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KingSatan:
Not such a smart response from someone who claims to be mentally stable.

Was there anywhere I expressly "claimed" it?

Or are you trying to rope me into something. Anyways, I guess you just want a thread for discussions rather than generating a solution; which to me is completely cynical.

KingSatan:
You can create a thread on that. Thanks for stopping

Not such a smart response from someone who is looking to get his post on front-page.

But a woman can marry a single father right?
Such double standard.

If it were the man's child and the woman rejected him because he's stealing what would y'all say?

Oh, the usual bad stepmother narrative would follow.

I no even blame una, na the people wey dey carry personal matter dey come nairaland thinking they have counsellors here naim I blame.

I have seen children live without their parents before — with friends, relatives — and it's bad. They tend to be very rebellious due to a feeling of rejection. It's not very easy growing away from one parent not to talk of two. The child is only twelve and shouldn't even be called a "thief" or even suffer jungle justice.

I can't blame the woman. I don't care what happened in the previous relationship and we should all stop trying to be experts on this because we are not. People make mistakes; this is real life, shit happens.

lalasticlala. These people really need serious education.

Secret labs. Magic cures. Government
plots. Despite efforts by social media
companies to stop it, false information
about the coronavirus is proliferating
around the world.


SAN FRANCISCO — First, there were
conspiratorial whispers on social media that
the coronavirus had been cooked up in a
secret government lab in China. Then there
were bogus medicines : gels, liquids and
powders that immunized against the virus.
And then there were the false claims about
governments and celebrities and racial
unrest. Taiwan was covering up virus deaths,
and the illness was spiraling out of control.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder who now
runs a philanthropic organization, was behind
the spread of the virus. Italians were
marching in the streets, accusing Chinese
people of bringing the illness to their country.
None of it was true.
As the coronavirus has spread across the
world, so too has misinformation about it,
despite an aggressive effort by social media
companies to prevent its dissemination.
Facebook, Google and Twitter said they were
removing misinformation about the
coronavirus as fast as they could find it, and
were working with the World Health
Organization and other government
organizations to ensure that people got
accurate information.


But a search by The New York Times found
dozens of videos, photographs and written
posts on each of the social media platforms
that appeared to have slipped through the
cracks. The posts were not limited to English.
Many were originally in languages ranging
from Hindi and Urdu to Hebrew and Farsi,
reflecting the trajectory of the virus as it has
traveled around the world.

Security researchers have even found that
hackers were setting up threadbare websites
that claimed to have information about the
coronavirus. The sites were actually digital
traps, aimed at stealing personal data or
breaking into the devices of people who
landed on them.

The spread of false and malicious content
about the coronavirus has been a stark
reminder of the uphill battle fought by
researchers and internet companies. Even
when the companies are determined to
protect the truth, they are often outgunned
and outwitted by the internet’s liars and
thieves.

There is so much inaccurate information
about the virus, the W.H.O. has said it was
confronting a “ infodemic .”
“I see misinformation about the coronavirus
everywhere. Some people are panicking, and
looking to magical cures, and other people are
spreading conspiracies,” said Austin Chiang, a
gastroenterologist at Jefferson University
Hospital in Philadelphia.

In Taiwan, virus-related misinformation on
social media has fed concerns that China
might be using the crisis to undermine the
government of the self-ruling island.

In recent weeks, there have been posts on
Facebook and other sites claiming that
Taiwan has concealed large numbers of
coronavirus infections. There have been fake
but official-looking documents promising
giveaways of face masks and vaccines. A
screen capture from a television news
broadcast was doctored to say that President
Tsai Ing-wen had contracted the disease and
was in quarantine.

In a statement to The Times, Taiwan’s foreign
minister, Joseph Wu, blamed China’s
“internet armies” for the deluge of falsehoods,
though his office declined to elaborate on
how he came to that conclusion. China’s
Taiwan Affairs Office didn’t respond to a
faxed request for comment.

The Communist Party claims Taiwan as part
of China’s territory, and Taiwanese officials
have long accused Beijing of manipulating
both traditional news media and social
platforms to turn Taiwanese citizens against
President Tsai, who opposes closer ties with
China.

