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Flawlessangel:
yoruba the largest ethnic group in benin and togo? Dude ar u kiddin me.....av made my research and nowhere was this ever stated.....so where did u get this facts 4rm Or did ur grandfather tell u dis?

You need to do that research again. Benin republic and Togo are mostly Yoruba.

bigfrancis21:
It is clear you didn't read a tid bit of that book. The authors are:

By Percy Amaury Talbot, H. Mulhall

The best population census figure of Nigeria is best given by outsiders who have no biased views of the Nigerian tribes.

Says who?

The first set of population figures were even deemed to be flawed in favour of the north politically. The census was conducted by our colonial masters.

Beyond all this,let's use logic? If a poll is taken asking Nigerians to list ALL the languages they speak. You think Igbo will be high up there? Or has the topic for this thread changed?

jnrbayano:
I know you reason well but for one second you lost touch on your sentence/grammar analysis because you were too quick to shove it down my throat your superiority of senses.

I wrote that figuratively because I'm well aware as a safety compliant immovable objects don't cause accidents, movable objects do.

Now, be nice, thank me. Wont you?

Bro. Immovable objects can cause accidents too. That's why if you wan yo be safety compliant, you have to put a visible signal on the object so it can be easily and quickly seen by the on coming moving object.

E.g. A mast without a signal can crash a plane.

RicKyRichards:
I said "*watch and learn*." Smh

Can you explain why you called it a flyover? And why it's not a bridge?

Great Ife.

Home of Stress Quotient.

On several levels, this is an awful and saddening post.

sandyd:
Ibisun still as beautiful as ever reminds be of how we use to sing “ibidun!ibidun! Be my val,during our secondary school days.

FGGC

jabolo:
lol

Ahh common!!!.

Not fair

Zuria:
Seriously, if the pastors had endorsed Gen. Buhari, would Amaechi tell us how the voice of the pastors were the voice of God?

Well, Okupe or Reno Omokri wouldn't have let that info slide either

989900:
You see! "Na for your mouth dem go hear say mama teecha die"

Abeg na serious mata o! I got my money through toil and sweat. Not political appointment or oil subsidy.

asha80:
I think I know the one...the bank never concerened itself with opening account with 'chicken change' but now it is chasing people to open account with chicken change like mad.

Zenith bank? I have a current account there o! They've been calling me to come and collect my ATM, something they never did since I opened the account.

If they have issues, make I go commot my money sharp sharp. Just hope GTB isn't in the same ish.

About the economy, the fact that this is an election year will make things even worse. This year's budget will not come early because of the political period we are in. And the new government will be busy "forming the new govt". Before they select they people they know into positions, the year would be gone and with most institutions, especially banks, depending on such budgets pronouncements to.make decisions; the economy will suffer and even greater recession than envisaged.

But "when others say there is a casting down, we shall.say there is a lifting up!"

gatiano:
Qur'an (8:69)-"But (now) enjoy what ye took in war, lawful and good" A reference to war booty, of which slaves were a part- WRONG!

8:69 Eat then of the lawful and good (things) which you have acquired in war, and keep your duty to Allah. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. ACTUAL!

Qur'an (4:24)-"And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess." Even sex with married slaves is permissible WRONG!

4:24 And all married women except those whom your right hands possess (are forbidden); (this is) Allah’s ordinance to you. And lawful for you are (all women) besides those, provided that you seek (them) with your property, taking (them) in marriage, not committing fornication. Then as to those whom you profit by (by marrying), give them their dowries as appointed. And there is no blame on you about what you mutually agree after what is appointed (of dowry). Surely Allah is ever Knowing, Wise. -ACTUAL!

Qur'an (33:50)-"O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those (slaves) whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee" - WRONG!

33:50 O Prophet, We have made lawful to thee thy wives whom thou hast given their dowries, and those whom thy right hand possesses, out of those whom Allah has given thee as prisoners of war, and the daughters of thy paternal uncle and the daughters of thy paternal aunts, and the daughters of thy maternal uncle and the daughters of thy maternal aunts who fled with thee; and a believing woman, if she gives herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desires to marry her. (It is) especially for thee, not for the believers — We know what We have ordained for them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess in order that no blame may attach to thee. And Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.- ACTUAL, WITH A BIG "IF".

