₦airaland Forum

I know you haven't asked for insults, but i'd generously dish them out to you anyway, you can thank me later!

What about the future you say?  Have you asked yourself; what about the present? and how the hell will people answer those questions you asked, later in the future if they die of starvation and poverty from the economic hardship that has been visited on them by their leaders?

It's a shame that many Nigerians are not gifted in the IQ arena, this is clearly one of the principal reasons why we are where we are today.  Morons keep voting "smarter" Morons to power, and while the latter pillage the country of its good milk, the former tries to persuade the rest of us into seeing reasons why we must keep paying the ultimate price!

If OP is not indeed a slowpoke, how come then he hasn't seen it fit to address the clear tales of a wasteful administration before encouraging us to accept the hardship that has been visited upon us by our leaders? 

How does it seem right that the current administration plans to spend a billion naira on food while Nigerians are being persuaded to go hungry even though for a short while?

Can Nigeria afford to subsidize fuel for its citizens at a rate of 65 naira?  YES!!!. . .what we can afford however is to continue to pay millions for each senator per sitting or hundreds of millions for the president's kitchen utensils!

PointB:
What rights do the protesters have to block inter-state highways; and to what extent do the have the right to prevent movement especially of those who don't share in their protest? Now more lives are needlessly lost on this unproductive protest.

my the soul of the deceased rest in peace. But the protesters have a joint culpability in these deaths alongside these trigger happy police men.

it is time to call off these strike and protest to avoid further bloodshed!

Wrong!. . .to avoid further bloodshed, it is time to protest and fight against current bloodshed. You gain nothing by keeping quiet and hoping your problems will fade away with the setting of the sun, it won't!!!!

People should not deserve to be killed for protesting in the first place

Those pictures makes me sick!!!!

The police should have shot to kill. Does the govt house look like NLC secretariat?

You're a mo[i]r[/i]on!

Life is sacred you iidiot, properties are replaceable!  A protester who goes berserk should be arrested and dealt with according to the laws of the land.  Advocating a shoot to kill policy in a country already plagued by extrajudicial police killings is very shameful.  You ought to cower your head in shame and contemplate the terrible woes of your existence!

The president also said that the Nigerian government included sympathizers with Islamist terror group Boko Haram.

"Some of the them are in the executive arm of government, some of them are in the parliamentary arm of government, while some of them are even in the judiciary," he said. "Some are also in the armed forces, the police and other security agencies."

In order words;

"We don't have a solution at hand and neither do we expect to have one in the future, so relax in your houses and pray to whatever god you believe in that your door step becomes invisible to the now invincible forces of Boko Haram"

Ladies and gents, this is the fresh air you all voted for, the same man who spends billions of your money on security!. . .what a shame!

I personally don't like Presidents who plan to eat a billion naira food's worth in a single year while expecting and pleading with the rest of the country to bear the pains of economic hardship!

^^

You are forgetting that two laws proposed last year, which would have criminalized hacking in Nigeria were never signed by retardeen's administration, as such, even if SSS managed to track down the hackers, ( a very unusual case that is), Nigeria has no laws to prosecute them under

I agree with the Poster above, the OP is truly a dunce!. . is there a standard price for a plate of food in Nigeria? I had a plate of pepper soup for 3000 somewhere on the island and the same plate would have easily cost around 500 somewhere in Akure!

[quote author=Mr--Why link=topic=841153.msg9914746#msg9914746 date=1325953169]Most of our people especially gullible ones in the diaspora ran away because they couldn't stand the heat in the kitchen. Now, they want to tell us how to organize and run our country from a distant land? How sensible is that? At the outset of the North African revolution, many of their comrades outside came back to take active part despite the dangers on the ground. Some even took up arms in the case of Libya to fight.That is real Patriotism and passion to want to see their country change.

In our own case, we have our peeps shouting and cursing from afar.Internet brave men and women. If war broke out in Nigeria, they would be the first to say," Thank God I left that God forsaken country", while their hosts treat them as riff raffs.

