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CelebritiesRe: Rita Dominic & Banana Iceland Billionaire Boyfriend Getting Married? (Photos) by oluwabishop: 1:11pm On Jun 11, 2016
Chief sweetus Oyoyo has been inactive here due to the influx of many new tenants to Banana Iceland. As the resident chairman of the Banana Icelanders Landlord association, he's been going round making sure his due royalties are paid and exacting his influence. But chief, try to make time for NL once in a while.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Police Interview Invite..let's Meet Here by oluwabishop: 4:22pm On Jun 10, 2016
Meet with your primary school head teacher or secondary school principal. They're qualified to sign as 'Heads of Educational Institutions attended'
Philipsdael:
No Lagosian has briefed us about the screening process at Ikeja.
#TooBad.
pls , ejor, biko !!!
Hint me pls I need to know what to expect on Friday the 10th.
I've not signed my guarantor form.
do they request for it huh
Thanks in Advance
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Police Interview Invite..let's Meet Here by oluwabishop: 4:17pm On Jun 10, 2016
shegsky:
Will you help me sign? stop making jest of me, okay.
Find the head teacher of your primary school or the principal of your secondary school. If you were known to them, they will be glad to help. They qualify to sign as 'Heads of Educational Institutions attended'
PhonesRe: MTN Introduces Cheaper Data Bundles by oluwabishop: 8:13am On May 07, 2016
7agaza:
lolz. I can't trade my Etisalat with anything.

All the same thanks for sharing
Care to share with me this Etisalat package? I'm an Etisalat fan myself
RomanceSome Dating Rules From Biblical Examples by oluwabishop(op): 2:33pm On Mar 12, 2016
By Bismark Ekenedilichukwu Benson



All of you who use Ruth and Esther as examples on how women should conduct themselves, remember these ladies broke every single dating rules. They were 'bad girls' but God overlooked certain things.
Let's examine their lives and some of their actions.
.
*Ruth didn't wait for Boaz to make the first move. At a point she said "why have I not found favour in your eyes, that you should not take notice of me".
Ruth boldly asked Boaz to marry her!
She proceeded to stay with a man whom she was not married to. At least she showed her willingness to have sex with him by laying at his feet. If that's not DESPERATION, I don't know what it is.
.
*Naomi and Ruth schemed to get Boaz!
Remember when Ruth said,
"Let me go to the field, that I may find favour in his sight". Naomi the 'baddest' woman that ever liveth gave her some useful tips.
Naomi was like, Ruth wear something nice, be attractive okay...so that Boaz (the rich man) will notice you. But most Christians today will call it finding 'favour'...
lol Una no go talk true for once. Ruth did all she was told and it worked like magic.
Read that part again and don't try to twist it to suit yourself. In case it hasn't hit you yet, Ruth SEDUCED Boaz!
.
Ruth didn't sit and wait for God to send the right man. She was an opportunist! When she saw Boaz, she didn't waste time in letting him know that she was available. Even if it means being a concubine.
.
*Ruth did EYE SERVICE.
Every work she did on the field was partly for survival, but mainly because she wanted to be noticed by the rich man (Boaz). She worked hard on his field just to draw Boaz's attention to herself.
Naomi controlled her decisions. Naomi clearly told her;
"Let your eyes be on the field where they glean". If Naomi was today's woman, most of us will call her a 'love-vendor'.

