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Politics › Re: Size Of State House Budget Riles Lawmakers by amor4ce(m): 2:24am On Aug 08, 2011
I wonder how many Nigerians remember the way Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) was releasing huge sums of money. I also wonder whether President Jonathan wants to show that profligacy, which has occurred rampantly in the 6 geopolitical zones, can be best associated with Niger Deltans in the face of avoidable poverty.
Christianity Etc › Re: Celestial Church of Christ: Your Experience And Opinion by amor4ce(m): 2:14am On Aug 08, 2011
hallmark77:
@All,It is obvious that some celestial parishes uses human body parts to make spiritual work for their clients and most times their clients has no knowledge of how they are making this spititual work for them.Please can someone clarify this issue?What would be the consequences for the ignorant client who has no knowledge of how they use human boy part to work for them?The priest usually hide it because they know the client wont accept it.

I will like someone with deep knowledge to shed some light on this.Thank you.
Since you have not proffered any evidence, have you not broken the law of "Love your neighbour as yourself" - making false accusations. Have you asked yourself whether or not your comments could amount to mocking GOD?
Politics › Re: ACN Marginalising Lagos Indigenes’ by amor4ce(op): 2:10am On Aug 08, 2011
But, didn't they sell their lands to outsiders for money, just like the mirror and whiskey story?
Politics › ACN Marginalising Lagos Indigenes’ by amor4ce(op): 4:39am On Aug 07, 2011
One man's meat is another man's poison?

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/‘acn-marginalising-lagos-indigenes’/


Lagos State  Indigene Political  Emancipation Forum, an umbrella body for  indigenes of  Lagos, has called on the  Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to correct what it termed as the political intimidation, oppression and suppression of Lagos indigenes.

Mr Nawairudeen Idowu, the Forum’s spokesman, who addressed newsmen, said: “A situation whereby all the local government chairmen are non-indigenes, most of the councilors  are non-indigenes is untenable”.  He attributed the situation to the act of selection instead of allowing the people to decide who should represent them, “All the local government chairmen are tactically selected by instituting kangaroo primary elections”, he said.

“Five Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) were created out of Alimosho Local Government and only Egbe Idimu has a semblance of an indigene running it.

“The same problem is facing Lagos State House of Assembly and the House of Representatives while in Alimosho House of Reps, the position has been rotating between two non-indigenes since 1999”.
Business › Debtor’s In-law Stabs Bank Manager To Death by amor4ce(op): 4:36am On Aug 07, 2011
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/08/debtor’s-in-law-stabs-bank-manager-to-death/



By Albert Akpor

The manager of a Lagos branch of a bank just taken over by government, Mr. Emeka Ohazuruike, was stabbed to death yesterday at his Agboju, Lagos residence, by one Kenneth said to be an in-law to a debtor to the bank.

Details of the circumstances leading to the murder was sketchy at press time, but sources said the deceased had gone to the home of the debtor (names withheld) to ask him to pay his debt when the debtor and his in-law rebuffed him.

The bank manager reportedly returned home only for the assailant to follow him accusing him of incessantly embarrassing his in-law. A heated argument ensued following which Kenneth allegedly brought a sharp knife and dealt several blows on the deceased who gave up the ghost before he could get medical attention.

The state police spokesman, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, confirmed the tragic incident saying both the debtor and Kenneth had been arrested
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 3:27am On Aug 06, 2011
would you say there genes is X% of nupe and X% of kanuri when clearly they are igbo now
Yes

you said they can use a reference of lets say 8000 yrs yoruba as reference . but how are they sure the man in question is yoruba
Right now scientists are making use of unilinear markers - mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the nonrecombining portion of the Y chromosome (NRY) - because of the characteristic of uniparental inheritance and the presence of lineage-specific markers and very soon will be able to "distinguish between different migration events which are very close in time". Also, this can be combined with genetic and genomic analysis of certain peculiar phenotypes like resistance or susceptibility to some pathogens, dietary adaptation, pigmentation, hair thickness and tooth morphology.

And as I mentioned earlier, Human DNA genome is estimated to contain 3164.7 million chemical nucleotide bases (A, C, T, and G). If all humans today are 99.9% similar DNA content that leaves about 3,164,700 bases with variations - enough potential biomarkers if you ask me.
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 3:55am On Aug 05, 2011
I'll respond much later (tonight). All the best
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 3:32am On Aug 05, 2011
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m):
@jason123 and alj harem, it is called peer review.


Human DNA genome is estimated to contain 3164.7 million chemical nucleotide bases (A, C, T, and G). If all humans today are 99.9% similar DNA content that leaves about 3,164,700 bases with variations - enough potential biomarkers if you ask me.

When constructing phylogenetic trees the assumption is that the representative sequences (eg Yoruba, Sudra, Nubians) are descended from a single ancestral sequence. The variations are then used to calculate the p-distance (estimate of evolutionary distance which requires correction) of non-identical alignment positions (perhaps orthologous genes with almost identical biochemical functions like muscular looking women). This can be combined with anthropological data to get a picture of the migratory patterns.

