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 Politics › Re: Fuel Scarcity: FG Should Legalize Illegal Refineries - Murray-Bruce by Nickydrake(m): 11:15pm On Nov 17, 2015 |
Triple post. |
| Politics › Re: Fuel Scarcity: FG Should Legalize Illegal Refineries - Murray-Bruce by Nickydrake(m): 11:15pm On Nov 17, 2015 |
Double post. |
| Politics › Re: Fuel Scarcity: FG Should Legalize Illegal Refineries - Murray-Bruce by Nickydrake(m): 11:13pm On Nov 17, 2015 |
double0seven: wirinet:Let Distinguished Senator Bruce learn from people like these what common sense truly means. Legalise illegal refineries! Clearly the man didn't think this one through. After those above, no further commentary is necessary to expose the inanity of the idea. |
| Science/Technology › Re: Animals! Super Animals! by Nickydrake(m): 12:18pm On Nov 17, 2015 |
RobinHez:Ah. Yes. I see that now. Thank you. 1 Like |
| Business › Re: Dangote Started With N98.5million NOT N500,000 by Nickydrake(m): 1:16am On Nov 17, 2015 |
Let this topic be hidden immediately. Many of us kneel in supplication before a small, greasy portrait of Aliko Dangote every night, in order that we may contract some of that superhuman business sense and industry that enabled him build a multi-billion dollar enterprise from capital only slightly larger in sum than the price of my neighbour's newly-acquired keke napep. If there is any truth to this insidious revelation, then it is clear that to make any headway in business, I must adjust my capital drive to the rather depressing sum of N98,500,000. But all hope is not lost. I have only N98,499,900 to go. And that doesn't even include the money put aside for my internet subscription tomorrow. |
| Literature › Re: A Word For All by Nickydrake(m): 12:58am On Nov 17, 2015 |
The cadence of your piece suggests a rap song rather than a poem. Is that what you intended? The subject-matter is one on we can never be admonished enough. Well done for making an effort. Don't stop. And if you are looking to improve the quality of your output, I would suggest that you begin by paying a little more attention to your spelling and grammar. Spell words in full and punctuate appropriately and with purpose. Most serious people are repulsed by textspeak -- dat iz, writin lk dz iz nt gon do u any gud. Ppl wnt lk to read ur wrk. I wish you the best. |
| Science/Technology › Re: Animals! Super Animals! by Nickydrake(m): 12:30am On Nov 17, 2015 |
It is not true that the platypus is the only animal capable of electroreception. When a capability as advanced as electroreception exists, you can be sure that it has been acquired by the world's most sophisticated predator; the Great White shark. |
| Politics › Re: An Open Letter To The Minister Of Justice And Attorney General Of The Federation by Nickydrake(m): 9:02am On Nov 16, 2015 |
To summarize for the majority of viewers who will not read that epistle, the writer is merely asking the Attorney General of the Federation to do his job. This article is a commendable effort towards nation building, since the Nigerian situation is such that it is necessary to constantly remind our leaders of their obvious democratic duties. The article does contain at least two misconceptions that should be corrected. First, it is not the place of the Ministry of Justice to investigate crime, whether or not the crime is a high-profile murder. That is the function of the police. The role of the Justice Ministry is to prosecute alleged offenders by judicial channels, on the strength of evidence supplied by the investigating authority. Simply, you cannot ask the Attorney General to produce the killers of anybody. You can produce the killers and ask him to see that they get the ice-cold serving of refrigerated justice that they deserve. This leads us to the next misconception. The decision of the Supreme Court in The State v. Ilori & Ors. has been taken out of context to imply greater powers than in fact vest in the office of the learned A.G. That idea of the A.G. as 'a law unto himself' merely concerns the decision to prosecute or discontinue prosecution. That decision can only arise when there is someone to prosecute in the first place. It is the duty of agencies such as the police and the EFCC to produce bulls for the slaughter, and the A.G. as a bureaucratic authority is powerless against an incompetent or uncooperative police or EFCC. But we thank the writer for his wisdom and concern. |
| Education › Re: Opeyemi Enoch Solves 156-Year-Old Maths Problem, Gets $1M by Nickydrake(m): 11:06pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Psalm18:Good sense. I have unliked the original post and liked yours. It is my modest way of showing appreciation. 3 Likes |
