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 Politics › Re: Sanusi: Derugulation Will Cause Inflation by MyJoe: 9:40am On Nov 06, 2009 |
naijaking1:Those countries you mentioned are governed by laws. In Nigeria these importers will simply form a cabal and ensure that local refineries never work. Read The Guardian editorial on this issue. What many are saying is that the government should take the basic step of fixing the refineries first. Then your free market might make sense. |
| Literature › Re: Poetry Put Youths To Sleep.Why? by MyJoe: 1:49pm On Nov 03, 2009 |
@ OP People tend to react negatively to poetry because it can be tedious. One major reason is that poets themselves don't help matters. They make poems difficult in order to score points with poetry critics. But I recently came across a children educational magazine called OHL (Oliver Home Learning) in which they have a regular poetry column. They try to teach kids poems by using simple poems and showing the kids how to write poems themselves. |
| Literature › Re: How Can I Improve My Writing Skills? by MyJoe: 1:37pm On Nov 03, 2009 |
DreaShola:There are now writing courses available but mainly in schools abroad. I may be able to help you, though. |
| Politics › Re: Ribadu Lodged $15m Ibori’s Bribe With CBN – Waziri by MyJoe: 12:18pm On Nov 03, 2009 |
wirinet:With respect, you have raised these points in many threads and they have been addressed but let me try again. 1. Motive. Ribadu did not ask Ibori to meet him in a hotel room as he could have done if he wanted to keep witnesses out and pocket the money. He went there with aids and immediately had the money paid into an account and obtained a receipt for it. Paying it into the CBN shows clearly that his motive was not to pocket the money before later changing his mind as many are now suggesting, since individuals are not allowed open bank accounts with the apex bank. He would have called up some crooked bank manager and cut a deal. 2. Time of arrest. Law enforcement is a task that requires stealth. You build up your case before moving. With big men you have to be extra careful. If there is one prima facie against someone and another case is in the offing, I see nothing wrong in waiting to put the two cases together to save the tax payer some expense. 3. When was the first time Ribadu disclosed the Bribery allegation, was it after he lost his job? When did he pay the money into a CBN account and obtain a teller for it? Was it after he lost his job? 4. Liver to approach Ribadu. What is this? Ever heard of a guy called Okechukwu Opene? He was an appeal court judge someone had the "liver" to approach with a bribe of a mere N12m and he accepted! With $15m in your breast pocket you would approach J Edgar Hoover! You think a guy with a record like Ibori's would hesitate to approach anyone? 5. Ribadu's promotion. I believe in due process and I think you are right to feel angst at this. But Ribadu did not promote himself. The idea that he approached Ibori to help make him IG is clearly an afterthought of Ibori in his efforts to discredit Ribadu. Nigerians know Ibori supported third term but Ribadu haters now prefer to believe Ibori's lies. 6. The issue. The issue is not a about Ribadu's sainthood because nobody ever said he was. I may have qualms with some procedures adopted, but he did his best as our anti corruption czar so the issue is how we treat our best. If Ibori is prosecuted tomorrow, people will still curse Ribadu. Someone is even questioning the language in which Waziri made her revelation! The Nigerian political class is like that. We are talking about people who went as far as to buy houses abroad with Ribadu's name. They opened foreign bank accounts in his name and paid in money. These things being written in this thread, it makes me shudder to see how we treat our best in this country! Remii: Hunhn, so many revelations in the land, one day, I repeat one day, someone would take action to correct situation of things in this Quantry (country). Wole Soyinka did similar thing by returning FRSC money paid to his personal account, also Olikoye Ransome Kuti returned IBB"s parting gift of N5m paid into his account after his assignment as Minister of Heath. May God incease the number of good men in the land.Amen. |
| Literature › Re: How Can I Improve My Writing Skills? by MyJoe: 2:54pm On Nov 02, 2009 |
To do anything exceptionally, two or three things are required. 1. Talent 2. Discipline 3. The third factor - something you have no control over - call it luck, time and chance, or God, depending on your beliefs. 1. Talent is inborn. 2. Discipline - this is where the work is. You have been told to read. Yes, that is basic. Read wide. African writing, non-African writing. Fiction, non fiction. Modern, ancient. The list goes on. But without discipline, reading would be useless. When you read, you need to develop a keen sense of language and differences. This is what I mean: there is a town called Damascus in the Bible. So the day a friend of mine came across the name Stella Damasus-Aboderin, he called Stella Damascus. You can't be a good writer if you can't spot the smallest of differences. Discipline also entails working at it. Can you have regular schedule of waking up, say, 5AM to write everyday? Finally, a disciplined writer is not lazy. Perhaps I should have made this a point of its own. I remember travelling two towns away to get a piece of information to complete just a paragraph in an article I was writing. I also remember finishing an article for the papers but just on a whim decided to crosscheck the facts again. It turned out two facts were wrong and both of them had come from wikipedia! And no, a disciplined writer would never write: please i need your tips and ideas. He will write[b] Please I need your tips and ideas.