₦airaland Forum

realogk:
Na StLouis Sugar wey dey sky.

Isn't that supposed to be the light in the ceiling of the building the poster is , but its just a reflection.

wow! You really think it's reflections from the lighting on that building? Well I guess we'll go with that, unless the poster says something diff.

jimpix11:
We like our deep freezer

so you must be pretty chill..lol

Wetin be those white rhombus things in the skyline..shey no be portal wey aliens wan take enter be that so...

ednut1:
people are also supposed to contribute things like closed roads, bad roads, accidents etc. i was in Nigeria recently and used google maps. It led me to road that traps car due to road construction. I updated it next day and the app changed the route away from the road

I will start doing this as much as possible. It has never occurred to me to do this, although I rarely use street view.

I've stopped giving a Bleep about these guys. They may all self-destruct for all I care. Make the carnage and destruction sha dey limited to there na the koko.

True story, hand on the Bible! I screamed Oh my God when I saw those feet. Gaddemit!

diadem10:
Tinubu has always worn afro as a teenager.

And no, it's not Donald Duke's picture.

Donald Duke is delusional and a liar. Donald Duke is fairer than the said picture.

Donald Duke didn't school in abroad as a teenager like Tinubu.

Donald Duke has raised eyebrows.

The teenager has bigger head than Donald Duke.

Donald Duke

lol. When a law suit or cease and desist order comes from D.Duke soon enough, we'll know whether it is his picture or not

diadem10:
Tbh, I hadn't seen Tinubu's childhood picture until now hence I thought it was Michael Jackson at first because the said picture looked like a rock star, considering he was a rock star as a teenager and also the background looked like an abroad but on a second note, Tinubu has oval face which is visible in the said picture and he schooled in abroad as a teenager.

But one thing I know is it's not Donald Duke picture. Donald Duke didn't school in abroad as a teenager. The eyebrows of the teenager looks nothing like Donald Duke. The teenager is very black which is different from Donald Duke. The teenager has a bigger head. The only common between Donald Duke and the picture is their oval faces. Tinubu has oval face too.

oh but it is certainly Donald Duke's picture. He has absolutely nothing to gain by clarifying that it is his picture. I sent another pic the other day, that shows a glaring similarity in hair and facial features.

IbeOkehie:
The economy of Nigeria TODAY is much worse than 11 years ago. I know the percentage of adults owning homes in Nigeria MUST be lower than in 2011. It's just logical and you know it.

Stop faking abeg....

it can't be lower, because like I said I joined the fold in 2016, so that is at least 1 added to the existing number. Now add the many others that built or bought houses from 2011 to date. The houses some japa people are selling this 2022, na ghost dey buy them? Lol

Of course the economy is worse off. I have said it here more than once. Spending 10k USD (1.5m) in 2014 was not hectic at all. No one here is disputing that one...but yet the show must and is going on.

Surf01:
I don't do that really. But to be honest, these people spew misinformation. They make it look like everyone for Nigeria is dying of hunger. Let's say I'm well placed in the Nigerian community which helped, but I have friends who will never leave nigeria for anything. I want to see them here, I can invite them, still they'll rather come on vacation and go back. One of them visited me last December and he just couldn't use more than a month even though I made sure I hosted him in one of the Best location in the US. Left New York for the Midwest because of sanity, yet I went ahead to host him in my place in New York, still he told me staying with me was boring. These people here make it look like no one is living well in Nigeria. That's not true

Whether I'm in Nigeria or US or Canada, I can never lack. I don't tell people because of criticism, but I used to enjoy my time in Nigeria better. I know people are suffering in Nigeria but I've not met them , maybe because I have a shield which bar me from Nigerian average life. I love nigeria, I love the US, I love UK, and I wish these places well because I have a thing or two to do in all of them.

yea which is why I would have stuck to the figures. For example, I became a house owner in 2016, so in 2011 it stands to reason that I was not yet captured in that statistic. Information from 11years ago, is pretty dated and therefore cannot be truly reflective of current realities. That is a FACT.

Surf01:
Find attached some of the banks I'm currently using. Bank of America, US Bank, discover credit card and a Nigerian bank (wema Bank)

Still use Nigerian bank cuz I do frequent Nigeria just about everytime.

you don't need to do the same thing Ibeokehie does. No need to boast, just stick to the facts.. such as the fact that Mr Ibeokehie shared a link that is over 11 years old. That is a 2011 article bro.

