Nigerians are bitter and rightly so, we cant continue to hide behind the anonimity of the internet to condemn the government, i work in the development sector and i know first hand how insensitive and rotten and oh absolutely clueless these so called leaders are. i think the best thing to do is for us to identify people with like minds and organise while putting in place effective systems that will spawn strategies that can be deployed to tackle this government by pu;;ing our resources together. i do not believe in violence for several reasons, some of which are as follows
violence is two expensive
success cant be achieved using violence as that is exactly what they will be expecting so they can get the opportunity to bombard, arrest and torture, which will then in turn create fear in the minds of other  people thereby paralysing them further
whatever you get using force or violence you will have to protect using force or violence, and that will just be a complete waste of time and resources
it is time for Nigerians to realise that the only true development is a collective development and not individual development. Chinua Achebe with due respect is not saying anything different from what the ordinary man on the street is saying, only difference coverage

i understand that, but do you ever feel that you also might be a big part of the problem. what i mean is that ultimately as a Nigerian you also have a responsibility to see that things go smoothly for the country. in other words do you do your own bit to move the COLLECTIVE good of the country forward

the blame for what is wrong with Nigeria, has been flying around for a very long tym, while i agree that the bulk of the blame lies with our stupid, corrupt and wicked political leaders, i am wondering wether you (personal pronoun intententional) also ever think you should share a bit of the blame. Do you also think you are responsible as a citizen of Nigeria for how the country turns out

otukpo:

Even Gani himself knew he was going to die.
hehehehehehe, well said

chelseabmw:

do not judge others so that god wouldn't judge u

Big letter God will judge everybody, or what is the judgement day for, but surely a small letter god will judge nobody

we have actually been living in recession room for so long that we dont even know where we hid the key. the key don lost tay tay.

meine:


Besides am not impressed ooooo, if yaradua wants to show Obama, he should ban american products in nigeria, send the american embassy and companies packing, and stop Nigerian businesses from trading with the dollar.

hehehehehe, i no fit laugh, wen Naija sneezes the world trembles. Typical when serious leaders are trying to free themselves from the grip of the US

people should remember that the white man did not invent slavery, they just introduced another dimension to it. Africans have been taking slaves as part of the spoils of war for a very long tym before the white men stepped into Africa. we were only too willing to get something valuable for it from the white man and that expanded the scope of operations. One of our major sins is that we generally have leaders who are very short sighted and it is still haunting us. the leadership legacy we inherited is probably the worst in world it doesnt include honour, integrity, patriotism and so on in its ingredients

what goes around comes around!! remember Ghana Must Go! so Ghanian too should watch it o, this thing is a cycle.
But has Ghana really gotten to the level where they can chance Nigeria? make we hammer them with sanction now, ala America Style, abi we be giant of Africa for fun? shioooooo, we never see anything yet, we just dey start. thats what happens wen you mess up your home and send your children out to live in another man's, ofcourse dem go soap dem tire. i no blame Ghana, they believe they doing the right thing for their country, we too should react by doing the right thing simple.

wetin dey pain me be say we dey spend our naija money dey settle quarel for this countries and that is at the expense our suffering naija masses

citizenY:

So when you go out of Nigeria and misbehave na because you get
bad leader. You go enter , you no go gree commot. You go begin do
crooked biz and drugs (not all).

Whether your leader is good or bad does not give you visa. It is the
behaviour of those who went to that country before you.

you have a point but nigerians are not the only ones guilty of this, do you have any idea how many chadians, Nigerien, Lebanese commit all sorts of atrocities in nigeria? the difference is that we do not have leaders that do anything about protecting us and our image and also we to sabi, anything wey we start we dey sabi pass the people wey begin am

yesterday i realised that one reason why there is an obvious decline in the pool of talented footballers is that, the children of the poor and down troden who used to make up the majority of the national team players have found more profitable use of their time, like militancy, yahoo yahooo, music etc lol i no blame them jare. after all is said and done Siasia still retains my respect sha. i no even fit vex again, it has turned to comedy, i just dey laugh,laugh,dey laugh

