₦airaland Forum

NORSIYK:
You can't be serious, ohakim the worst governor we have ever had in Imo state, meanwhile we ain't going back to Egypt.
RT. HON. EMEKA IHEDIOHA is the right choice and most popular candidate in Imo state right now

Then we should start congratulating APC. Because Ihedioha cannot win that seat. He failed as a deputy speaker with federal might... talk less of now. Even if he emerges as the governor... anyway, Imo state should not make that mistake. He'll be worse than Rochas. #RememberThis!
APGA on the other hand are good at presenting credible candidates, I wonder who they will bring forth this time.

NORSIYK:
Who is the right choice for PDP?

Ohakim is even a better option than Ihedioha. But for now,I've seen no right choice yet.

activistjohnny:
Drama as Saraki chases Dino back to his seat. watch the video below :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12x_jbjd81o

With this his neck movement , there is no need for the neckcollar he's wearing

NORSIYK:
In as much as I don't support Okorocha's successor but those rogues that hijacked the party are worse than Okorocha.

Meanwhile RT. HON. EMEKA IHEDIOHA CON, KSC will right every wrong in Imo state

WRONG CHOICE FOR PDP!

Are they attending a funeral?

Mztarstrechy:
Nigerian and Arsenal player(on loan at MVV Maastricht in the Eerste Divisie ) Kelechi Nwakali was pictured rocking matching outfits with his girlfriend Francis Jacquelyn as they stepped out together.

Love is a beautiful thing!

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2018/05/nigerian-player-kelechi-nwakali-steps.html

Chewing stick takeover

Okwyla:
American and Chinese scientists have found that an antimicrobial ingredient commonly used in hand soaps and toothpastes could have adverse effects on colonic inflammation and colon cancer by altering gut microbiota, the microbes found in people’s intestines.

A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine revealed that short-time treatment with low-dose triclosan led to low-grade colonic inflammation, and exaggerated disease development of colitis and colitis-associated colon cancer in mice.

“These results, for the first time, suggest that triclosan could have adverse effects on gut health,” said Zhang Guodong, assistant professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the paper’s senior author.

Zhang told Xinhua, “The toothpaste we use can enter into the intestinal tract, then impacting the gut microbiota.”

Triclosan is among the most widely used antimicrobial ingredients and is found in more than 2,000 consumer products and a National Health and Nutrition Examination survey showed that triclosan was detected in about 75 per cent of the urine samples of individuals tested in the U.S. and it is among the top ten pollutants found in U.S. rivers.

“Because this compound is so widely used, our study suggests that there is an urgent need to further evaluate the impact of triclosan exposure on gut health in preparation for the potential establishment of further regulatory policies,” said Yang Caixia, a postdoctoral fellow in Zhang’s laboratory and the paper’s first author.

Zhang’s team and Chinese researchers including those from Xi’an Jiaotong University investigated the effects of triclosan on colonic inflammation and colon cancer using several mouse models.

They reported that in all mouse models tested, triclosan promoted colonic inflammation and colon tumorigenesis.

The research team found that gut microbiota was critical for the observed adverse effects of triclosan, since feeding triclosan to mice reduced the diversity and changed the composition of the gut microbiome.

However, triclosan had no effect in a germ-free mouse model where there is no gut microbiome present, nor in a genetically engineered mouse model where there is no Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), an important mediator for host-microbiota communications.

“This is strong evidence that gut microbiota is required for the biological effects of triclosan,” Zhang said.

This study observed that triclosan altered mouse gut microbiota, increased inflammation, increased the severity of colitis symptoms and spurred colitis-associated colon cancer cell growth.

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/05/see-how-toothpastes-cause-health-problem.html

Xisnin:
If the bill get passed in National assembly, it won't stop them from being thieves, will it?

But it will give people with potentials opportunity to get employed, irrespective of their age

enairaprof:
Senate Should Pass A Bill To Stop Employment Age Discrimination. What happens to the youths above 30 years? Are they not Nigerians? Who should provide jobs for them? Considering the struggle and delay that Nigerian Youths go through to have a university education coupled with incessant strikes, there should be NO age barrier to job employment. If FG jobs can peg age limit at 30, why should we still allow politicians to contest at age above 60 years? Check FRSC, Nigeria Prison Service, Police recruitment and the likes, the maximum age limit is between 28-30 years.

