₦airaland Forum

salford:
And some of us in smaller cities/provinces are still complaining about how expensive houses are despite the average cost of 350k to 450k.
If one can drive in to work from outside the GTA, even if it takes 45min to 50min, that might help save some money.

I don't know why some people feel Toronto is only accessible from the GTA. You can live outside the GTA and still work in Toronto. Cities like Guelph and Cambridge offer cheaper housing options, lower crime rate and more family friendly neighborhoods and people live in these cities and still work in Toronto.
Most Toronto jobs are laptop jobs and i have not seen anyone who works in Toronto that does not work from home for 2 days in a week, it seems like the standard practice. When i worked in Toronto, i worked Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the office and Wednesdays and Fridays from home so i use those 2 days work from home to cover for the stress of the 3 days. Cambridge to Toronto is roughly an hour 10 mins or so and so, what i do is to read and develop myself all through the journey .
I leave my house by 7am drive to the Greyhound bus stop, park my car at their parking lot and take the 7.15am bus to Toronto. Hit the office by 8.30, work and leave the office by 4pm to catch Cambridge Greyhound 4.30pm bus and arrive Cambridge by 6pm, drive my car back home and arrive by 6.10pm. It is stressful compared to those living around the GTA with less commute time. However, that commute time going and coming was the time i completed some online courses that helped me get to where i am today . There is free wifi and charging ports in greyhound buses so what i do immediately i enter the bus is to bring out my laptop, connect to the internet and start reading. That commute time gives any serious person a complete 2 hours daily for self development, not many people have that opportunity.

seniormallam:
The way children grow up this days ehh.....this boy is just 23?, I'm in my late 30 yet could pass for a 25 years old....... When it's only when we are sick they will give us tea, milk with fried egg and eat rice only on Sundays, how person go take grow.

Chill bros, everything that has an advantage also has a disadvantage. When you grow faster than your age, you age faster than your age. People like you will later reap the benefits later in life. When you are 50 and 60 and still looking young while your age mates are now looking like grandpas, you will now be the onesdoing shakara and flaunting your age anyhow, your age mate will now be wishing they were you. So appreciate yourself.

engrchykae:
the aim of the virus isn't to kill Chinese but to kill the growing Chinese economy especially the growing Chinese economic influence in Africa.
Trump and Europe are fully involved in this bioweapon

How does introducing a virus to China that will spread all over the world and cause the same havoc it is causing in China spare America and hurt China? Don't you know that a recession in China will also affect America. Do you know how much US and other world markets have lost since this period? So if America and Europe wants to kill Chinese economy, it is a virus that the fatality rate is not even up to 5% that they will use? Does that make sense to you?
Bros make una dey reason naa, you guys are not market women

yrex01:
are you trying to say China created this virus just to sabotage their economy or the virus is natural?

Not at all.
China did not create the virus. This is just like all other viruses that pops up from probably infected animal sources once in a while. In the last 15 years or so, we have had SARS, MERS, Bird Flu, Ebola, Zika Virus etc. They all came and was contained. The reason why these viruses generate a lot of brouhaha is that they are new strains and the body does not know how to fight them that is why when someone who has this virus survives it, they now have the immunity against it. This means that if you survive SARS, Ebola, Corona etc, your body will build resistance and it will no longer become a problem to you because your body will now know how to fight it like the common cold virus.

My point is that the conspiracy theorist are to shallow in their thinking. In a globalized world where economies and supply Chains are linked, you cannot hurt a country as important as China without hurting the entire world including yourself. Do you want to tell me that the US is that stupid not to know that? Due to globalization, the trade war between the US and China ensured that there were no winners on both sides or is it now virus that does not have boundaries that would provide a winner? How much has the US economy and world economy lost this period?

Flu kill thousands in the US every year, does it mean that the US created it to harm themselves?
These conspiracy theorist have given the US too much power for my liking. They make the US look like a second "god" that can do and undo all things. They should take a chill pill, the US is not as powerful as what they always try to ascribe to it.

Olominira:
Hmm, this was my post few days ago.....

When you guys peddle these stupid conspiracy theories, do you people actually sit down to think it through or you just open your mouth and start talking?
So in this globalized world where businesses are linked and there are millions of travels per day, you believe that someone can hurt China alone by introducing virus in China? Do you know that there are about 3 million Chinese that reside in America that travel to and from China every day? So how will America hurt China with a virus without hurting itself?

