Profmarley:

What illiteracy would do to you lots ehn. Like WTF.

What did illiteracy do to your mum?

Almost 70% of revenue to service debt...

No be failure be this?

Why's APC still a political party in Nigeria? These devilish people should've been banished from the face of earth.

What country do we want to leave for our kids if you people destroy everything today? Ehn!

God save us oh!

APC no fit disappoint or shock me again...

They're useless. Rig themselves to power and do Bleep-all until another voting cycle. Madness, this is the government Seun of Nairaland supported. How do you feel now?

Hehe...

Funny thing is her folks are rich...she's a rich kid lol

And this is a huge cash flow biz... wholesaler oh lol

Nigerians...the people mocking her from their iTel 47,000 naira phone and 600 naira 1.5GB data. Funny lots!

What your cousins will say...what this that will say...

At your big age, ma?

What people will say is what's spurring you to take unreasonable actions? I'm ashamed on your behalf.

And for your inconsiderate dad, now's the time to act tough too - since it's your money you're spending.

Follow one advice I saw on the first page, buy a land and build 3-bed bungalow in your dad's choice of state/area.

That's better, you keep the documents too... So no need to be paying yearly rent.

To answer your question, I'll use this popular Nigerian phrase, "Na God"

Because if not God, how are we truly surviving?

I have a family of 4 (1 toddler included).

We cook proper soup twice a week (3-5k each when managing funds)

Our first child does heavy snacking and her most preferred food is Golden Morn, Coco Pops, or Oat and milk.

Our toddler is still on baby formula milk.

I consume alcohol too (no shame, sorry not sorry - at least 2 bottles of beer daily)

We buy half bag of rice every 2-3 months, and then split the rest of my food budget on spaghetti, noodles, Garri, semo, Amala, groundnut oil, palm oil, etc.

All of this on which income? My woman earns less than 30k/month as a primary school teacher.

I freelance (earn in $$$s)...but income is nearly always inconsistent.

In the past 8 months, things have become tougher. No thanks to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (that's stolen most clients) and harsh APC Naija economy.

All income now goes to feeding and paying regular bills like TV, internet, cooking gas, power supply, water, cleaning, etc.

We can barely afford new clothes or replace our old/damaged gadgets.

It's time to leave this country!

In 2024, the capital of Nigeria lacks equipments to tackle insecurity?

If Abuja lacks, what's the faith of the rest of Nigeria then?

What did Buhari do for 8 years?

Shame, APC - shame!

FreeStuffsNG:
"We have spoken to loads of Nigerians almost everywhere, in the US, UK, etc. They told us how they send remittance. They use Apps, and we have tried some of those Apps, they use parallel market rates. So, you take $1,000 in New York, and tap on your phone that you are sending $1,000 to someone, a Fintech, they pay the Naira equivalent in Nigeria without bringing the dollars, unless of course if the source of the money is illicit.”

If the forex doesn't land in Nigeria then it's wrong of World Bank to classify such funds as diaspora remittances. To qualify as diaspora remittances then the fund must leave the foreign country and land in our own financial system. What predominates does not quantify as remittance because the foreign currencies remain in the overseas account of the operators of those apps who mostly open and operate their bank accounts from illicit funds havens like the British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Ireland, Mauritius etc. So while you send $1000 from US, you get paid in naira here but your $1000 lands in a bank account in British Virgin Islands! That's not a diaspora remittance in Nigeria!

Those app platforms are the real wall blocking the remaining 90% of the total diaspora funds from getting into our banking system. If our financial regulatory control laws don't reach those fintechs, our tax laws should. FG must go after them and their collaborators here in Nigeria.
May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

TBH, most of those funds aren't illicit - because these apps do due diligence and also implement CBN's KYC policy (I know because I use many of them).

Also, the funds don't go to those illegal money laundering havens like Bahamas, etc... the funds doesn't leave the country where it was sent.

