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Jobs/Vacancies / Hello by basingstoke: 5:21pm On Apr 19, 2018 |
looking for job |
Crime / Re: Man Batters His Wife, Knocks Off Her Tooth & Sues Her To Court In Abuja (Photos) by basingstoke: 2:51pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
and you call this one a Man 1 Like |
Sports / Re: Original FIFA World Cup Trophy Finally Arrives In Nigeria, Lands In Abuja.Photos by basingstoke: 1:26pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
Andrewgame42:Not much, it is 18 karat gold weighing 6.1kg. ie 6100g at my be 2000 naira per gram, do the maths |
Politics / Re: Emmanuel Uduaghan Visits Ibrahim Babangida In His Minna Residence (Photos) by basingstoke: 1:04pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
teemanbastos:... And some one who over threw a democratically elected government is now a president 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Borno, Home Of Peace: Can You Spot The Irony Of This Vehicle Number Plate? by basingstoke: 1:02pm On Mar 07, 2018 |
internationalman:A true Edo man will not say this... Oba gha tor kpere iseeeee. |
Politics / Re: EFCC Has Absolute Powers To Arrest Anybody – Osinbajo by basingstoke: 10:50am On Mar 07, 2018 |
Midget speaking from a midget I.Q. Fear God pastor, judgement coming and it cometh soon 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: "I Was In The Same Taxi With My Aunt Who Died Years Ago" - South African Lady by basingstoke: 9:01am On Mar 07, 2018 |
Hallucination in first person |
Family / Re: How Can My Husband Adopt My Son Legally? by basingstoke: 9:55am On Mar 06, 2018 |
I think you just need to walk into a law firm? 8 Likes 1 Share |
Crime / Re: Lady Disgraced For Stealing At A Wedding In Delta (Photos) by basingstoke: 9:05am On Mar 06, 2018 |
jidxin:I was really surprised, after his comments I have to go and look at the pics again. I do not know why people just say whatever they like 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Why President Buhari And I Didn't Visit Dapchi - VP Osinbajo Reveals by basingstoke: 12:26pm On Mar 05, 2018 |
Ohhh Midget !!!! 2 Likes |
Computers / Re: Ms Word by basingstoke: 11:41am On Mar 03, 2018 |
Lexusgs430:ok, thanks bro |
Computers / Re: Ms Word by basingstoke: 11:08am On Mar 03, 2018 |
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Computers / Re: Ms Word by basingstoke: 10:58am On Mar 03, 2018 |
Lexusgs430:Please any link, please |
Computers / Re: Ms Word by basingstoke: 10:57am On Mar 03, 2018 |
Aphrygian:Bros, I beg can you give me the link please |
Computers / Re: Ms Word by basingstoke: 10:56am On Mar 03, 2018 |
hostkobo:Thanks bro, I will try that now, I am really grateful |
Politics / Again Dele Momudu Floors Buhari And The Apc by basingstoke: 10:47am On Mar 03, 2018 |
“So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, With our own feathers, not by others’ hands. Are we now smitten. -Aeschylus Fellow Nigerians, I’ve been on tour of Africa, as I mentioned recently on this page, and I’ve covered parts of East and West Africa in the past two weeks. My conclusion and verdict is that things are happening out there while we are free to delude ourselves that we are the giant of Africa. The things that make us the giant, exceptionally brilliant citizens, humongous population, energetic manpower, fertile land, beautiful weather, we’ve refused to turn into useful assets but rather into liabilities. I won’t bore you with too much details of the countries visited but will summarise the things we lack and why we are lagging behind and what we need to do speedily to catch up and ultimately overtake the comity of other nations in their march towards genuine progress, development and advancement. Nigeria parades some of the worst airports in Africa today. Let no one preach to me that it is because the PDP government stole the money meant for the airports. As a matter of fact the Goodluck Jonathan administration made some remarkable effort compared to our own government of change which in nearly three years has revamped only the runway in Abuja. The most disgraceful airport for a seat of government is the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. I plead with President Muhammadu Buhari or Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to pay unscheduled visits to that disgraceful airport, I’m sure they will shed tears. Next they should please come to Lagos and ignore the Presidential wing and head to the odoriferous sections ordinary mortals like us use regularly and I’m certain they would be warmly received by some putrid spirits. It is unexplainable how we can continue to disgrace our dear beloved country without a care in the world. There is no other country you have to give your passport first to secret service agents before you queue up again in front of Immigration officials. There is no airport you get accosted by countless uniformed officers at the entrance of departure and at the exit of arrival. There is no airport where on arrival, all passengers must exit the airport in one direction only and no taxis within range. This is the situation in Lagos. Let me not talk about the rickety elevators and escalators. We are indeed a most difficult race. The only reasonable and professional airport is the MM2 in Lagos which is privately owned. I saw better airports in much smaller country. By the time Ghana opens its Terminal 3 very soon to the public, it would be about the best in West Africa. This was a project that was substantially worked on under the Government of President John Dramani Mahama. The cargo section which is already in operation is wearing the powerful signature of Swissport as its operators. The Immigration