It's not advisable to invest biggerly where it's not your father land.

Angelfrost:


Oh please... Just don't sell the damn thing!!! How many times have you heard of Ghanaians, Rwandans, Ivorians, even Zimbabweans misbehaving or peddling drugs or internet crimes abroad? You think they don't travel too?...

We have to start talking to ourselves as a nation, as a society, and as individuals... We need to take drastic and collective measures to stem this internal poison. There just might be hope for our dying image abroad.

Mumu like you clearly does not know what the law is meant for..Arrest those involved in crime and jailed them if fnd guilty.Thats why we have the law..

helinues:
6. Let all Nigerians abroad also should start behaving well.. We are not the only blacks in South Africa. Oppressing, impressing, intimidating way of life should stop.

Those who live low key life in SA are not affected with the attacks

Pls don't justify the inferiority complex of those xenophobic lazy bunch, because of the extravagant lifestyle of Nigerians and other people there. You even said people living lowkey life were not affected So the person that was burnt or had their shops looted were not living low key enough abi. This is a very lazy way to think

when United Nigeria is the most difficult knot to crack. I couldn't believe the Unity, passion, Energy, zeal, i saw on Tuesday, at Airport road (Lugbe). despite the fact there were security agents Police, Civil defence and Army, Nigerians irrespective of Tribe and religion were ready to damn the consequences and determined to burn down shop rite.

Thats the best spirit of oneness ive seen in recent time, although am happy they dint succeed 'burning it down" bt i loved the Unity i saw that day

More often than nt, we allow our Religious and political leaders have much influence in our life's and they mostly preach dis Unity amongst us.

6:I will never be tribalistic. 7:I will defend my country whenever and wherever!

badboywizzy:
They accuse Nigerians of selling drugs but can there be a seller without a buyer ?

Who buys the drugs ?
How many Nigerians have been convicted by a SA court for drug peddling ?

Chief ur head de dia..

bigpriik:


There is an element of truth in what he said, here in Nigeria once a person becomes rich and influencial he tends to look down on those below him,they begin to oppress the poor,I believe they do the same in S.A but its not a good reason why they should start killing.

Exactly my point. You makes your point in a positive way and this sound mature.

lol

Levels1:


Must you attack someone personality before you can express yourself /opinion? Too sad.

ok..sorry i got miffed,hence the attack..But why should people identify us by the action of the few bad eggs,why not the good ones making waves in diaspora?

lol.... number 3 is very true

Jaykolo10:


I'm telling you... There are allot of Nigerians making waves outside Nigeria... I even saw a video were a Nigerian car dealer in SA was crying about how they loot his shop... Is that guy a drug peddler too abi... Oshi

watch all the pictures of the looters online, not one single white south African in sight, what does that tell you ,sophistication and upper class while those black apartheid slaves are the bottom feeders scarvenging for the sweat of black foreigners to feast on. Even their grandmothers and children are all sacarvenging savages looking for an excuse to kill and loot.

iwantolive:
Mumu like you clearly does not know what the law is meant for..Arrest those involved in crime and jailed them if fnd guilty.Thats why we have the law..

Let me ignore your pointless expletive (you should learn manners)...

How many have been arrested, prosecuted, even executed across the globe? How much of a deterrent has it served?...

I agree with arresting and prosecuting, but that will not deter the average desperate Nigerian...

Fixing this nation, especially our value systems will go a longer way... You should be asking yourself what those other fellow African nations are doing that keeps their citizens in line, especially when they travel abroad...

bigpriik:


There is an element of truth in what he said, here in Nigeria once a person becomes rich and influencial he tends to look down on those below him,they begin to oppress the poor,I believe they do the same in S.A but its not a good reason why they should start killing.

Have you thought about it this way... That some poor people actually have a thing called inferiority complex...that when they see a rich person act or do something...they just believe this person is oppressing them...even when the person isn't even thinking that way...

blindjustice13:
watch all the pictures of the looters online, not one single white south African in sight, what does that tell you ,sophistication and upper class while those black apartheid slaves are the bottom feeders scarvenging for the sweat of black foreigners to feast on. Even their grandmothers and children are all sacarvenging savages looking for an excuse to kill and loot.

Exactly... We're just generally bleeped in Africa.... The mind of an average black man ehnnn

(7), let those abroad bring the money they make outside back to nigeria and establish themselves




most of this guys outside dont even have one bedroom apartment in their village talk more of having a house in the cities, they will make money abroad and spend it there, many will buy houses and prosperities abroad and wen attacks like this happens, they will prefer to die abroad than come home because there is nothing to fall on...

i thank God for my life, i am not bragging but i thank God, i am not in Nigeria but i have 4 houses in Nigeria lekki to be precised, 3 is on rent while i stay in one wen i visit with my family so it is always locked up.. so if this place tire me, i can majestically go back to nigeria without fear of being broke.. that is the best

sundaygray:
Very true. This is the most intelligent post I've seen in weeks

Depending on ur definition of intelligence, & wie u"ve focused on getting post frm.... Obviously NL i guess?

helinues:
6. Let all Nigerians abroad also should start behaving well.. We are not the only blacks in South Africa. Oppressing, impressing, intimidating way of life should stop.
Those who live low key life in SA are not affected with the attacks

Evidence?

badboywizzy:
They accuse Nigerians of selling drugs but can there be a seller without a buyer ?

