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If our government is serious, they should, target jobs highly needed overseas, setup structures to train our youths to facilitate their relocation. We have the population and their is nothing like brain drain if the youths are highly trained. The ones that can't travel will be home to fill whatever gap.
In the early 60/70, the Chinese were migrating to the western world in droves. 90% of Alaska in America and British Columbia in Canada is Chinese and china town in most European countries. They took back technology and capital to facilitate also what china is now. India did the same with doctors and Philippines with nurses.
We can't provide the education, jobs and expect our youths not to be lazy while discouraging the few that can struggle their way out.
Most families depends only on these remittances. God should help us with good leaders that is positive to global economic situation. We appreciate all our Nigerian men and women that works odd hours to make this happen for themselves, their families and the nations at large because they also indirectly creat jobs by engaging people in the businesses they have back home or building houses. Some provide direct humanitarian help.

Bro, this is the best advise you can get here.

Odin13:
Relocate with the funds you have bro.. dollar is going up and won’t stop..
No job guarantee in Nigeria .. especially for hustlers .. maybe except you’re managing yours and know too well the secret of that business..

Love is an illusion.. is never real.. it always fade with time .. beside she’s still young.. make she gather experience of life .. while faithfully waiting for you..
give your self a year or two and build develop yourself outside the shores .. learn new things and stabilize..

If she’s still available.. you can make the commitment..if she’s not .. you’re a lucky being.

Is yourself first.. self first… stable family.. then you can add another family .. before your “ own” family.. I mean kids ..

Good luck

Those wicked northern politicians keep their people down for political manipulation. A man that has no education understands nothing and much easy to manipulate. Just as APC made some yorubas in Lagos think that the Igbos will take over Lagos if the allow gbadebo to win the election. The learned yorubas understood differently but for people like where the belle face.

Your mother will not forgive you. Give her equal treatment. Now marriage is not for husband and wife but when it was your mother that suffered for you, it will be different. If table turns that family will abandoned you including your so called wife. Seems you are a simp.

Rufia is a journalist. And a good one at that. Fearless. His type is what we need unfortunately journalism in Nigeria is about interest and the highest bidder. Part of the institutional decay just as most Nigerians doesn't believe anymore in the justice system which should be the hope of the common man. It's unfortunate.

Na contractors dey make building very expensive. If you can build yourself hiring workers directly, you will be surprise the amount of money that you will save.

Marriage na baggage, sometimes whatever you see, you take. None is sugar and tea, forget the social media postings. Most na packaging. Some people can't withstand what they saw in the baggage and bolts away. There is no marriage without a baggage but let it not be the one that will choke to death. Exiting before funeral is always the best. It's happens both ways by the man or the woman.
Unfortunately here there is no communication. So how will you repackage.

APC government has divided and will finally divide this country. You can't hold someone on the ground forever. I support tinubus govt but this show of shame backed by the authorities controlled by the govt is not what we need as a nation.

Chimaroke is getting the ministerial position for enugu in tinubu government. He played his card well.

You are absolutely right. I think it has to do also with culture. The yorubas are nice people and too respectful. That is the upbringing and you that doesn't have such overbearing respect will be termed rude. That is the major problem the yorubas have with the Igbos.
Igbo culture puts your feet in the ground from day one. That is why it is said that the Igbos have no king. Yorubas should stop thinking that the Igbos are dragging their land or anything with them.
You cannot see an Igbo man marrying to be fed by the parents. He has to be a man to get married and not under the father's roof. Even if he has to stay in the father's house, he will be providing but very rare.
Not that the yorubas don't travel to other zones, they do but very rare. I was in Enugu state and met a medical doctor from ekiti that was there for his youth service and stayed after. He now has a clinic and a very large farm, married to an indegene and very rich and happy. But in all, the politicians too is contributing 99% of the tribal sentiments we have in Nigeria for their selfish gain and for election purposes. Nigeria is a blessed country.

