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The same thing happened to me but i didnt bother to follow it up because i still didnt leave Third Class anyway, so no point..

Seems Nigerians forget so soon the way President Jonathan used soldiers to hound Nigerians during the fuel subsidy protests in January 2012. This same man now using military to conduct elections.. Now using military to monitor Bola Tinubu.. Why is the PDP so scared of losing? If they claim they have done enough to make Nigerians happy, then they should be confident to face the electorate. Seems the military has now become president Jonathan's last joker. After all, he who pays the piper dictates the tune.

Atletico are so annoying... they make life difficult for teams... they make teams work their socks off.. i call them "the mechanics"

This level don enter serious 'yahoo plus' ooooo... spiritual tinz.. boys are so desperate.

Nigerians are confused... see no one should rule Nigeria sef.. let Nigerians rule themselves.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaa.... what a disgrace.. embarrassing... shameful.... Chelsea capitulated like a pack of cards.

The flames were so strong that i had to lock the windows of our house. it was serious. didnt know there was a club there tho.

The OP is so on point.... i couldnt agree less

Well just like i did last year, any one interested in purchasing Football Manager 2015 should get in touch with me asap. I downloaded and played the game into my second season currently. and no issue thus far. So long as FM 14 played without any hassles, then the 15 should play. The only issue as it is is to always Run the game as Administrator by right clicking on the FM application. Thats the only way this game would play without any issue, wonder why it is like that, but we always figure a way out for everything. My Whatsapp number is 08032273922. Or BB pin 7EEE643E.

Contact me on Whatsapp, on 08032273922 if you interested in purchasing the game. I have got the game

This particular hole has been there for some time now!! Even police men go in through there and I feel is better than having to go and turn to enter through the main entrance.

This is a very good script for an action movie. Need for Speed: Abuja Corper

My new formation is 3-5-2, LVG style. Long balls. Bayern Munich on PES 14 is mad. Ribery and Robben leaves defenders for dead with their quick feet. And Schweinsteiger with all the long passes. FIFA takes careful passing play to score. PES is sweeter.

Hey guys!! Follow me @JimCaddy http://www.twitter.com/JimCaddy

PES jare.. FIFA sucks.. One reason why FIFA beat PES is just the issue of exclusive rights granted to EA Sports. The game play of PES is far better than FIFA. Moves are so difficult in FIFA, step overs, feint and all. I remember in PES 2009, one could dive and get booked. Anyday anytime, PES all the way.

Hey guys It is with much delight that I inform you that I will like to participate in the Nigerian Blog Awards by being a nominee.
I know I stand an outside chance for this, but there is no harm in trying.

Kindly nominate JimCaddy's Blog and register my blog for the "BEST NEW BLOG OF THE YEAR". My blog's URL is simply-






"jimcaddy..com"




Nominations started on Monday, 23rd of September 2013, and it will run through till Sunday, 14th of October 2013 after which the nominees will be announced on Monday, November 4th 2013.







To Nominate JimCaddy's Blog for the "Best New Blog Of The Year", kindly visit this link- http://www.nigerianblogawards.com/register2013.php and follow the instructions.




Even if I don't get nominated, at least there is a conviction that I tried.





Let's do this folks!!



JimCaddy!!

I wonder why people are throwing jibes. If you look at the heading, I said 'Could This Be?' I wanted you all to decide.. I wasn't certain myself, that was why I put a question mark.

It could be photoshop, it could be real. Besides, I went to the Gold and Co company on Twitter and followed a conversation when someone took them on this issue.

The company said that what was said in the media was misquoted.

They clarified their claim by saying the iphones were not ordered by the Nigerian government, but it was ordered by an individual who plans to give it out to people to celebrate the Independence.

Who says that individual cannot be Aliko Dangote or any other rich individual in Nigeria.

The company also said that the order was to print the Nigeria Coat of Arms on the iPhones.. So there is a possibility guys. Maybe this might not be the real picture, but there is definitely an order from a certain 'individual'

Guys kindly take a look at this picture and tell me what you think. Though I hear it is an individual who is planning to give them out on Independence Day, October 1st, 2013.



