We4all: And Africans haven’t been earning awards in a white man’s land? Must everything be attributed to racism if it doesn’t suit them?
No, nothing should be attributed to racism. So, you believe Mendy doesn't the best goalkeeper even after seeing his outstanding profile compared to the awardee?
We4all: Africans always playing the victim and screaming racism. We don’t regard ourselves but expect whites to adore us. The problem isn’t about race but a matter of mentality.
How many white men hold important positions in Nigeria or Africa at large? But go to the UK, US and the likes and see how black people occupy honorary positions.
Even if a white man takes up the citizenship of Nigeria, he can never become the president cos we won’t allow it. But if the same rule is played out in the US or UK, we scream racism.
This doesn't add up, these aren't political awards, the awards are meant to celebrate brilliance and exceptionalism in football. So, no one should be denied an opportunity to win them, if they deserve it, regardless of their race and/or political affiliations.
lasthero: Mods, I don't know the right thread to post this. If romance section isn't the right thread, you can move it to the appropriate section.
Moved into a new apartment and realized the light isn't too good. Average of 6 to 10 hours per day and sometimes, there won't be light for like 3 days on a stretch.
I do freelance, love watching movies, I have a small fridge which serves me cold water, I need fan to cushion the heat. This implies that I need a constant light and with the epileptic light situation around, I felt I needed to do something.
My first thought was to get a generator. Average 1kva generator cost 80- 100k. I will have to be buying fuel, buying oil and also servicing the generator regularly.
I almost bought a new generator from jumia during the black Friday sales until I heard the rumors that fuel will likely to be sold for 320/ litre in 2022, I had to abort the generator plan and seek for alternative.
Then the thought of inverter came in. To figure out the specific watt to purchase, I first analyze the power rating of all my electronics.
1 dc led TV - 12v 3A which equals 36watt, 1 gotv - 12v 1A which equals 12wat, 1 dc standing fan in living room of 12v 2A which equals 24watt, My laptop of 18v 2.3A which equals 41.4 watt, 1 table top fridge of 45watt, 6 energy saving bulbs of 5w each in entire apartment (bedroom, living room, toilet, kitchen, corridors, which equals 30watt Phone chargers of 5v 2A which equals 10w. 1 wall fan in the bedroom of 45w
When I summed all the power ratings, I arrived at 243.4 watt in total.
So with miscellaneous appliances like woofer and the likes. I concluded And settled for 500w inverter.
SenecaTheYonger: How does Omnicorn or whatever differ from other variant in terms of mortality? I’m tired of reading Covid papers
Studies on the pathogenesis, severity, vaccine efficacy, immune evasion, and mortality of the new variant are still ongoing. It is too early to make any conclusion. However, with the increased mutations on the spike protein of the variant, its infectivity will likely be more pronounced.
BigDawsNet: I Hav a Theory about the new covid Omicron...
I really think the world leaders hav met on close door and they are really not happy with Africans decisions on neglecting Vaccine dosage s.
According to statistics just 6% population in all African countries combined have taking the jab....
The world Health Organization ain't happy about this and they believe Africans travelers will put other continents at risk as long as border is open ...So they Develop a fake non-existent new variant called Omicron whick will appear serious and deadly to help African hav second thought about taking the neccassry vaccine.....
I believe there is Covid 19 generally... But I don't wanna believe in the new variant...
It's just a random theory
Are the vaccines very accessible to people in Africa?
If you want to make an argument about vaccine refusal then you will have to look further into developed Nations.
costandi: COVID variants have been named after all the greek alphabets. I guess the name omicron was chosen to make this one seem sophisticated. Big pharma and big media should be bored with their own lies by now.
But what peculiar conditions are in South Africa that aren't anywhere else in the world? Is it something genetic with the population?
The virus is not only mutating in South Africa, it's mutating everywhere in the world.
The alpha variant originated from the UK, Beta variant from South Africa, Gamma variant from Brazil, and Delta from India. So, the evolution of the virus is not peculiar to a single country or location.
BRATISLAVA: Why are they the only ones with a constantly mutating variant?
Is there something about the people there that we don't know? It would be interesting to see their covid infection rates to see how true this news is.
