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Our boys did well. Had Obasi Ogbuke played, i think our attack may have been stronger and worried the argentines more. However, i'll say kudos to Dream Team IV for holding their heads high even with star-studded opponents playing for top clubs like real madrid, liverpool and barcelona. Even Messi (with all the talk about him being the world's best or second best player) couldn't convert his superiority into goals. Scroeline? Slim 1-0 from just one mistake. They even played dirty, wasted time, were falling easily, etc. I think the way they won even shows that they really aren't that good. Abeg we try joo! (Dem beat Brazil 3-0 and na only 1-0 with mago mago na im dem use beat us? abeg we try! At least we have a pool of players to develop the future Super Eagles!That's d koko.

Olusoji Fasuba, Obinna Metu and Uchenna Emedolu didnt make it past the 2nd round of the Heats. But dat Usain Bolt guy na lightning o. What a speed!  

Congrats to our Dream Team 4! Wonderful match it was. D guys concentrated dis time. Big ups to Vanzekin 2 4 im saves but d guy sef, y im concede yellow card 4 wasting time? Hope it doesn't affect us in d next match. Overall, Siasia got d birthday present he deserved. Hope to beat Belgium on Tuesday, at least make we 4 dey sure of winning a medal 4 dis olympics.

if you want to work in an Ad Agency, i think you must be a member of AAAN, don't know but that is what i think

I think you meant to say being a member of APCON (Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria) gives you an advantage in ur job search in an agency. Individuals are not members of AAAN, only agencies can be members. AAAN stands for (Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria).

@ whalewale

i don't work in an Agency .


I have been doing a lot of research on them recently

By the way does anyone have any idea of the AD Agencies that handles most of the recent Bank Adverts (PHB, SKY, e.t.c)

BankPHB account is held by Insight Communications (d ones responsible for Amstel Malta (AMBO) and Gulder (Ultimate Search etc), while SKYE Bank account is held by Centrespread FCB.

I quit on you, cos its either you don't understand all i've been trying to say, or your ego won't allow you to accept the veracity of my posts. Any unbiased person who reads all my posts on this thread would understand the point of view i'm coming from. And i even answered those questions in my last post, unless you chose to ignore it again. So i rest my case. Cheers!

Nigeria is not a developed country. IT NEVER WAS. It is a developing country with lots of shortcomings here and there. Now to answer the questions.

Light, Water, Security, Roads, telecommunications, industry etc, we know there are lots that need to be done. We know the situation is bad (every one knows that), but not that the situation is zero. You can stay in the comfort of Ohio or wherever your location is and pass judgemental opinions.
Saying it is not worth living in would mean that everyone living in Nigeria are not in their right senses or do not know what is befitting of them. Rather than crucify those who feel the country is worth living in despite d imperfections around them, you should instead congratulate them since you may not be bold enough to have the courage and faith that they do have. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and shouldn't be crucified for it. Abi freedom of opinion dey forbidden again?

Those of you who think Nigeria's not worth living in, what's your advice to people living in Nigeria? That they should all pack their bags and leave with their families? That the nation is doomed? Or you're just sad about the negative situation and wish there was something that could be done to salvage the nation?

If you dont believe in your country, no one will help you believe in it. And if you don't care about your country (Nigeria), at least don't discourage those who believe in it, still have hopes about it and are optimistic about its eventual turnout. Have you heard of patriotism before? Where does yours lie?

@ Kobojunkie

Well, following your answer with WE'LL GET THERE SOMEDAY already answers the question more than you know. It clearly shows that you do not believe it is worth LIVING in presently but you are hopeful that it will be someday. Or was that not your intention when you posted that response?

IS -- refers to the present

WILL --- refers to the future

Well, you're wrong in your interpretion of my response.

Is Nigeria worth living in? YES (we'll get there someday)

This means that Nigeria is worth living in (presently); however with the imperfect situation of things around us Nigeria is not there yet (it's far from perfect, but i still believe in it; it's got loads of problems but i choose to see them as loads of possible improvisations, its got loads of amazing opportunities and we'll get there someday (as in the perfect scenario, the future).

are they changing name or merging or is Zain buying over the company? to improve their services, they should hire top hands and do away with non performers.

after all NEPA change name to Power holding and begin hold the light!!!it became worse than before.

