₦airaland Forum

Guys, do you know that the programme was filmed during the reign of Abacha - that was when Peter Igbindedion was the MD of FAAN. It would have been correct for SKY TRAVELS to say that the filming was done so many years ago. I have written a mail to them to stop the programme by an e-mail, but they are persistent to destroy the image of Nigeria. I guess if we have a contact telephone number, we should call them or to the Nigerian High Commissioner in london for them to desisit from that evil act. That programme stinks!

Stop all these pessimistic dreams and move on! There are only one or two ocompanies that changed the fortunes of Japan...if Transcorp does it, let it be!

Gov. Donald Duke of Cross Rivers state

Don't call on God to save you when you don't want to go out and vote..Adams Oshiomole should be the next president.

Only 50 years ago, you would have to stand up for a white man to seat in a bus in America, but that is the same place you are running to now. Well, in those days, the Americans (blacks) stood up for their country and defended it, they did not leave their country and vow never to return!

Nursery - Otoi-akara

Primary - Army Children School, Benin

Secondary - Western Boys' High School, Benin (Up west boys!)

University - UNIBEN, Benin (greatest UNIBITE!)

- Cranfield University, UK

- London School of Management, uk

Please neither myself nor any other person in this forum has insuanted that there are no problems great challenges in that country.  I tell you, I lament deeply in my heart when I go out of the country and see where we should have been.  But to speak in such a way such that when  a foreigner who listens to you will think that every Nigerian he/she meets in the street wants bribe is utter nonsense. If you are in doubt of what i just said, go oover your posts carefully and listen to the tone of your posts.  Not every Nigerian takes bribe, not every Nigerian asks for one and not every Nigerian will think of any corrupt act of corrupt tendencies.  I am still aware of many people who goes back to pay a bus conductors when that conductor fails/forgets to ask for transport fare. I have walked into Nigerian banks for various reasons and did not get to pay any one. I am sure those who want to beat the queue bribe their way to get in front of other people. If you ever did that, then you are the one (not Nigerians) who is corrupt. When we leave Nigeria, we suddenly become sane  to obey traffic laws and not give/take bribes. So it is us to change, but we prefer to flout the rules when we are in our own country and come around to say that Nigerians are corrupt...that is not nice.

What hardline has Chris taken in any public speech? The Zamfara state governor who took a hardline stand with Shariah is about contesting for presidency. I have not heard of anybody talking him down.

Have u asked yourself what the population is in Burkina Faso and Mali? Is it not considerate to factor that into why a country should be free from crime and social vices? We should rather seek ways to positively improve improve security issues in Nigeria especially when the Nation is gradually learning how to creep again. We are in such a hurry and lay blame and treat the nation and everyone with such sarcasm and disdain. It took several years for South Africa to be where they are today, they went through pains and sufferring.  The same can be said of Britain, America, China etc...  The truth that you need to ask yourself is 'how am I contributing to the sanity of our community'? Have many secret cult memebers do you know of and have not told the authority, how many armed robbers do you know of and yet eat from their spoils? In countries like Britain, everyone is just the same as the police.in my country Nigeria, it is must never be because the person belongs to the same tribe, community or family with you...

A word of advice for Odeku, stop moving with the wrong folks...join the band of those who want to make positive impart in Nigeria

My own mother got healed and since that experience, she has been living healthy. What more do you want as proof?

If there are more 'bad Nigerians' than the good ones, then i don't have to go to OSHODI for my purse to be stolen. I can as well be anywhere in the country and not even trust you Odeku nor my bros and sisters. It is easy to exaggerate things and say whatever we wish. The indices used for these ratings are never absolute. The Indian traders that manufactures fake drugs and sell to countries in Nigeria are not part of that indices. These guys are as well corrupt. In my opinion, apart fom the guys that Odeku knows and in contact with, majority of Nigerians are good and nice. I have plenty of friends all over the globe (Nigerians), 99.99% of them are not corrput.

I am not sure you are more aware of Nigeria's secular state than Okotie. He has not made any comment to that effect. There is a state in the midlands or nothern part of Nigeria where the governor is a reverend. He has not killed the moslems in the state.

Build into your wife, what you see in the other woman!  Flee from every apperance of evil and cling to your own - your angel!

Thanks Jojo....they have not heard of Jamaicans in London or Indians in London.

I have been sad today, it is a black day for Nigerians.  My sympathy goes out for families of the plane crash victims and our dear OBJ. May this be a new reawakening for Nigerians to be good and upright at all times.  It should remind the govt that we need efficient medical facilities and personnel in Nigeria.

