Posted by ihejirika
His heart startd beatg fast.It occurd 2 hm tht wht a conductor friend of his said yrs ago might b true,tht inside Hintrland estate ther is no NEPA nor water corporatn.D estate had its own water/power system.He marveld at d flowerd gardens.
Posted by ihejirika
Aftr walkg long stretch of tarrd roads wch an avrage estate inhabitnt shld hav coverd n hs/her car,he arrivd hs bros mansion.Lucky ws glad 2 s" hs bros aftr weeks of"tedious"work. He welcomd hm,servd hm tea & cald TFC on gsm 2 brng chickn
Posted by ihejirika
Lucky listend quietly wth great patienc while Polycap ws narratg his woes.At d end wch seemd like ages 2 him,he askd aftr his Mum(then in hospital)& d rest of d famly.He told Polycap about d current sad state of Nigerian economy.... ... ..
Posted by ihejirika
He spoke of falling standard of educatn.Apart frm tht,he saw no reason 4 wastg al d money on fees whn ther's unemploymnt.He usd their bricklayr senior bros who passd out wth 1st clas degree as example.Hs own case ws unique bcos he ws lucky
Posted by coolapostle
Ihe! Ihe!! Ihejirika!!! How many times have I called you??? Please bring your story to a close. You shld consider the amount of posts that someone has to wade thru to read your threatise. This is not Super Story!
Bring it to a close in the next 2 posts or I go report U to a Moderator o! Serious! 
I am sure you are yet to receive a PM from those guys...hmm... Meanwhile, how is your thumb after all that posting?
Posted by Angelgirl
Ihe, na wao, anyway your story is interesting sha, but listen to Aya and Cool, surmarise it in one post, to save the forum from Esato Wolf, abeeeg o,
Posted by ihejirika
Lucky spok of protractd strkes & studnt protsts citng exmpl in UNILAG whr studnts burnt VC & DSA's houss.He spok of cultsm & exam malpractis.Al thes r inimical 2 educatn.Howevr,he showd magnanimty & gav money 4 hs Mums bill & 4 Dads upkeep
Posted by ihejirika
Tht ws d 2nd time Polycap wnt hom lickg hs tears.He rmembrd yrs ago whn Lucky came home at weeknds demandg money 4 handouts.He gav al hs savings then.He wept.Ths time he knew who 2 blame.Not d ppl in d street but hs twin bros at Hintrland.
Posted by ihejirika
D followg morng it ws on TVs,radios & press.How they got d news stil baffls me.An NGO belongg 2 an illustrious son/philanthropst/bankr/social commntator/renowd economist,Chief Lucky Carpnter gav some money 4 treatmnt of cancer patients.
Posted by ihejirika
D followg week Satday,Lucky was stepg out of his tintd glass jeep at Ocean View whn 4 hungry/angry lookg boys armd wth shot guns surroundd him.One of thm pointd his gun at his neck & d iron butt felt cold.He was askd 2 surrnder everythng.
Posted by ihejirika
Ths was d last straw tht broke d camel's back.Ths country is not fit 4 human exstenc.He appeard on Chanels TV blamg d actg IG of police & d fedral govt 4 not providg adquat security at OceanView.If he wer not lucky,they "ld hav killd him.
Posted by ihejirika
To consol hmself,he got hmself anothr N4m jeep wth wch 2 cruise around 4 hs last week n Nigeria.Ppl wonderd wher he got d money few months at work but nothg ws done about it.Aftr all it ws hs intellct thts behind Hintrland Bank greatness.
Posted by ihejirika
D American consulate at Walter Carrington cresent was glad 2 see Lucky walk into his office.Ths is exactly d kind of brain needd in d US.He didnt giv it a 2nd thot 2 sign hs visa.Whn Lucky left,he bangd his clenchd fist on his desk in joy.
Posted by ihejirika
So Lucky jettd out of Naija 4 greenr pastur.He had hs Yabatch OND/HND n hs back pocket.Its now Dollars instead of Naira.2 yrs lettr,hs Mum died of breast cancr.Wht a loss 2 Africa.A woman who brought up 4 educatd persons out of pepper mkt.
