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Sportybet bro.. Non come close.

The relationship between Sportybet and Opay needs to be studied.

Ihaveleftnaija:
Lessons I Learned as a Nigerian in the Diaspora that i wish for Nigeria or wish we could improve in .


As a Nigerian living in the diaspora, I have had the opportunity to experience life outside the country. After leaving Nigeria, I lived in South Africa for ten years and in Canada for two years. These experiences shaped my understanding of governance, citizenship, and responsibility in ways I never fully grasped while at home.

In both countries, one thing stood out clearly: the government takes care of the basic needs of its citizens. There are welfare payments for the unemployed, financial support for children, and proper care for the elderly and people living with disabilities. Education is free or heavily subsidised for the poor, and loans are easily accessible for the middle class. These systems are not perfect, but they work.

However, what truly keeps these systems alive is not just the government—it is the people.

In South Africa, for example, some politicians are just as corrupt as those in Nigeria. The difference is that citizens do not give them breathing space. The moment information about corruption or misconduct comes out, the public reacts immediately and aggressively. Protests, media pressure, court actions, and public outrage follow without delay.

People do not care whether the politician is black or white, Zulu or Sotho, or from their own community. Once you mess with the system they pay taxes for, you are on your own. Citizens defend institutions, not individuals or tribes. Any leader who tampers with public trust is effectively playing Russian roulette with their political career—and sometimes their personal safety.

This culture of active citizenship keeps leaders in check. It makes the elite afraid to “do anyhow,” because they know the people are watching and will respond.

What I wish we could learn in Nigeria is unity and active citizenship. We must understand that governance is not the government’s job alone. Taxes are not punishment; they are part of development and good governance—if citizens demand accountability and ensure those taxes are used properly.

Until Nigerians begin to see themselves as stakeholders rather than spectators, and until we defend systems instead of individuals, real change will remain a distant dream.

Nairalanda1
WizardOfNG
Izombie
Helinues
Seunmsg
Racoon
Offpoint1
Rossik

You've said it all, but Unity is an alien language in Nigeria.

Babamide:
I don't think I have ever seen a State with worst road than Ogun state, although I have not been to the eastern part of the country.

I can boldly tell you Ogun state has the highest terrible road follow by Edo state in Nigeria. Abia used to top the list, but there has been serious improvement in Abia.

I've traveled all parts of Nigeria

Tenses:
That's why when these tinubu minions from sw see what Otti is doing in Abia state they get jealous and downplay his achievements.

Ogun state is what Abia used to be...

autoez:
Ogun state should be divided into two state. That state has a huge economic potential.

Divided into 2 states, abi just divide and give part to Lagos state

IkeOnyia:
Truly most roads in Ogun state are very bad, may be due to the numerous large scale industries operating in the state.

Ogun has the worse road in all southwest. Even the capital sef na still trashy road to access it.

I would have eaten it, it's better I die eating than letting it waste

Freshtruth:
I told one guy before d game starts Pafos might have small name but when it came to defence leave it for them even Madrid beat them just a goal and dey sweat for that goal

Pafos dey always give big team headache, yet bookies go pack big odds give them to deceive punters.

LagosOrigin:
That Wizkid drew fela tatt on his hand doesn't mean fela is bigger.
Probably his little way of showing love to fella for being a political activist. Not that fellas is bigger.

Obasanjo was a military head of state and 2 term democratically elected president of Nigeria . But tinubu is the better and experienced politician. (Even though I hate to admit that.)

Tinubu is a better politician than OBJ? 😂 Una funny sha.... Because he accumulated enough Lagos money to buy all greedy Nigeria politicians over.

Wahala, how many people?

Married men learn sef defense and give your aggressive wife distance

Deicide:
Why do Nigerians find it hard to pay people their money? As I am speaking like this there was a program we did 2 weeks ago up till now they still neva pay us. And this is not the first time something like this is happening. To think it is happening even in an international level is a shame to us as a people.

A very big company in Lagos is owing huge amount of money for over 3 months now, an urgent job that almost nobody was willing to do for them.

You know a job that was supposed to take minimum of 2 weeks and they want it delivered in 3 days, it was extremely important to them. Almost everyone they contacted was turning down because it's almost impossible to deliver in 3 days.

I came to their rescue, got tons of extra hands and machines, pay 3x the cost of hiring extras and had operation running 24/7 nonstop. Didn't go home nor sleep more than a hour each day for the 3 days.

After all that, they're yet to pay me till date... Not that they don't have the money.

Lionnation:
nothing will happen is diesel not fuel

So diesel is not inflammable right?

DirtyGold:
That's a curious and interesting take on the subject. Do you mind sharing the source of this insight for further exploration?

What's tha business?

Every information with a "source" is already a contaminated information, for every "source" has a MOTIVE as far as humans are concerned.

To seek and find the truth, you can only get it through the source within you or connect with nature.

Goldeno:
Let's be honest that place was horrible and disgusting.

