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Me, I no miss nothing...living in HOUSTON is like living in Suru-Lere. however, GrandMa dey bring me come naija periodically..Abeg, if you agree confirm with a Like

No disrespect, y'all can keep whatever color of passport y'all want....So far, it has taken me far without restriction ! I'll keep my "blue passport" and always RENEW my "green" one 4ever.
The day I took seriously the worth of one's passport was the day, dutch police men raided an area in amsterdam where I was visiting family and friends. I was with 2 of my Ex " great Uniben " classmates laughing and gisting away the evening with a couple of their friends when the police men frisked all of us. they interrogated us for close to 45 minutes. they took some of the guys to their resident to show prove of their legal stay in holland. I told them, I'm a U.S citizen and a Navy reservist and that my documents are at my uncle's house where I am staying.they didnt take me serious. they attended to every single person in a timely manner except me( not sure if its because I don't speak dutch). when it got to my turn, I simply told them I'm not leaving with them that they ignored me with no coffee or water as I thirst away..I requested for them to call the U.S consulate or transport me there. The head of the police men, who is the only one that understands english very well, told me, I'll have to show prove of legal admittance to holland first before they can take me to the U.S Consulate. while this was going on, I already called my Uncle's son at home to bring my duffy bag which contains my documents. My uncle's son is fluent in dutch, so when he got to the scene, he spoke to one of the police men that he'd like to hand over my documents to me. the police officer refused to accept it and asked him to move few feet away from the scene. after much conversation with the head of the police men present, I decided to tell him that infact, my documents are here but one of your officers (pointing at the officer) refused to look at it...( I lied on the officer intentionally ). He immediately ask the officer a question and later ask me to tell my uncle's son to bring the bag. all said and done, he checked out all my documents and apologized for detaining me. He asked if I still wanted to be transported to the U.S consulate, I said No but i'd like an official written apology from his people. He said he would do that and send it to the U.S embassy. He took down my name and passport number. in all, one person was taken away because his visa had expired..he was from Lebanon. I returned to the state, had forgotten about the whole incident, and about 4 months later, a certified mail arrived at my house from the U.S Dept. of states. gUYS It was a letter of apology from the mayor of the city of amsterdam stating that the incident involving his officers was simply a misunderstanding and that they welcome me back to their city and whenever I do, I have an invitation to the city's parliament.
I shared this story to illustrate why I will always keep my "blue passport" ...It is very well respected.

WTF they are still recovering this man's loot? From Obasanjo's regime they've been recovery ABACHA'S loot ....Nna mehnnnn, this man LOOT na record breaking !

If no be because of my wife, truth is I'll wear my boxer atleast twice before leaving it behind 4 washing...madam go pick am up where i hang am for evening drop am for basket !

@ OP , Is that a 2001 Toyota Corolla ? just curious because that body style looks like a 2003? might be wrong if its not American Spec.....

NYERE84 "Happy for them.

If only this my yeye boyfriend will look at Peter, and follow his foot steps.

Atleast, all the witches and wizards in my office and even on Niaraland will be put to shame.

#sad face#

Lola nnem, pls wisper to me, hw were you able to do this??"
whispers to Nyere- gurl born 2 pikin 4 am then wait patiently...LOL i dey joke OoOo

MONSUUR........"Ike ah! U wey b sey na aladodo village in osun state u dey u cun dey form texas here God dey watch una.....na ur sister b dis frying Garri...sorry 4 xposin u anyway"
gUy nO VEX sAY yOU KNOW no WETIN zip Code MEAN...you know why, cus You dont LIVE in the state and you dont know me. abeg 4 those nairalanders wey dey yankee ...make una tell am weting ZIP CODE (77503)MEAN...you try sha..cus sharp sharp u don get 1 "like" for your false representation

on a lighter note, abeg keep an eye on that garri.Soon as "my sister" finish frying that garri, bros send am 2 me..I go pray to baba God for more blessing on your life...no be this one wey don old wey I dey buy here, man need fresh garri LOL

@ naijababe, I respect your opinion however, I'm just sharing my two cents and more importantly, whats been working well for my marriage in the area of "kitchen". ON A SERIOUS NOTE AGAIN,I encourage all women no matter how career oriented you are, FIX YOUR MAN HIS MEAL..both myself and partner do have a demanding JOB but she still finds time to fix the family's meal, that My dear, I cherish and even makes me love her more...I return da favor with a goooood massage ! I do cook at times too (but did most cooking when she was preg. or when she's down) but i just like how she takes control of her kitchen, making sure there's always food at home....HE who has ears let them "hears"

Well being that I am a married man, i'll chip in my 2 cents...before saying I do,

1. get to know your Partners friend (It will give you a microcosm idea of who he/she is, and perhaps what kind of family friends y'all will have after marriage).

