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A simple online search will tell you that the premise of this article is false.

Nigeria has a lot of loose women but that is true everywhere. There is not, nor has there ever been a shortage of women who prefer uncommitted sexual activity. Women have always used their bodies to acquire resources, the example used here is not unique to Nigeria - that is part of the human condition.

Belgium heads the pack with a divorce rate of 71%

USA has a divorce rate of 53% (not 35% as claimed here)

See here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_demography

Please stop peddling false stats. Thank you.

lozanni:
Testing.

Sorry about your missed flights and the inconviniences you suffered.
I wonder if there is any other Airline, apart from Royal Air Maroc you can take for your flight to Brazil?
The reason am asking this question is that currently, there exists a very frosty relationship between the Royal kingdom of Morroco and Nigeria due to the latter's diplomatic recognition of the Republic of Western Saharawi, which Morroco claims as part of its territory.
I guess that since the Airline belongs to the Royal Kingdom of Morroco, and not private Morrocan business interests, that they maybe out to make life unbearable for their Nigerian clients.

There are several options.

Ethiopian Airlines fly to Sao Paulo - they are probably the best airline on the continent at the moment. Their staff are always good and they have proven to be reliable.

Etihad ply that same route. Great airline again.

Qatar Airways also.

Iberia do likewise.

Air Maroc is one of the last airlines that I would think of using, even before I heard this story.

Sounds like Air Maroc are incompetent.

Thanks for the heads up, not that I would ever use them anyway.

OP - could you have flown Ethiopian Airlines to Sao Paulo and then onwards to Mexico City?

The Feminist Bible is similar - instead of 'he' it says 'she'.

How can you be too broke to have a wedding but not too broke to raise children?

Dumb question.

GodMode:
Different languages are spoken in Brazil but portuguese is their official language... China has a standard chinese(mandarin) official language but they also have recognised regional languages.

The countries above all have regionally recognised languages. English is not one of them..

Fashola has already included mandarin in the lagos school curriculum.. That's a very st:upid decision when Yorubas don't even understand hausa or igbo languages that their neighbours use.

Most Nigerians suffer from inferiority complex that's why they want to end the local languages.

Foreigners would learn the language... If Nigerians want to talk internationally they may use english..

Charity begins at home... Not abroad..

Most nations have begun to introduce Mandarin into their curriculum as a result of China's greater economic importance. Mandarin is the most widely spoken first language on the planet. But in terms of number of places and territory English is the prime language.

Portuguese may be spoken in Brazil but the best schools there teach English because they understand that English is the international language of business.

Ending the use of local languages is about fostering a common identity, not pandering to an inferiority complex. If you want to talk about that inferiority complex then we need to deal with the religious aspect which has been far more damaging to the Nigerian identity and Nigerian society. No one in Nigeria has been killed because they addressed another in English but people have died for not speaking Fulfulde, Hausa or not being Muslim.

I'm not sure what a common language has to do with 'charity' - it should be about practicalities and not petty sentiment.

Religion should have no place in schools.

If religion is truly a matter of personal conscience then it should not be on public display.

He can't say anything else.

How can a man with a track record of making bigoted statements condemn another bigot?

It's time we get rid of all these useless elders, they have no place in public life.

Let them advise quietly in the background if they so wish but they should not be holding public office nor should they be listened to with so much attention by the media.

It is their generation that woefully failed this nation afterall.

GodMode:
The north alone has more than 5 languages but the main ones are hausa, fulfude and kanuri... Those are 3 different tribes in the north alone.

Some foreign countries don't have up to 3 million people in them..

While in Nigeria, one tribe has over 20 million people..

Adopting English would mean killing the culture and limiting people...

Tell me, how many Nigerian musicians have been very successful by using only english in their songs..

You can use your local language in an informal setting, you can't stop people from speaking how they want to but it has to be stressed that English must be taught in schools (and not pidgin which is essentially useless) otherwise the next generation will struggle to integrate into the workplace and employers will continue to complain about the lack of viable graduates.

