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RomanceRe: Woman Drags Ex-lover To Court For Duping And Refusing To Marry Her by raayah(f): 5:32pm On Nov 25, 2015
Love Machine:
Did the victim also have proof against her ex lover?Besides,When a man sue a lady for the same offense, she will say what about her pvssy he has been ba.nging.As if it's not a mutual agreement.
Yes she does, That's why she's taking him to court.
RomanceRe: Woman Drags Ex-lover To Court For Duping And Refusing To Marry Her by raayah(f): 5:19pm On Nov 25, 2015
missyadorable:
The woman is an empty noise maker!

What has the court done? grant the man bail..just 100k.

Men know better what to do in such situations

Eradicate the woman! shikena!

Instead of killing the man,she took him to court to further disgrace herself

She could have pretended she wasn't hurt, feign begging

Of course,the hediot man will fall for it,he would want to eat his cake and have it....He would want to chaw inside and outside! #supermanthings

She would have just lured him, poison him let him return home and die in his new wife's arms!

Now who is losing? 49yr old sense.less old woman!
The money is half a million naira and it was supposedly to start a business (An investment). I think he should pay back.
This is not buying beer money.
RomanceRe: Woman Drags Ex-lover To Court For Duping And Refusing To Marry Her by raayah(f): 5:18pm On Nov 25, 2015
Love Machine:
What is if it was the other way around,Will she be remanded for fraud?Women commit this act more than men.
No one is stopping the men from taking their case to court! If you have proof that she collected a substantial amount from you using deceit, then take her to court.
RomanceRe: Woman Drags Ex-lover To Court For Duping And Refusing To Marry Her by raayah(f): 5:13pm On Nov 25, 2015
MRBrownJ:
bro, let us reverse the case and imagine that you were planning to marry some gal, but she said she wanted to get her degree 1st, so you pay for her school fees for years, and then finally when she graduates, she goes on to marry someone else. would you still say"marriage isnt by force" or would you rather say you got duped?
Of course not, the men will shout and call her a gold-digger/olosho and warn people not to help women.

But here they are shouting marriage is not by force.

Its Double standards!

Its her money and she has documented evidence that he owes him. Pay the woman her money.
PoliticsNigerian Students In Canada Have Been Abandoned By The Government. by raayah(op): 3:15pm On Nov 24, 2015
Wisdom Eji says he and his fellow Nigerians, here on scholarships for underprivileged students, have been left to fend for themselves after the government-funded program that brought them to Canada has failed to pay.

"We have been abandoned," said Eji, a University of Regina (U of R) engineering student. "We live right now like we don't have sponsors."

'Like things get bad — I just wish I didn't even come here. I just wish I was at home.'
- Wisdom Eji, RSSDA-sponsored University of Regina engineering student


Across Canada, 246 Nigerian students, in 14 universities were promised their tuition and living expenses would be covered during their four-year degree program.

However, they haven't received their living allowance for the past 11 months and their tuition is millions of dollars in arrears.

"You just wish you didn't even have the scholarship in the first place," Eji said. "Like things get bad — I just wish I didn't even come here. I just wish I was at home."

Government agency owes millions

Wisdom Eji university of Regina
Eji says he's behind on his rent and other bills, is often hungry, stressed and sleepless. As a result, he says, his marks have dropped 15-20 percentage points. (CBC)

Eji is one of 40-50 students enrolled at the U of R under a scholarship paid for by the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA); an organization owned and funded by the Rivers State government in Nigeria.

The organization sponsors hundreds of poor but academically gifted students to study at universities in 14 countries, including Canada.

The students were promised tuition and a living allowance of $1,100 a month to cover their rent, food and other expenses.

"Before we left Nigeria they are like, 'Don't even work,'" Eji recalled. "''We'll give you everything you need.'"

The RSSDA owes Canadian students about $3 million in living allowance, forcing many like Eji to find jobs. He is working part-time while continuing his full-time studies.

He said he's behind on his rent and other bills, is often hungry, stressed and sleepless. He said as a result his marks have dropped 15-20 percentage points.

