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safarigirl: oh please. Like you haven't seen more rificulous posters about 'prosperity and riches'

This is not a basis for such, like I said, Nigerian men marry Nigerian women everyday, even you will some day settle with a Nigerian woman, if they're so terrible, why are the men marrying them?

You can go and marry the non-golddigging American woman that will fivorce you and make you bankrupt in the name of child support. For all the nonsense Nigerian women take, you would think the creattures we call men would accord us a little respect.

safarigirl: Being born into a society such as the Nigerian one connites certain things for a female.

From the day you can tell your right from your left, you're basically taught to be subservient to men. You're told that your place is in the kitchen and your brothers' place is in front of the television. Most of all, you're told that your only purpose in this world, is to fulfill the desires of some dude, serve him and bear his children. You are not to aspire for anything more and failure to live up to these expectations means failure as a person.

Well, this thread was inspired by a certain thread that was on FP today:

https://www.nairaland.com/1911041/why-nigerian-girls-should-not

Now, the stupidity of this thread is baffling. Basically, it's some lady telling females to settle for less. Telling us that we do not deserve the best and we shouldn't make any efforts to aspire for such because that would be foolhardy.

I honestly sympathise with her that she was unable to get the man of her desires, and eventually chose to settle for Plan B, who in fact was not what she desired, but as they say, when the desirable is not available, the available becomes desirable.

Time and again on Nairaland you find numerous chauvinists telling women basically that they have no opinion, telling us that we ought to dance skelewu because one of these rare species called 'men' looked upon us with pity and decided to marry us. And for those poor souls like Rita Dominic, Linda Ikeji and Genevieve Nnaji who are yet to be honored witha wedding ring? They should keep praying the rosary and hope they don't die 'marriageless'

Marriage is the be all and end all of a woman, therefore, she must settle for a raggamuffin if she hasn't found a gentleman at the ripe 'OLD' age of 27. Once you're through with University, your next bus stop should be a man's house.

Many women have ended up in loveless, frustrating marriages after settling for less, because all your friends got married after University doesn't mean you must marry at that time. Don't be the one whose story ends with 'Had I Known'

Feel free to live a little, keep your head on your shoulders, walk with your chin up, if you want your man to be as tall as Lebron James, don't settle for Tom Cruise, if you want him to be as charming as Antonio Banderas, don't settle for Al Pacino, if you want him to be as fit as CR7, don't settle for Mr. Ibu. If you must settle for less, let it be reasonable, don't go from a Lebron to a Kevin Hart because you're 'getting old and all your mates are married" no be who marry first dey happy pass.

Even the bible says "ask and it shall be given unto you" so if you tell God "I will manage..." He will bless you with a 'manageable' man.

God bless you as you settle with the best

striktlymi: Probably you do not know. Ask anyone who is involved in mainstream journalism in Nigeria and they will tell you that it is 'standard practice' for organisations to offer 'outfield journalists' some form of stipend. It can be in cash or in 'kind'.

This has nothing to do with giving bribe as the journalists are at liberty to report whatever they witnessed on the scene. The stipend is largely given because a lot of these journalists are not members of staff of these media houses. Some work freelance and the pay they get from any job is hardly adequate for them.

As a gesture of good fate, those who request their presence, most often than not offer them something as a form of gratitude. Some journalists will even tell you to your face that they will refuse to come if they are not getting anything. Note that the money given is not meant to influence their opinion on any matter.

If you actually noticed, TB Joshua offered the money upfront without asking them to report what he wants. He went as far as asking them if they have gone to the site and that he does not want to interfere with the investigation.

That does not sound to me like someone who is trying to hide something or bribe anyone.