E.G. When you register on these apps, they open US, UK, EUR bank accounts in your name (partnering with some banks in those countries).

So when someone sends you money, they just move the funds from one account to theirs in the same bank - and then pay you in Naira in Nigeria.

So whether this act violates CBN's policies, I don't know. But this apps are important for many Nigerians...and it's not just to receive funds, when you want to pay in foreign currencies too, they open virtual debit cards in your name for you to use, and they handle maintenance, and all.

So they're important in Nigeria's economy because money still flows through them.

Jagaban... Playing ping pong with Nigerians. Lol. Emilokan General!

Skiibii? Eazi? You must be on cracks!

Enjoying the comments lol. Make una press that OP neck well well. Nonsense and ingredients lol.

Disappeared for 7 years plus 9 months of pregnancy...now suddenly wants to sue lmao. Dem suppose flog you better koboko. Olofo.

To put that into perspective...

Just ONE senator, one oh - will get 1 car worth 160 million naira !

Yeye!

PoliteActivist:


500K is something here o. I'd have a driver and a cook, I'll be a big shot. In Canada... well, in Canada who knows, I can also hit a jackpot despite their cautions

500k is something? Who be this one?

Same 500k with cook and driver?

Add that to other bills and all...so what will be your savings in 1 year? Na Ekitie village u won dey live?

Hehe! Be like na fiction be this, can't believe someone who hustled a Canada visa will want to stay back for 500k ($500) job!

Liar! Lol

You'll stay back in Nigeria because of 500 USD? What's wrong with you?

Tech oh, tech that could pay you $3,000-10,000 pee month remotely - just because you're based in Canada!

Omo!

How much did they pay you, Seun? Do giveaway!

Kudos to their creativity...

But every invention/innovation should makes lives easier & cheaper...

Petrol is set to soar higher...far more expensive than other alternative cooking processes. Plus petrol is highly inflammable which questions the safety of their invention if used in a large or commercial scale.

They should set their eyes on solving problems, not adding more!

Shameless! Liars!

Leave. But before you do, ensure you have enough saved up funds enough to last you 6 months plus.

And for the blogs and FB group, they're great potential to make you as much as 300k/month if you can do the work...

But pending the time you can do that, maybe seek other job opportunities as well - or try other physical small businesses you can start (like business center - web building, photocopy, printing, exam registrations, motor registration, POS, etc) while you work on your blogs. You can even dabble into international freelancing with your web development and consulting experience.

Don't wait until they sack you themselves - it happened to me!

Good luck!

It's actually the opposite!

Mavins is a powerhouse and they have internal data analytics that directs how their music should go...

So as someone already pointed out, they're making music to sell and make money - none of that good lyrics yap yap.

All of the artists on their label are doing well!

Trash. Before submission after answering all questions, a connection timeout page error displayed - and that's how nothing seemed to work again.

Common shame, una no get.

President-elect, resting in Europe.

Anyway na same APC, the outgoing self na Londoner. Good luck

You people have already sent the boy to early depression... I'm sure the hate he has for you two will be more than the entire ocean in this plant earth.

If at 21, he's always indoors with no friends, he definitely would be scarred forever - that's if he doesn't muster the courage to attempt suicide.

Congratulations in turning a human being into a robot that you want to just do anything you want simply because you are the "parent."

Good luck to you all!

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What kind of man are you?

Did her family sell your wife to you? Are you now her slave master?

Should you not be even worried if your MIL doesn't call your wife to keep her in check? Except you have evidence that they're plotting against you, there's no big deal!

Or maybe you hate your MIL? Because on these calls, even you should say "let me greet your mom too"!

Be happy and enjoy marriage. You cant live life alone after marriage -- you'll forever need the support of your in-laws, so never attempt to destroy that bridge.

Good luck!

Who pushed this old news to FP?

That's Davido's aunt, his dad's sister -- Aunty Dupe at her birthday in Atlanta, Georgia couple weeks ago.