Edited: I realise now that you posted that screenshot to prove something to him....well, it's your call.

Davidonkonsults:
It is not comparison. It is merely pointing out that even the elite are running away with their family up to the president. So the argument that the country is the best on earth once you have lots of money is a baseless one. Not to talk of you that generator noise and smoke wants to finish at Ajah. Generic statement not directed at you.

lol. Funny enough I live in Ibadan. Pele. It's good to let off steam.

Davidonkonsults:
As e no concern you, leave am waka pass. God created the earth for all of us. The fact one was born somewhere does not mean he must not move from there. Migration started in Genesis in the Bible.

After working for 8 years in Nigeria, I got a sponsored job in the UK for a project management role. While I could have pushed for remote working and stayed in Nigeria, what's the point? So I can convert pounds to naira and form big boy? I see no reason not to try the environment here.

Nobody is pressuring anyone to leave the country here. In fact, remain in Nigeria please. Its people are opening threads saying there is no need to travel because there are now designer clothes and McDonald's in Nigeria. So that's the goal of people here? Smh.

quote the owner of the thread with this your epistle. E still no 'consign' me.

IbeOkehie:
What is your name? What is your location? What job do you do, what company do you own or who employs you?

Give us some CREDIBILITY, without that everything you've written is LIKELY untrue or deceptive. You're a Nigerian after all, we know you

I am Treadway on Nairaland. Anything else about me that I haven't already shared, implies that those details are none of your business. That you graciously share with us your very lengthy autobiograpies with every post you make, does not imply that I entered any reciprocity deal with you in that regard. I don't have to share my CV with you to state my positions, I did that just fine with data and evidence attached to my posts.

Also, I don't know what storms or mid-life crisis you are dealing with, I can only pray the prince of peace be with you. Because for someone who is in a literal heavenly place, you should be all shades of soothed, calm, happy, jolly..you should be farting flowers! But instead you are giving off very triggered and frustrated vibes all day long. It is well sir.

The question remains, pls screenshot the lie(s) u claim I have told make I/we see am.

IbeOkehie:
Wrong spelling is not mischief, but constant denigrating of your compatriots abroad based on LIES and misrepresentations is definitely malevolent. It calls into question your motives.

Nigerians abroad have no savings! But we build houses for CASH in Nigeria, even a TEENAGER like me did it! Like your Baba Buhari you still keep screaming NO SAVINGS!

When all else fails, the Nigerian calls on God. When the LIES can't cut the sauce, it's time to pour out the Blood Of Jesus.

I have thoroughly debunked your LIES. I've lived the REAL life in the USA and Nigeria, been upper middle class and poor in BOTH places. I'm not even sure you've traveled to Lagos from your village.

Anyone reading this can tell I'm credible. Go to the Igbo Anglican Church on Corporation Parkway in Raleigh NC, mention my family name and then ask about my story. I've not even told ONE QUARTER of what would be relevant here. Listen...my family has been living back and forth across the Atlantic for over 70 years. Think about that and then go find fuel for your gen, NEPA has taken light

I know what I'm talking about...you don't.

Goodbye!

what exactly ails you bros? Autobiography after autobiography with each post.....
Which lies I tell o? Screenshot the lie abeg make I see.

IbeOkehie:
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No, people like you come here telling LIES to inflict psychological damage on those abroad. I've been through that for a loooong time so I'm here to give others the truthful ammunition they need to keep their pride up. I'm IMMUNE to your rubbish because I'm REAL. Post your name and job so people who know you can interject if you're lying, so we can Google you and see if your story is real. This is my name, I'm originally from Nkwerre in Imo State. I live in Raleigh NC. I'm a pharmacist and I married an engineer in Nigeria who worked for American oil companies. How about you? Care to bless us with some CREDIBILITY?

Varied spelling.....the word exists...raconteur, some spell it with K, please check Google or Oxford Dictionary.

If possible I do what President Buhari does because he's an influential and powerful person who knows how Nigeria works. He's more CREDIBLE than a faceless and nameless bitter lemon � on a message board.

Secondly yes your politicians are wicked and dishonest and are cheating the Nigerian people. So a good response is to stop being a MUGU, that's the very first step before anything else.

