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 Music/Radio › Re: Davido - Fall (video) by obailala(m): 12:50pm On Jun 02, 2017 |
All songs these days now sound alike, from Runtown - Mad over you to P-Square - AWAY, Davido - IF and now this? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: Ibe Kachikwu Dances To Flavour's "Ada Ada" (Video) by obailala(m): 12:22pm On Jun 02, 2017 |
This man na just guyman... see dabbings! |
| Politics › Re: Osinbajo Commissions Calabar Monorail (Photos) by obailala(m): 12:03am On Jun 02, 2017 |
eleojo23:You mean River's state monorail?.... I think the governir of Rivers state should be able to answer this question. |
| Travel › Re: UK Diplomat Disagrees With Man Who Said There's Nothing Great About Nigeria by obailala(m): 8:20pm On Jun 01, 2017 |
Ironically, Chine_Ezeks is the son of Oby Ezekwesiki; he's certainly not an ipob adherent. |
| Politics › Re: Osinbajo Mobbed By School Children In Calabar (Pictures) by obailala(m): 2:43pm On Jun 01, 2017 |
The Prof just keeps enjoying the perks of the presidency  4 Likes |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 11:22am On Jun 01, 2017 |
obikirinoni:Lol.. just as expected, no sensible response. |
| Travel › Kenya Launches New Madaraka Express Railway (pictures) by obailala(op): 10:54am On Jun 01, 2017*. Modified: 11:33am On Jun 01, 2017 |
Kenya Launches New Madaraka Express Railway - $3.2bn (£2.5bn) - 472km (293 miles) - Three-and-a-half years construction Kenya has inaugurated its first major new railway for more than a century, running from the capital, Nairobi, to the port city of Mombasa.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40099643 cc: Lalasticlala, DisGuy, justwise 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 12:39am On Jun 01, 2017 |
DerideGull:Summary of it all is that the educational system (especially up north) is worse than you can ever imagine. |
| Politics › Re: Ex Corper That Converted To Islam As Vowed If BUHARI Wins Renounces Islam by obailala(m): 12:25am On Jun 01, 2017 |
This thread is extremely funny, the Op is a confused human. E be like say na the ramadan fasting thing reset the guy brain instantly. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 12:02am On Jun 01, 2017 |
linuxuser:I'm not sure I read it anywhere in the report where it stated that their exams weren't in English. The exams are definitely in English and the students would have been taught in English; but their exposure to English ends in those short hours in the classroom. For a rural dwelling child whose mother tongue and lingua franca is Hausa; Hausa at home, market, in school (with peers), in the churches/mosques etc, there's nothing surprising about such a child being unable to speak English fluently, especially after they've been separated from classroom (the only place they get exposure to English) for 3 years. So I wonder what the fuss really is on this thread and why I'm being insulted for stating my mind. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 11:25pm On May 31, 2017 |
obikirinoni:The bone of contention on this thread is that SS3 students writing Waec cant speak fluently in English, a lot of people here have claimed it is impossible to have SS3 students who cant speak English. And my point is simply that that is a bullshit assumption. Any Nigerian who understands Nigeria's educational system especially up north, knows that it is a nonsensical assumption to think every SS3 student can speak English fluently. Even in my village in the most educationally advantaged state of the federation, there are SS3 students who cant string 3 straight English sentences together without help. Let alone some students from a girls school in a rural neighbourhood in the Borno. Meanwhile these girls haven't been exposed to any English speaking for up to 3 years and people actually expect them to automatically be fluent in English? And yeah, I do have lots of common sense, and from your comment, I doubt you have any, hence you think I have to be paid by someone before making a commonsensical comment. Sorry boy, I'm not as hungry as your generation who expects a toss of a few peanuts before speaking sense. Not everything is politics and hence, not everything should be viewed from the shallow perspective of politics. Let's hear your mature response... |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 9:15pm On May 31, 2017 |
bilazego:Okay that's fine, and that's your own experience. And mind you, I'm not defending anything, I'm only saying in my opinion, there's nothing shocking or strange about an SS3 student from a rural village in Borno being unable to fluently converse in English; it is actually a norm in that part of the world. Of course they would be able to speak some very horrible cut-and-join broken English. But after 3 years in the wilderness without any opportunities to converse in English, even that little ability they had would be greatly eroded. |
| Travel › Re: Osinbajo Gives LASG Go-ahead To Reconstruct Lagos Int’l Airport Road by obailala(m): 6:18pm On May 31, 2017 |
At last.. that road has been a shame to Nigeria for decades. Hopefully it would receive a befitting look as the gateway into a country. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 6:14pm On May 31, 2017 |
