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SpencerForbes:
Honestly, it feels like most people dragging Nigerian churches haven't actually experienced the good ones. I have to give credit where it's due—back when I was a regular at RCCG, they were consistent with sharing hamper with food items, and Christ Embassy does the same. Many churches even distributed bags of rice and other food items this Christmas. Just because your local branch didn’t show up for you doesn't mean others aren't doing the work.

fastseo:
Last week we decided not to worship at our Nigerian Community Church but a Anglican church where you have the whiteman as priests and 99% are white worshippers.

Take a look at what i was given in church

The whites community love sharing...


Stew for rice don ready

bolabizzle:
What about British colonialism? The British conquered the region but kept the Sokoto Caliphate’s hierarchy in place to rule indirectly. This froze the old oppressive system, making it official. They also drew arbitrary borders that trapped rival groups together and favored some ethnic groups over others, making old tensions worse.

What about bad governance? After independence, corrupt and weak governments failed to provide security, justice, or development. How would they when they are all puppets of the people above.

What about poverty? Widespread poverty, especially in the neglected north, created a ready pool of recruits for violent groups.

Your writeup is massively incomplete and so therefore cannot be viewed as the truth. Do a much better job next time.

MightySparrow:
No

Are you a stranger in Nigeria? Hausa themselves are crying for freedom from Fúlàní domination.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rQTwovpSg?si=herMdnuRYuM0d_mS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rQTwovpSg?si=2h58EJNwQ9VyaG7s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWYo9PpxMwI?si=U9e5-flrsTeYDbaG


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3k-fQHtJZc?si=W_444tM--mljvixL

kpankpangolo:
One hour and ten minutes. Impressive. Speedboats are fifty minutes, meanwhile passenger boats are two hours. Looking forward to enjoying this in the future. The Nigerian Police with their dubious ways will start kidnapping people on the road in a bid to enforce checkpoints in the area.

saphiere:
A Christmas Day Road Trip to Bonny Island: A Journey Long Awaited



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBdCJRZhYbA

Merry Christmas to you all

Mankind2024:
Enjoy this beautiful melodic music of Orlando that I 'm listening 🎧

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJoPKPUCk7M?si=5eghf0eVsqDHNnbr

ryloy:
President Tinubu, accompanied by Ben Murray-Bruce, paid a visit to Chief Kessington Adebukunola Adebutu, who's popularly known as Baba Ijebu, at his Lagos residence.


https://x.com/NigAffairs/status/2004212870469562865

ryloy:
Airplane lands itself after in-flight emergency, in a first for aviation automation

An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer.

Two people emerged unscathed from the Beechcraft Super King Air 200 after it stopped on the runway at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver, according to video posted by emergency responders.

The twin-engine turboprop landed under the control of Garmin’s Autoland system, which the company says is now installed on about 1,700 airplanes. “This was the first use of Autoland from start-to-finish in an actual emergency,” Garmin said in a statement.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/us/airplane-lands-itself-first-aviation-automation

ryloy:
Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan Assumes Leadership of NUPRC, Vows Bold Reforms to Boost Nigeria's Upstream Oil & Gas Sector

Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan has officially taken charge as the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),

Eyesan, whose nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was confirmed by the Senate earlier in December following the resignation of the previous CCE, emphasized her commitment to making NUPRC a proactive business enabler rather than just a regulator. She pledged to reignite investor confidence, accelerate digitisation, transparency, and efficiency, and position the Commission as the gold standard regulator in Africa.

In a statement issued by Eniola Akinkuotu, Head of Media & Strategic Communications at NUPRC, she expressed a firm ambition to increase Nigeria's crude oil production and significantly boost gas output to support national energy security and economic growth.

She said she plans to foster stronger stakeholder engagement, including with industry players, unions, professional bodies, and the public, as well as an open-door leadership style with frequent staff interactions and capacity-building initiatives to enhance technical expertise.

