₦airaland Forum

biina:
but its your fault that u are 4-6 and your QB leads the league in INTs
Minnesota go whip una again this weekend

not so fast, AP may not be playing so there is a tiny bit of hope.

you know what's wrong with the picture?

it's blurry

mekusxxx:
Wirinet,

An Igbo was a minister of defense during Obj era; the son of Ironsi. Ok.
The North has no choice than to yield in 2015. If otherwise, they would not even have minded for Jonathan to take over now (should anything happen to Yaradua) so that they will have it again in 2015 and beyond. So it is in the interest of the south (at least SE and SS) that Yardua or a northerner completes this regime up to 2015.

how does yaradua hanging on benefit the country as a whole?

Jakumo:
IF one is not TOO LAZY to exercise, then one will not become fat.     A law like this new anti-fat one in Japan would do a WORLD of good in the United States AND in Nigeria, where revolting fat asses are so common as to constitute a PLAGUE on the landscape.

If I were a military dictator, fat folks would be herded into giant halls full of treadmills and exercise bikes, and FORCED to exercise by teams of bullwhip wielding overseers, until such time as they lost all that disgusting blubber.

Pump iron and the world will turn.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=357579.msg5008472#msg5008472 date=1259379146]i do, but that seems like a bad example.
whatever though.[/quote]afrocentrists celebrate kwanzaa and not christmas.

anyway i would let this go.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=358485.msg5008597#msg5008597 date=1259381815]the point is, its not always the person's fault for being fat.
sometimes its genetics, and they cant help it.
its not their fault, why are you blaming them?[/quote]that's a minority of the obese population.

Letting yourself go because of genetics is indeed an excuse. You just have to learn to work harder than others.

its not by force to stalk my posts.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=357579.msg5008405#msg5008405 date=1259377269]wait, wait, wait.
are you telling me Nigerians dont celebrate Christmas? since when? [/quote]you do know the meaning of an afrocentrist right?

biina:
wrong answer!
its bawo and the Chicago 'INT throwing' Bears  http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/news/story?id=4027503

The colts schedule is ranked 13th, while Pittsburgh's is ranked 29th (not too far from Chicago )

it's not our fault we have to play the lions, browns and seahawks

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg5002762#msg5002762 date=1259276810]@Bawo
I thought you said Tim Thomas was finished? Hahaha one man's poison is another man's meat[/quote]hehe i thought he was done.

[quote author=sista-jay link=topic=357544.msg5006818#msg5006818 date=1259349570]@ Mrcrackles

You are absolutely right, the DEVIL is on the loose big time.[/quote]oh bad Devil.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=357579.msg5008013#msg5008013 date=1259368983]should i be pro naija and lie to myself by saying i can eating meat like that?
im sure the most patriotic ones wont even say they can eat that. so what gives?
i dont think that has anything to do with pro naija or pro yankee or whatever.[/quote]but you are the same poster who doesn't hesitate other posters as self-hating and coons.  on one end, you have this pro-nigerian exterior, on another end you enjoy the best the west has to offer.   It just seems a bit strange to me. Kinda like an afrocentrist who celebrates christmas

I do agree though, those pictures are disgusting.

[quote author=tpia. link=topic=357052.msg5008023#msg5008023 date=1259369073]in your dreams maybe, but in any case, how does that affect you?

any reason why you're so bothered everyone isnt the same religion as you?[/quote]https://www.anu.edu.au/anugreen/files/403_question%20mark.jpg

debosky:
Sharon sings her songs everyday in the shower.

her songs and put a ring on it by beyonce.

nex:
According to Article 13 of the declaration of Human Rights, everyone is free to leave their country and go to wheresoever they want and return to their country if they so like.

That is a human right and all of these European countries abuse it, yet Africans have never put it up to the face of the European Nations that they are the greatest abusers of Human Rights.

Compare the UN Declaration of Human Rights with The EU Declaration of Human Rights. The only difference is that the EU removed article 13.

Does that include a terrorist or someone with a contagious infection?

[quote author=tpia. link=topic=357052.msg5003606#msg5003606 date=1259294920]so why did the gods of your forefathers lose the war?

and which gods are you saying took a back seat? [/quote]gods don't fight war, people fight them.   Recent statistics have shown african traditional religions are now a minority.

