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I don't know what is wrong with us as Africans

People should stop depending on their siblings for survival or financial support.

Let each man go out and create wealth for himself

I hate depending on People for survival. Your brother of sister worked hard to get the money he or she has. Why can't you go and create your own wealth and stop disgracing yourself?

STOP LEECHING ON OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY AND HARD WORK. Cheers.

What amazes me is that the snake is the same colour with the floor and it was moving towards the OP


I thank God for sparing the life of our brother. I won't rule out a spiritual and wicked attack concerning this situation.

God is good.

when will you start work, Nigerian Politicians ??

Time is going o

I have been following this thread since yesterday. Well, I have not travelled to Malaysia before, but I have two Malaysian guys who are my friends in the country I live in. They are brothers and they happen to have a British Father. So they have British Passports too and I met them in England. They are nice guys and they told me that they had a teacher back in Malaysia who was Nigerian. They also asked me about Nigeria's Palm Oil Industry and they agreed that Nigeria taught Malaysia the art of Palm Oil Production and Cultivation. These guys are Malaysian-Chinese but their Dad is British ( European )- My friends look 80% Chinese due to their Mother being an ethnic Chinese-Malaysian.

Generally, I don't support illegal immigration. It is not a good thing being an illegal immigrant. The hassle is just too much. Cheers.

The Buhari Administration is trying to create a culture of dependency in Nigeria. I don't support giving 5000 Naira to Unemployed and Poor Nigerians monthly. It is a very wrong move. I trust Nigerians . People will start claiming the money in different States of the country with false identities and in collusion with the people disbursing the 5000 Naira itself . No be Naija People? Or have Nigerians changed suddenly ?

I see Nigerians that are even employed or underemployed scrambling to get their monthly 5000 Naira by all means. Who no like awoof money? The Federal Government should not start a Project it cannot sustain in the long run. Alhaji Aregbesola is there for us to learn from. Why can't Buhari's Government focus on creating an enabling environment by providing solid energy and electricity in the country? Nigerians will sort themselves out as soon an enabling environment is created for them to operate in. Buhari should extend the train tracks to the interior parts of the country and purchase more train carriages. Transportation to the interior of Nigeria ( The Farm Settlements in our interior towns and villages ) is really needed so that food would not be getting spoilt before they get to the cities of Nigeria. The Nigerian Postal Service can be transformed to create more jobs for Nigerians. How about investing in the infrastructure of NIPOST so that letters and parcels can be delivered to Nigerians in their homes? Abeg, Baba Buhari should dump this idea of dashing out 5000 Naira to Unemployed Nigerians monthly. The National treasury is not even healthy at the moment. It is very SICK. Cheers.

Eniola Aluko has been living in England since she was 1 year old. You can't move to England as a toddler, spend so many years there and find it easy to play for Nigeria, especially when England approaches you to play for her ladies team. Female football is still developing in England, and Eniola Aluko represents the Black percentage in the team. Besides, she is not a bad player . That is why she is playing for Chelsea FC Women's Squad. Like someone said, the facilities in England are superb. There are so many female footballers in Nigeria who are talented, so we should not worry too much about Eniola. Cheers.

Nice Pictures . However, what we should be talking about is the state of the common man in Oyo State. It is nice to post pictures that will make people assume Ibadan is a Mini-Paradise, but what is the living standard of the average Ibadan resident? Are the homes in Ibadan receiving potable water supply from the Oyo State Water Corporation? Are there good public libraries in the State? Can 85% of Ibadan Residents afford 3 Rich Square meals a day? Are people knowledgeable enough to know how to eat balanced diets on a daily basis? In Europe, even the worst looking houses have access to potable water, electricity and rubbish removal by the local councils. Can we say the same about Ibadan and Oyo State?