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*Esther married a pagan King. But today's christians frown at unbelievers marrying christians. Some churches wouldn't wed such couples.
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*Esther used her beauty and sexuality to her own advantage. Typical example of using your endowments and every other thing you have to get what you want.
.
I hope you all get the picture now? I won't judge these two great women because I know what it means to make difficult decisions during difficult times. Their decisions were based on circumstance not by CHOICE. God still approves of them.
Happy weekend!
RomanceSome Dating Rules From Biblical Examples by oluwabishop(op): 2:14pm On Mar 12, 2016
By Bismark Ekenedilichukwu Benson

All of you who use Ruth and Esther as examples on how women should conduct themselves, remember these ladies broke every single dating rules. They were 'bad girls' but God overlooked certain things.
Let's examine their lives and some of their actions.
.
*Ruth didn't wait for Boaz to make the first move. At a point she said "why have I not found favour in your eyes, that you should not take notice of me".
Ruth boldly asked Boaz to marry her!
She proceeded to stay with a man whom she was not married to. At least she showed her willingness to have sex with him by laying at his feet. If that's not DESPERATION, I don't know what it is.
.
*Naomi and Ruth schemed to get Boaz!
Remember when Ruth said,
"Let me go to the field, that I may find favour in his sight". Naomi the 'baddest' woman that ever liveth gave her some useful tips.
Naomi was like, Ruth wear something nice, be attractive okay...so that Boaz (the rich man) will notice you. But most Christians today will call it finding 'favour'...
lol Una no go talk true for once. Ruth did all she was told and it worked like magic.
Read that part again and don't try to twist it to suit yourself. In case it hasn't hit you yet, Ruth SEDUCED Boaz!
.
Ruth didn't sit and wait for God to send the right man. She was an opportunist! When she saw Boaz, she didn't waste time in letting him know that she was available. Even if it means being a concubine.
.
*Ruth did EYE SERVICE.
Every work she did on the field was partly for survival, but mainly because she wanted to be noticed by the rich man (Boaz). She worked hard on his field just to draw Boaz's attention to herself.
Naomi controlled her decisions. Naomi clearly told her;
"Let your eyes be on the field where they glean". If Naomi was today's woman, most of us will call her a 'love-vendor'.

.
*Esther married a pagan King. But today's christians frown at unbelievers marrying christians. Some churches wouldn't wed such couples.
.
*Esther used her beauty and sexuality to her own advantage. Typical example of using your endowments and every other thing you have to get what you want.
.
I hope you all get the picture now? I won't judge these two great women because I know what it means to make difficult decisions during difficult times. Their decisions were based on circumstance not by CHOICE. God still approves of them.
Happy weekend!
PoliticsRe: Dasukigate: Metuh Wants Jonathan As Witness by oluwabishop: 1:37pm On Feb 22, 2016
tayebest:
Metuh i like your style! He is using all means to work with Fg and send Otueke tapper to jail grin grin grin
Quite on the contrary, Jonathan is covered by the contents of the Peace Accord signed with Buhari. Hence he may likely never be arrested or invited for questioning. Metuh is only smartly hiding himself behind that shield, because he ran errands for a man who can't be probed personally, it's only common sense that if you can't probe the person who sent him on the errands, then you can't justify probing the messenger. Smart legal move
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Free Job Test And Interview Questions + Answers by oluwabishop: 12:03pm On Feb 12, 2016
epunemizundu@gmail.com
CelebritiesRe: Uche Jombo Replies Chioma Akpota: "Dont Let The Devil Use You" by oluwabishop: 5:53pm On Jan 29, 2016
What, chioma tweeted, can be loosely translated to mean "sometimes, (soul) sisters aren't REALLY (blood) sisters". Before joining the rest of the gossip-seeking twitterbrities to roast her, read her rejoinder tweets(where she says that people can easily misquote her just for the fun of it) , that says it all. Nowadays, people wanna make out a different contextual meaning to every expression, it makes it difficult for people to express themselves without ducking from hauls of jabs by those who misquote them.










My 2 cents!
RomanceRe: Help!!! My Girlfriend And My Sister Are Enemies... I Need Advice Urgently by oluwabishop: 11:39pm On Jan 21, 2016
jayhumble:
Good evening fellas...

