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Thank you lilodez for your updates.You have a credible source.Just to add,they want to employ a limited number of people for now cos of lack of funds.They did not get the money they were expecting.The employment will eventually be in three batches,so don't lose hope if you don't see your name in the first list.Lilodez was right when he said the letters will come out before easter.

@jdaut,he is out of the country.I think burkina faso

Catholic Mother's day is next sunday but all this same,happy mother's day and i am happy that i have the greatest mum on earth

It shows she is a very possesive person.She just has to change the status

This is just a witch hunt.I will luv to see how much Sanusi spends on food a day and also his hotel bills.

...and this made it to the front page.Nairaland moderators,you guys need to change.Your Igbo hatred is getting too deep

The truth is that without don jazzy there will be no d banj and witjout dbanj making hits,there will be no mo hits.

I am staying.I have gotten used to the new nairaland

Wow...this means there is a likelyhood you will cheat on your husband with your ex

It seems their bombs are becoming more powerful.The intelligence agencies need to get their bomb maker(s).

It is time we start ignoring this bigoted midget

It's really annoying at the constancy of these cowardly and bestial attacks on Christians.The sad and depressing aspect of it is the cluelessness of the Presidency.You don't fight these people by just putting boots on the ground.They need to fight this with intelligence agencies(unforunately,we don't have any in the calibre of mossad or the cia).By the way,of what use is the capture of kabiru sokoto and abu qaqa if nothing useful is coming from them?

What has this stupi.d joke got to do with Igbo people?

Someone should sue that imokhuede

IRAPADA:
I got these from another site [Tradional Marriage List
People , help oo. My friend
has just fainted. He just
received the following list
from his in-laws for their
traditional marriage next
year.
This is after he and said wife
have been married for about
3 years and 2 kids later.
Insult to the Family For
making her have a baby
before "marriage"
1. One She Goat
2. One bottle of St. Remy
3. Two Carton of Star Beer
4. Two crates of soft drinks
5. One bottle of native gin
6. Two Bottles of wine
7. N10,000.00
Consultation marriage
list for the father
(MBUP)
1. 2 bottles of three in one
whisky
2. 1 carton of Explendido
Brandy
3. 10 litres of native gin
4. 10 cartons of star beer
5. 6 bottles of Gordon Gin
6. 3 cartons of small stout
7. 1 carton of wine
8. 10 Jars of palm wine
9. 3 Heads of Tobacco
10. 3 line stones
11. 3 bunches of cola nuts
12. 1 bottle of grinding sniff
13. 1 roll of Benson and
hedges cigarettes
14. 1 packet of matches
15. cash of N5,000.00 for
breaking of cola
Full Proper Marriage List
for the father
1. 2 pieces of hollandis Wax
2. 1 Chieftaincy shirt
3. 1 hat
4. 1 big towel
5. 1 pair of shoes and socks
6. 1 walking stick
7. 1 wrist watch
8. 1 dozen underwear
9. 1 she goat with N10,000
for cutting goats head
10. Matchet with cover and
beet
11. 15 cartons of star beer
12. 5 cartons of champion
beer
13. 2 cartons of brandy
14. 3 bottles of 3 in one
whisky
15. 1 caron of wine (Don
Morris)
16. 5 crates of minerals (Soft
drinks)
17. 4 crates of Guinness malt
18. 4 heads of Tobacco
19. 1 bottle of grinding snuff
20. 4 line stones
21. 4 bunches of cola nuts
22. 1 smal basin and knife for
the cola nuts
23. 15 Jars of palm win
24. 20 liters of native gin
25. 1 modern brief case with
N150,000
For the mother �
consultation (MBUP)
1. 6 bottles of campari
2. 4 crates of minerals (soft
drinks)
3. 2 crates of Guinness Malts
4. I piece of English wax
5. 1 blouse
6. 1 basin with cover full of
crayfish
7. 1 Head tie
8. 2 bags of salt
9. basin with pepper
For the Mother � Full
marriage (proper
marriage)
1. 2 pieces of Dutch Wax and
one lase
2. 3 assorted blouses
3. head tie (canopy)
4. 2 Paris of shoes
5. one wrist watch + 1 dozen
of brassiers
6. 1 hand bag and 6
underwear
7. 1 big basin full of crayfish
with cover
8. 1 big basin full of pepper
with cover
9. 3 bags of salt
10. 1 umbrella
11. 1 suit �case with N50,000
12. 1 caton of Eva wine
13. 1 big bottle of Yago wine
14. 4 crates of Guinness malt
15. 4 crates of minerals (soft
ddrinks)
16. 1 bag of rice
17. 5 tubers of yams
Nto Ete (family
members)
1. 3 cartons of star beer
2. 1 bottles of St. Remy
3. 3 Jars of palm wine
4. 1 roll of besson and
hedges cigarette
5. 1 packets of matches
6. Nka Ekong of N10,000
Youth
1. Football
2. 1 bottle of gin
3. 1 roll of St. Morris
cigarette
4. 1 packet of matches
5. N2,000
Iban Nda Usung (Women
Vanguard)
1. 1 bottle of wine
2. 1 crates of minerals (soft
drink)
3. N1,500 in cash
Grand Father (Uncle)
1. piece of wax loin cloth
2. 1 long sleaves shirt
3. 1 bottle of brandy
4. 1 wrist watch.
EDem Eka
1. 1 carton of beer
2. 1 bottle of brandy
3. 1 Jar of palm wine
4. 1 piece of English wax
5. 1 long sleaves shirt
6. 1 bag of salt
HELP!!!!!!!]

