Nigeria we hail thee!!!

I guess we all know what all the fuss about impeaching OBJ is about; the ex-soldier is thoroughly 'grinding' on toes in his applaudable effort to battle corruption.

As always, I pray and wish him the best.

Well, tinskebe, here's another product of the very first University in Nigeria.

Graduated from the Faculty of Law.

Great U.I!!!

A few more clues would be helpful Femi. Let's see.....erm...... was she a representative on that forum by any chance? Always assuming your tayotina is a 'she'.

It always saddens my heart to read or learn of situations such as these. Having had the privilege to grow up in a close knitted family and experience the perfect love of a dotting father, of blessed memory, I can not very well say I have ever experienced it.

I however, as my custom is, prefer to look on the brighter side of life. In that regard, I sincerely pray and hope that for those who have ever been abandoned by their parent(s) at one time or the other, God will grant them the wherewithal to transform their horrible experiences into a blessing. That they will constantly be aware of where and how their parents went wrong, completely avoid such circumstances and subsequently give their best to their families and children. Solo2, you are indeed a great man for ever finding it in you to forgive your dad. I can't very well say I would know what to do in a similar situation.

c0dec, please remind me never to come visiting!

Now my dogs, when I had them back home, were a bit more cultivated( )

I generally fed them everything ranging from leftovers to a special mix of dog food that I can't remember all of the ingredients now save for Soya beans, Cray fish, biscuit bone and some other things ground together. I would also buy discarded bone (with some flesh on it when I'm lucky) from butchers at Bodija market.

When I had rabbits, they simply fed on grass.

Basically for all the reasons Trish highlighted below and more.

It's pathetic how you guys are quick to generalise and judge the Nigerian woman based on the few you have associated with in some capacity or the other and who happen to be greedy. Peculiar to Nigerian women!!!! Hate to burst your bubbles brother but Nigerian women can't even spell wealth compared to the love women from some other parts of the world have for money. Expand your horizon and you’ll concur.

I have digressed again but I can't bear to keep reading such unfounded aspersions cast on myself and fellow sisters. When next you find the temptation to make such statements irresistible, simply quote your personal experience (I.e. if you have any). Truth be known, I've met a few men in my time, as I’m sure other women have too, who are pathetically scrounging for what they can fleece off women. Now THAT makes me sick to my stomach but we don't generalise based on that, do we? Take your time o!

As for beauty pageant and all, quite like every other profession or trade, all parties concerned are in it for the money and the fame, where applicable. The girls are well aware of the drill and the scores before signing up for such shows and I say bearing their goods, so to speak, to the world is nothing but occupational hazard.

LONG LIVE ARSENAL!!!


Boy o boy!!! Did anyone happen to see us polish off poor Everton last night with by far the very best performance of the Championship so far? 7-0

We're too much, we are.

Thanks to those of you who are right now congratulating us. Carpet crossing is still very much allowed for you Jose's fans..........

As much as I understand and support your argument, hope, I'm afraid I completely disagree with the latter part of it.

Rather than help you understand each other better the chances that working together will add unforeseen complexities to your relationship are pretty high. Besides, what time is there to miss each other? You're at work together all day, probably leave together to go hangout somewhere and then resume to the same work place the next day. PLEASE! Let's not forget that absence makes the heart fonder.

Ladies been ladies, you're bound to notice how he appears to linger a minute more than necessary at Bola's table, how Yvonne is always eying his backside, how many phone calls he seems to receive a day and how many of them are actually official and ..........

It's some kind of headache I can do without.

Hey, hope, I completely understand your aversion for the practise. What goes around, as the saying goes, comes around.

You beat me to it, dominobaby. Yeah, hope and amaka have me confused with the mix up on marrying a younger guy only if they're older or something of the sort. Please clarify that for us if you can babes.

Anyways, to answer your question mamba, it is common knowledge that girls mature faster than those of the opposite sex. There is no way you can compare the mentality and vision or expectations of a 20 year old lady to that of a 20 year old boy. I know there are exceptions to the case, but that is all they are ..... exceptions. I cannot begin to imagine myslf dating a guy who is exactly my age mate or even a mere year older. It becomes painfully obvious therefore that dating a younger guy is alarmingly out of the question. No offence meant but guys usually have a lot of growing up to do. So much so that it lasts some of them their lifetime. For those who can handle it and have the required tolerance level for it, by all means, have fun, but as for me........ thanks but no thanks.

I most certainly would not! It's tough enough coping with those barely a few years older!

