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RiyadhGoddess:
Op you and your mom or any other person in the family should stop forcing her. Just stop it!!! Instead of forcing her, channel all that energy to find out what her interest are. Like you said she loves reading story book so I am very sure that asides story books there might be some other areas of interest that you guys haven't discovered or she haven't discovered or she knows but afraid to talk about it since all you are after is Study Study Study. Find out what she loves(areas of interest) and use that as a tool to bring out the love to study again. Also please get her a mentor. It could be an educational mentor or counselor or something related trust me they will do the work and bring out the best in her. I know a lot of people whose lives changed after seeing one. They are doing well now...
See Op, I use to have a distant cousin who hates to study. He hates school that how he crossed secondary school I don't even know but his parents must have pushed him by force without taking time to know the reasons behind his lazy and unserious attitudes toward studies. The real deal blew out when he got to Uni. Nobody to bribe in the private Uni he was and his grades were so bad. Bad is an understatement. His parents talked and talked, scold and scold for where no changes. He was sent away from school because of his poor performance. Everyone thought that was the end for him. Some were already saying ko lo ko ise mechanic lols. Not until a man visited them and when he heard what happened, he called my distant cousin and spoke to him. The following week my distant cousin began a few weeks mentorship class and that was how my distant cousin in depth passion, interest was discovered. He use to like computer. He just loved playing around computer. He will pieces and fix it, do one thing one thing with the computer but nobody noticed it. When he was in the Uni before being sent away, the only class he loved and enjoyed was CIT and he was a business admin student imagine.
My distant cousin dropped out of school but today he is an IT Guru working with an oil firm. Them dey fight for am sef... I hope he doesn't get to read this...

Another case is a young lady who the parents pushed her all through secondary school but she had no interest but the parents didn't care because she must just go to school by fire by force. She just knew no jack, nothing but the parents had the money for special centres and all. She got into the Uni, the girl just didn't understand what was happening there. She began to skip classes and even miss school. Of course she lots of carry overs. Her mom will come to school and cry and cry until one day during her parents visit to the school, after the usual cry and cry, she told her parents ENOUGH! Stop it! I do not like School. I don't want to be in school but you all keep forcing me. Her parents were shocked. Her room mates and friends tried talking to her to stop it. Her mom cried more saying people will mock them and it's the work of the enemies. Her mom begged her friends to talk to her but this girl begged her parents to stop wasting their money. She said she wants to be a Top Fashion Designer. That was how this girl dropped out of school to pursue her dreams. Her parents are rich, she was sent out of the country to pursue her dreams after the parents got counseled. Today she's a big Time designer.

So Op or whoever reading that is also experiencing this, find out what your passions or area of interest are. It is a tool to bring out the greatness in you. Op find out what your sister likes or even ask her what she wants to become in life, what are her dreams? Start with that. Then we can then use that as a tool to bring out or unlock the greatness in her.
Lastly pls show her love! Not just you but every member of your family. Do not call her, I repeat, do not call her NEGATIVE names.
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*Shile*

After a very hectic day in the Office coupled with this terrible traffic am in, reading your reply to Op brought a huge smile to my face.
May the good Lord bless you beyond human understanding for this piece.
Henceforth, just know you have someone on Nairaland following you bumper to bumper.
Thanks for all your daily prayers.
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See how fast it is to obey court order by FG, yet they can't obey a simple court order to release this man and spare us the shedding of innocent blood.
I'm sure more victims like Mr Owolabi are still going to die because of the stubbornness of the Buhari led FG.

Seems something is wrong with this Lawan
So you just want all of them to take a bow and go, then tomorrow we hear the ministry they are heading is not up and doing.

Kenturkey048:
if them sack am...na you dem go employ abi...sack am,sack am...una no dey waste time...naso una rush sack Jonathan ,employ buhari...now...na una still dey cry...

This got me laughing
We sack who even dey work small small come employ disaster put for Aso rock

leokid866:
They are only expanding the road so the new brt busses that would be used for international state travel wI'll be able to go in and out easily. Either way it's welcome.

Which one is 'International State travel'
It's inter State travel/journey.

You can't beat Lagos traffic, the only way is to leave this City.
Most Lagosians starts their night sleep in traffic and ends it in traffic.
Terrible City I must say.

EbukaHades10:
Chelsea fans when they remember he won't play for them next season

Lol... E dey pain me seriously

PrincessB1:

Babe give me one chair abeg... This guys wants to finish me with laughter

VickyES300:
Whatever that cost you your happiness, quit it cause it’s not worth it.

Always stay happy!

