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Cine:You need to know about something before you question it. I'm sure you dont know so much about evolution theories like big b-a-n-g. The work of the winner of the last nobel prize in physics is something you might like to read. Someone showed that the universe is expanding. Maybe very soon, this proven fact would realize telepathy. For all I care, science has done more good than religion. That I think is the problem with most theist (esp black ones). How can you condemn something that you have not taken time to consider? All you do is accept what your pastor tell you. Just keep believing. If you notice, most atheist are intellectuals. It's very likely that they have taken their time to consider both sides of the coin. On the other hand, theists (esp christains) would not even think for a second that there's another possibility. You keep thinking there's only one way, there're many ways as there are infinite number of circles from a point. Let's break it down, since most persons cant think. God is all knowing, yes or no? If yes, he knew Adam would sin, right? How can you reconcile this with the free will theory? It means that Adam was doomed from the start. same way Judas was doomed, same way God already knows some persons here will go to hell fire even before they are born. Now that's contradictory, right? When did God create hell fire? How can an all loving and all forgiving God create a place of torment for His own creations? Creations that are doomed already. Like Einstein said (I believe this too), "I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty." I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings. The answer to the poster's question is to reconsider the story. You can not justify the creation of the forbidden tree if the story is false itself. I'm not saying it is. I'm just asking you to reconsider. The big question is: Why are you a chistain or a musmim? Is that an exercise of your free will? Are you one because of your environment or because you think its safer to believe in something? Take some time and think. Thinking can be the most difficult things to do, especially when it is about the fundamentals |
I just heard boko haram claimed responsibility for the loss. ![]() wetin we no go hear for 9ja? |
montelik:All the fans ever wanted was to take his team to the nations cup as he promised. He promised to deliver. I can remember Siasia promising spanking some teams. With all the resources at his disposal, the fans dont want apologies. There's no excuse for failing to deliver. We would sit back and watch teams like Niger, Burkina Faso, Lybia, Sudan playing the nations cup. |
Reaction from Nigeria coach Samson Siasia to their exit from the tournament today. "We want to apologise to all Nigerians. We have not qualified for the Nations Cup and we take responsibility as a team," Siasia said. "We did our best, we dominated the game, we created chances, but we failed to take our chances and we gave up a last minute goal. "We understand the frustration of the fans because they love their team so much. But sometimes, football can be cruel."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9610886.stm I'm not sure he understands the frustration of the fans. |
scopusng:On to penalties now, Goossshhhhhhhh, that was silly of Ike Shoromu, he caught the ball and still placed it into the net. Nigeria 2 Guinea 1, still on penalties ![]() |
scopusng:Yeah the match is still on. They are on extra time now and they just gave Okocha red card. Kanu missed a goal just now, but with Adepoju and Yekini's fire, I hope we can win the cup. ![]() you need a link, check www. nairaland. tv |
When GEJ "banned" Nigeria from playing in all football competitions for two years, we thought he was stupid. Dont blame Siasia or the team. The whole Nigerian football system needs an overhauling. Time to resume the ban. |
This is good especially for Sirleaf (didnt know the others before now). I just hope it has not been politicized, its just 4 days to her re-election. I'm sure she would have an overwhelming victory this time. I thought the award would be connected to the resolution of the crisis in Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Don't see what significant thing Sirleaf did this year toward peace, seems like a long deserved award (maybe 3/4 yrs ago). Anyway, congratulations to her and the others. |
EPOMA:If that's what he said, then , we just have to wait and see. Both teams struggling for one goal. He said God showed him the player that would score the goal(a player from Guinea). And that the goal would decide the match. He's not revealing the player's name not to endanger him. Unless the goal would be an own goal, then since he has watched the full match in his vision and he didn't see any Nigerian scoring, 9ja don loose be that. lol |
If Taiwo does not direct his shots well, he can score an own goal in the second half, 63 mins to be precise. But with prayers or if he gets injured before then, this can be averted. How's that for a prophesy? 9ja get prophets sha. Even England get their own pope. No let them hear am for Vatican o. That poster wan resume those ancient wars by that statement. For real, TB Joshua did not give a prediction. He only discussed football (afterall he said he loves the game). He said what he thinks MIGHT happen and what COULD be done to avert disaster. In my mind, its only a DISCUSSION or his opinion, or am I missing something? But like most persons have said, there are more pressing issues in 9ja to discuss and pray for in a chuch service. But football is an opium in 9ja these days, u blame the pastor? |
