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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 9:58am On Nov 01, 2012

It woulda been a big plus if we had won.
When i saw Chelsea line up, i thought only a revenge mission.
Good a thing they got it else na ribbing e for be and then 3 loses on a bounce.

Played their first team against a largely United reserve side.
The big pluses are Chicha, Rafael, Anderson and Giggs. . .d man still have the energy in him
All the same, the boys can be forgiven

Family › Re: Coping With Marital Finances by Emperoh(m): 1:14pm On Oct 26, 2012

If the women and men we have here do actually live together as man and wife,
then God will be regretting the reason he constituted marriage.

All the same, keep them coming, i am enjoying the arguments.

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Emperoh(m): 7:32pm On Oct 18, 2012

Sincerely, i really didn't get the import or consequences of these demolitions until i read your line of argument Afam.
I was fully in support of the demolitions and argued that governance needed a new face and since structure uniformity is a strong attribute of branding,
the old structures needed to give way to something more modern and appealing.

But there is no better way of putting away our history as Igbos and remind ourselves of colonial civilization than through these structures.
As a kid, passing through Colliery avenue in Camp, GRA, State secretariat, P and T and the Iva Valley were priceless.
I schooled at Ekulu Primary School during its hey days and still admire the lush greenery that used to be there then. There is this golf course
just before one ascends the Milken Hill through the old road, i don't know if it is still there.

The P and T quarters in Uwani, Railway Quarters, Coal Camp are places i use in recalling my humble beginning and innocent childhood
The Bigard area as well as CIC down to Mmili Ani are strong memories. I will cherish them.

The secretariat structures being demolished are not proper (a complete detour from my initial stance). You go to London and see medieval buildings of the 18th and even 17th Century still standing, strong as ever and functionally replete with all modern real estate facilities.
Why can't we do an upgrade? Give the buildings serious face lift and install modern facilities in them. A complete over-haul would have paid off better than any form of demolition. If there were space constraints, one could have easily found a new space to give reins to modern buildings.

We have nothing to show our children of how far we have come. We have lost something to remind us of what we went through to find a voice in Nigeria. We have lost every strain of what colonialism has taught us and what it took from us. Nothing to teach us history and tell us how old our city is.
We have lost our antecedents with the demolition of these structures.

I hope the ones still standing will be given their pride of place.

Romance › Re: I Need Matured Answers Please..its Urgent by Emperoh(m): 9:04pm On Oct 17, 2012

Nna Desh, me no gbadun this your condition so oo. But the first thing you need to do to help you overcome this shit na to find ways to completely forgive her.
If you continue to dey avoid am, it doesn't pass the message say u don forgive am. . . .of which i know say e go hard to forgive her.
But somehow, you just need to find a way to manage the situation. . . . you fit threaten am say you go report am to the husband.
Anyhow wey u want do am, just ready for the wahala wey go follow cos the babe go stalk you tire.

Una also (u with ur guys) go try make her understand say since she don marry, water don pass garri.
U fit even front for her say u don almost conclude arrangement for marriage. But abeg, under no circumstance should you ever meet
with her ALONE. . . .that is if the worst comes to the worst.

Above all, carry you two kneels kiss ground. That man upstairs understands and na only him fit heal u.
No carry this matter joke cos women na manipulators oo. She go don see say u still get feelings for her come begin press am.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 9:12am On Oct 10, 2012

montelik: https://i.minus.com/iI04qBVyEBQp2.gif

Others are learning fast.

Can't you see that he impeded his movement by kicking the ground he was running on?
That should be a "fowl" jooo grin

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 1:36pm On Oct 01, 2012

chamotex: Fergie has totally lost the plot.
Mikael Silvestre training with us. I hope he is not looking to sign him.

At this rate, Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel could be resigned.
Pathetic. . . . old age is a disease

Car Talk › Re: At What Age Did You First Drive A Car? by Emperoh(m): 6:51pm On Sep 30, 2012

17 year Volkwagen Beetle

Car Talk › Re: Adulterated Fuel by Emperoh(m): 7:38am On Sep 25, 2012

Chair,

Thanks for the help.
I really acknowledge what Siena has said but i am not sure the help is complete if the identities of these stations are not revealed
Without calling names, you may just give us a description of their logo and locations for us to be wary of.
Something that can help us point to something more specific.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 4:11pm On Sep 24, 2012

Can we convert these energies into what we need to to clubbing Fergie to submission?
Nani this Nani that> . . . . . i tire for una

Politics › Re: Enugu, The Pride Of The East. by Emperoh(m): 7:44am On Sep 24, 2012

Oya, Enugu peeps!
Spyder, et al, i haf come to Town again o grin

Car Talk › Re: Car U Wish 2 Drive Now by Emperoh(m): 11:22pm On Sep 20, 2012

2012 BMW M3, 4.0l V8
Bad ass machine. . . .

but for now, 318i Wagon with auto tranny or 2006 Audi A4, 2.0l Turbocharged with Manual tranny

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 2:30pm On Sep 14, 2012

Where is McCrackles?

