₦airaland Forum

benratigan3:
God bless your thinking

Amen and yours

tutudesz:
Best man that year O! But I never see Oshopikin wife since

If you ask me na who I go ask

tutudesz:
Obaseki should forgive Oshopikin and remember the good old days of eating corn together

and also being his best man

Corn season don start sef

Strange men and strange party

Before this man's election those same 14 lawmakers were sitting in one of his properties as a parallel legislative body to those who had resumed since 2019.

Even the so called house of assembly is non existent, has no location, passes no bills, nor holds any public hearing

My dear which ever state you are just thank God, the other states you think are sane are all failed don't be moved by the glossy photo ops, edited pictures, doctored videos and media hype.

There's no functional state, I'm sorry to say. Ive been to over 23 Nigerian states. Edo is not my state of origin nor is Lagos, Kaduna, Ebonyi or Rivers or all the others which have been in the news for one reason or the other.

It's sad that we don't have a reference state. What would it take?
Reference in terms of prompt salary payment, security, healthy environment, peace, moral sanity, functional health and educational institutions, good roads, public water, street lights, regular lightsas a result of good electrical installations, market with regulated prices, restful and not restive youths, religious harmony, limited party agitation and modern like 22nd century infrastructural development... may be these are too much for them, for a WHOLE 8 years

Will it be a strange thing to vote Moghalu?
Nigerians once voted for an Abiola who was neither their kinsman nor religious brother


For those of us who experienced Buhari as military head of state
We were ready to vote for even an Obasanjo for a 15th term and that says a lot.

When I was on the line to vote in 2019 I was so shocked when the lady in front of me said she's re-voting for Buhari because the devil you know... she said Atiku na thief.

But there were several others on the list.

I voted neither for Buhari nor Atiku because I believed in positive change, not Politician's change. I voted for a man I hoped will bring positive changes to Nigeria. I'm Nigerian not by my doing. God deemed it fit to birth me in this amalgamated entity. God is all knowing. Many have changed citizenship and many others have left permanently. But I'm here so I must do my best till...

To everyone who voted for Buhari in 2015 and 2019 and have no regrets, please take out time, go on a retreat, ponder objectively and project yourself to May 28th 2023 and ask yourself how will it be? How would this regime, administration and tenure go down in history?

I blame myself, because I made mouth that if Buhari wins I'll leave the country. I told all those who were too young to have known about Buhari, I told those older than me who were moved by propaganda and media hype, I told those who said it's just 4 or 8 years, I told them all.

But I'm still here cause I've a family who won't leave the country. I've responsibilities and investments. Finally I've faith that this country would be good one day soon, in my life time and people will return to it and take it even further.

But the concept of one Nigeria, right now I don't believe in it. I don't speak it or play blind loyalty and patriotism

God please help us don't let us go the way of destruction or damnation. I know this is not our home but help us, in Jesus name, amen

For those of us who experienced Buhari as military head of state
We were ready to vote for even an Obasanjo for a 15th term and that says a lot.

When I was on the line to vote in 2019 I was so shocked when the lady in front of me said she's re-voting for Buhari because the devil you know... she said Atiku na thief.

But there were several others on the list.

I voted neither for Buhari nor Atiku because I believed in positive change, not Politician's change. I voted for a man I hoped will bring positive changes to Nigeria. I'm Nigerian not by my doing. God deemed it fit to birth me in this amalgamated entity. God is all knowing. Many have changed citizenship and many others have left permanently. But I'm here so I must do my best till...

To everyone who voted for Buhari in 2015 and 2019 and have no regrets, please take out time, go on a retreat, ponder objectively and project yourself to May 28th 2023 and ask yourself how will it be? How would this regime, administration and tenure go down in history?

I blame myself, because I made mouth that if Buhari wins I'll leave the country. I told all those who were too young to have known about Buhari, I told those older than me who were moved by propaganda and media hype, I told those who said it's just 4 or 8 years, I told them all.

