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I'm not surprised that Ituah has decided to start his own church. Intelligent and industrious men like him cannot thrive under a large central leadership like the one that obtains in the Redeemed Christian Church of God. I've read a lot about Ituah Ighodalo's achievements as the Pastor of the RCCG Branch at Gbagada. Was he not the one that was publishing a solid Newspaper some years ago? I wish him the best in his new venture. The only thing I won't want to hear is that his new church has been turned into a commercial entity . He should focus on making his congregation candidates for heaven. Cheers.


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The coast is clear for Samson Siasia to become the coach of the Super Eagles. Lars Lagerback has decided to call it a day with Nigerian Football. He has told the interim NFF Board that he is not interested in handling the Super Eagles again. Lagerback will be sending in his resignation letter by email in a matter of hours. Siasia should be named as Eagles coach next month. Siasia is still enjoying some popularity despite the setback he suffered in his career last year at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt. He needs to win the next African Cup of Nations as Eagles Coach or else he will finally lose the respect and affection Nigerian Football fans have for him. Cheers.


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I feel the NFF under Maigara is putting the cart before the horse  We need to appoint a new coach for the Super Eagles before thinking of organising friendly matches. It seems Lars Lagerback is not interested in coaching Nigeria again and I know the current NFF board does not want him. John Obuh should not be distracted from his job with the Flying Eagles.  I don't know why we are in a haste to play South Korea. If we cannot play Grade A teams from Europe, we can play the likes of Serbia, Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey etc. These teams will give us a run for our money. The current NFF board will not achieve much if it continues to rely on the Federal Government for funds. The NFF has to start looking for ways to generate income on its own by starting a Soccer Lottery and taking the Merchandising of National Team Jerseys and track suits seriously. Events where Super Eagles players will feature can be organised and people will pay gate fees to hear the players talk and be able to ask them questions. There are a lot of ways to generate money and I feel the NFF officials have to put on their thinking caps this time around. Cheers.


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@Africanson

Can you start the movement that will chase the corrupt politicians out of power? If you can start this revolution you're talking about, I will join the crusade. Talk is cheap, but taking the much needed steps to effect the desired changes is always a problem. How many Nigerians turned up for the recent demonstrations in Abuja and Lagos? You'll be surprised that as soon as you and a group of guys start the revolution, many of those cheering you on will start tracing their footsteps back to their homes and offices. Nigerians are not like the French, Germans or Russians who revolted against their Monarchies and corrupt officials successfully. Trust me, I've been involved in demonstrations as an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan. There were times when only about a hundred of us will be fighting for the whole students community. While cultists were trying to silence us with guns, machetes and threats, other students would be attending classes, studying at the library and calling us troublemakers. At the end of the day, I still graduated with honours without an extra year.  We fought against the key deposit @Zik Hall, UI. About 200 Zikites did not pay the Key Deposit fee and yet we graduated at the right time. My friend, don't be an internet warrior. Lead and we will follow. Cheers.


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The Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Our 47 brothers and sisters should not give up on life due to what has happened to them. They have to move on and try to do something concerning their dreams. It takes the favour of God to succeed in another man's country. I don't like the attitude of Black South Africans towards immigrants from other countries. Is it not a shame that while the European Union is expanding and allowing their citizens to settle and work freely across the continent, Africans are still hating on each other ? It does not matter if you're black or of Asian origin [ though you might get the spiteful glance from racists ], once you hold a EU Passport, you can live and work anywhere in the Union.  Now, I'm not supporting illegal migration or Nigerian fraudsters in South Africa. I only want African countries to integrate better and open up their countries to one another.