Summer Chen, the editor in chief of Taiwan
FactCheck Center, a watchdog group that
debunks online rumors and hoaxes, said her
team had been busier since the outbreak
began than it was ahead of Taiwan’s
presidential election in January, when the
island was on high alert for potential Chinese
meddling.

“Throughout this whole epidemic, people
have really liked conspiracy theories,” Ms.
Chen said. “Why is it that during epidemics
people don’t choose to believe accurate
scientific information?”.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter all said they
were making efforts to point people back to
reliable sources of medical information, and
had direct lines of communication to the
W.H.O. and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

Facebook said it bans content that could
cause people harm, such as claims that
discourage treatment or taking appropriate
precautions against the coronavirus. Posts
and videos that shared conspiracy theories
were clearly marked as false, once they had
been reviewed by fact checkers.

When Facebook users attempt to share them,
a message pops up alerting the user that the
post includes information that has been
deemed false by fact checkers.

Those measures, however, have not stopped
people in private Facebook groups from
linking to and sharing misinformation
surrounding the virus. In private Facebook
groups, including one that totals over 100,000
members, conspiracy theories spread that the
coronavirus was an invention of the
pharmaceutical industry, intended to sell the
public on more expensive drugs and more
vaccines.

While many posts simply encouraged people
to take vitamins and eat a balanced diet to
boost their immune system, others offered
promises of immunity or cures if certain
combinations of powders and drinks were
consumed. Some were even more dangerous.
The Food and Drug Administration referred to
one “miracle mineral solution” posted many
times on Facebook and Twitter as “ the same
as drinking bleach .”


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/technology/coronavirus-mhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/technology/coronavirus-misinformation-social-media.htmlisinformation-social-media.html

Henry22:
I still believe this covd-19 was manufactured in some labs.

Then you have chosen to remain ignorant.

Before you ask that stupid question. No, the government mustn't always invest in everything.

People have to wake up and be creative in times like this and not wait for the government.

Front0lane:
Make the finance minister show herself now. As Buhari put learner for the ministry make she show herself say she go school abroad. I wish her all the best, this is the time to know if she's worthy of that position.

Bro, just stop embarrassing yourself with this nonsense you just posted. C'mon, is her education going to miraculously spring up oil prices and generate revenue for an oil dependent mono economy like Nigeria?

Funny thing is, Nigerians don't even have proper understanding of how the economy works — heck! many people still think money is printed in Central Bank and shared around.

So when many hear "high oil prices, low oil prices, GDP, budget, balance of trade, mono economy, recession, inflation, etc" they just can't comprehend, then they pick one silly conspiracy theory and run away with it.

I just pity people in governance really. You first have to educate the populace gaan to make them grasp policies and political realities before you even properly implement them.

What I am still trying to understand is how all this relates to GEJ; and whatever dumb sort of karma is playing out here.

I am even happy that he has been deposed — tired of the everyday back and forth between him and Ganduje.
At least he can air his opinions without having to consider his office or any form of diplomacy.

It is Buhari that is importing all those goods. In fact it is because of him that we have been importing this much. If only we can return back to the old regime we would have been far better importing our way till we become like China.

And he will only spend a small fraction of his time there. Imagine all that luxury and he won't have time to savour it.

Did anybody say vanity? Not exactly

It's just sad that some ignorant persons will still read only the headline of the story, attack the FG with silly comments — even worse are the ones who would read and still say crap.

TBH, the past administration really did a lot of disservice to this country with shoddy contracts, especially in the power sector.

REALHEAVEN:
The fact here is that a greater percentage of Nigerians celebrate mediocrity.

They would rather listen to those who make more NOISE than music than listen to a well crafted piece. Anyway, it is choice.

Scary fact is that it is the way the world is going. Imagine mumble rappers topping billboard charts. I mean, I listen to a bit of those songs to vibe and dance but I know in my head that it is just crap.

ghettokid1:
To be sincere, Will that solve 2/100 of our problem?

Has your tribal and divisive comments solved an atom of our problems? Yet you still take out time to comment.

So appreciate good gestures. At least, Ighalo is putting us on the map.

[color=#006600][/color] I'm just pleased how the coaching staff and players and fans go ecstatic when Ighalo scores. Solskjear is just genuinely happy for Odion — you can tell from his comments about him.