****I wonder why people are throwing jibes. If you look at the heading, I said 'Could This Be?' I wanted you all to decide.. I wasn't certain myself, that was why I put a question mark.

It could be photo-shop, it could be real.

Besides, I went to the Gold and Co company Twitter handle and followed a conversation when someone took them on this issue.

The company said that what was said in the media was mis-quoted.

They clarified their claim by saying the iphones were NOT ordered by the Nigerian government, but it was ordered by an INDIVIDUAL who plans to give it out to people to celebrate the Independence.

Who says that individual can not be Aliko Dangote or any other rich individual in Nigeria.

The company also said that the order was to print the Nigeria Coat of Arms on the iPhones.. Fine this is not the real picture, but there is definitely an order from a certain 'individual'***

Nice job for clarifying it was Photo-shopped. Exactly what a forum is for..






Source: http://www.jimcaddy..com/2013/09/photo-could-rumours-of-gold-plated.html

Seun I wonder what I need to do to make my contributions move to front page. I have a very interesting article that has gone viral already, and I first posted it on Nairaland, but none of the mods have deemed it fit to move it to front page. Anyone please inform the mods.

I wonder why my contributions on Nairaland never make the front page. This particular piece has gone viral on most blogs out there as I am speaking on behalf of other bloggers. Can anyone tell the Mods to please move this topic to Front Page as soon as possible

I tend to wonder why children of Pastors turn out bad, despite how revered their parent (s) may be in the church. So many instances of a pastors child either smoking weed, or found in a club rocking or indulging in bad things. I wonder why they don't see 'spiritual vision' in what their own children are doing at their backs. Could there be more to it? Please share your thoughts!!

I get baffled and ruffled when I hear some people come out and say they 'hate' bloggers.

Some Nigerian celebrities, especially, come out to say that they 'dislike bloggers', some have gone as far as 'cursing' bloggers by saying things like 'thunder fire' their gadgets and all, but I ask, why the 'hate' for bloggers?




I am going to speak from a neutral point of view now.


Gone are the days in Nigeria where freedom of speech was an herculean task, as evident during the Military regime of blessed memory, where you literally had to 'whisper' to one another to communicate. The moment you are heard, you are in trouble.
Some notable Nigerian journalists were caught in the firing line, sadly.




But the advent of the 21st century has seen journalism in Nigeria greatly improve, especially since the start of the Democratic dispensation up till date. The way people write and create has greatly improved, enhanced with the advent of social media, journalism has simply been fantastic in Nigeria.

Prior to the year 2000, we barely knew what was called 'Blogging' in Nigeria, and if there was any blog back then, only few people knew how it worked.


The first known idea of the term blogging most Nigerians knew and can point to back then was Nairaland by Seun Osewa which started in 2005.


Nairaland actually opened our eyes to the world of blogging, if we are to be honest with ourselves.








Now what is a blog? I am not going to make use of a dictionary here or any point of reference, my lay-man's mind tells me several meanings of what a blog is.

Firstly, my mind tells me a blog is a platform to air your personal opinion on a particular subject matter. Secondly, my mind tells me a blog could mean a platform to share events that have personally happened to you (what people can a 'digital diary').

Lastly, my mind tells me that a blog is a platform to share new or existing information about a particular, peculiar, or common subject matter.

The concept of blogging is supposed to be informative, educating and inspiring. But to some 'less creative' minds, the concept of blogging could be 'boring' and 'uninteresting'.

Blogging is targeted at a PARTICULAR audience.



In other climes, blogging had been in existence since donkey years, but in Nigeria, it is 'relatively new', judging by the fuss people make of blogging and of bloggers.


Blogging could be of any niche or cliché, it could be about science, nature, animal, technology, art, food, religion, health, sports, fashion etc.


Sadly, in Nigeria, I am tempted to say that we still do not appreciate the concept of blogging. Though it's not our fault, as the economy is a fast-paced one and as boys will say in local parlance, 'No Time'.


