Claroo:
How many Mothers Day dey Sef

I guess it's because mother's day is celebrated on separate dates in the UK (March) and the US (May).

Mtcheww! There's a lot wrong with this mindset that a woman is incapable of living a fulfilled life without a man hence the craze about "getting a man". As if many of the so called men of nowadays are men in the real sense of the word.
Another post dripping with male chauvinism.

I found that I could relate to several of the points in this article.
One aspect that is often overlooked is the fact that Nigerians in diaspora indirectly make significant financial contributions to the economy through the mere act of sending money home to their families and friends.
It doesn't always have to be a ground breaking intervention. It could be something as seemingly insignificant as saying a prayer for the prosperity of our country.
Nigerians in diaspora and back home, over to you. What do you think? What are your contributions?

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The 'Intangible' Contributions of Diasporean Nigerian Professionals, By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu

There is this particularly popular, albeit erroneous, thought peddled amongst many educated Nigerians that any successful Nigerian professional who does not live in Nigeria does not contribute to the development of Nigeria. To these folks, to contribute to the development of your country, you must live in your country. In other words, contribution to Nigeria means physical presence/availability within the geographic space that is Nigeria. According to this newfangled nonsensical belief, whoever doesn’t live in Nigeria is not a patriot and must not take credit for Nigeria’s success.

Folks who advance this argument may ask a professor of say, medicine, who lives in America, what his contribution is to Nigeria, his original country. They seem not to have the capacity to think through and acknowledge the fact that to become a professor of medicine, ideally, a person must have been involved in the synthesis of new knowledge in medicine. They assume that a professor of Nigerian descent, who is living and working in America, who is involved in medical research to find the cure for a particular ailment plaguing the world is only helping America, where he lives, and Americans, his host. They do not understand that most times knowledge, whether of the physica, the practica, or the semeiotike, is not to be localised to a particular geographic establishment or institution, and that any advancement in knowledge is actually a benefit for humanity in general.

Recently I heard the story of a world renowned professor of pathology who teaches and researches in a top medical school in America. The professor is originally from Kano. In a radio interview in Kano, the professor was asked by the interviewer if he had contributed to the development of Kano State since to whom much is given, much is also expected. He—the professor—was asked if he contributed to the development of the secondary school he attended back then in Kano. I do not know what the professor’s reply was to this obviously vacuous interviewer, who didn’t know that to be a world renowned professor in pathology, your contributions to the world is in fact, in principle and in practice, unquantifiable. It is evident to surmise and reckon, that by contribution, and like most Nigerians would often think, the interviewer meant that the professor was expected to bring money from America and give it to his alma mater’s management board, or to build a classroom or buy and install laboratory facilities for the said school. It didn’t matter to the interviewer that a professor is not a custodian of wealth for building and for equipping schools but a custodian of knowledge and a master in the depth and breadth of understanding about both the foundational and the complex processes of his discipline. It didn’t matter to the interviewer that the responsibility of fixing a dilapidated government secondary school in Kano lies with the government itself—the federal, the state, and the local. It didn’t matter to the interviewer that if fixing a secondary school in Kano is a dire need, the people to confront are Nigerian government officials who are paid to oversee education in Nigeria. It didn’t matter to the interviewer that to fix a secondary school in Kano, the professor who lives in America was actually a wrong call, and that the right call to make was to invite the president of Nigeria, or the minister for education, or the state governor, or the state commissioner for education, or the local government chairman—people whose duty it is to make education work, to make Nigeria work.

It is even possible to broaden this conversation by extending the discourse onto a novel, yet productive territory which is rarely explored when Nigerians resident in Nigeria question the contributions—to Nigeria—by Nigerians in the diaspora. Further to the well pronounced scholarly, programmatic, and public intellectual contributions, there is also the inspirational contribution, which, in itself, might look intangible and quite difficult to estimate. In this context, it is perceptible how, for example, Nigerians do not often bring to the fore of the discussion how many people may have been inspired through the international acclaim and accomplishments of successful Nigerian professionals in the diaspora. It is through these type of inspirations that people at home are able to easily rise above their circumstances and emulate one of their own who equally rose from similar circumstances and achieved professional distinction.

The same may not be said of a sundry of successful professionals in the homestead who could simply fold their hands and spark no curiosity for inspiration and mentoring of the country’s younger generation. For instance, when talking about the academia, a simple google search of the names of many home-based academics might turn out to provide little, if anything, as evidence of contribution to quality knowledge even though Nigerians at home may be found complaining about and lamenting the horrible standard of education in the country, without seeing their hypocrisy in advancing such complaints and lamentations by discouraging—through what could be described as cheap diatribe—brilliant educators in the diaspora from imparting free knowledge and inspiration to young folks at home. Needless to say, ours is just a consumer economy such that even the knowledge we consume at home is produced in Euro-America and other countries, sometimes by these diaspora professionals who we disparage for not being physically present in Nigeria.

This is not to say that Nigerians resident in Nigeria do not contribute to the development of their country, but as wrongly perceived by a lot of Nigerians, it could be argued that in order to make meaningful contributions to humanity, the best place to be is often not Nigeria. Of course if a person wants to contribute to a tribe or ethnic group, or to the country in a much traditional way, the best bet is to remain at home. But if one’s aim is to make significant contributions to the body of knowledge or progress for humanity, it’s quite better not to live in Nigeria where almost nothing works.

But while it is hoped that Nigerians will someday appreciate the universal value of scholarship, professionals in the diaspora will continue to work hard in their chosen professions and allow posterity to judge who is actually helping Nigeria the most.

