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ademoladeji:
24..... Chloe Obrian

Tyrant.... Jamal Abu Fayeed

Suit..... Michael Ross

Dominion... Angel Michael

Homeland.... Kate and Agent Broody

Vampire Diaries....Damon Salvatore

Originals... Nick 'Klaus' Michaelson

Witches of Eastends, Hostages, House of Cards, Extant, Scandals, Teen Wolf, Star Crossed....


Walahi, I'm in love with series... The suspense na baba

What a coincident,,, though in VD I like Stefan Salvatore

Bambless1:
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he is deeply saddened by the colossal calamity which occurred Thursday in Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of hundreds of pilgrims, including some Nigerians.
“President Buhari believes that the stampede at Mina in which a notable Nigerian Journalist, Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf, Prof. Tijjani El-Miskin and others lost their lives is a monumental tragedy, not only for citizens of the countries involved, but for the global Islamic community,” presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said in a statement.
Mr. Shehu added, “The President extends sincerest condolences to the families of the over 700 pilgrims who lost their lives in this latest disaster in the Holy Places which occurred less than two weeks after a crane collapse in Mecca claimed more than a hundred lives.
“President Buhari commiserates with the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists on the sad loss of Hajiya Bilkisu, an exemplary, dedicated, knowledgeable, very credible, highly-respected, outstanding editor and columnist who, even in death, will remain a glittering role model for journalists, within and outside Nigeria.
“The President has taken note of the assurance by the Government of Saudi Arabia that Thursday’s catastrophe will be investigated and urges King Salman to ensure a comprehensive and thorough exercise that will identify any flaws in Hajj organisation with a view to avoiding a recurrence of such tragedies during the annual pilgrimage.
“In the knowledge that it is not within our powers to question the will of God, President Buhari prays that Almighty Allah will comfort the families who lost their beloved ones in the stampede and receive the souls of all those who died in the Holy Land while fulfilling the religious obligation of the Hajj.”

www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/190608-buhari-demands-comprehensive-probe-of-hajj-tragedy.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Jarizod:
This dosent work in Nigeria

Well,,, not all, Some actually work

Fernandowski:
Saw her while going for training today

Looked at her

She looked at me with a smile on her face

I looked at her all over again

Adjusted my headphone and walked my way

#yolo

lol,,, you no try for her

Spikkylee:
G

For 'Get a life'

1. Hide

AARRGGHH, it's your EX! Run away, hide! They can't see you! Even if you ended on really good terms, this doesn't matter, it's your EX for god's sake, RUN!
Handy tip: wear running shoes at all times, in case you encounter your ex. Even if you're going to a tap dancing class or to a black tie event. You simply never know when you could see them them.

2. Boast about how well your life is going

You're better without them, your life is on track again, you have time to do all the things you want to do! You should absolutely let them know this. Also, telling a few white lies here is totally fine. For example, you could drop into conversation: “oh, and did I tell you that my screenplay got commissioned? Oh, you didn’t know I was writing a screenplay? Yeah, I wrote it all on the evening after we broke up. I’m really productive when I’m not tied down by anyone…” Your ex will regret ever letting you go, now you're the hotshot you always wanted to be!

3. Disguise yourself

If it was a bad break up, or you just really love dressing up, you should definitely do this. Walk around with a newspaper with eye holes cut out, wear the classic Groucho glasses, cover yourself in mud, do whatever it takes!

4. Fake a phone call

Top tip for this one: pretend you're talking to a really important person. A suggested thing to say is "Hello, who's that? The head of the UN? Yes, I do suppose I have a few minutes to talk to you, before I have to be put through to Downing Street... yes, I did receive the documents and I'll get round to reading them in my own time! I have things to do! Stop harrassing me, ok?!"

5. Pretend you don’t recognise them

Even though you broke up less than a month ago, this is a good way to show your ex that you are TOTALLY OVER THEM. They will have to just assume that you are now too busy/over them/physically attractive to recognise their face.

6. Grab a random hottie off the street and get them to pretend you're together

If you want your ex to think you've already moved onto someone else, simply find the closest really attractive person and force them to stand next to you (if they're willing, you could even link arms/hold hands/massively get off with each other). Your ex will be like "oh no, how could I have let them go? They're now with a really hot person, so must also be really really hot, because that's how the world works".

