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Foreign AffairsRe: Should Prince Charles Get A Job? by Epiphany(m): 11:27am On Oct 07, 2009
Aloy`Emeka:
That's why I said after taxes. Buckingham palace do not pay taxes and their are few celebrities who earn that much after paying their taxes[at least in the UK]. Your list are mainly Americans.
By Buckingham palace, i assume that you mean the Queen?

The Queen pays taxes. If you google (Queen + Tax) you will find out all the kinds of tax she pays.

But on the issue of whether Prince Charles should get a job or not, i think he does have 'jobs'. He has all sorts of charities and Business interests in the UK and around the world promoting good business and corporate governance, CSR, youth empowerment programs, health issues and so on.

Other than that, a lot of his duties also include those of a 'statesman' - some form of governance (i dont understand how these british do their thing sha). He chairs government occassions, meets with other heads of state, travels to represent England at certain functions etc etc.
FamilyRe: Keyamo, Wife Fight Over Custody Of 2 Children by Epiphany(m): 11:10am On Oct 07, 2009
Aloy.Emeka:
Marital infidelity is not a measure of one's personality in Africa. You are judging an African issue from a Western perspective. In some African cultures, one receives more awards for marrying as many women as possible. If marital infidelity is an issue, the likes of Abiola and Obasanjo wouldn't have been presidential aspirants.

Gani fought for human rights almost all his life but carefully closed his eyes on the issue of female rights because he had 3 wives.
But on the other hand, the African society of today does not 'explicitely' promote this infidelity like it used to in the past. It is highly unbecoming for a public official to be known as a 'woman wrapper'. If this is done in private, people may turn a blind eye to this weakness but when it is openly flaunted, it is considered a shameful thing. Being married to more than one woman is allowed of course (due to religious and traditional values), but to be known philanderer is a no-no. Even many educated traditionalists and religious individuals (who are allowed the opportunity of as many as 4 or more wives) chose to have only one

Although Abiola and Obasanjo were presidential aspirants, their fickle relationships to and with women was often a thing of shame. We have all read and heard statements pertaining to . . . 'how can we trust our nation into the hands of men who cannot control their immediate families'? We have also seen what their infidelity did to the families they have or left behind. Even women who had no relationship with Abiola are trying to claim some inheritance. Obj's son is fighting Obj over Obj's alleged relationship with Obj's son's wife. Imagine such blasphemy. . .all because Africa and Africans allow men to have numerous wives and girlfriends

Another example of this is President Jacob Zuma of SA who has 6 or more wives. His attitude to women is also very shameful. We all know what he suffered at one time or the other too!
FamilyRe: Keyamo, Wife Fight Over Custody Of 2 Children by Epiphany(m): 12:42pm On Oct 06, 2009
Aloy.Emeka:
Is Keyamo the only womanizer in Anthony village?
No.
PoliticsRe: Pastor Tunde Bakare's State Of The Nation Broadcast. by Epiphany(m): 12:33pm On Oct 06, 2009
Tudór:
Pastor Tunde is the only pastor I have some respect for. He speaks things the way they are and never afraid of the political authorities.

Other pastors like Adeboye prefer to go into homosexual relationships with corrupt leaders like OBJ just to line their pockets.
shocked

O boy you harsh o. . . very wickid grin grin
FamilyRe: Keyamo, Wife Fight Over Custody Of 2 Children by Epiphany(m): 9:07pm On Oct 05, 2009
i am not surprised. Those of us who live[d] in Anthony village (Ajao Estate) know Keyamo as a chronic womanizer. Always with a different girl everyday! The guy was my neighbour for almost 5 years and i did not even know that he is married. grin
Nairaland GeneralRe: What Makes A Good Moderator? by Epiphany(m): 8:46pm On Oct 05, 2009
MUZBO:
Then mods should make sure that topics like 'How to cure Hasma' never makes too long an appearance. If NL is international then we have to take spellings seriously sometimes.
shocked 'hasma'??