Qur'an (23:5-6)-"..who abstain from sex, except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess..." This verse permits the slave-owner to have sex with his slaves.- WRONG!

23:1 Successful indeed are the believers,

23:2 Who are humble in their prayers,

23:3 And who shun what is vain,

23:4 And who act for the sake of purity,

23:5 And who restrain their sexual passions—

23:6 Except in the presence of their mates or those whom their right hands possess, for such surely are not blameable,

23:7 But whoever seeks to go beyond that, such are transgressors — ACTUAL

You do know what right hand means to Africans. examples- we do not shake the hands of an elderly with the left, we do not wash our behind with our right hand. this helps us know the difference between right and wrong. right in the quran context mean, doing it righteously.

mates- wife or husband.

You are an intelligent person, read before you paste. and I can only speak for the Quran because i know for 100%, there is no error in it. i can't say such of the hadith, Muhammad didn't know about it. that is the devils' handwork. and you know them already by now.

Pls, who are those that are possessed with the right hand? Can you explain this further?

babyosisi:
Toxic wastes
Fertilizers and pesticides
Hormones in farm animals
Additives and preservatives in food
Pollution in the environment
I have my fears about the number of generators and the dangerous fumes in the air in Nigeria

I have warned everyone I know of that dangerous drug they take for typhoid called chloramphenicol
The way people take it in Nigeria is alarming
The incidence of aplastic anemia in Nigeria is alarming,chloramphenicol must be part of the culprit.

The other thing I warn folks,keep away from Chinese foods and their products
The Chinese sadly are a group of people without conscience
Many of their products contain harmful substances that can kill
Many of their products are pulled from the market in the USA and banned from time to time including deadly dog food,baby formula,toys laced with lead paint.
I have always been very uncomfortable with the romance Nigeria has with China
I am afraid they may be dumping all their rejected products they can't sell anywhere else in Nigeria and Africa
I have written this on this forum a long time ago
America has standards and these dangerous products are detected
Nigeria has no standards

Keep away from those Chinese food spices
Anything beyond maggi and thyme and curry ( not made in China o), I don't put in any foods I cook
I went home and they got me all these satchet products and flavor enhancers with Chinese letters,I threw them all away

Its so bad, the only vegetables you trust are the ones grown in your backyard.

Ewedu that one can buy and will stay like 3 days fresh without preservation, do that now and the next day its all withered, watery and brown- too much fertilizing agents, chemicals.

We all put on our ac in the car to keep the air cool and keep out the noise, we do same at home to keep out the generator noise and fumes, as if we won't all come out to breathe same air.

We wonder why places like lekki generally have a higher temperature range to other places in Lagos, well put on your ac one more time and you'll find out why. You step out of the your chilled car and your skin feels like its burning, well other people put on their car ACs too and the heat from all that has got to go somewhere!

I can tell you that if you bring a harmful substance into this country and you have the right connections or money, you will sell the products. What will probably stop you will be someone dying or something.

gbadexy:
i'm really curious why cancer seems to be rampant now.

Fast foods

Everything imported.

Engineered foods

Nothing natural.

jaybee3:
I'm afraid it's not in your place to decide what we can or can't do.
TeHN was set up because a group of individuals with common goal to help those in need decided to put a structure together in order to achieve set goals.
That desire still remains and our support group has grown beyond NL

This response is just unfortunate on so many levels TEHN may not foresee now.

Trust me guys, this your move is a very wrong one, with implications even beyond those explained by babyosisi. Speaking from experience here...

My thoughs about all this will be a little lengthy and we'll again be discussing TEHN instead of DJ.

Do you need someone to help/ replace the third TEHN volunteer ( Mynd44 I think)? That can be worked out.

Don't pull the plug, if you do, it will haunt.


Modified***

OK I see/ you guys aren't pulling out. Nice.

God heal you DJ.

VirginFinder:
Take a stand and let it be known to all.
It is people like you that make some people call us cowards.
Stop hiding behind a finger!

This isn't about cowardice. That word doesn't have any meaning on me. I personally do what I decide to do regardless...

I'm not supporting Igbokwe's utterances. Honestly, I never read them, but I noticed something cynical along the line that I pointed out.

Desola:
But igbokwe is indeed a wank3r that pulls falsies from his rotten 4rse and calls them facts. He's a loose canon who is covertly working for the Ibo agenda in lagos.

