₦airaland Forum

rafindo:
passing the blame to Federal government as usually is the national anthem of ijaw people.
What anambra receive in five months is what bayelsa receive a month. They will shout resource control as if their is any country in the world that practice full federalism as if it is Houston that has the oil mining license.

They hid their inefficiency under the federal government.

And what annoys me about that state is that they are one of the least populated state in Nigeria

DeRuggedProf:
Honyflour = Smart Janet... Sinking with pride ..

I dey tell you
waiting for it at 0.80 junction
At least at that price, I can average down properly

na wa for Honeywell

sevo:
Just the same way the Mexicans will say your own cultural attire is horse sh..it!!!

olawonder:
Oh Lord! Just see the dumbfucks coming out of Nigerians comments nobody has brain to even think his drink might hv been spiked for hating the guy! A remote town in Russia certainly couldn’t be so tolerant of some black African dating one of theirs... knowing how racist most Russians are
RIP to the guy, and to all you idiots on NL!

at last, someone is thinking

DonFreshmoney:
At least ur daughter thinks you work somewhere.

What of thousands of Nigerian men who stay home with their daughter due to lack of unemployment?

you mean to say lack of employment ?

Runalong333:
My problem with you is that you think all African countries are the same just like all European countries are the same. The things you mentioned, I can point out African countries that have free health care , free education , government and private loans for schooling and housing, pensions paid on time, social welfare , and I could also point out a European countries that are struggling with these. Going back to cultural practices, I said it's good to adopt positive things as we go along but never let our own cultural practices be eradicated . I know you hate it when I make an example about South Africa but it's a good study of what I'm proposing, foreign religions don't dominate , they practice their own cultural practices without shame and have adopted some European and Asian systems making things easier without changing their africanness. Not all African nations have gone this far but the likes of Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, partly Gabon are adopting such policies . So it's totally wrong of you to assume all of Africa is not taking steps in changing the mediocre of the continent .

80% of African countries to not have that

And I mean Sub Saharan Africa
And yes, some countries in eastern Europe are struggling with welfare packages

When I was stationed in Benin Rep, I saw that they do their worship without shame

In Togo it's even more interesting, less than 43% of the population is either Muslim or Christian, the rest are into Vodum (that's what they call it)

I saw nothing wrong with it....



As long as no human sacrifice is involved

Runalong333:
Would you prefer for Africans to fully adopt European way of life? It's a question not an attack, so don't throw tantrums .

Tantrums

this man makes me laugh

Fully adopting European way of life for Africans will be disastrous because Africans are not Europeans and Europeans are not Africans

The recipe for success is more of adhering to principles of success (hardwork, ethics, etc etc)
Adopting hard work, ethics and system that promote productivity is what is needed to succeed in life as a country


let's look at from the micro perspective

For individuals who are successful some of them have not so good characters.
but because they adopted the principles of success, they succeeded
the same could be applicable to countries as well.

I'll tell you a story of an experience I had in Ghana some time back


I met this young lad, who was complaining so much about how African parents burden their kids with bills and responsibility and he kept going on and on.
to cut the story short, he is of the opinion that we should radixakjt adopt the eurocentric way (all man for yourself)


I had to let him know that Europe and Africa are not the sane, and the peculiarity of each society is what determines the different cultural practices


1)In Europe, parents are relatively less burdened on raising kids (school is free, Medicare is free to an extent for kids etc) even at university level, which is not compulsory btw, they could either get scholarship, or apply for student /college loans.
this gives the parents ample space to plan retirement and invest loose money in private pension funds administrator and all those things
even if they didn't, the govt will still take care of them in old age
because of that systemn the European is less burdened with responsibilities of his parents (I did not say totally free, I said less burdened)


but in Africa; the reverse is the case.

we have zero structure in place, the parents pour in so so much into their kids (you know this) and most parents take this burden way into mid life /old age as the case may be.

they are exhausted, and in most African countries, social responsibility to the old is non existent
govt is owing pensions and the parents are burned out
so it is only normal that the parents levy that responsibility to the kids whom they spent their youth raising

And it will be very unfair for the African to look at that his European counter part and assume that since he is not burdened, he too should not be burdened


this long example I gave you above is an example of how much things will scatter IF AFRICANS adopt the way of outside

so my answer is NO

we should evolve as a people at our own pace to the generally accepted norms as human beings
but not just swallow eurocentric view hook line and sinker

that's it.

