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1. He was born in July 18 1918 into the Xhosa-speaking Thembu people in a small village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa

2. He was named Rolihlahla Dalibhunga by his parents and was given his English name, Nelson, by a teacher at his school.

3. He is also sometimes called Madiba, which is his traditional clan name.

4. Mandela has been called both ‘the world’s most famous political prisoner’ and ‘South Africa’s Great Black Hope.’

5. His father, a counsellor to the Thembu royal family, died when Nelson Mandela was nine, and he was placed in the care of the acting regent of the Thembu people, Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo.

6. He was circumcised at the age of 16

7. Nelson Mandela was an activist against apartheid, and he was the leader of the armed wing of the African National Congress.

8. Nelson Mandela was the first South African President who was elected in a completely democratic election.

9. He was elected at the age of 77

10. Mr Mandela set up South Africa’s first black law firm with Oliver Tambo

11. Nelson Mandela was an activist against apartheid, and he was the leader of the armed wing of the African National Congress.

12. Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison.

13. Nelson Mandela won the Nobel prize in 1993.

14. In 1994 he published his autobiography ‘long walk to freedom’ which he wrote secretly while in prison.

15. In his spare time, Nelson Mandela studied to become a lawyer.

16. Nelson Mandela’s favorite breakfast is plain porridge, with fresh fruit and fresh milk.

17. Nelson Mandela has honorary degrees from more than 50 international universities.

18. During his 27-year jail term, he stayed in cell number 46664

19. Besides campaigning globally for peace, Mandela focused his still prodigious energies increasingly on empowering disadvantaged children and fighting against HIV/Aids.

20. He was diagnosed of prostate cancer in 2001

21. In June 2004 aged 85, Mandela officially retired from public life. His parting gift – a R1-billion endowment to South Africa, to be raised by the three charitable organisations that bear his name: the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Nelson Mandela Rhodes Foundation.

22. He was incarcerated on Robben island for 18 of his 27 years in prison

23. While in jail on Robben Island in the 1980s, the former president contracted tuberculosis.

24. Nelson Mandela retired from Public life in June 1999 and currently resides in his birth place

25. Mandela’s birth name – Rolihlahla – is an isiXhosa name that means ‘pulling the branch of the tree’. Colloquially it also means ‘troublemaker’. His English name, Nelson, was given to him by a missionary schoolteacher.

26. He was expelled from the University of Fort Hare after joining a student protest. He later completed his degree through Unisa, which he followed up with a law degree from Wits University.

27. He fled the Eastern Cape for Johannesburg after Jongintaba Dalindyebo, the leader of the Tembu people, tried to set up an arranged marriage for him. After arriving in the city, he found work as a night watchman at a mine.

28. He lived in Alexandra township at first butlater moved in with close friend Walter Sisulu and Sisulu’s mother in Orlando, Soweto.

29. Mandela’s first wife, Evelyn Mase, was a nurse and Walter Sisulu’s cousin. She was the breadwinner in the family and supported Mandela while he studied law at Wits University and became further involved in politics. They had four children together and divorced in 1958.

30. He was the first commander in chief of the ANC’s armed wing.

31. In 1962, he left the country to garner support for the armed struggle. During this time he received guerilla training in Morocco and Ethiopia.

32. The circumstances surrounding his arrest at a police roadblock outside of Howick later that year remain unclear but it is believed that an American CIA agent tipped off the police about his whereabouts. He was convicted of sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the government.

33. During his time in prison, Mandela was restricted to a 2m x 2.5m cell, with nothing but a bedroll on the floor and a bucket for sanitation in it. He was consigned to hard labour in a lime quarry for much of that time and was, at first, only allowed one visitor and one letter every six months.

34. The apartheid government offered to release Mandela on no less than six occasions but he rejected them each time. On one such occasion Mandela released a statement saying: ‘I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom … What freedom am I being offered while the organisation of the people [the ANC] remains banned?‘

35. Mandela wrote a memoir during the 70s, copies of which were wrapped in plastic containers and buried in a vegetable garden which he kept at prison. It was hoped that fellow prisoner Mac Maharaj, who was due for release, would be able to smuggle it out. But the containers were discovered when prison authorities began building a wall through the garden. As punishment, Mandela’s study privileges were revoked.

36. After he was separated from his second wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, he asked struggle stalwart Amina Cachalia, with whom he had a long relationship, to marry him but she turned him down. On his 80th birthday, Mandela married, the widow of Mozambique’s former president Samora Machel.

37. The ANC was labelled a terrorist organisation by the apartheid government and was recognised as such by countries including the US and Britain. It was only in 2008 that the United States finally removed Mandela and other ANC members from its terror list.