She said, “The goal is that we must enable the industry, we are regulators. We must enable the industry from our interactions with the stakeholders, from our interactions with everybody.

“If we work together we can unleash opportunities, I don’t see impediments only opportunities.”

https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/2003845850082992440

liasmiram2567:
Try to make your investigation. We have Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.Gaza is the one destroyed .However ,west Bank iwhich is not under control of Hamas is no better. Many are in Isreali prisons without trials ,many have been killed and houses pull down. Their farms and lands are being gradually taken over by the Isreali in form of building of illegal Isreali settlements in clear disregard of the UN Security council orders

Truthday:
In pictures: Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank hold public Christmas celebrations for the first time since the genocide in the blockaded enclave started
🔗 https://trt.world/chbc

Truthday:
Thousands of people have gathered in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve for the first public celebrations since 2022 after the city cancelled or muted festivities for two years out of respect for the thousands killed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Families filled Manger Square in the occupied West Bank city as a giant Christmas tree returned to the plaza, replacing a nativity display used during the war that showed baby Jesus amid rubble and barbed wire, symbolising the devastation in Gaza.

The celebrations were led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land, who arrived in Bethlehem from Jerusalem in the traditional Christmas procession and called for “a Christmas full of light”

Scout bands from towns across the West Bank marched through Bethlehem’s streets, their bagpipes draped with tartan and Palestinian flags.

Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, its forces have carried out near-daily raids across the West Bank, arresting thousands of Palestinians and sharply restricting movement between cities.

Palestinians say the intensified military presence, road closures and checkpoint delays have deterred visitors, paralysing the tourism sector on which Bethlehem’s economy depends.

The vast majority of those celebrating were local residents, with only a small number of foreign visitors.

Unemployment in Bethlehem surged from 14 percent to 65 percent during the genocidal war on Gaza, Mayor Maher Nicola Canawati said earlier this month. As economic conditions deteriorated, about 4,000 residents left the city in search of work, he added.

Israeli raids and settler attacks
The return of Christmas celebrations comes despite continued raids and large-scale military incursions across the occupied West Bank, even after a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, which has been repeatedly violated by Israeli forces, took hold in October.

The raids often entail mass arrests of Palestinians, home searches and demolitions, as well as physical assaults that sometimes lead to deaths.

Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians have reached their highest level since the United Nations humanitarian office began recording data in 2006. The attacks have involved killings, beatings and the destruction of property, often under the protection of the Israeli military.

Earlier on Wednesday, more than 570 Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under police protection, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Palestinians say such incursions violate the longstanding status quo governing Islam’s third-holiest site.

Israel’s security cabinet has also signed off on plans to formalise 19 illegal settlements across the West Bank, in a move Palestinian officials say deepens a decades-long project of land theft and demographic engineering.

The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and other countries condemned the move on Wednesday.

“We call ‍on ⁠Israel to reverse this decision, as well as the expansion of settlements,” said a joint statement released by the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain.

“We ‌recall that such unilateral actions, ‌as part ⁠of a wider intensification of the settlement policies in the West Bank, ‌not only violate international law but also risk fuelling instability.”


https://youtube.com/shorts/XUqm1AmRPwE?si=OheTqntxPTctHknf

motayoayinde:
See Netanyahoo's men molesting Christians celebrating in the birth place of Jesus just yesterday!

https://www.nairaland.com/8587074/israeli-soldiers-arrest-christian-celebrating

God1000:
https://punchng.com/israeli-pm-slams-violence-religious-persecution-in-nigeria?

God1000:
https://www.facebook.com/100064359716848/posts/pfbid0ivvW5YwAHR87tCcVgyjxCtGP81feHRU2wQGK6PZkMCwS5DJsyz28DSxM9Bthf5Uol/?app=fbl

Eriokanmi:
If I made mistakes,I always admit cos nobody has the monopoly of knowledge. Mrs Alakija isn't from Osun, I just called my contact, a retired col.who served under IBB to confirm. Her husband, modupe, though he claimed lagos like tinubu,ambode and co had done, is a bonafide son of the osun soil only his wife is from ikorodu. By the way, you keep using such words as denigrating or defaming? Be guided, nobody is defaming anyone and all it said was a statement of fact about her rising to stardom. Someone must lift someone. Did i say she's a bad person? Read what happened when obasanjo wanted to revoke her licence then, you'd know the history of how she came about the oil licence and her background. Obj thought due process wasn't followed buy mama won the case.

