₦airaland Forum

Hizzy:
in Asia Laliga is watched more
in America I mean both South and North in Europe Barcelona and Madrid have the highest fans
Baryen and Dortmund have more spectators than Manchester United vs Chelsea or Liverpool
Elclasico aside

oga leave sentiment premiership is bigger than all leagues in the world...anyone arguing it has brain wahala...even championship is followed more Dan French league...apart from El classico which is boring wat is special in laliga De are tins u don't argue....d premiership is well packaged dsts yy man Utd ll make more money Dan Barcelona who ll get to semi in champ lig

Sirmuel1:
Do you know the glory and happiness that comes with the Champions League trophy? I think the English clubs should improve and train better players

how many has Spain train...mancity has wat it takes to win it...players or coach...

Sirmuel1:
English teams and players can never compete against any team/player in Germany, Spain or France!

it seems u have brain problem....no French team in last eight only Bayern de Germany.... While mancity or Liverpool can win d champ lig so chill u hear....

I need a security guard job any one with idea wer I can kick start my career as a security operative I was wrongly put out of job in my former location....am a bsc holder of political science university of calabar,currently resident in ikorodu bt wil be willing to wrk inside Lagos if I can get a good offer or a place to stay thks

Tsam1959:
What is this one saying .

useless npower all these foto Na bullshit...to deceive pple mtcheeew

Rubbiish:
Discuss with friends & relatives, they are the ones that will help u. stop posting issues on nairaland, nobody will help u.
Read about s.. eun & dangote, their capital source is within the friends & relation circle. A stranger helping u is one in a million, it hardly happens...God didn't make life that easy...

u have said the truth bro if not for the way our society is laced up in dysfunction....shd u even know pple much to make it....i was managing security job somewhere before I lost it cos of a little error wer d contract manager and supervisor deem it fit o leave stupid npower no won start

Toide:
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shut up amateur like u,do u think it is easy to be a uniform man.

Wat is dee in bin a uniform person...wat dis guys did is inhuman and condemnable....if a man commit a crime he be dealt with according to the law but we always choose animalistic tendencies in dis part of the world I don't know yy..an armed personal has no right to slap an unarmed civilian....

DabLord:
Sevilla will shock

oga go and sleep even a dumb man knows sevilla have reach dier bustop u think Bayern is man Utd...na jupp hankeys de coach dem

helinues:
UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Draw

Barcelona Vs AS Roma

Sevilla Vs Bayern Munich

Juventus Vs Real Madrid

Liverpool Vs Manchester City

Hw can uefa draw d Spanish teams apart nawa oooo....so Barça Bayern are through already

Discharge:
What's your point please?

see life wen they kip telin pple u shd 23 with five yrs xperience and nna I no sabi wetin to talk again....

iamtardey:
you think you will see here?

with the way sm of us are fraudulent to take the last frm even a struggling person u wonder.... See me now for nothing lost the little security job I bin de manage while waiting for npower...for a little error nobe say I steal or company property lost...yet sm yeye person go de share on whatsapp say dem get data to sell to me which is scam nearly fell for one...nawa

Npower what is happening verify us for months and live us in the Dark...which kind country be dis self...

babytoun:
True talk

match was 2-0 but camp nou was seemingly quiet . fear grip them so.much uncertainty loomed until coutuos decided to open legs again

the same Chelsea dst ll play Europa next season

AndriaRich:
True... I just want the UCL out of spain.
Btw i'm a Liverpool fan.
#ynwa..

lets watch and see na totenham and man utd fall hands

VBCampaign:
Challenges of a “Marwa” Transporter in Ibadan

by Deji Yesufu

For Sheu Gaozu, a “Marwa” transporter on the streets of Ibadan, the race to “deliver” is a rat race against survival. And since he is left with very few available means to livelihood, he must take the bull by the horn.

Marwa or Keke transportation is a popular system of transport here in Ibadan. It involves the use of a tricycle to transport passengers from one destination to another.

