Kobojunkie:

I believe what @1025 is trying to say is that, it is good to see that these men are now falling victim to their own ineptitude.

Formerly, it seemed only innocent civilians fell victim to the high crime rates in our society. We hired these legislators to get things right but they have mostly chosen to instead focus on enriching themselves, and not caring about the people.  So whenever it hits them, it is not out of place to smile and believe, well, hope that the incident would be a wake up call, of some sort ,for those still alive, to get to work securing the people as they were supposed to in the first place.

I'm afraid, this isn't the case with our unfortunate leaders. To them, a "wake up call" only means steal more money to afford personal armored cars, and body guards etc. This is their understanding of security.

Informative,

ajadudu:

I think the N90M is for ALL funeral and weddings, not just one!

If you have 9,000 government workers, and 2% of them die/get married in a year, that is 9M/180 = N50,000. Doesn't sound so much now huh?

Your calculation is dangerously inaccurate.

Going by your numbers 2% of 9000 = 180
N90,000,000 / 180 = N500,000

I also share Karl Marx's sentiment that religion is indeed "the opiate of the masses."  This is evident in religious over-zealousness practiced in Nigeria. The emphases of the prosperity preachers focus disproportionately on tithing, praying for financial breakthrough, and seeking the kingdom of God while the naive followers remain in abject poverty regardless.

I wish I was in position to help lots of exploited folks realize that while prayer and faith in God is beneficial, the power/gift to find prosperity is already within us - hard-work, resilience, and your God-given brains!!!!

I'm curious to see if Jonathan can/will live up to this. Any tangible progress/success in this regard would go a long way in his election.

^ lol,

na_so:

^^^^^^^^^^
I dont think so. While these jaw-breaking words are common with him , I think it is still easy to get the crux of whatever he is saying. You can check again.

I doubt most of his constituents are able to understand him going by the relatively low ratio of literates in Nigeria. How can he reach out to such folks that can barely speak or understand English talk less of his infrequent use of Latin. His language is obscure and needlessly complicated.

chosen04:

Its your blind support for her that will make u not to see anything wrong in her selfish motive.

You bet i didnt read it cos your cheap hero wannabe is involved. Blind support is deadly.

Thus, i dont fear nigeria hypocrites, i only fear their die hard supporters like u.

While i understand your disapproval of her, i still think you should read the transcript of her interview. I also shared your views about her being "two-faced". After reading the interview transcript i was able to somewhat understand her rational - note that I do not entirely agree with her handling of our "missing/ailing president crisis" as information minister. What I took away from her interview is that most Yaradua's "blind" supporters aren't either concerned about this country's progress or lack-of or they are simply ignorant of the effect of recent presidency upheavals.

if after reading the transcript you don't buy her explanation you might at least find that she is about the only member of the FEC that has a "little" conscience - of course, whether her "little" conscience is acceptable/sufficient is another million dollar question.

See interview transcript link below - though it's a little long, it might still be worth while considering you care enough as your preceding posts suggest.
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-405498.0.html

lannre:

For heaven sake this thread should be locked and the pics removed its gross. Its not even a new story how do we make unnecessary publicity about fellow human being mishap .

I agree that there ought to be a warning about the graphic nature of the image. Nevertheless can you not see that this was posted just to create awareness and sensitize us that there is a need for action of some sort to prevent such inhumane and monstrous act in near future. rest assured that the devil incarnates that were responsible for this crime would not stop willfully.

@Beaf and Biina

I'm appalled at the exchange of personal attacks. It's one thing to disagree with an opinion and it another to present your argument with a condescending tone - this is needless as it does not make your opinion any stronger.

Beaf:

That is rubbish. No hospital can keep patients records from police or the state. Lets not bring hearsay into this, you don't know what you're talking about.
I only gave the police as examples, almost all govt agencies are exempt. Where it is the president of a sovereign country, it becomes an incredible level of nonsense to talk about patient confidentiality.

You don't know the law.

MsTom:

Wanna add that the police can have access without subpeonas when it is related to a crime. It can be given to federal officials who are conducting national security and intelligence activities or providing protective services to the President or other important officials. This is the case of Yaradua. There is the case of a crime- the signing of the budget and also the case of national security- the president is missing or whereabout unknown. Dont know if Hippa laws operate anywhere else though

The anomaly, in the first place, is that it is bizarre that a president of one country is receiving medical treatment in another sovereign nation. It is true that patient confidentiality is upheld (for the most part) in developed countries with democratic governments. However, I can also understand an argument that it would be helpful if the Saudi government were a little more cooperative in helping us track our "missing" ailing president - unfortunately they have chosen to act otherwise.

Nevertheless, we must deal with the reality of having an ailing absentee president by invoking the constitution where it addresses the emergence of an incapacitated president without wasting too much time on how to react to Saudi government's role (whether cooperative or uncooperative).

otawa:

how come all the NORTH Big shots did not celebrate their OWN?

with our stolen money, they could have asked him to DESIGN A CAR for them.

