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Even before may 29, the wind has changed a d we already feeling it. Like if you expect more good news about Nigeria living up to her status of the giant of Africa.

Kabiyesi o

them write names for the stones and bottles?

Before you blame APC, don't forget there are 3 strong contenders in the state... PDP, APGA, APC...

Kudaisi, is that what a mailer looks like?.. or just a code segment ? or that's actually a Mailer?

What about senatorial seats?. Minority things..

More favours till election day and beyond.
Amen.

I hope we won't need more time for the Naira to record more gains against dollar before we can hold elections. this one everything is happening in 6weeks..

kestolove95:
Dix yoruba people self, mtseeew

You are daft

Intelligence in ladies turns me on...

dude been rapping since the time of Methuselah, but av not dropped any line here for realer...am aware the battle ground is hot, buh never mind, cos am prepared for the thriller..

Well, I quite agree with the salient points you have brought forth. but the number 2 is way to myopic and lacks basis. Staunch christian??...that alone makes this not worthy of consideration. As a matter of fact, what Nigeria needs now is change!!!..I mean drastic and in the most aggressive way. when the soil is fertile, then any sane Nigerian like Oby can operate fully within the right environment

Nice..

https://www.nairaland.com/2012102/making-nairaland-better-place

chaloner:
Dear Seun Osewa,
I have noticed with dismay that the frontpage
of this great forum has been hijacked by
terrorists. Yes terrorist! Because I fail to
understand why any sane individual would
embark on an aggressive per second update
of the homepage.
The frontpage of this forum used to be
revered and topics worth their salt.
Today it has totally gone to the dogs. If you're
not convinced of this assertion, why not take
a stroll down some of those topics on FP,
you'll discover that the pages hardly go
beyond page 3. This is opposed to when as a
rule FP threads had a minimum of 20 solid
pages filled with quality and incisive
discourse.
Now go take a look at what's happening to
those threads your 'boys' put out there, its a
real mess. I just dey shake my head
throughout today. I no fit read any of those
topics.
I expect you to solve some of the nagging
problems we've been experiencing such as
those posed by the Space Bookers Association
of Nairaland otherwise known as Nairaland.
But all you've done in effect is help spread
their ministry.
In closing I want to urge you to as a matter of
urgency revert to the old system where
threads where allowed to mature at the
section level before been pushed forward to
the homepage. This will amongst other things
help to;
1) Cut drastically the activities of Nairaland
members as pages would have progressed
way beyond page 1 and its direction of
discourse already clearly established. This na
serious check against Nairaland members
who are not interested in discourse of any
sort.
2) Modelling the direction as well as
improving the content of thread discourse.
3) Ultimately keeping your premium
members who are very highly placed people
of corporate Nigeria but who still find time to
drop in on your little web due the quality of
some posters submissions.
I know say you dey find money as evidenced
by your recent search for a paid supermod,
but please don't sacrifice content for some
mediocre gain that won't even last.
Cheers bro.

Yes

https://www.nairaland.com/2012102/making-nairaland-better-place#28292836

hmmm..The great book

aint a c++ person..but am interested in this project.. Nothing much to put in yet. Abt the parser thing, I think a kinda load-balancing.

.asalimpo has said somthing related tho. balancing things is gonna be great too...there might just be a format and av a some filter method to re format /trim/sanitise(probably ignore white spaces, some extra xters n all dat...) We could validate this at the point of data entry using a simple regex based on that format...exception class would act/respond accordingly giving the user the cause of the error by showing what part of the 'question' is unsupported or being rejected by the program?

Am I talking any sense here..I need to even know..

Hello,

First of all, I love my country, am sure you do too..*smiles*..but there are a lot of things making you sad right now. Lots of setbacks, unhealthy economy for businesses to thrive, nepotism everywhere, corruption syndrome, no adequate power supply, no enabling environment to actualize that your dream, your certificates have been lying there in the shelf, there is insecurity, poor education system are a few of what are on your mind right now when you think of your challenges as a naija youth.

All these could pose as excuses for not being successful or achieving greatness but actually they should not. Success is a result, an attitude and a way of life. It is not a 'western' thing. There are successful people everywhere.

However, as a Nigerian, considering our experience, what we've been through, what we see everyday, which have actually defined our way of life and manners of approach to issues, one actually needs to be not just a Nigerian but a smart Nigerian in order to move up the ladder of success. It is peculiar and so the need for a careful plan, 'calcu', watching and positioning arises to achieve this. You would agree with me the word 'smart' is a common term used in qualifying any successful guy anywhere around the globe. That smartness could be achieved in various ways dependent on several factors which location or society tops the list. Enough of the talks!

