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Lagosianswag:
Since I graduate I never use my certificate work







...And I've Been Making Money During & After School

Haha.

So why did you 'waste' your time going there?

Rebuke:
How old is this oga Kalu? Still looking very young.

He was a governor in his 40s.

Appeared to have become rich (as a Businessman) in his 30s. He was a student Politician at UNIMAID but supposedly suspended from school for his activism.
As one can expect in Nigeria, he has an honorary PhD. from the very same University of Maiduguri.

Having become wildly rich, if you ask me, the fellow has his sight set at becoming the President of Nigeria.

naptu2:
It's old, from 2005. I remember what happened.


Orji Uzor Kalu reconciled Buhari and Babangida. They hadn't been on speaking terms since Babangida detained Buhari. After this meeting, Buhari and Babangida both appeared at an event, I think it had something to do with the Shehu of Borno, but I can't remember for sure. They came to the event together.

Orji Uzor Kalu used Ojukwu, who knew both men well, to reunite them. He also reunited Ojukwu and Alex Ekwueme at the event.

http://www.againstbabangida.com/index.php/resources/news-2/686-buhari-visits-ibb-in-minna.html

Wow.

That means his achievements as governor aside, he was indeed a bridge builder.

Nice to see.

Oblongata:
May he be caught. I suggest you send it to various WhatsApp groups in ibadan (eg church groups etc) someone might know him because ib is very small. Goodluck’

I hope he is caught though.
But 'Ibadan is small'?

That's not true. Unless you mean the city centre.

Iceman296:
This TECNO guys keeps releasing devices everyday, I am sure they are raking sales and awareness with their products with a specific target audience. Because i don't understand the way they always produce phones.

But Tecno does not realease phones 'daily' otherwise they'ld have over 100 models this year alone. But they haven't.

But then I guess you don't mean that literally. You mean figuratively. But then again most phone brands release models often except apple (who being a MARGIN god) can afford not to release often.

The rest of them (Tecno, Xiaomi, Itel, Huawei, OnePlus, Lenove) are budget players & so have to do so.

DOTian:
He will eat it right? Sigh!
Poor beutiful animal!
Your destiny was sealed when you found Nigeria..
Fulani has made ordinary meat such a scarce and exotic commodity in Nigeria that my people are now ready to eat anything from the bushes and the seas to augment their protein quotent..

Hahahahahaha.

But your dear people started it by saying the fulani's aren't useful and that we could go on with our needs without them.

It's fascinating to see that they actually served a need in society.

magicminister:
She’s lucky to have a strong and supportive and successful parents as her guardians!
If they didn’t send her abroad, she probably would’ve been badly bullied in Nigeria!!

I don't know her specific situation but there's as much bullying abroad (USA) as can be anywhere else in the World.

Magnoliaa:
Lol. Grand gesture, but what did she do?

He looks calm, though, and doesn't seem like someone that cannot be appeased, so he's probably not reacting for other reasons.

But it's fascinating to watch how these kind of people love themselves and show romance to each other.

Hahaha.

"These kinds of people".

You must be more effective then a machine learning algorithm in classifying humans.

Cheers.

Rugaria:
That's how it's done! Fire for fire!
This was the same way ritual killings were basically stopped and such killers chased away from igboland.
In few years time, the mkpûrû mmiri nonsense will be a thing of the past and everyone has played his part; churches, elders and youths alike.?
Contrast this with happenings in the skull mining republic where folks are busy supporting evil while hiding offenders , just to make sure their tribal "image" is protected. Skull mining has become a pandemic as a result ..., Evil triumphs.
I hope everyone concerned will learn one or two from this..

What the community is doing is great.

You don't need to create a tribal superiority narrative around this. Why? Because the Igbos aren't perfect. While I hate to say this, 80% + of all drug related arrests in Asia of Nigerians have been people of Igbo origins.
Surely not doing justice to your narrative.

God help us.

TooMuchStuff:
Shattapp!!
Indimis
Bayeros
Sani Bellos
Ty Danjuma
Maidaribe
Dangote/dantatas
And many many other Northerners are those that you need to talk to. Not we ND victims.

