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Most areas in the old Western Region from Ondo Province to Lagos Island whenever a Yoruba man need employees, they know Yoruba are complacent.

Hire an Igbo man, he would work for you as if he was running his own business. Hire an Hausa man, he would guide your interest like a jealous lover.

It is not that Yoruba did not do all those, they probably did outside Yoruba land like Googi that carried phone books and worked any hours including Christian and Muslim holidays overseas in those days.

For Nigeria, who born dog?

So Yoruba actually discriminated against Yoruba in jobs and when it came to renting their places.

What changed? Later ......

Unless Nigerians go back to our individual strength, not only will the Country break as all regions now want, we may perish as untouchables all over the world.

Where is the hardwork Igbo was known for?

Where is the honesty Hausa was known for?

Where is the accommodation Yoruba was known for?

Let me start with Igbo because of the problems with Yoruba and Nigerians in general. Please note that my view may be clouded as a Lagosian but as Yoruba I speak for most Nigerians.

Contrary to what Igbo children of this generation tell us, Igbo have something over other Nigerians. It is the spirit to succeed but not by any means. If you do not succeed at home as Igboman, you go out and find success. Otherwise, you are nothing but Efulefu.

Igbo proverb say while old age is respected in Igboland, a young man is revered for hardwork.

Yoruba are not so desperate and Hausa take whatever comes and accept their status in life.

Not anymore for either Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa. Greed and fast money has taken over.

Yoruba children have rejected the accommodation of their parents and wondered aloud why they were so stupid.

In Lagos, we were thought that if a stranger entered Lagos in the morning, he must be fed, clothed and given a place to sleep before dusk. What changed?

Later ......

Rossinnki:
But they find thousands of dollars to cross Sahara desert, even falling into slavery, whereas that money they could have used to set up a good business in Nigeria.

Look, it's all about your mindset. If you have a pessimistic outlook you will leave.

If you see the glass as half full rather than half empty, you will stay in Najia and hustle.

So true my brother. We have have lost the zeal to support our existence based on the sweat of our brows.

Glitters and branding have overtaken our self pride in our culture and confidence. But all is not lost. This generation is reclaiming our place, maybe not enough or as fast as we want.

Watch them challenge religious opportunism and vanities without value and progress.

djon78,

Thank you for going back to the topic. You actually analyzed the problems very well. Some Ivy League educated Economics from USA and London School of Economics justified Structural Adjustment for IBB to implement. It was the beginning of the End. It wiped out African Middle Class.

Then came Devaluations. The same well educated Africans gave us reasons to embrace each Devaluations. You know the not so educated military man without high school cert kept on asking the same question.

Which Developing country has ever recovered from Devaluation?

On top of all these, our Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers kept Interest Rate high so that Foreign Investors can check in and out. When they want to "invest" they flatter us as the fastest growing developing countries. The best countries to invest in etc. Our stock markets soar and they take their money out. It is repeated.

Now tell me, my brother, which African big or small business can borrow at that rate as you indicated. Not even Dangote.

Who does Devaluation epp? Ask Zimbabwe.

Who does Structural Adjustment epp? Ask IMF and World Bank.

African Economy is Politically dictated by the West.

We make it worse by importing new, used and junk goods for 60 years!

Madam,

Make I reply you small. Read my initial post again, ai say a be poor. But Saro say na poor I poor no be craze I craze.

Lagos sef I just dey hia de place, ai nor know where de place dey.

Abeg, if you wan Snatch me make you kuku tok. But you don say you nor be my mate because I prefer young blood around 25.

No be me call you husbandsnatcha, I swear!

Abeg Madam, pity yourself joh.

Igbo proverb say if you put sugar for baby mouth, he nor go spit am out.

Why you nor say you dey jealous dem? Better citizenship for their children nah

husbandsnatcha:
I just pity Igbo ladies fallen in love with dis kind of afon...ja ,

When u see an unproductive man u will know

Sir, not all of them. Yes, some source money from their South Africa dynasty but they also source money from Kora like Chagoury or whatever his name that made money from Abacha and Tinubu. Money do not easily leave India, maybe Govt investment from China.

