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A group of hackers from Nigeria have crashed several Nigerian Government websites and are threathening to attack, Banks, Telecom etc

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/26/6723108-nigerian-hackers-hit-their-own-government

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/05/27/technology-af-nigeria-hackers_8488091.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=13701552

I believe most responders to the well articulated question posed by the author seem to have either chosen to interject tribal jingoisms or simply ignored the  question and drifted to expected responses based on tribal sentiments.
I am of the opinion that what the author was trying to say are these:
(1) Igbo women have done well and continue to excel in whatever they do. They should be emulated by others.
(2) Yoruba women, "it's time to catch up. Your primary competitors are leaving you". This is a call to arms for you.
(3) The northern women, though huge in numbers have very little to show. (but same can be said of the men, sadly)
(4) Finally I think, he is saying, Igbo women, don’t get complacent, your competitors are watching.

Love or hate the Igbos, they are an enigma that should be copied and  emulated. The fact that they are where they are today after a devastating war tells a lot about them. In my opinion, what other should be doing is trying to find out what makes the Igbos tick and  attempt to beat them at their own game. The Japanese did same to Americans and the Chinese are now doing same. So don't bash the  Igbos, rather attempt to out do them if you can.

I believe, the Igbos for whatever reason believe they are born with their backs against the wall. This may help explain why they are hell bent on succeeding and excelling. In fact, Ojukwu used this to lead his folks to fight to the last man standing.
There was a guy on Radio Biafra  Okon Okon Ndem, who used to begin his broadcasts by reminding the Igbos that "he who is surrounded by enemies is on perpetual guard , " (Maybe Igbo folks on this trade can speak more on this).
As for those that are defending the subjugation of women and in fact the entire populace by a few elite from the core North, I think we are doing a great dis-service to ourselves.

The fact that Imo State in the East produces more University Graduates than the entire North should be a cause for worry and shame. In fact, left alone, 2 Igbo states, Imo and Abia can fill the the entire University allocations in the country.
Instead of building Universities and colleges, we build Koranic schools and what have you. Even the universities that we have are populated and filled with,  surprise, children of people with Igbo ancestry. While the majority of our kids are out begging, the Igbos are out getting education and what have you.
We should praise our women no matter where they come from in Nigeria if they are doing well, and it just happens that they are Igbo, fine and well. The question we should be asking is, what are the others going to do to dethrone the Igbos if we can, or catch up with them? But it must also be remembered that Igbo women have been at the forefront from the get go. It was Igbo women who started the independence drive in Aba by engaging the mighty British army in what they derisively call, Aba women’s riot. So their  over-achieving is nothing new.
But the Igbos should not be beating their chest, because this is a global phenomenon. Even  in the America, women are out-performing men in many fields. If the playing fields are leveled in America, women will take over. Despite all their chest beating, women in America still remain second class citizens and only gained the rights to vote not too long ago.
So, find a woman who has done well and encourage your daughters to strive to be like them, I think that is the best gift you can give them and if they happen to be igbo, so be it.

Here is an interesting question by a respected Nigerian, can you help answer the question?

http://www.modernghana.com/news/323651/1/between-igbo-yoruba-and-other-nigerian-women.html

Bialegend:
The thread opener, soil or what ever he calls himself and the other guy that calls himself mallamrev are idiots of the highest order. Nigeria a giant laughing stock. These fools think that being big enough is the reason for labeling a country giant. Then China would have been giant of the world. Visit Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Botswana of which i myself have already visited and more.
Those places especially Togo, Benin, Ghana and Botswana can boast of constant water supply and electricity, good road networks, better public transport system, security, which are some of the basic things that any populace need first before other things. All these mentioned can not be said in a positive way about your luggard's cage nigeria and you still wallow in the euphoria of giantism? Primitive people northern nigerians that will always wish for the status quo to remain same coming here to praise their epileptic country as functioning and giant. Nonsense.

Idiots are people like you who call people they have not and may NEVER meet, names and you sound like an uneducated slowpoke to me. Intelligent people do not resort to name calling to argue their points. Though I am not from the North, what makes you believe that you are civilized and Northerners are primitive? Can you define civilization and tell us why you are civilized and Northerners are not?
Don't you see what you are, a bigoted, self centered, irrational slowpoke devoid of any logical thinking?
revmallam

tunku:
Revmallam with your patriotic faith that Nigeria is indeed heading in the right decision why haven't your pack up from the west and went back home? Oh no do you have some medication that you take that isn't readily available in Nigeria? Can you go months on end with power anymore? What about a working toilet? Are you ready to shit and chuck? What about water? Can you drink unprocessed water anymore without falling ill? Oh no, if you don't go back to the hinterlands and just stay in Lagos and Abuja I guess you don't have to worry about these problems.