Who buys the drugs ?
How many Nigerians have been convicted by a SA court for drug peddling ?

They made it looked like it's only Nigerians that sell drugs.

The incident that sparked this attack was a case of mistaken identity o, Tanzanian drug lord killed a South African, they all started shouting a Nigerian did.

Jaykolo10:


Exactly... We're just generally bleeped in Africa.... The mind of an average black man ehnnn

i think apartheid took away their courage and self esteem, cos instead of facing the white men who till now still occupy their ancestral lands they would rather be cowards and let their low self esteem see black foreigners as their rivals.

Reelmii:
(7), let those abroad bring the money they make outside back to nigeria and establish themselves




most of this guys outside dont even have one bedroom apartment in their village talk more of having a house in the cities, they will make money abroad and spend it there, many will buy houses and prosperities abroad and wen attacks like this happens, they will prefer to die abroad than come home because there is nothing to fall on...

i thank God for my life, i am not bragging but i thank God, i am not in Nigeria but i have 4 houses in Nigeria lekki to be precised, 3 is on rent while i stay in one wen i visit with my family so it is always locked up.. so if this place tire me, i can majestically go back to nigeria without fear of being broke.. that is the best

exactly brother, its always good to have investments back home,cos when push comes to shove ,that is when it will hit you that truly "there is no place like home".

iwantolive:
ok..sorry i got miffed,hence the attack..But why should people identify us by the action of the few bad eggs,why not the good ones making waves in diaspora?

I got your point Bro. Really not good Tho, But we all need to join force to produce a better Nigerian.

Angelfrost:


Oh please... Just don't sell the damn thing!!! How many times have you heard of Ghanaians, Rwandans, Ivorians, even Zimbabweans misbehaving or peddling drugs or internet crimes abroad? You think they don't travel too?...

We have to start talking to ourselves as a nation, as a society, and as individuals... We need to take drastic and collective measures to stem this internal poison. There just might be hope for our dying image abroad.

Is it only Nigerians that sell drugs? Pls stfu. No matter how you preach there will still be some miscreants that will go against the law of the land whether Ghanaians, Nigerians or malawe over there, the problem is there are many Nigerians over there and even if someone else commit the crime, he or she will be tag a Nigerian.

We all read the driver was killed by a Tanzanian drug dealer but they all went out to put their frustrations on Nigerians.

Whether you preach from now till tomorrow, someone out there is still thinking of where to go and commit crime. The problem is what is the SA government doing? How many people have been arrested, jailed or deported? Why can't they put strick measures to make it hard for people to travel into their country?

We have EFCC going after yahoo boys here no breathing space for them, what is the SA authority doing to make sure these things don't happen again, especially the crime rate?


You guys keep making it sound like the only thing Nigerians go over there to do is crime and nothing else.

Oga go and sit down jare.

Angelfrost:


Let me ignore your pointless expletive (you should learn manners)...

How many have been arrested, prosecuted, even executed across the globe? How much of a deterrent has it served?...

I agree with arresting and prosecuting, but that will not deter the average desperate Nigerian...

Fixing this nation, especially our value systems will go a longer way... You should be asking yourself what those other fellow African nations are doing that keeps their citizens in line, especially when they travel abroad...

There are criminals everywhere,the fact that Nigeria has more population is the reason ours is so obvious..Are you also aware that Nigerians have made more positive impact than any other Africans in diaspora,especially USA medical sector?do you know how many Nigeria Professors are lecturing in some of the best university outside of Nigeria? why did you choose to ignore that and rather want to identify us with criminals,why?Do you know how many Americans are committing financial crimes in Nigeria,yet no American will ever speak or write about it online,but you are here trying to justify whats not justifiable.The laws are there,the host countries should Arrest the criminals and leave Nigeria out of it.

The late Umaru Musa Yar'adua is the first Nigerian President to publicly declared his assets. A campaign promise he fulfilled when he resumed office. He had N856,452,892 in assets & N88,793,269.77 in liabilities. He did so to set a precedence in government.

If only we all can unitely stand up against our leaders and demand better governance. If only we can quit tribalism and individualism if only we can think and imagine together a better Nigeria

Levels1:



I got your point Bro. Really not good Tho, But we all need to join force to produce a better Nigerian.

Yes thats my dream brother.one love..

your number 3 isn't really the situation in this scenario...the white people and African Americans kept silent because of the damage south Africans have done to themselves psychologically and posterity-wise.


the black south Africans attack on Africans instead of their white masters,who controls 80 percent of their economy,has confirmed that south Africans black have successfully accepted the white compatriots as their superior in their own fatherland...secondly,they have totally ridiculed Nelson mandela and his efforts in liberating south Africans from the hands of their oppressors...that's the major reason why the world kept mute cos it's totally absurd and stupid

absoul:
1) Nigerians can unite and stand together.
It didn't matter whether you were rich, poor, middle-class, from the North, or South, every Nigerian was angry and worried for the welfare of our brothers over there. There was genuine concern and hurt and Nigerians were filled with the need to react. Of course we still had the odd elements; criminal opportunists and the unbothered but the greater majority were concerned.

