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ussv:
This is really cool, and this innovation is not even in America.

In America the bus is for poor and unfortunate people so no innovations there

fiftynaira:
This one go be home for mad men

As if they haven't colonised plenty of our generic busstops wey no get AC already

I think if they enter this kind of bus-stop, they will be instantly cured of whatever is doing them

uboma:
No worries. I agree that you need to love yourself no matter what. I wish you best.

You were not born this way. No one was/is born with gay tendencies. You probably picked up the lifestyle from your peers while at school or someone older influenced you into it.

People are most definitely born with certain tendencies; the brains of gay and straight persons are different

Then people can also pick stuff up and be encouraged by environmental factors that you mentioned. But people are also born like that

If you can be born straight then you can be born gay since attraction hinges heavily on neural connections

Lol, this dude is using Dubai to beat us today

Extremely stupid excuse for a country...2 weeks from 2020 we're here discussing total insanity mtchewwww

National grid that failed that Christmas and plunged the celebrations into darkness wants to come and fail again

Is it not time for us to ask China to come and help us with this stuff already..

birdmansoho:
Don’t quote me if you don’t have sense or can’t string together legible tenses to make a point. Her reply under the comment I quoted did state clearly her earnings as a nurse. I’m unsure what you need more, a pair of lenses or a brain or both but don’t quote me until you can put together coherent tenses.

The sabiyye clearly stated that she is a teacher but was given the OPTION of training as a nurse by her sister...haba...

Country full of brilliant, intelligent beings but the smartness is not powerful enough to keep the lights on smh

uuzba:
Interests differ.
The main purpose of train is to carry many poor people from A to B.
The main purpose of cars is to carry Rich people from A to B, and pose and flex and slay very well...

The marketers and government are all out supporting the rich.
We live in a pompous society.

They dont understand that a train journey can be a luxury experience. Thats why you have first class carriages with complimentary food and entertainment. A truly classy person understands the beauty of a scenic train ride, no matter his financial status.

Therefore the marketing should be STRATIFIED to carry all classes of people along

Posing and flexing on a train is just as interesting as in a car. Whats so great about a car

Trains are egalitarian and professional while cars betray a certain arrogance

If you see a photo of a politician carrying his case files onto his train carriage, is it not far better and more dignified than those stupid motorcades with flashing lights and noise everywhere?

We should revitalise our beautiful TRAIN network before we start that one

One of the most pleasurable things to do in life is to embark on a train journey...taking in the scenes from the window...

To see dilapidated train stations with flaking paint and abandoned rail lines overgrown with weeds is to witness the core of the ROT in Nigeria

I dont understand. Is it not NIGERIAN Police and not NIGERIA Police?

So are we being ruled over by the NIGERIA president?

Are they using style or what

Lol that show is funny.

Yes there are families with two mummies or two daddies who adopt a child OR use a surrogate

TissuePaper:
you believe that there is no god but Allah

Well truly, there is no God but Allah. However I am not a Muslim

TissuePaper:
seems you are a Muslim

Wow! And what gave you that erroneous idea

912:
Virginity is overhyped.

It doesn't mean the person has good manners or good character. If you think I'm lying just look at Riele. She is a virgin but just see how daft she has been on nairaland.

Virginity no dey give sense

Lol! Our nairaland baby

She will be fine in the future, leave her alone please

leomarz007:
in fela's voice..
na craze world be dat
Animals in craze man skin
na craze world be dat
na be outside dem kill dem students
na craze world be dat
na be outside all dis dey happen
na craze world be dat ee oh.

Soweto Zaria and Ife!

Jman06:
Are you aware that there's a program called hospital administration and management Which anybody can undergo and get qualified to manage a hospital??

Yes, I am aware of that and I'm saying that it's all very well as long as there are also doctors and specialised nurses at equally senior or superiorly senior levels of management.

An administrator has no business with drug prescription and interaction. That is why there should be a director of pharmaceutical care services, director of medical services, nursing services etc all reporting to the overall administrator who'll drive the political, administrative and business wheels of the institution.

That one is okay if the facility has the money to pay all those people and finance such an extensive system. But a lot of the time they are pinching pennies.

