₦airaland Forum

DAIL:
We were in BUK together she no fit graduate, drugs is all she is gud at, i hope say she done change....she looks pretty as usual.

U wey graduate are u better or more successful? Is Academics the only criteria for success? She can afford your salary for a life time. Did u have to diss her in public to prove to the world you knew her? Correct that attitude. She could be living her dream. I just hope you are too or maybe u'd remain someone's employee for life like 85% 9ja graduates. Employed by non-graduates.

dimples2:
My first bobo @uni
Loved him to my bones
Remembering now is

Sad! Oh well we all have our story. Like u said, 1st u don't succeed, try again.

Simple! He's the same guy you won't date cos he's broke, doesn't own a car, focused or career minded but can't afford your excesses or 'swag'. He's got a good heart but u see him as a brother.

Lami! Sey! Lamo! The trend won't stop. What do a brother have to do to get some down ass chick? Unconditional love & will give it right back?

I guess he has pure motives. Some men get like that. If u can't stand the wait just give him a bj & see his reaction. He should return the favor by eating up your fillet mignon & not advocating sex. Try it on your 2nd or 3rd date.

Mouth Action, Being in control & Listening works perfect.

All these complains about 9ja & nairaland babes. I tire for the matter. Toast guy u like (dem say na falling hand), chat na wahala, greet na head ache, flow (only when they wan reply argument), socialization no be cheating oh! Exchange of pleasantries, pms, even bbm pins no mean say u cheap. But guyz too, if u hit her up once, twice, no response kindly waka. No need for quoting & stalking her every move. Let's all have fun nairalanders

dimples2:
Exactly

Easy for you to say. Would u fall for a brother who's broke but has got prospect?

justmag:
Op is absolutely right. If you ever hang around, there are usually more negatives than positives. I had one bad experience where some stupidd girl felt safe hanging out with me more after she made it clear that she just wanted to be friend. Strange part is I never flirted with her, she DID. She was just worried that I could be a player. ....One day she said she wanted to come over and chill, when she came over, I overheard her talking to some girl on the phone about how she rejected me and i still agree to see her. (She thought I was out the house but I was close by)......I just told her she had to leave after that. Her begging after that day was nonstop till she gave up.

Wow that hurts. Well what can one do?

LasoulMacuby:
Who seen my lighter? Chai! Dis ondo Sk strong. O. P, no dey fall hand. If babe reject I, call am come back, give am beta slap, then walk away

Lolz this your orientation na wa oh! Love don turn force or beef.

[quote author=Babzilla post=32500346][/quote]Thanks a million

ClassyAdewumi:
Wetin Madrid dey play?

You get mb to show your stupidity. Same goes for the guy wey dey claim to get generator. People wey dey burn fuel day break no fit mumu like both of una. One reply only. It won't make u guyz any smarter to argue. Your dumbass no know flashscore or livescore? How many people must call u oloshi b4 u get sense? Omo jati jati

Now you obviously can't get every girl you woo but it'd be silly for me to keep ladies who reject me around or be in a friend zone with them. Most guyz i know would agree with me. Reasons being:

1. You'd keep hanging on a thread & swing around her hoping someday u'd score or win her heart. Rather focus that time & energy into building my career or next lady.

2. Good guyz never get the girl so it'd hurt more watching some other dude hump her. If she's lucky she could be better off with him.

3. Pity & pride lost. Most ladies will brag about how they turned u down if or when they get the chance. One way to hit back is date someone of same class or higher.

4. Most 9ja Ladies are not good companions. No offense & i love my 9ja babes but how many do really make u feel like a kid again?

5. You will sacrifice more. Plus most often won't hook u up with her friends. (Few good ones dey sha) Now its no surprise when u find yourself doing what her dad & boyfriend/husband should.

6. She'd forget about u soon as she gets married. The said friendship fades off. Either she changes phone lines or her hubby makes her keep her distance.

