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Do you use farther and further interchangeably? You’re not alone. These two terms have very similar meanings and English speakers have been using them interchangeably for centuries. However, there are subtle differences between the terms, and the prevailing distinction that informs good usage is fairly straightforward. Let’s take a look.

The widely accepted rule is to use farther to discuss physical distances, as in He went farther down the road.

Further should be used for figurative distance or to discuss degree or extent, as in I wanted to discuss it further, but we didn’t have time. Additionally, you can further, or advance, a project, but you cannot farther a project because farther does not have a verb sense. Further also has an adverbial sense of “moreover; additionally,” so you can say Further, you hurt my feelings, but not Farther, you hurt my feelings.

An ace up your sleeve to using these two words as an informed speaker or writer is knowing that FARTHER has to do with something tangible I.e it can be seen- Omoni went down the tunnel, he could not see Rose, so he went farther to the railway station. On the other hand, FURTHER is abstract in concept. It is figurative because the beauty of its expression lies in words basically-Benjamin still believes that if he had met Linda earlier in life, he would have gone further in his public speaking career.

While the above is a general guide to good usage, the physical vs. figurative distance distinction is not always adhered to in popular usage, a fact that you will find reflected in our definitions for these two terms. However, knowing the difference between good usage and popular usage will set you apart in formal settings and in the company of style-guide devotees.

We hope this explanation has furthered your understanding of these two terms!

Acknowledgement: Dictionary.com
Relevant additions and explanations are made by Omoni.

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erico2k2:
This is the Legal definition of rape
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
prove me wrong.

Which law? Which Section? Don't give me the dictionary definition sir. We are not talking English but Law!

Riclord001:
what of a society where homosexuality is not a crime?

Then the question will be 'does their legal definition of rape address anal penetration?'

erico2k2:
sex don't begin and ends with penetration.Any sort of sexual act against ones will is rape.ie ur manhood pulled north and south

I say No to this sir. It sounds more hilarious than accurate. All other sexual acts except actual penetration do not qualify as rape. They qualify as sexual harassment and not rape. However, all other sexual acts and actual forceful or unwilling sexual intercourse come under the umbrella of sexual harassment. Thank you.

erico2k2:
are you talking as what you think or what the law says as Annal penetration against one's will is rapee

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Brother, please make your opinion known. If I need to dissent, I will appropriately. If I see that there are RECENT developments on my opinion that I do not know, I will learn from you and credit you for that. Note that I am talking about the Nigerian legal system though. Thank you.

From the point of law, No. The consideration of whether rape has occurred or not is actual 'penetration.' No matter how minute. The technical application of this definition of rape by the law has shown that a man is not capable of being penetrated. He does not have the sexual organ that can be penetrated. This is one of the shortcomings of the law and the orientation of our society that the female gender alone is at the risk of sexual harassment.

Don't talk about anal penetration, the law is yet to see it as a form of sexual intercourse and when it even happens, the crime will be 'homosexuality' and not rape perse.

President Jonathan is unrepentant and he does not hide it. His confidence when it comes to troubling Nigerians with his analysis is epic. I decided not to meddle into his affairs again, but the decision seemed to be like the resolution of a cat never to touch the basket of fish placed before it. President Jonathan keeps forcing my fingers. As a matter of fact, I wanted to go silent on his recent verbal disaster, but no writer has seen it my way. So, the need to address Mr. President.

Dear career Jonathanians, please pardon my constant criticisms of our dear President. I want to be a good teacher, and in doing that, I must pay attention to my weak student. Like you, I like the person of the humble Otuoke man. Last time he was alighting from one of the expensive presidential jets, his two arms were humbly placed behind him. He went to visit the survivors of a bomb blast in the hospital, out of humility, he placed his right hand on his chin all through. Humbly, he even admitted that the recalcitrant Baba Obasanjo is his father. No matter what he wears or where he is, you see that concentrated humility on his face. At a point, the humility was almost morphing into worries, but forget it, that is what humility can do.

Mr. President, there is a likelihood that you will set your eyes on this piece. I know an online outfit most of your aides visit to sample public opinion about you and your administration. I will ensure that this features there, even if I will have to forgo my salary to pay my way into getting this published there. Those boys around you are not sincere, I may need to be taking you administrative tutorials and public speaking methodologies from here. Forget Omokiri, Okupe, Abati and Fani-Kayode, when it comes to relating with the public, they are empty. You may need to fire them! Not to employ me, but to cleanse the system of reckless talkers and dangerous strategists.

