Friends and members of this great forum,as we expect the official announcement of our in coming Ministers, I consider this thread pertinent and expedient as it will avail to us a quick glimpse of of what to expect from any prospective Minister.

We shall profile them in line with the information our disposal.

Please don't promote ethnic chauvinism in this thread.

hmm

My own take away on this is very simple.
If our dear SP is found to be wanting in any way, he should be tried according to the extant laws of the land.

Even though its a political trial but I expect some level of decorum on the part of the prosecutors.

So since 2003 its only Saraki's file they were able to lay hands on.

Politics is indeed a dirty game

Awon oni iranu oshi,

Prof . Let's see how it goes


"No army in the world can stop an idea whose time has come"

God bless Nigeria

Let's see

I am not inclined to any religion.

Am just being objective.

Islam is a religion of peace and will continue to be.
To hell with those disgruntled element whose some aim is to pitch us against one another.

They have failed and will continue to fail.Amen

God bless Nigeria

BishopMagic:

The Quran:
Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief or unrest] is worse than killing...oo
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful.   And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone.  But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)"  (Translation is from the Noble Quran)  The verse prior to this (190) refers to "fighting for the cause of Allah those who fight you" leiading some to believe that the entire passage refers to a defensive war in which Muslims are defending their homes and families.  The historical context of this passage is not defensive warfare, however, since Muhammad and his Muslims had just relocated to Medina and were not under attack by their Meccan adversaries.  In fact, the verses urge offensive warfare, in that Muslims are to drive Meccans out of their own city (which they later did).  Verse 190 thus means to fight those who offer resistance to Allah's rule (ie. Muslim conquest).  The use of the word "persecution" by some Muslim translators is disingenuous (the actual Arabic words for persecution - "idtihad" - and oppression - a variation of "z-l-m" - do not appear in the verse).  The word used instead, "fitna",  can mean disbelief, or the disorder that results from unbelief or temptation.  This is certainly what is meant in this context since the violence is explicitly commissioned "until religion is for Allah" - ie. unbelievers desist in their unbelief.
 
Quran (2:244) - "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things."
 
Quran (2:216) - "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."  Not only does this verse establish that violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended only in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under attack at the time.  From the Hadith, we know that this verse was narrated at a time that Muhammad was actually trying to motivate his people into raiding merchant caravans for loot.
 
Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help."
 
Quran (3:151) - "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority".  This speaks directly of polytheists, yet it also includes Christians, since they believe in the Trinity (ie. what Muhammad incorrectly believed to be 'joining companions to Allah').
 
Quran (4:74) - "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward."  The martyrs of Islam are unlike the early Christians, who were led meekly to the slaughter.  These Muslims are killed in battle as they attempt to inflict death and destruction for the cause of Allah.  This is the theological basis for today's suicide bombers.
 
Quran (4:76) - "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah…"
 
Quran (4:89) - "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks."
 
Quran (4:95) - "Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame, etc.), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home) by a huge reward "  This passage criticizes "peaceful" Muslims who do not join in the violence, letting them know that they are less worthy in Allah's eyes.  It also demolishes the modern myth that "Jihad" doesn't mean holy war in the Quran, but rather a spiritual struggle.  Not only is this Arabic word (mujahiduna) used in this passage, but it is clearly not referring to anything spiritual, since the physically disabled are given exemption.  (The Hadith reveals the context of the passage to be in response to a blind man's protest that he is unable to engage in Jihad, which would not make sense if it meant an internal struggle).  According to the verse, Allah will allow the disabled into Paradise, but will provide a larger reward to those who are able to kill others in his cause.
 
Quran (4:104) - "And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain..."  Is pursuing an injured and retreating enemy really an act of self-defense?
 
Quran (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"
 
Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"  No reasonable person would interpret this to mean a spiritual struggle.
 
My Question is do we have varieties of Quran?
Quran (8:15) - "O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them. (16)Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless maneuvering for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end."
 
Quran (8:39) - "And fight with them until there is no more fitna (disorder, unbelief) and religion should be only for Allah"  Some translations interpret "fitna" as "persecution", but the traditional understanding of this word is not supported by the historical context (See notes for  2:193).  The Meccans were simply refusing Muhammad access to their city during Haj.  Other Muslims were allowed to travel there - just not as an armed group, since Muhammad had declared war on Mecca prior to his eviction.  The Meccans were also acting in defense of their religion, since it was Muhammad's intention to destroy their idols and establish Islam by force (which he later did).  Hence the critical part of this verse is to fight until "religion is only for Allah", meaning that the true justification of violence was the unbelief of the opposition.  According to the Sira (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 324) Muhammad further explains that "Allah must have no rivals."
 
