₦airaland Forum

Mhudi: I think you are the one with the low IQ here. Do you read newspaper or listen to news at all, because if you do, you should have known that these 63 women are the Fulani women who were abducted about a month ago from their settlement in Yobe state and a demand of 8 cows per person made by their abductors before they can be freed. We should not be ignorant but understand that a Jihad campain is what is going on.

Guy shut your dirty mouth up, you sound like a kindergarten school kid making an attempt to reason like an adult.... the guy asked you a very simple and logical question, how is it possible for 63 women to move around, with all the road blocks mounted by JTF without being noticed? are they ghosts? Them fly? What kind of Terrorist group leave over 70 captives without guards all because they were preparing for an attack, does that sound reasonable or sensible to your block head....if they cam go all the way to take these phantom 70 sth women into captivity then why is so unimportant to them to have sb watch over them while they do their evil....unless if course this whole story is like the rest of them a scam to elicit reactions.....

From Chibok girl kidnap nonsense to thus one, how low can these mofos up North go in their quest to make GEJ look bad.....Now my position on the Chibok kidnap scam is being vindicated with these preposterous stories coming out from these places.....Shakarau has since lost steam on the sensational threats on the girls, he is no longer yelling us how he is going to sell the girls or marry them off to some strangers, the girls' parents have all gone missing again as usual...scheeew

Only an ignoramus will rationalize that mad people will go to some hell according to their holy book of fiction and babbles.
Living is a consciousness, a consciousness bounded by the realms of this world, and this consciousness is a product of chemical reactions and social programming. Mental state is an expression of this product, death is a loss of this consciousness, if you are dead you become unaware of any belief or religious dogma....if there is truly another life after death, it is a consciousness different from this realm.
Just because the chemical reactions begets a reality or realm different from everyone else does not mean they are possessed by some demons like some Christians ignorantly claim.

Soloter: 1.If a drug addict becomes a lunatic - we can then conclude that his destination is Hellfire. why? the Bible has warned us against polluting the temple of God, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 1 Corinthians 3:16,17(KJV)." , therefore, one who refused to accept this injunction when insaned, shall rot in hell.
2. insanity is occasioned by demon- possession and demons will only possess those who have rejected the Son of God- Christ. for the Bible says "You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world" 1John 4:4.
Conclusively, one's believe and state before madness will determine where he'll spend eternity.

Look at this stoopid Christian brute that thinks the world revolves around his small little delusional bible rife with inconsistencies that defile logic.
So you think people go mad because they allowed themselves to be mad? what next are you going yo tell us, that retards, schizophreniacs and the disillusioned too are demon possess....drop that freaking book in your hand and start thinking with your damn brains....WTF is wrong with some of you religious ignoramuses. Do you know anything about mental ailments at all, na wa o.

I have said before and I will keep saying it, the igbo voting populace has since grown from playing unrealistic politics to reality. Politics is all about interest and representation of that interest....who does that pales in comparison to the consideration of how to realize these interests. Many people from the SW like to talk about how sectarian our support for the ruling political party has been forgetting that Igbos are doing it exactly the way they should have been doing it long before now: who serves my interest the most, yes.

As far as we know, APC is an unholy marriage whose sole purpose of formation was to wrestle power from the PDP and continue with what they accuse the ruling party of, at least this is evident in many of the states they have governors. Ideologically, lets be real here, the APC is not any different from the PDP, in fact, the PDP has proven to be more democratic than the so-called progressive opposition whose candidates have to either kiss Emperor Tinubu's @$$ or sulk up to Sheik Buhari to be anything in the party.

Nobody is in denial that the PDP is a corrupt cesspit but so is the APC. We need some real change, not cosmetic surgery of the polity. APC has continued to lose ground because they have nothing serious to offer besides cheap talk and propaganda, the states where they govern are pilot tests for onlookers like us, and trust me, nobody is impressed or hoodwinked by big talk and small work.

