₦airaland Forum

SmartPolician:
In Nigeria, resignation is an abomination.
Instead, we die there.
Asking Osinbajo to resign is like trying to catch your flight at Tin Can Island

Well, Ukiwe honorably left IBB when he disagreed with the IOC registration. That’s a man of honor and integrity. Not this power drunk fake BDSM pastor.

FarahAideed:
Resign for what? Some of you are just too emotionally and not tactical...you will soon thank God Osinbanjo didn't reisgn

You are the one being emotional and sentimental. No human with an ounce of integrity would still be in bed with this administration.
Osibanjo is a man without honor! Enough of the juvenile excuses.

Rossinkipp:
Yes... things are hard, and Buhari, as president, will naturally attract some opprobrium.

But most of us are not helping ourselves, and refuse to be creative and innovative in our approach to making money, especially the 70% of us that are into business activities of various kinds.

Look, the key problem in Nigeria is not that there is not enough money. It is that the money there is is unevenly distributed. To a pretty disturbing degree.

But short of rounding up all the elite and forcing them at gunpoint to cough out their billions and share among their countrymen, what else can WE THE PEOPLE do to prise away some of that money from the middle and upper classes, currently 'oppressing' us?

Quick answer: Greater business creativity.

In whatever business you do, aim to stand out from competitors. Aim to be different. Flashy. Welcoming. Bright colours around your business premises, or kiosk.

I was in Jamaica very recently. They have no oil. Bananas, Bob Marley and weed are their main earners. Tourism is vibrant.

Yet the people are not suffering. They are well-fed and clothed.

The common business people there practise a lot of differentiation.

The art of making yourself look better than the next seller.

Their local eateries (equivalent to our bukkas) are each bedecked in bright colours - yellow, gold, red, green etc, and the walls have these graffiti art of various icons, with lofty quotes attached.

People flock to them and they make a killing. Small island of 3 million people. You will NEVER see any 'bukka' there, or even a drinking joint that is just bare, with no bright colours or decoration, or bit of flashiness to attract people.

In Nigeria, you can pass by a house, or a shack, and you might not even know they sell anything there, food or otherwise, unless someone tells you. Then when you see the owner, he or she will be complaining about 'poor patronage' and 'no business because of Buhari'.

I mean, it's simple. Say you were looking to buy Suya.

You drive up to one street known for Suya sellers. You see them all in their usual scanty operations, out in the open, with nothing but the actual grilling taking place.

You then see one Suya seller with a bright, portable yellow and white tent overlooking his operation, with a few plastic chairs around, and maybe even a bit of music playing. The seller himself is decked out in a bright uniform and a matching cap, all smiles and sh..it.

WHO will you go to for your SUYA on that street?

It's a no-brainer.

And the intriguing thing about it is that the cost of that entire paraphernalia he's used to outshine others, could be recouped in one or two days of selling! Cheap as hell.

WE DON'T DO THIS ENOUGH IN NIGERIA, in our various businesses.

We are so busy being depressed that we are 'selling Suya' that we exhibit our depression in our unremarkable premises, and in our sullen faces, forgetting that we can turn it into a spectacular thing, simply by PACKAGING our offer and OURSELVES properly, and being PROUD of what we do, rather than seeing it as ''managing''.

It is a mindset issue.

Other ways to prise away that money from the rich include having street food markets.

I don't know why we lack them in Nigeria, but they are some of the biggest money spinners for local caterers around the world.

These are huge open air markets where they sell primarily cooked food from all over the country, including many you would never have seen or heard of without that market being there. They are brightly lit at night, and heavily attended.

In a Nigerian street food market, one row could be people selling one type of street food, say puff puff. Another row would be moi moi etc.

Another row would be swallow centre, amala, fufu, poundo, eba, tuwo shinkafa, lafun etc, with multiple soups, including completely strange, and highly delicious ones from all over the country!!

Another row would be for Jollof rice/fried rice.

