DANILSA: U guys should pray his not a secret member of CIA, Mossad or M15 dis guys can do anything.

There is no need for any prayer. Let him and his CIA/Mossad/MI5 plan, plot or scheme whatever they want. Allah is the best of planners and a true muslim has nothing to (hide or) be afraid of: except Allah.

dare2think:


I await the Christian Calvary...

....Here they come (I can hear the galloping hooves)...
This pastor and everyone else linked to this story (from the OP, to maclatunji, you and down to my humble self) is in serious trouble. How dare the pastor fast with Muslims? And how dare we even bring the story (and discuss it) on NL?

I quiver in fear

miteolu: Comparing late president Yar'adua of nigeria photo

There is absolutely no basis for comparison.

If Atta Mills was a muslim (and his family were practising muslims too) they would have buried him in exactly the same simple way. Muslims who were more important than Yar Adua have been buried wrapped in a simple cloth, into an ordinary grave. Not as much as a headstone or epitapth. Yar Adua being a president does not change the quality of his coffin, his grave, or place of burial, as far as Islam is concerned. Respect that and move on.

What next will you compare: that Yar Adua was not given 3 days candle-lit wake keeping?

alienware: Na poverty and pure wickedness.

Kai, this one na madness!

NovusHomo: Hope this leads to the end of Western Union transactions, IJN.

LOL. If na joke stop am!

O boi..if abroad people stop sending lifelines through Western Union, even the company sef go nearly collapse
Western Union fit start promo for Nigerians in diaspora: Send-one, Get-another-one-free! bicos no be small pay people dey remit go back home o. I think after India and one two other countries, Nigerians are the highest remitters of money back home.

2sexy: All this one wey ppl dey talk say things hard 4abroad, yet dem no wan com home.

Most people contaminate others mind just because they couldn't make it. I have come to realise that life is like school. Some pass and some fail. You are either on the other side, never both.

My school in Naija for instance, people would go out and say it is so hard to cope with academic activities. Imagine the effect that would cause if someone listen to them. Such a person wouldn't even know that the person telling him or her such is among the group who are scared, lack confidence or faith, lazy and not willing to work or read.

Such is life.

I love your analogy about life being a school and no sitting on the fence.

But as for your first statement, it is usually people based IN Nigeria who tend to claim/wish/portray/hope/lie/pray/think/argue/contend or insinuate that things are hard for everyone that is based abroad.

I wonder why.

werepeLeri: One question I always want to ask. Why do Nigerians travel to the diaspora and begin to work round the clock - doing three to four jobs. Is that something to be envious about?

Haba bros calm down. Ask yourself: Why do Nigerians leave their villages to come and do conductor work in molues plying third mainland bridge?

It is a matter of opportunities and freedom of choice, and MANY of us both in UK and US have loads of 'opporchos' and made the right choices. Let me give you a little perspective: An average, well-paid Nigerian banker needs two pre-tax salaries per month to make what I'm paid here each month (after my own tax and monthly bills). And over here...(this is the part where you pay serious attention)...I dont have Armed Robbers, NEPA, Pot holes, Boko Haram, unmotivated-strike-hungry-doctors, Farouk Lawan, GEJ or the infamous PDP to worry about on daily basis.

Stop all this wishful thinking that being abroad is all about hustling and doing three menial jobs at the same time. LOL.
Many of us are chillaxing in diaspora. We are legit, professional, well-educated ...and of course, well-paid.

Take it or leave it.

@Topic:

werepeLeri: Nigerians In Diaspora - Is It Really Still Rosy Out There?

[size=16pt]YES.[/size]

end of story.

afam4eva:
The truth is that hardwork and talent pays in that part of the world than in Nigeria.

In fact, much more than that, afam4eva. As long as you are educated (and legal) a little hard work abroad will reap what EXTRA hard work, connections, pulling-of-strings, nepotism, tribalism, PDP, that-witch-in-your-village and sheer systemic failure cannot allow you to achieve in Nigeria. Fact.

Is it still rosy abroad? You're darn right it is, for many people!

So the real question should be:.... 'is it still messed up in Nigeria?'

Wislet: A man who:

1. No lady can take for granted (can't use food to deal with- assuming he could cook too).

2. Is caring (assuming the wife was indisposed).

3. Is dependable.

4. Is economical (assuming he was a bachelor). Not wasting his money on fast foods.

You have spoken well - largely, except for item #2.

Are you saying a man is (or should be) caring enough to go shopping only when his wife is indisposed?

I politely beg to differ on item #2. How about him shopping when she is tired? Or him shopping when she is too busy with her work (see #nativedoctor); or him shopping when she just doesn't feel like shopping or cooking (which, believe me happens a LOT of times, but many women but a brave face on it)? Shouldn't a man care on such occasions too?