Quran (8:57) - "If thou comest on them in the war, deal with them so as to strike fear in those who are behind them, that haply they may remember."  
 
Quran (8:67) - "It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he had made a great slaughter in the land..."
 
Quran (8:59-60) - "And let not those who disbelieve suppose that they can outstrip (Allah's Purpose). Lo! they cannot escape.  Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your enemy."
 
Quran (8:65) - "O Prophet, exhort the believers to fight..."
 
Quran (9:5) - "So when the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captive and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush, then if they repent and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, leave their way free to them."  According to this verse, the best way of staying safe from Muslim violence is to convert to Islam (prayer (salat) and the poor tax (zakat) are among the religion's Five Pillars).  This popular claim that the Quran only inspires violence within the context of self-defense is seriously challenged by this passage as well, since the Muslims to whom it was written were obviously not under attack.  Had they been, then there would have been no waiting period (earlier verses make it a duty for Muslims to fight in self-defense, even during the sacred months).  The historical context is Mecca after the idolaters were subjugated by Muhammad and posed no threat.  Once the Muslims had power, they violently evicted those unbelievers who would not convert.
 
Quran (9:14) - "Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people." Humiliating and hurting non-believers not only has the blessing of Allah, but it is ordered as a means of carrying out his punishment and even "healing" the hearts of Muslims.
 
Quran (9:20) - "Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are triumphant."  The Arabic word interpreted as "striving" in this verse is the same root as "Jihad".  The context is obviously holy war.
 
Quran (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."  "People of the Book" refers to Christians and Jews.  According to this verse, they are to be violently subjugated, with the sole justification being their religious status.  Verse 9:33 tells Muslims that Allah has charted them to make Islam "superior over all religions." This chapter was one of the final "revelations" from Allah and it set in motion the tenacious military expansion, in which Muhammad's companions managed to conquer two-thirds of the Christian world in the next 100 years.  Islam is intended to dominate all other people and faiths.

Quran (9:30) - "And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!"
 
Quran (9:38-39) - "O ye who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter. Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place."  This is a warning to those who refuse to fight, that they will be punished with Hell.
 
Quran (9:41) - "Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew."  See also the verse that follows (9:42) - "If there had been immediate gain (in sight), and the journey easy, they would (all) without doubt have followed thee, but the distance was long, (and weighed) on them"  This contradicts the myth that Muslims are to fight only in self-defense, since the wording implies that battle will be waged a long distance from home (in another country and on Christian soil, in this case, according to the historians).

Quran (9:73) - "O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them; and their abode is hell, and evil is the destination."  Dehumanizing those who reject Islam, by reminding Muslims that unbelievers are merely firewood for Hell, makes it easier to justify slaughter.  It also explains why today's devout Muslims have little regard for those outside the faith.
 
Quran (9:88) - "But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper."

Quran (9:111) - "Allah hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause, and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Quran: and who is more faithful to his covenant than Allah? then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme."  How does the Quran define a true believer?
 
Quran (9:123) - "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."
 
Quran (17:16) - "And when We wish to destroy a town, We send Our commandment to the people of it who lead easy lives, but they transgress therein; thus the word proves true against it, so We destroy it with utter destruction."  Note that the crime is moral transgression, and the punishment is "utter destruction."  (Before ordering the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden first issued Americans an invitation to Islam). 
 
Quran (18:65-81) - This parable lays the theological groundwork for honor killings, in which a family member is murdered because they brought shame to the family, either through apostasy or perceived moral indiscretion.  The story (which is not found in any Jewish or Christian source) tells of Moses encountering a man with "special knowledge" who does things which don't seem to make sense on the surface, but are then justified according to later explanation.  One such action is to murder a youth for no apparent reason (74).  However, the wise man later explains that it was feared that the boy would "grieve" his parents by "disobedience and ingratitude."  He was killed so that Allah could provide them a 'better' son.  (Note: This is one reason why honor killing is sanctioned by Sharia.  Reliance of the Traveler (Umdat al-Saliq) says that punishment for murder is not applicable when a parent or grandparent kills their offspring.
 
