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Webmasters / Re: Can Adquet Compare To Google Adsense by apogeez(m): 9:43pm On Jun 07, 2016 |
vicky6855:my brother I dnt knw dat y I ask.. I dnt have adsense, I applied hav accpt on stage1 stage2 finding it difficult. So I switch to adquet. |
Politics / Re: FG Moves To Dialogue As Militants Renew Threat To Bomb Abuja, Others by apogeez(m): 6:29am On Jun 07, 2016 |
De hav't gone already |
Webmasters / Can Adquet Compare To Google Adsense by apogeez(m): 2:19am On Jun 07, 2016 |
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Webmasters / How To Recover Ur Godaddy Cpanel Password When Lost by apogeez(m): 1:57am On Jun 07, 2016 |
Religion / Solemnity Of The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus by apogeez(m): 2:06pm On Jun 03, 2016 |
Today being June 3rd the church celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. today's reading and preaching lies on loving one another as Jesus did to us, if you are a member cheers to you all. see more:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2016/06/solemnity-of-most-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html
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Religion / Today Is Pentecost Sunday by apogeez(m): 10:20am On May 15, 2016 |
The coming of the holy spirit The Christian holiday Pentecost is celebrated fifty days after Easter Day, counting inclusively (including both the first and last days), i.e. seven weeks after Easter Day.[1][2] It falls on the tenth day after Ascension Thursday (which itself is 40 days after Easter). The Pentecost is based on the New Testament, where it refers to the occasion of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1– 31 . According to Luke 22:12–13, the Descent of the Holy Spirit took place while the Apostles were celebrating the Jewish day of the Feast of Weeks, a prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law to Moses at Sinai. Subsequently, the term Pentecost may refer to the Pentecost of the New Testament and Shavuot of the Old Testament. The Shavuot of the Old Testament is a significant event shared by Jewish and Christian traditions but is not commonly celebrated as a separate holiday by Christians. In the Christian liturgical year it became a feast commemorating what is described by some Christians as the "Birthday of the Church".[3] The Pentecostal movement of Christianity emphasizes direct personal experience with God, akin to the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The feast is also called White Sunday, or "Whitsunday", especially in the United Kingdom, where traditionally the next day, Whit Monday, was also a public holiday. In Eastern Christianity, Pentecost can also refer to the entire fifty days between Easter and Pentecost, hence the book containing the liturgical texts for Paschaltide is called the Pentecostarion. In Germany Pentecost is referred to as Pfingsten and often coincides with school holidays and the beginning of many outdoor and spring related activities such as festivals and organized outdoor activities by youth organizations. The Monday of the Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European countries. Today in caltholic church the paschal candel will be remove from the alter and it will appear again at altar when there is a burial mass and baptism. |
Religion / Re: Please Leave Catholics Alone !!!!!!!!!!!!! by apogeez(m): 10:04am On May 15, 2016 |
Am with you.. Caltholic stage the calendar of every year. |
Phones / Re: Five Reasons Why You Should Stop Using All Internet Cheats ASAP. by apogeez(m): 3:01pm On Mar 08, 2016 |
EBUBS:my brother is not ur fort is just that haven't make front page for long u are just looking any possible article to be dia. this wot will call dream come true. 2 Likes |
Crime / Police Arrested Soldier And Four Others For Robbery - See Photo by apogeez(m): 3:45am On Dec 14, 2015 |
According to sunNews the above picture are soldier and four others arrested for alleged involvement in armed robbery. The suspects who were all in military attires were arrested by the Ilado youths and handed over to the Ilado police post, near the Aja-Koyi Beach. The suspects led by the Soldier had escaped from police detention and were fleeing in a canoe when they were rearrested by the community who in company with the Ilado police post took them to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Lagos state Police Command. A resident, Wasiu Omojola told Daily Sun how the suspects were arrested: “We are predominantly fishermen but some of us do oil business. The military personnel used to come to extort money from us daily. We didn’t know that they were fake. They would come in military uniform while their leader who we later realised is an Army sergent would dress as an Army lieutenant Commander. He would gather us and warned that the Army High Command had sent him on a special duty. He told us that his group was on joint military operation