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ShyCypher:
Says the scammer who's located in "Detriot, MI"



First off, Detroit (not Detriot) is in Chicago, not Miami.

Thief.

Chicago is a city just like Detroit. MI is Michigan not Miami, a city in Florida. It is Detroit, MI. Chicago is in Illinois. He got the spelling of Detroit wrong but your errors are worse!

Practice, practice, practice. You have already taken the first bold step by accepting the issue. Now how do you resolve it?

First, get yourself a large mirror. Every morning, think of a good topic or report, look into the mirror and talk about it for about 10 minutes. You should find this awkward initially but it will start getting more and more natural.

After about 2 weeks start recording your talks on your phone and listen to it later. Spot your errors and keep correcting yourself. The confidence will come in no time.

Also, while at it pls get a basic English textbook and rebuild your foundation. You will get there with full confidence!

madridsta007:
Just a quick one— no Nigerian official is allowed to hold dual citizenship. You can not pledge allegiance to two countries while serving one. That’s confusion.

This is incorrect and has been tested severally in the court of law.
*Pls don't confuse your personal 'thoughts' with the constitution and laws of the land.

So what's the way forward? There is no time for buck-passing as 2015 was a horrible matchup with no real option. It is time to strategize & follow the plans to the letter but first, where is the acceptable candidate? It is time we join the league of civilized nations and stop discouraging real technocrats from running for presidency. We don't have to make our democracy expensive for regular technocrats by demanding from them money, bags of rice, vegetable oil etc and we don't need to recycle ex-military leaders & ex-Governors.

We all know we have a big problem and we are tired of every Jide, Emeka & Waziri writing epistles about the issues with Nigeria. What we need is a real selfless movement of Nigerians otherwise we are just going to continue in this vicious cycle. Our problem is much deeper than Fulani hegemony, we need to look inwards and free ourselves from our selfishness or else several generations will leave this earthly realm before Nigeria witnesses any meaningful change in the right direction. I pray we get it right soon.

Onyiridike:
He was quoting the Bible and you just called the Bible a trash.

This tithe issue has shown me that a lot of people have no true regard for the Bible - it is just a tool to promote their real agenda while they serve mammon in reality. A lot of these people are very learned and they know that tithing, like other judaic laws, have no place in Christianity where it's all about GRACE but they won't admit because when they mention their god, they are talking about money, not the real God. I can't believe a Christian, not to talk of a pastor, issuing threats that will make a Badoo, Eye, Vikings or any other confraternity proud.

Can anyone boldly say it's not God speaking through Freeze? His ways are not our ways and regardless of what we think the Saul that became Apostle Paul was a strange choice and even when he became a christian he actually asked tough questions and challenged the status quo. Threatening him won't change anything and it all sounds like intimidation strategy to protect vital interests. Threats like this can only come from an age-long source, not God. We are all created in His image, Freeze inclusive - and even if Freeze is evil the Christian approach is to pray for his salvation. Who profits from his death? Only those hurt by his tithe campaign because tithe payment or non-payment does not affect the alpha and omega one bit!

DrDeji20:
I just won't stop blaming this buhari. the rate at which Nigerians are suffering since this man came to power, nothing has been done, you don't need anyone to tell you that Nigerians are impoverished , the suicidal rate just increased, oh we Nigerians missed GEJ a lot. we have been taken back to stone age by Buhari. the little people are earning they spend all on feeding alone. God forbid that I vote APC in 2019. we yorubas was used to achieve the aim of this wicked regime in 2015.. never will it happen again.

I don't care about APC or PDP as they are essentially the same but sorry we don't miss GEJ - we miss high oil price and we should have planned ahead during GEJ's time. We didn't notice the global recession circa 2009 because of Obasanjo's vision with foreign reserve but forward to 2015 we didn't have much in stock to buffer the effect of huge fall in oil price. A GEJ that couldn't do much in time of excess shouldn't be missed in time of paucity.

