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Politics › Re: Can a Nigerian do this!? by Epiphany(m): 7:18pm On Apr 14, 2009

Man, i weak o! 'Nigerian Sounding Accent'? I had better change mine quickly.

Christianity Etc › Re: The Inane Teachings Of Pastor E. A. Adeboye From Open Heaven 2009 - Be Separate by Epiphany(m): 4:30pm On Apr 14, 2009

Ok ok ok, i give up, grin

Christianity Etc › Re: The Inane Teachings Of Pastor E. A. Adeboye From Open Heaven 2009 - Be Separate by Epiphany(m): 4:20pm On Apr 14, 2009

@Huxley and Jagunlabi

E be like say una wan fight this man sha! Make una sofry sofry o.

However, i understand that there are so many people that will follow these teachings VERBATIM and will not study by themselves to make sure the words are true. I believe that this problem also has a cultural dimension. That belief that either states that 'The elders are always right' and that 'the words of those in authority is final'.

Christianity Etc › Re: The Inane Teachings Of Pastor E. A. Adeboye From Open Heaven 2009 - Be Separate by Epiphany(m): 4:14pm On Apr 14, 2009

I understand that we all live [or are supposed to live] in a free world - where anyone can believe what he wants to believe and believe in who he wants to believe in without feeling fearful about it.

As far as i am concerned, i think that whatever Pastor Adeboye says in his devotional is left to the redeemed people and christians in general to question - not necessarily openly and in the public sphere, but in their closets, between themselves and God. It is the same way we should not take everything our lecturers and teachers say, without going back to read our textbooks to verify their teachings. I have very often found out that my lecturers or teachers have either passed across the wrong message, or failed to interprete the teachings in the proper way. Being human, Adeboye MAY have done the same.

To be honest and fair, I READ THE SAME PASSAGE DEVOTIONAL THIS MORNING and questioned the writings in my heart. I read where it said that Believers should not do business with unbelievers. I felt that this was a bit tough in the sense that many, if not millions of Christians worldwide are employed by unbelievers or are indirectly working for them. How then will we justify this saying that we should not do business with them?

I also read that believers should not go to the parties of unbelievers. What came to my mind immediately was that Jesus, when he was alive, went to the celebrations of people who were not considered to be believers and took that as a chance to preach.

All that said, my questioning his writings is just a way for me to develop myself and strenghthen my belief in God and not to curse or pour expletives on him or his teachings.

Politics › Re: Nigerians In East London. . . by Epiphany(m): 3:53pm On Apr 14, 2009

otele:
before nigeria can make progress some things have to be put in place

a) there must be patriotism. people must be prepared to be nigerians. not just igbos, yorubas, etc but nigerians.

b) there must be true democracy, periodic free and fair elections.

c) there must be sound national planning, starting from national census.

e) sound education for all, at least to high school level.

then other developments would follow suit.

by my calculations, these cannot happen in the next 200yrs. so my best advice to the average nigeria, find a way and get out. but pls when u get to europe, try to behave.

not being pessimistic, just objective.

:oMy guy, i weak for you o! How possible is this? grin

Politics › Re: Nigerians In East London. . . by Epiphany(m): 12:52pm On Apr 14, 2009

Ijawman:
Did anyone listen to the accent of the fighting babes as well as that of the man who was bursted by his wife? Both sound clearly Yoruba. Those people?

*jona:
the majority of nigerian in london are yorubas,both of those girls are yoruba.

Funny thing is that whether they are yoruba or not, those non-nigerians who witnessed the fight will not know who is yoruba or ibo or hausa or ijaw or itsekiri. They will just say, 'These bloody NIGERIANS are disturbing the peace again'.

To Ghanaians or Cameroonians, we are all NIGERIANS. They dont care about our local ethnic politics wink

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 12:36pm On Apr 14, 2009

bsanya:
Aint anyone proud of Dr. Dora Akinyuli? As 4 me am proud of her and Babatunde Raji Fashola the Governor of Lagos State

Dr Akunyili is no longer the saviour people thought she was while she was in NAFDAC. Like agabaI23 has stated, her new assignment is making people think twice about her. This rebranding thing has raised so much controversy that even people in government are not sure of what she is doing talkless of we the ordinary people. She is slowly sliding down the ratings ladder and very soon, she may find herself at the bottom.

Shebi when she took the job (even before she started the rebranding thing) people said that her image was going to be tarnished - because being the mouthpiece (information minister) of Nigeria, means that you would have to tell lies, deceive people and dine with thieves and criminals, all in the name of doing your job.

