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Politics / Re: Who Remember This Back In 1992: MKO VS TOFA Funny Acronyms? by obamartins(m): 4:09pm On Jun 10, 2018
Meanwhile, TOFA and NRC own naa.

Tofa is the answer, Tofa

Tofa is the answer, Tofa.

Yawns, very boring, no wonder he lost the election.


#Nostalgia

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Politics / Re: Fayose Reacts To Obasanjo’s Opposition To Buhari’s Re-election by obamartins(m): 3:54am On Apr 04, 2018
It is clear to the blind, audible to the deaf. But unfortunately, Buhari is going no where. He would rather plunge the country into chaos than leave without a fight. The signs are there. The guy has never pretended to be either gentleman or a Democrat.
Travel / Re: Diary Of An Uber Driver (interactive) by obamartins(m): 9:58pm On Mar 08, 2018
Garlic Indians, that got me grin



Romeo3:
as of today, i have done 2000 trips and my average rating is 4.64.

Uber belongs to girls. they use it most.... i am sorry i have to say this but it is the truth. Girls are terrible.

Unilag girls are lipsrsealed
Literature / Re: Authors On Okadabooks Drop Your Book Info Here by obamartins(m): 9:18am On Feb 18, 2018
ghostwritter:

thanks alot but i'm finding it hard to get my books into the site, i don't know how to go by it please i will appreciate ur step-by-step help.

This trend will help u https://www.nairaland.com/1499182/making-regular-income-publishing-amazon/11

That guy MK82 makes more than N3million naira a month from publishing on amazon and createspace. With over 150 books. He has 6 writers that are graduates working for him that he pays 45k per month. So it is no exaggeration. Okadabooks can never give the kind of money amazon will give u. But avoid plagiarism by all means else, your account will be terminated. Like I said earlier, non-fiction books are the ways to breakthrough fast. Just patiently read through his trend and start publishing.
Literature / Re: Authors On Okadabooks Drop Your Book Info Here by obamartins(m): 5:02am On Feb 18, 2018
As u publish on okada books, do well to spread ur tentacles to Amazon kdp.amazon.com and createspace.com if u want to survive as a self publisher. Remember, Nigerians don't have a reading culture. Finally, to survive on amazon and make six digit figure quickly, don't do fiction. Use ur narrative skills to write non fictions and publish as much books as possible. Then u will be able to see real money, not all these suffer on okada books.
Politics / Re: Reason Why Nigeria Economy Went Into Recession - Ngozi Okonjo Iweala by obamartins(m): 10:50pm On Jan 31, 2018
Zombies will think otherwise
Politics / Re: Press Release December 9, 2017 Senate Holds Public Hearing On Job Creation Mon by obamartins(m): 5:27pm On Dec 09, 2017
#Gist
Jobs/Vacancies / Check You Npower Status Again by obamartins(m): 5:00pm On Nov 21, 2017
Just checked for a friend who was not preselected in the previous site and had not gotten sms, just been congratulated. Use BVN and not phone number to check.

Education / Re: History Is Back In Nigerian Schools. by obamartins(m): 8:57am On Aug 04, 2017
Why did they remove it in the first place if not to hide the injustices that sustains a section of the country. I still have a feeling the curriculum will be watered-down with lies and half-truths to divert discuss on the real issues abt the history of this country and the mistake of 1914. The day of reckoning is coming for this country Nigeria. It is either we restructure this present aberrations or the whole system will collapse.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 8:10pm On Jul 24, 2017
nalizzzy:
pls wat do mean by series many sha.

Google mathematical series.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 8:08pm On Jul 24, 2017
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The venue is along Port Harcourt Aba Road, at Oyinbo. Just tell them to drop u at Tap Junction. ACE Center. then u either trek in or take a bike to the premises. Me I trek am o, e no far, though the road is rough. For ur Personal effects, there are people at the Gate that u pay N100 to take care of your personal effects ranging from umbrellas, bags, phones etc. Then try to come early, forget that 9.30 time o, we started by 8.30am. Finally, always click on save after u choose an option. This will then take u to the next question. It's abt speed and accuracy. They will provide u with plane sheet of paper for ur rough work.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 3:31pm On Jul 24, 2017
motivationspika:
Did you go with the page of the Slip that is Showing your Batch CATEGORY AND VENUE OR you went only with the first page that is showing your PASSPORT with the bottom written " Please come to the examination hall with this slip"

The one with the passport that showed Approved. and your ID Card. It can be coloured or black and white as long as the passport is clear.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 2:33pm On Jul 24, 2017
bizguru000:


Thanks for the much needed info bro...Did you use a calculator?


Yes.
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 2:06pm On Jul 24, 2017
bizguru000:


Yes it will submit for you dont worry..Are you experienced or graduate trainee

i can't remember if i applied for experience or graduate trainee o. The thing don tay. But it System Analyst i applied for.

