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Love800:
Be like motor never get break failure for that junction.
Its a risky thing

Life is full of risk. There is always a risk of having a car accident, yet we still use cars every day.

"No risk, no reward."

There is not enough deterrent for kidnappers. The government and lawmakers should make kidnapping and banditry punishable by life imprisonment, with a special court to ensure rapid and efficient trials.

It also goes without saying that the police or government should start paying whistleblowers under a strict policy that guarantees 100% anonymity. There is nothing stopping the NSA or SSS from training and maintaining a network of 10,000 informants nationwide with deep infiltration capabilities.

All this brute-force, reactive policing is outdated and not robust enough. Yet, Africans keep repeating the same strategies while expecting different results.

Sirchiboy:
Is there any PRODUCT one can sell in Nigeria to make a profit of at least #3k DAILY?
Be realistic!
Capital: #100-150k

Fry akara in the morning and sell fried potato or yam in the afternoon.

It goes without saying that you should choose a busy junction with plenty of foot traffic

I believe Nigeria needs a new passport policy as a matter of national urgency.

It should become extremely difficult for anyone with a criminal record within the past five years to access an international passport. Anyone applying for a passport, especially for travel abroad, should go through serious scrutiny almost like a proper due diligence process.

For example, if someone is travelling on a student visa, the Nigerian government should verify everything at least two months before that person buys a flight ticket. School fees should be checked. Bank accounts should be checked. Admission details should be confirmed. If the person is travelling for business, then their business activities must be solid, traceable, and backed by real proof.

This constant embarrassment and the continuous dragging of Nigeria’s name through the mud has to stop. Otherwise, the country will become isolated. The moment you say you are Nigerian abroad, people immediately judge you. They think of scams, fraud, drugs, and people throwing around ill-gotten wealth. Innocent Nigerians then get treated with suspicion, avoided, or looked down on and honestly, I don’t even blame people for reacting that way anymore.

Perception is everything.

But then again, when a country can elect someone with serious drug-related allegations hanging over him as president, it makes you wonder whether anyone in power truly cares about the country’s reputation or image.

The real victims are the millions of innocent Nigerians who cannot afford another citizenship and are forced to carry the consequences of a damaged national image.

At this point, maybe the country even needs to change its name first and start again.

Just 1 million Naira?? and BBN winner get 160 million ? and you want kids to go to school and not become slay queen and fra*dsters ? The future of Nigeria is very very bleak, smh. Who has his contact please

Riddle me this: How sophisticated is the strategy of Boko Haram, given that the Nigerian Military has been circling around the same issues for over 11 years and still seems unable to neutralise them? Are you implying that the military doesn’t have access to drones equipped with heat signature technology and pre-planned flight paths for reconnaissance and monitoring? How large is the Sambisa Forest, Where is the robust intelligence being gathered, how are they recruiting and training their fighters? How are they sourcing weapons and paying(banking)? Who exactly paid for these Starlink satellites? How can such a group terrorise a country of over 200 million people for more than a decade, and still have the government and military appear clueless in putting an end to it once and for all?

Jakumo:
Your global perspective is oddly unknown to many readers of this forum. One gets the impression that our pellow kwantirimans have zero interest in news from beyond Nigerian shores, even if it is emanating from African countries only a couple of hours by air from Nigeria.

The UAE is known to be actively financing Islamist terror gangs currently perpetrating genocide in Sudan, where 80% of civilian casualties are now inflicted by FPV suicide drones. In Somalia the story is the same. Internationally financed Islamist terror militias embrace modern technology by deploying cheap, disposable explosive-laden drones to wreak carnage against both military and civilian targets, all with inspiration from the Ukraine war front.

It is supremely ironic that the UAE, whose blood money is funding the mass extermination of black Africans by Islamist terrorists, remains a favorite tourist and shopping destination for Nigeria's uber-wealthy embezzlement class. Returning to Nigeria, whose oil wealth is coveted by Arab nations that themselves own vast crude oil reserves, one needn't be a geopolitical analyst to presume a similar funding pipeline procures weapons and facilitates training of armed Islamist terror currently gangs kidnapping and murdering Nigerian civilians in droves.

Can you please point me to a reliable source of This ? UAE been the financial of terror in East Africa. What do you think is their endgame ? what's the agenda ? what do they have to gain from a de-stabilised East Africa?

so? how on earth is this news? is he special now because he is a politician ?Nigerians place their leaders rulers on a massive pedestal, little wonder they behave like demi-gods.

