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Crime › Re: My Niece Has Been Kidnapped On Her Way To ABSU! by burningspear(op): 7:31am On Sep 18, 2021

thesicilian:
The only way to rescue her in this nation right now is to negotiate and pay the ransom.

Thanks for your advise.

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Crime › Re: My Niece Has Been Kidnapped On Her Way To ABSU! by burningspear(op): 7:30am On Sep 18, 2021

Juliusmomoh:
Ok

Give us the number of those guys (kiddnappers)

We know what to do and get back to you

Thanks for support. Please advise if it's safe to share their number here. We dont want her harmed.

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Crime › My Niece Has Been Kidnapped On Her Way To ABSU! by burningspear(op): 7:19am On Sep 18, 2021

Nairalanders, greetings.

I posted this earlier today in the General section. I'm reposting it in the Crime section in the hopes that it will reach the right audience.

My niece left from Obigbo (near Port Harcourt) to her university, ABSU. She was kidnapped while on her way.
The kidnappers have been calling, threatening, and demanding a ransom.
I know we have security experts and perhaps those with similar experiences in this forum.

We desperately need help. Could you please advise us on the best way to rescue her?

Thank you for your helpful advice and prayers.

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Nairaland General › My Niece Has Been Kidnapped On Her Way To ABSU! by burningspear(op): 6:52am On Sep 18, 2021

Nairalanders, greetings.

My niece left from Obigbo (near Port Harcourt) to her university, ABSU. She was kidnapped while on her way.
The kidnappers have been calling, threatening, and demanding a ransom.
I know we have security experts and perhaps those with similar experiences in this forum.
We desperately need help. Could someone please advise us on the best way to get her rescued?

Thank you for your helpful advice.

Family › 9 Things Parents Of Successful Kids Have In Common by burningspear(op): 11:07am On Jul 31, 2015

Any good parent wants their kids to stay out of trouble, do well in school, and go on to do awesome things as adults.
And while there isn’t a set recipe for raising successful children, psychology research has pointed to a handful of factors that predict success.
Unsurprisingly, much of it comes down to the parents.

Here’s what Science research suggests parents of successful kids have in common:

1. They teach their kids social skills
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significant correlation between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades later.
The 20-year study showed that socially competent children who could cooperate with their peers without prompting, be helpful to others, understand their feelings, and resolve problems on their own, were far more likely to earn a college degree and have a full-time job by age 25 than those with limited social skills.

Those with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested, binge drinking, and applying for public housing.

“This study shows that helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the most important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future,” said Kristin Schubert, program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which funded the research, in a release.
“From an early age, these skills can determine whether a child goes to college or prison, and whether they end up employed or addicted.”

2. They have high expectations
Using data from a national survey of 6,600 children born in 2001, University of California, Los Angeles professor Neal Halfon and his colleagues discovered that the expectations parents hold for their kids have a huge effect on attainment.

“Parents who saw college in their child’s future seemed to manage their child toward that goal irrespective of their income and other assets,” he said in a statement.

The finding came out in standardized tests: 57% of the kids who did the worst were expected to attend college by their parents, while 96% of the kids who did the best were expected to go to college.

This falls in line with another psych finding: the Pygmalion effect, which states “that what one person expects of another can come to serve as a self-fulfilling prophecy.” In the case of kids, they live up to their parents’ expectations.

3. The moms work
According to research out of Harvard Business School, there are significant benefits for children growing up with mothers who work outside the home.

The study found daughters of working mothers went to school longer, were more likely to have a job in a supervisory role, and earned more money — 23% more compared to their peers who were raised by stay-at-home mothers.

The sons of working mothers also tended to pitch in more on household chores and childcare, the study found — they spent seven and a half more hours a week on childcare and 25 more minutes on housework.

“Role modeling is a way of signaling what’s appropriate in terms of how you behave, what you do, the activities you engage in, and what you believe,” the study’s lead author, Harvard Business School professor Kathleen L. McGinn, told Business Insider.

“There are very few things, that we know of, that have such a clear effect on gender inequality as being raised by a working mother,” she told Working Knowledge.

4. They have a higher socioeconomic status
Tragically, a fifth of American children grow up in poverty, a situation that severely limits their potential.

