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Toks2008:
And this is wjy many Nigerian ladies will grow grey hair waiting gor a husband.

You spend nights with a strugggling guy in one room apartment,he screws u at will front and back in one room apartment, sometimes u cook for him and do his laundery yet u say he is not ready for marriage,he is jobless,u cant marry him in one room apartment...DUMB FOOL. Please what else does he want from a wife?

Most Nigerian ladies are so so dumb...the economy of this country no longer warrant the criteria of this job thing. Where is the Job sef?

What a lady needs is a man with vision,purposeful will and leave the rest to GOD.
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How many men have proposed to a girl while they were struggling or jobless & living in a one-room apartment? Do you know of any, as am yet to see one.

A lot of such men will tell the girl directly and indirectly that they are not financially ready to take a wife.....some even go as far as telling her to hold on by promising that things will get better. And in some cases, the poor girl does exactly that. She may even assist the guy financially from her meagre earnings, once in a while.

Once things improve, many guys start looking for excuses. That is when you hear stories like: "She is too old for my taste!"

Guy, you met this girl when she was 24, but now after spending time waiting for you to make up your mind and praying to God to improve your lot, she is now 32 years old. Suddenly, she has become old, abi? God dey!

Other stories you will hear include: "She is not from my area.." Bros, when she was using her small salary to go to the market and cook for you while you dated for more than 7 years, and when she was helping you with small loans in order to ease the financial pressure on you as well as letting you slake your lust in her body, you did not remember that one oh! Dia ris God, oh!

Or the last one: "My people said she is not good for me!" Chai! When you were poor and you were telling her to stick around because tomorrow would be bright, you did not ask your people's opinion oh! Now that you have exchanged your 'leggediz-benz' for a Kia Cerato, your family have suddenly decided to voice their opinion....

There is something called karma....

Amnek:
how much will it cost me to build mini gas plant with one storage LPG tank 5000 litres please send me info at talktoamnekgasservices@gmail.com or whatsapp me on 08038724536. thanks

Depending on the design, pls budget 5.5 million naira to 7.5 million.

Guy the fresh grade-one Tokunboh model is currently going for =N=1.8 million to =N=2.0 million. So how do you expect anyone to buy the used Nigerian-registered Tokunbo for =N=1.5 million?

You sef, think am well oh!

CaseyA:
The Nigeria Railway has been neglected for some decades now.
An industry that served Nigerians so well... But thank God... We can now Smile.
The Trains are back.
But for an industry that was in existence in the dark days of NO internet.
There is NOT much provided online. So with this crowd sourcing blog cum portal we hope
to guide all those intending to take a Train ride. Just visit
http://www.naijarailway..com

Bros, I checked the portal and was embarrassed. Too many spelling errors & grammatical mistakes. Kindly correct them.

The correct word is 'Corporation' and NOT 'Coperation.'

"Nigerian' is the correct spelling, and not 'Nigeran' in the second sentence where you stated that "Nigeran Railway Trains Back and Better..."

Finally, your blog still does not contain any information that is different from the NRC website. Imagine, there is no schedule or rates showing the cost per trip for train rides from Lagos Iddo Terminal to Ikeja or to Ebute Metta Junction. It is so sad....more than 3 years later, nothing is being done to educate the citizenry or create awareness about how much it costs to take a train ride within Lagos, or go by rail from Lagos to Abeokuta or Ijoko-Otta.

I will not even mention the possibility of booking train rides online, as I know it does not even exist in the agenda of the NRC management.

And some people are being paid to run the NRC. Dia ris God oh!

WisdomFlakes:
Agbaje = Igbo puppet and Bode George's godson

How much money did Jimi Agbaje siphon into Bode George's pockets? And in what way did did Jimi Agbaje become an Igbo pupet? Wasn't if your Lagos oba that put his foot in his mouth, and swung sympathy in Jimi's direction?

mcchaka:
ur right..Ibo are the deltans before the bridge, while igbo are the ones from across the NIGER BRIDGE

LWKMD! You are too funny for words....!

amarilo:
You know all those names because the based in Lagos. Combine all of them and compare them with people from Nnewi alone. One thing you guys have never realised is that Igbo billionaires lives in Igbo Land. You only hear about the few in Lagos.

Guy, leave that side abeg! The world does not begin and end in Nnewi! If it is true that most of those Igbo billionaires live in Igbo land, why haven't they transformed the South-East or even little Nnewi that is down there?