and instructed us to contribute N2millon for his boss. We were able to raise N500,000. The following day, they prevented us from doing our job, so we contributed another N300,000.They still said it was not enough. “I don’t know how one of us reported the development to the Army authority who said that it didn’t send any team of joint military patrol to our area. When we got the information, we mobilised against the self-acclaimed joint military patrol. When they came the following day to continue their extortion, we arrested them. They did not believe it when we took them to the station. “We were later informed by the police that the suspects escaped from the cell, so we mobilised again and gave them a hot chase. We later got them and we accompanied the police who took them to SARS” A police source told Daily Sun that “The Nigerian Army has confirmed that the man who claimed to be a Lieutenant is a Sergeant. The Army has taken him for court-martial. But we have written to the Army that after court-martial, the man should be returned to the Police for proper prosecution. One of the suspects, simply identified as Oche said: “Well, there is no job in the country. My friend who is an Army Sergeant brought the idea of going to collect money from those doing illegal oil businesses. The Sergeant provided me with the uniform that I am wearing on now. I don’t know about others. source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/12/police-arrested-soldier-four-others-for.html
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Religion / The "Real" Face Of Jesus Discovered - See Photo by apogeez(m): 11:14pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
According to popularmechanics.com This follows a discovery from British scientists, assisted by Israeli archeologists, on what they believe is the most accurate image of the most famous face in human history. While this field of science, “forensic anthropology” is usually used to solve crimes, Richard Neave, a medical artist retired from the University of Manchester in England, realized it also could shed light on the appearance of Jesus. This however wouldn’t be Neave first discovery as he had ventured in controversial areas before. Over the past two decades, he had reconstructed dozens of famous faces, including Philip II of Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great, and King Midas of Phrygia. In order to create the accurate portrait of Jesus, Neave’s and his research team first step was to acquire skulls from near Jerusalem, the region where Jesus lived and preached. With three well-preserved specimens from the time of Jesus in hand, Neave used computerized tomography to create X-ray “slices” of the skulls, thus revealing minute details about each one’s structure. Special computer programs then evaluated reams of information about known measurements of the thickness of soft tissue at key areas on human faces. This made it possible to re-create the muscles and skin overlying a representative Semite skull. source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/12/the-real-face-of-jesus-discovered-see.html
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Politics / Read Heartbreaking Open Letter From Biafra Youths To Arewa by apogeez(m): 9:10am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Editor’s note: The Youths of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have written an open letter to the Arewa Youths, recalling all the hardships their people have experienced during the Nigerian Civil War and after it. Emphasizing that they have more in common than both sides think, the Youths of IPOB once again asked for comprehensing and accepting them as a separate state. We read your hate letters We the Youths of the Indigenous People of Biafra are bringing to your notice that we read your warning and hate letter, giving Biafrans living in the North a “two weeks ultimatum to exit Arewa land”. The warning letter you wrote was signed by Aliyu Usman of the Arewa Youth Development Forum Foundation (AYDF), Aminu Adams of the Arewa Citizens Action For Change (ACAC), Bridget Cantiop Yahya of the Northern Emancipation Network(NEN), Comrade Yusuf Muhammed of Arewa Students Forum (ASF) and Terkular J. Bishama of Arewa Youths Vanguard (AYV). We also read the pretentious and hypocritical statement at a Press Conference by National President of Arewa Triumphant Youth Foundation (ATYF), asking Biafrans to stop agitating for Biafra, a letter he never sent to Boko Haram members and a press release never conducted against Boko Haram insurgency. We have more in common than you think The Youths of the Indigenous People Of Biafra are also aware of Arewa Youths who protested in the month of July 2014 in Kano state (Arewa Land), calling for the Division and Dissolution of Nigeria as a Political entity. Just as you are Arewa Youths and you know that through documented history and your Fathers that your original name is Arewa, so did