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Romance › Re: Doctor Beaten For Stalling Ex-lover’s Wedding by kodewrita(m): 2:07pm On Aug 10, 2011

pendo89:
The name of the church says it all.

Faith and Fire ~~brimstones and blows~~ Prayer Ministry,

The doctor's lucky. Imagine if the pastor in question had been reverend King?

Nairaland General › Re: Who Is Goniovi5 And What Is The Moderator Doing About Him? by kodewrita(m): 2:02pm On Aug 10, 2011

sent it a PM but noticed the speed of the posts. Clearly not human. That's one big DDOS machine. Thank God its NL. Now imagine its one of the many Naira-clones around with one part-time moderator trying to build a community.
Guy would just login to his site and see 400 threads by goniovi.

Christianity Etc › Re: Violent Christians,"turn-the-cheek" Pretenders Burning London And Other Cities by kodewrita(m): 1:56pm On Aug 10, 2011

the question is how many truly devout poor british muslims are there that would pass up the opportunity to get a free LCD or LCDs? undecided

Methinks Lagoshia is just a mischievious person. Same way some dude came on NL to allege that all the rioters were africans. Glad someone shut him up with pictures.

Politics › Re: Becomerich Go Faint O! Benin Is Nigeria’s 37th State, Says Country’s President by kodewrita(m): 1:49pm On Aug 10, 2011

Becomrich A.K.A Musiwa pls show yourself here.

{Preferably with one of your maps grin

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Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 8:13am On Aug 10, 2011

wordtalk:
That's fine; at least, it's not 'useless' to have Theology in their curricula as you said earlier.

I was simply against their blanket demonisation of those institutions over one fact point.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Africans Running Riot In London! by kodewrita(m): 8:11am On Aug 10, 2011

davidylan:
well i dont seem them looting and burning up Lagos. Must be something in the UK water system, please keep them there thanks.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 8:06am On Aug 10, 2011

wordtalk:
@kodewrita,

I understand how you feel in your response to react the way you did. But not everyone who's concerned about this topic should be viewed as a nitwit.

This seems to convince us that you agree to the sentiments already expressed - that the named universities (RUN and CU) are nothing other than profit-making ventures. Such profiteering should not be the driving force of their vision, as it completely undermines the value of their mission statements.

What really makes these universities (RUN and CU) different or stand out from any other university? Please don't even mention 'standards' or 'excellence' - a quick look at the Vision statement of the RUN, for example, tells you so much about their "standards", with typo-errors littering that page. But seriously, what is behind the setting up of these universities - other than . . . profit?

There's no discipline in any establishment that was meant to remove anyone's baser drives. NONE. Obasanjo or any other person is not sufficient excuse for the lack of Theology in these universities set up for profit.

Funny enough, your comment there shows you really don't have a clue about what Theology is as a discipline since you assume it's all about being a 'theology lecturer' -

A Bible College or Seminary is a different thing from a 'University' - let's not kid ourselves here. Some of the institutions set up as Universities by Christian initiatives are not just about throwing 'jobless theology lecturers' into the street - take a look and see what they offer (e.g., California Baptist University; Southwest Baptist University; Vanguard University [by Assemblies of God],, etc).

You just confirmed you don't know what you talking about. The 'private universities' you're defending (such as RUN and CU) may aptly fit those descriptors - spelt simply as "Profit", and qualified by "funding".

But there are a plethora of other Christian private universities who offer research disciplines PLUS theological pursuits. Biola University and Abilene Christian University are just a few among many others.

Most of those universities you talk about are able to achieve such because they are at a later stage of maturity with a more mature populace. Its not unusual in the US for a child to wake up and decide he wants to study Middle Eastern Languages as a profession. In nigeria, you will have to fund that course yourself because your parents WONT.

UI can offer theology. Unilag can offer theology. Because they already have the diversity of courses required to sustain it. They make enough funds from other courses to justify that. We dont mind funding a faculty of education since we have so many potential doctors and engineers to pay for that.

