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VastFinder:
It is a season fruit and its most liked by many people, maybe due to the sweetness or Beneficial in the body. Ion know. Botanically called “chrysophyllum albidum,” the fruit is mostly cultivated in the rural areas and is very common during the months of December to April.

The fruit is mostly found in African countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d’ Ivorie, Uganda and Niger Republic. However in Nigeria the white star apple is popularly referred to as Agbalumo and Udara by the Yoruba’s and Igbo respectively.

obyrich:
What the OP is saying is that 'F' only means failure when you fail to try out other alternative means of survival in this highly competitive world. It only means failure when you accept the fact that you cannot make it in your career simply because you failed in your initial attempt.

Nobody is a failure but those who believe they are.

fivestarrealty:
The only time someone becomes a failure is when he/she blames someone else for his/her misfortune.

Oyind17:
Good to know

I pity those wey dey drink well and stream water



All of you quoting me can go and fk yourselves. Cos as far as oyin is concern no fk given!

BruzMoney:
Bring back our president

madukovich:
Back in school, after putting to rest his accommodation challenge, at least for the next few months, his survey and scope antennae were activated to scan faces he'd have to get conversant with in the next one year. Class was in full swing, and anyone that wasn't in at that stage couldn't be accommodated. He wondered why he hadn't seen two of the class' most beautiful scholars (in his estimation) before then even in the several programs organized before classes resumed, one from Austria, the other from South Africa. Though he found many of the ladies attractive, he kept it only at that and the few relationships he'd struck, as platonic as possible. Unlike in Nigeria, where the man is given a huge (very wide in fact) benefit of the doubt when matters relating to man-woman relationships are concerned, men are almost always singled out for blame when things go awry in relationships in the west and the UK in particular (with a litany of cases in his head as he pondered the situation in his mind), being at the receiving end of rape cases, divorces and the likes. One can easily be accused of pedophilia for chatting up little girls who look "bigger" than their actual ages. Many Nigerians have had their lives turned upside down on their visit to the UK because of lack of understanding of the prevailing sexual culture, and he wasn't going to jeopardize his academic year for unnecessary indiscretions, besides he had no intention of breaking his marital vows for the one year he'd be in the UK studying.


The philosophy behind the school he found to be to the extreme of what obtains in Nigeria. The lecturers at every opportunity are wont to remind the scholars that they are there to ensure that they pass their courses, a clear departure from lecturers even in Nigeria's first generation/elite/federal universities, where professors take pride in the number of students who fail their courses annually. What he found with his school, he found to be in keeping with British culture generally since his arrival two months back, enough to be convinced that the mentality is oriented towards the consumer, either as a student, client, patient, or whatever. In school, everyone on the school's side appears to be interested only in the student passing the course at least, so much so that there's even an intervention fund, for students who are found lagging behind or are having issues that seem to be negatively impacting on their academic performance. Part of the fund goes to organizing remedial classes and the likes for students that might need such.


This act of willingly providing help to anyone seeming lost despite the apparent lack of "religion" leaves him befuddled whenever he encounters such, either in school, library, museum and mostly public places and spaces. Though he'd come across many atheists in the UK, he's found that they are mainly humanists, the society is such that's dedicated to the progress of fellow humans, unlike the mainly religious nature of Africans, and Nigerians in particular, which appear to be interested only in hampering human progress (on critical observation), either through corruption, or sheer wickedness justified with quotations from "holy books". That coupled with the many ethnic groups lumped into one, not always of their own making, but of colonizers or colonialists such as the British, leaving many African nations not currently at war, or experiencing mild sociopolitical upheavals, with a peace that's akin to that found in a graveyard, or that's simply an "absence of war", leading in many cases to arrested or stifled development across board. The church and churches in the UK seem to have moved on to the post-Christian/religious era, beyond the separation of church and state, with churches joining the list of pastimes for most "devotees", "charities" for the "charitable", and for visitors, more of tourist attractions for the magnificent architecture on display at most British cathedrals.


