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This thread gives me the impression that proper English is a luxury for Nigerian students

that sounded like Mary Arabinrin

DrMuzoic:
I think the first problem of this country is lack of preparation by leaders before coming into power. You don't just wake up one day and start seeking for positions. There is need for indepth study of the problem of the country and solutions to it.

maybe because they don't plan to solve the problems at all?

And really, English ain't hard. Fashola didn't say the project will not be completed (some here are already calling it a white elephant project). He said it won't be completed DURING HIS TENURE. Comprehension, please. Anyone that knows anything about politics knows that sometimes, elected officials slow up on projects close to election time so they have a reason to seek reelection for themselves or their party.

Kenai:
Typical of these pathetic people and their hypocritical party.
Always quick to blame others for their own incompetence.

The SAME clown said this way back in January 2013:



www.punchng.com/news/lagos-light-railll-be-ready-in-june-fashola/

We've gone full circle twice (2 years), now in 2015, and this is the type of cheap excuse he's offering. 90 percent propaganda and noise, 10 percent white elephant.

The fact that this Tinubu houseboy even had the nerve to mention Rivers "light rail" (his words) and say the project failed because FG didn't support Amaechi since he's in the opposition - FORGETTING that Amaechi was a PDP governor for 6-7 years including the period he flagged off the white elephant - shows Fashola is just a dumb, deceitful id1ot who banks on nothing but baseless, watery lies.

you do realise that the first phase (which terminates at Orile Iganmu) HAS been completed. what's going on now is the extension to Marina which Fashola stated "would continue" AFTER the completion of the first phase. Not just saying, i've gone pretty much the length of the phase one line from mile 2 to Orile Iganmu where it terminates just behind the National Theatre.

I'm not sure how Fashola being a voice of reason equates Fashola seeking a job at the federal level should president Jonathan get reelected. If Fashola is not running for another political post, it will be more out of choice than lack of political relevance within his party. Really, it's not by force to continue active politics. Bola Tinubu has not held an elective political post since leaving power eight years ago but still wields enormous power and influence including in his party that's the biggest challenger to the President's reelection bid.

Fashola is just making his party sound humane and sensible by saying the right thing. I'm wondering how a lot of people here missed that.

cloudyskyglind:
Read this provocative truth.
Even the respected Chinua Achebe could not convincingly defend the so called damages caused by the advent of the British in Things Fall Apart. He was clearly against them bringing Christianity to Nigeria but failed to clearly defend the Igbo traditional religion. I however comend his professionalism for making a great book not letting sentiments becloud his rational thinking.

what makes this true?

bodi01:
There have never been a time Christianity has not be known. It has been from the foundation of the world. Every other god came thereafter. In the old and now people still worship these gods but Christianity still standout. In solving problems God Almighty is the best solution because He made everything.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Very wrong! Christianity as a religion came after Christ when the followers of Christ first started being called Christians in Antioch. What came before was Judaism which, incidentally, is still very much alive today.

Really interesting topic....following closely.

Remember the whole ish about Sony being hacked late last year and North Korea being behind the hack attack? Well, if you didn't know, the whole fracas was kickstarted by one tiny (well, considering it grossed $1.8 million on its opening weekend it can hardly be called tiny) movie: The Interview.

Release Month/Year: December 2014

Production Company: Point Grey Picture

Distributed By: Columbia Pictures

Producer(s): Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver

Director(s): Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Main Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park,

Run Time: 1hr 52 mins

US Box Office Grossing On Opening Weekend: $1.8 million



Synopsis:

The Interview is a political satire movie starring James Franco as Dave Skylark, a TV show host (Think a male Wendy Williams) and his producer/friend Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) who are sent into North Korea to interview, then assasinate, then eventually decide to interview the country's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un. Before assasinating him. The movie starts off with Skylark in an interview with "Eminem" in which Eminem reveals he is gay (that's a laugh!) and gains the TV show even more popularity than before. Aaron isn't satisfied however with interviewing celebrities after running into a old friend of his (Anders Holm) who says what he is doing isn't real journalism. The pair then decide to try interviewing North Korea's Kim Jung Un and surprisingly find out that the North Korean leader is a fan of their show. They manage to get in contact with him and are granted a chance to interview him. What follows is a hilarious caper that sees Seth Rogen fall in love (and have hilarious getting-ready-for-action sex) with Kim Jung Un's head of operations who eventually joins their mission. Did I say the CIA asked the duo to assassinate Kim Jung Un? Of course they wouldn't have just gone into North Korea to execute a hit on it's leader just for kicks. They eventually succeed in toppling (and killing him to the tune of a Katy Perry song) Kim Jung Un and a democracy is established in North Korea.



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The Cast

I've always known Seth Rogen and James Franco as two actors that can pull off comic to a C. Their acting was amazingly funny and I don't think anyone else wou;d have been better for their roles as Dave Skylark, an over-expressive TV show host with a taste for good things and Aaron Rapoport, a nerdy TV show producer who has to stick a drone capsule up his butt to hide it from the North Korean soldiers.

