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Travel / Re: What Am I To Do, My Only Brother Is In A Chinese Prison by postemail: 8:51am On May 07, 2019
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Hi Adigu,

Our guys are always in a hurry to make money, why is that the case? Since it takes 3-5yr to naturalize, why don't they relax, get a lean job, work up the ladder, and then jet out to a better country after 5 yrs or so.

I know of guys in costa. They say residence is easy there, I believe that the case in BR.

Generally, have our boys gained notoriety overthere? Or the bunch in BR are the good breeds from 9ja?
Travel / Re: What Am I To Do, My Only Brother Is In A Chinese Prison by postemail: 8:45am On May 07, 2019
chukxie:


Such news fly around quickly. Besides, his chic was an old friend... The lady's now back in the Philippines. She had gone to visit your brother (whom I heard was her boyfriend) when the police raided your brother's apartment, and she was caught up in the whole mess. From what I heard from a very reliable source, your bros go put hand for local pepper (ego) from one chinco victim. You bros dem go play local, and chinco Obi eke no dey use ears hear say 9ja play their people local.
If na your bros eke carry with Filipino chic called Lodi, then e be like say eke don transfer am go Shandong eke hand. Na Wisdom(Gabriel )be him name?

@soul47

chukxie has given you more info here. I think the situation is clearer. Try to relate with him offline and get more info. He is the man on the ground.

Don't waste your funds on lawyer. Absolutely useless!

@chukxie
Why do our boys in GZ all cluster in one small town? I think China is quite a big place and loads of opportunity.

I was told many 9ja boys in GZ are quite the uneducated bunch, is it true?

Do 9ja boys in GZ attract a lot hate from authority and locals? What's the reason?

As of 2001 - 2007, representative visa was quite easy. Is that still the case?

Give the lowdown, bro

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Crime / Re: My Phone Was Stolen And Money Withdrawn From My Bank Account by postemail: 6:44am On Apr 05, 2019
Offpoint:

All they need to do is removed your sim from your phone, next time don't only password your phone also password your sim... they only have 3 attempt before the line is block.

He probably make use of USSD to transfer your money

Pls how does one password a sim?
Politics / Atiku: US Political Handlers Played Major Role In 2019 Election by postemail: 8:45am On Apr 02, 2019
By Dionne Searcey March 31,

2019 ABUJA, Nigeria — When a
Nigerian presidential candidate landed in the United States in January after years of being subject to a visa ban because of corruption allegations, he
had a team of Western consultants and lobbyists to
thank for the warm American welcome.

One of those who helped was Riva Levinson, who was mentored in the art of political consulting by Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Trump’s presidential campaign, sentenced this month to more than seven years in prison for a host of crimes.

Ms. Levinson, who now has her own firm, KRL International, is among the many American political consultants with ties to President Trump who have become regular fixtures in
African political campaigns,
seizing on the region’s turn
toward democracy.

For decades, countries in sub-Saharan Africa changed governments through coups that left military juntas in
charge. But increasingly, in
places like Nigeria, elections are supposed to determine the will of the people, though sometimes they are not fully free and fair.

Yet as elections become more common and competitive — complete with polling and social media campaigns — African candidates are hiring Western firms to sway voters and influence the media coverage of their candidacies.

Consultants with perceived ties to Mr. Trump are especially valued by their political clients, even in countries that he disparaged with a vulgar phrase, and which are largely off his administration’s foreign policy radar.

From the sidelines at a
recent election event in
Nigeria, Ms. Levinson
reminisced about the old
days when Mr. Manafort
would dispatch her across the globe to enlist unsavory
leaders and help them clean
up their international
reputations, for a hefty fee.

“Paul was a master
strategist. He could hover
above at 30,000 feet and
see how all of the moving
parts fit together, and then
move each one with precision,” she recalled.

“I learned that from him, and
he gave me a front-row seat
to watch history. I’m grateful to him for this.” Ms. Levinson was in Nigeria to help the opposition party in the country’s recent election.

The party’s presidential candidate was Atiku Abubakar, and her client was a powerful
Nigerian senator who was
managing Mr. Abubakar’s
campaign.


Mr. Abubakar lost. But
during the campaign, Ms.
Levinson and a team of
other American lobbyists
and consultants with ties to
Mr. Trump helped their client secure meetings with legislators and with powerful American
lobbying groups. He stayed
at the Trump International
Hotel, a five-star hotel near the White House.

