₦airaland Forum

kay29000:
Dude, Linda nolonger uses that Domain. Her new domain is lindaikejisblog.com, which is ranked 11 in Nigeria. Do your research again.

Even at that Nairaland ranked 8th in Nigeria, so there you have it.
I'd advise Oga seun to step out in the public, snap a picture of his bathroom and stuff like that, trust me there is no such thing as bad publicity. Most importantly it will do wonders to his advert rates. All this conservative shy guy he's forming is robbing him of a lot of money, at least even if he doesn't care about the fame.

OP braimeddy You forgot to mention his beautiful wife, now widow.

mickey45:
But he's out now, so Buhari could've sanitized the process as he deems fit.
If saving cost is the excuse, there are many other government expenses that deserve such cancellations, take Hajj and Pilgrimage sponsorship for instance.

You are right.

CCsurplus007:
I would not dispute the fact that Northerners produce first class. Rules are rules. The rule of pressid is strictly merit. Even in the Northern Universities southerners dominate. My cousin attended Usman Danfodio University and got 98/100 in their post utme.She had the overall best post utme score. She eventually graduated with a first class sweeping numerous awards. My younger bro attended futminna, the best graduating student in his set was a guy from Benue. I can say for every engineering Ist class graduate the north produces , you would find at least 10 in the south west or east and thats the reality on ground. Compare secondary education in the south against the north. How many Northerner's have been the overall best in Waec and Neco results or jamb? or is it not the same yobe that with 4% an indigene would gain admission in unity schools so why do you feel the case would be different when it comes to tertiary education?. The implementation committee of the pressid scholarship has about 3 Northern professors. I guess they would not permit any discrepancies that would have denied their region their rightful place. They never complained for once because they knew the rules. Prof Okojie explained to the house repeatedly that pressid does not use quota system. He submitted all information right from the call of application to the assessment they used in the computer base exam yet they were not satisfied. Most senators of Northern extraction ( with the sultan of sokoto) were those calling for the cancellation. So I dont know which other process you are talking about. It is easier to distort the PTDF exam as you dont get to see your score so you can't say with fact if you did well or not or compare your performance with others to determine your chances. In all honesty, every individual that wrote the pressid exam knew their chances immediately after the exam as your score would be displayed once you submit. You would also have to sign over your score and I guess it was done so that the officials don't tamper with the results. The Northerners should formulate polices that should would see her citizens compete favourably with her counterparts in the south. This is just the reality on ground.

Thank you for the information. I just hope the rumor of the cancellation remains a rumor, and subsequent awards show some sense of fairness and transparency.
I rest my case.

mickey45:
Didn't want to say anything but may I ask whether or not the same Wike wasn't in the said posts when PTDF and NITDA were held in these years you mentioned?

And before you say, quota restricted him, "held sway" means he could always poke his hands into all programs given his "rapport with Madam Patience"

It's fine if they cite "funding problem" as reason but they'd have to come up with reasons why PRESSID is the only target.
By the way, PRESSID is the only non-proffessional oriented one of all of them.
PTDF doesn't sponsor development courses....

Such decisions need to be debated before action is taken, but only insiders know what transpired here.

Thanks for the understanding, to answer your questions, yes Wike "held sway" the as well.
But you should remember that those other FG scholarships have already established procedure for the selection, so it's much easier to distort this new scholarship than the old ones.
Don't get me wrong am not saying Wike in person has something to do with the 1:99 ratio, but something is definitely wrong with the process, which some of our law makers demanded for the criteria used for the selection, THRICE! but the then ministry of education refused to clarify.

ERAKAMUS:
[s][/s] Na rubbish you write so

It's not an offence to enter Guest mode if you don't have what it takes to be part of the convo.

ghostmist:
Guy SHUT UP ALREADY...stop spewing BUNKUM
now, say after me MERIT!
say it again, MERIT!
one more time, MERIT!
This is not quota system or federal character. If the first class graduates from the north are unable to compete with those from the south, it is not our fault. It means they need to sit up.

Lol! repeat after you!
There are literally hundreds of scholarships that are based on merit out there, among which many northerners (even though not in the same proportion with the south) do win. Like Total, Shell, MTN, Chevining etc but the ratio has never been even 1:10 not to talk of an outrageous 1:99 THREE TIMES!
Even those scholarships or appointments that follow quota system or federal character one has to be qualified.
And don't get me started with this north-south education debate.
Yes the south has more people studying than the north, but that doesn't necessarily translate to quality education or producing sound graduates.

CCsurplus007:
So wike is now igbo? you amaze me bro. Why did portharcout and bayelsa indigenes not dominate any of the three editions? you also say a shoddy process of selection when your scores are displayed almost immediately you click submit.

I never said Wike was Igbo. It's like you guys only see what you wanna see, not what I type.
The question it's not which and which part of the south the winners were from, but that why is it in a ratio of 1:99?

anangboy:
Your ignorance is astounding - even more so not only because its voluntary but because you go to such great length to preserve it. Is the PRESSID scheme by quota system? If as you say that there hasn't been up to 1% of northerners who have been beneficiaries and you blame it on a region or an individual then it clearly means you have no idea what the pressid scheme is and this betrays your lack of any sort of critical thought.