If the point of casting Randall Park as Kim Jong Un was to make him look as ridiculous as possible, that plan worked to perfection. Of course, he is not an exact replica of the N.K leader but the likeness was pretty uncanny. Diana Bang (haha, bang!) as Sook was also perfection. Her role as Seth Rogen's supporting character only made the movie better. Lizzy Caplan as Agent Lace was also a stroke of genius I think her funniest scene was where she was trying to convince Seth Rogen to push an arm sized capsule up his butt.

The movie also featured a cameo of Eminem (the actual Eminem, not a look-alike) for the scene of his interview on Skylark. There were shorter cameos for Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, Zac Effron, Bill Maher, Emma Stone and Seth Myers.



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The Reaction:

Of course, North Korea were furious! And the that resulted in the hack attack that shut down Sony for a day after North Korea demanded that Sony studios do not release the movie. Then a retaliatory hack attack that pretty much put N.K offline (I heard this from someone o. For more on the reaction to the movie, visit it's Wikipedia page). The hack attacks and the hackers' further threats meant the studio and production crew had to modify the movie and it's release schedules. So much reaction for a movie.

The movie has seen mixed reception amongst viewers though, getting a 54% rating on Rotten Tomatoes which generally means it's not horrible, neither is it excellent. Some reviewers have found it "silly", "stupid and in bad taste" (probably a North Korean there), "sloppy" and "mostly pointless". Other have found it hilarious and even thought provoking. I personally find this funny if you want to watch a comic movie without reading too much meaning into it. It's not too long which makes it even better and you really don't want to miss James Franco and Seth Rogen on this one.



My rating:

I rate this a 7 out of 10. Look, i'm not expecting more out of this than just a funny movie satirizing an actual government. Those that are looking for a stronger message from the movie would find it silly. I wasn't and I found it hilarious. Anything else is story for the gods.



Recommendation

If you like laugh out loud comedy, watch this. Totally worth the nearly two hours.



Viewing

So far, no cinemas in Nigeria are screening the movie (considering a lot of other Cinemas worldwide aren't, it's only natural). I only got to watch this movie from a friend's flash so your only option might be to watch it online. Sony have released it online though so you can watch it on Google Play Movies (which isn't available in Nigeria either), Youtube, XBox or Itunes. Gotta cough up the cash for it though. Get your ATM/Credit card ready. Happy viewing!

http://boredmuch.gidicentral.com/2015/01/03/moviebuzz-the-interview-a-journey-in-funny/

Crocz:
Seriously?...*RaisesEyeBrow*

:p

Crocz:
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Are you sure you don't need help?

4) The Coloured Neutrals: The coloured neutrals always claim not to support either side and actually insult both sides. \then later turn around to declare their preferred aspirant the lesser of two evils and pronounce him/her more worthy of votes than the other person. \after which he/she would remind everybody that he/she is neutral. They say things like “Both PDP and APC are the same! They are all rubbish. They are both thieves…God will catch them one day” then follow it up with “but APC are a Boko Haram party. I’ll rather vote PDP abeg” or “but we need change and PDP has ruled this country for sixteen years without improvement. APC might be better.” then “I won’t vote o but if i had to make a choice, it would be -” insert preferred aspirant/party there.

These ones are the very scum of the earth because they know exactly what they are playing at and are trying to get you to vote for their aspirant psychologically. You really shouldn’t fall for that.





5) The Observatories: This particular set always act like they don’t have a position or preferred candidate but they always seem to make observations that would lead in you in a direction towards their aspirant. They’re the ones that during a political conversation would throw in things to support their aspirant that would appear totally random and innocent but are calculated to make their aspirant appear more appealing like “I heard the ministry of power commissioned three new power projects that president Jonathan’s government started early this year” (moral of the story being that GEJ is a totally awesome dude who would commission like five billion more power projects if re-elected) or say things to subtly antagonise the other aspirant(s) lie “wasn’t Buhari once involved in one scandal over cash in suitcases or something?” (meaning Buhari is one totally corrupt dude who would sell Nigeria to Chad if given the chance). This particular crowd are rather smart in that they don’t push you as much as nudge you in a direction so if you decide to support their preferred aspirant, you would think it was a decision you made independently not knowing that their subtle hints have helped you make the choice they wanted you to make.

They are also scum, but they are smart scum.

I actually respect them.


http://tiersays.gidicentral.com/2014/12/24/five-sycophants-youll-probably-come-across-before-the-elections/

SO last night, I was watching the evening news on NTA with my dad and on the news, these two guys are launching a 200 page book detailing exactly why president Goodluck Jonathan is the only person that can move Nigeria forward. Now before the guys from the other side start thinking I’m anti GEJ as it were, I’m not. But the clear show of sycophancy was just nauseating. I mean, why wait till now to launch the book? Why not wait till after the elections, after he has won or lost (who am I kidding? this is Nigeria, he’s probably won already)? But then I remember – there’s no time as perfect for currying political favour as election period so I’ve drawn up a short list of five kinds of political sycophants you’re likely to come across before the 2015 general elections. Enjoy!