This is an outright exaggeration.It's not normal

KnowAll:
[size=14pt]Abuja should have a Mayor and not a minister. The way the federal capital is run is wrong and illegal, what we have at the moment is an inheritance from the military regime. The administration of Abuja should be democratizes like every other facet of the polity. It is the only administrative anomaly in democratic Nigeria today.

What Abuja needs is a Executive Mayor who would run for office every 4 years like Governors, the administrator for Abuja should not be appointed by the FG.

Abuja should also have a legislative council and executive council and still maintain its LG Government structure. Just like London and Washington which are national capitals, Abuja should embrace this kind of government which is the accepted norms all over the world and stop henceforth the illegality that has been left to go on for too long.

It is common knowledge appointments especially of people who are foreign to the city stalls growths as those appointed are only there to line their pockets instead of having the pains and agony of the city dwellers at heart. In most cases those appointed are not even resident in the city, it is only the real and proper city dwellers that will know the problems of a city at first hand.

This artificial contraption must be corrected without much ado.[/size]

You are absolutely right there.Abuja needs someone that will be accountable to the people.Right now,the ministers are only accountable to their pockets and the President.The sad thing with these appointments is that no Abuja indigene has ever been appointed Minister of F.C.T

highland:
Mayor is not African, stop this western mentality here.

So President and Governor is African?

Acidosis:
I mean this man is so talented to be in the midst of some inferior cultists who are not so sure of their calling either to keep entertaining their fan here in Nigeria or remain inferior servants to Illuminati.

Take for instance Duncan Mighty, Timaya and 2face, all making it right here in the nation without having to wait for orders before they sing or release their album.

Can you people stop this ridiculous claims?I bet most people who shout Illuminati don't even know what it means.You think anybody can just become an Illuminati?Illuminati is similar to the Freemasons and membership requirements are the same

Nigerian media and sensationalism.Sun is the worst culprit.

Can't you people make intelligent arguments without insulting the poster?@poster, tupac(2pac) is not over rated.He was very good

Nice one.I am impressed

papatosibe:
Ojuiku fought for his own selfishness.

Can we just bury the damn p/e/d/o/p//h/i/l/e already

Don't speak ill of the dead.Whether it's Ojukwu or any other person.

Ten tips to help you start and grow your own business
By Tayo Alufon 10/02/2012

According to the federal bureau of statistics, over 40 million youths are unemployed. With the economic situation in the country, chances that many of them will find jobs are very slim. In her new book- GET OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT, Ronke Kosoko, an employment solution specialist addresses how to escape unemployment by growing your personal business. Tayo Alufon writes on some of the tips:
Prepare for opportunity: You don’t need anyone to help you achieve your dreams. Most of the great names you know today were really helped by anyone. They only created products and services that met with opportunities.
Get a unique idea: Take time to think and look into areas of needs that have not been explored and develop a unique idea to sell to people.
Start small: Studythe history of organisations, people, ministries that are great today, all have stories of little beginning.
Be patient: No matter what you do, your patience will be tested; your business will not grow overnight.
Be faithful: There are people who are financially blessed, they want to establish businesses and hand it over to people who are faithful but they find it hard to get. You can make yourself one.
Be quality driven: Most people don’t want to buy Nigeria made goods. People prefer T.M Lewin and other notable brands. When people buy fake products from you at the price for original they will never come back. First impression matters
Take some risks: One reason why the rich will keep getting richer and the poor getting poorer is because while the rich will keep taking risks and investing money, the poor are afraid of losing money, it is risky not to take risk.
Avoid selfishness: Many people like to pursue their gains at the expense of others. This can be very detrimental for any entrepreneur. While it is good to be independent, it is bad to be selfish.
Take advantage of synergy: Do not be a one man squad if there is privilege of synergy. Someone may have the idea, another have the money while another will have the management skill. Synergy is important for effective business.
Don’t be lazy: Excuses are open evidences of laziness. A lazy man’s excuses are stronger than ten men put together. You can’t box him into a corner because before you ask him a question he already has seven answers prepared to justify his laziness.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/online-special/36390-ten-tips-to-help-you-start-and-grow-your-own-business.html

A day at the U.S Embassy
By Dayo Emmanuel 10/02/2012
 
Dayo Emmanuel writes on activities outside the United States embassy during a recent visit.