But when you have a small, relatively new institution, Your priorities have to be different. At some later stage, you might bring those courses in, but for now you focus on key , really key, courses.

Those private institutions are still trying to build Faculties of Law, Medicine, Engineering. Theology may come later. NOT NOW.

Am not against teaching it totally in universities. Same way i am open to B.A Yoruba studies.

But not now. They are not so crucial at the moment.

Politics › Re: N’assembly Kills 6-yr Single Term Proposal by kodewrita(m): 8:00am On Aug 10, 2011

Beaf:
Very well said. People look to the US in awe of what they have been able to achieve in a country that is by far more ethnically, politically and racially diverse than any other country on planet Earth. It is a country that has been made to work by fashioning diversity into a strength and guaranteeing equal rights to one and all, regardless of where they are from.

The US got where it is today, because of the immense courage and foresight of its founders, who in the midst of the most dire and dissagreable conditions had the vision to spurn the philosophical foundations of equal rights and justice. It was done in a time of civil war, slavery, usery, bootlegging and the "wild, wild West." In the US, you are first an American, before you hail from a state like Texas or Virginia; your rights are never diluted by your state of origin not coinciding with your state of residence.

America, such an incredibly diverse nation has men on the Moon, has built the biggest military, the biggest economy, it has given us Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, Google, Facebook, Ebay, Amazon, Adobe, LinkedIn, PayPal and a lot of others. Each of those companies make by far more money than any Nigerian state and the founders of a few can be traced to immigrants, everyone pitching in to make the country bigger. Everywhere you look, the star spangled banner is in evidence, its philosophies guiding the people.
The US is diverse, but strong; love it or hate it, America is a truly great country.

One country has given us the Arnold Schwarzeneggers, Kase Lawals, Hakeem Olajuwons and many others, yet the country isn't less American, no; it is the stronger for it.

The primitive tribal and religious sentiments that dictate that our rights in Nigeria are your diluted when our state of origin does not coincide with state of residence desperately need to be pulled. It will take guts, intellect and moral fortitude, but it can be done. Nigeria can reach the heights of the US, we are not nearly as diverse or populated as them, so why not?

Primitive tribal and religious sentiments that are born of insecurities, esteem issues, fear of the unknown etc, will always be defeated by truth, morality and the will to enforse common sense for the betterment of the man and woman on the street.

It doesnt explain why we have to turn our leaders into 6-year potentates.

Politics › Re: N’assembly Kills 6-yr Single Term Proposal by kodewrita(m): 4:32pm On Aug 09, 2011

[quote author=okada_man link=topic=730779.msg8888107#msg8888107 date=1312903203]This is the problem: There is nothing wrong with the quest for a stronger voice, unfortunately this foooolish politicians are confusing better governance with state of origin issue.

Look around you, are indigenes suffering less than you? Not where I live.

Except for those who think being an indigene will help them become governor so you can loot public money for their family too, We are all victims of the same misrule no matter who is governor of your state or president, our votes fail to count equally

The corrupt antics and impunity of our leaders is the one thing common to all Nigerian states regardless of origin or indigenisation issue. Unfortunately, that is the only thing they've refused to address or get tough on. Public corruption.

For example, All Lagos schools accept you and give you free education regardless of origin, and the government chop our money and taxes equally, same in Delta state ( where we pay taxes) they don't take non-indigene money and leave indigenes, the oppression is equal.

This indigene talk, while nice sounding, are just diversionary souless tactics to keep the gullible ones confused. There are so many bills GEJ can use his power and influence to push today that will impact your lives immediately.

1. State Police with independent local powers, emphasis on independent (same for EFCC and other law enforcement agencies)
2. Salaries and bebefits of politicians pegged to a fixed living wage amount ( if you don't like it, leave office and start a business) No one should be rich and comfortable on political office salary on a country where so many live on less than $2 a day. It is a sin!

3. Dismantle federal character laws and allow Nigerian to operate on merit, ( we are all the same right? )
4. Reform land use act, and make remove executive control over lands and resources.
5. Put government on a tax pay cheque I.e FG government money be from tax receipts, corporate, and individual, no more direct control of oil receipt funds.