However, due to various mutation rates for different sequences, tracing ancestry can be carried out up till a certain period when the results begin to get ambiguous - as one gets closer to the present. If researchers can get DNA samples of some people who can reliably trace their ancestry up to, say 8,000 years ago these can be used as a sort of benchmark for comparison. For instance, if some Yoruba samples are analyzed some unique sequences common to the group would have been discovered. When an individual then wants to trace his ancestry his DNA sample is matched against this unique sequence and the degree of match used to determine (not very accurate though) the level of Yorubaness. Similarly, since the emergence of Ishan from Benin is recent the variation, if at all any, would be difficult to point out.

Also, linguistic analysis points to a Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) for the Yoruba and Igbo. This MRCA is Abraham.

How about this? When Mr and Mrs A settle in the land of X and bear children, their combined and "randomly" distributed genetic profiles would be transmitted to their offspring (B,C & D). Each of the offspring would inherit a particular combination. B, C & D move out to establish their own territories and bear offspring. B begets B1, B2, B3, B4; C begets C1,C2; and D begets D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5. The individuals of this 3rd generation inherit distinct genetic profiles from their parents of the 2nd generation and also move out. We can thus safely infer that the 2nd and 3rd generation derived their genetic diversities from Mr and Mrs A. As Mr and Mrs A have the sequences found in all the offspring albeit for certain mutations we can further conclude that any group of people possessing all the sequence variations are the ones from which others were derived as their offspring who migrated would have lost sequences not useful to their new environments. Hence the Out-of-Africa hypothesis.
Business › Re: How Do I Report ATM Fraud To Central Bank Of Nigeria? by amor4ce(m): 2:07am On Aug 05, 2011
Politics › Re: Al-mustapha’s 2nd Bombshell: Ige, Adesanya Scuttled Abiola’s Mandate by amor4ce(m): 11:22pm On Aug 04, 2011
I wonder if you all noticed the way Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar was releasing money yanfu yanfu from the nation's coffers when he became Head of State. Then I wondered if he wanted to compete in terms of stolen wealth with IBB. Maybe I'll try to compile a list of the various sums.
Sports › Re: I Regret Playing For Nigeria - Michael Eneramo by amor4ce(m): 10:22pm On Aug 04, 2011
He who has sinned not should cast the first stone

What about those Nigerians and their supporters and apologists who think that there are forces against their progress in Nigeria, and seek to live in other countries and acquire other citizenship?. Even if it means living as an illegal immigrant. What about those Nigerians living outside the country who do not seek to contribute to Nigeria and who seek to dominate/show off/oppress their fellow Nigerians?
Culture › Re: Are The Igbos Different From The Ibos- Igbodefender.com by amor4ce(m): 4:25am On Aug 01, 2011
There's a "cocoyam" story too which I suspect as very biased; and yet some scorn at an Oduduwa narrative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eri_(king)
The myth

When Eri was sent by Chukwu from the Sky to the earth, he sat on an anti-hill because he saw watery marshy earth. When Eri complained to Chukwu, sent an Awka blacksmith with his fiery bellow and charcoal to dry the earth. After the assignment, the Awka blacksmith was given ọfọ as a mark of authority for his smithing profession. While Eri lived, Chukwu fed him and his people with azu-igwe. But this special food ceased after the death of Eri. Nri his first son complained to Chukwu for food. Chukwu ordered Nri to sacrifice his first son and daughter and bury them in separate graves. Nri complied with it. Later after three-Igbo-weeks (Izu atọ = 12 days) yam grew from the grave of the son and coco yam from that of the daughter. When Nri and his people ate these, they slept for the first time; later still Nri killed a male and female slaves burying them separately. Again, after Izu Ato, an oil palm grew from the grave of the male slave, and a bread fruit tree (ukwa) from that of the female-slave. With this new food supply, Nri and his people ate and prospered. Chukwu asked him to distribute the new food items to all people but Nri refused because he bought them at the cost of sacrificing his own children and slave. Nri and; Chukwu made an agreement.
Politics › Re: Benin-Ore Highway: Let's Show Our Govt Its Deplorable State by amor4ce(m): 12:25am On Aug 01, 2011
Well, careless drivers get to slow down thus preventing preventable accidents caused by reckless driving at breakneck speeds.
Culture › Re: Are The Igbos Different From The Ibos- Igbodefender.com by amor4ce(m):
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Programming › Re: Java Programming - To Learn by amor4ce(m): 1:21am On Jul 30, 2011
Introduction to Programming Using Java, Sixth Edition