It is only strategic and a good political calculation that the Igbos continue to support JEG not just for the benefits that we have been seeing but also to forge a political synergy in the eastern region that can be used for the realization of political gains. The Hausa suffers today from the gradual death of the once monolithic North that had used in the past to not only bloat and influence elections but also control the whole of Nigeria.

The Yorubas can talk and pretend as if the APC is their way to show they love Nigeria more than everyone else but the fact still remains that in confines of regional politics, it is all about regional survival, tribal domination of the economy and benefits that accrues to them, Igbos are not fooled by the "let us help you through the APC by force" attitude of the Yoruba man.

Our strategy is very simple and basic, "permanent interest, no permanent friend", fix the dying APC first, position it like a national party and not the ownership of some tribal, clannish men against JEG. As far as I am concerned APC has shown potentials to be worse than PDP, it is too clannish in the way it handles its affairs, fix the damn party first, who knows tomorrow we might all dump the PDP and head straight to it if it shows signs of being truly democratic and nationalistic.

bootstrap: Can u f**king make up ur mind? U think I am youroba, yet u say you dnt care where I come from.

LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT UP.. U ARE A NUT JOB AND A F**L. YOU THINK EVERYTHING SHLD BE ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM OR UR TRIBE? I MADE AN OBSERVATION AND GAVE MY OPINION... U CAN GO Bleep URSELF IF U DNT LIKE IT. I AIR MY OPINION ON MY TRIBES MEN.. ON HAUSAS ON YOUROBAS.... ONLIKE YOU I DO NOT HAVE UR USELESS MYOPIC, ETHNIC MENTALITY.

YOU TALK OF DEATH LIKE WE ARE NOT ALL DESTINED TO GO THAT WAY. I SAY GO TO HELL.... AND IF I EVER SEE YOU IN PERSON, I WILL TELL YOU SAME.

I gave an opinion, and I stand by it.

rhymz: Why are you trying so hard to be Igbo now? Just because a riff-Raff has the luxury of being anonymous on a forum, you would even shamelessly make claims of being Igbo just so you can insult the people, typical antics of a coward many Yoruba people here on Nl are known for. How many igbo people do you see going about sufficing that they are yorubas before mouthing off incoherent gibberish, an Igbo man will tell you straight to your face that you are a dirty Yoruba shiity face and wait for your cowardly reaction....be bold kid, Igbo wont kill you if you just admit it that you are a foolish Yoruba kid overfed with hate and tribalism....we would understand cos we know it is second nature to many Yoruba people.

You have got nothing of value to tell any Igbo person, we all know you are Yoruba and are filled with the innate igbo hate you have been bred with....You can keep screaming to yourself that you arenot bigoted but your intentions obviously betrays that so crawl back to your gutter hole and let us know when you grow some balls, you weakling person.

GBAM

Chamack: In my first response to you, I said that I don't abuse people online and offline, you are the first person that I have abused for saying ill against my people. So since you know that your advise is not needed why giving it? Can you focus on your people now and leave Igbos alone? The day you will give us advise is the day your people has outdone the Igbos educationally, economically and otherwise.

How is that different from Marwa leaving the APC to join the PDP after the governor who recently joined the party took over the party structure of the state....who insulted the whole of Hausa people because of that...people need to learn to draw the line when commenting like retards.if anyone is going to argue politics and political moves, it should be discussed on its merit not some stvpid kid making inciting statement against a tribe to help[ him feel better about his failure

apolonius: Senator Okonkwo has always been in the PDP even though he has always called himself APC chair in the South East.

He lost his value in the APC when he allowed his fight for the control of the party's soul with Ngige to make him mobilize for the PDP candidate in the last governorship election against Ngige his own party man.

He also fought Ngige hard for the control of the party structures in the East during the last election and failed.

As usual,most Nigerians are very stupid and too dumb to remember these things and to remember that this same man has repeated told the whole Ndigbo that the APC is their best hope.

Most of those from the South-be it East of South-are always quick to condemn the APC even without looking at the specific circumstances of the departure of each of these opportunists and very corrupt politicians.

