₦airaland Forum

CoronaVirusPro:
What truthful post!

What is the government of Illinois doing for the state? Is quality education generic across the state or is healthcare free? Can the state generally be termed as safe?

You keep saying the government is working for its people, and I am still yet to see someone mention what the government does for its people. Like healthcare or tertiary education being free, even with outrageous property taxes.

Even the dude that composed tye novel knows fully well he cannot even afford to buy or rent in a zip code with good schools, security and healthcare, and here we are talking about what the government does for its people. List it out! Almost dead transportation that could collapse anytime from now, or a war gang wars that could explode from south Chicago across the state.

Please! Only a JJC trips! Don’t tell an OG how the Governor of Illinois help its people.

ode
I live in the suburban part of Chicago and it easy to buy a house in as much you got good credit score
Josh my co worker of 24 just a house of 200k with down payment of 10k

The agent that help get me I linked both up

Your problem it you and helinus don’t read to comprehend

Did I even compare ?

All I said govt should be broken down so it can get to the grassroots

Institutions in Nigeria should be decentralized so they can function

But here you’re cry as if you’re even benefiting from the abysmal leadership Nigeria has

No country without it flaws but don’t compare Nigeria to any developed country

Nigeria was better than Singapore
Indonesia
China
Vietnam etc but today in under 10years+ they’re way ahead and you come here to make noise

I pity your generation sha

UpaIweka:
Does Lagos have the wralth of Chucago ?
You are obviously a bitter relative of Kanu n Obi
What stops you comparing Anambra with Chicago ?

what a pity
I’m bitter about bad leadership or the sorry state of Nigeria

Some of you think y’all more patriotic than we who tell you truth

I pity your generation

CoronaVirusPro:
I said the governor of Illinois will disagree with you. Is Chicago in another state?

Comparing Chicago with Doha? Do you smoke Marijuana

oga stop making noise

Use chatgpt and see statistics

No de make noise

Don’t compare both

Compare Doha to Lagos or Doha to rich oil delta like Qatar

Bloody clown

CoronaVirusPro:
Chicago better than Doha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

You know the interesting part is that, even the governor of Illinois will argue with you. 🤣🤣🤣

olodo
Doha is a city while Chicago is town compare Illinois to Doha

Dtribeless:
You guys are talking nonsense per usual. There’s nothing in those cities you mentioned that’s not in Chicago. The old buildings are still functioning well. Should they be broken down. Is Lekki better than GRA because the buildings are newer. Beijing and Tokyo compare to New York not Chicago. People from Beijing struggle to live in Chicago.

tell them to compare basic things provided in the city of Chicago
Like electricity
Security
Jobs
Health etc and watch them divert to another topic

Obaaderemi2:
You already started having problems comparing Chicago to Doha. Check the liveability rankings of Chicago and Doha. Chicago is ahead. It means the city is not bad. Besides he's talking about Nigeria and none of those cities you listed. He's not saying Nigeria should be on the levels of Chicago but at least there should be signs of good governance. Not grappling with power and water supply and illiteracy in 2025. Your position is indefensible

very anyhow person

And this is a Nigerian youth

CoronaVirusPro:
For a newbie coming from Nigeria, those things will still freak him for sometime before actual reality sets in.

you’re just gullible

Thesame place you feel Nigeria is better gave opportunities to kids who you’re far older poppy to own houses and buy cars at low as 21

But all you do is come online to defend bad leadership who’re wasting your destiny

Pick a clue from my post and stop being a Nuisance

I pity you

dettolgel:
Tell me how believing that we can provide the basic things we need and not necessarily at the level provided by the western country a contradictions that warrants your defence?

Secondly, are you saying with the amount we are generating we can't afford to clear our streets of refuse dump?

That we can't afford to provide a decent public school and that we cant afford a decent healthcare system?

Are you telling me that majority of our public funds that are being stolen if put into its intended use that we won't have at a decent country?

I observed that you guys don't read to understand but to attack anything that seems like a political text. What you failed to understand is that I am not only referring to funds being stolen in this administration but since the existence of Nigeria. Development is like a step you build on it over time. With what we have generated since 1960 till date should at least have the basic necessity of life not necessarily European or US standards. But every household should be able to have flushing toilet, our waste management system should be functional so is our public schools and hospitals. Whether we have speed train, space ship or the best military is not necessarily required.

