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Yeske!:
Blockade should be for anything military and not food, still remains a war criminal.

No he is not. He was not. War crimes are always committed by only losers of a war. You cannot charge anyone on Nigeria's side for war crime because they won. War is not childs play and the cost can be great. That is why you need to be prepared before starting one. I personally think Nigeria was very magnanimous for not charging (and pursuing) Ojukwu and all those that helped him including Achebe (propaganda chief aka Joseph Goebels) for war crimes for causing the death of over 2 Million Nigerians (including that of the so called biafrans)through a needless war.

I think Gowon was very naive for not pursuing the war criminals and for declaring 'No Winner, No Vanquished' after the war. If he had not been so naive, we wont be having these silly conversations!

confusion247: Only evil doers are afraid of the truth. Achebe have said the simple truth, just prove him wrong and stop going in cycle. Ojukwu never declared war. Ojukwu declared Biafra while Gowon declared war. As you said all is fair in war, that's the assumption of a hypocrites like you. while do we have war crimes? I am sure you are suffering from excess consumption of amala.

War crimes are always committed by only losers of a war. You cannot charge anyone on Nigeria's side for war crime because they won. War is not childs play and the cost can be great. That is why you need to be prepared before starting one. I personally think Nigeria was very magnanimous for not charging (and pursuing) Ojukwu and all those that helped him including Achebe (propaganda chief aka Joseph Goebels) for war crimes for causing the death of over 2 Million Nigerians (including that of the so called biafrans)through a needless war.

I think Gowon was very naive for not pursuing the war criminals and for declaring 'No Winner, No Vanquished' after the war. If he had not been so naive, we wont be having these stupid conversations!

alex_101: This man is one of the many reasons I say nigerians, yorubas in particular are stark illiterates. According to this fool called Akintola; "the SW is the only region with land and sea borders",,,,,

He is referring to national borders and not interstate borders.

Elueme: '
I shake my head when I see a supposed well learned man beat the tribal drum. This tribal gingoist and sentiment is very precocious of akintola... Yorubas feeling marginalized today was orchestrated by the greed of the person he(Akintola) has summarily adored in his interview.. We are not bereft of history and it's still fresh in our memory how Tinubu and ACN lawmakers mobilised for Tambuwal in a political chess to scuttle the PDP arrangement for a Yoruba lady speaker. Akintola should be corrigible to apportion his blames rightly and leave our president out of his misery.

He has to adore the man since his influence is bringing Akintola lots of juicy litigations.

obyikye: which is craw craw people, abi you get one ni........
I am registering come next week and I need to know which is marketable not just for learning or certificate sake.....
Afam4whatever, you are indeed a very very very funny guy.

What are you naturally interested in? What did you study at undergraduate level? What did you find that you naturally do very well in? Logic? Math? Programming? Networking?

Most of the common IT Certifications are marketable if you become very good and have good commercial awareness.

Being marketable is a good criteria for selecting a certification but you also need to do something you're really interested in and something that comes naturally to you. It will be very difficult to do well for example as a Networking Professional, no matter how lucrative the profession is, if you have no real interest in Networking apart from the potential remuneration.

What sets the skilled people apart from the mediocre also-ran is the desire to always to extra miles to seek knowledge and to solve problems. You can't go extra mile if your main motivation is remuneration and if you're not passionate and naturally interested in an IT profession.

nigga_guy: I am an I.T Professional for many years in Nigeria and I can tell authoritatively that Oracle DBA track is a very lucrative and exciting career path.
Oracle DBAs are amongst the best paid I.T professionals in this country.
But in every field of endeavour one chooses, one needs to be passionate and very good at it.
The generally mistake people make in choose an I.T track to specialise in is that one start looking for a profitable one.
That is a mistake. When deciding what to do, consider the following.

Are you passionate about it ?Because it is passion and interest that puts one apart from their peers.
Can you cope with the long gruelling hours it takes to do the work?
What are the things/Skills I need to do acquire to be the best at this.

Don't worry about money .Once you are good, money will come.
I hope that helps.

Trust me. I.T is a practical job .Nobody is going to pay you to sit down and do nothing.

I second that. Oracle OCP is one of the most lucrative certification not only in Nigeria but worldwide. I was surprised that someone is asking 'Any Hope For Oracle Professionals In Nigeria?' I was even more surprised reading most of the responses on page 1. Just typical of a lot of Nigerians having an opinion on something they know nothing about.