Those small victories, in
which Mr. Abubakar won
access to Washington power centers, were impressive for a candidate who was named as a prime example of overseas
corruption by a United States Senate subcommittee in 2010. Its report said that he had funneled tens of millions of
dollars worth of Nigerian
oil revenues into foreign
shell accounts. Mr. Abubakar has never been prosecuted, but for years he was prevented from traveling to the United States.


“These firms help candidates launder their image in Washington, London and New York, shifting outside attention away from the bare-knuckle reality of their election campaigns,” said Matthew T. Page, a former State Department official who is now an associate fellow in the Africa program of Chatham House, a British research group.


They also seek to manipulate the election narrative by planting press stories or neutralizing negative narratives on social media,” Mr. Page said. In Nigeria, the opposition party also tapped another consulting firm, Ballard Partners, to help facilitate meetings for Mr. Abubakar on Capitol Hill as part of a $90,000 a month contract.
Brian D. Ballard, the firm’s
owner, was a top fund-
raiser in the Trump campaign.

Ms. Levinson accompanied
Mr. Abubakar to many of
his meetings in Washington, and Holland & Knight, an American law firm, lobbied the State Department to secure his
visa. Scott D. Mason, a
former aid to Mr. Trump,
led the law firm’s effort,
according to filings.


Some Western firms are trying to exploit the Trump administration’s concerns
that China is surpassing
America’s influence on the
continent, and are marketing their African clients as solutions. Mr. Ballard’s firm says it is adding consultants with ties to Africa, betting that it will win more clients as the Trump administration tries to counteract China, which has offered billions of dollars in infrastructure gifts and loans to governments across the mineral-rich continent to gain a foothold. “It is undeniably in America’s interest to combat China’s growing geopolitical influence in Africa,” said James Rubin, who is in charge of international affairs at Ballard Partners and was an assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/africa/africa-trump-manafort-political-consultants.html
Religion / Re: Man Runs Towards Moroccan King's Car During Motorcade With Pope Francis by postemail: 1:29pm On Mar 31, 2019
jude33084:
if the guy was a suicide bomber he would have succeeded simple angry



There was no security there undecided

You saw that?! There were enough guards but no protection at all. If he strapped on a suicide vest, shrapnel will definitely hit the 'VIP' waving through the sun roof.
Nairaland / General / Re: Lagos Chinese Restaurant Responds To Accusations Of Racism by postemail: 6:42am On Mar 20, 2019
chloride6:
The Hot Spot is where you enter and cook on your own. All the ingredients are made available. But it’s only for Chinese nationals.

This is still rubbish...

This Manager just finished himself

It isn't Hot Spot. The Chinese call it Hot Pot. It's a type of dish where you have a boiling broth on a gas or electric stove on the table, served with fresh ingredient: fresh beef, fish, veggies, etc. All you have to do is throw in the meat early followed by the veggies. It's quite nice a meal.

Regarding the story, I don't think that particular restaurant do "not" serve the locals. It may be a case of them profiling who gets access.

In ikeja there are better restaurants for those with a good taste. Why waste time in this cheap joint?
Travel / Re: Reason Commercial Airplanes Dont Have Parachutes Onboard For Passengers(Pics) by postemail: 9:18pm On Mar 17, 2019
GloryIsaac:


I doubt that there can be a full-plane parachute because of the Jet engines. In such a situation, the engines are usually smoking already, so an explosion is imminent.
Secondly, the parachute doesn't guarantee smooth landing, it only guarantees a landing that won't cost human lives. Coupled with the fact that most of the time, the plane tires refuse to deploy.
So, a full-plane parachute landing isn't viable because the engines are at a great risk of exploding, and even if they don't, the not-so-smooth parachute landing will most likely trigger it.

As per the Ethiopian and Lion Air, there were no smoky engines. It was rather a case of autopilot gone rouge. In this instance don't you think, with engines turned off, a deployable parachute will do the trick of bringing them(passengers & crew) safely down despite the bumps of landing?

Engines on fire? Well, they could rig up a mechanism that could eject the engines; since they already have a mechanism to dump out fuel.

What do you think?
Travel / Re: Reason Commercial Airplanes Dont Have Parachutes Onboard For Passengers(Pics) by postemail: 4:45pm On Mar 17, 2019
GloryIsaac:
Basically, it's clear that parachute for each passenger won't happen, the reasons are too much as you've rightly explained.