Christianity Etc › Re: The Inane Teachings Of Pastor E. A. Adeboye From Open Heaven 2009 - Be Separate by Epiphany(m): 12:30pm On Apr 14, 2009

huxley:
OK, enlighten us, naah. Wetin be dey deeper message, naah?

Dont know - will leave that to the 'pastors' on nairaland to enlighten us. I just thought that what the man has written is no reason for us to vex for him. His followers are happy with what they are reading, since i assume that they are the ones that read his daily devotional!

Christianity Etc › Re: The Inane Teachings Of Pastor E. A. Adeboye From Open Heaven 2009 - Be Separate by Epiphany(m): 11:11am On Apr 14, 2009

Dude, calm down and take it easy. Relax. Why you dey vex for the man? There must be some DEEPER lessons to be learned from this and not what you read at face value!

Politics › Re: Alternative Route To Ibadan, Ife From Lagos (without Customs) by Epiphany(m): 11:01am On Apr 14, 2009

babzyshe:
@ epiphany

Bros, situation don change oh.
I have a cubicle office in lagos doing honest underpaying work for a multinational firm and so i'm not into importing and exporting. There was a time when they used to stop only new numbers, but now they have gone rogue on us all, they stop all numbers both new and old.

I also have family in Ibadan but i have to reduce the frequency of my visits because of this new economic-reality (customs) on the road now.

ANY CAR? They stop any car now? Man, that is not good news at all. Hmmmm. Honestly, i dont even know what to say again.

Politics › Re: Who Is Responsible For The Present State Of Nigeria by Epiphany(m): 11:14am On Apr 13, 2009

O boy, na difficult question be dis o. It is like asking which comes first, the egg or the chicken!

Are all of us responsible for the present state of Nigeria? Or is it only the few people who have been our leaders since independence

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 10:03pm On Apr 12, 2009

jumobi1:
RIbadu and Okojo Iweala? Are they really politicians?

Defn. of Politician
1. A leader engaged in civil administration
2. A person active in party politics
3. A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways

I think Iweala and Ribadu fall into defn. number 1. ALL OTHER POLITICIANS WE HAVE DISCUSSED FALL INTO 2 AND 3 grin

. They are all criminals grin

because they have gotten to their positions via sly or underhanded ways

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 9:59pm On Apr 12, 2009

moneygurl:
referring to what Epiphany said about Saraki and SGBN. Is this story really true? I found this link

http://nigpoliticalnews..com/2009/03/how-bukola-saraki-looted-investors.html

Dont know about all those expensive property they were referring to in the article, but it is rumoured that it is the SGBN money he used to finance his campaign to become a governor.

Politics › Re: Veetee’s $12m Ofada Rice Factory Raises Hope – Fg by Epiphany(m): 12:13am On Apr 11, 2009

Kobojunkie:
If we are not careful, the world will have more African Made Billionaires, only they will likely not be of african descent but foreigners who made their money in Africa. The gates seem to be open wide to all but our own people.

Exactly what they did in places like Uganda, Kenya and other Southern African countries. Is that not what made Idi Amin give them 24hrs to leave Uganda? They (Indians) controlled the whole economy - from Banking, to Agriculture to commerce.

But wait. . . i thot Dangote was into rice production. How come this Veetee rice thing is taking off? Abi Dangote is no longer interested?

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 9:09pm On Apr 10, 2009

bilms:
bukola saraki kwara state governor

Bukola Saraki ke shocked

. I dont think he is an ethical person. See what he did to Societe Generale. Yes, we know he is doing some good work in Kwara but his ways are not straight o

Education › Re: How Was Ur Jamb Exam by Epiphany(m): 11:18am On Apr 10, 2009

mr.official:
lol. so u think say na people wey cheat dey for seats? forget dat one ohhh. eni yara logun gbe.
you go dey do legit legit dey hurt urself for this unfaithful country?

. Are you trying to say that there is no hope for the honest people? shocked

TV/Movies › Re: Does Anyone miss NTA Of The 80's? by Epiphany(m): 11:15am On Apr 10, 2009

tpia:
just fooling around.

nta officially started in 1981? hmm, that doesnt sound right.

Not sure about the 'other' NTA's, but i know that NTA Ibadan started in 1959. Was the first in Nigeria, i think!

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TV/Movies › Re: Does Anyone miss NTA Of The 80's? by Epiphany(m): 1:29am On Apr 10, 2009

OMG, you guys are taking me down memory lane - Joe 90, some mothers do have em, mind your language etc. Yes, i remember famous five, voltron, superted and a few other programs. Wow, those were the days

Education › Re: How Was Ur Jamb Exam by Epiphany(m): 1:12am On Apr 10, 2009

mr.official:
jamb na obstacle my guy.

