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Crime / Re: ‘Stolen’ Genitals: 2 Men Jailed 3 Months For Defamation Of Character by fratermathy(m): 7:17am On Oct 07, 2023 |
Finally, some sense! I’ve always wondered if anyone has actually seen, with their own eyes, cases of stolen geni*talia? How come we don’t have photos? If we can take photos of anything these days, why don’t we document missing genitals? I hope the person gets better justice. We need scapegoats in order to learn. 15 Likes 3 Shares |
Politics / Re: Ovie Of Otuo: Comrade Oshiomhole We Know You, We Will Deliver You by fratermathy(m): 12:14pm On Jan 20, 2023 |
Sonnobax15: If you think of Delta Igbo as the Igboid groups in Delta North, they actually have more local governments than Delta Central. Although this does not translate into having a greater population - reason being that local governments are sometimes created along ethnic lines rather than along population sizes. So, Delta North can have more local government areas in order to account for Ndokwa, Ika, and Enuani peoples who have been lumped into one district. Interestingly though, there are Urhobos in Delta South as well. Can we authoritatively say Urhobos are larger than Delta Igbos? Not really. But if we break the Igboid groups into their smaller ethnic units, then the Urhobos are definitely larger. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Biden Grants Pardon For All Federal Convictions Of Simple Possession Of Marijuan by fratermathy(m): 12:18pm On Oct 07, 2022 |
tianshie: The thing about ignorance is that it creates a false sense of arrogance. Socio-economic has nothing to do with social behaviour. It is simply a conflation of sociological and economic factors: where sociological refers to the society’s structure in terms of race, gender, identity, culture, and other indices; and economic deals with the financial realities of such society, include the commodification of social categories like race, gender, identity, etc. This, in turn, creates situations where race, for example, as a commodified category could become the basis for certain laws. I could give you an entire dissertation about this but your arrogance makes me want to stop here. I won’t reply you any further. Good luck. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Biden Grants Pardon For All Federal Convictions Of Simple Possession Of Marijuan by fratermathy(m): 3:12am On Oct 07, 2022 |
tianshie: What do you understand by the compounded word “socio-economic”? It appears you have a simplistic understanding of it because everything you’ve said clearly have both social and economic bases. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Biden Grants Pardon For All Federal Convictions Of Simple Possession Of Marijuan by fratermathy(m): 8:46pm On Oct 06, 2022 |
God1000: Marijuana mainstreaming is here to stay. Societies are dynamic in the way they make and update laws. The use and possession of marijuana were criminalized in response to the social-economic realities at the time when those laws were made. Today, our reality is different, and laws must be updated to reflect these new realities and scientific discoveries. I wish Nigeria had such a dynamic legislative process. We continue to perpetuate laws that were made when the world was different. Some of our laws are not in synch with modern realities, and anyone who tries to question this becomes the political enemy of the cabal that benefits from retrogressive policies and laws. 89 Likes 10 Shares |
Education / Re: 95% of Nigerians can't Pronounce These Words Correctly. Take The Test by fratermathy(m): 3:08am On Jul 22, 2022 |
AndroBlaze: You make good points. I am one of those who believe in the bastardization of English as a form of postcolonial resistance. I do not make any pretences about how I speak English as a Nigerian, and I owe no one any apology for that. I live in an English-speaking country outside Africa, and everyone understands me well when I speak. Interestingly, I also teach undergraduate students using my educated Nigerian accent, and everyone is happy and mostly on the same page. I do not quarrel with English phonetics. I know that subject all too well, but I fight with those who think there is a right way to speak English. There is no right way to speak the language. Most of the Op’s transcriptions are appropriate in a specific British context (and definitely not even in all of Britain). Pronunciations greatly vary in Canada, various parts of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, etc. In fact, we talk of Englishes rather than English these days. Back to the topic. The Op did well for trying to educate people, but I think his following argument about speaking English in a particular way falls apart. My grandmother in the village, who is educated by the way, doesn’t understand American English, but she understands Nigerian English well. Should she learn to speak like an American just to impress someone who wouldn’t return such a favour to her? Definitely not! We should all strive for intelligibility. Speak that you may be understood. However, do not be forced to speak like someone you’re not. If you fancy accents or spot on pronunciations and it comes natural to you, then you should go ahead and do it. However, do not make such a norm or an expectation. If the average joe in Nigeria pronounces /tetsi flai/ as /tsese flai/, we will all understand. In fact, any native English speaker in the world would understand. That’s what matters. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: The Moment Tinubu Said 'Tweeting On WhatsApp' (Video) by fratermathy(m): 2:24pm On Apr 21, 2022 |
