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It's quite unfortunate that when ever we thrust a step forward to join the rest of the world on the stage of globalisation, some bad eggs amongst us are always hell-bent on dragging us backward.
OLX is a great innovation that should add value to trading and businesses but alas the Nigerian thing sets in as excepted and before you say Jack Robbinson, people are being duped and befooled right left and center.
A friend was duped last week of close to 500K by some guys who claimed to be custom agents. He was asked to pay into a bank account and he, foolishly, did. I still do not believe he paid willing because he is a smart fellow; but he paid. Through my connection in the bank he paid into we were able to get the identities of the scammers. They are UniBen undergradates which I might upload their picture as soon as I get clearance. So, please whenever you are asked to pay into any bank acct with the names below, ran!
AYODELE DAVID KOLAWOLE and YAHAYA AZEEZ. Those the two bad Nigerians who scammed my friend but I believe by Allah's grace they will soonest meet their waterloo insha Allah!

This is a very great use of God's gift; I love the imaginativeness and the flow. The conversations seem so real; Thanks for sharing......Sir, go write a play!

Dapo4u: In a civilised country where democratic ethos and values are safeguarded, and kept in the hands of people, GEJ would have never become a president in million years.

God bless you for this comment...

I dont think the question should be how will Biafra succeed economically; the question should have been 'can the Igbos work together after they secure Bifra?' I say NO to that. They are never united on any issue except Biafra....and when Biafra eventuates, would they live together peacefully ever after? remember South Sudan!

He is indeed a worthful leader that Nigeria needs at the centre if only we would peel off our ethnic cover and our predilection for mediocrity...Fashola for President!

IT WAS not quite like the “night of the long knives” in 1962,
when his hero, Harold Macmillan, sacked a third of the
cabinet. But the reshuffle David Cameron, the Conservative
prime minister, carried out on July 14th and 15th was far
gorier than expected. Hitherto a reluctant sacker, Mr Cameron
showed the door to five cabinet ministers including two of the
most senior, in William Hague, the foreign secretary, and
Michael Gove, the education secretary, and moved around 44
ministers in all.
The result is a government that is a little more female, with
the ascension of three more women to the cabinet—including
Nicky Morgan and Liz Truss, respectively the new education
and environment secretaries—but also weaker. Mr Gove, who
becomes the Tory chief whip, was its most effective reformer:
under his command, thousands of schools have been freed
from local-authority control and tests have been toughened.
Yet this reshuffle was not designed to create a stronger
government.
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After four years of unusually elongated coalition rule, Mr
Cameron is contemplating a summer recess followed, in
September, by an independence referendum in Scotland, then a
rousing party conference and, next May, a general election.
The government, as this reshuffle has underlined, has little
legislative business or ambition left in it. The prime minister’s
thoughts are already on the campaign trail.
Adding a few women to his team is part of that effort. Ms
Morgan, a 41-year-old former Treasury minister and “reliable
blue-stocking”, in the semi-admiring words of one Tory
minister, should be up to the job of shepherding Mr Gove’s
many unfinished reforms. In Nick Boles and Nick Gibb, two
newly appointed education ministers, she will have capable
backup. Ms Truss, one of the stars of the 2010 parliamentary
intake, and Esther McVey, a telegenic Liverpudlian employment
minister who has been bumped up to the cabinet, are similarly
promising, if untested.
Blooding them now looks like a fairly low-risk way to try out
new talent, which might also ameliorate the fusty, grey-suited
image of the Tories a bit. But no one thinks this is a big vote-
winner for the party. It is mainly designed to head off an
otherwise inevitable attack from Labour: in opposition, Mr
Cameron vowed that a third of his cabinet ministers would be
women by the end of the Parliament; this reshuffle takes them
to a passable 29%.
The fortunes of Mr Gove and, to a lesser degree, Mr Hague
reveal more about Mr Cameron’s planning. Removing the
education secretary was unexpected and, whatever Ms
Morgan’s quiet merits, is bad news for British schools, which
he has done much to improve. Messianic in his vision and
martial in his command, Mr Gove had suggested he would be
keen to retain the brief if the Tories make it back to power.
Moving him was justified only if Mr Cameron considered it
would make that outcome appreciably likelier—and it seems
that this was the view of Lynton Crosby, his blunt Australian
strategist. Mr Gove’s abrasive assault on “the blob”, as he
derides the left-leaning education establishment, has made
him one of the most recognised and most detested Tory
ministers. Focus groups suggest over half of voters know who
he is and tend to dislike him.
Becoming chief whip, a position vacated by Sir George Young,
is a demotion for Mr Gove. It means less autonomy and a
smaller salary. His wife, a newspaper columnist, was quick to
suggest her disapproval on Twitter. Mr Gove himself noted,
artfully, that it had been necessary for his friend the prime
minister to “explain the allure” of his new job. But he will be
influential in it: less in the whips’ office, which will be largely
run by his deputy, than as an additional strategist, with a seat
in cabinet and on every high-level committee.
Mr Hague, who, at 53, appears prematurely worn-out by
politics, is a different case. He was shunted at his own request,
after signalling his intention to leave Parliament next year. Yet
he too will be employed on election-fighting duties, especially
leading the Tory campaign in northern England, where his
Yorkshire accent is one of the party’s very few weapons.
Provided its members do not trip up over one another, the
reinforced Tory campaign team will be formidable.
These, and a somewhat higher pitch of Euroscepticism in the
government (see article) after the appointment of Philip
Hammond, the former defence secretary, to replace Mr Hague,
were the main strands of the reshuffle. Much additional
commentary was reserved for the traditional argument over
whether the right or left of the party had gained most from it.
The answer is, probably neither. Moderates were annoyed by
the ejection of Nick Hurd, Greg Barker and Damian Green from
their responsibilities for civil society, climate change and
policing; the loss of the septuagenarian Ken Clarke was a
bigger, though expected, blow (see Bagehot). Yet the
appointment of Robert Buckland as solicitor-general and the
promotion of Mr Boles was consolation; and the Eurosceptic
right of the party also suffered.