abeg, dont kill me wit laughter na
Nairaland GeneralRe: Who Are The Best And Worst Posters On Nairaland? by Epiphany(m): 4:34pm On Oct 05, 2009
grin grin grin

I laughed when i opened this thread

But since you are *dragging* this out of me, forcing me to speak by putting a knife at my throat, i will say that one guy who annoys amuses me is BECOMRICH (hope i got the spelling right). Those maps just tear me to pieces
Nairaland GeneralRe: What Makes A Good Moderator? by Epiphany(m): 4:17pm On Oct 05, 2009
ifyalways:
i cant believe u guys are scared . . .does any mod/super mod/site admin feed me?NO
Do they pay my bills?NO
who are they?faceless ppl like me cheesy
We are not scared o. . . just being a bit playful.

Personally, i enjoy reading and contributing to these threads. Some of them are outright hilarious and keep me laughing for days. It is amusing to see how we as Nigerians, think, act and relate to one another concerning certain issues. Banning me will just make me angry with the moderators and put a sour taste in my mouth. Even tho i can always re-join again (with a different name), it wont be the same.

However, i think that instead of outright banning someone, the moderator. . . or whoever is responsible for it should call that person aside and give reasons why whatever the person wrote is not acceptable. Probably give a warning or two. I dont know if that is being done now o, so forgive my ignorance if it is a process that is currently followed.
Foreign AffairsRe: Schoolboy Becomes Father At Just 13 by Epiphany(m): 4:08pm On Oct 05, 2009
The boy's father should be publicly flogged. grin
From this, we can see that it is some parents that spoil these kids.
Nairaland GeneralRe: What Makes A Good Moderator? by Epiphany(m): 3:33pm On Oct 05, 2009
noetic15:
welcome to nairaland, where future leaders are made grin
are u surprised that yaradua, obj, ibb et all always clamp down on the media when ever they are criticized? . . , . this is where it begins from. . .not having a tough skin to accommodate criticism. . .it also explains why the likes of Dele Giwa was killed.


can u imagine our resident mod as the president of nigeria. . . . .would he/she fair any better? I guess not. huh
Abeg o, make you take sofry dey talk. Make dem no ban us! grin grin grin
Nairaland GeneralRe: What Makes A Good Moderator? by Epiphany(m): 3:10pm On Oct 05, 2009
Guys: I wanted to reply to that post that was deleted and suddenly found out that it was not there anymore. I dont think that it is such a nice thing to do. . . to delete people's opinions. As far as i know, there was nothing derogatory or insulting on that post. It may have been a bit sarcastic, but nothing too bad!
PoliticsRe: Elombah.com Says Soludo Implicated In Polymer Naira Notes Bribery Scandal! by Epiphany(m): 2:44pm On Oct 05, 2009
naijaking1:
Yep!
You're another brainwashed mugu yourself, because you just can't wait for the whole evidence to come out. Idiots like you cause a lot sensationalism with your stupid retort about owing houses and sending kids to good school, but somehow you're too impatient to wait for the whole evidence. You make me sick embarassed

At the end of the day, who ever is found guilty of corruption from top to down should dragged through the village market square in handcuff, naked, and beaten up good, spitted up and without any exception. But we have to be patient to prove the allegation.
While i want to state that waiting for evidence is always a rule of law, as you cannot convict anyone without the proper evidence, i would also like to say that MORE OFTEN THAN NOT waiting for evidence in Nigeria is like trying to squeeze water out of a rock. In cases such as this, there is NEVER any evidence (or enough evidence) to bring anyone to book and that is why there are still a lot of government thieves and murderers out there. This is especially the case when there are no foreign institutions involved in these criminal cases. If the UK was not involved in Ibori as well as Alamieyeseigha's cases, there would NEVER have been any evidence to convince us Nigerians that these guys were crooks. Left to our own institutions: the police, legal system, records systems etc, all politicians are INNOCENT, and have never dipped their hands into public funds.

