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Oktoberfest:
power is supposed to generate revenue 4d govt as a matter of fact as well as promote industrialization,and so is transportation n tourism,others like tertiary healthcare,educ,defence n security are nt likely to be

What I'm saying is, recurrent expenditure can be as necessary as capital expenditure in the short term.

Oktoberfest:
yea education,security n healthcare can be considered "basic amenities"

Eventually all the recurrent expenditure can be justified as basic amenities. Defence and security, education, healthcare, power, transportation, ministries etc.

Oktoberfest:
oya bring money 4mobilization,seriouzly doe we still have a long way 2go,still celebrating roads and gutters as achievements of govt when we shd be at human capital devt. and capacity building

I equally get fed up with the criteria of judging governments being roads and gutters.

ajepako:
Arrest all looters and make them pay for stealing

But make it across board,

PDP , APC, APGA, LP and every party that has tasted power

Because they are all thieves..

Don't be narrow minded. The democratic process itself is complicit. No leader has that much political will and capital to hang out his supporters to whom he owes his political survival to. It is like building a house and then trying to take out the foundation.

Oktoberfest:
decentralization!!!everyone is sitting lazily waiting for fg 2disburse funds coming largely from crude oil none contributed a single sweat towards.im of the opinion money from crude oil shdnt be used to finance recurrent expenditure of non-oil sector,rather shd be strictly for provision of basic amenities and soft loans to economically viable businesses

Consider that education is both capital and recurrent expenditure since the educators have to be paid.

I think in a way, Socialism failed in Africa.

RedCapChief:
Honestly, these politicians don't know how to hide money. They're always giving it to their sons or relatives. Smarter people use proxies who are unrelated and always deal in cash.

Then the proxies will dupe you in broad daylight because there is no legal avenue for illegality

A consumer is an entrepreneur of some sort.

The lack of infrastructure or security or power or proper transportation is a business opportunity. Business opportunities are accented by lack. Drug dealers and arms dealers are entrepreneurs.

It is no surprise that the biggest economies control the biggest commodity -- Capital. Lots of capital is what makes Coca Cola and Pepsi sell sugar water to hundreds of countries.

The real discussion should be about capital or the lack it.

Toks2008:
Issorite but I will advice that you ask the international firm you work for to understand that THIS IS AFRICA and its time we stopped imbibing the pooh pooh of a foreign culture that has decapitated our people both mentally and psychologically.

Ladies say marriage is not the in-thing yet they crave to have a child and they also say they can live without a man yet they always keep male sex partners or at worst become lesbians.

See my lady,i repeat,its high time you rid yourself of your perpetual foreign mindset and emancipate yourself from mental slavery to foreign ideologies.

Today white ladies get scammed endlessly by guys and these white ladies are mostly in their late 40s and 50s looking for that same love they have probably rebuffed while they were younger.

Snap out of it..a lady may not know the worth and importance of calming down to build a family until she gets to her 40s and 50s before it dawns on her how important a nuclear family setting is.

Let me stop here.

Everything African is good whilst everything foreign bad

Toks2008:
LOL!

No kidding, it won't take me 10 minutes to sweep you of your feet.

It will be in your own best interest to consider my "rantings" before it becomes too late.

This is an ego speaking.

You really believe you can seduce every woman regardless of her background within 10 mins?!

Toks2008:
Every lady is outwardly beautiful in her own unique way but this piece is about ladies who know they are endowed with outward beauty and i mean ladies whose beauty will make heads turn.

I have seen many ladies flaunt their endowments yet no man is willing to have most of them as wives and I kept wondering what could be wrong.
I have come to know that guys are wiser now and a reasonable man will not mind marrying a humble respectful reserved super ugly lady rather than have a manner-less and sharp tongued sex symbol as a wife but would rather bleep and dump such.


You get several likes in no time whenever you display your pics on social media and they call you Hot girl’, pretty girl’, sexy girl’ yet no man can stay with you neither can you stay with any-man because of your lack of manners and regard for men. Of what use is your outward beauty if you are still single at a marriageable age when the assumed less beautiful ladies are settling down happily and quickly?

