₦airaland Forum

You people should stop using that term "akata".Its derogatory and a mockery of black people in general

Because Islam is not for me

Seriously,the biggest reason is that the Fulani murderous jihadists couldn't make it down South fast enough b4 the British came.If not they would have compelled my ancestors to become Muslims.

Do these girls factor in the likelihood that the rich man is fully aware that his partner is there because of his money?That reduces in his mind,the esteem in which he holds the lady.

Its a bloody joke,get real.Damn,can't believe these people

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Nothing wrong with you but it might pay to get some experience of being in relationship with women.They are whole different kettle of fish

MAMAJAMA:
What the hell does a location have to do with it? don't I come to Naija on regular basis?  keep blaming OBJ and the government for your poverty.  he will come to your house and make you a rich man, A wise man told me once

 TO GET WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, WE MUST DO WHAT WE HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE

 you complain of criminals, don't you have a cell phone?  if you saw a crime been committed have you ever tried taking pics with your camera and send it to a news paper or law enforcement agency?  just siddon and keep looking

This guy na comedian!

Love demands suspension of judgement and caution.Sometimes being a mugu is a metaphor for being in love

luxoire:
@Ruudie
hahah u see, as much as i appreciate your 'practical' take on things, i just meant ot point out, just because u might not think it is the norm ( or that its the best r/ship) does not mean it will fail in ever instance.

and if to say u want put am down to my staying for ogbodo-oyinbo for a long time, den sha no wahala i agree, but i no agree wit d fact say make people give up without trying just because it hasn't worked for others.
make everybody try him own, if e no waka for them, den them go sabi wia to go from dia, but discouraging from the start doesnt help

and about u sef doubt dating me?, no wahala, i suppose we can't all be compatible. If we were, then we won't be 'special' to the ones that love us
shebi na lie i tok?

This your ajebutter pigdin just to show that you neva dey too long for obodo oyinbo

@Luxoire

I wanted to ask you whether your "travelling friend" was male and then I re-read your post_{hos in different area codes}

somze:
I've never seen a bunch of satisfied underachievers  

If we had a board like yours our Manager would be under less pressure and be allowed to play a game, entertain the crowd and not care about wining. He would be allowed to buy poor players and a few young talented ones too, then sell the older more experienced players that hold the team together. Of course he'll sell the young ones too in due time and get more money.

Forget about silverware, cups and CL; build an undisciplined team and show them the how to by picking up fights with alan pardew for daring to celebrate a goal; call every other referee and his assistant a cheat; and yes look at the success of your wealthier neighbours and just HATE them.

So what if you remain 4th for the second time in a row with no cups to call your own? Atleast spurs are not above us.

Awww! I now see why you guys just love the arses.  

Mediocrity is innate to them.These are people who have never won the Champions League  Watch out though,they will start ranting about the feamle team

Long distance relationships are unadvisable.Stop kidding yourselves.Unless the distance problem is temporary and you are planning to get together very soon.

I can't see how 2 people who claim to love each other will not mind living apart.

@Somze

Abeg,look the location of the person wey dey talk about the good things this Govt has done in term of security

You can't be Nigerian President anyway because you are an Igbo man and you can be British PM cos you are half black,so what's your point? Don't tell me you are a Catholic,that makes it even worse for your PM ambitions

simmy:
i wonder if people realise that U.S.A actualy has the highest rate of armed robbery in the world. i.e youre more likely[/b[b]] to get robbed in the u.s than Nigeria! Lagos is dirty, yes but its not as bad as its potryaed in the media, im sure the neighbourhood the times writer live s in the u.s is not nicer than mine.

Nairalanders will kill me one day Maybe na all these action movies America dey produce

mukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Where are your trophies?

Income tax for the rich is 40% while for the middle class its 22% going down to 20% next year.The rich actually do pay a disproportiante share of the taxes.This contrary to the common misconception that they have are not contributing their fair share

oshkosh:
One example springs to mind. Find out about Rover car company that was sold last year. The goverment was so keen to sell it off (and protect jobs) that it was being pandered around with promise of goverment "grants". Before that, the company that owned it bought it for £1 because it was making serious loses and again, goverment needed to protect jobs. Politics and business go hand in hand dude.

My guy,all this talk is wonderful but you still didn't address the question.Did the Govt provide a subsidy?The simple answer is No!The Govt did not subsidise the Rover acquisition.[/b]Buying a company for £1 arises where a coy is insolvent.There are thousands of acquisitions like that in the UK.

oshkosh:
[b]Please, please lets not go there. It's a known fact that it's the middle classes that holds an econmy together. In most cases rich people (especially business owners) find clever ways to avoid tax and many succeed. They hire expensive tax lawyers, domicile their companies abroad or off-shore, live less than 180 days in a particular country and other clever tax avoidance schemes. Many goverments (especially in Europe) generally turn a blind eye as long as they get some taxes and these people create jobs!