7. Weirdly contort your face so that they're not 100% sure it's you

Trust us on this one. If you don't have access to a proper disguise to time to run away, just pull a weird face. Your ex will think "hmm, that's strange, that woman has the exact same hair and body as my ex girlfriend, but a more contorted face, so it definitely can't be her".

8. Throw a water balloon in their face

Obviously, this means you have to constantly carry a water balloon around with you, but the payoff for this is well worth the effort. If you don't want to stay friends with your ex, this is the perfect gesture to let them know to leave you alone. They are sure to get the message.

9. Tell them what you really think of them

Let them know you’ve stalked them on Facebook and can see they've done nothing interesting since the break up. They definitely won't get offended and will just think that your life is way more interesting and exciting than theirs.

10. Scream “I CAN DO BETTER THAN YOU” in their face

Playing it cool is overrated. Sometimes it's best to just drop a truth bomb.

11. Hug them for a really long time

They'll really regret deciding to end things with you when they are reminded about how much of an affectionate person you are!

12. Ask “why are you stalking me”

It's essential that your ex doesn't think that you are stalking them (even if you are). To ensure they don't think this, insist that they are stalking you and tell them "look, honestly, I'm flattered, but you've got to let me go" then just slowly walk off into the distance.

13. Have a mature, adult conversation, about how it didn't work out, but that's ok. You've both moved on and can now focus on yourselves. Let them know that you still respect them and will always have great memories.
Lol. Or not. Just make it clear you do naaaaat want them in your life anymore.

SORRY ABOUT THE TYPO

Happy #MoveOn

www.comedycentral.co.uk/real-life/articles/13-things-to-do-if-you-run-into-your-ex


Cc: Lalasticlala

Picshure O Idonbliv

Funke Adesiyan attention seeker,,, Ok you are noted.

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A Nigerian Software Engineering student, Bobai Kato, built a functional Artificial Intelligence robot as his final year project at the International College of Business and Technology in Sri Lanka.
Read more about the genius here>>
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kokoA:
Dude don't tell me about my people.. Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi, Taraba, Kaduna, Adamawa, Niger, Abuja, Gombe, Bauchi, Borno all have sizable number of Christians. While Benue and Plateau have the highest number in the north, the rest have above 40percent christian population. Tell me more about "numerical strength".

pls educate him

I thought its something different,,, mtws #Lame

RhAngel:
oh! The GMT is wt i have,endeavour to share when u get the mtn pq. Thanks

Ok, but i'm yet to have it. you can share with me if you get it. Thanks

jaycpu:
Seenntt.!

Thank you, but I'm actually talking of MTN pass Q cox I have this particular one(GMAT), thank you once again.

RhAngel:
send ur mail.

pls I need the MTN pass Q too Mathewm220@gmail.com

jaycpu:
Sent..

I need the mtn pass Q too pls.
mathewm220@gmail.com
Thank you

freedom96:
u must have received it by now

Yeah I have received it, thank you

freedom96:
sent

Thank you for your effort but i'm yet to receive it, I have waited for so long.

Attention seeker.

freedom96:
sent.Can u pls send it to the remaining guys here?abeos,kene1245,ifyx,Msquare220

Bros abeg forward am to me
Abeg,,, mathewm220@gmail.com
Thanks

ima1:
no secret, they study like their life depends on it, n of course it does, they have got their priorities straight, they do their best n let God do the rest. they don't see the need to be frolicking around with cult and women atimes because they know their parents sent them to school to do one thing which is study and pass. so there is no two way about or secrets, they study their azz off.

That's untrue, I don't read too much but I'm maintaining my 1st class. But I always remember THE GOD FACTOR IN SUCCESS

freedom96:
sent.

Help a bro pls mathewm220@gmail.com Thank you

Lame Reasons

laudate:
This article was first written in ThisDay Newspapers. I wish you had cited the source.

I also wish you had also inserted adequate spacing and punctuation marks in your article. By the time I got to the end of the article, I had eye-strain. There is a reason why tools like smilies, colours and fonts were included on NL.

Kindly use them to make your article easier to read.

Having said that, I am so thankful for this article for dispelling a few of the myths that have been held for so long about the North, by our Southern brothers. Each time I try to explain, that there are different strides of progress in various areas of the core North, and the almajiri problem, does not typify everyone in the North, a lot of them ignore me. It is amazing what prejudice can do to the minds of men.

