I love nigeria cos its a truly unique county,
It is ONLY in nigeria.....
that gasoline is imported for local consumption by the government while still retaining the prestigious position of the sixth largest producer of petroleum in the world.
Only in Nigeria...
will the national football team prepare for 2 weeks and expect to win the world cup and complain bitterly when they don't.
Only in Nigeria...
will a military regime send troops to another country to chase out another military regime and help restore democracy.
Only in Nigeria...
is the Policeman on duty not "your friend". You loose a heartbeat when you see him by the street even if you are law-abiding.
Only in Nigeria...
do elected politicians move around town with sirens at top speed chasing, flogging and sometimes maiming the same people that elected them into office.
Only in Nigeria...
would the government vote N38billion to build a stadium while voting N2billion for its Poverty Alleviation Programme in a county where poverty has attained unspeakable proportions.
Only in Nigeria...
are the richest men former heads of state, presidents, governors, ministers, local government chairmen and other public servants and not its big businessmen, successful entrepreneurs or those who inherited vast estates.
Only in Nigeria...
is corruption used to fight corruption. A Senate President was recently impeached by the Senators on grounds of corruption. Good deed. The snag was, they were bribed by external forces using public funds to do so.
Only in Nigeria...
are foreigners forbidden from taking photographs of the airports and similar places when they can get these pictures and more via their satellites.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT NIGERIA?
I'm sorry,but hardly anything good left..i can't deal with negative energy. :(
zizo & dan kauye,
... and ONLY in Nigeria that As bad as things are this year, last year was better and next year will be a little worst.
I LOVE EVERYTHINGGGGGGGGG ABOUT NIGERIA :evil:
Quote from: "dan kauye"I'm sorry,but hardly anything good left..i can't deal with negative energy. :(
then how do u go on IN Nigeria? :?
- in spite of the negativity & pessimism,nigerians keep suffrin' and smiling.....which is another thing I love about Nigeria
Quote from: "sdanyaro"... and ONLY in Nigeria that As bad as things are this year, last year was better and next year will be a little worst.
i hear u.
Quote from: "zizo"
- in spite of the negativity & pessimism,nigerians keep suffrin' and smiling.....which is another thing I love about Nigeria
That is just an effective coping mechanism, zizo.
Only for naija man pikin go go wedding way no body invite am...if the food no good they go complain.(like say na them papa wedding) if music good they go enter center shake inyash... :lol: thats Naija for u
TAX AND BILLS FREE!
TAXES AND LONG BILLS IS KILLING IN THE WEST.
SO ATLEST NO ONE WILL BOTHER YOU IN NIGERIA PAY THIS PAY THAT.
Quote from: "I"TAX AND BILLS FREE!
TAXES AND LONG BILLS IS KILLING IN THE WEST.
SO ATLEST NO ONE WILL BOTHER YOU IN NIGERIA PAY THIS PAY THAT.
What you don't pay in Taxes and Bills (... I think it is more expensive to leave in Nigeria than in the West comfortably ...), you pay in Corruption, Extortion and Inefficiency.
I would rather pay Water bills (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to dig a borehole...
I would rather pay Electric bills (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to generate my own power...
I would rather pay Taxes (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to use dangerous Roads and Hiways...
So you see
I, it is only an illusion. Come inside and then you can see.
Quote from: "sdanyaro"Quote from: "I"TAX AND BILLS FREE!
TAXES AND LONG BILLS IS KILLING IN THE WEST.
SO ATLEST NO ONE WILL BOTHER YOU IN NIGERIA PAY THIS PAY THAT.
What you don't pay in Taxes and Bills (... I think it is more expensive to leave in Nigeria than in the West comfortably ...), you pay in Corruption, Extortion and Inefficiency.
I would rather pay Water bills (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to dig a borehole...
I would rather pay Electric bills (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to generate my own power...
I would rather pay Taxes (and you pay this in Nigeria too) than to have to use dangerous Roads and Hiways...