Indispensable85: That’s actually not true. The etymology of the word indicates prior usage in the context of bird sounds. Its association with social media started precisely in 2007 when Twitter became a thing. There are many sources for this, and I am happy to provide at least three if you ask. You may also counter my claim with your sources too. |
Politics / Re: The Moment Tinubu Said 'Tweeting On WhatsApp' (Video) by fratermathy(m): 9:59am On Apr 21, 2022 |
Indispensable85: See image for the dictionary definition of “twitting” - I assume the second one is what you meant based on how you use it as a verb. And yes, I know twitting, which is captured in your post, is not the same as tweeting (which would be more appropriate but also has its primary semantic field in the context of Twitter). 26 Likes
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Religion / Re: Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin "Hears" From God On Camera. by fratermathy(m): 3:18am On Apr 20, 2022 |
Crime / Re: Video Of Vigilante Harassment Of Student In Oleh by fratermathy(m): 11:03pm On Feb 18, 2022 |
seborrhic: Thanks for your comment. This happened around 9pm and my brother was returning from campus back home. Unfortunately he was extorted successfully and I don’t really care about the money now. But I want the awareness to be there because today it might be my brother and tomorrow it could be someone else’s. Who knows how many they extort but can’t do anything about it? They’re nothing but thieves and armed robbers disguised as vigilantes. |
Crime / Video Of Vigilante Harassment Of Student In Oleh by fratermathy(m): 10:09pm On Feb 18, 2022 |
Hello Nairalanders, Please help me make this viral. My younger brother called me to report the vigilantes in Oleh community where a campus of Delta State University is located. They extorted money from him because "he did not move with the receipt of his laptop." He's a 400L student of Civil Engineering and was going home from campus when this happened. The vigilante that did this refused to identify himself or their vigilante outfit. He also refused to speak on the phone with me when I called. I asked my brother to make this video of the vigilante man holding his laptop - a student's laptop and asking for money in return. I wonder the kind of ordeal they put students through everyday if they do this. Social media is now the voice of the voiceless. Please I implore you to post this so that people can call the vigilante boys to order. Students should be not harassed for moving with laptops. In fact, all students should have their laptops. Besides, since when have vigilantes become police officers that check laptops and all that? Is there a constitutional provision for that? Please I want them to be called to order and this is the only way I know how. This happened in front of BMD Restaurant by the former army checkpoint, right after the Law Faculty Gate. Stream the videos from these links: https://streamable.com/n5swxq https://streamable.com/rnzh1g See screenshots below Cc: lalasticlala, seun, dominique 1 Like 2 Shares
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Politics / Re: Kperogi: There Was Always Something Suspicious About Abba Kyari by fratermathy(m): 7:00pm On Jul 29, 2021 |
"transparently dodgy" A beautiful way to nail the point. 31 Likes |
Culture / Re: The Supernatural Fire Dance Of The Itsekiris by fratermathy(m): 2:26am On Jul 14, 2021 |
Efewestern: Oniovo, do you have the video? I find this cultural display deeply interesting. I also wonder how they do it. There must be a scientific reason for this, or at least an explanation (logical or not). Even if its "supernatural", I'm curious about its mechanism. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Culture / Re: Meet The Anibeze People Of Bayelsa State, The Isoko Tribe Found In Bayelsa by fratermathy(m): 1:02pm On Jul 01, 2021 |
UGBE634: Thanks for your explanation. Really helpful. |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 19 by fratermathy(m): 3:37am On Jun 08, 2021 |
ManLikeB: You'd get by just fine with English in Montreal as most of the residents are bilingual. As long as you're not too far away from the Downtown axis, you'll be alright. It may help to pick up French if you want to be fully integrated into the social life here but you can do just fine without it. There are lots of Anglophone students like yourself in the city. |
Education / Re: How National Open University Of Nigeria Plagiarized My Essay by fratermathy(m): 2:46pm On Apr 28, 2021 |
zealousayo: It's quite unfortunate that an institution can condone and get away with it. |
Education / Re: How National Open University Of Nigeria Plagiarized My Essay by fratermathy(m): 1:31pm On Apr 27, 2021 |
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Education / Re: How National Open University Of Nigeria Plagiarized My Essay by fratermathy(m): 1:26pm On Apr 27, 2021 |
HRSweetness: Thank you for your suggestion. I do not intend to take this issue lightly. If not for anything but for NOUN to wake up to their duty as an institution of higher education. There is a type of standard we expect of a university and it's unfortunate that they are not even bothered about that. No forward-looking university will ignore something as serious as plagiarism. 1 Like |