My broda, i know say JAMB na obstacle o, but that does not mean that we should cheat na. Me sef, i did JAMB two times and know guys who did it up to 5 times. For we country, everything na obstacle but do we want to forgive those politicians that have been stealing our money? Na from cheating in exams wayo dey start o!

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 12:38am On Apr 10, 2009

For now, i think i can safely nominate Fashola and Oshiomhole. Lets wait until the end of their tenures to finally confirm that they are really Politicians we can be proud of. This is because our country has a way of rubbishing people who try to do their best. When they finally leave office, people start bringing out their skeletons grin

I may be brave enough also, to include Utomi.

Politics › Re: Alternative Route To Ibadan, Ife From Lagos (without Customs) by Epiphany(m): 12:32am On Apr 10, 2009

lucabrasi:
@poster
sorry but i think theres an exaggeration in the 10-15k figure,i was on that same road in 2007 and while one had to pay bribes,it was nowhere near 5000 talk less of 10,000,you have no choice but to grin and bear it as the alternative 'll be contending with armed robbers and car jackers throwing oranges with nails in them at your tires or the old trick of roadblocks, unless theres something else you r carrying that you v not disclosed,if they were making 10k off each driver,then they should be billionaires by now

I actually thought about this but forgot to ask the poster to clarrify. I only assumed that he is probably buying and selling cars (which i know those customs officers capitalize on) and has to settle the guys in uniform along the road. Once those guys see a new car, with new number plates, they always stop you especially at Ogerre toll gate (i think thats the name of that place)

I had a colleague who used to do the same and he complained about the same thing until he started paying uniformed guys to follow him to Ibadan, Ife and parts of the North via the lagos-ibadan express. That is why i jumped to that conclusion

OYA POSTER, EXPLAIN YOURSELF PROPERLY O! Are you carrying anything or selling anything? Otherwise, i dont see why they should stop you. I worked in Lagos for many years and my family was in Ibadan. I used to ply that road almost every weekend and nobody stopped me

Christianity Etc › Re: Pastors And Convoy Mentality by Epiphany(m): 12:09am On Apr 10, 2009

Shebi when Jesus dey move from place to place, people 'thronged' after him? In a way, i can understand all these people moving along with pastors in convoys.

Firstly, people who just want to 'attach' to the pastor. You know those kind of people na! Wherever pastor wants to go, they want to follow him

Secondly, people looking for cheap miracles. In our country where everyone is looking for a quick fix, once they hear that Daddy GO or Bishop Oyedepo are going somewhere, they must follow him to the place also.

Then of course, there are the IDIOT PASTORS whose ego's are too big for themselves. They just want to feel important hence, they hire armed security men and make sure that their ushers, church choir, deacons, assistant pastors, protocol and all members of their church follow them to their destinations. Since all these people cant fit into the pastors car, he ensures that they all come in as many other cars as possible.

All na flamboyance and deceit, which are very un neccessary.

Christianity Etc › Re: Its Time To Get Rid Of Worldly Songs by Epiphany(m): 11:58pm On Apr 09, 2009

@Poster

Kindly define what type of music you are talking about. Is it rap, jazz, r&b, pop etc? I can see how listening to jazz: of which a lot of instrumentals are involved will constitute a hindrance to anyone's christian life. I also suppose listening to orchestra's play their tunes will corrupt my mind? Or maybe childrens nursery rhymes - which are not necessarily christian songs - would also lead children astray?

Politics › Re: Alternative Route To Ibadan, Ife From Lagos (without Customs) by Epiphany(m): 11:43pm On Apr 09, 2009

My guy, unless you wan drive inside bush - and that is not safe either - i dont know of any other way. I would have said that you get some 'escorts' (Army, police, customs, immigrations officers) to follow you, but you would still have to pay them about the same 10 - 15k per trip grin

Politics › Re: Faces Of Nigerians Politician We Are Proud Of. by Epiphany(m): 11:39pm On Apr 09, 2009

Someone should please enlighten me. When did Achebe and Emeagwali become 'politicians'? I thot we are supposed to be talking about politicians to be proud of?

