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edoyad:
Just spoke to a cousin in jos, every where is calm but the city locked up. She can't even buy credit so i had to buy from here and send to her. May be that's why they're not on NL, many access the web through GPRS and need credit to do so.

Guy, thats funny, talking of credit (recharge card) , while many are fighting to access portable water, after two days of 24 hr siege.

Infact i have been subsisting on Cornflakes since morning cos I cant get any other food.

I should soon be going out once again to 'try my luck'. Pray for me.


Anyway, on the brighter side, the only area where we've not heard of any burnings, killings or shootings in the whole of Jos - Bukuru metroplolis is low-cost ( Rumours have it that even far off places like Vom and Pankshi have been affected).
Though I commiserate with those that have lost loved ones and valuables. I just want to thank God for the peace in Low cost , where I stay.

What is the guy doing ?

Making his final substitution ?


what if an injury occurs in the dying minutes

oddy4real:
i dont really know why you guys have been slating Yakubu. He is still the most natural striker we have now but dont forget he has been out injured for most of last season. You should instead blame the coach for fielding a half fit player who has not discovered his form.You all are just a bunch of poor, frustrated and jealous people who have allowed sentiments to becloud their sense of reasoning.
 
1. Yakubu is presently the highest goal scorer of all players presently playing in the premierleague.

2. he is the 3rd highst goal scorer of all time in the super eagles.

3. he is the first african to score a hat trick on his UEFA champions league debut.

4. he has lost just 2 penalties in his whole career.

5. Voted best foreign player ever in the Isreali league.

So, you just should stop criticising for the fun of it. at least, he is better than your arrogant Obafemi Martins who flatters to decieve too much!

You're joking right ?

Get your facts right

1.  Yakubu is not the highest scorer of strikers playing presently in the EPL, Micheal Owen and Robbie Keane has scored more than double what Yakubu has scored and as at the last time I checked, they are still playing.

5. The fact that He even played in the Isreali league at all should be a minus in his dossier

Thank God yakubu is Off.

Now I can watch the game

Princek12:
They need a player like Stephen Okoro, who can bring some real firepower to the team. That aggressive play is missing.

Anyway Okoro is 28 !!

Princek12:
I'm for real, bro. Only about six players on this SE team really impress me. It seems they cannot actively chase the ball for 90 mins, making their fitness level questionable.

Nah that wont work, U-17 soccer is a different ball game entirely, we could as well have Mercy Akide in the SE then cos she scores a lot of goals for falcons.

Its just like sending someone to fight a tiger cos He killed a cat.

Didnt you see the kids our boys were playing against in the U-17 tourney ?

Princek12:
Why reinvent the wheel? Just disband this team, with a few exceptions, and carry U 17 team go world cup.

You're joking, right ?

Ope O !!!!

Penarity

Mo gbe

even cotonue people wan beat us !!!!.

That shot that hit the bar was a half goal already

Why not -


Ejide for Enyeama (reason - too many clangers in the first game)

Ayila/Nsofor for Uche (reason - too similar to Mikel, both are ball holders or is it ball retainers now, we need someone with more flow to complement one of them )

Anybody for Yakubu (He's well past it, you know the guy was right about being one of Nigeria's best strikers, between 2000 - 2004 that is)

Odiah for Yusuf (Yusufu is simply not a footballer, dont know what is occupation is. he must have been there to satisfy some form of quota. You know the one Nigeria thing)

Wilife:
At times like this,

You realise that Naija needs a natural striker in the like of Rasheed Yekini.

As far as I'm concerned, we are yet to find a natural stiker who is ever reliable in front of the post.

Strikers like Yekini comes once or twice in a lifetime.

