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Business / Re: Sports Bar Or Layers Which Is More Profitable To Do As A Starter. by lawrenzoak(m): 9:30am On Oct 29, 2016
Thanks and you're right am not a citizen of PH, I will look for consultants and make my enquiries I appreciate your effort.
cyberhope:
From your post (the way you expressed your thought) I guess you are not a citizen of PH..
if I am right,you have to seek for consultants in PH. they know much about market flow...
but if wrong, get a list of business that makes sales and are legal..choose the one that suites you and that you can afford its startup capital.
most important is to seek advises from those who are already into it.....
Business / Sports Bar Or Layers Which Is More Profitable To Do As A Starter. by lawrenzoak(m): 3:33pm On Oct 28, 2016
My fellow nairalanders we have always been a great help to each other I am here to seek help..... I want to start a brand new business in PH but I don't know which one to venture into but I have this two businesses in mind Sports Bar or Layers which one is more lucrative please advise a fellow... Insults are allowed as far the goal is achieved thanks.
Politics / Buhari Called "Garri" In Kano, Osinbajo "Groundnut" & Saraki "Sugar" - Guardian by lawrenzoak(m): 12:30pm On Aug 26, 2016
See The New Names Of Buhari And Osibanjo In Kano.


Nigerians are indeed very funny people. Especially my Kano people. On Sunday night, I was sitting with a guy who sell tea near my house before call for prayers. An elderly man came and said, "bani hadin Buhari - Give me Buhari's mixture" and without saying anything, the guy gave him tea and small bread and collected 50 Naira and gave 10 Naira change. Nothing more said. I was baffled so I asked what that meant and the tea guy said hadin Buhari mean tea without milk plus small bread.
Again this morning, a friend came to visit me. I saw him off to his car and on my way back, I remembered I needed battery for my wireless mouse and stopped by a guy running a small kiosk nearby to get one. Just while I was walking away, a guy I met there said, "bani Buhari de Osinbajo - give me Buhari and Osinbajo". I immediately paused to see what he meant and again, without uttering a word, he gave him garri and groundnut. I returned back to ask again what that meant and he said Garri is Buhari, Osinbajo is groundnut while Bukola is sugar. Kano will always make a comedy out of every circumstance.
So, this afternoon, I feel like having Buhari, Osinbajo and Bukola.

Angst as Nigerians feel pains of increasing hard times

These are not the best of times in Nigeria. Long before July 21, 2016, when the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, officially confirmed that the country was ‘technically in recession,’ it had been an arduous battle for survival for citizens, organizations and governments at all tiers.

The first half of the year was rough.

In spite of government’s assurances, Nigerians weathered the storm, bracing the challenge of petroleum scarcity, epileptic power supply amid increase in electricity tariff, removal of subsidy on petrol, hike in cost of food, goods and services, unprecedented scarcity of tomatoes, skyrocketing exchange rate of the naira to a dollar, backlog of unpaid salaries and mass retrenchment of workers.


Government kept repeating that the tide would turn once the 2016 budget was passed and the second half of the year would be better for the country and its citizens.
President Muhammadu Buhari eventually signed the budget on May 6, raising the hopes of turnaround with the injection of government funds across critical sectors of the economy.

With four months left in the year, it’s a stark reality of a depressed economy staring Nigerians in the face as strange things are reported daily.

Organized and petty crimes have been on the increase, unsecured pots of soup have become endangered species, sale of human blood and organs for economic reasons is rife, and frustrations have given rise to rampant cases of domestic violence, child abuse and suicide.

The hunger is so widespread that poultry farmers confess to skipping meals for their birds as the cost of feed has risen by 100 per cent.

Even in the president’s home state of Katsina recently, there was a massive scramble for unwholesome grain when the truck conveying bags of the suspected poisonous grains for destruction broke down in a village.

When persuasion failed, authorities had to engage the help of task force to retrieve some of the poisoned grains in a bid to avoid devastating consequences.

The new economic reality is affecting the lifestyle of Nigerians.