While I thank God for the improvement that education has brought to the life of your family and so many others, there is still a need to do far more in the North, to ensure that more children of the talakawas can enjoy the benefits of education, graduate with good degrees and use the knowledge they have acquired to improve themselves, their people, their communities and their state.

The late Sardauna had a vision for education, that encompassed the whole of the North. Unfortunately, he was cut short before he could actualise most of it. It is sad that none of his lieutenants have been able to replicate and implement that dream.



You are so-oo-oo right, brother. Pre-ea-ach it!!

Thank you Sir, i'm sorry about the Source, line spacing, proper punctuation marks, not using of tools, colours and smiley.
Lastly I'm sorry for the asthenopia, pray for relieve.

fulanimafia:
And you're not ashamed to display your ignorance?

Don't mind him my brother.

otr1:
That was how an idiiot who knows less to nothing about me said I "parabulated in school" on this forum when I said I'm a northerner.
Funny enough, he doesn't seem to know that North-Central is a part of the "Nigerian North".
He claimed he speaks three main indigenous Nigerian languages, yet so ignorant.
It's so annoying hearing the so-called Southerners who had never for once came top above me in academic performance, right from elementary school to the University, accusing me of "prarabulating in school. It's sickening and so pathetic.

Yeah its sickening, pathetic and hassle at the same time.
Unless we override the stereotypical mind-set and seek to learn about each other with open minds we will never comprehend the complete story that gives a holistic picture of our country.

NOBLEDANDY:
am surprised finally, nice writeup there...

Thanks you sir

Ugomba:
Nice write up.. The same way people think that Igbos are only in South East.. One of my friends is from an Igbo community in Benue state(North) while am Deltan.. IGNORANCE IS INDEED A Disease.

Indeed "IGNORANCE IS INDEED A Disease"
We need to know each other more.

