well am done. bye to all dull and clueless propagandist on this board. am atta here.

Longeria: My brother, his performance is mainly on radio, television, newspaper and internet. I'm an Imolite.

so those schools i posted up there is on papers. hehehehe some people can be very daft and really obtuse

PhockPhockMan: You claim to know the school, Oya tell me the name of the church in the school compound.
I hate liars like you.

lol, this is the kind of argument you result to when you get yourself embroiled in needless propaganda. i needn't tell you the name of the church to prove myself because anybody can with little research on internet. so you can see that calling you dull will be an embarrassment to dull people. go raise your IQ so you can raise your game
i guess i got you upper cutted with the comment below. very dull propagandist

niceone3:
lol, your pay master must be weeping for the bolded statement. are the two sign post the same? this just shows that you are a mediocre liar and not so smart propagandist. for the records I am not agbagoro. i am niceone txs

PhockPhockMan: Shaaarraaaaap, defend your rivers state you know and leave Imo you don't know anything about.
It may interest you to know that the same black you're referring to is no longer there, yet the school is still as it is.
Abagworo, You know you're lying.
Ok, [b]look at the second picture of the sign board[/ b]I took days after, where are blocks? Of course the owner has taken them. Liar.

lol, your pay master must be weeping for the bolded statement. are the two sign post the same? this just shows that you are a mediocre liar and not so smart propagandist. for the records I am not agbagoro. i am niceone txs

UyiIredia: That man is working o! If what I see onAIT and his interviews is true as I believe it is. Other governors should take a cue from him. I particularly like his farming schemes.

my brother don't mind those lapdogs who earn peanuts by making mischief. i am old enough in this forum to know their antics just that i don't normally have time to join issues with them

Just as some may also say that those beautiful schools in Rivers State are not up to the over three hundred the Rivers State government claimed but it is evident when you travel round the state. the same thing can be said of Imo. Try traveling round the state and get the evidence yourself

PhockPhockMan: I'm not doubting you, that school is part of the 200 schools he built in the sky.

Below is the clearer sign board of the school.

why do you enjoy cheap propaganda just to bring another person down. I can authoritatively tell you that i know that town very well and that school is one of the schools en marked for reconstruction as is evidence from your first pic (you see those blocks in the background). much of the schools in Rivers State was not done in Amechi's first term it took him second term to spread the schools across the state. so we should commend Rochas for completing as much as 200 hundred schools with little resources in less than four years. I dare you to tell me any governor who's has done better
so your propaganda is what i call 'epic fail' try something smarter

Longeria: Tomorrow, people will ask reason why Mbaise people are at war with him.
Imo people lost Okorocha the day he joined APC.

you may have grudges with him for joining APC but don't undermine his performance because of same

the op is just a mischief maker that is seeking cheap attention. out of the governors in Nigeria it is only Rotimi Amechi of Rivers State that i know did better in terms of primary schools building. Rochas has done over 200 schools in imo state and it is evident when you travel round the state just like rivers state. no amount of propaganda can subvert the truth

whaoo! stupendous write up! i feel fulfilled getting involved in this great profession. EEE as a profession can be regarded as the father of modern day technology and its offshoots is synonymous to hi-tech.hi-tech cities/region of the world such as the silicon valley, Eindhoven,Tel Aviv etc are all built around EEE.

whao! amazing list of hardworking Nigerians. I hope to make this list one day. disruptive tech tinz im ma mind .... the fastest and genuine way to catch up these days

Dolphins fc of Port Harcourt is an NPL side based in Rivers State. thy were formerly called Eagles cement fc. they are one of the major domestic giants outside 'the big four'
their major achievement includes:
Nigerian Premier League: 3
1997, 2004, 2011
Nigerian FA Cup: 4
2001, 2004, 2006, 2007

[b]Kano Pillars Football Club [/b]is a Nigerian football club based in Kano. In recent years they have really shown that they are force to reckon with in the NPL.
their major achievement includes:
Nigerian Premier League: 2
2008, 2012.

double post

BCC lions (Benue Cement Club) of Gboko a club side that is based in Benue state is one of the NPL dominant teams in the 90's. they are relegated in the 2008/2009 season.
their major achievement include:
African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
1990
Nigerian Premier League: 1
1994
Nigerian FA Cup: 4
1989, 1993, 1994, 1997

Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi formerly known as Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks. They are a decent side in the NPL with the following modest achievement:
Nigerian Premier League: 1
1999.
FA Cup: 1
2003.
Nigerian Super Cup: 1
1999.

