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Politics / Re: Jim Nwobodo: It Is The Right Of The Igbo To Produce The President by obiem(m): 4:00am On Jun 24, 2020
bolaayenimo:


https://thenationonlineng.net/igbo-president-non-negotiable-says-nwobodo/

Oga Jim I haven't forgotten your role in the PDP's presidential primaries and how you sabotaged Dr Ekwueme's chance(who was clearly in the lead) to clinch the ticket before the Palace coup that brought Baba Iyaabo out from jail and gave him the ticket.

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Travel / Re: 50 Nigerians Stranded In Pakistan Arrive Abuja by obiem(m): 3:55am On Jun 20, 2020
SimSify:
Shu..Nigerians are in Pakistan too..

idontbilivit.. �

If Nigerians are in Nepal, Nauru then Pakistan is not a big deal....
Politics / Re: Atiku Shocked By Nigeria’s Debt Profile, Says Nation In Financial Crisis by obiem(m): 5:17pm On Jun 16, 2020
xynerise:
When you support a man who doesn't have a single idea about economic development, this is what you get in return..

Shebi he is dying to rule Nigeria by all means? Oya na


Honestly, Since 2003 this man has been trying to get into power. #JustNegodu
Travel / Re: Canadian Express Entry/federal Skilled Workers Program - Connect Here Part 9 by obiem(m): 11:19pm On Jun 12, 2020
Triplezero50:



Hi. Thank you for doing this. 
There's a group of us planning to settle in Ontario very soon, by God's grace. We are already at the tail end of the wait, hopefully VFS opens soon and we move. Since you asked us to suggest a date and time, we will not mind having this zoom meeting next Sunday, June 14th, at 6pm. Don't know what others here may suggest. Whatever date and time is finally picked will be fine. Once the link and final schedule is available, I will share it with the rest of the group. 
I'm sure there are lots of questions we want to ask you. I will be posting some of them subsequently. Let me ask the group about this and revert.
Again, thank you! 

PS: We wouldn't mind you joining us in the group as it was created to get landed folks to help us with much needed info, clarity, and advice. We already got it going and so far, it's been great. We hope to keep the momentum going and pay it forward to those coming behind us after we land too. Let me know what you think please.


Hi new group of PR's take advantage of our free newcomers session tomorrow and be abreast of the key information you need to be armed with.

*FREE Virtual Settlement Session for Newcomers in Canada on June 2020*
Maple leaf settlement service is going to organize a free settlement session for newcomers in Canada on 13th June 2020, Saturday at 2:30 pm via zoom. Those who interested to reserve the seat and attend the session please send me a PM.
Following are the topics of the session:
Canada Child Benefit
GST/HST and OTB Benefits
Resume and cover letter assistance
Mock interview assistance
Job volunteering
Internship programs
Employer cold calling
Employer database training
Job referrals (Only based on the availability of the openings in ours as well as the recruiter network)
Key word matching
OSAP
Canadian Taxation System
Tax Saving Vehicles
Incorporation Vs Full Time Jobs and Tax advantages
Credit score improvement tips
First time homebuyer’s tips
Estate Planning/ WILL
Social protection after job loss
Furniture support guidance for under income family
Home rental support guidance for under income family
Grocery support guidance for under income family
Recreation card guidance for under income family
Daycare subsidy guidance for under income family
Rental support guidance for under income family
Transit assists guidance for under income family

PM me through my number on my signature for the link details.

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Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by obiem(m): 11:24am On Jun 09, 2020
MayorOfEdmonton:
Hi boss,

Biko 2.30pm which time zone? & Please what's the number to get the plug? Thank you very much



Ok that should be like 12:30pm for Edmonton since Alberta is 2hrs behind Ontario.

