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Romance / Re: She Asked Me Wat I Don't Like Abt Her N Whn I Told She Started Givn Attitude by queenoflafia(f): 1:11pm On Aug 29, 2016
jonaifame22:
she knows she won't be telling the truth if she says so

Pics or you are our information minister
Romance / Re: See What They Did To A Respectable-looking Lady Who Stole Cash In A Banking Hall by queenoflafia(f): 1:05pm On Aug 29, 2016
Source....abi you be eye witness

If na for Nija no we for say ba Baba cause am.

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Romance / Re: She Asked Me Wat I Don't Like Abt Her N Whn I Told She Started Givn Attitude by queenoflafia(f): 1:03pm On Aug 29, 2016
How will you feel if she tells you your d!ck is small

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Education / Re: Fathia Ayodele Kareem Wins 12 Out Of 15 Awards In School In Ghana by queenoflafia(f): 9:37am On Aug 29, 2016
Only you waka come

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Crime / Re: Kidnappers Abandon Victim As Truck Driver Blocks Their Escape Route by queenoflafia(f): 8:13am On Aug 29, 2016
Providence.lucky woman and lucky kidnappers too cos they would have been lynched.
Today is my birthday.show me love pls

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Politics / Re: Kogi Civil Servants To Get 3 Months Salaries Before Salah Holidays – Bello by queenoflafia(f): 7:28am On Aug 29, 2016
After Dem don start to stone am.it's my birthday jare

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Nairaland / General / Re: Photos From Notting Hill Carnival. by queenoflafia(f): 7:25am On Aug 29, 2016
Wow lovely.today is my birthday.show me love

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Crime / Re: 'Mad’ Female Kidnapper Caught In Ikire, Osun State by queenoflafia(f): 10:57pm On Aug 28, 2016
Una sure say no be innocent mad woman na beat so Who she kidnap Because she dey call Mad people no get family

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Romance / Re: Anytime I Sleep With Her, I Receive Strange Knocks On My Head by queenoflafia(f): 9:34pm On Aug 27, 2016
Bros police station dey hungry u abi
Crime / Re: Fake Naval Officer Snaps Girl Unclad In Hotel After Sex, Tries To Take Her Blood by queenoflafia(f): 9:49pm On Aug 26, 2016
This na eye witness.no need for source

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Crime / Re: 51-year-old Woman Caught With Heroin At Lagos Airport by queenoflafia(f): 9:13pm On Aug 26, 2016
She looks worse than those that take the drugs

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Fashion / Re: John Waweru With The Longest Nails In Africa. A Kenyan Man - Photos by queenoflafia(f): 9:53pm On Aug 24, 2016
Na how e dey take wear shirt

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Crime / Re: Abuja Doctor Who Drugs And Rapes Patients Arrested by queenoflafia(f): 12:54pm On Aug 23, 2016
Why withhold him his name na
Let's see his pic

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Family / Re: See The Fake, Spoilt Happy Hour Drink A Woman Nearly Gave To Her Kid (photo) by queenoflafia(f): 8:14am On Aug 23, 2016
May the soul of Dora Akunyili rest in peace

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Crime / Re: My Experience With SARS This Morning- Bleechreport by queenoflafia(f): 2:01pm On Aug 21, 2016
SARS(severe acute respiratory syndrome) is your friend grin
Sports / Who Is The Greatest Olympian(pic) ? by queenoflafia(f): 9:36am On Aug 21, 2016
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Politics / Re: Potential Time Bombs (photos) by queenoflafia(f): 10:39am On Aug 20, 2016
Just imagine
Former governor wamako did the same thing throughout his tenure.
I don't blame the politicians because that's the only language their people understand.
And that's the only way to remain relevant politically.
Same thing happens in zamfara:yerima does exactly the same.

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Travel / Re: 10 Of The Funniest U.S. Town Names( Photos) by queenoflafia(f): 9:50am On Aug 20, 2016
I know of a guy called sodick grin
Crime / Re: Police Arrest Militants With Explosives In Akwa-Ibom (pic) by queenoflafia(f): 9:17am On Aug 20, 2016
Yeye militant.

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Nairaland / General / Re: It Takes A Genius To Complete This Drawing by queenoflafia(f): 1:27pm On Aug 16, 2016
Firstlieutenant:
OP is h0rny. H0rny OP from lafia.
Complete drawing u say op Hot.talk say u no sabi am grin
Nairaland / General / It Takes A Genius To Complete This Drawing by queenoflafia(f): 9:39am On Aug 16, 2016
cool

Crime / Re: These Fraudsters Kidnapped A Businessman, Then Force Him To Sign N8m Cheque by queenoflafia(f): 3:08pm On Aug 13, 2016
Na one Nigeria but some Nigerians are more desperate than the others
I no mention name o
Sports / Re: katsuyatakasu, A Japanese To Reward Nigerian Players At Rio Olympics (picture) by queenoflafia(f): 3:00pm On Aug 13, 2016
Who be the interpreter This one Na Japanese o not French
Make we no give ourselves false hope o

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Sports / Re: Azeezat Oshoala Visits Bolanle Ambode by queenoflafia(f): 7:51pm On Aug 12, 2016
Super zeee.i love you kiss

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Business / ‘I Was Happy To Leave Banking For Shoemaking' by queenoflafia(f): 10:51am On Aug 11, 2016
Fu’ad Idowu Oduniyi, an Industrial Relations and Personnel Management graduate of the Lagos State University, Ojo, has quit his banking job for shoe making. Fatimah Abdul reports.

