Nairaland General › Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by lilbro(m): 11:15pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
How time Flies with Nostalgic memoirs!
Almost everyone here talking about lagos state, but i grew up in delta state warri to be precise. im in my mid forty's now but back then electricity was constant no one had generators. we had a national model television black and white that is like a cabinet with doors and betamax video player with small cassettes up until like 1990 where we bought a coloured National television with VHS.
We had an outdoor aerial antenna that i remember we go out and turn and i would ask my sister if the tv was clear....lol tv signal and reception was very clear during rainy seasons and harmattan season we received hundreds of channels from all over the country during that time. NTA at the time had a festival where for some reasons their broadcast will be so strong that we would receive 24hrs uninterrupted tv. i Had my first video game Atari, then nintendo (nes) then when i was in ss2 i got my snes, good days man good good days.
We had alot of supermarkets, Leventis, Kingsway, Blackie thomas, bestway and Esco superstores all around warri, my dad would take us some sundays for dinner or luch at Jade garden chinese retaurant at the airport Junction or Auntys Kitchen at enerhen Junction. Every one lived peacefully warri was like europe with white people wandering all over the streets. my dad worked with shell and his offical cars were the volkswagen amazon, jetta and santana.
Warri was a bustling city, the best private Primary & secondary schools then was DSC technical high school (THS), John F Kennedy international school, Delta careers college and Field Crest. Best Govt schools at the time was Hussey College, Dom domingos college, and Nana college and Army day secondary school, Urhobo college (all boys) and Our ladys high school ( all girls) at Effurun. i went to at most 3 of this schools while growing up.
Life was beautiful every major company had their staff homes for their employees, SHELL, DSC, NPA, NNPC, DUMEZ. we had an airport that whenever the planes wanted to land or takeoff the would shut the 2 gates right on the airport road so cars cant get across to cause an accident.
We watched Nigerian tv shows on sundays like: Tales by moonlight, Behind the clouds ( we stopped watching when Nosa died). Santa barbara, Love boat,were american tv series we also loved watching after Nta news. i also loved watching sesame street. CTL cable tv first came on antennas and we watch south african stations like BOP tv omoh south africa don go far back then they had amazing programs.
The most popular rich families then in Warri was The Edewors, The esisios, The mosheshes, The odibos, The Jeffias and alot more that i cant remember, these family's are so rich in Real estate i would think up till now. The air was fresh, everyone moved freely and its was safe to get from point A to B. my family and i left warri after my secondary school. God bless warri for raising me. i can sey i am a true waffarian because i was born and raised there with the good the bad and the ugly! |
Travel › Re: Emdee Tiamiyu Apologises Over Comment On BBC Interview by lilbro(m): 10:10am On May 25, 2023 |
chidiokay: Did you say lousy, have you heard about the tribe called chest beaters, if you don't know about Nigeria kindly ask your way around I believe we are both talking about the same people? Na dem oooo! lol |
Travel › Re: Emdee Tiamiyu Apologises Over Comment On BBC Interview by lilbro(m): 10:07am On May 25, 2023 |
IbeOkehie: I sincerely don't understand why Nigerians HATE to hear the truth and HATE anyone who speaks the truth.
I just don't get it. It's a very destructive mindset, to hate the truth instead of learning and adjusting to it.
And of course Nigerians love and embrace lies - like " there is nothing like fuel subsidy" or "fuel subsidy doesn't exist".
In this particular matter, Mr Tiamiyu told the truth that Nigerians are abusing UK academic visas. If that's the case, there's no need to criticize the person who just said the truth. All he did was say what everyone knows is happening. The data is there to support his statements. Haba, the comments here make it seem he would be worthy of your praise if he LIED in public, on a BBC interview. Come on!
No surprise that Nigerians have run down their own country to the point it's the official Poverty Capital of the world. Nigerians, we have to do better, things can't go on like this. It just can't. Nobody with a desire to do what is right can feel safe among Nigerians.