That's why a non-practising doctor or nurse with an administrative, economic or management qualification should double up as the general leader of the place.

And again, it will be easy for that administrator to mess themselves up in a meeting with suppliers or other providers of healthcare needs if they don't know what to look for.

It sounds nice the way you're describing it but I'm telling you that in practice it doesn't really work.

For you to say that an administrator has no business with drug prescription and interaction shows that you don't really understand the political dynamic of a healthcare facility, with all due respect.

That administrator must not necessarily be a medical person! A lawyer or anybody with a degree in management with further training in health administration can play that role!

They don't have to be, but they should. For their own sanity as well as the good of the institution they are leading.

[quote author=chyangel post=84831350][/quote]Hmm. It is well o..social media bill na-abia

OoniOfIfe:
. U can make a research on that but just kno dat Fulanis were civilized b4 Hausa they conquered Hausa imposed Islam on them, so Fulanis sees Hausa nd entire north + Ilorin as a their conqured territory.

Hian! Na dem sabi

arinzos:
What i mean is Pharmacology is a branch of Pharmacy that became independent.
Just the way Dentistry was a Branch of Medicine that Became independent.
There was Nothing like Pharmacology as an independent course..it was studied Under Medicine/Pharmacy until it became Unique and stood on its Own.

I am quite sure that this is a wrong statement; pharmacology is basically a mixture of physiology and chemistry

It came from medicinal chemistry. From people testing substances on animals (and humans)

Pharmacy has a different origin. From the "apothecary" and giving herbal remedies

The two disciplines now converged as scientific method concerning drug discovery became more advanced

OoniOfIfe:
The Fulanis hate Hausas nd still tries to conquer them, thats y d fulanis kills Hausas in Zamfara etc. The only tym a Fulani sees hausa as brother is only on religious aspect cos both ar majorly Islam. In a Pure Fulani residential area like Tilden Fulani in Toro local govt Bauchi, Hausa ar not allowed to live there. The people that ar really referd as Hausa /Fulanl ar those whose parents ar from both side like Bala Mohammed d current govr of Bauchi State

So now the question is, why exactly do they allow them to treat them like that? The way you wrote it just sounds so terrible

0monnak0da:
How is it more a branch of Pharmacy than it is a branch of medicine

You claim it is a "FACT"

What makes it a "BRANCH" of Pharmacy

Its possible to state that pharmacology is STUDIED as a branch of pharmacy, to form part of the pharmacists training.

Just like accountants STUDY mathematics to prepare them for their work.

But the discipline of pharmacology is a science IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

So both of you could be correct in that regard. Just that the way that guy is writing it could be a little insulting to some people

GrabHisBalls:
Okay, look at it this way. If Lagos state were a village, it won't have recorded the most crimes. A village has over a 100 persons who know each other either directly or indirectly. Villages have mechanisms to check and avoid crimes. Big cities on the other hand houses too many people who do not know each other. That's why the propensity to commit crimes are more in urban cities when compared to villages. This is the least I could explain it. It's googleable.

Okay. But since they are both large, overcrowded cities, what does it have to do with the matter at hand?

I am not necessarily disputing the reason why large cities record greater crime statistics because I wasn't really interested in that.

I quoted you because I couldn't get why you made that particular statement, which was "How can somebody say that some states in Nigeria are more crime-ridden than others?", when literally no country on the planet has uniform crime rates across the board.

Somewhere must always be worse than the other. So Lagos>Rivers>Ekiti is fine by me.

GrabHisBalls:
Okay, I get you now. It's not that crime doesn't take place in other places, it's just that Rivers records more crimes than some other places the same way Lagos State is the father of criminal activities. Touchè! And I pointed out that the reason for that is overpopulation.

I'm not sure what you mean by that because crime statistics are reported by ratio to account for differences in population.

But okay.

GrabHisBalls:
America has recorded more gun violence in the world than any other country apart from the war ridden societies. Would it be justifiable to state that America is the most Unsafe country to live in?

I told you Lagos state houses more crimes than Rivers state and just because I didn't dig up statistics to back that up doesn't mean I don't have one or two to validate that.

