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How to Get Your Wife's Respect

What Marriage WAS Designed to…


BY EUDORA N. NDUBISI

Several friends are struggling with their marriage. There are good days in marriages, and bad. Many have messed up and lost their wife’s respect before. But, somehow managed to regain their wife’s respect and stay married for many happy, fulfilled (till death do us part) years.
Getting your wife’s respect is simple; treat her as the most important person in the world. Sometimes I cringe when I hear couples talking to each other. They don’t treat each other with courtesy. They bark orders, whine, complain, scold or scowl. I can assure you this is not the way to a woman’s heart.

Important tips that will, ultimately, earn your wife’s respect:
Forgive her for being her. You find out every single fault your wife has. She also discovers all of yours. You have to allow her to be her, and to realise that the “perfect” wife just does not exist. Well, except for the Proverbs 31 woman… but I think that was more one man’s dream instead of reality.

Follow through on things you say you will do. This is one of the most important ways to earn anyone's respect, but particularly your wife's. If you commit to a task, do it in a timely manner and do it to the best of your ability. When your wife sees that she can count on you, she will gain a deeper level of respect for you

Spend time with her. YES! You are busy. Men today don’t get enough credit for a lot of the things they do. Many of you have taken on some of the household chores as most wives now are in the workforce too.

You may cook, clean or do some of the housework. You deal with morons all day at work and want to sit down and relax when you come home. You’re not going to like this, but, if you want your wife’s respect you’re going to have to do more. You need to give her a hug when you get home. Don’t make a bee line for the television. Yeah. I know. Football match; World Cup. Nation’s cup, maybe even the CNN Channel.

Your wife has to come first. Not that you can’t do these other things, but everything has a time and a place. Stop to spend some time with your wife. You may even want to try Date Nights.

Read number two again. If you are NOT doing some of the household chores, you should be. Now… don’t get in her way. I know many women have “their way” of doing things. Laundry, Dishes, Vacuuming. But, perhaps you can convince her to let you help with something, if you’ll just stop to learn how to do it the way she wants. I didn’t say this was going to be easy did I?

Maintain a high level of courtesy when talking with your wife. Over time, many couples begin to talk to each other without considering what they are saying or how they are saying it. Refrain from being rude, vulgar or profane in your conversations. Be polite and courteous with your wife to gain her respect.

Mind your tongue. You might think this old fashioned. But, if you talk to your wife like she’s your dog, No respect. You don’t have to say things sweetly, but, you should be polite. Gentlemen can be polite can’t they? I think you can too. Talk to her like you talk to women at work. Isn’t she more important than them?

You must learn to L-I-S-T-E-N. The nodding head syndrome that men have. Having this genetic disorder of nodding your head, watching television and thinking of work while your wife is trying to tell you something about the kids is no excuse. You have to learn to listen. Do whatever it takes to learn this habit. It can be learned and your wife will respect you for it.
Never yell or raise your voice in anger. If you raise your voice, no matter what point you are trying to make, you’ve already lost the fight and your wife’s respect. You can be mad. You can be upset. You can argue and debate… but don’t raise your voice or call your wife names. Learn to fight fair.

Display sound morals and values. If you are honest, considerate and a generally upstanding person that is quick to help others, slow to pass judgment and easy to talk to, you have a sound moral character. And in your wife's eyes, this is a quality to respect. This is particularly poignant if she shares the same morals and values because it shows that you value the same respectable attributes.
When in front of friends… never… ever… put your wife down. If you can’t say anything nice…… you get the picture.

Be present when dealing with your kids. Kids need a dad, just as much as your wife needs a husband. One aspect men don’t see eye to eye on; it’s our kids.

Yes. It is difficult. But, you must be present and willing to discuss how to raise your kids. If the two of you cannot agree, go get some counseling.

Don’t expect your wife to hop into bed with you on a moment’s notice. Learn to meet her halfway and don’t take things too personally if she says no. If you want to enjoy each other physically (how’s that for diplomacy), talk to her about it ahead of time. Try to get the kids down early. Give her a massage. Having said that, you should also learn to be spontaneous. Every woman is different and you just need to figure out what your wife wants in this department.

