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Thank you everyone

bestestgirl: High waist bikinis would be good. or you could use a swim dress or a fatkini

Oh okay dearie. Pictures would help...thanks!

adaobi123: Try high waisted swimsuits. Nice for "fleshy" girls.

Thank you dear. Can I see a picture? Plus any ideas where I can shop for one in Lagos?

Hey everyone! I'm in a very big dilemma.

I've always avoided pool parties...I'm a very busty and fleshy size 12, and I'll never feel comfortable exposing all that endowment in public.

However, its my close friend's birthday party this saturday and its a pool party I HAVE to get a swim suit.

So I need your help. Can I have ideas of the kinds of swim suits that would be appropriate for a very busty and chubby madam like me? Pictures, names of stores anywhere in Lagos, and useful tips would be appreciated.

N.B: I would love to moderately cover my _boobs_ and tummy most especially. Thank you :*

Abu Mikey:

Its really sad.


I feel for this guy.

I really feel for him too...like WTH? His parents sweat, his kidney, aspirations...all gone! With nothing to show for it

I saw this story and I thought it wise to share it. It’s touching and shocking and I hope we all learn from it.


I’m 26 years old and last year after graduating from one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria, I couldn’t get a job. I needed to travel out of the country to better my life and that of my family. I planned on going to Turkey but fell into the hands of dupes who gave me fake documents and I was thrown out of the Turkish embassy during my interview and almost got arrested.

Standing outside, I met an old acquaintance, a young guy I met through a mutual friend. I found myself telling him about my plight and how I had been duped into paying for fake documents.I told him how my dad sold his plot of land to ensure I traveled. How was I going to tell them their money went down the drain?

He then told me the best thing was to tell them I got the visa , so when my dad sends money for my flight ticket, I use it to go to Malaysia. He said he had an agent who would help me and also give me a job once I get there. He said several guys had gone to Malaysia too.

I told my excited parents that I got the Visa and would need money for my flight. I raised 600 thousand naira which was sent to the agent I had never met and was given a 1 month visa. I got to Malaysia expecting to see the agent but never did. It was 3 weeks, no job, and paying my hotel bill, I had exhausted all my money. The so-called agent I had been calling suddenly switched off his phone. It was one week to the expiration of my visa.

So I decided to step-out and find other Nigerians who could help me. I was unsuccessful as the two guys I knew way back in Nigeria were club bouncers and had no connections. Was shocked because they claimed to be big boys.

I was on my way back from one of my unsuccessful outings. I was wondering what to do when a short Indian man intercepted me. “Hello my friend you looking for a job? I have a job for you. How will you like to earn 3 thousand dollars a month? I was speechless”  He told me “Lets go and have a drink and talk about it”

I was so happy. He took me to a spot not far from where we met. It was like a private house and I saw two other Black boys who the man introduced me to saying they were also beneficiaries of the job. I was just about to ask what the job was when a waiter brought me a drink and he told me to give him a minute to bring papers which would show me my job description.

I don’t know what happened next. I found myself in an uncompleted building. I was confused at first and felt I was dreaming. But the cold was unbearable to be a mere dream and the sharp pain on the side of my belly was too intense to be real. I saw my shoes on the floor. I was confused. How did I get here? What about the job? Did I loose my chance by getting too drunk? Then I recalled I didn’t drink alcohol. I decided to put on my shoes when I noticed my legs were so swollen my shoes didn’t size me anymore..

I left the place with no money in my pocket, didn’t even know where I was. I tried to ask some Arabs to help but no one even listened to me. As I kept walking, I saw 2 security men and walked up to them. They were Nigerians and after telling them about my plight, they took pity on me and asked me to sleep in the factory where they worked for the night. They gave me some pain killers to relieve me.But advised me to go for a test the next day. The next day I told them I had no money to even go for a checkup and I was probably going to be deported as I had just one week for my visa to expire.

The elderly one told me there was a job opening as a life guard at some private beach. I couldn’t be more grateful.

I took up the job but the reoccurring belly ache which I kept suppressing with pain killers was getting more intense. Then after rescuing someone who almost drowned, the intense stress which accompanied that made me fall ill. And after several tests, they couldn’t ascertain what was wrong with me. I had used up all the little money I earned from my job as a life guard and I had no option but to give myself up to the authorities so I could be deported since I couldn’t pay for my flight ticket .

I returned to Nigeria seriously ill and my parents took me from one hospital to the other and they couldn’t detect what was wrong with me. We went to several prayer houses even very popular miracle pastors who claimed it was evil people from my village chasing me. Destiny killers they said. I was ordered to fast for 21 days and four days later I collapsed . Then my father ran into an old classmate who owned a hospital. He told him about my plight and he told my dad to bring me over.

