ok, tanx @ 42n8dzydoo

My niece is in 200 levels computer science in a private uni here in nigeria with a present cgpa of 4.5, would really like for her to apply for the numerous scholarship schemes but, i am lost here as my google search is not impressive. can any one suggest any that is currently running or by the corner? & how one can go about applying?

Zuria:


the real change would come when we truly and honestly drop our selfish interest for national interest.

You go really pity this country...I'm in Benue state presently, most of them don't even know what nairaland is. I can't criticise the PDP led government; I don't want to make unnecessary enemies

Election no be war....may the election be free, fair and credible; may candidates guide their utterances during and after the election

zaria, nairaland is a yardstick for measuring advancement? i'm in & from benue & know a whole lot of pips that r on nairaland. chk my registered yr, juz prefer 2 read comments & learn my own way. outside this, i agree with u 100% on d others especially having national interest first.

@op. Very enlightening write up i must say. but, i wonder Y "WE NIGERIANS" most at tyms get carried away wit the "Giant of Africa" & must b giving recognition thing, when there is a lot wrong (cause by d leadership & followership). Personally, when i help, i do so because "U" need help & not cos i want somethin back in return...... & i believe that was d case of Nigeria then & SA....... Y dont we ALL just start changing our individual mindset & make NIGERIA our utmost priority & see whether great nations wont be here paying trubutes & eulogy ......... just leave SA, the problem is not them, d problem is "US"
.... long leave NIGERIA.

Maybe its not the dreams but me that is weird. Because I HARDLY dream,and EVEN WHEN i do,i wake up forgetting the details.
But i wont forget this 1 weird dream like 19 or 20yrs ago. Dreamt i was been chased by ghost all over the place. And when they cornered and surrounded me under a tree and were coming for d kill or whateva, i woke up,SWEATING.
After some time,i slept back and had a similar dream again where i woke up again when they were zeroing in,SWEATING AGAIN.
Am not superstitious in anyway, so i didnt read any meaning into it. More over,it has only happen once,maybe that once robbed me off me dreams cos like i said, I HARDLY DREAM.

*clapping* u all were told before...."THE POLICE ARE UR FRIEND"

though i lile both CB and riri,am trying to decipher the moral of this reunion....
"guyz! alwayz try to hit ur girls once in a while to keep them coming for more"? .......SMH

life_style: Lecturers in Government Universities are sadist

I have been on my Phd For over 20years now

oh-oh! With d story as reference......... u should have chosed Babcock Uni. Lol. I feel ur pain though.

gegee: not to take for granted the havoc and loss of lives caused by this group,declaring them to be an international terrorist group will give them too much attention and status and may even lead to more serious collaboration with other notorious international terrorist groups

Very true. Not to add the harassment and embarassment innocent Nigerians will be made to go through at airports of foreign countries.

slimming:

No complete WAEC or NECO result, poor JAMB score etc

seriously? People with imcomplete result like that stil get admitted NOW? Thought it was now a case of complete result using man-know-man. SMH.

Interesting hw one cud follow a thread n get informed & educated without the usual 9ja men bashing.

@Analytical. U sure represent: Love, patience, endurance & what a love-happy marriage shud be. Wish u da best.

@chaircover. You rly 1 amazin n wonderful person. Ur story wuz rly inspiring.

@Op. Nyce thread.

PBundles: Im sorry to say this is not a trend but something that has always existed. For some it plays a major role, less for others while non existant for some. Its the unspoken truth/shame that we dare not talk about, that in my humble opinion was ignited in our minds by those that should have known better...our leaders.

Pick up any book about our history and it wont be long before you read an insinuation from a leader from a region about someone from another region. It doesnt matter what it is. Just a have a look at the last elections. You had these leaders arguing WHICH REGION WOULD RULE. There was talk about an agreement they made to rotate, EXCUSE ME? Why rotate? Shouldnt the most capable man/woman lead us? If you were dying and needed a doctor, would you first ask what tribe/region they came from? NO, you would want the most capable. So if the leaders do it, what do you think it imprints into the minds of the citizens? How were past leaders judged even governors? By how much they did in their home town. SMH.