The easiest source of money is from Nigeria. Think about Development (P&ID), a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, without office or expertise but did well in Nigeria with connection to Gen. Danjuma.

djon78:
Actually the Asians come with there own money. So they can easily set up businesses and investments here. They have access to funds from home country.

But majority of Nigerians lack even basic finance or adequate funding, so they are already disadvantaged.

You are right on point. Even Asians are worshipped as whites here.

Black people are still struggling with mental slavery. These people make sure they reinforce it all the time.

Zimbabwe just returned land to white farmers because they make sure that Country was brought to its knees. Nothing but blackmail dictated by politics and translated into economics as usual.

The Zimbabwe white farmers that were given grants, land and everything they wanted, what miracle did they perform in Nigeria?

If it was not greed to make more profits in cement, rice or anything else, Nigerians are more than capable. What do they do with the profits? Launder it abroad!

Where is the old Western Region located? Forget about the many firsts, what about educational, industrial and housing estates.

All these loud mouths have never stop rushing to the West, not only from all parts of Africa yesterday but from the world today.

The day Awo left Western Region and moved to Federal was the beginning of the rat race with those that have never had anything to show in their history.

Blizzy9ja:
A white man's skin makes way for him in a black man's country... We are annoyingly racist against our own selves.


If I'm Asia, I can walk into your office tell you trash and you'll belief me simply because I'm white.

See provocation.

Let me ignore you. Go find out if they all came with more than singlet on their back.

mrvitalis:
This question is like yorubas asking if the east is so developed why are igbos travelling everywhere

To make money u need solutions to problems ...and undeveloped country like Nigeria creates opportunity that if u have capital ( like igbos and Asians ) u can make quick money

An Igbo man hears a small town in Oyo with population of 100,000 has on one weak pharmacy ....he would raise 10 million ( don't ask me how ) set up a classic pharmacy their sale at abnormal high price to make gain

Same with Asians ,they can go anywhere for money ,it's simple ...that's why u don't see them in Igbo land ...most business they would have started their like plastic ,chemical ,iron casting and many more igbos are already doing it

Met some people years ago. When they found out I came from Nigeria, they wonder why I left the best place to make money.

As long as you can hold your nose.

Years later, the President of the richest country in the world claimed his friends said Nigeria is a good place to make money.

So, why am I so poor? Because I have no foreign partner to launder money?

Weytin be dis infatuation with Lagos sef?

Lagos is within reach, Lagos is within reach. Una nor dey taya?

Coronavirus don lock Lagos down. No transport, flight or wakawaka to Lagos in thousands everyday again.

Even Sanusi wey dem depose for North wan die for Lagos.

Me ai wan travu, ai nor get place go.

Abeg make eveybodi stay home, Coronavirus dey bite everywhere.

Ai dey look for cantry go, ai nor see. Coronavirus don lock every cantry.

Shey nah liberalism, freedom and democracy man go chop.

Make oyinbo come back sef come give me visa comot here joh.

Somebody say we get counsins for Fernando Po nah.

Wey that cantry Dem call Cape Verde sef. Dem say na one kin Island for West Africa. Dem nor dey take Nigerians there?

Abi we don shitup de place too. Ai don pack my bag o.

Nigerians are in trouble O!

First some countries reduced the number of visas, some cancelled and others followed without announcement.

Many Nigerians were sent back home after wasting a fortune in savings and borrowed money.

And what?

Coronavirus caused these Lockdown of countries.

I am checking out but nowhere to go.

Well, they call it date rape.

At this point, no means no, even in the middle of the act and she has already come. If you haven't, think about your life and reputation and stop cold.

Actually, these days you may need a letter of consent from her lawyer. If you think about young men that are scarred for life,
Biko find olosho.

