Mad Asari. Dem don arrest MNK, now you want to position yourself as successor by claiming ijaw people own biafra. Waka sege for you there.

Nawa oo. How many 3-lane highways do we have in the South?. Northerners ensuring that they use the country's resources for their own max selfish benefit. Considering that we don't have enough roads in the country, the money to be spent on the extra lane can we used to build a single carriage road somewhere, where no roads exist. They can build the current road as 2-lanes first with room for expansion later. Foolish administrators managing the affairs of the country.

It is well.

Who pays school fees for PhD program in developed nations? Abeg no waste your money ooo

Magicians:
Quality of content like foolish igbo making commenting such as Buhari is a killer n a murderer generating 300 likes ba ?! Many of you deluded Igbos think every one should deliberately chose to be foolish because you have chosen to be

You think because this is an online forum, you are free to run your stinking mouth anyhow without any consequences. I can see how bright you are, thinking everyone else that is not from your family is Igbo. If you don't agree with what was suggested, can't you just say so quietly without insulting people from other tribes? Dumb motherfucker.

netpro:
There is a movie, the society lived by Likes. Almost everyone were hypocritical.

Just like your suggestion, it does not end well. Most people will be commenting for Likes and not about a valid Opinion.

tpiar:


How do likes improve content when about 30% of the two million monikers are simply for followership of other monikers?


Meaning whatever certain ids post, even if its nonsense, they'll get nonsensical likes while better topics and comments would be relegated to obscurity by these same trolls?

It's just a takeover of the forum and its eventual decline.

Go and checkout how youtube bubbles up top comments, look at the trend for how they sort the comments (based on likes). You will see that most times (no always) they are spot-on displaying comments in that order. If Google (whose 80% revenue comes from ads) and do that with youtube, there is no harm in Nairaland trying.


And yes a few people will comment for likes, but for most it will not be about being first to comment so their responses will be in the first page, it will be about taking time to respond knowing that if the response makes sense to people, they get to be on the first page of the comments to a topic.

nlPoster:
You folks are too obsessed with likes.


Do you not get tired of saying the same thing continuously?

Why not open your own forum where you can like all day.

I think you are missing the point! Please take your time to read what was suggested. It is not about the number of likes, it is about improving the quality of the contents created/posted in Nairaland. Would you rather open a thread, and the first set of comments you see are good ones (that people love) or would you rather see a bunch of people posting letters (to reserve space) or worst still dedicating comments to their ancestors and shouting FTC up and down? Think about this.

Seun and other Mods,
Having been a member of this forum for a longtime, and seeing how some other members have been derailing interesting and important topics with FTC and other inappropriate comments, I think it is time for a change, that will keep topics posted interesting and more engaging. It might also serve as the basis for moving a topic to front-page.

Here is my proposal:
User comments for a topic should be displayed (by default) sorted in descending order by number of likes. This way, comments that bubble to the top for a particular topic are interesting comments that people like (and have shared), while those that are less interesting like those booking space will be sunk to the bottom. This will be beneficial to users and mods, because it will force members to write meaningful comments if they want their comments to remain in the first page. I believe it will drive more traffic to Nairaland (and more ads), because there is a guarantee that when people open topics, they will see the most interesting comments first (Not FTC, M . h, I dedicate this to my ancestors etc etc), and they will be able to provide even more interesting responses.

As an added feature, you can provide multiple views (to display by response time (current default), and by number of likes) but most importantly, the default view has to be by likes and shares (you can break ties by response time).

Guys what do you think?

Mods please move to front-page

Mynd44
Seun

See as she resemble Bambam for the last pix

Who grace found? so oyinbo woman na grace now. SMH.

Anyways, don't marry her on her first visit sir. Step up and be a man, Germans can bitchy and domineering, let her understand that you are just meeting her and decisions like getting married cannot be rushed (especially for her). Make sure you have enough fun (not only sex ) with her. Show her around the Lagos but be very weary of kidnappers.

While she is here, you guys can plan for a wedding in future. If you get small money, buy ring propose to her (if you really want to marry her and be with her).

Ignore everything I have said above, if your goal is just to marry her for papers.

Today's loot by our politicians (Thiefinubu and the likes) makes $300 million look like child's play.

Chai, anytime I see this bam bam I go just remember as Mr Teddy pound am like fufu for toilet. Mr Teddy the mortar.

In saner climes where I live, you cant buy any non-otc drug from a registered pharmacy without a prescription from a certified doctor, let alone buying from a street hawker. And we are still hoping for a better Nigeria? We go hope tire.

PassingShot:
For the past 12 months or so, there hasn't been a day without massive recruitment thread on the front page of NL. It is evidence of a working economy.

