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even the little boy is flabbergasted

NwaAmaikpe:


IELTS for me.

You won't blame me...
I got an Overall Band Score of 8 with no lessons...
Not even a day of study.



This is for all those who call me a jobless illiterate fool.

And for my mentor, my alter-ego who believes a true Biafran must have an Igbotic accent.

not one day of study huh? Wehdonesir :

kioboy:
I was searching through my archive to see if I can get that old picture pictures I took that very day. then I stocked Noilers, it have already ingested two, if i get the pictures I will post it here and emotion you. as an expert on python behavior, maybe you should do more research on why 8 died that night, what I wrote there is a fact and will show the pictures including the already ingested two that it later vomited out.

okay. if u say so bro

Although i dont doubt that u really found a python in your poultry farm, I find it hard to believe that 8 birds were found dead. Pythons dont just go out on a killing spree for pleasure. They kill strictly to feed. They suffocate and injest their prey one at a time and once its had enough, it stops. Even if it killed more than 1 chicken, u wont see them lying around dead. It would have ingested all or be in the process of ingesting the last one when u discovered it. Well, wetin be my own sef. Make I mind my business...

swiz123:
The nyash I'm sure is covered with stretch marks

dis 1 pass stretch marks. na potholes cover am

. Its called an anaphylactic reaction to an insect bite bro.

Haba

Im more concerned about the fungus sprouting on uncle Nice's head

Having read the comments so far, i have further reinforced my understanding of the cursed nature of this country. Our major problem is not by metaphysical forces perpetrating evil but by people that are incapable of reasoning. Can anyone here prove that a grinding stone was actually found with him? Even if something that looked like a stone was found near him, is that conclusive evidence that he is a badoo gang member? Haven't you ever gone to a road accident location where all the supposed witnesses end up telling very different stories of how the accident occured? Is this the first time a most likely innocent victim has been lynched as a reprisal to communal disturbances by certain group of men? If some of you think he is guilty because no one knows what he does at night, then why do you think the Aluu 4 were innocent victims? What terrifies me this most is that educated people in this country still believe it is okay to lynch a human being based on "suspicion" of a crime. Right now, all it takes for someone like me to be lynched in a street in ikorodu is for anybody to raise an alarm that I look like a gang member. How is that not worrisome to you guys? I've said it before and will say it again. The problem with Nigeria is Nigerians. Plain and simple.

Pele

@op.... E be like say trouble from nairalanders dey hungry you.

SommyNwaba:
I wanted to go to high way and faint but I don't have transport money

Our leaders never lied to us. When they said the youths are the leaders of tomorrow, this is what they meant.

Aunty Bisola, u're talented in alot of things but make-up isn't one of'em. If na someone else do this disaster for ur face, congratulations cos u don dey sabi ur enemies one by one.

mployer:
Lol

The policeman died. You don't need to see his corpse to know he died.

well, I didn't say he didn't. My point is the person in the video that was shot dead wasn't d police man.

mployer:
The policeman died. Go and watch the video again.

the person in blue that died in the video was one of the robbers. Go watch it again

NwaAmaikpe:
Walahi,
Your English is even more scary!

Clap for yourself Mr Oxford

I don't know why this story stinks of dead fish. I thought the robbery happened around February but the video just came out? He still dey critical condition once then? Secondly, if this is true, why is zenith bank not footing his medical bills?

Torture of how many years ago?

OZAOEKPE:


Asked a girl her favourite style and she said doggy

It is well



Mine is cow girl(reversed or un-reversed)

I duff my hat

Na wah o

Chai! Purzin cannot even coman play wit u wt luff tory wtout sumbori comin to open dia yansh again. Is dat aw u use to do?

. Alligator indeed. This is a monitor lizard mr man.

Bros kemen just dey do follow follow upandan

caprini1:
Banky w.. really surprised me.

yeah he really did. Wasn't expecting a performance that great from him.

Bravo. I saw this movie three days ago and was amazingly impressed. It erased my prejudice against nigerian movies and Is currently my best nollywood movie ever. Everything was just top notch.

Well, brace yourselves cos its about to get worse

It's videos and the following supporting comments like this that sometimes makes me embarrassed about my country. The mumu of Nigerians is monumental. Stupidity is engraved into our DNA. Walahi!, nigerians are immune to intelligence. SMH!! !!

On the 4th May, 2017,, an image of 14 black men from Cambridge University went viral on the internet. This picture was shared and reported by many news agencies including the BBC. The photo was taken and posted by Cambridge Afro-Caribbean society (ACS) to create awareness that there is space for black men (and women) in Cambridge. It was done to replicate a similar photo of young male students of Yale University posted by Akintunde Ahmad and his friends. This photo has re-awakens the conversation on the underrepresentation of black students in top universities. It’s shocking to note that out of 1287 students only 38 or about 1% identified as blacks. Black in this sense constitutes over 1 billion people in Africa, the black British, the black American and afro Caribbean population. Indeed, there is enormous work to be done.

