Symphony007:
It should be noted that there is no single workable traffic light in the city of port harcourt and rivers state in general, instead we have traffic wardens at some designated zones in the city for a few hours, after which it is free for all, it is amazing there has'nt been a massive car pile up....it should be noted at even at the height of the corrupt peter doilies govtmernment, the state could boast of basic amenities like this but today the second richest state in the country can't and I can't remember the last time the state governor stepped foot in his state or passed the night at the government house, to the point police hardly station in front of the brick house anymore because at last who are they guarding? HONEST and NON PARTISAN residents of port harcourt can attest to this shameful and disheartnening facts.

You cant remember the last time the Governor stepped foot in the Brick house How would you know that Uncle? + You're right about Traffic lights working when Odili was there but were the roads as good as they were now? I'll choose a better road and traffic warden any day over a bad road with traffic lights. #myopinion. Nonetheless the state govt should kindly look into this as a matter of urgency.

Cant help but laugh at these clowns. Six million? Someone is sure suffering from Delusions of Grandeur

tociano009:
so you want to tell me this is how they give information when bokoharam capture a village, you forgot how they will show the pictures of how many people die and the number of pages they wrote not short note like this, maybe is paining them because they are killing there workers

Did NA show anyone proof of the BH boys they killed?

Bossforeva:
What manner of ladies, trip for Hilux? You didn't even mention the honourary Ford Raptor.

God bless you sir. Raptor over hilux, tundra

saintikechi:
They can destroy all the billboards and posters, but they cannot remove jonathan from our hearts and minds.

GEJ TILL 2019

Yeah and that's where he will be even after 2019. Your heart and only your heart. Ruining every sanity its capable of. Those are the electorates haven't you heard? Their vote is what will count not Jonathan in your derailed mind.

Damn!!!

Please vote wisely fellow patriotic citizens

schadenfreude

atlwireles:


Baga 2000 is the newest rendition of the Boko haram news media. We have been there and done that. Investigate is the code word, we know is just a propaganda, by you people..


Below is a picture an OP was circulating yesterday, calling it the mass burial in Baga. Unfortunately, the picture was from Zamfara, after Fulani herdsmen do what they do best.

Must there be a public outcry before the CSO of our beloved country initiate an investigation whenever "propagandas" come up?

EUROBOMBER:
Boko haram has been a major source of distraction to the government led by Jonathan since he assumed office.

Can we all now see the APC enjoying the benefits of the Chibok abductions? See APC now using the missing girls for political campaign to hijack power from Jonathan.

APC now reaping the dividends of boko haram mass abduction of our young girls.

Just like GEJ made pawn of the #Baga2000 for Political Campaign claiming the NSA has been ordered to investigate. What a shame!!!

What can be more appalling that the International media got wind of this before our Government?

shift15:
50% Yoruba.....

Just look at you!

Its so difficult for you to see good stand to gain from putting proven people with in position of power! I'll fight tooth and nail with my vote to see these people in Aso Rock. Their track record speaks volume mehn!

WisdomFlakes:
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“Look at the South-East, parts of the South-South and even Lagos, where we have been banking on to get massive votes. Only 53.98 per cent of the PVCs have been collected in Lagos compared with Kano State, 86.63 per cent. We have directed our members to embark on grass roots campaigns on the collection of PVCs.”

Lol. Massive Vote for PDP in Lagos Wake up please!!!

At OP, I'll leave you with this. May Allah guide you right.


Respected scholars! Does Islam allow wife beating? Some husbands are violent and they say that the Quran allows them to beat their wives. Is there any logical explanation given regarding men being allowed to beat their wives, as stated in Surat An-Nisaa, verse 34?

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear questioner, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you placed in us, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve His cause and render our work for His Sake.

The verse you mentioned has been greatly misconceived by many people who focus merely on its surface meaning, taking it to allow wife beating. When the setting is not taken into account, it isolates the words in a way that distorts or falsifies the original meaning. Before dealing with the issue of wife-battering in the perspective of Islam, we should keep in mind that the original Arabic wording of the Holy Quran is the only authentic source of meaning. If one relies on the translation alone, one is likely to misunderstand it.