But I'm still here cause I've a family who won't leave the country. I've responsibilities and investments. Finally I've faith that this country would be good one day soon, in my life time and people will return to it and take it even further.

But the concept of one Nigeria, right now I don't believe in it. I don't speak it or play blind loyalty and patriotism

God please help us don't let us go the way of destruction or damnation. I know this is not our home but help us, in Jesus name, amen

uuzba:
There was an eclipse of the moon on the 26th but it people in the Pacific Ocean and some parts of South America experienced during their own Night. We were at daytime here in Nigeria when it happened

Great I know the moon was unusual

Night of 10pm was like 6pm or 5.30pm

Eclipse is either that the moon covers the sun or the sun covers the moon abi? I beg help me remember.
I don't want to ask Google

So which kind of eclipse did the Pacific Ocean and some parts of South America experience

I'm looking at the moon and it's still big and bright
To worsen it emphasise it there is no light so walking outside is bright and safe

Of all the places my eyes can go to...

One way to know the moral fibre, strength, standard and sanity of a nation, city, people or family is the way they treat, react, justify, condemn and act on issues brought to the fore and hidden behind

Make I break am down...
The way your papa and mama go react, treat you, ignore any immoral yawa na the way their way be.
If your city see say people dey wear pant or sag they waka nobody dey talk or show pepper to the person wey commit, e mean say that city no dey send wetin correct.
If your nation no dey fight for person wey dem rape or deal with the person wey do am, e mean say that nation no dey see am as anything

In conclusion...
If media influencers or so termed celebrities phew trash in the name of clout chasing, relevance, reviving flickering careers, being high or crazy
And we the ordinary, majority, sane members of the public ignore because of greater issues of insecurity, rising cost of living, threat of hike in electrity,
We may wake up one day to see that immorality has out-ran these other issues to become a major problem and pain in our necks.

All sane and we'll meaning Nigerians must condemn in totality what Naira Marley said whether he was joking or high.
Those who would support him saying other people too have immoral fantasies and sick craving that they keep secret and are hypocrites, that's no excuse. It's the case of 6 and half a dozen.
Whether keeping it secret or voicing it out on an online platform open to many followers and watchers who'd blow it out louder on their own platforms is totally wrong

One way to know the moral fibre, strength, standard and sanity of a nation, city, people or family is the way they treat, react, justify, condemn and act on issues brought to the fore and hidden behind

Make I break am down...
The way your papa and mama go react, treat you, ignore any immoral yawa na the way their way be.
If your city see say people dey wear pant or sag they waka nobody dey talk or show pepper to the person wey commit, e mean say that city no dey send wetin correct.
If your nation no dey fight for person wey dem rape or deal with the person wey do am, e mean say that nation no dey see am as anything

In conclusion...
If media influencers or so termed celebrities phew trash in the name of clout chasing, relevance, reviving flickering careers, being high or crazy
And we the ordinary, majority, sane members of the public ignore because of greater issues of insecurity, rising cost of living, threat of hike in electrity,
We may wake up one day to see that immorality has out-ran these other issues to become a major problem and pain in our necks.

All sane and we'll meaning Nigerians must condemn in totality what Naira Marley said whether he was joking or high.
Those who would support him saying other people too have immoral fantasies and sick craving that they keep secret and are hypocrites, that's no excuse. It's the case of 6 and half a dozen.
Whether keeping it secret or voicing it out on an online platform open to many followers and watchers who'd blow it out louder on their own platforms is totally wrong

One way to know the moral fibre, strength, standard and sanity of a nation, city, people or family is the way they treat, react, justify, condemn and act on issues brought to the fore and hidden behind

Make I break am down...
The way your papa and mama go react, treat you, ignore any immoral yawa na the way their way be.
If your city see say people dey wear pant or sag they waka nobody dey talk or show pepper to the person wey commit, e mean say that city no dey send wetin correct.
If your nation no dey fight for person wey dem rape or deal with the person wey do am, e mean say that nation no dey see am as anything

In conclusion...
If media influencers or so termed celebrities phew trash in the name of clout chasing, relevance, reviving flickering careers, being high or crazy
And we the ordinary, majority, sane members of the public ignore because of greater issues of insecurity, rising cost of living, threat of hike in electrity,
We may wake up one day to see that immorality has out-ran these other issues to become a major problem and pain in our necks.

