Chukky86:
That Guy is not an America. It a nigeria scammer. Once did that. It called apartment scam. The rent fee is going too good to be true. He's gonna tell you that He will send you the key.

My friend and me doubt he is Nigerian. Myself, I went through a similar scenario 5 years ago. I asked the person to call (just like my friend is doing now) and it turned out to be a Latino sounding person. We will see who this one turns out to be. They will call, eventually.

Update

This below is from his response to my friend's last communication. It gets even more interesting. My friend checked out the address he provided from google and it corresponds to the nice house in the picture. Such a house at $435 per month and utilities included, you will immediately smell a rat.

Surprised he has not yet asked for my friend's SS number and things like that. Perhaps those would come next

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Thanks for your interest in renting my home below is the address, application form and pictures of the house, the utilities are already included in the month rent, Kindly fill the application form so that I can prepare the lease and send it to you asap. I am not renting my house because of the money but because I want to have it off the market for the future of my kids but the house is available for minimum of 1 years, so you are free to rent my house as long as you want, you can move in with your pets.




I will make sure the house is off the market immediately you move in and have the for-sale sign removed and cancelled, you don't have to contact the Realtor since I am not involving the Realtor concerning the renting of my house to avoid the property manager fee I will make sure I handle everything myself.




utilities included in rent



Address: xxxx xxxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx




Bedroom: 3




Bathroom: 2




Monthly rent: $435




Security Deposit: $435




Pet Allow







APPLICATION FORM:




Are you married_______________________ _____

How many people will be living in the house_________________________ ___

Do you have a pet___________________________ _

Do you have a car___________________________ _

Your Exact move in date__________________________ __

Date that you will make the deposit payment_______________________ _

When do you want to receive the keys of the house________________________







Rental Application

Applicant Information

Name:

Date of birth:

Cell:

Phone:

Current address:

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Own( ) Rent (x)

Monthly payment or rent:

How long?

Previous address:

City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Owned Rented (Please circle)

Monthly payment or rent:

How long?

You can only driveby the house as I don't have anyone to show the inside of the house

This was the red flag that put my friend's ears on end. He is smelling a dupe here. Now he is at alert for the person's next move.

A friend is moving to a new city on work transfer and therefore looking for new accommodation. This is a real online proceedings between my friend, prospective tenant, and the prospective landlord on Craigslist:

(Nigerian-American): I saw your rental advertisement on craigslist and I am interested in a 4 (or 3) bedroom, 2-3 bathroom rental accommodation. I will be needing this accommodation starting from July 2016.

Could you kindly respond with any details you may have so that we can take it from there.


Many thanks,

XXXXXX
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(American): Yes my house is what you are looking for but first I need you to know that I am looking for a tenant to rent my home, I relocated to California after having a surgery to live with my family and help me raise my kids. I listed the house for sale with a Realtor but I realized that the real estate market here is rebounding tremendously and keeping my property rather than selling it would be likely very rewarding to me. so as soon as i get a tenant to rent my house am taking it down form the market.

It will also worked out well for the landlord and Tenant not to go through a Realtor because it saves a property manager fee and time, this will make the rent more cheaper and affordable Plus a management company does not give any personal attention to the home. I am just a number in their management files.

Pet Allow

PLEASE NOTE: You can only driveby the house as I don't have anyone to show the inside of the house, I will send both inside and outside pictures with the address and application to you if you are still interested.


Get back to me if you are interested in renting my home

Thanks
(No name)
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(Nigerian-American): Hello,
Thanks for your response. Please may I know whom am I dealing with here (as in your name)? As you can see I am a living person, with full contact information below. So it would be nice if you put a name to our conversations moving forward. Thank you.

That said, I would be interested in your rental and would like to schedule a visit to look at the property at some point. I have certain criteria that need to be in a house I would be renting. For now you could send me pictures of the inside and outside of the property


Please get back.

Cheers,


XXXXXX
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Updates to follow

tpiar:


did they give you permission to post their pictures on the web though?

See question na. You be CIA?

tpiar:


When oyibos do parades, do they give names or details about the parade itself?

And which should come first?

Our own archival Tpia, this is not a parade. These are ''innocent'' Igbos minding their business on their way to their Igbo village meeting. Okay??

bolt000:
we always dominate . igbo kwenu

Dominate? Lol! May be intimidate is more apt.

tpiar:


you provided no info about the town they are from, nothing about the meeting itself, nothing about their agenda, nothing about what they do, you are only impressed because Oyibos saw them in native attire moving along the street.

um.