we get to know that we are The Indigenous People Of Biafra. It was you who decided to bring war to our houses You all know that Nigeria is a forced marriage and a contraption concocted by Frederick Lugard a British man; if not there will be no Amalgamation. In Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s word, “Nigeria is an artificial contraption and zoo, concocted by the British to their own amazement.” You know we are not one and that you have always tagged us to be “nyamiri and harune (infidels)”, how can one you call infidel be in the same Country with you? NO WAY. When your Fathers were still under the emblem of Arewa Youths, they were the first to call for division. They chanted “araba, araba” meaning “let’s divide, let’s divide”. They did not just chant “araba”, they moved on killing Biafrans and Biafrans were forced to come back home, empty handed. Not minding the Money Biafrans had in Arewa Land, How much Wealth, How many Building or Structures they had, your Fathers killed those that stayed and slaughtered them like Rams. Your Brother Gowon and other Arewa Elders decided to bring War to our Homes and tagged us Cowards, rather than allowing our Fathers to go home and amend their broken faces, which brought about the declaration of Biafra Independence and the Civil War. Upon till today, your Fathers and you the Arewa Youths have never seized to slaughter the Indigenous People Of Biafra, same way you slaughter your Rams for Sallah. It is very obvious that you respect the Life’s of your Rams, more than that of Biafrans, as you slaughter your Rams occasionally, but slaughter Biafrans frequently. We swept the past under the carpet but you kept slaughtering us Been the Peaceful loving Biafrans we are, we swept the past under the carpet, came back to Arewa Land bought Land from you and built on it, in other to improve the economical growth of Arewa Land. But the millions of the Arewa people in Biafra Land barely build and prefer sleeping outside our Shops and Roadsides, because of the hatred and grudges you have against the Indigenous People Of Biafra, hence you are avoiding to add an inch to the development and improvement of the economy and growth of BiafraLand but you prefer stealing our natural resources. Arewa have taken over Onitsha, Okigwe, Aba, Owerri, PortHarcourt, Orlu, Uyo, Asaba, Calabar, Enugu and other regions in Biafra Land. There is no State that is devoid of an erupted Central Mosque and other Smaller Mosque in Biafra Land. We don’t touch your Imams, Worshippers and Mosque, but you Arewa Youths burn down our Churches, Kill our Pastors, Slaughter our Fathers, Open up our Mothers and kill the unborn foetus, but you have never been queried or cautioned by Arewa Politicians and Elders. You Arewa Youths have been slaughtering and setting ablaze the Youths of The Indigenous People Of Biafra who are serving Nigeria as Youth Corpers, if not for the intervention and cries of Biafran Youths, the Law stopping Nigeria Government from extending Biafran Youth Corpers service to Arewa Land, wouldn’t have been sanctioned. READ ALSO: Arewa Youths Urge Northern Elders To Take A Stand On Biafra Arewa well armed Youths in form of herdsmen, have invaded and are destroying our Farmlands, Raping female Biafran Youths and our Mothers, Killing our Fathers and Traditional Rulers, the leaders of Arewa Youth have never written to your Brothers and Political godfathers to sanction a law that will refrain your fellow Arewa Youths from practicing such barbaric and evil act against the Indigenous people of Biafra. Your political godfather and brother Mohammad Buhari and your Brother Lawal Musa Daura, have been unlawfully detaining the Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, but you haven’t written any letter against this act or give an ultimatum for his release, that exposes your hypocritical nature. This proves Mazi Nnamdi Kanu right, when he said: “Arewas are hypocrites and Nigeria is a zoo, littered with Black men whose hypocritical heart is engulfed with wickedness and evil”. Amid provocations, arrests, tear gassing and killings we are still peaceful Ever since the detention of our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, all we have been doing is protesting peacefully, amid provocation, arrest, tear gassing and killing of IPOB Youths, at the command of Mohammadu Buhari, which the World knows you can’t take, if Mohammadu Buhari was in Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s situation. If you could kill us when your political god Mohammadu Buhari lost an election, what will be your reaction if he is unlawfully detained, same way our Leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is being unlawfully detained? As the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will always say, “It is Biafra or we all die getting Biafra” IPOB Youths are following protocol/directives from IPOB leaders. Being peaceful does not mean we are coward, we are watching and