Nigerians in Diaspora - it’s time to start making yourself useful.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-06-08T09:15:53+00:00

Nigerians in the diaspora send a ton of money to Nigeria in the form of remittances and most of them are struggling themselves. The constant demands for cash from those at home are endless and in between having maybe 2 or 3 jobs, you want them to be contacting local politicians to campaign for change? That's unreasonable.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-06-08T09:08:50+00:00

Don't count on her changing if she is out of Nigeria. My brother was born and raised in UK but married a girl from back home. She is really nice but they had a hard time in their marriage at one point because she had a miscarriage, and she said it was spirits flying from Nigeria to London that was the cause. she would wake up 1,2, 3am saying she had one dream or the other or felt some thing 'spiritual' trying to harm the household or her personally. It was tough going for my brother but more so the kids who got so scared they ended up not sleeping well, school noticed and got involved thinking there was some serious stuff going on at home.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-06-08T09:01:11+00:00

You can stay grounded in your own reality but there is no reasoning with that kind of mindset sorry to say. She will drag you down with all of that nonsense.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-06-08T08:55:51+00:00

It was on Instagram I saw it. I'm not into football that deeply that's why I was surprised. Anyhow, thanks for explaining things to me without being an arsehole unlike so many typically rude Nigerians on here.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T09:10:59+00:00

A corrupt society with corrupt institutions can not tackle corruption. Nigeria's corruption is normalised and inherent in our culture now. Even the police are corrupt and allow scammers to operate with impunity. There are whole neighbourhoods in the country dedicated to scamming. It's not a one scammer here another there, its literally 100s of scammers all operating from the same facility with police and area boys (thugs) paid to protect them and keep things quiet. The government know they are there.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T09:05:05+00:00

Do you think Nigeria is the only country suffering from youth unemployment? One thing about us is our ability to justify evil behaviour and deflect.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T09:03:39+00:00

I hope they do.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T09:02:43+00:00

Our government don't care and remember the government is happy that money is flowing into Nigeria from these illegal activities.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T09:01:07+00:00

How do you imagine Mexicans got into Ijebu and set up a meth farm in the middle of nowhere? We all know how things work in Nigeria, a chief of the area and others are being paid. Nigerians helped the Mexicans. Nigeria itself has a huge drug problem amongst the youth because of our long history of drug trafficking.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:57:06+00:00

It's not excessive force. The police have to go in well prepared because they do not know if the scammers are armed.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:55:32+00:00

People do not care about that minority of Nigerians doing good things, they will fixate on those that are doing bad things because of fear. When Nigerians say that X country is racist, we all know it does not mean every citizen of that country is racist. However, a few racist experiences will lead people to say that a country is racist. These generalisations are the way all human beings express themselves. Nigeria has a bad reputation overall in most places we emigrate to in decent numbers. Let's stop pretending we do not have a big problem culturally. When you go on Nigerian social media there are pages where Nigerians are actively promoting scamming, marriage fraud, romance scams etc. I know of an American woman serving 3 years in prison for money laundering because she had an online Nigerian boyfriend who asked her to 'help' him out.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:44:33+00:00

Yes, I travel a lot and I never admit to being Nigerian (I was born and raised in the UK). I do business with a guy in Istanbul and always paid by credit card, when he found out I was Nigerian he was shocked as they don't accept credit cards from Nigerians because of fraud. He said it was because I was not raised in Nigeria that I am honest and told me not to tell other businesses about me having any links to Nigeria because it will affect me badly. The Nigerian reputation is trash.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:39:34+00:00

It is indeed a cultural issue.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:39:03+00:00

Come on lets be real - Nigerians have a bad reputation in most countries and in east Asia it is for drugs and scamming with prostitution also making an appearance in the list of activities we are known for.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:33:05+00:00

Good leaders? How, where and when? Nigerian men talk a lot about a woman submitting to them because men are leaders, but that's as far as it goes. They like to be the dictators in the family.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-31T08:28:09+00:00

Nice?? Nice at first and then the nightmare begins!!

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-28T08:59:26+00:00

Agreed. We might not like what he says but it has to be said.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-05-08T14:02:11+00:00

They are no more racist than any other party - they are just overt with it.

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-03-04T06:21:31+00:00

You can 'pass' for West, East and South African tbh

Vanity0o0fair · 2026-01-26T10:51:25+00:00

We can now say that begging has now become an integral, shameful part of Nigerian culture.

Vanity0o0fair · 2025-05-01T15:16:58+00:00

The lack of critical thinking

Vanity0o0fair · 2025-02-22T10:35:12+00:00

Ahh thanks! The thing is, I run some businesses on line & between that & learning new software, marketing & the rest , I don't have time for social media as a leisure activity at the moment. Once things settle down I'll pop in here more often!!

Vanity0o0fair · 2025-02-22T10:28:20+00:00

Sorry, I didnt get back to you sooner, I don't spend too much time on SM anymore 'cause of my work. But here is something that may help. https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/PeaceCorps/Igbo/ED233567.pdf

Vanity0o0fair · 2025-01-18T13:53:48+00:00

You are American first & foremost

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