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we practice insanity on a whole new level. Each time you just want to hope that things will change for better however little at a time, but no each day someone somewhere will come up with something absurdly insane that actually makes an insane person cringe.
Mofo lots.

Can anyone see meaningful progress and development in this country irrespective of whichever party is ruling?

Humans are MAD ( Mutually Assured Destruction ).

I don't know what humans will fight 3rd world war with, but the 4th world war will be fought with clubs and sticks. Albert Einstein.

Dubai made the world believe with money you can achieve virtually all you can imagine.

If a supposedly rich, famous and a very talented person like him could commit suicide due to depression then tell me what is a poor man to do?

Vanity, all is vanity.

RIP Robbie.

Ilorin, Akure and Ibadan airports were on locked down by Nigerian Air force personnel on friday because of this election. They blocked the runway with their vehicles.

Just in ..... The final result .....1. ATAKUMOSA EAST APC= 768 PDP = 422 LP=13 2. ATAKUMOSA WEST APC= 2486 PDP= 1689 LP=17 3. AYEDAADE APC: 3715 PDP=3548 LP=91 4. AYEDIRE APC= 614 PDP= 450 LP=50 5. BOLUWADURO APC=3327 PDP=3241 LP= 28 6. BORIPE APC=1686 PDP=1485 LP=35 7. EDE NORTH APC=4176 PDP=2817 LP=26 8. EDE SOUTH APC=127 PDP =163 LP= 0 9. EGBEDORE APC=1135 PDP=887 LP= 3 10. EJIGBO APC=992 PDP=492 LP= 28 11. IFE CENTRAL APC= 2169 PDP=4964 LP=55 12. IFE EAST APC=889 PDP=755 LP=11 13. IFE NORTH APC=1658 PDP=2137 LP=87 14. IFE SOUTH APC= 1923 PDP= 2117 LP=29 15. IFEDAYO APC=1837 PDP=1833 LP=36 16. IFELODUN APC=1378 PDP=1134 LP=14 17. ILA APC= 4996 PDP=3695 LP=41 18. ILESA EAST APC=4347 PDP=586 LP=8 19. ILESA WEST APC= 4443 PDP=1745 LP=52 20. IREPODUN APC=6057 PDP=4066 LP=161 21. IREWOLE APC=3364 PDP=1844 LP=43 22. ISOKAN APC=722 PDP=782 LP=6 23. IWO APC=2565 PDP=1884 LP=258 24. OBOKUN APC= 1940 PDP=1706 LP=20 25.ODO-OTIN APC=2329
PDP=2841 LP=205 26. OLA-OLUWA APC=287 PDP=59 LP=45 27. OLORUNDA APC= 3173 PDP= 1082 LP= 25 28. ORIADE APC=4960 PDP=4264 LP=73 29. OROLU APC=3022 PDP=2480 LP=160 30. OSOGBO APC=11367 PDP=3043 LP=254 If u v calculator ... I think u can anounce d result ooooooooo....

Some parents still needs parenting.

slapping is fast becoming a dying form of art.(act)

The ongoing effort by some religious leaders to idealise the opulent lifestyle has done society more harm than good. It indicates a failure to appreciate the fact that idealism and materialism hardly coexist. Anyone engaged in the single-minded pursuit of material prosperity can hardly live by high ideals. Where materialism rules, awe-inspiring pietism is bound to be sacrificed on the altar of hedonism. The core values of Good Samaritans will be thrown into the bin of exploitative capitalism, and hawk-like dispositions will be Christianised.

The grace-to-grass story of the former Roman Catholic Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, suspended by the Vatican in March, speaks about the ruinous nature of materialism. His opulent lifestyle made the German press to nickname him “gold-plated bishop” and “bishop of bling.” The saga teaches these lessons: There is a correlation between uncontrolled pursuit of luxury and corruption. No one is immune to materialism. Not even those called to exude the splendour of puritanical frugality. Darkness falls on our souls when we make accumulation of luxury goods our prime pursuit.

The inspirational lyrics of Janis Joplin’s satiric song, “Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?” are telling portrayal of the deep-seated materialistic longings of wealth-besotted churchgoers in Nigeria. Particularly, of those who mistakenly think that next to the Great Commission in terms of significance and urgency is to prove to the world that “our God is not a poor God”.

The unreasoned quest to demonstrate to the world that “our God is not a poor God” has made us to internalise the principles of a thing-driven life. Its underlining philosophy tacitly says; “A man’s life consists of what he owns. So, get things or die trying.” Ironically, a thing-driven person owns nothing, he is owned by anything that tickles his fancy.

I know close to nothing about demonology. But one thing I know very well is that, if you see a posh car and start speaking in tongues, it is a valid indication that demons have taken over your life. That’s about the only time I will enjoin you to see your next-door deliverance minister. Let him cast out boys-with-their-toys spirit from your life.

