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am igbo speaking as well.There are loads of Igbos in london

Donzman:
Burning off more gas I suppose, the smog in Lagos isn't enough, the corroded zinc roofs and poor soil from acid rain isn't enough, the asthma people get from bad air isn't enough, burn off more fuel.

No,gas fired power stations are not the causes of smog,corroded zinc roofs,poor soil and asthma.Let me put it this way,here in London they burn more fuel than in the whole of Nigeria but yet the quality of the air is still much better than in Lagos.

Most of these things are caused by the old vehicles we drive in and emissions from factories not the Egbin power station

Donzman:
4Play is from the George Bush school of thought, they do not think global warming is a problem. If every country folds their arms because no other nation is acting, I wonder if anyone will act.

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Zuwo,if a nation that has neglible impact on global warming were to invest in costly technology it will have neglible impact on global warming.

The overwhelming majority of Nigerians cannot afford those smaller wind turbines.

Fossil fuel is largely responsible for global warming but the major polluting nations are reluctant to act.A poor nation like Nigeria won't make a dent in the increase in global warming.We should not invest in something that will have no appreciable impact
on the planet when the major nations have not come round to the idea

The foul air in Lagos has nothing to do with the power stations in Lagos.

If Nigeria was to miraculously turn exclusively to renewable energy at the expense of all our gas resources,it will not make any impact on the snow levels in Colorado.

The most annoying thing about the Nigerian political process is that we don't know anything about the proposed policies of the aspirants.

what are Yar Adua's proposed policies and how do they differ from the rest

Anyway in a sense ,it does not matter.We don't have a choice at the end of the day

Am still not convinced that wind power represents value for money.If it was the case,the rich nations would be investing more in it than they do in traditional sources of power.

A poor nation like Nigeria has to use its resources in the most financially efficient way possible

In the UK,communities regularly resist siting of wind turbines in their area because it takes up so much land space.

If you can't find land in Northern England,where will you find it in LAGOS

So let me get this,you are surprised she does not want to be the girlfriend of a criminal

@Tornadoz

Let me try and wade through your miasma of incoherence

Tornadoz:
4PLAY WROTE Of all the arguments i put forward the one that annoyed you most is the above. I dared to speak wrongly of Bush. Bush does'nt give a damn about your silly arse, to him you are a nigger.

This is pure gibberish.Neither you nor I know what Bush thinks of Black people in private.Do you have psychic powers?How are you sure your much loved Clinton does not think lowly of Black people .How come he never appointed Blacks to positions of high authority.Name one significant Black appointee in the Clinton Adminstration

Tornadoz:
You said that "most people who respond to him(Afam) are ,like you,only those who agree with him". Reading through this thread even an idiot will agree with Afam and co.

Idiots agree with idiocy.Which idiot won't agree with the idea that every country should seek to acquire nukes?An idea that everyone in the field of International relations do not subscribe to

Tornadoz:
The point was plain and simple. America should not tell every one not to have nuclear weapons while armed to the teeth themselves. Does it take a genius to understand the above. You blindly follow G. Bush.

This is what happens when you try to debate ignoramuses.There are 188 nations that are signatories to the NPT.The US is just one of 188 nations.A nation signed an agreement undertaking not to develop nukes,it could have chosen ab initio not to.

Tornadoz:
Listen if you were not so far up inside the man's arse i would continue with this debate, pull your head out and we can have a reasonable discussion

The first resort of intellectually challenged people is to resort to ad hominen attacks.Let me descend to your level.It seems you are anally fixated.

Listen,anal man,the issue of nuclear proliferation is an issue of International Law and International Relations.You have not made a single contribution on this thread that addresses the substance of the proliferation regime.Obviously an intellectual debate is beyond your capacity.

Tornadoz:
. What is your problem with black people? You come across like you hate yourself. What blackman would say The people who think badly of black people are racist. Its called prejudice. On the other hand, we say Bush is an evil man because of his deeds, his wars etc. This is no prejudice, because we can point out the many bad things he has done. The people who hates blacks, hates us for the colour of our skin, not for the bad thing we have done. Free your mind and your yansh go follow.

This is imbecillity in its purest form.
My point about global attitudes towards Black is to illustrate the fact that because most people dislike a man or a people does not in itself justify their dislike .This was in reference to your point about how everyone hates the Bush adminstration.A viewpoint is not justified because it is shared by many

I had a hard time addressing your comments.It is difficult debating with intelligent people at University and then coming to debate nitwits on the net

Using gas powered power plants is value for money

Wind energy power plants costs far more than most other alternatives.That is part of the reason it is hardly used

Maybe he calls her only 10 times a day and she wants it to be 20

jagunlabi:
Say what?!Where on earth did you get that garbage from?

From a small thing called history.

