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The story of Adam and Eve is another fairy tale just like any other religious story about the origin of man. No human saw when, how, where Adam was created. So any precise detail (some claim about inspired men of God) with regards the happenings in the Garden of Eden should not be taken too seriously. There is a God, an intellectual and Liberal one at that...(check how symmetrical and artistic his creations are, realise how nature never gets cheated) and Christianity may not be too accurate in its Genesis story.

The solution to all these problems was simple. Eliminate the devil out of the equation completely and there would have been no need for Jesus Christ to come and stress himself out here. So if God could not trash out the devil, then every other Biblical story about God sounds funny to me.

Blah blah blah blah...too much dependence on religion for everything.

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Blame this on Beverly Osu's naughty potrayal of Nigerians...and the closed minded BBA viewers in Botswana.

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who is Hope Akpan?


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The recent success of the young, vibrant Super Eagles team has, it seems, not only acted as an inspirational force for Nigeria fans worldwide; the triumph, and the new direction of the vibrant national side, has encouraged a reaffirmation of Nigerian national identity across the globe.
It looks as though the team may be primed to benefit from the pride that the victory has induced within Nigerians overseas. Reading midfielder and Premier League star Hope Akpan was moved to declare himself available for the Super Eagles—and Stephen Keshi’s revolution could take another major step forward with the inclusion of this exciting young talent.
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Only days after Reading knocked Crawley out of the FA Cup, Akpan had gone; Exit League One, Enter Premier League.

While recent weeks have been stymied by injury, Akpan has adapted well to the EPL in his nine games to date. Having already notched up three assists, early signs suggest that he is well capable of taking the step up to a higher level and cementing his status as one of the country’s finest young midfielders.

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The natural progression for Akpan appears to be international football. He was candid about his desire to break into the Super Eagles set-up, and there was a distinct twinkle in his eye when the prospect of accompanying Nigeria to the 2014 World Cup was raised.

It’s clear that despite being born in Liverpool, Nigeria runs through the veins of this young star. “I remember watching the World Cup vividly when I was a kid, and being in awe of the Nigeria team—our house filled with shrieking aunties and uncles, just going crazy when the Super Eagles came to play.”

It seems Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and their mesmerising performances left a deep impression on 6-year-old Hope.

There is a definite joy at being Nigerian; it was evident in Akpan’s recent BBC interview, as the youngster talked with genuine pride at seeing the Super Eagles back at ‘the top of the tree’, and it is evident as he enthuses about the quality of some of Nigeria’s personnel, particularly former teammates Joseph Yobo and Victor Anichebe.

“Of course, they were a massive influence and major role models for me back at Everton—the club was so ‘Nigerian’, with those two, and Stephen Pienaar, who tried to be Nigerian!”

Growing up and training with the Nigeria captain Yobo must certainly have made an impact, while Akpan envisages Anichebe as a key man, a ‘big player’ in the future of both Everton and the national side.

Akpan was also open about what an important influence Victor Moses’s recent rise has had on his desire to force his way into the international set-up. Seeing his dazzling performances in the Afcon, particularly in crucial bouts with Ethiopia and Mali, spurred Hope on to throw his hat into the ring with the Super Eagles.

Moses’s rise, and the central role he now occupies for Nigeria, is clearly an appealing model for Akpan to follow. Despite turning out for England’s youth sides, including the U21 team, the Chelsea man opted for Nigeria and is flourishing in his role as a national idol—he is an emblematic component of Stephen Keshi’s youth revolution.



Akpan is aware of the movement, conscious of the national team’s change in direction and approach, and keen to become a crucial part of this exciting project. Like Moses, he is acutely aware of the way football allows African players based in Europe to ‘reconnect with their roots’, and this is clearly a major motivating tool for him.

For those Eagles fans unaware of the player’s qualities, he identifies himself as a midfielder who can keep the ball moving, recycling possession and preserving a team’s control on the game, but at the same time as having the physical presence—the dynamism and energy—to drive forward through the centre of the park and develop the side’s play.

Having scored ‘8 times in 22 games’ for Crawley Town—Akpan has also demonstrated he knows how to find the net and it’s no coincidence that he once cited Yaya Toure and Patrick Vieira as key influences.

The prospect of the Reading midfielder joining Nigeria’s current stable of talented midfielders is tantalising. Naturally, there was one name that stood out from the others when considering the men who he may one day share the centre of the park with.

“John Obi Mikel, what can you say? He’s a guy who plays week in week out at the top level, with a major Premier League side, and is also a Champions League winner—it would be a privilege to play alongside him.”

Perhaps it won’t be too long before Stephen Keshi decides that Akpan’s qualities might be the perfect foil for Mikel in the heart of the Super Eagles’ midfield.


http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4078/exclusives/2013/04/23/3915555/readings-hope-akpan-sets-sight-on-reclaiming-nigerian-roots

obadiah777: THATS THE PROBLEM WITH US AFRICANS. WE ARE NOT INTROSPECTIVE READERS. WE ARE FLIPPANT READERS. THE BIBLE SUPPORTS REINCARNATION BUT YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHOSE SPIRITUAL EYE IS OPEN BEFORE YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE BIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VERSE I PROVIDED TO YOU INITIALLY IS A VERSE ABOUT REINCARNATION BUT YOU MUST NOT BE A DEEP THINKER TO NOT HAVE FIGURED IT OUT.

