₦airaland Forum

U09ce:
Easier said than done. Mr Oyedele will now get to really know who politicians are. What is happening to federal budget pass the power of a single minister. Infact, it'll take the president some big guts to curtail the abuse from his own end and that of the legislature.

i know oyedele personally. He taught me almost 20 years ago when I was preparing to write ICAN exams. He is a good man, he is a smart man and definitely a round peg in a round hole for that job.
However, this job will be a true test of character and integrity for him. Nigerian politics is not your mate, it will change u

helinues:
Dropping to N1000 when it has been around N1300- N1400 for a year plus will cause speculation which will lead to market instability

The dropping should be gradual. That margin of N300+ drop suddenly will cause lose for so many business people

makes a lot of sense

Rapmoney:
A Nigerian woman has made a video, accusing Nigerian Minister of Works, David Nweze Umahi of owing her the sum of 250 million Naira for contracts for the past 12 years, and has refused to pay her because she rejected his request for a relationship.

The video was made before she was arrested by the police on the order of Mr Umahi. She has been taken to Abuja, and has insisted that David Umahi was intimidating her.

Political activist, Omoleye Sowore has also accused David Umahi of using government power to intimidate citizens over personal issues. Sowore accosted Umahi at the police headquarters yesterday while Umahi had arranged with police for the woman to be presented, where he ended up threatening her. There were altercations between Mr Sowore and security personnel of the minister.

Watch the video here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klSZFrr-7-k

Source: WarriParrot




https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14XWYSpDP6e/

The allegation that David Umahi ordered a woman’s arrest over a long-standing debt dispute has intensified scrutiny of arrest practices in Nigeria. If courts exist to adjudicate debt claims, why resort to arrest? Does influence determine how quickly the police act?… pic.twitter.com/wKAbKDozT6

— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) February 25, 2026

first of all, this is ridiculous. Without absolving the past governor from anything I have some questions here what did she sell to the past govenor for 250m? Does she have a contract? Does she have an invoice? Assuming she executed a contract for the state govt, govt is a continuum and she is owed by the government and not the governor.

Finally if her allegations is confirmed, then I think Dave Umahi has a very poor taste in choice of mistresses.

DeepSight:
This has to be carefully read. Section 228 of the Criminal Code reads -

​"Any person who, with intent to procure miscarriage of a woman whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to her or causes her to take any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatever, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years."

This is open to interpretation.

Exactly. It is open to several interpretations. I have frequently heard of medically recommended abortions, it is common when a woman has health issues that would make carrying a baby to term to be fatal for her.
Now that is a loop hole a lot of doctors can use to legalise abortion.

fuckingAyaya:
Ola of lagos started like that today he owns several properties worth millions of dollars. Not everyone will make it through certificates or business, Nigeria don cast the youths are angry and frustrated they solely depend on social media money like Facebook and tiktok all thanks to the wicked leaders that never invested in human capital. Have you been to an embassy before? Go there you will shed tears.

the likes of Ola of Lagos, Peller, portable etc reminds me of the gullibility of Nigerians. We usually manage to make stupid people famous

SoftSport:
Paid Igbo youths disguising as Yorubas all in a bid to paint a false narrative that the Yorubas are free in Igbo land... DOA.

sense is far from you.

I recognize many people in those photos. They are all yorubas. Of course a lot of igbos who grew up in lagos and enjoy the Yoruba culture will join them here to make merry.

If I was in Owerri, I would definitely be there

njokuuche77:
It’s definitely possible, but it takes a lot of intentional planning, patience and calmness.
My wife tends to shout too in the mornings, and I notice it affects everyone. I started to involve myself by prepping uniforms and school bags the night before, setting alarms earlier, and using calm music or helping out in the kitchen.
This helped alot.

Children respond better when things are not rushed. It's not easy, but with some teamwork and consistency, it can be done."

I agree with this. However it is not always possible to do things without rushing. My second son will wake up early but will play around and do every other nonsense rather than preparing for school.

My daughter will have to be begged, screamed at, cajoled and bribed to get off the bed and get onto the bathroom. And all the while I am trying to coordinate them to bathe and get ready, I am also juggling the preparation of breakfast for them and packing lunch for them. And I need to bath and get to work too. E no funny. And I am a man ooo

Mariangeles:
Start by helping her get the kids ready for school.
Your wife is not crazy, she's overwhelmed.

Is that so hard to understand?

the only sensible comment so far.

Here in diaspora, I am obliged to help get my kids ready for school everyday. Trust me, it is not funny. I finally understood why my wife was always screaming.

