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goofyuncut:
Good observation on the 'lady' thing. Very good observation. I had some girl like that who thought i had go fetch her a chair in a packed hall. She was almost gonna sit on that chair when i brought it close enough. I had to remind her to go in search of hers.

But then, you really could have spared us the mini-autobiography and still make your point.

See how you intelligently made your point without insult. That is what gentlemen do and I took to the hint. God bless you.

There is something worse than the lack of knowledge; it is the abuse of knowledge. A man lacking in knowledge can be likened to a tamed beast while the one in the habit of abusing it is a wild beast. The two follow each other closely in most Nigerians - from a child who got enrolled for just a day in school to professors; people around them must pay dearly for the “mistake” of allowing them taste of the fruit of knowledge. As for the children, they return from their schools continuously chanting at home like the cuckoo birds, words that near conjuring a spirit. “Hay-ai-bee for da yee, for da yee popo…piyo piyo for da yiiii popo ha pien pien for da yiii pooopoo tamor’. If you are lucky not to have heard this song in this manner, the song that has the misfortune of that epic literal assassination actually goes thus, ‘H-I-P for the hip for the hipopo…’

Wait! Do not make the mistake of thinking it is normal for kids to sing or even talk in an incoherent manner. I am no scientist for this purpose, but once a kid can assimilate a message, he is more likely capable of efficiently reproducing it without such degree of inconsistency. It is the system that is sick. That is why most of us will get to heaven before we realize the “sandalili” we religiously chant with a conviction of erudition is actually “standard living.” Everything in Nigeria will kill you, including knowledge.

Here, I want to address a few issues out of the several ones which shows our society is not in the right frame of mind. I shall focus on how education has become a weapon of gender extortion. While all of us may claim that the older generation and masters in fields of life are more knowledgeable, it is only a few of us that recognize that their knowledge is inconclusive and not flawless. And, even a fewer, still, have the guts to point this out. Those of us in the last category are the rebels. We are mostly the weeds in any gathering where the objectives are promoted by undiluted dogmas.

On more than four occasions, I have witnessed slaps, with alarming stridency, on the face of men courtesy of women. On those occasions, I was not seeing it from the side of a woman and a man, I saw them as two able-bodied humans capable of unleashing trouble. Some of those dramas ended in people admonishing the man to accept the ‘dirty’ slap in good faith while the other instances saw the man facing harsh criticisms for returning the slaps. Comments like - ‘Don't you know she is a woman?’ ‘Why would you slap a lady?’ ‘A gentleman won't slap a lady!’- were never too far from the lips of those present. In a scenario at the Obafemi Awolowo University in 2008, best described as extreme, passersby intervened and instructed the girl to slap the guy back three times. I enjoyed the show; it gave me an insight into how hypocritical we can be. If you can read beyond these lines, you must have realized that I am not blinded by the bandwagon's philosophies and unconvincing ideas. You must also be aware that when I am moved to address issues, I don't shy from facts and substance. I don't agree with people because of their status or because of the number of people on their side. I do because of the beauty of their ideas and what it may achieve. You may stop reading if you can't endure the theory I will propound here. It is not for uncultured ladies that slap guys as if it is their birth right!

On the issue of slaps, although I see no reason to make my stand and possible reactions known if I were those guys, I will still forge ahead. In Nigeria, your simplicity, personality, popularity or even goodwill may not be enough to shield you from the unruly attitudes of some girls. So, if I get slapped by a "lady," I won't reciprocate. This is not because she is a "lady," it is because I have the moral duty to exhibit the good upbringing I had and the legal duty to avoid starting violence or aggravating one. Simply, I won't reciprocate a slap by a lady not because she thinks she is a lady, but because I won't reciprocate a slap from anybody- male or female. However, if reporting at the police station is the step I would take if a man slaps me, being a lady won't make me change that, I shall report her too and she will face the legal consequence. There may also be an aggressive fellow who will reciprocate on my behalf, whether I know him or not, I am sure I won't have the strength to stop him. The first slap must have weakened me.