Canadian universities owed millions

In addition to what it owes in living allowances, the RSSDA admits it also owes $2.5 million in tuition to 14 Canadian universities. More than half of that, $1.3 million, is owed to the U of R for the 2014/15 academic year, during which 124 RSSDA sponsored students studied at the institution.

Vanessa Ikeogu, an RSSDA student who's studying criminology at the U of R, said she's angered by the behaviour of her government and sponsoring agency.

"Ignorant, reluctant, irresponsible government officials," Ikeogu said. "I just feel like I have been lied to."


Unpaid tuition creating stress

The RSSDA owes more than $250,000 to the University of Manitoba (U of M) and that institution appears to be taking a harder line.

Gift Amadi is sponsored by the agency to pursue a political science degree at the U of M, but his tuition bill is past due, and the university is asking him to pay.

Gift Amadi
Gift Ahmadi, a political science student at the University of Manitoba, says the Nigerian scholarship agency that sent him to Canada is failing to keep its promises. (Facebook)

"The school is saying you have just about 30 days left to pay what's left for this term," Amadi said. "If not I won't be able to register for the winter term."

He said the lack of scholarship funding has been "very devastating."

"Right now I'm taking classes and I'm thinking of feeding. I haven't eaten since morning and I'm in class," Amadi told CBC's iTeam, when reached in the evening at the U of M.

The associate VP of Outreach and Engagement at the U of M, Leah Janzen, said she's sympathetic.

"I know some of them have accessed our student food bank," Janzen explained. "It's a very difficult situation."

Payment plans

She said the university is working with the students to develop payment plans and find other funding.

Some RSSDA students have paid their own tuition, borrowing money from friends, family or churches. But for others, time is clearly running out.

For about a dozen students, tuition hasn't been paid for the summer or fall term, putting their stay at the university in jeopardy.

If an international student on a visa is no longer registered at an educational institution, they aren't able to stay in Canada, according to immigration rules.


Recently, 19 RSSDA-sponsored students had to flee the U.K. in order to avoid deportation from that country because their tuition had not been paid by the agency.

Many students in Canada worry they may end up in the same situation.

"Terrified — because you don't know if you're the next," Eji said. "I can't get that money, so if I don't have that money the only option is going back to Nigeria."

Students take action

Amadi says ongoing political instability in Nigeria has made it easy for politicians there to ignore this problem, so he and the other students have decided to take action.

They've formed a committee to mobilize friends, family and the media to pressure the Nigerian government.

He said students are worried they may face retaliation by speaking out about this issue, but added his political science studies have taught him that sometimes it's necessary to take calculated risks.

"It may not be convenient, it may not be comfortable for you, but someone has got to stand to say 'OK, this is the right thing and we can do it if we stand for what is right and we speak up about it.'"

He said it's ironic that his government sent him to Canada on a scholarship to study political science, the knowledge he's now using to pressure that same government to keep its word.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cash-strapped-u-of-r-students-abandoned-by-nigerian-scholarship-program-1.3326199
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 2:20pm On Nov 24, 2015
daretodiffer:
You cannot fault him

The more you make life difficult for a erring child, the more he rebels.....fact

He and his father needs counselling. He should learn to keep mum and his dad must learn to use positive reinforcements.
I tire oh! Father has been disciplining him for 21 years and he did not change. It's time for the father to sit and think where he as a father went wrong.
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 2:06pm On Nov 24, 2015
Apitch:
Your write up made me comment before finishing what I'm reading but I have to advice U real quick.
Ur dad's way of training might be bad to you but I can say he meant well and punishing him now is so wrong
I had a dad that sent us to Creative Minds Foundation, a white man's school and even when flogging was strictly prohibited, he made a special case that we should be exempted and flogged, what wickedness I thought, but now I adore him for all those harsh trainings cos without them, I wouldn't be who I am
U said it urself that he saw U tru school, who does that? A friend or Foe? I rest my case
Are you better than all the students that were not flogged?? How you people defend child abuse is against me!

Let me tell you something, the canings did not make you a better man. You made yourself a better man. Most of the armed robbers and bad people you see in the world were caned a lot for flimsy reasons.
They build up resentment and lose empathy for people because no one showed them empathy when they needed it.

