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Solo84:
AND HERE BEGINS THE DOWNFALL OF THE SO CALLED RULING PARTY...... EVEN HEAVEN RECOGNISED AND BLESSED WITH SHOWERS THE APC OUTING TODAY.

The 'ruling party' (whether if pdp or apc wins) will still exist after the elections... just like football club transfers, there was a transfer window... qualifiers... the world cup is near and after we'll still be stuck with fifa...lol

If oby ezekwe-silly and okonjo-iweala should debate, oby's blood will be all over the floor
Between the 2 of them, who proved to be a farce... okonjo iweala was re-called to world bank after she fell out with obj then because of policy, world bank just grabbed her back and gave her her former position.
oby ezekwe-silly got a job because of her noise but she didnt last long- now she's on the streets wailing like a mad woman without decorum on twitter. How the talentless mighty fall ... sad
Personally, I feel okonjo-iweala answered well
Soludo started well with consolidation but he was too unprofessional and forgot he was a referee... and where did he get the billions to campaign for governor from?
anyway... the whole certificate and economists' brouhaha has been fun ... nigeria is progressing, very soon, no political canditate will take such issues for granted. Then we can find other issues to discuss

The first 4 and number 10 are not true or unsubstantiated... please poster should research well with references before posting. Meat consumption has nothing to do with renal problems. meat consumption, salt etc become a problems when the kidneys have already failed. PLEASE, the liver converts ammonia to the urea excreted in urine, not the kidney (an example of several errors)
...as for number 1, the explanation is wrong, you can only retain urine in your bladder if you have a disease that affects bladder emptying... God allowed to be delaying urination for a clear reason

Frontpage!!! Again...

See buhari breaking his promise... but some people will go about shouting that someone else promised he wouldnt contest a 2nd term

The last time we checked 4yrs ago, the carriages were on sea from canada... dem never reach? Or na hand dem dey use paddle the ship?

Only God knows who this people are... red cap does not make you an igbo leader... never seen or heard of them ever before... hope we don't all collapse from all the political propaganda before feb 14

hermesprogidy:
Agbaje has already lost even before actual elections. It's just dumb to announce you will scrap the Lekki toll gate. It's like saying you will scrap LASTMA. dumb ass move.

do you live in lekki/ajah/epe axis..? ... If you dont, it's best not to comment... how's Lastma comparable to lekki concession company, a private firm with tinubu links

Bangers have been causing this kind of injuries but people wont just listen, I dont know who imports this nonsense... the boy in the first pic, the thumb is blistering already, its gone...dead.

Idongerrit... how will street washing in high brow areas(including bourdillon for sure) be hailed as innovative? What will it change? Its harmattan and dust is settling. Besides, adjacent untarred streets will just mess up the place. Anyway, whatever rocks their boat

Sorry to say this but this 'pastor' is talking trash...he just assembled garbage to become popular or sell a book. Most of the things he listed are things normal people do for friends and people dey like. Must everything be about relationships?

Ojiofor:
Don't mind that thing! Ndigbo must join her in shouting SAI BUHARI 24/7 or else we deserve what is coming to us from buhari supporters.

thank you my brother... I almost replied till I saw your message. She most certainly is threatening violence against people who are free to make there choice. Na by force to support person? Anybody threatening buhari supporters.
You apc guys are not marketing your party well, at least on nairaland. You just completely lost me now with your desperation, unfairness and lack of objectivity... bye

Orikinla:
Seun looks like an AGBERO.

looooool... you no well

Orikinla:
[size=18pt]Is Seun sure he is really the son of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti?
He does not resemble the Abami Eda o.
Make Femi do DNA test on Seun quick quick.[/size]

look at him well... are you blind

bumeks:
u ar a muslim no wonder dis is coming 4rm u

I'm a Christian and I totally support balash on this one.
The truth has no religion.... think for yourself

kolololololo:
yes oh I totally agree with you...how do you explain this, dated my ex-gal for 2yrs and before I can say jack she broke up with me, with al the 10k I used to send to her monthly + her house I furnished, guess I was a ***hole...as for me no more my nice guy

na una dey spoil runs for boys , are you her father?...lol.
however I agree that giving non-outrageous gifts to a girl is no biggie, especially if you can afford it. It works best when there are clear signs of loyalty after a prolonged period of not sending her
I'm glad you're reformed

