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The most logical sense is to build more refineries and refurbish/repair the 3(maybe 4) we have but trust the federal government not to do anything that would diminish their ability to keep it's citizens in bondage and in perpetual punishment.

Although Ben Bruce has a good point, but it's altogether not a great one being that these illegal refineries produces substandard petrol products that might be detrimental to working machinery and what not. You also have to consider the harm that might come from using products from these illegal refineries because of the amateurish way they refine crude oil.

PappyMason:
Europe turns their back on the Jews and denounce their christian heritage and embrace islam and arab culture
Germany killed 6 million Jews and Merkel promotes anti semitism and wants to import 7 million batshit insane muslims.


Mention me when sharia law is established across Europe.

You're a fvcking slowpoke.

This is 2015 people and not some back-era colonial period. We should have by now learnt to tolerate one another and our differences but it seems that's not the case.

The amount of bigotry and segregation on this site is so appalling and could be considered nauseating.

I used to be an active member of this site until I couldn't handle the amount of bigotry and hatred being shelled out on a daily basis. Why are we like this, fighting and causing each other harm for trivialities.

Yoruba-Igbo-Hausa's should stop finger pointing each other but instead look for a solution to our imminent social and moral decay.

In short words, GROW UP PEOPLE!

I'm sure the dog is a mastiff.

plaetton:
I can't believe you're so dumb for someone who boasts a phd in microbiology. DNA has been evolving for 4.7 billion years or even much longer, considering that it could have been deliberately or accidentally seeded from another galaxy system much older than ours.

The fact that we, only about 100yrs into genetic science, have not been able to synthesize DNA from scratch is now proof for You that a toothfairy designed it?
Is this your theory, the total sum of your 7yrs of scientific research?
If so, well, You have done your best. Now move away from that lab. Carry your lazy brain back to your church, and give testimony that YOU have found proof that your toothfairy did indeed design DNA.

Not sure which side you're on plaetton, you seem to have a dual personality and an ambiguous ideology regarding faith and religion.

One moment you're an atheist and on another you're an animistic agnostic or something similar favoring the African spiritualism..

plaetton:
My dear,
It is not customs and traditions that prevented Nigeria from industrialization.
Nope.
It is Western education. Yap. Let me explain.

Our first set of leaders and elites were Western educated. They literally had a blank template to mold our society to any level of economic and industrial greatness.

But Unfortunately, while studying in Western societies, they bought the entire Western economic paradigm hook line and sinker.
They came back, not as Africans with new progressive ideas, but as Western colonial clones eager to fill the shoes of their role models.
They continued to perpetuate the same lopsided educational and economic policies that preserved the parasitic relationship between Africa and the west.

The rest, they say, is history.

Absolute hogwash.

They failed because the colony was still new. There was no experience. This could be compared to your first day at your new job after just graduating freshly from school...

You'd also have to consider that only a few individuals were educated back then..

Religious, cultural intolerance could also be included as reasons that prevented Nigeria from Industrialization, development.

mmsen:
The other option is that you liberalize and think for yourself.

That you create an environment where you pursue knowledge instead of accepting ignorance.

Besides, it's not 'western education', it's formal education. There's nothing 'western' about education in Nigeria. The fact that people in Nigeria insist on ignorantly referring to it as 'western education' is why some Islamists insist on keeping their children out of school.

Call it what it is - formal education.

And where has liberalism and free thinking has ever been accepted in African cultures? The African culture has always been pervasive towards liberalism.

On a side note, isn't liberalism and free thinking one of the basic tenets of western education/value system?

Call it formal education or western education.. Whatever works for you but I'd never try to be politically correct for some extremist apologist and so I'd continue referring to the term as western education.

plaetton:
Interesting question. I wish we could another thread just to elucidate on Western education and value system.

Lets start with the prevailing hegemonic economically system in the world today. This is a product of Western education.
Western education falsely imprints on our consciouness that the resources of the world are scarce, and gives us ever changing formulas for the allocation and distribution of resources, .. And viola!, we Buy into it.

Then they bring in credit and debt instruments as wealth creation tools. We Buy into that too.

