EVILFOREST:
CHARACTERISTICS of a BLACKMAN;
- dirty
- crafty
- greedy
- wasteful
- religious
- unkempt.
- tribalistic.
- impatient.
- visionless.
- aggressive
- destructive.
- wickedness
- complicated.
- shortsighted.
- loud mouthed.
- proud and empty.
For the TRUTH will always be bitter

Description of you and your family, not all black. Carry your low self esteem out of here

Do your Governors and senators want Biafra. Have your senators on floor of the house raise talks about Biafra, have you recalled any senator based on this? Do you ask your Governors what they do with the monthly Federal allocation?

Why can't airport be built by all Eastern state government for the purpose of importation to avoid Lagos or Port Harcourt as there is no sea? That money can be recoup in few years.

The problem of achieving Biafra or lack of development is not caused by Nigeria, it is self made. Igbo people are ingenious enough to develop their place, they are just not ready.
If Aba with plenty IGR is like that, I am afraid for Biafra, it would not be instant Eldorado.

If contributing money is a good start, I am happy for them. No one should be forced into any relationship. I hope the contributions will not turn some people to instant billionaires, just riding on people's emotion

NIGERIAN TOURISM: THE SUMMER LOSES ARE HERE AGAIN

Summer is upon us again.

Yes, I know we have rain and dry seasons here, but everyone says it is summer. So summer it is here, and it has come to stay.

Unfortunately, ‘summer’ is one of those window periods Nigeria will lose billions of naira, and tilt us more into unfavorable balance of trade relationships with many nations. Wealthy Nigerians and some middle class who could afford to travel abroad, will be taking out their hard earn ‘made in Nigeria’ money, and they would be spending it on holiday and shopping in foreign lands. They deserve to play hard, after working hard - it’s their money.

I dare not forget the politicians, plenty loot, over paid, over hyped, unrepentant- they will shamelessly lead the way to escape the sorry nation they have help conjured.

From booking of flights, we lose ‘big-big’ as we have no national airline, and do Nigerians travel! No matter how much those airlines disgrace us, we will still fly them and possibly with pride!

Hotels are paid for, local transport or car rental payment, entrance fees to tour destinations payment, and many other services within the gamut of the hospitality and tourism sphere. Plenty people are employed in that industry and we eagerly go to service our annual investment into their system. We are known for shopping spree that makes attendants grin from ear to ear, and fats tips too. And on top of all of these, we pay tourism fees and city fees, to keep the foreign system working. We changed plenty naira to dollars. And no, it does not make them respect us.

Truly, the Americans, just like the Chinese and the Europeans travel a lot to other destinations too. However, they do have their local play grounds too, which they usually conquer before venturing out, and billions of dollars deals happen in that industry locally. Miami, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Disneyland and many other places are thronged by Americans. We aspire to go to these places as we see them in movies, and witness the glamour and grandeur surrounding them. While these places are well set up, the American government also supports the industry with ‘film propaganda’ funds to hammer into our sub consciousness, reasons these places are heaven on earth. The same way we all want to travel to Paris to see the welded metals called the Eiffel tower. No matter how much they travel abroad, balance of trade will always be in their favour. Even our visa fees, running to billions annually is enough. We are the ones something is wrong with.

When Obudu and Tinapa came, in fairness to Nigerians, they supported whole heartedly, and those who could not even afford to go there talked passionately about them. We thought we are ready to host the world, and I was happy my Indian friends will stop insulting me with their Goa destination. These two places are now painful reminders of how wasteful, careless, and destructive we can be as a people. It suddenly becomes impossible to say you are going to Calabar for vacation or ask a partner from foreign agency to send people to Nigeria to enjoy Calabar as a destination or Obudu as a resort. Read trip advisor.

This is my grudge: while my counter parts in Dubai, Kenya, South Africa, France, Italy, Seychelles, Mauritus ,etc seat behind their desk, put together an email holiday package for summer for me to sell to my people and haul them over, I cannot do the same. We ‘sweat and slave’ for them, so we can make our own margin as a business. We use our resources, our network, and personality to market these destinations to our people. It is stressful! They have it all cut out for them, fantastic destinations, and a system that understands the value chain of tourism, and how their society can benefit from it. Their governments are vigorously helping them through tourism boards, by bringing them here to meet us, form alliances, and sometimes offer nice incentives like free travels to make us sell. Poor us, we gleefully and infectiously market, we have to survive too!

I do try sometimes to persuade them to send in people here, I could imagine the smirk on their faces when speaking to them or when they read my mails. They will tell me to send them packages but I know it will just sit in their emails, we are not a destination for now. They are just obliging me for the sake of business. Nothing ever happens. Few inbounds jobs I get yearly, and I am talking one two, are results of some good deeds in the past for visiting academics and the likes.