All sane and we'll meaning Nigerians must condemn in totality what Naira Marley said whether he was joking or high.
Those who would support him saying other people too have immoral fantasies and sick craving that they keep secret and are hypocrites, that's no excuse. It's the case of 6 and half a dozen.
Whether keeping it secret or voicing it out on an online platform open to many followers and watchers who'd blow it out louder on their own platforms is totally wrong

One way to know the moral fibre, strength, standard and sanity of a nation, city, people or family is the way they treat, react, justify, condemn and act on issues brought to the fore and hidden behind

Make I break am down...
The way your papa and mama go react, treat you, ignore any immoral yawa na the way their way be.
If your city see say people dey wear pant or sag they waka nobody dey talk or show pepper to the person wey commit, e mean say that city no dey send wetin correct.
If your nation no dey fight for person wey dem rape or deal with the person wey do am, e mean say that nation no dey see am as anything

In conclusion...
If media influencers or so termed celebrities phew trash in the name of clout chasing, relevance, reviving flickering careers, being high or crazy
And we the ordinary, majority, sane members of the public ignore because of greater issues of insecurity, rising cost of living, threat of hike in electrity,
We may wake up one day to see that immorality has out-ran these other issues to become a major problem and pain in our necks.

All sane and we'll meaning Nigerians must condemn in totality what Naira Marley said whether he was joking or high.
Those who would support him saying other people too have immoral fantasies and sick craving that they keep secret and are hypocrites, that's no excuse. It's the case of 6 and half a dozen.
Whether keeping it secret or voicing it out on an online platform open to many followers and watchers who'd blow it out louder on their own platforms is totally wrong

It took the death of a brilliant, determined, young job seeker to reveal the mess going on among idle minded youths like Akpan just in his twenties and the old politicians and those in the top echelon of power.
For some of them it's for sports, fun and for hedonistic pleasure.
For others it's for rituals and other occultic gains.
I remember reading about boys used by Saraki erstwhile for elections who ran amok and raided in Offa,
What happened to them and their influential backers?
One eventually died and the rest are languishing in prison.

Then I heard about a family popularly referred to as Afro in Benin who where behind the killing of a lawyer and burying him in a shallow grave. I do recall that on visit to the site other graves where discovered.
#ENDSARS happened, prison break occurred and those culprits escaped. Now where is the justice?

Sadly here in Uyo it's another case of revelations of crimes of old. Other graves have been found. Evil atrocities have come to bear. Now there are threats and counter banters. But how will it end? Will Akpabio use his office to help the victim's family get justice or will he be solely interested in his name and image?

Will this be another cold case?
Will the puppet be killed to silence him?
Will there be an escape from prison?
Will his cohorts go on a protest to release him based on human rights since his is not a bailable offence?

This is not Criminal Minds,Mentalist, Law and Order or CSI,
friends this is real life
Our own here in Nigeria


Evil is parading the land and our weapons against them can never be carnal, legalistic, street sense, guns or roses, vigils or ornaments, stickers or beads, charms or amulets or even escaping to another country...

Believe me you, believe you me, the only solution is in God, in Jesus Christ, in the Holy Spirit.

I rest my case, I know who I am, I know where I stay, I know who I don't know or how much I don't have

As the country is already hard and amidst worsening securities.

My heart goes out to the woman

May she be healed and get justice

DesignAndBuild:
It doesn't matter who is doing it, it doesn't matter how popular they are, whether it's Ronaldo, davido or Wizkid, it doesn't matter how social media tries to paint it good, premarital sex, premarital pregnancy and premarital parenthood is sin. I'll never give in to the hype. It was sin 200 years ago, it is sin today, and it will be sin 200 years from now, regardless how much "popular culture" it becomes.

