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Jokes EtcRe: Can You Form A New Word by ajadrage: 2:53pm On Aug 17, 2008
Desmond

Diamond

Monday

Daylight

Lightening

Okay, next. . .
Poems For ReviewRe: Chronicles Of A Rage by ajadrage(op): 2:39pm On Aug 17, 2008
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Foreign AffairsRe: Idealist Viewpoints On The Practice Of Contemporary International Relations by ajadrage(op): 2:22pm On Aug 17, 2008
Power struggles have been a recurring decimal in the history of International relations, but while most would argue that it is such struggles that have kept the balance of power over successive systems, we seem to disregard that after every conflict, discursive mechanisms end up fine tuning the modalities for peace to prevail. My arguments are based on this, why not engage in exhaustive deliberations instead of engaging in war? The application of war as a tool for diplomacy should have by now become obsolete judging from the sophistication in which the Earth has achieved over the thousands of years of her societal metamorphosis.

In the state of nature, anarchy reigned. It was the survival of the fittest as Darwinians were to call it. But society eventually evolved to achieve law, order. Although the development aspect of stability and it's sustainability is quite relative, we however have a situation where the presence of the state provides that overarching authority within the domestic system. My question is, can this not be replicated on the international level?

The United Nations is supposed to be that symbol today, but we are well aware of the consistent barking without adequate bite that it has displayed in the conflict prevention, resolution and adjudication roles ascribed to it. It is only in cases where independent actors choose to obey international law that they do (e.g. Nigeria ceding Bakassi). Usually, states flout these laws without regard to international sanctions (Israel on the occupied territories, USA on the invasion of Iraq, Sudan's reluctance to hand two indicted citizens over to the ICC etc). If perchance there is a structure (stronger than the UN as presently composed) that can compel these states to follow the rules governing the international system as law, would it not bring about better interaction basis amongst states?

We see similarities in global sporting organizations with independent, sovereign states as member/affiliates e.g. FIFA or even more so, the Court Of Arbitration For Sports whose rulings are strictly adhered to by member states. Can this sporting case study be applied to international relations?
IslamRe: My Muslim Brothers And Sisters Are Included In Jehovah's Salvation Plan by ajadrage(op): 1:44pm On Aug 17, 2008
Davidylan, I do not know if you're looking for an argument cos I do not intend to give one, however let me clarify. It is a well known belief that the contention is between the sovereignty of the Almighty God and that ancient slanderer, Satan. Yes, every other event in human existence had been defined by that fall of man due to sin. In the infinite mercy of the Father, he proposed a salvation plan and prior to the fulfillment of that plan provided temporary ceremonies to symbolise the insignificance of sinful man except for divine mercies. Upon the fulfillment of that purpose of salvation, he yet calls as many as He wills and it is that same will of his that is being done, even up to this present day. Abraham and Jacob knew Him personally, thus they are saved. The prophets, Moses, Elijah et al knew Him.

Even Jesus as man knew Him to be his father and God, he wasn't disappointed. Mohamed, as long as he recognized Him as the God whom was Abraham's friend, knew Him too. So he calls us to know Him. Jehovah is the one that will show mercy on that last day, He will be the one to save, he is the one that will be vindicated when His day shall fall upon us Zechariah 9:16. Even He speaks to us personally and individually when He said in Revelations 21:7 "He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be my son".

Salvation is not based on Christianity or Islam, neither is it based on Hinduism or others, it is based on a personal knowledge of the father. Contemporary religions are tools to help us locate truisms of existence, our ability to achieve rapproachment with the Almighty and with our communal humanity defines our standing more significantly than our affiliations to religious institutions. It fills me with a sense of relief when I realize that salvation is not restricted by the boundaries of religion and it only goes to show the wonderful nature of this God who is everyday unfolding His grand design for a new system, what a wonderful show of love. When the choice is being made, I most definitely believe that one would stand on the side of this loving God. . .
IslamMy Muslim Brothers And Sisters Are Included In Jehovah's Salvation Plan by ajadrage(op): 9:36pm On Aug 16, 2008
Most times when I hear many folk who claim Christianity speak, I get so dissapointed as I deduce that they are unilaterally closing the door to salvation on anyone that does not subscribe to their respective doctrines. I have always believed that not all that say "Lord, Lord" would enter into the kingdom of God. We cannot know the mind of all, but only One knows the minds of all and that is the Almighty God, creator of the Heavens and the Earth. Thankfully, my Muslim brethren acknowledge the God of Moses and seeing that He is the same God that Christians claim to serve and that He is the same God whom we know to be the Chief Designer, Architect and Keeper of all of existence, I want to believe that this God also has a plan for the salvation of all mankind.