Imagine a scenario where I get to my office in the morning and I have like five emails from different travel agencies across the world. One requesting for a family package -seven days in Obudu, the others- student tour of western Nigeria cultures, five days Safari at Yankari game reserve, Fishing holiday in Bayelsa for old boys from Oxford, and Gorilla tracking expenditures somewhere in the South South. Or, request of cruise ship holiday, starting from Lagos and going through the West African water ways and returning to Lagos. You know how many people work on a cruise boat! Yes, I know my imagination is running faster than me.

If Nigeria Airways was ‘alive’ the tourist will prefer a direct flight to Nigeria, our car higher service will pick them up, they will stay in our hotels, our young graduates could be the tour guide that will take them round, they will buy items from our museums, gift shops or markets, they change dollars to naira, our telecom will earn, government will earn tourism taxes, city tax and more VAT, and then they get to see us first hand as good people, great nation and they take the messages back to their people. It is the best public relation. Most importantly, the ripple effect will allow many Nigerian families to have food on their table.

My partners abroad are already asking me how many people I will be sending to them this summer, the response from xyz request I made in February etc. Their job is to follow up by calling me, nice post cards emails, sending me new deals and informing me of a new hotel or new resort recently built and opening up this summer.

Sadly, it is virtually impossible to get people from Lagos interested in Yankari, because not many people in Lagos know what and where it is. Ikogosi springs is for students who are adventurous and would risk all the bad roads from Lagos to that destination, only to swim. Olumo rock offers nothing but getting to the top of the mountain with a bored curator , at Ibadan the Museum staff will show you round a museum with a touch light if you agree, the war Museum in Abia is mere display of objects, and it goes on and on. Would you compare these places to private ones like Nike Art gallery, and the Lekki conservation?

As summer is here and traditionally, this year we lose big again. How about the federal government making sure that the state government at least spend five percent of their allocation on tourism and do a public –private partnership, so they can develop the industry and earn. It is also about time that the government commission film makers to do documentaries on Nigeria’s destinations and use those destinations for films. Our film industry is regale in Africa. Film is part of a nation’s public relation; it’s a big propaganda machine.

If Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, and other African countries can do it, we can. We really don’t need to build, we have natures of mountains, springs, and tradition we can carefully package in glossy brochure and beautiful screens and sell, we need the will and the re orientation. We need civil servant in the tourism sector who are passionate, and not people who just report to earn salary. We need a separate ministry for tourism and we need a minister who understands that industry. We need a more supportive tourism board who carry the industry people along and knows them. And the President needs a special adviser who understands the business of tourism- I am a Nigerian and I am ready to serve.

Let the next summer be different.
Hafees Olabode Keshinro
He is the CEO of Butterfly Tourism Nigeria.

Once some people see anything Islamic like this, their hatred will just go on over drive, you will die of hypertension. You are all terrorist just that you have no access to bomb and guns and you are happy America is doing it for you.

The middle east is being rampaged for economic reason, ( Iraqi oil etc) and they can control the oil market. That is why your country's income have dwindled. Africa is conquered already. US is destabilizing every where and locking its borders and allowing refugees put pressure on Europe, major reason France and Germany vowed not to support.

UN is just a toothless dog, and the world will do well to relocate the head quarters and re organise the financing, and the idea of some country being bigger in the same association and can act with out punishment.

The reason why all this crazy terrorist came up is because of all these senseless aggression and unwarranted killings and resource grappling in the name of war.

If a older bully beats you every day and you can't fight him, you can organise your friends to hide and throw stones at him and run.

You dont go into people family house and say their husband / father is bad, beat them up and remove them as head of their family. US should stop sponsoring coup and toppling government.

For all those supporting US, you won't get free visa, they will still collect your visa fee and still not give you. You will attempt like 5 times and give up. Lol

Be sure Iran will not take it lying down, they didn't get weapons from US like Iraq.

The world should have one voice, no bullying, no war.

Manufacture? Assemble? Major thing is if he has good vehicles to sell. I haven't heard anything bad yet about his vehicles, correct me pls.

Time Nigerian govt start making sure it is solely the Govt vehicles like they did Pan and Peugeot.

Finally, the company needs lots of PR.

Pls stop all these tribal bigotry, while you are at it, the politicians from all the tribes are sharing your future. Go and shake their sharing table

How is this news? All those against 30 minutes to break fast are religious extremist. For those not fasting was there no break for lunch? Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria, all these nonsense I read on nairaland with so much ethnic and religious bigotry, we deserve our kinds of leadership. They are one of us indeed.

