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They should kuku give him a national award na like OFR or MFR. rubbish

Bro come and continue

Dickson080:
Poor hungry kidnappers. Una no see vc kidnap? Mtcheew.

lol no oh free my vc abeg

A lecturer in the Department of Zoology,
University of Calabar, was in the early
hours of yesterday kidnapped within
the school premises.
The incident happened on the eve of the
institution’s 30th convocation.
An eyewitness said the lecturer was
jogging from the staff quarters of the
Abraham Ordia Stadium within the
campus about 7am when unknown
gunmen accosted him.
The source said the men shot
sporadically into the air to scare people
before taking him away.
“I suspect the kidnappers were trailing
him as he was jogging. They must have
gagged him and carried him into the
bushes surrounding the area and taken
him down the river, from which they
escaped.
“This is just my thinking, as I did not
see the gunmen come with any vehicle.
Of course, people started running
heater-skelter when they heard
gunshots, so no one knows exactly what
happened,” the eye witness said.
The incident came on the heels of
complaints by members of the
university community that the
institution was porous and prone to
kidnappings and other such vices.
The state Police Public Relations Officer,
Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident,
saying the Police were working to track
down the kidnappers.
She said the kidnappers were yet to
make contact at press time.



source: m.guardian.ng/news/gunmen-kidnap-unical-lecturer-on-eve-of-convocation/

Mods help me move to this piece to the right section so everyone can see

menxer:
How can this be applied to the Nigerian state without being called a blame-game-player?

It's a mind activity, society doesn't have to know.

Conventionally and by inherent laws of nature, better is the end of a thing than the beginning, this is not in any way undermining the relevance and piece de resistance of beginnings. In life everyone starts from somewhere to get to spot where they are incumbent. Beginnings and backgrounds overtime becomes dissipated into the whirlwind of the present by humans in their quest for a better life. They are sheer nescient of the fact that a critical look and analysis of the past could really foster a productive present.


As we journey through Odyssey's of life, we are figuratively on the wheels of our cars of destinies, and of course this rides needs propellants, one of the most trusted of them all is the "background check" fuel. A reflection of the past, a closer look at where you just emerged from could catalysed a rapid transition from story to glory.


I'll simplify now. Yes, your background should not be the reason why your back should remain on the ground instead it should be the reason why you are afloat, up and kicking. Most of us neglect our humble backgrounds, coming from a poor wretched home should be the reason why you must strive butt hard to be strikingly rich, coming from a family without a single graduate should be the sole reason why you must hit that 4.7gp, coming from a family without a gem should be the reason why you must think to be a genius.

The underlying catalyst that drove men to their desired spots in the skies can be attributed to lots of factors, background a major constituents of them.
Often times people loose motivation to launch further owing to lack of fuel, encouragement, strong will power and incentives but the background fuel never runs dry, it constantly refills your energy, that thought of you making it big to fly your cancer bed ridden mom to the best medical climes in the world won't allow you cut yourself some slacks, the poverty back home won't you let give room for distractions. You are armed with an arsenal of painful consciousness, years of poverty stricken adolescence and time is not one of your best pals at the moment. You've risen from your years of slumber and slothfulness, looking over your shoulders at your rigorous past and dredging awkward histories of lack and wants can make you be the billionaire and redeemer of your family.
Never live in oblivion of your past, if it was rosy good, try and make it rosier and if it was terrible, the best, you are in a position to make that ugly past beautiful armed with the awareness of it.


Finally, a sharp focus on the past would enable you sieve out the errors made by your predecessors and make sure it doesn't repeat itself. Making same flaws will result to like failures, identifying and fixing of this slip ups from the past can see you outshine the sun and make the stars jealous.
Success as you use your background as catalyst cum fuel on the wheels to happy land. Cheers
#spiff

But how did this make front page, this is plagiarism of the first order. I wrote this sometime ago and it made front page only for someone to repost it again and it still made front page. Mods what's up with you guys? The article is even scattered with avoid as avois. What da hell ?