You did exacly what your mama, papa and others warned you against and now you are blaming your accomplices instead of looking in the mirror and learning from the experiences to build a better future. Continue.

zeekeyboy:
Lol........... These are some of the reasons why most students want to go to unilag. Nothing Special there i tell you

Nothing special about any university in Nigeria though the likes of Unilag are better for a few reasons.

nigeriancritic1:
Human life is finite. At 40 i will be swarmed by my kids and enjoying the fruits of my labour on my way to be a grandpa

Vanity upon vanity.

thebosstrevor:
accepting mediocrity is running away from your country and then coome back to fill like a king,stay in your country and develop the country,stop giving excuses,people have made it in nigeria,they dont have two heads


your investment cant be compare to dangote and co who lives in nigeria

I did not run away bros - you sound bitter about someone you don't even know?
I actually visited US once and returned to Nigeria before finally relocating 16 months later. I made a conscious decision that I am forever grateful for. Contrary to your opinion, while I accept my identity as a Nigerian for the purpose it serves in our current civilization I don't believe anyone was created for a specific country. Borders are man-made creations so when my investments in Nigeria is very stable Ghana is next. I can choose anywhere on planet earth as my home if allowed. I belong to everywhere I belong to nowhere

thebosstrevor:
your investment cant be compare to dangote and co who lives in nigeria

No, not even anywhere remotely close from the little I know about his investments.
Is Dangote's investments the standard for measuring success of investments in Nigeria?

pesinfada:
how much is USA resident permit?

Options for becoming a US resident:
immigration through a family member
immigration through employment
immigration through investment ($500k to $1 million)
immigration through the Diversity Lottery (Nigeria is now excluded)
immigration through refugee or asylum status
immigration through "The Registry" provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act
immigration approved by the Director of Central Intelligence.

thebosstrevor:
many of you claim you came back to invest in nigeria but we havent seen any of your investments and talk of changing the country

Nobody claim nigeria is perfect but you guys think everybody in nigeria is suffering and that is not the truth.the behaviour of we are superior than people at home,thank god for internet,we hear of the police brutality on blacks and troubles of racial discrimination,when we hear this,we know all is not well in that america "the land of the free"

there are many homeless people in newyork alone than the number of mad men on nigerian streets.

You don't have to see my investments - I see my own investments, my banks in Nigeria can see them, those working for me can see them, my family and friends can see them. That is my own little contribution and I know about numerous others doing even more and those that are just starting.

I do not think everybody in Nigeria is suffering because I go home frequently and I have eyes but I know that we can do way better as I see brilliant young people wasting away. America has issues and all is not well and there are poor people but that doesn't change the fact about rewards for excellence in America - and Nigerian immigrants are taking advantage of this daily alongside other immigrants. A man with a known and verified Kenyan father just ruled America for 8 years.

Again, it is important that we know where we should be and stop accepting mediocrity on the grounds that 'there are poor people in New York'.

thebosstrevor:
your cousin is ther gf is back in nigeria
you are there,you lived in foreign countries before)

just misleading and difficul to understand

When things don't add up, you should first question your own understanding of the issue
Ok, let me break it down:
1. My cousin's girlfriend moved to the US and got a degree in Nursing (BSN) and then got a job.
2. My cousin was based in Nigeria and joined her in the US about 4 years later.
3. His girlfriend's assistance helped him settle down pretty fast and was fully on his feet within 6 months.

Sometimes the issue is not with what people say but with 'our own interpretation of what they said'.

thebosstrevor:
but why are all of you coming back and competing with us for jobs since in america 24 out of 25 employables are employed.

Employment and investment are two different things
I am not defending America for argument sake and it is not because I hate my beloved homeland Nigeria - I want Nigeria to work and that's why I have a responsibility to address the misrepresentations here so we know what could be for Nigeria. We can also get there but not by lying about our comparative quality of life with other countries.

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thebosstrevor:
your stories doesnt add up

How so?

thebosstrevor:
Nigerian in america are known for gaming the system,trying to be smarter than the system but the system eventually outsmart them because they are monitored financially through credit report

Nigerians in america are not all rich,they fall between all classes of higher middle class and low income,pls do not try to paint the story as it all Nigerians in america that are successful,there many poor Nigerians in america and few middle class just like in Nigeria,i have been there and i have seen the homelessness and suffering of many Nigerians,go to the Nigerian consulate in new york, everyday we receive letters of financial help from many Nigerians in the states.they would have been better off in Nigeria.