It’s getting more extreme. According to Stanford University researcher Sean Reardon, the achievement gap between high and low-income families “is roughly 30% to 40% larger among children born in 2001 than among those born 25 years earlier.”

As “Drive” author Dan Pink has noted, the higher the income for the parents, the higher the SAT scores for the kids.

“Absent comprehensive and expensive interventions, socioeconomic status is what drives much of educational attainment and performance,” he wrote.

5. They’ve attained higher educational levels
A 2014 study lead by University of Michigan psychologist Sandra Tang found that mothers who finished high school or college were more likely to raise kids that did the same.

Pulling from a group of over 14,000 children who entered kindergarten in 1998 to 2007, the study found that children born to teen moms (18 years old or younger) were less likely to finish high school or go to college than their counterparts.

Aspiration is at least partially responsible. In a 2009 longitudinal study of 856 people in semirural New York, Bowling Green State University psychologist Eric Dubow found that “parents’ educational level when the child was 8 years old significantly predicted educational and occupational success for the child 40 years later.”

6. They teach their kids math early on
A 2007 meta-analysis of 35,000 preschoolers across the US, Canada, and England found that developing math skills early can turn into a huge advantage.

“The paramount importance of early math skills — of beginning school with a knowledge of numbers, number order, and other rudimentary math concepts — is one of the puzzles coming out of the study,” co-author and Northwestern University researcher Greg Duncan said in a press release. “Mastery of early math skills predicts not only future math achievement, it also predicts future reading achievement.”

7. They develop a relationship with their kids
A 2014 study of 243 people born into poverty found that children who received “sensitive caregiving” in their first three years not only did better in academic tests in childhood, but had healthier relationships and greater academic attainment in their 30s.

As reported on PsyBlog, parents who are sensitive caregivers “respond to their child’s signals promptly and appropriately” and “provide a secure base” for children to explore the world.

“This suggests that investments in early parent-child relationships may result in long-term returns that accumulate across individuals’ lives,” co-author and University of Minnesota psychologist Lee Raby said in an interview.

8. They’re less stressed
According to new research cited by Brigid Schulte at The Washington Post, the number of hours that moms spend with kids between ages 3 and 11 does little to predict the child’s behavior, well-being, or achievement.

What’s more, the “intensive mothering” or “helicopter parenting” approach can backfire.

“Mothers’ stress, especially when mothers are stressed because of the juggling with work and trying to find time with kids, that may actually be affecting their kids poorly,” study co-author and Bowling Green State University sociologist Kei Nomaguchi told the Post.
Emotional contagion — or the psychological phenomenon where people “catch” feelings from one another like they would a cold — helps explain why. Research shows that if your friend is happy, that brightness will infect you; if she’s sad, that gloominess will transfer as well. So if a parent is exhausted or frustrated, that emotional state could transfer to the kids.

9. They value effort over avoiding failure
Where kids think success comes from also predicts their attainment.

Over decades, Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck has discovered that children (and adults) think about success in one of two ways. Over at the always-fantastic Brain Pickings, Maria Popova says they go a little something like this:

A “fixed mindset” assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static givens which we can’t change in any meaningful way, and success is the affirmation of that inherent intelligence, an assessment of how those givens measure up against an equally fixed standard; striving for success and avoiding failure at all costs become a way of maintaining the sense of being smart or skilled.

A “growth mindset,” on the other hand, thrives on challenge and sees failure not as evidence of un-intelligence but as a heartening springboard for growth and for stretching our existing abilities.

At the core is a distinction in the way you assume your will affects your ability, and it has a powerful effect on kids. If kids are told that they aced a test because of their innate intelligence, that creates a “fixed” mindset. If they succeeded because of effort, that teaches a “growth” mindset.

Baer and Gillett (2015)
http://www.businessinsider.com/set-your-kids-up-for-success-2015-8

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Politics › Re: The Mixed Reactions Between Obj And Gej At The Handover Ceremony by burningspear(m): 11:03am On May 31, 2015*

Setaje:
No matter how u guys look at it. Jonathan was in an awkward situation. I think that is why his wife did not attend. Considering what she displayed during the CHIBOK girls incident. She would have cried if she was there. As for jonathan, he acted like a man and showed true leadership. After loosing an election, I don't no how he got the strength to do all what he did. I am amused. I cannot do it. Don't no anybody who would. I'd rather just retire peacefully wivout any noise. Just seeing him get involved in everything even to the last minute, says a lot about his character and how moving wiv the wrong crowd can assassinate your true character.

