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OdogwuMike:
Many Nigerians are fighting for their right to succeed in Nigeria.

The truth is, Nigeria is not structured to produce many successful individuals.

This delusion started in church. Now, it is everywhere, with every establishment promising to bring a certain percent of Nigerians out of poverty and into the Millionaire’s club.

Cute.

Anyone with cerebral capacity would know this is wishful thinking – something perpetuated by those who believe in the miraculous works of a god OR those who just believe because "belief" is such a cute way to live.

It is impossible to make millionaires out of Nigeria beyond a certain number.

The majority of people will be poor.

And it is not directly their fault. The tragedy of Nigeria has little to do with the willpower or grit of the masses.

It has everything to do with zero amenities to build anything beyond a kiosk on the street for most people.

In Nigeria, the sky is not big enough. The sky is a little circle and it can only occupy a few people.

Why?

There are no grants, no loans, no electricity, no transport network, no real mentors, no education, no justice system, no freedom, no libraries, no hubs open to as many people as possible to build success.

What we have are churches. Then we have conferences. We have philanthropists. And we have motivational speakers – in every shape and form, from the churchrat to the rich.

Nigerians are an experiment for anyone who can give bread.

These are not the elements that propel or fulfil the mandate to succeed.

Nigeria cannot accommodate too many success stories. These so-called millionaires in the making would need the infrastructure of the state to work out their salvation.

Where is the infrastructure?

A state or country that has no infrastructure is the biggest limitation to any dream.

When you get that loan, you'll be investing 80% of it in building your own infrastructure. You are your own Republic.

You may call this pessimism.

I think many people need to be rationally pessimistic. Your Nigerian optimism will keep you poor, beggarly and DESPERATE.

And this is what people rely on to drive you towards a direction – to think a certain way.

Trade this pathetic optimism for rational thinking.

You are desperate for food. Desperate to slay on Instagram. You cannot wait to pepperdem…

Even your reasons for success are invalid. Because you have no real "education", no knowledge.

We need more rational pessimists to deal with the problem called Nigeria as it affects them personally.

I think our optimism is disgraceful.

Nigeria has very little to give.

Take for example…

One grant opportunity for 30 million people.

4000 megawatts electricity to power the dreams of 100 million people.

1000 jobs available for 1.7 million graduates.

Only social media gives you unlimited access and that is why you are all here. That is why your only real ambition is being savage.

“Just believe” and other cute quotes might work in America, but it sure as hell will not work in Nigeria.

Your belief is not in doubt. But your country doesn't have piped water. And even if you wish to be the one to fix that problem, Nigeria and Nigerians will frustrate you to a point you will leave all for God.

Did you hear about the hotelier who built a fancy hotel in one of these states, and decided to give electricity from his hotel to the entire community where he launched his hotel?

Ok.

Area boys harrassed the establishment, asking for money before he could distribute electricity to the community - a community where these dunderheads and their families live.

So, the hotelier decided not to give free electricity, and focused only on 24/hr electricity for his hotel.

That, in a nutshell, is the story of Nigeria.

What we need is a mental shift.

Unless your millions will come from your paddy who is a newly elected commissioner or governor...

Your route to become successful is not paved with thorns... It is paved with death.

Of course, this shouldn't stop you from succeeding at your best... but it should stop you from being everybody's lab rat.

If you have electricity and well programmed grants from established national/corporate institutions, with profound education to boot… you can believe in anything.

But if you have fluctuating electricity destroying your home appliances - your fridge, television, phone charger etc… what you need is a system that allows you to sue the electricity provider.

If you have a car accident and your flesh is burnt to a crisp, what you need is good health system.

If you are sexually molested, you need the police to take you seriously and prosecute the abuser.

If you don’t have a country that works, you cannot have a bunch of people to ever rise beyond hand-to-mouth.
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Anything they tell you is fancy. But it will not change your status.

It may change a few. But this Nigerian sky cannot take more than a few.

The people who succeed in Nigeria are…

1. Politicians (because oil and corruption).

2. A few musicians (because afro pop is like melanin – it’s a trend)

3. Fraudsters.

4. Those who have been thinking about wealth long before it was necessary to be obsessed with wealth, so they’ve done everything and have finally come to a place of knowing.

5. And then there are the ones who "fell" on wealth, like pregnancy… because right timing, coincidence, luck and some kind of grace.

6. And of course, those who are employees at multinational companies, travelling the world on company account, and investing their money wisely out of Nigeria (these are my favourite Nigerians).

This bunch of people are not up to 10% of the populace (jaguda statistics).

The rest of you will have to run small businesses and record small victories.

And there is nothing wrong with that.

What gets my goat is promises made that do not align with the reality of the immense lack of basic physical and organisational structure and facilities in Nigeria.

We do not have a functioning society. We cannot produce what we do not have the capacity to produce.

Is this supposed to make you feel hopeless?

No.

This is supposed to make every abracadabra an entertainment of sort, taken with a pinch of salt.

Nigeria will take alot from you. If you can leave, leave.

