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Car Talk › Re: Ghastly Motor Accident In Ibapon Ogbomosho Crushed Many Dead(Graphic Photos) by Wiseoldman: 7:10pm On Jan 28, 2015

This is definitly one of the most if not the most dangerous road I have plyed in nigeria. The sharp curves and bends are cray, also the numbet of heavy duty trucks on that road will rival any road in Nigeria...There were soo many near misses when I used the road (I sometimes used the road up to 4 times a week). I remember the first time my fiance visited me, she vowed never to visit me again. She only visited again when we found an alternate road "The old oyo road"

Politics › Re: Jonathan Election Loss May Be Nigeria Positive - Bloomberg News by Wiseoldman: 9:02am On Jan 11, 2015

holicalpha:
And buhari's win could be disastrous that we might not recover from it for over decades and that's a serious set back, the devil you know is better that angel you don't know.

Signed
-------VALAR MOGHULIS.

I repeat Nigeria is no Zimbabwe or Togo that would have the same president for years for fear of the Angle we dont know. Infact Buhari is a person we know with great track record on corruption. Jonathan on the other hand is dinning with Kashamu, Fani Kayode, Stella Odua, Abacha's CSO and other well grounded thieves.

Some of you will come with you Tinubu stories but dont forget he laid the foundation and is constantly aiding in ways he can in the unrivalled development in Lagos. Only born liers would say Lagos is not better of. In my area in Agege Lagos we have a standard stadium and everytime I go home, at least on road has been completed. I have never for once been back home and seen Lagos the same. Constant development inspite of the enormous population that is constantly increasing.

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Celebrities › Re: What Is D’banj Doing In These Photos? Lol by Wiseoldman: 7:56pm On Jan 05, 2015

hehe

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Entry Level Salaries Of Companies In Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 9:18am On Dec 28, 2014*

juanmata:
Who Knows about GE salary scale

I dont but my friend with GE is jet setting around d world, so it must be good. The perks that comes with d job are good, if not the money itself.

Something we should realize is the there is a difference between salary and perks. Some companies might have high salaries but little on perks. And some might have little salary but high on perks. But in most cases the multinational firms are the ones with good perks and they also have good salaries too.

Let me give a couple of perks with good multinationals for their graduates in Nigeria:

1. Full medical insurance package for employee and children, including dental and eye care. A lot of companies give basic health insurance but few gives you full package, e.g. I can go ahead to whiten my teeth on insurance.

2. Full school fees coverage for all children, even if you children school abroad. This is common with multinational E&P and top notch Oil service firms.

3. Trainings/Working around the world.

5. Sponsored membership of clubs and associations. This includes both professional e.g. NIM, SPE, NSE, etc and social e.g. Ikoyi Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, Port Harcourt **** Club, Abuja **** Club, etc.

In essence, the benefit might out shoot the salary.

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Travel › Re: Passengers Stranded At Lagos Airports Over Increased Fares by Wiseoldman: 7:11pm On Dec 26, 2014

I have been around the country about 6 times in the last one week. I paid 14k for each one of the trip even as people were paying huge amount for the same flight. I was able to do that because I booked early december. They brought it on themselves, becos its like that in most places in d world.

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Politics › Re: Bishop Isong Dares Buhari To Publicly Promise Not To Islamise Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 10:42am On Dec 25, 2014

Bluepamex:
Even if Buhari become a born again christian today in deeper life church ,he will never smell the fence of Aso rock villa.talkless of ruling Nigeria again.old things shall pass away ,we need a young Nigerian to take Over from Gej after 2019.

Young man, be truthful. Your children would be born in this country, we have no other. Would you recommend Jonathan to run you family business if thats the only thing you children would inherit from younand feed from.

Im not saying Jonathan is a bad person. But I insist that he is not the president Nigeria needs.

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Politics › Re: Bishop Isong Dares Buhari To Publicly Promise Not To Islamise Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 10:39am On Dec 25, 2014

SenatorM:
Don't complain when Nigeria becomes Nigerianistan

Even under the big chief Gen Sanni Abacha himself Nigeria wasn't islamatized, most of our big money churches formed then sef....How would it be islamatize under the democratic rule of the most principle Buhari.