To answer your question, well I can not pack up and leave because, that would be foolish of me because I have a lot of investments here in US but I also have lots of investments in Nigeria. Though I live in the US, Nigeria is always a flight away and it will remain that way for the foreseeable future for me. So let me ask you, why do we have more than 800,000 Americans in Nigeria or almost 1.5 million Indians or 1 million Chinese , British etc in Nigeria? Are these people not from "paradise" in your opinion? Fact is, people like you will only see the negative and whine and complain, but others, including these immigrants I mentioned see opportunities.
Each time I arrive in Nigeria, what I see is opportunities to make money while people like you whine and complain.
Nigeria is NOT perfect. Nigeria  has lots of problems, so do the US, Britain  and those countries you praise.
Have you visited Alabama, Lousiana and most of the US states outside of the Big ones?
I was recently in Los Angeles, and believe it or not, there beggars all over the place.  The truth is, once you go outside the big cities of the US,  and go past the shiny towers, rural US is not very different from rural Nigeria. They have private wells, Out houses(shit  holes or toilets), unpaved holes etc.
So you can believe what you want, but I had a job that allowed me to travel around the US and I know what I saw and have pictures to prove it.
Ask anyone honest enough and they will confirm it, just don't ask those that have spent all their time in the big cities and paint unrealistic pictures that don't really exist.
YES, Nigeria is NOT perfect, but it is an Investor's dream. By the way, CNBC the largest financial Network here in the US has been running a show on Investing in Nigeria and the  huge rewards. These shows have been on now for the past week, so believe what you want, but the facts are that, perfection is an illusion and those things you mentioned happen in other countries too.
Did you know that Iran, the second largest Oil producer in the world Imports Petrol and rations it? The way people like you have, it only happens in Nigeria.
Revmallam

Greetings,
I am a Nigerian, but I don't live in Nigeria. I have spent most of my adult live abroad  in the so called developed world. I can tell you that you hit the nail on the head.
But as the saying goes, we always think the grass is greener on the other side. In my  opinion and based on what I have seen in USA and Britain and a host of other countries I have been to, the  primary problem facing Nigeria is attitude and gross mis-information. Those who compare Nigeria to Ghana and other tiny countries are either disingenuous or have never left their backyards, but until we change our attitude, we will keep on believing the grass is greener on the other side.
Even with our epileptic power supply, no African country compares to Nigeria and I don't live in Nigeria, but I have been around.
cheers,
revmallam

@walata44
You got it all wrong my friend. I don't know anyone who works for the government and I don't want to. I am not pro any government and believe only Nigerians can solve their own problems . I don't need "a seal of approval" from anyone to promote Nigerians\Nigeria. I don't even live in Nigeria for that matter, but I visit home on a regular basis.
However, as a Nigerian I am sick and tired of people like you who shoot down any attempt to promote Nigeria and Nigerians. In the office I work in, there are six other Nigerian Software engineers and we all believe people like you are doing a great disservice to Nigeria professionals by portraying them as incompetent by branding all Nigerians as people like you do. You dwell in, and promote negativity. You continue to perpetuate the myth of pristine worlds in far away countries, never mind that those countries have same problems as Nigeria, only difference is, their citizens are not trumpeting it. Tent cities are springing up here in the USA, but you don't  hear Americans dwell on it. Contrary to what people like you believe, nobody really cares about your problems because everybody got one.
Those who dwell in the negativity, never see beyond failures !!
reavmallam

My sentiments exactly !! Fact is, the Delta region gets more federal allocation than any other part of the country. Problem is, the money is pocketed by their own folks and then they blame everyone else and kidnap innocent people. All those calling on the military to stop are hypocrites ! They should not, till they finish off the criminal, then arrest all the former billionaire governors from the delta region.
revmallam

AjaraEwuro:
I am waiting fellow patriot.