The 21st century is witnessing a shift in the meaning of slavery. Slavery now describes a binding love for things that lead to hatred of principles, process and delayed gratification. This creates gap between belief and behaviour. Our credibility is eroded when our belief-behaviour consonance is weakened. When we say we are Christians, what we mean is not exactly clear to people, because our Christ-likeness is more of profession, and less behavioural. Gone are the days when peopleknew the core values Christians uphold. Today, how many people can lend a character loan to a Christian, just because of his faith orientation?

The thing-driven life has greatly distorted our perception of God. We now see God as a supernatural Santa Claus, a gift-giving divine being susceptible to bribe. We tend to woo His blessings by protracted fasting, not for self-discipline and spiritual alertness. We give to induce His favour, not because we want to honour Him.

Our disposition to treat God like ATM, a cash dispenser has its root in the gospel of prosperity. It makes our relationship with God more transactional, than father-son intimacy. Transactional relationships are like prostitution. Faith-based prostitution gives us a sense of godliness, but denies its power. Prostitutes are not inheritors. They enjoy castoffs and instant rewards. One drawback of the prosperity gospel is that it is conditioning us to live like the guy who sold his father’s orchard to buy mangoes. It makes us to forget that when we ask God for oaks He gives us acorns.

Another dark side of the thing-driven life is that its accent on the rich-kid-of-a-rich-King lifestyle is a bad imitation of celebrity culture. It makes being in the sphere of the superrich a mark of spiritual enlightenment, and possessing luxury goods an indication of divine validation of the ministerial credentials of clerics. Hence, a pastor of a “mega church” without a private jet is seen as a “non-proof producer.”

It is my suspicion that our desire to tell the world that the church is not a community of riffraff, penniless dropouts from society’s high echelon has heightened our desperation for wealth. As a result, some churches decry only one “sin.” That is, the sin of being seen as poor. We condone the poor, but cannot stand his trappings of poverty. So, we teach “fake it, till you make it.” Pardon me. We teach how to activate the miraculous: The 21st century miracle of remodelling the penniless to look like a CEO of a Fortune 500.

Let’s tell ourselves some home truths. The skewed accent on material prosperity is blocking the ethical path to lifelong fulfilment and progress. It is making us plastic. Apparently, plastic people struggle in the web of meaningless existence. Thinking that the essence of life is to have a perfect body-image, assets and wardrobe that pique people’s appreciation; they invest fortunes into their looks and appearances. Its snag is that it causes many to ignore nursing their inner beauty. If we live as if nothing is worth caring about but our image, superficiality will rob us of life’s best.

There are many inherent fallacies in the pop gospel of prosperity. Let’s look at a few. One, it covertly extols the belief that money is everything. This implies money is worth worshipping and dying for. Hence, we say Jesus is Lord, but live in ways that say money is lord. Two, wealth gives your life a meaning. But the rich and poor do struggle with inner emptiness, and no sense of purpose in life. Three, wealth lends credence to the proclamation of the good news to the poor. It is faulty to assume that the richer you become, the easier soul winning will become. Rich Christians are not necessarily effective soul winners.

Freedom from materialism is the bedrock of true spirituality. The thing-driven life is not worth living. It is anti-spiritual, anti-social, and self negating. Hustling to acquire more and more things could make you thing-like. Treating yourself and people like useable, disposable, sellable things will become your second nature. Objectifying people is a biblical taboo.

Let’s shun the rat race. Otherwise, it will make all of us rats; some, church rats, others, young-rich-and-famous rats. Recall, one of the dictionary meanings of a rat is someone unworthy of trust. I am not by any means advocating that we should develop a downright carefree attitude to money. This is the point: Awaken the genius in you. Don’t allow materialistic norms to wedge your font of inspiration. Only tiny people need things to validate their humanity.


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Initially conductors hang by the door, this is no longer allowed especially with the police and FRSC on the roads and it is not economically viable to have a conductor occupy a seat in the bus so they are now made do without.

Absurd as it may sound there are set of military personnel waiting in the shadow for the perfect time to strike.

True intelligence humbles the possessor.

Time keeping is basic and fundamental, and as a Nigerian cos I can't speak for other African nations we lack the self discipline to be on time.

Up Germany

Up Germany.

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My beloved country na so so square pegs in round holes.

As long as politics of nepotism and favoritism rules mediocrity will never depart from the land.

