₦airaland Forum

Love4all24:
The BBC documentary committed a lot of fundamental errors and it is right to highlight these.

First, NBM and most other confraternities in Nigeria do not necessarily force you to kill, rob or indulge in crime. I’m saying this because I grew up amongst these people. You are directly responsible for the individual path you choose to follow. The documentary made it seem like NBM tells its members to deal in drugs, fraud, human trafficking and murder. Like every organization on earth, you cannot subject your members to a particular life style. Tuface, Larry Gaga, Davido,Burna Boy, Daddy Showkey, Vector and many more are reputable members of the organization. They are not criminals. Trying then to project the NBM as a type of Mafia where everyone is in on the crime is totally and morally wrong. Yes, there are bad people in NBM but NBM does not make people bad.

Second, the use of footages from EndSARS thugs and other Eiye members arrested in Europe as members of NBM is wrong. The gathering of street thugs as members of NBM is wrong. I’m saying this because I know for a fact that that isn’t what NBM is about. There’s an agenda here to push NBM and other confraternities as those responsible for the mayhem sponsored by politicians during EndSARS

Third, the reporter, is on record to defend the federal government during ENDSARS and denied there was a massacre. All is deliberate to change the narrative. It won’t fly!

I read your write up and I quite agree with some of your submissions, but I'm of the opinion why the doc focus on NBM solely?

OK..agreed..."the documentary anchor claimed his childhood friend "dapo" was dropped by Axemen"...fine

How about Pirates confraternity founded by likes Prof Wole
Other fraternities like Ogboni, lodge, Armoc does exist till today for Nigeria, yet nothing is being said or reported by BBC.

Inasmuch I do not support cultism, the BBC reportage is unbalanced and they were in a hurry to push false narrative out there.

joeking2222:
I dont just understand y the NFF cant just go for that MAMELODI SUNDOWNS ex coach, dat popular coach wey NAIRALAND people like to dey use his pics as MEME!!!

He is current coach of All Ahly of Egypt. And if he was that top notch, SA would've hired him

gunners160:
Y is everybody going into this business.cant we just tink outside the box for once.There are a lot of bussiness begging to get started

He/she has thought out of the Box,came up with what is realistic to him/her. Mind you Nigeria is ranked 164th out of 169 countries sampled on "ease-of-doing business"...

Doing business in Nigeria is akin to fetching water in a basket.

If you ain't crooked you no gonna make it.
No business survives/ makes it in Nigeria through Honesty...Quote me anywhere in the world

emmykk:
I can mentor you 1 on 1 basis on WhatsApp.
1.Get a good location and build a kiosk
2 Get moniepoint or opay pos terminal
3.Get Enough capital between 150K and above
4.Know how to beat scammer to their game that will come and try you.

Can you please share their modus Operandi...ranging from fake alert to amount being flashed in ur account without cash reflecting.

athaboi:
What is this country up to really?? Do Nigeria have a purpose as a country? Wasting 300 billion in an election that takes place every 4years and we end up electing thieves.... What is Nigeria up to?? Can someone answer me??

When Jonathan came up with the idea of 6year single term, where were you then? Did you all kontree people not shut him down, having even agreed not to be a beneficiary....

Let me make it depressive the more

Can you imagine how many libraries this amount could build?
How many laboratories?
How many SMEs start ups?
How many primary schools this would renovate?
Don't even mention hardwares , computers e.t.c

Nigeria is gone sis...
Go prepare for your IELTs & japaa

Ghost1994:
What the fvck wrong with guys at the MM2?

Y’all be gisting shit and setting only island trip like mehn it’s sick….

I got to mm2 I saw request Surulere rider said he’s waiting at the car lot… fine I zoom c1…

I picked the guy and the guy narrated to me that he’s going to show the last bolt guy and teach him a lesson…

I was like boss what’s the problem?? He said he requested bolt and saw 1.9 which is fine by him and the fee is like 4,700 to 5,500… he called the guy and calling his name and told him he’s at the park… could you believe this guy told him straight that he’s going to collect 7k offline…. What

He said he told him he’s also a bolt guy but the guy no send…

Well I calm the guy down but to be honest this is sickening…. I did same trip and took airport oshodi which sum up to 6500! so these people are just painting themselves bad…

Like if the guy complains to bolt it’s automatic block I mean it’s not right now

This is what I always say: can the Driver himself pay that amount t fare from MM to Surulere for N7k...Abba d'allah....

