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Foreign AffairsRe: Russia Orders Obama: Tell World About Aliens, Or We Will. by Appleyard(m): 12:24pm On Jun 09, 2015
We have never been alone. They live!

Its no secret that Governments in the West have been hiding information regarding Aliens... Even a formal pilot to Obama confirmed his encounter with a UFO while in the air sometime ago..


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3030491/Veteran-flew-Obama-s-campaign-plane-saw-UFO.html


No matter how you try to fathom or defend it, there are activities and happenings above and beneath us that are simply not of our own making.
Take for instance, the sudden appearance and disappearance of flying saucers in the sky, (i have even witness one by my self), The sudden appearance of mysterious blackholes craters in the Siberian region of Russia, and so on.

The fact is, we are never alone!
PoliticsRe: Saraki To VP: "I Cannot Be Summoned By A 'Mere Commissioner" - SaharaReporters by Appleyard(m): 11:08am On Jun 09, 2015
Omooba77:
Let me adjust my glasses to watch today's event in 3D. Law of harvest will be reap today. Same GEJ was accused of not doing anything,yet light has been constant since May. God is righteous.........
Ishilove barcanista jarus
Which light are you talking about? Do you have a direct line from Kainji dam? Because, down here in delta, there has been no light for weeks now... So, where did you get your constant light from? Its like the whole of the country is in perpetual darkness.
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 1:03am On Jun 09, 2015
PassingShot:
This is surely the way to go.

GEJ supervised the growth of BH from miscreants to a sophisticated group in almost six years.

Now, to defeat the terrorists, we need every help we can get.

TANoids, stay clear of this thread. You shall be put to shame here. grin
Supervised? What of ''motivation?

Afterall '' i am no military man''...

;(

while thousands are been slaughtered..

..''i am no military man''....;(

...You know they promised to make the country ungovernable for me na...'' :|

As if it was the innocent women, children and villagers that were contesting with him..



Then.......

Oh! Oh.. Elections are here! Fight Boko haram now, generals! You have two weeks! And you, slash the electricity tariffs by 50%... Yes! What else... Oh oh.. Remove 10 naira from the fuel price... Oh, be fast about it! We just have a month to go before the elections. Damm it!
Yeah yeah... This should be able to fool the people and bring them back to vote for us....... Good strategies, you know...wink...... Pdppppppp...... Heyyyyyy!


But...wait....sad


Too late.....

....Where am i?shocked

At Otuoke...

....What?shocked

Sshh.. Stop shouting pls. Your ''husband'' , ''Patience'' tenure has expired, so we brought you back home. you know you were never the president.. those women were.....

..But...''


There is no but.. Only that you are a bunch of waste..

How i wish i could regain the precious time and energy i spent standing under the sun for you, for hours on the voting line back in 2011,

Thank God it wasn't wasted this time around...

And don't forget to use the boats like everyone of us down here does. After all, its been exactly the same way you left us six years ago. Or if i catch you using helicopter like Tompolo, you will then know that the legacy of the Amnesty program was only in cash, and not in WEAPONS!


Oh!.. I heard you are now in london....

Noted.....
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 12:07am On Jun 09, 2015
Mogidi:
America has also helped Afghanistan with their fight against the Taliban, there's still no progress against the Taliban after 10yrs.
Nothing beat reality. It is as simple as that! You are spot on!
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 11:50pm On Jun 08, 2015
kazmanbanjoko:
i know. Bt is there anywhere else president buhari can get sophisticated weapons to deal with these BH militants. Coz He really want to deal with those terrorists.
Thanks for your prompt respoonse and sencerity of purpose. It is with these that we can help move this country forward.

Yes! Our president, Buhari, can get the sophisticated weapons that we so much need from other sources. Apart from the united States, Russia is the largest exporter of weaponry in the world, and their weapons are highly sophisticated and on par with that of the US in most areas, especially in field combat. Russian's weapons sophistication is increasingly becoming too sophisticated to the likings of the west, that even the US army was forced to complain openly about increased Russian spendings on armament and its rapidly increasing sophistication, despite the fact that itself (the US) five times outspend Russia and China put together, in defence budgetary.
You need to see the new Russian T14 armatak battle tank; none like it in the word presently.

Infact, the little success we are recording now, is down to some of the weapons the Russians sold to us, and the ones we got from other sources that i can't remember now.
. The truth is, Russia is our best bet. They are always sure to deliver, whether Satan and his US saboteurs regime likes it or not. That is the best bet for us.

China is another source, and they can as well be relied upon because, unlike Germany, France and Isreal, they will never capitulate or be bullied by anyone not to sell, especially when they are having the same common enemy in the person of the Hegemon-Uncle Sam.
Besides, China and Nigeria are enjoying huge bilateral relationship. As you are reading this now, just look around wherever you are in your house, and tell me if you can't find a Chinese product around you... Thus, China is another potential and reliable supplier, as they dont place politics over economic/business, just like the Russians.

