Thanks. I'll be in touch.

Hon Sule, Thanks for your prompt response.

I use celtel but if glo is free I can always go and buy the sim. How do I proceed?

Hon Sule

Forgive me if i am persistent but I really need your help. I hope you have settled down somewhat with your studies? If you want me to call, I can do that. Just give me a little of your time, please.

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I-man,

I was not suggesting that Nigeria's power problems would be solved by the govt investing in solar/wind energy directly. What I was trying to say is that solar/wind energy should be made available with incentives so that private persons can access them. Such incentives could be by way of duty exempt imports etc. There could be policies to encourage private investment in the sector.

Forgive me if my post was not clear.

Dear All,

Interesting topic. 4play, though you may be right that renewable energy is more expensive than conventional fossil fuel energy, the real ? is expensive to whom? If you live in Nigeria, you will realize that Nigerians pay heavily for electricity. Let me use myself as an example. I pay an average monthly bill of 3000naira whether there is light or not. Add this to the cost of running my small generator (the type we call 'i pass my neighbour') at approximately 1000 per week comes to 92000 per annum. Now this is a very very conservative estimate. It doesn't consider the cost of oil, generator repairs, fuel strikes which cause abnormal price increases, health hazards, general hazards associated with storage of fuel, noise pollution etc. I believe that to Nigerians, renewable energy is not too expensive and it should be further developed. As Afam pointed out earlier, inverters are extremely useful solutions. I have one myself (that is why my generator fuel costs can be as low as 1000 per week). We need to get power to the people.

Nigeria has not been able to solve the power problem - recently our President Yaradua tacitly admitted his predecessor's failure having pumped in $10bn. Now $10bn is not small cash. All we want is constant electricity and if we cant get it from fossil fuel why not try another tactic and give it to us through renewable sources?

Hi, All,

Did anybody attend this?

waste of bloody money!

U have warts?


Just kiddin' Seriously, marriage is one of the most overrated institution we have. Though desirable it is not necessary. The majority of marriages are contracted cos of peer or family pressure. At the end of the day, you have to bear your cross. I have not met a totally happy married couple, it is usually a case of compromise. A good friend of mine recently told me (2 days ago) that he hadn't slept with his wife since Nov!! I asked why, and he said she complained that he doesn't give her money-only for the kids. Now, my friend is doing well and last year he bought his wife a Bora. I honestly thought they were happy, but alas! Can you imagine?? Now of course my friends extra curricular activities has increased tempo. I had believed them to be happy 'cos they are always smiling with each other in public but he confided that it was all a show.

No rush go marry o! E no easy like that. I also have female friends whose experiences are not encouraging. They were all excited about being married but once there, they discover that not all that glitters is gold.

One must be very careful. As an earlier poster said, you should marry your friend. That might work.

Chy4luv,

It is regrettable that in this day and age we are still bound by obnoxious traditions and as christians we need to overcome such indecencies, however we must accept that the Osu discrimination does exist. It is a very serious issue if you are Ibo. When an Ibo person wants to get married, such enquiries are standard. Family members will always enquire about the other family. Now you have to really consider whether you want to alienate your family - you see such decisions usually come at a price. If you live in the east your children will be discriminated against-if you live abroad, well you may be able to weather it, but once you return one day someone will say something-how will you react? Africans have a way of recording history and you'll be surprised that the stigma will remain with your descendants. Personally I would've tried enquiring before the r/ship gets too serious, not because I support it but because I know the issue will definitely arise, and it is something I would rather avoid or at least prepare myself mentally for the strife. Your brother found out at a late stage and doesn't seem to have a problem with it and I think you should support him, but he does need to know the social implications. Supposing if he goes ahead and his wife is not as strong as him, can't cope with the stigma and leaves? Then what, ? They need to discuss this and if the love is strong well,


If he couldn't care less about what his people will say then he should go ahead. If he is not into community life then no problem. He shouldn't expect to take any 'meaningful' titles or break cola at family affairs etc. In fact he must be prepared to be ostracised.

The decision is his.