Makkah why!!!..you don't make wealth that way, I keep telling folks...you can only be successful through networking, the quality of people around you... Not by charging outrageous fares...

.I so much believe in karma ...absolutely...
You might charge exorbitant fares, make your car get issues that'll take all what you've earn.

Please, let us all be reasonable and considerate...

Walai...this hustle don gather pigeons and fowl together inside same cage...quite difficult to carve a niche

Fiscus105:
Nowadays, give me ur number, if she releases it, 75% done and if refuses japa*

Simple & Short...

helinues:
Well, I wouldn't say it was unthinkable but rather an act of boldness.

So I saw this lady inside the campus, luckily for me, my younger brother was around, so I told him to get me details about the lady.

Before evening same day, I had the info about her name and her house.

Same evening, I took the courage to pay her a visit in her house. When I got there, I met some ladies which are house mates, a house full of Alhajas, the girl too.

The way I asked about her, they thought I knew her before until the lady came out and join the conversation.

She was skeptical and a bit confused when I told her how I saw her and what brought me there. But she was swayed away with my courage and in addition my cologne.

The relationship was actually one of the best cos we were role models to other couples..

Which cologne did you use....I love smell of fragrances

chillex8:
Again bolt has proven to have agents on this page.

Na now you tey know....So at times replying their messages could be time wasting.

humblesteve:
Boss man, the person it happed to isn't into E_hailing
It could happen to anyone tho be you a private or commercial driver the message is for everyone to be careful this season, either, you drive in ikoyi or iba any time of the day. Let's be vigilant at all time

Absolutely true, but we cannot still rule out the fact that such notorious activities is more prevalent in some parts of Lagos than the other... No society is crime free...

chillex8:
My current rider from island to mainland.
Very composed and quiet.

Why didn't you use indriver passenger tey escort your rider - at least tey reach yaba , anthony or somolu

Barbiturate:
You mean white?! 3k each. That's what I bought. There's the one of 15k

I've tried those fluorescent (white bulbs), they are fanciful but don't travel that long. Na those "yellow" bulbs - follow come I dey look for....wait fit blind eye I often sight it on SUVs and modern Sedans... Na that one I dey look for...

Barbiturate:
My car light is not bright. Changed to halogen, still not bright.

Any good auto rewire around yaba?

Abeg o, I need fix it before traveling to the east

How much is those yellow(incandescent) halogen bulbs?

OmodavidoX:
Omo woke up today 5:30am with a challenge of netting 30-40k before night


As at to 12, I was already on 18k. That was how Lagos road spoilt my car silencer
(It got broken) and car sound was not comfortable.

Had to drive back home and close for the day.

When there is life , there is still hope of meeting this my challenge later on

Good afternoon bosses.

So sorry about the bad incidence. The Ants won't tell you this, now experience has taught you... Don't be discouraged, get back on track soon.

@humblesteve

I'm so sorry about this. But why do you guyz love driving at night after 7:30 - 8p.m...
Do you really , really make more money?
Then how many trips can you do within that 4hours?( let's assume your trips are against traffic)
Lastly, does it really worth it.....

Why would I go to Ajah, Festac town or Navy town, Ikorodu - Igbogbo, Igando-iyana iba or Ekoro Meiran around 8p.m? Its a No No

This is the what my brother barbiturates they always warn me about at all times. I learnt, a water tanker rammed into him @ Ajah.... I wish everyone safe movement ó...it could've been you or me... Na àgbáko be this...

Dailyparrot:
It's official that Uber riders misbehave more than Bolt riders. I think it's because people assume Bolt drivers to be "mad" thus they behave themselves when using Bolt.

Because Bolt restricted me to Card trip yesterday, I used Uber mostly. The experience wasn't funny.

A guy ordered me. When I got to his location following the map, he told me that he didn't understand where I was explaining, that I should come to Whitesand Beach Estate but I shouldn't enter inside the estate.

I drove back to the estate only for him to tell me to drive out a little out of the estate gate to the street that I will see him.

It happens that the guy is in the same street I was earlier that I passed to return to Whitesand Beach Estate. Which means he was inside his house commanding me to be driving around the neighborhood just to locate him. When I entered back to the street, I saw him waving at me.