Ethnocentrism is not only counterproductive, but also an enslavement of your mind from seeing beyond your nose. Rid your mind of needless prejudices.

4 Play:

Let's be honest,if this man was a Southerner, we would have exaggerated his achievements. It's old news but it's worth celebrating.

I think he can serve as an inspiration to all Nigerians; but particularly, he should be equally embraced and celebrated in the northern parts of Nigeria as well. This can help curb the growing radicalization and anti-western sentiments, and inspire a more progressive mindset - this we can all benefit from.

Agent002:

rather silly, !!! where are their life vests

"My people perish for lack of knowledge"

Southsea:

Guy, what's not true? guess you should check financial times' ranking conducted by KPMG. LBS ranked 50, 47 and 53 in open enrollment education in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. I guess the case method gives it an edge even thugh there are a lot of areas that can be developed by the school.

I believe this is the ranking (for executive education not full-time MBA) that Southsea is talking about.

http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/executive-education---open

http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/lagos-business-school

However, this is for global MBA ranking list in which LBS is not ranked

http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-rankings

obamacain:

I would be starting one very soon from one of the top 5.

If you don't mind me asking, have already been admitted (if yes, what school?), or are you just planning?

Justcash:

It is what you can do (practical Skills) that matters more. If you can stimulate profit in an organisation, then you only need an MBA to gain the employers attention. However, If you go in there and sit like a lame duck without doing anything, the wind of change will blow you away, MBA or No MBA. Prestigious school or no prestigious school. 

True, but after getting through an eye of a needle in gaining admission to and attending a prestigious MBA, spending so much resources, I wonder [/b]if such smart person (as evident)still  in his/her [b]right mind would "sit like a lame duck without doing anything" after landing his/her dream job. But then again,  anything is possible.

SEFAGO:

As for if I want an MBA, that was the major reason why i asked you your status. I dont think I have 150,000+ at the moment to shell on any program, and you know your options for funding professional school is greatly improved by your status in US.

Specific banks and (some MBA schools as well) offer loans to international students applying to top MBA program. I guess they feel more comfortable that such benefactors would be in position to repay upon earning big cheddar, lol

i'm a PR.

During my visits to YSOM, HBS, Columbia, MIT I met Nigerians at each school except HBS. I visited HBS in summer when most students were on break. I think the population of Nigerian enrolled at top MBA programs is a little decent considering we and Ghanians represent a higher percentage of African student. I know for a fact that the number of African Americans enrolled have increased over the years due to combined efforts made by minority participation programs such as The Consortium, ML4T etc.

I have a few friends that are alum of some of top programs as well.

BTW - are you considering an MBA? though i know you mentioned that you are enrolled in a quant related Masters program. These days its never too late, you find Docs, Phd bagging MBAs, so.

SEFAGO:

Hilarious, this reminds me of the medical school application process. So what do they do for applicants living in Nigeria? Just curious,  would they just get a naija alumni to interview you or a phone interview?

Correct, most schools use alumni if candidates cant make it to campus. They often have hub city interviews in select metropolises e.g. london, paris, tokyo, banglore etc.

SEFAGO:

These questions are quite common across the board. I think the problem would be answering them satisfactorily. I have always considered the ethic question one of the dumbest/hardest application questions for any role (I have encountered it so many times). The problem is that they don't want a saintly answer,  neither do they want that of a devil but a balance between rational action and emotion. The question is dumb because it is possible that you have never encountered an ethical dilemma- many haven't and people could just make up a scenario. The unique question is my favorite, because it gives me the chance to sing my praises 

Like you rightfully pointed out, i think balance is key. You don't want to sound mediocre nor bombastic.

Sagamite:

Seems like pretty straight forward questions to me.

"You had a campus tour this morning, what was the name of your tour guide?"

I would be so nonchalant when I respond:

"I can't recall."

Indeed the question was straight forward as I admitted that my response was foolish. I only mentioned that I was caught off guard.

You are right about their interviews - they are very different from most job interviews. They ask question varying from -
generics: "Why this school; why an MBA?; why now?; why did u choose your undergrad or job etc?" As you can see these questions are straight forward. Nonetheless some students perform poorly, as in my case, by giving nuanced answers. My advice to anyone: simply answer the question simple and short!
Some question that could throw u off balance: "tell us about an ethical dilemma that you experienced?; what can you uniquely contribute to our program that no one else can etc?"

A particular one that caught me off guard was: "you had a campus tour this morning, what was the name of your tour guide?"
I could not remember his name as i spent most of my tour thinking about my interview, which was scheduled to be right after my tour. Instead of simply admitting that I could not remember I worsened my case by making a foolish excuse to justify why i couldn't remember.

I've heard that the interviews can't really "make you" but they can "break you" if your performance was significantly below expectation.

