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Wotowotoman:
E pain am sotey he reply me four times

Yes, to show you how shallow you think.

segyoms:
Johnny Blaze , School of Hard knocks Phat pharm...Time flies sha

You just reminded me of Johnny Blaze.

Wotowotoman:
Ogbeni, you are definitely in your 50s. How person grandpa go siddon write this kind meaningless post dey wonder me fa. Walahi talahi

You must be the clown here. Make a post that will get to front page, just two paragraphs. I go dash you 50k. Kiddo, that is how you kids jump from thread to thread to say trash. I am very certain you cannot even construct an essay of just two paragraphs.

Wotowotoman:
Poweredcom, you don dey prepare for operation this night abi?

I am still waiting for you to make a post of just two paragraphs that will get to front page, or better still write an essay with just two paragraphs.

kiddaz:
Nothing fit ever dey meaningless like your moniker and yet you call that interesting post meaningless? If you forget the past how you wan take ever wise na

That is the type of kids we have on the internet today. They move from thread to thread, looking for trash to say. Ask them to write two paragraphs of an essay, and watch them disgrace themselves.

Wotowotoman:
Ogbeni, you are definitely in your 50s. How person grandpa go siddon write this kind meaningless post dey wonder me fa. Walahi talahi

I will be 89 in October.

Step out on those fine white Air force One sneakers.

Tie some bandana on that head. Wear some durag, and add a cap if you want.

If you were a teenager in the 90s or early 2000s, you will relate with some of these fashion trends that rocked that era. Most of them were actually fuelled by Black American hip-hop culture, promoted by music veterans such as Bone Thugs n Harmony, Ja Rule, 50 Cent & the G-Unit, Fat Joe, DMX, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eve, Da Brat, Queen Latifah, Nelly, The Fugees, Mase, Fabulous, Lil Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, and many others.

1. Baggy Fubu Jeans: Omo, if you did not wear baggy Fubu jeans back then, you nor follow for the matter. Channel O and MTV Base were always there to show us the vogue.

2. Timberland Boots: I remember how I used to imagine myself on Timberland boots each time I watched Fat Joe, Nelly or Fabulous on MTV Base. I later got a blue one that cost me a little fortune, but I rock am till my 200L days in the university. Some boys even went as far as wearing different colours on their feet, to show you that they could afford two pairs of it. Naija boys ehn.

3. Lumberjack Shirt: Lumberjack shirts were very popular from 1992 to 1997, when Bone Thugs, Snoop Dogg, and Warren G were the main thing.

4. Numbers Wears: They were usually large, with a particular number written at the back. This wear was originally modelled from sport tops worn by American football players. The hip-hop version is larger and gives this vibe of 'I don't give a damn about you'.

5. Bandana: Omoh, boys tie bandana for head that year sha. If you nor tie bandana for head for birthday party, nai be say you be legbere.

6. Durag: 50 Cent, Nelly, Ja Rule, and some others made this fashion accessory very popular back then. Some people preferred wearing a baseball cap on top the durag.

7. Air Force One Sneakers: This is one footwear that trended so much way back. Every young boy in the hood wanted an Air Force One sneakers. The sneakers is a product of popular fashion brand, Nike.

Which ones can you relate with?

sacajawea:
Your name Rapmoney itself is painful and unpleasant to read.
Very very painful to see & read.

Mr Opinions after Opinions.

The post touch you wella. I am sure you are one of those that bribed your way through the system, hence the ranting.

Just the way many Nigerian graduates are ignorant about the difference between a university and a polytechnic, same way many are ignorant about a Master's degree and a PhD degree.

I have seen people who went to the university, but they should not have been there in the first place, because what they needed was not a university degree, but a practical knowledge in a specific field or area. Well, our society has created an unnecessary and somehow endless bias between university and polytechnic degrees. A university is supposed to be a place for research, and not just a place where people go to obtain beautifully designed certificates that carry their names. How many Nigerian students are really concerned about carrying thorough research during their undergraduate days? VERY FEW! What majority of students do is copy and paste. I will leave this for another day. Let me analyse the central theme of this topic - postgraduate degrees in Nigeria and how many graduates erroneously see them.

To be honest, postgraduate degrees (Master and PhD) are not for everyone. They are for students who are academically sound, and who want to obtain practical skills for an industry or for academic purposes (lecturing and deep research), and for those who need to obtain specialised knowledge in a specific field or industry. This includes both course-based and research -based postgraduate degrees.

