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Na wa for all these stalkers. I have never understood why some people want more from online relationships.
You can never be too sure who is the real person behind the online id. For all you know, your sweet sixteen girl, with the sexy smile, in reality could be a balding 40+yrs man with a pot belly and a rain forest hairy chest.

OgidiBoy:
Why is it that only the ugly girls flirt with me why can't I have a decent looking girl look my way for a change.

even online?   I sympathize o!

vanitty:
Why should a church pay tax since they are non-profit , supported by people and it was 5 of this people that donated the money to buy the jet. I have found out the some people conveniently ignore that part and go on with the bashing of the reverend.

By the way churches are non-profit organisation, it is up to the so called gullible members to demand any financial information they want no one else and if they are happy with whatsoever that is happening in the church then I really don’t see what business it is off yours

They (churches) might be tax exempt but they do more for the society than the so-called government, don’t blame the tax-exempt churches for the woes of uncivilization that reigns in the country. That country can easily do all those things you mentioned if not for the thieving politicians that would rather have all for themselves and non for the masses

I doubt churches are classified as non-profit but rather exempted as defined below

the profits of any company engaged in ecclesiastical, charitable or educational activities of a public character in so far as such profits are not derived from a trade or business carried on by such company

Would a knowledgeable tax accountant/lawyer please shed more light on the issue. Of particular interest to me is how the church owned universities figure into it.

My advice to you (assuming sufficient income) is to enroll in a foreign online program in a university with a traditional campus like Florida Tech university and Colorado Technical university ( cant remember the UK ones) .
It will give you added credibility and compensate you for the 'wasted' time, both helping to justify your time and financial investment.
You should look for an IT related course where hopefully you can leverage your industrial experience.
Second consideration would be for Business and Management courses.
Your are likely too old for the rigors of the traditional program.

switch47:
great game by barca showing real class soccer and they  are now sure of  semi final slot  and are likely to meet liverpool in the semis    . the reds are capable of still qualifying.  yes o.

There is no way in heaven or on earth, that liverpool is beating that hiddink coached chelsea by a 2 goal margin at stamford bridge.

There is no way bayern was going to survive given their spectator role in the midfield.
Klinsman again shows the traits that cost him his job as germany's coach. He seems to value style above results.
The first step to beating barca is knocking them out of rhythm by hassling them in the middle of the park. With Jurgen playing 5 men in midfield (4-5-1), one would be shocked at the amount of time Barca players had on the ball. The midfield was totally untypical of Bayern.

Anyways now they have an idea of how sporting felt. Looking forward to seeing Barca's junior team at the olympic stadium.

Tgirl4real:
@ Pataki, u are not absolutely right. It is not a matter of preferences. An immature guy is simply immature.

Beyond puberty, maturity (like most things in life) is relative. What you term as an immature behavior, might be taken as a sign of maturity by another. What one sees as being childishly possessive can be termed by another as being maturely in control.

When I take a stand, I am being bull-headed.
When my boss does it, he's being firm.


from  My Boss and I

@debosky
Your offence is unpardonable. You have aggrieved the gods and need to make atonement. As the high priest, I hereby declare (as your punishment) that you send all your live savings to me

@tpia
I agree that the majority opinion is not always right, hence my use of the phrase that it should serve as a hint.

Your infatuation with 'updates' on the other hand leaves me quite confused. If a biography from her current employer, the world bank, does not suffice, maybe you would care to state what would be conclusive?

Your reference to the wiki entry on types of professors shows that your are clueless on the topic being discussed. There is a difference between your office title and the title by which you are addressed. For example, a degree in engineering and/or working as an engineer, does not necessarily grant you the title of 'Engineer'. The fact that you feel that attaining a professorship is done incognito, is hilarious at best and foolish in the least.

I will not be surprised if the disputed wiki entry was made by a semi-illiterate (who thinks he knows what he does not know) like yourself, who trivializes a professorship and equates it to no more than four letters prefixing the name of any Phd holder.

I do accept my error in judgment in stating that your stubbornness stems from an ego problem. Recent postings by you point towards a simple intellectual ineptitude, compounded by a poor grasp of the English language.

Comparing your posts to others, reaffirms that everyone has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege.

maddock:
@ paulipopo
keep listening broda and i know definitely you soon get back to your senses.

