjt

Global peace 😂

jedisco:
Charts that tell a story.

If these young fellas are asked what happened, many would tell tales of how useless the NHS is and how its failed them. Yet this is one of the richest large nations in the world with so much opportunity.

Omo this is a pandemic in itself. Perhaps vaccines are needed to address this 😂 cos I no understand again

RodgersAkpafu:
Killing the sense of community is what put these old people in calamity in the first place IMO.

If they had a true COMMUNITY
the prevalence of old people needing Care workers would be reduced

That's just my thoughts
Everyone looking out for everyone

The way the system is kills that sense of community as there are too many laws and regulations (though some good) that makes everyone steer clear. You touch someone by mistake you could end up in jail so make I kuku Dey my Dey and you Dey your Dey.

Zahra29:
You'll be pleased to hear that UK student visa applications appear to be on the increase.

According to Home Office data:

Officials report a 13 per cent rise in sponsored study visa applications in January 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, with 28,700 applications submitted. This also marks a seven per cent increase over January 2023 levels.

Likely boosted in part by the uncertainty/Trump factor in the US and students changing their plans to study in the UK instead.

Pleased with another increase in net migration? So we can begin to hear stories again of how the nhs is overburdened again or no jobs and accommodation for locals?

jedisco:
Lol. They should provide scholarship na.

On this, they would say na our many diseases wey we carry come from Africa no dey gree us do chuku-chuku.

We do - wahala. We no do -wahala.

or we do come dey export pikin comot for uk to cause a decrease in the gdp omo we don suffer 😂 no be small

Lexusgs430:
No be small tin o...... 🤣

What would this type of visa be labelled as.......

Loneliness buddy required, apply within COS available...... 🤣😂

That’s another potential COS scam loading 😂

jedisco:
Interesting message I received of late.

It then occured to me how a few years ago, migrant pupils were blamed here for saturating the school system and preventing 'British kids' from getting choice slots. So soon after numbers dropped, effects are being felt. How long before this makes it way higher up the school system?

Migrants will soon be blamed again for the drop just watch and see.

I remember some time ago here where we discuss the drop in university enrolments, migrants too were blamed here for no longer having enough money to japa because of forex issues 😂 na we Dey cause everything both increase and decrease!

Odunayaw:
Why is Mikel so hard on Jackson though? Iwobi had a red card similarly at afcon 21 and we would have broken the head of anyone who called it a stupid mistake

Make we thank God say Senegal no be English speaking country we for hear am 😂 imagine Jackson is from Ghana or South Africa

TheSuperNerd:
🗣️ John Obi Mikel on Nicolas Jackson's red card:

“Jackson? Don’t get me started again”

"Unbelievable. Stupid, stupid, stupid mistake. I don't know what is going through his head. Your team needs you and you do that. He did that at Newcastle. Now he's done this. I don't care what his frustration his..."

#CFC | #Chelsea | #FIFACWC

Mikel and Jackson must never be left alone anywhere on this planet 😂

jedisco:
You're making this a man vs 2oman thing which it hardly isn't. No woman owes you, the world or even the human race a child.

I took the time out to watch the video and even looked at outcomes of studies done. They are neither here nor there with lots of overlap.

We are not talking about those on the fringe. Modern day man AND women are increasingly opting to have less kids. In my experience, it seems to be ladies that are more keen on having kids than men. There are also few societal advantages. I have increasingly seen men come in their 20s asking for a vasectomy which is largely considered a permanent form of contraception. Ask around and you'd be shocked the number of blokes who've had a snip. My favourite was someone who got a snip cos he didn't want to have kids with his current partner only for them to break up a few years after and he now hooked up with someone new and was frantically chasing a reversal.

Confusion break bone ye kpa na Double wahala for dead bodi and the owner of dead bodi 😂

jedisco:
Nice title- in this case it's not even loving the chains. It's believing the chains are there when they are only but an illusion.

