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I'm sorry but Nigeria is a completely failed and chaotic state. Completely dystopian in nature and undeniably detached from the modern world we live in today.
Only recently, a politician violently assaulted an innocent driver, and told him he could make him "disappear" without any consequences. Like....mate! You must be absolutely bonkers to say such a thing.
Now he has apologised and it's highly likely will be the end of the matter. ideally, his party should suspend him and he should be questioned by the police and eventually charged to court. An admission of guilt is enough evidence to charge him for several offences. As a lawmaker, the legal institutions (if any) should make an example of this. Sadly, our institutions are completely useless.

Now, a student was FLOGGED TO DEATH by a teacher! Like, WTF is going on in that country?

There's no end in sight and things will surely get worse. I wish my fellow Nigerians back home nothing but the best. Can't say more than that if I tried!

Definitely the latter. What a stupid idiot!

Sharpsharp00123:
is it all drivers that engage in this or u just want to show your stupidity to d world again?

"The lawmaker deserves respect as a prominent figure in this nation"

You're an idiot. Donkeys led by donkeys.

Eww

SoftSport:
While violence must be unequivocally condemned, we must also avoid hasty judgments.

The bolt driver stated that he was struck three times and had his clothes torn to shreds simply for requesting that the lawmaker, Ikwechegh, step outside to collect his package.

We must also await a response from the lawmaker to achieve a more balanced understanding of the situation.

The lawmaker deserves respect as a prominent figure in this nation, and we must exercise caution in addressing these matters.

"I don’t support how he slapped the bolt driver!" NO IFS, NO BUTS. FULL STOP. THIS MAN IS NOT THE FACE OF EVERY BOLT DRIVER.

YOU'RE THE DESPICABLE ONE HERE ***EWWWW!!!***

Tetrahedron:
I don’t support how he slapped the bolt driver!

but bolt drivers are the worst despicable drivers on the road,
-they are very rude
- they are the ones that sexually exploit female riders,
-never truthful
-Always looking for ways to cheat unsuspecting people

When Uber was the only ride app in Nigeria, those were days of descent drivers.
Bolt should include etiquette training for their drivers on how to approach their paying clients

Your mum is an obitiuarist

LeoDeKing:
As far as 2023 presidential election of the fed rep of Nigeria is concerned, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Asiwaju of Nigeria, the Jagaban of Africa, has no opponent.

I have never had confidence in the victory of any candidate in any election the way I have for the great Yekini Ogunlere Amoda of Iragbiji.

February is just few weeks from today, obituarists will learn the most bitter lesson of their miserable lives.

Ancient abode

F***ing joke!

You guys are lucky this shit does not make headline news in the UK. Otherwise every Nigerian both home and away would be a laughing stock!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Firstly, the question itself does not seem to be without its criticisms. How do you define the terms compromise, character and (being) rich? Obviously, there are many generic terms used to define the key words in your question. However, different terms always have different meanings to various people.

Going back to your question, simply speaking, there is always an element of compromise in everyday life. You couldn't be in two places at once. In terms of character and richness, it is arguable that the two may be unrelated. One's character may - or may not - necessarily lead to wealth, if you prefer, or poverty dependent on one's environment (When in Rome act like the Romans do). There are certain opportunities in life that may enable individuals find themselves in positions to seek or acquire wealth. However richness does not equate to wealth since they mean two different things entirely i.e. richness is tangible whereas wealth is intangible. However, all things considered, one's social background, education and life experience may provide such opportunities to acquire wealth. Nonetheless, this is not to imply that these factors exclusively lead to wealth. Consider the like of Roman Abramovich (never mind Bill Gates) who rose from abject poverty to become one of the richest men on the planet. We should also consider similar homegrown entrepreneurs with equally rags-to-riches tales also. I guess all I am saying is life is what you make (of) it.

Another issue to consider is ethics (or morals). Clearly, there are several cases to consider in terms of morals. Business cases, religious cases, political cases and economic cases alike similarly encounter ethical and unethical issues in their daily dealings. Depending on your area of expertise, there are given morals for different cases. One cannot assume that business issues and political issues are dealt with in the same manner. On the other hand, individuals (not organisations or political parties, etc) have a moral duty to do the right thing at all times (you should familiarise yourselves with philosophical concepts such as egotism, utilitarianism, consequentialism, etc). Unfortunately, that simply is not the case. If anything, organisations, politicians and religious bodies continue to find themselves committing several atrocities in the name of profitability, whatever it is politicians do, and religion respectively. Therefore, one can only act according to the environment one finds himself/herself. This is why, in terms of unethical business practices in most organisations, it is always difficult to assert who usually gets the blame - the organisation or the individual(s)? In most cases, the organisations are mostly to blame although organisations are simply made up of individuals. Surely, the "organisation" did not technically commit an unethical act, certain "individuals" must have done so. The organisations pay the fines and the individuals are rarely or never disciplined. Of course, these individuals would have made a tonne of money for the organisation. A fine in most cases is usually a drop in the ocean.

