₦airaland Forum

Born2Breed:
Abia and Lagos na the same.

Them get slave mentality.

One can be bought by kerosene and the other by ijebu garri.

But Lagos is working, and Abia indigenes would even die to be in Lagos. Abia isn't working - and doesn't look like it would in 80 years to come.

proclinician:
Unfortunately, Edo is not Lagos.

Neither is Edo Abia. And both would never measure up to Lagos in any developmental terms. Their indigenes would even prefer to die hustling in Lagos than stay in their respective state in peace.

ityP:
Exactly. Yorubas have sense. It's those ones in Lagos that have traded their sense

How many state compare to Lagos in terms of good governance? So because the people have been consistent in keeping a performing team, they are foolish abi? What would you say about Abia and those SE states that have continued to vote pdp despite being the lowest of the lows in several developmental metrics in the country? Those ones are sharp abi? You guys are hypocrites. Fat, disgraceful ones.

EdiskyHarry:
Edo is not Lagos.

It will take Edo several centuries to even measure up to ordinary surulere. But kudos to edo people, they stood up for what they want and that's the beauty of democracy

asobo:
The silence of APC "nuisance" on nairaland is proudly sponsored by PDP, Gov Wike, Okowa, Makinde and Obaseki. Kudos to comrade Shuaibu n Edolites una really pepper APC for this election ooh. They are all in their covens.

dansuqi
rajiedreez
Mrukk
tesppidd
SirBunky85
ORIENTATION 101
GreenDestiny2
Yebosola
Misterdhee1
maasoap
Jesusloveyou

You're a big fool. Have you ever seen me comment on any posts about edo politics? It's dimwits like you who will travel several kilometers from your shithole villages in aba and run to Lagos, yet seamlessly troll the locals who had worked hard to build communities that saved you from deep poverty that your foolish leaders bestowed on you in your villages. If apc had won, you probably would have opened countless number of threads shouting "rigged election," "democracy is in danger," "Buhari is a dictator" to heavens. But now that the result has gone in your favor, suddenly democracy is not in danger and Nigeria is no longer a shit hole. Have you seen any of such posts from any Apc apologist? You won't cos they are by far better democrats than you pdp lots that suddenly want everyone to believe pdp is Nigeria's party of angel Michaels.

One would even think inconsequential elements like you really care about Nigeria, when the actual truth is that you only care about re-installing a party that failed perpetually for 16 years into power and continue to fai in their different states. Edo isn't Lagos, neither is it Abia and Enugu. And none of those states even compare to Lagos in terms of socioeconomic progress thanks to the same politicians your flatheaded brain loves to hate. You should bury your flat head in shame, and return to your mud-filled village to relearn how to seperate politics from emotions. Eranko oshi

HeavenlyHolines:
99.9% won't take u to Heaven. You just have to strive for perfection and if you don't believe, you won't receive and if you still have d mindset that God can make u perfect or be free from sin,u can be perfect.

Oga you're a sinner, like every other person. We're only saved by God's grace and love. I don't have strength for unprogressive argument.

HeavenlyHolines:
1 Peter 1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Naso

HeavenlyHolines:
Getting to heaven is not guess work. If u r a Christian, u will know because the spirit of God bears witness that we are the children of God and vice versa. Getting to heaven is a choice. God doesn't determine that because he has given us the will power to choose between life n death,blessing n cursing but he told us to choose life and where can u find life,that is in his Son Jesus who came to die for us. And concerning sin,the grace of God is able to keep u 24 hoursa a day, 24/7 a week, 365 days/ a year without sinning. Read about Enoch, Job,Joseph, Daniel, John, Zachariah, Mary, Simeon, etc
1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

So are you saying you don't sin daily despite being born again? Like, you obey God's commandments in every if your physical and spiritual dealings?