Deep Sight:
Since Freewill exists, then it is given, or came from whatever element caused man to exist. You know very well of my description of God as the "first cause", so you should understand why i regard him as being the progenitor of man's freewill.

but how do you this freewill is provided by a God?  You still haven't explained to me how this first cause is a God. Another question, why do you refer to this "first cause" as "him".  where did your knowledge of god's gender come from? 

Does the first cause have to be a man?

Really? It can be argued?And with what will did you decide to become an atheist? An enslaved will?

Yes it can be argued, does a God with knowledge of everything not have an inkling of what man is going to do?

If wise, intelligent, creative, Genuises like

King Solomon, Thomas Aquinas, Micheal Faraday, Isaac Newton etc all believed in God i wonder why your mediocre, unaccomplished brain will lead you to spew nonsense on here.

lol here comes the i'm smarter than you arguments.

[quote author=THE-AMAKA link=topic=357579.msg5007811#msg5007811 date=1259364934]i agree cause "OH MY GOD!!!" is all i can say looking at those pics.
and to think i was eating meat in naija (not too much though, but i ate it) oooooo nooooo  [/quote]i thought you were a patriotic Nigerian? where did the pro-yankee sentiment come from?

ha the previous generation always blames the younger ones.

Funny how nostalgia for the "good ole days" blinds our vision. Gone are the days of aristocratic parents. deal with it

It's funny information we disagree with are considered "western".

the life expectancy

9jaganja:
About the life expectancy rate in Nigeria. That absolutely not true. people live long in Nigeria. Those life expectancy statistics were based on western standards. Many Westerners can't live without electricity health care etc, So they base the standards of survival on Western standards which requires alot of things to live but in Africa people need just a little to get by so any country that doesn't have what their standards requires must have low life expectancy rate which is a fallacy. That life expectancy rate at 41 or 53 has to be false cause average even less than average Nigerians live above those ages.

do you have any statistics to back this up? Good to hear African people need "little" to get by.

the things you would read on NL

you DL chicks love grabbing boobies?

cockblocking 2009 style

PapaBrowne:
You can never have assets enough to back up massive develomental projects running into gazillions.
All the infrastructural development in the U.S was built on massive debts- NO COLLATERAL!
A default is not so much of a bad thing as long as there is a rescheduling.

and what if the Banks are unable to reschedule, what happens?

continuous rescheduling of debt is indeed a bad thing.  We all saw how well that philosophy worked for GM and co.

Dubai World, and delay repayment on some of the company's $59bn (£36bn) of liabilities, sent ripples through financial markets, denting equities and riskier currencies.

Sterling was one of those to suffer. It hit its weakest point in a month against the euro and a basket of currencies on worries about British banks' potential exposure to debt problems in Dubai.

"There are concerns regarding the extent of the exposure of the UK banks to Dubai, hence sterling is coming under pressure," said Ian Stannard, currency strategist at BNP Paribas.


[quote author=Aloy~Emeka link=topic=358033.msg5003240#msg5003240 date=1259286261]We need basic amenities in Nigeria even if it's at the expense of the Paris club. Who cares, after all, all the G8 nations are owing them. This idea of rushing to pay off our debts beats me. Obj would have used the $36Bn to provide these things and fund the interests from the oil dividends.[/quote]FYI - Naija didn't pay $36bn, some of the debts were canceled using a debt relief program (Nigeria had to pay a portion and it was free).  The Oil dividends are what's responsible for increased allocation and the recent CBN bank bailout.

Debt cancellation has little to do with how inefficient the Nigerian government is.

puskin:
Believe it or not. For a city like Dubai, the debt is a good one.

na wa o. sanusi needs to read some posts on nairaland. risking default is now a good thing

deep sight - how does karma cut across generations?

where did you get that ideology from?

posakosa:
Well--- it will be costly but it will certainly pick up. Dubai is a fantasy Island built for tourists. Im not certain if there are "average citizens" per se. Most workers there, travel from pakistan/neighbouring cities and countries--- most people who live there are mostly foreigners---- it will be fine.

ha if only world markets were this optimistic.

We would see what happens in the upcoming months.

PapaBrowne:
@bamowolo
Dubai is a city. U.S is a country. Big Difference.
You should think New York when you say Dubai. City, City. Comprende?

Do you know the meaning of a Default?  

the state of California is having a similar crisis.  The lesson we should from a Dubai or even California is to have assets that back up our debts.  debts is good until you face the risk of default.

posakosa:
Who says these development projects are for nothing ? Dubai is a fantasy Island---- some homes in the Island have gone under foreclosure but I am more than certain that things will pick up again.

