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Pipsland78: I have a question as regards no 2. What if the ex is now a changed fellow? Shouldnt that make it okay to try her again?

People change, but not that much. Most time, nine out of the ten reasons why you broke up still remains. So you should learn to use your discretion

Akshow: Plus including gal wey over like money. Buy me this buy me that. Once a guy toast dem, the next thing na to open account for him head.

That's the high maintenance

gbogboti: You too try op. I so hate girls who lack good home training and share courtesy. I had one crazy one like that. I noticed she liked my money and was fond of telling me buy something for me oooo. After a few weeks, I told her I had lost my job. Not minding my "said condition", she kept asking me to help her family with a balance of their house rent. I made her realize that she was stupid for asking me about money despite what I was going through...seeing the prospects in me...she begged and started behaving normal. Now she comes, we eat we straf ...not knowing that i have written her off. I know how to treat them the right way....

Had him in mind while writing this.

Rolly83: Dating a co-worker?hmm dats a disaster,nearly lost my job due to envy when a relationship with a co-worker went sour!she was a topshot in our Human resources dept,so when we broke up n i began dating another of my co-worker(in d Accounts dept of D.P.R)all hell was let loose!

Lol. Lesson learnt, i guess

kenny1795: U r so on point but on d part of goin bak 2 an ex shldnt b among becoz t dependz on d cause of d brk-up.

Thank you, your feed back is apreciated

Some things are better left untouched and some women are better left single. No matter how inviting and perfect any of these women seem, you should try your best and keep your distance, you will thank us later.

We are going to give you a list of women you should not date and you should remember that to every rule, there is an exception.
In general, stay away from these women if and when you come across any of them.

1- Your Best Friend's Sister
This rarely goes well, be it in Nollywood, Hollywood or real life. Remember Tony Montana in Scarface? To the girls it is not a big deal to go out with their brother’s friend, but guys remember, it is not a good idea, and make sure you do not allow the ladies folks lure you into such a relationship.
Guys, your friend does not want you close to his sister probably because he knows your mode of operation and he does not want his sister to become a name in your hall of fame. Besides that, would it not be awkward for you to start sharing relationship details with your girlfriend’s brother
Remember, if you are really serious, talk to your friend about it first. And even if he approves, be ready to lose that friendship. You win the girl and lose a friend
Worst case scenario, you break her heart and you get into a fight with your best friend, you lose the girl and a friend.

2- The ex-girlfriend
There is a reason why she is your ex, you should never forget that. You might be tempted go back to your ex whenever you are bored, lonely or Hot.
As a rule, you never go back to your ex-girlfriends. It is like the proverbial going back to your vomit.
You might start to get nostalgic and all, but you should remember that there was a reason she is in your past and that should be the same reason she should remain there.

3- 6- The high-maintenance piranha
If your income is trailing behind her needs then it would be a good idea to tie up your shoe lace and run for your dear life and money. At first, you might kid yourself into thinking that as time goes by her needs are going to dwindle. You continue to kid yourself until you realize that her goal of this girl is to bankrupt your future.
It is almost impossible to have a relationship without spending money, but if her love for you is going to be on a per-second-billing then you should also know that you will be disconnected when you run out of “airtime” and she is going to “port” to the next guy with the most cash.

4- Your co-worker

Your co-worker is one girl that should not be on your radar when searching for a relationship.

You could lose your job because of this girl and she might dump you three days you were fired for having an affair with her. There is also the risk that you two might get carried away and indulge in acts meant for the bedroom, with the hopes that you won’t be caught.

Even if you do not get fired because of her, you might create unnecessary enemies, especially when she is hot and everybody wants her, including your boss.

She is also going to be a huge source of distraction. There is also going to be that awkward week/month that you would have to endure after you break up with her.

And just in case she is the boss’ daughter, it is a huge no-no

5- In a relationship
When a girl is already in a relationship before you meet her, the best thing for you is to leave her alone. There is no way it is going to turn out good.
If a girl is in a relationship before you met her, and she still agrees to date you, what does that tell you? Yes, she is not the faithful type and definitely not a keeper.
If she is in a relationship and refused to go out with you because she is in a relationship, then that is a trait you should admire, too bad she is not faithful to you. And you should not wait by the corner waiting for another man’s relationship to crash.
Even if you decide to be just friends, you already like her, and might put her relationship with the other guy in jeopardy.

