₦airaland Forum

R.I.P Henry Amadi-Emina..aka H.O.T. Your friends and colleagues from Covenant University will miss you greatly. The news of your death came as a rude shock and we kept praying for it to be a rumor. I still remember the last time we had a chat on bbm. I uploaded a picture carrying a sad face and you were the first to ping me, asking what was wrong and I explained I was only making faces at the camera. Hurts to know I'm now mourning your demise with that same sad face.

A-town:
Maybe you should carefully/properly read the comments. Of course an airline has weight limits. That is not the issue. Nigerians go to dubai to purchase goods. Most of these goods are not personal items and are subject to fees if properly declared. Have you been on an emirate flight from dubai? How can one passenger possess 5-6 bags of ghana must go and term them "personal luggage". Come on, we know the deal

I totally understand the fact that some Nigerians tend to go overboard with luggage limits, but then again I also realize that some of these so-called Nigerian immigration officials and airport personnel are nothing but daft, bad-belle incompetent phools. They take up this new rule with relish, and apply it to all and sundry; regardless of your luggage.

You need to experience this to actually believe it. Someone told me to pay #4OOO for my two (2) bags each weighing 23kg. How do they constitute cargo? I dropped my polished English right there and then and gave it to them ooo. And yes, this only happens at MMIA!! Crossed my mind to fly only from NAIA, Abuja from henceforth. It is extremely sane when compared to the MMIA!!

DailyNews: If you ever see how these so called musical artistes squander hard earned money on women, drinks, and party eh, u won't even think twice on donating.

I used to have this guy as a very close friend back then in school, won't disclose his name here, used to help him, even helped him when he was promoting his first demo track, but as soon as the guy's song made it to the top and he became popular, he became so overwhelmed with success to the extent that he was just running around with university girls from all parts of Nigeria and beyond.

From one popular hotel/night club to another....I tried talking sense into his brain, but he refused to listen, I had to kick him out jareh, deleted his number till date. Even at a point he tried to reach me, but don't have his time anymore...I only see and hear his songs on air....

Most of them are reckless, live reckless life and spend most their income on women, drinks, cars and party. In fact, pleasure!!! So pity them not! Pity the poor Nigerians dying in hospitals cos of no money. Pity the unemployed youths searching for job and begging to be employed yet none. Pity poor children dying of hunger on daily basis. This case shouldn't have been a big deal at all.

Mister, your system of thinking is highly flawed. While I agree with the fact that 'some' of these so-called celebs squander money on frivolities, this is not a yardstick for describing 'all' of them.

Your friend...whoever he is might be a spendthrift. That doesn't make OJB one. Unless you've seen him firsthand...wasting money? If the answer to this is a NO, I'll politely ask you to exercise caution when typing.

That you're even canvassing for people to NOT make financial contributions to his health challenge, shows you as the cynical individual you are. If this was your blood brother, would you do such a thing?

Or being a celeb makes OJB less of a human being? Plus he ain't the first of his kind soliciting for public assistance. A few months ago, it was Ngozi Nwosu and even Enebeli the actor (God rest his soul) before her.

I didn't see your lousy comment on any of those threads. Whatever happened to being a 'brother's keeper'? So you've made it known that you WILL NOT contribute. Your money...your decision but please, kindly DESIST from dissuading other willing members of the public from doing so. This is sheer wickedness!

I was totally dumbfounded by your comment! And to think that I followed your posts once upon a time. Osanobua be praised for making me see the huge BLUNDER I made, and RECTIFYING it sharply.

Still...*gives self a good knock all the same*

osmosisi: The idol wey dem dey worship na wetin dey disturb them be that. Majority of the houses for benin get idol for front of there house. That why to toast benin girl dey fear me.

What is this one trying to say? I'm trying to relate this comment with the topic of this thread but I'm lost. What has idol worshipping got to do with cultism? This is an extremely daft comment.

Me thinks you must be very ugly. Else, the ladies will be the ones throwing themselves at you, and not the other way around. Please continue to give Edo babes a wide berth. Allow sane individuals with the right mentality to see better road! Hian! Osanobua lahor!