2. get to know your partners extended family and immediate family.

3. Talk about the future, her/his fear, Ideal family size, your interests and pay very close attention to how they treat others (especially the poor n illiterate)...if you find the way your partner treat others disgusting, correct them and see how they take your correction.YOU CANNOT FAKE HUMBLENESS.this is very important as when married, you guys will come across family members that are either or both..(destitute/illiterate)..But always be willing to politely demand your partner respect others...if he/she is not showing any changes over the course of your courtship, be ready to see it OVER the LIFETIME OF YOUR MARRIAGE.

4. iF your partner always put you FIRST,in anything whatsoever, RETURN the favor because it will carry over in your marriage.

5. This part is very Pivotal. in the course of your courtship, TEST your partner with your money, Occasions , Time , whatever and see how well they manage it..and this includes you LADIES. Yes, TEST your money with your man. it doesnt have to be a huge amount. Ask your partner to remind you of occasions that u may/mayNOT FORGET- it could be a simple," babe i've got this project that needs to be fixed before tuesday, pls remind me to do it by monday"

I did all these things with my LOVELY wife and I sensed her doing some too in the course of our 2 years COURTSHIP..before I come slap her finger with a nice diamond princess-cut ring. The greatest thing to ever happen to me is finding my best friend, my love , the woman that understands me better than myself , the one that encourages me , my better half and the mother of our beautiful daughter.

GUYS CLOSE YOUR EYES MAKE I TELL THESE WOMEN wey dey read my post ONE other small secret
ladies learn how to cook very well and take pride in running your kitchen's day to day activity...I cannot stress this enough ! believe me, if he leaves home to your breakfast, he'll RUSH home for your DINNER! and you will both have plenty of time to bond and plan next day ! I'm saying this because I listen to how my married/dating friends complain about their girl's cooking...and how they like to OVERSTAY at my crib when they visit..just because wifey they execute some " ofe Oha " LOL..Ike is OUT

AKOKWA first SON here ! Long Live AKO-City.

I swear this man was a smooth operator that silence (kill) his critics without a trace...in Abacha's voice in HELL " Nigeria is hereby dissolved " furthermore, " I too, i'm hereby dissolved " ohh wait ! chairman, you've been dissolved 15 years ago..I dey laugh



[b]Hamza al-Mustapha was appointed Chief Security Officer to the Head of State (CSOHS) with a Special Strike Force Unit during Abacha's military regime (17 November 1993 – 8 June 1998). Other security outfits at the time were the Office of the National Security Adviser under Ismaila Gwarzo, the Directorate of Military Intelligence, the State Security Service and the National Intelligence Agency. All of these units engaged in extrajudicial killings of people seen as threats to the regime.[2] Both Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha gave Captain (later Major) Hamza al-Mustapha exceptional power, considerably greater than other officers who were nominally his superior.[3]

After being appointed Chief Security Officer, Al-Mustapha established a number of small security outfits recruited from the military and other security organizations, and trained in Israel and Korea.[1] Abacha's National Security Adviser Ismaila Gwarzo and al-Mustapha were said to be responsible for much of the "torture, killing and wanton looting" during Abacha's rule.
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More Pics Guys/Gals....i thought I was in AZTEC STADIUM lol...

Not sure why my previous pictures of super eagles practicing wednesday didnt upload. this is live pics from the game. like one nairalander said, thank God say the result end for 2-2 ...man, the crowd were overwhelming! maybe a 99.8 to 0.2 crowd ratio...I sat about 6 seats away from the field...Nigerians were well represented. Kudos to those that flew in and drove long hours to Houston,Tx for the game.

Thought i'd share some pics of the boyz in Practice yesterday.....how can I upload them?

JUST CAME ACROSS THIS......