Kalulu44:
But your NEPO no ryhme nah. Numerous (good) Access when the letter there is E. So find our E for us o

Oya change the E to exposure.

Case is closed. Numerous exposure to privileges and opportunities

McCoy662:
that's the problem boss. I stay in the far away east. I can't afford to stay a week in Benin like this. The cost and cost will be too much on me

look for people like falz, daddy freeze, VDM, berekete radio to grant u 3 minutes of video interview and post it on their page. Na VC go call you.

But make sure u are completely faultless from all angles or else….. you will just go and buy jamb form again

post=136128742:
Nigerians have a long way to go, maybe religion and culture has removed logical common sense thinking ability. This is so simple scenario to analyze yet many nigerians out of emotion or lack of enlightenment cannot choose the correct way.

In a society where children are placed as financial providers for their parents will experience a disordered, corrupt, crime infested, retrogressive result BECAUSE it will breed more irresponsible parents (older generation) who are supposed to be the elders/leaders of the society.


Our Education in this country is indeed useless. (Taking care physically of an aged parent is different from providing financially for the same parent)

Family values bro. Pure and simple.

If u have and ur parents don’t have, then u have to give them. It is an obligation. If u don’t get this simple logic, then I am so sorry for you

Nnamdipapa:
They don't understand how obligations work. I have kids who don't owe me a dime. I owe them to be successful in life because I brought them into this. I wonder how this simple concept is hard for the average Nigerian to grasp.

That does not mean you don't help your parent but it is not a debt.

No good parent will expect you to help them financially if u can’t afford it or if they clearly don’t need the help. But if the reverse is the case, bros take care of your parent

Nnamdipapa:
They don't understand how obligations work. I have kids who don't owe me a dime. I owe them to be successful in life because I brought them into this. I wonder how this simple concept is hard for the average Nigerian to grasp.

That does not mean you don't help your parent but it is not a debt.

It is not a debt. But it is still an obligation, as long as you are able to help them and as long as u can see that they need your help.

This is not negotiable. If u have money, help your parents. If they had not raised you, u won’t be alive not to mention having this weird opinion

DenreleDave:
But you owe your wife and your wife family Abi

Men like you ignore your family and take care of Ur wife own

when situation becomes dire, that guy will even abandon wife and kids.

His statement comes from a heart filled with selfishness

post=136118566:
You are correct.
Nigerians are the most hypocritical creatures on earth I have seen. They want Nigeria to change but they don't want to change their retrogressive habits and culture.

The Wise and responsible parents don't expect anything from their kids because they know it is not their right. The kids can decide to support their parents out of goodwill. Many irresponsible parents bring out kids just to suffer them perpetually and people support this.
I have seen many parents with retirement plan and that is how it should be and not to depend on children. They didn't force the parents to be born.
Depending on kids and pushing them to crime is one of the ills of the society which is rampant in Nigeria. It's even written in the Bible that a good parent should leave inheritance down to the grandchildren.

Oga if u are broke and cannot help ur parents financially, everyone understands. But at least there are many other ways to help them.

But if u can afford it and u let ur parents suffer, my dear, something is very wrong with ur upbringing. Even Oyibo wey dem train well does not joke with their parents

ediko5:
You're definitely suffering from the trauma of lack of parental love in your life. It's obvious you've not really experience parental love.

Allow us that have been showered with sweet parental love to also reciprocate same with joy the same way a Yahoo boy dey see joy in throwing money in clubs and spending on his girls 😂😁

Well said.

No African who benefited from good parenting and parental love will ever say this nonsense that the OP said.

Hell!!!!, even non-African don’t joke with their parent welfare

I no blame the guy. His mind is twisted by some sort of trauma he faced

OKOATA:
Why don't you trick her and the kids to Nigeria then, just seize her passport and forget her or better still just tell her you lost your job and you will be staying at a friend's place for the mean time. That way you can know what to do by staying with a friend or whatever to observe the situation. Tell her you also lost all you had to a business or something like that. That will show you her true colours so prepare for the worse.

I like this plan. let the op tell her he lost his job and then temporarily move out to another location. let us see if she will not carry the expenses by force.

in abroad. Remaining married is a team work. I financed 90% of our relocation myself.
me and my wife does not have a defined contribution pattern. we just have an unspoken understanding.
I pay the rent and buy some little groceries. she buys the major groceries and pays insurance, power, internet etc.
But, aside from the rent, we managed to get a pretty good deal on all the other bills. we also shop for groceries in a way that minimises cost (we know where everything is sold cheaper).
That way, we both manage to keep some savings in our individual accounts. But because the rent is more than 2/3 of our monthly expense, she still gets to save more than I do from her total income. I also let her keep all the government cheques we get.