Of course,una don condemn APC tire,yet has Jonathan provided security amid very many dying daily?Has he created jobs for many of these emorons who are his senseless apologists even as pitiably unemployed as they are?Is Nigeria not worse than it has ever been under this clueless,visionless and incompetent guy?

One thing I have always known is that most of those who unreasonably critique the APC and these guys on premises of empty sentiments and ignorant bigotism do not even have voter's cards.

Let Jonathan lead Nigeria forever;your poverty status and hunger will remain worse if you don't get killed by the urchins and bastards killing our people everywhere soon!

Nobody gives a flying fvck if your papa is from the moon and your mama is Sango's descendant, you can die with your nonsense identity, that is not anybody's problem so long as you dont use it as a basis to insult a group of people for no reason. Will you dare open your filthy mouth to mouth off like you did here about igbo people in front of an igbo man without him puting you six feet down low...na for NL coward like una dey become super man and man of steel, go and try your stunts in real life..ediota

bootstrap: Typical arrogant igbo man .... I have said it on this forum before, i dnt give a f**k about anybody here. What ever i say on this forum, i can stand by it, even before God. If i insult you on this forum for any reason, i will do same in real life.

Saying this for the last time, i am not yoruba, i am not Igbo, my tribe has got nothing to do with anything. I come to nairaland to air my opinion, right, wrong, stupid or silly.... take it or leave it, thats why it is a public forum but just do one the dignity of raising points or countering them or just shut the f**k up.

@Buddah Monk: you seem to have forgotten what a public forum is, especially political section. Its opinion, not advices. I said what i thought in my opinion cld be a strategic move. Thats all. i am not expecting any igbo man to take it seriously, i actually dnt care.

bootstrap: To be honest, that part of the igbo man, i respect. Always have.. always will. (Discussion for another topic). But i am basing what i said here on the topic at hand.... an igbo man leaving a party because of differences. The assumption i made then... was that the igbos in this context are interested in the presidency. I like that Ndi Igbo supported Jonathan (i personally dnt like him), but it was a smart and strategic move. I am just saying, right now that it seems like the winds might change, they shld be equally that strategic by having key players in the emerging party and not totally running away from it.
ps: I do not care for politicians or any party, they mostly all same criminals. But i love strategising, i love winning and being on the winning side. And no Nigerian shld trust or believe any politician either.

Guy shut the hell up if you have got no serious point to make outside of this sentimental bullshyt. is Annie Okonkwo the first Nigerian Politician to leave a party due to differences? Why is this one in particular aching you? is it because he is Igbo and you cant stand the Igbo man's guts to defile the Yoruba man or what? is being in the APC some kind of occult where the leaders can't be seen to disagree or leave the party on that basis. I can't seem to understand why you lot always think you have got the magical wand to dictate to Easterners on how to play their own politics, APGA is an emerging party as well, advise some of your clannish sw govs to move over to APGA and have Umeh and Peter dictate to them how to do politics...rubbish childish mumbo-jumbo

bootstrap: 1. I dnt care much about abuses, its part of the fun here. So long as you dnt just stop at say i am being stupid or silly or foolish but back it up with points. I am ready to entertain it, and i dish same out. If i crave more decent converse, i knw where to find that #no.offence.taken - non.expected

2. Yes, like i said frm my first post, i am not Igbo and might truly not understand their challenges in the east, but that doesn't in anyway negate the fact that i can and shld make my observations, have an opinion and freely air same.

3. Truth be told, i dnt expect them to take my advice, I dnt even expect shit frm no one (rubbish or otherwise). My friend, life is short, what is said on this forum might never be read by more than 200k pple, so it generally doesn't mean much. I didn't go to the east to give them advice, but on nairaland, i say it like i feel it..... wrong or right, i love the augments and insults that follow, i love the knowledge gained. Thats all i do here!!

