₦airaland Forum

pansophist:
Nigeria is the world largest producer of beans and yam, and I wonder why its not cheap, and why rice is a staple food.

Nigeria produces so much beans and yam, that things like inflation or foreign exchange fluctuations shouldnt affect it, and the poorest Nigerian should be able to feed.

What happened>?

Main issue is storage. No constant power supply to preserve and process. Some farmers still beat rice with sticks and those who have machinery have to deal with the high cost of petrol and diesel. It was already expensive when petrol was N200/liter.

Other factors are the issue of insecurity and no scheme or policy to help farmers with funds.

Politics mehn.

After religion, politics is the next thing that keeps the human mind in chains. Voluntary slavery.

Evaress:
I'm an introvert and a writer, so I spend most of my time inside writing. I just moved into a new neighborhood.

When I moved in, my landlady introduced me to her brother when he came to visit. I greeted him politely.

Later, my landlady told me her brother had been talking about me. He said he didn't like that I was always alone and that I should try to come out and socialize more. Every time he visited her, he would ask about me.

I thought maybe I was being too distant, so I decided that next time he came, I would try to be more friendly and casual with him.

When he came again, I went out to greet him. I told him I heard he always asks about me. He said he was just concerned because I'm always indoors alone and he wanted me to have a friend. I smiled, thanked him, and i took his number promising to call him. I had planned to call him that week, but there was no power and my phone was dead.

He came again last Saturday to visit my landlady and after he finished talking to her. He came to my room. I let him inside. My house na small house o. No parlor inside. He asked why I didn't call him. I explained there was no light. Then he told me I should know that he likes me. He asked if I have a boyfriend, and I said yes. Then he asked me if we have sex. I told him I couldn't answer that. He said I was acting like a small girl.

Then he came closer and started touching my legs. I moved away. He said he loves tall girls. I kept begging him, "Please sir, I will call you, let's talk later." But he kept trying to touch me, and I kept dodging him, running to the other side of the room. Eventually, he left.

I went straight to my landlady and reported what happened. She said she was surprised to hear that and promised to warn him the next time he came.

He came again today. She confronted him about it, but he denied everything. Then he came to my room and knocked again. This time I refused to open the door. I pretended to be asleep until he left.

When I came out, my landlady told me he denied it all and asked me if I was sure I was telling the truth. Now he's making me look like a liar.

I know he will come to visit again on Sunday, and this time I'm ready to confront him. What should I do? This man is old enough to be my father.

Go to a near by police station and report this. Drop his phone number there.

Tell your boyfriend and family members about it.

If you don't act now, he might end up raping you and no one will believe you.


Also, stop smiling with him and when next he tries to harrass you, don't beg him. Get a weapon and defend yourself.

These guys are animals.

Iamcute:
You understand the write up so?

What is your stress gentleman?

The problem is the fact that you people think Brazil is Nigeria's mate.

Its giving Buhari.

A lot of our politicians are opportunists in Africa.

They really do not deserve their positions but got there anyway by chance or by appealing to voters’ sentimental side.

Do you think a businessman like Trump or Dangote would face other leaders and be soliciting?

If you have worked hard all your life, built businesses, failed, survived, and still continued being successful, then you have probably seen it all and perhaps more experienced that most world leaders. You would be speaking from a place of experience, and your worldview would be powerful while knowing your limits, of course.

This was similar to what the military rulers had.

We need leaders who are builders, not all these accountants and lawyers who do not know what it means to build, repair, or generate something out of nothing.

For the life of me, I can't understand why Nigerians hate adopting so much.

Makes absolutely no sense.


Sorry for her loss.

Askaboutme29378:
Good day sir/ma. I’m currently a 200-level student at Nigerian Army University Biu studying Software Engineering.

Due to serious financial difficulties, I’ve been considering leaving school temporarily to join the Armed Forces so I can become financially stable and hopefully continue my education later through the military.

I would really appreciate honest advice from people who already have experience in the military.

Is joining the military at this stage a wise decision, especially when I already have a university education in progress? What are the realities of joining as a recruit, particularly regarding salary, career progression, further education and the possibility of eventually returning to university?

I’m also particularly interested in the military/police or Provost side of the military. I would like to know whether it is possible to enter that area as a recruit and how someone can eventually get into Military Police/Provost duties.

