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Adebimpegold:
I want to know about using makeup setting spray on Nigerian brides. does it really help hold the makeup in place all day considering the temperate. and what product do you recommend. I had a really nasty time with the last bride I did. that was a little more than a week ago. It was a really hot day; I had to touch her up again

Mac spray fix is very good you should try that.

I know that if you leave out the salt and use icing sugar it becomes a sweet pastry.

Rum cake season coming up soon

Nice pics

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Now to all the young girls looking at these photos, please read below..

My name is Linda Ikeji. I'm a blogger. I'm 35 years old and I have never...never ever in my life slept with a man for money. Not only have I never done it, I have never even considered it...and here I am with a house that cost me over half a billion naira.

Listen, you are beautiful and you are stronger than you know. There's absolutely nothing you can't achieve if you set your mind to it, put your heart and soul into it.
Up until five years ago, I was a struggling entrepreneur. I can't tell you how many offices in this Lagos I sat in for hours waiting to see people who could support my business...but most times, I never passed the reception area. But I never gave up and I never stopped believing and here I am today.

You too can be this..you can be better than this. No dream is too big, no dream is too small, no mountain is too high...it's all in your mind. It's all up to you. If you believe in you, in your God who is guiding you, then the sky is your starting point.

Please stop waiting around for a man to give to you...to put food on your table and put clothes on your back. I promise you, you can do it for yourself. Start thinking big, believe in yourself, be creative and start working. Realize that your dreams are valid...and nobody will make your dreams come true except you. Find what you are good at. Find something that you are passionate about. Work hard at it. Be consistent. Be patient. Start young. Even if you're not young, it's never too late!

I have been hustling since I left secondary school..started modeling before I entered university in 1998. Was running a modeling agency even while I was a student and made it a full time business after I left university. I never doubted that I would succeed one day, because I was determined. And please do not think this happened over night. I've been blogging since 2006...November this year will make it exactly 9 years. God, consistency and hard work brought me here today.

Unfortunately, a lot of our young girls aren't patient and some are lazy, they want it quick and fast but it doesn't work like that. Success takes time - takes hard work - takes passion - takes consistency - but more than anything else, it takes the Grace of God.

I was a 30 year old broke woman and on my birthday, a very sad and depressed me turned to God and begged him. I told Him you promised me, when will You fulfill Your promise? Am I not Your child? Have I not lived according to Your teachings? When will You bless me? Please God help me...and with tears in my eyes, I begged Him. I cried and I begged and I begged and I begged. A few months later my life changed. Never underestimate God's love for you and the power of prayer.

And never stop working. Listen, I make enough money to hire so many people to work on this blog while I go do other things and enjoy myself...but I don't do that. I'm up while some of you are sleeping, and already blogging before some of you wake up. I don't take this for granted. I know to stay on top, I have to constantly work and nobody will be as dedicated as I am because this is not their own thing. It's mine and I have to keep feeding it. So I'm constantly here!

Young ladies, I promise you...you too can do this. You don't need to spread your legs for any bladdy man - because of how much? N200k? That's how much my shoes cost - so why should you give up your body for that? Your sacred body? God's temple? N200k that you can make in a week or even in a day if you pursue your dreams and still have your dignity intact? You think people don't see that you're messing around with all dem old married men and talking about it? Think ladies, think! When next a man propositions you...tell him to get lost, that you will get yours yourself! Abi, aren't you a woman? You know what they say about women? "A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.". You are so strong, you don't even know!

Also, if you want God to bless you, you have to have a clean heart. All these backbiting, hating on others, trying to bring people down with hateful words/actions etc - God doesn't like ugly. He has over 6 billion people to look after and you think he will pay extra attention to you if your heart is ugly? Wish people well, help people when you can. Be good to others. But more than anything else be good to yourself. Believe in yourself. It's very easy to give in to feelings of self-doubt and back down when things get tough, but you have to know that God will not give you anything you can't handle.

