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If you are really handsome, women will tell you.

If only men are telling you, then you probably look [i]ga[/i]y. not handsome.

Imagine the thousands of people like me who rely on Torrents to listen to music and watch movies

http://americancensorship.org/

the DCP should have given a reason. but this is a sensitive issue so I can see the wisdom in the step he took.

christened ‘Solution Centre’

"Solution Center"
were they worshiping clandestinely? ie breaking a law?

why are we calling it "fuel subsidy" instead of "fuel tax"?
To me, this is tax not subsidy.

Our govt is lying to us.

babsmii:
this is how a lame man sees beauty, thank God you're not among the judges. you need to see her performance on stage, she's got great charisma + excellent personal appeal. Miss Edo did very well too, i give to her

can somebody post the video. how was d show
[img]http://3.bp..com/-z83fn5-Df2s/TsebmRWnpxI/AAAAAAAALT4/UAuGt4UqO9E/s400/missnigeria+2011+lindaikejiblog.jpg[/img]

this thread belongs in politics section.
not "webmasters"

ayolinger:
I really don't know what wrong with me; but i have this spirit of not getting mad at people even if they do what could make me be-head or dis-friend them!
I find it hard to get mad at people; that when i attempt to, i end up feeling guilty for it and i don't know if this is a problem or a Good way to carry on with.
Pls I need Advice NL!.

I think it's just a personality trait. there are positive and negative sides to every personality type.
try to distance yourself from people you find disagreeable. only keep positive friends.

^ so basically internet censorship is nothing to be worried about?
I don't believe this one bit.

I'll assume that a lot of us are in denial

India has a scheme to provide all students with cheaply manufactured tablets. That's how they intend to solve their educational crisis there. lol

Beaf:
I have never seen a govt that lies so much!
Damn! That state is owing its workers salaries for the 3rd month running. I wonder if they are going to be making the laptops out of old coke cans in government house, Osogbo?

probably foreign countries looking for a place to dump their stock of malfunctioning laptops. or probably those "one laptop per child" foreign NGO schemes.
because I'm sure either aregbesola got those laptops for free (as a donation), at a large discount, or I really don't know  . . .

^ thanks for the insightful post.

^duh.

but I bet you if they start today, in 10 yrs time internet will become more like TV.

I'm on the side of the masses.

the internet really has been revolutionary and i'm surprised it has taken up to now for the govt to try to censor it. China was smarter. I think they censored it from day 1.
People are brainwashed anyway. with a plethora of sites and info to be gained, most still choose to spend most of their time on facebook, WoW or nairaland 
but I can't complain. sites like twitter, facebook and nairaland have help spread the 'revolutions'. They have been useful in more important ways [s]like connecting me to such a @#%$&&^ like Kobojunkie [/s]  

If you use Mozilla Firefox, you might be familiar with this story. It describes how "the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could profoundly affect the future of the internet."* The so-called Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA, if passed into law, will magnify internet censorship to an unprecedented scale. Yes, internet censorship does already exist to some extent and if you are a Youtube viewer like me, you might already be aware of this fact.

One main usefulness of the internet since its inception, just a few decades ago, is its ability to allow for an unprecedented accessibility to a myriad of  free information. With the lowering cost of access, as well as the emergence of social media, more people -especially the young- are more connected to others and to unmonitored information than ever before. The internet has been partially responsible for the several political revolutions that have occurred around the world this year alone. These uprisings, which have been powerful enough to unseat presidents, are examples of how the internet can be a tool for not only organizing people around a political cause but also bringing hidden information to light. The US govt, still dealing with the aftermath of Wikileaks, has now had to concern itself with the nuances of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests. For these reasons, it is quite obvious why the US congress is pushing to censor the internet. Its security is threatened and at stake if information reaching the masses is not controlled or filtered. It is the same fear that is behind China's severe information censorship.

The US prides itself as a model democratic government. Do you think it is right in attempting to censor the internet? This censorship will also affect non -US residents since the US is the primary source of a large quantity of information digested by many people around the world.

[b]*[/b]https://donate.mozilla.org/page/s/SOPA?source=snippet

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. . . .

these black nollywood stars will overshadow nigerian ones. esp because of our inferiority complex about it. we are always trying to emulate them at the expense of losing our originality. if we start collaborating with them, before we know it, nollywood will completely disappear in the shadow of "black hollywood"
this is why I currently only watch yoruba movies. nollywood is no longer the classic nollywood of the mid-late 90s. sadly

she's cute but I don't like her teeth.
go Ogun state!!