I have learned from this, that there is untold strength in your weakest point. And you can radiate light over your darkest moments.

Even in his greatest falls, Jonathan is still a winner!

Good luck and happy productive, peaceful reign to our new president Buhari

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Career › Re: How Access Bank Treated Us Unjustly by burningspear(m): 2:46pm On May 21, 2015*

DivineU:
@rightthing276, what moral right do you have to call people junk heads? Do you think you are better than them or are you part of the HR team that appraised or assessed them? You should really work on your character and learn how to respect your colleagues.

I read his narrative. While I feel his pain on the sad experience of his brief engagement with Access Bank, we may need to see the perspectives from the looking glass (since there is no available argument from the bank side).

Observations from his narrative:

1. In-between his service, the bank reduced his salary by 12.5% for health insurance - shows the bank did not consider health of the DSAs before putting them on the pedestal - evidence of gap in the HR role;
2. The bank increased targets without increasing incentives - shows the bank leadership tends towards task-oriented style;
3. The bank delayed payments - again shows the bank may not be people-oriented;
4. The bank should pay any accrued dues to the DSAs
4. etc

But I find the @OP lacking on the behavioural balance.

1. The @OP received bad treatment from the bank (sadly) which informed his departure, but does his leaving make him more superior to 'the junk heads' that patiently stayed? - The @OP may need to review his ego and how he see others;
2. The @OP is a hardworking man. But does his super-star achievement within this period in this project depreciate the inner value of the 'the junk heads'? - Humble yourself;
3. Many organizations prefer disciplined and detailed personnel to the arrogant type. Why do applicants hide their arrogance during interviews?
4. Teachings on discipline and perseverance have continued to teach us to be patient in long suffering. But the @OP left. ”Having done all….stand.” There are times when that's all you need to do. Be guided.
3. Did the @OP address his grievance to the management of the bank? His narrative does not show he did. Instead the @OP chose the online media to accuse Wigwe et al (the management the Bank), of lacking integrity!

@OP, you will get another job soon (if you are still searching), but learn to mix your skills with humility and patience.

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Education › Re: You Are A Genius If You Have The Solution To This Equation. by burningspear(m): 2:38pm On Apr 05, 2015

Elthugnificent:
Give it your best shot.

In number theory, there is existing argument whether any 3 or 5 (etc) odd numbers can add up to even number.

However, from the 8 odd numbers you presented and if we must sum any 3 to get 30, it appears we would apply a factorial, in this case:

3!+9+15 = 30, where 3!=1x2x3.

I shall come back to look at it again later...

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Politics › Re: Jonathan Vs Buhari: How They Stand In 36 States, FCT - PUNCH by burningspear(m): 1:31pm On Mar 22, 2015

Riodiao:
Letter ... from the grave of the innocents –

... Mallam Yusuf Danfulani, a bright young lad originally from Katsina State, who was slaughtered in cold blood and set on fire ... believed Yusuf to be from middle belt or southern Nigeria, most probably because of his bulky looks and brave, patriotic attempts to prevent the killing of an innocent Youth Corper, Ukeoma Ikechukwu. Even though he cried out in Hausa and Fulfulde, he was still not believed ...

If not for Yusuf’s best friend who was with him and was himself nearly killed, we would not have recognized his charred body that was burnt beyond recognition. And thanks to the same friend for recounting to us the little he could make out at the last moments of Yusuf’s life, the agony he passed through and the most important words he uttered before he gave up. It is the same words I heard him utter last night from the grave: '..., why why’.

...

Ukeoma Ikechukwu himself was reported missing that same day Yusuf was murdered by your supporters, and finally confirmed dead the following day when his charred remains was discovered in a hooded area. Apparently, ... dragged ...out of the open and tortured ... finally snuffing life out of him. Like my cousin, Yusuf, Ukeoma was very young and an innocent.

...

