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Aside, writing the usual nonsense of "APPLICATION LETTER blah blah" as the heading...Application Letter is the same as Cover Letter! Technically, they serve the same purpose!

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Bashir Ahmad

@BashirAhmaad




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How is this Buhari

Most ladies have traveled farther for lovey-dovey stuffs especially close to the period they were about to make the final decision about settling down. Ladies in the house know better

That's how a so-called Man of God was getting close to me to bring me under his "trap" thru my wife. The day he came to my house unannounced and started praying...I no even say a single Amen.

When he was going, he saw in my eyes that I was livid and God helped me to clear all his doubts by instructing him never ever to step into my abode again nor get near to my family. Then I asked him to call me if there is a need (Hehehe, Me wey dey craze ...I said this cos I was certain he doesn't have my number). I dash the man small change before he left, he did not request for it tho, but I was trained as a son of a prophet "never to let a prophet (real or fake) leave your abode empty-handed."

I, also, instructed madam to steer clear of him else...

An effing realist like me...One "Man of God" dey try play pranks with.

#Team_Sons_of_Prophets"

Gkemz:
Celebrate with those who celebrate if you want to be celebrated and stop this your bad belle. If you think it's easy to marry, go and pay a woman's bride price

And to the celebrants, congrats as i look forward to crossing the line you've crossed.

Lol. Keep coming..We are expecting you here..hehehehe

I hope they didnt foolishly washed away the sperm on the girl's body without taking sample for verification of the rapist via DNA. DNA is not solely for paternity test.
I hope the correct offender would be identified via science and not by pointing fingers alone...their neighborhood seems crowded.

Science is a great tool.

Chai..how this take be news?

"I made a mistake with the first penalty given to the Nigerian player so, I strike the mistake out with this new penalty caused by Rojo!" That's my reason - Cuneyt Cakir

Bossontop:

Izz dst the geh??........chaii!!!! Some guys wee jus be sleeping with anytin

hehehe. I believe the guy only did humanitarian servicing for the geh..make e no be like say she came in vain.

HABA...ON TOP WETIN?

NOT WHAT I PRAYED FOR BUT I WOULD EVEN BE GLAD SHE CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT...IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW!!!

selfwife:
i do not like rings.so my man respected my decision.......happy married life in advance.

but is that engagement ring correctly worn? I tot it shd be the index finger (longest finger) bearing an engagement ring...not the finger for wedding ring. It is a question pls if u know it answer accordingly, please.

My team Peru scored their first WC goal....I'm so excited!

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I'm trembling right now even though 7pm tomorrow is still far away...

ShadowFighter:
Up Super Eagles...

But I thought this guy is playing for CSKA Moscow now?

On loan

This guy killed the whole comments in me

Comments on NL threads reel in tribal hatred & comments capable of further destabilizing the country. I think
Seun, lalasticlala should do more on this. Why derogatory terms afonja, bubu, Igbos encouraged with silence of the administrators!

Nawa o...pls can a language expert translate "Na wa o" to correct English pls

Am just tired of this nonsense everywhere.

This old man has energy in his brilliant analyses but a misdirected one.

He reminds me of an argument I had with some people close to Nigeria v Croatia match.

While doing the technical and tactical analyses and reasons why Croatia might beat Nigeria.
I was labelled unpatriotic..that wasn't enough
Come and hear history just like that of OP here...


"Bros, no dey take that one judge. I rmba say na so all our friendlies be before 98 world cup and we still went ahead and win blah blah..."

"Even, before 94 world cup and even Atlanta '96..."

"Bros, I forget tell you say, u know that match wey Nigeria beat USSR 4 - 6? Na so we no perform, even me don leave my TV set before we com here say 9ja win them we go win them Croatia.."

In all these rantings, I was so lost that I could not even see the connection...

But my kinsmen are always quick to refer you to history when they are supposed to be analytical even in things that demands critical examination of technicality they go back to history. It is a pitiable situation.

Hope I've not (or I haven't...which one is more correct) said too much.

... breaking Hungary legend Ferenc Puskas' 62-year record

if the award Puska's award was named after Hungary's legend whose record Ronaldo's have broken then Puskas' award for best of the year should be renamed Ronaldo's award or CR7's award!

It is just a proposal!

That's not a bridge..It's a culvert. And that terrain actually deserves an "accommodating" bridge!!!

jogsman01:
is that a bridge

mumureloaded:
this is Nigeria, where bridge are swept by erosion.
this is Nigeria, where project expires when the are commissioned.

gbagyiza:
Dont worry, u r on point..If they r truly impressed with your performance, they will pay u a salary according to their scale in the organization..my present place of work asked me the same question n i told them my salary expectation should be according to their salary scale but i was asked to tell them what i currently earn which was 125k. And when i finally collected my appointment letter, i discovered my salary to be 500k.

This your account, ehn, seems fictitious. Do you know why?

I doubt if a reasonable HR would go from N125k to N500k just at a go unless it is a miracle or you have added indispensable experience & academic or professional certs that your earlier company did not factor in.

Anyways, wish you best of luck!

imagine this useless comic man buying this kind of car...when will civil engrs start buying this kind cars....does this thing pay at all?