Good Luck to Nigeria! Have you sat back to ask yourself why it was a Nigerian the BBC approached for an interview ? were other Nationals not involved doing the same thing on a hush hush? they found the weakest link and it happened to be the Lousy yoruba guy as usual who would spill the beans and destroy the opportunities for other genuine students! This is not about saying the truth, its about Patriotism and minding your own business, afterall the UK is not your country, live and let others live. If he wants to tell the truth he should have remained in Nigeria to be an activist but he Japa also. let the owners of the country do as they so please but don't be the PUN to put the icing on the cake period. |
Travel › Re: Emdee Tiamiyu Apologises Over Comment On BBC Interview by lilbro(m): 9:43am On May 25, 2023 |
chidiokay: beyond playing the tribal card, Can you point out the what you find insultive about the interview he granted. I have so many friend thats have Japa in the last 6months, i was doing video call with my Ex in UK, i asked her to introduce me to her friends in class and she said they are all married that naa UK student parole most follow enter, My drive is the part she said even there lecturers knew the schooling thing was a sham, she said they do say it and laugh about it . that was round feb Those attacking the guy on twitter are just transferring aggression Tinubu will be inaugurated May 29 uk & us envoys will be present 🤣🤣 Nothing insultive.......Just that the Majority of the men from his tribe are very lousy! Mouth always at Ajar! moral of the story is always learn to connect your toungue to your brain before you speak! |
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Romance › Re: I Want To Marry Her But Discovered This Thing by lilbro(m): 10:31am On May 16, 2023 |
lovediehatelive: I met this pretty homely girl sometimes ago.
She was reluctant the first time I toasted her and won't want to date me. However, I persisted till she succumbed.
She's everything I want in a lady. She didn't want to visit me when we started dating until one day I promised that I won't touch her.
She visited and was so graceful that I thanked the heavens for sending my soul mate to me.
We discussed a bit and I made her feel comfortable because she was really uneasy.
As promised, I didn't touch her. She felt so free that she rested her head on my chest.
The urge to kiss her became so strong, but I resisted.
What's the use of spoiling things now when she can be mine forever?
She later left and we became really close from then.
I was happy because she's madly beautiful yet so down to earth.
I was thinking she is a virgin but I needed to clarify.
So one day, I used talk to bring talk and stylishly told her a bit about some rough life of my past for her to feel uncomfortable.
She later opened up to me about her first kiss and how the guy went on to have sex with her even though he promised her nothing will happen.
She was 19 years then.
Since then she stopped visiting guys and is no longer in contact with the guy.
She swore that she hasn't kissed or had sex since then.
Now she's 23.
The thing is I really deeply love this girl because she's just exactly what I needed. But I promise myself that I will marry a virgin and nothing else.
My love for this girl is beginning to affect my thinking.
Should I ditch her and keep looking for a virgin?
Or should I continue with her?
I'm planning to see her people this December. If you are a Virgin then keep searching for a virgin! but if you are not a virgin, bang her first then you will be able to tell if she has not had sex since she was 19yo ( that is if you are experienced in kama sutra) |
Romance › Re: Slim Petite Busty Girl On Nigerian Idol. by lilbro(m): 12:13am On May 14, 2023 |
Infolenka: I was just watching the Nigerian Idol auditions repeat on DSTV and I came across this slim busty girl.
I like busty women a lot, but what I even like better is a slim Petite busty girl that you can move around in bed. That's the peak of intercourse.
Omo watching this girl's audition gave me a hard erection and I can't contain the feeling, hence why I'm sharing it. I'm having lots of crazy thoughts.
She's also not on makeup, and speaks very well, which makes her even more appealing to me. Shes not slim na! i like the size of bress but on a more slimmer chick with flat yansh, thats my spec! |
Romance › Re: About Dreams - Updated by lilbro(m): 9:07am On May 13, 2023 |
Marxist001: Boss
My life is in shambles right now. Since I finished secondary school, I have always been having sex with a woman in my dreams. At first I thought it was fun, but during my time in the University I started noticing that each time I have sex in my dream all my plans for the next day doesn't go well.
Post-Nysc , I quickly got a job. Two kids and a wife, in and out of jobs. I won't have sex in dream for a long time, but each time I go for an interview or working on a big project, boooooom, the woman will appear in my dreams and we will have sex, the next day what I'm gonna hear will be stories.
