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Business has taken me to all the states except Kwara,Kebbi,Sokoto,Yobe, Nasarawa, Taraba, Plateau,Ekiti,Oyo,Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna,Niger and Osun.So I have visited 21 states.Hopefully,before the end of the year,I will visit Niger,Plateau,Sokoto and Kebbi,bringing my total visited to 25 states.

My brother, no be small thing. The funny thing is that nobody says it.

anonimi:
Hopefully we won’t find out how she messed up Cadbury like she did in First Bank, with Oba Otudeko.

Nigerians are some of the most immoral people I know. That is why our country is one of the most corrupt in the world. At the same time,we are one of the most religious places on earth. Back to the topic, religion is not needed for one to have a moral framework. A moral framework can exist without religion and the individual will function optimally as long as his moral values do not contradict the laws of the society in which he lives.This is why countries with a large population of atheists like China can have more law and order than very religious countries like Nigeria. If the ultimate validatior and source of morality is religion, then it can be argued that BH terrorists are not doing anything wrong because they are acting out of religious conviction (according to their misguided understanding) It is clear that the OP is not well trained in logical thinking and reasoning.

P.S I am not an atheist.

Are you not in Nigeria? Why are you talking about brushing and bathing? Are you not aware that the reason the other passengers are afraid of the guy because of all the kidnapping and killing going on?

budaatum:
Entering bus is not democracy. You pay your fare and travel or walk!! And you do not need to lie that he "never brush and bathe, looking unkempt", and the fact you lie belittles your position.

I hope he sues the company for discriminating against him, since passengers should not be determining the companies policy.

This is obviously a fake story to advertise a business namely;the counselling service. I think a transparent persuasive advertisement is better.

He is not "washing his dirty linen in public" This is a nameless forum.If what he said is true,then the wife is obviously the type who only respects a man when he is financially comfortable. Double your hustle Bro,hopefully things will improve .

Pkay28:
As a man, you don’t have to wash your dirty linen in public. Have you had a proper heart-to-heart conversation with her? She only gossiped with her friend, yet here you are, sharing your issues with the whole of Naija.
She’s nagging? So are you. She’s complaining? So are you. Brother, she is your mirror — she is reflecting you.
You dated for three years. That’s long enough to truly know someone. Life in a new country will humble you, especially as a man.
My cousin once told me about their early days in Canada. During one of their quarrels, his wife called the police. Today, they are a happy family of five. I asked him what changed. He said he spoke only to his eldest brother, who challenged him to “chest” whatever his wife was saying, stay focused, provide for the family, and be the best version of himself as a man and husband.
His brother, who lives in Spain, gave him solid advice. He took it seriously: stopped attacking his wife with words, enrolled in courses, took survival jobs, and even sold okpa at some point. But most importantly, one night he sat his wife down, spoke to her calmly and lovingly, reassured her that their situation would improve, and asked for her belief and support. According to him, that single night changed everything.
He stayed focused, kept working, and eventually landed a good-paying job in real estate. Their lives transformed. It’s been three years now, and they have achieved a lot: the Canadian government support helped them save money, especially after their third child. They now own a good bedroom apartment, a car, and his wife is in nursing school. He has also successfully built a four-bedroom duplex back home in Nigeria.
To this day, no one in the family — not even his friends or sisters — knows about their past struggles. Only his brother knew. He only shared with me because I sought his advice, and he warned me not to mention it to anyone else.
Sir, this is your cue. Take that quiet night, have a sincere heart-to-heart talk with her. Reassure her, pray together, and stop dismissing her efforts. She’s pregnant — that child will open doors for both of you. But if you handle it anyhow, you will see pepper.
Please, be like my cousin. Rise up again as the man of the house and get your game back on. God bless you.

Whenever a Nigerian wants to do something wicked and evil, he/she will start talking about God and quoting scriptures.

The great lesson to learn from this incident is that Christians did not go on rampage killing and maiming anyone.People of a certain religion need to learn to be tolerant like Christians. It is also good that the Israeli army did not deny the incident. Rather they apologised and took necessary actions.

We are Christians,we don't fight for God.The statue is just a symbol and nothing more.Even if the IDF authorities don't punish the soldier ,we will only pray for him to repent and for God to touch his heart and free him from anger which causes such actions.May the blessings and peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be upon him,Amen.

You are wrong
Nigerian institutions are not mostly corrupt
Nigerian institutions are wholly corrupt

Careente7:
We can't keep on avoiding issues like this as if they don't exist. Nigerian institutions are mostly currupt. I don't know if its God that will help us of we helping ourselves.


No comment; next question.

Do terrorists,kidnappers and bandits that are hunting Nigerians like prey animals know that you are The Jagaban?

In punishing this woman,the husband is also punishing himself because people will refer to him as "that woman's husband " forever. He should have just left the marriage...