I started out as an Oracle DBA before moving on to other fields. I have a lot of friends who also started as DBA and many are still DBAs, some working in Nigeria and many working overseas on the basis of being OCP. As an example, one of those working in Nigeria as a DBA earns over 1.5M naira a month.

I didn't start out in training school but in a bank junior dba role and pursued certification later. Most of my friends pursued certification then start out in training schools which are good networking ground for landing better jobs - lots of the students are already DBAs and give you info when there is a new role going. A lot of the jobs are not advertised but you always hear about new roles from your network if you're already working as a DBA. So like AJ said, start at a training school and let your students know you're open to new opportunities. If you're really good, you should get a good one! I personally do not know anyone who was OCP who didnt eventually do very well.

rollout40: Demolition Of Igwe Robert Eze's Kidnappers House

Obi, who personally supervised the caterpillars while at work on the buildings with some members of the State Executive Council, said the action was in line with the law of the state which provides that any property linked to kidnappers and other criminals would be confiscated and demolished by the state government.

According to him, the decision was geared towards eradicating crime and flushing out hoodlums from the state.

The governor said further that due process of the law had been initiated to prosecute the suspect, while government would go after all his investments in the country.

While not empathising with the kidnappers, it looks like the government is participating in jungle justice. I thought they are supposed to prosecute and get a conviction first before getting to the punishment.

Maybe jungle justice is just what is needed to correct the many ills of Nigeria .... Assuming the jungle judges can always be trusted and not turn it to a tool of political persecution of opponents.

The minister is unministerial! What happened to just brother? Why did he have to add 'big'? The minister is suffering from inferiority complex and is out of his dept!

manchy7531: That is why i have always said that there are some post that are not right for a Yoruba people to man.imagine this minister exposing his yoruba inferiory complex internationally.Can u imagine??An Hausa man will not even try said such a cowardly statement.

Bigbrother cor Brotherbigs ni. That is how the same yoruba lady was used on an advert to promote South African tourism drive on DSTV saying that South Afica is truly the Giant of Africa.It high time this people started hiding their cowardly and inferior atitude.How there he say south african are my bigbrother,does he even know the meaning of that statement?

When did Ortom become a Yoruba name? Not that Minister's tribe matter but going by your logic, Yoruba are now indigenous to Benue state. Manchy is an insane Igbo man, hallucinating about Yoruba and trying to turn this thread into a Yoruba versus igbo thread.

FSU: So a Nigerian who is a GM in a ''large Nigerian bank'' is not qualified to head something like this? Is that what you imply?
And the same Ngozi appointed the Chairman a Yorrober, and other board members right? You guys reek of tribalism and envy, true and true

You have reading comprehension problem. I wonder if you have ever passed any exam. I have not said anything about wether or not he is qualified. I have only responded to someone insulting Yoruba because Ngozi appointed a fellow Igbo into a role. Before you know it, as it is typical, he will fill the whole organisation with fellow Igbos. The other non exec board roles are inconsequential. The MD calls the shot in the day to day running of the organisation. The chairman is definitely not Yoruba.

Even if you want to go into whether or not he is qualified, what makes you think he is? Has he run a SWF before?

sambos994: You are stuppid. This guys is fully qualified to do this job and you bring tribalism into this. Drop the ethnicity card please and open your eyes.

I think you're the moronic blind, deaf and dumb one here. Ngozi appoints a fellow Igbo man to a role and you guys crawl all over the thread insulting Yorubas even when no Yoruba has made an adverse comment. Do you really feel that inferior that you think you have to always measure up to a Yoruba or think that you have something over a Yoruba to have a good day?

You guys need to remember actions and reactions.

Obijulius: I wonder how those hopeless yoruba ninjas react when they see fantastic threads like these highlighting the high achievers we have.

Sure it gives them d shivers...ℓ☺ℓ. Sorry can't help ur poor asses!!!

He was appointed by aunty Ngozi because he is Igbo. Nothing to do with his 'high' achievement. Many Nigerians (of all tribes) have similar CVs. There is no big deal in those titles. Those companies usually have many 'MDs'. Those MD titles are just equivalent to those of a GM in a large Nigerian bank.

Think carefully next time before you throw stones and celebrate your nepotism.

tpia@:
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priceless!

