Overwhelming 24 Hours in Nigeria (this is extreme)

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  • čas přidán 25. 12. 2021
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  • @IndigoTraveller
    @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +1130

    Nigeria continues to expand my mind, relentlessly. Thank you to every one of you for watching my videos this year. It has been an absolute whirlwind, in a beautiful way. I will be back next week with the next episode from Nigeria. Happy New Year, hope you are spending time with the ones you love and thanks for all of your support! Nick

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +7

      @Modia Ways 🖤

    • @ahmadabdulmajid9154
      @ahmadabdulmajid9154 Před 2 lety +24

      Thanks for visiting my city ❤️

    • @MS-tc2fs
      @MS-tc2fs Před 2 lety +44

      Foreign powers extract Nigeria’s oil while hardly giving Nigeria royalties. They’ve kept the country weak in order to exploit it and use the officials as proxy rulers (using bribes and coercion).
      Notice whenever Nigeria is poised to expand its role as a regional superpower, there’s always random “instability” that causes unrest in the country. *The foreign powers covertly cause the instability to keep Nigeria weak/ divided/ dependent. They supply both sides in many conflicts to divide regions.*
      *The former colonial powers set the colonies free and rule behind the scenes using proxies. They keep these countries weak and compliant to extract natural resources (oil, coltan, natural gas, rare earth metals, minerals).

    • @amosadewuni460
      @amosadewuni460 Před 2 lety +9

      Please, note that Kano though the most populous city in the north is not the capital of the north. Kaduna is the capital of the north.

    • @mathiasmeyer8475
      @mathiasmeyer8475 Před 2 lety +4

      Thanks for that eye-opening videos 👍

  • @edkerby8055
    @edkerby8055 Před 2 lety +1589

    The best part about Indigo Traveller is that he treats everyone with respect and equality. I've always noticed the he promotes street vendors,local market and homegrown shopkeeper. And he is very humble and polite towards to local people.

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +116

      Thank you, Ed! Always appreciate reading your comments. Happy new year mate :)

    • @rogierschmidt1812
      @rogierschmidt1812 Před 2 lety +23

      I think that’s normal. But unfortunately a lot of people don’t have respect for other people. But Indigo is one of the best ❤️

    • @Nelly1013
      @Nelly1013 Před 2 lety +42

      Who is he not to treat everyone with respect? Is he better than anyone? Why shouldn't he because he travels around with a camera. Such a misguided and ignorant condescending comment.

    • @justinusberger3933
      @justinusberger3933 Před 2 lety +7

      There is no such thing as equality in nature.

    • @franknall3074
      @franknall3074 Před 2 lety +17

      Some of the questions he asks are rude

  • @atombom8214
    @atombom8214 Před 2 lety +557

    Every single Nigerian migrant I've met here in America has been EXTREMELY motivated. I worked at spirit aerosystems working on airplanes with a Nigerian man who always said he wanted to fly planes. He worked 65-70hours a week working every single day and a few years later he somehow got his pilots license while still working loads of hours. He was an amazing man, so nice always cheering up everyone.

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +61

      Incredible! Incredibly hard working people, that is for sure!

    • @00the00virus00
      @00the00virus00 Před 2 lety +63

      Working 65-70hrs per week is not something we should strive for but comes from desperation. It is inhumane and inefficient.

    • @damilola3636
      @damilola3636 Před 2 lety +27

      @@00the00virus00 Tell that to Elon Musk that worked 80-100 hours a week.

    • @tewtravelers9586
      @tewtravelers9586 Před 2 lety +44

      My best friend from 7th grade until my early 20s was from Nigeria. He ended up with a PhD in finance... I remember him working at 14 to help support his family. Nothing but respect for him and his family. Incredible motivation.

    • @BoskiM
      @BoskiM Před 2 lety +11

      70hrs a week he didn't drop dead? Wow hats off to him

  • @seanohuaithne1108
    @seanohuaithne1108 Před 10 měsíci +8

    My wife is from nigeria, iv been there a lot of times and i love it. Nigerians are friendly and funny, and the culture is amazing. My wife and i have our own apartment and il be heading again in 3 weeks time out of ireland. God bless Africa

  • @joshs8704
    @joshs8704 Před 2 lety +75

    As a Nigerian, I really appreciated seeing someone visiting Nigeria and showing what life can be like there.

    • @ghfjhloudz7607
      @ghfjhloudz7607 Před 2 lety

      killing all the wildlife with no sustainable means to keep the populuation of animals life you mean? yeahh

    • @eedobee
      @eedobee Před rokem +2

      Looks awful bro

    • @moegham3863
      @moegham3863 Před rokem +1

      @@eedobee Exactly his point , this is for the people who are oblivious to what's happening in the world
      Now that you've seen you might take action and help or might sleep doing nothing

    • @benjaminjais6028
      @benjaminjais6028 Před rokem +2

      @@moegham3863 no thanks, I will spend my money in my local community so it doesn't turn into that.

    • @eedobee
      @eedobee Před rokem +4

      @@moegham3863 It’s Africans. Expecting it to ever change is just silly.

  • @YadiAnyankah
    @YadiAnyankah Před 2 lety +1008

    I love this video, firstly as a Nigerian, there is societal norm of discriminating people in the north because of the political stronghold and religious beliefs, hence fostering more disunity and tribalism, but truth be told, we are all suffering the same pain of bad leadership, and we really do need to set aside our religious and tribal differences, to fight the common enemy.

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +89

      Beautiful words, thank you, Yadi. Appreciate your honesty and unifying beliefs. Happy new year!

    • @GraciousDivva
      @GraciousDivva Před 2 lety +67

      Is the north ready?
      Because I doubt a northerner will vote a non-northern president or vice.
      2023 is almost here...

    • @iheny8407
      @iheny8407 Před 2 lety +10

      Thank you for this Yadi, we really need to do this

    • @YadiAnyankah
      @YadiAnyankah Před 2 lety +10

      @@IndigoTraveller compliments of the season to you too, Nick, and an awesome new year.

    • @YadiAnyankah
      @YadiAnyankah Před 2 lety +22

      @@GraciousDivva Well, we would just have to take a step, and see where it leads us.

  • @TimeBreakPictures
    @TimeBreakPictures Před 2 lety +411

    This series is intense and super interesting. So nice to see "normal pictures" from this place of the world. Love it!

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +7

      Appreciate that! Thank you!