Today, an exchange of pleasantries is incomplete without the word ‘Change’ in reference to the evocative slogan that brought the present administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to power.

The standard reply to any untoward situation in the country is ‘Chanji’, the street version of APC’s motto – change.

A public affairs commentator based in Kano State, Aminu Muhammad Ofs, last week recounted his experience of the times, which has gone viral on social media.

He said: “I was sitting with a guy who sells tea when an elderly man came and said ‘Give me ‘Buhari’s mixture’. Without saying anything more, the man was given some tea and small bread for a sum of N40.
I was baffled, so I asked the seller what the man meant by ‘Buhari’s mixture’. He explained that it means tea without milk plus a small loaf of bread.

“Again the next day, I stopped by a small kiosk to get a battery for my wireless computer mouse. While I was leaving, a guy came who said: ‘Give me Buhari and Osinbajo. I waited to see what he meant and the seller handed him garri and groundnut.

“I inquired from the seller, who explained that garri is the street term for President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is groundnut, while Senate President Bukola Saraki is sugar, slang for the staple foods the poor can afford.”


Before now, Lagos State was often referred to the city that never sleeps, because it is known for its hustle and bustle from dawn to dusk.

The wind of recession has blown all that away.

The bustling nightlife is disappearing in the Centre of Excellence, as the city practically shuts down and becomes a ghost town once it is 10p.m., even on weekends.

Due to the harsh economic conditions in the country, Nigerians have developed some clever methods of dealing with the tough circumstances.




According to a public opinion survey by NOIPolls, released on August 10, 2016, 97 per cent of the respondents said the recent economic realities have had a negative effect on the wellbeing of the average Nigerian.
Some survival methods discovered by the polls include cutting down on household expenses and luxury items, resorting to prayers and hoping for a miracle, engaging in subsistence farming, adjusting feeding patterns in place of the regular three-square meals.

A businessman, Emeka Obinna told The Guardian that he has had to adjust the feeding patterns of his family.
“I have a family of six, with several other dependents. That’s the only way we are managing to survive. No more three-square meals. It is either breakfast and dinner, or lunch and dinner. So, it is the 1-0-1, 1-1-0 or 0-1-1 formula I am operating now with the little resources at my disposal,” he said.


http://m.guardian.ng/news/angst-as-nigerians-feel-pains-of-increasing-hard-times/

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Travel / Re: Nigerian Man Strips On The Streets Of Bangkok, Thailand (photo) by lawrenzoak(m): 11:18am On Aug 16, 2016
It's quite unfortunate that almost all the Thailand citizens thinks and believe that every black person is a Nigerian, imagine where people think that Africa is in Nigeria that is Asia for you.

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Politics / Re: 1984 Photo Of Buhari About Bread Surfaces Online by lawrenzoak(m): 3:55pm On Jun 30, 2016
Lighting they say doesn't struck twice in a place but in the case of Buhari it has. Buhari is just a mistake imposed upon us by the youth of this nation, just doing sidon dey look and shaking my head. This is no longer an issue of APC vs PDP Bleep them both, this is an issue of our democracy, our human right and the cost of living in the country, Wake Up My fellow Country men a Snake is in the raft. shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked

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Religion / Re: "Christians Should Apologise To Gays" - Pope Francis by lawrenzoak(m): 3:53pm On Jun 27, 2016
Unless there is something this Pope is not telling us we the Christians about, the Holy bible condemned homosexuality or is he saying otherwise.....Abi him be Gay? Lalasticlala you dey hear so?
Culture / Re: Drinking Garri Is It Poverty Or By Choice ? by lawrenzoak(m): 10:06am On Apr 19, 2016
kilode100:
It depends.


when you say it depends what do you mean by that?
Culture / Re: Drinking Garri Is It Poverty Or By Choice ? by lawrenzoak(m): 10:03am On Apr 19, 2016
if OBJ could drank garri while in office its not poverty rather is a perfect choice ......
Culture / Drinking Garri Is It Poverty Or By Choice ? by lawrenzoak(m): 10:00am On Apr 19, 2016
Drinking Garri Is It Poverty Or By Choice ?

