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Politics / Re: 33 Reasons Why Southern Nigerians Are Not smart by pedestal82(m): 4:24pm On Jan 04, 2014
christ4mi: This is just the dirty truth, I have seen it all, go to the north and see. Those guys are politically educated, even in common school politics, (I did Abu zaria) I know better
Don't mind the southerners, only the ones that hv stayed there will understand. And you one.
You call them illitrates, but politicaly they are not. Politics for them is connected to their language religion and way of life. They aint the fool i assure u.
Politics / Re: 33 Reasons Why Southern Nigerians Are Not smart by pedestal82(m): 3:31pm On Jan 04, 2014
akins56: how i wish the south could unite politically to make a statement to the northerners, but GEJ is not helping matters with his little or zero performance, he needs to convince we yoruba why we need to support him, i would want a southern president comes 2015, but some people thinks they can do it alone!,,we shall see!,,until GEJ do something of great substance for the yoruba's then i will av to abstain comes 2015, BUT ITS A NO! NO!! NO!!!,, to any pdp candidate contesting for rep,senate or governorship in SW!!!,,we are thru with dem!
That is the problem, Southerners tend to rationalize, GEJ is not helping matters bla bla bla,
Northerners just follow and support their man to the end. Keep rationalizing while they rule. Whose the fool?

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Politics / Re: 33 Reasons Why Southern Nigerians Are Not smart by pedestal82(m): 3:25pm On Jan 04, 2014
Pls Nl, the article is not mine, the link is there for u to find the author and pour ur invectives at.
Just saw it and it made an interesting read. And i want all southerners to go thru carefuly. And like the author said in the last paragraph, WHO IS THE FOOL ?

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Politics / 33 Reasons Why Southern Nigerians Are Not smart by pedestal82(m): 12:54pm On Jan 04, 2014
An interesting read ! The link . http:///Z4ckhLTaOR.
The North have ruled the country legally(democratically) and illegally (military) for 37 out of the 53 years. The South is very comfortable with this inequality.

Sadly, 80 per cent of Southerners who see this article will not read it!

Note: This article was not developed to ascribe to the entire Northern Nigeria the selfish antics and machination of a few individuals who belong to the region. It would be unfair to do that. Also, this article was developed not with the intention of causing incitement, but if it does – so f__king what?!

1. An average Northerner acquires a cheap transistor radio-set in order to gain political awareness from broadcasting structures such as BBC (Hausa Service), Radio Nigeria, etc. This practice has made the region the most politically-aware region in Nigeria. On the hand, an average Southerner, typically, acquires expensive smartphones equipped with FM radio receiving capability. Instead, they would rather listen to inane songs like “Your Waist”, “Skelewu”,“Ginger Your Swagger”, “NoGede”, etc.

2. Unlike the South, the North understands the importance of numbers in politics. This is why, by all strategic means necessary, the North ensures that they have a larger representation at the National Assembly.

3. Northerners don’t shout, scream, vent and speak “big grammar” to prove that they are politically intelligent on political programmes on TV and radio. Instead, they shout, scream, vent, kick, punch, taekwondo, etc on the floor of the National Assembly to promote a cause that is in their favour. The reverse is the case for the Southerners.

4.  Southern graduates/job seekers consider the public sector (government institutions) an unfashionable place for employment. Meanwhile, the Northerners massively recruit and entrench themselves into the public sector and manipulate themselves up the ranks. While all these are going on, their southern brothers and sisters spend years languishing in the labour market for the elusive jobs in blue chip organizations. Yet, Southerners complain of marginalization in the public sector.

5. For some weird reasons, the South is always frightened when the North make political pronouncements. Even weirder – for some inexplicable reasons, Senators and House of Representative members from the South appear to be too timid to oppose their northern counterparts during legislative sessions.

