₦airaland Forum

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There is nothing wrong with taxation as long as the government provides conducive environment for businesses to thrive. Nigeria ain't got such government. It is morally wrong and illegal to pay tax to such a wasteful government.

Government is free to make repressive laws. More blame goes to the citizens who bend over backwards to obey such nonsense laws. Did people learn anything from #EndSARS protests? Power belongs to the people.
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This is why it is wise to hold the state and local government politicians accountable instead of expending all powers barking at Abuja. What are our state governments doing with their monthly allocations? Challenging Buhari should be secondary but we love to hold logic upside in SE.
If Ngige and Obi could do it without prodding from Abuja, there is no reason the "inebriated one" shouldn't be able to pay pension as at when due.
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thoth:
It will be imposed with force, all these were per-calculated and with the complicity of the political class. The ignorant ones will be first to take it and they will be applauded then the others will be made to look like threats when they refuse to take it, mark my words an ID of sort will be provided for anyone that took it and those that refuse to take it will have their access to many services denied. eventually force will have to be applied. the black man is doomed.

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We know.

Talk to any trusted and qualified health professionals. The ones here have vowed not to take it nor let a loved one take it.

I love how they are using Okonjo Iweala to market it. Slavery was very successful because of the connivance of local chiefs. Want to cage people? It is best to use someone with "integrity" that looks and talks like them. That's why celebrities are used for advertisements. Hero effects!

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Covid-19 poses no threat to Nigerians as people have been going on their normal business activities. But as always, people will fall for the mass hysteria created by the media and unscrupulous western politicians. Any healthy person in Nigeria who is idiotic enough to get the vaccines (or do I say play a guineapig) deserves whatever comes his or her way.

They thought people would be dropping like flies in Africa and it didn't happen. Now they want to introduce some vaccines for some virus that our bodies were able to defeat naturally.

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Don't blame them.

Blame the moronic masses that they let this go on while their lives and well-being are being sacrificed on the altar of political expediency.

Nigeria can never be well until their is a mass free for all at the National Assembly--people run over there and beat them to stupor. Make Nigerian politicians watch their backs and see things change positively overnight.

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Hushbingo:
[b]This girl is a very beautiful lady which i know would have lots of suitors on her head. I never even intended dating her until she converted our friendship to relationship.

When we started, i noticed her incessant calls and had to complain about them which got reduced with time. In most cases, i would bring up issues pertaining to her having an affair with some of those people which she would discard and even get angry enough as to quarrel with me.
So, because of the texts and calls she was getting i became suspicious and one evening when i read a text from a guy addressing her as "baby and luv" i finally vented my anger, she strolled out that evening while i waited at home, later on, i took her phone, old phone which she barely uses, i turned it on and went through her Whatsapp messages, it was then that i discovered she has had an affair with a boss she was working for and even got messed up without her salary being paid for that month.

Not just that, other guys too have had their pounds of flesh. I was messed up that evening because this lady would insist we have sex without condom. So messed up that when she came, for the first time in my life, i layed my hands on a woman and slapped her so bad, I even beat her till she was unconcious and when she finally gained conciousness, she started begging and explaining, she even pretended like she wants to drink hypo bleech due to heart break.

To cut the long story short, i got other texts too from guys in her phone, one in particular sent her "are we still seeing today ?" Which she told me she never made any arrangement with the guy.
Well, i have invested much on this girl and i don't want to let her go like that, she had turned me to a brutal guy. I don't know what to do, i don't want to break up with her because she would just shift to another guy the next day, so I need advise on the best medicine for this kind of lady.[/b]

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See all the time you are investing in a girl owned by the community. Tomorrow you will blame an innocent uncle in the village for your poverty.

Every man is hustling to upgrade in this Buhari time. But your major problem is a girl.

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hector:
I am 32. I am planning to move overseas- America, Canada, Europe or Australia in that order. But I'm seriously considering settling down before I turn 35 or at most 35. My problem right now is having to decide if getting married before i travel will be a better idea considering how uncertain things might be for a new immigrant.

I can be skeptical towards ladies, very selective and reserved. So I want to hear your suggestions please..

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Marry before you travel to lands of uncertainties?

To the people who still don't believe in village people...here is the evidence.

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If you perform CPR and the patient dies later, how do you explain yourself to the police and the family members? To be a good Samaritan in Nigeria is an invitation to trouble.

If you take an accident victim or armed robbery victim to the hospital, your problems have just multiplied.

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God please let Tinubu win the Presidency in 2023 so that his people’s lives will change as much Katsina people’s lives turned to milk and honey with the Presidency of Buhari.

Nigerians can only learn the hard way. I am very disappointed at Buhari for not tightening the knot strong enough to quench Nigerians.

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Not a problem.

Na who buy ticket enter we go blame.