You know Pastor Chris told us once, that if a Man has a unique gift there will be two kinds pf people that will be attracted to him
1. Those that desires the gift and are sincere about having that gift and then take a step further by offering themselves to be tutored.
2.The other set are those that secretly desire the gift instead of approaching the man to be tutored,they will secretly hate and detest him for possessing that gift they so much desire.
This is the exact situation with Pastor Chris, alot of them religious folks could not comprehend how God could be doing so ssoooooooooooooooooo  much in his ministry.

Another thing Pastor Chris also said on issue of miracles, which i want the believers in the house to reflect on soberly ( am not talkin about Atheist like Kunleoshob,paulipopo etal LOL). We do believe in miracles right,as in God can do anything but why do we contest it if that miracle was performed through a Pastor XYZ.
Are we not contradicting ourselves and the doctrine of christianity, cos miracle is  what the bedrock of christianity is nested on. A dead man resurrecting from the dead and ascending to heaven is sure a miracle anyday.
So lots of our conclusion is that God can do miracle  through Pastor XYZ but not thru Pastor KYU.

Faith without WORKS is dead, show me the kind of works you have and i will be able to tell you how large your faith is. But funny enuff with faith the SIZE of a mustard see you can move mountains, IS THIS TOO HARD FOR US BELIEVERS TO COMPREHEND.

Wrong - The gifts of the holy spirit cannot be taught to others.
You can help to develop an existing gift, but only God bestows the gifts of the spirit.

tpia:
no it does not. Nowhere in my statement did I imply my scientist brother cant also be a professor.

You implied it by attaching the professorship specifically to the latter, hereby excluding the former. Unless your in the Bill Clinton school of personalized interpretation of English phrases, the meaning of the statement is quite clear.
English language is not as complicated as you make it seem.

as for your other post, I hope you noticed the addendum after the bio:

with a link to people who can give you further information.


Ever heard of updates?

What are the steps of scientific enquiry? Rumor and innuendo?  or is it oversabi?

I did notice the link but I do not need 'further information' as the information provided answered my question.
The biography was updated when she became an MD of the World bank. What other updates are you expecting, the one about what would happen in the future?

Your tenacity while impressive, doesn't count towards proving your point. The fact that no one else is supporting your position, should be a sufficient hint that you are in the wrong.
Please get over your ego and move on.

please check for existing threads on same topic before starting another one
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-13568.0.html

tpia:

you're still missing the point!!!!!!

Give your brain a rest abeg!!! You're overworking yourself- stop before smoke starts coming out of your ears!!!

[b]None of you has produced any evidence she's not a professor. [/b]All you're doing to beating aronud the bush in an attempt to prove she's not.

Watch that show called Are you smarter than a fifth grader!

I believe this should put things to rest. The evidence shown below is a brief biography from the worldbank's website http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21687298~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is presently a Managing Director of the World Bank.

From June to August 2006, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, overseeing Nigeria’s External Relations.  From July 2003 to June 2006 she served as Minister of Finance and Economy of Nigeria and Head of Nigeria's much acclaimed Presidential Economic team responsible for implementing a comprehensive home grown economic reform program that stabilized the macro-economy and tripled the growth rate to an average 6 percent per annum over 3 years. Her achievements as Finance Minister garnered international recognition for improving Nigeria’s financial stability and fostering greater fiscal transparency to combat corruption. In October 2005, she led the Nigerian team that negotiated the cancellation of US $18 billion or 60 percent of Nigeria’s external debt with the Paris Club.  The debt deal also included an innovative buy-back mechanism that wiped out Nigeria’s Paris club debt and reduced the country’s external indebtedness from US$35 to US$5 billion.  Dr. Okonjo-Iweala oversaw Nigeria’s first ever Sovereign credit rating of BB- from Fitch and Standard and Poor’s—a rating that grouped Nigeria with other emerging market countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Venezuela, and Philippines.

Previously, she pursued a 21-year career as a development economist at the World Bank, where she held the post of Vice President and Corporate Secretary. This included two tours of duty (six years) working in the East Asia Region, the last tour (1997-2000) as Country Director Malaysia, Mongolia, Laos and Cambodia during the East Asian financial crisis; two duty tours in the  Middle East Region, the last (2000-2003) as Director, Operations (deputy vice-president) of the region. Dr Okonjo-Iweala also served as Director of Institutional Change and Strategy (1995-1997). In this post she assisted with the implementation of the Bank’s reform agenda.  From 1989 to 1991 she was Special assistant to the Senior Vice President, Operations, an assignment that enabled participation in high level policy formulation and discussions for countries as diverse as China and Burkina Faso.