Super1759: Your a foool. A stupid one for that matter. Tomorow your sister will tell you she met someone on faceboo and he sells shoe and she wants to go and meets him in the hotel to buy one. And you clap for her as a wise girl...come are you a graduate or a primary school dropout?

Laalamed: She stupid like cyntia.girls,children and women are most vulnerable species in society.girls cannot just be too free with guys.businesses should be done with reputable organizations.facebook is for friends,workmates and relatives not for strangers.

andyanders: You said the truth, don't mind some people who claim that the victim is right for her action. She took a bad decision and it took her life. This issue is to let people watch what they do in their hidden closets in the name of business when strangers are involved. People should learn to reason with their brain than their legs.[b][/b]

I dont understand why you guys are blaming the dead. It is absolutely unfair! The only people responsible for murder are the murderers not the victim. People sometimes meet new business associates,partners, employers who are total strangers for the first time. And you might initially meet them in a public place but the deal is rarely completed in a public place as prospect offices, houses, etc are certainly not public.

If they are paying for her trip (flight and hotel - according to Thisday http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/general-s-daughter-lured-from-nasarawa-killed-in-lagos/122913/) it makes sense that they take her to the booked hotel. She did initially meet them in a public place (airport) before going with them to 'her hotel room'.

What a more experienced business person would probably do is inform close family an friends where exactly they are going and who they will be meeting and calling as soon as they arrived at the meeting venue that they have arrived. Even with that, something like this can still happen.

Blame only the murderers.

Obiagu1: lmao! He is telling the British they do not know their territory. You people are really funny.
If you cannot see it, drop your phone and use a laptop, enlarge the map, then you will see!

The only deference between 1898 and 1900 maps of Colony of Lagos was that the 1898 map has no upper boundary as of then which was finally established as of 1900.

I am using a laptop. Your maps are not clear or simply irrelevant to your arguments. You're grasping at straws. I'm done with this conversation.

Obiagu1: I know this is a shock to some of you. The fact is that Yoruba land was not part of Southern Nigeria. They are like Southern Cameroun to us, an appendage.

Who are the us? British conquered territories? When? How? Where? What do you have in common with those people before the British came?

Obiagu1: Independent from what? lmao.

Stop deceiving yourself with your revisionism. This is the map as of 1898 by the British. Do you see the territory covered by Colony of Lagos?

https://www.pennymead.com/images/WINMP0454.jpg


Now compare it with 1900 map:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/789954_480317_4359667628276_1152914446_n_jpgb7f450f3191b1c2360cb674fc5f97a67

The first map is either incorrect or just not clear. The first map seem to suggest that the rest of present day Nigeria were part of the colony of Lagos. Is that correct?

The second map is not the map as at 1900. The one I posted earlier is the correct map as at 1900. Maybe you need to supply a date for this second map?

Obiagu1: The truth is that before this confusion was created, we have achieved good relationship in our former territory dealing with each other and with the British, cohabited, and were prosperous. Suddenly, our fate was decided when our capital was moved to Lagos, to a land we have no connection whatsoever with and to a people whose ideology is completely parallel to ours.

We lost our focus.

The following shows how you have been dealing and enjoying with 'each other' and the British and other Europeans in 'your' capital before all this merging for administrative convenience.

The Royal Niger Company, 1884-1900



A.) The Company's Genesis

British merchant GEORGE T. GOLDIE, active in the lower Niger region since 1877, in 1879 organized the UAC (United Africa Company) which combined British traders active in the Niger region and, in effect, took control of the Lower Niger river. The company was renamed NAC in 1882 and ROYAL NIGER COMPANY in 1886, when it received a CHARTER, placing it formally under British protection and providing it with far-reaching rights, to administrate the territories transferred to it by treaties with native chiefs.


B.) International Recognition of the British/RNC Claim

Since 1884, G. Goldie and his agents acquired treaties from chiefs and emirs along the Niger and Benue rivers, penetrating deep into the territory allocated as British sphere of influence at the Berlin Conference of 1884/85. In its attempt to obtain such treaties, the RNC found itself in competition with French and German agents; the RNC acquired a treaty with Sokoto in 1884 just days before the arrival of a German agent, a treaty with Borgu in 1894 just days before the arrival of a French officer. The British government negotiated the RNC territory's border with German Kamerun (1885, 1886, 1890, 1893). France continued to dispute RNC claims over the interior of Nigeria. In 1892 French Lieutenant Mizon acquired a treaty from the Emir of Muri (on the middle Benue) and hoisted the French flag; France did not support his action and Muri remained within the RNC/British sphere of interest. Only in 1898 was the border with the French possessions fixed by agreement.


