₦airaland Forum

texazzpete:
You may wish to invest in an alarm clock. Face it, that cock may not survive Xmas

LOL. . .i don buy alarm now

ok. actually started out as a political discussion, but later ended as a general NL discussion. Mod may move to Nairaland section, think dats a better section.

Princek12:
If any player on the current U-17 squad looks every bit of age 17 and under, it is Sani Emmanuel. He has a teenage look and frame. Nigerians should quell the presumption that all the U-17 players are overage, as this presumption is grounded on imaginative facts. I am sure that the likes of Stanley Okoro and a few others are undeniably overage.

Bros, we are all Nigerians, and it will be most laughable to say any of those players is under-17. I believe in rather being silent in the spirit of rebranding, but to say confidently as you sound, that any of these boys is under-17 is to turn truth on its head. It will be very hard to find a 19 year old there. One of the players was a class mate of my 27-year old colleague.

'K-o-k-o-r-o-n-k-o-o-o. . . .', suddenly crowed Baba Taju's cock.
"Oh, it's 4.30 am. Kai ala go o, I'm dreaming about Nairaland again", I uttered as I got up to say my prayers.

“But wait, is your name Funmi? Because it is Funmi Deepzone I know that likes asking questions?”
“Funmi is in the States”
“Can’t she come to Nigeria?”
“I’m not Funmi”
“Ok. Call isu for me”
“Isu”
“I thought you will say usu”
Laughs, “because Funmi is Ijesha abi. Jarus, I don’t know you’re this hilarious. I used to think you’re a boko haram, being the Mod of the Muslims on NL”
“I be Mallam o. Because I dey wear Arsenal jersey abi. Because I no wear Muslim gown(Jalabia)” Laughter
"By the way, what's Funmi posting as now?"
"Me I no know o"
"But Dayokanu is sure Funmi is Aloy Emeka and Lamidi-Obi?"
"Tell that to the ants. Aloy Emeka is a male. He is also an Igbo"
"Siddon there"
"Tell me something?"
"Go ask Dayokanu now''
"Hmmnnn, orisirisi. . . .but you can't tell me Funmi is Lamidi-Obi. . .lailai, I can't accept that. Funmi cannot write like that"
"Just siddon there. U no sabi anything for Nairaland"

“Ok, but oyb recently said you don’t have a sense of humour”
“Ok, henceforth, I’ll be painting my posts with open-mouth emoticons”
Laughs, “you’re not serious. Iyen lan ba e so ni, abi kotujuka”
“ok. Moti tujuka”
“Jarus, but do you know you agree with oyb that you post too seriously on NL, crossing your T’s and dotting your I’s as if you’re writing exams”
“ I agree 100%”
“Somebody also once accused you of being bragful”
“Oh, that's server33”
“Do you agree you’re boastful?”
“I don’t know but I like TKB’s answer to server33’s accusation in that thread in career section”
“ You’re the Moderator of the Muslims section now?”
“Yes ke”
“Some people have accused you of . . .”
“e-terrorism abi?”
‘‘I never heard of that o. But some people complain you delete posts anyhow”
“Na Noetic dey call me e-terrorist. But all na fun sha. I don’t care about people say about me. Religion sections are the most difficult to moderate. So you gotta tolerate all sort of name-calling”
“But Jarus, admit, you pamper Abuzola”
“Abuzola na baby?”
‘’No. I mean you allow him to post all sorts of things without banning him”
“ What many people don’t know is that we Mods can’t ban. We can only warn or at most, recommend for ban”
“Ok.Fine. Another thing. I read somewhere that you’re a freelance journalist”
“I don’t know the definition of journalism!”
“But Ibime, I think, said you were a freelance journalist in Sagamite’s thread on poor journalism in Nigeria”
“Na you go tell me I be journalist or na Ibime? I am an Accountant?”
“But you have written many articles”
“That’s just an extra-professional interest”
“Jarus?”