We are talking of China here not Liberia, Burundi, Congo or those countries that can be isolated in the world and the world will not feel it. Even as bleeped up as Nigeria is, Nigeria is too important in such a way that you can't hurt her with a virus and not hurt the rest of the world not to talk of China.

You guys should at least think before you start saying trash you can't defend.

China is too paranoiac for my linking. Always acting insecure. It is their insecurity that made this escalate. If the first doctor who discovered this problem back in December was not hounded by the authorities for spreading fake news maybe they would have nip it in the bud as early as December and it wouldn't have been this bad. But they rather crucify the messenger instead of paying attention to the message just to protect one nonsense image and now the whole world is suffering from it

I have always known that the Fulanis will not come direct to scuttle this Amotekun thing, they will always use the people to carry out their dirty works. It is happening already. Why are southerners senseless?

I think they need the money to protect fulani herdsmen not Nigerians

Bar1941:
Are they telling me this small crowd is all they can get in this era of Canada recording high inflow of Nigerians? Candidly Buhari failed Nigeria in the area of security, a far more inclusive protests by Nigerians in the Diaspora is needed to show this government has failed.

Why should Nigerians in Canada protest? Wetin concern us?

ahiboilandgas:
My points are if u are doing well in NIgeria 500k and above over 35 dont move to America to go wash plate or do guard or go canada and start driving uber ...but if u are yound under 30 , no job or poorly paid or u get scholarships or paid phd in stem course then move to america ...the des peration and huge expectation and false narrative is responsible for yahoo boys in America

Hmmm. Anyone who has the opportunity and means to give himself and family a second citizenship should better do it now while there is still opportunity. There is nothing as sweet as having options. A time will come when it will no longer be possible especially this one now that your president is now releasing boko haram members into the society claiming they have repented and the world is watching how terrorists now repent from their sins
People who have good plans for themselves and are patient don't wash plates for life. The good thing here is that people change career all the time. It is not uncommon to see a 45 years old man in college doing another course so as to move to another career after working in another field for 15 years. Nobody looks at age here to give a job. In fact, age is not written on your resume so nobody knows how old you are even if you are starting a new career by 40.
While there are a lot of people migrating abroad with false narrative as you said and would definitely end up disappointed but the truth is that those fall into the overwhelming category of Nigerians whose mindset is all about Money, Houses, Cars and bank account and nothing else matter to them in this life. So when we are talking about migrating abroad, let us understand that people are migrating for different reasons and put it in proper context. Have you not seen professional players who took a pay cut to play for another team like Real Madrid and Barca? By the way, Ighalo took a pay cut to join Man Utd on Loan and that is the same reason someone may live his 500k job in Nigeria to migrate.

TheChameleon:
So the better one's economy, the more a nation should flout local laws ?

Check your skull. Probably only cotton wool is there.

Not by force to comment.

Is that all?

TheChameleon:
So many idiots already jumping at the opportunity to abuse Nigeria.

As if they can't see U.S. and Japan in this same article.

What business does Nigeria have being in that list? A poor country like Nigeria wasting money that way sounds good to you?

Chai.
Country pass country, CPC

Las Las, all correct countries will demand a reverse for their citizens and Nigeria will have no choice than to yield. Imagine the UK telling buhari to reverse it on no more visa from Nigeria to the UK including diplomatic visas. How would some people and their families go to hospital? Lol

itsme01:




Joshua schooled in Mayflower shagamu, Nigeria is what makes him thick .. in a competitive sport like boxing, you need confidence and the best way to boost your confidence is to go to your root, visit where you grew up, see thing that helped shape you

to me any time I feel abit down I just drive around my child hood neighborhood , I visit my primary school, secondary school and other places that seem so big and scary to me back then and I see how tiny it had shrunk or how old I have become.. this to me is the best therapy a man can ever have.. it works 99% of the time

many Nigerians calling Nigeria shithole do so because they are poor and disadvantaged , if you can gurantee your own comfort (inverter/solar , good estate, little change in the account and good ride) you would understand Nigeria is a very very lovely place to enjoy your life,


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You got it wrong in your last paragraph. Nigeria is called a shithole not just because of its physical infrastructural deficit but because of the mentality of the people and you just confirmed it.
What wrong has the Nigerian poor and disadvantage done? So one is supposed get his own infrastructure and service before he /she can enjoy a lovely Nigeria and that sounds good to you?
How many heads do the poor Americans, Europeans etc that enjoy 24/7 light, hot and cold shower running in their homes and clean environment have?
I don't think there is any country in the world where the number of rich citizens are greater than the poor citizens, it is always the reverse. However, the beauty and livability of any country is measured by how the poor and disadvantaged in the society are treated and efforts implemented to make their lives comfortable.

