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Car Talk / Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by Nickydrake(m): 6:20pm On Jun 03, 2022 |
OfficialDJ: Lol. Would you like to offer yours? |
Car Talk / Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by Nickydrake(m): 6:24pm On Jun 02, 2022 |
TheOldGods: I thank the old gods and the new for this very helpful answer. 2 Likes |
Car Talk / Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by Nickydrake(m): 9:14pm On Jun 01, 2022 |
Gentlemen, I have been thinking of procuring an '08 C300 and would appreciate advice on what to expect in terms of maintenance and fuel consumption. Before now I've only driven Japanese (Corolla, Camry). I have in mind the 2012 Camry as well, but it is too large for my tastes. I prefer a compact car. I mainly drive within the city, but I travel interstate three or four times a year. Is the C300 suitable for journeying? Is it reliable in the long term (considering it's already a 14 years old car at least)? How thirsty is it? What parts most commonly need replacing and what do they cost? These are some of the things that I wonder about. Can anyone say? |
Crime / Re: Kidnappers Kill Policeman In Nasarawa While Trying To Abduct An Expatriate by Nickydrake(m): 10:47am On Feb 04, 2018 |
Jakumo: Ha ha. I imagine that the toto forest is the only one in the world where, in order to emerge unscathed, one must enter with his cutlass firmly in its sheath. |
Politics / Re: Inside The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex. Pics. by Nickydrake(m): 6:39am On Dec 27, 2017 |
This exquisite library, built with money squeezed out of wealthy businessmen and rotten politicians eager for favours during Baba's tenure, contains everything in the world except books. |
Literature / Re: JP Clark, Achebe & Soyinka At Dodan Barracks In 1986 (Throwback Photo) by Nickydrake(m): 6:18pm On Dec 26, 2017 |
HeyCorleone: If, as you say, the bolded is what you meant, then still you must accept blame for not expressing yourself competently. Wherever there is brilliant art, there are dull imitations to be found, and every nation, at any given time, must endure its own share of mediocre artists just as it revels in the genius of the masters. Today, as that picture illustrates, we define Achebe's generation by the best among them -- Soyinka, Achebe, Clark -- and this is the reason we remember that era so fondly. By your comment you have sought to define the present generation of writers by the worst among them. You have treated an entire era as though it were a single organism, and then passed unfavourable judgment on it. Is it any surprise, then, that other commenters have protested? HeyCorleone: As with all skills, one must learn the ropes and practice hard in order to gain proficiency, but formal training is not integral to wordcraft. There are many writers of high distinction who did not need MAs or diplomas in creative writing, and there is no justification for the rather absurd claim that foreign writers receive such fine tutoring in grade school that they just had to become master scribes in adulthood. |
Politics / Re: Appeal Court Sacks Ibrahim, Jegede Now PDP Candidate by Nickydrake(m): 3:52pm On Nov 23, 2016 |
Didn't Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim say during the debate on Channels TV that he has won at the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal? And that he was also certain of victory at the Supreme Court? There is falsehood afoot here, and we'll find out soon enough wether the culprit is Jimoh Ibrahim or this news report. |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 10:13pm On Nov 12, 2016 |
plaetton: My view is that individual freedom is the bedrock of collective well-being. The only permissible limits are those which: a. prevent the initiation of force against another individual; and b. protect the immature who tend to learn by mindless imitation. The first is essence of civilized society; the second is the entire function of public morality laws. What do you think of this? The norms of society usually evolve along with the interests and acceptance of the majority( majority meaning as many as possible) This isn't in doubt. The question is whether a thing or practice is necessarily beneficial to the community itself just because the majority believes that it is. NB: let me reiterate, before you misunderstand me, that everyone is entitled to equal basic fundamental freedoms. What is a basic freedom? |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 8:27pm On Nov 12, 2016 |
plaetton: Why's that? Is there a desirable order in which segments of society ought to acquire rights? 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 8:21pm On Nov 12, 2016 |