Now Romeo, let me ask this question,: If an outsider (Ibo) wants to marry from your town and after the enquiries they find that the person from your town 'used to be osu but now it no longer exists', do you think that the matter will just die like that? The problem extends beyond your town. I do support you that it is crap and should be abolished, but it is not to be trivialised. It can cause a married couple a lot of disharmony and should be considered extensively. As Africans, we are deeply traditional, irrespective of our xtian beliefs-that is a
fact.

Chy4luv, I feel for your bro, but right now he needs all the support you can give him.

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Trouble!

I love this site!

What did you do to your boss? I believe there are things that you're not telling us, however you have to choose marriage over the job (only and if only your husband can take care of you, if na you 'hold ya side' for the relationship, make you think twice o!!).

As Ndubest said 'why did she leave you the first time?' The answer is critical. Then ask why did she leave the banker,

You seem to be a sensitive person and I am sure she knows this. My guy women will always take advantage of this. I feel sorry for you as you still have feelings for her, but it still takes me back to ndubest's question, 'why did she leave you the first time?'.

e-monkey

Straight to the point

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Frankies

I don't think the guy has admitted to the deed, he is at large.


Poster
Since your folks are aware, the burden is off your shoulders. Don't fret. (unless ur the one who, )

Does anybody know where I can open a Nokia E65?

Shamrock,

U may also visit www.made-in-china.com

darkman

u harsh o!

BlackMamba:

If you operate completely within the law (which is difficult for a lot of Nigerians), you'll rarely find yourself in situations to bribe the police. A lot of Nigerians are ignorant of most Nigerian statutes. [/b]

Have u tried driving from the west to the east? Picture yourself being asked for papers which u are not required by law to produce - and u don't have them - what happens when u are on a lonely stretch of road with your family in the car. The police will delay you and on long distance journeys a 2 hour delay is crucial. I travelled to Anambra last Friday and there were over 29 checkpoints between Ijebu Ode and Benin. Each one stopped and asked for my number plate allocation - to which I replied that I was not required to produce it. Several of them allowed me
but in Edo State, at one of the checkpoints, the Federal Highway Patrol officers felt insulted and seized my papers. One went so far as to tell me " by the time we take you to the police station around 8pm we will know what to write as a charge". By the way, this was in response to a question I asked - "Officer, please tell me what offence I have committed?" I produced D/L, Vehicle Licence and Insurance. I had earlier told him that those were all I needed. After 90mins the oga intervened as the 'good cop' and still insisted that I must do something. I parted with 500 naira but I couldn't get to Anambra that day because of the time. So I had to put my family in a hotel in Benin and continue my journey the next day. Now if I had cooperated willingly and parted with 500 initially, maybe I wouldn't have incurred an expense of 9,000.00 for rooms in Benin.

I do not condone bribing the police, but self preservation is a strong instinct. I hate the police with a passion-I have had several encounters with them and I always end up paying, even if it gets to the police station - Area E, Festac amongst others. It seems that driving a clean car irks them and they feel they are entitled to something.

My forum brothers, the police have killed several people for trying to assert their constitutional rights at checkpoints. My suggestion is that if the situation requires 'sorting', u 'sort'. If anything went wrong, people would blame u for not settling. Screw the statutes and constitutional rights but protect your own first, anyway u can.

Give her d cash

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Are you sure that you haven't been giving him secret looks, you know, coy flirting? For a guy to kiss his best friend's girl he must believe he has a chance at fucking her. Now the question is how close are you to the best friend? You need to look into the quality of your r/ship with him. For e.g, you may have known him longer than your bf. Is this the case? Has he ever 'languaged' you? In fact, thinking about it, you guys must have been pretty close,

So are you still with your guy? As you told him, did he ask his friend?

Personally, I think that there is more to your friendship with this guy. Now, be honest, when he kissed you, did u feel the rush associated with forbidden pleasures?

dear All

How does one get info on writing the CFA exams? Are they run by a local body or foreign?

If the person in Nigeria has a domiciliary account, then the transfer can be made. Alternatively you may use egold, assuming the person in europe can locate an egold digital exchanger.

Dom accounts can be obtained from any bank in Nigeria

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