How old are you? In 1983 Buhari was President and telling Nigerians not to emigrate� because it's unpatriotic. In fact he had a famous line in his first speech to Nigerians on Dec 31 1983 and I quote:

We have no other country but Nigeria, we must remain here and salvage it together

Yet at the same time he was busy moving all his family to UK and Spain. Luckily for me I had the chance to reject his deception and do exactly what he did for his own family.

You people even have the guts to criticize the USA for racism when 90% of the top earning CEOs of Nigerian public companies are White Europeans or Asians!!!! Right there in Nigeria!

Shame!!!

So YES, I escaped and took my entire family with me too. I even gave the country a second chance by returning in 2011. Let the MUGU who believed and elected Buhari when he said "there's nothing like fuel subsidy" continue tolerating the mess. Enjoy the Change!!!

Sorry, I'm done. Nigerians have Adeboye and Oyakhilome to pray for them, I know they will be very OK ��

yea I already saw the correct spelling 'Raconteur' on Google before I quoted you. As per everything else, all I can say is you sir are a raconteur . Too many story wey no 'consign' me, but it's all good as we keep it real with the most high

IbeOkehie:
You're talking complete nonsense. Again I ask, who are you? Can you give us your real name? If indeed you're and oil & gas engineer in Nigeria, you're among the 0.05% who earn over ₦‎200K per month. My wife is an oil & gas engineer like you, she also worked for a American oil company in Nigeria so I have a good idea about your industry. Your experience of Nigeria is RARE, my experience as a new immigrant here is normal for a POOR hardworking American and yet I enjoyed many things that even you don't or didn't enjoy in Nigeria as a member of the highest paid elite in that country. Let that sink in! Get the point!

I started poor in America. I worked illegally at a restaurant in the MiniCity area of Raleigh North Carolina. After living rent free with a relative for 6 months, I was on my own. Remember, I was 16 years old!!!

I rented a fully serviced 2bd 2 full bathroom modern apartment with a roommate. 24hr electricity, 24 hr water included in rent, full air-condition & heating, fridge, microwave, washing machine and pest control.

I lived here, this was my first apartments

Lexington on the Green Apartment Homes Raleigh NC 27604
(984) 213-4914
https://g.co/kgs/qRvDd6

The grass was manicured, air smelled fresh, very safe as in very little crime...on holidays and in the summer they would put gift baskets at our door. There was a giant soccer field next door where Nigerians and Africans gathered to play soccer on weekends, for free, real standard fields maintenaned by the city.

What percentage of people live like this in Lagos or Calabar or Minna? And I had only been in the USA less than 1 year and could afford this!

I had my own fully paid used car. In 7 years I saved up enough build a house in Nigeria, buy a car for my parents and put myself through university with ZERO loan while working. Yes o...did all that... and I was POOR!!! I lived better than bankers and junior doctors in Nigeria! I should have stayed in Nigeria and worked at Mr Biggs abi?

Healthcare costs....yes I've been lucky not to have health problems but I know ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS right now who have had health emergencies and have been treated for FREE.

I know ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS right now who get ONGOING CLINICAL CARE with doctors appointment and interventions and they don't pay a single dollar. This is right now today. How much more Americans?

And by the way, the old jeer about Americans not having Healthcare access is changing. Just Google!!! Thanks to President Obama, over 90% of Americans now have health insurance �� Get it? It's called Obama care.

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-274.html

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Which means over 90% of Americans have health insurance now. So please TAKE THAT ARROW out of your quiver of criticism, it's over. The vast majority of Americans have Healthcare now via insurance. Wonderful!



Even me I didn't realize till this very moment that coverage is this good! Wow! And I'm a pharmacist...thanks for making me check! And that another thing. This shows how, generally speaking, over time, things get BETTER in the Anglo-Western nations. That's why an American of Igbo ancestry has a better chance of becoming President or Prime Minister in the US/UK than in Nigeria.

