mysportdab: 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu has shocked the tennis world by defeating Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the 2019 US Open Final, MySportDab reports.
Andreescu has become the first woman from Canada to win a Grand Slam after producing a stunning performance to beat Serena Williams in the US Open final.
Andreescu, playing in her first Major final, was gifted the ideal start after Williams double-faulted to drop serve and the 19-year-old was nerveless as she stayed in control and won the opening set 6-3.
In the second set, Andreescu's level elevated even higher as she ruthlessly took advantage of a poor Williams serving day and served for the match at 5-2.
Williams hit back in stunning fashion to level the set at 5-5 but when serving to stay in the match, Andreescu found her form again and on her third championship, she cracked a forehand return for a winner to create history on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
wirinet: If it's a personal principle, why is the OP attempting to make it seem as a bible injunction or a commandment. People have been drinking alcohol from the very dawn of history and will drink wine till the last day. If wine does not agree with your system or you are alleging to alcohol, don't condemn others whose system agree with it.
I was referring to MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE PRINCIPLE not op's, please don't get confused n mix things up.
As bitter n deadly as my suggestion may sound, it's the simple truth!,take down some south Africans here n their government will wake up,yes they have the right to deal squarely with any criminal in their country but not tacitly allowing generalised killings for economic social or political reasons.just last week the Israeli prime Minister openly declared that "when your enemy has decided to kill you,you must rise n kill him first",the Americans will tell you"speak to your enemies in the language they understand".
There's this wrong believe among Christians that the Bible supports drinking alcohol but only in moderation. They say we can drink alcohol but we shouldn't get drunk. Well, I will be using Bible verses to show that Christians are not to look at alcohol not to talk of drinking it. Also, this thread will debunk common lies told to support drinking alcohol e.g Jesus turning water to wine.
The word wine is mentioned 231 times in the Bible. But the mistake we make today is that we think the wine mentioned is just alcholic wine. Half the time wine is mentioned in the Bible, it is about fruit juice.
In the Greek and Hebrew languages in which the Bible was written in, the word translated as wine was used to refer to alcohol and also fruit juice. So when those who translated the Bible into English did so, they had to look for an English word which could mean alcoholic beverage and fruit juice. That word is wine. You might wonder why the translators didn't make things easy for us by just writing fruit juice when the verse is talking of fruit juice and write alcoholic beverage when it's about alcohol. The thing is, doing such would mean they are injecting their own idea into the Bible.
Now, in modern times, we have this believe that wine means an alcoholic drinks. That's why we think the word wine in the Bible is always referring to alcohol. Let's me show you that wine in the Bible doesn't always mean alcoholic beverage but fruit juice.
As seen above, wine is found in the cluster i.e wine still in the cluster of grapes. This is purely fruit juice and not alcoholic.
However, grapes usually have a white powdery film around it called yeast. It is that yeast that is made use of to make alcoholic wine. They crush the grapes and in the process the yeast mixed with the fruit juice that was inside grape cluster. Next fermentation takes place then the result if alcoholic wine. Most times, wine makers add more yeast to attain the desired alcohol level. So you see, wine moved from normal fruit juice before it became alcoholic wine after yeast was added.
Now, there are two types of wine as explained above: The alcoholic and fruit juice. There's a certain type of wine the Bible said we shouldn't even look at, not to talk of touching our lips with it. Read the passage below.
The verse above is talking about alcoholic wine. It even describes fermentation process. It says we shouldn't even look at that type of wine. Yet some folks say we can drink it in moderation.
It describes the feeling one gets after drinking alcohol. It's a horrible feeling.
Have you ever had alcohol such that after taking it, women whom you would never touch with a ten foot poll suddenly start looking attractive to you? The above verse describes it as the effect of alcohol. It also describes how you start saying all sorts of junks which you would not normal say.
Remember when you lie down after taking alcohol and the whole bed seems like you are swimming, and also you feel like you are floating and your eyes being dizzy. That's the feeling described.
After the whole horrible night and you wake up to hangover, what's the cure drunkards usual prescribe? They say to cure hangover, start drinking again. That's what the above passage described.
Yet, some people say we can drink alcohol in moderation and that it only becomes a sin when we get drunk. Sorry buddy, the Bible says don't even look at it.
The Bible doesn't say we should drink alcohol in moderation. It says we should be sober at all times (1 Thessalonians 5:6 Titus 2:3).