That said, you said dangote was handed over a sum right? That's what they always want people like you to hear once they have made it, to make your likes believe they truly met money at home. Only unlce Femi otedola told the truth about his background,though he sugar-coated the father's business a little and it's expected as big man don come. i had shared it here long before he made the revelation cos I'm always with those who grew up with him. I went to his childhood place to even print my late mum's burial ceremony programme last year September. The nonagenerian who knew dangote better had said it all. It was Alh maitama, his cousin who linked him with the NPA ijeshatedo where they both lived, isn't far from apapa. The mama herself, a highly educated woman and a retired head of nursing told me this. He made it big at Onne port too.

Even though Adenuga was related to the late awujale, how does that translate into riches to him? Why didn't he go beyond secondary school before meeting maryam babangida who helped him, if truly he was from a so called wealthy home? His likes should have been schooling at havard or Oxford...or worst case, a graduate of UI, instead of the so called side hustle taxi job he was doing. Think about it. 70% of Adenuga's investments belong to IBB, same way dangote is fronting for the likes of Obasanjo. The ibese giant cement plant is owned by Obasanjo but under dangote's management. You'd never see obj's name linked to it.

You said tinubu isn't a drug baron abi? Can you explain why anyone would willingly agree to forfeit just 100 usd of his hard-earned money to the government authority, not to talk of over 400k usd, just like that? This wasn't about hundeyin, the facts are there and tinubu didn't deny it either. He only said he didn't know he had such an amount in his account though those guys always deposited the money there without his consent...and such lies can only get someone like you who has claimed to be well-traveled. During my days in Buffalo NY as a student, my statement was always in my firm reach, which showed how much I had left in my acct and how much I had spent....you mean tinubu pretended not to see all these in his statement ? Always defend with decorum naw. Of course, he was let go after he had agreed to forfeit the money being drug proceeds cos that was the agreement...forfeit and no case. If he truly owned that money legitimatly , he'd have fought with his last blood.Did he also find himself in the company of those drug peddlers apartment by default? Even if people lie a hundred times, the conscience will always counter it once.

Beeron:
As the year slowly wind down and the newly enforced Tax policy takes effect in January.

I felt the need to do a video explaining 6 types of narration to use when intending to send money or someone intending to send you money or even moving money around into different accounts for investment.

These narrations/remarks are necessary so when you get caught up in Tax issues, upon which your bank account gets audited by the Tax officials, you won't get over taxed due to the fact that your past transactions were labeled.

Don't forget to subscribe after watching the video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeADLKeRlsg

Eriokanmi:
Nobody is defaming anyone . I just told you facts about her and adenuga. I know someone very close to them and IBB family. I never said anything bad about her, go back to my post and read again. Everyone has their humble beginnings and the destiny helpers who helped them up. Say things the way they are and not sugarcoating things.

I remember when someone was praise-singing the current alaafin of oyo, as if he's was that relevant before becoming alaafin. This man attended same church as my pastor in Winningpeg Canada. He was a hustler and and an ordinary man. He even discussed converting to Islam with my pastor as the condition they gave him to becoming the next alaafin. My pastor attended his coronation.

