₦airaland Forum

Hungrychicken:
It’s the government’s fault 💯
If it was a functioning system, the people wouldn’t be search for illogical ways to make money and survive another day.

You can’t find the rich government folks falling for these type of scams, why is that?

The government is not to blame for people willing to take short cuts to attain wealth.

Richtaiwo:
As long as people keep chasing shortcuts instead of earning an honest living, scams will never run out of customers. Swindling someone who works hard for a living is no easy task, but those obsessed with free money make the fraudsters' job effortless. Stay away from betting and every other get-rich-quick fantasy. Nothing is free, not even in heaven.

Gbam!!

Kaptainkoko:
What do you want government to do about it ?
That's the major problem about us, we will never take responsibility for our stupid actions but always blame others for it.
I have people close to me like 5 doing this scheme, they knew it's going to crash, but a typical Nigerian mindset is, "before e go happens I for don escape" we always believe we are smarter than everyone or better put "na me carry better grace pass"

Na greed go kee us all.

Gbam!!

God1000:
Who are the people behind this please, we can't continue to keep quiet, does it mean the government didn't know about their activities all this time

Nigerians that fell mugu are also criminals, so equation balance. CBN has warned the general public about companies like this severally but as usual fly wey wan follow dead bodi enter grave nor dey hear word!!

TopBanter:
It is the core North that is "bleeding" and this is because the people of the region and the leaders (religious, political, military, cultural etc) are allies of bandits and terrorists when they should be their nemesis.

Meaning banditry and terrorism has now become a way of life in the NE and NW.

What the core North don't understand is that they can never achieve a takeover of the South which is what I believe they want.

Simply impossible because the South has far more value and important people. Nigeria is heading for separation for sure. Like Sudan.

Are you for real?? Core North?? Ogbomosho is core North ba? Abeg make we nor deceive ourselves insecurity is now Nationwide!!!!

Ashirioluwa:
I am telling you the fact. To enlist in the US Army, you must either be a green cardholder or a US citizen.

This is not a fact. If your spouse is a US citizen, you can enlist in the US Armed Forces. After you complete your basic training you are eligible to apply for US citizenship.

crusufixo:
Joining the US army is another route to get papers. If you know,you know. All the best to him ...

Gbam!!

g0ldenval:
the stuff tinubu and his cabinet sniffs daily in aso rock is really some high grade stuff
must be cow dung because coke isn't this effective
no wonder tinubu can't go after the fulani bandits
he needs dung from their cows

As you have talk di talk, come 2027 please walk the walk to correct this dung sniffing.

jojothaiv:
Community Development Association abi

A lot of inconsequential and featherweight political parties, no like the ruling party are even doing anything extraordinary but trust Nigerians to repeat the same damn cycle.

Gbam!!!

franvincoop:
Me Ghanaman, abeg I never ever go Ghana.
Which part of wetin I talk no be true?
We fit compare even organization with Ghana?
Like coordination Minister of Sports+Federation+national team?
We go hearsay Dem don chop players money, Dem go rent them 3rd class hotel, emm the AirNigeria plane wey dem charter for the team don spoil or it dey delay, wetin you never hear?
Super Eagles now Super Chickens lack organization full stop.
If na talent, football talent na water for 9ja both home and away, ask yourself say with all the talent wey full ground, wetin go make 250 million plus people no fit choose their best 26 qualify go world cup meanwhile Cape Verde of just 500,000 people go choose their best 26 players qualify go World cup?
When was the last time Nigerian champion don win any trophy for CAF or Champions League?
Last year champion don just drop go second division this year and you dey call me Ghanaman.
Ok oo sorry

If dis country be dey abnormal, anytime World Cup dey, any country wey get badluck slice enter Nigeria qualifying group just gats know and believe in advance say dem no go qualify for World cup from the day the draw is made.
AFCON suppose be na back to back like 5 times.
But Nigeria is paranormal.

All facts, na how to cut corners we sabi. Mikel said the truth about what transpired during one of the tournaments the Super Eagles was in and NFF officials begin give am wahala for reporting them to the late SSG to the Federal government at the time.

E pain me say the Ghana team play dis match with a defensive mindset, they need to go all out against Croatia.

