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Wow! Thats a complex masterpiece. Its stupendously beautiful. It sure deserves the recognition.

Drchristian:
This is why yeeeeebos never had any leader since u r rude and disrespecful. Your father and ur mama 4 village na Old fool.
Obasanjo is among d reason why all of u dey enjoy 4 South waste today fool

Easy dear. You had to call your land a waste just to prove a point. You sure need a checkup.

Came here looking for the way forward, but as usual, OP has only stated the problems.

Is it not irony that some of these HR managers that only became polished after they had spent many years undergoing trainings from top tier companies would later turn around and complain about the unavailability of employable graduates?

Nigerian graduates are employable. Just a few of them are a mess, and those few need just rechannel their manpower to something else.

We are constantly being judged by the standards of developed nations. It is absolutely wrong. In life you get what you pay for.

I was very surprised when a very close friend that I graduated with some years back echoed those same words..."Nigerian graduates are unemployable." I was mad. Is it this same guy that graduated with a weak 2.2? Is it this same guy whose uncle help facilitate his employment into the multinational where he currently works? He was the least intelligent in our group, and there he was, spewing trash. Of course I echoed all that in my mind.

He had become refined and polished, but cowardly, he had dissociated himself from the system that produced him. He had clung to the system that cleaned him up, and was judging others by his current standard. That's the irony of the Nigerian situation.

Give everybody that equal opportunity and watch the Nigerian graduate soar to high heavens.

I may not have that perfect CV, and, I may not have attended an ivy league school, but, I am employable, and, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

It is obvious sahara reporters have been paid to discredit this man.

Mr Ocholi is Nigeria's version of Harvey Specter. His antecedents alone show that he knows his profession to the letter. We need that in an AGF.

His decision to defend these cases you've listed doesn't tell anything about his loyalty to the nation, however, it tells a lot about his loyalty to his profession. We also need that in an AGF.

Seunaj05:
It's so disturbing how this old man no de shame. Didn't he personally create enemies for GEJ when he told him that Obj and the north does not like him and that he should see and treat them as enemies? Wot sort of justification could he probably b seeking for? Agbaya!

But it was the bitter truth! Recent vilification of Jonathan's image lends credence to that fact.

Choi! Cunninlingus! My bae can fit run mad becos of this. It touches the core of her brain. That's when you'll hear "baby pls suck me nau."

cathodekazim:
Those mumu boys wey spoilt 3 ticket for me against croatia

Will I ever fgt

5k, 16k and 21k
Straight win, 1x and win and 1.5

Last match, I even went to bed
Woke up around 3 AM and saw 1-2

It was like a dream

Cdnt blv it

Had a bad week thru out


Thunder fire dem


I no support dem again

If dem like, make dem win 44-0

Awon wereh agbaya

Call demselves U 15

Lmao! Guy I know that feeling jare. I lost 21k becos of that particular loss. I was so confident I didn't bother to watch the match only to wake around same time as you to see 2:1. I was devastated. The money just went up in flames like that.

I've put that behind me now. I'll still pick them for 2mao's match only that this time I'll stake just a little amount. But I'm going for the kill this time.

Is that not a safety boot? Someone help out pls.

Goldenheart:
wow looks like that house boy in half a yellow sun movie

Very true!

vizkiz:
ok, I stopped after reading the second paragraph. Who can help me do some summary to that shiit up there

Lazy punk!

I can only imagine how the guy's kini would shrink when the GOBE happened.

Please I need some piece of advice from matured minds. I met this young beautiful damsel about two weeks ago. We exchanged phone numbers and we started working things out on phone.

Six days ago, she came visiting with a younger girl. We just cracked some jokes together, watched some movies, had lengthy conversation and she left.

Her next visit was 4 days ago, she came all alone. I was so happy, I was thinking of visiting her honey pot but it didn't happen that day, we did everything except sex as she said she was not ready to give me that day. I had earlier learnt she is having her SIWES programme in town, and will end it by December, so I didn't need not to put her in a rush, knowing my time would come soon.

She promised to be around again on Saturday. At about 10am she arrived again. After some play we left for bedroom, started kissing and she willingly allowed me to pull off her trouser. As I wanted to penetrate, she made some sounds which I thought was normal due to the penetration. Before I could even penetrate, she fainted.