Culture for those who dont know is a learned behaviour, so what a group of people do, to a large extent has been learned over time. Shamefully its something we have been infected with and hadnt noticed the impact it has made on us and the internet has simply maginified it, why because some of the things, that many had wanted to say but couldnt, can no be said behind the cowardly computer. We use code names and no one knows who we are and we state what has been in our hearts all along. I could give many examples of things that I know made me wonder in my mind, if it was not tribal/region motivated.

I think the leaders also like it that way, WHY? So we can be smoke screened into the tribal issue and not the real issues at hand and that is the mismangement of our nation. They learned well the DIVIDE AND RULE policy. Hopefully, the thing that brought it to light (Internet) will also open the door to us getting to know each other better.

No matter where you come from and we know how it is at times, one thing is true, Nigerians in general have a warm heart towards that nation. Its not all I want it to be, but I wont throw it away.

Remember, the truth is there are only TWO type of people......... The have and have nots. Thats a fact.

Very eloquently said. Many more of u n 9ja will definately get there.
@shymmex. Some mistakes r rly hard to erase. Now some of them rly dont bliv u. Rly hope u walking on d avenue of change lyk u said. Nice thread though bro.

naijaslap: They feel left out of the whole get married and then divorce drama. They want in on all that shit!!!!!

Tanx!! U juz cracked 1 of ma rib.
@agiboma. I like d "brangalina" moniker.
Wish them all da best and do hope it last.

For those of u wondering why he has been on awaiting trial for 13yrs? I thougt d writer said...[
Ipaye attributed Oji’s state to the inability of his case to be heard, an indication capable of keeping him longer among the list of those awaiting-trial.
Ipaye said: “Orji is mentally disturbed and no hospital is accepting him. Unfortunately, one cannot be tried except one is mentally stable.  /[/quote] What do u expect? When he started faking madness n NOW actually goin mad. Make una leave us make we hear word jare. Law of karma simply catchin up

@Redman44.
I was smilin reading ur piece. U know why? because, from it, i could sense 1 who would want 2 return 2 motherland,but is simply annoyed & mad with d scenario of things & events,1 who have being force 2 believe dat this entity called 9ja will never wake from her slumber. Poor 9ja!! Some selected minority leaders have raped,abused & given her such a bad name that even d children (WE) dont want her. Oh! Poor 9ja.
But wait a sec. Now am thinkin 2 myself - supposin gr8s lyk Martin luther king, Mahatma Gandhi,Malcom x & d rest ran away because conditions then were not comfortable & condusive? Wud history be what we knw of it 2day? At tyms, it takes a little sacrifice,effort & patience 2 get there. I knw its crazy with d reckless persistent level of corruption & neglect of tools of development dat wud pull d common 9ja man out of penury? Mayb das d sacrifice we need 2 bear to trigger dat change (revolution) we desire.
About Damilola? I was tempted 2 think u were d writer because,he went on 2 xray a failing country with infrastructural collapse juz lyk u did 4 reasons why his dad must have left 9ja.
And comparin peckham 2 ajegunle? I think d writer wanted d readers 2 get d picture of a semi-average or low class area,as u affirmed it urself when u said "African's including Nigerians live there". U r ryt though, i have never being outside 9ja, talk more of UK,but i was juz tryn 2 reproduce d writers view. And tanx 4 d corrections. Ur piece was rly informative.
But beliv me when i say 9ja will get there,juz hang in there & do ur best where necessary. 1 luv

ekwy nwa:

WORD. tell NLanders.