Mr. President, some weeks back, I learnt you would have your hilarious presidential media chat to be shown on some of the Nigerian television stations. I must confess that I was not eager to hear you speak. The reason is that experience has shown that anytime you consent to such chat, we are about to see a rehearsed script- compromised interviewer, selected questions, lack of coherence and even black out. On those grounds, you have escaped being lynched by questions from longsuffering Nigerians. I say kudos for that game plan. For me, I expected that such rehearsals and staged drama should portray you with the preparedness and oratory skills of Socrates, but you won't stop goofing. Why, Mr. President? Why are you falling my hand?

So, on that day, you sat at the glare of millions of Nigerians and it all started. Your famous 'stealing is not corruption' philosophy was still haunting you, you needed an occasion to present itself for you to make a redress. You got it that day! It was nice that you knew that and tried to make a sense out of that centenary misstatement but honestly, you compounded it all. Mr. President, what did I hear that you said? That stealing is dignified when you call it corruption. Is there any dignity in corruption? Mr. President, but why? Right, it sounded like something Fani-Kayode asked you to say. He has the habit of making reckless statement. This is one reason you should stop listening to people like him, he is a thief-he once stole from the coffer of this nation. He knew that he will feel shame if you publicly condemn the act, so he would rather have you say rubbish and feel safe. That is the habit of drowning people, they would hold on to anything just to live. Fani-Kayode is a drowning man. I won't dignify him by letting his insignificant political relevance drain my ink.

I can recommend a technique for you to prevent this constant flop that is fast becoming your identity. Try and listen to yourself when you talk. What is our business with your choice between Turkey and Chicken? Now, to the analogy you made in justifying why you, Mrs Jonathan, Alison Madueke, Stella Oduah, David Mark won't stop stealing from Nigerians. You said if a yam is left with a goat, it will eat the yam up. Correct! Sir, who among you is a goat? I could not remember that Nigerians voted for any goat. Mr. President, that analogy puts a big question mark on your person. For God sake, a goat is a lower animal-it lacks the mental ability to distinguish between good and bad. It has no moral strength of character to discern whether a yam placed before it is for it or not. Mr. President, you are an academic doctorate degree holder. For God sake, goats are yet to have an institution of learning. You walk on two legs, goats have four. You talk, goats bleat. Mr. President, goats have horn, you don't. Why? Why do you want us to see our leaders as goats? Why the goat and yam analogy? For goodness sake you are the President of the most populous African nation, not a goat!

Thinking you were making a point, you continued by telling us that anywhere you have money and there are humans there, the money will be stolen. Mr. President, you are wrong. This is how it goes, anywhere there is money and there are humans there, sane humans will work to earn it. On the other hand, anywhere there is money and there are thieves, they will steal it. Stop the generalization! There are countries richer than us, humans manage their resources and yet they don't steal because they have access to it. Mr. President, are you telling us that people like you can't be trusted with money? Mr. President, but why?

Arguments and philosophies like yours have contributed immensely to the decadence in our society-from the point of law, to religion, to education, to morality and even our social life. When you see a rapist whose excuse is that his victim wore a cleavages revealing outfit, Mr. President, he takes after you. That is the Jonathan school of thought. Yet, I will ask. Mr. President, but why? Those that lynched the Aluu boys did so with your type of mentality- where there are blood-thirsty 'manimals,' any man that is available, whether innocent or guilty must be lynched and set ablaze. Mr. President, but why? The two beasts that molested Cynthia and murdered her were products of your school of thought-a sexual urge must be satisfied at all cost, even if lives will be taken in the process. Mr. President, but why?

Sadly, this mental mindset is not limited to your speech, you are showing it by action. Motor parks and institutions may be bombed as long as it does not affect your second term ambition. Mr. President, but why? Tonight, a gang of robbers will take the life of poor travellers just because they have lives. Somewhere in an underground place, ritualists are severing the parts of a lady just because she has those parts. Again, you and your people won't stop siphoning our collective resources because anywhere there is a goat, yam and plaintain, the goat will eat the yam. I hope you are also aware that anywhere there is God and human commits grave atrocities like yours, God will punish them? When God is ready for that part, I am sure that you won't even remember the goat, let alone the yam.

nzeadachie:
SHAME ON YOU

I think that posting a link will be more credible than this picture that seeks to debunk that it is a recent picture. Just post the link to this picture and let us see it. I am suspecting it may just be fixed under that date.

kosovo:
You are the one fooling yourself...