The 3 basic necessities in life is food, shelter and clothing. The problem is that we always approach things with sentiments. As long as you eat food and wear cloths, one should also plan for his rent.
Find small money and beg the landlord, he will be considerate except you don't always pay rent as at when due.
We should also learn to save for rent.
People should liken paying rent to how you will feel when you worked for a whole month and your salary is not paid. Most landlords depends solely on that rent to survive.

We are where we are because the country has been and continue to be in the hands of the wrong people. The earlier we wake up and stop being tribalistic and start electing the right candidates and saying no to rigging the better for us and our children. The world is leaving us behind. The suffering and smiling of the Nigerian people has reach the maximum point.

Is soludo the spokesperson for CBN. Let cbn not put Nigerian in policy gossip mood. Everyone is waiting for an official announcement from cbn if not if you collect the old naira note. You are on your own

I don't even know what this APC takes Nigerian for? Some fools that must be ruled with lies and deceit. We all know what happened.

It is the Igbos because other tribes feels Intimidated by their presence. It has nothing to do with an Igbo man character but just jealousy. The Igbos contributes even more than the indigenes in developing the area where they are. Igbos are more Nigerian than any other tribe. No Yoruba man owes any business in Igbo land. Or even Hausa man. Still insisting on one Nigeria. Why not let them go and be on their own? I no understand ooo. Have you imagined how Lagos will be without the Igbos or other tribes? Shanties everywhere because the Yorubas loves living in the slump

If you understand clearly the article, the whole south was under Benin empire. Even in Enugu state, there is a town called ezike oba, meaning descendants of the oba of benin. princes of Benin kingdom was appointed to establish and rule in different places including Lagos and Ile ife. Aworis are descendants of Benin kingdom that came from Ile ife.
So you could say when an awori man is selling land, that a Bini man is selling land because aworis are descendants from Bini kingdom.

Putinofrussia:
Who did the Bini conquer in Lagos?
Have you ever heard a Bini sell land in Lagos before?
Why cant they sell land if they own it?

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land.

Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.

In a statement from Akiolu’s palace, the monarch traced the historical background of the state and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land.

The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.

“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.

“The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.

“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded explanation.

“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko.

“From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.

“The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.

“The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.

“The palace is called Idugaran meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)

“Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.”

https://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

If we are still talking about tribe during the elections in this country then that tells how learned we are. I think the Yorubas claims to be educated. Let's stop the politicians from dividing us for their selfish gains.
The last time I checked, all tribes in this great country is cohabiting very well. Only our greedy politicians divides us.
Let those supporting Yoruba candidate know that asiwaju won many senate and house of rep in Igbo land.

Which kind of government is this for goodness sake. What is then the gain for this suffering inflicted on Nigerians? Just to rig election?
The cbn policies under emefiele is the worst Nigeria has ever had tifiakwa

LP has come to stay in Enugu state from top to bottom. If not that pdp is not shameful, should they be campaigning in Enugu state with all the backwards, deceits and harm they brought upon enugu state.

My dear sister, forget all this it is not important.
Women don't inherit property in Igbo land. If the man dies, and have female children, the property goes to the nearest brother to the man. Even though a court of law has on several occasions ruled again that. But na the jazz wey go dey involved for the dragging of the properties be the Koko.
Secondly continuation of family name.
It is assumed in Igbo land that the generation of the man that has only female children ends the day he dies.
Technology is helping now in the determination of the sex of a baby. You can consider that to make your marriage settled. Some men will go have the child outside of marriage without the wife's knowledge but only the family will be aware.. And e go clear the woman for eye if the man dies because all the family will join hands in making sure all the properties goes to the biological son even if it's out of the marriage. If the female children are not married and maybe in school arrangement will be made for their upkeep until marriage and also the wife if she still want to be with the family. That is the tradition. Anybody trying to tell you anything else is just apply modern culture. Some families are considerate though but it's rare.

