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[quote author=Master_1]I hope that d author of d post could read all I will write. There are quite a lot of problems all which must be tackled sufficiently! I am not talking abt Africa, I am regarding only Nigeria. Even so, I can only speak for d south west, of which I am a proud citizen.
1. Culture: I shall disagree with d poster dat referred to 'respect' as an obstacle. I believe respect is serving a really important function in d society. What I stand against is dat aspect of d culture dat solidly opposes all scientific innovations nd reinforces d believe in d unknown and supposedly dangerous spiritual realm. Any innovation must stand against strong disaproval because it will b considered blasphemous! Dis can also be seen in European cultures as there are frquent examples of their barbaric origins(e.g witch burning, sentencing of many gr8 philosophers nd scientists to unwaranted death). What must be noted here is dat d Europeans overcame their fear of the unknown nd truly invented 'science' nd made It their leader. Nigerians r stuck in d past, we cannot overcome our morbid fear of d 'unknown' nature_nd govern nd explore it!

2. Religion: this is a mere continuation of my argument on culture. We need to stop letting d church nd oda religious entities dictate our daily life activities and a significant aspect of the society. We need to make science d leader,only den can we make improvements technology wise nd only then can we build a truely gr8 nation.

3. D last is just 'luck'. We just avnt been lucky enough to av good leaders who will guide d people with our interests at heart. Some might want to argue dat there are some deeply religious countries that r considered successful by today's standards. They are able to govern themselves because in such states abt 95 per cent of d nation would abide by d religion! Nigeria is unmistably diverse. A state ruled by religion can compound issues nd create unwanted frictions, dis can be seen in d form of religious riots, boko haram amng odas. Before goin too far, I believe dat is anoda strng point against religion nd its harmful tentacles wc it has spread throughout d nation.


I hope it will be better on day, hopefully in my lifetime.[/quote]Could you explain the luck aspect please?

Yes, Japan is deeply religious, same for USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia etc.

Ok, it's good to wish good things in one's lifetime, however, great countries are built with future generations in mind.

Dyamante: It is the divide and rule method employed by the Europeans that set us on the destruction path that we are in today.The fact that the colonialists considered certain tribes to be superior to others has contributed immensely to the current state of affairs. But they are not solely to be blamed for this because we Africans have condemned ourselves to this kind of mentality and unless we change we are doomed.

Oga, go to India and see tribes, super tribes and super super tribes in their socio-economic and political life.

Even Africans themselves considered (still considering) each other inferior.

It's our mind set we need to change bro.

ROSSIKE: One more thing. Can people please stop this nonsense about Africa being ''so far behind the world'' etc etc?

Fact is Africa IS catching up. Rapidly. The Africa of 2012 is far more developed than the Africa of the 1950s under colonialism. In terms of everything you care to mention, we have moved forward. Infrastructure, education, health, nutrition. Even politics. How many military dictatorships now exist in Africa? Almost none. 20 years ago probably half of Africa was ruled by military tyrants. So there is growing political sophistication on the continent. The result? Better governance. Today, 6 of the world's ten fastest growing economies are in Africa. The continent has become a beehive of investment and economic activity in the last decade, which has seen its middle class jump to 300 million, or 1/3rd the African population, from under 50 million in the 1980s.

The future is bright.

The future is African.

Instead of dreaming up stup.id theories of negativity, GET WITH THE PROGRAM, and use your time and brains to think of ways to contribute to the African Renaissance, like your peers across the continent.

I agree with you sir.

Some of the new young African leaders are brushing off any emotional attachment to the past.

They seem like saying the past is past and we are here now.

Nevertheless, the new African leaders must begin to look at the bigger picture.

They should start planning big, 8 lane road instead of a single lane.

75000 megawatts of electricity instead of planning for 20 mw.

500 modern universities.

4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Mainland Bridges.

High-speed ultramodern railroads.

There's still room for more boldness and courage to take on the big challenge.

shymmex: [/s]

The slave trade is non of my business - and I don't care about it... I'm talking about the control, Brussels, and Washington exerts over the policies in Africa... Yes, our leaders are utterly corrupt - but they're stooges...

Africa as far as I'm concerned is still under indirect colonization... The coup in Mali, and Guinea Bissau should be enough to prove people like you wrong... When the Malian coup took place - everything after the coup was under the supervision of France... Decisions were taken in Paris!

The same for Guinea Bissau - Portugal acted as the surrogate dad..

The government in Italy today was not elected by anybody sir. The decision was taken in Brussels as well.

India, Brazil, Indonesia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America were all colonized.

Everything bad that has happened to Africa has happened elsewhere, China for instance.

Paranoia, superstition, myopic inclinations, lack of planning etc are responsible for Africa's backwardness in my view.

[quote author=Gbawe.]Can you not see what is terribly obvious? Even if this involves NASENI, how on earth can you discountenance the contribution of Osun that is directly needed for this to become reality? Pointless going back and forth with you because you have missed something very obvious.