The other day, someone was busy praising dangote,saying he met money at home...which money and why did it take him decades after becoming rich to earn a university degree in Egypt? That his relative had money doesn't make him a rich man. Dangote came to lagos from kano,squatted in his uncle maitama's rented apartment at ijesa in lagos. The woman, now in her 90s who was their landlady told me this. She's from ilesha. As a matter of fact, Maitama was her first tenant in that house where dangote squatted. She told me the history of baba adeboye too, who used to spend his holiday at her uncle's cocoa store in ilesha to earn some allowance before the man asked him to stop coming and use his holiday season to focuss on his studies and gave him scholarship. Through connections, dangote became relevant. He never even possessed more than secondary schl cert as at that time.

The tinubu most of you are praising today as a rich man had nothing hence, his association with those friends in Chicago who were putting drug money in his account. Telling you guys he's not aware of the arrangements or being involved in it is a tale from the moonlight. There's an ex banker who's his mate in Chicago, who told me about him Tinubu was an ordinary taxi driver, the engagement that earned him a living in America before meeting those drug guys. The ex banker is my neighbour where I built my house in lagos. He's a successful man. They both schooled in America.


Femi otedola was a printer, helping his dad inside a small cubicle by the roadside. He never met money at home. The military guys that came to look for a reliable printer from doddan barracks changed their lives forever. They needed stationery items, ledgers,payrolls etc for the then federal government and their parastatals nationwide and the samples his dad printed and took to the barracks got him the job and he later became IBB's friend. He later became an unopposed governorship candidate with the support of IBB and the rest was history. His cubicle is still there till today and those who used to be femi otedola's friends. They're still engaged with the printing press in that place till today. Most of these guys later went to school to stay relevant when the money came.

dominique:
The naira recorded two consecutive appreciations against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday.

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira strengthened further to N1,449.99 against the dollar on Tuesday, up from N1,456.56 traded on Monday.

This represents a gain of N6.67 against the dollar on a day-to-day basis.

DAILY POST reports that the naira has recorded a 14.50-point gain over the past two days, reversing losses recorded last week at the official FX market.

Similarly, in the black market, the naira appreciated by N10 to close at N1,490 against the dollar on Tuesday, compared with N1,500 the previous day.

The development comes as the country’s external reserves rose to $45.23 billion on Monday, up from $45.22 billion.
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/23/naira-records-second-straight-appreciation-against-us-dollar/

Editorialtimes:
Ette Belongs to Kogi, Not Enugu: Community Counters Enugu Govt’s Claim, Cites Legal Evidence | Nigeria News Today



The long-standing interstate boundary dispute involving Ette community has intensified as stakeholders representing the area have formally rejected the Enugu State Government’s statement dismissing reports that the National Boundary Commission (NBC) affirmed Ette as belonging to Kogi State.

In a detailed rejoinder issued through Crownfield Solicitors and signed by Chief Festus Ameh Ogwuche, PhD, the Ette community described the Enugu State Government’s position as misleading, legally weak and unsupported by formal boundary
records.

The Bureau News: Community Challenges Enugu State’s ‘Fake News’ Narrative

According to the rejoinder, Enugu State’s public defense rests only on an alleged “oral denial” attributed to the Director-General of the NBC. The statement insists that no written retraction, circular, or authenticated official communication exists to counter NBC findings already backed by structured boundary procedures.

The Ette stakeholders stressed that the boundary position did not arise from a single letter but from years of comprehensive fieldwork, ethnographic assessments, scientific boundary tracing, and technical delineation exercises supervised by the NBC and the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation in line with a Supreme Court directive.

The exercises confirmed Ette’s location within Kogi State jurisdiction while accusing Enugu State of persistent unlawful territorial encroachment.

Nigeria News Today: Evidence Points to Kogi State Jurisdiction

The legal team revealed that boundary activities were jointly undertaken with full participation of both states, including Enugu officials who allegedly endorsed earlier boundary positions. However, when the final demarcation phase was scheduled, Enugu State reportedly failed to participate on several occasions, citing logistics and funding constraints.

The community argued that a state that repeatedly avoided demarcation exercises cannot later depend on political press releases to distort established boundary facts.

