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agemmy113:
Pls Nairalanders, I need your advice. My boss traveled out of the country and she posted a picture on her WhatsApp status which I commented on 'what a nice pics'.

But to my surprise she is taking it up.
Pls what should I do?

Edited: I wrote Good pm ma, what a nice look.
She hasn't confronted me but she told her housegirl that I will have to explain what I mean to her when she comes back.

I can probably tell you precisely what to do if you tell me the following:

Are you a domestic staff or office staff?
How long have you know this boss?
Why would she tell the house maid?
Is this boss married or unmarried?
How religious or spiritual is your boss?
Do you have any reason to believe she might find you attractive?

MARKone:
Why can't these guys get full assault Apache helicopters, the country can afford it, and it shouldn't be just for the war against insurgency. This best should be given to the police.

Do they sell Apache's to just anybody who turns up with a wad of cash?

SEGLIZ:
this men don't look gallant.
why sit them on the floor?

why are our public office holder like this?

Those are hisbah not amotekun

lizychimamanda:
what about children that were switched at birth.?

Maternity test will reveal.

So many of these issues could have been resolved if you learned how to keep secrets.

ThierryJay:
This is gross level of incompetence from Iran. It is beyond stupidity, on a global scale. How do you shoot down a plane that took off from your own nearby airport under the pretext that it was a hostile aircraft?

It is as if Mr Bean was handling their missile weaponry. Yes that is exactly what they are, Jokers!

Not even hostile aircraft. They claimed they thought it was a cruise missile. As in... Does the trajectory, velocity and bearing of an aircraft have any resemblance to a missile bearing down on a target??

Romanoff:
I swear, these people aren't serious.

After the movie has grossed over 100million naira, that's when the NFVCB are waking up?

Aren't they spos to screen the movie before its release?

Can't you see they said that the movie was given temporary clearance which has elapsed? There is no waking up or sleeping involved here, just simple administrative procedures.

Safaxano:
My neighbor has an undeveloped plot and I’ve had to kill over 20 of this same type of snakes, cos they keep crawling into my compound.

I decided to take a good pix of the one I killed the other night, maybe someone will help identify if it’s poisonous.

NB. I’ve just paid to clear the plot.

Any snake with triangular shape of head is venomous. You can also pry open it's mouth to see if it has fangs.

Mouthgag:
BLACK MAMBA of course

and they are very VERY venomous.



NB: There is nothing like a poisonous snake.
Poisons can only be ingested like food. Snake venoms are usually INJECTED.

That's not a black mamba sir. And it's clear you don't know what mamba is for you to call this one... So why are you giving authoritative advise? Is it bad to acknowledge that you don't know and learn from those who do?

TRUSTEDGUY:
This is serious but leave more questions than answers wenti concern CBN and lawyers. Wenti dem do way worth 53m naira?

Dollars.

NwaAmaikpe:




They should blame it on the administration in their country and it's useless foreign policies.
If I were Ghanaian, I'd have done worse.
Most of the traders in 'Makola' market are Igbos even.
Go to Circle and hear Igbo freely spoken in buses. Most fashion shops in Kumasi are owned by Yorubas, the currency changers and Sim sellers at Aflao speak Hausa.

Yet Baba thinks the world revolves around him. I wonder what the role of the Diaspora commission is even.

Ghanaians should lock up their stalls and send them back to Ogbete, Dugbe and Ochanja.
Nonsense.

Your President frigging closed the land border preventing Beninoise, Togolese and Ghanaians to freely trade in Nigeria and you expect to trade in these countries without being victimized.

No way.

International Relations teach that there is a ripple effect of the actions or inactions of a leader on the lives of his citizens in such countries.

Nigeria has failed you.

These issues have been going on before the border closure so it's nothing to do with ripple effects.

First, there is a law in Ghana that prohibits retail trade by foreigners. Nigerians are heavily involved in the retail trade however, citing free trade principles under ECOWAS protocols.

Secondly, the Ghanaian government is inactive on the issue, providing an administrative claw back to the application of the law, probably for diplomatic reasons.

GUTA is taking the law into their hands by closing Nigerian-owned shops which they are not empowered to do by law.

These are the issues.

Fighter jets against bandits?? Ehhn?

These are no mere bandits, we are obviously at war in the North West.

gr8keeng:
that is why no one should pray for war.... there was a heightened tension in the region and the Iranians mistook the plane for an aggressor so they shot it down, now innocent lives are gone..... both sides are guilty of this.