Yet, when they were killed, part of Nigeria was killed with them; ... Yusuf and Ukeoma were not alone.

Six other innocent Youth Corpers were also murdered in Bauchi, ... The corps members were reportedly chased to a police station where they sought refuge. But the rioters, who were raving mad with bloodlust ..., overran the station and murdered the young Nigerians in cold blood.

...

The story of Obinna Okpokiri is as heart-wrenching as Yusuf’s. The 27-year-old was butchered and burnt to ashes, in the service of his fatherland. Okpokiri’s own circumstances were as gruesome as they could be. He had run to the Corpers’ Lodge as ...rioters targeted Youth Corper polling officers recruited by INEC for the election. As painful death loomed, the young Nigerians contemplated fleeing to the barracks. But they were not lucky ... supporters caught up with them, slaughtered and set them on fire.

...

Like Yusuf, these innocents are human beings and future leaders on the last laps of fulfilling their national duty before moving on to a bright future. But it was not to be because, ...they were slaughtered, sliced, soaked in petrol and scorched. Reduced to ashes in minutes and in the most callous fashion by those that are not better citizens or humans than them.

...

they burned the homes, vehicles, and properties of innocent Nigerians, some of whom are also Muslims and Northerners like my cousin Yusuf.

...

supporters also targeted and killed Christians and members of southern Nigerian ethnic groups, ... and they burnt churches across the north. One particular attack in Bauchi stood out as most heart-breaking. ... on April 17 in Giade, a rural town in northern Bauchi,... mobs attacked youth corps members in the town. The Corpers, who were mostly from Yoruba, ran to the local police station to seek refuge, but the mobs stormed the police station. The mob killed the police officer on duty and burned down the police station. They raped two of the female youth corps members and then hacked them to death with machetes, along with five male youth corps members. In total, rioters killed ten youth corps members in that town alone.

...

A lecturer ... described ...how a mob ... attacked and killed several Christian students, a Christian lecturer and four Muslim students ... on April 17: He said “Between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., they entered the school ... painted their faces black ... had all sorts of weapons – machetes, sticks, and clubs... The students ran away but the mob pursued them into the staff quarters and they had nowhere to go. The mob beat them to death. The lecturer they killed was Yoruba“.

....

And here is Yusuf again, asking you from the grave: “..., why why”.

Bashir Yusufu.
yusufubashir@yahoo.com

Completely broken down by this sad story! Painful, unimaginable!! Could have been you or me.

Another election is here. The ambition of any politician does not deserve taking the life of anyone. Please vote and remain peaceful.

Preach this in the Mosques and Churches.

Win or lose, let's be alive, together. Respect each other's property. Respect the sanctity of LIFE!

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Sports › Re: Kenyan Athelete Crawls To Finish 3rd In Marathon (Pics and Video) by burningspear(m): 4:41pm On Feb 17, 2015

Great inspiration, like Derek in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Politics › Re: Buhari’s Bribe Tears Northern Pastors Apart by burningspear(m): 5:34pm On Feb 13, 2015

jpphilips:
If any one should tell you that Buhari will Islamize Nigeria, ask him or her what it takes to islamise a country?
It is only in Nigeria a cesspit of m0r0ns that someone will say "don't vote for opposition" because he has Islamization agenda, In sane countries people will never take such an person serious.

The two State solution for Palestine and Israel where Palestine will be a predominantly Islamic state was proposed since 1974 and ratified under Camp David accord in 1978, if Palestine could not get an Islamic state in 41yrs, how on earth is Buhari supposed to do it in 4yrs?

Stop thinking like Nigerians, think like humans.

I will vote anything that is not Jonathan, make your decision today!!!

"...Stop thinking like Nigerians, think like humans..." Meaning over 170 million Nigerians aren't humans? That you are the only human among industrious, intellectual and gifted Nigerian people? NONSENSE!

Politics › Re: Buhari Claimed He Had His Certificates Intact In Previous Elections - Agbakoba by burningspear(m): 1:33pm On Jan 17, 2015

Monimatic:
Buhari show us ur certificate
Buhari also show us ur medical reports, it clear you are sick,
To prove doubting thomases wrong, show us ur medical reports that u are not sick, then we will vote for u, we don't want another Yaradua.