    • @TimeBreakPictures
      @TimeBreakPictures Před 2 lety +3

      @@IndigoTraveller I appreciate your channel too, thank you! :)

    • @AmFavored
      @AmFavored Před 2 lety +3

      They are practicing Islamic law and boko haram in the northern Nigeria, the north has been in power since Nigerian civil war yet they remain the poorest

    • @incorectulpolitic
      @incorectulpolitic Před 2 lety

      Pumping out units, I mean *kids, is NOT the solution/remedy/cure for problems/issues such as: boredom, poverty, selfishness, low IQ, **megalomania, shallowness, emptiness, hero complex, virtue signalling syndrome. Please find a more useful/constructive hobby. ;)
      **obsession with the exercise of power
      *’kids’, aka future: pharmaceutical/medical industrial complex’ life long clients/victims, prison/military industrial complex clients/victims, fascists, satanists, totalitarian single digit iq nobodies, communists, marxists, bolsheviks, leninists, SJWs, BLMs, socialists, mercenaries, welfare/benefit queens/kings, cartel members, starving people, broke(n)/bankrupt people from all points of views, hitmen/hitwomen, murderers, witches/warlocks who curse others, murderers wearing uniforms-badges/white coats-stethoscopes/suits-ties, abused people, abusers/users, drunkards, drug addicts, drug dealers, alcoholics, homeless, gang/mafia members, suicide victims, bullies, bullied people, torturers, tortured people, mentally and physically handicapped people, orphans, victims of organ harvesting and human trafficking, single mother victims, dead soldiers, racist group gang members, prostitutes, residents of hell, debt slaves, suckers to participate in the rat race that enables the world wide criminal syndicate(royalty, bankers etc.) to stay rich and become richer.
      p[[l[

  • @BMXCCI
    @BMXCCI Před 9 měsíci +10

    I respect the fact he lets the people of the places he visits actually talk and tell their story. Thanks Indigo for bring us great content, I hope your never stop!

  • @muntenated
    @muntenated Před 2 lety +70

    I lived in Nigeria when I was 16, back in 1984/85. My dad was an engineer in the glass industry. This film is interesting but tame. We were in Ughelli, near Warri, a main center in the delta region. The things I saw I could write a book that folks wold likely consider fiction.

    • @gloriamere7327
      @gloriamere7327 Před 2 lety

      Oh wow 😂😂

    • @lavenderflowers1075
      @lavenderflowers1075 Před 2 lety +5

      Please do. I'll buy it.

    • @xavierowens8032
      @xavierowens8032 Před 2 lety +1

      What did you see

    • @muntenated
      @muntenated Před 2 lety +31

      @@xavierowens8032 I travelled to Lagos with my mother for school exams via correspondence at an expat school that had been approved by the New Zealand Education Board, when the '85 coup took place. While sitting with exam papers in front of me I could hear the gunshots. Members of parlianent were shot in the street, their bodies strung up.
      We travelled 12 hours over the worst roads I've ever been on back to Warri afterwards.
      There were army checkpoints every few km.We were stopped at all of them, guns held at out heads. One very drunk checkpoint commander pressed his gun at my cheek while demanding whiskey. A bribe (referred to as 'dash') offered by our driver saw us get through that.
      On a regular basis 'bush men' would wander onto jungle roads and like deer in the headlights, would be struck and killed by traffic. Attending to the body would be considered taking resposibility so there he lay. You'd pass by a few days later, the body still at the side of the road, now bloated and stinking. Some time after you'd pass by again and the head had been removed for local Juju religious purposes. The heads would be shrunk and could be bought at the local bush markets as charms.
      I was once shown a photo of a naked white woman and was jokingly asked, ' Do you notice anything unusual about this?' ...she was lying on the ground with no head.
      In Warri, on the main street intersection in the middle of town, there would be stacks of burning tyres. Inside the stacks would be an armed robber who had been caught. This was their punishment. Surrounded with tyres, doused in petrol and set alight to burn to death.
      We lived in a compound walled off fronm the jungle where we expats lived. It was surrounded by 15 foot walls, broken glass cemented into the top to deter armed robbers. The compound was patrolled by armed guards. On a couple of occasions there were fire fights between the guards and robbers trying to get in.
      One time, when walking the general managers dog, a guard stopped me and accused me of stealing from the managers house. He pointed a shotgun at my chest. If not for my companions alerting my father I don't know what the outcome might have been.
      There were gallows just down the road from the compound. On a Friday is when the executions took place. The bodies would be left hanging for the day as a warning to robbers.
      Once, when myself and some other expat teens were being driven to another compound for scuba lessons, we came across an accident. It was a head on collision bettween a truck an a van full of kids. The truck driver had survived and had been removed fron the truck. His legs remaind in the truck. The bodies from the van were being laid out in the road. One kid, no more than about 8 lay with his brains next to him. Our driver was offered bribes to take some of the bodies to hospital. He refused and got us through.
      I was 16.

    • @muntenated
      @muntenated Před 2 lety +12

      Actually I retract using the word 'tame'. I guess what I was trying to articulate is that seeing this does not surprise me based on my own personal experience of the place. That was foolish and I apologise for encouraging that perception. What I posed in response to Xavier Owens in this thread are just some examples of those experiences. I hope this clarifies.
      Now, having said that, Nigeria was a beautiful and fascinating place. It provided me with freindships, unique experiences, some were horrifying and others were exquisite in its beauty. It gave me an education in life that I would never have had the privilege of obtaining any other way.

  • @yozareason1803
    @yozareason1803 Před 2 lety +28

    The guy who said he prays for you to be safe coz he's happy to see someone like you in the market made me emotional I don't know why

  • @thereligionofrationality8257

    Nigeria is an amazing (and often very sad) place. Worked there for a year and a half as a security consultant for Total on a land-based oil well. The level of government corruption and corporate greed left me flabbergasted. In spite of the fact that we were attacked by militants (and they did kill three of our Nigerian security personnel who were sleeping on their post), I cannot really be angry with the militants! Their "lifeblood" (so to speak) was being sucked out from under their feet, enriching foreigners and a fat, corrupt political class, while the common man was still wallowing in misery! More than insult enough to instil a righteous murderous rage!

  • @Diaxminator
    @Diaxminator Před rokem +20

    These people are great. You don't often hear about Nigeria being a particularly good place, so seeing these people being very welcoming is awesome to see.

  • @haleymedeiros1079
    @haleymedeiros1079 Před 2 lety +10

    Best channel on CZcams. I'm studying anthropology and what you do makes me so happy! I could sit here and watch your videos all day long. It is educating and just amazing to see how you interact with everyone. Best of luck in all your future travels I can't wait for more!

  • @zubovaka
    @zubovaka Před 2 lety +211

    We need more independent journalist and bloggers like you to show the true life of the ordinary people in other countries. Mainstream media hides it so the public cares about celebrities instead of the reasons causing poverty and inequality worldwide. Look how much people appreciate that they get a chance to speak out.