I love my Girlfriend so much. She happened to be my sisters friend back in the University. Well they were staying in same hostel back then. I didn't meet her thru my sister, we met during an occasional event way back 2014. My sister has been silent about everything right from the on set she saw her pic on my phone, little did I know my lil sister was waiting for the right time to strike. Well, I finally built the courage to introduce my GF to my mom since I have decided to step our relationship up. The moment I gisted my sister about my plans... She went on whatsapp and warned my GF to leave me and go back to her ex. I still didn't know any of this was going on until my GF sent a text to my sister saying "If you don't want me to marry you brother, I will leave your brother for you and marry someone else".
The moment my sister got that message, she started telling me her story back in school and how she cheated on her 'then bf' when they had a little misunderstanding and she dated someone else pending the time she settled with her BF. She keeps telling me she is not a type of girl to be trusted and all these blah blah blah girls talk. She even had to call a guy who has dated her before and put it on speaker but I didn't mind cuz I felt it's just a girl to girl things...
My GF broke into tears while telling me all these on phone and actually confessed to every allegations laid on her. Went to check my sister's phone to re-read all their chats and I didn't like what I saw actually but I'm still playing matured.
Now this whole issue has blown up to their alumni whatsapp group where all her mates were accusing her of leaving her ex BF just because she found a greener grass.. All those type of talk.

My question now is that... Should I overlook her past and all these drama and proceed with my plans? Can I trust her with herhuh

Please I need advise from matured minds only .

Cc lalasticl.ala
Prettythicksme
Shey you are seeing the drama around ice prince and his babe, follow it diligently and learn from the story, to avoid coming here someday and ask us what you can do when you both are in marriage and some messy details emerge.
Jokes EtcRe: How I Lost A Job Opportunity Because Of Romanceland. by oluwabishop: 4:04pm On Jan 07, 2016
No interviewer has any rights to pry into your private social media life and you reserve the exclusive rights to refuse the request without any consequences . There's a reason why you use monikers on sites such as this. Even the most prominent nairalanders won't give out their monikers even if it's Obama asking. I reckon you just made a joke, or if true, were really acting in "stupidity" as it were. Thanks for the tale.
BusinessRe: How To Survive 2016 Expected Economic Hardship by oluwabishop: 4:25pm On Dec 19, 2015
ZUBY77:
Seriously?
Are we that neck deep into the mess already?
Gawd.

We always survive anyway. We will survive this scam.
Agu how far? If you were able to get "there and back in time", then surely this harsh season is child's play compared to what you have overcome. The season for hustlers to shine
PoliticsRe: Ibe Kachiukwu Assumes Office As Minister Of State For Petroleum Resources (Photo by oluwabishop:
https://www.nairaland.com/2504343/how-buhari-traded-nnpc-gmd


Kachikwu's appointment (specifically as Min of State Petroleum) isn't news to insiders... It was long settled, by the same power blocs that run Nigeria
PoliticsRe: Tribunal Sacks Darius Ishaku, Declares Aisha Jumai Alhassan‎ Winner by oluwabishop: 8:07pm On Nov 08, 2015
Eziachi:
GEJ was not acting
Hello?? I never said he was. Did you understand the post even?
PoliticsRe: Tribunal Sacks Darius Ishaku, Declares Aisha Jumai Alhassan‎ Winner by oluwabishop: 11:43pm On Nov 07, 2015
mmabubakar:
J[b]

But she was not elected dude!!!

What we are saying is dat Jummai Alhassan is the first elected female Gov in Nigeria not just being on the seat...ok?
Hope you know that Governorship and deputy is a joint ticket, so as people voted Peter Obi into the seat, they equally voted Etiaba to the seat in any case where obi becomes invalid. Saying that Etiaba wasn't elected is akin to saying GEJ wasn't elected when he became the president in Yar Adua's stead . Understand the concept
PoliticsRe: Tribunal Sacks Darius Ishaku, Declares Aisha Jumai Alhassan‎ Winner by oluwabishop: 3:10pm On Nov 07, 2015
[/b]
mmabubakar:
Wow!

The first female governor in Nigeria.

