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Yes, and have the South continue fragmenting (and fighting themselves) while you are at it, with the North eventually launching an invasion to get at the resources (oil which brings quick wealth, I kid you not), and eventually a scenario that would destabilise the whole West African sub region.

Is that what you really want?

@ Nutter, they've agreed to give us a hearing. Only now after the Serie B season has started. Doesn't it look like a conspiracy? Get them out first then hear their defence.

They are talking of removing our points deduction. . .

@ adewaleafolabi, when did you ask?

Moukee:
The flag is cool, but the name Nigeria sounds like a racial epithet. In German, it is actually pronounced "Nigayria" which to me sounds like Nigger area. Why can't we change the country's name to something that reflects our cultural hereitage like the former Upper Volta did when they adopted the name Burkina Faso, the same way Gold Coast metamorphosed into Ghana? Nigeria is a product of colonialism and as long as we continue to be known and addressed as Nigerians, that colo-mentality will persist.

Some theory this isn't it? So of the 250+ ethnic groups who don't have shated histories, whose name shall we use?

Lesson number one: Niger, is derived from the Latin for black. And the Romans didn't use that in a derogatory sense anymore than an Italian uses negro or nero in a derogatory sense. Germans pronounce it 'Nigayriya' (as do Poles) because (I think you know this already), the jay sound hardly exists in their language. Kind of the way a Yoruba man woud pronounce hospital as ospital. . .

Inter are being investigated for shadowing Massimo de Sanctis. . .

elolove:
please i just got an ipod, but not to good on hw to use it.
please hw do i transfer my music Cds into, and where on the net can i download music into my Ipod. please help.

https://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m32/Chxta/Funny%20pix/simpsongoogle8wc.jpg
The iPod came with a manual didn't it?

For me the crux of the matter remains this: Atiku has been accussed of being a thief. All well and good. Problem is rather than deny the charge, he is coming out pointing fingers in other directions. And he still wants to be president of Naija? God forbid!

Like I said somewhere before, the only thing worse than IBB is another military coup. May he never see power in his life. . .

Nutter I'll reply you on that last monologue when I have the time. How u dey?

ono:
Hmn, I see brother Nutter has taken Chxta and one nilla headlong. I hail o! Nothing could best solve our problems in this country other than breaking up. It's the ultimate solution, believe me. And the divided components will achieve much after the great divide. It's just a matter of time, we'll be there.

As for you, why don't you bring out points of your own instead of waiting for brother Nutter to come and save the day? Anyways, when I am back here fully, I'll respond.

To all, any one who thinks that the divided components of Nigeria would have it better than the whole only needs to take a look at our states.

ono:
You've made so much errors on this forum. And a lot of people have corrected you too. I think you're an[b] erratic person[/b]

A lot? With the exception of Nutter (and that was a grammatical correction), I am yet to encounter more than three corrections in all my posts on Nairaland, so where did all those people materialize from?

As for my being erratic, why don't you wait until you meet me in person, or otherwise find out the true meaning of the word. I am quite consistent in all my views.

As for you my dear Ono, you are guilty of constantly attacking person, not issue. Sometimes I wonder whether you are worth the effort. . .

Vayan con Dios to you good people. Been around these parts since 1245 or so. . .

The headaches are setting in.

Nutter:
Injustice? Erm, come again?

Injustices. You of all people should know that. . . (http://chxta..com/2006/05/in-defence-of-juve.html)

Nutter:
You are just bitter

I am the first to admit that. And so would you were Arsenal at the receiving end of so obvious an injustice. . .

Nutter:
The second bit of my post was for the Man D fans. How can I forget that you are a Juventino? Whenever a struggling team in a lower division is mentioned, I first think 'Juve' and later, 'Chxta'!

Speaking of la vecchia signora, further proof that the idiots just wanted us down: they've finally agreed to give us a hearing. After the season has started.

And why would they want to perform a harakiri? At this point the table makes better reading for them, even with your game in hand. You've won this battle, but it is the war that counts. . .

gbengaijot:
@chxta, so you are in the UK now. I beg holla me oooooooo. I dey Manchester

Email please: chxtab@gmail.com

ronkeakpe:
Chxta, that was great! But how did that happen? Did you use the same passport that u applied with in Lagos? How far has the appeal gone now? cheers!

Yes, I used the same passport. Couldn't care less how the appeal is now.

Priscila:
Chxta
thank you. you are not like other mercenaries who just joined disunited camp without thinking.it is a well deserved win.

Thanks.