This has nothing to do with mockery in anyway but let's face it. Is it not funny that a lady so endowed with physical beauty will remain single in her thirties or even late twenties? Definitely something must be wrong somewhere and most times if checked we will realize that these ladies are the cause and has nothing to do with men.

[b]Most hot chics are arrogant, proud,impatient.too picky,disrespectful and always eager to turn down men or break up promising relationships because their beauty easily controls them and they believe a new man will always come around in no time.

More pathetic is the fact that many hot chics seem to believe they can achieve more in life with their physical beauty rather than hard work or even academic qualifications.We can see such in many tertiary institutions and business organizations whoring their way up their career ladder or to get good grades.

Most of these hot chics as they call them are intellectually dumb and i begin to wonder if their hotness is actually an exchange for their brains. Many of them can not hold up intelligent conversations but are always mostly concerned about fashion and very eager to expose their body shamelessly for the world to see forgetting that by so doing,they are shutting the doors of their life to responsible men while attracting those who are only interested in sampling the product they are advertising.

And after it dawns on them how reckless they have been,they usually come up with these defensive consolatory lines that "Everybody has a past,They are happy the way they are,marriage is not for everyone,i don't need marriage to be happy" but they secretely cry inside and wished they can turn back the hands of time.
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Yes your looks will win you so many men; both the good, and the bad, but your inner beauty, your character and manner are the things that will determine whether any of those men would stay or run after accomplishing their missions.

The dumbest thing i have heard a hot chic say is "I'm so hot that at least 10 men approach me in a week"

NEWS FLASH!: A thousand men can approach you in one month yet none of these men will be interested in walking you down the Aile but will only use your sorry ass and dump you.

On the final note please let this sink into your brain.."If you think you are too hot to be with one man then be ready to be sampled by many men..the choice is all yours.

Be reasonable and understand that there is a thin line between when your beauty becomes a blessing or a curse on you...be wise.

Hope this makes a little sense.

The undercurrent in this OP is pure bitterness! Your failure and inability to seduce "beautiful" women is converted into a false morality.

Women are aware of the discriminatory eyes of men. And how men coldly categorise women into beautiful and ugly entities. So the feeling is mutual. Besides not all "beautiful" women suffer the fate you think they deserve.

True beauty means perfection. Perfection of wisdom, physique, compassion, holiness etc. If you are attracted to physical beauties then your problem is within yourself.

I think you need to worry more about your disability.

Lizabeth25:
Does it mean that people of those days were created from different species?

My parent stayed married for 35years until we lost mom! Dad is even refusing to re-marry because he said he can never get anybody like my late mom.

What's happening to New Generations? How come little things break homes? Does this mean that people hide their true self until after marriage?

Because people want to marry excellent lovers instead of excellent partners.

classicB:
"What some married women dnt understand is, that their husband is having sex with other ladies out there doesnt make them less of a wife, lover, mother..., a man can actually love u and still have sex outside. This is because a real man have sex with his d!ck and not his emotions, meanline a woman having sex outside her marriage is slowly destroying it because most times women have sex not only with their vagina but also with their emotion that is why a cheating husband will not allow his wife cheat bck." As said by a married level mate.

Do this so called loving and yet cheating husband intend to harm their beloved wives?

What I see so far is flowery colourful and general language glossed over the details. The Bill is actually vague on what it intends to do that the other posters are left to guess it's contents and effects.

My fear is these people might create legal atmosphere hostile even to startups and possible competitors. And antitrust legislations are intensely complex that cover the entire economy. With the ease in which the bill sails through it's stages and it's vague aims, I am afraid not much preparation and research was carried out.

KingEbukasBlog:
Oh not all . If you believe God did it through evolution , good for you . Because evolution makes more sense with someone on the driving seat . Instead of crediting it to serendipity , we can say this designer was trying out different possibilities - trial and error - and through gradual change He can achieve that design .

There are new earth creationists and there are old earth creationists - which ever you are - it does not tamper with your faith . Because whichever side you wish to take , only through your salvation that life after death with Christ is assured .