Ocean Boys Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Brass, Bayelsa State.they have the following achievement:
Nigerian Premier League: 1
2006.
Nigerian FA Cup: 1
2008.
Nigerian Super Cup: 1
2006.

degamonn: Interesting! Could u update us with d performance of the likes of former BCC, Lobi star etc.

well let me see the few i can come up with.

nice one. i have actually seen some of these players play

I am relishing the growing euphoria and the renewing enthusiasm we are currently having on our Domestic league.it is only based on this spirited sentiment that we can bring the only league we can call our own back to the level it was in the 80's and early 90's.this was an era when an average man in the Nigeria street is much aware of the exploits of the club sides of our great league. We have done it before we can even do it better this time around! We have to believe in our own because self belief definitely is the greatest asset anyone can have. If we say we can we can if we say we can't definitely we are right. I urge us to keep the tempo despite the short comings in our league. Who knows our league can be a multi-billion dollars industry in the future we just have to believe!
just to fuel this renewing NPL frenzy, I present to you the Nigeria clubs that have distinguished themselves over the years. below are the most successful Nigeria club sides:

1)Enyimba International Football Club of Aba is undoubted the most successful Nigeria club side base on their successes in the domestic and continental level. they are nicknamed people's Elephant
their major achievement includes:
African Champions League: 2
2003, 2004
African Super Cup: 2
2004, 2005
Nigerian Premier League: 6
2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010.
Nigerian FA Cup: 2
2005, 2009.
Nigerian Super Cup: 3
2001, 2003, 2010.

2)Rangers International football club of Enugu popularly called Enugu Rangers comes second in the list based on their achievement.They are one of only two Nigerian division one football teams along with Heartland F.C. that has never been relegated. they are nicknamed the flying Antelope
their Major achievement includes:
African Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1
1977.
Nigerian Premier League: 6
1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984.
Nigerian FA Cup: 5
1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983.
Nigerian Super Cup: 1
2004.

3)Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan comes third in the list of the greatest football club in Nigeria. They are nicknamed 3SC or Oluyole Warriors.
their achievement includes
CAF Cup: 1
1992
CAF Cup Winners' Cup:1
1976
Nigerian Premier League: 5
1976, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1998
Nigerian FA Cup: 4
1971 (as WNDC)1977, 1979, 1995

4)Heartland F.C of Owerri definitely comes fourth in the list of the greatest teams in Nigeria. They are formerly known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale 1985-2006. With local rivals Enugu Rangers, they are one of two Nigerian teams that have never been relegated. they are often called the nazi millionaires
their major achievement includes:
Nigerian Premier League: 5
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993.
Nigerian FA Cup: 3
1988, 2011, 2012.
Nigerian Super Cup: 2
2011, 2012.

these four clubs are definitely 'The Big Four'in the Nigerian league. other big achievers includes Dolphin FC, Bendel insurance and Kano pillars

annast: Not every woman is concerned about having her own child. I have never, ever, sat to imagine or visualize what it would be like to have my own child. I try to think about it but it is a thought that has never taken root. I honestly and sincerely don't care. Born and raised in Naija, I used to be worried and wouldn't even mention that I don't care so much about having my own kids, but now I am at a place where I say, "it's who I am, why should I try to please anybody or society?" I am in my early thrities and happily single. Most of my married friends and family members are miserable. They all married early. I am fulfilled career-wise and affecting lives positively. Whenever it's time to go home, I will leave knowing that I contributed immensely towards making my world a better place. If I find a man who will make me happy along the way, and add positive values and peace to my life, sure, why not. But if not, I will never, ever marry for the sake of having children - NEVER. For now, I am so focused on making the best out of my life. If I get older I could adopt a lovely girl and make someone's life better. Otherwise, I am introverted, keep to myself most of the time and work, work, work and work. Being a person of strong faith in God helps as well.

annast your submission on this topic to many reeks of iconoclasticism considering the kind of society we're into. marriage has become a societal norm that you are labeled irresponsible (especially the men) if you are due for marriage and yet single. sometimes i feel that marriage is being overrated! I personally believe in what drives your boat, what makes you happy as a person should prevail before any thing else. there are people that fantasize about family life, having kids with mr/mrs handsome/beautiful etc, few others crave to spend the rest of their lives with their lovers without having kids(to avoid distractions or for some other reasons ) some prefer to live a single fun filled life and others single and celibate.The choices continue. what is paramount is living a happy and fulfilled life regardless of the tape you chose to play.I hope that in the not too far future our society would be liberal enough not to cast a jaundice eyes in the kind of life style you chose for your self. "A future whose algorithm will be live and lets live"

this article doesn't in any way give credence to reincarnation as misconstrued by Bellyonaire. atom which is the building block of matter can actually not be created nor be destroyed through simple chemical process ( though fission and fusion processes has been found to create or destroy atom). so the atom you see in your body is built up from the substance you take in as food and water. for instance water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. these atoms most probably must have been existing for billions of years! also, calcium phosphate which is a substance that give the bone its hardness and strength is made up of atoms of calcium and phosphate and they are derived from the food we eat.likewise other substances that build the human body. so you are not born with those atoms those atoms which are derived from your meal follow a program ingrained in your genome to build you the way you are. your parents only contributed the initial few atoms in form of sperms and eggs necessary for life.

this move by these political parties in all ramification is a display of political maturity and shrewdness which unravels their readiness come 2015. this move though long overdue is never the less highly commendable. kudos to the new mergers!