EmperorIsaac:
Both...check our civil servants and traders and therein would you find your answers.

I beg to differ, whilst we Nigerians are a case of our own, but the government should do better with regards to managing our commonwealth by for one cutting the cost of governance. From my perspective some citizens have the mindset that if the government can mismanage our commonwealth then we have to try and survive by any means possible leading to accountability being lost somewhere in between Lagos and Kano. Case in point if Papa dey tiff, him nor fit say make him Son nor tiff. Make di government start di change and i believe Nigerians would not have a choice but to fall in line within the confines of the Nigerian laws.

If the Nigerian law makers are serious then amongst others they should ban medical tourism for all lawmakers, make it mandatory that all lawmakers children residing in Nigeria attend public schools, trim their budget for cars, furniture, cloths etc. Implement total transparency to the community constituency projects, them maybe Nigerians would start taking them seriously.

Okpueze1:
You waited to get your ILR before returning to Nigeria?
Why?

Wrong question! So you want OP not to take advantage of the freedom of travel that ILR can afford him?? You yourself if you have plan to come back home after a few years in USA would you not attempt to get Green Card?

Ifeoluwadev:
Let me start by saying this: I know what you are thinking. "This guy don craze." Even my own mother cried when I told her I was coming back.

I left Nigeria in 2019. Got a visa through my company's transfer program, packed two bags, and landed in Manchester on a cold Tuesday morning that nearly killed my Lagos raised soul.

For 5 years, I did everything "right."

Got a better paying job. Sent money home every month. Upgraded my family's life. Got my indefinite leave to remain sorted. On paper, I was living the dream every Nigerian prays for at night.

But last December, I packed those same two bags now four and came back to Lagos.

Here is why.

1. I WAS LONELY IN A WAY I CANNOT FULLY EXPLAIN

Nobody warns you about this.

You can be surrounded by colleagues, housemates, even "friends" and still feel like a ghost. British people are polite but not warm. There is a difference. You will smile at your neighbor for 3 years and never know his first name.

In Lagos, my street alone has more genuine human connection than my entire postcode in Manchester. My landlord's wife used to bring me food when I was sick. My neighbor knew my name within 24 hours.

I did not realize how much I needed that until I did not have it anymore.

2. THE MONEY LOOKED BIG UNTIL IT DIDN'T

Yes, I was earning in pounds. But London/UK cost of living will humble you fast.

Rent: £900/month for a small flat. Food: £400/month if you cook mostly at home. Transport: £200/month. Bills: £150/month.

By the time you finish doing the math, that "big salary" is already half gone before you enjoy anything. And if you have family back home depending on you, which most of us do, you are effectively running two households.

Back in Lagos, with the savings and investments I had built up, I now run a small logistics business. Last month I cleared more in naira than I was taking home in pounds after expenses.

People forget to calculate purchasing power and cost of living when they are dreaming about abroad.

3. I WAS AGEING WITHOUT LIVING
This one is personal.

In the UK, my routine was: wake up, commute, work, come home, cook, sleep, repeat. Weekends were for grocery shopping and rest because Monday was always coming.

In Lagos, even with the chaos, there is LIFE. There is noise and owambe and suya at midnight and people who actually want to sit with you and argue about football for 3 hours. There is color. There is energy.

I went to the UK and became productive. I came back to Nigeria and started actually living.

4. MY PARENTS ARE GETTING OLD
I watched my father shrink over video calls. My mother's hair went completely white in 3 years. They never complained, that is the Nigerian parent way, but I could see it.

No amount of money sent home replaces presence. I know that sounds like something on a greeting card, but I promise you it is true. My father's face when I walked through the door in December is something I will never forget.

I refuse to be the child who shows up for the burial after spending the last good years sending money instead of time.

5. OPPORTUNITY IN NIGERIA IS UNDERRATED
This will be controversial, I know.

But hear me out. Nigeria is hard. The infrastructure is a disaster. Fuel prices are criminal. The government is not your friend.

AND YET, for someone with skill, international exposure, savings, and the willingness to grind, Nigeria rewards you in ways that a saturated Western economy cannot. The competition is not as fierce at the top. The gaps in the market are enormous.

I identified a logistics gap in my area. Started small. Now I have 6 staff and three vehicles. I am building something. In the UK I was building someone else's dream.