The poor may not have the cars, big houses etc but at least they should also live a life of dignity. They shouldn't be carrying jerry cans and wheelbarrows fetching water from street to street, they shouldn't be sleeping in darkness because they do not have solar systems etc

Nigeria has been turned to OYO society and believe me this OYO system is what has made the country a dog eat dog society where everyone is in a mad desperation to make money committing all sorts of crime. I can't imagine how someone would use a fellow human being for money rituals. This is because that this the only way to guarantee their personal comfort like you said since the collective comfort is non existent. Any country that is built this way would remain a shithole.

Nigeria is not worth fighting for. I don't know why someone will think otherwise

There are still southerners in Borno today making money and have refused to leave. Some of them have narrowly escaped being killed on numerous occasions yet they love it in Borno and will not contemplate leaving there. There are also some people who will not live in Borno or anywhere in the NE even if you pay them 10m a week, they rather drive Keke in their village than live there.

This is all about perspective and what you value most in your life, there is no right or wrong answer. We can't all see things the same way. What i value most may not be what you value. My first priority may be your last priority.

As for me and my family, i am not going to live in Nigeria even if you pay me 100m a month. The next time i will call Nigeria my home again is when i am retired and a grand father and i'm going straight to my own town estate to live. This is the only time i will go back and live in Nigeria. As for spending my youthful and working age in Nigeria, it is a NO NO for me. How i see life is different and no matter the amount i have in Nigeria, i just can't be happy seeing how things are working in that country.

A day before i left Nigeria with my family, i changed 10m of my own money to dollars which was used for the initial settlement abroad. I wasn't poor in Nigeria so i see things way beyond this money talk that is always the center of this kind of argument about relocation and non relocation.

My greatest regret was not leaving earlier. What was i even thinking?

I thank God that my remaining siblings will move out of Naija this year.

My whole family will be watching Naija from afar.

Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Be positive for once na

All of una go just dey look for every opportunity to take insult leaders especially our presido
But una forget say to be a leader is not easy

Most of una nor go fit even lead common four people not to talk of millions

Bros, you are partially right. However, if it is not easy for him, then he can always resign and allow others to try. It is not by force to lead.
Don't forget that he was not begged to come and lead, he hustled for it for almost 12 years.
Don't also forget that he is not doing a charity work, the pay and incentives he is getting is not chicken change.
If you have a company that is not doing well and you employ an MD to rescue the company and your company starts going from bad to worse,
will you just be smiling with the MD and pampering him or will you sack him and look for another person?

There is nothing as sweet as being a citizen of a country that makes sense.

vincentjk:
Just like this dude's personality recently. Trying to show tonto dike say em mumu don do

The guy is to blame for all these nonsense. He wanted to be in the limelight and he got it so he should stop disturbing us. People who knew him warned him about Tonto when he was chucking his head there. Tonto has been a bad babe right from time and has never hidden it but Churchill shunned all advice because he wanted to be known and Tonto will offer him the limelight he craves for. He knows from day 1 that the marriage wouldn't last and he was okay about it but what he didn't know was the extent Tonto will go to rubbish him. Now he has the fame but.............

why did the driver stop on third mainland bridge? For him to do what exactly? Is there a toilet in third mainland bridge or he expects him to poo on the floor? i don't get it

Night of a thousand laugh

dukeprince50:
PMB second tenure has the best security we have seen in a decade now.
his first tenure was hell, FH kill daily to an extend Nairaland no even they feel anything about gruesome pictures.
GEJ tenure was also hell, BH bomb weekly, even Abuja was not safe, on oct 1st 2010, na so dem bomb road weh GEJ wan pass, Even TB Joshua church was bombed

U can't compare it to what we have now, security has greatly improved

What did the security architecture do differently in Abuja that they couldn't do in Borno and Yobe? What does it take to bomb Abuja if boko haram wants to do that? My worry with this kind of statements you guys are dishing out of late is that you guys may be unknowingly dragging Boko haram to bomb Abuja to prove a point.