38. The United Nations declared his birthday, July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day. This was the first time the UN dedicated a particular day to a person.

39. Hundreds of awards and honours have been bestowed on Mandela. Among others, he was an honorary citizen of Canada, an honorary member of the British Labour Party, and an honorary member of Manchester United. He also had a nuclear particle (the ‘Mandela particle’), a prehistoric woodpecker (Australopicus nelsonmandelai) and an orchid (Paravanda Nelson Mandela) named after him.

40. When Mandela was 9 years old, his father died of lung disease, causing his life to change dramatically.

41. He wrote his first adress in jail in a dark cell which was later found after his release.

42. He visited his cell room years after his release and lit up a candle in his cell and gave to a black child, which he called his reconcilliation with his past.

43. His release even brought more clashes amongs the south african black race, which also resulted in killings too. He later adressed this and told his country men to drop their arms and weapons and embrace fredom.

Well easy on these folks ooo

NAMES and short form.

Brother victor = Bro vic
Brother muchael = bro mike.
THen
BROTHER COSMAS => "BRO COS"

I think rain making and rain control is more of a scientific exercise than the so called "JUJU" okijajuju good evening.
I will first start with moving the rain to another part or chasing it away. I remember sometime around 2002 when I was in secondary school. Julius bedger construction company wanted to construct an new road beside my school at UTURU abia state, it wanted to rain heavily that day and they've mixed their cement for the slabs to cover one big water drainage they made. The next thing we heard was a shot and there was red smoke in the sky. Do u know that that heavy rain didn't drop one bit till the next day. But all the neighboring villages experienced rain that day.
Its just like sending dry air to go and disperce or scatter the wet cloud that's gathering. If u know the water circle well. After evaporation, comes condensation but when u have enough dry air substance to scatter or disperse this moisture containing cloud and air, the moisture will go and gather some other place it finds ok and fall there. This is done traditionally. If u notice they always burn a leaf or something which sends smoke up to the sky.

Then bringing the rain. There a lot of chemical substances that are know to attract moisture some are in gaseous form and also exist in nature is some of these shrubs and tree we see everyday. When one is able to send up into the clouds this kind of substance, they will attract moisture and cos rain. This is how rain is made artificially. Cos when air carrying water "humid air" gather and presumably the area gets saturated, the next thing we have is condensation. That's it

PLS note: this doesn't mean that there might not be diabolic ways or bringing and shifting rain. All I did was to scientifically back some of the practices. Example, like the one I said JULIUS BEDGER did.
Thanks

U people aren't even mentioning the major point he raised. Its not about humble cars or jets. He said, "when u want to buy this kinda expensive, flashy of cars remember that there are some out there hungry. Who can't even see a meal in two days" that's just it.

They shld help poor and hungry people not enriching themselves. Even the scripture said it, JESUS refused to send the crowd away hungry. He made them sit down. And fed them, his flock. He didn't multiply the fish and the bread for himself and his deciples, he gave it to the hungry and starving.
That's the message.

NOTE: mods pls I don't know the right place to post this. Could u people pls help me send it to the right category.

This website "http://www.ipaidabribenaija.com" of late started sending me updates and latest news flash with out me doing any transaction with them or even registering with them. Well, I wasn't bothered. All I did was delete the messages they kept sending. As if that was all. This night people kept on adding me on BBM. People I don't know and haven't had any encounter with and when I asked thEy said they got my pin from the same site (http://www.ipaidabribenaija.com). And am like what's all this? I don't know who to report to had it been I know the headquaters of this site I would make a case with them cos they are sending my PIN to people without my permission or knowledge. That's bridge of right to privacy.
Its annoying pls house what do I do tho make this stop. And another thing. When this site sends emails to me they appear in red color font, other from the normal black colored font on my phone. I don't just know. Have they hacked my set or something. I need advise house pls. Its scary and annoying.

PLEASE MODS, FRONT PAGE. I want to hear what people have to say, cos nigeria isn't safe again. Am kinda scared. Thx pls

Check out this national anthem.
Arise o compassion,
Nigeria scoll obey
Tusa our father laaaa
Tusa ma fesha fair,
One labour shaba,
Our hii shaba
Shall never be in vain
Tusa, tusa our matching,
One nation ba, in freedom.
Miss anyi wu onyeoshi.


The also this pix

What will U do if after your wedding,u discover that D photographer u contracted to snap you or cover the event was only flashing u lights & never took any pics?

Pls someone tell me nau its kinda urgent and I need it for an assignment.

/MOD pls front page/

Pls friends, what's the real english namee of this fruit and what's its nutritional value to humans.

Try it this way.

We should have a way of telling people their breath stinks without hurting their feeling like: "well am bored, let's go brush our teeth."