This professor is professing rubbish. Losing your head of state and top military command easily, completely losing your air space to foreign powers etc,these are not the characteristics of a world power.The Iranians are quite formidable and resilient because they don't fear death,which is quite common with people who have a religious ideology.The Americans are negotiating because they don't want American casualties which they will definitely have if they do a ground invasion.

How can people embezzle funds meant for maintenance of vehicles on which their lives literally depend? Corruption is truly a deadly sickness that first makes Nigerians foolish before killing them.

Right to bear arms does not mean right to execute
people without trial and due process. We need a functioning judiciary and more effective law enforcement not jungle justice

Gotocourt:
Why arrest instead of outright execution 📌💯🤷🏿.

We need the second amendment law just like in the United States of America 📌💯.

Ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment states:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed".

It protects an individual's right to own firearms, a right confirmed by the Supreme Court to extend to self-defense within the home and, generally, in public.

Historically, we had no kings in Igbo land,we had our own form of traditional democracy. The British bastardised our culture by introducing warrant chiefs inorder to implement their indirect rule model which was also being implemented in other parts of the new country called Nigeria. Since then,some Igbos have become completely obsessed with the idea of kingship.Nollywood is not helping matters either. As for the South Africans,it is obvious their xenophobic fever has flared again. They need a dose of humanity.

It is very true.Do you even know the usd value of textiles we import from Asia annually? Now imagine if all that domestic demand is met locally and a big surplus is still produced and exported.Lets leave ethnicity and religion and use our brains.Good leadership is critical

Richtaiwo:
Here he goes again with another dubious claim. Aba footwear surpassing Nigeria’s oil revenue? If that were true, what is stopping them from fully pursuing such a lucrative venture?

This fraud needs to learn to distinguish between fantasy and reality, because Nigerians are far more concerned with facts than with superficial claims that can convince a baby goat.

This reminds me of the recent case of a woman in the US who killed her husband and then wrote a book on coping with grief.
Wonders shall never end.

You are right, the right economic term for what you are saying is "purchasing power parity-PPP" If you use PPP exchange rate,the minimum wage amount in USD will be higher but it will still quite low.The sad reality is that there are Nigerians who even earn below said minimum wage,I just left a hotel now, the receptionist told me she earns 25k

helinues:
What people don't know is, price of things are cheap in Nigeria . How much is an average 1 room in Nigeria compared to other countries?

Why are other countries in Africa for example not throwing parties the way we do in Nigeria?

Compare ordinary the price of a beer in Nigeria with other countries and see the reason.

Though the minimum wage in Nigeria is low but with low price of goods and services, we should be doing better if we reduce our unnecessary spendings

Religion, festive activities and parties cost a lot yearly in Nigeria now add expensive data people are still affording even though they don't make money on internet

God bless you for saying this.Truly,apart from real estate,Abuja has no real economy, only looting of government money. Whenever young graduates tell me they want to move to Abuja for nysc or better job prospects, I always advise them to move to Lagos, Ogun,Anambra etc Ofcourse another industry that is doing well in Abuja is prostitution aka "runs"

Spreadlove8888:
Same as my own thoughts too

Only infrastructures
Roads
Crossovers
Bridges
Street lights
Real estate and other stuffs

But no active manufacturing industry like we have in the south.

Or it is because it's the national capital?


quote author=tasalanoni post=138897389]Abuja is one hell of an overrated place. It doesn't have its own economy beyond politics and looting. People who haven't traveled to civilized countries would equate it to a paradise.. Everything there requires one stupid Aboki connection or the other.
If I were to be given the option of living in the best parts of Abuja or similar living standards places in Lagos, I'd choose Lagos anyday anytime.
Real dumb ass city. Fake life, weak economy outside of politics, zero mental stimulation and ingenuity beyond real estate, scrambling for connection, lazy folks heavily dependent on stolen public funds, no active industries. Just infrastructure that preserves the ruling class.

Kemi Badenoch is very brilliant. If she doesn't succeed in becoming British PM it will be a good idea if a future president of Nigeria can invite her to become finance minister or petroleum resources minister.

This one obviously paid someone to write WAEC for her.How can she not know that the small intestine comes after the stomach?

If you believe that a human being like you can tie your destiny, then you probably need psychiatric evaluation

SmartPolician:
This is one of the most common arguments had in Lagos. Why would a supposedly rich landlord tie the destinies of his tenants?

While he rest of the world is advancing in medical science, tech and other areas, Nigerians are using fetish practices to advance their wickedness!

Because most things consumed in Nigeria are actually imported and paid for in USD

Emeskhalifa:
Why does everything have to be compared with Dollar?

Iran doesn't give a 4k about dollars yet Iran is well developed.

Can't Africans especially Nigerians breath without mentioning dollars?

This Bwala should keep quiet so that people can forget his shamelessness and lack of integrity. He exposed himself on a global media platform and instead of keeping quiet and letting things cool,he is digging deeper.

