viickerz:
Let's be honest here, that school looks Like a bungalow! very below par ..


I support him on this one.. the school is crappy, nwa

It IS a bungalow! So?

Ignorant tourist guides at Olumo Rock including these old self-made historians will forever continue to deceive tourists with their made up history of Egba people and the rock. I am always astonished that these lies about Egba people hiding in "caves" under the rock continue to captivate tourists. How many people could the said caves have provided safety for? What war exactly was waged by the Egbas after the founding of Abeokuta in 1830 that the new settlers had to hide under the rock?
The Olumo Rock truly holds a special place in the history of Abeokuta and its founders, the Egba people. It is the symbol of their rest after surviving many civil wars waged among different Yoruba tribes and clans. The rock is at the center of the historic settlement of the town after fleeing the Egba Forest and other places.
However, it was never a hiding place for a people numbering thousands on their arrival and settlement of the surrounding land.
Abeokuta, the "new" city of the Egbas has a rich history that I cannot possibly do justice to here. It is true that the rock has been more or less deified. It is equally true that there are worshippers of several traditional deities at Olumo. They may be regarded as the custodians of their religion, but they are no historians. They do not also live in or under the rock. They are indigines living in the neighborhood of the rock. And most of what they tell you about the historic rock and city of Abeokuta is nothing short of concocted myths and fantasies of their imagination.

Why make a mountain out of a molehill? The Latin alphabet that we and many other peoples of the world have adopted as their writing system is not the only orthography available to write a language. Many institutions of learning, from primary school to university, write their motto not only using the Latin alphabet but in Latin language. Meaning you, as a responsible and curious student, are expected to LEARN what the "mysterious inscription" means.

And if we're to unnecessarily complicate the issue we would argue that Latin as an ancient language is synonymous to Christianity. Should we then jump to the conclusion that any institution that uses Latin inscriptions for whatever purpose is religiously biased?

Moreover, the so-called Muslim or Arabic inscription is written using Ajami, one of the writing systems in the northern and eastern parts of Africa. It's not uncommon to have a single language codified using different writing systems. So, next time you want to label someone an illiterate, ask yourself how many writing systems can YOU READ. Writing down a language does not start and end at using the popular A B C.

bayooooooo:
Isn't that the church of a pastor who promised a "robust" response in an adultery case?

it's the same one. The randy Pastor is still expecting divine go-ahead before giving the "robust response".

Meanwhile, I remember reading somewhere in the Bible to give charity in private. A sincere gift to the needy should not be used to humiliate them. When you give wholeheartedly, you must consider the dignity of the beneficiary. This colorful publicity is nothing but a pretence at caring for the widows.

menix:
Junk Journalism..

What offense did Olumuyiwa commit.

The hate for cadet won't allow sensible people ask.
Sure if we heard of a rapist beaten to coma, we would jubilate the animal was beaten.

Am sure He was a notorious cultist who have done what provoked the actions of the Cadet...

And if he WAS a cultist, the proper thing to do was to beat life out of him for whatever crime he might have committed? Should they even have any right to beat anyone at all?

stacey8765:
Good Day everyone..

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The moniker above was registered just yesterday. Why? Just to post the childish yahoo-wannabe trash. As self-evident as the above "testimony" is, some very desperate individuals might fall victim. Be warned. This is nothing but a wicked lure to cheat those that may be suffering the advertised disease or other serious maladies.


You need medical help? Go to hospital.

Aside from the tragic similarity of the senseless murder, the details here, name of the lunatic police killer for instance, are different from what I read in Punch.



All the same, these drunks and drug addicts in uniform (all uniforms ) really need to be weeded out of the services. It is getting out hand.

