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FashionWelcome To Chiny Couture by Imstin(op): 7:12pm On Aug 24, 2015
This thread is just to showcase some of the designs of Chiny Couture.
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FashionRe: Looking For Female Clothing Manufacturer In Nigeria by Imstin: 9:22am On Aug 24, 2015
Well op if you need someone to make female dresses of any kind I can help you with that.
AutosRe: Buy your clean(1st class) cars From Cotonou while working with ur budget... by Imstin: 10:41am On Aug 20, 2015
Good day Sir, what is the total cost that will land a 1999 Toyota Camry in my house.
AutosRe: Buy A Fairly Toyota Corrola 620k by Imstin: 2:08am On Jul 30, 2015
This is Chevrolet and not Toyota corrola
TravelRe: Is This Some Sort Of Scam Or......... by Imstin(op): 5:12pm On Jul 08, 2015
tdayof:
can you paste the email you received this from it would help better..
I received it from noreply@ceac-app.com
TravelIs This Some Sort Of Scam Or......... by Imstin(op): 4:52pm On Jul 08, 2015
I received this email stating that I've just won a visa lottery, but I thought Nigerians were no longer eligible for USA visa lottery. Please anyone with information about this please kindly advise.

Dear xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx,
Thank you for being a valued U.S. Consular Electronic
Application Center (CEAC) customer. We wish to notify you
that you have been selected as one of the Diversity Visa
Program person for receiving a Green Card. You can live
permanently in the United States as an American resident,
enter and leave the country as you wish. You can work,
study, or invest. You can gain health, education, social
security and other benefits. Getting a Green Card does not
affect your present citizenship.
Confirmation Number: 2015xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name: xxxxxxx xxxxxxx
Marital Status: NO
Phone Number: 234xxxxxxxx
Forum GamesRe: Photo:which Car Should Go First? by Imstin: 10:03am On Jul 08, 2015
A has the right to go first cos its continuing in the same road while B and C can go simultaneously after a has gone through.
PoliticsSenator Ben Murray-bruce again!!! by Imstin(op): 2:04pm On Jul 07, 2015
A Third Alternative to PDP and APC

Months after the 2015 elections ended, Nigerian youths are
still hung up on those elections. Nowhere is this more
obvious than on social media which our youths have turned
to a battle ground divided into pro People Democratic Party
(PDP) and pro All Progressives Congress (APC) youths. So
ingrained is this animosity that each group targets elected
officials and party chieftains of the opposing parties and go
after them just on the basis of their party affiliation. Things
reached a comical stage when a youth attacked me for a
tweet on Twitter and hours later was praising a popular
youth for his tweet. Unbeknownst to him was the fact that
the youth had merely tweeted my exact words but had not
credited me with the quote!
These shenanigans makes me concerned for our youth.
Where they should be getting closer and breaking down
barriers, they are holding a candle for politicians who in
reality are not as divided as they lead these youths to
believe.
For instance, Senator Bukola Saraki is the Senate President
and Chairman of the National Assembly today. He could not
have been elevated to that exalted seat were it not for the
votes of senators of the PDP. What does that teach us? It
teaches us that all politicians are divided by a common
interest which united them when the conditions are right
and temporarily divides them when they are wrong.
I advise youths not to look at Nigeria from a pro PDP or
APC perspective. They should see the country from a pro
youth outlook. Their future is greater than a party. Nigerian
youths should not believe and act as if the only options
available to them are either the PDP or the APC. There is a
third alternative.
This third alternative is patriotism.
I am reminded of the wise words of Mark Twain who defined
patriotism as “loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the
government when it deserves it”. Our youths have to imbibe
this wisdom from Mark Twain and refrain from saying and
tweeting nasty stuff about each other and their religions,
regions, tribes and ethnicities.
Those who engage in this do not understand that foreigners
follow Twitter trends and when our youths are disrespecting
each other’s ethnicities and religions, they must realise that
foreigners do not see us as Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo. They
just see us as Nigerians. I therefore advise our youths and
indeed all Nigerians to speak of Nigeria in a way that shows
the world that we value her. If we put a small price on
Nigeria, we should be rest assured that the world will not
raise that price.
We should not come on social media to abuse one another
on partisan grounds. That to me is an abuse of the
platform.
