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Xavier5:
The case of Thanos isn't repetition of villain because Avengers 4 is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War. Which means Avengers 4 is the continuation of Avengers: Infinity War.
They both have similar plot and storyline and as such similar Villain should be in them.

I ask, is Captain Marvel a direct prequel or sequel to The Guardians Of The Galaxies vol.1? Do they have similar plot or storyline? of course not. So why use same Villains for both Movies that are not directly related? or is marvel running out of Villainous Characters?

Just like Thor and The Avengers were not directly related. They didn't have the prequel sequel relationship aside from the fact that they were in the same universe.
When I saw The Avengers movie and discovered that Loki (who was the villain in Thor) was the villain in it, it automatically turned me off. I lost interest in the movie. I only had to see it for seeing sake and also for the fact that my money shouldn't be in vain or wasted.

Even if they are to bring back a Villainous Character, let him or her not be the Primary or main or major Villain in that movie. He or she could be a supporting Character just like the case of Loki after The Avengers.

#FACT:
Whether they make money or not, it doesn't change the fact that repeating Villains in a franchise SUCKS.

Its like you didn't read the first paragraph of my previous post. Don't have energy to repeat it. As long as all MCU movies are in the same universe, they are all directly related. Thats the bloody essence of a CINEMATIC UNIVERSE, they don't need to have similar plots to be directly related. Hence a villain in one movie can be a villian in another as long as it isn't simultaneously and he/she didn't die b4 the time of said movies. If this doesn't help you then that's your headache really.

MARVEL will keep making movies the way they do, and still keep swimming in cash. So take your fact and hold it close to your heart that's your business. It doesn't change the fact that it is structurally and fundamentally meaningless, as proven by MARVEL before and again in the near future.

Xavier5:
They are silly questions or you don't have an answer to it.

#FACT:
Repeating Villains In A Franchise Sucks.

This your matter tire me. MCU is one with active characters who have a past, present and in some cases future lives. Ronan did something in the past before he ever encountered GOTG. So because of your dislike for repeating villains, that story shouldn't be told or should be recycled just to suit you? Guy think am now

You spoke of Loki, did his story end after the first Thor? That is why it is a cinematic universe things happens concurrently. So basically if we should follow your logic, Thanos shouldn't be the villain of the next Avengers just so they could avoid repeating villains.

Heck if repeating villains was such a bad thing how come the first Avengers movie did better than the first Thor movie? This just shows that you self claimed fact is just that self claimed. You see I have come to accept not everyone can be pleased, if after the first Thor movie, Loki disappeared am sure you will come here and question Marvel for it.

(Let me be a little petty ) Bro Marvel is so awesome that they can make even the silliest thing awesome. Assuming your fact was actually a fact then Marvel has once succeeded in making said fact meaningless due to their awesomeness and be sure they will do it again. Do you know why? Cause they are simply AWESOME!

#believe

pharod:
Yes, I get it now. It gets confusing sometimes.

Will there be a season 6?

Yea it has been renewed

pharod:
I might be wrong but wasn't the present day Fitz the one that slept his way to the future and came back with the rest? I don't think there will be any other Fitz unless in an alternate universe.

Yes the present day Fitz was in Stasis till until the time he was woken up to help his team in the future. He didn't just disappear to the future he was in stasis while time was passing around him.

Hence the Fitz we saw in the future had already passed through several years in stasis. But the present day Fitz is still in stasis right now as the required time for him to be woken up hasn't arrived yet.

So while the Fitz that died had spent several years in stasis, the present day Fitz has only just spent a few months in stasis. It's a bit confusing but just understand that the present day Fitz is still in the present (in stasis) he hasn't gone to the future as enough time hasn't passed for him yet. He is still there sleeping waiting for time to pass so he can save his team in the future.

pharod:
I understand that something big had to happen for the timeline to change for them to save the world from destruction but killing Fitz?? Couldn't they have left it at not saving Coulson?
What will now happen to Dick? Or Maybe Simmons remarried or she's already pregnant?
I hate Dat ending, I tell ya

Time travel is a fickle thing. If you look closely you will notice that the Fitz that died is from the future. While the present day Fitz is somewhere in stasis hoping to change a future that has already been changed.

