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@ OP i do hope i can meaningfully contribute to this topic. i work in an environment where im the only black person in the whole organisation. from time to time you get the odd question like, 'will you relocate back home one day'[my answer is always yes], or 'i saw this documentary on nigeria, is it true? as we are in a digital age there is no point lying about anything as it can undoubtedly be verified at the click of a mouse. so i tell the truth and remove EMOTIONAL SENTIMENTS when discussing the issues that affect nigeria. i can say for example that although nigeria is corrupt, it also contains millions of hardworking, decent and honest people who just want to move to the next day. i can say the people are warm affectionate, generous and funny. i can say the food is awesome, i can say the weather is good, i can say the clothes are beautiful, i can say we have fantastic art from the nupes, to the hausas, to the Binis, to the yorubas. great art work [all true].

infact on dress down fridays i wear traditional attire to work. since i have been wearing them i have been receiving compliments from both sexes, from managers to fellow colleagues. i dont usually receive compliments when i wear the usually shirt/tie/trouser combo. in my own small way im repping nigeria. my best advice to you is be yourself. from your dressing, from the words that come of out of your mouth, from the quality of your work[if in a work capacity], a foreign national already knows you are a good ambassador of nigeria. we have to be positive always and embrace even when the negatives far outweigh the positives. in this respect i admire the jamaicans, whether they reside in the US or the UK they talk about Jamaica with utmost respect and pride though it is glaring they also have a lot of imperfections. what you say about your people and its environs subsciously reveals the real you. think about that when answering the question from any foreign national. i do hope i contributed and feel your post is a most welcome addition. almost all nigerians will be faced with this dilemna in diaspora [whether you like nigeria or not]. thank you

mohawkchic:
~I SoOooo need to catch up on Dexter! I was hooked on Season 1! Watched a couple of episodes of Season 2. . .Cant help but notice it's in it's 4 season! Lot of catching up to do but hey i'm sure it'll be worth the sit downhttps://www.labnol.org/assets/images/YahooSmileys/smileys69.gif

~Use to watch Dirty Sexy Money but i lost interest after a couple of episodes. . .

~Do you plan on watching them or already a fan of the shows?

whoa, didnt know this section existed. better to talk movies than argue about drivel [as the case on main threads on NL ]. anyways, you would love Dexter, great show, great narrative, great story. you can either download them all and slowly catch up b4 season 5 comes. hurry ! as for Dirty Sexy Money i think their contract wasnt renewed after season 2, poor ratings. it was an insight into how the wealthy live. good to see the wealthy child in abuja behaves exactly like the one in manhattan [ daddy and mummy will never let me see the inside of a jail]. fascinating stuff.

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=458071.msg6214596#msg6214596 date=1276535940][color=deeppink]What music video has improved and can you post a video please?

There's nothing improving in Nigeria, everything remains the same everyday.[/color][/quote]pon pon pon by the late dagrin. excellent video. raw, gritty and well shot with good cameras


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB5RkYnhesc

araromire and ije raise the proverbial bar in nollywood. definitely game changers! kudos to the teams that did the work

'conductors dont touch up their hair, they touch up their pockets'- nkem owoh, bus driver.

nollywood movies circa 1990,

seriously saw series have been scary. evil dead 1. the hills have eyes. the ring

denzel2009:
You are better off watching gymnatics.

u funny gan

for me,

True blood season 3, sookie !
Entourage season 7
the good wife season 1

p.s. does anyone watch dexter, dirty sexy money?

dayokanu:
Why cant she simply walk away and not demand any compensation as long as the kids are taken care of? Tough ask right? She doesnt want to return to her nanny job after she has tasted riches courtesy of Tiger

Still wonder why such women would be called gold diggers.

For these women, If your cheating husband is broke, you simply walk out but if he is rich, You suck him dry right?

dayokanu you're on point my brother. how many women can be like Tina Turner, who only took her surname from Ike Turner. she left the houses, cars, royalties etc. she still ended up more successful. why can women emulate these types of REAL WOMEN. women who turn to the Lorn and work their asses off to reach the top and give the best to the kids. mark my works, with the half Tiger will still be richer in 10 years time.if shes not careful she will piss it away,

[quote author=MR Money £ link=topic=502873.msg6634953#msg6634953 date=1282694150]Power drunk woman, she is taking undue advantage to insult an elected governor , I want to believe all that is said about this woman life style is true,
Patience take am easy oooo [/quote]she wont take it easy. the power, wealth, position is something she isnt used to, so hence the abuse

[quote author=Sharon_f link=topic=502873.msg6634980#msg6634980 date=1282694983]Who vote this aunty as 1st vice governor?[/quote]we never learn. history always repeats itself, it wasnt long ago we were opining about Turai and her idiosyncracies. sighs.

beat me once shame on you, beat me twice shame on me !

