₦airaland Forum

Benbellamor:
Natasha herself took the matter to the court of appeal thereby providing the Senate with Excuse to further delay her return

From All indication Natasha is not ready for peace..... I doubt if she will resume this year

not ready for peace? Are you for real? She desperately wants her mandates to represent her people restored and Akpabio and his co-conspirators are denying her people the right of representation, they are ego tripping and are trampling on her rights and her people, the allegations against Akpabio are not baseless because he did same to the former NNDC woman, he is one of the highest benefactors of Nollywood actresses, even girls selling pure water on the streets of Akwa Ibom all knows his story as a sexually reckless fellow

Teymanhenry:
Absolutely! It’s refreshing to see a policy that actually works for the people, especially when it comes to something as crucial as food security and affordability. Look, no one’s saying FG has been flawless—far from it. But this move by the Tinubu administration, reversing the previous strict border closure on food imports, is a game-changer.

Remember when Buhari shut the borders aiming to boost local farming? The idea sounded good on paper—support local farmers, reduce dependence on imports. But the reality? Prices skyrocketed—like, over 400%—hoarding ran wild, and ordinary Nigerians were left struggling to put food on the table. It wasn’t sustainable, and it certainly didn’t help the poor.

Then comes Tinubu’s 180-day waiver on staple grains, and BAM! Rice prices dropped from a staggering N110,000 to N65,000 per bag. Beans fell from N4500 to N1800 per mudu. Groundnuts went from 60,000 down to 25,000 per bag. This isn’t just numbers—it’s relief, it’s breathing space for families who were previously priced out of basic nutrition.

So how can anyone oppose a policy that directly improves the lives of everyday Nigerians? It’s not just economics; it’s about dignity, stability, and giving people a real chance to thrive without being crushed by inflated prices.

This is a policy that gets it—showing that sometimes, pragmatism beats ideology.

kudos to you bro for your brilliant insights 🙏

Those criticizing government favourable policies on food importations must be naive and jokers, at the heart of any government approval ratings is food availability and security, so no sane government will sit idle and watch unscrupulous and ungodly middleman who don't have a square meter of farms run you streets with hoarding and price fixing just in a bid to wickedly exploit, I recall looking for warehouses in an industrial area of Abuja two years back and everywhere was loaded with foods by the greedy hoarders, thankfully majority of those warehouses are empty now, government policies is not our enemy but we are ourselves enemies

Your experiences with GYB is nothing strange in Nigeria political culture where incumbent governor's annoint thier successors for very obvious reasons for not wanting to be exposed and betrayed by successors, and looking back you will notice that GYB got it perfectly right in choosing the current governor who turned out to be loyal, infact look around the whole Nigerian old governors and their successors relationships and you will agree that is a smart ass, again Ododos calmness,humility, competencies and sense of gratefulness has really eandeared him to all and sundry, he is going to win his second term easily InshaAllah

Dirt's I meant

How does the ear self clean itself despite using cotton boards and it will still bring out obvious diets that are clearly visible on the cotton boards

Bahamas95:
From day1 I knew HIV isn't that deadly as they've made us to believe. These people just wanna keep smiling to the bank.




I learnt that was how gonorrhea killed people many years ago, Africans even attributed it to spiritual attack. Today you can walk into a pharmacy and get drugs that would flush it outta your system within few days.


After they've achieved their aim they would make HIV drugs available to everybody like paracetamol.

Absolutely correct 💯👌, HIV is a disease but clearly not an epidemic, my classmate in the university used to go to brothels and do prostitutes without condom most times unless the prostitute insists, he is happily married today with four kids.

Quelme:
RIP to a legend.

But Jay Z and Eminem are better rappers IMO.

They are nowhere near him, Tupac imbibed the spirit of original rap themes in his songs, he was very philosophical and the streets loved his music, his unpublished songs alone would still have fecthed him millions but the white record label owners probably stole his master copy, Jay-Z and Eminem are just money makers and nothing more, I do however suspect that Diddy was one of the architects of his death due to envy

This so called Nupeng held the entire Nigerians masses by the jugular for decades of heartless economic exploitation, they imported substandard pms that destroyed cars, we slept at filling stations for days,they fixed their prices arbitrarily, they made billions, even mere fuel attendants became gods at the pump, now another bigger player has stepped in and they are scared and screaming that Nigerians should rally around them to prevent monopoly, shouldn't unionism be voluntary? Must it by force? Dangote raised billions to build a refinery and you want to forcefully control his business through the backdoor by unionism, let Nupeng come together, raise money, build their refinery and unionized them, shikena.