Commenting on this issue, Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, former President of the Islamic Society of North America, states:

"According to Quran the relationship between the husband and wife should be based on mutual love and kindness. Allah says: "And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect." (Quran: Ar-Rum 21)

The Holy Quran urges husbands to treat their wives with kindness. (In the event of a family dispute, Quran exhorts the husband to treat his wife kindly and not to overlook her positive aspects). Allah Almighty says: “Live with them on a footing of kindness and equity. If ye take a dislike to them it may be that ye dislike a thing, and Allah brings about through it a great deal of good.” (Quran: An-Nisaa 19)

It is important that a wife recognizes the authority of her husband in the house. He is the head of the household, and she is supposed to listen to him. But the husband should also use his authority with respect and kindness towards his wife. If there arises any disagreement or dispute among them, then it should be resolved in a peaceful manner. Spouses should seek the counsel of their elders and other respectable family members and friends to batch up the rift and solve the differences.

However, in some cases a husband may use some light disciplinary action in order to correct the moral infraction of his wife, but this is only applicable in extreme cases and it should be resorted to if one is sure it would improve the situation. However, if there is a fear that it might worsen the relationship or may wreak havoc on him or the family, then he should avoid it completely.

Quran is very clear on this issue. Almighty Allah says: "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more strength than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore, the righteous women are devoutly obedient and guard in the husband's absence what Allah would have them to guard. As to those women on whose part you fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance); for Allah is most High and Great (above you all). If you fear a breach between them twain, appoint (two) arbiters, one from his family and the other from hers. If they wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation; for Allah has full knowledge and is acquainted with all things." (Quran: An-Nisaa 34-35)

It is important to read the section fully. One should not take part of the verse and use it to justify one's own misconduct. This verse neither permits violence nor condones it. It guides us to ways to handle delicate family situation with care and wisdom. The word "beating" is used in the verse, but it does not mean "physical abuse". The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) explained it "dharban ghayra mubarrih" which means "a light tap that leaves no mark". He further said that face must be avoided. Some other scholars are of the view that it is no more than a light touch by siwak, or toothbrush.

Generally, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) used to discourage his followers from taking even this measure. He never hit any female, and he used to say that the best of men are those who do not hit their wives. In one Hadith he expressed his extreme repulsion from this behavior and said, "How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel and then embrace (sleep with) her?” (Al-Bukhari, English Translation, vol. 8, Hadith 68, pp. 42-43)

It is also important to note that even this "light strike" mentioned in the verse is not to be used to correct some minor problem, but it is permissible to resort to only in a situation of some serious moral misconduct when admonishing the wife fails, and avoiding from sleeping with her would not help. If this disciplinary action can correct a situation and save the marriage, then one should use it."

Dr. Jamal Badawi, professor at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a cross-appointed faculty member in the Departments of Religious Studies and Management, adds:

"If the problem relates to the wife's behavior, the husband may exhort her and appeal for reason. In most cases, this measure is likely to be sufficient. In cases where the problem persists, the husband may express his displeasure in another peaceful manner, by sleeping in a separate bed from hers. There are cases, however, in which a wife persists in bad habits and showing contempt of her husband and disregard for her marital obligations. Instead of divorce, the husband may resort to another measure that may save the marriage, at least in some cases. Such a measure is more accurately described as a gentle tap on the body, but never on the face, making it more of a symbolic measure than a punitive one.

Even here, that maximum measure is limited by the following:

a. It must be seen as a rare exception to the repeated exhortation of mutual respect, kindness and good treatment. Based on Quran and Hadith, this measure may be used in the cases of lewdness on the part of the wife or extreme refraction and rejection of the husband's reasonable requests on a consistent basis (nushuz). Even then, other measures, such as exhortation, should be tried first.

b. As defined by Hadith, it is not permissible to strike anyone's face, cause any bodily harm or even be harsh. What the Hadith qualifies as "dharban ghayra mubarrih", or light striking, was interpreted by early jurists as a (symbolic) use of siwak! They further qualified permissible "striking" as that which leaves no mark on the body.

c. The permissibility of such symbolic expression of the seriousness of continued refraction does not imply its desirability. In several Hadiths, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) discouraged this measure. Here are some of his sayings in this regard:

"Do not beat the female servants of Allah";

"Some (women) visited my family complaining about their husbands (beating them). These (husbands) are not the best of you."