| Culture › Re: The Clash Of Tradition And Christianity In Ekukunela by Nickydrake(m): 1:52pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Interesting. |
| Crime › Re: 28-year-old Man Dupes AIG Umar Manko Of N450,000 by Nickydrake(m): 9:44pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
When the Assistant Inspector General of Police discovered that he had been duped, he did not resort to self-help but promptly reported the matter to the police. Ha ha ha. 2 Likes |
| Crime › Re: Why Is It That When People Are Guilty In Court They Still Plead Not Guilty by Nickydrake(m): 4:16pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
It is for the same reason that the class teacher never gets a response when she asks the question "Who farted?": Everyone tries to avoid the unpleasant consequences of their actions, whether those actions are mild improprieties or savage premeditated crimes. Therefore defendants who plead Not Guilty while conscious of their guilt do it because they have been assured by their lawyer that the prosecution presents a weak case, or that there is a good chance of getting the defendant off on a technicality. Of course it doesn't always turn out well: if a person pleads Not Guilty and the court determines at the end of a drawn out trial that he is in fact guilty as sin, the court would be very pissed, and would as a result be likely to pronounce a stiffer sentence than the offender might have gotten if he had cut the buIlshit from the beginning. Just like me, the court does not take well to having its time wasted. So, Eniola, plead guilty today. Save the time of the court. |
| Politics › Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nickydrake(m): 9:36am On Oct 30, 2015*. Modified: 10:55am On Oct 30, 2015 |
Thank you for your attempt to keep alive the memory of that death-dealing division of valiant African soldiers, who have come to be called the Forgotten Army simply because their daring accomplishments were willfully omitted by an Allied general, whose name I myself have forgotten, from a boring speech which no one remembers. You will no doubt be thrilled to learn that their experience and exploits have been preserved and immortalised in what, in my unassailable opinion, is by far the best short story ever produced by a Nigerian. (This is especially so as I myself have been unable to publish mine, or, for that matter, to write it.) Bombay's Republic is the story to which I refer, and I'm more than a little ashamed to say that I cannot recall the name of the author and am too lazy to search for it. (I am sure though that, in the unlikely event that he ever sees this post, the man will forgive that memory lapse as soon as he recovers from the pleasure that a writer must derive from an adoring review.) The story itself is about a guy called Bombay, and his tour of duty in the rank, steamy jungles of Burma, where Nature and Nazis try to kill him, while the leeches in the swamps hope he does not die to soon so that they can suck his blood first. It is no surprise at all that he leaves home a man and returns a spotted leopard. For those of you who are not so developed as to read a short story for its own beautiful sake, read it because it won the Caine prize. |
| Politics › Re: Lawyer Begs Saraki To Enter Dock At The Tribunal by Nickydrake(m): 4:23pm On Oct 22, 2015*. Modified: 4:39pm On Oct 22, 2015 |
It will instantly be clear to anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of criminal procedure that the reporter has greatly sensationalized this story; either that or he has displayed a sincere but unpardonable ignorance of the mechanics of the law. Let me clarify. I was not in the gallery on the occasion, but I can tell you that the judge, after rightly overuling that nauseating application to exempt Saraki from dock duty, would not 'direct the counsel for the accused to prevail on his client to do the right thing'; he would ORDER the man into the dock where he belongs. If, stricken by that strain of madness that the gods employ as a precursor to complete destruction, the Senate President disobeyed that order, he would IMMEDIATELY be HUSTLED into that same dock by the strong hands of willing policemen, upon which his woes would be further compounded by the SUMMARY conviction and sentence that would be meted to him for contempt. I should state also that I cannot help being sickened whenever I read of the deliberate and dishonorable shenanigans of lawyers like the defence counsel here, who continue to ridicule the law for money. |