Quran (21:44) - "We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win?"
 
Quran (25:52) - "Therefore listen not to the Unbelievers, but strive against them with the utmost strenuousness..."  
 
Quran (33:60-62) - "If the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and the alarmists in the city do not cease, We verily shall urge thee on against them, then they will be your neighbors in it but a little while.  Accursed, they will be seized wherever found and slain with a (fierce) slaughter."  
 
Quran (47:3-4) - "Those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord... So, when you meet (in fight Jihad in Allah's Cause), those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives)... If it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But (He lets you fight), in order to test you, some with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost." 
 
Quran (47:35) - "Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost (Shakir: "have the upper hand" for Allah is with you,"   
 
Quran (48:17) - "There is no blame for the blind, nor is there blame for the lame, nor is there blame for the sick (that they go not forth to war). And whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow; and whoso turneth back, him will He punish with a painful doom." 
 
Quran (48:29) - "Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. And those with him are hard (ruthless) against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves" 
 
Quran (61:4) - "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way"  Religion of Peace, indeed! The verse explicitly refers to "battle array" meaning that it is speaking of physical conflict.  This is followed by (61:9): "He it is who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even though the infidels may resist." 
 
Quran (61:10-12) - "O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will save you from a painful torment. That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad ), and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know! (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of 'Adn - Eternity ['Adn (Edn) Paradise], that is indeed the great success." 
 
Quran (66:9) - "O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them. Hell will be their home, a hapless journey's end." 
 

My question is do we have varieties of quran?

durubrian:
well I don't know what to say ... BUT I'd like to know the name of that your friend biko... I smell LIES....

The word HARAM shouldn't have just flew in Jupiter, they learnt it somewhere....


that your friend should tell me how the name BOKO HARAM got into their heads...

(didn't know what to say, I said something sha)

My friend anybody can learn Arabic just like french

iliyande:


that's a political lie. a core hausaman teach his children how to hate his Christians neighbours with religious backings. I don't know of other Muslims because I don't stay with them.

We must separate religion from ethnic belongings. Fine, some are unleashing their personal vendetta on the society under the guise of religion.

Is the Quran in the North East different from the one being used in the South West?

iliyande:
be deceiving yourself instead of correcting the mess your clerics and leaders caused the country and the world at large.

Often, Muslims blame the destabilization of the middle east and Islamic nations on Israel and America. Recently Muslims have even started blaming Christians for Boko haram in Nigeria.

My take is, even if you need to tell a lie should you not tell a dignified lie?

Israel and America is making Muslims kill Muslims just to tarnish the image of Islam. Are you telling me that Muslims are so dumb to let Christians and Jews use them against fellow Muslims in other to give Islam a bad name?

no wonder shekau is residing bible in Arabic language

My brother,terrorism has no religion.
The so called boko haram members are just pawns in the hands of some political jobbbers.
We must collectively stamp out terror from every fabrics of our society.

"Yesterday a Boko Haram member stopped the car of a christian couple.
Boko Haram member: Are you Muslim?
Christian man: Yes, I'm Muslim.
Boko Haram member: If you are a Muslim, then recite a verse of Quran.
Christian man recited a verse from the Bible.
Boko Haram member: Ok allah go.
Later his wife tells him: "I cannot believe the risk you just took.
Why did u tell him that we are Muslims?
If he knew you were lying he would have killed both of us."
"Do not worry! If they knew the Quran they would not kill people" answered the Husband.
Boko Haram is not Islam, terrorism has no religion.

Kindly share it as much as you can."

Happy Weekend Sire!

Hmm

ok

Ok

That's cool.. But does it mean states can't work toward sustaining themselves?


So Dangote is richer than most states. Smh


All this yeye Governors that lacks basic economic principles. Posterity shall be the judge.

Well said sir!
It was a case of hearing the voice of Jacob and touching the body of Esau.



Introvert and LadyF slept off and .... Am here.

Now I believe that you must be totally jobless to achieve this trophyless feat.