I think we can make do for now of the Aghawo and Yakubu of 2000 - 2004

GTay:
I seriously doubt that Nwaneri can enter the starting lineup of his former club Enyimba today  

I even doubt if He can make my secondary school football team !!!

udennaa:
with who?they are all nigeria has got

With anybody, even guys from under Surulere bridge  

but on a more serious note, I was expecting

Ejide for Enyeama (reason - too many clangers in the first game)
Ayila/Nsofor for Uche (reason - too similar to Mikel, both are ball holders or is it ball retainers now, we need someone with more flow to complement one of them )
Anybody for Yakubu (He's well past it, you know the guy was right about being one of Nigeria's best strikers, between 2000 - 2004 that is)
Odiah for Yusuf (Yusufu is simply not a footballer, dont know what is occupation is. he must have been there to satisfy some form of quota. You know the one Nigeria thing)

What is -

Enyeama
Yusuf
Uche
Yakubu

doing on the field today? I think thay should have been replaced alongside the likes of Taiwo and Nwaneri

Did I hear someone say 'FRONTPAGE'.

Its like telling someone you still write with slates. 




As for JQUERY, its the BOMB, I mean the NUCLEAR BOMB.

The best thing since slice bread.

I have often wondered how JavaScript was able to totally dominate the niche market of Client side programming
(remeber Actionscript and switchscript are a variant of core Javascript).

The answer is simple, its foundations from scratch is sooooooooooo solid.

Really as far as programming is concerned there's nothing like Jscript.

Along with Python (and its variant), these two are what gives me joy anyday.




For those intending to learn Javascript, I'l advice you to go ahead, you wont regret it.

but a good word of advice - aside very simple tasks, always use libraries.

there are a lot of free ones out there to name a few.

Prototype
Yahoo UI
Google UI
Scriptaculous
and the father - Jquery

each with its own area of specialty.


I must admit however that it's sometimes a daunting task to learn to use some of this libraries
but not to worry there are a lot of plugins now for these library that makes learning easier and accomplishing
much, simpler. for example this site gives you some great Jquery plugins that can bring you up to speed
even if you are a novice in less than a day

http://www.noupe.com/ajax/37-more-shocking-jquery-plugins.html




To the OP's question,

Well if am designing - Dreamweaver to the rescue
if am coding (as in programming) - NP++ is the choice

Thanks SouthSea for your incisive response.

I was just waiting for the close of work to reply to Ajanlekoko's post but you've done that brilliantly.


Though as the rookie stated, LBS was listed in the open/Executive MBA position but I think that in itself is a good Omen.

The import of this ranking is that :

1. LBS is the second best business School in Africa
2. LBS is only bettered by 4 out of the roughly 100 business schools in the UK
3. LBS is better than every business school in Germany
4. LBS is better than evry biz school in the whole of eastern europe save one
5. LBS is better than every biz sch in the whole of asia aside those with affiliations in other parts of the world


I think this is cheery news and should be worth celebrating

Katsumoto:
If your intention is to have an edge over your colleagues, then you should go to the best school that you can afford and that is convenient for you. Where you do an MBA matters a lot. There are lots of Nigerians doing MBA programs in the UK; so that is a standard somewhat. There is a difference between getting an MBA from Harvard, Stanford, etc and getting one from Unilag, LBS, etc.

I dont know why Nigerians like to talk like this ?

Must we disparage everthing about ourselves.

This same Lagos Business School was for 3 years rated amongst the fifty best business schools in the world.

I know there are a lot of things wrong with this country but if we do not learn to appreciate the little successes we have then we will
always find it hard moving forward.


To answer the poster's question,
Anyway, I think the MBA is valuable, infact very valuable.

let me quote from the renowned consultant, Peter Drucker to buttress my point -

'Managerial talent is the scarcest, most expensive and also potentially most effective of all human resource in a business.


I have been in IT for some years now but am seriously considering getting an MBA myself.

While I appreciate many of the posts made on this thread, there are some responses I wouldn't even dignify with a comment  especially from some female posters who surprisingly are married and expected to know better.

However I must single out N101, Mekana, GeorgeD, YME for special commendation for what you've added to the thread.
Redmanns post blew the roof, I think your take was ABS fantastic.

I don't think anybody here is reccomending rushing into marriage, that in itself is foolish even if you were pregnant out of wedlock.
but pushing off marriage until later in life also does not gaurantee marrying MR/Mrs Right. Why ?

We have been taught to always be on the lookout for the right person without any thought to BEING THE RIGHT PERSON.
We want to be JUDAS and yet marry JESUS.

Life is all about opportunity and preparation, time and chance, miss it and sometimes you seek it with tears and not find it.