I would argue that a caring husband will go to the market just for the heck of it, and not wait for an excuse based on the wife's physical or psychological condition before he shows her that he cares. Thats true love. And true caring happens spontaneously, gracefully, proudly and plentifully - and does not need an excuse to be expressed.

Lets take another example: Should a man smile at his wife only when (a) he has offended her; or should he smile at her just because (b) he feels like smiling or (c) because she deserves to see him happy? - I subscribe to options (a); (b) and (c) any day.

I hope you understand where I am coming from.

Gabbysky:
HURRAYYYyyy!!! Paternity leave, Mehn.. I de enjoy dat one ooo for my workplace..
A very nice write-up Bro but na why u come call Arsenal nau, I go report you to Mukina ooo, LOL...

Even Mukina sef knows I am saying the truth about Arsenal. Fact is fact!....when last did those talented, creative, over-dribbling, over-passing, i-must-walk-the-ball-into-the-net bunch of annoying Muppets win a premiership game that really mattered?

But we enjoy them sha, win or lose. Football is after all, just a game. Chikenan.

Less I am accused of digressing this thread, I am disappointed/worried that a sizeable number of women who have commented on this thread so far, think that for a man to be shopping in the market is synonymous to stinginess. Some men may indeed be stingy by going shopping, but these would be in the minority.

Apparently, from evidence/comments presented so far, many men go to the market simply because they like to cook, regardless of which of their fingers is carrying a ring. Others do so just to give their wives an occasional well-deserved treat/surprise. But there are also men like me who go to the market because.... well, I wish I could be more modest, but... we are just damn good husbands

Take it or leave it.

nativedoctor: My wife is a banker and I'm self employed. At times when I close early,I go to the market and buy foodstuff. I even call her from the market to confirm the quantity to buy. It removes the stress of doing the shopping from her busy schedule. I don't even see anything wrong in doing the cooking. After all she's my wife and the home is ours.

By far the best response so far.

Some of the comments here are not only irritably funny but border on the ridiculous.

Since when did going to the market make someone less of a man? Okay, let us leave the open market aside for a while: does shopping in a mall also make someone less 'manly' too? How about going to the bank, taking the kids to school or running a business?

In my opinion, such thinking is borne out of sheer ignorance or the misplaced sense of male superiority which is so common in many of our so-called traditions. Not that I am against our traditions, but certain aspects are just chauvinistic, domineering and outdated.

Those who have a problem with a man going to the market either do not understand marital vows or do not love their wives - assuming they are married, that is. Just because we grew up and found ourselves surrounded by cultures that 'wrongly' treats women as inferior or belonging to the kitchen, does not make these aspects of our cultures right. Otherwise, we should bring back the killing of twins and other senseless acts of our forefathers. Abi?

I love my wife, whom I treat as equal. The only major difference between she and I is fundamentally a biological fact, which makes us attracted to each other. Hence, I follow her to the market whenever I can, regardless of the puzzled looks of the clowns who sell things to us. I also sometimes take the initiative to shop for food and groceries on OUR behalf. There is no moral, religious, ethical, logical, cultural, political or constitutional rule or law that says she MUST be the one who shops and cooks while I cross my legs and watch my beloved Arsenal lose a game. Nothing stops me from cooking and cleaning, at least our marital vows never stated so. Thats why I am so glad that in some countries, even men are now entitled to paternity leave upon the birth of a new child. Responsibility goes both ways and is only limited by physiological constraints (e.g. carrying a baby for 9 months).

Just saying. We need to 'reformat' our cultural hard drive. The era of homo erectus is long gone. Not everything we find our parents or grandparents doing is right or proper.

acidtalk:

i don't even know the party the man belongs, today he is PDP, tomorrow he his ACN, you know all this kin ashewo politicians.

Worse of all, i dont even know his username in here and his daughter too has no idea.

Na wah o! (muttered in GEJ-facebook-joke-accent)....And you still dey yab di man on top all your previous acid-yabis wey make am nearly smash your laptop, come give you red card ?? You need help. But I am suspecting this story to either be a joke or it happened to (i.e. you are reporting on behalf of) someone else. If it happened to you, how dare you call your babe's dad an Ashewo politician...especially after he is pissed with you for always being his critic? You must be joking or seeking attention like others have said.

Regardless sha, you are living up to your username

Lovine: THIS TOPIC HAS SHOWN THAT MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS CAN NEVER CO-HABITS. WE ARE JUST DECEIVING OUR SELVES THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE DIVIDED.

Dont talk like Gaddafi. You should know better: There are christians in the north just as their are muslims in the south.