Yes the licenses were given but you don't know much about other bureaucratic and financial bottlenecks.
We handled a project in Ogoni clean up operation last year. You need to see what oil pollution have done to the biodiversity.
Oga just chill abeg....

I was born in PHC. Also raised there.
I schooled in Bayelsa too. And while I am no oil industry professional, Our people (I consider myself versed a bit in happenings in Niger Delta) are too volatile to corporate bodies.
And I'm not just referring to companies in the Oil industry alone.

By the way, half of the licensed operators on that link are Southerners (they don't have to be ND).

The next question should be what the Niger Delta President did to right the wrongs/imbalances during his tenure.

About bottlenecks, that's a Nigerian issue. Everything in Nigeria suffers bottlenecks and that due to widespread corruption.

My point is that you guys ascribe so much power to north. If they were as powerful as you suggest, why didn't their candidate win the 2011 presidential elections ?

TooMuchStuff:
Shattapp !
How many Oil Blocs are owned by Niger Delta people?
I mean those who bear the brunt of the disasters done to our fishing and farming environments ? Zero
But parasitic North own over 85% of all the Oil Blocs.
If this is not wickedness done by successive Northern Military Heads of state, I wonder what else is termed termed evil. A Niger Deltan

Nice point. A good follow up would be why Good luck never righted some of those wrongs during his tenure. Or could he not even as President?

TooMuchStuff:
Kpoo faya people.

The kpo fire technology supposed to be transformed into modular refineries in Niger Delta region but whatever the parasitic North won't own or control is meant for the dustbin.

My sympathy to all hustling families affected

But More than 15 licenses have already been granted for both modular & large scale operations in the country now as we speak.

See for yourself:

https://www.thecable.ng/full-list-dangote-waltersmith-private-refineries-licensed-by-dpr/amp

Not everything is North, North, North.

PrinceOfLagos:
The APC plan to rig anambra election through the help of unknown gunmen failed so they gats leave

Why did they (APC) not rig Bayelsa, Delta & Imo (before he was removed) elections?

You are making 'convenient' claims here.

vizkiz:
Wasted time in high school solving bullshit questions like this only to graduate from the university and realize it is totally useless

Abeg who dey apply am for their offices or business?

Anyways, the answer is (b)

People do.

Maybe not you but people do.
For instance while typing on your smartphone you probably benefit from autocompletion & other recommendations based technologies.

These things are borne from advancements in Machine learning which in turn emerged from optimized algorithms (with mathematics at it's root).

God help us.

pepperdemzombie:
1. Davido's fame and influence back then was not up to this, he wasn't the most influential back then.
2. People contributed for Enerst Asuzu several times including the 1st lady likewise Majek but always going back to his vomit, so at times you might look stupid before the people you are asking to contribute.
3. Davido never saw this coming, he didn't know the money will be up to that and pressure to give out the money was too much, hence his giving it out.

Your claim of him (Davido) changing his mind (to give it out) is doubtful though because the calibre of people Davido has on the spending Committee are not people you can call 'overnight' to take up such responsibility.
They'd have since been pre-informed. Those aren't hungry people.

sapientia:
They prefer this more than investing in lucrative ventures that will reduce unemployment

These are refugees.

They'll eat, live while being employed /seeking employment. This is a needed 'stomach' infrastructure.

yanabasee2:
Omo... 5,000



When I never reach 5 girls weh I don really shag...


Omo..... Its not easy to have self-control oh.... the girls I've shagged so far are girls I have dated and planned to marry.... but separated due to one thing or the other...


Na it person go don shag reach 5k.... Omo.... I dove my hat!!

This story is highly doubtful.

[If] he slept with them each daily, it would take him 13+ years to have gone through them all.

In that case his escapades would have long been exposed. Besides, the number is almost untenable.for a human to keep such a relationship with — as a secret for that long.

Mercychen:
Omor see queestion.

Are you not a Christian?
If you dont believe and cant perform the rites and traditions of the church you claim to worship in, why then are you attending it?

Hm.. 21st century Christians and confusion be like 5&6.

