₦airaland Forum

He's single and handsome? Lol are you pimping the guy out? That is a crime around these parts. On a serious note, his best bet is to try as much as possible to make contact with a relative, or even a friend to a friend of a relative because it would be difficult for a total stranger to take him in. It's not impossible though, my Uncle once took in and housed some random Yoruba dude for 3 years.

Why must he go to Ohio anyway? Since his friend over there is no longer willing to accommodate him, he might as well look for opportunities elsewhere. If he's Igbo, I'll suggest he start making inquiries to if and where his clan has their meetings while he's still in New York. He would certainly find some assistance there. If he's not Igbo, it's likely the Yoruba and others have such meetings too. Someone else already suggested he should try and find a Nigerian church close to him.

Egbe leee!!!!

“There’s a particular masquerade in the south east, it takes 100 people to dress him, another 100 people to UnCloth him." - Lai Mohammed

Caseless:
Chris Olukolade is still the army spokeperson in this report. #fake story

vote ivyy for miss nairaland!

Old story(report from 2014) does not make it a fake story. Just means that Boko Haram has been operating in Benue and the rest of the middle-belt longer than most people realize.

An old friend of mine serving as an officer with the Nigerian Army special forces was ambushed and butchered in Benue state by so-called Fulani herdsman as he led a small unit in response to distress calls from a local community that was under attack. This happened almost 3 years ago, and I concluded then that these were no ordinary herdsman, even though they were observed to be Fulanis.

A great fellow was lost that day.

Good stuff, I'll take my time to digest it.

Well, chubby face deserved a nasty response. You just run up to people on twitter and start insulting them and their mother...Reno even went easy on him.

Nusaf:
If Buhari did not go to sch and he was able to be a state governor, pet minister, GOC, Head of States, PTF boss, then certainly, he must be a genius because most of our present day graduates cannot manage any of those offices successfully.

Successfully? Do you see the state of this country? About 40 years of military rule by morons who had no business being in power is what wrecked this country.

Still borrow-posing.

[b]I won't believe anything coming from Buhari's DSS. IPOB did not attack anyone in the vicinity of the major cities where they have significant numbers, but they went all the way to a village in Isiukwuato to kidnap some Fulani men. Going from earlier reports, the Fulani were fomenting trouble there as they do everywhere, and some members of a local vigilante took it upon themselves to set them straight. It's amazing that with all the trouble and mayhem the Fulani have unleashed in the north-central, south-west, south-south and south-east, the worthless security operatives(who have always failed to secure anyone) always emerge to side with them, and place blame on the other party. It's never their fault.

Last I checked, they even occupied most of Agatu community after sacking the indigenous people, and had the audacity to shoot at government officials that came afterwards to assess the damages, and they have traced their footsteps back to Olu Falae's domain to unleash more terror. If it's open season, then it's open season for all. The bullets that killed scores in Agatu can also be directed the other way to end up in Fulani skulls. If southerners can't sleep peacefully, then let the Fulani not sleep peacefully either. [/b]

Bros you even forgot that Nigeria relinquishes about 40% of its oil revenue to oil companies.

Chai!!!

Lots of revisionist crap here. Anything good that came out of the regime they ascribe to Tunde Idiagbon, but every evil of the administration is assigned to Muhammadu Buhari. Not a fan of Buhari by any stretch, but he was never the spineless oaf some people try to make him out to be.

lagcity:
Osinbajo: if u see how bubu slap me for inside office yesterday.
Akande: aahh. He slap u ke? Wetin happen.
Osinbajo: I brought in the kunu and put the bowl on d desk.
Tinubu: haba u shld have put it on d coffee table na
Osinbajo: but it wasn't coffee, it was ordinary kunu.

[b]Hahaaaa Ebenezar don buy job! This brings back many not-so-fond memories of the Nigerian Military School. I testify that the human body is very much capable of enduring extreme circumstances, once the mind has been trained, from experience, to cope with such suffering. Some would say 'zero your mind'. Once the crap hits the fan, and you find yourself 'serving job', you quickly zero your mind and take on the challenge, with one comforting thought ; at some point, this hellish ordeal must come to an end.
Every boy-soldier of the NMS of yore could easily find this default mode and endure whatever circumstances they were confronted with. I once found myself serving job from around 4am on a Sunday morning till I saw Christian boys returning from service, which had to be around 11am-12noon. Hunching turned to crawling at a super-human pace as my legs were completely 'done', while my tormentors walked behind me at a steady pace that wouldn't permit me a seconds' rest...the skin on both of my elbows and knees were completely peeled off, as body and ground did battle for what seemed like an eternity. Just another day in NMS.
Ebenezer would be just fine, the theatrics are part of her own way of coping with the stress she's going through. With time, that neck would be so strong that she'll be planting for 2-3hrs straight without blinking . Believe me, in military organizations across the globe, soldiers in training are made to endure a lot of stress, even though I still think a lot of unnecessary brutality is prevalent in the Nigerian Army training institutions. There is a need to adjust the culture, but without compromising the standard of training. [/b]

Ponponkon:
Bro lalasticlala the text below is how a Nairalander got me informed about the guy's illiness. Please duly inform him that Dr Okezie is not one to play polictics with the life of any Abian



lue Print.(photos) by Kc3000: 3:48am On Feb 24
ponponkon Nwoko ike, I came across something on Linda Ikeji's blog that I wanted to draw your attention to. There's a young man by the name of Paul Arisa who is suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has not responded to chemotherapy. The tumor has completely taken over his neck region and deformed his face(from the posted before and after pictures).