HeavenlyHolines:
If she repented before she died just like the thief on the cross before his death,God will forgive but if on the other hand, she died without confessing her sins,no amount of prayer will save her on the other side because 'Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment'. That is d mistakes of other religion n some religious organizations who believe in religion and good works. They pray that God will overlook and forgive ur short coming, transfer you form Limbo or Purgatory to Heaven or engaged in different amount rituals and days of prayers for the person soul to b transfer to paradise or heaven. If you are not at peace with God now,He will be at war with you on the other side. Shalom

Have you been to heaven before to be sure of this? God is all-knowing, He decides who He pleases and only him can decide who ends up with Him or on the other side. If we were to go by our sins, almost everyone will end up in hell fire.

marsman:
Networking with there middle leg organ

Whatever you call it, it's a potent weapon still. And a huge advantage over men.

Ikillbrokehoes:
Can you explain the kind of networking

Like poles repel bro. Most men prefer to assist women than their fellow males. It's the way of nature.

Ikillbrokehoes:
I'm not against her or any females, but what I said is the fact.

so tell me why are the famale actresses in Nollywood richer than there male colleagues? are they not into something fishy? that's very obvious.

if a female make clean money no one will ever castigate her because they know her wealth is genuine.

Females generally have advantages over males when it comes to strength of networking.

Awol1:
This niggur is serving a living God!

And the others that were unfortunate were serving devil? It's simply not yet his time. He will die once his time his up.

reccy:
I wish you guys can see tarzania, Rwanda and Algeria capital, then you will know this is an eyesore!!!


Well, by Nigeria standard, this is very beautiful!!!

Have you been to the places you mentioned? Or it's just the urge to join bandwagon?

I woke up today still in the dysphoria of losing a dear friend when I was notified of a LinkedIn update from one of my mentors. The post goes thus:

"Do a quick survey of the #youth between 30 - 18 years in Nigeria, with focus on their personal development and #career #growth, and you would take a deep dive into a maelstrom of Fantasia and mind boggling aspirations, with no clear definition or even understanding of how to build a career.
The #culture of career definition is somewhat uninteresting to most young people as the lure of fast - money, cars, babes and dudes, houses, et al, is a strong perception they fixate upon. Take a survey of the age demographic aforementioned and you would find out that less than 10% understand or are remotely interested in having a career, not to talk of building one. The idea that money is king is the garrison of illusory bliss they are held in."

Sounds familiar? If you're conversant with commentaries in the Nigerian digital space, you most likely would have come across opinions such as this. To put succinctly, the post reiterates the popular rhetoric that the younger generation in Nigeria lacks the focus and discipline required to attain sustainable success in careers. In other words, the majority of the youths within the 18-30 age bracket are fixated on making quick, easy money. As cliché as the opinion may seem, one must be deeply entrenched in incurable denialism to disagree with the post. But really, is that all to it? Is the Nigerian younger population that licentious? Do they simply do it out of sheer ignorance? Permit me the undeserved privilege to share my rookie perspective on the topic. By the way, forgive my harsh words in advance!

First, contrary to stereotypes that opinions such as my mentor's may suggest, Nigerian youths are intelligent go-getters, perhaps with few equals worldwide. Yes, statistical studies may put Nigerians among the worst nationalities in terms of IQ, but IQ tests aren't necessarily sound measures of real Intelligence. Moreover, as a country, Nigeria is too diverse to lump the different parts together and assign a single value as a measure of its people's IQ. In reality, the average Nigerian youth is an intelligent go-getter – resilient one at that, as evident in a lot of instances. Hardly is there a single industry around the world where the ingenuity of Nigerian youths isn't highlighted. Whether it's Sports, Finance, Aviation, Media, Entertainment, Technology, or Academics, Nigerian youths aren't only well-represented but also trailblazers. From Wendy Okolo, Wizkid, Anthony Joshua, Victor Osihmen, Burna Boy, Lawrence Aderemi, Seun Osewa, Shola Akinlade, Ime Archibong, Nmachi Jidenma, John Boyega, Morin Oluwole, Ekene Ashinze, Yemisi Adegoke, Zain Asher, to Tomi Adeyemi and several others, the list is endless. In fact, according to a Census conducted by Rice University, Nigerian Immigrants have the highest levels of education in the United States of America. Another data from the Census Bureau puts Nigerian Immigrants of ages 16 and older in 10th place in the ranking of Immigrants with jobs. Given the vast diversity of a nation like America, these are no ordinary feats and, perhaps, a sound pointer to the go-getting nature of the Nigerian youths. So how come Nigerian youths are often subjects of bashing back at home (PMB some time ago tagged us lazy)?

