Freelancing is a life-saver.

I don't know where I would be without it.
I'm really grateful to God and NL. This forum opened my eyes to freelancing and I ain't doing bad.

Akanoomobowale:

so what point are you trying to say....they sud let him go....see bro I pity no politician becos non of them give a shit about me his sons and daughters are busy going around in millions while I work my ass everyday .......if he guilty whether witch hunt or wizard hunt non of my business he is going down.....I pity no politician

No, there should be favoritism in justice. Everyone should be prosecuted equally. If he deserves prosecution, then Adeosun should not have been let off the hook.
It's not rocket science. Is it?

GerrardLFC80:
Trust me Liverpool would have still won this game assuming that Cardiff city player had scored that goal...there was still time...Am not even bothered about ihenacho's miss coz of Liverpool ....Am bothered coz this guy will likely start for Nigeria in afcon....How can Nigeria win d Afcon with 2 mediocre strikers in igahlo and this pipe....The least he could have done is force the keeper to make a save...Even Rodgers is not happy with him at all & I won't be surprise if that one gets rid of him in this coming transfer window

They're better off getting rid of him.
He's just one of the many Nigerians who allowed greed kill off their football career. He could have been flourishing at Porto or another small club, but he went to Manchester City and then his potential went south.
I've no doubt that we'll struggle for goals in AFCON with this kind of wasteful strikers.

If you follow football, you will agree that Ihenacho has been piss poor for the whole of the season at Leicester. Even in the Super Eagles' shirt, he is still abysmal. So, he could have missed without intending to do so.
Liverpool fans are just looking for who to blame for their self-inflicted woes.
Why did they not complain about Cardiff's captain who said he wanted Liverpool to win the league before their recent match against Liverpool. In the game, he fouled Salah in the box to cause a penalty (first image). In the same match, he had the chance to score at 1-0 but still missed it without anybody in the net again (second image).
Abeggiiiii!

buharitill2023:
kemi is not contesting for any elective post, she even gave up her appointment, becos her opponent, not buhari wil hunt her, and she wil never be appointed or elected for life, f9 adeleke can do likewise, he should also forget any elective post or appointment, he should also run away like kemi becos his opponent, not buhari wil hunt him.

Why does being sycophantic make you say anything just to support anyone? So, if someone committed a crime and gave up his/her appointment, so the person's crime would be suddenly forgiven. Right?
You guys will never stop to amaze me. I swear. Is it too hard for you to admit that the treatment is unfair? You can't free someone for doing something and prosecute another for doing the same thing.
I am done arguing here; you people can never be convinced.
Do have a good day.

Akanoomobowale:
Sometimes people don't really understand what they read or situation of things.....Kemi was a minister and was alleged of forgery but she never denied it which made her case very easy......Here we have a senator alleged of the same crime but he is denying so what next let go to court and iron things out.......if he is innocent no need for the unnecessary noise.

You don't have to defend lawlessness for goodness' sake. Why do you people justify irrational acts like this?
Not denying forgery doesn't mean Adeosun should be freed, she could only have enjoyed lesser punishment. That's how it works in saner communities.
So, there's no justification for freeing her while Adeleke is being prosecuted. They're simply troubling him because of the governorship issue.
Ohun ti ko dara ko loruko meji, ko dara naa lon je...
Forget political sycophancy and speak the truth for once.

tyup:
Ugly looking Bitch

I hope the drugs she smuggled there is up to $90k

The same idiots like you will still come here to complain about the pretty bimbos named slay queens. what do you want? Ode.

Before opening it, I was almost certain that she doesn't stay in Nigeria.
A graduate at 17 and doing wonders academivally already. Something that's very unlikely if you're in this godforsaken country.

Well, whether you agree or not, what he said is the truth.
If we all become an entrepreneur, who'll work for us? Or do you people think all these mushroom/one-man businesses can help a country grow or assist a family have generational wealth?
Even those of you doing entrepreneurship for years, how much properties or money do you have in your name?
Let some people become strong entrepreneurs while others continue as employees. What we need is a country that caters to the welfare and needs of the citizens (employees & employers).

