₦airaland Forum

LordAdam:
The entitlement mentality of females enrages me. The fact that it is pervasive and subtly encouraged by unsuspecting men is just brutal.

Precisely what did Mackenzie do for Jeff that he couldn't pay someone to do? Raising the kids, taking care of the home, working as a research assistant at D E Shaw, balance the books at Amazon in the formative months, provide emotional support, provide business advice?

Now in what world, is all of that worth $65b, since they're making it sound like she did him a favor.

Left to me divorce settlements would be capped at $100m and annual upkeep of $1m; regardless of gender. Unless the spouse was heavily involved in the day to day operations like is the case in mom and pop shops.

You don't tell me you majored in English, have NO high-level skill and you helped built a $700b company because you balanced the books for the first couple of months and somehow you're entitled to $65b. Precisely what did you do, let's put an economic value on it?

-Lord

Like I said

You are a hard core misogynist

And you feel pained by the settlement

I think the settlement is okay and not too bad

travelwaka:
As a travel freak, I often ask people why they don’t travel or go on vacation. Some of the replies I get each time is, it’s either they don’t have enough money or the difficulties they experience in getting a visa to travel abroad. Do you know there are over forty countries in the world that you can travel to with your Nigerian passport that doesn’t require a visa? Yes! You heard me right.
Antigua and Barbuda = Electronic Entry Visa
Bangladesh = Visa on arrival = 30 days
Barbados = Visa not required = 6 months
Benin = Visa not required = 90 days
Burkina Faso = Visa not required
Cambodia = Visa on arrival= 30 days
Cameroon = Visa not required = 90 days
Cape Verde = Visa not required
Chad = Visa not required = 3 months
Comoros = Visa on arrival
Côte d’Ivoire = Visa not required
Djibouti = Visa on arrival
Dominica = Visa not required
Fiji = Visa not required = 4 months
Gabon = eVisa= Electronic visa
Gambia = Visa not required
Ghana = Visa not required
Guinea = Visa not required
Guinea-Bissau =Visa not required
Iran = Visa on arrival = 30 days
Kenya= eVisa= 3months
Lesotho = eVisa
Liberia =Visa not required
Madagascar =Visa on arrival = 90 days
Maldives = Visa on arrival = 30 days
Mali = Visa not required
Mauritania = Visa on arrival
Mauritius =Visa on arrival
Micronesia = Visa not required
Mozambique =Visa on arrival = 30 Days
Nicaragua = Visa on arrival = 30 days
Niger = Visa not required
Palau = Visa on arrival= 30 days
Rwanda = Visa on arrival =30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis =Visa not required = 3 months
Samoa = Entry Permit on arrival = 60 days
São Tomé and Príncipe = eVisa
Senegal = Visa not required = 90 days
Seychelles = Visitor’s Permit on arrival = 3 months
Sierra Leone = Visa not required
Tanzania = Visa on arrival
Timor-Leste = Visa on arrival= 30 days
Togo = Visa not required
Vanuatu = Visa not required = 30 days
Zambia = eVisa
Zimbabwe = eVisa

Source Travelwaka List of Other Visa free countries for Nigerians

Tanzania is no longer visa on arrival

Some of the countries in that list have shut theur doors as at today

tourism options for Nigerians without the hassle of visa is quite limited.

Elder0001:
Stop saying the man the man the man

In a divorce ,the wealthier spouse pays more so assuming Mackenzie was richer she’d be the one paying not bezos .

I know

I made mention of that

check my earlier comments here


I'm making specific reference to Jeff himself here

Like what do you think will be the worst case scenario

brainworkng:
University of Lagos, Creative Arts department is the department where u can get PhD with your money. I pity our educational system. They give PhD to every tom dick & Harry. Test their brains you will see that some of them cannot even construct a sentence successfully let alone writing a thesis or defending it. It's a big shame to this institution.

are you sure of this allegation?

festacman:
When you allow emotion to take over your sense of reasoning completely, you reveal the most guarded secret. I hope Helen Paul will from today learn to live with this self-assigned tag.

In any case, congratulations, once again, Helen Paul on this accomplishment.

wetin dey there?

a good number of children in Nigeria are product of rape

#FACT

9jvirgin:
These 2 are Petroleum Merchants. One owns Forte Oil, the other owns Heyden. They should currently be serving jail term for the many subsidy scams they perpetrated that plunged Nigeria into an Abyss but here they are laughing at the foolery of Nigerians.

There will come a time, children will disown their parents for raising them in Nigeria.

that time is here already

LordAdam:
I don't think it's a question of being "unable to manage the temptation of unprecedented financial success that bequeathed their marriage."