The reality is that SARS-CoV-2 is a highly mutating RNA virus. It only becomes a problem if a mutation confers better fitness to the virus, such as high transmissibilty, severity of infection or mortality.
Such mutations can also be further stimulated by antiviral utility, climatic conditions, and aggressive number of cases.
emmanuelle27: Not yet, in touch with my supervisor though, trying to see if I can publish my project work
Kindly try to do that, it surely will strengthen your application. In the meantime, keep applying for any available opportunities. I have seen people get funding even without any publication. Another nugget is, try to always ask any program you are interested in for an application fee waiver. That will save you some cash and will surely amplify the number of schools you get to apply to.
[quote author=collykay post=107705505][/quote]Check out the schools you quoted from me. In my opinion, chemistry, like biochemistry, is well-funded in the States. So if you do enough homework well you will get a number of opportunities. All the best man.
emmanuelle27: Just wrote GRE few hours ago and the result wasn't impressive, your recommendations guys, below is my profile
Bsc: Biochemistry GPA (WES official) 2.92 TOEFL: S24 W22 R25 L28 = 99 GRE V146 Q152 = 298 Intended programs: Ms Chemistry, Ms Biotechnology etc. I have been doing my own homework but your extra suggestions will be very helpful based on school and programs, thanks a lot.
You can check the Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments at Virginia Tech. Would you be up for a direct PhD program? I have a friend who got direct PhD admissions with his BSc degree. Also check Marquette University, UTSA and U of South Carolina All the best.
Mylordmygod1: A beautiful afternoon to all nairalanders.
Firstly, my greatest fear when it comes to things of this world is 'women', That's why i don't want to break a womans heart in a way that i will be the one to recieve the blame.
I've been in a relationship with my girl for about 3years now, and each time my mum or friends ask me if i'm gonna marry her, my answer is always a capital letter NO.
Now, my mum is warning me to better let her go since i don't have the interest of marrying her. But the hard part is that i'v been promising this girl that i will marry her even when i'm 100% sure i won't marry her, and i don't no how to go about ending the friendship now.
Recently, i've been picking offences for minor isues, getting angry with her for no reasons, trying to give her signal, but none seems to be working, and its now like my anger is her source of happiness these days.
I really want to end the friendship now, but i want the blame to be on her side and not mine, how can i go about it?
ADVICE ME WELL
Thanks.
Can you seat yourself down and sincerely ponder on why you don't want her for marriage. Is it because you have seen her all or due to a problem with her? Or because you are the problem and would keep wasting the time of every girl that comes your path. Make sure you are sincere with yourself, evaluate what you need in a girl and marriage, if she has everything that you desire, then I would say go for it. I am not saying you should pity her and marry her. All I am saying is be rational, you can't just say you can't marry a lady you have spent up to 3 years with without a substantial reason.
zedman1: Once knew a couple like this.... My neighbors actually. You dare not come between them when they're fighting, they'll gang up against you. Unfortunately, both of them are dead now - wife killed the husband, children and finally herself..... True story.
Eiishh too bad. I know they must have claimed true love until the point of death. Would you call that true love or just a case of two lost psychos?
I saw this post on someone's status and I thought of sharing it to get you guys' thoughts and sentiments.
Though they are both cheats, even after all the wife had done he still claims their marriage vow is still intact - for me I would assume the marriage contract is irreversibly broken by default as soon as the woman gives birth to another man's child.
What do you guys think, is the guy rational, ridiculous, or with delirium?
@MulhollandLOver "It's hard to replace ur soulmate tho. I've cheated on my wife twice & accidentally killed her cat. She got pregnant by our marriage counselor, kept the baby, & sliced my throat open in a fight. All that & we're still together. Y'all can say its "struggle love" but we took a vow."
BigCabal: The subject of today’s “A Week In The Life” has been unlucky. One bad decision in conjunction with a faulty educational system took him from studying a professional degree to selling cattle. Now, he’s trusting God and waiting for his big break.
MONDAY: I’m awake before my alarm rings. I unlock my phone to check the time and it reads 3:25 a.m. — this means I’m up early by five minutes. Every day, for the past six weeks, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night for tahajjud prayers.