Yes, America is huge and we know there are 50 states but when a Nigerian in American is sending letter to the Nigerian Consulate in New York (With all their own financial problems ) then you know that the person has even bigger issues and I'm inclined to believe that those asking you for help in America are not people with work authorization in the US.
Why beg in a country where 24 out of 25 employables are employed?? A country with huge programs for assistance of low-income earners including food stamps, section 8 housing schemes, etc?? You simply have no clue dude.
Like it or not, you may focus on what tickles your fancy but again Nigerians in America are well-known for taking advantage of the opportunities in America LEGALLY. Go to the schools/colleges, go to the tech boot camps, request for list of licensed professionals (Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering, IT, Nursing, Law, Architecture, Academics) across the United States, spot the numerous Nigerian names and come back here to tell me that they are doing illegal stuff.

thebosstrevor:
stop deceiving yourself.

i am focusing on all of you that dont have insurance and earn below 50,000 dollars per year)

that is what happens to you when sick and need medical treatment

Yes, that was me several years ago and even when I was at that level I still had good insurance

thebosstrevor:
please just stop lying,it doesnt happen like that in america,stop watching too much of nollywood

Actually, it does. We have such stories across America.
My cousin's girlfriend was already working as a BSN when he landed in America. He settled down big time within 6 months and is doing huge things in Nigeria today.

thebosstrevor:
we do have such but it is not official and please do not tell me every american citizen has access to this system you mentioned,you are qualified for this type of payment plan if you have a good credit history and score.

this is how it works for average Americans without insurance.

they have very limited choices when it comes to receiving care in America. they can’t choose where they want to receive care or who to receive care from.

They often have no choice or say in being enrolled automatically in a managed care. Once you’re in a managed care plan, if you get sick, you cannot just choose whatever doctor you like.

most doctors won’t see you because the good ones don’t take Managed Care Medical. You can only go to overbooked, lousy, and dirty community doctors offices where you have to spend the whole day in an overcrowded and unpleasant office waiting for your turn, hoping to be seen the same day. You often have to start the process all over again the next day and the day after etc.

If you ever need to be hospitalized, you’re in trouble because you don’t have any choice but to go to the worst hospitals. You might as well die because chances are, YOU WILL DIE THERE.

Even if you try to outsmart the system and go to the emergency room of a decent hospital, you will be transferred to a bad hospital

You are basing your argument on a specific demography that doesn't effectively capture the audience that you address.
Nigerians in America are known for making the most of opportunities that America provides in terms of education and employment. Granted that those without proper documents may fall in this category that you have embraced initially but they are more or less not the main proposition here.

thebosstrevor:
pls dont deceive us doctors have little control over surgical and medical costs borne by the patients,it is similar process in nigeria if you are poor in america,you have no access to medical care.


Poor people have very limited choices when it comes to receiving care in America. For starters, they can’t choose where they want to receive care or who to receive care from.

You often have no choice or say in being enrolled automatically in a managed care. Once you’re in a managed care plan, if you get sick, you cannot just choose whatever doctor you like.
most doctors won’t see you because the good ones don’t take Managed Care Medical. You can only go to overbooked, lousy, and dirty community doctors offices where you have to spend the whole day in an overcrowded and unpleasant office waiting for your turn, hoping to be seen the same day. You often have to start the process all over again the next day and the day after etc.

If you ever need to be hospitalized, you’re in trouble because you don’t have any choice but to go to the worst hospitals. You might as well die because chances are, YOU WILL DIE THERE.

Even if you try to outsmart the system and go to the emergency room of a decent hospital, you will be transferred to the bad hospital

Why are you focusing only on those below poverty level?? A typical Nigerian in America does not belong in this category sir

timesup234:
i can see american doctors are now god but yet over 2.5million people die in america annually. Read before spreading hearsay

Just curious, do we have data of how many people die in Nigeria annually?
What's the average life expectancy in America? What's the equivalent in Nigeria?

thebosstrevor:
This is what mostly happens in the U.S if you cant pay medical bils, you will get past due notices from the hospital & the physicians that treated you. If you ignore the bills over the long term, they will be treated like any other debt and therefore documented on your credit report which will probably negate your ability to rent an apartment or purchase a home, car, etc. You will be harassed by bill collectors and the debt will always exist and continue to accrue late fees for you to repay unless you are able to declare bankruptcy.