JOHN 9 VS 2 [b]And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?[/b] << THIS IS THE VERSE IN QUESTION. NOW A DEEP THINKING PERSON WOULD ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS VERSE. QUESTIONS LIKE >>> IF HE WAS BORN BLIND MEANING HE WAS BORN WITH NO EYES, THEN WHY WOULD THE LORDS DISCIPLES ASK IF HE SINNED WHICH IS WHY HE WAS BORN BLIND. WHERE DID HE SIN ? IN THE WOMB ? AND THE ANSWER IS THAT SPIRITS ARE NOT DESTROYED. SPIRITS COME DOWN TO EARTH AND LIVE IN A BODY, WHEN YOU DIE THE SPIRIT RETURNS BACK TO THE SPIRITUAL REALM ( ECCLESIASTES 12 VS 7 ), THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF REST YOU ARE PUT INTO THE BODY OF A NEW BORN BABY TO COME INTO THE EARTH AGAIN, WHICH THE EARTH IS THE JUDGEMENT GROUND ( ECCLESIASTES 3 VS 16 ) TO COME PAY FOR THE SINS YOU COMMITTED IN THE PREVIOUS LIFE ( JOHN 9 VS 2 ). EVERYTIME YOU COME DOWN TO EARTH, YOU WILL PAY FOR SINS OF PREVIOUS LIFE. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE BORN BLIND, RET-ARDED, OR OTHER KINDS OF JUDGEMENT. ITS JUDGEMENT FOR SINS FROM PREVIOUS LIFE HENCE THIS VERSE >>> JOHN 9 VS 2

Besides asking these questions...has the possibility of the fact that the first dialect of God's words may have been inappropriately translated into this sentence ever occurred to you?

Person go see these kind chops still wan run comot 9ja...chai.

I dont think posts should be hidden...this is a secular discourse...whatever views anyone has about religion should be aired without restrictions...

The writer captured the real god most Nigerians worship...interesting piece.

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This thread made me laugh so hard....


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Ku nam nte ette fo aka namde (Do not repeat the mistake your father made)

I've budgeted 700K for a Toyota product.

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You could leave ur phone number, I'll call.

Played like Tic-Tac-To. This is about the simplest most fascinating thing on BB at the moment, make 5 straight crosses(X) or Zeros(O) to win.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I Just got back from the VISA zones,


The VFS guyz couldnt have chosen a better day to grant ma quest, I'll have the best weekend ever (21 working days of anxiety, gone ).

This particular topic on Nairaland may just be all a Nigerian needs in terms of coaching for a tier4 student visa approval.

Enough said, who else is going to Salford?

@nana & Bountimore,
8th July's the date I applied, Today marks ma 21st working day waiting. Out of anxiety I went bk to VFS office on wednesday, they scanned the bar code n told me to go wait for the sms. I mailed their enquiry unit same day, got a reply on thursday that my application's still being verified. Guess waiting is all what's called for, I only wish I had soccer matches to watch over the wkend to take ma mind off this visa thing a bit.

I've found a couple of impressive advice on this forum,


Any suggestion regarding the required reference number of some previous application I made back in 2004 as this is required in this year's application. I was rejected visa back in 2004 due to inadequate funds and I have misplaced the application documents (the needed reference number).

Is there any other means of finding the reference number? or should I just explain that I had misplaced the documents, while accepting the fact that I have been rejected a visa before, but no reference number to crosscheck why i got rejected.

June 12th cant be celebrated!!!, una don forget?

Mo shots pls,

, una no wan dey honest shey?, lol

LOL

I'm not corrupt, I would have looted ONLY N10,000

Coz, i'd have loved to be a president in the sixties.

That'd have been mad money then though, 

How'bout you?

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what happens to a 2.2 grad?

mehn, i'm impressed, we've got more Engineers on this line than medics, hoping medics would hit this topic harder,

Only when i was a kid did this kindda stuff bug me coz people used to make it imply dinning with devils,

i dont even bother ma self now, if d food sweet, nna i go chop am eh, nawfin do me, lol

as at now the votes (17 - 16)say, we've got more liberal minds than mythical fans,

Wow,

I'm percieving some brilliant minds in here, too late to start serving out individual praises now, gaining some fresh insights here,

I'll just digress briefly to tell Zerocool how most countries grow.

they can't even make an ordinary tv set all dis yrs until LG made d first nigerian tv. it is the foreigners dat run most of the engineering firms & also invent new tins in d country

U dont need to come up with some sub-inventions when u can franchise with brandnames, what u do is make ur country condusive enough for foreign investors(u boost ur economy). It is possible for panasonic, sony, LG and even Nike or addidas to plant their bases in a country, it creates employment opportunities/eliminate delivery issues to sorrounding consumer countries

LG dint just create a Nigerian TV, they strived at making their product more rugged/marketable by taking power fluctuations into consideration.
When ur faced with such erratic power supplies experienced in Nigeria up till this very second u dont scream at the medics, u push the challenge to the very people responsible, Engineers (eliminating political influences, solving that shouldnt be a problem, though a major Engineering challange!).