At a point I got so tired, I prayed and fasted my breakthrough came, but if I slow down on prayer , the woman will visit. Sometimes she will be forcing me to have sex and we will be running around looking for a hidden place.
At first I thought maybe I don't have enough sex from my wife, told my wife all about it , and we decided to knack ourselves like animals; yet if someone promise to help me , once I have that dream, immediately I will know that the whole thing has burseted , and true to my words, na story go end am.
At a time, I always have problems with my wife for no reason, I love my wife so much, though she's not a Nigerian and we haven't been together for two years. when she came back to Nigeria, it wasn't easy for me, constant quarells, fight and heated arguments.
I left Lagos, traveled to the North to consult a very strong Mallam; he said there's a spirit hovering around my bedroom every night. It didn't come as a surprise to me, because I feel it and I'm not afraid of it.
Recently I got a job offer, I'm supposed to resume training by Teusday. I have gone for this same Job before, passed the interview and all the test. The management congratulated me and asked me to resume the upper week; I got home and started looking forward to resumption. That night I had this same sex dream, immediately I woke up I cried out loudly, as usual I didn't get to resume again. Told my wife, she went to different churches for consultations, I entered prayers. Now, the same company sent me a message to resume. I'm just afraid of sleeping tonight. Maybe I will stay awake till morning Kill your flesh by fasting right now till night time before you sleep so that you are aware of your supernatural, you will be able to resist that devil tormenting our success. just kill your flesh avoid food, drink only water, or a wet fast, but i strongly recommend dry fasting 6 to 6 for 3days. when you resume at your place of work take out time to be alone and take charge of the atmosphere listen to a lot of teaching and preaching from daniel olukoya ofm, let the word of God be you sword. |
Romance › Re: All Women Are Not The Same by lilbro(m): 8:21am On May 13, 2023 |
Nothing beats a woman with banana shaped boobs with thick long erect nipples and an extra long phat dangling clits, they get wet and slimy so easily. They Squirt like crazy......Damn, i miss your always hot wet cunt Dorcas & Nancy! |
Romance › Re: About Dreams - Updated by lilbro(m): 8:09am On May 13, 2023 |
Illegal1: Omoh........pls bro,there's the dream i had several yrs ago,i've been to sum places to knw it meaning,bt they kip telling me dff tin..duno if u could epp me...
let me jst summarize it here...
at 1st,dis mad woman follows me were ever i go,bt i use to run away frm her bt she normally finds me,no matter were i'm hiding....
frm there,she and i bcame frds,dat we do almost tin together,i mean we eat together,play together,sleep on same bed and so on...
then after sum time,she came to meet me under a big mango tree were i was sleeping in the afternoon...she woke me up and gave me 2 kids(twins,2 boys)and she said,those are my kids,she gave birth to them for me,and she left...
ever since then,i've nt seen her again,it more than 6yrs since i had dis dream bt am curios to knw it meaning....
NOTE......I did nt have dis dream in jst a day, You have a sprit wife and kids right now and you don't even know it! this might affect any relationship you have now and in the future, you might even have problems having children in the future. my advice for you is go to a nearest mountain of fire church for proper deliverance and hold onto your creator.
