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AreaFada2:
. Since u hv no evidence of any abuse, do not claim such as if it was biblical truth. At best be neutral since the dead is not here to dispute such claim. A woman apparently capable of physical harm to the point of killing, who's to say she wasn't the one abusing him physically and emotionally hiding behind the western legal system that favours women? What stopped her from leaving? A man stands to lose more in divorce in America.

Exactly.

They need to sentence this girl to death.

You can't go around killing people because you object to who they sleep with.

Goodluck Jonathan's contracts given to street urchins and thugs for election support has now turned them into prominent statesmen?

Ihuomadinihu:
I don't take this kind of threads serious anymore. It's a big shade on the womenfolk and single sisters. I wonder how and why our society automatically blames a woman for being single. Will the woman marry herself? More single ladies mean more single men. I know many virtuous born again sisters that still unmarried. Is it a woman's fault if she is unmarried at a certain age?
The bible says,'He that finds a wife finds a good thing'. It is the responsibility of men to find wives. More single ladies mean that single men are not doing what should be done.

Sit there waiting for men to find you as part of their responsibility.

No problem.

You will end up like this when you are close to expiry date.

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Naijasinglegirl:
poster just created a thread like this without interviewing me. na wa o

{Puts microphone at her mouth}

Oya, tell us ya stori.

Stillfire:
There are more men than women in Nigeria. There would be more men in Nigeria not married than women unless you want to claim some dodgy statistics now. I guess focusing on women is more catchy when we talk about marriage . The economy is not viable enough for marriage so more Nigerian men than women are not getting married either.

Suitors will always come, so Nigerian women in Nigeria have a large pool of numbers to choose from. So it makes sense that it's their parents spoiling things for them and not because there's scarcity of men.

I always say it here that Nigerian parents will baby you till you or them die, especially as a female. Some people wanted to crucify one time because I advised one girl that she needs to start challenging her parents decisions when it comes to her life. This is the end result 30-40 year old girls that cannot stand up to their parents, bloody hell.

Nigerian women you need to stand up to your parents. I have already re-trained my parents ages ago.

They don't have a large pool of suitors to choose from for marriage.

They have a large pool of suitors to choose from for sex.

Unfortunately, it is the former they want but the latter they can get.

If they can get the former, many would not be single today and moaning about it.

lalasticlala:
Mosunmola Abudu, usually known as Mo Abudu, is a talk show host, TV producer, media personality, human resources management consultant, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She has been described by Forbes as Africa's Most Successful Woman.




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So, basically, she is jobless?

cococandy:
The more single women out there, the more single men.

I know plenty of guys that age who are still single.
Why is nobody on their case?
Abi the ladies go marry themselves?

#rolls eye.

Because the men are not the ones desperate to marry.

And they have a better opportunity to marry if they change their minds and want to.

Bachelorhood is normally desired. Spinsterhood is normally not.

I am not surprised this woman stated she did not commit any crime.

Corruption was not stealing a crime under Jonathan's government.

She would soon know it was a crime under Buhari.

EggovinMma:
How can he marry a woman without seeking for her HIV status? Who does that? He was very careless! HIV no dey show for face na,he just slept with a woman and married her just like that?! It's really a stupid kind of careless if you ask me!

I no know say that is the norm in Nigeria at the moment o.

HIV testing before marriage.

EggovinMma:



The man is also a careless man!

How is he careless?

KingEbukasBlog:
Kiki Osinbajo and her baby sister are the daughters of Nigeria's Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Sorry I couldn't get the name of Kiki's baby sister (she's the one in the fourth pic ) Aint they beautiful women ?

Source : http://www.kingebuka.com/2015/04/exclusive-photos-of-vice-president.html

The kid sister appears to have mental issues.

What is with that useless nose ring?

Pastor Fraud Tuberculosis Joshua, who are the people that would carry out a violent revolt before if not youths?

Old age pensioners?

Middle aged family people?

So what is the prediction?

mmsen:
There is only one region that struggles to find enough teaching staff for both schools and universities.