I have personally done a search and review of most blog niches in Nigeria, and I have found some very interesting blogs in the blogsphere. I have found technology blogs, I have found religion blogs, I have found food blogs, I have found fashion blogs, I have found art blogs, but after reviewing them, I found out that people discard some of them as 'uninteresting' and 'boring', and most of those blogs have either gone non-functional or packed up entirely.



I once came across a fantastic blog of a 14-year-old boy in the UK, and he blogs about soccer. I was overwhelmed by the number of comments on each blog posts.

I also came across a food blog by an American. He was actually talking about different recipes, and I was overwhelmed by the number of comments he received on each recipe post.


Sadly, in Nigeria, such is a big deal which brings me to back to the question, Why The Hate For Bloggers?


In the Nigerian blogsphere, if you agree with me, most of the blogs out there are actually celebrity gossip blogs. It is also pertinent to note that there are also several celebrity gossip blogs in America and the U.K. A perfect example is TMZ.

Those blogs dig deep into celebrity dirt and gossip. They go as far as carrying out series of investigations on any celebrity they deem fit.


In Nigeria, bloggers get crucified for trying to do the same. I wonder why.


Every celebrity should know that you cannot hide your personal life forever, no matter how hard you try, something will always give you out to the public. Be it where you go, what you wear, what you do, you will always remain in the public domain.


Those are the dangers of stardom and I am sure most of the celebrities out there will want to continue enjoying the fame and fortune associated with it, rather than trying to stay out of the public purview.


In America, the pressure celebrities face are so much, that I bet some Nigerian celebrities won't cope if that were the case here.

Paparazzi practically sleep and wake up with you in America. Every damn thing you do is either recorded and captured, but some of them have adapted and they seem to be enjoying the fame.

Some have gone as far as crashing their heads against the sign post while trying to avoid paparazzi, some have even beaten up paparazzi's and destroyed their gadgets, to show you how annoying members of the Fourth Estate can be.







In Nigeria, we really have some fantastic celebrity gossip bloggers. But it seems some of our dear Nigerian celebrities don't like it.


Before I started my blog, I loved reading other notable blogs, as my day wasn't complete without reading news about one celebrity or the other. Why?... Because GOSSIP SELLS!!!


Most celebrity gossip bloggers will agree with me that gossip sells faster than pure water.

Check out the number of comments on a post about a celebrity in any of the gossip blogs, and you will agree with me on this.


Their blogs are targeted to a PARTICULAR audience. And that implies financially on the owners of those blogs as advertisers will be more than willing to work with such bloggers.
So I am guessing it's a vicious cycle of wealth redistribution.






Most Nigerian celebrities will argue with me that bloggers pedal false rumours about them. True, some do, but only a small percentage, and that is a common occurrence worldwide.



But believe me, most of the notable Nigerian bloggers don't pedal rumours, as most of them verify any news they come across before they publish it. Some even go out of their way to carry out some form of internal investigation, before reeling the news out to the public. I am sure of this.

Their is always a small iota of truth in every rumour by the way.



And a known fact is that most Nigerian celebrities love reading these celebrity blogs secretly, and when it comes to revealing 'dirt' about their fellow colleagues, they digest it fully and act as if nothing happened. LOL!!



I see no reason why some will say they hate bloggers for doing a legitimate job.


I find it absurd and absolutely ridiculous when I hear of some celebrities dragging some Nigerian bloggers to court. I am like, what's the use?


Even though I want to implore bloggers out there to be more careful in publishing any damaging report or unverified news about any public figure as there are terms such as libel and slander. Bloggers should endeavour to carry out a form of personal investigation on any story they are not sure about before publishing it, so should in case it 'backfires', you can stand your ground and defend yourself.



I want to see Nigerian bloggers becoming agents of change like maybe becoming a Youth Ambassador or something of that sort because I feel bloggers are supposed to have a direct positive impact on the youths in this country.


Lastly, I will like to see the bloggers in Nigeria come together to form an association. In America, there are Bloggers Association here and there, so it won't be a bad idea to introduce such here.





Cheers to the weekend!!



