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Too sad for those who voted Buhari, especially for those from the SE and SS. How will Buhari distinguish the few of them from the majority of the SE and SS who did not vote for him?

Buhari will end up punishing all SS and SEners, to the great loss of his few supporters in those regions. At the same time he will end up benefitting the few Yorubas and northerners who did not vote for him. What an irony! I laff in gorimapa language

OPCNAIRALAND:
mumu,
I say the government of a foreing land recognized adopted Yoruba as a cultural unit of its society. In your response you bring me a mix child speaking Ibo at a private event. Of course one of his parents is Ibo I would expect that. In fact if he was in the Baltic region he will soon be taught Yoruba by his school.

Second, in response to London Municipality adopting Yoruba you bring a employment ad from a private company looking for interpreters in Ibo. You lack perspective!

You say Things Fall Apart was read world wide.

The primitiveness of Ibo had been reported by explorers and missionaries and no one could believe that such a backward and barbaric culture existed. When Things fall apart came out it became the testimony from the horse's mouth....and of course Europeans were quick to distribute it around and made it available for wide audience. Those who belittled the explorers and missionaries that visited Iboe country and charged them with bias and racism were given the book to reflect.......to see for themselves why Ibos were called animals.

Poor you, you think the book was circulated for its mastery of the arts and literature. If that were the case the book should have won the author a noble prize. Why do you lack perspective? Ode!

Go to America, Carribean Islands and Latin America....and now Europe, Ifa is a common practice. They throng to Osogbo for the yearly pilgrimage to worship Osun.


Shut up if you have no ground to compete on culture.

Educate yourself beyond Lagos

Igbo village in Virginia USA

https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&site=&source=hp&q=igbo+village+staunton+virginia&oq=Igbo+village&gs_l=hp.1.4.0l6.1549.3972.0.6321.13.10.0.3.3.0.140.1062.2j7.9.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..2.11.986.0.IVYstYNFg6g

This is the greatest achievement of the 21st century

6 Yorubas
3 Igbos
2 Northerners

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Yetunde Babajide Humm, we are sacking left, right and center, so when are we going to eventually sit down and roll out the policies via Minsiters in charge? When? As of today, I as a citizen of Nigeria don't know what Buhari has in place for me on current exchange, on agriculture, terrorism, oil and many more. May be the policy will eventually come towards the 2019 presidential election, i am still waiting tho

Yesterday at 1:05pm
Dele Aina Chinenye Lauretta Ufearoh-Onoh Haa!! Ayaf counted 4 names that certainly looks like those of my uncles!! How can we honestly begin to divide this 5% amidst ourselves!! It's too small but i'm sure pa73 won't ever add anything to that 5% he has given us!! You know i talk am say; any southwest that thinks he/she is part of the 97% is just stupid!! My sister; i don join body with you, we are Araldite together!!
Yesterday at 1:08pm · Edited

6 out of 11 are Yorubas. That is more than 5 % ohhhhhh

See names of sacked military officers

Just got the Names of sacked Generals, ha it seems Buhari included the South West in this 5% ohh, Dele Aina , Adepitan Adebayo Bero, Yetunde Babajide come ohhh, don't tell me South West will share from this our 5% ? Pls if he is going to add the South west then he should at least extend it to 6%.. 97 +6=100..This is fair, extra 1 percent for Tinubu and family..Tenkiue

Quote not from me

The affected sacked Army Generals are;
1) Gen Boniface Azurunwa:
2) Major Abiodun Amao
3) Major Gen Olayemi Abidoye
4) Major Gen Adekunle martins
5) Major Gen Christian Ugwu
6) Major Gen Bode Ogini
7) Major Gen Mashudy Adekanye
Major Gen Godfrey Nwafor
9) Major Gen Gabriel Oladipo
10) Major Gen Manhood Yerima
11) Brig Gen Kachallah

Abugab:
Una don start again?
Op why didn't you prepare PMB?

