₦airaland Forum

koife:
Ok...I droped my cv alongside just yesterdy, I have bera xperienz and I wrote my cv from an accepted standard and for ur record I should strt a phD in few month so I speak from spiritual point of view!

Alright then bruh, my bad. However, one thing I was often advised is that you should never search for employment with a friend. That is like Samsung having an exhibition for its products and inviting Apple to have a stall there as well. You don't invite a competitor to your show. This emphasises my point about the type of society we live in.

The spiritual often eludes me, I must say.

I suppose you are making progress which is good.

All the best with your PhD bruh!

Maybe you should stop praying, bruv. I can sort of relate to this without the praying part. I often spend too much time helping people out. I'm not doing bad myself but I know I could do a bit better if I were to become more self centred.

I noticed that the people you mentioned were actively pursuing something and were working at it (I'm not saying that you are sitting ducks). Sooner or later and without your prayers, they were going to succeed anyway.

There is no way to ascertain that your prayers caused their "successes". I am sure you must have prayed for others who did not achieve what they came to you for prayers for. If you can honestly say that 100% of the people you pray for have had their prayers answered 100% of the time, then I can say that you indeed have a "blessing", not a problem. If not, pray less and work more.

If I pray for someone applying for a visa, there are only two outcomes, they either get it, or get declined = 50/50 chance. The visa didn't come out of the blue. It's not magic neither is it a miracle, work was put in, people get visas.

The bank hired that person whose CV you dropped because they needed someone to fill a gap. Maybe you should have dropped yours instead? (if you are looking for a bank job, that is)

It is quite normal for those whom you teach to perform better than you because, you spent your time developing them, rather than yourself. This is not a bad thing if we lived in a collective/communal society where successes and failures are shared by all but unfortunately, we live in an individualistic one.

Don't feel depressed or worried bro, keep working, pray for others less.

ireneony:
some ladies can be so desperate; you just start dating a guy, before you know you start cooking, washing his clothes and cleaning his house that doesn't mean he will marry you.
doing what I wrote above is okay when you are in long term relationship.
we ladies should learn to have self respect.
to the guys if a lady is doing all this in the beginning of your relationship please run, she want to trap you with marriage.
I don't need to do all these to win a man love.
ladies, when a man loves you he does not need you to prove yourself by washing his clothes, cleaning his house and cooking for him.

I agree. Any lady trying to trap me with cooking for me, washing my clothes and cleaning my house will FAIL badly. This is because I probably cook better than most ladies out there and there would be nothing for her to clean up in my house anyway.

This is going to be the silliest thing I've done in a long a$$ while. Pink lips being the new ish in 2015? I've had mine since I was a toddler

Good info and some well thought out and creative logos and flags

Some of the logos are sorry though. Gradually got worse. Had me thinking... Seriously?

Lagos, Osun, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Oyo and Anambra

Others need to give their primary school kids a project to design/redesign their state's logo.

Haha...lip bleaching?

All this BS about Hollywood and the comparisons being made... It doesn't make sense to me.

1. You cannot compare Hollywood and Nollywood (Not bashing Nollywood but making such comparisons is unfair to Nollywood. Nollywood is a new industry while hollywood is over 100 years old). Who decided to name it Nollywood? (Same goes for Bollywood).

2. Sex scenes is not a criteria by which the quality of a movie is measured. In Nollywood, crappy films are made and overtly sexual scenes are added and the actors and actresses mention Hollywood at the first instance of criticism. If you want to make great films that meet international standards, work on your storyline and acting not on creating controversy with silly sex scenes. I don't mind sex scenes (reality = sex sells) as long as the movie is good.

3. African cinema is (and should be) quite distinct from western/anglo-american cinema. It's common sense, Africa emerged out of a different reality and the films should reflect that. So, I don't understand the comparisons. Yes, the realities will overlap as globalisation becomes more intense but the difference is still there. Majority of the Nollywood movies we see today actually reflect that difference even though many are sh*t. I just wish the industry is quality oriented as opposed to volume oriented. Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Angola and south Africa (to some extent) still showcase beautiful African cinema with quality today. Similar to African cinema of the 70s and 80s but updated.

Rant over...

I am however glad that we occasionally get to see very beautiful Nigerian movies even if it is one every 2 years.

joelenesleek:
Hahahhah, really. Pharoah indeed. Thanks for the compliment.

You're welcome

Wish I could grow a fro but no patience Occasionally, manage to get up to a mini fro.

joelenesleek:
what do you mean by crown? Thanks

Like below?