Check my signature to find my mobile number

Thanks
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by obiem(m): 7:14pm On Jun 08, 2020
FREE Virtual Settlement Session for Newcomers in Canada on June 2020

Maple Leaf Settlement Service Mississauga is going to organize a free settlement session for newcomers in Canada on 13th June 2020, Saturday at 2:30 pm via zoom. Those who interested to reserve the seat and attend the session please send me a message(My mobile is on the bottom of the page)

Following are the topics of the session:
Canada Child Benefit
GST/HST and OTB Benefits
Resume and cover letter assistance
Mock interview assistance
Job volunteering
Internship programs
Employer cold calling
Employer database training
Job referrals (Only based on the availability of the openings in ours as well as the recruiter network)
Key word matching
OSAP
Canadian Taxation System
Tax Saving Vehicles
Incorporation Vs Full Time Jobs and Tax advantages
Credit score improvement tips
First time homebuyer’s tips
Estate Planning/ WILL
Social protection after job loss
Furniture support guidance for under income family
Home rental support guidance for under income family
Grocery support guidance for under income family
Recreation card guidance for under income family
Daycare subsidy guidance for under income family
Rental support guidance for under income family
Transit assists guidance for under income family

It's an all inclusive package so you don't want to miss it.

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TV/Movies / Re: Living In Bondage: Breaking Free Reviews And Ratings? by obiem(m): 9:39pm On May 29, 2020
obiem:
So, the highly anticipated, multiple award-winning movie, Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, has finally been released on Netflix, for those of us who couldn't see it in the cinemas.



The movie flags off the directorial debut of Nollywood's heartthrob, Ramsey Noah, as well as introduces breakout star, Swanky JKA, to most of the cinematic audience.





The story basically picks up from where the part 1 left off, only, we are taken a little over twenty years into the future, and introduced to Nnamdi Okeke, who is the estranged son of Andy Okeke. Now, you may want to see the Part 1 of this movie, or read about it, if you haven't, so, you don't end up clueless at certain parts. Nnamdi is a hustling young man in Lagos, who is introduced to the cutthroat business world, in a rather harsh manner that forces him back to the village to regroup. It is at the village, he meets the Omego family matriarch, who invites him to their Lagos home, and basically opens the door through which Nnamdi, slips into the devil's coven.

I won't go into the nitty gritty of the entire thing, just so, you guys can watch it, but I would like to highlight certain scenes I particularly enjoyed.

Scene 1: Nnamdi goes for an interview with a potential client, while he waits for them, he conspicuously eats the akara he had gotten earlier from a roadside hawker. I liked how realistic this scene was.

Scene 2: The scene where the head of the cult group, The Six; Richard Williams (Ramsey Noah), confronts Andy Okeke (Kenneth Okonkwo) in church. The dialogue was interesting, it was basically a battle of wits and biblical knowledge.

[img]https://ocdn.eu/images/pulscms/YzM7MDA_/93420c584cc18bcc884c2f2f1228bcee.jpg[/img]

Scene 3: The scene where Nnamdi Okeke goes to Richard Williams to take back the wealth, and utters the iconic line "Paul akorokwam ihe a ofuma". It was like coming full circle, the same lines from the father, is repeated by the son. The reference to the first movie in this scene, is a brilliant addition to the script writing.


Aside the scenes, the discography was really good. In addition to the OST Album with Larry Gaga, they employed tracks from Styl Plus, Olamide and Phyno majorly. This was a brilliant stroke, it limited the number of artistes royalties would be paid to, while still serving the right tracks to each scene and maintaining the Nigerian flavor.

The settings were really cool. From the luxurious houses to the village in Owerri, even Rochas' statues got screentime. Y'all that said those statues were useless, watch the movie and apologise to Owelle grin

If you're a lover of cars, you will certainly enjoy a lot of scenes in this movie, because the car collection was *sigh*

Now, to the thing(s) that were a bit below par

1. The scene where Nnamdi drives Richard's Ferrari, with Richard in the passenger's seat...it was a bit too obvious it was a green screen. Aside that, the rest of the cinematography was great.