I actually thought you were sane...thanks for correcting that impression.

You were irked by the fact that Bianca (one of your own) could boldly state that your people are among those who migrate to Europe through illegal means. So you were quick to affix names to the 'other tribes' not so?

You seem to be immune to the truth. One of those people who when they are being told the truth is akin to pouring water on a fowl's back. Suck it up, Mister. Crime, felony and the desperate quest for survival via any possible means is not synonymous with any tribe.

I've come across beggars and destitutes with Eastern roots, all of them illegal immigrants; on the streets of the UK and US. Same goes for women of loose virtue from my state. At the end of the day, we are all Nigerians and hold green passports.

dedons: I sch in benin.
everything about the state is rough.
even the people are less concerned about development.
so i'm not surprised about this news.








hope my oga @ the top will not open this thread.

Because if he does,then i'm in soup.

The likes of you never cease to amaze me. That someone was electocuted in a part of the state automatically gives Edo state a rough image?

And how exactly are the people less concerned about development? Do they have to borrow a leaf from the boko boys, burning, maiming and destroying to indicate they are passionate about the state's development?

You sound very unhappy. Were you coerced to come school in Edo state?

Bros...one quick question. Who is in charge of delivering election materials?

As a rule, I like to remain indoors during elections. So I don't fall victim to some trigger-happy chap. I did just that during the recent election. As such, I've got no clue as to what transpired. Tell me, did you observe any live 'action'?

Albert708: It is we the so called believers today that are the problem of the church, must you use hard word to disprove something that you are not in agreement with, salvation is personal, let allow love to reign in the church of christ

I'd like you to kindly highlight the 'hard' words I used, Oga. Whilst you conveniently overlooked the poster's comment I quoted, which was riddled with plenty of hard words, my blunt albeit close-to-home comment triggered red flags for you?

I'd have to be stark raving mad to 'not go anywhere this sunday" and instead "go to a complete stranger's house", just to "watch the latest episode on Emmanuel TV". If this stance of mine will remove love from the body of Christ, all I can say is WOW!

I'm happy though, for the mere fact that you realize salvation is personal. This totally proves my point. Nobody needs to watch Emmanuel tv at 'mylove55's place of residence to be 'saved' and 'delivered'.

Mylove55: I was once a pastor,i backslide because of d likes of oyedepo and d rest dat prefer worldly things more than helpin d poor and win'deliver' soul frm kingdow of darkness to light.but today my master has brought me out of darkness to light,i can now see clearly.i was a philosophy by nature,no one criticise God,Jesus and Tb joshua more than i do.pls 4 God sake and d sake of ur generation(both alive and unborn)don't go anywhere this sunday,find a place to watch this sunday live service,or come to my house in benin,back of oba mkt,any house u enter,u can watch it 247.i made it possible 4 everyone in my area to watch.because i so much love God,Jesus and Tb joshua.i love u all.

For starters, reading your post almost gave me a migraine. Is written English so hard for you? I must say you're the biggest joker of the lot...cajoling with subtle threats and underlying insults. Kindly explain whatchu mean by "for the sake of one's present and future generation"...?

While I'm happy for you on your new found salvation, your opening statement leaves a lot to be desired. Does it occur to you that you're doing the same thing your SCOAN 'faithfuls' are spitting nails over?

The lot of y'all seem to think SCOAN is the 9th wonder of the world, but it all boils down to the issue of PERSONAL OPINION. I don't understand why some SCOAN fanatics on this forum are so quick to be at daggers drawn with anyone who dares to hold a contrary view. You cannot shove your views down another individual's throat. Absolutely not. This is usually how extremism begins.

Allow people to serve God whichever way they decide upon and stop invoking curses, premature death, terminal diseases and the like. He is God all by Himself!

