Hive-Naija Weekend Engagement #85 - “THE GIANT OF AFRICA”

in Hive Naija12 days ago

"You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's comfortable in other places. - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


Hello everyone, my beautiful hive naija people, it's another beautiful weekend and we are so happy to have you here once again. It’s another weekend to buzz the hive blockchain even as we connect with ourselves. It’s just feel good to get everyone together every weekend to talk about random things and just have fun.

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OBJECTIVE

As we all know, Sam`s Hangout is focused on promoting the togetherness of the Nigeria brethren through engagement and it's also now concerned of the well being of each and everyone who is part of the engagement. This account was opened to make the engagement more personal and official. You can find the INTRODUCTION POST to read more about the purpose and aim of this account and also do well to follow the account so as to know when a post is made.


Weekend engagement every weekend on Hive was originally created by @ galenkp as he founded the Weekend-Engagement community and initiative. I thought it would be nice to have a weekend engagement too in a Nigerian way for everyone that cares to be a part of it.


Moving forward, Aside chatting and gisting here in the comment section, Feel free to post your weekend activities in the Weekend-Experiences Community.

Please do follow the rules of the community! And check the community for the recent topics



The last time, the topic was ”GAS INFLATION"

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We had over 300+ comments in our last hangout. Everyone came together and shared their interesting and honest opinions about the topic. There were jokes, harmless banter, and valuable lessons. It’s still getting exciting! Let’s see if we can still beat our all time high this weekend again, shall we? 👀. Please let’s try to make sure to encourage every response to the discussion by leaving a comment. It has always been so nice seeing people who dedicate their time to engaging and sharing their thoughts and ideas with us, I want to appreciate you all for the consistency, quality engagement and your efforts, let's keep them coming. Special thanks to everyone who makes this hangout possible.

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I will drop a topic every Friday (Today's topic is below), share your thoughts on the matter, reply to someone else opinion, and interrogate the opinion if you like. Keep the discussion on. If you don't have anything to say about the topic. Just reply to someone else's comment. And also tag your friends to join us.

Do all these in the comment section, as that is where it all goes down.

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This week's hangout starts immediately after you see this post and ends on Sunday at 11:59 pm.


Prizes for this week: Everyone gets to win this weekend as we will be setting beneficiary to comment rewarder. So as long as you genuinely engage, you get to share a part in the reward this post generates. Take note, only those who genuinely engage will benefit from this.

Prizes courtesy of: @sam.hangout

SPECIAL APPRECIATION

Thanks to our Main sponsors

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If you want to sponsor any weekend, please you can state it in the comments section or just DM samostically on discord. It will be highly appreciated

THE GIANT OF AFRICA


Now to our discussion for this weekend! We will be discussing “THE GIANT OF AFRICA”. I’m sure some of us are familiar with this challenge. It’s not hard at all.

"Is “Naija no dey carry last” still true today?”.

OR

”Tell us one scenario when Naija carried last or didn't based on your first answer.”

Our hangout is still in mind and plans are still forming to make it a reality. Check out our last post to stay updated.Here’s a link to the post. Thanks to everyone that has contributed and is contributing towards the success of this hangout. Keep supporting the plans as we are making good progress.

Remember, the aim of the hangout is to bring people together, particularly Nigerians. So make sure you have this in mind when responding to the questions. And feel free to add even more to it if you have more.

If you know you have a topic you would want us to discuss about, please feel free to suggest them to us. All you have to do is suggest the topic in the comment and tag @sam.hangout to it.


Okay Let's Gist!!!

Be as simple and sincere with the discussion, hehehe.

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Don't you think we are forgetting somebody?... Well, I'm sure we are...

FRIDAY PLANS, OWANBE SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY REFLECTIONS

On Friday, we talk about our goals for the weekend. Will you be indoor throughout or do you have a date to plan? Owanbe Saturday is a day to share interesting gists about parties. You can also share pictures. On Sunday, we reflect and share our plans for the new week. Let’s see how it goes!

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There are no further rules, please banter as you like, speak any Nigerian language (Igbo, Yoruba, pidgin, Efik), anything, as long as someone else can understand.

Pls note : However, please don't take it to the extreme.

With all that said, let the discussion begin...

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 11 days ago  

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Happy Owanbe Saturday 🎉💃 Saturdays are for parties, weddings, and plenty of jollof rice. Do you have any owambe lined up today, or are you chilling at home? Share your Saturday plans with us.

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First here 🥱

Do giveaway like that

Yesooo.
Lol

You dey wait too 😁😁
No be only me

I.hear u sir

Congrats

Thank you

Chop am 🤣🤣

I don chop am oo 😂

😂 too blunt

Happy weekend my people

Same to you golden boy

You are welcome 🤗😁

Same to you our person

How's it going over there

Cool... And yours?

