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SpecialAdviser:
I do not subscribe that anyone should die. America started this questionable character but I think it's evil.

You live in a country. You make money in that country. You enjoy all the facilities. You date their men and women. You enjoy their food. You enjoy all the benefits.

But when war breaks out, you abbadon them. Why can't your country evacuate their citizens alongside you? Is death only meant for them. Many of them do not partake in the violence. This is my argument.

When there's trouble, you save yourself, then people close to you and finally others. When there's war, the government tries to save those within the country, then their citizens outside the country and finally, if possible, others. This has always been the order of priority and not only does it make sense, it is also morally right. The US, for example, will always prioritize the lives of Americans in the US followed by Americans in diaspora and then non Americans (yes, they helped evacuate Ukrainians too even though you conveniently left that bit out). Saving lives and properties when possible is simply the primary responsibilities of the government. In the case of war, the government of the waring country will also prioritize thier citizens.

In my opinion, your comment is not solution oriented. It is somewhat more emotional than logical. Pointing out what's wrong with the status quo is very easy. But then how else would you have it? What are you proposing? That they leave thier own citizens who voted them into power to die in a country where they do not have the right to elect leaders? Or that they should evacuate all the citizens of the said country? You forget that most times, war is a decision taken by leaders either formally elected by citizens or organically adopted by them. When you vote, you put your life in the hands of the people you voted. The foreigner has thier lives in the hands of thier own government.

You pointed out that they enjoyed the amenities of the country and dated thier men/women. But then you forgot that wasn't for free. They also paid thier taxes. The host country used their money to develop itself. It's, therefore, a closed transaction. I find the dating part hilarious cause when two people are dating, nobody is doing the other a favor. So it can also be said that the citizens of the host country enjoyed the foreigners by dating them.

Anyway, it's always good to ask why things are the way they are.

These new developments are exciting. It's good to read something good once in a while. But trust Nairalanders to mess it all up with tribalism.

dawnomike:
Leave aside the art of painting by the kids, the sculpture itself is too disgusting for kids to be exposed to

The sculpture of a human body is too disgusting for kids to be exposed to? Which part is disgusting, the color or the shape? It's not as if the genitals are detailed. If you weren't human like me, I'd have accused you of being anti-human. Bro, this isn't Nigeria where people make things look awkward by shying away from inconsequential things like that. This is art. The earlier the kids start seeing it as normal, the better.

A picture taken at moment in time from a certain angle doesn't tell the whole story. This is obviously a sculpture in the making. But then again, you guys only see what you want to see. Otherwise, you'd have known it's an art exhibition and the kids are taking turns to splash paints on the artwork. You see them lined up with different tools in thier hands. You see the buckets of paints there. But yeah, let's call out sinners.

Where's the controversy? Chimamanda is not a politician. She has a preferred candidate just like you and I. Are we supposed to become enemies because of that?

So people are just supposed to believe this because one user on the internet wrote it?

Lol... an article dated February 3rd is breaking news?

Meanwhile, politics in indeed a dirty game.

Corn247:
This is not suppose to be a news but the hotel ok

It's a sponsored post.

Tunde835:
What about the mother who is a hoe and the fact most women are money oriented following a divorce

You guys and women blaming though. Can you apply this your blanket statement to the case in question? Do you think Kim left Kanye cause she was a money oriented hoe? Do you really believe that even with all the public episodes dished out by Kanye? Even after she stood by him as he was struggling with his mental health. Do you have evidence of her infidelity? Do not forget both of them are dollar billionaires who signed prenuptial agreement before marriage. So there was no alimony paid by anyone.

By the way, we know the law doesn't say a man must share his wealth with his wife in the case of divorce. Nobody would let such a law stand because law is supposed to be logical and unbiased. That's why it's called the justice system. There are, therefore, factors that determine who pays who and how much is paid. We have a lot of women who have paid a fortune after divorce. The problem is that some men want to have it all. They want to eat thier cake and still have it. But unfortunately, life is give-and-take. Otherwise, we all know what to do to pay the bare minimum or even nothing.