If they were so rich, why haven't the Igbo land based billionaires been listed in Forbes or even on the Stock Exchange of Lagos? Don't forget, a mere Yoruba woman is also listed in Forbes as the richest woman in Africa. Her name is Folorunsho Alakija!

tmann626:
i'm not a fan of ambode or jimi agbaje but one thing i would love every lagosian to do is to vote for the candidate that you can trust. i'm not a fan of PdP government. if PDP should win on saturday then every lagosian should be ready for 4 years of civil unrest because past PdP government in south west was associated with thuggery and armed robbery. Ekiti state is still suffering from that till date. dont get me wrong, fayose is a very nice man but he's got hooliganism in his blood. To all my igbo brothers. your businesses are thriving in lagos because there's has been peace in lagos and babatunde fashola tried in terms of security in lagos. you can vote for PDP but there is one thing i can assure you. lagos will not be peaceful again because all those thugs that BRF had sent away from lagos will come back and your businesses will not be safe again. vote wisely!!!

Stop peddling fear on this thread. Jimi Agbaje is a gentleman to the core. He is not cut from the same cloth as Fayose. Everywhere skirmishes have been recorded during the recent elections were in APC controlled states e.g. Rivers!

Ambode is only going to continue Fashola's previous programme of diverting half of Lagos State treasury & incoming taxes into Tinubu's pocket!!

thimothypaul:
Corrup? Who said that?? The Ambode we know is a the one with a good leading technique, he carries everyone along and that's why we want him to rule lagos State....because we all want progress and continuity in our good state, please lagosians don't be decieved and don't sell your vote for nobody... Peace!!!!!!!

Eko o ni baje ooo!!!!!!

Yes! He has the technique to divert half of Lagos State treasury & collected taxes into Tinubu's pocket and encourage Tinubu's nepotism as he places his family members in positions of power....!

freshdude99:
My brother just google it urself... Apply where?? Is like u don't know what's up in this country sef. No need wasting my Mb on u

Don't waste your MB oh, You have nothing to say....

When people like you refuse to educate yourself, you go online to start peddling propaganda! Rubbish!!

Go and learn about what is going on in the oil industry. If you agree to bury your pride, ignorance and arrogance, I will teach you for free!!

And he will continue to divert more of our money in Lagos State into Tinubu's pocket!!

Up Lagos! I like this thread....people are posting & re-posting Built2last's post about his friend Emeka the ex-banker. Ironically, my own banker friend Emeka was good at egocentrism and taking credit for other people's work....hahaha!

And they are ignoring Omonnakoda's post about sub-standard goods which most people know is a prevalent issue in the country!

Can you see the partiality??!! God dey! Hehehe....!!!

johnsonphina:
Man of the Moment

Ambode = Tinubu's treasurer and siphoner-of-funds to Bourdillon!

freshdude99:
Fire fire. My guy e be lyk say u dey dream ooh! Don't joke with igbos, forget say everyone go just wake dey talk nonsense wey enta Dem head. Igbos still remains the only gateway Nigeria needs to compete favorable globally. Not a single oil well was given to an igbo man wen the military guys were sharing to Dem cronies but today wat do we have... We bought with our money! ! !

Don't peddle falsehood here. You are the one dreaming & peddling untrue stories here.

Did your people apply for oil blocks and they were denied? What about Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako
Chairman of Seplat? Didn't he get an oil block? What about Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi of Neconde? How did he get his oil block? mtcheew!

freshdude99:
U are even going too far my brother, ask him how many of the otedolas the entire SW have? But in the SE at least we can count not less than 50 different Aurthor 1000 not to talk of the Emeka offors and the Elumelus. That dude no sabi anything finally sha

Bros, if you do your census you will know that the south west have more than one Otedola-type of multi-millionaires, not to mention the Oba Otudeko types, the Florence Seriki, Mike Adenuga, Shonibare, Razak Okoya, Folu Ayeni, Obateru Akinruntan types, oh!

Many of them would outclass your Emeka Offors and Elumelus!!

So don't even go there!!!

Lindseyrd:
Habi na by force to stay in another person land?The man was truly saying the general views of his subjects.These are the frustrations of most Yoruba people but cannot be expressed publicly because of political correctness.You cannot cone over here and alter our political configuration.It is high time we call a spade a spade.We are too hospitable to a fault.These goats will never allow this in Aba or Onitsha.You better pray that PDP wins.If APC wins without your vote,you are definitely in for a fight.Because that means you are a political liability and we can make do without you.Go and try this in Kano and face the consequence.

/oh let me guess.... you conducted a census among the Yoruba people and all of them said they want APC, abi

meforyou1:
what was the name in the 200 years awry fishermen lived there? And who renamed it Lagos, a Latin name,when and under what circumstances

Bros, I have posted the links. Go on the internet. Search for information. Google is your friend.

