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maclatunji: Jarus, I could have told you for free that you would do this. Let me give you advice that is worth at least N100,000. Start with http://www.jarushub.com point your current blog to this domain name and save yourself time and effort.

I have domain name www.jarushub.com already, to point to it today.

Thanks. That was the first thing I did. I have secured jarushub.com already.

Dear friends,

I wish to formally inform you that I have gone into semi-full time blogging.

I have privately blogged for almost 4 years actually, but the blog (www.jarus..com) was majorly to archive my political interventions.

After giving it so much thought and consulting techies (Seun has been one of my pillars and advisers, I have decided to launch my own blog.

This is different from my old blog and my goal is to break into Nigeria's top 5 blogs after one year, and by the end of second year by God's grace, we want to be mentioned in the same breathe with Linda Ikeji, Bella Naija, Sahara Reporters and Nairaland and formidable forces in online Nigeria.

I know that's a very tall ambition, given the failure rate of similar blogging dreams in the past. But is there anything wrong in trying?

But something keeps telling me that I can be a successful blogger. I have been doing some readings in recent time and consulting with elders in the trade. Seun has especially been very supportive. Almsot every single action I have taken so far I sought his advice.


After so much considerations, I settled for Jarushub as the name of the blog.

I have assembled a couple of savvy friends to assist in getting content (although so far, save our Jega scoop, every other content is entirely mine)

Our style is to blend political news with analyses. We also want to make career and mentorship our niche. I'm not an entertainment buff, but unfortunately, entertainment is what sells blogs most in Nigeria ( I met an American blogger while researching whose blog is solely on Christian Personal Finance - very narrow to me but the guy is making cool cash from the blog and resigned his daily job to face the blog which is what he does full time now. Can such narrow topic ever sell in Nigeria?. Although we know entertainment blogging space is saturated in Nigeria with the Linda Ikejis of this world, but we still want to try our hands on that too, while trying to carve a niche on career/mentorship and analyses.

I bank strongly on my modest network to scoop news and exclusive interviews. I also believe my penchant for this Top 10 this, Top 10 that (which you all know me for here) can be put to professional use there.

So dear landers, I present to you JARUSHUB.......Nigeria's block on the blog: www.jarushub.

I'm still working on it.

PS: Can I leave my O&G job for fulltime blogging? Let's get to the brdige first. But never say never.

I welcome your comments, advice and opinion. I solicit your support in making JARUSHUB the next big thing in CyberNigeria.

maclatunji: I nominate Jarus. He seems to like money enough... #Joking

O serious

We need money for the dawah nah

My former company used to carry out annual 'comprehensive' medical tests for staff.

However, I'm not sure what is called comprehensive check-up is comprehensive.

I have had the habit of doing more detailed check-ups for myself. I'm quite health conscious (although my dietary and sleeping habit are not so health-conscious). I try to do check-ups if possible anytime I'm outside Nigeria (for reliability purpose, and also cheaper sef). I also do in Nigeria. I keep eyes on all my major organs - kidney, liver, heart etc. I did renal function test just last week.

I do liver function tests too. I have even done CT scan sef - 2010. I have done ultrascan many times. I do check my heart function as well.

Anytime I suspect anything or feel any unusual symptom, I subject myself to tests beyond GP's descriptions. Maybe because I read a lot about health. I once paid 60k to do colonoscopy (in 2011, I think) because I found blood in my stool. Colonoscopy is examination of one's intestinal tract for an tumour (blood in stool can be a symptom of colon cancer). Nothing was found. Never had blood in stool again since then ( 2 years ago). So it may just be I chop something bad that time.

I do do cholesterol check too. Last one I did was about 2 weeks ago. My ldl normal but hdl just at the lower boundary.

I'm ultra-health conscious. I do a lot exercise as well. Play football every Saturday and Sunday. My major problem is dietary discipline. I eat anything. I also don't take enough sleep, sleep late (no thanks to NL) and wake up early (no thanks to working in Lagos).

okechukwu2013: I put it to you that while you were professing christianity you never practiced it. As a passive member may be you found yourself in the midts of fanatical musilems who brainwashed you to accept their faith. If you are conversant with theological history you find out that a lot of musilems who changed to christianity are more zealous and committed in the christian faith because to them they have finally seen the light. I seriously pity someone like you who was born into a real relegion only for you to abandon it and is now chasing shadows.I pray that your lost soul be retrieved before it is too late

Bros, it is also same for Christians than change to Muslims. They practice more.

Muslim. And will forever remain one insha Allah.

News obviously fabricated.

pmc01: For those that are trying to justify[b] Mr. NSCDC PRO's [/b] gaffe as a 'normal' mistake, it is no mistake, it is inexcusable stubborn ignorance and ego, that further dents our country's image in the eyes of the International community...
And for those blaming the Channels TV presenters for 'ridiculing' him... It's either:
-you are subsidiaries/beneficiaries of a rival media station
-or you are subsidiaries/beneficiaries of NSCDC
-or you are simply learning learners
-or your thinking faculties have been encrypted by 'the Oga at the top' and he has misplaced the access code...
#Datz all!

You didn't even know his position. So much for thinking faculties.

muktar mtt: Cn someone pls now tell me d meaning of DP b4 i make my own Oga @ d Top pls help a a broda out

Dp= display picture.