6. According to the gospel of the North – the Northerners were born to rule. That is, leadership (of Nigeria) is their exclusive preserve. By extension, the Southerners were born to be led!  Interestingly, certain actions of some Southerners support this belief.

7. The North has more (unrated) billionaires (in Dollars) than any region in Nigeria. For instance, a certain Alhaji Mai Deribe (an oil well licensee) would certainly laugh each time Forbes releases its ratings and his name is not listed.

8. The North doesn’t produce crude oil, but the Northern Senators had the temerity to oppose the 10% host community funds. The Southern legislators find nothing wrong in that, so long as it doesn’t affect their “constituency allowances”.

9.  {Singing}Come and see Nigeria wonder! (2x)

Statistical absurdity of the grandest order is stating that Kano is more populous than Lagos!  Dear friends, even science have proved from simple demographic distribution patterns across the globe that population increases as we move from the hinterland (desert/Savannah region) to the coast– but in the case of Nigeria, the North which lies in the arid zone, is more populous than the South – by a deviously doctored census report.  Okay o! We dey look.

10.  The North have ruled the country legally (democratically) and illegally (military) for 37 out of the 53 years. The South is very comfortable with this inequality.

11.  The North is the chief proponent of the“quota system” and “federal character” principle – a system that was crafted to sacrifice merit on the altar of “national oneness”. In simple terms, even the most unqualified gets a slot in sensitive national projects.

12.  Northern law-makers at the National Assembly- typically – rally amongst themselves to promote legislations that favours  their region (e.g. pedophilic laws). Southern law-makers typically rally amongst themselves to promote legislations that will increase their salaries and constituency allowances.

13.  To the Northerners – the census exercise is not just a statistical evaluation exercise. Instead, it is considered a key political exercise. Meanwhile, the Southern folks see census exercise as atemporal job opportunity for its largely unemployed undergraduates. In the words of Chief Festus Odimegwu (recently resigned Chairman of National Population Commission) “There has been no credible census in the country since 1816 because of manipulations”, Punch Newspaper, 18 October 2013.

14.  When it comes to regional unity – religion,politics and language are the common uniting factor for the North. Southerners(especially the South-Easterners) are never united for any course. (Oh, well, Soccer sometimes offers some measure of unity among the Southerners!).

15.  The North is the region with the least education, least resources, least development and pervasive poverty – yet, they have ruled Nigeria for 37 years out of the nation’s 53 years of independence.

16.  Only the North understands the logic behind establishing a national refinery (the Kaduna refinery) thousands of kilometres away from the point of extraction of crude oil.

17.  When it concerns the north, a new standard is always invented. FG or else, how does one explain how Sani Abacha – a near-midget –escaping the “standard height” rule of the military. Even, rising to be president.

18.  The North conceived and sold the “Boko Haram” concept as a pointer to the fact that the South is incapable of ruling the country. The South has wholesomely bought the idea. “Yes, automatically Boko Haram will disappear if  the north gets the presidency by 2015. I am sure”.  Excerpt from  the interview granted by Lawal Keita (2nd Republic Governor of Kaduna State) to the News magazine (October 2013)

19.  An “instant enemy” of the northern region is any appointed public officer (especially a female one) from the south who has the temerity to oppose their common cause. Or, one that is standing as a clog in their continued dominance in the Oil & Gas/public sector. Some southerners gleefully and ignorantly join in the attack on some of these public officials.

20.  Poverty, ignorance, lack of education,religious bigotry and fanaticism, etc. are some very powerful tools needed to effectively manipulate/control people. The Northern oligarchy is very aware of this. Hence, their manipulation of the masses in the north (using these tools) for their selfish interest.

21.  Of all the regions, the North is the least supportive of resource control, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), and the entrenchment of true federalism. The South finds nothing suspicious in that.

22.  It is unbelievable to believe that some WISEMEN (in a certain political party)  from the South were party to a bizarre arrangement for  “power shift” or “power rotation” between the North and the South – when, clearly, the south is home to 2 major ethnic groups and – by far – more ethnic groups than the north.

