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justwise: Its interesting that in a country of about 150 million people you managed to count just few who made it legitimately without going abroad. How about the rest?

@the bolded, can you authoritatively state that they are the only achievers/celebrities and epitome of talents in this country? The answer certainly answers yours.

safarigirl: which politician spoilt Nigeria? It's foolish Nigerians that spoilt and are still spoiling Nigeria.

You should all be ashamed that less than 3% of Nigerians have put 97% of us in bondage. Really, it's pathetic.

Look at this 4,000 NYSC payment, do you realise if everyone agrees not to pay a dime, they'll cancel that thing? But no, Nigerians can sabotage themselves, a bunch of eediots will go and pay and the rest will have to follow suuite.

When that immigration stampede happened, there were enough people in the Abuja centre to march to aso rock and begin a revolution, but what happened? They all went home and thanked God they were alive to go on another job search tomorrow.

A courageous journalist exposed TB Joshua's condemnable act of bribery and Nigerians condemned the fellow and made shameful, eediotic excuses for the TB Joshua fellow, in a sane country, that man ought to be in jail facing murder and man-slaughter charges, not getting condolences from your president

The problem with Nigeria is it's people, the same people that want to run away and reap where they didn't sow- enjoy the benefits of good governance where the people demanded it, and until you all demand good governance, you'll continue to wallow in your self-pity and run away.

Like Mandela said "the leaders are a reflection of their people"

You killed it, AGAIN!

safarigirl: you apparently know nothing if you assume you'll just travel out and a job will be waiting for you no matter how degrading.

I'll have you know that even the citizens of wherever you're travelling to would also be interested in that shiiit cleaning business you were hoping to snag....

Whatever money you'll make there will be taken away from you in the name of tax. Nigerians don't even know how good they have it here. You watch a few American movies and you think going abroad will be awesome. Na when dem ship your dead body come Naija na that time your relatives' eye go clear.

Only a lazy man will be poor in Nigeria, people in this country run businesses and make up to 100,000 naira per week, some per day even, when they've settled all bills, they cart home at least 2 million naira quarterly.

Seun, Linda Ikeji and co didn't make their money abroad. Banky W, tiwa Savage, seyi shay, Don Jazzy had to leave foreign lands to come and make money here. You never ask those oness wey go come back wetin make them return, you wan go.

I wish you adieu and make sure some red-neck racist c?nt doesnkt end you while you're hustling there

Truth is, you said my mind without mincing words. We claim Nigeria is bad, yet it birthed Seun and Linda, Japheth Omojuwa, Psquare, Tu-face, and even the so-called D'banj who was abroad did not 'make it' there until he came home. I have always concluded that Nigeria is a natural resources which does not require the regular mining to tap her wealth. Politicians keep looting, yet, it has not barred those who think outside of the boxing from succeeding.

Manweysabi: Op, e be like say you neva taste owite (hardship/poverty) before, abi?

Maybe you were born with silver spoon..

Not really though.

moneybag100: My brother tell am make he hear....he didn't know life as a poor man Nigeria can be as hot as hell.

I understand the situation clearly and I might take the job someday though. Thanks.

bebe2: see my brother, its not like that,

no one wants to leave their home and settle outside.

maybe u r financially stable so a job with UN is not a big deal but for others like
you, that could be the ticket out of absolute porverty.

if u and those around u are comfortable, have u ever sat down and wondered about those young children
you see under the bridge? or those old pple u see looking hungry or that disabled person being wheeled about
looking for money?

you may have be desensitised to these issues but for pple who visit nigeria, these are raw experiences because you
tend to forget after awhile how things are in naija until u get home again.

personally, i cant take it. it breaks my heart.
imagine living in a country for 10yrs without seeing a single mad person, then u land in your country and there it is in front of you,
a brother wit matted hair, filthy torn clothes, eating out of the gutters. from there on my mind don spoil.

thats somebody's son or brother or even a father, they havent committed any crime, its sheer badluck dat they have mental illness and nobody seem to care. its beyond me dat pple can see dat everyday and still think its ok , and hail politicians who are clearly embezzling the money meant for the vulnerable in the society.