A blessed week to all the men of honor and dignity in this our Nairaland Community. Amen

Doing what you love for living is everyone's dream, but it's easier said than done. Most people take any job that is good enough and paid well. When we do such thing we think it's temporary and in couple of years we won't have any financial troubles and will find that dream job we've always wanted. But eventually we find ourselves working decades on a job we hate and still struggling financially or even lose our job to somebody whose dream job was your job. The truth is there is no perfect time for anything and delaying your dreams will hurt only you. So if you've decided to bring some changes into your life and find a job you will love here are some tips how to do that:

1. Know What You Love

It may sound weird but most of the people who doesn't love their jobs simply do not know what would they want to do. But how are you going to get what you want if don't even know what is it you want? Therefore, the first step toward getting a dream job is knowing what interests you and what makes you happy. There are some questions you can ask yourself that will help you: If I didn’t need money, what would I do in life?; What was I most fascinated with as a child?; What do I believe I do best?

2. Be Ready To Work Hard

Achieving your dream job requires working really hard for some period. Especially if you're going to start your own business out of your hobby, for example. You have to be ready to sacrifice some things like your time and money to start something really valuable. In any case changing your career is risky and you must have courage to take this step. But if you truly believe in yourself and what you do this won't be a problem.

3. Find A Role Model

Depending on your field of work, I'm sure, there are plenty of people who've gained success in that industry. Read their biographies and interviews. You don't want to repeat what they did to become successful because what worked for them won't necessary work for you. But you need to understand how those people think. It actually works even if this successful person you admire is not even in your field of work. The thing is the more deeply you understand how successful people think, the more likely you'll be successful at finding your dream job.

4. Learn How To Sell Your Brand

When you are searching for a job, any job, you need to know how to sell yourself on an interview. This works for your dream job too. You need to learn how to sell yourself, your ideas and services. In the beginning selling would be more than 90% of your job, so you need to know how to do it. It doesn't matter what services you want to provide or what product you want to sell. Learn about marketing and think about your brand.

5. Write A Great Resume And Cover Letter

Resume is the first thing employer sees. Resume creates the first impression and if you want to get that job the first impression needs to be not just positive but amazing. Remember that it's essential to customize your resume and, especially, cover letter for the job and company you're applying for.

6. Don't Compromise

Finding your dream job might take a while. And we know that a long job-search can be overwhelming. And as a result you can apply to every job you can find or even stay at your current position. But if you do want to find the job you'll love you must resist this temptation. Be strong and don't compromise. If you will give up you'll find yourself on another job you hate in couple of month.

Everyone deserves to be happy and to do what he or she loves. Following these tips can help you to achieve what everybody wants but are too scared to start. We only live once, so why waste time on a job we don't like?


http://www.myjobmag.com/info/read/228

Are you looking for a new job? Today, several employers are using social media to monitor candidates to understand their communication skills, professional conduct, confidence, and other skills. Social media helps you to create your own brand and establish your credibility as a potential candidate. Social media can be used as great tool in your job search because it helps you to network with professionals, recruiters, companies, and colleagues in the same field. Social media is not an easy option to get new job, but it will help you to stand out of the crowd and gain maximum exposure among the fellow members and recruiter in your field.

1. Clean up your current profile

Before beginning to search for a new job, you should clean up the current profile in the social media site. Scan through the information provided and delete unwanted pictures or posts from the social media page. You have to ensure that the information provided is up-to-date. Your personality presented through the social media should be attractive to the potential employers.

2. Create a lucrative profile

If you are looking for jobs through social media, then you have to build a lucrative profile that contains your skills, experiences, educational qualifications, and job history relevant to the job requirements. LinkedIn is the best option to create a job profile, but Twitter, Google+ and Facebook can also help you to get a job. Your profile should show your strengths and benefits as a job seeker to the future employers.

3. Networking

Networking with professionals from your industry will help you to find suitable jobs. LinkedIn groups help you to get jobs from your industry according to the experience and skills. Join different LinkedIn groups that are active by searching the directory. You can follow the companies you prefer to know about their recent job vacancies. In Facebook, you can ‘Like’ the companies you would like to join.

4. Engage in conversation

You can engage in conversation on current trends in the industry on Facebook or LinkedIn with fellow members. Conversing with fellow members or recruiters on social media through message boards, forums or private messages will help you to show your expertise and skills in the field. Maintain your contacts with other members in the social media sites, so that you don’t miss an excellent job opportunity.

5. Ask for recommendations

You can ask your previous employers and colleagues to endorse you for the skills you possess. Ask the recommendations of people you know personally or those who can recommend you honestly. Recommendations help the recruiters to know about the credibility and value of the candidate for the job.