Right but you don't have to pay the bill in full. You can pay what you can afford every month.
Yes, if you don't pay anything and you don't contact them then they take the steps you described above. Do we have such in Nigeria ??

iboboyswag:
I think you understand better what he is trying to say and the truth of the matter is this, the lot of those commenting here about how this went, that went, most of them including the ones that are clamouring to go now will end up as undocumented immigrants with only menial jobs to fall back to.

America is not the nirvana as painted by many is what he is trying to say. The Nigerian doctors, nurses and bankers over there went through a whole lot to pay through for the education that gave them the life they are living there now and even at that, some of them including the bona-fide Americans are yet to finish paying off their school loans, some may never finish paying it off till they die.

As much as Nigeria can be hard, truly getting the good life in the USA is not easy, you will sweat your brows out in the heat and cold even as a legal immigrant talk more of an undocumented.

You are right about this and this is not peculiar to the US.
It is extremely hard if you are illegal and you don't have anyone to help.

babzo:
What Nigerian in yankee earns 12k annually? Be like say you dey craze. No Nigerian living in.Yankee after 2 years can be earning less than 30k a year and that is a beginner.
12k a year doesnt even get taxed, thats either a teen living in his parents a house or like you said a poor person. How can you survive on 12k.
And who exactly does menial jobs?.Maybe you mean factory jobs or entry level jobs.

You see my people ooo
For a Nigerian to be earning 12k a year I'm sure he would rather be driving a cab or Uber. Even people driving forklifts inside warehouses are earning $16 an hour

thebosstrevor:
Mr man stop watching too much american movies.

they will deny you treatment and drugs,in medical profession in america,it is money before service or insurance before service.

there are many cases of people being denied medical care in america because of lack of money and insurance.

I live in America dude.
You have different categories of health service providers. If you don't have money or insurance you should ask where to go but be prepared for a long wait - they are called public health clinics and there are others too.
*Different ball game if you are suffering from something really huge though but in the US you have to research very well and get your information right or you die for nothing.

thebosstrevor:
sure,they are preventable but is the treatment in US/Australia free,it is either your insurance coverage covers it or you pay from your mouth,if you dont have insurance and no money,you die like any other persons.

Treatment is not free but they won't deny you the treatment because you can't pay. You owe the money and life goes on.

thebosstrevor:
life is not easy anywhere,even with the same light and comfort america gives,you pay for it and sweat for it

... true but you are given the opportunity to pay for it. That's why there is no dobale in America when bills are due and you don't need appeal fund to pay health bills, you can owe but you will get the treatment. 24 out of every 25 employable people in America are employed!

Bhol28:
Yeah u,re right,its faster for a menial worker in US if they invole in shady deals to build duplex and acquire landed properties but Its better being a well paid bank manager in naija and going for holidays in US to being a menial worker over there.bank mgrs in naija own duplexes and live good life.they have access to loans to do all these things as a bank mgr.

A menial worker in America is not restricted to his 8 hours schedule. He can work overtime or get a second job. That's what people do abroad until they finish school/get licenses. Those who don't follow the path of school/licenses are mostly hustlers working round the clock. I know some who work 8 hours regular and drive cabs/Uber etc for extra income. I know of others who just sit at home and take customer service/technical support jobs all day long. Some of those opportunities are strictly within the US, no outsourcing. Guys in those categories who are financially disciplined and are lucky to find good Nigerians to manage their investments are able to do big things in Nigeria within a very short time.
Nobody is saying that you cannot make it big in Nigeria but the opportunities in the US are no lies!!! Ask Western Union or Nigerian banks about the volume of transactions from abroad every day! Take it or leave it.

Slaveman343:
The way I see it. Nigerians living abroad are trying too hard to protect their ego. They know Nigerians have too much respect for those living abroad and are afraid to lose some should Nigerians find out their lives are not all bliss.

Wetin consign me sha, for a long time the power supply in Nigeria has improved immensely. I'm grateful for this and doing the best I can in my capacity. If everyone stayed in Nigeria, put our brains in good use, things will get better than they are.

America is portrayed as good in the media while Nigeria and other supposed third world countries shitholes. So the person bringing up the argument of people migrating to America should not forget media conditioning.

I hope for the day Nigerians will start thinking positively about Nigeria in spite of our present condition. When we tell ourselves we can do it, we put our brains in a healthy state for creativity.

No, I think Nigerians living abroad are trying to give you a balanced view since they have lived in both environment and they get the true picture .