₦airaland Forum

poseidon12:
Well I'm glad you recognize that income from civil service is peanut. It's good your parents engage in business outside their job. I don't see how any civil servant can send their kids to private or foreign university without engaging in private business or corrupt activities.

Bro, I know a lot of civil servants with children in private universities. Firstly it depends on the income range and also a lot of planning and obtaining of loan is involved. So him saying that they get the means through corruption should not be generalized.

Does this man even know that some civil servants go as far as getting loans, some have had it in mind to send their children to private universities since long ago?. It's all about planning. The thing is take for instance a Professor as the father with a wife who is a senior lecturer, them taking a loan of 1.5million won't be too difficult so far as their salaries are consistent. Even now that salaries are not consistent, I have friends whose parents had to borrow to pay their school fees. So it would be unfair to people who are not corrupt in the civil service to say it's all of them that send their children to private universities through corrupt means. God Bless.

All the tribal bigots that jump on all threads to display bigotry, you can do better please. God Bless.

scholes0:
lol, he is here formulating cock and bull story based on the state of his own mind. He is projecting the state of his own mind about Yorubas to other tribes, as well as to Yorubas themselves.
saying "Yorubas said" or are complaining of being hated, when in actuality no Yoruba ever said such. looool

Nairaland na waa.

We have never said such my brother so I don't get him. God Bless.

KingOvoramwen1:
Yes because like said earlier you yorubers jump on every thread when its very obvious your inputs are neither wanted or needed!

I don't understand you. Anyways God Bless.

KingOvoramwen1:
You yorubers claim Igbo's hate you, Edo's hate you, urhobo hates you, ..... But have you sat down one day to reflect on what you people are doing that might disgust others?

I never said any tribe hates Yorubas, I only said it's only on nairaland I see guys manifesting hatred for other tribes.

Alexis11:


Like I said, you are a kid and very insignificant.....

Go to that Ibadan and see how many real Edolites are doing something good with their lives.

Guy just leave am. Ignore

This nairaland breeds hatred filled people, because I never knew of Edo guys having problems with Yorubas until I saw comments on nairaland. I have a lot of edo boys in school as friends and we are close guys, but then it seems the version of human beings on NL is different. Though I respect some guys here.

KingOvoramwen1:
Because you Yoruba's don't know when to talk and when to keep silent and I do not hate Yoruba's I dislike a few individuals on here who claim to be yoruba

You just said "you Yorubas" again. All I'm saying Is since you are the one that creates threads on these issues, you can just prove your points and even ignore insults. At least that way your posts won't seem biased when you don't react to insults but answer gently. God Bless.

This KingOvomranwen1 would come with an Edo historical piece which Yorubas might find a controversy in, but instead of arguing clearly, he as the op who claim he has brought a piece of history, ends up insulting Yorubas displaying his hatred for Yorubas. Why then should his articles not be biased.

You guys starting the Benin, Yoruba ish, the truth is a piece of history has been hidden causing the controversy. You guys would keep arguing non stop with no real end to it.

gozie112:
comman beat me...nonsense

I no dey fight. God Bless.

gozie112:
Very responsible oba,,not like those yahoo yahoo oba wey full Yoruba land...everything about Yoruba pple na eye service.... Nonsense

why must you bring Yorubas into this?

See as Nigerians dey Sabi everything about US politics .

Some would say it's misplaced priority but then adding inferiority to the already enormous troubles in Africa wouldn't be a great thing to do. The only thing is people who feel they can't do without it should be given a re-orientation and also the country should endeavor producing quality body creams.

jakD:
Though your gesture is good sir but how many have you done for those within your country

DOF scholarship I know of.

CarolineOlawale:
biafuro people una see una life?

Nothing points at her being Igbo. There's no point throwing tantrums at Igbos, it's not worth it. Even if they have once done the same, just ignore. #Omoluabi

Fadiga24:
Still better than ewedu soup.

Bro you should learn to respect other people's culture. Making fun of the soup is not right. Me as Yoruba, I prefer Oha soup to Ogbono and that would never make me compare Ogbono to something disgusting. Let's just learn to appreciate our differences and stop all these tribal bashings up and down. Even me as a Yoruba boy do not like Ewedu but it does not mean I would tell people that love to eat they are eating shit. I'm sure there are Igbo guys who love Ewedu too so we can't all like the same set of things. God Bless. Thumbs up

Why this girl dey talk all these things now... I no care if she be virgin or not so far say I like am. She don fall my hand joor.... Nobody everything you suppose dey talk.

15 out of 4447 does not depict standard, instead it shows that most of the students who had potentials for more were subjected to the "hardship depicts standard" condition in Nigerian Universities. But instead of Nigerian students to see it as a defilement of their rights, some come online to say things like" 1st class for UK na shit ". It's not shit I must say but picking a scenario of a student studying Mechanical Engineering for example who have had various expository practical sessions, such student does not need much reading as all he/she has to do is replay the mental picture of what was done by him/her in the workshop. But then when all you do is to read handouts with practical work at its lowest ebb, you have a lecturer who comes to class probably 5times in a semester, poor educational facilities etc. Then you come online to say you're a better graduate just because you graduated with a 2.1 in Nigeria. It's high time Nigerian students started thinking and stop seeing hardship ad the yardstick for measuring standard. God Bless.