You are right

What would Jesus say, preach and stand for?
He protected the adulterous woman but never condoned her sin.

We must draw the line on what is right is right even if most people are angry about it
And
What is wrong is wrong even most people support it or do it

Even if someone is a product of such relationship you can stand against it without hating or disrespecting your parents.

My elder brother who smoked at the time, used to tell me not to smoke.
In God's grace and wisdom over my life, I never questioned him saying, what of you are you not smoking?
Instead I took the advice and I've never smoked anything with my blessed mouth and lips
Not
Pipe, cigarette, weed, cigar, vapp or shisha
And by the will of God I shall never.

I don't condemn my brother nor others who smoke
So also I don't condemn people and their beautiful babies born in such circumstances
But I can not support it.

If you want the degree, study and do the course
If you want the house work and buy or build
If you want the babies get married and give them a home with father and mother and security and assurance and dignity and peace

This is too sad
I feel so sad for the elephant population generally in the world.
In eastern Africa it's their tusks that are hunted for
In Nigeria and our neighbours it's the meat and prestige

Sad

Please let's support preservation of elephants and rare species- dolphins, whales, tortoise and even lion

Modified:
But not snakes kill them all
Although I noticed that since I curtailed the issue of snakes in my compound rats have increased now there is a rat issue.
Not just rat but bush rat- fat and fast
They compete with my goats for their food

How do I go about it?
Please don't suggest cats or dogs, they can't cohabit with the things we have in the compound.

Please anyone with suggestions in curtailing rats should please help
We don't have plenty bushes but the plants we have and small bush serves as their hood
thanks

I pray the ball does not harm to your compound. I grew up in face me I face you blocks of flat and I stayed in high rising hostels in my school days, I know the problem of throwing things and kicking things all in the name of exercising my own liberty and freedom at the expense of others around.

Let them be aware of their responsibilities and consequences of their actions

We are
I am with you in prayers
You will live
You will overcome
You will be 100% healthy
There is a balm in Gilead
By Jesus' stripes you are healed
Beloved I wish above all things that you prosper in health even as your soul prospers

See his RSVP

OcholaKings:
Thanks man, are u in the field?

aren't we all?...

I'm not professionally

But I am by my faith

Stay well

Yes

For the guy above me dont make a mockery of the call of pastorship (shepherding)
There are fake pastors just as they are fake lawyers, doctors, teachers and mechanics

Ednut you won't tell a man to rub grease on his hands and overall, hold spanner and screwdriver, park a few old cars with open bonnet then boom he don hammer?

Please respect the Christian leadership, terms and faith
I won't say so about another religion

Counselling is a fantastic career op, go for it, but you need emotional strength, maturity and thick skin
You will hear things and you must be wise to direct the person aright
God help us

LUGBE:
May God help us

Amen

PlayMaker14:
You guys are really lucky my brother....

That's a Jigawa spiting cobra and it's venom is more potent than that of a black mamba.

Just one bite can send you to the great beyond in less than 20minutes.

No its not Jigawa it's Dutse and Gongola

It looks really long

Of all the things bothering Nigeria, the mods always seem to push snake stories to the front

Maybe it's to divert attention, ease tension and ...

gowonmaharajah:
why do Nigerians badmouth Nigeria?

It's a good question

And what is worse, these people will fight and troll anyone/foreigner who tries to also badmouth Nigeria.

Words have power, the Americans keep saying God's own country, big brother, greatest in the world and the likes
Whereas there are numerous countries, some small, some bigger that the US which are by far better

People die daily from gun violence, accidents, hate crimes, assassinations, sicknesses and the likes but they don't blow it in the news. But Nigerians we concentrate so much on our weaknesses.