He ordered a full scan to be run on me and while I was alone, he came to me and said” Young man, why did you have one of your kidney’s removed?” I was shocked ‘My Kidney? Sir I don’t get”. He smiled”At least if you want to have your kidney removed, do it well. You must have earned a few millions from it so what did you do with the money? Why didn’t you treat yourself properly?”””

I was confused and I insisted I knew nothing and he showed me the scan. Yes one kidney was missing. He also said the closure was perfectly done and skin was used to cover up the stitch. He said only Indians did such perfect cover-ups. After insisting there was a mistake somewhere, the doctor said the fact was one of my kidneys was removed and he told me the dangers of selling my kidney which many Nigerian youths do these days to make quick cash I was in tears and I told him I didn’t know what he was talking about then I recalled the Indian man I met who told me he had a job for me .

It hit me that that man had me drugged and took me to an unknown place and had my kidney removed and then dumped me in that building.

Now I’m a 26 year old man who put my parents through hell and I’m now living on one kidney and very ill. I keep hoping this one doesn’t develop a problem. I want youths to be careful of where they go to and who they interact with.I just found-out its a cartel and several African jobless youths have been trapped and have their kidneys removed without their knowledge ..

It’s a wicked world..

Francobaresi: Pls do dey release rslts 4 d exam b4 releasing d list of successful applicants??...jst curious cos if dey actuali do dat shuld av been done by now (ASUU strike shuldn't affect dat na)

I seriously have been wondering! I smell a rat sha...releasing a list of successful candidates before going ahead to verify studentship, sounds more logical and authentic...I cannot believe that a federal parastatal is doing things this way.

I laugh in spanish at the person who has tagged Armed Robbery an Act of God...An Act of God is an unforseeable, humanly uncontrollable, unpreventable event...Pls stop confusing the non-legally inclined posters here. Thanks

As a follow up to what a majority of legal opinions here have posited, since you are still in posession of your cash and have not made your intentions known to deposit such cash, you ordinarily do not have a case.

However, I think that you can make a strong case where your counsel can prove that the bank was negligent or lax in areas of securing its premises and customers. I do not have any legal authority to back this up, but it would be a good thing for our courts to address such nouveau situations to fit into today's Nigerian society. Law was made for man, and not man for the law.

I want to develop a savings culture, Give my Academics more attention, and become a better friend

[quote author=Hour_Glass]I am dedicating this moment to a family friend that just went to be with the Lord. He died while playing squash in a competition (he slipped and hit his head), may His gentle soul rest in peace.

[/quote]I'm so sorry dear. May the Good Lord have mercy on his soul and comfort his loved ones. Please take heart.

Hi guys. I did not apply 4 the scholarship, neither did I write the exams...

But I've gone through all 23 pages of the thread and I think that all your disagreements are just fruits of frustration, disappointment and worry...And I do not blame you as that is perfectly normal.

You must however realise that whether you were affected negatively or not, you owe yourselves the duty of solidarity and the ability to speak with one voice on this - as fellow applicants of the scholarship, victims of torture and members of this thread.

MUSTE is a philantrophic establishment - YES! But there are standards...I do not think that anybody has the right to put you through all of this because they want to help you. This is why government shuts down some orphanages when they do not think that they are capable of pursuing their goals, no matter how genuine they seem! I understand that MUSTE does not owe you anything, but ever since they made a call for applications they became bound to ensure that the process is as smooth and fair as possible.

And to those suggesting that they cancel the entire scholarship due to irregularities....that is apparently not the best option - You do not throw away the baby with the bath water!

I think that you should make your feelings about this known in any polite way possible so that things may be improved and I do not regard it as fair that some people are trying to disuade the genuinely hurt and pained people from reaching out to the press or media and making them look childish, over enthusiastic, or desperate for the 100,000 naira. P.S: If the money means nothing to you, why did you join this thread or even apply in the first place
If you give this a united and coordinated fight, I strongly believe that everyone (including MUSTE) will be better for it.

The term "family" is not limited to biological parents...I feel that your family is those you have known to be there for you and stand by you...I've seen blood brothers who desperately want each other dead; so what's d essence of being related by blood if you don't share any bond?!

I'l advice anyone in such a situation to stay put with the people who have sacrificed to raise you as their own and not mind such a discovery.

Congrats O.P!!!

I've been in O.A.U for 4 years and I wish someone sat me down like this at the beginning of the journey to gimme these tips...

First, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT! Don't be easily influenced by what others think is right or wrong...Please have a mind of your own.

