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FamilyRe: The Provider by semid4lyfe(m): 12:29pm On Apr 27, 2025
Maeve7:
If a man can’t provide or provides only very little (for reasons he can’t control) and his wife does because she makes much more, what is the husband’s role?
Home management & domestic operations
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 8:27am On Apr 27, 2025
Buhari was a disaster. GEJ does not even come close.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 3:41pm On Apr 25, 2025
sleekdot:
semid4lyfe

Wetin wrong with my last posts that b00t no let me drink water drop cup
No only the boss go fit answer that question but I imagine the spambot has been programmed to flag certain words and your post is replete with them..

Anyway, I go unmark your post but anyone wey quote am go chop ban.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 11:34pm On Apr 23, 2025
OasisX:
grin

.....Sad News: Tinubu releases ₦50 Billion to Varsity Unions [ASUU, NASU and others] for the settlement of earned allowances as promised.

Congratulations uncle semid4lyfe
You're in a rich vein of form 🙂
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 11:24pm On Apr 23, 2025
DissTroy:
"If Tinubu ensures a free and fair election devoid of thuggery..."

Don't you just love idealists? Politicians only play by the books if they can't get away with it, whether New York, Yorkshire or Yaba. Didn't Biden hide under Lockdown guise to win based on mail-in votes from dead people?

It's not Tinubu, Obi, Atiku or Buhari's place to play fair. It's for the system to ensure a checking system blocking such loopholes?

How many bills have your opposing PDP, LP or NNPP Senators or Reps sponsored to tackle voter or systematic fraud? People who partake in the dollarization of the Primaries?

Same Senators and Reps who buy votes?

Heck! Nancy Pelosi does insider trading because she can get away with it?

Idealism is noble but impractical.
I wish I could dash you more than a like and a share. Gosh, idealist dey muzz me.

See dem parroting free and fair elections as if dem no see wetin sup for Edo state.

Asiwaju na seasoned and well-rounded Mixed Martial Artist. He isn't going to stand in the pocket and trade punches with his opponents cos that's fighting to their strength.

The opposition must prepare for the fight to be taken to the ground and be able to match his diverse MMA skills such as Brazilian Jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, Judo & wrestling. Otherwise, it'd be a shellacking and a devastating defeat.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 8:18pm On Apr 23, 2025
Ibeme:
Semid4lyfe please free me and my last post from spambot
Post visibility restored. You'll regain your posting privilege in the next 30 minutes. Wait it out.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 7:59pm On Apr 23, 2025
OasisX:
grin

......dem hammer your club 4 - 1 but you dey celebrate away goal like you won the match. LOL!
grin grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 7:57pm On Apr 23, 2025
With the power of incumbency, all the alignment and realignment that is happening in his favour, if you think PO, Atiku, or any other candidate stands a chance against Asiwaju in 2027, then you're delusional.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 7:40pm On Apr 23, 2025
Asiwaju the master strategist.

2027 is two years away but his re-election is already in the bag. I can't help but applaud. 👏

If only his political brilliance could be matched by sound economic policies that will provide succour and relief to Nigerians, we’ll be singing hallelujah in the streets.

But alas, while the chessboard of power is firmly under control, the kitchen is burning and the soup don sour.

Still, credit must be given to him cos on the political front, hin dey play 5D chess while the others still dey struggle with draught.

We survived catastrophic PMB, we'll survive Asiwaju too.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 5:52pm On Apr 23, 2025
The free & fair election point is moot because It's not who wins the hypothetical free and fair election that will be sworn-in but the one who is declared by INEC and affirmed by the Supreme Court.
CultureRe: Nigerian Traditional Weddings Are Culture, Not Themes For Foreigners (Opinion) by semid4lyfe(op): 2:53pm On Apr 23, 2025
Gerrard59:
OP is most likely one of those Africans who consume African American media per second billing. Their type propagates the cUlTuRaL aPpRoPrIaTiOn narratives online.
Lol. I like your choice of words, "most likely" but you're far from it.