“Ok. Now, let’s talk about Nairaland generally”
“No problems. But you’re still owing me your NL ID”
Evasively, she started “ Jarus, you spend so much time on NL”
“What do you say of Mr Crackles?”
“Stop being a typical Nigerian that answers question with question. We are not talking about MrCrackles. Why do you spend so much time on NL?”
“You nko?”
“ Emi omo. I do more of reading than posting”
“ Nairaland is just too fun, too irresistible. I like the debates. I like the hilarious posts. With the likes of Becommrich, you can’t stop laughing on NL. I also learn English on NL”
“Learn grammar on NL? Stop kidding me Jarus. With all those grammar you blow on NL”
“Are you sure you’re not confusing me with Jakumo?”
“Who doesn’t know Jakumo?”
“I’m just surprised you said I blow grammar. You can’t give what you don’t have. I no sabi big grammar to blow.”

“So what’s your username?”
“I won’t tell you.”
“No problems. You’ve seen Jarus at the back of my jersey, so I need not hide my own”
“You are wearing Arsenal jersey. Are you an Arsenal fan?”
“Since 2001”
“But I have never seen you post in Arsenal thread in Sports section”
“Don’t mind me. I only discuss Super Eagles matches on NL”
“I’m also an Arsenal fan. But there are many Arsenal fans in Nigeria o”
“Lamido Sanusi is also an Arsenal fan”
“This man, you don start again. Can you say two sentences without mentioning Sanusi. No wonder Mbulela accused you of hero-worshipping on NL, a la Dele Momodu”
“That was the name that came to my mind when I wanted to mention Nigerian high profile personalities that support Arsenal. Governor Bukola Saraki is another one.”
“ So that Sharia man also watches football?”
“abio. . . . but more seriously, Hausa people like football even more than we Yorubas, but most of them support Spanish clubs like Barca and Madrid”
“How did you know Sanusi supports Arsenal? How did you know his private preferences if you’re not his PR agent as you claim on NL? Or did you read that in his articles too?”
Laughing, “Don’t let us start Sanusi discussion at the airport here. We’ll not be able to finish it. But to answer your question, I knew he supports Arsenal through a chance remark from a brother of mine, also an Arsenal fan, that was with Sanusi in a dinner when he was First Bank MD.”

A DIALOGUE WITH A NAIRALANDER

A not-so- cool Sunday afternoon. Having my small bag by my side, and deeply engrossed in what Simon Kolawole, my favourite Naija columnist, had for me in the day’s edition of ThisDay, the Bellview delay was less painful.

Suddenly approaching me was a fair skinned lady. “ Jarus of Nairaland!”, she whispered. Not sure whether she was sure or just guessing, I smiled. “Oh, you  saw the inscription at the back of my jersey”, I recalled that was the only reason reason she would have confronted me. “Hmmnnn, nice meeting you, you’re talking to the ‘big headed monster’ behind the username Jarus”.

“Why did you call yourself big-headed, ori e ju t’egbe lo now?”
“My mind told me you were bootycall, the lady nairalander that once called me ‘big-headed’”, but I forgot she’s not Naija based, and secondly, speaking Yoruba, you cannot be bootycall”

FBS:
The Super Eagles should be super charged for this match.
It is our right to be at the 2010 Mundial. Now bite me.

. . .as they were supercharged against Tunisia in Abuja

OneNaija:
Posted: 2009-11-05 18:01

Mozambique coach Mart Nooij has assured Nigerians that if the Super Eagles take care of business in Nairobi, the Mambas will deliver them the World Cup ticket.

“You have to finish your own competition well in Nairobi. Just beat Kenya and wait for a good result, which will come in from Maputo stadium,” Nooij said in a radio interview with Nigeria's Brila FM.


The Dutch coach pointed out that Mozambique under him had only lost once in 12 games at the Maputo Stadium and said Nigeria have an obligation to qualify for the World Cup


“Mozambique have played 12 matches, friendly and qualifiers and we win eight of these matches, draw three times and lost only one time, so I don’t believe we will lose this match against Tunisia. We can have a draw, but we will fight for victory.
“I think Nigeria have an obligation to go to the World Cup. They have a good squad of wonderful players.