IyaebeTheGreat:
Divorce is the worst thing that can happen to a child, I can't even imagine if I'll be able to cope seeing my parents apart. These parents don't even know the psychological effects it has on a child

Divorce has a very huge impact on the children. But you know what is even more life wrecking for the children? Fighting parents/domestic abuse. It damages the kids far more than divorce.

OP, what do you mean by "official email"? I'm almost certain this is something you can easily do yourself.

gman55:
Sometime we push scared things to the blink of stupidity. What was all the drama for?

Hhmm... But why get worked up by the way others choose to live their lives? None of them is sad about it. They both find it fun. They're enjoying it. So what's the issue? If you don't like it this way, don't do it. If you see people doing it, ignore them. It's as simple as that. It neither makes you wiser nor them stupid. It's about preferences. There're some things you do that these people would not find appealing too. Live and let live. Cheers!

Axis313:
I think it is king cobra.Normal cobra can't be this long.

Not sure there's anything like "normal cobra". The term "cobra" refers to multiple snakes of the same family. You're probably referring to Naja (Indian cobra) which is the most common. However, this is neither a king cobra nor an Indian cobra. It's a forest cobra.

ednut1:
So what should we now do Beg you to change your mind

Hhmm... Comments like this make me wonder what the thought process is. Where did she say "please, do something"? She expressed herself just like most people do on here. Threads are conversation openers and not necessarily a cry for help or intervention. As you can see, other people have come to share thier opinions and that's the point of a public forum. She didn't ask you to do anything. There's absolutely no need to comment on a thread where you have nothing to say. This ideas of cautiously opening a thread to ask the OP what they want YOU to do as if you were invited to do something is rather ridiculous. I honestly don't know why some people's first reaction to everything is attack.

I don't think breaking it down into simple mathematics would solve the issue. It might even result to over simplification cause even mathematics is subject to logic, and people could still view the problem from different POV's and arrive at different answers. This isn't uncommon in advanced word problems where the statement is considered ambiguous. I have read arguments from both sides, and each team seems to be onto something. Here's a summary of what I've read:

APC:
This team was declared winner. So the burden of proof is not on them. All they have to do is to throw the opponents case out the window and move on with the status quo. And they're doing this with these few but critical points.

1) Section 299 clearly posits that Abuja should be treated as a state This is, therefore, an open-and-close case.

2) Abuja is not special. What happens if a candidate wins in every other state and not Abuja? Are we going to let the few people in Abuja hold the entire country to ransom? That's not logical. In the case of such ambiguity, the law demands that we take the logical conclusion.

LP:
This team has the difficult task of stopping a moving train. Here's thier argument.

1) If section 299 treats Abuja as a state and section 301(a) states that the president is referenced as the governor. It, therefore, makes logical sense why section 135 demands that the president must win 25% in the "state" where he doubles as the governor. He is not just the president of Nigeria but the governor of Abuja. And just like the residents of each state have the right to decide thier governor, Abuja residents' vote should also have a reasonable amount of influence on who gets into Aso Rock. If you feel it's not not logical, you can demand for the constitution to be amended, but as far as it exists, the interpretation is clear.

2) In law, where there is a conflict between a general and a specific provision, the specific provision will prevail over the general provision and in the instance case Section 299 has been the general provision to give way to the more specific provision of Section 134.

4) In law, the expression of one thing implies the exclusion of another not mentioned. If I had a car with two rear camera attachments, and I gave you the key and said the car is now yours, the assumption would be that the car, including everything inside, is yours. However if I said "the car and the circular rear camera attachment are now yours", it would imply that the non circular rear attachment doesn't come with the gift. If Abuja was to be treated like any other state, the constitution wouldn't have bothered saying "... and the federal capital territory, Abuja".

5) Both the boolean logic and linguistic rules agree that "AND" should be interpreted as "in addition to". We also have precedent cases where this word has specifically received the torchlight as it was a determiner, and the interpretation was the same. So this is an open-and-close case.

