₦airaland Forum

bassydue:
042 State of mind, you need to visit us. :Opkala square

plessis:
Millions of Nigerians are celebrating the death of Jesus, a criminal that was hanged for sedition and treason....


If only we can channel this energy to more productive things....


Will Africa ever be free?

newyorks:
well said bt u just mention ab delapidated state of sec.sch is enugu....i will get back to u on that.

op u forgot to tell the world that 042 niggas are smart,u can't scam them especially abakpa nike,obiagu,uwani,garriki,coal camp all to mention though...

042 is one of the peaceful states to be because of its high profile no of civil servants,everybody minds its business.

AlbusDumbledore:
As stream 2 corps members are settling down in their PPA in various states of the federation to serve their fatherland, I would like to use this opportunity to share my experience in the coal city state.

1. IGBOS ARE INDUSRTIOUS: hate them, belittle them, and call them names. It is an undeniable fact that our dear brothers from the east are very industrious and resourceful; from Gariki Market to New Market to Ogbete Market where young men with little or no formal education in mobile phone technology dissect phones with precision and finesse. Impressive stuff! (As Nigerians) in our bid to become a power house in science and technology, we must look towards the East

2. Water is a big problem: As a Lagos born, bred, ‘teaed’ and ‘jamed’ young man; scarcity of water was what adversely affected me the most. Pipe-borne water is arguably the cheapest thing in Lagos (?) where a 25 litres keg goes for as little as #10. In some places in Enugu, the same 25 litres keg goes for as much as #50. I served and lived inside the Military Barrack (103 battalion of the gallant, noble and professional Nigerian Army), corps members suffered a lot of hardship during the dry season, as the price of water is usually jacked up by those that sell inside the barrack.

3. Okpa is Enugu’s gift to mankind: the first time I saw Okpa, I was bemused as it looked like an Aba-made version of Moi-moi. (Please stop eating Lagos Okpa it’s a terrible version). I was never a fan until I bought Okpa from a woman in New-Market. Limolalikamalisalikalibo (speaking in tongue). I ate it with a mortuary standard chilled bottle of Coca-Cola. I almost denounced Pounded Yam and Egusi Soup as my favourite food. That Okpa is what the Yorubas call “elemi-meje” (loosely translated as seven lives); it was well garnished with orisirisi kai! Simply for the quality of that Okpa, I might visit Enugu again.

4. Igbos are not the spiteful, Yoruba-hating bigots that NL paints them as: I was scared when my call-up letter reads Enugu. Chineke! Me? An Afonja living among flat-heads. (Tribe-hating Nairalanders your left yanshes o). However, after a couple of weeks among the indigenes, I realized my fears were unfounded. I made many wonderful loyal and kind Igbo friends. I never missed an opportunity to introduce myself as an “onye-ofenmanu”. The laughter that normally accompanied that declaration was hugely and deeply satisfying. We all need to pack a sense of humour in our luggage all the time.

5. There are really NO COMPANIES in Enugu: this is hugely disappointing given the previous status of Enugu as the capital of the old Eastern region and more importantly the capital of Biafra. Unlike neighbouring Anambra state (where I visited and wouldn’t mind marrying from if beauty is the only criterion, those girls are hot! No ugly girl in Anambra. Anambra men, how do you guys remain monogamous) where there are thriving industries. Enugu has no notable company or even serious start-up, hence, corps members hardly elect to stay behind after service. The State Government and rich indigenes need to tap into the abundant and stupendous human resources in the state.

6. There is a lot more to be done in the Education sector: the only part of Enugu that truly disturbed and disappointed me was the public school system. The secondary schools owned by the state government need serious intervention. The problems are just numerous. The teachers are grossly unqualified (a Grade 2 certified teacher teaching SS2), the senior secondary school where I served has only two degree holders. The teachers are uncommitted; rather than go to class, they would remain in the staff room gossiping, transacting or breaking melon seed. The schools are wholly under-staffed. The school where I served had 50 corps members (while I was serving) to cover for the inadequacies. It got so bad that they had to retain two corps members to handle Physics and Further Maths (there is a dearth of science teachers among schools in the state). There was a case of an English teacher teaching English using Igbo language. Finally, examination mal-practice has been institutionalised without exception. Candidates with the connivance of invigilating teachers pay visiting supervisors who turn blind eye while they indulge in exam malpractice.


042, HOME LIKE NO OTHER

aaronson:
If god couldn't protect an Apostle and his members from a collapsing building how then are we sure god has been protecting humanity or somebody must have been lying to us.

BrutalJab:
The same way you bunch of animals were born to go about harassing innocent citizens.


Mtcheew...If you die, that's your own stupid biznesz.

MsDelilah:
As a kid, I thought Wars were played in the stadium. There'd be a referee in the middle, he'd blow his whistle, and everyone would start shooting. At the end of the day, the countries with the highest dead bodies were the losers. They'd shake hands, then continue the next day, till there was one man left.

soberdrunk:
Congrats!! I can see mummy made some colour adjustments....

raphieMontella:
a lion that was killed by three nails?

kasson:
I can feel you Zonax. Baba GOD TOO MUCH!

SpitsOnYoruba:
See grown ass adults fooling themselves all because of an imaginary God who doesn't exist

If any of them catches pneumonia, they start blaming Satan
These type of people belongs in the kitchen

Silumi:
I thank God for salvation. Jesus is the best thing that happened to this world

kenx1:
He lifted me from Grass to Grace!!!.....when everybody wrote me off

Sensitivbin777:
Amamighe chukwu nyere ndi be anyi kwesiri ka anyi were ya buru ogaranya n'uzo ziri ezi.

Ona ewuta m na ufodu n'ime anyi na-achu ego n'uzo
Ekwesighi
Otu obula osi di, agam aburiri onye Igbo n'uwa m OZO maka na onweghi ndi CHUKWU goziri Karia anyi

LordMecuzy:
That weight going up to seven feet is a great feat in Nigeria

Supnaija:
WORD!!!!. Imagine Yankee where the two most important things required for success are given to them on a daily basis.

LIGHT AND INTERNET

For crying out loud I dont see why we should face poverty and not have the money to push our education which is the cradle of success. Now when boys won learn online NO INTERNET if e dey e go high like wetin person no know.

Okay if we have the internet, wey NEPA. tell wey NEPA. Na that time wey we just won check see if we go fit advance our mind or see if maga don pay...na that time NEPA go remember say they forget to punish us with darkness

Am Just saying, this is just an opinion.

DjAndroid:
No point saying RIP.
Reason: baby did not even work to deserve a rest.
Baby has simply gone back to be with the creator.

prettysolid:
Wow no be today dem start this their criminal activities

Ajibola Ogunderu
Kabir Adenuga
oluwadaisi Ososanya
Rasaq Lawal

abayomimi:
My son is two years today

NAIRALANDERs help me wish him well.

Thank you

ReabridCharles:
That's the reason I like BINGO.

Bone no fit kill bingo. E never see bone chop na the one to kill am go come kill am.

Bingo will not die. Bingos are the only dogs that outlive der owners.

Wanna know how I knew? Ask my father, he had a BINGO