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Hey man, concentrate on the tools and become efficient in it. Then you will how to turn your ideas into practical work with these tools.

Man, these skin head guys can be very brutal. I happened to be in Russia 2005/2006 to study medicine- they have some of the best medical schools at a very cheap rate- and you meet students from all over the world at Patrice Lumumba University. So, some people go to some countries with good reason.

Me and a fellow Naija student are coming back from the store and came face to face with these guys ; about ten of them. Oh boy! come see show! It was like God gave us additional strength that day. We struggled with them and they ran away after we collected the chains in their hands. Unfortunately, my guy was slightly hit in the face. They are bunch of cowards. The funny thing is that, when they want to attack a single black man, they gang up in huge numbers with weapons, because they know if they come one on one, they stand no chance.

Russia, especially Moscow, St Peters-burg and surrounding cities is a mafia zone. Even native Russians are afraid to walk into certain corners or a particular time at night. Racism and violent crimes skyrocketed after the fall of the soviet union. You just got to be very smart and vigilant cos anything can happen anytime. After observing the society for sometime, I decided to bail out and relocate. As an immigrant, you got to be very sensitive to any environment you find yourself. 

Sometimes I ask myself, are some white people inherently racist by nature? A Neo-Nazi underground cell was discovered in Germany the other day after they killed 7 immigrants. If it wasn't for strong laws in the US; Klu Klu Klan could be wrecking havoc on that front. Some incidents do happen there, from time to time though. Even in the UK, something like this happened.  It could happen anywhere there is such hate groups, and they exist in virtually every European/ western countries.

After my experience and study of these so called "civilized" societies, I came to the resolve that we must strive hard to better our land in every aspects by any means necessary. A man/nation without dignity and self reliance is a nobody. The culprits of this heinous crime will never have peace. It is ironic that these Russian guys who idolizes the Nazis, were considered inferior and slaughtered by the Nazis under Hitler. The Nazis hated the Slavic- whom are mostly Eastern Europeans. Humans are weird.

May the soul of our brother rest in peace.

Inked_Nerd:


Hmmm, how do you know those girls your looking at aren't smart? You're just judging them by their outer appearance

Personally, I like to look nice just as much as the next person but it doesn't mean I don't have a brain. Looking at me, no one would assume that I'm really into sports and graphic design. Appearances aren't all they're cracked up to be. I know looks often times dictate our first impressions of people but don't be so quick to judge.

lol, I'm not one in a million. Trust me, there are loads of us. There are lots of them at my school. Generally, I've noticed that there are more of them outside of Nigeria than in Nigeria. Here's something you might not have considered, did you ever think that a lot of the Nigerian born programmers have sought greener pastures elsewhere and that's why you may not be seeing to many of them in Nigeria? Just a thought

I remember when I was younger, there was some girl my mom kept trying to force me to get to know. At the time, I was just a kid but when I got older, I later realized that the girl was a computer engineer. She [my mom] was hoping that the girls' work ethic and drive would rub off on me

I am not trying to judge anybody. They may come off as supposedly elegant in appearance but when they open their mouth and talk, you will be able to see through that.  Business happens to take me far and wide. And have come across different kinds of women including foreign ones.  Our girls can do much better instead of laying too much emphasis on those shallow things. Nevertheless, we still have few that can stand the game .

2buff:
My guy the logic is that Brazilian weave covers all faults.
Abi have you not wondered why that ish is so expensive?  


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Talk about mis-placed priorities my guy. I sit in my guy's shops in Wuse market, Abuja, and observe some of this "modern day" naija babes perambulate with all the latest different brands of you what, off hand. And I wonder, that if one/fourth of that brain is at least used for something more critical, it would radiate their inner beauty more instead of all that artificial stuff they worship to appear beautiful.  


@Inked_Nerd

Excuse me?

C'mon, who says Nigerian girls don't like these kind of things? I like politics and social discussions! Did it ever occur to some of you guys that because some of you all tend to assume we don't like things like politics, we don't talk to you guys about it? [/font][/size]

You may be one in a billion. In fact I have been looking around for your type to hang out with to no avail. I am not trying to bash Naija girls. But this generation of our girls can be very shallow and superficial.  I admire challenging women including overtly technical ones. There is something appealing and romantic about them in the geek sense of the word.  Just that it is hard to come by.  

The first programmer was a woman named Ada. A very beautiful one indeed. I believe a woman can do anything.

