Sigh. From reading all the comments above, it is clear that there are a lot of dummies on this forum and the meaning of this touching story is completely lost on them.

I'm actually ashamed of the slavish attitude many of my fellow Yorubas have towards Hausa fulanis, especially Yoruba Muslims.
They can argue blindly and stupidly in support of anything Fulani.

I never wanted to play for Nigeria – Abraham
Published October 9, 2019

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Tammy Abraham is looking to fully commit to England, with the Chelsea striker eager to become a regular in the Three Lions fold and bring a debate regarding his international allegiance to a close.

Abraham insists the Nigeria question has not been raised during his time in the England camp, saying he never wanted to play for another country except England.

“I’m a player growing up in England, playing in the Premier League. My ambitions were always to play for England. Obviously it’s nice to be wanted by two nations, two nations that I love. But my main focus is England,” he said.


Abraham told the Evening Standard, “Back then in 2017, it was all about me being young.

“It was a good experience, for me. So, to be going back now, I had my experiences out on loan, I’m back and now it’s time to stay here.”

“For me, it’s a massive achievement [to be in the squad]. I’m clearly doing something right for my club to get attention from Gareth Southgate. It’s about going out there, helping the team as much as possible. And then coming back in and doing the same job for my team.”


As things stand, the 22-year-old is still eligible to represent Nigeria, however, he will end the uncertainty surrounding his international future if a competitive outing for England is taken in during their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.


Abraham already has two senior caps to his name, but they were collected during friendly outings against Germany and Spain in November 2017.


His form at Chelsea has brought him back into the reckoning and a man who has worked hard to reach this point, taking in a number of loan spells along the way, is determined to become a mainstay in Gareth Southgate’s plans.

https://punchng.com/i-never-wanted-to-play-for-nigeria-abraham/

Mynd44 OAM4J Lalasticlala

There might be some truth to this. Asians have the smallest preeqs while Blacks have the biggest ones.

Blakjewelry:
the bigger the preeq, the smaller the brain power

Meen look at the download speeds on those phones 2Gbps ( Gigabyte per second)!

His wife cheated on him. So he sued the other man for $750,000 — and won.

By Lateshia Beachum
October 4, 2019 at 5:47 AM EDT

A woman’s lover has been ordered to pay $750,000 in damages to her ex-husband.

On Aug. 19, a Pitt County, N.C., Superior Court judge decided that Greg Jernigan must pay Robert Kevin Howard for sleeping with his wife, according to court records.

“I filed the case because I felt it’s very important that people understand that the sanctity of marriage is important, especially in this day and age when people question everyone’s morals, people question everyone’s viability as a person,” he told WITN. “And the state backed me up on it.”

Howard and Jernigan did not respond to requests for interviews.

North Carolina and seven other states still have laws that allow for a scorned spouse to sue their partner’s lover.


These “heart balm” torts, which allow for legal action to be taken for missed affections, are a complicated matter to family law experts in North Carolina.

What are homewrecker laws?

Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.

These “heart balm” or “homewrecker” laws, which date to at least the 18th century, allow for someone to sue for damages incurred when a third party breaks up a happy home.

Alienation of affection, also known as the “mother-in-law” tort, doesn’t have anything to do with sex, North Carolina-based family law attorney Ashley-Nicole Russell said.

As an example, she said a person could sue his or her mother-in-law if the mother-in-law was successful in persuading her child to divorce their spouse.

Criminal conversation is the act of having sex with someone’s spouse, she said.

Yes, in North Carolina you can sue someone for having sex with your spouse.

The adultery law has an odd name because of old English common law, said Cynthia Mills, Howard’s attorney.

“It was impolite in society to talk openly about sex,” she said. “Impolite conversations” was another way to say having sex.

Alienation of affection and criminal conversation are often filed by brokenhearted plaintiffs such as Howard, who told WITN he still has a lot of scars from the situation.

How the couple split

Howard had no idea how much Jernigan would change his life when they first met in December 2016 when Jernigan rode in a limo with him to a New Year’s Eve party at a local Hilton hotel, according to court records.

The two men hung around each other in the presence of Howard’s wife. Jernigan even had meals with Howard in his home with his wife and children, according to court documents.

“We shared stories [and] we talked about personal lives,” Howard told WITN.

Howard and his now-ex-wife, Julie George Howard (now Julie Kendall George), were married for 12 years, and they have two children together. There was some “genuine love and affection” between the married couple, court records state.

George did not respond to requests for comment.

Howard and George had been happily married until George met Jernigan, then a first-year teacher, in 2016. The local school district had assigned her to be his mentor around August or September that year, according to court documents.