It is in Nigeria that evidence dey waka, evidence dey burn, people dey bribe evidence, people dey kill evidence, etc.  

HOWEVER, even in cases where there is enough evidence to convict, people still dey waka as free men. In essence, even if the evidence against Soludo is produced, he may still walk away a free man and become the governor of Anambra tomorrow.
PoliticsRe: Obi Of Onitsha Survives Kidnap Attempt by Epiphany(m): 7:15pm On Oct 04, 2009
Governors, Ministers, President - those are the people these boys should be kidnapping. . . not any traditional ruler for God's sake. Kidnap the big fish and not the plankton
PoliticsRe: What If You Were In Charge Of All Spending In Nigeria? by Epiphany(m): 9:36pm On Sep 30, 2009
PapaBrowne:
@Blackspade
I read thru your plans and I find it interesting.
But there is a big question you failed to address!Funding.
The things you've outlined would cost nothing less than 1 Trillion dollars to accomplish.
Now given that all the oil Nigeria has ever sold since 1956 is somewhere in the region of $500 billion, how would you raise the funds for the projects you've mentioned.

The highlighted part is exactly what I would direct my goals and achievements toward, if I were in charge of all our income!
How do I raise the resources to accomplish these enormous development plans?

If you search for understanding on the theory of development, you'd find out how resources, not finance was used to develop nations. The moment Africa understands this fact, they would stop shipping out precious resources and start using such to directly develop their societies.
Something is wrong with my system. Cant seem to get to post my question properly
PoliticsRe: What If You Were In Charge Of All Spending In Nigeria? by Epiphany(m): 9:33pm On Sep 30, 2009
PapaBrowne:
@Blackspade
I read thru your plans and I find it interesting.
But there is a big question you failed to address!Funding.
The things you've outlined would cost nothing less than 1 Trillion dollars to accomplish.
Now given that all the oil Nigeria has ever sold since 1956 is somewhere in the region of $500 billion, how would you raise the funds for the projects you've mentioned.

The highlighted part is exactly what I would direct my goals and achievements toward, if I were in charge of all our income!
How do I raise the resources to accomplish these enormous development plans?

If you search for understanding on the theory of development, you'd find out how resources, not finance was used to develop nations. The moment Africa understands this fact, they would stop shipping out precious resources and start using such to directly develop their societies.
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Hey Brov, can you throw some more light on the bolded portion?

I would also love to understand how countries like Korea, Taiwan, Japan and a few others who lack our natural resources got to where they are today. We have all heard stories about how these countries and Nigeria were 'at par' around Nigeria's independence. Today, these countries boast of similar infrastructure to those posted in the above post. How did they do it?
PoliticsRe: Uniben Students Barricades Lagos-benin Express Way For Over 4 Hours by Epiphany(m): 9:20pm On Sep 30, 2009
kosovo:
if you would provide the means of transport, i think they would gladly GO! grin
No need for any transportation whatsoever. Since the uniben students have done their part, the Abuja and neighbouring university students should carry on the torch and march to Aso Rock.

If the protest cannot be synchronized effectively, then the effort by the uniben students would have been wasted
PoliticsRe: Uniben Students Barricades Lagos-benin Express Way For Over 4 Hours by Epiphany(m): 8:13pm On Sep 30, 2009
Excellent idea.

The barricade would have been better IN FRONT OF ASO ROCK'S ENTRANCE. That definately would have got Yar'Adua's attention! grin
PoliticsRe: What Is Your Deepest Fear About Nigeria? by Epiphany(m): 8:09pm On Sep 30, 2009
@ Poster: You are asking everyone about their deepest fears about Nigeria and castigating them for their what they have written! My take on your 'tone' is that you are seeking only positive comments rather than accomodating the many 'realistic' comments that many have spewed forth.