As I was driving down to meet him, he just entered into one of the houses there and disappeared. To be sincere, I couldn't even point out which house this guy entered because it happened like a movie to me in flash seconds.

I just drove close to the house and parked. Waited for 15 minutes yet this guy isn't out. I called but he refused to pick my calls.

I decided I was leaving. So, I turned on my Bolt app and immediately got a card trip request. As I was turning to pick my Bolt rider, he came out shouting "driver driver", I nearly knocked him out of my way. I just did like he wasn't talking to me and continued driving forward.

He called three times but I didn't pick. Since he wasn't ready to embark on the trip, he should go back to his house and continue whatever he was doing and wait for another Uber driver that will take 20-30 minutes to come and pick him.

These guys think that they can dehumanize drivers simply because they are paying for the services.

I mean, what does it take him to wait for me to get close so he can tell me to give him few minutes to finish up. And, why refuse to take my calls because you think I'm already here so I should wait. Communication, communication makes the difference in everything.

I just canceled the trip after driving forward a bit and went offline.

He is just being immature, (probably)deranged and could be suffering from one syndrome I can't really figure out.
Just the way and manner some id*ot make prank calls on toll free lines to fire service and ambulances, people do such for rides also. I wonder why?

Mind you, these hustle requires a whole lot of cognitive skills, loads of intuition, ingenuity and logic...

Examples:

If a rider calls and says: "Ògá where are you now"
Assumption: be rest assured you're going to pick up an olosho...
Note: there's nothing wrong with olosho, they can be good & bad


If a rider calls and says: "hello, good afternoon Mr BAZOO" - calls your exact name
Assumption: be assured, you're picking up a well discern individual.

If you had to call a rider after 5-10mins: he/she is not really bothered about the ride, you can decide to cancel and he/she would reorder. So is left for you to either go or not...


If a rider calls and says: "baba where you dey now, we've been waiting for youuuuuuuuuuu
Assumption: you're picking up an OG, full of energy, has no time to waste, probably he has ref on or Colorado he might not pay full fare or transaction might not sail thru...lol

The best rider : A rider who request, chats and monitors you on the app and he/she is right in front of you as your car approaches - unfortunately... these set of people are mostly the Chinese ,to a large extent foreigners and they are fewer in numbers...

ahnie:
Do people still fall in love nowadays?
I m just asking!!!

I'm bewildered also...what is this thing called "Love" sef...I believe conditions must be set, if it matches - hurray and if otherwise - better luck next time...

There's nothing called LOVE in this world. Its a farce

dTransporter:
Guys, abeg I need ya advise.

My first trip this morning to Ojuelegba, rider hasn't paid my 1,700

I know we've all said to confirm transfer before moving. But where I was parked wasnt so much a good place. So, didnt wait so long before those angry uniform men come pick me up, na so I move plus I got another request. She said she has done the transfer but i loose guard unto say na bank she dey work. So I felt she wouldn't run me street. But apparently, bankers too dey scam.

How should I present the matter to Bolt support. Someone once said If we mention transfer, say Bolt will say we r on our own....how best can I tackle ?

....Are you Courageous, bold, Outspoken, do you hate being cheated and oppressed, do you hate injustice and don't give a hoot about what anybody says. does the spirit of "Hoodlumism" reside in you, do you uphold the tenets of our late Daddy, Brother and Uncle - Thomas Sankara . lastly can you recognize her face(important)...
If all boxes tick yes...

Ensure a trip carry you Go that axis, Enter the banking hall and embarass the Olosho cum Banker on Suit...
Honestly, if you did this...She'll surely spread the gospel in all Samaria and in Judea, and that'll be a good Christmas present to her.

Note: do not speak queens English when you get there...

Or you go the Pearl Method by typing virtually using keypads

stacyadams:
...I met one man in car wash task force impounded his car for one way around oniru,na 120k him pay with abeg plus borrow...this work get as e be walai...na trip of 1800 ,him come spend 120k,

Next time, quickly request for his phone and screenshot his dashboard. This are Miscellaneous or accruals that doesn't appear on Green dashboard and not always being factored in, either as Net or Gross because the Ants would surely hide this away from you or rather downplay it existence.

They will only preach prosperity to you in their sermons are never talk about Hellfire/rapture...