7. She won't chase after you & expects you to keep calling even when you've been turned down. If she does chase, you could get lucky cos she obviously likes you or wants something from you.

Yes i turn cold but no malice, will do anything within my confines but no sacrifices. Ladies imagine being rejected. How many of you deal with it open heatedly? I love my DEL button. There are benefits of being friends with a girl yes! But i no dey for that one. We"re either colleagues, biz partners or formal.

This stupid mentality must be one of a gold digger. If a guy is spending on you how much of an influence are u to him? Did u help shape his life? Only then can u ask such silly question. Even Cuntus wey be free gift dey hard una to give.

Online Banking offers flexibility in the way transactions are done. Before you go to the ATM to
either withdraw cash or confirm a payment you can actually check your account balance. For some
reason, alerts do not always show up. Sometimes we receive them quite late.
here is a list of some Nigerian Banks and how you can check your account balance via sms

1. Diamond Bank: - 1. Make sure you have your diamond debit card number.
2. Dial 0700-300-0000 and follow the voice prompt
3. Press 1 to select the account balance option
4. Enter your 16 digit debit card number followed by #
5. Upon pressing the # key, the system will prompt you to enter your 4 digit Self Service code (this has been sent via SMS from Diamond to your registered phone number)
6. You will be required to change your Self Service code to any 4 digit code of your choice
7. As soon as you have changed the code, your account balance for the account tied to your card will be announced to you.
8. You can also decide to request for your account balance to be sent to your registered phone number instantly via SMS by following the voice prompt.

2. GTBANK - To check for balances on any off your accounts, all you need to do is simply dial; *737*6*1# on your mobile phone and follow the on-screen prompts. Also, to Transfer Data, Airtime or funds, simply dial *737#
Alternatively to check your balance, simply send an sms in this format: Bal (Space) Nuban Account Number to 08100550000
i.e Bal (Space) Account Number to 08100550000. Wait for a response.


For other Banks, i will update you soonest as you have to register online or grant permission from your
Bank for this feature. Not to worry you can also check your Balance using Glo Magic Plus using the following steps;

1 Go to your phone Menu, select "Magic Plus" (Globacom users)

2. Under this menu select "M-Banking"

3. Use the display options from your phone such as "my phone bank".

4. Now scroll to "My Bank"

5. You will receive a list of options like check balance, statements, recharge, change passcode etc.

6. Click on the "check balance" option

7. The next display should be "bank" with a space simply enter your bank name E.g FirstBank as (FBN), EcoBank (ECB)
Access Bank (ASB), Skye Bank (SKYB), United Bank for Africa (UBA) etc.

8. Select your Account type "Savings" or "Current" and press OK
(Please note: Most domiciliary accounts a current accounts)

9. Your Phone will demand for a "passcode"
Usually your ATM pin or you can generate a passcode yourself.

10. Wait as your request is being processed. It may take a while.

11. A confirmation message will be sent to your phone showing the following;
Name, Surname, Date your account was created, your last withdrawal and your balance.

Charges depends on Globacom

Emeka Bethel
For http://gtbensmag.com

Open source applications are making their way into the Enterprise and main stream of thins. Lots of these applications
are used to cut down spending and speeding things up in different areas of endeavors. From Web development to
browsers, chat applications, Vector graphics and Animations to Programming and so on. If you are considering using
Linux here are some great apps you will enjoy using;

1. Mozilla Firefox
A Popular and fast web browser powered by Mozilla Community on the GTK framework. It is free and readily available
on Linux (default browser), Windows and Mac OS X. Latest version is 37.1

2. Thunderbird
A very useful e-mail client which can synchronize all your e-mail accounts on your desktop without cost. It is very
useful for setting incoming and outgoing mail servers and readily available on Linux, Windows and Macs.

3. VLC Media Player
By far the easiest Media Player out there. Supports a whole lot of codecs and media files. It can also stream plus it
runs smoothly and consumes less memory compared to other media players. Developed by Videolan team and relies on
donations for support. Readily available on Linux repositories, Windows and Macs.