Development agencies generally become active partners when counterpart funding, a measure of committment, is released. If Osun proactively supplies counterpart funding, why should it not lay claim to making the scheme succeed considering similar planned hydropower project elsewhere will never amount to anything, beyond being potential projects, without the financial committment of States?

Also, why can Osun not call this O-power when , via meeting its counterpart funding, it has effectively secured it own 'franchise'?

Read properly and you will see that NASENI was invited to perhaps provide technical project checks-and-balances. NASENI has not initiated anything nor has the FG. The onus is still on States to partner with UNIDO to make hydro projects work .

http://naseni.org/programme/energy/shp.html[/quote]Why can't you just say the truth? You reported it in a fraudulent way. Even after clarifications have been made by someone you are still carrying on. This is shameful. If you had reported it the way it is, no one would have faulted it. See how you have turned a good cause to a scam. You should do a damage control quickly otherwise you have just set yourself up as someone not to be taken seriously in the future.

Well, there is no one single solution to the Boko Haram menace, a combination of many strategies will curb it. We should also get ICC to issue warrants of arrest on some guys, similar to Charles Taylor's and get some foreign governments to prosecute some guys, similar to James Ibori's. A muslim government like Saudi Arabia's will certainly send a signal to some guys. Also important is the foreign policy of Western governments, especially America, whether the Obama-like "soft power", like drones etc or a "pre-emptive strike" policy of the conservatives, something needs to be done.

Then the political solution, let the North/South/East/West be persuaded to bring out "clean" candidates to contest for president in 2015. Let everybody deal with the bitter fact that Buhari is not ever going to be president of Nigeria in a democratic setting, his time has passed. How will Buhari operate in a cashless society for instance? His apparent deficiency in communicating his intents will lead him to using force, and probably attempt to by-pass the constitution (which he once suspended). Nigeria certainly has moved on from 1983.

[quote author=ROCK-J]Elrufai tried in abuja... He will definitely do a better job than GEJ... his greatest quality is HE FEARS NO ONE.[/quote]Reads, HE IS A DICTATOR

simplebussy: i wonder where this info is coming from.
El-rufai has said it over and over again that he is not interested in running for presidency. He is serious about it and has said it repeatedly on his twitter timeline. He is a critic of the Govt, and a member of CPC but HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENCY. SHIKENA.

You are not naive are you? That's the way of the politician, Nasir El-Rufai is a politician. No politician will admit he'll run for office until somethings are certain. Check, Barack Obama denied until late '07, same way Tunde Bakare denied until Buhari picked him, Nicholas Sarkozy denied he was running for second term long ago. Any politician who's so sure of running for office, like Atiku Abubakar etc are not likely to succeed. Reason: they would have opened their flank for heavy political artillery bombardment before the race even begins. Smart politicians deny running till sometimes, conserving resources, scheming, and hiding their political dirt.

Demdem: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday explained the reason he visited Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, saying as the number four citizen of the nation, he was a national figure who should be seen to be above partisan consideratio[/b]

So who made Tambuwal number four citizen of Nigeria?

By far the greatest problem of Africa and Africans is superstition. We cant just think scientifically.

I think it's not peculiar to ladies, some guys in the corporate world do it. Behind those nos, yes, maybes; are deep seated frustrations and/or lack of mental capacity to engage intellectually.

Also, some people lack communication skill. Common, even when you are not interested in a conversation, you should have the courage to say it. Why cant you just say, "I am not interested?". One can be stern and firm without being rude.

@OP next time, you just say something to pity his/her situation, you are not the problem, s/he is.

What is he saying? That JJ Okocha was discovered on Ibori's stadium? That's ludicrous.

See how Oyinbo withdraw jeje... It's a cultural thing you know!!! I'll not be surprised to hear Aunti claiming on Monday that the votes were rigged against her. It'll be a surprise not to hear how she "won" but the votes were stolen because she's black and a woman, even when her all her acclaimed qualifications for the job did not leave the editorial board rooms of the New York Times and the Economist.

RIP... But seriously, when you have any medical condition seek medical help in the hospital, and stop going to someone who will "predict" your death to his congregation the next day. Doctors are under oath to keep your medical record secret but these guys will use your case to validate their "95% correct predictions".

State police is here at last!

dayolove:
A foolish country is not difficult to know! Of what use is the National Identification Number if it is not imprinted on a national identity card or passport?
Of what relevance will it be if the NIM is not a statutory means of identification in the country?
I think they want to do another National Identiy Card scheme but they are calling it a different name inorder to avoid criticisms for the previous failed scheme.


Guy, i think you are wrong here. The NIN is a special number just for you that identifies you for live and is imprinted in the New National Identity Card. Banks, security agencies, immigration, etc will be able to log into the database/infrastructure of NIMC - the regulatory agency for biometric/national ID card related issues to verify each ID card issued. The NIN is universal and perculiar to each individual so much so that even without the physical card, your information can be assessed just by rightly quoting the NIN. Even INEC is able to do a better job, National Population etc and it reduces identity fraud and the rate at which Nigerians duplicate identity cards. I think we should support this laudable project. for more information log on to www.nimc.gov.ng or listen to the jingles or call directly 07025420706-9 and 07040144452-7 should you require further clarifications or have any questions.