6- Narcissist
Everybody girl deserves some attention from her lover (to show her that you love her). Some girls just think that the world is a stage and they are the star. When she talks, she wants everybody to listen, when she is in trouble, everybody should console her. She wants to be the center of your life, having no regard for your sibling, parents, friends and sometimes even your job. She is ready to anything for special attention; cry, play victim, lie, just about anything. As long as you supply her with an unending supply of attention she if okay.
At first, you would be flattered that you mean so much to somebody and then she would begin to sap the living being out of you, the stress would make look twice your age and if you do not get away from such a girl in time, you might just visit your ancestors a lot earlier than you planned.

7- The Underage
It does not matter how big the girl appears, or how matured she seems. As long as a girl is below 18 in Nigeria, she is clearly off limits. Except of course, your picture in a National Newspaper and a jail sentence sounds like fun to you.
When in doubt about her age, ask her or people that really know her. Now how can you read our blog if you are in prison?
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English language is known for borrowing from other languages and every word (like everything else) has an origin.

The word “Makurdi,” for example, comes with a story. When our colonial masters first visited the area now called Makurdi, they wanted to the person that was in-charge. And the locals kept referring to a rich merchant, whom they called mai-kudi, which translates to ‘owner of money’ in Hausa. Knowing the white man and his habit of killing our African names started calling the whole town Makurdi. And that is how the town, Makurdi, got its name.

Which words have been borrowed from Nigerian Languages? We are going to answer that question today. GiftedGreen is going to provide you with some English words that have Nigerian Origin.

1.Okra

At first you would wonder why this word is called “Okro” in Nigeria, and yet it is spelled “Okra” in English. It is not because you do not know how to spell; it is simply because it originated from the Igbo word “okuro” which also means also known as “ladies' fingers”.

2.Juju

No Nigerian needs an introduction to the word juju. At first, it does not seem like an English word until you check your dictionary.

According to The Free Dictionary, this word originated from Hausa. And yes, it also mentioned the Yoruba type of music in the dictionary

3.Bogus

Bogus means fake or fraudulent. Bogus is believed to be from the Hausa word “boko-boko”.

4.Tango

Tango probably originates from the word 'tamgu' means to dance in Ibibio. How the Ibibio’s were able to name an Argentinean dance still baffles everybody at GiftedGreen. The FreeDictionary still gives credit to the language (Ibibio) so who are we to judge?
5.Buckra

Buckra is a word used contemptuously by Black people, especially in the United States to refer a White man. This word is believed to have originated from the Efik word mba-ka-ra which means master. #slavetradethings

6.Yam

The word yam probably originated from the Fulani word “nyami”. We would bet that you did not see this one coming, did you? If you were to choose a word contributed by the Fulani, you probably would have said cow.

This list does not end here, there are also a couple of words like Dashiki, Agbada, Chigger, Obeah, and many more.

Can you think of any English word with Nigerian Origin? Enter them in the comment below.

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6.Keep all records

Big store or no big store, safe website or no safe website, when your order arrives, save all warranty information.

Print out and keep a record of all your transactions. You’ll need it if disputes arise in the future. This is Nigeria and you cannot be too sure.

7.Check your wallet

Just to be sure, you should review your credit card or account statement regularly to make sure that no unauthorized charges. If you find a fraudulent charge, immediately use your ninja skills to get your phone and address the issue quickly, preferably by calling your bank and closing the account.

8.Be security conscious

It would also be a good idea to install extra security against online fraud. You need to protect your PC against Trojan horse malware with regular updates to your anti-virus program.

Just in case you forgot, it is also important that you use difficult-to-guess passwords whenever you are online, and it is even more important when banking and shopping.

Do we really have to tell you it's a bad idea to use a public computer to make purchases? If you do, remember to logout.

9.Too good to be true

The day you decide to spend N20,000 on a brand new Blackberry Z10, then a yahoo boy somewhere is definitely dancing gangnam style on your head. As a rule, if it is too good to be true or it sounds too good to be true then it is fraudulent.

In the world of online shopping, skepticism is a highly valuable asset. Skepticism will go a long way toward saving you from unnecessary cursing and tears.

10.Best thing we ever had

Pay on delivery is the best thing to have happened to online shopping in Nigeria. It saves you of almost all the trouble of online shopping.

It is pretty simple, if the goods do not come on time, you do not pay. If the goods happen to be damaged, you do not pay. Even if you change your mind along the way, you do not pay.

Use the Internet’s power to your advantage and remember what your mother taught you.

*Imitating nollywood again* He who has ear, let him hear


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The year is 2013 and you can buy almost anything on the internet. Why visit rowdy malls and have rude cashiers talk down on you when you can stay at home and order an item from an online store, like a boss that you are?