It wouldn't be fair to say that America is the most unsafe country to live in. It would be fair to say that America is LESS SAFE TO LIVE IN THAN OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A LOWER RATE OF GUN CRIME.

We are talking about Rivers and you keep fixating on Lagos. Why?? I am saying Rivers is worse than some other states and you keep deflecting by saying that at least it's not as bad as Lagos, when we're not even talking about Lagos.

Hahahaaaa. You don't need to dig up statistics to back up your point, yet you said that without statistics, what I said is "an assumption that cannot be taken seriously".

Because you are the only one allowed to make any assumptions here and the rest of us are stupid right? Abeggg

GrabHisBalls:
So, in essence, what did this finding teach you? I was hoping you'd give me something to shut me up, but then you've succeeded in validating my point.

Your 2016 National Bureau of Statistics crime report states that Rivers is the Third crime ridden state. Let me guess, from the same report, Lagos topped the chart.

The other on Prevalence of Lethal and non-lethal crimes, Lagos stopped and Rivers followed

Yes, like I said in my other post

It's not that Rivers is individually always worse than every other state. It's that if we talk about Rivers, we can say that in some respects, their crime rates are worse than some other areas.

That's what you were arguing against.

If we were talking about Bayelsa or Akwa Ibom, we could still use some of the same statistics. But we are talking about Rivers, which is included in those numbers.

I didn't say that Lagos is not worse than Rivers or that Rivers is the worst state in Nigeria. In fact I haven't mentioned Lagos at all.

I simply pointed out that Rivers crime rate in some areas is worse than some other places in he country. Which is true and reflected in those sources.

GrabHisBalls:
No 'learned' persons makes statements based on stereotypes. Stereotypes are mostly assumptions which may or not be true. Using stereotype to buttress the point that "Ekiti state is not as bad as Rivers State" should be the joke of the century. Seems you lot love lying to yourselves. I've asked on this same thread severally for you guys to tell me the crimes that take place in Rivers State but doesn't in other states. If you could establish that one or two happens in Rivers that has never happened in any part of the country, only then will validate your points.

A stereotype is an assumption. People are free to make assumptions as long as they can back them up with evidence.

Ekiti state is in no way as bad as Rivers state in terms of crime. You can go and check the national bureau of statistics yourself. That's not even a stereotype, its just a fact.

You said that Lagos is the worst for crimes except terrorism, in which case the north takes it (which is true). But apparently that's not a stereotype and you made the statement as a "learned person".

Did you bring out any statistics or data when you said that? No.

But suddenly when somebody mentions Rivers, everybody is making assumptions and stereotypes smh. You're the only person allowed to talk right?

So if a northerner enters now and tells you you are just stereotyping and lying, you won't be amazed?

The bolded doesn't even make any sense; nobody said that there is some special type of crime that only happens in Rivers. That is different from saying that there are certain crimes that have a higher rate in Rivers than other places which is what you were disputing when you said this:

GrabHisBalls:
how can a Nigerian claim a part of Nigeria is less crime ridden to others ?

Smh

GrabHisBalls:
It's a fact that Lagos state houses more crimes than any part of Nigeria aside terrorism which should be given to certain Northern states but most of these crimes are undocumented or overlooked at 'cause increase in crime rate is a problem of urbanization and for a developing country, you just have to hope we get this right

That may be true, but it doesn't take away from the fact that Rivers state is relatively more dangerous than at least one other state in Nigeria,which is what you disputed in that initial question I quoted.

David West the serial killer confessed to have started killings from Lagos state. Did you see anything in regards to that on social media before he moved his killing spree to PH? The answer is no. Baddoo or whatever the killer cultist group that was operating in Ikorodu happened in Lagos state. Would you say those cultist have been eliminated or cultism , at a low ebb in the State? Are they from Rivers State? When the wife of a CEO was recently murdered, did you all come in condemnation of the state?

On my first visit to Lagos state, touts were robbing motorist on a broad day light and passersby were minding their business, does that look like a society where human life is of importance? Abeg, remove the mole in your eyes before attempting to remove those in others eyes. That's my point.

Yes, press and social media have unfairly sensationalised the crimes that happen in Rivers state and neglected that of other places, which has led to some stereotyping.