“You are two points behind Tunisia right now but that is not a big deal. We can try to beat Tunisia otherwise, it will be a draw and then you can beat Kenya by two goals and qualify.”

Mozambique host Tunisia on November, at the same time as Nigeria play Kenya in Nairobi.

A statistics that gives hope.

Mentuzza:
I think Amodu should take this seriously. U cant have it elsewhere. Its like a scratch- my- back- and- i'll - scratch-yours kind of deal . Infact Amodu should lend Mozambique Osaze + Martins + Ayegbeni to 'do their job'. I think we can handle Kenya with some mediocrity. If that man doesnt have something better to say on Naija airwaves, he had better go to Maputo and farm on white man's backyard. Woh, God help U say Ure not in naija, otherwise Ajegunle boys would have texted U a slap for insulting us that way. We fall honorably on our own terms. Naija for life.

This reminds me of a friend that said 'Nigeria would have gone to train the Mozambicans in order to beat Tunisia'. I can't stop laughing, the same Nigeria that cannot beat Tunisia teaching another team how to beat Tunisia. Eni ti o daso fun ni, t'are e lanko wo.

Wa alaikum salam abdakeem

chidichris:
the most shameful things here is that an ordinary woman brought him down.
what ribadu could not do, farida has done with a pinch of salt.
farida, you have entered your name in the good and great women's of nigeria and africa as a whole.
at least, we have the okonjos and the ettehs so nigerian women can be wonderful in their various areas of endeavours.

Wonderful indeed

Sannunku jaman hausawa nairaland
kwana biu

I currently live and work in Lagos, but the traffic could be frustrating at times, and I'm considering trying other places.

1, ABUJA: I just can't stop liking this city and almost took an offer from a company that offered to post me to Abuja recently. Like the city and seriously considering moving there in the near future.

2, SOKOTO: This will be a surprise to many people, but I enjoyed my one year there as a 'corper'. I won't mind living there.

3, KADUNA: Save the volatility, this is another city I won't mind living in.

mikeansy:
Its unfortunate that the personality of Zomby and his relationship to Adenuga is begining to overshadow what is a very serious question.
Please let us stop glossing over Adenugu, I am not offended by billionaires being multi-billionaires. However Mike Adenuga like most business men in Nigeria are just very lucky to be where they are as well as having the right contacts. If you run a business in any country where economic policies are fine tuned to suit the needs of your business sometimes even to the detriment of your competitors, even if you are the biggest fool you have a very good chance to succeed.
The fact is true for Mike Adenuga, it is true for Aliko Dangote, it is also true for Femi Otedola.


However back to the critical question, WHY DID SANUSI STRIKE AGAINST MIKE ADENUGA ONLY TO DO A U-TURN IMMEDIATELY?

Jarus does not usually question people's dientity, the fact that he has decided to question zomby's identity is diversionary and only proves that even he Jarus does not make sense of it.

Yes, I hardly question people's identity, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't voice out my observation to satisfy my curiosity, no matter how unimportant it is. I have participated in many Mike Adenuga debates on NL to put forward my observation about Zomby. So count me out of diversionary tactic, I come out plain when I don't know something or succumb if I find a superior argument against my opinion, rather than redherring.

Now to your allegation, even before you surfaced on this thread I had offered my response here:

Jarus:
A wrong call, in my opinion. As I currently type, I can't recall the reason SLS put for the take-over, the only thing I can faintly recall is that Mike had overbearing influence in the organization. I'll have to go and consult news reports on the second sack to have specific info on CBN's reason for taking over ETB, right or wrong.

In any case, with Mike's cooperative attitude, he has played a significant role.

Or you expected me to defend SLS even where I'm not convinced he's right? I'm not a blind defender of SLS just as some people are blind critics of his.