Now let's see the common verses people love to twist to try to say we can drink alcohol
The first is found in the passage where Jesus turned water into wine. They fail to realize that it was fruit juice kind of wine, not the alcoholic or fermented one. Let's examine the passage carefully.
According to some people, it was alcoholic wine Jesus turned water into and gave the people at the wedding to drink. However, a closer look shows that not to be the case.
Pay close attention to verse 10 where the Bible says when men have well drunk. Let's see how the New International Version (NIV) renders that verse.
If it was alcoholic wine Jesus turned water into, then it basically means he wanted to destroy the guests at the wedding. After they have had too much to drink, Jesus decided to give them more. That means if there were cars back then, many would have accidentally on their way home. Remember the passage in Proverbs 23 which talks about the horrible effects alcohol. If we say these people were already drunk on alcohol, then Jesus just helped them double those effect in their life by giving them more. This means they would start to behold strange women and say perverse things. Now, tell me, who would want to listen to Jesus preach the next morning after the "alcoholic wine" he gave them to drink made some of the men to sleep with their housemaid to the anger of their wives? Made them to saw perverse things to their boss? Made them to sleep in the gutter? Yet you say Jesus gave people alcohol to drink.
Jesus didn't give anybody alcohol to drink. Doing so would mean he's a liar. Remember what he said in the passage below.
If it was alcoholic wine Jesus turned water into at the wedding in Cana, then he abolished the law and the prophet which spoke against alcoholic wine in Proverbs 23:31. So clearly it wasn't alcoholic wine he turned water into but fruit juice.
Another passage people love to use for an excuse to drink alcohol is seen below.
Mathew 11:18-19 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
The above passage talks about a false accusations against Jesus who pointed out how they also falsely accused John the Baptist. Yet, some people will say because Jesus was accused of being a drunkard then it means he use to drink alcohol. Was John the Baptist possessed with a devil? No, but he was accused of such. I now wonder why you believe Jesus drank alcohol due to some false accusations. Remember, the accusation is that he was a drunkard. So if you use this verse to justify drinking alcohol, then don't get angry when some tells you that Jesus use to fall into gutter after getting drunk; he use to behold strange women and say perverse things. Can you see how wrong they are with their interpretation of the passage?
Another verse they use is seen below.
They pick the verse out context and say God is telling us that we can buy alcohol and drink it. If you read the previous verses, you will see that the context is about tithing. Those items listed alongside strong drink are to be brought to the temple for sacrifice to God. Some are eating, but it excludes the strong drink because nowhere in the above passage does it say drink the strong drink, same way it doesn't say drink the oil. Now, see what the strong drink is used for.
The strong drink or wine is poured out onto the Lord for a drink offering. It is not to be drank at all. But people have twisted the verse in Deutoronomy 14:26 to mean God is saying we can drink alcohol even when he said in Proverbs 23 that we shouldn't even look at it.
Guys, drinking alcohol is a sin and every Christian should abstain from it. Don't let anybody fool you into think moderation is the key. A little sip sends your good sense of judgment out the window. That's when another glass or bottle won't seem like a bad idea. And note, wine has tripple alcohol content that four bottles of beer. So don't think drinking a glass of wine is sophisticated. You are emore alcoholic than the beer drinker.
Op you did well n I can't contradict you,but personally I don't drink alcohol at all because of one of the strong guiding principles in my life i.e"anything that it disadvantages out weigh it's advantages is not for me"
Kay25: I will like to know reasons why some Christians won't want to go to church on Sunday.
personally n for many,the major reason is that the church has been reduced n converted to business ventures of the the owners/leaders,such that more emphasis is geared towards money making n so call prosperity rather than morality n righteousness.
EVILFOREST: This is what u get from LAB. SCIENTISTS In Nigeria, meanwhile their colleagues out there in the overseas are making WAVES in research.... They are after SALARY EQUITY and SHOULDER RUBBING...this stems from cumulative envy and hatred for the medical doctors.
Don't WORRY, very Soon the MEDICAL DOCTORS will all Leave and spaces will be created for u all to exercise ur Skills in Medical Practice.... Then Let's see if NATIVE DOCTORS won't do better ....