2. And this is not a sleight to Ramsey, because he did put in a commendable effort, [/b]but his Igbo was almost comical cheesy, not bad for a non-native speaker, but Shawn Faqua's was much better[b]


That being said, the movie in many ways, justified the rave about it, the cinematography was topnotch, there was a refreshing attention to detail, and there was an unlikely twist at the end.




Rating: A solid 7/10 for me.


If you've watched it, please drop your review and rating of the movie.

PS:

The movie was produced by PlayNetwork Studios and Steve Gukas

The scriptwriter is Nicole

And the cast include:

Jidekenne Achufusi Swanky JKA
Munachi Abii
Shawn Faqua
Enyinna Nwigwe
Ramsey Nouah
Kenneth Okonkwo
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Bob Manuel Udokwu
Nnenna Obi
Ebele Okaro
David Jone David
Zulu Adigwe
Nancy Isime
Kalu Ikeagwu and
Chuks Chyke




Lol yea I agree Ramsey's attempt at speaking Igbo was comical but c'mon he's Yoruba na...Meanwhile, the comparison with Shawn is not balanced cos Shawn is Igbo. Don't let the Faqua fool you, it's a stage name.
So, the highly anticipated, multiple award-winning movie, Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, has finally been released on Netflix, for those of us who couldn't see it in the cinemas.



The movie flags off the directorial debut of Nollywood's heartthrob, Ramsey Noah, as well as introduces breakout star, Swanky JKA, to most of the cinematic audience.





The story basically picks up from where the part 1 left off, only, we are taken a little over twenty years into the future, and introduced to Nnamdi Okeke, who is the estranged son of Andy Okeke. Now, you may want to see the Part 1 of this movie, or read about it, if you haven't, so, you don't end up clueless at certain parts. Nnamdi is a hustling young man in Lagos, who is introduced to the cutthroat business world, in a rather harsh manner that forces him back to the village to regroup. It is at the village, he meets the Omego family matriarch, who invites him to their Lagos home, and basically opens the door through which Nnamdi, slips into the devil's coven.

I won't go into the nitty gritty of the entire thing, just so, you guys can watch it, but I would like to highlight certain scenes I particularly enjoyed.

Scene 1: Nnamdi goes for an interview with a potential client, while he waits for them, he conspicuously eats the akara he had gotten earlier from a roadside hawker. I liked how realistic this scene was.

Scene 2: The scene where the head of the cult group, The Six; Richard Williams (Ramsey Noah), confronts Andy Okeke (Kenneth Okonkwo) in church. The dialogue was interesting, it was basically a battle of wits and biblical knowledge.

[img]https://ocdn.eu/images/pulscms/YzM7MDA_/93420c584cc18bcc884c2f2f1228bcee.jpg[/img]

Scene 3: The scene where Nnamdi Okeke goes to Richard Williams to take back the wealth, and utters the iconic line "Paul akorokwam ihe a ofuma". It was like coming full circle, the same lines from the father, is repeated by the son. The reference to the first movie in this scene, is a brilliant addition to the script writing.


Aside the scenes, the discography was really good. In addition to the OST Album with Larry Gaga, they employed tracks from Styl Plus, Olamide and Phyno majorly. This was a brilliant stroke, it limited the number of artistes royalties would be paid to, while still serving the right tracks to each scene and maintaining the Nigerian flavor.

The settings were really cool. From the luxurious houses to the village in Owerri, even Rochas' statues got screentime. Y'all that said those statues were useless, watch the movie and apologise to Owelle grin

If you're a lover of cars, you will certainly enjoy a lot of scenes in this movie, because the car collection was *sigh*

Now, to the thing(s) that were a bit below par

1. The scene where Nnamdi drives Richard's Ferrari, with Richard in the passenger's seat...it was a bit too obvious it was a green screen. Aside that, the rest of the cinematography was great.