We had this debate in another forum(Bigsoccer) a couple of years ago before I became active of NL.
Now, to the NL sports analysts, which is Africa's best team in past world cups?

NOMINEES:(In no order)
1, Nigeria @ USA 94: : This team shook the whole world in the 1994 world cup. Spanking Greece and Bulgaria that eventually finished 4th, and coming top of a group that had defending runners-up, Argentina. The team had 3 minutes left from clinching quarter final ticket before Roberto Baggio killed their dreams. Their entertaining and attacking football was a delight to watch.

2, Cameroun @ Italia 90: Led by ageless Roger Milla, the Indomitable lions dazzled at Italia 90, beating Argentina with nine men. The first African team to make WC quarter finals and England had to rely on penalty to send them packing. A very great performance.

3, Senegal @ Korea/Japan 2002: A team composed mainly of France-based players, the Teranga Lions of Senegal had a very impressive display at the 2002 mundial and the highlight was beating defending champions, France 1-0 at the opening game. With players full of skills and agility, the world cup first-timers, inspired by skilful El-Hadji Diouf and having key players like Khalilou Fadiga, Henry Camara, Salif Diao and keeper Tony Silva, became the second African team to reach quarter finals of WC after beating Sweden, thanks to two wonder strikes from Henri Camara, but submitted to the superior firepowers of the Turkish in the Q/F.

4, Ghana @ Germany 2006: After playing WC only in their dreams for over 40 years, the Black Stars soon got the opportunity to show the world what they can in Germany 2006. The Black Stars gave a good account of themselves in Germany 2006, and were the only African team that sailed to the second round. The highlight of their presence included beating highly rated New Zealand and giving heavy weights like Italy and Brazil a run for their money, even though absence of a complete striker told on their team. A great WC from the Black stars.

5, CIV @ Germany 2006: They may not have made it to the second round, but Germany 2006 was not a bad tournament for the CIV team that had no previous experience in WC. In a group of death that had the Orange boys and the Argies, the Elephants gave a good account of themselves against both star-studded teams before losing 2-1 in each.

6. Nigeria @ France 98 : But for the ridiculous loss to underrated Denmark in the second round, signaled by an earlier but overlooked loss to Paraguay, that overshadowed an otherwise brilliance display, this team cannot also be pushed aside. The team may not be in the class of 1994 set, but topping a group in a WC is no mean feat. The highlight of their appearance was the defeat over star-studded Spain.

7, Morocco @ France 98: The Moroccans also did not fare bad in France. But for Brazil's controversial loss to Norway in the last game of the group, this team would have made it tp the second round. An impressive performance from the North africans.

Now, over to you. Which is Africa's best performers at the World Cup? Can we have you list of Top 5?

Let the debate begin. . .

Surprised you're just knowing him. He has been around for more than two years, and there was a time Nigeria wanted to invite him.

zomby:
@Jarus:
This is a very good and fair question. The answer is simple.

As a Nigerian, I was brought up to always embrace any positive image of Nigeria.
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. happens to fall into this category. Therefore, I have no other choice but to boldly take my hat off to the GURU whenever he's doing what he does best (working hard and making the impossible to become possible).
Furthermore, I honestly don't see anything or anybody else out there that worth my time, but I'm very open, your recommendation will be welcomed respectfully.

No problems. You're welcome.

chosen04:
Jarus,

I must confess you did a great work with your Top ten NLERS both for 2008 and 2009. Sentiments part, i believe your list is a bomb. I just want to thank you and appreciate the effort(S) you put to work to arrive that unbeatable list!.

However, i strongly believe that there is also the need for Top Ten Moderators, Top Ten Sections and Top Ten Troublesome NLers.

Bros, Keep up the great work(S). Remain Bless and Highly Favoured!

It will be fun to have those lists too. Let's see what happens.

[quote author=na_so link=topic=348336.msg4875867#msg4875867 date=1257537922]Jarus Kaaaaaabo, se da da le de?.

