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If you are one of those who believe in miracles conducted by Nigerian pastors ( or any pastors for that matter) and you call yourself an intelligent person, then what you need urgently is a brain assessment, not indulgence. You need to ask yourself how you believe water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, yet still believe that someone who hasn’t walked from birth can suddenly grow active muscles, get up from a wheelchair, and start jumping up and down. Yet, no Nigerian pastor has recorded a miracle of someone whose arms are cut off suddenly growing them back. Why not? Let me break it down for you just so you are clear. There are really three scenarios where Nigerian pastors do so-called miracles: 1. They stage it using fake actors. The actors are in on it, and the congregation either doesn’t care or doesn’t know. The pastors, on the other hand, don’t care. They see that the miracles draw a crowd and they want to cash in on that. 2. They stage it using fake actors. But the pastor actually cares, but is doing it because the "miracles angle" helps him reach a wider audience. And since he’s sharing god’s “good news”, the end justifies the means. If it takes faking a miracle to get people to hear his supposedly good messages, then that’s what he’ll do. Didn’t Paul also lie to the Athenians about “the unknown God”, using those people’s lack of knowledge as a bridge to make his pitch about Jesus? In the world of Christianity, many such shenanigans are justified. Hence, why they would bend over backwards to collect tithes even when there are verses in the Bible that discourage it. 3. They don’t stage it. They just pray hard. But nothing really happens. Instead, people who get temporary relief from their mild illnesses or sicknesses immediately attribute it to the prayer and think a miracle has happened to them. Emphasis on "mild", because this just doesn't happen with chronic or severe illnesses. It is confirmed science that placebos sometimes work, even though they don’t eliminate the underlying problem, since the problem eventually returns when the adrenalin settles. A man with mild leg pains can start jumping up in ecstasy and feel temporary relief which he attributes to the pastor’s prayer. But when he gets home and it’s the next day, the pain returns and he knows that was not a miracle. But of course, he has to not lose faith and will never go back to the pastor to say those prayers didn’t work. Let’s face it. These things don’t exist. If your pastors truly believe that miracles exist, one of them would have taken on the challenge of praying Nigeria’s problems away, just so he can claim the glory that comes from that. But we all know that’s impossible and it will never happen. Hence, their resorting to the street protest a couple of days ago (led by PFN), because that’s actually how change happens. Change happens by taking action, not by praying. Nigerians, grow up!
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hazel01:She is one of those who supported Trump for this second term. How any right thinking person would have supported the second term of a man who was a woman abuser, a liar, an insurrectionist, a proponent of violence, an election denier who didn't hesitate to insult disabled people, veterans, and children, who supported propagandists like Alex Jones; someone who said "there were good people on both sides"; how any intelligent human could have supported that guy is beyond me. It literally begs for explanations. So, I don't put all these Trump panderings beyond her. Matter of fact, I don't take her any seriously. They all see the mess and corruption he's spewing now all over the place and wishing they hadn't supported the loser. |
jedisco:You are arguing with Trump apologists. These are people who will twist and wiggle at every turn to acquiesce to The Orange Buffon. They can't understand the actions of a man like Carney who understands the psychology of bullies like Trump and how has likely dealt with people like that throughout his career across several spheres. Yes, Canada may be the US's biggest trading partner, but the reverse is also very much the case. And to be frank, Canada made the mistake long time ago to depend too closely on the US. This is the time to start building better strategic partners across the world, which is what Mr Carney is prioritizing, and which is what any sane Canadian should encourage. But of course, trust the Trump apologists or worshippers who would never support such actions because they can't see beyond the Orange buffon's nose |
Dididrumz:It's absolutely a hustle. Nothing more. But their success is a reflection of the intense gullibility of many Nigerians. |