The relationship between the two was at first professional before turning more personal.

Romantic gears shifted between Jernigan and George around January 2017, and they consummated their relationship around late March or early April that year. George would text and call her lover over a TracFone he had given her so Howard wouldn’t find out, according to court documents.

The lawsuit Howard filed said George and Jernigan would rendezvous at Jernigan’s apartment and that they had even met in downtown restaurants where friends and associates could see on more than one occasion.

George and Howard had started marriage counseling in March 2017 as well, something Jernigan knew about, according to records.

When Howard confronted his wife about the affair in April 2017, she confessed, saying that Jernigan had said all the right things to her and that sex with him was a mistake, according to court documents. They stayed together until June 23, 2017, and were divorced on Sept. 25, 2018.

Howard filed his lawsuit on Aug. 1, 2017, and Jernigan was served two days later, according to court records.


Problems with the law

Exactly how Howard will be able to collect the judgment and the amount of time cases like his take have some attorneys questioning the laws’ necessity.

Kellie Chappell-Gonzalez, a founding attorney at Capital to Coast NC Law Group, noted that cases like Howard’s cost time and money, which could have long-term consequences.

“Once you file this case and talk about your child’s mother or father or whoever it was that cheated on you, it becomes public record and your kids can see that,” she said, noting that she often stresses the significance of these filings to her clients. “One of these days, your kids are going to get a copy of this.”

Russell, who said she often refers clients to others after she extensively outlines the pros and cons, called the laws a “form of legalized extortion” that is scarring children.

“Most practicing attorneys think that this is corrupt,” she said, adding that she thinks most matters around divorce can be settled. “It’s not something that we’re proud of in the state of North Carolina.”

The majority of cases like Howard’s are settled, but it depends on a variety of factors as to whether a lawyer will take up a case, said Anastasia Cowan, senior associate attorney at Arnold & Smith Law Firm.

The discovery phase, filing depositions and hiring private investigators can add up for clients and emotionally drain them.

Mills, who declined to reveal her fee in the Howard case, said the average settlement in these cases is about $50,000 to $90,000. Howard’s case, however, wasn’t the highest judgment she has seen. She once saw a judgment of $5.9 million in 2010 for a similar case, she said.

Her contemporaries estimate that Howard probably spent $10,000 to $75,000 in attorney fees alone over the two years and that it is unlikely he will pocket the judgment amount.

That wasn’t the purpose of Howard’s lawsuit, Mills said.

“My client will probably not see any of this money,” she said. “It was a moral victory for him.”

Jernigan represented himself in the case, and he probably should have taken the matter more seriously, Chappell-Gonzalez said.

He faces liens on any property he has, and his credit could be negatively affected. He could, however, appeal the decision, and if the appeals court overturns the judgment, it could set a precedent, Russell said.

Mills and Howard haven’t tried to execute the judgment for now, but the judgment is valid for 10 years, Mills said. If Jernigan were to come into money or property within that time, the door to collect will be open.

Howard is trying to move on, Mills said.

“I would say that he’s accepted the situation,” she said. “He is, through therapy, in a good place now.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/03/his-ex-wife-cheated-him-he-sued-other-man-won/

I know what he is but no matter how much he tries to disguise it with "grammar", the simple-minded, nursery school and child like devotion he has for this administration is a thing of wonder. Until I met the likes of Simplyleo on this forum, I never knew it was possible for an adult to have a conscience which is worth so little. He's like a low budget version of LIE MOOHAMAD.

SarkinYarki:


He is not simple minded !!! He is a dangerous twister of facts and a trained propagandist who will end up in jail one day

Hurray the simple minded one is back!!!

Where've you been? The forum has been dry without you.

You do realise that Goodluck was still fighting to be recognized as acting President on January 10th 2010 and that the cabal was making all the decisions for Nigeria back then including signing contracts?

It's not that I'm defending GEJ. I'm just asking his detractors to stop using lies to discredit him because it will only backfire.

Simplyleo:

I wouldn't call you an illiterate since the forum is against such.

But at least since you can read (though not sure of your comprehension ability), I will advise you slowly read this part you most likely didn't understand. Pls concentrate on the emboldened.


Cheers.

Lol It's almost as if you guys don't understand how Nairaland works.

If the only thing that True2god and I are guilty of doing is debating the authenticity of the many logically unsound and inconsistent positions we find posted on this section of Nairaland without descending into making cheap, personal insults and threats of violence, then we're perfectly within our rights.