Rendani:

comon my nigerian bros at least look at the brighter picture, these boys were finally of their real age and they progressed to the last 16, what is it with africa we always want results that is why sometimes we resort to doing short cuts to achieve them, these boys need to be encouraged, do u think teams like egland, spain e.t.c grumbles when the lower age groups looses? no they dont cause they know that it is development, results atre not important and they get ir right where it matters most, the senior group, arent u suprised that the lower african groups can beat their europian counterparts but fail to do so at the senior group? think about it,

you think people like OCHECHI is under 21, you make me laugh

Onlytruth:

Each time Nigeria violently puts down popular dissent -Biafran revolution, student uprising, labor union demonstrations, mass political activism, ethnic uprising, religious uprising etc - Nigerians cheered their government. In all of these, innocent lives are lost and blood shed. Yet, Nigerians - in their peculiar nondescipt sadistic and narcissistic nonchalance - simply carry on as if nothing happened. "As long as it is not my family, or ethnic group, or religion, or fraternity, then, it must be fair!", they would say.
Until Nigerians start documenting and dragging to justice, all the mass murderers in Nigeria masquerading as leaders; until someone decides to bring them to justice by any means necessary, the murders would never cease and Nigerians would never find the courage to "fight"(demonstrate) for positive change.

itotally agree with you

Going by all the interesting and very intelligent albeit sometimes conflicting response to this post, i guess the question should be "can Nigerians ever stand up to fight together as one?" and if so how can that be jump started. i see that some ppl are totally hopeless in that they do not see any hope for a revolution in Nigeria. i feel powerless right now, but i do have hope that something might spur a mass action in this country. My singular source of hope is that more and more Nigerians are becoming aware and awareness can only empower people.(change can take time) people should open their eyes to the fact that among the so called leaders, tribal, religious or ethinic differences do not even come into play (that is only used when they are not getting a piece of the action) the only religion, tribe, langauge they understand is currency of all forms and shape. so Nigerian masses should stop seeing each other first as yoruba, Tiv, Ibo muslim, christian etc when it comes to issues of national importance. our fore fathers were severely divided in their scramble for each others lands and wealth and the white man came in and exploited the situation by playing them against each other, the corrupt Nigerian leaders are following in their footsteps, they will do anything and everything to sustain this division accross any front. the religious leaders are also not helping matters by appealing to peoples economic conscience and not their social conscience. purely economic conscience can develop a man, but social consciousness develops a nation

forgot to include that am not in anyway excluding myself from the generalty, my inexplicable powerlesness informed the topic in the first place. i feel so powerless and ashamed, dont know what to do just know something needs to be done urgently

Despite the harrowing experience Nigerians face on a daily basis, with all the obvious lies, the impunity with which our National coffers is been looted. with all the different forms of corruption and injustice perpetrated by Nigeria government officials all over the world. even in the face of the reality of the contempt with which Nigerians are held by their so called leaders, with all the efforts of people like the Great late Fela, Gani and other genuine patriotic Nigerians. Nigerians have not been able to find the will to fight as a group devoid of tribalism, religion and other social factor which only serve to polarise the common people. Nigerians would rather face death defying odds to seek greener pastures abroad, they would rather join them because they cant beat them, they would form and join militant groups in other to make a quick buck, they would join yahoo boys 419 etc. Nigerians would rather work at very low paying jobs and pay taxes through their noses and pray to God to release them from their sufferings. they will even collect paltry sums from politicians to cause troubles or vote in a well known thief. in short we will do everything except the only thing that can bring lasting solution to our collective suffering. Now am not talking about the half hearted and infact laughable attempt made by some groups all over the country. WHY HAS NIGERIANS LOST THE WILL TO FIGHT n(not necessarily violently)

girls like that dont hate sex passionately, no girl does if she truely loves you. Truth is she gets money from you without having to spread her legs every now and then by pretending she hates sex, meanwhile she gets it from the other guys. it happens all the tym, you are a better proposition than the sugar daddies who will demand all kinds of acts before they spare cash. guy wake up!!!!!!