plaetton: Do you believe then that it is proper for the state to foist the customs of the group -- whether family or community -- on unwilling individuals? In other words, is it your view that the liberty of the individual is subordinate to the culture of the group? I'm sorry if it's beginning to sound like an inquisition. plaetton: Okay. I must have misread you. My apologies. |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 7:35pm On Nov 12, 2016 |
plaetton: Is it your view then that, at its most fundamental level, the duty of the state is to the family, rather than, say, the individual? plaetton: I don't quite follow the above. Do you mean that legal recognition of gay marriage may result ultimately in the attrition of straight unions? That marriage between people of opposite sexes may grow increasingly unpopular and eventually disappear? Edit: The last two questions are in reference to what is implied in the quote, namely that gay marriage 'threatens the basic structure of society.' |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 12:30pm On Nov 12, 2016 |
plaetton: Fair enough. I should like to rephrase the question. Are you in support of the ban on gay marriage imposed by the state? |
Religion / Re: Are There Any Atheists Here Who Oppose Gay Marriage? by Nickydrake(m): 12:10pm On Nov 11, 2016 |
plaetton: Hello Plaetton. I wonder, do you still hold this view? |
Religion / Re: Plaetton's Pantheism by Nickydrake(m): 9:25pm On Nov 07, 2016 |
Joshthefirst: Do you really believe that? |
Politics / Re: Our Convention Holds Despite Justice Abang's Inferior Interim Order: PDP by Nickydrake(m): 12:57pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
Reptyle: I think that you are not far from the truth. |
Politics / Re: Our Convention Holds Despite Justice Abang's Inferior Interim Order: PDP by Nickydrake(m): 12:53pm On Aug 16, 2016 |
omogidi234: Thanks for making an effort. I doubt that highlights from news reports will be of any service though, since, unlike lawyers, newsmen would not know to look out for the crucial aspects of the judgment. Indeed these reports tend to contribute to the misinformation of the public. We will continue to wait for the judgments themselves and hope that you will succeed in making them available. Thanks again. |
Politics / Re: Our Convention Holds Despite Justice Abang's Inferior Interim Order: PDP by Nickydrake(m): 8:52am On Aug 16, 2016 |
omogidi234: Only people who know nothing about the law dive headlong into a controversy before they have all the facts. Unfortunately, it seems that persons in that category constitute an overwhelming majority here. You would be rendering a great service to inquiring minds in posting both judgments here, Omogidi. Thanks in advance. |
Politics / Re: Nnamdi Kanu Open To Negotiations With FG – Lawyers by Nickydrake(m): 8:49am On Aug 14, 2016 |
989900: Your head dey there. |
Career / Re: Is It Possible For An Engineering Student To Be Lawyer??? by Nickydrake(m): 6:50pm On Jul 30, 2016 |
I'll be back. |
Literature / Re: Cyprian Ekwensi Plagiarized Hausa Story "Jiki Magayi" by Nickydrake(m): 2:31pm On Jul 16, 2016 |
EazyMoh: I have read your modified post. Very interesting information. I suppose we'll see how it plays out. 2 Likes |
Literature / Re: Cyprian Ekwensi Plagiarized Hausa Story "Jiki Magayi" by Nickydrake(m): 2:04pm On Jul 16, 2016 |
ideykwum: Thank you for giving a level-headed response. I agree that the author of that article had no reason to assert plagiarism as strongly as he did, especially as he does not appear to have taken too much trouble to verify his suspicion. His conclusion that no permission was given was based on the absence of any acknowledgement in the preface or foreword of Ekwensi's book. This is rather shallow. Indeed much of the article is composed of unscholarly diatribe, which is condemnable and may justify those who perceive the accusation as the bitter fruit of ethnic bigotry. Nevertheless, I think that the literary scene is quite different from the political theatre, in that an author (or his memory, as in this case) is not likely to be injured by mistaken allegations of plagiarism, especially if those allegations are successfully refuted. Whatever the motivations of the writer and despite the crassness of his approach, I think that the allegations made are sufficient to merit an enquiry and explanation. Jiki Magayi may have been written in 1933 when Ekwensi was only twelve, but it wasn't until 1955 that it was published. An African Night's Entertainment was published a mere seven years later, so the copyright in the older work was still sitting pretty. This means that it was necessary to obtain permission from the holder of copyright before executing a translation. Was this done or was it not? This is a question of fact. Cyprian Ekwensi may not have much to say about this at present, given that he is, you know, dead; but the publishers of An African Night's Entertainment are in a position to provide much-needed answers, whether in the court of public opinion or the one of law. Finally, I think that questioning the originality of a work in good faith is in fact an effort at building the literary culture of the nation, even if the reputation of the person being questioned suffers, which, at any rate, will only happen in the event that he is guilty. 5 Likes |
