ThatrealestApex:




What of quartz365 the Baseball guy?
Abi na ShokiScientist the Over 1.5/Under4.5 guy?
Abi na Lekkie073 the 1st Half winning guy


Omoh, who should I even call and leave the other?

This thread don die abeg

thanks for the mention.... Its a new season.... And I never left the game.

peekspot:


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See Barr BARAKAT BAKARE-AKANDE

Ibime:
Update - you have till Saturday to apply for FA Cup and Carling up, then codes will be sent to you by DM - entry is based on past performances and active engagement

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RomanGreen:


Lol, you mean stole Lagos dry huh?

With the resources Lagos has, it should be competing with the likes of Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Rabat etc but here you're celebrating mediocrity. When will you people start holding your leaders accountable who amass unimaginable wealth at the expense of the masses. Anyway, what's my business. I pray make $$$ reach 2k...I go happy wella

Lagos never be like Abu Dhabi, yet you all from erosion laden regions are already populating it....

ahnie:

Nne,he go refund my money....I figure that's what he wants me to do?


I resist that temptation.

lol... Just chop bbq fish and rest... U be big geh na

tonywonder:


So someone on 30k don't have a right to good life?

Do you know that you are indirectly saying civil servants don't have the right to enjoy good life?

If any of your family relation or yourself personally was a civil servant, would you write this statement you just put up there?

Nobody is against removal of fuel subsidy but the minimum wage should be increased as well so life will be easy for common Nigerians.

This is the point I'm trying to make?

there is no way minimum wage can give anybody good life anywhere in the world. And stop making it look like majority of civil servants fall under minimum wage.

Minimum wage is only for the lowest grade level in the civil service

Elisabeth Kluber-Ross developed a brilliant model that has become a psycho-analytical tool for evaluating the various stages of grief accompanying the manifestation of loss in the deep recess of the human mind. Faced with a turbulent event or scenery, a persona begins to experience overwhelming emotions deeply rooted in a perceived loss or malignant fate. At the core of this process, the human mind transverses certain stages of emotional wavelengths that, put together, form the basis of experiencing intense sorrow, which is sometimes self-inflicted or self-induced.

The disposition to gravitate from one stage to another within this hypothetical ladder is the foundation upon which the Kluber-Ross model was built. Needless to say, human beings are social animals; the society wherein we relate often plays a crucial role in our psychological well-being. The tendency for a person to exhibit clearly identified patterns of behaviour becomes clearer when the object of study has been analysed to the point of understanding the rationality behind his or her evident irrationality. This irrationality often results in a caprice for the sufferer as he or she commutes from the originating point of mis-action to the latter stages, owing to a perception borne out of a desire to be logical, albeit in an illogical manner.

The 2023 elections have come and gone; however, Nigerians are still glued to a season of euphemistic syllogism, thanks to one section of the populace who seem to have developed a knack for online vampirism, perhaps suffering from Renfield’s syndrome. However, when one goes deep to analyse these overly aberrant behaviours, the only conclusion to arrive at is that the afore-mentioned strata of individuals are deeply entrenched in various stages of grief, as purported by Elizabeth Kluber-Ross. Grief as we know, is never easy to overcome, especially when the object of the sufferer’s fixation makes him or her emotionally downcast and unable to accept reality.

DENIAL
Denial is a defence mechanism that is initiated as a means to temporarily avoid the pain of a loss. The feeling of denial started with the erroneous belief that there is a Saint amongst the pool of candidates vying for the nation’s highest elective position. Being the first stage of grief, denial confers on the sufferer the inability to comprehend the reality of the situation. The refusal to compare the achievements of two former governors vying for the presidency position is a symptomatic codification of harbouring denial. In trying to defend the indefensible, we hear stories of how one governor was opportune to govern a state with economic prosperity, and the other was unlucky. However, the proponents of such maladious comments failed to understand that the perceived unlucky one was the governor of a state with great potential to be economically great. Give Anambra of 2007 to a visionary leader, and the story would not be the same in fifteen years. Unfortunately, the grief sufferers were never ready to accept any alternative viewpoints that point to the shortcomings of their political deity. All through the campaigning process, they exhibited a vehement refusal to accept any negative information or criticism about him. However, the denials will continue, evoking strong hostility towards anyone who holds on to such thoughts. However, what one cannot deny is the fact that Tinubu’s acute understanding of governance and politics. Pretending not to know the major inputs that Tinubu has contributed to the development of institutions in Lagos state is a gross showcase of denial that borders on the diagnosis of grief feelings. Rather than accept the reality of the electoral loss, the grief sufferers continue to look for a stolen mandate; this is funny coming from the supporters of a candidate who came a distant third.