I didn't know what to do, I was so confused and afraid. It was as if she was dead, no part of the body was moving, no supply of oxygen! I have had sex with many girls without such occurrence. I have not even seen such but I only heard about it.

I shouted, wailed, cried but she was not moving. My neighbor in the other flat had travelled to Minna on Friday and my place is far from where I could get a transit system.

I thought of what I could do, I couldn't even think, memory blurred. I went straight to the bathroom, brought out a pail of water poured it all over her, began to beat, slap her, praying, confused, blowing air into her ears, pressing her cheeks, doing all what I could do.

Suddenly, she came to life but couldn't talk. I tried to make her sit or stand she could not, she was weak. I wanted to take her to the hospital, but her body, cloth, undies were soaked with water I poured on her, only her trouser which I pulled off earlier was dry, and besides there was no vehicle at my disposal. I tried to make her sit directly opposite the fan, away from the bed on the rug. She couldn't still move her hands well, tired still, and couldn't talk, couldn't open her mouth. I pressed her cheeks, difficult to open her mouth.

Again she fainted the second time, lying like a dead person. Again, I poured her more water, beat her, did all kind of things, prayed. Again she regained consciousness but couldn't still talk. I pressed her cheeks so hard, she cried. I made her to talk by force. She was weak, I made her to stand with my support. She would want to lose her mind again, but I would slap her and she came back. I made sure I didn't allow her to rest, I engaged her with talk but she was too tired to reply.

After sometime, I took her to the bathroom, bath her, didn't allow her to sit, she asked for water but I didn't give her. She told me she was cold I put off the fan. She began to feel conscious and could identify me and talk again.

I told her we would visit a general hospital, and she refused saying she was okay. She needed rest, but I didn't allow her to sleep, because I was afraid she might lose consciousness again.

At about 3pm, she has started to feel much better. I was happy to hear she was hungry, I fried plantain, and cooked noodles. She ate so well, and spread her cloth outside to dry. After eating, she was feeling sleepy, I was afraid to allow her sleep. We moved to the living room because everywhere in the bedroom was soaked with water. She laid on the tiles and slept but I was with her monitoring her, though I knew she was conscious enough. I woke her up at some minutes past 5. She was looking as agile as before.

It was just by the Grace of God, I don't know where I would have been. God indeed intervened, despite being a sinner, he heard my supplication and cry.

After she was awake and feeling fine again. I asked about her past similar experiences. She later told me that she had a similar experience with her first boyfriend, and even her second boyfriend and that I was the third person. She concluded that the reason is that she's afraid of sex. I don't believe that, I think there's more to it. And I also inquired if she has ever told her parents or elders sisters about that, she said no, that she's always afraid to tell them because she's only 20 and they would scold her.

I instructed her and gave her transport fare to travel home yesterday, Sunday in other to inform her parents, she initially refused but later admitted to do that. She later felt better on that Saturday and left my place at about 6:30pm.

kingsolex:
one word for you no home training.

Gosh! Have I seen someone that is this foolish? You even talk about someone lacking home training when you obviously don't have a home.

Tonye God bless you greatly for opening my eyes to another side of this discuss.

I must confess I am one of those that like Fashola so much, but it would be very unwise to deny the facts as expressed by you. I am not a robot like so many fools who try to shut u down by insulting you.

I have taken my time to read all the comments as presented by every poster on the thread, but I am really not disappointed at the comments...two-faced bigots everywhere.

The irony of it all is that the ones that feel they know much are the most ignorant and unwise. MayorOfLagos is a perfect example of a bigot. I'd expect that you don't engage him further on this issue. A person who can't tell himself truth can never acknowledge it when it comes from others.

More threads like this are needed to bring the much needed balance in public discussions, not the one-sided trash that is pushed down our throats by bigots who always frown at discussions that would smear or indict their political benefactors.

As opined by you, Fashola's answer to that corruption allegation was deliberately vague and ambiguous. He did not address the issue as needed and truthfully did not deserve the accolades that he got.