Literature / Re: Cyprian Ekwensi Plagiarized Hausa Story "Jiki Magayi" by Nickydrake(m): 10:48am On Jul 16, 2016 |
emonkey: Intelligent response. You need not have made the Soyinka analogy, because it has turned out to be the weak spot in an otherwise sound stance. You have said yourself that there is a duration to copyright. The writers of the Greek classics were taken up to Olympus long before the invention of the printing press, when there was no notion of copyright. This means that their work is in the public domain, so adapting an ancient Greek classic to African culture is not plagiarism, it is more like borrowing. 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Cyprian Ekwensi Plagiarized Hausa Story "Jiki Magayi" by Nickydrake(m): 10:35am On Jul 16, 2016 |
ideykwum: These comparisons are misleading. Copyright does not exist in perpetuity. Typically, it lasts for the duration of the author's life and about twenty-five years after his death. This is the only reason CoCoLav would not need Shakespeare's permission if she were inclined to translate Hamlet into Yoruba, or any other language. It is for the same reason that Ola Rotimi did nothing wrong in his adaptation of Oedipus Rex, since Sophocles died in 406 BC, long before the idea of copyright was even conceived. For an apt comparison, we would have to consider the publication date of Ekwensi's book as well as the duration of the copyright in the original Hausa work, factoring copyright laws extant at the time. I am a great admirer of Ekwensi and have always thought that perhaps he deserved a little more recognition than he ever got, but this allegation is a serious one. It astounds me that the majority of contributors to this thread have chosen to condemn the investigative effort of the OP (or whoever first made the connection) instead of asking questions of their own and seeking an explanation. Statements like, 'Why are you crying more than the bereaved' and 'He must have obtained permission,' -- the latter being nothing but bizarre authoritative conjecture -- reflect the pitiful attitude of Nigerians towards reasonable enquiry and mental exertion. This in turn explains our present social, economic and political predicament. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Halliburton: Fayose Justifies Claim Of Buhari Wife’s Involvement! Pictures by Nickydrake(m): 1:03pm On Jul 14, 2016 |
It seems that the First Lady is surrounded by incompetents. First we had that Twitter handler who swallowed Fayose's ugly bait like an idjit and dived into the mud to wallow with a pig in a misadventure that blighted the reputation for elegance which the First Lady has long enjoyed. Then comes this Mary person, supposedly a lawyer, threatening a sitting governor with litigation. When I first read that silly letter by which the lawyer, ostensibly acting in the First Lady's behalf, demanded a retraction and an apology and what not, I was struck by the sheer naivety of the effort. I'd have thought that it would be clear to any third-year law student, and certainly to any kind of lawyer, that the governor is shielded by the immunity which the constitution rightly provides. Another thing they teach you in law school is the stupidity of making a threat you cannot enforce. I knew that the letter was not merely a puerile, empty threat, but would go on to have the EXACT OPPOSITE effect to that which they intended. Like this: Fayose and his lawyers know that the letter is no more than hot air in fine print, therefore there really is no reason to terminate the mischief complained of. The uninformed public on the other hand will regard his obstinacy in the face of 'imminent' prosecution as an indication of the truth of his allegations, when it is in fact no more than the annoying abuse that a cowardly brat rains on his betters from the safety of his father's house. Any lawyer with a brain and an inclination to mischief would do as Ozekhome has done; write and fervently publicise a high-sounding letter presenting 'facts' in purported justification of the allegations, knowing the whole time that his client cannot immediately be called upon to defend his statements. The plan, after all, is not to shoot cannons, it is to sling mud. |
