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Kobojunkie: Well, technically, that is not true. There a golf courses with lakes that are knee high, even for adults. To commit suicide in one of those, all one has to do is lie flat in the water and restrain oneself. It is possible to drown oneself even in a bathtub, so I do not see how doing same in a lake out on a golf course will be impossible.

you're just being argumentative.

at what cost?

Sagamite: So because no other state IN NIGERIA collects tax when Lagos started collected tax, that means Lagos has "innovated" the art of tax collection!

Fck me Lawd!

Go and buy a dictionary and look up the meaning of innovation.

So if I start learning Tongan when no other Nigerian speaks Tongan, then I have "innovated" learning a new language?

Kai! Jesu Olugbala!

i rest my case.

Sagamite: That is not innovative. I am sure it was copied from some other city outside Nigeria.

Immitation is not innovation, Mr Man.

How many state goverment collects tax in nigeria? If that is not innovation, then you should have a rethink. A country where people hardly pay tax and are oppose to change? Where it is difficult to take even one naira from a man. why did other state governors (even the FG in the case of the NIPP project and road concession) wait for lagos to act before doing theirs? Because Fashola is an achiever. they learn from him. Is that not innovation?

bilms: THE TRUTH ABOUT LAGOS

Many would say that the Lagos government has performed and i would ask, show me their works.

Lagos State has no doubt changed,but so is every other states of Nigeria. Taking a look around Lagos,i can't but lament poor government presence in most part of the state just like other states. Many are fast to praise the government for doing well due to the media hype,but truly,i have not seen anything in Lagos that worth the massive praise the government had received.

Can you please mention exactly what the masses in Lagos had enjoyed from the government? Some would jump at comparing Lagos with other states and it is reasonable,but in comparing two states,you should tell us how much does the state you compare Lagos with earn from FG and what they make internally. In my view,the truth about Lagos state is that,it made the poor poorer to the comfort of the rich.

You seen to forget that lagos has always been innovative in policy making. She is the first state to show that IGR can be used to develope a state without going cap in hand to abuja, First in PPP projects, first in BOT projects, etc. All this because of the visionary leadership of Fashola. Lagos leads others follow.

they would do that at their own detriment because all northerners in the south would be wiped out. He that lives in a glass house should not throw stones.

wirinet: The issue of spiritual spouses is an interesting one. I would want us to look at the phenomenon logically.
I want people who are more knowledgeable in spiritual affairs to educate us on the following questions;
1. Is it a doctrine of the Christian or Islamic religions or a stubborn vestige of out African Traditional Religion. I suspect it is from our traditional religions because I do not think there is any reference to spiritual spouses in the Bible or Koran, but has always been part of our traditional religions.

2. Why is it common among black Africans but rarely heard of in other societies like Arabia, European and even orientals.

3. How does the spiritual relationship work? Does the person who is involved have any say in who he/she is betrothed to? Is there a ceremony or an initiation; consciously or unconsciously? Also is there a whole family of spiritual family ie children, uncles, fathers, mothers, grandparents, etc.

4. What is the purpose of spiritual sex? Is it for spiritual procreation?

From my personal experience of wet dreams when I was younger is that it is a psychological state of mind. Out dreams reflect our obsessions, aspirations and inhibitions. It is very likely that a person who is sexually inhibited as a result of religious principles would most likely transfer his/her sexual fantasies to his/her dreams. The same thing applies to a person who lacks food and is obsessed with food, such a person would always eat food in his/her dreams.
Between the ages of 17 - 24, I was always dreaming of making love with women and so bed wetting was a serious problem. It got to the point I was wetting my pants up to three times a day. I was so disturbed that I seek medical advice. My doctor then (who happened to be my friends junior brother), laughed and told me not to worry, he said once I start having regular séx, the dreams and bed wetting would stop. And guess what, since I had been having regular séx, I had not had any wet dream.
That is my own personal experience with "spiritual wives", it might be different from others.

sir, you so hit the nail at the particular spot!

MRbrownJAY: @OP
here are a few questions for you:
- did you actually think that a man who wants to play with you would tell you that he does?
- if he told you earlier on about his love for sex, why is it strange to you now?
- so is it a necessity that you should cook for him, even though he doesnt like you to cook for him?
- so is 6months a long time in your world? i guess you had plans of being married by then?

you seem to completely overlook all the good things that has happened between the two of you, you just want it all RIGHT NOW (sound like a desperate person to me.....maybe due to body clock). we can clearly see that you dont really care about how this man FEELS, hoping to change who he truly is. i suggest you accept him for who he is or move on with your life.
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this post is so self centered! If a man loves se.x so much, should he not get married to satisfy his needs? He is just wasting the girls time period!

Emeka 7: This new Nairaland is a rubbish site. I can no longer access Nairaland Forum on My phone. There is no WAP version. What Seun is doing is not good at all.
This is absolute bullshitology.