the west is not heaven but i bet its close.

just one example,
i was very ill last night, severe stomach, at about 3am i couldnt bear it any so i called an ambulance.
within minutes a motor bike came with paramedics and started taking my blood pressure etc in our living room, few minutes later an ambulance came, the motor bike guys handed over and left and the ambulance took me to the hospital.

then i compare that wit my experience in nigeria when my nephews were sick, and u wonder if na God really create all humans.

the morale of the story is, dnt knock it till u ve tried it.

it may not suit u but for me and many others, the west is home for now.

gd night

Lol... You sure have a point and I must confess that your points are well placed. However, I must point out to you that I have always wanted to practice objective journalism which seems to be a mirage in our beloved country. I rounded off my first degree in June. I guess you understand that the financial aspect is not there yet. The argument here is not whether the West is not better than Nigeria; but that running to the West should not be the last resort, particularly when such persons have little or no educational background cum skills to help them scale through.
Goodnight

Lolz... Cretins indeed! All Nigerian politicians belong to that class!

pansophist: Do not under estimate the power of ignorance.....

Bless you! Exactly what I have been insinuating. You have nothing to offer, yet you believe going abroad would increase your chances of becoming a better person. It's a backward mentality, if you ask me.

marcnelly: Guys!!!! d drama is unfolding,

am watching calmly and sending ma green light at d same time.

He is really an interesting person to be with, yeah he has a girl friend and I have a boy friend too, so nothing can happen ooooo. but it kinda puzzles me cos all this his moves are questionable o.


Naira landers you guys are the best, I really can't wait for our get together party where I get to meet you all......



kisses......

You are welcome, Dearie. Regardless, heaven knows you are in a dicey situation at this point. The two of you belong to different people yet he talks to your mum on the phone From the start, you claimed you were in love (or so I assume), and now you state that nothing can happen between you too. If you wish to swap a partner, my guess is do so, but don't swap for a guy who would dump his girlfriend for you because he may as well end up dumping you for another. Please ponder on this.

walescounis: Na yu sabi. I'm always proud to be a Nigerian but seriously, I would love to port.

No one is asking you not to. Question is; why? Do you have a good educational background or just choose to go there and 'see' what is done? These and more matter.

Somewhere in June, I declined a United Nations' offer of working as a Journalist/photographer abroad and I became a 'fool' in the eyes of people for not grabbing the opportunity. I have never considered travelling abroad though, and settling there for me is a big NO NO. Okay, maybe I could for my honeymoon, should I get married, that is.

But on a more serious note, I have never fancied travelling abroad, largely because of the way most Nigerians idolize 'porting' to some so-called greener pastures when most of them have little or no sound educational background. I became the topic among some of my friends simply because I turned down a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Call me a bushman with a weird ideology. I believe whoever is capable of making it in Nigeria can do so anywhere in the world. Moreso, I believe I have a fair share to contribute to the growth of Nigeria rather than invest my energy in some other countries.

Few days ago, while I went for a haircut at a salon, my baby sister called to tell me of one of her friends who had sold all his properties to travel abroad, all in a bid to make it big. According to my baby sis, he had planned on going to Spain but failed after the boat he boarded capsized somewhere in Algeria or Morocco.

This was a young man who was good at what he does. I felt bitter at the salon and somehow I kept muttering to myself how a promising young guy as myself would choose to end his own life all in the name of travelling abroad.

Somehow, my words became the basis of a debate between myself and some guys at the salon. Unfortunately, I stood no chance as the odds was six guys to one.

The six who debated with me had one thing in common; they would sacrifice just anything to travel out of the country, even when it is certain that what would greet them over there remains unknown.

They complained of how backward Nigeria is and how other countries are doing fine, even South Africa!

One of them said, he knows he would end up taking care of the old folks and cleaning their poos wouldn't be a bother to him.

It was obvious I lost the debate in the midst of youths who think of nothing but living on the streets of Harlem and London with little or no plans.

