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Change it to what? Black house, abi?

I know he wont try it. If he tries, he's looking for trouble.

edujoy:
AUDACITY OF LAGOS? who wrote the book?

na me write am now

. , . my mind must be somewhere else while writing that

Lawyers, court officials and litigants scampered in various directions on sighting the owls, which gained access into the courtroom through the open louvre windows.

Danburoba. . . . ROTFLMAO

I'm rounding up to leave for Jumaat very soon.
The Jumaat sermon in the Mosque I attend has been on Palestine/Israel war in the last 3 Jumaats. I don't know will be discussed today, but maybe the topic is inexhaustible, so maybe it will be continued today.

Abiioo. . .they always say it's only in Nigeria that such a thing can happen.

The beauty of Islam is that all these mysterious happenings have indeed been explained. Seeing a dead person, in any form, what is today called ghost or appearing in physical, exact form of the person, are all activities of a creation of Allah called JINNS. Call an Islamic exorcist to recite the Qur'an and they will flee.

The so-called 'ghost' seeing is real. But ever since I knew the reason behind it, I don't see it as a mystery again.

The reconciliation is widely seen as a strategy by Atiku to prepare himself for 2011, by drawing the support of his greatest obstacle(OBJ). But he sounds here as if the reconciliation is to relieve him of the moral burden of continued frenzy relationship with his ex-boss, and not in any way political.

Does this mean Atiku's action has no political undertone? Is it truly moral?

Time shall tell!

He wrote here:

http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200901292243387

I think I saw it displayed in a bookstore at MMIA, but I didnt buy. My friend only has his 'AUDACITY OF HOPE' but he's still reading it. Maybe I'll collect it hwen he's done.

P/S: Would you believe this, but honestly, it's true, in my primary school, if you were caught speaking 'vernacular', you will be punished. No kidding you.

In my own secondary school, classes were most silent when the ''NO VERNACULAR RULE' was implemented. Come see silence all over!

That method will not work in Gbongan. Cheesy Grin

ROTFLMAO. . . why use my friend's hometown as example!
But truly, if this my Gbongan friend speaks English, kai, you will see GBONGAN all over. But save the accent, he speaks flawless English.

Personally, I don't see anything wrong in the oil magnate's action. He has lived all his adult life in US. He made it in US. He is highly rated in US. Finalist for US entrepreneur of teh year far back 1994, just at 40 then. I read somewhere, not long ago, that he was rated the second most successful black entrepreneur in Us today. Giving back to the society that made him is not bad as far as I'm concerned, moreso that he still associates himself with Nigeria. I once read in one magazine, few months back, how generous he used to be anytime he's in town in Ibadan.

aisha2:
Why has every news now become a breaking news or "Broken News" on Nairaland

I thought I was teh only one worried by this o

Enle niyayin eyin omo nna o!!

Question:

Cayon:
Madam I was not banned. End that rumor now

. . . five minutes after, Cayon appears

Cayon:
Madam I was not banned. End that rumor now

How did Cayon know she was mentioned here, just five minutes after being mentioned? Just curious

knotty:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200901290297.html

Right in thick of trouble, our Prez is in Obudu doing his own NOUN crash reading.
but, really, what manner of books might our Prez be reading to fix Naija`s many problems?

perhaps, Eze Goes to School?
or Trouble in Form Six?

My people, what might he be reading this time.

lol. . . NL just can't be boring!!!

I think Seun took this to front page to pacify the Igbos that have opened about 5 threads in the last few days asking Seun why he removed/deleted their thread, with one even asking seun to ban him if he didn't bring back the Igbo thread.

When did this happen?
It was a common sight in Lagos around 1999-2001, but I've never heard of it happening again since then

Lagosboy:
Sisters abeg respond to thread na.

No be sista wey dey interested go talk?

more seriously, spinster-Muslim sisters are rare in NL. First, we have just few female Muslims on NL(Riskie, Mukina,nanayisha,dominique etc). Most are either married or already in a relationship.

morgist:
you guys should kiss your ass we northerners will keep dominating naija so wake up and serve your country well so you will put does you want as your carbinate members jaja re HAVE YOU FORGET OBJ'S REGIME NO PETROLEUM MINISTER'. WHY DINT YOU TALK?

With people like you, one finds it difficult to blame those that generalize Hausa as a bunch of gworo-chewing illiterates.
This can't be typo. Stop embarrassing the north dude.

afroconi:
anyway sha what happens to Albishir's case in court?