Yes we complain and I have some serious complaints, but it hasn't gotten so bad here I would advise the 99.95% of Nigerians making less than 200K per month to stay in Nigeria if they had a chance to migrate to US/UK. You dey craze

And what is poverty in the USA anyhow? The median income in the USA is $65K. That means 50% of all USA households earn over $65K. I think that's a good achievement for the USA. The official poverty rate is around what, $30K for a family of four and that means government will take care of that family in a lot of ways with my taxes Another reason to insult us....we pay taxes!!! LOL

I supervise a bunch of people at work. These are 22 to 30 year old workers, some without college degrees. They ALL drive better, newer and more posh cars than me! Helloooo! I can post the photos of our parking lot, you will be shocked! How many families own or have access to their own exclusively used car in Nigeria Yes Americans buy cars on payment but at least they have the car right? They use it, enjoy it and it serves their NEEDS. What else do you want?

And with all the insults you guys pile on diaspora, we still send $10 to 25 billion per year into Nigeria to prop up your economy. In fact I just sent out $1500 yesterday. I don't blame you guys sha. Black Africans are experts at emotional abuse.

Keep your Nigeria. I'm alright, I'll continue living abroad with President Buhari and his family. At least they're REAL people I know, I'll follow his example and not some nameless rankoteur on Nairaland.

word doesn't exist. No be fight o, just saying it doesn't exist. I like enriching my vocab collection, so when I see a new word, I take notice. As per the topic/discussion, well done! Same goes for everyone. A lot of info is being shared on both sides of the divide.

PS: I have also noticed you tend to talk about the stupid leaders we have as a yardstick of sorts, you and other abroadarians too. I thought we all agree these people are stupid, hopeless and directionless? How come these days at every turn you read something like, 'If Buhari is doing so so and so, why shouldn't I'..? Aren't they supposed to be stupid and hopeless people? Those bastards are not the kinda of people I would want to compare myself to in any way shape or form. You can make your stands without bringing them into the picture, cos you'd be indvertently saying they are so on point, as opposed to how we describe them otherwise.

Maybe one yahoo boy from the past still get this one pant in hand

Diadem10 doubled down to say it is Michael Jackson. BATists are a very very ridiculous and funny lot

virginchaser:
You too dey lie. Work is on going. It is very visible. If i didnt pass there now. I will follow you dey spread rumors.

you don't know crap about what you are saying. This comment shows that clearly. No worry, those who live there will tell you/me who is lying. The portion causing the gridlock is around Kara inward berger. The traffic starts at Ibafo, even as early as 4/4:30am and sometimes before Ibafo and goes all the way down to that kara/Berger.

SKIDDOLEE:
Rich kid baba no mind am
If u no mind u fit do small kukushi to trenches. Trenches wan catch fire .

lol. You go wait tire.

It won't be well with Julius Berger construction. Una dey mad. They had suspended that construction at Kara inward berger for at least 4months now. Dem no do any work, dem no remove the barricades. My people on the mowe-ibafo corridor face hell every single day, and this has been the case for over 6 months that those barricades have been put. People leave home 4am and get to Ikeja by 9am at the earliest, a journey that is only 15mins normally. Armed robberies have been happening on that long bridge portion of the road for the past 1month due to this same everyday gridlock. They suspended work citing funds unavailability, and knew the enormous traffic that it was causing everyday, SEBI una go remove the barricades until FG answer una, they just left it like that. It is Dec 15 they want to remove it, what about now now??!. They are very very mad!

What kind of messed up headline is this. Zero proof of any involvement by Russia, but Nairaland mods decided to still accuse Russia. Orisirisi!

Cause of death hasn't even been established to be anything other than natural causes (at least an autopsy will show if it ain't natural causes), yet we are jumping the gun by accusing Russia already, when no one knows wtf happened other than the fact that a man died. Una funny gan aswear!

If una jam law suit, I no dey ooo.

[quote author= post=118743361]Is So Tired Of Publishing Bad News[/quote]na lie! You no tire at all at all..lol

Umbrateeth04:
following your stupid ideology...heterosexual tendency is all influenced and is psychological...dead brain

yes heterosexual tendencies are natural, that is why there is a dick and a vagina and they fit together you worthless mud-muncher.

Ps: I no get any time to spare pass this one wey I don give you.

naijaboy99:
You saved money to buy house in 10months or the money you brought in from Nigeria? Most Candian can't even save money to buy a house in 10 years. You lies can raise the dead. It is 100% certain that you are suffering in kind. Better suffer

you know he is referring to a mortgage. Just leave it at that. It's not a lie, actually. House has been sold to him, albeit he has to pay for it over the next 20-40years, but house has sha been sold.

