₦airaland Forum

Don't let certain Nairalanders see this thread.They will brand you as "unpatriotic" for "denigrating" Nigeria

Good News!The disoriented "Priest" has been suspended -

[b]SEATTLE, July 6 (UPI) — A Seattle Episcopal priest has been banned from her church for a year after revealing that she considers herself to be both a Muslim and a Christian.

The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding will take the 12-month timeout on the order of a church bishop who said in a statement she would "reflect on the doctrines of the Christian faith, her vocation as a priest, and what I see as the conflicts inherent in professing both Christianity and Islam."

The Seattle Times said Friday Redding was not willing to leave the church after 23 years.

"The church is going to have to divorce me if it comes to that," she told the Times. "I'm not going to go willingly."

The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf, bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island, has disciplinary authority over Redding. She ordered Redding "not exercise any of the responsibilities and privileges of an Episcopal priest or deacon."

Redding says she was drawn to Islam after an introduction to Muslim prayers that left her "profoundly moved."[/b]

http://imedinews.ge/en/news_read/50228/

. . . .and how does that affect your life?

Seun:
They didn't break any monopoly; they just appropriated the monopoly to themselves.

The difference with this monopoly or near monopoly is that it is far more incompetent than the old one.The argument is that at least this monopoly is indigenous.Their services might be crap but at least it is Nigerians that are provided this crap service,hence,we should support them.

Reminds me of when Nigeria took over control of the Shell refinery in Port-Harcourt-abysmal services but at least it is owned by Nigeria

Let's bear in mind that our problems are hardly unique nor particularly bad in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa.It is not a Nigeria problem but an African problem.

We have in Africa, a group of nations created at whim by foreigners and the inhabitants hardly have the experience or the expertise needed to run modern nation states.

Nigeria would have been a better place without oil.The discovery of large quaintities of oil in a relatively short space of time distorted the economy and led to the creation of a mono-product economy.Other sectors of the economy have been neglected as our fortunes were inextricably tied to oil.

In the 70s,this problem was hardly noticeable by most Nigerians as we were basking in oil boom-oil prices adjusted for inflation reached $100 per barrel-and with a population of around 60-70 million,the distortion of the economy was not appreciated.

Unfortunately,commodity prices also go down as well go up and when the oil prices went down in the early 80s,our economic fortunes went down with it.Even with todays oil prices averaging $70 per barrel,we are still $30 below prices in the 70s.Remember,that during Abacha's era,prices averaged $16 per barrel.We now have a population of 140 million but neither oil production nor oil prices have kept pace with population growth.

I learnt that dogs are "impure" and that "black dogs" are evil!

maki:
the guys misbehaiving are they only from kalabari and okrika? these guys comes from all part of nigeria including hausa, ibo and yoruba. they have almost all the tribes in niger delta in these gangs. and who breed them?  

Hausa and Yoruba people in Niger Delta gangs?

Many Cybercafes no dey open for Sunday,na why the NINs dey quiet

Prince dj:
WHAT'S UP?AM A NEW MEMBER AND I'LL LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE HOUSE.

You are not a new member!Talk true

mukina2:
I-man sharrap

this thing is  scary . .but senderos  wil lbe dere

Lehmann ooo he will get better

No worry,with people like Senderos and Lehman,you will challenge for the League Title.Everything is allright with the Gunners,no cause for alarm

Sir Kay:
Gallas' injury news is too bad o.

Trust Wenger, he'ld still defend Lehmann @ the post match meeting. I think the goalie trainer/psychologists should talk to Lehmann fast

You are just starting Its downhill from here.By winter,Kolo Toure will go for the Nations Cup.Up Lehiman!

He is the best keeper in the League!It is with keepers like him that you win trophies He is the reason Arsenal are a whopping 1 point ahead of Spurs

jejelolatu:
infact talking about transfer maybe manU should consider selling fergie yes fergie ,and use the money to compensate their fans in anticipation of the inevitable concession of the cup they won last season.

At least you admit we won a Cup.Remind me again which Cup your team has won over the last 3 years The Emirates Cup doesn't count o

Jackal:
The Gunners blabbing their fucking mouth lost to the same MAN CITY last season with a very fit HENRY so whats the fuss?
Judge United when everyone is FIT.

Its not even the "same City" for City were shite last season! [quote author=A-40 link=topic=17491.msg1408672#msg1408672 date=1187546585]@I-man
How many goals did Tevez get last season? the guy doesnt have a goalscoring pedigree period. Man Utd is his first big team.I repeat Tevez is no striker the sooner you guys get a load of that fact the better for yall.[/quote]Most of last season,he was either on the bench or playing as a midfielder on the right.It was when he was moved to a contre-forward that the goals started flowing.He didn't start playing football last season anyway,you should say that was when you first started watching him

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=17491.msg1408584#msg1408584 date=1187545058]@Jackal
Please send Solksjaer back to norway he has won all he needs to win.My advice is for you guys to get a striker before transfer window closes.Period.Tevez is no striker as you saw today.Micah Richards had him in his pocket how much more when he faces even better defenders.

Hargreaves was good though[/quote]Tevez is no striker because he didn't play well in the last 2 matches? We should then ignore his outstanding record over the last 3 or 4 years.What a load of twaddle.

