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Phate07:
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Family Definitions **

Grandfather -- a man whose daughter once married someone who was vastly her inferior mentally but consequently gave birth to unbelievably brilliant grandchildren.

Grandmother -- a baby-sitter who doesn't hang around the refrigerator.

Father -- someone who has redeemed the money in his wallet for snapshots.

Mother -- the person who feeds the mouth that bites her.

Child -- a lump bred up in darkness.

Aunt -- the only person who would have made a better mother than your mother.

Uncle -- a relative who only seems to like you when he needs something done for him.

Son -- the result of getting what you thought you wanted.

Daughter -- a person who dad likes because she reminds him why he married his wife, and who mother is afraid of because she reminds her of why her husband married her.

Cousin -- the relative most likely to be responsible for your trouble.

Mother-in-law -- a ready source of all knowledge, especially advice, history, and judgments.

Father-in-law -- the fellow who is now happy to have paid for the wedding because now his wife has another man to harass.
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The fact that you want to make people laugh doesn't mean you should make a fool of yourself!

lagerwhenindoubt:
Please Gods of football. please befall Chelsea with the disease of blind-foot and slow-thoughts like you did Arsenal yesterday. MAN. U for LIFE!!  

stupid prayers like this don't often get answered!

if chelsea can beat man u tommorrow, then a lot of arsenal fans would be consoled!

this is pure crap! These private universities are really out of their senses!!!

dayokanu:
Dope 2much,

Igbo is affecting your brain.

Those strikers you compare him to How many of them have scored more than 15 league goals and tell us when Van R@pi5t scores 15 league goals in almost 10 yrs as a pro footballer

you are saying nothing but jagons! Vanpersie is a world class striker, take it or leave it!

rhymz:
Kulyie has a point that disappointingly a lot of the OAU students have failed to grasp. Ife is a good school or used to be a good school until students started obsessing and exploiting the avenues of protest without seriously exhausting other means. To be fair to all the Nigerian Premier Universities; from UNN,UI, ABU to OAU the level of student activism in these schools is very high, it is like a culture. Infact, students of Nsuka in January last year embarked on a well organized mammoth protest against a percieved plan by the VC Prof Barth Okolo to increase the sch fees and sundry charges by almost %1000. Imagine students waking up around 5am chanting aluta, going round the campus and even trekked from Nsuka to Opi, a lengthy distance of about 30km. Some of them were harassed and detained by our overzealous policemen. Fine, at that time the VC probably shelved the plan and according to students, zeros were wiped off the alleged number increase to give the false impression it was probably a typographical error-all of a sudden the N25000 acceptance fees on the school's website that was planned prior to the protest reverted to N2500 during & after the protests-such was the achievement of the protest. But then again, it has not stopped the man from carrying out his plan, slowly but surely the increment is being levied, in no time he will perfect his plans. And at the end the fact still remains that the increment was inevitable anyway. Now, in retrospect, all that risk, the possibility of getting shot, maimed,killed &expelled were just to slow down an inevitable process.If there is one thing I ve learnt in life, it is fighting a fight that I'm convinced can be won both in the long & short run. The mistake Ife students do all the time is to be unneccessarily combative, most of their victories have been pyrrhic in nature, and with the hindsight of time, useless. The fact is as an individual, what is more important to you? Fighting the the system and getting caught up in it or to weather through these roadblocks and leave the system? The problem with change is that it is a double edge sword, can be bittersweet, can be positive or negetive, it is futile fighting it cos you will lose. Even the school itself is a loser for it, I remember in 2004 I had applied to the school through JAMB and passed very well, only for me to wait endlessly. I had to jettison the great whatever slogans and faced the reality that I needed to be in a school with a consistent academic calender, after all said and done that is integral in the making of a great school. What is the essence of spending 7,8 years for a program that will normally take 4,5 yrs, not to even talk of the possibilties of extra semesters & sessions occassioned by missing scripts, faild results and so on.These increments are not perculier to OAU so why fight all the time over issues that have inevitably affected others even worse with even failed attempt to stop it. From the man's disposition, he is not ready to shift ground on the issue and even if he eventually does, it can never revert to what it was before the strike, so who is winning?

I understand that you wrote the above essay from your personal or would i selfish perspective! You made good points in your analysis but you also failed to consider certain key elements that make up the issue at hand, and it seems like most of your points are based on mere assumptions. Firstly, if we fold our arms and let these heartless administrators increase our school fees at will, due to fact that we want alacrity as per our academic programmes, how do u expect the poor to get a university education? Most of these administrators come from poor homes, and were able to get educated only because education was cheap during their time. I know the world has evolved, and things are changing, but that doesn't mean the level of poverty in our darling country has improved! Infact, it is getting worse by the day. In a country like the united states, students of a federal university might not complain if their fees were increased by 900% because the poverty level in that country is very low, but in a country like Nigeria, this is unacceptable! In other schools like unilag, ui, ilorin and the rest, their students are moaning in pain. I know a lot of people from these schools who find it extremely difficult to pay their fees. The fact that students of Oau, have not allowed themselves to be intimidated by the school management and the fact that we are courageous enough to fight for our rights doesn't make us fools! Oau was built for the poor and not for the rich, thats our legacy, No one can change that legacy now! Great Ife