cheers

Zain acquired 65% stake or so in Celtlel in 2006 or thereabout, but they didnt want to change the name to Zain dat soon cos the Celtel name was changed not too long before then. They had wanted d African subsidiary of Zain (Celtel) to retain its name due to its brand positioning in Africa (14 countries). Now it seems since people have settled down with Celtel in Nigeria they think they can change d name to Zain without stirring much confusion, and can achieve a synergy with its Middle East operations so as to become a global brand. So its not that they just bought over celtel and want to improve its services, nor is it dat celtel is in financial crisis but just that dey want to operate under one name and stay so for a longtime to come.
e.g Chevron acquired Texaco and changed its name to ChevronTexaco (to suit dose uncomfortable with d acquisition (texaco employees etc.) but after a few years they changed their name to Chevron (having one name), though left the subsidiaries (downstream sector e.g petrol stations) to still retain d name. so its just about the global perspective (being named among the top telecommunications services providers in the world.

Now that shows you do not even understand the question yourslef, ROFLMAO!!! After all that mouthfull, you come back with that ?? Are you kidding me?? LMAO!!!

What more were you expecting me to say?

I think most people here do not understand the question,

IS NIGERIA WORTH LIVING IN?? not WILL NIGERIA GET BETTER.

YES, NIGERIA IS WORTH LIVING IN (we'll get there someday).

What more were you expecting? You just don't want to give the impression that your accusations are baseless, do you?

Quote from: sleekymag on Today at 02:22:40 PM
Worse things happen in Nigeria and African nations, agreed. But if the exact 9/11 scenario happened in Nigeria with terrorists using planes to blow up two highrise buildings in VI (WTC) and say Ship House, Defence Headquarters (Pentagon), what would happen? What would become of the fate of Nigerians? What becomes of our national security?

what National Security? Your millitary men sent out to fight in the Niger Delta are reported to be running for their own lives. The People live in fear of the Nigerian police. In Some areas, the people believe the robbers that visit their homes at night are the same policemen that show up during the day to harrass them and demand bribe. If such an attack happens on our soil, I at least hope it serves to wake us all up to our true reality since nothing else seems to have.

God forbid something like September 11 happened in Nigeria cos it would be really catastrophic. The after effects would even be worse, abeg may we never see such o!

Worse things happen in Nigeria and African nations, agreed. But if the exact 9/11 scenario happened in Nigeria with terrorists using planes to blow up two highrise buildings in VI (WTC) and say Ship House, Defence Headquarters (Pentagon), what would happen? What would become of the fate of Nigerians? What becomes of our national security?

The roles of first ladies in Nigeria is unnecessary. Really, really, unnecessary! They could be allowed to follow their husbands in public and accorded that respect of being governor's wife or what have you, but giving them separate offices under dat government, in the name of being the wives of political appointees is wasteful.

@ Poster

Being a people's man, MKO would have faired well, but he wouldn't have made a perfect president. Perfection doesn't come cheap. In his 4 or 8years in office he still wouldn't have been able to correct all the ills done by preceding administrations (military and civilian) over the years. There would still have been the poor and those without employment (though statistics may differ). And as politicians are usually known for promises unfulfilled, he may not have fulfilled 100% of what he said he was going to achieve in office. However, would he have been a good president? My answer, he would have given a good shot at it.

And we wonder why Nigeria isnt worth living in, whe even we the populace see the problems and decide to read in between the lines.

Therapy session;

The first step to recovery is admitting there is a problem.

Admitting there is a problem isn't the same as answering the question "Is Nigeria worth living in?"

I was tryin to post earlier opinions of various individuals that point to the fact that they answered the question (Yes it's worth living in, or no it's not, with their reasons) but for the network problems that made me loose the data. However reading pages 1 and 2 would show you that they understand the question. Moreover one person's post leads to a reaction from another and that makes issues drift here and there, the underlying fact still being that they understand what they are talking about.

Of course others have tried to look at possible causes of Nigeria's situation and others have tried to give their possible solution options, whether they are logical or not.

The opinion poll at the top of this page shows also that the question is being answered as there are more who favour Nigeria's worthiness than those who don't.

YES, NIGERIA IS WORTH LIVING IN (we'll get there someday).

I think most people here do not understand the question,

IS NIGERIA WORTH LIVING IN?? not WILL NIGERIA GET BETTER.

D polls show that people perfectly understand the question. And when you read in between the lines of various posts, it confirms their opinion. Yes, Nigeria is worth living in.

True, way more than half of Nigerians are poor. And when you even compare what graduates earn today, e.g the civil servants and small business employees and convert that into dollars, you'll see how meagre that is in comparison to developed countries of the world (e.g someone earning N50, 000 monthly earns less than 500 dollars monthly, and that translatesto less than $6, 000 annually).