Why will an Industrial Relations and Personnel Management graduate of Lagos State University (LASU) quit a juicy banking job for a career in shoemaking?

This was the question on the lips of many colleagues and family members of Fuwad Idowu Oduniyi.

To him, the passion for leather works, which include making of shoes, bags, slippers and belts has been long in him before he gained admission into the university.



As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noble Fu’ad Leather Works, the 28-year-old 2012 LASU graduate said he decided to learn how to make slippers during a long in him strike in his second year at the university.

His interest, he said, grew when his colleagues, impressed by his shoes, started patronising him.

After graduation, he underwent more training in shoemaking before leaving for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in 2013.

His three-week stint at the NYSC Camp in Benue State was fulfilling in skill acquisition and entrepreneurial development training organised for Corp members.

He taught his camp mates shoe and bag making. Because of his expertise, he was chosen to deputise for the female leather work instructor in camp. His dexterity in the business earned him more patronage before the end of orientation.

At the end of the NYSC year, Oduniyi was not in a hurry to go on a job hunt. Having observed the high unemployment rate in the country, he decided to hold on to his shoe business. He enrolled as an apprentice to a specialist cobbler in Surulere. Soon, however, he got a job in a bank. To him, securing the job was not what he prayed for neither did he crave to have it, it was just a miracle.

He said: ‘’It all started with Diamond Bank. At that time, the bank was re-launching some of its applications and we were hired just for three months. When the programme ended, I submitted my Curriculum Vitae (CV) online just for submitting sake, but I continued with my shoe business, learning more because I wanted to grow big in the business.

“Another opportunity came for me through an uncle. It was a marketing job offered by a Lagos Island branch of Skye Bank. We were given the task of getting customers. While I was with the bank, I tried to satisfy my customers who wanted to make shoes but it later became too stressful to combine both. I realised that I was disappointing my customers when I did not deliver their shoes as agreed. I was not comfortable with this and asked myself what I really had zeal for.

“The answer was not far-fetched. It was my leather work business. I believed I would become my own boss if I continued in shoemaking. Fifteen months later, I left the bank for my leather work business to give it full concentration.’’

Oduniyi told The Nation that quitting his bank job was a satisfactory option both in terms of personal fulfilment and the income.

His earnings in the business, he said, were sufficient compared “to the long wait for a monthly salary”.

He explained that being in control of his time “is the greatest pleasure I have derived from my business” compared to the pressure mounted on him when he was in the banking industry.

He said: “I believe education cannot provide a substantial earning for you, it is just a complement to whatever thing you choose to do by yourself. You are educated because you are different from an unlettered person. You are meant to infuse the difference in what you do to make it distinct. To a great extent, my exposure as an educated individual has contributed to my business. I have my own brand name and I advertise my products online even through my blog. I also had the opportunity to be interviewed by a blogger, Black Box Nigeria, who also created publicity for me. I work here in Surulere where my products are displayed in a show room. I equally have my show room at Isheri Olofin. Through friends and families, I have also made many customers.”

Despite many challenges in the industry, he told The Nation how he has been coping.

His words: ‘’As regards that, the little challenge is the turn out of our customers and the need for me to still have some tools that can add to the beauty of the works I have done. Most of our works are done manually. We do virtually everything with hands from drawing, measuring and designing, we only use machines to file and sew. I make use of my master’s machines for finishing.

“Also, not having apprentice whose presence obviously makes work faster is also a challenge. A situation whereby you will have customers to deliver shoes to and you are the only one doing the whole process. Aside all these, I am still satisfied with what I make.’’

He urged undergraduates and graduates to sharpen their entrepreneurial skills so as not to be dependent on people or company.

Oduniyi said: ‘’Having one skill or the other is an added advantage. For the graduates, I remember I inspired two of my friends who graduated and had nothing to do after trying to get a job. I made them to understand if the opportunity of certificate job comes in, they can always embrace it but before then, I encouraged them to discover what they have passion for or rather learn a skill to become a boss of their own. They yielded to my advice and now they are already making money. Therefore, it is necessary for graduates to have a plan‘B’ in order not to be dependants."
http://thenationonlineng.net/happy-leave-banking-shoemaking/

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Jokes Etc / The Simplest Magic(pic) by queenoflafia(f): 8:51pm On Aug 10, 2016
grin

Romance / Re: Is This Also Flirting? Or Chatting by queenoflafia(f): 8:01am On Aug 09, 2016
No worry the symptoms go soon manifest
Foreign Affairs / Re: Zimbabwean Policeman Caught In Bed With Junior Policeman's Wife (pic) by queenoflafia(f): 6:47pm On Aug 08, 2016
Who seduced who

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Politics / Re: I Think We Need An Atheist As The Next Nigerian President. by queenoflafia(f): 1:35pm On Aug 07, 2016
I concur
Crime / Re: Woman Accidentally Shoots Self While Snapchatting by queenoflafia(f): 8:11am On Aug 07, 2016
grin grin grin
Food / Re: Animal We Killed During Night Hunting by queenoflafia(f): 8:08am On Aug 07, 2016
Nothing saved,nothing captured. African mentality.the funniest part is that you guys shamelessly put it online sad

Imagine that innocent creature
You guys will one day eat your late grandma that reincarnated as an animal

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Education / Re: Pls Can Anyone Here Tell Me About The Nigerian Defence Academy I Want To Apply by queenoflafia(f): 8:08pm On Aug 06, 2016
I can link you up with my kid brother.he made the list that came out on Monday

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