Bezos was a very driven man, so he'd have been successful at whatever he set his mind on. Maybe not a billionaire, but millionaire easy. I think their divorce announcement text was lucid. Their marriage was a phase of their lives that was just that--a phase. They're at the end of it and they're heading off in new directions while remaining friends.

What informs this summation on my part is how they got together. As a high-level hedge fund staff, Bezos was already at the top of the bachelor totem pole. However, in his words, he was romantically undesirable. He wasn't the kind of guy, even with the financial stability, who ladies wanted to be with after an half-hour of discussion.

He had to resort to asking friends to set him up and at a time became a self-professed "professional dater." Couldn't hold down a relationship. This was a problem because he desperately wanted to settle down. It was at this time that he hired Mackenzie. And surprise surprise--according to the account I read--Mackenzie was the one who asked him out shortly after she started working for him. They dated for all of 3 months, engaged and married soon after. This was 1993.

As such if you understand behavioral psychology, it is inevitable that there would come a time after a subject has gone from romantically undesirable finance geek to hung $130b richest-man-in-the-world mogul who just wants to have the sexual liberty he supposedly missed out on. It explains why he was fawning about a lady who by any objective standards is less attractive than Mackenzie.

It's sad he had to cheat on her, but when you're richer than certain countries, built a company whose rumors can tank the stocks of other companies, funded a rocket company with play money and have access to ICBM technology owned by less than a dozen countries; it's understandable to develop a god complex that makes you think societal rules are exclusively for the proles.

This is similar to 19-23 year olds who marry early then in their 30s and 40s begin to have a mid-life crises about why the f*ck they wasted their prime years raising a family and what's next for them. And at some point find their way to AshleyMadison.

Maybe they'd get together later and to be sure ladies like Mackenzie and Melinda are the kind of women one could hope for as a billionaire, but even if Jeff had only become a millionaire, it is unlikely this marriage was a till-death-do-us-part Disney fairytale. I'm happy for Mackenzie especially, and hope the next phase of their lives will be as eventful as their recent phase was.

-Lord

this Lord sef

misogyny don enter your blood well well.

generationz:
It goes both ways in the USA For men and women
If the woman earns more she will support the mam when they divorce. It happened to Mary j blige
Nigeria is lawless

FACT .Nigeria is a LAWLESS COUNTRY

manny4life:
And you think she did not have the best lawyers? Marriage in the US is not Nigeria, she willingly relinquished control and voting rights, compared to how messy some women can be, she was very lenient and just stuck with her shares of Amazon. Many women would want more and more... There's nothing any lawyer would do to change the community property law, even Mr. Bezos knows this. All lawyers will do is drag the case for more money... As simple as it was, divorce was finalized in such a short period. So trust me, she was very lenient.

Well

What's the worst case scenario, assuming she wanted to be messy?

I'm sure it may not be more the 50% of total assets

with good lawyers, a man can minimize his "casualty )" in the event of a divorce

Not that he will not pay up; but impact will be reduced


just saying sha

gypsey:
Really? i didn't hear that part, Are you sure?

eboue is HIV positive


so the news I heard has to be true

that's why he was kicked out of Turkey in the first place

gypsey:
Okay, well...that second part is unfortunately what Marriage comes with in the western world, So you were Right Afterall, there was a sad case of one African footballer, He married an English woman, No one Advised him on Pre-marriage contracts. Eventually His ex wife took Everything he worked for, i think she accused him of cheating, divorced him and got him deported. After she took over his bank account and properties.

did you know that idiot footballer infected her with HIV?
And is Hiv positive himself due to his recklessness and lack of discipline?


he deserved the boot


Just that he, just like many other African men like him come from a place that excuses the foolishness of men and give them a pat on the back

Are there not many many many black men in Europe married to their white wives for decades and no wahala?

the moment you bring that African factor here, the woman will eat you up

Siimple

PetroDollax:
i am talking 'plenty' because you are spreading falsehood. the news you sent did not say the president or vice president of Ghana were in nigeria. the report was about an event that took place in Ghana, not nigeria. i cant allow you to go about spreadng falsehood about Ghana. I am sure you will do the same if someone spreads falsehood about nigeria,huh?

I'm spreading falsehood?

like your vice president was not in Nigeria to check on Dangote ?

Nor your president encouraging Dang and committing that once the refinery is on stream, Ghana will be one of the big customers?


You think 650k barrels a day issa joke?


Fine, I'm done witt this conversation


__________________________________________________________


I try to be reasonable, and take everything with a pinch of salt, but May be Indeed what my people say about Ghanaians are just right.

I deal witt some of your ilk in real life, and try to convince myself that this is NOT the case


But like I said, they may just ne right


Goodbye

BarrElChapo:
Shut up!!!!
Do you sign prenup on nothing ?? Didn't you read through before typing this chauvinist sh.t.... Na wa oo Dumbos

don't mind these dumb ass negros...