Besides, Nigerians have the survival spirit in them. Have you heard of suffering and smiling? Trying to impress people buy buying things you know you can't really afford and being constantly in debt, or waiting for the next paycheck? Even though things may on the surfacelook to appear cool, the majority of Nigerians are struggling to make ends meet, and i'd call that poverty.

Some even earn good money, but lack financial intelligence, so the rat race keeps going on in circles.

Knowledge is power. The bulk of Nigeria's problem lies in ignorance and the general mindset of the people (leaders inclusive). That's the area that needs to be addressed. Our policy formulators and executors (our leaders) really need to expand their vision for a fault-proof Nigeria of every one's dreams.

First step is to BAN RELIGION.

How many of the developed countries in the world have banned religion? Is it America (In God we trust) or what? I'd say your ideology is illogical. Personal bias against religion doesn't mean it hasn't got its good sides to nation building too.

but me, I'll always look at the glass as half-filled!!

That's d spirit! E go better!

What would you call a glass cup of water whose level is at the middle?

An optimist would say it is half-filled
A pessimist will say it is half-empty

So it depends on the p.o.v. with which you look at it. Even they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Ugliness sef dey d eye of the beholder . One man’s meat na another man poison.

But what baffles me is the way Nigerians bad-mouth their own country. Nigeria is a country very much worth living in. We may not be there yet; we may have issues with the power sector, security, roads, etc. Other countries even the developed ones also have their own fair share of problems (in their own forms). There are opportunities in Nigeria, the opportunity to right every wrong, the opportunity to make things work.

Some people are helpless, but those who think they can do something in their own little way to better the country are free to do so. It’s easy to blame government and our leaders while you sit and do nothing. Nigeria’s major problem is with its citizenry, it’s all about orientation, it’s about mindset. If one can’t do anything to even help Nigeria, one should at least say nothing if no good that can come out of one’s mouth.

We should learn to criticize constructively with a view to making things better rather than outright condemnation. For those who have lost total hope in Nigeria, they can leave the country and if they already have left, not bother coming back for the rest of their lives (i hope they find fulfillment sha ). Being a second-class citizen will never being compared to being in your home country, contributing in your own little way to see it blossom.

@ Poster,
Nigeria is worth living in, many times over!

However you're free to leave the country, it doesn't add or subtract from the country in any way. Home would always be home. In the same country where there are people suffering, there are also those who are making it. How come the militants in the Niger Delta keep kidnapping expatriates, yet they (d expatriates) keep coming to the Niger Delta irrespective of the potential dangers? Are there treasures there?

How about the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) that comes into Nigeria yearly? Are those investors blind, do you think they are just being charitable without prospects for making profits?

Nigeria is richly blessed with abundant natural and human resources. It may have had and still have a history of bad leadership, corruption etc. The whinings and complains would never stop. People would always talk. Government would always be blamed one way or the other, rather than have the mindset of what our country can do for us, we should rather ask what we cld do for our country. Nigeria needs to be more capitalist-oriented, we need more entrepreneurs. People dat would employ more people. D educational system has taught us to graduate from school with a hope to get a decent job. So d entrepreneural mindset isn't there as such. The lucky few in this field seem to be having a field day. It would take sometime for Nigeria to get to its promised land, but i believe Nigeria would ultimately get there. Dere are some people who whine about why things don't happen, there are others who wonder how things happen, while there are those who make things happen. In every problem there is an opportunity.

D beauty of Nigeria to me is, Nigeria is not yet there but i can picture a future Nigeria that would be the beauty of everyone, and i ask myself, what must i start doing to ensure that i have a large stake in that future Nigeria? That sounds like opportunity to me!

Rubi, contain yourself dear. You know what your words are worth. Do not waste them.

I concur, minimynimo

He doesn't run businesses, when i say christians taking over, i mean christians like you and i. Different people are called into ministry with specific areas as their main calling.
Bishop David Oyedepo has the faith ministry with an anchor on preaching the prosperity message, and thousands have been blessed through the mandate. Africa is known to be blessed with abundant natural and human resources, yet its people live in squalor. God's wish for us his children is that we prosper, and how can you be taught to prosper by those who lack proofs in their lives? That is not to say its all about wealth, No, its about doing it the right way. It's about living a dignified life which Christ has enabled us enjoy. It's about holiness, about living a righteous life, pleasing God in all you do.