full article ==> http://economist.com/news/britain/21607826-david-cameron-carries-out-big-risky-cabinet-reshuffle-just-one-aim-mind-dressing-up?fsrc=nlw|hig|17-07-2014|5356c655899249e1ccb7eb5c|

MissMeiya: Yes. I did label it "sexuality debated", right at the top. Researchers disagree. While the purpose was not intended for sexuality, it was neither forbidden. There was nothing preventing female lovers from taking advantage of the arrangement as well as straight women.

But you earlier cited it as one of your proofs that Homosexualism is of Africa- to purposely paint the Igbo culture black with your dirty hand-, why this u-turn now? Most of all the pieces you copied and pasted, if I am not mistaken, are white writers who are out to tell you your own history and out sheer ignorance I guess- you accepted their accounts and documentations. Wait for my elaborate response to all your mis-information and gasconades.

MissMeiya: Actually, I came to Nigeria sooner than I expected. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I'll be back with more later.

https://i.imgur.com/01qh1Nx.jpg
"Nigeria’s foremost gay activist, Bisi Alimi delivered a lecture two days ago ‘Post-colonial sexual identity and orientation in Nigeria’ at Free University in Berlin, Germany. Below is an extract from his paper:

Even though Nigeria has recently seen a more active conversation around the issue of sexuality and gender, these conversations are played out on the premise of sentiments, morality, religion and assumptions rather than on facts. But it is facts and not assumption that can put things into perspective.

The argument against homosexuality in Nigeria has been on the premise that it is “un-African” and hence not part of our culture. The other premise used is that since it is not part of our culture, therefore it is “un-biblical”.

Since the introduction of modern religion into Africa, there has been confusion between the real African identity vs. enforced identity.

This confusion has also found its way into the discourse around cultural identity. The modern understanding of what really is an “African culture” has created a basis for identity misunderstanding not just in Nigeria, but the whole of Africa.

It was not only religion that played a role in the misconstruction of “African Culture” in the 21st century. With the coming of colonizing, African identities were systematically washed away. Africans were made to believe through western education, politics and religion that anything African is not fit for purpose and therefore demonized in most of the cases."

"Prior to colonization, there are evidences to prove that Africa was never a “heteronomative” society. In “African Sexualities: A Reader”, Sylvia Tamale argues: “African sexuality lies in ancient histories that live through girot, ighyuwas, imbongies, jellies, igawens, guewels”.

As a young child with deep interest in my culture, I was really fascinated at the eloquences with which histories are passed on from generation to generations in Africa through the power of poetry and oration.