girls like that dont hate sex passionately, no girl does if she truely loves you. Truth is she gets money from you without having to spread her legs every now and then by pretending she hates sex, meanwhile she gets it from the other guys. it happens all the tym, you are a better proposition than the sugar daddies who will demand all kinds of acts before they spare cash. guy wake up!!!!!!

hmmmmmmm Ghana now the beautiful bride. just makes me wonder how down,down there Nigeria has fallen, if dem no arrange their country we for dey go there? kind of emphasizes the urgent need to do something about this country but what, :' maybe i should just (

looking at when he was born-1982- and when he started playing for police machines 1993, that puts him at only 11years old and two years later at the age of 13/14 he was already playing for insurance. IMPRESSIVE

na wa, it is just the begining and we all know it, this is a serious issue sha, but on a lighter note i was wondering if an AK costs 50k each and these ppl are asking for 300k to hand theirs over which is now second hand!! why can't the federal government buy 6 AKs with the money and equip our military and para military so they can effectively engage the militants. to me this makes more sense economically and strategically. and after neutralising the militants they should then do whats right by ND and the whole of naija, true federalism for a more sustainable development

ppl should quit this nonsense about mikel and okocha being our saviour. okocha was in the team when we lost out of the last world cup, he was also there when we could not even qualify from the first round in korea/japan. there isnt a lot of quality in the super eagles rit now, just look at he transfer market, mikel alone is the only nigerian playing for a top club. we need a coach fast

THEY WILL RUSH OUT NOW TO DENY THE LIST, WORLD BANK AND ALL, BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS MIGHT EVEN BE A DROP IN THE OCEAN. WE ARE TOO RICH!!!. THIS ONYINBO PEOPLE ARE HYPOCRITES AND FULL OF SHIT. AND THAT GOES FOR ALL NIGERIANS (INCLUDING ME) AND THE LEADERS. IAM SOOOOOOOOOOOO PISSED. I HATE US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i alwayz love to look at a girl with slim waist and sizeable bobi. But the face must be very smooth not necessarily beautiful but not ugly. the emphasis is the quality of her skin!!!!!!!!

i am sooooo sad that it has all come to this!!!!! I understand the anger of all the non muslim posters even if it is painful that they use all those words, i mean though i am a muslim i am seriously angered at the actions of these extremists. But i wolud like also to say that there are good muslims who prefer to coexist peacefully with everyone. However as long as there are parts of this country that are pre-dominantly muslim, the issue of islamisation will always come up. i dare say that if all the oil wealth in Nigeria was owned by the muslim north, Nigeria would have ceased to be a nation a long tym ago, the only thing keeping us together is the oil wealth that the northern elite profit from, as a yoruba muslim who has lived in the north all his life, i have been a first hand witness to excesses by some muslims even the very educated ones, i also have an insight into their personality as it relates to the religion. they will never be satisfied with having a southerner and a christian rule them even if it is rotational, they just tolerate it because the elites have so much influence on the way they think and act for now.
secondly, the war against western education is not a war against christians perse, although i concede that ultimately it is christians that personify western education in the minds of these people. the war is a war of civilisations, most of the tym America is targeted but we all know that a lot of Americans cant even be said to be christians (i stand to be corrected please) , it is said that islam is a way of life which has prescribed everything a human being needs to leave a quality life, therefore, they reason that being forced to leave as prescribed by the westerners is an attempt to dominate and obliterate their own civilisation.
armed with the above reasoning i have always been a supporter of not a one Nigeria but a well divided nigeria with the Hausa muslims free to have their own state and all. Besides i think they are the ones majorly responsible for the lack of progress in Nigeria, they rely a lot on the government for income and they are a very corrupt set of people who will think nothing of cleaning up the government coffers. so i say lets divide up this unworkable country and make progress, who knows maybe a true GIANT of Africa will emerge amongst us.