I have always heard a lot about the United States embassy in Lagos but never been there. I was therefore very willing when my boss requested that I should accompany him to keep a visa date appointment recently.
To beat the torturous Lagos morning traffic jam, we set out early for the 12 O’clock appointment, but we arrived rather too early, about 9.30am and was told we have to wait till 11.30am to be attended to.
Still wondering why we were charged N300 for a parking space, a young man appeared from nowhere, asking what we came for. “Oga, which of the embassies are you going?” he enquired.
After telling him it was the US embassy, he immediately reeled out the requirements for visa. He was one of the many touts in the car park offering all kinds of assistance to interested visa applicants.
We tried to ignore him, but he caught our attention when he noted that my boss had the wrong kind of picture for the US application.
“Sir, US Embassy does not take this size of passport photograph; this is a German size photograph”. “Then what do we do? we enquired. “We can get you the normal size in two minutes for a fee”, he answered.
True to his words, a camera man who must have been waiting for a signal from him moved closer and the passport photograph was taken. After payment, we parted with a token to “appreciate” and the guy prayed for our success.
At the waiting space by the embassy, those for earlier appointments were seen going in and out. While some wore sad looks, some complained while others could not hide their joy having been granted Visas.
An elderly man in company of his two sons lamented aloud how N400, 000 went down the drain. “Just like that, N400,000 gone!”, he expressed his frustration perhaps over his refusal or that of his son, nobody could tell.
Another elderly woman danced as her middle aged daughter embraced her.
At the unofficial waiting area a sitting space goes for N100. Why would they charge for sitting? Where does the money go to? I asked.
A young man who apparently has been a regular visitor at the Embassy provided some insight. “Don’t mind the greedy people, before now, we used to sit here for free and encourage ourselves and rehearse before going for appointments. A woman also used to sell drinks and snacks but now that is no more as they have commercialized the place.”
He added that the operators must be working with local government officials to share the fees collected.
While waiting for my boss, a young man rushed out of the embassy.  We thought he had just been given a two-year multiple entry visa and was racing to celebrate with his friends. We were wrong. He was asked to produce a document which he came with initially but couldn’t find during the interview.
“Please I forgot a document while I waited here”, he told some people sitting in the unofficial waiting area. He was advised to search the pile of chairs but he was too confused to even do that as he rushed back into the embassy again looking very confused.
An elderly man sitting nearby in sympathy with the boy cursed his bad luck. “ko de nidaaf’eshu” meaning  “and it shall not be well with the devil” as he wondered  why someone could be so unfortunate to lose a vital document after all the preparations for the interview.
Not sure how their interview will turn out, many of the waiting applicants looked pensive. Soon, a middle aged man stood up and started addressing them. After listening to him, his identity was revealed. He was a Pastor who came to preach and pray for the success of the applicants. “I pray for your success and know that God’s will shall be done”, he prayed.
During his brief exhortation, which the ‘congregation’ seemed not interested in, he spoke on some salient points and virtue which a lot of Nigerians going for visa application often neglect. “You must be truthful when you get in there”, he counseled.
The preacher continued:  “some of you tell lies to the white people that you want to go and inspect your business over there when you know you are lying. You must say the truth and let the devil be a liar”, he said. Surprisingly, the applicants who looked not interested in the message chorused a loud “amen!” after each prayer of the preacher.
Still wondering at the sudden rapt attention of people who seemed not interested initially, it was offering time! Without any assistance, the preacher took the offering and disappeared, having delivered his ‘God-sent’ message.
Still at the waiting area, some young men waited eagerly to celebrate with successful applicants who sometimes couldn’t hide their joy. “Sir, we thank God you for your success, let’s celebrate with you too”.
My boss eventually came back with the good news of being granted the visa for his forthcoming trip. As we drove out of the car park which was buzzing with all kinds of visa related activities I couldn’t but marvel at the hassles involved in getting the almighty United States visa.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/online-special/36392-a-day-at-the-u-s-embassy.html

I like Jonathan but this is the height of sycophancy

1000 euros to study in an European university? That's impossible.Just look for a ford foundation scholarship(as long as it is development related course).That's your best bet

10 yrs?Dating that long is not really advisable.Just get him off your mind and move on.Change your phone number and remove anything that will remind you of him

I always believe that the smallest negligible things we do or say defines us as a whole.Be careful cos my gut feeling tells me that she will be a very demanding type once you guys go deep

igbaodun:
I read somewhere that the whole operation was botched because of the incompetence and lack of professionalism of the Ibos/Biafrans that accompanied the British Special Forces on that sensitive assignment.

Can someone confirm or deny the story

@ the lazy moderators,this is another tribalistic crack head you need to ban for derailing a good thread

igbaodun:
I read somewhere that the whole operation was botched because of the incompetence and lack of professionalism of the Ibos/Biafrans that accompanied the British Special Forces on that sensitive assignment.

Can someone confirm or deny the story

This is classically dumb and extremely stupi.d.You need to get off the crack and look for a job.

Arik has simply refused to change.Always treating customers like crap

, and this tribalist will never be banned by the moderators.Useless set of people