Pharoah? Pope?



You've got nice hair tho. Looks great!

joelenesleek:
my hair @ 6 months.and I made bounty nuts with it.

First picture = Crown lol.

Super nice!

uzolexis:
7 months post BC, and loving my fro

Nice...I'm a sucker for the fro

pongwa:
it was a geologic field trip carried out to update the existing geologic map of the southwest region early produced in the 60's. one other animal that fascinated me was what is known as 'owawa' a kind of cat or dog that lives on trees. the sound it made in the night terrifies me. the only good memory I had of the area is their bush meat and palm wine

Haha...nice one - Palm wine and bush meat.

Hope your mission was successful.

Onegai:
Thanks for this info. I've never heard of it. Sadly, Ivory is still sold illegally in Nigeria. We may have to look for a Conservation group to follow up and help with funding for them.

If you do get any info on planned tours and visits, please let me know. Very interested.

It's all good. I remember reading a story about the police arresting a poacher somewhere around Ogun State earlier this year. More funding is needed because I am sure many more are being killed. Logging is also a threat.

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation seems to be good. It's a membership organisation and the fees are piss cheap if you ask me. I have not joined yet due to location constraints but will do in future.

If we have more people who are interested, like yourself, we can actually do something like a combination of a touring visit, fundraising and raise awareness.

[quote author=pongwa post=28456598][/quote]Many thanks. Will keep that in mind next time.

How was your field trip to the Shasha forest by the way? Besides the elephants, any other interesting animals? Did you access the forest through Dagongbo as you suggested?

I can ask questions forever but I'll stop here.

Obiagelli:
Thanks so much

No worries. Glad I could help.

Obiagelli:
Please which state is the forest located? Local Government too

I believe it borders 3 states. The name, Omo-Oluwa-Shasha actually comprises of 3 forest reserves with the three names.

The Omo forest reserve is in Ogun state/Onto

The Oluwa forest reserve is in Ondostate

and I believe the Shasha forest reserve is in Osun state.

I am sorry, I can't really help with the local government areas. My knowledge is limited to states only unfortunately. My little knowledge of the area also contributed to my inability to get information about visits to the reserves.Apparently, one of them used to be well developed with residential facilities in the form of shacks and cabins.

I am sure that the Nigerian Conservation Foundation can provide that information if you contact them.

There is an initiative to preserve forest elephants. It is called the "Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Elephant Initiative"

Thats pretty much all I know about these forest reserves. Are you looking to visit the reserve? If you do find out more information about visiting the place, kindly alert me please.

pongwa:
I experienced these elephants last year February during an independent field work exercise around sasha forest reserve area. omo no be small thing, the fear wen I get no allow me take pictures

Would love to go on such a field trip. I wanted to visit the Omo Oluwa Shasha forest (sp.) this year when I visited but there was no information available on how to plan a visit and I wasn't prepared to venture into such an unknown and unexplored forest on my own. I will eventually get to see these elephants some day.

It's not surprising that Nigerians don't know that there are elephants in the country. Forest elephants are very elusive and Nigeria is not really big on nature and conservation.

worry359:
[size=14pt]Something very strange here!!!!!![/size]
This story is running around Nigerian web pages
But Nothing on British or other western news reports!

I suspect FAKE STORY / LIES.

Something not particularly strange about this post.

If the British media or "western media" does not give a story validation by covering it, the story is highly suspicious and possibly fake.

noavailablename:
seriously thats my problem with Nigeria why don't we produce live combat weapons? it doesn't make any sense to know that our military is not equiped in case of any war eventualities.
Good to know though biafra is watching

Lol...Biafra is watching... I like that.

WombRaiders:
It is more complicated than just suggesting we look for another arms supplier.

Over the years, the US has made us dependent on them for our military hardware and all this is tied to oil.

If you may recall Britain and the US were allies to the FG during Biafra and the fallout of this is that we have become entangled in their foreign policy and military dependence.

There are certain gains that we have to forfeit out rightly with the US. Take for example, the Nigerian navy has very close ties with that of the US navy, the air force also has strong ties with the RAF. Nigerian Army has traditional had strong ties with Pakistan starting from the Shagari era but Pakistan can not sell us stuff they don't have and if they did you can bet the US will block it.

You are right indeed.

Especially the part about having to forfeit some gains. It's not that easy but it should be a sacrifice and forward looking nation must make. To become self sufficient and less dependent is not easy.