NwaAmaikpe:



Nice one,
He should cut off the tail side, embalm it and give to his girlfriend as a natural diIdo.

That's what I'd do if I were him.

WTF...

This is just sad to read. If only these money were spent on actual human beings.

bobbysaxy:
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Lordemperoris100:
I need an andriod below 25k with good battery and camera. I have in mind LEegOO KIICA, BONTEL R10 AND HOMTOM s16

Homtom s16 is preferable camera wise and screen size.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has made more than $14 billion worldwide.

It is a behemoth, the work of countless people behind and in front of the camera, based on the countless pages of comic books funded by sticky nickels and leftover allowances.

When people talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they’re not only referring to the 18 movies Marvel has produced over the past 10 years, but also the shared place where all these fictional characters exist. If a Wasp flaps its wings in one movie, its effect is felt in Marvel’s other films. With the MCU, Marvel has created a 10-year continuous filmic narrative for dozens of characters — a cinematic rarity.

Avengers: Infinity War is an inflection point in that narrative, both the 10-year anniversary of Earth’s favorite superheroes and a monumental battle without any guarantees that anyone in this epic universe is safe.

As Infinity War looms — with record-breaking ticket sales — it’s as good a time as any to look back at how exactly Marvel built this cinematic juggernaut, look ahead to its future, and remember how it never would have existed had Marvel not fallen into bankruptcy.

How bankruptcy dictated Marvel’s future

To fully understand Marvel’s cinematic success story, it’s important to understand where it started.

Back in the ’90s, Marvel was hemorrhaging money. In an effort to stave off bankruptcy, it sold off the film rights to its most popular comic book characters: the X-Men to Fox and Spider-Man to Sony. Marvel’s financial decision was the reason Spider-Man wasn’t part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe until 2017’s Spiderman: Homecoming, and why the X-Men won’t be (at least until Disney’s acquisition of Fox goes through).

Fox and Sony got on the modern superhero movie bandwagon first with 2000’s X-Men and 2002’s Spider-Man, which were both massive financial successes and would subsequently turn into trilogies. X-Men and Spider-Man proved that the interest in superhero movies was there, but the challenge facing Marvel was that the heroes whose film rights it didn’t sell off had much smaller fan bases than the X-Men or Spider-Man (at least back in 2000).

What Marvel did have was the charismatic egomaniac Tony Stark and plenty of trust in Robert Downey Jr., who reportedly beat out Sam Rockwell, Timothy Olyphant, and Clive Owen for the role. Downey had been arrested in 2001 and admitted to battling an addiction to drugs and alcohol. In the mid-2000s, he began making his comeback in mainstream movies. While you could make an argument that his portrayal of Harry Lockhart in 2005’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang might be the best performance of his career, there’s no doubt that his portrayal of Tony Stark, first seen in 2008’s Iron Man, has been his most successful.

As a character, Iron Man did not have the same name recognition as the X-Men or Spider-Man and was nowhere close to DC Comics’ trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. But the perfect fit of Downey as Tony Stark was immediately apparent: While Spider-Man and the X-Men have been rebooted with new actors, the former multiple times, Downey has always been Marvel’s Tony Stark. The same can be said for fellow Avengers actors like Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Scarlett Johansson, who have played their characters throughout the 10-year span.

Downey gave Stark the arrogant, effortless charisma the character needed to make the jump from page to screen, and was a breath of fresh air compared with the very serious X-Men and Christopher Nolan’s dark take on Batman. Iron Man was a hit, grossing $318 million domestically and $624 million worldwide.

If the first Iron Man movie had bombed, we would never have had The Avengers and, ultimately, Infinity War. But more importantly, if Marvel had never signed away the rights to Spider-Man and the X-Men, it never would have been forced to gamble on a superhero viewers didn’t know they wanted yet.

Marvel lifted its cinematic strategy straight from its comic book origins

Marvel’s biggest contribution to the modern movie landscape has been making movies that function on their own but also help build a universe with its own narrative, a narrative that extends to both characters and themes.