In the last 6 years.. U.S blocked every channel of weapon sale to Nigeria.. It was blocked in the U.S, Israel, And South Africa..

Until we went to Russia and Ukraine, which U.S has no power over.. Nigeria couldn't secure some weapons to combat the hi-tech weapons of BH.

Secondly, in the last 6 yrs.. Neither border nations joined the fight.. Now we have Chad, Niger, Cameron and A.U in this fight.

Over 20,000 solders, Airforce and Navy are in this fight . Hence, the massive offensive and bombardment..

Nice point Sir. Intelligently made. However, was Nigeria prevented from buying from Russia or Ukraine before now? Just asking.

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Dear Nairalanders,

I write this with profound and unrivaled respect to the collective intelligence of ladies and gentlemen on this forum. I am in the know that this message will trigger mixed reactions. However, the basis of putting this forward lies in good faith. No intention to insult the person of anybody, but I do hold that it is almost always impossible, for a certain class of people to draw unfair inferences, all in a bid to execute and exhibit their sinister penchant for attacking the brain behind a piece of this kind. Even though I am not configured to engage in mudslinging, still, let me be quick to apologise for whatever inference you saw as insulting on your person. If you still think that it does not do, please utilise the comment box to vent your anger. Perhaps, it would be a conviction of the issues I am about to address.


Without prejudice, I must make a clean breast of the fact that people with incredible and intimidating intellectual status abound on this platform. Though, I am not in the habit of self judgement, but again, on a few occasions, I read posts and comments here that made me kowtow for certain individuals. Permit me to mention a few names: Barcanista, Carefreewannabe, Mynd and others who I may not need to mention. As a matter of fact, I had to send personal messages to some to express that their posts brought ripples of hope, even in this porous society we found ourselves.

Without working myself to a white flame on the issues, let me bring forth my concerns. In recent time, this forum has gone through a recycling process- from a forum of convincing news item, mentally daring articles, worthwhile issues and issues-base opinion to a den of not well thought out opinions, news item bereft of knowledge and launching of literal missiles. Easy, I am neither against items that are socially appealing nor am I aggrieved by those jokes of Airforce1 and the host of others. I am only wondering what Tonto Dikeh's new tatoo and Tiwa Savage's outfit to an event has added to any unprejudiced member of this forum.

For me and other average persons- from Nigeria to Algeria, Azerbaijan to Afghanistan, Cuba to Czech, Vatican to Saudi Arabia and even Mecca to Jerusalem, we are the reflection of our thoughts and actions. Those thoughts that morphed into actions grew from what we were taught, what we read, what we experienced and what we believe. Obviously, Nairaland has the ability to influence in these lines. Unfortunately, most of the content members and guests feed on in recent times cannot make a good father, a distinguished lover, a diplomat, a gentleman or even a good leader. I observed with enthralled responsiveness how this same forum made a mockery of Mr. President when he misplaced fact that 'stealing is no corruption.' Come on! If this trend continues, this forum cannot produce a better leader if such to-be leader reads and digests every content here.

For those in the tradition of mounting Seun's platform to tell us '10 ways to know a lady is a LovePeddler,' '5 ways to know a guy is cheating on you,' 'how to spot a lady desperate for a boyfriend' and the laughable plethora of topics in that line, does it ever occur to you that your life is not an apt litmus test for that of thousands on this forum? Sadly, young ladies and gentleman read that and believe it. They go back and adjudged their lovers as cheats, whores, broke and hopeless. Common issues that should be resolved to make a state of affair with the other party better, self acclaimed logicians and experts with hunger for relevance make a big deal out of it. Yet, we leave this societal time bomb to make a mockery of our leaders. Among other stages, getting tailored to suit the daunting task of being the man or woman also requires knowing what is up on forums like this. Forget that Seun runs here, anything that will make the front page comes from the contribution of members. He cannot go on a spree of searching for the honest man with the stolen lantern we keep offering him. However, I have observed that Seun has an immoderate penchant for traffic. He understands that 'ridiculous' contents attract the majority of the readers, so he is okay with the mess on the front page. Good! Provided his goal on this forum is short term-make money and get wound up when a forum that understands this concept better comes. I can sell an idea for a person on how to beat Seun at this- just get a forum this famous, post more of quality and intelligent contents, you attract more sophisticated people, less unrefined people & worthwhile income. One elite with a passion for great articles can fetch you what 10 young people with zeal for unnecessary content can't afford. A successful business man will most unlikely not ignore a headline that reads '5 tips to achieving your goals' for '10 ways to identify a virgin.'