This is an indication that there are improvements in our judicial system. #PMB is working!
I knw wailers will surely wail again.

Btw, NBA sets to probe saraki lawyers for staging a walk-out at the tribunals.


https://www.nairaland.com/2719730/nigerian-bar-association-begins-probe
kogiguy:
first female governor
Dame Virginia Ngozi Etiaba was the Governor of Anambra State, from November 2006 to February 2007[b]. [b]She is the first female governor in Nigeria's history.
[Her instatement came as the previous governor, Peter Obi, was impeached by the state legislature for alleged gross misconduct. She transferred her powers back to Obi three months later when an appeal court nullified the impeachment.


Kindly check with historical facts before posting. Thank you
PoliticsRe: Aisha Jummai-Alhassan 1st Elected Female Governor As Tribunal Sacks Ishaku by oluwabishop: 3:03pm On Nov 07, 2015
changeagent:
Taraba State Tribunal sacks Gov. Darius Ishaku of PDP and declared Aisha Jummai Alhassan of APC (Maman Taraba) lawful winner of April 11 Governorship Election 2015 in Taraba.
Kindly modify your topic, Dame Virgy Etiaba was the first female governor in Nigeria. Check with historical facts before splashing sensational topics on the news
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Kpmg Graduate Trainee Aptitude Test 2015 by oluwabishop: 8:36am On Jul 03, 2015
hajjisemiu:
Owners of mails below should check their inbox for the past questions and answers. They av been sent. I wish u the best of luck in ur test.
edohdaniel@ gmail.com, oyewo_bolaji@yahoo.com, gbolly4unow@gmail.com, bolaoguntimehin@gmail.com, mahyoureal@gmail.com, awahkalu@yahoo.com, rasaq4prosper@yahoo.com, uyobong2010@gmail.com, dipooloye2020@gmail.com, oluwabioluwaseyi4@gmail.com
Please kindly forward the complete questions and answers to epunemizundu@gmail.com . Thank you
CareerRe: Yay!! Push Cv Just Congratulated Me!!! by oluwabishop: 12:06pm On May 05, 2015
where have u been this Giant ?

MaziOmenuko:
Just that?

Thought there was more to the program than sending out congratulatory messages?
CareerRe: Obiano Raises Anambra Workers’ Salaries By 15 Per Cent by oluwabishop: 6:29am On Jan 29, 2015
Japhet04:
Having known that election is just by the corner he has increased their salary just to lobby votes

I agree with pastor adeboye all politicians are the same they are liars and cheats

GEJ
I expect you to be current enough to know that Obiano has no elections around the corner to contest.
CelebritiesRe: Check Out Who Gave Rita Dominic A ‘romantic’ Hug by oluwabishop: 3:02pm On Dec 12, 2014
shachris03:
Yuzedo wear are you?
took the question out of my asking. That guy is surely in some kinda soup when this news gets to the desk of Chief Sweetus Oyoyo of Banana Iceland.
RomanceRe: He Dropped Them In A Dustbin by oluwabishop: 8:31am On Dec 11, 2014
#mycharitycomment.
PoliticsRe: "Yaradua Deceived Me About His Health" - Obasanjo by oluwabishop: 8:14am On Dec 10, 2014
all these media reviews of the controversial excerpts of this book, its all promo, for the book to sell.


