I heard it was a reality tv type contest. Can someone upload it to youtube if it's recorded? Is it online? I really would like to see it.

michelin89:
True. They look like mummies!

hahaha you're funny 
but really though. skinny people look even more emaciated in native attire. not a good sight. some designs suit them though. esp more western designs on native material

LagosShia:
@aloy@emeka

firstly osun state is a majority muslim state.

secondly hijab does not obstruct or contradict uniform.it is a moral dress code that compliments any uniform for girls .

thirdly,you should not be complaining about "islamization of osun schools".you should be complaining about christianization of schools in osun and missionary activities there.

fourthly,you have in osun a christian missionary teacher flogging a muslim student over hijab while another teacher reported a muslim student to the police for the same hijab.this is religious persecution against muslims.the government should brought both the teachers and the police officer to the law.

fifthly,these schools are government schools.they are for all nigerians be they muslims or christians.and freedom of religion is guarateed.

sixthly,people keep saying how yoruba muslims are tolerant and peaceful.yet we have christian extremists reward their peaceful nature with hate and provocation.

seventhly,must you always feel threatened at the sight of muslims even peaceful ones practicing their faith?recently it was islamic banking that brought out christian fanaticism,now it is hijab in a majority muslim yoruba state.it shows that you do not tolerate anything islamic.it is time the yoruba muslims realize what the Quran says in one context:"the jews and the christians would never be pleased with you (muslims) until you follow their way".the fanatical christians in nigeria are showing exactly that.they display ignorance about islam and they are very intolerant and brainwashed and hateful too.

eigthly,no one here is forcing christian students to wear hijab.so why deprive muslims from practicing their faith?who is violating whose right here?

excellent points.

Why shut school down because a muslim is wearing hijab and leave school open to tens of catholics wearing rosary around their neck.
Can't you see the hypocrisy in your posts.
let's learn to think rationally rather than out of simple minded bigotry and hatred of muslims.
This is the kind of "divide and conquer" actions that ruin a people. I assume a lot of the haters here are igbo trying to divide the yorubas.

and we wonder why boko haram is going strong. when we are the ones perpetuating the idea that school education is for christians only. When you turn muslims away from school and you don't expect them to turn against you.

moderate weight (for body frame) is the best.

too skinny / too fat is ugly

and for whoever said skinny people look good in all clothes. that is WRONG 
skinny people look good in most western clothes. but put them in iro and buba and most traditional clothing, it looks 
curvy/fatter women tend to look better in native attire than skinny women.

Domwiz4all:
I beg your pardon, i min 2say MJ's Doctor. Thanks 4ur correction

a rich man can be punished if he offends a richer man's family.  

yep. It's really part of a way of life.

Araboy:
People in the  south west wether  in Ondo Osun Oyo or Lagos should accept the religious  and cultural diversity in  Yorubaland

Please stop your simplistic ways and your multiple provocations

I agree.

Domwiz4all:
so wat now happen? I mean wat brought abt d change

don't listen to blacklibya. he's out of his mind. lol

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806040.msg9581355#msg9581355 date=1321580745]Didn't I ask you a question about Christians being allowed to wear white veil to school?.[/quote]I don't get what you mean.
I don't know any christian sect whose religious law demand that they wear veils to cover their head in public. except nuns who are much older.
but catholic students sometimes wear that rosary thing around their necks. that is allowed!

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806040.msg9581355#msg9581355 date=1321580745]My stance is banning all religious attire whether it Cherubium and Seraphim or muslim or Guru Maharaji uniform. If students show up in school wearing hijabs, Guru maharaji gowns, olumba olumba vests, etc, how will the school look?.[/quote]See how your ignorance is showing on full display.
how can you compare hijab to celestial church uniform.
hijab is not a "uniform" like a school or church uniform you take off when you get home from school or church.
Hijab is for everyday, all day as long as you are in public (for those that observe it).

and you can always wear your hijab over your uniform. or use a color that match the uniform. girls did that at my secondary school in lagos. and look presentable. some just wore scarfs rather than hijab. And many more muslims don't observe the hijab at all. It depends on how conservative they are with their practices.

Similar to christians with Deeper life not using relaxer, jewelry etc. It's a way of life really. not just religion per se.