If you have prospect, rich or well bread and bred, pity your parents and save them.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, (THEWILL) – Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Thursday night said it has enough foreign exchange reserves to maintain the current value of the naira and warned currency speculators to stop rumour mongering and causing panic in the market.

See your empty economics without politics?

Impenia:
How recent is this news? Cos I'm aware that oil prices plunged in early trading on Monday, going at one point to as low as $27 before recovering a bit to hover around $32.

If Saudi continues its price war and oil prices remain below $40, then all countries who depend on oil to balance their budget (Nigeria, Venezuela, Angola, etc) are in for some tough time.

I'm not interested in discussing politics but pure economics. The government will have no option but to devalue the naira, else it will not be able to meet its obligations such as salaries and payment to contractors. Also, since there will be fewer dollars earned, a devaluation will be necessary to discourage some imports else the foreign reserve will just get wiped out by import bills.

The only way any Hausa can occupy a leadership position in the North is to claim a relationship or lie about it to the FULANI dynasty.

A few have come out after assuming leadership as Hausa but he would pay for it.

Magasawa, the Hausa religion has been relegated to obscurity just as traditional religions have in the South.

This is why Black American scholars, even Mandela said you cannot get a leadership position in Nigeria unless you are a Christian or a Muslim.

Nigerians know that. Who are you fooling?

iykbethany:
Must you comment on every topic even when you don't have anything reasonable to say? Why not start a steel door factory in Nigeria? Why not lead by example? Since you think its possible to export[b] used clothes[/b] to Turkey why not show us the way abi you nor be human being?
One of my future plans is to have a steel door factory in Nigeria by 2023 but that depends on many factors. I have a printing company and i know how much we spend on diesel monthly, then just imagine running a steel door factory?

How do you know I comment on every topic? Have you been trolling me?

You don't know me and what I do or did. I did not even know you deal in used clothes.

BTW, steel doors are made in Nigeria because my engineer gave me a choice between local and import some years ago.

I do not know where you are located but there are some fine furniture in Nigeria.

Please broda, patronize made in Nigeria. Do not waste precious hard currency. This is what brought Nigeria down.

Biko.

Exodora:
This is 2020 nobody use that word niggar again. Try and upgrade guy.

Thank you sir.

I think the guy is sick in the head.

Its true that some ladies do not like handsome men. The prettiest ones prefer real ugly men like this Raster I saw with the prettiest girl.

But you know what, they love to cheat with them. Sometimes to give them cute baby.

Where do you get the money to buy in Turkey?

You cannot open your own factory in Nigeria and export to Turkey?

Better still, buy Aba and Okrika made and export it to Turkey.

It is too early to beat our chest on some genetic superiority.

My guess, apart from the one quoted below may have more to do with African countries being endemic or breading ground for infectious diseases because of the tropical weather.

So this may have resulted in cross immunity.

We have people with Zika virus that did not develop into full scale disease like in South America, though also warm countries.

Even some Ebola infection did not develop into full disease in some people in East Africa.

ChybuzzDD:
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Stop this baseless argument and conspiracy theories.
When it comes to flu and certain other diseases, the weather/climate has a big role to play. It has nothing to do with skin colour.
Blacks abroad are also being infected, but their relatively younger age and absence of co-morbidities(most blacks abroad are relatively younger and healthier than their counterparts at home) may be the reason none has died so far.

I think one African student in China succumbed, but not sure.

But we do not have a history of running away from our problems until we were flushed with oil money in Nigeria thinking money can solve our problems by buying what we do not produce ready-made, used or junk.

redsun:
It is a case of double wahala for dead body. As a people, we don't have a logical and functional platform to build a civilization, that is why supposedly educated people run away from solving life mundane problems to sulk up to the save masters.

Thank God for selfless Nkrumah, Herbert Macauley, Albert Luthuli. Our generation only worship money. Nigeria on the track of being a regional power demonstrate how greed for money can derail character.