As we are made to understand by the bible, in these days of the end, a great multitude which no one can number is being saved and believe me when I say that not all of them are Christians. I've been trying to justify this belief of mine when a Bible verse was brought to my knowledge, this I believe applies to all those non-Christians i.e. those who are not under the "Israel/Jacobian" covenant. It was very enlightening and fulfilling when I learnt that amongst the many peoples of the Earth, as long as one recognized the sovereignty of the One, True, Creator God, he shall be saved. It is the fallacy of contemporary religious history to believe that religiosity can save anyone, rather, it is only via the grace and mercy of the Almighty that one can be saved. No works can earn salvation, neither can faith alone.

I urge you all to take time to peruse the bible passage of Isaiah 60:4-7 You can read the entire chapter, or even still the entire book. It is so nice to know that our maker sees us and knows us as we really are, irrespective of our earthly religious affiliations and he calls each and everyone of us into being a part of his ultimate purpose for the Earth and mankind. . .

Just lemme know if y'all would need further clarifications ok. . . smiley
Poems For ReviewChronicles Of A Rage by ajadrage(op): 8:45pm On Aug 16, 2008
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SportsRe: Olympic Draw Is Now Out. Nigeria In Group B by ajadrage: 8:28pm On Aug 16, 2008
Smiling. . . smiley
Foreign AffairsRe: Idealist Viewpoints On The Practice Of Contemporary International Relations by ajadrage(op): 8:03pm On Aug 16, 2008
Hey everybody, thanks y'all for taking time to read through the paper and I appreciate all comments made. Negro, there is an element of reason in what you said concerning realism and its application in international relations, however, the anarchy currently pervading the international environment requires some overarching authority, especially if mutual peaceful coexistence amongst the earths inhabitants is to ever be achieved. The points you raised domestically, I am in agreement a hundred percent and that list is by no means exhaustive to say the least, that is why there is a salient need for a conference of Nigerians to redefine the terms of our composition. In such a forum, all the things highlighted by you would be enshrined in a new social contract and this would be a radical departure from the successive constitutions that have for decades been rammed down our throats.

Dreamy, sorry you found the contents quite long, but it's kinda like an academic discourse, but in a nutshell, this is all I was trying to say about man and his many interactions, right from the microcosm of the home to the level of society right up to the international environment:

1. That man has the capacity to learn and to appreciate the need for some form of effort towards attaining peaceful coexistence.

2. That interaction between men as members of society involves abandoning aggressive tendencies and the application of force.

3. That man has a higher natural awareness over other animal inhabitants of the earth and thus apply reason to achieve certain ends.

4. That learning and peaceful coexistence of societies under the leadership of enlightened rulers is a marked necessity in the structure of society.

5. That human beings are basically good
PoliticsRe: Are Nigerian Truly One? by ajadrage: 11:04pm On Aug 15, 2008
Nigeria is actually one state, but we are made up of many peoples. This is not strange as the same applies to the US, Canadians and even many other`African ststes. It is the failure at integration that has been the bane of Nigerias unity as politicians, taking a cue from the colonial Britain have successively kept us divided via divide and rule tactics, double standards, ethnicity, religion and the many other divisive factors employed over the years. Being very aware that it is only when the ranks of the people are divided that exploitation and oppression can successfully take place.