SirWere:
**Sighs** Another hate speech by the idiot himself. Didn't the british conquer the U.S.A Didn't they do worse to them than they did to us Didn't they also see the natives there as "barbaric, uncultured and primitive". Fine, Lugard was a bastard. But FFK is an even greater bastard for spending, sorry, wasting enough time for digging up this ish. Just admit it, FFK, you lost! Gosh, such a disgrace to awon omo oduduwa!

Pls just shut up! You are obviously blinded by hate...and too fast to call someone that is obviously better than you a bastard. It is allowed to differ from ones opinion or line of thought, but it is unacceptable to litter everywhere with insults because you differ.

FFK has articulated his thoughts...with facts and quotes. Kindly do same or move on.

kayboy4y:
Controversial man... he should prove that Nigeria is a land of Darkness"

Sorry bro...did you really read the piece? Perhaps you need to go through it again.

Despite all the ills being said abt FFK, we can't really deny the fact that he is intelligent. Only a sound mind could put together this piece.

In 1916, Lord Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the 1st Baron Lugard, the fourteenth Governor of Hong Kong and the first Governor-General of Nigeria, said the following: “Lagos has for 20 years opposed every Governor and has fomented strife and bloodshed in the hinterland. I have spent the best part of my life in Africa; my aim has been the betterment of the natives for whom I have been ready to give my life. But after some 29 years, and after nearly 12 years as Governor here, I am free to say that the people of Lagos and indeed the westerners are the lowest, the most seditious and disloyal, the most purely prompted by self-seeking money motives of any people I have met.”

As if that were not bad enough, two years later, on September 25th, 1918, in a letter to his colleague Walter H. Lang, Lugard wrote the following: “The Hausa-Fulani has no ideals, no ambitions save such as sensual in character. He is a fatalist, spendthrift and a gambler. He is gravely immoral and is seriously diseased that he is a menace to any community to which he seeks to attach himself.”

Lugard’s words are utterly reprehensible. They represent the most appalling examples of racial stereotyping that I have ever seen. Yet he didn’t stop there. In his book titled The Dual Mandate (pg. 70) of 1926, he wrote the following:

“In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person. LACKING IN SELF-CONTROL, DISCIPLINE, AND FORESIGHT. Naturally courageous, and naturally courteous and polite, full of personal vanity, with little sense of veracity, fond of music and loving weapons as an oriental loves jewelry. HIS THOUGHTS ARE CONCENTRATED ON THE EVENTS AND FEELINGS OF THE MOMENT, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future, or grief for the past. His mind is far nearer to the animal world than that of the European or Asiatic, and exhibits something of the animals’ placidity and want of desire to rise beyond the State he has reached. Through the ages THE AFRICAN APPEARS TO HAVE EVOLVED NO ORGANISED RELIGIOUS CREED, and though some tribes appear to believe in a deity, the religious sense seldom rises above pantheistic animalism and seems more often to take the form of a vague dread of the supernatural.



HE LACKS THE POWER OF ORGANISATION, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business. HE LOVES THE DISPLAY OF POWER, but fails to realise its responsibility… he will work hard with a less incentive than most races. He has the courage of the fighting animal, an instinct rather than a moral virtue… In brief, the virtues and defects of this race-type are those of attractive children, whose confidence when it is won is given ungrudgingly as to an older and wiser superior and without envy…".



Perhaps the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are HIS LACK OF APPREHENSION AND HIS LACK OF ABILITY TO VISUALISE THE FUTURE.”

There can be little doubt that this arrogant English man was a rabid racist who had nothing but the deepest contempt for our people. He was also one of the most uncouth and vulgar souls that ever polluted our shores with his unwholesome and malevolent presence. It is one of the greatest ironies of modern history that this ignorant seafarer was the individual that recommended to the British Colonial Office that the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria and the Lagos colony, should all be merged into one large country. That recommendation was accepted and consequently Lord Lugard can legitimately be described as the chief architect of modern-day Nigeria.

It was actually Lord Lugard’s wife, Miss Flora Shaw, that proposed the name Nigeria for our country. This was done in an article that she wrote for the London Times on January 8th, 1897. She and Lugard got married five years later in June 1902, after which she became known as Lady Flora Lugard. Shaw was well connected.