I think PDP should spend more time, telling us how they would move us forward, or what they would do entirwly differently this time around, rather than chasing shadows in Buhari.

The unfortunate think is that because of our nature as Nigerians, they have managed to fool alot of us into believing their ethnic and religious bull crap. The president and his family get treated for malaria in Germany for crying out loud! What kind of a country supports that.

Sai Buhari, and have a very splendid holiday....God bless you all

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Politics › Re: Bishop Isong Dares Buhari To Publicly Promise Not To Islamise Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 10:25am On Dec 25, 2014

Who is Bishop Isong?

Who is he speaking on behalf of?

Nigeria is in serious need of change and all he is thinking of is a way to rubbish the guy well position to change it...

We all know Buhari will do no such thing, but we are being fooled by religous and ethnic sentiments. I insist Nigeria is no Zimbabwe, or other african countries, a bunch of corrupt people cant just decide on thier own that the would rule us for 50years! Are we in the stong age? Vote PDP out!!!

They have obviously failed and we need change. The same thing happened during Obamas election when Bush knew he had failed, he tried to capitalist on Obamas race. As bush failed to capitalize on Obamas racial sentiment so also will pdp fail to capitalize on Buhari's religious background.

Amen in Jesus name.

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Politics › Re: VP Sambo Lambasts Fashola Over High Taxation & Alleged Claiming Of FG Projects by Wiseoldman: 10:13am On Dec 25, 2014

Edoblakky:
I can't believe the information commissioner mentioned Lekki - Ikoyi Link bridge. That's a bridge Lagos state govt claimed was built with tax payers money yet it's tolled. 2015 election will soon be here make we nor dey hurry...

Im sure you are one of those people that queue in US, South Africa, and other embassies for VISA...Do you know they have tolls on their roads too, tickets for parking and all.

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Politics › Re: How Buhari Plans To Wipe Out Boko Haram, Create Jobs—Osinbajo by Wiseoldman: 9:10am On Dec 23, 2014

donmalcolm21:
Osibanjo, you are a disgrace to christendom, how can you call yourself a pastor but you yoke with murderers, liars, religeous bigots, fraudsters and theifs. If the trumpet sounds now Mr Osibanjo will you be raptured?

Judge not my dear...U claim to know God yet you are breaking some of his fundamental commandment. Nigerians are no fools, we have tried a government for 15 years (pdp) and jonathan for close to 6 years. Is there anything wrong in asking for a fresh government. It was Albert Einstien that said something like "You cannot continue to do the same thing and expect a different result". Abeg let PDP rest small, we are not zimbabwe that would allow one party rule for 50 years!

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Business › Re: Skye Bank Takes Over Mainstreet Bank by Wiseoldman: 2:53pm On Dec 22, 2014

jadelyn007:
. You are wrong, skye bank has already won the bid for mainstreet bank since october or there about. They just completed for payment. It has nothing to do with Ayeni's donation

Owkies, I guess Mr Ayeni just loves Jonathans face a whole lot. And that love for Jonathans face is worth a wooping 5 BIllion Naira.

Although we can also look at it as a thank you gift, for winning the bid in october...whichever way this doesn't look too good. There are just bound to be questions when a man gives another man 5 billion naira in cash!

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Business › Re: Skye Bank Takes Over Mainstreet Bank by Wiseoldman: 2:32pm On Dec 22, 2014

Tunde Ayeni Skye bank chairman donated 5 Billion naira to Jonathan in PDPs fund raiser. 2/3 days later, Skye bank is takes over government bank "mainstreet bank nigeria"

In my culture, the elders say, if a witch cries in d night, and a child dies the following morning, we dont need to ask ourself who killed the child.

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Politics › Re: Under Ihejirika, No Town Was Captured By Boko Haram – Northern Youths by Wiseoldman: 8:10pm On Dec 12, 2014

Intersting

Politics › Re: Fashola And Akpabio.. Who Is A Better Governor??? by Wiseoldman: 11:34am On Nov 08, 2014

Fashola is more like a president in his capacity as the Governor of Africa's 5th largest economy. He manages a complicated structure in Lagos.