Person wey pay sef, pay without controversy or wailing.

It's broke ass, intellectually challenged primitive black nigga monkey's that are complainant in his behalf

Sometimes these settlements are just

But Its hard to understand for a typical African.


When you marry someione, two becomes one, and when you make the mistake as the man to keep your wife at home for many years without working, in the event of a divorce, the settlements will take into account all that, which would make the money bigger.

do you are career women who married but later divorced get hefty settlements like these?


Left to most African men, in the event of a divorce, you tgrie her out

Cavemen


tho I can agree that sometimes men could get screwed over depending


still, a fair settlement is the ideal, no cheating

this would have been the same fate that would have befallen a woman who Is far richer than the ex husband in the event of a divorce

PetroDollax:
you don't need to tell me about Punch. I know it is owned by the Aboderide's or whatever. you are mixing up a lot of stuff. The event reported in the Punch happened in Accra, not Lagos. Can you check again? Yes, President Akufo Addo was the special guest at an event hosted in Lagos by Elumelu last year.

if you have anything credible to share, send it so the whole world can read it. Frankly, you are not making much sense. you suffer from a disease mot nigerians suffer from. First, they make some big fallacious statement and when pressed to authenticate, they begin to spin another meaningless lies. if you have evidence Ghana's president or vice president is making deals in nigeria, send it to me and we will take it up,huh?
Our democracy works, is not like the jankara one in nigeria. In Ghana, nobody is above the law, not even the president or the vice president

Why all these long talk and long story?

Yes indeed they were both here

And they were on site with Dangote (the VP )

it was on the news HERE in Nigeria sometime last year

I only posted a punch link that I found, and you are talking plenty

It's ok

I can see That this settlement is too much for some of you to process

Typical black men who would prefer throwing a woman out after her labour and contribution

Elparaiso:
Forgiving? He paid the best lawyers, dude.

I was about to say that

Englishgold:
Women always use men when they're poor and dump them when they're rich in western world, so court will decide their joint account fate. Unlike Nigeria girls that will dump u when you're poor and come back for reunion when you are rich.

that's not the case here

Xisnin:
Mckenzie appears to be a forgiving wife considering the leniency of the deal.

huh?

it depends

Jeff himself does not own up to 20% of Amazon

The worst she would have done is a 50/50 deal

Like 50-60b USD

But then, legal fees and all that emotional energy spent was avoided

Randy100:
see how you are disgracing yourself.let me now define it for you. Rape is a forceful penetration and it is usually done by men.

forceful penetration is ONE FORM OF RAPE

not the definition of rape

PetroDollax:
Is that all you have to offer to buttress all the talk about our president and Vice President visiting Dangote and all the stuff you spoke about? Hahahahaha you Nigerians never cease to amaze me. You know why? The event you posted happened in Accra and I was one of the delegates. It happened at a hotel in Accra called Kempinski. I was there so I will tell you what happened. Vice President Bawumiah represented President Akufo-Addo at the event.

The journalist, whose report you sent to me, was not even there. At occasion like that people say things, and it depends on what you want to hear. I don’t have to quote the media when it comes to Ghana, because we are the owners of the land and know everything that happens in Ghana.

Let me tell you something. Ghana doesn’t need anything from Nigeria. President Akufo Addo, goes to Abuja mostly for Ecowas meetings etc. Nigeria has nothing to offer a Ghana. 91 million Nigerians are desperately poor and the number is growing. 65% of Nigerians are unemployed. Life expectancy in Nigeria is a shocking 45 years. What can a country like that offer Ghana?

Do you have evidence of our leaders “cutting deals” in Nigeria? Fuckeduppedness . And if indeed Nigeria has a lot to offer countries like Ghana, why is nigeria not working to alleviate poverty in Nigeria? I get like 50 calls daily from Nigerians desperate to come and live in Ghana? If things are moving well in Nigeria, why are Nigerians desperate to run away?

punch is Nigeria's biggest newspaper


And when they came, we knew and it was on the news here.

Elumelu, the Ghana VP, a few ministers, Otedola etc were all there

And yes indeed, they have struck the deal
Your president is a pan African, I give that to him


But the refinery has slowed a lil bit tho

Boss13:
That money is not sounding right. There is need to curb these players wages. It’s becoming abnormal

lmao

why do you say that tho?

Hotfreezer:
If someone can remove something from the jet, you can also add something too. Something like a bomb.

That is what scares me

mazizitonene:
What the society gets for encouraging and protecting criminals....the boomerang effect is inevitable....

You have said it all

IamaNigerianGuy:
So ?
People without jets get robbed everyday. Why should the rich be spared ? We must all suffer together in Nigeria

lmao

wahala dey for obodo NIGERIA

PetroDollax:
I don’t think Dr. Bawumiah has visited Dangote or even visited his site. It would have been reported in Ghana. Where did you get your “news” from? No, President Akufo-Addo has never been to dangote’s site. Post any authentic, credible report/news to confirm your statement.