Her mother was a French lady of Mauritian stock by the name of Marie Adrienne Josephine and her father was Major-General George Shaw, a respected British army officer. She was colonial editor of the Times of London where she wrote an influential weekly column titled “The Colony”. She was not only stunningly beautiful but she also had vision and substance. Given that, one finds it difficult to comprehend what an enterprising and extraordinary woman like this found attractive in an abominable scalywag like Lord Lugard. I daresay that this was a classic case of the beauty and the beast.

Despite his pretensions of love, Lugard despised the numerous ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and he continuously expressed his contempt for us with his insulting and condescending commentaries.

Perhaps his best known intervention was made in 1914, in a letter that he wrote to the British government just a few weeks prior to the amalgamation. He wrote as follows:

“What we often call the Northern Protectorate of Nigeria today can be better described as the poor husband whilst it’s southern counterpart can be fairly described as the rich wife or the woman of substance and means. A forced union of marriage between the two will undoubtedly result in peace, prosperity and marital bliss for both husband and wife for many years to come. It is my prayer that that union will last forever”.

From this contribution, it is clear that ours was a “forced” union. It is also clear that Lugard saw northern Nigeria as a “poor husband” that needed constant attention and support whilst he saw southern Nigeria as nothing more than a “rich wife” or a “woman of substance and means” whose plight was to be constantly pillaged and ravished.

This was his vision: a northern Nigeria that was essentially the “head of the household” and that would remain in control of all the power and resources of the state, and a southern Nigeria that would play the role of a passive and subservient wife whose destiny it was to remain in perpetual subjugation and bondage.

Sadly this was the crooked foundation upon which our union was built. What made it even worse was the fact that the so-called “southern wife” and “northern husband” were never asked if they wanted the marriage in the first place.

The truth is that the British colonialists were masters of divide and rule. The amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorates was a Greek gift, which was designed to fail and to crumble at the appropriate time. Nigerians have done well to have held it together for so long and the fact that we have only experienced one civil war is miraculous.

Despite all pretensions, the only thing that has kept us together is the oil of the Niger Delta and the extraordinary resilience, patience, faith, fortitude, zeal and strength of the Nigerian people themselves. Mr. Sola Adebowale, a writer, understood the mindset of Lord Lugard. He captured it rather well on Facebook in 2014 when he wrote the following:

“Lugard was a stark illiterate and it was quite unfortunate that that was the best that imperial Britain could send to Africa. Hence he was noted to have vehemently opposed native education for Africans. And he was said to have loathed the educated and sophisticated Africans of the southern coastal regions who had been educated by the Christian Missionaries before him and instead wined and dined and positioned the uneducated feudal hordes of Africa to the forefront of leadership of Africa. Is that not the albatross (of) many African nations till date? Hence the moral right of Devil Lugard to pontificate about Africans is questionable”.

Mr. Adebowale has hit the nail on the head. I concur with his submissions.

Permit me to end this contribution with an interesting aside. It is generally agreed though not commonly admitted that both Lugard and Flora Shaw were Luciferians who practiced the black arts and all manner of satanic rituals. He was a “High Priest of the Freemasons” whilst they were both avid followers of Aleister Crowley, the leading satanist of his day and the self-styled “world’s most wicked man”.

This explains a lot. It also explains why Shaw gave us the name “Nigeria” – a name which has questionable roots. Anyone that doubts this should consider the literal translation of ‘Nigeria’ from latin: it means “the area of darkness” and there is a deep spiritual and mystical reason that she gave us that name. It comes with a lot of baggage because not much good can come out of an area of darkness.

Most of the former British colonies changed their names after independence for similar reasons but because most of our leaders in Nigeria were not aware of these matters they refused to do so. Lugard and Shaw were an unlikely couple who had no children. What held them together was more spiritual and mystical than anything else, and Nigeria and the Sudan are their joint legacy to the world.

Sadly both countries are having major challenges today. Sudan has broken into two after a protracted and bitter civil war, whilst Nigeria is experiencing serious regional, ethnic and religious tensions. It is clear that our nation needs a good deal of prayer. May God deliver us from Lord Lugard’s magic and his beautiful wife’s spell.



Article written by: Femi Fani-Kayode

Singapore is officially the country with the smartest high-school kids in the world.

