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EMMAUGOH:
BOde george went to jail for 2yrs, Police Ig then went to jail....no noise was made.... i assume

Under whom did the Tafa go to jail

When Bode George was released, your very own GEJ was present live and direct at the CMS for his 'Thanksgiving'.

Biafman:
Is this not why they used dirty propaganda to fight and remove Jonathan from power. So that all top echelon must be hausa/fulani followed by their slaves the yorubas? Take a closer look at the photos again.

I thought Jonathan was the one who spent several millions of Naira on propaganda campaigns against Buhari and Tinubu on AIT and the NTA?

I just wonder when you people would wake up for this cryo sleep and in turn, realize that Jonathan was beaten fair and square and a million 5% would not have been able to save him.

When you consciously brand Hausa/Fulani as masters and the Yorubas as slaves to both, where then, does that put your own?

If those commenting on this threads are youths then I'd say Nigeria is in trouble. Indeed we have no reading culture. The reason for being fired is not because of recession but unethical approaches and lackadaisical attitudes towards work

Although the number of the affected non-core employees could not be ascertained since they were not direct workers of the bank, it was gathered that the reasons for their exit ranged from non-performance, disciplinary issues as well as rightsizing by the lender.

And then you see many of them ranting Jonathan like he would have forced the affected staff to be upright at their workplace.

Rapmoney:
In my opinion, I think it does. A child who is not academically sound in written and spoken English is likely to perform poorly in other subjects because the other subjects are mostly taught in English. This will affect the overall academic performance of the child.

There's no need saying we should learn Biology or Chemistry or Economics in our local languages due to the problems that can create. For instance, there are many biological terms and chemical terms that cannot be translated to our local languages. Trying to find the synonymous words, sentences or phrases of these terms in our local languages is a huge problem on its own.

The truth is that we learn in English and whoever that cannot express himself/herself clearly in same can hardly transfer knowledge!

Your first paragraph assertion is so wrong. That the child would not do well in school because all subjects are taught using the English does not apply to every country on the face of the earth. Let me also add that the OP's question is not limited or restricted to Nigeria but to every country there is. Hence, there's a need for us to critically exam how these countries have fared with or without the English Language.

China remains the world's foremost production house of the world, yet most Chinese don't even understand the English language. Interestingly, Mandarin (Chinese langiage) is the world's most spoken and most popular language.

That English is our lingua franca does not mean it is the true test for intelligence or brilliance. We were colonized by the Brits, hence, the heavy influence of their language on us. Furthermore, here is a country with over 250 ethnic group, the 'cheapest' unifying language considered was the English language. Quite unfortunately, we cannot bulge since it is the language of instruction.

Linguists would tell you that the mother tongue (L1) is innate in a child, and the urge to learn another (L2) is highly available. When this happens, we say such a person is BILINGUAL; possess the ability to effectively read and write in more than a language, and last I checked, bilingualism was never a test for intelligence as there are varying factors which could impede some persons.

My argument
Most Chinese are not bilingual. They are deeply rooted into their culture and traditions that they do not feel there's a need to learn some other languages of the world. If you meet a well placed Chinese man, you'd discover that he readily has an interpreter at his disposal, yet, as a people, they hold the world by the balls, technology and production wise.

I can effortlessly speak the Urhobo language (L1), the Yoruba Language (L2), the English language (L2) and a fraction of Spanish (L2) and that might not necessarily make me excel within the academic sphere so long I don't develop INTEREST in my academic quest.

About 6 years back, I had some course mates (females) who would speak English like they were born outside Nigeria but would readily disturb you to explain tons of things to them before exams and you'd get to ask if the English language is not sufficient enough to save them.

All in all, academic excellence is not dependent on the English language and vice versa. As a matter of fact, students all over would excel greatly if taught with their mother tongues (L1).

An MTK chipset phone of over 100k with no OTA update but is referred to as 'beast'... I'm not just understanding

macloaded:
Thanks, the theme is Newspaper by tagDiv

My little advice is that you purchase your theme from themeforest. You'd get to read buyer's reactions and even the attributes of those themes, as well as use or try a demo version. Truth is I cannot think of buying a theme outside of themeforest.

aragon4realz:
sometimes the theme has some ad codes in them which you will not see as admin and secondly you will never receive updates about the theme if you don't have your activation key or something like that

This only applies to those using a free version of a theme. You only get limited support, and sometimes see the theme signature in a footer mode. Everything changes the moment you purchase the theme. After you activate it, that is.

rattlesnake:
if you want shout or cry.... techno is tekno...fake

Saying Tecno is fake is actually generic. While I don't like them as a brand, I think it would be erroneous to brand them as fake.