Now, don't tell anyone unless you confirm from me, your oga at the top.

fckmn24seg: let me use this opportunity to ask this,pls what is op as always used to address a person that post?

Opening post.



Now, I'm your oga at the top.

destinedvcde: What is the website of the NSCDC? How simpler can a question get please? The man was just busy stammering and beating around d bush for almost 2mins b4 giving that awful answer, how did this man get this job abeg? Was he interviewed atall? What a shame Mr Shem!

How did he get the job? Well, he had been in the job before dotcom came to Nigeria.

Not surprised. The guy sabi football. I enjoyed his Supersport analyses during last AFCON

Idi Amin: Av found it so hard to stop laughin at the way he pointd his fingers down while sayin www(dot)nscdc.

That was the funniest to me too.

shurlermoz: His ego pushed him not the journalists, he kept shouting "wait, wait, wait"

His 'wait, wait' wasn't ego but defence mechanism. He had to be defending with 'wait, wait' to avoid further pushing.

I won't call it unprofessionalism, but I agree with Ruggedman that the man was pushed too far. Haba, it was obvious that he didn't have an answer but they kept harping on that question as if they were out to ridicule him.

I don't see Maupe as that intelligent. She bullies too much. That's not her first time. Suleiman would have managed the situation better.

Afam4eva: .

Bros, I will start charging for space reservation on my threads o

Teachable moment. Beyond the comedy. What if you were in "oga at the top's" shoes? How would you have answered a simple question you don't know in a public space? For example, I had been using BB for 3 years before I knew the full meaning of DP? What if I was on live TV, discussing 'politics and the social media' and one thing led to the other I was required to tell the full meaning of DP (e.g I mention DP and the presenter asks me to enlighten him on what DP means). How would you have managed such situation? If I was in such situation I would have played with words. For the DP case, I would have played with words and answered like this: "Maupe, one interesting thing about social media is that a number of abbreviations fly around, that people are even less interested in their meaning, but the message they pass. For example, popular as it is, we still have people that don't know the full meaning of lol. In essence, people are more concerned with what DP is about. I know the P-part means picture, but you will be surprised I may not be able tell exactly what the D stands for. Definitely, me and you know what DP is about - the picture in the short data page of your BBM. And that's the most important."

I need suggestions on how to manage our "oga-at-the-top­'s" situation. What is the least embarrassing way to manage such situation i.e being asked your organization's website on live TV and you don't know it?

How do you salvage such situation? How do you minimize, if not outrightly eliminate, the embarrassment?

And generally, how do you manage embarrassing situations in public/interviews etc?

See this my 2009 post.

https://www.nairaland.com/280487/top-10-best-nig-investment#3987245

babyosisi: Never heard of him

Celebrating 10th wedding anniversary at the age of 39
Una don hear am?
When the 29 yr old boys on nairaland are still struggling to clear WAEC and enter uni,stealing meat and fish from their mother's pot

lwtmb

sheyie2007: If asaba is very costly, it means you're poor... ultra poor

Not surprised. Paid less than $100/night for a 4 star hotel in Dubai. You can't get a 4 star hotel at less than N30,000 ($200) in Lagos or Abuja. Same for transport, although Abuja a little better in that regard. Cost of living in Lagos and Abuja are too unfriendly joor.

In quick rush to achieve their gameplan, they didn't even bother to check facts.

[quote author=sylvia.maurice@]Thereis no -ve effect on drinking excess H20 [/quote]other than stopping the bus driver that you wan piss

seunfly: Every Nigeria gov agencies (both fed, state and local) just keep showing incompitence, negligence and lack of inteligence.
Why will an organisation summit an application for a very sensitive issue that can make or mar Nigeria as a whole without verification.
Which means anybody can just do 419 4 them.

Bros, na wa for your 'inteligent and compitent' spelling o

Congrats to him. Very good for him.

Know a number of people - including a brother - that are qualified CA already by 20, or before their 21st birhday.

Demdem: On the floor
Even with enormous wealth, an Aboki is still an Aboki.
Na play oooo.

Bros, once an aboki, always one o

You dey miss sha.

Meanwhile, do you know that in the North, even formal eateries have corners with mats, where you use if you don't want to eat seated on the chair, and I see big men, that come to the eatery in SUVs, make use of it. I'm talking of Mr Biggs'-like eaterie o. I see am for Sokoto

yuzedo: Buy the way, MOD, bro, is spellt "Dining" and nut "Dinning" ok... I learn dat when i go to Rushhian for my summer holiday last Dizemba. Hope dis helps, cheers.

Banana Island big man. Where are you spending this easter holiday, btw?

lacicrips: Simple: integrate your dining section into your living room.

Now tell me why anyone would leave this to eat elsewhere.

It doesnt matter to me. Using the dining set, sitting, is too boring, irrespective of where it is located. Floor, or sometimes sitting room chair with food on top of stool, does it better for me.

Miss Ope: Yuzedo speaks nd writes better dan dis.... Stop pulling our legs with blunder infested grammer..lol

Abi o

yuzedo: Huh?! Op, bro, do u live in 0-bedrrooms flat??
I lives in BANANA ISLAND so the house is sooooooo big (wit swiming pull) dat ma dineing table is far from my penthouse room downstair so i need to take okada if i needed to go to dineing table.bacause Is too far. i dont botherr

kolo