I saw an explanatory video about a new type of plane that would be designed to have some sort of demarcation between the passenger cabin and the cockpit. It will be able to detach from the cockpit and the wings in an emergency situation and engage in a free fall for a little time before two very large parachutes are automatically deployed to give It balance and drastically reduce it's impact on the ground or water. Also it will have large floaters deployed below it that can land on the ground and on water.
But, the challenge with this plane is if there'll be strong maintenance on the hooks that will hold the body of the plane to the cockpit and its wings, and an avoidance of a situation where the hooks fail to detach from the cockpit and wings.

I think the whole passenger capsule parachute might work; better still a whole plane parachute.

Returning space capsules have deployable parachutes. I wonder why they have not been able to work that on passenger planes. There should to be a way of bringing an out-of-control plane safely down without a pilots struggle and autopilot.

S

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Travel / Re: Which Country Can I Relocate To With 6million by postemail: 1:15pm On Feb 27, 2019
Gavrelino123:

Can you inbox me your number to my email..
My younger cousin wants to school in south Korea Gavrelino123@yahoo.com...

From my experience, South Korea is not a good option. Focus on canada and other good countries that will afford residence and employment. Don't waste your time in South Korea.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Dozens Of Bodyguards Surrounding Kim Jong Un's Limousine In Vietnam(Pics) by postemail: 11:22pm On Feb 26, 2019
hisgrace090:
To be born in north Korea seems a great punishment.

Worst is that should any of them attempt to resigned from this jogging and always running security job, they'll behead the person.

Compare that to being born in Nigeria. For North Koreans, they gain automatic residence in South Korea. But we are not wanted anywhere.

The guards surrounding Kim aren't different from those barrel chested honchos guarding Davido. Just a job!
Religion / Re: Why It Is Wrong To Tell Nigerians To Dump God Because Of The Prosperity In China by postemail: 3:27pm On Feb 17, 2019
deandavid:
This your analogy is wrong please, there's no true or better or Gods own nation than the Jews or Israelites.
Look at their Country, they are blessed, they are developed, why can't we be like that.
The answer is simple, its LEADERSHIP.
Let's get our leadership right and all will be well with us.
God is even angry with us and with many men of God.
We can't be serving him this much and not prosper, its either we are doing something wrong or we are doing something wrong.
And yes what we are doing wrong is we are not voting the right leaders.
My advice, On election day go and vote righteous men. Because according to the Bible, Righteousness Exaults a Nation.
APC and PDP do not meet that criteria whatsoever, vote for AAC.
Vote for Omoyele Sowore for president.

But the people are a reflection of the leadership they have?

Look at them all clamoring APC & PDP
Religion / Re: Why It Is Wrong To Tell Nigerians To Dump God Because Of The Prosperity In China by postemail: 3:22pm On Feb 17, 2019
theAccountant:
Your faith and believe in God has nothing to do with your prosperity.
Work hard and you'll prosper.
Don't work hard you'll suffer.
That's how the world work.
No amount of prayer will save Nigeria.
Just doing the right things as commanded by God will.
So China will prosper forever, even though they don't have God.
And Nigeria may be in destitute for ever, even though they have God.
Stay real

Please tell them! These are the fundamental rules governing life - AS YOU SOW YOU REAP.
Religion / Re: Why It Is Wrong To Tell Nigerians To Dump God Because Of The Prosperity In China by postemail: 3:14pm On Feb 17, 2019
Despite our Christianity, God-worship, we hate ourselves so much in this country. We hate the progress of a neighbor, we sabotage every effort. Take a look at Nollywood. Those movies depict us, our way of life: shamanism, witchcraft, hedonism with cloak of Christianity, and outright vindictiveness.

Look at the way we live; that old street cleaner in LAWMA orange jumpsuit is working her ass out to keep the road clean, and we still dump a lot of trash on the road, making her job so hard.

The road is narrow fitting only a car at time, then and there their meanness comes up to fore setting side all the meekness of Christianity. They call it " no chance." They jostle! They hurry! In no time there is a fender bender. Road completely blocked. Both men are out shouting at the top of their lungs. Do you expect God to come down to teach you- "you pass, I pass" ?

for the Chinese, doing something that would make them loose face is greatly abhorred. So also the Koreans and the Japanese. They may not be Christians but they act Christ-like despite all human flaws. They know pot holes cause accident, they fix it. They knew street lights prevents accidents, they fix it. They know there are poor people amongst, they open up soup kitchens, They know that life is important, they try their best to make life good for their people irrespective of tribe and ethnicity.

Your local govt chairman waste your meager resources riding Venza rather than fix that road that would make life easy for all. He is a Christian or Muslim, and he sends in his fat tithe every month.