@ Mylove55...I reside in Benin city and I can assure you that even if you were to project the recordings on those mega screens at Ring Road, or at King's Square/Ramat Park or host it inside Urhokpota Hall, many like me who attend bible-believing churches will still find our way to the various denominations/parishes where we worship and this won't stop the scripture that states "For I know the thoughts I have towards you....to bring you to an expected end", from coming to pass in my life because He is not a man to lie, and His words shall not come back to Him void.

logica: LMAO. Wait, how did you check your, err, um...you know...was still there?

...how else?

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I'll stick to my default mode in these situations - pretend to be deaf and mute. Its better to be safe than sorry. For that reason, I do not answer questions from strangers. Touching or any form of body contact is highly prohibited. I was in this bus one day and the male passenger beside me suddenly placed his hand on my lower abdomen. First thing I did was to calmly remove his hand. Then I checked to make sure all my 'unmentionables' were intact. Fully satisfied, I aimed a swift blow to his g.r.o.I.n. The imbe.cile could not explain why he started coughing and gasping to the other passengers. I'm not the surrogate conductor in a bus...hence, no one can pass his/her bus fare expecting me to hand it over to the driver/conductor. Extreme caution is the watchword when moving in public.

logica: Your written English is excellent. Quite coherent. Yet you think somebody can "charm" you by asking for the time (once you respond)?

I was the biggest of doubtful Thomases until it happened to my brother. Someone stopped him along a busy street ostensibly to ask for directions to a bank that was ironically just across the road from him. The second he said 'that's the bank over there...', he fell into a zombie state. Maybe you could explain this to me? Is there a medical term for what I've described above?

To cut a long story short, we had to tie him up real good and bundle him to a pastor for prayers. All he kept mumbling was: 'I have to give "them" the money...' It took 3 days, but he eventually came back to his senses. I'd be a fool not to learn from his experience.

Seriously though, why would someone ask for the time from another individual who's not wearing a time piece? Just in front of a market? There were even some mallams who repair wrist watches a few meters away from where we stood. Why me?

ukchy: Benin city style......Haaaaahaaaa,i laugh i greek. This is exactly how they operate in Benin city.I was serving when i encounter this kind of thing and the same nonsense story....People should be wise,although is only the greedy ones that fall for them.
Lesson,do not enter taxi that has two passenger inside already one in the front,one in the back.I try as much as possible not to enter taxi along the road again when i was in Benin because a lot of people encounter this kind of people.

Some dubious men are out there looking for who to take advantage of.People be WISE

I reside in Benin city and there are occasional stories here and there. I personally feel that the safest means of public transportation within the city is the BUS. This is due to the fact that they are almost always filled with market women.

One new trick they employ now is to ask unsuspecting people inane questions, and the minute you reply, the 'charm' starts working. Take for instance, I went to Lagos street to purchase something one day. When I was done, I proceeded to board a bus going to Sapele road and this man taps me from behind. When I turned to face him, he asked me for the time on my watch. That's when I knew he was up to no good because I wasn't putting on a time piece so how could I have possibly known what the time was saying?

I calmly entered the bus before giving him a serene smile coupled with a stiff middle finger. So beware of people asking inane questions in the most absurd places.

I'll say the fear of whitlow is the beginning of wisdom. I used to bite 'and' chew my nails some years back until I woke up one day to see my left index finger swollen like a miniature kpoff kpoff.

Needless to say...my life and nail-biting habit took a turn for good afterwards. There's no sure-fire way to stop nail-biting. Its entirely up to the individual. A colleague of mine asked me to help him stop. When stern looks didn't do the trick, I resorted to swift jabs and kicks. Today, his nails are longer than mine

You could also try wrapping each and every one of your finger nail with band aids... Or give them a long soak in Izal or some equally foul smelling liquid. A testimony awaits you

Some people are allergic to the truth...there are two sides to every coin but they'll rather dwell on the side with the fairest picture.

That other person who quoted me...maybe my post was too close to home for you. Why not board the nearest bus to Ikpoba river and take a soothing dive?

Threads such as this one bring out the best and worst in people...there's nothing like stringing "girls" and "money" together in one sentence. All you have to do is sit back and watch the pack of wolves going for the kill.

