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Politics / Re: Critical Thinking And Dialogue by Sammy107d(m): 4:05am On Nov 27, 2009 |
Permit me to comment from another angle. Having spent a while in a Caribbean university as a lone African, I find myself engaging in heated debates with scholars of diverse cultural backgrounds. I spend most of my days studying African matters, religion, and world politics, only because I'm bound to represent my geography at night. I have several Nigerian friends all over the world who seem to be like me for the most part; we debate daily and try to envision the future of Nigeria, and the parts we have to play in it. Armed with my newly matured 'critical thinking culture', I travelled to Nigeria for a long summer break. It wasn't any different initially, I reasonably debated the most insignificant phenomena with anyone that bothered to spare their time. About 3 weeks before my holiday lapsed, and in the heat of political conflicts in Ogun State, my mother made a comment that seemed to relegate the erudition and leadership capacity of the 'Ijebus' and 'Yewas' as compared to the 'Egbas' that we are. I was peeved of course. I couldn't believe my learned mother would descend to tribalism in the name of political solidarity. My brother and I swiftly stirred up a debate predicated on the fact that 21st century politics cannot afford tribalism, and that in two decades-- when the generation of my brother and I are running the state-- there would be no cognizance of tribe or kind because it doesn't have any correlation with capability (and we wouldn't even be able to tell the accents cos we wouldn't give a damn). The argument heated up to the point that she resorted to insultingly shutting us up for the reason that we are not 'matured' enough to comprehend these things; that it would be criminal to change the culture of ethnic delineation in state affairs. She said: "E ma a se e bi won se se e, ko ba le ri bo se e n ri", meaning: "You have to do it as it is traditionally done, so that it might come out as usual", forgetting that the 'usual' state of the nation is corrupted by prejudices as such. . . She almost broke down in tears, and recalled all the arguments we've had with her the entire summer. She said she's the authority, and we are not in the position to challenge that. She said the 'elders' have a wealth of knowledge that is incomprehensible to naive youths like us, and even though our opinions are welcomed, they should remain just that-- opinions. I don't think this thought pattern is unique to my mother, so my point is this: I think the suppression of critical thinking is fueled by the 'omniscient' elderly folk-- the Nigerian professor tutoring a class of 500, who just needs everyone to shut up and listen, and the Nigerian parents who must not hear your breath when their adult crew are arguing heartily in the living room. I think the scholarly youths are more open to critical thinking and reasoning, and I'll stick to debating with my numerous cerebral Nigerian friends, both online, and in person. Nigeria's future intelligentsia would be very dynamic I tell you. |
Travel / Re: Abuja City - Videos and Photos by Sammy107d(m): 9:55pm On Nov 26, 2009 |
Politics / Oyo Top Civil Servant Bags 20 Years by Sammy107d(m): 4:59am On Nov 26, 2009 |
419: Oyo top civil servant bags 20 years (AND UNCLE BODE GETS A WARNING SENTENCE) The world, literally crumbled for an Oyo State Senior civil servant and mother, Helen Olaoye, on Tuesday as she bagged 20 years jail term for fraudulently collecting N4million under false pretence. Justice Morenike Obadina of the Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, handed down the sentence to the Director in the Oyo State Ministry of Special Duties after finding her guilty on two of the three-count charges preferred against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The convict who has spent 27 years in the civil service will, however, spend 10 years in custody as her sentence of 10 years each on each of the two-count charge for which she was convicted would run concurrently. Helen Olaoye was arraigned in August 2005 by EFCC for allegedly defrauding one Segun Olorunfunmi and Yemi Adepoju of East Atlantic Business Support services of the sum of N4 million on the false pretence that the money was for part-payment for security deposit/contract guarantee in respect of an information technology project to be financed by the Department for International Development (DID). After a careful evaluation of the arguments of both the prosecution and the defence, Justice Obadina held that Olaoye was the initiator and mastermind of the scam. According to the court, contrary to the claim of the convict that she acted in concert with Oyo State Government, she acted out of her own volition without any link to the State as she was disowned in a letter sent to EFCC during investigations of the matter. According to the trial judge, the purported DID used to hoodwink the victims was a ruse and non-existent but merely used as cover to perpetrate the crime under the guise of embarking on E-Government project in Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi States. While the court held that a committee was set up for the purpose of similar projects in Oyo State, Olaoye suggested the hoax deal through which she collected N4 million from the unsuspecting victims. “She is a director and senior civil servant with experience with international agencies. She suggested the project to the committee. She invested her personal fund on the project. All the documents relating to the project were recovered in her private residence,” the court held. Justice Obadina held that her latter testimonies in her evidence-in-chief contained a lot of after thoughts as she did not include them in her statement to the EFCC when the matter was fresh in her memory. Consequently, the court found her guilty of acting in concert with one Dr. E. Balogun to perpetrate the crime. |