C.) RNC Administration

The RNC seat of administration was located at ASABA on the banks of the Niger river. Her military force - the Niger Coast Constabulary - was centered at LOKOJA. The RNC established a network of stations, mainly along the Niger and Benue rivers; RNC control in effect did not reach much beyond the stretches adjacent to navigable rivers - the Niger, Benue, their affluents and river arms (i.e. the territory within the reach of gunboats). The RNC established a rudimentary justice system (a High Court of Justice) and a police force - the constabulary. Its main concern was company trade and the exclusion of foreign competition to their claim of political control.


D.) Reaction of the Natives

Native tribes for generations had traded with European merchants, the basis of that trade being an unwritten agreement : the whites would only trade with their coastal trading partners; the trade with tribes of the interior would be a field reserved for the African trading partners of the Europeans.
The UAC/NAC/RNC, now establishing a number of stations along the Niger and Benue rivers, broke that agreement and thus caused the outbreak of hostilities (Onitsha 1879, Akassa 1882, Niger Delta 1886, an attack by the Brassmen on Akassa 1895).
The standard company response was to dispatch gunboats on punitive expeditions; in these expeditions, Royal Navy vessels were involved.


E.) Economy

The cultivation of plantation products such as palm oil, by natives, in the Niger Delta was encouraged. Otherwise, the RNC policy was to exclude foreign competition in its trade with the natives, by the means of charging high import tariffs (in violation of the Declaration of the Berlin Conference) and by confiscating wares imported in circumvention of these tariffs.
Main import products were cloths and alcoholic beverages.
In 1892 the Royal Niger Company joined the Universal Postal Union.


F.) Civilization

At the Berlin Conference the European powers agreed on ending the slave trade, a policy pursued by the Royal Navy off the West African coast since 1908. Yet the RNC was little able to end the ongoing slave trade within the territory it claimed; its range of action was limited to the areas adjacent to navigable stretches of the rivers.
The RNC supported missionaries, to whom the task was left to "civilize" the natives. Missionaries reported incidents of practices such as cannibalism.
The task to "civilize" the inhabitants within the territory claimed by the company certainly did not feature high on its list of priorities.

The colony of Lagos did not include the rest of south west. The rest of south west were pretty much independent until

"After two final incidents, the bombardment of Oyo in 1895 (Ayandele, 1967) and the capture of Ilorin by the Royal Niger Company in 1897, effective colonial control was established throughout most of Yorubaland."

http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/ink/ibadan/fwestafricanwar1877.htm

This is the same Royal niger company that also controls much of southern nigeria

Lagos, 1861-1906



Slaves freed by the Royal Navy when they captured slave trading vessels in the 1830es settled at the coast of western Nigeria, a.o. at LAGOS; British missionaries and traders followed. In 1851 the Royal Navy interfered in a local power struggle, deposing King Kosoko. In 1861, Britain proclaimed a PROTECTORATE over Lagos to keep Kosoko from coming back.
The climate at Lagos was unhealthy for Europeans; the city long was administrated from Freetown (Sierra Leone), later from Accra (Gold Coast). In 1886, Lagos was declared a separate colony.
Meanwhile, the ROYAL NIGER COMPANY acquired wide lands to the north and east of Lagos, which became part of the NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE in 1894, which was renamed COLONY AND PROTECTORATE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA in 1900. In 1906, Lagos was integrated into the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, the capital of which was relocated from Calabar to Lagos.
In 1883 the colony had a size of 189 square km, a population of 87,165 (Meyers).

This is the map as at 1900

[img]http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/westafrica/nigeria1900.gif[/img]

Southern Nigeria Protectorate, 1899-1914

In 1900 created by integrating some territories of the Royal Niger Company, the charter of which had been withdrawn in 1899, with the Niger Coast Protectorate. In 1906, the colony of Lagos was annexed into Southern Nigeria, now Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria; Lagos became the seat of administration, which until 1906 had been at Old Calabar.
In 1914, Southern and Northern Nigeria were merged to form the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria.

Is Sanusi a staff of Access Bank or is he now a court bailiff? Why is talking like this? I think he is in the wrong job! He needs to quit as CBN Governor and become a court bailiff!!

nikkyshyne: If this pix is for real, that guy na fool. C'maan,,there are entrepreneurial thingyz you could do on your own with little or no capital base.