I remembered in 2005, as part of my research in sexuality and sexual identity, I came across the famous word “Adodi”. This translates as “anus fucker”. The fact that there is a language for sexual behaviour explains that there are indeed people that are considered as such.

Aside from that, many of African arts (it is important to note here that while Africans were never seen as writers, the one fact that can never be taken away from us is that fact that we are artists. We tell the story of our lives through our sculpture, painting and drawing), have shown the celebration of same sexual relationship before the colonization of the continent.

African arts has had huge influence on the Greek art and even more so the Roman arts. These arts that not only promote but celebrate sexuality has African culture and identity at its core. From Igbo Ukwu, to Benin and Ife art, Nigerian art works celebrate the existence of same sexual relationship, not as seen as “homosexuality” in modern terms, but as a process of nurturing the acceptance of dualism of sexuality.

In religious setting, most Nigerian gods actually have dual sexes. Take for example ESU who is neither man nor woman, male or female. Sango, the god of thunder is dressed as transvestites, wearing skirts with earrings on both ears and braided hair. Obatala, though a male god, is subtle, emotional and sexual.

Even more interesting are the female gods. Oya the goddess of the ocean and Yemoja the mermaid are said to have used their sexuality to conquer men. They were not just seductive, but they exhibited a level of romantic affinity for each other."

"Dr. C. Otutubikey Izugbara in a paper titled “Patriarchal Ideology and Discourses of Sexuality in Nigeria” explained that “evidence, indeed suggests that, in many cases, homosexual practices, while not always explicitly discussed or identified as such in larger public imaginary were often treated with more tolerance in pre-colonial Nigeria than during and after colonial period”."

"Two notable anthropologists have not only documented behaviours, but they have also shown acceptance even to the level of marriage.... Naphy captured the process of same gender marriage with the medium of paying bride price. He claimed, “it is clear that customs involving woman-woman ‘marriages’ (in which case bride-price and dowries may exchange hands) is extensive”. He dismissed argument against same sex relations in Africa as ‘ludicrous and to suggest that a practice which is so widespread and yet differently constructed is anything but indigenous. Even more so Naphy considered any argument by white Europeans against the exhibition of same sex relations between Africans as racism.

Another interesting take on beyond sexual behaviour to actual exhibition of relationship is ‘Boy wives and female husbands’. According to Anderson, this book in its research “also effectively demonstrates the existence of same sex love before the arrival of the white settlers”.

But let us for a second agree with the proposition of Staples that exhibition of same sexual behaviour in pre-colonial Nigeria was a phase. The question we then have to ask is: where did they learn this phase? Who and what influenced the occurrence of this phase among what the western academia will refer as “primitive” people.

There are possibly two answers to these questions. It is either we argue that Africans are of lesser human and therefore happened to experiment occasional sexuality, or that actually, homosexuality like every other human traits is inherent in all people irrespective of race, gender, or age."



I've lost count. I don't know what number I'm on. *shrug*

I lost interest too early to read when I got to this point "... these conversations are played out on the premise of sentiments, morality, religion and assumptions rather than on facts. But it is facts and not assumption that can put things into perspective." --> Fact (behavioural sociometry) never stands alone, it is always coloured with one or more of the factors mentioned by Bisi. Maybe when I am done with comments I will read, I just saved it away for now.

I posted this comment earlier and I will re-post it for the benefit of all....and to probably get answer(s) to the questions I asked.

"Still wondering what each of these protagonists of
homosexualism must have read that make them think it is okay for a man to sleep with a man and a woman sleeps with a
woman. What could make an informed fellow support this
despicable and queer act of Homosexualism? Is it freedom of
opinion or just a sheer show of good usage of words. Or just
for the sake of bringing forth an argument? If you failed to see
Homosexualism as despicable act then you sure need to go for sanity test...final!"

If you are a protagonist, please kindly avail us-those who are against homosexuals-answers so that we would know the kind of help you need....

gratieao: What is more evil, sleeping with someone wife. How about a married man sleeping with prostitutes, or a married woman sleeping around. You hypocrites.
The country is doomed
because of ignorance.
Every human being has
sinned, we are saved by
the grace of god. Sleeping
around/cashgate/ – they
are all evil in the sight of
god. why are you picking
only on Gays and
lesbians? leave them
alone, they are human
beings as well.