I roll out of bed, perform ablution and drop on my praying mat. It’s a little bit past 4 a.m. when I’m done praying so I go back to sleep. The next time I open my eyes, it’s 5:30 a.m. and I’m just in time for morning prayers. Although standing up requires a little effort, I manage it. From this point, my day starts in full swing.
I say my prayer, have a bath, wash plates from the night before and cook breakfast. By 7:00 a.m., I’m out of my house and on a bike to the market where I sell livestock for a living. The first thing I do when I get to the market is survey prospective animals for sale. Because I do not [yet] own any cattle; I start my day by convincing people to let me handle the sale of theirs. After negotiations, we usually settle on a cost price, after which I’m free to add my own markup. Sometimes, if a cow costs ₦250,000, I can sell it for ₦255,000 or ₦260,000. The final price depends on the bargaining power of the customer. For expert customers, I usually end up selling at the cost price so the owner doesn’t make a loss. In scenarios like this, my commission ranges between ₦1,000 – ₦2,000. At all at all na him bad pass.
Mondays are typically slow. All the parties have happened over the weekend and there aren’t any more till the next weekend. So, after surveying prospective animals, I spend my Mondays feeding and cleaning them up to look healthy for sale during the week. I also stock up on support items like ropes, feed, etc so I can at least have something to sell and show for my efforts at the close of the day.
My plan for today is simple: make at least ₦1,000 to cover food and transportation back home.
TUESDAY: Cows are very wicked. And that’s why I always carry my cane anytime I’m feeding or cleaning them. For any cow that is proving stubborn, I use my bulala to reset its head. Yet, these animals can be sneaky. One time when I wasn’t looking, a cow hit me on my chest with its horn. The blow packed enough force to make me sore for a few days but not enough force to make me bleed. After that incident, I became extra careful around the animals.
Truthfully, not all cows are wicked. Some are gentle, easy-going and even allow you to touch them. Currently, I have one cow that fits that bill. Although it has been paid for, I’ve been taking care of it for a month. It’s such an easy-going animal that I sometimes wish it were mine.
But it’s not and I’m just a caretaker. I can’t wait until I start going to the North to buy my own cattle. Until then, I’m going to be spending my days, like today, cleaning, feeding and caring for the animals.
WEDNESDAY: Sometimes when I compare how much I make on average versus my expenses, I ask myself what I’m doing here. My average daily commission falls somewhere around ₦1,000 – ₦2,000. Bike to and from my house costs ₦400. Food that can sustain me for the kind of work I do costs me around the same: bread and beans costs ₦300 while fufu or eba costs ₦400. Whatever is left goes into my kolo for the rainy days. Sometimes, in a week, all I make is transport money with nothing to save.
For me, this reality is twice as painful because I used to be in the university until I dropped out in my final year. Most times, I find myself thinking that with my level of exposure I should be in a better place. But Allah knows best.
This afternoon, after some older men sent me to buy recharge cards and Amala, I found myself thinking about my life.
It started with a carryover in 200 level, although the repercussions only surfaced in my final year. In my department, one of the requirements to be eligible for final professional exams was having zero carryovers. However, because of a mixture of my negligence and horrible record keeping, I wasn’t aware that I had failed a course. At least, not until when I was prevented from registering for final year. I was asked to retake the course I had failed and that meant an automatic extra year.
Then I made a bad decision.
Because I was very active in school, and because of the shame and stigma I associated with having an extra year, I dropped out.
I got a job at a restaurant, continued to lie at home, and allowed one year to pass me by. By the time my parents found out what had happened, the school had removed me from their system. I begged, wrote letters, and even lobbied, but I was told I couldn’t be reabsorbed into the system. Even though I was on a good academic standing, I was kicked out for not deferring the admission and just ghosting. While I take full responsibility for my actions, I wish I had someone to tell me that a carryover wasn’t the end of the world.
Because I did not and I lived with the stigma of failure alone, I made the wrong decision. Now, all I’m left with is menial jobs and no professional degree.