And I did not say they do not pay more taxes. I said they pay disproportionately lower tax. A man who earns 1 billion a year and pays 100 million in taxes has paid disproportionately less tax than I (that pay at source)

The statement I highlighted is a common misconception amongst people.Most tax revenue comes from the rich.It is the rich that hold the economy together.In the UK,top 1% provide 23% of  the tax revenue-http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/hamish_mcrae/article33519.ece Scroll down to the 5th paragraph

I got some links from the US to explain this better-[url]http://taxesandgrowth.ncpa.org/news/do-the-rich-and-businesses-pay-their-fair-share
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According to data from the IRS, the bottom 50 percent of income earners pay approximately 4 percent of income taxes.
The top 25 percent of income earners pay nearly 83 percent of the income tax burden, and the top 10 percent pay 65 percent.
The top 1 percent of income earners pay almost 35 percent of all income taxes.
The top 400 richest Americans paid 1.58 of total income taxes in 2000.

£17 million is a bit on the high side.I would have gone for £12 million instead.Owen has many faults,he can't pass,can't shoot,has poor judgement and is prone to injury.Nevertheless,seeing how desperately we need a defensie midfielder,its worth the money

What about Daniel Amokachi?He is supposed to be 34 this year but he retired many years ago.Its embarrasing

oshkosh:
Don't be to sure of this. I can tell you categorically that these people pay disproportionately less tax than the middle and lower classes. In fact for most of them, the taxes they pay in negligible. That is one of the reasons why the likes of Abramovich, Mital and hordes other billionaires find their way to London. In many instances, these people are allowed to buy up businesses on the cheap, sometimes subsidized by the goverment in order to generate employment. This is a very common practice in Europe.

You live in the UK.Can you name one instance where the Govt subsidised a business acquisition.

Also the rich pay higher taxes in the UK than the middle and lower classes.

The Government itself cannot create jobs,it can only lay the groundwork for the private secor to create jobs

omogenaija:
its not embrassing i love Jamicans
i just don't like being called what i'm not

i hope your not offended

You have political talent I'm Nigerian myself

omogenaija:
thats happen to me as well 

You seem to suggest that the very idea of you being seen as a Jamaican is embarrasing

I can see the funeral ceremony for Arsenal is still going on.2 seasons without a trophy

davidylan:
And for your information I AM A CHRISTIAN TOO! 

Oh,that classic disclaimer! The Christians Who Refuse to Call a Spade a Spade(cwrcss) . For them,the mark of a true Christian is unflinching denial in the face of extremism

babyosisi:
told them!

Did you see notice the huge number for Nigeria- 46% ?   Make una no worry,na only a fringe minority.Let the heads roll

Do not be afraid!Its only a tiny minority that believes in violent jihad-[url]http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/05/tiny_minority_big_problem.html
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[b]I'm reminded of a similar poll conducted in Indonesia last fall. One in 10 Indonesian Muslims was found to support bombings in defense of Islam. They took the news a little more seriously in "moderate" Indonesia. One in 10 in Indonesia, you see, equals 19 million Muslims for violent jihad. That's just Indonesia.

Recent polling in Britain found that 13 percent of British Muslims believe the London subway bombers are righteous "martyrs," and 7 percent approve of suicide bombing attacks on civilians in Britain in some circumstances.

Now, add that to the 16 percent of French Muslims, 16 percent of Spanish Muslims, 7 percent of German Muslims, 28 percent of Egyptian Muslims, 14 percent of Pakistani Muslims, and 46 percent of Nigerian Muslims who told Pew last summer that "violence against civilian targets in order to defend Islam" can be justified "often/sometimes."

A few fringe jihadists here, a few fringe jihadists there, and soon you're talking about bloody real numbers.

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samsilo:
But for straight out and clear source of income it has to be Aliko Dangote(no looters considered)

On what basis is this confidence in the source of Dangote's wealth based?

fromuk:
What is UN and who control them,
Now they will obey UN but UN was not in support of the war.

This is just cognitive dissonance.If the UN is "controlled" as you imply how did you arrive at the latter conclusion when the issue was never put to vote?

I was reading about this today.One simple reason is that playboys pursue women while nice guys feel reluctant to do that.Most women don't make the first move so the only way they end up in a relationship is if they are pursued.And nobody does more pursuing than a playboy