Naso, as if you will feed the person

BishopMagic:
The bastard of alausa

You guys should take this emotional politics that you play easy na
You just position your fingers to call someone probably older than you bastard. I'm very sure you can't say this to his face. Make una dey take am easy o.
Meanwhile, who's the tailor responsible for Jagaban's clothes? Make the tailor get conscience oo

Lilymax:
What kind of wickedness is this

Hey, you're quite beautiful

IkpuMmadu:
This is the mess Yoruba in their stupidity or do I say sophistication and Hausa gullibility puts us in the country

In South yoruba has always sold out and would be selling out in their political sophistication...they owe the nation an apology for putting us in this mess

As of the North...we have given up on them


The better South ...Niger Delta (excluding Edo ) and South East should demand an apology from political gullibility from Yoruba

come, what's really your obsession with Edo State? We voted an APC man as our governor, does that mean we can't vote a competent person from another party just because he is not from a party you like?
And what exactly is wrong if your South East stand alone? Why always mentioning South South?

Very good to hear this, at least idiots will think twice before opening their rotten mouths to hurl racist insult on anyone henceforth.

Diamond23:
Exactly my thoughts, nd d OP z still blind to smell d DANGER handwriting on d wall.U just summarized it all

My Colleagues in the Office had to ask me if everything was alright, seeing the way I was laughing after viewing your profile pic.

Rohr played a fast one on Baxter and his team, am sure the South Africa team and Tau in particular must have watched several clips of Aina and already got his weakness.
Las Las Rohr pour sand for him garri by fielding an unknown Collins

Daboomb:
Nigeria and Nigerian Football Administrators (NFF) needs to really be ashamed of themselves if these bunch of UNINTELLIEGENT and RUDDERLESS MISFITS is all they could gather in a Nation of 200Million footbal-crazy players!

It is certain that our football has really gone down to a disgraceful level and it is even made worse by this Clueless German Coach they brought it, who cant find eleven good footballers in Nigeria but is always IMPORTING some Mediocres from Europe (As long as they dont play in Nigeria, they are good enough!)

I love watching Nigerians play but even a fan like me is tired of watching this kind of mediocre performance, day-in, day-out.
From the Under 21, to the Women and now this useless bunch, it is just too much embarrassment in four weeks.

On a good day, even our local league team like Eyinmba, MFM, Tornado or Kano Pillars, Sunshine Stars, will beat this "No-Skill" South African team at least 2-0.
Just look at the players we have who cant string three passes together, cant control the ball, the striker (ighalo) is tripping himself in front of an open goal instead of kicking the ball inside the goalpost!

Somebody should please tell me ONE THING that these bunch of misfits did right today.
I want ot hear it.

Bros go sleep, you're not needed here. I know you just want quotes from nairalanders or seeking useless attention.
Go sleep abeg

Neddstark:
So far, just one match played. Best back-passer and defensive-minded attacking midfielder that Nigeria ever had.

And still a well decorated player(By African standard) He deserves our praise and not this words from you.

gilgal7:
Osibanjo and buratai should stay inside those trucks and the Nigerian soldiers should fire the truck with artillery guns and RPG for testing purpose... let's stop all this eye service politics

Aunty is this how you use to do?
Not even Assault rifles, RPG and Artillery weapons

Take it easy Ma

Meanwhile Egypt is going home
Sorry, they are at home already, anyhow sha, dem don comot for AFCON.
Graduateteacher, you need to go back to your sleep and rewind that dream.

Up super Eaglessssssssssssssss

Jgoldie:
Who fine boi epp......

Many people oo
But you sef gallant sha, see as you fresh like early morning bread

Benekruku:
Atiku cant talk

Northerners wont go against themselves

If you see them go head to head, Its a strategy.

Those guys are Mafia's

100% true

Believe it or not, that guy actually said the truth. Atiku is being careful not to speak against or for Ruga.
Speak against Ruga and his fellow politicians will use it against him in election period, speak for Ruga and he will have the whole Nigerians to contend with, better to keep quiet.

Sanromeo:
Kudos to Obaseki.

Edo has rejected it
Ondo has rejected it
Ekiti has rejected it.

Is it a coincidence that the three states (Lagos, Ogun and Osun) that Tinubu is their godfather, are yet to say anything about Ruga?

We're watching!

Where in Lagos will they even set out for this Ruga?
Lagos is not big enough for us here, na cow go come get space?

COZA saga gradually fading away
BBNonsense taking over, before this useless show finish another footballing season will start, not forgetting AFCON is still on.
Before we blink our eyes twice, Ruga issue will die down and Fulani will take over and to crown it all, we won't have enough time to fight it off because by then, 2023 will be very close and the cyberspace would have been littered with paid miscreants.
I can't just imagine the Joy in Mr President's heart now

They should not take side but you need them to say something abi?
So you and your likes can hold on to that and say CAN said this or CAN did not say this.
Biodun and Dakolo's wife should meet in court and sort themselves out, leave CAN out of this.