Alejhandro: I think she inflated d price

Ymodulus: Do you know that United state private own Defense Firms Seek Alternatives as U.S. Cuts Military Spending since 2003.
Please check the Wall street Journal as this was one of the major topic when it happened. Even Michael Bloomberg had to respond to Amanpour on a CNN interview that the firms have to sought for foreign partners. So bro I do not agree with you. Beside you had nice point I must confess

kadas01: When "spineless" human souls like you come online to claim "macho"; it is never your fault! Stupi.d nonentity!!

kadas01: For you to quote my post and end up writing "nonsense"; it simply means "You don't have any sense"! Animal!

uzoexcel: i dnt take solace in deriding the west mon amie..on several of my threads i have condemned nigeria and africa for not been indigeneous enough...i do honest analysis and analyze the news as it comes...i also knw that sometimes or most of the time, the west would nt really support any african country trying to break free of its hold;Ghaddafi's death should be a case in pointer and the loud silence of all african countries while libya was been pummelled by NATO should be a case in point...i v Libyan frds here and when they furnish me with tales of the current rape of libya compared to the libya under ghaddafi,u cant help but sigh sadly
Also, but i never thought to say this but recent proclamations from several world leaders makes things scary..Obama as at last week is deploying 3000 soldiers to west africa to 'fight' ebola as according to him, ebola is a threat to the USA...Why nt send vaccines or doctors..what the hell r these soldiers gonna do; shoot down the virus?
As per blaming naija, i blame the FG and our secret service who really arent slick and are quite unable to play politic on a large scale...what stopped naija from courting russia who are well versed in weaponry for weapons?why ll u buy arms through israel knowing that any secret deal u make will be leaked as the israelis are in bed together with the americans?havnt our intelligence knowledge of using 2nd 3rd and 4th untraceable parties to buy weaponry of which the links will be quite intraceable back to the Nigerian govt?dont they even read Robert ludlum's novels or top novels to have an idea of hw intelligence is played?

ToyinDipo: Screw first bank, their access list blocking almost every site except google. Even softwares like team viewer won't connect except when they allow it.

UBA network is far more linient.




Screw first bank, their access list blocking almost every site except google. Even softwares like team viewer won't connect except when they allow it.

UBA network is far more linient.
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Screw first bank, their access list blocking almost every site except google. Even softwares like team viewer won't connect except when they allow it.

UBA network is far more linient.

uzoexcel: even though some of these things r true..i really distrust the west these period....they seem to have ulterior motives?why nt showcase camerounian police and military?


his s hw they started with ghaddafi and even Assad...Maybe they should do a better reesearch on how Boko haram seem always to be able to get their hands on top class weapons off the market while the US CANT SELL TO NAIJA?

kadas01: I agree with you to some extent, but it is highly important for people to know their "rights"!

Lastly, it is advisable for anyone NOT to be "caught" in a "crime scene" because no matter how "innocent" the person may be, it might be too late to prove their "innocence"!!

oladayo042: I think you didn't get the point.

A guy works at a consulting firm (eg KPMG, McKinsey, etc) that has consulted for Microsoft before.

Employees of the consulting firm are required not to disclose their clients. The truth is that they are really working for the consulting firm, no matter where client posting may take them to.

The guy wanted to join Google. He didn't want to betray his non-disclosure oath so he vaguely mentioned 'a major software company in Redmond' in his CV.

Due to Google's knowledge of how the consulting firm works, they know that he's bound by a non-disclosure oath. Google H.R thinks mentioning ' a major software company in Redmond' betrays that oath in spirit but not in letter.

Google is afraid that if they hire this guy, he may later want to join Facebook and be tempted to write on his CV: 'I developed a brilliant social network for a tech giant in Mountain View, CA.' Afterall, he has not mentioned Google.


Non-disclosure means total non-disclosure. You can't agree to non-disclosure and be giving out subtle hints.

oladayo042: This post was posted on LinkedIn by Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google. Enjoy!
You can check out the source for some nice rebuttals.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140917045901-24454816-the-5-biggest-mistakes-i-see-on-resumes-and-how-to-correct-them?_mSplash=1

teeo: Disadvantages of being handsome: I saw this list somewhere online so i decide to add a few words ...