Your thought process is premised on a faulty data, so I can understand your limitations. Gay and Lesbian should never be left alone. They are dirt thus most be cleared. Nobody wants a dirty society? Would you be fine if you see your kids watching two male adult kissing on TV? Protect the society!

MissMeiya: I believe what you are asking for is a citation. Yes? You want me to give you a citation so you can "tell [me] why they are not proofs of homosexualism been of Africa."

How will you do that? Will you call the authors and researchers and demand that they show you the cave painting, missionary letters and journals, and native interview recordings so you can determine their authenticity? I would really like to know how you would go about disproving a scholarly article. I didn't realize you were an anthropologist. I apologize for the presumption.

By all means, I will provide you with the citations.

"How will you do that? Will you call the authors and researchers and demand that they show you the cave painting, missionary letters and journals, and native interview recordings so you can determine their authenticity? I would really like to know how you would go about disproving a scholarly article. I didn't realize you were an anthropologist. I apologize for the presumption."===>

I don't think all of these were needed when you know you will be giving me the citation. How I intend to disprove your claim will later be another scholarly effort; I wait your citation sir.

MissMeiya: The proof you requested:

"Invoking the authority of the Catholic church to protect traditional African culture, is one of the many strange twists in the history of how European exported systems of belief and governance became rooted in the continent. When asked about homosexuality, a Ghanaian born editor of an African affairs publication was quick to blame the existence of that kind of behavior on missionaries and its prevalence in missionary run schools. Such perception, very widespread throughout Africa, is directly related to the mixed message colonialism brought; missionaries who came to save souls alongside of armies that came to steal the land and everything on it.

The very denying of indigenous homosexuality among African cultures plays into the hands of racism. Historian Wayne Dynes, in the introduction to a list of 84 references to homosexuality in Africa, notes that "Europeans have often held that 'sodomy' is a vice of advanced, even decadent civilizations. The Africans, being innocent 'children of nature' must be protected from such corruption."

From the 16th century onwards, homosexuality has been recorded in Africa by European missionaries, adventurers and officials who used it to reinforce ideas of African societies in need of Christian cleansing.

The Portuguese were among the first Europeans to explore the continent. They noted the range of gender relations in African societies and referred to the "unnatural damnation" of male-to-male sex in Congo.

Andrew Battell, an English traveller in the 1590s, wrote this of the Imbangala of Angola: "They are beastly in their living, for they have men in women's apparel, whom they keep among their wives."

Transvestism occurred in many different places, including Madagascar and Ethiopia.

Among the Pangwe people of present-day Cameroon and Gabon, homosexual intercourse was practised between males of all ages. It was believed to be a way to transmit wealth.

The Nzima of Ghana had a tradition of adult men marrying each other, usually with an age difference of about 10 years.

Similar to the pederasty of ancient Greece, Sudan's Zande tribe had a tradition of warriors marrying boys and paying a bride price, as they would for girl brides, to their parents. When the boy grew up, he too became a warrior and took a boy-wife. In this same tribe lesbianism was practised in polygamous households.

In the 18th century the Khoikhoi of South Africa used the word koetsire to describe men considered sexually receptive to other men, and soregus was the word they used for a friendship which involved same-sex masturbation.

Homosexuality is also recorded among the Siwa of Egypt.

It was considered a boy's rite of passage in Benin, and woman-woman marriages involving a bride price existed in more than 30 African societies from Nigeria to Kenya to South Africa.

How far back can homosexuality be traced in Africa? You cannot argue with rock paintings. Thousands of years ago, the San people of Zimbabwe depicted anal sex between men. The truth is that, like everywhere else, African people have expressed a wide range of sexualities.

Far from bringing homosexuality with them, Christian and Islamic forces fought to eradicate it. By challenging the continent's indigenous social and religious systems, they helped demonise and persecute homosexuality in Africa, paving the way for the taboos that prevail today."

Don't worry, I have about 32 more scholarly articles. And I've barely begun searching. This is just part of the first one. Did I mention I used to be an African Studies and Anthropology research assistant?

Thank you for taking the pain to bring forth proofs, but this is NO proof. Whose work are these 'scholarly articles' and when were they published? The statement bolded, were they the points you wanted me to pick out of the 'scholarly article'? Give me the answers to those questions and I will tell you why they are not proofs of homosexualism been of Africa.