| Literature › Re: Uplibe: A Social Library Project For Free Reading by Nickydrake(m): 10:38pm On Oct 11, 2015 |
It sounds like something. I'd be happy to be part of it. |
| Literature › Re: What The Hunter Saw. by Nickydrake(m): 12:01pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
Double post. |
| Literature › Re: What The Hunter Saw. by Nickydrake(m): 11:52am On Aug 23, 2015 |
In spite of those tantalizing words at the end of the story, I suspect that the author has written all that he intends to of What the Hunter Saw. If a sequel does come, I hope that it will recount the wild adventures of that second hunter in the hostile plains of the Afterlife, where, fortunately, his foolhardiness can do him no harm, since he is already dead. |
| Education › Re: Since When Did Nigerian Law School Bar Finals Turn Waec? by Nickydrake(m): 12:18pm On Oct 18, 2014 |
Enough of the wailing already! People failed the bar exam, so what? Surely you're not suggesting that, upon the payment of N300,000 as school fees at the Nigerian Law School, a student, by that fact alone, ought to be entitled to enrollment at the Supreme Court! Failure at the bar exam is hardly uncommon, but never has it engendered such a sustained note of petty whining. Of course everyone is likely to point at the Law School and allege some fantastic plot to which the mass failure must be due. That is because it is far easier to cast oneself as victim than to face the hard, humiliating truth; a significant portion of purported graduates of law are simply not ready for law school. Why, they're barely ready for anything at all! Ours is an age in which university degrees can be bought, and any girl who is so inclined may well have her grades determined by her performance in the sack. If its reputation is anything to go by, the NLS accommodates none of that nonsense.When students who are long unaccustomed to intellectual labour suddenly find themselves in the middle of so rigourous a regime as that of the Nigerian Law School, failure is merely a natural consequence. Perhaps, as some have alleged, the environment in some campuses may have been a tad inconvenient on account of overcrowding, but about 2000 students did not let themselves be hampered by that. Four of them in fact graduated with the highest honours. If blame is to be apportioned for the mass failure, the students themselves must enjoy a sizeable portion of it. 7 Likes 1 Share |
| Politics › Re: INEC Registered A Bowl Of Rice As A Voter In Anambra by Nickydrake(m): 10:12pm On Dec 25, 2013 |
Godammit!  Well, I suppose even grains must exercise their franchRice. 34 Likes |
| Health › Re: Do You Grunt When You Poo? by Nickydrake(m): 9:24pm On Oct 12, 2013*. Modified: 9:27pm On Dec 11, 2013 |
Hehehe I know just what you're talking about, Benny. The process of passing poop is pretty simple... ordinarily. However, as with even the simplest activities, complications arise now and then. Usually the pressure on the bowels causes some discomfort, and what you feel after discharge is mere relief. But there are instances where the poop is of such great dimensions that it becomes actual pain, and when the turd eventually passes out you feel so good you know you've had a shitgasm. It's usually poop of this proportion that occasions the huffing and puffing. Even when you flush afterwards you can hear the toilet belch its satisfaction. Grunting may be the forerunner of haemorrhoids, but it has also been known to bestow a good deal of creativity. For instance, the song Constipated by Weird Al Yankovic was no doubt inspired by that ecstatic experience. |
| Nairaland General › Re: NAIRALAND - The Online Representation Of NASS by Nickydrake(m): 6:02pm On Sep 20, 2013 |
Not to mention those who generally just hang around and offer genuine displays of mind-boggling stupidíty. |
| Webmasters › Re: CHAI.....HIRED KILLER Website...oyibo Ppl Sef by Nickydrake(m): 9:51pm On Sep 16, 2013 |
Bizarre! in a most delightful way. Ici Chacal. |
| Family › Re: Men And Toilet Etiquette by Nickydrake(m): 9:07pm On Sep 16, 2013 |
I suppose you could describe this poster as being lazy and proud, but considerate. He lifts the toilet seat, but strictly with his feet. 1 Like |
| Career › Re: Things Bosses Say When They Fire People. by Nickydrake(m): 9:47pm On Sep 06, 2013 |
El Guapo: [color=#0066ff]I know of a Boss who's scared of hurting his employees' feelings, he wouldn't drop a sack letter or announce it verbally to u...Haha |
| Nairaland General › Re: How Do You Overcome Procrastination? by Nickydrake(m): 6:17pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
