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 Politics › Re: Tell Us About Your Nigerian Role Model by Jarus(m): 4:27pm On Dec 13, 2009 |
illusion2:I am very, very proud of it and openly make people know I'm a Muslim, anywhere!!!! |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 4:23pm On Dec 13, 2009 |
Ever bought a fufu phone before? In one makeshift stand in those rough parts of Lagos, you price a phone, examine it and pay for it. But in the process of packing it for you, the phone you priced will be exchanged for a fufu moulded into phone, and neatly carved, and packed into the phone case. On getting home, you will realize a fufu has been sold for you as phone. No trace of seller again. Only in my dear Lagos!!!! |
| Politics › Re: Tell Us About Your Nigerian Role Model by Jarus(m): 8:59am On Dec 12, 2009 |
@illusion2, Na wa 4 u o. What has an innocent usé of word got to do wt religion comparison? Did I say there cannot be eleborate islamic way? Folawiyo's burial. Okoya's mother's burial etc. Never had religion comparison when i posted dat comment. U need to grow bigger than all dat, dude. |
| Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Jarus(m): 8:47am On Dec 12, 2009 |
@Ajanlekoko, Yes, anytime I recall dat incident i laff my a.s.s off. I also recall oyb digging out your previous post on fluffing mobil test. I remember calling u d in-house comedian to provide comic relief. etc. your posts sounded exaggerated dat tym, how u call meetings only 2 hear grammar. . . Cant recall dat vocab u used again. Wé no know say u be big boss then. . . lol |
| Business › Re: Sanusi Incompetent To Manage CBN? by Jarus(m): 8:32am On Dec 12, 2009 |
@Sam7, Pls get your facts well when you criticize. SLS has an Msc Economics degree from ABU 1983. |
| Politics › Re: NL Politics Section Contributors Of The Year!!! by Jarus(m): 4:26pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
princekevo:Sincerely, me too I no know o. I just saw myself laughing and clicking, before I knew it, becommrich  |
| Islam › Re: Lodge Your Complaints Here by Jarus(op): 4:15pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
Locate posts? Whose posts? Your posts? Or others'? If it's your own, click on 'your profile', then 'show posts'. You may as well click on 'updated topics' to view subsequent comments on your posts. Over all, this thread will be useful to you: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-162414.0.html Regards |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 2:02pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
denzel2009:Yeeee, eeepppppeeeeee |
| Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Jarus(m): 1:46pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
WELCOME TO MY OFFICE(W2MO) WILL BE ONE YEAR OLD ON DECEMBER 20. How can all members of W2MO family mark this? How about changing our signature to W2MO @ 1 for the day? |
| Properties › Re: Cost Of Building A Three Bedroom Bungalow In Nigeria by Jarus(m): 1:28pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
Wow, I like that house. . . . I'm highly interested in this topic |
| Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Of The Year 2009 by Jarus(m): 1:26pm On Dec 11, 2009 |
ichommy:How many Nairaland do we have? |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 11:39am On Dec 11, 2009 |
[quote author=nne_mak link=topic=364306.msg5090920#msg5090920 date=1260524418]only in Lagos where 3 mature looking people lap one another and pay single bus fare  .one in lagos would peeps board a bus from same location and pay diffrent fare even when dey DROP @ the same bus-stop.  Also Its only in lasgidi you find a sinking 2 -story building and peeps leaving at the top floor comfortable!!! I saw live!!!!  [/quote]I see this and it worries me how people could be so. . .oh words fail me. |
| Politics › Re: NL Politics Section Contributors Of The Year!!! by Jarus(m): 9:48am On Dec 11, 2009 |
BECOMMRICH as NL Politics Section poster of the year. . .that is the power of comedy!!!! When you come here frowning or exhausted, and you see somebody turning your frown into laughter, consciously or unconsciously, you find yourself admiring the fellow. Also, jokers are usually more popular than serious fellows. All hail BCR, the newly crowned King!!!! |
| Islam › Re: Lodge Your Complaints Here by Jarus(op): 9:39am On Dec 11, 2009 |
Sorry, I thought you were a Mod. . . |
| Politics › Re: Your Favourite Newspaper Columnist? by Jarus(m): 9:17am On Dec 11, 2009 |
unfaded:Azu is my No 2. It's a long time I read him though. My Top 10: 1, SIMON KOLAWOLE [THISDAY] Although he once uttered a statement that drew my ire, but I give it to him as Nigeria's most unbiased, incisive columnist today. My weekend is not complete without grabbing Thisday to see what Simon has for me. 2, AZUBUIKE ISHIEKWENE [PUNCH] It's a pity I hardly read Punch these days and I have not been following Azu's writings again. But what I have read from his column when punch was my favourite, plus the few articles of his I still come across by chance, he is a great analyst with sharp pen and unbiased mind. 3, MAHMUD JEGA[DAILY TRUST] This guy stunned me with his writings and one of the few people that demystified my uninformed perception of Hausa/Fulani folks as intellectual laggards(I'm embarrassed I ever held that silly thought). Combining word artistry with breathtaking analysis, he is one of the reasons I still open Daily Trust website everyday. 