Igbokwe must go! He cannot be the mouthpiece of the Yoruba. He is from the enemy's camp and must be discarded fast!

Yes desola. But some mental misfits are already salivating at the situation. Its a good time to turn in the political and ethnic screws for them...

I honestly would rather see the next post as an update or a way forward for DJ's next post.

We can all pick sides and take apart each others words for scrutiny but to what purpose? To see if that person is talking to us or about us? Is that why we are here? Is someone using another handle or not...will that cure cancer? How will that help DJ or shorten the number of post we have to go through to seive for useful information?

Pls let's just let all these side attraction stop for now. Its good to have light hearted distractions once in a while on such serious threads as this, but we've drawn this last one too long and it isn't light hearted.

Also, find time and the effort to do what helps him without letting him know or realise the the help is coming from you. This includes helping him find a job or a business. Smart women do this...

If he realises the help was from you, still feign ignorance and turn it into a joke. If he's convinced the help is from you, he'd notice the humility and love in the effort and appreciate you more for it.

Even people from same country can have the issues you're having, so its not an impossible situation.

Good luck.

richardomoko:
I am disappointed in the comments of some of you'll, whether GEJ completed his doctorate or not is not a factor. The minimum qualification for Presidency is Bsc, why then do we make comments out of desperation to smear ones character because you want his job by all means. Let's act responsibly please and face real issues.

Asking about his doctorate is not just because of politics. As a president of a country, already representing 140million people everywhere he goes, attaching PhD to his name and flummoxing over simple English sentences; you have to start asking questions cos "America will know".

And when America knows...

hyfr:
I'm disappointed at you, you expect him to be fluent and racy in english eh Cos he studied english in school eh Mind you he studied zoology. Get a life, if you don't want to vote him that's simple than deceiving your own self

Bro, the basic requirement, and the language of study for that course is English language. Its the same English that he would have used in writing all his papers up to thesis level ( if he wrote them, I'm convinced he didn't)

manny4life:
Mr. can you quote ANY post where you have seen me involved in GEJ / Buhari saga? Like I said, personally, I don't care about his academic qualification, let the best man win. In fact, his numerous attendance in foreign colleges and what not suffices; however, like I said before, that caught my attention. There was no class 6 back in the 60's when Buhari went to secondary school and wrote WAEC. Why will a statement of result be generated for a class that is nonexistent at that time? That is my question. I have said APC bribed anyone, I asked a simple question. Stop being on edge if when someone ask a genuine question.

Your question makes sense...but if you considered it well, you'd realise that the term "reissue" still covers that. Else one can also ask why you should have a more recent picture of Buhari, or a grade classification having "B" and "E". When such were noexistent at that time.

They simply used the template of the current statement if result sheet to produce it.

But beyond all these, what many already suspect have been going on for a long time is coming to the surface. I remember seeing uniformed guys coming to do GCE when I did mine and I wondered how that person got in. For a lot of military and even civil servants, their entry requirements were only completed after some years in service.

And though this was more wide spread in a part of the country, it wasn't restricted to such parts. My mom once told me about some ladies who asked for her help in passing a unilag course they were taking together. She was told point blank that they just had to pass that course cos in their file, they had already gotten the degree.

All these does not remove from that fact that we need a clean Augean table. Still voting Buhari. Got my PVC just for that.

Islamic finance has gone through an exceptional growth period in recent years,the number of fully sharia'a compliant banks continuevto increase worldwide.Islamic finance is practiced in more than 72 countries and sharia'a financial product are not only offered by Islamic banks,but equally by conventional banks using specific distribution channels.The term 'conventional' is used to identify the financial institutions that have formed part of the financial institution for a long time and not specifically based on Islamic principles.

The object of an Islamic finance undertaking is not simply the pursuit of profit, but that the economic benefits of the enterprise should extend to goals such as social welfare and full employment. The ethical framework recognises that capital has a cost associated with it and is in favour of wealth generation. However, making money with money is deemed immoral in sharia, that wealth should be generated via trade or investments.

Financial transactions are strongly based on sharing of risks and reward between the provider of fund ( investor ) and the user of fund ( the entrepreneur). It is on the contrary that conventional banks aim to profit by accepting money deposits in return for the payment of interest and then lending money out in return for the payment of a higher level of interest. Islamic finance does not permit the use of interest (Riba) because it is deemed forbidden.