The interesting thing I want you to note about Naija ppl and 'follow follow syndrome' is that you'd be reading a lot of posts about landing abroad and buying a house in 6mths to a year. Na the latest trend be that. Never mind stabilizing/saving or building strong financial footing, na to post how dey don 'buy' house in the shortest possible time. It is happening already, on various threads here. Meanwhile in real sense u never buy house, na lender-borrower contract you enter , and the terms are dictated by the real owners .

Repo rates for cars and houses are almost 90%, jus saying. No be me talk am.

Mancala:
I’m not arguing that remittances are not a relatively minor percentage of GDP. I am saying that they are a large albeit stable portion of forex inflows and therefore fluctuations in their volume will have a disproportionate impact on everything including GDP in an economy that is largely import dependent. They are not a major catalyst in the economy today because volumes have not fluctuated widely like oil prices which we all recognize as having a large impact. On the flip side, changes in price and export volumes of oil which is the other major earner of forex wreaks havoc on our economy. Remittances have not changed that much (down about 5 to 10 billion since 2019) so it’s actually making for a stabilizing effect while oil goes all over the place. If per chance we double the amount of remittances, there is no doubt it will have a positive effect on our exchange rate and our GDP in real terms. The opposite will also be true. You quote GDP numbers but have you noticed that GDP has declined more than 20% in real terms although growing in Naira terms since 2014. This is in direct correlation to current account accruals and decline in exchange rate which is impacted directly by inflows.

ok. We are practically saying the same thing then. Good morning.

3 years later and it has gone from bad to worse to rotten!!! Na to call hell rufai to turn am from rotten to bad remain

SaintUlot:
99% of people who ask questions about travelling don't want any form of discouragement or bad energy in any guise. All want they want to hear is approval that they are on the right track and all the merits in their japa adventure. Telling them any form of negativity will spoil their mood, so for me, i always try as much as possible to tell them what they want to hear and what ll lighten up their spirit.

you are absolutely right. I will do this more. Less stress, more fun.

CoronaVirusRelo:
It’s natural. It’s a mental state?

Do you feel you can become a homosexual overnight?

Have you had healthy discussion with homosexuals before. You can’t be those things if you are not wired that way.

it isn't natural. No one is born gay. Despite their best efforts, they haven't been able to find a scientific basis for it and they won't, because it is not natural. It is a psychological problem, and it is typically inspired by another gay. Gays make other gays, just as pedophiles make other pedophiles, and bestials make other bestials. People are subject to something called 'Influence'. LGBTQRSTUV tendency is all influenced and is psychological.

pocohantas:
My cousins (male and female) went as spouses. That is the height of it. Imagine blood siblings claiming to be husband and wife.

You did well. Your wife should cease communication with someone with that level of desperation and lack of ethics/morals. But then, the situation in Nigeria can make you question or go against your hitherto moral stand.

thank God someone else (you) just corroborated my point. Some fit dey doubt.

Mancala:
I think the argument is that Foreign remittances have big impacts in Nigeria and India because it forms a large percentage of total forex inflows. May seem small as a % of GDP, but the appropriate ratio to examine would be the % of remittances of total forex inflows. A small change in the volume of remittances in Nigeria would result in movement of the value of the currency which then actually affects the GDP in real terms. In India, remittances often exceed other sources of inflows and yes, they have a disproportionate impact on current account balance like in Nigeria.

if you look at my previous posts, you'd see that was never in contention. Disapora remittance is in recent times a major source of FX supply, YES. But that it is the major buoy of the economy, NO.

July 2021 - Jun 2022 export earnings alone is about $62b (sum the fig in that graph up)
Just a couple of years ago it was hundreds of billions.
We never talk productive activities within the country too contributing to the GDP all totaling above $500billion. If diaspora remittance wan hang make e hang, those who need the USD dearly will pay heavily for it. 20million japa bill will become 60million. Prices will go up, for most things and for the most part, but the show will go on, best believe that. If war no break out, gbabe the show will go on. Na today inflation dey happen.. I have been restricted to $20 a month on bank card for months now, I haven't died. Abeg.
Minor is minor, major is major. Let's classify what diaspora remittance is doing which is boosting FX supply, and leave it at that.