In another Hadith the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) is reported to have said: “How does anyone of you beat his wife as he beats the stallion camel and then he may embrace (sleep with) her?”

d. True following of the Sunnah is to follow the example of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) who never resorted to that measure, regardless of the circumstances.

e. Islamic teachings are universal in nature. They respond to the needs and circumstances of diverse times, cultures and circumstances. Some measures may work in some cases and cultures or with certain persons but may not be effective in others. By definition, a "permissible" act is neither required, encouraged or forbidden. In fact it may be to spell out the extent of permissibility, such as in the issue at hand, rather than leaving it unrestricted or unqualified, or ignoring it all together. In the absence of strict qualifiers, persons may interpret the matter in their own way, which can lead to excesses and real abuse.

f. Any excess, cruelty, family violence, or abuse committed by any "Muslim" can never be traced, honestly, to any revelatory text (Quran or Hadith). Such excesses and violations are to be blamed on the person (s) himself, as it shows that they are paying lip service to Islamic teachings and injunctions and failing to follow the true Sunnah of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.)."

Allah Almighty knows best.

Source: www.muslimaccess.com

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By Emmanuel Ogala
June 19, 2011 03:19PM

In the early hours of June 28 in Shanghai China, while Nigeria will still be sleeping, a Chinese high speed train will take off with passengers to Beijing, bringing the country's longest high speed railway service into commercial use.

The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway is a 1,318 kilometres network that connects two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China. It is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase.

Construction on the rail line began on April 18, 2008, two-and-a-half years after Nigeria's transport ministry signed an $8.3 billion contract with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to reconstruct the 1,315 kilometre Lagos - Kano railway under the watch of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo.

A ceremony to mark the completion of track laying for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway was held on November 15, 2010. It took the Chinese exactly two years and eight months to complete theirs. Nigeria's network is three kilometres shorter than the Chinese. It is also a relatively unsophisticated system, meant to carry basic speed locomotive trains. But it is far from finished, five years after the contract was signed.

The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway project cost the country about $32 billion. It has 24 stations, 22 tunnels and 244 bridges - including the 164-km long Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge which is the longest bridge in the world.

Designers of China's high-speed railway network say the trains will run at a speed of 350 km/h, with a maximum speed of up to 380 km/h which would cut the train travel time between Beijing and Shanghai from 10 hours to 4.8 hours.

"Its technology is advanced, its quality reliable and safety guaranteed," China's deputy rail minister, Hu Yadong, told reporters on Monday in Beijing. "The technical reliability of the line, as measured by international criteria, is world class!"

Comparatively, this network is a thousand times more sophisticated than the Lagos-Kano railway. But even though Nigeria's project is handled - now in part - by the Chinese, it will hardly be completed soon.




Come to think of it 25years to construct a 3,218km network while they built 1,318km network in 2years 8months.

madamoringo:
Our oyel ooooooooo...our oyel oooooooo!

It is in the South .... (count 4 dots and fill in 1 character per dot!). Hahaha...now Naija will still not divide, to the disappointment of the South ....!

Hehehehe....all the government decisions in the past 6 years have been a complete failure and it was led by elements from the SE and SS! But they have run the country into the ground, completely! Too bad! Well, it is time for everyone to go and grow cassava and farm fish in their state now! We don't want leeches crossing into other's lands, let them stay in their land develop it!

100likes for you

Stephanie for the money

1. Who needs the $200,000 bullet proof Range Rover TDV6 HSE in the consignment? This is not the typical peacekeeping vehicle.

2. Why did Russia first deny ownership of the chartered plane?

3. Why did 15 of those on board hide from the first search?

4. Why were the agents on board dressed in full army uniform? And while Russia and France appear to be at war on the outside; is this how their military are collaborating in projects to Africa’s potential peril?

5. Who is covering up the AK47s that were first reported in the shipment?

6. Why did Boko Haram linked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff make a quick visit to the airport where the plane was held, despite having Nigeria’s 7. most expensive private jets which ferry him direct to location without any need for commercial stops?

7. Are the choppers in the plane linked to the desire to purchase choppers from South Africa in CAN President Ayo Oritsejafor’s plane and possibly choppers demanded by Boko Haram?

8. How much more dangerous weapons is shipped on the regular to Chad by France which ends up in the hands of Boko Haram terrorists?

9. Was the N’Djamena airport busy necessitating diversion to Kano, or was it technical problems as two conflicting reports detailed? Kano happens to be the airport always catching these type of diverted arms-loaded flights.

10. What is going on between Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria, Ali Modu Sheriff, linked to Boko Haram, Idriss Deby of Chad, France, French media and Boko Haram?