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I don’t think people are complaining about the bride price. The problem is the infamous list in which all the kindreds get together, write all their problems in life and hand it over to a suitor to purchase.

I feel sorry for ladies from Mbaise. Some people are too scared to get close enough to know the truth. If she tries, the man will think he is being reeled in for the kill.
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spyder880:
Good morning Sir, please comment on the house design, what do you think should change because both me and the owner are not very satisfied with what the architect did here. My client has suggested adding another long window in the front right hand side, making it 2 windows, I agreed with the idea, we are going to reduce the width of the cantilevered balcony on the right, and maybe add to the other balcony at the front left.

I am also looking to change the look of this house to make it come alive more. Welcome Sir.

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It is bland and has the look of a warehouse than a contemporary residential house. More ventilation necessary. If I were to advise, I will stop work and give the original design back to Phildecasa or Sochdesign to modify. Not late at all. But that's just my opinion. It is not my wallet.

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spyder880:
All glory, all honour and all adoration be given unto our Lord God .

To HIS glory, we have agreed on terms to construct a 5 bedroom duplex for a Nairalander, and a friend of mine. The details of the project are as follows;

Project: Construction of a 5 bedroom duplex
Location: Anambra state, Nigeria
Client: A Nairalander
Duration: 120 days
Budget: Naira 15.850 m (construction stage only, from the foundation till the roofing is completed only)

We appreciate you our friends and readers for your continued support and encouragement, because of you, we can always aspire to do more. Thank you all.

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Congratulations!

This house design dey one kind.

Or is it my eyes?

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DNA ?

Bc all these Nigerian public figures' marital stories too dey get K-leg after a few years.
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All the hangers on forget that oyibo talk am, "there is no such thing as free lunch". By the time oga Davido go don reach 40, na so so RIP dem go dey use remember everyone wey leave work dey follow am.

Who is next? Dem no dey even reach 30 years sef. Anybody wey lose im mama in a mysterious way go fit lose all him friends in a mysterious way. E too sweet na im dey kill pass. Na corn dem dey use catch fowl. No smoke without fire.

Win 20k if you can correctly predict which one of Davido people go mod in 2021? Sure banker!

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ZKOSOSO:
Wahalla for Badluck

To think People actually rejected Goodluck and replaced with Badluck is bad enough to get some people examined

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Anyone but GEJ was in order.
The only regret is that APC chose a certified dullard as their flagbearer and hoodwinked the masses with fake promises.

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She said, “real men don’t beat their wives”

In other words, if you are not a real man, feel free to beat your wife.

What defines a real man? She needs to expatiate so that those who don’t fall into any of the categories can start doing the needful.

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He talks to God and couldn’t have him settle this rift with thunder. Church is just a business center. That’s why it took the intervention of a court headed by a mortal to bring sanity back to the corporation after 16 years.

We are all spiritual beings. No living soul is a man of God not unless you want to fall for their scams.

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EgunMogaji2:
This is an example of what I meant by overbuilding in Nigeria.

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Nigeria is where one thing works and everyone jumps on it and beat it to death.

2 pillars and send down the rain? POP wall mouldings? Brick tiles? They will put these three examples on anything called house....until they are played out.

While at it, think of Highlander, Infinity FX, Lexus RX and Venza. Just about every comfortable family had one of these to feel fulfilled. Why? The same herd mentality that makes us all sittings ducks for extortion by men of “god”. Dare to be different?


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That’s what you get for getting married.

Next life, stay in your lane.

Common cheating and you wan off yaself?

Take care of your kids and forget her. That’s all

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pocohantas:
Yes I created it in Culture section because it seems to be our way of life.


How do Nigerians do it?

They are always on time for a movie at the cinema, but never for appointments, lectures, occasions, trainings...etc

In fact, it is now an aberration to be an early bird. I looked like the odd one out sometime ago because I was right there on time. A meeting scheduled for 9am, there I was by 8:42am and no one in sight but the speaker. They started trooping in one after the other. It took us about 90mins to get a reasonable number, just enough to start the meeting.

Today something similar repeated itself.

It is so annoying. Don't they have clocks or what? Why are many Nigerians not time conscious?

I have only attended very few public events that actually started on time with a reasonable number of people. We have to wage a war against this menace called African Time.

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Africans take pride in coming late.

That's why other continents have entered 21st Century and Africa is still in 17th Century.

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Why is this man never seen with the top leaders of PDP if he is vying under the party? Why are they dissociating from him? The state party executives only come around only when he pays them?

It is always these nameless hustlers pushing him around in Abuja and Lagos, sometimes in obscure places. The PR stunt is beginning to look sad. I smell confusion. One thing is to have ambition, another is to have the slightest clue how to achieve the goal. I hope he is enjoying his vacation well. Country hard. Everyone will say anything to get something to cushion this Buhari time.