Those details are not important for this thread. Why not also ask me to provide the names of the people in the photo?

myqel:
Am a bona fide Yoruba dude but I just love the Igbos....they are undeniably blessed

These things come naturally to Igbos. We no dey force am.

asuustrike2009:

Even you pidgin get as ehe be

Old boy, pidgin is unregulated and can be spoken/written ad lib. The same cannot be said about English Language. Comprehend?

asuustrike2009:

Don't mind him.

Poverty don hold you so tay you no get a single element of humor, abi?

ChappyChase:

Keep fooling yourself.....

Dude, just keep off. You are not up to par.

Elosky20:

make i hear no be abakpa junction be dis.

Dude, you well so? Abakpa junction with a bus with Spanish language and tens of Oyibo enjoying watching Igbos moving along the street? And cars with EU plate numbers??

ChappyChase:

I don't think its mandatory for me to see things foolishly like you do, are my?

Its instead of it's.

Are my instead of am I?

See grammar na. Complete onukwu, olodo, tabula raza, empty vessel.

You are a disgrace to Igbos

ChappyChase:
Olodo that's what I call "culture preservation!"
You see nothing wrong in an india man who comes to nigeria and keeps wearing his local attire but you the opposite for Nigerian representing us abroad!!!

Get a life and try to be funny even if once in your miserable life.

Hahahaha! I swear, if I would come back to this world, I still would come back an Igbo-Nigerian. The only other choice is a Bia............

Nigerians no go kill person oh!

Igbos in Spain going to a village meeting.

There must be a ''village meeting'' oh! Even if we, Igbos, are in the moon.

No more takers?

Majority of those who responded to my post show and confirm what I know about SOME of my people. Some of us are just too emotional to reason rationally. What is the non-fact in this post that anyone, let alone an Igbo, should even argue about?

No wonder we have been left in the political doldrums in Nigeria.

Most of the posters above me: Unu nwekwara uche? None of you ka'm abu ezigbota nwa afo Igbo. Now read the post again, and this time carefully.

Are igbos economically savvy?
They hold 99% of the economy of their zone, while holding between 20-60% of the economy of other zones in Nigeria. This is a huge advantage, I believe.


Is this largely insular economy an advantage to the Igbos? For example, no ''foreign'' (by which I mean non Igbo Nigerians or real foreigners) entity can threaten to ''pull away'' their investments in Igboland, because ''foreigners'' invest little in Igboland to begin with. Virtually everything in Igboland is owned by Igbos.

My one advise for Igbos is for them to go slow on their one-man business mentality and form groups of business people among IGBOS only. Put their companies on the stock exchange for Igbos only. That way they can gain the advantage of economies of scale and still maintain their insularity.

One thing they are doing well, so far: they have business partners abroad, such as in China, USA, EU, Brazil, India etc. They must keep those partners by all means.

However, this ''Igbo only investment'' mentality in Igboland may pose a problem for Igbos when/if Nigeria separates. Igbos will lose nearly every investment they have elsewhere in Nigeria, and would not have equivalents of such businesses owned by non-Igbos in Igboland that they could confiscate in retaliation.

Also, politically, Igbos are still infants and need to learn how to play the game Nigerian style, which is ''eat them or they eat you first''.

oduastates:
Master degree?

Oyinbo wey go do master after first degree , na him employers send

Big fat lie. May be in your own Oyibo land. In America nobody send you to do MSc; you are on your own (oyo), and there are 100s of them with MSc, oyo.

manny4life:
What's the primary responsibility of "Management", at least for C-Level execs like a CEO? It's Planning or rather, "Strategic Planning".

To plan, you must prepare and to prepare you must have a vision, and often times, research provides insight to a vision. After a vision, you can make quality assessment based on preliminary findings and determine if it's worth advanced research that requires the actual plan and objective. The plan stages involves leveraging professional relationships which is required in the implementation and review of the whole process. For instance, no matter your growth plan, if you're unable to secure financial/regional partners in your field, your plan is as good as dead. CEO's are not hired because they have advanced degrees, they are hired because of their networking/funding/management potential. There are many CFO's, COO's,CMO, and other C- Level execs that have advanced degrees than a CEO, but what sets apart a CEO may be because of his background/relationships.

Therefore, my submission is that one is a strategic planner and the other is an implementer/reviewer.

Bleep-xxxx is an implementer, he's only responsible for managing a niche: implementing and reviewing. He would make a good candidate for director/Unit Chief or Chief Agric Officer, etc but he isn't a strong candidate for a CEO job. This isn't that he isn't fit, BUT he isn't a strong candidate.




yyy-yyyy is a planner who has leveraged business/professional relationships that may prove useful when needed. The fact he consulted for an international organization makes a difference. Also, he oversees the project as an "officer" rather than just a phase/portion of the project proves that he has not only professional but management skills which is beyond professional research.



I would hire yyyy for the reasons outlined above.

