I am not yet out of poverty physically, but mentally I am liberated and my story is about to change for Good.

I was born into an extremely poor family. Seven of us including my parents lived in a one-room face-me-and-slap-me apartment in the most wretched slum in Lagos.

I remember I did all manner of odd jobs to survive. I awked different food items like fufu, eba, fried yam, Eko, kerosene etc. The only job I grew up knowing my father with was Okada riding. Many a time he would have an accidents that require money, mum would be crying and run around to burrow for his medical bills while I would be helpless. Life was always from one debts to another

When I wanted to write Waec and Neco exams, there was no money to register, my dad took me and we started begging for money from his friends to another. Someone finally gave us the money and I wrote the exams successfully.

After high school, a friend of mine called me to teach Physics in a secondary school 'cos I was very good in the subject. I went for Interview with other four candidates who are ND holders and graduates. I was asked to teach SS3 and I did. To my amazement the students preferred me and the principal employed me. He asked for my certificates, told him I just finished high school the previous year, he was dumbfounded and told me not to ever tell the students I was a university graduates. My pay was just 6k per month. I worked there for about a year and left when the school began to owe.


One day, a cousin of mine dropped by at our house and asked if I could work as a sales boy, With enthusiasm I said "yes". He, without delay connected me to the owner of the Ethanol business I started working. My boss so much loved me for my honesty and most times left the business for me to run ideocyncratically. I made some money and started writing exams to get to university and supporting family at home.

Due to government policy at that time and my boss taking too much money out, the business was no longer lucrative and I was not making much anymore. I started spending all my saving to survive. Fortunately, I got admission to the university, but there was no money anymore to sponsor myself. Dad had to go borrow again and to repay with his Okada business.

Aside school fees, I could not afford to get an accommodation for my self and mum suggested I live with my cousin who already had a family. That was a big relief but I paid the price. I was practically used as a slave in that house. I was like a maid, anyway I did not complain since it did not affect my education. I took care of their kids, bathed them, cooked for them, did house chores and did everything a maid would do. All for me to be able to eat and lay my head in a place.

One day, my cousin asked me to always go to the site with him on Saturday to work rather than staying at home. I explained to him that I used my Saturday to study as I was aimig for first class that time. It did not go down well with him and he stopped giving me Transport fare to school. I had to adjust and only go to school twice a week, sometimes my colleagues would donate money for me to be able to attend class 'cos my place of abode was quite far from campus. Even though some of my friends wanted me to live with them, mum adviced me against it and I stuck living with my cousin for the duration I spent in school.

Inspite of all the challenges I faced in school, I graduated with the best result in my department, being the only person with CGPA close to first class. I was pained I could not make first class.

After graduation, life became harder as I could not secure a job. I got a laptop and a modem and started sending unsolicited jobs application after NYSC. It was as if all forces were working against me. I would get to the final interview and not hear from them again. I was so depressed and felt sick that I had to go to Luth for treatment. Life became harder at home and mum was always sad and crying. I was tempted to do something unlawful but my Bible trained conscience would not allow me.

Later, I got a job in a private school that paid about 48k monthly and gave accommodation. I was happy I would leave home and get something doing. However, the working environment was hell on earth. We were treated like prisoners. I endured working there for 2 years and saved some money to pursue a master's degree, thinking I would be able to get a better job with that. I was wrong!

During my master's programms I ventured into different kind of businesses including.. Mmm, crypto currencies, home lessons etc. Would have made a breakthrough in crypto but made a costly mistake that made me lose all my money.

After school I came back to Lagos to start hurting for jobs again. I did all I could to get jobs nothing was forthcoming. Then I met someone who base in the UK and we started talking about business. I came up with starting online tutoring since I love teaching. We worked on getting the website running and other parameters. We did this for a whole year tirelessly but we had setback and could not continue.

My depression level heightened and I almost giving up when I met this sweet lady from the US.

To be continue...

More input please.




Mods please take it to the promise land. Thank you

jom28gy:
pray hard for God's intervention in your life, because, that is death

Death ke? That is scary ooo.

Thanks for your input.

Awwww Poor mum,


She should have called on our tutoring company to help her get an expert tutor now.

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Morning guys,

The dream went like this:

I found myself in the middle of a street.

Then I saw some white robes hung around the gate of a house.
Then I met a woman on street.
She told me she knows what I can do to change my life for better. That she wants me to do it. I said ok.

Then she pointed hand to a house at the left side, she said I should open the gate. That I would see a cloth, that I should take it. She did not specify the color though. So, I approached the gate. Open it then I saw black cloth only Then I took it. As soon as I took it, a woman entered, saying the cloth belong to her, she wanted to drag it from me, but I refused. I woke up.

I don't even know what the dream meant. Any one who has the gift of interpreting dream should shed more light on this? Nerver had dreams with black clothe before.

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Modified:

The position is still available as the client wants replacement for the current tutor. Please, only those who are experienced in teaching kids should apply and live around Lekki/Ajah axis.


Thank you.

Which advice you want again. Dem dey force person do sex before marriage.


Leave the girl alone if she no want sex before marriage provided you cannot cope.

But if you can cope, fine.

Good job, Trump

This is serious. God save men from all these evil women!

Hahahah... Don't know maybe I should laugh or cry for saraki. What kind of upper cut is that.

Osibanjo, take your time oo.


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Bobrisky has a point though.

As a celebrity you cannot survive in Nigerian without living a fake life. We glorify materialism too much.


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Interesting


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Abfinest007:
u are wrong rather it should be with God on my side am ready for d next four years bcus without God u are nothing

You are the one that is wrong. If you cannot acknowledge the effort of a fellow human that you see, how then can you acknowledge the support of God you do not see?


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Well, kudos to you girl! Astrophysics no be moin moin course oo.


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There is nothing wrong with that mail. There have been previous conversations which The HR did not show us.

Time to bring back the humanity in HR.

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Thanks

God save us!


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MorufuAtanda:
Sue him for illegal arrest, emotional battery, and infringement of your fundamental right to free movement.

Claim 10 million naira asking damages. Body go tell am.

Na so una go dey inside una house be typing sue him as if it is easy to sue in Nigeria. Not to talk of a student who can hardly afford three square meal a day.


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God help us. I hope he makes better decision in the interests of the masses this time around.

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Very dangerous move. If you have plans to engage in such risky adventure, kindly read the book " The Illegal per-hour immigrant" by Inobeme Sunday Zibiri. It is available on Amazon.

Thieves everywhere. May God help us.


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Sigh...

nanakgh:


Ned Nwoko and his ilk is what they like. We young blood are going to have to settle with foreign women who won't shun us at our hustle stage

You can say that again. No Nigerian lady wants to settle with a struggling guy, they quickly term him "broke."

If foreign ladies will make the difference, so be it.
I just hope they will not cry fowl later that Nigerian guys are scarce.

ednut1:
many of them are paying for their own weddings but coding it. With time they will get sense and begin to accept simple wedding. I have a friend who saved 1.5m and used it for wedding. Today he cannot see 300k to save cos of bills

Seriously, it is just waste of money. Money that could have been invested and used to improve their life.

I don't know why our ladies here dislike a simple wedding so much. They will tell you it's once in a life time so it has to be elaborate. Most annoying thing they may not even add kobo to the wedding expenses, yet they want the guy to spend all his life saving and even borrow join.


Anyway, some guys are getting smarter now.

Hmmm.. I see most Nigerians guys wishing to marry Canadian babes all for green cards.


That is a smart move. But what will happen to our Nigerian babes?