Shimran:
The fear of Nepal?
Bro Naija Govt no good but we can't afford to destroy our only country.

Listen, it's far better to have a poor government than not to have at all because it's anarchy induced, if in doubt ask the Iraqis libyans and Somalis

So everyone present at the wedding ceremony will just watch the video before coming to the venue of the wedding, and every man there will just be stripping her with thier eyes and salivating 😜

TONYE001:
Whoever teaches you guys these things has defrauded you all.

Funny how many of you think you sound smart, but in reality, your lines of thought are distant from facts.

A wife a liability? Just how? Your positions on husband-wife matters are strongly suggestive of childhood faulty family settings since our parents are the first to introduce the concept of marriage to us.

Now, I won't just stop at attacking you and your likes; I'll make frank efforts to educate you:

1. No, a wife is in no way a liability. In fact, the ideal husband-wife relationship isn't a business transaction where one can be labelled an asset, and the other, a liability. Ideally, a marriage is a setting in which a husband and a wife come together to work up a project - the family project. Both parties contribute according to their abilities; ideally, there is no fixed law guiding this collaboration. No law should dictate if the husband should bring A and the wife, B. This is because the union is fluid-like, it does not assume any particular conformation. Where one party is unable to bring A, the other party easily compensates. Like this, both husband and wife support each other, and do a lot of sacrifices backstage.

2. The African tradition has plastered an annoying stereotype in our heads. The African man easily thinks that the husband is the sole provider. In fact, this is not just a thing of tradition or culture; it actually reeks of ego, unhealthy ego and pride. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOMES THAT ARE RUN BY WOMEN?? You just have no idea! In one Nigerian study, researchers noted that female breadwinning is becoming "increasingly common" in urban settings (Akanle and Nwaobiala, 2019). In another study that sampled Nigerian primary school teachers, results showed that in over 70% of families, females/wives are the breadwinners ((Nnubia, Ibeanu, and Okechukwu, 2020). The concept of female breadwinning would have been there decades before now if not for the skewed African culture many of our parents and grandparents practice(d) (this culture NEVER MADE SENSE; essentially, it is a STUPID idea to deprive women of education and empowerment, depriving women of their rights to steps that would have ensured their independence shows how insecure our forefathers were). Just imagine how the family structure has changed since females started achieving independence, especially financial independence. Now, because they now have money, wives support their families...and in multiple instances, they RUN/SPONSOR their families.

Let me explain more. Females are more motivated, more caring (biologically), and more ambitious than men (Tao, 2014; Wicht, Miyamoto, and Lechner, 2022; Naz, Shah, and Qayum, 2020). Even among Nigerian populations, the findings are similar (Ojule, 2024). With these attributes, females are likely to be more successful than males IF ALL THINGS ARE ALLOWED EQUAL. Imagine they were allowed access to financial independence long before now? If this were the case, many families would have been liberated from poverty long before the current generation. So, partly, it's the African culture that has made poverty strongly palpable across families today.

3. How can you call the woman that births your children a liability? Why did you not have those kids with the side chick? This is callous thinking and demonstrates a heightened level of irresponsibility. With this thinking, I should feel pity for any woman you end up with. Perhaps, intending spouses should be submitting their social media handles before marriage. With a post like this, I wonder if any woman would want to settle with you (that's if you aren't married already).

4. If you fall sick or run into difficult situations, who would stand by your side? The side chick? Mabel Okungbowa is a Nigerian wife who donated a kidney to her husband. Would a side chick do this? Who is present throughout the growth of the children? A side chick?

5. A more personal example. I went back to school roughly 2 years after getting married. At the time, I and my wife were concluding our master's-degree programmes. I was working, my wife was too, but not something rewarding, just something to keep her CV busy. I resigned from my work, went back to school for a third degree - MBBS. I was in medical school for 7 whole years. In these years, my wife was my strongest support system. If not for that lady, I wouldn't be a medical doctor today. She helped me realize my dream, and in so doing, she gave up some important moves that would have skyrocketed her career. My wife did a whole lot, a whooooooollllllleeee lot. Every single day of our 11 years of marriage so far, I make sure I let wifie know how grateful I am! In my family group chat, when discussing with my parents and siblings, I ensure I let them know all my wife does. I want my people to know about her sacrifices...just in case I pass on before her. And, thankfully, my family appreciates her! Is there a side chick in this whole world and in the heavens that would have done a millionth of what my wife did? Nope! How can anyone call a wife a liability?

