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Recent comments (20)
In response to: "The task ahead" 316 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
Hi,
Its being awhile. I will ring you to catchup with you one of these days, likely to be Wednesday. Hope you had a wonderful holidays and that Xmas was fantastic. I wish you a very happy new year.
Regards and keep well.
Keep the blog going. I am loving it.
Wale more…
In response to: "The task ahead" 336 days old
by Akin [Visitor]
Hello,
I have only been away 18 years and really I have not reached a point where I could muster enough spirit to visit.
In fact with my kind of blog activism I would probably be greeted at the port of entry by the lovely and hospitable folk of the SSS to be kept at his excellency's pleasure.
We have hopes for more…
In response to: "The name game" 436 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
May be the point is, if you can't beat them, you have to join them. For some of us, the price is too high. I will not be able to look in the mirror, neither will I be able to look at the kids and tell them that I sold out because things became too difficult and I lost my balls.
Regards.
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In response to: "Obamamania" 436 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
You are probably right, but how else can he advance in a world that does not recognise meritocracy. Some of our people end up doing the dirty work that their masters are unable or unwilling to do. We can not afford to sell our souls for personal advancement, but how else can the man make progress. If he doesn't dance to the tune of his masters, he more…
In response to: "Obamamania" 437 days old
by technomist [Member]
Lammy is a complete sell-out. I once watched him at work and all I saw was a man brown-nosing the hard right wingers in his party for his personal advancement. The decisions he took on that disgraceful day led to the increased used of detention for children in immigration cases. He deserves no sympathy from anyone. more…
In response to: "The name game" 437 days old
by Akin [Visitor]
Hello,
I have three long Yoruba names and those names are also my Christian names, I was baptised with them.
In the case of my CV, whilst my full firstname is Akinola, I am addressed as Akin, so the top line has Akin Akintayo in bold typeface and less prominently my 3 tongue-twisting names below that.
There ar more…
In response to: "What is in a name?" 467 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
Lets not forget that we also call our actresses and singers 'Divas' as if it was a title to be proud off. more…
In response to: "What is in a name?" 467 days old
by Akin [Visitor]
Hello,
It might just be that plain old Mister would become a badge of honour rather than superfluous titles.
For instance, in England, a graduate in medicine is called a doctor, but when you become a post-graduate specialist, as a consultant, you revert to Mr.
So, Mr. Jones M.D. is really a Doctor of Medicine more…
In response to: "Development" 471 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
Akin, Now that I have gone to your blog site, I definitely remember you. Hope you are alright?. Its a small world.
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In response to: "Development" 471 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
WHAO!!!.You are right. I was at RSS during those wonderful years. How you can pull together those little shreds of info is incredible?. I hope to hear from you again. I love writing and exchanging ideas about how we can develop our country. Tell me more about yourself.
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In response to: "Development" 473 days old
by Akin [Visitor]
Hello again,
I forgot to put in a postscript to my last comment.
I attended Remo Secondary School between 1976 and 1981, your name looks familiar enough for me to suspect you did your HSC there between 1978 and 1980.
Just a shot in the dark.
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In response to: "Development" 473 days old
by Akin [Visitor]
Hello,
I was in conversation with a couple of Nigerians a few days ago and was on the verge of writing a blog about development and the need for government, governance, institutions, leadership and grassroots support.
One of us contended that meeting with market women and traditional leaders can secure development plans an more…
In response to: "Development" 499 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
You are right. I got my spellng wrong, but seasideMan, you did the same, cirrect instead of correct. Anyway, I like your sense of humour. more…
In response to: "Development" 499 days old
by The_Walrus Pro
This government makes me drink... more…
In response to: "Development" 500 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
I knew that really, I was just pointing out the mistake in a non-obvious manner. The post is cirrect though: a government can lead their people to water, but they can't make them drink.
At least fertilizer washed off and is good for the garden...
Tom. more…
In response to: "Development" 500 days old
by The_Walrus Pro
I expect it was supposed to say baton, as in some sort of figurative relay race. I have driven forward for years now, and has the country ever thanked me for it? No, they just keep throwing fertiliser at me. more…
In response to: "Development" 500 days old
by SeasideMan Pro
A barton is a threshing-floor. Why would a government want to give those to aid development?
Tom.
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In response to: "Real Nigerians" 500 days old
by The_Walrus Pro
The trouble is, when you stand up, you will become visible to the scum that are running things their way to benefit themselves, and they won't like you. more…
In response to: "Just do it" 505 days old
by wallon70 [Member]
I missed the FT piece on these men. I strongly believe there are opportunities in Nigeria, but most Nigerians are consumers, we also lack enterprenuership, we were brought up to study hard to get the good things in life, so we want others to do things for us to enjoy. We also throw good parties. Now, we need to work hard to develop our country now more…
In response to: "Just do it" 505 days old
by Primerose [Visitor]
Wow! I love Nigeria. Although I have lived in Britain for a considerable period now, I still manage to maintain a big heart for Nija. It appears there are so many opportunities in Nigeria than in the many other countries in which Nigerians are spread. The Nigerian stock market for instance seems to have returned a 100% gain in last 18 months. Reali more…