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What have we really gained from sending our boys on Peacekeeping Missions with the UN? All the African countries we have helped to stop Civil Wars have turned back to hate us  Nigeria is hardly appreciated for anything by other African Nations. I feel it is time we start letting the ungrateful countries know that we have our own internal problems at home. If they don't stop hating on us, they can wave goodbye to us helping out when rebels cause problems in their countries. Cheers.


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This is good news  We need to support our manufacturers in Nigeria. Over the years, I've observed that there are many Nigerian companies and firms that are making products that Nigerians can use. However, they are cast aside by the populace who go for foreign goods. What the FG should be working on is to encourage Nigerian entrepreneurs and companies by solving the Energy Problem quickly. This will cut down the costs of the manufacturing process in Nigeria. Money that is being used to fuel generators will now be plunged back into the business. In the long run, it is the Nigerian Government that stands to benefit a lot by collecting taxes. When a company has more income at its disposal, it would be willing to pay the right amount of taxes. Cheers.


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I become emotional when I stumble on stories like this on any forum. On one hand, I sympathize with the suspects because of my humanist feelings. I know what Nigerians go through in the UK and Europe as immigrants [ both legal and illegal ]. Yeah, the Nigerians that were arrested had committed Immigration offences but like us all, they are trying to survive. That is why I get angry when I see Nigerians coming onto Nairaland to condemn their fellow citizens who have been caught and are in the process of being deported. If you've gotten your residence permit in Britain, you should realize that what is good for the goose is good for the gander.  At one stage or the other, many of the Pharisees here have been illegal immigrants in the UK before regularising their status. So let the new puppies gnaw, please  It should also be noted that having a British Passport or EU Passport does not make you superior to your fellow brother or sister who has a Green Passport in reality. It is all about what we can achieve with our talents, knowledge or creativity.

On the other hand, I have a strong hatred for Nigerians who are perpetual criminals in the UK. I wonder why someone will decide to get involved in fraud for years without thinking he or she will be caught. Why don't you go and work [ Opportunities still abound in Britain if you are determined and innovative ] and later become an entrepreneur if you want to make more money? Racism still exists but the system is not stopping you from living your dreams. Why don't you come up with long range plans instead of thinking of how to defraud others in order to show people back in Nigeria that you are wealthy? That guy running that African Food Store in your hood does not have two heads, okay? You can do better than him if you can think deep. If you don't have papers to work and are using someone else's docs, why don't you live like a spartan, save enough money and look for ways of regularising your status? Better still, if you've saved enough money, you can head back to Nigeria and start a business or a company. You can even go back to Nigeria and apply to travel to another country legally. If you are above 30 years in the UK and you don't know what to do with your life except scamming others, drug dealing etc, you need deliverance from the Hosts of Heaven. Cheers.


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I don't know why the Germans have not been invited to help Nigeria out of her energy crisis until now. It is clear the Nigerian Government cannot solve the problems we are having concerning the generation and transmission of electricity.  Why do we find it difficult to do the right thing for God's sake? When you know you are not good at something, why do you find it difficult to ask for assistance from someone that knows better? I hope this new move by the German Government to help us sort our Energy problem will yield fruit.  Lighting up Nigeria is not rocket science. It can be done within 5 years if our leaders do away with their tendency of getting something out of every project in their hands. This 'What Can I Get Out Of This' mentality is what is keeping Nigeria down

The Developed countries especially Germany, Canada, Norway, Japan, South Africa et al [ I don't trust the USA, UK AND China that much ] are ready to provide technical assistance that will aid Nigeria's development rapidly, but the Governments of the countries I mentioned love transparency, honesty and dedication to duty which most of our leaders lack. If we can allow the Germans do their work unhindered, we'll make progress with power generation in Nigeria. The Federal Government should stop making it look as if our Energy problem is so big that it cannot be solved while the shameless looting of funds continue. Hmn.


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The Nigerians that live in Sudan must be those with low intelligence and no future plans.  Sudan is not a country worth giving a look in when it comes to travelling out. Sudan of all places  Nigerians must be really adventurous. That is why I keep maintaining that the real population of Nigerians exceeds 200 Million.  Nigerians  have a presence in most countries of the world. It is just unfortunate that the economic conditions in the country keeps forcing out able-bodied Nigerians to other countries for survival. Most African countries have a healthy fear of Nigerians and I don't blame them to an extent. We have the tendency to commit good and bad deeds with loads of confidence I wish the deported folks the best. They just need to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and go raring again. Cheers.


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I'm proud to be a member of Nairaland. I keep getting a lot of ideas from this forum and I've also been able to pass life changing information to other Nairalanders. Thanks a lot, Seun.