    • @juanvillasenor9906
      @juanvillasenor9906 Před 2 lety +1

      Check out Kurt Caz

    • @masterbeernuts9344
      @masterbeernuts9344 Před 2 lety +1

      Also check out Sabbatical on CZcams. He went to many places in Africa.

    • @jus2original1986
      @jus2original1986 Před 2 lety +2

      I’m Nigerian and wHen I go they want to be interviewed it’s just the excitement of seeing a foreigner nothing to do with speaking out.

    • @jweezy5490
      @jweezy5490 Před 2 lety +1

      Ya it's definitely great to have more light shed on different parts of the world, this planet is getting smaller, culture's are converging, it's great to see everyone in the world and where they're at and how they exist

    • @ADreamingTraveler
      @ADreamingTraveler Před rokem +2

      The media and other systems in place made it seem like America was the best and only good place that existed in the world while I was growing up. And as I slowly got older I realized that that wasn't the case and that there's some amazing places and people all over the world

  • @Afwich
    @Afwich Před 2 lety +134

    Big ups to Muhammed the tour guide. It's interesting to see the tireless work he puts in place.

  • @esthersowell8941
    @esthersowell8941 Před rokem +1

    You are showing me things i didn't know existed hunger, violence,pure hell i didn't know people had to live like this Soo sad and heartbreaking

  • @dannygh
    @dannygh Před 2 lety +11

    As a Ghanaian 🇬🇭 who’s never been to Nigeria 🇳🇬 I still knew it was bad but this blows it out of the water. Mind blown 🤯. Shook.

  • @Dxmi_ogn
    @Dxmi_ogn Před 2 lety +173

    Loving the Nigeria series. As a nigerian living in the UK all my life, its easy to forget the reality of the situation back home. Thank God to be fortunate enough to be in the UK, can’t wait to go back and support in building a better Nigeria.

    • @Dxmi_ogn
      @Dxmi_ogn Před 2 lety +21

      You should try and display the growing tech startup ecosystem and real estate sector in the country, huge potential and many hard working individuals involved.

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +21

      @@Dxmi_ogn He wont, he likes only local markets and slums

    • @morris9337
      @morris9337 Před 2 lety +4

      You don’t want to grow the U.K.? The country that took you in?

    • @Dxmi_ogn
      @Dxmi_ogn Před 2 lety +4

      Morris hahah loool i’ve lived in the UK all my life.

    • @SL-pg4dh
      @SL-pg4dh Před 2 lety +10

      @@morris9337 You watched this video and thought U.K is the one that need her help more?

  • @jarrydm11
    @jarrydm11 Před 2 lety +128

    The kid's compliment at 9:12 showed Indigo Traveller respect, politeness and greatfulness for his presence. I find this so wonderful and it truly is a wholesome moment - especially considering how young he appeared to be.

    • @mrwhojr9144
      @mrwhojr9144 Před 2 lety +3

      @@zacareeya he seemed like a genuine character how is doing now?

    • @frankie5821
      @frankie5821 Před 2 lety +1

      True that was super sweet.

    • @codykendall2846
      @codykendall2846 Před 2 lety +3

      yeah that warmed my heart. He looked like he was gonna cry! So grateful someone came to appreciate his home

  • @docholiday7758
    @docholiday7758 Před 2 lety +3

    I spent a total of 4 weeks in Nigeria on two separate occasions many years ago for work. I did not make it up north to Kano, but stayed in the south in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and villages out in the country (Affiesere, Oguta, Bomu). It's definitely a very hard life there for the locals compared to life in the West. But as you have found, I met many very kind people who I will never forget.

  • @blueblazerable
    @blueblazerable Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks for including exchange rates on your videos! It gives us more context about what life is like in those places. Im so addicted to these kind of vids!

  • @Raetalkss
    @Raetalkss Před 2 lety +197

    This brought me to tears, its is a reminder why many of Nigeria in the diaspora need to be part of the development of Nigeria.

    • @JerryHunt92
      @JerryHunt92 Před 2 lety +2

      I need to get a dna test. It would be great if the states provided them free of charge seeing as it’s their fault

    • @bobdroll6381
      @bobdroll6381 Před 2 lety +9

      @@JerryHunt92 What's their fault?

    • @JerryHunt92
      @JerryHunt92 Před 2 lety +3

      @@bobdroll6381 “annnnd heeere weee …. Go”
      -Heath ledger
      -Joker

    • @kole1ful
      @kole1ful Před 2 lety +13

      The second highest source of income in Nigeria after oil, is returns from the diaspora.

    • @axamia
      @axamia Před 2 lety +15

      @@kole1ful nope! It's agriculture
      Based on a research that was conducted
      1. Oil & gas
      2. Agriculture
      3. Entertainment industry (Movies & Music)
      4. Technology / Manufacturing
      5. Tourism
      By the way: 1.3million economic migrants & high income earning expatriates from foreign countries live in Nigeria... Which means, every time a Nigerian sends $1k from the US to Nigeria, an American in Nigeria sends $10,000 from Nigeria to the US.
      Simple logic: most Nigerians abroad earn between $400 -$4,000 monthly, but the average western expatriate in Nigeria earn between $10,000 - $100,000 monthly.

  • @TiffanyinOklahoma
    @TiffanyinOklahoma Před 2 lety +41

    I pray Nigeria can break generational curses and they can see the light again. Their people are so full of light. Delightful and full of enthusiasm and entrepreneurs.

    • @ugooko7569
      @ugooko7569 Před 2 lety +1

      what generational curses if i may ask?

    • @trumpetsandturtles
      @trumpetsandturtles Před 2 lety +3

      What generational curses? Their problems seem to mainly be economic and political

    • @ravenna9969
      @ravenna9969 Před 2 lety +2

      Superstitious nonsense

    • @davyroger3773
      @davyroger3773 Před 2 lety

      @@ugooko7569 Its mostly horseshit

    • @lavenderflowers1075
      @lavenderflowers1075 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ugooko7569 sinful lifestyles breed a lot of poverty and disease. That's what she means.

  • @Vikivegkitchen
    @Vikivegkitchen Před rokem +25

    Shocking but in the same time unbelievable how you appreciate and being able understanding with people from other countries and religions, and please be always like this because it’s so rare to find someone in a world without any judgment and truly being honest and open to the various community and being so generous and helpful, supporting everyone who genuinely needs it!❤️🙏

  • @samuelDWIZZ
    @samuelDWIZZ Před 2 lety +394

    As a Nigerian born and raised in the south west of Nigeria. I can say Nick's videos are an eye opener for me, didn't know all these parts existed in this country. Thanks for what you do Nick and please try to showcase the good parts too for proper balance of perspectives.