ANGER
When emotions become accentuated by denials, anger sets in. Anger is a perfect response expected from one suffering from grief. Anger infuses the grief sufferer with fiery energy, often short-lived; at this stage, the sufferer begins to question everything, from the process that resulted in the loss to the bystanders and observers that were aloof while the loss situation pervaded. Anger can also stem from a strong attachment to an ideology or a personality so much that any criticism meted on such objects or subjects is personalised by the grief sufferer. The psychologist, Dr. Josell, noted that anger leads to the manifestation of blame. How on earth should a non-sitting politician be blamed for the woes of a country? Tinubu, upon leaving the seat of administration in Lagos, has guarded the state administration by presenting to the people of Lagos successive performers that have taken the state further away from being compared to any other state in Nigeria. The grief sufferers will not agree; they prefer to harp on the false belief that Tinubu sold Buhari to Nigerians. They forget that Buhari was sold to Nigerians by Tinubu and Saraki, Kwankwaso, Atiku and many others across the country. It is common to try to give a dog a bad name to hang it. That you are angry at police brutality does not justify attacks on someone else personal businesses; unless peradventure, it is the proceeds of such businesses that are used to pay the brutal policemen. When an individual suffers from grief, Dr. Josell said, the manner of anger exhibited becomes less sensible. Anger also leads to the exhibition of verbal invectives. From insulting a man’s old age to assassinating his character, the sufferers of grief left no stone unturned to let the whole world know they are not in their best mental states. The failure to accept fate led to the deployment of tirades to make the president-elect look less human. Anger is a useful tool for masking the grief sufferers’ emotions since it is far easier to exhibit madness rather than sit alone in profound sadness, to lick the wounds emanating from the loss.

BARGAINING
Bargaining as a stage of grief, is characterised by attempts to negotiate or seek compromise in order to change the outcome of an event. Since denial and anger could not make their dreams come true, the grief sufferers moved to the next stage on the ladder; bargaining. Bargaining provides an avenue for the grief sufferer to seek means of controlling the situation and the loss, in essence, struggling to negotiate a way out of the unfortunate situation. According to a professional counsellor, Tasha Holland-Kornegay (Ph.D.), the essence of bargaining is to prevent the expected outcome or loss. Bargaining presents a faint hope for the grief sufferer; in this case, instituting lawsuits and court proceedings to disenfranchise an already elected president from contesting in an election that has been won. In the case of their symbol, bargaining became eminent when, rather than present facts that he won the election, he embarked on a whirlwind journey of character assassination, churning out bovine vociferations all in a bid to persuade the election tribunal to disenfranchise an already elected president. To make the scenario more laughable, the grief sufferers went to the hills and the mountains, praying and cursing, telling a non-existent audience that the tribunal would give back a stolen mandate to the candidate that came third in a race; humour at its best. Perhaps, the grief sufferers believed that a wanton display of emotions was enough to sway the tribunal’s verdict to favour their ill-objectivist agenda to derail an electoral process that, although it may have had its flaw, provided a glimpse of an institution headed in the right direction.

DEPRESSION
When the reality of vanity in the choice of bargaining tool fails to work, the grief sufferers move to the stage of depression, a long-lasting sadness occasioned by the reality of the situation that the loss has come to stay. Fuelled by feelings of despondence, owing to the reality of the setbacks witnessed during the tribunal seatings, the grief sufferers become disillusioned by the knowledge that their personal investments in a failed political project is akin to someone who only succeeded in labouring in vain. The grief sufferers eventually begin to accept the reality of the loss, although this is accompanied by a high degree of psychological challenges. At this point, they come to terms with what to expect for the future. In the next four years, the grief sufferers are expected to despair about all moves and policies of the incoming administration. The sadness that overwhelms their mental systems will culminate in a lethargic and diminished joy, making it harder for them to see beyond their hate by objectively analysing the merits of every policy rolled out by the new administration whose leadership they have come to loath. Rather than embark on cognitive behavioural therapy to help them examine their thoughts and actions to regain control over their emotions, the depression will only fuel their angst as they continue to trivialise issues based on their ethereal exigencies. Emotions are often difficult to change since they are wired to the innermost parts of the brain; expecting the grief sufferers to adopt objectivity when analysing the new administration’s policies is equivalent to the biblical rendition of a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

