With regards to tuition, there’s nothing wrong in sending your kids to a $10k per year school

obowunmi:

No such thing as hard work in Nigeria. Its all about who you know. If you work hard and know no one, then you are only wasting your time.

[size=18pt]Nigeria departs Malaysia with a roar [/size]

Still smarting from not qualifying for the World Cup, Nigeria’s polo national team left Kuala Lumpur to Lagos on a high after showcasing Nigeria’s rich polo heritage at the world stage in the just concluded Federation of International Polo (FIP) organised Zone D World Cup play offs.

The Nigerian contingent led by the life chairman of the Nigerian Polo Federation (NPF), Abdulmumuni Kabir, arrived Kuala Lumpur before connecting a local flight to Kuantan, venue of the group stages of the qualifier June 10 and left the Asian nation on June 26 aboard an Emirates Airlines flight to Lagos.

Before their departure, the Nigerian team were treated to a fabulous farewell dinner hosted at the Royal Selangor Polo Club by the president of the Royal Malaysian Polo Association, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who had earlier hosted all the participating countries to a sumptuous dinner in his palace at Kuantan last Tuesday.

“I am delighted we hosted the FIP World Cup Zone D qualifier, which is the first for us although Malaysia has a proud record of hosting equine events. We are particularly happy that Nigeria which has strong ties with Malaysia made it to this playoff, and we are looking to having them play again in Malaysia,” the crown prince declared.

NPF president, Francis Ogboro in his response thanked the Royal Malaysian Polo Association and His Highness for the hospitality and hosting what he described as one of the most contested World Cup playoffs in recent times.

“You guys have done a huge job, working tirelessly to providing excellent quality of ponies and taking good care of the delegations from the seven participating countries and FIP officials on and off the field. Once again let me on behalf of the Nigerian Polo Federation express our warmest congratulations,” Ogboro stated.

Ogboro, who led Nigeria’s return to the World Cup stage, described the trip to Malaysia as the returning point in his quest to restore the past glories of the noble game of kings in Nigeria.

“We came to Malaysia as outsiders, with virtually no record of Nigeria’s participation in the World Cup stage. But we made good use of our low rating by showcasing the rich culture of Nigerian polo to the international polo family that was pleasantly surprised by our flare and huge potentials in the game,” an elated NPF boss declared.

Captain of the Nigerian team, Mohammed Babangida thanked the NPF for giving the players the opportunity to be part of the world polo family, and added that it will build on the exposure garnered in Malaysia.

“I would like to thank the NPF and our coach, Dawule Baba for this great opportunity given to us to participate in the zonal qualifiers. It is indeed a great honour and privilege for all of us to have been part of this historic event,” Babangida stated.

“As a team we promise to always put in our very best in our commitment to seeing Nigerian polo repositioned on the international circuit,” the EL-Amin polo patron who recently bagged the Polo Patron of the Decade award added.

Sagamite:

Whilst some Nigerian kids are struggling to survive and pay school fees as some forumites who have shared their story, the arseholes that caused the misery (like IBB) horses enjoy a better life.

http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Sport/Polo/5722828-146/nigeria_departs_malaysia_with_a_roar.csp

The mooronic arseholes called MEND or even Boko Haram can not target these mofos and finish them off, they will be killing ordinary Nigerians.

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Every parent owes it a duty to give their children "complete education", not just academic education.
Teach your kids about entrepreneurship, the mentality of making money out of nothing, not education for employment!

0lumide:

I'ma give ma future two kids the life I never had!!!

Mehn screw that discipline crap!!! I want my boy to have his room's theme like his favourite cartoon!!

My girl ain't gotta be barbie but damn she gon be properly pampered!!!!

Money won't suprise em, They gon get bored with c[b]lassy things [/b]and eventually shop at the dollar store!! Screw that, they can volunteer at flower gardens and community works but bleep having my kids work for money!!

Their work will be in line with their natural hobby!! I ain't hitting my kids for failing classes, instead, I'll study with them till they are bored with it and we'll go have a nice gaming time

I'ma spoil ma kids with all they have while also letting them know life ain't easy the easy way!!! My kids ain't never gone work 9-5  hell n[/b]o!!!