1) The Trumpeters: These are the full on, obviously obvious sycophants. They blow the trumpets of their masters (or potential masters) and don’t give you any room to doubt who they are supporting. They are the ones that would shout “GEJ till 2019″ or “Buhari for Aso Rock” before you even say good morning. They are the ones that brandish the umbrellas, the brooms, the coc—fowls (? i’m not sure I’ve ever seen APGA party members waving fowls around like chief priests at their national conventions) and all the other items of the various parties with more energy than the party leaders. They’re also the ones that get into fights at political rallies and carry their patrons matters “on their head”. They’re the ones that say they went to beg the aspirant to run for office (as against the patron paying millions to get a nomination form) while said aspirant stands at the background smiling beatifically like he’s doing us all a favour by running.

This particular set can be really annoying but I feel safer with them because at least I know where they stand. Unlike some others you will read about on this list.



2) The Partially Objective: These are the guys that claim to be looking at all the aspirants objectively but it wouldn’t take someone with a quarter of a brain to figure out they are not. They are the crowd that would mention one positive attribute of all the aspirants then mention like fifty of the aspirant whose favour they are trying to win (or who is paying them to do it) and still claim they are being objective. Funny thing about these folk is that they are usually willing to argue energetically in favour of their preferred aspirant as against looking at things from a balanced perspective which is what a truly objective person would do.

They are a waste of space. Never take them seriously.



3) The Oppo-cannons: I call this particular set the oppo-cannons because all they do is shoot down the opposition while not really making their favoured aspirant look much better. They are a kinda opposites of the Partially Objective because as against making their aspirant look good, they make the other aspirant look bad. Like the Partially Objective, they would start off by mentioning one good thing about the other aspirants then follow it up with a hundred negatives. They’re the ones that say stuff like “Fashola has tried by fixing some of the major roads across Lagos but…” What follows would be a four page chronicle of the evils of said Fashola’s tenure and why he would be an unfit choice. They also claim to be objective like the Partially Objective but their arguments are usually more focused on attacking the “opposition” as against defending their aspirant like the Partially Objective.

http://tiersays.gidicentral.com/2014/12/24/five-sycophants-youll-probably-come-across-before-the-elections/

Three out of every four people that have responded the OP have been off point and are answering a different question. Nobody is asking why Lucifer fell (though, clearly, from the responses here, that is also a cause for debate). The question is : where did the evil spirit that pushed Lucifer to rebellion come from? Simply put; who tempted Lucifer?

showafrica:
This is the answer, the devil is working for God in order to keep the human race.

Meaning God created evil?

MISSCONGENIALITY:
we can only infer, cos if we reach a conclusion, then we will sees to seek for knowledge. We can only know what we can imagine. It will be contradictory saying that God who is Goodness and perfection himself is at the same time the creator of all evil. If we say he is the creator of evil, then there will be no need seeking his favour. He pre-existed evil. The fact that he created the angel who blow open the existence of Evil, it means the he pre-exited evil and not the other way round.

Fair enough but saying Lucifer is just the angel that "blew up the existence of evil" creates another twist that needs an explanation. If we agree that God did not create evil and Lucifer did not create evil either but was only the first in whom it was made manifest, then there's the question of where evil came from. Is there a different, malevolent creator that brought evil to being? Or did evil come into being of it's own accord like God?

jonescyras:
This will answer your question though its very critical




WHY DID GOD CREATED

...Day and night?

So if I get you correctly, you're insinuating that God created both good and evil?

saymalcolm:
Lol.

Interesting thread with a lot of questions that have no logical answers.

The mistake we make as humans is applying the way we think to heavenly matters where it doesn't apply.

Granted, Christianity is filled with a lot of mysteries we will never understand so I think its best we leave it. As humans, our understanding will always be limited.

The important thing is to strive as much as possible to be blameless in life, love your fellow man. Arguments such as these are like the argument of the chicken and the egg: it never ends.

Lil, you are very correct. However, it is an important question because it is core to our Christian faith. I know it's a question nobody can answer but it does throw a shadow of doubt to the story of the origin of sin as we know it.

MISSCONGENIALITY:
The Problem of Evil, philosophy will say, if God is infintely God and perfect, from where then did Evil come from, does that mean that God does not have the power to stop evil, ot does it mean that he graeted Evil, or did someone add Evil to the perfect creation and that means that someone else also have the power to creat. But I being a christian and a philosophy student, I have decided within myself that to believe that God did not create Evil but that he made man free and gave him the will to power. He gave the angels power and freedom. Gave them wisdom to know what is good and bad. Lucifer knew what was good and out of his free will, choose pride which led to his downfall. Having fallen, he decided to caltivate more evil.

But if Lucifer was corrupted, doesn't it mean evil pre-existed him? Is there a different father of evil we don't know about?

This is one hell of a question.....and I don't think anybody can answer it. People have made bold attempts but nobody can satisfactorily explain the original source of all sin