Have you got integrity? Stop making the loudest noise.[/quote]I'm not usually the type to insult people on the internet, but if you think like this on a regular day, then it may be a sign that you are naturally dumb!

People are abroad for many reasons you i[i]d[/i]iot!. . would you expect me to seriously stay back in Nigeria and lose out of a deal worth millions simply because I'd like to make a protest?

don't be s[i]t[/i]upid, the fact that people abroad raised their voices shows they are concerned about their country, they have the option of doing nothing like several thousands of people back home!

frosbel:
And you think these companies do not have DOS protection features and firewall filters etc etc   . Not to talk of their backup sites they can switch to , while trying to fix the primary site if you somehow manage to get through.

Why do you chaps just post stuff without reading it back to yourself.

If you want to do it, do it unannounced so that it will catch them napping , don't start blabbing on a public forum.

And wait till the SSS seek you out with CIA help , very very easy to do mate , you will achieve your dream of visiting Yankee, only this time you will be spending it in a jail.   

SSS? tell me you are joking!!!. . .SSS can't find their anuses even if their life depended on being able to do so!  I remembered they once claimed to have a strong lead on a terror case only for Nigerians to wake up to shocking evidences in form of ridiculous text messages-- "Oga na we do am". . . .wtf .

. . . How anyone could still put so much faith in the joke called SSS is beyond ridiculous!

You should confirm from your airline if they still plan to fly to Nigerian on Monday.

frosbel:
Copycat !!


Copying the white man's tactics again  

. . and you are not copying the white man by speaking English?

. . . let the inflationary trend begin!

The same group of Nigerians who had no sense of judgement and whose voices/thumbs helped put retardeen in government are likely the same group of morons who without common sense still, are suggesting for us to to impeach the President at a time when security concerns are rife and tension amounts.

It's now very clear that there are no cabals anywhere, just tens of millions of idio[i]t[/i]s who just can't think beyond their anuses!

If the President gets impeached, the nation plunges further into chaos, everybody loses!

I said once you do that no problem. But problem arises when you decide to born  some body’s house or attack some body. Then that time it is no longer a protest.

Such disgraceful errors coming from Vanguard?  Lawd hammercy!!!!!

They actually do ya know. UK border force are known to turn up unannounced at major transport hubs. Their was a particular case in one of 'em recent UK border force series on tv whereby some dude was picked up at stratford station

OK i agree, maybe my statement was in the absolute.  Yes, they have the power to do so, but it will only happen in very unusual once a blue moon circumstance.  I haven't heard of any other case outside of this stratford scenario!

It will particularly be unwise to think the UK border force or even the Police could accost a specific group of peaceful protesters who have in all likelihood obtained permissions ahead of the protests, if they do so, they run the risk of being reported or embarrassed for harassment. There's a report on daily mail that the Police are often very careful about asking a detained suspect about his/her immigration status, cos they are careful of being embarrassed for racism and what not.

UgoBabe:
i get annoyed by people like you who assume that only bad comes from nigeria or as in this your comment there is an underlying assumption that nigeria is opposite from civilized,

you may have mistaken me, my argument is not that only bad comes from Nigeria, my argument is that Nigeria is a fcking hell---the devil's own personal abode!. . .tell me just a single thing that is civilized about Nigeria, just one!

The weather gets uglier in Britain, attended a colleague's disciplinary hearing in the morning, it was heart rending, no one's sure what will eventually happen

UgoBabe:
WHAT RUBBISH!!!! UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS if picked up stand the risk of getting deported back to where they came from - whether they committed a crime or not,

You try being the undocummented immigrant expressing yourself without having the right to be here LEGALLY!!!! , and come back and tell us how your ordeal was, i think it would behoove you not to draw attention to yourself until you get your situation sorted out,  leave all that rights talk for later, i live in the US bullcrap so what? clap for yourself

It will be insane to assume that civilized security outfits just go out and "pick" people up like fruits!. . that's only possible in one place in the entire world--> NIGERIA!!