But (at the bolded) that similar things happen in other states doesn't mean that nobody is allowed to point out the ones happening in Rivers.

Especially arguing that Ekiti state is as bad as Rivers, when that is simply not true.

GrabHisBalls:
If I may ask, what are those security issues you think the state is facing that are not inherent in other states ? For you to conclude that a state is more crime ridden to be taken seriously, you must have carried out a statistical data of your samples. Have you done that? If no, then your statement is a mere assumption and shouldn't be taken seriously.

At the bolded, they are not necessarily not inherent in all other states apart from Rivers. But at the very least Rivers is included in a group of states that are relatively unsafe for various reasons.

From an article written about the safety of Rivers state compared to Lagos (using crime rates taken from the National Bureau of Statistics) :

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/07/20/oil-rich-rivers-state-safer-lagos-kano-3-others-governor-claimed/

"Rivers was second after Lagos for offences against persons. For crimes against property, it had a lower rate than Lagos and Kano, but a higher rate than Kogi, Benue and Kaduna." In 2016.

From another watch-dog:

"...according to their data “there has been a consistent increase in crime rate and fatalities in [Rivers] state since January this year. Peculiar to crime in the state is cultism and assassinations."

From the US government travel advice:

"Do Not Travel to:

Coastal areas of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, Delta, and Rivers states (with the exception of Port Harcourt) due to crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime."

From the UK government travel advice:

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria/safety-and-security

"The FCO advise against all but essential travel to Abia State and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States.

Militant groups are active across the Niger Delta area and have carried out a number of attacks on oil and gas infrastructure. There’s a high risk of armed robbery, criminality and criminal kidnap in the Niger Delta area."

From New Zealand government travel advice:

"Do not travel [to] the delta states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Imo, Rivers (including Port Harcourt and Bonny Island) and the river areas of Cross River state in the south east of the country.

The significant risk of kidnapping, armed attacks against foreign oil companies and expatriate workers, localised conflict and violent civil unrest present an extreme risk to safety in these areas."


From the 2019 Nigeria Annual Crime and Safety Report:

https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/4a5eaf52-3655-43e6-b540-1684bcb6f3de

"States in the South South (Niger Delta), particularly Rivers State, experienced the most violence during their gubernatorial election."

"Other than Rivers state, most of the urban centers in southern Nigeria remained mostly calm in the wake of the elections."

From an academic paper about crime in Nigeria:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301285756_Prevalence_of_Lethal_and_Non-lethal_Crimes_in_Nigeria

"Findings in this article show that armed robberies is a recurring form of crime in Nigeria, contributing about 50% of an overall 8516 deaths in 3, 840 fatal incidents between June 2006 and September, 2015 nationwide. Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Benue and Imo states were reported as the most affected crime states. "

From Wikipedia (which is a bad source but this particular statement cited that first article I mentioned) :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Rivers_State

"According to the 2016 National Bureau of Statistics crime report, Rivers State, with an estimated population of 7.3 million, had the third highest total crime rate and the third highest property crime among six states with over 4 million population in Nigeria "

chyangel:
Poster get your facts right before posting.... I was there when the incident took place...

Real gist

So how did they reach the conclusion in the OP?

As in what they wrote doesn't even have any bearing on the real story. Abi dem formulate am for head

GrabHisBalls:
how can a Nigerian claim a part of Nigeria is less crime ridden to others?

This question you're asking is what is causing the issue here.

Even if the whole of Nigeria is afflicted by crime, it's a given that some parts must be worse than others. Just like some parts are poorer, less developed, more polluted, less educationally progressive, and all sorts of other indices.

Rivers states issue with various types of violent crime is relatively worse than some other parts and the inhabitants can be quite complacent about it at times

I don't think there's anything wrong with saying that, though one must try to be diplomatic about it.

Romanoff:
His family members should be arrested.

I just pith the neighbours that were affected.

Why do we think it is better to keep mentally unstable people at home instead of keeping them in health facilities that can help them?

Lack of funds

IAmStrange:
Yeah! that's exactly what I want everyone who gets my message to do

Excuse me Sir, I dropped off. Was nice discussing with you anyway. Cheers and good morning