section at the Kotoka International Airport is one of the most advanced in Africa complete with cameras for iris and fingerprinting machines for data capturing. We have neither despite our being prone to terrorism. I could not believe my eyes when I landed in Dakar, Senegal, last week at its brand new airport opened by the obviously visionary President Macky Sall, only last December. It is such a beauty to behold. Even the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, which was destroyed by a towering inferno years back, has since been restored to its old glory and expanded to cater for millions of passengers. The international Airport in Kigali is very small but running efficiently. My favourite part is the Immigration area where you pay $30 for visa on arrival without stress and thereafter pass your bags through x-ray machines instead of a multitude of officers rummaging through your luggage. I hope Rwanda would drastically reduce the time passengers have to spend clearing security on departure and also improve on the quality of food and services in the Business Class lounge. Rwanda has become a country of choice for me as an example of a serious country that wants to engage the world in serious business. No nation can be considered civilised without putting certain things in place. One of such is infrastructure. Electricity is on top of the priority. Many African countries have improved their power generation, transmission and distribution processes. Too much politicisation and bureaucracy has turned Nigeria into a jinxed nation despite the billions of dollars spent and obviously wasted by successive governments. As a matter of fact, one of the most ambitious power projects in our country has already gone to international arbitration because of the excessive power show in Abuja. Every effort to upgrade our power sector has met with foolish resistance. Whereas, Ghana again, under the former President John Dramani Mahama, was able to fix the erratic power outages, nicknamed Dumso Dumso, within two years. And the Ghana Electricity Company was very creative by rationing and rotating power supplies to different zones interchangeably. I can list a myriad of problems facing us but the biggest is the failure of leadership. Our leaders have blatantly refused to do the needful. The biggest of all the afflictions is ethnicity which turns otherwise intelligent human beings into morons. Most of our problems would evaporate and disappear the day we are ready to exorcise the demon of ethnicity. I saw the evidence of this thesis in Rwanda where everyone must regard each other as Rwandese rather as Tutsis or Hutus. It has become a crime to so describe any citizen of Rwanda. On the contrary, Nigerian leaders prefer to be identified as local champions instead of being global personalities. Our clannishness has stultified us beyond reason. I used to be an incurable optimist but recent events have turned me into a paranoid pessimist and unless we urgently rescue our country back from those who are too short-sighted to see the power and strength in the indivisibility of Nigeria, this union may collapse like a pack of cards. No Nigerian should be treated like a second class citizen in his own country. No ethnic group should feel superior to another. Every Nigerian should treat the other as equal partners. The next set of Nigerian leaders must be scrutinised and confirmed to be those who are detribalised and religious-tolerant. Nigeria has suffered too much as a result of unbridled parochialism. As we approach our next general elections, we must prepare to find, select and elect leaders who would detach us from the superstitions that have held us down for far too long than normal at this time and age. We must seek leaders with an acceptable modicum of education. This is not an attempt to deride those who have no formal education. My mum who brought me up had none but she knew the value of education and invested her modest resources in us. Nigeria is too blessed with geniuses to keep settling for leaders without substantial education. Education and exposure to modernity should help reduce our proclivity for backward behaviours. We must make up our minds about what we want as a people. Do we want to remain forever backward in the name of ethnicity, religion and incredible propensity for material acquisition? Everyone in the world is trying to break free from a useless past, why can’t we emulate them? Our universe today is knowledge driven, why do we continue to wallow in ignorance? Until we fix our education which has collapsed, almost irreparably, our country is doomed. I was regaled with stories of how the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, is turning his country into a technology hub in Africa. I have no doubt that even our ruling government in Nigeria has some of the brightest guys who would readily match their counterparts anywhere in the world, but we won’t give them the chance to function optimally. We all remember how Professor Yemi Osinbajo was able to unite Nigerians last year in the middle of the threat of secession from Nnamdi Kanu and his Biafran agitators. If APC had continued along the new path created by the Vice President, things would have been much better for the government and our country by now. We saw an Acting President who was visiting everywhere and interacting with politicians across divides without discriminating against anyone. The erudite scholar gave us all a sense of pride and place. But soon after the President returned from his medical sojourn in the United Kingdom, things fell apart. We returned conveniently to our perfidious ways. Some people even accused the Vice President of working