If you or any of your loved ones have never been troubled by any big sickness, then rejoice and continue to thank the good Lord (and by HIS grace, you and your family will never face any terminal disease). But please do not mock others (even your perceived enemies/opponents) who are facing health challenges, it isn't nice. Only God knows tomorrow: our days (and every moment/measure of it) are in HIS hands alone.

If you can read the touching stories Bottke, et al (2001) presented in their book "More God Allows U-Turns: True Stories of Hope and Healing". May be this will change your perspective and life as it changed mine forever.

Wishing Buhari a speedy healing.

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Politics › Re: Check Out The Similarities In Jonathan And Buharis' Fashion Sense (+pixs) by burningspear(m): 10:44am On Dec 11, 2014

john4reala:
Education is the most
powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world.

Sports › Re: Amodu Shuaibu Named NFF Technical Director by burningspear(m): 8:50am On Nov 21, 2014

Abiolainfo:
Talk is cheap, we need a real re-structuring of the Coaching team and the modalities of picking players without sentiment. #Keshi decided not to call Sunday Mba again because Mba refused to share the dollars with him. All this issue need to be look into properly. Thanks

Nonsense!

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Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs South Africa: Probable Line Up by burningspear(m): 7:33am On Nov 19, 2014

Nice job, man! keep it up!!

Romance › Re: Is Prior Behavior Is A Good Predictor Of Future Behavior? by burningspear(m): 8:40am On Oct 22, 2014

Abbott:
In explaining his exceptional character, I would say that wasn't a natural/inherent nature in man. Man, 99.9%, and justifiably too, would have attacked a their or at the very least, exposed him and handed him over to "law". Going forward, the fact of his priesthood and the godly nature cultivated over the course of time should explain sufficiently, I think, this gracious gesture.

You're my bro, friend and teacher.
You've contributed interestingly to this tread. Especially reminding us the importance of making positive contributions in each other's life, just like Bishop Myriel.

Learning: Lift up your brother! Irrespective of his character failings, do not let him down!! Show him good!!!

Romance › Re: Is Prior Behavior Is A Good Predictor Of Future Behavior? by burningspear(m): 3:09pm On Oct 21, 2014*

Abbott:
My opinion: No.

Elaborating a bit, in law, there is what is known as Similar Facts Evidence which essentially means that proof of facts of past misconduct is admissible as evidence to hold a person responsible for a present misconduct. That is the way the world works. That is why we convicted prisoners when out of prison are called ex-cons, it is why people are known by their evil, ugly and dirty past and not what they are presently even if it is a complete opposite of what they used to be.

This is the theme of the classic, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.

Our environment always sees us from the eyes of our past, especially where it is one that is shameful, ugly, dirty or evil. I should also add, eagerly too, when God sees us, he does not see our ugly/shameful past rather, he sees us for what he has truly created us to be.

Thank you for the reminder and point made, Abbott. 'Les Miserables' tried to examine the nature of law and grace. Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, and later a repeat offender, was haunted by that stigma, especially by die hard Inspector Javert, whose mission was to ensure Valjean never walked away from his past no matter how hard his try. But Valjean finished strong on the good side - by grace. The turning point was Bishop Myriel’s exceptional character and forgiveness. That was what changed Valjean from bad to the very good and honest man he later became! I keep wondering what man was Bishop Myriel. I can never forget that line and the learning from it!

Drawing from 'Les Miserables', prior behavior cannot be a good marker or predictor of future Behavior.

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Romance › Re: Is Prior Behavior Is A Good Predictor Of Future Behavior? by burningspear(m): 1:18pm On Oct 21, 2014

englishmart:
you don't expect me to read all of those

Great topic you put up there however.

Romance › Re: Is Prior Behavior Is A Good Predictor Of Future Behavior? by burningspear(m): 10:22am On Oct 21, 2014*

englishmart:
No. But I believe future behaviours are a great predictor of prior behaviour.