Many South African blacks are not reliable as employees and this has led to Managers in the Service Industries relying on immigrants to keep their businesses running. The same scenario obtains in Europe. Nigeria is a country of more than 150 Million people. With the level of poverty in the country, Nigerians will keep travelling to South Africa, Europe and North America. Personally, I won't advice anyone to settle in South Africa. If you're going there for studies, don't spend one more day there after your graduation. You should be looking towards North America and Western Europe. I know what law abiding Nigerians abroad are doing for their families back home. For all those saying Nigerians should be deported from foreign lands, you need to have your head examined. The Western Countries are having a decline in birth rates and the number of pensioners are increasing by the day. Countries in Europe are struggling with the welfare of their citizens and they need taxes to keep their economies in the balance. With all the hullabaloo about immigration in Britain and other parts of Europe, the European Governments are still issuing visas and work permits to foreigners. They are against immigration in public, but they support it secretly. One of the reasons for the formation of the European Union is to stem the declining population of member states. Since they are all whites, It is easy for a woman from Poland or Latvia to move to Britain and marry an Englishman or German. Their children will be British Citizens in the long run and this situation can be replicated a thousand times.

As long as the world exists, Immigration and emigration will not stop. It is the life we create for ourselves and what we achieve wherever we decide to live that matters. Cheers.


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I have taken a thorough look at the white baby again. The baby has some African features but I feel there is something wrong somewhere Folks, a lot of things happen in the UK among Nigerians. There is a possibility that the supposed father of the baby is impotent and has to put up with a dominant wife. The wife might have decided to test the waters outside her marriage by going to bed with other men. She could have gotten pregnant in the process and had the the two black children before her recent birth of a white baby. The man looks confused and surprised in the Family Portrait that has been placed on Nairaland. Many women will do anything to have children so that they can be accepted by the families of their husbands. The guy could have been jazzed and be under the influence of a charm or something. However, if the couple are indeed loyal to one another, then it is miracle. I'm just confused, folks


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I think a DNA test should be conducted and this should cover all the children. I'm not accusing the woman of anything but some women cannot be trusted. It is also possible that the baby will become darker as she grows up. This is really a strange occurence    I remember growing up in Ikeja, Lagos State, and there was this girl living on our street. She looked very European but her parents were black from the Yoruba tribe. This girl spoke yoruba fluently and played with other children. We accepted her as our friend and a Nigerian but she looked very different from us. I also remember coming across a Mixed-Race girl while I was in secondary School in Ogun State. Her mum was German and her dad was Nigerian. She had a brother called Anthony. This girl lived in Abeokuta and spoke yoruba and english fluently. She should be in her late 20's by now. Let me call this girl Yewande [ She has a yoruba name I can't disclose here ]. If Yewande marries a black man, they will have children that are half-caste. And if their half-case children marry black people, the white genes will keep receding over the years. However, if one of the descendants of Yewande's children marry another person with white genes in their family, they could have a white child.

Since the couple in question have had full black children earlier on, there is something they are hiding from us. Something needs to give.  The truth will come out as time goes on. Hmn.


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Sincerely, Nigerian Newspapers and Magazines [ with a few exceptions ] are up for sale to Politicians and moneybags on a daily basis. This is because Nigerian Journalists are not well paid unlike their western counterparts. Many Editors of Nigerian Publications rely on the graciousness of politicians in the country to survive. How much is a reporter in Nigeria paid? In 2007, I came across a friend of mine who works for a News Magazine with offices in the Agidingbi-Ikeja area of Lagos. I was carrying out some research in the library of this Media Company and I asked my friend [ We were classmates at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism ]  how much he was being paid. He told me 22,000 Naira monthly. Some Media companies even pay less than that.  I thank God for not allowing me to get a job with Nigerian Newspapers and Magazines. I did all I could to get the attention of the editors of some Magazines and dailies in Nigeria but I was not offered a job. I hope things will get better for Nigerian journalists in the future. Cheers.