But talk to the ordinary Nigerian on the street and he'll tell you he's best friend is actually from another tribe or that he is less concerned whether his neighbor is a Hausa or Efik. Common Nigerians all face the sams struggle and it is that struggle that binds us. Naija na one, na the heart e dey, and the one Naija is a dream that would be realised soon, whether the wicked politicians and oppressors like it or not. . .
PoliticsRe: Is Mrs Ufot Ekaette Chasing Shadows? by ajadrage: 10:55pm On Aug 15, 2008
Ineptitude in leadership, the quality of our cream. We see them every wednesday beaming at the cameras, meanwhile the whole lot of them are empty barrels looting us silly. Because she has been a benefactor of the corruption that Nigeria is, she wants to have a day of glory to the detriment of the rights of our sister citizens of equal status. The fact that she gained from the dynamics of Nigeria's' lopsided statehood does not give her the prerogative to exhibit her obvious ignorance on a global scale, reducing the image of Nigeria with her crass inexperience in matters of statecraft. And then someone would say we got no issues. . .
PoliticsRe: Bakassi: Whose Fault Is It? by ajadrage: 10:36pm On Aug 15, 2008
Having identified that as citizens of the country Nigeria our rights are being trampled upon flagrantly by those who are supposed to be representing our interests. Having observed how our resources which is supposed to be used for our development is being siphoned by corrupt and inept elements at the helm of state and bureaucracy. Being witnesses everyday to the unabashed show of this aggrandisement before our very eyes with their state of the art cars and tinted screens, derived from our common resources. Seeing the roads that even these state of the art cars ply as pitiful and deplorable, the roads which most depend on for transit to their daily activities. These same impostors, still unleash oppression and brutality with their application of unemployed youths for violent acts, spawning private militias and armies. All negating the terms of their leadership mandate, all negating the terms of our state contract.

These leaders have breached a contract, although the colonial Britain did not give the people a voice, Nigeria is assumed to be a contract. Now, the people are being cheated and the leadership of this country are in breach of this contract. From the North, to the South, East and West , the majority of the Nigerian people who are`repressed continue to groan under the jackboots of injustice. These`are common Nigerians who would give shelter on a rainy day to even strangers. We`have to have a realistic view of a review of the contract, the few elements who have ascribed to themselves the roles of 'domestic colonists', the ones to be found in every part of the country need to be told that the country is not the preserve of a few but of all. Things cannot just continue to follow the way they have been. It is easy for one to say I can do nothing, but in the actions of one individual acting in consonance with other actions of other individuals a movement is created. Nothing should distinguish you from the state nor from the individuals or institutions who are agents of the state. An individual is at par with the state.

The fear of the state is an aberration when the state is not living up to the terms of her responsibilities. A state that does not give sufficient output commensurate with the input of the society toys with decay. It is the duty of the people that make up a state to be alive to their survival. Nigeria is being threatened by inept leadership and extreme primitiveness in a 21st century world. Our needs have surpassed the capabilities of the present leadership cadre. Nigerians must come alive and speak with one voice as the call is being made.

How many of us are ready for this? This is a question one must answer before one apportions any sort of blame. If one is a part of the decay in any way, then one has no moral stand to apportion blames. . .
SportsRe: Olympic Draw Is Now Out. Nigeria In Group B by ajadrage: 3:05pm On Aug 15, 2008
Okay, now we're in the quarters, it was breathtaking though, with the sometimes erratic but inspired play the guys displayed. Too bad for our female folk though, guess they have to raise their game to international standard. However, how they will do that still remains to be seen with the obvious domestic problem of lack of preparation that we seem to be perennially mired in.

Anyway, the Ivoriens could spell a hard nut though, but I do not believe that they are better than our team. There ain't no pushover in the male event, the difference might prove to be how desperately the guys want to achieve their goal in this event. I still see some evident lack of concentration by the guys sometimes, but with some more focus, this can be overcome. Our coach has a duty to encourage and not to disparage. We're playing okay except those lapses which are even evident to the players. At least, we topped our group which was not a fluke, although that is not a yardstick to measure the ultimate prize winner.

It's a game at a time, Cote d'Ivoire has a good team, so do we. If the attitude is right, then we got a shot. At least, even if the politicians ain't making us happy due to our lost brothers and sisters in Bakassi, if the guys do well, we all can smile again, abi? smiley
Foreign AffairsRe: Idealist Viewpoints On The Practice Of Contemporary International Relations by ajadrage(op): 11:05pm On Aug 14, 2008
Is Shehu Umar Yar'Adua an Idealist?
PoliticsRe: Inviting All To The Nigerian Village Meeting: Lets Start Talking About Tomorrow by ajadrage(op): 4:10pm On Aug 14, 2008
darren, thanks a lot, but could you reflect your view in the poll?
PoliticsRe: Bakassi: Whose Fault Is It? by ajadrage: 4:08pm On Aug 14, 2008
The issue of Bakassi has been over flogged to say the least, however, the sad fact is that it has been ceded to the Cameroonians. Fine, if blames are to be apportioned, on whose feet should the blame fall on? Is it the colonial masters who balkanized Africa to suit their imperialist and exploitative ambitions? Is the successive leadership of the nation who have disregarded the terms of Nigeria's federalism? Is it the lawmakers who have capitulated on their roles as mediators between the state and the governed? Is it the individual who out of selfishness sold out his people for a personal ambition? Is it that one who had his hands tied by the dynamics of the mafioso covertly expropriating the resources of the nation? Is it you and I who have consistently looked the other way when an injustice is being perpetrated on a citizen right before our eyes? Is it the Cameroonians who have identified the strategic resources obtained in the peninsula and have applied all means, diplomatic, military to finally have their wish?

