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Celebrities / Re: Daddy Freeze Defends Linda Ikeji's Pregnancy With Biblical Backings by bankoleben(m): 12:09pm On May 26, 2018 |
Hemanwel:I don't usually do this but I will so that you don't infect unsuspecting minds with your 'foolery.' Even if you're living under a rock, you must have heard of Anchor Borrowers' Programme (ABP) and Npower. And unlike programmes poorly implemented by your 'Hero' of corruption, these are working. Now you can go back to wherever you came from! 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: See Atiku’s Reply To A Twitter User Who Asked Of His Benefit To Nigerians by bankoleben(m): 10:05pm On May 13, 2018 |
naijjaman: I guess this post is a result of unlocked phone keypad in the pocket. |
Politics / Re: See Atiku’s Reply To A Twitter User Who Asked Of His Benefit To Nigerians by bankoleben(m): 6:47pm On May 13, 2018 |
Investment / Re: Who Has Been Matched For Payment After MMM Opened? by bankoleben(m): 3:04pm On Jan 13, 2017 |
Gflat:This your adage get as e be o... 1 Like |
Politics / Re: N4.6bn Ekiti Election Fund Fraud: Obanikoro Arraigned In Absentia. by bankoleben(m): 6:37pm On Aug 03, 2016 |
Self recognition as what, a criminal? Mike Ozekhome will not ceaze to amaze... |
Celebrities / Re: Bukky Ajayi Dies At 82 by bankoleben(m): 2:09pm On Jul 06, 2016 |
Still remember her role in Critical Assignment. RIP! |
Politics / Re: Interim Report On Recovered Loot Released (pics) by bankoleben(m): 12:52pm On Jun 04, 2016 |
tomakint: That chicken change is bigger than Ekiti State's budget for this year. That chicken change is three times greater than what Jonathan budgeted for roads in 2015 budget. That chicken change is greater than what was budgeted for Lagos-Calabar standard gauge rail line. That chicken change is bigger than what was budgeted for the 2nd Niger bridge. Haven't you got any sense of shame? 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Nigerian Airforce DSSC 2016 Recruitment Out! by bankoleben(m): 7:58am On May 13, 2016 |
yrmybank: Nobody is asking you to run like olympians, and that's why they're giving you 18 minutes for 3.2km. Olympians run 5km in 10 minutes. You guys are making it look like 3.2km is such a difficult task to complete in 18 minutes (for males). Actually, an averagely fit person should be covering that distance in a much less time! 2 Likes |
Education / Re: See How Medical Students Write Exam In ABU by bankoleben(m): 6:37am On May 05, 2016 |
stanvesco: 4 Likes |
Literature / Nwekpo's Fuel Scarcity Experience by bankoleben(m): 12:22pm On Apr 08, 2016 |
I came across this beautiful piece on Facebook and couldn't stop laughing As his Toyota Camry crawled closer and closer to the barricade at the gas station, Mr. Nwekpo's heart swelled with a mix of hope and joy. Finally he was going to get fuel. Thinking back to 7:30AM when he joined the queue about two and half kilometers away from the filling station, he checked the dashboard and it was 3PM. He had come a long way. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10209556814943946&id=1434582941&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.10207650495197925%3Atl_objid.10207650495197925%3Athid.1158009917%3A306061129499414%3A2%3A0%3A1462085999%3A-4470852391594824079&__tn__=*s |
Politics / Re: We Were Virtually In A Banana Republic Under Jonathan -bishop Mike Okonkwo by bankoleben(m): 11:57am On Apr 02, 2016 |
Make IPOB guys catch you, you go hear wen! |
Sports / Asisat Oshoala Signs For Arsenal Ladies by bankoleben(m): 3:46pm On Mar 18, 2016 |
Arsenal Ladies have completed the signing of Nigeria international Asisat Oshoala. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20160318/asisat-oshoala-signs-for-arsenal-ladies
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Politics / Re: Nigerians No Longer Happy, Drops In Global Happiness Ranking – VanguardNgr by bankoleben(m): 8:47pm On Mar 17, 2016 |
How will Nigeria's rating not drop when a section of the country has decided to be unhappy because their 'Hero' lost an election. 8 Likes |
Education / Re: Ekiti Private Schools Protest Against 1000 Naira Levy by bankoleben(m): 10:21am On Mar 15, 2016 |
So, with all the noise Fayose makes all over the place, he's got no other ideas on how to generate revenue than tax pupils. These kids will now bear the brunt of his Stomach Infrastructure agenda. Shame! Where's the apostle of 'Commonsense' when you need him? |
Politics / Re: Fani-kayode, Falae, Udenwa, Nenadi, Onwuliri In N3.145billion Fraud by bankoleben(m): 11:08pm On Mar 14, 2016 |
When did GEJ become a teacher that he was giving out assignments. First, it was Metuh, and now FFK, and they all carried out the assignment to his satisfaction. Oh, I forgot GEJ was once a lecturer, no wonder he was giving out assignments. I suspect his marking scheme was cheap though, cos he still lost the election in spite of their satisfactory performance in the 'assignments'. Well, let's wait and see who else got an assignment from GEJ. 21 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Oil Hits 2016 High Above $40; Glut Warnings Resurface by bankoleben(m): 8:30pm On Mar 07, 2016 |
Brent crude rose on Monday, hitting a 2016 peak above $40 a barrel as investors rotated more assets into raw materials, with oil buying encouraged by talk that OPEC http://mobile.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSKCN0W9045 |
Celebrities / Re: Olajumoke Orisaguna Ex-BreadSeller On Huffington Post, Popular UK Newspaper by bankoleben(m): 1:17pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Meanwhile, somewhere in Ibadan...