Like many commentators have indeed posited, my own fear is that many of us in our lifetime will not see Nigeria emerge from the present mess she is in. We may see some progress - in the far future, but that progress will not be weighty enough to satisfy our deepest yearnings
PoliticsRe: Is Pat Utomi An Economist? by Epiphany(m): 11:21pm On Sep 29, 2009
Hey Porka:

You should send him an email to ask him directly whether he is an economist. I am sure he will reply you. He usually replies those who send emails to his address. Try his website or his facebook account

Maybe if you do that, he will explain his credentials to you in detail. He is the only one that knows himself and all we can do on this site is speculate and infer
TV/MoviesRe: What Are Your 3 Best Series? by Epiphany(m): 4:21pm On Sep 29, 2009
24, desparate housewives and prison break - in that order
PoliticsRe: What Will Happen If IBB Is Arrested? by Epiphany(m): 3:49pm On Sep 29, 2009
maxsiollun:
I'm not asking whether he CAN be arrested. I'm asking what will happen if he is arrested.
A lot of people will go down with him. That is why he CANT be arrested.

This is not a case of Odili, Ibori, Igbinideon and others who single handedly (or with a handful of associates) stole millions from state coffers. By the time IBB begins to finger Traditional rulers, Governors, Ministers, Bank managers, Ministers, Church leaders, Vice Chancellors, Soldiers, Past/present leaders who accepted vast amounts and 'helped' chop the national cake, the fibres of the country will just break down!
PoliticsRe: What Will Happen If IBB Is Arrested? by Epiphany(m): 3:44pm On Sep 29, 2009
My own thoughts are that anyone that is planning to arrest IBB had better have his hands very very clean or should be prepared to face the wrath of the country also. As far as i know, not many people (politicians, business men, traditional rulers, etc) out there are 'innocent' and have at one time or the other eaten a part of the national cake.

I have the sneaky feeling that IBB, being a former head of state, was and still is privy to a lot of the conspiracy that has gone down in this country. As we know, serving and retired army generals are still being fed with state security updates. I am sure IBB has much more than the 'usual' updates. Being a smart man and an accomplished soldier, i also feel that he has dates, documents and proof at his finger tips to use blackmail, persuasive measures and even outright threats to call a lot of people to order, should they entertain any ideas such as arresting him for trials. The few clean and honest people that tried to take him to court over certain issues (like Gani) did not go very far in their efforts. How many other people out there can boast of being as transparent as Gani?

The mere fact that OBJ is IBB's senior does not matter here. Was it not IBB and his 'cabal' that persuaded OBJ to run for presidency immediately after he came out of prison? I am equally sure that this cabal bankrolled his election. I dont think there is much to the 'seniority' thing in the Nigerian army. Afterall, was Mustapha not terrorizing officers who were much older than him in age and rank?  

Every society has its untouchables (to a certain degree). I think IBB is one of ours. Instead of publicly arresting him and ridiculing him, the powers that be would rather come to some form of agreements with him. Maybe give him a little 'slap on the wrist' like they have done to others like Igbinidion and co.
PoliticsRe: Say No To Sony Products by Epiphany(m): 6:10pm On Sep 28, 2009
This is not going to solve our problems - boycotting Sony products. If we say no to the products and our politicians still continue their rubbish, how will the boycott help us? If we say no to Sony and you and i are still tribalistic (as shown here on nairaland) will this make Nigeria a better place?

NO it will not
PoliticsRe: We Lose N27m To Ghost Workers Monthly - Ekiti Govt by Epiphany(m): 5:47pm On Sep 28, 2009
Honestly, i don tire for this ghost worker nonsense. If the government officials in top positions are not the ones doing this, i wonder who is? It is not rocket science in trying to get a proper verification done once and for all, whether state or nationwide.