In about 2 weeks, we will be launching a counter TRUELY Pro Nigeria website.  I am fed up with Nigeria bashing and I ttrulybelieve and know that Nigerians are honest and decent people who are being ruined and damaged in the media by mostly Nigerians abroad and at home.
Yes, we have our own share of bad apples, but show me a nation without one and I will show you a nation that does not exist.
Stay Tuned.
Revmallam

Perhaps the the end is near. According a news being reported the "militants" are tired of fighting and will be giving up soon.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200905310827DOWJONESDJONLINE000324_FORTUNE5.htm

Personally, I have always believed that they should be attacking the governors from the Delta states who stole their federal allocations andnot the federal government. Having said that, what has kidnapping, school children, old men and women, foreigners got to do with anything?
Revmallam

AjaraEwuro:
You are so right, it is such a sad thing, and when you speak against them, you are warned by the moderators that you will be banned, and when they attack you and curse you for defending Nigeria, the moderators look on. No objective discuss about Nigeria, anything done in Nigeria is berated by them, I concluded, they are just attention seeking folks and folks who have left Nigeria and became irrelivant, now they are trying to seek relevance by becoming a Naija basher - sometimes their arguments and criticism is so meaningless that you wonder what they are made of.

The worst is even our so called Newspapers are included. Rueben Abati of the Guardian is the worst Nigeria basher. The Punch is not far behind. Nigeriaworld.com is nothing but a gathering place for Nigeria haters. Infact, I cannot think of any Nigeria medium Print or Digital that is pro Nigeria.  Nairaland calls itself a place for ,  friends of Nigeria, , but the truth is that 89% of all posts on most of the thread are Nigeria Bashing.
It is rather sad, but stay tuned,  true lovers of Nigeria are working to counter this declared war,   soon.
revmallam

Glad you are asking same question I asked 4 weeks ago https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=254820.msg3661023#msg3661023
The truth is that all the complainers have done NOTHING even in their own villages, yet they blame the "government". While other  people are using the internet to market their countries, Nigerians, from high to the very bottom are using the web to see who will tell the worst story about Nigeria.
Contrary to the slogan of this forum ,  friends of Nigeria , , it has become a gathering place for Nigeria haters and bashers. At the rate it is going, it will soon overtake "Nigeriaworld" as the worst gathering place for Nigeria bashing.
Like the other poster said, if you want following on any Nigerian medium,  bash Nigeria. What a shame !!
Revmallam

Over the past weeks, Nigeria has been on the biggest Financial News Networks over here in the USA, CNBC and Bloomberg. I am not talking about the ND crap. I am talking about making money. Now that America is broke, they are looking for where else to make money and Africa but particularly Nigeria is the place to be according to wealthy Americans.
CNBC the biggest Financial news network was in Nigeria doing a live Brodcast that was beamed back over here over several days.
Watch video segments here
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1130168928&play=1

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1130168949&play=1.

Along the way, they interviewed the Nigerian toilet king who happens to be the biggest portable toilet exporter in Africa.
Again, let all those waiting for the Government to create jobs keep waiting while those that are serious make money.
Governments don't create jobs. People do.
Revmallam

Nigeria today signed agreements to buy initially 25 Locomotives with the option to buy up to 75 from American company General Electric [GE]
The agreement also includes GE providing Power generation engines and turbines to Nigeria.
The Vice Chairman of GE was on TV overhere being interviwed and gave details. GE already has 200 employees in Nigeria
Details here
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aQJGft.B0nlY&refer=africa

Revmallam

PapaBrowne:
@Becomerich
I would really like to understand your motivation! You come up with amazing things from another planet and you fit them into any thread!
You might want to take some fresh air on this one!

HERE IS THE PROFILE of "becomerich"
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According to a software that I use for various analysis, I decided to build a profile of "becomerich" and here is what the software says. Please note that the software engine is based on pattern matching.
(a) He is neither a Nigerian nor a Yoruba man and is probably NOT even African.
(b) Based on syntax errors in his writings, the software believes he recently learned to write English , about 8 years ago.
(c) The software believes he is from somewhere in Eastern Europe.
(d) The software believes he is a loner and probably a sadist.
(f) The software believes he is a member of a Nazi group in Eastern Europe. He claimed he campaigned for some politicians where he lives, the software believes he is likely to be seen in a rally for an Ultra right wing candidate or Nazi rally. If he lived in America, he is more likely to be seen in a KKK rally.

Again, the software I used is pattern based, but it has been very accurate in the past, so I believe it is again.

So now that we have or may have a clearer picture of this fellow, the best thing is to ignore him.