Try some of these things and see if they make a difference.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/how-to-get-your-wifes-respect/103165/

well done op

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Omoyele Sowore uses a network of people to provide news online to Nigerians.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/nyregion/from-safety-of-new-york-reporting-on-a-distant-homeland.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

Amazing Transformations & A Riveting Plot – Photos from the set of Mildred Okwo & Rita Dominic’s New Movie “The Meeting”
Posted on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 2:37 PM
By BellaNaija.com

http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/11/17/amazing-transformations-a-riveting-plot-photos-from-the-set-of-mildred-okwo-rita-dominics-new-movie-the-meeting/

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Whenever we hear the name Mildred Okwo associated with a movie, we just know we are in for a thrill! Mildred changed the game with her movie “30 Days” and now she is back with a brand new movie – “The Meeting“.

“The Meeting” has just wrapped filming and is now headed for post-production. Reading through the synopsis of the this movie and browsing through the on-set photos, we just know it will be a must-watch.

A Lagos-based corporate executive finds himself at the mercy of political patronage, bureaucratic red-tape and his tender heart when he embarks on a seemingly simple business trip to Abuja to secure a government contract.

“The Meeting” is a romantic-drama set mainly in Abuja. Lagos-based corporate executive Makinde Esho finds himself at the mercy of political patronage, bureaucratic red-tape and his tender heart when he embarks on a one day business trip to Abuja to secure a government contract.

Anyone who has done business in Nigeria especially in the public sector will be well-acquainted with the long delays in musky waiting rooms and in twists, turns and intrigues that are involved in securing a government contract.

The story behind the screenplay was by Tunde Babalola with the screenplay by Tunde Babalola and Mildred Okwo. “The Meeting” is produced by the Audrey Silva Company and is set for release in 2012. Nollywood star Rita Dominic makes her production debut as the co-producer along with Mildred Okwo who is also directing the movie.

The film boasts a star cast including Rita Dominic, Jide Kosoko, Basorge Tariah Jnr, Kate Henshaw, Nse Ikpe Etim, Chinedu Ikedieze and Chika Chukwu. A new crop of stars crossing over from the small screen are also part of “The Meeting” cast. Look out for Femi Jacobs (Tinsel), Linda Ejiofor (Tinsel) and Kehinde Bankole (Soul Sisters).

BN can reveal that Rita Dominic plays a cantankerous receptionist while Nse Ikpe Etim’s character is a sultry temptress! Check out the photos below and look out for more info on the movie soon.

Rita’s Transformation

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Nse’s Transformation
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Crew
Producers: Mildred Okwo & Rita Dominic
Director: Mildred Okwo (30 Days)
Unit Production Manager: Bose Oshin
DP: Jim Bishop (18 year veteran with numerous credits)
Set Designer: Hilary Patricks
Make Up: Jennifer Alegieuno and Juliet Okoli
Hair: Ugo for Make Me
Wardrobe: Yolanda Okereke
Still Photos & Making-of video: Isaac Emokpae

Fresh in the memory banks ,

7 released after arrests in Nigeria newspaper raid
JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
Updated 12:35 p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2011


Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/7-released-after-arrests-in-Nigeria-newspaper-raid-2216801.php#ixzz1eCGNpxAb



Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/7-released-after-arrests-in-Nigeria-newspaper-raid-2216801.php#ixzz1eCGuzNmd


LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian journalist said Thursday police threatened him with sedition charges over a story he wrote about presidential influencing in the oil-rich nation, as he and six newspaper colleagues were released from custody.
Yusuf Alli of The Nation newspaper said detectives also claimed he'd face forgery and defamation charges for his Oct. 4 story alleging former President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote a letter to current leader Goodluck Jonathan to fire government officials.
Alli said he refused to admit anything and was released after about two days in custody with an assurance he wouldn't face criminal charges.
"No matter what the pressure, I won't disclose my source," Alli told The Associated Press. "I stood my ground that the letter was not forged and I did cross-check my facts before I published."

Presidency: Let’s discard ‘turn by turn’syndrome — Tinubu

By Ernest NWOKOLO, Abeokuta

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/26814-presidency%3A-let%E2%80%99s-discard-%E2%80%98turn-by-turn%E2%80%99syndrome-%E2%80%94-tinubu.html

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“I would rather we install in an important office a decent and able man from another region than a cruel and incapable man from my own family. I say this without hesitation because I speak from the heart and an unshakable commitment to democratic tenets.