Classic flip flopping.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand how the Nigerian economy works. A nation that is highly dependent on import with a very weak infrastructure is fundamentally unstable including it's currency.

More gimmicks to come from Sanusi.

Naija girls tend to shy away from technical stuff and even things that stimulate the brain; say in depth social and political discussions.

What they fail to grasp is that, there is something deeply romantic and sophisticated about a geek chick or a girl that is quite informed.

justwise:
This is just hot air. Sometimes Some Nigerians are treated they way they deserved to be treated.

You have a point. However, the hasty generalizations of Nigerians by the international community can be dumbfounded and needs quality personal attention from above.

Sounds good in theory. Match it with action Mr President.

eGuerrilla:
I hope Nigerian embassies overseas have also been issued the same directive  

You make a good point. They should start with the Nigerian embassies.

The way things are in Nigeria today. Absolutely!

Bob Marley
Fela
Tupac Shakur
Nate Dogg
Lucky Dube
Yanni
Miriam Makeba

coogar:
under developed - 3rd
developing -2nd
developed - 1st.

happy now?

Noooo. Just waiting for the day to say it to them right in their face, then I will be happy . They are good with coded words and words are powerful. "Sub Sahara Africa", "black death", "black market", black Monday" etc. Whats up with all that.    Anyways, night.

coogar:
so nigeria and germany should be classified as one world?
i like this guy already.

We all breath the same O₂ and are mortal beings. If they want to be really classified as first world, they should build some type of craft and relocate to some planet outside of the universe entirely where immortality awaits them.

Under-developed, developing and developed sound more reasonable though .

kabukabu50:
Its not a celebrity thing, its more of a cultural issue.
More people in first world countries are more likely to be addicted to drugs legal or illegal
They have more discretionary income.Social stigmas that exist in poorer countries deter drug use.

That euphemism is wrong and baseless.  We all live in one world as far as nature is concerned.

Was he Michael Jackson's only Doctor who supplied him with pills/drugs?   Jackson didn't live a clear-cut life. The US justice system is a social construct.

I think this is scapegoating at its best.

Music and Love

manny4life:
Sorry dude, could not reply, just got home from work.

There wasn't any flaw in the basic credit scheme; the problem I see is application of credit (how, where, when and what). Credit on it's face is nothing but can I borrow or can u lend me till a later date when I can pay back and with interest rate, I mean that's it. However, when people involve credit along with other or more products, then you have a problem. I wouldn't say there was a freeze, more like there was a slow pace on credit flow and this is not because of one problem; but several. Some banks "did not" have any liquid cash to lend out; it was tied up in toxic non-performing assets. Some banks were just too reluctant to loan credit because the economy was in recession. Some banks needed the govt to set aside "reserve funds" to back up loans, and the list goes on. Please, also keep in mind there are tons of macroeconomic factors that directly and indirectly affect lending.

The economy was in recession ----> high rate of unemployment===> individual spending is on the low===>merchants/manufacturers have ripple effect which in turn affect their business, if care not taken, few headed for bankruptcy. Now, when the fed reserve saw what was going on, they used several mechanisms to stabilize the financial markets and largely the economy, and when that wasn't really working, they moved further to start printing money to go into circulation.

If you observed, the fed (treasury) in two years, gave numerous refunds on taxes to spur spending, the gave huge amount of credit to those who bought newer cars (American obviously) to spur spending because U.S. govt bailed out the Detroit three. They went as further to give up to $8,500 to first time home buyers to spur spending, banks were underwriting different financial programs to spur spending, higher tax credit to employers who hired more people, I mean a whole lot was going on just to increase spending and remove fears that the economy was stable.

When banks realized that the reserve bank was confident, lending resumed at a minimal pace, but as soon as spending increased and there was slight decline in unemployment, lending gradually started growing. In other words, it wasn't because of a flaw in credit scheme that banks did not lend, it was majorly about the recession that brought in high rates of unemployment etc. Therefor to answer your question, Why did the US gov had to print/borrow and pump money for banks to confidently start lending again? They had to print money in order to MAJORLY stabilize the economy and not really the credit market like many thought. So that enough bills was in circulation so people can spend MORE, MORE and MORE.


I have to disagree with you on this "Despite that, a lot of educated people were still screwed. Even many economists couldn't predict it." To be honest, economist are experts in their field of macroeconomics but financial engineers, analyst are experts in their field of money and finance. Quite a good number of analyst blew the whistle and warned the SEC how wall street traded securities, they were just too overblown or too busy to listen or investigate. They knew the mortgage outburst was coming, yet all on deaf years. It was more of "we are to big to be affected" and all it took was for high unemployment, people couldn't pay mortgages and since these mortgages were a backed security, all it took was for default, and there you have the chaos. The downfall wasn't the act, but the massive volume of the MBS and DEFAULT.