I'm eager to see how this ends. The outcome will set a huge precedence. I just hope it won't lead to chaos.

The fact that people on the front page missed the whole point goes to show the extent to which we are unaware of how our actions impact others. The lady was simply calling attention to the ridiculous things y'all tell women when their spouses cheat. Cook for him, dress seductively, pray for him, slim down, give him peace, etc. Lmao... the gender bias is mind blowing.

kyber:
Must she promise?

No, she mustn't. That's the point. She mustn't give anything. She's not obliged to.

Senioreddy:
Good morning sir.
Thanks for the advice. However the family concerned already plan doing that as they've been booked for Thursday.
Just wanted to know if anyone has had similar experience with their kid(s). You know the parents are kind of scared and worried

OK. The baby will be fine.

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Listen to me before they used to approach you but now it is extremely difficult what I saw last year it all about code and signs. Before in some of the hotels they will look at your behaviour come close to you and start touching you especially on the dance floor. But this no more happens, now male stripping is some of the hotels I do need secret code to enter where they are doing it.

But from what I know the guys are still on the street in some of this area ploughing their trade

Hhmm.. OK.

I don't understand. Your baby has a swollen testicle, and you think coming to Nairaland to ask faceless users the solution is a good idea? So if I give you a solution, you'd actually apply it on your child? Come on, bro. You don't need anyone to tell you that the right thing to do is to take him to a hospital. Please, take him to a general practitioner or a pediatrician. They'll recommend a specialist if necessary. Hopefully, it's nothing serious. It could be hydrocele which isn't really a serious problem.

All the best!

Freshtruth:
This guy has successfully bang 2 actresses and moves on.

If it were a lady that divorced one man even for valid reasons like cheating or abuse, y'all would be saying she's a hoe that can't keep a home. Now, it's a man who seemingly can't stay in marriage, and this is how you chose to view it? Lol... you guys need to understand that this idea of always accommodating men's shortcomings has no real value; not to men, not to women. It might only make you feel good online, but in reality, it doesn't help anyone. One sided criticism is a waste of time cause it takes two to tango.

Get back at her for what exactly? Did she promise you anything? Haha... funny one.

Lol... it's called freedom of speech, not freedom of lies.

PreyingMantis:
Who is cheering? The same people in this thread saying he should be the first person to be jailed by the Peter Obi Administration

Are you people just plain daft or simply programmed to regurgitate the same nonsense all the time?

When I said "see them cheering", I was talking about those cheering him on in the video. They were obviously supporters of Peter Obi who were happy the governor was speaking in thier favor even though that's coming a bit late.

You just rushed to insult and abuse. Why can't some of you on this app have a decent conversation? Why must every comment be as if it was written by some wild uncontacted people? Don't y'all go through your comment history sometimes and feel embarrassed? You can't communicate your thoughts by abusing your audience. It defeats the whole essence of commenting in the first place because the message you're trying to pass across will be lost. Why is this so difficult for Nairaland people to understand?

This platform makes me lose hope in Nigeria cause it's evident the younger generation isn't any better that the older one. Most of you can't come together to discuss a way forward in a civilized manner.

Solsix:
Jesus! Grabbing penis?? Nawa

That guy's comment is somewhat self contradictory. He said they come to you to shake thier ass and grab your penise. This implies they make thier trade overly obvious. Then he said again that a newbie wouldn't notice them and that one needs to frequent the place for like a week to notice. This implies they only make subtle moves that can only be noticed by someone on the lookout. How do you reconcile these two statements? People just come on here to say anything. I personally don't believe any male prostitute would walk up to you and grab your penise, not even in a country where it legal.

The man is playing y'all like you're kids. He has done what he wanted to do. He has gotten the result he wanted. Now is the time to get back the people he lost in the process. And it appears it's working already. See them cheering. Why is he saying this now?

Sleeping around and contaminating your minds/body only to heap it all on one innocent girl later, break her and make her a burden to the next man she dates... I've said it over and over again, call out Nigerian girls as much as you like on this platform, at the end of the day, it's a give-and-take situation. The energy you dish out is what you recieve.

