₦airaland Forum

It is doubtful if any gf was meant to be of any particular kind.

I mean a grumpy old yeller could be No 9 with the right dude vice versa.

MUZBO:
Chei, if the guy had a bomb now its KABOOM!! . . . then into the atlantic.

Yes if he had a bomb everyone would have been dead b/c of the greed of a few.

lagerwhenindoubt:
But yes you have a point, seriously, if this racket has been going on unnoticed, Abdul Mutalab would have not been caught had he taken this route and blown the plane when the tires open for landing.

Yeah you would have seen the coward shaking hands with bin laden while innocents are at the bottom of the sea

The entire security staff that had responsibility for that aircraft should be sacked. No less an action should be tolerated of Delta.

It could have been a bomb smuggled on that plane by a jihady group obsessed with killing Americans and other innocent pple. They have the mindset and at N800,000 ($5300), it would have been a very cheap operation indeed.

Paddy Lo, you have done a terrific job. Your understanding of these issues no doubt is quite profound. If there is another economist in the house I have not seen him yet.

It is agreed that Nigeria has a lot of extremely poor people that could constitute threat to social security and stability and questions have been raised abt the morality of having so much poverty in the midst of plenty. What is in contention is the desirable economic model that can best provide for these poor in a sustainable manner.

Those who are advocating socialism (I spit) seem to be blind to the fact that the last vestiges of this abnormal, unnatural and inherently corrupt economic model is in final retreat everywhere it was practiced in the world. If it has not worked for other countries why do some think it will in Nigeria where the leaders are mindlessly corrupt.

Some have complained about unfair labour practices in capitalism, but at least there is a job where there was none. Shouldnt we get there first and see how we can address that rather maintaining a system that keeps us running around in a circle?

tensor777:
You have got it right there .Tha main problem with Airport road is overcapacity.It was simply never designed to handle its current volume of traffic.
The way out is to constuct a new system of interlinked flyovers.

Even when this is done Deboski will come up with another obscure road somewhere as a reference determinant of living standard in Nigeria

ziga:
What exactly is your point. Nobody is denying the state of the International airport road. Even if it is fixed today, it will still have potholes tomorrow. The solution to the road problems will be stability in the Government and good policies.

The perception i am talking about is that i see that progress is being made whereas, you can't see anything good.

Please, let go of your emotions and lets try to be objective when we criticize.

You are asking for too much. There is only one deboski on NL. I know him well enough

debosky:
If you live in Nigeria, kindly use your perception to convert the Lagos Airport Road into a bump less one and use perception to dissolve the armed robbers at your door.

Because some people can now go to the Palms (never mind they are a tiny fraction of the population) that should be the governing perception of Nigeria, not the awful daily realities faced by the majority of the people.  Perception indeed. The more I see posts like these, the stronger the hypocrisy appears.

I am yet to see where the hypocrisy is in all these. If you have a phobia for armed robbers it will remain with you long after all our problems are solved as a country.

The most violent crimes are perpetrated in SA yet it is a developed country

debosky:
Is your main grouse how the ECO is going to look at you?  

ok - let's even accept that for a moment - WHY isn't there more news about the so called 'life in abundance' that is going on in Nigeria? We've seen stories of a new South Africa, we've seen stories of a new Ghana, but Nigeria continues to be covered by killings, worsening infrastructure and other ills.

You have to be in denial to fail to recognise the WORSENING of the living conditions of the majority of Nigerians. The fact that the minority who hold most of the wealth are enjoying 'life in abundance' doesn't change the sorry state of things in general.

Perception is NOT the problem. Land in Lagos and the Airport Road is a disgrace - is the road really bad or just my perception? Is the fact that we don't have security and we don't have power a matter of perception?? While Ghana has had years of uninterrupted power we can't still generate enough for basic household consumption never mind industrial and this is a matter of perception??

The state of the roads and other infrastructural challenges have been with us for a long time. You cannot undo overnight the damage of what essentially has been an undeclared war against the south by the Northern powers that be through the military. The economy through the limited deregulation we have had at the center has imparted positively in the lives of many.

Now if you remain fixated on the bad roads and rubbish of the kind bbc feeds you it will be impossible for you to see the wonderful things that people like Fashola, Ohakim etc are doing.

The economy is growing (the proffessionals will tell you that), dozens of Nigerian diasporans are coming back home (or is this bad judgement). We still have policy challenges but the life of the average Nigerian has improved empirically.

ola olabiy:
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this pennywise is an idiot. his dad must be one of those holding nigeria back. or those who held us back. he is only concerned wha happens when he goes through heathrow and jfk. he is after his own self-esteem. he wants to preserve his big-manism and those of his parents. he wants to brag among his oyinbo friends while his family continues to hold nigeria back. may God speak for these scavengers.
idiot. OLE. AJIBOLE. OMO OLE.

I have no business with you. I deal only with legitimate and documented people like paddy lo and Kobojunkie. You are neither. You have only one antidote- and that is Immigration. Say all you want but If I get your real name kperen. That is the end.

It is not about shame, it is about perception.

I dont want a low ranking poorly paid ECO looking down at me when I disembark at Heathrow or JFK as someone coming from a country besieged by refuse b/c it is not true.

It depends on what you really want when you come to Nigeria. We have got life in abundance here. If it is refuse you want to look at, fine.

The only people who like to see such things told about Nigeria are a section of the white population b/c it makes them feel good abt themselves. Also you have some of our people who see this as an excuse for their continued enslavement, mental anguish untold hardship in the west rather than return home b/c there is suffering in Nigeria.

Kobojunkie:
What do you say to those who have CONFIRMED the existence of the situation which the BBC highlights in the videos? What do you say to those who grew up around this and are here on Nairaland confirming the truth in what we saw on BBC video?  Let me guess, they are deluded and never did grow up in these areas?