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I know the soldiers have gotten away with this display of thuggery. It is just that this incident has been reported by the media. Soldiers beat up people all over the country daily and we do not get to hear about these happenings. It is sad that all our law enforcement and defence agencies do not respect themselves. Some years ago, soldiers burnt down a Police Station near Ojuelegba, Surulere, because one of their colleagues was locked up by the Police. Ordinary Man O'War guys will be showing their power in public and beating up conductors and bus drivers. Uniformed Personnel are supposed to be the most law abiding of citizens. This is because they represent the government as they move about the country. In Europe, it is very rare to find a soldier in Camouflage moving around. They are consigned to their barracks and only come out in their gear for Parades and celebrations.  In Nigeria, soldiers move around in their uniform and keep intimidating ordinary citizens. I hope a panel of inquiry is set up to investigate the assault on the LASTMA officials with the erring soldiers punished.


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@Vpersie,

Nope I attended Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Cheers.


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Hmn, I don't even know what to say again. Sports administration in Nigeria has been hijacked by opportunists and mediocres. I doubt if the current falconets are insured in the event of injuries or other unexpected mishaps. It seems many Nigerians lack organisational skills and the country is paying dearly for this. My advice to the girls is that they should not worry about the cash they're being given. They should just play well because scouts from European clubs are watching them. Play well, score goals, and get signed by the scouts. Goodluck, Falconets.


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We need to realize that many marriages are failing these days because people have left out God in their daily activities. If you've got the fear of God in you, it will be hard for you to cheat on your wife or pick a wrong woman or man as your future partner. I also believe that there is no perfect relationship or marriage. A marriage is like a house under construction. The couple have to keep working on themselves until they reach a level of perfection in behaviour, attitudes and human achievement. It is also good for a couple to have common goals and aspirations to make their marriage succeed. The union starts to fail when the man or woman is moving faster than the partner and feels his wife or her husband is lazy or visionless. We are living in a age where having good values is seen as being weak or being religious. I believe in the Marriage Institution. I hope to get married soon.


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Pap is good and I grew up on it back in the days. I've not taken it for some time now because it is not readily available where I am currently. I feel the reason why many folks on this thread dislike Ogi or akamu is because of the way it is prepared by different people. When I was in boarding house in Ogun State in the early 90's, I hated the Pap that was served by the school authorities. It was watery and you were also given two small akara balls to go along with it . Those were the days of suffering as a secondary school student. However, when I went home for holidays, My step mum prepared the Ogi in a superb way. It was thick and she served it with delicious Agoyin beans and sugar.

It should be noted that there are different kinds of pap. I don't like the white pap made from white maize [ I guess this is the type of pap that many nairalanders find it nauseous and do not like ]. I love the ogi made from Yellow Maize and Guinea Corn [ This variety of Pap is reddish in colour ]. The Yellow Ogi is my favourite and we used to have loads of it stored in our freezer. Ogi is very nutritious and I love taking it topped up with Bournvita and granulated sugar [ not the unhealthy Dangote sugar o ]. Cheers.


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When I read news items like this, I feel like throwing up . We are always on the pages of newspapers abroad for all the wrong reasons. If it is not credit card fraud, it will be benefit and welfare fraud. What is really wrong with us? About two weeks ago, I read in the community newspaper of my area in England about two Nigerians [ or Britons of Nigerian descent ] who were caught claiming benefits after they had gotten new jobs. They were both taken to court, fined and ordered to do community service. I was also on Youtube some months ago and I was disgusted with what Nigerians are doing in the Republic of Ireland. There was this woman that was claiming all kinds of Welfare benefits for her children in Dublin and London at the same time. When the Irish authorities caught up with her, she looked defiant and told the Gardai that she had not committed any crime . She was not deported because she had a residence permit.