Cyberrex:
NCAN stay away

Tell them abeg. They should for once see things from a neutral view.

There is an unofficial saying that Nigerians are everywhere on the face of the earth, doing big things. Did you know there are Nigerians pulling major weight in major tech companies in Silicon Valley like Apple? Most people didn’t.
We took out time to make a list of Nigerians that have ingrained themselves in the Silicon Valley tech circuit through their positions.

REMI DADA
Remi is the head of B2C product marketing of YouTube, Sub-Saharan Africa; he was formerly the head of B2C product Marketing, Nigeria at Google.
He holds two degrees; a BSc in Architectural studies, and an MBA from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Howard University respectively.
He studied Architecture at the University of Illinois and studied Marketing three years after at Howard. He has over 10 years of experience in designing and constructing innovative and collaborative tech office spaces.

MOJILAOLUWA ADEREMI - MAKINDE
Mojolaoluwa is a business strategy and development professional with over 11 years experience across various sectors including technology, finance, retail, media among others. She is currently the Industry Manager- eCommerce (Travel and Retail) and Finance at Google.
She has a background in Computer science from the University of Lagos and holds a Masters degree in Management and Strategic Information Systems from the University of Bath, United Kingdom.

IME ARCHIBONG
Ime Archibong is the Director, Strategic partnerships at Facebook. He leads a team focused on accelerating Facebook’s product strategy by establishing partnerships, driving products integrations and unlocking new business opportunities with leading companies across multiple industries and sectors.
He and his team have worked on everything related to Facebook including the Messenger app. He played a significant role in Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Nigeria .
Prior to joining Facebook, he was an Advanced Technology Business development Professional at IBM for a little over 3 years.
He is an alumnus of YALE University where he studied computer Science and electrical engineering and holds an MBA from the Stanford University of Business.

NNAMDI ABRAHAM-IGWE
Nnamdi has been the Emerging markets Lead at Google since 2012. He started his career at Google in 2004 where he was a network engineer and has since climbed up the ladder to hold a lead position.
Nnamdi holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He took a project management course at Stanford University and then proceeded to get an M.S in Telecommunications (minor computer science) from the California State University, East-bay.

CHUKWUEMEKA AFIGBO
Chukwuemeka Afigbo formerly worked at Google before joining Facebook. He worked at Google until 2015 before being replaced by Aniedi Udo-Obong. Emeka is the manager, Strategy Product Partnership focused on helping developers in Africa and the Middle-East succeed by leveraging Facebook’s platforms.
He was also instrumental in Mark Zuckerberg’s visit
to Nigeria. He’s an alumnus of Command Secondary School, Abakaliki and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he studied Electronic Engineering.

BAYODELE OLUTU
Bayodele is the Product Manager- Chrome and Android at Google, North America. Prior to joining Google, Bayodele was the design, planning and optimization lead at Ericsson. He also previously worked at Celtel and Zain Nigeria and also at Huawei Technologies Nigeria.
He studied mechanical engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University. He holds an MBA, business administration and project management from the Manchester Business School.

MORIN OLUWOLE
Morin is the head of Luxury at Facebook and Instagram where she manages Facebook and Instagram’s global luxury client partnerships. Prior to landing her current role, she was the business lead to the VP Global Marketing Solutions.
She holds a BA and MA from Stanford University in Human Biology and sociology and an MA in Management from Columbia University.
Morin speaks 5 languages and has lived in three different continents. She joined Facebook when it was a small startup of 200 people.

BUNMI BANJO
Bunmi is the head of Brand, Reputation and Digital skills, sub-Saharan Africa at Google where she leads a team that drives the company’s effort to equip millions of SMEs with Digital skills for jobs and business growth.
She started her career at Google as the Head of SMB marketing, Google Nigeria. She is an alumnus of the University of Toronto where she majored in Psychology and Biology.

YINKA SOMOTUN
Yinka Somotun is the Senior Director, Global Procurement at Oracle. He leads a worldwide team of contract professionals in five international locations responsible for negotiating and managing Oracle’s procurement contracts.
He has a background in Law; a Bachelor’s degree and a Masters degree in Law from the Lagos State University and the University of Lagos respectively. He had previously played legal roles in Texaco and Chevron.