I honestly pity those daughters of Eve who put themselves in such a position to be chopping insults. I've got too much integrity to wait on anyone to 'spoil' me....when I'm not handicapped or mentally retarded. I work hard as an architect to live comfortably...and make financial offers from any guy resemble peanuts.

@ OP, its your friend's life...her choice, her decision. Reminds me of someone I know who fell in love with a guy with the same symptoms you described. Today, they are married...albeit happily or otherwise and she foots the bills at home. All her hubby does is to lavish money on himself and other women outside. When she complained to his family, they asked her if she didn't see the handwriting on the wall before saying 'I do'. Her life...her business.

Then again, I've been in situations where some morrafucka tried to milk me. Just to prove this issue is a 2-way street. Some asking to made signatories to my account Giving lame excuses like what's 'yours' is 'mine'. Weaklings who think they are God's gift to a woman. I waste no time in reading the 'riot act' to them.

Just before I start derailing...there are no 'prescribed' or 'spelt out' duties. If both parties 'decide' on 'financial rewards', more power to their wallets. Where I personally draw the line is spending my own money to feed or clothe any man. When I cook, he has to buy the groceries. If he's looking dapper and extra handsome, I wanna know that it came out of his pocket. When I buy him a Salvatore Ferragamo or Thierry Muggler perfume and get a card in return, its an eye opener...next time I will locate the abokis and buy a nice smelling fragrance for him

As the first girl, I was the guinea pig for all chores...most people here are singing the same tune - washing dishes. If na only that one I do, I for happy na.

Try 'treating' snails, numbering like 100...until your fingers turn yellow. Worstest chore ever.

Then boiling and pounding banga, after which you sieve to 'extract' the juice to make soup. Second worstest chore.

Mopping floors comes in third. There are always these tiny short, medium and long strands of hair as you mop. heaven only knows where they come from?

Laundry...hmmm! Even till now, whenever I'm home, popsy will heap all those big white 'shimmy' for me to wash. And there's a washing machine at home ooo. He says 'no one washes 'em like I do'

Washing fish...and bringing out those smelly things from inside. I don't eat fish till today because of this trauma.

I like to be very fair and objective. I realize this is Nigeria and almost anything goes in the name of law.

If those homes demolished near the moat were wrongly done because of some over-zealous workers, then by all means they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Conversely, if these homes violated some sort of building code or town planning rule, they just have to face the music.

The moat in itself is a UNESCO world heritage site. It is something of historic importance and value. As far as I'm concerned, nobody should even be allowed to build near it. How many people will listen?

As for Oshiomhole playing the devil's advocate, you have got to admit that it aint easy to be a governor; not to talk of a 'performing governor'. You put yourself in his shoes nau...I really don't see him as a coward. Just a wise man who figures he'd rather channel his energy into more-pressing affairs. If and when he decides to take up the issue....Well! See me sounding like a supporter ooo

As for the Uselu-Ugbowo road project, with proper drains, those additional side lanes will work out just fine. The major problem with that road is a lack of proper drainage systems. I hope both federal and state governments can work hand in hand to resolve this issue.

Overall, I think the Comrade is doing a fine job. Edo State hasn't seen this level of development since maybe Oyegun's tenure. Let's commend him for a job well-done so far....and criticize with good intention.

@ OP...your opening comment was rather too harsh and caustic. You set the tone for the next writer to become defensive. I agree that there's room for improvement but let's first appreciate what's being done first. If you thank God for his finger, He will then show you His hand. The summary of that first comment was 'Oshiomhole hasn't done anything worth while'. This aint true.

Good governance is made possible when everyone is carried along. Its a team effort. Feel free to lay your complaints, but be very objective and fair.

@ OP....

Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. I'd like to state a few of mine here.

For starters, this issue of water has being present for years...long before the Comrade's tenure. As far as I can tell, most residents in the state never benefitted from this so-called 'Ikpoba river dam project'.

Was this dam project intended for a select few? I know for a fact that areas along the Ugbowo axis, right up to Aduwawa, Upper Mission Extension, Ogbelaka, Oko but to mention a few still rely on the water board and generous neighbours for water supply.