If Caning is so good, why do people complain as adults when soldiers flog them to keep them in order.? Flogging children is easy because you have systematic power over them and you want to enforce it. Its a power trip in my opinion.

Let me ask you what reasons you were flogged for.

1. You were making noise/ disrupting the class ? Does it really require 12 strokes of cane if a teenager is babbling like they always do. A teacher should tell you to keep quiet and send you out of the class if its continuous.

2. You were late to school? Maybe because of hold-up or morning chores that your parents send you to do or maybe you just woke up late? Does it really require you to be flogged?

Even if a child gets into a fight, i still don't know why they should be flogged. They can be punished , suspended, taken to have conflict resolution meetings not flogged.
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f):
GogobiriLalas:
Today's civilised world is tomorrow's jungle; in those so called civilised Societies you need to see what their youths have become and the sorts of ideas they espouse; it's only a question of time before it all comes crashing down. Spare the rod spoil the child, your flower child mentality may find this abhorrent, but it works. Granted it should be laid sparingly and with kindness, but one must apply the rod in proportion to the gravity of the offense and the depravity exhibited by the offender; this is a kid that was looking under skirts since he was 2yrs old and how many kids do you know who publish corporal punishments on public forums ? My guess is we have a special case on our hands and besides it's not wise to take sides based on one person's narrative...but from my experience, I will presume that a father wants the best for his child; hence my admonition.
A lot of kids even rub their pee-pee (pseudo masturabte) when they're 2. They're babies, they will do whatever is fun. Correct them in a loving and caring manner not with 42 lashes of cane and pepper.

The raising up skirt issue is even more explainable, probably baby has seen that mom's pant change colors. He is fascinated by color change.
Or Maybe mummy does a funny face when he raises up his skirt. A lot of innocent reasons.

A 2 year old is innocent and does not deserve abuse for being inquisitive
Yes, the youths that created the internet you are using. They are more technologically advanced and morally advanced than we are.
Nigerians always defend violence against children for some reason forgetting that we were all once children and didn't know better.
RomanceRe: Most Ladies Felt Relieved,not Pained After Terminating A Pregnancy by raayah(f): 1:57am On Nov 24, 2015
Randyhot:
.first of all permit me to say that this comment reeks of self-centerdness as i agree that you will be more comfortable a hermit...nobody is an island. An aborted foetus has a certain degree of life in it...it does not need to develope into a baby before it earns your respect..perhaps if you have giving it a shot at life, him/her will be the source of your joy in years to come...the mother of Bethoveen, the great composer of classical music had such sense, that was why the music world was blessed with such a genuise..She nearly destroyed Bethoveen when he was still a "foetus", and yes the dead can be disturbed if you go about desecrating their resting place..that is why the Rip phrase is employed when burying the dead.
Source of Joy kee? Haven't you heard of kids that kill their parents? The Boko Haram people are born from mothers too. Wouldn't the world be a better place if they were aborted?

There are millions of children suffering in the world, denied basic rights to food, education and homes because their parents cannot care properly for them. It is better to abort a baby in the womb instead of bringing them into the world to suffer.

Secondly, It irks me when Nigerian men like you speak about abortion. For a woman to get pregnant, its the Male's fault. He has coerced her into having sex and refused to use contraceptives.

After getting her pregnant, you back out citing numerous excuses ( If Nigerian men where in the states, their view would be very different , because you can be arrested and have your salary taken for child support). You leave a young woman to face life alone.

She will be home-bound for at least a year, Its hard-work carrying a pregnancy, more-so giving birth and raising that child. They are completely dependent on the mother for at least 18 years. She has a lot of sacrifices to make. You as a man, can walk away.

MEN should have no say in abortion PERIOD!! You can read your bible and preach. But do not question a woman's choice when it comes to pregnancy.
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 1:41am On Nov 24, 2015
iPopAlomo:
Lmao... hahaha... like you just wrote a bit of my story... you know what...? it's all a phase... you'll get over it... how do I know... because I did...