MissMeiya: There's nothing I hate more than a BIGOT. No one gives the slightest crap if you approve of gays or not. Just leave them the hell alone.

Ancient old men are hobbling around on canes impregnating girls that are barely out of puberty and not developed enough to give consent, but people can ignore that and spew hatred at two consenting adults minding their own goddamn business.

As if there aren't a billion and one more important things plaguing Africa.

But white Jesus said we should kill and hate, right?

Been liberal with some issues of the society will in the long run bring ruin onto the society. Homosexual persons should never be left alone; they need help and enacting laws against the act is the first way to discourage them and then therapy follows.

MissMeiya: Africans have been so thoroughly violated by colonialism. They don't even know what their culture is anymore.

Homosexuality was an accepted part of many African cultures before it was trampled out by colonial missionaries. The white man told you homosexuality is wrong. Now you think you have always hated it. You tell the white man not to bring in something you forgot you once had.

The white man told you you weren't wearing enough clothes. That you were "indecent". Now you think baring your skin is "un-African". You tell the white man not to corrupt you with their un-African núdity.

The white man told you to worship their god. Now you have surpassed them in religious fanaticism, and you call them heathens.

I weep for my the DESTRUCTION of my people's history and culture. We don't even know what was ours anymore. Confusion.


And believe me, I can back ALL of this up with historical publications and respected research journals.

I think it will be sanely if you would give us a prove of all the soliloquies; all I was able to deduce from your soliloquies is that homosexualism has been with us before colonisation. Give us prove

blackpanda: Rubbish talk born from ignorance.
Homosexuality has nothing to do with culture. But even if it did, are we now criminalizing people for practicing a culture alien to ours? Last I checked nigeria was a multicultural society, and if my culture isnt hurting u then why criminalize it.

Moreover, criminalizing sexuality does not stop people from being gay, it just means they will be forced to hide in the closet, forced to marry women they will never love, forced to keep spteading hiv (unknowingly, since medical services are outlawed).
The antigay law has no benefit whatsoever other than to placate ignorant citizens from focusing on real issuues in society.

" But even if it did, are we now criminalizing people for practicing a culture alien to ours?" Shouldn't we If such alien culture is practised on our soil? Each soveign nations has its own laws and the way of life of its people.
Also, get this right. The laws against homosexualism has so many benefits, just avail yourself of them by engaging yourself in critical thinking and analysis, thats all you need do.

Still wondering what each of these protagonists of homosexualism must have read that make them think it is okay for a man to sleep with a man and a woman sleeps with a woman. What could make an informed fellow support this despicable and queer act of Homosexualism? Is it freedom of opinion or just a sheer show of good usage of words. Or just for the sake of bringing forth an argument? If you failed to see Homosexualism as despicable act then you sure need to go for sanity test...final!

MiguelMi6: Excuse me,but what is Un-african about a sensible government allowing consesnting non-threatning persons express their sexuality as they will.Come to think of it,the laws have been suspended,it still gives you headache,no arrest for gay persons.Do you for a second assume that 14years imprisonment will change a person's gayness.
If with this move,all Western nations flock to her and she develops her country,good for Malawi.What has your own anti-gay law gained you in Nigeria?

I will respond to your post from the rear.
First, do you for real think with this decision, the West will 'flock' to Malawi and ignite any meanful development? Sir I do not think so. It is silly for a man to assume that he will be helped by another man just because he decides to dance nake just because the other man likes nake pictures. How about his self worth afterward? Malawi do have a culture like every other African countries which had been in place from time immemorial, but for one Banda to, for a pot of porridge, decide to desecrate such culture corrupting it with another country's show that she is a coward, uncreative and unfit to lead Malawi; development should not be hinged on mendicancy.

Secondly, you asked "... what is Un-african about a sensible
government allowing consesnting non-threatning persons
express their sexuality as they will?" It is known that homosexualism is never of Africa, it was imported. So if we enact laws to prevent it from corrupting our culture and ways of life, I see nothing bad in that. But for outsiders (The West) to threaten a sovereign nation to import an alien culture of theirs into its, Mister, such should be resisted vehemently.