If you live in Washington DC, you will understand that this is true

The concealed fragments of President Muhammad Buhari’s exorbitant visit to the United State are beginning to emerge, and stakes are not looking too good. Sources reveal that the White House is completely disappointed about a total lack of preparedness by the Nigerian contingent to discuss vital issues about both countries. The Obama administration also decried a poor presentation of policy needs and updates made by the Nigerian leader. “May be we are not reading from the same script, but the overall message by Barack is that they should go get themselves together, then get back with us,” a White House insider said. “We are just being polite about this because your President doesn’t seem to understand a whole lot about government,” confided another source.

The White House was disappointed that Buhari’s contingent had no presentation about working with the United States to salvage their crumbly economy. For instance, the Nigeria’s economy under Buhari has no prospects at the moment. The currency’s exchange values is worsening while the President visited without any economic crew. Nigeria has a mono-economy that is dependent largely on oil, and the United States has since suspended oil importation from Nigeria. US imports from Nigeria, mostly crude oil and other petroleum products, rose from more than 24 billion dollars in 2005 to over 38 billion in 2008, but dropped sharply to less than four billion last year largely because of America’s shale energy revolution. Yet President Buhari rendered no concerns about the impending economic consequence of these developments.

Weeks before the visit, the U.S. had communicated the significance of the visit as an opportunity to the Buhari’s regime to boot up the relations between the two countries. Under Jonathan’s administration for instance, U.S. relations with Nigeria dropped, with officials raising concerns about the government’s ability to fight Boko Haram, particularly after the kidnapping of some 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. “We informed them early enough and even asked to assist them to make considerable argument to earn exceptional U.S. support to the regime, especially in areas of security and commerce, but they blew it,” another source confided.

To make it worse, President Buhari shocked his hosts with his vastly publicized comment that the US has “aided and abetted” the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria. This comment, it was gathered angered some members of the Obama administration who now raise doubts about President Buhari’s earnestness in collaborating with the U.S. in solving his security problems.

Another blunder was made when President’s Buhari, in defense of his cabinet-selection delays, published an op-ed in Washington Post, wrongly accusing President Obama of equally delaying his cabinet selection in the initial stage of taking office. Wrote Buhari, “It is worth noting that Obama himself did not have his full Cabinet in place for several months after first taking office; the United States did not cease to function in the interim.”

“I don’t know where he got that information,” said Oshiokpekhai Utu-Orbih, a Nigerian attorney and writer based in the United States. “I am still trying to come in terms with the rationale of the above statement in the said article other than the fact that President Buhari has gone to press to lie against his host in a bid to justify his dictatorial rule over Nigeria,” Utu-Orbih said.

Utu-Orbih wrote in his own column, “After the historic election of 2008, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. On January 21, he appointed Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State; on February 2, 2009, he appointed Eric Holder as Attorney General, then Ken Salazar as Secretary of Interior on 20th January 20. Obama continued with Tom Vislack, Agriculture January 21; Ray LaHood , Transportation January 23; Stephen Chu, Energy, January 20, and Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security, January 21. I can go on and on. Must Buhari rewrite the American history because of his disdain for constitutionality?”

President Buhari had reportedly stormed the U.S. with about 229-man delegation considered the biggest in Nigerian democratic history. This contingent it was gathered, cost Nigeria about N2.2billion. Most disappointedly, the list of delegates and their level of preparedness created more doubts about the President’s commitment to issues of foreign policy and commerce: a claim echoed in Buhari’s speech during the visit – a poorly composed treatise, substantially lacking, with no connections to the objectives of his exorbitant diplomatic voyage. Obama ceremoniously praised his guest, stating that he would discuss how the two nations can cooperate on counter-terrorism and how the US “can be helpful in addressing some of the corruption issues that have held Nigeria back”. But his message also signaled a “no-deal” agreement until Buhari brings forth a credible request for collaboration and assistance, or show some seriousness in handling his current mandate.


http://www.thefocusng.com/united-states-disappointed-with-buharis-visit/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork

London metro Police has adopted Yoruba as a second language for intending.recruits.

