I have to a reasonable extent been impressed with the scientific explanations atheists and agnostics on Nairaland and elsewhere have been able to give to phenomenon and situations that have hitherto awe most people especially we “superstitious” Africans.
Many months ago, a popular Nolllywood actor popularly known as “Baba Suwe” was detained by NDLEA officials based on scientific/technological evidence that he had ingested some amount of drugs. He was consequently placed on observation with the hope that he will excrete those substances. Like we all know, to the amazement of the NDLEA officials he excreted nothing.
During the period of his detention, news were all over that he was using “African magical powers” to prevent excreting the alleged ingested drugs.
To the convinced atheist on Nairaland who don’t believe in God, gods, spirits, demons and satan, what explanation can you give to this?
The main reason why am bringing this up is because most atheist I know strengthen their convictions based on perceived “inconsistencies” in the Bible, Quran and other religious texts rather than being more open minded. I will like mature and robust contributions.
@MODs, i will be nice if this can make the FP in order to get more contributions and for people to learn.

Eze Promoe: If 30% "progressives" can think like this man, I could consider APC!

SMH,many of your pro-PDP and pro-GEJ co-travellers are nothing but hypocrites . So Soyinka now thinks like a progressive. Many of you including the "noise-maker-in-chief" i.e Asari Dokubo were no where to be found when this elder statesman,Tunde Bakare, Femi Falana were marching the streets of Abuja in support of GEJ in the last days of Yar'Adua.
When this man some months ago called Patience Jonathan to order in her brouhaha with Amaechi,many of you guy came down on him calling him all sorts of name. Some Ex-militants even "advised" him not to come near the South-South.
Some bigots among you also saw everything wrong with Falana's intervention in matter arising between Chime and his wife just because he is from the S.W
I want you to know that there is a philosophy and principle guiding people like Soyinka, Falana, Bakare. This principle is such that rise high with exposure,patriotism above the cheap ethnic and religious bigotry that forms the opinions of many of your likes

Rawdeal: ewwww. Such culture must be abolished.

Dammit, i'm sleeping alone this night

This is what they call sitting-in-state. It should be abolished because you dont normally see such on CNN,BBC . Lying-in-state should also be abolished i think..

....................Loading....Alams...Al Mustapha.....Bode George.....Who is next? ....2015 on my mind? Hope they wont pay him reparation for the time he spent in jail

DanWrites:
And you said this after opening the post?

He may open thread just to post what he posted . I agree with him. Talking about inferiority complex.....

Mtcheeeew . With all her noise, na one-room self contain she dey stay sef . See the t.v and fridge .

Isnt God not his Shepherd anymore and He that wacth over him neither sleep nor slumber.... . If he does have enough faith in God for his protection then how can he for his tithe paying members. I tell you,pastors and religious leaders are the real winners in religion

End Time Family

Good one from the governor. By the way,Bianca is the Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain . I just hope that this man is not playing away game there sha

jonaji: I am Male but anytime I go to the market, I See ladies rushing to buy Second hand bras and undies .. Please ladies what's your reason for this given it may be unhealthy. Thanks !!

Shey you dey mind those girls? The funny thing be say na the girls wey the rush those okrika bras dey form pass . Mchtewww

uzeba: Raid hostel! Dem no dey strike?

Many of those girls and guys too no gree go home. Go to unilag and some other schools and see them. Den dey do parole . You can simply determine the background of students like that.

That is politics for you. Do be surprised if Tukur is made the chairman at Oyinlola's son/daughter wedding. The people that need to reason are masses and poor Nigerians some of whom are victim of ASUU strike that come here and start throwing abuses up and down in defence or attack of GEJ,Buhari,APGA,APC,PDP,Youruba,Igbo,Hausa and so on. When some of you grow older,you will understand better . If you are paid for it then its ok but if not then "i dey laff".

I cant think of marrying another wife . However, if i marry any of these fake "Made in Nigeria" feminist s then i can think of marrying another wife so to encourage her career in "feminism".

Good pictures there. But why is it that children of the rich especially the political class like marrying one another ?. Are they marrying for love or some other things? . Cant love blow freely as air . Am from an average background and wont like to go below this class(of course well educated) when marrying but i still there should be a place for love.....Just me thinking aloud

RIP to the dead . I hope some people will not use this to wipe sentiments in the forth coming Anambra election

Good one from the gerndammes. At least some of the sympathizers of BH on nairaland should believe this. If the figures were to be from the Nigerian Army questions/statements like:
Are they really BH?
We are waiting for confirmation from BH
NA is killing innocent people.
This is a lie from the army and so on.

I strongly believe that there will be an end to these blood suckers one day

courage54: Just wondering[b] weather[/b] all those Nigeria musician that claim to have graduated from different universities actually serves as a youth corper. [b]If you no any that serves [/b]kindly share with us who and where they served.