When we cheat and become millionaires at the expense of fellow citizens, how then do you want the so called leaders up there to care about what or how we(masses) feel?
Some useless people in charge of these IDP'S are praying and hoping that the boko insurgency don't stop just because of what they are gaining from it.

luvt:
Convenience and comfort is the key

You need to put an estimate so we know how munch you charge as fare...
Alapere Estate Bus stop to Lekki, do you guys have any arrangements there?

Link for streaming please

tactius:
I get your point...and to be honest, I wish I did not have to write what I wrote upthread....

But the problem is, we are not earning enough money to pay for subsides. Going back to agruculture and mining is a good idea...but it is going to take time to get back to where we used to be (and even then, we have fallen so far behind that returns may take longer to see).

However...

Once upon a time, in 2001...GSM came to Nigeria. GSM was expensive.(A package from the company that is now Airtel in 2002 cost N25000 naria...more than what even the 'richest' students recieved in one month...and they even came and put posters in front of the student hostel where we were staying then...ha ha).

And the service was poor. (When they brought internet vis GPRS in 2004/5...service was bad...even slower than what you got in an internet cafe, lol)

And people basically called on the Obsanjo government to cut prices...but the government did not listen to them

The GSM companies made an excess profit...and ivnested that money in building the GSM network we have today...plus most of the internet network we have here. ....it was built with very little government money....

And the GSM companies provided a lot of jobs for people as well...

All because government did not intervene and subsidse their business...which would have made them too broke to make things better.

That's a big reason why I support subsidy removal. I know many Nigerians cannot afford it...but then our country cannot afford subsides anymore. It is driving us into a debt and we cannot keep taking loans anymore.

True though, I just wish every Nigerian reason this way, unfortunately its not so.
Few of us in this country actually think or look what the future holds.

tactius:
EXACTLY



Finally, someone has the cojones to tell the truth.

I should point out that the Emir has been saying this for years (along with Okonjo Iweala, he backed GEJ in 2012 over subsidy removal).

The truth is, WE HAVE TO STOP PAYING SUBSIDES for power and electricity. Subsides have been going up because the number of Nigerians buying cars, generators, etc...is going up.

Subsides are also the reason why we cannot build new refienreis and attract investment in the downstream sector...as well as the power sector...because who is going to refine fuel at N165 (NNPC figures) and sell it below N150?? Who is going to come and invest in pwoer sector and be colecting bills at 30% the cost of power production??

Who is going to accept government that forces him or her to sell goods at a loss, and only pays you the difference between the government price and the price you bought the goods at?

And the cabals are being fuelled because quite simply...government polices force them to engage in sharp practices like smuggling fuel across the border to earn a profit...and make claims for products not improted.

Meanhwile, oil our major earner is at $80 and below. We need it at $140 per barrel to be able to run an economy WITHOUT BORROWING.

So, we have no choice. Subsidies must go. YES....we will be paying N300 and above for fuel (which by the way is what they pay in Niger, Cameroon, even Benin...and all these countries are as poor as we are...and Niger is even poorer...and they all produce oil). Yes, electricity bills will shoot up to N30000 and above per month for a one room apartment...but we haven't got any choice.

Our budget cannot sustain us.

So, let's face facts, YES....LET US FIGHT CORRUPTION AS WELL, LET APC STOP BEING PARTIAL....but the truth is SUBSIDY HAS TO GO...unless you got N20 TRILLION extra for Nigeria every year...somewhere.

In 2012....Nigerians foolishly rejected GEJ's good idea of removal of subsidy...partial yes...but better than not removing it. Thanks to that we missed out in investment...and in job creation, refinery building (yes...we could have had more refinereis built than just Dangote) and even sorting out the power problem.

Note...Any one quoting me to insult me, or curse me will be REPORTED TO THE MODS. You are free to disagree with me, but please be polite. Thank you

Nice points and suggestions you raised up there Sir.
Now I want to ask a question, how many Nigerians living in one room apartment today can comfortably pay 30k as electricity bill ALONE? Inf act some of the ones we referred to as middle class in the country can't pay that in a month for their 2/3 bedroom flat. The problem still remains those people we call leaders in Nigeria, just as you pointed out, I believe we have hundreds of so called Petroleum importers who receive millions of dollars monthly as subsidy when in actual fact they don't import even a litre of fuel.
Yes I fully support everything you wrote but the truth still remains that Nigerians will take to the streets if these measures are taken because they don't trust their leaders not to embezzle the money that will be saved from cutting subsidies.
SURE-P is dead and buried today.

My next trip is going to be with Blessed Edyson