6. Find jobs using keywords on LinkedIn

In LinkedIn, you can find a feature to find jobs in your preferred location, by entering the keywords into the search box. You can find several job listings in LinkedIn. You can send the resume to the potential employer by clicking on the apply tab.

7. Twitter

Twitter is also a good source to find jobs. You can create tweets relevant to your jobs and engage other people to follow or retweet. You can search for hashtags like #hiring, #jobs, etc., in Twitter to find relevant jobs. The hashtags allow you to obtain a great number of job opportunities.

8. Communicate clearly

While creating profiles in social networking sites, you have to ensure that your profile communicates well to the potential employer. You should be clear and concise while creating a profile and engaging in conversation. You should consider your social media profile as resume. Hence, you should avoid grammatical mistakes, typos and spelling errors.

9. Get information about the hiring manager

Before submitting the resume to the hiring manager on Twitter or LinkedIn, you can check the profile of him/her. When you come to know about the hiring manager, it will help you to customize the cover letter depending on their requirements. By searching on job search aggregators, you can find potential companies or hiring managers and follow them or submit resume to them through social networking sites. For example Jobtonic can help with job aggregator option.

10. Never ask for an opportunity

You can present your profile in an effective manner, so that potential employers can find you easily. Don’t ask for a position in their company, so that they feel that you’re desperate to get a job. You have to connect with the right individuals, so that you can show them that you are skilled and qualified enough for their job. Update the status of your account every week for many times and create tweets on career related articles or write ups read by you. 

http://www.myjobmag.com/info/read/229

Are you looking for a new job? Today, several employers are using social media to monitor candidates to understand their communication skills, professional conduct, confidence, and other skills. Social media helps you to create your own brand and establish your credibility as a potential candidate. Social media can be used as great tool in your job search because it helps you to network with professionals, recruiters, companies, and colleagues in the same field. Social media is not an easy option to get new job, but it will help you to stand out of the crowd and gain maximum exposure among the fellow members and recruiter in your field.

1. Clean up your current profile

Before beginning to search for a new job, you should clean up the current profile in the social media site. Scan through the information provided and delete unwanted pictures or posts from the social media page. You have to ensure that the information provided is up-to-date. Your personality presented through the social media should be attractive to the potential employers.

2. Create a lucrative profile

If you are looking for jobs through social media, then you have to build a lucrative profile that contains your skills, experiences, educational qualifications, and job history relevant to the job requirements. LinkedIn is the best option to create a job profile, but Twitter, Google+ and Facebook can also help you to get a job. Your profile should show your strengths and benefits as a job seeker to the future employers.

3. Networking

Networking with professionals from your industry will help you to find suitable jobs. LinkedIn groups help you to get jobs from your industry according to the experience and skills. Join different LinkedIn groups that are active by searching the directory. You can follow the companies you prefer to know about their recent job vacancies. In Facebook, you can ‘Like’ the companies you would like to join.

4. Engage in conversation

You can engage in conversation on current trends in the industry on Facebook or LinkedIn with fellow members. Conversing with fellow members or recruiters on social media through message boards, forums or private messages will help you to show your expertise and skills in the field. Maintain your contacts with other members in the social media sites, so that you don’t miss an excellent job opportunity.

5. Ask for recommendations

You can ask your previous employers and colleagues to endorse you for the skills you possess. Ask the recommendations of people you know personally or those who can recommend you honestly. Recommendations help the recruiters to know about the credibility and value of the candidate for the job.

6. Find jobs using keywords on LinkedIn

In LinkedIn, you can find a feature to find jobs in your preferred location, by entering the keywords into the search box. You can find several job listings in LinkedIn. You can send the resume to the potential employer by clicking on the apply tab.

7. Twitter

Twitter is also a good source to find jobs. You can create tweets relevant to your jobs and engage other people to follow or retweet. You can search for hashtags like #hiring, #jobs, etc., in Twitter to find relevant jobs. The hashtags allow you to obtain a great number of job opportunities.

8. Communicate clearly

While creating profiles in social networking sites, you have to ensure that your profile communicates well to the potential employer. You should be clear and concise while creating a profile and engaging in conversation. You should consider your social media profile as resume. Hence, you should avoid grammatical mistakes, typos and spelling errors.