PDP and their brainwashed minions would however want us to believe differently.

We cannot return to Egypt. We are moving to the next level of prosperity and development in Nigeria.

So one company with only 7 open positions is your own definition of massive recruitment and working economy. No make Sango strike you for there for that kind rubbish wey you just type so. Mumu thing

Abuheekmat:
Every politician is liable to be a thief ..


You shouldn't choose between WORKING THIEF AND NON WORKING THIEF .


A THIEF IS A THIEF




BOYCOTT DEMOCRACY..

EMBRACE SHARIA

I don see you for plenty threads this morning. E be like say you don't dey mad abi. Continue...

I can't actually believe that anyone in his/her right senses will vote for a govt that fails to keep his promise of paying you $15 per month, for 8months. Sad

herkeem:
The International School Ibadan (ISI) and the Hijab Ban.

ISI is a secondary school under the control of the management of University of Ibadan. The school has been in the news in the last few days for its refusal to allow willing female Muslim students use Hijab on their uniform. The situation has degenerated to the extent that the Muslim students were shut out of the school among other unwarranted actions of the school as represented by the Principal, one Mrs Phebean Olowe.

I have read and listened to different opinions on the development and I am not sorry for the positions I take on the matter. Before I conclude with my positions however, I have a few questions for the Principal in question as well as anyone with position same as or similar to that of the school management:

1. Does the wearing of Hijab by the willing female Muslim students portend any danger/evil for their colleagues (who don't), the school or anyone for that matter?

2. Is it against the law of the land for the students of such a 'public' school to wear Hijab?

3. Does their observance of that aspect of their constitutional rights rub or deny anyone of his?

If the genuine answers to the above questions are NO, then I am of the opinion that the assertion that the school's reactions are borne out of hatred for Islam and the Muslims must be very true and this has to stop and stop NOW.

And for those who might be asking, does their not wearing Hijab portend any danger? Yes, it does and contrary to the opinions of those that know not, not wearing Hijab makes female muslims less Muslims because it's not a flexible commandment. If your wish is really not to make them non-Muslims, let them use what makes them the Muslims that they are.

I call on all the concerned stakeholders and well meaning people of the society to intervene in good time to allow our female Muslim students join their colleagues without any further victimization, molestation, discrimination or disdainful treatment of any kind.

Leyin aponle, abuku lo Ku o........... Tori a ko le wa sa fun keke lo kolu moto.....

Adesanjo Oyejide.

TO THOSE WHO ARE CLAIMING THAT ISI IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL PLEASE READ A LITTLE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL BEFORE YOU JUMP ONTO THE BANDWAGON OF YOUR MURIC BANDIT LEADER PROF Ishaq Akintola WHO KNOWS NOTHING OTHER THAN FOMENTING TROUBLE.



With reference to write ups concerning wearing of Hijab and subsequent protest by selected Muslim Parents in International School Ibadan (ISI), I hereby make my submission below:

To start with, it's a pity that Muslims do preach that Islam is a Religion of Peace. All what was said in the write ups by Prof Ishaq Akintola (President of Muslim Rights Concern {MURIC}) and Prof Salisu Shehu (Deputy General Secretary, Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs {NSCIA}) are all FICTIONS. I don't know why they just don't embrace peace and live with others peacefully with tolerance. And to say that these people spreading all these false news and information are Professors. Their Professorial status was merited via their scholarship and thus are more informed and knowledgeable and should not misinform or mislead others. They are people who are looked up to in the society for proper direction and guidance.

[b]The Secondary School, ISI was founded and established by a British-German Educator Kurt Hahn a Christian in October 1963 with funding from USAID, Ford Foundation and donation of land space by the Nigerian Western Regional Government. Most of the pioneer teaching staff were British expatriates’ educators from Gordonstoun in Scotland. The school is a co-educational Boarding and Day School, admitting pupils aged 10 to 16. It was primarily established to meet the need of finding a school with a world class standard comparable to schools in Europe and Northern America for children of expatriates, living and working in Nigeria. It opened its doors to pupils of both expatriates of diverse nationalities and highly placed Nigerians. The social setting that ISI provided attracted more patronage from people of all races. Also the principals who have headed the school have been mostly Reverend Fathers and one Muslim. The first Principal was David S. Snell (1963–1965) of blessed memory; followed by John Gillespie (1965–1968). The longest serving Principal was an Anglican clergy, Archdeacon J.A. Iluyomade (1969–1985) of blessed memory. He was also the first indigenous head of the school. After him was Rev. (Dr.) Dapo Ajayi (1986–1988) also of blessed memory, then Dapo Fajembola (1990–1991) also of blessed memory. Thereafter came the first female Principal, Esther Adetola Smith (1991–2004). After her was R.O. Akintilebo (2006–2007) who was the first Muslim Principal, Dr. M.B Malik (2007–2017) and Phebean O. Olowe (2017-present). It should be stated that between 2004 and 2006 when the school had internal crises and administrative issues a Non-Academic Staff of the University, Mr. Augustine Onwueme of Blessed memory was assigned by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Odejide as an administrator to manage the affairs of ISI. Mr. Augustine Onwueme was an administrator from June/July, 2004 until his demise in December 2005 on contract basis. [/b]