How many Ibadan Residents can afford the goods and products being sold in all these malls springing up there? How many Ibadan Residents are earning at least 30,000 Naira per month? What are the statistics of good living in Ibadan? On Healthcare, apart from UCH, how many Ibadan Residents can afford the bills at Hospitals and Clinics in the City?

I believe we need to dwell more on these issues I have mentioned than posting pictures alone. Cheers.

illiad:
Lol
Those kerosene creams. I used Jet in primary school then. All your body would be shining like roasted chicken after rubbing them.

You are funny . But I still think JET and Stella Pomade were not that bad, you know. At least they were good for protection against harmattan and dust back then. And they were very affordable unlike some creams we have today. Cheers.

Hugh Quarshie of the Thermocool Refridgerator and Freezer advert. Very lovely advert and Hugh Quarshie was very eloquent and handsome. He is from Ghana but now has British Citizenship and lives in Britain.

Hugh Quashie- 'Check out the T-300, a Fridge-Freezer never looks so good!!'

Hugh Quarshie- 'The Thermocool Collection. Thermocool makes things better, Makes Better Things'.

Hugh Quarshie has featured in many movies including James Bond 007'S 'Doctor No' and some episodes of 'Doctor Who'. Cheers.

Nice thread. Please let's add our own pictures of buildings, products or people that bring us memories of when we were growing up. I have the pictures pf JET Cream and Stella Pomade. Did you use these two body enhancement products? Stella Pomade had a nice aroma . Lovely body cream. JET was good too and I used it in secondary school. What do you think?

Abeg, who is the official sponsor of Chelsea FC for the 2025/2016 season?

Turkish Airlines or Samsung?


Abeg, someone should help me out on this. Thanks.

ShowYourCertificate:
You don't assume power based on the change mantra and yet build the foundation of your new government based on the changed government. Its a slap on the people who voted the new government into power.

Common sense is not common afterall.

Hmn. And what are the new 'Changes' that the APC/Buhari Government will be bringing to the table? Look all over Nigeria and see the various projects being worked on. How developed was the Nigerian economy under Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo who has now suddenly become a saint in the eyes of many people in Nigeria? And in Lagos State, how many policies of the APC Government are directly touching the masses and making a significant impact in their lives? Can we honestly score Fashola 60% in all he has done in Lagos State? I am saying this because I was in Lagos some months ago and I know what I saw there. I would have loved it if all those newly built housing estates in Lagos are rented out to low income earners in the State with options for them to pay their rent monthly. I would have loved it functional libraries were built in each Local Government of Lagos State. These Libraries should have internet access with about 20 Flat Screen computers in each of them. And the libraries should be stocked with the latest books and audio-visual aids which would help reduce the failure rate of WAEC/SSCE Candidates in the state. Cheers.

gbrown:
my brother you are not alone, the chalatan and sychophants keep babbling about agricultural boost, yet we still import rice,sugar,tomato and a host of countless food items, there is nothing to continue from honathan, the only thing is cluelessness, i don't think buhari should continue with the policy of cluelessness.

*Let me clear my throat first*

Now to the matter at hand. And how many countries in the world have stopped the importation of food? Even the USA and Canada who are major producers of food are still importing Sugar, rice, tomatoes etc . Please, it is very clear that the Agriculture Sector flourished under President Goodluck Jonathan. Cheers.

I feel it is the lack of motivation on the part of most ladies nowadays to create extra sources of revenue, that makes men postpone marriage. Many women are 100% reliant on their husbands even if they are earning their own money. What they don't understand is that some men detest unambitious ladies. I don't know why the belief that men should cater for their wives 100% still holds. In today's world, couples must pull their resources together to create a financially sound marriage. Wives should be able to get some things done on the home front without requesting money from their husbands. Then the issue of women coming from poor families or the case of greedy Mother-In-Laws is another problem Men face in Marriage. I just believe Nigerian wives should be very honest with themselves. What are you bringing to the table in your marriage? Must you expect your husband to do everything for you all the time ? Why are you not using your brain in profitable and honest ventures to make more money for the family you are raising with your husband? Cheers.

