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Politics / Re: Muslims Behead Woman Trader In Kano Over Blasphemy by asala1: 1:34am On Jun 03, 2016
This is so sad. People just take laws into their hands and behead someone? Is this Iraq?

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Politics / Re: Fani-kayode Still In Custody For Fresh Allegation – EFCC by asala1: 5:06pm On Jun 02, 2016
June 29th? This Judge is wicked!

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Business / Re: How A Guy In Port-Harcourt Duped Me Today by asala1: 1:03am On Jun 02, 2016
Booty4me:
How u go send goods with out the buyer making a commitment first ..

I believe u have learned the hard way

Move on

What is this one saying? Will you send money to someone without seeing the good?
Religion / Re: SERIOUS ALERTS: Imminent Rapture Visions And Messages ( JANUARY 2015 Till Date) by asala1: 3:03am On May 30, 2016
annyplenty:


God is just allowing a little more grace so that some more people can be saved.

But this people are dying off. So what's the point?

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Politics / Re: Lagos State Introduces New Vehicles To Replace Danfo (pic) by asala1: 4:57am On May 26, 2016
Burger01:
We are talking of vehicles/busses here for transportation around Lagos...not train from Orile to Mile 2 smiley

Eko o ni baje lailai... O baje ti smiley

You are talking back at Emperor Musiwa? shocked You definitely don't know the history of longtime stay. You better postrate.

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Culture / Re: Ooni Ogunwusi In Abuja For Youth Conference - Photos by asala1: 6:38pm On May 23, 2016
hahn:


Lol. Seems like your brain was booting a while back.

You've hit the nail on the head. Democracy, christianity and islam are the three worst things to hit Nigeria. I cannot argue with that. These things have eroded our self worth and our ability to properly understand and govern ourselves.

I feel if we should practise only ONE form of government. Either we focus on democracy or completely scrap it. There is no need tolerating monarchs OR we go back to full monarchy and dismiss democracy in it's entirety.

However, you must realise that cultures can be developed on. There are several reasons like:

1) Oro: Any law that put citizens in any form of harm should be scrapped. In many places, women and "non indigenes" are not allowed to go out at specific times and risk getting killed. For what exactly? Note: "Oro" is prevalent in other cultures aside from Yoruba. I just do not know what such festival is referred to in those parts.

2) Female inequality: Most of our tradition subjects women and in some parts of the country, women lose everything in the case of the husband's death. She and her kids are left to start from nothing while the family members inherit the properties of the man. Absolute nonsense to me

3) Our culture divides us: Everyone identifies with a particular group according to their tribes. And these tribes are further broken down into smaller tribes. The Yoruba man, after dividing himself from the Ibos and Hausas still has to be either Egba, Ijebu, Ondo etc. Same with other tribes

Etc

What we need is a system that regards and respects us all as humans and NIGERIANS first. Trad or democratic or an entirely new concept

Yea, you made some point that I agree with. There is the need for evolution of our culture with time. Most of what we have today as our culture is the accumulation experiences from the past and this experiences changes with time, and so should our culture evolve. Just like a saying in my mother tongue "The wisdom of today is the madness of tomorrow", so my recognizes and accommodates change. However, I believe the fundamentals of our culture like the traditional kingship would forever be in place and be cherished.

1) I haven't seen where anyone was killed due to "oro". You can enlighten me on that.

2) You blame female inequality on our culture? Female inequality is everywhere in the world even in the developed countries. Have you heard of "equal pay day" where it takes a woman with same qualification 16 months (April 12th of the following year) in the U.S to earn the same salary a man earns in 12 months. I personally believe equity should be the right word and not equality, that's a different argument.

3) We are different even from the root. The problem is trying to made different people reason like one, that hasn't work and won't work. The best thing is to understand that we are different and we should respect that.
Culture / Re: Ooni Ogunwusi In Abuja For Youth Conference - Photos by asala1: 5:20pm On May 23, 2016
hahn:


Lol. What exactly do kings communicate? How do they raise funds? What infrastructural development have any of them ever done? We either stick to traditional ruling or focus on democracy. At this point we are practicing a dual form of government. The constitution and culture.

Our culture is number one, that's who we are. We know the history and we know why the colonialist took power away from our traditional rulers. Democracy is imported and foreign. How has democracy helped us in any way? The democracy we don't even understand, 80% of our constitution was written by the Brits. We are just copying people blindly and that's why we are where we are. I believe if the traditional rulers are given constituted power to to govern people in their locality and execute projects, we will have better system than what we have now.

There is the need for Africans to understand themselves and to know where they are coming from, without this poverty and underdevelopment shall forever abide in their mist. There is a saying in my mother tongue which says "A slave of the king who believe he is a member of the king's family is deluded"

And for the people they communicate with, check out the video at 2:17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN_QUFzaKRk

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Culture / Re: Ooni Ogunwusi In Abuja For Youth Conference - Photos by asala1: 4:37pm On May 23, 2016
hahn:


After yours right?