Only 10 year olds expect to be spoon-fed with information.....

meforyou1:
Your response is what we have been saying. Lagos was originally conquered by the benin kingdom. Mr akiolu you call your Oba is a subject of benin empire

You obviously did not read the entire portion at the Wikipedia site very well. It is 5 times longer than what was posted here. That is why the source was included. It said: "Lagos means "lakes" in Portuguese, the language of first European-settlers known to visit the settlement, then already inhabited by the Awori people, in 1472. [1] From the first contacts with the region until the early 20th century, another Portuguese name for the city that was interchangeably used was Onim,[2] finally abandonned in favor of Lagos.""

Before the Benin empire intervened in the area known as Lagos, it was originally inhabited and owned by the Aworis for over 200 years!!

Even the Binis that originally came there to trade, still ended up leaving. Educate yourself before yarning, bros!

Adewunmi84:
smh I pity ur generation..All of u wl soon die in the lagoon.Na small e remain....thieves..oyionsiii...ao many plots of land ur generation get for lagos??

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meforyou1:
Lagos, a conquered colonial enclave, has never been, and will never be yorubaland

Let me guess...you now speak for all the people that come from Lagos State, abi? ?

You need to take a course in History. Wikipedia is your friend:

Wikipedia:
Area
Lagos has a total of 3,577 square kilometers; 787 square kilometers is made up of lagoons and creeks including: Lagos Lagoon, Lagos Harbour, Five Cowrie Creek, Ebute-Metta Creek, Porto-Novo Creek, New Canal, Badagry Creek, Kuramo Waters and Lighthouse Creek.

Names of Lagos
Lagos means "lakes" in Portuguese, the language of first European-settlers known to visit the settlement,then already inhabited by the Awori people, in 1472.[1] From the first contacts with the region until the early 20th century, another Portuguese name for the city that was interchangeably used was Onim,[2] finally abandonned in favor of Lagos.

Prior to Lagos being adopted, the settlement was called Eko by its Kingdom of Benin conquerors, which stems from either Oko (Yoruba: "cassava farm" or Eko ("war camp".

Founding of Lagos
According to the oral history of Lagos, at some point around 1300-1400 CE, the Oba (King) of the Benin Empire - who used to send trade expeditions to Ghana, where spices were traded - heard from one of his traders complaints about the way she was being treated by the Awori who lived in the area of current day Lagos. The Oba of Benin then sent a trade expedition by sea to engage with the Awori people, who nonetheless declined to engage and attacked the mission sent by Benin.

Upon hearing this as the mission returned to Benin City, the Oba of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by Ado, a Benin Prince, which headed to the settlement of the Awori (current-day Lagos; then called Eko by the Benin people) and demanded an explanation.

On getting there, Ado and his army were more than well received - the Awori from Lagos asked Benin Prince Ado to stay there and become their leader. Ado agreed, on the condition that they surrendered their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the Awori people of Lagos agreed.

Upon hearing this, the Oba of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko with the Awori. The Oba of Benin later sent some of his chiefs, including the Eletu Odibo, Obanikoro and others, to assist Ado in the running of Eko.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lagos .

ddefoe:
Aside sentiments,I am a proud ibo man and I think this man is not speaking the minds of other ibos.I am shocked to say the least and I think this is not good for ethnic relations between the two tribes.I am a historian and I know that Lagos before the advent of colonial masters was already settled by the people of southwest and their is no question of if the land belongs to them.I want to encourage my people in lagos to pursue peace with their host.it will benefit them more.let's not allow politics to becloud our reasoning.after all said and done,its yoruba son in the person of Agbaje or Ambode that will be the governor.what the hell is all these noise about?

God will bless you one million times on Sundays and every other day for speaking the truth.

You will never find a Fulani man calling Lagos a no man's land or a 'colonial settlement.'

A Gwari man, or an Ibibio or even a Bachama person would NOT make that mistake. Yet the Igbo thrive in repeating this fallacy that Lagos is a no man's land or a 'colonial settlement' knowing quite well that it is insulting to the sensibilities of their hosts.

Why??

Duru1:
There would not have been Gen. M. Buhari without the fraudulent machinations of NPC led by Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa. Simply put, a human fraud cannot eradicate corruption.

Why didn't you include Azikiwe and Opara in the list??

Built2last:
while you are laughing, kindly educate me on how Otedola began in business and how he made his money... and where he was in 1999 before OBJ.