@englishmart, your question incites some stream of thoughts and spurs interesting study. The impact of the past behaviour on the present behaviour has been a subject of discussion among leadership scholars, forensic psychologists, security and risk management experts. For instance, while Franklin (2013) sees “Past as prelude. So neat, so clean. So full of certitude. Like a fortune cookie Confucianism”, others (Luongo, 2008; Weitzenkorn, 2011) observe that history of one’s life, what people have done in the past, and currently doing, is the ideal basis for predicting what they will do in the future. Johnstone (2003) concurs that “when it comes to human beings, the best predictor of future behaviour is the past behaviour”. However, Johnstone somewhat made a little shift from his earlier views when he stated, in his later work, that “For the best predictor human behaviour isn’t always accurate” (Johnstone, 2005). Pellegrini (2014) opines that there is no perfect way to forecast life outcomes for people.

Though many studies on human behaviours agree that past behaviour is a useful marker for future behaviour. However, Franklin (2013) cautions that such is only under certain specific conditions:
1. High-frequency, habitual behaviors are more predictive than infrequent behaviors.
2. Predictions work best over short time intervals.
3. The anticipated situation must be essentially the same as the past situation that activated the behavior.
4. The behavior must not have been extinguished by corrective or negative feedback.
5. The person must remain essentially unchanged.
6. The person must be fairly consistent in his or her behaviors.

We have seen and heard the cases of bad people who later became transformed from inside out for good.
The biblical Zacchaeus, tax fraudster, who became a changed man and made restitution (Luke, 19:1-10);
Mary Magdalene, who turned the mass of her crimes (John 8:1-11; Luke 8:2; Mark 16:19) to virtues and served God till the very end (Matthew 28:1–8; Mark 16:9–10; Luke 24:10; John 20:18);
Former hacker Kevin Mitnick was on the FBI's Most Wanted list before launching his own security firm;
Georgia Durante was a getaway driver for the Mafia before starting a stunt-driving company;
Frank William Abagnale was a world-famous con man by age 21. Now he runs a fraud consulting company (Abagnale & Nethanson, 2002);
Kweisi Mfume had several stints in jail before becoming a Congressman and serving as president of the NAACP;
Junior Johnson went to jail for smuggling alcohol before becoming a NASCAR driver;
Former Nixon aide Charles Colson spent a year in federal prison for his involvement in the Watergate scandal and then started Prison Fellowship;
Larry Jay Levine was sentenced to 10 years in prison and later used his experience to start his company, 'Wall Street Prison Consultants';
Judge Greg Mathis was in a gang and served time before launching his own TV show;
Actor Danny Trejo spent 12 years robbing stores, but now he only plays 'the bad guy' in movies;
Stephen Richards spent nine years in prison for selling marijuana before becoming a professor of criminal justice;
Quarterback Michael Vick went to prison for 18 months for running a dog-fighting ring before getting signed by the Eagles in 2009.
There are many more cases.

Milgram (1963 & 1974) and Zimbardo (2007) studies have also shown how good people turn evil. Grant (2013) study tries to show the very point at which people tend to turn evil or good.

In my views therefore, if the past is the best predictor of future behaviour, then there is no place for the society or environment or education or even conscience in behavioural shaping of the individual. And as such we have no hope of Paradise!

Politics › Here He Goes Again: Nigeria’ll Go Down The Drain In 2015 If – Buhari by burningspear(op): 9:58am On Oct 19, 2014

Is he bent on blowing his chance again? What do you think, good Naija people?

I think he should be telling us how he plans to address the myriad of problems facing Nigeria. Like, how he plans to solve the electricity problem, insecurity/insurgency, unemployment, decaying educational system, poor transportation system, corruption, depleted national values , and so on.

Instead it appears this general has nothing else to tell us other than always speaking violence and shooting himself on the foot. One wonders if Nigeria must go extinct if he doesn't rule us again.

The opposite party should leave PDP alone. They should put on their thinking caps, look at the Nigerian problem, identify the 'points of failure' and come up with the right strategies to repair the system. This is what we should demand of any political office aspirant in all tiers, irrespective of his party.

Read the general's speech:
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=86858

Note: I am not a politician, not a PDP member.

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Sports › Re: Coach Keshi And His Crew, True Heroes Unjustly Treated by burningspear(m): 3:22pm On Oct 16, 2014

decode55:
True heroes my foot!

As an avid football fan who follows Barclays EPL, La Liga & the top leagues, Whenever I watch Nigerian matches, I cringe in disgust.