Nigeria needs all the refined oil from Dangote refinery. None of your four refineries are working. At least Ghana has a refinery that still works. Ghana doesn’t suffer fuel shortages. We have enough refined fuel. We don’t need Dangote refinery to provide refined fuel to users in Ghana.

There are even plans to build a second refinery in Ghana.

https://punchng.com/ghana-others-to-import-fuel-from-dangotes-refinery/

like I said

your politicians don't tell you guys a lot


He,comes to NIGERIA from time to time, and Nana is in Nigeria at least once every two months

they are cutting deals with the govt and business men in Nigeria

Nigeria has much more to offer than you think

PetroDollax:
Sorry if I insulted you. You sound like a reasonable person. The problem is that there is very very little trade among west African states, and even between Ghana and Nigeria. The trade between the two countries is very negligible, mainly because Nigeria is putting stumbling blocks on regional and bilateral trade. With or without Nigeria, Ghana is currently doing very well

The only thing Ghana imports from Nigeria is natural gas. I was therefore very delighted when Vice President Dr. Bawumiah announced earlier this week that by July or so Ghaba will not need to import natural gas anymore. We have enough gas in Ghana for our domestic use. You see how Nigeria has suddenly become irrelevant?

With most countries in Africa discovering oil and gas, Nigeria has become an irrelevant, sick and impoverished country

the same vice president that keeos visiting Dangote and goibg to his site?

Your president has also been there

he seems to be pan African

Once that refinery kicks off

You guys will be buying more refined petrol from NIGERIA

But I'm sure your politicians don't discuss that much back in Ghana

PetroDollax:
Like what? Be more specific? What specific actions or action can the Nigerian government take against Ghana? Are you serious? Fuckeduppedness I am very very keen to know how the Nigerian government “ can actually take some drastic measures” against Ghana. Please,please say it,huh?

I'm not ready to exchange words of insult with anyone.

But know this....

Nigeria -Ghana trade is the ONLY VIABLE west African trading block within ecowas that has benefited us both

If either party disrupts that trading window, it will be disastrous for us both


I actually think more countries in the sub region need to develop trading Windows like we do.

tellwisdom:
Everything about Yoruba poor people na Land! land! land! ; And at the end of it, na only 2rooms u go see on top the said land with their generation living inside. #Spits

??,

Randy100:
Make use of your dictionary or make use of google. There is a wide difference between sexual assault and rape.

what is this mumu saying?


rape = non consensual sex

age of consent = mostly 18+
some countries 16


The boy is 10, hence cannot give consent and thus is deemed to have been involved with non consensual sex, hence rape


I had to break it down this way so it will seep into your skull

if this doesn't still help

then you be block head

PetroDollax:
Oh dear, oh dear What can the nigerian government do to Ghana? you talk like a fool what on earth can the government of Nigeria do to Ghana? i am waiting for you to tell me and the whole world how the Nigerian government "can retaliate in means that Ghana will regret." very very stvpid mudder fugger.

Ghana plans to deport hundreds of you foolish nigerians in the coming weeks. We have about four,five million nigerians in Ghana, wheras the number of Ghanaians in shitnigeria is just 500,000. Let's see who will suffer in a tit-for-tat action, ediot.

you must be strung out on a hallucinogenic drug,huh? nigeria genocidal fagg0ts are being chased and clamped into jails all over the world. Tell your governmnet to come for those in Ghanaian jails. We are tired of wasting our resources on those apes
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Actually the Nigerian govt can actually take son drastic measures

but it will be destructive for both countries

so let's just forget about it

RTSC:
Xenophobia is not fighting crime. Of course,i don't expect South Africans to know that.
Animals.

It just takes an act of the Nigerian federal government invalidating all Ghanaian certificates from working in Nigeria, and the vast majority of Nigerians there will diminish significantly, along with the revenue.

That is just one way among many, Nigeria can use as reciprocity.

A lot of Nigerians are committing heinous crimes in Ghana

I go there and stay there so I know


Robberies, Rape, Fraud, Kidnap etc

Kasoa is now no go area at certain Times of the day.

Nigerians often think that it's because we have accepted lawlessness and foolishness as a way of life in Nigeria, that it's the same elsewhere.
that is why we have so many Nigerians acting lawless everywhere, because they think that they are still in Nigeria


The Ghanaian govt should continue to fish out and deal ruthlessly with them

Don't allow your country to be destroyed beyond repair the way Nigeria has been destroyed


And instead of you to reflect on this

You are talking about response from the Nigerian govt

How do they want to even respond?

plenty wahala if indeed this story is true