4. Older Women- Older women are pushy and aggressive and don't know when to turn it off. The worst part is the boldest ones are the ugliest more condemned cargo. You have a flock of obasanjo looking women constantly making you uncomfortable. The worst is they're openly biased towards you and will talk about you to everyone creating a lot of awkward tension and unwanted attention. Some would be like “Let me take care of you like a son”, biko does that involve servicing some parts..

Megaphone: I was talking to a ceo of a huge advertising agency on the island, and i told him i do not believe linda bought that car for 24b million naira in cash. How come she makes so much money? I told him about a site called nairaland and he laughed. He said his agency had patronized linda to te tune of about 5m in cash, and he hasn't even bought any space on nairaland. i asked why.. He gave me about four reasons reasons

Nairaland's homepage looks idiotic on a desktop. The page looks like an abandoned webpage and that chases potential customers away

Nairaland seems to have more low income bracket users than high income. Linda Ikeji on the other hand has got a lot of High income readers and they have the financial capacity to purchase products advertised on the blog. On the other hand Nairaland's users are mainly job seekers, scammers and the likes or small start business men who just dont have the money. They come to the site to trade their 'goods' and not to buy anyway

Nairaland doesn't have a face. He compared Stella Dimok to Linda. He said how many times do you see Stella in Public? Shes based in Germany and so no face. Same with Nairaland. No one knows whos behind it. He said Great organisations always have a face. A CEO out there in the public eyes. He then gave examples like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and so many others. They're out there in the public eye. That he said does not just attract customers but big time investors. He said Linda Ikeji is more out there, more social and so people like her (shes pretty too) and trust her with big money more than someone whom they do not even know!

Nairaland's frontpage contains trashy topics. He said when you got topics like ' Why do ladies fart?'on the frontpage or which do you prefer Chicken or turkey on a front page, then that kind of site cant be taken serious by any customer or investor. Linda's blog on the other hand contains trendy and fashionable topics that attracts upscale folks and wealthy readers. Advertisers he says love such a medium.

mandax: When Oliver de Coque was alive and playing music, Chidi Idiga must have been a teenager then. Chidi Idiga is not a member of APC. So why do you people spread false rumours?

jahbiz: I wonder. Here is naijaloaded version of the saga ''A private jet caught in Johannesburg with around $10 million inside, is the property of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Sahara Reporters provides.
According to the report, the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) owns the private plane with US registration number N808HG, which is one of the jets recently seized by the SA officials.
The money totaling $9.3 million cash was packed in several suitcases. The cash was seized at the Lanseria airport following the luggage search.
Reuters previously revealed that SA police started investigation in terms of 2 Nigerians and an Israeli contractor, who were on board trying to illegally bring cash into the country, in what might have been part of an arms deal.
The 3 passengers claimed the money was aimed at buying arms for the Nigerian security, City Press said.
Sahara Reporters refers to the information allegedly provided by the Nigerian aviation authorities : that one of the jets belonged to Pastor Oritsejafor while the second one was registered to Felix Idiga, the owner of Jafac Aviation Limited.
It was disclosed by the South African source that Oritsejafor’s jet was released after some high-ranked Nigerian officials insisted that the money was approved by the government for purchase of weapons.
CityPress revealed that only the Israeli contractor knew the combination locks to all the cases, which were on board.
When contacted, Mr. Idiga denied owning the jet involved in the scandal. Pastor Oritsejafor could not be reached for the comments.

Sweetlemon: Yeah we all think America is a liberated, free country for all. But what we do not know is that to some extent, there are things that Americans still practice despite all the feminism and human rights movements, some even outdated.

1. Ain't Nothing Like Gender Equality: Yes there are a few superwomen here and there. Beyonce there, Oprah Winfrey there, female supreme court judges, etc. But there is a line drawn somewhere. Do you know that there are still many jobs that pay men more than women for doing exactly the same thing? Business policies are more male-tailored, also the percentage of female CEOs of top companies in Nigeria for instance is far more than that of the US. That's why they have so many laws protecting women to make up for this.
Also, it will be easier for a female president to come out from Nigeria than US (black or white) Let's bet this. Hilary Clinton fans take note of this.