Mark Amaza (Right of Reply) I am writing this article mainly for the benefit of Southern Nigerians who have never been to the North, and mostly have a warped and inaccurate view of the North. I have been driven to write this out of my many personal experiences, and those of friends and family, as has been shared with me. This is mainly an educative piece about what Northern Nigeria is in reality; a complete, holistic picture of this region. To make this piece a simple read and easy-to-follow, I am going to write it around five common perceptions about the North and debunk them: Religious Perception: The general belief held by most Southerners about the North is that the region is not just mainly Muslim, but wholly Muslim. Whenever I meet someone from the South and introduce myself, I am correctly placed as a Christian. But once I am asked my state and I say Borno State, the next question becomes, ‘Are you a Muslim?’ This is despite my name being a very common Biblical name, Mark, which is the second Gospel. Matter of fact, I have been asked that question while attending a church programme, with a Bible conspicuously held in my hands. You could imagine my surprise at that question. This has also been the experience of a lot of friends with common names such as ‘Emmanuel’, ‘Daniel’, etc. To start with, out of the 19 Northern states, at least five have a majority Christian population: Plateau, Adamawa, Nassarawa, Taraba and Benue. At least six more have at least 40% Christian population. These states include Niger, Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara and either Borno or Bauchi. That then leaves only Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara as having Muslim populations above 60%. How then are we all seen as Muslims? This misconception could be excused when the person has an Arabic name, as there are many Northern Christians who bear names such as Jamila, Habiba, Halima, Sadiq, Yunusa and so on. But when the person has an obvious Christian name and even attends church services, you really begin to wonder. Ethnic Perception: Another common perception of the North is that we are all Hausa. My usual response to this is to borrow the logical argument of Simon Kolawole, a former editor of THISDay Newspapers. In an article in which he attempted to educate his largely Southern readership base about the North, he went thus: “If out of the estimated 250 tribes in Nigeria, we can say that the South-west is mainly Yoruba with a few other tribes around Badagry area, the South-east wholly Igbo and the South-south being most diverse in the South with about 40 tribes, that still leaves the remaining 200 tribes in the North.” How then are we reduced to one single ethnic group, Hausa? It is only the North-west that is close to being homogenous, mainly Hausa and Fulani, but with still some minority tribes in the Zuru area of Kebbi State and the multi- diverse Southern Kaduna. The North-east and North-central is filled with tribes, many of whom I have never even heard of. For example, Adamawa State is so diverse that the largest ethnic group, the Fulani, is just 3% of the entire population. In my home state of Borno, there is a local government so diverse that from one village to another, you are likely to meet an entirely different ethnic group. The number of tribes there are so many that we just address the people as ‘Gwoza people’, after the name of the local government. Even though we all speak Hausa as a lingua franca in order to communicate amongst ourselves as trading partners over the centuries, that doesn’t make us Hausa people as much as communicating in English doesn’t make you and I English people. As a matter of fact, in the North-east, Hausa people are a minority and virtually non-existent in the North- central region. Intellectual Beliefs: Now, this is one belief that whenever I am confronted with, it takes me a great deal of self-control not to flip out and lose my temper. Several times, when I tell people I am from Borno State, I am asked how come I speak such good English. Why? What am I supposed to speak? Arabic? The general expectation is that someone from the North is not supposed to be this learned, this well-spoken and articulate in English, this knowledgeable. I remember when a friend asked me if my mother went to school, and the surprised look on his face when I told him that my mum earned her masters’ degree over 20 years ago. There was also a time when my dad met someone at the Lagos International Airport and they got talking. When my dad told him his profession, the man, in a fit of surprise, exclaimed, ‘I didn’t know that there were professors in the North’. ofessors in the North’. I admit the fact that the North lags behind the South educationally, especially the North-west and the North-east. But this is not due to our inability to comprehend what we are being taught, but rather due to the incompetence of leadership in the region to give education its premium importance as a form of human development. We, like every other human being on the face of this earth, can excel when given the opportunity. Talent and intellect abounds everywhere. Opportunity, however, does not. I personally know of many Northerners who have excelled nationally and internationally. Daily, the story of young men like Ahmed Mukoshy, who is born, bred and schooled in Sokoto, and yet, rose above his environment to become one of the emerging forces in IT in this country in his early 20s inspires me. This is just one example among many that I could cite but for the lack of space. I find it outright disgusting whenever people claim that if not for federal character and ‘zoning’, no Northerner would be able to compete in this country. Last week, I was shocked when a friend said only 10% of Northerners in the Federal Civil Service deserved their places on merit, and went on to add that if he had not known me personally and I were to get a job with the federal government, he would believe that I did not earn it on merit. The most ridiculous one I encountered was when earlier this year, former Minister of Finance, Dr. Mansur Mukhtar, was appointed a World Bank director. Most of the commentators on the 234Next article announcing this achievement for this Nigerian and Nigeria made the ludicrous assertion that the appointment was done to please the North, that Mukhtar did not merit it. Little did they know that Mukhtar had worked at the World Bank and the African Development Bank (ADBLOCK), prior to his heading Nigeria’s Budget Office on the invitation of the then and present Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and former World Bank Managing Director, who also recommended him for the post of finance minister when she rejected late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s invitation to join his government. What is even worse is that they did not care to know: their minds were already made up and could not be confused with the facts. Geo-Political Beliefs: Another common belief among Southerners and most especially spread by Southern newspapers is that the entire 19 Northern states act and think as one when it comes to issues of Northern politics. This is one of the biggest untruths about the North. Whenever Northern Nigeria is mentioned, the people of Benue, Kogi and Kwara States do not feel it refers to them. Geographically, they are part of the North; politically, however, they and the entire Middle-Belt act independently. This can be clearly seen in the last elections where President Goodluck Jonathan won in seven Northern states, even against his strongest opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Northerner. This was something I am sure a lot of people in the South, save for the political savvy, did not see coming. One common sight of this perception being entrenched by newspapers is when politicians of Northern extraction speak on national issues. I have innumerably seen a washed-out Northern politician, without any influence or popularity speak regarding an issue, and the next day, newspapers carry bold headlines saying, ‘North rejects this’ or ‘North plans to do that’, quoting the same washed-out politician as speaking for the entire North. I have rarely seen a Bola Tinubu speaking and being quoted as the mouthpiece of the entire Yoruba ethnic group, or a Chief Edwin Clark for the Ijaw people. Methinks this is a way of selling newspapers by capitalising on the image of the North as one single, political force which moves in a particular direction all- together Cultural/Social/Economic Belief: Admittedly, as people of the same region, we share a lot in common culturally and socially in the general terms: our mannerisms, modes of dressing, traditional titles (apart from paramount rulers with the exception of emirates), etc. Despite that, the Jukun in Taraba and the Kataf in Kaduna are very different in the specifics, as even the Bura and Marghi people of Borno/Adamawa States. To pick the attitude of one ethnic group in the North and attach it to all the others, is to put it mildly, a very short-sighted way of knowing and understanding the people of Northern Nigeria. Another belief in the South is that the entire North is but an empty land mass with nothing but trees. I remember the controversy of the 2006 census when Kano State was said to have a slightly higher population than Lagos State. Many of my Southern friends called it ‘an impossibility’. In the words of one of them, ‘Lagos is so populated that when you throw grains of rice into the air, they wouldn’t land on the ground, but on people’. However, they all forgot to factor in land mass, because Lagos State is a much smaller state than Kano State, and hence has the highest population density in Nigeria, hence making it look as though it was way more populated.There are cities in the North that have been thriving economically, such as Kano and Kaduna. As a matter of fact, Kaduna State was adjudged by the World Bank in 2009 as the best place to do business. Lastly, the most retrogressive belief about the North in the South is that the entire North is a hotbed for violence. As much as we have had more than our fair share of ethno-religious violence, there are many states that have never experienced one, including states such as Zamfara, and others as Nassarawa and Benue. I have not written this as a criticism of the people of Southern Nigeria, but rather, in the hope that this will be an enlightenment of the South about the North. It amazes me when I see that despite the fact that we have been a country for almost a century, yet, a lot of people down South know little or nothing about their fellow Nigerians in the North, but know about Europe and America. I have also realised that we as Northerners have allowed others to say our story for ourselves, hence have given it distortions, deletion and generalisations. What has happened over time is what the writer Chimamanda Adichie, in her TED talk in March 2009, at Oxford, England, describes as ‘the danger of the single story’, where a single story of the North as a region of poor, illiterate, lazy, Hausa Muslims who do nothing but connive to lord over this country politically and kill Southerners’ has been repeated so much that it is seen as the truth. This is the kind of stuff that creates stereotyping, which in her words, ‘not that it is untrue, but that it is incomplete’. This is one reason I still see the significance of our NYSC scheme, choked with problems as it may be. We need to know each other more. Let us override this stereotypical mind-set and seek to learn about each other with open minds and seek the complete story that gives a holistic picture of our country.

