₦airaland Forum

symbianDON:
LagosG sorry about your ordeal! I can't imagine the trauma you experienced

Bro... trauma like that never really leaves you. I can't imagine the level for those who get abducted deep in to the jungle and witness other humans getting slaughtered.

Smh.
He further maintained that the recent brain drain in the country will eventually turn out to be its brain gain in the future.

The musings of a dullard.

dibunotion:
They will soon pack up and leave the zoo soon

Na you dey live inside zoo.

Animal

festacman:
Too much grammar. If you have a plan, start implementing it. Simple!

I don't understand the current state inertia in policy conceptualization and implementation. No sense of urgency.
Sad.

But you said you don't want Agbado. Why are you being hypocritical?

My future crazy wifey.

I need someone to answer me this; What are the benefits of releasing NK who consistently called for violence and national unrest?

You actually posted this on Nairaland. I laughed hard at this.

In the year 3023, there will be over 200 countries in Africa.

Curse777:



Akpabio has pneumonia and cardiac arrhythmia,

Make this Man no kill him sef and try rest

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Are you his doctor?

greenie77:
I guess those in Nigeria struggling through the daily grind for the basics of life, are praising Nigeria?

No Nigerian has ever praised Nigeria or any sitting president since 1960. Rest abeg

Spirit04:
People attack and curse Israel every single minute of the day. That man probably had a bad heart or some other health condition

Allow them to continue to wallow in madness. The Ayatollah of Iran has said worse and is still enjoying himself daily

greenie77:
Your little mind convinces you that Richard Ugbah is Igbo thus your creating this thread to give vent to your standardize bigotry!

You have proven that many from your side struggle with identifying where others come from, once the name isn't Hausa or Fulani, it is automatically "omo ibo".

Not everything is about you guys. He made valid points. Most Nigerians once they Japa condemn Nigeria entirely

SoNature:
When I got to where Mr Inugonum said that people vandalize transmission equipment they bought for billions, melt and used it to construct gates, I realised that ordinary Nigerians are the biggest threat to this country, not even the politicians!

This is what I've been saying. We love to blame politicians but absolve ourselves of any blame. Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria not the president

ghettochild:
When did this happen??
Sorry bout it experience

2021

Nigerians are very strong. Many of our average daily experiences would require serious therapy sessions in the abroad. I've never spoken about this to anyone. Only my family members know this. I'll make this very brief.


A couple of years ago when the Lagos State government banned the use of Okadas and Keke Maruwas, a lot of motorists used the opportunity to cash in by using their personal cars to convey people to offset their fuel bills. More prevalent were the use of private Toyota Siennas as modes of public transport.
On this Sunday, I didn't go to church. At about 10 am, I decided to use the ATM around Allen for the day's cash and also to withdraw the school fees of my little cousin for the new term. Normally, a bank to bank transfer would have sufficed but you know some of these Lagos schools, they prefer actual bank tellers from cash deposits because some of the bills go to different accounts such as PTA and some extracurricular activities. I withdrew a total of 120k with the intention of giving my sister 95k to go pay the school fees the next morning. I withdrew at the GTBank at Allen and crossed the road to get Keke back home. Normally, during the week, the kekes were off the road but being a Sunday and the enforcement officers were enjoying their weekend, so most kekes used the opportunity to hustle. I used one to get to the bank earlier. Soon as I crossed the road, a Sienna pulled up and since they were being used everywhere I didn't suspect a thing. There was a woman by the driver and two guys occupying the immediate two seats behind the driver forcing me to retreat to the back of the bus. They used the woman to bait me. We hadn't reached Oshopey Plaza when one of the guys flashed me a gun and told me to lie down in the space between the both other them. They searched me and took the cash and ATM. (I hadn't taken my phone with me since my house was just a 3 minute Keke ride to the ATM.) Then they knocked me out. I woke up alone in a room and realised it was night already. I began sweating profusely. I checked out the window but I couldn't see anything outside. The window was very dusty from the outside. I'm telling myself "LagosG, you're f******. You're dead!" After a bit, drowning in anxiety, someone came in. He wasn't part of the crew I saw earlier. He said "you don wake abi? You dey sleep o! I think say you don die. If na North dem go don bury you." The time was almost 1am. I was out for more than 12 hours. They took me out to the Sienna again. The house was abandoned and without fence. There was no way for me to know where I was even as Lagos wakawaka boy wey I be. I was going through wild disorientation. These bastards drove me to 4 different ATMs and had me withdraw another 150k which is my withdrawal limit. They didn't ask me to transfer. They were smart. I tried hard to see if I could recognise the area around the banks. but I couldn't because I was laying on the ground in the bus while thy were driving around as they told me to when I was first abducted. After the last withdrawal, I had less than 3k left in my aza. They broke my ATM and kept driving for what seemed like forever. I just kept thinking the worst. What would my family be going through? Yoruba people say a dead child is better than a lost one. This would tear my family apart. I figured we must be on an expressway because the speed was much and they barely used the brakes. After what seemed like forever, the bus began to slow down. The woman was no longer with them and they spoke in a different variation of Yoruba so I didn't understand anything they had been saying the whole time which fuelled my justified paranoia. I saw the the door slide open while the bus was in motion. The guy by the door stood up over me, dragged me and flung me out. It was dawn around past 5am. I saw bush left and right. I was bleeding from my lips, elbows and knees from the fall. I flagged down cars but nobody stopped. I kept walking for about 10 minutes then I saw what looked like women carrying firewood. I ran to them and asked them where I was. My people, they answered that I was at Sagamu!!! They directed me to the police station and said that's how these abductors usually drop people off at that same point. Apparently, the women usually go into the bush to harvest wood used for herbs early in the morning and had witnessed such before.
I walked al the way to the police station with a bloodied shirt and dusty shorts with slippers. Soon as I got to the counter and narrated my ordeal, the said the DPO wasn't there yet and the next thing these people did was lock me up with criminals to wait for the DPO. The ordeal at the station is another story for another day. Long story short, around 9am, after narrating to the DPO too, they called my mother and she had to drive down to Shagamu to literally bail me.