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Family › Re: Dog: I Have The Most Unlikely Rival In My Boyfriends House by lilbro(m): 5:18pm On Apr 22, 2023 |
turmacs: I can't feed that dog ohhh abeg. You need to see this thing. I've told him to kill the dog or sell it and I think I'll keep pestering him about it till he gives in... Make I no come end up as dog food one day. you have told him to kill the dog, see your dirty mouth, i hope the dog kills you instead! |
Food › Re: What Kind Of Snake Is This? by lilbro(m): 7:16pm On Apr 21, 2023 |
Almost everyone here saying forest cobra.....forest cobra.....e get the one wey dey stay for inside house? Like indoor Cobra? abi nor be forest the other cobras dey stay tooo? shuuuu! |
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Family › Re: Family Welcomes First Daughter Since 1885 - After 138 Years with pictures by lilbro(m): 5:51am On Apr 08, 2023 |
This dude better do a DNA Test. most likely the woman don play away match! |
Travel › Re: Living In The USA - Life Of An Immigrant Part 1 by lilbro(m): 12:10am On Apr 08, 2023 |
etare788: Please how do one know he/she has been given a 10yrs ban from applying to the US. They will never tell you or you will never know! but once you keep getting more than 4 refusals that's an indication and time to look at another country, you have no fear of a ban if all your documents are legit and your personal information are consistent. |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 7:12pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
UnFashionIsta: LOL. That one na your business my guy. As for me and my family, Canada sweet me die. I don already achieve for here, wetin I nor see for many years for Naija and the future still clear. Wetin wan make me reason Naija again!? Home is wherever you make it bro. SLAVE! SHAME ON ALL OF YOU! |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 7:11pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
Opulencepee: Shut up your smelling mouth! Keep crying and wailing useless fool. It pained him to his bone. UNGRATEFUL FOOL! SLAVE! thats what you are! |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 12:57pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
Wsx2: Toronto is worst brother no job at all everything is expensive too I wonder how people even survive there, and keeping their sanity straight. Even white Canadians are moving to the country side (rural areas) |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 12:54pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
candygist: mosquitoes dey canada ? The mosquitoes dey bite for Night ? Yes Very Big ones in Manitoba, you get them only in the 3months of summer but in the winter time they are gone, they bite 247 |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 12:49pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
Opulencepee: Yes! "They're very ungrateful". I'm irritated by their constant nagging and complaining about other countries. Even in Heaven they will still complain.😫 SHUT UP FOOL! We are not ungrateful, its just been real and letting people know the truth that the grass is not always greener on the other side. you either believe it from the horses mouth or block your ears and come and join the band wagon. abroad na secret cult. who nor go nor know. all we are praying for and begging you guys is for Nigeria to get better with good politicians who would not join hands with the west to ruin our country. we have morals and values and this whole immigration mass exodus is just hitech slavery and for the west to keep conquering Africa which is blessed. We already fell for it, and its not easy Just dont be a slave for a second time. my focus is coming back to Nigeria soon i am already setting up a small scale business and building a small house ( which is mine ! not mortgage for 25 to 30yrs, thank God for getting me out of that black hole created by the west to enslave you and your generation for 30yrs). |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 12:36pm On Apr 06, 2023 |
UnFashionIsta: You'll just go online and copy what you have no idea about. You wey never comot for Sokoto LOL. Try enter Lagos or Abuja first, before you start having opinions about Canada.
At the end of the day, no where's heaven, but you can never compare life in Canada to life in Naija. Canada wey sweet like this, na im you dey compare to naija!? 
If you nor fit make am for Canada, my brother forget am, e go hard you to make am for any other place on earth. And that's the honest truth. Success is not guaranteed anywhere. You have to put in the work, acquire the right information and strategize based on your circumstances. If you dey expect make dem tile the streets with gold in Canada and say na bed of roses, then honestly, you're not a serious person. I just Hope you re in Canada before typing this garbage, because sooner or later reality will dawn on you. you are just basking in the euphoria of culture shock and i doubt it if you have stayed in the country for more than 5yrs. Nor worry just keep on playing. you will get it sooner or later. Yes Nigeria is hard but i always say there is no place like home. even if you come from a poor family you go still love your mama and not another childs rich mother! |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 11:30pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
flokii: There is no place like home truly.. no place like Nigeria.
If not for bad governance, Nigeria's green passport would have been the most sought after in the world.
Those japa crew don't know anything... some of them don't struggle in Nigeria for basic things but travel abroad to go and struggle extra hard to live average life.. Come to Wuse II, Maitama and environs and see Oyibos living fine and happy. You said it all! |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 5:16pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
Originalsly: Come back and allow somebody else to take your place will be the cry of the ignorant. Did the OP say Canada is bad? Before commenting people should find out what overrated means .... either they don't know... or are simply illiterate. This should be a thread of enlightenment.... especially how sooo many have been touting how good Canada is to immigrants. OP probably was victim of the hype ... and got there to find out the real deal .... now he is informing who may be interested but we don't want to hear word. Nice one OP ... scatter seed ... some will fall on fertile soil and take root ... most will fall on infertile soil....wouldn't grow.... lots of infertile soil here on NL. You want to know the truth? There is nothing to return to! most of us have sold our homes and resigned from our jobs, so there is no choice than to forge ahead and hope that you guys will help us fix the nation so we can come back and start from the scratch again. |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 5:04pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
Spanishmilf: People are weird tho After praying to God for them grant you visa u reach there U don sabi in and out of the country Y’all would come online and wear winter jacket to bash the country u once fasted for visa. Lol My Bro Warri sey who nor go nor know! |
Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 5:03pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
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Travel › Re: Canada As A Whole Is Wildly Overrated by lilbro(m): 5:01pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
amigo1088: And here's why :
What are the keystones of a happy society?