We all know which one that is.

We should all be able to see why by now.

Jonathan is the first one to attempt to seriously tackle the problem by establishing facilities within that region.

Nigeria's power sector has been a mess for decades - how do you expect Jonathan to completely fix the problem in six years? How naive can you be?

Roads in Nigeria are much better today than they were 10 years ago and I'm glad to see work still being done on major roads. Again, it is an ongoing process, much like the electricity issue but you fail to understand this. It is all about progress, which is being made. Improvements have been made with the airports but you would prefer to pretend as if nothing has happened. Stella Oduah did not attempt to hide her purchase because she was under the belief that she was entitled to such according to longstanding rules, a sign of the wastage that has long been a part of Nigerian public life. That was a mistake that put Jonathan in a conundrum but very different from the open corruption that Yar'adua's own wife practiced whereby she was taking bribes for oil contracts - there is nothing in the rules for that.

I am not saying that Jonathan was a perfect man or president but he had good ideas which he has implemented and which will allow Nigeria to prosper in the long run.

Even today a new deal has been signed for nuclear power - let us hope that the incoming administration do not scupper the deal in the name of petty politics.

There is only one region that struggles with teaching staff?

And you were the one telling me to educate myself?

My friend, go and educate yourself.

Half of teachers in Nigerian schools do not have the required qualification to teach. Of the half that have the required qualifications, by international standards, 99% of them are quacks which advanced societies would wonder how anyone can state they are qualified to teach but our teachers training colleges dash them qualifications.

That is an education for you about the primary and secondary level in Nigeria.

When we come to universities, 60% of university lecturers in Nigeria do not possess a doctorate. We have Masters students as lecturers at existing universities.

So Jonathan's priority was to build 9 more structures and call it universities and people like you call it "achievement".

Who are the people going to staff the "universities"?

That is more education for you about Nigeria.

So your argument is that Jonathan cannot do anything in 6 years to the power sector.

6 years, not 6 months o?

But he can build Almajiri schools and you scream "achievements".

And you said he knows priorities?

If he can't do anything in 6 years why is he volunteering to lead?

Show me a federal road in Nigeria that is up to world standard after SIX YEARS of Jonathan's rule.

So you agree Stella Oduah engaged in wastage, but the Jonathan "that understands priority" decided that was what Nigeria needs in leadership? That is part of Jonathan's great ideas?

mikron:
u are the one with foolish assumptions here, you keep calling jonathan corrupt and paying for corruption, Did u see him doing that? I asked u was obasanjo not corrupt? U re here insulting B when A was worse as a leader, u re all here pouncing on the man because he is naturally quite and unassuming. The man had conceeded defeat why all these hate?

You are a fooool. So what are the reports in a London court about the participation of the president and chief justice with Etete loot?

mmsen:
The Federal government during Jonathan's tenure has built roads, replaced key railway lines and refurbished existing airports as well as building new ones.

What roads?

How does Lagos-Ibadan expressway look today? World class?

What about Ore-Benin?

What airport?

MMA is up to standard of even a regional airport in Europe?

You mean when they touch up things poorly and then loot the money is what you refer to?

The same money meant for airports that Stella Oduah used $1.6m dollars to buy 2 cars and Jonathan supported her without shame?

mmsen:
The same administration built more universities in the north than any northern administration ever has. Built more schools than any northern president or governor has, ever. Education is always a priority, investing in people is the most important investment that a government can make. If you do not invest in knowledge and skills then your people will always struggle - like it or not this is why northern Nigeria is the way that it is. It is because of the lack of educational opportunities for northern children that so many end up on the street and are then prey for groups such as Boko Haram.

Please show us your stats that proves Jonathan built more schools than any Northern President and Governor.

Which universities?

You mean if you build any structure and label it "University", then it is a university?

Nigeria does not have enough academic staff to work in existing university, where is the sense in building 50,000 more universities?

And you talk about priorities?

mmsen:
Measures were taken to rejuvenate the power infrastructure. More power is being generated, it is now for the DISCOs to do their job, those are private enterprises, not government.