PapaBrowne:
Interesting thread!
On a realistic note, I'm guilty as charged but I'm pregnant with ideas on how to contribute to Nigeria and I plan on starting an Economic Development Center, a Community Agricultural Project and yes! I dream of walking into one decrepit government school, renovate it to international stantards and see what impact it would have on the kids!

I am very happy, this thread has pricked the conscience of most of us. My dear friend, in my profession, we say that any problem can be solved if it is properly defined. The problem we have in Nigeria and most of Africa is that we have not properly defined our problems, rather, we have allowed foreigners to define us and allocate what problems they deem fit to assign to us. Interesting, you mentioned some of the things Nigeria has given to all of us, BUT I will address this in a future thread.
But now that you have identified the oversight on your part, here is my advice, start small, pick a venture, be it any of those that you mentioned, but, get started and watch your personal satisfaction of seeing your handiwork change a life. There will be pitfalls, but DO NOT be discouraged.
We should all be on a mission to take back our country but we can only do it if we get started and the time is NOW !! Good luck and go change your community one person at a time.
revmallam

tpia:
39% taxes? Interesting. I thought it was 24%.

Are you trying to tell us you're a high income earner so Nigerians can overlook your babyish rants? Or are you trying to snag a girl?

Actually, the top tax rate is currently 35%  HOWEVER, under Obama plan, it will go up to 39.6 % by 2010 which was the rate under Bill Clinton.
Infact combined, Americans pay an average of 45% of their income  in taxes. This includes, real estate and purchase taxes and various other taxes imposed by various municipalities. Take a look at what has been added to your phone bill, water bill, gas bill, trash bill. I have one in my water bill called "Homeland security surcharge".
But as he correctly pointed out, if you become super rich, you avoid taxes via various shelters.
revmallam

MandingoII:
What have I done for my country?

NOT A MOTHA - FUGGIN THING!!!!

They take 39% of my taxes to provide me with clean water, an electricity grid, roads, schools, police, fire, plumbing, hospitals, etc.

yet the super-rich gets all kinds of tax breaks.

Your countrys money is in its HUMAN CAPITAL. Get them to work then they can take their taxes and grow your government.

But instead of DEVELOPING business, your country is in the hands of a few IDIOTS in cohoots with the IMF, WorldBank and allowing Pertoleum companies to run your country.

There is NOTHING to be done for your country UNTIL your government cut off the Multinational corporations.

I suppose you live in the US. If that is the case, then, they actually take your money and make Water, electricity, good roads etc, available so YOU CAN THEN PAY to use them. Infact, electricity, water, etc are owned and ran by mostly private entities in the US. So contrary to the lies being perpetuated by the likes of "becomerich" and CNN and BBC propaganda beamed to the developing world, there's no free ride in the USA. Yes, the items he mentioned are there for you to use AT A COST !!
Yes, I agree with you about internatonal Mob Fund (imf) and Oil companies in association with some visionless individuals being in charge and that's why I say we MUST change.
Only when people can fend for themselves can they challenge the status quo !!
revmallam

My dear friends, please IGNORE this individual "becomerich". After reviewing his other posts in several threads, I have built a profile that tells me HE IS NOT what he claims to be.
Can we PLEASE continue with the subject at hand? No point in elevating mediocrity or intellectual frauds.
revmallam

Becomrrich:
look if a nation or country look for ways to destroy me, what love do you expect from me. Do you expect me or others to pay tax or love a nation that maltreat me. and believe i am a second citizen. do you expect me to love a nation that denial me or my child citizen right. And have lead to killing of children indirectly. what do you do to rewrite the pain and years lost. what do you expect people to start from.

OK, let's assume that you currently live in "Shangri-la" or "Hell" for the sake of assumptions. Now, will you be kind enough to tell us what you have contributed to Shangri-la or how you have contributed to making "Hell" a cooler place? "Hell" may not be all that bad, if it can be changed. So assume Nigeria does not exist, what have you contributed to humanity ?
revmallam

Omonla:
Alright, Becomerich, you really need to cut out the crap (And I say this in the most respectful way).
The first time I ever heard of this nonsense that Yorubas want to join Benin Republic was when I finally had a chance to read one of your threads, complete with diagrams,

He is clearly part of the problem we have in Nigeria. We seem to have  a generation hell bent on blame, blame, blame, complain, complain complain, BUT ask them to contribute in anyway, all you get is more blame, blame, +++++.
I have asked him in several posts, to remove Nigeria as the country and  tell us what he has done or contributed to his community, but all has accomplished so far is deviate from the topic and obfuscate the obvious.
AGAIN I Will ASK you "Becomerice", WHAT HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY? Whereever it is? (notice I am yelling !)
revmallam

Pataki:
My friend, please SHUT-UP!

