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Good morning House.

I am at the verge of getting my first car. I am torn between a Hyundai Sonata 2015 and a Camry 2011. Both cars are Nigerian used however the Sonata hasn't been used for more than a year. The mileage is low. While I am tempted to go for the Camry because of its popularity and the availability of its parts, the Hyundai stands out for me because of its luxury. So I am inclined to go for the Hyundai. Please I need your advice. Is it a car a first time buyer should own? How available is the spare parts? I also hear they are quite expensive. I need advice from people who have used these cars. Thank you.

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MStar09:
Hi.
Did you finally get the job?

Sorry for my very belated response. I didn't get the job because I did not attend the interview after passing the test. I got into a firm so there was no need to go the interview

Good Day House.

Please I need you all to weigh in on this matter. I am desirous of renting an apartment within proximity to Ikoyi where I work. The problem, however, is that apartments in the Akoka, Onike, Ebute Metta axis are on the high side. Some of the landlords even demand 2 year rent or a year and a half.

I saw a place in Ilaje, Bariga which I fancied but I am having second thoughts about the place because of the stories I have heard about Bariga. For those who have stayed in Ilaje, do you think it is an area where someone who is not looking for trouble should stay? What are the drawbacks to staying there?

Your quick, objective response will be appreciated. Thank you.

Hello all, I got a mail to attend an interview at Alpha Mead.
The job designation is Sales Executive. Please, I would like to
get info on how this company operates. If the working
environment is good, if it is a contract job, if they pay well. I
would appreciate if anyone can supply me with credible Intel. Thank you for your kind consideration.

Hello all, I got a mail to attend an interview at Alpha Mead. The job designation is Sales Executive. Please, I would like to get info on how this company operates. If the working environment is good, if it is a contract job, if they pay well. I would appreciate if anyone can supply me with credible Intel. God bless you.

I will say it depends on the branch of law practise you want to specialize in, and the kind of law firm you find yourself in. If you happen to work in the ivy-league corporate firms on Lagos Island e.g Templars, Aelex, Banwo and Ighodalo etc., you will love the profession. But you must have distinguished yourself in academics for you to be considered e.g a first class in Uni or Law School.
But the litigation firms will task you. And many of them without corporate appeal pay peanuts. But litigation is a time- rewarding venture, as you hone your skills in advocacy, clients will pursue you. Many insist ADR is the real thing but I believe Nigerians are not conciliatory by nature. It still get tied up in court litigation.

P.S. I am a Lawyer, completed NYSC this year, and I am yet to get a law firm in which to practice. Please help my life, I believe my helper is here. I want to work in 2019. God bless you as you help me

Dear Organisers of WWTBM I hope any one of you read this missive, and give much thought to what I have to intimate you with. It was Havelock Elli who wrote that in England, there was a law that when there was reasonable suspicion that either of two persons might have committed a crime, the uglier of the two was probably guilty. According to my lecturer, this law simply underscored the concept of physiognomy: Cicero Lombrosso’s theory whereby facial features of a person was used to delimit his criminal proclivity. You see, I am a very young Nigerian and a law student in my final year. I have just rounded off studies in criminology, and taken the semester exams. It enlivens a student when his experience validates the theories espoused in the classroom. I was invited by MTN to be part of the studio audience of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Nigeria Game Show holding on May 21, 2016. There, I met a young Ultima Studio personnel with spectacular dentition and large ears . These are among the physical features Cicero Lombrosso talked about. The invite I received mandated that I be at the studio by 7. AM. I didn’t get there till about 7. 30 AM because of the rain and the attendant traffic gridlock. I preceded another Ultima Studio personnel who shepherded three ladies into the waiting hall. When the guard asked for their invite, the personnel told the dutiful guard that they were with him. I submitted myself to the guard’s will, and when he was duly satisfied I wasn’t a gate crasher, he let me in. I wondered what business had they in the studio if they had no invite? It was nepotistic, I thought to myself. Then came the time to admit people into the studio for the programme. The personnel I first spoke about, on whose shoulders the responsibility sat, did something interesting. He admitted the first, second, third and fourth rows of people, then went to the back, bypassed my row, and admitted more people. Perhaps, there was a reason for it, I thought. I am perpetually optimistic about this country of mine, Dear old Nigeria. My friends pejoratively call me a learner. But I don’t mind. Sitting there, awaiting my turn to go into the studio, shed the scales from my eyes. From the open conversation that went on around me, I found out that I was among a family of young Nigerians whose home was Ultima studio. They were quite acquainted with the Ultima studio personnel. They could go into the studio without any invite to the detriment of the dejure invitees. Audience play had become for them a profitable venture. I reckon, in the next twenty-five years, the baton of leadership would pass to folks like these; licking their chops, ready to devour our commonwealth. But when the number one citizen says his people are corrupt, well meaning Nigerians take umbrage! The offending personnel skipped about, exchanging banter with some of his friends . Thereafter he announced that all LASU students signify their presence. I notice people leave the hall after selection had ended in the interim. When the studio recording began, they were in attendance. I watched as his friends followed him with their eyes; our Lord and Master of our fate. The selection of people for the afternoon studio recording was just the same as the morning. I guess the “Smoky Robinson” audience play question left many of them thoroughly dissatisfied. I think only thirteen members won, out of thirty. So they waited to breeze in for the evening play. Meanwhile dejure invitees like me had been around since morning. We watched in bafflement. That day made me believe one cannot get a thing done in Nigeria, entering shows like WWTBM, interview in Government parastatals or registration in Universities, without breaking a sweat. Selection presented a contest over which the fittest could prevail. And prevailing meant shoving, elbowing, and grappling to enter. Should some of us do that to get in? The answer is a resounding No! But others were spoiling for a fight, and before the evening session began, they charged the ascent of stairs leading into the studio. It was an act of protestation. Pandemonium was unleashed. In the evening studio recording, the friends of Ultima Studio , owing to the act or omission of the personnel, still found their way into the studio. I noted the faces of some of them who had been inside all day. Indeed, forty of them smiled home with 10,000 naira. Now I hereby make my submissions: It is beyond a shadow of doubt that the personnel of Ultima Studio connive with these dishonest Nigerians. Consequent upon that, the audience play segment should be done away with. This would stop bona fide invitees from being deprived of their right to enter. And only those who want to partake of the show for the fun of it would come. Furthermore, the money saved from the elimination of the audience play segment should be used to increase the grand prize of ten million naira should. You would agree with me that, in Nigeria, we are in the days of the tempest . If the questions were less difficult and the prize increased, I should meet contestants whose lives MTN impacted, everywhere I go. Yours Faithfully.