I am sure Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone and Evan
Williams, who founded Twitter, did not found it as a platform
where we come to outdo each other in raining insults on
those on the opposite political divide from us. Speaking for
myself, I am on Twitter to release my ideas for scrutiny and
receive ideas of other Twitter users for contemplation,
because none of us is as smart as all of us.
Our youths need to understand that we are living in an idea
age not an insult age. It takes interdependence and
interconnection to create the atmosphere that inspires
brilliant ideas. Our youths are short circuiting this
interconnection when they alienate each other.
And I am aghast as to what to say to those elders who
come on Twitter and fan the embers of division amongst our
youths by retweeting them when they retweet insults and
destructive criticism against their political opponents. Even
worse is when they praise them by calling them intelligent
for engaging in this behaviour.
We really need to watch it. Nigerian youths are beginning to
define intelligence as the ability to come up with the most
sophisticated insult and criticism. We urgently need to
redefine intelligence in Nigeria. Mudslinging, cynicism and
criticism are not acts of intelligence. Ideas and creativity
are. If you are truly intelligent, you won’t be on Twitter
lobbing insults on political opponents. Instead you will be
tweeting ideas that inspire solutions to Nigeria’s
challenges!
I want to urge these elders, who I have come to be aware
are called Twitter overlords, to remember that true elders
plant trees of peace even though they know they may never
benefit from the shades of those trees.
President Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton and former
President Bill Clinton are some of the most criticised
political figures in the world, but they do not use social
media to react to the criticism they receive. Instead,
conscious of the fact that their role is to set good moral
standards for the youths, they constantly tweet uplifting and
inspiring tweets which have the capacity to unite people.
That is what we should do as elders in Nigeria. If we do not
do this, we should consider that a time may come when
those attack dogs have savaged all our enemies, and
having nothing else to savage they may turn on us.
This is Ben Murray Bruce and I just want to make common
sense.
• Senator Murray Bruce is the senator representing Bayelsa
East in the Senate

SportsRe: Who Will Win The Copa America by Imstin: 8:00am On Jul 03, 2015
Na Argentina go win. Dem don dey wait for trophy for long
Jokes EtcTake A Careful Look At This Picture by Imstin(op): 11:39pm On Jun 30, 2015
Na so I see am ooooo

PoliticsDele Momodu: A Desperate Memo To President Buhari by Imstin(op): 7:43am On Jun 28, 2015
Your Excellency, I write to you today with a heavy heart.
The reason should be obvious. I was one of those latter
day converts to Buharism, a political philosophy that
believes in the reincarnation of former leaders in the days
of tribulation. You were never the first man to resurrect
from retirement and near political oblivion. General
Olusegun Obasanjo bounced back from prison to Aso
Rock Villa. In nearby Benin Republic, former military
dictator and strongman, Mathieu Kerekou who had served
as maximum ruler for about 17 incredible years, came
back to defeat incumbent President , Nicephore Soglo in a
1990 election. He led his country for another ten years
and almost got another five-year term but for the age
barrier that disqualified him.
It is normal for Africans to run towards the wise elders of
the village when trouble comes knocking. That is one of
the major reasons Nigerians in their millions voted with
their feet and thumbs to elect you President. Many of
those who supported you did so for several other reasons
and you must understand that they were mainly not
members of your political party, APC. So, apart from your
age, they backed you because they believed in your
impeccable pedigree as an incorruptible and honourable
man, a strict disciplinarian, a Scrooge who would not
fritter away our meagre resources, a scourge of rogues
and prodigal sons, a metamorphosed tyrant now a born-
again democrat, and so on and so forth. Nigerians
ardently placed their hopes in you and fervently prayed
you won’t disappoint them. This is the principal reason I
have decided to send you this desperate memo today
before some despicable politicians tarnish your hard-
earned reputation and truncate this beautiful chance
again.
Sir, let me say right away that the goodwill garnered
during your campaigns and the jubilation that heralded
your recent victory are fast fading and you need to, as a
matter of urgency, convince the people of Nigeria that
you’re now ready to hit the ground running. They are not
going to listen to excuses since you had 30 years after
quitting the high office to onerously prepare for the job
again. For them it is immaterial that you met an empty
treasury or that you are mostly surrounded by selfish,
corruptive influences and impostors. As I mentioned in
my earlier epistles to you, Nigerians have become totally
impatient and what they expect of you is tantamount to
performing the miracle of turning water into wine or
raising Lazarus from the dead. You cannot afford to
waste any second before displaying the sterner stuff
you’re reputed to be made of.