Tevez problem is lack of match fitness given that he didn't do any pre-season training due to the impasse sorrounding his transfer.He is a month away from regaining his fitness and sharpness.He was thrown into the squad beacuse of the unavailability of Saha and Rooney.

Any team with Saha,Rooney,Tevez and Soljskaer as strikers will eventually score goals once fitness problems are resolved.Minus Smith-this is the same group of strikers we won the Premiership with last seaon

Imani:
In the game of football, "you are only as good as your last game".

By that measure Wigan are better than Chelsea and Spurs are better than Arsenal-they won 4-0,remember?Whichever way you look at it,this period offered the best opportunity for our rivals to put a gap between them and us and they failed to grasp that opportunity.

If you think Arsenal are playing well at the moment,then there isn't much hope for the club.Their performances against Fulham and Blackburn were quite mediocre.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=16992.msg1408542#msg1408542 date=1187544254]Bad Belle no dey pay two a game in hand and we are still 2 points above united ha!!!

Lehmann must go  [/quote]2 points ahead!   Even Everton have managed to stay 4 points ahead and they are not boasting.There is only one way to from here for United-Up and Up  

Concentrate on Spurs.Don't even imagine you are going to finish ahead of Chelsea or United  

mukina2:
save us the sermon abeg

you lost and would keep on losing

Tevez is tha man

You will soon be mugged by reality.Concentrate on the narrow 1 point gap between you and Spurs If you are honest with yourself,you wil acknowledge that your 2 performances in the league-against Fulham and Blackburn-hardly inspire confidence.

This is going to be one of those funny seasons were a lot of people's hopes have been raised for nothing

Imani:
Look who is talking

Have you seen the table recently and seen the gap between u guys and City?

If you know anything about footie,you will know that the gap between Utd and City is insignificant.What is significant is the gap between Spurs and Arsenal.They finished one place behind you over the last 2 seasons.You better keep an eye on them since they have been running you close for 2 seasons in a row   I can't wait.  

BABEELOVE:
You hear say I be lesbian  What does that mean  Na you no get designation of your sex in your profile--so please my hands are clean oh!

Don't mind the blithering hermaphrodite.Her reluctance to acknowledge her feminity is indicative of her sexual orientation.

Abi na 1 point dey seperate una from Spurs Only One point ;DGames plenty!With a wonderful keeper in Lehman,its only a matter of time

Our fundamental problem is goal scoring.I still think we will get that right sooner rather than later.There have been seasons were Utd were downright awful-defence was hopeless,midfield was non-existent and attack was toothless.

So far,the sole problem has been the attack.I know that Utd has never really had a season long problem with attack.Hence.I'm confident we will remedy that very soon.

A 5 point gap is hardly insourmountable.The performances of Chelsea,Arsenal and Liverpool have been hardly exciting-contrast with the barnstorming start we had last season.Our rivals have only been managing narrow single goal victories-largely thanks to generous refereeing decisions.

When we look beyond the surface-we see a 5 points gap with 35 games to play and 2 of our key players yet to return.Count in the African Cup of Nations which will deprive many of our rivals of key players and you will understand why my optimism hasn't waned a jot.

All I know is that a 2 point gap is hardly daunting especially when your game in hand is away to Newcastle The only game you managed to win,against Fulham,you hardly looked convincing. It is not even going to take that long to overtake you guys

What is a 5 point gap with 35 games to play?

The "insourmountable" 2 points gap has opened btw Arsenal and Utd(Arsenal's game in hand is away against Newcastle)

No worries!We won't get relegated!  

Roscodaddy:
When we talk about NIDs,we do not expect people in the UK to join this group because we nor dey see the difference at all,if na US we gree and I dey try to enlist the services of my fellow brodas in the middle east but maybe them dey sleep,anyhow UK nor be abroad oh.

I was wondering whether you are a cretin untill you started posting and cleared all doubts.You are obviously a ninny    

debosky:
which one be abroadian tendencies again?  

Na the "tendency" to easily hop into a plane and fly off to places like Heathrow,JFK or Vancouver International    

[quote author=Paw-Paw link=topic=72759.msg1407378#msg1407378 date=1187478625]@I-manIs this a joke?
Do you know the number of Nigerians that come every year to look for a wife in Nigeria? Are there no women where you live?[/quote]What does that tell us about the apparent zealousness with which NINs seek relationships with NIDs and Westerners? Are there no human beings in Nigeria?

Anyway,with guttersnipes like you prowling the country,women have to look overseas    

[quote author=Paw-Paw link=topic=71829.msg1407367#msg1407367 date=1187478334]@eemineWe might have armed robbers, but you forgot you have the armed racist, how many times did you get called a nigga today? Please tell us[/quote]You are brain dead.That is why your visa application was rejected.The Western world will not accept retards anymore.The best hope you have of entering the West is via smuggling because with this brain of yours,you are a wastepipe

Roscodaddy:
I-man,that is a big lie you know better na,why you dey lie to yourself,why do we have thread like help me find a good girl from home,and also girls still come back home to their naija boyfriends after all the enjoyment.

If you are trying to convince me that many Nigerians at home are less desperate to land a diasporic Nigerian than vice-versa,you are spewing horse hockey.Many Nigerians will give an arm and a leg to hook up with someone living abroad.Keep deluding yourself.