However, for people who do not share my school of thought and philosophies, their definition of morality is probably different. In that case I think anytime a supposed lady slaps them, she deserves the right to a ‘dirty slap’. A person is reasonably presumed to expect the consequence of his action and be ready to face it. If a lady had the strength to launch a clean slap on another man's face, she must be ready to embrace a dirty slap. The most considerate and reserved of mankind would certainly lose his calm if he gets slapped. It has beyond a physical effect, it is also psychological. A gentleman from a good background will never slap a lady, same way a lady who is well brought up won't slap a man. Is someone insinuating that I am endorsing the slap trade? No, I just understand that a ‘dirty’ slap can change a gentleman to an ordinary man and vice versa.

By the way, are you aware that every female is not entitled to be addressed as a lady? If you are not aware, the word ‘lady’ is a civil term of respect for "a woman of breeding or higher class; a woman of authority and ideal attitude, specifically the female equivalent to gentleman or lord." Not too many of the girls that parade themselves as "ladies" these days are of class! A few of them exude finesse and command respect. As a matter of fact, I do not address every female as a lady.  The penchant for education now is not for the good of the worsened nation, it is to further choke it and rid it of air of sanity. I have heard more than enough ridiculous use some girls plan on using their education to serve; it is similar to what Hitler did with power. Guys, you need to pray! Dreams are noble, nightmares are scary; like their male counterparts, some of them have nightmares all in the name of dreams. Some don't want to attain statuses where it will be impossible for anyone to slap them, they want to attain statuses where they would slap and not be slapped back. They do not want to attain a status where they can stand with a person who shares sound philosophies and dreams; they want a status where they will easily escape when the wind of hard times blows. How many ladies do you have around you? Are you a lady? I have heard a girl argue that she will rather remain single than get married if the man cannot let her retain her surname. Education and westernization altered the integral part of her thinking faculty. She is abusing civility, she is a wild beast.

Some people are free yet they remain slaves to injured reasoning. They have to abuse rights and privileges accruing to them. Why must you go to an event late and expect a man to vacate his seat for you because you are a lady? A lady won't have the intellectual misfortune of asking any gentleman to vacate his seat. A gentleman knows he is not vacating that seat because you are a lady, he is just doing it to let the sleeping dog lie. The bad news is that as a girl, you growing with such habit will increase the number of societal liabilities and national concerns. The finesse of real ladies commands respect from gentlemen. This finesse is not attained by any high heel or facial paintings. Look around and observe the requests some pseudo ladies demand just because they think he must be a gentleman. All the same it is not strange, the Nigerian meaning of a gentleman is a gullible and docile individual who is unable to question anything.

I wish all ladies a fulfilled new year in advance
I wish all gentlemen a slapfree new year in advance.

Hidentity is a gentleman within the context of its meaning in the Encarta dictionary.

RagaMufeen:
Can you tell me if Buhari have degree or just WAEC? because no one want olodo to rule them. Obama is graduate, same as Germany, Britain, Japan and China. Naija people deserve a graduate as well, that's why oyinbo people think we are mumu.

Do you have a degree? If yes, I think that it is better to have no degree than have one and write this way. "Buhari has a degree" not "have a degree." Obama is not graduate, Obama is a graduate. Also, the expression same as Germany, Britain does not flow with the noun "Obama." Are you trying to say Obama is a country like Germany and Britain too? Though Obama, Germany, Britain are all proper nouns but the rule of interpretation and construction does not place both in the same context.

You also need be enlightened on having "WAEC" as a degree or a certificate. Friend, WAEC is an acronym for WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL. It is practically impossible to have WAEC as a certificate because it is just a body governing the conduct of examinations. It is the certificate issued by WAEC that can be possessed as an evidence of qualification. If we keep having WAEC as a result or certificate, the next generations won't have any exam to write.

I have no intention of ridiculing you, but do not condemn others for what you are guilty of. You are trying to insinuate that he is not educated but your expressions show that you need brighter grammar too.

It was a busy week for me. That is one of the dividends of this old age. As children, some of us lust after growing beards. Now that the beards afforded us rough chins and cheeks, we look at our sons and daughters with envy. We hope we could steal that tender face from them but No. Sell when you can; you are not for all markets. Buy when you can, both the good and bad stocks will NEVER last... This week, I did not encounter anything worth a medical analysis. Primary duty is a jealous mistress, she does not want a divided attention. An introduction to a more realistic world sha... "...Run or you get trampled upon."