The PIB is on the table, the local content bill passed, the banking sector is more stable than it has been in decades.

Because you do not understand the role of government and you have no patience to see how policy will influence economics in the long run, you fail to appreciate what the Jonathan administration has done for Nigeria. I suggest that you educate yourself on the difference between the Federal government, the state governments and the private sector.

So your support of Jonathan is not based on what he has done, but what he plans or promises to do?

In 6 years, what has he done for power?

Then tell us what a competent person could have done in 6 years to Nigeria's power generation.

I don't understand economics?

You do?

Where is your understanding of economics and government when you refer to building of universities despite knowing you don't have the resources to staff them?

I am the one that needs to learn?

walata2011:
Neglecting the south west region is one of the biggest mistake he made, and the people he related with in the south west were those with questionable character. South West stood solidly by GEJ during the 2011 election, but got little in return from his government.
You said it all, there are things he should have done differently, but this should serve as a lesson for the incoming government. Nigerians are wiser now and power of social media can not be underestimated, information moves faster.

He was a "good man" mixing with convicted crook, Bode George.

He was a "good man" mixing with wanted crook, Kashamu.

He was a "good man" mixing with confirmed rigger, Obanikoro.

Very, very, very good man.

mmsen:
My point is that Buhari could have campaigned about the plight of education in northern Nigeria - instead he chose to make noise about Sharia.

He has a warped sense of priorities.

So in your attempt to show Jonathan is better than Buhari, you decided to employ some bias by picking a thing Jonathan did and then say "Oh, Buhari should have campaigned for this, not that?

When we talk about warped sense of priority, why are you not telling us that Jonathan should have been campaigning to stop corruption, rather than build almajiri schools?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or corruption?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or power?

Is Nigeria's priority almajiri schools or infrastructure?

Can you now see how warped your thinking and argument itself is? Picking and choosing what pleases you as an argument.

mmsen:
Buhari has committed his fair share of atrocities.

Who knows what Lagos would be like now if it had the metro system that Jakande had planned. Buhari put an end to that by paying the 78 million dollar penalty fee instead of allowing the project to go ahead for 120 million dollars and complete the project.

Buhari is the clown who interfered when the Jonathan administration sought to attack Boko Haram by claiming that to do so would be an 'attack on the North'.

Buhari is the man who has done nothing but campaign for Sharia law for the north, as if that was/is the biggest concern. Why did he not campaign against child-brides? Almajiris? Poor educational attainment by northern children? Poor healthcare? Fistula? Polio? He could have campaigned against any number of problems that northern Nigeria faces, real issues that have made life for people there unbearably difficult, instead he chose to hide behind religion.

Jonathan has put in place schools for northern almajiri students. Why is the Federal government having to do the job of the state officials? What have they been doing for the past 50 years that they still do not have sufficient schools for their abundant children? How are they supposed to become eligible for decent employment if they are not given the opportunity to get the qualifications necessary? Why did Buhari not campaign about this issue?

That is why I can comfortably say that Jonathan is a good man compared to Buhari. He is far from perfect but the silence on genuine matters and the ignorance that Buhari and his ilk have displayed are the core reasons why Boko Haram has become such a menace and why one half of the nation is so far behind when it comes to human development indices.

Before we go into this.

Are you saying it is Buhari's responsibility for Almajiri education?

mikron:
was obasanjo a saint? Who signed out $16,000,000,000 out for power projects without building any? In ur own definition of governance that one is not corruption abi? I get angry when people like u do handpicked criticism

What has Obasanjo got to do with "Is Jonathan good"?

How do you know what my opinion about Obasanjo is?

You should get angry about your fooolish assumptions.

mikron:
another f00lish comment, if he does not care about his people would he have willingly conceeded defeat? When last did u see people conceding defeat in this country without rioting? If he had not conceeded defeat do u know how many people would have been killed? maybe u would be running helter shelter for cover by now, cos I'm very sure of the massive riots and killings that would have been going on now in naija. He peacefully conceeded defeat because he is a peaceful man and he cared. End of story

What stupidity!