China has over one billion, likewise India, America has over 300 million, Indonesia has over 200 million, Brazil likewise - Nigeria is not alone in having a large population - the difference is that they have an acceptance that a common language is necessary for progress. They all have several 'ethnic' groups spread out over a much larger land mass yet they understand that a commonality of language is vital.

Entertainers can sing in whatever language they so desire, be it local or otherwise but in doing so they potentially limit their audience. The best known international artists sing in English. And this is my overall point - by insisting on using localized languages you limit your reach, you limit your ability to influence and to prosper.

To claim that encouraging the universal use of a language will kill a people is naive. People adopt different languages as a matter of practicality all the time. Culture is constantly changing. What kills a people is stagnation, the childish need a cling to outmoded and useless practices.

GodMode:
Nigeria has more than 3 regions and 3 languages....

My reason:
People from other regions would have to learn the language and culture of the region they want to travel to while in that other region or before they travel to that region..

This leads to respect, tolerance e.t.c. to that region from non indigenes.

Who would benefit:
Both regions cos it will to ethnic tolerance e.t.c.

Having one language for Nigeria would mean imposing that language on Nigerians..

Nigeria was never a one language country.

You said 'Both regions' - there are more than two, unless you are calling for the secession of the north.

We already have people moving around the nation, this has had minimal impact on tolerance. The Federal government colleges and universities are a good idea that work because the children and young people are taught in a common language.

If you have more than three languages already (most of them are in fact dialects and not 'languages') you will upset some of the people by asking them to forgo recognition. It would be more equitable and practical to use the international language of trade that is currently part of the educational curriculum, namely English, than to force people in Port Harcourt to speak Igbo; force people in Benin to speak Yoruba.

We do not need 'ethnic tolerance' as there are no 'ethnic' differences when one looks at Nigeria from a global perspective - the differences are largely linguistic and religious, neither of which is set in stone or practical. The perceived cultural differences are already beginning to blend and that is a good thing, a nation needs common ideas and practices.

GodMode:
Its not a pipe-dream... The problem is the leaders... Every region should make the native language their official language and u'll see that Nigeria would improve after that.

You want three regions within three languages for one country - what reason do you have for such a suggestion? Who would benefit from such a divisive policy? Why not just have one language for the nation and keep things simple?

P.S.
Why is it always the leaders? Are Nigerians drones? Can they not think for themselves.

GodMode:
Getting rid of them is not the solution...

Moving forward means tribes are meant to accept, respect and tolerate their differences.

That is a pipe-dream that has never worked anywhere.

People need to be educated on the need to accept best practices and the ability to use reason over sentiment otherwise the future is bleak.

GodMode:
The same as saying tribes in Nigeria don't hide their disdain for other tribes...

Cases like this should force people to realise how silly their 'tribe' concept is - you have petty linguistic differences. If you wish to move forward as a nation it might be time to get rid of them.

Nigerians won't hold people to account at home but want to hold foreigners to account abroad? People who barely hide their disdain for your presence?

What a peculiar group of people.

You cannot expect people to treat you with more respect than you treat yourself.

Did anyone watch this documentary?

What did you think?

akinboyepelumi1:
I partially agree with you but believe me it is not a good idea. It is only the State of Origin that remind some people that they are actually from a particular state.

I came across a girl some years back who called her dad to ask of her state of origin, You can imagine that! Am talking about a girl of about 21years old.

In Unity, well, fine but in another way round let's leave it that way.

The point is that state of origin should not matter.

No one should be made to pledge allegiance to a place that they have never been to - which is clearly what happened with this girl.

I'm sure she knows her place of birth.

If we are serious about unifying Nigerian we need to get rid of some of these peculiar and divisive habits.

Madame Tussauds

Learn to format your text please.

ThisMeansWAR:
Truth is bitter

Ride on afolayan


Damn flathe.ads reaping from where they didn't sow

As if Igbos are the only people in Nigerian reaping from that which they did not sow.

Piracy needs to be dealt with but Igbos are not the only people engaged in piracy nor are they the only ones engaged in dishonest trade.

Hos ain't loyal.