Why are you trying so hard to be Igbo now? Just because a riff-Raff has the luxury of being anonymous on a forum, you would even shamelessly make claims of being Igbo just so you can insult the people, typical antics of a coward many Yoruba people here on Nl are known for. How many igbo people do you see going about sufficing that they are yorubas before mouthing off incoherent gibberish, an Igbo man will tell you straight to your face that you are a dirty Yoruba shiity face and wait for your cowardly reaction....be bold kid, Igbo wont kill you if you just admit it that you are a foolish Yoruba kid overfed with hate and tribalism....we would understand cos we know it is second nature to many Yoruba people.

Funny enough, they easily go blind on the low quality of life in most part of th SW and rush to proffer solutions to people that are doing better...scheeew, many of them are suffering from dlusions of grandeur

HappyJoe: There's no point being sentimental, Ndigbo are the most realistic people in Nigeria.

Do you think an average Igbo man gives a flying f%ck who wins the next elections, his primary concern is his business & as education statistics shows, he's doing a lot better than those "who control politics".

We decided to support Jonathan because he's closer home & more likely to focus on projects closer home. No Yoruba or Hausa man was ever going to permit international flights out from enugu or commit to building a second Niger Bridge - neither Buhari, Obasanjo, Abacha or Babangida would commit to doing that - the historical records are out there.

APC is full of Yoruba & Hausa people who have zero commitment to facilitating economic growth in the southeast. The great Zik allied with Balewa - who was all too ready to dump him for Akintola. The historical record is out there too.

Finally, be smart like an Igbo man - no politician is "fighting for you". Tinubu has acquired his second private jet, but some Yoruba children are starving, how has he helped them?

You will be very foolish to insult Igbo women based on the sick claims of a stray ediot on NL that is trying to be popular gave...I dont need a soothsayer to tell me this kid is some person Yoruba thrash somewhere in one of the many ghetto in ibadan or oshogbo venting off like a sicko that he is

SeaGold: This OP is a typical case of Ibo women corrupting our bloodline by marrying indiscriminately.

And can you please tell us the plan your darling APC has for the people of the SE besides using our voting strenght to get to power and mouth off about how brilliant Yoruba poloticians are? We all know how loudmouthed you lots are

communication: PLEASE MY DEAR NAIRALANDERS, CAN ANYONE TELL US THE PDP PLAN/GOOD INTENTION FOR THE SOUTH EAST? SENATOR OKONKWU IS UNDER SUSPENSION IN APC FOR ANTI-PARTY GAME HE PLAYED TO JEOPARDIZE NGIGE CHANCE IN THE LAST GOV ELECTON IN ANAMBRA

bootstrap: 1) I am not from Lagos
2) Yes, i stated that, mum was igbo
3) I do not have an Igbo GF
4) No, i did not serve in the south east.
ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW? Then get the heck back to what i said about the Igbos and fault it!!

You are an out and out ediot that should not be given the pleasure of any serious intellectual debate cos you obviously are a kid blinded by tribal hate, instead you should be told your place in the scheme of things. To begin with, Yorubas have nothing to tell any igbo person about Nigeria's politics or political might, we all saw how GEJ demystified the so-called Yoruba political genius based on the full support of not just his own people but the entire Igbo regions and tribe. The Igbo man is known for saying what he means and backing it with action, am sorry to say but Yorubas are not known for supporting their loud mouth braggadocio political gragra with the same concerted effort and actions as they talk. We were all witnesses to what the Yoruba political Messiah, Tinubu did to the likes of Ribabdu at the last presidential elections, the voting pattern of the Yoruba obviously was informed by the usual bi-partisan considerations they are known for...go and sit your ignorant @$$ down and let us lecture you little fvcktard from a broken home. Igbos will continue to burst your bubbles and empty claim to non-existent political genius that has increased the mud houses in SW cities like Ibadan, Osun and the likes...You lot gloat about how advance the SW is and all you have to show is Lagos that is a product of every Nigerian person living there... abeg abeokuta, oshogbo, Ado ekitit all those cities looking like ugly brides are Yoruba cities that we never hear about.....make una talk about those two....scheeew

Lagos is arguably the most populated state, however, it is not enough to stretch its population to 20million people, that is obviously an exaggeration. Let's not forget that because of its small landmass, the population density of Lagos is bound to be very high and thus give the false impression that its population is probably over such preposterous figures.