Personally, I doubt any fraud, however, I will acknowledge that few wanted to make quick buck to were to lazy to identify huge risk. Although the FBI white collar crime division are investigating the issue, let's hope and see what results they have for us. As for the regulation, trust me SEC woke up after that. I think it need tougher regulation as well; perhaps that will keep investors safe from harsh risk posed by security dealers. As for your last paragraph, I do agree that everyone should cut their coat according to their size--- very important.

You make a good case and outlined it quite well. Meanwhile, we will keep watching as things unfolds.

ogugua88:
It's quite scary sometimes. All my hope is on this younger generation of ours to at least lay a good foundation for ones after us to follow. All one can do is play his or her part, as you said.

By the way, I love your profile pic sir

Thank you.  What inspires you to think the way you do?   If you don't mind me asking.

manny4life:
Personally, I'll say a mixture of both, however, on a scale of 75/25%

75% cash based and 25% credit based (short term) because that way people have options for short term credit facility based on their cash levels.

@OP going by your logic, we won't have banks in business; banks will no longer give credit. Mortgages cannot be financed (like it's being done in Nigeria), investments cannot be financed, most capital projects will not take place, I mean how do you survive without credit supporting facility? I think credit should come with applying wisdom, principles and education. As for the mortgage crisis that triggered particularly in the west, please, there were a lot of complicated issues (chain reaction) that caused the downfall. Please, it wasn't a basic credit scheme that collapsed the western economy. Please do your research correctly.

Your 75/25 % scale sounds like a realistic idea in this system of economy. In that connection, short term credit facility would assist major players in the economy like banks to carry on with business of giving credit to significant investments and projects. However, it should be limited to that. If you read my initial post correctly, I used the word "loophole". It is believed that it was taken advantage of by those at the helm of affairs, and that eventually led to the crash.

If there wasn't a flaw in the basic credit scheme that shook western economies, why was there a freeze in credit flow? Why did the US gov had to print/borrow and pump money for banks to confidently start lending again?

I agree with you about applying wisdom, principles and education. Despite that, a lot of educated people were still screwed. Even many economists couldn't predict it. I think and many in the US still believe that there was a massive fraud that took place. Which is one of the reasons the issue of regulation took center stage afterward.

I am not an expert. In essence, it would be better to continue to do things our own way and not to wholly emulate or incorporate the credit system of the west. As afam4eva and others stated "Everyone should cut their coat according to their sizes" - especially the common man.

Rochas is da man!!!!!!! He spent significant time in the North. Go and see what he built and did there. He gave them free scholarships.

Are you simply Jealous? Maybe, if it was happening in your state, you won't be deriding it?

Imo stateee moooo, inabia e contribute my share ooooo. Rochas! Rochas! Rochas kia go sooo, mo ne jeje , mo na lala, Rochas kai gee soooo. After making my billions, I will sponsor 10 million imo state kids free of charge and give them 5000naria each for pocket money every week.

The way many of our young peeps view things can be something else oo. And since the youths- the future leaders- make up 70% of Naija population. I fear for the future of Naija ooo. Anyhow sha, Imma continue to play my part.

@ogugua88

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This is really tragic.

RIP.

harakiri:
You are the one twisting comments out of context. . .

(1)First of all, look up the meaning of the word "hater" or "haterz". It all boils down to people who have ill feelings for those that are more successful than they are. Everything negative comment directed at D'Banj points to that. He bought an Aston Martin (that might not be brand new and some people have indicated that it might be less than $100,000). With all the money he has, he can afford to put a Ferrari Italia on the road if he wants to AND he'll won't go broke from doing that. For goodness sake, people walk into Coscharis all the time to pay for a full optioned Range Rover Vogue (do you know how much that costs in naira?) or Rolls Royce. Why all this noise? Who cares if we don't have good roads? If you want to talk about roads, then people driving Toyota Camry's and Honda Accords are dumb because these cars are low on the ground. . .they should be driving SUV's instead. So what are you people talking about?