ACCPETANCE
Eventually, one thing that cannot be changed is the fact that bearing an act of God or the occurrence of any uncontrollable event, the president-elect will steer the administration of the next four years in close synergy with the vice-president. It is expected that any sane individual, irrespective of the grief he or she might have passed through, should accept this reality and stabilise their emotions by kowtowing to the reality of the situation. The fog created by an extreme dislike for the persona occupying the highest leadership position of the country needs to be cleared for the grief sufferers to nurture positive thoughts about the country’s future, knowing well enough that thoughts or negativity will never replace the president with their perceived messiah. Acceptance, as a final stage of grief, opens the minds of the sufferer to the reality on the ground. Acceptance may also come from a matured understanding of the complexities of politics and the fact that democracy is deeply rooted in the majority’s choices and not in the choice of a minority that believe they are more patriotic than others. However, whether the grief sufferers choose to evolve into such a reality will determine how they fit into the new reality. For the ones that transit to this stage, a sense of calm will take over their being, and the new feeling gives them rest of mind and an avenue for forward thinking. Those who decide to domicile in the earlier stages of grief will only be doing themselves great psychological harm since they have no means of changing the reality on the ground. Grief is a process that must end with the sufferer accepting the reality of it and moving on. However, choosing to perpetually dwell on the loss will not let the grief go away, subsequently triggering floods of emotions that only accentuate the ill-mental health of the sufferer.

https://thepenparliament./2023/05/27/the-obidient-mentality-from-the-lens-of-kluber-ross-five-stages-of-grief/

Seun:
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Lekkie073 will be a good moderator

Elon Musk likes money and madness. He also likes Manchester United – and is one of a select few who could afford to buy them.

According to sources, the tech-billionaire is believed to be monitoring the situation closely, and wondering if there is an opportunity at Old Trafford that he should not miss.

With Friday’s deadline for bids rapidly approaching - is the man Forbes rank as the second-richest in the world about to make his move for the football club they have crowned the biggest?

Among those, are a number of parties from Saudi Arabia, independent of those who own Newcastle United. Should they decide to launch a bid they may well need a dynamic figurehead to front it.

Few would carry the weight of Musk – who already sent his own platform into meltdown when he tweeted that he was going to buy United, before later saying that it was a joke.

At the last count, his fortune was estimated at £157billion. His pockets are deep enough and he certainly has the clout. On Twitter, United boast 34.9m followers. Musk has 128.9m.

We have, kind of, been here before. In August, with United fans planning a protest against the Glazer family ahead of a home clash with Liverpool and the reign of Erik ten Hag off to a sluggish start, Musk posted: ‘Also, I'm buying Manchester United u r welcome’.
For some United fans, it was music to their ears. And while he subsequently explained that he was making a joke, that reaction will not have gone unnoticed.

Musk later added: ‘Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid.’ It is easy to believe.

Musk was born in South Africa and remained there until the age of 18. He will have witnessed first-hand United’s global reach.

As the owner of Twitter, he will also have seen that few entities create the clicks, hysteria and interest that emerges from Old Trafford. In that aspect, they are like no other.

He will also be well aware of the power United have in Manchester and well-beyond.

Indeed a new project – and the opportunity to eventually make even more money - may be difficult to resist. The six months that followed his gag have not been kind.
Last month, according to the Guinness World Records, Musk broke the world record for largest loss of personal fortune in history, with an approximate drop of £150bn since November.

That was put down largely to the poor performance of Tesla stock. Regardless, with the Glazers looking for around £6bn and some valuing the club at around £4.5bn, the price of United – and additional £2bn to redevelop or build a new Old Trafford would be well within reach.

Paired with Saudi investors, it becomes even more attainable. It is an intriguing prospect. There are few for whom the prospect is a reality.

Anything north of £3.76bn – the price paid for the NFL’s Denver Broncos last year – would make United the most expensive sports team in the world. Surpassing such a figure for a full sale is inevitable.




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11744977/Manchester-United-157bn-Elon-Musk-looking-making-bidding-deadline-nears.html

dre11:
CONFIRMED: APC Crediting Voters With N10,000 Online in Exchange for Their Data
Published 10th Feb, 2023



https://fij.ng/article/confirmed-apc-crediting-voters-with-n10000-online-in-exchange-for-their-data/

they are party agents, not just ordinary voters.

Who saw that goal by Hannibal?

Tinubu will win the election next month.


Ẹyin weyrey..... E tè tè gba!

DenreleDave:


I really wish I can go back to akwa ibom sha....

But I need sumtin doing rather than sitting idle..

Lagos don tire me mehnnnnnnnn

so you see, what Lagos has to offer u economically, your state cannot.

Scam

The skill display was useless. If he had displayed such skill to turn an opposing defender or dispose a defender it would have been a great act. He looked stupid rolling round in circles on the same spot with no one close to him. That was not functional, if we are to go but ETH's response on the issue.