Why are some people mentioning Buhari Here ?

So you think Buhari would come and deal with the accused people here by himself?

The Minister of Education or the Commissioner of Education in the State should look into the matter. Cheers.

I don't really care about Ambode's educational background or qualifications. I don't care about the experience he has or who his Godfather is. As long as the People of Lagos State are still not feeling the real dividends of democracy, then Project Ambode has a lot of work in its hands. There are still many parts of Lagos State that look like ruins from a war zone. Many roads in Lagos are still not tarred. Many People in Lagos are still homeless and the Estates being built by the Fashola Administration have been priced out of their reach. Corruption is still a big issue in Lagos State and I am yet to see the ordinary people of Lagos State being really touched by the policies of the Fashola Government. Cheers.

@Op, stop generalizing. There are more South-Asians in the UK than Nigerians

Yet, they don't write the kinds of things you have just written about Nigerians on a public forum.

How are the Asians doing it? That is the question you should ask yourself.

Do you know how much Nigerians abroad send home on a yearly basis?

And what do Nigerians at home do with the money sent to them?

What do Asians in Asia do with the money sent to them?

Please, free Nigerians wherever they are. Cheers.

This praise of Amaechi is uncalled for. No Nigerian Politician should be trusted whether they are on the winning side or on the losing side. They are mostly fighting for their pockets and relevance. What we need in Nigeria now is real development. Cheers.

I think Jega should be made the head of the EFCC. I will welcome the decision. Cheers .

Mrs Aisha Buhari, Please I want you to do better than Late Maryam Babangida ( Forget the Gloria Okon issue. It is a new beginning ) by reviving some of her Projects like the Better Life For Rural Women and Sunday-Sunday Markets. Alhaja Buhari, Please read up on MAMSER and the Better Life For Rural Women Projects which I want you to revive. There is no need for you to start initiating fresh programs that might not stand the test of time. Congrats, Ma .

President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari did not mention the 'ECONOMY' in this speech. If he does not mention the ECONOMY in the formal speech he has promised to give, I won't bother listening to him on May 29, 2015. Cheers.

Uneasy lies the head that wears the Crown. Buhari should carefully assess all the men and women that would be presented to him by those who helped him into Power. If he fails in picking the right people as his Ministers, then he won't change anything in Nigeria. He is a democrat now and would have to intelligently lead Nigeria. By the end of 2015, we should start seeing where the Nigerian economy is heading to. If our new President fails to mention the ECONOMY in his speech, then I won't bother listening to him on May 29, 2015. Cheers.

There is no need for any witch-hunting or renewed fight for resources. What the whole of Nigeria needs now is real development. President Buhari has to start fulfilling the promises of the APC by the end of 2015. There is simply no time to waste. The battle has been fought and GMB/APC are the winners. The losers PDP/GEJ have accepted their loss in good faith. So let the real development of Nigeria begin quickly. Thank You.

There is no need for witch-hunting in the new dispensation which will commence in a matter of weeks . Fayose is the Governor of a Nigerian State and should be allowed to lead his People. There is no Governor in Nigeria who is a Saint. They all have skeletons in their cupboards. We don't need the settling of political scores to take precedence over real development in Nigeria. It is time for Nigeria to really develop. Our Politicians should stop dancing around economic issues and get to work THANKS.

8 years is not a long time, Nigerians. President Buhari and his Cabinet should start fulfilling their promises by the end of this year. And Nigerians living abroad should not start returning home because it is not yet UHURU. Nigerians living abroad should not think things will automatically change in Nigeria. Let President Buhari and his team get to work and show what they can do in the first four years, before any Nigerian living outside the country starts to think of returning home. We are all expecting a lot from the Buhari Administration which will commence very soon. Cheers.