Honestly, Nigerians need to be suspicious of 'Been To's' who spend huge sums of money when they travel back home. It is not easy to make money in Europe and America except through fraud. These fraudulent Nigerians are the ones that paint a rosy picture of life abroad when they go back home for holidays. I'm not saying British and American citizens are not corrupt, but the level of cyber fraud being committed by Nigerians in Thamesmead, London, is frightening .  We do these shady deals just to impress people in Nigeria that all is well. Living abroad has its benefits and a honest person will get to the heights he desires through hardwork and prayers. I am not against Nigerians who use other people's ID to work as long as they've got plans to regularise their stay in the States and Europe as time goes on. I understand that man has to survive. What I don't like is our belief that we can behave as we like in another man's land and nothing will happen to us. Lastly, Shame on those who are supporting the scammers in America. Cheers.

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The belief that I can become great no matter what people think of me. The story of Larry Page and Sergey Brin [ Google Founders ] also motivates me. The presence of the internet and the tons of information on the World Wide Web, gives me the assurance that I can influence people all over the world without travelling to where they are. I'm motivated by the fact that God exists and answers prayers. This makes me pursue my dreams with a passion. Cheers.


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@Engen,

No one is happy about the state of the Nigerian economy and our short-sighted leaders [ Minus Fashola and two other Governors ]. We all want Nigeria to take her place in the comity of industrialized nations. However, we should not forget our roots. Developing a defeatist attitude will not help matters. You can travel and live anywhere in the world. Don't just forget that you came from somewhere. Be proud of your Nigerian heritage. A leaf that does not know it is part of a tree is doomed to be lost. Cheers.


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@ THE AMAKA,

You're spot on, I'm talking about the Mixed Race Fashion Designer. Thanks.


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@saintchux,

You have taken the words out of my mouth. We need to realize that white people will always ask for your origins even if you were born in Europe or North America. They will always make references to the country of your parents when some issues come up. It is not as if they won't accept you as a British, Canadian or American Citizen, but there will always be talk about you being African or Carribean by origin. Have you filled Job forms or council forms in Britain before? Why do they always ask you to tick if you're Black British African or Carribean? We Nigerians have to cherish our country and heritage no matter what we are going through today. I will always say I'm Nigerian anywhere in the world. I believe my skills and natural gifts will get me to the heights I desire if I work hard and believe in God. We might carry different Passports or multiple passports, But we are Nigerians in the eyes of the World. I watched a video of a mixed race guy who left the UK to settle in Nigeria about 5 years ago. His mum was a white British woman but he decided to settle in Nigeria to promote his business. I'm proud to be Nigerian.

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I am just praying that God will raise up a young leader who will challenge the likes of Akala and bring sanity to Oyo State. Oyo State needs a Governor with a progressive mindset. Anytime I visit Ibadan, I'm reminded that I'm driving through a city with so much potentials. Ibadan could give Lagos a run for its money if the potentials of the city are harnessed. It is just saddening that short sighted politicians continue running the city to the ground. There are other parts of Oyo State that needs to be developed. Lord, raise another Fashola up for Oyo State


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I am not innocent when it comes to some crazy things I did when I was young. Yeah, I stole from the Cooking pot several times. I was fond of Egusi and Vegetable soups. I was never caught and there was a day someone else was whipped for a raid I carried out on a freshly cooked Pot of Ogbono soup. I still feel guilty today for that incident. However, one of my relatives that stayed with us for sometime was really artful in stealing food from our big kitchen The boy operated like a spirit and was very fast. He would deny all accusations in a sorrowful manner and you will be tempted to forgive him. Ha, I can't forget those days

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With this new development and IBB's bold foray into Nigeria's Political arena once more, I'm really scared for the country's future. The Nigerian Project is just crumbling everyday IBB has nothing to offer as a leader and Nigeria will continue to retrogress under his rule. The painful thing is that some of my friends are campaigning for him on Facebook. It is all just sickening


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This news is very disheartening I feel for potential undergraduates these days. And to think that I graduated in 2005 from the university system in 2005 makes me cry. The Nigerian educational system has worsened since then. If we had right thinking leaders, technical education would have become a vocation youths will want to embrace. Why can't the technical colleges be refurbished, local and foreign technical experts brought in, with youths being encouraged to learn life long skills that can put food on their tables and take care of their families ? The Nigerian Government should lay an emphasis on Technical education and practical skills like the Germans. God help us.