I had encouraged you not to be afraid of taking charge of
the Party that brought you to power or tackling the
politicians that claimed to have helped you in the
process. I had imagined that you know the ways of our
politicians by now and thought you knew how to handle
them. I had told you matter-of-factly that you may have
to step on some powerful toes in order to achieve
anything tangible. The worst that may likely happen is for
people to say and accuse you of dictatorial proclivity
which won’t be new in your lexicon or to be threatened
with impeachment and all-what-not. But trust me, no evil
shall befall you for as long as you carry the people along
in your crusade and do not pander to the whims and
caprices of members of the privilegentsia.
There is no doubt that the present imbroglio in your Party
is as a result of your lukewarm attitude to Party issues
thinking you could merely concentrate on nation-building
while others deal with political intrigues. However, it is
not always as simple as that. As you can now see, you
don’t seem to be on the same page with your Party. While
you were busy agonising over the myriad of problems
besetting Nigeria, many of your presumed disciples were
busy fighting over positions and control of power the way
babies squabble over lollipops. They have studiously
forgotten the change mantra and the huge expectations
that made the electorate to troop out in droves and cast
their votes for you and the Party.
The moment you became the President-elect, you should
have readied your manacles for all would-be trouble
makers. You should have sent out a powerful message to
those politicians who may wish to act above the law. But
the moment you appeared ready to abdicate some of your
leadership responsibilities to them, the obvious lacuna
gave them the needed impetus to take charge and cut you
adrift. Your political advisers, if any, should have
prepared you for the offensive. There is no way you are
going to fight and survive the battle ahead if the political
class see you as a man they can easily bully. You cannot
sit on the fence. Whilst your decision not to interfere in
the affairs of another arm of Government, the legislature,
is commendable and indeed your constitutional duty, you
must make it clear to your Party that the same non-
interference must apply to them.
Our people may have voted for your Party but they also
voted for the individuals that the Party entrusted its
mandate to including you. Just as there is a limit to how
the Party can control you in the exercise of your executive
functions and those you choose to assist you in the
fulfilment of those functions, so also must you tell the
Party chieftains that there is a limit as to how much the
leadership structure and duties of the legislative arm can
be controlled. If you are ambiguous about this, then you
are inviting your Party leadership to write a letter to you
categorically stating not only those you must appoint as
your Ministers and Special Advisers but also those that
you must not work with under any guise. I am sure you
would not tolerate that. In the same vein you must not
tolerate Party interference in the legislature. Change has
come, please imbibe it!
In essence it is incumbent on you to deal with the issues
arising from tensions created by party supremacy,
parliamentary democracy and above all constitutionality.
There is a delicate balance to be struck between these
competing interests though constitutionality must
eventually prevail. However, even constitutionality is
subordinated to national interest, because that is the
most important interest of all.
Your Party has a lot to learn from the tragedy which was
invited upon itself by advertence of the former ruling
Party, PDP. As a mark of respect to your status and
office, your Party should have adopted your instinct and
temperament immediately you conceded that the
elections of principal officers at the National Assembly
were “somewhat constitutional.” Even if internally
aggrieved, like mortals may invariably be, your Party
hierarchy should not have washed their dirty linen in
public knowing the full implications of the backlash that
might splash and smear your collective image. APC
should have done what PDP failed to do when Governor
Rotimi Amaechi won the Chairmanship of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum by instantly recognising the leadership
of the National Assembly while seeking ways to
ameliorate the unfortunate saga. No reasonable parent
would voluntarily kill a recalcitrant child. There is always
another opportunity for penitence and atonement.
I expected the crisis to escalate once the warring factions
stuck arrogantly to their positions and neither was ready
to bulge. Had APC accepted its fate with equanimity, I’m
certain this peculiar mess would have been exterminated.
Had Saraki and Dogara shown magnanimity in victory
some of the truculent malice expressed by certain leaders
may have also been mellowed.
Say what you will, the PDP had its fair dose of political
migraine and rambunctiousness but it accepted certain
realities and moved on. The ones they failed to accept led
to their cataclysmic fall. The mutually destructive
suspicion in APC should have been nipped in the bud for
your sake. The burden you currently carry is heavier than
an elephant and I don’t think you need or deserve this
kind of nuisance distraction. The leadership of the
National Assembly should also calm down by reaching
out to their angry Party chieftains. There is nothing to
gain in fighting a perennial war. Once upon a time, they
were all friends and members of the same family. It is
never too late to embrace peace and reunite. Now that we
know what the bone of contention is, no one should be
victimised for belonging to whatever factions that exist.