I lived at Agenmonmen Crescent off Oyadie and Gapiona Avenues once upon a time. In the very heart of the so-called GRA and there was and still is water scarcity.

My point is, you can talk about water and its scarcity just because once upon a time, you probably benefitted from the dam project. What happens to those who never benefitted from it? Did the project supply water to all the corners of the state? Capital NO!

Whatever the case, I'm sure there are very good reasons for discontinuing the project. Rome wasn't built in a day. Let's give room for this wind of change and be the better for it. DELAY does not mean DENIAL.

Secondly, terming the on-going road projects as 'renovation' works, is nothing short of myopic. Haba! He has done a wonderful job! Give credit to whom it is due. Prior to his tenure, majority of the roads in Benin were nothing to write home about. Now we have smoothly tarred road that are properly demarcated and dualized, making life easy for both pedestrians and those driving.

Or is it the traffic control system? This has brought sanity back on to our roads. Still on the issue of roads, can you honestly term the ongoing work being done on the stretch of Uselu-Ugbowo-Lagos road a 'renovation' project? If this is the only project he accomplishes, he deserves a warm handshake jor! This stretch of road has been a nightmare for years now, most especially during the rainy season. Adolor junction is perpetually submerged in water and the gutters were non-existent.

Also, the demolition exercise is not something you can actually talk about unless you understand the motive behind it. My dad was employed in the ministry of lands, survey and housing and he explained this to me in great detail.

This ministry is the brain and back bone behind these demolitions. What happens is this...when you buy a plot of land and make plans to build, there is a certain minimum setback which must be given from the edge of said building to the fence line....this is applicable to all the sides of the building.

Even as a practising architect, this detail is very necessary before any building plan is approved. Some very stubborn people within the state deliberately flout this by either extending their fences towards the road, by building retail shops in front, which weren't indicated on the plan.

Others simply skip the approval process and go right ahead to start building. For such, you'll usually find a big bold and sexy 'X'...followed by 'REMOVE' and then 'MLSH'.

For those who built close to the moat, you said it yourself that they were given fair warning. Why didn't they comply? Now you wanna paint the state government black over the stubborn nature of those peeps? You're wrong.

In the heat of the road expansion and dualization projects, I recall that the fence around the Oba's Palace was affected and the Oba himself had to break down the said walls and rebuild another. The moral lesson? No one is above the Oba himself. If he can do it, I believe every other person should be able to toe the same line should the situation arise.

Lastly, I believe those who have eyes have seen what the Comrade has done and still is doing. This aint propaganda. In all of the 8 years Lucky ' Big Thief' Igbins spent at the helm of affairs, Edo state and her people were the worse for it. Could he dare paste posters of his face around town? People were ever ready to scratch out the eyes and entire face from the poster sef.

The comrade can do this because his works precede him.

My two cents....

Azzin...Nigeria is boiling right now...especially Benin City. I was pegging a site earlier today and it felt like I was being raped by the heat.

All these oyinbo people have to start producing lotions with suncreen in the range of SPF 100+, to be marketed solely in Nigeria

My font...

pak: You're beautiful.
Are you Nigerian ?

Thank you.
Yes, I'm a Nigerian.

I completely agree with the fact that Rihanna has the right to make her own choices, right or wrong. Like someone aptly put it, its her life.

I'm amazed and taken aback by the comments from some 'alpha' males on this thread though. There is no justification whatsoever, under the sun, moon or stars for laying your hands on a female; your mother, sister, wife/girlfriend.

Some guys are just brutes...who like to enforce their superiority by pouncing on a woman to 'teach' her a lesson. The kind who wear bow ties and look all handsome and well-groomed on the outside, but are devious animals inside.

To physically abuse and batter someone for what? What she did? Or didn't do? How she did it? What she said? Or didn't say? How she said it? Absolute crap.

@ Ogugua...you're even being nice abourrit. Any man that lays half a finger on me...just half...will not live to tell the story. Are you a bas.tard? If my father didn't beat me...and still yet he corrected my wrongs to give me a sound up-bringing, who are you to exercise your Mike Tyson moves on me?