Na wa oo

digitite: Must we all look for "white collar job" ?

What about farming and other necessities people can't do without.

The thing that is often neglected or looked down upon pays very well in the long and short run.

ibhena: If he has such confidence, he should have channelled it into marketing a particular product and he'll certainly make a hell of money!

Somebody needs a job and you're all spewing nonsense about starting a business. The following is the perfect answer for you guys.

nchewi:

My dear, it's easier said! Not everybody has access to the kind of information dat u have and not all is that knowledgeable/smart to spot opportunities. Yet, we all have our purpose.
All that guy wants, is to be useful 2 his society! He wants to earn his meal!! Is that too much to ask for? grin

And I'll have to add that he might not have the training or the skills to run a business.

No sob story. He just wants a job and he has listed his qualifications (an indication of his skills), contact details and is probably standing in rush hour traffic. More effective than giving cvs to receptionists or posting CVs all over the internet that potential helpers might not see or bother to read. The guy is very enterprising, resourceful and is thinking out of the box. He already stands out from the army of job seekers in Nigeria. I don't know many recruiters who will not want to hire a guy like this. I'll hire this kind of guy any day. I'm not surprised that he got a job as a result of this. It is just so unusual that it has to work.

ACM10: societynowng.com/Femi-Otedola-Bounce-Back-Bid-Collapses

Both Otedola and Dangote thrives on government patronage

elombah.com/index.php/templates/1/hi/world/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1336%3Aaliko-dangote-a-femi-otedola-reconciles&Itemid=54

Pls quit posing rhetorical question to me. It makes u sound dumb. I doubt if there is any clean billionaire in Nigeria. But if there is one, it can't be Otedola.

Otedola contributed over N100 million to Obasanjo's re-election campaign.

He donated N200million to Obasanjo's presidential library.

What on earth would have motivated Otedola to donate so generously to anything that bears Obasanjo's name if not to repay him back for his patronage?

BTW I wont respond to more of your rhetorical question. Either u do your private research on Femi Otedola or u wallow in your self imposed ignorance

And these crap you've posted are the terrible 'his past deed' of Otedola? Not even one from a credible news source? You're a dickhead! Looks to me like you're being consumed by the green monster. You're too immature. I'm done with you.

Sky Blue: These are all questions which can be answered by refocusing on the whole oil subsidy issue. That report as far as I am concerned has no integrity. How do we know if the biggest benefactors didn't just bribe their way out of the list? There are people who should have been investigated who were not even investigated by the panel. So to be honest these are areas our focus should more fruitfuly lie. I am not villifying Otedola here and I don't think this is the issue. His expose (so to speak) has been very useful and important. But the issue for me is people so eager to make him a saint or some fighter of corruption when the story has not even gotten close to finishing. What is wrong with us?

And people express shock and horror at how Farouk turned out, how he "disappointed" them. Well, if people were not so dumb and eager to pick sides before they understood the issues, they wouldn't have been so disappointed. I was never swayed by Farouk, ever! But here we are again, about to repeat the same thing without having the most important details. I think we might just enjoy scandal rather than making fruitful progress. This issue should be bigger than any one man.

We can agree to disagree on whether Otedola was fighting corruption in this instance. I agree with the rest of your post.

ACM10: The fact that he is a whistleblower does not mean that we should overlook his past deed. It does not even exempt him from our harsh criticism

What exactly is 'his past deed'? Care to share?

ACM10: There is no doubt that Otedola did the right thing. But the fact remains that he was tainted by the same corruption that he is fighting. He is a wrong medium to transport this message. In fact his aim is to win the sympathy of Nigerians as he fights his private war. We love whistleblowers, but Otedola is a wrong messenger to convey this message.

What kind of whistleblowers do you love then? The ones that come from heaven?

Sky Blue: With all due respect I think you might be the one missing the point here. The points bolded I find quite interesting. What exactly is the case really about? Oil subsidy probe anybody?? It is quite disappointing that people have already started losing that focus and we enjoy jumping from one scandal or outrage to another. This whole issue for me stems from oil subsidy probe, not "fighting corruption". Because no matter how ideal that might sound to the mouth, in a place like Nigeria "fighting corruption" has to be tackled in [b]specifics, the oil subsidy probe being one [/b] (who did what, how much was taken - not useless platitudes like "they are all corrupt" ). Only through such an approach can we begin to set precedents that will act as useful deterrents to the crime.