And many more. .

All this attempt at term limit and state origin is halfhearted nonsense, intended to fool the gullible.[/quote]I submit that okada_man has been the most logical so far.

Defending a 6-year single term is simply sycophancy in my view. This is a common tool of dictators the world over. Chavez did it at the beginning of his reign, abolishing 4-year terms and relying on 7-year terms.

Am guessing GEJ learnt this in Uganda on his trip there. Museveni reelects himself every 7 years and nobody can stop him even if the press makes noise every time he does it. Please tell the boy that grew with no shoes that we will not allow that.

And using the cost of elections as an excuse is dumb too. Lets not have elections then. Let the same crooks that are selecting the presidents do so publicly and ignore our wishes. Essentially you are saying nigerians should only express themselves every 6 years.

The threat of non-reelection is one of the few weapons the electorate has, yet you want to remove this to satisfy what motive exactly. How will that solve our problems exactly and how does it guarantee good governance.

If he's so trustworthy, why introduce it so early in his tenure and why is he silent on his participation/otherwise in the new dispensation if the bill is passed.

Jona will not be allowed to pull the wool over our eyes. Let him know that.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Africans Running Riot In London! by kodewrita(m): 4:20pm On Aug 09, 2011

Hertsnite:
Mark Duggan was armed anyway the riots are nothing to do with him they are just copycat opportunistic kids loting and rioting

agreed but the guys I saw on CNN being shooed away from a supermarket by policemen were WHITE. Why you had to stress the african angle I dont understand?

Foreign Affairs › Re: Africans Running Riot In London! by kodewrita(m): 3:59pm On Aug 09, 2011

probably because Duggan was black and killed by white cops?

Same happened in the past in Chicago with a black person killed by cops. Atlanta went wild with backlashes by the black community.

So its logical. Not Ok but logical.

Family › Re: What To Do About Brother In Law? Reflective Answere Only Please by kodewrita(m): 11:36am On Aug 09, 2011

dayokanu:
The key thing is if he is doing these things deliberately.

When I was young I used to lose biros almost everyday. Someone might term it as being deliberatebut how can anyone be destroying his brothers properties on purpose.

People are just being ridiculous here. Well if you dont want him to live with you send him out.

Probably that was the way your husband "destroyed" others peoples items before growing up into a matured man you married.

I wonder if it was your son who was eating too much and destroying you would have kicked him out too.

Teenage boys eat a lot Thats the truth nothing unusual about it.

Promised I wont participate in the thread anylonger but had to point this out.

You were most likely losing biros at age 12 or 13 not NINETEEN.
A Nineteen year old is a MAN not a BOY. That is not a TEENAGER. the 'TEEN' is simply thanks to the english language.

You say how can anyone be destroying stuff on purpose. Maybe not on purpose yes, but maybe he's not caring because he assumes his brother is rich enough to buy new ones and can't touch him. That is the crux of the whole issue.

He should live there BUT on their terms. Not make their lives a misery.

I have stayed with people and I can assure you, it wasnt always fun FOR THEM, but I always corrected myself and adapted to the rules.

"Keep the main door closed", "Prepare your own breakfast", "Call when you going out", "Dont enter the kitchen"====> YES MA. simple

Celebrities › Re: Makes it Happen by kodewrita(m): 11:28am On Aug 09, 2011

Breeze5000:
Misery is what MIGHT happen to her after getting Married to somebody that has lied to her about something so Important! It is also a crime getting married to somebody that is already married. So if the Nigerian authority decides to pull a fast one on the guy and arrest him for marrying two different people (in Court) I bet y'all would be the first to laugh at Mercy. What I on the other is doing is called "Tough Love" So let the guy first clean up his house before marrying anybody. Finally nobody asked you to read the blog, like other you can simply ignore it Capito?

Its still gossip.

Gossip is about people. Its crude. Its sensationally superficial filth. Helps no one and profits a few. Its the bread and butter of the idle and small-minded.