My kind of orientation was that it is better to be checked for silence than be taxed for words. Amazingly, people open their e-mouths to spew the unimaginable and get celebrated for it here. This is neither African nor civilised. Nothing big starts big- the world wars started from a mere selfish thoughts of individuals, Nigeria was birth by the determination to have a nation. It may look like a mere social jokes and whatever excuse we may want to give, but quote me, if you can't comment intelligently here without insulting the next man, you cannot put a house or a nation in order. It is a reflection of the diminish in the ability to think and create solutions to common problems. People seek solace in insult when their pouch of logic is empty. I would have suggested that the age 18 embargo be made a minimum requirement here, but this concern is no juvenile intoxication.

Consider people who cannot think on their own in anything you write. Be fair enough to know that the lady dumped you because of your own fault or something worthwhile and not because she was a LovePeddler. Stop prejudicing minds and compounding the problems of this nation. Moderators, please do well not to massage your ego by thinking all your posts or that of your friends should make the front page. Some of us do not care whether we do or not, but we know topics that deserve it the best.

No lady would come out to admit that she was wrong to break up with a guy because of razz tips by another lady who is not too fortunate to have a blissful relationship. No guy would be man enough to admit that the lady she was made to see as a LovePeddler by a piece here is nothing near that.

Finally, I beg of you again, pardon me. Not for this observation, but for the twisted message your online nature might have made you see. I understand that some people are intellectually less gifted than others, you may call the next man to help you understand my message. If you feel like insulting me, please do. I am deft at pretending not to see comments that hold no value.

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There is one distinct characteristic of every Nigerian. I am not an exception, so calm down. I observed that we do things that are ordinarily beyond imagination. Those things can't be done by an average man without the aid of some banned substances. People like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and David Mark are, however, not Nigerians.

Subsequent paragraphs will justify my assertion.

Today, somewhere in a famous market in Lagos, loud noise erupted from a shop. One need not be worried. The nature of the country has normalized the anomaly. This time, it is a group of able bodied men chasing after a petty thief. I don't want to bother you with the details, he was caught and the irate mob only beat him to death and merely set his lifeless body ablaze. Passersby gathered round the burning body and savoured the scent of the roasted body. It is nothing, except you are not a Nigerian. He committed a sin, and the wages of sin is death. Isn't it?

Mr. Okonkwo, a friend once told me how a young girl accused of stealing a BlackBerry phone was caught by a group of men. As is often the case, these perverts surrounded the poor lady like famished vultures around a decaying corpse. They took delight in tearing off her dresses, starting from her breasts down to her waist area. They took turns to molest her. She went down on her knees, hands up in the air pleading for forgiveness. The men uniformly murmured something like 'they would show her pepper.' Several people, including ladies like her flipped open their phone cameras to take shots of the nude girl. You will agree with me that they need it for traffic on their blogs and media outfits, except you are not a Nigerian.

This morning, on my way to work, I witnessed a session of arguments between two people. One saw the Nigerian president as weak, he gave reasons for his assertion. In rebuttal, the other man simply replied 'but do you know he is richer than your forefathers.' That is a good point to defend an allegation of being weak. A Nigerian would agree with me. If you object, you don't belong here.

Recently, I have observed that to a great extent, the attitude of Nigerians to every situation does not reflect what is obtainable in other parts of the world. Forget the excuse of saying those countries are advanced and we are not. This is not even about the bad roads, poor power supply, decline in the quality of education etc. I am taking about our attitude to the next man. Our brain is not powered by the electricity generated from Kanji dam, so drop the poor power supply point. It is no rocket science to figure that beating a fellow human to death is not humane, so lack of education is no excuse. Reflect deeply, in recent times something is amiss with your thought process? Is there not?