aWITNESS:I feel your pain, bro. I can imagine doing all that studying, getting the Canadian certificate, and still struggling to land a job. But honestly, it's not all down to you. The job market can be quite challenging, especially for that entry level EIT job. I used to work in the field, in O&G. Did year-long stints on several ships across the world before deciding to put that life behind me. I got an education in analytics/statistics and now work in tech. If you know the oilfield very well, you'll know that getting a job is not the only challenge. It's also the fact that you simply can't do this work into old age. It's not really that sustainable. This job is for making lots of money fast when young and moving on quickly. My advice to you will be to continue your job search, keeping looking for that good oil opportunity, but you should start building your exit plan. If you really love tech (and only if you do), cloud security and devops are two awesome roles with a lot more future potential than O&G. Not only do they assure your future, they are also jobs you can do from behind a computer (remotely) while having grey hair on your head and living anywhere in the world. Cloud security is particularly interesting because a significant number of computing operations has moved to the cloud and will continue to move to the cloud. At some point in the future, SaaS will become the new normal (if it already hasn't) and cloud devs will be the ones managing all that. The same applies to devops. Just focus on AWS. And if you manage to know Azure well too, you will be in even better position. And these days, all you need to stamp your authority on these fields is to simply assemble all the right certifications and know your thing. It's a challenge. But if you feel up to it, it's totally worth it. Focus on the destination and you'll get there. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. |
ccjoe:You must equally have ALL knowledge to say that God exists. I think your statement is actually more fallacious. And if you say that God exists, which God are you talking about here? Zeus? Brahma? Vishnu? Allah? You need to be more specific because there are a thousand and one "gods" out there. I'm sure the next thing you might say is that you are talking about the "God of the Bible", but even that God has evolved so many times in different fashions. The God the jews were talking about in the Old Testament is certainly not the God that Christians in pentecostal churches are talking about today, given that God did not send a Jesus to the earth, as far as the Jews are concerned. So, which God are you talking about? Please be more specific. And if you can't be specific and tell us where Zeus or Poseidon are in this chain, because you also don't have ALL the knowledge, then you also don't know for sure if God exists or not. |
OkoyeIfechukwu:If 4775CAD for 3 months is expensive, then you should be looking at sharing accommodation if you want to stay in Toronto. There are quite a few nice shared accommodations around Toronto. When I was in Toronto as a student several years ago, I paid 1000CAD to share accommodation downtown Toronto with 3 other people. I had my room and shared a toilet/bath with one other person. At 4775CAD, that's only around 1500CAD per month. That doesn't even get you a decent basement (+ utilities) around your school. So, you need to look at sharing accommodation. |
Rtdrektboy:You have to understand that if you get ITA primarily because of a NOC (e.g. healthcare, trade, etc.), you need to have enough justification to qualify for that ITA. Yours have come under suspicion because you seemed to be jumping from one NOC to the other, perhaps only for the purpose of securing the ITA. It'll be hard justifying these reasons retroactively when you have not been entirely consistent. What was originally on the marriage certificate and what's her current NOC? Are they so vastly different, e.g. nurse vs. accountant? Or are they close enough that you may be able to find a parallel somehere, e.g. nurse vs. pharmacist? Do you care to provide the real reason why they are different? It'll depend on all of that. Also, why did you open trade briefly and then delete it, only to then open healthcare? If you provide your reasons, then you may be able to explain your way out of it? E.g. we were trading in drugs and medication before as trained pharmacists, but then decided to just go get a real pharamacy job and work in healthcare, etc. |
ferfer:You nailed it all. Just another reminder why growing slowly with index funds is always the best approach, at least for those who don't mind the slow, but sure growth that comes with it. |
Zionmdde:Who's talking about pastors being beggars? Why do you guys like doing this false equivalency? Can't pastors just be regular people with simple means, just like every regular Joes in society? |
jedisco:Bro, you are not alone in your "wondering". It's not only baffling, it is also weird. Naturally, one would think that on such a thread, where pretty much every single person got into Canada through its near open-border policies, people would be a lot more welcoming and accommodating. It's truly shocking to find that the near reverse is the case. I find no other explanations besides the classic pulling down the bridge after crossing, or worse, internal frustrations with Canada such that restricting opportunities become the go-to solution for these folks. For the first case, you have people who no longer share the sufferings of their fellow brown and black folks, having managed to overcome some of these sufferings themselves. They no longer feel in touch with most of their own people, squarely because they now live in some measure of comfort. In that case, it's just selfishness or perhaps lack of empathy, something not that far from the self-absorbed man. For the second case, I'd like to believe it's just their failure speaking. They are unable to make the country work for them, regardless how hard they've tried. The solution then, must be pulling down the bridge and barring any more immigrant from sharing in the bread that, to them, doesn't appear enough to go around. Whatever the case, these are two scenarios that paint a self-consumed, apathetic population that does not represent the true Canadian ideal of warmth, openness and accommodation. It's just crazy. One of the more reasons I can't take this thread that seriously any more. |