I swear to you, you are underestimating yourself. If you know the power that you have inside. If you know the things that you are capable of. If you know how far you can go...how high you can reach but you are holding yourself back because you're afraid of failing, because you don't think you have it in you. If only you know that you're stronger than you think. You are so powerful, you don't even know it. I'm not more special than you are. I don't have two heads. We serve the same God. Why can't you succeed? Think ladies, think.

Like Barack Obama's sister said, poverty is not an excuse! I used to sell/market beer at Sheraton hotel, Lagos when I was in university for N1,000 a day. I once lived on 'puff puff' and garri for weeks in UNILAG and I was supposedly a top model but nobody knew what I was going through.

Trust me, I knew poverty. Did you know I lived in Idi-oro, Mushin for 15 years? Up until when I was 25? Did you live in Mushin? Eh, so what's your excuse? I can't even say some things here for my family's privacy but here I am today because I never doubted myself and I never allowed all the doubters to distract me. I was focused. I was determined. I worked hard and I knew the God I served won't let me down. The road was long, sometimes very frustrating and painful but look at me now. God did it because he saw that I was willing!

"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what it takes.” They will say, “Women don’t have what it takes.”
Please believe in yourself and watch God use you to set as an example for others.

May all your dreams come true!

Kisses.

Oh by the way (addressing the argument I read online this weekend) I don't do anything else. I blog from 4am till midnight, where do I have time to do anything else? When God wants to bless you, He will bless you...even if you're selling toothpick.

Cheers!

tchidi:
I said I've never seen a pomegranate. I'm more concerned with oranges and the fruits I've seen here in Nigeria.

Sorry I must have misunderstood you.

Nice, one

lovely

15k for a teacher? Pathetic! My unskilled security guard gets same amount and it comes with a self contained apartment.

I love looking at natural afro hair,

tchidi:
A picture of?

the ones you've seen.

tchidi:
I have never seen a pomegranate before. I'm more concerned about oranges and the ones we have here...

have you got a picture?

marylandcakes:
Lol

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seems as if ruby did most of the work well-done.

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Bibol:
Hi, I've been following this thread for a while now and it's been really helpful. I've been rocking my natural hair for five months now but I have a little problem. I can't seem to find a suitable cream for my hair. I have a good hairline but it's so so difficult to comb that most times I have to wash it before it can be brushed and my scalp is aensitive. For now, I'm on wigs but I'll like someone who knows products or home made remedies that can at least soften the hair.

I'm not in Nigeria, if not it would have been easier to get an African product

Try the Cantu shea butter products like the leave in Conditioner this softens and detangles natural hair.

raayah:
Thank God we have reached the same page. This should not be news!

Now about your assumption that a Nigerian man will receive a slap if he asks a lastma for a ride, How did you arrive at this?

Ask the common man on the street. "receive a slap" don't take this literally.

raayah:
How does a man riding on okada mean that Oyinbos are treated as mini gods??

The fact that it was brought up as a topic on here when millions of Nigerians ride okada everyday, also the fact that if a Nigerian ask a Lastma for a bike ride he might get a slap in return.

raayah:
How do you know this? What kind of entitlement have you seen white people in Nigeria demanding?

e.g. 1. Not wanting to wait in the queue like the rest of us.... amongst a few ( I have actually seen this myself) I had to to intervene and ask if those of us waiting were stupid.

raayah:
I completely understand.. Nigerians are very racist but are in Big Denial.
Seun Keeps encouraging by pushing racist topics to the Front page.
We wonder why Oybo walk with Security guards in Nigeria? Its becausse of the high level of violence towards them.

This is not a racist topic. It is a fact that most Nigerians see most "Oyinbos" living in Nigerians as mini gods. Most people on this thread are just expressing their opinions.

Anybody that has suffered discrimination in "Oyinbos land" will know what I am talking about. The bottom line is that Nigerians treat them better than they treat them when they visit their country. I am not talking about the Nigerians that go abroad to break the law they are a disgrace and need to be treated like scum.

