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Olumyco:
Development in what sense? Is it in terms of infrastructure or economy or what?

The problem the youths today have in Nigeria is that they dont read and do research... they are beclouded by the present problem of the country. They dont even know solutions to them and thus the reason why they dont know much about the country and her greatness.

All that you mentioned to me is subjective. See in terms of economy we are bigger than South Africa. Nigeria currently boss that area in Africa.
In terms of infrastructure they are bigger than us but I tell most are not indigenous. See South Africa infrastructure/environmental development is White inclined. In terms of living standard and technology they are bigger but do you know that everything still bores down to what the white did for them.
You were referring to the past when the Whites were developing the areas where they only occupied and no black dared go there. Soweto which is the seat of apartheid where much of the freedom fight was incubated and executed by the blacks is one of the largest slum in the world today... if not the largest.

South Africa development today is a white man development in a black country. Ours is black man's development in a black country.

Go and check the list of 2018 Billionaires in Africa... Nigeria has 3 billionaires who are blacks on the list whereas South Africa has up to 8 billionaires in which 7 are whites and only one is a black man. What are we saying... Nigeria has more forex than them.
We are more populated than them. We are more influential than them... even globally (entertainment, culture, politics etc)
Most of what we can boast of are indigenous and there are some things we can say we are "the first to do in Africa" in many terms.
They have high unemployment rate in their country.... Nigeria too has it. They are violent too.. Nigeria too same.. though our own might be higher...

See that Nigeria can still survive and still be leading in many things in Africa and even economically with her numerous and complicated problems is enough reason to say Nigeria is great and fit enough to be elder brother to all Africa countries. No country in the World can survive the problems we are currently facing in the country without collapsing.

If Sowore says Nigeria is their older brother... its not an overstatement... though he could have been diplomatic about it... but even the South African itself has issues with us in their country..they dont respect us.... so Sowore giving it to them straight like dat is not bad so that they will know that Nigerians shud be treated with some level of respect.

Finally, the future looks brighter for Nigeria more than any country even in the World... I know God will help Nigeria and give us a good leader who will be selfless and help Nigeria overcome her problems.

Thanks

South Africa beat you both in infrastructure and economy,in fact South Africa beat you in ALL indices.I don't even know why someone would brag about an economy that is controlled by a tiny cabal of looting politicians,but if it floats your boat then....


The irony in the bolded is out of this world,somewhere in the middle of your misinformed comment you referred to Soweto as a slum,The same Soweto that held 2010 FIFA World Cup's final match.So you are guilty of the same crime you accuse others of...INGNORANCE that is.

Like I said,SA economy is bigger than that of Nigeria.Your economy is only big on paper,just look around you and tell me if you can see the benefits of your "big economy", ohh and while you at it,check South Africa's budget and compare it with yours and tell me how exactly your economy rules Africa,I don't think you can even stand toe to toe with Botswana.Whites gave almost all Africa a head start,Nigeria included,but if you still want to use that "whites built this,whites built that for them" excuse that y'all been using for 5 decades then fine let's play it,why is Botswana,Kenya and many other African countries better than you even though they don't have white population building for them? how are you going to spin this one? You really need to visit Soweto because it's clear you know nada about it.


So now we rate how good the economy of a country is based on few billionaires who care nothing about the masses that are drowning in extreme poverty? Africans are truly the architects of their own miseries,I don't even wanna go further here.

Your more populated,we get it,but how is that a good thing? isn't that a burden on an already ailing economy?

Influential than who? really? Go watch that Black Panther (Wakanda) movie and see how South African actors/actresses are all over the movie and SA music could be heard in the background throughout the movie,while at it,check which country has been collecting Gramy awards since the 50's,and check which country,for the first time in the history of the this continent has drawn a all nations of the world to Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup) . I don't think Nigeria will ever produce a man of a stature like Mandela,EVER.A South African comedian is a host of the biggest satirical show in America (Trevor Noah) and he is loved by many...should I go on?

yeah both countries have a problem of unemployment,there we agree,but we all know one is worse than the other and we all know who


Sowore's words mean nothing.We South Africans are not the type to bend over backwards for anyone.Respect is not something you can just demand without earning it,until Nigerians start respecting themselves and the rules of their hosts they will always be looked down upon,the guy can go where his ego will be stroked,not in SA

Peace

Iwantslavesgone:
Who are you qouting like this you motherlover . Travel to South Africa and see how we run that place while they sit idle looking to kill us . Most doctors , teachers and civil servants are Nigerians, only about 5 % of their people there are literate , that's why they are not liking our smart people .

I'm a South African....

wait..are you that waste of space called Timewilltel?

Iwantslavesgone:
They are jealous of us , they know Nigeria and Nigerians are way better than them . Ungreatful ugly things . Without Nigerians that country would fall apart in two days, all major developments there are done by Nigerians, most of the schools and hospitals are operated by Nigerians. The only thing they know is to drink and jealous us. Stupid illiterates.

Did this one even make it past Grade 3 ?

Henri8:
United States of America came into existence with their defeat of colonial Britain.

Let me ask you this:by "coming into existence",what are we really looking at?

Henri8:
Oga, Nigeria did not come into existence in 1960 and as at 1960, Lagos for instance was booming. So also were pockets of other Nigerian cities like Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Enugwu, Kaduna, Ibadan and Kano.
Your white south Africans only developed very places where they stayed and where the coloured African including your black south African dare not go not to talk living.

Truth is, south Africa came into existence in 1993 with the end of apartheid.

Does this also mean that America came into existence when Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery after the civil war?

Nigerians and delusions are inseparable like pieces of wood attached by super glue.How is a country with no electricity a big brother to a country like SA? Nigeria recently overtook India as the number 1 most poverty stricken country in the world,with a reputation like that,who are you going to lead?

TayserMahiri:
This thread will NEVER DIE. It has all the ingredients necessary to self sustain forever.

You must be jayceon
Happy 2000th

It sure does have the right ingredients and I'm enjoying every minute of it.

Yes,jayceon is the name
Thanks.The millennium fever is real

page 2000

the dedication is real

Runalong333:
You mean you are too stupid to comprehend what i wrote

She doesn't have the mental capacity to challenge your assertions with a coherent write-up.

Snoop Dogg__Ups & Downs

LeSudAfricaine:
Nigerians are a deluded bunch. If Boasting of an Airport that looks like a South African village bus stop and using generators to charge phones is superiority, I agree you guys are superior. LOL

She is boasting about the airport below? where else in the world have you heard of an Airport being flooded?

Naija I just dey hail na

Freddie Gibbs__Lakers

Trump is not anti immigrants,he is just a sensible man who likes to know who is coming to his country and for what intentions,I don't know why the libtards are making such a big fuss out of nothing.What idiot would open a border and let all the parasites of the world in? And the people on that list aren't necessarily immigrants,they were born of immigrant parents

I'm not a fan of Trump but the liberal insanity would make one wish Donald Trump 3 office terms.

And BTW those who are well informed when ir comes to global affairs already knew about the info OP is sharing

Nairaland should introduce a compulsory IQ test just curb the population of mental retards who are infesting the cyberspace