[quote author=High_Chief link=topic=502314.msg6634660#msg6634660 date=1282689545]Does any1 know who is Turai Yaradua?? oooh yeah i remember, she caused unnecessary tension and almost divided the country. Thats wat you get when you have them up there[/quote]you took the words out of my mouth, ese sir !

then we have possibly the first african american bombshell from the 70s, Pam 'smoking hot' Grier as foxy brown !

then we have possibly the first african american bombshell from the 70s, Pam 'smoking hot' Grier as foxy brown !

love this one, even sophia dey eye the goodies. she like better thing or shes envious,

sex has always sold, remember marilyn monroe in the 1950s?

ceasyc:
change which channel? mumu. is dat d point u can make on my reply n dis topic? i made my point like others here, without insulting any1 but u big f.o.o.l wants 2 b a star dickhead. your brain must have shrinked. u sodding pri.c.k. which world is leaving u behind u scallywag? oh i c, u r really behind.

i made a comparison about how Indian ladies dresses b4 n now. which 1 b ya own? did i lie? hisses. do ppl have 2 wear bras/pants 2 b in any kind of video or walk d street like dat b4 u no u/dey r not behind? ode oloriburuku. ozuo nu makon!

r u sure u r not already in d taliban, because u sound like a bloody person n FUCKHEAD. u really r a kabukabu.
GO 4K URSELF U CHIMP. your ignorance is a big curse on u. from now on silence is d best answer given 2 a F.O.O.L LIKE YOU!

my sister soffry soffry o, u don killam with your yarns. pele pele ma

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=498687.msg6595951#msg6595951 date=1282158758][color=deeppink]Osaze Odemwingie should have moved to an elite club like Man Utd.

As a talented player, he needs to get into a club that's rich and famous.

West Brom isn't the right one.[/color][/quote]na beans?

Kobojunkie:
Prove?? ROFLMAO!!!

I don talk am, if we continue throwing insults from afar and allow this man to maradona his way into office next year, I no go show face for naija until the man leaves or dies, whichever comes first . . . ROFLMAO!!

Talk is cheap with us Nigerians, so I will wait to see the outcome in January. lol

kobo kobo !

theres a vast difference between a fat assed woman and a woman with a fat ass. @OP which one are you. the latter is much preferable

lowlah:
Every time i have tried to post stuff up it keeps disappearing on me, am just going to make it simple.
Babes i think if you have waited this long then you defo can wait for Mr right. I don't subscribe to people meeting and then he is already proposing. That already has raised an alarm in my head. I know its very easy for us to say leave him asap but its harder when we are wearing the shoes.

Even Pastor Bimbo Odukoya said there are no marriages made in heaven we only choose to make them work o, She also said when you start to dream you are married to a particular brother you should run far from him cos that's often the signs we use in saying God has spoken to us.

In the end the choice is yours but think about yourself first and be selfish in your decision. I recommend you read her book and you tube the singles thing she used to do during her life time.

December is really close so you need to think fast, A cancelled wedding is better than a failed marriage. As its your first am sure you don't want that.

All the best, cos you really need the wishes. xxxx

A cancelled wedding is better than a failed marriage[b] [/b] GBAM

no place like home,

hmmm very interesting topic which was undoubtedly influenced by 'Nollywood flicks'. it is my understanding that most themes by an industry signify a certain element of truth of the society that surrounds that industry. for example the Indians and their 80s song and dance themes signified heavy cultural love between couples which was exported worldwide.same with the way Hollywood exploits violence which is very real in America today.

on to the topic. Nigeria is a country where a lot of millionaires make unquestionable wealth. whilst the majority can be said to have made their wealth from work [i.e. salaries, bonuses, contracts], you have a lesser minority that have stolen public/private funds to enrich themselves and then a minute number who 'blew up like nitrogen'.its these few numbers i believe we are discussing. while i dont have empirical proof or evidence its my belief that what we know is not even up to a 100th of what we dont know. its inconclusive to say because a true community is one where if you are not a member you can never have the full facts and information. so unless the members of this forum are interested enough in conducting a life experiment by joining a secret cult for money , we should believe what we want to. my personal belief, hell yeah. worse things are happening in the world we live in. as i said i have no proof but when u know a man who isnt a thief, is jobless, didnt inherit wealth or have relatives who sent money, how did that person in 3 months suddenly own 100 million naira worth of assets?