#mycharitycomment
RomanceRe: What Is The Craziest Thing You've Ever Done To Revenge On Your EX by oluwabishop: 1:18pm On Dec 08, 2014
sexylogan:
My dear, Forget dat ting. Three months ago, my ex confessed to cheating on me the first time and begged me to forgive her. It was difficult but I did. Less than a month later she repeated the same and ended the relationship saying that I deserved better. I didn't insult her, I didn't say anything. For the past two weeks she has been calling, texting and begging me to please reconsider restarting the relationship claiming I was the best thing that happened to her. When push comes to shove, naija girls can beg o...
U jus spoke my mind. Mine was behaving like a serial cheat. left me 4 some other guy last year when we had issues and after the guy had his fill of her and she realised his lies, she came running back, bombarding me with calls and mssgs pleading that am d best guy she ever lived to know and that we come back again. I yielded after much pressure and she was happy.
Fast forward 18 months later and she went to bed with another guy. Worst part was i didnt get to know on time and she kept up appearances for months like nothing happened. The day i found out and how long ago it had been, i realised that some girls are not just worth it. No tears 4 me tho, am still plotting my revenge cos she believes that i have forgiven her of this last one (what use is a relationship with badly shattered trust ?) . I'd garner ideas for my revenge from here and update when i execute my ice-cold vengeance. Or better still, i cud just move on and confine her to the thrashcan of memories better forgotten. Some girls are the architects of their misfortunes sha. If i take vengeance, shey some people will call me wicked
Nairaland GeneralThe Lies Of Femi Fani Kayode Part 1 by oluwabishop(op): 12:41pm On Aug 18, 2013
– The Lie About The Yorubas Being
Nigeria’s Earliest Graduates – By Dr. Samuel
Okafor