i can relate with that

pretty_boi: @Op,
God Bless you & Thank God you've woken up to realize this. Nigeria is not heaven on earth___VERY TRUE. But Nigeria would sure get better by the Grace of God. The major problem we have is that we have too many pessimists that call themselves "Nigerians." I'm a young chap,I've lived all my life in Nigeria & I wouldn't lie about all our problems but I also know that a lot of things can be achieved in Nigeria that would never be achieved elsewhere just like you said, "pessimists" are just too blind to see these. The truth is that a very big percentage of Nigerians are "mentally lazy" that's why we would always make excuses for our failures & quickly blame the same people "our leaders." A lot of us would always sit around blaming "our leaders" & never wanting to accept that we also play a lot in the problems of Nigeria. Yes a lot of our leaders are/have been failures NO DOUBT but truthfully,they are just a part of our problems just like a lot of ordinary & common Nigerians are. You see people littering their backyards & even some highways with dirt & trash without a conscience & yet these people come quickly to blame "our leaders", in this case for instance,is it our leaders that "POSSESSED" such people & made/make them throw thrash/dirt indiscriminately or drive on the wrong side of the road or beat traffic or be generally INDISCIPLINED & LAWLESS? Anyways, I also blame our stupid & clueless leaders in this case for not bringing in laws that'd punish gross lawlessness & indiscipline. There's one thing I hate hearing which is : "this na Naija,forget that thing"...a lot of people say this to execute & show gross lawlessness & indiscipline. Well like I always say, if we expect one kind of messiah to fall from heaven to fix our problems without us wanting to wake up from "laziness" & contribute our own quota to developing our country,then we can keep living sub-standardly like this & STOP COMPLAINING. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT, NIGERIA WOULD GROW TO GREAT HEIGHTS THAT WOULD BE ENVIED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE & COUNTRY ONE DAY. IF YOU STILL WANT TO SEE THIS BEFORE YOU DIE, START CONTRIBUTING YOUR QUOTA NOW OTHERWISE ONE DAY YOUR GRAND-CHILDREN WOULD GET TIRED OF THE FAILURES OF THEIR GRAND PARENTS (you) & START CHANGING THINGS & LIFTING THE COUNTRY TO GREAT HEIGHTS & ALL YOU'D WISH IS " I WISH I WERE STILL VERY YOUNG TO LIVE LONG IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THAT EVERYONE ONCE GAVE UP ON." if you still want to see Nigeria great, start playing your role/part NOW! or you can resign to die a failure that never contributed to the greatness of his/her country. #nuffSaid

I could not have said it much better.Would they have being singing d same praise song 4 UK & USA during d struggle periods of Martin Luther king & Malcom x? Come down too com struggle 4 future generation na. Mtchew

@shymmex, am juz smiling & saying Amen to ur decision. If u ask me, it is rationally patriotic.
I remember when Damilola was stabbed & left 2 bleed 2 death by some white UK teens. The reporter that carried d story,started d story with how he wondered why a father wud move his family from Naija where they cud afford to live in any choice location of MOTHERLAND to go live in an equivalent of Ajegunle in a foreign land as 3rd class citizens?(he understood why when he xrayed education, health,etc)
Yes, it SEEMS uncertain for "now",ask urself if u rly Believe that this Gr8 entity will remain like that? Afterall, we hear Rome was not built in a day. It takes gr8 optimistic minds juz like u 2 make d change and d difference. Naija is a virgin land with many untappd resources. Juz save some pay,identify some area of investment or biz and follow ur heart. I wish u all d best man. And i know 9ja will be glad 2 have 1 of her kings back. 1 luv

@Okija_juju. Dude!! Slow down. From ur writings, i want 2 believe u are not a young person,so u should know dat every1 is entitled 2 their opinion. Their is no point in being aggressively bias with insults when som pple do not follow ur obdurated point of view. I personally voted for GEJ. But u shud know dat humans are not perfect & @tyms fall short of expectations amidst MANY issues, & at such tyms,it is rationally probable that d HEAD takes d blame.
What are my saying? Let us learn 2 accept & respect each others views without obloquy,even if they r different from ours.
Lol. U r sooo well read,& i RESPECT that. 1 luv (cos we gat no oda gr8 country than dis)

MRbrownJAY:



advice to Onegai: stop taking love advices from cheating bastards in the community. the fact that some men/women are cheating, doesnt mean that all men/women do.......ask your father/mother. if you are a hoe like that, then by all means do what you know best, but dont try to pretend that you were forced into this nasty whorish lifestyle because of others.