Source: http://abusidiqu.com/10-questions-about-the-france-arms-plane-arrested-in-nigeria/

mumumugu:
GEJ HATES JONA BECAUSE JONATHAN DID NOT ALLOW HIMSELF TO BE CONTROLLED BY HIM.

DAMN!!! Your name says it all

2cato:
take it or leave it all that amaech achieve was done when he was in the PDP

Ahn Ahn!!! Bros. You wasted all the money spent educating you.

I cringe when i see the way some of our so called leaders of tomorrow reason

ijawcitizen:
all conversations are merely the figment of the OP's imagination

Then you must be lying to yourself and still believing the lie.

dreydee:


Too such of call of duty and front line commando, ogbeni shey you will lead the war abi bawo?

Na old papas with big belle you want make them kill, am sure you will run at the sound if gunshot.
PS: closing border is not as easy as you think, do you think Nigeria is like a state?

^^^^^The Pessimist!!!^^^^^^

Great work guys. And they say we lack great minds.

Allstream:
The arguement of this writer is very lame. Are u saying becos Kano mosque was attacked, the Kano attack and other past attacks could not have been masterminded by Muslims. Is Boko Haram a christian organisation or what are u saying. Have you not heard of sectarian violence among islamic terrorists. Check the history of sectarian violence between shittes and sunnis worldwide. The simple truth is that Bokoharam is gradually turning its weapons on norther muslim leaders becos they are denying Bokoharam in the open, whereas they sent Bokoharam to torment the current government. Now it appears there is a timeup for the Bokoharam/northern leaders parley. And Bokoharam will soon start to kill them one after the other.

Muslim masterminding an attack in a mosque on another fellow muslim. Wake up bro. Educate yourself about Islam before commenting and by education I meant Reading books not going on google

Rexyl:


All of you are just blaming Mr. President as if he is the architect of your problems over there. While I do not defend the President, but what if there is no way in the direction you face to get somewhere.

When the problem started in the North during Obj time many saw it as an attempt to certain benefits. It continued and now out of control. I am surprised to hear some powerful political leaders of the North say all problems over there would be solved within a month if they got to power. I think you can sense conspiracy in their resolution.

Funny! You can see conspiracy but you're blind to incompetence. Way to go bro!!!

DarlintonOmeh:
Yes, Islam are still to be blamed for the Boko Haram and other Islamic fundamentalists/extremists, and for good reasons.

1. They are the products of Islam and and Koran - "The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule. Some are quite graphic, with commands to chop off heads and fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding. Muslims who do not join the fight are called 'hypocrites' and warned that Allah will send them to Hell if they do not join the slaughter."

The actual quotation - Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing..

2. Some Muslims publicly claim not to support terrorism against the Westerns and the Christians but secretly (at least in their heart) are in support. I've seen this in many heart to heart discussions with Muslim friends.

3. Almost 80% of nations dominated by Islam are in violence. Could this have been a mere coincidence? I don't think so!

4. These did not start today, most of Nigerian Yoruba Muslims where converted to Islam through the use of force during the Amina and Dan Fodio era. One could go on and on to lay credence to this.

at bolded.

Dear Poster, Why not quote the whole chapter of that part of the Quran?

You come here and utter foul claiming you have knowledge of Islam. You should have quoted that chapter from the very beginning.

Quran 2;190 - "Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors."

Quran 2;191 - "And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers."

Quran 2;192 - "And if they cease, then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

Before you start spewing stuff, please make sure you have a thourough knowledge of the said topic

The irony of this Pic thou.

Rexyl:


when that part of the country chooses to walk in darkness. a leader may do nothing when the followers are devilish, illiterate and living in political and religious bondages. I thinks there are leaders, not a leader in the North East. Yet the zone is in trouble of leadership.

So based on your submission the whole of northeast has no competent leader(s). That is terrible.

You're most definitely feeling like RAMBO with these comment but then those people you mentioned also signed up on allowing someone from Bayelsa to see to the overall safety and security of the Nigerian entity (Human nd Non-human). What has that person done with that mighty power of wielding one of the best military this continent boast of? For how long are we going to look on and allow some people wage war against us...against NIGERIA? What has he done with the recent daylight swindling by the Chadian president and also the recent news of the capture of his aide with Missiles destined for BH. Isn't that enough to open our eye that someone is tactically taking up our territory while claiming to be friends with US. Enough is enough....He should man up to his responsibilities and quit setting 'no-result' committees.