Education / Re: How National Open University Of Nigeria Plagiarized My Essay by fratermathy(m): 9:32pm On Apr 26, 2021 |
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Education / How National Open University Of Nigeria Plagiarized My Essay by fratermathy(m): 9:32pm On Apr 26, 2021 |
Hello Everyone, I have been forced to bring this issue to the public because of its implications. Before making this post, I gave the National Open University of Nigeria two whole months to remedy their wrong but they completely ignored my emails. I was very patient with them and even gave ample extra time after the deadline I gave to them elapsed. I am bringing this post here for two reasons: the first is to set the record straight and document it in public and the second is to get advice and possible volunteers who can help me take up the issue beyond this point. In March, someone drew my attention to one of NOUN's courseware with the course title Studies in Written African Poetry (ENG 871). I noticed that significant segments of my essay (which was published in 2017) were plagiarised without any citation, reference, permission, or acknowledgement. Note that NOUN's courseware was uploaded in February 2021. I was very angry because as an academic, anyone could, in the future, assume that I plagiarized NOUN's work and not the other way around. I decided to write them about it (see screenshots 1-6 for my initial mail). I identified all the segments that were plagiarized in their essay. I even helped them do a plagiarism test on Turnitin and the score was over 60%. I wonder how a university that focuses on distance education would allow something as controversial as this to happen. Note that this is a postgraduate course!!! They are using plagiarized materials to teach Masters and Ph.D. students and cannot even accept that they have done wrong. What exactly do they expect their students to do if their courseware is riddled with plagiarized materials? I should also point that apart from my work, the said courseware also plagiarized Romanus Egudu's seminal book, Modern African Poetry and the African Predicament. I am sure that if a comprehensive plagiarism test is done on their course materials, at least 60% of them will show high percentages of plagiarism. In 2019, Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Chairman of the Governing Council of NOUN, lamented the rise of plagiarism in Nigerian universities and even went further to say 60% of undergraduate projects were plagiarized (https://guardian.ng/features/nigerian-universities-and-the-plague-of-plagiarism/). To think that a university under his chairmanship would be caught in this web at an institutional level is simply too sad. The unfortunate thing is that the university never had the courtesy of replying to my friendly email. They deleted the course from their website (which shows that the email was received), but they did not delete the PDF file from their server. It is still accessible on https://www.nou.edu.ng/sites/default/files/2021-02/ENG871.pdf . My essay is self-archived on ResearchGate and accessible on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321776494_Trends_in_Modern_African_Poetic_Composition_Identifying_the_Canons. Note that I archived the original page of their website where the course was listed (http://web.archive.org/web/20210318211118/https://nou.edu.ng/index.php/courses?field_faculty_name_value=All&field_level__value=All&field_semester_value=All&page=6). Compare with the current page https://nou.edu.ng/index.php/courses?field_faculty_name_value=Arts&field_level__value=800&field_semester_value=All. See the attached screenshots for the instances of plagiarism in both essays. Rather than reply to me like a normal institution that takes matters of plagiarism and intellectual copyright seriously, they deleted the course from their page and simply pretended it never happened. I sent a follow-up email and gave a deadline for their response but it was not acknowledged (see screenshots for follow-up email). I also waited for almost a month after the deadline and no one even bothered to send a simple apology email from the institution. I am using this medium to call out the National Open University of Nigeria for plagiarizing my work and FAILING to DELETE the plagiarized courseware from their server. The file is still accessible on Google's search system, and the university has proven irresponsible in handling this matter. I did not want to escalate this because I am an academic and this should be an easy issue, but the inefficiency of the university in handling this has necessitated my decision to go public. I have spoken with some lawyers already and still talking with others. I am only making this post public for record purposes. Plagiarism is a serious offence in academia and dishonesty is not to be taken lightly. I am disappointed at NOUN for pushing me to this point. Please help me share this post as far as you can. 1 Share
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Crime / Re: Gunmen Kidnap Family Of Five In Ondo, Demand N10 Million Ransom by fratermathy(m): 12:24pm On Apr 06, 2021 |
We have left the season of banditry and now in the era of "unknown gunmen". The monsters that our government is creating will soon bite them too 16 Likes 1 Share |
