Fake news.

Its a picture the Pope took with the Imam in 2015 when the Pope visited Bangui!

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/hemeroteca/2015/11/30/t/internacional.html?cid=MENUHOM24801&s_kw=internacional

Please check out www.ireport.landlight.ng and download the landlight ireport app on the google playstore. It does exactly this.

Can one of those folks provide a reasonable cost to sink a borehole or proper well there? I am assuming a borehole will require electricity to pump water

Thanks for your votes. Nigerian business incubator Wennovation Hub is among the four winners in the SAP global entrepreneurship competition.

http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/nigerian-team-among-saps-global-winners/4675/

It was with a mixture of feelings that I followed the news of Senator Yerima's marriage to a new bride.

Legally permission for marriage / sexual intercourse with girls under common law; global and local historical perspectives


When the news broke, the Nigerian press celebrated the much needed distraction form the monotonous flat scenery that held sway in their media: "Yar'dua ate two morsels yesterday. Today, he recognised his mother and grunted to the prayers of the pastors who paid him a visit, ".

The traditional actions of the press caused me to search for what the common law had to say on marriage and sexual relations. During my search I encountered the following:


1) Consensual sexual relations outside of marriage by itself is not a crime in western law.
2) Western law sets an age when a girl can consent to intercourse (Age of consent).
3) Western law sets an age when marriage can legally take place (Marriageable age).
4) The age of consent in almost all western countries is set lower than the marriageable age
5) The age of consent varies across western countries and indeed all over the world.

At one end of the spectrum is the Vatican state which has fixed 12years as the age of consent. Spain fixed it at 13, Greece adopted 15 and some still 18.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Europe


Interestingly the link above reveals a historical variation in age of consent even in the same country.

In England, it was set at 12years of age in 1275. It was lowered to 10years in the latter part of the 16th century.A concern that young girls were being sold into brothels led Parliament to raise the age of consent to 13years in 1875 under the Offences against the Person Act 1875. Afterwards, the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 raised the age of consent to 16, a point where it still stands till today.


The variation depicted above finds itself replicated in Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_Africa


What went forth as regards variation in age of consent applies also to the age of marriage.


The following are states within the United States of America along with the age at which marriage is legally permitted:
Massachusetts,18 without consent, 14 (male), 12 (female) with parental and judicial consent.
New Hampshire: 18 without consent, 14 (male), 13 for females, in cases of "special cause" with parental consent and court permission.
Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, 18 without consent, 15 with parental consent, 16 without parental consent


An interesting find is that of the Tanzanian law. It sets the age of marriage thus:
"18 for males and 15 for females, 14 with court permission if specific circumstances make marriage appear desirable. Penal Code provides that persons of "African or Asiatic descent" may marry or permit marriage of a girl under 12 in accordance with their custom or religion if marriage is not intended to be consummated before she is 12".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriageable_age


If these are the variations and the means with which the ages are arrived at ,what then is the cry about? Any country or people should have the right to formulate its own age of marriage.


PS: Though a search for age of consent in Nigeria often comes up with age 13 , I have not been able to verify the claim. The link below however alludes to the fact that its is not clearly defined, especially at a national level. http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/generaltopics/?p=7564.
My personal experience at my hospital here in Lagos, Nigeria, is that patients of the Northern extraction usually present, pregnant at age 15 +/- (they are usually married)

So whats the big deal! Personally, I would not do what he has done, but has he really done anything wrong? Or is it the age difference that is an issue here? Is it ok then for a 16year old to get married to a 13 year old? Or is it evil for a 70 year old to get married to a 22 year old?

Putting pen to paper for this …Oh My God. I’m tired of thinking thoughts that can’t be expressed or can be expressed but I’ve not yet expressed. I ‘m tired of thinking someone would take offense and label me a devil’s advocate. I’m tired of fearing man when there is a God. I’m tired of hearing that God exists in 3 pieces of physical states-one unseen and unfelt, one seen and felt; and the last unseen but felt. I’m tired of thinking my Maths is bad, or is 1+1+1=1? I’m tired. Somebody help! I’m tired of celebrating festivities deeply rooted in paganism and idolatry. I’m tired of asking questions and being told to just believe. I’m tired!

I’m tired of going to a place of worship where all I see is naked thighs and breasts. I’m tired of sexy girls visiting us in the hostels on the excuse of visitations. I’m tired of three fellowships claiming to have the same message slugging it out at the Angola car park on who has the loudest sound systems. I’m tired of paying tithe out of the #1,200 I collect from home. I’m tired of winning souls for Christ through fornication and immoral relationships.