23.  The North offers the most opposition to the privatization of public (government) institutions. Opposition to privatization is principally to prevent the likely disengagement of their largely unqualified members. (BTW, till date, some people still earn salaries of close to N1m monthly from the comatose NITEL. Now guess what region most of these people are from? Note:This fact is verifiable.)

24.  The South produces the crude oil (Nigeria’s economic mainstay). However, amongst the regions, the North owns majority of the oil blocks, oil prospecting (OPL) and oil mining (OML) licenses.

25.  Northern leaders (political and religious)have never come out, unanimously, to publicly condemn the menace of Boko Haram. Southern leaders (political and religious) that publicly condemn the methods of Boko Haram attract criticisms and are described as self-seeking or seeking attention/relevance.

26.  Political power means just one thing to the North – control of the nation’s economic mainstay (Petroleum resources).  Little wonder they are vehemently opposed tothe implementation of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

27.  While the north was too busy attacking some Federal Ministers from the South for “ineptitude”, they failed to notice the atrocities of Northern Ministers who were on a mission to inflict callous disparity within the sectors they were meant to oversee.

Please, kindly check out the bizarre disparity in cut off points (quota admission) into the 104 Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) aka “Unity Schools”. It was published in January,2013, by the Federal Ministry of Education under the careful supervision of Prof. Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa’i – a “once upon a time” Minister of Education from the North. Note the disparity between cut off point for southern and northern students.

·      Abia                      Male(130)                  Female (130)

·      AkwaIbom            Male(123),                 Female (123)

·      Anambra               Male(139)                  Female (139)

·      Benue                    Male (111),                 Female (111)

·      Bayelsa                Male (72),                   Female (72)

·      Cross Rivers        Male (97),                   Female (97)

·      Delta                     Male (131),                 Female (131)

·      Ebonyi                   Male (112),                 Female (112)

·      Edo                       Male (127),                 Female (127)

·      Ekiti                      Male (119),                 Female (119)

·      Enugu                   Male (134),                 Female (1340

·      Imo                       Male (138),                 Female (138)

·      Kogi                      Male (119),                 Female (119)

·      Kwara                   Male (123),                 Female (123)

·      Lagos                    Male (133),                 Female (133)

·      Ogun                     Male (131),                 Female (131)

·      Ondo                     Male (126),                Female (126)

·      Rivers                    Male (118),                Female (118)

·      Osun                     Male (127),                 Female (127)

·      Oyo                       Male (127),                 Female (127)

·      Plateau                Male (97),                   Female (97)

·      Yobe                     Male (20),                   Female (27)

·      FCTAbuja             Male (90),                   Female (90)

·      Kaduna                 Male (91),                  Female (91)

·      Nasarawa             Male (58),                   Female 58)

·      Niger                     Male (93),                   Female (93)

·      Kano                     Male (67),                   Female (67)

·      Katsina                 Male (60),                   Female (60)

·      Adamawa             Male (62)                    Female (62)

·      Borno                    Male (45),                  Female (45)

·      Gombe                  Male (58),                   Female (58)

·      Jigawa                   Male(44),                   Female (44)

·      Bauchi                   Male (35),                   Female (35)

·      Kebbi                     Male (9),                    Female (20)

·      Sokoto                   Male (9),                     Female (13)

·      Taraba                  Male (3),                     Female (11)

·      Zamfara                Male (4),                     Female (2)

 

28.  Contrary to the general belief – the biggest unifying factor in Nigeria is not football , but “Crude Oil”. Now note this: The very moment crude oil (in significant commercial quantity) is discovered in the North, that day will mark the beginning of the North’s agitation for a breakaway from the entity called Nigeria.