Mizmycoli, now I understand your 'strange' love for Tecno phones. I could remember you quoting me sometimes ago for stating that the Gionee M5 is better than the two Tecno phones recently launched in Dubai. Interestingly, all your threads are pointing towards Tecno, which isn't bad. But cooling up the stunt of Tecno gifting you a phone? Haba

When I saw your recent thread on Front Page, it didn't really take me 3 seconds to figure it was a stunt. I quote understand, regardless. It is well though.

spicyhoney:
Award? Are they not suppose to arrest her for homosexuality or has the law changed? Na wa!

Funny... We have a weak system wherein certain laws are flouted effortlessly without implementers of the law to uphold the system.

latsy:
I said it, this attention seeker probably released the video herself
to hawk her wares to potential customers and get her name into
the lesbians hall of fame ,then she turned around
to blame some invisible blackmailers.
Well, her gambit paid off.
I only pity people who fell for her gimmicks.

I believe you're missing it. This isn't the western world where a lady would become a source of motivation for something as embarrassing as scandals which revolves around sex. There's no way she'd have released it to the world, knowing full well that she has a family, a boyfriend or a fiance. Nigerians don't celebrate porn stars even though most adore them in their closet. She wouldn't have had the guts to try this.

TroubleMaker47:
This generation is finished!
Imagine an award for lesbianism!
This is wat she deserves

Let him who is without sin be the first to cast a stone. She's only human. We have many ladies in Nigeria who do what she did. Like the Yorùbás would say; 'he who is caught red handed is the thief. We're huge hypocrites in this part of the world. Not like I support her actions though, but what she did is believed to be in the past and should be her past. It is not like what she did was right though but we have thousands of Nigerian ladies are morally bankrupt than the lady in question.

The so called award is just to make money, I believe. 'for not giving up during trying times and staying strong against all odds' is more like saying 'people come and see the cucumber scandal model just for a little token. This is a grand plan at ridiculing the poor lady. She should outrightly ignore the invitation. But then it seems a bit late because she must have agreed to the programme before it was announced.

Balkan:
My role model.
The only fearless defender of Yoruba tribe
The only Afonja that refused to lick ass.

There must be a trace of Igbo gene in you.
It's only your mother can tell.

I love you.

All your Eastern Governors have been mute in the face if incessant killings by Fulani Herdsmen. I guess they have Yoruba genes in them. Funny.

Brownville007:
Its easy to criticize another why ilat the same time not even able to lift a finger in helping. Ask your self what the OP's intention was in writing this (Help People Shey). But you . What have you done to help out . Don't get me wrong . While I don't support mediocrity at any level, castigating and wearing down a good intention of another while not trying to show him the right things is a premium version of mediocrity . I want to read your post on FP tomorrow while pointing out these differences cos I wanna learn from you .

I am not criticizing him. If you read through the post, you'd notice so many inconsistencies, particularly on the use of 'CV' and 'RESUMÉ'. I might as well do that today, not to prove a point but to help people who can't tell the difference between both. My concern is that most people would innocently model their resumé after what he wrote and call it a resumé when infact it is not.

Alawe:
She is God fearing and She dis respects you? I am quite surprised at this, because the two do not match. She can't just double date, or if she is really Gods fearing you are probably showing inclinations that she belongs to the 'kitchen and the other room' which is refusing because she knows she has potentials beyond that. You should've given some instances of her disrespect. Women sometimes use some behaviors that may appear negative to express love, like possessiveness of their man. Meanwhile, have u called her and let her know your 'likes and hates' of her behaviors? Many men becos of fear of the unknown don't like to speak up but harbor things in their mind and allow it to eat them up.

I was expecting to see 'respect is earned' blah blah blah. There are cases you make exceptions and this is one. Perhaps one of the reasons she disrespects him is as a result of excess familiarity which has broken boundary walls which ought to be accorded

I'm sure she wasn't that way from the beginning. Her action might have been due to something the OP. Eg,

1. borrowed some money from her (some ladies would lose the respect they have for you the day you try this with them. A wise one, however, would consider it as one of her roles in the relationship).

