₦airaland Forum

lafflaff123:
OWOLAGBA.

Bought something like this on my last trip to Niger Republic,and because of our bad roads, i kept it at the Border there. Anytime i want to warm it, i go across the border to warm it.

I am deliberately using this Keke Marwa now, so nobody knows i am rich.

Sorry bros I now know you're rich. So kon dash me money abeg

Freiden:
Who is Funmi Iyanda?

She is the woman that use to control traffic on one popular road in Lagos

pocohantas:
Are the guys of nowadays any better?
Once babe come una house, next thing na to on i-pass-my-neighbour generator, come start to dey find way to hang her leg for burglary-proof...all to administer prick.

Gerrahere mehn!
Una fit each other
Slay queens and kings.

Aunty you wicked fa

Thobiy:
It is not a new development, it has always been happening

Don't mind the OP jare. No be Naija wey we dey so.

paiz:
How can a 2.2 graduate survive in this country

So many ingenious ways

Welcome to Nigeria, a land where everything goes.

D

No mind them jare hushpuppy Abi na hushdoggy na the Diss wey don wan Diss by force make them dey sing lubbish
Thank God baba is back, we would have more serious things to talk about

no be him fault

Mr President just tell us the owner of the Ikoyi millions............
That will do for now

My fav na Alicia Keys joor

The Church

it's only a sin when it doesnt allow the pastor to concentrate

Savages ooooo
Some NIgerians no just get joy i swear

It's always better if Judicial Officers are apolitical, but this is nigeria where it is virtually impossible to see even a common citizen not to have political inclinations not to talk of all these lawyers that got their SANs mostly through connections

shukuokukobambi:
I remember when akintola sports hall boys burnt the mats and kettles of some Alfas whose heads were getting bigger than their station. If OAU is still the OAU I know, na the students themselves go correct these mumu extremists head.

Who get time for rubbish? Even Dubai no carry the thing for head like these mumus. Africans will be carrying middle eastern bullshit for head like gala. Is the story of Jesus and Mohammed better than that of sango and Ogun ni?

Bros as in eh the thing don tire me oooooo

hopefulLandlord:
what kinda reaction has your parents been showing since they were informed of your stance? has there been a massive shift in their hospitality towards you?

we have actually not met since then. been talking only on phone. mom was really mad and said so many things but at the end pleaded with me to please go back to islam. dad really didnt say anything sha because i later denied saying to avoid problem with him

[quote author=hopefulLandlord post=53865445]Inasmuch as I would love atheists and freethinkers to be more open and only a few things would give me more joy than that, I still wouldn't say Nigeria is ripe enough for this

First, Nigeria is a little too ultrareligious, it runs so deep its unbelievable

My advice is that any freethinker that wants to be open should be already known for SEVERAL good things, this softens the situation and goes aong way into helping him/her achieve acceptance from those around him

Example, when someone learns about Seun, the first thing that comes to mind is "Oh! That guy owns Nairaland, which is one of the most visited sites in Nigeria, he's a millionaire and very young", at this point he already has several "positives" ascribed to him and rightly so that even if his atheism is brought up now it wouldn't change much about the perception of him

This makes it easy for someone like him to be more open, those other achievements have a way of giving a very soft landing for him and dents his image in a negligible way

In my own case, I'm not as popular as Seun, but I try to make sure everyone that knows I'm an atheist already knows a lot of other good things about me and I do this like my life depends on it BECAUSE it might depend on it!

I'm known more for being charitable, very kind, considerate, jovial at times, very gentle, focused, knowledgeable about many things, always ready to help when I can, very slow to anger (very very slow to anger), good listener, counsellor etc of course that doesn't mean I'm a doormat or a sissy, far from it, I do stand firm and put my foot down when necessary but since my source of livelihood isn't in anyway connected to my area, those times are very rare and while I'm very private, I welcome almost anyone into my home

What this does is that once someone that has known me more for such things find out I'm an atheist, he/she doesn't have this violent emotional reaction or look of disdain

I've lost count of the number of times people have approached me to ask directly if I'm really an atheist like someone told them and I'll reply in the affirmative, they'll then say that they thought I was a "Christian" all these while because I behave like one

Make sure people know you for good things other than atheism and try as much as you could to make those "other qualities" more pronounced

In Nigeria, its a recipe for disaster if the first thing someone knows about you is that you're an atheist because you would hardly have the fair hearing you deserve due to the fact that the average Nigerian regards atheists to be worse than paganists, worse than Boko Haram (never mind their denying that), worse than armed robbers, worse than rapists, worse than our corrupt politicians, worse than the worst of the worst things you can think of

this prejudice is responsible for atheism not having mainstream attention, don't be fooled by church and mosque goers, some of them are atheists doing that for survival and keeping up appearances, some of the monickers that argue here are only doing it when online and keep their atheism to themselves physically and believe me they're not stupid for doing that

I want us to come out but let us individually think it through because there's no one size fits all; if you feel your source of livelihood is dependent on your keeping up appearance, please continue with the façade because there's no mythical heaven or any benefit whatsoever connected to your sacrificing your livelihood for atheism

those that are still dependent on ultrareligious parents and families for support especially financial and educational support shouldn't come out and if they want to do that they can start by telling their parents that a "Friend of mine just told me he's an atheist, how can someone say he doesn't believe in any god?" ask their opinion on the matter and watch and take note of their reaction; many ultrareligious parents would tell you to AVOID that
friend and that should tell you

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they should just destroy it already

Zoharariel:
Whoever crowned this charlatan & spoilt brat as the Ooni of ife is a bastard & a disgrace to the culture & tradition of the Yoruba land.

This is what happens when the stool is sold to the highest bidder.

Now, “Gboromidelerus of Jesus our saviour” - quote me & receive the flaming javelin of Ogun Lakaaye Oshimale straight to the heart.

Like seriously this is a big slap to the face of our dear culture.........................

Proffdada:
they are rhetorical

yeah. i was trying to tell you that your points are irrelevant

Proffdada:
what are you asking sef?

the questions are there for you to answer na
abi you want make i call you read am to you?

Proffdada:
OP you are very wrong. Without religion
1. humans will classify themselves into species and subspecies based on evolution
2.The poor won't be recessive but eliminate the rich since they are more in population
3.Human lives will be of less value and morality will be thrown out of the window of reality
4. Distribution of resources will be a steep struggle since survival is for the fittest
5. Without religion, humans won't be able to access spiritual growth and development to commune with the Creator
There are lots of points which I can list here

what are you even sayin sef?
is it religion thats making the poor reccesive? How?
Is human life full of value now? and what exactly do you mean by morality?
is distribution of resources not a steep struggle now even with religion?
what exactly has spiritual growth done in developing humaity?

when are we gonna get to 10k megawatts sef

So

Equalizer:
If Fayose is not your role model then you missing oooo... Join the moving train.. the voice of the people are the voice of God.. And the people of NL has spoken...
GEL our Hero!!.... Fayose our Role Model...

People of NairaLand ko, people of Naijabet ni
MUMU

realtestament:
Cult boiz no dey d skool? #Haba mallam

wetin cult boiz wan do for this kind situation Bros

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ronkiss:
I'm 19 and still bed wetting. I have done everything I could do, it hasn't stopped.

Please anyone who has any information about what I can do should please share with me.

Thanks

By speaking out alone I believe you are a stop to find solution. it's really pathetic to be in such a situation, sometimes you will feel like it's spiritual but it's not. You just have to be determined, encouraged and also you pray about it. God bless you as you find a help