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desholah:
i think we should just halt all this nagging because it's going to lead us to nowhere, and we must accept the fact that this man has done much for the country and still willing to do more so why can't we give him hands to make sure that things go smoothly, besides that we all know that this man is sick and that he could need a leave for a medical attention or just to have a rest so it doesn't mean we should start humiliating or saying bad words against him . that all i have for you.

is this a joke or what?

we must accept the fact that this man has done much for the country and still willing to do more

what much has he done for nigeria lately? why did he come into leadership when he knew the state of his health? maybe nigerians deserve him

2yrs old post

ifyalways:
funny.Guess OP is Andala
Amara is still young but definitely not 18.
she comes from a very wealthy home too so
but honestly who no like better thing?shes married and they are happy together.Fullstop.

talk right brigade

bawomolo:
true talk, i mean what's bad with orderliness and been lawless. people seem to forget cities like Chicago and New York were once urban ghettos until drastic actions like this were taken. Didn't China have to destroy some houses in preparation for the Beijing Olympics.

same is happening for the london olympics and it happened when they started developing the docklands in london too. in nigeria you have to put every tribe on the football field. every tribe has its own minister and commissioner. that is why nothing work.

esilove:
your home town is the best place the get the best partner. secondly the church

home town good but church NO especially not in naija church. too many actors

Becomrrich:
A Journey to Republic De Benin in West Africa: My Personal Experiences and the Nigerian Situation


