₦airaland Forum

Richtaiwo:
Contrary to the drama he’s trying to stage, nothing, absolutely nothing, is easy anywhere in the world. Life is not a roadside promo where currencies are exchanged with vibes and confidence.

So, since he’s proudly waving that bundle of naira and announcing it equals 800 cedis, perhaps he should also enlighten us, how long did it take him to earn it? Or is he implying that the same sweat that coughs out N800 in Nigeria will magically summon 800 cedis in Ghana?

Yes, a thousand dollars today is roughly N1.5 million. Very impressive. But let’s not insult basic reasoning, is the effort required to earn N1,000 the same effort needed to earn $1,000? Is it equally likely that someone will casually gift you N1,000 the same way an American will casually gift you $1,000? If that were true, birthdays in Lagos would look like Wall Street bonuses.

We constantly hear of people earning $2,500–$3,000 monthly abroad. Fair enough. But has anyone ever heard of someone in US, same job category, same skill level as Nigeria, earning $300,000 monthly in the US? If yes, please provide evidence, not vibes.

Yes, the naira is weak. Nobody is disputing that. But turning every exchange rate comparison into a circus act is unnecessary exaggeration. Currency value is not a comedy skit, and economics is not impressed by social media mockery. Let’s tone down the theatrics and apply a little sense, just a little.

Meanwhile, Ghana redominated its currency not quite long ago. I know most don't even understand what that means.

agulion:
Most of us Yoruba Muslims also practice Ifa, anyway na way

Kobicove:
Crush your enemy totally.

When you want to crush your enemy make sure you do it completely so he can never get back up!

naptu2:
Some say that the visa restrictions were imposed because of the African countries' refusal to accept 3rd country deportees (South Sudan is the only African country that has accepted to take 3rd country deportees from the US), but the American Government denies this and says that the restrictions were imposed based on the principle of reciprocity.

However, African countries like Nigeria and Ghana have said that the US action does not follow the principle of reciprocity and that it has actually created an imbalance in favour of the Americans.

These are the countries that are affected by the restrictions.

Here 31 African countries affected by 3-month US visa validity

1. Angola

2. Benin

3. Burkina Faso

4. Burundi

5. Cabo Verde

6. Cameroon

7. Chad

8. Congo Brazzaville

9. Congo DR

10. Cote d’Ivoire

11. Equatorial Guinea

12. Eritrea

13. Ethiopia

14. Gambia

15. Ghana

16. Libya

17. Madagascar

18. Malawi

19. Mozambique

20. Niger

21. Nigeria

22. Sao Tome and Principe

23. Sierra Leone

24. Somalia

25. South Sudan

26. Sudan

27. Tanzania

28. Togo

29. Uganda

30. Zambia

31. Zimbabwe

Judolisco:
No be even d video stuff dey vex me.... na d men and women wey dress up attend d wedding dey pain me

Namaster:
I HATE official communication written in PIDGIN.
It's CRASS and DISTASTEFUL.

ANYBODY who can read this NONSENSE would also be able to read a memo written in simple and correct English.

A press release in pidgin is just DUMB!

Plus, the entire thing sounds patronising and condescending.

Makes me want to uproot a MAST.

ValCon888:
Your dog is as good as dead without proper vet intervention.

The only animals that can come out unscathed in a fight with this snake is a cat (faster reaction time) honey badger (immunity to venom) and the mongoose (immunity to venom).

obiekunie01:
You even still get mouth to say you wear singlet to take children to school!

You wear ordinary singlet and shamelessly exposing your body nd your fallen breast to the public!

YOUR HUSBAND IS A VERY NICE GENTLEMAN FOR NOT TARGETING THAT YOUR MOUTH AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO TALK FOR 3 WEEKS!

WOMEN NO GET SHAME ASSWEARAGAD!


EDIT:

I LOVE THE NUMEROUS MENTIONS AND TEARS FROM SIMPle 1D10TS!

Woman go wear singlet carry children go drop for school by 8.am and come back by 11am! USELESS THINGS WEY DEM DEY FEED THEM THEIR MORNING SHIT FOR BREAKFAST AND THEY SWALLOW IT IN THE NAME OF BEING "WOKE"!

SEE HOW THE OLOSHO CARRY MAKEUP PUT FOR THE EYES BEFORE SHE START DEY RECORD HER CROCODILE TEARS FOR SIMPle 1D10TS TO CARRY HER MATTER UP!

If to say na that her mouth the gentle husband disorganize, she for no see mouth take cry for camera for SIMPle 1d10ts to hear her.

THUNDER FIRE UNA WITH THAT UNA WOKE NONSENSE!

make any of my wives do any how she see anyhow! third one coming in by July! TRADITIONAL WAY IS THE BEST WAY MEN!

Mariangeles:
Senegalese jollof? I might dare to try that one someday.




Are you sure about that, sire? 👀🤔
Yes. Would kosua ne meko (ground pepper put into boiled egg) combination occur to you? But try it and see . Kokonte, what you call amala goes WELL with groundnut soup, kelewele (Spiced ripe fried plantains( go well with peanuts, beans goes WELL with gari AND ripe plantain NOT bread or banana , ampesi (boiled yam, or boiled cassava or boiled cocoyam or a combination of any of them goes WELL with kontomire (cocoyam leaf) stew or garden eggs stew. Etc etc, I could go on and on, try these foods and come and give testimony

descarado:
Lol at Ghanaians take that personal
Ghana is better.
Try making senegalese jollof rice.

Softmirror:
What people don't also know is that you can cage goats in a place and feed them too. Now, to feeding, unlike cows and rams. Goats can each so many things, they are not that selective. The give birth twice in a year and multiply very fast. The secret of being successful and making good money is with choice of breed. I have first hand experience from my uncle.