[quote author=Mad_Max link=topic=436863.msg6422203#msg6422203 date=1279679502] Seems everyone pretty much filter experiences through preconceived ideas. Like the Jewish lady, who likely had a true reality encounter but thought the being she was taken to was God. No one has seen God. And come back to tell about it. It's the point of no return, in the best possible way. So the guy who says we're God is just filtering. Or maybe it's the best way he can explain things we have no words for here. Like when Christ says He's the Son of God. It's the NDE-ers who put labels and name tags to whoever they encounter. I've questions. Will post them later.
[/quote]cheers

my broda thanks. off i go,

if he feels funny about giving the church he can donate personally to charity or start his own foundation

brodas and sistas i have learnt a lot here, thanks for sharing. where does 'jazz' fit in all these?

o ga ju

[quote author=mama-gee link=topic=477417.msg6373664#msg6373664 date=1278954557][color=deeppink]South Africans are really nice people, imagine treating the guests with hospitality!

Wonderful nation with nice rulers. . .they really made Africa proud.[/color][/quote]gbam

Tru Mantra:
My preferred candidate would be Donald Duke. I witnessed the transformation of Cross River state during his tenure. For me, the next president should be an individual that has demonstrated his proficiency at the national or state levels.

Here are my opinions about the names on the list;

Pat Utomi: His experience in the corporate world via Volkswagen Nigeria, while useful, does not demonstrate adequate administrative ability as the organization failed while he was at the helm. Still, his credibility is unquestionable and having him as president would guaranty a change in direction for Nigeria.

Dele Momodu: Unlike several other people, I do not hold running Ovation against him. Rather, it demonstrates his ability to identify and make use of opportunities even in challenging situations. This is a trait that the next Nigerian president cannot do without. Still, his sub-par articles for Thisday as well as his annoying name dropping do not endear me to him. I cannot honestly say that he strikes me as having the character and vision required to be our commander-in-chief.

Chris Okotie: Many have castigated him simply for being a pastor. This is simply wrong. The fact that he is a man of the cloth (kinda) does not mean that his aspirations need remail in that area only. He has been an outspoken critic of bad governance for several years and has been actively involved in community service via his church, The Household of God. To his credit, he is eloquent and adept at communicating ideas. This is an invaluable ability in a country like Nigeria where IBB has been described as a charismatic leader. I would love to hear Okotie address the UN as president of Nigeria and I am sure that many on this forum would as well, even if only to experience the grammatical onslaught that he would unleash.
Still, it must be said that his administrative abilities have not been proven on a national or even state level. HIs church does not have branches as far as I know and it is likely that as president he will be unable to hit the ground running. His party will also face the challenges that every "regional" part does and this is a minus.

IBB: Anyone who votes for IBB is either suffering from Amnesia, has been bribed or is guilty of gross and unforgivable ignorance.

Goodluck Honathan: His actions since becoming president have sometimes appeared to be impulsive and improperly informed. In addition, he is a part of the PDP. By default, I will not vote for anyone that flies the PDP flag. Still, he has displayed the admirable quality of being a good listener. Nigerian leaders are known for turning a deaf ear to their followers or not having ears at all. I would prefer that he ensures that INEC conducts a credible election ad thus leaves his footprints in the sands of Nigeria's time. One year in office is enough for this perhaps well meaning but unelected president and his party. The PDP has to go!

In all, I would like to see a series of debates where these candidates would face off against each other. A scenario where different experts constitute a panel that poses relevant questions would be ideal. What plans do they have for diversifying Nigeria's economy and moving away from a crude oil centered economic policy? How do they plan to tackle the infrastructure challenges that their predecessors have failed to deal with? What is their position on the Constitution and making the necessary amendments? Can they outline their plans for building or repairing the Nigerian identity at home and abroad? And finally, how do they intend to solve the problem of the absence of a national identification scheme that allows for up to date information on the citizens and resident of Nigeria?

People, I hope that our election year will bring great surprises!

excellente !