Let us not forget that when the government starts boasting of defeating boko haram that is when boko haram goes on full throttle in order to counter their point. Abeg you guys should not put Abuja people to risk because you want to defend your Lords in government.

Muslims are looking for a way to join Christians in their terror infected religious madness. If you blackmail Christians in Nigeria with hatched bombing, how can you blackmail Christians in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Saudi, etc where they use terrorism to cook stew? Abi na Christians dey do bombing there too? If i were them, i will just pipe low, the whole world know who the terrorists are, it is not just Nigerian Christians. Lol

[quote author= post=86312662]Again,

What a very sad news to read this Sunday!



May the sponsors of evil herdsmen and Boko Haram and KIDNAPPERS never end well.

May all the evil and corrupt politicians that brought and keep sponsoring these evil herdsmen and satanic Boko Haram and KIDNAPPERS in our nation just to cause unrest and war for it's
citizens never end well in life.
Along with everyone that supports them.
Evil and miserable end await them all.
They will never know peace all the remaining miserable years they have to live.

No be curse,
Na FACT.


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Again, May God punish all the sponsors of herdsmen and Boko Haram and the politicians that brought them upon our nation to cause mayhem.
May the people that support and sponsor them all die painfully, and may they suffer so much pains as long as they live on earth before dying in shame.

If you are not one of the people supporting the evil sponsors of the evil ones among these herdsmen and kidnappers.
kindly say A BIG AMEN To these little prayers.[/quote]I join you to say a big AMEN to your prayers.

To add to it,

May God punish those people both online and offline who are supporting those that were elected to put an end to these killings but are not doing so for their selfish reasons. May their online supporters and offline supporters never know peace.

Please say a BIG AMEN to this prayer.

Nairalanders also join me to say a big AMEN to it. The evil must never go unpunished.

One question.

If these herdsmen were not Fulani, will the government have allowed this wickedness to continue unabated?

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Are these the gains?

Aso rock spin doctors dey try oooo. Lol

I hear the word 'Hustle' a lot among Nigerians. What exactly does this mean in the context of travelling?

Saint Buhari make the value of your asset declaration public, let us be the judge.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, oga buhari is very funny, In Destalkers voice "he will go far"

The onus is on the bigger power to show restraint no matter what. These smaller powers can disturb without fear because they have actually nothing to loose, they are coming from the position of relative weakness.

For example, you remember how Turkey had the mind to shoot down a Russian fighter jet just like that. Russia could have escalated it but they choose no to not because they are weak but Big powers have to show restraint. The big superpowers respect themselves more because they know what is involved.
For example, the US would never have done what Turkey did by shooting down a Russian aircraft when they know it strayed into their territory by mistake and not coming for an attack. Russia will also not do that. What they do have done will be to scramble jets and escort it out of their airspace.

So i am not surprised with Iran. That is what a weaker nation will do and US choosing not to escalate it is in line with what a superior power will do.

philip0906:
Buhari for all I care, is an incompetent dolt. But I am only been objective and not sentimental here. He had his assets openly declared in 2015. There is neither NO template for HOW assets should be declared PUBLICLY. But we do know what he has to give a proper assessment or valuation of his asset.

My grouse is actually with hypocrites (like you) who are NEVER objective. Jonathan (you support), NEVER had any asset openly declared when he was president for us to even have any idea what he was worth. He brazenly spurned every chance to declare his asset.

So you cannot be sensible to support Jonathan (who NEVER declared ANYTHING) and lampoon Buhari (who declared his).

Manu vs Chelsea, Barca Vs Real, Messi Vs Ronaldo, US vs China, Buhari Vs Jonathan, etc. It seems to me that everyone in this forum must choose a side and defend it blindly. It seems to me that there is no neutral party and no room for objectivity. Every issue has to be approached in this person vs. that person sentiments.
Otherwise, how did you know i support Jonathan? Have you seen me in person? Have you seen any thread i created stating i support or defending Jonathan? Must i or any other person be a supporter of Jonathan to criticize buhari?
Nigerian education has failed otherwise, we should not be breeding people who think in one dimension. Anyway, i don't have time for this nonsense, after all buhari declare asset or not does not concern me, i don't even live in Nigeria, you can go and slug it out with ya buhari vs Jonathan online warriors. Bye