Abeg help us answer this question wey we dey ask nex. [/quote]A wrong call, in my opinion. As I currently type, I can't recall the reason SLS put for the take-over, the only thing I can faintly recall is that Mike had overbearing influence in the organization. I'll have to go and consult news reports on the second sack to have specific info on CBN's reason for taking over ETB, right or wrong.

In any case, with Mike's cooperative attitude, has played a significant role.

Zomby,
Why is it only that only when Mike Adenuga is discussed on NL that you post? Just curious.
Mind you, I'm also a fan of 'the bull' and I have defended him passionately on NL here before, https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-318220.0.html
but just curious why it is only when Mike is discuused that you post.

dominique:
Salaam, did you pray at the Ansar-ud-deen in in sanusi strees Sabon gari or Nawar-ud-deen @ Niger road. those are the two Yoruba Mosques i know in Kano.

Barka Ju'mah all

Prayed in neither.
On official assigment, just buzzed into the nearest Jum'ah masjid around club road area. Not a Yoruba mosque.
So you know Kano. Did you live in Kano?

@Topic,
Prayed at 1004 mosque today. Barka Jum'ah to the entire Muslim jamah of Nairaland

@Muhsin,
We spoke when I was in Kano. Alhamdulilah, I'm now back in Lagos. Do you know Club road?

AjanleKoko:
hey diggler,
Where is tkb, tollu, Cristalz, MrCrackles (hangs around the Sports and Political section a lot these days!), Jarus, and everybody else?

I still dey like Dele o. And I still peep here, at least once in two days.

Your guy is now very busy after a recent promotion that got his deliverables tripled but a slight upping of the pay . I still squeeze out of the very tight schedule to come over to NL though, but the era of long, story-some posts seems to have gone.

The new challenge requires people management, especially external parties. I now deal with external parties a lot, especially bankers, tax authorities and other companies and suppliers. I pity these bank marketers o. So this is how aggresive they are, almost prostrating for one just to ensure I pay the tax to their banks, and this small head assumes a kingly status. Managing these people that swarm at you could be difficult.

segzypark:
ok guys,to tell you the fact,i had a diploma in theater arts at ui{05-07} and am currently in 200L in oau studying sociology & anthropology, so am really in the best position to give a lasting judgment to the discussion on board, lol, ok,U.I is ok but OAU trains you to be on your own,OAU trains you to be a leader, honestly,you might not understand what am saying not until you have a taste of oau, Am proud to be an OAUITE, But the fact still remains that none of nigerian universities are listed in the best world universities and this gives me a great concern,so wats our joy all about?, think about it

u're a GREAT IFE, nothing like OAUITE

Abuzola:
Na u sabi with your absurd question, am telling you that they are herectic, whoever follow them is led astray

I think we need to understand something. Not all alfas are heretic.  Any alfa that claims to see the future or engage in fortune telling or engage in fetish practices is the one that is deviant. The fact that someone is addressed as alfa doesn't automatically mean he is heretic or fetish. There are authentic alfas that know that those fetish practices are wrong and don't engage in it.

[quote author=Aloy~Emeka link=topic=346532.msg4850519#msg4850519 date=1257221447]Alfas are like babalawos in Islam. They can see the future and predict what is going to happen. Are their gifts from Allah?. If not, why did islam approve it?


2. Can a woman be Alfa?; if not, why?[/quote]Islam did not approve predicting the future and claiming to know the future. But this should not be confused with dream, as there are authentic dreams where Allah can decide to show someone what will ahppen in the future.

The definition of alfa as used in Yoruba language is complex.
If alfa is defined to mean someone who predicts and foretells the future, whether man or woman, it is not approved
If alfa is defined to mean someone with Islamic knowledge, of course a woman can be knowledgeable in Islam
If alfa is defined as someone that preaches Islam, yes, a woman can preach provided she observes Islamic rules regarding women
These are just some of the ways alfa is used in Yoruba language.

An Activist as a Central Banker.