Right now, i am using my phone to make this reply.

babs4president: mr man, our tax receipt does not amount to 4.6T. The
total revenue accruing to the federation account (oil
sales plus tax like VAT, duty, royalties, etc) is shared by
the RMAFC according to an agreed proportion by the
federal, state and local govt. The share of the FG is
what you call federal budget. Mind you, the LGA's collect
rents, states collects income tax, while the FG collects
corporate tax. So your tax as an individual does not get to
the FG.. Even at dat it is necesry dat a topical n debate issue like dis shuldnt b laughed at because we must find a way of fitin coruption n registerin our displeasure

then, start with your LGA

MRbrownJAY: @OP
it is all down to the WELFARE OF THESE KIDS, nothing else. if it will be the best interest of these kids to be with daddy, then thats where they will go (and vice versa).

but this so called father abandoned these kids all this while! What has changed? Money does not come into this issue cause the man has to pay for child support anyway. All that is needed is for the woman to prove that the man abandoned his family and this to be backed by the welfare authority.

jjjkkkooo: I think dis discussion shld not be laughed. I hv always asked d question in my heart. N4.6Tr from Tax. Yet budget is 4.8Tr. We need to ask d Minister of Finance for explanations.

mr man, our tax receipt does not amount to 4.6T. The total revenue accruing to the federation account (oil sales plus tax like VAT, duty, royalties, etc) is shared by the RMAFC according to an agreed proportion by the federal, state and local govt. The share of the FG is what you call federal budget. Mind you, the LGA's collect rents, states collects income tax, while the FG collects corporate tax. So your tax as an individual does not get to the FG.

PROUD-IGBO:
Just did a quick google search for tax receipts for 2011, and came up with 4.6 Trillion Naira . Also did another one for customs receipts for 2011, and came up with 602 Billion Naira .

Add both figures together and you get about $35 Billion Dollars .

This doesn't include receipts from 'oyel' and other sources.

Pray, can someone tell me what we did with all that money seeing as 2012 budget is only about 4.8 Trillion Naira. Or am i missing something ?

The mind boggles walahi

haba! you no go school? Custom duty is a part of tax receipt.

The new links (trending, followed, recent) are excellent. it is easier to use. And the best of all, notifications are on longer sent as these were just jam-packing our mail box.

for you to have been in a 7 year relationship before now, you must be above the age of 27. since both of you are old enough to get married and there are no financial constraints, i would suggest you bring up the issue of marriage because at your age if you should have sex at all, it should be with someone you are engaged with. Put your cards on the table. If he really loves you, he would get serious immediately as he would not want to loose you. If he doesn't, then goodbye to old rubbish. Don't let him tie you down and waste your time. note: marriage should not exceed this year, else you are wasting you time with him. Even if it is 50000 naira, plan your marriage with it.

jacobodia: Ms. Oteh did not spend N850,000 on a meal as alleged by Hembe and his dishonorable co-travelers. what she spent was N83,400 and it was for a group dinner at Transcorp Hilton hotel on March 24, 2010.

I said it! These scalywags will go to any length to rubbish your name once you don't dance to their tune.

That is 100% falsehood. The man doesn't stand a chance in court. Most people think their native custom is law, lie. Any small boy can impregnate a woman but not every man can father a child. If the woman in question can prove that the so called man abandoned his family's duty and obligations, then she has a good chance. But this will be difficult because most likely, this while, she never reported her plight to the necessary authority, making the case "your word against mine". This is one problem with nigerian women. They wait till the sh.it hits the fan before coming out to voice their frustrations.

Mr. Globe:
china doesnt care about human rights or people's suffering. They only care about their economy. Thats why they can never be world power..

America did the same thing, building her economy on the backs of slaves and now on the pretex of democracy. Osama bin laden was weaponized by America, almost all dictator in africa had been sponsored by America at one time or the other, even the Iraq war was all about oil, Libya has been shared. So guy, shine your eye! It is all about interest not humanity.

SimonAndal: So lemme see if I got this: a girl/guy, has a dream in which s/he gets it on with somebody, as a result of which s/he orgasms in reality. Sounds to me like a severe case of "blue balls". Wet dreams people!
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Africans and their superstitions. Smh.

good talk

Kay-Dee:
are you saying that, this (the bolded) is the ultimate message this thread aims to convey?

Everybody takes his/her own message out of a situation. To us nigerians, we already know about the Darfur issue, what we don't know about are the rights and wrongs of a protester. We believe once there is a protest/strike, the police has no right to stop or arrest a protester.

aydott: it is good for one to have courage but i pty her life

pity her life how? You get money or influence pass her? If them say first to see your pastor, even if she no dey go your church, she go first you. So, pity her how?

Pastor Ola: Women who are not With there husband, should not be considered for political office again in Nigeria.

what about adulterous men, Paedophiles, gigolos, polygamous men and child molesters. Majority of which constitute the NASS? Should these group be allowed to contest elections and hold political office?