Well, to be honest, the vast majority of Nigerian youths are uninspiring, undisciplined, and incurable money-mongers. Fast money, fast cars seems to be the mantra, and sadly, it doesn't seem to be getting any better. But then, man is, by nature, a social animal. Be it young or old, a Nigerian only does as much as the Nigerian society permits him or her to do. Over time, Nigeria has made materialism (money, fame, power) a societal standard. You're practically a nobody if you do not satisfy at least one of those material standards. In fact, your "Nigerianess” only goes as far as the extent to which you satisfy each of those material standards. As a young Nigerian with the inherent ambition of attaining full incorporation into the society, your options are clear — achieve money, power, or fame, or risk being ostracized. Rough, smooth, or windy, slow, fast — the society cares not about the process you take. Succeed and get in. Fail and get out. The race is yours and only yours to run. The society’s own is to either revere or despise you, according to your achievements. No guideline, no time frame, no support.
For even the most discerning of young Nigerians, this could mean either of these two options:
• Taking the honorable but windy path of pursuing excellence with less likelihood of achieving the more-acclaimed societal approval.
• Taking the unethical, dishonorable yet “statistically more assuring” route of pursuing materialism.

While idealists like my mentor will easily recommend choosing the first option, the Nigerian society's day-to-day reality is in sharp contrast to such recommendation. By idealistic standards, you go to school, graduate with a first-class or second class upper, apply for jobs that will likely pay you crappy yet irregular salaries (< #50, 000 on the average), be diligent at work even in the face of poor working conditions, pursue certifications or get more skills with the crumbs you save from your salary, apply for better jobs that may never come, stay committed to the rat-race and pray for fate to someday shine on you so you may enjoy the sub-standard privileges of the Nigerian middle class.
Graduate secondary school teachers still get paid #15,000 in my town — they are at times owed for months. An uneducated bike man earns that same amount within seven days in the same town.

On the flip side, you can simply be realistic and join the smart group by choosing option B. Join the street immediately after graduating, network with more experienced “hustlers” to learn the “hustles” that are currently paying, “hammer and cash out,” give what’s Caesar’s to Caesar (smh), invest the proceeds of your hustles, enter the political arena to grab power and give your children access to premium privileges both at home and abroad. Sounds like the story of most Nigerian elites, right?

The scenarios illustrated above typifies the nightmare that confusing thoughts that go through the average young person's mind every day.
Do I satisfy my conscience or satisfy the wants of the society? Do I stay righteous and perhaps stay broke amidst wanton corruption in public places and capitalist greed in private establishments or simply take the bull by the horn and make money whichever way it comes? The agony of choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea! Who really envies the Nigerian youth?

To complicate the puzzle further, workers are either in the news for poor working conditions or industrial strike actions for unpaid salaries and allowances. On the other hand, the Hushpuppies, Momphas, Bobriskies of the society are either in the news for purchasing exotic cars and properties or wining and dining with the who-is-who in the society in top locations around the globe. Criminals, right? Well, they are the toasts of the Nigerian society. There is also the long, endless list of “Honorable Minister off your mic” political office holders who have continually sworn to embezzle the nation’s commonwealth with reckless abandon. Guess what? Those ones are usually celebrated by millions and are rarely prosecuted. Perhaps they deserve more greases to their elbows!