Pls allow Muslims fast in peace o, children of hate. Anything Islam, you will have diarrhea

seunaj:
Nice development. From this project: a bricklayer had won a contact, an architect had fed his immediate and extended family, a plumber has been enriched and many more ordinary ppl have been blessed.
Long live the church!
Long live the church!!
Long live the church!!!
I think It’s high time the mosque stopped being a liability. I advise they starts raising funds from arms too, so that they will not be brainstorming the followers alone, but also contribute to national growth and development. The church has raised lots of entrepreneurs, lots of CEOs and inspired many intellectuals to interact, and develop. Remove the church from Nigeria and the remainders will be Carcasses. Any religion that preaches against Civilization but encourages population, emphasizing arms giving and receiving to cater for needless unwanted kids roaming around the streets is a danger to the world and of course, the unborn generations

Do you understand the concept of wealth redistribution? Go and do your research and come back to confirm if building only one estate does that for 180 million people and almost 90% of population within the poverty bracket.

Good job Bishop Oyedepo by the way, Free or no free

123JohnF:
In America this problem is solved. Mixed schools, interracial love and marriage. Black men once try a white woman, prefer white ones. In America black women are very angry at white women because all black guys go with white girls, white or other races men don't like black women. So it was before, black women being so loud and always offending white women feeling they take black men from them. Now Hollywood is teaching to black women to direct their sexuality to be a lesbian. Lesbian black women (read, no men like them in America) calmed down and are bitching much less.

Please, don't get frustrated, black ladies. Men, we have a taste for certain types of women, we don't like old ones, we don't like fat ones, we don't like deformed bodies with ass as a saddle, we don't like fake greasy hair, too much make up when we wake up on the morning with a monster in our bed (ouch, it's scary, she was apparently beautiful last night under all her make up), we don't like screaming bitching loud women with weird bleached and not soft skin. We try white women and we know the difference. Only African boys who never had a better woman are with you, lock them up in Africa, don't let them go abroad if you wish to keep them or become lesbians, lol.

Who is this self hating eediot. You need your saw dust of a brain checked

Having a baby now will complicate your matter, might even be all the family wanted from you. Call everyone together, your parents, hers n decide way forward. Let's them know your stand

There are lots of inexperienced children on this platform, bringing your matter here with just your own position / view is unfair to your wife.

In every marriage, there are trying periods, necessitated by different things, money, time, I'll health, boredom and other psychological frustrations that the partner won't even notice he or she is causing the spouse. You have to fight for your marriage. Take it from somebody who is married close to 15 years. Everyday is not Eldorado!

Do you know that being with your wife 247 without going out is a frustration! Coping with the kids alone, mountain of house chores make women psychological wrecks.

Women say all manners of things out of frustration for the record. Have you become grumpy yourself because if your situation, do you seat all day lamenting or just waching TV. Even if na beans help her pick, make yourself useful around the house, help with the children home work, make her smile, she has possibly become the strength of the family. Everything is not about money n comfort.

All these children insinuating she is cheating, have not even perfected their corner corner boy friend/ girlfriend relationship. Everything is not about 'prick' there is more to life.

Look inward too, make your wife smile n laugh, talk to her about this n how it hurts you, ask her why she easily gets angry with you now, be persistent, she will tell.

Try making.your marriage work first before running away with the kids like a sissy.

Meet the woman who gets paid $37 an hour to smoke weed!
dailymail.co.uk Apr 8, 2019 7:40 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the woman who gets paid $37 an hour to smoke weed! Canadian dance teacher lands her 'dream job' on a Cannabis Curation Committee testing different marijuana strains, vapes and bongs
Meet the woman who gets paid $37 an hour to use cannabis.

Kayla Gerber, 27, was selected from almost 25,000 applicants to land her 'dream job' as an expert on the 'Cannabis Curation Committee' for Toronto-based cannabis brand AHLOT (A Higher Level of Thinking)


Kayla samples different strains of the plant and rates them for physical qualities, smell, and taste. She also evaluates the effects on the body and mood - such as changes in appetite, energy, creativity and sociability.

Only eight people were chosen for the highly coveted role, after a seven month selection process by AHLOT to test the company's products and create various 'sample packs.'


'When I found out I'd got the job I lost my mind, I got up and started dancing, my mind was totally blown, it was so surreal,' Kayla told DailyMailTV. She also works as a dance teacher and a 'patient educator' for a medicinal cannabis clinic in Ontario.



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Kayla Gerber, 27, is one of eight people selected to work as an expert on the Cannabis Curation Committee for marijuana company AHLOT (A Higher Level of Thinking), testing the company's different strains of weed, vapes and bongs
Kayla Gerber, 27, is one of eight people selected to work as an expert on the Cannabis Curation Committee for marijuana company AHLOT (A Higher Level of Thinking), testing the company's different strains of weed, vapes and bongs
After several interviews, including a video submission, Kayla was informed that she'd made the top 20 cut.