I know this place it's my pastors land he leased out to some calabar people to build batchers. it was caused by carelessness sha too bad.

oboy see school

Pascalville:
Good day nairalanders.... This morning my brother and I where having a serious argument and our argument was about this. After the completion of secondary school education, does it guarantee sound English. As for me it does but my younger brother doesn't agree with me.
Pls kindly comment your opinions...nairaland is the heart of Nigeria and all ethnics groups are here.. Lalasticalala help...

nobody teaches you sound English in the university, in fact your school cert is more than enough just develop yourself by reading more than the normal guy out there

Kazrem:
I like it but a real F would have been:

Not fulfilling your potential.

Not actualizing your dream because of fear, what people would say and self limiting beliefs.

Not doing anything to improve your situation but blaming government, family background, university lecturer for your woes.

Let what others say or think determine what you do.

tanx for the contribution man.

pepigeorge:
Finally, when ur parents spent their hard earn money to send you to school and you come up with a meaningless article like this.... is the true definition of failure

There'll always be dumb critics like you everywhere, what if I'm training myself in school? it's meaningless go and write your own ni and let's see how meaningful it is.

lemme get something straight here, I didn't bag an "F" in any course, matter of fact I'm doing great with my studies so this is not about me. This article was ignited in me to inspire those who are loosing it academically, who about to give up, who thinks they can't succeed in anything judging from their terrible grades. The F grade doesn't determine your destiny, what if you bag all the A's and you still remain poor with your 9-5 job. who first class don help. How many A did dangote have while in school? most of the world richest men today didn't attribute their successes to the A's they had it's all boils down to talent, passion, hard work, perseverance and God. Most rich men today are dumb but they employ A students to give them what they want. with God and hard work even your third class can seat you in high places.

UniQuegrACE:
exactly,just trying to give himself hope

not hope ma'am I'm doing great academically, wrote it for some of my colleagues who are on the verge of giving up.

napoleon77:
Face reality!

F grade in academics is failure! Learn from it and move on to make a better life for yourself.

really? do you know "A" students work for "F" students in the real world? that dumbo in class might be your employer tomorrow

ginagold01:
Great Malabite

great. malabress how far na?

UniQuegrACE:
lol sweetheart stop deceiving yourself F means failure, you just failed!

You can rewrite and get a C or B so it's not really failure. Failure in the real world is where I'm driving at.

nigeriancritic1:
I CAN SMELL A POTENTIAL FAILURE HERE!

How?

The conventional F grade in our ivory towers
meant you've failed and you have to repeat a
course, you are given a second chance to try, to
proof you can do it. Most students have been
aggravated, depressed, heartbroken, dissuaded
and discouraged by that alphabet F. But I'll tell
you all something derailing and out-of-the-way
norms about F. That grade called F doesn't mean
failure, so if your reasoning has been stereotyped
to thinking that F is = failure, sweetheart at the
risk of sounding controversial I hereby put it to
you that you are hela wrong. The real F that
means failure is

When you can't pay your children's school fees
of 300k

When your Coursemate splashes you water from
his factory fitted customized range Rover Vogue
2020 model

When you still give #20 offering in church while
your mates give #20,000

When 5 years after graduating you are still eating
"mummy thank you "

When your wife gives birth to triplets and you
took off because you can't foot the bills

When your rent is due and you start avoiding
your landlord

When you die and not even your street is not
aware of who you are

When you go to hell fire and start selling pure
water

When your kids say "daddy buy me ice cream"
and you scream "how many times have I told you
sugar is not good for your health!!! "

This and many more of it's kind are the real F's
For those whose dreams transcends beyond the
long brick walls of their departmental blocks

For those who have multi million dollar destinies

For those who see the university as an
orientation camp

For the future zuckerbergs and gates,
chimamanda and Achebe, iyanya and psquare,
Dangote and otedola

For those with similar rocket science dreams like
mine

F is just the 6th alphabet of the great British
English
Stay focused
Victoria ascerta !!!


