₦airaland Forum

Thanks to all those that really understood the question posed. It's not about the cost of using A/C but rather to dispel some widely held misconceptions. Many folks are prone to turn off A/C on the highway for variety of reasons, even when it's more convenient to travel long distance with it. And if the reason is gas conservation, it's good to know that the drag caused by open windows actually burns more gas than using A/C.

benit: "Revelation knowledge"

One of those fancy words that makes no sense.

what would/should the rational mind hold true?

Nothing. Avoid religious dogmata. It'll do you no good.

Questioning the jurisdiction of the court is not new for criminals. Continuously adjourning his case is unacceptable except an appeal is pending in higher court on the issue of jurisdiction. The court ought to set a date for his trial and appoint a lawyer for him, if he can't provide one. If the prosecution is not ready for trial, he should be released. I can care less if he is eventually tied to a stake and shot, but we owe him a trial.

I lost track of that guy. Was he ever convicted of a crime?

It always comes down to he said, she said, in Naija. Why can't the media do a little investigative journalism and inform the public? Maybe we're still suffering from the "Dele Giwa" syndrome.

I've got conflicting takes on this. I've always thought it burns more gas. But I'm not sure about overworking the engine.

chiogo: who's angel melaku and who's esther?

I don't care who they are. That ass is enough ID for me.

Any guy who bleach his skin and fry his hair should be tied to a stake and shot.

I'll take an angel with that ass any day to keep me away from temptation.

The Idea is laudable for African Americans but not practical for most Africans. There is no unified African culture that every African can rally around. Each African tribe has distinct language and culture which they will not substitute for another. Some of the terms seem African but obviously not Igbo which I can relate to.

Maybe we should trim Borno a little bit to make us more cohesive. It's sticking out of the country a lot.

redwoman: Please tell me what can blacks in Ameriaca do to help our brothers and sisters in Africa, I am only one person, but i do know others with the same concerns. Much Love
Redwoman

Minimizing corruption is the key. There has to be a way to curtail African leaders from inflating the cost of government projects and outright looting of the treasury. I don't know how feasible this will be in light of the Banking regulations in Europe and America. Successive African leaders will continue to stow away their countries riches in foreign banks, for the benefit of family and friends until a pragmatic action is taken with the assistance of western government curtail it. In the interim, most African countries will continue to wallow in the resultant poverty until majority of the population become aware to assert their right and demand the rule of law.

lemar: Nonesense! who the hell is Mariylyn Nwene.
That girl was fucking Emeka Ike and multi-choice MD Dewumi,
na runs girls she be. but thank God she finally married come Igbo trader in the Europe

So much venom. Why don't you just shut up or rather, loose your keyboard.

It's just religion. A lot goes into perpetrating a belief system among the adherents. Do you give that much thought to the African traditional religion? I guess not because western civilization has termed it barbaric. The only reason you give so much thought to Christianity is that it is tied to the current trend in human civilization. All religion are based on claims that defy human reasoning. The deeper you dig the more confused you'll be.

Maybe I should clarify my interest in this topic to get an informed Muslim response. My research indicates that the term refers to pilgrims. Why is it restricted to Nigerian pilgrims?

The story of a police chief responding to a crime scene will make a sensational story anywhere in the world. But, it's pathetic that you have to actually place a call to a high ranking police chief to get a swift response to a crime. How about just dialing 911 or the police station, if emergency numbers cannot be installed in Naija?
Mind you this idea of Naija elites calling high ranking police officers, when in distress, is the norm in Naija. An Oga, familiar to me was once raided at home in one of the highbrow areas of Abuja. He called a DIG friend of his before the robbers bored through the wall to gain access to his bedroom. Cops were immediately dispatched to save him and his family. Funny enough the cops waited outside the gate until the robbers left an hour later, because the gate was locked . Of course it was locked by the robbers. The moral of this incidence is that when you call your high ranking police officer friend for help, hope and pray that he personally lead the response team.

Lets Go Yankees! All Hail the World Conquering Pinstripes!!

Where are the Muslims in the house? Please inform us on this.

diamondd: ok i gotcha

wow. Tough to figure, eh. must be rocket science.

Of course I can. There is no option. Just like 90% of Nigerians. If you mean, Do I like to send my kid to a public school? Maybe not. If you'll pay for their private education.

What has a dead ugly gorilla got to do with the massacre of Odi people. I hate when people take their pet project of animal conservation to ridiculous levels. Odi folks are humans and any analogy to the plight of some "bushmeat" is beyond silly.

Hate Star Wars! Hate Sci Fi!!