9. Get information about the hiring manager

Before submitting the resume to the hiring manager on Twitter or LinkedIn, you can check the profile of him/her. When you come to know about the hiring manager, it will help you to customize the cover letter depending on their requirements. By searching on job search aggregators, you can find potential companies or hiring managers and follow them or submit resume to them through social networking sites. For example Jobtonic can help with job aggregator option.

10. Never ask for an opportunity

You can present your profile in an effective manner, so that potential employers can find you easily. Don’t ask for a position in their company, so that they feel that you’re desperate to get a job. You have to connect with the right individuals, so that you can show them that you are skilled and qualified enough for their job. Update the status of your account every week for many times and create tweets on career related articles or write ups read by you.

JT Tom I really miss u.
But come to think of it,he starred in a movie where he died in a ghastly motor accident and his spirit later appeared to his family. Minutes later someone broke the news to the wife that her husband is dead.
The wife couldn't believe the bearer cos her husband just came in.
By the time she went inside to call her husband, he had varnished.
My problem was that months later, J T Tom died in a ghastly motor accident.
But I will never forget his role in the movie; MOVING TRAIN.
Heard the movie was later banned.
Continue to sleep well bro and say me well to my mum if u see her.

APC must thread with caution.
PDP has an upper hand in Kogi State.

Op u are really really on point.
We are truly tired. If not for d unemployment situation in d country , I would have suggested that the scheme should be totally scrapped.

No impact at all.

What our youths need now is skills.
If we must move forward as a nation, we must tell ourselves d bitter truth.

Thanks for giving us direction

y Tony Iredia
At the end of their meeting last Wednesday in Abuja, state governors resolved to hold discussions with President Muhammadu Buhari to seek lasting solutions to the worsening macroeconomic challenges confronting the nation.
The decision was made known to journalists by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State. In the considered opinion of this columnist, that is not really the solution to Nigeria’s problem; rather the issue appears to be the lack of prudent spending by our governors. Luckily, they were so told at the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday.
The NEC pointedly charged the governors to find ways of cutting cost of governance in their respective states.  Of course, Nigeria cannot get it right if our governors maintain their old habit of irrational spending.
For instance, how can we explain the habit of our governors in recruiting hundreds of fake political appointees into non-existent and unviable positions?  The Bauchi State government for example had at a point 913 appointees supposedly serving as advisers and assistants to the governor. In Kaduna State, there were 525 political aides made up of 30 special advisers, 45 senior special assistants and 450 special assistants.
Painfully, the aides who usually have no schedule of duties earn not less than N200, 000 per month in states that are unable to pay N18,000 minimum wage to civil servants. There was the interesting story of Kogi state where a friend was asked not to reach the governor through any of his numerous special advisers and assistants because none of them has access to the Governor! Again why are our governors always building and or renovating government houses?  For example, Abia State embarked on the construction of “a new and befitting government house” at Ogurube layout in which the cost of fencing the site alone was put at N175million.
At the same time, the state government put aside N500million to build quarters for commissioners. In Imo State, Government demolished and renovated the Government House in Owerri; restructured the cabinet office, the office of the Secretary to the Government and the Governor’s office with no bearing to the development of the permanent site of the Government House Complex at New Owerri begun by the past administration.
In Katsina State, a new government house was constructed at Modoji although a local newspaper –AL MIZAN-had published its survey that the people were against the project. Similarly, Oyo State built an ultra modern liaison office in Lagos with 15 Guest room chalets to serve as the new Governor’s lodge. If those in government are there on behalf of the people, why do they build, renovate, refurbish and rebuild new Government Houses when many of those for whose sake they are in power are homeless? Why do governors engage in extravagant hospitality in which people are frivolously accommodated and lavishly feted daily in several government guest houses?
For the records, a former governor was at a time being tried for spending ¦ 52, 083,333.33 a month just on feeding!! We can indeed have more resources for the public good if governors can also reduce their visits abroad for medical treatment and use our passenger airplanes rather than daily charter flights to Abuja.
As for the dilemma of the moment, of course many people must have despaired listening to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State explaining a few days back that the recent bail-out funds to the sates by the federal government was not meant to pay workers’ salaries.
Instead, the money according to the governor was meant to restructure the debts of the states in various banks and financial institutions. The governor did not however tell us what caused the heavy debts. The nation should no longer be so left in doubt on monies collected by states as well as the purpose for which the grant/allocation was made. If this is done, we shall avoid unnecessary controversies like the on-going one in Ekiti State where the political opponents of Governor Ayo Fayose have put a lie to his denial of collecting N22bn refunds on Federal projects as well as N2b ecological fund. They also alleged that anytime the “governor collects Ekiti money from Abuja: he would travel to Dubai and South Africa’ where he is reportedly building properties and five-star hotels
It is thus time for civil society groups to become more active in ensuring the continued survival of Nigeria. Fortunately, a group, “Policing Nigeria Awareness Initiative”, has sued 19 federal institutions, the two dominant labour unions in the country, and incumbent governors who are in their second term in office as well as their immediate past counterparts, for the release of information on the management of public funds.
Why for instance do some governors with hundreds of state roads leave their own roads unattended to while helping the federal government to build the three or four federal roads in a state?  Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, for example says his government decided to rehabilitate some parts of the federal East-West Road to encourage investors and sustain business activities in the state. If so, when an investor gets into Rivers State through a good federal road, how does the several bad state owned roads sustain the interest of such an investor in the state?
But then those of us who criticize governors should however not forget to applaud those of them who do well. The abolition by Kano State of the fraud called security vote and the weekly publication of contracts which show accountability remain commendable. The same is true of the social security policy for the aged in Ekiti and the unemployed in Jigawa. The posture of Gombe State in cutting its coat according to its size should be emulated by all. It is indeed instructive that the present state government does not engage in bogus loans. From some of the media reports making the rounds now, of course Kaduna State with an astute reformer as governor is obviously one state to watch.