If it is the apportioning of blames, then we are all to blame and no one should extricate himself from this anomaly that the Nigerian state has voluntarily subscribed to. Southern Cameroon was at some point a part of Nigeria, but there was a referendum held to determine their future status, why was the same not done in the case of Bakassi?

The issue of Bakassi is a failure on the part of every Nigerian, and this should sound as a wake up call. The national interest should not be the interest of certain individuals under the toga of leadership and state, rather the national interest should be the interest of the generality of the Nigerian people. Until when Nigerians begins to take the issue of citizen rights as priority, until we begin to insist on our rights as citizens (not as individuals but collectively in unison) only then can we claim our due as part and parcel of this 'state contract' called Nigeria.

If we allow this present situation to continue, if we continue to let the thieving politicians dictate the trajectory of our domestic and international policies, I predict a future incidence that would make Bakassi pale into insignificance. It is time for genuine Nigerians to be in charge of Nigeria's affairs. We must do away with the politicians, come together as one people, irrespective of tribe, religion and other divisive factors which they have applied over the years to balkanize our ranks. A people united can never fail. Alone, one can do nothing, but together all can achieve anything.

To my brothers and sisters in Bakassi, an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. As long as you have been compelled to swallow this injustice, be rest assured, one day justice shall be done. Na only time e go take. . .
PoliticsRe: Inviting All To The Nigerian Village Meeting: Lets Start Talking About Tomorrow by ajadrage(op): 3:45pm On Aug 14, 2008
Thank you Billymuse for your opinion, "oil ticks the clock" now thats interesting. Anyone has some contrary views? The poll is cast. . .
PoliticsInviting All To The Nigerian Village Meeting: Lets Start Talking About Tomorrow by ajadrage(op): 8:17pm On Aug 12, 2008
Irrespective of what many would say, I believe that there are some who really believe that this country could be okay. This is sort of like a call to all you out there, let's hear what you've got to say. At least if the politicians wouldn't give us an ear, we might as well just start talking, and soon too, because I wouldn't want the future of the country to be filled with the kind of waste we're seeing today, especially in a world that seem not to be waiting for anybody. So please, let me hear you out, there's power in numbers ain't it? Dissent is allowed, but we're all Nigerians, lets show some respect for each other.

Lets hold a village meeting. . . Do you believe that this country can be a pride to everyone of us?

A simple Yes or No answer would do or however you might wish, and I would also appreciate if you give the reasons influencing your answers. Thank you everyone and welcome. . . smiley

Foreign AffairsRe: Idealist Viewpoints On The Practice Of Contemporary International Relations by ajadrage(op): 8:44pm On Aug 02, 2008
Abstract

The practice of contemporary international relations is often traced back to the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 where the modern state system was developed (this effectively culminated the thirty years war that engulfed Europe). In the study of sovereign states, their contacts and relationships, what is explicitly recognized as International Relations Theory was not developed until after World War I. The history of political thought though, is as old as human societies as the very incidence of man interactions and relationships with other men have created a need for some sort of organizing attempts. In its most basic form, the essence of mans survival has been dependent not only on natural forces but of the very activities of man in the midst of nature. While his existence may see him aspire to fulfill certain needs, he is limited by forces which are beyond his immediate control.

Needing food and security, the ideal actions for the earliest individuals to take was for banding for hunting and self defense against predatory beasts that roamed the earth and also men from other bands who might become threats to their hunting territories in that “state of nature”. The proof of the existence of political thought (as a means of organizing basic social units) even at its most primitive applications during those earlier times saw to the eventual ascendancy of larger populations of peoples and the periods prior to the ancient Chinese and Greek records of early statelike structures. The ability of an authority to effectively assure the security and the relative welfare of the people and the territory would to some significant way determine the future survival of that particular society. While these needs are being met satisfactorily, this authority continue to enjoy legitimacy, otherwise, the people who have come together to make this agreement to cohabit with each other to meet certain ends would readily put in place some other authority which is more disposed to abiding by the principles establishing their social contract. This is idealism at it’s most pristine, the preservation of a peaceful environment where everyone experienced relative freedom, free from fear of force and deprivation as the strength of the state lied in the unity and peaceful coexistence of the peoples.