At what point did you realise the relationship was moving towards marriage?
MC Abbey: I did not make my intention of marriage known to her until we were friends for one year because I needed to know her very well. When I told her, she thought I was joking and she set up a meeting between me and her pastor. She wanted to be convinced that I was serious.
Jumoke: I didn’t take him seriously at first. I told him he had to be younger than his looks. He convinced me about his age by showing me his driving licence. I told him to try the next girl if he was not in for a serious relationship because I was not looking for a boyfriend. He told me he was serious. I started taking him seriously when I got a confirmation from God that he was the man for me. Before I met him, I dreamt of getting married to a tall, fair-skinned man. Thank God I didn’t walk by sight. If I had, I’m sure my life would have turned out a lot differently.
What was the main attraction?
Jumoke: Like I said, I did not set out to be wooed by him. I just liked (and still do) the fact that he always made me laugh uncontrollably whenever he called. I didn’t even know he was a comedian at first. Also, he is a man of integrity, and the goodness of his heart always shines through.
MC Abbey: Her beauty was the first thing I noticed the first day I met her. I observed that she was not just beautiful, she was a combination of beauty and brains.
How do you hang out as a couple?
MC Abbey: We love watching movies together; we also have a couple’s time out where we review the status of our relationship every quarter. We discuss our areas of conflict or misunderstanding and I ask her to mention things I do that are not pleasing to her. She is free to tell me how to improve on certain aspects of my character. We pray together at the end of the review.
Jumoke: We also enjoy each other’s company a lot. We go out most times to watch one of his shows. We dine out and go to the movies. Sometimes, we leave the kids at home and spend a night or two out in a hotel somewhere, just to make sure that we are constantly in tune with each other.
What changes has this relationship brought to your lives?
Jumoke: Being married to MC Abbey has brought me a lot more exposure. I’m a private person; I would rather be by myself and not seek out company, but that is no longer possible. Also, I can be so goal-oriented that I tread on people without considering their feelings, as long as I get my results. He has taught me to relax and smell the roses; that the process is as important as the result.
MC Abbey: She has changed me a lot. I am more prim and proper now. I was just a rugged and rough man but she has beaten me to shape. She tells me, ‘Before I married you, you were not looking this handsome.’ I do a lot of facials because of my wife; she takes me to the spa and does my manicure at home. She is my make-up artist.
How do you settle quarrels?
Jumoke: My husband always insists on thrashing out issues as they occur. No matter how long we need to talk to get to the point where we understand one another and agree on divergent issues, he will make sure we stay on the topic. Also, have a ‘quarterly review,’ like a date night, where we would examine what each party is doing that the other does not like, and make resolutions to change. The change will then be assessed at the next review.
MC Abbey: We work with the philosophy that people should not let their anger go down with the sun. I don’t like sweeping things under the carpet, sometimes she might want to say we should just forget about it but I would insist on discussing the issue. I have learnt to always say, ‘please, I am sorry, forgive me.’ I don’t need to be wrong or right.
What are the things you dislike about each other?
MC Abbey: There are some things she does that make me angry but I still love her for them. For instance, she is always too particular about how she looks. Sometimes she would say she is adding too much weight and she would run to the gym and I always warn her, ‘If you want to lose weight, make sure you don’t lose weight around your backside.’
Jumoke: Sometimes, my husband just can’t be bothered to do certain things, even when it is something that appears to be important to me, such as taking proper care of documents, and not just putting them anywhere.
What do you do to keep the marriage strong?
Jumoke: We pray together and for each other. We make time for one another, no matter how tight the schedule, no matter how short the time. He loves having my attention, and I try to make sure that ‘his’ time is not overridden by chores or caring for the kids. For both of us, the other person’s satisfaction is more important.
MC Abbey: I have learnt to listen more to what she is saying, sometimes she can say a whole lot of things without saying a word and that is very deep. I have grown to understand her silent language and speechless communications. I have also grown to understand the fact that I can’t be better if she is not better[b][/b][/b][b]

I just had to share this,hoping someone on Nairalander will learn something. I Love you sweetheart...Okay..just had to put that there cus wifey log in periodically to nairalander with my account.
To all the Ladies and gents, honestly MARRIAGE is beautiful. A successful marriage has no destination but rather it's a journey. A journey that will take two individuals ( wife n hubby ) and their luggage ( kids ) through a smooth road at times and bumpy road other times. Each and every one of us gets to a point in our life,where we know we r ready to settle down and this includes those of us that clubs , womanizes, pursue ''magas'' and so forth...and when that time comes, it's very imperative that we seperate that life-style from the one that we know is right! one doesnt have to be a rocket scientist to know if the person we are dating or that "someone" interested in us is good for us , or a match for us or thats what I need and not what i want E.T.C. WE KNOW Amongst our boyfriends/girlfriends who is a wifey /hubby material! but alot of times, MEN n WOMEN try to measure up to those we grew up with or friends. ALL FINGERS CAN NEVER BE EQUAL.
A good start is to ask yourself, WOULD YOU MARRY YOU? in otherwords, if you were to marry, will your present self (personality, attitude , life-style e.t.c ) be suitable for marriage? only thing constant in life is CHANGE! if you are not marriage suitable then begin to change what needs to be changed.
Secondly, list those things you HONESTLY wish you could change about you...and try to find them in your suitor or admirer..if they have it, in most cases they'll motivate you to acquiring it over the course of your marriage all things being equal.
furthermore, seek a partner that makes you HAPPY ! he/she may not be rich but his/her presence is worth more than GOLD!
GoodLuck to those of you that are still searching...
I know of a guy that met his WIFE (gorgeous) on Nairaland. I found out about this site through him..because he said he knew what was happening in Nigeria live through Nairalanders, and this guy happens to be my course mate in Undergraduate. he went further to earn a Ph.D., works for Shell, bought a nice home in an afluent neighborhood but looking back when we were in school, almost all the girls in school then shy away from him, even some laugh at him or call him funny names. well, he's very short (5'4 " but very intelligent. I knew he will be a success. Today, some of those girls are still single and shamefully are after him. i'm not kidding, we live in thesame city (Houston, Tx ). He tells me stuffs that these girls do now that even gets me warning him to stay clear of them so that his wife would not have any trust issue. its pathetic.
Abeg I forget to add PRAYER ! pray always for God to send you a good compatible partner..

