₦airaland Forum

Sergio Cardenas:

You can hire someone to drive a car for you, make money for you — but you can not rent someone to carry the disease for you. One can find material things, but there is one thing that can not be found when it is lost — life.

Nigeria used all the money it made to buy Poverty.

What special training do Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram have to kidnap in the South that Southern or Middle Belt militia could not have acquired to do the same in the North?

Nobody has monopoly to violence.

Thank you jor. They have no sense of history or too young to comprehend.

You cannot be a politician in Nigeria unless you're a confirmed and celebrated looter, thug, bandit or Armed Robber as in Military or Police.

Are you surprised that Activists, no matter where they come from are called and labelled opportunists by the same Vagabond in Power?

budaatum:
There are some who say Nigeria was better off during colonisation too. Some are even begging for the return of slavery! I just think they were sleeping or not yet born.

The Buhari kitchen cabinet are living in the past days of Biafra war.

This is what they based their Fulani impunity on. This time around, they will be subdued first before the Regions go back to their differences.

Most of the ground soldiers are are from Northcentral championed by Danjuma. Can you get the support of Danjuma today?

Why does everything boils down to Christian and Moslem cultures.

Which one of them be your Papa religion? The Rev. Fathers molesting kids are not Christians or Pastors molesting kids no be Christians.

There are sane climes here in Nigeria where abuse of minors is an abomination period.

Only those hiding their heads in the sand, deaf and dumb do not know the master plan of Buhari and his kitchen cabinet to bribe Northcentral and the South Oba, Obi, villagers in return for their land.

Your lives or your land.

What other evidence do we need to prove that Fulani imported and sponsored terrorists and bandits into Nigeria to divide and conquer, not only Nigeria as a start but as a leverage against other Africans

Common now, there is no time without sin. How far back do you wanna go?

Even those in the 70s would tell you Nigeria was better in the 60s.

The point here is that Nigeria has gotten worse than anybody could imagine.

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meobizy:
Nigerians have smuggled drugs, sent scam letters and partaken in ritual killings since the 80s. There were no good old days.

Who do you love more?

Me or m ... ?

Most law enforcement departments outside would swear Nigerians do not do hard crimes until Umar Murtala Faroq the underwear bomber opened a new chapter.

Nigerians were looking for him to tear him into pieces for giving them bad reputation.

Can you call that "good old days"? Today they are into hard drugs, rituals and banditry just to trend.

You are right about the double standard. But it is not only in Africa or Africans. Usually after dinner or visits, all the ladies closer to home including the wife visiting help to clean up and do the dishes together.

While, I mean while the men gather together in the living room, family room or basement to watch soccer or football. Sometimes they play other games while the wives chat and laugh in the kitchen.

The one that I cannot stand are the children, especially the boys leaving the dishes. Mothers would watch and clean up to the boys. But never, I mean hardly for the girls.

Why?

Nigeria has been going from bad to worse (or worser in in colloquial language) defended by cronies for parochial interests.

This rot did not begin with Buhari Government. This is not a blind spot, it is a deliberate action to make it the worst place for young generation while you used their income to isolate your individual family.

Look at 7 pages of distractions.

Very unfortunate situation.

Most heroes jump to rescue on impulse rather than think. A drowning person is very difficult to rescue without experience no matter good a swimmer you are.

The decision to rescue is based on who to rescue first. You probably have two whites and a Black here being rescued by who? Go figure who came first before they decided on him.

princewarri1985:
Am a professional and experienced swimmer who grew up by the river in warri here, i swear i will never take such risk, my 20 years back my uncle who is also a very good swimmer died while trying to rescue his best friend when their boat capsized, the idiot hand was still tightly held on my uncle collar even after their bodies was recovered, thats called the grip of death. I could take the risk if the person involved is my mother or my kid, i rather i try and we die together instead of living with that guilt for the rest of my life by surviving and watching them drown. THE GUY WAS STUPID AND MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE!