Mrviktor:
Why this foolish pundits dey attack Anthony..

The jealousy deep sha.

Did we win yes.
Did he play well. Yes

Why d skill dey pain dem.
If na neymar or vini do that tin now dem go dey shout world best.. World best..

Let d man continue to grow his confidence biko

Anas09:

You are sure you know that Allah is YHWH?
So, to you people with same title or name are the same?
Have you searched anyone on Facebook? Have you seen how names (the names) come out?

OK, pls answer this. Is allah the of Jesus Christ of Nazareth?

Is allah a father to humans?

Is allah a person? I mean, does he have human attributes.

Allah is a cosmic essence, not a personality.

soontodie:


What organisation can I join to know more of these things

there are quite a handful.... Depending on your localty. ECKANKAR IS THERE.AMORX IS EQUALLY THERE

Anas09:

You are only explaining their nomenclatures, not their essences. The question essentially is, who is allah and who is YHWH? Are they the same entity?
In your esoteric world who are these beings?

Allah, God, Yawheh are all the same. Think of it this way


You went to a secondary school where ur classmates call u by nick name A
You also attended a university where most people call u by nickname B

Meanwhile, at home you are called by the name C




If you are walking across the street, and you hear someone shout A, you automatically know that person is someone's that knew you from your secondary school days. If you hear someone should B from a crowd, you know it's someone that knew u from university days. And when u hear c, you know someone from home is actually the etson calling you.



Your disposition to answer any of theses calls depends on the memories you have while bearing the name.

Son to the rescue

afrodoc2:



The way people that were rolling on the floor laughing at Rangnick are now quoting him like he is Azor Ahai na him dey shock me.

even Ole (your Amaka) was a magician to have finished second with the crop of players at his disposal.

patrickmuf:
Everybody come dey distance themselves from their previous wrong takes but want deliver L give others...

Receipts dey here, make all man just pray say make things improve rather than trying to dig into the past...All of us get shovel.

no count people to share your L with. No everyone supported the coming of sancho. I stated it by inference that there is nothing sancho wants to offer that Greenwood could not.

afrodoc2:


There are people that first take a side and start looking for points to support their position after, rather than analysing the situation first and then picking a side. They hated Ole and they got into their feelings and made an emotional stand.

If the coach is the only problem then we have to ask which one? Is it LVG, JM, Ole, RR, or ETH?

this mail is directed at Patrick the muffin

Leyqute:


Remember when someone was arguing strongly that our squad is better or at worst on par with City?

Or when they said ONLY the coach is the problem and not the whole company?

Guess time settles most arguments.

mention name nah


Àbí u dey fear

lekkie073:
is united the first club that will spend 400m in three seasons and not win the league?

Every big club goes through a hiatus, a period when they will find it difficult to get it right. It might be a result of increased competition, money, fatigue or any other factor. The fact remains, a big club cannot remain competitive for ever except when there is no competition from its rivals. Fergie kept Liverpool in hiatus for decades. That coincided with the emergence of new football powerhouses like Chelsea and Mancity.
Now manutd has been in a hiatus since Fergie left (this is normal) and you expect one manager to come and fill his vacuum perfectly.
Fergie, as a personality won United at least 10 points per season. That's why some rival fans ascribe him the position of epl influencer. That is gone with him, more clubs are grooming themselves to be more competitive. In the midst of these, some manutd fans still fantasize about overnight success. Hmmmmm

A good workman still needs the right tools to work. Those that pursue mourinho, Olè et al should start getting their arguments ready. We are in for a long season...

Danielnino00:
I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this.. Mods,kindly help me move it to the right one.

So, I woke up this morning to find this creature in one of the buckets in the bathroom. My little nephew told me that he found it at our backyard this morning.
We don't know how it got there. Our backyard isn't bushy,neither is our area. Although there's some swampy land behind our compound,and it's possible that the heavy rain that's been falling for the past few weeks could have influenced it's migration to our compound.

The problem now is, we are confused on what to do with it.. My mom is talking about keeping it and raising it,but I don't think that's a good idea. A tortoise isn't an ideal pet in my opinion. We don't even know how to take care of it...
I suggested we sell it to a mini zoo that's located not too far from our area, but I'm not sure they would be willing to buy it.

I'm quite confused on what to do... Your advices would be well appreciated. Thank you

that's and African side neck turtle.
I also came across one in 2015 and it has been with me since then.

Ibime:


I done explain for you by email boss. I am loyal. Make we see

no probulem again

Ibime, me and you go get probulem for here
Don't try what is not fair and just...

Ibime:
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Ibime:


When new thread opens.

I trust you

Ibime:
FA Cup placings

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