I have been hearing of this 'ghost worker' thing since the 80's when i was in primary school. If it is not the FG, it is a state government. If not, it is a ministry or parastatal. Haba, dem no dey tire to fool all of us?
CelebritiesRe: People You Never Knew Were Nigerian: Sort Of by Epiphany(m): 12:26pm On Sep 26, 2009
Nice read:

These ones also have names that give them away:

Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje - Actor
Chuka Umunna - politician
Yemi Osunkoya - Designer (wedding gowns)
PropertiesRe: Brand New 3bedroom Bungalow, All Ensuite At Ogba by Epiphany(m): 8:23pm On Sep 25, 2009
lawyer:
With much due respect Grandstar, Nairaland Properties does not and will not condone discriminatory posts. The Issue of the kind of tribe that a Landlord wants in his house should not be advertised on Nairaland Properties and is deemed offensive. We are all Nigerians and we are all entitled to prove our worth!

I will implore you to please readdress this situation by modifying the offensive phrase!

Thanks
Thumbs up Lawyer wink
HealthRe: Yar’adua Approves New Pay Scale For Doctors by Epiphany(m): 1:19pm On Sep 25, 2009
Sagamite:
Mark of our useless, quack journalists. The fool could not be bothered to find out the figures in his report.

There is no way an editor in the UK will accept that for print.
Exactly. if he bothered to report this development, he should have found out the figures. . . unless the govt is up to something and has just given a word-of-mouth recommendation to implement a new pay scale (The article stated that 'it is an approval in principle and the finer details are still ongoing). It is not completely formalized yet. That one be say arguements are continuing
FamilyRe: First Born Wahala by Epiphany(m): 12:38am On Sep 25, 2009
Outstrip:
Heavy is the head that wears the crown grin grin grin grin Most of them you can minimize if you want to.
True that, true that. But there are some you cannot minimize - like the parents and even the siblings expectations of or from you!

Or take a look at the royal family. The firsborns always have a 'heavy burden' placed on them like Prince Charles and his son, prince william. How will they minimize the expectations that the public has for them? Tough job, tough job!
FamilyRe: Fg Okays 16-wk Maternity Leave For Workers by Epiphany(m): 12:33am On Sep 25, 2009
Outstrip:
You are kind of right. You are entitled to 6 weeks with pay in most companies but you have to have worked a certain amount of time to get the full 6 weeks. You can get FMLA which the government has made a law but you do not get paid when you are on FMLA. You just get the leave. Some companies give up to 4 months though. I think Bank One is one of the companies that does.
grin

Wow thats interesting. 6 weeks. . . just over one monthhuhhuhhuh The woman may not even be completely 'healed'! I am surprised that people in the US (esp working/professional mothers) have not pushed for something similar to what obtains in Europe. I would have thought that with all the womens lib and equality movements, these would have been top on the list.
FamilyRe: Shop Lock- For The Married And To Be Married. by Epiphany(m): 12:21am On Sep 25, 2009
Bawss1:
Thats an insult to men, the whole composition suggest that men can't live without
"shopping" smiley
grin

Well, a lot of men cannot live without 'shopping'. Even those that can live without it only do so for a while - because the urge to 'shop' can hit anytime. While some men are frequent 'shoppers', others 'shop' sparingly.
FamilyRe: Fg Okays 16-wk Maternity Leave For Workers by Epiphany(m): 12:16am On Sep 25, 2009
Outstrip:
Wonderful idea. This is necessary for both mother and child. Maybe the US will follow Nigeria's example grin
Chei, i only just heard about the US!!!!!!! THERE IS NOTHING LIKE MATERNITY LEAVE with pay? ARE THEY CRAZYhuh Why is that? I hear that you have to use your accrued leave if you want more than the few weeks they give to you!

When in parts of Europe, e.g. Sweden, women take up to a year off with their full salary paid for 6months. Men can also get Paternity leave for some months too. Germany has something like that but the time off is not up to a year. Same as UK and other European countries.

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