Bendeco02:
No excuse for cheating.

No one is holy but I hate excuses.

Why didn't she ask for divorce and leave the man as he is not upto her energy ?

She met an older man that can't satisfy her sexually, knowing full well that she's addicted to sex and still marry the man.

You’re absolutely right, there’s no excuse whatsoever for cheating. I’m speaking as a man here, and as a realist to men: you can still do everything right, be the “righteous” one, and a woman who will cheat… will cheat.

All the same, as a man, always be on guard. It’s relatively easier to move on when you’re on your A-game.

Not surprised! After Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Frank hasn’t really had any other spectacular ventures at least none that I’m aware of. While his ex-wife’s interior design business (Vivabella) was booming, Frank was shooting her content and trying to be a supportive husband. But sadly, most women can’t handle it when the pendulum of success swings toward them.

Men need to get it drilled into their mind that women are forever hypergamous. The better strategy to keep a flashy successful baddie like Sandra is to ALWAYS be on top of your game and I didn’t think Frank was measuring up in that aspect. It’s a cold world for men; the best thing you can do for yourself is tell yourself the cold, hard truth

allthingsgood:
So who is to blame? Government as usual abi

Everyone! You,me Government,churches enough of the blame game !

Oisagbai78:
Na to dey kidnap the Chinese Nationals one by one be that. FG don give food to Niger Delta Militants ooooooo.

Great job!! You have just implicated yourself

Serous countries are exporting technology and innovation. The most populous black nation on earth is exporting “Christianity “ the bare minimum. Even the religion tourism that we should at least be at the forefront of, we are barely scratching the surface meanwhile Saudi Arabia is constantly smiling to the bank on the back of same religion.

Btw ,Fulani herd men are committing a full blown genocide in his own state for the past years yet he didn’t perform any “miracle” nor used his influence to find a lasting solution to his own people mass mu*rder o but has the gusto to go perform so called miracles in foreign lands . Charity begins at home they say, Acts 1:8 .

Ana2022:
For the love of God, leave Nigeria to the evil people and the leaders who do not wish the country well.

If you have any opportunity, do not let anyone deceive you that things will magically get better overnight. At the same time, if you choose to stay, then stay and contribute to making it better in whatever way you can. But if you have the chance to secure a better life elsewhere—for your old age and for your generation—please do not ignore it. Do it before it is too late.

Goodbye everyone, and thank you to everyone who took the time to read my ordeal, including those who disagreed with me and those who hated my write-up. I appreciate you all.

All the best.

for a so called “abroad based” you really need to learn to write better , you couldn’t even be bothered to edit your AI slop. You are right though, Nigeria is practically still living in 1901, every Nigerian deserves atleast a taste of a sane “normal” society to really understand how bad things are.Dogs and cats live better

ReubenE:
Something is wrong with the black man.

If Stammer was in Nigeria and three suicide bombers exploded in a British Market and elsewhere, he would cut short his trip and go back home to attend to the emergency.

But the black man, Tinubu is traveling to another country when bombs are exploding in his country, killing innocent people and leaving tens of people injured.

I know some fools will say is he suppose to go and treat the injured by himself or pick a gun to go after the Islamic terrorists.

I'm starting to agree with this perspective, but for some reason, asking questions like these always comes across as though you're not proud of your identity. However, how do we move forward if we're not willing to ask ourselves serious questions and be brutally honest?

Consider the following:

Africa is the only "conquered" continent. We bleach our skin. We are the only people on the planet who seem ashamed of our natural hair, spending billions of dollars every year buying other people's hair. We are the only continent that hasn't contributed quantitatively to global innovation , no major scientific breakthroughs, no technological revolutions that the world widely credits to us.

We are the only people who wait for others to help us solve problems that are uniquely ours diseases like malaria and sickle cell that disproportionately affect us. We are the global poster child for poverty, from Korea to Brazil. Yet despite all of this, we still don't have robust research institutions or intellectual frameworks dedicated to answering these hard questions or to understanding whatever it is that historically happened to us that led us here.

The cycle is always the same: a veteran actor falls on hard times, it goes viral, people donate, everyone claps, and nothing structurally changes. No lessons are learned, no safeguards are put in place, and the next struggling veteran is just a few months away from becoming the next trending story.

Why does this have to be filmed? The "gift" is clearly as much about publicity for the giver as it is about helping the recipient.
More importantly, cash handouts are a short-term fix. Money gets spent , so what happens when it runs out? Will he be back online asking for help again?

