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Family / Re: Introverts Lounge (Extroverts Pls Keep Off !!) by Ftheophilous(m): 5:13pm On Oct 25, 2019 |
Dathypebruv:please calm down. what's the cause of your depression. Feel free to share. |
Politics / Re: Russia-Africa Forum: See Full Text Of President Buhari's Speech by Ftheophilous(m): 9:10pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
FTC Meanwhile, reading this essay is quite tiring since I don't believe all these are from Buhari. It's like reading some other country's plan since those things don't manifest here. Well... |
Family / Re: Introverts Lounge (Extroverts Pls Keep Off !!) by Ftheophilous(m): 4:08pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
skultrick: I have never commented about my nature before cause I don't really like the Idea of labelling my personality, but some of the responses here really got to me, especially this. I know my contribution may be redundant but trust me it's how I feel inside. Truthfully, I can be quite...no!..very lazy when it comes to task that yield future returns. I try to stimulate myself to achieve or carry out tasks that are ahead of me, but I get bored easily...like...I just get tired of it. All my academic achievements can be attributed to stimulations from my environment. i.e. I was an ace student during my formative years due to compliments and rewards from my family. First year in the university, I became unmotivated towards academics. It was not until I saw the red line that I got reinforced. I thought this to be quite normal but later found out that I can't be productive without facing a trying situation. Sometimes when I get off my shell, I marvel myself with my imaginative prowess. I'm an introvert, I know this because I get worn out easily by being too social. I'm a cynic. I dislike purposefully loud people, superficial people, two-faced people, materialistic people. All in all, you can't see me and know that I am anti-social because I have a concealing mechanism(I'm very funny and it's natural). I hate being what I'm not. example trying to do things to please someone. I hate being taken advantage of(sometimes when I help people, especially girls, you here things like "Theophilous is a gentleman; Theophilous is kind". But I've come to know that being what I'm some people might take advantage of me, so I bring out my inner demon -lol- my alter ego. I hate moving along with the crowd. I don't give value to superficial things. I don't think I can give off a fake life even if paid, because trying to put another cloak on my inner nature is very weary to say the least . phewww...a relief. First time sharing a bit of myself. It's refreshing. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Who Else Is Having This Problem With NIMC by Ftheophilous(m): 2:15pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
TheExecutioner:Yeah. Thank you very much |
Politics / Re: Who Else Is Having This Problem With NIMC by Ftheophilous(m): 1:35pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
Yeah. I thought so too. But I was thinking that the new one will feature my BVN therefore marking the difference. TheExecutioner: |
Politics / Re: Who Else Is Having This Problem With NIMC by Ftheophilous(m): 1:22pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
TheExecutioner: I asked the attendant and she said it is not an issue. I'll try ur suggestion. Thanks |
Phones / Re: Huawei Y6 Prime 2019 VS Tecno C12 Air by Ftheophilous(m): 1:19pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
Simple reply: run from anything tecno. The Y6 is a flagship product and I tell you Huawei products are superb. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Who Else Is Having This Problem With NIMC by Ftheophilous(m): 1:10pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
TheExecutioner:Bro it's not funny for me o. I don't even know where to start from. I can't engage in online transactions or that of any sort due to this ID card problem. I'll very much appreciate it if you can help share for more info. 1 Like |
Politics / Who Else Is Having This Problem With NIMC by Ftheophilous(m): 12:18pm On Oct 24, 2019 |
Due to issues with my bank I finally decide to register for my National ID card and it's turning out to be a disaster. Registered 2 months ago and since then I've not been able to collect the second slip that contains the tracking number. Each time I visit the registration office I'm always disappointed with the constant reply "sorry, it is not ready yet". I am almost going crazy with worry. I registered without my BVN number since I asked the lady attending to me and she said and I quote "there's no issue". Now I'm conflicted. Could it be that mine is not available since I did not register with my BVN or is this a normal thing? I met someone there with the same predicament, but was unable to speak with him; thus, I know that this is not affecting only me. This is very baffling because I introduced a friend to this same centre and he got his in less than 3 weeks(he registered with his BVN). Anyone with similar issue? Please I need information because I want to register again. mods I need your help. OAM4J mynd44 |
Business / Re: Mini Importation Training by Ftheophilous(m): 8:13am On Oct 24, 2019 |
For those dropping their digits here, beware this thread is owned by a scammer. I got information from funlord that this person has been banned before and has stretched his manipulative schemes here so as to scam more people. Please, mods look into this. Mynd44 Farano rocktation naijacutee FOD 1 Like 2 Shares |
Celebrities / Re: Fantana: I Wore Sanitary Pad As My Menses Appeared 30 Minutes To My Performance by Ftheophilous(m): 1:01am On Oct 22, 2019 |
lilianofentse: This is very stupid. Then...if you're black skinned and typing this trash, you're daft. You must be a south African cos I don't see the reason a fellow black will be calling another black 'dirty black skinned' in such a hateful way. Chai. I really feel like spanking some sense into you. See her mouth like 'I prefer Nigerians'. And so? Should we start to twerk for you. 1 Like 1 Share |