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Politics / Re: EFCC Closes Case Against Metuh by bankoleben(m): 12:31pm On Feb 10, 2016 |
jeroton: The headline is not misleading, the problem is that most commenters here don't understand what it means to close a court case. |
Politics / Re: Jonathan, Others Received Land In Abuja Green Area— Melaye by bankoleben(m): 6:33am On Feb 06, 2016 |
If you've read El-Rufai's Accidental Public Servant, you'll understand the kind of challenges he faced standing up to 'big men' to restore Abuja's masterplan. It's unfortunate that someone would just emerge from nowhere to undo what progress was made in Abuja. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Who's Watching CNN Now!! by bankoleben(m): 8:01pm On Feb 05, 2016 |
mrmetoo1: The interesting fact about this issue is that even the little that was saved in the Excess Crude Account was squandered by NOI without the approval of the state governors. That's the basis of the running battle between Oshiomole and Iweala. But you don't expect the natural-born wailers to acknowledge that! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: EFCC Recovers Over $14 Million In Unpaid Oil Royalty-sahara Reporters by bankoleben(m): 8:32pm On Feb 03, 2016 |
abduljabbar4: I think this comparison is unfair. Abacha enriched himself from our treasury while Jonathan simply opened the floodgates of the national treasury for all and sundry! |
Politics / Re: How Jonathan Govt. Paid Companies Linked To Okupe To Hack ‘unfriendly’ Websites by bankoleben(m): 10:13pm On Jan 18, 2016 |
Alphaoscar: That was the first thing that came to my mind when I read the news! 11 Likes |
Politics / Re: Missing Soldiers Return, Join Units - Army (Daily Trust) by bankoleben(m): 5:44pm On Nov 20, 2015 |
It's unfortunate that most of the people commenting here actually wished the kidnap story was true. The statement being referred to in this news item was actually the same statement issued by the military yesterday, not a different one. The reporter only drew his inference from that report. At no time did the military admit that any soldier was missing or any 'missing' soldier returned. You're actually free to believe whatever you wish to believe. |
Politics / Re: Boko Haram Struck Again by bankoleben(m): 8:39pm On Nov 12, 2015 |
Otenestbestyaho: The past few weeks without reports of bombings must have been very frustrating for you... And long may it be! |
Politics / Ohanaeze Backs Deji On Eze Ndigbo Title by bankoleben(m): 1:45pm On Oct 29, 2015 |
An Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has backed the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, for banning the Eze Ndigbo title within the state capital. http://punchng.com/2015/10/1588 |
Politics / Re: Buhari Is In India For A Medical Visit by bankoleben(m): 8:32pm On Oct 28, 2015 |
Art, Graphics & Video / The Dangerous Art Of The Ultimate Selfie by bankoleben(m): 2:24pm On Oct 16, 2015 |
If 2014 was the year of the selfie, then 2015 took the art of self-photography to a new and dangerous level. People are, quite literally, dying to take a picture of themselves. In Russia this year there have been a handful of selfie-related fatalities, including the death of two men in the Ural Mountains who posed for a photo while pulling the pin from a hand grenade. And, in June, a university graduate died after trying to take a selfie while hanging from a Moscow bridge. Most recently a 17-year-old boy fell to his death from a rooftop as he tried to take his picture for his Instagram page. He had previously taken a number of similar pictures of himself posing on high rooftops in the city of Vologda. The problem isn't just limited to Russia. In the US recently a man died after shooting himself in the neck while taking a selfie. At least 12 people have died this year while taking pictures of themselves making the practice more deadly than shark attacks, of which there have only been eight recorded deaths in 2015, according to tech news site Mashable. The statistic is creating very real problems for governments. In August, officials at the Waterton Canyon in Colorado were forced to close the park after several people were caught getting a little too close to the wildlife. "We've actually seen people using selfie sticks to try and get as close to the bears as possible, sometimes within 10 feet [3 metres]," said recreation manager Brandon Ransom in a blog. And, at Yellowstone National Park, officials issued a warning after five separate incidents of selfie-takers being gored by bison. In Australia, a rock that looks like a wedding cake was fenced off because too many people were climbing it to take pre or post-wedding photos of themselves. While in Russia, in response to the number of deaths there, the Interior Ministry launched a campaign warning that "self-photography could cost you your life". "A selfie with a weapon kills," the brochure read. The accompanying poster campaign listed dangerous places to take a selfie. 