₦airaland Forum

Ogaga4Luv:
[size=13pt]I (OGAGA) stand on the truth. I stand forth to challenge the wisdom of the world; to interrogate the "laws" of man and of "God"!  . I fear no truth that ever exist. I will never take part in false doctrine. skip me off. . .im not in that level.

I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness.
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Mr Ogaga, there is no point in quoting scriptures for you again IMO, a lot of people have said to you: "Repent, the second coming of Christ is near!" and you've obviously turned deaf hears several times. So let me join them by asking you to give your life to Christ before it's too late. Now, I will be praying for you and hope that someday you'll be a totally renewed person. I feel so sorry for you man!

The fact that you or someone else isn't successful or happy at Christianity doesn't invalidate Christianity. Btw there are those who aren't successful and happy with Satanism too, so is Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.

BTW, you don't have to invalidate Christianity to proof Satanism is the real deal. It's like having a Muslim invalidating Buddhism to justify his/her religion. If Satanism is the route you're taking, then fine, take it and stop all this bad belle hating for Christian Doctrines. You have freewill, don't you? and should be allowed to practice whatever belief you have, init? let others do the same please.

You have to first forgive yourself as in stop worrying about it and then ask for forgiveness from God. Forgiveness involves not looking back on your sins, as in not worrying/thinking about it whether God has forgiven you or not. God said, if any man is in Christ, he's a new creature, behold old things are past away and all things are now new. So you're a new being man, when you get to confess your sins to him, then you're totally different from the man that slept with a woman while the husband is in the bedroom. As in, that man is gone, lost, forgotten, you are now a new special kind of being, a transformed and renewed personality in its entirety.

My 2 kobos worth sha!

Image123:
I'll not enter deep into the discuss now but there's need to say that when people refer to alcohol, it includes the likes of shepe, ogogoro, schinapps, star extra lager 'the clear leader' etc. I believe it'll be at best naive to argue that Jesus will take these in the sense that it's taken if he were living with us. But I'll like to ask what it means to drink responsibly. Is it a sip, 2 bottles or 4crates? How responsible can we drink and how liberal can we be so as not be considered as conservative or legalistic? Also, is there a difference between wine and strong drink? If yes, what drinks can we put as examples? Looking forward to your response(s)

IMO, To drink responsibly can be relative to each individuals, I have a colleague who consumes 10 pints and doesn't affect him. But in other to have a generic level of acceptable drinking, you have to look at a country such as England where everyone is allowed a limit they can consume before doing such things as driving.

What I'm saying in reference to image123's question is that so many scientific test has been done and a whole country have adopted a law that says if you consume more than X number of pints of alcohol then you're not fit to drive. I will like to stick to such level of acceptable drinking as drinking responsibly.

Nezan:
Alcohol is sin, period!

I'll like to compare this statement with Money. Is Money the root of all evil? No, But the Love of Money is the root of all evil, absolutely YES!
So is Alcohol (Strong drink) sin? No, But too much of Alcohol is sinful and forbidden from Bible's perspective, absolutely YES!

KunleOshob:
One thing is crystal clear from the bible, Jesus was a regular driner of alcoholic wine and no matter how much you want to deny or ignore that it still remains a biblical fact{luke 7:33-34}.

Kunle, men, when I grow up, I want to be like you o!

Do you know I've never read, or perhaps, it's never occurred to me before reading this your post that Christ was called a gluttony and a drunkard! Ofcourse Jesus can't get drunk by drinking "Fruity" wine, Truth is good o, although can be bitter. These same peeps in Luke 7 called John the baptist a demon for eating no bread and drinking no wine.

Check out this notes from Barnes commentary on Matthew 11:16 - 19 ,

Wine-bibber. One who drinks much wine. A great drinker. Jesus undoubtedly lived according to the general customs of the people of his time. He did not affect singularity; he did not separate himself as a Nazarene; he did not practise severe austerities. He ate that which was common, and drank that which was common. As wine was a common article of beverage among the people, he drank it.

In most of the bible versions I read, he was either called a wine bibber or a drunkard in Luke 7:34, that doesn't mean the people who are calling him that are right though, but in other to understand the bible's take on what wine is and what wine bibbing is, I had to read a little further.

I got some of these references:

We all know Jesus made wine as per John 2:3-11, particularly verse 10, The main point of call is what kind of wine,  freshly pressed wine or not? I couldn't get my head round why people will get drunk of "fruity" wine though. So I decided to look up some references.