One example is Tony Stark’s evolving moral compass and his self-assigned duty to protect the world: You can see it come to life in the first Iron Man, then slowly evolve to the point where it becomes a liability in Age of Ultron, and then a moral fissure between him and Captain America in Captain America: Civil War. Or it could be an evolution as simple as Tom Holland’s Spider-Man being introduced in Civil War and then getting rounded out as a character in the subsequent Spider-Man: Homecoming.

The interconnected universe approach is what allowed the Hulk to disappear from the Marvel Universe after the events in Age of Ultron and not appear in another movie or in the universe again until he’s found in Thor: Ragnarok. And, of course, there are those Infinity Stones, which are peppered, some more discreetly than others, throughout those 18 movies.

The word that comes to mind is continuity, a strategy that reflects what Marvel godfather Stan Lee did in his comic books. As Sean Howe wrote in Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, Lee and his fellow writers, editors, and artists would create individual stories in specific issues but would also tinker with the overarching narrative, keeping in mind what happens in those issues.

“[Lee] vigilantly kept a consistent continuity between all the titles, so that, for instance, when the Hulk was captured in Tales to Astonish, Reed Richards wondered about his whereabouts in a Fantastic Four Annual,” writes Howe.

Marvel’s comic books still operate in the same way today.

This idea of a continuous narrative isn’t the only concept Marvel Studios borrowed from its comic books. With Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Infinity War, Marvel Studios has brought the comic book crossover — collecting all their heroes in one special issue or event — to the silver screen.

The foundation for a crossover was laid early. The MCU’s first solo superhero films — Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger — primarily functioned as introductory origin stories. But they were also loosely connected by Iron Man’s “Avengers Initiative” post-credits scene:

In that scene, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) tells Tony Stark that there are other superpowered individuals and that he (Fury) is working on tracking them. Of course, the cherry bomb in this scene is that anyone familiar with Marvel knows the Avengers are a superhero team, meaning this first MCU post-credits scene was playing a long game, foreshadowing the team-up we’d see four years later in The Avengers.

By now, Marvel’s cinematic strategy is well-known and well-proven, but at the time, it was starkly different than that of its superhero movie peers. The X-Men, with the exception of Wolverine, have always functioned more as a unit than individuals, and none save Wolverine had solo movies. Meanwhile, the superpowered individuals who kept popping up in Spider-Man’s universe were villains; Spider-Man himself operated alone and wasn’t part of a bigger team.

Though Marvel didn’t have the film rights to the X-Men and Spider-Man, it did have the Avengers, and it smartly used its movies to showcase its heroes.

The prosperity of Marvel’s box office has gotten to the point where it helped shape, inspire, and promote the comic books — the source material that all these movies are based on. Heroes like Scarlet Witch (in 2015), Black Widow (in 2016), and Vision (in 2015) have all gotten their own solo comics after their status was raised by their respective movie introductions. And in anticipation of Infinity War, Thanos received his own comic book in 2016 that has run through this year.

Even though Marvel’s model has proven successful — while not entirely avoiding criticism that so many of its movies are the same — it hasn’t been replicated successfully. Warner Bros., which boasts the rights to DC’s Justice League, tried its own version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by introducing heroes beyond Batman and Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. But instead of giving its superheroes their own individual movies and stories, the studio opted to give us BvS first, then Suicide Squad, then Wonder Woman, and then finally the Avengers-like team-up Justice League.

With the exception of Wonder Woman, all of those films struggled to achieve the combination of warm reviews and big box office that’s greeted most MCU movies; Justice League has the dubious distinction of being the highest-grossing “flop” ever. The studio’s cinematic universe is struggling for the moment — proving just how hard it is to nail Marvel’s winning formula.

Marvel’s storytelling has evolved to become more self-aware

When Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige talks about Marvel’s movies, he’s referred to them as parts of phases — one, two, and three. Infinity War, at the 10-year mark, is the seventh movie in phase three.

Looking at these movies in phases, it’s evident that the storytelling has evolved. Marvel began shifting its focus from origin stories (Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger) to more personal ones (Iron Man 3, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron) in the first two phases.

A lot of that is just the result of storytelling within a world that Marvel’s movies have already established; it’s easier to take risks when you’re playing with Marvel’s house money. Further, many of the comic books these movies borrow from are political and have been political since their creation.

But the shift also stems from audiences and critics searching for deeper meaning in superhero films. The “superhero saves the day” story can’t be repeated the same way for 10 years.