THE HONEST DOWNSIDES, I WON'T LIE TO YOU

Light situation is still a spiritual attack. Generator fuel is expensive. The roads want to kill me daily. Some things that should take 30 minutes take 3 days because of bureaucracy. I sometimes miss the simple efficiency of abroad. Ordering something and it actually arrives. Bills that just work.

I am not here to sell you a fantasy. Nigeria is hard. But it is MY hard. And I am building something meaningful inside it.

FINAL WORD

I am not saying don't Japa. If you have the opportunity and you are young, GO. Gather experience, save money, build skills, see the world.

But do not let anyone make you feel like returning home is failure. It is a choice. And for me, it has been the best one I ever made.

I am home. I am building. I am alive.


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Drop your questions or your own experience below, let us talk.

Bro, real talk. This is one of the best Posts i have read on Nairaland recently. I for follow your footsteps if to say i dey single. God bless you and your hustle,

Cyberterror:
If she collects the 1 million from fayose, it only shows that she is buyable at that price. Why will she collect any money at all if she doesn't believe there should be financial inducement for election participation?

Can you not hail her for the integrity she displayed? Nigerians are definately their own albatross. When someone does something right give them their kudos, the lady did not sell her vote for IF to reward her, so she didn't act so she can be rewarded.

yarimo:
Just for media attention, nothing like that in reality

Instead of you to condem voting buying and voting selling you dey yan apaka!! Ogbeni face your own life jor.

sweerychick:
I was about to ask the same question even though the man is a beast, he should rot in jail, but the police matching him on his head is too extreme and unprofessional

Abeg di guy deserves to be assaulted.

josielewa:
In as much as the man is a brutal and hostile being, he should be charged accordingly. But I will always say we all are humans. Our temperament is different. As a man if you know you have high temper, please avoid anything that will make you start having a back and forth with a woman. A woman will nag, abuse you so bad a times you lose your cool and do the unthinkable. At that moment you can't control your anger until the deed has been done. Please for christ sake.

Once you notice your woman is looking for trouble, just avoid her by all means., even if possible leave the house for her and vice versa. It's better the man or the woman sleeps outside at a family's place than to end up in a prison. Be wise. No matter how cruel that woman has behaved towards you, nobody will want to hear your story, everyone will defend the woman instantly. So to avoid 'had I know'' just avoid the woman at that moment.

Women will test you brothers. They will test your patience., so just avoid trouble at all cost even if the situation will make you a fool or a loser...Be warned... Kirikiri or Kuje beans will not our portion o...

Charged accordingly how qwa? This guy deserves to be beaten every morning for 30 minutes for at least 7 days so that next time a woman pisses him off, he would know that the best course of action is to walk away.

megawealth01:
Someone called me to tell me that my late friend’s wife inflated her kids school fees as I have been the one paying since 3 years that my frd departed…..it was one of the the promises I made.

I felt bad because it was not that I have so much myself.

So she reminded me of the balance last week as I already gave her the permission to remind me.

When she did, I sent her the balance.

I was still having a mixed feeling as I thought the source that told me she inflated the school fee might be saying the truth or not.

So somehow, I got the school contact and then called the school to inquire.

The school gave me the fees for each class and I found out that I was under paying the school fee by 17k.

Immediately, I called her and asked that I want to see her. We met and I asked why she didn’t tell me the exact school fee of her children. She was surprised and to calm down her curiosity, I explained that I reached out to her children school and the reason why I go to know.

So she explained to me that the school fees were increased but she didn’t want to bother me since I was already doing so much.

Over there, I feel so emotional and wonder why someone would have called to tell me she was inflating the children’s fee when she was not.

It would be unfair of me if I didn’t tell her I thought. So I told her it is her elder sister who lives together with them that called me.

I showed her the number, time she called, and the text she sent.

She bursted into tears. She could not say any words.

But why will someone do that to her own sister? She didn’t even pity how she struggles to take care of the kids and bring them livelihood.

For the terms I under paid her, I balanced up.

God bless every struggling mother. May your enemies be all put to shame. 🙏


Oluwanishola Akeju

This na why blessings overflowing dey your life, keep it up.