This situation should be a wake-up call, but it won't be. Nigerians have a short attention span , everyone rushes to whatever is trending, feels good about the reaction, and moves on without asking the harder question: why does this keep happening?

Nollywood actors and actresses are retiring into poverty after decades in the industry. That is a systemic failure. Where are the Nollywood guilds and industry bodies? They should have long established a dedicated pension scheme for their members yet that conversation is nowhere to be found.

TheBizGenius:
Ohhhh. I am so in love with you and your comment.

Everyone knows there is no light and Kunle Afolayan went to build a light guzzling film village.

Like you no get business plan before you start? Or were you promised by God Himself that you would be getting free diesel to power it?

Ecclesiastes 10:10 (KJV)
“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”

You are a wise man , you see things as they are, not as you wish them to be, which is rare in Nigeria. My hope is that one day soon, I can bring together people like you, Tenza, Panso, Gerard, and maybe 100 more who share that clarity of vision, high agency , and brutal obsession to improve , If we can lay even the foundation for transforming this country, Nigeria might finally have a real chance.
After all, America was built on the shoulders of fewer than 10 people - Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Edison, Tesla, Ford. So maybe 100 is overkil

Sorry, man, but it can be really depressing when you’re giving your all working non stop while your supposed wife is at home all day doing nothing productive: jumping from WhatsApp statuses to TikTok. It breeds resentment. One person is always exhausted from endless responsibilities, while the other is spending days watching Korean dramas.

She needs to get a job ,set a firm deadline. How old are the kids? Taking care of children is a full-time job, so make arrangements for daycare. And when she starts working, don’t expect her to handle all the house chores, cooking, and childcare alone too.

Finding a wife who is a real partner, someone you can work with as a team to push the family forward together, is like finding snow in Kaduna.

The real question is: why would a man stay married if he’s actually better off alone? Marriage is not supposed to shorten your life and bury you in responsibilities. No wonder there are more widows than widowers in the country most k**ed their husbands with responsibilities no empathy, or consideration whatsoever!

If she decides not to get a job within your timeframe, then she doesn’t give a damn about you!! Pele

Esthered:
OP, I just saw a thread that you're selling this property.
I thought you built it to live in it. What changed?
Did you build another and didn't share the process as i followersthos thread to the end?
Sorry for my questions, I'm just curious sir.

what changed ke?
With all the turmoil the kidnappers, the UGMs .I think Baba has finally reached his limit. It just shows that no matter how strong your belief in the country is, it eventually wears you down.

Good luck with sales, sir.

Good one!!Nigeria is a MAJOR transit point for Colombia, Dominican Republic drug lords.Adding drug trafficking to our already tainted image is disaster of the highest order

In the grand scheme of things, this doesn’t really matter. Meeting Macron or any president for a photo op isn’t a big deal if you have the right connections or make a significant donation to a charity they support.

I don't get why this is news. A chain supermarket selling tons of ultra-processed food in Africa is supposed to be a good thing? In 2025?

DanielJones:
Please, don't mess up this thread. What you raised is clearly and totally off-point. I expect the admin to work on this.

My apologies , i assumed wrongly the thread was inactive

Nigeria and its so called mosquito billionaires… What exactly does this man’s company do? What products or services does he produce? Importation right? What’s his annual profit and loss? What about his EBITDA? “Billionaire,” indeed.

This “Oga Billionaire” is risking his life with his weight. He urgently needs either a gastric bypass surgery or to start a Mounjaro style diet as a matter of urgency,if he values his life. Going to the gym with what looks like a 12 month pregnancy belly is pointless at this stage.

Gerrard59:
Are there really that many single women in their 30s and above in Nigeria these days who genuinely need marriage?

A whole LOT!! it's an endemic! and it's just the start

Dude, the past is gone. Learn from your mistakes and commit to intentionally improving yourself over the next year. Talk with your brother if you need to, but remember his life is his responsibility, not yours.

As a man, no one really cares about your struggles. That may sound harsh, but it’s reality. I grew up with even harder challenges, and your story isn’t unique millions in Nigeria have had it worse. So stop wallowing in self-pity and start fixing your life.

You’re an adult now. Stop blaming your dad. The real question is: are you truly ready to do what it takes to turn your life around, or are you going to repeat Daddy’s mistakes?

Hamachi:
Yes, it's true—landlords are going through a lot. Building materials are expensive, loans are crushing, and dealing with defaulting tenants can be heartbreaking. No one talks enough about how vulnerable landlords can be, especially elderly ones or those who depend on rent as their only income. The story of your landlady being led around to beg for rent is truly painful—and unfortunately, not rare.