Runalong333:
I guess I'm beginning to sound stupid . Anyone who disagrees with the typical self hate and frustration people from your region exhibit daily is either a stupid Muslim, stupid foreigner or a stupid zombie , so I'm not surprised. There you go again with your ridiculous assumptions , you think other Africans are not out there doing the same if not even better reediming the black race. You see what I mean ? It's only you and your smart team . You have an inflated delusional sende of self , hence you take out your frustrations on all black people or result to stereotyping others because of what you see a minority doing. I have met Africans who have done great things and who are frustrated by the status quo but hardly do I come across someone who is ready to humiliate his race all in a bid to advertise himself as the most hardworking and foward thinking person from the same race . You can't wish well for people You think are no good , stop your confusion. This is what real self hate is , confusion .

oh my goodness

This guy is some thing else

1) Where did I say other Africans are not making efforts to remedy the situation on ground?
don't I commend the efforts of millennial Africans due to the efforts they are making ?


2) I never said you sound stupid, but if you think you sound stupid, you probably do

3)Where did I say that its only my team that is making an effort?
you probably need to understand what you read in my post

4)You need to rid yourself of bias. Take that as an advice.

And how do I "humiliate my race" in order to advertise myself? ?
Assuming that's the case, what is my gain in doing that?

Criticizing my people once again is not a sign of self hate, it means you don't like what is going on, and you want it changed

that's all.

you got that right

gregyboy:
Educated youth celebrate the monopolist

Damgote is not a monopolist o
let's know that

ajayiopy:
IF YOU LIKE USE GOLD CEMENT,AS LONG AS THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ARE NOT EMPLOY TO CARRY OUT THIER FUNCTION.ALL NA WASH

exactly

Runalong333:
Like I said you are bitter about your blackness and your attempt to downplay your self hatred has failed you . "Blacks are all stupid except me" . Yeah, yeah ,yeah. I hope you come back a smart European in your next life, for your sanity .

This guy is still saying "I'm bitter about my blackness"

LMAO

I'm not bitter about my blackness, just don't like the current state of things that's all
criticising my people does not amount to self hate.....

It means I want things changed for the better

And I'm trying in my own way, along with my team of like minded Africans (I'm the only Nigerian on the team btw) to change things and help in our own way, and so far, we are making headway

But the challenges and the banana peels being thrown at us by the same people we are trying to help (we encountered this problem the most in Liberia and Nigeria *the deep south*) is beginning to get to me I guess

When you have volunteered, as well as done differentprojects and businesses across Africa(sub Saharan I mean) then you will understand my anger and why I think the way I do, which btw has nothing to do with self hate.


And indeed, you are beginning to sound like a South African

thedio:
What u don't know is far away from u.a word is snuff for a wise

LMAO

I don hear you

VULCAN:
If only you know that your explanation has made a case for why we should be importing cement.

When something made in Nigeria costs almost twice what it does elsewhere and that thing is a staple needed by everybody then there is no sense in continuing to manufacture it.

No businessman in Nigerian history has gotten the type of benefits Dangote has. Tax breaks, govt supported monopoly, part of the Apapa Wharf is ceded to Dangote etc.

So if he cannot use these advantages coupled with technology to give us cheap cement...he should close down and allow importation.

allow importation and waste our forex abi

interesting


In many countries, some level of protectionism is practiced to protect and encourage local content

Switzerland for example has things more expensive locally than imported, yet they are protectionist

things cost a whole lot in Switzerland yet the govt wants it like that

Dangote is doing okay to me.


And he has also committed over $7b in investments in cement

so I think its fair he reaps the benefits

Runalong333:
You are fond of degrading the black race , one nigger fails and all blacks are stupid, except for the smart you ofcourse . You are always above all blacks , the only progressive thinker in your mind , hence in your myopic mind all African countries are failed nations.

Africa is left behind and playing catchup , we all know this but not all nations with black man in leadership are failing . All of Africa is recovering from one thing or another , still finding their feet, mistakes don't mean people are stupid as you have fondly convinced your Self.

From the chip on your shoulder, the inferirty complex disguised as a smart ass , I can tell which part of the country you come from . Together with your stupid black man is a failure song , and ofcourse that usually doesn't include you guys, just like you are above other stupid blacks who have achieved nothing . Hilarious .

yea yea.

alignacademy:
Interesting

However the marketplace doesn't work like Father Christmas.