I simply adore Lagbaja's music. I like a few others as well, but whenever I'm chanced or at home, the only musician whose CDs I hunt for is Lagbaja. I live in Ibadan and get his CDs from some place in Oketedo.

What I like about him and his band; the ingenuity, his creativity and pure entertainment.

Kunle Ajayi follows very closely after.

Ka: It's the spirits that are also preventing our leaders from implementing the necessary measures.

Well, in that case, my brother, we are, as they say, royally smoked!

The burden lies on you, Mr. Admin. Do what you've got to do.

Oh..Please! That's nothing but a fib. Let the necessary measures be implemented and we'll see if the ‘spirits’ find it in their powers to overflow the beach again.

It's a pity really, how our leaders allow such things to go to waste. I remember vividly as a kid, the brilliant times we used to have as a family on this same bar beach. Countries in the Middle East where it never rains go to any length to dredge man made beaches and spend fortunes to maintain them. As dominobaby rightly said, proper research ought to be made; it can't possibly be that hard to keep the beach behind its boundaries.

It is by no means a secret that the gentleman in question and I have had a rather turbulent relationship from the word 'GO', dating back to mobilenigeria. However, my view that Admin took the right step is by no means coloured by the foregoing statement. I was made to understand by another friend on this forum last night that Mr. Trae had sent mails out to members castigating Admin and faulting his methods of administration. Whether this was after or before he was banned is not known to me. Needless to say, I got no such mail, as..... let's just say we, neither of us considers the other a friend for obvious reasons.

So, whatever is needful to keep this forum exciting, interesting, civil and a place to share ideas and promote knowledge, I say 'Go For It'. Should I err tomorrow in such a manner that banning me is the only way forward, by all means, show me the door!

It would serve absolutely no purpose unless of course the relationship was amicably and mutually called off. But the word 'ditched' somehow suggests otherwise.

seun:


I think Nigerians can be quite romantic. Some people's hearts have been hardened by 'life' and they refuse to allow themselves to appreciate romance.

This is by far the most accurate précis of this romance issue. Life and experience have hardened people's hearts so much so that the typical Nigerian man or woman for that matter can barely spell the word 'R O M A N C E'.

Certain posts beg to be edited. Some grammatical errors jump out of the page and it is only fair that they are corrected. This is by no means casting any aspersion on the author but it merely makes reading such posts easier and more interesting. As we all must know by now, I simply cannot stand the use of swear words or curses especially here on message boards. If there are people who support the motion that swear words should or rather must be edited, please second my motion.

Love most definitely exists. It is far more real than the lines on your palms. The only plausible reason any one will think otherwise is if they are yet to experience the beauty, I dare say the absolute joy of loving somebody and being loved in return by the person in question. Yes, love can be painful at times, disappointments, unfulfilled dreams, expectations cut short and so on, but life itself is a risk and unfortunately if one ventures not, it automatically follows that one gains not. Playing safe becomes exceedingly dangerous if one decides to pretend that love is simply a fragment of some weak people’s imagination.

When you love someone, you think of the person when you open your eyes in the morning, they're in your mind as you go to bed and the hours in between. Loving someone is putting their needs and comfort first, never seeking to hurt them. Loving someone is feeling complete, regardless of whatever situation you might find yourself in. One can go on and on but the only way to understand what love is and if it indeed exists is to experience it. On that note, I sincerely wish those who do not YET subscribe to Cupid’s school of thought the very best.

solo2, here's what I understand from your post: your friend who was about to get married was concurrently having a rather serious affair with another woman who somehow got to see the invitation card of her boy friend's wedding, only she wasn't the bride.

If the above is a concise summary of your post then without any iota of doubt, your friend belongs behind closed doors. But that's an entirely different story altogether.

Now, how would I react to such as a babe? I sincerely pray to God that it never happens to me because people have been known to run raving mad for less. Be that as it may, the most sensible thing, the only sensible thing really, for such an aggrieved woman to do will be to rightly call the guy, when she must have calmed down considerably from the reel of the shock of course. I’d give him the tiniest benefit of doubt that there's another guy out there bearing his very name and from the same town. Once he confirms he's the one and same person in a relationship with the girl and getting married to another, I suggest the girl in question thanks her lucky stars that she was never unfortunate enough to marry such a ghastly accident that is simply waiting to happen.

A guy who can allegedly be in a serious relationship with one woman knowing fully well that he is marrying another is a beast. I have more empathy for the wife than the girlfriend. At least she has the chance to still meet and rightly marry a better guy. The poor wife does not.

Now Mr. Bean is completely out of this world. He is exceptionally good at what he does. If you've seen Johnny English, you'll understand what I mean.