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Thank you, I have asked one of them to look at the statistics to avoid beer parlour debate

yummy001:
I am a big fan of Drogba but it is highly to disrespectful to even place Drogba in a conversation where Etoo is being mentioned..

Apart from the being the only African to win the Champions' league thrice with 3 different European clubs.. He is also the only African footballer to have won African best a whooping 4 times.. And lastly, the only African footballer ever to have ever made the top 3 best players of the world for the Ballon Dor aside George Weah when he finished 3rd behind Ronaldinho and Lampard in 2005.

Give the legend his flowers.. I repeat it is highly disrespectful to compare Drogba to such a player.

PulaPower:
Your opinion bro..

Sorry bro if it doesn't sit well with you, you can always check the stats.

To those mad at the government dole out and those who don't understand how those rewards work in terms of ripple effect, paying it forward and motivation, this is it! Give our kids more options to look forward to

The best of Eto'o is way better than the best of Drogba.

PulaPower:
This list nah Joke..

As a coach, I can’t play Eto’o over drogba. Drogba is a more complete striker than Eto’o..

Names that are difficult to leave out across a few generations: Thomas Nkono, Essam El Hadary, Roger Milla, Rabah Madjer, Abega Theophile, Lakhdar Belloumi,George Weah, Abedi Pele, Samuel Eto'o, JJ Okocha, Rasheed Yekini, Kanu Nwankwo, Segun Odegbami, Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure.

This is mission impossible!

This is too early. It's been said several times that settling down abroad is not easy, it takes years surmounting initial problems that are inevitable with immigrants. Many go through harsh betrayals but learn quickly that they are owed nothing.

It is a difficult adjustment in a system where accountability is critical in almost everything you do, a key aspect of life where an average Nigerian is not well trained.

Keep improving your own life and like most diasporans, when he is settled he will eventually seek you out and become a strong part of your personal connection/network. Do not destroy the link, just wait. Life does not necessarily happen on our desired schedule.

Some people are naturally vawulent, wetin be this teleguided ballistic missile for Saturday afternoon?

Not necessarily. Lots of them leverage such investment for income to support the numerous needy ones around them in Nigeria. Diasporans hardly forget home even when they are super comfortable abroad. When the property starts getting old, they sell and acquire new ones at better locations.

I heard of a group with Nigerians in USA and Canada and many of them are even fed up with their properties in Nigeria and are heavily into rental properties in the Caribbeans & Central America like Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Aruba, Belize etc and even in some cool parts of Mexico like Merida and Cozumel.

CoronaVirusPro:
That is the point. They are planning to return. That’s how relocation starts. Get something running before you finally move.

Ask same people how many properties they OUTRIGHTLY own abroad and see if you will find 1 in 20.

When you find classes of Nigerians who have started investing back home, the reality already hitting them. They only planning for now.

PHIPEX:
He's being sincere at least he's not saying it because he can't live abroad. It's tough out there

True, it's not tough in Nigeria at all

Why are we fixated with people abroad though? A large percentage of the ones at home are still trying to find their feet. Human migration is natural and is as old as humanity, and it occurs when the conditions are right for the migrants. Each person has homeland but the entire earth is the Lord's. When we get to that bridge we cross it but we are nowhere close to meeting the right conditions that necessitated migration for most of our people abroad. The good thing is that our migrants are steadfastly supporting Nigeria's economy directly via remittances so it's a win-win for our system

Absolutely agree, I was at a Morehouse College alumni event in Chicago some years back and me self I bow. They all ooze class, confidence and sophistication - everybody just resemble Jay Z, Obama, Taye Diggs and Idris Elba and their women were all like cloned versions of Beyonce, Serena etc. There are levels to everything .

lagonovo:
True. A lot of Nigerians unconsciously use America's equivalent of Ajegunle or Mushin to compare with normal areas in Nigeria instead of using like for like. As an immigrant you tend to see more of the hustlers until you settle down and start seeing the professionals. Entering the family house of lots of African-Americans will wow you, the history is rich and their education is top notch.