Another would be for pepper soup connoisseurs. Fish pepper soup, Goat, Pork pepper soup, Lamb, Beef. Chicken. A street with different regional variations of pepper soup from across Nigeria.

I mean, what a blast to be on that street.

One row could be for the Igbo delicacy Abacha, Ugba etc.. the African salad section.

Each seller's stand competing with the next for the most delightful cuisine and flashy branding.

These street food markets are open almost 24 hours in some countries. If set up in Nigeria, and are well regulated as elsewhere, they would attract many monied people as well as huge numbers of tourists and foreign business visitors to Nigeria, every day.

Street food market in Asia
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Bangkok Street Food Market
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This is a retarded take! Do I need to show you how the government even stifles creativity or you have been living under the rock?.
Go tell this also to the doctors dispersed by DSS during their interview for jobs in Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo is a huge snake!. Lost all respect for that clown. And for those saying United turned him down, let me remind you that the club doesn’t have a ‘Ronaldo contingency plan’ that includes us waiting for the king at all times.
If the snake wanted a return, he would have let the club know last season before Cavani’s extension.
There is no justification whatsoever for signing for City. Man just washed away a legacy built for years.
Bastard!
And oh, MESSI is the greatest footballer of all time.

savcy:
There's not much Osinbajo can do to change the security situation of the country. He's a Vice President. He commands nothing that the President doesn't empower him to. I would cut him some slack.

He can start by resigning if he is not in agreement with the government’s actions and inactions.
I know you are too young but please Google Ebitu Ukiwe.
He left IBB’s government over Nigeria joining IOC. That’s a man of honor and integrity, not this fake pastor you children keep defending shamelessly.

A high court vacating a high court order?. Is secondus an illiterate? ��. Nobody will honor that judgment. The desperate clown has been scammed. Lastly, the judiciary is one of the biggest problems of this nation.

Deputy1111:
God has put us together as one, we are to dwell in love.

God did not put you together. You were brought together as a business venture. Leave God out of a failed experiment called Nigeria.

Always taking nonsense. Motivational speaker BDSM VP. When are they untying his hands?.

I think we got the best group. Happy with the group

Tinubuadvocate:
God punish all the people that causing embarrassment to this government.

That’d be slow people like you and Garba Shehu?

post=105201439:
But sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians believe only ANIMALS live in a zoo, like in the novel Animal Farm.
And we all believe you are a human being (atleast you type good English!)
We want to believe you are not calling other Nigerians animals, just because they refused to like you and your Atiku?
Think before you type next time Lastman.


Peace is all we want in our nation.
Not anything that will invoke more deaths and violence against any citizen of Nigeria.
Peace shall reign in our nation.
And the enemies of this country will all die painful las las.
They can NEVER escape the brutal and Total judgment coming their way.
A normal, sane Nigerian that doesn’t support violence and killings have no problem in saying AMEN to the below prayer.
But the hypocritical ones will always run away from the prayers, cos they know themselves.
Y'all will never end well in life as long as you keep supporting evil and bloodshed being sponsored by the evil and wicked politicians Y'all wanted back in power.

Okay, we read your mention,,
but biko we beg you,
Next time don't use we sane, honest and hardworking Igbos in your jargons, use your word ipob.
We sane igbos love our Darling nation to the moon and back.
Don't get it twisted biko.

Your prayers will come to fruition on the heads of all enemies of Nigeria like Buhari and yourself

blinking001:
Governor Otom is a proven failure, he has no right to point accusing fingers at anyone, he's a true definition of a retarded vagabond.
Benue state is now a shadow of itself thanks to Governor otom, the terrible roads, bad living condition, poor water supply, etc is a testament to the fact Otom is a bad administrator. His likes are suppose to be arrested and hanged.

Your likes don’t deserve to be here either. Brainless sycophant

This nonsense has made front page but Commodore Olawunmi’s revelation hasn’t. Nairaland has been fully taken over by BMC and anti Igbo forces.
No wonder the forum is losing relevance daily.