Make a case for the benefits of holding on to an archaic belief system that promotes gender inequality, ritualistic killings and ignorance. Then point out exactly how they are of benefit to any sector of the nation.

Or keep quiet

What do you mean by archaic belief? If you believe your culture is an archaic belief then you are completely irredeemable. How do kingship promotes gender inequality, ritualistic killings and ignorance? How has democracy which has cost this nation billions of dollars through embezzlement by politicians benefited Nigeria? I will rather have a king who communicates with his people everyday than have a politician who is only interested stealing.
Culture / Re: Ooni Ogunwusi In Abuja For Youth Conference - Photos by asala1: 4:06pm On May 23, 2016
hahn:


As far as I am concerned, traditional rulership should be scrapped nationwide. At worst, they shouldn't be recognized under the constitution

This should be in the top 2 most stupid comments I have seen in this decade.

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Politics / Re: FEC Okays Dangote For Lokoja-ilorin Road Construction by asala1: 5:36am On May 21, 2016
calaway:
THIS IS GROSS ILLEGALITY .
THIS IS A VERY DULL LAZY AND CORRUPT MOVE BY A SO CALLED FG.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF DUE PROCESS OF BIDDING FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS THAT ENSURES THAT THE MOST COMPETENT ROUTE IS SELECTED FOR ANY JOB?
IS THIS GOVERNMENT OUT SOURCING THE MINISTRY OF WORKS?
IS BUHARI ON A MISSION TO FUTHER EMPOWER DANGOTE AS ABACHA DID BY GIVING HIM THE SOLE LICENSE TO IMPORT SALT SUGAR AND RICE AT THE CHAGRIN OF OTHER CITIZENS RIGHT TO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT?
DANGOTE SHOULD EIGTHER PAY ITS TAX AND MINISTRY OF WORK DO ITS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY OR CHOOSE TO BE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY FREELY...
SHAME ON ALL THOSE BLINDED BY POVERTY AND LACK OF TACT..
IF THE MINISTRY OF WORKS UNDER THE CHANGE IS AS INCOMPETENT AS THE FG IS MANIFESTING THEN RESIGNATION IS A NOBLE OPTION FOR ALL CONCERNED.



Typing in capital letters is very distracting, not the best way to convey your message.
Politics / Re: Photos From Latest Lafiya Dole Operation And Reacue. by asala1: 2:32pm On May 20, 2016
God bless the Nigerian army.

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Politics / Re: cr. by asala1: 11:56pm On May 17, 2016
The Lord Musiwa!!! Your highness, may your days be long!!!! The general commander of the Western Nigeria and Benin. Please when next you are going to meet with the queen please take me along. sad
Health / Re: Onitsha Ranked As The Most Polluted City In The World By WHO by asala1: 3:19pm On May 13, 2016
Armaggedon:
If this article was a comprehension question, 80% would have failed.

An article talks about polution caused by rapid industralization and carbon emission but our so-called educated youths understood it as dirtiness .

This country has no future

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Politics / Re: Buhari Interviewed By CNN's Christine Amanpour (Watch Full Video) by asala1: 10:56pm On May 12, 2016
Thank you Chris Amampo
Politics / Re: The Foolishness Of Niger Delta Avengers And Stupidity Of Chevron by asala1: 5:45pm On May 06, 2016
ProfessorPeter:
I am happy that oil has discovered in Lagos and shall be sold, i hope yoruba will be happy when an illiterate Fulani will openly boast that the oil belong to them. Anything that will bring the old tyrant to his knee is acceptable

That's the mistake Nigerians always make. Tell me what will bring Buhari to his knee? His children are flying first class and schooling in London. Ordinary Nigerians are suffering, people are sleeping in fuel station to get fuel, there is no power at home, no water, roads are bad and you are talking about bring Buhari to his knees. You guys don't just get it!

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Politics / Re: Nigeria To Start Oil Exploration In The Chad Basin By Autumn by asala1: 11:32pm On May 02, 2016
Is there Autumn in Nigeria?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Leicester City Officially The Champions Of England by asala1: 10:12pm On May 02, 2016
Shame on Arsenal sad sad sad sad

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Politics / Re: Osun Water Corporation Functioning In Ile-ife (photo) by asala1: 3:46pm On Apr 29, 2016
HighIQ:
since I have posted this no other person from other parts of Nigeria has said they enjoy the same thing as we enjoy here. hmmm. which way Nigeria.

Growing up in the north, there was constant water supply. I was there 2 years ago, it was still the same and I believe it is still the same story presently. I actually didn't know what a bolehole was growing up except those I saw in books.