The clearest example of this is the evolution from 2012’s The Avengers to 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron to 2016’s Captain America: Civil War.

In the first Avengers movie, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes defend the city at any cost, wrecking buildings and presumably endangering New Yorkers to hold off the Chitauri invasion. Age of Ultron examines the repercussions of superheroism and how Tony Stark’s obsession with protecting people — by way of a genocidal sentient AI — ultimately endangers regular civilians even more; Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver start out as villains whose main motivation is getting revenge on Tony Stark and Stark Industries for ruining their country and killing their family. And Civil War is a story about government regulation and independence woven into a bigger story featuring a villain who wants to take revenge on the Avengers for ruining his life.

Marvel’s early movies dazzled us with the stories of great power. By phase three, its movies aren’t just reinforming us that with great power comes great responsibility, but also asking if great responsibility alone is enough to contain great power.

The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to need new leaders

Black Panther is the last movie that Marvel produced before Infinity War and was its most successful in recent memory. Director Ryan Coogler’s film has made $1.3 billion worldwide and $675 million domestically, making it Marvel’s most successful movie on American soil. Its success has been so massive that it’s now impossible to imagine a Marvel Cinematic Universe without Wakanda and T’Challa.

Getting Black Panther to the screen was a different story.

Black Panther was the first nonwhite superhero to get his own movie in Marvel Cinematic Universe history, which began with Iron Man in 2008. Nonwhite characters existed in the MCU but mostly as sidekicks or under prosthetics and makeup. Black Panther and its hero represented a superhero fantasy that Marvel, and cinema in general, has had little time for.

That Black Panther was so successful and has a story that unapologetically deals with themes like racial inequality, colonization, prejudice, and pride is a glimpse of what Marvel Studios can do with the power it has. Black Panther is life-affirming for fans who have been waiting for representation — and possibly life-changing for kids lucky enough to see themselves in Black Panther and Wakanda.

Black Panther also might be a preview of Marvel’s future.

In 2019, around a year from now, Brie Larson will take up the mantle of Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, a photon-wielding, Air Force-trained space captain who, in the comic books, is also one of the Avengers’ leaders. Captain Marvel will be the first female superhero in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe to get her own movie. With the success of Black Panther and 2016’s Wonder Woman — the first of DC Comics’ female superheroes to get her own movie — there’s no reason Captain Marvel can’t be a success on par with those two films.

And with Carol Danvers having led the Avengers in the comic books, it’s not out of line to think she could end up commanding the next iteration of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the silver screen.

Robert Downey Jr. isn’t getting younger, and Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth have been playing their characters for about seven or eight years in a plethora of movies. Meanwhile, characters like Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and Captain Marvel are just getting their start in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After Captain Marvel hits theaters, the next Avengers movie (still untitled, and due out in May 2019) follows and marks the end of phase three and the beginning of phase four — a clear opportunity to pass the torch.

When Marvel Studios began its cinematic universe a decade ago, Iron Man was a bold gamble on a hero and character. I’d wager that no one, not even the most optimistic Marvel executives, could have foreseen Iron Man as the foundation for 10 years of movies, 2,200 minutes of film, and such a long, complex continuous narrative on the silver screen.

At this point, passing leadership and the responsibility of the franchise to new heroes and the actors who play them sounds potentially blasphemous. But it’s not like Marvel hasn’t done this before.

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PrettyCrystal:
The violence that is gradually taking over the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, has called for serious concerns. According to reports, in the match-day 18 between Heartland of Owerri and defending Champions, Plateau United, Heartland football fans assaulted the referee to the point of coma and was admitted into hospital.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw as Tosin Omoyele scored the equalizer after Thompson put the home side ahead in the 21st minute.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/04/referee-assaulted-by-fans-during-heartland-of-owerri-v-plateau-united.html

What rubbish is this? I keep wondering when we will be civilised in this country. Irrespective of the bad calls the ref must have made. This is totally unacceptable. Hope the NPFL sanctions both clubs severely for this so that next time fans will think twice before acting this poorly. And also prompt clubs to do better in controlling their fans

abatically:
Trust me Rick wanted Negan dead as much as everyone, but he just decided to honor Carl's last wish. If he hadn't read Carl's letter Negan would have been a gooner. It will be so fun to see Negan suffer in season 9. Hilltop have lots of people now, they will be stronger and I don't see anyone coming to rescue Negan, Simon is dead, all his top liutenants are dead, Dwight hates him. Maybe we are going to get another villain in season 9. Time to introduce the whisperers, e go bhad gan as the producers said and I quote "The show will evolve in a huge way [in season 9]. They'll be dealing with things we haven't seen them deal with before and dealing with each other in ways that we haven't seen before." Fingers crossed. But I have a feeling this is not the end of Negan.