His choice is a cross breed of the tall Fulani he-goats and the dwarf she-goats from the South their out put is fantastic.

You can sell one for as much as #250,000 and especially during festive period the price is even higher.

You get quick returns from goats if you have them in large numbers.

They are a special delicacy too, and well sought after.

Most of all is the ease of feeding them and they are a very neat animal too.

MMempire:
I guess he threw away the hard drive because of some illegal content in it, then realizing after 10 years it also holds the key to his fortune.

olatade:
When you go abroad follow the laws of the land. Don't cry about them no matter how draconian

TJOS:
Mike Tyson shouldn't have returned to the ring; it puts his reputation at risk.

marvelck:
I dont why when most guys hammer (become wealthy overnight), the first thing they do, is to start carrying women here and there. As if they never had any woman or girlfriend when they were stil hustling....

PissInside:
Transactional sex is not worth it at all.

Why pay for sex with someone you don't know? It is demeaning and you won't even enjoy it cos no feelings.

Beware of strange women....It is better to masturbate than to pay a hoe.

porthouse7:
you can now go

porthouse7:
to go and suffer, in real sense that's 200 cedis is 200,000 cedi, the Ghanaian economy is worst than Nigeria, to make that 200 cedi no be beans

Lincoln323:
please bro u mean the vdm from naija selling cars on the island?

Michael547:
Oga I am not saying that fasting is bad or should not be done. Where did Jesus say that it is a must for a Christian to fast?

Michael547:
Where did Jesus command Christians to fast.....and how long did he say the fasting should last?

DJInfluence:
Any fasting that's not done for health reason is a scam and a waste of time.
Those that thinks fasting makes their prayers to be heard or their desires fulfilled are 100% delusional.
Tell me as a parent, would you let your children starve first before you give them what they are requesting for, if truly you can meet their demand?
This one died for nothing.

360command:
I was in Ghana for studies. Your food can cause alot of gastrointestinal issues; such as kooko, ulcers etc.. I love the angwa mo you wrote about, but I take it with beef tomatoe stew not the raw grinded pepper..

JuanDeDios:
Then you're majoring on the minor since you can easily get your vitamin C from FRUITS..

The major
1. Some other nutrients in them are brought out by heat.
2. The antinutrients in tomatoes and peppers are destroyed by heat.
3. Raw onions are too harsh for most people's stomach and can do physical damage, especially if you have ulcer. Better to steam it lightly.

JuanDeDios:
Why do you think raw tomatoes, peppers and onions are healthier than fried ones?

Mariangeles:
To be honest, you people hardly do.
Leafy vegetables are not an integral part of Ghanaian cuisine.


As for that angwa mo, I'm going to try making that soon.

brain54:
Oh MJ...

I don't have a biased mind towards food. I normally like to try new food. Different cultures. Anything. So I am not rejecting.

Cocoyam leaf is a delicacy in ghana o. It's called contomere and I once heard a Nigerian presenter on radio argue with another Ghanian presenter that no one eats it in Nigeria and its poor people food the way they attacked her. Even though I noticed she was trying to be careful with her words.

They really don't have leaves in ghana. Although depending on the area one resides. Cabbage and lettuce is more common. Imagine cooking Egusi with cabbage or lettuce.

They will be exited... They are always proud of what they have. I once heard a Ghanian say banku is the best food in the WORLD... Someone who has never traveled out of Ghana before. (Which I like them for their patriotism)

I don really suffer for food matter though... I have a dentist friend who we once went to market to buy stuff together. We bought stuff... G/oil, tomatoes, pepper etc. Me thinking we were going to cook stew and rice.

Only for him to boil rice and and start using their local mortar to mash pepper, tomatoes and onions. Which is the black bowl in the picture and serves as a mortar for blending and plate or bowl for eating. (which is basically the stuff in the picture you posted) when he started adding the vegetable oil I asked him what he was doing he said he was making stew. It was late but I insisted he fry and cook the pepper Abi sauce the normal way before we ate that night. Imagine just boiling rice and add ground pepper and tomatoes with oil.

I don't know if it has a different name... But everyone calls it pepper with whatever maybe because they know I am Nigerian.

I will find out if it has a different local name!

brain54:
Just this today Sunday I ate cocoyam leaves...

And banku.

Now I have eaten this combination before.(cocoyam leaves and banku) I had my throat scratching me through out the day the first time.

The second time I saw it at a restaurant I ordered it... Because it looked enticing because they added Egusi. I had same effect or result- itchy throat.

Now back to today I was with this person. And she managed to convince me that cocoyam leaves don't cause scratching throat.... According to her maybe it wasn't prepared very well the first and second time I ate ... Hers was different and would not be same.

Ok... Let me try.

So she brings 2 wrapped bankus and... well, some cocoyam leaves mixed with Egusi. Looked really good. Most Ghanian dishes (my opinion) doesn't really look good. This one looks good to go. So I decide inside me... yeah, she is right. Here's is a different mix. Probably home made.

So I dip the banku in the soup and swallow, left for about 2 morsels of banku. But end up with a damn scratchy throat. She ends up consoling me and recommends I get some syrup, or sweet at a pharmacy which I forget the name now. (I didn't get, but OK now.)

Now to your picture... It's just ground pepper and onions in that mix. Maybe a bit of shitoh at the side I see.

I have eaten this mix before and I can tell you it's just bland old peppers. The only thing exciting here will be the fish. That's all.

I personally think Ghanaians just cook and eat just to survive. Not for any form of variety or to make eating interesting. I get bored just thinking of their meals and eating becomes a chore. That is me personally.

Looking at the picture I just think we fantasize about things we don't have or never tried before. That is why the grass is always greener on the other side.

I mean, who would think anyone would ever fantasize about eating peppers and fish? 🤷

Seems very basic!