What makes you sure it is because he cared for his people he conceded defeat?

He could not have conceded defeat because he saw he lost and knew he was going to lose?

He could not have conceded defeat because he is scared of dying by a bullet from a military take over?

Yours is the fooolish comment.

mmsen:
There is nothing perfect under the sun as such everything becomes a question of relativity and what is best.

In the case of Buhari vs Jonathan only a fool would argue that Buhari is a wise choice.

'Good' is a useless term in this instance. 'Better' is more appropriate.

So, at least we have arrived at the right conclusion that you are in essence saying he is not good.

Now a completely different argument. How is he better than Buhari?

mmsen:
Buhari has committed his fair share of atrocities.

Who knows what Lagos would be like now if it had the metro system that Jakande had planned. Buhari put an end to that by paying the 78 million dollar penalty fee instead of allowing the project to go ahead for 120 million dollars and complete the project.

Buhari is the clown who interfered when the Jonathan administration sought to attack Boko Haram by claiming that to do so would be an 'attack on the North'.

Buhari is the man who has done nothing but campaign for Sharia law for the north, as if that was/is the biggest concern. Why did he not campaign against child-brides? Almajiris? Poor educational attainment by northern children? Poor healthcare? Fistula? Polio? He could have campaigned against any number of problems that northern Nigeria faces, real issues that have made life for people there unbearably difficult, instead he chose to hide behind religion.

Jonathan has put in place schools for northern almajiri students. Why is the Federal government having to do the job of the state officials? What have they been doing for the past 50 years that they still do not have sufficient schools for their abundant children? How are they supposed to become eligible for decent employment if they are not given the opportunity to get the qualifications necessary? Why did Buhari not campaign about this issue?

That is why I can comfortably say that Jonathan is a good man compared to Buhari. He is far from perfect but the silence on genuine matters and the ignorance that Buhari and his ilk have displayed are the core reasons why Boko Haram has become such a menace and why one half of the nation is so far behind when it comes to human development indices.

How does how bad Hitler or Rasputin was got to do with "is Jonathan a good man or not"?

The fact that you need to find some "negative" to compare him with before he looks good is enough to say you know he is not a good man.

"Is Ajegunle a good place to live?"

"Well, it is better than Makoko because it is not flooded, so it is a very good place to live even though it is not perfect."

Can you see how senseless that sounds?

itsdumebi:
in saying Good man...i mean soft...pls understand

Yes, he is soft, not a good man.

Soft as a result of weakness, lack of confidence, insecurity and probably lack of high intellect.

Not soft as a result of being good or pious, as your write-up might have misled people.

The man is not a good man. He did not mind seeing Nigeria destroyed by selfish interests. And he was willing to help, support and reward these selfish cabal without second thoughts.

mmsen:
No, it is not.

People (adults and children) voted Buhari into office, not because he has a reputation as an excellent administrator, orator or intellectual but because of his reputation for being honest, his dealings with Abacha notwithstanding.

The argument was made that Jonathan cannot be a good man because of the people in his party and administration.

Buhari has many of the people who were formerly in the PDP in his own party and has men like Tinubu and El-Rufai seemingly in his circle.

So my question is - how can Buhari be a good man when he has so many thieves in his circle?

The question is "Is Jonathan a good man or not".

Not "Is a Jonathan a good man when compared to Buhari, Escobar or Willy Wonka".

mmsen:
Isn't that what Buhari is doing?

Is Tinubu any better than the people that Jonathan has around him?

What has referring to Buhari got to do with Jonathan is not a good man

This is as stupid asking:

"Isn't that what Pablo Escobar is doing?

Are drug dealers any better than the people that Jonathan has around him?"

lozanni:
@Ops, your analysis was very lucid and true.
In politics, you must pander or agree with vital interest groups and shed encumbrances that will drown you politically for example , Abba Moro should have been made to resign after the immigration debacle,heads in the military and intelligence community should have been made to roll for the botched American rescue of the Chibok girls among other issues.