There is an astounding gap between western technologies and whatever we have here. "Internet of things", "smart grid", "smart cities" etc are not very common concepts here but these are things my cousin who is a beneficiary of this scheme is grateful to be involved in first hand. I had to sign up to MIT to try to be abreast in my field of computer & electronics engineering.Imagine the immense value these cutting edge advances in science & engineering can impact in the life of every child with a dream.

The purpose of life is a life with a purpose and competitive education is the guiding light.

Lol! Look at all of you!
Am not condemning the scholarship or anything, I am trying to clarify that there has been an issue of cry of marginalization of the north since the inception of the scholarship. Especially the procedure.
Let me go off topic too. I personally am a beneficiary of MERIT scholarships I won TOTAL TUPNI and SHELL Scholarships during my undergrad days. So I know a lot about MERIT scholarships.
BUT whether you choose to believe or not ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY THE RESULT OF THE CBT WAS 1:99 NORTH:SOUTH. BTW you have to be deemed eligible to even be allowed to come for the CBT.
My ignorance is astounding ? Like seriously?
And someone was even quoting me that I said Wike was Igbo WTF

CCsurplus007:
Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i was the substantive minister of education for the first two editions of the pressid scholarship. Nyesom wike only supervised the third edition. For your information, the yoruba's dominated the first two editions , the Igbos only dominated in this last edition. I have the list of the three editions I can furnish you the details if you want it. Maybe you should do well to acquaint yourself well about the scheme. whipping up sentiments would do you no good. gracias.

I never said Wike was the minister during the first batch, I said "held sway" we all know he was more powerful than the Hajiya, no thanks to his rapport with Madam Patience.
I also never mentioned the stats for the first two batches, I only mentioned the last which the Igbos dominated, and which you yourself confirm. Point is no justification could be given why for three consecutive batches not 1% northerners are deemed fit to qualify by using a shoddy process of selection.

For all of you blaming the north for this rumored news here is a little clarification.
The first two years the programme was launched in 2012 no single northerner was considered eligible for the scholarship this was the time Wike held sway at the ministry of education. some law makers complained on the floor of the house and demanded that the criteria for eligibility been used made public instead of shrouding it in mystery like NNPC accounts. No any clarification was given concerning the eligibility except that it's for first class graduate. Lo and behold the same thing was repeated in 2013 when Wike was made the substantive education minister, with the list 50% Igbos, 10% Yoruba and the rest SS. That's when the concerned law makers called for the scrap of this outrageous and Insulting jamboree aimed to favor just one part of the country.
Let's be sincere to ourselves even if the south are more active in the pursuit of western education it's impossible to say for three years not a single applicant was qualified.
I support the exercise so long there is going to be some sense of fairness. BTW there are other government sponsored scholarships to apply for.

20pounds:
SMH...when a lawyer violates the right of another, masquerading under the guise of religion...


Arab women dress like this to protect their skin(and face) from the scorching heat and sandstorm that occur frequently in that clime as a result of being located in the desert. Nigerians copy and disgrace themselves.

It is time women all over begin to ask for their rights. Polygamy too, should not be practised in this modern time. It is not in tune with modern realities. It is the highway to spreading STDs and HIV.

Stop displaying your ignorance and bigotry on an international stage!
It is compulsory on every Muslim woman to cover her body in a similar way Christian nuns do, because it's ordered so by the one true God. It has nothing to do with weather. The facial covering is optional though.
You are here condemning polygamy as if singles and one-partner couples don't form the highest percentage of promiscuity, and end up having sex with more random partners, hence end up transmitting the STIs more rampantly.
You keep promoting modernity and supporting homosexuallity as human rights then ironically trampling on others people's human rights that chose to be polygamous.

theimmortals:
thanks for the enlightenment

U r welcome.

theimmortals:
Why the same day if I may ask?

In Hausa culture there is a sense of more joy whenever more than one wedding takes place, especially if it involves siblings. some times weddings in a family are delayed or shifted earlier in order to have multiple weddings at the same time. Last year we had 4 weddings of my nieces hold at the same time and place, it was amazing!

wawaboy1:
I TOT MUSLIM LADIES COVER THEIR FACES

Nope you tot wrong. It's not compulsory to cover face, the hand and the feet.

Emeka71:
I'm serious

Well trust me 50k is below average, in terms of smartphone price nowadys.
Funniest thing is you may see one person using Galaxy S6, iPhone 6+ and an iPad mini. Some people got money to spend sha.

That flying tailor tho!

I don't like the way this BF iah is going.

Emeka71:
So some people can still count up to N50,000 just to buy a smart-phone.

Lol! are you kidding me?