The country's academic success has helped it become a thriving economy, and the way it has built its education system could hold lessons for the rest of the world.

"Singapore is a fascinating case," said Marc Tucker, the president of the U.S. National Center on Education and the Economy. "[It] was a major British port before the Second World War. When Britain got out and closed its base Singapore was in terrible shape.

"Now today they are one of the best performing economies in the entire world. They did it largely with education and training."

If Singapore's rags-to-riches transition was built on education, the secret of its education system is the quality of its teachers. "They source their teachers from among the best kids coming out of their high schools," explained Tucker.

Creative use of knowledge

In the post-war years, Singapore had a low-cost, low-skill labor market, and it was enough for its education system to aim for universal literacy. But starting in the 1970s, Singapore's economic needs shifted. It was quickly moving toward high tech, white collar jobs and the education system needed to keep up. Soon, the aim was for a world-class education for every single child, and that meant moving on from rote learning to encouraging creativity.

"They had a drilling system when that was the only option -- they had to expand education quickly," said the OECD's education director, Andreas Schleicher. "But as they had achieved this, they were the first to think about, what is it that our children need to be successful ... (in) tomorrow's economy?

"One thing that's been clear to them is that the world economy no longer rewards people just for what they know. Google knows everything. The world economy rewards people for what they can do with what they know.

"The emphasis on the application, the creative use of knowledge is very, very strong in Singapore and other Asian countries."

The importance of education is instilled at a young age -- before children even get to primary school.

"I think for us as preschool educators, we are the foundation years," said Diana Ong, principal at Pat's Schoolhouse Sembawang Country Club, a preschool in the north of Singapore. "We form the basic foundation.

"I think the first years of a child's life is very important. So when you have a very confident child, that child's confidence will carry him or her through primary school as well. Not only do you want a child that is smart, you want a child who is resilient."

Schleicher says it's part of the culture of many Asian countries for parents to prioritize their children's education.

"It starts with resources, the priority they assign to education," he explained. "In these countries, parents and grandparents are going to invest their last resources, their last money into ... the education of their children.

"This is sort of a question of priorities. You can see in all tiers of public policy, education comes first. That's your future."

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/05/asia/singapore-smartest-kids/

Balkan:
[size=18pt]WHY ALWAYS IGBO?[/size]

This is a foolish question! Read more about the civil war and u'll find out that this same question among others caused the war. In your next world beg God to make you an Igbo then there'll be no need to ask that question. The Igbos are blessed!!!

omenka:
What a bunch of illiterates. These are the scum giving Igbos a bad name. >

Shut ur mouth! Who told you they are all Igbos!

Koolmexxi:
Some of d comments here are simply hypocritical at best. Most of u here were quick to brand d protesters as jobless and some of u even brought tribalism into the picture but not many of u had anything to say about the 86 lawmakers showing the same support in the House of Assembly to Saraki by passing a vote of confidence on him. I guess dey were all yeebos too abi.
By the way they also stormed the US embassy demanding audience with officials but were stopped by the gate by security operatives.

My brother the hypocrosy is real. And the sheer hatred is obvious. There are more sick pple on this forum than there are sane pple. I've been having a feast of laughter at their comments.

The battle is real nd the yoruba posters are not taking it lightly. A verdict will soon be reached and that will signal the climax of their vituperations. From all indications, its is obvious that the yorubas are bitter. But its unfortunate that the igbos do not owe anyone any apology.

lastpage:
Your stewpidity is "boundless"!

The President is supposed to drive himself as part of his agenda, right?
The President is supposed to cook his own food, as part of his agenda
Even when the vehicle eventually showed up to take him to the meeting, it was driven to the wrong gate.... and refused!
I guess the President should have taken the steering wheel, right?

You Eediots are wicked, vindictive, mischievous and bloody "back-stabbers".
Your sabotage will not work but that saboteur "Ibo woman" will pay for her sabotage, in due course.

When Buhari sacks her, go and carry placard and start #WAILING as usual.


Lastpage!

And if Buhari doesn't sack her you should kiss your irritating and God-forsaken life goodbye before this year ends!

You are an irredeemable fool for lending your voice to the bigotry that is fast destroying our nation!