    • @sima_star3385
      @sima_star3385 Před 2 lety +13

      Yes of course because we want see good part because their are definitely.

    • @andrewgarcia9205
      @andrewgarcia9205 Před 2 lety +50

      you know he wont do that, thats not the story his audience wants, they want to see desperate Africans starving

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF Před 2 lety +25

      @@andrewgarcia9205 You obviously haven't watched many of his videos.

    • @jenniferprince3153
      @jenniferprince3153 Před 2 lety +26

      @@PapagenoMF I watched many of his videos and he deliberately show the impoverish dirty areas of African countries he visits never the other side. But why would he show the better affluent side he want to show Africa in a negative light it's quite clear.

    • @jenniferprince3153
      @jenniferprince3153 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ashleyhall6021 Hmmm 😒🤔

  • @gladyaksmedia
    @gladyaksmedia Před 2 lety +710

    The diversity in Nigeria is truly amazing. Even as a Nigerian I'm quite surprised at how bad the living condition of the places you've visited is. Nonetheless I'll like you to also showcase the good side of Nigeria in equal measure. I live in Bayelsa, so if you intend to visit the South, I'll be delighted to be your guide🇳🇬

    • @NoahBodze
      @NoahBodze Před 2 lety +34

      “Good side.” Ha.

    • @XoXoG
      @XoXoG Před 2 lety +82

      @@NoahBodze yes, every place has a good and bad side. The best side of Nigeria is Banana Island but he needs access to get in. And Uyo is nice in Nigeria as well as Enugu and Abiriba with beautiful mansions.

    • @thelifeoflucifer144
      @thelifeoflucifer144 Před 2 lety +95

      Lol. I think we do well enough in publicizing our good side already. Nollywood does that, easy. Let's highlight the struggles for once without trying to look nice. This is the reality of the MAJORITY of Nigerians so... let's show it. The rich people who live in better areas can showcase it themselves. These people, can't.

    • @soulrelaxation5977
      @soulrelaxation5977 Před 2 lety +26

      I live in Kano and he should as well go to the finer areas as well. He put a full stop at the worst areas and sent it out to the world. People that don't know Kano will believe the whole state is what he has shown you.
      Pls ignore this stupid video, Kano is not as bad as it is shown here.

    • @allelly
      @allelly Před 2 lety +30

      @@soulrelaxation5977 I’m Nigerian and even I will not condemn this video because it is what it is! It is bad! However, I do believe there are better parts of Kano such as there are very bad areas of the west and I would love him to show the better parts of Nigeria too so shallow minded people do not believe this is how the whole of Nigeria really is.

  • @bluescout2359
    @bluescout2359 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing pictures! If you keep in mind that there are millions and millions of people living in this condition in Africa it’s really nice to have insight into these RARE images that you took. There are videos of all kinds of places on earth but black Africa has been forgotten and left on its own. I hope one day Nigeria will rise up. Thank you Nicholas for this amazing rare pictures, sharing your experience is priceless and pointing out the difficulties all these millions of people have in common.

  • @niamhfitzgerald508
    @niamhfitzgerald508 Před 2 lety +1

    I love your style of presenting the documentary/vlog! I esp like the way you show an image of the map with respect of what city you are exploring.
    Thank you & safe travels ☘️

  • @davidoluwadare2787
    @davidoluwadare2787 Před 2 lety +127

    I just love how this has drawn the attention of people from all over the world to see the real Nigeria and also how fellow Nigerians are all over this comment section, correcting the misconceptions

    • @davidoluwadare2787
      @davidoluwadare2787 Před 2 lety +2

      @@nobs997 you're insinuating we have kept a good public image?

    • @davidoluwadare2787
      @davidoluwadare2787 Před 2 lety

      @@nobs997 how have we tried?

    • @danielbob4310
      @danielbob4310 Před 2 lety +4

      He went to the dirty part of Nigeria. As someone from the south, sorry to say, the west and the north are two dirty parts of the country.

    • @davidgna3474
      @davidgna3474 Před 2 lety +7

      @@danielbob4310 just wow!
      Must you show your bias? There are slums in every nook and cranny of the nation,

    • @danielbob4310
      @danielbob4310 Před 2 lety +2

      @@davidgna3474 The slums in these parts I mentioned are terrible. At least I have been to these parts of the country. I schooled in the east, did my youth service in the west. I am talking out of experience

  • @muqaddasabba8571
    @muqaddasabba8571 Před 2 lety +78

    im from kano but ive never been to these parts of the city , now watching this makes me feel like a visitor to my place , thanks for showing me the in and out parts of where i have never been to

    • @khutsomphasha1602
      @khutsomphasha1602 Před 2 lety +1

      Lies, who wouldn't know their own country or city?

    • @newgenerationfarms7969
      @newgenerationfarms7969 Před rokem +4

      @@khutsomphasha1602 Nigeria is such a diverse country, if you're a Nigerian, you would understand better...

  • @kiaora7214
    @kiaora7214 Před rokem +12

    This vid was a lot to take in. It made me grateful for where I live and for what I have 🙏 🤲 blessings to all the people in Nigeria and i pray your economy will bounce back very soon 🙏 🙌 ❤️ ✨️

    • @mjh5437
      @mjh5437 Před rokem

      Dream on,they`re a lost cause.

  • @CrecenteDesigns
    @CrecenteDesigns Před 2 lety +1

    This was absolutely breathtaking! Im glad I stayed till the end! I had no idea about curiosity stream! Thank you!

  • @georgeagu7388
    @georgeagu7388 Před 2 lety +11

    I am Nigerian. Lived here my whole life. Like many Nigerians in the Southwest to Southeast, all these pictures are strange to us. Thanks for reaching highly troubled places for our viewing.

  • @GwigglesNZ
    @GwigglesNZ Před 2 lety +207

    Watching this at Christmas time gives me an extra sense of gratitude. The things many of us take for granted. Fantastic series Nick.

    • @axamia
      @axamia Před 2 lety +7

      How do you feel whenever you pass by homeless people in New Zealand? I hope you haven't become immune to their sufferings? Everyone needs a bit of love & compassion.

    • @banker1313
      @banker1313 Před 2 lety +2

      @@axamia very true....

    • @GwigglesNZ
      @GwigglesNZ Před 2 lety +5

      @@axamia I feel sorry for them and will give them money, but it's different. Homeless here have hope and support. They are generally receiving government welfare. If you're born into the slums of Nigeria the sad reality is there is little hope.

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +7

      @@GwigglesNZ Oh yes the hope line. your homeless population is exploding and instead of telling your boy to go back to his country and film them you are more concerned about another country thousands of kilometers away. Forget about Nigeria remember the people in your country.