Secondly, calm down and observe. Don't jump into school politics, or any student organization until you have sufficient information that its activities are aligned with your goals.

Thirdly, BE SMART! Some of the things that used to work for you will no longer work ...either in terms of studying or lifestyle. Be sharp enough to honestly shift ground without being told!

Again, master the art of being known and not being all over the place at the same time. You can't survive in OAU if u always keep to yourself and it would not also be wise to keep jumping all over the place. Please strategize and make sure ure well known for the right things and in the right circles.

Lastly, drop all your past accomplishments, results, laurels etc at Road 1 (OAU MAIN ENTRANCE). OAU is a different ball game; trust me you haven't seen anything like it! Don't be a know it all...ASK for help when you need it academically. Be prepared to read hard and still perform below expectation most of the time,to face huge challenges & move on speedily without letting it mar your future success.

I wish you all the best!

CV...because Nigeria officially uses british English.

Please would it cost me anything to cross the border with my Ecowas passport?

cheapgadgets6: Did d bursary interview earli ds year,do u av an idea wen d list wil b out? Tnx

Its actually supposed to have been out by now, going by what happened last year...I suggest you go to the scholarship board at iyanapaja and make enquiries.

Thanks dear

Please what would you advice for someone like me who is SUPER good in English, Averagely good with current affairs and general knowledge, but VERY bad in maths What do you think are my chances?

Waiting for comments guyssss!

Haha! Thank you modath...my schedule at d moment is sooo crazy and I can't afford to have a steady exercise routine or a selective diet (except I want to starve) I should be back on track in January

Hey guys! Long time! I joined this thread some months ago but couldn't keep up...and NOBODY checked up on me #NotFair! Hope y'all r doing great tho?

This is to notify Lagos State indigenes that are students in tertiary institutions across the country and have obtained 2013/2014 Local Scholarship application forms that oral and written interviews will hold on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Government College, Agege beside NYSC Orientation Camp, Ipaja Road, Lagos.

Time: 8:00am prompt.

Applicants are advised to come with their writing materials and original of all relevant documents which include the following:

1.   Downloaded application form which has been filled

2.   Evidence of indigeneship either:

(a) From Oba  or  (b) From Local Government Area

3.   Letter of Admission                         4. Student’s identity card

5.   Applicant’s Birth Certificate          6. Birth Certificate of Father

7.   Two Passport Photographs          8.   SSCE/GCE Result

9. JAMB Result Slip (while Post graduate applicants should come with their

certificate or result)

10. Receipt of purchase of Application form

11.   Any other documentary evidence

Please note that originals of all documents will be returned after they must have been sighted.

Best wishes to all applicants! Please let's make use of this thread to prepare for the written/oral interviews and share knowledge amongst ourselves Gracias!

A CV/Resume are one and the same concept! Just different pple and cultures adopt either of the mames...CV is mainly used by british and Resume by Americans.

Was it really necessary for u to include ur GP in order to make ur enquiry?

Pls is the sale of local scholarship form still on?

Hello guys!

Does anyone have useful info about the scholarship This is really sad oh! No scholarship, no school, NOTHING?

@Ify...I heard the 16th one is Big boy, that makes 4 big boy magnets in all!

For indomie lovers, who are looking for the 16 Indomitable magnets; how far have you gone?

After getting 2 cartons for my younger brothers, we were able to find just 15 magnets 3 Big boy, 3 tweeny, 3 swifty, 3 stretchy, and 3 vision magnets...

Who has an idea of what the 16th magnet looks like

@hourglass thanx.

@hourglass...kindly check my yesterday's log if I'm on the right path...and just to clarify things, the table spoon I meant was "serving/cooking spoon"...That's the Uk/European context of table spoon, its Americans that refer to tablespoon as the small regular eating spoon.

Plus I don't have access to you tube at the moment and I would love to learn how to do bicycle crunches...Can u do a brief description? Thanx!

I've read about 25 pages of the thread, and all i can say is WOW!
Today's Log;

breakfast: 4 pieces of medium sized bananas + a glass of water.
lunch: 2 table spoons of rice and stew
Dinner: small bread + tea (ate dis by 5:30pm)

*took 3 spoons of jollofrice from my mum's plate about 30mins ago!
*covers face*

Exercise: attempted to do sit ups but i just couldnt lift myself
Morning- 102 skips (both legs off the ground)
Evening - 130 skips " " "

Today was my first day...twas really rough and tough! kept strugling not
to go to d pot or take random junk dat kept flying around! plus my
heart was thumping furiously while i skipped Can I do this

Thanx y'all.

@Ms steph...1 table spoon *Crying*
@Agabal and hour glass...I'l start reading it soon. Thanx.