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criminalmindz:
friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country.

However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are from the South West, 4 are from the South South while the South East has ZERO appointments. A tweet which I saw today stated that “southerners are only competent when it’s time for elections but northerners are competent in terms of governance” and this made the following thoughts run through my mind:

1. Only Southerners have been accusing fellow Southerners of corruption. Oshiomole has been attacking Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his marriage proposal. The same Oshiomole tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down and successfully smeared him with stains. Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a Northerner accuse another Northerner of corruption, even when they belong to different parties. The closest a Northerner got was when the new Kano State Governor attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly sheathed his sword and even disowned previous reports of attacks. Why are we like this?

2. Are Southerners the only ones who are corrupt? Were there no northerner heading the ministries and parastatals? Did the outgone Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of certificate forgery but he still served out his tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not in support of corruption under any guise but the fight against corruption must not be seen to be sectional.

3. How come it’s easier for the President to believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is irredeemably corrupt?

4. I still remember that aside from God, Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today. The same Tambuwal would later call Femi Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated Dogara as more competent. The same Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a Southerner against a fellow Southerner, Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term. A good number can still recall how OBJ tore his PDP membership card in public glare. The Northerners find it easy to support themselves but we are always pulling ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule Lamido and all the other Northern Governors including the former PDP Chairman Adamu Muazu often times refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan openly and many times even espoused the virtues of the opposing candidate on the rostrum!

5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull down Southern business men but prop up Northern ones. How many people still remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga out of town but both Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote what he is today. No northern leader goes against their own. I dare to put it on record that President Buhari will never go against Aliko Dangote for any reason.

6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari, the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials and he later was given an appointment as a Governing Council member of a University and heavens did not fall- but when Goodluck Jonathan pardoned Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major issues counted against him? Is there one rule for some and another rule for others?

7. We find it easy to raise our voices in support of the deportation of Buruji Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku Abubakar strutting around the corridors of power.

8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse their elders when they voice opinions not in tandem with the popular opinion. We find it easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them ‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and curses at them. We even abuse our kings and priests. Northerners will never abuse an Emir no matter how unpopular what he said is. Can you imagine any Northerner raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse them. But our own youths run down our elders on social media while our educated elite also support the act.

These are some of the thoughts that have been running through my mind. I don’t pretend to have all the answers and I do this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic bigot. The point however is that Southerners have to get their acts right. We have to put our house in order. The bickering must stop. Let’s engage our emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow others to exploit our tendency to self-destruct.

I think your observations are correct. There are enough facts to back this up. WELLDONE.

LobsanRampa:
Hi my able N'landers, I want seek an advice from you, may God bless you all. I am currently working with the Federal Ministry Of Works as Civil Engineer I (GL 09) and will be due for promotion to GL 10 by next year. I got an appointment with a Federal University as Senior Civil Engineer, a non academic staff ( CONTISS 09) in the Works and Maintenance Department. Please I need an advice from you, should I continue with my current work or take the new one.
Thanks and God bless.

pls LALASTICLALA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Which of the jobs do you have more passion for? Follow your heart.

Benedict44:
nice move if true....
....remember that today is my birthday....show me love by clicking LIKE...for mee because is not easy in a country where 70% are living below 1$..

happy birth day. cheers.

DennisEche:
i thank God for today.. i got my appointment letter after almost a year of leaving nysc. the journey has not been easy because i have been there.. i know what it feels like to be sleeping at the same time thinking, moving from one office to another dropping CVS and encountering disgusting and not so friendly gatemen and receptionist, travelling from State to state attending job test and interview without been called back.. i swear e no easy!!.... but here i am today sharing this good news... i am using this medium to wish all the yet to be employed naira landers not to give up on their quest for job. you guys here have been like a family, because the advice i have read on this forum really helped . bye bye to labour market.... i await to read the next success story..GOD BLESS YOU ALL..... SO MUCH LOVE

Congrats. Pls give the job your best shot. Greater opportunities lie ahead.

GodMode:
So you haven't seen water melons in SW,SS and SE markets

They don't have supply chains in the north because most of them lack education and are not enlightened..

The quantity i saw in the north far outweigh anything i have seen in SW, SE or SS. In any case, where ever they are available in Nigeria, branding is not there yet. thats my poínt

salame:
Today is my birthday...... show some love for a friend

Happy birthday.