We need a radical change in our way of life...we should live good and do good, just like Christ; for your long prayers and fat tithe won't help if your heart is as dark as tar


alBHAGDADI:

These days, it is common to see people compare the situation in Nigeria, which has a huge population of Christians, to that of China a non-christian country. The people who make such comparison often say China which doesn't believe in the Christian God is prosperous with modern technology, industries, good governance etc, while Nigeria which they say is highly religious is filled with corruption, bad governance, infrastructural decay, poverty etc.

When these people make such comparison, what they are saying is that Nigerians need to put religion aside and devote their time to work for their country"s development. Well, it is a good thing to work for the development of one's country, but putting religion (Christianity) aside is one big evil advice. They are basically saying we should abandon God and chart our course ourselves.

The people who make these statements are usually the people against tithing and also against going to Church. According to them, how come China that doesn't pay tithe or have Churches is prosperous than Nigeria which has countless Churches and tithe payers? To an untrained Christian, their talk can make you lose the love for the things of God, but only those who read the Bible regularly are the ones who will not fall. They will not fall for those satanic lies of theirs because they stand on the word on God, which is what we will stand on today.

Hebrews 12:6-11 King James Version (KJV)
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.


Did you read the Bible passage above? It speaks of God's children and other children who are bastards. Did you see what the passage said about what happens to the sons of God? It says they will be chastised because God loves them i.e if they do wrong, they will be disciplined for it. It went on to state that any son who doesn't get chastised by God is a bastard son or not God's son.

A quick illustration is this: If your child asks you why you don't beat the child across the street who does whatever he likes which are mostly things you hate as a father, what will be your answer? You will simply tell your child that that kid across the street is not your child and so you are not going to spank him for doing whatever he wants. But for your own kid, you will spank him when he errs and reward him when he does good.

This is exactly what is happening with China. They are not God's children because they reject Christianity. They have decided to chart their course by themselves and have removed God from the equation. To them they are right in their own eyes.

Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

God is not punishing them because they are not his children. That's why they prosper and get away with many things until judgment day.

But we his children, even though we may be going through trying times, we still prosper in the end. Example is Joseph whose brothers hated, sold into slavery and was locked up in jail. What later became his end? He was made second in command to the pharaoh of Egypt and was mightily blessed. What about Job? He was the most perfect and upright man in his region at the time but lost all he had in one day. He lost ten children, his cattle, sheep, camels etc. It became worse that he was even covered with sores. What was his end? God blessed him and all he lost were restored more than before.

Did Joseph or Job abandoned God during their trial period? No, they didn't. So, why are you paying attention to the voice that says you should dump God because Nigeria is going through a rough time? Why do you want to stop paying tithe because Dangote or Bill Gates who doesn't pay tithe is richer than you and they keep prospering? If you disobey God, he will discipline you as a father would. The reason why billionaires and non-christian are getting away with disobeying Good is simply because he's not punishing them because they are not his children. But he will destroy them in the end because he's their maker whom they failed to acknowledge.

Yes things are bad in Nigeria, but are they totally bad? Have you been to some African countries like Somalia, Sudan, Sierra Leone etc? Even Ghana respects us very much. But because we are not like China that is older than us, we are now being deceived to dump God and do whatever we like.

The day of reckoning is coming for all those who have abandoned God. Their destruction will be Swift and unexpected. But till then...

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD .

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Politics / Re: This Yoruba Man Abroad Is Angry With Nigeria by postemail: 8:33pm On Feb 16, 2019
juwoonn:

The major message he's passing has been neglected. He's saying that you shouldn't vote Buhari/Atiku...
He said you guys should vote Sowore...so that you can have a better life like what he's showing you guys.

The message is lost on them. Do you think these buffoons can see beyond Atiku and Buhari? Don't hold any hope for this country.

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Politics / Re: This Yoruba Man Abroad Is Angry With Nigeria by postemail: 8:29pm On Feb 16, 2019
Offpoint:
Build something of that structure in Nigeria and watch her citizen ruin it in less than a year... Don't even think about it in Lagos, one slowpoke will shít in custard rubber and dump it beside the toilet. The country should be sold to China and her citizens evacuated to Mar for scientific research purpose.
An average Nigerian was born, is born and will be born with the "I don't care attitude" "It's not my property attitude".... Try to correct them and they'll give you the "Na your papa get am" attitude.