“This type of mind-set is what had fed the anachronistic and false distinction between indigenes and settlers that has cost so many lives, destroyed so many communities and marred our national identity. We must apply the constitutional guarantees in this kind of situation. If we must deploy tanks and armed soldiers for peace, we have already lost something. Government must give meaning to these words of our first anthem,’O God of all creation, Grant this our one request, Help us to build a nation, Where no man is oppressed. And so, with peace and plenty, Nigeria may be blessed.’”

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Nollywood seeks support of EFCC to fight piracy

November 18, 2011 11:45AM
   


Stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry on Thursday in Abuja, called on the EFCC to save the industry from pirates.

Mr Paul Obazele, President of the Association of Movie Producers, made the call at the inauguration of the EFCC/Nollywood Working Group in prevention, public education and enlightenment on corruption.

Obazele said that Nollywood was on the verge of extinction and would be completely destroyed if nothing was done to stop the activities of pirates in the industry.

He urged the anti-graft agency to consider piracy as an economic crime and to crack down on pirates so that producers and actors would benefit from their sweat.

The actor who said it was the first time a government agency was opening its doors to the industry, said he had no doubt in the capability of the EFCC to rid Nollywood of piracy.

Obazele who said he had to sell his father's land to make a movie, stated that the activities of pirates were hampering the efforts of actors and producers.

The Chairman of the EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri, said she was alarmed at developments in the film industry because she did not know the challenges the industry had faced.

``I have always thought you were so happy, we see you acting and living big and we assume everything is alright,'' she said.

She said that piracy was indeed, a serious economic crime and that it was unfortunate if this was happening to the industry and Nigerians were not doing anything about it.

``When you do a good job you should be rewarded for it. The recent national honours bestowed on some Nollywood actors is an attestation to the fact that the industry is important to the development of the country,'' she added.

The EFCC boss pledged the commitment of the commission to collaborating with the Nigeria Copy Rights Commission in the fight against piracy.

Waziri said the EFCC would partner with Nollywood to educate Nigerians and the world on government's anti-corruption crusade through movies which had become a veritable tool in information dissemination.

Also speaking on the occasion, Director General of the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, Dr Emeka Mbah, said that the inauguration of the committee had given hope to the industry.

Mbah said that no individual or organisation could fight crime alone, adding that the industry was relying on the EFCC as the last bus-stop in fighting corruption to save the industry from collapse due to the activities of pirates.

The Nollywood delegation also included actor and movie maker, Zack Orji, President of the Actors' Guild of Nigeria, Segun Arinze and Norbert Ajaegbu, President, Film Video Producers Association.

Sepp Blatter apologises for comments about racism in football but insists he will not resign
Fifa president Sepp Blatter insists he will not step down from his position after apologising for remarks he made about racism in football and says he remains committed to reforming the scandal-wracked organisation


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8898494/Sepp-Blatter-apologises-for-comments-about-racism-in-football-but-insists-he-will-not-resign.html

Sepp Blatter says sorry for comments on racism

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15782265.stm

Early history


Migration to Abyssinia(Ethiopia)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_to_Abyssinia


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A group of Nigerian Movie Stars recently visited the United States of America in honor of the launching of the Film Makers Association of Nigerian. In attendance were such dignitaries as Nigeria's Ambassador Ekang, African American revered actor, writer, and Director, Ossie Davis, and many others. Our man, was at the event to bring you exclusive photo coverage.

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Nigerian Movie Stars News Conference in New York, April 2004


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[quote author=big_sean link=topic=800718.msg9586917#msg9586917 date=1321647845]Nollywood and Hollywood Black actors combining, NOT HAPPENING!!!!
Before some people crucify me, pls hear me out.
1) Genuinely, there's a cultural difference in what we consider entertainment (ask "akata" to watch basket mouth, and u will see exactly what i mean)

2) nigerians watch 9ja movies and hollywood movies (honestly, we watch everything, Chinese, Indian etc,  .lol), black americans watch hollywood movies and tyler perry!

[b]Featuring roles [/b]on both parties would be a great idea, but we would watch, if osifo (for example), was in a tyler perry movie, will the international media watch if halle berry was in a nigeria directors movie (dont know any 9ja director's name of the top of my head, lol), will it generate the revenue to be profitable

[/quote]You have to be kidding.