I wonder what goes on during their training sessions.

Keshi is a mediocre coach! He should go somewhere very far abeg.

Smh

The leg has broken the lion, Keshi has now become all sorts to people who lack reflection and respect.
Nonsense!

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Politics › Re: PDP Welcomes Buhari To Presidential Race: Faults His Claims On State Of The Nati by burningspear(m): 8:27am On Oct 16, 2014

Bugatie:
The General will weep again, no doubt

Let the General and opposition parties know that it's unfair to discredit a man just because they want him down and out by all means.

And the problem is not the general's weep, but that of our innocent people who'll lose their precious lives and property in the North again when the poll result is announced! Let's find a way to save them early!!

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Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Sudan: Afcon Qualifiers (3 - 1) On 15th October 2014 by burningspear(m): 6:35am On Oct 16, 2014

dovelike:
Lol.Ok

Speak over yourself. FACE your fear, do not walk away. Keep holding on. Even in your greatest failures, raise your head, STAND! Tarry still!

Thank you for waiting!

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Sudan: Afcon Qualifiers (3 - 1) On 15th October 2014 by burningspear(m): 4:40pm On Oct 15, 2014

dovelike:
Are you sure you want me to stand?

STAND, sis, STAND!

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Sudan: Afcon Qualifiers (3 - 1) On 15th October 2014 by burningspear(m): 4:29pm On Oct 15, 2014

dovelike:
Anybody in the house not watching with me?

Do not lose hope, sis.
Support your team when the going is good.
Rally for your team when the going is tough (in this case now)
Against the biggest of the odds, STAND!
Till the end, STAND!!

Sports › Re: Sunday Oliseh Replies Stephen Keshi! - by burningspear(m): 3:27pm On Oct 13, 2014

Sibabasibaba1:
Oliseh has been vindicated afterall.

Nay, not yet!

Politics › Re: South African Media Confirms Legitimacy Of Nigeria's $9.3m Arms Deal by burningspear(m): 1:34pm On Oct 07, 2014*

OLADD:
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I am convinced you know too well that those responses weren't based on emotions. If there's anybody whose analogies aren't mostly tied to rational thinking but blind distrust and political rigmarole, you are a sure bet candidate. Anyway, Nairaland should not be a platform for interpersonal diatribes but a medium for intellectualism and nation building. Let's be bridge builders and not destroyers!

I haven't seen many Nigerians with such rare thinking line! No, not easily found!

Your are different, and surely a Peacemaker. Therefore you are blessed, gifted child of God, and all that pertains to you!

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Food › Re: My Garden Egg, Cabbage, And Egusi Soup Recipe (with PHOTOS) by burningspear(m): 12:01pm On Oct 07, 2014

TONYE001:
MY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1. The soup was thick and heavy. This may be due to the grated garden eggs, the ogba, and of course, the egusi...

2. The soup had a "seedy" appearance which was obviously due to the garden eggs used,

3. There was a unique, pleasing taste the garden eggs offered, it gave the egusi a different taste from the usual,

4. The overall taste of the soup was FANTASTIC! (as confirmed by my colleagues).

Conclusion: I may not be wrong if I call myself an Experimentalist. I love trying out new things...just for the fun of it.

My garden eggs, cabbage, and egusi soup stunt was a huge success. In fact, one of my colleagues had to eat it twice that evening!

I encourage fellow Nairalanders to give this a try at home, I'm sure you all would enjoy it.

Nairalanders, over to you... Your comments please...

Moderators, kindly help me push this to the Frontpage, please... Thanks, in advance..

You have brought me home with that 'ogba'

You'll pay for it finally, but dearly!

Absolutely incredible! Good job Tony!!

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Politics › Re: South African Media Confirms Legitimacy Of Nigeria's $9.3m Arms Deal by burningspear(m): 10:25am On Oct 07, 2014

barcanista:
Propaganda cum propagandum. Monies have changed hand. After almost a month? How long does it take to verify the legitimacy or otherwise of a transaction? How can a legitimate deal be made by flying cash around undocumented without the presence of senior officials from the office of the National Security Adviser nor Ministry of Defense nor any of the Service Chiefs. What kind of a deal that will contravene the laws of Money laundering and the CBN cashless policy.. What kind of a "legitimate" deal that will use a private jet belonging to a "Pastor" and Jonathan's ally, ex Armed robber(lols) and controversial figure rather than one of the over 12Presidential Jet? Very funny

It doesn't add up at all. This Jonathanians are not smart at all.