Akpabio is more like a procurement manager, that basically just waits on exxon and FG for money. His only job is to decide what to spend the money on. The state has little structure to generate a sustainable income. If oil prices crashes today, there will be no water to hydrate that stadiums pitch. Plus Lagos has pretty standard multi-sports stadiums in almost every local government were masses have direct access. Besides how many Junior sporting events, principals cup, NPL, or division II matches would they play in the Uyo stadium..it most likely would be reserved for Super Eagles matches.

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Culture › Re: The 'rumu' Concept In The City Of Port Harcourt,nigeria. by Wiseoldman: 11:15am On Nov 08, 2014

It is common knowledge that *Idumota * Eko and a lot of other places in Lagos were named by the benin kingdom....even the concept of white cap chiefs in Lagos is from them. With all this, I have not heard a single Benin person lay claim to Lagos recently....lol

Culture › Nigerians And Their Love For Certificates And Titles. by Wiseoldman(op): 9:14am On Nov 08, 2014

There is much urgency to share my thoughts at this moment. My country has mananged to place certificates above knowledge when infact certificate serves only as an evidence of acquired knowledge. A WAEC certificate has somehow managed become more important than the mastering of the O'level curriculum. Someone was recently denied the collection of her original WAEC cert at the Ojo WAEC Branch because she was unable to write, "original copy collected by me". There are also reports that a recent univerisity graduate could not write "Cash Collected by Me" presumably at NYSC camp. Titles are another thing we Nigerians can't enough of. In my dear country, you better not refer to neither a Engineer as a Mister nor a Professor as a Doctor. You just might never graduate from that college. In this same country a person would prefer to be called "most senior superior excellent Bleep". I have actually seen Dr Pastor Bleep OON CON. The truth is that for most of us the titles are bigger than who we are, and our names are just Bleep's that mean little without titles and certificates.
Have you ever wondered why the likes of Mark Zukerberg, Bill Gate, Richard Branson, Albert Einstein, John D Rockefeller, Barrack Obama, Nassef Onsi Sawiris have no attachment to their names. And the likes of our Dr Goodluck Jonathan GCFR, Dr Mike Adenuga GCON, Alhaji Alike Dangote GCON, and even the renowned Professor Wole Soyinka all have titles on their names. We sould all understand that including Honourable/Senator in our names won't make us anymore valuable neither would including Ambassador in our names make us any more exposed. When we part with God's own earth, the world would celebrate millions of other Ambassadors, Senators, Doctors, Professors, and GCFRs.

Also, when we get to heaven God won't allow only pilgrims with J.P (Jerusalem Pilgrim, I only wonder who started this) into the kingdom. Neither will Allah allow only those with Alhaji/Alhaja (I wonder who started this too) into Al Jana. Both the white Christians and the islamic crusaders who brought these religions to us don't add these to their name.

And for us the next generation folks. I guess the older folks have rubbed on us. On LinkedIn and other social media platforms, you will be amazed at the lenght of some names. Names like: Adamu Ciroma Adekunle PMP CCNA ACCA ICAN HSE CCIE IWC... We should all remind ourselves that even though Bill Gate, Thomas Edison, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, etc might have written their fair share of exams, they never attached anything to their names. It would be wise to add more value than certifications to our names.

Share your opinions.....

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Schlumberger App. Test by Wiseoldman: 8:33am On Nov 02, 2014*

Bro, its not too sharp what you did posting confidential info like someones email in a public forum like this. I hope your test doesnt get cancels though. I am pretty sure there is a limit to crowd the company can handle

dabosuker:
please house, i received this mail yesterday evening, its an invitation for an aptitude test from schlumberger , but my problem is that the mail is not addressed to me , its more like a forwarded mail. even though i remember submitting my CV in their career website sometime in April 2014. please has anyone received such mail ? below is the mail

From ******* ******* [mailt******@slb.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 5:35 PM
****************@slb.com
Subject: Invitation for the Schlumberger, Geoservices, MI Swaco employment aptitude tests in Lagos (5th November 2014)
Sensitivity: Confidential

DISCLAIMER:
1. This test is STRICTLY by invitation.
2. Please ignore invitation/ do not travel to venue if you have written the test before
3. This invitation is NOT transferrable and admits only the recipient of this email (print and bring along to the venue). DO NOT FORWARD
4. If you forward invitation to social media – internet, facebook, bbm etc, inviting gatecrashers to attend the aptitude test, Schlumberger reserves the right to cancel the test and may reject the application of all the recipients of this email
5. Schlumberger reserves the right to refuse admittance into the hall to gatecrashers, anyone that does not meet the minimum educational requirements or causes disruptions during this exercise