Then surreptiously, they smuggle in social chaos, bring in military warfare as economic policy tools that are their exclusive preserve, we keep quite.

Now fast forward 100 or 50 yrs, the entire planet is in a mess.
Look at at American debt, Greece insolvency, most of Europe, Africa, just to give a few examples.
Isn't it obvious that the Western economic system has woefully failed in what it was promised to do?

Where is much touted efficient allocation and utilization of the world s resources? Why are there still hunger and discontent all over the world?

That Western education has been the dominant system does not mean that we couldnt have done better or could not have evolved a more efficient and egalitarian system of resource allocation and distribution.

There's never been anything proven to work 100% completely and so why do you think western education and value systems would do otherwise?

And you talk about our resources depleting like it's incorrect. I wish I had a source for this but I read somewhere where ground water are gradually depleting and out total atmospheric oxygen is on the reducing side. Why do you think most developed countries are investing in alternative means of power instead of solely relying on oil?

There's hunger and discontent in the world in places where the few people chosen to lead are in there for their selfish reasons and greed. Take a look at the poorest countries in the world and check the corruption in there and how their elected representatives are living in absolutely luxury... Would you tell me the poverty in that part of the world is caused by western economic system?

Also, the reason why most countries war on others is for greed and has nothing to do with the western economic system.

Listen Plaetton, western education, value systems and economic systems has done more good than harm. You're smart man, you know this and I'm not sure why you're being so rebellious to the truth.

plaetton:
And is Western education the zenith of human civilization?

True that our long history as people were hardly catalogued, and therefore remain obscure and speculative. But is very very false to say or imply that Western value systems, moral and ethical, were at any time superior to ours.
You have to stop telling yourself that.
Digging deep into European history, there is nothing negative in our culture that Europeans did not practice at one time or another.

Remember that our dense tropical vegetation, and of course, deadly Malaria, isolated subsahara Africa from trade and, new ideas, science and philosophy that circulated for thousands of years in the Northern hemispheres.

You also forget, and I remind you again, that the Moors of North Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, conquered and ruled Spain and small parts of France for a solid 800yrs, and from whence the their civilizing influence seeped into Europe.
The rest, they say, is HIS-story.

Western education might not be the zenith for civilization but what other option is out there?

mikebuddy:
Hello,
can i have your contact? or email me mikuulbuddy@gmail.com

Send me your phone number so I can get in touch.. Also, I just sent you an email.

Hello everyone, I just recently noticed on my dashboard a message indicating a P.S (power steering) failure and I don't know what to do about it.

My steering wheels seems difficult to maneuver and I have got this checked by an electrician/rewire with no possible solution..

Can someone help tell me what to do and what's wrong?

High school senior Harold Ekeh didn't just get into one Ivy League university. He was accepted into all eight.

Now comes the really hard part: Deciding where to go. He actually got into all 13 schools he applied to, including MIT and Johns Hopkins.
"I am leaning toward Yale," he told CNNMoney. "I competed at Yale for Model UN, and I like the passion people at Yale had."

Some of the Yale students he met became his friends and mentors, offering advice on the college application process. Now Ekeh is trying to do the same thing.

Ekeh, 17, founded a college mentoring program at his school, Elmont Memorial High School on Long Island in the New York city suburbs. His goal is to get more students into top universities.

Related: Harvard rejects about 95% of applicants

American dream: Ekeh was born in Nigeria and came to the United States when he was eight. He wrote his main college essay about the struggle to adjust, including being clueless in U.S. history classes at school. He said he would ask his parents repeatedly why they moved.
"We had a fairly comfortable life in Nigeria, but they told me we moved to America for the opportunities like the educational opportunities," he recalled.

The salutatorian is quick to credit his parents, school and community for his success.

"I am very humbled by this," Ekeh said. "It's not just for me, but for my school and community. We can accomplish great things here."
Related: 17-year old rejects Duke's rejection letter

A passion for science: He wants to major in neurobiology or chemistry in college and later become doctor and, ultimately, a neurosurgeon. He was named a 2015 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist earlier this year for his research on how the acid DHA can slow Alzheimer's.
For Ekeh, the cause is personal. His grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when he was 11. One of his proudest moments was running home to tell his mother and aunts about the breakthroughs he was finding with DHA.