While a very high population can be very problematic, it also has its positives which many of the posts thus far have uncannily ignored.
In fact, Lagos is the biggest beneficiary of high population in this country, from taxes and countless levies- both legal and illegal- to investment considerations all of which are a result of the high population of Lagos.

It can not be denied that Fashola has been very exceptional and by Nigeria's standards he has done very well and is still doing very well, however, the biggest problem of Lagos state is in the way it manages its funds, there is a very dizzying amount of unannounced waste of funds going on in the government of Lagos state occassioned by the corruption of gidfatherism.

Many of the elitist project we see in Lagos have largely been fuelled by the need to corruptly enrich these godfathers not neccessarily because they have any direct benefits to the common folks in Lagos state even though they are the ones feeling the brunt of LSG multiple taxes, demolitions and forceful eviction and relocation.

Fashola is trying very well no doubt, but the political hangers-on and parasites in the corridors of power he can't seem to say no to are making his efforts look like a mere average attempt. He is still by far the best performer for me, perhaps because he has the advantage of a way bigger monthly IGR with which he can hinge his plans for the state on, a luxury many of the other state governments does not have.

In conclusion, Lagos state can do way better than it is presently doing if the waste can be limited to a considerable extent and its projects focuses more on basic infrastructures like low cost housing, better link roads, better water supply network, more qualitative state primary and secondary schools.

deb: Well if we go by your words ad the truth in it, then SS and SE votes will be insignificant. Numerically they are weak compared to SW & North put together. The only reason Jonathan won the last election was because of the massive votes also from SW but Jona is not wise enough to make them happy instead he and his people including SE choose to haul insults on SW forgetting that they will need them again.

massive vote from your delusions...lol...which SW voted massively for Jonathan, some of these Yoruba commentators take themselves too damn serious to the point of delusion....the SW vote did not do anything except to help GEJ sit well and get the required 25% constitutional requirement, only the East and the SE in particular can make such claims..... you are a dishonest person anyway, just like the goons in APC have been doing, you will lie and twist the truth beyond recognition just so you can arrogate some fictitious political might that only exists in your delusions. SW did not do jack for GEJ, I challenge you lairs to come up withe results of the last the election.....bloody shameful liers.

Olril18: lets see how jonathan will win without the sw and north!!

He did it last time and will do it again with the way Yorubas continue to underestimate the man. He has demystified the SW propaganda of being a power bloc to reckon with....if not for the 25 percent requirement from every state, if we were to remove the votes from the SW...lol, nigga, Jonathan still would have won that election clearly.,... majority of the said votes from the SW is from Lagos and we all know the people that constituted a sizeable chunk of those votes, it was not even the Yoruba voting population, so stop deluding yourself with such preposterous claims of the SW determining who is going to win, the SW and North can not single handedly put anyone in ASO rock.

Let me tell you a fact that a political newbie like you does not understand, Jonathan has the advantage of a bloc vote from the Eastern region, something no candidate in the APC is capable of, all he needs to do in the SW and North is get the required 25 percent and coast back to aso rock....what do you know anyway, my prayer is that you guyz should field in the likes of Tambuwal and Buhari, it can noy get any easier than that...lol.. yorubas are indeed the egberi papa of Nigeria my ass yet they were made inconsequential in the last election .....they had no choice than to tag along with the winning team....

hahahahah.... this is how far some women can go when they are heartbroken..... these kind women I don't want have anything to do with... lol

Time for an Ethical Revolution on Social Media

Social media and the technologies that drive it were intended to be a force for social good that expanded the individual’s reach beyond his physical proximity. However, over the years since the emergence of the medium many of its users are beginning to see a negative side of its use amongst young people which must be addressed otherwise it will lead to an erosion of core societal values.