See who is now smarter than GEJ.

Nonsense!

How easy, and now cheap, it is to criticize the man and propagate falsity "monies have changed hand".

All that this government need is your support and not the ongoing pull-down and back-stabbing!

Though battered from all sides, our hope is not waned! Nigeria will be great!!

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Sports › Re: No Eagles Without Mikel — Keshi by burningspear(m): 10:31am On Sep 13, 2014*

thegoodjoehunt3: Please name the Nigerian player that played better than Mikel in the match against South Africa. Mikel was second best player of the match behind the 17 (Jali) of South Africa.

How come the second best player of the match is quack. So which Nigerian player was better than Mikel?

Imagine our best player of the match being dissed while players worse than Mikel never get abused.

Bros don't mind them. We never know the importance of Mikel until he is left out or substituted in a Nigerian game (soon). Then we shall all see. For now let the anti-Mikel crusade continue to vilify the very one who has laboured all through the ranks and all the through the years, though came short in some games (which is natural), to play this game to make Nigeria happy.

From every perspective, credit must go to the soldier on the battle field and not to critics who will stop at nothing to kill his moral and ultimately bring him down.

The ideal Mikel has always survived. And this time also, he has chosen to raise him head above it all.

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Nairaland General › Re: 6 Things You Do That Annoy A Policeman on "Stop And Search" by burningspear(m): 1:47pm On Sep 10, 2014

Gentlebabs: Sometime in 2012, I was driving to Unilag for an exam which I was already late for. Before I negotiated 'Oja', I'm my quest to get to the hall quickly, I entered "That Lane" that most people still do not know is ONE - WAY. It took a passer - by whom I did not even know his face to hulla "One way - One Way" for me to realise and suddenly began to re - negotiate the road, but it was too late. The officers on duty quickly used "Okada", blocked me like they have been waiting for me to breach the law. Immediately I saw them, I removed my car key and gave it to them, acknowledging guilt & told them there is no ignorance in law. Fortunately for me, I know the Sign - calls from A - Z. As a Marketer, i addressed the officer that approached using his name tag "Uniform Charlie Hotel Echo". He looked at me & asked me to identify myself; for which I told him with a smile "I am a bloody civilian". With my car key in his hand, he looked at me in depth and said, "Chai! If not for your humility?. Just show us love". Unfortunately, I had just about #400 after buying fuel. I appealed to him that I am not buoyant at the moment, he should please forgive. He did, I left for my exam without paying a dime for an offence that is not less than #............. (You know how much you paid when you were caught).

Morale: Police is your friend. If you see them as your friend, you will be courteous in your approach and response. Who knows, it could be a win - win situation for you. This strategy still works for me like the talisman of India. Cheers!

You have made this thread much more interesting and useful. I have been in this situation before. The last was along Oshodi Apapa service lane, you wont know it's one-way! The front was clear, perhaps I would have tried to escape. But I didn't. As they approached, all I did was to come down, voluntarily hand the car key over to them, raised by hands to the air and apologized. They took their time to explain the implications of taking one-way and then let me go. We exchanged phone numbers!

Learning: To get the best from the Nigerian Police, we also need to change our attitude. Do not try to intimidate the police officer with your status, link, position, profession or achievement. There are many fine officers in the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies. Be polite. Be humble. Be clean. Be true. It works!

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Politics › Re: Insurgency: Military Begins Intensive Air Offensive Against Boko Haram In Borno by burningspear(m): 12:08pm On Jul 17, 2014

waja: . My brother, you made a point.

Your 'brother' made no point!
Only to seat, eat and sleep (and lay with partner)
Wake again to watch TV and internet and then criticize GEJ and the NA.
... and the cycle continues...
No point made, no action taken, no solution or strategies proffered!!
Not even a sentence of prayer for the NA who put their lives on the line (of fire) for us all.
And you say your bro 'made a point'?

It shall be well with NA and their families
It shall be well with Nigeria!

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