Suyaman2015:
I am an "oyibo" living in nigeria and I have followed several conversations recently where racism and misconceptions are encouraged and hate speech goes unnoticed or unchecked. I fly into the airport and can assure you that there is no advantage to being white coming into the country. The "foreign" lines are longer. And the authorities typically single any forigner out for inspections, and look for any excuse to hassle or ask for money. There are those who get fast track by paying protocol officers and bribing their way but there are equal numbers of people doing that regardless of race or nationality.

Just as people here claim foreigners are given special treatment and privileged it goes both ways. Because of my color which I can not hide I have been singled out by police, lastma and other authorities countless times simply for be an "oyibo". One can't walk down the street without numerous people calling out oyibo. I have been verbally and physically assaulted several times by people with chips on their shoulders simply for being a foreigner in their country. While nigerians constantly breaks the rules oyibos are held to higher standards and there is always someone ready to be a hero and call you out and make a scene.

All these statements made about white men being treated like gods in nigeria has not been my experience and I've traveled expensively through out the country and lived here for many years.

@ suyaman apologies for any offence caused, there are always exceptions to the rules but in majority of cases, the truth is that most foreigners living in Nigeria feel they have some kind of entitlement to be treated more superior than the Nigerian indegenes.

Segadem:
oyibo no b man?

Anybody with light skin for Nigeria na Oyibo, Arab na oyibo, Asian na oyibo, Somalia na Oyibo, Chinese na Oyibo.

When you go to their country they treat you like sh1t, but when they come to yours you treat them like mini gods, at our airports any body foreign goes thru fast track.

What is wrong with Nigerians "inferiority complex"?