SEFAGO:

Also do all B-schools have interviews, I really haven't heard of this b4 

These days almost all of them do, at least the top ones. I believe they started using interview as it became more competitive. The idea is, most top schools would offer interviews to only about 40% (sometimes less) per application round. They then accept about 35% - 50% of those interviewed. That why most end up with 15% - 20% acceptance rate. These vary relatively depending on the school.

davidif:

rookie,
First of all congratulations on being interviewed by Yale, but on a more serious note, you mean Yale called you for an interview and YOU WERE NOT WELL PREPARED??          Unbelievable.

It wasn't that I didn't prepare. In fact i thought i was well prepared. but with hindsight, I'm now convinced that i was not [b]adequately [/b]prepared for the type of interview. Bear in mind, this was my first non-technical interview as the case of b-sch interviews are non-technical. During the interview i was unnecessarily nervous and anxious. The thought that this was perhaps one of the most crucial moments of my life did not help.

The truth is, if i had gotten in, maybe i would have evaluated my interview performance to have been stronger than how i currently feel abt it. I like to think that it was my interview that was bad, since they liked my application on paper.

I will keep you guys posted on my B-Sch 2010 applications status - not that anybody cares but just in case someone is curious to know how the story ends .

This is scary, it's hard to think of one thing that is'nt wrong with Nigeria.

Got profiled by a blond custom female officer with Russian accent upon my re-entry into the US yesterday. Nothing pretty except her. It was perhaps the lowest I've felt since I pooped on myself in nursery 2. 
So much that I even forgot to ask her for her number after I was cleared,    - _{something quite out of character.}

davidif:

,  whenever you are applying, THE EARLIER YOU APPLY, THE BETTER. The reason is that when you apply early, you are competing against a lot less applicants. But if you apply in round 2 and round 3, your application better be stellar.

it's almost unfortunate that i had to learn this through an experience  . In truth, it was worth it.

SEFAGO:

I was interested in your use of the term M-7 because I felt it would be pertinent to previous discussions about the need and efficacy of obtaining an MBA. For example, people who are going to law school say it isn't worth it shelling 60,000 dollars a year if you are not attending a T-14 law school, since to pay these debt you most likely need to sell your soul to a corporate law firm. So, i wanted to see if the M7 was an arbitrary term used to refer to schools which served as the core of the toppest business schools where anything less makes it more difficult for you to get recruited at the top firms and hence no need to take the 100,000+ debt

M-7 falls short as a reference to top tier MBA (as you had earlier suspected) simply because it excludes some top ranked schs/ IVYs. Hence, i'm not sure it would be sufficient as a reference to all top-tier MBA schools. Nevertheless, when used loosely, there is a general understanding that it refers to creme of the crop, which obviously extends to the rest of the top-tiers i.e columbia, yale etc.

Not to beat the dead horse, but i understand why lots of folks would feel that investing heavily into a degree (i.e MBA) is a waste of resource. We can all agree that the cost of MBA degree from top-ranked schools these days surpass the short-term value of the degree. Nonetheless, I think in the long run cost and value tend to close up a little. Not only because of the almost exclusive access to the bulge bracket companies, but also because of the influential network and unprecedented access to successful alums you might get. Still i agree that such MBA isn't for everyone and it cannot guarantee success. Matter of fact, If i were to be given cash that would cover my MBA, I think i would keep the cash and still pay for my MBA through loans - this is largely the case.

I purposely left that out, but to give a clue: a not so higly ranked HBCU. Major: Comp sci

Generally, AdComs are faced with a challenge when trying to measure the academic standing of students that attended unranked colleges with conterparts that attended colleges highly ranked within their major. Oh well, I can't change undergrad sch but I have a general feeling my whole profile should land me in one of my schools of choice, and considering it was good enough to get an interview invite (last appl season) from YSOM (albeit, not an M7 b-sch, still).

Just to add my 2 cents to help those planning on applying to to B-Schs.

I applied to HBS and YSOM(Yale) for fall 2009.
My profile: GMAT - above 700;
GPA: ~3.7/4.0; BSc: 3rd tier university in US
Work Exp: 4+ IT from diff top US coys
Extracuricular: very good (btw - this is equally as important as other criteria)

I got dinged at HBS and got dinged at Yale after interview. Although, i applied to both schools during round 3. It's usually more difficult since most of the seats have already been given to R1 & 2 admits. I'm currently reapplying to these schools and 2 more schools as well.
Looking back, I could have put a little more work into my essays - this is where you sell yourself best to adCom.

Word of advice: as you already know it's extremely competitive so every part of your appl should be close to stellar. To give you an idea; I just met a guy from HBS class of 2011 and his profile looks like this:
GMAT - 780;
BSC Engr and MSc Eng (both from MIT) - Not sure of his GPAs but judging from everything else, i'd guess it was strong as well.
Work Exp: 3+ Leading software company in the world - your guess would do.

Needless to say is that I was intimidated after learning about his superior background, but this helped shed light for me as to the caliber of my competitors. Nevertheless I still think luck also plays its role.