People don't get accosted in the street for their immigration status, unless such a person is involved in something illegal or the Border force have specific information.

MrsAbike:
Is that a year or monthly salary?

look at the figures again, this time slowly, then try some common sense and you may be able to see that the question is not needed afterall.

CyberG:
^ I guess you were being sarcastic about that? So, if you (the people) hired someone on your (their) own money, you (they) still should not have unfettered access to him after being hired to work for you (them)?

The ministerial seat is not a political position, so technically, ministers are not hired by "the people". . . . plus i think it is wrong to record phone conversations without the other party being aware you are doing so, in some countries, it's actually illegal.

Additionally, it cannot be established that the minister actually lied, it will be a bit foolish to make such assertions based on the evidence at hand except if no one here has actually experienced a situation where due to network problems the other party on the call is unable to hear you properly.

looks like the dude only answers questions he finds convenient.

When i asked him:

"Is there a plan in place by the government to announce and implement a drastic cut in unnecessary spending"?

He became blind, to the question!

which country is "Europe"?

yamakuza:
Entry level for LAWYERS is in the neighbourhood of N20k to N30k per month.

wtf

GEJ is the Grand Commander in chief of all armed forces of the federation, use your head dullards, that's not a protest video!

In my experience, and like i mentioned earlier, if you are the average Joe in all respect, you'd need more than a bit of luck to get into IB, at least in UK, Europe or the Americas.

The average Joe is the dude with a 2:1 in a finance/economics related course from a University of "where the hell is that", with no other skill to offer.  Things become worse if the individual is not very aesthetically pleasing to the eyes, has an annoying accent, is not arrogant/confident and cannot even convince a kid that santa claus is real.


People tend to stand out from average Joes' by snapping up qualifications like CFAs, CIAI, FRMs and maybe even MBA, but this designations tend to lose their appeals quickly once "everyone" owns one, or in bad markets where employers are doing the laying off instead of hiring.

My advise for anyone trying to get into IB is to build a "cache" of skills that are salable rather than a bagful of designations.

Those skills may include programming in VBA, C#, mathematica, C++ or python.  others may include very strong financial modelling skills or even sharp knowledge of econometrics. I'm aware that only very few boutiques or banks have people with skills in risk attribution and even fewer banks have people with skills of Fixed Income attribution (most boutiques are still struggling with this) . . . .Having a combination of these skills sets will likely put you way ahead of people with CFA designations or average MBAs and will also keep you in a Job when the tides rise and fall.  As a matter of fact, the company i work with recently turned down a few people who have completed all three CFA exams and offered the position to a guy who has spent only a few months seriously analyzing and freely blogging about the basic materials industry in the UK.

You shouldn't however get me wrong, passing the CFA exams is still seen as an impressive effort, however,  I'm convinced that this will likely help you more when you are already within the industry, than when you are just attempting to get in.  Additionally, the CFA is more suitable for Asset Management than Investment Banking, if you are planning to get in the latter, an MBA will do you a lot of good than the CFA. . . you may also look into short seminars offered at INSEAD on a regular basis.  These aren't very expensive, but will probably put your CV in a better perspective.  There was a short 3 day seminar on M&A sometime around June last year. . . an MSc Econs and Finance is practically useless if you already have the knowledge.  It probably wouldn't increase your chances of getting into IB.

I'm not very sure how things work out in 9ija.

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^^

I applaud the level of enthusiasm in your post, but sadly, reality may be far different. I honestly feel the CFA is starting to lose its appeal and in a few years, may be seen as a nice extracurricular activity than[i] "the designation that sets you apart"[/i].

Ivy league MBAs and core quantitative skills are likely to surpass CFAs as an employer's favorite.  Even in the toughest market conditions, you are unlikely to find LBS graduates or individuals with sharp C++ skills going out of jobs.