Calls for Action

Stakeholders demanded that:

1. Enugu State Government should produce verifiable documentary evidence or desist from misinformation.
2. The National Boundary Commission should conclude the demarcation exercise without further delay.
3. Authorities in Enugu should cease administrative interference in Ette pending final boundary enforcement.

The rejoinder maintained that Ette’s true territorial identity is grounded on verifiable law, maps, history and factual administrative records rather than political narratives.

The Bureau News will continue to monitor developments surrounding this sensitive interstate boundary issue as the National Boundary Commission moves forward with its mandate.

Source: The Bureau News

UkoAnnang:


Mba don join APC next na drag land like Wike

However, Igbo ethnic group were cheated, their lands were ceded to other states and communities, Igbos are found in part of Rivers State, places like;
Ahoda West
Emohua
Ikwerre
Etche
Ogba Egbema/ndoni
Oyigbo
Omuma
Ndoki
Obio/Akpor
Port Harcourt City
The above mentioned LGAs and communities are indigenous Igbo communities ceded to Rivers State. I have indigenous Igbo spoken friends from Bonny and Opobo but I won't add them since they are dominated.

Igbos make half of Delta State, Igbos are found in part of Benue State and Cross Rivers State. Let's not forget we have small Igbo communities in Akwa Ibom, the part bordering Ngwa and Arochukwu in Abia State.

If these boundaries (though these ethnic groups I mentioned won't agree to Igbo becos of their bad character) are reconnected, Igbo may be even than southwest

treesun:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/22/trump-recalls-us-ambassador-to-nigeria/

chopnaira:
A Widespread Discussion Emerges as Joshua’s Payout Becomes a Case Study in Athlete Taxation

Anthony Joshua’s dominant sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul on December 19, delivered one of the biggest financial purses boxing has ever seen — a reported $91 million for Joshua alone. But when the final accounting hit social media, fans were stunned to learn he would take home only $48 million. This is after taxes in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

The conversation began circulating widely after a breakdown posted on X highlighted how U.S. federal tax rates as high as 37% combined with the U.K.’s 45% top rate effectively cut Joshua’s earnings nearly in half. Within hours, the topic became a trending point of debate. Thus, blending boxing commentary, tax frustration, and broader questions about how global athletes are compensated.

Joshua’s win, streamed globally on Netflix, was already a highly publicized moment. But the financial aftermath turned into its own storyline — one that extended far beyond sports fans and into mainstream conversation.

The Fight That Produced One of Boxing’s Largest Purses
The Miami heavyweight matchup was promoted as a massive crossover spectacle: a former unified world champion facing one of the internet’s biggest personalities. Despite widespread criticism of the bout’s competitive legitimacy, the financial pull was undeniable. Reports place the combined purse at $184 million, split evenly between Joshua and Paul.

The fight itself was one-sided. Joshua dropped Paul four times before ending the contest in the sixth round. Paul landed just 16 punches across all rounds before suffering a broken jaw that required surgery the next morning.

For Joshua, the win pushed his career earnings past the $300 million mark. But the monetary headline quickly shifted from the size of the purse to the size of the cut.

How $91 Million Becomes $48 Million
What shocked many fans wasn’t Joshua making $91 million — it was watching nearly half disappear through dual taxation.


U.S. Taxes (because the fight took place in Miami):
Up to 37% federal tax applied immediately
No Florida state tax, which prevented the total from climbing higher

U.K. Taxes (because Joshua is a U.K. resident):
Up to 45% top income tax rate on earnings brought back into the country.
Additional National Insurance contributions

This creates a rare scenario where an international athlete is taxed twice on the same earnings. Various finance analysts estimated Joshua’s total tax liability between $43 million and $66 million, depending on specific filings and deductions.

Meanwhile, Jake Paul, a U.S. resident fighting on U.S. soil, owed only domestic taxes — allowing him to retain more despite losing the fight.

This discrepancy fueled a wave of comments pointing out the complexity — and perceived unfairness — of cross-border taxation.