These guys are finishing themselves with steroids,very unhealthy. Congratulations to him anyway

The buck stops on the president's table.Stop the excuses.If we wake up tomorrow morning and find that Nigeria is the safest country on earth with the lowest murder/crime rate,we will sing his praises.As a people, we must learn to take responsibility and stop the usual whataboutism.

getcut:
You’re correct that Nigeria currently operates a centralized federal police structure where the Inspector General ultimately answers to the presidency. No serious person disputes that the Commander in Chief carries national responsibility for security in Nigeria. But acknowledging that reality does not erase the operational role of states.

In practice, governors remain the chief security officers of their states. They chair state security councils, coordinate intelligence with police commands, fund vehicles, fuel, housing, and operational logistics, and work with local security outfits and community networks that provide the first layer of intelligence. Without that cooperation, federal forces often operate blind at the local level. That is exactly why the debate around state police has gained momentum. The current centralized model has clear limitations in a country as large and complex as Nigeria. The push to amend the law is meant to address those structural weaknesses so that policing becomes more responsive and locally grounded.

So yes citizens are right to demand results from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the federal government. But serious analysis must also recognize that security failures are rarely produced by a single office.

Why do you guys always think of only oil? Oil is not the only resource known to man.While
it is true that Libya has more oil per capita,Nigeria actually has more resource diversity including arable land for agriculture. Even in the oil industry, we are producing far less than we should for a country with our size of reserves and population. For decades we had no functional refineries or petrochemical plants.Nigeria is not doing well as a country, acknowledging that fact is not lack of patriotism.Part of loving your country is being able to say the truth
about it

LordBiden:
The reason why comparisons like these don't make sense is this,how can you compare a nation of over 7m people with massive oil deposit with one with over 200m people.

The practice of governors funding "logistics" for police operations is purely supplementary.Nigeria currently has a unitary federal police.All the security chiefs including the IG of police report to the president and the police budget is part of the large federal budget every year.Let's learn to call a spade what it is.The president was elected to do a good job not to give excuses.
N.B: There is consensus that the unitary federal police model has failed,which is why the president is urging the senate to amend the laws and approve state police.My displeasure is that it is not being handled speedily.

getcut:
Yes, the President as Commander in Chief will naturally face criticism for national security. No one disputes that. But pretending that insecurity begins and ends with the president is a misunderstanding of how the system actually works.

Security failures are rarely created at the top alone. Intelligence, policing, and prevention start locally. Governors control state security architecture in practice they fund logistics for police operations, coordinate vigilante and community security structures, influence intelligence gathering, and control local political environments where banditry, kidnapping, and militancy grow. When communities become ungoverned spaces, that failure begins long before federal forces are deployed.

Even the most powerful Commander in Chief cannot compensate for weak local governance, poor intelligence cooperation, politicized local actors, or communities where criminal networks operate with protection or silence. That is why serious security analysis never reduces national instability to a single office.

Criticizing the president is legitimate. But claiming that the presidency alone explains pervasive insecurity ignores the shared responsibility of governors, legislators, local authorities, and communities themselves. Security is a system, not a single chair in Abuja and any argument that pretends otherwise oversimplifies a complex national problem.

We have gotten to the point in Nigeria where people have no integrity and they are not ashamed to let the world know it.Bwala is just one of many such people in the country.

You are wrong. The federal government controls all the major security agencies:police,army,navy,civil defence etc.The federal government is headed by the President. Yes,we can still blame the governors etc but the President is commander in chief and will always be the first to be criticised for pervasive insecurity. We don't need excuses, we want to see results.

getcut:
Jumping straight to tribal labeling is exactly the problem. The moment every security incident in Nigeria is reduced to this tribe or that tribe, the conversation stops being about security and starts becoming ethnic blame.

Banditry, kidnapping, and rural violence are criminal and security issues not a tribal scoreboard. Turning it into who supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or which ethnic group must answer for criminals only deepens division while the real problem weak enforcement, local security failures, and poor accountability remains unaddressed.

In reality, development is driven largely at the state and local level. Governors, senators, and local government chairmen control budgets, infrastructure projects, state secuity, schools, hospitals, and basic services within their states. Federal allocations are distributed to every state, and it is those local leaders who decide how effectively those funds are used.

The president’s role is primarily national security coordination, economic direction, diplomacy, and maintaining balance among states. When theres is insurgency or disturbances in a state, roads collapse, hospitals decay, or schools fail in a state, the first line of accountability should be the governor and local leadership, not simply blaming a president because he comes from a particular tribe.

Nation-building is not a tribal competition. It’s a collective responsibility that requires citizens to understand how governance actually works and to hold every level of leadership accountable, not just the one that is politically convenient to blame.

As in eh.The country is in ruins and our so called leaders are busy doing politics. Let's forget the rest of Nigeria, what benefit have ordinary people in the south west gotten from Tinubu 's government? They can not even live in peace without fear of kidnappers and murderers.

pointblank247:
And you still call this place a country ? Trump was mild in his choice of word describing us