2. And this is not a sleight to Ramsey, because he did put in a commendable effort, [/b]but his Igbo was almost comical cheesy, not bad for a non-native speaker, but Shawn Faqua's was much better[b]


That being said, the movie in many ways, justified the rave about it, the cinematography was topnotch, there was a refreshing attention to detail, and there was an unlikely twist at the end.




Rating: A solid 7/10 for me.


If you've watched it, please drop your review and rating of the movie.

PS:

The movie was produced by PlayNetwork Studios and Steve Gukas

The scriptwriter is Nicole

And the cast include:

Jidekenne Achufusi Swanky JKA
Munachi Abii
Shawn Faqua
Enyinna Nwigwe
Ramsey Nouah
Kenneth Okonkwo
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Bob Manuel Udokwu
Nnenna Obi
Ebele Okaro
David Jone David
Zulu Adigwe
Nancy Isime
Kalu Ikeagwu and
Chuks Chyke




Lol yea I agree Ramsey's attempt at speaking Igbo was comical but c'mon he's Yoruba na...Meanwhile, the comparison with Shawn is not balanced cos Shawn is Igbo. Don't let the Faqua fool you, it's a stage name.
Politics / Re: Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu Mulls Another Lockdown by obiem(m): 9:31pm On May 09, 2020
kkkp:
Nigerians no dey hear word na


Very stubborn I swear
Politics / Re: Aisha, Abba Kyari's Daughter: My Father Never Drove Till He Died by obiem(m): 5:19pm On May 04, 2020
Hausaboy239:
First time seeing him without the Red cap though!

R.I.P Mallam Abba Kyari

Oxblood cap you mean? That isn't red
Politics / Re: Goni, Kyari, ModuSheriff, Elkanemi Death: Borno Lost 4 Red Cap Elders In 2 Weeks by obiem(m): 8:20pm On Apr 30, 2020
fulaniHERDSman:
Our eyes on 2023 only ... Covid or no Covid cool cool


Oxblood cap chiefs you mean....those caps are not RED in color
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by obiem(m): 12:53am On Apr 24, 2020
purplerain:
Try Wealthsimple. It's very easy to use!





Try Mylo, i use it and it's cool. I hear wealthsimple is cool too
Travel / Re: Living In Canada/Life As A Canadian Immigrant Part 2 by obiem(m): 12:49am On Apr 24, 2020
Uglyaddy:
I got debited for my car insurance yesterday and I became furious.

For almost a month now,have been indoor staying safe likewise many other Canadians.

I had thought there will be a kind of discount or slash during this pandemic period from insurance companies.



The Ford government is working on a legislation and hopefully it's passed but until then, we keep paying. I was debited too

https://business.financialpost.com/news/fp-street/ontario-auto-insurance-rebates-covid-19
Politics / Re: Lockdown: Canadian Government Gave Us N626k Each, I'm Not Coming Home - Nigerian by obiem(m): 12:38am On Apr 24, 2020
kikero:
Hmm

Canada's budget this year is $355 billion for 24 million people.

Nigeria's budget this year is $26 billion for 200 million people.

And you expect Nigeria to give palliative of N626000 naira per person or per family?

Nigeria is a mess, but we are not up to Canada's level. Vote for governments who would make us an industrial nation, then we can talk.

To all those people cursing Nigeria up-thread...yes, we have had corrupt governments. But there is no way our government can afford to give stimulus of N626,000 naira to everyone. Not on our budget,without taking even more mega loans.

Modified

Even giving 100million Nigerians N50000 each a month would involve spending the equivalent of our budget for the year in one month.($26 Billion)


No basis of comparison really. Let's even forget the amount (N626K) because Canada and Nigeria don't have identical economies. The main issue is that we do not have any form of structure in Nigeria. There is no social register to track citizens welfare and income status either through taxes or identity management(please don't mention NIMC cos it's not functioning yet). Whatever it is they are using as social register now is flawed and will never work.

