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oyb:
see this UNN graduate forced to resort to insults of the kind his protege likes to chide people about .

is that all you have to say to my copy and paste, you lying sack of poo - where is the army of phd holders that have run things in her majesty's bank of england?

Let me give you a simple task, find anywhere on this thread where I've insisted that a PHD is the sole criteria. If you can't find one, you have to admit you are a first grade oaf.

is soludo not a graduate of your institution ?

And Soludo doesn't have impeccable academic credentials?

Mr Meirelles earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from University of São Paulo in 1972, and an MBA from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Coppead, 1974. He also attended Harvard Business School for post-graduate management work and has an honorary degree from Bryant College in Rhode Island. He spent most of his working career at BankBoston, becoming President of BankBoston Brazil from 1984 to 1996. In 1996 he became the President and Chief Operating Officer of BankBoston Corporation and in 1999 was named President of Global Banking for FleetBoston Financial. He has also held academic council positions at various American universities such as Harvard University and Boston College.

Olodo, you think the above is at par with this:

He graduated with a B.Sc in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in 1981 and obtained a masters degree in Sharia and Islamic studies from the International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.

You need serious help.

@Oyb

I suppose if you are a graduate of UNILORIN, you have to console yourself that you are as much a graduate as the Cambridge/Harvard/Yale graduates you keep copying and pasting their profiles. Graduating from these institutions is a stellar academic achievement . . . far better than ABU. You need to get out that cesspit called Nigeria to get your head straight.

oyb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McChesney_Martin,_Jr.

oya smart guy, where's the phd of the longest serving chairman ?

in the nigerian context OAU, ABU.and UI are the ivy league universities, not so? your protege should be able to shed light on that - i have made a dig at him in the past about having settle for less than medicine at UI (or was it ife? ).

Nigerian academic standards are very poor. In a country that has produced PHDs from some of the world's best institutions, why are we using someone from ABU Zaria?

Your absurd attempts to compare Harvard graduates to ABU graduates makes me laugh. And you wonder why the country is so crap.

Like I noted earlier, either a PHD or impeccable academic standards. In the West, graduates of history, classics and literature often run major financial institutions with one caveat, they are top notch talents from world class institutions. Sanusi is clearly not any of these.

@oYB

You are always a dumbo. A PHD or impeccable academic credentials. Volcker and Greenspan(don't think Greenspan has one either)have impeccable credentials. Don't tell me ABU compares with Harvard/Princeton.

MrCrackles:
Agreed. . .But at the end of the day, this is Nigeria. . .
Same thing can be said about the majority of leaders we have had in the past and present. . . .
It is a way, a trend and an acceptable way of life in the country. . .
More than half of the bloody lawmakers sitting in Abuja are clueless of common law!!!
Maybe we need people like Davidylan to relocate to Nigeria and start advocating for serious reforms on how we appoint leaders. . .
David, i will gladly join you!

There are many Nigerian holders of PHD(Economics) from Ivy league institutions. Loads of them. It's bizarre to appoint a BSC from ABU when you have far more qualified people.

Obviously, having talent isn't enough in itself, look at Soludo, but it's a necessity for such a role.

Let's face it, if Sanusi was in the UK or the US, he won't make it pass branch manager with his academic credentials:

Read this and weep:

He graduated with a B.Sc in Economics from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in 1981 and obtained a masters degree in Sharia and Islamic studies from the International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.

I dare say you need a PHD to be a Central Bank Governor or at the very least, impeccable academic credentials.

It's the same thing with our Supreme Court, full of mediocre talents.

[quote author=!amebo no1 link=topic=362704.msg5076403#msg5076403 date=1260320917]all  footballers are,is it not that old man mikel obi that is claiming under2 [/quote]Under2! That's the height of age cheating.

Worst Juve side I've seen in years. Like ritchboy noted, what's the big deal if one shyte team beats another shyte team?

Looked like Championship football . . . . for God's sake, Bordeaux finished top of that group.

This is a silly suggestion. The minimum wage can't be set at N200,000 simply because the economy isn't large enough to support that level of wages. Simple thought experiment, multiply your suggested wage by the number of working people in Nigeria and compare the result with size of the economy.

MrCrackles:
Any of the top four teams in the prem's second and third string side on thier day could thump any bundesliga side easily
United could have won by more than three goals tonight. . . . .It was that easy

Please Lord, Bayern vs Arsenal for 2nd round. Someone will have to eat his words.

Supposedly, his school record at Holy Ghost Secondary School Owerri states that he was born in 1971 which makes him 38. This means that when he was lifting the Under-17 World Cup in 1993, he was actually 22.

I heard Kanu is on the wrong side of 70 . . . . serious!

yeswecan:
Islam is getting me irritated. Hmmmmmmmmm. @davidylan, religion has always been a problem lets face it, [b]Religion is a pedestal for value judgement [/b]which diverge groups and class in our societies, Islamic religion is the worst and its inimical to our prosperity.