But on the other side of that door, many tenants are also struggling. Rent isn't something most people want to owe—it's something they fear they can’t afford. The cost of living has skyrocketed, and salaries haven’t kept up. Many tenants are juggling school fees, medical bills, job instability, and sometimes even extended family responsibilities. Some are genuinely embarrassed when they fall behind on rent—they’re not all being reckless with their money or trying to cheat the system.

Yes, some exploit the law and make things hard for landlords. But many tenants just want a stable roof over their heads and are doing their best. When landlords shift to shortlet to escape tenant stress, it makes sense financially—but it also contributes to the housing crisis by reducing long-term housing availability for regular people.

What’s needed is balance: better legal systems that protect both landlords and tenants, more responsible behavior from tenants, and more humane rental practices from landlords. Because at the end of the day, both sides want the same thing: stability, respect, and fairness.

chatgpt make me shine, well done

I’ve never really been into noodles.I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve had them in my life. But Tummy Tummy? That one was magic. Tried it once and boom.I was hooked! It was that good. It got so rare in the South West that in 2016, I went on a full-blown noodle treasure hunt across Ibadan, still couldn’t find a single pack

It deeply saddens me when I read about potentially curable or manageable diseases taking people's lives. What's particularly troubling is the mystery surrounding diseases that primarily affect Black populations - yet there is no investment in quality research to find cures or better treatments for these conditions.
We consistently find ourselves waiting for assistance from others rather than developing our solution to our own problems.

Thank goodness for Bill gate championing ending polio in the north
We still import Anti-malarial
The US saved us creating Ervebo vaccines for Ebola


Despite Nigeria having numerous universities and professors, none appear capable of finding solutions to the array of issues that particularly affect our race.

Fortunately, there are some promising developments: CRISPR offers potential cures (though it remains extremely expensive), and scientists in the UK have successfully helped deliver a baby using DNA from three people to prevent the child from inheriting their parents' genetic disorders.
Until more accessible solutions become available, all we can do as a race is wait helplessly as usual for outside "Saviour". Smh

Mosun8220:
They are currently in foster care and we don’t have access to them.

One of them sneaked out of the house to his friend’s place without the knowledge of my wife . It was from his friend’s place that he told them we used to beat him with TV cable which is not true. They informed the social worker and we got arrested. Then my employer was informed and I was disengaged me and my COS was cancelled.

Currently we are in court. Both parents are involved.

I truly sympathise with you. Life as a parent is challenging enough, and when combined with the experience of being an immigrant, it becomes even more difficult. Honestly, it's no small feat.

You've been given a lot of useful information to help you make informed decisions about your next steps. Safeguarding is a very serious issue, and it is especially important for immigrant parents to get books on parenting in this country. You may need to quickly adapt habits and mindsets that are normal in Nigeria but might not be acceptable here.

It makes sense that your employer decided to let you go, particularly if you worked in the care industry. An ongoing safeguarding investigation, especially involving reports from your child or wife even if later proven false or due to miscommunication carries significant weight. Unfortunately, this is often the reality. There are many factors beyond your control, and a simple accusation can practically ruin your life before the investigation concludes. It’s like walking on eggshells, especially as a male immigrant.

Also, why does your child feel the need to sneak out when your wife is home? Are they not allowed to visit friends? Socialising is important, and parents should ensure their kids feel comfortable asking for permission. If previous requests were often denied or ignored, it could explain why they resort to sneaking out. There’s nothing stopping you from taking them to their friends' place and picking them up afterwards.

Additionally, your child mentioning being beaten with a TV cord sounds too detailed to be innocent rambling. Let me clarify.I'm not suggesting you hit your kids, but language matters. Do you ever suggest things like this maybe when angry, either to them or their siblings? Was this a common phrase before moving to the UK?

You should also teach your children how to express themselves using appropriate language. I’ve seen cases where a child told a friend their dad hurt them when all the dad did was take away their Nintendo Switch. Often, these kids have no idea how their innocent words are perceived. So, teaching them to communicate accurately is crucial and this applies to adults as well.

Finally, remember that your child is still a child. As painful as this situation feels, try not to take it to heart and forgive. Sending them back to Nigeria isn't always the solution, in my opinion. Presence is an essential part of parenting.

For the immigration aspect, message Chymaker on X. You can apply for FLR and request an administrative review.

This will pass soon.