2. Excessive familiarity: While this is not true in all cases, excessive familiarity is often considered a breeding ground for disrepect in relationships. No matter how close two lovers are, the should be a boundary which must not be abused, regardless of what they share. Lack of definition would cause your relationship to run without limits or boundaries. For example, slapping her cheek just because you guys are clowning or you receiving a 'light' knock on your head all in the name of playing.

3. You: If she wasn't that way from the onset, then what are the likely causes? What has changed? When did it start, really? Does she respect other guys and you happen to be the only one she disrespects? Are there things you ought to be doing which you have not? I understand that you work hard to meet up, but are you sensitive enough to know she wants some things and the only way to speak up is by being disrespectful?

4. Her background/family: How healthy is the relationship in her immediate family? How is the relationship like between her parents? Are the parents separated? Is the father misbehaving or quarrels with the mother or the girls at home? These are important cues to note. If the whole thing seems from her family, then I'd suggest you take her to see a counsellor because there's likely to be a trend. And if you think you can't stress yourself, then I'd recommend you walk away. A broken relationship is better than a broken marriage.

Does she have an older sister? If yes, I'd suggest you speak with her, not like you're reporting her though but more like you're investigating on your part while you genuinely open up.

spice123:
Let me enlighten you people a bit. 1. Igbos girls can cook and Igbos have variety of food Abacha, Okpa, Agidi, fiofio, egusi soup, ogbono soup, okro soup, oha or ora soup, ero soup, and many more. 2. Our girls know how to take care of the home and can stay in marriage wella compared to other tribes. 3. Our women are VERY industrious and HARDWORKING. They can turn a cleaner job into a multinational company. In conclusion: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES (being a real man) TO MARRY AN IGBO GIRL, GO AND COMMIT SUICIDE!

That is why a family must demand 25 loaves of bread What are they, bakers?

Ammyluv2002, it seems I'm changing my mind based on our discussion

Newbeginnings:
Did you just say Fourth Breakup this year... Please I hope you don't give all those young boys and girls any relationship advise..

[s]The issue was so easy to settle if your relationship was built on a foundation of understanding and communication, but it seems it was not... and that is why... It affected the relationship in the long run..
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Stay Healthy, Stay Wise

Airforce1

I'm sure you meant to say if he was matured enough. Ladies would always be ladies, they would complain, sometimes over nothing, just so they could get your attention. A well grown, groomed gentleman or man would have them sit and talk it over, mostly by seeing him apologize and not defend his actions.

Talk about the one of the effects of having your life revolve around social media platforms. If a young man cannot keep a relationship then you'd wonder what he can keep. Success? Perhaps not.

Brainiacmrtolz:
Sometimes they miss their way for lack of faith in God, thinking it's only in the circular music industry they could be established and blessed. But our talents are given unto us by God to bring glory to the kingdom of heaven.

In Matthew 10:39 Jesus Christ said " He that findeth his life shall eventually lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

There are so many gospel artists are more blessed and established globally

Don't codemn her, please. Most so called gospel singers are not spiritual one bit. Simi towing this better is better for me than hearing of a gospel singer with so many scandals hanging around them.

It's funny how people are just getting to know this. Simi once opened up to dating someone on TV, on Your View earlier this year or so, when she announced crossing from the gospel realm to doing something special.

It didn't take long for me to figure that it was Falz because she claimed the person in question is popular. Although Falz wasn't all that a known name at the time, I assume she was referring to the name 'FALANA'.

ammyluv2002:
Stop complaining...na you hol yourself. You don't need to make millions to get married.

OP, beyond age, you should understand that the kind of lady you have is quite rare. Even with your income she's still insisting you work it out and add resources together but you're insisting because you want to get a better job. WHAT IF the job takes another two years to arrive He whines faithful in little deeds is faithful in all. I'm sure you didn't map out a 30k Job for yourself and didn't envision marrying with such income. However, it has happened, she's willing to support you in sustaining the family you'd put together and you have to consider in that direction. I'm sure she must have thought it through before proposing that.

We've at some point heard of a wealthy man who lost all after getting married, and we have also heard that of a man who had nothing but started seeing everything fall in place after he got married (TUNDE AND WUNMI OBE). Let her be your Wunmi Obe while you take a bold walk of faith.