at Op, ''from desire to desperation '' Might mean ''from desire to I am ready to settle down''...there are 3 schools of thought here:
Desire - most of us do desire to get married..
Desperation - ahahahh I get belly , i must marry before i bring shame to my family.
the other desperation - I am ready to settle down , done with all the partying, flexing , olingo....ike is out peace !

Rest In Peace the Great one...still remember vividly that day in Suru-Lere. Yes upto 12 people lost their lives, yes the main attraction was SAmUel oKWARAji, yES The Stadium was OverCROWDED, I remember my uncle making it home around past 10pm that day because there was "go slow " , I remember watching the match on a black n white TV at my neighbor's house full of people..man, I don really Old OoOoo...I wish i was in Lagos to pay tribute to him in remembrance..R.I.P Sam.

guy u too funny ...love the pics above...

poshDIVA...i swear you no lie...everytime i eat the thing no matter what time of day it is....sleep must catch me...but i dey know when to eat am, if not yawa don gas ...because i dey sleep well after ewa-agoyin and bread...

Obiaghelli which one be you drove around LAGOS for hours and couldnt find ewa-agoyin? abeg if na play make you stop because me I go dey Lagos by this weekend and it wont be funny if I know eat agoyin first thing Sunday morning before mass....LOL..i go vex petition FASHOLA or go Niger republic go issue visa sharp sharp to anyone wey go come trade the thing..habaaaa cant let agoyin go into extinction...

guy me I No dey miss Agonyin and bread at all....I live in HOusTon Tx. there's this lady that makes it daily then i just branch sammy bakery , pick up "agege-like" bread go home slam the thing...with nice ICE-TEA....minutes later your guy dey snooooozeee.....but i feel you though. love the meal die.

man, I adore this woman-Mrs Okonjo-Iweala...She takes pride in being an African. Always wearing african attire no matter the occasion...just got to duff your hats to her. proud of her jare !

I was about to say Nas_0 you got your info.wrong but then realized that NukaChukwu checked you ! I just bought a 2003 , 2005 EOD that will be departing 4/14. to Nigeria and truly there isnt much difference beside the rear lights...2003 V6, EX is fully loaded and very powerful. PERSONALLY, I like the 2003 V6 EX (too much power )more than the 2005 V4 LX...
P.S I replaced and fitted the rear lights of the 2003 with that of a 2005 as per the owners request...E WON MAKE PEOPLE THINK SAY NA 2005 BE HE CAR...lol

Atleast my Cousin no go attack me again and again saying "no be your mate dey send cars from U.S after just 2 yrs wey dem fall in " . I'm so glad they have their names and pictures posted....Nonsence mentality of get rich quick and oppress your fellow humans...make una rotten 4 prison. Kudos to all my fellow hard working Nigerians in Diaspora...we all know that if one persevere and work hard, one will make it.

Lovely ! abeg make una leave people , culture and their choices of wear alone....Go do your own traditional wedding and wear what u like...haba..

can somebody please feed her ? which one be say you loose weight come loose all the yansh? God 4 bid

I DON TaLK B4, I GO TALK AM AGAIN ! STAY AWAY FROM "facebook" , "twitter" , "myspace" , "yourspace" , "istagram" abi wetin dem dey call am? anyway, I stayed away from all of those things as soon as I proposed to my girlfriend now WIFEY..nothing good comes out of it....JUST too many bad stories that have caused wrecks to relationships and homes...

WOW ! GREAT MAN...R.I.P the great one...wikipedia have updated their site to prove, he has indeed passed away