Start doing the following to actually eliminate the 'Nigeria' factor, and be among the few that have made it despite the 'evil' forces capable of causing mitigation:

1. Believe in God but be more of a realist - believe that you have to sleep early to wake up early and less of 'if God wants, I will still wake up late even if I sleep early'.. Always do your own part of the job.

2. Be more active on social media than in social clubs - reduce the rate of visiting ceremonies, events or clubs while working to achieve your goals. Instead, go wild on the social media. Be known for what you stand for and crave for. Let people know you for your passion, say it everyday. Let people know what you need to move to the next level, seek advice and help publicly. No harm, avoid any form of pretence. You don't need even an atom of that now!..Post pictures. Anywhere online should be about you and your dreams/passion.
Follow celebs, great peeps around, be connected.

3. Get and manage a blog instead of womanizing - *smiles*..seriously to be outstanding there is a lot to be sacrificed, you need to break out of the norms. Get yourself a blog and write stuffs. Could be just a diary, or anything that interests you. With this, you always have something to do online and also to refer people to about your works. Please, blogs are not meant for writers alone. You can own a blog. It can even be about your relationship, or anything... Make sure its something you are proud of any day any time..

4. Listen to the radio more often than tracks from your favorite artists- another shocker!..well, its the truth. Just try doing this more often and record your success or milestones achieved as the days move on. Track educating, inspirational programs especially those relevant to your dreams. I personally like listening to muyiwaAfolabion smooth fm..there are many others.

5. Attend more seminars, workshops than shows- don't be carried away. You still have a lot to achieve. Spend your valuable time doing productive stuffs. Listen to people who have been through what you're going through. As a smart Nigerian,always remember no time to waste

6. Call more and chat less - Call at least one person on your contact daily. It could be for mere greetings sake. Spoken words could be few but far more effective in passing a message than chatting. Most time, that's why you initiate discussions on phone and be asked to continue through chats..that tells you, voice is just so important. Less distractions and commands respect for the person being called.

7. The last but not the least, is 'don't expect anything from the government no matter how responsible they appear'.just have this at the back of your mind. Even if we've got a good government, see it as a bonus rather than excuse to slow down or relax. .at least most of the things you got right now have nothing to do with them, your smartphones, laptops, private houses, paid education..so if actually without getting any freebies from the govt, you can get this far, then there is no limitation due to government.

Other guys could add to the list, the end point is to eliminate the 'Nigerian' factor, breaking out of the norms and doing the unexpected. Achieving massive success despite the challenges from this part of the world

Thanks Y'all. Have a cool Nite rest...

Chimanet:
Hey, prodam, is been a while, i feel so happy to know that you are still coding and now a pro. But Am so supprised that you forgot your original mentor, me. Where are u at? You can call me 08060880402. Let's start from there

****smiles***..hey hey, baba o.

Ok sir. I will give you a call..

This is bad. The elderly breaking laws, who will invoke rectitude amongs the youths..its actually the other way round now!..

As for baba, no b today e start.. Nurtured ambition, who knows how many victims?..the pregnancy did the exposure..

Very good analysis, OP. Good legacies...what will our generation be known for?..greater things of course!..

In addition, most of the big firms we have these days thrived and struggled for years till date making strong footprints in the sands of time..KPMG, Unilever, Akintola Williams, Guiness,Microsoft, from one transformation to another, many failed attempts but at the end, it will be greatness..no b today e start, that's why First Bank will always let you know since 1894.. It takes time to build something great..

Dear Nairalanders,

Sure you're good. I av been a member of this great forum for some years now and I must say an integral part of my transformation days were spent here. Many people have learnt a lot here enough to propel them amazingly from a scene to another in the movie called life.

In fact, there was a time I used to go to secluded places to enter nairaland cos I wouldn't want people to know the source of my carefully selected vocabulary which has been attributed to my parlance till date and a host of other fortifications to my intellectual domain.

However, I noticed the culture which made all these possible is no longer available. To be lenient, it is dying but to me it is ostensibly faded already. That time when Nairaland was a place you visit when you need to read some inspirational articles blended with some chilled entertainment/jokes texts, with a tint of romance. As a Nigerian forum, It used to represent fully well the various kinds of people in the Nigerian society, I mean professionals, students, artists, enthusiasts, politicians. These people would visit nairaland right from the front page and pick what interests them and fits their quest or reasons for visit. Please take note right from front page!..that is the key thing in this thought.