@OP, Canada has a population of 37million according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
Politics / Re: Lockdown: Canadian Government Gave Us N626k Each, I'm Not Coming Home - Nigerian by obiem(m): 12:02am On Apr 23, 2020
softset:
$2600 is not a lot of money if you live in Canada.How long will it take you to spend that .

If you will no longer return to Nigeria because of that amount, I sympathize with your situation.


Very correct, that money would barely see you through a full month but the OP looks to me like a student so he may hang in there with it.

For the reality of Canada, you need more than that to survive here but for my Naija people, it is quite a sum and i don't really blame anyone.
Politics / Re: Lockdown: Canadian Government Gave Us N626k Each, I'm Not Coming Home - Nigerian by obiem(m): 11:55pm On Apr 22, 2020
Aidejay:
People should stop comparing Nigeria and Canada, Nigeria and Kenya, Nigeria and this Nigeria and that. Its just insulting, rather compare Nigeria and kuvuki land or any of the other fictitious countries.

Kuvukiland indeed.....what's that movie again?
Culture / Re: Igwe Umenyiora Donates Food Items To His Community In Anambra (Photos ) by obiem(m): 2:52pm On Apr 21, 2020
Anambralstson:
COVID-19: HIS MAJESTY IGWE UMENYIORA DOLES OUT GIFTS TO WIDOWS, SICK AND ELDERLY IN OGBUNIKE COMMUNITY

It was indeed a joyous Saturday in Ogbunike Community as the Traditional Ruler, Igwe J.O Umenyiora (Ezedioramma 1 of Ogbunike, Okpala Iguedo), Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State distributed over 1000 bags of 10kg rice, cartons of Tummy-Tummy noodles and tin tomatoes to widows, the sick and elderly to help cushion the effects of the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.

While addressing the beneficiaries in his round palace, Igwe Umenyiora commended Governor Willie Obiano for the stimulus packages recently distributed to the elderly who are 70 years of age and above in all the 181 communities in the State.

" My children said Dad, it's time you rest so we can take over, that they want to do things for the widows. You've been doing it for ages and next year you'll be eighty (80) and will be celebrating your forty-five (45) years on the throne. So, I said okay whatever you want to do now you can do them".

"Am highly impressed because the Governor started it and I expect everybody to come to the aid of the government because they can't do it alone."

"So that not withstanding, I think the little my children are giving, they can manage it. They're willing to do more for Ogbunike Community."

"The beneficiaries were selected from villages, kindreds and each told us how many widows they have and our substantive Chiefs will confirm. We have the right people to share to not impersonators".

"You've to be present to pick the items yourself unless you can not move out of your house then we will send someone to your house with the consignment to your home to make sure you receive it. We don't want to hand it over to anyone who will divert the materials, not with me, you must receive it".

Igwe Umenyiora also commended Ndi Ogbunike for there 100% compliance to the State Government's directives on the stoppage of burial, wedding and other social gatherings due to the Covid19. He said; " its unfortunate but you don't have to blame anybody, you don't blame the Governor, he has done marvelously well for the State. Infact we have to sympathize with him because he has done a lot of projects for communities in Anambra and at same time with this problem, he's still giving us food to eat."

"Our people should really come together and assist him. I hate the idea of seeing our people donating 1billion Naira to FG and then coming to our State to donate one or two million, our people need to start thinking now."

He also called on wealthy Ogbunike individuals to come to the rescue of the vulnerable people in the community who can't support themselves at this critical period.

On his part, the Caretaker Chairman of Ogbunike Progress Union, Comr. Chukwugozie Ikegulu commended the Royal family for the palliatives. He commended some of our indigenes that have already started reaching out to their kindred and urge others to follow suit so as to help fight the effects of the virus.

The Traditional Prime Minister of the community, Chief A.C Osadebe (Akaeze Ogbunike) said it was not an easy task to coordinate but early preparation was the key to the success recorded that day.