When u go into the computer room, you sit in front of any of the PCs. Your Username is your email address (the email u used to apply for the job) then your password is your phone number (the phone number you used in applying for the job). Goodluck to those who will be writing on a later date. No jack break your head, naa IQ questions.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: DPR Recruitment Aptitude Test: Check List Of Those Invited by obamartins(m): 1:04pm On Jul 24, 2017
Wrote mine today. No current affairs, no oil related questions. Just english and arithmetic. Series many sha. But my question is, I did not click on submit b4 the time elapsed, though I finished. I hope the system will auto submit for me or make I go back go tell them submit am? My Center is ACE Port Harcourt

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Literature / Re: EREBUS -The Evil At Heart (Spy Thriller) by obamartins(m): 7:06am On Jul 21, 2017
Why give out literally work out for free when u can make money on amazon for both ebook and paperback version on createspace. PM me if u need more info and I will add u to a whatsapp group for authors making real money from amazon. Some have crossed the $3000 per month mark.
Politics / Re: We Will Soon Make Hausa Nigeria's Official Language - Twitter User by obamartins(m): 5:16am On Jun 26, 2017
The owners of Nigeria has spoken. Make I go dust my Hausa textbook. grin Sai Baba. Buhari till 2050.

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Business / Re: How To Get Dollar Into Your Domiciliary Account by obamartins(m): 4:11pm On Jun 17, 2017
Pls is the payoneer - payza - domiciliary account still working? IF yes, which dorm account should I open, Dollar or Euro? Thanks
Business / Re: *MODIFIED* Making Money With Publishing on Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, etc by obamartins(m): 6:48am On Jun 13, 2017
Ewenla202:
Please MK82, Bro1234, Ancient times, Obamartins and others in the house recommend a tested graphic designer for me; I have some ecovers for both amazon and createspace to do. I am not too comfortable with paying Indians where Nigerians available. Thanks

Drop the title of the book and author, I will design cover for the ebook. For cratespace, someone else can help u out. Then drop ur email also.
Politics / Re: Consumers Now Free To Buy Electricity Directly From Gencos – Fashola by obamartins(m): 8:15am On May 20, 2017
This is a very wonderful policy if implemented. A Situation where DISCOS like BEDC would have the opportunity to buy enough power to satisfy states they service for 24hours but refuse to do so because of capitalism (they want to make excess profit), this is the kind of policy that will break that wickedness. TCN on several occasions have cried out that they have enough power for less industrialized states like Edo, Delta, Ondo etc that BEDC covers, but this company refused to buy why? Because they buy little power, give companies (e.g Guinness, hotels and some Chinese firms in Benin) on the 33kva line almost 24hours of power and share the insignificant reminder to households using massive load shedding arrangements which in turn kills small scale businesses which are the driving force of the economy today.

When asked why they carryout such ungodly arrangement, they start singing the hit single "energy theft". They complain that consumers are stealing energy hence this "punishment". The same BEDC rolled out prepaid meters that are mounted on power poles to prevent energy theft. Initially, the pace of the installation of these prepaid meters was fast, when they realized that due to lack of power, the sales of token was not commiserate with what they normally get during the fixed charge era and from estimate bills they give to households without the prepaid meter (those with analogue meters), they deliberately slowed down, the installation of the pole mounted prepaid meter.

Government need to break the monopoly further by giving license to small scale power vendors like what is obtainable in India to bring Nigeria out of this power crises that has being plaguing us for years. This is the 21st century for God sake. We need to think outside the box and stop this centralization of power, not all power generated must go through a centralized power grid. Individuals with the capacity can obtain license to generate and distribute power in selected areas, villages, towns etc.

When power was to be privatized, the selling message the government gave to use was the telecommunication sector with the introduction of GSM in Nigeria. They said power would be like that with many players coming into the sector hence driving competition, when it was finally privatized, the story changed, they said we cannot remove total monopoly in the distribution of power, because different companies cannot start mounting their poles on the same streets, so that consumers cannot have their choice of companies to buy power from. For me, that is not thinking outside the box, we could have different companies as DISCOS in a state, they will all run conduit cables and have points where consumers that want to buy from them can be connected to. If a consumer is not satisfied with the services of a particular disco, he changes to another one. That is the only way this Discos can sit up. If a disco refuses to buy more energy from transmission and the other buys more, a consumer has the choice to change his Disco. They don't have to mount electric poles all over the places to achieve this.

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Career / Re: See 5 Things That Happen When You Graduate With A Poor CGPA by obamartins(m): 3:43pm On May 19, 2017
Thousands are out there with 1st class and 2.1 with no clear cut direction. My brother, it's not about grade, things and times have changed. Things that normally put food on the table in the 70s, 80s and even in the 90s have evolved. Gone are the days when you are told go to school, get a good grade and Pronto! You are out of poverty. It doesn't work anymore. The chances are getting slimmer by the day.