I know I didn't have it as bad as some other people but the anxiety I experienced after was so much. Whenever I saw a Sienna, my heart would skip. I still don't trust people who drive it till today.
Share yours or the one of someone close to you

LadyRosa2:


There's no hypnosis here.
The pastor is particularly in love with this overly experienced old layer.

'Evening Newspaper propaganda in the mud. The man should move on, this old layer wants life 'afresh'.
I no marry again no be by force.

There's no such thing as evening newspaper propaganda. Most men fantasize being with an older woman under 60

BloomingDale:
I say so.

You're welcome very much uninformed. Do you have any idea how many vaccines you were given when you were born?

BloomingDale:
DONT TAKE ANY VACCINE!!!!!!!!

Your reason is because?

Mftivi:
you are bereft of any trace of wisdom, intelligence, education and common sense

Truth is bitter.

obicoolnino:
Watch hw agbado micreants will rush out in their thousands to draw comparisons even without reading the write up...cornfused set of beings.

If you develop unnecessary high blood pressure, blame yourself.

Big Pharma always have ulterior motives.

On behalf of all Arsenal fans, I just want to say.....










HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

geoworldedu:
How? Where do you put Man City?

In fourth place. Pun very much intended

Kukutente23:
First of all, Fela sang about the military era of z Buhari then which we all know is not accountable to the people unlike a democratic govt.
Secondly, Abacha's monies are being returned because some people raised alarm, investigated and traced the money. If those people just read the bad news and moved on, those monies will not be returned.
Thirdly, I don't know the kind of 5 years old you have around you and what you're teaching them. But I know 5 years old who talk about making the country better for all and not helping their families. Don't also project your standard on me. You don't know me.
Lastly, if you have come to the point where you believe mismanagement of public funds is normal and shouldn't draw any criticism, then I suggest you go for therapy or some moral refurbishment because it implies a deep moral deficit in you. This is because even the politicians your defending don't ever want their looting out in the open. That's why Akpabio for example faced a lot of backlash for the prayers into your accounts slip. So it shows you're even worse than those who are stealing morally if you already think looting of public resources should be normalised.
Why do we have a budget anyway?

Stop the self righteous bullshit my guy. If you're up there, there's a high chance you'd do the same. It's easy to refute because you're not there yet. Go to Abuja and see how people in government spend money. Nigeria is who you are whether you deny it or not

tuzle:
because we are all the same doesn't mean we turn a blind eye any time our leaders steal. Jonathan was criticized a lot, even buhari self was criticized. Tinubu isn't any different provided he is holding a politic post.

My point is that all our criticism changes nothing. Snake swallow money, monkey, elephant have all been reported in national newspapers as running away with government funds. These things don't move me anymore. If Seyi Tinubu chooses you as his best friend today, you will turn a blind eye because of the benefits you will enjoy. Naso Naija be. Corruption has and will always be our forte. It goes from top to bottom. Even primary school kids have been indoctrinated on corrupt practices. You can't remove what was used to build the foundation of a nation unless you want it all crashing down. It is what it is.

Kukutente23:
Ok. So when next we read this kind of news we should clap for them abi

Just move on to the next bad news. It's all we ever get out here. When Fela sang that $2.8 billion of oil money went missing in the 80s, was the money ever found? If not that Abacha was a known tyrant, all the money he stole would never have been investigated and even at that, the investigations were initiated by international bodies.

Ask a child born 5 years ago what he would do if he becomes president, he'd first talk about helping his family before the country same with you wey be agbalagba.

god-like status

Hard work is not a guarantee for success. Just create value for yourself. Your elevation will be beyond your expectations. I remember when I was like 19...some 12 years ago, I was legit envious of Big Wiz because my babe at the time never got his name off her lips. He was her screensaver and had his posters in her room. I eventually grew to love him. Every step along the way seemed like the summit for him but he just kept soaring higher. I couldn't have ever envisaged he'd be where he is today. I Stan Big Wiz and can sing every song he's ever made.

dangermouse:
Even when the US presidents pay through their own pockets to entertain their guests in the white house, Nigerian government are still wasting billions of tax payers money on frivolities and will tell Nigerians to make sacrifices for the economy, while living lavishly.

Every economic leakage has to be blocked by the government if they have to make any headway towards improving the economy.

My brother, there is nothing new there. We just like foaming at the mouth. This shitt happens in all tiers of government and has been happening since 1960. It has become normal. I remember during Jonathan daughters wedding. They spent more than ₦5 billion. That's like ₦10-12 billion in today's money. That same Jonathan is being praised as a saint today. All the people shouting and crying over it and even the investigative journalists that uncovered this piece of news will do that and more for their families and friends if they're in top positions. We like to criticize government for every news about corruption meanwhile we're all the same

Makes sense. Many of these companies are registered just to enjoy the benefits of opening a corporate bank account and carry out fraudulent activities on it. Many are used to launder money for non existent companies. Yahoo boys, baby factories, drug barons, kidnappers, terrorists all have bogus companies registered just so they can open corporate bank accounts and freely move huge amounts all over the place without raising any red flag.


Good development!

Nice2023:
Na Hausa,Fulani and Yoruba do this thing pass.

Whatever is inside your head isn't a brain

Man, I love goat meat biryani!