I think this is a wrong move for Joyce Banda and her cabinet; this is very un-African. When will African countries stop been beggar nations? Malawi has shown that it's a beggar nation by this act. It's an act of cowardice and it thus confirms what Ms Dambisa Moyo argued in her book 'Dead Aid'. Our leaders are just too lazy and very uncreative. What has Banda done to making sure Malawi moves away from depending on aid from these western countries who never mean well for her country? .. mtchew!!!!!!!!

I hope the results of students from the external campuses will be released soonest o!....

Bliss4Lyfe: This is the type of copy and paste Journalism that Yari.ba hope to displace credible bbc, time, Bill Clinton,Gordon Bell and CNN.

A conjunction of stories. Which one do we follow? Oyibo or Emeagwali? Are they related topics on related events occurring at the same-time? No!


Just a desperate yoruba man filled with the usual envy that lead Awolowo to hand out nothing more or less than £20 to a war ravaged people from their bank account and not even all of them got that £20 following his appointment as Finance Minister after the Civil War.

Same envy was wat inspired this junk journalism lacking in credibility and damn right fraudulent misrepresentation.

The writer of that piece is not a yoruba, pls take note. You need to stop playing the victim on issue like this; that's one thing I detest from my Igbo folks on this forum. Must Awolowo be mention on any issue that says a negative thing about the Igbo? I don't think he is cause of whatever the Igbos think is hindering their progress in this entity call Nigeria. Please Awolowo alone o biko!

Bliss4Lyfe: let me guess u are yoruba and ur source sahara reporters/nairaland...

Google the name Philip Emeagwali on the internet u will find Bill Clinton and many other offering their recommendation besides sahara reporters? Who do we believe as credible?


Philip Emeagwali is the greatest Nigerian alive today.

You need to read this piece http://saharareporters.com/2010/11/07/intellectual-419-philip-emeagwali-and-gabriel-oyibo-compared Philip Emeagwali is a fraud!

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attempts to present people leaders based
on such 5% fraction of the population
having participated in choosing should
have its offices sealed off permanently
with workers inside.
The result from Ekiti did prove however
that the people rejected governor
Fayemi, but also rejected ex-governor
and now governor elect Fayose. They did
not bother to leave their houses for
neither. Sadly the highly intelligent
people of Ekiti did not see anyone worthy
in the list; had next to no fate in the
democratic process – not wishing to go
cast votes that will be discarded without
being counted or to be intimidated by the
security legions, double the number
deployed to terrorized Borno, and would
simply not be bothered for any reason to
participate. They stayed home and
watched the World Cup… or rather, not
having ‘light,’ they stayed home and sat
outside in the shade, trying to cool off
and wondering when Nigeria would
wake up; when true revolutionaries will
come and take advantage of any system
to transform Nigeria. They sat and
thought about how two groups of not
too smart people were mostly voting, not
for, but voting against the other person.
Really and truly, many who voted for
Fayose were voting not for Fayose, but
against Fayemi for their grievances with
him and his party, and likewise, many
who voted for Fayemi were doing the
same against Fayose. The rest were
exercising their rights to scoops of rice.
Which rogue is next? Abacha’s victory in
Kano? Until and unless APC gets off
their high horse and invites
revolutionaries and new generation
youth into and to control their party,
their victories at all levels other than the
Presidency – where humiliating victory
has long been certified – will not be
guaranteed and PDP will simply
purchase their way to victory at all local
levels, facilitated by military intimidation
campaigns, state to state, local
government to local government.
Nigerians will never step out of their
houses to vote until and unless they see
something worth voting for. This is the
true lesson of the Ekiti election.
Meanwhile, we the people are still
preparing for our second independence
this October 1 , 2014 – via The Nigerian
Masses Revolution – when by God
Almighty’s grace, we will have
successfully expelled the Cabal from
every nook and cranny where they hide
their dirty, insatiable, thieving selves in
positions of authority, holding our nation
to ransom, keeping us murdered,
abducted, displaced and raped every
day and leaving our great nation of
great nations as a global sleaze pit and
laughing stock.
Dr. Peregrino Brimah

I still find it difficult to believe that some people just decided, for whatever reason(s), to believe that THERE IS NO GOD. With all the obvious of his presence around us, all his signs abounding on earth? Really what then do Atheists believe in, humanism? Humanism is of God!
I really wish to meet an atheist either online or offline, I want to understand what is not clear to him/her of God's presence.
Note: I am a MUSLIM.