From his myopic bubble Femi FaniKayode
claims the Yoruba were the first to acquire
Western education; the first ever known record
of a literate Nigerian in the English Language is
the narrative of an Ibo slave who regained his
freedom and documented his life history as a slave from the time he was 11 years old in
present day Ibo land till the time when he
gained his freedom in the middle of the 18 th
century. He later married an English woman
and had 3 children. He died in 1795. Femi, a basic Google-research will do you good
here; check out the name, Equanoh OLAODAH.
Further Femi claims that the Yoruba were the
first lawyers and doctors in Nigeria. This is
again a big falsehood. The first Nigeria doctor
was an Effik man Silas G. Dove who obtained a medical degree from France and returned to
practise medicine in 1840 in Calabar. This fact
can also be verified from historical medical
records in Paris. I would also ask that you google the name
BLYDEN – Edward Wilmot BLYDEN – an educated
son of free Ibo slaves who by the mid-19th
century had acquired sound theological
education. He was born in Saint Thomas in
1832. He is one of the founding missionaries that established the Archbishop Vining church
in Ikeja. Before the next time you succumb to
your long-running battle with logorrhoea,
Femi please do some research. What about the third president of a free Liberia
– President J JRoyle – again, a man of Ibo
descent. Please take some time to do some
research so that we can discuss constructively.
It is wrong to peddle lies to your people. It is
academic fraud to knowingly misrepresent facts just to score cheap points with people
who do not have the discipline to do research
and accept anything you pour out simply
because they say you are well educated. To
again quote the great Nobel Prize Winner in
Economics Joseph Stiglitz; Femi fits into the category of third rate students from first rate
universities with an inflated sense of self-
importance. Let’s go on! Who was the first Nigerian Professor of
Mathematics – an Ibo man – Professor Chike
Obi – the man who solved Fermat’s Last
Theorem. He was followed by another Ibo
man, Professor James Ezeilo, Professor of
Differentail Calculus and the founder of the Ezeilo Constant. Please do some research on
this great Ibo man. He later became the Vice
Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka
and one of the founders of the Nigerian
Mathematical Centre. Who was Nigeria’s first
Professor of Histroy – Professor Kenneth Dike who published the first account of trade in
Nigeria in pre-colonial times. He was also the
first African Vice Chancellor of the University of
Ibadan. Who was the first Professor of
Microbiology – Professor Eni Njoku; he was
also the first African Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. Anatomy and Physiology –
Professor Chike Edozien is an Asaba man and
current Obi of Asaba. Who was the first
Professor of Anatomy at the University College
Ibadan? Who was the first Professor of
Physics? Professor Okoye, who became a Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1960. He was
followed by the likes of Professor Alexander
Anumalu who has been nominated for the
Nobel Prize for Physics three times for his
research in Intermediate Quantum Physics. He was also a founding member of the Nigerian
Mathematical Centre. Nuclear Physics and
Chemistry – again another Ibo man – Professor
Frank Ndili who gained a Ph.D in his early ’20s
at Cambridge Univesity in Nuclear Physics and
Chemistry in the early ’60s. This young Asaba man had made a First Class in Physics and
Mathematics at the then University College
Ibadan in the early ’50s. First Professor of
Statistics – Professor Adichie who’s research on
Non-Parametric Statistics led to new areas in
statistical research. What about the first Nigerian Professor of Medicine – Professor
Kodilinye – he was appointed a Professor of
Medicine at the University of London in 1952.
He later became the Vice Chancellor of the
University of Nigeria Nsukka after the war.
What about Astronomy – again another Ibo man was the first Professor of Astronomy –
please, look up Professor Ntukoju – he was the
first to earn a double Ph.D in Astronomy and
Mathematics. Let’s go to the Social Sciences – Demography
and statistical research into population studies
– again another Ibo man – Professor Okonjo
who set up the first Centre for Population
Research in Ibadan in the early ’60s. A double
Ph.D in Mathematics and Economics. Philosophy – Professor G D Okafor, who became a
Professor of Philosophy at the Amherst College
USA in 1953. Economics – Dr. Pius Okigbo who
became a visiting scholar and Professor of
Economics at the University of London in 1954.
He is also the first Nigerian Ph.D in Economics. Theology and theological research – Professor
Njoku who became the first Nigerian to earn a
Ph.D in Theology from Queens University
Belfast in Ireland. He was appointed a
Professor of Theology at the University College
Zambia in 1952. I am still conducting research in areas such as
Geography where it seems a Yoruba man,
Professor Mabogunje, was the first Professor. I
also am conducting research into who was the
first Nigerian Professor of English, Theatre Arts,
Languages, Business and Education, Law and Engineering, Computer Technology, etc.
Nigerians need to be told the truth and not let
the lies that Femi Fani-Kayode has been selling
to some ignorant Yoruba who feel that to be
the first to see the white man and interact with
him means that you are way ahead of other groups. The Ibo as The great Achebe said had
within a span of 40 years bridged the gap and
even surpassed the Yoruba in education by the
’60s. Many a Yoruba people perpetually
indulge in self-deceit: that they were the first to
go to school; to be exposed to Western education; that they are academically ahead of
other Nigerian cultures of peoples. Another
ignorant lie. As far back as 1495 the Benin Empire
maintained a diplomatic presence in Portugal.
This strategic relationship did not just stop at a
mere mission but extended to areas such as
education. Scores of young Benin men were
sent out to Portugal to study and lots of them came back with advanced degrees in Medicine,
Law and Portuguese Language, to name a few. Indeed, some went with their Yoruba and Ibo
slaves who served the sons of the Benin
nobility while they studied in Portugal. These