977, 198

Gakin95:
Just yesterday the senate council of OAU had a meeting with 'short Fab' 4 making such lugubrious decision by shutting the school and suspending the SUG. Can u imagine? that stubborn 4ft Ekiti had 2 walk away from d meeting. Not only did he did that but also sealed and weld the SUB .As I speak, Fj and Mandela the SUG presi and gen sec respectively had been arrested. Fab also threatened to call us back by september. All part 1 students' admission has been put on hold 4 now. U can confirm this by assessing your a/c in eportal. It will tell u that 'sorry u're not a student.

there is no doubt that faborode is an animal!

misterh:
Most people condemning the greatness of the school co not understand the nature of the school. The SU is very active and propt to the yearnings of the students. SOme people are terming the 900% increase in the acceptance fee a 'small' matter as if fingers are equal. Should people who cannot afford acceptance fee be denied education because of the unholy increase in it? We need to leave our comfort zone to understand the realities of life. The UN puts the poverty level of Nigeria at 70%. Does this mean that these poor people should be denied good education? As regards the greatness of the institution, i don't need to advertise the greatness of MY DARLING school. There is no way that OAU will not be among the top 5 universities in Nigeria, if not the best. The decline in the varsity is a subset of thye general decline in the education sector in Nigeria. We, OAU students, will never be made stooges in the hands of those in authority.F-JAY, you have my support. On this note, i say, ALUTA CONTINUA,,

Thank u so much, u've said it all!! Great Ife!!!

*Cougar*:
the school is the only good thing left in the whole nigeria.

ife is indeed great! the architectural beauty is peerless. do they still have the spider house behind the conference centre?

yes, the spider building is still as it was! That building is an enigma of architectural mastery

zerocool:
Just N2,000 to N20, 000 increment na im everybdy dey scream great ife. I no knw say Na Poor students plenty 4 OAU oo! Great my backside! Mstcheww!

Shut up your smelling mouth! Can you dash me N18,000?. Students of Great Ife are students with vigour, ruggedness and courage. The fact that we are bold enough to fight for our rights i.e, an unjustified increase in our school fees doesn't make us wretched, try to use ur brains next time to deem it fit to post a reply on nairaland.

ade101:
'God bless university of ilorin and its products'
most federal unis are living on past glories and the student acclaimed 'great' ife is no exception.The only uni that is presently writting its history book is unilorin.Ilorin is fast approaching greatness by winning prizes in various departments.No wonder,it is comfortably sitted on 1st position on webometric ranking.
'BETTER BY FAR'
oau better by strike.

You call a school with no sug, a school where cultism is an order of day, a school where most of the school management are islamic fanatics the best school in the country?? You must be a joker!

Odunnu:
Do you have to 'showcase' your level of maturity here?
Thats an innocent question from someone who doesnt know just like me,see the aggressiveness in your reply.
Answer the damn question if you know it.
'What makes it great?'

Sorry to say, i see no iota of sensibility in what u posted above, and i am not really interested in exchanging words with fools this afternoon, though i sincerely apologise to you and mobinga if i have in anyway insulted u both, but i'm only saying the obvious truth.

its been a long time, how are u all doing? It is no more news that the gates
of great ife has been closed
indefinitely. It is obvious that
students of great ife are
lamenting at this barbaric
decision made by faborode and
his team of corrupt bastards. My
question now is- Who is to be
blamed for the current state of
our darling alumni? Is it the sug,
or the school management?? To
be frank with the truth, they both
share the blame! The sug surely
did not plan well right from the
beggining of this struggle.
Several faults can be pointed out
in the way they handled this
issue. On the other hand, the
school management shares most
of the blame, considering the
unjustified increase in
acceptance fees of freshers
which i belief is totally wrong
and the calls made by the sug to
the school management to
refund our money is totally
justified. But at the end of the
day, we the students are bearing
the brunt. I hereby wish to urge
the student union, to use better
and more effective means of
achieving their aims and
objectives which would not lead
into unfavourable circumstances
as we are experiencing now. I
for one is not in anyway against
the sug, infact my body, spirit
and soul is in 'accordion' with
the beliefs of members of the
sug but i refuse to be in
agreement with the jargonic
agenda of which was used to
handle the issue at hand. I will
not agree to an agenda that
would not bring results but
would rather punish us the
more. Our destiny is in our hands! GREAT IFE!!! Signed:
Tunsbobo- Department of
Accounting

Mobinga:
What makes this school "GREAT"?

you must be a fool for asking such a stupid question.