Business / Re: Mini Importation Training by Ftheophilous(m): 10:50pm On Oct 18, 2019 |
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Phones / Re: Generic P35 Pro - 6gb Ram Phone Under 31,000 Naira by Ftheophilous(m): 9:45am On Jun 25, 2019 |
Isimiade09:Lol...bro na my phone o...I no dey with dem o 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: What Would A Us-iran Conflict Look Like by Ftheophilous(m): 9:49pm On Jun 24, 2019 |
mysticwarrior: I suspected something of this nature, that was why I wasn't assertive in my first insinuation because I believe the US 'claimed'. They might actually not have been telling the truth. |
Phones / Re: Generic P35 Pro - 6gb Ram Phone Under 31,000 Naira by Ftheophilous(m): 4:58pm On Jun 24, 2019 |
I know about these generic phones and I will tell you, buy them if you know you can afford to waste your hard earned cash. Truthfully buying an original phone from jumia's numerous chinese vendors is tasking and hectic. Some people give up. Well I have my LETV X526, 3GB RAM VERSION. 64GB Internal storage. 16mp rear camera with flash. 8mp front camera. Battery 3000maH. I've been using it for close to 3 months. No trouble no stress. Lest I forget 4G on the dual nano sim, slick design and build. The new advanced fast charge technology (100℅. in 1 hour) Ps: I'm not a mobile accessories vendor or any vendor at all. Just want some of you to imbibe in the joy the chinese companies overseas can bring to us at an affordable price. Interested buyers should contact by call or whatsapp through: 09028878570. Price tag : 35k |
Foreign Affairs / Re: What Would A Us-iran Conflict Look Like by Ftheophilous(m): 11:08am On Jun 24, 2019 |
Note that The US claimed to be on international airspace, so their proposed attack would be justifiable. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: What Would A Us-iran Conflict Look Like by Ftheophilous(m): 11:26am On Jun 23, 2019 |
mysticwarrior:It's not that they really could not respond. The US's response could have claimed 150 civilian lives. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: What Would A Us-iran Conflict Look Like by Ftheophilous(m): 5:49pm On Jun 21, 2019 |
Iran is a growing threat to the US's power in terms of military capabilities. Donald Trump knows this and is finding means possible to put a halt to it. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / What Would A Us-iran Conflict Look Like by Ftheophilous(m): 5:22pm On Jun 21, 2019 |
Just suppose the US president had not changed his mind. What might have happened? The first US strikes would have been limited in scope, targeting Iranian missile sites or radars, either associated with or similar to the ones that shot down the US drone. They would have been accompanied by a clear diplomatic warning to Iran (as appears to have been delivered over-night on Thursday) that this was indeed a limited attack, solely in retaliation for the loss of the US aircraft. Mr Trump also reportedly offered an olive branch; according to reports the message to Tehran - which was relayed through Oman - included a further request for talks. Say the strikes had gone ahead. What would happen then? The next move would be Iran's. According to one report, it responded last night that it was not interested in talks, and gave a warning of its own: "Any attack against Iran will have regional and international consequences," one un-named official told the Reuters news agency. So where might such a conflict go and what would it look like? There are many variables to consider, and it is easier to say what will not happen. The Trump administration may be an implacable foe of the Iranian regime but there is not going to be a full-scale ground invasion of Iran to topple the regime. This is not Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Iran is an altogether more complex challenge both militarily and politically. Some in the White House clearly want regime change. They are likely to be disappointed. So rule out a major land war. Any follow-up Iranian attack on US ships or aircraft would almost certainly be met by an escalation from the Americans. Iranian naval installations, air bases and so on would be hit by aircraft and cruise missiles with the focus, in part, on the Revolutionary Guard Corps whose naval arm appears to have played a prominent role in recent events. Of course the United States can deliver punishing strikes against Iran's military infrastructure. But Iran has the means to strike back too. It can use a variety of measures from mines, swarming small boat attacks or submarines to disrupt operations in the confined waters of the Gulf. Oil tankers could be attacked forcing the Americans to take steps to protect them too. Where the US clearly has an extraordinary advantage is in intelligence gathering and situational awareness. But as the downing of the very sophisticated and hugely expensive drone illustrates, there are significant US vulnerabilities too. All Iran may think it needs to do is to damage or sink a few US warships to make the price of this conflict one that Mr Trump will not want to pay. Any war would be characterised by this "asymmetric" aspect. This term suggests a war of the weak against the strong - two sides with very different goals and very different metrics for success. If a war does break out the US will seek to pummel Iran's armed forces. It would probably go about it in its time-honoured fashion; initially taking down Iranian air defences and so on. But the Iranians simply need to do enough damage to turn US public opinion against the conflict - to make it appear open-ended and uncertain. Iran, if under sufficient pressure, might also seek to spread the conflict more broadly, urging its proxies in Iraq, Syria or elsewhere to attack US targets. In extremis it might even try to