From a business point of view (which happens to be my field of expertise), I myself cannot say I would rather preserve my character in order to be rich. First of all, are organisations REALLY interested in individuals who would rather ignore prospective lucrative business opportunities for the sake of preserving one's character? Sorry mate. You do not belong here. Of course, as society begins to question organisational practices, several organisations have been seeking to address their ethical stance in the business world. However, it is not usually as easy as it seems when you consider the activities of several multinational corporations. If you were to consider running your own business, I guess it is up to you to make ethical (or unethical) decisions in order to remain profitable. How ethical do you deal with your clients/customers? How ethical are the services you provide? In what way do people interpret the services provided? How sustainable is your business? Is the sustainability based on ethical or unethical practices? Most of all, are you happy with the service provided and the benefits of your service to others and yourself? I guess others may look for profitability while others seek excellent customer service, reputation, business influence, power, etc. It simply depends on one's need and the means to achieving one's ends.

In sum, I simply do not see any relationship between one's religion and the question at hand (Well, you could also argue that religion does play a big part in people's lives - I choose to ignore the concept of religion and its influence in terms of the question). The answer(s) simply lies in one's objectives, one's environment (geography, social actors, politics, legal governance and resources, etc) and other personal factors such as one's personality (mostly), personal values, personal beliefs and to a lesser extent cultural values. I hope this addresses the question.

Because the ears are for hearing! They buzz constantly when in flight!!!

its abdul: EAGLES ARE MIRACULOUS, WHEN YOU EXPECT "POOR" PERFORMANCE FROM THEM, THATS WHEN THEY SHOW YOU THE "LIGHT" IN THEM.

I'm sorry but I tend to disagree with you on that one. I expected SUPERIOR performance from them. They knew and very well understood they needed to put on spectacular performance for their own sake also. They knew they were facing up to a very strong opponent therefore they needed to go in hard. The nation's expectations were quite high and they lived up to it. Congratulations to them. **The game of football can be very funny sometimes and there are other factors likely to affect the performance, or rather, the outcome of a football match but I'm not taking anything away from the boys. That was an exceptional result for us as a nation**

flinspiero: Mba is a warri wolves player.

Errr...Ok. Nothing to do with what I said.

supaeagles: but i feel they only focus on light skinned chicks......we need to see some dark skinned goddess too

Ha-ha! Fair enough. I'm sure they do focus on a variety of chicks. I don't want to sound controversial but I'm sure the cameramen do keep an open mind. Light skinned, dark skinned, we love 'em all!
But boy! I've seen some stunning girls so far!

aribisala0: Not true Sunday Mba is a Lagosian He is from the Airport area

I'm quite sure he is Ibo. I don't know which state to be exact. But I'm sure he resides in Lagos.

Well, it'd be a bonus if he was from Isuikwuato though! My Local Government Area!

Ilaje44: Haa aburo, me too see saw them with my agbalagba eyes o jare. Old man sabi good things too. Experience yanfu...

Love it! The cameramen do a very good job capturing the fine chicks! They seem quite fixated on them sometimes! Makes one wonder what they are thinking!!

Ilaje44: BTW, I saw one or two fine gals - omo pupa rodorodo - among the Nigerian supporters club. You could add them to the BEAUTIES of AFCON women sha... Bon soir cherrie!

I thought I was the only one who noticed the pretty girls! Damn. There is unrefined beauty in Africa o! (Naija). Definitely need to check them out someday!

Man-of-God:
POINT OF CORECTION, SUNDAY MBA IS NT 4RM OHAFIA BT 4RM UMUOBIALA ISUIKWUATO OF ABIA STATE.

Really?!!! I'm from Isuikwuato too! Damn, his village must be preparing some MAAAD dish right now!

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Definitely Emenike! I would say Moses or anybody else (they ALL played amazingly well) but boy, was he (Emenike) instrumental.
As far as the MAN of the match goes, I would stick to Emenike. Boy, his free kick was AMAAAAAZIIING!!! Definitely one of the best goals of the tournament.
That said, my unreserved credit to the team. We were exceptional considering the composition of the Ivorian squad.



Credit to ourselves as spectators also. I was so nervous I thought it was my wedding day or my first child-birth experience!!!
Phew!

ROSSIKE: Sure, but Nigerians deserved five yellows including a red card? Burkina Faso not a single booking? Even Catalonia, with Puyol and co were booked several times against the SE but it was Burkina Faso that was 'perfectly clean' in your eyes?

DUMMY. NO WONDER WE'RE ALWAYS CHEATED BY REFS. OUR PEOPLE ARE TOO TIMID TO RAISE THEIR VOICE IN OBJECTION, INSTEAD PRETENDING 'ALL IS WELL'.

Cousin, I told you earlier to please respect the manner in which you speak to me. You've called me a blind bat, this and that; now I am a dummy.

ARE YOU FU*KING MAD?! YOU FU*KING TW@T. YOU'RE A DEMENTED C*NT. Get the f*ck over yourself, b*tch. You narrow-minded a**wipe. You've been saying the same sh*t over and over again. Get a grip. No one gives a rat's a** what you think. "Referee this, referee that". You sound like an attention-seeking wh*re and if you think you'd use me as a scapegoat to make a point or feel good with yourself then you must know you hit on the wrong person.