(2)Humans have ALWAYS been materialistic. It's not "our culture". It's global. Please, broaden your mind abeg. Why do people study for years acquiring so many degrees? It's because they want to be able to secure their future and live the kind of life style they dream about (not necessarily to educate themselves with the research of others). Why don't you use a Nokia 3310 instead of a Black Berry Torch? Why don't you drive a Kia Picanto when you can afford a CLS mercedes? Why don't you live in a one room apartment in Ajegunle instead of living in a six bedroom mansion in VGC or Abuja? It's because you want the best for yourself. Quit being a hypocrite abeg. If you had the kind of money these guys had, you would live big. Quit hating! ! !

(3)Nobody says everything is about government BUT the major responsibility lies on them. Individuals can do the best they can (that usually goes un-noticed) but the leaders control the resources and power that can change things. For goodness sake, these people give to charity all the time. The problem with you people is that you cannot understand how these people can be so successful to the extent of buying things you might NEVER be able to buy in your lifetime. YES! That is what this is all about. From GLO alone, D'Banj made over N100million on endorsement deals (i stand to be corrected). He collects nothing less than N5million per show. Why on earth would he be driving a Honda civic?

Broaden your mind and quit being so shallow.

Nuff said! ! !

You are missing the point here. I am not going to repeat what I said. I expressed my view concretely. Besides, there is a difference between "extreme materialism" and "materialism". Read in between the lines. You seem to be taking this personal. This is not about who can afford this or that.

Harakiri, "The Aristotelian". well, if you think I am being "too shallow". Maybe you can suggest a school of thought where to start with to broaden my mind. Harakirism sounds like a good idea. what do you think?

Oh Yea.  There was a time Latin was dominant. It comes with the super power and academic status.

Who knows. Maybe in few decades. The question would be,  Has Chinese language taken over American English?  we would be learning Mandarin Chinese language en masse by then and 'imitating' the way they speak.

harakiri:
@Mr Why
If nobody is "truly hating" on anybody, why the negative castigating comments directed at D'Banj? There's nothing sentimental about this. A guy buys a good ride and people aren't happy he's being put down for it. What's sentimental about that?


What "fundamental problems" in society are you talking about? Even if this guy (and the entire Mo-Hits crew) give every single kobo they've earned to charity, these "fundamental problems" will still remain. Even if Bill Gates,Donald Trump,Oprah and Jay-Z give out all their wealth to charity, these problems will still remain. . .so what on earth are you talking about? This is not about helping a "good cause". . .this is about people hating on successful people who spend their money on things haterz can only buy in their daydreams. YEAH! That's what it is.



There are also white,asian and latinos who have gone broke. It's not a "black thing". The ones who went broke were either silly or had bad management of their finances. The likes of Jay-Z, P.Diddy,Lil Wayne,Birdman and so on, live a life fit for the gods. The cars in their garage will make you weep. Some of them have some many cars that they have to rent garages in different cities to park them BUT they are doing quite well from their careers and numerous businesses. The cars are the fruits of their labors. Why can't people let these folks enjoy their money in peace? Can you honestly tell me that if you're worth $10million today, you'd be driving a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord? GET REAL ABEG! ! !


Perhaps you need to use Google to find out how much Warren Buffet's "modest" house costs today. Mark Zuckerberg might be low key but he's not living in a cheap apartment or driving a ford taurus. Perhaps if you saw the cars in his garage, you'd have a different opinion. Do you know how much his "modest" five bedroom mansion costs? Cheiiiiiii! HATERZ! ! !


Like i said before, if all these people decided to pack all their wealth and give to charity, the problems would still remain. There is a reason why you have a government. These artistes do the best that they can. Please, LEAVE THEM TO ENJOY THEIR MONEY! If you're so concerned about "greater causes", why don't you start by giving out a huge chunk of your income to the motherless babies home or bailing out wrongly accused persons from prison (I know someone who does things like that and yet when he bought a BMW X5 M, Haterz still castigated him as a "money miss road"). You people will NEVER do HALF of what these guys do for charity if you were in their shoes but you will come here acting all "holier than thou". When last did you give to charity? When last did you help the needy? What have you done with the little you have for the community? Look at yourself before talking.

Wrong! We love all good things be it American,British or Asian. There is nothing "humanitarian" about the US. If there was, there wouldn't be almost 2million people dead in the middle east all because of the US insatiable greed for oil. Any "humanitarian" deed the US does is for a profit (at least 1000% interest). Get your mind right dude! ! !

Cooly tempa brosss. Ah, na wetin na? I go wound you oooo, LOL . The word "hate or haterz" shouldn't be thrown around improperly. That is quite a strong word.