Peruse my posts at your convenience and tell me the conclusion you arrive at.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 2:32pm On Apr 23, 2025
I put my previous post about my uncle's sojourn in politics in quote so nobody will quote it and get banned by the spambot.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m):
OasisX:
grin

.....not yet, jez prepping at the moment. Wole Oke, a very strong PDP Leader in Osun East and HoR Member just resigned from the party. LOL!
It's foolhardy for a politician to play politics with principles and be loyal to his party at his own detriment.

Make I yarn you the story of an uncle.

After finishing his Masters in Education Administration from UNILAG with a distinction, popsy wanted him to do his PhD but he refused saying he wanted to go back home to do politics. I no too blame am sha, things were difficult and na popsy struggle push am through school.

So he went back home, got into the lumbering business and did local politics too. After years of working, mobilizing, organizing and utilizing his resources for PDP in our community and Local Government, he got rewarded by Agagu who appointed him as one of the commissioners of OSOPADEC in the state.

(OSOPADEC = Ondo State Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission)

Hin never even stay 3 months in office, na hin Supreme Court overturn Agagu's election and declared Mimiko of Labour Party as the validly elected governor.

Mimiko entered, removed all Agagu's appointees including my uncle. My uncle, a principled, loyal and old-fashioned man held on to his principles and refused to decamp when everybody under him and those he worked with were decamping to Labour party.

In his words, "I brought, started and formed PDP in our LG and I would never decamp to another party".

Eventually, he dusted his certificates and picked up a job as a Secondary School Principal.

He combined his salary as principal with the little money he made from his short stint in government, lumbering business and managed to build a 5 bedroom bungalow in Okitipupa as well as educate his kids.

All those guys wey work with am but decamped to Labour Party then got appointments from Mimiko and have done very well for themselves and their families.

Many of them have built multiple properties, established lucrative businesses and generally consolidated their wealth.

My uncle? Still in Okitipupa, doing backyard farming and living off a monthly stipend from his daughter in the UK.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 1:38pm On Apr 23, 2025
BlueRayDick:
This country na comedy central grin

Niger governor say make security agents dey profile and arrest anybody with dreadlock as criminal. So anybody wey get dada for Niger state na endangered species like this ? grin

The way police go really cashout from this ill-advised move of the governor lasan!
It'd be foolish for the police to enforce the directive cos it's discriminatory and unconstitutional.

Moreover, I thought policemen only take orders from the IG and superior officers in the command chain of the force.

Na this kain case NBA suppose jump on, and issue press release to rebuke the governor but they're too busy justifying not refunding the N300m given to them by Fubara.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 1:28pm On Apr 23, 2025
OasisX:
grin

“Be assured that we will not go in the wrong direction; we will take the best direction, the best path for our people.”

- Ifeanyi Okowa
My brother, I do not blame any.politicoan who decamps to another party in this dispensation.

Asiwaju has achieved complete state capture.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 1:03pm On Apr 23, 2025
OasisX:
grin


......Delta State Governor don dey sing "On Your Mandate". LOL!

He read the room, I applaud.

It's the smart thing for him or any governor with 2nd term ambition to do.

Make APC no do am wetin dem do Obaseki for Edo.
HealthRe: Which Brand Of Toothpaste Is Your Favourite? Picture by semid4lyfe(m):
Rexymania:
Olemol is very scarce
Maybe it's location-based scarcity. I dey East and my grocery supermarket dey always get am anytime I wan buy
HealthRe: Which Brand Of Toothpaste Is Your Favourite? Picture by semid4lyfe(m): 9:56am On Apr 23, 2025
It used to be Sensodyne but since GSK left the country and it became scarce and expensive, I've settled for Olemol.

Sensodyne and Olemol do not contain Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
Foreign AffairsRe: Airfrance Disrespected Ibrahim Traore Not Knowing He Was The President! by semid4lyfe(m): 7:44am On Apr 23, 2025
bukatyne:
@ bold: cheesy

I love him anyways.

And I read he has a deadly security team around him so they have been successfully foiling coups and assassinations.