Rather than offering apologies for passing on a failed society to the younger generation, we have a hypocritical older generation that is hell-bent on institutionalizing the culture of shaming youths for choosing to follow the steps they, directly and indirectly, projected to them as the Nigerian way of becoming the toast of the society. Well, my apologies, sirs and mas, you can't preach apples while offering bananas. You have failed the younger ones by your actions and inactions. Choosing to accuse the Nigerian youths of laziness and indiscipline would never take the lid off your failures. Rather than blaming them, they deserve your pity and commendation for still clownishly believing in your abilities to lead them right. Perhaps your constant accusations and denigrations may finally force them to stand up, see how badly you've ruined and continue to ruin their potentials, and snatch back their country from your selfish, inept, hypocritical generation. Who knows how soon?

https://link.medium.com/Sf7GecgTr9

lastclaire4:
It is different because you live in kubwa and you feel belittled that kubwa made that list.

What he meant by cheap places are places habitable that wont break the bank.

If he wanted to say shanties he will mention Asokoro village, garki village.

Alright ma.

lastclaire4:
Go and ask your agent questions. You have that amount and u cant live in gwarimpa extension like queens estate and others. Please tell me something else.

Okay ma. I have heard you.

lastclaire4:
Which byazhi, main kubwa. Stop feeling like kubwa is for the rich.

There's no point arguing with you. You're obviously not in tune with the reality. How come only your own opinion is different from every other person's here? I searched for apartment over 2 months before getting the current one I am in. There are apartments of 200k in Kubwa, but most are not just only small, but have very poor standards. You can choose to believe or continue arguing btw

lastclaire4:
Lol it is not rare. It is that 350k that is rare.
God forgive for saying this I feel that your friend is lying.

If he has 350 for a self con he will not stay in kubwa!

You can get in main gwarimpa for that amount if are lucky like a friend of mine.

Forget people tell alot of lies so that you dont look at them with a small eye forgetting that everybody has a starting point.

He doesn't need to lie. We both rented the place together. His own at F01 and mine at Arab Road. He paid 350 exclusive of agency fee. I paid 300k for mine. Just pray you don't have a need to move out of your current apartment, only then would you understand the reality. House rent has gone up over the last year in Kubwa because Kubwa is becoming the new gwarinpa.

Aaaaarghmed:
a standard self con,that's what I just paid for for my fiancée last week here with water and the house is gated.The location is F01,nice environment.estate setting

Bro, it's possible, but it's a rarity trust me. I have a friend that lives around same F01, same standard self con paying 350k. It all depends on the landlord. But in most cases, standard self cons in F01, Phase 4, Arab Road are largely between 250-400k. To even get a nice one for 250k, you go sweat.

lastclaire4:
You people over hype. This house you said is not in most parts of kubwa. They may be houses as high as those you listed but they are cheaper houses.

Yeah. In Byazhi, Across, and those dirty market side.

Aaaaarghmed:
yea,I just helped someone rent a house in kubwa federal housing phase 2 and its 200k with water.close to the road.very nice place.The house is gated.

Luck trust me.

Kubwa is cheap?

Dutse, Deidei, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Zuba and so many other areas should make your list. Kubwa is not affordable for the average Joe. A self contained worthy of human habitation in Kubwa is between 250-350.

Fleshly:
Wisest decision for them. No other people can boost your business as Ndigbo - The only people that are blessed in Nigeria.

Igbos en. Chaii

ZZ22:
The Benevento guy that compared Arochukwu to Lagos is a Yoruba guy. Too bad your brain is clogged with nonsense to say about Igbos that you didn't notice his sarcasm or shadowiness.
When you rub it on Igbos that they can never be president its not bragging but seeing IGBO AMAKA make you lots cry out loud. AND hey spare us that my best friend is Igbo, my wife is Igbo, my helper is Igbo but I don't like Igbos I see online. That line is old try something new

Whatever makes you happy bro. The fact is sacrosanct still.