Job seekers are confronted with many barriers. Of all the problems, age appears to take the lead. Even when the applicant is qualified for the job, his age can be an obstacle, writes MUYIWA LUCAS.

THE number of the country’s unemployed youths may continue to grow in leaps and bounds. This is because of a seeming clog employers have placed in the way of job seekers. Presently, not only must a job seeker graduate with very high grades, his age at the time of seeking employment has now become as equally important as his good grades.

At business districts, they are noticeable as they comb the streets in a well dressed suit, moving from offices to offices to submit job applications but during the short-listing; most companies dump their applications despite their impressive CV.

Hakeem Akintunde used to be a victim of age barrier in the labour market but the US visa lottery which he won in 2013 helped him out of the quagmire. He finished his degree at the age of 28 but most of the jobs he applied for turned him down because he did not qualify for age benchmark of 25 at a new generation bank among several others.


He is not alone. Uche Chiwendu finished her degree at the age of 26 from University of Port Harcourt with 2.1 grade in Accounting. She applied for a job at a leading auditing firm in Lagos. She was called for interview but at the final stage of the interview which she passed, the head of the interview team praised her for displaying excellence performance. She was however told that part of the company policy is that any candidate at the entry level should not be more than 23yrs. Chiwendu almost collapsed.


Sometimes in 2013, Tue July 2, KPMG International, a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services advertised job vacancy for graduate trainee copied on www. with job reference number J2013. With 100 slots available in Lagos, the company requested that interested candidates should posses’ first class or second class (Upper) in any discipline, five O’level credits (including English & Math) at one sitting with an age ceaveat: “Not more than 26 years.”

Age discrimination in employment has become a major problem facing graduates and non-graduates in Nigeria. It has continued to enhance the unemployment situation in the country. Take a look at vacancy adverts in Nigeria and you will see how they are equipped with age restrictions and sometime certificate barriers. A typical example reads, “Candidate must not be more than 25 years of age, must possess a good university degree with a second class honours (Upper division). Candidate must have at least 10 to 15 years of experience”. Emphasis hardly placed on competence.

Sadly, a practice which was mainly associated with the banking industry has spread to other sectors. Today, government institutions Champion this course. Even foreign companies indulge in the practice when they do not have similar conditions in their own countries.

President General of Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comrade Bobooi Bala described age barrier in employment requirement as an unwholesome development.

“In other parts of the world, employers look at your competence. They never bother with your age as long as you can do the work efficiently. In the US, you see people still getting new jobs at 50; people are still working at 60 years. There is another thing they do here. They ask for seven, eight years experience. Can anybody acquire experience without first getting a job? It is really sad. People are taking advantage of the unemployment situation.”



Akintunde Ojo, a businessman, said employers are not inserting the age clause to prevent any class of people from getting employed. They are just looking for the best in terms of efficiency and disposition.

“You know the older you are, the tendency for you to be slowed down by age. I also tried in vain to get paid employment. My inability to get a job after six years of leaving the university, made me go into auto spares business.”

He, however, added that not everyone would be able to raise capital from family members like he did. He appealed to employers to consider the state of the nation and try to remove the age clause from vacancy adverts.

Comrade Lateef Oyelekan, President, National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), appealed to employers to remove the age clause, and consider competence instead of insisting on employing people within a certain age bracket only. He said they should also consider experience in their search for workers as experience goes hand in hand with age.

“Many people are frustrated, not because they cannot acquire the necessary qualification needed to secure employment, but because employers make them feel rejected. Many have lost hope.

“Employers should consider older citizens who have the required qualification for jobs,” he said.

The National Assemby has made efforts in the past to ensure that employers at all levels remove age barrier clause in their employment criteria. An Act to prohibit age discrimination in employment in the public and private Sectors in Nigeria sponsored by Hon. Hassan El-Badawywas debated but nothing has come out of the assembly.