Try this on a date or where ever u encounter such defensive. Mouth odours. Its kind. And polite.

Re: Benedict XVI To Be Known As 'Pope Emeritus' by HugeMac: 8:49pm
Mr Ben Sun:

Please ooo dont be deceived , peter is not the first pope , there was nothing like division between the early christains , nothing like all these roman tradition , catholics are observing.
Catholic church was started by emperor constatine, at first the people of rome refused to abandon their pagan tradition for christainity thats why constatine had to introduce all these statues and cermonies to make them accept it and preserve their tradition. The romans worshiped the sun , so they changed sabath day from saturday to Sun-day. If u re a catholic during benediction just look at the type of cross the preist holds up, the cross and the rays of the sun fused together.
Paganism and christainity fused together. Why !? Am not telling u to beleive me. Do your research , MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.

Pls gentle man above will u quietly shut up and go to bed. What's all this nonsense u people come here to write cos u have the opportunity to have interenet services and a phone or a laptop.
If u really want the list of all the popes from Peter down ask for it. He was the first fisherman and the first pope of the catholic church cos the church u know today started from there b4 it seperated. Go to proper websites or read the proper books on the history of the church b4 u come here to lay causes on urself. Don't go to a hungry blog that doesn't confirm what they upload, and cram or read up rubbish and come here to spit rubbish.
If ur church isn't organized as the catholic church and allow all manner of things in it. Know that there is one church that has been sticking to their rules and principle and isn't a respecter of any person. One person can't be bigger than the church. And has been increasing in size and number no matter how many that derails. Ok watch ur mouth and stop misleading people. Ok the history of popes took off from Peter him self. Ok

For those wondering what

a fisherman's ring

means. It takes its origin from PETER the apostle. He is believed to be the first fisher of men. Which was what CHRIST addressed him as and told him to do. Its a seal which is passed on from one pope to another. And cos they are all fishers of men, so that ring is like the same ring of power the queen of england wears. But this one is the ring of power for the church and him being the head of the fishers of men (all Clergy), he alone wears the ring of authority or power.

OGBE. In ibo meaning whole or complete. U need to see my head. As in its because of my head. Its quite outstanding.
But u need to see ma head now. So cool and them ladies like it. Cos it fitting now and heavy when giving them the thing.

Imo is know for the high number of hotels. On average I think it should be 4 hotels per street. And also 5 tertiary institutions in just owerri town.
And the best part, since they have a lot of hotels and many tertiary institutions, the number of gurls and ladies in the town is much. I think owerri has the highest or should be the second highest in the number of love peddlerd in a city. That in owerri I can sleep with a fine young student love peddler for as low as N1k or even N1.5k. And they are happy and grateful. Some are cheaper than that. Some u won't pay, cos the just want u to come with ur flashy car and pick them from their hostel, to show their friends the type of men that wants them and the car that came to take them off or drop them. That's the in thing in owerri.
And they are also know for flexing, enjoyment or partying. That's the typical owerri person.

BREAKING NEW:
Pep Guardiola will take over from Jupp Heynckes as Bayern Munich coach at the end of the season.

The 41-year-old former Barca boss left Camp Nou in 2012 having won 14 trophies with the Liga side during his four seasons in charge and has signed a deal with the Bundesliga club until 2016.

Guardiola, who has signed a three-year deal with the German side, had been linked with a hot of top-flight clubs across Europe, but Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement he was delighted to have captured the Spaniard.

"We are very happy that we managed to land the expert Pep Guardiola for our club. He was contacted by lots of big clubs," Rummenigge said.

"Pep is one of the most succesful coaches in the world and we are convoinced, that he will not only shine for Bayern but for the whole of German football. We look forward to our common work from July 2013 on.“

Heynckes, who has been in charge of the German side since 2011, told De Roten officials that he would not be continuing in his role before Christmas.

And Rummenigge praised the outgoing Bayern boss, adding that securing the Bundesliga title would be a fitting send off for Heynckes.

"As a club and as Jupp Heynckes' friends we have to show understanding for this decision. We have to accept it and we have to respect it," he said.

"During personal talks with Jupp Heynckes we assured each other that we will do anything we can, and now even more, to have a successful second half of the season 2012/13 where we want to get the title to Munich.“

Bayern currently lie top of the Bundesliga, nine points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

Am third.
yeah!!!

3. The Real Man -
No, I am not talking about machismo behavior (all the shoulders back, chest out, fist curling gestures and such)… Real men don’t need all of that. That’s what grown-boys do to get a woman’s attention. Real men “pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace” (2. Timothy 2:22). Real men regard women as a gift that is not to be taken advantage of; they see her as priceless and desire to cling to her (Matthew 19:5). A real man’s character shows his high regard for a woman long before the dating stage.