U hv a point MRbrownJAY. Alwaiz hold u in esteem n respect ur POV.
But candidly, e no ez. Tell me u didnt double date in sec? uni? now? then i go personally comot cap 4 u. Seriously,at tyms it aint intentional. U want 2 take d r/ship 2 d nxt level,n d oda person juz aint prepared yet. Then u meet anoda dat meets ur "IDEAL" too? Definately,i wud take a shot at d latta whl maintenin d 4ma incase.....

jmaine: Well it has being common practice for the PTA in Lagos to arrange for trans coy to convey their wards who scholled far away from Lagos . . .and in our time it was the Chisco trans coy who did that way back in the mid 90's . . .

So for those who want to blame the parents for not picking up their wards should shut the hell up . .the main essesnce of this move is to ensure they travel together rather than in isolation where they might be at the mercy of evil strangers or company

now back to the story . .this is quite sad . . .am sure the rouges had a field day . .cos this bus was isolated since night travel is very unpopular these days . .gone are the days when luxurious buses travelled at night in packs with 2 mobile police excorts in each of them


The driver in their usual manner . . .threw caution to the wind by assuming the roads were safe at that late hour . . .cos they always assume at the detriment of their passengers . . .the trans coy needs some serious reviewing of the company policies and their journey management plan . . . News like this are so embarrasing and heart wrenching . . .

Well said.

Callotti:

We all have different ways of coping with tragedy. I choose to use sarcasm and humor. It does not need to involve my sister or relative.
Not a crime. Thank you. I hope the same God that allowed this abomination to take place answers your prayers! Where was he when this heinous crime was committed by his so-called children? Abi na Boko Haram do am?
Tsk!

Callotti:

We all have different ways of coping with tragedy. I choose to use sarcasm and humor. It does not need to involve my sister or relative.
Not a crime. Thank you. I hope the same God that allowed this abomination to take place answers your prayers! Where was he when this heinous crime was committed by his so-called children? Abi na Boko Haram do am?
Tsk!

Callotti:

We all have different ways of coping with tragedy. I choose to use sarcasm and humor. It does not need to involve my sister or relative.
Not a crime. Thank you. I hope the same God that allowed this abomination to take place answers your prayers! Where was he when this heinous crime was committed by his so-called children? Abi na Boko Haram do am?
Tsk!

We all have different ways of coping with tragedy. I choose to use sarcasm and humor?
Thank God for u.

Callotti: If your parents are in Lagos hustling, the welfare of the children should not be sacrificed! Gone are those days when fathers took responsibility for their children, by personally driving their own children to and from school! Thank God for responsible parents! Imagine being disvirgined/imprenated by robbers? Nigeria na wah!!! I am sure these are Ogbonge Christians o! Why wait to claim 72 virgins after death, when you can get them driving to Lagos from Enugu for Easter? This God na waya o! All things are truly possible!!!!!

I wonder Y u choose 2 make a joke of a serious issue lyk this? Gaaawd! Juz imagine 4 1 sec, 1 of d victims was ur sister or relative?

I pray GOD gv d girls d courage n strength 2 pull thru. I think counsellin 2 myt help.

@ Reference. GBAM!! WELL SAID. It is time we da youths who r da leaders of tomorrow stop being sentimental in thoughts and think or opine objectively. Being constructively patriotic 2 father land,has nothin 2do with party affiliation. And i think ACN should know that & give Ribadu a break.

@ john david. i have gone thru google so many tyms wit diff search words. need somtin dat wud give me their activities and  programmes since inception in naija. Tanx al d same man.

Hi house. My thesis topic is "The impact of international donor agencies on poverty alleviation in Nigeria". First i thot i would just glide thru the net with lot of materials to finish in no time but,its provin abortive. Mayb i dont know the right places to check or somtin.Plz if anyone has materials on dis topic or how to go about browsing for materials pls drop me a lead. tanx

Hey house. 1 has d rite 2 choose wot they lyk,as far as it plsis dem & mks dem hapi- 2 loose or kip virginity til wot tym,it dos not detamine ur person anyway,so, ki ni big deal? I sti find it amazin y alot of guy arnd wont want 2 gt marid 2 virgins. Me too

Hey house. 1 has d rite 2 choose wot they lyk,as far as it plsis dem & mks dem hapi- 2 loose or kip virginity til wot tym,it dos not detamine ur person anyway,so, ki ni big deal? I sti find it amazin y alot of guy arnd wont want 2 gt marid 2 virgins. Me too