That's why I danced through new earth creationism , evolution and then to old earth creationism . It just broadens your knowledge on different possibilities of how the universe and life came into being off course with God as being in charge . Its fun

I wasn't asking about whether it made sense with someone on the driving seat, rather the concessions Christians are forced to make. The adjustments they make in their beliefs/convictions due to an external factor like evolution.

KingEbukasBlog:
I mean even Christian Universities teach evolution the same way it is taught anywhere .

They wouldn't have much of a choice if they are to teach science. That aside, aren't there grave implications evolution has against Christianity? You admitted posts ago that The Catholic Church has to adopt a stance it has not always held. That is the Creation story is an allegory.

KingEbukasBlog:
This fool , you just went to each website and typed 'evolution' in the search box and pasted articles' links . Even my school - a christian university , Covenant University - teaches or lectures students on evolution

Ergo, it is false information?

winner01:
You ask if God does evil, and then i ask you a simple question of what you mean by evil with the guess that you dont believe in biblical terms.

Our world itself does done mean the same to atheist of christians. Atheists believe the world is a random and meaningless coincidence. How on earth do you think i share that same belief.
The same goes for everything else.

Give your defination of evil and then we can analyse together if you make sense or not.

@bolded, exactly what im saying. But please dont use the word flexible, a better word will be "unstable", just like the wind.

Look, You initiated a question, you wanna continue this convo, you got to explain your question clearly.

All I simply asked was whether God did Evil in your own moral universe! And as a reward, I get these long replies about definition.

I have clearly told you, I am allowing you to use the definition of Evil consistent with your quoted statement.

winner01:
Evil manifests because man swore his alleigance to the enemy by eating the forbidden fruit (i.e Believing the devil instead of God).

But our loving God has made a provision to redeem man from this terrible mistake by sending his Son to die for our sins so that through Him we might have life and have it more abundantly.

Can you coherentely and precisely give us an account of the existence of evil.

@winner01

The meaning of evil you intended in this quote is what matters not my postmodernist idea of evil. Your idea of evil seems fixed and stable and not as flexible as mine. To use my flexible definition of evil would counterproductive in this quote.

Do you get me?

crownprince102:
Interpretation of the Quran is a big issue on it own. Interpreting the Quran has recieved a widespread arguement among scholars.

Like Hebrew, Arabic words has range of meanings in terms of context. They are sometimes ambiguos and needs proper undestanding with literary, cultural and historical content before interpretation.

I dont think their are specific guidelines un translating the Quran but their are indeed way in which scholars do in interpretin them. Interpretation of Quran is known as "Tafseer".


On muslim fighting their grounds in other countries. This must be done in some certain legal ways accepted by the nation.


Upon entry into a nation or granting of visa, you have been binded by a convenant. A convenant of security. Their are certain obligations you must oblige urself to eg paying tax, etc. The Quran say; "Oh you who believe, fufil ur obligation."


Being inside the country, you have being binded by oath or convenant. The Quran says: "and fulfil every convenant. Verily you will be held accountable to it." this clearly show Muslim must oblige to the law of foreign land they resides.

If at all they are to fight for their grounds. It must be done in a legally acceptable ways by the government of that nation because they ae already binded by convenant.

The difficulty involved in creating a consistent guidelines for interpreting the Quran, makes a value judgment on other Islamic sects subjective at most. Dont you think so?

Imagine a corrupt State with decaying institutions and laws like Nigeria, incapable of delivering justice. How effective would a Muslim's efforts be under these circumstances?

Also wouldn't Quranic law override secular laws?

winner01:
What is the meaning of moral universe?
You still havent defined what you mean by evil.

Of what use would my definition have if it doesn't align with yours

winner01:
Naah, the bible defines evil in a sense different from an atheist.
Evil is a construct of a society to an atheist.

But in your moral Universe, does God commit evil?

winner01:
God is the cause of our Universe.

You are being evasive. And that suggests dishonesty. Since you didn't give a direct answer, I will assume you don't think God is the immediate cause of the Universe.

winner01:
You wish i made such suggestions.
The Bible is fixed, even throughout the years science thought it "disproved" it by asserting that the universe had no begining. It was still fixed, till science found out that there was a begining.