As long as President Muhammadu Buhari is not selective in his prosecution of corrupt politicians, I will keep quiet. As long as men like IBB, Atiku Abubakar and the Abacha family are not prosecuted for being corrupt and stealing public money, while ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Ayo Fayose etc are being hounded for being corrupt, then I will start talking. NO SELECTIVE JAILING OF CORRUPT POLITICIANS . Cheers.

On Rail Transportation and Airport Facilities in Nigeria

My People, let's be honest. All the Governments before President Goodluck Jonathan totally failed to revive the Railways and put in modern facilities in Airports all over Nigeria. For the first time in many years, Nigerians are seeing trains passing behind their homes. The trains operating under GEJ's administration might not be world class trains, but they are also not bad trains. They are moving and the interior of these trains can compete favourably with some countries in Eastern Europe. At least, something has been done about the Railways. Let us look at the Airports, are we not seeing some good things happening to our Airports? I have never felt safer at the MMIA in Lagos. The facilities has been upgraded at our Airports. Under the trio of IBB, ABACHA and Abubakar, nothing serious was done about reviving our Railway System and the Airports. I score GEJ high when it comes to infrastructural development in Nigeria. Cheers.

On Corruption and the GEJ Administration

Yes, GEJ has not done well concerning the tackling of corruption. His administration has witnessed some high levels of corruption. But the question I am asking APC supporters is this- Can we say the OBJ Government was not also corrupt? Then we have the IBB and Abacha led Governments that bled Nigeria blind financially Between IBB and Abacha, the amounts stolen from the Federal Reserves were MASSIVE and makes GEJ's Government's corruption look like child's Play. And can APC supporters beat their chests and say Buhari will charge IBB and Abacha families to court for the money they stole? Why is it that Southern corruption is highlighted in the media while Northern Corruption is hardly spoken about and muted?

I appreciate healthy political debates but the way some Buhari supporters behave online is very bad and uncouth and aggressive. For about two months, I have been giving reasons why I am not supporting a Buhari Presidency. I also equally stated that I am not too happy with the GEJ administration. After marshaling my points, these APC people would just come out aggressively and quote figures that are not tenable or make sweeping generalizations based on nothing. If this is how APC Supporters think, then I don't think Nigeria's economic situation will get better if Buhari wins. I have challenged APC supporters to give solid reasons why they think Buhari is the best choice to lead Nigeria and all I get are half-measured responses. Anyway, let the best man win. Stay Blessed.

@Kolade354

The turn out of voters in the South-East and South-South is equally high too just like in the North for Buhari. I have a right to support any of the Presidential Candidates. Come on, this is democracy. You are very uncouth and bitter yourself . Did I even say anything bad about Buhari here? You are a very bitter person yourself.

My People, how una dey? I am not in Nigeria but I am fully interested in this election. My Father is from Edo State and my Mother is Yoruba ( Ijebu ). To be honest, I don't support the APC and Rtd General Muhammadu Buhari for some reasons close to my heart. However, it seems the PDP is not doing too badly in the South-West. With the votes the PDP has recorded in Lagos State alone, it seems the APC has not won Overwhelmingly in Lagos as I am being led to believe. If the results I am seeing on Nairaland are anything to go by, this election could end in a Stalemate between Buhari and Jonathan. Yes, Buhari would win the core North massively but so will GEJ win in the South-East and South-South with about 70% vote there. Buhari's nemesis might be the small small and average votes Jonathan is picking up in APC strongholds. People should not just wave GEJ away just like that. Cheers.

Wole Soyinka's Mum, Grace Eniola Soyinka, is from the Ransome-Kuti Family. Professor Wole Soyinka and Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti are Cousins. Wole Soyinka's Mother ( Grace Eniola Soyinka ) and Fela's Mother ( Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti ) were very close and they were both activists. They both led demonstrations in Abeokuta that led to the abdication of the King of the City back in the days. You can't talk of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti without talking about Eniola Soyinka. Cheers.