I think these attitudes don't bode well for the younger generation's prospects of peaceful relationships. If I have had a disrespectful girlfriend somewhere in the background, this just scares the shit out of me the more.

Older peeps, endeavour to model goodly traits.

Same Ibadan city in 2013, precisely opposite Omo Gafo building at the entrance to Iaganku quarters on Ring road. I was standing in the rain on my way to work and a fellow man who was a total stranger pulled up and dropped me off at the junction to my workplace. So, what's the biggie? Nigeria is hard already as it is; let's not make it harder.

I am more concerned about how a semmingly well-raised young lady like this would end up in such company in school. May God help us raise our children and may the souls of these departed ones rest in peace. Unfortunately too, it had to be my alma mater, OOU.

You see, it's the same virus that made us change the lyrics of that popular song "When trouble comes my way, i will praise the Lord". Now, everyone sings "when success comes my way, I will praise the Lord. But in plain terms, the bible never told us it would be a bed of roses. John 16:33b puts it right.. "in the world, ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world".

It's just the idealist's fantasies and this virus is eating us so deep!

I've got a bit of idea on this and I can help out if you'd like me to. Here is an attachment of my TOEFL test results from August 2017. I hope it gives you a rough idea of what to expect and which areas will require the most effort. Find my contacts in the screenshot and let's get talking. All the very best!

Really?

That there are fibroids in your uterus doesnt necessarily mean you can't conceive. Fibroids and fetus(es) do coexist.

Possible explanation. You got pregnant after the doctor's scan. You can tell us the date to disprove this. You may repeat the scan now to save the doctor from being labelled a quack by nairalanders. You will still find the fibroids there except they have been surgically removed and you didnt tell us; and telling incomplete stories is something people do when they want to lump miracles down our throat. Otherwise, then whoever did the scan was just grossly incompetent.

That said, I guess your twins are all that matters now; not who was right or who was wrong. So, congratulations and God bless your babies.

I have seen a supervisor like that in the university who specifically instructed a final year student to rearrange his acknowledgements and take God to the last. The student had initially acknowledged God before any other person but the supervisor wanted to be mentioned first. We were all surprised but the bros had to do it the supervisor's way.

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Happy married life, Dr. Olumide Ademosu. From the entire OACHS, OOUTH community.

Fulani herdsmen or poachers? Just about all actrocities are now lumped together and blamed on the Fulani man. I live in Taraba and I've been to the park. The situation is not as bad. May the soul of the departed rest in peace.

Representing #62. Only the best shall indeed be good enough for Africa!

Olalomi Ejire, eniyan sa l'aso temi!

It is called "Oral English". Quite unfortunate!

Hello everyone. Does anyone have information about any good Nigerian federal university offering an MBA without the NYSC discharge certificate as prerequisite? Thank you in anticipation of your response.

I said it; Hell just opened an annex in Niger state!

Well, matter of fact. They all really look like sec schl students though.

How about you kindly stop insulting our intelligence by pushing stuff like this to the front page? Interested wannabes can go look for them in the appropriate sections while the front page is reserved for important newsworthy items, the knowledge of which is expected of every average citizen.

Hell has certainly just opened a new annex in Minna, no doubts! Lucifers everywhere!

Sanchez01:
1. Both options for #1 are wrong. You don't GIVE but GRANT leave.
2. A) I wish I were the campaign manager of PDP in the last general election.
3. A) The news of president Buhari's arrival was broadcasted yesterday.
4. B) They appeared to be talking on private matters.
5. B) He fell from the top of the house.
6. B) The subject matter of his discourse was excellent.
7. B) ) If she knew about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.
8. B) Her baby daddy has too many baggage.
9. B) B) Nothing but that would satisfy him.
10. This would definitely pass as A but the consonant 'H' in the English alphabet is the only consonant that is allowed to carry both the 'A' and the 'AN', just like the vowel 'U' can sometimes carry or tag along with the article 'A'. EG, He has A UNIQUE point of view.

Talking about the indefinite articles "a" and "an", words with an initial "h" CANNOT take on both articles. The determinant is the preceeding phonetic sound in the word in question. Words starting with an initial vowel sound take on the aricle "an" while those that start with a consonant sound take the article "a". An understanding of this basic rule will help you explain away all the seemingly confusing exceptions.

Take a look at the following examples:

A unique concept. The first sound in the word "unique" is the consonant sound "y" and not the vowel sound "u"; so the word takes on the article "a" even though the first letter is a vowel

An SMS. The first sound here is the vowel sound "e". It precedes the "s" sound even though the first letter "s" is a consonant.

Talking about the words with an initial "h", you just have to memorise the few exceptions. In most cases in English language when the letter "h" starts a word, it is often pronounced and not silent. As "h" is a consonant sound, such words take on the article "a" as in "a helicopter", "a horrible descent". There are however only four words in the whole of English language which start with an "h" but take on the article "an". This is because the letter "h" is silent and not voiced in these words, thus making the next letter which is usually a vowel to take over as the first sound and the determinant of the choice of article. These words are "hour, honour, honest and heir". Therefore, whenever these words and all their derivatives appear, they take on the article "an". See these examples.

An honest lawyer, an heir apparent to the British throne, an hourly injection of the drug, an honourable sheriff.

I hope someone here now perfectly understands the use of indefinite articles in English language. Thank you.

flamingREED:


'Campaign manager of PDP' is ungrammatical.

It should be 'the PDP'.

Talking about the indefinite articles "a" and "an", words with an initial "h" CANNOT take on both articles. The determinant is the preceeding phonetic sound in the word in question. Words starting with an initial vowel sound take on the aricle "an" while those that start with a consonant sound take the article "a". An understanding of this basic rule will help you explain away all the seemingly confusing exceptions.

Take a look at the following examples:

A unique concept. The first sound in the word "unique" is the consonant sound "y" and not the vowel sound "u"; so the word takes on the article "a" even though the first letter is a vowel

An SMS. The first sound here is the vowel sound "e". It precedes the "s" sound even though the first letter "s" is a consonant.

Talking about the words with an initial "h", you just have to memorise the few exceptions. In most cases in English language when the letter "h" starts a word, it is often pronounced and not silent. As "h" is a consonant sound, such words take on the article "a" as in "a helicopter", "a horrible descent". There are however only four words in the whole of English language which start with an "h" but take on the article "an". This is because the letter "h" is silent and not voiced in these words, thus making the next letter which is usually a vowel to take over as the first sound and the determinant of the choice of article. These words are "hour, honour, honest and heir". Therefore, whenever these words and all their derivatives appear, they take on the article "an". See these examples.

An honest lawyer, an heir apparent to the British throne, an hourly injection of the drug, an honourable sheriff.

I hope someone here now perfectly understands the use of indefinite articles in English language. Thank you.