He's never understood why religious people act so stuck up, especially Nigerians that he knows so well. Coming to the UK has opened his eyes to people from other cultures and how they exhibit their religion and beliefs, and these includes Africans, talk more Arabs and Europeans who brought Islam and Christianity to Africa. He'd met a female Egyptian Muslim who's married, yet drinks beer, wine and the works. Another female, a Somalian who doesn't drink, chose sobriety solely for personal and not religious reasons, meaning that she doesn't find the company of people who drink "Haram" or consider those who indulge "Arna", as with most northern Nigerian Muslims, and a few southern devotees, as well as Christian "born again" brethren would. In his College of Medicine days, he'd come across a smoking Irish priest at the college's cathedral in Lagos, and though it seemed out of place for others, most Catholics didn't see anything wrong with it. Nigeria's religious morality seem to be just that, appearance only and nothing on refurbishing the man to make of him a better person, or to impact his/her society positively, that's why with all the churches and mosques in Nigeria, corruption remains peak activity, and development is stunted, as with other African countries and society steeped in their 'imported' religious ways.


Spending nights out with classmates has been quite an eye-opener, he'd heard say of non-Nigerians saying Nigerians always look for opportunity to party and drink (though he knew he probably didn't fit the description of such typical Nigerians), he could swear Nigerians were more mellow than the those other peoples he'd seen at the pubs. And they were Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Jewish, atheists and all. Their males, as well as their females in their numbers, and when it comes to smoking, London offers all of the varieties you could ever think of, from the cigarettes, to the hashish (a delight of some Moroccan scholars), to the shisha, to the "good plant" or "herb", in all their variants and flavours, and had he not been an ardent non-smoker he'd have succumbed to the temptation of lighting up a spliff. The Irony for him in all that he's seen so far, as regards habits such as drinking and smoking and as it relates to religion, especially in Nigeria, is when a conservative northern Nigerian Muslim (who would never pray behind a southern Nigerian Imam), who looks down on free living southern Nigerian Muslims (and Christians, and animists) is looked down upon by alcohol drinking, non-hijab wearing liberal Muslim from the Middle East and North Africa!


The best part of London so far for him is the FREE WI-FI especially in public places. Almost every area one careered had one "hotspot" or the other angling to be picked up by his phones' "WLAN". He'd heard tales of how hacking can be facilitated through Wi-Fi but he couldn't care less, seeing that he is no high-profile individual, and has nothing really, to hide. During the last general elections in Nigeria in 2015, Jimi Agbaje, the gubernatorial candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP had as one of his campaign promises, the provision of free Wi-Fi in strategic areas of Lagos but unfortunately he lost and from what he reads of happenings in Nigeria as regards internet access, including the recent failed attempt by the director of the National Communications Commission, NCC to compel data service providers to increase tariff, it is obvious that if future attempts to limit access to the internet is not continuously and consistently resisted, Nigerians may find themselves muzzled online, especially by an intolerant government in power, backed by a senate weary of constant nagging by Nigerians for their selfishness, as one of the highest paid in the world, in the face of crushing poverty that's become constant mates of most Nigerians who now are forced to live below the poverty line, in spite of any effort on their own part to upturn their dwindling financial situations. For now, he's thankful for little mercies, burning idle time binging on History Channels' "VIKINGS" he downloaded via free Wi-Fi onto his tablet.


'kovich


LONDON CHRONICLES (5): OF SCHOOL, RELIGION & FREE WI-FI | https://madukovich./2017/01/06/london-chronicles-5-of-school-religion-free-wi-fi/

seguno2:
If our president can leave Nigeria for the UK to get treatment why should ordinary citizens not go there for education?
Buhari banned government officials from going abroad for treatment.
He budgeted more for Aso Rock clinic than all teaching hospitals combined.
Yet he claims to be fighting corruption.
Which sensible Nigerian would believe such rubbish, hypocritical lies?