So, let me rant.

Who was even the first person that ran mad intellectually in Nigeria? I mean if it is true that there is nothing new under the sky, who started the public display of civil madness on the social media?

This time, I am not writing this to cure our society of any madness, I am writing this so that I won't go mad myself. When people tell me they laugh alone when they remember some things, I do wonder how and why but circumstance has answered that. I still dey laugh now sef.

Some people are evil but may God forbid an end to their brand of evil. The evil they perpetuate eases tension in the face of the bigger evil. See, I want to recommend Sahara reporters and Nairaland for everybody reading this. On Sahara reporters, there are some faceless people that would aim stones at one's great-grandfather for the "offence" of the great-grandchild. I was once a victim; the only difference was that they forgot to mention my great-grandfather or any member of my family. My crime was that I wrote against the bad policies of Sir Jonathan and Sahara reporters deemed it fit for publication. The media pigs and babies started grunting and crying. One eventually called me "a brainless individual." I wanted to remind him that in Biology, the brain is a key part of the central nervous system and that once the skull is empty; it is practically impossible to live, let alone write but my invisible grey hair told me I was too old to play verbal Ping-pong with silhouettes with bird's brain.

On Nairaland, the survey of how low the orison of an average Nigerian youth who could afford a gadget has depleted can be conducted. Shhhhh! Not everyone on that forum is mad but for every sane person comes 5 not too sane individuals. First, majority of topics that go to the front page would tell you it is the online psychiatric home for all calibres of psychos. Second, the comments that would greet the fairly sane posts and the sane one would either make you lose hope in the youths level of intelligence or cry at the revelation of our media problems. Few months back, a guy lamented how the gods are claiming his hair rapidly. He was too young to go bald and he did not like it, so he mounted the Nairaland podium and humbly pleaded to be enlightened on how to recover his lost hair, someone raised his hand. Sango could have cut off that finger with a fierce strike but really the gods are sleeping. Thinking he had a solution, the concerned man gave him the microphone and behold, the reply was "you nuh fit grow hair again, grass nuh dey grow for desert." Chai!!! Who has seen "The punisher?" John Travolta was not that merciless.

Another similar one was when an intellectually stimulating post "mistakenly" made the front page, the first guy to comment wrote "let me comment before I read." The next comment simply quoted the first man and then wrote "many are mad but few are roaming." The clairaudience the comment gave me almost made me pee. You see, that forum is incapable of building an intellectually sound model or leader if we judge by the posts but one can go there as a potential leader or an intellectual to see how the gods have deprived most people of sympathy, common sense, logic and how several comments are mourning reasoning. Topics like "how to know if someone is a virgin," "Richard Damijo did not cut the grasses on the grave of his late wife," "5 types of people you would meet at a Suya spot" etc are highly celebrated there. More than half of those on that forum are either sick or feigning sick.

In the midst of uncertainties and faceless fates, I suggest you go to Nairaland today and see for yourself. Your life will never remain the same. Someone should lead us in the closing prayer.

There is no word that can convey the degree of pain felt by the heart for the unfortunate incident of November 10, 2014. Typically, it draws a concern that is beyond the present situation of things in our dear country; it is one that threatens even our much awaited future. Be it the highs or the lows, it calls for a sober reflection.

It is pertinent for every Nigerian to imagine how it feels to lose a loved one or even a fellow human in such a tragic circumstance. Perhaps, a thought of how it will feel to be the lost one will make us all realize that the chain of humanity binds stronger than that of political party, ethnic group, religion or gender.

The 47 Nigerian school boys whose promising beginning was turned to a sudden end should not be seen as Northerners, they are Nigerians. They are beyond students, their existence breathes possibility even in the midst of uncertainties. They are our brothers, children and friends. We should not wait until an occurrence seizes our hand during meal or when it threatens our source of life before we understand that the fight against terrorism is one that we must win. Each day, it draws closer somewhere and we must be aware that joining hands to fight it by every means within the ambiance of the law is a sacrifice we must make.

