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Hey Orinkila, I must admit you really hit at some disturbing issues about youths in Nigeria (and Africa). You are right about young Nigerians prefering an easy, problem-free life to really doing some work to make their country better - most young Nigerians, that is - not all of them. Just a trip to any cyber cafe in this country will tell you how bad things have gone; "yahooze" is the name, and swindling is the game.

However, I don't entirely agree with you comparison of people in Nigeria with people in New York. Granted, people here know pitifully little about what is going on in their continent - especially the youths. But comparing them with New Yorkers is really stretching the margin. For God's sake Oriks, those folks have the means; watching cable TV is like a tuning a transitor radio over there. Now consider the flipside: how many Nigerians have cable TV in their homes, let alone the constant power supply to watch it with? And then, when you factor in the gross hardship and poverty - when I was in school, I only ate three-square meals on Sundays. Other days, it was a bromate breadloaf by ten a.m, and a meat-less sauce with eba around six p.m; that's how bad it was for me, and I know a lot of people who were worse of. Now, someone who eats like that, it would be kinda hard having the time and means to procure information about the rest of the world, don't you think? Frankly, it's a wonder how some of us ever got to know about the internet!

Of course, all that still doesn't excuse the laziness and get-rich-quick attitude of most Nigerians. The sunny-side, though, is that there are still some us (like good, old you!) who still believe in the dignity of labour and immutable statutes of equity and justice.

I'll definitely look out for Halima's book (but not now; I can barely cover my rent!) - every African should, I think. Cheers.

Try posting in the Jobs or Career section; you'll get better responses there. Luck!

@nanaboi: I saw Sisikill's post titled "For Nanaboi and Mactao", so I came to look at your poem (I haven't been around Literature-Nrlnd for quite a while now). Anyway, I think your poem is very nice - strong theme; good choice of words, too. But, like True_Brit said (and this isn't personal), you really ought to have posted in the Poem section.

@Sisikill: Howdy?

Howdy, all Because Folks? I was actually vacationing somewhere in out in space (aboard my cruise spaceship, a'course), but just decided to check-in and make sure the Because Forum hasn't gone to hell in a handbasket. Hmmm, I can see I chose a good leadership team, afterall - President Sisi has obviously outgrown her teenage blues . Good job, mon cherie, you've earned a raise!

And to the winner of the July Edition of the Because Competition, Bluehorizo: Congrats! Trust me, being a Because winner is no mean feat, because a whole lot people compete just because they wanna prove how good and smart they are, because - ah, you get the idea. (Off the record, though, if I had been in charge, you won't be the winner - off the record of course! )

And to others who didn't win - Ifyalways, Moyola, Pataki, Profy-Sam, Masam, oh you guys are so many - take heart. You can always use the Sobbing Room, no charge whatsoever. (Fine invention, too, that Sobbing Room. Sisi, you got a double raise!)
Okay, I sign-off here. Sisi-babe, grab the helms; remember to hold true to the Because Spirit!

_{*beams back to vacation spaceship: "Alright, Spock, gimme warp-drive!"*}

@Sisikill: Hey, Prettyface, don't sit around doing trips round the moon. More and more entries are coming in for the Because Competition (which, funny enough, has already been won), and it is YOUR responsibility to grade 'em. (I'd have done it myself but I don't want to be accused of "cheating" again. Besides, a guy's got to take a vacation sometime,   

Please, keep sending in your entries. Remember: the more entries you send, the higher your chances of winning - even if it has already been won

Nice.

You just found out, Sisi? Hmmm.

(shakes head sadly and walks away, thinking: What have I done? Poor girl's gone loony with happiness)

@poster: We appreciate the info and all, but that post would've been better received in Music/TV section.