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was educated at Harvardand has a PhD in Regional Economics and Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is fluent in French, Ibo and English with working knowledge of Yoruba.  She has received numerous awards, including Honorary Doctorate of Letters from University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2007, Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Colby College, 2007 and Brown University, 2006, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica, 2005, Time Magazine’s European Hero of the Year Award, 2004, for her work on economic reform in Nigeria, Euromoney Magazine Global Finance Minister of the year, 2005, Financial Times/The Banker African Finance Minister of the year 2005, This Day (Nigeria’s premier newspaper) Minister of the Year award 2004 and 2005. 

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala is a member or chair of numerous boards and advisory groups, including DATA, the World Resources Institute, the Clinton Global Initiative, the Nelson Mandela Institution, Friends of the Global Fund Africa, and the African Institute of Science and Technology.  She has served as adviser to several international investment groups working in emerging markets and lectured on Africa and development all over the world.  Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was the founder of the first ever indigenous opinion research organization in Nigeria (NOI Polls) in partnership with the Gallup organization, which strives to strengthen democracy and accountability in Nigeria. She was co-founder of the Makeda Fund, a US$50 million private equity fund designed to invest in women-owned and women-influenced small and medium enterprises in Africa.

She is married to surgeon Dr. Ikemba Iweala and they have four children.

tpia:
Once again, I'm not the one who made the wikipedia entry. I asked Richyblack a simple question which was on what basis is he making his claim that Okonjo Iweala is not a professor. So far he has absolutely zero evidence to substantiate his wild allegations on this thread.

He saw a wiki entry calling Iweala a Professor. He immediately jumped to the conclusion that because he wasnt informed, therefore she must not be a professor. I asked him to investigate by checking with her institutions (since he's so bothered). He responded by saying he "corrected" the wiki entry and "downgraded" her to Dr. These dont sound like the actions of a sober individual, if you ask me.

so if I say one of my brothers is a scientist and the other one is a professor, that means both professions are mutually exclusive, right?

Do you even know the meaning of mutually exclusive?

bad belle no go kill you.

No. What it means is that your brother, who is a scientist, is not a professor.

Always act in your wife's best interest

We don't know the details of what has been requested of the guy.

In some cultures, the marriage process is seen as evidence of his commitment on the part of the groom. They get to meet his family, who come bearing gifts as a sign of goodwill, support for the marriage, and the ability to meet the needs of the bride. It doesn't have to involve any displeasing acts like sleeping with the corpse (which has probably decayed). Particularly in my neck of the woods, a traditional marriage is between the two families, and not restricted to just the couple. The girl's family asking him to follow through on his intentions are not as bad as it sounds.

People that expect the girl's parents to simply surrender their grandchildren, who are likely all they have left in memory of their late daughter, are being inconsiderate of the parents position.

The likelihood of the guy getting custody in a court of law is very slim, given that he was not legally married to their mother, he is single, and will likely find it difficult to prove that he can take better care of the kids than the grandparents.

If the request is just for the simple exchange of gifts and interaction between the two families, then the guy should do it.

which month is the bday?
what is the budget?
Any traveling limitations?

abhosts:
Your posts are only betraying your bias about this matter. Have you ever heard of a mathematical term called ratio? Even if Churches outnumber Mosques on a 10:1 ratio, is that not suppose reflect in the demolition agenda as well?

Obviously your poor knowledge of mathematics is worse than your lack of objectivity on the issue at hand. There is a difference between probability and statistics.

I am shocked at the level of ignorance displayed by some on the topic at hand.

A phd degree (irrespective of the awarding school) is a long way from a professorship.

A cursory look at Okonjo-iweala's career profile on the site of some reputable financial institutions will confirm that there is no reference to her holding a faculty position in any institution.

abhosts:
As they say, a leopard can never changed it's spots. Even before Fashola became governor, there has always been an influential anti-Jesus movement in Lagos, that are usually hell bent on destroying anything that represents Christ. These faceless goblins are mostly muslims and that explains why the exercise is always targeted at churches.

The above churches are headed by highly educated men, so the issue of building without requisite approval is very unlikely. This is simply a case of shifting the goal post during a ball game.

Just like in the past, this exercise is bound to fail.

Another disappointing post.

So the siting of a parish is always vetted by the head of the church?  Unless you have proof that the churches were properly sited, stop criticizing the governments actions.