I would have gladly liked this article one million times if it was possible! I know those that the article 'victimized' with its bitter truth would gladly do everything to invent a 'not like' button to discredit it!

delman88:
this isn't too bad for an O'level graduate, he just got some spellings wrong. but thumbs up for his/her idea and stop miss leading as if its a BSc holder. @op if you were the one in shoes of this applicant and you come up online and see people humiliating you, how will you feel

I bet this will get a credit pass in WASSCE, right? We all need to admit that the letter in question paints a shameful picture of standard of the education in the country. If a senior secondary leaver cannot write a simple well-written application letter, who is going to teach him at higher institution of learning?

No! No, you will not get pregnant. You will only get it when you're old enough to understand that pregnancy wisely chooses those it wants to carry it! So, have a blissful banging birthday bash! Remember not to use any protection; you don't need it!

I refuse to believe a doctor wrote this article. The fallacies committed in such a short write-up are shocking. The arguments are more expression of sentiments than facts, or attempts at presenting facts.

The writer jumped from one accusation to another without convincingly showing how they're related. For instance, what is the correlation between Buhari's alleged silence on the fate of the condemned soldiers and is labelling Saraki a Judas? Or his offhand dismissal of the country's constitution as obnoxious?!

FrancisTony:

Really??

Trust me, an abusive man is better than a promiscuous man.

P.S - I'm not supporting any.

An abusive husband may also be promiscuous, there's no clear cut boundary. A dilemma?

FrancisTony:
I can only speak for Christians.

Bible said love your wife as Christ loved his Church.
Any Christian man that supports OP will definitely not eat his cake and have it.
Adultery and Pre-marital sex is evil - shun it.

Don't be a cheat and expect submissive/respectful wife.


N/B - Quote responsibly...

You will be amazed at how deluded you're with your permutation of being a cheat and ending up having an unfaithful partner. Men and women do not ordinarily cheat their partners because their partners have been discovered cheating them. They cheat because they have the urge and opportunity to have "fun" outside their marital vows.

TooNoisy:
What exactly is your point? So women should expect their husbands to cheat? What nonsense is this?

Yes, they should. And while we're still at it, it is not nonsense. If your partner -male or female - does not cheat, count yourself lucky. Truth is bitter but OP is being realistic.

Joshuadon:
NUC has started again for crying out loud! why are they enemies of progress, Nigerian students who has craved for admission without any success story due to the vast population or limited universities,who had decided to attempt HNAUB, majority being aspirants of medical courses has saw their dream come true.........

NUC should put more effort into creating more univ which in turn will accommodate more students,IF they want all those long story of theirs to become reality

It is one thing to have a dream to be a doctor (or any other thing for that matter), it is another to have aptitude for realizing that dream.

If you couldn't gain admission into a Nigerian university to study medicine, ask God for forgiveness for the number of patients you would murder with your Houdegbe certificate.

Setaje:



Sorry while I was there I didn't take pictures but I stayed in Accra around weija. Very close to silver bird cinema. There is this ecobank very close to where I stayed. Usually I go there to redraw money and many Nigerians come there to redraw money for school fees and other things. My host later told me there is a university along the major road. So one day I passed there and I saw it was a 2 story building. I don't no why it didn't occur to me to know d name. I was just pissed. Why should Nigerians go to such schools?. I saw another one under construction. Was a three story building and it was clearly written
university of something Accra. So am not just trying to spoil their schools, I saw it. I was told that only the university in legon is a real university, the rest are mushroom.

My dear, you don't "redraw" money from a bank; you WITHDRAW it, or you make a WITHDRAWAL.

eazisky:
Well, to some xtend, the guy is right, if GEJ Had not accept defeat, it would have been war by now in naija, go to burundi right now and u will understand better

And we should therefore trek all over the country to show our gratitude that Jonathan didn't choose to set the nation on fire after glaringly losing at the polls? What a logic! Brain, I strongly believe is meant for something, right?

NegeduGrace:
u d see well so?dats not her brother on boxer but a lady on gown bending her head down .check it out urself n even if d wedding is over she is not supposed 2 b doing dat with her wedding gown still on abi u neva go wedding b4?