African Americans Tune Into Nollywood

http://newsone.com/entertainment/news-one-staff/african-americans-tune-into-nollywood/

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Harlem resident Tawana Lowe, 54, who has a collection of more than 350 Nollywood movies, says she no longer buys American films.

Nigerian movies saved cancer survivor Tawana Lowe’s life after doctors cut off her tumor-filled left bosom.

Bedridden from aggressive radiation treatments in the summer of 2008, the Harlem, NY resident spent her days watching movies like “Hope Alive” about an innocent man who’s jailed for a crime he didn’t commit.

For the former city hospital clerk, who fought to get disability benefits even while battling cancer, the films were an oracle.

“My life is in those movies,” said Lowe of the low budget, independent films shot on location in West Africa and known for vivid storylines that range from the comical to the supernatural. “That’s my therapy session right there,” she said.

In the last 17 years the Nigerian movie industry, known as Nollywood, has exploded, surpassing Hollywood as the world’s second largest film producer.

In 2006, Nollywood churned out 872 movies, compared to 485 major films the U.S. produced, according to a study by UNESCO. Bollywood, the India-based industry that’s currently the world’s top moviemaker produced 1,091 the same period.

With U.S. inspired titles like “Beyonce and Rihanna,” a recent release about two rival singers both vying for a rapper’s affection, Nollywood is steadily courting a new audience these days — African Americans–like Tawana Lowe. And even Black Hollywood’s taking note.

Before his tax troubles, Wesley Snipes visited Abuja and met with filmmakers about collaborating on future film projects. In 2007, Danny Glover was the keynote speaker at the Nollywood Foundation’s annual convention.

Dr. Sylvester Ogbechie, vice-president of the California-based foundation aimed at promoting the Nigerian film industry in the U.S., isn’t surprised by the interest African Americans are showing in Nigerian movies.

“It’s the only film industry in the world that’s entirely controlled by black people,” Ogbechie said of Nollywood which generates around $200 million in revenue per year.

The industry is ripe for deep-pocketed Hollywood investors Ogbechie said, adding it’s only a matter of time before a “Slumdog Millionaire” emerges from Nigeria, referencing the hit that stole this year’s Oscars and squarely put Bollywood on Tinseltown’s radar.

But not everybody’s gung-ho about Nollywood.

Director Spike Lee criticized the industry when asked by a Nigerian reporter how his country’s filmmakers could improve their craft.

“You are from Nigeria, Lagos? Those people are bootlegging my films a lot,” Lee told the reporter at last month’s Cannes International Advertising Film Festival, according to the blog naijarules.com

Speaking of Nollywood directors, Lee said, “Let them attend international film festival[s] like the ones held in Cannes and other places to learn how to make great films that would be of international standard.”

When News One attempted to contact Lee, his assistant said the director was traveling abroad and could not be reached for comment as of press time.


Lee’s comments not only raise questions about the quality of Nollywood movies shot by amateur filmmakers on shoestring budgets of $15,000-25,000, but also the business practices behind their distribution.

A portion of Nollywood’s revenue can’t even be accounted for due to rife bootlegging that’s almost considered standard practice.

Corrupt business deals including the infamous Nigerian letter and e-mail frauds have helped solidify the country as the scam capital of the world and lend to reasons why Nollywood hasn’t seen an influx of American investment.

“That perception does play a big part in people’s willingness to go open handedly in Nigeria,” agreed Nigerian-born British actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim.

Kae-Kazim, who’s starred in “Hotel Rwanda” and the Fox series “24″, says Black Hollywood isn’t rushing to invest in Nigerian movies because they are still struggling to get their own stories to the big screen and don’t as yet see a “worthwhile investment” in the West African industry .

If and when Black Hollywood invests in Nollywood it will be welcomed by hard core fans like Tawana Lowe.

On a rainy Tuesday, Lowe was on a mission to win converts to Nollywood.

Armed with a shopping list, Lowe visited African Movies Mall. The tiny storefront on W.165th street off of the Grand Concourse in the Bronx boasts being the largest distributor of Nollywood films in the country. http://www.africanmoviesmall.com/

Lowe perused the shelves stacked with Nollywood’s latest offerings including “The Sleepwalker,” “Princess Tyra,” “Emerald,” and “Fantasia Fantasy.” She left loaded down with two shopping bags full of movies.

The films she bought weren’t just to add to the massive collection of more than 350 Nollywood films she has arranged in alphabetical order and color coded on her bedroom bookshelf.