You either contribute to the topic and stop yarning gobbledygook, which are utterly irrelevant to the topic or better still open your photoshop, take out your crayons and be painting the yoruba-benin country.

I have told him in very subtle ways that he is part of the problem, but he does not seem to get the message. !!

To your point, although I was not educated (other than primary and secondary schools) in Nigeria, I do personally believe that NYSC should not be abolished. I am of the opinion that it should be expanded or modified. It exposes most of us and serves as a very important conduit to exposing some of us to the myriad of cultures that make up Nigeria. I am of these opinions because Nigeria being a diverse nation, some of us will not have the opportunity to explore the country if not for NYSC. I once dated a girl from Jos and that gave me the chance to visit that city and see things for myself. You can say that NYSC serves similar purpose (OK, minus the girl !), but you get the idea. Even USA has a similar program but theirs is called by various names including the Peace Corps, but the only difference is that it is not mandatory. The Obama administration has introduced a new version in which university graduates will have their college loans forgiven if they teach in troubled schools in the nation. So as you can see, it is same concept.
revmallam

yousouph:
Where i live, u ave 2 be outspoken & inform 2 tell people dat u are 4rm Nigeria because many people have & still denting d name of d country by selling drugs & scamming. That is d reason i said few are re branding d name while many were soiling it which make u ask, does it worth it?

I NEVER miss a chance to tell people that I am a Nigerian and I also know many people who do that on a daily basis. Even looking at this board, you will notice that most people here are reverently Nigerians. I always tell people who don't want to be associated with Nigeria because of the issues you pointed out to look in the mirror and then ask themselves, have I personally committed any of the crimes? If the answer is no, then tell the person who objects to go to hell if they don't like it.
I believe if your hands are clean, you owe no one any apologies. America has the worlds prison population, but we will be mistaken to brand all Americans as criminals THEY ARE NOT. The problem we have is that we have allowed others on CNN, BBC, Western media to define us !!
At my age and where I  am in life, I will consider myself a failure if I can not express what I feel. I don't know how old you are, but I believe at any age, you should be able to do same economic standing not withstanding.
revmallam

Becomrrich:
And to show you how a federation works. State can leave a federation or join the federation in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii join the federation of the USA.

And Puerto Rico's later join the federation , So in the federation of nigeria. state can leave or join. And we yorubas, bendle and bayelsa want to leave.

You are NOT discussing the subject, BUT if you believe that the  Yoruba's Bendel, etc are better off outside Nigeria, then why not get enough people together and have them to buy into your vision?
You will however see, that when you get to where ever you  call your new country, the subject of this thread still applies.
AGAIN, I ask you, WHAT HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE ? Will you live your entire life being a leech? Living off things contributed by others? How really do you want to be remembered??
revmallam

yousouph:
D reason i said dat d poster shouldn't compare Naija with US or BRITAIN earlier is dat basically, they are world apart & strives there will not in Nigeria. Economically, both country are much more better than Nigeria. If not, why did u travel abroad? Many philantrophist like u helped d poor because of love of humanity & it worth commending but dont tell me dat if u had stay in Nigeria all your life, u would earned a much better life. You should not expect everybody 2 think along with u cos fingers are not equal sames as our perspective 2wards Nigeria differ. I ave done my bit in helping my community in giving 2 needy d little i can out of d little i ave cos as poor as them. Educating people on not voting 4 power hungry politicians

Believe it or not, it is really easier to make money in Nigeria than to make money in say, US or Britain. The reason being that you can start very small in Nigeria, but to start a viable business in US, you need real money and then, there's the gazillion rules and regulations to abide by. The problem we have in Nigeria is that those that want to start small don't even have the small amount to get started and that's where this thread comes in.
Could I have done better if I stayed in Nigeria? Looking back I think so, but then again, hindsight is always 20/20. I say this because, I have friends in Nigeria who never left Nigeria doing just as well and even better than me. Then I have some who have not even gotten started. So as you said, all fingers are NOT created equal and we all can NOT be kings, meaning not all of us will succeed no matter how hard we try. All things considered, and adjusting for currency valuations, it is my opinion that Nigerians doing well abroad would have done in Nigeria.
revmallam

pureminded:
this thread has grown this far ? I think i have to go and do someffin for the country and come and make my comment here because i havent done anything for this country brb