There was a time you could not withstand the sight of blood, but now, you are used to scrolling through the graphic pictures of shattered bodies after a bomb blast. The problem is manifesting in you. You once believed that every human must be dignified in the way people treat them, but now your mobile phone is a compendium of nude pictures of ladies stripped naked for theft. My friend, it is a symptom of the problem. You had dreams to become a fulfilled lady, to go places and make positive impacts, but over the time, you settled for just clinching to a man and follow the trend of being a mere baby mama.

It is a political problem. A problem of the invisibility of hope in the future we see. It was present in your birth into the political reality of Nigeria. When you were born, you did not have the problem, but when you had a rebirth to the understanding of the nation, you got stuck to the problem. You would be glad to watch a petty thief set ablaze because you know you laboured too hard to buy the goods he stole. If the political atmosphere had been such that your labour would have been reduced, you would have perhaps made a less rash decision. If your birth to exposure was not in a nation where lawlessness prevails, you would flee from stripping a person accused of stealing a phone. Our problems are many, they vary and we all have a share.

People like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and David Mark are not Nigerians- they won't witness us setting each other ablaze for petty items. They won't buy their goods where they would see a lady being stripped naked for theft. They won't board a public bus where they would discover how much damage poverty has done to our ability to be humane. They won't know how passionate we are at stabbing ourselves because of Chelsea and Arsenal.

It is easy for Mrs Okonjo-Iweala to impose harsh economic policies and secure that with a threat of resignation because she is not like us. We must serve as a litmus test for whatever it was that she was taught theoretically at Harvard by her professors. But I doubt if Ngozi's erudition in economics is as sound as her understanding of Nigerians. For David Mark, it is easy to say that he will give anything to secure the unity of Nigeria because he has nothing to give. That is the habit of people who promise a lot, they have so little or nothing.

There is a problem with all true Nigerians. I mean the average man that works for his pay, the student that reads for his exams, the lecturers that upholds fairness, the lady that can't stand at Allen Avenue at night. We know we have a problem, but we live in its denial. David Mark, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and others are lucky. They are lucky that we have more important things to do than checking them. We have season films to see, a lot of football matches; we have nude pictures of Blackberry thieves to laugh at. Too many important tasks are keeping us busy. Like our ladies are busy fainting at P-square's show and the energetic young men are in the contest of the latest sneakers. The day we have a break from this important work will spell trouble for aliens.

So, he became a General with just a letter of recommendation from his principal? If Yes, it makes it more interesting. To have reached the possible peak of his professional career with an 'ordinary letter of recommendation.'

First, I don't want to focus on the whole debt issue, the accumulation, shop and all that. I am simply here to say a few things about how your mum can be granted bail.

Friend, I am sorry for the situation. However, I think that your counsel (lawyer) is not doing the necessary. On the issue of bail, bail is only not allowed for capital offences I.e offences that carry death penalty. There are even exceptions to that. Bail can be granted in few instances.

Here, it is about recovery of debt. Ignoring the illegality in the process of arrest and all that, your mum should not be in their custody beyond 24 hours without being charged to court. The "offence" in question is bailable. All that the bank should have done is to have a meeting with your parents and reach certain agreements on when, how and who will pay the debt. In doing that, they can vary the original terms like the interest. The way they are going about it is both illegal and not civil.

Here is my advice: Charge your lawyer to live up to his professional responsibilities. If he can't, there are a couple of vibrant advocates out there, meet with them if you can afford the pay. If you can't, there are legal aid organisations that can help without taking a dime. They are in Lagos. If need be, I can drop a few links for you.

You feel like this because our society is not the ideal type. Don't think law does not work here, it depends on how you go about it and how informed you are.

NOTE: When you are done rectifying this, there is a good case against the bank and SARS for the illegal approach.

I wish you well.

Man's inability to live beyond limitations has no nexus with fate or other self concocted philosophies; it lies in his failure to channel his effort towards the proper cause. Success is one of the cheapest commodities anyone can afford. It only demands two factors- the right negotiating skills and dealings with the right person.