Bro, with this mentality amongst Nigerians, do you think we still need democratic leadership? I reckon we need a "no nonsense" dictator to reset my brains.
Politics / Re: Mansion: Ossai Osanebi House And Cars In Delta State (Photos) by postemail: 8:22am On Feb 13, 2019
daddytime:
Just a year out from politics and he'd be looking for whom to dump the oversized house upon for a pittance with no luck.

We sabi dem well well...no be today...

This is what you get when poverty had decided to deal with people and their entire lineage, both in their former and present lives. When they happen upon money, you'd feel sorry for money at their hands.

Adverse poverty of the body, mind and soul is what the average black man suffers from and it is "follow come" hence, the urge to steal and gather up some extra as a buffer of security whenever they are saddled with a position of trust. This explains the sit-tight mentality and barbaric corruption endemic amongst our people and in our clime.

The sad truth is...this fear and the need to secure and prevent us from going back to the days of 'have not' is inherent in a good number of us including me.

Is there any way to overcome this " follow come" mentality? I see that every where in Nigeria and it's quite a hinderance to trust and development.
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Religion / Re: Bishop Oyedepo To Establish 5,000 Churches Across The World In 2019 by postemail: 8:57pm On Jan 14, 2019
Albert0011:
I weep for Africa my mother land...the whites that even brought Christianity to Africa nor even carry am for head like this...we have the population and untapped resources to make Nigeria the real giant of Africa.Instead of us to find ways and industrialize this country,we are busy building churches in every corner of the street.

Same thought here. Why don't they help 5000 entrepreneurs to setup small scale factories to create employment?
Politics / Re: How Nigeria Can Avoid Another Malabu Scandal By Dondekojo by postemail: 9:23am On Jan 05, 2019
elijahkayode:
Politics in Nigeria is in total turmoil, officials are being teargased in broad daylight, herdmens are still killing our siblings in the east, and president buhari despite his best has failed in his quest to reduce corruption and terrorism because he's yet to come up with a solution to Nigeria problems. Blame games don't cut it anymore, it's time to Reform the government.
Reforming The government would require them to serve voters, not corporate or special interests. I.e (president Trump might be controversial but he's delivering on his promises to his voters and the Americans love him for it)
Public Citizen will also work to empower ordinary citizens, reduce the influence of big corporations on government, open the government to public scrutiny, and hold public officials accountable for their misdeeds.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/reforming-government-first-requires-understanding-it/521004/
The objectives of the reform should be:
1. Establishing a Government System with More Effective Political Leadership
2. Federal Government should only focus on foreign policy
2. Restructuring of National Administrative Organs
3. A More Transparent Administration which would be a major win for the current government policy
4. Streamlining of the Government.
There will be no more regional killings (christians and Muslims will know their rights)
Donald Trump recently Discuss Christian Killings With President Buhari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH6VwjX617g
Am sure you will agree with me that the Nigeria government is just like a bloated android device, trust me there are some Federal agencies out there that should be merged which will help save budget, and we will be able to secure our borders and harmonize our identity as a nation, no nation on planet earth survives without a proper citizen data which is a shame cause we don't have one in Nigeria.
Our government will be able to serve the Nigerian populance way better in this 21st century than it's current state afterall the US has a Congressional oversight program that review, monitor and supervise federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation and it has been in existence since 1816 and moreover president Trump has agreed to Reform United States government for the 21st century
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/management/government-reform/
Nigeria will be 68 be years in a couple of months and this will show that as a nation we are progressing and moving forward. President Buhari should think of this as a birthday gift to us.
Am trying to get this message across to everyone of us who believe in the brilliant future of this great country called Nigeria.
Give us "Hope" in this country, we all deserve it
sign the petition
https://www.change.org/p/muhammed-buhari-nigeria-next-president-must-agree-to-a-total-reform-of-the-government

Good thoughts. But things are really bad in this country. Average dude in this country isn't very honest. This lot makes up the political class that has plundered the national wealth. Look at them from state house of assembly to the federal house, all eager to make policies that enrich only themselves.

Take a look at the controversial NIPOST bill, there you will understand the mindset behind the policies that have ruined the country. Imagine these guys inserting lines in this bill that allows NIPOST to take a percentage on the incomes of courier companies.

The pool is messy, I wonder where we can draw up a new class of rulers and bureaucrats to build a new Nigeria. Things have really gone bad in the country. Those we have put in charge at the lower levels are poorly paid. Imagine a salary of 12,000naira for campus marshals at LASU. What's that salary gonna buy? Poor wages feed corruption on every level. But then Nigeria is so unique that even the highly paid are still with sticky fingers...stuffing their pockets.