Iyke!!!

peterbello:
So you don't do VaginA anymore? Good for you.

Haha! There is always an exception to every rule.

Lmao! Mine happened when I was in uni. I used V i a g r A on my bae overnight nd I had to attend a 7 O'clock class the following day. Mhen while in class the effect of the viagra I had taken came calling, my dick became so errect that I couldn't concentrate on any other thing. I was so lost in class. In fact my dick was vibrating. Then the awkward happened, out of the blues I just noticed the lecturer was pointing at me, before I could comport myself he had ordered me to stand up and come to the front of the class. The thought of running out of the class immediately crossed my mind, but no...I couldn't try that with Ezeife, it wld have been an outright F in his course. As I made for the front with my left hand in my pocket (I was shielding my protruding John Thomas), a whisper came from behind...guy comot ur hand for pocket o, out of concern, my friend had reached out to me in thin whispers, but I couldn't, even if I wanted to. I was sweating despite the early morning breeze. As I advanced further, in my mind all I could hear was "e don be for you today, who say make you use viagra". And funny enough, all I wanted was just to impress my bae, to let her know that I am as much man as those niggaz we had watched in a blue film. The sex had gone pretty well and I was full of joy when the words came from her mouth...baby, baby, baby, I will die o! Hmmmm, viagra had done the magic. Like a horse I kept going, not afraid of the journey coming to an abrupt end. But there I was, few hours later, in front of a class of 120 students. "Now face the class and tell us all you know about electromagnetism." My world came crashing at that moment, cos I knew at that point that Ezeife was no longer the problem...the problem was the fact that I would have to face a class of students that I knew would demand what I could not do. As I turned to the class to explain what electromagnetism is I heard a voice from one angle..."Guy comot your hand for pocket naa", another one came..."Guy na pose u dey pose?". I was humiliated! Long story short, I learnt how to stay away from anything that starts with a V and ends with an A!

mrmetoo1:
The most irritating arguments are "it's a witch-hunt" and so what?? Is he corrupt?? If he is, let him face the music for his crimes. A witch hunter today will be hunted tomorrow, if he too is guilty let him too rot in jail. I don't care how these criminals are brought to face justice, what I care about is for them paying for their crimes.

Motive is also very important. It just as well could be covering a bigger crime. So the aguement is not totally irresponsible. It has its own merrit.

Chosen1984:
Only in Nigeria would you see a Looter conducting Leadership Lectures!!!!

Yea! Funny country! But I am sure u'll be very comfortable worshipping in a church that has Obasanjo as its Senior Pastor!

OZAOEKPE:
"As for saraki, I want him to be tried and jailed. If not for any reason, but for the people of kwara state. I can tell you categorically that saraki is using the 'stars' of all kwarans. The guy has used and still using the destiny of all kwarans residing in ilorin, the people need to be liberated, and if it means jailing him, I welcome the development. Lastly, all those that died and suffered as a result of those banks he wrecked will surely see justice if he's convicted. He's one bloody criminal, he has to pay for those sins, call it witch-hunting or political victimization, I don't care as long as he's convicted I'm in full support". Quote me anywhere.

Yea that's true! Saraki really deserves all the witch-hunting as long as it serves the purpose of the present government. I see! But if he had listened and followed the dictates of his party am sure you'd be here singing his praise. That's hypocrisy!

Get my point before you continue pls...am not holding forth for any corrupt politician, be it Orji Uzor Kalu or Saraki or even my father if they have stollen public funds, I'll be very happy to see them put behind bars if their cases are taken up and proven beyond reasonable doubt. What I am against is the continuous selective fight against corruption that this administration has undertaken.

Can u remind me the reason why Obasanjo, Amaechi and all the APC loyalists are not being looked into again. I might have forgoten.

Johniyke2flex:
A few other examples will baffle you. Let me ask you: Who owns Bell University and Bell Secondary School? I was shocked when you openly denied ownership of the two institutions and rather ascribed their ownership to Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, onetime Minister of Finance.

Have Nigerians suddenly gone blind to the fact that these institutions still exist and openly operate as private property of the otta farmer? I really do not wanna call this nation a zoo. God forbid!