4. Filezilla
Powerful and user friendly ftp client tool. There is also a server version. If you wish to upload files online to your
host or any only directory or download files either, this baby does a great job. It is open source and available on
Windows, Linux and Macs. Latest version is 3.10.3

5. Inkscape
A lovely Vector Graphic application which relies on donations and is very much alike to Corel Draw. It is lighter, faster
and easy to use. This application is too good to be free but yet it is and very much available on Linux repos, Windows and
Mac operating systems. the Latest version is 0.91 and very stable too.

6. Blender
A wonderful 3D animation tool that offers so much flexibility. This program is driven in python programming language and
has lots of video tutorials for newbies. Blender does animations in 3D, text and so much more plus the rendering engine is
one that gives joy to any developer using an average PC. Available on both Linux, Windows and Macs. Blender 2.7x is about the
latest offering right now.

7. Ardour
An audio recording and mastering application that does a very interesting job for studio engineers. It is free and very powerful
plus is runs on Linux, Windows or Mac. You can also do some sound editing and it supports mp3, flaac and a host of other file systems

8. Chromium/Google Chrome
Chromium is the developers version or open source version of Google Chrome web browser. It is available in every Linux repo and
under constant development. Google Chrome is the supported version of the web browser and we all know is readily available on
Windows but also available on Linux.

9. LibreOffice
Libre Office was forked out of Open Office after Oracle bought over Sun Java. To keep this open source and under rapid development, this
great Office Suite was born. It will amaze you how easy to use the set of Office suite is and it supports native Microsoft extensions like
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and so on. Download the Windows version as it is also available on Linux and Macs.

10. Gimp
Gimp is a perfect photo editing tool for graphic guys and provides a free yet open source alternative to proprietary software like Photoshop.
Plugins can be installed to enhance functionality but then again, GIMP is a powerful app is you know your way around photo editing. It is a
Liux native application but also available on Windows and Macs.

by Emeka Bethel
For http://gtbensmag.com

Oba of Lagos? Which power you get? No make igbos pursue u enter the Lagoon 1st. But jokes apart, i think this issue is blown out of proportion. One love. Damilola wa! Mo fe dobo!

One thing people need to understand is the Igbos are like the Jews. Successful in everything & survive any attack. Do they attack yoruba, hausas or non-igbos on their soil for nothing? Live & let live. Basket mouth abeg pass me 6live Jackets cos my entire house hold is voting agbaje hehehehe

Simple! They love unconditionally. So much so we can't even match up unlike 9ja. They've got issues too but its always worth a gamble.

But the young man is right! Our babes lack courtesy be it online or offline. Chatting a guy or greeting 1st does not in any way derail you. Make una stop the unnecessary forming cos to be honest, when u eventually get most of these babes they CANNOT add value to your life but deplete your account & stress you mentally. Why come online if you do not want to socialize? Maturity isnt about looks, age or height or even or status. You can chat a guy of have internet friends and keep it that way. Go on foreign websites my brother if u need attention. Our girls wont change one bit instead they will insult u. Make them greet u (them go say dem no want make u begin form or make dem lose respect). Some stupid pussy n****az here go dey pretend in hope of scoring & not admitting the truth. No hate thread on our babes (God knows i love my 9ja babes) but seriously most aint good companions. How many can surprise u, watch football with u (not tolerating it but loving it), off-set bills when you're not there or do unselfish stuffs with the -You're the Man ideology? Make u miss their presence? If she starts being nice then something is up lol. CHANGE! We cant do without you babes but man must not live by cuntus alone. The soap operas they watch na for fancy. And guys, please if she isnt responding, no fall your hand by liking any post of rubbish she publishes. Do what i do DELETE.