In any societal system, the ever present reality of threat from hostile peoples seeking any of land, property or subjects, even since the earlier stages of documented history showed that at some point, various peoples faced external aggression from more populated and more militarily endowed peoples from far flung lands. Applying the dictum of survival of the fittest, the quest for control and exertion of power and dominion has been a craving for many a leader and history has proven to us if not often that most of these leaders, while seeking to expand their sphere of influence have failed in the appreciation of the sanctity to peaceful human coexistence and the basic right to life that is inalienable to every human being. The ideal situation of man is to live in peace amongst other men and possess the liberty to pursue happiness in conformity with the collectively agreeable manner.

This ideal is enshrined in most of the constitutions of contemporary states and it is what defines the ideal. Though contemporary human rights is not exactly identical to the principles of natural law, Francisco de Vitoria, Hugo Grotius and John Locke offered the first accounts of universal entitlement to certain rights on the basis of common humanity and Rousseau clearly sought to distinguish between natural liberty and civil liberty. If international relations is viewed in the light of the power struggles that states are wont to engage in, the various dynamics that guide the seeking of power it’s distribution, balance and loss, then the many outcomes of the previous international systems would ultimately bedevil this contemporary system, leading us back to the most salient characteristic of any system, domestic, international or otherwise.

Realistically speaking, man should realize that this is the time to be practical, at a time when the entire world is facing critical times, in terms of her security needs, energy needs, economic needs and ecological needs. Increasingly, the need for ensuring a sustainable existence for all members of the international community (all the earths inhabitants), irrespective of the many divisive factors that cause conflicts becomes a neccessity, as the situation if currently left to perpetuate would ultimately lead to a “critical threshold” wherein the continued existence of man on earth would be threatened not only by increasingly sophisticated weapons but also by the many self-centred interests which tend to highlight a disregard by some towards the sanctity of humanity as a community. . .
Foreign AffairsIdealist Viewpoints On The Practice Of Contemporary International Relations by ajadrage(op): 6:19pm On Jul 31, 2008
I'll let y'all folks know what I'm talking about smiley
Christianity EtcRe: Why Did God Had To Keep Jesus For Three Days In The Grave Before Raising Up? by ajadrage: 8:42pm On Jul 26, 2008
luckyCO:
I have been wondering why did Jesus had to stayed for three days in the grave before raising up.
Is there any bible versus to support such reason or did He just did it because His prophet earlier prophesied?

Please help.
One need not go too far to understand this event. As it is written, so shall it be done. Not one word of the father returns to him without it achieving what it set out to achieve. As it was written since before the coming of Christ, he would have to be in the belly of the beast for three days. Jonah was in the belly of the beast for three days, even Jesus corroborated this when he said that the temple would be rebuilt in three days. Well, he was actually in the sepulcher for some of Friday, Saturday and then Sunday.

Maybe Jehovah was so distraught at the realization that his most loving son was for the first time since the beginning of creation, non existent. That is, he was neither physically alive on earth nor spiritually alive in heaven. He had simply ceased to exist. He was neither in a hell, some limbo, purgatory nor was he in heaven (his eventual ascension into heaven was witnessed by a lot of people). Jesus while dead (which was the actual sacrifice) was just another corpse. So, maybe Jehovah was all too willing not to let him remain in that position for a 72 hour (three days) duration, what a wonderful show of love that would be. But while fulfilling his word`of "three days" in the belly of the grave, he even made it so by Jesus staying Friday, Saturday and Sunday, three days. I trust Jehovah cool, maybe Him don know say na so Him go take do am since. grin

As he raised Jesus to a new life, na that life naim Him go take raise each and every one wey don die since the beginning of time. On that day, some would still be alive and we would all witness the same man Jesus that was the firstborn of the new creation coming as King.

