₦airaland Forum

juman:
Anthony Joshua is product of UK not of this useless nigeria.

Non of nigerian athlete can reach that level with the kind of mismanagement and senseless leaders we have in the country.

ProphetofOdin:
A friend once told me dating a Nigerian lady is "an unnecessary luxury he can not afford" . At that point he was dating a Cameroonian girl, and she never felt entitled to anything, she just wanted love and campanionship.
Nigerian ladies really need to change their approach and opinion towards relationships or marriage. Being in a relationship or marriage is not poverty alleviation programme, it is for love and campanionship.

The worst part is when you go to marry some of them, their families think marriage rites is their own ticket out of poverty and come up with outrageous list and bills.

1manuel:
gezz


So ppl spend more than that...... Even if dey tell me 1.5 mil and I have it... Wahlai I no go

optimusprime2:
Don't be too quick to conclude..

My old girl told me in the late 70s/80s when she went to school, the US Dollar was literally half of the Naira. I.e 1naira= 2USD ... Yes, Nigeria was considered a very very rich country back then.

Secondly no African felt that comfortable in the US around the 70's/ 80's because there was still an unfair atmosphere/attitude to people of African descent, the civil rights movement of MLK literally just ended...so why bother staying in a country where you were subject to racial inequality at the time when Nigeria was alot better?

Thirdly the US then was not even an attractive immigration place in the 70's/80's, not to talk of Canada lol �, old girl called Canada an expensive ice skating rink. She constantly stated that there were no jobs in Canada in the 70's so how they do now is still a mystery to her. She immediately turned down a job offer in Alaska when she graduated, her reason was "Is she crazy? to work in a "deep freezer" looking out for Polar bears every second when her country has the best weather in the world" ...

Fourthly she mentioned in the 70's if a foreigner below 18 years came to the US and stayed for about 4-5 years(which was usually the duration of a bachelors degree), he or she was eligible for citizenship, So the op is most likely saying the truth about his father especially if he went for a bachelors degree.

She concluded by saying Nigerians who ended up staying back in the US after schooling back in the 70's were probably;

1. those who were severely affected by the Biafran war and thought it best not to return

2. those who got romantically attached, I.e either got married to an American who was not approved by their family, or got pregnant and were ashamed to come back to Nigeria.

3.those who did not graduate from university especially after being funded heavily by Nigerian scholarships (a classic case of her friend who was sent to study medicine but dropped out and later switched to nursing which was considered a "nonsensical course" in Nigeria back then)

4. those who adopted "bad American habits" that were too embarrassing to return home with.

5. Those who were naturally crazy/daring, looking for adventure and independence from culture and traditions,

However most Nigerians who went to school in the US back then mostly returned because Nigeria was actually very prosperous. Jobs, welfare etc...

P.S
She said American Universities were very easy to get into as a Nigerian, because the Nigerian education system was directly equivalent to British education standards, which was far thorough and had a classic background as compared to American education standards back then.
So it was more prestigious to go to a British University than an American University/college in the 70's. Which of course were harder to get into.

alasane:
Hallmark of igbos everywhere ..........never respect host communities

Macsjebs:
Congrats Baby girl, I still miss does good old days back in sec shool

I would upload the pics we took after our last paper then to replace my present DP on my Nairaland

Keeping reaching for higher heightszthe sky is your starting point...I know you are reading this, so I ask that you kindly see reviews on my signature and patronize an old friend

boyboy2020:
I’ve arrived successfully in Johannesburg

Clicked:
You've said it all. Nigerian men nowadays want to eat their cake and have it.

They want you to do school runs, go to work, contribute 50% of all expenses, take care of the kids, take care of them, wash, cook, clean, and then at night open your legs and happily satisfy their sexual urges. Haba!

Fahdiga1:
Hardly will a woman go over there and remember her husband. don't you know that they are unstable creatures. once they taste a new dick they will forget their past but men is the opposite except in a few cases

Pk01:
If they commit atrocities they are Nigerian..pls stop tagging them Nigerians cuz they ain't