Nothing to SHOW.

Always going to since 1960

You simply refused to cram your times table from 2 to 12. Especially children outside Nigeria.

Another reason is prejudice. Yes, prejudice. There are many out there that just develop dislike for maths without even trying.

You cannot do anything without maths in the university at the graduate level because you need statistics. Otherwise, you have to rely on others' research or use the graduate students you supervise.

This is what many professors do with computer science.

Ilamina:
Unfortunately I don't like maths

Your father reminds me of the days Nigeria was Nigeria. You see men like that in every corner, every community.

Maths is needed for everything in life. If you teach your child "times table" early in life, they will succeed anywhere.

There have been attacks. But if they catch you, eeh?

They work with American and Israeli intelligence to prevent any.

Even at the expense of fellow Arabs.

They export terrorism though.

It is unfortunate that Awo had to explain himself continually.

When he started this 20 pounds, he was accused of trying to buy Igbo votes in case he ran when military returned power.

Twenty pounds were only paid by American bank like Chase Manhattan then. You could rent you a room in proper Lagos for 5 five pounds. One full bedroom with separate toilet and kitchen was two pounds and ten shillings in Surulere.

School Cert graduates were earning twelve pounds ten to fifteen pounds.

My problem with Awo is, the Igbo were not the only ones displaced by war. Midwest, Delta, Ore area and some border Northerners were also displaced by war. When Ojukwu bombed Hyde Park and level Casino cinema in Lagos, some people were displaced.

Now a whole 20 pounds which some Igbo never made monthly have turned to 20 naira.

Just that you know, laborers, house boys and many others were making 6 pounds a month. They could rent room outside Lagos for one pound ten.

Awo, in your grave, see your life? Akintola warned you against Igbo.

But then we all loved Igbo and called Akintola names. Even at least one of Akintola's children loved Igbo.

The day Nigerian war was declared most of the children cried because we were told our friends would be returning to the East and we would need passport to go and see them.

Many times, I wonder if these are the same Igbo we love so much. I still cannot get it out of my system. My first impulsive reaction to Igbo when I meet any is love.

I just don't know why these leaders dwell on promises, five years development plans etc when they have nothing to show for the last 50 years promises or plans.

Instead of sending beggars to other states, employ them to plant trees to enrich the desert and prevent desertification.

Haba!

Whichever way you look at this, it is sad. Especially for the interns that are used to the salary.

BTW: Google Average medical intern salary USA does not support your point, it undermined it.

$54,000.00 is a low pay for any worker in the US not to mention doctors. This is why there are campaigns to work them less, long hours and low pay.

But Nigerians immediately translate US salary to Nigeria. You cannot live a good life in US with 54,000.00.

Back to Nigeria. Obviously the returns on training doctors has diminished since most of them abscond. They prefer towns and cities like other professionals where they can make more money.

It is because of money that Nigerian doctors always compare themselves to US or U.K doctors, never to Scandinavian, Russian or Cuba doctors.

Nigeria had tried to solve some of the problems by training more Community Health Officers in the School of Health Technology because their training is locally specific and they cannot run overseas. But the opposition and discrimination against them is fierce.

Do you know students used to go on strike for quality of subsidized food until it was cancelled?

Our politicians outrageous salary, one of the highest in the world is the pacesetter everyone emulates to justify higher salaries.

Hey, eh, eee. I am warning you, I am warning you o.

Take your time you hia!

Pierre Trudeau will be shock in his grave that they still have Queen's Counsel in Canada.

Even Nigeria abolish that years ago. This is what losers are celebrating.

Chai! No be you my sis.

Queenlovely:
when will it be

Awo wey tell you to stop eating stockfish panla, no be your enemy he became till today?

Sometimes you have to let fools rotten in their ignorance because they will never learn. Trump is still collecting donation to fight "rigged" election.

ALISMILE:
And he didn't tell us why we should avoid ponmon which is said to possess no nutritional value

Chai, see the height of ignorance.