Duh! US military has recruited Igbo speakers since 2012

https://www.nairaland.com/1092164/why-us-army-recruiting-hausa#12810575

1
US Government Needs and Shortages in Foreign Language and Regional Expertise and
Knowledge
Signals, Facts, and Clues
Gail H. McGinn
March 31
, 2014

http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/internationalization/papers%20and%20presentations/mcginnfull.pdf

NYPD's Foreign Language Outreach

No 30: Igbo

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/news/news_foreign_lang_outreach.shtml

OPCNAIRALAND:
I laugh for these Ibos and their obsession with titles. They told us here in Nairaland not.long ago that the British Parliament has three Ibos but no Yoruba. London metro Police has adopted Yoruba as a second language for intending.recruits.

If three Yoruba had held the World Bank post by now Yoruba esusu would have been adopted as an economic culture universally.

Even in the Baltics Yoruba language has been adopted as a school curriculum.

Ibos can keep titles.....Yoruba is satisfied with spreading our culture around the globe.

Fair!

Plus ode! Things fall Apart, the most widely read and translated book globally from Africa is about Igbo culture

Nollywood watched by millions around the world is more or less about Igbo

OPCNAIRALAND:
I laugh for these Ibos and their obsession with titles. They told us here in Nairaland not.long ago that the British Parliament has three Ibos but no Yoruba. London metro Police has adopted Yoruba as a second language for intending.recruits.

If three Yoruba had held the World Bank post by now Yoruba esusu would have been adopted as an economic culture universally.

Even in the Baltics Yoruba language has been adopted as a school curriculum.

Ibos can keep titles.....Yoruba is satisfied with spreading our culture around the globe.

Fair!

More

https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/1957516/igbo-language-analyst-2


http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?cmp=Ad-Astra,-Inc.&t=Igbo+Court+Interpreter&jk=3c89a2c4d051635e&q=Hausa%2C+Igbo%2C+Yoruba+Linguists+Needed

OPCNAIRALAND:
I laugh for these Ibos and their obsession with titles. They told us here in Nairaland not.long ago that the British Parliament has three Ibos but no Yoruba. London metro Police has adopted Yoruba as a second language for intending.recruits.

If three Yoruba had held the World Bank post by now Yoruba esusu would have been adopted as an economic culture universally.

Even in the Baltics Yoruba language has been adopted as a school curriculum.

Ibos can keep titles.....Yoruba is satisfied with spreading our culture around the globe.

Fair!

For your information

http://www.metlang.com/pages/p3/employment.php

OPCNAIRALAND:
I laugh for these Ibos and their obsession with titles. They told us here in Nairaland not.long ago that the British Parliament has three Ibos but no Yoruba. London metro Police has adopted Yoruba as a second language for intending.recruits.

If three Yoruba had held the World Bank post by now Yoruba esusu would have been adopted as an economic culture universally.

Even in the Baltics Yoruba language has been adopted as a school curriculum.

Ibos can keep titles.....Yoruba is satisfied with spreading our culture around the globe.

Fair!

Enjoy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohu2E4slCVE

ShobayoEmma:
Bleep meaning?

Not surprised, you Yoruba

See Yoruba people shamelessly congratulating her online at BellaNaija

I understand that the Lagos (read Yoruba) press wanted her out during her tenure at SEC. Well, the Lagos press can smile now. She is out but guess where she is gone to.

Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh named World Bank's vice president & treasurer
By: Thabile Manala
Last Updated: 24 July 2015|19:11 GMT
Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh has been named the new vice president and treasurer for the World Bank. Photo: Forbes Africa

Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh has been named the new vice president (VP) and treasurer for the World Bank.

According to a statement from the World Bank, Oteh was selected to this position through an international competitive search process and will assume the role on the 28th September. Oteh who was the director general for Nigeria’s Stock Exchange will now be the[b] first African woman to head up the treasurer position[/b].