So you see I, it is only an illusion. Come inside and then you can see.
i cudnt have said it any better.
Quote from: "zizo"Quote from: "dan kauye"I'm sorry,but hardly anything good left..i can't deal with negative energy. :(
then how do u go on IN Nigeria? :?
- in spite of the negativity & pessimism,nigerians keep suffrin' and smiling.....which is another thing I love about Nigeria
And you think smiling is an exact reflection of how the masses feel about situations? if you really believe that then you'll believe anything.I recall reading the piece about Nigerians being the happiest people on earth(some stupid study conducted in the UK institute of ..whaereva),which's probably where you got your idea of 'suffering and smiling'.To be quite honest,that study was plain bull..you have to be in my shoes to know hwere it hurts!,and in truth,Nigerians are the most unhappiest people if you ask me,but don't ask me why unless you don't live in nigeria or perhaps if you live in the maitama surbubs.You'll have to explain to me from your own perspective of how ''smiling & suffering'' is any diffrent from excessive oppression.
And about negativity,yes there's much of it..infact it's presence is felt more than a black panther movement,the nigerian papers are perfect yardstick and a big testament to the level of God knows how much negativity sorrounds virtually everything 'Nigerian'
Ofcourse i'm pessimistic about Nigeria's current situation,well who isnt? only not as much people will admit though,sad but true!.When there's an intricate network of roots to a problem like Nigeria's..it's really hard to locate where you kept your hope bag!.Where do you begin? is it the absolutely rotten govt.? or the breed of the young corrupt minds? what are you going to tackle? electricity or water? health or education? ballot rigging or security? I can go on and on and on..see?
I just pray that somehow,someway God will smile on that country & reverse things to normal other than that,it's a wrap.
Take a look at this bill I got today from NITEL? in any other country, they should be getting ready to send me a check. I just got the phone line disconnected instead. Only in Nigeria and yes we do pay bills but instead of service, you get disconnected for paying it.
(http://kanoonline.com/samples/nitel_bill.jpg)
EVERYTHING IS GOOD IN NIGERIA 'COS THAT'S HOW WE WANT THINGS TO BE AND WE MADE EVERYTHING TO BE LIKE THAT!
:D
:lol: :lol: abeg sorry sdanyaro, Nigeria can be a really frustrating place..yet our optimism never dies
Quote from: "dan kauye"And you think smiling is an exact reflection of how the masses feel about situations? if you really believe that then you'll believe anything.I recall reading the piece about Nigerians being the happiest people on earth(some stupid study conducted in the UK institute of ..whaereva),which's probably where you got your idea of 'suffering and smiling'.To be quite honest,that study was plain bull..you have to be in my shoes to know hwere it hurts!,and in truth,Nigerians are the most unhappiest people if you ask me,but don't ask me why unless you don't live in nigeria or perhaps if you live in the maitama surbubs.You'll have to explain to me from your own perspective of how ''smiling & suffering'' is any diffrent from excessive oppression.
I don't
think smiling is the exact reflection of how nigerians feel about theie fates as nigerians,but rather 'suffren'and smiling' is how they react to it and deal with their lots in life.abeg get my points straight.
The 'suffrin n smiling' phrase was inspired by the Fela song (i recomend u listen to the lyrics of the whole song...as well as other related fela releases) and not the British survey which in my opinion rather only points out that Nigerians are a very resilient set of people(AND NOT THE WORLDS HAPPIEST..).
I wont ask you why in your opinion you think Niugerians are the unhappiest people cos obviously you dont consider palestinians that don't really have a country of their own...or Somalian who have known nothing but starvation and war all thgeir lives....or Afghans,Iraqi's,who have aliens as leaders and are constantly and literaly living in war zones...... yup there ARE other unhappy people in the world....
.....WHICH GIVES ME YET ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE NIGERIA AND BE GRATEFUL TO ALLAH...