Hmmmm.....Nigerians and certificates. Must you be a graduate before making impact in the world ?. With the highlighted portions in your post ,i know you must have served also. By the way,you need to get yourself "Brighter Grammar"

demmy55: I exhibit most of these but I still do not think I'm creative.

Then you need TB Joshua

If he is being hailed for saving many people in the incident then its fine and i join others in doing so. However, if the are hailing because he is a kenyan-somali muslim, then that is prejudice and stigmatization

kennytidistar:

Yes @ Plutarch . the person above couldn't continue because he f*** the test, what else do you have to say sir/ma.

Bro, i get u now but i will advise that you dont give yourself high blood pressure. Your tone of replying is too .............

While i congratulate whoever emerge the winner of the N24m, i think companies in Nigeria are pumping too much into entertainment in a country where most people are jobless. If i get it right, entertainment is meant 4 cooling down after rigorous working hours but in a idle society like Nigeria the amount pumped into it doesnt add up in my view?
How many of these companies organised programming contest for youths?
How many of them encourage innovation?
How many give out scholarships to brilliant but indigent students?
How many donate blocks of classroom?
Yet we move from project fame to maltina dance hall to glo x-factor.
All our musicians are living like there is no tomorrow,yet budding innovators,programmers are getting discouraged because the are broke. Youths are dancing away their present only to go to churches tomorrow for a miracle out of poverty.

kennytidistar: I think davido use to be a musician if I'm not mistaken? and I won't take it as an offence if you don't understand the message above, If you didn't pass the test you will not be allow to continue with your application. this type of test is usually refer to as wonderlic test, this is not because I want to ague with you but this is what I know. wonderlic test never show the result of your test it automatically save it and forward to the sponsored institution. please don't ague this is what I know and use to.

Chairman,i am not saying that you are wrong but have you heard about anybody in this SCB recruitment who wrote the test but was not allowed to continue with the application? To the best of my knowledge everybody that wrote the test continued with the online application. I strongly believe that those people that were later sent "regret" mail did not meet the cut-off for the test.
You can read the copy of the mail for the online test below again and check the highlighted area properly

Dear ****

Thank you for registering with Standard Chartered.

We have received your application for the position of Nigeria - Coverage & Corporate Finance International Graduate Programme-1300009B.

The first step in the application process is to complete a series of online assessments which will take you approximately one hour to complete. After which you will be asked to upload your resume, provide basic contact information and details on your background and experiences.

Throughout your application with us you can track your progress through View My Submissions via the My Job page by clicking here. You will receive an email shortly with the link to complete your online assessments, if you haven't received this your My Job page has the full history of email communications for your access at any time.

We wish you the best of luck with your application.

Kind regards

Standard Chartered
Talent Acquisition Team

kITA TITA: Jonathan looks confident here. He should strike such pose with Amanpour.

I think you need glasses. That Jonathan i am seeing there is not looking as confident as you are portraying him except for the fact that he is pocketing is hand in his pocket and that in itself could be hmmm..........

The funny twist is that this group within MASSOB whining may be doing so because they are not "carried along" the Nigerian way.

Am i surprised? No! Apart from Gani Fawehinmi and Ken Saro Wiwa,i have always been suspicious of every "freedom fighter" in Nigeria. The motive behind most agitations is selfish.
The agitation of militants in the ND for govt presence in terms of development,employment,better environment and poverty eradication seem to have gone under immediately some of the leading "freedom fighters" started receiving kick backs from people in govt.
Some of the most corrupt people from the south west were prominent "freedom fighters" during the military rule.
I strongly believe that there is a selfish motive behind Boko haram,MASSOB,OPC and also activism in some quarters .
Those people i just pity are the common people that sell themselves to the groups because they are usually the victims

alienvirus: I have VW beetle for Mr Adeboye and[b] Peugeot 504 (300, 000km) mileage for Oyedepo[/b].

Are u a learner? The former will likely accept it but Oyedepo will reject telling you that his God is not poor.

If prayers can find this innocent child then i wonder why pastors continue to deceive people and arm twisting them of their money. Do prayers work? . People should get pragmatic

rodeo0070: [b]Experts are of the view that people who devote their time and energy to a job they are not cut out for are likely to end up frustrated and unproductive. SIMON EJEMBI writes on the warning signs

There are many people battling to climb the wrong career ladder in the society today, according to experts.

Some blame it on the high rate of unemployment in the country, some say it is as a result of poor career advice or lack of it. One thing they agree on is that it is very tough if not impossible for an individual to succeed in a profession that is not meant for them. The reason is simple; square pegs won’t fit in round holes.

Experts say it takes years for some people to realise that they made a mistake in choosing a career. When that happens, some of them take steps to correct the mistake; others end up stuck, forced to settle for limited success.