I thought Albishir has lost at the Court of appeal which is the highest in gubernatorial electoral petition.

RichyBlacK:
Excellent summary! More people, especially Nigerian-Americans who are ignorant of the strong ties between the CIA and al-Qaeda (the Afghanistan Connexion) should read this.

It's a known fact that Osama bin Laden was trained by CIA

Who did this? This thread doesn't deserve front page!!! It should remain in that politics corner jeje

I go with mixture of both.
The frequency with which we speak a language goes a long in helping our fluency in the language. I grew up in the family house in our hometown, where we hardly spoke English, even in school. I must say it's telling on my fluency in spoken English till today. We cannot shy away from the fact that of poor command of spoken English could be embarrassing in formal settings/interactions. Getting used to it in informal settings like from home could help a lot. Total abandon of local language is what I feel is not OK.
At home now, we speak both English and Yoruba to the small children(my nieces and nephews).

My little nieces and nephews speak English in schools, but we are teaching them Yoruba at home. They all understand at least basic Yoruba now. In fact I was jokingly teaching them 'conc' Kwara yoruba few days ago.

honeric01:
Lagos is where you meet virtually different kind of people from Nigeria and the rest of the world, so that prepares you towards the world at large, Lagos is where you can learn about the rest of Nigeria without living the state through divers ethnic groups you find here.

I agree. In Lagos, you can easily learn Hausa and Igbo even without going to the North or East.
I'm learning Hausa from the our gatemen and other hausa in my environment.
There are many Igbos in Lagos localities too(only that they speak pidgin, instead of their language)

Sisijinx, I'm learning hausa,let me attempt translating your signature into English:
THE RICH DOESN'T TALK MUCH or THE RICH IS TALKING

Am I correct?

meexteriox:
I don't have anything against an Hausa man being the petroleum minister.
My worry, is the rate at which the present Government is recycling old, spent force.
My question is, are there no other capable Nigerians, that can handle this jobs?
This man has been around for too long period, simple. Has the word generational
change escaped from Nigeria?

Good talk. The recycling is where I have problem too.

Good talk.
Most of the ones I'm talking about are truly from rich homes.
But don't forget that Shell is a merit-driven organization. This friend of mine that works there came from a poor background, but very brilliant. He worked hsi way into Shell.

Thanks. No problems. I know you bear the same surname and also from Kwara state.

otikpoko:
I have never been to lagos

How old are you? If you are above 20, then don't say it out o!!!
Don't count the number of highrise when you come to Lagos oo

Just kidding

If you go to Shell, Chevron or Mobil, where people are tested rigorously for their competence before hiring, and take a census of their skilled Nigerian hires, less than 1% will be notherners. And the company excels in what they do using the local staff.

Man, there are now a considerable number of Hausa folk in Shell, Chevron etc.
We Southerners(oh sorry, I've forgotten I'm a northerner-Kwaran) are quick to generalize about Hausa people as bunch of stark illiterates, or at best schooled illiterates. That was my conception too until I met brilliant Hausa folk that can stand the best brains from the south, intellect for intellect.

My closest and best friend works in Shell and we both belong to an investment club largely made up of Shell staff. Majority of the club members are Hausa and I never believed there were Hausa folk that bright. Majority of them graduated from top universities in UK and US like Imperial, University of Manchester etc, some with First Class honours.

The moral of the foregoing is that Hausa folks are also making in-roads into areas many people still refer to as the exclusive preserve of Southerners

A lot of people here seem to heaping the blame of this monstrous Kano phenomenon on men. But from my experience and observation, women contribute more to this ugly phenomenon. The phenomenon is more observable in Kano being the largest city in the north, but the truth is that it cuts across the entire northern region. I have observed this for long. The root cause is materialism among Hausa/Fulani ladies/women, especially the educated ones. No offence intended, but this is very evident. I lived in Sokoto for one year and saw materialism boldly written on the faces of their ladies. Then I used to go and read for my ICAN exams in their university campus, and I learnt if you don't have a car you can't date their ladies. And from what I saw, this may not be far from truth. They fancy flashy things - expensive jewelries, Gold etc. With this mindset, struggling husbands are stretched to limit. With endurance on zero level, divorce becomes inevitable.

I think Hausa/Fulani ladies also need to check themselves rather than troop out to the street to protest against their divorced husbands.

Too much material inclination spoils marital bliss. Endurance and patience are key to happy homes.

dominique:
somehow i find that hard to believe.the polls have remained the same for days now, this thread should be on home page.

It had already gone thru the front page