₦airaland Forum

Taylor184: Personally,i love going to church early because i believe it is part of serving God in spirit and in truth.Moreover,it shows how dedicated we are to be in his holy presence ....
Nairalanders,do y'all go to church early?or you prefer going when the service is almost over?

I don't like going to church AT ALL. But when I want to go to church, I go quite early. In fact, I'd prefer to go to just the Sunday School and leave just the sermon is finished.

shericoco661: Am a married woman with two kids,a boy and a girl.when i gave birth to my baby girl my husband ex-girl came to my house.She is married with two kids.that faithful day when she came,i was in the kitchen preparing meal.Fortunately,the girl was my school mate in secondary school.immediately she saw me she told my husband that she knows me too well in school.meanwhile i like to stay on my own then.After telling my husband how i behaved in school then.she then came into my kitchen and opened my fridge,entered all the rooms in my house including my husband's bedroom.i wasnt happy with her attitude that very day.when she was about to go,my husband saw her off.when he came back i was tellin him about the girl's behaviour he then said that he didn't see anything wrong in what she did.then i decided to tell him that i don't want to see her in my house again.what he told me was that she is our family friend.she used to call my husband and am not happy about that.it's true that my husband don't use to hide anything from me but i can't take it just like that.i love my husband and kids.pls advice me on what to do.

Did he tell you non explicable that she was his ex girlfriend? If he did, then it's unusual that she's now your FAMILY FRIEND. But that doesn't mean that it's weird. My main concern is the way you said she went into all the rooms. Did you know that she was your husband's best pal before she visited? Even if you did, the way she gave herself express access to EVERYTHING is chilling. Maybe you shouldn't have given your husband the ultimatum. You could talk to him and ask him to explain his relationship with her. If he's as open as you claim, he'll tell you about it which will make feel a little better. But tell him that her access is also frightening. Well, good luck

Samtolly4JESUS: Geeks in the House. Here goes a question.

It has been said that although logic plays an important role in legal reasoning, it only part of the story .Engage this statement in the light of legal reasoning and justification.

Thanks in advance!

I just got admitted and as such, I don't know much about philosophy teachings in Law, but from what I know, Logic is indispeneable in Law. It's through logic that lawyers deduct facts and use these facts to convince the judge or jury that their client is innocent or right.

Fentoluwa: in the words of John locke humans have "unalienable rights". Your liberty does not include violation of d acceptable norms in a society. As bestiality is unlawful in Nigeria so is homosexuality. If this bill wasnt trashed out, more crimes might emanate all in d name of homosexuality. Let's forget abt culture n religion, that bill contains more harm than good.

did you read my post about underaged marriage? Isn't that part of our culture? I get your point that Nigerians view being gay as very wrong, but I just can't patronise it because I know there's a whole lot more things worse than having two guys that wanna plo into each other in private.
Anyway, What bill are you talking about? I didn't say anything about initiating any bill, did I?

Tunde ajani: the energy i pay for i dont get to use,is that not an issue worthy of being challenge in the court of law or we continue to look as agencies such as this defraud nigerians all in the name of 'na govt pickin,no touch am'?

when you pay your bill, they stipulate the amount of energy you used, the amount they charge for each unit of energy you used. They charge for what YOU USED. I still think you have no basis to sue over that.

You can sue them, but I'm going to tell you that the outcome won't be favourable to you, at all.
The company is a public company operating in a monopoly. That gives them some sort of edge. They're going to give a lot of reasons why their service isn't up to the standard you're describing here. Most of these reasons will even pan out. In fact, at the end of the day, they'll use the case as an outlet to advertise their grievances and make the masses pity and side with them.
Another point is that you do not really have a ground to sue them. Officially, you only pay for amount of energy you use. There is no law demanding them to provide stable power for twenty four hours. So, you see?

If you go to bed at 2, when do you wake up? Do you sleep in the afternoon?

You can print it off the JAMB website with an Admission Letter Printing Scratch Card that you can buy from JAMB offices.

I agree with you. Although how true it is to say that it has decreased since I don't know what it was like in the 80's. What I know is that I think that the church has been sending the wrong message. They've been signaling the importance of riches and worldly virtues, most of them ignoring the repentance message.

Hey guys. I'm told G Bam is better than Bounce in terms of free data. How do I enjoy this free bee?

Something that should be left for personal opinion? America ceased to LEGALLY view gay sex as a crime in the late 80's. While this might have something to do with their culture, it goes to show that they've realized that it isn't something that should be fought against LEGALLY. I feel that Nigeria's continuance to view gay sex as a crime as an infringement of the freedom of expression, and personal liberty. That something isn't normal (I'm using this word lightly) doesn't mean that it IS wrong. Does this mean that the law that the legislature recently passed allowing the marriage of underaged girls is right? Does this mean that the killing of twin in the 20th was right? And what about people that doesn't believe in the Bible, Koran or Traditional Customs?
P.S: this post is just my view and opinion. I'm in no way antagonizing anybody here, yet.

gentlefada: hmmmmm. I remember when i was in part 1 when did a topic under legal methods which is sources of law. Basically, the aim of the topic was to examine the different sources which law can be drawn from. Some of those sources are history of the people, values of the people, religion and culture of the people etc.
The last sources i mention which is culture and religion is an important source of law which cannot be contradicted or compromised in any way. In the drafting of any law there must be strict adherence to the culture of people because having a law that is inconsistent with what the culture of the people permits would be catastrophic to the democracy of that community. A striking example of this Nigerian criminal justice system. As you should be aware of Nigeria crimanal trials are cunducted with provisions from two main statute books
1) the criminal code
2) the penal code
The former operates in the south while the latter operates in the north. The northerners are predominantly a islam practicing society and people who practice islam as prescribed by the Holy book which is the Quran and the Sunaa (the practise of the prophet). The northern penal code was fashioned in adherence with the Quran and the Sunaa becus failure to do so would create an ungovernable society.
Now lets take Nigeria as a whole. You would agree with me that majority of Nigerians whether we like it or not are religious. Also, Nigeria is a country where culture is paramount. Enacting a law that allows homosexuality would be contradictory the majority of nigerian culture.
Finally, according to jeremy benthan law should create the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amoun the society. Allowing homosexuality would not achieve goal.
So my bro law culture and religio cannot be separeted in a country like Nigeria.