Rites & traditions do not a church make.
By taking authority over presiding on couple's wedding, the church (by biblical references) is overreaching, even though their intentions are good.

Consider that when Paul preached (Paul himself o) to the bereans (Acts 17:11) they (bereans) went back home to search the scriptures themselves to see whether those things (what he taught) were so (true).

Asking members of a church (who are not proudly protesting) not to validate a rite /tradition is a bad precept & not biblical as you see above.

N.B. I'm ok (not opposed) with 'church' wedding but we christians should humbly question truely trivial practices.

endallinfection:
Well ...As a Christian to me , it's not bad .It's very much Okay ... It's the Force and mandatory order women give that man should take them to Court for Marriage that is Nonsense !

Hahahah.

The question wasn't whether it was bad but if it was important. Im ok with it but most Christian can't rationally face the truth that it's not important.
I.e. it can be done without — while taking nothing away from a couple's status.

Jemerson:
Church wedding and white wedding are not the same thing.

White wedding = social event after church wedding

For all intents & purposes in Nigeria today, they are the same. That why they happen the same day.
In fact the definition of reception is to entertain the church guests. Isn't it. Or else who are you receiving?

Righteousness2:
If you Claim to Believe in JESUS Christ! It is.

GOD is a GOD of Order.
The Church is the Body of Christ and JESUS Christ is the Head of the Church.
GOD ALMIGHTY is the Institutor of the Marriage Institution. In Ephesians, HE likened the Love a Man should have for His wife to that HE has for the Church.
The Church is the representative of Christ on Earth.
If you claim to Believe in JESUS Christ, it is Very Important to for you to be joined by His body.

Your intentions are great but unfortunately your claims untrue or at least unconvincing.
Likening the church to marriage is a simile.
It doesn't mean a physical church building.

Besides the church is not necessarily a physical building.
If it is, does God reside there when fellowship is done and the place locked up — most of the time?

Moreso, could you give us an instance of a church organized wedding similar to what we have today in the bible?

The only recorded wedding ceremony in the bible — of which Jesus attended— Jesus Christ attended as a guest not even a moderator or presiding head.
and there was no indication that a pastor presided either.

God help us.

Kobojunkie:
1. I didn't change bible versions at all.

By the way, you are the one who argued against the use of the word fornication which clearly means sexual sin, remember? I even quoted the meaning of the word from the dictionary for you to see but you still had a hard time with that. So what do you mean no more comments?

2. Paul wrote his opinion in the letter to Titus. God's Law however does not give any man authority to speak or counsel marriage in the name of God. So, even what is written there in Titus is against God.

See, it is against God's Law to add or remove commandments. So when a person takes it on himself to add rules or change rules or even remove rules from God's Law that person does so in violation of God's Law and Rule. Jesus Christ is God's Law in the Kingdom of God and the Law was concluded on the cross when Jesus Christ declared, "it is finished!".

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P.S. When a married man, for instance, has sex with a woman he is not married to, he is said to have committed fornication. That is what the dictionary definition was to help you see.

When a married man has an affair, he commits adultery not Fornication.

Adultery vs Fornication. Key difference.

You seem to think the Bible is Paul's Opinion not Inspired by God (2 Tim 3 v 16-17).
At that point we are no longer on the same page again (diverse reference points) . Nice discussion. Thanks.

Kobojunkie:
1. I see you are still struggling with the meaning of the word 'fornication', so see below , the New Covenant Law as given you by Jesus Christ in the Gospels regarding adultery and divorce.
and


2. Unless you are here trying to insinuate that Paul's opinion expressed in his letters to Titus overturns God's very Law and declaration, I suggest you think carefully about the implications of suggesting what God has not commanded of anyone.

Again, God gave no man or woman permission to use His name in such a way. So anyone who claims to help a marriage in the name of God commits sin against God.

Hahahah.

You seem to have changed the Bible version you quoted for Matthew 5:32. From KJV where the word was clearly 'fornication' to whatever version where it says sexual sin. At that point I have no more comments sin e you keep changing.