See eeeh, I will say it again, everyone is free to spend their doough the way they want. Everyone likes good things. One can even buy a private airliner to fly around. That is their business. This is not specifically about D'banj and those like him. Our culture is being taken over by utter materialism. Some get these things for the use of it and others to "show off" and compete with each other. I will say it for the last time, It is their cup of tea. If I could train engineers or support others in their chosen academic pursuits. Maybe I am creating cultural/human capital that will extend to others and in turn benefit the community, economy and nation at large. I don't need to lament further about that though. Of course, they give to charity. No doubt about that; more grease to their elbow. In the long run, we all can do much better.

This is not about America's foreign policy - in which I am at odds with at times. There are a lot of good things we can learn from them that we turn a blind eye to. If that guy who invented Wikipedia were to charge monthly subscription, he could be a multi billionaire overnight. But it is free. Anyone including you can now have quick access to tangible information to broaden their horizon.

Everything is not about government. We have to look inwards sometimes.

No hard feelings bro . Lets have some beer .

YoAdek333:
Mr--Why for President!!

Well said "Mr--Why" perhaps someday soon some of what you said can be a part of our national psyche.  
I always wonder how most of the truly wealthy people I have met in the USA are so simple and do not make any noise.  
I guess the empty drum does beat the loudest - hence the corrupt people, politicians and their children from Nigeria make so much noise and show off.

Hehe. You funny bro .  I feel you big time. Maybe in time, we all go understand.

ogugua88:
I tell the bolded to everyone. I love you.

Nne, many blessings .

The maze of shacks on stilts stretch out across the filthy water's surface, canoes colliding as they hustle between them in a slum that serves as a warning for the world's fastest growing continent.

Tens of thousands of people live amid fetid conditions and no public services in this water-top neighbourhood in the Nigerian economic capital of Lagos, already the largest city in Africa's most populous nation.

"I'm just like the people. I don't have shelter on the outside," Friday Gezo, a 25-year-old teacher at a school started through donations, said from his wood-frame classroom when asked why he lived in the slum known as Makoko.

The United Nations on Monday symbolically marks the birth of the world's seven billionth person, and while Asia remains by far the most populated continent, Africa is the fastest growing.

Nigeria is the continent's largest country when it comes to population, with around 160 million people, and the UN estimates it could grow to around 400 million by 2050.

Lagos, with its ostentatious mansions, overcrowded slums, flickering electricity and maddening traffic, provides an example of what such growth can look like. Its population is estimated in the range of 15 million.

The challenges are immense, particularly regarding housing, infrastructure and a lack of jobs for an exploding population of youths, but experts say there is also great potential if managed properly.

If not, unemployed youths could turn to crime or, particularly in the case of Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, extremist movements, observers say.

Nigeria, long held back by corruption, has so far been largely unable to leverage its status as Africa's largest oil producer into true development.

A recent World Bank study found that as many as 50 million young people in Nigeria could be either unemployed or underemployed.

"That is a time bomb," said John Litwack, the World Bank's lead economist for Nigeria. "With too many energetic young people without employment opportunities, it's very easy for them to move in the wrong direction."

But the possible advantages can also be seen, and the resiliency of those who live in Makoko, as well as the boundless entrepreneurial energy of Nigerians in general, serve as proof.

Despite the frighteningly poor sanitation in Makoko, some residents talk with pride of how the waterfront climate strengthens them.

Many of the men who live there are fishermen, taking their canoes out into the lagoon in the shadow of the city to cast nets, then handing their catch over to their wives, who sell them.

A sawmill hums with activity, while boats ferry everything from traditional medicines to food, as pilots -- sometimes children -- pole them atop water as black as night. Houses are made from thatch, bamboo, scrap wood and burlap sacks.

Many of Makoko's residents' families originated from the neighbouring country of Benin, a former French colony. One ramshackle church has a phrase written in French on the outside: "The End Times Message of Jesus Christ."

Makoko local chief Jeje Albert Ayede, dressed in a red, green and yellow traditional robe, said residents do not have the option of finding a home elsewhere in Lagos.

"The money they're going to spend on the outside, they don't have it," he said.

Lagos environment commissioner Tunji Bello said the government wants to clear water-top slums such as Makoko.

It is willing to assist in relocation for those with a legitimate claim to businesses or property, but those who built illegally are another matter, he said.

"If you are not careful, that is an environmental disaster waiting to happen," Bello said.