Really hope this happens though, because the status quo isn't as effective anymore. Second half of this season was definitely an improvement on the 1st half. Liked how Negan was imprisoned, hopefully it will be a start of something new.

Am currently digging the TWD and FTWD crossover. Its been promising so far

CONFAMA:
You probably don't understand what I meant. Let's assume they decide to have ten children. What is the probability that at least one of them would be SS compared to just having two kids.

So the fewer the number of children, the lesser the probability that at least one of them will be a sickler.

I see your point now

CONFAMA:
The probability that they will give birth to a sickler is just 25% which is still low to me although the risks increases if they continue to bear children overtime without limitation.

My advice to the couple is to limit the number of their children to just one or two at most.

Just wanted to correct this the risk doesn't increase as they continue to bear children. It remains the same @ 25%. The chances of a child getting a certain genotype is independent of how many times it has occur before. So at each stage or times of conception the probability remains the same for all possible outcomes. It does not not increase or reduce as long as the parents genotypes remains constant.

DopeAngel:
please nairalanders i kindly need your advice on this family issue. my elder bro met this girl sometime last two years after having too many disappointments in relationship. he said he wants to finally settle down that he is tired of waiting and disappointments.
now the serious problem is both of them are genotype AS, but my brother does not care, he still wants to go ahead with the marriage. He is saying he has faith and hope in God that nothing will happen. even my parents are not helping matters, my parents are strong church elders and they are even saying my brother should pray that God can change things. i am so pained with my parents stand on this issue knowing the severe consequence that follows. i was hoping they would outrightly dissolve the relationship but no they are hoping on God. What pains me the most is that the girl herself is a nurse, she knows better than everybody but yet she is not considering that.
right now i hate the girl because she is coming to ruin the life of bro's unborn children

This is a very tricky and delicate situation. I am a strong believer in preventive medicine but also a strong believer in God. From a medical standpoint this marriage is risky. The financial and emotional drain a child with SS brings is enormous. It will eventually cause a strain between them if they are not strong enough. Not to talk of the effects on the extended family. And that's just one child, what if they end up with multiple children been sicklers. I can't even begin to imagine.

On the other hand nothing is set in stone. With each pregnancy they have 1 in 4 chance of giving birth to a sickler and 3 in 4 chance of giving birth to a healthy child. Those aren't bad odds if you are a gambler. I believe faith is extremely important. I remember a few years ago in Winners Chapel Warri, a married couple who were both AS were testifying with a new born in hand and 2 smaller children close to them. Am sure you can guess their testimony, none of those children were sicklers. Some can say its pure luck others divine intervention. What I will say is Faith is a powerful force don't underestimate it.

Best thing for you to do is ensure again they both understand the risks. If they choose to go with faith let them, it's a powerful force. Don't interfere, your brother is not a child and neither is the girl. They know the risks and have BOTH chosen to go through with it. As long as neither one is mentally unstable or unsound in mind, its their choice and they have made it. You have to accept it, try to put aside your own stance and support them because that's what family do.

Trying to threaten the girl with only make matters worse and strengthen their resolve even more especially since your parents have given their blessings. The only thing you will succeed in doing is alienating yourself and I honestly don't see what good that will do.

Please understand, this wasn't an easy decision for them to make and you adding to that isn't fair to be honest. Yes they have made a decision you clearly don't agree with but in the end he is your family. And she will be your family should this pull through. Family gives support so give it. I will just advice you to place it in God's Hands and let him stir the situation to the permanent site.