orjohn24:Poilievre wouldn't have done any better. Let's be honest with ourselves. Poilievre had or has a greater tendency to kow-tow to Donald Trump than Carney did. If Carney is behaving like this now, it's because it was always inevitable. The US has a much stronger economy than Canada, and with Canada's continued dependence on the US and a sitting US president who is hell bent on playing God, there isn't that much of a good choice than to play ball. |
Why should anyone respect this man? It continues to baffle me why that should be the case. The same man whose trucks kill tens, if not hundreds, of people every year, and nothing ever gets done. Lives erased at the drop of hat; promising school children killed at bus stops. yet, his slow capitalist machine keeps moving. No accountability, no compensations, no justice. Then add on top the horrendous monopolistic moves he makes to ensure his competitors never see the light of day, and God knows the amount of scheming he does by cozying up to the people in power so that he can always stay one step above the law. Even here, you can see it. Already sucking up to the military president and not to the people of Nigeria, all in a bid to stay close to power and have it favour him. This man is the devil, despite his money. Sadly, Nigerians will never see that. In a country blinded by poverty, the one-eyed rich man is king! |
Is this like the second time or something? THat's something off |
ChideraJojo:Page 1 has been carefully curated to answer all these questions. Go consult that page. |
sanima770:Alright. Enjoy! |
orjohn24:The bias! Lol, jeez! How do you guys think at all? Your post is dripping with so much bias, you really need to check yourself. And it's so sad to see that it's often black people like you who do this. The same black people that were once objects of discrimination, who you would think would understand the experience deeply enough to care about others who are being marginalized. Mehn, you guys need to grow up and fast too! |
sanima770:Your response demonstrates your incredible naïveté as it relates to sexual preferences. And that's where your lot fail, all the time. Having different sexual preferences is not culture. You hear? Let me repeat it again, so you can drill it into your hollow skull. Nothing about sexual preference suggests differing cultures. Differing religion may suggest cultural differences; traditions may also suggest cultural differences. But nothing, nothing about sexual preferences suggests culture. It's not cultural to be gay or lesbian. People are innately so, and that too across the world, including where you come from. But of course, your religious burden will not let you see past your naïveté. But I'm sure you don't know that anyways. Hence, the incredible bias you demonstrate in your writing above. People like you will come to Canada, expecting a free and liberal society to change for you, as it relates to sexual preferences. You really could have just stayed back in your shithole cultural bubble and not bothered to be part of the Canadian experience. You really need to grow up! |
Sheron50:"Celebrating" doesn't mean jumping up and down with your colleagues and screaming at the top of your lungs when music is playing. You can "celebrate" with them in a measured manner while remaining respectful. You can disagree with your some of your colleagues' ideals, but still work with them to push your organisational goals forward. The organisational goal in this case is to create an inclusive workplace for all, regardless of sexual preferences. That's what this demands of you now. Don't make a fuss about it. On another note, perhaps you shouldn't be working there anyways, since the organisational principles don't quite agree with your personal ideals. You can't eat your cake and have it, same way you can't hate alcohol and work in a brewery. |
TruthinAction:Make una dey deceive unaselves. There is no judgement day, and these pastors know it. It's based on that premise that they are deceiving and exploiting you folks. Judgement day ko, judegement day ni. They use that to scare you guys and keep in you in line, use it to collect your money and to keep fear entrenched in your lives. THen they profit and smile to the bank, while you guys still keep believing in an illusory judgement day. What a gullible bunch you are! |
richforever123:It says right there on their website that they are offering 35%. Perhaps they'll offer that next week, next month, next year, whatever. It's a claim they are making. I didn't make that claim. Your logging in and seeing what they offer presently doesn't change the fact that they are making that claim. And come to think of it, how did you expect me to login into a website I'll never be a part of....ever? Perhaps you should be asking them how they can justify their claim of 35% in a Nigerian economy where inflation is a near daily occurrence? Of course, they can't defend that, but they'll leave the 35% on their site, just so they can attract more gullible customers like you who are looking to more than x0.5 their money in two years without doing any real work or research. |
richforever123:There you go! And don't tell me you are naive enough to believe Nigeria's SEC has never registered failed or fradulent entities as fund or portfolio managers. The corruption and decadence in the country is enough to let fraud through.