Secondly you haven't explained what Titus 2: 4 means since you said there's no place for Godly elderly advice in marriage. Still waiting for that.

Kobojunkie:
1. Yes, Malachi is an oracle sent to the Descendants of Jacob, Israel, not to those who are in Jesus Christ, you would know this because Malachi also comes long before Jesus Christ, the one you claim to be your savior, was born.

2. Jesus Christ, God's New Covenant Law in the Kingdom of God, did reiterate what God already decreed but He however added that for those in the New Covenant Law, the new agreement between God and man this in the Kingdom of God, divorce was allowed in the case of fornication.- Matthew 19 Vs 1 - 15

3. Your understanding of the meaning of the word 'fornication' is the problem in this case.


4. As a Christian, If divorce is what you want, so long as you do so according to God's Law , it is up to you how many times you wish to do it for. Remember the Samaritan woman at the well, who was already past her 5th marriage. Did Jesus Christ raise any issues with her on that? No, you can go as long as you want.

5. In Luke 20 vs 34 - 36, Jesus Christ, again, said that marriages are of this world and not of the Kingdom of God. Again, you have to let the teachings of Jesus Christ properly sink in so you can grasp the meaning of the message. There are no such thing as "accountable elders" or "pastors" where marriage is concerned - God no send anyone of His followers to doing such work on behalf of Him. So anyone that eveb pretends to do any such in His name commits sins against God.

6. Marriage is of this world so if it fails, then let it fail. You are not graded for your marriage in the Kingdom of God instead God is concerned as to whether you lived your life in continual submission to and obedience of Jesus Christ's teachings and commandments- that is what matters in the Kingdom of God. God made this clear through Jesus Christ when He called that you abandon everything- father , mother, husband, wife, children, homes, career etc. For His sake - Luke 14 vs 25 - 33 - those who do not will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Haha.

You were the one that said Fornication is a permissible ground for divorce. How can people fornicate when they aren't married . The sin here should be Adultery. Nobody commiting fornication has course to divorce because — they weren't married.

Marriage is of this world true but it can have effect in eternity for christians.

Titus 2:4 in the bible suggests a place for Godly marriage counsel from elders (in this case for women) don't you think so?

yak:
Counseling isn't about changing a person rather it is intended to help a willing counselee.
I was raised in a very Religious Circle and I appreciate that but my experience is that beyond the religiousity, there's a place for professionalism. Fortunately, there are some counselors who are using a blend of both Religion and professionalism....
I know of a certain Pastor Okobasi.

Thanks.

But if Counseling isn't about 'changing' a person then what's counseling for?

I perfectly understand what you mean by 'professionalism' or I think I do but it's simply not what many seem to get.

Professionalism is clear when we are dealing with exact sciences e.g. Engineering, Medicine, IT.
Where outcomes and variables are easier to measure. In human relationships this is not the case. A diverse set of variables are at play with humans, some even not understood by the involved parties.

What (I think the christian) some communities lacks is respect, privacy & confidentiality in dealing with individuals — But many pastors also have that.

To me secular marriage therapy is mostly laughable
. It is 'needed' in societies where couples lack trusted Accountable /reliable elders. Otherwise what 'advice' from therapists (advice without scientific efficacy usually since all marriages are different) any different?


Cheers.

Kobojunkie:
Human wisdom is not at all perfect but it is better than no wisdom at all.

Telling couples to maybe pursue separation in the case that said couple refuses to work with each other to resolve the issues in the marriage makes better sense than letting them maybe kill each other inthe marriage, don't you think?

Malachi is not God's message to Christians.

Instead, the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, written in the 4 Gospels is instead God's Law , Jesus Christ, in the Kingdom of God. There God makes it know that marriage is as He ruled in the beginning and divorce is only allowed in in case of fornication- Matthew 19 vs 1 - 15, other than that , marriage is of this world and not of the Kingdom of God - Luke 20 vs 34 - 37 implying that the same rules govern everyone in the Kingdom of God - no exemptions or special rules for the married exists.

As far as Christians in marriage, there are no special relationship rules and no one assigned to counsel anyone in the name of God.