linuxuser:You said you have lived in big cities, then you definitely haven't been to the rural areas where they simply write answers on the board for them but they still fail exams cos they still can't even copy the written answers. Even in Imo state (educationally most-advantaged state nationwide), there are SS3 students in my village who can't string together 3 to 4 correct sentences in English language let alone in a northern rural area. Oh yes! they are taught in English language and we have even made jokes on social media about teachers teaching English with Igbo in some Owerri rural schools; "Obi is a boy, ashim nini?" Now we're talking of the far north. These are kids whose lingua franca from birth is Hausa in their homes, markets, streets, churches and mosques. Oh yes! they are 'officially' taught in English in their schools, but their only English exposure starts and ends in that classroom. Now these ones have been away from classrooms for 3 years and tucked in an environment where they probably haven't spoken a word of even broken English for 3 years and you wonder why speaking proper English is a luxury for them?... I believe my explanation on why they can't speak proper English is clear enough and this should have nothing to do with politics. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 5:43pm On May 31, 2017 |
linuxuser:In what language did Hon. Kazaure write his own English and Maths exams?... Travel to rural areas in northern Nigeria and you will get the answer to your question; you will also be properly informed on the true nature of Nigeria's educational system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChbiezWjkQ |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 4:53pm On May 31, 2017 |
bilazego:What exactly is your point?... That every SS3 student in Nigeria, including those in rural areas speak and write impeccable English fluently?... A question I keep asking is, have you been to the north before?... If you haven't kindly go ask friends or relatives or whoever you know who's served in the north, most especially those who had to teach in schools in rural areas, and then you will have glimpse of the true nature of Nigeria's educational system. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 4:15pm On May 31, 2017 |
obikirinoni: roselynbas:Common sense = zero 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 2:41pm On May 31, 2017 |
CanadianNurse:Na lie oo.... According to what I've learnt from the wise and intelligent people on this thread, every SS3 student learned enough to write WAEC knows how to speak and write impeccable queen's English. I've been labelled unprintable names and mocked by some of these 'wise and intelligent' ones on this thread for daring to think and suggest that students in some northern rural areas may not be able to speak English fluently. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 2:36pm On May 31, 2017 |
jessedaflow: bilazego: emmaitive:I don't think the report mentioned it anywhere that they couldn't speak a single English word. Without going too far, you can google and examine the stellar English speaking credentials of Hon. Kazaure. It's sickening that everybody in Nigeria now views everything from only the political perspective. I'm sure there are many on this thread who actually did their NYSC in the north and can testify to the English communication skills of secondary school students in northern rural areas. For anyone to be surprised that SS3 students from a rural community in the far north (who have even been away from their classroom for 3 years) cant speak fluent English, such a person is simply ignorant of the state of the sorry state our educational system or the person is just feigning ignorance for silly political reasons. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 2:20pm On May 31, 2017 |
CROWNWEALTH019:You mean the one I learnt from your father? |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 1:46pm On May 31, 2017 |
jessedaflow:Okay sorry |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 1:44pm On May 31, 2017 |
jessedaflow:Do you believe every SS3 student in the north knows how to speak good English? |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 1:24pm On May 31, 2017 |
Kathmandu:You werent expecting smart people to outnumber the dumbos were you?... Meanwhile smart people also stay off threads which are already populated dumb opinions. GO back and answer the questions I asked and stop mentioning me. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 1:03pm On May 31, 2017 |
Kathmandu:I'm done with you woman. There are sensible people out there who get my point. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 12:59pm On May 31, 2017 |
Keenysbojan:The issue here isnt about whether chibok saga is real or fake. The issue is that a lot of people here think it is impossible for SS3 students to struggle at english language and I just cant place the basis of that sort of ignorance. I just find it silly that inability of the students speaking english is being fronted as 'evidence' that chibok kidnap was scam. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 12:54pm On May 31, 2017 |