However, everybody can be an investor. Invest in real estate, treasury bills, bonds and other things that can multiply your resources.

frank317:


40k?
What priorities do u want to set right? You people like acting like other people's world is just a theory while urs is real.

A few years ago I was earning 80k... I had aged parents to take care of, siblings who are worst of and need the littlest token from me, my house upkeeps, transport, I needed to look nice... I set my priorities right still I couldn't go into marriage with that because I knew it would be tough.

I worked harder to ensure I earn more than five times above that amount before I got married.

I am sure u don't earn 40k, but u want someone else to set his priorities right and be comfortable with it.

Adeboye should engage his young 'jobless' male congregation and understand what they are going through before asking his ladies to reject them.

Listen to yourself, bro. You're contradicting yourself.
Your first opinion made it look as if getting married without a job is okay. But now you said you were earning 80k but couldn't marry because you knew the reality on ground. You knew you won't be able to feed an extra mouth.
So, tell me, if someone who was earning something avoided getting married because it would make things difficult for him, why would someone jobless (and doesn't earn anything) think about marriage? To me, it doesn't make any sense to get married when you're jobless.
By the way, having a job doesn't necessarily mean doing a 9-5 job, it's all about doing something that puts foods on your table. Something you're paid for.

deltateam:


Thats the new breed of youths we are seeing o. Hmm. They don't want to work but want to eat.

Bro, I was baffled seeing the comments.
No wonder people are giving birth to kids they can't feed or take care of.

The comments here have shown me a lot about the so-called Nigerian youths oo.
Let's forget about this message, are you people going to get married without a job? Seriously? Will you get married without a job?
Haaaaaaa, we're really doomed if all of you are still stuck with the belief of getting married and expecting things to suddenly turn good because you're married.

Gerrard59:
Actually, the middle class in Nigeria exists but with wide variations. I will divide them into lower middle class, mid middle class and upper middle class. What constitutes these classes, I cannot formulate. However, I postulate that majority of the folks in the mid and upper middle classes are relocating to places where things work and the system is running efficiently.

Middle class individuals in Nigeria don't actually enjoy their "earnings or wealth" per se due to the double expenses they incur in trying to maintain their living standards. Is it the schools you pay humongous fees? Health care costs that can plummet your savings? Security levies to all sort of folks? High prices of healthy foods? Typical Farm Fresh yogurt costs 1,500# for the 150cl bottle, now imagine drinking it for five consecutive days coupled with refrigerating expenses? Whereas same yogurt will not cost same in sane places due to the low cost of production borne by the dairy firm. Or paying mechanics weekly to maintain cars which are not necessarily bought for comfort but to avoid the inefficient public transport system? Remember, I've not mentioned the continuous fueling of generators which takes a huge chunk of discretionary income?

OP, the middle class whether lower, mid or upper are paying so much to live a better and longer life in a place where the expentancy rate plummets rather than rises. It is why folks are fleeing in drovers to where things work. People mention taxes but forget these same individuals are taxed in Nigeria sometimes exorbitantly and even double considering paying for fueling and vigilantes.

So we have middle class folks in Nigeria, but they are not enjoying their statuses.

This is the only post that's reasonable here.

We've middle class in Nigeria, but it's rapidly dwindling. Most top executives at government agencies and international/multinational organizations, for example, belong to the middle class. Same thing with some professionals like medical consultants, professors and so. All these people fall under the upper level of the middle class.
Then we've people who are doing very okay financially, have a few properties, and can afford to give their family most of the things they want, but lack a few luxury items and can fall off the middle class if any serious disaster occurs. Those ones belong to the lower end of the middle class.