The tricycle transport, Marwa, is named after the former military Governor of Lagos State, retired Brigadier Buba Marwa.

Marwa was Governor from 1996-1999 and had introduced the tricycle as a system of transport to aid low earning individuals to make a living in the state.

Soon enough this mode of transportation had caught on in Nigeria; especially in places where cars would not ply and where motor bikes were too dangerous to use for transport.

In many respect, Marwa has turned out to be safer and even more economical than the bikes that many use for transportation.

The story of Sheu, however, unveils the ugly side of Marwa transport business in Ibadan.

Sheu Gaozu acquired his brand new Marwa tricycle at higher purchase from a Microfinance Group. The vehicle cost them N650,000. Each of the vehicles were given to Sheu and his friends at N950,000.

They are required to pay back the money on the tricycle each week. This pay back is called deliver in local parlance. Everyone chooses what amount will suit him best. Sheu chose to return N16,500 at the end of each week. It would take him a little over 14 months to complete payment. If he defaults to pay, the tricycle would be collected from him and the money he had paid up till that moment would be forfeited. If Sheu completes paying the money on the bike, the vehicle becomes his.

Sheu does not think that the deal is impossible to surmount. The trouble is not in the deliver; the trouble is the reality of the streets!

Sheu plies his trade on the long stretch of road that links the popular Gate in Ibadan with New Garage, somewhere after Orita Challenge. When business is good, Sheu makes an average of N25,000 every week. His real pursuit daily is to get hold on the N3,000 – N3,500 deliver money each day. That way, he is confident that he can give at least N21,000 to the Cooperative Group by the close of the week.

Sheu has a mandatory N300 ticket he must purchase at Gate. This ticket costs N150. But for reasons best known to the Road Transport Workers at that end, Sheu and his fellow tricycle transporters must cough out another N150 that is not receipted. If his daily charges as a transporter had been N300 only, Sheu would have no problem. But this is the beginning of his challenge each day.

At every bustop, there are other monies that Sheu and his fellow Marwa riders must pay. This money is called “Owo-ita” – translated literarily: “outing money” or the money a transporter gives for coming out to work that day. This Owo-ita costs N50 and on the Gate/New Garage stretch of road, Sheu pays this money at Gate, Bere, Ojo-Oba, Idi-Arere, Molete, Challenge, Orita and New Garage. He gives the money when going and also while returning, thus sealing his due for that day. If he were to pay all these monies, it would amount to N800 each day.

This Owo-Ita is not receipted and no one knows who authorises the collecting of these monies and where it goes to. Rumour has it that even top politicians in the State get their share of these largesse.

Then at each of these bustops, there are police men and women who also collect their own N50. The police people on duty in the morning will collect their share and the ones in the afternoon will also collect their share. Amounting to another N800 daily. Marwa transporters must pay the police this money or their vehicles will spend the day at the police station and they would be required to pay another amount for its release.

The total amount doled out illegally by Sheu each day will be N1,750; instead of the paltry N150 he is to pay for his daily ticket at the Gate end of business.

So, beside N3,000 deliver money, Sheu must work to get another N2,000 to pay off his illegal dues before he begins to think about his own profit. He has to also service his tricycle every two weeks and this will cost N3,000. If the tricycle is not serviced, its lifespan will be shortened and he may not be able to complete his deliver money.

This cost is also besides the ten litres of Petrol he must purchase each day for his business. At N180 per litre, Sheu is spending close to N2,000 for fuel too each day.

To run his Marwa business, therefore, Sheu must make at least N7,500 each day to offset running cost, before he begins to work for his profit that day.

Sheu thinks business is not bad and that he still makes sufficient profit to take home and look after his wife and new born child; but this is done at a price to his health and even danger to his life. While the money demanded by the police cannot be avoided, the real drama of the streets are the stunts Sheu undertakes to avoid paying Owo-Ita.