29.  The Nigerian constitution was deliberately flawed and crafted to benefit the North.

30.  Strangely, for a nation with vastly more ethic nationalities situated in the South, it is rather suspicious that Nigeria is divided along just regional lines – The North and the South. Now, of course,we all know which region this strange dichotomy favours.

31.  The North is the region with the least education, least resources, least development and pervasive poverty – yet, they claim rulership of the nation by right (the “Born to rule” philosophy). In other words,  the north must maintain all the undeserved advantages handed them by the British colonial masters and fortified by the North-controlled military political class between  1960 and 1999.

32.  In the thinking of a typical Northerner, Arewa Northern Nigeria (not Nigeria) won the Nigerian civil war.

33.  In defending a northern interest,  if political logic fails, then religious antics and sentiments  are stirred up by the Northerner leaders.

BONUS

The relocation of the nation’s capital from Lagos to Abuja was a deliberate plan of the Northern oligarchy (using the military) to situate the nation’s seat of power at the door-step of the Northerners. They, cleverly, gave Nigerians and the world the impression that everything was irreparably wrong with Lagos as the capital, and that to correct the impression, the capital would need to be situated in the heart of the northern region of Nigeria. To fulfill this arrangement – and give the relocation project an unbiased outlook – reputable Southerners (e.g. Late Justice Akinola Aguda and Tai Solarin) were recruited into the panel set up by the northern oligarchy.

WORD ON MARBLE:

“This new Nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must RUTHLESSLY prevent a change of power. We use the minorities in the north as willing tools, and the South, as conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us, and never allow them to have control over the future.” Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto & Premier of Northern Region: The Parrot  newspaper, October 12, 1960.

Now, who is the real fool here

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Family / Re: The Beauty Of Marriage by pedestal82(m): 11:07am On Jan 04, 2014
@OP, i agree, that couples shld share the beauty of been married. That's why am gonna share mine.
It helps to tell the single that marraige is not all the bad stories they read everyday.
Well, my marraige will be a year, by Febry. The dating period was abt her doing all the loving, though i knew, she was a good person. I felt, she was all too possesive and feeling choked up.
​so i did the stupid thing, break up!
A year later, i did what a lot of guys fail to do, i went back to beg, this was after i told my
Self the truth. Why waste ur time with all this ladies that don't care about u, when u hv sombody that loves you  bits.
She accepted me back, and a year later i did the needful. We got married.
11 months now hv never regreted that decision. My love for her has continued to grow
And i think mine is now more than hers, though still a subject of argument between us, lol.
We have had moments and period of arguments, she gets angry and i get angry. But have agreed before now, that before our night prayers to go to bed, all disagreements and anger has to be settled. And it has worked for us thus far.
Marriage is sweet, it gives u the sense of responsibility, knowing that sombody is there for U, and whatever actions U̶̲̥̅ take might affect another. And the sex without guilt, like OP, said a wonderful feeling!. Do it whenever and wherever.
The singles marraige is not all that gory stories u hear, the most important is to get a good partner that loves U̶̲̥̅, and love them back.

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Politics / Re: Cramjones Threatened Via Email Over His Expose Of PDP Election Strategy by pedestal82(m): 7:08am On Jan 02, 2014
soe: My fear now is how did they get your email? If its from a felliw nairalander..let's know...unless seun now gives out info to the sss
U are busy trying to crack how his email add was goten, when he is the one forging
Everything. Both so called leaked document and email were all composed by him. And
By the way, cramjones, reply/attack ppl directly, and not use your other moniker egghead.
And when replying me u pls use another of ur monikers thank u.

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Family / Re: Breastfeeding Babies In A Public Cab Normal? by pedestal82(m): 4:14pm On Dec 26, 2013
Don't knw about other guys, but for me.
Seeing a ladys breast and that of a breastfeading mum, evokes diffrent reactions
That of a breastfeeding mum feeding her baby, i see as normal thing, and not moved.
@op, g☺ find work joor!