Mizwisdom:



I had lost hope of reading something sensible here but thanks for this, we haven't totally lost it, we've still got some sensible people

Sorry, but his post doesn't make any sense. Read up the Karl Marx's work he quoted to see for yourself.
He's just one of the many pseudointellectuals we've on NL. They'll write rubbish in such a beautiful way that you'll be convinced they're making sense. Alas, they're not.

aaronson:
Wow, There's a lot of ignorance on this thread, So this my people don't even understand class struggle, Ok let me break it down.

There are always 3 classes in a social strata, The upper, middle and lower.

*There upper class are the politicians who don't work but enjoy political extortion and loot via thier political office, to them looting is like a perk of office.

*The Middle class are the business owners of any society. Whether you Dangote or Emeka and sons ltd and you happen to employ somebody, that automatically pushes you to the Middle class status.

* The Lower class are people like us always looking for jobs, from the highest earning staff in NNPC, Banks etc to the lowest earning staff at your various company are all in the same category of lower class because the day they SACK you. It's back to squar you or nothing. Karl Marx calls these set of people, the proleterait


This is what Upper, middle and lower class means according to Karl Marx. Now the American society is more of middle class society because they are many business owners than Nigeria. Here in Nigeria(The best country in the whole world anticlockwise), There are more people working regularly job than starting thier own business hence putting us in a lower class society strata.

May our Brain help us not God because am Atheist so i believe in thinking than skydaddy.

All you ended up writing is gibberish, garnished with loads of chest-beating. You boasted unnecessarily about your atheism without making much sense.
There's no place in the world where the likes of Dangote will be classified as 'middle class'. He's a capitalist and even Karl Marx classified successful capitalists as Bourgeoisie (this is of the same level as Upper class). Read up the same Karl Marx's work you quoted again before writing stuffs here. Many of us are educated and won't take your words hook, line and sinker.

By the way, what is the correlation between atheism and intelligence? Well, your atheism should, at least, teach you the difference between 'I'm' and 'Am', the right punctuation marks to use the next time, etc. If not, stop bragging about your pseudo-intelligence.

R2bees:
Who else can't lead a prayer in religious gatherings??

My introversion doesn't reach that level.
I do lead prayers often. I always keep it short though.
But I also teach in a religious class regularly, with the majority of the students being adolescents and young adults. It has helped me a lot to speak to people as most of them often see me as a respected figure and would like to speak with me after class/church service.

Kulushkalash:
I share this same sentiment. I genuinely wish Nigeria's capital can be moved back to Lagos!

Lagos regardless of its characteristics has a Western State, is a convergence of all ethnicities. Therefore, should house the seat of government as interactions with government and effective policy formulation would be executed pronto!

Really? Lagos has similar characteristics like Jakarta and that's why they are moving the capital out of Jakarta. In lots of countries, the convergence of different groups/ethnicities is not usually a major factor in deciding the capital city.
Even without being the capital of Nigeria, Lagos is congested already. So, moving back there will be a very poor decision. It will never happen anyway.

...only in Lagos. Right?

That girl is an attention-seeking wh.ore. Useless thing. Without make-up, she'll even look like a man.
And that boy is an idiot. I don't know why some guys act like they'll die if they don't chat with or get attention from girls.

ednut1:
The nigerian family need to stop this crap. If u ask them for money for business dey wont gv u. Bt if na money for wedding dem ready to gv. Why why

Lol.. this is me at the moment.
They don't even want to know what you do to make a living; all they are concerned about is when you'll get married.

jman77:
Baba! Aerodome GRA is for the super RICH....you know what i mean?!

Lol.. I know. I've been inside the GRA a couple of times, and that area is not for common men.
I'm just interested in knowing how much they spend on houses there.

Eneze1:


Maximum 3 bedroom flat in Ibadan 300k? Are you sure you are living in Ibadan? I live in Ojoo, my house rent in a year is 430k. I'm presently on house hunt and the prices are high. Was in Akobo last week, a 3 bedroom flat price was 500k excluding agency fee. Please try and get your facts right.