Small minds talk about people.
Average minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss concepts and ideas.

Find your level.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 11:23am On Aug 09, 2011

Am a pragmatic individual who realises that private universities are profit making institutions and as such have a responsibility to fund only profitable ventures unless such interested individuals as yourself are willing to fund such programs.

If you are willing to recruit 5 lecturers fulltime and pay their salaries to train 2 people once every 6 years please contact RCCG, Covenant or any other christian private uni. Your funds are needed.

No sensible business man would do that. Religious sentiments aside. Given a choice between funding a new course in a new faculty of engineering or a new course in theology, tell me which sensible person will start with theology when the funds from the new flood of engineers will be more useful to the university long-term.

Obasanjo is clear evidence that training in theology does not remove your baser drives, so your argument is completely baseless.

I am and still remain one of the foremost graduates of my institution and their pride anyday, anytime. Do your research.

If you are a jobless theology lecturer, then find one of the many bible colleges around and get a job.

Christian Private universities are for a totally different purpose: Profit for funding the ministry while providing a societal service in a christian atmosphere not creating pastors as you nitwits think.

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Business › What Was The First Business You Started? by kodewrita(op): 4:17pm On Aug 08, 2011

this question is for forum members who own businesses or have owned businesses? What is the first business you ever started and how successful was it? if not, what caused it?

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 4:09pm On Aug 08, 2011

Show me the parent that will spend N2 million naira to send his/her son to a private school to learn theology. And convince all readers that covenant,babcock and the others will not be investing poorly in a course that no one wants to study. Have you asked why no private school offers yoruba or english language? or philosophy? or french? or special education?

Simply because the demand does not exist.

Most parents that can afford 2m will spend it neither on french nor on theology.

Family › Re: What To Do About Brother In Law? Reflective Answere Only Please by kodewrita(m): 10:04am On Aug 08, 2011

But what if she's telling the truth.

There's a tendency for the husband's relatives to view their sister-in-law as a priviledged tenant and nothing more. Hence the bad behaviour.

While I know africans like staying with each other, its a simple fact that people do act like boors.

I find that story very believable.

Until my mum decided to go hard, things were just like that.

@OP. I can't provide too much help or wisdom too. but a 19-year old is not a kid like Samtoye suggest. At 19, I was firmly on the way to getting a degree and definitely not a kid.

If he's doing that then he needs to be cautioned.

Dont wait for your husband. Repair any locks and make sure your kitchen has a lock. If he's going to be home alone, dish out his food in a cooler and leave it in an accessible place. Anything you can lock away, please do.

samtoye:
why are you women like this? sorry i am going to be frank with you - what i can only see here is you don't want anyone to live with you especially your husband's people, all those faults you listed are nothing out of the extra ordinary, @ 19 years, haba? the boy is only a teenager, all those attribute are teenager's life. My kid brother does exactly the same thing, i did same thing as a teenager, What if he is your brother? would you send him away? tolerance! learn tolerance in marriage or else you would start a fight you can't finish. Show him more love and you would get him on your side, remember he is the eye of your husband's family.

A word is enough for the wise,

Oga, this is pure nonsense. Show him more love? Worship him like some mini-god simply because he's from the husband's side. I appreciate a welcoming wife but not a stupid one. It will be stupid to allow him live like a crybaby in her matrimonial home. Those faults are definitely extraordinary. Being a teenager does not equate to destructive stupidity or eating like a goat simply because you are in your brother's house.

My cousins used to invade the family pot like it was a birthright until seriously cautioned by my mum and backed up by my dad.

Christianity Etc › Re: Nun Takes Catholic Bishop, 6 Priests To Court Over Alleged Fornication by kodewrita(m): 9:42am On Aug 08, 2011

who do we believe?

The nun accused of fornication or the priests accused of the same?

Someone's lying but we cant verify who's shot with all the gunsmoke.

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 9:22am On Aug 08, 2011

Pastor Kun:
@kodewrita
Obviously you have no clue what theology is really about, I suggest you google it up and do some research on the subject before making vacant assertions and exposing your ignorance on this forum. Theology goes way beyond doing praise and worship and listening to 100 sermons in a day.