With age discrimination in the labour market, a job recruitment expert, Mr. Michael Omole, said most Nigerians studying part time programmes without being engaged in a job already might not have a company to employ them as a result of age barrier which prevented them from going to school on time. He said government should enact the bill on age discrimination in other to make companies stop this act.

Source: https://www.thenationonlineng.net/age-barrier/amp/

Nairalanders, what are your opinions and experience with age barrier while searching for jobs?

This is the kind of bill that our National Assembly should be moving. Unfortunately, they don't even notice it, or care about the effects this can have to the nation. And I will like to point out yah the focus should not be limited to federal government jobs, but extended to star and private sector opportunities. Nevertheless, experience in terms of years, can be considered in certain positions, but not an entrance (early lower level) positions.

We need people of great ideas to occupy our state and national assemblies.

#Me#Vision2023

[quote author= post=67848625]Congo is not a competition. We need tougher countries not going to Russia. It's not Africa's nation cup. It's the world cup.[/quote]for instance, the Netherlands

Dething:
Doctors should not be the only ones heading the Units. Why will the doctors be the heads of all Federal Medical centres? You will see a small boy Doctor who left school barely 5 years ago will be controlling a senior matron Nurse who has been working for 30 year with Masters Degree in Nursing. Johesu is right on that! Being a doctor is by choice, many people did not want to be doctors from the outset of their lives, they wants to Medical scientist, pharmacist, Nurse, Radiologist, etc. Must everybody be doctor to head a unit?

Why are we acting like Doctors are super human? they simply chose to be! Others who chose other career have right to rule.

It is myopic to base the leadership role of an individual on age.

Deltayankeeboi:
so because the accident victims are doctors career rivals, you are trying to stress the fact that they were still treated by the doctors they have issues with.

really? were they treated for free? won't the doctors get paid for doing their job.

so the doctors deserve accolades for doing their normal job by treating johesu accident victims even when they are not at peace with themselves.



the doctors will get paid for their work. I see no reason for your sarcastic post.


you must be a very foolish blogger.

inciting hatred and contempt with your nonsense twisted story.

Take your eye-service post and shove it in your asshole.

You are just another Hungry blogger

You sound very bitter.Are you one of the health workers on strike?
The post shows that doctors treated them, and doing so under the current industrial action by other health workers, not only shows their humanitarian character, but shows their total dedication to their profession. Of course they will be paid, so will the striking health workers (JOHESU) receive salaries for these months they're out of duty.
Surprisingly, the doctors on duty will do their work, and also do that of JOHESU staff who are on strike and receiving payments. Simply put, the doctors will multitask to see the hospital running and their salaries will still be same.This commitment have saved some lives, including those of the striking health workers and these ones involved in an accident.

Where is the 15th gun.
Op n.a. you hol am?

dainformant:
The Department of State Services (DSS), Bauchi command yesterday paraded a suspect identified as Mr. Dokogel from Plateau state. According to reports, he was arrested with 15 AK-47 guns loaded in his car.

He confessed to have had 5 trips from Gamborin gala in Borno sto Plateau state. He also added that he was only a messenger of one man based in Jos.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/man-paraded-by-dss-after-15-loaded-ak-47-rifles-were-found-in-his-car-photos.html

Morwendy:
Thanks but when I'm about to pay £2.5k for his leave to remain and hes been busy setting up his secret company in Nigeria, I think I may be permitted to think that when he's a permanent resident next month, he has plans to be changing things?

where are you from (country )?

So after collecting fees as University vice chancellor, he is now kicking against it as Okorocha's in-law? Let the same type of free education in Imo state be extended nationwide?
Please don't bury our education system that is already in ICU

quote author=Ecstasy154 post=67418850]The Federal Executive Council stated on Wednesday that no federal university should charge tuition fees, saying the law does not allow it.
The Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, stated this while briefing State House correspondents after the cabinet meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.



The minister said the council discussed the school fees being charged by various universities "and noted that as of law, no federal university should charge tuition fees."
He also stated that the council understood that some federal universities charged fees per course unit,

The minister said the government would investigate and stop this.
Anwuka said the National Universities Commission had been directed to clarify and update the council on the matter.