2. They Actually Have a Deep Rooted Culture; Thanksgiving and 4th of July are traditions that will remain till thy kingdom comes and they follow it religiously. They also have certain kinds of music, food, and ways of partying that are strictly American. Apart from their atheists, they collectively say grace at the table during every family meal. They also have a tradition they observe in the weddings. Their weddings are more like trad and white rolled into one.

3. There Are Probably More Percentage Of Housewives In The US Than In Nigeria (minus rural settings); Go to high brow areas like Bel-air where there are wives of successful lawyers and and surgeons doing nothing all than taking care the kids and going shopping. Not just high brow but almost all classes of people. There are more and more housewives choosing to stay back and take care of the home. Some work from the house though.

4. There Are Lots Of Gold Diggers; This is for the "Nigerian girls and money" criers. American and Russian babes no dey carry last in the area of god digging. Marrying an American woman is like getting ready to loose more than half your wealth because in case of a divorce, the courts will give her most of your wealth which you will have to work hard to replenish. Sometimes it"s worse if she already has her own money, she will make sure she gets a good lawyer to squeeze you dry. But American billionaires have ways of making new money so they are coping. Lol. Do you know there are many, many young even middle aged attractive women with the sole aim of marrying wealthy men?

5. Straight Guys Hate Gay Guys; With a passion! Go to American sites and blogs and see anonymous comments from straight guys about gay men. You will coil! Words like "gay asss" or "gay" are used to ridicule them codedly. Gays can NEVER have equal rights in America. Politicians just use them to score points. They all know that homosexuals cannot actually live like and get all the benefits of straight people in all American states.

6. An American Guy Will Choose A Virgin Over A LovePeddler As Wife; Unless, of course love comes in, contrary to what people think that American men don't care about morality in their women, they will pick an inexperienced girl over a LovePeddler any time any day. Not like they are looking for virgins, but they need and crave decent women. If you don't believe me, watch BAGGAGE on Dstv 127 almost every evening. Also visit American blogs and forums. Yes the Average American guy can't resist some one night stands here and there but he can't marry her. Yes they can have baby mamas and even live with them, but they don't marry them.

7. There Are Actually More Percentage of Virgins In America Than In Most Countries In Africa; Some of them are the miss-goody-two-shoes, no makeup, no fancy dresses types while some are the party girl types. They chose to remain virgins not for religious reasons or because they are good girls but because they chose to preserve it for that special man, or to auction it off! Lol! Is it not oyibos that auction that virginity? Some as old as 26 years old!

8. American Guys Go To Meet Their Girlfriend's Families Long Before Nigerian Guys Are Ready For Such; They are also old-fashioned when it comes to serious relationships. Opening car doors, taking you out on several dates, and even meeting your folks before taking you to his house or asking you to come to his. Unlike our Nigerian niggas who get your number today and the next thing they are asking when you will come to see them!

9. Most American Grandmas Are Just As Prim And Proper As Ours; They take care of grandkids and give all the advice and lectures and are just as protective and desirous of grandkids as our own grandmothers.

If you doubt any of these, do some research.

Odilafta: There is only one car that never breaks down or fails and it's legedizbenz

guruvick: Oh Dustin power... what about the second one?

guruvick: Where can one get it please?

ceo4eva: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (4th left), Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development, TPL. Toyin Ayinde (3rd left), his Special Duties counterpart, Dr. Wale Ahmed (3rd right, behind) and the General Overseer, the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua (right), during an inspection of the site of the collapsed six storey structure being developed by the Synagogue Church of All Nations at Bolorunpelu, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos on Sunday, September 14, 2014.

Please tell me that TPL. Toyin Ayinde does not mean Town Planner Toyin Ayinde.


People dey suffer o!

For naija heat, as e hot reach...na im person come wear suit and tie join am.