Online shopping is rapidly becoming a norm in Nigeria. Now you can shop from any part of the county for any product you want, and have your goods delivered to your doorstep. There is every reason to start shopping online in Nigeria, but an average Nigerian suspects everything and everyone. It’s Nigeria so we really don’t blame anybody.

GiftedGreen provides you with 10 tips and basic guidelines to be considered before making an online purchase anywhere, especially in Nigeria.

1.Stick To Reputable Companies

This is not supposed to deter people from to the small, and medium sized online stores but it is always a good idea to stick to the reputable companies when it comes to online shopping. An exception to this rule is when you want to buy a rare item.

If you encounter links or offers through email from addresses that you aren’t familiar with, or that offer discounts and deals that look too good to be true, play it safe and don’t click suspicious links and delete emails from sources you aren’t familiar with.

You should also be aware of misspellings or other sites that use a top-level domain (a .net instead of a .com).

2.Look For The Lock

At this point you are supposed to hold an ear. Are you holding your ear right now? Good. No matter what you do, never ever, ever buy anything using your credit card information from a site that does not have a SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption installed.

You’ll know it is has it because the URL for the website will start with the HTTPS:// (instead of just HTTP://) and an icon of a locked padlock will appear, typically in the status bar at the bottom of your Web browser. *imitating nollywood* He who has ears let him hear.

3.Compare Prices

Some online stores in Nigeria have exorbitant prices on their website, and this defeat the whole aim of online shopping.

Well, the good news is that when it comes to online shopping your choice of items is infinite, the selection is mind-boggling, and there is no sales attendant pressuring to make purchase an item you don’t want to buy.

It would actually hurt no one if you decide to compare the price of the item you want to buy from different stores (excluding the fraudulent websites) and buy from the store that best suits your wallet. You should also not forget check shipping and handling charges.

4.Know Your Seller

Before buying from any online store, you should make sure that you have finished your homework properly. We do not want to see you crying like a customer that kept his life savings in the now defunct Savannah Bank.

Do an Internet search under the company’s name to look for message boards along the lines of “I hate (company name).” Read a few postings to gauge the company’s customer service and reliability of the comments. If you don’t like what you see, it is a sign from the man upstairs is saying that you should take your business elsewhere.

Be sure the Web site lists the company’s street address and phone number. Even if the website is original and there is not company address, it makes returns difficult and is an invitation to take your business elsewhere.

5.Know the return policy

When it comes to online shopping, it is very important you know the return policy of your online store.

Every online store has its loopholes, and it's important that you understand what they are before giving them your money. Don't even consider a store whose return policy makes it almost impossible to return the goods. It means they don't trust what they're selling, and neither should you.

Check the guarantee because it may be 30 days from when you place the order – not when you receive the merchandise – and you don’t want to be caught short. Make sure there’s no “restocking fee” or other charge for returning an item.

Remember, it is the little things that count

sagytarius™:
Nice one, op.

Here are some other ones:
Consult : To offer advice, or to obtain it
Flog : To promote persistently, or to criticize or beat
Finished: Completed, or ended or destroyed

yeah. Flog and consult are definately among.

Can u tink of any in ur native language?

Contromyms are words that are their own meaning.
If you are one of those people that love to send mixed signals to everyone around them, then this article is for you. These types of people make you constantly wonder if they are angry or happy. Well, if you are in the business of leaving people confused all the time here are some words that you could add to your arsenal of ambiguity.
This concept should not be strange to Nigerians since we are used to government officials who say one thing this minute and say the exact opposite the next minute. It is not uncommon for the President to say he is fighting corruption one minute and the next minute he is granting amnesty to convicted criminals.

1. "To cleave" can mean "to cling" or "to split".
She cleaved his skull with an axe.
Could you cleave her tongue to the top of her mouth?

2. "To dust" can mean to remove dust (cleaning a house) or to add dust (dust a cake with powered sugar).
Could you dust the sitting room?
I want you to dust the cake with sugar.

3. "To fight with someone" can mean "to fight against someone" or "to fight alongside someone".
I suspect Obasanjo is fight with Buhari.

4. "Awful" can mean "worthy of awe" or "very bad"
That’s an awful color
It is going to cost an awful lot of money

5. "Off" can mean "deactivated" as in "to turn off", or it can mean "activated" as in "the alarm went off".
When did the television TV go off?
When did the alarm go off?