The only wrong government could have done here would be if notice was not given and relocation assistant was not rendered.

Same people criticizing government for this are same that use places like this to point out how Lagos is dirty and smelly.

Nobody is against the demolition, not taking the residents to an alternate place or give them relief is what people are against.

That place is more than a century, it's home to generations. You don't just go there and demolish it with zero plan for the inhabitants.

Paragon311:
That's a very good decision and development by the Government....

Mega city like Lagos shouldn't have such place as a community....

Moving them to a better place should be part of the plan before demolition too...

Lol, plan to move the poor in Nigeria? 😂 🤣

Nigeria government duty is to demolished and you find your way.

Jakarta:
My family used it wella around the year 1999 - 2002, scooping free saw dust from the saw mill. Myself and my peers then always show our saw dust moulding skills, fun memories.

That stove darken pot pass firewood 5x 😂

verminnel:
how about marrying one of his clients?

You don't cure alcohol with more alcohol.

verminnel:
Get a partner and get married ,that should help.

😂 A man who slept with different women daily won't last a week in marriage before cheating on the wife.

He needs healing before marriage

dawnomike:
Na Kolu wan com help bro Portable las las!!!... By the way, how come portable is unable to raise 7m for his own bail?
And why is bail fee up to 7m? I thought bail was free!!!

People are tired of bailing the guy... You bail him today and today he's in another trouble.

Even if it's your blood brother, you'll get tired and leave him there.

Amotolongbo:
A whole 5 DNA tests tan, kilode?
But Davido, please try to always patronise condom warehouses, we won’t have to be dealing with this kind of thing every year. January is too young fa.

If this is true, I would advise the mum to look elsewhere for the paternity of her daughter. Perhaps the father isn’t doing well, father na father.

A mother who don't know the father of her kid tells you a lot about her

What's yahoo training please? What planet am I?

Never knew people could be so daf to state of publicly announcing they're criminals.

Hard for me to pity uniform men, they're government tool of oppression. They always forget tomorrow while in service.

When we are fighting for common man right including theirs, instead of them to join the moment they'll do the opposite by pulling triggers.

autoez:
Oga stop this ranting about choice and face the reality. Why do some countries ban it? Because they don't want their people to make the wrong choice. Betting is bad and destructive, yet legal in our system. We need to stand up to fight for our future. You get children ooo and don't forget you can't chose for them.

Tell me any country that practices democracy that bans betting... Remember football betting is the only form of betting

No be dey money be dey problem 😂 🤣 and you wan cry.

To those crying about betting running life... Betting is a choice, leave the company out of it.

eslek5:
Their change of style caused it and I still don't know why they had to change the confirmed attacking style that got us so many goals already. I d prefer that we'd even lost with 90mims play our normal attacking football honestly

Super eagles always play in panic mode once any team give them pressure in first 1-5 minutes of game.

Watch all of their games

floss:
Regardless of referee lack of fairness to balance the officiating in the 90mins, Morocco outplayed the super eagles in all aspects… Morocco deserved the win, it’s just too lame to blame a player(s) for missing a penalty when Morocco had successfully killed the morale of the super eagles 🦅… football is like a war especially in that stage, luck alone doesn’t take you to the final.

This morocco team would’ve still won Nigeria in Akwa-ibom, stop looking for who missed and didn’t miss his penalty kick

Sorry for Davido, you win some, you lose some

If they're that good, we wouldn't make it to penalty shootout. They should have won in 90 minutes.
They outplayed us, but we fought till the end... Penalty is always pure luck in football. Even the best of player can miss penalty.

My only issues with Super Eagle is lack of confidence in big matches.
Once any team start putting pressure on them at first 1-5 minutes of game, they'll lose confidence and start playing in panic mode til the end.

Same thing cost us WC qualifier

Dogalmighty17:
Was there any one who thought we were actually going to beat Morocco? As soon as I heard that the referee was going to be from Ghana about an hour or so before the match, I knew it was over.

During the game, I perfectly understood why FIFA doesn't select referees from Africa for the world cup.

That ref was a Jakazz... Blowing foul to NG when it was committed by MRC.

Richtaiwo:
You clearly do not understand what the word “ambassador” means in this context.

Does this loss cast betting companies in a positive or negative light?

More importantly, which betting company is he even representing? Is this really what being an ambassador looks like?

He is mistaken Ambassador for Agent, na 2 different thing.

Money na water... Make e organize tour, e go make him money back 😂

Like 7.5% vat on each transfer? 😂
Then another tax? So you have 100k Tinubu will collect 40k?

So a client pay you 1m as an artisan, you add 7.5%, when 1m get into your account, Tinubu will remove Tax. You're buying materials from 5 different people at the cost of 200k, each of these people will add 7.5% to 200k... Tell me if that 1m can still run the project but the time you pay all those tax.


Make we dey jonx as people.

GuyWise101:
Link please

Download Football HD live on play store

Wetin ref dey do? Omo