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Lol.. Na now she know..

LMAO!!!

eunisam:
air

CaptJHMiller:
Which network is air? Do we have that in Nigeria?

eunisam:
tel

Oshey.. Rwanda sends 10 students every year to AUN though. Cameroon also sends but a lesser number.

CaptJHMiller:
In Nigeria I believe we have some private schools that can offer decent education than uganda. The American university of Nigeria,

Mine is a 4.0 CGPA and this was our grading scheme:

95-100 --- A
90--94-----A-
85--89-----B+
80--84-----B
75--79-----B-
70--74-----C
60--69-----D
Below 60---F

WoodcrestMayor: U can't just convert a 5.0 scale cgpa to a 4.0 scale cgpa...lemme drop a hint.
In Nigeria,we av A,B,C,D,F...in mst 4.0scale countries,they av A,A-,B+,B-,C+,C-,D
On a 5.0 scale,if u av 60 in a course,u av a "B" but in a 4.0 system,u get a B-

U see why d calculations will differ?

There's no need arguing.Just check d site I gave u.


N.B. I've done one b4 so I av valid proof dat it isn't as straightforward as u say.

Hello Mods.. Seun, Uboma et al.

I do believe the GE vacancies didn't expire on the 25th of September.. I actually got this mail on the 26th of last month.. cc Uboma

gabriel212: I know of someone who had written the second stage text of Sterling Bank yesterday at Awolowo way Ikeja. Also, the GE vacancies that made FP yesterday had close since September 25th. Therefore, the MOD need to verify vacancies info before putting it on the front page because some of the vacancies that made FP had elapsed the optimum time for submissions of CV.
Rgds.

Here you go..

Elibeng: pls somebody should trow more light into it

LMAOO, Y'all slay me..

rattlesnake: Mercy Johnson cant have Big breasts without Dr 90210

I've never been able to understand No. 5.. Legit irks me..

No be today I just dey silently apply for GE.. Apply silently. Collect my Regret mail silently..

If its a CGPA you're proud of, then include it. My Uni operated on a 4 point scale and we were advised to include ours if it was a 3.0 and above.

cheehummer: can one include cgpa on a cv? If yes where?

108 already..

Twenty what?

I'm sorry, Sir. Did you read the article?

Princecalm: So tell me how much Linda paid you for this essay.But come to think of it,can any of those rides give her a pleasant trip to heaven?

By TITO PHILIPS, JNR.
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On Tuesday, 16th September 2014, popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji posted on her blog her latest luxury toy; a brand new 2014 Range Rover Sport Supercharged. According to her, this cost a whopping sum of N24m [$153,000]!

This is not her first car by the way, this is her 3rd car following a 2011 Infiniti FX 35 [N8m] and a 2008 Toyota Camry. Conservatively, her 3 cars cost N36m [$228,000], not bad for a blogger right?

The Value of Money
Anyone is free to spend their money however they want.

But stop to think about this, would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Larry Page and Sergey Brin hadn’t invented Google the company that created the free blogging platform she uses?

Would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Andy Bechtolsheim the first venture capitalist who funded Google’s startup with $100,000 had gone ahead to buy a Range Rover Sport for $153,000?

Would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Larry Page and Sergey Brin had used the money they created with to buy a Range Rover Sport?

As a matter of fact, Larry Page whose net worth is $32.1 Billion doesn’t own a luxury car as much as Linda Ikeji. His 3 automobiles valued at $137,000 are all environmentally friendly products;

- Toyota Prius, a hybrid electric mid-size hatchback. It is among the most clean cars of the world based on smog formation and vehicular emissions. This was the world’s first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid car. $20,000

- Tesla Roadster, a Battery Electric Vehicle sports car. It has the distinction of being the first all-electric vehicle in serial production. Larry Page is also a key investor in the firm and thus was one of the buyer of this car. $109,000

- Zero X motorbike, an Electric Vehicle from Zero Motorcycles, which you can get for just under US $8,000.


On the other hand, Sergey Brin, who has a net worth of $ 30.7 Billion, like his partner, also doesn't own a luxury car as much as Linda Ikeji. His 2 automobiles valued at $129,000, are all environmentally friendly products; a Toyota Prius [$20,000] and a Tesla Roadster [$109,000].