Starkid3010:
hw many candidates did dey choose in PD last year

PD and Jamb candidates had the same cut off. So no definite number was given to PD as they competed for the available slot with Jamb candidates

Another brilliant piece Henitan24

Henitan24:
In an Age of gender equality and radical feminism, it is quite telling how we expect so little from women but so much from men. The hypocrisy is obvious. The double standard is apparent. Yet, we want equality.

Awesome write up.

MistadeRegal:
This comment is why they started blaspheming GOD.
Now you too read this and understand. Is there anywhere I said "GOD SANK THE SHIP BECAUSE OF THE CAPTAIN'S COMMENT"?
The captain spoke against the Heavens saying, "Not even GOD can sink the ship." Now GOD didn't even bother to sink it to prove him wrong because they already made the mistake that sunk it themselves.

Exactly my point and that's the entire point of the topic. The mistakes they made that sunk the ship. But no some people are just too religious to see beyond their nose. SMH

Aceed:
When you heard/read of the titanic disaster, did you by chance come about any child casualties?

If there are, well, that's one of the major reasons why warring shouldn't be an option to mankind because as ugly as it may be they are termed casualties of war

One of the reasons why that captain shouldn't have done that because when he made the challenge, he put everything he had under his care as the captain of the ship on the line including children.

In fact, let's put his phrase in logical terms, the captain was alleged to have uttered these words:
"Even God can't sink this ship"
or something similar to that, which can also be put:
"God, no matter what you do, this ship will take me and my crew to our destination"
Come on, who does that, challenging God who you haven't fought before and neither have you seen anyone who was victorious against Him?

How can a man use God to test the durability of his ship?

That captain was more than wicked, he was EVIL!

He challenged God before the whole world!!!

It was a strategic challenge just like the tower of Babel and when God responded to this kind of challenge, man knew that God is God.
When other people begin to challenge Him as you said it is just the aftermath of the defeat, just the children of the devil expressing the pain and shame of their father. Simple!

The main challenge is over, minors don't count.

Also, get this straight, God only protects His own.

It is just because I wanted to indulge that dude, I am sure with the knowledge we have today and in this our present age, you will agree with me that just because you're a child doesn't mean you're innocent or good. At all at all.

Ponder on the verses below, please

Luke 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Luke 11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Hmmm na wa. Have you ever heard of coincidence? Just because the captain allegedly said that and the ship sunk automatically you conclude that God did it? There are many people who have said way worse even here on nairaland and nothing has happened to them. And yet you claim He killed people who didn't even say such just because one man did. Using your logic you should probably stop visiting nairaland since several people here have said bad things against God so you won't be a "casualty of war."

Let's try not to make unnecessary conclusions, unless you are saying God himself told you he did it. If not then bro you are bearing false witness.

This thread is about what might have caused the sinking of the ship based on recent findings. Let's respond to ops points and not bring our religious beliefs into it.

Ebithayo:
Pls anyone with information about OAU dentistry admission list.

1st list is out, second list is still pending

ictty:
Hi nairaland, am about to put in my first jamb, I always want to be doctor or dentist. I av radiography sudent as a brother, he told me dentist is a good profession but wat really shot me down now was he said why study the mouth when u are so intelligent to study the whole body. Am confused, does that mean dentist study the mouth alone.
Nevertheless I still love the proffesion.
Dental student in the building, pls enlighten how things are going on over there in term of lecture, exams and job prospectives.
Plzz give ur view on this two profession.

Dentistry is not just about the mouth alone. There are different area of specialization in dentistry just like medicine. Radiography isn't bad either. Dentistry is more taxing than mbbs @ first as you offer the same courses and then some.

Just do your own personal research on both courses, as both has their fair share of challenges especially in Nigeria.

All the best.

The federal government has revealed that work will commence on establishing cattle colonies across the country next week.

Minister of agriculture and rural development, Audu Ogbeh, who disclosed this when he visited the agriculture and veterinary complex of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, however explained that states which are not interested in the idea would be exempted.

He said that the committee working on the matter had decided that activities in this regard would begin by next week.

The government had proposed the establishment of cattle colonies as a way to avert the recurring bloody clashes between herders and farmers that has left hundreds dead and property destroyed.

LEADERSHIP Sunday reports that there is tension in the land following the killings perpetrated by herdsmen in various parts of the country of late, the most prominent being the attacks on Benue communities in the New Year which left 73 people dead and hundreds of houses destroyed.