He said: “We understand some universities now charge fees per course unit and we are going to make sure that we investigate that properly and make it stop.
"Students can pay other auxiliary fees, but not in excess. Various university councils and management should be able to fix what fees students should pay that is affordable and acceptable to the students. That is the position






"The federal government does not determine fees for private and state universities. It only takes responsibility for fees paid in the federal universities.”
The minister also disclosed that the council approved the insurance of provisional licence for the the establishment of Skyline University in Kano.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-bars-federal-universities-from-charging-tuition-fees-249806.html[/quote]

Pray for him.

Sir Alex Ferguson battling for life in intensive care after suffering brain haemorrhage.
A Manchester United spokesman said: "Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage.

"The procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery. His family request privacy in this matter."

The Scot won a staggering 49 trophies in management, including 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues.

An ambulance was reportedly called to his Cheshire mansion after a seizure at 9am before taking him to Macclesfield district hospital.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6219646/alex-ferguson-brain-haemorrhage-ill-hospital-news-latest-updates/

Muhammadu Buhari sidestepped a reporter's question about Mr Trump's alleged use of the term "shitholes" to describe certain developing nations.

In their White House news conference, Mr Trump added: "We didn't discuss it."

The Nigerian was the first sub-Saharan African leader to be invited for talks with the Trump administration.

Mr Buhari was asked during Monday's joint press conference about a report in January that Mr Trump had complained about immigrants coming to the US from "shithole countries", specifically referring to Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43945019

jaychubi:
Lazy youth

Why can't he walk and hawk

Why not look at it from this angle- he will cover more distance and have higher chances of reaching more customers than when he is walking.

Has it reached this level?

All these investigations. When are we going to see the results?

Hello fellow NLders,

It seems that the evolution in our music industry has silenced the voice of our artists to commend, criticize (constructively ) and analyse our political office holders. The time of Fela is gone, African China tried his best, but what has this new musicians help steer the government into action with their talents?
If we need to make the government sit-up, then the entertainment industry needs to be actively involved.
Please what do you guys think?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/apr/13/champions-league-semi-final-draw-live

Liverpool vs Roma

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

kimbraa:
Nigerians are such hypocrites. The ones that'll be screaming 'No' would've aided and abetted abortion in one way or the other in secrecy but act all sanctimonious in public.

Personally, I think the Nigerian government is deceiving herself 'cause what is termed illegal is highly on the increase so why not just legalise it? Though, I think there are conditions on the code of conduct that supports abortion.

There's a provision in the rule of law which allows abortion, but in certain circumstances.

That being said, I will first go with a wide public health awareness on the use of contraceptives. This is not limited to 'condom-use'(for those that would say' raw', even without fear of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV) , but people should be aware of the emergency pills, injectable, or even IUCD(yes, if firing is the person's hobby) . In as much that religion have tried to preach against premarital sex, it still happens, and I wouldn't want them to stop either. But the issue of contraceptives can be handled by schools, hospitals, and social groups.

If this is acceptable by all, I don't think there will be need to talk about legalizing free abortions.

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Edunwa302:
How can you declare whom you know his address wanted naija police and efcc with media trial be like beans/plantain

... +police escort services

Let's not be too quick to judge.
One can't say the situation surrounding that decision. Perhaps the obstetrician/surgeon comes on particular days to that hospital. However, since it's an emergency, the case should be referred ASAP.

CastedDude:
This is one of the reasons why we need to encourage our military men. A gallant soldier battling the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast - has revealed how he sleeps in the bush. According to Idowu Adewale, he prefers to sleep in a trench than to sleep on a mattress because there is 'no big boy in the bush'.

The brave army personnel shared pictures of himself ''chilling'' in his space while staying alert in order to be alive.

Below is what he shared on Facebook;

I prefer to sleep inside the trench than to sleep on a big Mouka form bcuz Jungle don't no Big man, Be alert stay alive, no Big boy for Bush.

Life of a Soldier in the Bush.

