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It's because we have been buying their weapons and using them to kill our brothers.

I don't really understand how people can love their parents so much, but it's all good!

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How do we move forward pragmatically? When we have visionless people at the helms of affairs!

President Obasanjo was doing a satisfactory job until he started the infamous third term campaign.

We can move forward pragmatically by involving ourselves in entrepreneurship - creating opportunities with our own hands. In any nation, the business world is where true value is created. That's what I believe in. Business can thrive and create prosperity even if the government is not perfect - I mean look at China!

When you are successful, people are shocked to discover that you're not perfect.

The lesson I have learned is that welfarism doesn't work. It doesn't work under socialism, communism, fascism and even under democracy it doesn't work. Government should give citizens the freedom to create their own prosperity or else they will be found wanting because even the most efficient government cannot outperform a free and fair market.

Why do so many Muslims display open hatred for people of other faiths, particularly Christians and Jews?

Same reason why black people are hostile towards white people: because the Israelites, and countries that are predominantly Christian seem to be dominating the world today. It's a manifestation of envy.

After 2007 you'll regret you did not invest early.i still have shares of UBA, GTBank and Zenith.i ntend to hold on to it.I'm not selling just yet.

depending on the way things go, you might be the one regretting that you did not sell early.

The stock market is a zero-sum game. You cannot win 1 million naira unless someone else loses 1 million naira.

Welcome to nairaland!

Richer countries are busy squandering their wealth on an arms race that can only end in disaster. Let us spend our own limited resources in what will improve the lives of our people. This way we can bridge the gap.

Have you noticed that all the good things in life are 'evil'?

- [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Yahoo+is+evil%22]Yahoo is evil[/url]
- [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Paypal+is+evil%22]Paypal is evil[/url]
- [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Google+is+evil%22]Google is evil[/url]
- [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Ebay+is+evil%22]Ebay is evil[/url]
- [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Microsoft+is+evil%22]Microsoft is evil[/url]

So all the good things in life are 'evil', including the [url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22bible+is+evil%22]bible[/url]. Nairaland should be proud to be designated as evil. Let your personal experience of the website be your guide.

Want to estimate the effect of colonialism in Africa? Go back in time to set up two completely identical African countries and allow only one of them to be colonized. If the colonized country ends up better off, it would strongly suggest that colonialism has done more good than harm, and vice versa.

However, we can't go back in time, the correct answer is that we'll never know whether or not colonialism was good for Africa! Even if we debate the issue forever and there will be no reliable conclusion. The fact of life is that before the UN was established, it was normal for militarily superior countries to take over weaker ones.

What we can do that will help Africa is to forget about the past move forward pragmatically.

KUSH star wins British Council’s music entrepreneur award

Emem-Abasi Ema, former member of the music group KUSH has emerged as the Nigerian winner of the British Council’s International Young Music Entrepreneur (IYMEY) of the Year award 2006. Emem, 27, is a law graduate of the University of Lagos and was songwriter and artiste with KUSH. She is now the Executive Director of VZHUNMEDIA Entertainment Ltd and One Management Services. Her organisation promotes Nigerian culture through music and entertainment and discovers and nurtures young talents.

Reacting to the announcement, Emem said: “I am overly excited at getting this opportunity to represent Nigeria and also be a crusader for the promotion and development of the Nigerian music industry. Right now it’s still very surreal. I am looking forward to working with the British Council and the panel of judges. These (panel) are people who are well respected in the industry and I’ve looked up to them over the years”

The IYMEY award attracted 172 applications from across Nigeria from young people (25-35 years of age) working in different areas of music enterprise ranging from music promotion and production to artiste management and music journalism. Emem was one of the nine finalists for the award who made presentations to and were interviewed by a panel of seasoned music industry practitioners.

The panel of judges involved in final shortlisting and interviewing was made up of Keni Ogungbe, CEO of Kennis Music, music mogul and broadcaster; Edi Lawani from Showbiz Network Services, music promoter and events manager; Carl Raccah, CEO of Nation Africa record label; Olisa Adibuah of Cool FM/Storm Productions and currently working on Big Brother Nigeria; Tunde Kuboye from Jazz 38, veteran jazz artist and promoter; Onyeka Onwenu, recording artist and NTA Board Member among many other things; and Denise Waddingham, Assistant Director British Council Lagos and British Council Nigeria’s Head of Arts.

The judges were on the look out for the candidate with the most outstanding entrepreneurial ability, a proven track record within the Nigerian music industry as well as leadership potential, vision and good presentation skills. As the winner for Nigeria, Emem will contend with nine others from countries such as Morocco, Poland and Venezuela for the global IYMEY award. She will also participate in a 10-day tour of the UK music industry, comprising visits, meetings, seminars and live concerts and events in June 2006.

She will have the opportunity to meet key leaders, institutions, companies, etc. within the music sector. Final selection of the worldwide winner will be through a presentation and interview session with an elite panel of UK music industry professionals.

The British Council established the award – International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year (IYMEY) – to champion and celebrate the importance of creative entrepreneurs working in the field of music. The award is being promoted through the British Council’s international network of offices. It is focussed on countries from transitional and developing economies and will showcase individual achievement and potential.

In 2005, Nigeria’s Lanre Lawal emerged the global winner for the design equivalent, the International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year (IYDEY).

We're not worth wasting nuclear weapons on yet.

What happens when you retire?

Welcome to Nairaland! Can you clarify your question, please?

chinnybabe, I'm sorry you were denied this job for such a reason. Thanks for coming here to share the opportunity with others. You have a big heart.

The advantage of creating your own job is that such discrimination can't happen to you when you're the boss.

See, let's not just think of ourselves alone

You can take a horse to the stream, but you can't force it to drink water. If the people of Africa don't want to progress, you can't force them. You can try to educate them, but the rest is left for them. It is not a good idea in life for your happiness to depend on other peoples' choices. Let your hapiness depend on your own choices.

virtual memory low. Hmm. What programs do you regularly run? You should probably replace them with programs that consume less memory. And frankly, you need more RAM. 512mb is ideal for 2006 applications.

Typewriter what are you talking about?
1) She's 15.
2) The boy has a criminal past.
3) They had a simple phone argument and he's already issuing threats.

It's not the duty of inexperienced 15 year old girls to reform dangerous gangsters. That sort of job is for his parents (family), trained psychotherapists at juvenile counseling centers, and the police to handle.

Interesting blog. When are you going to add nairaland to your blogroll?

Hello tirnom,

This is an interesting question. Before you mentioned it, I had no idea that judges of lower courts were poorly paid.

Can you tell us how much judges in lower courts are paid and how much judges in higher courts are paid, so we can compare? Can you also tell us whether you're a practicing lawyer, judge, or legal clerk?

Thanks and welcome.

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Nigerian parents are not brought up to listen to their children. It is not just done.

They are also incapable of change. You cannot change an adult - that is, anyone over 18.

The only solution is to politely nudge the mom back to her home so she can entertain her own husband.

You can watch it on some local stations for now,

Which local stations and at what times?

What is "acceptance testing"??

And thanks to the many Nigerians who have stepped into Tonisafe's shoes!

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