This weekend she will send over a dozen movies by Priority mail to her aunt and uncle in Gainesville, FL, as well as to a friend in Newark, Maryland, whom she’s introduced the films to.

“It’s about spreading the word,” said Lowe committed to preaching the gospel of Nollywood to other African Americans.

“The time is coming, eventually it’s going to cross over, and when it does, it’s going to hit big!” she said with absolute certainty.

Gunmen attack ship off Nigeria coast; 3 kidnapped

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen stormed a ship supplying a Chevron Corp. offshore oil field, kidnapping three workers in an attack raising concerns over a possible unraveling amnesty deal in the crude-rich nation, authorities said Friday.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzHC38DwCNUx2oUt26U_mj4mAHQA?docId=a399dc7754bf4b30a20ab4a132968ea3



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For advanced students,

History of the owners of Royal Dutch Shell




A Study in the Hegemony of Parasitism

by

Eustace Mullins

http://www.real-debt-elimination.com/real_freedom/The_World_Order/the_rothschilds.htm




Empire of the City - Ring of Power 19/34


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QBFUEJHd0c

David Icke 2011 - It Is Time!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VVXtjW8xLU0#!




"The Entire System Has Been Utterly Destroyed By The MF Global Collapse" - Presenting The First MF Global Casualty

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/entire-system-has-been-utterly-destroyed-mf-global-collapse-presenting-first-mf-global-casualty

Str8, no chaser!


Depressing Tales From Nigeria

By Jon Chikadibie Okafo


http://saharareporters.com/article/depressing-tales-nigeria



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Central bank gold buying at 40-year high
By Jack Farchy in London




Central banks made their largest purchases of gold in decades in the third quarter, as a sharp drop in prices in September accelerated the shift to bullion as a means of diversification.
The scale of the buying, at 148.4 tonnes on a net basis, will come as a surprise to many traders as it is a long way beyond the purchases that had previously been disclosed.


The data were published in a quarterly report by the World Gold Council, a lobby group for the gold industry, on Thursday.





The WGC declined to identify of the central banks behind the majority of the buying citing “confidentiality restrictions”, saying only that “a slew of new entrants emerged wishing to bolster gold holdings”.
Central banks are one of the most important drivers of the gold market but few disclose details about the changes in their bullion reserves.
Central banks became net buyers of gold last year after two decades of heavy selling – a reversal that has helped propel the price of bullion to a high of $1,920.30 a troy ounce, up 600 per cent in a decade.
This year, led by emerging market central banks intent on diversifying their growing foreign exchange reserves, they are set to buy more gold than at any time since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system 40 years ago, the last time the value of the dollar was linked to gold.
The purchase of 148.4 tonnes in July-September is the largest since GFMS, the consultancy which produces the data underlying the WGC reports, began compiling quarterly numbers in 2002. Before then, the last time central banks were net buyers of gold was in 1988 when they bought 180 tonnes.
Marcus Grubb, head of investment at the WGC, said of the buyers: “We believe it’s a number of purchasers from different countries.”
The majority of the buying took place in September after prices fell sharply from record levels at $1,900 to a low of $1,534.49, he said. It coincided with growing international tensions over the US dollar after a dispute in Washington about raising the US debt ceiling.
However, Mr Grubb said the buyers were probably pursuing longer-term targets: “Central bank buying tends to follow a different heartbeat than pure investment purchases of gold. It’s often based on targets set earlier in the year on gold as a proportion of foreign exchange reserves.”
He predicted that central bank buying for the full year could be 450 tonnes, implying a further 90 tonnes in the fourth quarter.
GFMS last month said central bank purchases were likely to be in excess of 400 tonnes and could reach 500 tonnes, an upward revision from its forecast in September of 336 tonnes.
Elsewhere, the WGC reported that China overtook India to become the largest consumer of gold jewellery in the third quarter. Chinese jewellery consumption rose 13 per cent from a year earlier to 138.6 tonnes, while buying from India – traditionally the world’s top consumer – fell 26 per cent.



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Kobojunkie:
Africom/China cold war? Colonialism? See this is why I said you better go get your head washed . . . what the heck? You jump from talking of Nigerian powerful rats, now you want to accuse them of being in league with the colonials or is this not where you are headed with this particular weave of yours??

