NewStats: 3,264,146 , 8,182,763 topics. Date: Monday, 09 June 2025 at 08:56 PM 6o3f1n

I can't believe this!!!! A Nigerian wins a prize and all we can do is break it down into tribal connotations What a united country!

@opuro: na wa o, bad belle dey worry una. No be only rich people pikin dey go abroad, who say make u no read well collect scholarship?

@bedos: congrats man. Since u've never been to UK, and since the price is not so different(as they say) I think you should stay on campus so that u can make friends and settle in fast.

Hmn, well what can we say, or do for that matter? There was no election, we all knew that. There views of people on this thread alone is proof that the 24 million votes PDP pooled were certainly not from the Nigerian electorate. It's amazing that a country of internationally respected people like Soyinka and so many other Professors emeritus and distinguished professionals alike can still be at this crude level of governance. Let's just hope that every confused election we have is a step towards a better and saner one in the future,

@ckenneths: Dangote Sugar, Salt, and Dunlop in the tyre division (for example)

@Frank: well said!

@Seun: I think what you need to do is get volunteers who will contribute write-ups or work on the project on a part time basis.b There are people who love writing so much, they could agree to such a deal. You definitely don't need a partner cos there's no space for one in the arrangement you outlined above. Nwayz, all the best.

When will we start analyzing Buffet?

Ok Frank, do you intend to catalogue the methods so we (forum) can analyse or we just pick at random. In any case, what r we waiting for?

@texazzpete: very well said!

@bocamodias
If you had had a 1st class, you would have gotten a nice job in a top flight organization, earning 150 -250k monthly and living a very decent life.  Unemployment may be high in this country but it's not an excuse for crime. Afterall, this same society produced the likes of Jimoh Ibrahim, who came from the poorest background in a village in Ondo State and Erastus Akingbola who never had the opportunity of attending any higher institution. He used to wash cars for a man who encouraged him to do ACCA back then. Today, he's gotten a masters (but no first degree) and he's one of the richest men in the country.
My point is, no matter the prevailing situation in the country, you can make something positive out of it.

Thing is, he's a very determined guy, determined to get out out of poverty. He's also quite intelligent and at every point has tapped into his intellectual capacity to create wealth. He's a sharp guy.

Hi all! Thanks Frank 4 starting this thread. With the current boom in Nigeria's capital market, it's very important for us know to know how to play the market succesfully. So, there's no end to how much information we'll be needing as investors.Please forum let's focus on Buffet's methods- which have become legendary in any case, rather than argue about his methods. One thing about Nigerian youths is that they are very intelligent. I'm sure if we familiarise ouselves with the methods, we'll be able to adapt them to our environment.

By the way, anyone know where I can get the books in FCT?

@oyb

oyb:

if you put a woman on a pedestal, she will piss on you'

That's not true, some ladies are bad, some guys make you wanna cry; it's a two way thing.

@ginajuice
girl, i was goin to post some pretty scathing remarks before i saw your your second post about you friend not being a gold digger.
Ok, agreed, she's not a gold digger but she's not very sensitive to people's feelings either. If she knew there was something about the first guy she could never reconcile with she should never have gone out with him, they should simply have remained good friends. Going out with him knowing fully well she will never agree to marry him was a callous thing to do- how would she, even you feel if a guy does that to you? She should have wasted the guy's time, that'snot fair. He could as well have met another girl during the time he was believing his girlfriend was in Sokoto.

In any case, since she's able to take care of herself as you say, then she shouldn't be worried whether her new bobo has a job or not. So what'sher stress? Perhaps the truth is, she wants a tall guy as well as all the love and carethe short guy used to shower on her. Cos if indeed she took the short guy's caring and loving as being soft and irritating, then honestly, she doesn't deserve such a wonderful guy (short or tall)

@naijacutee

God bless u!

@bocamadias
Is this some sort of joke? 'Cos I really can't believe that in this day and age, regardless of how bad Nigeria's educational system has become, any body can so utterly lack substance.

@Glory 2007
Please tell me what it was that Jimoh Ibrahim said about his wife, 'cos I was of the opinion that he doesn't give the woman due regard

@carpenter

Did you say military school? Sorry, no show for you again. Jet Li I can stand, but not a soldier

@Saintchux and Seun

Well said guys!

@keele

Man, you sound seriously insecure. It seems that you're not on the same wavelength&mindset with your girlfriend and that's exactly what is scaring you. Tell me are you going out with her because you're confident you have all she desires in a man or because you think she helps you boost you ego, when peopl see her as your girlfriend they'll respect you? I've seen guys who are happy to have their wives earn more than them. Probably because they know their worth is more than the paycheck. The bottomline is; a lady likes a man that is strong and confident in himself and what he can do. Are you?