Joeadamxx:
It is only in Nigeria that Muslims exercise their islamic given rights to marry up to 4 wives and still consider it ok to have girlfriends outside. I have lived in UAE, Egypt, Indonesia and other core islamic countries and everyone has only one wife. The issue for me here is not the number of wives if you can cater for them, but you are increasing burden on the country! in 1960, Nigeria's population was 40m, 50 years later we're 170m with the same resources. When will we realise that we're destroying the future for these children by giving birth to them?

What about the Saudi boys who go to Lebanon to pick up a temporary wife?

Or did you not hear about the HIV outbreak that culminated in Beirut as a result of their activities?

Saudi boys take advantage of poverty in Yemen to take temporary wives there too.

And now they are taking advantage in the wars in Syria and Irq to exploit the ladies of those country,

This is why a lot of these elders need to be pushed to one side.

Very few of them have anything to offer besides hatred and senility.

Do what the girls do, prostitute yourself to the lecturers.

Your grades will surely rise.

Best of luck.

Chosen1984:
Two important points here:
1. Lovely Dressed ladies. Natural Beauties, well dressed(No show breast or show belly)

2. The second lady on the left, seated on the floor. You don hook me.lol

If there is one thing I like about northerners it is the modesty in dress.

I can't tolerate the need for some ladies nowadays to display everything to the world, it is completely unnecessary.

JaaizTech:
This is one issue that can be argued from several points of view. The idea that the higher the population the lower the wealth per head a nation would have is a very simplistic view of how the world works. Several European countries and the USA, have tried to shore up their population (even though they target skilled labour) through different schemes such as Visa lotteries and the likes. Ireland is also a very good example of a country trying to shore up her population. Now, using China as a case study, the country with the largest world population, and at a time it did seem to make sense for them to try to limit their population. Now guess where that got them: [b]They ended up with a rapidly aging society and shrinking labor force. [/b]What is China doing now China is trying to shore up her population by giving incentives to parents in order to encourage them to have a 2nd child. That's where china is today!!!.

Now, Nigeria as a case study. Why is a large part of our population living below poverty line We are too many we are too corrupt we are too stupid. I would take the last 2. And the reason is simple: Check out the top 10 countries with the Highest world population: China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia, Japan. Now Check out the top 10 richest economies in 2014 : USA, China, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Brazil, Italy, Russia, India. Of these top 10, 6 of them have the world's largest population.

If I were to consider the world's smallest nations, they would rank no where. Population is an advantage and should mean more wealth, but when a nation is as corrupt as we are, we can't be rich even if had Qatar's populaton with all our wealth, we would still be poor. Now talking as a Muslim, Allah says in Quran 17 verse 31: " And do not kill your children for fear of poverty: We give them sustenance and yourselves (too): surely to kill them is a great wrong.". This verse was revealed at a time the Arabs used to kill their male children for fear they would not be able to provide sustenance for them, Allah reminded them that it is He Allah who provides for them both

Thank you for your response, I see you put much thought into it.

The Chinese were only able to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty once they had a sustainable level of population growth, a direct result of their one child policy. India, even with it's economic success is still mired in poverty because they have a ridiculously high rate of population growth, there are a greater proportion of people living in abject poverty in India than in Africa.

Nigeria's population growth is unsustainable, in 1991 the population of Nigeria was comparable to that of Germany (88 million vs 80 million), now it is 170 million. There is no economy on this planet that provide amenities when the population expands as such a nonsensical rate - how is any government supposed to know what amenities to build when the growth rate is so dramatic and census figures so unreliable?

You listed the 10 largest economies but in terms of wealth on individuals, China, Russia, India and Brazil pale in comparison to the nations with responsible population growth - nations like Germany and Japan are growing older but they are not growing poorer and they have the means to take care of their citizens. The fact the USA has a visa lottery is because of countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where reckless breeding habits are tolerated which in turn makes it difficult for a government to govern effectively. Large numbers might attract commerce but dramatic population growth is not usually associated with economic prosperity. Nigeria is already large enough in population to be the largest in Africa and significant on a global setting but to have a population that doubles every 20 years is farcical - it is suggestive of a shambolic and backwards society.

