₦airaland Forum

mrvitalis:
How does that make sense to you

When you go international and study in first world countries, live and interact in a sensible system, you'll understand my point.

banku:
You guys need to stop glorifying foreign made.

There are better and more talented people in Nigeria. But once you are blinded by greed, it does not matter who or where you are, you will fail.

Those talented foreigners blinded by greed do fail. Eventually, Boesky, Milken and those like them in various fields fail.

What saves Africans that excel outside is the fear of being caught without godfather. They know they are being watched and traps set for them. Femi Adesina overcame those traps and probes.

If he was in Nigeria, he would not have been that careful.

Even Ms. Iweala as Finance Minister gave some of Paris Club negotiations to her own brother. Soludo criticize her for not making a better deal.

Remember now, Soludo has never failed in any task he embarked on.

Apt analysis!

mrvitalis:
None of them can win a presidential election in Nigeria today

Because they've evolved beyond the quality of the masses.

Beekeeper1:
I’ve always been that person who says, “Naija till I die!” I grew up here, spent my whole life here, and I love this place like it’s part of my DNA. The food, the culture, the vibe—there’s just nothing like it. Even when my friends left for “greener pastures,” I was here, holding down the fort. “Who will remain to fix Naija if we all run away?” I’d joke.

But last month, my patriotism met its match.

It all started on a Monday morning—the kind that already feels like it’s out to get you before it even begins. I had a big presentation that day, one that could finally lead to a promotion. I got up extra early, suit pressed, slides perfected, and was out the door, determined to make a great impression.

Then NEPA happened. Halfway through my morning routine, the lights went out. No electricity. “No wahala,” I thought, scrambling to find my power bank for my phone and a flashlight to finish getting ready. I wasn’t going to let a little thing like no power stop me, right?

As I headed out, I noticed the fuel gauge blinking “empty.” Just my luck. I made a quick detour to the petrol station, only to be greeted by a line that looked like half of Lagos was there. An hour later, I was still in that line, watching the time tick by as my promotion dreams started slipping out of reach. But I finally got fuel, threw a thank you to the attendant, and sped off, hoping to make up for lost time.

And then I hit the traffic. Not today, please, I thought, gripping the steering wheel, whispering every “I cast and bind” prayer I knew. But Lagos traffic doesn’t answer prayers—it just swallows time, no matter how hard you beg.

I was almost at the office when I got stopped. You guessed it—police checkpoint. The officer took his sweet time inspecting my documents, dropping hints about “something for the weekend,” and I watched the last precious minutes melt away. By the time he finally waved me off, I’d missed my meeting.

When I finally got to the office, my boss didn’t even let me explain. She just gave me the look, that one that says, You had one job. I knew then that any hope for that promotion was gone.

That was it. I was drained, frustrated, and completely over it. It was like the universe was telling me, “Oga, it’s time to go.”

I don’t want to leave Naija; I really don’t. But sometimes, loving this place feels like being in a relationship with someone who just can’t get it together. You see the potential, the charm, the good heart underneath, but there’s always something—always some last-minute obstacle, some hidden clause that makes it so hard.

So yeah, I have a ‘japa’ plan now. I still love this place, and I always will. But maybe I need to love it from afar, with a little less “NEPA wahala” and a bit more stability. It’s a bittersweet plan, but hey, maybe one day I’ll come back, and Nigeria will be ready to meet me halfway.

Until then, my ‘japa’ plan is officially on standby. Because as much as I love this place, sometimes love just isn’t enough.

There are worse things than this befalling souls in this nation daily. Do what you may...but always know that Nigeria is but "a mere geopolitical expression."

Imagine having to explain your ordeal to a private citizen because your system is useless.

Yet, they have ruled Nigeria the longest and have the highest number of oligarchs.

But it's true.

But for the skull mining, it's a primising State indeed!

EmperorCaesar:


Dangote trying to key into the vision

To become the richest man in Africa, he must have been doing some things correctly. So if he trust his guts enough to follow PBAT's vision, then the route they're following is a promising path.



You arent smarter than Dangote

Hausas are sure the biggest businessmen in Nigeria

To what end? Better still, whose end?

