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This is highly insensitive.

SonyObsessed:
Ma, i'm very sorry for your loss.

But can you just not...

I mean, can you mourn in private or get busy.

Please don't be dramatic. Be strong, okay? Apologies accepted.

madgoat:
Sorry for jumping to conclusion and calling you a liar.

My bad luck
Let me just go and take sniper now maybe u will do a story on the guy that took sniper after getting rejected. At least i will get my 5 minutes of fame posthumously

first apologise for calling me a liar. Also, I'm taken so sorry and thanks for the compliment.

madgoat:
Oh my.... You are so pretty.
How i wish i could marry you

I am referring to the pics taken at Ilaje bus stop. https://twitter.com/Sharon_Ogunleye/status/935900417095061504

madgoat:
Liar

When you use someone’s pictures, the appropriate thing to do is credit them. These pics were taken by @Sharon
_Ogunleye.

what year is this please?

Gosh, I finally made it to Makoko floating school. A story I have been longing to do in a while after having done the initial story years ago when the school was being built. After weeks of planning and communicating with the school's director with the help of NLE, here I was walking down narrow paths to get to the jetty.
This is why I chose journalism, the thrill that comes from telling stories about Africa to the rest of the world. Nothing could compare to the feeling I had. Lots of things ran through my mind in that 15 minutes walk. As my colleagues and I walked on with our camera kit hidden in backpacks from the prying eyes of the Makoko residents who could tell we were strangers, we observed the sights and sounds of this fascinating community. Firstly I wondered how on earth they got clean water. That was until I spotted some large drums in one of the shacks. Then I thought about how they slept at night with the stench. And I figured after decades of living there, they were probably used to it. It was humbling and I tried to wrap my head around why little children could be seen carrying out various tasks instead of being in school. Even with the free education, their parents did not want to be deprived of any assistance they could get to boost their income.
We got to the school just in time for their morning assembly. The kids sang praises to God in unison as the floating school swayed slowly with the wind with the early morning breeze whispering to us a welcome so sweet.
Located in one of Nigeria's biggest informal settlements, the Makoko Floating School is an innovative new building that can house up to 100 students and teachers. The pyramid-shaped structure is bouyed by over 200 plastic barrels and is able to withstand tidal changes and extreme weather patterns. Known to some as the Venice of Lagos, the 100-year-old slum is home to thousands of people whose major source of income is fishing, sand harvesting and timber trading.
The school was constructed by a young Nigerian architect who was inspired by the need to chart a new path for people who live in water communities.
The project which was started in 2012 was officially opened in November 2015. 47 students currently study here.
The Floating School offers free education but receives funding from donors. It is an extension of the only English speaking school in Makoko.
Makoko was designated for demolition in 2013 which would have left many homeless. Most residents in the slum are migrants from other countries in West Africa trying to make a living in Nigeria.
With its unique architecture, the Floating School has brought global attention to the plight of Makoko's residents.
Now, the local government says it wants to incorporate the Floating School's design into its own urban planning.
Majority of Lagosians live in what are effectively slums with no reliable electricity or water. Projects like Makoko's Floating School are helping to address some of the growing challenges of climate change and urbanisation that people here face.

Pics courtesy Sharon Ogunleye and Akintunde Akinleye
http://sharonogunleye..com/2016/03/floating-school-in-lagos-lagoon-brings.html

From abeg to wahala, add some Naija swagger to your chat........

Because we Nigerians are natural born poets and actors. From the dross of the English language, Nigerians spin phrases of gold. In the hands of Nigerians, minor everyday incidents – a car cutting in front of you, say – explode into glorious, full theatre productions. This is a nation where even the most crude argument in a gas station over change is its own kind of poetry.
Until recently, few emojis have specifically targeted African users. But rapid growth in Nigeria’s tech scene is is spurring newcomers to carve their own niche in the global digital sticker industry, which is worth some $10 billion annually and dominated by players from Asia.