I also feel that most people are ignoring other areas of finance such as compliance & corporate governance, performance analysis etc. These fields have been long ignored by several people who had the M&A/trading dreams. I have two friends who got laid off from their compliance jobs after the MF global bankruptcy. Both of them got jobs with bigger banks within three weeks!!! . . . . .It's a lot easier for two camels to go through the eye of the needle at once than to pull this off with M&A / trading jobs

strangest:
probably the professor is one of them.did he even think of the effect that such relationship will have on our children. the professor definitely need to go back to an informal school, mtsheww he just lost my respect for him. same thing happened when he formed the pyrates confraternity, he never gave it a second thought that it may disintegrate to what it is today. loads of students and properties already lost to what he initiated. he should stop thinking with his anus, mtsheww

Shut up!

People can stand up against stupi[i]d[/i] decisions, based on principle, not necessarily because[i] "they are probably one of them" [/i]. . . I have seen this a lot on nairaland, and it's extremely disappointing that anyone could descend so low.

10 years without trial!!!!

hell hole called country!

I will give you three months. Three months time, come back here on Nairaland and write your story. Then we will know who the  is. Action will speak louder than words.

why give me three months?  why not a week?

suogal:
look peeps,i just watched dat video nd i dont get y u guys r makin a hell of a noise ova it,the slap isnt as bad as u guys make it,nd if u guys r xtianxs:is dier anytin lyk witch 4 jesus.perharps,who r we to judge  a man of God ova one incidence.stop watching nd waitn for men of God to go down d drain

who declared him a "man of God"

when was this declared?

would Jesus ever condemn people to hell?

what then did Jesus die for?

do you support abuse in any way?

would you be happy if your father was slapped that way?

The girl said she was a witch for Jesus, so what? the same Jesus that had his meals with prostitutes?

who gave your daddy/papa also known as MOG, also known as a fcking twerp, the authority to declare who goes to hell and who doesn't?

stagger:
I watched that scenario play out LIVE on day 2 of Shiloh 2009!

These witched and wizards came on a mission. They were given a ten count to come out and confess and receive forgiveness and deliverance. By the time Bishop Oyedepo started the count, these agents of satan came out to confess, except the little possessed girl who boldly proclaimed that she was a "witch for Jesus"

God Almighty gave a specific instruction in Exodus 22 verse 18" THOU SHALT NOT SUFFER A WITCH TO LIVE"

From God Almighty Himself! This is the basis on which Archbishop Benson Idahosa sent more than 3,000 witches who had converged on Benin City for their world conference of witches meeting to their deaths in one night. This is something that happened live in Benin and anyone who doubts it can verify the facts.

And yet someone was boldly claiming to be a "witch for Jesus". What a blasphemous statement.

If I was Bishop Oyedepo, a slap is even too small a punishment.

People here just come out and make the most silly of statements. I come from a part of the country where these witches cause maximum destruction to families. Several times, my family has been attacked by these people, including one of them who tried to use my father's life as a substitute for his own because his coven people told him his time had come.

How dare some people come out here to talk rubbish! ARE WE NOT AFRICANS TO KNOW THE OPERATIONS OF THESE PEOPLE OF THE OCCULT?

I daresay that anyone who criticises what happened in that video IS OF THE OCCULT.

Witches are evil and they are not meant to live. A roommate of mine in school who was fond of doing astral projections had to pack out of the room when a prayer session I had, blocked his spirit from returning from his astral travels for close to 16 hours. I had to release him because I did not want to be accused of homicide.

He could not stay; the environment was too hot for him. And believe me, it is time some of these ignorant posters on nairaland like the so-called Pastor Kun to start receiving spiritual slaps from heaven!

NONSENSE!

You are a big iidiot!

a fuccking big idiiot!

you and your papa are both fuccking idiiots!

why don't we start lining people up and shooting them in the head, simply because they are witches and we should not suffer witches to live?

Bishop my arrse!

If you are still going to such churches, and kneeling before such iidiots who call themselves men of God, you are an iidioit!