Not to worry, there are over 190 million Nigerians in Nigeria. There's stilll too many people fighting to get access to the same resources.

So go!

But if you don't have much of a choice, don't end up as a circus animal for every magician.

Nigeria will take alot from you. But do not let Nigeria steal your wit.



Credit: Joy Isi Bewaji

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chenzen:
we are all in a race against time.

we want to unwrap the gifts and blessing and talent within us

we want to leave our names in the sands of time with our legacy just like the Bill Gates and Mark Zukerberg's of this world.


we want to carve a niche and solve pressing problems suppressing our generation.

we want our names to be published on the front covers of forbes magazines as the most influential, famous and richest persons in the world...

...but the big question is ` Do we really have enough time at our disposal to achieve all the cravings of our heart?'


it is a mystery why people waste time on things such as sex, small talks, unproductive engagements, Game of thrones, and insipid romance?



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IamD18:
In my opinion; Only virgin ladies v'got the right to wish for a responsible and good man as a husband.

If you are a lady, and you can't boast of your hymen, you don't have the right to question a man about marriage, even after 15 years of relationship.

Non-virgins are disasters to humanity.
I detest them!
You wrote this with ur brain intact?
I hate them!
They are wayward!
They are irresponsible!

And yes, they are demonic!

lukui:
I was dating a girl and while I was having sex with her, her pussy was smelling like rotten fish!!!

if you have came across this please try and offer any advice on what she can do to stop it

she is very fine and a good girl!!!!!!

jesusjnr:
Yeah God is constantly perfect even if He decides to destroy every human being inclusive of you on Earth this veru moment.

If you have any issues with that, you can go and hang yourself dry in hell for all I care with those fellow satan zombies who have issues with that.

Talk about the devil you know who is your master, and leave Jesus my Master who you lack knowledge of alone.

For if you look at my signature you'd see what Jesus said, for people hate those that speak the Truth, so if that means being ignorant, writing gibberish, or having something against the unbelievers etc., then so be it.

For it's only the Truth that could set people free, never lies, so I would keep saying the Truth until the day I die, that's if I ever die!

#satanzombie

jesusjnr2:
When I see the extent to which mere dust and ashes feel that because they now have brains, that they now have the right to question God their Maker, because He has made them to be any more than the mere sculptures they were before He breathed the breath of life into them which made them to become living souls, i don't really blame them a times because if God the Creator had not trusted them with such ability, what will such ingrates have to question God with?

Because it's just like mere clay questioning the potter for making it into a sculpture and yet destroying the sculpture and grinding it to powder because He didn't like the outcome of it?

But of course that extent of humility is also what has endeared me to God the Creator to this extent, and makes me want to go to any length for Him, even to the death, because only Him can take such nonsense from mere dust and ashes that are only able to question Him because of the brain that He gave to them.

For if not for who God is, na who born man?

Hence this similar question by the famous psalmist, even a man after God's heart, who was also dumbfounded by the extent of God humility with respect to man, that made him ask God the question:

"What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him." Psalms 8:4 (KJV)

So what is really this glorified dust and ashes ingrate of a man, that God would yet be mindful of him?

For any right that man had to question God, if he ever had any, he relinquished the very moment he disobeyed the commandment of his Creator and sinned against Him in the beginning.

So regardless of what God chooses to do with him, after his rebellion against Him, man does not have any single right to question Him, because the only reason man is not yet dead is only because of his Creator's grace and mercy, for if not man would have long perished and returned to the dust and ashes that he truly is, and truly deserves to be.

Therefore even though God has decided to consider man's righteousness and obedience of His Word and uses it as a requirement to give man a second chance to have the eternal life and rights he lost as a result of his disobedience in the beginning, it's not that man deserves it, but only because God decided to have mercy on man.

Hence if God decides to take that away from man and goes ahead to destroy every human being from the face of the earth right this very moment, it would not take anything away from Him or make Him any less perfect than He is, because the only reason man isn't yet dead and completely destroyed is because of His grace and mercy.

But anyone who claims to believe in God and yet thinks otherwise, is only a temptation away from rebelling against God His Creator, even as man did in the beginning, because of such a foolish orientation.

Dammilekan:
and the OP can be from America writing this thing I have peeps in America,london nd Canada anytime I watch their Instagram story I feel like crying why?? Because there are living their best life even tho I don't know there work but all I know is that they are Happy they left nigeria

Johnchizoba:
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They are people that went there in a right manner or way. some Nigerians smuggled themselves in there. Have you forgotten what happened to those in Libya, Malaysia?

jesusjnr2:
Yeah!

For if there's anything such thing as gay rights in the world, then it would only be fair that such rights also be extended to the murderers, paedophiles, rapists, ritualists, armed robbers, fraudsters, adulterers etc.

For all of them fall under the category of persons with sinful and wicked lifestyles and activities, so should be treated as equals.

Otherwise that would be an injustice against the other groups who are not gay, for someone of them are not even as abominable as being gay.

So unless that happens, any suggestions of gay rights is a gross injustice in this respect.

Thank you.

godliman:
The person asking this question are you sure your own head is correct?

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