As a youth and young adult, many of those in my age bracket learnt the art of reading people’s non-verbal communications or body language by practising whole body listening and it helped us grow from self awareness to awareness of others and from self management to relationship management. But today, many young adults are unable to develop these vital skills because more of their communication are done over social media. Youths have learnt the art of reading the keypads of an iPhone or blackberry device without looking at it and can even Instant Message a friend while driving without looking at the keypad. The non-verbal language they read meanings to are emoticons.

Psychologists have written that a youth’s social and emotional maturity derives from physical contact and conversation he or she has with everyone he encounters in the course of growing up. We are told that these interactions even help shape brain development and stimulates the parts of the brain that regulates empathy and morality. The less of these kinds of interactions they have the less their ability to empathise.

And so, gradually, our children and young adults are losing the art of relating and gaining the skill of communicating. Relationships teach the growing child how to empathise — that is to understand and share the feelings of another person. Since one-on-one relationships are giving way to social communications via devices that don’t require physical proximity, many young persons are growing to be adept at written communication skills and are missing out on other levels of communications that help them empathise with the other person.

I never knew the level of this problem until this year. Even though the social media age has led to a massive reduction in attention span such that what happened yesterday is old news, some people may still remember that some high profile public figures had health scares this year.

First, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military Head of State, had to go on an extended medical trip to Europe sometime in 2013. Everybody is subject to ill health. It is part of being human. But imagine my surprise when young persons on social media who were on the other side of the political divide from that to which the General subscribes to began to celebrate his ill health and wishing him the worst. I was appalled. I know that politics is war by other means, but even in war you don’t attack the sick. The Geneva Convention expressly makes it a war crime to attack a hospital or any place where people are being treated.

I wondered to myself, where is our humanity? I have never liked Buhari’s brand of politics, but I am able to separate him from his politics and I respect him for the consistently loyal following he is able to command in certain parts of the country. He is first and foremost a human being and Jesus taught us that we do not have to like our neighbour but we do have to love them and to love a neighbour is to wish for them what you wish for yourself.

And then in November 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan was slightly indisposed while attending the Honorary International Investors Council in London and the presidency very proactively informed Nigerians and gave them up-to-date information on the president’s state of health.

And this time, those on the other political divide unleashed their arsenal. Without a shred of sympathy for the humanity of the president, a certain website known for the most sensational headlines went to town with obvious lies about the president. Egged on by certain ex-government officials who themselves have been recipients of the president’s empathy when they suffered recent loss, some young persons took to social media platforms to disparage the president even wishing him the worst.

And then some weeks ago, the news of the proposed bill to jail those who libelled others and incited the public on social media for seven years was at the forefront of the media. The reaction to this proposed bill on social media was an indication that the medium is in dire need of a moral compass.

By virtue of the position I hold, I was the recipient of the angst of many opposition leaning young people. They accused me and the presidency of attempting to muzzle opposition via a bill they considered as draconian. Articles disparaging the federal government were written within the space of a few hours of the bill coming to light and no indecent word was spared.

But after it came to light that the bill which they considered obnoxious was in actual fact the brain child of an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, Olugbenga Kaka, these same youths switched and maintained social media silence. Their criticism ceased and their anger was stifled. Very soon, the issue died a natural death. It became obvious that these opposition leaning youths, egged on by those who have come to be known as ‘overlords’ thought they had a potent political weapon against the ruling party and when the issue backfired their hypocrisy was exposed. They have no moral compass and cannot be counted upon to resist injustice no matter who perpetrates it. Their ethics are situational and depends on who is involved.

After watching these scenarios unfold and countless others, it became clear to me that many young people are clueless about how to interact with a flesh and blood human though they are proficient in the art of communicating with a digital person they cannot physically see, feel and touch.

In the military, soldiers are taught how to dehumanise the enemy so that they can fight them. They are taught not to see them as human, but to see them as the enemy, the villain, the reason you are in the trench rather than at home with friends and family. It is this dehumanisation that gives many a soldier the Dutch courage to do to opposing soldiers what they would never have thought themselves capable of doing.

