Irritating mix of colours

Goodluck Jonathan is not in my opinion.
NIGERIANS are the greatest disappointment to Nigeria. In the year people changed their rulers themselves, demanded for change in government policy successfully or simply made their voices heard - Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Occupy protests in the West, Syria still on after 9 months, Russia heating up on Putin. We had our chance to change the ruling class, WITHOUT VIOLENCE in the polls. All we had to do was vote en masse to send the ruling party scrambling out. Rigging would have been ineffective for PDP if only they voted for themselves. Even if two new parties had the votes, they would have formed an alliance. They would also be wary of the people who collectively voted them in since they would have the power to throw them out.
But we allowed ourselves to be manipulated by the sponsored media (TV, radio, print, Beaf et al) with petty sentiments like religion, tribe, military this or that, the most appalling and belittling being a campaign based on GROWING UP WITHOUT SHOES!!!!! I still fail to comprehend how that makes one THE RIGHT PERSON TO RULE A NATION OF OVER 150million, a presidential candidate who couldn’t even attend a debate!!!! At the end of the day we voted the party that messed us up for years, the same party we all loathed just 3 months before elections. Even if the guy was competent, did anyone believe he would be able to do anything without influence from the rotten party?
Now they’re sitting comfortably, so they’ll push anything at our doorsteps- new plate numbers, subsidy removal, tenure elongation, power degeneration, illiterate first lady etc.; more on the way though. WHY? Because they know we are fickle, easily manipulated and nothing they do will bring a response from us. Election time (3 long years mind you) they will come with another catchy phrase like FRESH AIR and we’ll all drool at them again.

WHATEVER WE GET, WE DESERVE COS WE HAD OUR CHANCE. FRESH AIR ALLDAY, BABY!!!!

NB: Sorry for my long epistle, please do replace “WE” with “YOU” and “OUR” with “YOUR” in the post. Thanx a bunch

Majek Fashek - I'm not tired

I don't mean to sound like a drug-pushing comedian buh, doesn't the prez look like Baba Suwe??

I Guess it's become a sin to be careful with one's diction now. The so called presenters with fake accents probably got the job because somebody realized that they pronounced the ENGLISH words exactly the right way and they would not be associated with any tribe, which is necessary for someone who wants to appeal to the amazingly multi-ethnic Nigerian population. Some of you suddenly decided they were forming American accent, How many of you can actually distinguish an American accent from an Australian or South African or British accent anyway?
I say this because i have fallen into that category of "forming" before. Why? I was brought up academically by Ghanaians who emphasize much on careful diction (even though i don't like to admit to Ghanaians), and over the years i've grown so comfortable with it i talk fast. Add those two together and someone comes once in a while saying you're forming "Yankee", Lesser, insecure minds i would say anyway.

The topic was about Dame and out of the blues, someone brings Tinubu into it. Sounds like a subtle attempt to justify her actions by bringing an example of another possibly corrupt individual from another region of the country or a rival party.
Tribal sentiments, party sentiments, Sentiments, the organ which Corruption thrives in. Corruption, the parasite that eats up our country mortally.

Oga Obasy09, you know how to dream sha!

I'd return it to prove i'm not a gold digger, but sadly most women are.
**kanye in the background**

I'd return it to prove i'm not a gold digger, but sadly most women are.

Awon eleyii ti madt o! Is it not the same Uniport that Her Excellency, Dame Patience Jonathan of the "Umblerra", "Fellow widows" etc etc fame graduated from? , Damn i just had to end my Nairaland hiatus cos of this, so shitefully hilarious.