My boyfriend? You'll cool off in jail where I'll personally arrange for you to be gang-ra-ped and severally assaulted. My husband? This is the part where that 'for better or worse' clause in the wedding vows rears its ugly head...yeah...I can almost feel the pack of angry male wolves closing in at this statement.

I'll rather be a single mother and widow (because I will exact my revenge) than endure a loveless marriage...rubbish!

Na wa ooo...I've read an eyeful from nairaland today.

"A woman's place is in the kitchen"..."A man who cooks is a sissy"...

Can any of the 'men' vehemently opposing this notion categorically state anywhere that it is written, or perhaps cast in stone; that kitchen chores are the exclusive preserve of a lady?

This is the mentality of an individual with a less than zero IQ abeg. As a husband in the kitchen...do your balls shrink or grow smaller? Does your man..hood decrease in length or girth? Do you stop producing sper..matozoa and start having ova? Do you suddenly start experiencing monthly cycles?

Dear nairaland gentlemen...forgive me for being so explicit, but if your replies to the questions above are in the negative, then I can veritably tell you that kitchen duty is harmless! Worst case scenario has you sweating or cutting a nail. Doesn't change who you are or what you stand for.

A thorough analysis of this issue will show that majority of the guys who abhor kitchen duty are usually the most detail-specific about their meals...they'll wanna give specific 'instructions' on meal preparation (it should taste exactly like their mothers') and also state their preference for freshly cooked meals, as opposed to meals stored in the freezer and heated when necessary.

Come to think of it sef, any guy who knows his way around the kitchen is always eager to showcase his culinary skills...cooking for himself and his family, should the opportunity present itself. It is only those chauvinists who will burn water and cannot cook to save their own lives that will use this forum to 'rant'.

Dear Chauvinist, if you're lucky enough to find a girl who doesn't mind cooking and cleaning after you...good for you! More EKAETTE SYNDROME grace to her elbows. This is the reason why you find young women who look a lot older than their actual ages. They cook, clean, nuture the children, carry out a zillion and one chores in a single day...and still get to lay down flat for one last 'pounding' at night, before a day becomes complete.

Abegi jor...say no to slavery!

NRI PRIEST: I pity you all here crying about how nobody helped when he was in the hospital; Let me tell you blockheads something you should hold in mind......Nobody really care what you are going through because they also have their own problems and they owe you not a danm thing! There was a time I was having some serious financial problems but none of my friends came to my rescue. I wheathered it all by myself with no single help in a country where I have no single famiily member. Guys,stop expecting people to give you help because really they owe you nathing...suck is up life is bitter and painful!

It doesn't change what this is...a show of shame. I'm convinced the only reason they embarked on this repelling stunt was to 'save face'.

The AGN must have received some heat and come under fire from the general public for not assisting a veteran colleague.

So now he's dead...and they can dance around town with his portrait? A veritable show of shame it is indeed...

No tears? No swollen eyes? All I can see are brightly painted faces and well starched outfits...for a farewell?

If you don't believe in offering financial assistance, all well and good. Stick to your guns.

I'm a stauch believer in the law of karma...what goes around will surely come around. They'll get what is coming to them...in good measure, pressed down and shaken together. Now, that is life!

Dr. Wise:
Do they run a charity?? Didn't he make money from the industry as well? Abi him no get savings and health insurance??

This is a very crass and ignorant statement to make.

The man in question had a prolonged battle for his life, spanning over 5 years. Google is your friend...check it out.

Tell me, even if he had millions stored up somewhere, hospital bills even for a period of months, are known to be quite staggering.

The amount raised for this show of shame could have saved a man's life. Na real wa for you sha...and the anonymous persons who 'like' your post.

No man is an island...we all need some form of support at some point or the other in our lives.

May you find help when you need it.

@ SamConquer....are you a product of CU? The CU I know does not train people to cuss and swear like street urchins. Take a step back and chill...you've got to learn how to let things slide. It doesn't take the 'S' out of your name, neither does it make you stupid. There are much better ways to present your opinions.

