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Just to put in my own two kobo. This is the largest collection of raw nigerian art that i have ever seen. Let me inform you that i am storing some of these images as screensavers. I am planning to taunt some of my more artistic friends to death.


IDEA: what if we had a NAIRALAND BATTLE OF THE COMIC WHIZZES. forgive the corny title but i believe it would be awesome and I can already imagine YoruNinja battling it out with the Preacher Man.

Keep up the good work. with talent like this, I see a bright future for Nigerian comic art and other related fields.

I would love to join but at the moment, my c++ skills are not up to the task. If u start something, there are people like me who won't mind developing ourselves in any area u need.

@KAG thank you very much, may your logic remain unclouded 4ever

Do you Aliens landed in Roswell in the states?

Do you know that scientists have found evidence of Atlantis?

Do you know that the Bermuda Triangle exists and is documented?

Do you know that there are photographs of the fabled Yeti? blah blah blah.

The above and similar questions are what you hear from crackpots. i believe there will be a valid scientific explanation for it, even if we don't know it now. Maybe it has not occured to you to find out why so many hurricanes that pound the States always seem to pass the Bermuda islands Or the Bahamas.
The real explanation might be found in the earth's rotation, combination of magnetic field or some other phenomena which were not obvious at first. At least there is a spot on the planet Jupiter called the Red Spot. Turns out NASA found out that the Red Spot is a very big storm system that has been rotating around that region for maybe centuries or more. So I don't think there's any reason for not having such a storm system on earth. I can imagine the difficulty that anyone would have triangulating signals from a plane being flung around and apart at fantastic speeds. I don't think there is a supernatural explanation for that even if Hollywood woul like us to believe that, the same way as kids we were asked to believe there is a great big mutant fire-breathing lizard affectionately called GODZILLA.

My motto is "Primus inter pares ,nulli secundus"


it means "first among equals, second to none"

Hi all,

I am a computer science and infotech student of Bowen university and I am in need of an

Industrial attachment placement from April next year to september. I have a very high cgpa

and I have programming skills in Java and PHP. I also have some experience with web design

and access to Dreamweaver and Flash. I would really appreciate it if anyone knows a place I

can get one or any IT company thats recruiting. thanks.

@walelead nice to know but other guys like Pol Pot, Stalin and Lenin were intellectuals too and they still made the lives of their people a misery. That is not to say that i don't like utomi. he's a visionary but good people don't always get there when we want them. why? because the bad people won't let them. let's hope he wins, it would be my first vote anyway. hope i'm in school at that time, that way i won't have to bother about lg elections( they are the worst thieves.)

not a bad idea, i am actually interested in robotics and might end up specialising in it as a masters course.

You should have seen them chasing each other with pure water satchets all over the school. There's even a farewell dinner party at munchies cafeteria. Well, its only a few years more. till then i'll keep mum and endure the porters waking me up each morning to come out and mumble some songs and say amen.

hi, i also had a similar idea but the key question is that besides the adverts what else can you provide that would guarantee that your audience would be interested in paying money for it next time.

Is it community news and lets hope you don't live in a sleepy community.
Sports articles/ sports news.
Fixtures
Fashion and places to get useful stuff in the neighbourhood.(this might be in form of an infomercial).


The important thing is to remember that you are selling a product (a newspaper is also a product) and you do not sell what people need but what people want. There is clearly a need for community newspapers in nigeria but not everybody wants one. You have to make them want to buy it.

Another question? how would you handle your printing? have you determined the costs and the likely size of the paper?
Just be thorough and develop the idea completely.
lets hope i helped you a little bit.

I totally agree with you. Every Stalin needs a Molotov, so i can be your minister in charge of propaganda, ahem, sorry truth. Together we will educate the long-misled populace as to the wonders of progress by demolition and also the vices inherent in creativity which most people seem to ignore.
  In actual fact, I propose to lead an alliance of the willing to campaign for you. we will liberate them from their bondage that they may realise that you are the only alternative they have.
  I want to convince all readers to sit back and focus on the truth of this argument

"we can only build new structure by tearing old ones, we need to destroy to progress"

Rome was not built in a day, Etruria and other nearby kingdoms had to be destroyed first.