The dude was probably just a fan.

OneTemplate:
I don't care for your simplistic lecture cobbled for those who love lying to themselves instead of seeing and saying it as it really is.

Did virtually the entire Igbo ethnic group not promote the ludicrous rumour that Buhari is dead and replaced by Jubrin from Sudan?

Do they not do same, as a feral group, to those they hate like Tinubu, Soyinka etal consistently and unrepentantly to suggest they are naturally aberrant and perverse with no thoughts for the problems their actions cause for others?

The hate that inspires such behaviour, that damages the lives of many, is not "intense" ba?

It is the "hate" in my post 'heating up' your phone right? Mate, you're a bigot and a hypocrite. What I wrote just stung you because it is the truth that touched a hypocritical nerve.

Unlike you I have no time for pretence and seeing one side of issues alone to favour my personal affiliation.

That is always the problem with insincere pretenders like you who contribute to the problem, slyly adding petrol to a fire you pretend to be trying to put out, instead of accepting there is a problem.

Ok.

OneTemplate:
Stop isolating EKpa and kanu as if they come from Jupiter. This is a general Igbo problem because many of them are so hateful logical thinking always flies out of the window when their enemy is the topic of discussion.

Tell an Igbo man with PHD that his enemy , who was fit like Floyd Mayweather this morning, is currently crawling around unable to walk and he will believe you because hate for others ensures the logical part of his brain never kicks in.

This is why I always laugh when Igbos start talking about Biafra and development in the East. To me they are a people too hateful and toxic to evolve progressive,egalitarian and orderly societies.

Any talk of Igbos about developing a great geographical space for Igbo oncogene is bullcrap and tantamount to putting the cart before the horse since dysfunctional people will never be able to develop great states, region or nations.

The person you quoted is logical, objective and open minded enough to criticize individuals without degenerating into the NL tribalism, but you're hell bent on dragging him into it. Take a second to read your own comment, and then tell me how you're different from the people you're describing. The hate in your post is so intense my phone was almost heating up as I was reading it. What moral authority do you have to describe other people as hateful when you dish out just as much hatred yourself and even go out of your way to recruit haters for them. What exactly are you preaching? What's your message? Why don't you guys see that y'all are guilty of exactly the same thing? By your logic, you automatically hate any Igbo person down the street even without interacting with them. How sad.

It's OK to dislike an idea or disagree with someone who has said or done something you don't approve of. You can even dislike a group of people who have individually professed support for an ideology you don't align with. But don't go around treating humans as herds (gender, tribe, religion, etc.). The moment you start doing that is the moment you become part of the problem.

Cc: KosiGee

Kabirudeen25:
boss send me $5000 let me confirm if it's true with my iPhone 👀👀.

Haha... you wish.

I think it's about the same as the current average bank rate in the US for fixed deposits. But in addition, this will come with the flexibility of savings accounts (which traditionally has a very low interest rate). So Apple is saying, why leave your money with the bank when you can leave it with us?!

Just wondering, will it allow non US residents to save in dollars?

Nice! I think it's about the same as the current average bank rate in the US for fixed deposits. But in addition, this will come with the flexibility of savings accounts (which traditionally has a very low interest rate). So Apple is saying, why leave your money with the bank when you can leave it with us?!

Just wondering, will it allow non US residents to save in dollars?

FairlyUSEDpussy:
Racism apart........why wud Saka even waste crucial penalty just wen u know we just few step winning bpl cup..........

Hhmm... Is this how much you love football? Dude, we can discuss Saka's faults on a different thread, but you can't just say "racism apart" on a thread where the primary subject is racism. It undermines the subject. Humanity comes before any sports. Games like football should be uniting. So when comments like this are made, the commenters should be called out and criticized. If not anything, this will create awareness regarding the current status of the fight against racism and shine more light on the struggles of the black man especially for those who claim they don't see racism. So I'm quite surprised you're so willing to set it aside and jump into discussing football.