But some states, including Benue, where Ogbeh hails from, stoutly rejected the establishment of colonies, saying they do not have land for such.

However, defending the concept, Ogbeh said it was part part of the resolutions by the committee set up to resolve the conflict.

“One of the most topical issues we have today is that of farmers and herdsmen clashes,” he said.

“If we do not deal with it quickly, we run the risk of damaging the harmony and the co-existence of Nigeria as a country. The killings are getting too many.

“In our attempt to solve the problem, we have proffered certain solutions, but perhaps we were not sensitive enough to Nigeria’s fragile sensitivities and suspicions.

“When we spoke of colonies, we were immediately greeted with reactions that this was an attempt to seize Nigeria’s land and give to the Fulanis to colonise.

“The intention is not for Fulanis or anyone to colonise any territory.

It is to provide a haven for cattle to graze in peace under controlled environments to prevent the conflicts between farmers and herdsmen.

“Only yesterday, a committee was set up by the vice-president with members, most of them state governors, discussing this matter and resolving that states that are interested will begin work on this matter as soon as next week.’’

Source

This morning, Nigerian singer and songwriter, Waje took to her instagram page to slam Nigerians who go on peoples social media pages to drop negative and hurtful comments.

According to her, Nigerians are a deceiful, manipulative, wicked, religious bunch of people.

She added that Nigerian women are the worst culprits.

See her posts and comments below;

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Starkid3010:
it is necessary to attend tutorial and did u do DAT

I didn't really, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing. But just make sure you have enough time to read on your own. Good luck bro

thorpido:
@ bolded,yes I observe the sabbath day.
What is the sabbath day?For a Christian the sabbath day is EVERYDAY.
Knowledge for a Christian is revelational.To you the sabbath is one day abi?It was the Jews that had one day.Today,Christ Who is the Lord of the sabbath (Matt.12)dwells in us and the sabbath is everyday for us,so I observe the sabbath ..........EVERYDAY.

Again,I reiterate that celebrating birthdays was not the most important thing to the disciples then(not because it was not important),but they were under persecution and they had the mission of evangelism.
If you are looking to pick every Christian activity from the bible,you may not be able to practice Christianity.Take for instance dressing;the Jews had a dressing style,they kept beards and wore long gowns.Are you saying Christians have to be dressed that way too? That's why we have the Holy Spirit.He is our Guide.
The whole essence of Christmas is the celebration of His birth and that took place when He was born. People celebrated His birth.He had visitors who brought gifts.

This your post just weak me I swear. I expected more to be honest. I gave you a couple of food for thought thinking you would addressed them one by one concretely but you are just displaying the dramatics I accused you of in the first post I quoted you. I mean the Sabbath day question was just a bonus question it didn't need all the attention you gave it? A simple yes would have done it.

For your second paragraph, brother I don't even know what to say again. I mean let me just humor you a little. Despite the said persecution they had churches in different locations who did the passover some even went overboard with it and drank theirself to stupor. This same people who celebrated the passover like there was no tomorrow couldn't celebrate Jesus birthday. Am just repeating myself really cause you didn't address any of the food for thought I gave you. You just read them without thinking it through then concluded they didn't matter its your way or the highway.

I don't really like discussions like this. I mean you could see in my last post how I addressed almost everything u said prior giving all your responses the respect of responding to them.

This is why I don't engage in this type of discussion anymore. Cause is very rare to see someone who will really listen to your points digest them critically and either counter them or agree with it. Don't bother quoting me cause am done with this discussion. Do yourself a favor read my last posts again and really digest it.

Habyz:
You said the bible called Jesus Christ God the creator, so how tmdo you differentiate from the "almighty"? If you don't reply me I'll understand the reason. Peace

Go through my posts again I clearly stated how the Bible differentiated dem. If you still don't see it well don't bother asking me to explain more. Like I said before, I have said my peace

Habyz:
I will take your advice sire and not generalize next time but as the person said the disciples of Jesus were under prosecution and might not have had the time to celebrate the birthday-which birthday! The one that was never reported in the bible? The person also said that not all the events of the life of Jesus Christ was recorded in the Bible, is that enough reason to celebrate it? Agreed you think that he is human and he must have a birthday but what's up with the Santa Claus part, the Christmas trees and stuff, what am I even saying you don't believe Jesus is human you guys believe he's God. I know I've generalized again but it is a fact I have to state.
I hope you don't perceive me as anti-Christian or anything, I have Christian friends and I am just an inquisitive person.