No, Iran and solely Iran is guilty of this horrible act of irresponsibility. In this day and age you have no right to operate weapons if you cannot distinguish a passenger aircraft that has just taken off from your own airport, from fighter jets coming from outside.

Not only did they shoot the plane down, for days they lied and lied about it and insinuated that the fault lay with the Airline.

The fault lies entirely with Iran and they should be made to pay a huge price.

cupidFlint:
is Canada not in northern America abi na Europe Canada dey for your map

Your original post which I replied said the plane was full of Americans going to Canada and Iran vowed to hit USA hard. Now you are saying you meant Canadians are Americans as in, North Americans.

So how did Iran hit USA?

cupidFlint:
oga are Canadians not Americans

I want to believe this is a joke.

cupidFlint:
Judging from Iran's refusal to hand the levelover the black box and the level of damage that was done to the plane I knew that plane couldn't have crashed on its own. There have to be a heavy external explosion that made its parts shatter to the level pictured. Remember the passengers were Americans travelling to Canada and Iran vowed to hit USA hard... they just bit more than they can chew

there was not a single American onboard. 82 iranians, 60 canadaians and others.

Okpa042:
There is a huge chasm between African-Americans and African immigrants in the United States. That chasm has widened over the years. It has caused deep animosity between many African-Americans and their African immigrant cousins.

The chasm has prevented African-Americans from participating in the current economic boom in Africa and it has shut many African immigrants out of opportunities for economic advancement here in the United States.

The problem stems from deep misconceptions, sometimes fueled by the U.S. media. Astonishingly, many African-Americans believe that Africans are backward and primitive. Some make crude jokes about Africans or do not acknowledge the great contribution Africa has made to the world.

For their part, many African immigrants buy into the erroneous notion that African-Americans are lazy and violent.

They do not appreciate the great sacrifice African-Americans made, through advocating for their civil rights, to lay the foundation for Africans to be able to come to the United States and live in a country where both blacks and whites have equal rights, at least in theory if not always in practice.

The different experiences of the two groups

To understand the deep division that exists between African Americans and Africans, one first has to examine the background of the two groups.

Before migrating to the United States, most Africans have typically dealt with white Americans who went to Africa as Peace Corps volunteers, missionaries, doctors or teachers. These Americans acted as mentors and guardians to the Africans and developed positive relationships with them.

When they come to the United States, it has been my experience that Africans can easily identify with white Americans because they understand each other. Before migrating to the United States, the majority of Africans have had little to no direct negative experiences with whites. They simply do not hate them.

On the other hand, most African-Americans grew up in black neighborhoods where they learned from older generations the history of slavery and the cruelty it inflicted on the black race. Furthermore, they have usually experienced firsthand and in their communities the legacies of racism that still exist in the United States.

With this background, many African-Americans are not generally predisposed to trust white Americans, and they look down on those African immigrants who express respect or admiration for white Americans.

How they react to racism and discrimination

A fundamental difference between African Americans and African immigrants is the way they react to racism and discrimination.

African Americans usually see racism as the main cause of poverty among their people. They are also quick to point out instances of perceived racism, even in circumstances where it is ambiguous, unclear or more complex than simple racial bigotry or discrimination.

A classic example is the currently large African-American population in prison. Most African-Americans feel that the only reason there are so many African Americans incarcerated is their race. They blame police discrimination and lawmakers who make laws weighted to punish blacks.

For Africans, after suffering many years in civil wars, military coups and other problems, they are happy to be in a country that offers them freedom. They are ready to integrate into the American culture without getting involved in the lingering racial conflicts. They do not typically get involved in the ongoing civil rights struggle – and that has angered many African-Americans.

How they react to adversity

Perhaps the greatest difference I have seen between African immigrants and African-Americans is how they react to adversity.

Most African immigrants to the United States came here for economic advancement. They do not have any political agenda. They are willing to take any job and do not blame the “system” when they fail in their endeavors.

Most African immigrants to the United States often live in mixed neighborhoods instead of black neighborhoods and they easily integrate. African immigrants know who they are. They are not easily offended when someone tries to put them down. They know where they come from and why they are here.

For African-Americans, there is often a tendency to blame slavery for most of the problems they face today. For instance, when African American students fail in school, some educators blame slavery and do not look for other factors.