To all of you saying he mocked God blah blah... he's saying an obvious truth. Churches are not doing the right thing by terrorising neighbourhoods with mega sound systems that are meant for rallies and stadia. Their principle is that if you don't join them, you perish from the noise in your house while trying to rest after a hard days job, which is totally wrong. If you try to get them to reduce the noise, you're the devil. Is God deaf? A God that knows your heart doesn't need such noise. Most of the people that attend these churches come from quiet areas to terrorise, I'm speaking from personal experience. In this particular case, they singled out seun's family, judged them publicly and proceeded to torment them and you tell me this is not bullying.
They target poor vulnerable neighbourhoods... the rccg in lekki area will be sealed up with ac and no sounds leaking out for sure or they will be sued. I wonder why Nigerians become paralysed and lose all sense of reasoning when religion is mentioned.
please... go and live beside such a church or mosque self and if you are not swearing by the first week, you're dead inside

christabeli:
He did not. If you visit the site where the said interview was taken from. You will see that he didn't say anything extraordinary that other newly wedded have never said.If the world sometimes celebrate evil, why can't he speak freely? The mistake he made was saying that he was a virgin till his wedding night. I know that if he has given counts of the gf he slept with bf his marriage. The world and you would have certified him alright.

Lol... you're right though but he needs to keep it between them as a couple or else he will be permitting such discussions... both ways, whether they engaged in pre-marital sex or not is not something to really pronounce in an interview, no point to it and its not the essence of marriage. But I agree with you, we tend to want to deconstruct people's statements but its the way of the world and every arguement must have another viewpoint

christabeli:
He wasn't bragging. Rather according to him he saw that as an avenue to encourage virginity/celibacy as the case maybe.Humans are amazing. Because he didn't indulge in pre - marital sex U now doubt the functional state of his down below? Of course virginity does not guarantee good/bad wife/husband. But it will be so good if virgins are left alone instead of looking at them with one eye.His choice dear His choice.

Anyone can wonder about anything... the man called a full press conference about his marriage and the main topic was virginity . Its good To try and encourage people but keep your sexual life to yourself or else it may seem like you're trying hard to prove a point.

Being a virgin is Good but there's no award for being one, doesnt guaranty heaven and a wicked soul cant be deemed good by an intact hymen .. I hope the whole relationship wasn't focussed on being virgins while they forgot they other important stuff about compatibility. Virginity doesn't even determine whether you will be a good husband/wife, or cheat later in life. Just look for who you like and can live with, instead of virginity, the biggest turn on to me is loyalty...
... and its weird hearing a guy brag about virginity ... are you sure there's no problem down there?

unmask:
not to talk of the tower of babel.... Which I am still trying to understand till date.... Why did the construction stop, when it was obvious there was no way in hell they could build to the sky

Lol... some people suspect that story may be figurative, may have been put in a more simpler way for people of that time

jmoore:
They insulted themselves first by saying they originated from apes. Haven't you heard about evolution theory, huh?

yes I know about the evolution theory. But it's still a theory right? Which means know one really knows... just saying that freedom of thought and tolerance regardless brought mankind to where we are today... not religion.
A few centuries ago, God was in the sky and it would have been considered heresy to suggest going to space... now we have rockets, space stations, satellites and best of all... satellite tv and internet

Religion in Nigeria is all about appearances, superficial and not skin deep, just rant and accumulate as much titles as you can while in the background you're praying for 'divine favour' in the form of a fraudulent contract....most people in Nigeria talk about loving God but have no love and respect for life, principles, their neighbours, and setting an example.
I'm a Christian and I believe in God BUT I also think for myself...
and I realised that getting everyone to think the same way and behave the same way as most religions promote is dangerous and can only lead to mental enslavement. If not for rebels like Galileo, will we ever have discovered gravity?will these so called men of God even have a jet to fly to in?
so I welcome all rational thought and reject those that defy common sense.
and those of you here that call your selves Christians and are using foul words like apes on atheists and others... you have a dark evil mind regardless of what you tell yourself you are
FINIS