I’ve accepted my fate and the part I played in making it so. But on days like this, my regrets are fresh again. My only consolation is that I believe that not everyone is destined to work a white-collar job. Perhaps this is my destiny and I should bear it with more humility. Whenever I wake up to pray at night, the one thing I ask God is that the things I’ve lost should not be greater than what I’m going to achieve in the future.
THURSDAY: I try as much as possible to fast on Thursday to cut down the cost of feeding. Additionally, I also use the day to reflect and be grateful for my life so far. Although I’ve lost a lot, there’s still a lot to be grateful for.
Today, I’m especially grateful for a good support system; my parents and siblings, and friends who have encouraged me. I haven’t been the best person or been in the best of places but they’ve been rock solid.
Sometimes, when I complain of the fact that I’m almost thirty with nothing to show for it, they encourage me to go further. Also, when necessary, they do not hesitate to tell me difficult truths.
For the first time in a long time, I’m starting to feel like my old self and starting to pick myself up. The first sign is that I’m feeling restless again. More than ever, I’m constantly thinking of ways to save up money to buy livestock from the North. Even if I buy just one cattle or sheep, I’ll know that it is mine. With the income I earn, I don’t know how I’ll do it but I’ll make it work one way or another.
It has to work because my plan of going back to school depends on it. I can not, in good conscience, ask my parents to fund my education again, especially after what happened the last time. My dad is a retiree and my mum has my four siblings to take care of. I have to sort myself out even though I don’t yet know how.
On some level, I understand that this is a trial, so I’m constantly praying to Allah for forgiveness and the strength to see this through. I also understand that it’s not the trial that matters but your attitude while undergoing said trial.
I don’t have the answers but I know that my life story will not be defined by my mistakes. Even if I don’t know how I’m going to achieve any of my dreams, I’m going to try. I want my life story to be a testament to the fact that you can be at your lowest point and still pull yourself out. I believe that there’s no limit to what you can achieve as a human being.
I may not have all the answers but I have God. And his presence alone is sufficient for me.
seanwilliam: I’m online 247, so it’s easier for me to surf nairaland.
Btw, I changed my mind from the business. I’ve moved to something else.
I’m always busy , I can’t be driving on my own and I can’t trust people these days with car( I don’t know anything about cars) also I can’t be risking money on what i barely have knowledge of, to avoid had I know, I comot my hand,
I hope I have answered whatever questions u might want to ask ,
Cheers and God bless everyone .
I was actually just having similar thoughts about e-hailing business. Wanna share your new business idea, perhaps it would help some of us here. Thanks
kimcastropiihnh: A video making the rounds on social media shows a young man crying uncontrollably as his friends comforted him.
Reports alleged that the young man broke down in tears after his girlfriend allegedly broke up with him and shattered his heart to pieces.
The video has sparked mixed reactions on social media as media users share their diverse opinions about the heartbreaking incident.
While some fans have been dragging the boy for breaking down in tears over a woman, some others are relating with him, stating that they have been in the same situation before and they also broke down.
Cameron_dxx wrote;
“Guy no Cry. U go get over am. It happened to me and I’m alive.
Promise_Godsgift__ wrote; “Omo u don cras. Na woman do you this thing?”
tannystacey: Co asking. Please anyone who has traveled from SA to naija via Kenya airways or other airline recently shud kindly share their experience.
I wanted to fly from Johannesburg to Nigeria only to be told that I needed to pay about 500k for hotel reservation (for quarantine) and two COVID-19 tests even after I had made an initial Covid-19 test payment and generated a QR code. I was told this today by the staff members of Kenya Airways and they said they are working based on instructions from Nigerian Government.
Has anyone traveled recently (earlier this week) from South Africa to Nigeria. What was your experience?
"I would never take performance-enhancing drugs. I believe in talent, and I know I have the talent."
I also believe in talent I also believe in You
A proud petlover.
No body said she took drugs. She simply missed her tests. Missing 3 tests consecutively is against the policy of the World Anti-doping Agency, which is why she was banned.
Sports › Re: Evra claims Edouard Mendy Was Snubbed For The Yashin Trophy Because he's African by abdullahi45: 5:15pm On Dec 01, 2021