Please understand that I'm not saying travelling abroad is bad. But must it be the last resort simply because you are hungry or jobless? Must it be the only idea in one's head when you are hardly educated

I could remember asking one of the guys at the salon a particular question; 'you claim the country is bad, if we all run abroad, who will fix Nigeria for us?' His response was quite shocking and unbelievable; 'see, Mr Nigeria, I don't care. My own be say make I just comot, no look back again. To sleep gutter for yankee better pass our own gutter.' I didn't find it funny at all. I thought about his statement after leaving the salon and it was obvious that most Nigerian youths would gladly jump at the thought of travelling abroad when they have no skills or talents to sustain themselves.

If we all think of leaving the remains of Nigeria behind just because she is bad, question is; who will repair what is left of her

Most countries all over the world will have Nigerians to thank for their growth and economy. Yet, ours still stay the way it is. It is high time we understood that life itself is not a unicorn on a rainbow. If you cannot make it in Nigeria, you may never make it elsewhere in the world.

teeo: You are a player then

Sorry, you guessed wrong. Most guys hate it when girls ask them questions that raise doubts and suspicion. I hardly talk much despite being an extrovert, regardless, asking these questions is like asking a guy to tell you what you want to hear. Even a player would respond more positively just to weigh you on a scale. Converstations are necessary in relationships does not imply that love itself is made manifest in questionings. Love is all about seeing and actions, not just in talks and fantasies. My view though.

This is a powerful one. Still, I believe Nigeria is also responsible for this. The women breaking barriers in Nigeria are not mostly educated here. The system is terrible and most guys have been cursed with spreading their thin legs while one ill-luck woman who couldn't find a man take them in as a sugar son. Nothing is bad in dreaming; we all did in Secondary school and most people's dream have become a wash, something long forgoteen. Hold the society responsible.

Most of the questions are a no no. Number 10, 11, 12, 18 and 20 are the only romantic questions. Others are questions that surface during insecurity, doubts, and uncertainties. Ladies, please don't ask your men these questions.

Mynd44: Lmao. The bolded just shows how little you know. Made for the black man? Do you Realise the funds it makes from blacks are actually not as much as that from those who made the darned drink.

Then they chose to use a racially inclined song to promote the drink. If that same song but done by a white person is used for a slogan "made of white" what will you be here talking about?

No, I believe it is the other way around. Take for example, Coca-Cola's World Cup campaign about supporting the Eagles. You think the same would be aired in several countries? The answer, of course, is NO! Just as the made of black campaign in Africa, the advert will be different when aired in a community made of whites. It is called TARGET AUDIENCE. Arthur Guiness was white, the campaign in Africa says 'Black' how is it racist? A brand is tilted to the brink of collapse if it fails to recognize and acknowledge the community in which it finds itself.

Mynd44: Whoever thought up the idea of using Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" to run the Guinness advert needs to have his/her head checked. I doubt the person listened to the song

I believe you are missing the big picture here, and I would want us to look at the 'Made of Black' campaign by overlooking Kanye's song. I believe the whole idea of the campaign is for Africans to stay true to who they are. I see it as a call to remembrance that Africans share the same cultural heritage as one big black nation who consume something blackish in nature. Bottom line is: the campaign is merely pointing to the fact that Guinness is a drink for the black man. I really hope you catch this.

marcnelly: Guys, this guy is really weird o...

He just called and was teasing me by calling me those cool names, I was kinda responding in a romantic way (not intentionally tho) and he told me to reserve those responses for my boyfriend.

whats all this sef?

Trust me Dear, he only told you so as a subtle way of saying 'do you have a boyfriend?' Your response would tell him if to come closer or run away, maybe flirt.

AdannayaBella: It's very frustrating. I can cope with the texts for a little more while but what I can't absolutely handle are the trick calls from Glo with a typical Glo number. I get so angry when I pick the call and I hear a recorded voice on the other end. The other day, Airtel brazenly took the liberty of subscribing me to one of their unsolicited health tips. The number of text messages and calls I get daily from Glo and Airtel is enough to drive anyone insane. I mean, where do these networks get off thinking that they can breach our privacy like that?

I think we share the same. Naturally, excessive calls wear me out within minutes but seeing these scams reach my phone everyday is terribly annoying. I have been deleting texts like I was informed that some police officers are coming to pay me a visit. You can imagine how serious it is.