I will repeat aspects of my post so you can key into it.

kodewrita:
We are not attending Covenant or Bowen or Babcock so we can turn into pastors. We are attending there to become computer scientists, chemists and economists with a Christian outlook on life.

Get that right.

Programming › Guess Nigerian Programmers Are Not Bad Afterall. This Sucker Got Beaten By One. by kodewrita(op): 9:15am On Aug 08, 2011

Went trolling across the web and came across this: Some guy is pissed because a nigerian robotics programmer beat him in a competition. So So many racist comments.

Enjoy: http://rsbuddy.com/forum/how-Bleep-could-i-lose-programming-competition-nigeria-9734.html.

Hope the spambot doesnt ban me now.

Celebrities › Re: Makes it Happen by kodewrita(m): 8:06am On Aug 08, 2011

aproko, leave the poor girl alone.

So so talk.

Don't u have anything better to do than profit from other people's misery.

We are not interested in your gossip blog.

tufiakwa

Christianity Etc › Re: Why Is Theology Missing From Redeemers' & Covenant's Universities' Curricula? by kodewrita(m): 8:01am On Aug 08, 2011

I attended a Baptist Private university and I believe there's no need to add theology into the curriculum. That is just useless.

A typical day in Bowen university already has enough theology in it.

You wake up 6 and spend 30 good minutes on praise and worship with ministration. That is also the last thing you do every day.

There are church services almost every day of the week.
Twice on sunday.
Once on monday.
Early in the morning on wednesday
Evening on thursday.
Plus different private student fellowships on tuesday, friday and saturday.

You can't go anywhere without coming in contact with the Bible in some form in that institution.

The environment, just like covenant & redeemers, is literally soaked in Christian thought. And any misbehaviours noticed are usually reactions against this.

We are not attending Covenant or Bowen or Babcock so we can turn into pastors. We are attending there to become computer scientists, chemists and economists with a Christian outlook on life.

Get that right.

@PastorKun The bible is seriously against people who only judge using one side of the story. You can't be a true christian if you are so so able to label these schools without any personal experience of your own to judge. I pity your flock.

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Romance › Re: Why Is It That Rich Guys Are Too Scared To Get Married? by kodewrita(m): 7:52am On Aug 08, 2011

pendo89:
[b]What's the fuss still about?

Are you rich and scared of marrying ? C'mmon sign a prenup and get married! What matters is peace of mind.
But remember! there's no search thing as a perfect partner.
Get somebody that will fit into your lifestyle and get things working!
You know what dudes? The challenges facing a poor dude are similar to those you are going to face.
Its how you deal with them.Yeah yeah money helps a bit but it wont buy you peace!!

If you hate her PMS you can afford the best drugs to take care of that.
If she starts ageing you have enough to pay for her plastic surgery
If she's after your cash why fret? she signed a prenup!
She cannot be ugly cz hey! your too rich to be blind.
If you can't stand her relatives ,cmmon buy yourself an Island.Branson did it.

Lastly.You are already a complete individual as a single person.You do not become complete when you marry.
I dont recall God making an incomplete man.

I think what you accomplish in life is far much important than your status.

[/b]

Dear Dr Pendo, If you are not yet married please accept my humble approach. On bended knee, i request the hand in marriage of the most sensible female poster ever.

*** at least accept so I can stop defending unmarried men. ***

Romance › Re: Why Is It That Rich Guys Are Too Scared To Get Married? by kodewrita(m): 2:29pm On Aug 07, 2011

Ouch!!! that hurt a lil.

but

Odeshi!!! try harder.

Sports › Re: Egbe Wants Better Media Coverage For Nigerian League by kodewrita(m): 1:26pm On Aug 07, 2011

novaman:
@all anybody who feel the league is crab, should please tell us what he/she think we should do under this situation, your contribution could be seen by someone who can effect a change, don't condemn when you can't create.

If I own a TV station and care about my ratings, I would not cover crap.