"When other kids would say, 'I want to be a superhero or police officer,' I would say, 'I want to know what is on the inside of us,'" he said.
Related: Stanford offers free tuition for families with less than $125,000

The key to success: Outside of the lab, Ekeh directs a youth choir at his church, plays the drums, is part of Key Club and Model UN and was elected to the Homecoming court. He speaks Igbo and Spanish and has a 100.5% GPA. He's proud of acing the AP History Exam despite his early struggles with the subject.

Elmont High School is 99% minority. Ekeh is the second student in recent years to win a prestigious Intel Science award.
Principal John Capozzi calls Ekeh "one of the most humble young men I've ever had the opportunity to meet." The lab where Ekeh did his award-winning research is modest and only staffed part-time by a passionate chemistry teacher, but the community makes the most of what it has.

Ekeh will spend the coming weeks visiting all the schools before making his final decision.
His advice to other high school students is simple: "Like my parents always told us, the secret to success is unbridled resolve."
Related: Private college with the biggest payoff
Related: University of Phoenix has lost half its students

http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/04/pf/college/immigrant-accepted-all-ivy-league-schools-harold-ekeh/index.html

Getting admission into any university in Nigeria offering medicine is usually difficult, time consuming and stressful all in all.

You might have to take your jamb exams several times with extremely high-scores before any reasonable university would invite you to partake in their post-jamb examination which is usually hogwash considering the fact that most candidates accepted are those that water and bribe their way into full time admission.


I'd advice you to accept to study Agriculture which has been offered to you on a platter than spend wasteful years and funds trying to study medicine. I understand your reason for wanting to study medicine but truth be told, the glamour and zeal has been stripped away from medicine long time ago.

The current situation of the country has been redefined and you don't need to study a course with a high job prospect to be successful and so I'd advice you to accept their offer to study Agriculture which also has a high future prospectus and is vast.

This is just a propaganda and a conspiracy theory but still, there might be some sounding truth in it.

KanwuliaJara:
Nor be one 'man' disvirgin am, while one or several gif am belle?
Na wetin she wan hide again wey man nefa see bifor?
Na OBUDU CATO ranch?

Sorry for asking but your persona is so much alike to idwuogbo.

Are you her?

It's fun watching LASU students getting their freedom stripped away from them while being f u c k e d in the a r s e by the school's administrative.

Fatalveli:
Some girls will stalk you till you notice them and when you finally approach them for their digits, they'll be like "I don't have a phone" while they are displaying the phone vividly for you to see

I had a girl say the same thing to me once when it was obvious she had a phone dangling from the sides of her shorts. It was a little embarrassing for me because I just wanted to be friends and nothing more.

I joking told her I was going to buy her a phone to reduce the awkwardness.

She should have openly told me she wasn't giving me her digits and I'd have been more understanding about it but to lie about not having a phone is just too absurd.

Note to girls out there, learn how to politely turn down a guys approach.

People should never give up to the mindset of gambling their lives away for a political aspirant. They're not worth it because most of these so called politicians are psychopaths who are very manipulative and always show an outward appearance totally different for who they are.

Vote for a candidate you feel it's right and not for the party or whatever the media tells you.

Afroconnect:
MI you re wrong Etcetra has awesome songs...he is just a bit too conscious for this terrain I think.

Etcetra is right,Artists are now political prostitutes-MI are you one of them?

Etcetra left the music game cos he didn't want to compromise on his style and genre I guess.

Can anyone send me a link on where to download michelle by Etcetra,one of the best slow songs from Naija ever-just love the sound and lyrics.

MI all your songs put together no reach just one of etcetra's hits...know your level,not cos u got a couple of mils.

Download Here: http://www.duduradio.com/mobile/index1_2_2.cfm?page=wimpy_mobile.cfm&filename=Album/Etcetera&picturename=Etcetera.jpg&newlink=Y&raplink=Y&newrap=Y#.VOEaidLF_fc

Thank me later.

Is it me or did anyone get a migrane just reading her converse in 'pidgin'.

Anyway, nice try. Cute kitty also.

Is it me or did anyone notice the dude has a female name.