The African Mentality of Wealth

As Africans, we have a very funny way of utilizing wealth. Unlike our western counterparts, who see wealth as a tool for the creation of more wealth and more good in the world, we see wealth as a tool for luxury.

We make money to ‘show off’, to make a statement that we have arrived. Our appetite for extravagancy increases as our wealth increases. We suddenly forget how we once survived without all these luxurious toys and completely lose all senses of moderation.

One luxury car doesn’t seem to be enough; we keep reaching out for more as more money comes in. we decorate our garage with expensive toys that are tying down valuable resources that ought to be utilized for the creation of more wealth and more good in the world.

This is the same mentality common amongst our politicians as well as religious leaders. The open display of wealth and excessive accumulation of luxury toys are all evident around us. And yet we keep on complaining that our economies are not growing. We keep on wondering when Africa will measure up with the rest of the world.

How can we ever measure up when all we do with wealth is to spend it wastefully on consumables rather than re-invest it on wealth creating opportunities. Rather than use of wealth to create Venture Capital firms that will empower startups with seed funds, we spend them on luxury toys that does no one good but our selfish selves!

To Whom Much Is GIVEN, Much Is Expected

That Linda Ikeji rose to such level of affluence while using a free blogging platform that some other entrepreneurs created with their wealth, is enough reason for her to tread wisely.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with her first 2 cars, they were high profile cars already. Going as much as spending $153,000 for a 3rd car, was purely wasteful for someone with her humble beginnings. You would think she should be more considerate with money.

Less than the amount she spent on her 2014 Range Rover Sport, $100,000 was the seed capital that built Google into a global $395 Billion brand that employs over 50,000 people worldwide. If they didn’t use this money wisely, Linda Ikeji won’t be making that much from blogging for free.

Recently, on the 12th of September, the same Google offers $100,000 cloud credit for startups in order to create more success stories to add to its portfolio.

The point of this essay is simple, that you have so much is not a justification to waste so much. With the same amount you waste on luxury items, is what others have changed the world with.

It is true that wealth reveals our true nature. The wise become wiser as their wealth grows. The generous gives more as their wealth grows. The greedy acquires more as their wealth grows. In the end, to whom much is given, much is expected!

Conclusion: Linda Ikeji Needs To Stop Showing Off!

As entrepreneurs, we are not like the folks in the entertainment industry who flaunt their toys every now and then. We have a higher responsibility to make better use of the resources at our disposal. Business is an institution of society and the society depends on us entrepreneurs for the consistent creation of products/services that push humanity forward.

Entrepreneurship is not showbiz. Entrepreneurship is not about being a celebrity. Entrepreneurship is about leaving a legacy. Real entrepreneurs change the world by doing stuffs that MATTER. They are too busy making a difference. No time for paparazzi!


Update

There have been a lot of mixed reactions to this post, as it’s normally expected of such unusual article as this. Reading through the comments below as well as other comments via facebook and twitter, I noticed the original context of this issue has been lost. So I’m going to re-iterate my standpoint as clearly as possible.

I am an entrepreneur. I am not an entertainer. Neither am I interested in what goes on in the entertainment industry. I wrote this unusual article on the premise of entrepreneurship. This is a message from one entrepreneur to another. And if my knowledge serves me right, the principles and practice of entrepreneurship can be summed up in 5 steps;

- Starting up a business[es]
- That employs other people
- To create products/services
- That solves the problems plaguing humanity
- In order to make a profit.
Linda Ikeji, unless she states otherwise, considers herself an entrepreneur. So from an entrepreneurial point of view, the whole point of this post is this; can’t $153,000 do better than a 2014 Range Rover Sport?

Thanks to the internet, the entrepreneurial community in Africa, not only in Nigeria is increasingly growing and attracting global attention by the day. The conversation within the ecosystem is getting louder by the day. The level of entrepreneurial awareness is huge, yet, there are very few success stories.