"I delegated responsibility to all the substantive Chiefs down to the kindred Chairmen to get us names of the widows in the their villages for the palliatives on Covid-19, that's why it was very easy to coordinate.

What we did in other to comply with the State Government's directives on social distancing is that we gave 10feet apart in starking the items and then grouped crowd in four persons giving a gap of about 3metres while they're are going to the Ofala ground to collect their gifts."

Mrs Benice Maduka who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries praised the Igwe for helping not just the widows but all the sick and elderly in the community.

" Your Majesty, since you became our King, you've carried out wonderful projects in our community like our Town Hall, the first secondary school in Ogbunike, our famous Oye-olisa market, post office, roads and numerous schoolarships to our children and today again you've come with this palliative to help cushion the effects of Covid-19 in our community. We pray for good health, long life and may God continue to bless your children in all spheres of their lives".

"We're going home with our rice, noodles and tomatoes in a happy mood, Ife dika gi akokwana Ogbunike". She concluded.


Yes oo Igwe Chukwu gozie gi....tell them oo i hope they will listen and stop this charade going on in the name of donating to FG that keeps releasing one season movies for us like 'Furnace at AG's office' and 'CAC office set ablaze', sharing audio pallatives and so on.....

Daalu ri nne Igwe ka ala!
Culture / Re: Igwe Umenyiora Donates Food Items To His Community In Anambra (Photos ) by obiem(m): 2:40pm On Apr 21, 2020
Smithkafors:
That's the father of Dilly umeniora(Dilly motors) the younger brother to the American footballer.One of the neatest palace with natural landscape I have seen.

You mean Osi Umenyiora?
Health / Re: Coronavirus: When Will It End, Will Things Ever Get Back To Normal? by obiem(m): 6:19pm On Apr 16, 2020
ityP:


You cant compare Canada to Nigeria. Even if people for Canada are told to stay for a whole year on lockdown, they'll survive well. For us here in naija, na the hunger go kill us first

If people are not being tested(which we know they are not) and NCDC is just reeling out numbers for the sake of it, no amount of lockdown will work in Nigeria. Our politicians are not doing what they ought to do instead locking people down without sufficient pallatives to go around.

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Health / Re: Coronavirus: When Will It End, Will Things Ever Get Back To Normal? by obiem(m): 8:50pm On Apr 15, 2020
abumeinben:
Yes na...but might take sometime.

Just that we don't have an educated GEJ in Aso Rock and a proactive Fashola as the governor of Lagos. Remember how Ebola was managed?

Imagine the #lagosUnrest to be trending with Fashola as governor.

The impact of the virus isn't as bad as the media paint, it's all about money, fear and control.
@Ityp @ayoefa @philipu1

Edit:
I see mentions of repliers comparing Ebola to Coronavirus. I guess we're quick to forget, probably Ebola didn't start from China. If Coronavirus started from Congo, it would be as insignificant to the developed world as Ebola was.



@OP, More oil to your head. The impact of the virus in Nigeria is grossly exaggerated! Here in Canada, we don't have cases such as the US but it's rising daily. Lockdown is in effect and compliance level is almost perfect. We couldn't have had the virus if we did what we ought to have done in Nigeria but then like the op mentioned, fear especially has been used in the 'fight' against the virus.

God help us all
Romance / Re: Chai! Nigerian Girls In Canada Are So Lonely! by obiem(m): 7:20pm On Apr 11, 2020
BusterG:
The Canadian System in itself is self derogatory.
Quite a number of people who travel there had too much expectations. Even when the welfare is top notch and the government supports immigrants from left, right and centre. At a point as a grassroots African you’ll wonder “ why am I here’ .

One of the suicide tickets you’ll ever buy is to Pearson Intll’ especially when you’re coming from Africa. At first you will be presented with quite a number of opportunities but in reality It’s a 50/50 game.