Na him our most revered Prophet - Oga BAZOO and Snr Apostle Felicity dey always preach to us for Mountain of Bolt ( Òrí-Oke Boltí ) whenever we attend Crusade.

"That there are some Spiritual deductions that needs to be Paid that will not reflect on dashboard"

His dashboard might be showing N4M but his bank account is in contrast to his Gains.

Jokes apart...I feel for driver though... Better luck next time #wemoove

dTransporter:
Guys abeg, how do you all cope with the sun and AC between 11am to 3/4pm?

I dey house dey rest.

I'm always under the mango tree during this period till 3.30 p.m, either Reading the Newspaper or listening to 99.3FM and watching corolla boyz do their MotoGP on Lagos Track D

Barbiturate:
Late night driving is very risky and dangerous. Chase the bag with sense!

Nice one Barbiturate...you don't cease to remind us of impending danger out there @ll times. I like you dieeeeee....you always prioritize Safety. Thanks buddy

BAZ001:
Bros we can’t listen to you at all... dis December our cars will drive everyday, 20hrs till 31st.

There is a strategy to do it easily without breaking down just ask pearl or cheeful if you need it. Though I’m 100% sure they won’t answer you becos their telegram class is full.

CheerfulGiver that has been driving his matrix everyday of this year without breaking down nko? cos he’s proactive in maintenance (no downtime) and he still pay house rent of 1.5 million in lekki.
He get two heads ?
That guy has proven to us that it’s doable and sustainable to earn 200k week in week out without you or car breaking down.


You are here trying to tell us it’s not possible.

Walai BAZOO ...if all these people catch you ba, dem go cut ur head for Ogun shrine.

Ehn Ehn...les I forget, evidence before our team of investigators shows that some drivers have attained the N1M cut off mark and has still moving like Max Vastapen on the road...pursuing add-ons...damaging the only Mercedes we have

Please, kindly allow the likes of my brother @Barbiturates who is our representative from LDleague and has been hovering around N850k to nip it @ stoppage-time , we the rest go manage @ll @ll ....

BAZOO... My crystal ball shows you've attained N1M on the 7th abeg go park your car...we'll name &shame others later...lol

sweettease:
I've always thought this is where I'll go for my honeymoon one day but now, I am having second thoughts, I might as well go to Santorini if it's like this. When my white and black friends asks me a good place to vacation in Africa, I usually recommend Seychelles which is weird cause I've never been there. Please look into Mauritius for a future video. Awesome video BTW.

Sao tome & Principe is not bad also and affordable...

geewean:
No beefing at all!
Tayo Aina has proven that Nigerians are naturally endowed with excellence if only we care to bring it to limelight.
His videos exudes excellence than Wode Maya of Ghana.

I stream your videos like mad and even introduced 7 friends to your channel who are active subscribers.

From your moscow video to dubai to zanzibar all of them to mention dope. I hope to take a selfie with u.
Africa travel Giant

Why the needless comparison. They are both travel bloggers with different style..simple

Sheriman:
I want to go to Rwanda next week

Really, on a business trip or relocation?
I intend travelling to that place second quarter next year, probably to explore business opportunities in Kigali, but I still dey reason east africa...seems to have this myopic mentality

donfortune48:
All the roads are red.
App come red join.

Traffic nko
You no mention that one?

tunlapapa:
All these for a driving job?

Now I see how truly some drivers believe this is the best work to happen to them.

Bro..."To each is own"...
some see e-hailing as a career, to some - its a side hustle, others - its the End,(nothing more) , while to some aspiring faithfuls, who are still trying to break the shackles of financial limitation, either by seeking for B1/B2 , sitting for IELTs or the Aussie 189 - it'll forever remain a phase in their life.

We need to respect individual decisions, actions & inaction...

At the end of the day, the struggle might be similar but assuredly - the story will surely differ.

chiste1:
You mean experience as a regular driver or as an already existing e-hailing driver?

Context in which the word Capacity was used : zeal,vigour,tenacity, skill,energy,mental alertness,good sense of judgement,humor, time e.t.c

davit:
Imagine for about an hour. Everything set. No gbam gbam.

Na the thing wey I dey try explain to una be this that time....gbam gbam go kon enter during closing hour @ 1.7 surge, you go kon happy...kon enter traffic... It doesn't make sense...cars ain't made for daily traffic...it shortens life span...