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/who-can-stop-our-govs-spending-spree/

I met this pretty lady some few years back,
she
approached
me and initiated a chat with me. She was
driving an SUV that
day. We finally exchanged contacts. She
works
as a senior staff in Chevron. She also own a
couple of
properties in
Lagos and Johannesburg.
We became very close. As a poor guy, I was
very loyal but
she wanted me to be the man in the
relationship.
Each time
we meet her friends, she will be like, "Baby
please buy me
this... buy me that...". It is her money but she
paints a picture
that I am the one spending on her. She buys
clothes that I
never would have looked at because of the
outrageous
amount it would cost and says I bought it for
her as a gift.
She rented a 2 bedroom flat for me and each
time she
comes around, she washes my clothes and
cooks for me. She
suggested that I become independent, that I
should quit my
N25,000 salary job and start my own business.
She
budgeted N15million for my business. I
started asking
myself what's going on? She hasn't even met
my parents. I
haven't even proposed to her. I went ahead
and
resigned.
We started preparing for my first business
trip,
buying of
Visa and all that. She finally transferred the
money to my
account. That afternoon, I came to the bank to
transfer the
money to my domiciliary account, I waited for
a long time.
Just when it was about to be transferred, my
phone rang
and it was a friend I owe N400 who woke me
up
from the
dream.......... ... Wen I wake up I almost nak
my
head for wall..
Happy Sunday to u all

Thank God.
But Dogara shouldn't just sit back and relax.

After a battle, u sharpen your sword.

The babe na linus jor,
Looking for cheap publicity. Tomorrow now she go open her own blog site. Meanwhile,


Yoruba women won't cross road wen everyone is crossing,Nope!They will stand in front of d
car in d middle of the road shouting 'Ejo o Ejo o'

Good one @ op.
In every rumour there is an atom of truth.
Watching America and boko boys in 5D

But atleast we have an increased output of crude oil compared to the era of restiveness

abat4real37:
you talk true, but you still lie how 20 person go finish one cow?

my sister, I dey tell u wetin de sup

I sure say this na yoruba party.
Those guys no de joke with meat o, infact twenty people fit finish one full cow.


My yoruba brodas, I de lie?

I love the spirit. He reminded of us of the pact he signed with don J.
I still remember that interview I think on Silverbird.
Bangalee was asked if he will ever leave Don J,he replied Never.
Today,its a different ball game.
That's the power of fame and money.
To my very good friend airforce1,u must make am. Just believe and keep your head up.

Chosen1984:
Abeg Call Me for Witness

u are my no 1 witness.
I tell u,it is very annoying the way all these yeye network providers lord over us.
What they can't do in their country.
Iranu oshi!