Nigeria's active 120 million GSM subscribers need to know this: The Nigeria Police, the State Security Service [SSS] and the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited [NIGCOMSAT] are, on behalf of the Nigerian government, possibly hacking your phones and listening in to your conversations.

The three state agencies are able to do this with the aid of an over N11 billion sophisticated equipment procured and installed for them by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Knowing what Nigerians are discussing over the telephone was too important a necessity for Mr. Jonathan that he awarded two different contracts for the same purpose in less than two months interval.

On August 31, 2010, less than six months after he became acting president, Mr. Jonathan awarded an approximately N6billion contract to an Israeli-owned but Abuja-based security firm, V & V Nigeria Limited, for the "Procurement of strategic GSM Tracking System for the Nigeria Police Force and expansion/upgrade of the existing system with the DSS".

The project, awarded to the contractor by the Ministry of Police Affairs, was jointly hosted by the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), under the Nigeria Police Reform Programme.

Less than two months after - October 21, 2010 - another N2.61 billion contract was awarded by the same Ministry of Police Affairs "for the procurement of Strategic GSM Tracking and Interception Systems for the Department of State Services, under the Nigeria Police Reform".

This other contract, which appears a duplicate of the first, was awarded to a British security firm, Gamma TSE Limited, which, according to the information on its website, "manufactures highly specialized surveillance vehicles and integrated surveillance systems, helping government agencies collect data and communicate it to key decision-makers for timely decisions to be made".

The two clearly similar projects were however neither budgeted for nor listed among contracts approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2010. They were also not captured in the government's budget implementation reports for that year.

There is also no indication that the contracts complied with Nigeria's public procurement law, which requires competitive bidding for government contracts of that magnitude.

Yet there was a separate project in the 2010 budget by the Nigeria Police Force (not the Ministry of Police Affairs) for "the procurement of GSM interception and tracking equipment installed in 10 configured vehicles (security/criminal intelligence)" for which N2.5billion was budgeted.

It is not clear whether this other project was executed at the time, but it was also not captured in the budget implementation report as well as FEC approvals for the year.

Insiders at the State Security Service, the Nigerian Police and the NIGCOMSAT said while Gamma TSE delivered on the contract awarded to it, they were not sure that V & V, linked to a top politician from the South-South, performed satisfactorily.

Gamma TSE could not be reached for comments. Repeated telephone calls to its London office were neither answered nor returned.

V & V also declined to comment when contacted by PREMIUM TIMES. The official, who answered the call made to the company's Abuja office, directed all enquiries on the project to the Ministry of Police Affairs.
But the spokesperson for the Ministry of Police Affairs, James Odaudu, also declined comments, just like his counterpart at NIGCOMSAT, Sonny Aragba-Akpore. Both officials said they should not be expected to divulge details about security-related installations.

Details about these new surveillance contracts emerged about 22 months after PREMIUM TIMES exposed a similar $40 million surveillance contract the administration secretly, also in open violation of lawful contracting procedures, awarded to an Israeli firm, Elbit Systems, with headquarters in Haifa.

At the time, Nigerian rights activists considered the project one of the most far-reaching policies ever designed in the country's history to invade the privacy of citizens.

The clandestine programme allows the government spy on citizens' computers and Internet communications and emails under the guise of intelligence gathering and national security.

Embarrassed by the widespread national outrage that arose after this newspaper exclusively exposed the secret contract, the presidency had summoned the management of Elbit Systems for a meeting to explain why the contract should not be revoked after it allegedly breached a confidential clause in the contract.

In May 2013, the House of Representatives asked the federal government to suspend the contract, saying it was awarded in breach of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and that the deployment of such spy equipment would violate citizens' constitutional rights.

The House then ordered the immediate suspension of the project to allow its Committees on Information and Computer Technology, Human Rights, and National Security, to conduct an inquiry.

The House is however yet to make the outcome of its enquiry public, and the project has since gone ahead. Intelligence sources say the Internet Spy device has since come alive.