Same here
All well and good

That's nice

 11 days ago (edited) 

My area just deu like dry fish😌

No one wan do party oo
I am not understanding anything

I just dey house dey chill like this

As per latest CEO 😉 You suppose do giveaway for us sef

That title is too heavy abeg...be calming down oo

😂 never! We no go gree

Economy is not partying 😅

I swear ..lol

Happy weekend everyone.
I went for a wedding today 💃💃💃 first wedding since this year started and what made it sooo interesting was i sat at high table close to the parents of the couple. Enjoyment choke that i forgot to take any pictures.

Oh wow... I love that kind of Owanbe 😁
Enjoy and forget home address

And get kidnapped 😅

Oh Chimmed 😂 don't be like that

😂😂😂

Not my fault

I just cant help it being like that

Happy weekend!

5th no bad lol

Happy new month NAIJA!

Same to you Naija brethren

🫂

Hmmm... Warm

🫶🏻🫡🫡

Happy weekend to you

I was supposed to have a great Owanbe gist for you guys today cos it's my maternal grandma's funeral ceremony but unfortunately I couldn't make it. So my Saturday is Owanbeless

owambeless thank goodness for making it that way 😂

😂 stopeet

😂 sweet morphology

my Saturday was actually fun filled, I was at event and it was really impact full, and worth it with key notes speakers coming to share their experiences as they journey in life,

the event hard some very high reputable men and women in attendance, such meeting you attend and you know deep down that you're just privilege to be there and to hear certain things....

the event started by 10Am and lasted through till 4pm with various guess speakers and interactive sessions, interviews, games, and launcheon in between...

it was an enriching moment indeed, cause I learnt alot sitting down under the atmosphere and hear men tell the stories of thuer struggles and victories, I love attending events like this that sour me up for me more...

for the record our amazing Stan Nze was one of the key note speakers

@nanawrites @careergirl @jmis101 come tell us what you did today

Interesting…. Very nice setting and pic, bad giy Stan… so what was the event centred on? Most likely entrepreneurship I guess
Share some nuggets please
Ty 🫂

Happy Weekend, no parties this time or even weddings or outing, I once shared I am alone, no friends girlfriend or anyone, just me and my phone, saturday feels great once again alone with my bought jollof rice and Turkey

Turkey is bae. Body is turkey. Body is meat pie 😅😂😂

How Spent my Saturday..
A close friend of mine invited to his grandfather's burial.
Being my first time attending a burial.
I had to pay good attention to every moment and trust me meennnnn.

One part of the burial hits me hard, when the preacher said everyone will die so we shouldn't be afraid. But the question is how will you die, what will you be remembered for.
Were you able to touch a soul or your life was just self centred.
He said so many things.
Mind you .. it was an old man burial so there was no plenty cry.. will I say it was a glorious home call.

I sat under the canopy imagining what's going on in the man's mind inside the casket, is he seeing everyone sitted here.
Is he happy with the fact that he has gone to meet with his maker.

Alots of thought ram through my mind..
The part that also caught me was when some friends amd family were called to say things about the man...

In summary of what they said, the man was a man of impact, a role model in the society. He brought light to the community a d even unto his death people still remember him for that.

He was surrounded with big girls and boys as he's children and grandchildren.

In conclusion, live a life of impact so when you're gone people will remember you for that. Because one day we will all go to meet with our maker

Nice one…. The man had faced his judgement long ago even before you went there maybe he was just smiling from heaven

Yh
Just maybe that's what is happening

👌🏻👌🏻

I spent greater part of my day today at home.
No owanbe

Omoh this thing na pandemic

MY SATURDAY WAS FINE AND OWAMBELESS but I took beautiful pictures!

Yesterday was right for me like...

👀

My love got here first 🥇

Let me buy airtime to call Igwe.

Send the airtime instead

Call am, call am 😂😂

Yes oooo 😁😁

You are smart, that better, you are igwe urself, why look for igwe again 😂

Exactly...he should just send it 🥱

Nobody should match me o

Venezuela 🎁 presente

Heyyy!!! Sorry didn't know you here 😀

Huhmmm...
Turned sister... issokay o

😂🗡️🔪🔪🔪🗡️

Friend, I'll investigate, I don't know what to answer.

My translator isn't working. Can someone explain the meaning of this phrase?

 12 days ago  

Hello! nice to have you here.

The phrase "Naija no dey carry last"

Means how resilient we Nigerians are, we always excel in any thing we choose to do.

I understand, my friend. That's how we Venezuelans are; we've been through many trials and continue to look to the future with optimism despite the adversities.

We will continue to do our best even though the wind is not blowing in our favor.

Smile thank God I came on time oo

You're late.
Pay fine asap

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Who I go pay the fine

Don't stress, you have me here

Who's here already 👀👀

4th person here 💃💃.
@afrikens @merit.ahama @bipolar95 @quduus1
I first you all here 💃💃💃 where are you guys ?