I’m tired of the gospel comic series about the pastor who heals all things even when all those healed are unknown and those known still walk the streets blind, deaf, dumb and crippled. I’m tired of Oyakhilome smiling to the banks while I go unclothed and hungry. Of Oyedepo flying in jets while I stand in Molues. Of Adeboye making millions out of our individual tithes. I’m tired of people flocking to see the fraud called Adeboye/Oyakhilome/Oyedepo/Joshua/Adefarasin/Ajimolowo, oh sorry, Ashimolowo and the rest. I’m tired of people breaking up the chair Adeboye sat on and claiming blessing from it. I’m tired! I’m tired of human worship.

I’m tired of Bonnke sticking to Nigeria while he can’t step on his native German soil where he is wanted for Fraud. I’m tired of Benny Hinn asking for my donations when he is already proved to be a fraud. I’m tired of Ali G being pulled off YouTube because he exposed Benny Hinn. I’m tired of people flocking to these churches even when all these are in the media. Ah, shhhhh….I’m tired of crowd pulling juju o.

I’m tired of Church ushers looking like ball ushers and cheerleaders. I’m tired of praying to and worshipping Jesus when God is still alive. I’m tired of worshipping the cross, a symbol of devilish cults and an emblem of death and sorrow. I’m tired of people threatening me with Holy Ghost fire when it’s the fire that they even call while praying.

I may seem confused, investigating religions and so undecided, but not Christianity again. I’m tired!

http://newageofreason./2009/11/03/i%e2%80%99m-tired-of-this-entire-gimmick/

Cx

The baby is 3 already. U guys still dey comment. Una no get work?

She who comes to equity must come with clean hands

http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8735:gov-suspends-workers-over-compulsory-prayers&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=119


Written by Fidelis Mac-Leva, Jalingo
Thursday, 29 October 2009 22:29

he compulsory prayers introduced by Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State for staff of the Government House in Jalingo last year has recorded some casualties as the governor yesterday ordered the suspension of three workers for failing to attend the prayers for a period of time in spite of repeated warnings.



Those affected are two female journalists attached to the Government House press crew, Deborah Jonathan of the state owned television outfit and Hilda Adebayo of the state radio. The third victim is the personal assistant to the Governor’s Special Adviser on Security, Ahmed Ben, whom the governor ordered to be transferred out of the Government House for the same reason.

Suntai was said to have handed down the directive during the compulsory morning prayer session for Christians at the Government House Praise Chapel after going through the attendance registrar.

Haba Nigeria Police are at it again!!!.

The people in question are notBoko Haram.

They truth of the matter is that they are Muslims and publish magazine monthly, this month’s theme is on the boko haram incident.

While one of them was coming from the press, the police stopped him and in their usual way demanded for bribe from him but he refused to give any bribe, that was his crime.

They then decided to search him and found out he has the mags in his bag and this afforded them an opportunity to pay him back.

HE NEVER DISTRIBUTED ANY LEAFLET this is a blatant lie!

They then started picking his friends who are also involved in the publications, infact their wives were not left out including a pregnant woman who has just been released since Sunday.

This is unfair and I think the IG and the Fed Govt should do something before this police destroys this country.

For Generality of people, it is time we speak out!

We never can tell it might be our turn tomorrow, May God Forbid!

The case of the woman who was killed in Shagamu recently by the police is still fresh. She was killed and then labeled leader of the armed robbers and several others like that…….

becoomrich:

that is not demography. that is the number of branches per state. It shows you who control the money. The more the branch in a state the more the money. So you , see why I am going to run for president against Yar Adua. I know they estimated population of each place in Nigeria. And I know I would beat Yar Adua to become president. And I know the international community can see the satellite pictures and have gone to different media houses to push for this. Showing them, them how the satellite is different from our census.

If Yar Adua is going to shoot me. He better be ready. I know I am going to win.


I would win all 11 state in the western niger area. And i would win igboland easy. I speak igbo, i also understand Igala. that give me 16 state 11+5 = 16 and I need 2 more to be president. I would get it. either in cross river , akwa ibom or river or taraba or benue or adamawa.

I used to live in adamawa, And I would win . the bachama people would vote for me. I live in numan and the former king of the bachama child was my friend. Even I was at the burial of the hama bachama in lamuder. Lamude is not far from gewana. satellite picture shows they are the largest ethnics in the state.


I have lived in the north. I tell you. islamic banks or not. Northerner are not going to put thier money in banks. So sanusi is wasting his time. Do you see the cattle rearer in the north. he is richer than a worker of a bank in lagos.

One cow sell for 30,000 he may have 100. which is 3 million naira. And you see them, they carry money on them. that why they have knife on them. If you go to thier houses, they keep money at home. Dont go and rob them.