This is a welcome development to discipline the players. Just some reservations. The fine should be a standard, not just a one time incident. Why $5K? If a player from Eyimba arrives late to camp, would be be fined $5k? Or is it because we all know his salary? I just think there should be a baseline for such fines and they should be standardized. |
bcy:If you have a good internet facility, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/documentation/index.html and download the oracle documentation library. You can also get Oracle Database software from the site. The documentation contains beginner guides for installation and Oracle database management. Pay attention to the guide "Oracle Database Concepts" since you are just starting. If you intend to be a specialist in Oracle Database and related technologies, you must have and also get very familiar with the documentation. By the way, the documentation library is free (the software is also free for educational purposes). For certification, you can get certification guides, videos, exam dumps, etc but most of them are developed from (and refer to) this documentation library. |
ogrin:I dont see what is "mouth watering" here. Am I missing something? with respect to the capital level discussed here, I see 2.25 - 2.50% for 30 days, 2.50 - 2.75% for 60 days, and 2.75 - 3.00% for 90 days. It doesn't seem to be better than the rates from the top banks. @sandra5284, thanks for the tips |
@IykeD, thanks for the info. For FG bonds, not sure about the current coupons, but someone gave this I just bought #10m worth of FGN Bond maturing in 2016 with 11.49 yearly interest. Every 6 months I get a cheque of #574,500.recently on https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-768325.32.html. Not a bad bargain, I think. @sandra5284 For 5M they will give you 10% per annum.A friend of mine deposited 4.5M and they give her 88k every 3month which is about 8I guess u were refering to kakawa discount house (or other smaller banks?). This is really good info, best I've seen on deposits lately. Please could you tell us more? I'm interested. Thanks. Sandra, about bonds, though the govt may be irresponsible in indebtedness, I think the current outlook suggests that it is still a safe investment in Nigeria. They can always print money to pay their local creditors, its just going to have adverse effects on the economy (high inflation rates, value of naira suffering, etc), but the investor's fund will be safe (even if it wont have the same/better value in the long run). |
@IykeD well said, its no longer attractive since most persons don't have the patience to wait for the investment to compound. Like @sandra5284 said, discount houses give higher interest rates, but I don't think they are very reliable in Nigeria (my opinion). Don't know if they are covered by NDIC scheme when they go broke (are they?) what we need here is safe investment, right? Bonds and bills are safer (FG and State Bonds, dunno abt private bonds, never tried it). still waiting for the answers to the @OP's question, what are the interest rates and least charges with Nigerian banks? Dunno for most banks, GTB offers like 2.8% for 5M (30 days), some months ago it was around 3.25%. I saw an offer of around 4.25% on over 10M for 180 days tenor (abt 5 months ago). so far, that's the best I've seen from them. |
@UncleJJ, FD are based on compound interests (if you rollover) but just some clarifications You just have to understand "compound interest" to make your deposits any "fun".the interest is per annum and not 30 days as it might look in ur calculations (maybe that wasnt ur intentions). For the first example, the actual amount u'll get after 30 days on 5M at 4% is 200/12 = N16,666, then you rollover the amount and apply the 4% rule and divide by 12 to get the interest for the following month. You see, FD is not a very attractive investment, and these days its rare to have rates up to 4% for 5M. Most banks would give you btw 2.8-3.5%. Like someone said, FD is just for keeping initial investments. |
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I think the things we are exposed to when we are very young affect our career choices more than our gifts (if we ever have the opportunity to discover them). If a successful lawyer wants to "dictate" the career of his child, he can cultivate the interest in the child at a very young age. Make him/her love the career from infancy. The child would make the choice naturally. As the child gets older, it gets difficult. |
Actually, it was my idea. |
maitama, Abuja, 22-23+ hours daily, sometimes 24 hrs |