Look, there are different prices to pay in each country no matter where you are, even in African countries. True, but African brilliant talents pay more on top of those problems when they are not in their own countries. Nobody wants to work in a hostile environment no matter how strong you are. The stress of working against all odds takes its toll on your families, mental and physical health. Those who came back home and fought for our Independence were driven by the hypocrisy they faced abroad.

Who listen to these dull heads but fools like themselves.

In the first place, what determines Economics if not Politics dummies. Watch their warped reverse logic. What imports can you buy with devalued naira?

These mental slaves will never stop until naira turns into Zimbabwe dollars. They have never wished Nigeria any good anyway.

Ndi Ara

He went to alert his masters.

It's time to get ready for another kill in Nigeria.

Regret Frustration Family Breakup Abroad Too Painful For Africa

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It used to be that if you go abroad and failed after four years of the first degree, six years for masters or ten years of Ph.D. you are too embarrassed to return home. Village people would visit your families asking questions after each degree. Today, the same people would beg you to stay away and send money home. The celebration before you leave is to become a cash cow, not to come back and build your countries.

This friend of ours had a flourishing medical practice at home and a visa to the United States. It took him a while to decide since his wife also had a good job as a nurse. He eventually sold his business and moved. Needless to say, he took many examinations while his wife got a job as a nurse after passing her exams sooner than him.

Well, nothing spoiled. She worked hard even before getting her state nursing license. Sometimes two, three jobs or overtime to provide a comfortable home for their grown children. As a good husband, he also helped anyway he could, providing support to the wife. She was always tired and complained of the lack of cordiality to black professionals.

The relationship in the family changed somehow, since the wife and children that had always come to him for support when they were back home, shifted the responsibilities to the wife alone. Apart from the little slights that could happen anywhere, the family held together. Credit must be given to both husband and wife that adapted to the realities of a new country. The uncomfortable situation has broken some other families.

He finally took other exams in related fields and passed as a brilliant man from his school days. But medical practice eluded him. He could have gone to remote areas like Indian Reserves but decided to stick with his family especially in America where children without father at home could easily go astray. Moreover, he had to uproot his family again, especially the children that had become adapted to a major city.

Nevertheless, the distance within the family grew and he lamented privately to his friends that the worst mistake he ever made was leaving home to settle abroad. He never blamed his wife. If anything, he praised her for putting up with him. Indeed, he remembered very well that his wife was not willing to leave home, it was the children that dreamt about America every day. Eventually, the lure of America flowing with milk and honey was too much to resist.

The same children later turned into Americans, losing the close African relationship they had at home. There were times he thought about saving some money to go back home and buy back his medical practice. (For whia!). Unfortunately, the practice had grown so big, he could not afford it, even at a discount. No amount of money would buy back that location. Anyway, the owners whose wish and prayers came true would not sell it.

On vacation, one of his successful friends with two big trucks (tippers) and employees running goods and services asked him for advice. He would like to sell his business and check out to America! The doctor raised alarm! Here is a man that wished he had not sold his own business and even tried to raise money to buy his business back. When he asked the truck businessman if he was crazy, he answered no.

He heard a great deal about America and just want to be like him. There is a difference between an honest living and becoming comfortable; being in money in Africa compared to America or Britain. It is may not be so obvious for the blind to see it. There is more to being rich as a Blackman in your own country and being rich in the Diaspora.

Actually, the good doctor was lucky with his situation. Another friend of ours made it big with his own medical practice, employing other doctors and nurses. One went into group practice with his friends and made it big too. These are all successful businesses from a distance but in America, they paid heavily. Any successful Black in Diaspora has to be above par since you are constantly being watched to see how you overcome the odds against you, installed for a purpose. Even if you are the head of the dog catchers.