Emeka Esogbue
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Not quite long this July, 2008 I set out on a journey to Republic De Benin to satisfy my curiosity because so many interesting things have been said about the country particularly on how organized that society is and how sweet roads in Benin are compared to what exists in our sleeping giant of Africa called Nigeria. I had been motivated by the saying by my father which that “if a child decides to remain in his farm he would think his father’s farm is the biggest of all farms in existence”.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>By the way, Benin officially referred to, as “Republic De Benin” is a country in West Africa. This country is bordered to the west by Togo, to the east by Nigeria, to the north by Burkina Faso and Niger while the seat of government of this country is cotonou, its capital is Porto Novo. Until recently (in 1975) Benin was officially known as Dahomey. Part of the official history of Benin claims that the name ‘Benin’ has no proper connection to Benin City or Benin Empire now situated in modern day Nigeria, still certain aspects of the history of the old Benin Empire asserts or seeks to establish that the modern name of the country owes its origin to this once great empire because the influence of the empire extended to country (Benin).</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Perhaps someday Historians may have to work towards this aspect of African history to establish the claim and counter claim to help us gain more insightful knowledge on how the people of these two countries related much beyond biases as each aspect of the history of these two countries are trying to justify its own. History can never be rewritten. Any attempt to do this will therefore amount to an attempt adjust the hand of clock either by trying to move it forward or backward. History remains history having been occasioned by either the activities of man or nature itself. We are told the name ‘Benin’ was picked as a neutral name in replacement of ‘Dahomey’ but where the origin of the name or word derives should also be of essence to historians who will now seek to establish whether a link exists with the Benin of Nigeria or not. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyway this article will work outside the history of Benin instead will dwell on the social organization of this very society. In other words, how the people of this country do things compared to other bigger countries such as Nigeria with all our revenues derived from our much-publicized oil will be discussed here. Oil may not be all that a country needs to better the lives of its citizens after all. This is what the present situation of Nigeria tells us judging from our experiences in the country today. Only a Nigerian living in the country and not a wealthy politician or government contractor will adequately understand the real situation of the country and what the common man is going through.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Once I set out to discover Republic De Benin like Mongo Park and Lander Brothers in July 2008, the road leading to this country from Nigeria was indeed a rough one with very serious traffic jam. At Okomaiko bus stop, passengers awaiting vehicle stood in the rain waiting with utmost patience to board a vehicle. Nothing would have deterred us not even the rain because we are all used to it. There was simply no cover at these bus stop. Buses attempting to stop and convey these teeming passengers were often scared away by the presence of the law enforcement engagements most of whom were also threateningly running in pursuit of these commercial vehicles even in the rain. Some of these vehicles could even render one’s ‘Christmas clothes’ torn. We soon managed to catch a bus after standing in the rain for about 45 minutes without any visible shades at the bus stop.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The journey though was a quiet and peaceful one with only the police occasionally stopping us to exchange the usual ‘Nigerian greetings’ with the driver of our bus whom seemed to understand every intricacy connected with driving to this country. He must be an experienced man indeed. We soon arrived Benin after about two hours drive. After the usual procedures at the Seme Border between these two countries, we caught another bus heading for Missebo. Much to my surprise, the people of this country working at the border could communicate in both French and English, and I thought it a deliberate action from the government of Benin to ensure that communication was readily available to the citizens of both countries. Even the commercial motor drivers, petty traders, and money exchangers were not left out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is a gain over their Nigerian counterparts whose citizens have never in any way been encouraged to understand or learn French by the Nigerian education system to become advantageously armed their citizens with the two international languages. It was also amazing to discover that road and notice boards in the country also existed in French and English languages, a development I very much admired because it gave us the English speakers unlimited knowledge of activities in that country. Excitingly too some of the citizens of this country could at least passably communicate in English and I started to wonder if the knowledge was gained from the education sector in that country or as result of the relationship with Nigerians in the country majority of whom were Ibo. There was really no time to ascertain from any of them how they are able to do this. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>At first sight, you are complimented with ‘bonjour’ but when you respond with ‘good morning or good afternoon’ in English you have set off a conversation with them in English. One Nigerian was at business center to make a call, when she attempted to correct the telephone attendant grammatically the response of the attendant was that she should try and understand French too. We all reasoned with her. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>If the education sector of this country achieved this then it’s so surprising because it is easier for camel to pass the eye of a needle than for a Nigerian student to speak French because he/she learnt it Nigerian school. Benin must have some wonderful schools too. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Benin I must comment presents some of the finest roads in West Africa and Nigeria cannot in anyway rank with this country. Road signs were completely visible starting from Seme border. Streetlights were never missing. At my age I cannot remember the last time I saw the streets of Lagos lit up with streetlights much less other parts of the country like Aiyetoro, Ogun state, Ibusa, Delta state, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom state, Ihievbe, Edo state, Obiangwu, Imo state, Ihiala, Anambra state and indeed other parts of northern Nigeria. Nigeria’s stranger (traffic lights) were also on mounted in all parts of Benin instead of the regular traffic wardens usually accosting us on Nigerian roads. It is unnecessary to state here that motorists and cyclists diligently complied with the instructions of these traffic lights. The last time I saw a functional traffic lights in Nigeria was in 1981 in Festac town. Though I have been told that there are about two or so at Marina Road of Lagos Island, in Lagos.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Have you ever seen a kind of vehicles responsible for the cleaning of roads? If you are a Nigerian in Nigeria and have not, you need to take a quick trip to Republic De Benin and see one before it is too late to do so. I cannot tell how often these vehicles clean these fine roads but these roads present mats or sorts of beds to lie. If these kinds of vehicles exist in Nigeria, will Lagos and some other Nigerians have to carry out the monthly environmental sanitation exercise? Again which particular ministry in Nigeria is responsible for this exercise? Why will an oil rich Nigeria expect its citizens to come out en masse on monthly basis for cleaning exercise when certain vehicles can do it? The last time I saw these vehicles at work in Nigeria was also in Festac town, Lagos and in 1979. Again I bet that a Nigerian living in the rural Jesse, delta state would argue that no such vehicle exists.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>My enquiry at the Immigration office of that country in Cotonou showed that the staff go on break at 11.30 am during which nobody is ever attended to not even the bigwig politicians only to resume around 3.00pm. Bribes (‘settlements’) are never obtained to encourage private attendance to anyone. We have a lot to learn from these people of Benin.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On our way back to Nigeria at about 5.15 pm, we had an easy ride all through the territory of Benin and received warmth farewell from the security operatives in that country with very easy passage made possible by good roads and free flow of traffic encouraged by the police who were always by the side of the roads observing developments on the roads with their whistles intact in their mouths with absolute readiness to carry out their duties. At Seme border, the Benin side of the border absolute orderliness allowed us free departure from this beautiful and well-organized country into our own very ‘Naija’ (Nigeria)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The first enquiry I received from my Nigerian security man at the border was whether I was a Nigerian which though was not a bad one because I assumed he actually wanted to determine my identity which he was ignorant of but when after every proof I presented to him failed to properly identify me as a Nigerian I knew there was much more to it than met the eyes. The Beninese cyclist trying to convey me across, a little inside Nigerian side of the border became enraged and in an emotional outburst told the security man that I was his brother. By the way I could not determine whether this man was a policeman, immigration officer, customs officer, road safety official or even Agbero (tout) because he was appeared in musty. I was soon angered when he responded to the Beninese cyclist that I was not his brother.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>“So you would deny me, a Nigerian for no good reasons? I queried. “If you desire some money tell me and I will readily grant your request but not to deny me your Nigerian brother” After I tipped him with some money he became apologetic. I had told him that he had no reason to deny me completely in the presence of a foreigner. “What if I were in danger would you have readily denied me giving away to my predators just because of money? He pleaded more and more with me and I soon left him alone.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Back in Nigeria, I was woken from my sleep inside the vehicle I boarded by profuse heat occasioned by the heavy traffic jam that welcomed us back into the country but some for patriotic reasons I too would have denied the country as my own but I soon accepted it as a fate presented to me against my personal wishes and will by my leaders in the country. Amazingly, we counted up to 22 police, customs and immigration check points from the border to Badagry, not to mention many more existing after Badagry with stern looking security men armed to the teeth all of who frequently halted our vehicle and doing their usual Nigerian businesses much to our discomfort. One Cameroonian sitting by me inside the vehicle inquired from me if Nigeria was under war and I laughed aloud not knowing what to answer but another Nigerian passenger who all along had appeared more patriotic than the rest us but with occasional criticism of our leaders was to tell him that it was the culture in the country.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This impediment to our movement continued until I set down at Agboju and the mother of all battles being power failure welcomed us. The whole city was in darkness and no one recognized the other in darkness. As I hoped to hear children scream ‘up NEPA’ I soon fell asleep still worried in my sleep as I wondered on when things will take shape in Nigeria and when the country will compare with other tinier countries in the same region.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p><strong>About the Author:</strong>
<p>Emeka Esogbue hails from Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria. He is is a Historian and International Relations Analyst and Author with lots of tremendous published and unpublished works.



