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:oMake them no go steal money sha!

I am happy for you. Remember I said I hoped it was not so? Well, off base does not mean base is non-existent.  Unbelievable as it sounds, I have seen it happen. Good luck to you.

@ theamaka : Thanks again. 'The leopard never changes its spots'. This will be my last response to you.

Quote from: Pafuri on Yesterday at 12:56:54 AM
@john david : as if he/she is reading, right? 'Nollywood', Gollywood', 'Bollywood'. "Erin yin n'pami l'erin". ("Your comedy of a life  makes me laugh"

More seriously, I am disappointed at the rate of spite floating around here. I have been to Ghana a couple of times and I can attest to the kindness and respect of her citizens. I have met them out of their country too, and the situation remains the same. I confess that I have more respect for Ghaneans ?? ?? than I have for my fellow Nigerians. I just love them. That nigeria is dumb enough not to levy  some tax on foreign workers, traders etc; or to levy but fail to collect, or even to levy and have such tax stolen by collection agents should certainly not be blamed on Ghana. All that country is doing is to expand its revenue base. Medase Ghana!



look at you! fool!
you were just a houseboy for your Ghanaian Oga. Cooking, cleaning and washing his wife's panties.
F****** the hell out of your Oga's wife when he was not around.
PLEASE!!! you were just there struggling for your stay.

@theamaka : So now I am being called a fool for what afterall is a personal preference. Your vulgarity is shocking! And that from a 'lady'. Anyhow, thank you for proving my point! I will not take issues with you. Lets even imagine that all I ever did in Ghana is what you suggested in your post, would it not have been a shame that I had to go do that in Ghana? And even if that was true, when did appreciation become a thing of the past? For your education, I should inform you that the first time I went to Ghana was in 1992 as part of a research trip that  took me to the UK and the USA from France, in preparation for a Doctorate degree. Eventhough my  stay in that country was for educational purposes, I did indeed get more than that. I must thank my friends, who I never knew, but met in Ghana for all they did to make my stay both intellectually stimulating and socially enjoyable. I will not mention their names (unlike Nigerians, they do not seek the spotlight). I admire them so much. I cannot thank them enough but will take every opportunity to acknowledge them as part of what makes a nation great.  I have been watching how, a step at a time, MY Ghana (yes, MY Ghana!)is solving those problems that everyone thought could not be solved. Miss Amaka-living-in-the-USA, it is always better to ask questions instead of throwing insults around. I have decided not to pay you in kind simply because I am not of that stock. By the way, I, too, live in the USA.

While every one is proposing figures and getting annoyed because their 'candidates' (the figures) have not been chosen ('elected') by the Messiah, I wish to make two humble suggestions.

1. How about declaring the day a 'A national Day of Prayers'? Though not a believer myself, it occurs to me that I read somewhere that Nigerians are the most religious on earth. So lets have a day when we could get our religion on. Prayer and fasting will not only touch the 'gods', they will also do us well by cleansing our psyche as well as liberating our bowels. Please note that since this has a spiritual and physiological goal, no thithes or any other donations should be made in the various venues of worship. My only fear is that this will be sabotaged by politicians of all persuations, ugliness, and immorality. You can bet they will show up in their convoy of the most expensive IMPORTED cars, bought with the peolpes money. They and their hangers-on will show up, clad in the biggest agbada, baba-riga, and the various symbols of ethnic identity. They just have to have a celebraion! It is the opportunity for them to 'feed' the people with the crumbs from their (the leaders) well stocked pantry and wine cellar.


2. Why not just shut Nigeria down for that day? Yes, shut it down as in a self imposed curfew that will last 24 hours.  Spend the time with your family, friends and neighbors. Please do not celebrate as it is customary with you to celebrate even those who steal your property, and thank the God of Israel for those who make Nigerian's , Africans', and the black race's lives so unlivable. Do not thank God for having blessed those, ask for God's wrath on them. Whatever God we worship must be quite unfair and inconsiderate that those thieves are still roaming free. Considering what they have done, are still doing, and will certainly continue to do, Nigerians probably need to reconsider their relationship with God. As the Yorubas see it, a relationship based on faith is reciprocal : I worship you, make sacrifices to you, and obey your injunctions; the least you can do is help me, 'Orisa bo l'e gbemi, fimi sile bose b'ami'. If our leaders are not ready to stop 'leading' us to ruination, the least we can do is protest. But do we? Oh, no! As far as we are concerned their worldly 'sucess' is 'just' a blessing from God, and who are we to go against 'Yahweh'. We follow them to give thanks for keeping to themselves what was meant for the commonwealth. We follow them to Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, River Jordan, Lourdes, Rome etc., etc,. God must have a great sense of humor. This is what comes to my mind when I see them, piously reading the Bible by the River Jordan, or hitting their forehead on the ground in Mecca.  Meanwhile nothing works: no electricity, no water, the roads are not motorable, the kids dont go to school; teachers, professors, doctors are not paid, many die in an attempt to collect their pension, and all your leaders want to do is celebrate 50 years of independence? Forgive me if i say there should be no celebtration of failure even if it is a failure of one day, talk less of 50 years. Yes, SHUT NIGERIA DOWN. Nigerians should meet and discuss how to bring profound change in all aspects of life, private and public, or if you want, how to get rid of these vampires that pretend to lead US.