You just figured that out?
Congrats on your enlightenment.

besides breaking the rules and getting away with it, the rich and powerful can also change the rules and laws anytime to suit their needs.

like they say:
laws are for the masses, rights are for the elite.
know your rights and don't get mugu-ed.

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806040.msg9581298#msg9581298 date=1321578449]Are you suggesting we rename the Methodist school so that Iwo muslims will feel better?. Why are they even making noise over something they didn't contribute a penny towards its actualization?.[/quote]I'm suggesting that people like you should respect rights of muslims irrespective of the "name" of schools they attend. The fact that it's called "methodist grammer school" doesn't mean muslims can't wear their hijab to it. You might as well ban catholics from wearing their rosaries to school. or even ban them from attending. The school is public not christian.
the name is just part of history which obviously changes dramatically over time and is far removed from present realities

Lots of schools in the US with christian names and histories but guess what, the bible isn't even allowed in school anymore today. but they still keep the name.
this can't happen in Nigeria of course (we are a very religious people) and I hope it doesn't lol

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806046.msg9581277#msg9581277 date=1321577571]Public schools have a code of conduct in southWestern Nigeria and religion is not part of it. What will then happen to the school uniform is mujslims are allowed to wear hijab, Christians are allowed to wear veil, pagans are allowed to wear draws, etc?. There are private and religious schools in Nigeria if muslims insists that their daughters must wear hijab, they can send them to muslim schools and if any Christian girl is enrolled in that school, she must abide their rules or look for another school. What will they demand for next if they are allowed to wear hijab?.[/quote]Do you live in Mars or what!?

All public schools I attended/visited in Lagos have a few students wearing hijab. Every morning at assembly we do worship and prayer  (we alternate days between christians and muslims). A lot of muslims attend public school because they are poorer. so that's where they are actually more visible.
Schools (private and public) in lagos end at 1pm on Fridays to observe Jimoh (muslim prayer).
Religion is a part of education in all parts of Lagos. Majority of schools do worship and prayer in the morning. and closing recitation "now the day is over, glory to the father" at the end of the day for primary schools (public and private).  And proselytizing is rampart in secondary schools -usually among born again christian students or SU as we called them.
Also have you ever heard of CRK or IRK? (chrstian/islamic religious knowledge)? These are regular classes in many lagos public schools. religion is part of the syllabus  too.

You must be out of your mind to say religion is not part of public schools "code of conduct"!!


What's your obsession with yoruba people anyway.
I'm sure igbo catholics are allowed to wear their rosaries around their necks and such.

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806040.msg9581285#msg9581285 date=1321577862]Yes it is called Methodist grammar school because it was built by METHODIST MISSIONARIES. So Christian nepotism is to be blamed for the backwardness of Yoruba muslims against Yoruba Christians ?.[/quote]So are all students at the school METHODIST?
what would those METHODIST missionaries have to say today about our PENTECOSTAL churches?

stop bringing "divide and conquer" colonialist legacies to 2011.

The problem started last year, when a female student of Methodist Grammar School, Iwo, wore hijab to school.

This thread is senseless.
Iwo is a muslim town

The larger Osun might be 4% (which I doubt) but Iwo is VERY muslim.

The school is called "methodist grammer school" so I can understand where the noise is coming from. There is most likely a high population of muslims at that school and the tension must have been strong. But still. I think enough is enough. Naija is not under colonialism anymore.we have denied muslims formal education for the longest time. We see the results today in the form of poverty and "boko haram" Let's not continue the colonizer's legacy of granting education only to natives who convert to christianity. That's why muslims associate education with anti-islam.
we don't want boko haram in the south. So let the muslims get their education in peace.

I at

Naija is not under colonialism anymore.we have denied muslims formal education for the longest time. We see the results today in the form of poverty and "boko haram" Let's not continue the colonizer's legacy of granting education only to natives who convert to christianity. That's why muslims up north associate education with anti-islam. we don't want boko haram in the south. So let the muslims get their education in peace.

Osun state governor is muslim anyway so I'm sure he will do whatever it takes to protect the muslim students from unnecessary harassment from the SU types (teacher or student).

[quote author=aloy@emeka link=topic=806046.msg9581214#msg9581214 date=1321575505]Introducing Islamic hijab to our schools will surely introduce dichotomy and that is not what we need now to build our nation because we want our children and younger ones to focus on their education.[/quote]how do you mean?
are christians being forced to wear hijab?

I doubt the sincerity of your story.
especially after your previous thread about "backwardness" of yoruba muslims.