4, IJEOMA NWAGWUGWU[THISDAY] While others write more on the political side of our national life, Ijeoma writes on teh economic side more often. Another Thisday columnist I hardly miss. Although we hold extremely opposite opinion on the Sanusi debate but I give it to her, she is a good analyst. 5, REUBEN ABATI[GUARDIAN] Reuben is perhaps the most popular columnist in Nigeria today. I'm not much of his fan as he is too radical for my liking, but you can't just ignore his writings. The Abuja land-gate further soils his name, but there is no disputing the fact that Reuben is a very sound analyst. His creativity with words is another endearing asset of his. 6, CASMIR IGBOKWE [PUNCH] Oh, I'm missing my Punch friends! Casmir's analyses are another unputdownable pieces. There was a time he was writing his column from Cardiff when he was undergoing a course there and his column was retitled 'MUSINGS FROM CARDIFF'. I remember teh piece he did on one popluar Cardiff professor taht rides bicycle to office. I hardly follow him on weekly basis again, but if he's still the Casmir I read till a couple of years ago, he will still makes my favourite list. 7, YOMI ODUNUGA [formerly PUNCH, now THE NATION] When Punch was my favourite, Yomi was another columnist that made my weekends with his column, KNUCKLES. Very incisive and analytical. He has now crossed over to The Nation (or is Daily Independent?), where he continues his KNUCKLES column, and I still see his writings but they don't appeal to me again, maybe because of teh quality of the printing of Daily Independent. 8, MUHAMMAD HARUNA, [THE NATION and DAILY TRUST] I got to know Haruna late, just two years ago, but I have known much about him, especially from the war of opinions/history he and Dare Olatunji(another senior journalist and 'The Nation' columnist) fought late last year. He is another columnist I follow around. He is perhaps the most veteran print journalist from the North(He's from Niger state). I like his diction and grasp of history. I also like his independent-mindedness. He writes what he feels is correct, even if he is the only Nigerian holding that opinion. Sanusi, the current CBN governor, doesn't agree with him on most issues and, like Simon Kolawole, Sanusi had picked holes in their writings in the past. His minus is being close to IBB and maybe Buhari. 9. IS'HAQ MODIBBO KAWU, DAILY TRUST This Ilorin guy is another columnist whose column I hardly miss. Another fine writer. 10. JOSEPH ADEYEYE, PUNCH A new generation columnist with Punch. When I used to 'eat and drink' Punch, he wasn't a columnist with them then. I first knew him when he quoted the nairaland topic UGLY BRITAIN in his column sometime last year. Since then, I follow his writings. A fine analyst and tries to be as objective as possible. |
| Politics › Re: Your Favourite Newspaper Columnist? by Jarus(m): 7:48pm On Dec 10, 2009 |
SIMON KOLAWOLE does it for me. See my thread: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=325477.msg4579904#msg4579904 |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 5:19pm On Dec 10, 2009 |
Shooga27:Did you make the 'busari interview'? |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 3:32pm On Dec 10, 2009 |
I feel embarrassed to narrate an experience I had with an aboki okada rider few days ago. Driving home after work along Sinari Daranijo/Akin Ogunlewe street in VI last week, my brake had some fault. I could still manage it home but I was too afraid to take risk. So I called my mechanic whose shop was, fortunately, close to the place and he drove the car to his shop. It was around 8pm and I was already furious that I will have to go home(to Ajah) by public transport. I called one aboki okada guy to take me home i.e from VI to Ajah. We had not gone far(just nearing New Market/Oniru) before he fell into the hands of Policemen who arrested him for riding Okada after 7 pm. His bike was seized. He started barking at me as If na me send am. He ordered that I will not leave the spot until I get his Okada for him. I was so furious. WTF, na me send u say make u dey ride Okada for night? He held my cloth and started dragging me, swearing that i will not leave teh spot. Because he saw me in suits, he thought I was a complete gentleman. How can a small boy be harrassing me like this? For what? Is it because I am in suits? Is it because I'm speaking English? While the noise was going on, a commercial danfo going to Ajah came and I boarded it. The guy tried to prevent me from entering the bus and was pulling me. I was so angry that I betrayed the suits I had on and threw professionalism to the thrash bin. I booted him several times and hit him with my clippers, which case I was holding. People were shouting ''don't fight with aboki. They can kill. They don't value their life, bla bla" but I was deaf to all that. The guy fell and the danfo driver moved on. He stood up and ran after us. If the guy had been successful at dragging me out of the bus, maybe I would have died now, because with the way I hit him, if was able to handle any dangerous object, it would have been a different tale now. I'm not proud of such 'corporate thuggery' but at times people think you are a fool when you appear refined. 4 Likes |
| Culture › Re: Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 1:29pm On Dec 10, 2009 |