Ikwerelastborn:
He's not even a doctor, a bloody microbiologist

Look stop this nonsense. It is not a charm, it is body armor pure and simple.

Inside what they call juju are materials stronger and more durable than iron and lead loosely put together.

Bronze:

Iron metallurgy in Africa between 3,000 and 2,500 BCE. Ife transferred to Benin in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central Africa, 2,000 BCE.

No mind am jor.

This one na Oloke abi.

No be so another one told us Panla no get nutritional value. Dem they use am heat homes in the winter for Europe.

Abeg, make I go get import license to import pomo jare

Doctor wey go night school.

Only Government can go on paying itself when we know most of the budget is used to pay political salaries.

They even borrow money to pay themselves.

Weytin concern poor man? He nor work he nor chop.

Look at this one. With all the the problems Africans face, Moslim and Christian is what you are hung up on for ping pong drug addiction

Anyway, you have been given Jesus Christ and Mohammed as Africans as long as you adhere strictly to their teachings that enslave you for life.

Your own pastors and imams are opening business centers on every corner in luxury cars and jets while you wallow in the worst poverty that ever befall mankind.

Your people nor get religion and how many Arabs and Europeans have you converted?

Ndi Ara trying to start another e-war.

The first realization for a drug addict is to accept responsibility before working on what struck him down.

How long are we going to blame others while we are doing worse to ourselves?

Indeed, the so called progress we have made have made us more desperate for their Salvation than ever.

What is civilization? Atomic or nuclear bombs that is used to negotiate Trade or our Oxford, Princeton, Mcgill or Toronto "educated" graduates that sold us Structural Adjustment and multiple Devaluations.

What has Western branding, gold for mirror, Outrageous and Ostentatious display of wealth in natural resources like Mansa Musa or drunken sailors brought us?

Go on and pull my legs u hia. I don read some of your comments.

Queenlovely:
are you saying it's our fault, was the past better off.

were people well informed like we do today

Ma'am,

We all ask the same question: Solution

Read what I wrote again. God never created a soul without talent wherever we are, no matter how small we are. The talents are obscured by greed, laziness, looking to reap where we did not sow seed.

Imagine every village and community with honest hard working people to make it better than we met it as we were brought up.

The potential in each of us is immeasurable. What am I good in that can contribute to my environment.

I do not want to ask for your age but there was a time villages were cleaner than the cities because children sweep their surroundings, people get together to build houses, individuals started Esusu and each took turns to start a business. Teachers were the most respected profession.

Even beggars ask you if you have any chore he can do. There used to be boys and girls clubs.

High school graduates with a job had their younger boys in soccer teams on weekends that compete around the neighborhood.

Some crippled or lamed people can create Arts, pictures and make beautiful images out of used papers, wood, useless iron etc.

These may look too small or tiny projects but that is how goodwill is built to develop big projects and bigger interested instead of everyone crowding politics to loot.

You cannot build society on money alone. It is just a means of exchange gone wild.

Queenlovely:
so what is your solution

Nice move in 2021 eh?

Go back to the 50s and 60s and ask how they killed Cooperative societies, Agriculture Housing and Industrial estates.

Ask Aregbesola as recent as last Administration what happened to O-Beef!

Why do we beat our chests on rosy projections that never materialize while killing those projects from the 60s?

How many countries or cultures have ever got off poverty by celebrating other people's achievements, bleached skins, foreign escape as head of dog catchers?

Countries are looking into future technology Nigeria is building biggest Oil Refinery for the of the past.

Even Sun abundance since creation is not a development as Africa first. No African. Country has new or old vaccines but line up to buy or beg.

But more wives and children is the ritual when women's intellects are moving countries forward.

Lady's bodies are celebrated in every country but for entertainment while they excel in Arts, Sciences and Technology.

Leaders with mad cow disease are planning our country.

Are my guilty too? Yes, but God gave each of us has a talent, no matter how hidden or little.