However, of interest to note is that 12 of these black boys are either first or second generation Nigerians. This is a country with a global tag of negativities from fantastically corrupt, to drug peddlers, internet fraudster alias yahoo boys, etc. The battered image of Nigeria makes it look as if nothing good can come out of that nation. But, if you take a look at every sphere of life, you will definitely see a successful Nigeria. Of recent is Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, the current unified world heavyweight boxing champion. You can only understand the enormity of this soiled image when you travel or work outside Nigeria. You constantly have to prove that you are not dubious, corrupt, arrogant or untrustworthy. The energy you should use in developing yourself and your environment is expended fighting this stigma. Indeed any Nigeria succeeding outside Nigeria deserves special accolades. So these 12 boys who posed for this photo deserve accolades.

You may be wondering why I think going to Cambridge is a big deal. Let me remind you that to get into Cambridge you require at least A*A*A in A level exams. This is a feat achieved by just 140 black students in the UK in 2015. As an international student, the average tuition fee for undergraduate degrees in Cambridge is about £23000. This is equivalent of about N10 million and most degrees are 3 or 4 years. If you happen to be a home student, which is the case for second or third generation Nigerians, the fee is about £10000 which is equivalent to N5 million. Meanwhile, most of the parents of these boys are not politicians but ordinary people in different spheres of life.

Furthermore, I need not bug you with the prestige of Cambridge University. The facts are clear. This is a university that has existed for over 800 years and has remained one of the top 5 universities in the world since inception. Also, a significant proportion of the key players in global space and conversation are alumni of Cambridge. My experience as a postgraduate student here is one I will not trade for anything. In my opinion, Cambridge is not just a British university but a global heritage.

Another interesting question from this photo is: Where are other Africans if 12 of 14 boys are either first or second generation Nigerians? A continent of 54 countries and a random sampling of 14 boys has 12 with Nigerian origin begs for an answer. If the key players in global conversation are trained in Cambridge and other top universities, then we have to be part of that space if we want to participate in the conversations. Africa and the rest of the black communities cannot be spectators and expect to score goals or control the rules of the game. So to the parents, who are sweating to get their children into Cambridge and other top universities, I say kudos! I hope other African parents can emulate Nigerians in getting their children into these spaces. It is not an accident that many Cantabs end up doing many great things in the society. So key in and be part of this space.

For those who think that most Nigerians are dubious and corrupt because of the activities of a few bad eggs, you may continue to tag us while we excel at things that matter. I will also add that if your parents can’t afford to send you to Cambridge, do not be discouraged. There is space for you. There are lots of scholarships and students loans that can get you to Cambridge and other top universities. Consult the university websites for information. I promise that all you need is to believe and give it a shot; I guarantee that your experience will be rewarding.

I deeply appreciate the Cambridge Afro-Caribbean society led by Ore Ogunbiyi (Nigerian) for this wonderful initiative. This sort of conversation is what we should never sleep on until we achieve better representation of black and minority ethnic groups in top universities. I hope this campaign achieves the aim of raising awareness and encouraging more BME students to apply and get into Cambridge and other top universities. I am also grateful to the support the university has given to the campaign and their efforts in widening participation of BME at the university. According to businessinsider, a university spokesman said “We maintain high academic standards but we are also committed to widening participation. ‘Widening participation further will require Government, schools, universities, charities, parents and students to work closely together. We will continue to work hard with all parties to raise aspirations and attainment to improve access to higher education.”

Apart from the undergraduate, the post-graduate also have the African society of Cambridge students (ASCU), Cambridge University Nigerian society (CUNS) etc. ASCU will be having their annual conference –Africa together, on the 9th June 2017. This is a platform where Africa problems are discussed and solutions proffered by Africans. To my Ghanaian counterparts, while we are at our Jollof war, I will encourage you to work hard and come and support my good friend Amatey Doku in occupying the Cambridge space. As rightly put by Dami Adebayo “Young black men don’t grow up thinking they’ll make it here. They should”.

Finally, while we excel in these great universities, I hope we will join hands in correcting our battered image and making Nigeria and Africa work. Nigeria is the heartbeat of Africa. Africa will be the force to reckon with when Nigeria works. Let us join hand in making project Nigeria a reality.

Dr Chinedu Ugwu
Dr Ugwu is a PhD candidate in veterinary science, University of Cambridge, UK.

The students pictured in the main image are (top row, from left to right): William Gore, Bez Adeosun, Peter Adefioye, Judah Aiyenuro, Joseph Adikwu, Dennis Mubaiwa, Dami Adebayo, Ife Adepegba, Donte Nembhard, Baba Bob-Soile, and Daniel Oluboyede. Pictured on the bottom row of the photo are Michael Samuelson-Beulah, Folajimi Babasola, and Ade Omisore.


https://www.businessdayonline.com/cambridge-black-boys-photo-went-viral/