How Germany's 14-Year Plan Destroyed Brazil
By Brendan Greeley
July 08, 2014 10:48 PM EDT
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Photograph by Alex Livesey/FIFA via Getty Images

Thomas Müller of Germany celebrates scoring his team's first goal during their 2014 FIFA World Cup Semi Final match against Brazil
By the end it was hard to watch Germany’s 7-1 demolition of Brazil. Poor Andre Schürrle, the substitute who came in as a striker for Germany in the second half, couldn’t quite celebrate his two goals the way Thomas Müller had when he scored the first goal in the 11th minute. A friend watching at a bar in Berlin reported that when Oscar finally scored for Brazil in the 90th minute, all the Germans in the bar offered an empathy cheer.
Brazil certainly underperformed on Tuesday and throughout the World Cup. Its wins have all been lucky, barely, or both. But Brazil didn’t just fall apart against Germany (although it certainly did fall apart). Germany beat them with the precise and inspiring soccer it’s played all month in Brazil. This is not an accident, a golden blessing of a generation of talented fussballers. It follows a 14-year plan to find all the kids among 80 million Germans who can really play soccer, train them young, and get them attached to a professional team.
All countries do this, kind of. Belgium does it really well. After tonight’s game you could argue that Germany does it best.
In the 2000 European Championship, Germany didn’t make it past the group stage. Imagine the anger and soul-searching in New York if the Yankees finished last in the American League East. So the Deutscher Fussball Bund, the organization responsible for Germany’s national team, came up with a plan. Traditionally in Europe, club teams had been responsible for their own talent development. Some, like Barcelona in Spain and Ajax in the Netherlands, have become known for their youth academies. But the DFBdecided that talent was too precious to leave unfound, and so in 2002 launched a national program to find all of it.
The Guardian wrote a great piece on the German program last year, or you can read the DFB’s own chest-thumping self-assessment from 2011 (PDF). Germany’s standardized national program starts teaching the same skills to 6-year-olds all over the country. It’s run in every town by coaches who have to get a license from the DFB. Then by age 8, as training continues, scouts are watching for the kids good enough for the club programs.
This spring I watched my German godson, Paul, play a soccer game with his youth team. He’s 8 years old. German kids at that age don’t play herd ball. They play their roles, make clean passes, and pick their shots. None of this is left to chance. His youth club, TV Rodenkirchen, is part of the national program. And standing on the sidelines—for a league game between 8-year-olds—were professional scouts.
Every professional club team in the first and second division of Germany’s Bundesliga now has to fund its own soccer high school. Between 2002 and 2010, the amount that professional club teams spent on youth development almost doubled, to about 85 million euros a year. We can already see what this spending has helped create. Last year’s Guardian article listed them:
Joachim Löw, Germany’s coach, is blessed with a generation of gifted young players—Julian Draxler (19), Andre Schürrle (22), Sven Bender (24), Thomas Müller (23), Holger Badstuber (24), Mats Hummels (24), Mesut Ozil (24), Ilkay Gündoğan (22), Mario Götze (20), Marco Reus (23), Toni Kroos (23) … the list goes on.
Müller, Kroos, Schürrle. These are the guys who scored five of Germany’s seven goals on Tuesday. And Germany’s talent machine is only now just starting to produce. A 6-year-old German in 2002 is still only 18 now. (My godson is pretty good, actually.)
We love the World Cup, in part, because it offers us a clear contest between nations with winners and losers. Except with an actual war, this clarity is hard to come by in international relations. Some nations get lucky. Did Argentina deserve its Lionel Messi or Portugal its Cristiano Ronaldo? But a national soccer team is a kind of mobilization, the end of a long plan, sustained over decades, with many moving parts, to find and train talent.
Germany was not blessed with Leo or Ronaldo. But sustaining a complex national plan over years, and committing to it as both a metaphorical and literal investment? Perhaps we should not be surprised that Germany has done this very, very well.

Even the bible said do no not provoke your child to anger.

I fear for the life of that Colombian responsible for Neymar's injury. Many Brazilian will attribute their loss to his action.

Make dem convert this game to either basketball or handball, maybe Brazil might have a come back.

By this beating, Brazil has succeeded in increasing the value of Neymar on the transfer market.

Referee please time out, please we give up, we beg count to 10 and stop this massacre.

Not suprised, lying has long been thier mother tongue and their native language.

Football is 60% mental attitude 40% skill and technicals. What separate a winning team from the losing team is mental attitude.

Some countries/teams play 90 minutes from start to finish as if they are a goal down even when the score line is 0-0 or even when they are leading.

Till we start approaching football with such mental attitude, we will always play as if we are playing set (street soccer)

That ball hitting the bar is our ticket to quarter final.

Quote me

The boys are playing like they played Iran

the guys are playing as if lead is tied to their legs

is it my tv or we are actually playing like we don't intend to score at all.

In movies not all movies though there are scenes that makes the audiences burst out in spontaneous excitement or applause.

Mine was when King Kong had to fight not one, not two but three T-REX(ES) to save the lady, Ann Daryll.

Describe yours.