Sheu says to make sufficient profit each day, he has to resort to “ogboju” or “were” to avoid paying Owo-Ita. Ogboju is to deal a strong face at the area boys that come for this Owo-Ita. Were is a show of madness.

Sheu knows the streets very well and the area boys know him too. He has had to fight his way to freedom on many occasions , to avoid his trouble, the area boys leave him to his madness. He recalls how one day he had worked very late and had still not made enough for that day. He was due to pick his wife and young child at her shop and was trying desperately to get passengers to his tricycle.

This area boy comes out of nowhere; apparently he was new to that scene. He demands that Sheu pays Owo-Ita. Sheu refuses. The area boy seizes Sheu’s foot mat. Sheu parks his bike properly and launches a physical attack on the area boy. There is a scuffle. The area boy realises that Sheu has were. He releases his foot mat to him. Sheu drives off with a passenger who had observed everything that had happened that night.

Incidentally, Sheu drops this passenger off right where his wife and child were waiting for him. The passenger looks carefully at him and says “looking at you, no one would know you could act the way you did back there…” Sheu’s wife asks him whether he had been involved in a fight again. Sheu ignores her question as he roars his tricycle to life and drives home.

This is just one out of many ways young men and women are trying to survive the harsh economic reality that they have found themselves in within Nigeria. When a transporter is supposed to pay N150 but ends up paying N2,000 as dues daily, he is left with such a little amount to add to whatever profit he must make to keep body and soul together.

And this challenge is not peculiar to Marwa transporters alone. The taxis and motor bike riders face even more challenges. Sheu states that he prefers to ride the Marwa because he has experience in this field of transport. Besides driving, he can repair the vehicle when it is faulty.

The Oyo State government would need to look into this situation. If the illegal Owo-Ita and monies collected by policemen is removed, transporters will make a lot more profit each day and the cost of transportation would even fall.

Government must consider this matter very carefully. If the ordinary man who is trying to eke out a living is continually frustrated from doing this legitimately, he would be forced to employ illegitimate means to survive. For others who cannot do this, when their frustrations exceed a certain level, they may turn against their oppressors – precipitating a revolution.

Source: http://mouthpiece.com.ng/challenges-of-a-marwa-transporter-in-ibadan/
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this is what happens in a disorganized country....agberos or tout becoming rich overnight nawa oooo....

CastedDude:
A Nigerian journalist and former worker in Bayelsa State Government, couldn't contain his excitement yesterday after Barcelona thrashed Chelsea 3-0 at Camp Nou in Spain. The hardcore Barca fan, Eberiye Christopher ensured his whole family including his baby daughter wore Barcelona jerseys to celebrate the Spanish club's Champions league qualification.

The man who apparently woke up in a happy mood - continued with his excitement as he shared a picture of him flying the Barcelona flag on his way to work this morning in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital.

According to him, 'he's going to a suburb in Yenagoa this morning to receive some decamped fans from Chelsea to Fc Barcelona'.

Barcelona put on a spectacle on the Nou Camp stage as they beat Chelsea to seal their place in the UEFA Campions League quarter finals.

Lionel Messi score two goals and also gave a superb assist to Dembele for another as Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League losing 4-1 on aggregate after the first leg ended 1-1 at the Stamford Bridge..

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/03/nigerian-man-celebrates-barcelonas-champions-league-qualification-with-family.html

when we go support our own league like we do to foreign clubs...all the same gud for him....

AndriaRich:
Honestly!!!
England football still has a long way to go in catching up with the spanish side.

nna relax... Mancity and Liverpool are in d last eight and can win it....if epl has to catch wat of Germany wee Na only one team...at least apart from Bayern mancity Liverpool who else can beat Madrid or barca

Slymonster:
That guy need to be bench for 6 game straight

will it stop conte from getting sack u guys reasons foolishly u leave pple like fabregas who did useless errors and courtious...Chelsea shd prepare for europa next season...and try look for another coach it's dier trademark....