Yours is even small... it's nothing compared to mine...
He's is not small, don't compare your pain to others. It may seem small to you but he's in pain. No need for one-upping on a vulnerable and abused young man.
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 1:39am On Nov 24, 2015
ricki:
there are 2 sides to every bullsh1t......
Physical and emotional abuse is not bullshit.
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 1:36am On Nov 24, 2015
GogobiriLalas:
If you're still alive at this point, your father is not trying to kill you...oya go prostate for Baba and say sorry for all the bad bad things you used to do...dat's a good boy
Please stop telling that boy to apologize. In a civilized country, his father would be in jail because of the physical harm that he has caused this young man.

He hasn't done anything to deserve such wickedness and nothing to apologize for. I am even scared that if his father sees this post, he will ause the OP some more.

OP needs to get out of that house ASAP!
FamilyRe: My Dad Wishes Me Death, Please Help by raayah(f): 1:23am On Nov 24, 2015
Afrok:
Show him Love.... to every bad things he does, reciprocate with the opposite. U need to change for him to see any reasons to change towards u, therefore ; the need for u to show him Love.

I know it may be difficult, but u can do it... it may take time, just watch as the love u show him over powers his hatred for u.
May God help u.... don't forget the ultimate power, PRAYER.
WTF Man! This man is being physically and emotionally abused by his father and you're telling him to show him love?? What Love? Love for somebody that rubs pepper on your body and flogs you 42 lashes will nud^ehuh Don't be delusional. His father is a monster!!

I bet his father must have been maltreated as a kid also, this is why I am against any kind of physical abuse on children, because Nigerians will do horrendous things and call it discipline.

TO OP!, I don't know how old you are, but its time for you to MOVE OUT OF THAT HOUSE. Find a friend's couch you can sleep on, get ANY Job and start living.

Please also make sure to see a therapist in the future or talk to somebody. You need help, if I were close to your location, I would have helped you. NO ONE SHOULD SUFFER LIKE THIS.

Therock5555, Please know that Its not your fault, Your FATHER IS AN EVIL MAN!

May GOD HELP YOU.
PoliticsRe: Islam Is A Religion Of Peace And Political Stability Globally - Cramjones by raayah(f): 5:57pm On Nov 21, 2015
to be honest, I am conflicted about the issue, I have never read the Quran and cannot say for sure if it encourages killing.

Then again these acts of terrorism are performed in the name of Allah.
PoliticsRe: Would You Trust The Nigerian Police With Your Kids? by raayah(f): 5:44pm On Nov 21, 2015
Yes I would.
FamilyRe: How Do I Stop My 1st Baby From Using Left Hand? by raayah(f): 4:40pm On Nov 21, 2015
Why do you want to stop your baby from being left-handed? Its a natural thing.
Besides, various sources have said that changing the dominant arm of a baby causes some development problems.
Accept your child
FamilyRe: I Guess This Is One Of The Reasons My Wife Must Not Be A Stay At Home Mum by raayah(f): 12:46pm On Nov 21, 2015
The only problem I have is that Onegai is talking about the privileged (Rich) and well-educated women who become SAHM. These women know and have the resources to train their children. In the U.S, there is a lot of support for homeschooled children, they have their own syllabus and have various programs to assist them.

We all know that the average Nigerian woman works (mostly self-employed), but the few in-betweens who are full time SAHM's do not have the capability and resources to train her Child. Like Mindfulness asked, How will they write WAEC or NECO with all the various experiments you have to do especially in Physical science subjects. It's not easy for a non-professional to teach even basic physics.

You have great examples of women in your post but I don't think they represent the average pool of SAHM's in Nigeria.