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Family / Re: Check by pedestal82(m): 3:30pm On Dec 26, 2013
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NYSC
Bought my first ride!
Romance / Re: Asking An Old Friend Out by pedestal82(m): 12:33pm On Dec 26, 2013
sarbest001: Its kind of difficult for me to ask her out, actually I dnt know how to ask her out. Its always awkward around her. She z really driving me crazy. I cant even talk to her dis morning, I'm not a shy guy at all, I dnt knw wat is always wrong wimme wen it comes to her, should I go high again so I can be able to ask her out or wat??
Its just love man, that's the only explanation, why U̶̲̥̅ turn a shy guy whenever its her.
And pls do it with a clear head not under the influence.
Romance / Re: Humility: The Lost Female Art by pedestal82(m): 12:28pm On Dec 26, 2013
Op, don't mind them,
They are still hung up on Beyonce's " all the ladies independent" ish
But where now like what ? When she asked, "all the single ladies (put a ring on it"
And now she is proud telling them how she goes down on Jigga.( Latest song)
She ruined so many lives i tell ya! Making millions in the process.
So ladies open ur eyes.

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Romance / Re: Asking An Old Friend Out by pedestal82(m): 8:07am On Dec 26, 2013
U need to do the needful. Ask her out and see where it leads. Front page material by the way.

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Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Ethiopia- WCQ (2 - 0) On 16th November 2013 by pedestal82(m): 5:41pm On Nov 16, 2013
This super Eagles wan spoil ma eye! After watching Golden eaglets matches

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Celebrities / Re: Toolz Oniru's Birthday Wishes To Her Boo, Shares His Childhood Pic by pedestal82(m): 10:37pm On Nov 13, 2013
Boo boo, wen e wan change to husband sef ?
Sports / Re: Mexico Vs Nigeria FIFA U17 WC Final (0 - 3) On 8th November 2013 by pedestal82(m): 6:45pm On Nov 08, 2013
Mexico don collect!
Family / Re: Priest Aids Wife To Build Without Husband's Knowledge by pedestal82(m): 7:37pm On Oct 29, 2013
@op, well ℓ̊ think ur wife has built a separate home from the one you two share.
So my advice is, let her go to the home she has built for herself! Simple.
Nairaland / General / Re: Rate The Performance Of PHCN In Your Area In A 1-5 Scale by pedestal82(m): 1:14pm On Oct 26, 2013
Score them 4.
At least 20 hrs daily.
Barnawa Kaduna
Politics / Re: President Jonathan’s Nigeria At 53 Speech - Full Text by pedestal82(m): 9:44am On Oct 01, 2013
God bless M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ President
God bless Nigeria.
Romance / Re: My Gf Is From A Town I Should Never Marry From by pedestal82(m): 11:22am On Sep 22, 2013
Preceedo: There is this babe. I really love her so much. Ever since my childhood my mum has been telling us stories about her town and other neighbouring Edo towns. I discovered that some Edo towns are very hostiles to one another. The girl's town is Uneme while mine is a town in Etsako East local government. Anybody that marries from the town would swell and eventually die..,... I CANT CONCENTRATE ANY LONGER AND I DONT THINK I'D LIKE TO LOSE HER.....(this is not a think up story it's really happening to me)...... GUYZ THIS IS SERIOUS WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Preceedo, you are Okpella, while she is Uneme, heared about the curse, they say its real.
For those of you, that say this is 2013, do you blv there is Devil ? Most times this curses in themselves are nothing, but evil men in the either side of the families execute them. And you guys on the other side, will say he shld believe in God. To the young man, believe in God, But what is your relationship with God ? My advice to you, why unecesarily put a loaded Gun behind ur head ? That Gun will always be there waiting for when that relationship with God waivers, and BAM ! ℓ̊ knw the history of the curse by the way !
Romance / Re: Describe The Person You Would Never Date by pedestal82(m): 4:36pm On May 06, 2013
stone-mind:
i hate girls with tight p*ssy......
U luv em wide so she won't notice willy is tiny! I understand.
Entertainment / Re: Are You Among The Generation That Used This Television? by pedestal82(m): 7:31pm On May 04, 2013
Danger mouse
Teddybear
Voltron
Tales by mooonlight
Things fall apart
Mr spencer
Rentaghost(tried to disappear several times by holding my nose)
Etc, memories!
Career / Re: Offer Letter In Jos Or Kadunna Confused by pedestal82(m): 11:32pm On May 03, 2013
Live in Kadduna,so I Will say Kd is better.
Politics / Re: President Jonathan's 2013 Easter Message To The Nation by pedestal82(m): 4:30pm On Mar 30, 2013
infoscope: This sounds like the work of Reuben Abati. Does he actually do all the write-ups of the presidency?
As u no see anything to criticise inside the speech, the problem now,na who write am! Mcheeew Hater!