<a href="mailto:emekaesogbue@yahoo.com">emekaesogbue@yahoo.com</a></p><p>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-tips-articles/a-journey-to-republic-de-benin-in-west-africa-my-personal-experiences-and-the-nigerian-situation-480584.html" title="A Journey to Republic De Benin in West Africa: My Personal Experiences and the Nigerian Situation">http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-tips-articles/a-journey-to-republic-de-benin-in-west-africa-my-personal-experiences-and-the-nigerian-situation-480584.html</a></p> Not quite long this July, 2008 I set out on a journey to Republic De Benin to satisfy my curiosity because so many interesting things have been said about the country particularly on how organized that society is and how sweet roads in Benin are compared to what exists in our sleeping giant of Africa called Nigeria. I had been motivated by the saying by my father which that “if a child decides to remain in his farm he would think his father’s farm is the biggest of all farms in existence”.



By the way, Benin officially referred to, as “Republic De Benin” is a country in West Africa. This country is bordered to the west by Togo, to the east by Nigeria, to the north by Burkina Faso and Niger while the seat of government of this country is cotonou, its capital is Porto Novo. Until recently (in 1975) Benin was officially known as Dahomey. Part of the official history of Benin claims that the name ‘Benin’ has no proper connection to Benin City or Benin Empire now situated in modern day Nigeria, still certain aspects of the history of the old Benin Empire asserts or seeks to establish that the modern name of the country owes its origin to this once great empire because the influence of the empire extended to country (Benin).



Perhaps someday Historians may have to work towards this aspect of African history to establish the claim and counter claim to help us gain more insightful knowledge on how the people of these two countries related much beyond biases as each aspect of the history of these two countries are trying to justify its own. History can never be rewritten. Any attempt to do this will therefore amount to an attempt adjust the hand of clock either by trying to move it forward or backward. History remains history having been occasioned by either the activities of man or nature itself. We are told the name ‘Benin’ was picked as a neutral name in replacement of ‘Dahomey’ but where the origin of the name or word derives should also be of essence to historians who will now seek to establish whether a link exists with the Benin of Nigeria or not.



Anyway this article will work outside the history of Benin instead will dwell on the social organization of this very society. In other words, how the people of this country do things compared to other bigger countries such as Nigeria with all our revenues derived from our much-publicized oil will be discussed here. Oil may not be all that a country needs to better the lives of its citizens after all. This is what the present situation of Nigeria tells us judging from our experiences in the country today. Only a Nigerian living in the country and not a wealthy politician or government contractor will adequately understand the real situation of the country and what the common man is going through.