Richiez:

sounds like a nice idea, but pls can u post the solution to d first question by using the method of differentiation you recommended

sorry for not responding on time. As i said b/f i hv been very busy.
X^2 = 2^X
diff. twice wrx
2 = 2^X(In2)^2
dividing through by (In2)^2
2/(In2)^2 =2^X
4 =2^X
2^2=2^x
X = 2
since e is an approx. value the approximation (In2)^2 ~ 0.5 was made for easy calculation.
In fact differential/approx. methods of solution of equations forms some of the bases in numerical methods.

wow! i really missed out on this maths frenzy maths is so fun that it became a past time back then in school. right now am just wallowing in nostalgia of the abstract/complex maths i did during my MSc in control systems engineering.i would love to be part of this but right now am way 2busy. i hail all the guru that is making things happen. maybe i will be recommending you guys for the Melina maths prize .
just hv these few contribution to make
for;
i) X^2=2^X
apart from numerical solution (graphical, etc) it can also be solved by differentiating twice and solving for X

ii) 3^X +2^X=5^x this can also be solved by playing around diff.

let check out the gdp per state in 2007


Rank State GDP (PPP$)
1 Lagos State 33,679,258,023
2 Rivers State 21,073,410,422
3 Delta State 16,749,250,544
4 Oyo State 16,121,670,484
5 Imo State 14,212,637,486
6 Kano State 12,393,103,864
7 Edo State 11,888,446,884
8 Akwa Ibom State 11,179,887,963
9 Ogun State 10,470,415,017
10 Kaduna State 10,334,763,785
11 Cross River State 9,292,059,207
12 Abia State 8,687,442,705
13 Ondo State 8,414,302,623
14 Osun State 7,280,597,521
15 Benue State 6,864,209,262
16 Anambra State 6,764,219,562
17 Katsina State 6,022,655,197
18 Niger State 6,002,007,080
19 Borno State 5,175,165,142
20 Plateau State 5,154,059,937
21 Sokoto State 4,818,615,261
22 Bauchi State 4,713,858,180
23 Kogi State 4,642,794,262
24 Adamawa State 4,582,045,246
25 Enugu State 4,396,590,769
26 Bayelsa State 4,337,065,923
27 Zamfara State 4,123,829,498
28 Kwara State 3,841,827,534
29 Taraba State 3,397,790,217
30 Kebbi State 3,290,847,166
31 Nassarawa State 3,022,828,885
32 Jigawa State 2,988,014,405
33 Ekiti State 2,848,372,512
34 Ebonyi State 2,732,472,739
35 Gombe State 2,500,467,306
36 Yobe State 2,011,499,081
- Federal Capital Territory 5,010,968,012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP
if lag barely contribute 15% in 2007 then it is not possible for it to make up of almost 50% (less oil gdp which contributes about 13%) unless it has a gdp growth rat of over 50%

centje: calabar and enugu are already destination points for relaxation and tourism. Aside geographical location,there are other factors that come into play.

if you go through my previous post very well you will find out that i did not mention just location as a determinate factor for tourism i did mention development especial infrastructural development( good road network, serene environment, amazement pack, molls, hotels, casinos etc).Owerri, Enugu and Calaber each have thier fair share of these infrastructural features but owerri kill it when we talk of location. the major cities in SS/SE in term of population and purchasing power cluster around Owerri. cities such as Ph, Aba, onitcha, Asaba yenegua are merely less than 2hrs drive to Owerri the same thing can not be said of the other two cities. that is why Calabar is merely seasonal destination location.

now imo is churning out a good mix of tourism and industry in an unprecedented rate. this is what you get when you identify where you have a comparative advantage and build on it. this in essence will result to other sector of your economy opening up. Imo esp owerri has been a relaxation and hospitality state/city and the present administration building on that has resulted to other sectors of the economy opening up. in future owwerri could be the tourist/hospitality hub in the ss/se region because of it strategic and central position as well as the pace it is developing . calaber and enugu has similar potential but they are father away from the center

actually i'v gotten a whole lot of them but this one is one of the funniest

A scamer pretending to be a young pretty lady of 24 sent me a friend request from a social network site claiming that she saw my profile and she became interested in me. I accepted her friend request and she sent me her pic together with this msg that got me Roflmas. I just decided to shear so that you can with me