Another one: Politicians' bank Deals should be exposed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8340165.stm

I'm not surprised at all. My company also had to send them packing few months ago after heavy complaint from staff on the standard of their food. We terminated our contract with them few months ago. The food was no better than 'ewa Awo'(the 'concoction' we used to cook in hostel in University)

olofofo:
I will like to say that some of the boys in our team candidly look a bit young, take kayode and some of 2 or 3 regulars that i can not remember their names right now. This is due partly to FIFA's use of the MRI, the real shock is that Adokiye Amiesimaka blow the whistle and some "real nigerian" here are calling him traitor, this make you wonder where we are heading to in this country of saints and sinners is equal proportions of 1:1

Are you sure that's the ratio?

Even though it is an open secret that many, if not all, of the players are over aged, I think Adokiye, at least in the spirit of rebranding, would have done better keeping silent. More 'debranding' is this topic making homepage of NL.

Second list:


6.ABUZOLA At the risk of being accused of squeezing a Muslim into my list, I think Abuzola deserves a place in the list of Top 10 Nairalanders 2009. From an unknown nairalander pre-2009, this 'gentleman' came out of obscurity to become a thread-hold name in the religion sections, for the right or wrong reason. He, alongside Tudor, was arguably the revelation of the year in religion section. He joined old horses like Davidylan, Osisi and Olabowale in the list of movers and shakers of religion sections. But will he stand the test of time like the latter who have been actively there since 2006? Or will he go the way of Muza and Maisuya, who suddenly buzzed into fame on NL and went back into obscurity after a couple of months? Time shall tell.

7.TPIA Like her or hate her, she is one of the nairalanders that shaped 2009. And which year didn't she? Of course, we don't cross paths, and we operate at arm's lenght but she makes my list for her doggedness. Despite being one of the most bashed nairalanders, she was still active throughout the year.

8. IBIME: One of the most versed and versatile Nairalanders. Popular in the sports, politics and rap sections, his independent-mindedness stood him out as one of the forumers that defined NL in 2009.

9.SAGAMITE Another versatile nairalander. Found in almost every section, and with quality contributions. He is another Nairalander that shaped 2009.

10.SEANT21: Another Mod making my list, much as I tried to exempt Mods. She is everywhere. Like Mrcrackles, hardly post long stories though.

meine:


   Meeeeennn, I can never forget my ordeal from the noise polution i suffered from a Celestial Church and a record seller  beside my former rented apartment in dopemu. I moved out of the area to a private estate in Ikeja a year ago, kindly take a look at my horror stories starting from sunday

[b]1. Sunday= Cele starts service by 10am blasting music untill around 4pm, luckily for me i escape to the first service of my church which starts by 7am, after that service i walk around the church greeting brothers and sisters to while away time,so i dont bother going home after my sunday service at ilupeju, i will be driving aimlessly arround visiting friends before returning home in the evening. Sometimes God dey catch cele ooo, because if i decide to go home and there is no light i put on my generator thereby blasting my own noise for cele ear.

2. Monday to Saturday= Record seller start blasting songs from 9am till 9pm , The favorites songs are ayefele, some pasuma, and one alhaji from Ilorin , thank God for office,i will stay back after work then drive home by 9:30 pm by that time record seller would have closed shop.

3. Monday,Wedsday and Friday Nights= Cele starts some deliverance vigil in the middle of the nite, so i go to bed early so i can catch some sleep such that the noise from the deliverance sessions will not be overwhelming.[/b]
After some time i had memorised some of the Cele songs so i usually sing along if i couldnt find sleep, the Record blaster also had these song about Islam in the city of Ilorin, i was amazed whenever i found myself singing along.

    , Now i can laugh over it because my level don change small, but those were some good old days.

ROTFLMAO. . . . This post could have got me sacked, were it not for the fact that it was late in the evening,and only few colleagues were still around. The post got me throw office decorum to the winds.  Imagine, laughing thunderously alone in open office