Mohammed Dahiru Aminu (mohd.aminu@gmail.com), wrote from England.

Article from Premium Times NG:
http://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/08/31/intangible-contributions-diasporean-nigerian-professionals-mohammed-dahiru-aminu/

Hell naw! Not me o, I want all the bells and whistle. If i'm good enough to be his wife, he should be prepared to at least ask nicely.

misspicy:
lovely buh who get time for this things...boo just throw the damn ring

Not exactly what I'd call a camel toe but still as ratchet as ever.

Now, how dumb is that? How hard can it be for them to reason that they would need even more money to stay alive if they get infected? But then, a right thinking person wouldn't decide to become a sex worker to earn a living in the first place. As always, they blame it on poverty. Why engage in prostitution just to 'keep body and soul together' and then knowingly acquire a disease that threatens your very existence?

Just last night, someone I know kept saying, "my nose are paining me". Pathetic!

I don't think any intelligence is required to write most of the booty-shaking, azz-grabbing lyrics in many Nigerian songs these days so I don't see how any deep thinking or smart person would love listening to such crap. Just saying!
Give me Ed Sheeran anytime. His lyrics actually make you think hard in order to interprete the poetry.

I wouldn't wear it myself. It'll be a good idea for someone's Halloween costume though.

E-Light:
Who is he?

He's a good RnB musician. His music is free of all the profanity and nudity common in Nigerian music nowadays. His hit tracks include "Oyinye" & "Obi mu o" (the remix featured MI, Guchi, Blaise & Illbliss).

Kpac: This is just one of the most innovative piece we all need to read to remind us of how important and rewarding good character and values is.
An explicit role model to our kids and to the future of our country.
I raise my cap for you in respect,Omobola,for the road to your achievements was a tough one.Congratulations and want to see more of you in the nearest future.

96 views and not one response ? Where are they ? Those corrupted, over zealous, unserious, bad example, rotten life carriers and no morale members of Niaraland ?

Am I suprised, you all are missing on this kinds of topic ? You obviously don't know what to say for your stupidity would be too exposed if you made comments.

If this was an immoral topic like "My brothers fiancee is in love with me" or "Son sleeps with mother for 5 years" or "Dad impregnates his 5 daughters" or "My neighbours 16yr daughter is seducing me" or "My boss wife invites me to an Hotel" and all its likes....you would have all been present here and the pages of this toic would have been running up in high speed, so much of those "Big smile" icons would have flooded the topic and the wrong and corrupt flow of adrenalin in your body would have been obvious. You would have been so happy with the immorality and shower undivided number of praises of the performer of the immoral act.

When I see what your irresponsible, corrupt government say on paper, I become so furious on how gullible these leaders take Nigerians for, but when i come down to Nairaland to read your equally corrupt, insensible posts........all i could say is "Lord have mercy !"

One question? Why are you so angry? Although it seems as though you were trying to prove a good point, I don't believe you should address other people in such a high handed manner, I don't see how you're any better than any of the people you're referring to.

tomakint: It's a kind of habit I engaged in while growing up, I don't know why I engage in it but I do see that people whom I grew up with always spit at the spot where they just urinated!

I remembered asking my uncle way back then that, why do people spit at the spot where they urinated? He answered, 'so as not to make it smell'!

Over the years, I have discovered that it is more of a superstitious belief other than what many claimed it used to work for!

Do you still spit on the spot where you urinates?

If you and all the other "public-pissing" and "spitting" folk were so concerned about the stench from your urine or the "ill-luck" associated with urinating in the open, I think the rational thing to do would be to find an appropriate place to do your business. That's why toilets and urinals exist you know. It's no wonder all sorts of odours assail one's nostrils on Nigerian roads. eewww!

geovanni24: ‎​ђã†̥ is pretty about her self?...once dem make up, dem go ϑε̲Ɣ feel funky!..the lady is not pretty and will never be!..not with that plenty gap teeth She get!...mtcheeew!...Nlanders too ϑε̲Ɣ mumu

Why don't you show a picture your own "gapless" teeth then it'll be clear if you should be criticizing another person's appearance. At least she's pretty enough to be a prominent actress and make front page on Nairaland. I bet half the people in your neighbourhood don't even know you exist. One more thing, if you can't say something nice, then offer some constructive advice or better still, just zip it!

othenok: Op, And whenever Mum or Dad gets home we all troop out to welcome them.

Quite true and they never outgrow their need for acknowledgement and recognition. My Dad still thinks I have to run outside to welcome him any time he comes home even when i'm doing something important.

There's also the withering look you got for daring to nibble at your piece of meat without finishing all the food in your plate.

Also in Mark 13:5-6
"Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 6 Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many."

Mintayo: Matthew 24:23-26 (NLT).
23. "then if anyone tells you, 'look,here is the messiah,' or 'there he is,' don't believe it.
24. For many false teachers and prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to decieve,if possible even God chosen ones.
25. See i have warned you about this ahead of time.
26. So if someone tells you, 'Look the messiah is out in the desert,'don't bother to go and Look.

I am actually expecting more 'fake Jesus' like him...d bible is complete...d end is near!
More 'fake Jesus' will pop up but hear what my Lord and savior said,

14. "I am the GOOD SHEPHERD; I KNOW MY OWN SHEEP AND MY SHEEP KNOW HIM!
John 10:14.

You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free!

I did it once. It was either that or I could just go ahead and crush his ego. I just couldn't bring myself to say, "hey, I think I deserve someone better". It would have been really cruel so I just gave him a few vague reasons and left him to fill in the blanks.