Ekwe Obedience
University of Calabar, Nigeria
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The conventional F grade in our ivory towers meant you've failed and you have to repeat a course, you are given a second chance to try, to proof you can do it. Most students have been aggravated, depressed, heartbroken, dissuaded and discouraged by that alphabet F. But I'll tell you all something derailing and out-of-the-way norms about F. That grade called F doesn't mean failure, so if your reasoning has been stereotyped to thinking that F is = failure, sweetheart at the risk of sounding controversial I hereby put it to you that you are hela wrong. The real F that means failure is

When you can't pay your children's school fees of 300k

When your Coursemate splashes you water from his factory fitted customized range Rover Vogue 2020 model

When you still give #20 offering in church while your mates give #20,000

When 5 years after graduating you are still eating "mummy thank you "

When your wife gives birth to triplets and you took off because you can't foot the bills

When your rent is due and you start avoiding your landlord

When you die and not even your street is not aware of who you are

When you go to hell fire and start selling pure water

When your kids say "daddy buy me ice cream" and you scream "how many times have I told you sugar is not good for your health!!! "
This and many more of it's kind are the real F's

For those whose dreams transcends beyond the long brick walls of their departmental blocks

For those who have multi million dollar destinies

For those who see the university as an orientation camp

For the future zuckerbergs and gates, chimamanda and Achebe, iyanya and psquare, Dangote and otedola

For those with similar rocket science dreams like mine
F is just the 6th alphabet of the great British English
Stay focused
Victoria ascerta !!!


Ekwe Obedience
University of Calabar, Nigeria

Some Nigerians are so dumb that they can't even compose a single text, some are even more dumber that they are ignorant of the relevance of text messaging. this has led to the downfall of so many relationship. you call twice no response, send the person a damn message for Pete's sake!!! it's no annoying that we are too backward in almost everything. damn!!

worwor boy

Cc: myndd

Nigeria prides itself as the Giant of Africa, the economic power house and the most populous black race in the region but has been plagued over the years by series of corruption's, mismanagement, highhandedness, social and political grafts, poverty, unemployment, wars to mention but a few. The incumbent president Gen Muhamadu Buhari has polarised the beam of his presidential light on corruption alone. From his days as military head of state, he was well renowned for having a zero tolerance for corruption and it's relatives, even the most minute acts of corruption and corruption tendencies are met with the full fiery strokes of his anti grafts whips. The reason for this line of action and leadership path is plausible and credible enough. Corruption is the root, the offset, the trailblazer and the seed of all economic and financial woes that has bedeviled Nigerians this far. The General's agenda and change mantra couldn't have arrived at a better time. With so many corrupt public office holders serving jail terms across the country, the war has only just began and Nigerians are on an edge as to who next will be nailed to the wall by the anti graft agencies.


This war have been heavily criticized by stalwarts and party faithfuls from the chief opposition party (PDP) claiming the war wasn't a genuine one and that it has a vendetta and political witch hunt undertone. Since the inception of modern democracy this party has ruled Nigeria and being in the opposition is one side they find irritating and strange, hurling jibes and condemning every step taking by the president has been their major opposition war tool which is expected. The General, pretty thick skinned and undeterred has continued to reiterate his commitment to sanitizing and purging out the bad eggs in the system with the intend to restore moral virtues, active conscience and an egalitarian society for all.


The moral decay and rot is highly pervasive, it has eaten deep into the fabrics of the society, consciences have been seared with hot irons, motives of public offices have been thwarted and replaced with one agenda "my share of the national cake" which has caused sensitive and concerned Nigerians like I am to pause, ponder and pray that the fight be worth it in the end. Corruption is endemic in the country cutting across various facets of governance and the society at large, the international community fully aware of this? Has forewarned it's diplomats to be weary of Nigeria, one of the most corrupt nations of the world.

The president is focusing on fighting the corruption that has now become synonymous to the name "Nigeria" at the expense of other necessary developmental strides that the country is in dire need of, this war is sure going to halt if the opposition reclaim power and we'll all be back to the old days were public funds are being lavished and everyone keeps a sealed lip with their share of the cake which serves as the lip sealer. Will the purpose of this war ever come to fruition? Considering the depth of the rot. Has the damage gone past redemption? And the president is just in a wide goose chase? Hopefully the sands of time will field answers to this grave questions.



Ekwe Obedience
A concerned undergraduate from the
University of calabar

cc: mods

Currently in my 300l in pure chemistry, great course with sadists as lecturers, if you are still young pick another jamb form.