The spying on telephone and Internet communications of citizens is continuing despite the country not having any law in place to regulate such undertakings by the nation's security agencies.

The Cybercrime Bill 2014, which allows a measure of communication interception, is yet to be passed into law by the National Assembly.

Part 3 Section 22 of the Bill, which deals with Interception of electronic communications, says: "Where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the content of any electronic communication is reasonably required for the purposes of a criminal investigation or proceedings, a Judge may on the basis of information on oath: (a) order a service provider, through the application of technical means to collect, record, permit or assist competent authorities with the collection or recording of content data associated with specified communications transmitted by means of a computer system; or (b) authorize a law enforcement officer to collect or record such data through application or technical means."

However, the bill, initiated by the presidency, was passed in December by the Senate but it only scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday and was referred to the House committees on justice and information for further scrutiny.

When eventually passed by both chambers, it would be harmonized and then sent to the President for assent.

By Musikilu Mojeed
http://gtbensmag.com

42n8dzydoo:
Ama get Linux now. Been considering it.

Happy Easter. you wont regret it. Hit me up on which version of Linux suites your needs. Hit me up on dlux45@msn.com i cant access the mail u sent on Nairaland

7 Reasons Why You Should Use Linux
===================================

In a world where insecurity is constantly on the increase and the internet
is becoming stronger, readily available and best means of communication,
very few operating systems meet the demands of protecting user data and carving
out cost in the process. Linux Operating System fits that description in no small measure.
We have witnessed the rapid and robust growth of Linux from a server OS to a user-
friendly one. Nowadays installing Linux takes less than 30mins for a rookie in
ICT (most versions). Bearing all this in mind, nobody wants to spend big on a computer
and get nothing out of it. Issues live constant formatting, repair, upgrades and attacks
top the list of things people are wary of when ever they go online or think of a computer.
Here are 7 good reasons why anyone should use Linux.

1. Linux is Basically Free
Most Linux OS are free to download from the internet. Usually, one can download these OS
from the website(s) of their respective communities. Ubuntu, Fedora, LinuxMint, Arch, Debian
OpenSuse are popular free Linux versions available on the internet. Red Hat is a subscription
based Linux OS & the best as they provide Enterprise support and even technical support
both from a community standpoint and an enterprise frame-work.

2. It is stable
Linux is by far one of the most stable operating systems you can think of out there today. The
kernel was built with almost any machine in mind (proprietary driver issues persist) but it is
stable on most Intel, ARM, and AMD PCs. The OS is also known to run for days, months or even more
without need for restart (Cannot try this with Windows). It barely crashes and does not use up more
RAM than it should (offers tools to control running apps).

3. Very Secure
Now, the thing i like the most about Linux is the fact that it gives you a ghost mode identity if you
really know what or how to use it online. Most experts are of the impression only hackers use Linux but
that is so not true. Linux is secure and does not suffer from trojan attacks or viruses as much as Windows
machines. Most malicious programs where built specifically for Windows users so it barely works on Linux.
Trojans for Linux exist these days but its harder to penetrate your security plus there are lots of open
source security tools to ware of attack i.e Wireshark for Network filtering. Most Linux authentication these
days make use of Key generation technique which is authenticated by the user and his machine, making it very
difficult for an attacker to gain access.

4. A Large Community of Users
Linux posses one of the largest community of users (second to Windows) and most often if you run into trouble
with your OS, an answer awaits you online once you throw a search. Besides that, every distribution has a community
of its own who are always willing to help or receive feedback from users. You are never alone on any issue when using
Linux. Thousands of Forums, Blogs, Community websites are available online plus videos, books and more. Another thing
to consider, Linux is two major variants, rpm based and debians. Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSuse are examples
of rpm based Linux OS. You can build your own packages in rpms or installers. Debian, Ubuntu, LinuMint are popular
debian based OS out there.