kenx1:
LWKMD OBAMA 3RD TERM

He don turn to OBJ... Lol

I joined when Nigeria recorded its first ever suicide attack and there was a lot of uproar. On Nairaland the comments were intelligent, thought provoking and hilarious. So I came to read the comments then I decided to join. The forum of those days was a place to crack your ribs tho.

D@op, are you sure the spirit-snake hubby ain't coming back for part 2.. If your story isn't derived from the figments of your imagination, your pastor should have told u that such spirit folks are as jealous as an angry hau sa soldier. But wait ooh. Can we then bravely infer from your narrative that every bedmate of that girl who can't possibly be a virgin has been bitten by her hubby. If true, then not all of her previous lovers would have survived. And Social Media, on a balance of probability, would have carried the news. If untrue, I wonder why your case was special
Maybe the snake didn't like the way you were pounding. #my thought

Can someone tell Lying Muhammed to S. T. F. U

Bollinger:
To a Nigerian, even a mad walking na.ked on the streets is charismatic.

?!!!!!!!!!!

Fayose is charismatic tho

Nobody can stop your shine, Ighalo. It is your time

Na so we see am ooh. In fact ours have been since June. Light 24/7. I swear to God this is the first Christmas in my life that we would be having light 24/7. We use prepaid metre now we have to recharge every month

cococandy:
After reading the comments on this thread, some people will still pretend not to know that the society we live in tries to limit women.
They attack those who say it as if it's a lie.
Mtchew.

OP pls buy your car if you can afford it.
Shikena.

The tragedy of it all is that some ladies, like some quoting me, choose to be repressed by the unfair obligations and expectations foisted on them by society. It is so sickening.

DrDauda:
Your advice is suitable only for d western world, not Nigeria. Please don't mislead d young lady

She will get to appreciate the wisdom in my counsel.

jackpot:
Because you are a DICKson (a boyish man or a manish boy), you wont understand. you will understand if you are a single lady in her late twenties or early thirties. I dont claim to know all but it seems you lack experience to advice in an African setting.

If owning a car will drive away men with frail egos who would wish her to be subservient, then it is a good thing . Emancipate yourself from mental slavery in the coming year. Merry Xmas
P. S. I think feminists have their work cut out for them. You need their tutelage

@Op,please buy a car. In fact, a G-wagon if you like. Buying a car will only chase away weak, insecured and inadequate men, and trust me you don't need such kind of men. What nonsense!( I am a guy, and I am even angry sef.)

Lord, forgive me. This aboki is ugly

bioda:
hi , a very good way to answer this question is to do a thorough self examination. Strengths/Weakness may be both work related or non-work related. So you need to sit down, look inwards, and write down those things you can identify. For me, Weaknesses include inability to say 'no' to additional and excess work load, occasional impatience, over sensitivity and dislike for abrupt changes in plan/schedule and dislike for apathy among team members. Strengths include capacity to work under pressure, ability to take up new task/roles without prior/extensive training, active listening, collaborative spirit, can-do attitude ( always believe something will work out fine), always willing to attend to and help solve team members' issues..... etc....and many more.

Thank you so much. You are a blessing

Can someone please enlighten me. I find it difficult to communicate a satisfactory answer when it comes to answering the "what are your strength/weakness" question. It simply unsettles me. How do I answer, without giving the impression that I am trying to impress or being dishonest

I tried again. It has gone. Thanks a lot. Can final year students also apply or is this Bsc/HND embargo absolute?

shogat:
what did you use to send it?

Gmail

I copied it from here and sent. It still bounced back

Lying mohammed. When will you change

58c9671d

This must give headache. See how tightly plaited it is

prettythicksme:
Eayah but some told me he's intelligent.

The reality is there are many visually impaired students or special students doing well academically despite their perceived disability whilst the able-bodied fellows are dropping out cos of dismal grades. So when any of these students graduate, it calls for celebration.