Kizeeto actually it's nobody's fault. That's legitimate business deal for you. it is 'businessly' right to make as much profit as you could on your sales, especially on luxury items.
Mind you some buyers don't just trust the cheaper prices! so they go for the more expensive prices of the same product.
True story my cousin wanted to buy one latest Sony Ericsson, some years back she refused to buy it when she was told it costs just 36k. She expected it to be much higher. So you see the high price might even end up attracting customers who think like that.
Besides is it your money?

IbnSultaan:
lalasticlala..

U dey call Oga you never put sauce!

[quote author=Rapmoney post=39464470][/quote]You are a half-baked graduate if you can't write a formal article without using pidgin English.
NB: your point number 8. Am disappointed.

kingdompropty:
Sanusi must realize that the throne will not last forever. His ascension was politically engineered and you cant take things through the back door and not loose it.

Actually the throne last forever, and which back door are you talking about? MSII is an heir to the throne just like the ex Chiroma, the king makers screen the eligible contenders and forward them to the governor, who has the final say. Kwankwaso picked SLS then. so what are you talking about?

Allah Ja zamanin Sarki.

Omo! See as Nigerians turn GEJ into INEC ad-hoc staff!

agabaI23:
Yea, if I get all the cards meant for different pooling units and authenticate them in my room using the appropriate card readers for the areas, what's the difference?

Well the SCR is one of the most sensitive election materials, you can't take it to your room, even if you do it is programmed to start working ONLY at 8am on election day, and it closes by midnight or so.
I believe it doesn't have the feature to separate invalid polling unit in the cumulative accredited voter number, BUT it is very very difficult to get many wrong polling unit cards to swipe on the card reader so as to inflate votes.
In conclusion, the SCR was introduced to reduce rigging to a minimum, which IMO it did.

agabaI23:
They told you that card readers were used or you assumed? Card readers from Kano recorded 400k votes

FYI I was APO1 during the election, we Religiously used the SCR. . the only issue is that the fingerprint scan successfully read like 40% of the voters, while it recorded 100% authentication of the card itself.
You should note that even US voters card doesn't have biometric.
if the SCR successfully authenticates the PVC which it did almost 100%, then follows the fingerprint scan which it did also but at 40%, nevertheless, if it failed you could try to identify whether the holder is the real person on the card, which the SCR even displays a clearer picture of the holder. at this stage, you decide if he/she is the holder and then you issue the ballot or decline if you suspect impersonation. In my PU we turned back about four people.
So don't ask me whether I heard, I participated, I registered over 200 people for the ad-hoc staff, and I was like a walking 2015 election encyclopedia.

freshvine:
When will Kano, jigawa, sokoto have a rerun? The figures they pulled during the past election is staggering.

when we were busy collecting our PVC you were busy plotting how to postpone the election. BTW my state has the highest PVC collection.
The South was fond of withholding the election result until every state from the North result is released, then they would inflate theirs to double ours. But in 2015 everyone knows the total number of registered users, an icing on the cake, we also know how many collected the PVC. Therefore inflation is impossible!
NB Era of rigging is over, better start thinking how you can sensitize your people on registration, PVC collection, and the voting itself. If not, t height be educationally backward, but we are very conscious, politically.

agabaI23:
And you are not against the result that came from Kano?

And what is wrong with Kano state election? Nobody was attacked and card readers where used in virtually every polling unit. Even the PDP senator that contested against Kwankwaso got over 200k votes. Dont mention underaged voters because percentage of kids below 18 but old enough to vote is insignificant.

agabusta:
That Akwa Ibom submission is at variance with the submission of the River state court of Appeal.


#AkwaIbom: The card reader was not contemplated by section 49 of the Act on accreditation.
#AkwaIbom: That INEC press release cannot override section 41 of the Electoral Act on accreditation.

#AkwaIbom: but the silly Akwa Ibom tribunal failed to realise that it is the same Electoral Act that gives INEC the authority to conduct a free and fair election. Even though the Electoral Act did not expressly permit the use of Card readers/bar the use of card readers, it has given INEC the mandate to conduct the election and INEC can do so within the ambits of the law!

#AkwaIbom: That Akwa Ibom Election tribunal must be revisited and the records set straight.

If APC appropriately appeals that Akwa Ibom judgement, they should be able to get a full re-run in all the Local Governments. This does not mean APC stands a chance at all in the election, but things most be done properly!

Those two elections (Akwa Ibom and Rivers) were a total sham and an embarrasment to democratic process.

What marvels me is that why rig an election that you most likely will win??

This is a victory for democracy. The age and time of senseless rigging is over! If you dont win clearly, then you stand a chance to rerun.

In the future sef, there should be a law barring those that engages in manipulations from contesting reruns.

Am telling you I was dumbfounded whe I heard the level of violence In Rivers state in particular. Even if all APC supporters in Rivers were allowed to vote three times each, Wike and PDP would still win! Join that with the fact that they have the backing of the federal government, but still went ahead to perform in-your-face kind of election rigging, that even a tribunal under PDP would have a difficult time upholding the election.

djPyper:
when asked why the rivers senators are against the confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Sekibo replied "thats what the governor told us to do.

U've got to be ffing kidding me!