Oh Nigeria....a very unique country!!! Try all theories in the book regarding us, they will fail. Ask Okonjo et al (1960- till date)!

Lols!

Good!

They are now saints. He is now working for one of the "corrupt former governors." Oh Nigeria!

JASONjnr:
Haven't you heard? He's not T-Pain, he's feeling your pains. Yet he got him self a luxury bullet-proof car and a yatch and built his vice a multi-billion mansion and about to get him a jet.

The economy is only biting the poor and not the rich.

And a Jet.

Marwa is trying...is he still the drug oga?

AntiZikist:
Obi is one of the many bad leaders that has made most of you to key into Biafra project.

It was even during his tenure that over 200 Biafran agitators were arrested, shot dead and dumped into a stream in Anambra .

Fact. They're all the same!

Nentawe is a good choice
..I hope he doesn't get corrupted by that Ministry, that's if he still has dreams of ruling our beloved Plateau! God bless Plateau.

Salubata:
They're referring to 2031 because Tinubu will complete 8 years.

Some disgruntled elements from the North should rest now

God forbid!

So the immunity covered him when he came to EFCC Headquarters.

And someone will come here and say reform!

How about armed robbers? Some people just talk first and think later.

Thieving youthfulness!

Wicked marketers suffering from a wicked system!

Charmingrascal:
Nothing but pride.
Nigerians hate competition, so they see other people living abroad with them as competitors hence their "feel too big" attitude.

Fact!

lastkingsman:
The answer to your question is simple:

"I pass my neighbour" mindset.

Cc: Diamond68

And, I want to pass my neighbor mindset!

diamond68:
another reason she treated you like that is because you are behind enemy lines. You put yourself behind enemy lines and you are now the prey. Women like predators not prey. In the UK the black man is prey. In the pecking order of men we are at the bottom. It's white then Indian then black men. So we are prey. Not a powerful position to be in. Women like power and men in control. In the UK we have no power or control. So our women hate our guts in the UK. This why they always kicking their husbands out of the house

Hmmm...deep!

diamond68:
Now it's no secret among Nigerians living in the UK that the hardest time you will get in the UK will be from a fellow Nigerian. They bone you on the street, look at you in anger, you greet them they don't greet back, you work with them they try to get you fired, they see you in a train and don't want to sit next to you etc etc. It's very fascinating to observe this behaviour . So why does this happen ?

It's very important to understand that the landmAss called Nigeria is just a geographic location like everywhere else on the planet. If you evicted all 200 million Nigerians from that location and filled it up with whites or Chinese, in under 50 years Nigeria will be transformed to a first world paradise and the whole world would want to japa into Nigeria because imagine a first world country that's blessed with that much resources and it's managed well ? It would be the ultimate pAradise on earth. Nigeria has the potential to be the ultimate pAradise on earth . So it's not the country that's the problem, it's the people.

When someone japas out of Nigeria he is running away from the people not the country. And when he sees the same people in the UK he trieS to run away from them. He tries to japa from them. He does not want to associate with them. It's the same people he japA from in Africa. In his mind he associates these people with corruption and violence and brashness and mismanagement and stealing and incompetence. So the Nigerian tries to japa from the Nigerian everywhere he sees him outside of Nigeria

Apt analysis. The one in my class wants to be seen as academically sound....and they have persistently made him appear moronish.

Uteghe:
Why go through all these stress to be a woman when you could live a peaceful life as a male you're? On top of that you add RISKY to your name.

Let's even assume the risky part brought him money, he chose to be arrogant and spoke his way into trouble. He lacks discipline and something is fundamentally wrong with his core.

CrownedPhoenix:
We guys need to put our biases in check.

I have lent a lady money and she returned it.

I lent my fellow guy money in April, he is yet to refund it as we apeak. Doesn't even talk about it.

You are sounding as though you actually borrowed her the money because she is a woman. Possibly, if it was a guy, you may not have borrowed him

All things being equal, this shouldn't be a gender thing.

Exactly. Not paying back debts is not gender-specific!

That was how she got the first appointment in the first place!

Zico5:
I know the person that killed him will be an Igbo policeman. How could u be bold to kill ur fellow human no matter the power u have. This is human being for goodness sake. May he rot totally in prison.

It's his eyes for me!