No be me talk am oh. . . smiley
Christianity EtcRe: The God Of The Old Testament by ajadrage: 10:52am On Jul 20, 2008
Well, let me begin by saying that the creator, however he might be called is holy, faithful and true. He is just and all his ways are laced with mercy and compassion for his people (mark, his people). Okay, now most would want to say that the personalities as exhibited by him in the old testament was markedly different from the picture that one would derive from the rendition from the Greek scriptures. Well, this is very easy to understand if you would take into consideration the creation story and how man rebelled against his creator and thus enmity was put between man and God.

This was the handiwork of Satan if we rightly remember because he was seeking for the worship that man offered to the creator. This was a worship that satan had craved to the point of deceiving some of the hosts in heaven. Well, man made his choice, he chose satan and the almighty rightly turned his face from mankind allowing his ultimate remedy to unfold over the following eons of mans existence on earth.

Okay, now where were we, yes, we were talking about how God turned his face away from mankind, but for those that actually chose to follow his ways, he showed a great jealousy as his own integrity was at stake in the defence of those that chose to follow his ways, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and his descendants who became the nation Israel. Man has sinned, thus he deserves to die, but if he was faithful, death was not a threat to Jehovahs followers as he was willing to go great lengths to see that his people lived out their lives in full.

Remember now that all the other nations were worshipping satan (via the many idols), so when ever the paths of Gods people and the world occured, Gods people always prevailed. It was assumed that casualties of war on the side of the heathens were regarded as having met thier end as a result of the curse in Eden that "on the day thou shall eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall surely cease to exist/die". Okay, they got suckered by a wrathful God, but a God showing love and care to his chosen people of the then world.

Check out the spectacular show against a world dominion like Syria, that must have been an awesome show of love on behalf of his people. Who cares if it was wickedness to the heathen Sennacherib representing one of the worldly powers that satan controlled but the almighty was showing unsurpassed love and care to his faithful followers in the face of a seemingly insurmountable opposition and an impossible situation?

Now, the Greek scriptures shows us the unfathomable depths of that love of the Hebrew scriptures which we saw being exhibited, now that his remedey had played itself out, the man Jesus came to reconcile the almighty to man and that love is freely given to each and every individual of the earth, even when we are undeserving of such abundant show of mercy. And that is a story of love that has never been seen before now and that would continue to be told for all eternity, whether we like it or not (ooops, sorry) grin

Now, don't go mixing up concepts, I would understand if you're casting aspersions at contemporary christianity as I believe that along with other world religions, they have totally misfired in their established doctrines and traditions to the extent that religion today is seen as an amusement that is increasingly becoming a nuisance than a facilitator of morality and welfare of humanity, politics and all other things that it had involved itself in over the last centuries of mankind.

Yeah, religion sucks, but now when we're talking the Great Daddy Jehovah and his Son-King Jesus, wow, it beats my mind how most folk can't grasp the the reality of this drama of mankind unfolding before our very eyes, smiley
PoliticsRe: Wht Will Happen If Oil Finishes? by ajadrage: 8:38pm On Jul 19, 2008
If perchance the oil reserve in Nigeria's gulf coast is exhaustively exploited, life would only have to go on. It's a trend, even the US and other western states have begun the search for alternative fuel supply having just realized that with the current global consumption of oil and energy, in some time in the near future, oil as a fuel source would cease to exist. Then what next?

It's just that successive Nigerian leaders have been so selfish and myopic and lazy and parasitic that the current dependence on oil as our sole economically viable export has landed us in the sorry pass that we have found ourselves as a nation. What happened to Nigeria before the advent of oil, did we die, or did we suffer the current deprivations that we currently do? We have no choice but to follow the world trend and seek for other sustainable fuel source, at least, life must go with or without oil. Oil was made for man, not man for oil grin
PoliticsRe: Where Is The Garden Of Eden Now? by ajadrage: 7:15pm On Jul 19, 2008
Well, I don't know about the country being the location where the garden of eden was located, but I do know that the landmass where the boarders of modern day Nigeria covers is one of the most blessed regions of the entire earth. Infact the land has been embarrassed with blessings and abundance more so with the peoples that make up the nation, from the proud and brave guys in the north, the strong hardworking men in the east, the west that possess a people rich in culture and traditions akin to their counterparts in benin, as well as the vibrant folks down south.