As an aside. Let me use my experience. I was to attend a wedding but I'd other rough places I needed to go to before the wedding. I'd to dress down a little. Worse my shoe spoilt as I stepped out of the car. I'd to use my casual slippers in the car. Do you know my Co invitees ignored from top to ankle and focused down at my footwear. I laughed. I said humans! We won't appreciate the good side and things in order but would look for little errors, issues or setbacks and blow it up out of proportion. That's why if I'm conversing with someone- words or chats I ignore errors in the language as long as there is communication. It helps to keep the flow and respect people instead of belittling or embarrassing them "unnecessarily." But a few people will leave the substance of the discussion and focus on the undotted "i" and uncrossed "t"

Now back to NTA, NTA in focusing on these festivals and ancient programmes is making a little attempt to keep the country patriotic, sane and 'limited.'

Patriotic- many of us won't have known of the fishing activities in Borno if not for the festival feature on NTA
Sane- too much bad news and political tension can cause emotional and psychological insanity, lead to paranoia and depression
Limited- NTA limits it's audience to only the government's perspective and good side. They don't do all round broadcasting and don't thrive for competition in getting licenses to air sports, music, political debates, competitions or entertaining programmes or sitcoms that draw people and families to the TV.

NTA like America is helping to polish the image of Nigeria, whitewash it, apply make up, portray a fake, deceitful, lying situation of Nigeria and save the face of government

Kestolove:
i only watch nta once in a week and thats on sunday, I watch ntanewsline after that till another Sunday again..wetin I won do with Nta wey channelstv dey, Tvc, ariseTv, BBC, CNN?

I can't believe it! I thought I was the only one? My TV only comes on on Sundays for newsline. I manage to watch the news part from 9pm. But by 10.30 I'm already standing by my TV to turn it off

I've not subscribed for a while cause my movements are unpredictable, I can travel any time so the sub doesn't waste, and I do more of Internet streaming, YouTube and watch movies from friends and family.

But I can't forget or diss NTA

Many pre-indomie generation people like me had only NTA and our state's channel to help us.
We learnt a lot from NTA and enjoyed great entertainment. It's just a pity many things are retrogressing.

But by the power of the words of mouth, I ask life, effectiveness, efficiency and productivity to come upon NTA and in fact Nigeria as a whole, in Jesus name, amen

Happy birthday sir

I won't forget in a hurry the lovely time I had at Jogor centre at Mount Zion Movies all night programme

I was happy to greet him and his wife

God bless you sir and your family and your company and ministry in Jesus name, amen

Movies and music go a long way, thats why I feel sorry for contemporary musicians and filmmakers who are making terrible products, posterity will tell.

To imagine I watched aro meta in a state far away from the West in the 90s as one of the first indigenous Christian movies produced! Hah oga Mike you try, you and your crew God bless you all

No sir they will only select and give you to endorse.

Please which state do you know that they have fair local government polls?

Most states have sweeping results at the polls

How can all LGAs just vote the same party the governor belongs to

What kind of coincidence is that

See Kano with over 40 LGAs... all APC or Enugu all PDP

Congratulations to the trio

This is very good news

I celebrate with the families

My lovely Ngwo...

Good news all the way

Step busstop

With respect to his excellency Prof Jerry Gana one time presidential aspirant, he has no political clout or weight and more so he has not brought much to his people like Generals Gowon, Danjuma, Kefas, late Badeh and other middle belt politicians like Senator David Mark who have been in places of authority and power and influence to help their people.

In my humble opinion there is no difference between APC and PDP. They are both incapable of good governance and a waste of time for good meaning Nigerians. Many who wished for a better Nigeria but didn't see it before they died would be disappointed with both parties.

I pray to God for me and like minded patriots, that we would see a good Nigeria or live in another country which is good and would treat us right even as we transfer our hardwork, good will and patriotism to them.

may he rest in peace.
This man was faithful and loyal to his wife and family and their throne

I heard he gave up smoking because of Queen Elizabeth

He'd be missed by those who loved him

Condolence to them all