The lives of the job applicants that died and those of the Chibok girls did not matter to the "good man".

Good man?

Nonsense.

Keneking:
I reserve my comment...might be banned for life

No power, no fuel, no good roads, no security, high corruption. Mention one that is not correct.

He also forgot to include his incompetence.

The write-up is rubbish.

How can you label a man who does not care about his people, long suffering people, a good man?

Nonsense.

itsdumebi:
THE MISTAKES OF PRESIDENT JONATHAN

My name is Dumebi Ifeanyi and I am a political animal. This article is in no way meant to insult/derogate the personality of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Its main motive is to show his mistakes and what he ought to have done.
I feel compelled to write this article in order for aspiring young politicians like myself to learn from the mistakes of one whose actions led to the near destruction of a great party which I dearly support. Many might be pleased, many might not, but affairs of state ought to be seen/stated for the way they are and not the way they ought to be. So let’s begin…..

His Nature

Any good, prudent leader knows that in order to thrive and grow in politics, he ought to know how to be Soft and Hard, Jonathan is a good man…an overly good man and in politics ‘soft/good men’ don’t go very far. He found himself in several situations where he was supposed to take the best possible action which might have been seen as morally ‘bad’.
You see, in politics and governance as a whole, you are required to be objective….certain circumstances require that you do that which might be viewed as morally ‘bad’, but in order for your government to stand, for your people to survive and for your position to remain, you must take these actions. There are situations whereby you do that which is viewed as morally ‘good’ and you will come to absolute ruin.

Image

How the people see their leader is also very important.GEJ did not manage his image well; he was viewed by the people as ‘weak’ because of his lack of charisma and confidence.

The Love of the people

Of all the mistakes that will be stated here, please pay very good attention to this one….NEVER EVER LOSE THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE!! This is Paramount! Why? The power truly lies with the PEOPLE!
Jonathan came into power with the love of the people (the ‘I had no shoes’ story), everyone loved him but along the line, he made the people lose faith in him, especially after the Chibok girls issue.

Media/Chibok girls

The Media controls the minds of the people. President Jonathan made grave mistakes in managing the media’s representations of his actions. His leadership skills were already not to impressive and the media was not helping matters, even when he appeared to make a little improvement it still did not help as people had already grown fond of getting negative reports about him, so what should he have done? Two things I propose….
1. He should have befriended/enriched some top media house heads, gave them contracts…I mean…everyman has a price.
2. Anyone who refused to be his friend, he would have crushed…how? Influencing the revoking of broadcast licenses, strongarming…..(there a whole lot of ways to deal with them…contact me if you need more..:-)
You might say these are wicked and underhand but anyone who derives joy in destroying me before thousands of people, poisoning their minds and causing me psychological problems has no RIGHT to enjoy while I suffer! I would be foolish to have the means to deal with them and I don’t....:-)
On the chibok girls issue, the president’s lukewarmness caused his great misfortunes, had he immediately given a speech, a good one, a sympathetic one….even if he had no information yet…he would have just addressed the nation and told them that they were working on the matter/ investigating not releasing press statements through Abati….The people needed to know that they had a leader…If they had seen his face, heard his voice…it would have been much better. Had he mobilized the army earlier(or hired mercenaries), had he also given more speeches, speeches that all media houses, TV stations, radio stations would broadcast live(suspending all other programs), supported the Chibok girls campaign, heavily publicized appeals to the AU,UN..etc, these actions could have salvaged his already battered image.
He should also have invested heavily in social media at an early stage, he greatly underestimated it and thought it to be ‘’child’s play’’ but anything causing you great harm and loss of peace of mind is NOT ‘’child’s play’’.


Poor Advisers
A leader’s strength is measured by the advisers/men he has around him. He should have properly vetted those he chose for advisers and he should have weighed his political alliances. He also trusted the wrong people.