I thought the reason why the government made religious institutions tax free is to remove their direct involvement in politics. I'm still not sure why these same bodies go around solidifying their acknowledgement of a candidate aspiring for a political post. With the way things are going with these same religious bodies interfering with politics, it wouldn't be a surprise when a government comes and start levying taxes on their organizations. I hope they don't yell "blue murder" when that time comes.

Moreover, I thought the fundamental bases of religion is to enrich the moral, ethos and the spiritual growth growth of their members/individuals willing to grow consciously. I'm not sure how their involvement in politics helps in that scenario.

Also for a christian church publicly offering supporting to a candidate known to be highly corrupt says a lot about the decadence of the church itself as a religious entity.

I'd most likely call a friend for some cash or something.

There's a popular saying that goes by "By their fruit, you shall know them".

This man of GOD has time without number defiled the negative connotation aligned with his name and church. This is a true man of GOD in my own opinion. He behaves exactly the same way Jesus Christ taught the disciples and his followers how to behave and live. He is humble, generous and a good man in general. I still find it difficult to believe the sheer ignorance of people who find him and his church detestable compared to other churches.

Anyway, I'm happy the man of GOD is forever being used as a tool by GOD to give deliverance and breakthrough to his followers and those who believes in his good work.

misszainab:
It's Fergie not Sia

Sia has a song too titled "Big girls don't cry".

The thing that baffles me the most is if she wants you to serve and be one with her, why does she keeps curbing your wealth.

It just doesn't make sense to me.

Sia - Big girls don't cry.

Hey!

Could someone educate me on the dealings with the synagogue collapsed structure.

What happened?

What is the story coming from the man of GOD causing the collapse of the building?

What are other (Law Enforcement Authority) saying caused this?

fr3do:
truths as used by me meant what is right or wrong which is also morality is derived from values, culture, history and research.
Our values and culture do not support it, scientifically man is incompactible with man, no research findings has suggested homosexuality is natural.

So should we divulge just because the west is endorsing it?

Don't get me wrong man!

All I'm saying is if it's consensual then we shouldn't put too much emphasis on it. If a man enjoys putting his wiener on another man's orifice while the other consent then it's none of our business. We shouldn't breathe over the small stuffs.

coogar:
every sexüal congress doesn't lead to pregnancy. why is it wrong for a 25 year old male to have protected sėx with his 23 year old sister? by your logic, incëst should be legal because.....

•they are both adults
•they both consented
•it's their private life(excuses homos use)
•there's no force or violence involved.

if you can answer this question then my opinion about homos would change, if you cannot answer this question without st stu stut stutt

stuttering, then zip it.

It's morally wrong there.

And like I've said earlier, the health implication if this two siblings where to have children would be dire for their posterity.

fr3do:
orientation, preference, inclination are all interchangeable!

Bestiality is allowed in monaco, it is a crime in the very liberal america.

Paedophiliia is frowned upon all round? What about the Arab world!

homosexuality is a mental disorder and it is frowned upon in Nigeria.

This leads me to a philosophical question; Can truth really be universal? If it is, does a particular people have a monopoly of it?

Oh man!

This is a good question if you exchange "truth" for "morality". I think the right answer to your question is that morality is relative and not universal. What might be considered an abomination to a certain group of people might be considered lawful and moral to others.

If you might have taken the time to read my first comment, I laid an advice to the OP to either hide his sexxual preference from being known or just simply move to an area where it's okay to be gay.

My own bone of contention with this whole gay saga in Nigeria is the amount of violence perpetrated to people suspected of being homosexuals. The sheer gravity of it is very appalling.

coogar:
it's a disease - the same spirit that leads full grown men to sleep with animals is the one that pushes them to sleep with fellow men.

why is homösexuality ok with you & incëst isn't? if 2 consenting adult siblings decide to have sex, why is it unlawful? with the logic you applied above, is incëst a sexuäl orientation or a sexuäl preference?


if incëst is an orientation like homosëxualism, why is incëst a crime?

Incest isn't an orientation and neither is it a preference I think. It's just a term identifying with the coital relations between siblings.

From my limited understanding, It's frowned upon because of the health hazard that goes with it.