Gabflex:
And now one boy will be saying Ronado is best.
tell him to come and learn from messi.
shit dey una head.

foolishness is not good.... Ronaldo is still d highest goal scorer and assist king in d competition....

Slymonster:
Moses is a wack player. Poor cross and lastly he plays with fear. I hope he doesn't do such at the world cup

leave Moses wat of courtiou wey de mumu for post....

Spartacuslastman:
he was busy chasing money

na u im for Chase nna go sleep for bush... Okocha has done his best like it or leave it

tstx:
The United Nations annual World Happiness Report has named Mauritius the most happiest country in Africa , while naming Burundi the saddest country in Africa.

The World Happiness Report 2018, ranked 156 countries by their happiness levels, based on factors including life expectancy, social freedom, absence of corruption and migration within and between countries.

According to the report, Top of the chart in Africa is Mauritius, which rose from second place to push out Algeria which was ranked happiest country in Africa in 2017.

Libya which was ranked third happiest country in Africa in 2017 also came forward this year to clinch the second position.

Africa’s giant, Nigeria also moved up in this year’s ranking to clinch the fifth position despite all the turmoils happening in the country. Last year Nigeria was ranked sixth happiest country in Africa.

Other counries that made the list include Cameroon (7) & South Africa (9).

See full list below

Top 10 Happiest Countries In Africa – UN Happiness Report

1. Mauritius
2. Libya
3. Algeria
4. Morocco
5. Nigeria
6. Somalia
7. Cameroon
8. Gabon
9. South Africa
10. Ivory Coast

See full Top 20 list Below

http://listwand.com/2018/03/top-20-happiest-countries-in-africa-un-happiness-report-2018/

who did this ranking self...mtcheeeww

prodiG:
Courtois is a useless goalkeeper.He is at fault for both messi goals

conte sack loading

FLYFIRE:
The SADDEST thing about the World footballer award is that generations to come will think Ronaldo is NEARLY as good as Messi

they are records to justify his awards... For a man who has d highest goal and assist in champions league.... U don't have to belittle Ronaldo to show hw classy Messi is....

Spartacuslastman:
okocha? I beg forget about that stupid player
someone that can not score 100 goals throughout his carrer is that a player ?
He cannot even win Africa best
idiot player always running after money

u don't need to insult okocha to make your point...he Excel wer a thousand footballers couldn't everyone can't be Messi or Ronaldo

JMOB:
Target two....drunk mourner..

u are a slave of religion....yy did d man went to Saudi for treatment...i don't know yy sm of u Muslim behave foolishly despite education...

millionboi2:
So ola dey watch football

I wonder how pple reason Na only Ronaldo de train...if dat young man no get talent e for no reach wer e de de is a limit to wer hardwork ll take u.... Ronaldo is hardworking bt dat guy is a born footballer

Elparaiso:
They were out since first leg. This is just to make it official.

conte shd prepare to leave wen season ends unless he can conjure magic to make Chelsea qualify to the next season champ league via top four

JMOB:
If it were to be some religions, they will drink alcohol to celebrate the old age..Islam all the way!

sharap

Elparaiso:


Agberos want to win Champions League.

Chelsea are out with this kind early goal

asuustrike2009:
Were did you get this analogy from? Our mothers of old marry as early as 16 years yet many did well

tell them oooo this post is rubbish

Donwyz:
too bad......the problem with us Africans and Nigerians to be precise is that we think school is what gives success and when we fail academically, we see our selves as failures for life.......this girl could have been another chioma ajunwa or mercy akinde, or asisat oshoala or a very successful entrepreneur but she can't now because she failed academically. Our parents still have a lot to do in realising the inborn talents and potentials of their children.....maybe she killed herself because of what her parents or the society might say or do

this is d reason we need massive restructuring in our country...pple shd be thought to discover other tins and premium shd be placed on other tins...today our schools is sports part of the curriculum...from primary to university..??