Nigeria, I believe have the capacity to start producing it's own weapons. As I am sure you already know...see the ingenuity and creativity of the Biafrans during the civil war? The Biafrans locally made bombs and also locally refined oil. We need that type of spirit.

WombRaiders:
Is it GEJ's fault that we don't have a military industry complex now?

You don't necessarily need to have a military industrial complex. In many ways, being obsessed with a military industrial complex can be damaging. However, A nation must be at the ready to defend itself by having enough military hardware to fend off possible attacks. So, if we can't develop our own weapons, we should acquire them as a necessity. If we are struggling to get rid of BH because of lack of military supplies, how would the country cope in the (unlikely) event of an invasion?

About GEJ, I didn't mention his name at all. I was talking about Nigeria as a whole. The pitiful state of the military did not start with GEJ and I wasn't blaming him.

A nation that is serious about protecting it's own citizens makes its own weapons. If unable to, will acquire them by any means necessary. The nation will have them on standby and not wait for an attack before seeking to source weapons.

Moving forward. In the 20th century, the so called civilised state, US, intentionally infected African Americans and Latinos with syphilis.

It depends on how you choose to define civilisation.

cegxie:
I used to like one female banker until I summoned courage to say hi to her @ one first bank branch. See the way she look @ me like I had feaces (poo poo) on my body. I still cannot say what really transpired but with my small cash to pay and my hi and everything, she just say next and redirected me to another teller. See shame, but I just bone like bone thug and harmony, deposit for the guy place waka jeje disappear. Next time I went dia she was the only teller and when it got to my turn.. I just look @ her, sigh one big mtchewwww come waka commot for the bank.. Shege.. See my step as them dey call me back.. I hear they have moved her from the bank to one local branch.. Na her own loss.

"Bone like Bone thugs n harmony"

Lol funny stuff.

ROSSIKE:
The ignorance problem is deliberately engineered by their media and 'education' system. I once told a 'school teacher' there that I was from Lagos and she asked ''where is that''? A school teacher. So what do you expect from her students? Or from those that aren't teachers? The biggest city in Africa and she's never heard of it. I mean, it's ludicrous.

Why am I not surprised? I've met people who genuinely think that Africa is a country and even more people who have no idea how VAST Africa is. The latter are the ones responsible for the "Epidemic of Ignorance" talked about here.

anonymous6:
yup many americans think the whole continent has Ebola when it's just 3 countries affected right now. It shows that many Americans don't know the difference from one african country to another, Once they hear Africa that's it.

I read about how an American who had visited somewhere in East Africa (Kenya, I think), was not allowed to go back to work until after 21 days. Those folks need a geography lesson.

Ultimately, the ignorance exhibited by these people is a function of the North/South divide and the inequality that shapes it. It is also evident in the education system that shaped their society. It's not even a matter of "dumb" Americans. Even intelligent Americans exhibit such alarming levels of ignorance.

Just as some have said already. The current composition of N. Africa has changed from its original composition. Northern Africa was invaded and islamicised and Arabised. The indigenous cultures in that region are being dominated and Arabised.

About the question of cutting N. Africa off...it is not realistic. What can be done is to preserve the history of the region so that it is not forgotten.

People migrate, wars are fought, people are conquered , these things happen.

Places like Gambia and Senegal in W. Africa also attract a substantial amount of tourism. Gambia definitely is feeling the pain.

The way Ebola is being reported in the US is ridiculous indeed. Ignorance + Hysteria is a bad combination.

lol...here we go

Got to love this

Kizmarty:
spy well..
its BBC African footballer of d year.. not dat caf's

Oh okay. I look forward to the day that NTA will have a European Footballer of the Year competition too

I wonder how much the result will influence CAF's 2014 African Footballer of the Year. Even more interesting will be which of the awards (CAF or BBC) people will give more credence.

Not much of a football fanatic but from the little I've seen, I'd bet Yaya Toure will/should win. But what do I know?

Why am I voting for African Footballer of the Year on British Broadcasting Corporation's website?

What happened to CAF's website?

In the spirit of "holier than thou" that gave birth to this thread, I'll add my own too

Don't buy/sell/use:

Coca Cola - massive exploitation behind it's production which has led to the loss of thousands of lives

Mobile Phones - Again this is linked to the proliferation of armed groups and the wars in DRC which has claimed more lives than the lives lost during WW2. I'm sure my beloved Christians don't want to be associated with that.

I can add more to the list but I'm sure you know where this is going...

Worrying about the immorality of alcohol, mini skirts...shiiiit!