Crime › Re: Have You Ever Been Mugged? Please Share Your Experience. by Epiphany(m): 11:22pm On Apr 09, 2009

lucabrasi:
mine was in eltham london and i was chattn on the phone on my way home then,as i got down from the bus,my shiny new nokie 8800 was snatched,and i was rooted to the spot just watchn the guy jog away and round a corner to an alleyway,the second was in a nigerian restaurant in south east london,was waiting for a friend on xmas day and eating,after i finished eating went to the toilet to ease myself and the guy came at me with a small pistol and took 650pounds off me,i was lucky i had some other money with me to pay the 8pounds or so for my food and bottle of water,not untill i told everybody what happened did they believe anything happened,and i v not been back there or in south east nigerian restaurants since apart from take aways,

Education › Re: How Was Ur Jamb Exam by Epiphany(m): 1:27am On Apr 09, 2009

Bryan Fury:
[size=14pt]Who else got the question paper types!! They came out 2 days before the exam right!! How much did you guys pay!! For some people here it was around 30,000, but many people contributed and shared the question paper!! Completed the exam in less than 1 hour but had to wait to avoid suspition [/size]

Correct guy, na you biko! Did you learn this from your dad, uncles? Are they part of the people leading us astray in this country and embezzling our money? I can only assume that you are learning this from them.
Dont worry, you will pass the exam and enter the university without any hassles. Mind you, you will have to pay your way through the university too, so be prepared to spend a lot of money to pass your exams.
After that, one of your influential relatives, who you are learning these evil ways from, will help you get a job in a top company and from there, you can continue embezzling more money. Maybe you can even think of going into politics cos there is no other 'river' from which so much money can be chopped.

BETTER CHANGE YOUR WAYS NOW BEFORE I CALL A CURSE UPON YOU O! Bloody cheat!

Politics › Re: Onitsha As Kidnappers, Assassins Storm Town by Epiphany(m): 3:49pm On Apr 07, 2009

blacksta:
Comfort is a crime fighter

Oh ok. That explains it! Lol

Politics › Re: Onitsha As Kidnappers, Assassins Storm Town by Epiphany(m): 3:42pm On Apr 07, 2009

@*comfort

No be fight o, but i have noticed something. Most of your posts are about crimes and/or bad things that have or are happening. I just scrolled down the list of topics and saw this!!!!

Or, is it that only negative things are happening in our country?

Travel › Re: REASONS FOR NIGERIANS TO STAY IN NIGERIA AND ARE WE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE? by Epiphany(m): 11:28am On Apr 07, 2009

ogbronx:
it doesnt matter where one stays.if your success path is outside the shores of this country,go for it.stay here if you got ur way.

I love this answer. My best so far.

Anyone can stay anywhere in the world as long as you can make a success of it. The best and most prosperous countries in the world have their citizens living outside those countries for reasons best known to them. There are Americans in Iraq, Pakistan etc, who are not soldiers or in those countries on peace keeping missions. They are making money, going about their businesses - either working for international organizations or sometimes, for themselves. What are their reasons for NOT wanting to stay in America (since we all think it is such a 'heavenly place'?)

To be fair, there are reasons for Nigerians to stay in Nigeria - it is our home, we should help rebuild the country in whatever way we can, there are so many entrepreneurship/innovative opportunities, we can do and undo (and we cant be deported grin

) etc

There are reasons for us NOT to stay in Nigeria also - if we get better opportunities outside (good education, health, jobs), we want to live with some peace of mind (for those of us who dont have the means to get it in Nigeria), we are honest and simple people (to live comfortably in Naija, you have to hustle to make that money, whether you like it or not). Or maybe you just want to turn on your tap and water flows, iron your clothes and there is electricity, travel from one city to the next and there are clean trains, buses, good roads; you enter a shop and the attendants offer very good customer service and treat you like a customer, you sleep and live your windows open for the breeze to come in (no burglary proof everywhere like you are in prison etc.

Politics › Re: Ncc Starts Compulsory Registration Of Sim Cards by Epiphany(m): 1:16pm On Apr 06, 2009

lucabrasi:
people dont use pay as you go sims to commit the level of crime in the uk like it is used in nigeria,moreover if you look at the positives that ll be accrued by compulsory registration of sims in nigeria compared to the negatives,you ll note the positives massively outweight the negatives

I agree with Lucabrasi! Using PAYG sims to commit crime here is 'minimal' when compared to Naija. As a student, i worked for one of the high street telecom retailers and you will be surprised that those sim's that are not registered to someone are very few when compared to those that are registered. If you happen to have one of those sims that is not registered, once you place a call to the customer care number with any queries or additions concerning that particular sim, your details will definately be asked for - and i can say that in the UK, it is almost a must for most people to call the customer care regarding one Value Added Service (MMS, Picture messaging, etc) or the other.

Its about time NCC does this and i like the idea.

Another development i would welcome from NCC is the ability to track the location of phones that are in operation. With this, they would be able to 'listen' in and apprehend particular suspects who have committed one crime or the other.

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