Posted by ihejirika
D burial ceremony ws low keyd.Every othr member of d family ws ther.Papa ws ther.Dear Sister flew in frm Las Vegas wth her husband & children.Senior Bros ws ther wth his family.Polycap ws ther.But Lucky ws no wher 2 b seen.Eyebrows raisd.
Posted by ihejirika
A person of Lucky's calibre shld b able 2 afford a return ticket frm America 2 his mother's burial.Out of ordinary curiousity,I called a trusted friend who stay in New York 2 get a wind of what held back our illustrious son of d soil.
Posted by ihejirika
Lucky ws lucky whn he landd in d streets of New York last 2 yrs.Uncommon 2 common belief,his OND/HND fetchd him a job in Monitor bank of New York as Chief Accountnt.Now he counts dollars instead of bulky naira.He's at a biggr gaming table.
Posted by ihejirika
Unknown 2 Lucky,Monitor bank carry out audit every month end.At d end of d very 1st month,he felld 2 d monitor comb.He was arrested & tried 4 tamperg wth d treasury.He was lucky 2 get only 6month jail sentence as a 1st offender...
Posted by ihejirika
Fresh frm jail,Lucky found himself at a loss in a foreign land.He was a victim of circumstance.He ws ashamed of himself.He looked at Nigeria wth greater respect.A country tht forgave his excesses just 2 make use of his intelligence.
Posted by ihejirika
Hs view of America also changd.Its not all tht green.He ws on his own.He eithr work & liv or stay idle & die.Nobody cares about hs intellignc.Ther's no aunty or uncle 2 turn 2 for help.He remembrd d last time hs twin bros came 2 hm 4 help.
Posted by ihejirika
His eloquence faild him.Ther is no Nigerian govt 2 complain to.He cleand d tears wch he didnt know whn it flowd frm his eyes.He walkd down Brown street in2 a restaurnt & aftr a serious interrogatn bcame a cleaner...
Posted by ihejirika
As he workd at Brown street,he discovered another thng.There is no tax haven in America.The economic system takes back wht it gave.It was a vicious circle......$
Posted by ihejirika
When he learnt of his Mum's death,he felt nostalgia.He wanted to go to NIGERIA but all d property he owed on earth cld not take him there.THE END
Posted by ihejirika
@Aya,if u agree with me,Lucky ws d Nigerian u were looking 4 at d balcony.Even if he were 2 pass tht street,he 'ld b in a tinted glass jeep.
Posted by ihejirika
@all,I appreciate ur comments about d story.
Posted by Angelgirl
ihe! hmm!, thank God that story came to an end, i thot it will never end, Ihe you sef, the lenght u go just to prove a point!.... Why not go and register with talent hunt show (www.house4.org) and maybe your talent of story telling will be brought to limelight.
Hi everyone, January is over now and Ihe has finished his story, pls come back to the Forum.
Posted by coolapostle
Is it really safe to come out?? I came with the intention of reporting Ihe to the Mods if he refused to stop. Lesson: Never, ever, argue with Ihejirika of Proudly Naija. @Ihe My coments: Is it a true life story? Sounds like U were "involved". I doubt if U were the "Lucky" because U still dey here dey roast with us. He-he-he
Posted by coolapostle
Where is everybody???????
Posted by coolapostle
Wow! I searched for "nigerian forum" in google and guess what popped at the top....PROUDLY NIGERIAN!!!!!!!
Posted by OluYom
@coola: I have been watching from behind the scenes waiting for ihe's "tsunami" to come to an end. Glad everything is back to normal.
Posted by Angelgirl
Hi everyone, who knows if any of the mobile service providers are having any valentine bonanza, so we can look forward to free gifts.
Posted by ihejirika
Hi folks,stoppd by 2 let u know tht my February credit card monthly allowance went wth d flood.I might b scarce 4 sometime.I'll publish an enlarged edition of tht story line under d title,"Identity Crisis".Thanks 4 ur contribution.
Posted by OluYom
@angel: So far, none. @ihe: Serves you right, gong on and on like that :-) Dont stay away too long sha, as this place will miss you.