prevail upon Hezbollah (in concert with its own forces in Syria) to launch rocket attacks on Israel. The goal would be to demonstrate to Washington that what Mr Trump might see as a short-punitive campaign actually risks setting the region on fire. But why would either country allow themselves to drift into a war? After all, modern conflicts are not "won" in any conventional sense. The Americans should have learnt this lesson all too well from Afghanistan and Iraq. And Iran surely cannot think it can "beat" the United States in any meaningful sense? But the reality is that somewhere between punitive attacks on the one hand and a full-scale conflict on the other, both countries may believe that they can make strategic gains. The US wants to contain Iran. Severely damaging its military capabilities - especially those of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - would serve this purpose. A serious reversal for Tehran might ultimately impact domestic politics in the country, though a war could equally have the unwanted result of consolidating support for the current regime. Iran may be pursuing its own high-stakes version of a "regime change" policy too. It may see the current US administration as aggressive, but equally as indecisive and lacking support from its key western allies. By drawing the Americans into a costly and open-ended conflict, the Iranian leadership may believe that they can absorb the pain while damaging President Trump's chances in the next Presidential race. An Iranian reading of the US political scene may see the Democrats as more likely to return to some kind of nuclear deal and as more willing therefore to relax economic sanctions. The problem for Tehran is that time is not on its side. The economic pressure of sanctions is hitting hard. Iran has relatively few cards to play beyond threatening chaos. Thus it may see escalation as a route out of this crisis. President Trump on the other hand, according to his own tweets, says he is "in no hurry". Let's hope all this discussion is academic. President Trump appeared ready to strike back at Iran after the downing of the drone and then had second thoughts. Many will hope that it is these second thoughts that prevail in the president's mind over the coming days. A war with Iran would indeed be costly and unpredictable. It would neither resolve the problem of Iran's nuclear programme nor of Iran's growing prominence in the region. That was the indirect outcome of Washington's last major war in the Middle East - the destruction of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Conflicts, it should be remembered, have unintended consequences. Source : BBC News |
Politics / Re: Should The Government Place A Ban On The Sales Of Sniper? by Ftheophilous(m): 7:45pm On May 29, 2019 |
Banning sniper will just make those with suicidal tendencies pliable to other options, not forgetting the economic effect of banning a major pest control commodity |
Politics / Re: Asset Declaration: I Have No New Houses, Shares – Buhari by Ftheophilous(m): 2:13pm On May 29, 2019 |
You have no new houses: no change in your number of houses There is no change in the money in your personal account All your cows are gay, hence no change. How do you want to foster change in Nigeria, Much more, moving us to the next level. I SMH for you gullible supporters.. |
Family / Re: My Younger Sister Disrespects Me Alot - Help A First Born. by Ftheophilous(m): 3:15pm On May 24, 2019 |
Uhmmm....Okay... What you are about to hear is from a front row seat first born. Yes I'm a first born in all ways describable as a first born and when I tell my siblings to sit, they dare not remain standing. This is not because I beat them or maltreat them, far from that. Let me explain what happened. My siblings have not always been respectful to me while we were much younger, in fact, my mom will nag at me when I touch them. But what happened?? Let me tell you. An uncle came..This uncle flogs them anytime they talk back at me, doing this made them cultivate the habit of respect for me. What I'm trying to butress here is that if your sibling did not respect you while you guys were younger, it will be harder when you guys are much older. So respecting you has to be of her own accord, Thus you do things attributed to an elder. Another reason could be that you guys have been far apart for too long, so, trying to take the mantle of authority and control her might not sit well with her. What you should have done: You should have tried to reinforce that bridge that had weaken in your relationship before you started imposing authority. I can't really imagine my brother or my sister slapping me, their elder brother. If I was in your shoes, I would have done same. Since your parents know that she hit you back, and they went ahead to support her. It means this bro..trying to bend her is a lost cause, otherwise, you guys will keep on fighting. My advice: Since you are still in school, and you are still receiving allowances from your parents, Let her be. You are not responsible for her future, your parents are. If they can not shape her to be decent, you can't also. If you use force, you might break her (injure her), and that's bad. Do this: Try to distance yourself from her a little, let her live her life, experience is not the best teacher, but trust me, it's the toughest. I'm quite convinced that she's seeing you as a nagger, someone frustrating her life and happiness. Let her make her mistake and let her learn. Protect only when the danger might be too much. trust me, she will come around. you guys can start as friends first before you start imposing authority as an elder sibling. Thank you. 3 Likes |
Education / Re: Christian Student Who Refused To Use Expo , Shocks Exam Officials - See How by Ftheophilous(m): 4:22pm On May 19, 2019 |
ABCthings:If she passed with this "fictional work", then those who passed her are what 1 Like |
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