[b]Ffuck all you rich dead beat parents [/b]with silly vibes on how to raise kids!!!

I'ma teach ma kids to love who they are and love others for who they are too

I'ma teach them class is an illusion and we are all born same way and we all gone die!!

I'ma leave them with a legacy of love in their hearts

I'ma make sure my kids ain't no one's slave and [b]don't look up to no one but me! They will be my inspiration to be a better man and father

I'ma make sure I act stupidly sometimes to see if they are suckers; if they are, I'ma make sure they shouldn't be scared to voice out what's in their heart

I'ma never hit my kids no matter what they love [/b]we'll share will be enough to make them do the right thing!!!

I will believe in them even if it costs me my life!!!

They are not my legacy because they are my kids, I will be their legacy because they will be my inspiration!!!

i'ma be super rich before ma kids step into this world! The will to share will always be in their heart because we'll share same genes!!!

THEY WON'T LOOK UP TO NO ONE INSTEAD THEY WILL STRIVE TO BE THEMSELVES IN ALL SITUATION!!!!

I'ma teach em not to strive to be leaders but to walk side by side with others in the right direction!!!!!!!




Mehn I won't raise my kids like any of these rich dead beats out there!!! [b]PHUCK THAT!! My kids will enjoy their lifes as kids and as adults, I'll watch em be free to make decisions on their own and make mistake/learn from it!!!! If my girl's hooby is gathering bugs, so be it I'll let her be all she can and support her too!!!!

I just hope I don't marry an uptight biacth!!

Donlittle:

u sounded like an , who escaped frm ebutte metta bridge, and mistakenly gets on the comp
if you race a black kid these way, he is gonna kill you before u knw it
studies have shown black ppl are not contended fool
your an , KEYWORD

Sagamite:


Nigeria is not a merit place. These kids that went to posh schools and who usually end up in average UK schools can not compete in the UK but end up on top in Naija because of leg, not because they are the best Nigerians.

So that posh education has not given them the academic advantage you allude to. Otherwise most will end up in the top UK unis and top jobs in UK.

There are two ways that you can get into prep schools such Exeter, Andover, Choate (all in the U.S). One is to be a legacy (your parents or someone in your family went to the school) or you have a superb intellect. These schools, I will use Phillips Exeter as an example, provides education that is much better than most universities in Africa, so how can you compete? Exeter is one of the most rigourous places that one can send their kids. You cannot slck. Students have daily homework for 6+ hours everyday, about 1 hour of sports. By the time these kids graduate, they have a well developed intellect and a strong body to meet the challenges of life.

chocobunny:


Lots of beautiful opinions here. First let me say, some of these posters are ill informed. The likes of[b] Paris Hilton and Kate Middleton [/b]are the super mega filthy rich, and they should not be compared to anyone while constructing an argument. But, if you must compare, Even with the amount of wealth these people have, when their children are untrained idiots, the world knows it and these children will not be respected or hired into serious positions, such as the senate, congress, or a presidency. They will not be allowed to run companies into the ground. They GO TO JAIL for their wrongdoings. It is not so with Nigeria.

That being said, there are two common practices in the u.s. when it comes to university. Either you take out the loans to pay for your childs education or use your own money OR the child pays their own way by getting scholarships or taking out their own loans. While receiving scholarships are an honor in the u.s., i have found that my overly wealthy naija born and raised counterparts look down on this. It would appear that nigerians just like to flaunt wealth, and therefore do things solely to make a statement (such as sending their children to FREE PUBLIC school with hummers and drivers). This is not a practice common in the u.s, quite frankly, i think nigerians in the u.s. makes specticles of themselves engaging in such absurd extravagances. Until the common nigerian starts LOOKING DOWN on these practices instead of hoping they can one day do the same, rich nigerians will continue to engage in this wasteful behavior.