Kathmandu:This isnt politics, this is a common sense debate. Every issue mustn't be desperately politicised. I asked a simple question requiring nothing but common sense, can every secondary school child from your village speak proper english?... Give me a simple YES or NO answer. When you answer the question, you can also proceed to tell me why you think it is weird for secondary school children from a northern non-urban area who have been in captivity for 3 years (away from every semblance of English) should be able to speak proper English. You are obviously the one throwing shit at yourself by substituting common sense for political sense. You can also do well to highlight the exact sentence I made which is a lie. |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 12:38pm On May 31, 2017 |
Nkemtreasure:Let me tell you something, this is not about politics, and it's not even about the issue of kidnap of anyone. Let's be focussed and talk about the ability of students in non-urban centres in Nigeria speaking 'good English.' I am from an internal village in Imo state, and I can tell you for a fact that there are several SS3 students where I come from who still struggle at speaking and writing in English language. I am very sure the case is similar wherever you are from. But be reminded, we are talking of the more enlightened SE where even in the remotest location, a stranger can never get lost due to language barrier because everyone on the street speaks at least a bit of English. Now we're talking of the north, the far northern state of Borno to be precise. We are talking of kids whose lingua franca from birth to date is Hausa. Hausa is their default language from their homes to their markets and to their churches/mosques. Even in their schools, Hausa is still their default language of communication to their peers and to even teachers and other school staff in 'informal' scenarios; they only get exposed to English in standard classroom lessons and once the lessons are over, they revert instantly to their comfort zone. Now these ones have been separated from these classrooms for 3 years and tucked in an environment where they probably haven't spoken a word of even broken English for 3 years and you wonder why speaking proper English is a luxury for them? There's a very good reason I asked the other dude if he's ever been to the north, cos anyone who has wouldn't find it so weird or surprising that final year secondary school students from a non-urban area can't speak good English. A simple word of advice, 'travel and see things for yourself,' not everything needs a political interpretation or explanation. Can even Hon. Kazaure who sits comfortable in your National Assembly speak a straight sentence in English language?.... Can your president even speak good English? 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 11:41am On May 31, 2017 |
engineerboat:Okay forget the north... What village are you from?... and can every secondary school graduate in your village speak good English?.... #CommonSense |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 11:32am On May 31, 2017 |
Beckino:Have you ever been to the north? You think it's by mere chance that unity school cut-off points for Borno or some other far northern states is 2/200 while that for Imo state is 140/200? You claim you're out of school and your field of study isnt English. So what language do you communicate with in your current school and what language are you communicating with at the moment? By the way, quit the shorthand writing; it's very tacky and could ruin your writing skills in future. 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 11:23am On May 31, 2017 |
luvinhubby:Mr Man, once again, I laugh at your ignorance... You think it's by mere chance that unity school cut-off points for Borno or some other far northern states is 2/200 while that for Imo state is 140/200? You definitely have never been to the north, so your ignorance on this is forgivable. cc: agitator 1 Like |
| Politics › Re: We Are Teaching Chibok Girls To Speak Good English – Aisha Alhassan by obailala(m): 9:53am On May 31, 2017*. Modified: 10:09am On May 31, 2017 |
I laugh at the ignorance of people who keep wondering why waec candidates from a village in Borno cant speak good english. Obviously you are oblivious of the kind of country you live in. Even in the more educated and enlightened south, we still get cases of even university graduates who can't speak English. But here we are, talking of secondary school teenagers from a deep village in Borno, but some enlightened Nigerians still wonder why English is a luxury for these kids. People seem to be ignorant of the existence of that thing called federal character which places unity school cut-off points of 2/200 for students in places like Borno and Yobe. They obviously do not think such a policy can affect the abilities of the students. Meanwhile the teens have been locked up in captivity and away from English language for 3 years, and we still wonder why a drop of English language shouldnt be in them. 3 Likes |
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