The reason for this is because the woman may decide to marry another man and the family of the man will not let her take the property to the new man. If they won't accuse the woman of killing the man.
A female child has no inheritance right in Igbo culture. Only male children. My uncle had 4 houses when he died and had a boy and 4 girls. Na the boy inherited both the landed the house . Na only the gift given to the female children when they were marrying is all they got.

Fake news

Ekweremadu should have known that he was dealing with an abakaliki man . Those who know can tell

Did you ask your parents which state you really came from. Even an osun man will claim Lagos as if to say that if Lagos is left for them it won't look like a ghetto. Visit where Yoruba people predominantly live and see for yourself how they would have developed Lagos. Sic...

North no dey joke with their own no matter how corrupt or bad. Don't be surprised how kwakwanso will mobilize his voters to vote for atiku. Na elrufi you wan trust? Apc is dead except God wants Tinubu to win. Politicians in the South should be reasoning like the north but they prefer to align with the north for selfish reasons let's see how the outcome will be.

Enugu North is for Labor party.

Don't underestimate tinubu. He is a master in the game of politics. Don't be surprised that this scarcity of money and cabal thing is APC plan though crying fowl. They know that they won't win if normal politics is played because of their failure. Let's watch and see.

I don't think that this is an issue of over attachment or protective of an only child. What your mum sees seating down, even if you like climb a tree, you won't see it for now. Women are great in observations but love won't allow you to see now.
Ask her to tell you clearly her fears, there maybe other observations that she wouldn't want to tell you. Marriage nobi joke ooo

Try also to find out from another party of close family member why your dad abandoned his family. Clear your eyes make u no go enter bad marriage, it is the worst things that can happen to any man. Marriage is not only about love because love dey die ooo when bills begin to come

I dated this unilag babe for 2 years. I never knew she had two phones. Each time she is coming to me, she comes with only the phone I bought for her and special sim for me and her few close friends that I know.
She made me believe that I can't come to her house cos she stays with her parents though.
She leaves the phone for me and nothing. Naija babes are smart. Na her friend she had issues with burst the bobble to me. She was a hook up babe. That guy don collect number, the rest will be story. Naija babe be say if u wan marry, just close eye to collect one zipped bag. As you open am, anything you see you take. If you are lucky e fit be nice one.

The op is not wrong in his assertion. But to me this is a cultural thing. In the time of our fathers it's men that get married not boys. Because just like the bible said it, a man should leave his father's house to make his own family. Unlike most tribes that get married while still fed and in his father's house. No responsibility. Marriage cost is even contributed by family members and friends. In gbo the man should be capable to bear the total cost both ways of the marriage. So you must be ready and capable to take responsibility before diving into marriage. Maybe the reason for late marriage of the men.

For the women, if not westernization, women don't work. They don't even go to the farm. Their husbands call them oriaku meaning the one that eats my wealth. All responsibility of taking care of the household is of the man. In other tribes apart from Hausa I think it is not the same. Maybe it's part of the reason why Igbo men are industrious. So the women sees any man that cannot comfortably provide for them as a weak man and not worthy.

When a family is poor and have many mouths to feed they tend to push their girls to go marry. This makes them have no option than to take anything that comes. It's pervalent in other tribes. A 19 years old Yoruba guy is already thinking of marriage with no source of income while a 23 years old Igbo guy is thinking of what to do to be stabilized financially. Most of the Igbo guys marrying from other tribes are mostly the ones with no balls just like a Yoruba girl leaving a Yoruba guy for another tribe. She has no choice or better offer.

In all money has no tribe. Every woman wants a man with statues which money provides. Abi you want your sister to marry a poor man? Who love help

He is stupid with the wife because he feels he has family to fall back to. You guys should allow that guy grow. Falling and rising on his own is part of allowing someone grow. Let him carry his cross jare. It will make them evaluate every business decisions seriously before going into it next time. When you overpet a baby you make him/her weak to face the future and realities of life. No give shishi and no guarantee any loan.

Saving doesn't make one rich. Advice him to invest. 200k last 3 months is not same value this month.