As to the laws to be promulgated, you will agree that the Great One needs all the help we can give him that he may lead us to that glorious future.

Long live the nation! Long live the people's republic of nigeria! Long Live the Great One!

Decree 1: Henceforth it is against the law to criticise the forward-looking policies of the Great and Wise One. Such destructive attacks on his person will be classified as treason.




you must be wondering whether I had gone mad.    hhheeee heeee

We will. At the end of the day, we should grade which week turned out best. Whether CIT or Economics or Accounting(well they've started well.).

sorry if i seem to keep bashing the BSF, but why would they be so scared of the 6th day of the 6th month of 2006 that they will 'implore us' (order us) to fast till "6"pm in the evening.

thats taking it too far.

Anyway, c yall

whatever you all say about bowen is your own opinion. the fact that bowen is bleeped is not going to make me leave it. the only thing that cud make me leave is when they hand me that gold-framed(lets hope they can afford that) piece of paper saying I am a graduate.

they have lots of rules and regulations that are plainly not sensible and there are some you would be able to reason with if viewed against the backdrop of their responsibility to the baptist convention and the need to maintain security on campus. But rules are meant to make peaceful life worth living not to make your life even harder.
Anyway till next week, i won't have anything to say (by which time i will have been dulled by a whole week of revival activities under the sun after full days of classes and tests).

I started this topic so we could chat and gist not so that supporters, enemies and people who just dislike the BSF and other bowen structures can bash at each other.



If you make me angry enough I will start a post/site on dating in Bowen.  ;Dtee hee hee

let me guess, tomiwa you are in 100 level and you have been a class rep before.
am i right?

@damondback2003 if thou sayest so then it is.

I pray you are not sent home on a flimsy reason like not closing your eyes in chapel but if it happens rest assured that you will change your mind in a flash or if you are sent for intensive biblical coaching at the camp in Oyo for a whole semester then you might think differently. the important thing in bowen is to steer clear of the authorities as much as possible and always remember you are on your own. any attempt to join in group action might lead to a very fast exit courtesy of the Security outfit.

Agreed, academics is their strong point (unlike convenant, you don't see ten to eleven people with 5.0cgpa, its not as if there are no good people its just the rigor of the courses.) but they still haven't find the right formula for inculcating christian behaviour without stifling freedoms.

I might call you one of this days, you never know you might be in my dept.

In conclusion, whether you like it or not, there are so many flaws in bowen and its because this people are confusing religion with their own parochial thinking. Just make sure you get good grades that justify the amount being spent on you and enjoy all the aspects of life in Bowen in a safe way.

la coupe de la champions est la propertie de la liga. c'est tres simple.

forgive my very imperfect french but in english, no matter what arsenal wants, plans, does, the champions from barcelona will rule the day. Football made easy will defeat first-to-get-there football

Let them run all they want, Deco will slow them down.
Let them line up and recieve football tutoring from the ever-impressive Ronaldinho
Let Lehmann prepare for Etoo ,a striker that always delivers (ask zaragoza in spite of their monkey chants)
Let Toure and Flamini prepare for Guily, Larrson and the whole pack
and let henry not forget that he can run, fake and twist but the trusty Puyol is a rock he won't move.

Finally God help you if messi returns before may 17th.

TayoD:
At the time he became a Pastor many of you said he should've never stop his blossoming music career. Now that he is running for the Presidency you myopic group are singing the same song. I'm glad he never sought advice from people like you who will only say that the best thing is to maintain the status quo.

@TayoD the fact that you are biased towards the man  and would like to see him win doesn't mean you should insult people who think otherwise. Myopic? He was asked not to shift to being a pastor because people felt he was basically insincere or possibly they thought it was possibly a gimmick. Obviously at the end of the day, some people liked his style. Know this, most people i know that go there are going there because of the baffs and rthe babes.
    I feel his running for presidency is a gimmick. If he is so concerned about the state of the nation lets firs test him in his local government and if he doesn't know where he comes from, Lagos is pretty liberal about states of origin, let him run for lg chairman (he might win) lets see what he can do with little resources and a smaller population before trusting the lives of 140 million people into his hands. The others are not neccessarily better but can be trusted not to rock the boat too hard.
    You are blinding yourself with emotion. rationally assess this and tell me if he deserves a vote to lead this nation.