Once I set out to discover Republic De Benin like Mongo Park and Lander Brothers in July 2008, the road leading to this country from Nigeria was indeed a rough one with very serious traffic jam. At Okomaiko bus stop, passengers awaiting vehicle stood in the rain waiting with utmost patience to board a vehicle. Nothing would have deterred us not even the rain because we are all used to it. There was simply no cover at these bus stop. Buses attempting to stop and convey these teeming passengers were often scared away by the presence of the law enforcement engagements most of whom were also threateningly running in pursuit of these commercial vehicles even in the rain. Some of these vehicles could even render one’s ‘Christmas clothes’ torn. We soon managed to catch a bus after standing in the rain for about 45 minutes without any visible shades at the bus stop.



The journey though was a quiet and peaceful one with only the police occasionally stopping us to exchange the usual ‘Nigerian greetings’ with the driver of our bus whom seemed to understand every intricacy connected with driving to this country. He must be an experienced man indeed. We soon arrived Benin after about two hours drive. After the usual procedures at the Seme Border between these two countries, we caught another bus heading for Missebo. Much to my surprise, the people of this country working at the border could communicate in both French and English, and I thought it a deliberate action from the government of Benin to ensure that communication was readily available to the citizens of both countries. Even the commercial motor drivers, petty traders, and money exchangers were not left out.



This is a gain over their Nigerian counterparts whose citizens have never in any way been encouraged to understand or learn French by the Nigerian education system to become advantageously armed their citizens with the two international languages. It was also amazing to discover that road and notice boards in the country also existed in French and English languages, a development I very much admired because it gave us the English speakers unlimited knowledge of activities in that country. Excitingly too some of the citizens of this country could at least passably communicate in English and I started to wonder if the knowledge was gained from the education sector in that country or as result of the relationship with Nigerians in the country majority of whom were Ibo. There was really no time to ascertain from any of them how they are able to do this.



At first sight, you are complimented with ‘bonjour’ but when you respond with ‘good morning or good afternoon’ in English you have set off a conversation with them in English. One Nigerian was at business center to make a call, when she attempted to correct the telephone attendant grammatically the response of the attendant was that she should try and understand French too. We all reasoned with her.



If the education sector of this country achieved this then it’s so surprising because it is easier for camel to pass the eye of a needle than for a Nigerian student to speak French because he/she learnt it Nigerian school. Benin must have some wonderful schools too.



Benin I must comment presents some of the finest roads in West Africa and Nigeria cannot in anyway rank with this country. Road signs were completely visible starting from Seme border. Streetlights were never missing. At my age I cannot remember the last time I saw the streets of Lagos lit up with streetlights much less other parts of the country like Aiyetoro, Ogun state, Ibusa, Delta state, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom state, Ihievbe, Edo state, Obiangwu, Imo state, Ihiala, Anambra state and indeed other parts of northern Nigeria. Nigeria’s stranger (traffic lights) were also on mounted in all parts of Benin instead of the regular traffic wardens usually accosting us on Nigerian roads. It is unnecessary to state here that motorists and cyclists diligently complied with the instructions of these traffic lights. The last time I saw a functional traffic lights in Nigeria was in 1981 in Festac town. Though I have been told that there are about two or so at Marina Road of Lagos Island, in Lagos.



Have you ever seen a kind of vehicles responsible for the cleaning of roads? If you are a Nigerian in Nigeria and have not, you need to take a quick trip to Republic De Benin and see one before it is too late to do so. I cannot tell how often these vehicles clean these fine roads but these roads present mats or sorts of beds to lie. If these kinds of vehicles exist in Nigeria, will Lagos and some other Nigerians have to carry out the monthly environmental sanitation exercise? Again which particular ministry in Nigeria is responsible for this exercise? Why will an oil rich Nigeria expect its citizens to come out en masse on monthly basis for cleaning exercise when certain vehicles can do it? The last time I saw these vehicles at work in Nigeria was also in Festac town, Lagos and in 1979. Again I bet that a Nigerian living in the rural Jesse, delta state would argue that no such vehicle exists.



My enquiry at the Immigration office of that country in Cotonou showed that the staff go on break at 11.30 am during which nobody is ever attended to not even the bigwig politicians only to resume around 3.00pm. Bribes (‘settlements’) are never obtained to encourage private attendance to anyone. We have a lot to learn from these people of Benin.