@eko4show

I feel you perfectly

@iice
Really! Sounds interesting, but were do you learn that in Nigeria. The dojos around seem to be solely for Karate and stuff

@Carpenter

Thanks Jet Li! I'm checking out the website.

@Brymore

Did you say 5am in the morning? Whaaaat!!!!

@iice
What's Tai Chi? Is that the most feminine one to learn. Cos I sure don't wanna develop muscles,

@Carpenter
If the Jet Li is handsome, who knows,

I tried to learn when i was in school. Had a friend who was the karate instructor then and she'd started to take me through some routines, but CGPA came along and I had to ask myself, what exactly did my parents send me to school for? Anywayz, I'd really like to take it up again(i kinda have the time now). Prob is, I'm in Abuja. So if you know anywhere I can learn here pls let me know- provided it's not expensive. Or better still, I might just find a good-looking sensei to marry who would naturally teach me at no cost at all, whatcha think?

@ Jiggo
Which power generating company is that?Public or private?

Hi Somebody, just stumbled on your thread,
Tell me, do you still need help with the site? I think you're doin us all a great service and I will like to help out. Could help you gather information, research and stuff. Meanwhile, do let me know if there are any vacancies requiring some experience in electronic/ broadcast media. I also want to know which universities are respected for postgraduate study in Communications/PR/Advertising etc.

and of course lots of dough to keep me comfortable!

@ Spoilt
Hey, need a partner on that venture? Sounds interesting,

@topic

My dream is explore different media frontiers: production, presentation, newscasting etc. I had actually gotten into it, but i took a hike when I saw that i wasn't having a life. I was working virtually 24hrs, seven days a week, including public holidays and stuff. But now that I've changed jobs, I'm bored.

So my dream job is tv/media presentation while still having my weekends and public holidays to myself(if that's possible).

C'mon , have a little sense of humour. Isn't it a very humorous way of depicting what our brothers do out there in UK. Not all of them yes, bet hey, we can still poke some harmless fun abi?

Well all's been said and I'm glad you've arrived at a firm decision. All the best girl!

I think because a lot of us were spanked(in some cases excessively), we just cannot imagine a kid's life without his parents spanking him. Aren't there more painful (and effective) ways of disciplining a child without resorting to that- not least not all time, haba! I can count on the fingers of one hand, the number of times my father ever spanked me. My mother on the other hand had a steady supply of kobokos of all sizes which she used generously on us. The result was that my brothers and I began to devise all sorts of means to get out of her trouble including lying creatively, Out of rebellion, I didn't stop doing the things I got spanked for, I only learnt to cover my tracks well and I also grew resentful.
Verdict: spare the rod, love the child and talk together.

@Lafem and texazzpete

Wow, it was fun reading you guys' paunches and rebuttalls, You guys were almost beginning to take it like WAEC, but I commend your ability to argue without quarrelling. I think the issue is a function of your mindset. Both of you were absolutely right.
If you have the abilty to have faith in the face of seemingly different reality, then you may choose to believe that there are jobs out there and you can go for them aggressively, the texazzpete way. If you do not have this belief, then work with what you believe, which may be to start looking for an uncle somewhere or work towards getting retained where you served. The bottomline is do whatever gives you peace of mind, and get results.
I knew from day one that I wasn't going to stay where I served even though the experience I gained there contributed to my job after service. At the same time I wasn't shuttling between Enugu and Lagos for job tests etc.  Oh yeah, I read Guardian diligently and all that, but the job interviews seemed to be the exclusive preserve of first class and 2.1 graduates. All the same I submitted my cv in different places while serving and a month after service, voila!

I want to especially hail lovelyn for her uprightness in rejecting the Abuja job. It's good to know there are still ladies who wouldn't sell their souls for money( and justify the madness.) However, it doesn't mean you shouldn't seek the financial security a well paying job would give you as well as your own personal fulfillment. But never ever compromise your standards 'cos it's never worth it in the long run. Cheers!

God bless you Agboola, and that's a practical example for you Aisha

If the modelling is not full-time, does not involve wearing some crazy things, and is financially worthwhile, pls count me in.

Congratulations!!!!

Ok Abstarr, here's a scenario:

You have the option of picking one of two girls to be your wife. Girl one is everything you've ever wanted in a woman, the perfect person you want to spend the rest of your life with. When you're with her, you see heaven and the angels. Problem is, she's not of your faith.
Girl two you can tolerate and maybe grow fond of in time. She's strayed once in a while but alway comes back. Deep within yourself you're not convinced girl two will not stray again after marriage. In any case, she's well liked by your family and she's the correct religious adherent.
You've done everything else in life and everyone's looking to you for the next wedding reception in your family. For you too, it's about time to settle down, your best friend's child is starting to call you 'uncle'.
Who would you sincerely choose. Or would you wait till a third option comes by which time your friend's son might have entered secondary school? Maybe even never?