Dear Applicant :

You are hereby invited to participate in the Schlumberger, Geoservices, MI Swaco Employment aptitude tests scheduled to hold in Lagos as follows :

Date: Wednesday 5th Nov, 2014

Time: 07:00 AM

Venue: *****************
*********** ********
Oniru Estate
Victoria Island

Kindly bring along with you the following :

- Your credentials – National ID or International Passport; Copy of your University Degree/Diploma/Final Certificate and final University transcripts or justification of your CGPA
( Note that you may not be allowed to enter the exam hall without any proof of your academic records and a valid photo ID ! )

- Writing materials – Pen , Pencil, Eraser, Ruler… etc.

The use of calculators will be highly prohibited.

Please be punctual and well behaved as unprofessional behavior will not be entertained. Also ensure your application is updated with your most recent CV at www.careers.slb.com and you can direct your queries to slbngarecruiting@slb.com email address.

Wishing you a good luck in this stage of our assessment.

Most sincerely,

Schlumberger NGA Recruiting team

PS: You will be requested to provide your candidate application number during this stage of recruitment

As you can see, it is not addressed to me, but to "slbngarecruiting@slb.com", which is weird. i don't know how it gets forwarded to me. i reside in PHC, i don't want to start a wild goose chase , lagos is far. Please any advice?

Education › Re: Court Upholds Ban On Use Of Hijab In Lagos Public Schools by Wiseoldman: 7:34am On Oct 18, 2014

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/osun-school-principal-attacked-for-sending-hijab-wearing-student-home/165254/

Hmmmmmm....
I hope this wont bring violence in Ekiti tooo.

Music/Radio › Re: I Wrote A Song For Rihanna – Wizkid by Wiseoldman: 5:32pm On Oct 10, 2014

Funny everybody here is hating on wizkid.....sound like you guyz are spin artists working for his competition.

Inferior bunch of people asking who wizkid is....who the bleep to is Rihanna huh

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Entry Level Salaries Of Companies In Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 12:38pm On Oct 09, 2014*

Olutola88:
haba! 90K as Tax? How much u com dey earn? Dat 90K na some people 6months salary o

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Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Entry Level Salaries Of Companies In Nigeria by Wiseoldman: 7:36pm On Oct 08, 2014

Wow, so my friend in the oil company been dey lie shey. He told me he only earns 100k, now I see the truth. I am off to his house first thing tomorrow, he must borrow me money for at least toyota spider...

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Health › Re: Lagos Offers Funding For Research On Ebola by Wiseoldman: 6:58pm On Sep 30, 2014

Xetima: I thought Lagos State has a medical college. What is LASU supposed to be doing in medicine?

All these loud-mouthed politicians like to make news while a small lab in Canada is doing wonders on Ebola research. Must Fashola tell the whole world that he is ready to fund research in that direction?

What research fund has LASG made available to her own institution - LASU? Just lousy noise making for political popularity!

Oga, LASU Medical School is probably the most equipped in Nigeria. It is actually well funded. But as with all serious research endeavour worldover, there is need for collaboration between various Research institutes, Schlools, Government, and Industries

Unna too like to dey engage in criticism without offering any way out. Very typical 'Black Man'

Nairaland General › Re: Workers Cut Gas Supply To Egbin, Geregu, Darkness Looms by Wiseoldman: 7:31am On Sep 19, 2014

blackshow: PLS FED GOV,GIVE THIS ISSUE A RAPID RESPONSE LIKE EBOLA CASE.
DONT LET THOSE INOCENT WORKERS SURFER IN VAIN,MORESO TRANSFERING THE PAINS TO US END USER OF ELECTRICITY,WHETHER LIGHT ON OR NOT WE GO PAY D BILL,IF U REFUSE TO PAY,DEM GO CUT AND CARRY UR WIRE GO

The funny thing is that Nigerian Unions hardly fight for something noble. Now they 're fighting for closed pension, which I believe mean they don't want to be part of the PENCOM and PFA laws that govern the rest of us.