I do not think the posters point was that our children should suffer, the point is that wealthy nigerians are hurting their children by not allowing them to achieve their own success through hard work. Flying on economy IS NOT suffering. There are people in the u.s. that have never even been on a plane! Spending an addition 1000 u.s. so your child can eat a lobster dinner on a flight is ridiculous. Once youve bought them a plane ticket, they should be grateful! While not all rich nigerian parents are guilty of letting their children have overly lavish lifestyles, quite a number of them are. im going to take a wild guess and say that the parents who allow their children to be spendthrifts are the ones who stole their wealth from nigeria. It is only when you have worked hard for your money and understand the value of a dollar that you will not allow anyone, even your children, to waste the fruits of your labor.

As for the difficulties of living in nigeria, i understand that well. Yes, i understand why you would want to find your child a job or why you would want to send them abroad for schooling. The issue is not that you are giving your child the basics that at times it is difficult to obtain in nigeria, the issue is when it turns to excess!

chocobunny:

This is not a good way to determine if the schools gave them academic advantage. Why do people always assume that people who returned to nigeria are there because they couldnt get a top job abroad? Has it ever occured to any of you that the reason why people return to nigeria is because they want to help build the country and keep their talents and money within their nation? This is why nigeria has stalled in progress, this very thinking you have mentioned here. We shouldnt be measuring success by staying abroad.

You make sense in many of your arguments but i was just bothered by this point because so many nigerians have the same mentality. Lets stop shipping our talents overseas!

Donlittle:

u sounded like an , who escaped frm ebutte metta bridge, and mistakenly gets on the comp
if you raise a black kid these way, he is gonna kill you before u knw it
studies have shown black ppl are not contended fool
your an oponnu , KEYWORD

Hedgefund:

It's very apparent that some on this forum have no clue regarding prep schools such as Eton, Phillips Exeter, Andover, etc. It's understandable for some that are not privileged enough to afford these types of education will try to diminish its value or worth - please don't, hate the system that killed schools such as KC, Federal Government Colleges, Oduduwa College, Eko Boys etc. These were supposed to be Nigeria's Eton, Exeter, but our low thinking leaders screwed up

There are two ways that you can get into prep schools such Exeter, Andover, Choate (all in the U.S). One is to be a legacy (your parents or someone in your family went to the school) or you have a superb intellect. These schools, I will use Phillips Exeter as an example, provides education that is much better than most universities in Africa, so how can you compete? Exeter is one of the most rigourous places that one can send their kids. You cannot slck. Students have daily homework for 6+ hours everyday, about 1 hour of sports. By the time these kids graduate, they have a well developed intellect and a strong body to meet the challenges of life.

It's funny when a lot of African kids go to the U.S, especially the ones fortunate to be admitted to the Ivy Leagues. You often wonder how these always binging kids are able to study and do so well in school and you somehow lag behind despite your 8+ hours of studying, well your foundational education was lacking. I must say though that with hard work and discipline, a lot of bright Africans are able to compete favorably.

Why do you thinks folks such as Bill Gates was able to drop out of Harvard? he had a great prep school education and Harvard wasn't adding much.

My advice to Nigerians parents. Please do not conserve a penny on your kids secondary school. A kid's development in Secondary school has a huge bearing on their quality of life. They can go to one of the cheap state schools afterwards (as long as they maintain a high grade point average), but a kid who attends a mediocre secondary school will definitely struggle.

Hedgefund:

Sagamite:

It is obvious that you are a hater. One of those Nigerians that resent the fact that some other Nigerians were able to attend schools abroad. Some of us that went to school abroad were educated from the top universities and worked and were successful at the top firms in the US and UK, but home is home. How can you live in a foreign land investing all your sweat equity in another man's land? does this make any sense to you? No. it doesn't and that is the reason why some of us decide to relocate to Nigeria even though we are giving up the comfort of the West and confronting the HATE of folks like Sagamite who are quick to pour his resentful venom on us

Breathe in and breathe out. I paid my way through college and my Papa was never in politics or worked for any government parastatals so no be ya money I use. OKEY DOKEY

jennykadry:

^^^You too talk

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My kids are not going to work their behinds off to support themselves whilst in school.