are facts that can be verified by the logs kept
by ship owners in Portugal from 1494 to 1830.
It is kept at the Portuguese Museum of Geographic History in Lisbon. Why then would several Yoruba people peddle
all these falsehoods to show that they are
ahead educationally in Nigeria? The true facts
from the Federal Office of Statistics on
education tell otherwise, showing that 3 Ibo
states for the past 12 years have constantly had the largest number of graduates in the
country, producing more graduates than
Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo states. These eastern
states are Imo, Anambra and Abia. Yet he calls
Ibos traders. Indeed, the Igbos dominate
because excellence dominates mediocrity – truth. Let me enlighten this falsehood’s mouthpiece
even further: before the civil war Ibos
controlled and dominated all institutions in the
formal sector in Nigeria from the universities to
the police to the military to politics: •The first Black Vice Chancellor of the
University of Ibadan was an Ibo man •The first Vice Chancellor of the University of
Lagos was an Ibo man •The first Nigerian Rector of the then Yaba
College of Technology was also an Ibo man •The police was run by an Ibo IG •The military as a professional institution was
also run by elite-ilk Ibos. Facts can never be hidden. To be first does not
mean you would win the race; let us open up
all our institutions and may the best man win.
Let us not depend on handouts or privileges
but on heard work. Let us compete and give
the best positions to our brightest – be it Ibo, Yourba or Fulani, and then we shall see who is
the most successful Nigerian. I find it difficult not to respond to some of these
long-held lies that are constantly being
peddled by Yorubas. One is that the Yoruba
have the largest number of professors in the
country. I would again ask that we stick to
facts and statistical records. The Nigerian Universities Commission has a record of the
state with the largest number of professors on
their records and as at 2010 that state is Imo
State followed by Ondo State and then
Anambra State; the next state is Ekiti and then
Delta before Kwara State. I am sure you Yorubas are surprised. When you sit in the
South-West do not think others are sleeping
but I wish to address another historical fact
and that is who were the first Nigerians to
receive Western education. It is important that
these issues be examined in their historical context and evidence through research be
presented for all to examine. I have continued my research for as the great
sociologist and father of modern sociology –
Emile Durkheim – put it, the definition of a
situation is real in its consequence . What this
simply means is that one must never allow a
perceived falsehood to become one’s reality and by extension individuals who accept a
defined position act as though the situation is
real and apply themselves in that narrowly
defined perspective. Why is this important to state it is because for
long the Yoruba have peddled lies that have
almost become accepted as the truth by other
Nigerians but it is important that we lay down
the facts for others to examine and come to
their own conclusion for facts are facts. Let’s go back to education. Historically, Western
education resulted as a product of indigenous
ethnic groups interacting with the whites
through trade. The dominant groups sold
slaves, ivory gold and a host of other products
to their European counterparts in exchange for finished goods – wine, tobacco, mirrors, etc. The Bini who were the dominant military force
from the 15th to the 19th century raided and
sold other ethnicities to the Europeans. Top on
the list of those they sold were the Yoruba, Ibo
and Igala. Various other ethnicities suffered as
a result of the Bini military expansion. And the Benin Kingdom stretched from present-day
Benin up to what is now geographically
referred to as Republic of Togo. Indeed, the
influence of the Benin Empire extended to the
banks of the river Niger to present-day
Onistha. There are huge Yoruba settlements in the Anioma part of Delta State who fled Yoruba
land as a result of these attacks and constant
raids. Yes, there are Yoruba people who are
currently living with Ibos in the Ibo-speaking
part of Delta and they are full citizens of the
place no one refers to them as strangers and there is no talk about the Ibos being the host
community like we hear from the Governor of
Lagos State. But let me return to research.
Slaves were moved from the hinterland to the
coast and many were sold through Eko to the
New World. These slaves were the first to encounter the Europeans and by extension
their way of life – this included education in a
Western sense. The Bini King had taken pains
to establish a diplomatic presence in Portugal
and the relationship developed into areas that
extended beyond trade in the late 15th century and lasted well into the early 19th
century. Scores of young Bpni youth were sent
to Portugal and studied there, coming back
with advanced degrees in various disciplines.
The next set of people to receive Western
education were the slaves themselves. Some of them managed to buy their freedom and
develop themselves further. For the Ibo it does not matter who your father
is; the question is: Who are you? Who was
Obasanjo’s father? Was he the most educated
Nigerian? I am sure the answer is no. Yet this
Great Nigeria led this nation two times as a
military Head of State and as a civilian President. What about GEJ? Who was his own father? Was
he the first Nigerian to go to London? The
answer is no. In fact, he had no shoes, yet he is
fully in charge. So it does not matter if your
father was the first Lawyer or first Doctor in
Nigeria but rather what matters is what an individual does with the talents the Almighty
has given to him. Let us open up Nigeria for
competition. That is the solution to our
problems. Those who want privileges keep
reminding us that their fathers were the first to
go to school in London. Every generation produces its own leaders and champions. Like
Dangote who is the biggest employer of labour
in Nigeria today and the richest man in Africa.
Was his father the first to go to study in
London? Yet he is the master of people whose
parents gave them the best. My brothers, the answer to the Nigerian problem is that we
should establish a merit-driven society. “I get
am before” no be property.