Islamic bank arranges their business in such a way that the bank's profitability is closely tied to that of the client,the bank stands to take profit or make loss in line with the project they are financing and as such must be more involved in the investment decision making.

Islamic finance offers situable sharia compliant financial services which are in form of contracts that are related to the conventional banks procedure but the means of operation differ. There is the partnership contract (Mudarabah) where one partner contributes the capital and the other partner, the skills and expertise,the investor (rab al mal) is not to interfere in the day to day activities but profits are shared accordingly.

There is another form of contract (Musharakah) where both parties contribute both capital and expertise,it is similar to venture capital in conventional banking. Murabaha contract is another form where you can offer deferred payment sale or installment credit sales for goods bought or sold,that is you buy today and pay later.

Ijara contract is the equivalent of lease,this contract gives room for another party ( lessee ) to use his asset against the payment of a rental fee, the difference with conventional lease is that the risk and reward during the period of lease is with the lessor. The last form of contract is the Sukuk which is related to bonds, in Islamic finance there must be an underlying tangible asset,the ownership of the asset is transferred to sukuk holders. It is shorter in the life span compared to conventional bond.

In Conclusion, Islamic finance aims at the growth of the economy and nation building with the view of a fairer and less vague business activities which should be embraced by the government.

scantee:
ya have seen it check ur box in few mins.

Thanks. Will expect it.

@Scantee, I sent an email to you, don't know if you got it. Its about out convoy in the politics section. If it doesn't get through, kindly send through: semitunde@yahoo.com

Thanks

FKO81:
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Rubbish

LMAO!! I was expecting this.

Gboliwe:
I started that post by saying the thread was a true picture of us nigerians.

Next I blamed every one but ME in bold. On this thread since the update, every single one of us have blamed A and B but ME (his/her self). Every one has been pointing fingers but accepting that there was just something he or she could have done better.

I went on to say that until we all (including myself if I actually exonerated myself) realise this we would continue the fight.

Then I called for solutions.

Tell me how Gboliwe was exonerated

Thanks for the explanation. I was surprised when I saw your initial post too. I did seem like you were exonorating yourself but I'm glad we were the ones who didn't understand your statement.

Yes we all failed on this if this turns our a failure. ( of which it isn't yet, mind you). No matter how vindicated Anyone may feel that they had done their best in terms of inputs, if a project fails, no less one that involves lives, it will leave a bad taste on everyone involved.

May God intervene in our areas of inadequacies and help us in this case. Amen.

So this is the new reverse psychology being played out now. Stoke tribalism and target someone who seems to play the role of an oppostion but from same tribe....I'm getting you guys more now.

Obiagelli, berem you guys should be watchful. They are coming for you soonest. Handles will be made representing Yorubas and you'll be told you're not needed in APC or yorubaland.

See caution and apply.

Let me share a short story about communication.

A lady I know was queried and about to be sacked in her office. She went to the boss's house to remonstrate and this conversation ensued:

Boss: All the works I gave you, none had been done, what are we paying you for?

Lady: but sir, I do the works I've been given.

Boss: Ok , have you done so and so? ( yes!); did you inform me that you've done it ( no sir...); so I will assume that you've not done it!

The last of the coverstion went on for like three works the Lady was given, but that she didn't let the boss know had been done. She was thinking that as the person in charge, communicating such minor works where she was expected to use her initiative, was not necessary- it was supposed to just be for the boss's information if she told him. It nearly cost her her job.

Pickabeau1 mentioned that it was unethical to let us know the result of the tests done without informing the patient. While thus is true, it isn't unethical to update on what's going on even if its to tell us you have done some tests but for some medical reasons you can't post it online for now, that you want to see the patient first. Sue for patience and more time from concerned nairalanders and periodically still update that about actions being taken behind the scenes- no matter how silly.

From experience, I've realised that stakeholders prefer a manager that constantly let's them know what's going on, to a very competent manager who just seems to get everything right, but without their input. So the sky is the limit when you're competent and you still fill them in and even ask for their input from time to time irrespective of your processes.

I'm not blaming TEHN cos I can understand their inputs. I'm just speaking from a project management purview. If you take decisions, however trivial in a large stakeholder project like this, without communicating why you took those decisions, people can assume nothing is being done.

Shalom.