The simple fact is that soccer will not develop as long as clubs refuse to stand on their own, as long as its under the thumb of the government.

Media coverage only follows great soccer. Great soccer exists where its not punished by corrupt refereeing, boardroom victories, poorly maintained stadia and poor player pay.

Repeal the Decree behind the NFA and see soccer boom. Let the government hands and let clubs learn to stand on their own.

Romance › Re: Why Is It That Rich Guys Are Too Scared To Get Married? by kodewrita(m): 1:14pm On Aug 07, 2011

ThoniaSlim:
Its funny that all them broke a** niggas on here suddenly claiming to be rich. . .LMAO!!!

Unless you Bill Gates or fall close to that category then sitchu broke a***s down and STFU!

welcome back madam.

Been a while.

Well we can't afford to buy the chrysler building or the rockefeller building or trump towers.

But a few can at least fund your expensive stay in cyprus, buy up land the size of your tiny village or at least cruise around in a car that doesnt squeak and requires no mechanic/duct tape.

At least some excess disposable income qualifies us as being rich in THIS 3RD WORLD COUNTRY.

and as long as we can do all that &
---->take a trip anywhere we want, anytime we want,
----> Buy almost anything we want without a family meeting/church fundraising,
----> wear what we want just because we want it,
we have a right to call ourselves rich and richer than the remaining 95% of the world who have to spend with even greater care and fear.

Politics › Re: Where Did Nigeria And Africa Go Wrong Since 1960? by kodewrita(m): 1:05pm On Aug 07, 2011

I would rather we spent more time listing our current problems and focus on solving them than spend all the time cross-examining the past.

I would rather we identified today's enemies and rise strongly against them than waste time on discourse.

Looking back at 1960, there are so many places where nigeria could have been turned back inspite of the initial british mistakes. Each military coup that happened was an opportunity for revival.

All 6 successful coups, the one assassination and the unsuccessful coups (Mamman Vatsa, Gideon Orkar) were opportunities for the country to be turned back.

the reality is that this country keeps getting second chances every few years. and we keep failing.

We have gone wrong and are still going wrong because we refuse to rise to the PRESENT MOMENT.

Even now, another one is around the corner. Your legislators (if my sources are true) are planning 50 amendments to the constitution. By the time we finish challenging 10 of them, 40 would have sailed past the post. What is so crooked about a document that has served 3 different presidential terms of office that it would require such panel-beating?

To conclude: We have gone wrong at every opportunity presented. Every hiatus in government was an opportunity squandered. Every single change of power in the last 50 years has been an opportunity squandered. Every single major crisis (Boko haram, MEND bombings, Maitatsine, Odi Massacre, Jos Riots, Aguleri-Umuleri, Ife-Modakeke, Northern election rioting, Sagamu OPC-Hausa rioting, Bakassi skirmishes etc) has been an opportunity wasted.

As long as we keep looking back and moaning instead of fighting the devil right in front of us, we will keep doing the same dance.

Business › Re: Battling The 'too Many Business Ideas' Problem: Help! by kodewrita(m): 1:21pm On Aug 06, 2011

[quote author=djay x-pro link=topic=715765.msg8865665#msg8865665 date=1312598614]permit me to SAY

, in my years of blogging on this forum, this one thread is the sanest. 'level-headed people giving responses after deep thought', no wonder ye all have IDEA problems, lol,

the one LAW of mine that has stood the test of time and that may never be proven wrong is this: 'one thing leads to another'.

Just as we are inter-connected, so are abstract things like IDEAS. Arrange your ideas in that order, bro. Try to solve your puzzle, you'd be shocked that the one which requires less time and less capital can lend you the right contacts for the big one.

uh, there's nothing beyond your reach, not even the sun. Only that when you reach for the sun, you get burned. GET SPONTANEOUS, bro. READ BOOKS, HEAR TESTIMONIES/STORIES, PLAN WELL, TAKE ACTION. kuorire![/quote]The bolded part is what I'll be taking away from this thread. Much love.

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