I will open a thread and entertain free-minded opinion about immigrating to Canada.

I swear real suicide tickets oh! Looking forward to the thread. As an immigrant that's been here for almost two years, it's about your mindset and then expectations. Balancing both is where the task lies....
Politics / Re: This Is How Food Items Are Distributed In Rwanda - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by obiem(m): 1:14am On Apr 09, 2020
idealogical:


It didn't take long for you to start defending and making excuses to justify lawlessness.

Poverty and deplorable conditions don't mean you have to be lawless, Rwanda people are mostly poor and rural, more than half of Rwanda have never seen electricity and once you drive out of Kigali city center, everything throughout if the country is rural and poor, but poverty is not an excuse to be lawless in Kigali.

Even if you have no business on the streets of Kigali, they will arrest and lock you up.

Governance is also the people obeying laws. The same laws they put in place to make Kigali look clean are here in Lagos and when they try to enforce it, you scream, you yell tyranny, you shout war against the poor masses.

Before you compare yourself with other people, make sure you are ready to act and behave like the other people you are comparing yourself with.

Governance goes both ways..









We know well that this won't happen in Nigeria if it is what it takes to achieve a sane and clean environment void of lawlessness. However like you wrongly opined, i do not justify lawlessness, i believe that a lawful and sane society is key to many things and unfortunately, we are far from this in Nigeria.

BTW, How long have you lived in Rwanda?
Travel / Re: Twelve(12) Pathways To Relocate To Canada This Year by obiem(m): 9:22pm On Apr 08, 2020
79733139:


What skill sets do you have is the question.


Exactly. It depends largely on that because Canadian employers are interested in what you are bringing to the table. A lot of new immigrants don't grasp this early so when they come here, it is extremely difficult to find a job especially in Ontario. I am a good example. And then again, understanding the financial landscape in Canada is essential too. Most immigrants like me who people work 9 to 5, paid decently, but have to grapple with the realities of taxation in Canada which is not funny. Once you know how have the adequate financial education here in Canada to help you make smart investment decisions, and reduce tax you will be happier for it.
Politics / Re: This Is How Food Items Are Distributed In Rwanda - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by obiem(m): 8:55pm On Apr 08, 2020
idealogical:




It really doesn't matter where you are as long as you do realize and can use your posts and personal platform to advise Nigerians to obey and abide by the laws of the land if they really want a country where things work instead of sitting around lawlessly while comparing their country with other countries.

We've seen the same Rwanda lovers on NL post pictures of their clean streets in Kigali, but they failed to tell us about the strict laws they enforce in Kigali, the kind of laws that they don't want or like in Nigeria, the laws that they labeled acts of tyranny and war against the poor masses.

In Kigali, you can not hawk anything, you can not do roadside selling you can not even work around aimlessly, they will arrest you and lock you up Are you ready to obey and allow such government actions in Nigeria?

No, Nigerians love to compare, but they are too lawless to over the kinds of laws in those countries.



Nothing you said here is new to me. Besides, it's not like we don't all know what are the ingredients of making a society work so it's not new. Due to our deplorable living conditions, people are not inclined to be law abiding. It's not necessarily about comparison, it's about pointing out the ills of the society and how bad governance has ruined us.
Politics / Re: This Is How Food Items Are Distributed In Rwanda - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by obiem(m): 7:39pm On Apr 08, 2020
OlawaleBammie:


Lol, u mean extraordinary to the LHS of a quadratic graph abi?? Like x<0 where x is the permanent position of a corntree called Nigeria

grin grin

Yes oo you can say that again....lol @ corntree grin grin grin grin
Politics / Re: This Is How Food Items Are Distributed In Rwanda - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by obiem(m): 7:20pm On Apr 08, 2020
idealogical:


And when they ask you in Nigeria to follow and obey the kinds of laws they follow and obey in Rwanda, you won't obey, instead, you will start crying and yelling tyranny war against the poor and the masses.