Version 6.0, June 2011

http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/index.html

You can download the website or the pdf (about 751 pages)
Culture › Re: Why Is Esu Associated With Satan? by amor4ce(m): 1:11am On Jul 30, 2011
When OLODUMARE ordered AJALAMO to mould man, He also ordered ELA to supervise AJALAMO's work. This infuriated ESU to whom ELA was junior, as ESU thought he had been by-passed in favour of a junior. ESU and his followers then levied war against ELA, on a day known as QJO ETI, i.e., the day of (attempting) the impossible; ESU lost, and he and his followers were chucked out of Heaven. QJO ETI corresponds to our Friday. With ESU removed, ELA became the senior of all the Heavenly Powers, and next only to OLODUMARE. Then OLODUMARE instructed ELA to go down to Earth to put things in order; at that time, the whole Earth was one vast mass of water and sky, with chaos everywhere. ESU got to know of this plan, and he and his followers took three alternative decisions: (a) either to prevent ELA from gaining a foothold on Earth, or failing that; (b) to prevent ELA from carrying out OLODUMARE's instructions, or failing that; (c) to ensure that ELA was unable to return to Heaven to report back to OLODUMARE; this is known as the day of the Three Tries; QJO ABAMETA, corresponding to our Saturday. ELA and his followers descended to Earth on OJO AIKU - the Day of not-dying, or of survival, corresponding to our Sunday (presumably implying that ESU was unable to prevent ELA 's descent; anything in parenthesis like this are the writer's comments, for which he alone is responsible).

On the day of ELA 's descent, the whole Earth was convulsed by terrible upheavals. Arriving on Earth, ELA first had to break ESU 's power; terrible battles followed, and the goddess AJE was sent down by OLODUMARE from heaven to assist ELA against ESU; hence the day is known as OJO AJE, or AJE's day; it corresponds to our Monday. ELA gained a decisive victory over ESU by establishing order; thus the day is known os OJOBO -- the Day of the return (of things to normal), or the Day of Restoration, corresponding to our Thursday. ELA then stayed on Earth for two more days, Friday -QJO ETI and Saturday -- QJO ABAMETA, and returned to Heaven on the same day he descended from Heaven, i.e. on OJO AIKU -- Sunday. Hence, the YORUBA believe that every person dies on the day of the week he was born; and that where this is not so, either the person died on somebody else's day (as an unconscious substitute) or that he had actually died on that day of his birth, but had enough energy left in him to last out a little longer before collapsing altogether.

For some time, things went on fine, mankind was fruitful and multiplied, and the Earth was populated; order was everywhere. When ESU saw this, he called his followers together, and was able to attract some of mankind to his band of followers. Trouble began again; women became barren, those with child had miscarriages or difficult births, the sick remained sick, and similar wicked things were done by ESU and his followers. Again OLODUMARE instructed ELA to go down to Earth to restore order, but this time to take on human flesh.
http://destee.com/index.php?threads/getting-started-with-ifa.59403/page-2
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 12:57am On Jul 30, 2011
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 11:35pm On Jul 29, 2011
Why can't ethnicity be traced if DNA can be used to determine paternity and clarify lineages? Aren't fingerprints the result of the expression of biomarkers? Are you saying that it is impossible to get biomarkers specific to a particular group of people but then accept that biomarkers can be used to determine paternity? And yes, "pure" references can be obtained.

Do not say it is impossible if you can't picture it.
Culture › Re: Why Is Esu Associated With Satan? by amor4ce(m): 7:54am On Jul 28, 2011
@Negro_Ntns, are you implying that the orisha are various manifestations of energy that were garbed in personalities by the custodians of tradition? I once thought of this but decided to put it aside for a while
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 5:16am On Jul 28, 2011
Thanks dayokanu. We should always try to avoid making bold assumptions based on speculations and incomplete information when there is still room to learn more and to prevent being blinded by superiority complex.
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 5:09am On Jul 28, 2011
Have you seen the "black" peoples of South Kordofan, Nubia and South Sudan?
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 5:02am On Jul 28, 2011
odumchi, How about the Sudanese to the East, don't they have a darker complexion in comparison to other African groups?
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 5:01am On Jul 28, 2011
How is that related to the forests in other parts of the country?
Politics › Re: Ancestral DNA Results of Nigerians. by amor4ce(m): 4:55am On Jul 28, 2011
odumchi, what is your basis for your claim that the "East" is/was more forested than any other part of Nigeria? Can you please offer some substantiation?
Culture › Re: Why Is Esu Associated With Satan? by amor4ce(m): 3:45am On Jul 28, 2011
Wasn't Esu kicked out of heaven for rebellion according to Yoruba mythology?
Culture › Re: How The Southern Nigerian Ethnic Groups Formed by amor4ce(m): 3:39am On Jul 28, 2011
@whobemumu, what do you mean by "multivalent" and what is your yardstick for arriving at "too racially multivalent". Just like Negro_Ntns I can also trace my ancestry and I'm positive that many others can. What do you think is "oriki" for? Do you think its hard to find find little or no diversity among direct royal and priestly descendants?

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