Very creative piece of food. My wife will see this.... inspirations for her. She is a cake guru too.

Outward show without inward humility. I stand to be corrected.

How do this guys make their money? Is their music that lucrative?

`Did his parents teach him well? Some one tell me!

It is always good to be good.
Congrats bro.

Branding is the key here. Look at the product stickers on the items. can we find such here yet? Apart from local market women/men do we have companies dealing on plantains and watermelons? This is a gap to be filled.

Recently i was in Gombe state and Bauchi too. I saw loads of water melons displayed on road sides for sale. The products are there in large quantities. Why can't we have supply chains that can make these available to outlets like shoprite and the like?

Having said that, i emplore Shoprite to to try to establish programmes/partnerships that will make these locally produced goods available to them. Importation does not help our economy

Nothing, can happen if you don't have sex... especially if you are not married.

Actually, it is safer not to have sex than to do so, except in a marriage relationship..

This is a waste of space trying to hype bad guys. I am out.

Virginity is still a pride, no matter what some people say. If you still have it, keep it for your spouse to be. dont bow to pressure to surrender it it.

Good post. Great lessons. Thanks

Actually, a christian should possess all those qualities.

THANK YOU.

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EroticAngelina:
I've never been to a church where the pastor or person preaching doesn't shout..

Does the shouting make the blessing more effective or what?? go abroad, ull never see a pastor literally screaming in ur ears thru the speakers

I want to know why it is so.

It is the anointing power at work......

Seriously, it probably has to do with the personally of the preacher more than anything else. You talked about abroad, my dear they shout there too. Have you ever watched TD Jakes, Rod Parley etc preach? You may want to check them out to see that it is not only some Naija preachers that shout when they preach.

What kind of pastor would give that kind if advise?

The answer to the question may surprise you. Why did I say so? Because, it probably may not be what you think. Please read on.…

The word “blaspheme” means “to speak evil of; defame; or revile.

For us as Christians, we believe, and rightly so too, that there is no sin that is too much for God to forgive. We believe it, we talk about it and we even sing about it.

In one of the verses in Fanny Crosby’s evergreen hymn “To God Be the Glory,” we normally echo with all assurances that “The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.” That’s a great promise from a great song.

Yet, during his earthly ministry, Jesus Christ, at one point in time stated that “All manner of sin and blasphemy shalt be forgiven unto men: but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”

ANDREW

What does Jesus mean by “blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men”? Was He really saying that not all sins can be forgiven? Is the promise of forgiveness not for everyone? Is there any sin the blood of Jesus is incapable of cleansing? What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Who can commit the unpardonable sin? Can an unbeliever commit the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?

“Therefore, the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost that Jesus warns about must be the willful reviling of the Holy Ghost with knowledge of what is being done

A quick search on google.com along these lines produced several explanations by different people on the issue of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. But I found the one given by Andrew Wommack in his daily devotional article, The Unpardonable Sin, to be of most relevance to my quest. The text of the said article is reproduced below for your further reading.

Over to Andrew……
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THE UNPARDONABLE SIN

MATTHEW 12:31, “Wherefore I say unto you, “All manner of sin and blasphemy shalt be forgiven unto men: but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”

LUKE 12:10; MATTHEW 12:24-31; MARK 3:22-30

The word “blaspheme” means “to speak evil of; defame; or revile.” In context, Jesus is saying that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is attributing the working of the Holy Spirit to the devil. Many people in the Bible did this, including Saul, who became the Apostle Paul. However, we see in 1 Timothy 1:13, that Paul said he received mercy concerning his blasphemy because he had done it “ignorantly in unbelief.” Therefore, the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost that Jesus warns about must be the willful reviling of the Holy Ghost with knowledge of what is being done.

This parallels Hebrews 6:4-6, where qualifications are placed on those who can fall away from grace. This passage indicates that only a mature Christian can commit such a thing. Likewise, with blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, rash statements spoken against the Holy Spirit in ignorance or unbelief by those who don’t really know what they are doing can be forgiven.

From our human perspective, no clear line can be drawn as to when someone becomes accountable for blasphemies and has committed this unpardonable sin. We can be assured that God knows the hearts of all men and that He will judge righteously concerning this. However, God’s Word does show us that when anyone becomes a “reprobate,” they lose all conviction from God (Rom. 1:28).