Quote from: "dan kauye"And about negativity,yes there's much of it..infact it's presence is felt more than a black panther movement,the nigerian papers are perfect yardstick and a big testament to the level of God knows how much negativity sorrounds virtually everything 'Nigerian'
Hey if you think the Nigerian media is the perfect yardstick to measure the state of affairs in the nation then i excuse you for thinking the way you do.
The nigerian press will always sensationalize the bad things about nigeria (and govt) and grossly downplay all the great and good stuff (no news sells like bad news ....or anti govt stance)
Quote from: "dan kauye"Ofcourse i'm pessimistic about Nigeria's current situation,well who isnt? only not as much people will admit though,sad but true!.When there's an intricate network of roots to a problem like Nigeria's..it's really hard to locate where you kept your hope bag!.Where do you begin? is it the absolutely rotten govt.? or the breed of the young corrupt minds? what are you going to tackle? electricity or water? health or education? ballot rigging or security? I can go on and on and on..see?
I just pray that somehow,someway God will smile on that country & reverse things to normal other than that,it's a wrap.
i strongly recommend that you just no too worry yasef bout the no doubt heaps of problems of naija.
Yo will just end up being bitter and havin high BP
So jus keep on prayin...dont fret .......
continue suffrin and start smiling. :x :x :( :roll: :cry: :) :D
QuoteI wont ask you why in your opinion you think Niugerians are the unhappiest people cos obviously you dont consider palestinians that don't really have a country of their own...or Somalian who have known nothing but starvation and war all thgeir lives....or Afghans,Iraqi's,who have aliens as leaders and are constantly and literaly living in war zones...... yup there ARE other unhappy people in the world....
Well you did mentioned these poor "unhappy" people. However you fail to mention also that generally the westerners are the most unhappy people in the world! Nothing seems to be sufficient and they are always having problems either personal or financial...Hence some kill themselves or any one aroud them... I think those people you mention could be even happier than your average Brit or American!!! Just an opinion.
Another thing i love bout Nigerians is that we are very God-conscious
...NOT NECESSARILY God-fearing people.
You find that the Almighty is regulary invoked in market-places, schools, places of work,at political campaigns,opening of gatherings of all kinds,even at parties and sporting events(the national teams always say short prayers before every game) even criminals,fraudsters corrupt leaders pray for success before they operate.You find that the average Nigerian can't hold a 2-minute disscussion without mentioning God even once.
But to fear God in our dealings,utterances and actions is another thing entirely.
Nigeria is truly unique in this way!
A rare plus for Nigeria:
It is considered to be the country with the highest return on investment in the world.
What I liked about Nigeria most in my fifteen years among Nigerians was the great generosity of the average Nigerian person - that and the mann,manny beatiful Nigerian women.
Dave McEwan Hill
That should have read "many, many.....".
Dave McEwan Hill
That should have read "many, many.....".
Dave McEwan Hill
I do love Nigeria because it's the country that I, my parents and their for-fathers were all born.
And there are many more reasons beside this but this is more fundemantal.
Our docilty,complacency,preditability.....
imagine the appaling senario of the just concluded general elections playing out in any other part of the world ....
i loveeeeeeeee nigeria, but its ashame of wats happening in it :'( i was going to say problems but abin ya wuce problems sai dai tragedies.
Things r bad. But I love my country. What I love about Nigeria is it has provided an oppurtunity for us to change it and take the credit. I love the the fact that their are lot of untapped resources for us believe me
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Quote from: Dan-Borno on May 28, 2007, 09:38:50 AM
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Do you want me to remind you?.......lol
The endless NO
No electricity, No..... So the NOs continue... lol My beloved naija kenan.
Quote from: Myself on May 28, 2007, 10:43:15 PM
Quote from: Dan-Borno on May 28, 2007, 09:38:50 AM
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Do you want me to remind you?.......lol
The endless NO
No electricity, No..... So the NOs continue... lol My beloved naija kenan.