6. Help means ‘assist,’ unless you can’t help doing something, when it means ‘prevent.’
Commandant Shem could not help his stupidity
I want you to help Patience Jonathan with her English.

7. "Back" can mean "regressive" as in "to go back in time", or it can mean "progressive" as in "to push back a deadline".
If you can’t drive forward, try backing it in.
The Lecturer wants to move back the deadline.

8. "Impregnable" can mean "able to be impregnated" or "incapable of being entered".
My house is an impregnable fortress
The pad is impregnated with insecticide

9. "To overlook" can mean "to inspect" or "to fail to notice".
She seemed to have overlooked one important fact.

10. "Unpacked" can refer to a container with objects still in it, or a container with the objects removed.
Did you unpack the box I just brought in?
Yes, the box is still unpacked.

11. "To skin" means "to cover with skin" (as in to skin a drum) as well as "to strip or peel off" (as in to skin an animal).
Jacob is going to skin the drum and the goat.

12. "Apparent" can mean "obvious" or "seeming, but in fact not".
It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
My parents were concerened at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school

The contronym (also spelled “contranym”) goes by many names, including “auto-antonym,” “antagonym,” “enantiodrome,” “self-antonym,” “antilogy” and “Janus word” (from the Roman god of beginnings and endings, often depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions).

For example, in Latin sacer has the double meaning "sacred, holy" and "accursed, infamous", French hôte may mean either "host" or "guest". Italian ciao is a greeting that is translated as "hello" or "goodbye" depending on the context, and Swahili verb 'kutoa', meaning both "to remove" and "to add".

In Nigeria, anya in Idoma could mean both “welcome” and “goodbye”. Can you think of any contronym in a Nigerian language?

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poshdiva: Ordered for a wristwatch from Konga on Valentine's day. Called them that morning to confirm my order. They confirmed it. Waited all day for the watch, no delivery.
They called me two days later to come downstairs and pick up my order. I asked the delivery man to go to hell

lol. Really funny

Next time you see people that wake up with scars on their body. Please tell them to cut their nails. End of story.

You guys don't know what happens to new borns when you dont cut their nails? They have unexplainable scars on their body, until you cut their nails, ant then it stops. Sum of y'all are realy du.mb and just waitin for a religious explanation for your st.up.idity

p.s, i dnt reply insults

When you finally decide to quit smoking because you just realized that nicotine is more lethal than diamond black rattle snake venom or that you just found out that nicotine addiction is a mental illness or you just decided to quit because cigarette smoking is pretty much dangerous to your health. Whatever your reason for quitting smoking, we assure you that it is not going to be easy
For most people, smoking isn't really a choice- it's an addiction where the brain screams for nicotine to thrive. Really. The brain literally makes the body believe that without nicotine, the body will die. Just as without food, the body will starve.
Really- quitting is no simple thing. But when you do manage to quit, be prepared for the weird things that will happen to your body
Your body is addicted to nicotine, and nicotine completely clears the body within 72 hours. This means, the first 72 hours are a real beast.

1. Starving feeling
You will notice first of all the insane starving feeling you get in your throat- that is your brain saying it needs a nicotine fix- pronto. You'll actually drool for it, and begin eating other things to satisfy a craving that can't be satiated. You'll find yourself dizzy and unfocused, and this is partly due to stress (which makes the nicotine leave your body even faster- why do you think you always smoke when you're stressed out? Nicotine leaves your body faster, so your body/mind "needs" a fix), and partly due to the physical response to not smoking.

2. Dizzy and unfocused
You're dizzy and unfocused- why does quitting smoking do this? Simply because now all of a sudden you are getting normal amounts of oxygen in your body, lending to the weird dizzy and lightheaded feeling you have (it's the same feeling you get when you hold your breath for a long time and then let it out). Your body isn't used to getting normal amounts of oxygen, so you get dizzy in response.

3. Tingling finger
Another fun side effect of being able to suddenly get normal oxygen (and blood) flow? Blood circulation in the hands and feet make them warmer and tingle like they are almost falling asleep. In fact, you may feel tingly all over, and like you just might pass out...

4. Low blood sugar
Well, lack of nicotine causes this as well. Welcome to low blood sugar. When you smoke (or chew, whatever), it's normal to not feel hungry and miss a meal. You don't notice your blood sugar plummeting because you have nicotine to pick you up. When your nicotine levels are depleted and natural hunger strikes, your blood sugar drops to the point of pure fatigue. Now that you no longer smoke, you really feel the effects of not eating. Sip some juice or grab an apple or fruit to pick you back up and keep you from passing out.