Bros, the question is when will the registration begin?

They should assist Blessing in proper adoption/fostering of her baby. A baby still needs to breastfeed at 2 weeks, except the mother is HIV positive (seems to be the case).

diluminati:
how will you dumb folks talk about Tam David West like that? A man more sensible than 10 jonathans put together with an extra left to donate to y'all watery brains. see how low you guys place yourselves, talking about TDW like that? serious

Where is your evidence to back up this assertion? I've not seen his name on any inventions/scientific breakthroughs anywhere. Have you? Any new discovery in the field of virology he singularly or jointly authored? How many books has he written? I just want to know. I have read some of his articles, they are mostly quotes from newspapers, that's not the quality of someone 'more sensible than 10 jonathans out together with an extra left to donate, ', I mean anyone with second class of Somali or Bangladeshi standard can 'cut and paste'.

Resignation or not, if/when NOI resigns, the same prof will come and tell us that she is being persecuted. I recall she resigned 'due to family issue' the last time, and many vilified OBJ.

goggs:
I expected him to also have congratulated the opposition for their participation and showing at the polls and urge them to join hands to move the state from its position.

Well its PDP, isnt it? Not even commendation for the citizens for the confidence in PDP

What matters are the winners

Oga, no one congratulates anyone for losing, what you meant perhaps is commendation for a good fighting spirit. But can he even do that in this instance when some of the losers have not accepted defeat, that means the fight is still on. May be the president will commend them after the completion of the court case(s).

Adamawa is a PDP state, they will win anytime and every time. Kudos to ACN for a good performance. CPC is the most pitiable.

@OP
Tell them you have a recharge card for them and see those k kks turn to "where do you stay?" "call me and let's talk better" etc.

Now it is getting insane!

Did they not promised to turn SW to Dubai after taking over from the "ëvil" PDP?

Did they not accuse their opponent of sucking up to the FG in the "mainstream" politics?

Did they not accuse the FG and the rest of the country of dragging them back?

Comon! There is no single one of these SW governors that has not received more money than his predecessor.

Now that reality is staring them in the face, they suddenly need more money from FG.

Now that they are nearing their "court ordered" terms without nothing to show for it, they want more money.

What happened to the superior strategic thinking and ingenious governance the bragged about?

This is shameful.

Oh, are they having a re-think, or a change of plan?

They planned it for 2015 initially, seems they've not got everything in place yet.

Why did it take America this long to deny it?

Something must have gone very wrong with the plans to disintegrate Nigeria in 2015.

reindeer:
They were relevant enough to march and pressurise the powers that be and ensure GEJ was sworn in when Turai had him by the balls during Yaradua's illness.
satisfied?

Try and re-word your post. It is simplistic and gives too much credence to the SNG during the Yaradua's illness saga. Probably that is what Tunde Bakare believes too. We should know how the system works. Matches alone cannot pressurise any government anywhere.

Ok, I get the message(s)

- Me, Fashola, can 'deploy' the Police to teargas peaceful protesters in Lekki to protect lives and property and my toll-gates

but

- You, Jonathan, CANNOT deploy soldiers to protect lives and property and your oil money

reason - "At the end of the day, it is a contest of ideas in which the most persuasive will get the endorsement of the majority of the people we serve."

And we both danced to get their votes

Alright, I get the message(s)

- Be silent on BOKO HARAM's wanton destruction of lives of innocent people
and
- #occupyKADUNA because of end to free OIL.

Bros, find resources you seriously need from the Master himself, David D'Angelo

http://www.doubleyourdating.com/

Let me know how the "de-wussification" goes.

Good luck

Segun we've heard you,  almost everything in the book is already known by half the population. What we don't know and want know quickly is WHY DID YARADUA NOT RESIGN IN THE FACE OF THE DEBILITATING HEALTH? WAS HE BRAIN DEAD? DID TURAI, (OR YOU, AMBASSADOR PINDA, ETC) ADVISE THE LATE PRESIDENT TO HOLD ON TO POWER AT ALL COST?

Who wins next year's US presidential election? Over to T.B. Joshua.

Obinoscopy:
@rhymz, I've been following your posts together with that of evilbrian and I'd say I'm impressed with you guys line of arguement although there are times you become sentimental and begin to attack his personality. But nevertheless I'm impressed.

I just wanted to reply to your analogy between the rights of homosexuals and that of pedophilles. Any intimate activity between an adult and a consenting child is seen as child abuse and is a punishable offence because the child is still young to know what could harm her and what will not. But two consenting homosexuals going to the unnatural act is okay provided they are adults. Prosecuting them tantamounts to infringing of their rights of association. The only time it would be right to arrest them is if there are evidence suggesting that all homosexuals violation people in their respective communities

Can you please similarly explain the right of two consenting adults who are blood related to have sex. You and your mother for instance?

Most Nigerian girls have protruding belly, you'll nearly think they are 4 month pregnant.