Nobody hate any doctor,the overbearing attitude of the doctors in the medical setting is the problem.how can n why should a medical doctor wants to head the laboratory for goodness sake?,the doctors are naturally the head of the hospital but some departments should be held by specialist in those fields while ultimately been under the command of the doctors creating a seamless working order n relationship but the doctors always want to boss everyone n this has n will continue to cause friction in the medical setting.
akinhanger: In the wake of the recent Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign Nationals in South Africa, a Nigerian lady says that her cousin who left for South Africa five years ago is dead and will be brought back in a body bag.
She revealed this on Twitter.
According to her, the cause of his death wasn't made known as they were only told that he “died from unnatural causes” and his “death is still under investigation”.
BrandSpurNG: The Federal Government will today (Tuesday) inaugurate the largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant in Africa at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), under the Energising Education Programme (EEP).
As a result, 55,815 students and 3,077 staff now have access to electricity supply from the university’s 7.1 megawatt-capacity solar hybrid power plant.
Under the implementation by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Energising Education Programme (EEP) is a federal government intervention focused on developing off-grid dedicated independent power plants, and rehabilitating existing distribution infrastructure to supply clean, safe and reliable power to 37 federal universities and seven affiliated university teaching hospitals.
Under the implementation by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), the Energising Education Programme (EEP) is a federal government intervention focused on developing off-grid dedicated independent power plants, and rehabilitating existing distribution infrastructure to supply clean, safe and reliable power to 37 federal universities and seven affiliated university teaching hospitals.
Commenting on the project, the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi, stated that “this is the largest off-grid solar hybrid power plant in Africa; one we, as Nigerians, should be very proud of; thanks to the commitment of the federal government towards sustainable energy and education. Students and staff of Bayero University, Kano can now experience learning and teaching in a safer, cleaner and more conducive academic environment.”
One of the major highlights of the events will be the graduation of 20 female students who participated in the Female STEM Students Internship Programme.
The female students, who received practical training during the course of the project construction would be awarded certificates of completion.
Commenting on the impact of the BUK solar hybrid installations, Managing Director, METKA West Africa Limited, the EPC contractor, Mr. Evangelos Kamaris, stated that “the state-of-the-art solar hybrid power plant will result in carbon dioxide savings of 108,875,120Ibs, a feat we as green contractors are proud of.”
BUK is the second project to be commissioned under Phase 1 of the Energising Education Programme that will deliver clean and sustainable energy to nine federal universities and one university teaching hospital in the next four years, using solar hybrid and/or gas-fired captive power plants.
REA is the implementing agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) tasked with the electrification of unserved and underserved communities. The Energising Education Programme (EEP) is an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide sustainable and clean power supply to 37 federal universities and seven university teaching hospitals across Nigeria.
Mr Bongani Michael Mkongi is the current Deputy Minister of Police in South Africa to President @CyrilRamaphosa Hear his 'xenophobic' comments about Hillbrow.
It's just because of the empty n very bias government that we have in Nigeria that makes the south Africans n her government to take us for for fools n cowards.just give them a small reciprocal demo here in Nigeria with their MTN ShopRite etc n see how their brains get reset immediately,but we are wasting time summoning high commissioner n calling on AU!.
This yakassai like most of his types up far north who thinks they own this country is stupid fool,just imagine the apology n comparison,do the commercial vehicle operators go about attacking n killing people or is it only a particular ethnic group that is engaged in it?, nobody is depriving the fulanis their trade but it's for them to practice it within the confines of the law n in respect to the rights of other citizens which the government is bound to protect, this veil threats by northern conservative elements in defense of the fulanis is an indication that the other parts of the country are about putting them in their rightful place,let the governors stand firm n confidently insist on non open grazing but ranching of cattles,it's either the fulanis buy the land n establish the ranches or the states create the ranches n the fulanis get registered n use the ranches paying a stipulated annual fees period,the far north has always been using the threats of violence to hold the country to ransom there must be a way for that to cease n anti open grazing is one of them,there are lots of government built markets n shops individuals use for rent let the same thing be replicated with the fulanis n ranching.
khalifjgusau: His Excellency the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, (Dr) Bello Muhammed (Matawallen Maradun) has today convened a team of architects for the presentation of RUGA architectural 3D designs.
The gigantic project shown in the projected slides will be in two phases of highly sophisticated structures, cattle breeding system and other social amenities.
Arch Kwagga explained the architectural specifications of the project to the large audience drawn from traditional leaders, farmers, herders, security and media houses.