    • @axamia
      @axamia Před 2 lety +8

      @@GwigglesNZ I don't know about you but i reckon it's way better to live in a slum than be homeless in the cold harsh winter. Therefore, the ones in Nigeria have more hope with a roof over their heads than their western counterparts.

  • @valbain209
    @valbain209 Před rokem +4

    I love his compassion and respect no matter who they are.

  • @jondpe2916
    @jondpe2916 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for your job Nick , don't stop it. You deserve more visibility.

  • @oquepassouse
    @oquepassouse Před 2 lety +232

    Greed and politics screwing everyone's lives around the world. So sad to see the same problems in many distinct countries. I love these Nigerian series, I've always been so curious about this country. Great piece of work Nick!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +10

      if you are curious about a country, the worse thing you can do is learn about a country from a western dude who films poverty porn for a living.

    • @matty6848
      @matty6848 Před 2 lety +6

      Not to mention all the natural resources that have been stolen from Africa over the decades. All that money made by rich western nations and non of that was ever reinvested back in African infrastructure, education or healthcare. It’s all been take take take, which is why Africa is so poor.

    • @shoutatthesky
      @shoutatthesky Před 2 lety +1

      And Islam.

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +1

      @@shoutatthesky only the north of nigeria is majority muslim the south is majority christian

    • @maleitch
      @maleitch Před 2 lety +1

      @@matty6848 Wonder why they didn't exploit their own natural resources themselves?

  • @oliverc1293
    @oliverc1293 Před 2 lety +131

    I work in a role tackling malnutrition in various African and Asian countries, including Nigeria. COVID had made it impossible for me to visit and spend time in the country, to really gain that essential understanding of the local people and context. These videos are inexpessibly helpful to put me on the ground and give me a much richer picture. Huge thanks.

    • @IndigoTraveller
      @IndigoTraveller  Před 2 lety +8

      That is beautiful Oliver, thank you!

    • @dibassarkar2898
      @dibassarkar2898 Před 2 lety +1

      May I know which countries have you worked in?

    • @CalvinCooke18
      @CalvinCooke18 Před 2 lety

      What understanding lol there all scammers and chancers lol the land off the crypto, romantic, and funny lotto winnings email scammers 😂😂

    • @Enafa666
      @Enafa666 Před 2 lety +3

      @@CalvinCooke18 You good bro?

    • @BoskiM
      @BoskiM Před 2 lety +6

      @@CalvinCooke18 your knowledge is very primitive and substandard get an education in 2022

  • @timetochill8109
    @timetochill8109 Před 2 lety +3

    I am studying economics right now, and to see this and hear what Nigerian people are going through is mind opening. Thank you for sharing, gave me something to bring awareness to.

  • @mechanicjobs
    @mechanicjobs Před rokem +13

    God bless all the Nigerian people. Love from Canada.❤️🇨🇦

  • @oceansaway5675
    @oceansaway5675 Před 2 lety +63

    Nigerian series is sooo amazing. You ve made a great job Nick. Good to have you here on YT! 😀

  • @RyanMiller-ej8ri
    @RyanMiller-ej8ri Před 2 lety +31

    It is very encouraging to see average Nigerians knowing so much about the politics of whats going in with the government and economy!

  • @Abby-cp3li
    @Abby-cp3li Před rokem +1

    New sub. Im binge watching all your videos, theyre very educating. Thank you and keep safe.

  • @theantiguachannelTAC
    @theantiguachannelTAC Před 2 lety +1

    Wow this kept me on the edge! Thank you for posting.

  • @alfso
    @alfso Před 2 lety +249

    This content is grounding. Really gives perspective to the struggles people live through everyday but also the perseverance of the human spirit. I imagine being a child growing up in a place like this, how much faster do you have have to grow up?

    • @dopemusic6414
      @dopemusic6414 Před 2 lety +8

      You're pretty much a man at 8 it starts much younger for girls particularly in rural Africa.

    • @chiefdenis
      @chiefdenis Před 2 lety +11

      I'd been through 3 religious wars before i was 10, life comes at you quick around these parts (i grew up in kaduna right next to kano in the north, i moved to lagos in the south at 10)

    • @1life744
      @1life744 Před 2 lety +15

      How about not having children until you can guarantee them a proper start in life. Most humans are selfish and they breed with no repercussions. If you have not healed yourself don't have kids.

    • @chiefdenis
      @chiefdenis Před 2 lety +12

      @@1life744 keep your depopulation advice to yourself, if you're going to diagnose problems you're welcome to first live at last 5 years of your life here

    • @1life744
      @1life744 Před 2 lety +11

      @@chiefdenis It's not about depopulation. How much more suffering do we need. Trauma is trauma. Why subject a child to this pain. How unfair. This is a global problem. I'm not minimizing the pain I just watched. Bringing a child into this is selfish and cruel.

  • @thepharmacistbk303
    @thepharmacistbk303 Před 2 lety +17

    The way you said “Nagode” gave me goosebumps I’m still proud of Nigeria 🙌🏾

  • @ihirejoice7929
    @ihirejoice7929 Před rokem +3

    As a Nigerian, I love your videos and I am so glad that there are people like you out there who lets people from other parts of the world in and outside Africa know that Nigeria isn't as "UNSAFE" as they make it seem.... Thank you, honestly.
    Plus, you were in Nigeria, and you didn't visit Port Harcourt, Calabar, Abuja.... So, I believe you are still missing out on a lot. Thanks tho

  • @peternorman1943
    @peternorman1943 Před 2 lety +3

    He does show more affluent areas of Nigeria too! But I honesty believe the neglected/poorer areas need more screen time to raise awareness of what them people are going through on a daily basis. The richer parts don't need the exposure anywhere near as much as the poorer parts but he still shows you both so you can see how far apart the quality of life is for each

  • @thatwakandaboy
    @thatwakandaboy Před 2 lety +20

    This episode takes me back to my childhood. I am from the South West, but was born and raised in the northern parts of Nigeria. Cities where I went to school and grew up include Kano, Zaria, Monguno, and Minna. I resonate well with those sewages, the smell Nick was describing, and the whole scenery and atmosphere. Growing up in the northern part of the country was such a unique experience.

    • @okiemute7744
      @okiemute7744 Před 2 lety +1

      My man, many parts of the South West too such as the old city of Ibadan was a culture shock to me coming from Warri. So many parts of Nigeria needs some fine tuning. The Ibadan I visited was too poor and ancient for my liking compared to anything I ever saw. So it's not just the North, we are all in this shit together. The real problem is that the local Government chairmen who should discover places like this and clean them up are not usually held accountable.

