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  • Round-up Nigeria: Thursday, March 21, 2013 – Treatment of Kenyan football contingent condemnable

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    The treatment given to the Kenyan football contingent that arrived Nigeria during the week ahead of the Saturday clash between the two countries’ national teams, is condemnable. From past records, Nigeria is not known to be hostile to other teams that come into the country for matches, even though same ...
  • YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL : From toilet cleaner to oil company CEO, the story of ...

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    Left, right and center, everywhere you turn (Total?), you see their filling stations. But I’m almost sure you don’t know the man that manages the over 600 stations of Oando is 34 years old! That is not even the most surprising, just a little over 10 years ago, he was ...
  • Nigerians, Kenyans in twitter war

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    In a manner remniscent of the Nigeria-Ghana ‘Thank God I am not a Nigerian’ war, some Nigerian twitter-warriors are currently strutting it out with their Kenyan counterparts on twitter.  This is ahead of the World Cup qualifying match between the two countries slated for Calabar on Saturday. With Nigerians gathering ...
  • What is the best way to tackle the scourge that Boko Haram is?

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    The agents of death continue to become brazen in their attack. How do you think this problem can be resolved? Your comments are automatically published.
  • His unpalatable online shopping experience with Jumia

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    “I ordered and paid for a tablet from Jumia for (N26,923) on the 11th March. I only paid after calling them to confirm the availability and was told it was available, I went on to pay online. To my shock they called me three days later to inform me that ...
  • Round-up Nigeria: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Self-employment rhetoric is real

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    One of the most challenging socio-economic problems bedeviling our country is unemployment. Year after year, hundreds of thousands of graduates are being churned out from our tertiary institutions. The austerity that the economy has been going through in the last few years has meant that there are little job openings ...
  • THE ROLE OF NETWORKING IN JOB HUNTING

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    Have you ever wondered why alumni of some institutions have formidable bodies which cause members religiously commit their resources to?  The main goals are social and economic. But there is the career aspect too. This is one of the major ways networking can be useful in job hunting and movement. ...
  • Round-up Nigeria: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – On auto-crashes on our highways

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    The spate of road accidents in Nigeria is worrisome. From township roads to intercity highways, the nation continues to lose lives and limbs to these auto-crashes. Citizens always blame government for bad roads. That is understandable. But the problem is, accidents even tend to occur more on good roads. This ...
  • 4 Injured as commercial vehicle somersaults on Lekki-Ajah expressway

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    A commercial bus with registration number LSD 570 XA was involved in a lone accident at about 7:50 hours this morning at Megachicken area of the Lekki expressway. The Ajah-bound bus left Lekki roundabout bus park with full passengers. The vehicle, according to eyewitnesses, was on top speed when the ...
  • Round-up Nigeria: Monday, March 18, 2013 – Boko Haram again !

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    What could have been a quiet day in this nation ended yet again on a sad note as bombs planted by the usual suspects went off in the heart of the commercial city of Kano. This incident puts sour tastes in our mouths. The siege on the country by these ...
  • BOMB BLAST KILLS 11 IN LUXURY BUS PARK IN KANO

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    Information reaching Jarushub has it that at least 11 persons might be dead already as bomb blast hit Kano luxury bus park this evening. Bomb is now becoming banger. May God protect us in this country. Our hearts are with the victims and their families.
  • CREATIVITY OR ‘WERETIVITY’: 5000 ‘OGA-AT-THE-TOP’ T-SHIRTS ALREADY SOLD!

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    News reaching EARSOFNAIJA, the tatafo joint of Jarushub, has it that over 5000 copies of ‘Oga at the top’ T-shirts have been sold since the OATT drama went spiral. Hmmnnn, someone is making cool cash from the situation. But hey, is the cash truly cool? Making money from someone else’  ...
  • PIUS ADESANMI TALKS TO JARUSHUB

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    Witty columnist and one of Nigeria’s brightest public intellectuals of this generation, Professor Pius Adesanmi, is our guest tomorrow on Jarushub interview platform. He discusses his career as a teacher and writer, the newly launched ‘Kick Out Siddon Look 2015’, among other issues. It’s exclusive to Jarushub….Nigeria’s blog on the ...
  • Top 10 Secrets of First Class Students

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    I prepared this based on my personal experience, experience of people I know, and experience of juniors I mentored to making it. 1, NATURAL BRILLIANCE: There is a minimum level of natural brilliance that is required before a student can think of First Class. I do not intend to put ...
  • YOUNG & SUCCESSFUL – The inspiring story of AKEEM OYEWALE, Chartered Accountant at 20, Bank ...

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    THE STORY OF MR AKEEM OYEWALE   He has one of the fastest career rise in Nigeria’s financial services industry. This is not a case of a father handling his firm to a young son to run.  His father never owned the company he worked for. He joined the firm, ...
  • Jarushub…….Nigeria’s blog on the block!

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    Dear Visitor, I welcome you to Jarushub, the next big thing in Nigeria’s blogging space. Our mission is to be the online go-to for happenings in Nigeria or about Nigerians. Our team is made up of highly intelligent and analytical minds, that leverage years of experience contributing valuably to other ...