Dr. Samuel Okafor has a PhD in History
PoliticsRe: Total Commences $15bn Egina Project by oluwabishop: 11:34pm On Jun 27, 2013
@okija, gud talk. I ddnt say a word on d 10,000 workforce because i dont av my facts yet, it may be d total number of persons to be involved one way or another ryt frm drilling of the 1st to 5th Egina wells som yrs back, up until d very last man-hour of installation. Like i said, i dont av my facts on workforce yet, buh wat i was aiming to make clear was d claim dat it would all be handled overseas and brought down here as made by one colleague up dere. As for dose ur community friends, i wonder where they were wen Ofon 2 was in serious progress,abi na now dem wake ?. Its all Rolled up now and we await the scaffolders to set up tower so we can go up and complete som touch-up works, i doubt if Company wud take up any workforce now for d sake of Ofon 2., xcept if its sailing out/installation. Buh in essence, i cant wait to have this Ofon jacket out of ds yard and begin work on Egina
PoliticsRe: Total Commences $15bn Egina Project by oluwabishop: 10:36pm On Jun 27, 2013
this is nigeria, where d moment u become so plain and truthful, a pack of fundamental pessimists begin taking up arms against u. Much respect to Mr chessboard, but i dunno wich company it is u av spent 10yrs in, buh if dat company is here in nigeria and u ar conversant with wia dse contracts are executed, then u wud know that Akpo and Usan Deepwater FPSO's (Total) was done at Saipem yard Rumuolumeni. Same as Bonga NorthWest(Shell) and presently, a smaller Total project -The Ofon offshore jacket for shallow water platform (abt 50m) is being handled by Saipem. Am at Rumuouleni Base now and i can tell u all dat Ofon Jacket has been Rolled up and entering into final phases of its finish. So we are preparing to start work on Egina late ds year or early next year. Few days ago, it was even in the news dat Saipem won d contract to handle Egina Subsea, i wonda wy u all are battling with Rhino . The guy hasnt said anytin yet dat falls out of place from d info being sent to Saipem yard here, If u may know, project documents and diagrams are alredy flying in to d engineering arms of various departments. U all may ramble here continously while we set to work here and upload u pics wen d job is in progress.
LiteratureRe: The One Who Awaits by oluwabishop: 6:25am On May 31, 2013
@repo, i dunno for internet+gmail oh, buh surely, if i got it, i wont be here 'oliver twist-ing' abi ? My email remains same as stated above, tanx. Mucho love
LiteratureRe: The One Who Awaits by oluwabishop: 6:23am On May 31, 2013
wink
LiteratureRe: The One Who Awaits by oluwabishop: 9:24pm On May 30, 2013
after all d wait and patience, i ddnt get any mail frm repogirl angry abi wia did u send it to? my email iz

epunemizundu@gmail.com
LiteratureRe: The One Who Awaits by oluwabishop: 5:46am On May 30, 2013
princesa: and bishop......sorry oh, you come lategrin
nah baybie, i ddnt com late. I've been keeping d story in d cooler, i wanted 2 let it accumulate so i can read Fiam! Buh u shud knw wat i meant wen i told u on ur page dat am NL's most underground personality... #emi ni submarine l'omo#
LiteratureRe: Story: Taking Chances by oluwabishop: 10:06pm On May 27, 2013
been reading since wknd and was about to exit for d nyt b4 i remembered dat it wud be a crime in d books of our nairaland writers. here u go princecsa, big ups frm NL's most underground personality cool

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