CORRUPTION is the widely accepted reason why nothing works in this country. PDP, ANPP and ACN have evolved internal structures that have placed so much burden on any candidate of theirs. He/she simply can not pursue (not sure Johnny boy intends to do anything like that anyway) any anti-corruption campaign since all the culprits are leaders of his party. Projects will either not be executed because they have been awarded to party officials with a culture of impunity or because the success will put a stop to their profits indirectly (eg the NEPA and generator sales theory). From Buhari's experience with ANPP, they are not far off from PDP in principle. The brain behind ACN (Tinubu) is not the most decent politician, Ribadu has also shown from the Obj era that he will only move in a direction dictated by his superior regardless of how it affects the integrity of his goals.
Buhari AND ONLY BUHARI is the only realistic candidate who is free from any Godfather influence and thus can proceed with any anti-corruption or nation building effort without bias or consideration of the gains of any other 'stakeholder', and that is not the only item in his manifesto.
This i believe any well meaning president in the future will need to do anything positive for the country.
Simply stated - we need to purge the system of corruption and start on a clean slate, BUHARI is the only aspirant that can clear it for us now. Not Ribadu, not Shekarau and DAMN NOT GOODLUCK

RIBADU - Tinubu's influence, Tainted by Obj era
SHEKARAU - Party bureaucracy, regional influence
JONATHAN - lacks experience, uncouth, poor decision making, docile, malleable, lack of definite plans, and surprisingly dull for a Phd holder.
BUHARI - Not influenced, determined, experienced, anti-corruption history and a clear detailed manifesto

PS: anyone who supports PDP has either been benefiting from their robbing of the nation, scared of being held accountable for actions, does not realise that the next four years is in his hands now or is so stupid he has allowed religious or tribal sentiments affect his judgements. The time is now, THINK, VOTE WISELY AND PROTECT YOUR VOTE

So much for his 'goodluck'. Guess they went there hoping it would ruboff on them. No plans for crowd control, sure all he had in mind was how to insult other candidates. Dumbest aspirant i've seen in years. May their souls RIP sha

@MaziUche but your kinsmen were not all over Africa a hundred years ago. Dude its called Globalization. You can find anybody or anything anywhere these days not just the Jews of Africa. Or maybe the chinese are Jews of Asia too. I love your sense of unity, nationhood, togetherness, love of one another, yada yada. But sometimes you take things too far.
Jews of Africa. Huh, made my day

Sorry i'm off point but
Ibo= jews of Africa?   laughed so much i started crying. Not even sure the real jews will be proud of such kinship. Ew, almost burst my kidney laughing

Really this is not the best way to go about it. Would have been a bit better if the organization was a public one, but a one man biz? Dude practically shited on Adenuga. It'll definitely get to him. So methinks this guy should kiss corporate naija goodbye. Glo will learn a lesson and improve on his points but the guy'll be the sacrificial cow,,  or dog depending on what god u worship

I read some people's opinions and what comes to mind is the famous rebranding- Good People Great Nation. Spent so much money yet nothing good came of it except an extra wallpaper in our phones. It is pathetic and appaling that some of us think we can change the nation's reputation by sending a few pictures to foreign media. They already have journalists around here, they know what goes on! Let's stop deceiving ourselves and instead focus on our individual attitude. Truth is, we are the nation and our actions will bring about a positive or negative image for the country. Stop coming up with silly kindergarten lists on nairaland. Can't imagine someone comes up with a list and it includes food! Such gluttony

@ladej    ah an? Was just a joke na, dint u see the emoticon?

On a more serious note i would ask you and any person who reflects why would nigeria and not another would be the subject of ridicule and negative criticism if something was not really wrong. The world over didn't just pull out our country from a pot of country names and started accusing us of stuffs. Its an established fact that we are guilty of all that has been laid on our doorstep. Even the uneducated, mechanic across my street dreams of millions anytime he sees my laptop. He thinks all he needs to do is learn to press the keyboard and pronto, money flows. He knows the money comes from another person's sweat but does he care? The ruling adults are only content with outsmarting themselves in the looting of the state treasury while the young do not care less. Some are even ready to support, campaign for or even kill for these politicians. Etc. And the bad part is- the world over can see everything we're doing.
IT'S ABOUT CHANGING OUR ATTITUDE AND CHARACTER AS PEOPLE NOT JUST PICTURES AND VIDEOS.