[/b] Yes, you must practise punctuated writing, even in an anonymous forum. There are lots of other tips, but have got to to back to work right now. Good luck! |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Welcome "shakerz": The Most Incisive Muslim On Nairaland. by MyJoe: 6:40pm On Oct 30, 2009 |
KunleOshob:The above is useful. Obviously Chris has a problem with someone compartmentalising the Bible. May I venture that that is a problem created by the Grail Message which Deep Sight has evidently been profoundly, but not totally, influenced by. I, too, have questioned this tendency of Grail adherents but only in terms of the spiritual value of the Bible as the revealed word of God. In terms of usefulness, the Bible is like most books of that nature - you find some parts useful, others not. My personal understanding of things happens to accord with deism and I find no inconsistencies in my position whatsoever. |
| Politics › Re: Useless Journalism In Nigeria (Name and Shame) by MyJoe: 5:35pm On Oct 30, 2009 |
@ OP Sagamite is opening a Pandora's box. If you take any Nigerian newspaper and decide to tear off the pages with obvious grammatical and typographical errors, you will hardly have any pages left. The only exception I can find in this case would be THE PUNCH. The rest, their editors don't bother with their job, which is editing - accuse me of generalisation, and I will defend my position. The kinds of problems highlighted by Sagamite are all too common. Something else I find particularly worrying is their inability to follow up stories. Again, THE PUNCH has been putting up some effort here, but it falls far short. On the electronic media, one has to agree with nex. nex: NTA staff are better trained and more experienced than these other trial and error journalists all over the place.NTA is the only TV station you see some professionalism. I think Iredia's problem was his pedigree. When Obasanjo appointed the DG of NOA to head NTA, I sighed. And the man did not disappoint as he saw the NTA as a continuation of his last job. But there is a general disregard for standards around here that goes beyond the journalism profession. Try reading Lagos State Laws. Or pick up any spelling textbook approved by a state ministry of education for use by our school kids. Could it be that, to use a cliche, the chicken is coming home to roost? I mean, all those folks who didn't bother to attend GCE centres are now becoming editors and lawyers and doctors? Just wondering. |
| Celebrities › Re: Rita Dominic: Is She Really All That? by MyJoe: 4:31pm On Oct 30, 2009 |
londoner: Why do some Nigerians feel that anytime a man finds a light skin woman attractive it must be because of her skin color?? If Rita Dominic looks "extremely local" then how do U describe the likes of Ini Edo and Omotola. What the heck is the definition of local in the first place?The girl is beautiful and a great actress. That is what got her where she is. Show us your picture so we can see if U are the opposite of local;whatever that is sef.Word! THE AMAKA: best dressed nollywood actress? she may have won the title but that doesnt mean she deserved it.  This lady is always a contrarian! And not a dumb one too. Not sure whether she needs re-branding or just enjoys doing it. |
| Crime › Re: Modern Day Cannibals In Thailand Eat Black Man For Dinner- Truth by MyJoe: 5:11pm On Oct 28, 2009 |
Afam, I hope you don't seriously believe this, or at least, have some doubts. Heard two elderly men discussing it on my way home last night. Speaking in pidgin, one was saying, "The Chinese don't have food; that is why they eat grasses, cockroaches and anything. When they come here, we treat them well but over there they eat black men." The other was replying, "ehneeeeen ehneeeeeeen!" Here is my take: 1. The man is not African. 2. These are medical students practising on a donated cadaver, hence the white coats and all. Medical students outside our clime do that sort of thing. 3. These guys obviously have a wicked sense of humour so they decided to throw in some garnished plates of spathetti to create sensational pictures. |
| Travel › Re: Somali Girls Are The Most Beautiful In Africa! by MyJoe: 4:37pm On Oct 28, 2009 |
al qaeda: applenose, you de enjoy oh. you gather angels and leave us here wit demons and witches. e no good oh.  |
| Culture › Re: Any Esan In The House? by MyJoe: 4:05pm On Oct 28, 2009 |