Celebrities / Re: Don Jazzy: Why I Didn’t Sign Falz, Simi, And Teni To Mavin Records (Video) by fratermathy(m): 1:03pm On Apr 05, 2021 |
Fucktardgirl: I won't argue with you, but as someone from Delta State, I will simply say that you are 100% wrong. Isokos do not identify as Igbos. Isoko people speak the Isoko language, a member of the Edoid cluster of languages. If at all, they're more like Edo people than Igbo people. I won't respond to further mentions from you. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Celebrities / Re: Don Jazzy: Why I Didn’t Sign Falz, Simi, And Teni To Mavin Records (Video) by fratermathy(m): 12:51pm On Apr 05, 2021 |
JidennaJason: He has said it in interviews that he's Isoko. However, he was born in Umuahia and his mother is Igbo. It would appear that even his father's family has some Ukwuani connections because his father's middle name is Enebeli. At the end of the day, if he says he's Isoko, then that's what he is. |
Celebrities / Re: Don Jazzy: Why I Didn’t Sign Falz, Simi, And Teni To Mavin Records (Video) by fratermathy(m): 12:44pm On Apr 05, 2021 |
Fucktardgirl: Sunsets: Dikaveli:I don't want to enter into the ethnic debate but just to set the records straight, Don Jazzy is Isoko, a minority group in Delta State. If there's anything Nigeria teaches you, it's the fact that we shouldn't assume someone's ethnicity just because they appear like those from another group or speak the language of another group. Many people thought Burna Boy is Yoruba but he's not. People think Jazzy is Igbo but he's not. 2 Likes |
Crime / Re: EFCC Arrests 34 Yahoo Boys In Ibadan, Lagos by fratermathy(m): 5:46pm On Apr 01, 2021 |
There is no week that at least 50 "yahoo boys" aren't arrested, and yet the numbers aren't reducing. Something is wrong somewhere. 4 Likes |
Education / Re: ASUP Declares Nationwide Strike From April 6 by fratermathy(m): 1:21pm On Mar 19, 2021 |
Reposting: We have a government that is no longer threatened by strikes and other industrial actions. Wage workers need to be creative in the way they make their demands. Strikes don't seem to be effective. In many cases, they can even be counterproductive. Maybe they should learn from the youths and start protesting and occupying government offices. Instead of this union to strike and stay at home, they could organise a football tournament or a one-month carnival in front of the National Assembly building. That would be more impactful and controversial. Controversy sells! If they organise a carnival and do it successfully for a week with good publicity, the government cannot ignore them. The interesting part is that since they'd be having fun in their sport or carnival protest, no sane government can afford to let that idea be replicated. Collective bargaining would be enhanced through the threats of protest carnivals, road shows, pageantry etc. With the people such shows would attract, the striking workers can even monetize them and further embarass the government by making money in front of their offices, and that would be a clear statement. At worst, they can cook food and sell in front of Aso Rock. The signposts would contain their demands, and they would certainly attract lots of people to buy their cheap food. It will all be part of the protest. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: National Assembly Workers Issue Strike Notice Over Minimum Wage by fratermathy(m): 5:17am On Mar 19, 2021 |
We have a government that is no longer threatened by strikes and other industrial actions. Wage workers need to be creative in the way they make their demands. Strikes don't seem to be effective. In many cases, they can even be counterproductive. Maybe they should learn from the youths and start protesting and occupying government offices. Instead of this union to strike and stay at home, they could organise a football tournament or a one-month carnival in front of the National Assembly building. That would be more impactful and controversial. Controversy sells! If they organise a carnival and do it successfully for a week with good publicity, the government cannot ignore them. The interesting part is that since they'd be having fun in their sport or carnival protest, no sane government can afford to let that idea be replicated. Collective bargaining would be enhanced through the threats of protest carnivals, road shows, pageantry etc. With the people such shows would attract, the striking workers can even monetize them and further embarass the government by making money in front of their offices, and that would be a clear statement. At worst, they can cook food and sell in front of Aso Rock. The signposts would contain their demands, and they would certainly attract lots of people to buy their cheap food. It will all be part of the protest. 38 Likes 4 Shares |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 18 by fratermathy(m): 3:42pm On Feb 16, 2021 |