Reason why I am strongly against some of the visa changes cos they perpetuate poverty which then has a way of debasing peoples mind. Someone who struggled in 9ja, then struggled to get into the UK and continued to struggle for over a decade while paying huge sums in fees might inadvertently think the reason they are suffering is because they are inferior or not intelligent enough. It takes alot to get a child who grew up with such mindset to succeed. Talk to an average kid in a grammar, private and state school and general difference in thinking and aspiration (which mostly starts from home) becomes evident

That’s why that narrative of ilr or citizenship is a ‘privilege and not a right’ is just a synonym for ‘Know your place’

Lexusgs430:
So is that a double negative or double positive........ 😂😊

Whichever way na way 😂 na condition make crayfish bend

Lexusgs430:
Why would the Nigerian government allow USAID, support the gay community in Nigeria.....

When the act of been happy, is an illegal act........ 🤣😊😂

Our laws are either not implemented or confused...... 🤔😕

It may have been a precondition to get support for other areas of funding, you know how the west has been trying to force those things down in Africa reason I doubt if those folks are truly gay as people Dey use this thing as runs o

D1uncle:
Try to secure the Senior Support Worker role first, and then apply for a managerial position based on your experience. If your workplace offers NVQ training, request to take part through your supervision meetings and use the opportunity to demonstrate leadership.

In the UK, whenever you see a vacancy, apply — the worst that can happen is a rejection, but even that gives you insight into the interview questions and process. You already have the degree, so now it’s about gaining experience by showing leadership in your current role and clearly communicating that when the time comes.

@prettyparcy kindly follow the advice or suggestion here. That’s a very good pathway there and be open minded, Begin to apply for various roles within the NHS and highlight and previous leadership roles including previous volunteering leadership roles as well

The NVQ training is key, check with your current employer and make a request for it as it’s supposed to be a mandatory career benefit

Lexusgs430:
Why not? Let's blame Donald Trump for everything....... 🤣😂

What happened to the 14 years jail term....... 🤣


Gay men in Africa blame Trump for their recent HIV diagnoses after he cut prevention funding https://mol.im/a/14831883

How are we sure those men are gay indeed, things Dey happen o! 😂

The thing wey social media go cause still dey do press up!

RodgersAkpafu:
Very well said and very important

It is also incumbent on us the older gen to WORK HARD to build the networks, community (within us and also collaborating with other communities) and to summarise, get that economic base right to support the education

Because hyping our kids up and at the end they having to grovel for opportunities from the wider society could indeed be counter productive

That's my thoughts process
The economics is the foundation

True, though you have finally hit a nerve that will make one of us here come back with those very long essays of his about this networks thing I feel you, but another thing standing in the way is these self-limiting beliefs that have been mentioned above. That worries me more, but if it can be overcome, then there is much hope.

Mujtahida:
I think Osimhen likes people. Likes being around people. He's socially inclined. That's why whenever he comes home, he's always goes around being with people.

What matters is that he scores. Yeah

He's a people person, when you consider how Lookman stole more of the highlight in Afcon than him because he scored more goals, which led to his nomination for the APOTY award, still Osihmen is himself and a team player, and to add he would have probably scored more goals if his national team mates give him more of the ball but still his commitment to the team can never be questioned. It's also a reason he rolls more with people and Nigerian celebrities, as most Nigerian players at his level will have so much hair around them to mingle freely like that, I no wan mention names, especially some previous generations of Eagles.

LionInZion:
💯
It's pointless educating people with such mentality. Just like you I'm also concerned about young people growing around people with such views. They'll psych them up to walk on eggshells all their life. Unfortunately, it is what it is. A man once titled his book Slaves Who Love Their Chains Will Remain In Bondage

We all have a duty to educate our children and others growing up around us about the world they live in so we prevent passing over our damaged and violated world views from the frustrations experienced back home in Nigeria (which I won’t blame us much for) to the next generation. Gracias!

jedisco:
Hehe... there are narratives that are manytimes not worth the effort to engage with. You are not going to convince a man who sees himself as little that he is not. It's largely thesame thinking that fuels the 'go back to your village' trope we sometimes hear in 9ja.