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@9jafreak,

You've spoken well. However, I'm afraid these girls might soon be forgotten and might not play in the 2012 Olympics in London for Nigeria. Consistency is absent from the dictionary of our Sports Administrators. I doubt if a database has been created for this squad with all their football details and history on it.  With the database, the girls can be monitored after this tournament. We have this use and dump mentality in Nigeria and it has cost us a lot in the past.  The NFF has to come up with a lot of measures that will see our female national teams eventually winning the Global tournaments they feature in. What lessons have we learnt from Germany 2010? How can we build up on our experience at this tourney in preparation for the next one? What is the NFF doing about gifted Nigerian girls [5-17 ] in Europe [ They were born in Europe and America but have Nigerian Parents ] who are active footballers? How are we trying to tap into their talent?

We need fresh thinking in Nigeria and the time to act is now. Cheers.


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The Falconets have really done well. They are playing against women from a country that is very organized when it comes to soccer matters. Is it not Germany where up to 100 Sports Scholars assess the strength and weaknesses of teams their squads are playing against ?  Abeg, let us thank the girls for coming this far.  I hope the presidency will reward them graciously. Cheers.

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I studied History (BA) at the University of Ibadan and graduated in 2005. I enrolled for and passed a lot of courses in my Department and other Departments in the Faculty of Arts. However, the best course I took was an elective course from the Department of Modern European Languages. It was a course about Contemporary Germany- German History, Culture, Geography and Institutions. I was in my 300 Levels when I took this 100 Level course. I was exposed to the way things were done in Germany and the History of the country. I learnt about the German Education System, Engineering, The German Media etc. I am happy I took the course because I moved to Europe exactly two years after my graduation. Cheers.


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Lost In Space by The Lighthouse Family


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England is gradually becoming a haven of Scam marriages. Other Africans apart from Nigerians are also involved in the fake marriage thing. I've heard stories of how some Ghanaians in Essex were arrested in a church by immigration operatives as they were about to wed European ladies. I am not blaming anyone here as I've realized that people have to survive one way or the other. What I've discovered is that many of these fake marriages do not last. They have been built on false foundations and the offspring of the couples in question will suffer the consequences. That is why Foster Parents are in high demand in Britain. The British Government is spending a lot of money on fostering the children that are born by people in sham marriages. When I read these kind of stories, I become speechless immediately. My advice to my fellow Africans is that they should know what they are coming to do in Europe before coming over. They have to be proactive and productive or they will end up wasting away in the European system. Cheers.


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Make una free my guy o Emeka Ike is my man anyday, anytime. He's a no nonsense guy and I like his passion for life. Make una live my main man alone o.


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@dayokanu

Let us see what will become of these set of Falconets in three years time  We might have been getting away with our policy of fielding overaged players in the past, but we've started seeing the results of our thinking.  What the NFF should be working towards now is to raise really young players for our cadet teams in the future. We are the ones that will benefit from it in the long run. I rest my case. Cheers.


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@dayokanu,

In the Western World, it is very difficult to lie about your age. This is because they are good at keeping records and everyone born in Europe has a official Birth Certificate. The Government has a well protected archive where copies of these Birth Certificates are kept. That is how they verify the ages of players over here. Record Keeping is taken seriously in the Western world. Apart from that, there are soccer academies all over the place. These academies also keep records of players that they groom for future reference. John Terry played at Dagenham Park before he made it big as a professional player. I saw his signature '' John Terry wuz here'' on the wall of the Park and the locals confirmed that he played at the Park as a teenager years ago. In Nigeria, it is very hard to really know the true ages of our players because of the lack of adequate record keeping. This has continued to create problems for us in International circles. We have to start getting our priorities right immediately.

Youngsters in the Western world look older than their ages. They mature quickly over here due to a number of factors. How many Nigerian teenagers have access to nutritious meals? I'm not trying to castigate Nigeria, but how many Nigerians have access to fresh milk everyday? I'm not talking about powdered milk. I'm talking about milk straight from the Dairy Farm.  I have worked at a football club before and I know the rich quality of the food of the players. We need to change in Nigeria. Cheers.


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@dayokanu,

Mario Ballotelli is really the age he claims to be. In Europe and North America, youngsters look older than their ages because of the kinds of food they eat.  Sportsmen and Women in the Western world take a lot of milk, fish and vegetables before and after training. They also drink a lot of calcium and yoghurt based drinks.  Before I moved to Europe, I was a very skinny lad though my mum was cooking good food for the family. However, my physique altered itself after a year in Europe. The environment makes people look the way they are. Cheers.