Bla bla bla, blab artist. See people its always what men can do, what a real man should do for his woman, what this man, what that man and how this man should see his woman. What's all these rubbish? What of these men? How do you women see them or are they just your pay bags or ATM machines, which is meant to vomit money once its needed otherwise he doesn't love his woman. Am just so vexed, what have most women who date men today done for their men? Or is it only sex and do his (even if they do) domestic chores?
because of the way the world made it look women come up with a whole lot of trash. A gurl will just be behaiving silly and with high expectation to land in one man's house as wife and if any misunderstanding there comes a court case of share of property that was there before you came and it almost always goes in favor of the women.

See stop all this. Its annoying, you people should some times teach our ladies, our girls, our future wives morales, its not only what a man can do for you? Be independent. Not always on the recieving end. What can u do for youe man apart from sex and domestic chores?
And see these young men as just helpers and not your fathers and pay bag.
Appreciate men too. They are trying, what's this world turning into?
Our ladies now depend on men for everything and when they don't get it it means the man doesn't love them and u see them off the go for an alternative means. Lemme just stop. But this is getting too much. Ladies ask yourselves, what can I do for my man to help him in life?

Tall oooo, u no tall ooo. My own is, you must have all the assets I want front to back. Haba, what's all this with heights? No one is even talking about the air bags for safety and to help during crashlanding, and the butts "nyash" my improvised pillows.
U people had better be serious here ooo. What's with heights.
NB. But please this doesn't mean I don't like my future generation or that am now the saving grace or place of refuge for dwarfs. peace be still dwarfs. (5.6" and above only)

See my own view on this cloning thing is. As far as one succeeds in creating a clone, yes it a human being. Its GOD that has the sole right to give life and once its alive and breathing meaning GOD has given it life and also a spirit and a soul. Its not possible that the clone will carry its former body's spirit, soul, flesh etc.
What the scientists succeeded in creating or replicating was the body. Even if u transfer everything in the brain of the old to the new. Its still a different soul, cos u can't make GOD start waiting or u canr delay judgement or whatever because of our scientific practices. Just, he was only able to replicate a new body (I will call it a cloise resemblance or duplicate) only for the flesh. The soul and spirit of this new one will be different and will be judged by his maker GOD differently from the old one. That's my view. I don't think any scientist has the ability to delay judgement, creat a soul or spirit or even bring back the soul of a dead people or even a living one in the name. Of cloning. Once u clone GOD gives a new soul and spirit to this person. The only thing man did was to alter his look and make him or her look like someone who is gone or dead. Even if u did it with cells that are from the former person. Its still a new soul and spirit simple.

Congrats my people. Especially my lady Sashaa.
May ALMIGHTY GOD help us and see us all thru to the final stage, which is getting the job. Just hope it won't be stressful or hectic again. Congrats. Kudos people. Seriously am happy. Anyone with a clue on what next should please help others thx.
Not forgetting Udz congrats dude.

Sorry people, am not happy with nairaland. Its unfutunate that am just seeing ur comments now. I was following this topic yet no notice or info was sent to me about the new comments.
For those that were invited. Just practice quantitative reasoning, then in verbal reasoning learn how to read short but confusing passages and be able to answer their following questions. Then be able to do abstract reasoning, that's like singling out the odd amongst a group of shapes or drawings. That's what the test is all about. The quantitative reason has some serious minded questions. Please don't waste ur time there. Just run to the easy sections or questions. U are battling time. Its 50 questions in 60mins.

Wish u all success.
Also my sashaa lady, wish her success too.

My friends please if u wanna make it in this test just read ur apptitude test questions well and also learn how to beat time. That's just the secret.

Don't I deserve something from my network provider on our national day? Or is it wrong. Though I didn't confirm the info but, still gave them the benefit of doubt and loaded N3000 Today sha. 2 N1500 card wasn't a waste sha. Lemme call my beloved ones. Though I felt bad that the bonus thingy was a fake.

What extent can you go for your nation. As a proud citizen. Can you do this below?

The MTN 100% Bonus On 1st Oct Is A Fake

I knew nothing good could come from MTN. I just loaded my phone wiTh N1500 airtime and nothing. No bonus, no nothing, Fraudsters. I just can't trust this network provider. But please the people that said this or that where spreading this rumor, what's ur source of info? Cos I didn't see it on MTN's website. Am so vexed

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@sashaa,
How sure are youi and how soon will this interview be conducted? Cos one needs to know. Sashaa, where do u stay and how can I reach u. Incase u need to contact me or send me an email to bethal4real@yahoo.com or which is most possible means of contacting you? Please lemme know. Waiting for your reply sashaa.