Therefore, anyone who is convicted and repentant over having possibly blasphemed the Holy Ghost has not yet reached the place where it is unpardonable or they wouldn’t care. Keep your heart tender and sensitive to Him. Listen to His voice speak to you through His Word today.

https://victorscorner.com/2015/05/15/what-do-you-think-is-the-unpardonable-sin/

THE ANSWER IS: N19,982,958.38

SEE THE CALCULATION HERE: http://www.thecalculatorsite.com/finance/calculators/compoundinterestcalculator.php

Year Year Deposits Year Interest Total Deposits Total Interest Balance

1 N240,000.00 N16,186.56 N240,000.00 N16,186.56 N256,186.56
2 N240,000.00 N48,677.43 N480,000.00 N64,863.99 N544,863.99
3 N240,000.00 N85,288.95 N720,000.00 N150,152.94 N870,152.94
4 N240,000.00 N126,543.73 N960,000.00 N276,696.68 N1,236,696.68
5 N240,000.00 N173,030.65 N1,200,000.00 N449,727.33 N1,649,727.33
6 N240,000.00 N225,413.28 N1,440,000.00 N675,140.61 N2,115,140.61
7 N240,000.00 N284,439.33 N1,680,000.00 N959,579.94 N2,639,579.94
8 N240,000.00 N350,951.37 N1,920,000.00 N1,310,531.31 N3,230,531.31
9 N240,000.00 N425,898.79 N2,160,000.00 N1,736,430.10 N3,896,430.10
10 N240,000.00 N510,351.43 N2,400,000.00 N2,246,781.53 N4,646,781.53
11 N240,000.00 N605,514.77 N2,640,000.00 N2,852,296.30 N5,492,296.30
12 N240,000.00 N712,747.20 N2,880,000.00 N3,565,043.50 N6,445,043.50
13 N240,000.00 N833,579.40 N3,120,000.00 N4,398,622.90 N7,518,622.90
14 N240,000.00 N969,736.14 N3,360,000.00 N5,368,359.03 N8,728,359.03
15 N240,000.00 N1,123,160.96 N3,600,000.00 N6,491,519.99 N10,091,519.99
16 N240,000.00 N1,296,043.89 N3,840,000.00 N7,787,563.88 N11,627,563.88
17 N240,000.00 N1,490,852.70 N4,080,000.00 N9,278,416.58 N13,358,416.58
18 N240,000.00 N1,710,368.15 N4,320,000.00 N10,988,784.72 N15,308,784.72
19 N240,000.00 N1,957,723.64 N4,560,000.00 N12,946,508.37 N17,506,508.37
20 N240,000.00 N2,236,450.01 N4,800,000.00 N15,182,958.38 N19,982,958.38

I AM IMPRESSED WITH THESE GUYS. I PRAY FOR THEM THAT THESE INNOVATIONS WILL TRANSLATE TO BILLIONS IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS.

NIGERIANS ARE REALLY REPRESENTING.

[quote author=NgeneUkwenu post=36991633] All these yeye pastors sef!! After they will be preaching to us, to lay our treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin cannot destroy, and where thieves cannot break in and steal. But here they are busy laying all their treasures in Nigeria where Boko Haram Can even devour!

Ndi Ara![/quote


Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; http://biblehub.com/hebrews/12-2.htm

Holyfield1:
Today is my birthday...Nairalanders show some love
A thousand likes is just enough to make me happy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. MORE BLESSNGS.

Contrary to what you may think, the best family to be born into is the very one you were born into – irrespective of its social status. It is the best because it was divinely arranged, whether you like it or not.


source: https://victorscornerdotorg./2015/06/29/the-best-family-to-be-born-into/

By their fruit.•••

Born2eatPussy:
Islam the only peaceful religion on earth
Boko harams, Isis, al_Qaeda are Christians

Lol

Lordave:
well, very few people take the bible serious.


But before you move this topic to front page, ensure you do the same to the original thread so that the original OP won't feel cheated.

I beg to differ• It is still the most widely read book.

That`s what u get if your dad is a major car dealer•

This is the second time I am seeing Frank Edward and Pastor Chris daughter pictured together here on NL. Is this a hint that they might be, or getting together?