documenting everything and in due time we shall present our case with facts and figures. Writing to those who claim to be our Political Leaders and Traditional Rulers, won’t stop this peaceful demonstration and agitation for Biafra, as all WE WANT IS THE RELEASE OF THE LEADER OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA MAZI NNAMDI KANU AND THE RESTORATION OF BIAFRA. SOURCE:https://www.naij.com/659735-youre-killing-us-still-peaceful-not-long-ipob-youths-arewa.html 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Uwazuruike Apologises To The North; Says Protests Politically Motivated by apogeez(m): 7:59pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Chief Ralph Uwazuruike is a saboteur, because the MASSOBIAS ask him to be dia reader NO-MORE. 2 Likes |
Sports / Super Eagle's Player Salami Gbolahan Welcomes First Child - Photo by apogeez(m): 3:33pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Super Eagle's Player Salami Gbolahan Welcomes First Child on Sunday December 6. source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/12/super-eagles-player-salami-gbolahan.html
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Sports / Valencia Fan Confirmed Death During The Match Against Barcelona by apogeez(m): 6:19am On Dec 07, 2015 |
The Spanish football club confirmed that a fan has died after he collapsed celebrating their late equalizer against Barcelona Valencia’s Santi Mina scored goal to Barcelona at 86th minute. However, the celebration was marred by reports about death of Valencia supporter. Barcelona and Valencia has played 1:1. The administration of the club extended their condolences to the supporter’s family, which is as of yet unnamed. The statement read: “Valencia were sad to learn of the death of a fan following the match at Mestalla on Saturday.” Valencia’s Santi Mina scored goal to Barcelona at 86th minute. However, the celebration was marred by reports about death of Valencia supporter. Barcelona and Valencia has played 1:1. The administration of the club extended their condolences to the supporter’s family, which is as of yet unnamed. The statement read: “Valencia were sad to learn of the death of a fan following the match at Mestalla on Saturday.” cc. lalasticlala source: http://bennnaji..com/2015/12/valencia-fan-confirmed-death-during.html |
Romance / The Tribe In Brazil Which Savor In B’reastfeeding Animals by apogeez(m): 9:41pm On Dec 06, 2015 |
The Awa tribe living in Amazonian forests in east Brazil has been all but wiped out by colonists and illegal ranchers Tens of thousands of them lived in settlements in Brazil’s Maranhao state 500 years ago, only around 300 remain. The Awa love animals so much the women breastfeed them to become ‘hanima’ and treated as part of the family In return, the animals help them with everyday tasks. cc. lalasticlala See photo blow: source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/12/the-tribe-in-brazil-which-savor-in.html
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Romance / Re: How Often Should Girls Change Their Panties? by apogeez(m): 9:22am On Dec 03, 2015 |
U people are still talking of changing what of this white people that dsn't wore any. Nawa o me de change my every seconds |
Politics / Re: My Blood Sister Killed Today At Biafra Protest In Onitsha - "VIVIAN GIST" by apogeez(m): 8:56pm On Dec 02, 2015 |
orobs93:nawa 4 u oo |
Crime / Re: Horrible Ways Some Robbery Suspect Were Killed by apogeez(m): 7:33am On Dec 01, 2015 |
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Crime / Horrible Ways Some Robbery Suspect Were Killed by apogeez(m): 7:30am On Dec 01, 2015 |
STEALING AND ROBBERY IS THE WORST CRIMINAL OFFENSE A HUMAN BEING SHOULD PRACTICE OR ENGAGED IN THE SOCIETY This act have waste so many souls in the world especially in some part of Africa were we normally take law into our hands, Some people died in the process while some are still suffering it in jail or being disfigured. i know most of us have heard and also witness the painful way this people engaged in this act were killed. Below are the graphic photo of Some way Robbery are disgraced and kill source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/horrible-ways-some-robbery-suspect-were.html
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Nairaland / General / You Are Welcome To The Month Of December by apogeez(m): 5:39am On Dec 01, 2015 |