My idea might be radical but I think we need a couple of "orientation" years run by a tough-man leader who resets us! All of us! Initially I thought Buhari was gonna get in and straighten this out. Deal with the corrupt, set up policies that ensures strict governance on all levels. But I am disappointed.

After the "orientation" years, we can gradually try out a democratic process that fits our situation. Let's not copy from UK or US. We have to work out a system that works best for the country with its unique characteristics.

Remember, when the current political class plots their scheme to loot, there isn't any ethnicity or tribe, they all work in tandem to steal. Check out the above Malabu story, there is Yoruba, ibo, Hausa, Niger deltan, Fulani etcetera. They all come together to steal with impunity.

We need a "good" dictator
Religion / Re: First Fruit Is A Scam, Be Wiser In 2019 by postemail: 10:05am On Jan 01, 2019
In my perspective, I think there have been efforts at aggrandizement by many church owners in Nigeria using the bible which is really not fair on the people. And the most painful aspect of all is these wealthy church owners are not really giving back to the people.

If all these church owners with wealthy establishment have free clinics / hospital in the areas they operate, life would be a lot easier for those earning minimum wages or insufficient incomes.

The old Anglican and Catholic Churchs opened many free missionary schools and hospitals in rural Africa. They were very helpful, and they didn't demand so much offerings from the people. Although there were misgivings about western missionary in Africa, but the fact remains that they helped.

I have benefitted from free hospitals run by Catholic Church in Asan. Late Pastor lee had a soup kitchen and shelter for many undocumented workers.

The feeling I get from the churches here in Nigeria is that they just want your money, not caring about your welfare.

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Celebrities / Re: Charly Boy Remarries Diane Oputa, Arrives In Keke (Wedding Photos) by postemail: 4:42pm On Dec 16, 2018
greenprince:


Let's not pretend not to know what's up.

I've heard Atiku since 1999 and Buhari since whenever. As I've earlier said, only Oby stands out for me. I don't know these other guys, and they just can't spring up one morning barely one year to election and know they want to ve president in a country filled with largely uneducated people. Let's be realistic, IT WON'T WORK.

The people in the village don't have power and data to watch your I love Nigeria speeches on Instagram... a lot of people like you and myself may even want to try out these new faces but we're bothered our votes will be trash compared to the million others willing to blindly chant Atiku and BUbu (or Jubrin, whichever) for peanuts.

Democracy does not work in Naija because as Socrates or who.was it that said... the people have to want the right thing before they get it.

Nigerians should first be thought to demand 24hr power, free and good education, basic amenities, reduction in salary for politicians, no more than 10 years in govt position as minister or governor or whatever, no more than 3 cars in your convoy as governor or lower, no more foreign medical or tourist trips, things like these my brother.


Moghalu and co should take on this campaign to educate Nigerians first and the uneducated farmer in Jigawa will willingly boot out Atiku and Buhari and vote them in.

End of story.

Bro, well spoken. But then what is the way forward? Majority of the electorate are blindly following these two irrespective of the fact they have failed to deliver dividends of democracy.

Can we say democracy works best when majority of the electorate are literate and living well above $1 a day?

I think "Rwanda" or "Singapore" style may work best for us till we have attained a certain degree of literacy and a better standard of living to fully practice democracy. Then again how effective is democracy when we have so many ethnic groups and tribal affiliations.

E hard die!
Celebrities / Re: Charly Boy Remarries Diane Oputa, Arrives In Keke (Wedding Photos) by postemail: 8:01am On Dec 16, 2018
Agbaletu:
Lol
Congratulations Area Fada!
The leader of our mumu don do movement.
Nigerians still prefer either Buhari or Atiku o. It seems our mumu never do.
They didn't see Oby Ezekwesili, Fela Durojaye, Sowore, Moghalu etc.

Twale! Boss.

You raised a good point about us. Any particular reason why we are still "mumu" for these thieving politician? They(voters) are all clamoring for Bubu and Atiku, but they leave out the other aspirants who may appear better than these "inept"duo.

Any particular reason? Are we hard wired to love whom we hate so much? Are we hoping that a bad leadership may turn around despite the obvious?

Please help explain.

Thanks
Romance / Re: Should I Quit My Relationship Because Of This? by postemail: 6:26am On Dec 11, 2018
PraisePiano:
Hello guys....