I came across this report and it's not a good look for Naija. Hope it's not overblown like most Western reports.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72720

KANO, 13 June 2007 (IRIN) - Emergency feeding centres for malnourished children in Niger, the poorest country in the world, are drawing a growing numbers of mothers with malnourished children from oil-rich Nigeria who cross the border in search of medical help not available at home.

“In Nigeria, the government health infrastructure has completely collapsed in rural areas,” said Ben Foot, Nigeria programme manager for Save the Children. “Even when there are drugs and equipment available people have to pay and they can’t afford them.”

At least 10 percent of children being treated in some of Save the Children’s feeding centres in southern Niger’s Maradi Region, across the border from northern Nigeria, are Nigerian. Other aid agencies in Niger said that close to the Niger-Nigeria border up to 90 percent of children being given nutritional supplements, vaccinations and free healthcare come from Nigeria.

Northern Nigeria and neighbouring Niger share the same semi-arid climate and reliance on rain-fed subsistence agriculture.

Nationally in Nigeria 29 percent of children are considered underweight, according to statistics drawn up by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF). Many other key indicators which contribute to malnutrition are worse in Nigeria than Niger as well as many other countries in the Sahel (see fact box).

The north of Nigeria reportedly has at least twice the level of malnutrition and child mortality than Nigeria’s south.
Nutrition in Nigeria
Percent of children with low birthweight (1998-2005) - 14%
Exclusively breastfed infants - 17%
Population using improved drinking water sources (2004) - 48%
One year-old children vaccinated against measles - 35%
Children under five with suspected pneumonia - 10%
Under fives sleeping under a treated mosquito net - 1%
Percent of population using adequate sanitation facilities - 44%
Source: UNICEF State of the World's Children, 2007

But across the border in Niger, a flood of donor funds for nutrition projects has led to a rapid improvement in children’s health following major publicity for a nutritional crisis in 2005.

In some parts of Maradi Region, Niger, death rates among children under five have been reduced to the same levels as in the US because of micronutrient supplements, the education of women on breast feeding, improved access to clean water and large numbers of donor-funded NGOs.

Nigeria’s chief nutritionalist at the ministry of health in Kano State, Saratu Abdullah, claimed there was absolutely no malnutrition in Nigeria. “We don’t have malnourished children in this country,” she said.

The government has not conducted a reliable nutritional survey since 2003. Save the Children’s Foot said that the few other surveys that have been done in the region are “unreliable and pushing someone’s agenda”.

“The situation is clearly appalling but there’s no hard data yet,” Foot said.

Aid agencies have recorded Nigerians needing nutritional assistance in Niger since at least 2005, when Medecins sans Frontieres briefly set up a feeding centre in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state to try to curb the flow of malnourished Nigerian children into Niger and to respond to a high level of malnutrition in Nigeria that year resulting from a measles epidemic.

But since then there have been few international NGO operating in northern Nigeria.

“Because of its oil riches people think Nigeria should be able to look after itself. But the government has been ripping the country off for the last 20 years, stripping resources and only taking care of its elite,” Foot, from Save the Children, said.

Aid agency officials in Niger have said privately that they are concerned about making the issue of Nigerians coming to Niger public as it could prompt the Nigerian government to close the border or the authorities in Niger to scale down nutrition-related projects.

For Foot it is nonetheless better to acknowledge that there are problems in Nigeria. “The drift of malnourished Nigerians into Niger could be an indication of how many more Nigerians are barely surviving,” he said.

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Theme(s): (IRIN) Children, (IRIN) Early Warning, (IRIN) Economy, (IRIN) Food Security, (IRIN) Governance, (IRIN) Health & Nutrition, (IRIN) Migration

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[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations][/i]

Kudos to you. I suggest you you let it all hang out. It's actually more comfortable than skimpy. Trust me.

feelgood: Many years ago, my cousin was about to get married to her heartthrob when the family discovered he was osu. The marriage did not hold

If your family decided to hold on to an archaic tradition, why ascribe your lack of courage to your community. As I said in an earlier post, it's an individual family call and many Igbo communities has moved on. Your family decision of "many years ago" is not prevalent in Igbo land, at least not in my community.

other telenovas are givin me a migraine: goes to show u that bad actin is not synonymous with nollywood.

Sure, watching a mime show will certainly give you migraine. Get your panadol ready for the latest dose of mimes.

Religion is phony like that. Any one can read these holy books set in medieval times and come up with a self-serving interpretation. Any question of their belief is met with quotes from their holy books, often detached from the original context the statement was made.