6. Just like I had said, when it comes to husband-wife matters, many people think they sound smart, but in truth, their positions in the matter displays ignorance and poor parental orientation....like Gehgeh (or whatever he's called). Women are doing a lot on the family front. Many are sacrificing their lives just for the family to succeed. Many would have been professors, millionaires, heads of great corporations, international figures if not for the fact that they are wives and mothers......though I do not support this (I would create a thread about this one day).

Dear Nigerian women, dear wives and mothers, on behalf of the many grateful husbands of yours, I say THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. We see your works, your sacrifices, your doings. Maybe we should be speaking out more so this horrible narrative about you won't be extended to the next generation.

NB: I'm guessing that many commenters on this thread are single young guys. This post is educative, and you all are the exact targets. You all may not accept it, but I'm grateful for those that will.

Links to References (in no particular order)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021909619880283?utm=

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13668803.2020.1797634

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341758004_Gender_Differences_in_Motivation_And_Academic_Achievement_A_Study_Of_the_University_Students_of_KP_Pakistan

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0362331914000354

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343576708_Are_Girls_More_Ambitious_Than_Boys_Vocational_Interests_Partly_Explain_Gender_Differences_in_Occupational_Aspirations

https://www.tnhjph.com/index.php/tnhj/article/view/817#:~:text=Females%20are%20more%20motivated%20to,affiliation%2C%20and%20enjoyment%20than%20males.

Thanks a million times for your brilliant insights, this is about one the most heartwarming post I have read so far on nairaland, it was a terrific write-up and kudos to you bro and may the Almighty Allah SWT accept your prayers on your amazing wife and your children

Listen folks, watch the values and personality of your potential mothers in-law, not in all circumstances but in most her values is almost certainly what her daughter is going to be to you, if a mother in-law bad mouth or disrespect your potential father in-law then run away like hell, my experiences here.

That's why I honestly think that's it's time for our former awesome UFC fighters and champions, Adesanya and Kamaru to draw the curtains as they are past their primes now, afterall they have stashed enough cash to last them a lifetime, so quit when the ovation is loudest, kudos however to Kamaru who is mentoring and developing Nigerian fighters unlike Adesanya who doesn't appear to give a shit

The refusal to pay contractors money owed them that's running into hundreds of billions is act of sheer wickedness, this alone has made Abuja economic activities at an all time low, and Nigeria at large.

I have been using MTN network and Data for more than thirteen years now but in the past few weeks it has been horrible 8n my area at Abuja, initially I thought it was my phone problem only for me to realize its thier network, despite subscription of 11k worth of Data

No wonder 🤔, since two weeks ago my MTN network has been very terrible, just after I subscribed 11k, and shockingly it has persisted till now, where is NCC in all of this

No wonder 🤔, since two weeks ago my MTN network has been very terrible, just after I subscribed 11k, and shockingly it has persisted till now, where is NCC in all of this

Rapwiz:
Alingo Dangote's name is not here! I think his name should be on this list

He schooled at Cairo University in Egypt, he is a degree holder.

Kukutente23:
The terrorists may try
But they will always fail
The gospel of Jesus triumphs over all
Hallelujah!!

are you referring to the terrorists that have dubbed themselves Gods chosen that have stolen Palestinians land and have murdered in cold blood 60k plus women and children and still counting?

Good, good to the extent that the time has come for we Africans to get serious and intentional on developing our continent, this same Nigeria used to attract international students, investors, expatriates, tourists and international sporting events but see where we are today, when the same British left after independence the structure they left behind and the first generation of leaders they handed Nigeria to ran the country fairly well but the second and third generation are currently running the country aground, SAD.

I do thing they are in hurry to turn around malpractices of decades old, to completely curb exam malpractices take time and smart reforms that are purely technology driven

SmartPolician:
You people need to stop wailing about colonization and grow up. America was colonized too and has become the world's most powerful country today...they don't go about crying about colonization. Whether they colonized us or not, they don't owe us anything any longer.

The truth of the matter is that the west is embracing peoples of other races because they need to increase their population and build a knowledge economy.

That's why they mostly allow a certain category of people, especially those who relocate through education as they play a key role in their broader plan of building a futuristic knowledge economy. This is something Asians won't allow because they already have a massive talent pool in their population.

Despite that, I still appreciate the fact that they allow immigrants to become their citizens because, to be honest, life is not fair and they don't owe anyone anything. They can still use immigrants and dump them like those oil-rich folks of the Middle East.