No lantarki
No good general asibitoci
No magunguna
No good govt primary schs
No good govt sec schs
no good govt universities
No ruwan sha
No railway transport
No good air transport
No good roads
No manufacturing industries
No good service industries
No good public fund managers
No good governors
No good INEC
No good president
No good govt maniifestos
No 5 or 20 yr Plans for a way forward
No environmental sanitation
No honesty
No NOTHING.
But still home is where the heart is. ;D ;D
Well sumed up :D
In view of the above summation
and the commendation from Amira
I hereby forward your name for
an immediate swap in position as
our new Hon. Minister for Rehabilitation
and Resuscitation of Nigeria to be
deputised by Amira.
ALKANAWI/GGN
Above is for your information
and further necessary endorsement pls.
Quote from: HUSNAA on May 30, 2007, 08:00:11 AM
No lantarki
No good general asibitoci
No magunguna
No good govt primary schs
No good govt sec schs
no good govt universities
No ruwan sha
No railway transport
No good air transport
No good roads
No manufacturing industries
No good service industries
No good public fund managers
No good governors
No good INEC
No good president
No good govt maniifestos
No 5 or 20 yr Plans for a way forward
No environmental sanitation
No honesty
No NOTHING.
But still home is where the heart is. ;D ;D
I guess you are just away on a break, bcos you are no where near finish...... ;D
Well make sure you take plenty of water and bring extra bottle b4 u continue..... hehe!
No money
No security
No peace
No, No!....... Hahahaha! Ya uban gijin rahama help our beloved nation!
i love to hate her
Just wait and see :)
One thing I love about Nigeria is: Nigerians don't like Nigeria and they don't care about what happens to Nigeria.lol!
have u ever noticed that Nigeria is placed literarily at the center of the world map?
coincidence or what?
I just love Nigeria the way Federal Government give me free House,free water,free light and free access walk any where I want to go.
A lot! But we need changes.....Please look at this speaker H.O.Reps, the Ette woman, she came in with ecsema on her face but now renovating her official residense with 0.68bn! Haba malam, ayi duk abin da zaa yi a fidda wannan kazamar cikin hanzari! :'(
Everything!!!
True, there is no this , no that and no nothing.
But the question is -
How can we make it a better place?
`cos I believe, it is possible - very possible.
How possible bayya?
And what do you think each can do toward changing impossible Nigeria?
Ni lamarin ruwan sha ma,
Dan ruwan da ake samu a famfo few years back, yanzu ko wanne kan famfo yazama ado...
Wai saida ka gina rijiya tabaka ruwa.. Kai jama'a!
Quote from: waduz on August 28, 2007, 01:04:49 PM
A lot! But we need changes.....Please look at this speaker H.O.Reps, the Ette woman, she came in with ecsema on her face but now renovating her official residense with 0.68bn! Haba malam, ayi duk abin da zaa yi a fidda wannan kazamar cikin hanzari! :'(
The Ette woman!! did I just read that or what? Now doesnt that ring a bell in anyone's memory... Typical aint it? Simply typical..birds of the same feather... or in this instance: vultures of the same name....... :-X
I love it when am passing by states in a car and seeing them rocks that have been layed there and the green green grass espcially when going to abuja. Naija has a beautiful land but its a shame of all the misfortunes occuring in it.
Wai! Hankali...........! Husna, ba komai fa a ciki. That Ette woman. Kin ji ? ;D
Quote from: 'amira'I love it when am passing by states in a car and seeing them rocks that have been layed there and the green green grass espcially when going to abuja. Naija has a beautiful land but its a shame of all the misfortunes occuring in it.
Yeah.
gr8 land, gr8 scenery...not so gr8 ppl :( :(
Despite all sorts of bad leaders we have had,
nigerians would NEVER stand a leader like MUgabe.....although we'v had mugabe-stlye elections
Why do you think so, neozizo? He has power and that comprises police, soldiers and all other defence ppl.