Fans React: Shock, Sarcasm, and Tax Rage
Replies to the viral earnings post were dominated by disbelief at Joshua’s final number — even though the “reduced” sum remains higher than what most people will make in a lifetime.

Some highlighted the absurdity of calling $48 million “only”:

“Only? That’s more than 99.9% of people make in their entire life.”

“Poor guy, we’ll need a GoFundMe so he can eat for the holidays.”

“Imagine being mad about taking home $48M.”

Others zeroed in on the tax angle:

“Double taxation is crazy.”

“Jake Paul loses and STILL makes more after taxes.”

“International fighters really get punished by the system.”

A segment of fans used the moment to criticize influencer boxing as a whole, framing the huge payouts as evidence that the sport’s financial structure has shifted dramatically in the streaming era.

And then there were those who focused on Paul’s side of things, joking about him collecting the check despite enduring a broken jaw: “Worth it.”

A Fight Many Called a “Money Grab” Gains a Second Life Through Economics
In the hours after the bout, boxing commentators and casual viewers alike described the event as a financial spectacle more than a competitive one. Joshua’s unusually low punch output, the predictable nature of the outcome, and Paul’s survival-first strategy led to widespread perception that the fight’s main focus was revenue generation.

The tax discussion layered a new dimension onto that sentiment. For some, it reinforced the idea that modern prizefights — especially influencer-adjacent ones — are structured around economic incentives more than legacy or athletic rivalry.

Netflix’s role also drew attention. The platform paid massive upfront guarantees, bypassing traditional pay-per-view and enabling the kind of blockbuster checks fighters received. Part of that business model means higher taxes for athletes fighting outside their home countries.

In other words, the global streaming era has introduced global taxation realities many fans hadn’t considered until this moment.

Joshua’s Career Outlook as Attention Shifts to What Comes Next

Despite the financial debate overshadowing the knockout, Joshua’s performance did restore momentum to his heavyweight ambitions. Discussions around potential opponents — including Tyson Fury in 2026 — reignited shortly after the fight.

Paul, meanwhile, faces a mandatory medical suspension while recovering from jaw surgery. His team has already hinted that future bouts may require stricter weight negotiations or a return to cruiserweight opponents.

But the largest post-fight story remains the purse itself. Not the amount Joshua made — but the amount he didn’t keep.

Why This Became the Week’s Most Unexpected Topic
The combination of Joshua’s elite status, Paul’s global notoriety, the Netflix broadcast, and the unusually high payout created a perfect storm. But it was the tax angle that made the story explode across social platforms. Fans weren’t just reacting to boxing. They were reacting to:
- wage inequality
- government taxation
- celebrity pay structures
- financial fairness
- cross-border earning rules
A fight that many dismissed as predictable ended up sparking one of the most wide-ranging online financial debates of the year.

A fight that many dismissed as predictable ended up sparking one of the most wide-ranging online financial debates of the year.

Conclusion — A Knockout, a Payday, and a Larger Discussion About Athlete Economics

Anthony Joshua’s sixth-round knockout should have been the storyline of the weekend. Instead, the aftermath shifted the spotlight toward taxes, global earnings, and the business mechanics behind major sports events.

Joshua still walks away with more money than most fighters see in their entire careers. But the public’s fixation on how quickly half of it vanished shows just how deeply financial systems — not just athletic performance — shape the modern sports conversation.

In an era where athletes are global brands and events cross continents, this won’t be the last time a purse becomes a public economics lesson.
https://hip-hopvibe.com/news/anthony-joshua-91m-payout-taxes/

Eriokanmi:
Don't mind these storytellers jare. It was IBB that helped her through Maryam Banangida. That woman was a great influencer and a generous lady. You cant come her way and remain the same. Same woman met Mike adenuga a taxi driver in the US and introduced him to her husband and the rest is history today.

How a tailor had the knowledge of an oil licence without any connection is a tale from.tje moonlight. So many praise singers in Nigeria today is a proof we play a lot. We're never serious