Artisans and technicians are doing very well while graduates who refused to think outside the box with their 1st class and 2.1 cannot even feed. Before you question what I graduated with, I will tell you. I graduated with a 2.1, computer science, my certificate is gathering dust because most of the things I know today, I learn on the street and these skills are paying my bills. So move out of that "go to school, get a good grade, that is the only way out of poverty" mentality, nothing is guaranteed anymore. A smart person that left school with a pass is more likely to succeed than someone with a 1st class or 2.1. Because he learns early not to depend on his certificate, while those with good grades will allow it "shack" them, but before they realize that the certificate is now a piece of tissue paper, the guy with the pass or third class has learn a skill and moved on with life.

So nobody should be carried away by 1st class or 2.1. Out there, it's a rat race and only the smart survives coupled with God's grace. You see them falling into depression every now and then because their expectation is a variance with the reality on ground.

fergusen:
I've seen many reasons adduced by several individuals why grades do not matter or are less important in determining future successes. I do think the influence of grades has been understated.

No doubt, grades can be a poor way to determine someone's success or better still, measure an individual's self-worth.

Your success in life or otherwise may not be determined by how excellent your grades are. It probably isn't going to make you successful or unsuccessful.

However, grades are an instant image of you at any point in time. Grades are the foremost tools schools use to measure it's students abilities. This means it will give a huge initial judgement about you, which transcends beyond the academic environment.
If you think grades don't matter, ask that friend who missed that fully paid scholarship by graduating with a third class.
Grades matter if you desire to get that competitive job where employers look at CGPA.
As a fresh graduate, grades will matter until you get something more compelling to sell yourself.
If you desire career progression in the academics, bad grades will ground you.

It is a fact that majority of people with low grades are usually defaulters when it comes to self-discipline, hard work, diligence, and planning skill, to mention but a few. All of these failings might act in limiting the success of these individuals (with poor grades) after graduation.

Good grades give you a head start, and an added advantage going forward. The world is moving at a fast pace, too busy in most cases to give you an opportunity to disprove your poor grades. Therefore they go by the numbers (grades) in assessing you. You probably won't get a chance to prove your competence.

And yes, Not everyone will be an entrepreneur or succeed as one. Not everyone will have giraffe legs (know somebody that knows somebody in that establishment). Not everyone will/can work in the Nigerian civil service (where anything goes).

Haven stated that, here are 5 things that happen when you graduate with a low grade:

1. You close important doors: some doors when closed can never be opened again. How sad! Whatever opportunities, big or small, there are outside that door eludes you forever.
If you settled for less and got low grades due to laziness and nonchalant attitude towards book work, you effectively closed all doors requiring higher grades!
A graduate with a pass or a third class automatically rules him/herself out of certain job opportunities! I need not mention these jobs, you know them.

2. Fewer choices: this is similar to the above. You end up with less choice if you graduate with a poor CGPA. why? Windows are smaller than doors!
Less career advancement options, less job option, and less pay. You'll have to settle for less.

3. Vices will appeal to you: I mean no disrespect to those with poor grades. However, social vices such as gambling, drunkenness, and others I choose not to mention will appeal to you. Anything just to dampen the disappointment of wasted years. However, it all ends in more disappointment for those not willing to get it right the right way.

4. Battered esteem: poor grades will batter your esteem. You will always avoid public discussions that will warrant a mention or display of your grade status either by you or others. Can you comfortably put your pass degree qualification on a CV? Never!
Deflated ego, inferiority, and other similar words will describe your situation.
Only a few (mentally strong) will refuse to be downcast and laid-back by letting grades get in their way to achieving success. The greater majority wallows in regret for years.

5. Delays in career progression: if you graduate with a third class, you'll need a PGD to move forward. If it's a pass, you're probably stuck/grounded. In the academics, grades are prioritised, and it'll remain so for a long time.

It is, therefore important that you begin to answer questions such as where you desire to be in the next five years, what steps to take to get there and what doors you need to go through. The earlier these questions are answered, the more doors you'll have access to, and go through.

To make it big, you either have to be the best at what you are doing (non academic activity) or follow the conventional easier path - good grades.

Choose the doors to open and don't let life choose for you because it might be a far cry from that which you desired.

Grades do matter a lot.

Copyright NAIJA CGPA

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Army Gives Update On Alleged Coup Against Buhari by obamartins(m): 3:26pm On May 19, 2017
When them use slap overthrow am the first time naa civilian him be?


Authoreety:
Buhari na army na......




so









that coup ain't possible

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Business / Re: Making Regular Income Publishing Amazon Kindle Ebooks by obamartins(m): 3:53pm On May 17, 2017
His cover is good enough, the message is clear, he must not use someone running. Besides, this days, most professional writers don't use images on their book covers to depict the content. In terms of aesthetics, the cover is above average. My opinion.