This man is sure going come 2019. Very senseless, senile, old fellow

Mtchewww... I been think say na better person give ultimatum sef. I wasn't surprised upon seeing where it was issued from and who did the issuing. We should always learn that giving ultimata is not a way to making the government hear us. To them, it's a threat and they enjoy it. Worst still, what would happen after the expiration of the given ultimatum

Let's give our home grown rice a chance for once. By the way, is anyone aware that the ultimatum is issued From ANAMBRA WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SAID ANAMBRA RICE THAT FLOODED THE MARKET IN EXCESS, AS REPORTED BY PREMIUM TIMES

Gameguy900:
Guy you are definitely right it remind me when I got my first android phone by then it could send nonsense to anybody even my relatives

Funny... I hope these developers would become wiser to write auto correct softwares that are capable of studying your own words, how you write then and then give exact or same suggestions instead of what we have now.

emeraldknytt:
Nothing is really stopping anyone from disabling the autocorrect feature on one's phone. If anyone wants to use it, you can simply Input your most frequently used word in order not to be a victim of the autocorrect plague. I recommend swiftkey keyboard any day, some claim it lags (Never experience that before), but it's still one of the best out there.

Swiftkey Keyboard is no different. Swiftkey, TouchPal, etc, are just keyboarding styles which gives you the same auto correcting features as the one pre-installed in your phone. Is that what you're using now, by the way?

I honestly don't understand. Imagine using your own hands to punch a word on the virtual keypad and auto correct would relegate your words to tell you what you typed is isn't correct. After several months or years of using the phone, auto correct still fails to study patterns of words you type the most or use almost everyday.

Lalasticlala, Mynd44. I'm sure I need you guys more than ever.

No doubt, the keypad AI is supposed to be a smartphone users' best friend, but how it has and is still striving to be an enemy is this part of the world is disturbing. Its advent and evolution has been pretty amazing, fine the T9 mode to what it has become today. If you are not so blessed to grace the 3310, the 2210, the Sagems, Sendos and Birds of this world, you might not really understand the T9 (text on 9 keys) prediction mode.

For natural born typists, the auto correct could be a nightmare, particularly when there's so much to let out through finger tips. That, I believe, is supposed to be one of the major objectives of the keypad AI, to help string words easier and faster.

Why the sudden rant on an innocent software that is meant to correct me blunders It has landed me into troubles more than it has helped. I could remember several years back during a chat, I innocently started a conversation with a very good friend, only for her to send me 'madman ke' when I meant to refer to her as 'madam'. Quite unbelievable, I must say, but I found myself apologizing for some minutes. Perhaps the auto correct was asleep at the time and just suggested whatever.

On Official notes, I have seen myself apologize countless number of times over misspellings of names just because the auto correct tries to make a point - 'I know more than you do. That is why I'm here'. That moment when someone sends you a message via a real time messenger and you harmlessly mean to respond and go 'Good afternoon, Mr Monsoon' (and then you tap send without realizing Mr NONSO has been transformed to Mr MONSOON ) and then you have to start looking for a way to undo the damage as you keep murmuring 'chai' to yourself. This is true story though. Unfortunately, those on the other end don't realize what one faces, even in the midst of the many apologies.

I could go on and on in painting rib cracking scenarios but it would not change the fact that the auto correct is all that help to those of us who hate inflectional words which are often termed 'informal' in formal settings. While some would come to say the auto correct is designed for English words and common words, and not Nigerian languages, it would amuse you that the auto correct could lead one to a point of no return if one allows it to lead. I have a huge apology to tender at the office after auto correct did its thing again yesternight. Fortunately, it's a colleague, it still does not take out the fact that the keypad AI isn't all that intelligent.

I guess I might just have to show this to my colleague later on to prove my innocence and to show my apology is indeed genuine over an epic auto correct fail.

NB: The pictures below are sourced for online. There are tens of thousands of them flooding cyber space.

Itel should be banned from Nigeria. It is high time we realized we are not the dumping ground the world perceive us to be. Itel, Injoo, and some of those substandard phone manufacturers

Onopa:
No amount of power, forces or propaganda can stop Trump presidency

And if they rigged the election I foresee civil war

Civil war ke? That's pretty much. Indeed I'm not ruling out the possibility of rigging but the voting system is a bit better then our 1k or recharge card style.

giles14:
y not wen d only true functional sea port,airport are in Lagos.
we really need true federalism were no region will cheat d other .

also saw a funny post were someone posted d SW as having d largest IGR pls remove Lagos igr and let's c hw d might sw are fallen

How you guys think beats my imagination. Is Lagos no longer a part of the SW now Or has it been moved to the middle belt that you're asking for it be removed from the SW just because you want the SE to look good against the SW? You lots do clown without ceasing.