Politics / Re: Bode George Causes Riot In Kirikiri by Sammy107d(m): 10:17pm On Nov 20, 2009 |
Aywire: you gotta b kidding |
Politics / Re: Yar’adua’s Shocking Revelation To The Militants! by Sammy107d(m): 5:56am On Nov 19, 2009 |
Stupid militants didn't know this all along?? |
Politics / Re: Identity Guard Commercial On Nigeria.....Good Or Bad? by Sammy107d(m): 5:54am On Nov 19, 2009 |
Incredibly dumb commercial. |
Education / Re: FG Provides Free Internet To All higher institutions In Nigeria by Sammy107d(m): 4:52am On Nov 18, 2009 |
bawomolo: but a million satellite images can |
Politics / Re: Nairaland - A Microcosm Of Nigeria by Sammy107d(m): 5:00pm On Nov 17, 2009 |
naijababe: You don't mean "BECOMERICH" do you? |
Politics / Re: Sambo May Succeed Yar’adua 2011 by Sammy107d(m): 3:13am On Nov 16, 2009 |
WHO THE HELL IS MOHAMMED FREAKING SAMBO. Kaduna state? what the |
Politics / Re: If Usa Was Nigeria, Today's Papers Headlines Would Read Something Like These- by Sammy107d(m): 3:57am On Nov 15, 2009 |
Biden- We are looking for gas to meet 6000mw target. |
Sports / Re: WCQ: Kenya vs Nigeria - (2-3) by Sammy107d(m): 10:52pm On Nov 14, 2009 |
franktolk: I HATE that stadium! And what's with the kids at the end?? See how 'fresh' the naija boys looked at the airport here [flash=400,360]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/jIzTXFEgvnQ&feature=channel[/flash] |
Health / Oouth Development Project by Sammy107d(m): 7:53pm On Nov 13, 2009 |
Please support the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital development project. www.oouthdevelopmentproject.com Thanks. |
Travel / Re: I Will Like To Know About Hustleing Life In Dominica From Nigeria Base by Sammy107d(m): 5:34am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Dominican Republic and Dominica are two completely different countries. You DO NOT want to hustle in either-- especially Dominica! Stay wherever you are. |
Politics / Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by Sammy107d(m): 7:57am On Nov 01, 2009 |
i just meant that d poster was addressing the lazy nigerians at home not the diasporans. |
Politics / Re: Nigerians Should Stop Moaning And Roll Up Their Sleeves by Sammy107d(m): 7:50am On Nov 01, 2009 |
No kobojunkie, It's about the lazy arse dummies at premiership football centres waiting for 24hr power supply before they start a life. |
Nairaland / General / Re: Revealing: What Your NON-PORTRAIT Nairaland Profile Pix Says About You by Sammy107d(m): 5:52am On Oct 31, 2009 |
Gabry: I believe being unpredictable is a splendid compliment. |
Nairaland / General / Re: Revealing: What Your NON-PORTRAIT Nairaland Profile Pix Says About You by Sammy107d(m): 5:48am On Oct 31, 2009 |
Y'all wouldn't agree as much if he gave you negative 'truths'. It's like a horoscope: I see it all as a brilliant art of toying with your egos. If Gabry's assessment was switched with say 'accopen's, the pair, most likely, would have marveled at his 'psychic abilities', and concurred still. . . |
Politics / Re: Popular Broadcaster Steve Kadiri Is Dead by Sammy107d(m): 5:27am On Oct 27, 2009 |
Not trying to be insensitive but, I'm almost certain I heard he died like half a decade ago. I can almost hear the words "Steve the sleek kadiri is dead" in my head. Or was it just when he was soliciting financial support for a surgery or something Forgive me if it sounds outrageous; must be one of my brain spells. RIP sha |
Politics / Re: Nigeria Rebrands Online by Sammy107d(m): 8:50am On Oct 26, 2009 |
Very petty criticisms Emeka. Beautiful website. downloaded. |
Sports / Re: Fifa U-17 World Cup: Nigeria Vs Germany [3 - 3] 24th Oct by Sammy107d(m): 8:40pm On Oct 24, 2009 |
Nigeria has been raped and murdered. |
Politics / Re: Akala Receives Title For Buying Cabs & Warns Critics[nairalanders] by Sammy107d(m): 4:51am On Oct 22, 2009 |
white cars in IB |
Politics / Re: Okada Woman Calls A Woman A Cat After Hitting Her. Idiot Lagosians Proceed To Beat Her Until She "Confesses" by Sammy107d(m): 6:49am On Oct 14, 2009 |
Jakumo: Oh bloody hell I opened this ridiculous thread only because I saw that Jakumo just posted. Ok man, it's about time we met. How? |
Politics / Re: If Usa Was Nigeria, Today's Papers Headlines Would Read Something Like These- by Sammy107d(m): 12:18am On Oct 01, 2009 |
800,000 students to protest nude in Washington Friday. Arewa |
Politics / Re: Nigeria At 49, Lets Keep Hope Alive. Say Something Positive by Sammy107d(m): 12:06am On Oct 01, 2009 |
God Bless Nigeria |
Politics / Re: CNN half hour special On Lagos, Saturday 3rd October 15.00hrs GMT by Sammy107d(m): 6:40pm On Sep 30, 2009 |
CNN can burn to ashes for all we care. Want a series of reports that actually makes sense? http://www.youtube.com/user/ABNDigital#play/uploads/2/pVNMhYYFl9g and look up 'eye on lagos' |
Politics / Re: Why Is The Eastern Region The Only Region Without An Airport? by Sammy107d(m): 7:25pm On Sep 28, 2009 |
The Ibom International airport is already completed. |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009 by Sammy107d(m): 7:38pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
Nigeria is winning this tournament |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009 by Sammy107d(m): 7:24pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
See game see game! |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009 by Sammy107d(m): 7:21pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
YEE see chance! |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009 by Sammy107d(m): 7:20pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
Redman44: They'll be so quick to fire him if they come out 4th in this tourney |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Venezuela (0 - 1) - FIFA U-20 WC 2009 by Sammy107d(m): 7:19pm On Sep 25, 2009 |
aarg! |
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