The success i mean is in terms of his ministry and his life, his impact in people's lives.

Nothing like sweet-talking here my brother, if that were the case, his 27yr ministry (since May 1981) would have had rough times, but nay, instead it has always been better and better, year in, year out. The path of the just is as a shining light that shines more and more unto the perfect day. (Prov 4: 18).

In the Winner's family, there has never been a better last year (hard to believe, but it's the truth). So people going green with envy is understandable. God's children are the light of the world, the salt of the earth. We shouldn't allow ourselves to wallow in self-pity or mediocrity. The days of "as poor as a church rat" are over! Christians are taking over the business world.

I worship at the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland. Joined the Winners' family in 1996. Wherever i found myself overtime (in school, during NYSC etc) , i located a Winners' church cos the experience is always spirit-lifting. Bless God for the liberation mandate! Praise Jesus!

is it true that it was late Bimbo Odukoyas daughter David Oyedepo's son married?

Nope it's not her daughter.

Here's wishing David Oluwamakinde Oyedepo Jnr and his hearthrob, Kemi Olude a blissful married life.

It's only natural for some people to be green with envy at the continued and expansive success of his father (Bishop David Oyedepo). Papa has indeed touched lives positively and is still doing so, he has raised his children in the right way and children of many others. He is a mentor in every sense of the word. True, he's not new to criticism, even when he started his ministry with five members in a one room apartment, he had people criticising him 4 his prosperity doctrine. When he was earning 300 naira a month in the 80s in the ministry, he knew what he had inside of him and where he was going in life. Funny enough, he never comments on whatever ill people says about him. You can't have a truly successful person who doesn't have people that speak ill against him/her.

Well, i can only work hard and pray that my children enjoy the kind of wedding ceremony David Jnr enjoyed (it doesnt have to be loud, it cld be grand yet simple). His father of course, never enjoyed such but worked hard to make sure his children what he didnt. What can you say of a man that has written over fifty books, works 18hours every day, has a can-do attitude, passionate about Africa and its ability to fulfill its potential? If only we had a thousand oyedepos making marks and blessing lives in their different fields, Nigeria would be a force to be reckoned with globally. That dream is still alive though, there are many unknown names today that would be trailblazers in their respective fields tomorrow. Wacth out!

I believe as christians we should endeavour to be in church at least every sunday. Not from the point of view of just going to church because it's a sunday, but going to church because you love God and you want to fellowship with him and enjoy his presence through the ministration of songs and/or The Word, and generally fellowshiping with other believers.

Some poster said nothing really changes in most people's lives after years of church-going. Well, that maybe true to some point, but then in some other people's lives many things have changed for the better. Motive however, is important in trying to rationalise the reason why people go to church. (Maybe some go cos they want instantaneous changes in their lives (financially, most times) and that's why Africans are the most-churchy set of people these days cos most of us are really gullible and want instant wealth. Many however become discouraged after a while and stop going to church).

Church is about our love for God and God's love for us. Church helps convert the sinner. Church helps the growing believer to grow more in faith. In church we learn principles that help make us live better lives. It also helps the matured christians to stay connected to the vine and not go luke-warm. However, nothing should take the place of personal study of the word. It's when you are an active student of the word that your spirit comes alive in church when your pastor preaches. your deeper research even makes you glow in revelations (thats if you're in the right church).

In a nutshell, don't miss church service on sundays! It should always be a refreshing experience to you.

@eminemkayc

ALL THESE UVE STATED HERE MAKES ME UNDERSTAND THAT UR A love-vendor NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! MAYB You DO THAT FOR A LIVING RIGHT?

Wrong!!! You dont have to be a love-vendor to describe people's uniqueness. Besides, its just an opinion!

@ Omolola 1
Nice one on the storyline. Now i don't have to worry about what'll happen next.
To comment on the storyline however, i'd say the writers were very imaginative and creative though they weren't perfect. How would Isabel just die like dat nd b4 doing so, tell Salvador he died a natural death nd dat she didnt use d poison Andre gave her. (We) The viewer should at least know this at some point in the story, nd even salvador was confused not knowing what to believe. Also why would a good-natured and principled Pedro (in Salvador's body), not be satisfied with Isabel, but still have to date pathetic Rebecca and innocent Valeria. If he was to date Valeria, he shouldn't have had anything to do with Isabel upon his resurrection. So many other flaws, but i guess, it was all in a bid to make the story longer with more suspense her nd there.
However, their acting is really commendable. I think they all did a good job.