In Nigeria, you will find people who sorted and bribed their way through the system going in for postgraduate studies (especially Masters degree). The moment they are done with first degree, search for job for 2 months without success, the next thing is to apply for Master degree, without understanding the purpose of it.

If you are someone that was pressured to go to school, or you bribed your way through, and deep down, you are very aware that you do not possess the intelligence and perseverance for deep research, going for a Masters might just be a waste. That is why sometimes, you see people with Master's degree, yet are unemployable. A Master's degree is not an evidence to show why you are not working, or an escape route from coming face to face with unemployment.

It is not possible in Nigeria. You can only run it in different schools. Not same school.

https://www.nairaland.com/8667883/why-must-intentional-parent

This is how people shamelessly steal other people's creativity, and twist it by changing few words. Same ideas, same storyline, same examples. Gosh! Criminals.

Kalatium:
Children Are Not Automatic Blessings, Parenting Still Matters.

One dangerous mindset many Nigerians still carry is this belief that once children are born, everything will somehow work itself out.

As if children automatically become successful simply because they came into the world.

No.

Children are not crops you abandon and expect harvest from.

You cannot pour negligence, chaos, absence, bad habits, and irresponsibility into a child for 20 years and suddenly expect excellence to come out.

You will not always get your desired result.

Most times, you get your deserved result.

Years ago, Nigerian communities played a stronger role in raising children. Neighbours corrected children. Teachers were feared. Extended families intervened. Communities sometimes carried children whose parents failed them.

Today, society has changed.

The burden has shifted heavily back to the parents.

Modern life is more complex, more distracting, and more dangerous than before.

Now, if you are absent mentally and emotionally from your child’s life, society may not save them for you.

That is why parenting today requires intentionality.

You must be intentional about:
✔️ Education
✔️ Discipline
✔️ Values
✔️ Friendships
✔️ Internet exposure
✔️ Skills and talents
✔️ Emotional development
✔️ Career direction

Children do not raise themselves.

And God will not come down physically to monitor your child’s homework, friendships, online activities, or moral development for you.

Parents must do that work.

I remember a neighbour years ago in Enugu.

Every morning, this man’s routine was the same:
Wake up.
Sit at a nearby shop.
Drink heavily.
Smoke.
Argue loudly over football and meaningless topics from morning till evening.

Meanwhile, his daughters stayed at home for long periods without school during critical stages of their lives.

Yet deep down, he probably still expected those children to magically become successful adults.

But life rarely works that way.

Children absorb environments before they absorb advice.

Many parents underestimate this.

Your habits are raising your children too.

Your discipline.
Your irresponsibility.
Your addictions.
Your emotional instability.
Your priorities.

Children are watching everything.

Another uncomfortable truth many people avoid discussing is the effect of family structure.

A stable home with present, supportive, responsible parents often gives children a stronger emotional and psychological foundation than chaotic homes filled with instability, neglect, or absence.

That does not mean every child from a broken home will fail.

But pretending family structure has no effect at all is dishonest.

The environment a child grows up in shapes confidence, relationships, emotional regulation, and worldview.

This is why parenting is more than just feeding children.

A child can wear good clothes and still grow up emotionally abandoned.

Too many parents today are busy chasing survival and business opportunities while completely outsourcing parenting to schools, phones, social media, and strangers.

Then years later they ask:
“What went wrong?”

The painful truth is this:

If today’s society fully raises your children for you, there is a high chance you may not like the final outcome.

Because the internet has values.
The streets have values.
Peers have values.
Social media influencers have values.

If parents do not intentionally shape children, something else will.

And not everything shaping children today wants the best for them.

Children are blessings, yes.

But blessings still require cultivation, structure, sacrifice, correction, presence, and wisdom.

A seed is a blessing too.

But leave it unattended, and weeds will grow around it.

What do you think, Nairalanders?

You call yourself a writer. Stealing people's writeups and ideas just less than a week the poster created this on Nairaland.

@Seun, Mynd44, Lalasticlala, Nlfpmod, OAM4J, Dominique...this is plagiarism.

OracleJay411:
Ask those against it, if it was ur brother, father, son that was appointed, will u be against it?