AncientTimes:



Your cover though attractive, is out of place? Your cover must always reflect the message that you are conveying or the product that you are selling. Loose weight with what? Exercise? Diet? Fruits? Or just losing weight in the air? If it is about a diet then something like foods or someone eating will make sense on the cover of your book. If it is an Exercise, then someone running will make a perfect sense. Let your cover preach what you are selling.
Business / Re: Making Regular Income Publishing Amazon Kindle Ebooks by obamartins(m): 3:49pm On May 17, 2017
Nice one, this is more like it. But u still need brushing on choice of font style. Good cover, it will fly.



haywhy28:


Bro, kindly check critique this for me.
Business / Re: Making Regular Income Publishing Amazon Kindle Ebooks by obamartins(m): 10:39am On May 17, 2017
If you know you have uploaded an unprofessional cover design and it is hampering sales, drop the cover here. I will try as much as possible to redesign the worst covers so you can edit the detail of the book to replace the cover. I will do it free of charge for a week. So you don't saturate amazon with unprofessional covers and drive potential buyers away.

Amazon is saturated with "so called book" let's not add terrible and amateur covers to the eyesore.

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Business / Re: Making Regular Income Publishing Amazon Kindle Ebooks by obamartins(m): 10:30am On May 17, 2017
Not good enough. It doesn't look professional


uote author=wakes post=56600446]Hello house.
Kindly help me assess this ecover please.
Thanks[/quote]
Business / Re: Making Regular Income Publishing Amazon Kindle Ebooks by obamartins(m): 12:18am On May 17, 2017
Poor Cover design. I will get you a good cover to replace what u have there later in the day. On amazon, a book is judged by the cover first, then the content.


LaCremy:


Thank you
Business / Re: *MODIFIED* Making Money With Publishing on Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, etc by obamartins(m): 12:00am On May 17, 2017
Don't try to publish someone else's work else the amazon bot will catch u as there are metadata they read to know if u are the original owner of the book or not. If you have uploaded someone else's ebook, they will terminate your account and you will lose all your earnings if you don't replay the "alert mail" they sent.

Reply thus

Dear amazon,
I realized I uploaded a wrong file instead of my draft, please help me delete it so that I can upload the appropriate file. I discovered it was a wrong file I uploaded when the book was in review and I sent a mail to support with no response yet.

Kindly assist, thank you.

Your name

With the above letter, they will only block the book and not your entire account.

If you actually own the book, and you didn't plagiarise in anyway, write them stating that you are the owner of the work and can prove beyond reasonable doubt. Tell them you wrote the book and have no contract agreement with anybody. Though it will require you getting a copyright for the book at copyrightdotgov, I think it's about. $30 to get that done online. Just Google it, u will see the site, it is an American site.





femtopyy:
Pleas, I got a mail from Amazon that I should provide any further significant documentation or other evidence that proves you have retained the right for the book. I do I do next
Business / Re: *MODIFIED* Making Money With Publishing on Amazon Kindle, CreateSpace, etc by obamartins(m): 10:44pm On May 16, 2017
There is something u didn't do well as I withdrew successfully my last earning via worldremit. Sales has been really slow, but it has always been like that for me till say from the 19th of each month, things will suddenly pick up. I normally feel, they pay this white folks their monthly salary on the 19th, hence the shopping spree (just kidding). Though I have always exceeded the $150 mark every month. I get above N50,000 monthly, I am trying to see if I can increase it to N100,000. I am still writing more books. I wish I could make sales like bros1234. I know I will get there soon.



AncientTimes:


No, they returned back the money back to me. I had to use an exchanger as I have not choice. How is business going for you? How are sales going on this month in both createsapce and Kindle?

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Help A Frustrated And Helpless First Class Engineering Graduate by obamartins(m): 9:29pm On May 16, 2017
Don't be deceived, Canadian Federal Skilled workers program is not cheap, let me give u a little insight about some of the expenses:
1. IELTS - N6800
2. Wes Certificate evaluation (ECA) - $233.91 CAD which comes to about $185 USD per certificate.
3. To post your transcript to Wes via DHL to either their US or Canada office, you will pay ur school that money along side transcript fee
4. You will pay $500 CAD if your application is accepted.
5. You will need nothing less than $11,000 CAD dollars in your account plus other assets.
If them finally approve your application, you will buy ticket plus other small small spending. Besides, it's called a skilled workers program, hence they expected that you have worked for nothing less than 2years in your field. Guy, if u no get sponsor, don't try FSWP. No be beans, else u go just waste the little way u get, naa for people way get money, this is not to discourage u, this is the truth.

Randy91:



how do you apply as a skilled worker in Canada because I have tried and fell in the hands of scammers....do you have any leggit means

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