I also checked up the Hebrew word for drink as used in Isaiah 1:22, 24:11, Micah 6:15.

For Is 1:22 The KJV strong version called it wine and used the word: Cobe' which means drink/liquor/wine. This is a Noun word formed from the word Caba - a verb which means to winebibe, drink heavily or get drunk(as in drunkard, sounds familiar?); So what is liquor, a drink strong enough to make one drunk if taken out of moderation? or a fruity drink?

AMP Bible states for Micah 6:15 -
"You shall sow but not reap; you shall tread olives but not anoint yourselves with oil, and [you shall extract juice from] the grapes but not drink the wine."
NKJV
"You shall sow, but not reap; You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; And make sweet wine, but not drink wine."

The sweet wine bit is coined from the word: Tiyrowsh, a freshly pressed wine; NAS Strong numbers referred this to as "GRAPES" ,  clearly a fruity/juicy kind of drink.
Meanwhile the second wine bit has an hebrew word which is: Yayin; which KJV Strong numbers referred wine as in winebibbing, Yayin as an Hebrew word is from an unused root meaning to effervesce. I checked my dictionary word for effervesce, it means: "To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid." - sounds like a glass of Champagne?

So clearly, in the Bible days, there was Tiyrowsh, and also Yayin as in Cobe'.

To my suprise, wine as in Yayin was used as "drink offering" unto the Lord in Exodus 29:40 and Num 15:4-10.

To my greatest surprised, the King Lemuel was told something about not drinking wine: not to drink strong wine and that princes shouldn't drink wine so that they may forget stuff:

Proverbs 31:4,
NAS version: "It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine(Yayin), Or for rulers to desire strong drink(Shekar)" - Shekar means intoxicating liquor as in beer.
NLT version: "And it is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave liquor." - guzzle means to To drink greedily, excessively or habitually.

1Timothy 5:23.
Funny enough, none of these words were used with Christ in NT, in 1 Tim 5:23, Oinos a Greek word was used for wine, same in John 2:9 an Luke 7:34 as Oinopotes, which was formed from Oinos. The KJV and NAS strong numbers confirms Oinos is a greek word which has it's root origin from Hebrew word Yayin ,  sounds familiar? Yes, This is a confirmation that Christ made Yayin in John 2 and being accused of drinking too much of Yayin in Luke 7:34.

Btw during the Last Supper when Christ broke bread and gave them cup to drink that it's his blood. In verse 29 of Matt 26, he said that he wouldn't drink wine again from this cup. So which wine did Christ give to the disciples at the last supper, I know what you're thinking, it's not Yayin, it's Ampelos, transcribed to vine. NAS/KJV described the wine as the "fruit of the vine". This is clearly different from the wine in Luke 7 and 1 tim 5:23. I like the way NLT puts it:
NLT Matt 25:29 "Mark my words – I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom." - wine here is from the greek word Ampelos - "fruit of vine"

Many Many words I went through, but let me summarise my findings: If Christ consumed Oinos (greek word derived from Yayin) and it still didn't affect his teaching and way of life, I will say he didn't drink too much of it as in Prov 31:4. Ofcourse there are Christians that will say strong drink - Shekar/Yayin is wrong, but if Christ consumed it, then it definately can't be a sin, too much of it is what is forbidden as far as what the Bible says IMO.

Allta

I'm a Christian, take wine occasionally and in moderation. For example, the last time I took red wine was on a plane when I was served by the airline, does this example make me sinful?

And the Lord showed me everything from the beginning to the end. It came to a stage that the host of Heaven were the ones playing football - because the whole thing was tough. So, both sides – nobody played ball again. But who are these people playing football? I could not see any players again because it was tough to decide.

Olodo, the Lord showed you and you are still asking who the people were, having said that they were host of Heaven!

The most ridiculous jack sh*it I've ever read from a very non-intelligent man of doom, not only that this is nonsensically ludicrous, but also preposterously absurd. Not only farcically pathetic, but also foolishly and idiotically silly.

No wonder so many who call him Lord Lord Lord, and heal the sick in his name will not make the kingdom of God. "TBJ my ar.se"

Just saw this movie, man I don't know what to say. A good movie on one hand, and a terrible one on another.

Let me explain , if it were to be another country that was stereotyped, I wouldn't have issue, but then, that's making me selfish of loyalty to my fatherland.

At the end of the day, a movie is what it is , fantasy, suppose to be entertaining and boy, it could have been if the Nigerian element was substituted for another country.