So when a fellow entrepreneur from the ecosystem gradually makes her way to the top, despite all the challenges we all face, it’s worth every attention and admiration. But when the entrepreneur begins to lose sight of the ‘big picture’ mentality synonymous with the entrepreneurial community, and start tending towards flamboyancy, a post like this is not out of place.

Linda Ikeji has the capacity and now the resources to pursue any entrepreneurial dream of her choice. She has the capacity and now the resources to turn her blog into a media empire that can employ more people, create more products/services and make more money. She has the capacity and now the resources to DO MORE, to BE MORE. Why is she choosing otherwise?

Of all the wealth Dangote has, he never stops expanding his business empire. He never stops creating more businesses that will employ more people to create more products/services that will make rake in more profit.

Why doesn’t he stop?

Because that’s what and all entrepreneurship is all about. It’s the joy of creation. It’s the passion to create. It’s not a destination you arrive to and start celebrating; it’s a never ending journey that demands continuous creation.

Does this mean Dangote doesn’t buy luxury toys? Absolutely not!

He does, but is that the story that gets to the news? Are these the things he celebrates? Absolutely not!

This unusual article was NOT written to spite Linda Ikeji, even though I don’t read her blog. In fact, I heard about the news of her latest luxury toy from Enterprise54. I have only involved her blog for promotional reasons on behalf of my clients.

This was written to re-awaken the spirit of entrepreneurship in her, to remind her of the internal drive that got her this far. To remind her that other entrepreneurs somewhere in the universe did their part in creating stuffs that she has leveraged upon to get this far. And to tell her that the baton has now been passed on to her NOT for her own use only, but to make a contribution that will also spur the rise of another entrepreneur someday.

This is to say to her;

“To whom much is given, much is expected. You are here today because of the choices, decisions and actions of others in the entrepreneurial ecosystem made in the past. Your choices, decisions and actions today, will determine the future of so many other entrepreneurs someday. It’s not time to celebrate, there’s still MORE TO BE DONE. It’s time to pass it on. It’s time to create. It’s time to BE MORE. NOT just HAVE MORE!”

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Nope.. Check my earlier post.. He also did for the Note 3..

adewasco2k: people can hate ehn, any phone will bend on such a pressure.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM

Na now I dey see this one o.. Oga Tolutweety, I hail..

Its Aluminium, Soo..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwM4ypi3at0

Amen..

20pounds: My Pastor is answerable to his bank account and Bentley Continental GT, only.

Just got back from the centre in PH.. Wasn't that easy to find though..

I couldn't agree more..

kevoh: Nice write up!

By Mayowa Ogundele

[img]http://ohluwamayowa.files./2014/09/pastor.jpg[/img]

I write this article with utmost caution, reverence for God and respect for the Body of Christ – The Church.

After having been engaged in a heated debate with some friends on my Facebook page, I know without a doubt that this should be brought on here.

"The moment we refuse to question a man of God who crosses the line, we ourselves have crossed from reverence to idol worship. #MyTake" - @OhluwaMayowa


I really cannot remember the immediate reason that brought that thought to me but I know this is an issue that has been recurring in the Church in Nigeria. An issue that almost made me give up on the Church.

In recent years, some prominent ‘Men of God’ (MOG) have been involved in major scandals. The type that make front page of national dailies, for days and even weeks.

And as much as these scandals are worth discussing, it is the reaction of the Church (members of the churches pastored by these men, in particular) that I find utterly worrisome.

If you are an internet junkie, you would notice that stories of such nature receive many heated comments, on popular blog sites.

It is not uncommon to see followers of these MOG attacking other people who judge, disrespect or ridicule their pastor, in the comments box.

They go on and on defending their leader, even if the said leader committed the act, e.g adultery, the common culprit.

This has now caused me to ask the question: Who Is Your Pastor Answerable To?
Apparently, a lot of Christians, especially those who are born-again, tongue-talking and demon chasing, have said that the MOG is only answerable to God, the one who called him. No other person has a right to point out his errors.

They argue that we cannot treat “spiritual” matters the same way we treat political or civil matters.

According to them, only God can judge the matter, so in other words, let everyone shut up and let God deal with the pastor himself.

I beg to disagree.