Addressing the audience during the event, Bello Matawalle asserted that funds for the project were earmarked without taking any loan from any bank adding that his administration would leave no stone unturned in its effort in peace-building.
Part of the project the foundation stone of which will be laid during the 100 days anniversary entails:
First phase
* Integrated settlements * Schools (Secular and Religious (12 Classrooms) * Veterinary Clinic * Earth Dam * Cattle Cottage * Grazing yard * Abbatoir * Mosque * Cemetaries * Overhead tank * Police State
Second Phase
* Irrigation system * Milk Collection Centre * Assorted Seeds of animal feed * Markets * Traditional community/Social Arena.
Ibrahim Bello Zauma SSA NEW MEDIA 31/08/2019
personally I don't see anything wrong with the RUGA idea rather I think it's very good, buhari/Apc needed to just have started it up north where the fulanis are indeginous poeple n in any other state voluntarily interested, naturally within a few years the RUGA would have gain national acceptance n spread perhaps with some modifications if it turned a success.buhsri's perfectionist emperor attitude is been a major hindrance to effective governance that is been exploited by his various gang of cheerleaders for various interests.
I'm not insane, in fact I'm more reasonable than you,what I said is a fact you didn't contradict,as for payment,the 'saints' can carry out their investigations n then deal with the issue the way they deem fit,but the act of first blaming pdp for every issue only for later facts to prove otherwise is disgraceful n embarrassing to the country.
seunmsg: Do you even understand the procedures stipulated in the public procurement act to be followed before awarding such a contract? The AGF as at when the contract was signed is telling you that the FEC did not approve the award of the contract and you are here shouting that we should go and pay. You want your country to pay some dubious Irish for a contract that wasn’t even validly awarded?
Even if you hate the president, must you hate your country? Every reasonable Nigerian should be concerned about the criminal intention behind the contract. The fact that our law was violated in the process leading to the award says it all. This is the time to get patriotic and drop the silly APC vs PDP mentality that has eaten deeply into the brains of some of you. Nigeria will not pay that silly company and their corrupt collaborators any $9billion.
Apc cause the problem,for every issue without even checking up the details,they quickly rush to blame it on pdp,but I always trust mr factopedia RENO OMOKRI to clear their lies, deciet n propaganda just as in this case,so first try to preach to buhari/Apc to change their ways.
9jatriot: Conceptualized by PDP, Planned by PDP, Designed by PDP, Implemented by PDP, Defaulted by PDP before they suddenly got thrown out, now they want to use the backdoor to collect the money.
By the time the truth of the matter comes out, we will all apologize to Invictus Obi for calling his scam the biggest scam in the world.
If you do a google search for P&ID, it will return a result that those in the Oil and Gas industry know it to be Piping and instrumentation diagram. Now humor me and do a search your self on your PC for P&ID company, on my own PC, up to page 3 of the returned result, there is no such company listed, the closest to the company are all as a result of the court cases. When I first heard EFCC was involved in reviewing the case, I was wondering what concerns EFCC with court case, now I now see that some people have really developed a lot of skillful ways never before seen anywhere in the world of defrauding their country.
Nigeria has to go back to the days of fire squad, many people have to be fired in a televised session for some others to have sense.
This case will die a natural death because Las Las efcc will discover that the northern cabal that took advantage of the yar'adua situation to manipulate the country were behind it,I will not be suprise if members of that cabal are supporters n sponsors of this government.
IssaGist: That curvaceous actress, Amara Maduka, has one of the biggest backsides in the Nigerian entertainment industry is not in doubt.
The Anambra State-born role interpreter, who has featured in movies such as ‘Okrika’, and ‘Maduka’s Daughter’, said curvy women are better lovers.
In a chat with Saturday Beats, the sensually crafted and daring actress said, “It’s not up for debate. I think it’s an established fact that curvy women are better lovers and great at sex. They are the juiciest so, technically, they’re the sweetest”.
Maduka who loves to flaunt her feminine assets also stated that most men feel threatened by intimacy gadgets.
She said, “The controversy surrounding intimacy gadgets is really unnecessary to me. Men act like the toys are going to replace them but I don’t think it would. Eventually, a woman will need the warmth of a man and the toys won’t provide that. Toys are basically for emergency situations. When the human isn’t available and a girl has to help herself, a intimacy gadget comes in handy.
“It can also be useful when you just want to stay of relationships and put your life together. I will advise women to use intimacy gadgets. Instead of having to sleep with different men for satisfaction, you can give yourself same and in most cases, better orgasm.”