    • @thatwakandaboy
      @thatwakandaboy Před 2 lety +1

      @@okiemute7744 there was a video already made about Lagos and Ibadan. This one is about the north, especially Kano. Chill man.

    • @y.r5155
      @y.r5155 Před rokem

      That's because you couldn't afford the luxury of living at that time🤣🤣

  • @aklakahmed1354
    @aklakahmed1354 Před 2 lety +20

    Hello mate, these videos on Nigeria have been amazing, you have captured it perfectly, the struggles, the mass population, the slums, people trying to make a living just to eat. Brilliant content, keep it up.

  • @davidc.4779
    @davidc.4779 Před 2 lety +7

    I equate this video to spending 24 hours in New York and never setting foot outside the Bronx. A very well curated, one sided view. 👏

  • @WD_CORRUPTION
    @WD_CORRUPTION Před rokem

    There are some tense moments in I T's uploads. The subscribers myself included are so grateful for the chance to see 👀 the countries of the world 🌎, boot's on the ground. It's seriously dangerous doing anything that involves reporting/ journalism with cameras that exposes the corruption by the government's and the result of this which is poverty and violence etc. Brave man.

  • @okunrin3
    @okunrin3 Před 2 lety +98

    I’m glad you went to the North, I also want to thank Mohammed for making these videos possible.
    People in the south don’t see the struggle of the ordinary people of the north.
    Bad governance affects us all, be in the south or the north. Injustice knows no boundaries.

    • @jimmysteeve7702
      @jimmysteeve7702 Před 2 lety +18

      Who is to blame for the misfortune of the northern Nigeria? When majority of them have strong beliefs of jihadists and nepotism of their political and religious leaders, until they change their way and come to term that Nigeria belong to everyone not only hausa and fulani

    • @suerayss
      @suerayss Před 2 lety +2

      is south christian and north muslim?

    • @gardensteps
      @gardensteps Před 2 lety +7

      @@suerayss
      Southern Nigeria, especially Southeastern Nigeria is predominantly Christian.
      Northern Nigeria is predominantly Muslim.

    • @funmilayoaina2658
      @funmilayoaina2658 Před 2 lety +8

      @@jimmysteeve7702 let's not forget, they voted for buhari. So it's their fault

    • @jimmysteeve7702
      @jimmysteeve7702 Před 2 lety +2

      @@funmilayoaina2658 yes. Majority of the yoruba's also voted for him. Through lagos landlords thiefnunbu. We better shine our eyes next election to vote a right candidate. That's why Obasanjo was warning our royal highness Oni of ife, not to endorse any politician who visited his palace he should just pray for them he should not sell yoruba's to another slave trade of 8 years

  • @707Berto
    @707Berto Před 2 lety +20

    "There's never anyone to vote for; only someone to vote against."~Lemmy

  • @nn-gr7kw
    @nn-gr7kw Před rokem

    So much perseverance, and so many smiles- in the midst of suffering. Thank you for sharing and enlightening so many. Stay safe. Blessings. 💫🙏

  • @MrHomerunhitter01
    @MrHomerunhitter01 Před 2 lety

    Thank you giving us insight that most people don’t get to see everyday! This is valuable information and we all have everything to be grateful for! Thank you so much

  • @henrikevandenhoff3136
    @henrikevandenhoff3136 Před 2 lety +12

    This really made me appreciate that I live in a house with a working toilet and a city with a working sewage system...

  • @joshuavirgen2456
    @joshuavirgen2456 Před 2 lety +6

    I have a friend from Nigeria he's from the Igbo tribe from the southeastern part of Nigeria one of the best most humble people I know and all he wants is a better life for him and his family. he speaks multiple languages. now he's one of my close friends I have abroad save Nigeria;.

    • @davidodiniru9370
      @davidodiniru9370 Před 2 lety +1

      The Igbo tribe is the eastern part of Nigeria I know this because I’m an ibo so I doubt your source might be telling you lies

    • @joshuavirgen2456
      @joshuavirgen2456 Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidodiniru9370 bro he’s not a source he’s my friend

  • @davidking7858
    @davidking7858 Před rokem +1

    Liked and subscribed! Prayers for your safety traveling the world exposing dire conditions and corruption.

  • @sarahs7489
    @sarahs7489 Před 2 lety

    Every time the intro comes on i get goose bumps. Love your videos Nick! An amazing view into other places around the world that many of us will never be able to see first hand.

  • @teazerfemi
    @teazerfemi Před 2 lety +42

    It's quite heart breaking that Nigeria is a well endowed country blessed with lovely people and cursed with greedy selfish elites and politicians

    • @riandraegon556
      @riandraegon556 Před 2 lety +6

      Sounds like this country, USA, and dozens more around the world.

    • @clovemartin
      @clovemartin Před 2 lety +6

      @@riandraegon556 No, no it doesn't. Everyone in the US can take a shit in a toilet.

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +6

      @@clovemartin that is a lie san franciso has street poop problem that is homeless people pooping on the street.

    • @nia-yl7lq
      @nia-yl7lq Před 2 lety +6

      @@clovemartin After abducting countless Africans from their home and building their economy off the backs of those individuals and removing labour from those countries

    • @MariachiDelMarBaja
      @MariachiDelMarBaja Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah they are well endowed there

  • @NorwayMamma1
    @NorwayMamma1 Před 2 lety +54

    This video was very intense. Most of us take for granted that we have indoor toilets and showers. Seeing how other people live is so interesting and that is one reason why I love your vlogs. You don't just show us the good and glamorous side of places you visit. You show us all aspects of how people live. I do get so worried that you will get mugged or kidnapped. Please be careful. Love and hugs from Norway!

    • @deedeewayyes4724
      @deedeewayyes4724 Před rokem +1

      Don't worry. If it were raining he would walk between the rain drops. Meaning he's protected always. (That is my wish for him)

    • @terrymullins9772
      @terrymullins9772 Před rokem

      We all don't have Ten kids , that's why we are ok at the moment

    • @jamie.777
      @jamie.777 Před rokem

      How about that outdoor butcher shop. Omg, that meat 🍖 most be loaded with bacteria and disease

  • @Securo-Bytes
    @Securo-Bytes Před 2 lety +4

    You would have to come to Jos, My city in Nigeria. Nigeria is truly diverse, My state is in the middle part of the country, with almost 60 languages with a different lifestyle from South, but sharing some things in common with the far north

  • @lostamonglocals5382
    @lostamonglocals5382 Před 2 lety

    We love your style and your storytelling. Inspiration. Thanks for being brave and showing it all. Exactly the kind of vids we love and aspire to grow into some day. Keep it up

  • @mexicanrice
    @mexicanrice Před 2 lety +13

    These are great videos ! Thank you for what you do. I watch from Mexico and I wish nothing but the best for my African brothers . Peace and love to all .