Why dont you ask sanusi how many members of his family that have bank account. 2 or 3. look he should be teaching his people rather than trying to destroy the bank in the south. Some fulani have like 500 cows. which is N15 million value. An average fulani has more than 100 cows.

This is the way the north life. So why blame the southern banks for northerner life styles.

Look IBB tried ever method to get the north into banking sector . he failed. If i remember well. he tried to introduce islamic banking too. it failed. So IBB gave up. It is a cultural thing and has nothing to do with the southern bank.

The issue is as long as the south is still part of Nigeria. The north would never develop . So cut the south into benin republic. That is the solution.

How can the north develop, have you see the list of the football national team. how many umar do you see in it. because they do not get exposure . The only way they can have exposure is if they have thier own country like other country smaller than them.

And if you donot remove the south into benin republic , how can the north control banking. The north want thier own region bank. And the only way they can get to is have thier own country. AREWA


what you people do not know is Arewa country would be the 3rd most populated nation in africa and the 3rd largest economy in africa. check satellite picture.

Who is this stupid fellow? Are you even sane at all? Why can't you just go put yourself in an asylum if you cannot carry on any meaningful conversation?

becoomrich:

akigbemaru , look in yoruba culture it is obasanjo way of trying to get rid of Gbenga daniel. It is calle Aje ma pa mi. WITCH dont kill me.

When you look at an elder food for too long. that what they do. It could means Gbenga daniel no presidency for you. And It may be because Gbenga danel comes from ogun state like obasanjo. people from ogun state among the yorubas have the least chance to the presidency at the moment because obasanjo was from ogun state.

Stirring an hornet's nest

@ akigbemaru and becoomrich- have you ever reflected on how the two of you so perfectly match each other in cerebral depth?

Reasons why the CEOs had to leave.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=151634

cooljade:

she feels really bad that he is turning her down and he now thinks her friends are the ones influencing her request. , especially me

cooljade: I'm begining to think she's too much for him sef,

cooljade: he saw a high class polshied pretty half caste and wants to marry her with 5000 naira. he should have gone to his village in search of a bride.

cooljade: I wouldn't blame those of you who don't appreciate the good a little substantive vanity can bring to ones life.

cooljade: my friend studied at MIT, Boston, and she's not some gold digger as senseless pple here think. they should checkout how much it cost her father to educate her. More than 10 million naira. Not that she's selling herself, afterall how much would a little box of 24k gold coins cost? not more than 3million which is about the price of 2 first class tickets to the States and back. She is born into class , he (groom) worked his ass into his wealth and his eyes saw what his heart desires, so let him pay her demand.

I know that deep down his heart he wants to, but he puts his mother's feelings first. For those who wonder my questioning his choice of a car gift to his sister. well i can tell you for sure that the sister contributed nothing to his life as she got married at the age of 20 while he (my friend's fiance) is 40 years old. so tell me what good she could have contributed to his struggle to the top.

Won't be surprised if you are the real instigator!

@CoolJade

With a friend like you, I am not sure the guy is taking the right decision in marrying your friend. Its not about 'the gold bars' ; its about what her attitude would be if the guy ever says no to any request of hers ,with friends like you around!

If she feels as strongly about her in-laws as you feel about the guy's mum and sister, I would advise her not to proceed with the marriage. She can marry your own brother instead (seeing as you both belong to the same social status).

You already made up your mind before posting here seeking for an opinion (as you said in your initial posting), hence labelling the people who do not share your opinion as poverty stricken.

So is the issue the 24k gold bars, or the fact that he is 'mummy's boy, or are you crying more than the bereaved?

VIPICO:

Titus, hold your Japaul o.
It's heading to 11 naira soon

And that statement is based on?

Folks,
I bought Japaul while it was on TS. Should I still hold on or sell off?

I fit write book about this thread!

It has all the trappings of a good novel; money, suicide bombing,fundamentalism, fights,and I cant believe it ;ejaculations!

@ yelinax, no make me vex hand over all my stock to you o!

My post was referring to people pestering HRH Stock Admiral Wanajo, it just happened to come after your posting.

If no be say my portfolio improve today, I know wetin I fit talk to una o!

Before you post, please take the pain to read earlier posts.

Stock Admiral Wanajo _{(msc,fss,nse,nairaland,)} already said he has told YodiYokun to post the spreadsheet on the thread, so whats up wilth all these comments and requests?

No make me vex on his behalf o!

Where are the likes of Babasin and mamajama?

One smart fellow beat me to this!

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Anybody with an idea of salaries at NEPA (PHCN). I need to find out whats the salary like for an accountant (3 years experience, No ICAN)

crane

ok. women are incomplete without men.

Make I support loma. Women are like metro buses.You pay to get in!

Hot angel, too much chop chop of good thing dey cause long throat o!