Ara2004: Hi, There's really nothing to elucidate there. The police character certificate is simply not a requirement for study permit applications from Nigerians who apply from Nigeria. People do it because they fear the unknown or just because they want to. I'm not saying you should or should not do it. My point is that it is not a requirement. They don't even make any reference to it or acknowledge it in the GCMS. If you don't have up to a million naira, don't sweat it. People get approved with a lesser amount. I only suggested that amount as a guide. Just make sure you attach your bank statement and the amount inside should be relatively enough to fund travel expenses. They may deny your application (as they have done in many cases) if you don't attach a personal bank statement. You may or may not do the medical before the application. It's totally up to you. Doing it before won't affect or influence decision in any way. It's a personal choice. If I'm to advise you, I'll say you should do it before, especially if you're in Lagos or Abuja. If not, you can wait until you get the request. 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 18 by fratermathy(m): 9:47pm On Feb 15, 2021 |
Ara2004: Congratulations on your admission to such a prestigious university. Feel free to ask any question you have concerning the study permit application process. In addition to what others have already said concerning your questions, I just want to emphasize the fact that a police clearance certificate is not needed for a study permit application. If you want to go ahead and get one, that's a personal choice but Canada doesn't need one from Nigerians. As for proof of funds, please attach a statement of account with at least N1,000,000 or get someone to gift you that amount or more and then explain in your SOP that the money will take care of travel costs and other miscellaneous expenses. Do well to establish strong home ties and show personal assets or job prospects. Canadian VOs do not make exceptions for anyone, even if you have all the funding in the world. Do your best to submit a tight application and rest assured that it'll be approved with ease. 1 Like 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Osun Yahoo Boys Protest Against EFCC Harassment. Block Osogbo-Ilesha Expressway by fratermathy(m): 2:28pm On Feb 09, 2021 |
If the story is true, then these ones are just wasting their time. It's so sad that we have normalized fraud in our society. We don't see fraud as a crime and we even celebrate fraudsters. The monsters we are creating will one day come back for us. It's only a matter of time. 12 Likes |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 18 by fratermathy(m): 9:58pm On Feb 02, 2021 |
Mzflexydeeva: Do some research on the PhD programs at University of Alberta, Concordia University, University of Victoria, and Memorial University of Newfoundland. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 18 by fratermathy(m): 7:24pm On Feb 01, 2021 |
Mzflexydeeva: Getting accepted by a professor is usually the norm in the sciences due to certain limitations like lab space and the necessity of continuity between the student and the supervisor's research. Your aim is to make yourself the most useful student in a lab that is involved in a particular kind of research even as you pursue your own interests. If you're able to secure a supervisor, your admission is only 50% guaranteed. The other 50% depends on the admission committee and their default requirements. However, if a supervisor actually supports your application, the chances that you will be rejected are pretty small. You'll likely be admitted as long as you meet the academic requirements of the program. However, it is generally considered unwise to apply to just one school for a research program. You should apply to at least two schools, and there are many good reasons for this. Getting the admission doesn't always mean you'll get funding. This is also a serious factor. Although most research programs are funded, what you get depends on many factors: funding can come primarily from supervisors with grants and if so, the amount can range from outrageously insignificant to stupendously high; it can come from the department/faculty/university and if so, the amount is usually fixed (minimum guaranteed); it can come from internal or external awards, fellowships, grants etc, and these are usually competitive in general; funding may be potentially available but not immediately (this basically means no funding); and it can also come through TAships or RAships, and the amount can vary from little to good enough. Funding may or may not cover your tuition and/or living expenses. If there are shortfalls, you will make them up yourself. The best funding covers everything and isn't tied to any form of work (and you can even work to increase it further). The visa application process is never straightforward. Whether you're applying as a kindergarten or a PhD student, the application process is complex and made to test your patience. Even with all the funding in the world, IRCC can play fast tricks on any one. However, generally speaking, PhD applicants with full funding don't have so much issues like applicants to other programmes. By virtue of being a PhD applicant, you remove the most important eligibility issue from your application: purpose of study. Since that is taken care of, your major focus should be on home ties and personal assets. Always submit your personal bank statement even if you're fully funded. Make sure you write a convincing S.O.P that clearly comes off like what a PhD student would write. Finally, show that you're well grounded in Nigeria and that you won't vanish into thin air when in Canada . IELTS is not required for the study permit application, except you want to take the NSE route. Wishing you all the best, and if you have further questions, feel free to mention me and ask them. 8 Likes |
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