It would pick up again but at what cost? the average dubai citizen carries a government debt load of $400,000.

debosky:
Dubai owes over $60bn - it might be in serious trouble if it defaults on it's loans. While people have wrongly implied that 'oil money' developed Dubai, we can now see that it was funded by massive borrowing.

The long term prognosis for Dubai will be interesting - can it recover or will it go down as one of the most expensive bankruptcies?

bros thanks for saving me.   Dubai's GDP to debt ratio is atrocious and has to suspend some of its infrastructure project.  Although Naija is stagnant or going backwards, we shouldn't move too fast by building Airports and buildings that would rack up debts for nothing.

posakosa:
In due time, it will pick up again ---- Im sure that they are not much in debt as the U.S.  

The size of the american economy is much larger and better leveraged than that of Dubai's.  The US is begging for a six month grace period on it's debts.  

Dubai's GDP is about 45 billion dollars, it has total debts of 80 billion dollars.  That is not sustainable.

on a roll against the detroit lions? lmao

shanti jay:
why people dont compare other religions as u mention in discussion is that so many of this religions are the type our fore fathers in africa were worshipping '''UNKNOWN gods''' or man made gods

news flash, The God(s) of the bible and koran are man-made gods too. the only reason the Gods of our fore fathers have taken a backseat is because they lost the war during the scramble for Africa and uthman dan fodio's jihad.

he who wins a war, gets to rewrite history.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills — causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation as a magnet for international investment.

The fallout came swiftly and was felt globally after Wednesday statement that Dubai's main development engine, Dubai World, would ask creditors for a "standstill" on paying back its $60 billion debt until at least May. The company's real estate arm, Nakheel — whose projects include the palm-shaped island in the Gulf — shoulders the bulk of money due to banks, investment houses and outside development contractors.

In total, the state-backed networks nicknamed Dubai Inc. are $80 billion in the red and the emirate needed a bailout earlier this year from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Markets took the news badly — with the Dubai woes and the continued fall of the U.S. dollar giving investors twin worries. Dubai's move raised concerns about debt across the Gulf Region. Prices to insure debt from Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain all rose by double-digit percentages Thursday, according to data from CMA DataVision.

In Europe, the FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and the CAC-40 in France opened sharply lower. Earlier in Asia, the Shanghai index sank 119.19 points, or 3.6 percent, in the biggest one-day fall since Aug. 31. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.8 percent to 22,210.41.

Wall Street was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday and most markets in the Middle East were silent because of a major Islamic feast.

"Dubai's standstill announcement , was vague and it remains difficult to discern whether the call for a standstill will be voluntary," said a statement from the Eurasia Group, a Washington-based research group that assesses political and financial risk for foreign investors interested in Dubai.

"If it is not, Dubai World will be going into default and that will have more serious negative repercussions for Dubai's sovereign debt, Dubai World and market confidence in the UAE in general," the statement added.

Dubai became the Gulf's biggest credit crunch victim a year ago. But its ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, had continually dismissed concerns over the city-state's liquidity and claims it overreached during the good times.

When asked about the debt, he confidently assured reporters in a rare meeting two months ago that "we are all right" and "we are not worried," leaving details of a recovery plan — if such a plan exists — to everyone's guess.

Then, earlier this month, he told Dubai's critics to "shut up."

"He needs to produce a recovery plan that will be respected by those who want to do business with Dubai," said Simon Henderson, a Gulf and energy specialist at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "If he does not do it right, Dubai will be a sad place."

After months of denial that the economic downturn even touched the glitzy city-state, the Dubai government earlier this year showed signs of trying to deal with the financial fallout that has halted dozens of projects and touched off an exodus of expatriate workers.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_dubai_desperate_times;_ylt=AnlbgQt.GBKA.1OS4jxkMaX9xg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNkNXFtZjJjBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTI2L21sX2R1YmFpX2Rlc3BlcmF0ZV90aW1lcwRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzQEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNkdWJhaXJlcXVlc3Q-

hey lets build more dubai's

https://i38.tinypic.com/2d8mm38.jpg

this picture says a lot of things. child labor, poverty and pollution all wrapped in one picture.

No2Atheism:
Do people really think Pan - African leaders like Nkrumaj and Lumumba were killed by the West cus of democracy . . . they were killed simply to enable the West have access to control of African resources.

how was Nkrumah killed by the west? You guys and your conspiracy theories.