This piece seeks to address a 'perceived' anomaly in a very sensitive aspect of our lives as Nigerians. I am aware that when 'religion' comes to any forum for a critical evaluation, the dogma carefully woven into the fabric of our thoughts tells us we are either challenging God or fanning the embers of war. Here, I don't want to do either. If you, however, believe that it is impossible, you could go read the latest gossip on Linda Ikeji's blog or check Seun Osewa's Nairaland for Tonto Dikeh's new tattoo. God bless you as you leave this congregation for 'us', the sinners.

Before we continue, Brother Samuel should please lead us in the opening prayer. ‘Almighty God, we thank you for giving us this day, you are the God of our pastor, Prophet Samson...’
‘Hey! Stop there. As the general overseer of this Assembly of God's people, please shall we all recite the Lord's prayer? Our father who art in heaven.. ‘
Alright! The topic for today will revolve around that sentence. I won't mention any church or mosque neither will I directly accuse anyone. This piece has the natural potential to connect itself with your experience(s) to yield examples.

On Thursday, I was invited to a famous church by a neighbour. The reason for her invitation made little sense, in my opinion, yet l went with the aim of worshipping my God or better still, our God. After I had seen all styles of 'shoki' and 'sekem' dances modified to go along with the praise and worship songs, we were all told to rise for prayer. Then, the pastor gave us the first prayer point and told us to pray, but before then he emphasized that we should pray to God in the name of the late founder of the church. It sounded like "God of late pastor somebody, let this year be fruitful." Immediately, others started praying and emphasising the phrase "God of pastor somebody..." I did not obey the instruction. I knew, and am still convinced that, God is for all of us and not a particular person. So, I silently prayed to my God.

There were up to 12 prayer points that night and the strict instruction all through was that we should pray in the name of the pastor. To my amazement, I got to work the following morning and observed a sticker on the windscreen of a member of staff's vehicle. It read "The Lord of pastor .... lives." The strangest thing was that this church was different from the one I had been invited to. Then, it got me thinking, do we need to mention the names of these pastors to achieve our spiritual goals? In the Bible, God specifically said He will be our God and we shall be His people. How come we are creating the distance that is not there? The Lord's Prayer is so famous and it makes it apparent that He is our father. In fact, the Lord's Prayer is the biblical authority upon which direct communication with God is based.

Then it crossed my mind how Badmos once wrote on a prayer organized by an Islamic society. To his amazement, the old imam blew a torrent of heavy air in the microphone and confidently said - "Ask God for anything in my name." He narrated how the congregation conceded without reluctance. As insignificant as this observation might look to you, it is important to note that failure to pay attention to details has led to global misfortunes in the past. It is dangerous. The deception of people by some of our religious leader is caused by putting them on the pedestal, treating them like God Himself. When a man feels God should be addressed through him and people concede to that, it has a way of making them overlook his inexcusable flaws.

I took time out to do some findings and to my amazement, only very few of our churches and mosques today understand that only God, and not the keepers of faith and religion, deserves to be served. God did not direct that we must mention the name of a pastor or imam before he can hear us, He demands a heart ready to communicate with Him. He is your God, talk to him as your God and not another person's God. Talking to God is easy, the ready mindset is the skill required and knowing that there is no need to go through anybody shows you know the right person to talk to. As for me, I will either address Him as my God or our God, anything short of that is not Biblical. Christians and Muslims must understand that being called to lead people does not make God less accessible to the followers. We have not been to heaven, but simple logic demands that one can only get what he desires if his referee has a good credential before the third party. What if the man you think mentioning his name should do magic has no positive credential before God? Make yourself fit to talk to God and just go straight to the point. It is only an illegitimate child that lacks the courage to talk to their purported father. We are all legitimate in God's presence.

For joining us today in this ministry, I pray that our God will grant your modest desires. Alfa Ibrahim, please lead us in the closing prayer.
‘We thank Allah, our God for everything... ‘
Correct!

Whao! I am proud to be a Nigerian. Just compare this with FFK's reply. The fact speaks for itself. I personally, believe that people seek solace in insult and mudslinging when they run out of logic. God bless the party that understands the concern of the nation and has the sincerity of purpose to tackle it. This piece had a therapeutic effect on me.

barcanista:
Thank you!!
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Thanks for the worthy mention. Being a volunteer for this purpose is okay by me.