Each time this happens, we lose a rebirth of Awolowo we all clamour for. Each time the existence of a common man is threatened, a replica of Azikwe is threatened. Each time ill fate befalls any man, we should know our silence on it may mean a silence on the hindrance to the growth of a sage like Ahmadu Bello. This concern calls beyond religion or region. It is a threat to our collective dreams and that of generations unborn.

It is saddening that the time we are is trying but we shall overcome it. My heartfelt sympathy to my brothers and their immediate families that suffered the consequence of this tragic moment. As humans and Nigerians, we are members of one family and this indeed hit us at the heart. Our Mosque dissociates itself from bloodshed on the ground of religion because it is not ordained by Allah and our Church too condemns such brutality as it has no place to hide in the Christian doctrine.

May God console your family and our nation.

Definitely, I will cast my vote for my Christian brother. I will vote for him in my local church for him to be the prayer leader. I won't vote for a Muslim because it is not a Mosque affair but a Church one.

Yes, I will cast my vote for my Yoruba brother at the village square if choosing our next king will be by vote. I won't vote for a Northerner or an Easterner because it is solely a Yoruba affair. They don't understand our culture, they have theirs.

For sure, I will cast my vote for a fellow man. If it is just a male affair, I promise not to vote for a female. As long as gender is a criterion, a female won't do well where a male is needed. I won't recommend Amina for the Super Eagles team.

But I will cast my vote for a qualified Muslim as long as it affects Nigeria. I will cast my vote for a competent Northerner or Easterner as long as it concerns my fatherland. I will also cast my vote for a female as long as she has what it takes to restore sanity to my dear land.

In the history of my evolution, I became a human before I became a Nigerian. After that, I became a Yoruba before I was brought up in the Christian faith. No sentiment can make me misplace my priority. The Love of humanity drives me first. God did not make a mistake when He created us with diversities, I am not ready to act as if His creating my brother a Muslim was an error. One of the symptoms of aggravated damage of one's encephalon is thinking one can fight for God against someone with a different religion. I am still researching on the drug to combat that. My friends from the East and North did not make a mistake of coming to this world, I won't let them feel they did by insisting their Tribe or Ethnic group is a bar to what they can achieve. My dear Sisters did not err because they got here as females, never will that be the basis of casting my vote.

Nigeria is for Nigerians. The betterment of the Nation should not be jeopardized on the altar of religion, tribe or gender.

jenniferjon:
I'm in love with a guy, we ve been friends for a while now but we beginning to get intimate and my feelings r rapidly developing for him, I really want to share how I feel with him but am scared that this mite freak him out n he may just run away or this cud get awkward between us but I bliv telling som1 how u feel either u a guy or a girl is d right thing to do..
I rily do need to know if I sud tell him how I feel or just keep my feelings till he tells me if he has feelings for me ..I bliv som guys find it awkward wen gurls tell dem how dey feel bou dem... wat will u advice I do pls?

Friend, you need to ask yourself some questions and do the answering at the same time. Here are few of them:

1: Is he in a relationship? If yes, you need check if approaching him is right. Not because of the girl herself but once you know he has a gf and he is sure you are aware, his idea of what you want from him will change. You should get my message here.

2: If the first is NO, considering the space of time you've been together, you must have noticed a few things about his idea of a relationship or something. Is he chasing a girl? Did he ever tell you he likes a girl? How does he react when you are with him and he sees other girls? I think that he won't go telling you about his interest in other girls or put up attitudes that will make you feel he is interested in other girls if he likes you. You should read beyond this lines.

3: Are you aware of his philosophy about your envisaged act? You can ask him his take on that first. Here is the logic, if he resents it, then you just take to acting it instead of saying it, but if he likes it or he sees no evil in it. Tell him your fears about such 'backfiring'. For example, ask him this "but what do you think about guys running from a girl that asked them out or making her a subject/object of mockery. He would most likely not like such act, then you can be sure the chance of him trying those acts would be low if he eventually says NO.

4: Is he the timid type? Is it that he wants you as a friend alone? is it that you put up attitudes that is laying him off? The answer to these would help in knowing why he is not hitting the cue ball first *winks*

From the above, several concepts could evolve as long as you relax and observe well.