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the modern day and its predecessor, December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the modern day Gregorian calender and its predecessor, the Julian Calender The month kept its original name from the Latin word decem meaning “ten” which marked it as the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar.December was named during a time when the calendar year began with March, which is why its name no longer corresponds with its placement in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Middle English - decembre Latin name - December - tenth month Old English - Geol-monaþ - month before yule History of December December was originally the last month of the Roman calender since the winter period was not assigned months. It originally consisted of 30 days, but its length was shortened to 29 days when King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar and added the months of January and Febuuary around 700 BCE. During the Julian reform, two days were added to December making it 31 days long. I WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL MONTH cc. lalasticlala source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/you-are-welcome-to-month-of-december.html
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Religion / Re: Today Mark's The First Sunday Of Advent by apogeez(m): 2:47pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
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Religion / Today Mark's The First Sunday Of Advent by apogeez(m): 5:20am On Nov 29, 2015 |
What Is Advent? Advent is the period of four Sundays and weeks before Christmas (or sometimes from the 1st December to Christmas Day!). Advent means 'Coming' in Latin. This is the coming of Jesus into the world. Christians use the four Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas. There are three meanings of 'coming' that Christians describe in Advent. The first, and most thought of, happened about 2000 years ago when Jesus came into the world as a baby to live as a man and die for us. The second can happen now as Jesus wants to come into our lives now. And the third will happen in the future when Jesus comes back to the world as King and Judge, not a baby. Some people fast (don't eat anything) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming. In many Orthodox and Eastern Catholics Churches, Advent lasts for 40 days and starts on normal last Sunday of November after Christ the king and is also called the Nativity Fast. cc. lalasticlala Source:http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/first-sunday-of-advent_28.html 22 Likes 1 Share
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Politics / Court Strikes Out N100m Libel Suit Against PUNCH by apogeez(m): 2:44pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
A High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a N100m libel suit filed by a former Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Elder Effiong Esang, against PUNCH Nigeria Limited. Justice Opeyemi Oke on Wednesday struck out the suit, which was over nine years old, following the claimant’s inability to appear before the court once in that period. The presiding judge also awarded N250,000 cost in favour of the defendant. Esang had filed for damages for alleged libel against the defendant following a press statement from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, which it published in August 2006, involving him. But since the suit was filed on September 7, 2006, and after several adjournments, neither the claimant nor the second witness, Ubong Awah, ever showed up in court. Oke, therefore, struck out the suit, describing it as an “eye sore and a bad image” on the part of the prosecution. She dismissed an application by the counsel for the claimant, Mr. David Angye, to adjourn the matter to another date, to give his client and witness another opportunity to appear in court. Angye had pleaded for the court’s understanding, saying Esang was ill and in Calabar, Cross River State and that Awah was out of the country. Oke, however, said, “I strongly condemn the application for adjournment and I find no merit in this application. I, therefore, strike it (the suit) out.” She said an attempt by the court to grant the application would mean that it lacked understanding of its job and essence. Describing the court as a place for “serious business”, she added, “The court is not a dumping ground for cases.” The counsel for the defendant, Mrs. Ayo Obe, had earlier asked the court to strike out the suit for lack of “unseriousness of the claimant”, and award the sum of N500,000 to defendant as cost for what it had been put through. Obe had also informed the court that the aggregate sum of N60,000 it earlier ordered the claimant to pay the defendant had not been paid. In her final ruling, Oke said, “I’m awarding N250,000 in favour of the defendant.” source:http://punchng.com/court-strikes-out-n100m-libel-suit-against-punch/ 1 Like |
Politics / US Journalist Sentance To Prison By Iran Government by apogeez(m): 7:16am On Nov 23, 2015 |