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I am not supporting Sagamite, but I've looked at the pictures and I've come to the conclusion that the Falconets are not really U-19 players. Anyway, duty is duty. They've won the game and they are in the finals of the tournament. Congrats to them. How come we don't hear much about our female players who were signed by European and American clubs after they featured in past FIFA Cadet competitions? Apart from Mercy Akhide Omagbemi and a handful of others, what happened to the rest of our female players? The ghanaian girls are young and they will perform better in the future. We have to start fielding young players in Nigeria. I'm not a saint and there are some things I still do that I want to stop. We all need to embrace redemption at one time or the other, mates. We have come to the point in Nigeria where we have to stop fielding overage players and start being futuristic in our thinking.  I hope the Falconets win this competition, but we need to start grooming really young girls for the next edition of the tournament. Cheers.


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Good move by the Lagos State Government. We only need genuine christians in the church. When a church is led by genuine pastors, people will flock there to worship. There would be no need to advertise the church by using powerful loudspeakers in order to attract worshippers. Our creator himself does not like noise. The bible also advises that God hears our prayers when we do it in the corner of our rooms. All this unnecessary noise making has to stop. If the congregation can hear what the pastor is saying, it is okay that way. The microphone should make the Pastor's voice audible enough in the church's interior. Cheers.


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RCCG is really in the news these days I feel the expansion of the church should be slowed down. It is true that you can find 2-3 RCCG Parishes on a street in Nigeria. And the strange thing is that these Parishes will be under Different Zones and Area Parishes. Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his Assistants should focus on developing the spiritual lives of RCCG members and open less parishes. Some Parishes should even be closed down or amalgamated in order to bring sanity to the branches. Having many branches will not guarantee that the congregations will all make heaven. Trust me, I have come across some RCCG members whose behaviour cannot be described here. Hmn.


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@Adrianne,

Hey, stop the cursing If you want to advise the guy, advise him without mocking him. Nairaland is not a place for obscenities and curses. Thanks.

@Initialize,

Accept my sympathy. Seun needs to do something about scammers on Nairaland. Cheers.


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It seems most of the contestants are Nigerians. What about the other West African countries apart from Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone? What about Cameroun, Senegal, Mali, Benin Republic etc?


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@Buzugee,

You're my favourite Nairalander of the month. Na wah for you o I bet you're busy pummelling all those white babes for your Area, abi?  The rate at which African guys are keeping the white gals happy abroad is amazing. It is as if they have declared Naija Girls as women to be ignored. Anyway, it is because many of the Naija girls are just too greedy. Hmn.


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That is why I don't like attending African churches in Britain. It is not even the child witchcraft issue alone that makes me stay away from these churches. The painful thing is that many of those who attend these churches have not found their bearing in the UK. They have not found their consciousness and have subjected themselves to exploitation in the hands of some of the church leaders who are dodgy. Besides, I don't like the way everything African is portrayed negatively in Britain. There are white people doing obnoxious things too. Channel 4 should point the cameras on the wrongdoings of the European community too. Cheers.


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This thread is really interesting.  I feel acute poverty in Nigeria has contributed to this situation where ladies look at what you've got before they date or marry you.  In the long run, do relationships that were motivated by material possessions last ? Many marriages are falling apart because they were not built on strong foundations. It is as if the world is living in a great delusion when it comes to dating, relationships and marriage.  True love has been sacrificed for extreme comfort and material possessions. With all the problems afflicting the marriages of our so called celebrities, should we not start to see that love is much more than what we think it is? The rate at which supposed lovers cheat on each other is sickening No wonder there is a rise in single motherhood in the Western World. Na wah o. And why are the ladies not coming on board to defend themselves?


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We can always choose not to be a product of the environment we grew up in. I don't know of other universities, but I can speak about the University of Ibadan during my undergraduate years. UI employed cleaners and gardeners to make the campus look beautiful. My faculty was always clean and the toilets did not have faeces all over the floor. It only stank of urine once in a while. It was in the Halls of Residence that the terrible display of filthy living was taken to new levels. In my first year, toilets in my hall were very dirty and they stank to high heavens. I usually used the toilets in my faculty before coming back to the Hall after lectures. The reading rooms were also often dirty with all kinds of rubbish lying around. It took some time for UI's maintenance department to cut the grass and bushes around the Halls.  However, UI was clean to an extent. From 2006, there has been a gradual reconstruction and renovation of facilities on the campus.  I must confess that I've learnt a lot concerning personal hygiene in Europe. Choose not to be a product of your environment.