Scientific findings confirms the truth contained in the scriptures, the scriptures is not a fill for a gap.

You mean the same Science that gets things wrong, confirms biblical claims?!

winner01:
I need to understand what you mean by evil.

I define Evil just in the sense you used it. In the sense you meant.

@crownPrince102

What are the interpretational guidelines for interpreting the Quran and a Hadith? And where are they found?

And how useful are literal interpretations?

A final question, how do Muslims fight their grounds to protect their values in a society which permits abortion, bans the burqah, feminist ideals, aggression towards the poorer and developing states?

winner01:
No one goes down the scientific route to prove anything.
Atheists cling to science and make it sound like its in contrast to religion christianity. Its why Christians in turn compare scientific findings with biblical claims.
Ordinarily, no one will even bring up science.

As for man, Life came from somewhere, science cant still fully prove where. Why not relax and lets see how it goes.
What dyu mean the wife?

You seem to suggest that since Science can not authoritatively state how Life came about, religious claims prevail in such gap/space.

winner01:
Evil manifests because man swore his alleigance to the enemy by eating the forbidden fruit (i.e Believing the devil instead of God).

But our loving God has made a provision to redeem man from this terrible mistake by sending his Son to die for our sins so that through Him we might have life and have it more abundantly.

Can you coherentely and precisely give us an account of the existence of evil.

Does God commit evil?

samju100:
yes my God can tell u who he his. if you seek him through the right way.

THE RIGHT WAY!! Loool!

winner01:
The big bang is an effect, not a cause.
The first cause cant be a flying sphagetti monster simply because thats exactly what you want it to be.
I believe your last question has been answered here. https://www.nairaland.com/2816262/god-created-everything-created-god

Can you state without reservations that God is the immediate cause of our Universe? And do you consider the possibility that a string causes and effects connect themselves and the Universe to God?

Bevista:
If I understand your point, you are saying that there is no fundamental difference between the methods of the US government and that of the Nigerian government. MORALLY, that might be true but LEGALLY, there is a world of difference. It won't make sense for us to go into all the nuances of Morality and Legality on this platform.

The Constitution is more than a mere. It is to Law what the Bible/Quran is to Morals. It maintains order in the society else if everyone has his opinion on issues, there will be total chaos.

Law is an expression of morality. The ideals of individual freedoms and human rights are justified as moral values. Laws prescribe and proscribe behaviors based on the moral value they have. Ergo it is impossible to split law from morals. It is a hair splitting exercise to try to separate both.

Bevista:
I firmly believe that the President goofed wrt his comments regarding flouting court orders. A simple explanation that they were held on other charges would have been a lot better than the president's explanation.
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For those hailing the president because of "the end justifies the means" mentality, there is a terrible danger of precedence. PMB's intentions might be genuine and patriotic, what if a dubious president comes in and uses this precedence to outrightly flout laws and the Constitution?
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For those comparing this with Guantanamo Bay, what you need to realize is that the American Presidency did not flout court orders or the Constitution, they simply acted smartly and figured a way to workaround the Constitution. They went to have a terrorist detention facility (gitmo bay) in Cuba where the human rights laws of US is not binding. The Nigerian govt needs to start thinking and acting intelligently rather than resort to brute force due to lazy thinking.
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I strongly believe that the presidency should do everything within its powers to jail NK, Dasuki, et al, but outrightly flouting court orders is - in my book - way out of line. It is important not to weaken democratic values in the process of doing the right thing.
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"Power corrupts! Absolute power corrupts absolutely"

There is hardly a difference between cynically manipulating the law to a dark motive and acting outrightly to serve the same dark motive.

The Constitution is a mere book which records the attitude and spirit of the people. Arbitrary arrests are still against our values regardless of the legal gymnastics used

SirWere:
People like MalcomX, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Vladmir Lenin, George Washington and the like had a messainic complex....... Yet they changed the world

Individuals themselves are products of their environment and it's conditions, therefore they are mere expressions for change not the change.