Princess Stella Oduah, a former minster of aviation will
contest for a seat in the upper chamber of the National
Assembly, 2015, according to reports from theCableNg.
Oduah had earlier been dropped from President
Jonathan’s cabinet after she allegedly approve without
following due process, the purchase of two BMW
armoured cars for N255 million by the National Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA), a senate report revealed.
Oduah who comes from Akili-Ozizor in Ogbaru LGA,will
first have to dislodge the current senator, Mrs Margaret
Okadigbo ─ widow of Dr. Chuba Okadigbo ─ who fought
all the way to the Supreme Court before she could take
her seat in 2013, two years after her election.
The former aviation minister is also believed to enjoy the
backing of the PDP chieftains and is not expected to find it
difficult to get the party’s nomination.
An associate of the former minister told the website
that Oduah decided to give the senate a shot because she
believes she still has “a lot” to contribute to national
development. “Look at her record at the aviation ministry
in less than three years. Never in the history of Nigeria has
there been such a revolutionary approach to the
development of the aviation industry in terms of
infrastructure and safety,” he said. The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently said she
was still under probe over the BMW car affair, but she
insists she did not commit any fraud.
Princess Stella Oduah was recently given the chieftaincy
title of Ada Eze Chukwu for her “outstanding service to
Nigeria” by the traditional ruler of Ogbaru, Igwe Nelson
Ethmal. She has also been honoured with an “award of
excellence” by Ndigbo Lagos.

Source: http://www.today.ng/politics/former-aviation-minister-stella-oduah-to-run-for-senate/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

ikes9: sorry for replying late tho....
Now...Israel is doing wah every other nation will do.to ensure peace in its territory....
The fact is... the Palestinians deserve wah they getting...
what did those 3 teens do to them
that they had to kill them....
that wasn't enough ...the so called Hamas... the same group that killed the 3 teens
were the first to shoot missiles into Israel...
and Israel had to retaliate... just yesterday...
3 rockets from Lebanon were shot into Israel...
Israel fired 25 rockets back into Lebanon...
Israel's neighboring countries don't want them to.progress or thrive....and with the way God blessed them...
they gat cool weapons to defend themselves...
So ....Israel is just defending itself...the Arabs think their the only ones that have the right to attack...but when Israel retaliates...they start calling foul

Okay, I understanding where you coming from. You sure need to unlearn all you got from the Bible first before you understand what is really going on in the mid-east. Since you have the knowledge of what the Bible says about the ISRAELITES, why don't try to read about the ISRAELIS...

ikes9: Don't say yhu don't know...
the Israelis aint violent...
they just defending their Nation...
the Palestinians are the ones looking for Trouble...
get your facts right...before yhu start talking

Please kindly avail me those facts, at least to education some of us who believe Israel is the OPPRESSOR. What I read from history says Israelis occurred Palestinians territory, so what Nation have them? Please this inquiry is for knowledge sake and not argument sake.

Eko oni baje oooo!
Ndi Anambra kwe nu!
We are one!

tonero4urch: I am just coming from workforce office now. I angrily left when they said the salary is 30k for OND and 40k for BSc/HND . They are recruiting marketers for skye bank on contract and they said they is commission too. I don't want this kind of work for myself. Mtscheeeeuuuuuuwwwwww.

Thanks for your response...My cousin said same, but he will be accepting pending when he sees another....Our situation is critical in this part of the world but until we stand up to reject and refuse this situation, I am afraid, the status quo will remain. Our leaders care less but instead of standing up to them we remained passive and as the late legend FELA opined, we 'suffering and smiling'. We are uncommon being!

cynonso: They are recruiting 4 skye bank n in dis case dere is a fixed pay aside d commission u earn

please what other info do you have, a cousin is on his way there...info as in salary, working condition, location, what should be expecting at d interview etc...he is slated for 9am today.

" In Nigeria, patronage can produce a ballot win more reliably than perceived performance..."

The above quote from the article says a lot about Nigerians; so unfortunate! The West is aware of our squalid nature like some of us had known before now. The outcome of Ekiti election, which some people think is victory for the people, is never a victory. The Ekiti people had really failed posterity and I dare say, time will vindicate those of us that believed this.