ROFLMAO!! Dude, I am out . . . I have had my fill of conspiracy theories for this morning.

You forget to address that comment about my health.

Anyway, have a pleasant day.

Kobojunkie:
You mean since the 70's the so-called powerful nigerians did not own offshore banking accounts, properties etc abroad? Na today? And by powerful Nigerians, are you referring also to THE CABAL that was used to scare Nigerians into demanding a man be installed ILLEGALLY(against the constitution) as president, only for him to sit back and take advantage of the countries wealth as a result, in planning in election the next year? Again, let's stop WEAVING the RIDICULOUS to make it seem we even have a clue what is really going on. Even foreigners(thanks to Wikileaks) now seem to have a better handle of the political events in Nigeria than Nigerians, some of whom claim to live right in the heart of it all, and those who claim to have some self-given diploma in Nigerian politics. You missed the part about why it had to be Niger, Nigeria's neighbour, to offer Saif, asylum? You need to read the article then.

Sure they did, but that was before the Africom/China cold war in Africa and about to jump off on the strength in Nja.

The powerful rats are making their preparations to jump off the ship.

Colonialism is back with a force on the continent. Best for the majority to wake up and quickly prepare to keep from being sold out or worse to global forces before it's to late. Many on this website are welcoming foreign intervention like it is manna from heaven. The war industry/countries don't do something for nothing. There will be heavy dividends to pay in the end. Also, there are daily stories cropping up about the growing narco trade problem in West Africa so the article rings some truths in this regard.

Kobojunkie:
They are not aligned with current events. They are mostly TWISTS on current events to MAKE it seem that what one has made up makes sense. What I see are people randomly selecting facts, current events, statements, and stitching them all together in order to make them comply with the picture in their heads. Connecting the presence of Ghaddafi's son in Niger to allegations of plans to destroy Nigeria? Come on!!!

In my opinion, what destroy's Nigeria are the citizens who majorly DISCONNECT themselves from reality of what they help create -- chaos and destruction --but instead create silly connections --- weave stories of how everyone else is to blame but Nigerians. What saddens me the most is these people remain the majority in that nation, and not until that majority get's help, Nigeria is surely headed towards destruction -- and it is not going to come from outside. We have all the ingredients already cooking right within our borders, no foreign help necessary.

The story clearly states that powerful Nigerians are in cahoots with the global military industrial complex. You have to ask yourself why is there so much news about offshore banking accounts and properties owned overseas by the well connected? Do any light bulbs come on?

The story didn't state anything about Saif Gaddafi and Nigeria. I would think his focus would be on his homeland.

afam4eva:
I don't see how this is peculiar to Nigeria as women from other countries go through the same travails to make a living.

Take that up with ,

CREDITS:
Bayo Omoboriowo is a freelance photographer and photo artiste. A double-finalist (Still Life & Lifestyle) at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Photography Awards in July 2011, his works have appeared on BellaNaija.com, YNaija.com, and in Y! Magazine. He loves documentary photography, though he also dabbles into events and portrait.
Twitter: @BayoOmoboriowo | Blog: www.bayoomoboriowo.com | Facebook Page: Bayo Omoboriowo

Jide Odukoya, a graphic designer and (front-end) web designer, decided to build a career in photography barely a year ago after purchasing a Canon 550D with which he had experimented for a while. A Photoshop faithful, he dabbles into several kinds of photography, the top three being documentary, street, and wedding photography, in that order.
Twitter: @jideodukoya | Blog: www.jideodukoya.com/blog | Facebook Page: Jide Odukoya Photography

Gbenga Awomodu is an Editorial Assistant at Bainstone Ltd./BellaNaija.com. When he is not reading or writing, Gbenga is listening to good music or playing the piano. He believes in the inspirational power of words and pictures, which he explores in helping to make the world a better place. He writes from Makurdi, Benue State, where he is presently on the national youth service programme.

Twitter: @gbengaawomodu | Blog: www.gbengaawomodu.com | Facebook Page: Gbenga Awomodu

http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/11/11/bn-photo-stories-women-of-the-underground-economy/

Kobojunkie:
Attack? Nope, simply looking out for your health. For anyone to believe the stuff in that article, one needs to have stepped way out there.

What does my health have to do with posting an article found on the internet and is aligned with current events?

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'Nothing spoil for Lagos!'