You state that the house of rep does not mean well for us, and what makes you think Otedola does? If you agree as you seem to do with you closing sentence that Otedola is not necessarily a "saint", then you agree that he has been a useful tool in deconstructing the specifics of corruption in the house (who and how). The interesting thing about this is the response it invokes in you - automatic obligation to his cause when you don't even` know what that cause is. If Otedola said he was doing this is to "fight corruption" in Nigeria that is a different matter. I just don't get how you can fight for a man's cause when you don't even know what it is. But I think it is because the country has been so molested, that any trace of hope is grabbed on to even without an understanding of the macro implications. Otedola is a tool in all of this, if he has nothing to hide good for him, we all gain. But stop trying to make it sound like he is fighting corruption, he has his mouth, stop trying to speak for him.

Final thing. [b]Where has all the scandal and outrage of happenings in the house and politics of the country gotten us in the last 13 years? How many people are in jail? Yet more people are getting richer off corrupt practises? [/b]Think about that question very well and meditate on it because it is an important one. We need to stop being distracted and start rallying around the right causes. For me, in this case the issue is fuel subsidy, something which if we all rally around proper investigation and come together to pressure the executive and legislative for implementation based on findings, can close system loop holes that allow corrupt practises occur. You see? Specifics. That to me is a more worthy cause that can outlive the fun we seem to derive from scandals. I am tired of scandals, I just want results and the scandals would only be useful if they lead to concrete positive changes.

I find it difficult to believe that the foregoing came from thesame person. Maybe I just dont understand what has been written, but it reads to me like:

1. We should focus on fuel subsidy scam and not the official corruption that led to the fuel subsidy scam or the one that has resulted from it.
2. A corruption whistleblower is not fighting corruption.
3. Before we support a whistleblower, we should find out why he/she blew the whistle
4. Scandals are good if they lead to positive changes but you don't believe that the scandals will not lead anywhere if the populace view the key actors as just people fighting personal wars.

Don't you think that we are where we are because of these kind of 'it is non of my business' attitudes?

I personally think the report is dead and buried and it is not Otedola's fault but that of the legislooters that saw the probe only as an opportunity to make money. It is not even worth the ink it was printed on if people were being threatened to either payup or have their names included in the report irrespective of whether or not they were guilty to begin with. Time to outsource the investigation to a competent unbiased third party. Every hand should be on deck to rid every arm of our Government (executive, legislature, Judiciary)of corruption. Whistleblowers are welcomed.

Reading some of the comments here and on Nigerian Newspapers' websites, you just have to give up on Nigeria. Some of the people commenting, I wonder what kind of education they recieved. We complain about corruption, we 'pray' against corruption, yet we can't encourage whistleblowers. Femi risking everything he has worked for is recieving vituperations. He could have submitted to blackmail and paid the bribe and moved on. He can afford to. He should be commended for taking a stand against the status-quo. That is what would have happened in Europe and America. That is why their society is better than ours.

In saner climes, the legislooter making a veiled threat about Femi being 'a sinking man' would be denied by his colleagues and out of the assembly, being investigated by police before he knows what hits him. But then, it is Nigeria. Anything goes!

Olu_Bendel: These are the best posts av read on nairaland im many days. What is realy wrong with our youths and thinking system for goodness sake.We cry and complain to high heavens of the attrocities and corruption of our political leaders and when an Otedola sticks out his neck and business to confront the status quo, we turn round and descend on him. what are we intending to achieve with this, how on earth do we expect other business men who are being extorted to come out tommorow and blow the lid on these evil rampaging our nation.If you have a problem with Otedola and his Business/Political operandi why dont you wait for another case to do this.To Imagine Mallam Zakari Moh'd publicly stating that "As far as we are concerned in this country, for every personality that claims to be straightforward, we know his or her background, antecedents, way of life and means of doing business".This is the same reason they go about extorting every other businessman because they believe nobody is straightforwad? haba coming from an honourable its both shameful and despicable.Now they want to "deal with Otedola" for heavens sake lets not take our eyes off the ball.These honourables dont mean well for you and I.Otedola might just be a tool in helping to expose them, nobody said he was a saint.

Very sound! Seconded!!