Some have been going on and on about those who married early and are now regretting it but I also know couples who married late and are also finding it tough while I know a few who tied the knot early enough and are coping quite fine. It cuts both ways.

I think the message is, if you have the opportunity, it is generally advisable to get married as soon as you come of age. and for those who have not been able to achieve that then just watch out for the opportunities that come your way, no need to be non-challant or unneccessarily fastidious and critical. This is the advice I will give my daughters and young ladies out there

Quote from: spikedcylinder on Yesterday at 07:31:33 PM
So what happens to people who are unable to get married at the 'right' ages? Burn them at the stake?

Nope Spike,

You are not getting my point.

At least, the first step is to admit that there is a right age range w/out inverted commas, even if you are not able to achieve it at that time.

let me make a little analogy that might not apply in every sense but at least from an angle.


a boy/girl fails to gain admission at a certain age, that should not cause him to

1. Stop tryin, knowing especially that He's gettin behind time.
2. Just wish it away/make it lseem less important with the mentality of 'everybody's time is different, no time is too late'.
3. Fail to Realise that some opportunities when missed can never be got back (or will be come very difficult)

Siena:
How fast was he driving? Every driver, car and road has limitations. If a front tyre blows out at high speed, and the driver panics, and applies the brakes, the car will very likely roll over, as it did in your friends case.

Not a design fault of the car.

Side impact with a telegraph pole?

Most cars impacted against a telegraph pole, at speeds above 50 mph will be destroyed.

Not a design fault of the car.

Front airbags are designed to be triggered by direct frontal impact. They are not deployed by roll overs, or side impact.

Not a design fault of the car.

The amount of money spent on any car has no direct bearing on how the car will stand up to a rollover, and impact against a telegraph pole, a blown front tyre will affect most cars in a similar fashion, if the driver has no control over a high-speed scenario.

Not a design fault of the car.

More of a low-performance driver, in a high-performance scenario, he had no control over.

Not a design fault of the car.

Fhemmmy:
In such scenario, stay away from the brake, get off the accelerator, and stare the wheel till the speed is reduced and you can now stop the car, get out to safety and call for help

WOW fantastic posts.

I ended up gainin a lot bout cars in one (actually two) fell swoop

busoye19:
Marriage is not for old boys. But, matured young men. To be able to sustain your marriage, you must be ready both mental and physical. What it takes is readiness.

If you are not matured by 25, you will never be matured, even if you live to be 250.

If you are not 'physical ready' for marriage by 14, another word for it is impotence, see your doctor.

If you are not mentally ready , its because you've not been giving it much of a thought and obviously dont see it as a priority.

All these are excuses. I am not married and am well over 25 and but I wont delude myself about reality the way many ppl on this thread are going about it. 'Its not the end of the world - Sour grapes'


The truth is your marriage is one of your most important assignments (unless of course , you are a reverend father which is topic for another day). You family is your first ministry and the earlier you begin to take the issue serious the better it is for you. This goes to both Male and female (but especially the women for obvious reasons). I'll recall the earlier post of a wise nairalander for emphasis sake and in case of those who missed it

samnaija:
late marriages 4 femles bad move 30 upwards, very risky especially in child birth, numerous complication down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism this could be present in a baby born from woman in her thirties.mostly because of age not being on the mums side, the qualities of their ovaries is not as what it was in their prime (21-25 yrs). also many cases of miscarriages and of cause gradual menopause. it doesnt mean all women that are 30 will go through all this, but its safer to marry and give birth earler,

I think too much watching of Oprah has began to affect many in our generation.
Imagine a Lady who insist on not getting married until she finishes her masters (though I know many dont see anything odd in that but you obviously need a to take a course on priorities and setting life goals).

Sometimes (no offence intended) but I think there are a lot of kids up on this thread who really understand little bout life.

offering 1.1m, hope the ride has had no issues over the past one year

Tatase:
5'4?!?!?! That sounds very short.  In clothes sizing petite for a girl is 5'3 and under. 5'4 is pretty short o!!! I don't think  5'4 can be considered average height. I know I said Nigerian men are getting shorter but not 5'4 short. Ahn ahn!!! For 5'4 to be the average that means there will be quite a few  5'0-ish men to balance out the 5'10s and up Kai!