Is that how other countries that built stable and effective institutions did it? Considering brother, father, uncle, and the rest? Young people in Nigeria are as terrible as the old ones that have been sitting on their destiny.

96ACE:
How did they know the exact crocodile to catch in a crocodile infested river? Anyway make I just dey burn my spliff in peace

Most people on Nairaland make comments without reading the post. So you did not see where it is stated that they sighted an unusual swollen crocodile basking in the sunlight?

CJStarz:
That's what makes us Nigerians, doubling words, so no worry yourself, we like it that way.

You should say 'You', and not 'We'. Who you and am dey like am that way? Na small thing dey make people fail exam. Na people like una dey make Moniepoint CEO dey talk nonsense about Nigerian youths.

davidodiba:
You seem to know a lot about it. Can you answer further questions please?

I pity that guy that answered your question. Are you a security agent? Why question people on a public forum?

richmond500:
Nigeria is around 100 dollars

And what is the minimum wage? A mere 48 dollars. So someone who earns 48 dollars per month should spend 100 dollars per month?

Some see children as retirement plan.

flexyrule:
Look at this clown!

Married for over a decade.

Stop churning out useless topics here!

There are already too many of them.

Been on Nairaland since 2008.

Yen Yen Yen.

Nobody gives a damn of you invented the internet.

Channel your miseries and frustrations to the appropriate quarters. I am not the cause of your suffering. If you weren't empty, you wouldn't be jumping from thread to thread to see who is churning rubbish or not.

Sccarrr:
which one of the abroad used cars?

Mention one person in your family that has attained the level of the man.

Sccarrr:
Lol billionaire...still finding the signs of billionaire in that compound ....is it the abroad used cars den park everywhere? 😂😹

But you do not even own a bicycle or keke. Na poor man brag pass.

flexyrule:
Damn.

Why all that noise?

You have been a member of Nairaland since 2008.

Should I fry beans?

GTFOH with your lame assed 1 paged article man!

I wasn't the one who forced you to impregnate a girl while still broke. Channel your miseries to the right direction.

flexyrule:
If you check am now... OP and his host of commentators aren't married and probably don't have any children.

People who have never worn the shoe are the ones who are good at using AI to generate topics and set expectations.

You must be deluded to sit in your house, wherever it is located, to jump into threads that are too difficult for you to comprehend. If you find out that a topic is too complex for you to comprehend, move to other topics that discuss the simple things you can comprehend. I think this one is too high for your level.

I have been a member of Nairaland since 2008. I am not one of your Gen Z/ChatGPT group member.

pocohantas:
I hope Nigerians would listen.



Maybe men should be more present, because last time I checked, single mothers have both sons and daughters. So I wonder why it is only the daughters that are unmarriageable.

Poco, my friend, sons are also involved. It is an all-round stuff.

LordBiden:
Mtweeewww, billionaire in Kobo abi na shillings.

Formula to be a billionaire in the south east,just wear good designers,rent a rolls Royce or any luxury car,pose with a mansion,pay one Pr expert to tag you billionaire on social media.

This your bitterness towards successful people has kept you stagnant.

This is Leo Chinedu Edochie, the first son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie. He is the eldest of six children, and the eldest brother to Yul Edochie. He is a quiet billionaire who doesn't make noise.


https://www.tiktok.com/video/7637014363437583637?_r=1&_t=ZS-96BxlgCCNxF

I fault the Moniepoint CEO on some grounds, but not all. Many Nigerian employers are not concerned about helping you grow, just as you are putting in efforts to grow their business. They want to pay you 60k but want you to render 5 million Naira services.

I once worked for a school owner. I was writing movie scripts for the school which they were using to promote their school. I was also giving the students who featured in the movies proper and professional trainings. The school management hired people from Lagos to work with me. All the people working with me were heavily paid, but each time I requested for motivations, they reminded me that I was being paid a salary. Salary wey no reach to feed for 2 weeks. I resigned, and that was how their movie sector and social media platforms collapsed. You cannot cheat me with my talents.

Though, we have very terrible graduates who have no skills, ambitions, or even direction. Some sorted their way through school with money.

One thing Nigerians abroad who involve in crime do not care about is that their actions are making it difficult for good intentioned Nigerians to travel.

I am Most Rev. Dr. Sigidi Igbinovia Eruakokoye.