Also, the forum as I think should be balanced and fair as possible in terms of privileged articles (FP materials). Cutting across sections, having a substantive base for arguments, portraying good images, effecting rectitude should be the criteria that must be met before materials appear.

This is not in any way rubbishing the mods or Seun's effort rather a suggested optimization technique.

Currently in this part of the world, as far as I could tell, more resources are spent on relatively irrelevant stuffs than things that could make the country achieve its vision of becoming developed. If this is happening in real life situations where entertainment (I do love entertainment) shows are heavily financially sponsored, thuggery appear to be inevitable, corruption is treated with levity, fools are occupying positions for the wise, the youths have lost focus, it should not happen on an online forum on the word wide web rather what we should have or see here is a platform to do the needful to get this nation out of this mess.

In some years, History books and journals will reference Nairaland as an instrumental media tool during our rough days and times of transformation as a Nation. That's actually what I think we should be looking at. There are loads and lots of things to talk about that will make sense and also ignite great works by Nigerians.

How are we taking care of upcoming generations, there are on nairaland too, I mean younger citizens (secondary school, school leavers n undergraduates). Can we motivate them and have that honour. They are in their transformation days, and they really need caution. This is just one of several.

What is our perspective of technology? How many competitions are going on? Do we know we can actually be producers rather than consumers. Whaty kind of youtube videos do we share?..eyenaemia by the 2014 microsoft imagine cup winners (2 young energetic guys, a kind and a queen) or dogs chasing sheeps in mushin. Are we giving business tips, what about startups.

Fine we all love cute guys, beautiful girls, and other fantasies but equity should be practised. We should be fair that a vast majority need other things when they visit online forums. The front page could be well divided to make everyone happy. I know its not easy collating and sorting considering priorities and other factors, but please let's do this for posterity sake.

Sincerely its a collective responsibility because the basic unit of a forum is a post. Our posts should reflect objective opinions, intellectual bullets, confirmed stories, serious and sound mind. Jokes are cool, teasings are welcome and bashing are tolerated too. However, should be encapsulated in a wrapper called 'moderation' especially on sensitive topics and issues.

Each time I am visiting a blog for gossips/entertainment(e.g LIB,vibenaija,etc) what I expect is pure entertainment and crazy stuffs, or stackoverflow or codeproject, I know I need some coffee to see sharp...that's a PULL!, that means I already know what I am looking for. So when visiting forums like Nairaland, I wanna see a bit of everything at first sight. Just PUSH all to me. And if I wanna get something specific I could visit the sections (like me I do visit sexuality and joke to cool off), that's another PULL..You get it?


Thanks Y'all.. I just decided to come back fully again on the forum because others need to benefit from what I got (and still getting) here..

Have a cool nite rest..!

Thanks Guys, looking back could not help but thank God..this thing gat me thanking God for life..Today my passion av brought me this 'little' far... My struggles were not in vein, my sacrifices were accepted and I got my own share of God's favour...

I am always on the look out for guys in need of help in programming and IT consulting generally any day, any time... Thanks Fayimora,omotodun,etc..

Thanks Guys, looking back could not help but thank God..this thing gat me thanking God.. Today my passion av brought me this 'little' far... My struggles were not in vein, my sacrifices were accepted and I got my own share of God's favour...

I am always on the look out for guys in need of help in programming and IT consulting generally any day, any time... Thanks Fayimora,omotodun,etc..

Guy, Pls rephrase

Giri giri ko, kpas kpos...

Oganla, I added 1 of his recent tracks to my disk space last night : obanla malaysia welcome dance..

Zahrabinnta:
Eid Mubarak bro,thanks

Thanks sis.

Zahrabinnta:
Assalam Alaikum everyone,newbie here

Walaykum salam sister Binta. Eid Mubaraq

prodam: Thanks JideSM. Here is it: 09035574621

. 09035574621

Mr JideSM, have you seen the number I sent?. Though, this is not a 'BB thread', but I just have to let you know about this development, cos I got to know while surfing the web that there could be a relationship between my BB icon not showing up again and this very service book issue. Expectant.

Thanks JideSM. Here is it: 09035574621

Thanks JideSM. I was not able to login nor even register... I av forgotten about my login details attached to my mail(username)..I tried creating a new account but the site was malfunctioning..any alternative, there is no mail configured, and I can't configure any mail right now. Pls help