₦airaland Forum

Very pitiable!.

The poor keeps getting blamed for their misfortune. Try advicing a hungry man to eat slowly when a plate of a hot steaming eba with egusi soup is placed in front of them. Please lets put ourselves in their shoes. I am not an advocate of indiscipline, but the suffering is way too much back home. It is very discouraging. At times, when you think of relocating back home, pictures like this reinforces the belief that Nigeria, irrespective of the stride made in economic status has not equally distributed their wealth. It is a shame.

Ok, I have changed my mind on this subject. It is a very sore topic, because the banning of street trading and demolishing of stalls, erected illegally is bound to affect one's income. If the government is willing to provide shopping malls, and rent them out at a reasonable price to these traders, so be it. It will cut down on traffic and moreso reduce the chaotic atmosphere in the Lagos arena. I have also read some of the view points offered by some of the respondents. It appears they are fans of this present governor. I dont know who he is, nor familiar with his policies to ascertain if they are legitimate or not. But having been in Lagos in 1991, and witnessing the physical assault on Market women on the sideways by members of the armed forces was a disturbing experience.


For those who are arguing against it on grounds that it is a herculean task, remember that Rome was not built in a day. However, if the likes of one particular governor, who demolished Maroko to beautify the environment is the same tactic employed by the present regime, I cant endorse it at all. Sha, na my 2 cents be that.

@dcdal, you claim Nigeria is not a rich country to provide for the poor, but then the same country has been plundered by its leaders of billions of dollars by some of its leaders. Now, those money could be earmarked in providing social services for the poor, wouldnt it?

@Nwando, I disagree with the saying, "Live well below your means". What is the essence of working if you can't reap the fruits of your labor. I don't live an extravagant life, but I wont deprive myself of buying nice things for myself, or going out to eat, simply because I want to stash some funds for a 'rainy day'. Set aside some money for a rainy day, invest in the stock market, mutual funds, and at the same time, live comfortably with your resources.

Happy Birthday to my dearly beloved country, Nigeria.

Hip Hip Hip!

Horray!!!

Much love, Nigeria

Nice city, but the weather is not as sunny as Nigeria, and if I have my way, I dont like living in places with dreary weather.

Compatability is the right word, no perfect relationship in the human realm. We are humans now

You just cant come over and put an end to someone's honest living, because of a flimsy environment in beautifying the environment. It is unfair, period!. One governor demolished Maroko, probably in the name of beautifying the environment, displaced a lot of people, and what happened in the end? Those land, from what I heard now belongs to some military rulers. Even in America, there are slums where people live in. In an ideal world, slums wont exist, but in Nigeria, there are far pressing issues like combatting crimes, which should be more of a priority than beautifying the environment.

Deprive people of their livelihood? I dont think so. Unless the government of Lagos can offer stalls to accomodate the side traders, then they cant demolish open air stalls. Chei, people are eking out a living via honest means, and the govt are pursuing them. Let them focus their attention on robbers.

Where is it in the Holy Bible that can back up your claim@palemoon?

A relationship with God

A peaceful, happy and comfortable life. No pretensions. No gimmicks. Surrounded by my family.

An opportunity to serve the underprivileged in the society.

That's all, folks. Too much money dey carry wahala itself.

I am all ears too.

statistics/discourse is questionable. How can you vouch for the veracity of this report?

@palemoon.

Where in the New Testament is it written that Moses entered the promised land during the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ?

Whether it was a setup or not, what that woman, Patricia Etteh did was wrong and she should be jailed, along with her accomplice. Lets quit making her a scape goat of other politicans who have gotten away with it. Prior to this scandal, nobody was implicated in a renovation scandal (or even flying out to America for a birthday celebration), so, Patricia Etteh should be sacked and jailed.