5. You can’t poop
another fun side effect of quitting smoking- you can't poop!
Why can't you poop? Sheesh! You're dizzy, hungry, tired, and now constipated? Well, nicotine is both a natural laxative and a boost to the whole body, speeding everything up beyond normal. Your heart rate, digestion, etc responds to nicotine by going into overdrive, so when you quit smoking, well, your digestion slows down as well. For a few weeks, you'll notice lots of gas and constipation while your body adjusts to functioning without stimulation...drink tons of water and get your fiber to help your bowels out.

6. Bloated
But you're so bloated that you can't even think about water! You feel like a balloon everywhere- your pants don't fit! You feel like you've gained about a million pounds in like 4 days, and in fact, you've actually gained around 5 pounds of water weight. Your body reacts to nicotine withdrawal by retaining as much water as possible, and it's actually the main culprit behind that nasty connection between quitting smoking and weight gain. Keep that water coming, drink some green tea, and in a few weeks, you'll go back to your healthy size.

7. Change in smell and taste
Everything smells and tastes different- well, this is because your sensory organs have started to wake up in response to lacking nicotine. You find yourself with a sweet tooth you've never had before, another lovely withdrawal symptom of nicotine. Relax, and enjoy that spoonful of sugar in your coffee (when you normally like your coffee black). Your body is adjusting to its healthier new ways, and you should let it.

8. Lastly
Within a few weeks, your body should adjust to the lack of nicotine in your system, and learn to function normally. The dizziness, hunger, bloating, tingling, and sweet cravings will fade, as will the constipation and gas. The brain and body are remarkable things- it only takes a little under a month for the brain to "rewire" itself to almost forget what nicotine is, and the body doesn't take long to begin functioning as it should. Don't be afraid to quit smoking, just be aware of the goofy things that happen to your body when you do.

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when its time to make the first move, you are the man. and tomorrow the feminist will say we are equal. ladies, what a man can do, a woman can do better. if you like a guy walk up to him and tell him

amen.

Easter is around the corner, and for most people it is a period of family togetherness or it could mean another public holiday. For others, it is a means of ending their self-imposed challenge of Lent.

You probably have been celebrating Easter of a lot of years and you never cared to ask, why is it called Easter? Why does the date change constantly? And many other questions you never cared to ask.

Read on to find out the answers to some of these lingering questions.
1.A movable Feast

Easter, unlike Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Independence Day and most other holidays it is not on a fixed date. And here’s why:

Easter is usually celebrated on the first Sunday after the spring equinox. In case you skipped geography class. An equinox is one of the two times in the year (around 20 March and 22 September) when the sun is above the equator and day and night are of equal length.

And why was this date chosen?

It was a way to steal the thunder from another popular god, whose cult was Christianity’s biggest rival. The worship of Attis and Cybele was very popular in Rome as late as the 3rd century. Attis was a soter, or savior, god who was reborn each year. This resurrection was celebrated beginning on the Friday after the full moon after the Vernal equinox (now Good Friday). It culminated on the following Sunday -three days later. Since they were rivals, Christianity adopted the date for their soter and, once the Cybele cult faded, Christians had to keep the date since that was when everybody was used to celebrating the holiday.

Speaking about pagan gods….
2.Easter is named after a pagan goddess.

The early Christians called their celebration Paschal, from the Hebrew word for the Passover feast, pesach.

However, plenty of people were already celebrating a feast in the month of April called Eostur-monath, which means, literally, “month of Eostur.” Eostur, also spelled Eostre or Ostara, was the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility.

Early in the history of Christianity, many pagan observances were adapted for the new faith. The early missionaries discovered that it was easier to get converts to celebrate a new name than it was a new date.
3.Good Friday

Good Friday is the day Jesus died on the cross. Ever wondered why it is called “Good Friday” when actually it is marking a pretty bad incident.

“Good Friday” is called “good” because the original translation from Latin meant “pious, holy or good”. It seem historians chose “good”, although in many parts of the world the day is still referred to as Holy Friday.

So it is good to know that if you call it Pious Friday you would not be wrong after all.
4.Easter is the earliest Christian festival

Christmas might be the most popular Christian festival, but Easter is definitely the oldest.

The first Easter was celebrated in Babylon, 4400 years ago, around 2400 BC. The first Christian Easter was celebrated in 325 A.D, while the first recorded date of Christmas was celebrated on December 25th was in 336AD.