I hope they are able to do so.
Yeah, he's extremely popular and liked. I recall he got the loudest cheer and ovation at the inauguration ceremony of the Ghanaian president

......But I'm under no illusions and I believe they'll get him eventually.

All that is required is to obtain leverage on someone in his inner circle to betray him, and boom it's goodnight.

It’s not the enemy outside the gate that destroys a group, but the one who opens the gate from within.”
CultureRe: Nigerian Traditional Weddings Are Culture, Not Themes For Foreigners (Opinion) by semid4lyfe(op):
Mynd44:
When Nigerians are having full-on English weddings inside churches with Suit and white wedding gown when the couple are not related to or have any English ancestry, it was what? Not culture appropriation?

Or because they colonized us we lost our senses and adopted ther culture and tradition?

Before anyone comes to argue, "white weddings" are not church weddings. They are simply traditional weddings based on the practices of English people and being done in a church.

Nothing will happen if you wear Agada and Aso Oke to church, it is still a church wedding. Then there is also the fact that the only wedding recognises in the bible is the traditional. Nowhere did Jesus or God ask you to come to church to be married.
Yes, many Nigerians wear suits and white gowns, and go to church but that's due to colonization, and imposition through religion, education and law. We didn’t pick up white weddings because we thought it was fancy and cute . It became part of our formal wedding system because of power, not preference.

That’s very different from a foreigner, who has no connection to Nigeria or any Nigerian partner waking up one day and saying, “Let’s do a Nigerian wedding", wear agbada, tie gele, and dobale just for fun.

That's Cultural appropriation which is the act of people from a more dominant or unrelated culture picking and using another culture’s sacred traditions for fun, performance or profit, without any connection, understanding, or respect.

Me wey be Nigerian, I know when we dobale, it’s not for camera. It’s respect. When we kneel, it’s not performance, it’s tradition. The Alaga that leads our engagement is not just there to shout “mo gbeyawo” , she’s holding decades of ancestral wisdom and protocol. That thing no be for aesthetics.

And let’s be real, most Nigerians still do traditional marriage first, before any white wedding. The agbada and aso oke come out before the tux and tie. We know where our roots lie.

So no, the two situations are not the same. We adopted white weddings under pressure. Foreigners are copying our traditions for pleasure.

At the end of the day, all I’m saying is, if you no get any tie to Nigeria, no partner, no family, no lived experience, then leave our culture alone. Observe, enjoy from afar, even learn. But don’t turn our traditional wedding rites into a theme.

Our Traditional weddings carry weight. Dem no be costume. Dem no be content

Simple!

.........And for those saying but you do white wedding, I didn't. This quoted poster knows cos he was there.
CultureNigerian Traditional Weddings Are Culture, Not Themes For Foreigners (Opinion) by semid4lyfe(op):
These days, it's not uncommon to see foreigners, no Nigerian partner or Nigerian ancestry having full-on Nigerian weddings

They wear agbada, dorn fila, rock aso-ebi, tie gele, do dobale, hire live bands & DJ's, play afrobeats songs, dance and spray money. Why? Because it looks good on Instagram/TikTok and will garner lots of views, likes and bring more followers.

This is not appreciation. It’s cultural appropriation.

Traditional weddings in Nigeria, whether Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa-Fulani, Benin, Efik, Ijaw, Ibibio etc are not just for show. They carry deep meaning.

Introduction ceremonies are not meet and greet; they’re family-to-family diplomacy.

Engagement rites come with protocols: proposal letters, bride price, blessings, and symbolic gestures.

Traditional outfits aren’t costumes, they reflect tribe, ancestry, status, and identity.

Cultural expressions like dobale, kneeling, or oriki aren’t TikTok trends - they’re sacred acts of honour and respect.

So when outsiders throw on agbada and gele, gather their friends, mimic our customs, and call it a Nigerian wedding experience - all without the context, connection, or commitment - they are disrespecting and desecrating our culture.

They skip the spiritual, emotional, and familial layers. All they want is the decor, the drama, and the dance floor.