The actress also added that relocating to Lagos remains one of her best decisions. “Relocating to Lagos remains the best decision I’ve made for my career and it’s paying off,” she said.
bonnylight003: Water and oil are so different.... That's the honest truth. Some will quote me and pretend against this truth.. But like pregnancy...you can hide this fact..
please can you explain how the igbos n yorubas are so different n why they can never work together in harmony?
Logobenz3: I write this with a lot of pain and grief. This was a bad one.
I woke up to a call yesterday of a loved one calling me and panting over the phone. I was like sister what's the problem?she shouted Amen upon hearing my voice. I too, scared had to ask her again what the problem was?
She said that a vessel named Austrheim just sank at sea and knowing I do a lot of business with that route,she just had to call to make sure her loved one was not in it!
Actually I did not travel due to improper schedules of arrival of some of my commodities,making it impossible for my commodities to meet up with departure time of this particular vessel. I was mad!!!little did I know that I was about to be saved of a huge financial loss that would have crippled me financially and put me in turmoil. Every disappointment is indeed a blessing like people say.
At this point I just have to believe my mom's prayers actually works!
I was speechless,my heart fell in my stomach because I knew what it meant for me. Lots of money and lives lost!people have perished and livelihoods lost.
But at this point money isn't important but we should all give a moment of silence to the hustling men and women trying to make a living for themselves in those waters.
It left calabar on Saturday morning heading for tiko, Cameroon and never made it. It actually sank in the bakassi peninsula.
Word from survivors say it ran aground due to the captain's negligence and incompetence.
106 people have been rescued so far and I have started seeing missing person pictures of people I know too well and all I could do now is hope it is not what I think yet.
So because you were not involved,it's a blessing n those who were unfortunate don't have prayerful mothers abi?, continue.
Chelsea82: Here is the video showing the moment a beautiful tall Ghanaian Queen was asked to pick rubbish from the gutter after she was caught throwing rubbish from a car in Ghana.
This is very shameful act, telling a lady to jump into dirty gutter just to pick what she throw in is really a bad act.
what do you mean by shameful!, the officers need to be commended,that serves her n anyone with such habit right,In she should be made to evacuate the gutter self,slay nonsense.
isthatso: Like i said please stop quoting me if you want to define the discussion as you go along. If you look at my original post you will see you have gone off course. Atiku is enjoying his money in Emirates hills dubai, I advise you to find something doing with your life and stop dragging topics on internet for days.
I can see you are among the type that talks before reasoning n expect everyone to just accept your views,if you may know I'm gainfully employed n leaving a good life ok.
Some security operatives just talk anyhow with out thinking,for God's sake, even if you suspects him,why not just pull him over n ask him calmly in a professional manner to properly identity n explain himself,then proceed from there he might be impressed n voluntarily tip you handsomely.
Chief Olabode George, the Atona Oodua Of Yorubaland, is a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, he speaks on the state of the nation, new Ministers and portfolio, as well as solution to Nigeria’s security challenge. Excerpts:
rubi President Muhammadu Buhari last week inaugurated his cabinet but he has come under severe criticisms for asking Ministers who want to meet him to go through Abba Kyari, his Chief of Staff. Do you think Mr. President is right?
My take is this: there is a saying that different stroke for different times. Maybe that is the methodology the President wants to adopt. During the era PDP was in power, the way we operated when we were in government, ministers have direct access to the President because as executive president, he appointed them and entrusted the running of such strategic ministries to them to manage. If he now decides to have a clearing house or choke-point, to me personally, that will delay decision making. As a Minister, when you go to the President, you have discussions with him on the challenges you are facing in your ministry and if you need his assistance in one way or the other, you can tell him immediately. That is the way we operated.
There is no legality about it so if the President thinks that is the best style he wants to adopt, I wish him the best because this will greatly delay decision making. There is no time to fritter away now in Nigeria. Every minutes matters a lot in governance because the people are hungry and they are therefore very angry. That is one major issue.
As a leader, you fast-track decision making but when you are mandated to see the Chief of Staff before seeing the President, it means you have to first take your case to the Chief of Staff before he now takes it to the President.
Don’t forget, he is also human and he has his duties already. He is responsible for the daily programmes and activities of the President, in terms of his timing and arrangement so that there is no collision of events.