BTW I plan on sending a pic of the sunset in a lagos beach. There's beauty even amidst the failure

Me am sending a pic of a cybercafe filled with boiz. No caption,  I'm sure they'd understand.

Eh okay, eagle dey there, white man, black man, yada yada, everything for your marvellous imagination sef dey inside. Wetin una go come do about am? Can't we just sharrraaap and stop bringing illogical and silly issues like this up? Black man kick White man, U go fit do home video from World Cup logo sef

People are really talking trash on this issue. Upgrading or not, do you know how many of the employed people actually enjoy what they are doing? The reality that is nigeria today, people get jobs just for the sake of leaving the house every morning. There is so much unemployment that the available jobs offer incredible (not positively) benefits and the working environment is appaling, in the mind of the employer "if you no do am, resign i get plenty CV wey i never treat". So if that type of person seeks a better job, do you blame him? I guess most of u are on your cozy seats idling away in the office with no pressure or fear of how to pay the yearly rent that is about due and no children reminding you of unpaid school fees. Most of you are foreign nigerians(?) anyway, you don't know the extent of the problem, just babble on nairaland and think that makes u Nigerians

lets just put it in perspective- who do u fink is a better emcee?

Ruggedman
1. He's a self-proclaimed speaker for mechanics and shoemakers (who dont listen to him anyway),
2. Had to diss others to get recognition.
3. Has a legion of followers who think he sanitized the rap scene (no mention of his rapping skills)
4. All his notable works have either been criticisms or response to them (self-made rapper?)
5. Thinks a kilo of stone is heavier than a kilo of cotton.
Remarkable line: ",  took it with a pinch of salt, and a bottle of malt"
Notable Album Title: Ruggedy Baba



Modenine
1. Started from the underground with mixtapes and gradually built his cred
2. Was a radio personality back in the days
2. Became recognized in Africa as one of the tightest out of Naija
3. Has a followership of rapheads who revere and respect his flow and punchlines.
4. Consistently makes new tracks proving he doesnt lack ideas
Remarkable line: this baba that baba,u're not a father u got intellect myopia/ so when i-diss-a-baba its not Ethiopia
Notable Album Title: E Pluribus U Num


I remember back in the day in school, guys used to call me to listen to modenine track and we played, replayed and rewinded the tracks and even spent days getting the complex logic he spewed.

No one ever called me to a Ruggedy baba track


Who even looks cooler?

All these paranoia sef. What reason do they have to attempt such an irrational and ultimately suicidal action? LAGOS! No be one small village we dey talk o. Besides most of these people we call Hausas or Fulanis in Lagos are immigrants from Niger, dem fear pass anything. I even heard that they were planning to poison Suya they sell, Baseless speculations of people hell bent on creating chaos. it's just simple - they dare not try it in Lagos, Dog go fit chase bushrat enter lion bedroom?

i remember last year when everybody rooted for Dark Knight. What did those silly people do? Gave every award in sight to a certain Indian flick, a movie for sissies. Tah!
I fear for avatar o. dem no dey give award to the one wey everybody dey expect

Which stupid job e dey do wey you wan make e finish? Does it look like we have a coach the way they are playing?
Maybe na d same village una come from

funny enough guys also feel the same way;no one wants to be lonely. but if its a partner, a lifelong one for that matter, one has to make the right choice even if it means taking time. You cant start feeling you make the wrong choice a day after you say "i do" or worse stil after 3 4 kids whose later life would be based on their early years. God help us

Hello Y'all. I have an interview at KarRox Technologies tomorrow. Please has anybody in the house attended an interview or worked with them or such organizations e.g NIIT, aptech etc. I applied for Faculty instructor and Trainee Faculty positions. What do i expect? Thanks

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