Her action as portrayed here is nothing but a show of feminist energy! Imaging the stress of the Day and her still being up to the task that every one of her guests and well-wishers must be entertained. She is certainly strong and conscious of her responsibilities. Happy married life to the couple. You should wish them well too.

Someone deserves commendation in this story: he is not only loyal but very brave. He is an unsung hero. He is Mr Yinusa, the driver. Kudos to his bravery in a very dangerous situation.

Who is Seun Kuti? That arrogant, weed-smoking, self-opinionated ignoramus. His opinion does not matter in anything like this innocent act of faith. Kneeling or standing to pray is an act of devotion, NOT a message of who or what you're. Suggesting it as some form of racism as the so-called musician would have us believe is nothing short of symptoms of drug abuse! It's only a warped mind that could read such meaning into a decent photograph.

Babymama1:
I wonder why the parents are being blamed
Do you hire a nanny so you can stay home with Her
Assuming the parent stayed home,won't she leave home at some point
The nanny was evil
Pure and simple

This your logic is illogical! What sense is in leaving 1 child not to mention THREE children in the "care" of a complete stranger? When the innocent children are found or rescued (and they will be found), those nitwits must be prosecuted for their carelessness and shirking their responsibility as parents. Those children are put in this dreadful situation because the parents cherished their own convenience above the security and safety of the children. Imagine leaving your children at home with a day old maid! Infamita!

Inferiority Complex at its very peak! I am still waiting for a "Jew" or an "Israeli" that will claim the Igbos in Nigeria as her kinsman. Then she must show unquestionable evidence how she or her foremothers transformed into these beautiful Igbo men and women in velvet "variety of black skins"

What a concocted tale by the moonlight! This is nothing short of a most confused conspiracy theory. Abeg, let's hear word jare.

Are these really facts that I NEED to know about the incoming First Lady? I smh.

Whether you used the word "weep" literally or figuratively to describe God's "feelings" as you would like us to think, it is completely subjective and not far from being called blasphemy. Your type of disrespectful Christians should be in that list.

FrancisTony:


Lol

You've confirmed it with your "laughing out loud" that all is not so so with you! You're lol at a tragedy like this?

FrancisTony:
No picture to spice the news. Hian!

Something must be very wrong with you! Where is your humanity?

Who in Nigeria does not know that Edo girls/ladies symbolize international prostitution ring? Why the pretence and petty denial that many "Italian prostitutes" are illegal immigrants from Nigeria. Some Edo families of the "successful ladies" are even proud to show off the wealth of their daughters.

That said, many young women are lured or forced into prostitution here and abroad. There are countless bitter tales of such unlucky females; some have been fortunately rescued, while many lost their souls and humanity to one of the oldest professions in the world. Obviously, something must be done about. A fight against prostitution is a fight against human trafficking and hard drug crimes. That is no insult to Edo people, but a call to stop their ladies from selling "flesh" here and abroad. And for those that can read between the lines, that is a call on every Nigerian parent/guardian to fight prostitution in whatever form it takes.

She's just a little girl with no experience, but craves attention. She's definitely getting the latter with her childish ranting. Who is interested in how she looks? Me? I don't even know where she is, or who she is. But she is certainly learning to discover who she really is. Bet yah, she is coming back to apologize to her folks; the black nation. And we will forgive her foolishness.

MayorofLagos:
Between Feb14th and March 14th, Jonathan has visited Yorubaland six times!

Lol....fire dey burn Jonathan! He has suddenly come to the cognition that those he marginalized are afterall the kingmakers of Nigeria and without their endorsement he stands no chance of victory.

First, the Obas in Egbaland told him to stop calling them to unecessary and unproductive meetings.

Second, the Muslim body in Yorubaland told him they dont need his bribe and its a waste of his time and theirs to invite them to a unproductive meeting.