why put a date on their strike, obviously the matter will surely not be resolved in two weeks, they should go on strike forever, after all na cunny, cunny strike. i cant imahine our politicians going on hunger strike, i will believe their action if they can allow me luck them up in a secret place myself without food or water. that way we can genuinely hope they die of hunger!!!!!! USELESS people

sir t:

I believe Nigerians are not fools as some pple thought. Those that made the list of living legends deserve it. But my surprise is the attack on the personalty of the great man of God. If he should be criticised for establishing school that could not be afforded by majority of redeemers, then everybody that has participated in the running of affairs of this nation should be beheaded for not living up to their responsibilities.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the likes , with due respect, did not dash out their products free of charge or at lesser prices but rather at prevailing market prices. Kanu as rich as he is do collect his match bonuses whenever he plays for our dear country.

For Daddy G.O not fighting our political leaders like others you mentioned is scriptural and if you doubt it, then rever to your bible, if you have one.

Above all,If u are not satisfied with the result of the poll, then come out with your own result instead of blackmailing pple or perhap nominate yourself and stop the rubbish talk.

Aliko Dangote and other business men sell products they produce with their money or money they pay interest on, Adeboye built his school largely with the tithe and offerings collected from millions of impoverished Nigerians yearly, he does not even pay tax. so dont compare him with business men because he is not. He is a man of God or supposedly so, until him and other so called men of God muslim or xtian start acting like one they will not get any respect from majority of Nigerians. Even his secondary school is beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

sir t:

I believe Nigerians are not fools as some pple thought. Those that made the list of living legends deserve it. But my surprise is the attack on the personalty of the great man of God. If he should be criticised for establishing school that could not be afforded by majority of redeemers, then everybody that has participated in the running of affairs of this nation should be beheaded for not living up to their responsibilities.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the likes , with due respect, did not dash out their products free of charge or at lesser prices but rather at prevailing market prices. Kanu as rich as he is do collect his match bonuses whenever he plays for our dear country.

For Daddy G.O not fighting our political leaders like others you mentioned is scriptural and if you doubt it, then rever to your bible, if you have one.

Above all,If u are not satisfied with the result of the poll, then come out with your own result instead of blackmailing pple or perhap nominate yourself and stop the rubbish talk.

Aliko Dangote and other business men sell products they produce with their money or money they pay interest on, Adeboye built his school largely with the tithe and offerings collected from millions of impoverished Nigerians yearly, he does not even pay tax. so dont compare him with business men because he is not. He is a man of God or supposedly so, until him and other so called men of God muslim or xtian start acting like one they will not get any respect from majority of Nigerians. Even his secondary school is beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

sir t:

I believe Nigerians are not fools as some pple thought. Those that made the list of living legends deserve it. But my surprise is the attack on the personalty of the great man of God. If he should be criticised for establishing school that could not be afforded by majority of redeemers, then everybody that has participated in the running of affairs of this nation should be beheaded for not living up to their responsibilities.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the likes , with due respect, did not dash out their products free of charge or at lesser prices but rather at prevailing market prices. Kanu as rich as he is do collect his match bonuses whenever he plays for our dear country.

For Daddy G.O not fighting our political leaders like others you mentioned is scriptural and if you doubt it, then rever to your bible, if you have one.

Above all,If u are not satisfied with the result of the poll, then come out with your own result instead of blackmailing pple or perhap nominate yourself and stop the rubbish talk.

Aliko Dangote and other business men sell products they produce with their money or money they pay interest on, Adeboye built his school largely with the tithe and offerings collected from millions of impoverished Nigerians yearly, he does not even pay tax. so dont compare him with business men because he is not. He is a man of God or supposedly so, until him and other so called men of God muslim or xtian start acting like one they will not get any respect from majority of Nigerians. Even his secondary school is beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

sir t:

I believe Nigerians are not fools as some pple thought. Those that made the list of living legends deserve it. But my surprise is the attack on the personalty of the great man of God. If he should be criticised for establishing school that could not be afforded by majority of redeemers, then everybody that has participated in the running of affairs of this nation should be beheaded for not living up to their responsibilities.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the likes , with due respect, did not dash out their products free of charge or at lesser prices but rather at prevailing market prices. Kanu as rich as he is do collect his match bonuses whenever he plays for our dear country.