LamidiCownu:
Lies
The parents of my classmate in medical school went to the Saudi in the 80s . And they didn't convert .
They are back to Nigeria now .

We had a wave of movement to Saudi in the 80s too. This is the second wave .
This just shows the state of our economy.
Babangida and Buhari . 2 evil men destined to wreck Nigeria with their economic policies

Most people going to Saudi are not planning to stay forever .
Most would move to Europe , Canada or US from there. Saudi is just a stepping stone . Go figure !

Thank you for explaining it to the kid. We have a lot of kids on Nairaland with ignorant opinions on sensitive issues.
My God father worked in Saudi as a Doctor all his life and his son is currently also working there. They were and still are Christians.

Sirjamo:
Japa things


Islamization agenda crew, how far?

I barely read anything sensible from you here kiddo. Saudi Arabia is not a fanatical Muslim state.

The mannequin can now eat.

I enjoin them to also query the source of their poverty when they come to open those 1k balance accounts.

patrickmuf:
You can look it up...I watch Brighton when their game doesn't clash with that of a top team and every time I have watched him, he has played as their DM...

I think his versatility confuses people tbh. He is a DM cum box to box midfielder too. I’d take that chap over Saul of Damascus anyday anytime.

joedave:
There's a saying, "You don't have to do the job, just get those who will get the job done"! I still believe that there are crops of actors who have been so appraised in leadership but they are not the ones doin it but had all the commendations to themselves after getting the right hands.

So he can't be entirely blamed for the laxity, his excos and other stakeholders should share the blame of not being vociferous and tactical in playing the opposition well. However, this bring us to the fact that October was nearer than ever. Don't you think?

I agree. He should have been allowed to run out his tenure. Maybe they just don’t want his further interference in party affairs.

joedave:
. That's deep though. Maybe that was just his style. He doesn't believe in being aggressive. About compromise, I may not be able to say.

If that’s his style, then he has no business leading an opposition party in Nigeria. At least he should have been a bit aggressive, confrontational without violence.

Man was utterly useless

joedave:
He appears too soft for that position or should one rather say he found himself at the time when he was supposed to be more daring to against the ruling party.

Or he was just compromised. Man was utterly useless as a PDP chairman and like Wike noted, PDP will never win a presidential election with that man and his band of clowns leading the party.

mariahAngel:
The only person that can get Nigeria up and running again without wasting time is OSIBANJO!

Both you and that Osinbajo are mad! May God not allow anything associated with Buhari and this administration lead this nation again.

I detest desperate politicians. Secondus should take a bow honorably. All these drama make him look silly. Man presided over the weakest ever opposition in the history of this nation and is still fighting to remain there for what?.

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TonyeBarcanista:
I am strongly against the continuous stay of Secondus in office... If he thinks that he has case, he should go to court.


PDP is bigger than any single individual

He led the worst ever opposition witnessed in this country.

May they all choke on their tears. Bloody hypocrites cum sycophants

This is what Buhari has turned this country to. Lawlessness is the order of the day.

tchaik:
Interpretation.

"Whenever dry bones are mentioned, old women become jittery"

Esquire! Ima akwukwo! ��

Igbo kwuru si na-atuo ilu nkirika nkata agadi Achiri uche na aka.
Nobody called his name but he is here ventilating

afrodoc2:
We are wasting time with this guy but i can't really blame him. The people who offered him the job are the criminals.
If you offer me the job of CEO of Microsoft i won't refuse despite lacking the required experience.

CEO MS? Ole ni everybody! ��

adebayo201:
Football is marathon... Manchester United can start throwing away pints now. By January they can then pick it up since na marathon.


2+2=4 before you know it, you're doing catchup instead to be leading. Mtcheeewwww

Don’t mind them! Marathon ko, 100M dash ni. Excuses upon excuses. We will keep on dropping points in the ‘marathon’ until we are 20 points behind. Over 100M spent again and yet nothing seems to have changed.
Same Ole, same shit.