Just wondering.

@oge4real: It is not about size, nor is it about natural resources and money they could bring to a nation. It is about how you spend those resources and money, and how you comport (carry) yourself. Trust me, wasteful spending and thievery only retard a nation. A drunk giant is not a good sight to behold. Integrity and self-respect are worth more than wealth and geographical size.

Well, well well. Here we go again. I had thought I would never hear this kind of sad story again. Having seen this once before, this is my take on the situation. I may be wrong, and I sincerely hope I am.

Yes, your fiancee has something of utmost importance that he is hiding from you, and he's never ever likely going to open up to you. It is about the essence of who he is. It is deep, very deep. Your husband was not abandoned. He probably does not belong to where he claims is his origin. He probably does not know his own father. When a woman abandons her husband, do you think she becomes like Mother Theresa? No way. Your fiance's mother abandoned him to run away with another man. But that is not the worst. Listen up : sit down, take a few shots of your favorite strongest drink. Here we go:

During the period when your fiance's mother ran away with another man, she got pregnant. Yes, PREGNANT as in carrying a BABY. Your fiance was that baby. Her husband was a kind man who decided to take this woman back with the baby. Yes, men do the darndest things. It was in his own interest too, especially if he had other children by the wayward slut. To have rejected your fiance and his mother would have deprived those other children of the,  love?, nah, the attention of a mother, as slutty as she is. Or he probably was just torn between love and pity. Pity won thanks to the cute baby that is now your fiance.What's a man to do!

Now to your fiance's siblings. You see, people can be very mean. They know the situation, and they will forever use it against your fiance. Mark my word, they will use it against you and your children too. Sibling rivalry can be that bad. Again, I do hope that my assessment of the situation is wrong, but above all, I wish you goodluck. You will need it more than Nigeria's President.

I too wonder why you are responding to my comments. It is typical of Nigerians like you to deny me the right of expression simply because YOU disagree with me. You do not seem capable enough to read through and correctly interpret my post. I will now leave you in your wisdom. Thank you, and have a good day. By the way, I do not live in Ghana.

God! God! God!. Seems no one is respomsible for anything, good or bad.

@ Jenwitemi : very appropriate that jesus was born in a manger, son of an ethereal capentar named Joseph and poor, jobless, untrained and perhaps untrainable Mary. That is why followers are told to strive and be like jesus while the pastor feeds fat off of the congregation (remember 'mo fe k'in d'abi jesu,  '). The same goes for Islam, and whatever other religion you want to mention. Asceticism is for the 'god-head' and its followers, certainly not for those who charge themselves with the task of propagating the 'god-head'.

Just wondering.

@john david : as if he/she is reading, right? 'Nollywood', Gollywood', 'Bollywood'. "Erin yin n'pami l'erin". ("Your comedy of a life  makes me laugh"

More seriously, I am disappointed at the rate of spite floating around here. I have been to Ghana a couple of times and I can attest to the kindness and respect of her citizens. I have met them out of their country too, and the situation remains the same. I confess that I have more respect for Ghaneans than I have for my fellow Nigerians. I just love them. That nigeria is dumb enough not to levy  some tax on foreign workers, traders etc; or to levy but fail to collect, or even to levy and have such tax stolen by collection agents should certainly not be blamed on Ghana. All that country is doing is to expand its revenue base. Medase Ghana!

I have an idea. Tell this woman who is extorting (some call it blackmailing) you even before marriage that I recommend that you both should perform a 'flushing of the ring ritual'. Buy whatever pleases you-isi ewu, fowl yansh, jacco (monkey meat, a liberian dish), okporoko, kundi, tete, jute leaves, ewuro, palm-wine, akpeteshi, schnapps, Get your favorite copy of the scripture of whatever religion this foolhardy notion of a 'ring as a sign of love' boolcrap came from. If it is Ogun, of course you will need a dog and a cutlass (machette) to behead the feces-eating, always loyal animal. Make a sacrifice for the death of extortion and together drop the 'titanium' ring in the toilet bowl and flush it away. Believe me, with it you would have regained future use of your you know what. Men always need to reserve that right. Now, after the ritual, ask her to marry you without the ring. If she refuses, it was never meant to be. If she says yes, drink to your new found freedom to roam. I personally will not wear a ring that I will have to go through the hassle of hidding when 'outside duty' calls. I just can't handle such two-faced 'disloyalty'. Sometimes, the gods give us worries just for their own pleasure. Whatever your choice, welcome to 'holy' matrimony. Good luck.

@capture; what an irony, your name and the post?! But you are absolutely right. Methinks brother wanna play, but doesn't know that a ring is not an obstacle. Some ladies even like it with the ring on, be it diamond, titanium, or scrap metal. Oh, those defiant females!

Do they themselves know, stoned as they always seem to be?