I believe he's an indigene of Abia state(an ABSU graduate, currently residing in Aba) and he's desperately in need of about 2 million naira to pursue radiation therapy. I don't know the dude from Adam, I just came across the story and felt someone must have exerted a lot of effort to get Linda Ikeji to feature his story, due to the desperation of the situation. I know our amiable governor has no obligation to intervene on such personal matters, but I think it would be a nice gesture if he steps in to assist the young fellow. These are the little things, I believe, that help people realize there's a government in place that truly cares for them. Biko, ta anyi gbatara onye na oso enyem aka.

Of course, I expect the information posted to be verified before soliciting the governor for any assistance...I would have taken it upon myself to verify the information if I was in the country(a tumor of that size cannot be missed). Here's the link for the story on LIB, which also has some contact information attached at the bottom:

http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/02/paul-arisa-needs-our-help.html#more

NB: I'm so sorry to burden you with this, just had to take the chance for the young man's sake.

Wow, I'm speechless. To know that Mr. Arisa is finally getting the assistance he needs, thanks to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, and that I played a little part in making this happen really warms my heart. Twice I aborted my effort of leaving the above message for Ponponkon, as I convinced myself to mind my own business and not bother someone I have no personal relationship with. I carried on with something else, but the urge to send this message to Ponponkon just wouldn't go away, so I had to bite the bullet and went pleading for someone that I don't even know.
I'm so glad I did the right thing, and I'm even more grateful to Ponponkon for not ignoring my message but speedily channeling it up to our governor. From what I've observed and heard about Gov. Ikpeazu, I was convinced he'll step up, and he did not disappoint!!!

God bless Paul Arisa and grant him a full recovery.

God Bless our able governor Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, and the good people of Abia state.

Ponponkon Nwoko ike, I came across something on Linda Ikeji's blog that I wanted to draw your attention to. There's a young man by the name of Paul Arisa who is suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has not responded to chemotherapy. The tumor has completely taken over his neck region and deformed his face(from the posted before and after pictures).

I believe he's an indigene of Abia state(an ABSU graduate, currently residing in Aba) and he's desperately in need of about 2 million naira to pursue radiation therapy. I don't know the dude from Adam, I just came across the story and felt someone must have exerted a lot of effort to get Linda Ikeji to feature his story, due to the desperation of the situation. I know our amiable governor has no obligation to intervene on such personal matters, but I think it would be a nice gesture if he steps in to assist the young fellow. These are the little things, I believe, that help people realize there's a government in place that truly cares for them. Biko, ta anyi gbatara onye na oso enyem aka.

Of course, I expect the information posted to be verified before soliciting the governor for any assistance...I would have taken it upon myself to verify the information if I was in the country(a tumor of that size cannot be missed). Here's the link for the story on LIB, which also has some contact information attached at the bottom:

http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/02/paul-arisa-needs-our-help.html#more

NB: I'm so sorry to burden you with this, just had to take the chance for the young man's sake.

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Ponponkon:
Hahaha, lekwanu he mbiara ichi anyi o.

Hahahaaa........Oti mbu mkpakara mmadu, alughara hwe!

Ponponkon:
Nyem Hem Ottila gwefu aka la aka gi ngwara shi

Dede nne I ga di iji ochi meruo mmadu ahu otu ehi.

irunooboo:
Yorubas own Lagos cos it is located in our region and besides Lagos is not a natural resources like oil and solid minerals. We worked hard to build Lagos into a mega city. No tribe can claim Lagos apart from we yorubas.


All Nigerians owns the oil in the Niger delta just like every Nigerian own the lagoon in Lagos.

Yeah, Yorubas built Lagos just like the Gwaris built Abuja. One day, they'll also ask everyone to leave Abuja for them.

Everlasting Father, words cannot describe your goodness. I praise Your Holy Name.

menix:
It's really getting scary for mii cous my addictions might be taken mii to hell..

Nothing that Jesus cannot fix. Humble yourself before God, go into a season of earnest and desperate prayer with God. Many of us have been there with addiction(drugs, liquor, pornography, etc) and despite ones best efforts to quit, it absolutely took divine intervention for the vicious cycle to be broken.

Many refuse to acknowledge that they are living in bondage, some are in denial, while others have simply submitted to their fate. Please, you have to aggressively seek God while you still can. That you are afraid of where you are heading is in a sense a good thing...you've not completely gone numb. The opportunity is still here to rewrite the story of your life. The enemy is likely telling you that you've gone too far, too lost, too damaged, too weak, not good enough for God....nothing could be farther from the truth, God cannot wait to have you back, He can't wait to embrace you, to heal you, to do things with you that He ordained from the beginning of time, and to write your name in the book of life.

Believe it, you can regain control of your life today and get off that highway to hell if you accept Jesus into your life as your Lord and savior. Get to praying and do not stop praying till you make a breakthrough and God answers your prayer. Burdens are lifted at Calvary, but remember to seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. God bless you.

Wonderful. God also speaks through people to other people. He compelled you to make this post so that I(and others) could come here tonight, to be reassured and blessed by these scriptures. I've grown to love God, nothing close to the perfect love He has for us all, but I yearn to be drawn closer to Him. He is God above all things, creator of the infinite universe, yet He listens, speaks and attends to all our individual needs and prayers. I am so glad that God is gracious enough to commune with us in prayer through His Son and Our Savior Jesus Christ, to bestow that peace that passes all understanding, and to impact His unmistakable, loving Spirit on us when we draw nearer to Him. It is most reassuring to be in His holy presence, to feel all burdens lifted from our lives, even in a tumultuous world. It is nothing short of miraculous!
It's my earnest prayer that we are steadfast in our faith till the very end. We are only a prayer away from the Father, and we MUST continually seek Him in prayer, and He will ALWAYS abide with us. God bless you.