  • @GMC2001
    @GMC2001 Před 2 lety +4

    Brother, I lived in Nigeria. In Kano, Lagos and Abuja. You did a wonderful job of showing the country. I feel like I’m coming home when I visit Nigeria. One love x

  • @radw9711
    @radw9711 Před 2 lety

    this Nigeria session videos, love the intro(song, shots) it's absolutely amazing. very well done, beautiful people over there.

  • @shaunrandall4341
    @shaunrandall4341 Před 2 lety

    Your videos are amazing my friend, you put them together well!

  • @tjpj1919
    @tjpj1919 Před 2 lety +43

    Ive watched a shameful amount of youtube in my time, this series is up there with the best.

  • @luckybamboo3385
    @luckybamboo3385 Před 2 lety +28

    While I was working as a consultant in Nigeria many years ago, I visited Maiduguri. Wonderful city and very hospitable people like Kano. Not sure if you are planning to visit the capital of Borno State or the state in general. Consistently, you've done a magnificent job in portraying Nigerians - on the ground, visiting and conversing with day-2-day people. Happy New Year and safe travels, Nick.

    • @oludiyaemmanuel7374
      @oludiyaemmanuel7374 Před 2 lety +4

      Those city are very risk now to visit… cause the level of terrorist

    • @liamjohnson1219
      @liamjohnson1219 Před 2 lety

      @@oludiyaemmanuel7374 What religion of terrorists ??

  • @gregorycote847
    @gregorycote847 Před 2 lety +7

    My girlfriend’s mother is from Nigeria and I’ve been watching your videos with her to better understand where she comes from. It has been eye-opening and I am very grateful for your work! Thank you from Montréal, Canada!

  • @pojelly7325
    @pojelly7325 Před rokem +9

    Your conversational skills are amazing. Your questions to the locals with the different animal hides were impressive. I would not have been able to think of all of those on the spot while in such an engaging area. Well done

  • @gordslater
    @gordslater Před 2 lety +19

    Nick - interaction tip for North Africa muslim regions - you should immediately follow up a handshake with a hand-to-heart gesture - a short one for casual meetings or a quick deal, but long press of 1-2 seconds - depending on the sincerity - of the palm to heart for old friends or for someone who has previously been very generous or helpful or after a good or complex business deal.
    Example in this vid 19:38 - tanneries chairman taps heart after handshake (and you - quite noticeably - don't haha)
    (If someone offers their wrist with hand tilted down in respone, they have sticky or dirty fingers, but are offering a clean wrist/forearm for you to gently grasp to shake instead - this is more common between friends or peers than with tourists though)

    • @parislove616
      @parislove616 Před 2 lety +3

      and should we have them remove their garb when they visit the USA???

    • @nathanbako3066
      @nathanbako3066 Před 2 lety +2

      I'm from northern Nigeria and you got it spot on!

    • @nath6374
      @nath6374 Před 2 lety +1

      @@parislove616 what?

    • @nath6374
      @nath6374 Před 2 lety

      thank you for your comment. the cultural difference is remarkable.

  • @Diary_of_a_food_lover
    @Diary_of_a_food_lover Před 2 lety +10

    Im from the eastern part of Nigeria but i attend law school in kano. Kano is a very big nice city..Kindly show ur viewers the beautiful parts of kano also.

    • @clarenceonyekwere5428
      @clarenceonyekwere5428 Před 2 lety +1

      I think he did that in the last episode. This is his second episode on Kano.

    • @clarenceonyekwere5428
      @clarenceonyekwere5428 Před 2 lety

      @DemiKhay Naija I did. He went to the richer Neighborhood in Kano and showed Dangote’s house as well. He didn’t stay there long in that episode.

    • @aozone67
      @aozone67 Před 2 lety +1

      @@clarenceonyekwere5428 he showed a walled fence from a moving car, it doesn't count

  • @abilash254
    @abilash254 Před 2 lety

    Glad that I found your channel. Lot of interesting and informative content from across the globe.

  • @Ashleysplanet
    @Ashleysplanet Před 2 lety +1

    Damn this video was extremely eye opening. You have an amazing gift of delivering a story. Great work dude

  • @kristoph8029
    @kristoph8029 Před 2 lety +67

    You can see Nigerians innately are good most of them even with the poverty and unemployment still choose to remain good and decent human beings if only the Government plays their part the citizens are very nice

    • @abubakaridi7200
      @abubakaridi7200 Před 2 lety +3

      You nailed it... You summarised our problems in on sentence

    • @ebubechiibegbula5968
      @ebubechiibegbula5968 Před 2 lety +1

      Most humans by default are not prone to evil megalomania....they are just humane...

  • @stanleydouge2803
    @stanleydouge2803 Před 2 lety +10

    Nigeria the land of my ancestors igbo land and Yoruba land 36% Nigerian this Haitian love my Nigerian brothers and sisters we both need to get our corrupt politicians out of power for a better future sending you love from North America

  • @conspiracybarbie
    @conspiracybarbie Před 2 lety +1

    I love this!!!! You're AMAZING thank you so much for what you do!!!!

  • @emmanuelanyadubalu749
    @emmanuelanyadubalu749 Před 2 lety +1

    Shout out to Mohammed. Such a honest and smart guy. Thanks Nick for this series.

  • @ilaarga2150
    @ilaarga2150 Před 2 lety +7

    Nigerian Here! What you are experiencing is culture shock. People are friendly in general the government is the problem. No funds to make supporting infrastructure

  • @danieladetayo3711
    @danieladetayo3711 Před 2 lety +38

    Thanks a lot for this man. I hope this will force Nigerian leaders to do better. Not a lot of Nigerians from the south would attempt to do what you just did.

    • @shea88barbie
      @shea88barbie Před 2 lety

      Hmmm seems Nigerians are friendly to Whites over other Nigerians and other Blacks

    • @jyde50
      @jyde50 Před 2 lety +3

      @@shea88barbie Am nigerian and not a fan of whites. The more you know them the less you like.

    • @Zinky16
      @Zinky16 Před 2 lety

      @@shea88barbie not everything is about race. I doubt you would ever go to northern Nigeria either.

    • @shea88barbie
      @shea88barbie Před 2 lety

      @@Zinky16 I would like to visit Kaduna.

    • @reza_dc2
      @reza_dc2 Před 2 lety

      They will never do better , money and greed has crippled Africa.

  • @LaurenKellyPianoLessons

    Thank you for this beautiful, respectful, honest, eye-opening and brutal video. Beyond that, I’m speechless.