Bros, I believe that Omonnakoda has already replied you on this point. In case you have forgotten, here is his response again:

[quote author=omonnakoda: post=32523005]Please do not talk stupidly .Try to comprehend before talking. One of the biggest businesses in the world Walmart is made of stores so I am not speaking against stores as a business.If you do not understand that that is not my problem. Trading however is different from a business. Everyone knows that Dangote started as a trader so spare me the sermon. The fact is not all traders are businessmen. There is a huge difference between the two which your Ladipo brethren have not grasped. We are talking of a scrap market selling parts of dismembered vehicles and FAKE parts.

SERIOUS BUSINESSMEN DO NOT SELL FAKES. That is the difference. A serious businessman does not seek to exploit you today and damn the consequences. He wants to build a REPUTATION

What we have in Ladipo is a hybrid of criminality and "trading" selling butchered stolen vehicles and laundering drug money such things do not grow into Walmarts or Microsoft.Ask yourself this question.; Alaba market has been there for over 30 years why have they not progressed to manufacturing.Why have they not grown to the size wher they can offer warranties as you get in places like South Africa. The Eboes in Ladipo are in competition and do no wish to see each others progress and so you will never see them come together to form a joint venture or company. Bil Gates today owns less than half or Microsoft ditto for Wal Mart and the Walton family.

Do you folk think we are that silly that we don't know these traders by day are armed robbers and drug dealers by night.That many of these stores are fronts for drug money? We know how to deal with you ruthlessly but are accommodating.There are laws that allow government to confiscate unexplained wealth or proceeds of crime. We are tolerant but your boastful nature can push saints to villainy[/quote]But since you need more information on Femi Otedola the Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, here it is. It also mentions what he was doing in 1999.

http://www.forteoilplc.com/f/board_of_directors/PROFILE%20OF%20DIRECTORS.pdf

PROFILE OF DIRECTORS

MR. FEMI OTEDOLA, CON - Chairman

He was appointed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Forte Oil Plc (formerly known as African Petroleum Plc) on May 25, 2007. Mr. Otedola attended the famous London College of Printing from where he bagged a Diploma in Printing Technology in 1985. He then took over as the Managing Director of Impact Press Limited in 1988, growing the company into one of the foremost printing presses in Nigeria at that time.

In 1999, he ventured into the Oil and Gas sector by incorporating Zenon Petroleum & Gas Limited, an indigenous company engaged in the procurement, storage, marketing and distribution of petroleum products. In 2001, he incorporated Seaforce Shipping Company Limited which currently owns and manages modern tanker fleet of vessels that transport petroleum products. Mr. Otedola is today the President and Chief Executive Officer of Zenon Petroleum & Gas Limited; Chairman, Seaforce Shipping Company Limited, Atlas Shipping Agency
Company Limited, F. O. Transport Limited, F.O. Properties Limited, Swift Insurance Brokers Limited and Garment Care Limited.

Mr. Otedola, a former President of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, and the immediate past Chairman of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, was appointed member of the governing council of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) in January 2004, and in December of the same year, he was appointed a member of the committee saddled with the task of fostering business relationship between the Nigerian and the South African Private sectors. Mr. Femi Otedola was further recognized for his immense contributions to the growth of
the Nigerian economy when in May, 2010 he was awarded the prestigious National Honours of “Commander, Order of the Niger - CON” by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Joeoku78:
Its quite a long time I have been dreaming of Buhari becoming the next president of nigeria to correct and end corruption perpetrated by the PDP corrupt govt for the past 16yrs. I strongly believe that GMB will sanitize nigeria for the benefit of all by fighting corruption. Long live the president-elect. My vote didn't go in vain

Let him start by sanitising Tinubu!!

omonnakoda:
Please do not talk stupidly .Try to comprehend before talking. One of the biggest businesses in the world Walmart is made of stores so I am not speaking against stores as a business.If you do not understand that that is not my problem. Trading however is different from a business. Everyone knows that Dangote started as a trader so spare me the sermon. The fact is not all traders are businessmen. There is a huge difference between the two which your Ladipo brethren have not grasped. We are talking of a scrap market selling parts of dismembered vehicles and FAKE parts.

SERIOUS BUSINESSMEN DO NOT SELL FAKES. That is the difference. A serious businessman does not seek to exploit you today and damn the consequences.He wants to build a REPUTATION
What we have in Ladipo is a hybrid of criminality and "trading" selling butchered stolen vehicles and laundering drug money such things do not grow into Walmarts or Microsoft.Ask yourself this question.; Alaba market has been there for over 30 years why have they not progressed to manufacturing.Why have they not grown to the size wher they can offer warranties as you get in places like South Africa. The Eboes in Ladipo are in competition and do no wish to see each others progress and so you will never see them come together to form a joint venture or company. Bil Gates today owns less than half or Microsoft ditto for Wal Mart and the Walton family

Word!! This statement resonated so much with me: "SERIOUS BUSINESSMEN DO NOT SELL FAKES!" Preach it, brother.... prr-re-eea-ach!

