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Hello Francis,

Welcome to Nairaland. it would be nice if you can supply the following info:[list][li]The make of the laptop, including manufacturer's name and product number[/li][li]Tell us about the events leading to the time the laptop stopped working[/li][li]Give us the [color=#770000]full text[/color] of the error messages you get when you try to install Windows on it.[/li][/list]
Based on what you've said so far, I have to assume that you need a new [color=#000077]hard disk[/color]. If this is not the case, we might be able to help you using the information I requested above.

Seun.

The forum should keep track of Nigerian and International public holidays.

Public Holidays Officially Recognized in Nigeria:
January 1 - New Year’s Day.
Mid January - Eid al-kabir
Mid April - Eid al-maloud
Mid-April - Easter: Good Friday and Easter Monday
May 1 - Workers’ Day.
October 1 - Independencel Day.
Tail-October - Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
Dec 25-26 Christmas day and Boxing day.

International Holidays we Unofficially Recognize:
February 14 - Valentine's Day
April 1 - April Fool's Day
Mid May - Mother's Day
Mid June - Father's Day
8 march - International Women's Day

Some Christian/Catholic holidays
Mid April - Lent
April, May, or June - Pentecost

For More Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday

Hi there,

Let's create a Nigerian TV Guide! All you need to do is list your favourite TV programmes('shows'), the station/stations and time/times on which they are shown during the week.

By doing this we'll be able to create a useful list of the most watched TV programmes shown in Nigeria. That is, a TV guide!

Seun.

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MY LIST:
Dharma and Greg - STV - Friday, 8:30pm
Louis and Clark (Superman) - STV - Sunday, 10:30pm+
Fuji House of Commotion - STV - Sunday, 7:30pm
Buffy the Vampire - STV - Saturday, 9pm

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What about yours?

Hello,

One of the ways to make sure a website has consistent traffic (direct traffic from existing users) is to post in a consistent, systematic way. A very good example is a news website that's updated once a day, so that every morning when you go there there's something new for you (that's one reason why news websites are so popular)

I do not think that, for a forum, it's reasonable to arbitrarily set a rule for number of new topics a day. It is not nice to have a forum cluttered with dry (boring) threads that were started just to maintain a minimum number of new topics for the day. A better approach is to monitor popular events that take place periodically and make sure that there is a thread for each occurence of that event.

Once we are able to guarantee a certsin number of new topics per week due to events we have chosen to cover, we can sit back and rely on our fast-growing population of users to spice up the forum by introducing a random, unscheduled, variety of new topics of their own.

I have created this thread so you can suggest periodic events (events that take X times a year, X times a month, etc) that are popular enough to be fully covered on the forum.

Seun.

Trae_z succeeded in giving me [color=#777777]grey hairs[/color], but people like that are best ignored.

Hello,

As a sequel to our thread for men titled "would you date an older girl?", here is a question for the ladies.

Would you marry a man who is younger than you? Why or why not?

Seun.

Related: Would You Date A Man Younger Than You?

For the people who may not have understood hope's joke:
Okada men and area boys are some of the most violent groups of people in the country. When you hurt an okada man, the others would mobilize themselves to attack you. Same with the area boys. So when you see an area boy and okada man fighting, you know there is going to be a full scale war - "the film has just begun! "

10 men and women have qualified for the 2nd edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search, which is to take place at the Obudu Hills in Calabar, Cross River State.

Anita Hogan, a 28 year old Artist:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/anita-hogan.jpg

Erick Akpo, a 27 year old Model:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/erick-akpo.jpg

Samuel Edoki, a 24 year old Youth Corper:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/samuel-edoki.jpg

Chinyere Umeh, a 29 year old Assistant General Manager:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/chinyere-umeh.jpg

Lucan Chambalis, a 26 year old Electrical Technician:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/lucan-chambalis.jpg

Lanre Oluborode Amakiri, a 27 year old Model:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/lanre-oluborode-amakiri.jpg

Esther Jimoh, a 26 year old Biochemist:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/esther-jimoh.jpg

Martin Uroh, a 22 year old Computer Scientist:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/martin-uroh.jpg

Vaughn Apochi , a 23 year old UNILAG Student:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/vaughn-apochi.jpg

Ifeoma Dike , a 20 year old Psychology Student:
https://www.nairaland.com/img/ifeoma-dike.jpg

Who is your favorite? Who is most likely to win? Why do you think so?

[I]Note: You can click the pictures above to view their profiles.
The Gulder Ultimate Search 2 Official Website is at www.gulderultimatesearch.tv[/I]

Did you know that there's a Nigerian Satellite known as [color=#000077]NigeriaSat-1[/color] in orbit? It was launched from Russia on the 27th of September, 2003.
[img]http://www.nigeriafirst.org.nyud.net:8090/artman/uploads/nigspace.gif[/img]

The Satellite’s [I]ground control station[/I] is and is controlled by 15 Nigerian Engineers in Abuja (trained in Surrey, Inited Kingdom). The operation is supervised by NASDRA, the National Space Research and Development Agency.