Today, when people come with such thinking I smile and observe. Afterall, some people would always scrape the bottom. My only appeal to them is not to let such narrative take hold in their children- cos if they offspring approach the world thinking they're being done a favour, they would be trampled upon by even people that look like them.

Two favourite quotes come to mind...

Apt! 💯 the story you shared the other day about those parents who rebuked their children for complaining about being sexually bullied in school comes to mind, I still struggle to digest that story but the kind of comments you see here validates that’s how many people still think.

It’s statements like this that makes defeat so difficult and bitter to swallow!

AntiChristian:
Hmmm!

Wetin Jesus talk?


.................................See am below!


They even have the time to print company invite details on the rice!
This one strong o!

This is shameful. We can't continue to blame the politicians then

WYZAD:
What does these people see that we are not seeing?
Namadi Sambo?
GEJ soon joins.

we can only hope it's not spirits they are seeing o

Irony1:
Awolowo didn't talk about secession, the same Awolowo signed the document in 1956 set by the British that indicated that for independence to be granted, the borders of colonial Nigeria must never be touched or redrawn. If he wanted the secession clause, why did he sign the document?

He suggested or proposed it but was not agreed by all. Our problem is those who lack foresight and understanding of things will always want to go back and desire what those who had the foresight wanted initially. That’s still the issue with state police and restructuring today. We’ve had conferences and white paper on these issues but will never agree on them until the implications and consequences start staring us in our faces. Common tax reform sef na wahala

We need to do better by listening to ourselves more instead of our having our personal sentiments in the way all the time.

If only they had listened to awolowo suggested the inclusion of that secession clause from the very beginning all these wahala would have been unnecessary. Lack of Foresight and easy concession to superior opinions is the bane of our problems.

Efuaye:
Give them one or two more states to create an equilibrium with the other zones!
If they contribute the least, don't forget that they are also the least in terms of the number of states and local governments

That would be unfair to the other states generating more as a new SE state created will increase the allocation the region gets from the centre while contributing less.

It’s obvious why the SE senators resisted the tax reform bill initially along with their counterparts from the north. The data is so clear to all

manck:
The south east now 60 universities . That too much. Where will they get professors to teach in them

At least it will provide more jobs for the people

lavida001:
You no fit complain for your country na another man country you wan complain abi.

You lot think Europe is built on being peaceful. These people fought ww1 and 2 where they kill each other( same skin colour for that matter ) in the millions and it’s still going on till this day in Ukraine and Russia.

The earlier you know your place the better. If you are not happy right to your MP and I’d like to see what that will get you. They are the majority and they will always have their way. If I see that what’s going on is not what I want I go back home. simple… the country don even tire me.

Oga I didn’t know you’re still here o, I thought you’re back home already fixing Africa

Even Trump promised he would end the Ukraine war in 48 hrs

RodgersAkpafu:
I went shopping today and decided to be a little bit more observant and look at faces

Look at people with their lists, especially the older ones, see people comparing prices, you can see the forlom and stress in their face as they are trying to shop for supplies for their family

My landlord has hinted that my annual rent will have "quite an uptick" (the exact words used) upib the expiration of my current tenancy

Council tax will be going up again upon the next review
Bus travel in the north West is now more expensive

Train prices nko?


All these going on simultaneously, smacking us left and right
But no, let's do a political theatre
Let's call Pakistanis this
Let's call Nigerians that

They are the reason why the country is in soup Post Brexit and not their foooolish policies

Rada Rada
But no,

Going after criminals and illegal migrants should never be political; it's just about enforcing the law that's already enshrined in the books. But they will tell you it's what the citizens want or desire, as if people will desire migrants being chased here and there over food, housing, or other basic things in life. It's one of the greatest deceptions I have ever seen in this world. They will incite hate in people and then say it's what the people want to see abeg, these guys are super actors!