You can forget that Okotie is a pastor and vote for him. When an Alhaji comes into power, nobody complains.

This is simple. Let them pay you what an aerospace engineer earns in Germany....Period!

Point of correction, Lagos is not more expensive than most European cities, at least the one I know of. Here in London, people who earn top range salaries like £2,500 can hardly do much with it and save enough. In Lagos, you can save a lot from that and also live comfortably. The problem with Lagos is the chaos that comes with it - no proper order.

Boy, think again.  The problem here is not just about retruning to Nigeria, but the very ridiculous offer.. I had three friends who studied with me here in the UK.  They had offers in the UK and in Nigeria.  They opted for the Nigerian jobs because their salaries ranged from 5M naira to 13M naira. And these were not all oil companies.  You can have a decent life in Lagos if you earn well.  Negotiate an upward review of their offer, 1,500 EURO is not even good enough, get them to provide you with a comfortable accommodation etc.

@Hunter, Maybe as they have done it several times and you were not harmed, they simply meant no harm!  They may have learnt that method of persistent persuasion from the 'Igbo traders' - ususally persistent when you approach their stores. I am sure the airport management needs to work on that, and perhaps next time, make it known to them.

On my return from Trinidad the other month, a taxi driver approached me at the Heathrow airport. I was a bit suprised but not alarmed at that, anyway, I took the guy's taxi home. You see, it is not exclusive to lagos airport. Maybe things have changed for the better at the airport (lagos).

@Odeku, you forgot to mention that there are Nigerians who through hardwork, eke a living

Why una dey kill una self? TI just released a report, I guess Nigeria will breath some fresh air from this.  In the past, there has been no foreign media report on issues relating to Nigeria without mentioning the word 'corruption'. Even the average 'good' Nigerian was forced to think of himself as corrupt.

Read the report here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4351076.stm

http://www.transparency.org/cpi/2005/cpi2005.sources.en.html

Note! no mention was made of corrupt multinationals - who seem to be at the core of corruption in a place like Nigeria.

@Hunter, why do you feel intimidated when you get to the airport? It is obvious that these guys are looking to perform a job for which they want a tip. If you do not want their service, you simply smile and say no. Do they ever force you to take their taxi without your consent? If that is the case, then you might feel intimidated. I have only used the Abuja airport and have no idea of how it is in Lagos.

Stop there! what do you mean by 100 terrorists are better than lagos? Apart from the guys apprehended in london, who told you that similar successes have been recorded else where like Bali, Trinidad, Kenya etc... I am not of the opinion that lagos is not bad, c'mmon, it is just like any other overpopulated regions of the world. There is crime in Mexico, NY and other large cities - the only exception might be Tokyo.

Guys, Shouldn't our information department and media advertise this article with the link below.  This article has shown that UK is a more dangerous place to live than in Lagos... Please read on!

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=2095622005

Now compare what the British and American govt have said about Trinidad and Tobago (TT) a country that has seen 4 bomb blasts by terrorists in the last few months with very high gruesome crime and what they say of Nigeria that has not witnessed such events.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/stories.php?article_id=29629

My brother and sisters, there is serious bias

Even if you a whity! there is no way you can attain success without personal efforts - whether their schools are the best or not.

It should rather be that Nigerians are lawless, and it is funny how we flaunt the ability to break the law

What are you guys talking about? Nigerian doctors trained in Nigeria are at various health institutions in the UK as well as other parts of teh world. Our engineers occupy various juicy posts in various companies..... If you want to go to a school in Nigeria, why go to the quack ones? In the same way, there are certain universities I will never go to in the UK.

When you use western union money transfer, how do you release you good first before cashing your money?

What is found in Lagos is not uncommon to cities with very large population.  And when you talk of crime, hello! go to Johannesburg, but that city is never potrayed like that.

The problem of lagos is largely due to the people who live in it, who trash just at any point, drive like they have gone nutts and have no concern for their environment. Every city has its own woes..including london. I was in Trinidad recently, you should see the amount of trourists there, but crime rate there is as high as Jamiaca and people still rush to go there.

How can these oyinbos with terrorist infested cities like london, NY, Spain, etc dare say their cities are better than Lagos? In the report, terrorism was one of the issues - that should have placed Lagos amongst the top 20. It is pure conspiracy - Even Johannesburg rated as the crime capital of the world is not there... useless report.

It is just like the programme on Sky Travels on Lagos Airport - that film was shot during the time of Abacha and does not reflect the present day status of the airport. I iguess these white journalists will never be ok, if they don't talk about corruption and all that rubbish whenever they talk of issues relating to Nigeria. It is sickening - You need to watch this programme to know what I mean.