Oteh however is not the first African woman to be appointed to powerful positions at the World Bank. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is one of its managing directors and Obiageli Ezekwesili, Africa Region vice president.

The international financial institution says as VP and treasurer, Oteh will manage and lead a large and diverse team responsible for managing more than $150 billion in assets.

"Her top priorities will be to: (i) maintain the World Bank’s global reputation as a prudent and innovative borrower, investor and risk manager; (ii) manage an extensive client advisory, transaction and asset management business for the Bank; (iii) engage, in her capacity as one of the World Bank’s key representatives, with outside stakeholders including global private sector financial institutions, the financial media and the sovereign debt and reserve managers in client countries, as well as ratings agencies; and (iv) collaborate extensively with the Finance Partners throughout the WBG, including with IFC and MIGA, expanding shared approaches, in particular around innovative financing for development and for key new projects," the World Bank says.

Oteh's career has been pioneered by many firsts, including being the first Nigerian woman to be accepted into the Harvard Business School MBA project.

She has served on the board of a number of organisations including National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria.

Her career soared to enviable heights when she became the vice president of the African Development Bank and restored its ratings to ‘AAA’ by Standard and Poor.

She has been defined as the “Iron Lady” in respect of her tough decision-making. Oteh responds to that saying, “If leading change, being passionate, resilient and decisive about a great course is what makes me an iron lady, then I proudly raise my hand high to that tag.”

Oteh had this to say about her new job http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/western-africa/2015/07/24/arunmaoteh-vp-worldbank/

First Nigerian woman to be accepted into the Harvard Business School MBA project (thus, presumably the first female Nigerian graduate from the Harvard Business School (MBA)
First Woman VP of AfDB
First African woman Treasurer of the WB
Third Nigerian woman VP at the Wold Bank

BTW, all three Nigerian women VPs at the WB have been Igbos. Why are Igbo women marginalizing other Nigerians?

Raxxye:
What it means for me is that Jonathan is a real gentleman a true democrat who would not want to hang unto power at all cost. He just won more of my respect and love. He is in the class of Nelson Mandela and the likes!
He had also set a good precedent for other leaders to follow. He promised a free and fair election, and never to interfere...and he kept his words!

Correct, and if ever he presents himself as a president in the future, he would be very welcome. He is indeed a gentlemen

The seeming loss of GEJ, if anything, has proven to everyone that the incumbent can lose, even in Nigeria. If indeed GMB wins, it is a strong signal to our leaders that they are not invincible after all. GMB should better hit the road running, or else in 2019 he will be sent packing as well.

If he fails in these areas and others, what would you do to him? Are you willing to kick him out of Aso Rock in 2019 or will you allow primordial (ethnic and religious) sentiments to becloud your judgement?

Now that Buhari appears (note I wrote appears, as he is not yet declared) to be the president in waiting, what are your expectations of him? What are the things he needs to pursue speedily?

For me they include:

1. Security
2. Electricity
3. Fight against corruption (unfortunately, here he will likely fail woefully because he has big thieves such as Tinubu, Fasola and Amechi as his pointsmen)
4. Jobs
5. Electoral reforms - Nigerians in diaspora should be able to vote. Nigeria is the only major country where citizens abroad cannot vote
6. Internal electoral reform- Nigeria-based registered voters should be able to vote in places where they were not physically registered. The current system is disadvantageous to southerners who always flee the volatile North during each election cycle where north-south competition is involved. In the current election, I believe millions of registered Igbos could not vote because they fled the North for fear of the activity of Boko Haram and other northern miscreants, should GMB lose
7. Education reform
8. Health sector reform
9. Agriculture - GMB must not go back on the reforms that GEJ has put in place in this area and Nigeria must continue on the path to self sufficiency in food production.
10. Transport - the rail and airport systems must continue to be improved

After more than a year of networking and applying for jobs, college graduate Jeramey Winfield still hasn’t found full-time work. The North Lawndale resident was a standout student and envisioned a career in marketing or event planning. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)