Chukwuka16:
At the risk of sounding biased let me state that I have been educated both here in Nigeria's best university - UI and of course a top ranking world/UK university. From my experience, studying in the UK offers you a PLATFORM. How you utilize it is entirely left to your creativity. Aside the PLATFORM, the lectures are still boring (though updated), some lecturers are still awful and mean (I think depression affects them a lot) and of course racism does still exist - Shocking doesn't even describe it. You will also be surprised to know that the English lecturers do not really care about your welfare/interests, they are more interested in rankings and nice feedbacks.
However, you cannot disagree on the following fallout of the PLATFORM:
• Mobility: Visa application to countries is always easy most especially when you are funded or going for conferences to present a technical paper. This is mostly helpful since the application process in UK is usually stress free and most times successful whenever the application is packaged well.
• Reflection: You stand the chance of looking at Nigeria from an outside-in perspective which allows you assess critically your place in the country. This period of sober reflection is most needed as it determines if you will return to Nigeria idle or engaged. Please note that engagement need not be employment, it might be a business idea which you have thoroughly researched or further studies etc.
• E-advantage: the e-advantage here is tailored towards economy. With the hype surrounding FOREX and the difficulty in accessing it, schooling in the UK offers one the opportunity of having accounts in fantastic banks – Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds etc. This becomes helpful when foreign transactions are to be made and your Nigeria domiciled cards become ‘useless’. I remember how easy it was swiping my debit card at POS terminals in Chicago, Atlanta, Montreal, France, Antwerp and Amsterdam with ease. All I had to know then was that £ was more powerful than euro, $ and CDN$. I might be more careful now considering how £ has taken some serious bashing.
• Exposure: My first time flying (local or international) was to go study in the UK. The thrill of going through the check-in process, boarding, taking my connecting flight, accessing my luggage, meeting new people from varied cultures etc. was just exciting. Moving through the streets of London and other popular world cities was something memorable considering my humble background and the near impossibility of ever having this experience. Furthermore, I had the privilege of working with Chinese and Arabs and Asians on projects. I was able to learn their strengths and weaknesses and relate with their varied backgrounds.
• Mind-set: one thing that has obviously changed in me is how I now reason. I’m no longer quick to judge, I’m now more inclined to listen to people, I can now appreciate someone else’s view and further agree that the solution put forward by someone else supersedes mine. It doesn’t mean that I have now jettisoned my Christian values, No! I now appreciate being a Christian. Furthermore, I now believe that anything is possible (American dream!)
• Contacts: You will be shocked to know that our leaders no mean well for us. You will be shocked to know that every ‘big man’ is keen on seeing his child get some quality education outside Nigeria. You discover classmates whose parents are senators, ministers (serving and past), diplomats etc. No be joke o, one of them could link you to their parents and the rest as they say becomes history.
• Jobs: You will be shocked to know that many Nigerian companies come to London yearly to recruit Nigerians to come work in Nigeria. What an irony. Many of my colleagues have/would be resuming in some cool places soonest. Furthermore, there is usually some disparity in earnings between their pay and their Nigerian colleagues just because they are regarded in some way as ‘expatriates’.
I could go on and on but then the whole idea is not to rubbish the educational system in Nigeria. No! Some of my best research experiences were from Nigeria. In fact, my best papers to date were written at UI. I have also carefully excluded from the list electricity and internet as some form of advantage. When I consider what the average Nigerian youth spends on data subscription and what it is used for then I weep. Furthermore, electricity is not an excuse because even its availability has not produced any tangible output from us.
One might argue on the access to scholarly articles and e-journals. I experimented and discovered that sites exist that make these things available for free. researchgate, academia.edu etc. are some free platforms existing but are not being utilized by the majority here in Nigeria.
Nigeria still has a long way to go but then as most people have rightly posited, certificate is not what matters – it is very important but then how skillful are we in turning all the training into viable income generating sources?

importexpert:
There are principles that were handed to us by people from the previous generation. These were things they applied repeatedly in their time which worked for them. The problem now is that a lot of those principles have become obsolete and have no place in today’s world. The world has gone way past them.
It can be a very frustrating experience for anyone who keeps trying to apply these principles without recognizing that the rules of the game has changed. It is like trying to beat a dead horse. Some people get so caught up in tradition (the way it has always been done) that they frown at anything new. You will hear them say, “This is how it has always been done” or “this is how I am”. The real question here is: “what if the “YOU” is not working?” “What if HOW it has always been done is not giving you the desired results?”
This is why it is pertinent to re-evaluate what we have believed and make necessary adjustments. Here are five popular principles you should consider for re-evaluation.

1. Good Grades Guarantees Good Jobs:

This statement which was the gospel truth in the eighties and nineties is now a suicidal advice in our time. It was true because very few people were educated during that period, making the educated ones an elite class of some sort. Juxtapose that with our time and you will see how things have changed. You think you are the only one with a certificate now? I’m sorry, but there are hundreds thousands of people with better certificates yet, without jobs. Wake up! This point does not criticize academic success. No, it emphasizes the fact that you need more than good grades to get the life you desire for yourself.

2. Living By the Rules Is Compulsory:

In school, we were all taught to live by rules. Some of the rules were good because they checked against our excesses. But the rest of the rules were horrible. Why? Because they tried to force everybody into thinking and approaching things the same way. Even teachers taught us to solve questions using only their methods. Sometimes, rules can be suffocating. It can kill creativity and destroy ingenuity. This is why so many people now live life within the confines of societal standards. They have things they should do or not do. The real question should be, “is it legal?” If it is, then you need to really think again. Forget the rules and go for any opportunity that comes your way. Thomas Edison, while working on an invention, was told by his assistants about the rules they needed to follow. Thomas replied him, "Damn the rules. We are trying to invent something here."