Is their weapons sophiticated enough? Oh, yes., they are, though they still trails the US and Russia in armament technologies. Still, They are a force to reckon with. Even the Yankees are not finding it funny the way the Shingos are developing and upgrading in weaponry, day in day out, to the extent that they now have the technology to shoot down American satelite in space,-a technology previously monopolized by the US and Russia.

India don't produce much, but they can be of help also.

Isreal would have been a very good option, considering the good rapport they have with Nigeria over the Years. But as far as 'Barrack the Bomber' is concerned, you may never get anything from the Jews. Remember how the US stop Isreal from selling those sophisticated Helicopters to us, when we needed it like mad.. Thus, i won't place my money on them.
Nevertheless, they could still surprise us by selling, especially now that Prime Minister, Benjamin Netayanhul, and 'Barrack Obodowaterside', are not in good terms. He may just decide to give Obama the ''middle finger'', you never can tell.


There are also smaller weapon producing States such as, Iran, Sweden, Romania, Poland, etc, etc. The only problem woild be sophistication.


Be that as it may, Mr president should continue with this new found romance from the West, but i expect him to be very conscious of them, because, those nations don't have permanent allies, aside their occultic Union called NATO or whatever. They will not hesitate to turn against you once you are no longer befiting to their plans.

As a formal Military leader, am especting Mr President to understand the Nation's enemies, know his priorities and define the appropriate way to realize them, while watching over his shoulders all the time. (Gadaffi, Assad in memory)

For he who dines with the devil should use a long spoon, so it is said. But in the case of the Anglo-neo cons and their Father -in crime, Uncle Sam, you need not only a long spoon, but also a rugged ladder with a metroline engines consisting of a ''sixth sense'' for a quick getaway.


Oh, Black Republic, the Yankees are coming!
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 7:26pm On Jun 08, 2015
ikenigel:
Do you play chess bro? I like your thinking.
Not realy, bro. But i would love to. Thanks for the compliment.

Nigeria for life!
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 7:24pm On Jun 08, 2015
Pheals:
Nice one but does Americans !! Enh dey be like terrorist are useful
They are terrorist, not''be like''.


http://www.globalresearch.ca/america-created-al-qaeda-and-the-isis-terror-group/5402881



Even their own general is saying it.

www.americanfreepress.net/%3Fp%3D23265
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 6:55pm On Jun 08, 2015
kazmanbanjoko:
Pls germany, we need yur german machines.
German machines? Not with Mekel , a proven Neo-con puppet and uncle Sam's sheerleader in crime, on the seat!
If you are looking towards that angle, you better be expecting 'mosquitoes', and a whole bunch of them for that matter.

You should have realized that Germany is currently an occupied state.
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m):
ikenigel:
Our president is a good Chess player and strategist.
Don't start jumping yet. Because, those aforementioned nations are known for promising something and doing the other. The Western powers like Germany, France, Britain, Canada and the terrorist-in-chief, the United State of Anarchy, will never help you to achieve any stated goal, as long as you remain a priority in CIA/Hegemonic hit list. Rather, their conduct towards Nigeria since the begining of this insulgency, shows that they don't mean well for the world most populous black nation.

However, i don't know what or how the President (Buhari) is going to deal or liais with them. I honestly wish him to succeed in putting an end to this menace. But left for me, i would have looked over to other channels for help, after all, we have been recording some notable success without them, many thanks to the Vladinator's Russia and other well wishers.

As for the Anglo-zeo-con West, they can go on with their Satan worship for all i care.


My Black Republic till fowl grow teeth!
PoliticsRe: G7: France, Canada, Germany Back Buhari On Fight Against Boko Haram by Appleyard(m): 6:15pm On Jun 08, 2015
starlingslimnet:
America won't sit and watch you destroy Terrorist
That is a fact, brother!
PoliticsRe: President Buhari And His Enemies by Appleyard(m): 11:38am On Jun 08, 2015
Firefire:
Craving for political appointment has never crossed my mind, because the vocation of teaching philosophy at the University of Lagos gives me incomparably sublime job satisfaction.

Considering certain facts known to me, I preferred Jonathan to Buhari in the last presidential election – and I still do, despite my criticisms of the former over the years. Therefore, if I were paid millions for that, it would have been a win-win situation for me since it means being paid for expressing my genuine preference in the election.

Certainly, no amount of money would have compelled me to support Jonathan if I were convinced he did not deserve to be re-elected, or Buhari because, as already stated, I really wanted his main rival to have a second term of office. Buharimaniacs are fond of hyperbolising the good qualities of President Buhari while unduly neglecting the disagreeable ones. In their jaundiced reckoning, the weaknesses of Buhari should either be ignored or explained away as inconsequential excesses of a military dictator committed to positive attitudinal change by Nigerians.