I’m gonna be brief as possible...so I met this girl 6 months ago online and we fell inlove after getting closer to each other then we started dating. I noticed she’s a kind of lady that enjoys slaying and keeping female friends which are not really presentable to me. I talked to her about it she said they are just friend and their mode of dressing doesn’t define who they are.
I overlooked it and stopped mentioning stuffs like that to her even tho I didn’t like it but just to make peace reign because she’s a type that gets upset when I try to correct her so sometimes I apologize even tho she’s wrong Because I love her and have waited a long time to get into a relationship after my heart was messed up by my ex last year. So I just kept pampering her and tolerating her attitudes.

We stay far from each other she stays at ikorodu while I stay at Abulegba so we don’t get to see often she was suppose to come visit me on sat 8th of this month considering that we’ve not seen in a month due to her busy schedule according to her, but she gave me an excuse of her going to her friend’s birthday party she can’t afford to miss as a understanding guy I said “no problem even tho I’ll miss you but I got no choice” so throughout that Saturday I heard from her only at night asking her how she was she told me she was weak so I told her to get some rest. The next day which was Sunday we spoke after church service on phone briefly and then to my surprise, she started uploading video of her in a concert with Nigerian top artists performing I was shocked I asked her if she went to a concert the previous night she said yes then I asked why she didn’t tell me even though we have spoken after then. She said she’s sorry then I told her “ok”

She started nagging and asking me why I was giving her the attitudes by simply saying “ok” she said her friend took her to the concert around 12am(my people is that possible her girlfriend took her to concert on the island by 12am no be say car Dey oo) I said ok even if that was the case why didn’t you tell me, she said she forgot!!! Like wtf? You forgot? I mean we’re supposed to even see each other I don’t have problem with her going out but she didn’t accord me any respect now I’m thinking of quitting the relationship and the worst part is she’s claiming rights and not apologizing and this is someone that always claim to love me.

Please what should I do?

My friend, please save yourself headache, FORGET THIS LADY!
find yourself a lady who's comfortable being with you.

This is a few weeks to 2019. No carry wetin no dey work for you enter new year. Triple your hustle, no dulling, no wasting time with players
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Canada Desperately Looking To Fill 430,000 Vacant Jobs by postemail: 7:56am On Dec 06, 2018
Efewestern:


Are you just finding out how hypocritical the western world is?

They bombed the hell out of Libya, giving some silly reasons like Ghadafi killed some protesters, now in 2018, Saudi is doing worst, they have killed thousands of Children and Women this year alone, bombed hospitals and schools, yet these same People who demonized Ghadafi are still the ones backing Saudi, even selling more deadly weapons to them so they can continue with their killings.

Their next target is Iran, but I don't think they can carry out any military threat, grin, the Persians ain't get joy.

I'm glad you know. They have been at this for years. There is never a true love, only national interest. Think of the mess created in Syria. Many a times you hear them trump-on about terrorism and whatnot, but they are the chief sponsors when it's convenient for them. They brought up AlQaeda during the soviet war with Afghanistan. Now they and their Arab minion are providing arms and funds for those radical groups in Syria -AlNusra. FSA, Etc.

I recommend you read more of the Alt-news like

thesaker.is
www.counterpunch.org
www.informationclearinghouse.info
Crime / Re: Yahoo Plus And Ritual Money Doesn't Exist, Stop The Unnecessary Killings by postemail: 7:52pm On Dec 04, 2018
ChiefAzubuike:
Stop the unnecessary killings and more recently, stealing of panties and bras. Some even go to the myopic extent of eating faeces. Nigerian youths, if you chop sh*t you go just give yourself cholera or E-coli and die for nothing.

It is now saddening that every helpless mentally unstable pretty girl seen on the streets is now believed to have been used for "ritual" just like this innocent girl whose story circulated days ago on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/4873067/student-runs-mad-after-stepping

Instantly, her ordeal was attributed to being used for yahoo plus when infact it was mental disorder she had been battling for so many years. Another way an uneducated Nigerian claimed to be a rain maker months back when it was just a simple scientific schoolboy labwork involving potassium iodide.

Africa please open your eyes , our mentality is the reason we are still light years behind the western world. If you can believe you can make money from doing juju with underwears or eating faeces then never you be angry with the whites if they call you black monkey because that's what you truly are. Even bonobos won't go that low.

There is nothing like juju, there is nothing like voodoo, there is nothing like yahoo plus. Those babas performing these nonsense , you see them living in squalor and abject poverty yet they claim they can help another person make money. If it truly exist, I'd expect them to be living in mansions and luxury and the source behind it would be a secret that could only be passed down through the family lane but no , you see them living in dilapidated huts yet they claim to conjure money from the "spiritual realm".