The satellite is part of the world-wide [I]Disaster Monitoring Constellation System[/I]. Images of the country obtained from the satellite are beamed back to the control station for use by the Government.

It can be used for the following purposes:[list][li]To give advance warnings of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and storms.[/li]
[li]To avoid or manage occurence of man-made disasters like oil pollution, desertification, erosion, forest fire, and deforestation,[/li]
[li]In agriculture, for mapping, land use planning, management of sustainable grazing, forest logging, planning afforestation programmes, crop inventory and yield forecast.[/li]
[li]Water resources development and management, including assessment of the quantity and quality of surface and underground water, rainfall prediction, as well as integrated water resources management on drought and other disaster forecast.[/li]
[li]Solid mineral exploration and exploitation, including general geological mapping and map update or revision, as well as differentiating host mineral areas in oil, gas and solid mineral exploration.[/li]
[li]Ecosystem: Evaluation and monitoring of vegetation and land use as well as the aquatic system.[/li]
[li]Local and regional planning for tourism and its potentials.[/li]
[li]Demographic uses such as mapping and planning of population surveys, census enumeration areas, as well as mapping, planning and monitoring of rural and urban growth.[/li]
[li]Mapping of state and international boundaries, planing and mapping of terrain traffic for defence and security purposes, as well as identification and neutralisation international criminals.[/li]
[li]It would be used in public health delivery to establish the relationship between malaria vectors and the environment that breeds malaria, while its remote sensing technology can be used to give early warning signals on future outbreaks of meningitis.[/li]
[li]To provide the technology needed to bring education to all parts of the country via distant learning.[/li][/list]

According to the Office of Public Communications,
"Government hopes in future to employ people in space industry as an important economic engine of development.
It is also expected that the Nigerian space industry would serve neighboring African countries with data needs and thereby generate foreign exchange for the country."

Search for NigeriaSat-1: Google | Yahoo | MSN

Thank you. i will just ignore him and keep deleting any offensive posts our of his 'pen'.

In addition to the original question "who are your best Nigerian musicians":
[list][li]What do you like about your best musician(s) or band?[/li][li]Where do you go to buy their music in Nigeria?[/li][/list]

Maybe we should vote on it. Should Trae be banned or not? Does anyone second the raising of a vote?

Delarontus, I have a plan to make money from the site. Let me assure you that my server setup is designed to be able to take a lot of load (website administration is what I do!)

[s]But I feel that it's best to have a group of users whos goal is to make the site successful in helping the users independent of whether I make money or not . That is what the reps are here for.[/s]

Update: See How Much to Charge Nairaland Users

Do you mean the pictures in the gallery? The personality that shines through in the animation is an important part of why someone would 'be in love' with Rita, and I don't think those pics show that personality.

Our hundreds of members did not decide to join because they are less busy. They decided to join because of what they can gain from the forum! What each person takes home is more than what he contributes, because information doesn't get diminished when it's shared! Nairaland is about sharing!

I'd like to encourage any guest on this forum not to feel too busy to register. Nairaland is for the young and old, busy people and people who are not busy. We embrace the employed, the unemployed, and the employers! Nobody is too small to join, nobody is too big to join; just make sure you are a Nigerian! (people who want to talk with Nigerians about Nigeria are also invited)

An anonymous commenter wrote:
"This man is the hope of Nigeria. He is the giant of Nigeria. He is an inspiration to the younger ones, You are my role model."

As male Web administrator, the tendency is for me to be in love with the Nigerian actress with the best website. Rita Dominic's website is the Nigerian movie star website out there!

Trish, I think, as a man, I am more qualified to tell you who is beautiful and who is not . Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jolade Ekeinde, Stella Aboderin, and the rest are ok, but you know [color=#777700]Rita Dominic is yellow ...[/color]

You can simply use the standard smiley shortcuts in your text:
:-) ;-) :-( :-D

If the person at the other end understands what those smileys mean, then you have communicated. Smileys don't have to be converted into graphics for people to understand their meaning! Smileys were originally used for pure text messaging on computer networks. The smiley graphics were added later.

Perhaps they used manual techniques in the past.

Only a Nigerian police spokesperson will be able to give us a good answer.

Ok, so maybe I don't watch Nigerian movies (Nollywood home videos) that much. This does not stop me from having a favorite movie star, and [I]her[/I] name is Rita Dominic.