Regarding Lagos' wider challenges, Bello said the state government is seeking to have more affordable housing built as well as to attract more industry to provide jobs.

He acknowledges that infrastructure has lagged far behind population growth, blaming much of the problem on the federal government, which Bello says has not provided Lagos with nearly enough financing.

While it may not be immediately noticeable to an outsider, Lagos has made progress in recent years, putting gang members to work through jobs programmes, improving tax collection and following through on beautification projects.

It also has grand plans to build a new enclave on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, envisioned as a modern municipality that will attract major investment.

There are huge amounts of work to do to get there, but few doubt Nigeria's potential. It has seen significant economic growth in recent years, a number of reforms have been undertaken and oil prices -- vital for revenue -- have been relatively high.

"In some ways, Nigeria has been in crisis for some time, but I think the opportunities have never been greater," said Litwack of the World Bank. "I think now is a time when Nigeria can move ahead."

http://news.yahoo.com/lagos-centre-africas-population-boom

Statistics is simply defined as the study of the collection, analysis, classification and interpretation of data. It is a subset of many sciences including political science and a very significant one at that. In the sense that, it deals with quantitative data i.e the number of people who cast votes, how many female, male, age groups, social classes,ethnicity, geographical location, electoral college, etc. These data compiled can also be used to formulate policies and to enact legislation.

Check out this free online library for more and better research----

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/

For more information, Google is you friend.

Hey fellas, let's take it easy. Nobody is hating on anybody. This is an open forum and every one is entitled to their opinion. We shouldn't get too sentimental and start putting each other down.

Having said that, Koko master or anyone for that matter who found fame and plenty of money, have got the right to spend it the way they please. After all, it is their sweat. But there are fundamental problems in our society that these stars and other genuine money making gurus can use their influence to highlight and address on a larger scale. We seem to be embracing utter individualism while others on the other side of the world are looking for ways to counter it despite the fact that they have a sense of giving back to the community than us.

This is not unique to Nigeria. In fact, many prominent blacks in the diaspora tend to be carried away with what they have got. From the likes of Mike Tyson to Holy Field; from musicians to basketballers and so on. And at the end of the day, they end up broke. They forget to realize that impacting change and caring for the community is the best legacy one can ever ask for.

The legendary investor, Warren Buffet, has been living in his modest house he bought 50years ago. This is a man worth more than $50 billion dollars- more than Nigeria foreign exchange reserve, a nation of about 200 million people. Can you imagine that? The other day, he challenged other billionaires to do more for charity and they signed an agreement to give out huge chunk of their wealth for worthy cause. Bill Gates has been to Africa a lot to champion fight against malaria, polio and other curable diseases. If you saw Mark Zuckerberg- facebook guy- on a very good day and they told you this guy was worth more than all Nigerian banks put together, you would hardly believe it. Last time, he donated millions of dollars to a school ( predominantly African American) to use for scholarships and grants. We see a lot of foreign musical and movie stars go to war torn African countries to stress the dire need of people there. Cmon, you can't tell me George Clooney is more African than Jim Iyk and others like him.

If that Linus guy who developed Linux kernel that ushered in Linux operating system had charged for it, many people wouldn't have had access to pursue their passion in web development. Linux operating system is the most popular platforms on servers, even more popular than Microsoft. Mozilla firefox is a product of open source software which is free. PHP is open source and free. I suppose many powerful websites have been built using this language and I don't think Nairaland is an exception. Many of software's producers use to wax music and websites they upload it on are free. Many of these prolific innovators did all these to help humanity. Tim Berners-Lee who invented the World Wide Web and HTML said that he wanted everyone to have access to information, so that humanity can develop in uniformity.

These are just to name a few. I am not trying to preach. But the moral of the whole thing is that we Africans can do more for ourselves instead of blaming and waiting for governments. Our stars and other prominent ones can set example for the young and future generations. It seems individualism has eaten deep into our mentality and that is not healthy. An average joe in Naija would proudly say, "man if i enter that aso rock eeh, me too go pack my own share". It is becoming normal.

In any case, D'banj can flex all he wants, it is his money. After all, he is still a young man full of life. He can continue to "Entertain" by being flashy to attract more views which translates to more pay. Oh, I am sure he gives to charity too in secret. But, if this lifestyle of "me , myself and I only" is encouraged in our society. We will continue to live in fleeting illusion. We seem to love everything "American", but fail to embrace their spirit of humanitarianism which is what made American what she is today.