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I just admire Jimoh Ibrahim. He is a man that is not afraid to take up challenges. I like his entrepreneurial spirit and his never say die attitude. I will be monitoring Air Nigeria and I might start using the Airline for travelling purposes. Let us support our businessmen. Nigeria needs to have a respected National carrier. Cheers.


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@Nairalanders, it seems Samson Siasia will be appointed as the new Super Eagles Coach. There are lots of Media reports online linking him to the job. Though I also read online that Heartland FC has hired him as chief coach. Guys and Gals, make una put the link on Nairaland if it happens o. I can't wait to celebrate . Cheers.


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@poster, you need to have a heart to heart talk with your husband. I'm not saying he is seeing another woman or cheating on you but I feel you have to let him know how you feel. Look for a day when he is at home with you and spark up a conversation. Talk to him with love and try to know why he hardly has time for you. Act fast before something bad happens. I wish you the best. Cheers.


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Haha , this is the beginning of the end for the guys at the Glass House. I don't even believe in the acting NFF President, Maigara, or what is his name sef. The Glass House needs a thorough sanctification and deep cleaning. We need fresh and innovative administrators that will administer our footie sincerely. I have a feeling that Goodluck Jonathan wants to install a dedicated Nigerian as the new NFF President, and he is trying to clear the way for the guy. Lets hope for the best.


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The proposed 17,000 Naira minimum wage is too small for comfort though I must also commend the Federal Government for looking into the minimum wage issue. I don't think the Private sector will want to embrace this new wage for low level workers. Can fresh entrepreneurs and businessmen pay 17,000 Naira to cleaners, gatemen et al ? That is why I'm not happy about the lack of accurate data and statistics in Nigeria. It would have been better if the Federal Government had carried out a thorough research to know how much Nigerians are paid in different sectors of the economy even to the Gateman or Cleaner. The data that is gathered will help the Government fix the new National Minimum wage. For those Comparing the minimum wage of Nigeria with that of the USA, it should be noted that the living standards of both countries vary. In Britain, people earning the minimum wage [ I think it is around £5.88 per hour now ] are able to survive on it and pay bills because they can buy food and basic essentials in stores like 99p shops or Aldi etc.  Western Countries also have a solid welfare system that takes care of poor people or those not in employment. Great Countries are run by gifted leaders and observance of the rule of law. Nigeria needs great and selfless leaders first. Then we can start thinking of a good standard of living. Cheers.


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I did not support Spain throughout the tournament but I think they deserve to be World Champions. Nothing good comes easy. The Spaniards worked hard for their victory over the Netherlands. Congrats, Spain


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I think it is high time for a referendum to be held in Nigeria I think the North should be excised from the rest of Nigeria. If we cannot live in peace with one another, it is better we part ways. Nigeria will do better and develop rapidly without the North. These gruesome incidents have been happening over the years with Non-Northerners being killed and churches being burnt and southerners reciprocating the violence. I wonder why the Federal Government has not given the Sultans and Emirs an ultimatum to talk to their people and ensure peace in their domains. It just shows that the Northern spiritual and political leaders are not strong again.

I still believe in the referendum. Let the North decide if it wants to stay on its own or remain with Nigeria. Other regions should also be given the chance to determine their manifest destinies. We can't go on like this and keep pretending we love one another. Enough is Enough, mates. The religious crises will continue until we take drastic measures to ensure peace in Nigeria. Cheers.


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My worst player of SA 2010 is Yakubu Aiyegbeni. He must not be invited to the Super Eagles Squad again. He played himself out of Nigeria's national set up when he missed that goal against the South Koreans. He was not even supposed to be at the World Cup if not for interference from NFF officials and the clueless Lars Lagerback . I don't want to set eyes on Mr Aiyegbeni in Nigerian colours again


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