I 'fell in love' with her when I saw the following animation on her fabulous website:
[flash=160,130]http://www.ritadominic.com.nyud.net:8090/videos/message.swf[/flash]

Rita Dominic - ritadominic.com

Isn't she cute? So who is [I]your[/I] favorite Nigerian movie star?

Hi there,

Our two dogs, Bily and Shermin, are very picky eaters. They do not take rice with stew in it; they will not eat jollof rice. We have to buy fish in the market, boil it and mix it with boiled rice for them! Our previous dogs used to eat mostly rice and stew mixed with leftover bone or pieces of meat left over from other cooking activities, but these ones are just too picky!

Our cats used to be fed on bread and tea, and a variety of foods (they are so small; they eat so little compared to dogs)

What about your pets?

On the fourth of May 2005, the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria approved the purchase and installation of automated fingerprinting machines to the tune of ₦257 million. According to Mr. Broderick Bozimo, Minister of Police Affairs, the installation wil be carried out by a Nigerian firm in collaboration with a Korean firm (source)

I think this is a nice one from the Government, though perhaps overdue. I believe that a number of innocent people are being condemned to death by hanging in this country based on circumstantial evidence; may such misfortune not befall any one of us. A police force that can work with fingerprint evidence will be a much better police force.

Who do you think should be the next president of Nigeria? Some people think it might be president Obasanjo. Others mention names like Babangida, Atiku Abubakar, Buba Marwa, and so on.

Who do you think should be the next president? And why?

We already know about 2face Idibia (the artiste behing 'You Are My African Queen'). We know that the boy is good!

What about the others? Who else would you classify among the 'best Nigerian Musicians'?

[Some of our local musicians like to [I]rap[/I]. Now, pidgin rapping can be very entertaining, like "Monica". However, when Nigerian artistes try to deliver 'americanized' raps, I say to myself "yuck!" I mean, sometimes you can still hear the yoruba accent under the americanized performance!]

Anyway, let me show you my best Nigerian musicians list: Lagbaja, Styl-plus (the 'Olufunmi' boys), Kush Music, and ... well, that's it!

What about you?

Does anyone know[b] how [/b]to get interviews with 'happening' people like 2face Idibia, Asa, Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic, et cetera? Do you have links to any star, would-be star, or has-been star? Please let me know! I think we need things like this to attract a mainstream audience towards our site.

Thanks.

Reference: Trae_z

Trae_z shows no remorse whatsoever over the incident. He's already doing the same things he was kicked out for. He has already violated the terms of his re-instatement. I do not see any value in any of his posts. I really wish he would just go away!

But I think the best way to deal with him is to ignore him. I encourage all of us Reps to do so. Maybe he'll be encouraged to ban himself

If you are currently taking WAEC's May/June SSCE Examination (aka WASSCE - West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination) in Nigeria, or if [I]someone you know[/I] is taking the exam, please take some time to drop a prayer request for the person on this thread.

Give fellow Nigerians who believe in God the opportunity to pray for you or your sibling, child, relative, or friends taking the exam! Wouldn't it be nice if all the people we know taking this WAEC exam could pass in flying colors? Do we or do we not believe that God can make a difference?

Once again:[list][li]"I have a constitution which brought me in and which will take me out. That constitution allows two terms of four years each. I have finished one term and the second term is going to half. And if I am talking to you from my farm now, you should know the process of withdrawal is about to begin."[/li][/list]
Again, Obasanjo Denies Third-Term Ambition (username nairaland, password nairaland)

The Nigerian Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) organizes the University Matriculation Examination (UME) once a year. The last one was conducted last Saturday (7th of May).
https://www.jambng.com/images/logo.jpg
[color=#007700]JAMB Website[/color]

Thisday reports:[list][li]"About 10 candidates, a Vice Principal and a man who posed as an official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) were arrested in Lagos during yesterday’s conduct of the Universities Matriculation Examination (UME)."
Vice Principal Arrested at JAMB Exams (username nairaland, password nairaland)'[/li][/list]

Did you participate in the last JAMB UME examination? Tell us about your experience! Was there any cheating in your center? Do you think you did well in the exam? Do you have any suggestions for the coordinators of the Exam? What university are you hoping to be admitted into? In short, how was JAMB?

Who Are We?

Is Nairaland Seun Osewa? Is Nairaland the House of Reps? Is Nairaland a not-for-profit group of people dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge among Nigerians, or is it a for-profit entity? We need to define who we are while relating with the press or other influencers. We need to invent and cultivate a consistent and attractive image.

[I]Here's what I think we are at the moment:[/I]
[s][color=#000077]Nairaland.com[/color] is an Internet discussion forum where Nigerians meet to discuss issues and share useful information about every aspect of life. It is managed by a Seun Osewa, a professional web administrator, and a dedicated group of volunteers known as the 'Nairaland House of Representatives'.[/s] [editor: this has expired.]