I have read endless arguments for and against the
pugilists in APC and my candid advice is that you need to
appoint your cabinet and aides now. The sooner you
assemble and send forth your foot-soldiers the better for
our polity to begin the healing process. Right now our
nation appears to be rudderless and floundering and this
should not be the case. What is left for you to do is to
quickly bring all the gladiators together and see how you
can apply some balm on frayed nerves. The Federal
Government has humongous largesse to disburse so it
should not be too difficult to appease the juggernauts.
When that is sorted, you should draw your own plans and
let your people know your roadmap. Your job would be
much easier if you surround yourself with people who can
look at you straight in the eye and say the truth no matter
how bitter. Most of our leaders failed because they fell
victims of sweet-talking scammers.
It is very essential that your Party sees and embrace you
as their father and not the other way round. Whether you
like it or not, and whether others in your Party want to
accept it or not, you are the de facto national leader of
your Party. You are the President and Commander in
Chief of our country. Yes, you ARE the capo di tutti capi.
You therefore cannot be subservient to any other person.
You must immediately take upon this role and assume
that mantle. Please feel free to lay down the law and if
occasion demands, enforce our law. That is what leaders
do. Ambivalence or hesitancy will simply not do! You
have the next four years minus one month and time is
ticking away dutifully.
Equally important is the fact that you are more of a social
crusader than a politician and your Party ought to note
this fact and understand that it can’t be business as
usual. Your Party leveraged on your uncommon
reputation to gain POWER. Sir, you can’t afford to
evaporate such stupendous equity just like that. You have
demonstrated enough tolerance but the time has come to
repudiate our propensity for rascality.
The task ahead is so gargantuan and it would require all
hands to be on deck. At the risk of sounding like a broken
record, I reiterate that the first priority, apart from
national security, should be how to reduce the atrocious
costs of running government in Nigeria. Until you achieve
that sir, the Muhammed Alis of Nigeria will never stop
their boxing tournaments in parliaments and elsewhere.
The fight is for cash and not for any selfless services.
Many won’t bother to contest if they think it is not
lucrative. I don’t know how you plan to do this but it has
to be done somehow and thankfully there are many
methods that you can deploy. I’m glad you hope to
retrieve some of the stolen billions. You need some
serious cash, Sir. The challenges ahead would dissipate
if you can raise the finances needed to tackle them.
I trust that God has deliberately raised you up at this time
as a veritable example to mankind that being honest is
not a crime and we have a lot to learn and cheer from
your miraculous victory. May God help you to carry this
cross successfully.

Source: ynaija.com/dele-momodu-a-desperate-memo-to-president-buhari/
TravelBest Country by Imstin(op): 9:18pm On Nov 21, 2013
hi everyone i currently live in dubai, but i would like to move to some other country. Please guys i need advice on what my options are and how i can go about it. Thanks in anticipation of useful advises.
Forum GamesTeaser by Imstin(op): 12:31pm On Feb 27, 2013
A professional fisherman caught 30 fish during a 5-day tournament. Each day, he caught three more fish than the day before. How many fish did the fisherman catch on the first day?
PoliticsRe: Soludo May Be Charged Soon - EFCC by Imstin: 12:08am On Jan 15, 2013
gboss4sure: I have a feeling that sanusi is behind this game just to discredit soludo since Nigerians are now comparing him with soludo
as if u just read my mind. Sanusi needs to be quizzed. With that his snazzy bow tie grin
gboss4sure: I have a feeling that sanusi is behind this game just to discredit soludo since Nigerians are now comparing him with soludo
as if u just read my mind. Sanusi needs to be quizzed. With that his snazzy bow tie gringringrin
RomanceRe: Arrange Marriage Vs Love Marriage : Which One Do You Prefer? by Imstin: 5:03pm On Jan 14, 2013
Arrainged marriage is outdated cos na dat wan fit easily lead to divorce. As for me if u arrainge marriage for me I gou burst ya head grin
Jobs/VacanciesRe: HR Experiences For The Benefit of Jobseekers by Imstin: 4:55pm On Jan 14, 2013
Na wa oo, no wonder people who merit jobs hardly get dem, cos the employers may run out of patience in going thru such no of CVs sad

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