This won't make the front page? Come on! How many years will it take till we know that a debate like this can help shape our political perspectives and choice

Over a decade back, while I was having a stroll in the school compound as a primary school pupil, I stumbled upon a severed part of a national daily. The state I found the already grey paper and its fading content denied me the ability to read the pregnant content of its caption. However, I managed to read the caption-It is dangerous to be right in Nigeria when the government is wrong. Until recently, I deemed the caption a mystery that circumstance may not get to unravel.

The Nigerian political theatre and the brand of drama the world is made to see calls for a great concern. Any man who can kiss a lady and have a smooth sail on the sea at a time should not be hastily judged as a great sailor. Chances are that he is not kissing the right lady. That is the attitude of most Nigerians- the chemistry between us and politics is not there. We would rather be seen acting a political animal than being one. To an average Nigerian, having a say in how he is governed ends at his choice at the poll. No, the issues arising before, during and after election will guide every objective man at the poll.

The last three weeks has seen General Buhari bearing the cross his choice to contest fetched him. Suddenly, his biggest rivals have thought it worthwhile that the certificate he purportedly had many years back is no longer there. That he is qualified on that ground or not is a question of law which I have the least interest to address. I have decided to consider the motive behind the sudden penchant of the PDP to ensure we have an educated leader. Here, I have made myself a minister in the moral court, so keep your copies of the Constitution and the Electoral Act because you won't need to lecture me.

That General Buhari poses a threat to the PDP's big dream is no longer news. Not because I concede that he is our saviour from the national mess, but because by commission, the PDP has admitted it. They have suddenly remember that General Buhari does not have the requisite academic credential to rule Nigeria like Dr. Jonathan. They have taken more time making a mountain out of the mole hill. As a matter of fact Mr. Fani Kayode has devoted the time he used to spend with his children to the course. He is a wise man, but maybe not a good father. On a closer look, he is both a wise man and a good father. What good will it do to devote time to your children between January and February and then risk going to jail?

Truth be told, General Buhari has sinned! He has committed an abomination! He is the proverbial lad that insulted the "iroko" tree and he must dance to the tune. His sin is terrible and his party must be aware that it is hard to live with it. It will haunt them, even to the neighbouring countries. A true Nigerian knows his sin just as PDP does, but others do not. He committed the sacrilege just recently. Not in 2003, 2007 and 2011. The terrible sin of General Buhari is that he is now credible! Who is he to be credible without giving dollars out? What gut has he to make fighting corruption his motto? It is an abomination in the Nigerian political settings. He will be led to the political shrine to appease the dreaded god of corruption. He has invited war with the children of corruption and members of its extended family. They await General Buhari with their deadly clubs.

When General Buhari decided to contest during the last four general elections, he has not committed the terrible sin. The priests at the shrine of corruption are in good terms. These Nigerians were not tired of power failure, unemployment, poverty, insecurity and the host of other anomalies any nation that naturalized corruption is bound to face. When General Buhari contested in 2003, his certificate was no issue. Not even a first class in law at Harvard would have saved him from being floored, but now he must produce it. When he picked himself up and contested again in 2007 no one cares about his ability to memorize his phone number as the law "requires." Einstein's memory would not have helped either, but now it is a sin that he does not know it.

Those in charge of admission into the military should cover their heads in shame. That someone without the confirmed required certificate could rise to the possible peak of his career in the Nigerian military speaks volume. Whether the military decided to sell out their own in the name of politics or General Buhari did not actually have the certificate before joining the military, the Nigerian Army has celebrated shame.

Still, the General has the blame! Why would he garner such amount of fame and popularity when he knew from the start that he can't be right when the government is wrong? The moment he is right, it becomes dangerous. Now, he is seriously dancing to the tune of the danger his sudden credibility fetched him. There are two things involved- It is either this trying time passes for the General and we realize political credibility in Nigeria is no sin, or he returns to his Katsina home battered and tired. Only one factor has the power to decide which-the objective electorates.

Before I forget, I owe General Buhari the appreciation for making his political life a litmus test for me to understand why it is dangerous to be right in Nigeria when the government is wrong.

These are the typical examples of what a human should not be. Idiots! From their looks, they don't even look like agents of change or democracy. Not looking employable, useful, presentable or decent. Some people are the wives and children of these nonentities? I expected to see Jonathan, Buhari, Fayose, Amaechi and those directly affected with them but I did not. They certainly do not even know these thugs. All is well.