In essence, xxxx is a specialist/technical expert, while yyyy is a generalist. Gneralists are typical of higher outlook than specialists.

geez18:
i think xxxx xxxx should have the job.my reason being that his resumé shows that he has got experience with organisational management and as such should be well suited for the job.

But have you considered the global and regional (FAO, IFAD and ECOWAS) organizational experience of yyyy yyyy? Could that help to attract international connections/gains/advantages/perks for the company?

Comparing these two guys with other colleagues in the company, a few things are clear:

1. A degree from abroad is advantageous in Nigeria
2. A Masters degree seems to be preferred as the minimum qualification for mid to senior level positions
3. Working experience from different (rather than one) establishments counts, irrespective of number of years in each job.

EasternActivist:
Nawaoh...

Wetin be nawaoh....? Choose one, abeg!

I am playing a secret ethnic game.

These are two Nigerians below. One is Igbo, the other is Yoruba. I have removed their names and their Nigerian universities/schools of attendance to help in not identifying them easily.

They both work in the same organization involved in agriculture and food security issues.
They are both at the same rank presently.
Obviously, they both are rising stars in the establishment.

Based on their overall (academic and professional qualifications) who do you think should be made the future CEO of the organization? The information below comes directly from the Company's Website, whose identity I have also removed.

I want to see how many of us can unknowingly chose the candidate that belongs to their own ethnic group. I will disclose who is Igbo and who is Yoruba between them later.


(1)
Name: xxxxx xxxxx
Position: Programme Officer – Seeds

xxxxx xxxxx holds a Master’s degree in Food Safety and Quality Management with specialisation in post-harvest technology and economics from the University of Greenwich, UK and a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development from the University of abcd, Nigeria. He is an old boy of the prestigious school, ijkl's College efgh, Nigeria.

xxxxx xxxxx has worked with notable organisations in Nigeria and the UK including the National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria; the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abuja, Nigeria; Medway Council, Kent, UK; Fourayes Farm, Kent, UK; and International Produce, Kent, UK.

His roles have revolved around designing and implementing quality management systems to guarantee compliance to food safety regulations; developing marketing strategies to ensure efficient product delivery; and facilitating agricultural development through innovative extension services and capacity building.

As Programme Officer – Seeds, he is responsible for assisting with implementation of product deployment strategies and plans for the PBR Cowpea project to facilitate efficient product delivery and ensure regulatory compliance. xxxxx xxxxx is a Nigerian.

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(2)

Name: yyyyyy yyyyyy
Position: Programme Officer - West Africa

yyyyyy yyyyyy is an action researcher with 11 years of practical quest to contribute to strengthening the livelihood of smallholder farmers by helping to increase their agricultural productivity and competitiveness thereby reducing hunger and poverty.

He holds a B.Agric (Animal Science and Animal Health) from the University of xyz, Nigeria, and a Masters in Human Development and Food Security from the University of Rome (Roma Tre).

Before joining the company, yyyyyy yyyyyy worked for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture in Nigeria, and the National Association of Nigerian Traders, among other NGOs. yyyyyy yyyyyy served in the ECOWAS Scientific Committee for the second ECOWAS Development Report and also worked as a consultant/resource person to the European Commission/Pro€Invest and the UN Women.

Yyyyyy yyyyyy is Program Officer for the Maruca-Resistant Cowpea Project. yyyyyy yyyyyy is a Nigerian national.

babs01:
I'm sorry, but yorubas kill for ritual more than boko haram
... http://odili.net is an Igbo site to/nt to tarnish yoruba image. sincere the two tribes are e-warriors.

Can you be more coherent?

BTW, I have no problem with Igbos investing outside Igboland as long as it is reciprocal.

Another foolish Igboman goes to develop and enrich SOUTH West. Don't even tell me about nearness to raw materials (Economics 101), as there are no tomato farms in Lagos. There are no motor raw material parts in Anambra/ Enugu, yet Innoson is producing from there. So there is no excuse for Umeofia.

These types of Umeofia Igbos - and there are millions of them- are doomed until they start asking why other rich private Nigerians are not investing in Igboland as they (these Igbos) do in other parts of Nigeria.

Police arrests man over killing of three year old girl (CAUTION: SOME MAY FIND PICTURE DISTURBING)

Men of the Ondo state Police command on Wednesday, arrested a 42 year old man, Samuel Omosaba from Ikare - Akoko in Akoko Notth East local government area of the state over the gruesome murder of his three year old niece.

More details here

http://odili.net/news/source/2016/feb/18/624.html

LaurelP:


There are much more better things made in Aba than that bed. This is just a piece of cake to those guys

Correct. I am surprised that people are surprised at this. It speaks volume about the ignorance of Nigerians as regards their own country's abilities.