BTW, why didn't they shoot it in Naija self, why stereotype Nigerian thugs on a SouthAfrican Soil? That's the bit that doesn't make perfect sense in the movie for me.

Overall, there is no reason why Naija govt should ban Silverbird from showing it, it's not that bad now, thought we're the humour capital of Africa.

IYA NGBALI:
i give you my middle finger i guess you know what it means?i dont think so :Panother mad dog on the loose
olsohi alakori baba laya baba nla iya e lo nso ede si

ROFL + LOL

sholadoma:
final judgement.the pixs are very real.i saw all in the news

Na today? Even, IG no trust even CNN and Facebook these days jo! The man is waiting for God to come down from heaven to tell him Ribadu was in Nigeria last week.

This is what I understand:

Tonye-t:
Yes brother u are missing out something

1. Jesus talked about titheing that it should not be neglected, now isnt that reason enough to know that because he didnt tithe doenst mean he rejected titheing as a whole

2. When he was approached about his disciples not fasting, what did he say, didnt he say that because they have not fasted doesnt mean they should not fast

3. Did Jesus or any of his disciples give offering on record, answer is no, yet Jesus talked about offering and thus we practise it today

4. To me the minimal mention of things like offerings, titheing , alms were standards that should not be over-emphasized, souls were lost Jesus and hos disciples focused on that to save souls, now after their salvation how will they be managed, if offerings, titheings and giving were of no importance.

1. Jesus teaching in Mat 23 wasn't on Tithe o, it was titled Seven Woes from NIV. Matt 23:2-3: "2 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3 So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach." (Woe unto them for they do this, and don't do this, bla bla bla);
2. Jesus himself fasted for 40days&nights.
3. What's your definition of offering? transferring haves from those who have to those who have not? wasn't there accounts where Christians made offerings in NT.
4. I get ur pt here and I agree with except that Tithe could be exempted from that list and the Church will still function. How did early church function without Tithing but via offerings and free-will giving?

azeezbaba:
In as much as i dont trust Onovo or anybody in power, lets take a critical look into this issue. Like some people have said, how can we just have 2 photographs of Ribadu in Late Gani's house? Femi Falana was in one of the pictures, he should come out and tell us if Ribadu came to Gani's house or not and that will put an  end to this issue. My Opinion.

cecegorz:
http://www.tribune.com.ng/18092009/news/news3.html

But he said he would not jettison all the policies of his predecessors and would sustain the relevant ones. However, while reacting to the claim of the IGP that Mallam Ribadu did not visit the country, Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, told the Nigerian Tribune that the IG was being economical with the truth, emphasising that he accompanied Ribadu when he visited the residence of Gani and the hospital.
He advised Onovo to check with the Area Command, Area F of the Lagos Police Command, to be properly briefed on the visit of the former EFCC boss to the places.
“I am sure that the IG was not properly briefed. I accompanied Ribadu to the residence of Gani. I was physically present, when he held a meeting with the family for about 25 minutes.
“I also accompanied him, when he went to the hospital where he spent about 15 minutes to pay his last respect to Gani. “The IG can confirm from Commander of Area F, which is the next building to the Ikeja General Hospital. Ribadu’s presence even caused commotion at the hospital,” Falana asserted.
According to him, the security agencies made frantic moves to fish Ribadu out, as soon they got wind of his sudden presence in the country. This, he stated, they did by combing the nooks and crannies of the country, even his home state, Adamawa, without locating him.
Falana added, “As soon as the government got to know that he was in the country, all security agencies were mobilised to look for him in a small village, in Yola, Adamawa State.”

What a world class policing Onovo and his boys offer us here
Mobilizing all the force to the village to look for a man that was next compound to the Lagos police command.

SUPER COPS INDEED!

What other proof are you looking for? A Video Evidence? abi you want NTA to interview Ribadu from Oxford? Una ask for pictures, una get am, una ask for comments from anyone present, una get am , I honestly don't know what else u peeps want self. Btw, are you a Police Officer?

My dear Mr Tonye-t,

For one second, let me assume I'm wrong with that statement, but If early Christ, The Disciples and Christians neglected the lightier part, then I'm prepared to serve the consequences they served. In other words, if there was no record (in the Bible ofcourse) to show they didn't neglect the "lightier part", then I believe there will be no record to show that me too, will neglect them. My brother, I have chosen to concentrate on those things that do count. Like I said, I'm opened to witnesses which are only inspired by God's words that early Christians didn't neglect Tithing.

