Say BBC NEWS.
TV host Oprah Winfrey has opened a new school she has funded in South Africa to give an education to girls from poor families

For More Info :  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6224001.stm

May God bless richly bless her.



               "Proudly African"

are any nigerian women as rich as she is?

babe you dey fast o. you never let my post land 1st


So who will that nigerian Woman be?

Full respect to Oprah, she is putting her money where her mouth is.

I believe the school has cost about $40m to establish and I don't think that
includes running costs. That is a lot of money.

Without knowing the full facts of its establishment and Oprah's thinking behind it I am in no position to
criticise Oprah, but I still do wonder if perhaps a less grand project could
have been undertaken. This would have allowed more funds to be available for the setting up
of more schools as a consequence of which even more less privileged children would benefit
from her generosity.

I am sure $40m would go a long way to achieve this. What she has done, though commendable,
is liking going to a drought stricken country and inviting just 100 people to a banquet with all the trappings.

Oga Vor!!!!
Been a long while, we felt you on this thread,where have you been?

Happy New Year anyway.

she has tried

Good on her. You can not expect her to fund the whole of SA education system,

She is a private person and not a Government, We need more people like her. Maybe the school is only for 152 girls, but at least the money is not diluted and they will get a 1st class education.

For your information, she is to open another school, for 1000 boys and girls, in KwaZulu-Natal at the end of the month.


We can only respect her and nobody has any reason to make a criticism

@reverend
this is the first time am actually seeing a reasonable and nice reply you have posted.

ThoniaSlim:

@reverend
this is the first time am actually seeing a reasonable and nice reply you have posted.

I have made hundreds of nice replies. Problem is that people only tend to remember the controversial ones

When is she Coming to Nigeria to Open One?

I Don't she can come here because this place is too hot

for her, Dont u think so?

@author . .i only asked a question cuz i am not nigerain . .and you said when nigerain women will do the same?

niceuzor:

When is she Coming to Nigeria to Open One?

I Don't she can come here because this place is too hot

for her, Dont u think so?

i have seen some of your posts,and believe me you talk like a kid.but i wouldn't be suprised if your one.

niceuzor:

When is she Coming to Nigeria to Open One?

I Don't she can come here because this place is too hot

for her, Dont u think so?

Jealousy and envy is the quickest road to self destruction

@ThoniaSlim

But is it bad if i ask just question?

Plz Dont insult me here ok,if u dont

know what to post then stay off stop abusing me

first you just disobey the rule here on nairaland if u dishave mature.

you got me cracking my ribs again,boy!
grow up!

@Niceuzor

What is 'dishave'

Does it come after dishampoo

Maybe Oprah will open a shelter for abused Niceuzors in Benin City

We have millions of Nigerian Men and women that re richer than Oprah. All they want is to invest outside the country without looking back home.

We need a spiritual rebirth in this country.

Why didnt that woman open school for Naija eh, wetin dey SouthAfrica

Her money, her choice

Surely you can not expect her to fund the whole of Africa?

@wole Thanks for coming in

i just ask a simple question the 2people

are just abusing me as if its bad to ask

thank God you know that We need a spiritual rebirth in this country!

@Gamine

babe help me ask them?

@gamine . .
this is why we africans will never progress . .
soth africa has more helpless kids in the whole of africa . .cuz of aids . .
if she elps them its a good thing
nigeria is not the only country in africa . .
those kids need help girl
dnt be jealous pls

@mukina2

that really true infact u the only one that understand

my post afterall is her money she have to decide on where to spend it

i think you are very right.

what a thread.

Gamine:


Why didnt that woman open school for Naija eh, wetin dey SouthAfrica

S. A. is leading Nigeria economic wise. Corruption rate is very low compare to Nigeria. Moreover the image of S.A. is well poslished abroad than that of the GIANT AFRICA

God bless oprah .why on earth will people complain about what she is doing, "she suppose to do that in america, blah blah blah, "she aint got white kids in her sckool , blah blah blah ", God bless you jare oprah, ///

Reverend:

@Niceuzor

What is 'dishave'

Does it come after dishampoo

Maybe Oprah will open a shelter for abused Niceuzors in Benin City

Lmao! 


@topic Oprah! has done well!  i don't think she should be critised on how she spends her money!

"at least, she is better than some stupid Mimics of Jesus Cruxificion who derive pleasure in buying black children in the name of favour.

I am not a great fan of Oprah Winfrey, but i give her kudo's for that.

Nigeria does not have an Iconic figure that is respected by whites and blacks. Nelson Mandela is a person whom most western people would love to be associated with. Celebrities go to his birthday bash every year. Oprah says he is a source of inspiration to her. Most prominent blacks in the US have Mandel's picture in their offices. Denze Washington gives about $100,000 annually to Mandela's foundation.

Nigeria does not have a crowd puller , that's why New York Stock Exchange lumped OBJ with some other African Presidents together to ring the opening bell.

If she opened the school in Nigeria it will probably make more sense.I dare say Nigerians value education more than South Africans.Our academic zeal is exceptional

Besides that,there is a case to be made that we need it more since we are poorer

If the essence of the charitable donation was to help poor African children in need,are we not more in need than South Africans?

It would have been more sensible to locate the school in Nigeria,preferably my home town of Awka

4 Play:

If she opened the school in Nigeria it will probably make more sense.I dare say Nigerians value education more than South Africans.Our academic zeal is exceptional

Besides that,there is a case to be made that we need it more since we are poorer

If the essence of the charitable donation was to help poor African children in need,are we not more in need than South Africans?

It would have been more sensible to locate the school in Nigeria,prefereably my home town of Awka

hehehehehehehe " " who no like better thing? !

Mukina has to tell me where Soth Africa is,

yes so. she is better than all this hollywood freaks. adopting kids in africa for publicity and fame,