Easter, the preeminent feast that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, is clearly the earliest Christian festival.
5.Other similar stories

As mentioned earlier, Easter has both its name and date from pagan religions. Most of the Easters’ traditions which include coloring hard-boiled eggs, giving baskets of candy, Easter Bunny, Easter parade (which are not so popular in Nigeria) also have pagan origins. That is not all, it gets better.

There were several soter gods who were very similar to Jesus in pre-Christian cultures. Attis (as mentioned previously), Adonis, Tammuz, Dammuzi, Dionysos, Marduk, Amun and many others have a mythology that parallels that of Jesus. Now, some Christians will use the convenient “satan did it to confuse us” to explain these away. But many others are interested to learn about this phenomenon. Being born of a Virgin, hanging “between earth and sky,” dying and arising again after 3 days… these and other details occur in all stories of a savior god. The book, Pagan Christs by by John M. Robertson will fascinate anyone interested in delving deeper or better still Google.

So, there are some interesting facts about Easter. Yes, the holiday has its roots in pagan traditions, but that shouldn’t make any difference. The early Christians definitely had good intentions for integrating pagan traditions into Christianity.

Now that GiftedGreen has filled your heads with Easter facts, go and have a happy Easter!

mjay: JUMIA REFUND MY MONEY O0000

Shout am again, them no hear you

newken: You have to be patient. Your money will be refunded. It happens to me all the time as i am a regular buyer online. Refund takes 5 to 3 weeks sometimes. It is the responsibility of the financial institutions to perfect the refund, not the selling party. Dont damage the reputation of that company. Be patient. You should at least wait a month before calling them 'FRAUD'.

Let your 5 days be 5 days. If i your words cant be trusted, how do you expect me to trust you with my money

I still dont get how this is a scam. Someone please enlighten me

gbanikiti: are you just knowing that? Seems you joined nairaland lately.ever heard of the 40 man laptop crew?

Yes, i joined nairaland recently. I am going to google now to ask it about the 40 man laptop crew

I am starting to suspect that GEJ is paying people to post good things about him on the internet

I tried to reply a post and i was told that 'you are not allowed post in this section, try again after a few weeks'. Does that mean that i have been banned? I did not get any message about getting a ban.

Some can read but have no books; some have books but cannot read. . . . . . . If you are reading this, then there are chances that you are in the first category of students and we are here to give you a few tips, so that you would have one less reason as to why you didn’t do well in your examinations.

1. There is something called a library
Does that name sound familiar? As for as Universities go, every university has one, most secondary schools have one, and if you are reading this then you are on the largest library ever - the internet. In between your school library, public libraries and the internet, we don’t see why you would give anybody the "Not enough books" excuse.

2. Make Friend with the “Textbook gifted students”
This is the category of student that has books but cannot read. Why they cannot read is none of your business. The major side effect to this idea might include listening to their dry jokes or how they want to womanize or party. Just remember, it’s nothing personal - you are friends with them for their textbooks.

3. When it comes to borrowing; keep to your words
This might seem like an irrelevant advice on having textbooks, but the truth is that you really need it if you can’t afford to buy all your textbooks. When you borrow the textbook of other students, make sure you return them at the exact time or earlier than when you are supposed to return it, else you no one would like you to borrow their textbooks. Shekena!!! In case you forget, please don’t spill palm oil or stain anybody's textbook. Nobody likes that.

4. Your predecessors could be of help.
This is a habit that almost every student should imbibe, but it is those that do not have their textbooks. Apart from the fact that they could give you tips on how to handle every teacher in the next class, what to expect from your lectures. And if they refuse to give you their textbooks, you cou

5. Textbook buying is unavoidable
Yes, you are reading this article because you cannot afford to buy textbooks. It is important to get a couple of textbooks with your name, apart from the fact that it makes you feel good to see your name on a textbook, but you are also insured in times of an emergency like impromptu assignment, examination periods and lastly you can exchange you textbooks with other students

6. Buy second handed textbooks
To most students, after their educational year, their textbooks are usually useless to them. You could always buy from them, or you could buy your textbooks from a used bookshop. Yes, we mean those that put them on the ground for people to buy.

7. Commit a crime
We know it wrong, and we wouldn’t like it if it was done to us, yada yada yada. Let’s face it some textbooks are downright expensive and the only way some of us can actually get a copy is to photocopy it. Yes! Photocopy the textbook and live with the guilt, after all we don’t know of anyone in a Nigerian prison for photocopying a book, or do we?

Na wa oh. Wonder shal never end