Geesanni:
goodafter nairaland,i jst finised my nysc some few years ago,coudnt get a high paying job as an oil well engineer,i became fustrated but settle for an average pay job in an i.t company as a software engineer.i then needed an accomodation,so me and my new divorce aunty decided to stay together so as to save cost.Meanwhile she had travelled to bury her 11yrs daughter that jst died of accident,so i was the one that search for agent and secure a room and parlour self contain in lagos.my agent introduce me to the landlord(60yrs plus of age),i told him t point blank that it is me and my aunty that is staying together,showed him my i.d card and agree on the amount as(180k for house rent,agreement and agent fee 60k plus 10k refundable damages).Notwithstanding,i have missed 2 good houses i wanted initially even for 150k so i had no choice than to accept the 180k house because the house doesnt worth it.i was also travelling to kano for a field job of which am suppose to stay two weeks,so i called the agent dat am coming,with my money and but am coming with some of my loads because i wud be travelling for field work the nextday,and i dont want to miss the house again and need to sec ure the house with some of my load but am not sleeping or staying there till i come back from 2 wks travelling.the agent said no wahala since my coming with my money.
when i got to the agent with some of my loads,he said why should i come with load,i was so angry dat i said but the agent himself said i can come wth some of my load,(thank god i had a witness when i called the agent if i can come with load and dat same witness too was very angry because he came also with me.)so we headed to meet the landlord,i brought out the money(220k out of 250k i was suppose to pay in total sum and said after when i come back from travelling in 2wks i will balance up and also emphasized i and my aunty is staying together,he agreed ,i paid with an eyewitness and two agent present.i then made a wriiten statement of which we all signed (but the landlord refused to sign)and the landlord kept it,but on the landlord getting to know i came with my load,he changed his mouth dat rent is still 180k,agreement is 70k instead of 60k we agreed earlier,10k for damages and 12k for water yearly which i must pay with my rent,i was so angry,12k for water then why was it flat.i HAD NO CHOICE BUT I agreed(now total sum of 272k).i put in some of my load and left immediately back to my former house.i travelled 3days later and came back after two weeks and balance up,then i ask for receipt but he said he wud give me later(i taught d 12k water fee was for fuel incase there is no light because he sells water,but NO, and HE DOES not even pump water to the flat if there is no light) .After 1wks,my aunty came back to lagos and i brought her in.To my greatest surprise the landlord rebuke me,spark,rage and said i have no right to bring my aunty to stay with me with her(3kids).i go to work and come back late everyday so he want me to always leave empty house and stay only on wknd. i got angry called the agent and told him if i never said i was staying with my aunty,the agent confirmed i said dat but the landlord then changed his mouth dat he thought she was single and i should come and collect my money,i begged him(for 5days) like a cool dude of which am not suppose to do.
He disagree, because i dont want to go to the stress of looking for a house again.i ,my aGENT and aunty WENT TO search for a new house in dat area(because of job location)and got a good one better and cheap (150k).we approached my landlord he should give us our 272k which he said he wud give us,he said he must follow us to the new house and pay by himself.he refused to give us the money and later plead with us to stay.i was so pissed off dat my mind was totally not interested to stay again,but my aunty plead wth me dat we shud stay and 4get wat happen.we stayed, everyday was more fustrating in the house by the man.he wud never let my 3 nieces (little kid )be and get angry unneccesarilly.
Meanwhile i ask for receipt always and he refuses to give us dat he wud give us later. after 4 months(refusing to give us receipt),he called me oneday, when my aunty has travelled leaving his 3 kid with me and said i should fill a form,i read the form and saw dat it was agreement form.
To my greatest surprise,i saw dat he gave a condition in the form that anytime the he needs his house dat am entithle to one mouth quick notice only( instead of 6 months because we pay 1 year rent).i became mad again,but dis time i demanded we needed our receipt first,he said no until i fill dat his form b4 we will collect our receipt.DIS MAN PLEAD with US TO STAY,HE REFUSE TO REFUND OUR MONEY AFTER 2WKS WE PACKED IN,AND UP TILL NOW (4 MONTHS)HE REFUSES TO GIVE ME MY RECEIPT THREATENING ME WITH PARTIAL QUICK NOTICE DAT AM ENTITHLE TO 1 MONTH.PLS FELLOW NAIRALANDER AND NIGERIANS,AS A FELLOW FUSTRATED YOUNG GUY MANAGING HIMSELF,AN OLD MAN WANT TO TAKE AWAY D LABOUR I SWEAT FOR OUT OF FUSTRATION(272K, HE USE MY MONEY FOR BUSSINESS FOR 4 MONTHS AND WANT TO DUMP ME) NOW DAT HE FELT HE HAS USE ME FOR MAKING MONEY.I NEED A HELP URGENTLY,ADVICE ,AN NGO ,LAGOS STATE HOUSING MANAGEMENT,AND A CIVIL DEFENCE LAWYER TO COME TO MY HELP BECAUSE AM LIKE A WOUNDED LION PUSHED TO THE WALL DAT CAN DO ANYTHING TO REVENGE THE LANDLORD,I MAY MAKE HEADLINE(4 BAD NEWS DAT HAPPEN TO A WHOLE COMPOUND) SOONEST IF AM NOT BEEN HELP BY NECESSARY AUTHORITY because I CRY WHILE WALKING AND THE LANDLORD IS MAKING HELL OUT OF ME AND MY PPLE.PLS NAIRALAND AND NIGERIANS PLS HELP ME.u can email me on gee.koko@yahoo.com.au for help ,i stay in lagos, HELP ME ABEG ,NA OJODU BERGER FOR OLOWORA NEAR OMOLE PHASE 2 LAGOS STATE(INFACT N0 8 ALFRED AKEN STREET OLOWORA OJODU BERGER LAGOS STATE,HIS NO IS 08034343551),I HEARD FROM STREET PEOPLE DAT ABOUT FIVE CO-TENENTS HAVE PACKED OUT IN DAT HOUSE B4 THEIR HOUSE RENT EXPIRE DUE TO THE MALTREATMENT OF THE LANDLORD.THANKS

You would have been better creating a new topic eg "my Landlord is frustrating me" etc instead of derailing someone elses thread.

CORRECT : Ten Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was Twenty

@ OP also avoid starting every word with a capital letter in a sentence.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
Yes it does

I don't think so, she committed a crime and she is a Nigerian full stop. Which tribe she comes from is of no importance.

myselfonly:
Yes, we can grow it here in Naija.
My grandfather in kano used to grow it in his house a few years back.

Can you please let me know how and where to get the fruits in Lagos / Benin?

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
I wonder which part of Nigeria she came from

Does it really matter?