Lol is just like a racist saying I have black friends. But I think I should have clarified my stance. Am not for Christmas and that was a post without insult that you asked for thats why I posted it. It wasn't me declaring my support for Christmas.

Let me just correct a few things. Jesus is God made man. Although I do not believe in the trinity cause I only serve one God The Almighty. And not a three in one persona. But Jesus is a God the Bible made clear differences between him and the Almighty. His is the Mighty God, First and the Last, Beginning and the end n so on. Unlike The Almighty Jesus has a beginning and he was the first born of every creature. He was created by God.

Being called a God doesn't mean he is the same with The Almighty. I think a definition of a God will suffice. A God means a creator. Heck the Bible even called us gods. Theres a part in colossians can't remember the place now where it is stated by Him(Jesus) where all things made... so he is a creator and hence by definition a God. But is he equal or the same with the Almighty hell no! That's where certain Christians miss it.

Don't want to go into this anymore than I have just done. If you need more get this book by Jedi Ukoko - The True Face Of Trinity. Take care. Peace

Habyz:
Sensible posts! No-one as answered his question, they've all resorted to there already boring tactics of insults and threats however if there has been an answer that I didn't see wouryou be kind enough to write it to me. Why do you celebrate Christmas?

Sensible post does not only have to be in support of Christmas sir!

And yea heres one and there was no insult and threats there

thorpido:
Okay I will and I hope you have the grace to understand.
Firstly,the disciples of Jesus faced a lot of persecution after the birth of Jesus.You should know most of them were eventually killed. Tell me which party/birthday will people under persecution and always fleeing be doing?
Secondly,not every event is recorded in the bible.It didn't mean they could not have occurred.
Finally,Col.2:16 says,let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days.
If you understand the above Scripture,you understand all.

Again please don't generalize next time. Thank you

thorpido:
Okay I will and I hope you have the grace to understand.
Firstly,the disciples of Jesus faced a lot of persecution after the birth of Jesus.You should know most of them were eventually killed. Tell me which party/birthday will people under persecution and always fleeing be doing?
Secondly,not every event is recorded in the bible.It didn't mean they could not have occurred.
Finally,Col.2:16 says,let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days.
If you understand the above Scripture,you understand all.

Very nice but here's a quote from Wikipedia you will find interesting

"Although the month and date of Jesus' birth are unknown, by the early-to-mid fourth century the Western Christian Church had placed Christmas on December 25,[23] a date that was later adopted in the East.[24][25] Today, most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world."

You will see that Christmas began somewhere in the fourth century years after the death of the apostles. And even if they(apostles) did celebrate the birth of Christ don't you think they would have made all other Christians do the same and they too there converts and children. If so the knowledge of the exact date of Jesus won't still be so lost? A food for thought.

And concerning the persecutions they faced it didn't stop them from engaging in the passover. How come it stopped them from celebrating His birth? Food for thought

For the bolded part that could be used to defend a lot of things. But you forget the part where the Bible warns not to add or subtract from it. And the argument could also be made that since it wasn't recorded it didn't happen. Cause I see no reason why something as big as the celebration of Christ birth won't be recorded or at least talked about? Even when Paul wrote to Timothy or the several churches not once did he mention it. Why not? Food for thought

As per the verse you put up there no one is judging anyone. You can celebrate Christmas all you want I will not kill or stone you for it. All is this is for you to show clearly that this celebration is Biblical and a doctrine from the Apostles themselves where we basically all our doctrines today. And not something a man brought up years ago just to convert pagans or make pagan converts more inclined to Christianity. When you celebrate Biblical holyday do anyone disturb you? Nope. Got a question just answer as a bonus do you observe the sabbath day?

charlsecy:
I think you are ignorant of why Easter is celebrated. Go read Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.

I have shown you why Easter is celebrated. Now show me why Christmas....?

Simple and sweet