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If and when ambitious officers decide to strike, they will take out all the Chiefs as well. His paranoia will not save him. His only saving grace is that the current Nigerian military personnel are not "men".

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I wish people will spend as much time and resources used in preparing for wedding in preparing for marriage.

Two years down the line when real marriage starts, they will come and start disturbing people's peace on social media with lamentations.
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Another celebration of flyover as the greatest achievement known to man?

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EgunMogaji2:
With all the data on the ground I can’t understand why anyone will get married anymore.

Guys should just face their studies, careers and money.

Get a baby mama, raise your kids.

No need to get married again.

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I think a man should live his life to the fullest.
And when he has nothing else to live for...
then get married. If it turns out well, good.
If it turns out bad, no regrets because already he has nothing else to live for.

But then...why gamble with one's well-being?

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For men...

Being married is good.

Staying single is better.

Happiness is free. Don't tie it to someone else.

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So N490 to N470 temporary reversal is good news?

Did they consider the overall N380 to N470 slide?

Pennywise, pound foolish.

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adanny01:
So, my car is about 6yrs and the paint is in bad shape, thats apart from scratches and dents by family and friends.

The plan is to buy an electric spray gun (see image below), sanding discs for electric drill, buffer for electric drill, paint, thinner, clear coat, primmer, scotch tape and old newspapers. The panel beating will be done by competent panel beater.

My motivation is lack of funds to contract the best services for the job. Also, the cheap ones will not do a good job. I paid 30k for my sister's car last year but at this time, my car painted 6yrs ago is far better off.

From my reading, the main work in painting a car is the preparation (sanding precisely). Actual painting does not take more than 5hrs but the preparation will take days - weeks to get it right. I know if I Do-It-Myself, it will come out better. The only part I am scared of is the actual painting i.e getting right viscosity and colour.

Challenges:
- I am not sure if the electric spray gun will be adequate. The main decision is buying the spray gun.
- The Spray gun itself cost more than half of the budget but if successful, I may do 2 other projects which will eventually be the cost advantage.
- I have no experience in paint mixing or thinning
- I am also afraid of the job being too tedious or that without a garage cover, dust may make the job bad.

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Avoid overspray and run on paints.

After a week, then buff and wax.

Your result should be better than most average paint jobs in Nigeria.

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1stNumeroUno:
My Oga, the disparity in price of Cement indicates that the hike is not from producer(s). A dealer told me this week that the middle men/distributors are the ones driving this particular crazy price. He confirmed that prices is still N2300-N2450 from producer. Someone corroborated it on a forum this week that a friend of his has made over N10m from this 'madness'.
So let's excuse the FG and talk to ourselves. We're bunch of greedy and callous people.

The government has its numerous shortcomings too o and we won't stop talking about them.

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Don’t blame the people. Blame the FG!

People will always find ways to cheat. That’s why government is necessary to maintain decorum. If people are able to self-regulate, there won’t be need for Customs, Police and other LEAs. The FGN has failed in her responsibilities to protect consumers from hoarders and profiteers. Do you remember when they used to seal fuel stations that set their meters in a way to cheat customers or were selling by very wide margins? That’s what government is for not just building flyovers and moving in convoys. Even in the sanest of all climates, people are still working out ways to cheat the system.

Fact is that Nigeria is on autopilot. What did Buhari achieve in his first term that all you voted him back in for 2nd term? When folks were prancing around shouting 4+4, didn’t they realize that every decision has consequences? You can’t plant mango and expect to harvest pineapple. Garbage in, garbage out. We are all living the consequences and it will be idiotic to complain.

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omazus:
Next time we rather focus on competence over parochialism.

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Yeah right! Take a look at those marketing Tinubu or Orji Uzo Kalu. Their only argument is that they are from particular regions even though their lives had best been lived in kleptocracy.

Nigerians will elect someone worse than Buhari in 2023. We thought GEJ was bad until we elected someone horrible. It will take a mass movement like #EndSARS to change the direction of the country. No election can do it.

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Deola2020:
Hello Nairalanders.....A close friend of mine was to return to Nigeria from china early this year but due to covid-19 pandemic decided to stay back a bit till everything was clear...

Fast forward to now after booking for his flight ticket which has a stopover in hongkong,he was denied boarding a plane in Shanghai cos he doesn't have an hongkong transit visa which he never knew of or told and his visa expires in 3days and getting the hongkong transit visa takes 4 weeks.....

Please experienced nairaland travellers and guys currently residing in China, please what countries can he has stop-overs or connecting flights to that doesn't require transit visa... .

Pls help urgently so he won't overstay his visa or have issues with Chinese authorities because he is operating under a low budget after expending so much to exorbitant flight tickets rates and other Chinese authorities wahala....


Please I need y'all advice before I book another flight ticket for him before 7am Shanghai time

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Usually they have visa Agencies at the airport. But since the covid pandemic, I believe a lot of things must have changed.

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