We all know how the average Nigerian graduates fare in terms of getting a decent job
After reading this story, who do you think is faring better? The Nigerian graduate job seeker or his African American counterpart?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-college-degree-no-job-met-20150211-story.html#page=1
Study: Even for college-educated blacks, road to full-time work is rocky
Jeramey Winfield
After more than a year of networking and applying for jobs, college graduate Jeramey Winfield still hasn’t found full-time work. The North Lawndale resident was a standout student and envisioned a career in marketing or event planning. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)
By Lolly Bowean Chicago Tribune contact the reporter


For college-educated blacks, a degree doesn't guarantee a job
Even with a college education, the road to permanent work is harder for young African-Americans
For young, educated blacks, joblessness becomes a form of trauma

Months before he graduated from college, Jeramey Winfield was sending out resumes and applying for jobs online in Chicago.

The media studies major hoped to jump from Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire right into the Chicago workforce, in marketing or event planning, so he could get his own apartment and begin helping his family financially. But after more than a year of networking, sending out applications and asking mentors for help, Winfield still doesn't have a full-time job. In fact, he said, he's rarely been called back for an interview.

"I had this picture in my mind of working downtown, taking the train in and contributing to my profession," said Winfield, who often wears dapper, fitted business suits. "I had this vision of helping my mom out, since she struggled to raise five of us. I wanted to give her some relief."
Black college grads falling behind in employment (chart)
(Tribune Graphics)

While unemployment is falling to its lowest level in years, recent college graduates across the country are nonetheless struggling to find work. A new report found that, for young African-Americans with a four-year degree, the job search has been especially brutal. They are having a harder time than whites finding a job, are more likely to be in a job that does not require their college degree and are being paid less than white workers with the same experience.

Even African-Americans who study science, technology, engineering and math — majors that have been winners in the job market — have had a hard time finding work, said John Schmitt, a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research, who co-authored that recent report, "A College Degree is No Guarantee."


"We are looking at a group of people who did everything right," Schmitt said in an interview. "They graduated high school like they were told. They went to college and graduated. They entered the labor market. But they are more likely to be unemployed than their white counterparts."

In many cases these graduates were the first in their family to attend college, so they bear heavy expectations and responsibilities, from carrying the banner of success for the family to providing financial help. That has made their search for work all the more urgent, and their failure a greater burden.

The gap between whites and blacks has been fueled by many factors. Black college graduates don't have strong networks, and they often don't have the experience to navigate the corporate world and reach the people who hire. More important, according to Schmitt, young African-Americans can face a measure of discrimination when they try to get their foot in the door, sometimes losing job opportunities to white applicants.
Fast-growing careers don't usually lead to homeownership, data show
Fast-growing careers don't usually lead to homeownership, data show

"Employers give in to their racial bias and they are more likely to offer a job to a white candidate than a black candidate," Schmitt said.

Among recent black graduates ages 22 to 27, the jobless rate in 2013, the last year for which data are available, was 12.4 percent compared with 5.6 percent for whites. For black 22-year-olds just leaving college, 67.1 percent were underemployed, compared with 56.2 percent for all college graduates in that age group, Schmitt said.

Joblessness can be particularly traumatic for young African-Americans, said Robert Hawkins, an associate professor in poverty studies at New York University's Silver School of Social Work. Often they have to cope daily with racially charged incidents, Hawkins said. Plus there is the pressure of living in poor, violent communities. Sometimes there is the pressure from family and friends who expect them to be more immediately successful.


"You have someone who went to the right school, worked really hard and was told they can be anything they want," Hawkins said. "Then they realize that isn't true. ... Not only do they have that failure, they have the collection of other experiences from being black in America."

Chad Harris, 23, graduated last year from Hampton University, a historically black college in Virginia. He thought he'd have a full-time job in public relations by now. By joining the Public Relations Society of America, he has made contacts. He volunteers at Chicago Ideas Week and at the Inspiration Cafe free meals program to generate business connections. Even when he doesn't feel upbeat, he makes sure he hands out his business cards.