It is no more news that the gates of great ife has been closed indefinitely. It is obvious that students of great ife are lamenting at this barbaric decision made by faborode and his team of corrupt bastards. My question now is- Who is to be blamed for the current state of our darling alumni? Is it the sug, or the school management?? To be frank with the truth, they both share the blame! The sug surely did not plan well right from the beggining of this struggle. Several faults can be pointed out in the way they handled this issue. On the other hand, the school management shares most of the blame, considering the unjustified increase in acceptance fees of freshers which i belief is totally wrong and the calls made by the sug to the school management to refund our money is totally justified. But at the end of the day, we the students are bearing the brunt. I hereby wish to urge the student union, to use better and more effective means of achieving their aims and objectives which would not lead into unfavourable circumstances as we are experiencing now. I for one is not in anyway against the sug, infact my body, spirit and soul is in 'accordion' with the beliefs of members of the sug but i refuse to be in agreement with the jargonic agenda of which was used to handle the issue at hand. I will not agree to an agenda that would not bring results but would rather punish us the more. GREAT IFE!!! Signed: Tunsbobo- Department of Accounting.

I think we should have a nairaland get-together, who's interested?

Hi all, its been a long time! Wats popping?

Hello esteemed members of this thread! How are u all doing? As this thread nears its end, i can not but remember the imperfect series of drama that has unfolded over the past few months. We all started this thread together, in order to help each other as per our various numerous questions and worries that are related to our admission palava! I believe that the aim of this thread has been partly achieved. There is no doubt that this thread would in a few weeks time die, but i will like to thank u all for ur uncountable contributions that has helped this thread move forward. My special vote of thanks goes to Johnpaul, Lordbabs, Kunlexist, Waleskan, Okaroabire, dosko, gentlejoke, slimgees, sent4rina, richcol, shomatt, faith92, hanny gurl, tayotiti, bimpekike and many more people which can not be forgotten. To all those who have been admitted, see u on matric day; for those who are expecting the 2nd and vc list, don't worry, it would be released on the eportal very soon. Cheers!! C y'all soon.

richcol:
@ tunsbobo everywhere. This guy don acquire nairaland ooo. I envy you. Oau girls go wound you when dem get to know dude.

Nah, don't talk like that. I'm just a small boy. If u see me in skull sef, u won't notice me! I'm not even a ladies' man!

Best4nass:
@ Tunsbobo, what is fate of we that have not gotten the admission yet? And when is the second batch coming out? I APPLY AS A D.E STUDENT IN MECH. ENGR. PLS HELP.

You just have to keep praying, the 2nd list and vc list was released yesterday; though it is not yet on the eportal, it will be accessible soon.

Nairalane:
@tunsbobo, are we in d same room yestday when dat screening man told us to come by 2pm today. Whao. What was us attire? @ shomath, dat was jst a joke. Only God knws evrytin. We learn together. I.e, i ve learnt humility again.

don't worry, we would meet 2day.

seal_will:
@tunsbobo, thnx 4ur info, plz do u anythin concernin d course registration form 4 applied geophysics dept cuz i havin difficulties in filin mine, which course are u admitted nd can i plz hav your fone no so i can cal u, thnx

i'm in acccounting. My phone nos goes thus; 08099043227

richcol:
@ tunsbobo; am happy i was able to get your attention eventually though through a fight. I never meant a word in my initial post. I was just trying to make a scene. How far about your registration?

They told us to come back tommorrow; mehn, this registration is very strenous!

richcol:
@ tunsbobo; who are u to be saying someone cannot be considered for admittion? Are u the vc? Who u be? After all u don't respond to any request i made of u in the past.

Hmmmm, i can see that u want to pick up a fight with me; but u know what? I'm not insterested. Talking about the issue at hand, we all know that the general cut-off of Oau is 200, if u don't score up to that; ur name would not be considered in the admission list(unless a miracle occurs or maybe u have extra long legs if u know what i mean. Even the Vc himself told us on Monday at orientation, that Oau did not and will not admit anyone that scores less than 200 in either ume or post ume. U also said that i don't answer ur questions, but i want to make it clear that i don't have answers to all questions; i only answer questions i know. Nevertheless, The only time i did not answer ur question was when u asked 4 the orientation timetable which i believe was too long for me to type here. Take care.

shomatth:
@tunsbobo any news about d fresher vs staylite match.i gat to play dat match because it has always be my dream.thanx

i'm not sure, i will try to get the date and then i will get back to u.

Nairalane:
@john, congrats, for God will surely admit u into His kingdom when all departments in d world might hv been burnt. I always feel hapi to c some1 lk u doin what God wants evrybody 2 b doing. Dnt thk my absence  to post preachin here is as a result of some critisms. NO. I surely wsh to, but i am so busy. They ve bin showin a lassitude attitude to our screening in d Admin. Faculty. I pray God's will be done in our lives & God enlarge your coast. Amen.

Are u currently in faculty of admin building? 'cos i'm upstairs(last floor), u can come and meet me there.

Larson D:
@tunsbobo a friend mine chosẹ oau as 1st choice and scored 213 jamb& 189 pume whats d probability he's goin' 2 b chosen

To tell u the truth, there is no iota of hope for anyone who scores less than 200 in either ume or post ume!

The director of the computer centre told us today at orientation that the 2nd batch would be available on the eportal by next week! So, 2nd batch awaiters; keep ur hopes alive!!