Biting the Finger that fed him

His biggest mistake till date is not keeping OBJ satisfied, biting the finger that fed him. You see, those who rise to power on the shoulders of others depend on the fortune and goodwill of him who has elevated them, Jonathan let his rift with OBJ thrive and that was a very, very grave mistake. You see, so far the Old military junta, so far the former military leaders live, Obasanjo is still as relevant as he was in the old days…..He should never have underestimated the power of the Iroko of Owu…he should never have!
In choosing enemies, make sure you know everything about your enemy….his alliances, his strengths. Obasanjo is a man who has ruled this country for a combined 11 years so he knows the inner workings of governance including its weaknesses. GEJ should have been wiser.


He was soft when he had to be firm

He could have salvaged a little of what’s left of his already battered image had he left the likes of Oduah, Abba Moro etc out to dry i.e given them up. He could have successfully built an image of a president who did not condone corruption had he done this, thus increasing the confidence the people had in him.

He associated with the STAINED

A leader should never be found associated with the STAINED, Those who have been publicly labeled as corrupt and evil. He associated himself with men who had been indicted, arrested and had one problem or the other with law enforcement thus giving the opposition media fodder and ‘staining’ himself in the process…come on…never play with ink if you have white clothes on.

Marginalizing the South west

Frankly speaking, He should never have marginalized the south-west…For God sake; they control the media and the Judiciary. I am being very realistic; He should have been friends with those with heavy political influence and should have kept them satisfied early enough. He should have sent more developments and foreign investments their way.

Poor Foundations

Apart from politics, when you build a house on poor foundations it will eventually collapse. GEJ had strong foundations in the SE and the SS but did not in the southwest and in the north, the whole Boko Haram/Chibok girls issue coupled with his Luke warmness destroyed the little he had built there.

In Conclusion, the president’s mistakes were numerous but if he had addressed the few stated above, he could have still been Nigeria’s leader today and I urge all aspiring politicians to draw lessons from his shortcomings than criticize him. Never forget…Politics is not for all, it is for a particular breed of human beings….wanna know if you have got what it takes?…..then Follow me on twitter @itsdumebi_

How come you did not include the fact that he is corrupt and rewards corruption?

OboloMAN:
One person that Okoya [the creator] really hopes the dolls will have a positive impact on is his daughter, who, he explains, once wished she was white.

Nigerian entrepreneur, Taofik Okoya, has created
Nigerian dolls that are outselling the Barbie doll, the
UK Daily Mail is reporting. The paper said according to
Reuters, 9,000 units of the £4.50 (N1,280) dolls are sold per month, taking up 15 percent of Nigeria’s toy market.

According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Okoya decided to make the dolls after he set out to buy a black doll for his niece but could not find any.

The dolls, which are also sold online, have found buyers not only in Nigeria but in America, Brazil and Europe.

In an interview with Elle Magazine, Mr Okoya said
“My mission is to make the Queens of Africa a symbol of hope, trust, and confidence by promoting African history, culture, and fashion.

However, Mr. Okoya, who has been trying to market his dolls in American stores, has been told he can sell them only in specialist stores and not larger department stores but he remains undeterred.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2931846/Nigerian-doll-created-man-couldn-t-black-toy-niece-popular-country-s-outselling-BARBIE.html

He went to buy a black doll for his daughter and could not find one, so what did he do?

He decided to make one.

Good man.

This is unlike majority of Africans like P-Square guys. They would rather stick with the white dolls and even give their daughter a white name because they will think that makes their daughters more cool.

Aliona has now become an African name.

gocare:
To stay to rule a country when you do not have a sufficient power base is simply foolish. And even if you do why would you risk civil war. Far better to seek a mutually beneficial arrangement. Especially when you have a family. After he retired he was killed by a stroke. A result of his high blood pressure.

Please where did you get this info from?

Afam4eva:
I probably would have done what Ogundipe did if i was in his position. I'm saying this as a civilian who has no military background. Ogundipe was simply scared that he'll be wasted just like Aguiyi Ironsi.

And which human beings (bar mentally-ill patients or drugged up addict) do you know that would not be scared of being wasted?

Once you join the army, you are suppose not to fear death?