Politics / Re: 'if There’s No Electricity, It’s Not President Buhari’s Fault' - Fashola by lawrenzoak(m): 7:15am On Apr 09, 2016
Please has anyone saw Tompolo around so we can beg him to stop running so Nigeria can have at least petrol and electricity problem solved.......
Celebrities / Re: Wizkid And Davido Stunt On Their Exotic Cars by lawrenzoak(m): 11:28am On Apr 05, 2016
Diesel1:
This una new r/ship.. Hiaan, make e last shaa

Ayo and David both are planning to co breed a baby with aunty Linda ikeji.... Aunty Linda pease padlock your kitten o no talk say I no tell you........ where is lalasticlala self.
Politics / Re: Buhari Leaves For Equatorial Guinea On Monday by lawrenzoak(m): 12:32am On Mar 14, 2016
Checkmating the Niger delta area..... Signing a new security pact with Equatorial Guinea I hope he won't be ceding any part of Nigeria to sweeten the pot ...... this trip is about impending show down with the Niger delta militancy... cool
Business / Re: Watch How Ladipo Market Was Demolished (Video) by lawrenzoak(m): 11:52am On Mar 09, 2016
[color=#000099][/color] Umunnaa I am seeing danger in this country a word is enough for the wise, one time my father asked me how many times will something happen to me before I learn and I answered him that I will learn from what happened to others .My brothers you should have learned from what happened in oshodi use it as case study or as a yardstick to what the present administration both state and federal they don't mean well for the Igbo and be informed that there are more wickedness coming our way from both federal and state especially Lagos state governor they will render many Igbo family useless but God will surely see you people through, my advice to my Igbo brothers go home and develop south east and south south forget Lagos ........
Celebrities / Re: Let's Stop This Folly - The Bread Seller Story Is Fake! by lawrenzoak(m): 2:57am On Feb 21, 2016
I have been having the thought that this TY Bello bread seller turned everything from motivational speaker to runway model and face of stanbic ibtc all within the short period of less than two week let me ask in Patience Jonathan voice Nah only she waka come? This story has fake written all over it and for me if you ask I don't see any good coming out from all this publicity stunt except enriching T.Y Bello's bank account if I may ask who is her manager? I believe is TY Bello......... So my fellow nairalanders please we shouldn't be deceived with this cheap story from a photographer .
Crime / Re: Man Attempts To Blackmail Abiola’s Wife; Gets Arrested (photo) by lawrenzoak(m): 3:34pm On Feb 01, 2016
Madcow1 For what naa ? him kill person ? even if him kill person government go still give him parole...... So no judge make God no judge you soon!
Sports / Re: Chichi Igbo Says Her Bum Is The Type That Breaks Coconut; Shares Pic As Proof by lawrenzoak(m): 2:21pm On Jan 30, 2016
Wow great job on those abs but just that you are a lady not too good on you tho, her attitude and the way she poses gives a lot away that she might be a lesbo.
Celebrities / Re: Chioma Chukwuka Clears The Air On Twitter Tantrum by lawrenzoak(m): 5:13pm On Jan 29, 2016
I like this lady as an actress and as a mother but here is something she wrote on a plain English please my fellow nairalanders is there anyway what she tweeted yesterday resembled what she is defending today? and she has just made the matter worst in contradicting her words and I believe if she can take those words back she would ....... in her tweets "Sisters aren't really sisters.#2016stayingonmylane. #mindingmyownbusiness. #movingon" Who is she deceiving ? Liar Mohammed must hear this.
Politics / Re: Saraki To Obasanjo: I Will Respond To Your Letter Formally by lawrenzoak(m): 2:45am On Jan 28, 2016
I challenge OBJ to ask this present administration to probe his administration if he's so sure that there is no skeleton in his cupboard!
Politics / Re: Goodluck Jonathan Finally Reacts To Arms Deal by lawrenzoak(m): 2:30am On Jan 28, 2016
He said he will speak at the appropriate time...... So guys no rushing let us relax our patience and wait..... #MyJona.

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