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 6:15pm On Sep 13, 2012

coogar: emperoh and starboard should take their lame arguments to the auto section......

U don teach the Potharcourt houseboy argument and he's coming here to yarn dust.
Better go and redo what you did

StarBoard: Yeah,that's my point exactly.
just shut it and face front.
We know you can speak big grammar.
Since you now know what constitutes an empty opinion and what constitues as grammar.
3rd hand car salesman lecturing us on the finer points of the English language

Young man, you keep showing the finesse of you emptiness.
I agree i am a 3rd hand car sales person. . . . .but i bet you are no better than Akpan in my kitchen.
Stop fooling yourself please. . . now go over to the kids, for the last time!

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 12:02pm On Sep 13, 2012

StarBoard: Everyone has an opinion, even those that don't.
I'm not making any opinion to impress you, so stick your high-and-mighy opinion where the sun doesn't shine.

Are you trying to air your opinion or trying to force it on others?
Because the time and energy you have committed on it was enough for me to sell 3 third hand cars?
Comes across as grand standing even when you've been shown how empty such an opinion is tongue

Now, please stop putting an empty opinion where the sun shines, it doesn't help your perception, ok?

StarBoard: As usual, you need to see everything as a d/ick-measuring contest

Waoh, d/ick measuring! With who? Surely not me.
Try a horse if that's your hobby.
Now go over to the kiddies and play with infants. They love competition.

Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Emperoh(m): 9:59am On Sep 13, 2012

netotse: Congrats man. . .hope you enjoy your new office.

Dont forget to 'welcome' us o. . .

You bet i will do 'welcome ceremony' wink

I am already looking forward to it. The portfolio under me is quite large and i have already started drawing up
a road map/work plan for a seamless process.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 1:01pm On Sep 12, 2012

StarBoard: Abeg if you nor get opinion, it's better you keep quiet instead of throwing English about.
If not,go and sell your third-hand cars in the auto section,since it's what you seem to love these days.

The problem is that most times, you think you are making sense to yourself while you keep doing a merry go round? sad

What does this lousy Nani tantrum do for us here? Just tell me? Or has your argument thrown up anything new?
It has been proven to you beyond reasonable doubt but you seem to thrive within the confines of the unreasonable. . . . like it or not,
you are no longer making sense and anything you mouth to the effect of Nani to me is grandstanding. So quit it and shove some time to yourself. tongue

As for the cars; first hand oh, second oh, third hand oh; all na cars, grin

i sell them to make money so u can go and jam a 30 tonne Mack truck
if e dey pain you! tongue

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 11:15pm On Sep 11, 2012

StarBoard: Who are you refering to,specifically?

Who was i referring to? You and Coogar, the grand standing duo and any one who's using this argument
to drag this thread. This argument ain't worth it so make una spare us abeg! sad

Nani this, Nani that

Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Emperoh(m): 4:04pm On Sep 11, 2012

Ok guys, i think a new career era is about to open for me and i am excited about it.
If you look back through my post, or followed through my comments on this topic, you should be able to place where i am coming from.
But for those who don't know, i will do a little chronicle and then allow it dovetail into the current situation.

I graduated in 2006 and finished NYSC at the foremost Newspaper house in Nigeria; 2007.
Almost immediately, i went to work for the Nigerian based alumni association of the most prestigious Business School in the World. wink

I spent 3 years with them. When i felt chances where passing me by in other sectors, the need to upgrade academically set in.
I left in 2010 to do an M.Sc in Media and Communication with a bias for Marketing Communication at the best PG university in Nigeria wink

Yes best!! Is it not. . . . cues but we should be able to place it right? wink

Anyway, fast forward a year later, September 2011 and i was done with my thesis and defended as well
and back i went into the job market, while waiting for the graduation ceremony. I knew it won't be easy but i didn't expect it to be as hard as it became.
I did a couple of consultancies for A media group and the owners of the popular Youths Award brand. I also worked briefly with them in helping with publicity for the launch of a popular satellite music TV channel in Nigeria as well as publicity for a reality TV show.

Well, i had to leave them December last year when i got an adhoc job with a multinational consulting firm.
It was meant to dovetail into a permanent job in a research and market intelligence role since i wrote a test and went through the interview processes.
Well, long story short, after documentation and filing, including continuous submission of my research reports, i was asked to start February 1st but lo, story enter oh huh

One British Oga, as dem talk, withdrew my offer and they won't be going ahead with recruiting me any more. Devastated? More than. . . but i had to move on.