faakay:ROTFLMAO. . . .rough rider otukpo:Exactly. This also worries me. |
| Culture › Common 'madness' In Lagos? by Jarus(op): 10:14am On Dec 10, 2009 |
Ever experienced Lagos 'madness'? 1, It is only in Lagos, that a passenger will not have money, but will enter a bus, and instead of begging, will be cursing and fighting conductor and driver. At the end of the day and the noise, he(and even she) will get to his(her) destination without paying a kobo, depending on how 'mad' he/she is. 2, It is only in Lagos that two people will be publicly fighting and cursing one another in public transport, one old enough to be another's grand mother 3, It is only in Lagos that if a car slightly bashes another, the car driver/owner will stop in the middle of the road, fighting or exchanging tantrums for hours at times, causing unnecessary traffic jam instead of parking to the side of the road and settling the dispute. This is a very common sight, even in VI, and among corporate people too. To be updated as others come to my head What other 'madness' have you experienced in Lagos? Share with us. |
| Politics › Re: On Dele Momodu : I Stand.we Must Say The Truth Without Fear. by Jarus(m): 9:54am On Dec 10, 2009 |
mbulela:My past comments on DM: An excerpt from the article I posted on NL in August 2009. Very busy at that time so the full article couldn't see the light of the day. Still in manuscript. DELE MOMODU: ABUSE OF COLUMNISMhttps://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-316170.0.html My mail exchange with him and the resultant thread: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-318761.0.html |
| Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Jarus(m): 9:25am On Dec 10, 2009 |
@oyb Why not ibeji lati lanti? |
| Business › Re: Sanusi Incompetent To Manage CBN? by Jarus(m): 7:03am On Dec 10, 2009 |
Preferred to sit back and watch this debate. Good contributions from all parties, and as usual an insightful comment from Debosky. Being à vétéran of many debates on same subject in thé past, and my opinions widely known, needless to go over same discussion again. Wé can not all see things from thé same lens. We are bound to disagree. Even, evil as everybody agrees Abacha was, wé still have people that will argue voraciously in his defence. Debates give opportunity to review one's stand and question thé whys of one's opinion, and perhaps review it. That's thé beauty of it. Peace. |
| Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Jarus(m): 9:20pm On Dec 09, 2009 |
tollu:Thanks jare. Came to office today. Had 5 hours interdepartmental meeting with our insurance brokers. Plus the routine activities, another very hectic day. Seeing signs of stress again. I think I need to take a complete one-week leave to go and rest. This one-day off appears to be only a very short-term relief. |
| Islam › Re: Sheikh Jamiu AMI OLOHUN - Who Is He? by Jarus(m): 8:32pm On Dec 09, 2009 |
Amin Olohun ko, amin esu ni. I find all this 'Sheuism' most disgusting. It is nothing but arrant misguidance!!!! As narrated by Olanajm, most of their practices have no basis in Islam. May Allah guide them aright. 2 Likes |
| Islam › Re: Is Shafi & Witri Compulsory? by Jarus(m): 8:28pm On Dec 09, 2009 |
Not compulsory, but VERY HIGHLY recommended. Pls try to be observing them. 1 Like |
| Sports › Re: Nigeria Is Better Than France by Jarus(m): 8:23pm On Dec 09, 2009 |
France has been on the decline since the exit of Zizzou, and gradually becoming ordinary. Nigeria better than them?  |
| Career › Re: Welcome To My Office by Jarus(m): 8:16pm On Dec 09, 2009 |
oyb: netotse:  |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: I Need A Jos Pls by Jarus(m): 9:59am On Dec 09, 2009 |
If you need a Jos, go and meet the traditional ruler of Jos(Gwom gwom Jos) and tell him you need his city. |
| Career › Re: Salary Jobs Are Modern Slavery! by Jarus(m): 9:53am On Dec 09, 2009 |
This self-employment talk, I believe, is overrated. People talk about self employment as if it's that easy, while demonizing paid employment. Of course, I'm on paid employment and I admit I would have preferred self-employment, in which case I will have more control over my time. But the truth is if I had opted for self-employment for start, maybe I will still at home now, or still struggling with one utopian business idea. Like somebody highlighted up there, albeit jokingly, the many merits of paid employment dwarf the bad sides. Where is the capital to start your business? Where do you get the experience if you have not been under another person's payroll before? I just pity those young graduates that rely on those textbook theories and maybe those final year seminars only and talk about not writing CV and looking for job. You need practical experience in business management before jumping into one. Working under another person provides a platform for you to learn. Of course, there are some people that never worked under another person before starting their business and the business blossoms, but they are very few, the truth is most of these self-employed people were also under paid employment at some time. While I'm not against self-employment or anybody that seeks the option, I think demonizing paid employment in the name of encouraging self-employment is uncalled for. Self employment, as preached in this part of the world, is overrated. |
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