People are free to work with whoever they choose to meet their objectives.

Nigerian professionals should step up their game to remain competitive and relevant.

you have a point

Runalong333:
"He said South Africa has turned bad since black rule ", I asked in what way ? All you could come up.with was Zuma failed. I wonder if that dumb guy doesn't think the same about you also , just thinking though, just as you concluded he was dumb , he might have left with the same impression of you . What was the guy' s point? . I'm still yet to get your explanation. To me you sound really bitter about your blackness, which makes you sound irrational or a bit stupid .

I am not bitter about my blackness

why would I

Runalong333:
Most of what you wrote still points to religious beliefs destroying the mental psyche in Africa than African practices. Like I said if you take foreign cultures and religion and carry them with your head , you will always be mentally enslaved , looking for acceptance from the masters who gave you those cultures and religions . Are Asians looking for Arabs and whites to accept them for who they are? No. I won't even entertain the stereotyping of others to make a point , it's childish.and desperate. Until Africans embrace who they are and stop looking outside for solutions and identity, the disrespect and self hate will continue .

The question you should then ask yourself is WHY DO AFRICANS CARRY FOREIGN RELIGION ON THEIR HEAD

you want to know?

I'll tell you

because that is the inclination of the Avetage African.
To carry religion on his head like gala.

Be it Christian, Muslim, or Traditionalist, one characteristic they all have is CARRYIBG RELIGIONS IN THEIR HEAD LIKE GALA.


Until they stop carrying religion on their head like gala (religious extremism) it will remain the way it is.

I personally am not religious, and I know how much I have achieved in my life.

If I had carried religion on my head like the average African and believed that things will drop from the sky like others do, what will I have achieved


It's not about the religions, it's the "Attitudes of Africans towards religion:" that is the problem that you are highlighting

plainol:
This Dangote guy has introduced this 42.5 since time immemorial. The noise about it now is what I don't understand.

Cement sells for less than #1500 in other countries but Dangote will be wicked to Nigerians by selling above #2500.

That guy will kill Nigerians when his refinery finally starts work.

He's a fucking greedy wicked businessman that I never wish to emulate.

Such a wicked soul as a fellow country man.

Do you know the other costs he has to incur due to the harsh business environment in Nigeria?

there is NO way things abroad can be more expensive than what is produced in Nigeria

you have power issues to tackle, locals in the community extorting you, the govt taxing you, high cost of credit facilities (over 20% as compared to single digit elsewhere )
And the list is endless

After facing all these, it's not feasible to sell cement the same price as the one made in other countries na

that's just the truth


Nigerians shoukd just stop hating on this man.

Runalong333:
Don't mind that guy , he is a typical nigerian . There is a lot of self hate here ,people like him have been conditioned to praise and clap for anything white , it's disgusting . You would be surprised that there are so many calling pakistani and Indian immigrants massa. I wish Nigeria could be a racially diverse country so that our people could see their own good side and see also that other races have flaws too . Nigerian perspective is one sided, black is stupid, white is smart . Inferiority complex is what it is. Like Juliasmalema once said " you won't know your opposition's strengths and weaknesses until you fight them ". Most Young Nigerians have never had to fight for any position against other races especially whites , so to them white always takes top position and black always a loser. So a guy like KraticKratus would never know how dumb his post was because he has been conditioned to think that way all his life without knowing it. You would never understand why Nigerians think whites are of godly form and blacks evil until you visit the country and explore the different regions. Some regions have never see a successful politician who built good roads and infrastructure for his people, so they will automatically think no black man is capable of taking care of the welfare of his own. I asked another anti black rapper ugosample how blacks in south Africa have destroyed the country as he insinuated in another thread , but all he could come up with was Zuma was bad . See what I mean ? Conditioned to think blacks can't outdo whites . One black man messed up and all blacks in south Africa were automatically failures . The same guy can never say that about a European country , if they mistakenly elected a fool, he would only praise that at least they saw their mistake and removed him . , it's an inferiority complex that is ingrained in our brains . Others are full of hate because of the war , and blame everyone but themselves, remember it was black on black , so black man in Nigeria is his own enemy hence there is so much self hate and doubt . Nigerians are suspicious of themselves and always want to make it a black man problem even though.other Africans are moving away from that . I will stop there before the likes of ugosample and mizwisdom come and chop me .

what is wrong with this guy?


still making reference to that thread

As I told you, in that thread, the person you quoted had a point, and I explained what I meant by that using Zuma as a reference

you are beginning to sound like that dumb south African Joshua whom i did an exchange program with years ago.