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Politics / Re: MASSOB To Buhari: End Fulani Herdsmen Attacks On S-east In 30days Or… by asala1: 5:02pm On Apr 26, 2016
30 days is a long time.

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Travel / Re: Enugu Airport Runway Death Trap - MD. OAS Helicopters by asala1: 7:36pm On Apr 23, 2016
Adaure4ever:
They have come again with their false Propaganda.
I flew from Abuja to Enugu Airport on wednesday this week and infrastructure is Ok and sound there.
Stop peddling lies

Since the infrastructure is okay, may it forever remain the way it is.

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Politics / Re: Remaining Possessions Of Tafawa Balewa At His Tomb. Photos by asala1: 7:27pm On Apr 22, 2016
kingarizona1:
angrySo, Who E Don EPP?

Who your father don help? BTW it is HELP, you retard.
Politics / Re: Nigeria Is The Most Useless Nation With Useless People by asala1: 1:01am On Apr 22, 2016
Suffering and smiling. The annoying thing is that Nigerians don't know they live a miserably low life. In many places, animals have better life. Nigerians deserves the leaders they have 100%.

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Politics / Re: Dss Went To Poison Nnamdi Kanu After Obj's Visit To Aso Rock. by asala1: 5:14pm On Apr 15, 2016
grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin. I like seeing news like this, always funny. It gives an insight how an average IPOD youth thinks.
Politics / Re: Fuel Scarcity: NNPC Apologises, Promised To Release 1500 Trucks Daily.. by asala1: 10:48pm On Apr 13, 2016
Nigeria is a crazy and scary place. A country where its citizens will purposely destroy and vandalize pipeline for transporting fuels. The thing is that, they later suffer its repercussion from high traffic volume of tanker trucks, trucks falling killing humans and property getting burnt.

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Politics / Re: New Lagos-Kano Rail Line: Can Someone Educate Me Please? by asala1: 8:01pm On Apr 13, 2016
Adelaide2:
New Lagos-Kano rail line: can someone educate me please?

The maps below show the current rail system in Nigeria
With that, you can see that we already have a Lagos-Nguru line (which includes a stop in Kano) and a PH-Maiduguri line (in addition to other shorter connections between these lines and the Warri stand-alone line)

So my question is this: what is this new Lagos-Kano line that is being approved for construction? Do they want to have 2 Lagos-Kano lines or what?

I am a bit confused and would do with some education on this matter.

Thank you.

The rail tracks we have in Nigeria are those built during the colonial era and are narrow gauge tracks which are no longer in use. Most trains in all part of the world uses the standard gauge track and so all trains are produced to fit this standard tracks. Even if Nigeria decides to buy new train, there are no standard track to run them, we can only buy refurbished old abandon trains which run on the tracks we have presently.

To get new and modern trains, Nigeria will have to built the standard gauge track where they will run.

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Politics / Re: Kayode Ogundamisi: Why Do Yorubas Inject ''Igbo'' Into Everything In Nigeria? by asala1: 12:41am On Apr 12, 2016
sCun:
It passes through Aba and Onitsha according to this Video by Judas

He talks about the Lagos-Calabar rail from 5:19


grin grin grin
Politics / Re: If Nnamdi Kanu Is Killed... by asala1: 3:40am On Apr 03, 2016
If he dies in Nigerian jail, he died of shame.

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Politics / Re: Igbos Are The Most Discussed African Ethnic Group On Earth. by asala1: 12:32am On Apr 02, 2016
Inferiority complex everywhere! SMH!

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Education / Re: Chigozie, IMSU Best Graduating Student Gets Employment, Car, Scholarship, & More by asala1: 10:21pm On Mar 18, 2016
The place looks like village square.

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Nairaland / General / Re: Pot-Bellied Man Stuck In Between Tractors (Photo) by asala1: 9:28pm On Mar 11, 2016
He is really in a tight corner
Celebrities / Re: Ciara & Her Dancers Dance Barefoot In Dolphin-Estate, Lagos by asala1: 4:06pm On Mar 02, 2016
CSTR2:
Perpetuating the image of slum-africa.
Why these guys keep doing that i will never know.

How is she perpetuating the slum of Africa? Is this not how Nigeria looks? That is Dolphin Estate where many middle class Nigerians resides.

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Politics / Re: IPOB Accuses APC Of Plotting Against Kanu by asala1: 12:27am On Feb 09, 2016
B69U:


THEY ARE TELLING YOU OTHERWISE. THERE FATHERS WERE NOT NIGERIANS AND NIGERIA IS AN OCCUPIER.

A REFERENDUM SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM SINCE THEY ARE NIGERIANS, LET THEM CONFIRM THAT.

Stop lying, their fathers were/are also Nigerians. They are Nigerians to the pant.

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