It’s insulting. It’s empty. And it needs to stop. Leave Nigerian traditional weddings for Nigerians. A NTW is not a theme. It's not fun cultural vibes. It's not for aesthetics. It's our culture rooted in history, family values, and sacred rites.

SportsRe: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by semid4lyfe(mod): 6:14pm On Apr 22, 2025
I know its unconfirmed but isn't the reported 250k pounds per week salary small for a player of Osimhen's calibre?

Also, is the 250k pounds before or after tax?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 8:39am On Apr 22, 2025
Work in progress. It'd be better soon
Foreign AffairsRe: Airfrance Disrespected Ibrahim Traore Not Knowing He Was The President! by semid4lyfe(m): 4:11am On Apr 22, 2025
The other day he played football with African Legends.

Now it's this uncommonsensical and obviously fake story.

His PR and image laundering is on steroids.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Apology For Rough Rollout Of New Bot Mandate by semid4lyfe(m): 10:02am On Apr 21, 2025
daveP:
@semid4lyfe im on ban in sport section unjustly. Wondering what i wrote wrong. Gracias
Spambot. Unbanned.
SportsRe: Tunde Onakoya Broke Chess Guinness Record by semid4lyfe(mod): 5:05pm On Apr 20, 2025
Was the last record he supposedly broke and given gifts for by individuals, organizations and state governments ever acknowledged and ratified by the Guinness World Records?
CareerRe: ₦550k Still Looks Small As A Salary by semid4lyfe(m): 3:46pm On Apr 19, 2025
daveP:
12/hr and 120/day. That's barely 3days wages in UK. He's right. It is small. But it looks big to any Nigerian graduate right now.
A professor at bar in a public university in Nigeria earns about that figure.

Majority of combined household incomes in the country is not even up to that yet parents still provide food, shelter, clothing, educate their kids, pay bills and cater for transportation and other household expenses.

The value of money is in the hands of the beholder.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m):
GloriousGbola:
thank you chief

who me?

cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJAnQTwmJs
TV/Movies, Investment, Diaries, Travel, Health, Satellite TV Technology, Romance, Business etc. Your footprints dey everywhere
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 6:41pm On Apr 18, 2025
GloriousGbola:
@Semid4lyfe abeg unblock my posts

Spermbott is fking with me for no reason
Visibility restored but I couldn't help noticing that you do get around
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m):
Bola Ahmed Tinubu

President of Nigeria (2023 - 2031)

I'm a realist and I've accepted it's a forgone conclusion.

Atiku Abubakar ❌
Goodluck Jonathan ❌
Peter Obi ❌
Rabiu Kwankwaso ❌
Nasir El-Rufai ❌
Seyi Makinde ❌
Bala Mohammed ❌

PDP + LP + NNPP + SDP + APGA + Mushroom Parties ❌

Unfortunately or fortunately, the ONLY person who could have defeated Jagaban is constitutionally barred from vying for the office.

2027 sure for Tinubu the way Jollof rice dey sure for Owambe.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: EPL Chatroom - All Discussions by semid4lyfe(m): 6:06pm On Apr 16, 2025
Roland17:
In this instance, there is absolutely no way I am traveling with everyone, especially in Naija. Now, this is my own opinion and may vary from another person. I should also state that I am a hands on dad, like really hands on with my kids.

Traveling with 3 kids ages 5, 3 and 1. Even if madam can drive, I won't permit her driving such long distance. Wifey will travel commercial, leaving with the first bus out of Lagos. I will ensure it is as comfortable and an option with fewer co-travelers. She will travel with the 1 year old as he/she is priority and more dependent on mom than me.

I will drive my 5 and 3 year old kids to the destination the following day after I confirm wifey and 1 year old have arrived destination.
Law enforcement on the highway go harass and disturb you tire for driving interstate with two young kids without their mother.

I guess that issue can be overcome if you carry their birth certificate, IP, proof of relationship documents etc join body.

Also, five and three year olds bicker a lot. Dem go dey disturb and distract you if you dey drive.

Good response sha.

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