Read to understand people's posts, not reading based on your biases

Runalong333:
Mental slavery is at play here . You expect Africans to drop who they are and follow the " progressive " ways of Europe and Asia right?. You mention Europe and Malaysia adopting foreign religions but forget that they took those religions in their own terms , they were not dictated to , they embraced the parts that would help put them at an advantage , but they still kept their respective cultural practices, languages , clothing etc. Like some Africans ,they abolished the cultural practices that serve no purpose in today's world . Foreign religion should never out do your own identity , that is why most dunderheads and the least productive countries are the most religious ones. Do you see Nigeria ever progressing when all we do is pray our problems away or hope for the best , because the Lord will provide . How many Europeans or Malaysians do that?. In Nigeria you have pastors holding people hostage " if you don't pay tithe God will punish your unborn kids ". Can we progress with bastards like boko haram trying to force Arab cultures on us ?. Religion comes with fear , when one has such fears of the unknown it's difficult to move. The bantus who crossed jungles not knowing what they would find in southern Africa didn't have such fears , they believed in themselves and used their own practices to heal those injured along the way , they discovered iron and used it to make weapons and carts which was the beginning of a productive new Africa, but unfortunately Europeans who had better weaponry already wouldn't let them fully establish themselves. Religion has kept many Africans docile and illiterate , it is the biggest enslaver in the world because it works on someone even when they have no chains on them . Africans need to invest more in researching their own traditional says of healing and medicine. Or we will keep having diseases that pop up every decade, that can only be cured by westerners lol.

By the way there are also many Africans who are traditionalists and are very successful in their own right. You don't have to exchange your identity for success , you can keep both.

you still don't get it


Africans are still slaves to barbaric practices and archaic mentality and that's a FACT

It has nothing to do with the "African identity" as this is a separate thing


African identity should not be mixed up with the repugnant mentality that people have in the continent (which btw is one mega shithole, even that your country South Africa)


When we are talking of barbaric and archaic mentality here, I am referring to


1) Strong ethnic affinity without considering African solidarity

2)Referring to things that you cannot explain as.juju (for the traditionalists) or act of God (for the others) instead of probing further to discover why things are the way they are


3) Abdicating all responsibility to meta physical forces instead of to man up and make things happen
it's in Africa I hear "it's the devil's handwork" or "that's how God wants it"

this is the most archaic mentality that Africans possess and is what is keeping them back

when it comes to leadership, instead of Nigerians to take charge and vote out their oppressors, you will hear "may God help us )

in South Africa too, instead of the nicompoop to take charge of his life, he will blame and blame, or go to TB Joshua looking for solution


is that not a useless mentality?


4) Its in Africa i know that "ritual killings" are still promoted on a wide scale. (movies and even real life)
Is that not barbaric?
what does that have to do with "African identity?"
or is it an African thing to be a ritual killer

5)What about those who seek jazz to harm their perceived opponents?

whether it works or not I don't know, but foe one to seek such power to do such says a lot about the people mentality



6) Breeding like rats and saying God a provide

this one probably annoys me the most.

you abdicate your responsibility to take care of the kids you have to "God" while ar the same time breeding like rats

now when yoi cannot care for them, they become a burden to you and the society at large



The list is endless

And until we expunge this archaic and barbaric practice among us, nothing will change.

that's it

olufalaye:
This world has really passed using Android phones to brag around.

I dey tell you

tiger2080:
stupid fool.olosho in disguise.ur baby or ur maga.but will all no he don Bleep ur wide Toto and ur anus to blue an black.we all no white men they like anal sex more than any other thing.keep it ashawo that is ur work at least ur wide Toto an ur anus they service the dick for money.That is the real truth take it or u fall inside the pit.

what is this one saying

justscorchone:
I don't see what the problem is here,can't a grown up decide who he/she wants to spend her life with? All this Nigerian guys dissing her are the worse,they can abuse oh but when it comes to be in a faithful relationship na dem dey paint US the decent guys bad. Abegi make hypocrites die well. I wish the couple a long lasting and happy union.

exactly

Favor99:
@Autojosh
Exactly! There are so many roads worse than this throughout Nigeria, but because its Edo State, some wicked set of tribalists want to put this front page. Why not show the bad roads in other parts of Nigeria and put that front page. Whats so special about this.
An ordinary armed robbers that burgle houses and rob people throughout the 36 states, if it happens in the other 35 states they don't put it front page, but if it happens in Edo this wicked tribalists will paste it front page.