3. A Job is the Target:

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m hunting for a job?” It is a popular expression amidst job seekers. I have nothing against looking for a job. The problem is when graduates think that a job is the ultimate. This has made many become prolonged job seekers. Many have lost precious months (and some years) of their lives waiting for a job that never arrived. Since all they see in their mind is a job, they have missed countless opportunities that have crossed their paths. Their desire for quick money has made them lose valuable chances life throws at them .Their hunger for a job has blinded their eyes to the opportunities around them begging to be exploited. Don’t let that be you. If a job is not forthcoming, look around and find an avenue that you can channel your creative abilities into.

4. A Job Means Financial Freedom:

There are people who believe that sitting in an office is a sign that they have financial freedom. I call it the “white-collar job deception”. Nothing can be farther from the truth. You are not financially free because you have a job. Don’t be deceived by the false sense of job security either. It is a mirage, like a pot of gold. The only way to financial freedom is to create a venture of your own. Have a stream of income that is not dependent on your boss or a management board. Create a business of your own that will boost your finance. In that way, even if something goes wrong with your job, you will still be buoyant.

5. You need huge capital to start a business:

Nothing could be farther from the truth. If you believe that you need big money to make money, it is most likely true that you cannot make money. The basic necessity for a business is not money but ideas. Capital will always flow to anybody that has a good business idea and relentlessly acting upon the idea regardless of the obstacles obstructing him. in most cases, if the idea is valid and logical, it will require little capital to start it. Anyone who wants to immediately open a business in a big way most likely will not be able to cope with its growth and magnitude. If you have a business idea, start small. And then nurture it like a baby till it grows. Don't waste your time looking for huge capital.

Conclusively

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Islie:
How i wish i could say that of my travelling president

HARDDON:
Who kares! Up on the crest top, u r mostly alone.

Ground crowded

GossipHeart:


This is exactly what i will do to Buhari but i will sprinkle a little rat poison on it

iamDaisy:
Iranu after sex he will forget you

Specialspesh:
Common sense Advocate, Ben Murray-Bruce is at it again.

See what he shared below;

Source: http://www.cambellsblog.com/2017/02/ben-murray-bruce-shares-nigerias.html

Adaowerri111:
Allah always condemning

Jibril659:
See what GEJ has done

MOSTEC:
If she fall nko ? Anyway sha na their way

kettykin:
What of those buhari is not only wishing death but whose government is responsible for their death, the sunnies, the IDP people in Adamawa and Ipob protesters who didn't commit any offence.

MakeWeTalk:
I beg Babachir Lawal, a hungry man is an angry man.

So all the hungry people are hoping the source of their hunger passes on!

slurryeye:
Let's all assume there was actually a call between Trump (agent orange) and Buhari (Baba sickler), I'm quite sure it will be one of the most awkward phone call between 2 presidents ever. I'm sure the phone conversation won't be far from this

Phone ringing.....

Trump: Is this Buharai? (Trump doesn't give a flying fvck, he will call the name the way he pleases)

Buhari: who iz this flease?

Trump: It is me DJT

Buhari: who iz DJaiT?

Trump: It is Donald J Trump fool

Buhari: Oga, I haf ben waiting por ya coll walahi

Trump: I know, I am awesome, everybody cant wait to talk to me

Buhari: Oga, thank you por colling me

Trump: wait a minute, is your area code not the same with Theresa May, has your country moved to UK?

Buhari: No oga, my countiri I no move, it was me that came por medical checki up

Trump: Is there no hospital in your country?

Buhari: there iz oga, but the pacility iz not good

Trump: you see why I want to deport your citizens from my country, they are taking all our jobs and can't even build a single hospital in their country

Buhari: oga defort them, i will use e hep cc to arrez them

Trump: I don't care

Buhari: Ok oga

Trump: Now let's get to the reason why I called

Buhari: Ok oga

Trump: How well are you handling the Boko haram bastards?

Buhari: pery well oga, we are winning the pight

Trump: do you need nuclear weapon to blow the suckers off the surface of earth?