Please don’t just tell me “join” or “don’t join.” I want to understand the advantages, disadvantages and things someone in my position should seriously consider before making the decision.

I would genuinely appreciate advice from people who have actually served or are currently serving.

Write to your school to give you leave of absence for 1 yr.

Try out your military school during that time, if it doesn't work then you go back to school.

Don't just drop out.

The only issue I have with this is its going to make some people jobless, else, if the Chinese can do it better and cheaper then they should hve the market.

Afterall, petrol was cheaper when we were importing than now when we have a refinery.

Don't worry. Don't go and dust your PVC. By the time Tinubu enters for a second time, it will be N1000 for 1gb and you will all complain for the next four years.

Take am play first.

No. get a charge and bail lawyer. For real, you don't even need a real lawyer for a case like this.

You people underestimate how rich politicians are.

Its women making most money in Pawn and fashion, unles you are gey or you are like your own record label sort of thing.

The initial response I gave here got me banned for some hours because I was so angry.

The OP sounds educated and hardworking, Imagine marrying a low-skilled, non-ambitious, single mother with how sound you sound.

Man, you just wasted your potentials.

I am very sure it was the seks that hooked this guy.

FreeIgboho:
You people comment without reading. Didn't you read where she paid 1.4m to adopt and they tried to give her a stolen baby?

I don't need to read all to form my opinion. I don't get paid to engage.

I don't need to know about adoption law to know no government will allow you pay for a child, that's basically human trafficking.

She went through the wrong route. Simple.

folake4u:
It's not true? Are you even serious right now?

I think you should read more on the adoption process in Nigeria for you to understand better.

The adoption process is cumbersome and that's why people go through the backdoors to get children, baby factories and the likes, it is wrong and I frown heavily at that.

And yes, many Nigerians don't adopt because it is not really in our "culture" to do so especially with the fact that the average Nigerian man/woman are obsessed with birthing their own children.

I don't know why you'd think I am joking. I am not joking.

I know at least one person irl who adopted.
I also read of a guy on twitter who shared how he adopted his daughter.

Adoption isn't hard Nigerians don't just like it. It's also not rigorous, you wouldn't expect anyone to just hand you a child because you want it.

If it were that easy then ritual killers would easily take advantage of that.

folake4u:
Didn't you read where it was mentioned that adoption in Nigeria is a rigorous journey?

I didn't.

It's not true. Lol.

Even if it is, it's not as stressful as the ordeals she's faced.

Nigerians just don't like adopting.

She could have just adopted a young child.

Young women love old rich men.

You guys can argue all you want.

MaxInDHouse:
I'm not interested in such meaningless topics first of all this is about religion not God.

So instead of arguing aimlessly about God's existence i will prefer to debate about what religion supposed to achieve in our society if that has been settled then we can find which religion that meets up the responsibilities?

Then we can now ask how possible could one religion achieve such a remarkable goal without any supernatural force involved?🙂

This is similar to what a certain Roman emperor did.

It eventually led to the compilation of the bible.

Athiests can argue all they want, Religion has been around for thousands of years and will still be whether you believe or not.

Best you can do is use your social, political and financial influence to reshape what religion will be.

Life na turn by turn, this aunty used to be hot that year.

Gangstar mama!

If I live to be 101, this is the kind of gangstar sheet I willl be doing.

W Great great great great grandma in the forking shart!

I can not understand why people think subsidy is a bad thing.

We cannot be a petroleum producing country with a refinery and be buying fuels at premium.

It needs to be subsidized!

I really admire the whites lifestyle sometimes.

Here in Africa, even if an old woman would date a young boy like this, it would remain a dark secret between them but this white woman genuinely believes in her heart that this boy wants a relationship/marriage with her and I am sure she is happy to foot the bills.

What is an abomination in one country is pretty normal in another without judgement.

Mehn! It will really get you asking some questions.

Bro, its just 2k. Move on. Some of us have lost way more than that.

He should go back to yahoo and stop guilt tripping us.

Nonsense!

HardMirror:
so what? How many white professors do you have in Nigeria? And who stopped blacks from progressing?

The number he quoted is even fair. There only about 4 percent black people in England.