If a Minister wants to see the President, he should go straight, see him and take quick decisions. The whole thing will slow down governance and that to me will not be in the interest of Nigerians. On our part, we are still hoping in our party that maybe the Tribunal will be quite favourable to us and our mode of operation will be very different, effective and impacting on the lives and minds of Nigerians. There is too much suffering in the land. The President himself said Nigerians are hungry and he is now putting roadblock on the way of the Ministers; that to me is worrisome. How many ministers can that man (Kyari) attend to in a day? I wish us the best under this administration.
The President also created new Ministries and also removed Power Ministry from the portfolios of Babatunde Fashola. Do you think this is a good move?
Like I just said, I am not a member of their party. As a Nigerian, my prayer is that whatever methodology the President wants to adopt, that is his prerogative as long he is acting within the laws of this nation. The taste of a pudding is actually in eating it. We saw the last four years of the current administration. To me, it was a charade. The next four years, we are waiting. However, as a Nigerian, we pray for whoever is in authority. That is what God told us to do in Romans 12. But when it comes to PDP, as a party leader, we will reserve our comment till the last year of his government. But now, we are still hoping that the court will give us judgment and that they will be fair and honest. If we get there, we know what to do. But since President Buhari is still there, there should be no vacuum. If we didn’t win in court, we will allow them to keep running. We will only interject when the thing gets too unbearable. Also, the last year of his governance will be time for politics and we in the PDP will come out massively.
What is your reaction to the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg Germany?
One, as a Nigerian, I feel very sad. If you have a family feud, traditionally in an African setting, you don’t take your mess to the market place. I don’t want to go into details what Ekweremadu or IPOB members did, but this is a nation that is blessed with many resources, both human and material. If they have a grudge, there are better ways of addressing issue. What happened in Germany lowers our respectability in the civilised world. From that angle, they could have been a bit calmer in a foreign land. I don’t know the kind of news that will spread in Germany. They will say look at Nigerians. If you remember, Nuremberg is the place where they had the trials of the Nazi Generals. My take is that the IPOB members could have expressed their anger through words. They could have told him to his face that they are not happy with what is going on at home but to resort to hounding, hitting and tearing the cloth of a former Deputy Senate President is uncalled for. I want to appeal to them and everybody that we should please tone down because we are getting to the precipice. Violence will never resolve any problem, it is dialogue. That was why I had suggested on several occasion that this government must intentionally call for a national dialogue. Everybody is heading in different direction and that is not good for the cohesion of our nation. A divided house is a defeated house. I am happy that the President accepted that there is hunger in the land and he said that to the new Ministers. How do you resolve it? What about the security of lives and property? Every day, we hear unpleasant news. It is either one policeman is killed here or some civilians are killed or kidnapped. That is enough to call for a national dialogue. As a democratic nation, if things are heating up this way, it means there is a need for a dialogue to be chaired by the President. The solution to the problems in this country cannot be resolved by one man. It has to be a collective responsibility. That is what we in PDP will do as a party. We need to call ourselves together and resolve all those grey areas where people are pontificating on. The gulf between the tribes, rather than closing up is getting wider by the hour. We need to resolve this amicably, sensibly and with the love for all our people.
You are advocating for a national dialogue, what about the 2014 national conference that the current administration has refused to implement but kept in the archives?
What I am talking about when I said national dialogue, I am not extending it to the whole gamut of our problems. There is one major cancer ravaging this country today and that is the insecurity of lives and property. They keep talking of herdsmen attacks in the South but what about Zamfara, Plateau, Taraba, Kaduna and other places in the North? So, it is no longer a Southern issue, it is a national malady going on. For me, the issues discussed at the national confab are the detailed way by which Nigeria should be managed. The 2014 confab report is a much bigger issue, this discussion or dialogue will be centred mainly on how to effectively secure this nation. The national conference took months, this one I am advocating is like a National Town Hall meeting which can be done in a day or two. All over Nigeria, people will be represented; from governors, youths, traditional rulers, clerics, market women and so on. It will be televised for all Nigerians to see. People will say what they are experiencing in their locality and the President will listen to them and decisions that can be taken will be taken on the spot; otherwise the Ministers at the meeting will know the areas that concern them. That is how we used to run the traditional African setting. When there is a crisis in the village, the king will send the traditional rulers and invite everyone to a meeting where the issues will be discussed. We can’t say because we are now in a civilised world, we now jettison that method. A lot needs to be done in the area of security in this country.