15-minute fame So why are some people willing to risk their life to take the ultimate selfie? It may come down to pure bravado, thinks Lee Thompson - whose snap of himself on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janiero went viral in June 2014. "People see pictures like mine and see how they spread across the world and see a way to make themselves famous for 15 minutes," he told the BBC. A professional photographer, Mr Thompson admits that the picture he took was done as a publicity stunt for his travel company, Flash Pack. He did, however, get permission to climb the statue. "I'm not a serial selfie-taker - this shot was to publicise my business. It was the shot I knew I had to get because people love selfies," he told the BBC. He admits that the trend towards ever more dangerous selfies is "getting out of control". "Be creative with your pictures but don't put yourself in danger," he advised. Narcissists According to research published by the Ohio State University, the pictures that people post on social media can tell an interesting story about their personality. Hundreds of tests on people's social media habits were conducted for the study, which showed that people who post a lot of selfies also tend to score higher in traits of narcissism and psychopathy. Lead researcher Jesse Fox said that, for many, a dangerous selfie is worth it for the number of likes and comments it will generate. "Likes are a quantifiable way of measuring popularity and these days it isn't enough to just post a picture of yourself, because everyone is doing that. The more extreme it is, the more likely you are to stand out and get lots of likes and comments." The rise of the selfie as an art form has not gone unnoticed by manufacturers such as Asus, which recently launched a phone dubbed the ZenFone Selfie, that as the name suggests, comes with a powerful camera. But it too is sensitive to the issue of risk-taking selfies and its marketing of the device in France came with a poster campaign similar to that of the Russian government, pointing out places where taking a selfie would be ill-advised - including in front of trains, in cars and with bears. Shark selfie? Despite the publicity, there doesn't appear to be any let-up in the amount of death-defying selfies being taken, nor people's appetite to look at them. A video on YouTube, compiling what it describes as the "25 most dangerous selfies ever", has been viewed over 20 million times. It includes examples of a man taking a selfie while a bull charges at him, a man posing with a lion, someone taking a picture in front of a train and a woman taking a selfie of herself and her toddler while driving. James Kingston's picture of himself hanging off a crane (above) came in at number three. The list also features several self-portraits with sharks which had gone viral but which the video exposes as fakes. Selfies may have become more dangerous than shark attacks but it seems that even the most intrepid self-shooter draws the line at a picture with a Great White. https://alabaadeniyi./2015/10/16/the-dangerous-art-of-the-ultimate-selfie/ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34466322
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Politics / Re: Governor Ayade Trapped On Calabar-Ikom Road by bankoleben(m): 11:12am On Aug 31, 2015 |
abagoro: @ Bolded, That may be true for Akwa-Ibom state, but definitely not Cross River. |
Science/Technology / Nasa Starts Year-long Isolation To Simulate Life On Mars by bankoleben(m): 8:03pm On Aug 29, 2015 |
A team of Nasa recruits has begun living in a dome near a barren volcano in Hawaii to simulate what life would be like on Mars. https://alabaadeniyi./2015/08/29/nasa-starts-year-long-isolation-to-simulate-life-on-mars/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34092770
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Family / Woman Kills Sons To Put Focus On Daughter by bankoleben(m): 1:16pm On Aug 20, 2015 |
An Ohio woman has confessed to police that she killed her three sons because she said her husband was ignoring their daughter. http://alabaadeniyi./2015/08/20/woman-kills-sons-to-put-focus-on-daughter/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33992933 |
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