BTW, I believe the Law was binding before the death of Christ, and it was at that point that things shifted, isn't it? But despite that, no record showed Christ or Disciples paid Tithe, or am I missing out something?

I'm proud to be a Nigerian, and always will be, even if Naija Govt reject me like they did to Ribadu, but make I advise una whey dey abroad, don't risk your life by coming home o. Or if you must come, please employ heavily armed body guards whey even the Police can not touch.

As for me, the day I ja commot this country, before I smell the soil again, God will come down to Naija first and kill all dem Soldier-Go-Soldier-Comes finish!

Nigeria National Anthem:

Arise, O Compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our Fatherland
With love and strength and faith.
The labour of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain,
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace and unity.


O God of creation,
Direct our noble cause;
Guide our Leaders right:
Help our Youth the truth to know,
In love and honesty to grow,
And living just and true,
Great lofty heights attain,
To build a nation where peace and justice reign.


Na wa for Papa God self, how long will it take him to answer our last prayer "To build a nation where peace and justice reign"?

CrazyMan:
Where I come from, we see such pratice as a taboo. In fact you could get banished or referred to as an outcast "OSU" for committing such an abominal act.

The more reason why you don't wanna get caught! Play Safe, Use Protection!!

@ Mr Tonye-t

This is what I know ,  people should be allowed to do what they believe is right! Being a Christian is a choice in the first place, believing there is a God is a choice in the first place, btw there are still "Bible Believing" people till date that think eating pig is wrong and there are still some that sacrifice rams and bulls to appease God. There still people who pay Tithe annually, every 3 years and even using fruit produce rather than money, the only thing that consign me is to preach the gospel,  the truth and make disciples of nations. If those disciples chooses to take my interpretation about tithing/sacrificing/pig-eating, it's between them and their God. If they decide to even eat their "Tithe" along with the motherless, orphans, levites/pastors, foreigners, I WILL GLADLY LET THEM!

A lot as been said about this tithing thing and I just don't want to be dragged into another hulla-balloo. But if Christ didn't Tithe, and the people that were first called Christians didn't, whatever consequences they suffered for not doing so, I'm prepared to suffer same. Maybe Tithe wasn't relevant in their days ,  the early days which followed crucifixion, maybe it's only relevant in our own days; everyone is entitled to their own interpretation of the word of God, but that wouldn't change God's word.

Hey, talking about Matt 23:23, why did the Bible say that the Pharisees, Saducees and Hypocrites paid Tithe but didn't record that Christ and the Disciples tithed? Or why didn't the Bible record that Early Christians , those who were first called Christians paid Tithe. Why did Tithe now resurfaced years after the Bible days?

Please tell people the truth about Tithe, if they still want to pay, let them, and if they don't, let them as well.

Until someone show me from the Bible that Jesus, The Disciples and Early Church paid Tithe, I will continue to believe it's not new testamental. I do believe sha that the Pharisees, Saducees and Hypocrites pay Tithe. At least the New Testament recorded it.

galatico:
Just tell her No!!! It's a taboo to date your cousin!!!

If not for that "taboo", you will not be alive today o, only Adam, Eve, Cain, his sista and other brothers will still be alive now. You don't need a prophet to tell you Cain shag.ged his sista! A very common practice in dem days.

ttalks:
Tithing is not a requirement;whether physical or spiritual; for us Christians.This is so very simple to deduce.
Why is this hard to swallow?

Because we were brainwashed when young in sunday school classes that God will send "kokoro-ajenirun" when you don't pay and that he could let Satan destroy you. Nonesense and utter Rubbish!

Sir Welly:
THE TRUTH IS THAT IT IS A TABOO FOR YOU TO SLEEP WITH YOUR COUSIN. DON'T EVER THINK ABOUT HAVING SEX WITH HER. IF YOU TRY IT, BE READY FOR THE REPERCUSSION. THAT'S MY ADVICE FOR YOU O.

Na wa o, which kind tabo? if brother no marry sista, where did we all come from then? abi people just appeared on the face of the earth? Even Science and Religion shows there was a time when sista dey mess brother wella,  ibeg jo, no confuse Breaka jo. Having said that, there is a need to keep it secretive for culture sake, and as long as dem no bring out babies, they're free to enjoy that apple fruit.

brows:
kanye west apologized after 48hrs
it took him 2days to come to terms with what he did to that young girl
he is absolutely a jackass
i wonder how he feels knowing that the president hold such opinion about him

What do you expect, you know the kind squady/igbo whey him shack?

