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Qmerit:The gods could be angry. You need more than domestic training to understand before you dwell into mature arguments. You may have access to devices that helps you roam the internet. The first thing you should understand is that understanding is important. See, I am not of the school of thought where you take everything as a Kindergarten discussion |
Qmerit:I need no argue with you. You sentences typifies that of teens. |
Mtoluwase:Don't mind him. The leaders of tomorrow. |
Qmerit:How old are you? How will you be comparing Rivers and Ekiti? Haaaaaa ! Why are you like this? Your reasoning could be disastrous |
yarimo:So what are you driving out. You should at least reasoned of what to type before you air your ignorance here. Immature Post. |
CplusJason:Your Mindset. Your Opinion |
MrMontella:Your Opinion |
NwaAmaikpe:Sigh. Must you talk. Psalm 119:33-40. |
When a friend opts to date someone who
is old enough to be their parent, a
common response is to see if the decision
passes the “half their age plus seven” test.
The rule, whose origins remain
mysterious, has been passed down
through generations as a way of justifying
or, more commonly, pouring scorn on
other people’s couplings. It’s fine for a 22-
year-old to go out with an 18-year-old. It’s
not OK for a 38-year-old to go out with a
23-year-old, however a 26-year-old would
be fair game. The older you get, the wider
the permissible age gap: a 50-year-old can
venture as old as 86. That’s the theory. In practice, research conducted by Christian Rudder, co- founder of OKCupid, a dating website, suggests that when it comes to age gaps, men and women have slightly different ideas. While female users look for men roughly the same age as them (or perhaps a year or two older) men prefer women in their early twenties, regardless of their own age. While women prefer a small and constant age gap, men are so hooked on the idea of a nubile young partner that they prefer a larger age gap the older they get. Are men searching wisely? In theory there are plenty of reasons to favour a small age gap. The ability of both members of a couple to sing a favourite childhood television theme tune could bond them together, at the risk of irritating those nearby. And sharing the joy of getting a free bus pass at a similar time, or saving money from combining big birthday parties, is clearly attractive. Some economists have wondered whether smaller age gaps between partners could have wider, societal benefits, as they might help to narrow the gender earnings gap. Because earnings rise with age, and women tend to couple with older men, relative earnings around the time of childbirth could put subtle pressure on women to drop out of work. That said, a study that compared Danish twin sisters found that the earnings of women who married older men were no different, on average, than those who married men closer to them in age. Could a smaller age gap also make couples more likely to stay together? In 2014, the Atlantic claimed that “a five year age difference makes a couple 18 percent more likely to get divorced, compared to a couple born on or around the same year.” While the study cited – which polled American couples and ex-couples – did show an association between divorce rates and age gaps, it did not prove a causal link. Something about the kind of person who opts into a marriage with a large age gap could be driving the higher divorce rates, rather than the age gap itself. A bright young thing considering a silver fox should also take heart from a study by Britain’s Office of National Statistics. It did not find a strong link between age gaps and divorce rates in England and Wales, though there was some evidence that women marrying later than 30 who were more than ten years older than their spouse were more likely to divorce. Common sense does suggest that a large age gap would have implications for old age. Having someone to look after you in your dotage is wise, as is avoiding widowhood. A younger, healthier partner could make sense, at least from your side of the equation. Another study by Sven Drefahl of the University of Stockholm looked at people over the age of 50 in Denmark, and found that men with younger spouses survived for longer than those with ones of a similar age. The older their spouse, the worse their survival chances, even after controlling for things like education and wealth. Again, the link might not be causal: healthy men might be particularly able both to attract younger mates and live to a ripe old age. But mysteriously, this phenomenon does not appear to apply to women, where the bigger the age gap, the worse their survival chances, regardless of whether they were younger or older. In the case of women with younger husbands, Drefahl suggested, the gender difference could be due to women being less reliant on their partner for support, and so benefiting less from the energies of a younger spouse. What evidence there is, therefore, vindicates the choices of OK Cupid’s users: women should pick men who are as close as possible in age to them, while men should look for younger women. A true economist, however, would look for better evidence, perhaps by comparing the marital bliss of random couples with varying age differences. Unfortunately for them, but luckily for the rest of us, people make their own choices – and are free to ignore silly rules of thumb. |
Jlow2:Feel bad ! How ? You digress from the topic you raised. Nothing in life that doesn't involves give and take. |
Sexytemi:You can only learn and follow part of her that will help you to the height you do desire and destined to be. Probably a role model. You can developed yourself be better than her. |
Jlow2:This is digression of you. |
Jlow2:Whatever! |
Sexytemi:Be yourself you may be better than her |
Jlow2:goan sit down |
Jlow2:Where were you when Tinubu sacrifice the votes meant for ACN to Jonathan? Ondo state did the same thing. |
dreezybines:Professor Wole Soyinka. Bad Belle it is allowed. |
dreezybines:Professor Wole Soyinka. Bad Belle it is allowed. |
bellotaofeek:You should be a Prophet. God will answer your prayers too. Things will be fine. No mountains too high to climb. |
Wike sef understand politics small. |
My own Yatch is a bit bigger than this. |
juman:No Nigerian Senator get their money. |
Sex before marriage? These are weighty points. Notwithstanding sex education should be taken seriously. The advantages and disadvantages are equal. Both have their negative and positive stand. |
optional1:Haaaaaaa ! I doubt the verity of your claim. |
“On May 23, 1986, four young people were killed at
the Ahmadu Bello University. I am saying this
because somebody has said we are supporting this
quit notice. Prof. Ango Abdullahi was the Vice
Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University.