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maasoap:Any financial institution can make bad investment decisions without it reflecting immediately on the current customers. As I mentioned in my earlier post, it only becomes apparent when many customers decide to withdraw their investments at the same time. If Piggyvest could invest in those scammy farm investments like Agropartnerships without doing enough due diligence to be sure that they were safe investments, then how many more bad investment choices have they made without your knowing? We only knew about Agropartnerships when it became public news. Had it not become public news, we would never have known. How many more bad decisions have been succesfully cached or are currently ongoing? You should be much wiser than this. The fact that they are still standing is no indication that they are not making bad investment choices. 25% is not far from the reality of inflation in Nigeria at the moment. Commercial banks interest rates on lending is over 30%, why can't interest rates on fixed deposit be as high as 25%?25% is very far from the "real" return on investment in Nigeria. The Nigerian market is highly volatile and unpredictable. In addition, inflation erodes real returns, and we haven;t even mentioned the fickle policy changes that can immediately affect market dynamics. If 25% were so easy to achieve without real consequences of loss, then Agropartnerships and Farmcrowdy that were offering 25% at some point would have simply gone to invest in what Piggyvest is investing in. You can argue all you want, but even commerical banks that lend at over 30% interest will never offer their own customers more than 10%. But of course, if greed is your friend, why go to First bank, as opposed to a virtual Piggyvest that doesn't release any books to customers. Ponzi scheme companies and online wallets/ fin techs are not the same, educate yourself, don't spread fear here.Yes, Ponzi scheme companies and online wallets are different. But Piggyvest is not just an online wallet. It's an investment platform. The major problem with it is that you and I do not know what they invest it. You don't know, I don't know. But you trust them enough to give them your money, while you are satisfied with the numbers they input for you to see on your so-called wallet. It's quite convenient that you ignored the fact that they are not insured by the NDIC. Keep giving them your money. We'll see who will have the last laugh. |
Gentle reminder that those numbers you see on Piggyvest or any bank for that matter are.....just numbers that someone or a computer input to make it look like your money is sitting pretty somewhere all the time. The reality is a little different. The actual (or real) money has gone into different investments across Nigeria and across the world; and these are investment decisions made by someone somwhere who thinks he knows better than average people. Also, some of that money has gone into private pockets and used to buy houses in London and Dubai, because (what do you know) most people aren't going to wake up one day and want to just withdraw all their money at once. Some of that money has been badly invested and generating negative returns, but of course, you the investor is never told that. Instead, they just punch more numbers into your account to look like you are making money. The whole thing falls apart when shit hits the fan and people now need their money. Piggyvest in particular is an investment platform I can never trust. One, they have track records of making bad investment choices (e.g. Agropartnerships, Farmcrowdy, etc.) which is a sad reflection of their due dilligence team, and they do not open their books to their so-called customers so that the customers know exactly what is being done with their money. They also have a track record of denying when their nyash is opened in public, e.g. with the dude from that church that they may have invested money with. They also often promise unreasonable returns that don't reflect the reality of the Nigerian economy, e.g. over 25%. And more importantly, while NDIC itself says very clearly on its instagram that piggyvest is not NDIC insured, Piggyvest on their own website claims that they are NDIC insured. The duplicity! They are also no bank, just a savings platform. But what do I know? Good luck to you all who will put your money is any hole you see on the internet, as long as some returns are flowing in. What you learnt with the fall of Agropartnerships and co, you will soon learn again with Piggyvest. And when it happens, I'll be here laughing at your foolery...because you have been warned! |
SpatialKing:You don't know what "questionable" is. These guys are deranged. |
WriterNig:You trumpers and misinformation are like 5 and 6. |
This for 4.1m? What are you smoking? |
gabbasin:It's a garbage police service. Only smart, private individuals can help them advance their skills. I can imagine a tech person deciding to create a repository of missing persons and also unidentified persons at morgues to help families connect the dots. That really could be something nice to do. |
THat's Naija for you. Someone dies carelessly and life goes on. Nobody cares that much, while the family continues to bear the pain. |
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PerfectMan24:Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. She must have mentioned her age and if he still went ahead, then it's on him. |