@maedan, Donpuzo First names are often abbreviated and stylised, but not usually surnames. If your first name is Michael it would be ok if a friend called you Mike or Mikey. But it would be inappropriate if he changed your surname Okoloise to Kolly. If he did it would be in an informal context only. Why? Because surnames rate higher in terms of existentiality. A surname is fixed. Your first name is variable. The name of a people is existential. Typically, it has existed from time immemorial and no one actually knows how it came about. When the Europeans came, they changed so many names - not only in Africa, but wherever they went. Indigenous peoples have since realised the pomposity of this and have since gone to town with brushes and paints, rechristening things. There is a popular columnist in Nigeria who has almost had the Igbo version of fatua placed on his head because he can't stop writing their name is Ibo instead of Igbo. (Igbos have launched this campaign for years and dictionaries made in Western countries now carry Igbo instead of the anglicised Ibo.) Indians have since reverted from Bombay to Mumbai, Madras to Chennai, Calcutta to Kolkatta, etc. We are not talking about the evolution of a language here. We are talking about the arbitrary change of a town's name. The English imported the parlement from French and anclised it to parliament. Fine. But the Romans who colonised Britannia for centuries did not latinise the name of England or any of its towns. BTW I don't consider it such an important matter as say, what enibhokhan will eat, and am not launching the brush and paint campaign myself. I only made a suggestion and since Donpuzo and the very brilliant maedan counter that it is not really important, I am trying to explain the reasons some think it is and how far others have gone to change things. Cheers. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Pray For Israel! by MyJoe: 1:11pm On Oct 28, 2009 |
May kelly:And do the Israelis "accept Lord Jesus as their Saviour"? |
| Romance › Re: Ladies Are You Looking Forward To Getting Married? by MyJoe: 6:14pm On Oct 27, 2009 |
SexyLeamon: @Poster, You sound like you want a wedding, not a marriage. u act as if marriage is about the ceremony and the ring and all the material garbage. the wedding is only one day!!! i don't think you said anything in that question that showed u were remotely ready or interested in an actual marriage. u didn't even say kids, u said "cute" kids. wow. what if u have ugly kids, will you throw them away? hahaha very funny thread. |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 4:25pm On Oct 27, 2009 |
bilymuse:Bilymuse, Can you educate me on this? Thanks. |
| Politics › Re: Is Climate Change For Real Or A Fraud? by MyJoe: 3:37pm On Oct 27, 2009 |
bawomolo:That is the question. There may be natural cycles, yes, but what we have been pumping out all these years, something has to give. We need to start living responsibly. Suspecting everything the white man says because a millennium bug did not go off will not be useful. wirinet:  |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Famous Quotes From The Great Noetic & Davidylan (phd.) by MyJoe: 2:02pm On Oct 27, 2009 |
@Deep Sight [b]Before your exchanges with Noetic sink into the pit of ridicule and dialogues of the deaf, you may want to consider opening a thread with the Bible itself as subject matter. [/b]Contrary to the opinions expressed by many, Noetic's performance here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-336988.96.html was not bad if one considers it from the perspective of a Bible believer. Noetic was able to cite Bible passages in defence of his position that Jesus is the only way to God. Others equally cited the Bible in support of their position that love is the ultimate religion and bridge to the Almighty but Noetic explained or attempted to explain them away, using the Bible. That leaves us with the question of the Bible itself. Is it the word of God? If so, is it undiluted? If its claim to be the word of God in totality (II Tim 3:16) is to be rejected, why? What about other traditions that appear to have influenced the Bible, for example, the Gilgamesh Epic? What I am saying, put differently, is this: You cannot puncture Noetic's beliefs, because he accepts them by faith. Hear him: my problem with the assertion and quote above is that . . . , .while we welcome your opinion on issues, u are reluctant to accommodate "faith" inspired opinions. , .simply because u consider them dogmatic, not forgetting that your opinions too are dogmatic.Wherever faith is in question, testability is the normal scientific sense is usually elusive. But Noetic is a man of learning and he knows faith is also a possession of Muslims, Hindus and others that he believes are clasping an empty shell. On that basis faith itself can be questioned since its object can well be hollow. So any archaeological expeditions on your part should be aimed at unearthing the basis for Noetic's faith. Did God materialise to tell him nobody can get to him while spurning the Christian bridge? If yes, can we have details? If not, is the Bible the sole exponent of this idea? May we examine the Bible then? The worst thing to do with a believer is to ridicule his beliefs unless your sole objective is to win arguments for their own sake. The best you can do is to engage him in ISSUES in an atmosphere of mutual respect By the way, I am talking about Noetic. For Davidylan, I am not so sure. He is a little complicated for me. |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 1:35pm On Oct 27, 2009 |
wirinet:The above is my personal observation with people I know who dabble into these things. |