Nutter:
Chxta,

Did you remember to dust your hat off properly before doffing?


Bow before us Man D fans! Bow!

Well and truly cleaned. Er, point of correction, he isn't a ManU fan. He's a Juventino.

Nutter:
Let's all laugh at Chxta,
Ha ha ha ha!

Coming from you, that's a tard unfair. . .

Priscila:
Jackal !
you have no choice my darlin',Arsenal they disgrace those old for nothing men. Dejected Disunited.63% ball possession to your 37.
Dont talk on football matters again.
Burry all your heads in shame

Congrats to you too. . .

Christino:
But You didn't. A rather surprising result.

Congrats to you too. . .

@ Brown-Eyes, I brought up this exact point ages ago on this thread, and it was conveniently ignored. Don't expect any less. . .

I guess I have to congratulate you lot. A deserved win.

Chxta's World

goodguy:
pardon?

:eats his words in shame:

I'm here to duff my heart to you as promised.

Buchi where have you been since?

Ahem,

May I be the first to congratulate all Arsenal fans?

Isn't this the first time Rooney played against Arsenal that he didn't score?

That Adebayor is crap. How did you guys even contemplate getting him?

vichel:
Arsenal is not playing quite well chxta, they are playing awesome, but what the hell is wrong with lehman.

You sound like my cousin sitting a few feet away from me. Only that what the hell is wrong with was directed at me, not Lehmann. . .

Arsenal are playing quite well though

Chxta's World

As a rule, I tend to avoid making comments on religious issues since by my very nature I tend to inspire provocative debate which as some of you who have met me (online or in real life) would have known by now. You see, religious issues much more than sports, ethnic or national issues tend to inspire some of the most irrational and passionate reactions from people, and I'd rather avoid those since I was involved in a particularly violent fight with a Jehovah's witness (would you believe that?) some 14 years ago. I think it is reasonable to fight over Milan-Juve, or over Nigeria-Cameroon, or over Igbo-Yoruba, such fights no matter how violent they become cannot match up to what people are capable of doing in God's name.

This would be my first post in the religion forum, and hopefully my last. I believe that this thread came about as a Christian's reaction to what is happening as a result of the recent comments made by the Pope. On that issue, I think it is ignorance that is causing the over-reaction of not a few Muslims, and I would leave this one to be handled by other writers. I will try my possible best to ignore whatever outburst what I am about to say will provoke.

The subject under discussion is whether Yahweh or Jehovah is the same as Allah. My answer to that is yes. You see, this is a matter of lingua, not a matter of religion (which is why I am posting in the first place). I once read a cute little book titled Who is This Allah written by some fellow who had converted to Christianity from Islam. His prognosis prompted me to do some research into the matter, and what I came up with closely matched what you are about to see:

The word Allah is derived from a contraction of the Arabic words al- (the) and ilah (deity, masculine form) — al-ilah meaning "the god". Cognates of the name "Allah" exist in other Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Aramaic.

Both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars often translate "Allah" directly into English as "God"; and Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians refer to Allah as God. However, some Muslim scholars feel that "Allah" should not be translated, because they perceive the Arabic word to express the uniqueness of "Allah" more accurately than the word "god", which can take a plural "gods", whereas the word "Allah" has no plural form. This is a significant issue in translation of the Qur'an.

Centuries before the time of Muhammad, the word "Allah" was used by Jews (they also used the cognant Eloah) and pagan tribes in the Arabian peninsula to signify the chief deity. Much in the same way as Chukwu was used in Igbo to signify the chief deity (I wonder why then Chukwu and Allah are so different since they both transmutated from chief deity to only deity?)

The Hebrew word for deity, El or Eloah, was used as an Old Testament synonym for Yahweh, which is the proper name for God according to the Tanakh. The Aramaic word for God is Elaha and Alaha (Syriac), which comes from the same Proto-Semitic word (*ʾilah-) as the Arabic and Hebrew terms; Jesus is described in Mark 15:34 as having used the word on the cross, with the ending meaning "my", when saying, "My God (Eli), my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

What I am trying to point out here is this: Hebrew and Arabic belong to the same class of languages (Semitic languages), so they would always have similarities in almost all apects (Read: Mein haus ist braun in German and My house is brown in English which are both Teutonic languages).

That's it, I'm a ManScum fan for the next hour and half and therabouts. . .https://www.juventuz.com/forum/images/old_juventuz_smilies/yuck.gif

_{Funny, my house is full of Arses}

IMHO rap died with 2Pac. . .