5. Software Availability
It is true that some proprietary software are not available on Linux but the vast amount of applications available on
Linux makes up for it. There is a Linux version for everythin (except for DirectX). Good graphic games are making it over
to Linux on a daily basis, Wordpress, Joomla, Droopal, Inkscape (Vector Graphics), Gimp (As good as photoshop), LibreOffice
(as good as Microsoft Office), lots of pdf readers, Ardour (for sound recordings or mixings), Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera
all have native Linux version. Empathy or Pidgin are quality chat clients that connects you to Gtalk, Yahoo, MSN Messenger
or more. You can even run native Windows applications using WINE (not encouraging - there are alternative apps as good).

6. Fast and Reliable
Linux was built for all class of people. It is used by most web hosting companies to provides fast, easy to Server applications.
Webservers, File Servers, Database Servers, Server Side Languages, Stand alone apps and a whole lot are easy to deploy and very
reliable on Linux as it never crashes or lose performance. The Linux Kernel support older PCs architectures as much as it supports
newer Hardware so you spend less upgrading bare-metal or PC/Machines. You can run a newer version of Linux on a much older PC/Machine
and it will perform incredibly well unlike Macs or Windows that constantly require you to get newer hardware for optimum performance.
Maintenance on Linux is cheap and easier. The Linux file system ext2, ext3, ext4 (the current one), supports as much as 64TB far exceeding
that of Windows or Macs.

7. Configurable & Fun
Now this is one thing most people do not understand about Linux. Yes, for newbies its quite a hack using Linux but once you get used to
the nutty-gritty of things you will appreciate a whole lot about Linux. You can do so much with the Linux kernel, the OS and even get it
to do what you need. For instance, Linux can function as a Mail server, Desktop OS, Database Server, Network filter, Security or Networking,
Gaming (Yes! Lots of games available now) and Development purpose. The best place for one to develop his/her ICT Skill is with the Linux
community. The Bash shell is often the default command line tool used and it gives one more flexibility and control when learnt. There are
no limits to what one can do on Linux as it keep evolving everyday. Different Desktop environment, Distributions, Applications and Innovation.

By Emeka Bethel
For http://gtbensmag.com

GogetterMD:
Wohoho! Nigerians are celebrating, PDP is sinking, results are trickling, INEC is announcing, APC is smiling, change is looming, youths are tweeting, facebookers are posting, whatsappers are broadcasting, south- south is rigging, international community is watching, orubebe is raking, obasanjo is warning, Yorubas are progressing, the North is jubilating, igbos are regretting, jonathing is parking, boko haram is relocating, Sure-p is closing, Tan is folding, fani Kayode is purging, Muazu is watching, Asari dokubo is wailing, oritsejafor is crying, patience jonathan is speaking and I am posting.



Meanwhile. .. .
Congratulations! It has been a long and strenuous battle to effect a change dating back days, weeks, months, years for some people! They looked down upon us, mocked us, derided our personalities. But we stood firm stood tall, and never wavered. Now we can go to sleep knowing our lives is secure, knowing we can wake up happy in the morning to reap the fruit of our labour, we can travel abroad without fearing foreign countries mocking us..... God bless GMB, God bless PYO, God bless Asiwaju(small) God bless Nigeria. Onto the future we march #teamGMB
Signed : gogettermd, on behalf of #teamGMB

Nigerians, learn from experience. All that glitters is not Gold. And dude, 'igbos are regretting?' You must be high! Igbos unlike you yorubas & northerners don't have any evil or back-stabing motive. Jona & him people dey call us their brothers? We just did what a big brother will do & that is in the history books. Let it be known that an Ijaw or Niger Delta man ruled Nigeria & didn't take his chances but unlike them that betrayed the igbos before & after the civil war, we gave our support. Abeg, i've got more money to make & help boost 9jas economy. My region is developing. Nobody, not the Yorubas, Hausas or what have you is investing in the east to permit us if we slowly do it our way & employ your yoruba brothers to do menial jobs & abokis to man the gate you asshole!