I think that social media, especially in the hands of unscrupulous politicians has succeeded in dehumanising public figures to many of our youths so that they see those on a political divide other than the one they support in perhaps the same way as they see a target in a video game such as Mortal Combat.

Why else would some young persons join an obviously bitter man in mocking a man who is praying to his God or erupt in choreographed celebration over the news that a governor has been involved in a car crash?

So, what is the solution to this loss of empathy and a moral compass that is festering amongst our youth on social media?

I think it is time for responsible adults who command any considerable following on social media to use whatever influence they have to introduce ethics into their use of social media. This will have a pyramid effect. If young people see that their celebrities as well as political and cultural icons are guided by a code of ethics which restrains them and keeps them from engaging in actions that are repugnant to the morals they had while growing up in the real world, the ripple effect would eventually reach them and in time lead to a paradigm shift that curbs some of these behaviors I have just described.

So, what would this ethical code be? As one who has read from both the Holy Bible and the Qur’an, I propose that we begin with a principle that both books teach.

In Matthew 7:12, Jesus introduced the famous golden rule “do to others what you would have them do to you”. In one of the most well known hadiths of Prophet Mohammed (SAW), he said “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself”.

I suggest that this golden rule should be imbibed by all celebrities as well as political and cultural icons on social media.

And how would it work?
Life on earth is a duality. In most cases, you are faced with an either/or situation. For instance, you either supported President Jonathan in the last presidential election in 2011 or you supported another candidate.

So, let’s say for instance that you supported candidate Buhari. In that case, what you don’t wish for Buhari, don’t wish it for President Jonathan and vice versa for those who supported candidate President Jonathan.

For further example, you don’t have to wish for the success of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if you support the APC, however, you do have to restrain yourself from celebrating say an unfortunate accident that befell a governor just because he is PDP and you are APC.

Let’s shift away from the politics of bitterness in favour of the politics of betterness. Let’s discard our arsenal of insults and abusive words in favour of an arsenal of ideas and strategies.

If those at the top of the pyramid can check themselves along these guidelines, social media can become once again the force for social good that it was designed to be and empathy and a moral compass can once more thrive amongst our young people as it did when some of us were ourselves young adults.

The youth are the vanguard of our future and if you as a celebrity or political/cultural icon don’t feel the need to help cleanse social media of this malaise, it could be your turn tomorrow. Nobody knows tomorrow, so you do not have to wait until it happens to you before you take corrective action.

As for those elders who stoke such divisive and inhuman tendencies on social media, they may choose to continue feeding the habit of hatred and bitterness, but as has been said time and again, hatred and bitterness are futile for the same reason that it is futile to consume poison and hope that it will kill your enemy. By the time they realise how much damage they have done to their reputation, it will be too late. Let us hope however that these drowning men do not take gullible youths down with them even as discerning youths know that they never courted them when the going was good for them politically.

king94: When ppl decide to throw their humanity to d dogs based on past events, it says a lot about them. I don't resort to tribal bashing cos it is senseless. U can insult my tribe all dai long nd I won't reply cos it is not worth it nd I refuse to descend to dat level of hate. I choose to fight my personal battles nd not my tribe wahala.

whether past or present nobody or tribe deserves to be insulted or their leaders and tribes men and women being made the butt of some stoopid jokes..... the moment everyone realizes that then the cycle will discontinue..... such move will take the greedy Seun Osewa's effort to achieve.

farem: This is sad.
It high time our dear professor embraced Jesus Christ. The Way, the Truth, the Life.
In the final analysis, ANYTHING ELSE will prove to be VANITY. It's not yet late o sir. He is waiting for you!

babe na you need some Jesus in your life, you talk too damn much

king94: When ppl decide to throw their humanity to d dogs based on past events, it says a lot about them. I don't resort to tribal bashing cos it is senseless. U can insult my tribe all dai long nd I won't reply cos it is not worth it nd I refuse to descend to dat level of hate. I choose to fight my personal battles nd not my tribe wahala.

farem: This is sad.
It high time our dear professor embraced Jesus Christ. The Way, the Truth, the Life.
In the final analysis, ANYTHING ELSE will prove to be VANITY. It's not yet late o sir. He is waiting for you!