“As Nigerians, we didn’t quite connect with the humor in the emojis out there. A lot of the ones from Asia, for example, are usually quite fluffy, like a smiling cat or colorful teddy bear,” Atta Esin, co-founder of Abuja, Nigeria-based 3am media told BuzzFeed News.”I’m not a psychologist but I think they’re probably not useful to a lot of Nigerians,” he added by phone from the capital, Abuja.
So, let’s start with the basics:


1. Chai*

What it means: At its most basic, a cry of appreciation, awe or amazement. On the more complex end, it can be a 45-minute lecture from an elder relative on why not studying medicine/law/architecture is the path to failure and disgracing the family’s good name, all distilled into a single, disappointed word.
When to use it: Far more important is ~how~ to use it. Hands on your head, eyes wide open, dramatic body pose and make sure you really draaaaw out that sound. The delivery is 90% of it.
Pointy white crocodile shoes, though popular, are optional.

2. The kissing teeth

What it means: A bunch of emotions ranging from mild irritation to deep contempt.
When to use it: When something is beneath you even wasting your breath on it — but you want to let it be known anyway. Because “e no consine me” (it doesn’t concern me) might be a popular phrase but what Nigerian ever walked away from a situation without first venting their opinions on it? Best dished up with a side-eye.

3. The plea that’s not a plea - Abeg
What it means: Literally, I beg you (Biko is Igbo for please). In practice, the opposite of both those things.
When to use it: Ideally use this gentle word to preface aggressive dismissals. Don’t forget to show the hand too.


See more here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/monicamark/xx-emojis-only-nigerians-will-understand#.icAKnx4RNB

Source: Buzzfeed written by Monica Mark

Hi Olafisoye Ibukun,

Please I urgently need your contact. Either e-mail address or phone number.
The media house I work for would love to do a story on this.

Looking forward to your response.
I can be reached on sharon.Ogunleye@thomsonreuters.com

Thanks and bests.

sylarsquins:
I believe in the scientific explantion on the evolution of man because it provides acuurate details and explanation on how Man came into being.

The Christian point of view is base on beliefs, no true facts recorded and besides fossils of the early Man are still being dug out by archaeologist.

Ask youself this one question, what is the proof that Adam was indeed the 1st man on earth?.

And what is the proof that man evolves from Apes?... this is how madness start.. stop trying to find out God's work brother. you cant see it!

Hello,

I am conducting a survey to understand the influence of Twitter messages on online purchasing behaviour of Lagos residents: a case study of Jumia Nigeria. I will like you to participate by filling the questionnaire. Thanks! http:///forms/GpOzldBKCS

Sharon Atseyinku-Ogunleye
Journalism Student
Pan-Atlantic University
Nigeria

Hello,

I am conducting a survey to understand the influence of Twitter messages on online purchasing behaviour of Lagos residents: a case study of Jumia Nigeria. I will like you to participate by filling the questionnaire. Thanks! http:///forms/GpOzldBKCS

Sharon Atseyinku-Ogunleye
Journalism Student
Pan-Atlantic University
Nigeria

Hello,

I am conducting a survey to understand the influence of Twitter messages on online purchasing behaviour of Lagos residents: a case study of Jumia Nigeria. I will like you to participate by filling the questionnaire. Thanks! http:///forms/GpOzldBKCS

Sharon Atseyinku-Ogunleye
Journalism Student
Pan-Atlantic University
Nigeria

Hello,

I am conducting a survey to understand the influence of Twitter messages on online purchasing behaviour of Lagos residents: a case study of Jumia Nigeria. I will like you to participate by filling the questionnaire. Thanks! http:///forms/GpOzldBKCS

Sharon Atseyinku-Ogunleye
Journalism Student
Pan-Atlantic University
Nigeria

Hi Nairaland,

Please, I urgently need Seun Osewa's contact.
I have tried to reach him through Twitter and LinkedIn but this seems to be my best option.
I am a post-graduate student studying Journalism at Pan-Atlantic University formerly named Pan-African University.
We were divided into groups and given different projects to work on. My team of three is meant to work on a new media organisation and after research was done, we chose Nairaland.

The focus is on Seun Osewa and his successful organisation, Nairaland.

I can provide more details on this.
Please, I just need his phone number or e-mail address.
Looking forward to a favorable response.

Many thanks and bests.

P.S: I can be reached on sharon.atseyinku@gmail.com or satseyinku-ogunleye@alumni.smc.edu.ng