However, If a woman want's to be a SAHM, go ahead, no restrictions, if she wants to work, no restriction . Both women have it equally hard.
FamilyRe: I Guess This Is One Of The Reasons My Wife Must Not Be A Stay At Home Mum by raayah(f): 12:33pm On Nov 21, 2015
daretodiffer, freecocoa, cococandy, MzMyColi, fem29, I would like to hear your input on this matter.
FamilyRe: 'my Husband Cannot Satisfy Me Sexually'..... Wife by raayah(f): 5:14pm On Nov 20, 2015
Olufemiolaolu:
Hmmmm, test driving is bad ooooo because some drivers do rough drive. grin
I like rough drives. A lot of adrenaline is being pumped. Its exciting!!
FamilyRe: 'my Husband Cannot Satisfy Me Sexually'..... Wife by raayah(f): 4:21pm On Nov 20, 2015
BCISLTD:
Where did u learn all this?
Reading books tongue tongue tongue
FamilyRe: 'my Husband Cannot Satisfy Me Sexually'..... Wife by raayah(f): 4:14pm On Nov 20, 2015
IndianaJay:
It's funny how a human being will understand that he has a problem that's affecting someone else very close to him,

but will refuse medical help or attention.....

Signs of a deceiver, signs of a man who knows exactly what his problem is but he would rather live in denial.

This is why I never like all these men who keep using God's name and church to chyke you,

many of them are just as bad as the unbelievers, some even worse.

@Op....It is your cross, carry it. Next time try look before you leap, marriage is for life...it's not something you gamble or take risks with.
Exactly on point. I cannot imagine why someone would allow their spouse go through this.
FamilyRe: 'my Husband Cannot Satisfy Me Sexually'..... Wife by raayah(f):
Always test drive before buying!

I think your husband has to see a doctor first because there is nothing you can do here. Pre mature ejaculation is the worst because, even a little amount of foreplayy can cause leakage.

If he does not want to take drugs or see a doctor. Then start training him using Start and stop method.

If you are on top , do like 5 rides/strokes and stop. He rests for a few seconds and you continue.
If na oral same thing/, stop every 30 seconds and start again.
It's not the best but he lasts longer.

But the best option is that he visits a doctor.
EducationRe: Ambrose Ali University Hikes Freshers Fees by 200% by raayah(f): 1:20pm On Nov 20, 2015
Has the government stopped subsidizing higher education?

Why is there such a dramatic increase? A lot of students may not be able to further their education because of this.
CareerRe: Pls Help by raayah(f): 7:00pm On Nov 19, 2015
Perpetual459:
@raayah
If u don't ve any tangible help to render pls keep ur
mouth shut.
Lol.. The time you have used to tell me to shut up. You could have used it to search for resources to help yourself. Dey there dey look
CareerRe: Pls Help by raayah(f): 1:20pm On Nov 19, 2015
This is a joke right??

All the books you studied to earn your degree and pass the chartered accountant exam did not have those things in ithuh
RomanceRe: Guys Before You Give Her That Ring Pls Read by raayah(f): 5:05pm On Nov 18, 2015
akwara1234:
She finally unlocked the phone after a dirty slap.

With that vex I decided that I was going to have my pound of flesh so I asked her for sex which she refused. I [size=20pt]forcefully[/size] undressed her.
your own words!!!! Shame! Shame!!! Shame!!!!!
RomanceRe: Guys Before You Give Her That Ring Pls Read by raayah(f): 5:02pm On Nov 18, 2015
akwara1234:
Goodday sir. B4 u call me names again let me ask u are u married? If u are, hw many men was she sleeping with when u were dating her? hw many kids does she hv b4 u got married 2 her? Pls be resonable!!!
Does not change the fact that you are a rapist and abuser. Shame on you.
RomanceRe: Guys Before You Give Her That Ring Pls Read by raayah(f): 5:00pm On Nov 18, 2015
pongwa:
Its funny that you have not spoken Against lies, dishonesty and pretence in the lady in question........it reveals a lot about your personality #okbye
So what, Everyone lies and pretends. I can say with confidence that you have lied at least once this month. Should you be raped and physically assaulted because of that.

If this man were in a western country, he'd be facing at least 2 years of jail time and be booked into the sex offender category.
His actions were very wrong.
PoliticsRe: Another Bomb Explosion In Paris - Seems to be a police operation by raayah(op): 12:42pm On Nov 18, 2015
Updates

French media reports:

Two, possibly three, terrorists dead - including the suicide bomber, some unconfirmed reports claiming the third fatality was a civilian


Three police injured, apparently not seriously

French media say they have confirmation from police that three of the people targeted in the police operation are dead, including a woman who blew herself up with an explosive belt.