Hi everyone, please tagged me

hi there

Hi , good evening

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How are you people doing,I am here already .

Very much welcome 🤗

Lol where did you come from

Somewhere in Nigeria 😁

That's good 👍

Forget oo,even as Nigerians government bad reach, we still the Giant of Africa. We no dey carry last oo.
We are talented , we are great ,we striving even with the difficulties in our country, other country couldn't have been able to withstand all what we are going through and still standing firm and coming out strong 💪💪💪🎉🎉🎉🎉

Well, it's true we are striving, making waves, standing firm and all, and acknowledged that in my comment above too, but then again, reality should be faced..we deserve better.

true but God help us

You nail am!

Take your flowers abeg🌺🌹💐

We just the giant in terms of riches b;t other african countries are way ahead of us, even togo enjoys free light, and look at us, do we ?, We need a lot of transformative leader, have you seen this other countries pictures of their city or tourism center, they looks really great

where the riches

green means go! go chef queen! go naija! gotv! live it love it! 😂😂😂😂😂

@mikechrist @daverick @nsigo1 @soma18 @ellizy

Ahh Go TV 😅😅

😂😂😂😂

Watin be this na 😂🤣

😂😂😂

We no dey carry last oo

Hello, I want to be tagged.

Thanks

looks like you enjoying it here too

😂😂😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣 maybe 😂😂😂 or , let's say home sweet home. 🤣

What do you think?😁

Yes 🎉🎉🥰

🙌🤗🥰

Chaii... be like I carry last for attendance for this today hangout 😶

How's the weekend everyone?

wow coming from someone who texted 3 hours ago! iam minus early

Thank you for giving me hope. Haha

Good evening all, Nigeria don dey carry last small small , in the aspect of tackling insecurity ooo.

But God go hep us

yes we have flaws but nigeria is bigger in size and population than w hat our govt. capacity can actually handle

Yeah you are right, but if we want it to work it can still work, it's a matter of all hands being on deck

Yesss Thats right we need to find ourselves and change our narrative

What number am I today?

Since when I was born and now I am getting old I have never see Nigeria change, instead they keep moving back. That word, Naija no deh carry last, does not exist again ooo, I no fit believe am, most times we just motivate ourself to keep ourself alive as the giant of Africa, yes we are the giant but checking online there are many African countries that have good city than ours honestly we are missing a lot out. Yes we are the giant in terms of wealth and riches but in terms of good constructions and organized City and people we really lack this understanding because our government has really taken advantage of us and all we want is just to survive till the next governance, this is !why I said Nigeria had been getting worse more and more since my childhood. Nigeria has been caryyigvlast for long and our last keeps on increasing day by day, honestly.

No week Owanbe oo, life of a single man, I am single like a pringle, no weddings, no shows, no hangout, just be and myself visiting lounge and relating with friends to keep my spirit alive in other to avoid deep thoughts.

this guyyyy what has nigeria done to deserve this😂😂😂

You as a Nigerian are also guilty...

🤣🤣🤣🤣
Na we be the bad govt

The money no touch me so no be me

E no even reach here

Same here oooo

is there any number after last?😅😅

lateness is hugging me 🫂🫂

GIANT OF AFRICA is nigeria really the giant of Africa or BURNA BOY because how can a single human be making more waves than a country???

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK PLEASE

"Naija no dey carry last", coming from behind , in terms of kwaruption, 😀naija na first. So, the phrase still exist. Otherwise, how do you rate a country that gave another country power but had never boasted of 24 hours uninterrupted power supply. While the country it gave power had celebrated 10 years of constant power supply.

Ghana is as tiny as Lagos. Nigeria is so big that it can’t be easily managed and then how old is the country?

If it's too large to be managed then it's better it's split into manageable units. If at 65 no reasonable outcome to boast of, even if it gets to 1000 years nothing will change. Bigger achievements are weighed through the little ones done.

Let's stop hyping mediocrity.

Nigeria is just barely 100 years but some countries have been existing before birth of Christ

Okay, what about the countries that are barely 50 years?
We can do better!

Which country is that?

Nigeria is my country
Where some people will be going through pressure and still use it to make fun
The go turn am to comedy.
We're strong abeg, i don't thing they're some country who will be passing through what we're and still be smiling.
We be giant abeg

Like! 🤣🤣 very strong people

Yes
How person go dey suffer dey laugh😂😂

Tell them ooo 😂😂 that's the reason why we are the Giant. We don't give up at all.

Wasn’t really in the perfect frame of mind to make my comment yesterday but yeah I still had fun engaging 😅

So>>>>

NIGERIA IS TRULY THE GIANT OF AFRICA

Naija no dey carry last in the sense we have grown to be independent of what our government make us pass through. We always make a way as we are resilient and strong in the face of adversity

@sam.hangout, I'm refunding 10.983 HIVE and 1.207 HBD, because there are no comments to reward.

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