There are numerous warning signs an individual can look out for in order to determine if they have erred when they decided what profession or job they would spend their time doing.[/b]

The Senior Partner, Smart Work Network Incorporated, a firm which provides companies with solutions for their talent management lifecycle, Mr. Douglas Garner, says he has seen many people who would have been millionaires if they had channelled their energies into pursuing the right career but are battling to survive on the wrong job.


Lack of pride in your career

Some of the signs that an individual is walking the wrong career path are:

When your friends ask you for career advice and the only thing you can honestly tell them is to stay clear from the one you are in; when commuting to your job, your mind is already busy planning your schedule for the moment you clock out; when you wake up on Monday wishing it were Friday, again; when you receive a ‘Needs Improvement’ on your performance review; when your employer decides to transfer you to another functional department to ‘see if things might improve;’ when you get on an elevator and somebody asks, ‘how’s it going?’ and you answer, ‘It’s going;’ when you find yourself fantasising about a ‘lost time injury;’ when you are more excited about the food in the cafeteria than any new client or business announcements; and when you have calculated and have a running tally of the number of days you have to ‘survive’ to be ‘fully vested’ in your company’s retirement system.

Lack of passion or commitment

[b]Forbes Magazine contributor, Erika Anderson, writes in an article that by reviewing the surroundings, job satisfaction and the connection with the profession, an individual can deduce whether the career or job is the right one.

On surroundings, she says the realities of the job and the company matter. According to her, it matters whether the work space is comfortable and it makes it easier to do good work. She adds that it also matters if you have the tools and resources you need, and if you like the people around you and consider the processes and policies reasonably efficient.

When it comes to what you do, she explains that questions regarding whether your day-to-day job “consists of things you like to do (for the most part) and find engaging and challenging.” It also matters if “your job generally plays to your strengths – that is, is your success at work primarily dependent on doing stuff you’re good at doing?”
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Connection

Here, Anderson writes, “Are you passionate about the company’s mission? Are you proud to be associated with it? Do you feel reasonably content and grateful to be working for this company, this department, this boss? Do you feel acknowledged and supported to succeed? If somebody asked you whether you’re planning on building a career here, would you say yes?”

Experts at allwomenstalk.com say the following signs also indicate that you are in the wrong profession:

[b]You drag yourself to work everyday

If you find yourself dragging yourself to work today, looking forward to your dentist’s appointment and hoping you are sick every morning, then you are not enjoying your work. It is a sign that this career is probably not giving you what you are looking for in life.[/b]

[b[b]]You aren’t good at your work[/b]

One of the reasons people enjoy their job is because they are good at it. Knowing that you excel at what you do makes you instantly happier about your job. Conversely, if you just can’t get your head around what is expected of you, you will be unhappy. It’s time to consider another career.
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You hate talking about what you do

When you go for a party or a date, if the last thing you want to talk about is your job, then you aren’t happy about what you’re doing and probably need to consider a different line of work.

You constantly complain about your job

Constantly cribbing and bitching about your job means only one thing – you need to get another one. Then consider if it is the workplace, your colleagues or your boss that you can’t tolerate or if it is the work itself. If it’s the latter, look out for a new career.

You go in late and leave early

Lack of motivation manifested in going in late and leaving early is a sure sign that you don’t enjoy what you are doing and should probably consider a different line of work. Regularly shirking your work means you just don’t like your job.

[b]You spend most of your time on the social media

At work, if all you seem to be doing is browsing on Facebook, then either you have very little work or you don’t care to complete your work. Both are definite warning signs that you are in the wrong career.
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You don’t feel challenged

Some people get extremely de-motivated when they find themselves in a role that does not challenge them. They will drag themselves to work, bunk whenever possible and generally perform badly. If you are not challenged about your work, consider a different career.

[b]You look for ways to keep busy

If you keep finding yourself looking for ways to keep yourself busy at work, it means you are not challenged and you don’t have enough things to do. Both are certain recipes for disaster so reconsider your career right away.

It is a big decision to change your career particularly if you have major responsibilities, however, if you find a job you love, you will not have to work a day in your life. So, if you are experiencing any of the signs above, bite the bullet and change your career.[/b]

CULLED FROM: http://www.punchng.com/am-business/signs-you-are-pursuing-a-wrong-career/

@op,with the highlighted points up there, how can one differentiate if he/she is on the wrong career path or just plain lazy

Too many hustlers on nairaland . When they open the next thread now to say most Nigerians spend less that 5 dollars per day the same people will start shouting at the top of their voice. . By the way i have spent a whooping sum of 20000 kobos today

Why is it that red-carpet arent complete without "celebrity" wearing seductive dresses?

I say a big congratulations to the guy. Its like escaping death. I hope he doesnt do drug trafficking again . If he does,i hope he get killed