The kind of negative news about Edo that they put front page is too ordinary and is common across many states.
They just want to put a disporportinate amount of negative news about Edo.

Nigeria you are being divided anyhow by a wicked set of people and co-consipirators and Nigerian lackeys to the enemy

why are you taking it PERSONAL?

Do edo people get bad press on this forum like Igbos?


Abeg go and rest with your paranoia

Runalong333:
Promotes rubbish? Like what exactly?

Archaic cultural practices, like what?.

Yes , the world has moved far ahead because they have all honoured their ways, and adopted somethings along the way but have never changed their ways and languages for anyone . Very few African countries have achieved this ; hold on to their own culture , languages( official ) , adopt somethings from others yet put yours first . Most African countries are either Muslim or Christian, wear Indian curtains , carry ; English, French or Arab names like slaves . This is very prevalent mostly in west Africa , we have been lied to so much that anything from foreigners is better and anything of our own doing is worse off , that is why you see willing slaves in the Sahara desert from this region than any other . Others are conditioned to love and celebrate themselves, but we tend to think something other than us is better hence we kiss foreigner are like no other , while they will never give us the same courtesy on their turf.

story story

Africans stuoo cling to barbaric ways and practice, most of them, and that largely is to blame for the under development of the continent

it has nothing ti do with adopting "foreign religion" bevaizs Malaysia adopted foreign religion (Islam) and they are still developed
even western countries adopted Jesus (who btw is a jew, so it has nothing to do with that)

Archaic beliefs, conservation (refusal to change from old ways) among others are really to blame

Millennial Africans who have dumped such beliefs and decided to break free from the norm are doing very good and creating small enclaves of greatness, but that's not enough


we know these things

Runalong333:
I'm a zebra, that's all I will say. I refuse to be dragged to any side.

naa far from it...

I'm not one of those tribal war lords

I just wanted to know for knowing sake

And the last time I checked

Zebras are not citizens of Nigeria

Runalong333:
If you have ever travelled out of Nigeria you would know how badly you get treated at point of entry in each and every country, once they see your nigerian passport. You get singled out , searched and interrogated , it's very embarrassing. But why do we always blame the government for this ? I hear a lot of people saying ,if the government did everything to clean up Nigeria, then citizens wouldn't travel out and be messing around in other people's lands . I guess it's partly true , but if the government is the problem , why do we then arrive in foreign lands with better governments , economies and standards of living and Still commit all sorts of atrocities and nuisancances ?. Is this these countries government again ?. Why can't we just take responsibility for our respective behaviours ?. Nigerians are doing great things home and abroad because they choose to , whether the government is good or bad , but we have these elements who go all over the world committing all sorts of crimes , claiming it's because of bad governance . There are African countries more poorer than Nigeria, yet they get treated with respect in foreign lands because they don't get there and behave like uncultured savages. I think it's time we start snitching on bad Nigerians in every nation we are in , if you know of a criminal element , collaborate with fellow good Nigerians and report the criminal to the police or make locals aware . This will make us gain credibility and trust of the host , and not make us suspects as well.if we continued protecting the bad elements around us , let's be prepared to always get poor treatment and mistrust from our host nations.


Peace .

what part of Nigeria are you from?

just curious to know

kalu61:
the basic need of life is satisfaction. That's what satisfy me bro

that's true tho

satisfaction

tevinsolt:
Africa hasn't caught up with the world because for the most part, Africa continues to romanticize archaic cultural and moral practices. Contrary to what you or anyone might tell me.

A brief look into Global history would show you that Japan took in a lot of western influence while preserving the good bit of their tradition.
Another example is Singapore, and South Korea [Nigeria started better off] they were heavily influenced by western interference and Nigeria can't be mentioned alongside them in terms of prosperity, Education, infrastructure and so on.

Gbam!

you got that right

"archaic cultural practises"

the world have moved far ahead

but Africa still promotesrubbish

iGist:
Billionaire son and music star Davido claims he is not into music, he also do motorsports according to his post.

He wrote...



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Lalasticlala

what kind of blogging is this?


"he is not into music"""

Then he is now into what??
palmwine tapping?