tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post7100338110930649874..comments2019-05-31T02:12:56.593-07:00Comments on Payme's 2Cents: You Dare Not Stop!Paymehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328079128990191603noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-81143076660131176082012-04-18T10:04:22.496-07:002012-04-18T10:04:22.496-07:00I understand the way you feel but it doesn't n...I understand the way you feel but it doesn't necessarily mean you don't care again. It could simply be your mind trying to keep you 'sane' by refusing to be agitated over things it feels you have no control over.<br /><br />There is a general tendency to say 'security operatives do not take our security seriously'. The security guys have also been the target of these attacks. If nothing else, for self preservation purposes, they will take this seriously. But they are trying. A lot needs to be done but we should also recognize they are handicapped by lack of equipment, training, etc and they are trying to get up to speed. At least, we've read in the papers of the several bomb factories that have been discovered in Gombe, Yola, etc. Let us encourage them when they do good and chastise them when they perform poorly instead of generally always putting them down. And we the populace need to cooperate with security operatives. Did you read the article in NYtimes of the journalist who interviewed an imam and residents of Kano who said they took part in the very bloody attack that left hundreds dead? Those guys were the everyday John Doe. How can the security operatives alone stop that? It requires a change in ideology but the folks (govt officials, imams, leaders of thought) who are supposed to do that are the ones involved in preaching radicalism.<br /><br />It is not uncommon to hear people say 'it is only in Naija that this can happen' but who would have thought the almighty secret service sent to make preparations for Obama's security would have been partying with hookers and even bring them back to their hotelwebroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785044875485919642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-23681110011230120552012-04-18T08:42:09.358-07:002012-04-18T08:42:09.358-07:00I know that feeling... #too sadI know that feeling... #too sadIbknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-57051241792642845502012-04-16T01:45:17.433-07:002012-04-16T01:45:17.433-07:00Little drops of water they say, make a mighty ocea...Little drops of water they say, make a mighty ocean. I just see these little actions, powerless they might seem now, make a mighty revolution in a very near future. God bless Nigeria.. God save us allOyinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331748919423750131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-79046415144597750222012-04-14T01:51:08.497-07:002012-04-14T01:51:08.497-07:00Nigeria will get there one day. We dare not give u...Nigeria will get there one day. We dare not give up on her...AlexIsJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035406601741851898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-4758186056569025492012-04-13T20:45:23.417-07:002012-04-13T20:45:23.417-07:00Let's keep praying for Nigeria...Let's keep praying for Nigeria...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-53964894878703439662012-04-13T09:02:21.951-07:002012-04-13T09:02:21.951-07:00I totally dislike that fact that in Nigeria, one l...I totally dislike that fact that in Nigeria, one lives in total fear. No one is sure of what to expect the next minute,hour, or day. I intercede every day for Nigeria and i hope it becomes a better place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-72855550031935350782012-04-13T03:37:07.593-07:002012-04-13T03:37:07.593-07:00Very well put together. Feeling powerless- having ...Very well put together. Feeling powerless- having good motives but knowing deep down there's not much you can do about it - leaves a really bad taste in one's mouth.Yinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474350615613472060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-75662046662920693902012-04-12T14:10:31.611-07:002012-04-12T14:10:31.611-07:00Thought-provoking and very moving! We won't lo...Thought-provoking and very moving! We won't lose the will and the drive to keep pressing for change though. We won't be outsmarted by apologists of the status-quo. That much I know and believe.Raymond Eyohttp://raymondeyo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-90016223642454637092012-04-12T12:55:07.199-07:002012-04-12T12:55:07.199-07:00If we heed your words, we may not be able to do mu...If we heed your words, we may not be able to do much but sometimes less could be more. Thank you for writing this.omojuwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492112758103297172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-23515515557044445292012-04-12T12:37:07.417-07:002012-04-12T12:37:07.417-07:00'Tired of knowing I can only do little'......'Tired of knowing I can only do little'...there's no other way to cooment apart from an applause. I would suggest you cc @ged, @nigerianewsdesk and @saharareporters.<br />This article is to big and meaning to remain just here.<br />Its frustrating, but we shouldn't give up. Well done.Toyin Innissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-69879959279350706832012-04-12T10:39:55.437-07:002012-04-12T10:39:55.437-07:00Yes very true and well done..its unfortunate that ...Yes very true and well done..its unfortunate that millions have gotten used to undue process and bad governance. I have thought and far wide and my conclusion is that while 99.99% of the country's problems appear physical the ultimate solution to me seems to be Trancedent. We need some sort if divine intervention to deal with wrong, unhealthy mentalities that apparently dates back to the 60s. When I see things like this I kind of believe again. I pray, I really do pray for the birth of More of this and not just the birth but grace to keep advocating for what we believe is RIGHT. Well done once again payme.Olubukunmi Olukoyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-52373887657725429882012-04-12T09:16:49.652-07:002012-04-12T09:16:49.652-07:00Rather than address the issues causing all these w...Rather than address the issues causing all these wanton destruction of lives and property, our rulers will be quick to donate supposedly relief materials to the families of the victims. God help this countryOSOWE OLUWAGBENGAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-45596104803944134072012-04-12T06:45:15.483-07:002012-04-12T06:45:15.483-07:00Well said.... there's every reason to give up ...Well said.... there's every reason to give up even when we feel we cant make a change alone but together we can all make a difference. this article is always a great place to startNiyi Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-85781851953886139432012-04-12T04:48:52.793-07:002012-04-12T04:48:52.793-07:00Hmmm... I have also been guilty of this. You hear ...Hmmm... I have also been guilty of this. You hear it so much and it doesn't affect you anymore.No feeling, no reaction, nothing. This is a clarion call to every Nigerian who wants to see positive change... You dare not give up!openoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-13466831179555107512012-04-12T04:11:11.930-07:002012-04-12T04:11:11.930-07:00is it normal to feel normal whenever a bomb goes o...is it normal to feel normal whenever a bomb goes off and kills a fellow citizen? i ask myself this question always. but what can i do? i am helpless just like the victims of the bomb blastodeshinabolahttp://odeshinabola.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241267099232901702.post-56759661257851015692012-04-12T03:37:27.659-07:002012-04-12T03:37:27.659-07:00I hear you b, God bless for the wake up call. Cont...I hear you b, God bless for the wake up call. Continue to fight for change!!Roberts JesusBabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989447848503882272noreply@blogger.com