On our way back to Nigeria at about 5.15 pm, we had an easy ride all through the territory of Benin and received warmth farewell from the security operatives in that country with very easy passage made possible by good roads and free flow of traffic encouraged by the police who were always by the side of the roads observing developments on the roads with their whistles intact in their mouths with absolute readiness to carry out their duties. At Seme border, the Benin side of the border absolute orderliness allowed us free departure from this beautiful and well-organized country into our own very ‘Naija’ (Nigeria)



The first enquiry I received from my Nigerian security man at the border was whether I was a Nigerian which though was not a bad one because I assumed he actually wanted to determine my identity which he was ignorant of but when after every proof I presented to him failed to properly identify me as a Nigerian I knew there was much more to it than met the eyes. The Beninese cyclist trying to convey me across, a little inside Nigerian side of the border became enraged and in an emotional outburst told the security man that I was his brother. By the way I could not determine whether this man was a policeman, immigration officer, customs officer, road safety official or even Agbero (tout) because he was appeared in musty. I was soon angered when he responded to the Beninese cyclist that I was not his brother.



“So you would deny me, a Nigerian for no good reasons? I queried. “If you desire some money tell me and I will readily grant your request but not to deny me your Nigerian brother” After I tipped him with some money he became apologetic. I had told him that he had no reason to deny me completely in the presence of a foreigner. “What if I were in danger would you have readily denied me giving away to my predators just because of money? He pleaded more and more with me and I soon left him alone.



Back in Nigeria, I was woken from my sleep inside the vehicle I boarded by profuse heat occasioned by the heavy traffic jam that welcomed us back into the country but some for patriotic reasons I too would have denied the country as my own but I soon accepted it as a fate presented to me against my personal wishes and will by my leaders in the country. Amazingly, we counted up to 22 police, customs and immigration check points from the border to Badagry, not to mention many more existing after Badagry with stern looking security men armed to the teeth all of who frequently halted our vehicle and doing their usual Nigerian businesses much to our discomfort. One Cameroonian sitting by me inside the vehicle inquired from me if Nigeria was under war and I laughed aloud not knowing what to answer but another Nigerian passenger who all along had appeared more patriotic than the rest us but with occasional criticism of our leaders was to tell him that it was the culture in the country.



This impediment to our movement continued until I set down at Agboju and the mother of all battles being power failure welcomed us. The whole city was in darkness and no one recognized the other in darkness. As I hoped to hear children scream ‘up NEPA’ I soon fell asleep still worried in my sleep as I wondered on when things will take shape in Nigeria and when the country will compare with other tinier countries in the same region.






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wbb to read this history lesson

HeatFusion:
Got it. Mail me at morenike09@gmail.com if you don't see the songs within a week.
dnt worry abt me, papi.
I know what am doing.
that's one of my nl emails, not my main email. 

i trust you are wise enough to do something like that. WISDOM

bawomolo:
wow Nigerians would bring tribalism into every issue? this is similar to black americans screaming racism when black drug dealers are arrested. na wa o. are you animals just plain resistant to civillization. Is it the responsibility of government to compensate people for their illegal proceeds.

i bet when they start removing the road side traders in benin you guys will be here shouting ibos are always the target like it is your human right to trade outside desinated places.

nigerians = tribalists

you bet you will be getting dodgy emails from today

HeatFusion:
No, sorry.
Remember, you asked ebony-silk to look her up? Well, she did, but could her music. But Ebony did find info about her, Dupe is married now, and with a different last name  

read more  here http://www.elifeonline.net/elife8-sept-oct/olulana-dupe.htm

thanks i have her song on cassette and broght more from nigeria recently from my dear mums archive. God bless you. she and Bola Are were my mums favourites.

dyabman:
nau post , na the same u reply to the post , how synical

did it occur to you that was a newspaper article

HeatFusion:
LOL, funny thing, she's my best artist.

I've tried looking for her so many times online, but to no avail.

I have her CDs/cassettes sha, no I don't know where you can listen to her songs. But I'm looking up her list of songs for you, maybe you can check her up.

I heard that she plays on Abeokuta Radio

do you by any chance have any dupe solana online young lady?

why does obasanjo think nigeria is his personal property? how can on man go about planting governors and presidents all over the land without no on asking? no wonder someone is saying we are cowards on another thread.

i still cant believe we got free from colonial masters and imprisoned ourselves like this.

Reese1:
Okay, what would you call people who act like this then?