Many hid their pain with painkillers or booze, some of them lost their marriages and the most unfortunate ones were targeted and raided for abusing Medicaid and Medicare. When the names of some medical practice or nursing homes got into the news, please understand that there are other sides to these stories. These were hardworking Africans that got caught up in a mess they never expected. Their excuses are that they billed the same way every medical practice or nursing home did. Using the same accountants.

There is a familiar brilliant specialist that was almost crippled for some procedures he performed in one of the biggest hospitals in the USA. He got so tired and fed up, he sued for discrimination and won big. The intelligent man collected his judgment money and established his own Medical Center. He did not stop there, he built up his African village and going into politics in his State; (wonder why, why!) Before you ask everybody to sue for money, note that for every one that succeeded, many lost their discrimination cases.

As a judge explained in a lecture, if every case of discrimination won, most businesses would be killed in Judeo-Christian capitalism. It is the most egregious case that won. None of these folks would come home and tell you of their struggles, frustrations, pains, broken marriages and regrets. Each of these is too embarrassing to tell. We also have to understand that for each of the successes in America or Britain, there are also many casualties. Nobody wants to listen to your sorry cases. We love successful stories O!

Therefore, when you hear that visas are geared to attract the best talents and migrants that can invest heavy cash, you must wonder if those before you that have paid with their families, mental and physical health are coming back to tell you the truth or they are too embarrassed to admit that they made the worst mistakes in their lives.

Look, there are different prices to pay in each country no matter where you are, even in African countries. True, but African brilliant talents pay more on top of those problems when they are not in their own countries. Nobody wants to work in a hostile environment no matter how strong you are. The stress of working against all odds takes its toll on your families, mental and physical health. Those who came back home and fought for our Independence were driven by the hypocrisy they faced abroad.

By Farouk Martins Aresa
https://www.modernghana.com/news/988416/regret-frustration-family-breakup-abroad-too-painf.html

Do you know why they call Bicycle cigarret Ejoor?

Thank your Yoruba kin from Ondo that defeated the Biafran Army. Mid-West was a walk-over,

Efewestern:
During the civil war, when the invading troops entered the Midwest, it was rumoured that the Oba of Bini was been placed on house arrest, that action alone triggered not only the Bini people but all of people of Midwest, in matter of days, troops were being drowned in rivers, guerrilla fighters sprang up...

Should any Governor try this with the Oba of Bini, he family will be banished from the land.

Efewestern:
[quote author=oyatz post=87301739]Oba Nogbasa Ovenramen was sent on exile, no other person became Oba of Bini while he was alive. His Eldest son, Oba Eweka-II succeeded him in 1914.

What happened to the last Ogiso after he killed a pregnant woman?

You reached out to your kin in Ife to send you Oba. The new Oba rubbished all the Ogiso and Ogiamen rebellions. Any Edo that does not have Yoruba name has never smelled the throne since then. Yoruba name denote connection to Ife.

MP,

Is that not the history of America or has anything changed since 1619?

They are just more sophisticated about it. But recently, even their hypocrisy is glaring.

They do it with impunity with the "rule of law".

MetaPhysical:
May his soul rest in peace!

As I was reading a thought descended on me.

Some white men raped those young girls, to silence them and remain incognito they killed the girls and dumped near the black family and fingered George for the crime.

May the souls of those girls and that of George continue to fight their killers for justice.

Can someone educate us on ONE country Okonjo has saved or brought back from financial disaster. Better still, mention one private financial corporate business that has ever employed her.

Why are you blaming the Hot Police lady? She is far prettier than the little brat.

Do you guys tell anybody what you endure on the job to bring money home?

Please blame Oga at the top. Many times, Nigeriana have made it clear they do not want their police used as house boy.

But imagine how this little B has grown into obnoxious fellow because she sold her virginity, not to me O!

Na you nor want chop bleaching ayoungee

Each time somebody mention Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, some people throw a temper tantrum that he didn't get another term.

The same people claim Jonathan is not a Biafran because he is not Igbo?

If he is a Biafran, is it not time for others to be President since none of the presidents do anything for their people.