| Forum Games › Re: Done It, Never Done It Or Want To Do It. by MyJoe: 10:44am On Oct 27, 2009 |
Never done it. Asked Missy B to marry me. Done it? |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 6:30pm On Oct 26, 2009 |
Meanwhile, I have sent that wikipedia link to a guy who told me of his friend who can wash his hands with concentrated acid. Let's see if they can make some bucks!  |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 6:25pm On Oct 26, 2009 |
POSAKOSA1:No, they are not. The man says he has carried out extensive investigation which spans visits to places and libraries and interviews with shamans in several continents. Yet, he saw no evidence in proof of juju. So we can probably learn a lot from him. Afam, of course, says he has personally witnessed demonstrations of the paranormal. I have not had any of the opportunities either man has. That means that since I am an open minded man, I cannot speak authoritatively as they. I can, however, listen to them and file away in my mind what they say for future reference. |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 3:22pm On Oct 26, 2009 |
ChinenyeN:Correct! It appears man is simply not granted that knowledge. That is why no single religion's theology is sufficient to lay bare everything. That is why some of us have journeyed from religious absolutism to cognitive dissonance, and finally to rationality. |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 1:37pm On Oct 26, 2009 |
Gender: MaleYou mean this guy is 20? Then permit me to say I am highly impressed with the profundity of his intellect and logic having read this thread from the beginning. To the issue of the existence or otherwise of juju. One can surmise that some people are of a logical bent while some are of the supernatural. I believe it is a matter of bent more than all else because in matters such as this empirical observations are hardly empirical since your bent predetermines the weight or interpretation you give or are prepared to give to what you see or hear. May I humbly disagree with those who see the position of RichyBlack as an issue here since I have encountered some religious folk who are profoundly logical, even rational, while holding on to the core of their religious beliefs. The mistake good followers of their religions make is in thinking that faith is ever enough! But then that is the true nature of religion - you accept it by faith and then everything follows. You ask no questions, following dogmatically. Two examples I can think of right now of religio-rationalists are Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury) and Desmond Tutu (Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town). To the list must I add RichyBlack. Problem is such people usually end up not accepting many of the offerings of their religious system, at least not literally. (Try discussing reincarnation with Catholic priests you know and you will be surprised how many of them accept it) Now that makes you a bad follower of your religion, as it is. But since these religio-rationalists can handle it, I personally won't go and on about it. I guess their position is that they can live with their religious since they accept the core issues such as redemption, divinity, etc, but that since the system is administered by humans and is, therefore, not perfect, the individual owes it to himself to let his own rational process play a role. [b]Does juju exist? Well, I had my early childhood in Edo State where belief in it is rife as I still travel down there occasionally. I am now in my fourth decade on earth, so you can imagine how much of these stories I have ingested. Let me state, however, that they have all remained that: STORIES! I am yet to personally witness anything supernatural.[/b] But is that sufficient for me to conclude that there are no powers deposited somewhere that some people, through some strange alchemy, have discovered the secrets of tapping into? NO! Because (1) There are other things in existence which I have never seen. (2) The fact that something sounds strange does not mean it cannot exist. (3) There are people I do not associate with frivolities who claim to have personally witnessed some of these things. The other argument used by those who assert that these things don't exist is that they go against the laws of nature/physics. Well, this one is easy to counter: Who told you nature is the ultimate reality? There could be powers, systems, laws and orders, higher than nature, powers who command and nature obeys. Does juju exist? I don't know, maybe one day, I will. But honestly, I am not interested. There was a column of ants out there this morning. If you pass that way without looking down, you would hear nothing because they make no sound. But pay them some attention, get a sound intensifier and you will be surprised how much noise they make, those ants! One of the reasons I am not into religion is because it (at least, the African variant) places you in one whirlpool of unfounded, formless fears - demons of barrenness, witches of joblessness and no husband, etc. I would rather have my peace and die in it than live with formless fears. Most witch stories are probably made up to scare people. If witches exist they probably only hurt people who are diabolically inclined since no rational person ever got hurt. Or why would Oba Ovonranmwen's jujus procured with a copious amount of fresh human heads evince less potency than those made by the OPC rookies who regularly hold maneuvres near Afam's football pitch? 1 Like |