Sorry about the Deloitte. Since you gave it your best shot, it just wasn't your job. You keep working on your interview skills and keep applying until you get an offer. Going for masters (unless it is in Engineering or Science or you already have work experience) without work experience will make you fall into the trap of lots of paper qualification and little experience and this will make it even harder to find work in the UK you finish. Internships, Graduate Development programs and temporary roles are perfect ways to get your foot in the door in your target companies and have less onerous interview processes. Check the career pages of each of the FTSE companies. You'll always find these kind of opportunities advertised.

I think this topic will probably get more response from the career section.

There are lots of info on-line about telephone interviews and assessment centres. Examples are:

http://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/pwc.aspx
http://assessmentcenter.co.uk/PriceWaterHouseCoopers-assessment-centre-preparation-with-assessmentcentre.htm
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=489558
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1095932
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/careers/downloads/resources/handouts/2010-telephone-interview-pwc.pdf


What part of the assessment centre do you think you're having problem with? With regards to the telephone interview, it is more difficult than the face to face because, you only need you voice to project your confidence (even when you're talking absolute bollocks) and know how. You don't have the luxury of eye contact and body language. Your interviewer also wants to check that you can speak clearly.

It is important to come across as confident and knowledgeable in telephone and face to face interviews and answering the questions you are asked. Getting invited for ac and interviews means that someone has look at your cv and thinks that you might be able to do the job. Convincing yourself that you are the best candidate for the job and being able to defend your cv while sounding convincing helps.

If you know what kind of interview and ac you'll be having, doing mock tests and interviews with honest feedbacks from your friends and family will help. I have done this with telephone interviews with a close relation in another room in the past with very helpful feedbacks.

There is no disadvantage with being a Nigerian or an African interviewing for professional roles in the UK so far you're qualified for the role you're interviewing for. Just remember that there is a recession and more people are chasing fewer roles and the recruiter wants the best candidate. In addition, you might need to interview for several roles until you get a job offer for one.

Depending wether you classify Calabar as the east. I'll recomend the city. One of the most beautiful in Nigeria with relatively low cost of living. Enugu is not bad and Oweri is definetely worth considering. These 3 cities have decent night life but not on the scale of big cities like PH.

You are more likely to find the following together without traveling great distance only in PH.

standard super malls, airport, stadium, good hospital, night clubs/life and all those things that Americans enjoy

However, PH is very far from quite and you have to constantly be on your guard.

deshclones:
lol


foolish fool, get a life mother despoiler, guess u've never heard of seismic data before, google is your help you idi100t,

btw how do u sleep after  fuck1ng your old mama?? just asking

You still going on about seismic data!      You've obviously just discovered the term! 

The fact that you've just learn t about 'seismic data'  on Google does not change the fact that you're a nutter and a waste pipe. Learn to forgive your mum for not flushing you down the toilet and your dad for passing you the waste pipe gene. You're obviously very frustrated. It must really suck to be a waste pipe.

deshclones:
is that all you can come up wit you dim witted g4y LovePeddler, at least it better than sleeping with one's mum, no wonder your life is so bleeped up, go play with sand jor, am very busy reading and interpreting seismic data to waste time on mother despoilers like you, useless peeps i get to exchange words with on NL, 

Who gives a flying fu-ck whether you read seismic data? It still doesn't change the fact that you're a waste pipe like your dad and his dad before him. It also did not change the fact that your mum should have flushed you into the pit latrine. Now what is the next professional jargon you're going to drop? Douchebag! Empty barrel!!

deshclones:
you probably looking for who to vent your anger and frustrations on, too bad you messed with the wrong dude, bastard mammal spewing rubbish behind a computer, computer warrior that is a bleeped up coward in real life, my statement still stands, keep insulting peeps your g4y father and his lineage can never untie their shoe lace, am not the reason for your failure and backwardness so don't channel your frustrations at me, take it out on your mother who got cursed from cheating on your dad with you, 


Now go play with sand as usual with kids old enough to be your child, idio00t  

And you should blame your harlot mother who refused to flush you down the toilet after she found out that you've taken the waste pipe gene from your father. Anuofia! 

deshclones:
l, your very unfortunate father will be shaking his dammed big head for having a wastepipe for a child,

Good luck to you and your waste pipe son. I'm sure it runs in the family.
It is so unfortunate that your son has to take the waste pipe gene from you just like you took it from your waste pipe father. I'm shaking my head for your waste pipe generation. Sorry.

Who is greater between these two gentlemen?