Little businesses here and there as well a small offer from a relatives agency kept me going while my business proposal was in the works
as well as applications. I also lost another offer with a digital marketing company and turned down 2 offers since it didn't meet my career objectives and target as well.

It all looked like good things were not meant for me until last week, God popped up and said it's my time.
I did a CV broadcast to my 'friend' at the alumni association i worked as well as contacts i met from other companies i worked with during my time there.
Well, one better, past Oga of one of Nigeria's big banks got in touch on Saturday night and asked to see me the following day at his office.
We had a chat (over 2hrs of interview) on Sunday. . . . .i was invited to come and work with him. . . . i picked my offer letter last night and i am going to be working on a brand management role.
What i have always wanted and what i concentrated on in my M.Sc!!

I am really looking forward to the job. The office ambiance, relationship between staff and the whole set-up is just awesome.
I hope the external looks are or can be equated to the internal issues.
I resume Oct. 2nd. . . . . . more gist by then and maybe will answer questions!! grin

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Autos › Re: A Unique Pre-order By A Unique Nairalander by Emperoh(m): 2:00pm On Sep 10, 2012

Yes BOSS!!!!
Sincerity pays big time!!

Kudos to Sawyerr and Chief of Operations of Car Dealers Calculusx!! wink

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 12:28pm On Sep 10, 2012

You guys should end this nani rants.
It's getting boring abeg!!! huh

Autos › Re: Inspired, Lets Do It Again. Audi A4, 2001-2004 Model by Emperoh(m): 3:08pm On Sep 03, 2012

Car Talk › Re: +++++++beware Of Some Car Scam Fraudsters On Nairaland+++++++ by Emperoh(m): 11:37pm On Sep 01, 2012

I really don't know how you came to the conclusion that you want to be scammed, because looking at your argument,
that is basically how a pre-order works.

I won't import a car i am not sure you will buy. Not everybody has the luxury of tying his money down
on a car in car lot waiting for a buyer. It is however inaccurate to conclude that because the young man didn't agree to your terms,
you were to be scammed.

That being said, there are scammers out there and we should be careful.

Autos › Re: Inspired, Lets Do It Again. Audi A4, 2001-2004 Model by Emperoh(m): 10:25pm On Aug 31, 2012

[quote author=inspired_m]Bros, The Audi A4 Carried Over Unchanged for Early 2005 Model But WAS REDESIGNED MID 2005 Around May 2005.

If you Check the Windscreen of this Car, You'll see the Year Model, its 2005 Manufactured Mid 2005, So basically Our Client Is getting 2005 for the Price of 2006 Model.

That can Only Happen With Inspired & Emperoh Autos INC. [/quote]Ok Uncle. Because u said it, it is true shocked

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Autos › Re: Inspired, Lets Do It Again. Audi A4, 2001-2004 Model by Emperoh(m): 9:15pm On Aug 30, 2012

[quote author=inspired_m] Emperoh, I Hail O. [/quote]Chair, I re-hail!
But don't you think this is a 2006?
2005 is the old shape!!

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 5:41pm On Aug 30, 2012

Fairly easy group i must say

Manchester United,
FC Braga
Galatasaray
CFR 1907 Cluj

If we no fit qualify from this one then make we dey go fillage grin

Don't envy man city one bit.

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 5:18pm On Aug 30, 2012

Emperoh: United seeded in Group H
Let's see who joins us

FC Braga. . . .

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 5:15pm On Aug 30, 2012

United seeded in Group H
Let's see who joins us

Car Talk › Re: Overhead Pictures Of Ladipo Car-Parts Market In Lagos by Emperoh(m): 12:58pm On Aug 30, 2012

sultaan: I know some get defensive when Ladipo Market is described as seen pardon if I say all I see is thrash.

I can't even belief some would take their time to load a container with that and send to naija.

I think the auto industry insiders should look at colleagues in Africa and reassess their position.

If Naija is great and the biggest used part market looks like that, wonder was it looks likes in Egypt,and South Africa.

Anyway where do you get new parts?

U do be surprised, but still within the same market. New or used, all can be sourced here.
The truth is that given the influx of substandard materials from China, the general concensus among technicians and these parts sellers
is that the used part is still better than a new one. Hence, why people would prefer to order their parts from USA or Europe where OEM parts last longer.
Given this trend, the junk yard/used parts boom. But yet, the china end still thrives as well.

Autos › Re: Inspired, Lets Do It Again. Audi A4, 2001-2004 Model by Emperoh(m): 10:34pm On Aug 28, 2012

This dude sure has taste!

Car Talk › Re: Overhead Pictures Of Ladipo Car-Parts Market In Lagos by Emperoh(m): 4:23pm On Aug 27, 2012

ladipo and organized in the same sentence? You guys must be joking!!
Do you know how many time Lagos State government have shut down this market for sanitation issues?
I was there to do shopping for some parts two weeks ago and i can't finish telling the story in 100 pages.