2) It is far easier to criticize those in power
This present administration has lots of critics, myself included. And if there's another thing these past couple of days has shown Nigerians, it's that most of the critics are actually good at pointing out the numerous errors of the government, (and at times possible solutions) but when push comes to shove, they'll most likely turn out to be hypocrites, voicing out for their personal or political gain. These set of people are the biggest hypocrites of all.

3)The outside world doesn't care for us.... not really.
Nigerians are always good at jumping on international hashtags, you'll see #prayforthis #istandwiththat almost immediately any tragic event happens in any part of the world. But in the past couple of days no one made mention to the black on black crime going on in South Africa. Apart from aljazeera which had a clip of the attack circulating on Twitter, the other news I saw focused on the reprisal lootings. There was no statement, no post from anyone else condemning the attack, political figure or celebrity.
I don't want to start citing examples but I hope our people are taking notes.

4) When pressed, our Government will come through. We all saw what happened, the presidency was serving us the usual lackadaisical attitude at first. But after pressure from all sides, took the first step by withdrawing from the Summit and recalling the Ambassador to S/A, the question/argument that they could have done better by suspending all diplomatic and economic times with S/A still remains, but we have to still acknowledge the step they took. I don't rate their social media reactions but it doesn't hurt either.

The only problem is that our Government is used to taking us for granted. But I'm pretty sure within themselves they were shocked at the uproar and they're thinking, "what if these people start asking the right questions together?"


5) Lastly, what every Nigerian youth should have at the back of his mind is this; together we have a louder voice. If we can come together then we will achieve greatness as a Nation. Nigeria is a country of staggering potential, and deep human resources. When we are scattered, our voices are nothing but a distant echo. However when we come together they must hear the giant roar, starting with the Government. We need to really start to hold them accountable for their actions and responsibilities. With our resources we should be able to at least boast of the most basic requirements like good roads and stable light. I will like to implore celebrities like Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid. These artists have shown genuine love for Nigeria in the past and recently and they wield considerable influence over the Nigerian youth. Imagine organizing a Nation wide protest(peaceful of course) stretching for weeks all over Nigerian states, with our artists performing and singing about the situation. The youths will turn up for sure, enormous crowds and placards...both the people who genuinely want change and even those only attracted by the star appearances. Why is it only every four years we have rallies in Nigeria, with brooms and umbrellas? It's time we wield placards instead and demand our rights as citizens.

God Bless Nigeria!

©Absoul

This write up is just an articulated hogwash . You Nigerians are a group of very insipid people who love crying wolf while you do the most . You all cry Xenophobia but practice a type of tribalism unseen anywhere in the world which is worst than the xenophobia in S.A .

My lesson is dont have a shop in a large shopping mall. When there is breakdown in law and order. You will be looted. Africans cant focus on the right things. God replenish those Nigerians who lost big and their woes are underplayed because they have a shop in ShopRite, a south African company.

blindjustice13:
i think apartheid took away their courage and self esteem, cos instead of facing the white men who till now still occupy their ancestral lands they would rather be cowards and let their low self esteem see black foreigners as their rivals.

They cant mess with the whites. The whites still control the military. The whites have guns too. White South African mercenaries are one of the best in the world.

udemzyudex:


Is it only Nigerians that sell drugs? Pls stfu. No matter how you preach there will still be some miscreants that will go against the law of the land whether Ghanaians, Nigerians or malawe over there, the problem is there are many Nigerians over there and even if someone else commit the crime, he or she will be tag a Nigerian.

We all read the driver was killed by a Tanzanian drug dealer but they all went out to put their frustrations on Nigerians.

Whether you preach from now till tomorrow, someone out there is still thinking of where to go and commit crime. The problem is what is the SA government doing? How many people have been arrested, jailed or deported? Why can't they put strick measures to make it hard for people to travel into their country?

We have EFCC going after yahoo boys here no breathing space for them, what is the SA authority doing to make sure these things don't happen again, especially the crime rate?


You guys keep making it sound like the only thing Nigerians go over there to do is crime and nothing else.

Oga go and sit down jare.

Emotional rants... We haven't done enough for our people, and our nation, especially in the area of sensitization and moral re-engineering...

There will always be criminals, but not the embarrassing scale we are seeing currently across the world... I'm not even talking of South Africa (those ones are dumb), but our collective image across the world... Somethings can't be pretended away.

Regarding population, just stop that lame over used excuse... There are other nations as populated as we are, but they keep their sh*t together when abroad.

P.S: let this be the last time you mention or quote me with insults... If you can't be objective and decorous, then ignore my submissions. This is part of the loss of values we are talking about.

Neddstark:


They cant mess with the whites. The whites still control the military. The whites have guns too. White South African mercenaries are one of the best in the world.

yeah,i know. There is a proverb that says "na who person know say e go fit beat e dey face". They are nothing but cowards who claim they are fighting for their lands where as the black foreigners they are attacking dont even own lands ,lol