What is your take on calls for creation of states police as a panacea to the security challenges?
I believe there is an urgent need to start state policing in the country. Let every state go and look for the best way to manage the security issues in their domain. We copy the American constitution. Why did we half-copy it in the area of security? In America, we have County Police, State Police and the FBI. Everybody knows what level they are; once a situation passes a level, the other takes over. Why can’t we do that here to be effective? Policing is local. In every community, if the police there are from that community, they will be very effective because you will know them and they know you. If they see any strange fellow hanging around, they ask questions. Employ the locals as policemen to secure their neighbourhood but their activities will be detailed. Once something is more than what they can do, the national police take over the place. It will be very effective at least for maintaining peace and order in a community. Maybe this can be adopted during the national town hall meeting because people will proffer solutions. We have just 334,000 policemen in Nigeria for 200,000 people. How can they effectively secure the people? It is not possible. What are the functions of the military versus the police? I know that there is an operation we call ‘Aid to Civil Power’ in the military. Once there is an insurgency and the Police can no longer cope, they go back to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The IGP in turn will go to the Commander-in- Chief and tell him ‘ Mr. President, we can no longer cope, we need the support of the military. It is the Commander-in- Chief who can deploy troops. Once he does that, there is a process of taking over and handing over. It is a short therapy to support the civil power. But today, what are we witnessing? People will go for operation and they are shot like we witnessed recently in Taraba. What the hell is going on? There is a need for an urgent national town hall meeting where the issue of security of this nation must be discussed.
There is this belief that the PDP as the country’s major opposition party is not providing the much –needed opposition to keep the APC on its toes. Do you agree with that ?
I have heard this severally everywhere I go. I want to believe that maybe it is because we are still waiting for the outcome of the Tribunal. We are still in the Court of Appeal. They just submitted their final briefs now to the court. I hope very soon they give a judgment and if we win, we know what to do as a party. But either way it goes, the case will still end up in the Supreme Court. So, let us wait until that exercise is over. I think that is one of the reasons why the PDP is not doing much in terms of criticising the government. We are so convinced that PDP won the election fair and square. Of course, politics is very dynamic and I am sure the managers of the party are also managing the other entire crises in other places. You can see some fly by night, fair weather politicians. Immediately INEC announced that we lost the election, they jumped ship to APC. If by tomorrow the court declares PDP as the winner, they jump out of APC to PDP. So we need to be careful and see those who are loyal to the cause of the party. I believe the outcome of the Tribunal is what is slowing us down because what is the essence of wasting all your salvos when you know the tenure of the present government may be temporary? https://www.independent.ng/were-convinced-pdp-won-2019-presidential-election-bode-george/
The state police idea if Well managed will serve this country better.
Are they saying Multi National JTF agreement would override transit procedures? Are they that daft? What manner of costly ignorance is this?
Look at this.
So based on quoted, why didn't the drivers, who had instructions from Cameroonian authority, go through Chad, since they the two countries have a thicker blood relationship? Then there would be now questions.
They should tell us the truth already. No be today dem dey smuggle arms enter our porous borders.
If you look at the map you illustrated very well,you will agree that the area between northern Cameroon n around the lake Chad in Chad n Niger is already infested with Boko Haram so the safest route is through adamawa bauchi Jos kaduna katsina then Niger, Nigeria is just in a mess right now disgracing herself right now.
Some people will always cheat no matter what, or who they are locked in a relationship or marriage.
See this cheating matter enh,oh boy just leave am,the thing dey complicated n hard,most men n women that had teenage sex before marriage are likely to cheat later when opportunity n means is available, people can pretend about it but the matter strong pass rock
isthatso: what is the relevance of what you just posted to our discussion? Is Atiku from ALL the parts of Adamawa or his own village? I said he didnt swear an oath of allegiance, you are talking about full rights? if you want to keep redefining the subject as you go along, feel free but dont bother quoring me.