I remember when a certain OAP made an open confession of having sexual relations with a popular pastor, whose church she had been a member of…

The story was a media sensation but the long and short of it was that the pastor neither confirmed nor denied the allegation.

His promised “robust reply” never saw the light of day.

Although that particular church was not my church and the pastor not mine… I almost gave up on Christianity.

There are so many other cases…

How can people who claim to know Christ, defend iniquity, just because their pastor committed it?

How dare you open your mouth to say those “in the world” are doomed to hell, when your pastor (whose sin you passionately defend) is no different?

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying MOG should not be respected. I am not saying it is unpardonable for them to fall… they are still men, no matter the anointing.

I am saying it is W-R-O-N-G for you (the follower) to say your pastor is only answerable to God, when he has obviously fallen by the wayside.

I’ll explain why it is…

Number 1 – this is the 21st century. Not the old testament.

Nowadays, your church must be registered (in saner climes). This was not so back in the AD or BC days. Which brings me to the three major definitions of Church.

*Church is the body of Christ. All believers together as one. This is the true meaning of Church.
*Church is a building.
*Church is an organisation with hierarchy, positions, constitution (perhaps). E.g RCCG, Living Faith, Celestial Church of Christ, Believers World etc…

The implication of the third definition is that a church is bound by law. So sorry but your pastor -no matter how anointed- can be arrested if he/she commits a crime punishable under human laws.

Saying that your pastor is only answerable to God is giving free reign to all the frauds out there… calling themselves pastors and using church for business.

In essence, any Mathew, John or Peter can set up a church, do anything he likes… and you dare not call him to order because he is only answerable to God, just like your own pastor.

Another reason why your pastor is not only answerable to God but also to his congregation and in fact the world… is that it just doesn’t make any sense.

Your pastor cannot be condemning something and the day he does it… you say he should ride on, because he is anointed. Who does that

I feel this post is getting too long..so I’ll bring it home.

My take is that… if a MOG falls, we should admit he did so, not form voltron on his behalf. He should repent and ask for forgiveness – from God, from the people he leads and
from the Body of Christ. He should be responsible enough to own up to his mistakes (that’s what real leaders do). He should not form ‘boss’ because he is anointed.

That way, he doesn’t give anyone the opportunity to ridicule him, his church or the Christian faith.

As a follower, please don’t abuse people who call out your pastor, for wrongdoing (especially if he refuses to own up). It shows that you have no values, your church is a joke… and it’s making the rest of us look bad.

Stop making your pastors look like African dads who never apologise for wrongdoing… just because they are the head. That’s ungodly.

God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. A broken spirit and contrite heart, God will not despise.

A MOG who falls is still useful to God ONLY if he repents! Remember, your pastor is still flesh and blood…. he can fall (even though we pray he doesn’t).

God bless his Church and give his people the grace to shun evil and embrace truth. Amen.

Signed:
Yours On The Narrow Path,
Mayowa.

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Dude! Changing paths?

Oshey Space Bookers..

I kind of agree.. By the way, long time.. Let me shoot you a mail real quick..

MarvellousGod: Chivalry isn't dead in any way and women didn't destroy anything. . There are still guys that respect woman, open doors for them, pull out seats etcc

Just that guys with fragile ego/low self esteem think they lose some form of respect by doing that....

Ladies, try and mingle with real guys

You might need to invite them..
By the way, this isn't intended to be a women bashing thread though..

agrovick: And the women have conveniently ignored this thread

How did you know I love Fayrouz? (esp. Pineapple).. Thanks..

1one: This is an amazing article.. Very brilliant... Very brilliantly written.



A Carton of fayrouz to the OP for sharing this here.

I learnt some new words too

-Ribald
-Skittish

Lool

vantage7: *drops pin*

Seun et al..
Attend to this matter..

eyamensah: I wonder how i posted dis same story at 3.40pm yesterday and d admins ignored it only for someone else to post same story at 8pm and its made a front page material...

https://www.nairaland.com/1905914/bank-employee-steals-wanted-efcc

pls is nairaland turning to a cabal where only certain persons posts are considered good enough for the front page I want to know the modalities of making a post a frontpage material

It's Skye Bank..

TOKUGAWA: So far, the bank at the centre of the theft has not been named.