It depends on where you live o bro.

goslowgoslow:
What is special about black Americans? Come here and see how majority of them behave and live their lives you will thank God that you are not one of them.

Do not confuse giving that is motivated by love, compassion, and a desire to honor God, to those with an expectation of reward or recognition.

You are advocating from the viewpoint of the receiver and that's exactly what is being addressed. It should not come from a mindset of being owed anything. This also engrains the spirit of gratitude and appreciation instead of entitlement. On the part of the giver, this should also not come with an expectation of being owed, but an act of pure charity, unless that is clearly defined as a condition prior to giving.

Hhh4444:
if you like go and give birth to 30 children without resources to take care of them since you don’t owe them anything. This is how we have so many almajiri in our society today. In a society,each and every person has roles to play. If an individual is not playing his role well, the ripple effect can fall on you that is playing your role well. Don’t think that because you are doing well that you have escaped the problems of Nigeria. Nigeria can happen to anyone at any time. That’s why we must not be selfish at all times and learn to fight or ask for the interest of the collective.

You have stretched this out to a different domain. My comment is constrained within the scope of personal relationship with individuals and institutions not social responsibility between the state and the people. It is retarded to say you are not owed anything even as a worker, in terms of salary and defined entitlements. Same with citizen obligations like tax, voting, and the corresponding expectations in terms of government responsibilities.

However, the applicable point being made is to avoid tying your future to those expectations - that is the dangerous mindset to have and one that has failed millions of Nigerians before and after independence.

Hhh4444:
it is a dangerous mindset to have. The kind of mindset that would not hold government accountable after all nobody owes him anything. It’s same reason prices of things keep going up and nobody holds the government responsible cos they don’t owe us anything. Same reason why there is insecurity in every part of the country, we can’t call those responsible cos they don’t owe us anything. If nobody owes you anything,you shouldn’t even be out here interacting cos nobody owes you attention or response. It is good to rely heavily on oneself to navigate through life’s challenges but that doesn’t mean nobody owes you anything. If nobody owes you anything as you claim,then Build your own road,grow your own food,make your own phone e.t.c. Why do you pay taxes to the government if they owe you nothing?

owobokiri:
Our Ronu brothers will soon manage to find a way to blame the igbos for this..
Lol
Maybe Africans in America shoukd learn to respect their hosts and stay wherever the Oba or Balle of Brooklyn till them to stay.

Why would anyone blame a tribe of saints and victims who can do no wrong, that's impossible

You can do all that without having a mindset that you are owed something.

sailor2011:
Agreed , nobody owes another anything in life...True ..but , living in the reality of this times , we all should try to be our sisters and brothers keeper...help in whatever capacity you have , to lift up others...don't despise people simply because of their unfortunate situations....at the end of our life here on earth , nothing that we have will matter in the afterlife....Trust God to lead you right...

It is a better mindset than going about thinking you are owed something. That's the mindset, it's for your own peace of mind and mental health as you go deeper into the heat of life battles. It is a way of staying in control rather than being at the mercy of others

Hhh4444:
why did you stay wit your parents while growing up? Why did you allow them feed you, cloth you or send you to school since they didn’t owe you. Abeg, make we no deceive ourselves. There are times that people will owe you. If you are that strong and independent,why don’t you go and live in a cave or in the forest. The phone you are using to type,if there was no one that sat down to create it would you have had a phone? Saying nobody owes you is declaring yourself an island.

surgical:
If you know that a child under your supervision is a reckless spender, will you release all is fund under your care to such a child without monitoring or accountability, certainly no because it will portray as not worthy of such a position of a guidian

There is no child or children involved here. They are different levels of duly elected and sworn-in executive representatives of the people. Otherwise, it would be logical to ask you who monitors the guardian if he kept the money.