Now Awujale has told him he is wasting his time paying visits to Obas in Ijebuland, and Yorubaland generally. Go and face the people with your accountability, dont bring your message to Obas, go tell it to the people you ruled for 6years.

There is two weeks to election....Jonathan is confused!

He should go to North, the Emirs might accept his message and help him in their domain.....make sure to take Patience Faka along to greet "troway shildren" along the streets.

He doesn't have to worry about Ezes in the East, they are already bought and in his pocket....there is no negotiation about whether or not they will deliver....their choice is already purchased!

More than well said! The Obas should know they can't convince their household, not to mention their subjects, to vote for our dear outgoing president.

donnaira:
@Ferebiekun
I agree with you, I think the industrial ,commercial,& offices zones should have power from 9am to may be 5pm , residential zone ,street lights ,utility zones should have power from 6 or 7pm to 5pm on work days mon-fri
And .....

Your suggestion makes sense, but will they implement even to some extent? I'm so tired of unpredictability of power supply in this country. If we are going to have only one hour of light in a day, we have the right to know when it's going to be.

I am tired of being told that, at least, our politicians and leaders travel overseas and they see how things are done there. I do not agree that an intelligent human being has to go to another country before he knows the right things that need to be done. Where do Americans, French, Swiss, Germans, Swedes and Canadians travel to before they keep bringing so much development to bear on their countries? It is very absurd to continue to make that statement, especially in the light of the fact that the so-called leaders and followers have been to all these countries and more, yet, they are not doing what they have seen done over there. So, we should stop repeating that insulting statement.
We do not have to go abroad and experience availability of 24 hours light before we know that the normal thing is to have light throughout the day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, 365 days to 365 days.
I am angry that I live in the 21st century and in a city where it is now ‘normal’ to boast about the size of your generating set! Where you casually introduce into conversation the amount you spend weekly on fuelling your generator the same way others show off brandishing iphones, Android and Blackberry devices that they hardly know how to use!
We are intelligent people living in a modern world. Why can’t we live in cities that are terribly clean and have amenities that make life ever more comfortable? Why can’t I decide to relocate and live in a village knowing well that every facility that I enjoy in the city are equally available there? I know how much money and effort many civil servants expend to bribe their way out of transfers to ‘remote areas.’ That wouldn’t have been the case if things work in this country. The irony of it is that, for now, there is hardly any difference living in a Nigerian city and a village where provision of social amenities is concerned.
If we are not going to have that 24 hours of light in this country, at least, the power companies – whatever names they go by- should make it a matter of policy to let us know the amount of light we should expect from them daily, weekly or monthly. They are now private enterprises managed by, I believe, trained and experienced personnel. They can let us have a Power Supply Timetable. This can be printed on the bill they religiously distribute every month.
If I am going to continue having 24 hours of light every month, I deserve to know when I am going to get it so that I can plan ahead how I am going to use it. We are in a civilized world, aren’t we? It can be done. And it should be done. If however they find printing the Power Supply Timetable bothersome, they could send regular SMS to alert us. They can charge us for it! Trust Nigerian commercial mindset!
Then, the companies need to embark on a sensitization campaign. They need to orient us, the consumers, that we should stop shouting ‘Up NEPA!’ in celebration of ‘flashing’ us with the long awaited light after hours of darkness, heat and boredom. People really need to stop it. One, NEPA is long dead. And more importantly, there is nothing ‘up’ about denying us the light for days only to give us two or three hours of it, is there?
They also need to educate us that we should stop telling them, though in their absence, that ‘They even tried!’ after taking the light. It is so unnecessary and must be quite embarrassing for the companies. Abi, which ‘try’ have they tried giving three hours of light for a whole day which may still end up being the only time in the week or even months in some areas right in this Nigeria? It is as terrible as that. What ‘try’ have they tried if our communities still have to task residents to contribute money to buy transformers, and for installation of same?! We need that timetable.