Do contract...You will get job later!

kingsaif:
i pray that my stingy uncle they among them

Foolish boy... Lol

lovemydaddyland:
lol. i was coming to EEDC office to report that there has not being ligh in my area for 2 days. But am speechless when I found that they themselves were even using generator.

Hehehe ... Na today?

henro4niger:
I was with the HR at the last section of my interview and I can see from her eyes that I impressed the panel but this question just hit me from one of them..

How much will you take for this position?

I just quoted 175k

What is the effect of quoting a price that is less than the salary for the position you're going for cause I know when you quote too high, they'll try to beat it down?

This is the best advice here so far that I've seen. Do your findings about the salary scale of the company you're entering, don't just quote price because if you over quote you're in trouble also if you under quote you're equally in trouble! Also, be certain they are talking about the net and not the gross salary!
Best of luck

SweetJoystick:
I'm in the same position as you, at the first stage I asked for 220k as salary which is lower than the standard for the role I was being interviewed for, second stage I asked for a minimum of 300k which is the standard pay for the role, the interviewers were like why the increase, I stated my reason. However, it's paramount one does a background check on salary scale by asking from persons currently working in the firm, from people who have worked in the company or from someone who knows anyone who currently works or has worked in the company before so as not to under value yourself.

opsyswagger:
The one sef wey I went for yesterday the man have already told us 60k.. only for us to be invited for the final stage telling us. That is going to pay 15k for trial for 15 days after the trial if we are sucessful. He will pay 35k everymonth.. na so. I look the man I tell am say I go get back to am.. stupid man....... rubbish....

That's sad and highly exploitative

My future area of interest! Flood prediction and statistical hydrology!

SamySamy123:
1.  At and About

Note that the sentence, "I shall expect you at about five o'clock" is wrong. It should rather be "I shall expect you about five o'clock". 

Reason: 
"At" applies a definite time, and "about" applies to an approximate time. So, using at about is juxtaposition of two unlikes, and should be avoided. You can only say: "I shall expect you at or about five o'clock".

 2. Try And

Many a time, people use "try and" when they actually mean "try to". Logically, if you "try and do something", you  have to first of all try,  which is to make a general attempt, and finding out how do. After trying and finding how to do, you then do it. Thus, there are two actions involve, to try and to do.

On the other hand, "try to" implies the single combination of trying and doing. So, learn not to confuse the two today. 

 3.  All Right

Note that, while already, almost, almighty and altogether, are right, it is wrong to say "alright". However, there is no reason for this. But if you want your grammar to be absolutely correct, you must use "all right".


 4. Misuse of That

It is quite pathetic that most people use the word "That" as an emphatic adverb.

Examples:

"I had no idea the house was that small"

"If the weather is that bad, you had better stay at home"

This use of "That" is wrong and should be avoided. The correct forms of the above sentences are:

"I had no idea that the house was as small as that".

"If the weather is as bad as that, you had better stay at home".


 5.  Ought To

Note that the construction " He ought to, didn't he?" is very wrong. Its correct form is "He ought to, oughtn't he?".

I know this sound absurd. But no doubt, it is the correct form. 

 6. Parallel With

It should be noted that two lines can not be "parallel to". They can only be "parallel with" each other. So, don't say parallel to from today hence forth.


 7.  Averse To

Sometimes, people say they are "averse to". Meaning that they dislike. However, this is very wrong. You cannot be averse to anything, because the suffix "to" signify approach, when the opposite is intended. 

The correct form of "being averse to something" is "being averse from".

 8. Moot Point

Note that the word "moot" does not mean the same as "mute". While the word mute simply mean silence, moot is an Anglo-Saxon town assembly, or court of justice which was a moot or mote, while the meaning place was the moot hall. 

9. USE TO

When people make sentences like "He used to live in Lagos" meaning he formerly lived in Lagos, it is quite understood and correct.

But where they say this negatively or in past tense, they make mistakes. Examples:

"He didn't use to live in Lagos".

"Did he use to live in Lagos?".


The correct forms of the above are:

"He use not to live in Lagos".

"Used he to live in Lagos".


Reason: 
"Used to" is a peculiar idiom itself, and there is no point making its variation even more peculiar.

 10. Xmas

The only reason why the word "Xmas" can be tolerated is because, "X" was a Greek word for Jesus Christ. Writers who intentionally use "Xmas" having be said to be merely lazy. The most formal form is "Christmas"


Source:
https://www.learnersinfo.com/2018/04/wrong-grammers-nigerians-always-use.html?m=0

Nice post; great effort. I learnt from it

But on these below...

[6]Parallel with...seemingly "parallel to" is acceptable in some instances especially if you're point out difference e.g

"...his political views are parallel to ours!"

[7] Averse to...seems confusing

Those who are totally averse to spicy food often can’t do a hot chicken place at all, and Party Fowl offers a traditional Southern fried chicken with no spice at all, a nice alternative.
—
Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, "The Nashville Hot Chicken spot for everyone," 7 June 2018

[8] Moot point; moot is used to signify dead-end or point where progress cannot be made. (An MIT Prof. replied my msg using that word in the manner I stated so, I think he might be right).

[9] Used to...also so confusing

Olalan:
Just a cover for their homosexual activity, don't think a Nigerian lady has the boldness to go to such a place when she can easily seduce guys around

kindly take note of the age of the patronage!