@ KingHeni....posts such as yours are simply antagonizing.

@ Degis...I am a staunch believer in the fact that there are two sides to every coin. You strike me as one of those 'Student Council' type. All the same, I make bold to say that your argument is heavily FLAWED.

It takes the grace of God to finish an examination and still have strength for anything other than sleeep. It also came to my notice that some over-zealous hall attendants and officers lock up the halls of residence way before time, even with students within. Names like Mrs Azuh and Miss Seun readily come to mind.

The rule states that students are to be seated 15 minutes prior to any meeting. Why then should a hall of residence be locked up 1 hour to the commencement of a meeting? I'm 100% sure that this particular scenario played out on the eventful day...and also contributed to students staying back from the departure service.

You stating that 2hrs 15mins is ample time to rest and prepare for the said service is pure falsehood. Even with the presence of two big cafeterias, there's always a long queue to get food and it will take a student at least 30-45mins to buy a meal, except those who were lucky enough to get a free meal from matriculating students.

Another thing, on many occasions the time for the departure service is never announced until a few hours before. So in all likelihood, the students were informed of the said time, scanty hours before the meeting began.

The only set of people I feel nothing for are those that were caught smoking. The demons chasing them from their father's/mother's villages finally caught up with them. How can you do such within the school premises and with only a few hours left to go home...na wa ooo.

As for the 120-something students found in the halls of residence/college buildings....there is every possibility that quite a number of them stayed back on grounds of ill-health. These persons are victims of circumstance or collateral damage because their pleas will fall on deaf ears since the Chancellor has 'spoken'.

I'm sure some zealot will want to chip in that all sick students are meant to be at the Health Center. Hold your horses. I've had cause to visit the health center on several occasions....during meetings, services and the like. Due to the small and cramped nature of the place, they usually do not place anybody on admission, except in severe cases. All they do is prescribe drugs for you and send you back to the hostel. Tell me why as a sick student, I'll want to present myself at the chapel. To receive my healing? Amid the loud noise and instrumentals? I don't think so.

I am equally cognizant of the fact that some students stayed put for dubious reasons...they 'stabbed' the service so that they can watch movies, gist and just lounge. Those in this category with a clean slate (no previous record or issue with the authorities) will be called back most certainly after a 2 year period to continue their studies. This will be hinged on the completion of the WOFBI program and many signed undertakings of course. So see this as a 2 year hiatus. The Lord be with you.

Moving on to the last set of students...the sixty-something that were expelled on grounds of violating the University's core values. Among these will also be those expelled on trumped-up charges.

I've seen situations where students have been expelled from the institution because one official or the other had a score to settle with them. Names like Ekpeyong, Audi Man, Victoria and even Mr. Omonijo a.k.a Lil' John come to mind here. These people sometimes went as far as 'planting' evidence just to implicate a student. I'm so sure these sixty-something were previous disciplinary cases ranging from the mundane to the absurd to serious, cases that were uprooted and added to the 'harvest' to give it a well-rounded 'feel'.

I was in the system...I saw it all. If you want to talk about the two sides of a coin, you have to be 'fair' and 'objective', not shallow and condescending (said without heat, no insult implied). I am an 'eagle'...who will call a spade what it is at any given time of the day.

Has it crossed your mind that some of those expelled might be tempted to take their lives? God forbid such a thing to happen...but I can bet you a lot of them are feeling plenty suicidial right now.

This very long epistle of mine was painstakingly typed to point out some very large loop hooles in defending arguments.

All students know what they signed up for when they got enrolled in the institution. The blissfully ignorant ones had the core values drummed into their skulls at the regular meetings/general assemblies/services.

Nevertheless, students fall victim to the big hammer of expulsion consciously, semi-consciously and unconsciously as clearly outlined above.

I said the architect is the head of any building team....and a building team comprises of the Architect (of course), the Quantity Surveyor, the Engineers (Structural, Mechanical and Electrical, nominated and sub-contractors,and the masons, carpenters etc.