The school dress code with the emphasis of no HEAD COVER means no scarf, beret or the hijab. Permit me to say that the wearing of Hijab is not on religious bases but cultural (way of life). The region where the mode of dressing emanated from was in the Middle East which is a desert and thus the need to protect their eyes from blindness due to the sand dust. ISI is a private school not funded by any Government or even the University of Ibadan. The University of Ibadan only manages the affairs and administration of the School thus informing as Chairman of the School Governing Council to be the appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the Institution. This is a school where a praying ground is provided for the Muslims to observe their prayers and if you must know it's because of the Muslims that the school closes on Friday by 12.30pm in other for Muslim students to observe Jumat and they are actually been conveyed to the Mosque in the University for prayers. Also on Sundays, as the Christian students have their Fellowship in school, The Muslim Student Society (MSS) of ISI has one of the staff of the school who comes around on Sunday to anchor the fellowship with them on ISI premises. The Islamic Religion Knowledge /Arabic Language Studies was introduced into the school curriculum by Mr. R. O. Akintilebo during his tenure. He initiated this by engaging tutors who came and teach the students on a part time bases. If ISI is discriminating as claimed by the writers, Mr. R. O. Akintilebo would never be employed to head the school as a Principal. His appointment was on merit as he was one of the teachers in the school. Please tell me, is there any discrimination against the Muslims as petitioned by the unrecognized International School Muslim Parents’ Forum (ISMPF)? Why is it so difficult for people to abide by the rules and regulations of a school? No one forced those clamoring for the use of Hijab to bring their kids to ISI. There are lots of Islamic Secondary schools in Oyo state where without any difficulty they can wear their Hijab. The man who started this madness Abdurrahman Balogun (Chairman of International School Muslim Parents’ Forum {ISMPF}, an association not recognized by the school authorities), in ISI who was distributing the Hijab to the girls at the school car park on Monday 12 November, 2018 enrolled his child last year into JSS1. This is his second year in ISI. Following day, Tuesday 13th November the school management had a PTA meeting and parents made their grievances known to the management. Funny enough some of the parents and the Alumni who attended the PTA meeting to speak were Muslims and they emphasized their displeasure by what their Muslim counterparts are causing in the school. I was at that PTA meeting (being a parent whose child has been attending the school for over three years) and I witnessed all that transpired. An email sent in by one Alhaja Basirat Banke Adeniyi was read by the chairman, Lawyer Kazeem Olaniyi of the recognized PTA in the school (also a Muslim), where she expressed her disappointment over the acts of the ISMPF and suggested by mentioning Muslim schools in Ibadan that these aggrieved parents can take their kids to, if they cannot abide by the rules and regulations of ISI. The culprit of this whole madness, Abdurrahman Balogun who wrote the petition about discrimination of the Muslim students in the school and the need to wear hijab was shut down by majority of the parents from talking, for disrupting the peace of the institution which has been established over 55years where the students are all tutored together irrespective of their religion or ethnic differences. Parents at the meeting were even asking what form of discrimination was experienced by these Muslim children, none was ever mentioned. The governing council however met on Wednesday 14 November and gave their final verdict that the school will maintain its status quo one of which is no wearing of any form of head cover and anyone who violates this should not be allowed inside the school premises or the parents should take such kids to other schools where it is permitted to wear any form of head cover such as hijab. The irony about this, is the fact that those parents who are headstrong about the decision of the Governing Council has instructed their daughters to wear the hijab thus hindering their entering the school premises and attending their classes. These are the girls seen outside the school gate with their hijab on, 8 of them in number. While other Muslim parents abided by the school authorities and Governing Council verdict, instructed their girls to remove their hijab so that they can be allowed to enter the school premises and continue with their classes. These other 8 girls have been attending the school without Hijab for years until their parents are woken from their slumber by this spoiler and enemy of peace, Abdurrahman Balogun whom was said to have established the ISI Muslim Parents Association Forum. An illegal association not recognised by the school authorities aside from the PTA. Funny thing is his own child is attending classes. Do you know why? His child is a boy while those who are supporting his cause have their kids to be girls and with the new rule of no wearing of hijab they are denied access into the school. I rest my case. But the question are: Will the wearing of hijab make their girls more brilliant or better still take them to heaven? If the foreign Christians who established the school had said strictly no other person of other religion except from Christianity should attend, maybe this problem would not have emerged. The Muslim parents who are supporting this cause some of them actually got educated through their attendance of mission schools owned by Catholics, Methodist, Baptist and Anglican. I went to St. Louis Girls Secondary School Mokola and the late Arisekola Alao's daughter Fatima who was a junior attended and her other siblings attended ISI. Also the Baale of Bodija Alhaji Rasheed Adesokan two daughters, Folake and Tolani attended my school (St. Louis) in fact Folake was my mate. Although she was taken away in her final year because Folake actually converted to a Christian of her own free will. We have Muslims sending their children to Christian Private owned Universities like Babcock, Bowen, Covenant, Redeemers and so on. Why can’t they agitate for wearing of Hijab in this private owned tertiary institutions, if they can clamour for such in ISI which is equally a private owned Secondary School. At least I know there are Muslim owned universities like Cresecent University in Abeokuta and Fountain University at Osogbo all in South West. One can go on and on about this. It's all optional and choice you don't have to force your own religion doctrines on others violating the laid down rules and then going about spreading false information of discrimination against Muslim students.