Nchenches:
Have you heard any Igbo tell you that Igbo is superior to other tribes? Figments of your imagination?
Have you heard any Igbo tell you that Igbo is the most SOPHISTICATED TRIBE in Nigeria? Never. But we know the tribe whose people brag daily that their tribe is the most SOPHISTICATED in Nigeria. Even after helping to make Buhari to become President of Nigeria, people of self acclaimed most sophisticated tribe said the Igbo are politically ignorant.

Oga, igbos brag a lot. And that's the issue most Nigerians have with una. We are this, we are that all the time. Throwing unrealistic, hilarious stats all around the internet. Imagine someone saying arochuckwu that doesn't even exist on the Nigerian map is more developed than Lagos. What does that says? Or the nonsense rhetorics that Lagos was developed by igbos. Isn't that crazy? Okay, onitsha is now Dubai. You people should return home, abi?

The truth is the war has really weakened the average Igbo man's self esteem, and they constantly find themselves going to extra length to seek validation from other Nigerians. Arguably the best person I met in my entire life was igbo, so it hits me hard seeing the sort of nuisance many igbos constitute online just to prove needless rhetorics.

Nchenches:
If you truly believe in one Nigeria, you should have been happy that Onitsha leveled to zero by Nigeria armed forces during the civil war started to build again and gets recognized as one of the largest urban centers in Africa.

Loads of you don’t believe in one Nigeria but for crude oil in the Niger Delta, you sing one Nigeria.

So who said I m not happy? And how does the crude oil in Niger Delta benefit me? Is my dad a politician? The issue is with Igbos like you using onitsha as bragging right, while putting down the efforts of the indigenous people in places like ibadan and Lagos. Igbos are great people but they are not in any way superior to other tribes.

ccffwx:
Lagos is made up of all the tribes' in Nigeria collective effort but Onitsha is based on only the effort of Igbos. Think about that.

So how come no other eastern city made the top 5? Abi na collective effort also put ibadan and Kano in top 5? What's even the land mass of the entire onitsha?

faithful2911:
2 years after graduation i only applied to access bank, first bank, wema bank, Nigerian Army, NNPC and programming jobs.

I'm now running my own software company

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Nice one bro. God bless your hustle

LaboPolitics:
You are a yoruba champion of 'female emancipation' in Igbo, pointing crooked ewedu-stained fingers on another Custom. So we ask you, are yoruba women not in need of the same 'emancipation' that pose administer in other regions? Why have marginalized yoruba women from attaining the highest cultural stools in yorubaland?
Are you cursed with hypocrisy?

Women can become anything they aspire to become in yorubaland. They can become chiefs, they can become regents. In fact, women have occupied the position of Ooni and Alaafin before. And of course, my sister will have considerable shares in my father's property once he dies.

topboss:
I DONT KNOW Y YORUBA MEN CANNOT STAY IN THEIR LANE.

WAT IS PURSUING UNA SEF?

Do you guys stay in your lane when you criticize the backwardness of the hausa-fulanis everywhere? Do you guys stay in your lane when you open threads all across social media on Tinubu? You guys love analyzing the cultures and practices of othed tribes. I've dear female friends that are igbos, it's time to help them fight the archaic tradition once and for all.

banio:
Inheritance is a delicate issue that must be handled with care.

Imagine an Hausa girl inherited vast wealth and land in Sokoto. She eventually married a Yoruba guy. Do you think, the Hausas will welcome the guy to take away everything the Sokoto girl had inherited.

Inheritance is a delicate issue. It's as delicate as Kingship. All aspects as regards it must be considered diligently

Oga, once an inheritance has been passed to the beneficiary, whatever happens to the inheritance is no problem of anyone. What if the sokoto girl decides to sell it to an urhobo man? Does that invalidate her right to her inheritance? This is 21st century. Yorubas are by far, the most liberal and civilized tribe in Nigeria.