We should be asking what the 'carrying capacity' is of the environment that we inhabit and then attempting to tailor policy to ensure that the population does not grow at such a rate to destroy that which provides us with the means to sustain life. Without planning, how do you expect to have a successful society? You think that it is by providence that roads are built? Schools are built? Dams are built? Already we have Fulani herdsmen killing those on settled lands because they seek green pasture for their cattle, what will happen when the land is used up to take care of a larger population? Will they kill those that live on the estates that were built to house the burgeoning populace?

Those that have an excessive amount of children display a mentality that can be best described as careless, with little regard for quality of life, the availability of resources. It is also a security risk to have so many young people appear into the job market at once - no economy expands at such a rate to accommodate the population growth that Nigeria has. Until population growth is lower Nigeria will continue to face the social ills that come about as a result of having so many frustrated idle minds.

I don't know why anyone would apply the history of the Arabian desert to life in 21st century Africa. Boko Haram are the children of the Koranic verse that you quoted as it is quite clear that Allah does not provide for their needs. They would not resort to killing innocent civilians nor would they be able to recruit if there was a benevolent figure that took care of all beings. Nevertheless, we do not need to kill our babies in 2015, we have family planning and birth control measures - from condoms, to cups to the pill. Why not make use of information and knowledge? Why handicap oneself with an old book?

Jbenue:
Each of those children take up essential services that can go to another child from a different family...We are multiplying too fast it is not sustainable.

They're not worried about sustainable or being responsible because 'Allah will provide'.

Meanwhile the Boko Haram boys are fighting the wrong enemy - if they wanted to do some good they would deal with those who have squandered the oil money that is sent north every month, to no end.

Ilekeh:
If Sanusi can afford to have multiple kids with time allocated for them, then let him.

Do you plan YOUR life around your neighbor's life? Everything you're saying is sentimental. The man takes care of his children/wives.....they look healthy and happy to me.

Stats are not sentiment.

That there is a greater rate of poverty in the north is fact.

Greater illiteracy rates, fact.

Worse WAEC and NECO results, fact.

Polio in the north is a fact.

Fistula in the north is a fact.

Again, Sanusi is not the norm. The majority of children raised in northern Nigeria are raised in the worst of circumstances.

(http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31101351)

Ilekeh:
The children look well-taken care of. So what's the point of this grammar again?

Worry about yourself. If you can only take care of 2, just have 2.

Which children?

These children are not the norm in northern Nigeria - the overwhelming majority are raised in abject poverty.

You wanted to celebrate the fact that northerners have a propensity for having too many children, I simply pointed out that it is reckless for everyone involved. The easiest way to increase or sustain the poverty rate is to have children. The northern states typically struggle with poverty rates of 80% - 90%, we should be advocating for more responsible reproductive habits.

Your typical child in the north is struggling to get enough to eat, struggling to get even a primary education, struggling to get even basic healthcare but you reason that northerners should continue to have more children than they can't take care of?

Anyone who is literate, can reason and who has ever read the Bible should be able to spot a rat.

The other fairy tale books are just as silly.

Ilekeh:
If he can take care of them with the support (work) of his wives, what's it to you?

This is not China.

Because those children that are not cared for end up on the streets. It is quite evident that most of these people cannot take care of the children that they have. So many of them wind up on the streets begging in cities in the south, I can only imagine how bad the situation is in the north.

As a morally conscious human being that is not something I can condone.

It is also a huge security risk. Abandoned and neglected children grow up to become hostile and bitter adults or have you already forgotten about Boko Haram?

The Chinese long ago realised that some people do not know what is best for them and will continue to engage in backwards and destructive practices that endanger society as a whole as well as themselves, hence the one child policy. China is not a democracy, as such they can institute whatever policies they so desire for the good of their society - sadly in Nigeria we have religious authorities (and their guileless sheep) who stand in the way of progress and thus we cannot even have condoms distributed for the benefit of sexual health, not to speak of family planning. If people are serious about improving living standards in Nigeria and allowing development to flourish then they will behave responsibly of their own accord.

Why have 10 children that you can barely take care of when you can have 2 or 3 and raise them with the best of everything?