You need to get your wife to contribute. If she refuses, u should intentionally leave out some bills ....like grocery bills for her to pay. lets see what she will do.

but just make sure it is fair.

TallNigerian:
Many of the people here are not informed. Wike can do nothing to elected area council chairmen, he doesn't have such powers. Some weeks ago, Wike mentioned withholding the IGR meant for the area councils, so they he can pay primary school teachers directly, as the first amount disbursed was withheld by the council chairmen. I wonder how all of you missed that news that was on Nairaland front page some weeks ago.

post link na….so we can all stop speculating and be informed

Maxymilliano:
NUT treasury should endeavor to reach out to the minister for clarification on the the alleged signature allowance Wike that I know won't release such amount to clear backlog of unpaid wages and be quiet in the face of a provocative strike action

I agree with this. First question is “was there a signature allowance in the approved budget?”

I think someone is trying to manage information here. Nyesom Wike that I know will kill and destroy if the money he released for one purpose was utilized for something else.

Oloki:
LoL!

Old men marrying young ladies are wising up. How can a woman not up to 50yrs not think of remarrying? Even 50+ still marry.

Anyway, the condition is for her to marry from the late husband's kinsman.... She should work towards that

why would she need to remarry?
She can always have boyfriends to take care of her sexual needs while she maintains her freedom and keeps the money

SINisSIN:
😁😁Ned Nwoko calling his lawyer right away😀 see format.

Well, if she is smart, she will get all the properties and still remarry if she wants. Smart lawyers will help her.

make una try to Dey hide una ignorance small small.
We are talking about a will, written by a man in his right mental health, how can the lawyers change it?

Jerkbaba:
They're so useless! I hate them with passion!

No need to hate them. They are just being their age…..and also being influenced by the kind of society and environment they find themselves in

Rapmoney:
My candid advice for men who are 35+ is to avoid Genz girls by all means. These category of girls do not actually think the way you think, neither do they see what you see. Their mentality and yours is so wide apart like Africa and Australia. Your plans and vision don't matter to these people. They are only concerned about the present; what they can collect and move ahead with alacrity.

Make you no go use your 7 months salary take sponsor holiday trip for one girl wey go leave you within a twinkling of an eye.

Where is the lie?

People of that age has no business falling in love with a Gen Z. U can play smart if u can, collect ur own opueh and move along. But when it comes to getting a serious relationship, please get someone above 28

festacman:
Congratulations to my Naija Brother.

As far as I am concerned the he has clearly passed the message to that Briton and indeed other Britons.

I am sure the Briton would be stunned and will be thanking his God that he won by those 4 points.

By the way, why didn't the Briton score 98 or even 100 as per NATIVE English speaker. Naija guy gave him a run for his money, jooor!

My dear, I owe u a carton of beer for this wisdom.

The guy try . But it is foolish to challenge someone in his own language though. As far as I am concerned, we are better than them. We can speak there language, Oya let them try speaking ours.


One of my trainers…..an Oyibo man, told me not to let anyone demean me because of my accent. He told me to challenge anyone who talks down on me to try learning my own language not to mention actively communicating and working with it to earn a living

ElSudani:
Nonsense, the white folks didn't speak any African language before they divided Africa up like a birthday cake.

it is foolish to challenge someone in his own language.

Anyway, my job entails speaking with Oyibo all day long…..and I often encounter those who would not let me attend to them…..because I have an accent. Unfortunately, due to my good upbringing I can’t tell them my mind. If I were allowed to tell them my mind, I would remind them that I am better than them by far. I conquered my own language (which they would never conquer) now I am speaking and interacting with them in their own language. If they feel so great, let them try learning my language let me see if they will learn it…..talk more of speaking it with an accent

GOFRONT:
Hmmm........ Truly, the Greatest Trophy/Laurel of a woman is a HUSBAND....NwaAmaikpe (2019).

There is nothing anybody can tell me.

Frankly speakng, Madam Maami igbagbo there is hope of husband for you............If men with good looking features and heavy pocket can hunt down a dirty smelly roadside mad woman and impregnate her, then who are you with those round figure eight shape that will lack husband to marry??.........Naija men can marry anything

Just relax!!

where is nwamaikpe? I miss his twisted sarcasms