Have you entertained the thought that since there are more churches than mosques in Lagos state, its likely that demolition exercises would often affect more churches

iReport:
The churches were hand picked imho. That is how politics work in Nigeria. If they don't like you, they cut you down by every possible means.

Without any knowledge of the truth, you proceeded to accuse, and find guilty, the Lagos state governor and the state government.  It's sad that you claim to be a christian.

The question shouldn't be the purpose of the buildings, but rather if the buildings are illegal or not. Do not support an illegal act by claiming to act in God's interest

The biblical support for the man being the head of the family (as Christ is the head of the Church) is more akin to him being the team captain and not necessarily the best player on the team. Its a position of responsibility, and not of a tyrannical authority.

Qs:
1. Does she say them to his (ur bf's) face, and if not does ur bf know that she says such behind his back?
2. Are your parents and/or her husband aware of what she says?
3. Whats ur bf's opinion of ur sis?

Your best option is to avoid having to choose between your bf and ur sis, as they play different roles in your life

realpastor:
Lets face the truth,some women can preach and teach morethan some men. But since the bible says its wrong so women should not take authority in congregation were there are men,my wife is a good preacher but she preach either in the youth service or in the women's own.

You shouldn't make laws on behalf of God

Why Do Some Men Cherish Their Girlfriends More Than Their Wife? 'cos human stupidity knows no bounds.

@topic
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? 'cos they are fools

topup:
[color=#008855]It's not only you who should be carrying this burden, but he too should also be really distressed by the issue. You didn't after all have sex by yourself.

I hope it wasn't forced, by either party. Anyway, what type of advice do you require?? [b]You're planning on having the child? [/b]Is he aware that you're pregnant, what are reprocautions for getting pregnant for you - do you get kicked out of school, home??
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Seems you missed the date on the OP, it was September 10, 2007.
Whatever her choice was, it is now part of history.

Soludo did not err in recapitalization, but the step was unwarranted

PapaBrowne:
Kai! Kai!
I no blame una sha! It is the government that failed to give u guys proper education that I'll place the blame on.

With the kind of reasoning the average Nairalander expresses, Nigeria is in deepshit!
How come majority here can't even argue with the slightest form of intelligence.
If you can't come up with well articulated logic on how Soludo has acted corruptly, then you shouldn't be here commenting!

Soludo is the best thing that has ever happened in the history of the Nigerian economy!
Abeg, I tire sef!

Given the latter, the former seems based on an introspection.

Moves:
If Gordon can still be Uk PM, with the role he played as chancellor; mervin king still retaining his post; Alan greenspan head is not being chopped off; then Soludo should be left alone; The Economic problem facing nigeria has nothing to do with soludo, it is a simply case of no leadership,

irrelevant to the issue at hand. The question is "is Soludo the best man for the Job to justify his staying in office for the next 5yrs?"

I believe that the Soludo has clarified his statements on the Issue of Nigeria be immuned from the Global Crisis, If you look at it from the origin of the crisis starting with the sub prime mortgage market and in nigeria our mortgage industry can be said to be of negligible % of financing or the Economy,

He was foolish in making the statement in the first place, but it's of little relevance, 'cos every now and then, everyone 'mis-yarns'.

He also stated that No nigerian bank is going to fail--well none has failed yet

A bank fails wen CBN deems it unable to meets its financial obligations. Its not the objective yard stick for evaluating a CBN governor.

Information provided by Professor Charles Soludo, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at the July 6 2004 Bankers' Committee meeting, reveals that by the end of March 2004, 62 of the 89 banks were sound, 14 were on border-line, 11 were unsound, while two rendered no returns. A number of the ailing banks were also said to have overdrawn their positions with the CBN.
The unsound banks accounted for 19.5% of assets of Nigerian banks, 17.2% of deposits, and 19.9% of non-performing loans. These ratios, in Soludo's own words, 'were below the trigger points for declaring the system as distressed'.
From http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20061228122222zg/spotlight/TeribaSoludoleftout

@Kobo - This Guy had the foresight to recapitalise the Banks years ahead the new stronger banks have changed and improved way better than what was obtained pre soludo era, This is a verifiable fact,  not forgeting the Spin offs of Employment; Real Estate development; Business Financing.
Yardua should not make this Soludo the fall guy for his incompetence

Please read the article referenced above.
Please provide the verifiable fact that "the new stronger banks have changed and improved way better than what was obtained pre soludo era".
Also please provide information on employment and employee turnover, and, real estate acquisitions, in both eras to back up your subsequent claims

@poster
Has he ever said that he loves you?