My UI? Damn! No wonder I saw UI as his university on his FaceBook page. OMG! Is UI that cheap now?

@ Alloy+Emeka: Akala has a Ph.D?

Precisely my thinking. Arrogance versus ignorance. Or, is it one plus the other?

the power of arrest is vested only in security agencies.the only condition that a civilian could arrest another is only if he arrest such person at the scene of committing a crime.Akala's show of shame is a total abuse of power and office.no sentiments !!

@Bluetooth: The power to arrest, yes, under certain conditions. But the power to order the detention of an individual?  Governor Akala probably thinks he is still a CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police)! That would belittle him, would it not?!

I am in shock with the responses so far. You are all BIG FOOLS. You have left the substance to chase shadows. So Dele Alake and his goons have rights to shoot other motorists because he is afraid of assassination. Is he a police officer? Is he licensed to carry guns to shoot other motorists? Who the hell is Dele Alake to be driving around in a convoy of armed men?Have we descended so lowly and have become so lawless? If all political aspirants are licensed to carry guns, we might as well become a war zone.
Dele Alake is a lawless tug from Bola Tinubu's school of thuggery and area boys. He is reckless, irresponsible and silly. He should be charged for attempted murder and aggravated assault.
To you nairalanders who made these comments above, shame on you. You are blinded by sentiments and prejudice against Akala who is not a party in this matter

@ gbengapro:  I quite appreciate your point of view. Perhaps it is instructive to know that when you aspire to the governorship of a State in any country (but especially Nigeria) you enjoy certain 'privileges' that others do not. That will include the privilege to carry arms and to have a security detail. God forbid that all aspirants to the governorship of all the 36 States get assassinated in the same week! Not good, right? Yet, that is the nature of politica as played in Nigeria. Now, a security detail is what it is. It protects its principal. If such license to carry arms and to have a security detail are illegal, that is another matter entirely. The courts will handle that. So, you wonder we have "descended so low(ly) and have become so lawless? Where have you been in the past few years? Ours is a lawless society, sad to say. It is of no importance who Dele Alake is. I do not know him for instance. But the man has the right to protect himself in a country where only the rich, and the politically connected get protected. Have you ever wondered why no one has ever attacked the likes of Alao Arisekola, Oba Otudeko, Subomi Balogun, Maitama Sule, Suara Alani Bankole (father of the Speaker of the House of Representatives), and a host of others?. Go figure! The retired generals are not on the list for obvious reasons. As far as Akala is concerned, if he is not a party to the incident, why order the arrest of Alake?  Now, if you claim they are 'prejudiced' against Akala, can it be concluded that you are favorably (biased) disposed toward him? That being so, you are not the right person to contribute to the debate. I was just wondering.

Escuse me all. May I just ask if under our constitution anyone, even the president, has the power to order the arrest of anyone else? If so, under what circumstances?
I believe we should look at this incident with a clear mind. Let us put our passions and all personal insults aside, please. You see, we could use this incident to analyze the Nigerian State and, how those who pretend to lead us use the power we 'bestowed' on them.

You should be able to recognize a joke when you see it
sheesh!
must I spell it out?

The joke is on you, Ohsisi!

You should be able to recognize a joke when you see it
sheesh!
must I spell it out?

The joke is on you, Ohsisi!

How did we go from discussing baby backing and its cultural dimensions to the definition of a 'leash'?

@Ohsisi : you are right, a pair of handcuffs to tie your children to their bed like criminals is certainly better than a "disgusting leash". American cops will love you! I do not know where you live, but try that in the US and you will find yourself in jail faster than you can say "hello officer, how may I help you?". You see, there are cultural and legal considerations regarding both sides of the issue under discussion. But, where is the fool that started the post in the first place?. I guess it outgrew his idle, white propaganda-infested mind. Good riddance, fool.

Great hair, makes the Asians sing to the bank. So she's an actress, but where?

Sonnerkind, please do not talk about revolution on this site o.

Why else do you think they will kill each other and anybody else to get there?

Some women are so disgusted by you that they are threatening to carry their babies on their heads in Times Square, New York City; Place de la Concorde in Paris, and in Trafalgar Square in London. See what you did? You were warned, you slowpoke!

Yes, yes, and yes! Who is afraid of robbers when you have to contend with other ferociously viral species: the nigerian politicians and their friends. Please do not quote me o. Censorship is alive and kicking!

:oQuite interesting. May I ask this guy where this country called 'Abroad' is located since his title includes 'in abroad'. Dude, have you ever lived in 'Abroad'? Or, maybe you've been there but have been walking around eyes closed. Quite a number of women in 'Abroad' now carry their little children in baby slings. This is a culture they have gladly copied from Africans and Asians because it is practical, and good for the mother-baby bonding aspect of child psychology. All the women of 'Abroad' have done is to adapt the practice to suit their peculiar situations. I am proud to thank my mother, your mother (even if the liar that you are would like to petend that your 'mummy' pushed you around in a pram at a time when most African mothers did not know what that was), and all African mothers for this modest contribution to the culture of the country called 'Abroad'. Damn, this is perhaps too heavy for your half-baked intellect.