Nobody likes the status quo as presently constituted, but that doesn't mean we shoul just throw a greenhorn into the most powerful seat in our nation's chariot. The bible says we should do everything to the glory of God. How is getting the presidential seat going to save more souls for God? you might raise the argument that he will reach more people that way Let me tell you that satellite tv is a better choice and is much cheaper and less likely to cause him to lose image.

He is nobody special and i don't feel leadership of a church (any church) necessarily makes anyone the choice to lead a nation otherwise the UN would be an ecumenical council of bishops, popes and imams.

To put it simply, lets not discuss this too much. THE MAN HAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF BECOMING PRESIDENT IN 2007. enough said.

I don't see why we are questioning the fact that ronaldinho is the best. Anyone who watched his games in the last five months, champions league included knows ythat he is the best.

This boy has so much exceptional ball control and he is PRODUCTIVE. J J at eintrancht frankfurt was so skillful and so irritating that he had to be sold. he would dribble the entire back four and the keeper , turn back dribble them again and still refuse to score,. the irritating part is that he would now smile as if it was just a mistake.

Ronaldinho in his own case is so productive, watch the pass he gave to giuly in the last match against AC milan, he faked four defenders (myself included)

I thought this post was dead. I have a better chance of entering Aso rock than Chris Okotie. Believe you me, exxageration aside, muhammed abacha has a better chance of winning than he does, talkless buhari.

Each human has a mission assigned to him, he should stay with his evangelistic and pastoral mission of saving souls for the federal republic above and leave such lowly posts as president of the federal republic for lesser mortals like ATIKU or uzor orji kalu(i intend to vote for that guy if he runs.)

$1 million dollars = 140 million naira.

with that much money, i could start 69 to 70 cottage industries, each with an initial capital of five million, employing at least 60 to 70 people (thats around 5000 people) and each with a total turnover of around N6.5 to N7 million a year. that means i would manage to multiply that amount 3.5 times and create 5000 new jobs and a lasting source of income for the city.
    The money realised from the businesses would then be used for urban redevelopment, it won't be a bad idea to build high-density low-cost housing close to the commercial district where the cottage industries are located in a sanitary and environmentally friendly way.
        Finally, the rest of the money would be used to create a municipal transport division (intra-city transport is a major problem in nigeria today.) that would greatly ease movement in the new city centre (yes it will be with 70 new companies and other associated companies that will rise up as a result.) and reduce both operating costs and labour costs.

Start counting,

1 start running around in my boxers chanting allelluyah
2 start crying and hugging strangers beside me.
3. laughing uncontrollably.
4. start climbing everything climbable in my vicinity shouting "I am king of the hill"
5. inform my university that i will pay the fees of anyone lucky enough to be my room mate.
6.

Well, its not as if i am bashing the school. of course I know that people still PULL their runs. It definitely going to get hotter.

Saw the prospective students having exams. my my , have you seen shorter skirts and tighter trousers in your life?

will like to chat with all you guys on IM. hope to catch you online sometime (preferably while you are at the new cybercafe).

don't mind him, he's really blushing under all that blubber. Don't mind them i have a sister , sorry, sisters to introduce to you but in exchange you will hand over those willing ladies to my own site (not even built yet) and make me the admin of this one. Fair deal heh?

i'm male but in that situation i wud ask my parents to forgive him then i wud ask him to introduce his family and any living relatives to me . Next i will introduce them to a pump action shotgun specially bought for the occassion.

have spent a semester and i must say it is hard tto describe. do you have to talk about the irritatiing wake up calls at 6 am or the way porters are given so much power. talkless the way BSF (Baptist Students Fellowship) lord it over everyone. the academic standard is high but i wud not recommend it tio any fun-loving person

well i'll have to try rthat. will post before and after pix on the site. he he

anybody heard of leapsoft? they ve successfully created a linux distro.

Based on my previous posts, it is clear i am in support of creation and young-earth creation in fact however i have this idea to pass on to the atheists on this site. It is called Pascal's wager

"If God does not exist, it is not detrimental to your progress to believe in him but if he does exist, it would be dangerous not to."