My brother, the truth hurts, but it must be said. The problem isn’t just the government—it’s also the mindset of many Nigerian youths. When you point out simple things that shouldn’t even be a luxury—steady light, good roads, security—they attack you like you’re the enemy. As if complaining about bad governance makes you less patriotic. SMH.

Look at countries like UAE and China. In just 10+ years, they transformed from nothing to global powerhouses. Meanwhile, Nigeria has had over 60 years of the same recycled system, and we’re still begging for basic amenities. How?

The bitter truth is, even if you decide to stay back and fight, you’ll soon realize it’s a lost cause because the system is designed to frustrate anyone trying to change it. The people who should be demanding better are the same ones defending failure, eg helinus, mannabbqgrill etc

I mentioned earlier that one way forward is decentralizing power so development can reach the grassroots. If local governments actually functioned, they could handle roads, electricity, schools, and security—creating jobs and attracting investors. But no, some people would rather argue and insult than see the obvious solution right in front of them.

Instead of holding leaders accountable, they make noise on social media, attack those speaking truth, and celebrate mediocrity. Then they turn around and wonder why nothing changes.

At this point, all we can do is shake our heads and hope that one day, they’ll wake up before it’s too late. But honestly? I’m not holding my breath

CoronaVirusPro:
Same Chicago has a poverty rate at 17% and over the roof gun violence!


Yes, a big city with high IGR, but what has that translated into for people of colour like you?

Can you afford to rent or buy houses in this districts you praise so much online?

Why not tell us about the conditions of where your colour dominates in same Illinois.

After robbing you of state and over the roof property taxes, you still could applaud the little they do. That state does not even have a speed train or modern infrastructure. All they got is old outdated buildings with 1930 railways that could collapse anytime.

Illinois will only freak you if you a newbie. That state is on the reverse.

these are the kind of youth I’m talking about. All they do is feel so comfortable in the eyes of oppression and bad leadership. I pointed out some good things I witnessed and was advocating for it to happen in Nigeria. Show me where I praised it. And even in your opinion of the your convection, you can’t compare Lagos to Chicago. Abeg getat

givedemwotowoto:
Have you been to this address? 7504 South Stewart Avenue, Chicago, IL? That place has a history:

https://davidhundeyin.substack.com/p/bola-ahmed-tinubu-from-drug-lord

it 11mins drive alway from me. And I don’t care about it. All I care is for Nigeria youth should wake up.

Let me share my experience since I moved to America. Over here, every tier of government—local, state, and federal—has its own responsibilities and functions independently. This system makes development reach the grassroots effortlessly. But back home in Nigeria, everything is tied to either the state or federal government, leaving local councils powerless and ineffective. No wonder governors and politicians are more powerful than institutions like EFCC and ICPC.

Take Chicago, for example. The local government here handles its own revenue collection, builds and maintains roads, runs hospitals, and creates a business-friendly environment that generates jobs. You’ll never see the governor of Illinois coming to Chicago to inaugurate a local road or hospital project because each level of government knows its role and delivers without interference. Even law enforcement is decentralized—Chicago has its own police department, and Cook County (similar to our local councils in Nigeria) has its own sheriff’s department. Crime is tackled effectively because responsibilities are clear.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, soldiers patrol highways harassing civilians, while the police are either underfunded or compromised. Here, soldiers don’t even engage in civil matters—in fact, they respect the police more than the other way around. The system works because accountability is enforced. Break a traffic rule? Your license gets suspended. Do it again? You might never drive again. And if driving is your livelihood, well, you better find another job. The law doesn’t play favorites.

Back in Warri, I remember a church buying two acres of land just to build a massive auditorium while 99% of the community had no functional companies to provide jobs. Graduates end up driving keke or doing POS business because there are no real opportunities. Yet, when a governor builds a single road, people start shouting, "Our governor is working!" My brother, is it road we will eat?

Our politicians are wicked—plain and simple. They travel abroad, see how things work, and yet refuse to implement the same systems back home. Instead, they keep us divided with politics, religion, and tribalism while looting everything in sight. Meanwhile, we spend our time on social media complaining instead of taking action. We’re too sentimental, too forgiving, and too quick to celebrate mediocrity.