Like I asked in another thread on NL, why would Ribadu lied on his facebook that he was in Naija last week Thursday?

Who get's the Ring

Ans: The Pastor/Alpha!!!

I know how you feel man, although the closest I've come to is sharing the same single bed with a Cous, I was drunk though so ,

Anyways, Man, just use cond.om, as long as their is no belle, yah can always keep it secretive. Couz-On-Couz is sweet esp if she's gorgeous.

mekuslogan:
The so-called Nadeco route through which he allegedly came is now well known. Ribadu, if ever he was close to Nigeria, must have flown to the neighbouring country before walking into Nigeria
Onovo should ask for the plane manifests for all the planes that flew into the country boardering the Nadeco route with a period of one month
Or they should work with the UK police to prove if Ribadu did leave the UK within the last one month en route any West African country

It is not Rocket Science to figure that Ribadu never set foot in Nigeria; he is not that elusive talk less of being a magician.

Thank You jare, The Nigerian Police should put an end to all this by showing evidences from UK Govt. that Ribadu never left UK enroute to (West) Africa and also evidences from Airlines that he didn't take any Nadeco Route into Naija. If there are no enough security cameras to identify anyone at various point of entry into the country. I would not dispute if someone said to me Bin Laden is living in Lekki self.

Seriously, we have SSS, we have an investigative department/unit for Naija, make dem all produce evidence and not just blab. Shiiiiooooo!!!!

Why would Ribadu lie on his Facebook that he visited Naija last Thursday(10th)? Nigerian Police are f.a.g.s!!! and the currect IG is a c.u.n.t! for rejecting the news. Can't they simply check with Airlines or even Nigerian Customs/Immigration Officials and carry out checks on Ribadu's immigration records, what about the Press that Ribadu addressed? Nigeria is all one big fantassy JOKE!!! Check out this write-up by Reuben Abati from Ribadu's Facebook's notes, so who is Lieing ,  RIBADU or NIGERIAN POLICE?

Gani's Death and Ribadu's Return
15th September at 12:30
By Reuben Abati

There have been many remarkable even timeless moments in the lying-in-state ceremonies that have been organised in honour of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi. In a piece titled "Gani: Radical to the End" (Friday, September 11), I have already drawn attention to some lessons that can be learnt from Gani's death and the manner of his exit, noting in the closing paragraph the truly moving visit to the departed's residence by a group of mendicants who described him as their friend and the champion of their interests. Since then, there have been equally moving tributes and reports, all so powerfully couched that they draw attention to the purpose of life, the nature of dying and bereavement, and what a man should die for. I have just read one particularly engaging interview in The Saturday Champion (September 12) granted by 76-year old Joseph Ekpo, who was Gani's barber for 38 years. Their last encounter was on August 7. The interviewer had asked Ekpo: "What was your last moment with Gani like?" Hear Ekpo: "The last time I was with him was last August, on the 7th to be precise. I went to do his hair-cut and he looked at me in the eyes and said, "I have tried."

When I finished, he held my right hand in his two hands, slapped the back and said "goodbye." When he was about entering, he looked back again and looked at my eyes, shook his head and went in. That day my spirit told me I may not see or barb him again.

When I stepped out, I told his wife who had brought my money that she should be patient to look after her husband. She nodded while I walked away and when I got to the gate, Daniel (Gani's receptionist) saw my wet eyes and asked what the matter was and I told him that I doubted if I would ever see or barb Gani again. True to my prediction, few days ago, they called and informed me of his death."

It is possible to conceptualise grief, but long before the bereaved begin the process of detachment from the dead and the necessary illusion that the dead may remain alive, grief is first experienced by the dying. Existing literature on death and dying offer glimpses into the psychology and sociology of dying, at the core of it all is the dying man or woman's own gradual adjustment to the fact of death. Death being the end of physical existence draws upon the individual's full emotions.

In Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych, a strong mimetic representation of thanatos, the final moment of that process is the dying man's acceptance of the fact of mortality, after a period of doubt, uncertainty, hope, and a struggle to cling to life. The Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross, after one of the most celebrated final moments in history, declared: "It is finished,  Father unto thy hands I commit my spirit." Gani, when his illness became public knowledge had vowed to fight cancer with all the energy at his disposal. In the end, he told his barber: "I have tried, Goodbye." The barber's reporting of their last encounter may not fully capture the weight of the moment but we get a sense of it. Death is the debt that all living things owe. The dying often worry about how they will be remembered and whether they have done the best with their lives. Victor Marshall calls it, "the writing of the last chapter."