"I have become my own public relations machine," he said. "How can I work for a public relations firm if I can't promote myself?"
Want to quit your job in the worst way? Advice: Don't.
Want to quit your job in the worst way? Advice: Don't.

With the advice of mentors, he has sharpened his online portfolio and his LinkedIn profile and he's working on developing his presence on Twitter. In January, Harris landed an internship at the public relations firm Edelman in consumer marketing. He hopes the three months will become six, then lead to a permanent job.

"I am trying and using what I have to make a name for myself and be great," he said. "To keep hearing no, it makes me work harder. I think, 'You may not want me now, but I'm going to put myself into the position where you'll need me.'"

Tanasia Burton leans on her mother and grandmother for motivation so she won't give up on her job search. She applies for three to five jobs a week, she said, and follows up with phone calls. It's been five months and still nothing.

"I feel like it's harder for me to get a job because of my degree," said Burton, 22, who graduated last year from Robert Morris University with a degree in business administration. "The main thing people say is, I don't have the experience to go along with my degree. When I apply to average jobs, I don't get them because they think I will demand higher pay because of my degree. It's frustrating."

Because her family couldn't support her financially, Burton is saddled with student loans, she said. She gets paid a modest amount for caring for her elderly grandmother.

"My mom and grandmom say, 'Keep going. God will open a door for you to get a job that is meant for you,'" she said. "I've come so far — it doesn't make sense to throw in the towel."

At the Career Transitions Center of Chicago, Executive Director Anita Jenke said that, even with degrees, her young African-American clients face unique obstacles in their job searches. Some of Jenke's clients come from struggling communities and their families rely on them to help with bills, child and elder care. Because their income is limited, they don't have the money to catch public transportation or pay for cab fare back and forth to interviews. Sometimes they lack stable Internet access, and many jobs require resumes and applications to be filled out online.

Some of Jenke's clients can't afford to keep their cellphones working, another barrier.

"These kids have so much to give," Jenke said. "They are so motivated, so personable and committed to making it. They are accomplished and often they want to work helping to contribute to society. They just need an opportunity."

At Colby-Sawyer College, Winfield was a standout student who created the campus' first gospel choir.
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"Jeramey is just a wonderful person who made our campus a better place," said the college's president, Tom Galligan, who became friends with Winfield while he was on campus. "He brought enthusiasm, a unique perspective on life and passion for music. A lot of us now listen to gospel music, because of him."

His success at Colby-Sawyer, which he attended on a scholarship, is part of the reason Winfield can't understand why he can't find a job.

"I feel like I'm a sharp and confident person," he said. "I've always gone above and beyond. It does make me think, 'Am I not good enough? What's wrong with me?'"


So instead of working full time, Winfield scrapes by earning money from working with a mentoring program at his former high school in North Lawndale. Occasionally he will pick up substitute teaching jobs, which pay him about $125 a day. The rest of the time, he volunteers as a youth leader at his church and searches for work. He lives with a relative in the same West Side neighborhood he worked so hard to escape.

As the first college graduate in his family, Winfield feels pressure to contribute soon. He has an older brother who was shot and left paralyzed. His mother is low-income and his siblings struggle to get by. Winfield has an education valued at more than $200,000, yet no work.

"Being rejected by the professional world has pushed me to go harder working at my high school and my church," he said. "Since I can't give what I learned to a professional environment, I know I can come back to where I came from and use it here. I'm still a success to the people here."

lbowean@tribpub.com

Twitter @lollybowean

ISpiksDaTroof:
According to the Bible and Christians's belief, God decided to make Herod King and allowed him behead John the Baptist. He allowed Jesus to be killed and a convicted robber forgiven....


Think about it.

You nearly fooled me into believing you are not Nigerian, in fact Yoruba. Why are you so creepy, slimy and conniving?

Buhari is a dumb Bleep. Very gumptionless and sloppy.