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Honey with love honest and trust this is my full life story
Hello My Dearest
I am very happy to see your reply to my mail . How is your today? i hope fine . Mine is not good here . Dear please i would like you to think of me and my situation here , not just for fun or romantic affairs . Please i believe you are in a good position to help me out . I want you to be by my side and help me out of this condition , please. My name is Miss Judith Dion,,I am 24 years old , single and never married . l am from Liberia in West Africa and presently l am residing in the church Orphanage home of St Louis Catholic Parish here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country some years ago . My late father Dr. John Dion was in politics and also he works contract for government , he supports the present government before the rebels attacked my family one early morning ,killing my father and my mother Stella with my two younger brothers.

My dear it is only me who is alive now because i was in school where i was doing my first year in social science in the University of Liberia and l managed to run to a nearby country Senegal where l am staying now . In this the orphanage home , we are only allowed to go out of here only on few days of the weeks. It is just like one staying in the prison . I don't have any relative now whom i can go to, all my relatives ran away in the middle of the war and the only person i have now is Rev.Dickson Abel who is a reverend father in St Louis Parish here. He has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him , i am leaving in the woman's hostel because we have two hostels, one for men the other for women . He is also the person who i use his computer to write to you because i help him type some documents for church services . The reverends Tel number is +221-776.088.411 if you call and tell him that you want to speak with me he will send for me in the hostel to answer your call .

I want to go back to my studies because i was only in my first year in school before this happened .. Please listen to this , my late father when he was alive deposited ($4..6m) four million six hundred thousand united state's dollar in a bank which he used my name as the next of kin and i have his statement of account and death certificate here with me . Please i will like you to help me transfer this money to your account in your country and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with you in your country because i have nothing at hand with me here to make any movement or do any thing . I'm afraid of the enmity my father created back in my country when he was alive , that was also why i ran out to this place . I kept this secret other peoples here because i don't want them to know who i am or what i have . The only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me .

please because of this , i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it . Remember i am telling you all this due to the trust i have in you , though we have not met in person .I like honest , understanding and God fearing people . My hobbies are music , reading ,writing and sports . I have attached my picture for you and i will also like to see yours .I will like to know more about you your name and address in full. My favorite language is English , though not very perfect . Meanwhile i will like you to call me like i said i have a lot to tell you. Have a nice day and think about me and my situation here please. Awaiting to hear from you soonest .
Best wishes Judith Dion

hahahahhah this is too cheap na

sapele is cool, i have been their before.
what am really advocating for Nigeria cities is to initiate growth based on where they have comparative advantage and specialty. I would love to see cities assuming the status of silicon valley of Nig., the Detriot of Nig., Las vagas of Nig. etc

Beaf: I would add:

Sapele
Ughelli
Abraka

...All from Delta state.

yeah, they are emerging cities.
i concur, Delta is a state that is really doing well

Rossikk: Go back to school.

be mute son if you have nothing to contribute.

In Nigeria states, much of the industries and commercial activities are mainly concentrated in the state capitals leaving other parts of the state underdeveloped and deserted. This is in contrast with what we see in most developed countries. for instance, in United States a good number of developed cities are non_state capital eg Lose Angelese, Chicago, las Vegas, Hollywood, Detriots,Houstin, Miami, San Fransisco/san jose Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans etc. most of these cities are usually the largest and the most industrialized in their respective states. for instance San Fransisco/san jose area are part of the great silicon valley where we have the highest concentration of hi Tech in the World. the Google, the Facebook, the Yahoo, Oracle Corp., Intel, Apple etc are all headquartered there. Same can be said of Detriot which is revered by some as the world's traditional automotive center. It has almost become synonymous to 'the American automobile industry' It is Home to American 'Big Three' automobile companies, General motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Also, Las vagas a cruising destination, pride it self as The Entertainment Capital of the World and the list goes on. when will Nigeria achieve a tenth of this feat?

for the fact that Nigeria economy is government driven, state governors should try as much as possible to site some of there major project outside the state capital for even development and also encourage investor to follow suit by a way of granting them all the necessary support they would need. relocating of some state capital will also be a good idea instead of demolishing proprieties in the guise of defacing and modernizing already congested capital cities thereby creating more hardship, slums, traffic jams etc. if this relocation is done the new state capital can be gradually developed with all modern infrastructural facilities in place--After all some of those great American cities where once state capitals.

back to the topic, there are very few Commercialised/industrialized cities outside the state capitals in Nigeria. as per Nigeria standard, I would say the following five cities tops:
Aba
Onitcha
Warri
Nnewi
Zaria