JimCaddy!!






http://www.jimcaddy..com/2013/09/jimcaddys-corner-why-hate-for-bloggers.html

I can't believe how time flies. Today, the 29th of August 2013 marks 10 years of Nigeria's first indigenous mobile telecommunication service, Globacom, into the market.

In a market dominated by foreign GSM operators two years earlier, Glo made a grand entry on the 29th of August 2003.

It seemed the advent of Globacom really brought about market stability and competition, because if not for Globacom, Nigerians were going to continue taking crap from foreigners.

Who can remember those days when calling was strictly based on per-minute billing, and it costs N50 Naira per-minute?

I remember that you dare not 'flash' and the recipient picks up.

Who can remember when a 'starter pack' used to cost between N20,000 to 40,000?

I remember my first number was a Glo line, 080561323XX. It cost N10,000 and it included N5,000 airtime. So it means I actually bought the line for N5,000. The cheapest around at that time.

Globacom's advent into the Nigerian market was a wonderful thing that has ever happened to Nigerians. When they came, they scrapped that so-called per-minute billing, a plan the other networks in existence said 'wasn't possible'.

Glo introduced per-second billing at cheap and affordable rates.


I remember vividly in 2004, I was privileged to use a Nokia 3330 Music Phone then (who can remember that phone?) I needed to browse, I just put in my Glo sim and I connected to the mobile internet for the first time.

I remember it was on Glo I sent my first ever Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS).

I also remember all the other network started 'copying' Globacom. Nigerians had already settled for crap and didn't seem to care, not until Glo came out and started amending some of these 'injustices' as I will like to term it.

Globacom then began massive infrastructural development as any news on Glo was on most newspapers then. They did this optic fibre underground cable or something like that to boost their network. I remember all of these.

Those of us on the network back then were 'Glo-ing With Pride', much to the envy of those who were not on the network.

Several years along the line, Glo gained a massive customer base.

I remember Glo was the first network that launched 3G network into the market. I remember you could do video calling on Glo network then.


For people who started using Blackberry, who can remember when BIS was N5,000 per month? I remember some people in my school then will save up to 5k just to subscribe. It was Globacom that crashed that price to N3,000 per month, then the other networks followed suit.

Barely a few months after that, Glo further crashed that price to N1,400, while other networks were still charging at N3,000 per month. I can't count how many of my friends dumped their previous lines and went to purchase a Glo line.
When the other networks discovered that they were the ones losing, they followed suit too and reduced their price to N1,500.


Now how much is BIS today, N1,000. How much is SIM card today, N100.. The rest, they say, is history.


I must say without any form of bias, that Globacom has really thrived despite the very stiff competition they had back then. Some other networks wouldn't have survived then.
Now Globacom has spread its tentacles in some West African countries.

Not forgetting some social responsibilities that Glo had embarked upon such as sponsoring the Nigerian Premier League and Ghanaian premier League, the Glo CAF Awards and the Glo Soccer Academy and many others.

All of these can be attributed to a visionary Nigerian businessman-per-excellence, Dr. Michael Adenuga Jnr, whose steadfastness made Glo what it is today.


I say Congratulations to Globacom on its 10 year Anniversary.






http://www.jimcaddy..com/2013/08/globacom-is-10-years-today-my-personal.html

docjuli: To create awareness. lol

yes, just to create awareness, nothing more

So can anyone tell me what purpose the Saka advert served.. When in contrast, their rivals got more customers.

According to the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr Tony Ojobo, almost half of MTN subscribers switched to other networks during the recently introduced Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme.

According to figures released by Mr Ojobo, MTN topped the losers table among an overall number of subscribers that switched service providers in the telecoms market with 49%; followed by Globacom with 23%; Airtel with 17%; while Etisalat came last on the losers' table with 11%. Which means Etisalat emerged top in the number porting scheme among the telecoms company.





Source: http://jimcaddy..com/2013/08/mtn-makes-loss-in-mobile-portability.html

Well I heard the FG has paid off over 20,000 workers of PHCN. I want to ask if there is any news concerning ex-workers of NITEL. It's been a while since we heard anything about backlogs of allowances and severance package. Anybody with useful updates?