Try to use facts and logic to debate people who are skeptical about Islam. When you resort to making threats you're only lending credence to those who believe Islam cannot be defended without violence.

Rashduct4luv:


Lalasticlala, Seun, Sissie, Mukina2, I will like you to please review the activities of Ekunkekere and True2god on this section. They are Christians peddling lies on this section. You can test this by simply checking their posts for the last one one month.

When they can't use logic or facts they try to get people banned.

Rashduct4luv:


Abeg stop this escalated show of ignorance. The Appearance of the new moon or complete counting of the month is responsible for when Ramadan starts and ends. Tired of this your ignorance + chest beating arrogance especially on my threads. Sissy please help us ban this guy for just a week.




Anyone can be the mouth piece for Islam in as much as the methodology is in line with the Qur'an and Sunnah. Moreover the Sultaan is the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). So he is in charge of announcing whenever the new moon becomes visible or otherwise. So will you stop dabbling into matters that does not concern you? Stop being economical with the truth.

Here is NSCIA website for your perusal https://www.nscia.com.ng/

Sissie, Lalasticlala, Mukina2 please help us ban this true2god before his Islamophobia gets super out of hands.

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I have been laughing crazily since I discovered this thread

So you see that someone in Mr. X's situation is not in any way comparable to someone who stands by the roadside day and night with a bowl in his hand chanting "Bambi Allah?"

Angelfrost:


Fair point sir... Thank you.

Well, your topic asks whether begging arises from difficult circumstances or culture.

If MR. X's wife is suddenly rushed to the hospital and he's asked to pay 400,000 for emergency surgery to save her life, Mr.X suddenly doesn't become a beggar simply because he begins running from pillar to post, desperately trying to raise the money.

Angelfrost:


Yes, you have a good point. I have lived and worked in the far North.

But, the thing is, are there not individuals down on their luck, and beg due to no other option available especially where emergencies arise??! How do you tell the difference??! Or you just lump them all together as dishonest and look the other way??!...

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post=82734536:

This is a welcome development.
Religion and tribalism should not seperate us.
It should rather make us love one another the more.
We can live together as brothers and sisters in our diverse nation.
Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.
Happy Independence Day to all our Muslim friends, clients, well-wishers, neighbors and friends.
We serve the same God.
God bless Nigeria.

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post=82734536:

This is a welcome development.
Religion and tribalism should not seperate us.
It should rather make us love one another the more.
We can live together as brothers and sisters in our diverse nation.
Nigeria will be great in our lifetime.
Happy Independence Day to all our Muslim friends, clients, well-wishers, neighbors and friends.
We serve the same God.
God bless Nigeria.

simonlee:

I wonder why wearing a shoulder-length hijab is suddenly a reason to wail...

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If you're referring to those people who dress in suits and ties and spin elaborate yarns in order to persuade you to part with your money, then those persons are not beggars in the true sense of the word. There's no such thing as a "corporate beggar." A more fitting description for such people is that they are fraudsters, plain and simple.

If you're looking for people who beg for a living and don't have any remorse or embarrassment while doing it, head North.

Angelfrost:


Are you saying there are more corporate beggars up North than in the South??!...

Begging is a universal thing, and has been a norm for centuries... But, turning it into a scheme to swindle people is quite nascent.

Nonsense. You were a fake "pastor" who lied about his age and AC Milan thought they were buying a 25 year old player when in actual fact you were probably closer to 33 in age.
If the Mafia were really that bad, how did you fellow black African Defender Marcel Dessaily become a club legend during the same period? Stupid man.

One of the few occasions on which common sense and compassion for nature overcame the natural greed and stupidity of the typical Nigerian mindset.

Direct your enquiries up North. This is their area of specialization.

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They're not the holy and virtuous virgins that Abo-ki men think they are...

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Died on active duty...


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The Pryrates is a Fraternity not a cult. In the United States, United Kingdom and other countries far more advanced than Nigeria, fraternities and sororities exist in Universities for the purpose of allowing young men and women from all social backgrounds to mix freely without any sense of superiority or inferiority.

I guess Soyinka's only mistake was in believing that Nigerians were intelligent enough to understand the basic premise of how fratenal societies work.

donbachi:
"Teacher teach me nonsense" as sang by the great fela....naija youths are fast learners...wole soyinka,atiku and the rest of them..lacks the moral justification to judge nigerian youths...who is the father of cultism in nigeria?

That Cameroonian pasta should direct his frustration at Paul Biya though Apostle Suleiman should have been more chill in his response

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Thank me later


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MrBrownJay1:
This dude and controversy is like... (post that Zuma photo here)