Iran has sentenced detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian to an unspecified prison term following his conviction last month on charges that include espionage, Iranian state TV reported Sunday. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, the spokesman for Iran's judiciary, announced the punishment in a statement on the TV station's website. "In brief, it is a prison sentence," he said. The verdict is "not finalized," he added, referring to an expected appeal. Rezaian's lawyer, Leila Ahsan, told The Associated Press she had not been informed of the verdict — let alone details of the sentence. "I have no information about details of the verdict," she said. "We were expecting the verdict some three months ago." Rezaian was detained with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photojournalists on July 22, 2014. All were later released except Rezaian, a dualU.S.-Iranian citizen. Rezaian went on trial in four closed-door court hearings at Tehran's Revolutionary Court over the past months. Last month, he was convicted of spying and other charges. The Post has vigorously denied the accusations against its correspondent. Rezaian, who has covered Iran for the Post since 2012, grew up in Marin County, California and spent most of his life in the United States. The Post, U.S. officials and Rezaian's family have all called for his release. Iran does not recognize dual-nationality. Iran's state media, citing the indictment, have said Rezaian collected information on Iranian and foreign individuals and companies circumventing sanctions and passed them on to the U.S. government. Iranian state TV has repeatedly called Rezaian an "American spy." Earlier this month, the intelligence department of the powerful elite Revolutionary Guard claimed in a report to parliament that Rezaian is an agent seeking to "overthrow" Iran's Islamic ruling system. His incarceration and trial played out as Iran and five world powers, including the U.S., negotiated a landmark agreement in which the Islamic Republic agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. source: http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/11/iran-sentences-us-journalist-to-prison.html#more source: http://bennnaji..com.ng/2015/11/us-journalist-prison-by-iran-government.html Cc; lalasticlala |
Politics / MASSOB Threatens To Move Against Ohanaeze Ndigbo by apogeez(m): 6:57am On Nov 23, 2015 |
The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra has threatened to move against leaders of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo if they fail to guide their utterances over the Biafra agitation. In a press statement on Sunday in Awka, Anambra State, by MASSOB’s national director of information, Uchenna Madu, the secessionist group described Ohanaeze’s utterances against the Biafra agitation as selfish and irresponsible. The Ohanaeze chairman in Anambra State, Dr Chris Eluemunoh, had on Friday described the agitation for Biafra by some Igbo youths as a “madness,” saying that “Biafra died in 1970” when the Nigerian civil war ended. But MASSOB, in the statement, said the Ohanaeze’s comment was vexatious and would be marched with desired punishment should it continue. The statement read, “The widely acceptance and consciousness of Biafra can never be thwarted or dislocated by disgruntled Igbo. “The Anambra State chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo statement against Biafra is selfish and irresponsible. He’s an Igbo saboteur who always would sell his family because of money. “How can a self-acclaimed Igbo leader openly and shamefully disown and condemn Biafra, the living symbol of Igbo survival?” It added that “MASSOB still believes that Ohanaeze Ndigbo cannot disown Biafra because the national leadership is still silent on this issue, but if finally it does, the Igbo nation will also disown and expel them from Igbo land. “MASSOB warns Igbo to stop making open derogatory statements against Biafra or we shall banish them from Igbo land. “MASSOB shall continue to represent the genuine interest of Ndigbo.” Source:http://http://bennnaji..in/2015/11/massob-threatens-to-move-ngainst.html Posted by BenNnaji Blog 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Today Is Christ The King Sunday by apogeez(m): 3:29pm On Nov 22, 2015 |
My frist time to make a front page in nairaland obia burukwa na Religon that means GOD want worship him. and i dance today ehh tore my jane. Lol 1 Like |
Religion / Today Is Christ The King Sunday by apogeez(m): 12:46am On Nov 22, 2015 |
CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY INTRODUTION AND HISTORY Christ the King Sunday celebrates the all-embracing authority of Christ as King and Lord of the cosmos. Officially called the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, it is celebrated on the final Sunday of Ordinary Time, the Sunday before Advent. In 2015, the feast falls on November 22nd. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY Pope Pius XI instituted The Feast of Christ the King in 1925 for the universal church in his encyclical Quas Primas . He connected the increasingly denial of Christ as king to the rise of secularism. At the time of Quas Primas , many Christians (including Catholics) began to doubt Christ's authority and existence, as well as the Church's power to continue Christ's authority. Pius XI, and the rest of the Christian world, witnessed the rise of non-Christian dictatorships in Europe, and saw Catholics being taken in by these earthly leaders. These dictators often attempted to assert authority over the Church. Just as the Feast of Corpus Christi was instituted when devotion to the Eucharist was at a low point, the Feast of Christ the King was instituted during a time when respect for Christ and the Church was waning, when the feast was needed most. Pius hoped the institution of the feast would have various effects. They were: 1. That nations would see that the Church has the right to freedom, and immunity from the state ( Quas Primas , 32). 2. That leaders and nations would see that they are bound to give respect to Christ ( Quas Primas , 31). 3. That the faithful would gain strength and courage from the celebration of the feast, as we are reminded that Christ must reign in our hearts, minds, wills, and bodies ( Quas Primas , 33). Today, the same distrust of authority exists, although the problem has gotten worse. Individualism has been embraced to such an extreme, that for many, the only authority is the individual self. The idea of Christ as ruler is rejected in such a strongly individualistic system. Also, many balk at the idea of kings and queens, believing them to be antiquated and possibly oppressive. Some even reject the titles of "lord" and "king" for Christ because they believe that such titles are borrowed from oppressive systems of government. However true these statements might be (some kings have been oppressive), these individuals miss the point: Christ's kingship is one of humility and service . Jesus said: You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to become great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:42-45, NAB). and Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you the King of the Jews?"... Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here." So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world,to testify to the truth (John 18:33b, 36-37). Thus, Jesus knew the oppressive nature of secular kings, and in contrast to them, he connected his role as king to humble service, and commanded his followers to be servants as well. In other passages of Scripture, his kingdom is tied to his suffering and death. While Christ is coming to judge the nations, his teachings spell out a kingdom of justice and judgment balanced with radical love, mercy, peace, and forgiveness. When we celebrate Christ as King, we are not celebrating an oppressive ruler, but one willing to die for humanity and whose "loving-kindness endures forever." Christ is the king that gives us true freedom, freedom in Him. Thus we must never forget that Christ radically redefined and transformed the concept of kingship . Christ the King Sunday used to be celebrated on the last Sunday of October, but since the calendar reforms of 1969, the feast falls on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, which is the Sunday before Advent. It is fitting that the feast celebrating Christ's kingship is observed right before Advent, when we liturgically wait for the promised Messiah (King). HISTORY The earliest Christians identified Jesus with the predicted Messiah of the Jews. The Jewish word "messiah," and the Greek word "Christ," both mean "anointed one," and came to refer to the expected king who would deliver Israel from the hands of the Romans. Christians believe that Jesus is this expected Messiah. Unlike the messiah most Jews expected, Jesus came to free all people, Jew and Gentile, and he did not come to free them from the Romans, but from sin and death. Thus the king of the Jews, and of the cosmos, does not rule over a kingdom of this world. Christians have long celebrated Jesus as Christ, and his reign as King is celebrated to some degree in Advent (when Christians wait for his second coming in glory), Christmas (when "born this day is the King of the Jews", Holy Week (when Christ is the Crucified King), Easter (when Jesus is resurrected in power and glory), and the Ascension (when Jesus returns to the glory he had with the Father before the world was created). However, Pius XI wanted to specifically commemorate Christ as king, and instituted the feast in the Western calendar in 1925. In the 21st century many Western Christians, Catholic and Protestant, celebrate Christ the King Sunday, including Anglicans and Lutherans. Unfortunately, in some mainline Protestant churches, "king" language is not popular, and the feast is downplayed. However, in a chaotic and unjust world that seems to scorn any kind of authority, many Christians proudly celebrate Christ the King Sunday, where the loving and merciful - and just - king of the universe is praised and glorified. Christ king sunday is one of my ecstatic days as a catholic, what about you? lalasticlala Source: http://bennnaji..in/2015/11/today-is-christ-king-sunday.html 47 Likes 7 Shares |
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