Dr. Olufunke Adegoke
Lecturer, Department of Sociology,
University of Ibadan

Shiorr, awon 419 meji.

Dem wan use style go claim asylum for yankee or Canada.

Built roads without proper drainage incorporated into the design. After 2months pot holes are back. Stupid people

Stupid CBN, As if the people that spray money dont spray in millions. What if I decide to sacrifice 50k out of 2million that I intend to spray. Awon ode oshi

It wasn't Fashola that turned Surulere around ooo. Lagos State happened to have won sponsorship from ADB to rehabilitate roads.

Mimee803:
Ambode must go!

This road is terrible my family and I spent no less than 6hours in traffic to nd fro! And to think that it leads to Ambodes town Epe I find it hard 2 believe! Honestly this poster doesn't exaggerate the roads are terrible! I remember how Fashola turned surulere around totally when he was governor and I wonder how lagosians can even support this joker man called Ambode! U just have 2 look at how dirty lagos is to know he cant handle d job!

m

Cardi B, my crush. Be careful of me... Still the best recent rap song by far, coming from a lady.

Enjoy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zSRkr1nQNw

Shey Naija na shit-hole country, why him no go build toilet. Ordinary normal toilet, he has tagged as ultra modern. If him come build toilet wey dey wash bumbum for person, wetin he go call am? Mega-super-ultra-mighty-toilet? Idiot politicians.

That is how another idiot minister in South African banned doggy-style saying it is the leading cause of cancer.

Chai, Africa na really dark continent ooo. Little wonder Trump call African countries shit-hole countries.

Fake reading. Wetin dem dey do since morning wey dem nor read. When night reach, dem go come dey form I dey go night class. A lot of dem na preek dem dey go suck for night class.

Those bobby and yansh no be here ooooo.

How many times this story wan hit front page, huh? https://www.nairaland.com/4658992/nine-corps-members-drown-during . E be like say Oga Seun don give mods target like Naija banks. All of them just dey run push tory come front page. Even the ones wey don dey before. I tire for this Nairaland mods oooo.

I pay over $200/month for tv and internet bundled together. I don’t think there should be any noise about the increase. It costs fairly the same amount of money to operate a tv provider service anywhere in the world (with the exception of salary differences). These guys do not make as much profit as we all perceive, because they pay a lot of licensing and content fees to content owners.

Abeg change that 'may not' to "will not" and the "5 years" to 'Forever'.

Putting it together "Nigeria will not have stable electricity forever".

No be curse oooo, na obvious fact. Before democracy we thought military rule was bad, and that they embezzled our money, but democracy is even worse off. Senators embezzle openly, I read recently that we are planning to spend 245billion to conduct elections (that will not be free and fair) just to elect another batch of corrupt fools. God help us

This old papa this dey play ball?

ishowdotgmail:
Anthony hot die

You Gay Bruv?

This is where I d say the coach was stupid. He should have played someone else instead of Mikel. Of all the players on the pitch that day, Mikel was the least motivated to continue playing in the world cup in Russia. Even if we had advanced, he would have flown back to Naija to sort out things.

While I dont blame him, he played most of his passes backwards. He could not motivate the team to hangon till the end. And to the people that kidnapped his dad, all doors to their success in life will be shut! unless they repent.