zimoni:
What?

Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I can't believe this.

Barr Femi Gbajabiamila, who practised Law in USA for years, is not competent to lead House? Lawd Jisos. Jisos Christ of Otueke.

Femi, you see your life now? You see your damn life outside?

You worked against your own, Mulikat Akande, so Tambuwal could become Speaker.

You convinced Tinubu to support him, you lobbied and got the job done for Tambuwal, being the head of opposition then.

Tinubu asked you several times, Femi are you sure this guy will not betray you? Are you sure you know what you are doing? You Olorinla Femi stood to your gun, you convinced Tinubu to order the SW Hons and ACN members at large. Tinubu set machinery in motion and Tambuwal became the Speaker despite the fact that PDP wanted Mulikat Akande as the Speaker unopposed.

Funny enough, some of his Brothers in North voted for him against their PDP candidate Mulikat Akande.

Now that you needed their support, did they reciprocate the good gesture?

NO.

They said YOU(FEMI GBAJABIAMILA) is NOT COMPETENT. I still can't believe this.

Femi, you got served.

You of all people shouldn't have worked again the emergence of your own, Mulikat Akande.

You are both Yorubas.

You are both Muslims.

You are both Lawyers.

You are both SWesterners.

Yet, You(Oloriboobo Ti N Bo Mo'gbo) Femi Gbajawhatever WORKED AGAINST YOUR OWN SISTER.

Karma Is Indeed A Dam.

Femi, if you are reading this, YOU DID NOT LEARN FROM THE PAST EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND NOW YOU'VE LEARNT YOUR LESSONS IN A BITTER WAY.

You got SERVED Femi.

You DESERVED whatever treatment you got from them.

You Made Him The Speaker Indirectly and now Tambuwals says You are NOT COMPETENT.

O Ma Shey Oooooooooo.

What A Pity.

Alaabaa.

Alaabaa.

Hmm,,, Nigerians and sentiment

"You are both Yorubas.

You are both Muslims.

You are both Lawyers.

You are both SWesterners."

And so what?
Tambuwal is not as religion sentiment as You are because he (Tambuwal) is a muslim and the person he endorsed (Yakubu Dogara) is a Christain,,, pls let us try and be sentiment free

Scam!!!