You are head over heels in love with him, yet he hasn't popped the question yet and he calls you adorable names to which you claim he does with love and special effect. According to you, you just met him and you are head over heels Check it sis, could be infatuation or something.

I am black-skinned; I am made of BLACK

jacabi: @Sanchez01, your case with mtn is what we called double potion of annointing. By the way, this mtn of a thing nearly made me to lose an important sms, because all I do each time is to delete their "yeye" sms. It's so annoying.

I did in my case. I lost many detailed texts which are now lost for life. Annoyingly, Glo just devised a means, they have been calling my phone repeatedly with a typical Glo number and you would fall for the number, believing it's your normal phone calls. It's as if my privacy has been sold to third parties.

I'm sure I am not the only one experiencing this terrible dilemma; however, mine is simply out of this world, or so I believe.

Nigerian telecommunication companies are by far the most insensitive, annoying and rules flouting individuals ever! My special cases with MTN and GLO is simply out of this world. My first experience started with Glo who automatically subscribed me to some annoying so-called love tips with the '4040'.
I called the Customer Care several times to complain, particularly when my airtime are deducted for some reasons. Despite my placed calls to the Customer Care, I thought my dilemma would come to end until I was told that they (Customer Care) don't have the 'power' to unsubscribe my number from the '4040' database. I calmly accepted my fate while #90 was deducted from my airtime monthly. After a year and half, I called the Customer Care and threatened to sue Glo for deducting my airtime with their devilish schemes, and all of a sudden, they miraculously found the answer to unsubscribe my number from the airtime sapping scheme.

A month after, MTN came with theirs, they would send 7 messages per day to my phone 'recommending' I subscribe to their amazing health and relationship tips, which I ignored. After several weeks of enduring their torture, I decided to call their Customer Care to make my plight known. I ended up talking to a slob of an agent who asked what if I wanted my number removed from their third parties' database, to which I said yes.

As of today, I get nothing less than fifteen messages daily on my MTN phone and five on my Glo phone coupled with dozens of calls from the Glo network. All efforts to put an end to this dilemma have proven abortive. I need advice from people; perhaps thy have agents on the forum that could help me through this.

That moment when rattlesnake joins the open letter train. Rozzay, please come back soon and give rattlesnake your response. Who says love is not a beautiful thing?

The reason, I believe, is simple. They are mostly grown in a goldy way but most of them get tired of the 'boring' lifestyle, particularly when they see their friends living a kind of life they never imagined. Personally, I see it as some form of war against spiritual heads who preach night and day, yet, their children do the opposite. It has been that way from time Immemorial. Eli's children, Samuel's, sons of prophets and priests in the Scriptures largely went off the road.

echobee: How we wan take know?

All he needs is a place of worship and I believe he came around only to ask people, perhaps if they know any church and all you could is to respond in such manner? Is it mandatory you comment on every thread even though you have no iota of the subject matter?

Those who started the movement should help us out.

Elantracey:

See your teeth. :p

LaurelP: ..........

TrollMan: .................

Elantracey: .................

Neldrizzy: .......

Elantracey: .................

The three of you should continue

I must confess that this is becoming confusing with each passing day; we (I mean guys on the forum) have come to brand woman wrappering to be all forms of niceties the male folks exhibit towards the female folks. As a matter of fact, the campaign against woman wrappering has been created on the forum (www.nairaland.com/1912229/final-war-against-woman-wrappers-nl/3#1912229.109) and I guess all forms of being nice would be termed as woman wrappering henceforth.

Guys, please come in here and help create a line between the two. What does it mean to be a woman wrapper and what does it mean to be a gentleman

On stage 5!

Where have I been since And how come I miss this campaign from the start?

For every oppression there is a Moses.
For every Red Sea there is a passage.
For every Job there is a test.
For every disciple there is a Judas.
For every government there is an Elijah.
For every opportunity there is a Gehazi.
For every generation there is a Joshua.
For every condemnation there is the Holy Spirit.
For every sinner there is HELL.

I think he is mature. Love does take time to grow and I believe it would be better for you to hear that than have him say 'I love you more' when he does not mean it.