However, the time has come for African Americans to realize that while racism still persists, the best thing they can do for their children is to teach them to take full responsibility for their actions. Fathers need to take care of their children and young women need to stay in school instead of having children.

It is only when black people, be they from Africa or America, unite to instill discipline and respect for each other that the chasm that has divided us will narrow. Then we can finally work together to remove poverty from our people both here in the United States and Africa.

Source: https://www.theglobalist.com/african-americans-african-immigrants-differ/

Black Africans interaction with whites did not begin with benevolent peace corp volunters, it began with colonialism which was in many cases as brutal as the slave trade which equally began on African shores. I therefore reject the notion that black Africans have no frame of reference akin to that of the black American experience of inter race existence.

Blindersoff:
After WWII, IRAN is the only country in the world that has struck US military bases and US could not respond. Lmao in Trumptinton

Why are you drinking panadol for Iran's headache?

marvin906:
you are highly misinformed..
if Iran wanted to take out American lives they would have..
they intentionally missed those target..
they informed the Iraqi mility before launching their missle..
the problem now isn't Iran
is hezbollah and other sect in Iraq who will retaliate..
even try revolutionary guard will have their pound of flesh buh it won't be a direct attack

They can't retaliate. Small attack that they carried out leaving one contractor dead the US
responded with massive strikes that left 25 militants dead.

Each and every one of those players knows that the slightest act of misbehavior will result in a rain of hellfire cruise missiles or worse, upon their skulls.

And one thing you young men should realize is war in any form is very expensive and no one can outspend the US at war.

Beedehmee:
"no1 oil and gas producing nation"
whereas they have no natural resources... They only gain this feet by destroying those oil producing nation in the middle east. Now they want 50% of iran petrol resources, After their middle east exploit they bounce on africa.

They have massive oil reserves. Don't you people read??

itsme01:
i should be asking you that,. Beong had requested for the black box, Iran wouldnt release it, yet the Jetliner went off in flames like it got hit by a rocket

anybody with tiny brain would know it was shut down, but then we have too many dunce

I concede it may have been shot down by someone. I am asking why you would assert that it was shot down in order to target Canadians when there were far more Iranians on board.

If the purpose is to get even, does that not leave Iran in a deficit?

itsme01:
They shot the plane themselves killing atleast 65 canadian on board, and the earthquake is as fake as it sounds

You mean they killed 83 of their own in order to kill 65 Canadians? And wetin concern Canada with Iran?

Are you sensible at all?

CharleyBright:
Hmmm

From Galatasaray to Everton, Everton to Monaco, and Monaco back to Galatasaray...

Dude are u good enough? Why dem dey toss you upandan like ping pong?
What i certainly know is that: No team loan out a good player.
If them loan you out, know that you are not good enough, what they now diplomatically term " Surplus to Requirement".

From Everton to Galatasaray on loan, then sold to Monaco because he does not have enough caps to play in England. Got injured on arrival to Monaco, now loaned background Galatasaray.

And Galatasaray is a big European club.

nairalee:
The depth, width and height of corruption in this country is simply unfathomable.

Mention just one area where there is no corruption. I will wait.

It has led me to a hasty conclusion:
NIGERIANS ARE INTRISTICALLY CORRUPT

Including your spelling sir

Jaqenhghar:
Usually peoppe like that continue till she finds out.

That's conjecture. Supposing he is wise and stops, your assertion will not be true.

Jaqenhghar:
Niggerians and their ten-ten naira sense. He has gotten 60k plus bonuses but he has lost a customer who will most likely refer him to another customer thereby strengthening his customer base. Gor him eating now is better. SMH

The customer is not aware of what he did so how has he lost her?

bukatyne:
Except we are missing something, the woman still got a better deal of N23k/bundle at Ibadan instead of N26k/bundle from Ife.

Exactly what i've just posted. i don't understand how some people see things in this country.

micronut:
A local woman was to roof her house, she had sent for quotations from different carpenters for roofing sheets. She got many and went for the cheapest.

Then she asked the Carpenter with the cheapest workmanship where she can get the cheapest price of the roofing sheet.

Well, madam, Iginla Stores sell at good and affordable price, one of the best in Ile-Ife, and possibly Osun state – The Carpenter explained.

Not satisfied, the woman having mobilized how planks would get to the site and roofing is about to commence asked the Carpenter to follow her to town to check different prices.