OLAOLUWA OKELOLA
Olaoluwa Okelola is one of the few Nigerian-born software engineers at Facebook. Before he joined Facebook in 2007, he worked as an engineering intern at Google from May 2006 until August 2006 and prior to that, he was an intern at Microsoft.
Olaoluwa is from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Having completed his secondary education at the International School Ibadan, Okelola proceeded to Avi-Cenna International School and Howard University, Washington DC, to complete his secondary and university education respectively. He holds a degree in Systems and Computer science.
Olaoluwa has a good relationship with Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
The presence of these remarkable Nigerians calling shots in big tech companies in Silicon Valley is evidence that Nigerians are one smart set of people on planet earth. However, Nigerians can do more to become more by chasing their dreams and aspiring to attain remarkable heights.
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Alcatraz005:
Nobody is jealous of the news. In fact, we are happy as it raises the hopes of having our towns and cities de-congested. No hate. Just being real.

Ok Bro. Keep living the good life. Thumbs up.

I don't know the pleasure of some derive from tribalism, because I don't know why any Yoruba guy should interfere in a move intended at developing the South East and also why any Igbo guy should say things like they would soon come and wail. You guys should try and have a deep rethink if it's really worth it. God Bless.

ExplorerReturns:
look at this ewedugerian claiming Niger Delta. no be today we see una type. BTW there is a difference between igboland and south east. I am from obigbo and I am Igbo but not from South East. Even the industries in the west Igbo's have a fair share of it so just shut your mouth and go beg for alms at your ogbomosho idp camp.

bloody afonja!!!!!!

Bro don't get drifted into social media's misrepresentation. Ogbomoso is clearly not an IDP camp as we live our good lives down here. Ogbomoso keep growing by the day so don't buy into everything you see online. God Bless.

sharpwriter:
''No one is saying being ruled directly by your own kinsman would transform things sporadically but at least you just optimized the problem and directed your energy inwards.''@ the quoted.
Exactly my brother, at least it would reduce the problems and the head that functions will be easier to reach rather than yeye people hiding in faraway Abuja. I don't know why we call ourselves educated and we can't see and support the better.

Exactly Bro, you get the point. Thumbs up.

The truth is we Yorubas are tired of the North's dominance, so if Nigeria won't be truly federal, then we would be left with no choice than true Restructuring or secession. Awolowo knew Nigeria was not truly ready for federalism more reason why he was an advocate of a regional system of government. No one is saying being ruled directly by your own kinsman would transform things sporadically but at least you just optimized the problem and directed your energy inwards.

Chongaiman:
Stockholm syndrome

When you feel sympathy for your captor. No vex ooo... Na Dyem be this??

GODISGOD223:
I am a new nairalander, how do I create a thread?

Go to the section where you feel the topic fits in, you would see a "create new topic icon", continue from there and probably your topic can get pushed to the front page.

Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.
Three gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant, witnesses were quoted as saying. Security forces killed two attackers, the authorities said, but some people are still reported to be trapped in the building.
A jihadist attack on a cafe nearby left 30 people dead in January last year.There are fears that the attack is the work of one of the affiliates of al-Qaeda that are active in the Sahel region, the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports.

Burkina Faso's new war against militant Islamists
The shooting began shortly after 21:00 (21:00 GMT) on Sunday on Ouagadougou's busy Kwame Nkrumah Avenue. The Aziz Istanbul Restaurant appears to have been at the centre of the attack. One eyewitness told the BBC: "I saw there were multiple trucks or jeeps driving through my street, with... local army/police officers with AK47s, deploying in front of my house. "I heard a lot of shootings and then I was scared as hell and I went inside. I've been hearing quite a bit of shooting."
Police captain Guy Ye told Associate Press that the attackers had arrived on motorcycles and had begun shooting randomly. A government statement quoted by the AFP news agency said: "The attack claimed 17 victims, their nationalities are yet to be confirmed, and eight injured."
Turkey's foreign ministry has confirmed that one of the dead was Turkish. Unconfirmed reports say another was French. The attack is similar to one in January 2016, when gunmen targeted the Splendid Hotel and the Cappuccino restaurant, only 200m further along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue from the scene of the latest attack.
More than 170 people were taken hostage and 30 were killed. The al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group said it carried out that attack.
Burkina Faso is part of the Sahel region, which includes Mali where Islamist groups have been active since 2012.
A multinational force run by African nations to target jihadist forces in the Sahel region has been established, but it will not be operational until later this year."copied"

The media can sometimes be misleading, the church has 4 private Jets and not only Bishop fly in these Jets as most times these Jets are used by other pastors on missions to foreign nations. And for those saying why should he be rich , the truth is if God through you blessed let's say a man as rich as Dangote, you can imagine what such a man would give you for what God did for him through you. So most times it is people whom God has blessed through true men of God that give back to them and the church in great measures. Let's stop being myopic and see things from a broader view. A man whom God has used as a channel of blessing to others surely must be blessed too. And as for the private jet issue, take note of what I said.

She never said that it is forbidden to use Aso Ebi for family events just that having to compel church members to get Aso Ebi during church events is not allowed.... The headline is a bit misleading. And I think what is been referred to as Aso Ebi here is not that which is used in family events but collective clothings used during church events.