Buhari: thankiyu, but i dont need it oga

Trump: ok if you say so, but don't come crying to me if they terrorize you

Buhari: I fromise I won't come *coughing profusely*

Trump: I have to end the call now before you give me Ebola over the phone

Buhari: ok, tank por the pone call oga

Trump: ok byeee

Hangs off

olamil34:
you can create Ai, Gui apps ,write server code hack google build networking softwares and even web apps with python, but you can't build it with php

jaelz:
Python is a high level scripting, programming and gui enabled high level language its limitless and can do almost everything while php is just a high level scripting language learn python instead of php cuz u can use Python to hack almost everything

paulsibility:
For OP mind now, e don tell us what we no know b4.... ..

Sctests:
I went to link, immediately I saw 'According to presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina', I laughed out and closed the page written by one Stephanie Busari.

We'll wait till Trump himself tweets the truth just the way he tweeted about meeting Canadian PM few hours ago.

hinwazaka:
So a whole CNN cannot confirm if the call took place from trump's aides. It is adesina that will now confirm it for them

EastGold:
Femi Adesina is in Nigeria


Buhari is in London

Femi Adesina gave a press release on Buhari's conversations with Trump in London all the way from Nigeria.


Femi is omni present

Financialslot:
Source: http://www.financialslot.com/2017/02/08/reasons-igbo-mans-impressive-successes-entrepreneurship/


I did not witness the Nigerian Civil war (1968-1970) because I was not born by that time, but I have read a lot about it in addition to listening to eye witness accounts from those who were there and even fought on different sides.

The Igbos lost almost everything during the war. They abandoned their businesses and properties outside Igbo land and moved home for safety as they became easy targets for mischief makers. These assets were mostly forfeited, confiscated or hijacked. This was the era when the term “Abandoned Property” became popular and real.

After the war, they were further subjected to financial and economic hardship, as their bank accounts were credited with a flat rate of 20 pounds irrespective of the volume of Biafra pounds in those accounts, effectively rendering them penniless.

This happened almost fifty years ago, as today the Igbos have moved on with their lives conquering the Nigerian business environment and building large business empires for themselves. Everywhere in Nigeria today, you will find very successful Igbo business men and women making the country proud in their various entrepreneurial pursuits.

How did they do it despite all the setback and challenges?. These should be some of the reasons why they have become a phenomenon in entrepreneurship.

Courage: The average Igbo is very courageous and ready to surmount every challenge in the pursuit of anything he sets out to accomplish. They are also very adventurous and ready to relocate to new places despite the inherent risks, as long as they can see opportunities. There is probably at least one Igbo man or woman in every country in the world.

Resilience: They focus on opportunities and ignore challenges, this makes them very tough and flexible. The Igbo man will nurture his small business painstakingly taking risks and experimenting and innovating with different strategies until the business begins to boom and flourish.

Creativity: I read accounts of how the Igbos improvised and created their tanks and refineries during the civil war. Today the likes of Innocent Chukwuma of Innoson Industries are building cars and fabricating spare parts for the Nigerian Air force. If you still have doubts about the Igboman’s creativity then visit Nnewi and Aba to see how all types of machinery are fabricated.

Support system: The have a way of rallying round each other to ensure that their successes are multiplied. You will find all types of Igbo unions, clubs and associations in every city in this country; and even in most countries of the world. They have gone a step further to install Igbo traditional rulers outside their ancestral homes (eg. Eze Ndigbo of Lagos), who will govern their affairs and mediate in crises situations.

Apprentice System: Success in Entrepreneurship requires knowledge, mentorship and capital. The Igbos developed their own home grown system of entrepreneurship. This unique form of apprenticeship allows a male family member or community member to spend time and work with another family. During this period, the apprentice will learn the trade of his master and would also receive mentorship. At the end of the agreed period, the master will establish his apprentice; either by setting up a separate business for him, or giving him money or tools to earn a living. This system has helped to spread wealth from the rich to poor in Igbo communities; and many of the big Igbo business men of today went through this system. The likes of Mr Innocent Chukwumma of Innoson Motors, Mr Cosmas Maduka of Coscharis Motors and Chief Alex Chika Okafor of A-Z petroleum are all beneficiaries of this system.


These reasons may not be exhaustive and it will be nice to hear other reasons, I may have omitted.

kings09:
100k daily indeed yet u de find who go buy ur e-book.

chynie:
Oga so na so the brain washing dey start abi
soon e be say is allowed to k**l for allah abi
soon una go come give me **** vest to wear shey