I know law can be sourced from cultural beliefs and religious norms. But not every Law in the Nigerian constitution is culled from the Bible, or Koran or even religious sentiments. I believe there I read somewhere that there are laws that are enacted because they're universally right or wrong (as the case may be) and then laws that are objectively right or wrong [Basic Theses of Natural Law]. For example, the Law instructing drivers to wear seatbelts isn't culled from any religious or cultural belief, it is purely objectively right [I believe there's a phrase for it].
Moreover, I'm not demanding that gay marriage be legalized. I'm just questioning how right it is to criminalize something like this. Especially since some acts that I could argue is in the same category (like fornication) isn't labelled a crime.

I was reading a blog that made me once again question some part of our constitution.
Do you think it's LEGALLY right that the constitution categorizes gay sex as a criminal offense? Please note, I'm not asking if it's RELIGIOUSLY OR CULTURALLY RIGHT. My emphasis is on the Law.
Personally, I think homosexuality and/gay sex shouldn't be seen as a crime, as long as it is between two consenting adults or minors (as the case may be) and in private. I'm going to talk later, but I wanna hear what you guys have to say. Make your case

Why do Nigerian straight men always panic when their girlfriends introduce them to their male friends? If she introduced him to you, it means nothing is happenin between them. She wouldn't show him to you if they were shagging behind your back. Simple logic. Maybe she just wanted you to meet the dude who is JUST A FRIEND. The guy could have known her even longer than you do. Tell your friend that.

ceospecial: So you want him to marry you without the Blessing of his parents? That he can't do, you only need to Pray. Can You speak any traditional nigerian language? I mean yoruba, igbo or hausa? If NO, then no hope! My Uncle over there married a nigerian of your type and right now, they are divorced! They even had a daughter.... So if I was in the guy's shoes, the answer you already know is a NO! NO!! Don't waste your time and move on dear.

Antagonistic much?

And please, don't do anything rash to further complicate the situation. Just sit back and watch. At least for the time being.

Your boyfriend isn't serious. In fact, I think he is kinda siding with his parents (if the story about them not wanting you is true). If he really wants to marry you, his father won't be stopping him. A few years ago, My uncle told my grandparents that he wants to marry. They didn't approve of the girl. He told them outrightly that he didn't care. They weren't the ones getting married. He had made his choice whether they like it or not. He was pretty firm with them and at the end of the day, my grandparents agree and even paid for the marriage. So I advice you to prepare for the worse. I think he doesn't want to marry, at least not yet. I hope I'm wrong. Good luck.

Fentoluwa: Has anyone seen the 'boston legal' movie? I think it's a good movie to watch and learn few legal persuasive skills.

The show made my head spin. The two principal male characters have a weird relationship I still don't understand.

Not this is a ridiculous stereotype.

I don't know what to say to you. Anyway, I'm not THEM, but... Don't you go to work? Don't you watch the TV? Don't you read (newspapers) ? I could argue that all these things are as "worldly" as Facebook. And then, why are you here? You are subscribed member here. Why did you join if you could spend your time, all day, everyday reading the Bible?

mcstan01: In court, if you are asked to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... what if you say "no"? #rareTHOUGHTS

You get three choices, Bible, Koran or fetish stuff if you subscribe to traditional religion. What you swear on (Bible or Koran) doesn't count. The thing is that you make that proclaimation openly so that if it is later found out that you lied, you'll charged with perjury.

BlackBerry 10 series run on a great platform. It supports a lot of apps and quite fast. iPhone 5S is the best smartphone in the market now, but I'm not sure she can afford it(or can she) and then you have to unlock it with at least 20k, here. I wouldn't recommend Android as a first rate, though.

mcstan01: If a lesbian has s3x with other women but never with another man should she still be considered a virgin? Yes/No&Why? #rareTHOUGHTS?

It depends on the type of sex she was having with her partner. If it was penetrative sex with a Love Machine or anything that eventually broke her hymen, no she isn't a virgin. I consider penetrative sex as sex itself and every other thing - Mouth Gig, kissing and co as supplementary.

The Infernal Galop by Jacques Offenbach

Go to your browser and google "download whatsapp for blackberry z10". Follow the link to the what'sapp website. Find and click the download button. It will take you to BlackBerry World where the download will commence.

Who paid the 3k?

Now, why are we hearing this now? Why didn't they make it know before? What do they want this money for? Why is it so important that this money is paid now and in full?

Creative mind: Boss i'm just 23 o.

Okay. Sorry for the premature aging. How did you celebrate? Do I get a corner piece of the cake?.

gentlefada: you might not be able to find legal method testbook online cause its peculiar to Nigeria, but u can try to look for learning the law by lord denning(its an introductory book to law). You can try searching under the philosophy section for books on theories of law. Look for books that talk about jurisprudence.

A link would be most thankful, Comrade...