Apart from those in the security n other employments that may require it,do ordinary citizens just swear to oath of allegiance to the country just like that?,can you prove that Atiku did not swore to the oath of allegiance when he served in the custom service or as a vice president?,look directly speaking even if Atiku's village was formerly in Cameroon,once the plebiscite was conducted those whose areas were needed to Nigeria became full Nigerians like every other Nigerian n vice versa just as it's the case with bakasi,you may not support Atiku but stop spreading false information,I challo you to point out any section in the Constitution that make anyone from the 1961 plebiscite between Nigeria n Cameroun a lesser citizen with limited rights
AutoReportNG: Last week, the minister of transportation, Rt Hon. Rotimi Ameachi hinted that the university of transportation will take off in Duara, Kastina State comes September 2019. Ever since the news broke, many stakeholders, gurus in the transport business has been reacting to this.
Among the gurus in the field is the MD/CEO of Lagos Bus Services Limited, Mr. Seyi Osiyemi who is a Public Transport/Urban Mobility Expert. According to the post on his LinkedIn page, he wrote...
So it appears that the FG is really serious about the establishment of a new ‘Transport University’ in Nigeria. The first time I heard about this initiative, I dismissed it as a joke taken too far.
But what’s the purpose of a transport university, when we have hundreds of federal owned tertiary institutions that are struggling to keep their classrooms open due to poor funding?
To the best of my understanding, it seems that the transport university was part of the deal with the Chinese for the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Kano Rail line, as a mechanism for knowledge transfer.
Whilst it’s important that we need to develop local skills and competence to manage our railway infrastructure, which is key to our economic development, however, this can be achieved without creating a ‘transport university’.
Aside from the existing federal universities of technology that offer transport courses, that can be improved, we also have the National Institute of Transport Technology in Zaria.
It’s ironic that the NITT, which was established in 1986, was actually conceived as a ‘Railway Training Institute’. So why can’t the NITT be upgraded to a full university status?
I’m really struggling to see the rational behind the initiative.
Another reader name Akinyele Makinwa [/b]wrote...
Same question I asked my very self when I read it this morning. I struggle with so many WHY within me. I just drop the thought since I have no answer to this. I want to say the fund to establish the University of Transportation in Daura would have been channel into Ajaokuta Steel Company or construction of good roads in Nigeria. More than 50 Universities are offering Courses related to Transportation both at 1st degree and postgraduate level. My Opinion anyway.
Also, [b] Adedeji Aremu Ph.D. has this to say...
By definition, a University is an assembly of academics and students for the proliferation of knowledge in society. A university is never the acquisition of depreciating assets. It is not wise to establish another university on this matter. Why not offer scholarships to students to study transport related courses and also initiate research projects that address the transport needs of the country. Starting a transport University despite the many universities in Nigeria doing transport course.
Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe has this to say...
Nigeria to start Transport University, Daura this September, according to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. How I wish they would stop this escalating bureaucracy and put that money in the departments of Transport Management in FUT Minna, FUT Yola (MAUT), FUT Bauchi (ATBU), FUTO, and FUTA. These five universities have solid transportation management programs that can be expanded. A new university means new VC, bursar, etc and just colossal inefficiency.
This is the very nature of buhari n his Apc sycophants,Amaechi was against the maritime University but now championing a meaningless transport university in daura, buhari will never see anything wrong in this because it suit him ok,if it were someone else it would have been corruption,lai Mohammed has lost his voice now.its good these things are happening as it will serve as a good lesson for the south.
isthatso: With regards to Senate president and Gbaja. Ofcourse from the point of view of eligibility to run for office, they are all not qualified to hold office and one could even say their cases are worse than Atiku because they have sworn an oath to another country. I was simply saying that from a point of view of citizenship (not eligibility to contest) Atiku was not born a Nigerian and never swore an oath of allegiance to Nigeria and only became a Nigerian by default.
By law once there's a plebiscite n territories merge persons living in those new territories becomes citizens Wii all full rights, besides know it that not all part of adamawa state today we're formerly in Cameroon.
isthatso: Atiku is not better because Atiku is not even a Nigerian. Atiku is from Cameroun and he did not formally change his nationality and swear an oath of allegiance to Nigeria.
....technically speaking ofcourse.
Assuming without agreeing that what you claim I'd correct,did you know how the place Atiku came from became part of Nigeria n the legal implications of that process? then compare that to the situation of these sabotuers n see who is worse,I bet you will agree with me except if you are biased.
unmask: well he doesn't have to go anywhere to prove himself......he is happy where he is deal with it
Abegi me I hear word!, you Barca supporters are just dead afraid of losing Messi that's all,Messi can go to man city, Munich, Liverpool or any other big team in a different league n environment n eliminate all doubts about his ability,so it's you that should deal with your fears.
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