Finally, Christmas is here, then New year, then Valentine. The idea is people are more liberal, interesting, loving, nice and real this time. Why not take that advantage. Present him gifts that speak volume. If he acts up, tell him it is just in the spirit of Christmas or New year. You can also make a story up on how your friend asked a guy out and he took it personal. Then wait for his actions and reaction.

iceberylin:
Just admit your crushing on her rather than using Big grammer as excuse

You mean "grammar" friend.

orbis:
There is no way to read what's on the mind from just looking at the face...Shakespeare 2014

Williams Shakespeare or Orbis Shakespeare? He died on April 23, 1616. So how come this quote got credited to him in 2014 I fear you o.

beesammy:
We from France need another forum - Farancéland

People like you are needed to ease tension. Can't stop laughing... Not even Frenchland but Faranceland.

The wages of impunity. So sad none of the godfathers and godmothers are affected by these. The masses feel it the most but yet, the same people would rather die than choose wisely next time. We are our own problem.

When a child grows in the midst of hostile relatives, hatred becomes an addiction. In Nigeria, people see it easier to chase their purported "rival" to extinction than to give their own dreams life through a religious chase. The Pull him/her down (Ph.D) syndrome is common among Nigerians. I am no fan of Linda but this is too wrong. I wish her a bigger return

adegwurulez:
Am I the only one getting pissed off with this ten types of people shii on nl? someone will soon come up with ten types of people you meet in a public toilet.

You are not the only one brother. We have the habit of abusing things... Well, the name said it all; NAIRAland.

Interesting

4 & 5 were the angles my clique operated from. The preaching was not even a serious one. We preached against serious reading with things like "Jesus did not attend any university and he saved souls, with your 4.5 gp, you can't even save an ant". We reminded them that 'all readings without dating and "holding over" makes them spinsters and bachelors at 45'. We really preached. We miss the moment.

I will advise that people get sensitive during interviews and think outside the box. I recently went for an interview where this happened;

Interviewer: Where are you from?

Me: I am from ... (a small town in Africa)

Interviewer: Can you just mention one or two great men that came from the same place just like you?

Me: Yes, I can.

Interviewer: Go ahead, mention just two

Me: (I then mentioned MY NAME first and then that of a Supreme Court Justice). The surprise the audacity of mentioning my name gave them was apparent in their facial expressions.

MY POINT: Interviewers want to know how much value you attach to yourself and how sensitive you are, do not go acting like you are worthless or insignificant. You come first!

SalC: Booked by debbie,

Available dates...
11th
14th
17th-19th
21st-22nd
24th-26th
29th -39th

11th then

OKAY. A nice idea. I want to book October 13.

October 13.

Kamsified post=/post/26831263:
This got me laughing. Sorry na,don't cry dearie. Remember it's a family affair so we already know your voice so we'll manage

OKay. Please do not say I did not warn thee. So, let the leaders begin.

Kamsified post=/post/26827840:

Oh am sorry, pdizzle will be in charge of music
In a whisper* I know he'll start with 'Christ is my rock'

Assisting him with music will be jenoncam, mum4all & hidentity

Kamsified, you have no idea of what asking me to sing could lead to? My voice is beyond terrible #sobs

Nigeria is changing; not the changes I like.
There are new developments; not the ones we are happy about.

There was a country: the joy of sellers was in the competence of the government. The government will provide good road networks, malls and loans for them. In that malls, they traded and made profits... At the end, they would chorus " Chineke gọzie Nnamdi Azikwe."

There was a country: the poor and the orphans could compete at any level. Education was a priority on the government's to-do list... The fruit of education then was certainly good. It brought about pride and fulfilments, the lows and highs studied under a roof... As he mounted that podium to clinch that prize, his late parents whispered from the world beyond "Oba l'ókè a yónú sí Awolowo."

There was a country: peace and unity were inseparable twins. Life was near a bed of roses. Lost properties were returned by true Nigerians that found them... In one voice they sang "Nagode Ahmadu Bello"

Today, the traffic congestion created by the roads the government did not fix is the opportunity for sellers to sell to passengers.

Today, education does not come for free. The poor and orphan cannot compete. Today, returning lost properties to the owner is "foolishness." Life is not even a carpet of grasses, let alone a bed of roses.

Nigeria is changing, only because change is constant.

Hidentity is an African.

Team October.