JunGleBoi Death.................... Machine..................... *GoToJunGleAndBecomeAFullMan* *StayAliveBeAlart*

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/03/nigerian-soldier-shows-how-he-sleeps-while-fighting-boko-haram.html

Every single life matters. I appreciate the sacrifice made by these soldiers for the security of all. However, I'm bit worried when I take a look at the tools (guns) they use for this purpose.
I will be glad to see them use modernised and more sophisticated guns than ones used by their enemies. The type some police use at their international airports.

Omeokachie:
"The gallant Nigerian army officer simply identified as Adamu died while defending his country from insurgents in the northeast region."


They don't even know his name!
What a way to honour a man that laid down his life for his country.

He doesn't look like a Northerner to bare the name 'Adamu'. I guess that could be a nickname. He looks more like a southerner.
Sadly, they can't even honor him for laying down his life for his country. Probably prefer to hide his name from NCAN.

sirequity:
Source: https://www.headlineng.com/2019-supporting-buharis-re-election-bid-pdp-senator/

If this is his reason, then he should do likewise by allowing Ohakim do a 4-year term as Imo State governor, since he's the only candidate that must relinquish power by 2023.

I shake my head for some people's reasoning. So irrespective of the sufferings of the populace, it is only paramount for a failing government to continue because they must handover after 4 years.
Mr Senator, it doesn't matter if the next government stays for 8 years or more, so far it improves the wellbeing of the people and enhance the growth of the nation, economically and otherwise. Then that government is acceptable.

PrettyCrystal:
Wife of Cross River governor, Dr Linda Ayade joined her medical colleagues at the theatre to carry out surgical operations, and even went on ward rounds as she communicated one on one with the patients and took some time in the consulting room attending to patients.

The First lady's arrival precipitated a standing ovation by all the people who flooded the General Hospital premises waiting to receive treatment.

One of the patients, Yakubu Victoria who was operated of goutier said that she wanted to hug the Governor's wife in appreciation of her benevolence, Dr Ayade shook her profusely since she could not stand on her own..

Dr Ayade expressed worries over the number of children between the age 2-7 who were operated of hernias and rhetorically asked what could be the cause of the rampant hernias among the children.

Dr Ayade was conducted round the various department in the hospital Dr Okolo who stressed that the hospital is stocked with state-of-the-art equipment, called on the people of Obudu to take advantage of the services rendered and the Government to put in place measures that will enhance effective utilization of the facilities in the hospital.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/02/dr-linda-ayade-and-her-medical-team-perform-surgeries-in-cross-river.html

Nice if she assisted in the surgeries.
But next time, she should not wear a wristwatch while assisting in the theatre.

PrettyCrystal:
Wife of Cross River governor, Dr Linda Ayade joined her medical colleagues at the theatre to carry out surgical operations, and even went on ward rounds as she communicated one on one with the patients and took some time in the consulting room attending to patients.

The First lady's arrival precipitated a standing ovation by all the people who flooded the General Hospital premises waiting to receive treatment.

One of the patients, Yakubu Victoria who was operated of goutier said that she wanted to hug the Governor's wife in appreciation of her benevolence, Dr Ayade shook her profusely since she could not stand on her own..

Dr Ayade expressed worries over the number of children between the age 2-7 who were operated of hernias and rhetorically asked what could be the cause of the rampant hernias among the children.

Dr Ayade was conducted round the various department in the hospital Dr Okolo who stressed that the hospital is stocked with state-of-the-art equipment, called on the people of Obudu to take advantage of the services rendered and the Government to put in place measures that will enhance effective utilization of the facilities in the hospital.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/02/dr-linda-ayade-and-her-medical-team-perform-surgeries-in-cross-river.html

I will say something later

concord129:
https://naijagossipa.com/2018/02/22/nigerian-girls-are-the-most-gullible-french-tourist-reveals-how-he-slept-with-1400-african-ladies/

1400 girls in 2years?

When there are 365days in a year
2years = 730days.
Meaning, he had on average, about 2 different girls per day.
How about the time he used to travel to other countries?

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