Naijadiva, if your story about hearing a woman finding a thumb in her soup is about an incident that happened a while back in Northern California, dont be fazed by it. One lady, who sort of made it a habit in suing small businesses was thrust into the public light when she claimed she found a thumb in her soup at Wendys. The case took an awry turn when it was found out, after investigation that she had gotten the thumb from her husband, whose co-worker, who had earlier lost a bet to him (?) had turned in his thumb, that he had cut in a factory mishap as payment for that debt. She got that thumb, cooked it, and went to wendys and dropped it in her soup, then raised an alarm. After much investigation, she was taken to court and jailed. But sadly Wendys lost over 2 million dollars as some customers boycotted the franchise where the incident took place.

Just go to wikipedia, type in "Anna Ayala" and you will get the full gist.

Oladeegbu, thanks for the information/explanation on the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, traced through Joseph and Mary.

About the immaculate conception, Catholics, I think have always defined it to mean that Mary was conceived without sin. I knew that is not true, but your explanation about the Power of the Holy Spirit overshadowing Mary during her pregnancy to stop the transmission of her sins to His Only Begotten Son, I believe that to be true. God is Wonderful and Loving, that He took all these measures to save me a worthless sinner. Lets all adore Him with the full measure of our hearts, Amen.

I am an optimist, but sometimes, you have to realize that certain things are not just realistic. A United states of Africa, I doubt would work, because of tribal warfare going on in Africa. Moreso, we are compounded with problems of sittight leaders, like Mugabe, Museveni, Compaore, including Gadaffi, so how will the issue of leadership be resolved on who should take over the reins of the organization. I mean, look at this scenario, if one is incapable of ruling their country efficiently, how can you mandate them to rule over a complex continent as Africa? And even if they are capable, what about power play, will they be willing to step down when their time is up?

Lets dream small, lets focus on internal problems before being taking up loads of problems externally that would leave us weak to deal with our problems.

Nice idea though!

wao@ibrahim. Hunger can make one do strange things.

The conception of Jesus Christ was achieved by Divine Intervention, through the Holy Spirit. His step-father, Joseph descended from the genealogy of David, likewise His mum, Mary. So, either way, Jesus Christ in His earthly life is a descendant of David.

Please note there is a difference between immaculate conception, which actually means the conception of Mary in her mother's womb and the Virginal Conception, which pertains to the Birth of Jesus Christ by a virgin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception

satan is the accuser of human beings. Fortunately for us, the Blood of Jesus Christ has Redeemed us from his malicious antics to keep us in bondage in eternity. I give Praises to Jesus Christ for His Merciful Kindness in Redeeming me from the bondage of satan, Amen.

If she is a Christian, she shouldnt live in a polygamous home.

Advice your friend to take her husband to the doctor to check if he has sleep apnea.

No. 6 is not applicable at a Nigerian party. I mean why hire a bouncer when our people are known for hospitality? It is only in African American parties that I heard bouncers are stationed at the fridge.

Ituen, abadie?

Akanimo. Greater than wealth.

I dont think it is ridiculous to trace your genealogy through your ancestors. Or you might as well discard your last name to maintain your single identity. A tree just cant sprout up without the roots, hence one's heritage should be traced through their ancestors to maintain their genealogy. You just cant, like the Americans say, "My parents are from Texas, but I am from Florida". Theirs is different, each on their own. Africans are different, we have that sense of community, handed down to us by our ancestors. I am all for it. Otherwise, I would not have picked Nigeria as my country of origin.

My parents hailed from Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state. My birthplace is Washington D.C, so I classify myself as a Nigerian-American. But overall, I see myself more of a Nigerian than American.

It has no relevance to it, except to add that bad news travel fast. CNN aired a scathing documentary of Nigerian swindlers some months back, and now, with this airing of the disgraceful montage, has only dealt an international blow to the image of Nigeria. Even if it was ignored by the foreign media, Patricia Etteh should be jailed!

A montage of the disgraceful fight between some of the politicians in Nigeria have been aired in a local TV station in America. That woman, Patricia Etteh should not only be impeached, but in addition to that, face jail sentence. Greed which is the bane of our society is way too much for one to comprehend.

Give a dog a bad name and hang it.

Olaadegbu, did you read the link that I posted, which I culled from the internet about Elijah?