Complete dross and a red herring. 'Value judgements' are made on the basis of an almost infinite number of things: class, ideology, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, education, e.t.c.

The fact that religion can be used as a reason for evil is besides the point. What marks Islamofasicsm out is the sheer evil it has come to represent consistently going back centuries. To paint religion as a whole with the same brush is relativism gone mad.

Ibime:
It is funny when people present ideologies as the absolute truth.

The fact is, there is no absolute truth.

Capitalism and Socialism are the ying and yang that cant live without each other.

Many African countries who went too far one way found it to their detriment.

Even the great Awolowo is lauded for his socialst policies of the 60's. Likewise Nkrumah and Nyerere. By the same breath, some leaders like Haile Mariam of Ethiopia took it too far and had hell to pay. Others on the other end of the spectrum like Mobutu did the same and wrecked their countries.

Capitalism and socialism are not two equally effective ideologies. Socialism has been historically proven to be a bankrupt ideology.

The real question is what manner of capitalism nation states should adopt. A free wheeling capitalist society where the state's intervention is kept to the barest minimum or one where the state plays an active role in smoothing over the weaknesses of the capitalist system.

Hype over Nkrumah, Nyerere and Awo . . . . . products of personality cults IMHO.

The current fall of the dollar is good for the US economy and is probably happening with the acquiescence of the Fed.

Gold is rising because of fears over future inflation.

PS: This should be in the foreign affairs section.

edoyad:
Cockroaches crawl out to jeer junior Gunners ? That's how desperate they've become.
Any ways , we sleep as well as Bordeaux fans at night

Bordeaux are French league champions.

Can't Arsenal beg the FA to allow them be the 5th team in the Semis. Like Ireland asking to be the 33rd team at the World Cup.

dayokanu:
1-0 to Sunderland,

0-3 to Chelsea

3-0 to Man City

7-0 aggregate in 3 games.

How do you guys sleep at night?

They've all got a direct line to MJ's doctor. Knows one or two things about putting people to sleep.

All quiet here from Gayners . .  . might have something to do with being humiliated 3-0 by City.

edoyad:
But we've qualified for round two of the most important club competition in the world as group leaders with a game to spare.

Ahead of such mighty European giants as AZ Alkmaar and Standard Liege. You sure did show them, didn't you?

edoyad:
Well that's that. Kind of blown away but not too bad considering the senior team didn't fair too well in that territory too.

But wouldn't this game have been a good one to fine tune Eduardo's finishing.

Ever since Martin Taylor(God bless him) 'fine tuned' Eduardo's leg, he's probably lost his drive.

Eboue and Silvestre are the most underated players in that Arsenal squad. Eboue is far better than Fabregas, IMHO.

medube:
Good point, but then again the number of substitutes allowed should be increased. Sometimes, some players go through a whole season without playing one match, which is not fair.

They should reduce their squad then. No need disrupting the game with a potential 8 substitutions( 4 either way).

medube:
I think FIFA have to relook at the substitution law. Fair enough leave it at 3 substitutes if they dont want to change, but there should be an option for a 4th if and only if a player is injured and can't come back as is the case with kalou having to go off. Or don't you guys agree with me?

Injuries can be faked to get a 4th or 5th sub on.

akinalabi:
How do Arsenal fans sleep at night?

Lorazepam , midazolam , diazepam and propofol. Arsenal fans have got Michael Jackson's doctor to put them to sleep.

dayokanu:
GAYYners How Market

Another trophyless season beckons

Trophyless(the award winning series) is in season 5. Emmys anyone?

[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=359558.msg5038061#msg5038061 date=1259791333]Several pills of Valium. [/quote]Lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam , diazepam (Valium) and propofol. Arsenal fans have got Michael Jackson's doctor to put them to sleep.

HNIC:
Very drab
Now,u want to start the insults!!!
I am not in the mood for that tonight.
But do well not to comment on anything I type

Just trying to help, must be suffocating having your head up your arse all the time.

davidylan:
At least they didnt lose 0-1 to Sunderland. I'd take a draw anyday than to be flogged 0-3 by Chelsea on our own patch.

That's 3 straight games 0 goals scored, 7 conceded. If you still think we are a top 4 side then think again.

Arsenal will finish in the top 4, I'm certain of that. Likely 3rd place. The problem for Arsenal is that they if they carry on with the policy of not being bold in the transfer market, they will eventually drop out of the top 4. Not this season though.
[quote author=~Sauron~ link=topic=359558.msg5038029#msg5038029 date=1259790943]Where they are on the table means shit.
The thing is. . . . .Citeh disgraced Arsenal. . .again!!!
There's no excuse for this pile of self-service.[/quote]Gayners shouldn't even be comparing themselves with City

City vs Utd (S/F)

BlueDiva:
At least David is honest.

You dey mind that HNIC. Head so up his arse, I wonder how he is still typing.

eleshin:
even if they field their first 11,i'm nt sure they can win this city team.

What did their first 11 do against City? Ass whupping, whoever they field.