Gaskia: The guy has somethings to hide or he is inconsistent.
He sacked Bank MD's for some reasons only established by him without a 3rd party scrutiny. One of them was 'alleged non transparency'. Now why is he hiding his budget when the president and governors present theirs to the parliament. That the CBN act says CBN should take care of her budget does not preclude a parliamentary scrutiny. The guy shd wake up and learn constitutional matters. It's not all about islamic banking, irrational comments, policy inconsistency and anti-13% derivation stands. Neither is it justification of boko haram or doling out N100M to his kins men. There have been several church attacks after kano mayhem, am still expecting his corporate social responsibility. There are better northerners that can man the post if quota system is a must. Empty vessels make the loudest noise. He uses media noise to cover his inadequacies. Meanwhile is he through with his hotel and poultry projects? The same hypocrite that accused banks of delving into areas outside their core functions. Tribalism has ruined Nigeria.

this is just sentiment

People, you are not getting the message here. HE WAS ARRESTED WHILE PROTESTING IN A DEVELOPED COUNTRY. Not only that, it was a peaceful protest, unlike those experienced in nigeria where roads are barricaded, thugs beat up non supporters, etc. Now giving this facts, can any one see why the SNG would loss it's court case against the federal government and why the federal goverment was right in arresting those no do-gooders

yorke: Shame on you Nigeria! This Country is never going to survive unless we all go our separate ways. Lets divide, period!

St.upid post. You go your own way now? You think say if nigeria divide then everybody go change character? You never do anything for your LGA, you dey tallk about divide nigeria!

andyanders: How can the law makers stoop so low to demand just mare N 5million Naira. I think she is not telling the truth. Let her answer the questions here. We have more competent Nigerians to handle her position. You cannot just draw someone from abroad and give her the position because she worked with ADN.

hear yourself talk! So 5 million is no money? Instead of sticking to facts you are talking about being imported from abroad. Is she not a nigerian? I will not be suprised if you are one of the corrupt

No doubt, it has to be bread.be it agege, or leventis. Everyone eats bread. Either with akara, moi-moi, akamu, or ewa agohin. Recharge cards though regular, but not daily. Not everyone takes pure water.

Okija_juju: 850,000 on Food for a day!!

30 million naira on Hotel bill for 6 months

85,000 Naira on food a day. . .


This is grounds enough for her to be fired.

Forget the capital market, sieze all her assets and jail her for atleast 10 years and upon release, she should be barred from holding any public office for her life. .

Ask for the accusations made against the Committee chair, I think the EFCC and the House should investigate this shit. .

I am slowly but surely loving where Nigeria is going. . .

These are allegations levelled against her by some insiders and have not been proved to be true. What the house would have done would be to call in the EFCC to investigate the issue because as it is, the house is out of order. You don't accuse someone without proof.

The CBN governor is doing the right thing. You cannot bring politic into government Monetary policy. In todays world, the difference between the rich and the poor is information. How can the CBN submit it's budget to politicians? Meaning at every point in time, before the CBN can take timely decisions, it needs to inform the NASS. A case in point is the bankgate saga. If the NASS was privy to such info, they would have inform their friends who would have gone to court to seek an injunction restraining the CBN from sacking them. Also, their friends will withdraw their funds and sell out their shares leaving us the common men to suffer the consequencies. Savanah bank is a good example.

joudini: You might want to read the article again. This suit is against the alleged violation of rights not against the removal of fuel subsidy.

They have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that their rights were violated. Most people would be shocked to know that the constitution also gives you responsibility. A protester's rights stops where a supporter's rights begins. A case in point, i support the subsidy removal, i am in my car on my way to work. Protesters barricade the road preventing me from accessing the road. The police comes to disparse them and they refuse to bulge. Then, the police use force. Whose right is violated in this case?

soladisc: I heard it from good source that;

1. The House committee chairman was paid some overseas training expenses on capital market last year, he collected the money for the training but never attended.

2. The committee chairman demanded for some money before the commencement of the hearing but the DG refused

3. The younger brother to the committee chair participated in a rencently conducted recruitment exercise by SEC but was not successful (probably even after lobbying, no wonder the committee chair was insisting on recruitment issue)

4. The allegations were sponsored by some top management staffs of the organisation

The director of the Capital market institute claimed that the DG has not been supporting the institute, but when asked in what areas he needs support, he said he wants to be training SEC staffs on capital mkt development, issues etc. I was shocked when he was asked " WHAT IS YOUR STAFF STRENGHT" he said 6 including his driver!

I was surprised when the DG raised the issue of bribery against by the commission chair and question his credibility to chair the committee, he brushed the issue aside but he could accuse her of financial impropriety

as for me I can see that the commission chair is not so much interested in the topic of the hearing which is the state of the capital market & solution to the current capital mkt problem but on a personal vendetta. The DG was not also allowed to answer most of allegations against her. Even if someone thinks or know she has committed any offence it is only fair that she should be allowed to defend herself. We will see to the end of this episode as we wiil keep in touch when the house resumes the hearing on Tuesday.

This is the best analysis on the issue at hand so far. Most People just jump to conclusion without studying the facts first.