Dear Junkie,

Understand my post. I havent denied the existence of scavangers in Nigeria. What I mean is that we are not a country of scavangers even though there are scavangers in Nigeria.

If you can tell me what other Nigerian language you speak I may be able to get someone to help us b/c rt now I think I have a real and urgent problem.

Kobojunkie:
Small Pikin? What does that even mean? Are you saying there was NEVER a time in our past when electricity supply was not 24/7 Or are you just here to make fun of your own self with that?

My dear Junkie, never in the history of this country has there been electricity in Nigeria 24hrs a day, 7days a week.

You have to accept that long long before Babangida became president some NLers were already here and they saw things for themselves.

I did not see the report (I hardly watch BBC anyway) but those gory photographs on NL pretty much says it all. I am a Nigerian who has lived in Nigeria all my life. I have not seen such scene anywhere in this country neither has anyone around me. Infact those imagery will shock any average Nigerian.

It is true there is some degree of hardship in this country but what the BBC sought to demonstrate through that documentary is misleading to say the least.

Paddy Lo made quite a lot of useful points. We started having some degree of deregulation only 10yrs ago compared to others that have had a free economy forever. Government monopoly of businesses was the only way the military in the hands of the north could leverage their political power and decide who gets what. Now we (even the northern oligarchy) are beginning to see the benefits of an open Nigerian economy.

Granted corruption is a problem. But it hasnt stopped China. Since they deregulated that country's economy has been blasting away on all four cylinders (pardon my economic jargon).

1Emmy:
Then lets involve law, get all thieves arrested without discrimination,  I believe by that justice will prevail. Who is not a thief in Nigeria?

1 by 1. A thief at hand is worth . . . . .

Kobojunkie:
Electricity used to be available 24/7 in Nigeria until Babangida came in the picture, and by 1993, it dawned on everyone that the problem was here to stay.

I laff when I read things like this on internet. Small pikin wey no know say not be now yansh dey back. FYI, e don tay.

odumorun:
Let them go and farm we say. But people on the farms are hungrier than tose in the city. Why ?.

A lot of food for thought.

SapeleGuy:
Yes indeed, as anti corruption crusaders you may be interested in the Halliburton case. Let there be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-430866.0.html

Nope. On Ibori's case we stand. Nigerians and the world need a good example in our fight against corruption.

Exactly what does it cost to buy a 'federal' judge in Nigeria these days?

Ibori makes it appear so cheap.

BTW, does this website work for Nigerians too?

OP

Waow. You found the idea so repulsive that you decided to start a new thread dedicating all of three paragraphs to it after a few months research.

Why do Nigerians like to wallow in hypocrisy?

NL Auto is coming alive with this offer.

OP,
If this car is still here in a week, just call me

OP,
Say how much you wish to sell your car or you take it off this website. I dont know why Nigerians will always be different. With other nationals selling used cars you get to see the price even before the car. Why must you drag prospective buyers to one corner. Are you paying for this advert? Or maybe the car is really not yours to sell or maybe you have some business proposal or money to give to the buyer.

I think site admin should make asking price a pre-condition for allowing these adverts. In the mean time, they should stop accepting adverts of this nature.

Still water runs deep.

Underestimate your adversary at your peril.

You dont put up a rabbit snare and hope you catch an elephant.

agathamari:
its high in some vitamins and minerals but only if ingested.  but otherwise no, there are no benifits to woman.  besides the fact that a womans body is fully developed by the time she begins to engage in se/x and the lining of the utereus doesnt absorb.

Great opportunity for some to cut down on spendings on these vitamins.

Little wonder seasoned players I know always have these vitamins handy.

Hello M.Sijuade

I have no doubt you will be successful in your search whether he is alive (I pray he is) or not.

The 'w' in your dad's name really doesnt matter. A lot of Nigerians tweak their names (usually by removing a letter) to make pronunciation and spelling easier. I did same long ago.

That K. Sijuade may have used a false name in order to remain in the UK in 1977 (as suggested in one of the responses you had) is to me very unlikely. It was extremely easy for Nigerians to enter the UK in the 70s. Visas were not required and terms for becoming UK citizens were by far more liberal. It is the visa regime especially in the last 2 decades that turned Nigerians wanting to live in the UK into cowboys.

Good luck in your search and I hope it ends with the man in the picture.

Nothing is truer than the expression-age is a thing of the mind. Nothing!

You all should leave this fellow alone. He felt duped and there is nothing wrong with saying how you feel.

But a 1998 Camry? Haba. OP take it easy.

Its about time the federal Govt declares a state of emergency in Edo state and wrest control of that state from Oshiomole.

What the hell is the comrade Governor doing with his huge security vote? If he must know there are more guns in private hands in the delta and it is not necessarily easier to get jobs there with the exit of oil companies. In order words life is not any easier but you dont find murderous gangs operating with so much impunity.

Benin is home to zone5 and 2 military bases. With adequate logistics planning and motivation there can be proper law enforcement. Robbers, kidnappers and killers that have been driven from other states have found home in Benin.And the Governor doesnt seem to be bothered.

@Topic
That is a very polite and thoughtful way of saying NO I am not interested in a sexual relationship with you. Any reasonable guy will understand and move on.

Some guys will stubbornly persist and think they won the babe over when the relationship is consummated.The truth is that most babes >95% will fall with sustained pressure of the right kind-lots of time, good money, getting her out of situations etc.

They might even begin to think the new affection they have is genuine and all that until they begin to see the guy in a different light for some reason (remember there was no real love in the first place). The guy might even be the first to sense this change. Separation under this circumstance can lead to violence and vindictiveness because the guy feels duped.

demla:
ssce failed

You mean ssce attempted.