Blogger that can't do due diligence before posting stuff. Crap!

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If you're reading this...

You have a problem sir!

And you're that problem!

You even went to do DNA for your son, and still want to redo it again?

In your story, what has your wife done to you to warrant this level of untrust?

Your stepbro, whom you should be calling to order, you have not confronted him. You've not told him you don't like his ways with your wife...

But you're pressing your wife for a non issue? Why do you not respect your wife? SMH!

Better start loving your wife more! Protect your wife!

You're right! Even on Twitter, people jump out to announce that they need support after getting laid off...

But in Nigeria, we shy away from it -- because we don't want to be shamed. Unemployed people are tagged with shame, that's why many Nigerians remain in toxic workplaces and stay underemployed just because they want to go out there and be associated with unemployment again.

No be small!

The Public Menace: Portable Zazuu

This is a must read for every young up and coming entertainers in Nigeria!

Last December 2021, Portable (real name, Habeeb Okikiola) became a street-pop star overnight -- after the successful collaboration with Olamide and Pocolee on the song, Zazuu. Since then, it's been one controversy per day for this self-acclaimed Sango Ota's glory.

When Portable dropped Zazuu remix, many Nigerian youths connected with his street upbringing and were ready to reward him every minute. Many people, young and old, including celebrities doled out cash and gifts to this Ogun state indigene. He got $3,000 from Wizkid. $3,000 from Davido. He also got thousands of dollars from Burna Boy and Tiwa Savage.

Brands started associating Portable and individuals were falling over each other to hand him their hard-earned cash. A businessman in Ikorodu Lagos gifted him a whole Range Rover jeep. He also got a massive endorsement deal with Obi Cubana's Odogwu bitters brand, among many others.

Today, Portable charges nothing less than 1.5 million naira just for club appearance and up to 3.5 million naira per stage performance anywhere within Nigeria. He now owns a fleet of cars and eventually bought a house in the Sango Ota trenches this July 2022. He's performed in many Nigerian states, even in Muslim conservative states like Kaduna. He's also performed abroad in London, Turkey, Dubai, Kenya, and Benin Republic.

Portable is arguably the fastest rising music star in Nigeria today, and that was evident when HipTV nominated him in two different categories for the 2022 Headies awards.

Habeeb, a man with children from different women, courts problems everywhere. And the reason for that isn't farfetched, he loves the attention and social media clout for all his controversial doings. In his own words, "woto-woto" (which literally means a talkative) brings him money. Now that same woto-woto has not only brought him money, but it's about to bring him a serious problem with the police authority that could send him to prison and spell doom for his rising music career.

To make matters worse, Portable adorns himself with the craziest monikers you can ever imagine. When other musicians become super stars, they take on monikers that signifies their top status. Take for instance, Wizkid, you'll hear Big Wiz Machala. Davido, 001 OBO. Burna Boy, Odogwu African Giant.

Portable is the opposite of his senior colleagues. His favorite monikers are unfathomable. Here are some of them with their meaning: Madman Werey Olorin (mad musician), Kesari (a dangerous armed robber movie character), Idamu Adugbo (street problem), Anibon Majale (owns a gun but doesn't rob), Ogo Sango (Sango's glory), Federal Government property, government liability, and many others.

Can you imagine going around with those thuggish and hellish monikers and not attract bad problems? If you head to Google or YouTube right now and search for "Portable Zazuu fight," you'll be greeted with many blog posts and videos of his thuggery and uncouth ways.

How can you come from nothing, became a notorious cultist and thug while honing music craft, then got help into limelight...and continue with your old ways?

Who are Portable's representatives? Where are his management team? Does he even have a legal team? Why are there no one in his team and extended family members giving him solid advices to keep him grounded and focused on his music?