@King Fahd University list:

cheddarking:
How does THIS list prove that THEY are CHRISTIAN?

Again...because I KNOW for sure that they are Christians...unlike some people here who post their assumptions as facts. That was why I provided links to (some of) their web pages which contain email address. Send email to anyone of them and ask them yourself to be sure. I even pointed out the one whom I suspect is a Hindu.

For your info, I KNOW most of these people personally....thats right.... King Fahd University alumni in da house.

I would have provided list or links to Christian students of King Fahd University (Nigerians for that matter), but memory dey fail man pikin, there is no time, and also because the Nigerian Christian students I knew long ago dont have web pages/have graduated.

@King Fahd University list:

dustydee:
Really? How did you know they are christains?

Because I KNOW for sure that they are Christians...unlike some people here who post their assumptions as facts. That was why I provided links to (some of) their web pages which contain email address. Send email to anyone of them and ask them yourself to be sure. I even pointed out the one whom I suspect is a Hindu.

For your info, I KNOW most of these Christian people personally....thats right.... King Fahd University alumni in da house.

I would have provided list or links to Christian students of King Fahd University (Nigerians for that matter), but memory dey fail man pikin, there is no time, and also because the Nigerian Christian students I knew long ago dont have web pages/have graduated.

Odunnu:
He has his reasons. I cant stay here and judge from a dailytrust write up.
Nobody knows how moderate or fanatical/fundamental that sister is.

...Ehem (clears throat)...A small but important correction (which can affect perception/motive/interpretation of the story): The issue was reported by Dailypost NOT Dailytrust . An honest mistake on your part. I presume.

ekt_bear: How many Christians are there studying at King Fahd University in Saudi Arabia?

For your information there are MANY Christians studying (or have studied) in King Fahd University. Many are applying even in Nigeria as we speak. There are also many Christians currently working full time in King Fahd University. A lot of them from Nigeria too. Just to mention a few Christian staff (with links where available):

1). Mr. Adewale Adejumo (PE Department)
2). Dr. Robert Opoku (Management and Marketing Department): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MGM/opoku/
3). Prof. George Stegeman (Electrical Engineering) http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/EE/stegeman/
4). Anthony Donova (English Language Dept)
5). Filippo Beltrami Gadola (Architecture Dept): http://www3.kfupm.edu.sa/arch/Arc_People/beltrami.html
6). Dr. Aldo Vesnaver (Earth Sciences)
7). Dr.Michael A. Kaminski (Earth Sciences)
8.). Dr. Giulio Vignoli (Earth Sciences)
9). Dr Giovanni Menanno (Earth Sciences)
10). Dr. Stephen Binns (Mathematics): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MATH/binns/
11). Dr. Robert Heffernan (Mathematics):http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MATH/heffernan/
12).Dr. Jan Pieter Hogendijk (Mathematics):http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/math/Faculty_pages/Adj_hogend.htm
13). Dr. Stefanos Orfanos (Mathematics): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MATH/sorfanos/
14). Dr. Uwe Shauz (Mathematics): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MATH/schauz/
15). Prof. Wolfgang Forner (Chemistry): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/CHEM/forner/
16). Dr. Dr. Herman Perzanowski (Chemistry): http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/CHEM/herman/
17). Dr. Jayprakash S. Chadchan - Probably a Hindu(City/Regional Planning): http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/jpchadchan/index.htm
18). The Late Prof. Olusegun Wallace (Economist) and his wife Rosemary Wallace

There are many more Christians in Engineering Departments (i.e. Computer, Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Chemical) as well as in English Language Dept, Finance Dept, Information and computer science Dept, etc. There are also Research Institutes and semi-independent colleges affiliated to this University which I have not even touched/mentioned. Google is always there for the extra curious.

And this list is from King Fahd University ONLY. Which is just one of MANY Saudi Universities. There are thousands of Christians in other universities, colleges and private sector/industry. Not one of them will tell you he was harassed or coerced to convert to Islam. The personal web pages of some of these Christians are provided above. Email them and ask for yourself. Make e no be like say I dey form lie give una.

So Mr (or Mrs) ekt_bear, kindly verify your facts before making wild insinuations which border on the inaccurate (read: untrue). Dont assume. KNOW for sure, before you make any claims.

Oh, by the way, you are welcome! ...for thanking me deep down in your heart for enlightening you on this matter

cheers

1supremo: That's unscriptural. To any muslim or whoever who thinks they can judge christianity by this act. I'll just remind you that YOU CANNOT JUDGE A SYSTEM BY ITS ABUSE. By the way, this allegation is without proof. However, if it is true, it is not a method of evangelism sanctioned by Christ and it is purely in violation of christian principles.