Easy access to housing, easy access to free healthcare, easy access to good education, easy access to quality food.
Housing here is BRUTAL. Try to buy a house for less than 350k that isn't a piece of shit. You can't. Or you can and it's so far in the middle of nowhere that the cost of getting to and from anywhere negate any savings you've made in your purchase.
Easy access to free healthcare; ever had to go to an emergency room here? My friend's son broke his thumb a couple years ago (at 5 years old). Did we get seen? Sure. After 7.5 HOURS of waiting. The wife lost a day of work to go. Ever try to get a family doctor? I know people who've been on waiting lists for 4+ years.
Good education: up to and through high school, sure. But what does that qualify you for? Approximately nothing. You can flip burgers at McDonald's after that if you want. Want to go to Uni? Be prepared to carry debt for 5+ (often 10+) years after school
Good food? Good luck. Fruits and veggies are meh at best and cost a fortune. A head of iceberg lettuce is $6 where I am right now. Red peppers at $4.99/lb Steak? $39-49/kilo for any cut that isn't shit. Dairy sucks (Europeans that drank milk or have eaten butter here know what I'm talking about). Restaurants are prohibitively expensive for anywhere that isn't just reheating industrial garbage.
Also, Canadians aren't nice. They're polite. There's a difference. They'll say sorry if you bump into them but politeness will overshadow honesty. You ask a Canadian if they wanna hang out sometime, if they do want to, the Canadian will say"Yeah, totally, we should " and then tell people you suck once you're not around.
It's cold here. And spring takes FOREVER to be done with. And then summer is too hot. And the mosquitoes, don't even get me started...
I think that's it for now. Canada ain't the worst, but FAR from the best. I totally agree with you 1001% I keep telling folks this and they will never believe me until they experience all you have said first hand which of cos i Have! I am guessing you are in Manitoba probably Winnipeg, i moved to Alberta same thing! the worse part is i cant deal with the useless Indian people they are like a plaque and a virus ( all though they look out for themselves, while Africans and most especially Nigerians envy and hate themselves and want nothing to do with each other, isnt this crazy? omoh i tire abeg, fyi i lived in canada for 10yrs) My Brother far and wide there is no place like home, most importantly any day 9ja gets it right i will move back, but until then na to persevere and make use of the bright side of canada. Honestly Africans, Nigerians forget it we are accomodating and friendly and also loving to strangers but not out here. |
Travel › Re: Living In The USA - Life Of An Immigrant Part 1 by lilbro(m): 4:40pm On Apr 05, 2023 |
Greatajo: Good morning lovely people. I just came across this thread. I was denied a visa twice even with full funding and it broke my heart that I couldn't apply for admission this fall. I know studies are the easiest route as they told us and that's why I wanted to ply that route that was why I sought a scholarship as there's no way I could afford education outside. Please, what other route can one go through considering life as a Nigerian. Thank you all Be sure your information in the visa application is the same as the story you are telling the VO. BTW did you apply by yourself or you used an agent? Agents have been synonymous with ruining it all for visa applicants and the wont even let you know, most people keep applying for a US visa and keep getting a refusal unknown to them they have a 10yrs Ban on their profile. Just be consistent with whatever information in your application and apply for the third time sometimes the want to see how bad you want it and you will sure get it don't give up! |
Travel › Re: Living In The USA - Life Of An Immigrant Part 1 by lilbro(m): 7:10pm On Apr 04, 2023 |
Vibra: Chai! Thank you Can you mention states with high job prospects please 1.Texas 2.California 3.New York 4.Atlanta 5.Maryland 6.Washinton D.C 7.Massachusetts 8.North Carolina 9.South Carolina 10.Arizona |
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