They should be replaced immediately with the millions of jobless youth for all I care.

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Culture › Re: What Has Been The Effect Of Culturing Borrowing On Nigerian Culture? by Wiseoldman: 6:09am On Sep 17, 2014

A lot...

Politics › Re: Why President Jonathan Couldn’t Avoid Modu Sheriff In Chad – Presidential Aide by Wiseoldman: 8:21am On Sep 13, 2014

tit: This is how northern governors spend their state allocations and impoverish their people.
Sherrif is buying up Tchad.
Kwankwaso is buying up Niger and Sudan. His grandfather is from Sudan.
Shettima is from Sudan and is investing there.
Lamido owns half of Niger.

they do not believe in Western Nigeria.

Those guyz pack serious money bro, you won't know until you get to the north....they are demi-gods with the influence they pack accross them poor African countries

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Christianity Etc › Re: Synagogue Church Of All Nations Building Collapses (Picture) by Wiseoldman: 7:38pm On Sep 12, 2014

Martian: Allow me to

Why the Bleep are u laughing....people are dead, and that shiit cracks you up. The Bleep mehn, I'm not member of his church....but he is a pastor not God...my regards to d family of the bereaved.

It's weird and annoying at the same time that a lot of folks find this entertaining....ask youself, whats the fulfillment in having your fellow humankind dead?

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Politics › Re: Debt Profile: Fashola Justifies N160bn State’s Debt by Wiseoldman: 10:26am On Sep 11, 2014*

bushdoc9919: Hey stop pretending!

But in the event you are not pretending.

1.LASU has a budget less than N15 million (hey since this is a Lag thread....we might as well use the home uni).

2.Serious universities have budgets in excess of $200MILLION (in the American currencies).

3.Norway's second largest university.....has a budget of $800million....(Norway is the second largest producer of oil....and has a population of 11 million people....so of course they can afford that....plus Norway has industries).

My point is....if you want free education it is either you have the cash and the low population to sustain it,or Lagos starts producing oil at the amount Saudi and Norway do at current prices....or you raise fees.

Because pretty soon, our uni grads will lose out to better trained foreign graduates....all because the kudi isn't enough.

Unless you have N10 trillion to donate to Nigeria's universities.

Dude

Politics › Re: Debt Profile: Fashola Justifies N160bn State’s Debt by Wiseoldman: 10:23am On Sep 11, 2014

bushdoc9919: Hey stop pretending!

But in the event you are not pretending.

1.LASU has a budget less than N15 million (hey since this is a Lag thread....we might as well use the home uni).

2.Serious universities have budgets in excess of $200MILLION (in the American currencies).

3.Norway's second largest university.....has a budget of $800million....(Norway is the second largest producer of oil....and has a population of 11 million people....so of course they can afford that....plus Norway has industries).

My point is....if you want free education it is either you have the cash and the low population to sustain it,or Lagos starts producing oil at the amount Saudi and Norway do at current prices....or you raise fees.

Because pretty soon, our uni grads will lose out to better trained foreign graduates....all because the kudi isn't enough.

Unless you have N10 trillion to donate to Nigeria's universities.

Politics › Re: Pictures From Hamza El-rufai's Car Crash by Wiseoldman: 4:30pm On Jul 29, 2014

Who are we to judge d dead....

All of you blaming the dead lad do not know all d story so please hush. I remember driving home late in the night with my 4 brothers, and we have a freak accident too. You could only imagine what the people on the street that night were saying about our drinking and club lifestyle, people that dont even know me. They never knew we where all brothers going somewhere important. Nobody cared to blame the female driver who caused the freak accident just because she didnt fit d profile. Thank god we lived to tell the story, only God knows what story people on nairaland would have made up about the five brothers whos car flipped over along Akoka.

RIP bro....

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Politics › Re: Wives Of Top Nigeria Politicians (pictures) by Wiseoldman: 6:54pm On Jul 26, 2014

[quote author=DONRAW89][/quote]And for what would you kill a fellow human being....

Young man, you would be judged by what you make of your life, dont spend it fighting other peoples war.

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Schlumberger App. Test by Wiseoldman: 4:45pm On Oct 07, 2013*

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