“When those students were killed by the police, he
came out and said only four students were killed.
That angered Nigerians, particularly Nigerian
students, and there were protests. One of the
universities where that protest was very successful
was the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
“The man who led that protest was the late Chima
Ubani. The state did not like that there was a
national protest against the killing of students. The
government did not arrest people in the North; they
did not arrest students who were demonstrating in
the West.
“The Babangida regime went for Chima Ubani and
arraigned him and eight of his colleagues under a
military decree that required that they be sentenced
to death. I left Lagos and went to Enugu to defend
those young men and we got them freed. When they
returned to campus, the Vice Chancellor expelled
them. Again, I went to court and got them freed.
“This story is important because a Hausa Vice
Chancellor invited police and they killed four young
Hausa people. Nigerian students protested and an
Igbo young man led that protest in the East against
injustice. There are lawyers in the east, but a
Yoruba lawyer from the west went to free them.
“So, we must look at those things that tie us
together and not those ones that the ruling class
are using to divide our people. Poverty is the same
all over the country; injustice is injustice all over.
There is no nation without challenges and there is
no nation without problems. It is the ability of a
nation to rise to the challenge that matters.
“Those who are talking about restructuring, many of
them are talking in the air. We must concretise this
now. You can’t have political restructuring without
economic restructuring. If you are talking about
restructuring, you can’t be selling the assets of the
country to individuals.
“How can a serious nation be giving oil blocks to
individuals when states are broke. You are not
giving these oil blocks to states. States are not
buying electricity companies. We have just been
informed that what is owed to pensioners who have
served our fatherland is N300 billion. Just this
week, the Federal Government released N701 billion
to those who bought our electricity companies.
Initially, they were given N300 billion. That is over
one trillion naira to manage darkness in our country.
So, please, let us begin to ask relevant questions.
“On the national conference, don’t be carried away
because power is not given without a fight. Those
who want implementation of the recommendations
of the conference should be prepared for a struggle
with Labour and with progressive extraction of the
civil society.
“The most important recommendation is never
touched by the ruling class. The most important
recommendation is chapter two of the constitution
that the fundamental objective of the state shall be
made justiciable. In other words, right to education,
right to health, right to unemployment benefits and
living minimum wage, which are all set out in that
chapter.
“Those who are talking of restructuring and
federalism are not interested in these areas. But we
must all remind them that the Awolowos, the
Ahmadu Bellos and the Azikiwes of this world
addressed social services for our people. That is no
longer the case. So, please this talk about
restructuring and federalism must be concretised.
“You can’t be going to Abuja every month to take
money and yet, you are talking of true federalism.
True federalism means you must produce what you
need in your area and then, we can ask everybody
to pay.."
Credits: Femi Falana, SAN. Food is ready Lalasticlala. |
igbodefender:Prof Itsejuwa Sagay Welcome. |
Excerpt: Zik Interview with New Nigeria in 1975 ........... Again, however, when the 1954 constitution conference started, my good friend, Chief Obafemi Awolowo tabled a motion to the effect that in the new constitution, provision should be made that any state which feels like seceding should do so. I was opposed to it and said ‘no’ and said that once we have a federation, we are indivisible and perpetual. That was when we began to use that expression - ‘The Indivisibility and perpetuity of the federation’ - and that to secede would amount to treason. And so, a debate ensued. The Secretary of State then was Oliver Littleton, later Lord Chandos and he was very much interested and that was his first time in saying that the people of African descent were people actually debating at a high level. So a full day was given to Chief Awolowo to make his points. He spoke brilliantly as a lawyer. He made his points why secession should be incorporated in the constitution. He cited the case of the Soviet Union which is a federation, and that secession is written there so that any state in the Soviet Union can secede at will. He also cited the case of Western Australia and eventually he finished his case and was applauded. We adjourned. The next day, I had to reply. I availed myself of the opportunity to, well, demolish the arguments of my friend and I cited the case of United States which based its constitution on that of the Swiss Confederation. That is Switzerland. I pointed out a case, I think, that of Texas versus White, where Mr. Salmon Chase, the Chief Justice laid down the principle - he was really an arbiter - that the union was intended to be perpetual and indivisible and that any attempt to divide the union by secession was treasonable. The North (NPC) supported Action Group. The question was then: Should we have secession? The Colonial Office came to our rescue. You know, the usual principle of Britain - ‘divide and rule’ (laughs) but this time, it was in our favour. So, the colonial office backed us. Lord Chandos said that on the face of the arguments before him it would be suicidal to incorporate secession in our constitution and that is why we have section 86 in our constitution that if any region or state should secede, then it will be an act of treason and that was what led to this war, because Col. Ojukwu seceded and so violated the constitution. Credit: Babafemi Ojudu My Lords, Spiritual and Temporal. Seun and The Moderators. |
optional1:The next thing will be that those Mods will now close the thread of the original owner. Don't cheat the gods. They could be angry. The gods are watching. |
optional1:Another man posted this in Nairaland and you give it a new topic. Hmmmmm. One of tomorrow leader's. You will get to Senate begin change the rules. |
Please any update from Agege Stadium Venue of the Lagos Recruitment. |