to outshine his boss despite is avowed loyalty to his principal. Why would anyone change a winning strategy that everyone was already applauding? If the President had maintained that tempo and pace of activities, perhaps the APC would have saved itself from the present calamity. If the APC fails in next year’s general election, it would only have been a severe punishment for its recalcitrance and myopic nature. Things should always be done according to merits. The youths who wish to take over power from the elders should also be fully prepared to work very hard and not sit down, arms akimbo, expecting a miracle from heaven. Their only qualification should never be that they are young and youthful. They must be accomplished in their own rights and market their credentials energetically. There is no point taking over power only to continue the monumental mess of the past. Is shall be well with Nigeria… Source https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/03/03/170062/ THISDAY MISSLE PDP to APC “Nigerians watched with rude shock as President Buhari, the African Union anti-corruption champion, directly superintended over the worst kind of corruption in a political party by overthrowing its constitution and democratic processes, all in the bid to shut out other contenders in the presidential race, a development which further confirms that the president has lost popularity even in his own party.” The opposition Peoples Democratic Party mocking tenure extension for the executives of the ruling All Progressives Congress. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: A White Man Learns The Meaning Of "Maga" In Nigeria, Blasts Americans by basingstoke: 3:24pm On Mar 02, 2018 |
izzou:see your life |
Health / Re: My Friend's Sister's Hand Has Strange Bacteria Infection (Photos) by basingstoke: 3:21pm On Mar 02, 2018 |
KOPT55:He did not say everybody must respond |
Career / Re: Medical Doctors' Forum: Let Us Know You! by basingstoke: 12:03pm On Mar 02, 2018 |
Medic98:Thank you so much, I have been stuck on 6.5 for the reading and listening, I can not simply wrap my head around those two. I think the test especially the speaking is more difficult abroad than it is in Nigeria. Please if you do not mind, I will like to ask you further skills in the reading and listening, please I have sent you an email request. Will be glad if you can kindly respond to me. And thanks for the grammer correction |
Family / Re: My Mother-In-Law And My Wife Undermine Me by basingstoke: 10:14pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
NwaAmaikpe:Evil, do you had time to write all those 10 Likes |
Family / Re: My Mother-In-Law And My Wife Undermine Me by basingstoke: 6:54pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
Time to stand your ground 32 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: World Class 10,000 Seat Bayelsa State Ecumenical Centre Built By Gov. Dickson by basingstoke: 4:47pm On Mar 01, 2018 |
CROWNWEALTH019:did you say criminal Adeboye ? easy young man. We all also question some of these men of Gods action, but noy=t to the extent of calling them criminal 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: Regina Daniels Was Pictured Eating Abacha By The Roadside (photos) by basingstoke: 6:35pm On Feb 28, 2018 |
Mobsync:;Dsavage |
Politics / Re: "Worst South-East Governor", Okorocha's Chief Press Secretary Reacts by basingstoke: 4:07pm On Feb 28, 2018 |
NwaNimo1: |
Career / Re: Microbiology Graduate Who Had Distinction Turns Bricklayer (Photos) by basingstoke: 10:31am On Feb 28, 2018 |
walexsho:Seriuosly, do you think Nigeria has become so bad that a university distinction candidate can not get a teaching Job for as small as 30k. please !!!. Do you know how many scholarships available to distinction candidate, it is just a case of not knowing what to do with what you have |
Career / Re: Microbiology Graduate Who Had Distinction Turns Bricklayer (Photos) by basingstoke: 10:17pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
Ugosample:because the 30k is to enable you leave and stay focused. He does not belong to the bricklayer circle. That job will only destroy his talent. This is without prejudice to those doing the job |
Politics / Re: Photos From APC NEC Meeting In Abuja Today by basingstoke: 5:57pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
CROWNWEALTH019:, no light, no roads, no security, of course you are right |
Career / Re: Microbiology Graduate Who Had Distinction Turns Bricklayer (Photos) by basingstoke: 5:55pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
migeoart:This is where the problem starts from. I said teaching not lecturing. There are one thousand and one opportunities fo foreign scholarship for distinction candidate. Think man. |
Career / Re: Microbiology Graduate Who Had Distinction Turns Bricklayer (Photos) by basingstoke: 5:35pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
migeoart:Distinction candidate, that is what we are talking about, there are a thousand one school that will employ him to teach for about 30,000. This is a lot better than doing that job for 100k/ I am not saying the job is bad, but he is just wasting his talent |
Career / Re: Microbiology Graduate Who Had Distinction Turns Bricklayer (Photos) by basingstoke: 5:25pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
disgraceful, please think outside the box, shame to you and the school that gave you distinction 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Photos From APC NEC Meeting In Abuja Today by basingstoke: 5:23pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
CROWNWEALTH019:... as useless as nigeria 1 Like |
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