Long live FRN!!!

drestoneokuta:
This group should focus its energy on the condemnation of boko-haram rather than this frivolous issue, people haven't died as a result of this allegations.

See the double standard. It frivolous when muslims complain about the Jewish symbol but an act of Islamizing nigeria with the Arabic inscription. Way to go dude

djustice:
I'm waiting for the Asiwaju Criminal Notebooks to come and piss all over this thread. I am an indigene of Lagos State, and when I visited Uyo in 2010, I was stunned by the rate of development. I've hated Fashola, Tinubu and the whole ACN nonsense since then.

Consider that the total revenue for this state has never been up to half of total revenue in Lagos. Also consider that they have about twice the land mass of Lagos State to develop, and yet they have more roads per square km, a fully functional airport, complete with hangar.

In Lagos, we're still talking about how we will "soon" start building an airport, 13 years after the idea was first broached by Tinubu.

I also noticed that there is no single toll road in Uyo. Not one! And all the roads are better than our single toll road in Lagos.

lol... indigene of lagos state..thats a laugh bro. U dont even sound like someone thats has passed through Lagos-Ibadan talk more of LAGOS

This thread should be on FP by now. Seun please do the needful.

Great comment from Albert.

May God help our dear nation and save us from the evil ones.

**To the GEJ croonies, I wonder how you people sleep at night? After this GEJ episode which will eventually end someday, what will be your gain? What legacy are you leaving for your children? May God handle all of you the way you are handling this issue**

aryzgreat:
Very 1diotic take from a senile vagabond, if all u could think of is to create thread to score cheap political goal with this bombing as ur paid master and political party APC has Bern doing, u failed woefully!

Ur take is very irrelevant and highly myopic to say d least.

God punish u APC urchins that creep out any time there is national disaster to spew rubbish.

Useless terrorist party

APC has failed in her effort to make this government ungovernable, u people have failed.

Bros. Don't you think our 'dear' president could have proven the people that promised to make the country ungovernable wrong? U sure know he is the C-in-C right? What has he done with that massive military and financial power he has to quench the fire burning in the north.

A sane mind would always prove doubters wrong about his abilities... Don't you think

All this money being shared and transferred about!!! ...... Truly, there was a country!!!

PStacks:
Some people just want to be in control of funds when they are not efficient fund managers..

Now tell me, free money, who doesn't want to control free money, Olusegun Osoba has been governor of this state in the past and absolutely nothing was don properly, atleast I don't know what is happening internally within the party APC in ogun and I don't care about Party all I care is Development.

Under my very eyes like this, I don't know the man oo, av never been close to him, but its what I c I would say. That Amosun guy has worked hand in hand with Chinese construction companies to expand all the major roads in Abeokuta metropolis, I c the guy on TV and I like his charisma and his dispositions, I don't care if the guy is a devil, provided he is bringing tangible development eyes can see.. Imagine, the first Over-head bridge I ever saw in Abeokuta was under Amosun's Regime, it shows you the guy is thinking ahead ahead, I don't even have a problem if that kind of person steals states funds sef, provided he steals small and work small,
Some people just want to carry All the money and run away. If people are fighting Amosun that he should be sharing state money with them and d guy is not willing to share money then I would be forced to stick my neck out with the Governor.
Even Gbenga Daniel we are regarded as Ogidi Omo, in my Opinion this guy has out-shone Daniel like shit.
That Osoba guy, when he was governor he did his time, Amosun is there now, let them Allow the guy Run his Time.
Atleast they were Honourable enough not to have defected to the PDP. I'm sure when Tinubu talks to Osoba, the guy would still calm down. Amosun is sure their Boy, he would sheilth his sword, but nobody should think the Gentle disposition of the Governor is a sign of weakness, the slow movement of a lion is not a sign of cowardice but that of Articulation, calculation and precision. when a lion is moving slowly, don't think its afraid ooo, in the first place the lion can never be afraid.
Its natural and its human nature to have wrangles within party, we must always disagree to agree not that some people should just come and think that all of us are mumu's.

I'm an #Amosun Man.

Well spoken!

ndcide:







So what are you saying. APC? or PDP?

What exactly.

That why you have a brain bro. Decide on who is going to serve your interest best and do the needful.