Everyone please be mindful of some farm workers o. i have had several unfortunate incidents with farm workers from Niger state and Plateau state.

Oshin56:
Giving someone key to your apartment doesn't mean the person can come to your house without informing you

Gbam!!

Dancebreaker:
Boundaries are vital.

It does not mean that she couldn't have been coming from another guy's house.

Love is overrated and very fickle. Basic rules and responsibilities are more important these days.

How are you sure she's not using him for sex?

I don't go to anybody's house without informing them first. No matter how close.

It's a matter of self-respect.

Gbam!! I have visited friends unannounced in the past and I'd be offended if I get turned away the first time, but if anyone specifically states that they would not entertain unannounced visits then their decision should be respected.

IbnB:
FIFA's options are totally limited

No other North/Central American countries have the financial & economic clout to host a world cup...the entire Central America is in shambles, even Mexico is just being managed

The same thing will happen when they rotate it back to Africa next mundial, they're gonna have to work with whatever the North African Arabs offer them, because the entirety of sub-saharan Africa is a godawful mess financially, economically or even security-wise....abi why do you think CAF continues to kiss Morocco's @ss

You have a point but still on still FIFA should come out and say something about this issue. I pray this guy is innocent make we say how the situation go unfold.

Drsnives:
Good day my people
So this morning I went to my farm to observe my yams because I learnt last week wind that blew did havoc.
After observing the destruction I was bitter. How to get some bamboo sticks to support the broken ones was on my mind so I said make i search the adjacent farm if I can get any.. There's this abandoned pit at the edge of my farm, as I walked passed it something got my attention, lo and behold it was a python as shown in the first pic.
Omoh no dulling as protein dea expensive God provided me with a more nutritious one. Sharply I had to do justice to it.
I quickly sent it's spirit to where it came from and collected the prize which is the flesh for proper pepersoup later in the evening.
Wished lalasticlala was still on board oo..him and snake n 5 n 6

Boss which vicinity is your farm?

udeh3:
If you're not ready for relationship, just remain single. I don't understand the privacy issue for someone you're planning future with

This is a major red flag for me

She had been preinformed that she should not visit unannounced by her boyfriend but as per say she be woman na, she refuse to comply. She got served!!

decatalyst:
It may sound strange and weird, but I understand him.

I remember when I was in school, my gf then would just leave school and Come to my place, from Ede. One time I didn't let her in...I told her to just go to their home. Because I had early told her I don't like surprises.

No be me you go come put for trouble...If anything happened, nah me dem go dey ask questions.

Let me be the one to invite you, if anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility because it was my decision.

Bros you were right with your decision, if na first time offence that can be forgiven. But if either party in a relationship has expressed their opinion about unannounced visits, that opinion should be respected. In this day and age of mobile phone, communication should not be an issue.

franvincoop:
Is justice now guilty until proven innocent or innocent until proven guilty?
Make wokeness no kill u ooo
See your mouth like the dirty things we do in Africa.

What is intelligent in collecting visa fees, granting the visa making the person to buy ticket and then denying the person entry?

If you don't want somebody in your country, atleast have the testicular fortitude to chop the person visa fee and deny him the visa.

Your comments here are exactly what someone like Stephen in the Candie family plantation would say.
Tufiakwa!!!

That is exactly what this is, innocent until proven guilty unfortunately, and CAF/FIFA allows this mess to be perpetrated.

datola:
Why does FIFA allow this mess to happen

What is their reason for the visa denial. Is FIFA not so big enough to guarantee all key participants

@ bolded, the guy has "allegations of rape" in the UK. He should be presumed innocent until proven guilty before dem begin crucify am. I pray he is innocent of all the charges levelled against him.

Good morning, how much is your rabbit urine and rabbit poo?

NorievProperty:
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Location?? Video clip of road leading to property?

Dogalmighty17:
She should hide her face in shame! The Redeemed Christian Church of God has to as a matter of urgency, get her to step down as a deacon of the church. Pastor Adeboye cannot overlook this. If not for anything, for the obvious fact that the RCCG cannot afford to be associated with a traditionalist except of course, the RCCG believes other deities exist beyond the God the church purports to serve.
Bigotry has no business being elevated in the church!

Touch not thine anointed!!!