@OneCandleAway I think Japan has an ageing population, so they are doing the same thing the west does.

So true and brilliant insights from you bro 👍

Softmirror:
The detrimental resultant effect of creating an environment for such an option, gambling to be a choice is what the Indian government wants to take out.

One of Austin Jay-Jay Okocha's legacy to our Nigerian Youth is gambling.

and unfortunately he has a reputation for being a scrooge who doesn't lend helping hand to those in genuine needs, like the late peter Rufai rip

ambale:
But this shouldn't stop the President from lifting the economy now

Every President have a legacy project, we still struggling to see the legacy project of Baba

He has not performed better than any of our past leaders in all honesty else we want to just lie to ourselves

Our development is still slow paced or not even existing at all due to the current cost of living crisis

So what are really the gains?

This is a very shallow opinion, Tinubu is barely two years in office so is his headline Minister Wike, The crazy turnaround in infrastructure development in Abuja alone in just two years is a wonder, insecurity still an issue but not as frequent as it used to be and with the capture of high profile terrorists leaders recently maybe that may mark a turnaround in the fight against insecurity, the dollar exchange rate has stabilized, no more fuel queues, external reserve is stable and rising, even after the Almighty okonjo iweala gave her verdict you guys are still foolishly critical, however I do agree that Tinubu needs to do better in terms of citizens welfare which is currently very poor.

ambale:
But this shouldn't stop the President from lifting the economy now

Every President have a legacy project, we still struggling to see the legacy project of Baba

He has not performed better than any of our past leaders in all honesty else we want to just lie to ourselves

Our development is still slow paced or not even existing at all due to the current cost of living crisis

So what are really the gains?

This is a very shallow opinion, Tinubu is barely two years in office so is his headline Minister Wike, The crazy turnaround in infrastructure development in Abuja alone in just two years is a wonder, insecurity still an issue but not as frequent as it used to be and with the capture of high profile terrorists leaders recently maybe that may mark a turnaround in the fight against insecurity, the dollar exchange rate has stabilized, no more fuel queues, external reserve is stable and rising, even after the Almighty okonjo iweala gave her verdict you guys are still foolishly critical, however I do agree that Tinubu needs to do better in terms of citizens welfare which is currently very poor.

By the time Dangote list his Refinery on London stock exchange he will soar away like an eagle far and above from the rest of the Africa billionaires club

As a Nigerian and except for few that are engineering professionals most of us buying phones that is priced above don't have a FUNCTIONAL need for those overpriced phones, if you buy a phone above 200k what exactly do you use for separate from the basic functions of android phones, so in essence we only use phones for prestige and nothing more, yorubas call it " Fori Fori" so if you aren't a rocket scientist and you are using the bullshits called Pro maxes then you are in that category that uses for shakara and nothing more.

muyico:
Mommy water dey vex! Why you build house in mamaid territory

hahaha hehehe hohoho 😂 hilarious 😆

He had a cult and sheepish followers back then, he was a master manipulator but intelligent and a sex freak, this story was a beautiful piece and made my day, but how can the lie of religion be used to fool Christian ignoramuses fifty years ago and pastors are still using same template in the 21st century baffles me, even when the white man who sold religion mirage to Africans has long abandoned it.

Deny? This is an open secret in abj, infact go and ask heads of parastatals what they go through trying to get their budget estimates approved and passed, ask Minister's same question, go to zone 4 where the mallams that convert humongous amount of Naíra into Dollars for the assembly members and ask them, infact we should invent another sentence that better describe them that's more than " fantastically corrupt"

appleous:
Modern-day Israel is not the same as biblical Israel.

People don't read or question things.

They don't question why modern-day Israelis are white skinned while Israelites were brown skinned.

People are ignorant, which is why northern Nigerians support Palestine and hate Israel.

And Southern Christians, led by their OG pulpit bandit and religious scammer, Adeboye, support Israel.

Yet, Palestine has more Christians than Israel does, and Israel has more Muslims than Palestine does.

Perhaps start by reading the Abraham Polak book, "Khazaria: A History of the Jewish Kingdom in Europe."

This will open your eyes to the fact that modern Israel is an evil country (a project of the British government and the Rothschilds), led by a genocidal maniac and fake Israeli (Netanyahu).

He is originally from Warsaw, Poland, and his real name is Mileikowsky.

God has no hand in modern-day Israel, i.e., if he ever even did.

Thanks a million times for your brilliant insights bro 👍🙏