Atimes, one begins to wonder, that even with the space that the nation encompasses, from the savannah, boundaries of the great sahara to the gulf of guinea, the bight of benin down towards the southern coast of Africa, this huge landmass which is regarded as the giant of Africa (if only by sheer size in people at least), there is no great fault along the segment of the earths crust on which it is located and thus we have no threat of earthquakes, it is free from either active or inactive volcanoes, and the continental shelf more or less acts as a shield against serious ocean currents and strong wind surges which cause tsunamis and hurricanes etc.

Sadly, it is not free from wicked people, and it is this wicked ones, as minuscule in number that they are that are perpetually at work to undermine the benefits that should have accrued to a people blessed with such bountious gift by the creator. This wicked in positions of authority seek to stifle the yearnings of the people, selfishly wanting to corner all the resources for themselves and their progenies, irrespective of the common man in the streets. While most of their kids revel in prime western style education, the people cannot even train their own kids in our public schools.

This is why instead of thinking up ideas to immediately begin to mitigate the pangs of disjointed society and misrule, they are busy embarrassing themselves at the UN with a bill that cannot even pass it's readings on the domestic scene.

I feel a confidence building feeling when I observe most guys talking about an emergent Nigeria, a Nigeria based on the people, the real people that is, not those "phantom" ones who the politicians claim put them there, soon the wicked shall be no more. We can make the country a garden again, just the way it was meant to be and I believe that Nigeria would be a part of some global garden paradise though, and all the earth would be like the garden of Eden, just as the father willed it. . . smiley

The garden of Eden for now is in our hearts and in our heads, but it needs our individual actions to manifest, we should always do the right, we should always insist on our rights as it is our property as citizens of the Nigerian state. We must not shy away from injustice,if we look the other way when an injustice is being done, others will look the other way if injustice is done to us. The Nigeria we dream would only remain a dream if we do not take positive action, even if not for our own sakes, what about the sakes of the young ones who have no idea where their fate as the oppressed is leading them. All men are created equal, class should not be used to practice a segregated society in a land that all possess an equal stake. If cumulatively, we learn to do the right things, we would be on our way to expunging this anomaly from our common psyche.

This is the first decade since independence that a coup'd'etat has not occured, the people of Nigeria that were involved in the struggle for democracy over the past half century are still the same people that together now yearns for a garden of Nigeria, together as a people, we can make this be. . .
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Iice Can I Meet You? by ajadrage: 10:40pm On Jun 30, 2008
u and pammy, na wa oh tongue no worry, i go import plenty pammy for u when i come back eh. . .
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Iice Can I Meet You? by ajadrage: 9:19pm On Jun 30, 2008
yesssssssssssssssssssss. . . undecided
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Iice Can I Meet You? by ajadrage: 10:42pm On Jun 29, 2008
jolie, wetin do her again? abi she don get another belle. . .? undecided
SportsRe: European Nations Cup 2008 Discussion Thread by ajadrage: 10:23pm On Jun 29, 2008
at least, the least we can do is to say "up spain", to say the least. . . grin
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Iice Can I Meet You? by ajadrage: 9:52pm On Jun 24, 2008
whistling a soft tune as i lazily walk into the thread grin
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Creamish Can I Pls Get To Know You by ajadrage: 9:36pm On Jun 24, 2008
abeg no mind me jare, sometimes my menduloids dey do one kin like dat grin ermmm, the big yinglish post is simply translated to mean 'how far na' grin
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Creamish Can I Pls Get To Know You by ajadrage: 9:28pm On Jun 24, 2008
some creamy something, u never even agreeably respond to my unbecoming characteristic of humbling myself in apologetic politeness as expected of an astute gentleman grin you don begin dey talk money matter. these women in my life, una too like money sef, sotaaay una don dey use our indefatigable bean cake recipe dey correlate money. moi moi ko, money ni grin

see ehn, don't be surprised when u start hearing that pammy is being exported to all parts of the international community. muki? no worry she dey go school and the school dey go through am as we're so benevolently privileged to be witnessing here on nl grin

talking about money issues, i ain't demanding from anybody any payment for the pr oh, make i first clear meself grin
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Creamish Can I Pls Get To Know You by ajadrage: 7:35pm On Jun 24, 2008
in an innocent condescending tone creamish, pleeeaaase can i get to know u? grin
Forum GamesRe: -Who's Online- by ajadrage: 7:20pm On Jun 24, 2008
nooo, i no support anybody again. e be like say any people i support dey lose out grin lent my support to the azzuris too after the demise of the oranje, but where'd it get em?

how many people even dey online for this thread sef?

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