Madman Werey Olorin has changed his management team thrice now, and it was all because of one or two irreconcilable issues of theft and cheating. He has a penchant for thinking everyone that comes close to him only wants to gain from his wealth and fame. He refers to everyone working around him as a "reaper."

Kesari is now surrounded by real sycophants who can't tell him any truth to his face. He also exhibits a severe sense of entitlement that pushes him to seek support from others and expects them not to receive any reward in return.

This Portable guy is a real street problem, a public menace that everyone wants gone. His recent challenge started after he was seen frolicking with APC leaders before the Osun Guber election. Meanwhile, his senior colleague Davido was also in town throwing support behind his Uncle, Ademola of PDP.

That created a lot of buzz among the youths, bashing Portable for siding with "oppressors." Portable, in his usual fashion, responded and claimed he was paid to come campaign for Governor Oyetola of APC and he has no choice than to deliver. Instead of facing his job squarely, he started throwing shades everywhere -- and it seemed like most of it was directed at Davido. This led to different attacks on Portable.

Instead of calming the situation, Portable fueled it by further claiming he is the street king and nobody can touch him anywhere. He then started mentioning all the bad gangs in different Lagos neighborhoods. While mentioning his gangs, he incriminated himself by claiming to have founded the notorious dangerous group "One Million Boyz" that terrorized some parts of Lagos state during the Covid 19 lockdown. He also mentioned top entertainment industry men like Sam Larry, Abu Abel, and IBD Dende as his sponsors and supporters.

The particular video where he made this statement on Instagram has now been deleted. And he has released different statements both in writing and video that he was misquoted. He claimed he doesn't have any association with the notorious One Million Boyz group. But at this time, it is now too late. The Inspector General of Police has released a statement asking for the investigation and legal prosecution of Portable.

As keen music fans and "vawulence" observers, we await the police investigation and positive outcome. If you ask me personally, I want Portable gone too -- even though I was one of his earliest fans. I want sanity restored back into the Nigeria's music industry. We have had enough of this uncouth mannerless razz man. He's topping trending topics across all social media platforms and the people are yearning for his arrest. That's how quick fans can turn on one.

So if you're an up and coming entertainer, Portable is not the type of success to emulate. Don't even wish to get his kind of favor. You may not survive it.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

1. You need a professional team. If you're prepared for future prosperity, then you must have a team in place that'd make your transition into stardom smooth. Forget all the guys you started with in the structure. I'm not saying abandon your old guys, but hire a proper team of professionals that'll ensure you're doing things right.

2. You should act right at all times before and after you blow up. You can't be seen doing crass and razz things. You're a star now or going to be one, so act like one, like a proper professional.

3. Avoid thuggery. No matter how tough you might be, don't try to one up thugs because you're one too. Remember, the real lowlife thugs have nothing to lose. If you go one on one with them, you'll always be the loser -- even when you win. You have a name to protect, shun thuggery and violent cultism. Stop risking your life and that of your associates and family members because you want to act and appear tough. Don't be like Portable who's had his cars damaged by thugs numerous times in different parts of Nigeria.

4. Rebrand if you have to. Stars like Kizz Daniel (formerly Kiss Daniel) and Buju (now BNXN) had to rebrand at some point and their star power never dwindled.

5. Be a celebrity, not a "yeyebrity." As a public figure, you have to lead by example. You'll have millions of fans around the world, so whatever character you portray will have an influence on your fans. That's why you have to be a proper respectable celeb.

6. Be respectful and never defame old players in the industry. If you act like Portable and talk to anyone anyhow, it won't be long before you're bundled out of stardom. Always pay respect and give back the support you enjoy.

Those are some of the things you need to do differently from Portable to be able to have a chance at super stardom longevity. Never forget that you're not going to be the only talented person ever. Talented people have been here before you, even more talented people will still come after you. So take it easy and be good always.

Don't be like Portable!

Written by Jim Rapport

(Mynd44 Ishilove pls send to front page for everyone to learn. Thanks)

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