The celebration of Gani's life and times in the past few days, has confirmed the truthfulness of his own declaration: "I have tried." In this is contained a sense of fulfilment, contentment and joy. In the expression of our grief, there has been an equal acceptance that Gani lived a meaningful life. There is something called "the way of death," and although there has been much confused theorizing about this, so much clarity has attended the grieving over Gani. There has been a frank telling of feelings and reactions. It is normal in African culture to celebrate good men and women in death and so has it been in Gani's case.

Already, the manner of his exit has been successful. What is signposted is not our change of status: one of the byproducts of bereavement: wife to widow, child to orphan, end of association, loss of access, the severance of umbilical cords, but Gani's identity, our own identities, and Gani's role and his place in our national biography. His family has also had the opportunity of both internal dialogues with the deceased: following his corpse about, dressing him up nicely at every ocassion, suggesting even a possible commentary on Gani's fashion on the death-bed, and external dialogues with Gani's friends and associates. Sudden deaths present a different kind of challenge and the dialogue process may be somewhat complicated requiring more tears and counselling but Gani's death does not project the notion of death as an embarrassment but as triumph and conversation. More importantly, it confirms Chris Rawlings's contention that "Death is identity's gatekeeper." In mourning Gani, identities have been under close scrutiny in the last week; even more so, every other person is compelled to ask the questions: "What is death? What is life? What would you die for?"

To cite just one example in this regard, Chief Alex Akinyele, Gani's best man at his first wedding and a notable man in his own right, had, in commenting on Gani, asked one interviewer: "how do you think I too will be remembered?" And the young man had said something about Aleco being remembered for his humour. This is not a soft issue. It is part of the meaning of death that is, its capacity to inspire internal dialogues. By forcing such personal reflection on the part of the living, Gani's burial is serving a great purpose. Heroic death confronts us with our own failings and encourages us on the path of adjustment and redemption. The gain of living heroically and dying gloriously is that the living in mourning the dead may even find themselves envying the dead. But the more important part of it all is how other deaths mirror not just our own mortality, our humanism as well.

In this regard, perhaps an additional telling example has been that of Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who visited gani's home on Thursday. Ribadu has not been declared wanted by the Yar'çdua government but he is treated as an enemy and as a wanted man. They have forced him out of the police, and the man has chosen the option of voluntary exile. But still, he is accussed of undermining the government abroad and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has threatened that Ribadu could be charged for treasonable felony. If anyone were to advise Ribadu, given the fact that he had to proceed on exile when an attempt was made on his life, the appropriate thing to say would have been to ask him to remain in exile for now, and avoid being shot in the back by the powerful enemies he made in the course of his duties as Nigeria's anti-corruption czar.

"I'm afraid but I'm not reckless," Ribadu said. He certainly knows that whistleblowers are very unpopular with the corrupt elite; in other parts of the world, a bullet in the heart has been the gift for such persons. And yet in spite of all this, Ribadu came into the country last Thursday to pay tribute to the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi. He risked his life to honour the dead. Humanism. Friendship. The power of mentorship. This is also in part my point about identity. In mourning Gani, Ribadu teaches us newer lessons about courage and friendship and the likely continuity of Gani's heroism. Also the question: what would you die for? One evening newspaper soon carried a headline: Manhunt for Ribadu. If indeed the Security Services were planning to arrest Ribadu, they only succeeded in advertisng their incompetence.

[b]Ribadu did not disguise as a woman to come into the country. He did not steal to the Gani home under the cover of the night. He addressed the press and even left Ikeja GRA to go to the mortuary to see Gani all of which took more than one hour. They didn't need to look for him. They just couldn't do anything to him. What has been played out is one simple moral tale: Ribadu in the course of his brief visit had the best protection: the protection of the ordinary people of Nigeria. At Gani's home and at the mortuary, the people hailed him, they wanted to touch him, they wanted to hear his voice. They mobbed his car damaging it in the process. They gave him a hero's reception. If anyone had tried to arrest him under such circusmtances, ordinary people would have resisted such nonsense. The people know their leaders: not the pretenders in the corridors of power but those who are committed to the transformation of Nigeria into a great country, As far as we can see, Nuhu Ribadu is counted among this progressive kind. Gani would be pleased with the manner and drama of Ribadu's brief return.[/b]

OvieE:
I lkie your idea. I think in this way Nigeria will continue to make progress by missing another WC.

lol!