Politics / Re: Alkali Mohammed Mamu Arraigned By EFCC For Collecting N5.9m Bribe by Nickydrake(m): 5:13pm On Jun 21, 2016 |
Bribes and kickbacks are as old as the devil in the business of public procurement. The new and refreshing thing here is to see real big fish actually trapped in the righteous net of blind justice, through which they have too long been wont to slip. There is another thing though. Why would the military need a Range Rover Evoque or a Jaguar XF? What practical applications could they have conceived for these ostentatious vehicles which are manufactured primarily as costly playthings for those in the world who have money to play with? Even in the luxury class, aren't there far more rugged, reliable, effecient vehicles to be had for far less than $300,000? No one expects top brass in the armed forces to be shuttled about town in the same bland, austere Toyota Hilux pickups reserved for the poorly-paid, ill-equipped lower orders, but to spoil themselves with the highest luxury in these difficult times is not only an insult to the honest, hardworking citizens whose taxes have been converted into a personal slush fund, it is an affront on the valiant patriots who lay down their lives daily in the line of duty. 20 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: Senate To Strip Buhari Of Power Of Assent by Nickydrake(m): 2:18pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
tomakint: I have tried hard, but it has proved impossible to rationalize the destructive mix of ignorance and partisanship represented by the comment above. If you had read the report, or at any rate, if you had had it explained to you by any five-year-old in your neighbourhood, it would have been apparent to you that what those thieving louts in the senate propose is not an attack on Mr. Buhari himself, who you may not be particularly fond of; it is a less than subtle affront on the principle of checks and balances, which ranks among the principal pillars of democratic government. Your elected representatives have put the cutter to the marble, chipping stealthily but steadily at the very foundations of the Constitution they swore to protect, and you say that you are loving it. How well do you imagine you will love it two years from now when, emboldened by the ignorant support and constructive complicity of idjits like you, the National Assembly ensures that the presidential veto is gone altogether, along with section 69 of the constitution as it now stands, and any other provision which presents an obstacle to their unbridled avarice? Ah. Just as I thought. You haven't the slightest idea what section 69 is about do you? Do you have any idea what anything is about? Are you so blinded by your own bias that you do not know it when the rug is being pulled from under your feet and those of your children? I don't understand this. 14 Likes 3 Shares |
Politics / Re: Fayose Embarks On Indefinite Strike In Solidarity With Workers by Nickydrake(m): 10:31pm On Jun 04, 2016 |
aresa: This is undoubtedly the meanest response I have read in a long, long time. But, by God, he deserved it. 1 Like |
Career / Re: Please Help, My Career Is In Jeopardy by Nickydrake(m): 10:06pm On May 11, 2016 |
barrwebilor: When you say that you have not found a place to work, I suppose what you mean is that you have not found a place which provides remuneration that is acceptable to you? It is a strange story indeed of a lawyer who cannot find ANY work. It is always a question of miserable remuneration. There are lawyers everywhere who would be glad to have an extra hand. |
Romance / Re: How To Ask Out A Beautiful Girl by Nickydrake(m): 4:57pm On May 02, 2016 |
ayobami52: This is important because it portrays you as a sensitive and caring person who is concerned about the needs of others. Particularly, it will present you as one who is not selfish with duck food, and that is a rare class these days. |
Car Talk / Re: Law School Staff In Accident In Edo State. (See Photos) by Nickydrake(m): 8:27am On Feb 14, 2016 |
What is the purpose of this report? A person gets to the scene of a crash before emergency services, and the first thing on their mind is to take photos of the personal effects of the person involved in order to make a news item of another person's misfortune. This is the revolting age in which we live. |
NYSC / Re: Corper's Room Burnt, Arrested By Landlord by Nickydrake(m): 10:37am On Feb 08, 2016 |
airforce1000000: I advise that you contact the leader of the Legal Aid CDS group in your local government, if there is one. |
Politics / Re: Fuel Scarcity: FG Should Legalize Illegal Refineries - Murray-Bruce by Nickydrake(m): 11:15pm On Nov 17, 2015 |
Triple post. |
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