On April 1 she was offered the job, and is now required to work for up to 20 hours a month, evaluating not only cannabis but also 'consumption accessories' such as vaporizers, pipes and bongs and storage accessories to retain freshness.

'It's was a long process but I am really in the dream job of a lifetime, I'm working alongside seven other people who are outstanding, diverse and well educated in the field,' added Kayla, who first applied for the job in August 2018.

AHLOT provides the samples, which the Cannabis Curation Committee take using their preferred methods.

The contract is part time, with earnings of $1,000CAD or $750USD per month during Kayla's year-long contract.

'My friends and family said ''this is definitely the job for you,'' they're very proud of me, they think it's a great fit,' said Kayla, who has been using cannabis since she was 15 years old.

'When I was ten I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which is incredibly painful,' said Kayla, who was prescribed a litany of medicines, which barely eased her suffering.

'I was living in misery from pain, taking about twelve medications every day, but sometimes I could hardly move, so I had to look for alternatives,' said Kayla who discovered that weed and CBD oil could significantly reduce her pain.

She now takes no prescription medications and leads a busy and physically active life.

The job entails sampling different strains of the plant and rating them on physical qualities, smell and taste, as well as effects on the body and mood. The Canadian dance teacher will work for up to 20 hours a month, getting paid $37 an hour
The job entails sampling different strains of the plant and rating them on physical qualities, smell and taste, as well as effects on the body and mood. The Canadian dance teacher will work for up to 20 hours a month, getting paid $37 an hour
'I am a black woman, who would typically be victimized for using cannabis, now I'm sitting on the curation committee and speaking publicly about the benefits,' Kayla told DailyMailTV
'I am a black woman, who would typically be victimized for using cannabis, now I'm sitting on the curation committee and speaking publicly about the benefits,' Kayla told DailyMailTV
'I'm the opposite of the stigmatized ''stoner'' stereotype, someone sitting on the couch munching out,' she said.

'I'm a huge brainiac, a huge nerd, and I'm really active with fitness, theatre and dance.'

Martin Strazovec, EVP and Chief Creative Officer at AHLOT likened the job to wine tasting
Martin Strazovec, EVP and Chief Creative Officer at AHLOT likened the job to wine tasting
After recreational marijuana was legalized in Canada last autumn, Kayla saw an opportunity to help others suffering from chronic pain and certain psychological conditions.

'Working as a patient educator for those seeking medical marijuana I hear the best stories,' she said.

'The other day a woman with severe anxiety told me that she had been able to leave the house and drive a car for the first time in a year since using CBD oil.'

The cannabis connoisseur is keen to note that the substance must be used with caution.

'Anyone who is thinking of trying cannabis for the first time, either for recreational use or medicinal purposes, should get educated first,' she advised.

'It's also so important to be very careful with dosing, we always go for micro doses, ''low and slow'' is the mantra.'

Martin Strazovec, EVP and Chief Creative Officer at AHLOT, likened the job to wine tasting.

'The quantities we supply are very low and we've created guidelines around that, the evaluation of a strain is like the evaluation of a wine, wine tasters spit after every taste, because they don't want to get progressively drunker, the aim is to stay sharp enough to analyze each strain effectively,' he said.

Kayla began smoking at 15 after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 10, and now uses weed and CBD oil to quell her pain instead of medication
Kayla began smoking at 15 after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 10, and now uses weed and CBD oil to quell her pain instead of medication
'It's quite scientific, each member of the curation team was given a microscope, to evaluate the minute properties of each sample,' Strazovec continued.

'We're proud to help Canada on the world stage, to show that legalization can happen responsibly.'

'It's really beautiful to see the progression here in Canada,' added Kayla.

'I am a black woman, who would typically be victimized for using cannabis, now I'm sitting on the curation committee and speaking publicly about the benefits.'

Kayla says she has never felt any negative effects from cannabis, but she has advice for anyone who does.

'Black pepper and CBD oil can counteract nausea that might be experienced after taking cannabis,' she said.

Anything Nigerian is bad! We love to bad mouth our country and scream America. The band can sing Sunny Ade, its our local music, the American band do waltz and no one can fault them.

We lose investment and jobs because of bad mouthing by Nigerians, we are our own worst enemy, when foreigners read this will they come? And you complain your cousin graduated since 1960 without jobs

God bless America you hear everyday, how many people say this about Nigeria daily, but curses etc

Change your ideology, your country may have challenges, don't further drag it down with your mouth.