Malachi is not God's Word to Christians. Haha.

Meanwhile Christ reiterated this same God's displeasure for divorce in Matthew 19:8.
Telling them how divorce was borne out of hardness of heart & was not so in the 'beginning' (Old testament).

Secondly, how can fornication be a good reason for divorce when the parties are married.
Hello? Fornication is an affair between unmarried parties. Make it make sense. You seem not to get what was explained there.

Thirdly how many marriages am I 'allowed' to divorce when we can't 'work things out'? 2, 3 or 4.
Basic statistics on divorces has shown us that divorces are increasingly frequent after the first divorce (2nd marriage & above).

My point is that for health & scientific /Professional endeavours 'Professionals' are great — where we are dealing with exact sciences & measurable variables but human relationships are not exact sciences. They are dynamic & complex.
You or my advice can be as effective or more than a
'Professional' therapist, whatever that means.
Professional therapy in marriage is a Cashout industry where couples don't have accountable elders.

Even 'great' pastors can fail let alone some marriage therapist who has the same probability of failing in marriage as the average Joe.

May God help us.

Kobojunkie:
That statement in bold is testament to your lack of understanding as far the job of a Counselor, I am afraid.

As I already explained. A Counselor is simply a coach to help guide a couple through steps to helping them resolve issues in their marriage... the counselor does not offer or know magic words to fix any marriage. Instead he helps the couple apply, for example, known conflict resolution techniques in resolving issues in their relationship.

There is no such thing as correctly done religion related counseling because it is all bullsheet to begin with. For instance, Jesus Christ never sent any of His own to go out to counsel people in His name, so anyone who attempts such an act in His name sins against God. What you call a higher calling is instead nothing but a sin against God.

So when a person who lacks professional certification installs himself as a religious counselor, he is no different from anyone of the street to those he counsels.

Human counselors with human 'Wisdom' are limited greatly.

I've seen cases in the western world were counselors 'advised' a couple to — when all else failed — pursue separation.

In [Malachi 2:16] it's clear that God hates divorce.
My point about 'religoius' counsel isn't about certification. It's about Godly counsel. To christians, God's word is the ultimate counsel. Not some placebo ideology by some 'certified' therapist — that may or may not be right with God.

Cheers.

Kobojunkie:
I don't quite get what you are saying but yeah, religious level counseling of any sort is nothing but bullsheet!

No imam or Pastor is certified to counsel any person out there on anything, including marriage. I advice those in need of help in marriage to seek professional counseling from professionally certified practices.

Wow!

So religious counseling is bullsh t?

But secular counseling is effective / glorious?

What I've said is that no human words (AKA Counselors counsel) is potent enough to change someone who is unprepared.

Now religion / related practices aren't always done correctly . But when correctly done (especially around here) can be more effective because it appeals to a higher calling in us. The counselled is more likely committed to this higher calling (as an adherent of such a religion) . It is this commitment to counsel that I refer to as preparedness and no words (of counsel) can change the unprepared.

yak:
Both of you need to see a certified counselor not just a religious leader or something like that but someone who's knowledgeable in counseling

"Counseling. Counseling. Counseling. Don't go religious"

So you guys say. But relationship counseling is not an exact science! The variables in human relationships are not modellable & human behaviour/responses are extremely complex.

The tendency to reduce relationship problems to Therapy & counseling without faith is Pretentious!

No Human words is potent enough to change the unprepared.

Nyanabo:
Wallowing in self pity and airing his grievances aren't not and can never be the same thing sir.

He has worked before. Multiple locations.
He just lost his job.

He is also married.
Those 2 things show his courage already in life.
He is going through a phase.

This is no wallower.

Cheers.

Mavor:
MGTOW bro!!!! I'm single and I love my peace of mind right now.

Singleness =\= MGTOW.

And please stop following labels. Just my suggestion. All labels (on human grouping & behaviour) are wrong & lack nuance.

Nyanabo:
When money dey friend go dey, when money no dey friend go go.

Go an look for a job. Stop wallowing in self-pity.

Looking for a job does not preclude him for airing his views/grievances. He can do both.