It's quite simple, really. Each time I feel the urge to procrastinate, I simply put it off. |
| Science/Technology › Re: A Nairalander's Remote Controlled Aircraft And SUAVS by Nickydrake(m): 2:09pm On Aug 29, 2013 |
[quote author=Wallie][/quote]This is one of the cruellest comebacks I've ever seen in my whole life. EPIC! |
| Politics › Re: Photo Of Patience Jonathan 'relaxing' In The House Of Assembly by Nickydrake(m): 12:57pm On Aug 23, 2013 |
Doesn't look like any legislative chamber to me. Probably some PDP function. But, hell, look how she SPREAD herself all over the place. |
| Politics › Re: Is Nigeria Really Rich? Nigeria's Budget Compared With Some Other Countries by Nickydrake(m): 7:08pm On Aug 21, 2013 |
2legit2qwt: Half of the $27.87 billion is lost to corruption in all shapes and forms.I couldn't help but notice that some guy named Bill Gates is worth more than the budget of three West African countries combined. And that's the guy who has said, and indeed demonstrated by his incredibly lavish philanthropy, that the greater part of his wealth will go to charity, rather than his own progeny. Nigerian leaders must be greatly puzzled by this man, for they, in stark contrast, do not see why a man should not grab desperately at as much wealth as he can, while he can. The general trend among them is to amass enough money to last approximately five extremely luxurious lifetimes, even if they have to pillage and plunder the Nation's treasury to achieve that end. 1 Like |
| Education › Re: The Plight Of A Madonna University Law Graduate by Nickydrake(m): 12:58pm On Aug 20, 2013 |
This bit of information is hardly going to be of any comfort to you, but you and your colleagues from Madonna University aren't the only ones whose progress has been capped by that circumstance. Many other schools, including Federal and State universities, discharge a teeming mass of supposed law graduates who end up getting to law school at least a year later than they ought to. And those are the fortunate ones; some hang around much longer than that. The fault is wholly with the institutions, and here's why. Despite the numerous schools offering Bachelor degrees in Law, and the even more ridiculous number of students purporting to acquire these degrees, The Nigerian Law School is constrained to admit only a certain number of candidates every year, which is the reasonable if it is to maintain its considerably high standard. As you have yourself observed, each accredited institution is assigned a quota of students which the Law School will accept from it in a single year. I have no idea how that quota is arrived at, but when you consider the many universities and their allotments, it seems hinged on an objective evaluation of their facilities, academic record, and stuff like that. In that sense each university does seem rightly matched to the number of slots allocated to it. Now, law faculties are not only aware of this arrangement; they also know exactly what number of their students the Nigerian Law School will admit. The huge backlog which, sadly, you're now caught in, results when universities admit UP TO FIVE TIMES the proper number of students allowed them, knowing THE WHOLE TIME that less than a fraction of those students will advance to Law School. But the temptation of admitting hundreds of students, taking their money, and conning them out of a future is a hard one to resist. It is only natural that they will ensue a desperate and completely insane struggle among the students -- by means fair and foul -- to get their names into that revered Law School list. The Faculties generally maintain that the list is compiled with strict regard to the academic performance of the students; that is, according to each student's Cumulative Grade Point Average. Indeed they maintain that that is the ONLY parameter that is considered. There remain allegations though that boóty, whether åss or cash, is traded for space on that all-important register. As far as a solution is concerned, it really is a difficult problem to approach. Perhaps universities with these throngs of stranded students can be barred from admitting new sets of law students until the lengthy queue of distressed graduates is cleared. Thing is, even this would take several years. It would be worthwhile to institute firm checks on the admission process to ensure that schools keep their intake well within the quota due them, because, like any other quagmire, this annoyance is far easier to prevent than to correct. |
| Politics › Re: Hunter Kills Colleague After Mistaking Him For An Antelope by Nickydrake(m): 12:04am On Aug 20, 2013 |
Richfella: Bros... |