If you want to test the full strength of your juju go to sambisa or pakistan and let shekau or the taliban test their kalashnikovs on your chest. If you need faeces, there are thousands of soakaways around whose owners will gladly see you help them reduce the brown and black, solid and watery contents.

The babas who do these things for you are only interested in your money and your free live goat or white chicken which will eventually end up in their pot of soup. Person wey go make am go make am and the reason behind it is not the concoction one baba made for you to drink. If. It coincindentally worked , it was only as a result of the natural capacity and potential you already had. Be educated.


Thanks you so much for taking the time to educate these dimwits. Surprisingly and annoyingly, there are just too many dimwits on these platform. It makes me wonder if the country is just full of dikheads and something rather worse.

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Health / Re: Painful Growth At The Back Of My Neck (Graphic Photo) by postemail: 7:16pm On Dec 02, 2018
sotall:
Ahh!
Were you bitten by a mad woman??
If you are in Lagos, ask of Dr Iguodo Koko cleanser.
Spray it heavily on your head ten times daily. Thank me later
Koko cleanser is absolute rubbish!
Politics / Re: Massive Crowd Turnout As Omoyele Sowore Campaign At Lagos Airport by postemail: 7:13am On Nov 23, 2018
Bede2u:
jibberish. The only people supporting buhari are Yoruba moslems and people from NW. The rest of sane nigerians will vote atiku...unless buhari rigs

I am part of the rest of Nigeria. And I don't think we-the-rest should vote for Atiku or Buhari. There are other better aspirants. Enough of these old geezers!!!!

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Politics / Re: Massive Crowd Turnout As Omoyele Sowore Campaign At Lagos Airport by postemail: 7:10am On Nov 23, 2018
paiz:
He is just making name
He knows he doesn't even have a chance
Just want to be seen as One time presidential aspirant

Even Sowore will vote for Atiku


You could give him (sowore) the chance by voting for him rather the other old fart you are rooting for.

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Religion / Re: Does God Choose A Spouse For You? by postemail: 9:09am On Nov 18, 2018
MrPresident1:


You are a criminal for this nonsense you just spouted.

God controls everything. He is the one that links man and woman, he is the one that makes them marry each other. God is in absolute control of the universe.

I really don't think God is into the business of choosing spouses. Like every other thing, time and chance happen to them all.
Politics / Re: Nnamdi Kanu Featured On Israeli National TV, Reveals What He Told FG. Photos by postemail: 7:03am On Oct 29, 2018
whitebeard:
so isreal will send their military to Nigeria and u think the Arab nations will sit idle looking at them.. undecided

Israel is slaughtering Palestinians. What has the Arab world done?
Business / Re: Domiciliary Account Opening: Which Bank Has Best To Offer? by postemail: 2:39pm On Aug 05, 2018
sacramento1212:


Well, i approached them twice but they insisted that it was for both opening and operating balance. I left them for Zenith and GTB which i opened the corporate USD for zero $ and also can withdraw to zero balance. It was after they furnished me with the wire instructions, i deposited funds. Even the Naira account i wanted to open with them, i carried my opening firms and left the banking hall.

In UBA, when you transfer dollar oversea, they can take the transfer charges from naira account.

How about GTB?

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Business / Re: Domiciliary Account Opening: Which Bank Has Best To Offer? by postemail: 2:37pm On Aug 05, 2018
Cyberknight:
I have domiciliary accounts with GTB and Standard Chartered. Had one with Access that I closed.

I explored Diamond and Zenith Bank's offers before I opened with Standard Chartered, and in my opinion the dom account conditions are pretty uniformly lousy all round, but GTB's is among the best of the lot, with the caveat that it depends on what you want to use the account for.

1. Diamond bank does the minimum balance bullshit and for someone like me who receives money from abroad, that's a no-no. GTB allows you to draw your account down to zero if you so wish.

2. In 14 years of operating the accounts, I've never had an issue with any of my transfers to or from the bank.

3. Their charges were OK previously even though they upped them in 2016 or thereabouts. Since I don't make many transfers out, but mainly receive, I can live with that.

4. I prefer their use of a dollar card not directly linked to your account so you first have to transfer funds into it before use. Makes it easier for me to control spending when abroad and also to check fraud to an extent.


Hi.

What will be the cost or charges to transfer 10,000usd in GTB?

Any FX transfer options on their mobile app?

After each transfer, do they issue a transfer receipt?

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