Lol Unfortunately, i don't reside in Nigeria but i am not averse to obeying law and order. I can't say same about you though
Travel / Re: Nigerian Man In Canada Shows His COVID19 Lockdown Palliative by obiem(m): 7:14pm On Apr 08, 2020
It's a Canadian effort by NGO's usually supported by government to provide food support especially for immigrants/and low income earners. I remember when i first arrived Canada in 2018, we did use the food bank sufficiently until we were able to stabilize.

I don't blame the man though coming from a dysfuntional country like ours, this is a huge milestone but then it isn't meant to be a constant as one is expected to strive hard to get past this level and in turn become a food donor instead of a recepient at some stage. For me, really it isn't a big deal right now but i can perfectly understand where the man is coming from.
Politics / Re: This Is How Food Items Are Distributed In Rwanda - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by obiem(m): 6:13pm On Apr 08, 2020
OlawaleBammie:
U mean single portion for a whole town or single family??

Abi wait, is it for single person like we baselo



Dis is too much na, abi na Nigeria effect dey afect me ni

Wait!! See two two gallons of g/nut oyel sef

Ordinary Rwanda,



Baba God wetin i use offend You naa embarassed embarassed embarassed

And Finland dey der oo. Ok sha, You understand better But me a no understand oo.

Modified: Wait!! No b one one bag of rice a dey see soo??

In my corntree we no see ordinary tin tomato na, inshort, our akantant general sef contain dey burn lowolowo.


Ordinary Rwanda, Extraordinary Nigeria.... grin Check out their campaign with #VisitRwanda and how they have re-positioned their country under Kagame and many other giant strides they have taken.

We are living a lie in Nigeria.....#Pastglory #NobodywantstoVisitNigeria
Crime / Re: Lagosians Take Over Gbagada Expressway For Fitness Exercise (Photos) by obiem(m): 11:46pm On Apr 06, 2020
Betakeshi:
Coronavirus never reach Naija! When it does, what happened in China will be child's play...



I swear. All those figures NCDC are reporting are audio figures.

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Business / Re: Nigeria’s Refusal To Devalue Naira Likely To Fail, Again - Bloomberg by obiem(m): 3:59am On Mar 23, 2020
PHijo:


All the countries you mentioned, their people share a lot in common. In Nigeria people know the country is fake. Patronage is what has helped the country remain one till date. The patronage has to stop or patronage will kill Nigeria! You can't keep on living fat at the expense of others.

Russians speak Russian, Saudi Arabians speak Arabic, Chinese speak Chinese, Norwegians speak Norwegian
and Nigerians speak...?

Do you get the drift?

Nigeria has two options, return it to the ethnic nations who own it or commercialise the entity. It will NEVER function as a government owned company under a ministry.



Nigerians speak ethnicity and religion. This contrapment is not a country, it's a conglomeration of ehnic nations and as such would eternally struggle to attain the elusive country status. The only language that unites her is looting.

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Crime / Re: FBI Arrests 13 Nigerians Over $30 Million Cyber Fraud by obiem(m): 6:59pm On Mar 16, 2020
Olubadan1:
Perfect East - West collaboration


I tell you....Biggie v Tupac

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Business / Re: Valentine Ozigbo: "I Was A Village Boy But Today I'm Global And Well Travelled" by obiem(m): 9:16pm On Mar 09, 2020
[quote author=Slawormir post=87302648]Damnnnnn niggarrr

Good for you

But initially i thought the name "ozigbo" is from Edo state
Bini to be precise


I think i have to reduce my weed and alcohol[/quote


Lol u really have to for your own good...Oziegbe and Ozigbo are not the same na
Sports / Re: 12th Biennial Nigeria Police Games Opening Ceremony In Awka (photos) by obiem(m): 5:29pm On Feb 29, 2020
Sammy07:
This should be Ekwueme Square correct me if I'm wrong tho

Of course it is

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