HURRRAAAA !!! Glad this topic has pricked your conscience. Now, go and get involved. REMEMBER, only send money to your OLD parents and the needy. For others, show them how to grow money. START VERY SMALL.
revmallam

ode remo:
@ jamace

you've said everything that need no elaboration apart from one single thing missing and that is our mentality is million miles diff to the average white person,

If you believe that view to be better, why not find a few people and change their perspectives? Martin Luther King changed America, Ghandi India, Mandela, SA. One they all had in common was that they had a vision and sold it. Chances are you can ADD your name to the list. It is NOT easy but you can do it.
revmallam

blacksta:
Interesting

Would sending money home regularly consistute as doing something postive for Nigeria. Remember that money goes in various grassroot developments for the individual

It really depends on who you are sending the money to. I preach against sending money to anyone EXPECT your old and aged parents, the very young and those with proven needs.
Sending money to young people only expands the perception that money grows on trees abroad, and later morphs into a belief that you owe it to them.
What I personally do is send money that CAN ONLY BE USED TO GROW MORE MONEY. That is, show me that you can grow money and I will help you plant the tree.
Why did I decide on this you ask? Well, I realized that I have sent a total of 4 million naira, purchased 4 vehicles etc for my folks, but they wanted more and were not growing it. So I changed the rules, and I am glad I did. So I only send money that MUST be invested because, if you TEACH them how to fish, they will fish for themselves.
revmallam

Nemeziz9ja:
I have mentored youths and I am still trying my best to impart a good legacy to the few that wants it from my experience and way of life.
The problem with Nigeria has a super hydra-headed dragon view and as you try to solve one, another modifies (does not even bother to grow) and replace it,

Trust me, among those youths, one is a potential leader and if you look carefully, you will sport them out very quickly. Once you find one, work with them, by selling them your vision. One thing I have found is that it is easier to convince those that are not doing very well that they can do better if they see that you the teacher is doing well by following the vision you are selling. Don't start with your family it may fail. I started with a total stranger who gave me a ride in his motorbike, inaga.
revmallam

lucabrasi:
a thread 2 pages long, and apart from just one or two ppl who have talked about what they have done fr nigeria,the rest up to the usual passing of blame, i have seen some of the usual suspects in the first page,expecting the rest of the gang soon
@poster
hope you r ready for the gang to pour vitriol on you,they certainly wont answer the thread as all they have done is complain,complain,blame,blame,complain and then highlights all th
e ills in nigeria, (settles in and waits)

SAD is it NOT? Sure, I am expecting that, but I am comparing the responses here to what I already have from other sources. Accounting for standard deviations, the results are as I expected. The loudest complainers have contributed ZERO to their local communities.
Sad, but true.
revmallam

texazzpete:
some of the most important things you can do for Nigeria are
1. Obey the laws
2. Pay taxes so there's money to build the country
3. Pay utility bills so there are sufficient funds to maintain and improve infrastructure
4. Take a stand against corruption


I cannot understand where this mindset that most of the 'bad mouthing' comes from Nigerians in diaspora. A large number of Nigerians on ground are equally dissatisfied with the state of the country and are extremely vocal too.

CHEERS and please SPREAD your message !!
revmallam

Becomrrich:
Revmallam , like i said before , I do not think you live in america. You claim they collect for the federal government. what are you talking about. What the hell. The keep the money to themself,

As I said before, your assertions are misleading but you seem bent on perpetuating this myth of  perfection in far away lands. Contrary to your assertions, no state in the US can break away or declare themself a country. When the Southern region of the US tried it, it led to the American civil war of 1861. When was the last time you filed your taxes in the US? Please take a closer look at your 1040 documents or visit the IRS website.  Here what to do, next time you  fill up your gas tank in America, look closely at the gas pumps or ask the clerk or better yet, why not visit the websites of  any state and check out the revenue sources?
I will assume that you have intentionally refused to answer or I can reasonably  conclude that you have done absolutely nothing for the betterment of your community, because you believe your community has done nothing for you. This is sadly tragic and is exactly the problem.
So let's say You don't want to do anything for Nigeria because Nigeria has done nothing for you, then, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE OR CONTRIBUTED to where you call home? Please NOTHING personal, but it seems to me, you are intentionally spreading misleading information, (reminds me of FOX news networks)
revmallam