Unconfirmed reports that a woman detonated a suicide vest

French media have reported that at least one person has been killed in the police assault. His identity is not yet known.

Six explosions heard [7:32 local time]

Army has been deployed

The other two men in holed up with him in the apartment block were believed to be Salah Abdeslam, the subject of a major manhunt since Saturday, and an unidentified “ninth attacker” sought since Tuesday night.

Agence France-Presse reports that the target of the police siege in St-Denis is Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud, thought to be the mastermind cunt behind the Paris attacks.

It had been thought that he was in Syria.

Gunfire has apparently stopped just resumed [6:52 local time]

Unconfirmed reports that arrests have been made

According to Djamel Mazi[1] , a journalist in St-Denis, two or three men have barricaded themselves into an apartment in the centre of the suburb.

Peu urged residents to stay home, saying: “It is not a new attack but a police intervention.”

An official says a large police operation is under way in the Paris suburb of St-Denis and it’s believed to be linked to the deadly attacks on the French capital.

The police official says there have been exchanges of gunfire and SWAT teams are on the scene. The official was not authorised to be publicly named, according to police policy.

Police have blocked off the area around Place Jean Jaurès in Saint Denis, just north of Paris.

Agence France-Presse confirms two police officers have been injured in the St Denis raid.

It’s not yet known how many have been hurt or the severity of the injuries.
PoliticsAnother Bomb Explosion In Paris - Seems to be a police operation by raayah(op): 12:39pm On Nov 18, 2015
Story by Victoria Price/CBS12

SAINT-DENIS, France (CBS12) -- Heavy gunfire and explosions woke up residents in the Saint-Denis area of Paris.

French police have a residential area in Saint-Denis blocked off for a large police raid that is possibly connected to Paris attacks suspects.

The targets of the operation is Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged mastermind of Friday’s massacre in Paris, police told AFP.


Other residents have been evacuated to a safer area while police told French News Station BFMTV they are conducting a police operation.

Saint Denis Mayor is urging residents to stay indoors, schools will not open.stay indoors, schools will not open.

BFMTV also reported that police officers have been wounded by gunfire during a raid seeking one of the suspects wanted in connection to the deadly Paris attacks.


The gunfire erupted around 4:30 a.m.

Residents began posting videos of the loud explosions and gun shots on social media.


The wanted terror suspects are reportedly inside of an apartment building in the French suburb of Saint-Denis.

Source : http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/reports-gun-fire-possible-explosions-near-saintdenis-area-paris-france-31252.shtml?wap=0&
RomanceRe: Did U Miss Me? by raayah(f): 11:05pm On Nov 16, 2015
I missed you baby kiss kiss kiss
RomanceRe: He's Only Using You For Sex - Debunked by raayah(op):
Miggs:
this is what happens when u teach women how 2 read and write.they go haywire.a young woman bragging abt frequently having sex wit her boyfriend.this is d civilisation my grandfather gave his life for?this is why I believe d best place 4 a woman is d kitchen.I also believe women shld be seen and not heard.Thank God countries like saudi arabia,iran and afghanistan still exist.the men in those societies know d right way 2 control women wit an ironfist
Thanks for your input. You are what I call a BETA Male.

Let me give you an example - Take a look at Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija. She is the richest African woman in the world. She is happily married to Modupe Alakija for 37 years.
Mrs Alakija is a business woman, she goes to work, meets important and successful men everyday. Most of these men are handsome,intelligent and even richer than her husband. Yet she comes home to her husband every night.

Do you know who an ALPHA MALE is? Mr. Modupe Alakija is. He has a wife that is at the very top of her game in the world, yet he is strong enough to lock that pussyy down for 37 years. He is not bothered that his wife meets with men who are better than him. He knows that he is worth more than that to Mrs. Alakija.

A BETA Male like you would prefer his wife to be locked up in the kitchen because you know that are not worth It. You are scared that if she goes out there, she will meet men that are better than you. Which is correct, you are not worth shiit and you know that.

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