We work together...unless anyone dey try prove stubborn, then he is shown the way out.

As for your claim, I nor know wetin dem wan use CAD take do. Its their business. Once again, CU was the first to 'adopt' and not 'install' CAD. There's a difference. It raised quite a lot of dust back then, with a number of external jurors from Unilag snubbing our invitations.

Today, such jurors especially the 'Savage' (no pun intended, that's his name) have endorsed same CAD in Unilag. That's the koko of the matter, and not FSS, Oyo

"Do you know CU was the first university within the nation to adopt computer-aided drafting, as opposed to the manual system of drafting in the department of architecture?"

The emphasis is on 'the department of architecture'. I really do not grasp how you linked my post to Surveying. That is an entirely different field.

To the best of my knowledge, surveyors have no business with CAD - land surveyors and the like. Rather, they have specialized physical equipment to carry out site levelling and other physical pre-construction activities on site.

CAD softwares - Autocad, Revit, 3D Max, Archicad, Lumion, SketchUp and the like are the exclusive preserve of architects. We are the head of any building team.

Sadly, other professions want to encroach on our rights...but no worries....Osanobua Is Involved

oludaniels: You have inferior complex...u didnt attend CU and u saying all these things....maybe u attended lasu or osu buh frankly speaking without any iota of doubt i'm sure you didnt attend Unilag. Get into the job arena, get into the entrepreneural parlance, get into any leadership and entertainment grid u would see Unilag graduates using their dynamics to forge a way.. may not possess silver spoons but they got silver skills/ mindset. Do you know that your study credits from lag are transferrable to almost all top notch universities in the uk? not so for CU when they could graduate 21 1st class students in one set, meaning they should have a lot of propriety/individual patents of various researches but alas its non verifiable, instead you replace the role of discpline with intimidation and psycho-bullying which eludes any mind of rationale enthutiasm but functionality under duress, little wonder they cant appreciate workplace ethics without being supervised. I can go on and on with the comparative analysis. No CU student can stand beside me and any thorough Unilag graduate...One was told to resign diligently of recent here i'm very serious not joking please. I would advise parents not to waste the lives of their wards in a sixth form college aka CU if they plan to function to compete in life. As for mouth diarrhoea? its only used when no sense is made from every single premise of a same person in an argument. This is a deposition. Get your facts right you can still be patched.

Oga Unilag Advocate.

You got it twisted. Everyone has a right to defend his/her alma mater. Its a simple matter of opinion.

Why you come carry the matter on top head like say na pay-per-view wrestling match?

I refrained from making any comparison between higher institutions because I do not know much about what obtains within them.

I'll share the little I know though. I make bold to speak about architecture because I've been to several institutions, including your precious Unilag, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ambrose Alli University and Ahmadu Bello University. All in a bid to interact with colleagues.

Do you know CU was the first university within the nation to adopt computer-aided drafting, as opposed to the manual system of drafting in the department of architecture?

Unilag followed suit when they realized that CU-trained architects had more advantage in the employment market. How about the fact that I had to tutor some students from other institutions during my IT days many years back?

I know for a fact that till this very day AAU still endorses the manual system of drafting, right up to the masters level.

Talk about competition. I'm well informed on anything concerning architecture within institutions.

I also happen to know that during the entrance exam for postgraduate studies (M.Ed) in Unilag, CU students were accepted into the program, along with others from OAU and very few Unilag students.

Feel free to check this out.

Oh...and another thing, if CU is half as bad as you claim it is, why do reputable firms come over to the school every year to recruit students? First class material or not, if you got the skills a firm require, you get hired!

I graduated with a 2.1, and I'm in a position of authority in my place of work. Nevertheless, I still realize there are two sides to every coin

Maybe the CU graduates you've come across are airheads. It doesn't mean everyone who holds a degree from CU toes this same path.

This is just to point out the flaws in your argument. Plus I suggest you refrain from abusive words. It doesn't speak well of your character. Present your views on any issue in the most amicable manner.

Compliments of the season to you!