Posted by Angelgirl
Hi Cool, i saw that too, (the google search with nigerian forum bought "Proudly Nigerian Forum' Toplist) Wao we are really going places wit this forum, for a moment, i thought the search key would be 'Ihejirika'
Posted by Areafada
hello eveyone i said i'll be back. i see i've missed a lot. it took me allmost an hour read all i've missed. @ ihe Lucky's story is a sorry case, the way u narrated the story as if it actually happened 2 u. i'll be more frequent as from now and @ tilly thank 4 the txt message. proudly Nigeria.
Posted by OluYom
@areafada: Welcome back, and thank you for thanking only Tilly for her SMS. The one I sent nko? Hmn :-) It is well.
Posted by brix25
Yesterday I read a report about Nitel and the problems it was having both financially and also with connecting Nigerians to their fixed line network. Question is will fixed line ever be viable, especially li urban centres or is the company doomed to fail?
Posted by OluYom
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The NITEL issue (like NEPA's) is a complex one. Years of neglect have eaten deep into their infrastructure such that it is likely to take ages and loads of funds for them to be able to offer any service that measures up. I can imagine that the more they pump in funds now, the more they realise how bad things are.
There is yet hope for NITEL, but the managers literally have to become miracle workers for anything good to come out of that leviathan. Same goes for our national electricity corporation NEPA.
Posted by brix25
What's happened to all the Nigerians?
Posted by OluYom
@brix25: I guess we are on extended holidays
I noticed that the SA thread is picking up fine. Jolly good show!
@all Nigerians: Anyone here aware of the e-NNOVATE 2005 expo that was supposed to hold yesterday & the day before? Been postponed to March 22nd & 23rd. All mobile enthusiasts should plan to be there.
Posted by coolapostle
On NITEL, readers of my e-zine will know that I predicted the sack of Pentascope International since mid-2004. The problem is the meddlesome attitude of the Government. Every Minister of Communications sees NITEL/MTEL as their private company. There is no hope for that company until it is sold to a private company and all those NITEL managers retired. @Ihe... send me your GSM number and I will contribute my own tsunami recharge card donation. My current number is 0802-523-7595 (I have been a bored Vmobile subscriber for two weeks now.)
Posted by OluYom
@coola: What's boring about being on Vmobile? And what happened to your Glo line?
Posted by brix25
@coolapostle:One of these days Vmobile might not be so boring when either Virgin or Vodacom get their hands on it.
Posted by OluYom
@brix25: I am not quite enthusiastic about Vodacom showing up here again. Virgin would be more welcome. My sentiments, and I believe a significant number of Nigerians agree.
Posted by brix25
@AYA: When I first got a cellphone I was on MTN and never cared for Vodacom but since joining the network I haven't had much to complain about. Their customer service is excellent and their coverage is broad. Virgin on the other hand don't have experience of running a nuts and bolts network...what they do is lease space from an existing network and just brand their products- they'll soon start operating in SA through a deal with Cell C.
Posted by OluYom
@brix: In truth, I have no experience with Voda, as I suspect most Nigerians don't too. Its just Voda's attitude towards Naija in the past. They have acted more like hawks looking for a kill than people with any real interests in our country. My opinion.
Posted by brix25
@AYA...the likes of Voda and MTN exploit for capital gain that's the nature of their existence but governments should put strict rules in place for them to keep their lucrative licences.
Posted by coolapostle
I am "bored" because there is really nothing to do. U can only call. No info service or SMS-based news update. At least with MTN and Glo, I had the info services and downloads. With Glo I had WAP!!! Vmobile is Boring. But it gave me an idea for a new e-book that will help new subscribers. Maybe @Brix can give me ideas of cool Value-added Services that are popular in SA? We can approach Vmobile and become millionaires eh?
Meanwhile Vodacom is also a bidder for our incumbent network NITEL. Then I hear MTN is ALSO in the race! Why is MTN looking for another license??? The plot thickens...
Posted by OluYom
@coola: you can also browse WAP on Vmobile using same settings on MTN. They also have downloads now as well. Not as boring as it used to be
Posted by Areafada
What does Mtn want with another licence? Well i've gotten the Nokia 9500 and it's D BOMB this fone can do almost anything a laptop can or even better since u can make Gsm calls! on ur Laptop sorry Nokia 9500, i know why chaps on SE dey beef Nokia users.