Worried but not discouraged, the Carpenter took the woman around three building material shops in town and eventually the stopped at Iginla. The woman still believes it will be cheaper somewhere else, a bundle of iron sheets at Ile-Ife at N26,000 must be cheap else where.

May be Ibadan, Yes, Ibadan will be fine.

She called a friend where they sell roofing sheets in Ibadan.

Go to Ogunpa Market, She was told.

Oh. I know all those best places in that market, because you need to be wise make dem no scam you oo. If no because of my work today, I would have followed you ma. – The carpenter advised.

Haa, No ooo. You must follow me oo. Please, don’t be disturbed, I will give you your daily labor work. You know all these sellers are thieves, some of them make unimaginable gains, I would never be their mugu. You see those planks, and almost everything on my site, I source them myself. One needs to be wise you know. Lol – Madam narrated!

Then, they headed for Ibadan with a rented truck.

On arriving the busy market, the Carpenter having been used to many of the sellers was greeted and welcomed to the big warehouse.

Immediately, the sales boy ask, Egbon se gbele ni abi normal? (Is it high grade or normal?) The carpenter said gbele ni oo…. (We want high grade).

Well, we sell high grade at 25,000. Normal at N23,000.

The madam asked what is wrong with the Normal?

Nothing, just the different makers – The Sales guy explained.

No be to roof house make e no leak? Please give us the N23,000 per bundle. We are buying 20 bundles.

Meanwhile, All the roofing sheets categorized are same. The grading is in pricing to charge and not in quality of the material.

When an artisan goes to a shop to buy, he buys at customers price – Mostly the last price the business shops can offer. They are stakeholders especially as businesses put their small cut when selling.

When you are not an artisan, you buy at regular or normal market price. If they sell a lamp holder to an electrician at N150, the normal price may be N200 if you go as the owner.

But if owner follows artisans, to market to price and buy, most often, what you get is high grade price unsuspectingly. A lamp holder goes to 250, and any removal depends on artisans price hackling power. Many times, artisans allow sellers to make more gain, on the stubborn owner that follows them and they come back behind to collect the little gains.

Well, the madam transferred and paid, and while the carpenter assisted in carrying them out, he requested for the seller’s fone no openly so he can call next time In case he sees no customer .

Well, It is coded! He isn’t asking for phone no but account no. Lol

He got a paper and put his account no.

Before they reached Ikire, he got transferred.

N3000 on every bundle on 20 bundles.

That’s N60,000.

The bundle price was actually 20,000.

The woman thought she bought at a better price in Ibadan at N23,000 instead of N26,000 at Ife. Lol

The carpenter got home still got paid by the woman as daily labor money.

He narrated the ordeal!

Lessons:

1. There is a price we pay for trying not to be cheated when dealing with Nigerian Artisans. Being too wise can be costly too.

2. It's mere foolishness to think you can outsmart an artisan or any professional in their field.

If you don't trust an artisan and his/her price, go elsewhere. Never be tempted to try buy materials for yourself.

Worse still, you source for materials and they tell you you bought inferior ones to make you feel bad and exonerate themselves if whatever they did got spoilt fast - Oluwapelumi Awotedu.

Source: https://naijalocals.com.ng/the-price-you-pay-for-looking-for-cheap-things/

So is #23,000 not still cheaper than #26, 000?

ibietela2:
I don't know what you people benefit from supporting American that have turned people's countries into war zones for decades, overthrown legitimate government and many more atrocities.

Every case must be judged on its own merit. In this particular instance Iran is the aggressor.

sleemomymy:
. IRAN IS THE AGGRESSOR IN WHAT SENSE? AMERICA SHOULD JUST LET EVERY OTHER COUNTRY BE AND THERE WILL BE PEACE ON THE WHOLE WORLD.

Do you have any idea how many countries Iran's Quds force is currently active in? In the past few weeks a US base was attacked and the US embassy was invaded... Those are acts of war... Was a response not expected??

Lordswazz:
You are urging them to stand down, yet you are picking sides with one aggressor; is that a joke or what?
Killed a high-ranking official of theirs on foreign soil. I don't hope for war, it's terrible; but don't tell people how they would react, and then pitch tent with their opponent in the same speech.

That's because everyone knows that Iran is the aggressor here.

dawnomike:
Since you her children are grown up, she may have nothing to gain monetarily or property wise. This is Nigeria!
And why is she thinking of what what she stands to gain if she divorces ?

That's wrong. If you are not a lawyer why give legal advice??