Ehem (clears throat...) On the flip side, havent many/most/all Christians been judging Islam from those (muslims) who abuse it? Why is suddenly not okay now to Judge Christianity from the attitudes of pastors?

Just asking...

Figure 1.1: Example of a slow and idiotic way of committing suicide by a labourer drinking tea from a head pan, oblivious to the fact that residue cement can harden and block his intestines. (Source: DrZed, et al. 2012).

REFERENCES
DrZed, A., Mukina2, B. and Seun, C. (2012). How not to commit suicide slowly and painfully due to sheer ignorance, stupidity or a mixture of both. African Journal of Common Sense, Vol. 5, No. 11. Also available via Nairaland: <https://www.nairaland.com/1000598/what-describe-this-picture> Accessed 26 July 2012.
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jidobaba: @amdman, you make selling chin chin sound like fortune500 business. No self-respecting man should be selling chin chin in the office.

How many self-respecting men (out of the approximately 3 billion men on planet earth) have you actually met? Or which dictionary did you use to get this definition of a 'self-respecting man'?

I love my wife. And I will sell moi-moi, akara, pap, epa, guguru and zobo drink if it will help advance her business without compromising my work/career.

It is one thing to question the man's action in terms of its effect on his work or the professional atmosphere. It is another thing to start pontificating on the qualities of a self-respecting man. Any man who refuses to help his wife (when he can) does not love her and/or does not wish her well.

This is marriage at work. This is what marital vow is all about. Kudos to the man.

Infrastructure alone does not make a city beautiful.
The people (and their attitude towards each other and foreigners) count as much, if not more.
Like in human beings, facial beauty is only skin deep.

Nice pictures though.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named Amebo. I like that.
How about naming the bomb-detecting robot 'Yanga'? As per trouble (i.e. bomb) dey sleep jeje and na Yanga get liver to wake am up!

Thumbs up for creative thinking.

I hate ANYTHING unnatural on a woman's body, save for body cream, perfume and the occasional lipstick.

Weavers - whether made from horse hair, cow tail, porcupine bristles or a kidnapped brazilian chick - is a definite NO-NO-NO for me.

I actually think that of all the fallacious, self-deceiving, low-self esteem add-ons many modern women rely on to 'look beautiful', the most irritating is fake hair. Who is fooling who? Unless my wife went bald, she would NEVER wear fake hair. Even then, she'd better consult Wayne Rooney and get surgery for hair that actually grows.

Just my honest opinion. No need for any woman in the house to raise dust

....meanwhile, how would women feel, if we men toasted them using fake voice, wearing fake gucci and wore fake fake moustache, had fake pot bellies, flexed fake muscles, carried fake wallet, drove fake car and faked our love for them

Chei!!!!!
Chineke mei....so dis babe old pass me sef? Kai, money good o!

Nothing irritates and annoys me more than [b]posters whose comments are always laced with insults [/b]and abuses on Nairaland.

I have several times stated that: "...those who use insults and abuses to make their point on NairaLand are either like that (i.e. uncultured) in real life - which would make them terrible and pathetic people; or they are just using cover of internet to show their true colours - which would make them hypocrites and cowards".

Mature or intelligent people do not need to resort to insults, no matter how silly, offensive or illogical somebody else's post or comment is.

beeola: 30 days has september
,april junne n november
all the rest ve 31days
except feb whch has errrr
i don forget the remaining

30 days hath September
April, June and November
All the rest have 31 days
Except February alone
Which has 28 days clear
And 29 days in each leap year.

....something like that.

Try the following:

1). CarryGo T&E
2). CarryGo Haulage
3). CarryGo Nigeria

Seriously. I would use a name that is locally cool and original.
All these Logictek, Trans-whatever is not my kind of stuff. Its good to be innovative, local and proud of one's name all at the same time.

Just saying...

newspapers:
http://www.ngnewspapers.com/imo-state-news-gov-rochas-okorocha-declares-war-kidnappers/

Dear Gov. Rochas,

You want to fight kidnappers? Start by adjusting our weak and archaic civil and criminal laws. Some tips:

1). Automatic sentence for kidnappers to life imprisonment with extremely hard labour - without possibility of parole or clemency.
2). As part of the hard labour, each kidnapper should be made to do money-generating task in the prison (crushing granite, making blocks, tailoring, roasting corn, carpentry, etc).
3). From the proceeds of the hard labour, 70% will be used for life-time compensation of kidnapped victims. Imo state can hang on to the remaining 30%.

The message being that if you kidnap someone, you will spend the rest of your life in prison, in servitude to that person and his family.

That is how you deal with these menaces to society. Get tough and get creative with the laws!

dayokanu: If president can annoint candidates why cant Obas do the same?

Brilliant response.