For Daddy G.O not fighting our political leaders like others you mentioned is scriptural and if you doubt it, then rever to your bible, if you have one.

Above all,If u are not satisfied with the result of the poll, then come out with your own result instead of blackmailing pple or perhap nominate yourself and stop the rubbish talk.

Aliko Dangote and other business men sell products they produce with their money or money they pay interest on, Adeboye built his school largely with the tithe and offerings collected from millions of impoverished Nigerians yearly, he does not even pay tax. so dont compare him with business men because he is not. He is a man of God or supposedly so, until him and other so called men of God muslim or xtian start acting like one they will not get any respect from majority of Nigerians. Even his secondary school is beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

sir t:

I believe Nigerians are not fools as some pple thought. Those that made the list of living legends deserve it. But my surprise is the attack on the personalty of the great man of God. If he should be criticised for establishing school that could not be afforded by majority of redeemers, then everybody that has participated in the running of affairs of this nation should be beheaded for not living up to their responsibilities.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the likes , with due respect, did not dash out their products free of charge or at lesser prices but rather at prevailing market prices. Kanu as rich as he is do collect his match bonuses whenever he plays for our dear country.

For Daddy G.O not fighting our political leaders like others you mentioned is scriptural and if you doubt it, then rever to your bible, if you have one.

Above all,If u are not satisfied with the result of the poll, then come out with your own result instead of blackmailing pple or perhap nominate yourself and stop the rubbish talk.

Aliko Dangote and other business men sell products they produce with their money or money they pay interest on, Adeboye built his school largely with the tithe and offerings collected from millions of impoverished Nigerians yearly, he does not even pay tax. so dont compare him with business men because he is not. He is a man of God or supposedly so, until him and other so called men of God muslim or xtian start acting like one they will not get any respect from majority of Nigerians. Even his secondary school is beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

demola9:

we are still thinking about power and why other country are of technology. if they should generate 6,000 w.how about the old system of power holding company.we pray that ALLAH SHOULD GIVE US A GOOD LEADER THAT WILL LEAD THIS COUNTRY WELL AND IT WILL BE VERY SOON.amen

it is true that God comes first in everything, but Nigerians should stop calling God with every little excuse they get, the simple truth is that God has already told us that stand up and i will help you. God will never come down to help us that is why he has given us eyes to see bad governmnet, ears to hear, mouth to talk, and brain to think. this in addition to other parts of the body that he bestowed on us free of charge and we still want God to come and help us. we will contimue to get the government that we deserve.

switch47:

Mikel shoud thank God it wasnt acid mixed with human waste. the guy should grow up and learn, if not DOOM!!
MIKEL IS FINISHED!!

oya chidi chris nna start to dey defend

why are you making Mikel the scape goat, afterall i dont hear ppl condemning Taiye taiwo, Ogbuke and others when they fail to make super eagles matches. Even Yaradua has failed on his promise to deliver several times talk more of mikel. Who will break a leg and lose an eye for this sorry country as it is presently constituted and run

[quote][/quote]when some time ago some naval officers beat up a lady in Lagos for something she did or didnt do, Nigerians flared up and condemned the uniformed men and rightly so. the same thing has happened now and because it is someone you hate it is right. Nigerians are lawless. we encourage uniform men to abuse their power because some of us have influence. the bad thing about jungle justice is that it is very prone to abuse, soon ppl will be using it to their own advantage. what is wrong with taking the guy to court. could it not have been possible that these unscrupulous producers signed a contract for 3 days knowing that 3 days will not be enof to complete the work just to cut cost and short change the actor.

@elgaxton, the post said he was ready to leave after 3 days even though he has not completed his work. The lawful and morally right thing to do is that if they need him to stay extra days then his contract has to be reviewed, but this Nigeria, why pay more when you can get him to work at gun point. i think that is armed robbery. period!!!!! a man is punished for breaking the law and not for being arrogant.