I did a simple wikipedia search on Islamic/non-interest banking and I read a review on a paper that addressed how this banking system can improve economies in view of the global recession. Speaking from an economic frame of mind, this form of banking has very good incentives for trade and investment. Hence, I don't see anything wrong with this form of banking. I think the problem here is that most persons are focusing on the "Islamic" connotation. That is just to indicate that its derived from Islamic/Sharia principles. Many western countries (US and England for example) practice this form of banking. Nigeria has a large population of Muslims that would patronize this banking system (I even read somewhere that it doesn't discriminate on religious grounds, though I doubt if that'll be applicable in Nigeria). I'll advise that we should focus on the concept and benefits rather than on the name. Most persons comments here are sentimental (religiously) without having knowledge of this system of banking. I believe we are literates in this forum, let us look at this objectively and give "economic" criticisms to this idea instead. By the way, I'm not in favor of Muslim leaders "defending" and Christian leaders "condemning" this concept. I beg everyone to limit this issue to what it is - an economic issue. Let us not turn it into a religious war or something. It is not about religion, it is about banking. I am a Christian anyway |
Here we go again, Despite weeks of election ballot scrutiny by forensic experts at the Delta state election petition tribunal and desperate efforts by the Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, to abort today's ruling in Asaba, election petition tribunal judges ruled today that Mr. Uduaghan was "validly" elected during the January 6th 2011 re-run elections.Sahara reporters |
Quote from Kizini @hectorblaze: Marriage decisions are what you need caution in making a final decision as to who becomes your Life partner. As a prospective husband, you should be looking for a" partner" the word partner emphasizes the kind of person you should look out for! One who shares same belief, Idealogy or someone who has same line of thought as you. As a husband you need to provide for your household both Materially and spiritually as well, now my questions is why enter into a marriage that a line has been drawn on religious differences?Moderator, With this, I think this thread should be closed before it becomes a religious thread. There can't be a better advise. When I come to romance thread, I look for romance not religious arguments. Please let's stick to romance here (I believe I'm speaking the minds of others) |
Supporters of Boko Haram speaking up. I didn't expect less from them. Afterall they used Boko Haram to rig their elections. They are trying to protect themselves. JTF should go ahead. Fish them out, prosecute them. Let justice be done. If they grant them amnesty, then it would become a pattern in Nigeria. It should suggest that Nigeria is weak. Nigeria must show how strong they are. Boko Haram "soldiers" are not as trained as our soldiers. Just declare war on them. No turning back. BTW: the next thing you would hear is "MINISTRY OF BOKO HARAM". Nigeria is just a comedy |
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Whatever happened to the Hippocratic Oath? |
dude, can u create a business edition of this article please? Something short, thanks |
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be added to the list of nominees to head the Ministry of Financehttp://dailytimes.com.ng/article/list-ministerial-nominees |
This is very good news to the kidnapped and their parents. But just like most of these kind of stories, the details are not given. I think they secretly negotiated with the kidnappers and paid them the ransom. Then out of shame about their incompetencies, they come up with this story. Hope my skepticism would be forgiven if I'm wrong. I just dont have faith in the Nigerian police. I don't believe they conduct any kind of investigation or search. In Nigeria, its every man for himself. Most kidnap stories are settled by paying the kidnappers, or the kidnapped escapes. Very few are resolved by the police. In the case of these persons, I think the govt agreed to pay or resolve this issue cos they are corpers. |
Goal.com World Player of the Week #109: Odion Ighalo (Castrol Ranking: N/A) Club: Granada Country: Nigeria Age: 22 Role: Forward Achievement: Scored the goal that saw Granada return to La Liga Granada returned to the Primera Division in Spain after a 35-year absence on Saturday evening, and Odion Ighalo was the man who sparked celebrations. The 22-year-old, on loan from Italian club Udinese, netted the opening goal in their 1-1 draw against Elche in the second-leg of their promotion play-off. It was Ighalo’s wonderful solo strike after 27 minutes that eventually saw the Andalucian side gain promotion to the Spanish first division on the away goals rule. http://www.goal.com/en/news/2318/world-player-of-the-week/2011/06/20/2539531/world-player-of-the-week-odion-ighalo-granada |
3:56am: over 16 hours over the blast, no comments from GEJ. They have set up JTF for Boko Haram (nothing new). Different news agencies reporting different number of casualties. With the FOI act, I demand to see a complete report of the bomb blast (I hope that is not in anyway personal or inhibiting their "investigations". My guess is that this might be swept under the carpet, so I want to do my own kind of investigation. I think the government know these Boko Haram people, I'm sure they know their supporters. If they don't, like someone suggested, let us use corruption to our own advantage. Catch one of them (not difficult to catch one I think), and bribe him to unveil the names and provide evidence. Even US and advanced countries do this. They call it "cutting a deal for immunity". I wonder what those SSS are doing. They didn't even have a hint that something like that was going to happen. With the prevalence of these attacks in Nigeria, shouldn't they have at least some undercover BokoHaram operatives to "leak" their plans? |