babe na you need some Jesus in your life, you talk too damn much

patriotic007: Please if you want to abuse him back you can do that but please dont bring Jesus into this,....Dont destroy your destiny my dear

Jesus na your elder brother ni? enyia relax, too much colonialism Don eat parts of the African brain... .would you be alright if he used Amadioha or Sango instead.... lol

king94: U obviously don't remember cos of ur use of 'guys lyk me'. U can check my posts(if u ar jobless) to show me where 'guys like me' insulted d dead. U can go on nd insult d lady if u so wish. Nobody will stop u.

I have no time for such frivolities, my point is that some of you expressing shock to some people's unpalatable comment here should know that such comments have precedence, like Malcolm x puts it, it is a case of chicken coming home to roost. Anyway, do you know the cause of her death cos the secrecy in the report is going to spin a rumour soon.

king94: If ppl want to disrespect d dead, it is their choice. I however believe in d law of karma. Some posts make me wonder about d humanity of Nigerians. Some ppl ar so blinded by tribalism dat dey ar willing to insult d dead. To those in that category, I say congrats.

Now you are busy preaching..... I remember how guyz like you turned the ojukwu death thread to.... you no remember preach then.... now you want to talk about karma..... what if this is exactly karma

something does not sit right with this report especially when one remembers the earlier reports about one of Wole's daughter having an affair and pregnant for Amaechi..... I just hope what these crazy fellows are saying about abortion and stuff is just not true because I don't see why telling us the cause of her death will be made a secret..... anyway RIP Ms Iyatade.

yomi_like: Mine posted the picture of her new bigger spending bf on facebook and told me she regret meetng me . She meet him just couple of ago. It hurt me cos she didn't even respect our 10 years of courtship. it hurt badly . I jus knelt down and pray God for open doors and move on.

10 years of courtship for wetin na, who will not leave such a guy

haibe: lol, what makes you think am a christian? Presumptuous fellow.

I stand for truth whenever I see it. Get ur facts right next time and be a good bible student to be able to disprove the bible, learn from the likes of logicboy and Amanfrommars, they are better in laying arguments and not just posting mumbo jumbos.

Good bye young man and don't border quoting me again.

.....lol, I see you want to have the last word kiddo, be my guest, knock yourself out..... by the way, I just quoted you, I hope you burst a vein in your head in a fit of rage... lol, I know how annoying I can be to nonentities and lamebrains.

My guy'z girlfriend did one very funny thing, after they broke up, the girlfriend came around-probably to beg him-and discovered some girls' sandals and shoes, babe just cleared everything and took them home, including my own.... it was funny initially but turned sour after my guy begged and begged her to bring back the shoes and sandals..... the guy practically had to get the girls Dunlop slippers pending when they settled.
After the whole thing the guy gave her a very serious warning not to try such nonsense again.

haibe: You that you are an adult why do you argue like a toddler, you are unable to debunk my proves and instead you keep painting them like they are all fraud.

I can't argue with someone who is intellectually dishonest, if you can't argue fairly then leave this thread and let the purpose reign, afterall we have derailed enough.

Typical nigerian traditional bigot always referring to someone as kid when their stance are questioned. You have a long way to go bro, by now at your age you should operate in wisdom in matters like this. You don't have to win an argument when you see a glaring truth.

hahahaha....typical case of delusions of grandeur....any unbiased person reading my responses to you can safely tell who is busy sidestepping and distracting from the main issue. You obviously do not posses the skill set to argue with somebody like me on this issue, you probably thought I was one your usual averages, now you want to resort to insults and temper tantrums like your other christian sister...lol...so christian of you kids.

haibe: is this guy mentally ill? I want to believe you arr above 25 yrs by now and if you still think like this at 25, you have a big problem.

I will leave you to your foolishness.

the rantings of a kid throwing childish temper tantrums because he is not smart enough to argue his preposterous claims, abeg go siddon, you are way outta your league.