| Culture › Re: Any Esan In The House? by MyJoe: 5:52pm On Oct 23, 2009 |
EARLMAGIC:It's sad Earlmagic. I think the Esan people should a hold a conference and revert everything - Ubiaja to Ubiaza, Ekpoma to Ekuma, Irruah to Uriwa, Ewatto to Ebhoato, etc. But first, next time you are talking to someone and he says Ishan, tell them it's not Ishan, but Esan! 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Spreading The Plague Of Hellfire by MyJoe: 5:18pm On Oct 23, 2009 |
There is no person alive who is associated with an organised religion who can assert with a reasonable degree of success that all his beliefs are concomitant with reason. When you accept a religion, you accept everything that goes with it - doctrine, rituals, etc. When uncomfortable topics like this one are raised, you gloss over them. Lawyers make a fortune out of this - glossing over points that create ripples in the client's case. A religious person does this without even thinking of it. The lawyer does it because his viewpoint is governed by his percuniary interests. So what is the religious person's motive? Is he disingenuous? Sometimes. Sometimes not. The problem is that he accepted the religion as (1) something revealed and (2) express train to salvation. To convert someone to a religion, you don't need logic. All you need to tell him is that this is what is revealed. Then tell him (1) The "miracles" and signs that accompanied the revelation (appeal to belief in the supernatural). (2) That millions have embraced it and there is an endless queue of millions more waiting to cuddle it (appeal to the band wagon effect) (3) That there is salvation here (appeal to self preservation) (4) That anyone who does not belong here is lost ("come out and be saved", appeal to the feel special effect). (5) That it is urgent (appeal to fear). For without an obsession with the five highlighted elements religion would fail. These five elements appeal to the emotion. Once the emotion processes them a dislocation takes place in the brain and the inborn psychological defenses therein get displaced. The rational part of the brain shuts down and you get a convert. It is impossible to be a good follower of a religion and reject aspects of its teachings no matter how ludicrous. Being intelligent of having a PhD is rewarding, but does not usually help in this matter. |
| TV/Movies › Re: Until My Last Breath (Telenovela On AIT) by MyJoe: 3:20pm On Oct 23, 2009 |
hashbal:Excellent reading of the story! Thanks. I will just add that Eilsa is a wonderful woman. Look at her spectacular performance with Romina. Reminds me of what she did when Rodrigo fell into the well. I agree with most of the points made about the director, though. The script of this story has too many loose ends. Alejandro's stupidity borders simply on the impossible. This story is highly engaging, it can keep you at the edge of your sit, but they made a poor job of its finishing. Give me the less engaging but literarily superior Second Chance! |
| Culture › Re: Juju Claims Are Fraudulent: An African Fetish (Published In 1905) by MyJoe: 2:39pm On Oct 23, 2009 |
SEFAGO: RichyBlacK:And in a reclining position. |
| Celebrities › Re: Who Cares If Omotola Jalade Has Ten Children She Needs to Loose The Weight by MyJoe: 2:49pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
Missy B:The name sounds biteful. Missy B:Don't! I'm unlike anyone you have ever heard of. Anyway, I am still here, waiting. I know you will marry me! Thanks all! You can to back to the Omotala business now. Cheers. |
| Romance › Re: Do Virgins Expect Their Boyfriends To Give Them Monyey? by MyJoe: 2:33pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
@ poster *laughing uncontrollably* This is the funniest thread on NL! |
| Celebrities › Re: Who Cares If Omotola Jalade Has Ten Children She Needs to Loose The Weight by MyJoe: 2:28pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
Missy B:You say the nicest things, always! - thanks for the advice. Missy B:You were not seriously handing me over to amebo! Please tell me it was an "attempt at idle, sarcastic banter"! |
| Celebrities › Re: Who Cares If Omotola Jalade Has Ten Children She Needs to Loose The Weight by MyJoe: 2:20pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
Missy B:  * breaks down, covers his face in sadness* *brightens* Oh, well, Im not asking to TAKE you. I want to MARRY you. Anyway, hope you get unTAKEN soon. *commences fasting and praying* |
| Celebrities › Re: Who Cares If Omotola Jalade Has Ten Children She Needs to Loose The Weight by MyJoe: 2:06pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
spikedcylinder:No, I don't know, but I don't think so. In any case who informed you her shape is my primary concern or that I don't like fat ladies? |
| Celebrities › Re: Who Cares If Omotola Jalade Has Ten Children She Needs to Loose The Weight by MyJoe: 1:58pm On Oct 21, 2009 |
[quote author=!amebo no1 link=topic=339328.msg4772989#msg4772989 date=1256129393]haaa missyb your future husband has been sent from [/quote]Aren't you rude?Ignore her Missy B!. |
I think he sounds like Chamo. 