Nigerians sef mah, I wonder where all the love is coming from considering all the hate and threats he received while playing for the Super Eagles. Now, you see all screaming for them to get the ball to Ighalo or cursing Ole when he doesn't start him.

ghettokid1:
Will That Solve Our Problem?
Anyway, Ighalo 4 Balloon D'Or

Must everything be related to everything going on in the country? Can't you just applaud a good gesture and move on.

REALHEAVEN:
He made Choc City a force though, their influence has dwindled.

Their influence had to dwindle when most Nigerians can't handle intellectual music. The best Nigerian music is done by underground artiste, especially what we have come to tag as alternative music — sad thing is it is hardly commercial.

Wait till you see Nicki Minaj's and all the other girls that get you all turned on. Behind all the make up, filters etc are very natural blemishes and dents.

Everything you see is all padded and packaged.

We really need God to intervene in this matter. This single virus has dealt a major blow that global economies would take years to recover from.
I can't say how much of an impact it will have on soccer, entertainment and even down to your everyday lives:

The hugging and kissing you took for granted, you will now value it.
The relatively safe air you breathe; the socialising; your hygiene.

We all should join hands in prayer for God's mercy.

PS: It is not here because we are God's people and are a religious country.
Just think of China and Italy and do a comparison of how the situation would be if it breaks-out here.

I honestly don't know which is more nauseating of the two:
The level of paranoia or the bandwagon of dummies popping up with different incoherent conspiracy theories -- Hollywood has done more damage than good in this regard.

Anyways, I assume many are shocked how the so-called "heavily-industralized" and "technogically advanced" nations are struggling to contain the spread of a virus.
God has his ways of mocking the pseudo-intelligence of men and reminding them that they are nothing other than His and nothing guarantees man's survival other than His mercy.

Isn't it ironic how the most vulnerable are the least affected? Is it just a coincedence? is it even logical?

I must state that I am very objective. Messi is the most talented player on earth but performances vary from talent. Which is why recognitions aren't talent based (except explicitly stated). Messi's awards have left more players disgruntled than Ronaldo's. A few times Messi has won there have been raised eyebrows: Iniesta, Ribery and now VVD.
What I'm saying is that people feel Messi is the best player (talent-wise) and vote for him that year rather than him being the most outstanding player in the year.
He outscores everybody and does it with finesse but ends up coming short in terms of results and trophies and still wins.

I am just tired of seeing something so undefined.

calculator123:
See how you cleverly left out Ribery's 2013 incident.
Your hypocrisy stinks

Bro, you just shot yourself in the foot. The 2013 situation you are citing even gives further credence to my arguement. Ronaldo won because Madrid were the current holders of the UCL. Ribery's case was another robbery.

Just to be clear, the Cr7-Modric situation is about the 2018 award ceremonies.
South and North Americans just need any excuse to not vote Cr7.
The Europeans have adopted Messi so he would easily split votes against one of their.

My bane is that there has been seasons were Cr7 outperformed Messi individually but Messi won because of FCB's success.

So my theory remains undisputed.

I would first of all like to congratulate Lionel Messi. But I must say that there has to be established Criteria for footballing award ceremonies other than a bunch of prejudiced journalists and club captains voting.

I think they have to be clear as to whether individual acheivements should supercede contributions to a teams overall success.
I might not have the stats but Ronaldo had a better individual stat to Modric and contributed more to the success of Madrid but the World Cup was an excuse even if Ronaldo didn't do badly either. I wonder why WC performance was overlooked in 2010 when Xavi, Iniesta, Wesley Sneijder could have won it.
I could go on and on. Barcelona won a scarcely competitive La Liga trophy while Liverpool won the UCL and would have won the EPL if they weren't competing with Pep's City. Netherland even performed better than Argentina in 2019.
FIFA has to be clear and has to educate its voting populace.
In conclusion, I think Messi is largely profiting from the block votes from S.AME

i don't find want etinosa is doing as stupid, really. what i find extremely dumb is people already trying to make this about islamist being violent and all what not. It is just easy to polarise people across ethnic and religious lines.

this has to be some joke or something, because it is completely unreasonable. and it is not a taboo to have sex or kiss or cuddle?

But people wey still dey bet get mind oh! what nonsense is happening

I was always skeptic about Galaxy's wealth. He definitely cannot be making so much from his crappy songs - Dude's got skeletons.