Find a more appropriate analogy.

surgical:
The federal government has the might ,because it suits them they are enabling it,you know the people can't do anything with the way Nigeria is arranged why push the responsibilities to them

Are you suggesting that the federal government should bypass the state government or keep the state resources at the barest minimum? We voted the state governors, their boundary of responsibility is smaller so they should deliver.

It is totally insincere on our part to blame the federal for empowering the states. Instead we should all raise our voices in demand for better performance at each state.

So who is this Northerner who will do the right thing among all the major political actors of today? Let's see his resume of achievements at local or national level.

TUCHELseaTeam:
I am a southerner but will rather vote a northerner who will do the right thing than a fellow southerner who is only "good at" politricks but know nothing about governance.

Ten years is enough time. There is nothing else we need to see about APC.

Let Tilimbu go and rest

Nazgul:
No bro you're missing it.

I'm not talking about the club in general, I'm talking about individual achievements.

Liverpool has the highest EPL trophies but Manutd players under fergusen has the highest record of individual EPL medals.

Man United and Liverpool have the highest EPL trophies at 20 each.

United reached 20 in 2012/13 season with Liverpool at 18. The two recent wins got them at par.

Sugarcoated bad belle.

Look inwards dude. This has not much to do with government. A pussy cat cannot turn into a lion. Reinvent yourself and you will discover 100s of opportunities to afford and even comfortably give out 100s of recharge cards to the elderly and disabled.

Also, how are you spending your biggest capital, your integrity? Or you have already duped and disappointed all the good people within your network? Think.

We have been telling you for years that we the people are the problem and the leaders are from among us.

A law was made yet we the people say no, it must be our way.

RIP to the dead as we the people continue to fool each other and twist our interpretation of a sane clime.

JackDaAlienz:
like 6 times already
She even come really hard last time we did it

You don die be dat.

agentNija:
Good one from Sanwo Olu. If only my state governor can allow my state's money to breath.

I don help you with what should have made logical sense .

Sirtee19:
NEPO was coined out of the word NEPOTISM, meaning children raised by the rich. While LAPO babies are the one raised by the poor. Una no go see rich men for LAPO mfb, but for stanbic, chartered, etc.

Makes sense!

Fourthpredator:
N e po- numerous a ccess to privileges and opportunities
Lapo- little access to privileges and opportunities

Justice for "e"

Let me join your interesting conversation:

1. Cash is king and it is all about numbers. The churches started with excellent prosperity messages learning from American pastorpreneurs. The traditional church standards when it comes to money was lowered e.g. people no longer have any issue using their position in government to steal as long as they donate handsomely to the church. The financial frontier expanded considerably beyond "widow's mite" from poor church goers. This eventually led to the churches having endless cash flow.

2. The formula is similar to MMM. A promise of prioritizing the church whenever there is some cash to spend with the hope of reaping thousands-fold in return. Tithing and the Book of Malachi helped a lot with the marketing strategy. Some pastors even formed exclusive partners club for church investors. Everyone smiles to the bank except for the floor members, who are kept in check by getting randomly picked for favors to generate more marketing testimonies and encourage commitment.

3. The church and the biggest looters of Nigerian funds, the senior civil servants, are huge partners in-crime (sorry, in progress). Who actually benefits between the partners and the Nigerian system is subject to debate. The churches have endless flow of cash and they build universities, estates, banks etc.

4. Political leadership is a totally different ballgame from church leadership. Quoting relevant Bible verses can easily solve most problems in the church, that won't fly with Kaduna or Kano political mafia and they have their hands firmly on the pot too.

Angelfrost:
A couple of questions for you, my good sir:

1. How did the churches become far more successful than other sectors?!!

2. What is the formula of massive growth of these religious houses, and why are other sectors and businesses not learning from or copying them to make the nation greater than this?!!

3. Have the churches ever been partnered with or invited to steer the nation towards the same growth they are experiencing?!!

4. What is stopping the government from tailoring their leadership after the pattern of the churches?!!

That's normal now - USA na baba of them all and sometimes bashing is just coping mechanism

TheStranger:
USA always lead, yet many people still envy themm