I told you politely to mind your language but you obviously enjoy rambling like a crackhead. You're a b*tch. You can't present an opinion coherently and moderately, you FU*KING C*UNT.

"We're all blind to this...that...we're all acting like gentlemen...the referee was biased against Nigeria...we're always cheated by the ref...blah...blah"... It's a game of football BI*TCH, NOT A POLITICAL UPRISING. GET THE F*CK OVER YOURSELF. BETTER YET, GET THE F*CK OUT OF HERE.


PUNK B*TCH.

I swear, DO NOT even think about pissing me off any further because nairaland wouldn't accommodate my anger & madness with your stupid f*cking thick skull.

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Hakim27: Why didnt moses play?

Because he couldn't cross the Red Sea!

bennyraz: so why was the referee using is discretion to give us yellow cards? Why did keshi not protest to the 4th official? Of course no team spirit courtesy of our captain

The referee makes a decision as he/she sees fit. If the referee thought our tackles deserved a booking whatsoever then the referee was in a position to do so. And Bruv the red card was very well deserved - and, no, I am not Egyptian or whatever. I am a Nigerian. The second yellow which resulted in a red card was a very good decision. If I could, I'd have slapped the dude via my television but unfortunately that technology is not available as of yet.

And for f**k's sake, you speak to Keshi or the captain of the team because I couldn't give two fu*ks about their feelings or why they chose not to protest whatever they felt should've been protested. It's a team effort, not Keshi or the captain's. I'm sorry but that was a baseless sentence to make in terms of Keshi and the captain.

Actually they chose not to protest because they may have had no problems with the officials. I watched Keshi's post match interview and he NEVER moaned about the officials. In fact, he was actually proud of the boys although he expressed disappointment because we conceeded at the very last minute.

bennyraz: the silly tackle that was committed on mikel which he protested, was the faso player booked?

A foul was called and a freekick was given. The fact that Mikel protested doesn't imply the opponent should've been booked. The referees are allowed an element of discretion in their decision making.

I'm guessing you expected the referee to pull out a .45 and blast the opponent to death, right?

Allisonrichy: ...you're making sense bro

Much appreciated.

ROSSIKE: Shut up and and go play happy slave as usual.

WE ARE BOLD ENOUGH TO CALL OUT CHEATING AND VICTIMIZATION WHEN WE SEE IT. SUPER EAGLES WERE CHEATED. QED. AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TOMORROW, WE WILL SHOUT IT OUT LOUD.

Mate, there's no need to be rude whatsoever. If you're gonna make a point be sensible about it. No one on this thread wishes our country anything but success and your insults are not necessary.

udz: U r calling smone a blind bat, i think U r d blind carmel in a forest. Go and learn how 2 watch football.

Thank you very much. A blind camel you know!

ROSSIKE: I'm entitled to say you are BLIND. The Burkinabes committed no 'bookable offences' at all to you while Nigeria committed FIVE?

BLIND BAT.

Yes, I am as blind as a bat. End of.

[quote author=vandarsar]As much as you tried hard to be objective you were still biased, and I believe you're just trying to play a devil advocate role.

How can you say there was a level playing field in that game we saw today? I for one believed Nigerians got booked unnecessarily by the ref. He was not consistent. The game's suppose to be a local derby with lots of reasonable tackles flying high....

If Nigeria deserve 5 yellow cards, then the Bukinababes deserve 4 let alone they didn't even get cautioned. How will you explain the 10th min incident between the last CB and Eminike?

Obviously as much as our opinions differ, the referee has the utmost discretion to make decisions as he/she sees fits.

ROSSIKE: You're talking Absolute Rubbish.

What did Ambrose do to get sent off or are you a blind bat?

Obviously you're entitled to your opinion and, no, I am not as blind as a bat. Well, two bookable offences for sure - I'm sorry if you disagree with me but I'll keep saying the same - we all are entitled to our opinion and I stick to mine.

aribisala0: The result was a fair one.No one has a right to win and the Burkinabes did themselves credit with their persistence which paid off in the end. I really admire their spirit which was inspirational. Our boys showed flashes of inspiration occasionally but were wasteful in front of goal. The red card was deserved and Efe should have known better.Discipline is always a problem for African teams and I don't know what the solution to that is. The boys appear to be genuinely young and if kept together will have a bright future.We still need to have at least one world class player in the midfield and a more efficient striker but we should have our eyes firmly in the future because we won't win the Cup and will be lucky to to get to the Semis.

There is no need to blame anyone, this is a reflection of how good we really are.I also think our boys were physically less fit than the Burkinabes and I do not think this was just down to being a man down. Overall we do not have the same kind of quality we had in the late 90s and I wonder why that is.Still, keeping these guys together for two more years should bring great improvement. Disappointing for sure but let's be realistic and honest a fair result.

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!

bennyraz: yes everyone is entitled to his opinion, that i respect and i will respect yours but i asked a question which you've not answered?

1. The fouls we committed, were they not similar to that of the faso boys? Why did ours earn us a yellow and theirs got them nothing?

You know in the football world there is a difference between a professional tackle and a silly tackle and our boys chose the latter?