Litmus:
[size=16pt]British "fake doctor factory[/size]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1039562.stm
A narrow door with peeling paint sandwiched in between a hairdresser's and a café is hardly the sort of entrance you might expect for an internationally renowned hospital.
Then again Sussex General Hospital's central London address is no ordinary centre of medical excellence.
Uncharacteristically for a self-styled teaching hospital it has long preferred to remain anonymous in this country, yet spread its reputation across the globe as a provider of doctors to America and third world countries.
For nearly two decades this "hospital" has been run in tandem with another educational establishment, the Metropolitan Collegiate Institute.
While the institute has been qualifying medical doctors, the hospital has been providing them with much needed practical experience.
'Neither exists'
The fact is that neither exists, except on paper and as names on mail boxes dotted around the capital.
It is only now emerging that for years these two organisations have been operating - unhindered - in London and it is claimed that the Department of Education was repeatedly warned about them.
The graduates of these centres have gone out to practise their meagre skills and - in at least one known case - wreak havoc by maiming and exploiting sick and frail patients in the West Indies and America.
Investigators in the United States recently began to unravel the full story of what has been described as a British "fake doctor factory", following the arrest of one of its most prolific alumni.
Bogus doctor
Gregory Caplinger's 60-page curriculum vitae was undoubtedly impressive to the long list of employers and patients across America who were taken in by this charismatic man with a penchant for white coats and stethoscopes.
Armed with prestigious qualifications, bought for just a few hundred pounds, Dr Caplinger set himself up in practice in the late 1980s in Florida where he had his first brush with the law.
A woman had come to him worried about a small area of discoloration on the skin of her hands and Dr Caplinger performed a cursory test which involved him pricking her hand with a pin.
Soon after he told her she had a particularly virulent form of cancer and would die soon unless she allowed him to help her.
The woman gave up her job and paid Dr Caplinger thousands of dollars for treatment, but with no improvement.
It subsequently turned out that her skin condition was nothing more than a reaction to the nail glue she used as a manicurist.
Dr Caplinger was eventually charged with practising medicine without a licence and was fined $500 (approximately £356), the maximum allowed by state law.
Medical college
With the help of investment from fellow employees at another medical centre where he worked - he moved to the Dominican Republic where he set up the British West Indies Medical College.
He was left pretty much up to his own devices by the authorities and began experimenting on patients with what he claimed to be a patented drug of his own invention which could cure several forms of cancer and even Aids.
He lured two Alzheimer's disease patients over from Florida and almost killed one when her arm blew up to an enormous size after an injection.
Move to teaching
As his confidence in his surroundings grew Dr Caplinger moved from treating patients to teaching.
He persuaded prospective medical students to come over from the US and gain training and qualifications, which, he told them, were acceptable back in the States.
"The whole place was very strange," recalls Dr David Glassman, an Arizona-based medic, who arrived as an interested student yet left within days, appalled at what he saw.
"The first time I saw Caplinger he was preceded into the room by two giant bodyguards, both carrying guns. He was paranoid that people were out to kill him."
The whole episode reached a perhaps inevitably tragic conclusion when Dr Caplinger gave one of the college's own degrees to a business partner who went on to treat patients.
The man persuaded the mother of a diabetic eight-year-old girl to take her daughter off insulin and she died.
Assaults on patients
Yet it was not his assaults on patients that really brought his career to a premature end.
Dr Caplinger set up a company to market his "wonder drug" and persuaded several investors to part with hundreds of thousands of dollars.
After the scheme collapsed a year ago, the FBI began to investigate and so began to unravel the curious background of Dr Caplinger and how exactly he had got his qualifications.
Agents discovered a sophisticated and well run operation in London whereby customers are not only provided with fake medical degrees but also customised references on demand, attesting to experience gained at the fictitious Sussex General Hospital.
They asked a detective from the Metropolitan Police to take a tour around the London addresses mentioned on Dr Caplinger's CV in Kensington, Finchley and Turnham Green and he reported back that he had found a mail drop business at every one.
Because all the FBI wanted was verification that the institutions were fake no effort was made to find those actually behind the scheme.
FBI witness
One man who is not surprised by the apparent lack of enthusiasm by the authorities here to get to the bottom of this scam is John Bear, the San Francisco based publisher of a guide to higher education.
Widely acknowledged to be a world authority on distance learning, Mr Bear acts as an expert witness for the FBI on trials involving so called diploma mills where degrees are sold for cash.
He first came across the Metropolitan Collegiate Institute in 1974 and says he immediately alerted the British government.
"I have written over a dozen letters to the Department of Education about my concerns but they don't seem interested," he said.
"The only reply I got back was a very snotty one from a civil servant in the early 90s saying that there were no diploma mills in the United Kingdom.
"I had this fantasy where Margaret Thatcher was travelling somewhere remote and was taken ill.
"The only doctor they could find was trained by the Metropolitan Collegiate Institute. I think they would have taken notice then."
How many more?
Perhaps of most concern to medical authorities around the world should be just how many so-called doctors this scam has produced.
The FBI is certain that Dr Caplinger was by no means the only graduate.
Among their evidence is a letter from a man in Papua New Guinea to the Institute's then Baker Street address, asking if it was now all right for him to call himself a doctor after receiving a degree from there.
"Sussex General and Metropolitan we know were running for nearly two decades," says agent Julia Muller.
"I don't doubt there are others in practice around the world with qualifications from these places."
John Bear claims that even a cautious estimate produces some frightening projections.
"The institute was taking out large adverts in respected newspapers and magazines throughout the 70s and 80s," he said.
Widely advertised
"They would have got hundreds if not thousands of replies to these adverts. What are all these people doing now?"
The companies named by the FBI as operating the mail forwarding businesses for Sussex General Hospital and Metropolitan Collegiate Institute cite client confidentiality as a reason for staying quiet about who really runs these fronts.
Dr Caplinger's medical career however appeared to have come to an end when he stood trial this summer and was found guilty of several charges of fraud related to his attempt to gain investment for his "miracle cancer therapy".
The judge granted him bail.
One lunch-hour Dr Caplinger slipped out of the court and has not been seen since - an action that has earned him a place on the FBI's most wanted list.
"I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Caplinger," says agent Muller.
Matthew Chapman's documentary Degrees of Uncertainty can be heard on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunday 26 November at 1200 GMT.