God bless you jare.
I live in the same city and I was wondering why the person you quoted & the other guy would be quoting those prices as if they know the prices of all houses in Ibadan.
The op is closer to the truth than these other guys are. Location, facilities available, and newness of the properties are the major determinants, and these things are not constant. So, no one can make a big claim about house rents in Ibadan.

@Op.. do you have an idea of house rent/land cost in Aerodrome gra. I've always been interested in that area.

As a freelancer, "Yahoo boy" is one name I've been called a couple of times. Even the so-called educated youths reason this way too.

But then again, many young people are into Yahoo, and they all operate under the disguise of digital marketing, freelance stuff etc to perpetrate their evils. So it's hard to blame anyone for having such thoughts.

Daeylar:
Nairalanders always want to paint a lady bad.
Even on a pre wedding pics thread.
No respect for the fiancé of said lady.
Too bad

Lol.. as if you don't know most of the people on this forum are goats. Most of them don't have anything working for them in real life. So, they derive pleasure from bringing others down.
Thank God the guy is a reasonable person who knows the gem he has found.

thunderfirebuha:
It will no more be "A NIGERIAN" but when it's an Igbo person it will become "A NIGERIAN"

Perhaps you didn't notice; check the names of the men and women in those pictures, and you'll notice that they're all well-meaning Nigerians from different parts of the country, particularly South.
It's only people like you who don't have anything working for you that are more concerned about ethnicity/tribe. These ones are busy making it in life that they ain't deeply concerned about those things.

Improve your life and your eyes will open to things beyond ethnicity/tribes.

JasonScoolari:
I find this story hard to believe.

Question number 1; Why did you decide to give the driver extra N1500? Did he drive you above SEA level to warrant such magnanimity? Or it's your usual way of showing off to your social media friends?

Question Number 2; How come you had so much time to take the driver some pictures? Is it a way of telling your social media friends that you're balling hard with your "Personal" Driver?

Question Number 3; You were able to post the pictures of the driver and your WhatsApp "chat" easily, what stops you to post a screen shot evidence of the amount deducted "mistakenly?

Answers to most of these questions are quite glaring.

1. I don't think it's a crime to appreciate someone after having a little business with them. I do it every time. #1,500 may not be as much to the guy as it seems to you.

2. Check the screenshot, the driver's picture is there. So, he obviously took the picture from the driver's DP on WhatsApp.

3. There's no big deal in posting screenshot. By the way, what's the point of this question? You need evidence that he paid extra?
Well, the driver didn't argue when he asked for the #36,000 he mistakenly transferred. I'm sure the driver is not dumb; he would have protested if he didn't get the money.

My opinion: he was unnecessarily generous while the driver acted like a typical greedy Nigerian.

But the stretch marks on arms/shoulders are cool sha.

...some of the guys saying gibberish on this thread are just being hypocritical. The stretch marks on their mama's body can draw the map of Africa, but you won't see them call that disgusting/horrible/unappealing.

Yahoo boys are defending each other.. lol Y'all will rot in jail.

Lots of educated folks are daft to be candid.
NURTW is a registered body and only professional drivers can be members. A professional is someone who earns a living from a particular work/activity. Check your dictionary if you've a doubt.

While thugs may be among them, it'll be dumb to assume all members are thugs. Some of you, educated mofos, even have parents & uncles who are members.
Besides, do we not have doctors who do abortions illegally in Nigeria. That makes such doctors criminal, should we now assume all doctors are criminals?

Make una use una head, abegi.

LabUdegbe:

This guy yaff finish me..

Lol.. no personal beef, bro.

LabUdegbe:
How will somebody (expected to be reasonable)say her roommate "smells like weed"?

I hope that serves her right.. Mtcheww..

Reading and comprehension are the problems you have. The writeup says "the room smells like weed", not roommate. But because you wanted to justify the action, "room" suddenly became "roommate".