In 2007, after getting tired of the lack of water palava, my grandma decides to dig a well in her backyard so we wouldn't have to trek like the Israelites just to get water to shower every morning.

Now, this decision was made after she did much teeth pulling in the neighborhood; as frustrated as she was; there was no one she didn't call on in her street so they can join forces to try to call someone to do something about the water issue. (Chairman, Rep, councillor, whoever, you name it). In any case, no one living in that same neighborhood with her (and making the same treks every morning to fetch water with those heavy pails on their heads!) wanted to get involved.

The response she got from them was, "leave them (our "elected leaders" alone o!!, or "you know they won't help us o!", or "that's how they are o!", or "sha ma wo nti e o"! (just keep looking).

Okay fine, now fast forward to my grandma eventually putting the well in the backyard and she lets any and everyone have access to it. (our backyard was a scene every morning with people coming to fetch water since now, there's someone closer; they didn't have to carry their pails that far anymore to get water. Even when she's not home, she leaves the backyard door open so people can still come fetch water even when there's nobody at home. Great!

Now fast forward to her forgetting to leave the backdoor open one day. Yepa!!!, come see thunder and fire at work!

These same people of this neighborhood that were once jejely making their Israelite treks to get water, not complaining about anything, all of a sudden turned into these belligerent group of people because the poor old lady happened to forget ONE TIME to keep the backyard door unlocked.

There were no words left unsaid, how dare she not leave it open today?! Doesn't she know that a lot of people depend on that well so they can shower?! Doesn't she realize people have work to go to?! These people are so useless!, Blah, blah, blah,

I, of course, was quite amused and disgusted by this. I wondered why these people who were more than satisfied with the condition that was forcefully imposed on them by their "elected leaders" and have been more than satisfied with it for years, after all, no one ever complained outside of their homes; all of a sudden became so vocal about what they felt was their entitlement when one poor old lady forgot to unlock the door one time.

The rate at which they turned on her was so baffling to me; and I just sadly wondered how we are so quickly to turn on each other (even those who are trying their best to help you) but when the people who treat you like dogs come around, they are bowing incessantly doing "yes sir, yes sir', and their mouth goes shut.

Now multiply this incident by millions of neighborhoods in Nigeria. How exactly do you categorize people who act like that? Heroes? for letting a little old lady have a piece of their minds?

No one is condemning Nigerians in Nigeria for the suffering, at least I'm not. And I doubt any sane Nigerian would say that they're better than those who are in the country just because they managed to get out.

But you can't help but wonder why we continue to regurgitate the same corrupt group to lead each and every time. Nigerians in Nigeria don't need every Nigerian outside of the country to come back in the country before they know they need to elect the right people in office, do they?

that is nigerians for you. check the solar energy thread where i told my story last year.
we had bore hole taps for people in the area only to be accused of spoiling business for people who sell water. we gave light to neighbours who didnt think it necessary to ask permission to extend the services to others. we live in a society where doing good can easily be turned against you. that is why most people dont bother.

doing good and helping others is still the best. we are blessed to be a blessing to others. dont be tired of doing good even though people talk nonsense and rubish and dont appreciate

there is always a first. this is your first thread without trouble funmi.

oziomatv:
To whoever wish to have an everlasting marriage what you need is an Mbaise Girl, Never mind the cost and the initial gra gra they gives at the beginning you will benefit a lot from it. since quality worth the price.
They're Hard-working, don't depend much on husband to bring food to the table,they stay in marriage, in case of husband's death they pick up the responsibilities of bringing up the children to taste, Families don't interfer much in marriage lives, they're respectful, educated, productive, industrious,and the most Beautiful girls in Igboland,
Mary Odili, Genevieve Nnaji and Rita Dominic are few examples of Mbaise Products

earTHMama if your brothers are tired with their sisters just tell them to catch Ekene Dili Chukwu Bus at Maza maza to east, After Owerri the next stop is Mbaise.