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While I agree with all what you've said so far, I still believe toasting works these days. I agree that most ladies go after guys with a lot of money. I also agree that dressing well and having a nice car can bring the girls to you like ants are attracted to sugar. However, there are some exceptions to the rule. There are some women that are not moved by what you've got or the designer clothes you've got. These ladies still want you to declare your honest intentions to them. It is not all women that can be gotten by flashy things. Some years ago, there was this girl in journalism school back in Lagos. She was really pretty and light skinned and the guys were scrambling to date her. However, this lady rebuffed their attention and got close to a guy that was considered a geek and a nobody. What I'm trying to say is that some women [ about 5% of women ] see beyond the glittering cars, cash and clothes. Honestly, I've come across such women. And it is not all of this species of women that are Spiri-Konko people o They are just lovable ladies. Cheers.

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Nigerian Film Producers and Nollywood should be striving to match the achievements of the Indians and Bollywood. Take a look at the website below. It is owned by a Indian Film Producer, Shekhar Kapur.  Kapur is a great thinker and producer.

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@eyoniggar,

Thanks for the compliment. The Ghanaians are just being envious of Nigerians. They know that we are better than them on any level. A Ghanaian guy at my place of work ( He is a bit realistic than the other dudes from Ghana I've met in recent times ) even told me that Accra is the only city that seems to be very developed in Ghana. He said his town does not have much infrastructure. I have some analyses to make here:

1. Nigeria might be a third world country but there are many areas in Nigeria that developed in all terms. I won't talk about Abuja here. I will be going too far by doing that. Alagbaka in Akure and Jericho in Ibadan are residential and business/industrial areas that Ghanaians will be very envious of. Some areas of Kaduna are very developed and the people living in these areas are middle class and Government workers.
2. How many international musicians and actors of Ghanaian origin exist compared to Nigeria? We have Sade Adu, Ayo, Seal, Tunde Baiyewu et al. Nneka Egbuna,  a Nigerian-German musician is holding the world spellbound at the moment. The remix of her song 'Heartbeat' features Nas.
3. You can't even compare the graphical quality of Nigerian Magazines and Newspapers to those of Ghana. Nigerians only need to care about one another. Then the Federal Government has to start investing in modern infrastructure and strive to provide 24 hours power supply. Nigeria has all it takes to becoming Africa's industrial powerhouse. Ghana is nowhere near Nigeria in reality. Cheers.


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This Nigeria-Ghana rivalry is getting out of hand  Normally, Nigerians should not be bothered about Ghana's seeming economic growth. Ghana and Nigeria are light years apart in potentials and intelligence. I don't want to join issues with anyone here, but I've come across some nasty Ghanaians in Britain. These guys have carried their animosity towards Nigerians to Britain. The other day, two of them of them were arguing with me that their football is more developed and better than that of Nigeria. I listened to what they had to say before giving them my response. I told them- ' Ghana's football is on the rise because of the clueless football executives we have in Nigeria. When it comes to individual soccer talent, Nigeria is far ahead of Ghana. Ghana's football revolution started in 2005 but you've not won the African Nations Cup since then. If Nigeria employs a solid coach in 2010 and reforms the NFF, the Super Eagles will win the next African Nations Cup in 2012.'  While I do not support the rabid increase in participatory fees by Nigerian Film Bodies, Ghanaians have to realize that Nigeria will soon get her acts together. Nigeria is the powerhouse of West Africa. When the sleeping giant wakes up, Ghana will catch cold a thousand times  Cheers.


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Complete Demonstration of Stupidity on all sides

It goes to show the level of intelligence of undergraduates today. The video recording should have been done secretly without any beating being doled out to the lecturer. It would have given the lady enough evidence to nail the randy lecturer after reporting him to the University Authorities. Uploading the video on YOUTUBE is not very civil. When I was in Nigeria's University system, I witnessed an incident where a lecturer gave good grades to a female student who did not sit for the exam of a particular course in my department. This young lecturer was found out and sacked . A lot of things happen on our campuses. Hmn.


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This is good news. The Falconets have done us proud. I won't let suspicions about their ages kill my joy tonight. God bless the Falconets of Nigeria


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I want to see Akala drawn, hung, and quartered


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I paid very low tuition and accommodation fees while I was an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan between 2001-2005. I don't know if the fees have been increased now. Even when the Hall Residence fee [ Bed Space ] was increased from 90 Naira per session to 3,500 Naira, UI students were still paying low fees generally. OAU seems to be the cheapest university. Normally, the Nigerian Universities Commission [ N.U.C ] should have all the data we need including the tuition and accommodation fees of all Universities in Nigeria. We don't take data capture seriously in Nigeria. Cheers.


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