Christianity has been in Africa since the Ist century producing 3 Catholic Popes and theologians like St Augustine

For God's sake ,we have Had Christianity in the continent long before Islam came into existence

The President of the United States speaks only one Language and even then he struggles at it

@Jen33

Christianity has been in Africa longer than it has been in Europe

@Tornadoz

I can see you have an ally who thinks that another Nairaland user was better off a dead man  because he disagreed with him

Gave up indeed,in other threads he has refered to others as "dogs","evil men".You will notice that most people who respond to him are ,like you,only those who agree with him unless they are new to this forum and don't know him

One last thing,you made the point that most of the world thinks lowly of Bush.Great,most of the world think badly of Black people,perhaps that means that their thinking is justified

The title of the thread is misleading.It is based on a story that is attributed to anonymous Congressional sources.These anonymous Congressional sources are often quoting equally anonymous Congressmen

This is voodoo journalism in its most shameless form

Tornadoz:
@ 4play. Are you seriously saying Bush was better than Clinton from a blackman's point of view?

Yes,most Black people live in Africa.Between a President who cut aid to Africa and one who tripled it,I know who I prefer.

Tornadoz:
@ 4play. Why are you an apologist for a neo-con politician?

A neo con is a leftist who is hawkish on foreign policy.Bush is not a neo con

Tornadoz:
@ ? Forget the gloss and scratch the surface. How come African American loathe this cretin of a man.

African Americans are almost exclusively Democrats,they will vote a White Democrat rather than a black Republican.African Americans voted Ben Cardin ahead of M.Steele in the last election ensuring that Jews who are 3% of the populace have 11 Senators while Blacks who constitute 11% have only one(Obama)

Tornadoz:
How come he is the most unpopular US president ever amongst europeans?

Who cares?Do Europeans care if a particular politician is liked by Africans

Tornadoz:
This Saint Bush as you would make us believe, love black people so much that he was prepared to see blacks die in New Orleans but is prepared to help Africans with loans {no strings attached).

The mayor of New Orleans(Black) and the Governor for whom primary responsibility lies for evacuation did nothing.The Fed Govt can only help when the states request it,that is why most Americans attach greater blame to the Mayor and the Gov than the President.Most people who died in Katrina were not Black

Tornadoz:
You forget Bush's new fondness for Africa is because he needs us for his global war on terror.

Bush's policy is nothing new and predates 9/11.It is largely driven by Evangelicals who say it is a moral duty to help.

Tornadoz:
Action speaks louder than voice. Let Bush help African Americans before turning to Africa. Charity begins at home.

You are right.Action speaks louder than words and actually doing something about a continent is much better than Clinton's charm offensive that is full of rhetoric while cutting aid.

Charity begins at home for me as well.Whoever does something for my homeland(Africa) is more important than perceived failings in a foreign land

lewa:
What of other minorities Tiv,birom, Nupe,Igbirra,Ate aren't they Nigerians too!Politics of exclusion!Or economics

They should write in a neutral language then-Igbo

Seriously,they should only write in English.We don't want them writing in 250 languages

How about Latin for the Catholics,if Muslims get their Arabic we should get Latin for Catholics.Besides,isn't English discrimination in favor of Anglicans?Ok,what about Japanese?

Let the inscriptions be in Japanese then,that way no one will feel discriminated against

This is why I think I should be President of this country,who else can stay up at 3am wondering about his country?

na proper pro bono work the guy dey do

@Debosky
A homophobe is someone who is prejudiced against gay people.Am not prejudiced against them

All I want is for people,gay or straight,to observe standards of fidelity.If you are gay stick to gay people and stop pretending u are not.The gay cause is not advanced by prominent people playing hide and seek with their sexuality

U Arsenal people know nothing about fidelity,your players are keen to go to another club(sorry,i coudn't resist)

Ruud has past his prime,that is why Fergie cooled towards him

Some of the rumours sorrounding Ronaldo maye be due to ongoing contract negotiations with Utd.The more the agent feeds the rumor that he has an offer from Barca,the more pressure is put on Utd to sweeten the pay rise.

If the transfer goes through,we can still easily replace him with the huge transfer fee we are getting in exchange

Dress well?If that man was in Ku kLux Klan costume,he will still look gay

Nobody who has left Utd since Fergie came in has achieved greater success in their new club than at Utd

None.Just speaking generally.

But the John Legend fella looks "suspicious"

There are people who are genuinely attracted to both sexes(bisexuals),then there are people who are gay but are hiding it by sleeping with women

@Debosky

If they fail to come clean even though they are gay,they perpetuate the culture of silence that helps spread HIV.It is better that they come clean and stick literally to fellow gaymen than to want to keep up the facade and simultaneuosly sleep with both sexes

The so called low down brothers or is it down low

I don't think you can use the terms "believe" and "Nigerian Govt" in the same sentence.