Happy New year to hall, this is my first time of entering Nairaland this year.

funmi, you see wetin you cause? there is nothing like a bad publicity. you just increased trafffic to mbaise as if they are not expensive enough.

peteonyema:
I no mind to meet any better, reasonable, faithful and responsible Ochere here sha, well if any, try dis code 08073951973, but naija fans I beg una well well, make una no reason am.na still on searching and finding.LOL

after all naija is 6hrs to london. dont you guys know how to respect instruction

has he been on duty?

i curse the day they allowed nigerians to own a mobile phone. i have seen the way they use it  to disturb in places of worship as if their lives depended on it.  i have been asking how did we survive without mobile phones?  foolish idiot. should be sacked not just suspended

so many people have no business being in lagos let alone steaaling.  why must we turn every space in nigeria into trading space?

strangleyo:
Because we have more crime than most places and hence people don't feel safe in Nigeria. We have more crime because we have more poor people. We have more poor people because we have uneven distribution of wealth. Our justice system does not work, people do not have trust in it.

South Africa is the same.

you have more poor people? how do you work that out?

if crime is universal as you say how come we have all those protectors and gates more than any group of people i have seen?

dejiariyo:
am suprised you guys dont belive things like this do happen in africa and not only in nigeria,have seen where someone privates is being taken by just mere touch and seen 2 guys turn to pig in ibadan due to money ritual and they later became half man and half pig cos the native doctor died in the process.so its actually do happen

tribune had one of woman in port harcourt some times last year too. God help naija

**osisi:
You see why I think closing down Guantamo in a haste may mean releasing these confirmed wild animals into the streets.
These people are misfits.
These are probably adults who lacked proper nurturing at home since all they saw was some pervert who called himself a father impregnating 4 women and several temporary wives at the same time.
What morals did he learn from a father who had no time for him or a mother who was busy perfuming her private part with spices to out do the other co wives?
They ought to be dealt with mercilessly

u are something else my dear sister. i actually saw a foolish palestinian man said he had many children he was willing to kill for the cause.

lets pray for obama that God be merciful and turn things around in his time.

strangleyo:
It's because the police blamed a goat.

Maybe they should have killed the goat.

This sort of thing will continue to happen until we straighten out our police.

no until people stop going to rob others thinking they will get away with it. thanks to theives every house is built almost like a prison. things are so expensive in nigeria because you have to add cost of stolen goods to almost everything.

what did nigerians do to deserve violent criminals? are we the only hungry or greedy people on planet earth. cost of securing goods and properties in nigeria is too high because of these idiots

nobody deserve to be burnt but nobody to be robbed of hard earned money and property too. as i keep saying not until we start asking ourselves the question of how we make and worship money we will never stop seing this kind of madness.

just yesterday sunnews online reported a Secondary School teacher, a bricklayer and a car dealer robbing a bank. you wonder how many times they have done it before and got away with it. how hungry are these people?

Police round up bank robbers
From NGOZI UWUJARE, Ibadan
Thursday, January 22, 2009
•Suspects
Photo: Sun News Publishing
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Police in Osun State have nabbed members of a 3-man robbery gang, which raided a commercial bank in Lagere, in Ife area of the state.

Police said one of the suspects is a Secondary School teacher, one, a bricklayer and another, a car dealer.
The Osun State Police Commissioner, Mr. John Moronike, who paraded the suspects at the police command Headquarters, Osogbo, recently, said the policemen engaged the robbers in a shoot-out, resulting in the death of the leader of the gang.
He said the policemen also barricaded the robbers' escape route, which make it possible for the arrest of the suspects.

Moronike explained that police operatives had upper hand during the exchange of gunfire, forcing the bandits to abandone a jeep, marked EZ 284 ABC, and a bus which they drove to the bank premises.
One of the suspects, Julius Adewuyi, confessed that his duty was to drive members of the gang to robbery scenes.

He narrated how the gang succeeded in robbing a bank, where they carted away some money in two "Ghana-must-go" bags.

Another suspect, Babalola Babatunde, who claimed to be a teacher at Ayedun Grammar School, Ife-South, however, denied any involvement in robbery.
"I don't know members of the gang. Police arrested me in my friend's house," he said.
Morenike said arms, ammunition, the sum of N173,110, Axe ATM cards foreign currencies, among others, were also recovered by the police.

Meanwhile, the Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has visited victims of the robbery in the hospital.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/crimewatch/2009/jan/22/crimewatch-22-01-2009-001.htm

funny nigerians

KarmaMod:
What true Yoruba eats oha soup? Berra stick to Yoruba food. Flip Flopper

david you see your sister.

@karma, show mercy na. what will my brother do to get you?

HeatFusion:
You sound very foolish. Foolishness is not bliss.

extremely foolish and very naive. i will tell you now give that boy another 3 -6 months you are history in his books.

wbb

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