  • @livingintheforest3963

    You are the best traveler and the best Travel Channel I love your program I watch it all the time now I see the kindness and empathy you show to people it’s a genuine not a bunch of hubris and arrogance.

  • @Steve_V1066
    @Steve_V1066 Před 2 lety +45

    Wow this is so intense. Thank you so much for doing this series, I have never been to Nigeria and with my old age and health, I doubt I ever will but I am glad to learn more. These folks are so resilient and it is so sad to see regular hardworking people be so close to starving. I have no idea what would help make their situation better, but I really would like to see them be able to flourish.
    Thank you Nick for risking your own safety to open peoples eyes to this nation and its people, it is really appreciated.

    • @docholiday7758
      @docholiday7758 Před 2 lety +2

      Amen. Sadly things do not appear to have improved for the common people since I was there many years ago. I'm sure the population is much greater now. But then as now, the problem is likely government corruption. To some extent it is three countries in one...the north is dominated by the Muslim Hausa people. The southwest by the poly-theist Yoruba people. And the southeast by the largely Christian Ibo people. My understanding is that national politics is dominated by the Yoruba people. I'm sure it's a challenge to forge a coherent nation with such diverse cultural and religious beliefs. When I left there I had many more questions than when I first arrived...many of those questions remain unanswered.

  • @TheNewTravel
    @TheNewTravel Před 2 lety +31

    Incredible video. All the Nigerians you spoke to were really looking out for you

  • @Chrissmills
    @Chrissmills Před 2 lety

    The raw emotion you show says more than words ever could, thank you for the amazing content.

  • @JillTravenner
    @JillTravenner Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for showcasing the Nigerian history cultures & people. I enjoyed watching this video.

  • @ifyifemanima3972
    @ifyifemanima3972 Před 2 lety +10

    This is where Louis Vuitton gets the materials for the expensive bags they sell. Nigeria my Country , you break my heart on a daily basis

    • @NanyasCorner
      @NanyasCorner Před 2 lety +1

      My dear exactly what I said. Imagine the small amount they sell the raw material for 🤨

    • @blank1778
      @blank1778 Před 2 lety

      It only cost them 20 USD in material shipping is whats expensive nowadays

    • @gre894
      @gre894 Před 2 lety

      @@NanyasCorner As it should be. Manufacturing is what makes products valuable.

    • @davidoluwadare2787
      @davidoluwadare2787 Před 2 lety

      @@gre894 what is so expensive about manufacturing? You really think these people are paid fairly

    • @olubunmiolumuyiwa
      @olubunmiolumuyiwa Před 2 lety

      @@davidoluwadare2787 manufacturing is what people want. If these people in Nigeria don't want to provide the raw material, people from other countries are happy to supply it for less

  • @brucelee4996
    @brucelee4996 Před 2 lety +35

    Thanks Nick and Mohammed.
    This is a truly eye-opening episode.
    It gives me so much gratitude, considering these people are friendly, and have so little; although they do have each other. ✌️

  • @AjengHendrikse
    @AjengHendrikse Před 2 lety +12

    i’ve been living in Nigeria for more than 6 years, i love my Nigerian friends, food and culture. but also sad to see so many people still living in such poor condition. Nigeria is rich, Nigerian people deserve to have better life if only goverment knows wht to do with the source.

  • @Ms.Travelher
    @Ms.Travelher Před 2 lety

    My favorite channel!!!! I love what you do. Keep it up! You definitely inspire me❤️

  • @maxiwhispers6057
    @maxiwhispers6057 Před 2 lety +16

    I’ve been watching your videos for a few weeks and consumed them regularly since. My favorites thus far have to be the ones on Honduras and Nigeria. I think you’re doing wonderful work that serves the greater interests of humanity. I love your humility and thoroughness when approaching people in their homelands. I commend you on your open-mindedness and courage, you know how to make people comfortable and how to ask the right questions. Your content is truly epic and deserves to be lauded as inspiring, serving the interests of all mankind.
    I know it may sound a bit much, but you’re helping people see how complex, nuanced and beautiful life is on earth-that there are millions of ways of being human. I hope that someday I too can have such an impact as you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing us with such rich entertainment through your adventures. I hope you get to read this comment since there are so many, but if not, cheers to those of you who get what I’m saying and who support this mission. Thank you again Indigo Traveler, don't stop what you're doing!
    -Max originally from France but commenting from Arizona USA

  • @MrsLauraVNL
    @MrsLauraVNL Před 2 lety +15

    The work you're doing is very impactful and will continue to be long after you're gone. You've achieved what a lot of people dream of, which is leaving their mark forever. It's amazing to see how much extreme diversity there is out there. Thank you very much for doing this!

  • @jacobreynolds4547
    @jacobreynolds4547 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your extreme journalism 🙏

  • @ironmeme7340
    @ironmeme7340 Před rokem +6

    Be honest: what was the smell like in that meat market?

  • @victorwhite9522
    @victorwhite9522 Před 2 lety +124

    Man, I raise my cap to you. This adventure you took on to Kano, I won't dare risk even for usd100,000. I am so scared of the far north, I have never imagined myself going to any of those places, and i am nigerian who currently resides in abuja. Man, you have my respect!!!!!

    • @muhammadabubakar6821
      @muhammadabubakar6821 Před 2 lety +9

      Stop lying

    • @Nnuhu1
      @Nnuhu1 Před 2 lety +5

      The other side of the fear you have is insight and clarity.

    • @nathanbako3066
      @nathanbako3066 Před 2 lety +10

      @@muhammadabubakar6821 why do you say that? Most people from the north will think twice before going to the creeks of Niger delta too.

    • @fredrickshuga9774
      @fredrickshuga9774 Před 2 lety

      @@muhammadabubakar6821 how is it a lie? Many people are scared to be there. The people right this video are different from the ones doing the bad

    • @ugooko7569
      @ugooko7569 Před 2 lety

      @@fredrickshuga9774 the distance between kano and where she lives Abuja is about 4 to 5hrs

  • @mobiblaize
    @mobiblaize Před 2 lety +12

    This is an nice reminder even to us Nigerians, in the midst of the hardship its easy to forget how incredible our country is

    • @maxsteel2017
      @maxsteel2017 Před 2 lety

      You call that incredible? The living conditions are awful.

  • @NateIrvo
    @NateIrvo Před 2 lety

    Amazed by how much attention you attracted and the respect shown by the locals, they were so welcoming and willing to answer questions. It's sad how many of them saw you as a beacon of hope when they asked to have an interview to hopefully improve their situation and how grateful they were for the chance.
    This was so incredible to watch and must be for you to experience, thanks for sharing.

  • @James-blond007
    @James-blond007 Před 2 lety

    Excellent work my friend!!