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Celebrities / Re: Mariah Carey Is 43 And Hot!-photos by pedestal82(m): 6:40pm On Mar 28, 2013
Have u seen that her small boy husband lately ? He looks 50. She is sucking. The life force outa him, if. U ask me. #straight face!
Family / Re: House Chores You Hated While Growing-Up by pedestal82(m): 10:22pm On Mar 25, 2013
Wow,after 5 months,this thread awakes! Made front page, #dancing kukere#
Politics / Re: 5 Lagos-bound Passengers Kidnapped At Benin-Ore Sagamu Road by pedestal82(m): 4:02pm On Mar 01, 2013
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Yes the wedding was M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ driving force, and it held in Benin the trad was on thur, and church on the 16th. We thank God. Thanks.

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Politics / Re: 5 Lagos-bound Passengers Kidnapped At Benin-Ore Sagamu Road by pedestal82(m): 3:59pm On Mar 01, 2013
otokx: @pedestal82, what time exactly did this happen? Thank God for your life.
It happened on Monday 11th of February 2013, at about 5pm. The escape was around 7pm.
Politics / Re: 5 Lagos-bound Passengers Kidnapped At Benin-Ore Sagamu Road by pedestal82(m): 3:54pm On Mar 01, 2013
On a lighter note! Yay! ℓ̊ made front page.
Politics / Re: 5 Lagos-bound Passengers Kidnapped At Benin-Ore Sagamu Road by pedestal82(m): 11:47am On Mar 01, 2013
pro01: OP, what about your brother? Did he eventually escape successfully? I find it hard to believe that these beasts have resorted to kidnapping random travelers. Lord.
Yes, ℓ̊ think its a new strategy they are devising. Knowing that peaople no longer carry cash, when traveling.
Politics / Re: 5 Lagos-bound Passengers Kidnapped At Benin-Ore Sagamu Road by pedestal82(m): 11:44am On Mar 01, 2013
tyson55: Op, did your brother made it out of the forest safe? Just a lil bit curious.
Yes he did, when ℓ̊ made calls from the village, ℓ̊ was told he had already made it out and made contact. When ℓ̊ saw him the next morning, he told ♍e how he escaped.
Said immediatly ℓ̊ ran, the guy with the gun ran to him, and asked him  sit on the floor, or he will shoot him. He sat on the ground, the guy with the gun, now asked his gang member to watch, M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ brother,.he now started chasing ♍e. ​S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ brother was left with the guy without a gun, to watch him.he said he just stood up and walked into the bush,and started Running. Looking at all this happenings, U̶̲̥̅ all might call the Bandits Stupid, but ℓ̊ will say its the Handwork of God.
If not, they could have decided to shoot M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ brother, or could have cut their losses, by sticking with him. But No, the guy with the Gun, Ran after ♍e, and left M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ Brother with his unarmed compatriot. ​S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ brother said he made it to the express road, walked some distance, b4 he met a police check point. They now took him to Okada Police station.

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