Siena:
Martyn's right - 5'4" is the average male Nigerian height:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height

@Tatase, Sienna, Martyn303

pls dont believe that trash, I'm 5"6 and I'm still below the average heigth.
How do I know ? cos I live in Nigeria ! and walk around ppl.

5"4 my foot.

BTW @ib612

where u based in Nigeria
and do you sell cars in Nigeria too ?

ib612:
@Pak:
What i mean is that the price you mentioned is the amount you'll pay the exporter before the car is shipped. This term is known as pre-order, which means your money is used to finance the purchase of the car; which in itself is not a bad business. That's why u'll get it that cheap and how good well it performs is another thing entirely.
The second part of my gists: who represents the exporter in 9ja. Who are you gonna hold responsible if the car is not a good quality or doesn't drive well. You need to ask if the seller have any connection to anyone in 9ja or who do you discuss with as it relates to the car performance.

Eeeehn, You guys just started a discussion that caused blood to flow faster in my veins and then suddenly left me stranded and started talkin bout christmas, santa and snow  .

I don't think there's any issue of arguments here. The reason why 99% of us Nairalanders visit the site is becuase of the wealth of Information on offer by those who seem to have more experience in the areas under discussion than us (and sometimes those with less).

What ib612 raised is something I consider a SERIOUS issue that warrants second thoughts.
It will definitely hurt (in a BIG, BIG way) to see all my savings for the past two years go up in flames on the purchase of a deadwood car.
On the flip side , I believe there's a walk around (as in a sort of guaranty for buyers), I do a bit of marketing and there's nothing that excites me more during presentations than when I'm asked questions about the viability of more offers, its always a great chance to allay fears and sell your package more effectively.

I think thats what the marketers here should do and also buyers who have experience in such deals is to make clarifications and really explain how these things work. It going to give potential buyers more confidence and definitely increase business
Thanks

ib612:
@Pak:
What u r going to get as per the price of the $6900 is a pre-order; that is to say, you pay that amount first before the car is shipped, which is not a problem. Is there anyone that u can hold responsible if the car fails drive test?

bro, pls I don't get.

Could you really xplain your offer in layman's terms. As in what are you really offering ?

Shomoba01:
Maxima cars are very very strong. They have best of designs and high engine capability. I have its 2002 in which the interior looks more optioned than any other brand within the same year of different other makes. I have seen some of them on the streets and well they are performing well. If interested let of know

Sure, I dont have any personal stake in Honda or Toyota.

I jus need somethin that will serve me well.

Pls can I see the pic and what's the price.

Also where are u or should I say, where will you be by the middle of Dec

Shomoba01:
Do u like nissan products?

Aaaaagh tough question.

Thank God they didnt ask me dat in Jamb.


On a more serious note, I have never given much attention to Nissan.

Really dont know much bout their products as regards durability, ease of maintenance, reliability and their resell value considering the peculiarity of our environment.

These were the factors that made me choose Toyota and Honda

@Indie

apologies to Kia and picanto owners

but that stuff (picanto ) looks like a cardboard box on wheels.

Thanks for the concern anyway but sometimes I travel like 8hrs on a stretch

and I dont want to be caught doing an 100 ( or God forbid, a 120 ) in that car espexciallyy with

the situation of our interstate roads.



@Chi_CHi.

Thanks too but as I said, I dont think I want to settle for anything less than '03

though I know might need to up what I have a lil' but then I still believe I can get lucky

Its christmass season you know !

Hey sista,

Educate me, how can I get a Kia or Hyundai for 1.1

As far as I know the 2009 Cerato cost somethin like 2.4 !

So guy,
R u saying I can get one for 1.3 (inclusive of clearing)

or I buy for 1.3 and still clear myself.

What % are my going to deposit ?
and why do I have to deposit, are you into a vehicle financing scheme or something ?

@fhemmy, thanx bro

R u saying I can get somethin that meet ma specs for 1.3 ?

(Sighs) well, then might consider upping ma bid.

Who's adexfem and how do I get in touch with him ?

@CHi

you right, guess I got too xcited to read carefully.

Do you have any idea how much it takes to clear at Lagos port