But wait o! Is it only Igbo people that sell fakes??

I don't get it oh!

ElekeNtioba:
Provocation is when you incite violence against people and show no remorse.

Provoction is when you yorubas expect us to automtically forgive ur bastard oba when he hasn't even bothered to reach out to pple he offended.

This case is far from over. May God help him if an Igboman dies as a result of eletoral violence.

Ok, we understand your definition of provocation. What word would you use to describe the Igbo elders and chiefs that went to meet the Oba of Lagos and clapped for him, when he was delivering his "throw them in the lagoon" speech, hmmn...??

We are waiting!

Built2last:
bro dont let hatred becloud you...the names you listed in your assertions above are new comers in business. they were nowhere in business 20 years ago...never undermine the Ladipo boys, you can have a trader in Ladipo with 20 other chain of stores in Lagos, His elder brother may be the one in Malaysia and singapore shipping down for him. do you have an idea, how much a forty fit container full of goods cost.

sit down and imagine if majority are like Igbos with small businesses that guaranty food, we wont have much corruption

lets cut them some credit, most hotels in Abuja, Lagos and Kano are owned by Igbos...they worked hard to build it...learn business from them...i am learning than hating.

Chai! Wonders will never end! You are comparing a man with a 40-foot container & 20 spare parts shops in Lagos, with an Otedola that owns 2 or more marginal oil fields as well as 600 Forte Oil petrol stations, 5 LPG Gas Plants and a huge fuel depot in Lagos??

Biko, please let me laugh....in Greek!

anyaekekehinde:
You are just a f.ool and an hopeless tribalist.. you think its only igbo's that suffered the causality of that attack.. a f.oolish bitch like you didnt come to osogbo and see how people were burying their relations after the 2011 riot... igbos, yoruba muslims and yoruba christian as well were all affected... only the igbos could mount resistance to the carnage..
look i am half yoruba and half igbo.... every tribe has some good things and bad things, but i doubt if you know the history of the biafran war... go and read about it, you think it is easy for a tribe to wage war against Nigeria that was backed by UK and the Soviet Union..... they lost the war but they had the boldness to take on Nigeria and advanced to ore in ondo state from the east within 3 months...
The fact remains an average igbo dude has mind.

Mind to do what?? Bros, I doubt if you know the history of the Biafan war as you claim. The most strategic error they committed was the march to Ore! It cost them the war!

If they had stayed put defending the South-East, they would have worn more support. What did they expect the people of Ore in Ondo State to do?? Sit down idly twiddling their thumbs??
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Lyoncrescent:
What do you know about JK ? Tell me five things JK has done at the age of 58 in terms of public governance and administration at any level ? Apart from his Jay Kay Chemist, what is his pedigree ? You can choose to stick with JK but you need to be sure you actually know JK. All the best and see you on sunday.

Bros, leave dat side.There are several governors that never served in government but did well in their respective states, when they were at the helm of affairs after they won the elections.

There are others that served as government lackeys all the days of their lives and still performed woefully at state level, after they were sworn in as governors.

Abeg, leave matter for Maathias, jare. Like MKO Abiola of blessed memory said when he was ridiculed for being a business man vying for an elective position, " ... Government business is serious business..!!"

Built2last:
Aside the excessive audacity which breeds arrogance and pride with Igbos, This is the part i like about Igbos...Everything is business...let truth be told. Igbos are way ahead in business in Nigeria. I entered Ladipo market one day and couldnt find one shop owned by a Yoruba man in the two hours i spent there. I think business is genetic for them. can you remember the ''my oga at the top stuff'' while some of us typed on the internet, Aba boys were thinking business. Mbaka spoke against GEJ, few days after, (Mbaka but why T. shirt was all over the market). They seem not interested in white collar jobs like every other tribe. If we have more entrepreneurs, the faster we come out of the corruption in public and civil service...this is just the part of them i am in love with and maybe the way they adore their wives and children. They take family very seriously.

Throw them into the Lagoon and see the potentials of that water developed by them.

You said..."I entered Ladipo market one day and couldnt find one shop owned by a Yoruba man in the two hours i spent there. " Bros, you were looking in the wrong direction. My spare parts dealer works in Ladipo and he is Yoruba. Can I give you his phone number??