In 2025, Nigeria is still struggling with basic electricity, good roads, and functioning hospitals while the rest of the world is advancing in AI and technology. When will we wake up? When will we demand real accountability? These politicians are destroying the future of the next generation, and if we don’t act now, things will only get worse.

It’s time to stop the noise and start holding people accountable. The system over here isn’t perfect, but at least it works because the laws are enforced. When will Nigeria learn?

Wallade:
Those were mergers of parties not defections

na so 😂😅

No be only mergers
Na maga 😂😅

Burob:
Political Metamorphosis, steeltrust olosho .

ode 😂😅

Same thing Peter Obi said and the idiots like reno were castigating him

Nigeria really need an overhaul

Burob:
Apga Judas, Pdp runaway.

AD, AC and ACN
What do we call that

Clown 😂😅

zero8zero:
You should first ask Obi who defected from APGA to PDP to LP and still loading Yet na your messiah. Una hypocrisy always stinks .

so it tinubu that has never defected abi 😂

It like you just got this new job 😂😅

helinues:
That's the question we have been asking about Peter Obi the acclaimed saint sent from Pluto to rescue Nigeria

so it tinubu that has never defected abi 😂

Expect the next govt who will come in to send them back 😂😅

I’m not a wike fan but truth be told
Atiku killed pdp with his selfishness

If he had allowed a southern candidate there would have been peace in pdp

The reason why wike played the god card was the way atiku did it
You want to be president by all means

SlavaUkraini:
If you have stayed 5 years in Lagos and have still not made it Big...... Then relocate back to your State, city or village..

Your Breakthrough is definitely not in Lasgidi

Many have relocated and they blew less than a year of Relocating.

bro five years is too much
1year and six month move out

I see Boniface as the first Nigerian to play for RM

Love800:
People are still playing online na!
What's your point exactly?

they’re but it will be limited to an extent

If you ask 10 bettors
6 or 7 out them go to shop to play bet
But if online only the number will reduce cause a lot of people are not cut on the stress to register, fund acct, find game etc

I don’t know if you know what I’m saying

nnamdi640:
That one won't work in this country, the reason is that the percentage given out by the betting companies will be looted by somebody.

it will be monitored by the betting companies with members from each and supervised by the govt and it will work

The best way is to ban all betting companies to shut all betting store and go online fully with a law in place to give a percentage from all betting companies into a commission with offices all over Nigeria to help those who’re addicted to sport betting and are willing to stop. That how they did it here in yanke
It can be done too in naija

helinues:
They did. I still remember this particular photo. Abi is the guy also an Igbo too

Make una work on the interiority complex bikonu

please show us
Cause I know this was the eleganza son

Y’all should treat people better

You see these black Americans
They do things without thinking

When you tell them
They say I don’t care what ever happens and when done they cry and beg for forgiveness

Even if you slap me as a black American or white
Na me de tell you sorry cause these people no de think before them do something

Na when them do you finish dem de think

I can tell you guys for free that this person knows about the scam and he’s not innocent

America is not Nigeria where you can get away with anything. No consequences for bad actions

When I came to america
I know how many people I know including relatives who ask me countless times to launder money for them with PayPal, cashapp, Venmo, chase bank, capitalone, credit union etc

I decline all and even blocked many
Even if na 1$ and na your mama wan I know wan send I no go receive am

He should go in for it

FameGlory:
You just buttressed my point with the bolden darling😊

Getting a foot into any big organization without a degree is the key.

Something u can't do in Nigeria. Expect u av connections by the way.

Once u are in, all u need is to build relationships and network ur way to the top with additional certifications like u said if possible.

the question is can dangote or any other company in Nigeria employ me without any cert or experience and support me to grow within the company?

FameGlory:
Let's call a spade a spade

Your Geography degree did not get you a job with Amazon.

Anybody abroad even people without degrees can work in a warehouse in Amazon.

it did

I’m an area manager
You think they give out positions because they like you abi I started as an ordinary associate which doesn’t need degree and moved to a pa and they area manager which I applied for with my university degree couple with other certifications

De play