wow!

Has dbanj gone to borrow money?

eleojo23:
You guys tell someone 'be a man' "be resolute" yet you get upset when someone stands his ground and refuses to conform easily to other people's beliefs. So what do you think that is on your part? Don't you think it makes you guys 'men' who get angry and emotional just because they are unable to persuade someone else to conform to their thoughts? Shouldn't a 'man' be able to handle the fact that someone did not buy his opinion without him getting upset?

dear eleojo, I'm not angry, neither did I comment with emotion. There's something called 'entertaining a thought without accepting it' which means you consider and make your decisions in the end. All I was saying that it is their view and in the context of a forum discussion, it is valid, may not be accepted by you but should not be angrily rubbished and discarded as nonsense. The occasional resistance to a view point makes it the fun it is- that's why we're here
A man is what he needs to be with conviction... no one should be telling you to be one, be resolute or all that nonsense. The circumstances and the heart decides

Writing a letter is cool, sought of escapist though but what I don't get from the op is his resistance to other peoples thoughts/comments on this forum no matter how ridiculous they sound. Its like you wrote the letter expecting an award or something. If you made up your mind before posting your letter, why post? People criticize always, its an open online forum ... and it seriously adds to the fun. I came online to read their comments, not your boring lectures and monologues.
No matter how you plan, be open to change because life serves your words back to you on a different plate...and I want to ask, if someone is at this moment shining your future wife's congo repeatedly as some have said, which is a possibility anyway, will it make you love her less if you knew? She wont tell you anyway when you finally meet so good luck with you dreams.
ans more seriously, if you really want to get the girl of your dreams, stop writing this kind of letters, it scares people away,implies that you may be controlling, very planned and not spontaneous...

Igbohater:
How can i successfully woo a lady on Nairaland? I have sent series of PM's to several ladies including the one's i'm crushing on but they all have one thing in common. They tend to ignore my Pm's and form that hard to get attitude. This is sickening cos i'm single and searching for a lady i can build a relationship with. I have read several threads about how people met and got married through nairaland and it inspires me and i decided to try it out. Why are all the ladies on here ignoring me? Are nairaland laides insecure? Guys how do you go about getting their attention? Matured answers please

open a new thread ... goodluck

beeevan:
I don't know but the moment a dude fronts religion first, i will run for my life. Am lost too on the God fearing ish, especially now that the so called God fearing men are out doing the ' Just men'. Only God can tell who fears him and who doesn't. I did rather take my chances with a man I love and deal with matters as they arise however I deem fit, all these ridiculous criteria no dey gree me understand.

best post so far to me

egift:
https://spurmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pat-jona.jpg

OP attended this school.

japhet is that you? ... we know you all are online