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And, she wades through the dirty puddle

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Middle-aged street traders in Lagos

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You live in Lagos? Get yourself some concoction!

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Women Of The Underground Economy


Wonderful 9ja spirit of hustle and survivial.


BN Photo Stories: Women of the Underground Economy
Posted on Friday, November 11th, 2011 at 6:45 PM
By BellaNaija.com

It is great to come your way again today, 11-11-11, six weeks after our debut post on the Bella Naija Photo Stories series. In the first episode, we explored the informal sector of the Nigerian economy with a special focus on the city of Lagos. The next episode threw some light on environmental sanitation in the nation’s commercial capital, imploring all and sundry to take the issue as a personal as well as collective one. This week, we revisit the ‘underground economy’ in Lagos and Rivers States, our primary focus being the women who strive to make a living therein.

Everywhere you go, you feel their pulse. They are hardworking and will go to any length to make ends meet. Absolutely. In the face of stringent rules set by the government of the day, and an urgent need to sanitize an emerging urban economy, they dare the harsh elements of weather to engage in trade. Many had the short end of the stick handed to them when they could not go beyond elementary school, no thanks to poverty and/or fathers who never believed in educating the girl-child. Some, graduates from higher institutions, even join the train, when white-collar jobs take eternity to materialize. Clearly, there is a strong link between a person’s level of education and their earning power.

In the typical African society, the man is considered the migratory and polygynous being. Consequently, the major burden of nurturing and educating the offspring is largely transferred to the mother of the children. It is worse when the man, who is the statutory head of the house, cannot provide the required robust all-encompassing leadership. This further entrenches the saying often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi that: “If you educate a man, you educate an individual; but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”

At the 2010 High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the MDGs and called for intensified collective action and the expansion of successful approaches. They called for action to ensure equal access by women and girls to education, basic services, health care, economic opportunities and decision-making at all levels, recognizing that achievement of the MDGs depends largely on women’s empowerment. Women’s empowerment refers to the ability of women to transform economic and social development when empowered to fully participate in the decisions that affect their lives through leadership training, coaching, consulting, and the provision of enabling tools for women to lead within their communities, regions, and countries. It is the cultivation of personhood in women largely based on their mind and the knowledge it possesses.

In similar vein, we lend our voices to the clamour for the establishment of credit and savings components as a way of both enabling these women to increase their incomes and come together to address wider gender issues. We’ll be back in a fortnight!

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'Agege Bread' on the Move

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Somewhere in Port Harcourt; 'Boli' is almost a staple

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Smoked fish seller on Creek Road wins some points for hygiene

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Cycling to make a living in PH

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More smoked fish,

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Garri in the making,

http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/11/11/bn-photo-stories-women-of-the-underground-economy/

Kobojunkie:
@Poster, are you sure you don't need to go get your hair washed? e be like say dem don dey call you tay!

Save the snide personal online attacks and try to thoroughly analyze the presented material compared with currents events, otherwise KIM- keep it moving.

[quote author=Yeske! link=topic=803651.msg9559771#msg9559771 date=1321344306]Na wah o, i pray this doesn't happen. The author even quoted beaf's thread. Abeg we need to be more careful with our comments on NL

[/quote]My prayers are with you. I missed the quoting of Chairman Beaf in the article.


War Is A Racket

Mon Nov 14 2011 11:20

A speech delivered in 1933, by Major General Smedley Butler, USMC.

Smedley Butler

WAR is a racket. It always has been

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.


A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes.

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1365/475/War_Is_A_Racket.html?currentSplittedPage=0

"The video will be lunched on Youtube by end of May." <---2011


Op, where's your production?

Keep waiting sucker.

She done hired a new joystick.

Nigeria: Targeted for Destruction

For Those Who Have Ears to Hear

By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/11/14/nigeria-targeted-for-destruction/


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Key Nigerians ripe for bribery are making this possible.  They are aware they are bringing about the destruction of their own nation, they simply don’t care.  The attitude there is[b] “every man for himself.”[/b] Another way of describing those currently in power, including and especially officials in counter-terrorism and security is “rats abandoning a sinking ship.”
In all fairness, the U.S. has a similar elitist clique of politicians, special interest multi-nationals, some of whom have their own intelligence resources that rival most countries.

Nigeria: Targeted for Destruction

For Those Who Have Ears to Hear

By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/11/14/nigeria-targeted-for-destruction/


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