All the same, the idea to rival this disheveled set up will have to be stellar and fool proof else
the cabal within this market who are controlling the billions will make sure you go back to your village penniless!

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Emperoh(m): 6:46am On Aug 25, 2012

Can someone tell me more about this Wootton lad?
Didn't even know when he came to us. How good is he? Any youtube clips?

Education › Shortchanging The Young Ones In Private Schools by Emperoh(op): 5:38pm On Aug 24, 2012

Shortchanging the young ones in private schools
FRIDAY, 24 AUGUST 2012 00:00 BY CHINEDU ANARADO FEATURES - YOUTH SPEAK

I AM taking a look at schools within my reach and I am wrinkling my face at the damage we are doing to our children in their formative age.

Without doubt, the desire for a good education cannot be over-stated. But there is a tendency, albeit misplaced, for one to judge good education based on academic grades and class positions only without taking a careful and comprehensive look at other facets of training.

I may not have grown in the days of yore, when my parents went to school and a little later; circa up till the mid-80s. But stories I have been privy to illustrate their education as being all-encompassing; involving the reading and writing aspect, manners and habits, joined with sports and practical illustration of classroom tutorials.

With the near absence of private schools back at the time, the government and the missionaries took responsibility of balancing a student’s academic life through provision of quality teaching and also recreational and practical equipment.

Hence, if you were endowed academically, you could do sports or even engage in the technical aspect of class work. Being a carpenter, mechanic, plumber or electrician made so much sense with professionalism brought to bear on the practice. This manifested in their output. Something I feel or attribute to the quality of training they received. Taking it a step further, the theory of a sound mind in a sound body made meaning.

But I am increasingly getting worried at the unavailability of sporting facilities in our private schools, especially in the primary schools and a good number of post-primary institutions as well.

Take a cursory look around you, aside the missionary schools of old, government institutions, and probably a few well-heeled private academies, you will most likely see primary schools or even a secondary school in a block of two to three storey building with space maximization at its optimum.

Where is the football pitch, handball court, volleyball court, the track for sprints etc? Does it mean that aside academic classes, there is no opportunity for pupils or students to work out, train themselves and discover innate talents given to them by God?

Life must be boring for some of these kids I must say! The liberalization of the academic sector which gave rise to the mushrooming of private schools may be our greatest undoing. But it equally points to the failure of the government to get things right.

I would not know who amongst us who would be willing to send his beloved child to a neighbourhood community high school where children do not have the space to exert themselves physically.

I will not be so worried if this was all about a space to play, but the fact that we are not setting a platform to discover sporting talents early enough is where my worry lies.

We concentrate so much on the academic performances that we fail to see that there could be other talents that need to be discovered at an early age to help for proper development.

There is no structured system to encourage the discovery of new talents. It is not as if they are not there but our concentration is mainly on how good the Arithmetic or English grade is.

You may say the yearly inter-house sport is a platform, but really, how many schools take it serious or even go the extra mile to develop the talent discovered? What happened to the inter-collegiate competitions we used to experience much earlier?

The responsibility in remedying this anomaly lies with parents. I think guardians should begin to pay more attention to the other aspects of their child’s development and in making choices of the schools to which they are sent. Sound academic performance is only a stepping stone to a better use of a child’s skill-set.

Nigeria as we know it today is surviving on the skills of the talented ones that were able to discover their gifts early enough and break international frontiers with it. It is equally nauseating to realize that most of our sporting talents who are doing well may have developed their abilities abroad.

While this may not be so in all cases, it is an occurrence that we cannot ignore. The sort of money, fame, prominence and development sporting success confers on an individual and a country is such that no well-meaning parent or tutor can ignore. I will advocate early discovery to help us better channel such a child’s energies.

The age falsification issue we keep experiencing with our age group football national teams can be directly attributed to late talent discovery yet no one had thought it important to look for the means or solution to such national embarrassments.

I also think the youth empowerment groups should see this as a fight in which to indulge. Let schools with inadequate facilities merge with the others. The government should deny approval to institutions that do not provide all round facilities for a child’s development.

We cannot keep shortchanging ourselves in the name of profit-making. Everything we do now will have a devastating repercussion in the future if we do not do the right thing.

The government also needs to look into the issue of facilities at some of our public institutions—primary and post-primary. NGOs and corporate organisations desiring to help with our education should look for schools where they may provide facilities that will permit for early talent discovery and nurturing.

Our public schools have the space but no equipment. Concentrating on just academic quality will be tantamount to half-baked education. Academics, talent and skill-set development must all go together.

Training of both the mind and the body is what makes for a rounded education and wholesome development. Sporting facilities should be a standard pre-requisite for a licence to any private institution.

Chinedu Anarado, an advertising practitioner, lives in Lagos

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