Anyone that expresses a contrary view or draws attention to his intellectual and temperamental deficiencies is jeered at as an “enemy” of Nigeria. Clearly, superlative descriptions of Buhari and his capability to rebuild Nigeria cannot withstand the harsh searchlight of ratiocinative scrutiny. For, granted that the President has cognate experience as a former military head of state, that experience is severely limited in duration and was garnered during a dictatorship powered by command-and-obey mentality, not by the slow laborious processes of democratic deliberation.

In addition, like every human being, the praiseworthy qualities of Buhari are alloyed by certain personal inadequacies that might jeopardise his ability to make the right decisions while in office. Of course, the President himself, the world in general and Nigeria in particular have changed dramatically since August 27, 1985, when Gen. Ibrahim Babangida unceremoniously overthrew his regime. Thus, those uncritically parading Buhari’s experience from his dictatorial days as if it is an unblemished magic totem for national reconstruction have not learnt any useful lesson from the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.


[size=14pt]In my opinion, the greatest enemies of President Buhari are not his critics; rather, they are those praising him to high heavens, uttering sugary insipidities to gain favours from him. Also included are the shylocks who recommend revenge against groups that did not vote for him and narrow-minded Northerners gloating simply because the presidency has returned to their region. [/size]
You can say that all over and over again! Your analysis critically fit the despicable political tendency and myopic views of many Nigerians today. Political views, assertoins, and criticism, which are essential in shaping the political ideology and objectivism of the ruling class, viz nation building and actualization of State developmental goals, have been reduced and subjected to tribal and regional sentiments.
.Thus, to question the veracity, ineptitude, recklessness, relevancy or defects, in character and policies, of a given political era or leadership, are immediately met with ridiculous comments from some myopic dorents, whose die-hard elephent stance are based on nothing but borne out of extreme regionalism and religious dubiousity; even when such views, assertions, and criticism are rigorously relevant and neccessary to the overall well being of our Nation in terms of policy formulation, develpmental planning and general governance.

Such is the nature of most people trending politics today. Instead of having that sense of patroitism and unbias stance geared towards making the political elites in the system more responsible and accountable for their actions and senseless inactions, many, out of cheer delusion and self imposed zombified reverence, tends to pitch tent myopically under the acronyms like GEJ, GMB; conversely, 'North, ''South,'' hard-lining: an entrenchment of the political demagogues.

Little wonder we are still where we are now.

Pathetic!
PoliticsRe: Buhari Is Right To Seek International Assistance To Battle Boko Haram - APC by Appleyard(m): 9:59am On Jun 08, 2015
barcanista:
Reallyhuh? The same Buhari that Condemned Jonathan's administration for partnering with foreign soldiers?

Didn't Buhari promise to tackle BH alone? Almost 400 people have died since May 29 alone. How many more deaths before we will see to an end of this madness dear President Buhari?
.

400 deaths since May 29? Wow! Thats pretty high. But come to think of it; if you have 400 Boko Haram related deaths within two weeks of Buhari's reign, how many dead ones do you think must have been recorded so far in the entire wasted six good years of the formal drunk Ijaw president called GEJ? I guess is in the thousands; and not just thousands, but tens and tens of thousands, all owing to the myopic tenacity of a nincompoop, who, despite being the president, sees the problem in a certain part of of his country as 'not of his own making', and so, does not concerned him. After all, he is no ''military man.'' Nonesense!sad

And its even more painful and regretably lugubrious, when you realize that the aforementioned 400 deaths so far since may 29, its only a continuation of the calamiteous ineptitude and unrivaled guiness book of record-like cluelessness of the most weak ''woman'' of a so-called president, now back to the creeks where life is so painfully hidden from the rest of the world, a place where one of their own 'son of Cain' could not even build a Kitchen, for SIX GOOD YEARS!:/ But his wife was busy slapping elected officers, while freehandedly lifting crude oil by 'legalize bunkering' at forcados terminal, without any hitches whatever.

Pathetic!

I truely pity my country Nigeria under that she-man, and many of his uninformed sympathizers; for they know not that Nigeria was been governed by five women, and out of these women, Jonah, Odua, Okonjo, Alisson, Diaris Godoo, eta , GEJ was the most Weakest!

Like it or not, Buhari is an angel compare to these destructive bunch of gagools.

Damn it!
Foreign AffairsRe: I Will Be Deactivating My Account Very Soon by Appleyard(m): 10:36pm On Jun 07, 2015
hopelink1:
what a learned man you are! unlike the educated illiterates
Thanks. One just have to see reality as it is.
Foreign AffairsRe: More Heart-Breaking Photos From Ghana’s Flood [Viewers Discretion] by Appleyard(m): 5:54pm On Jun 06, 2015
okotv:
this is despicable. Africa arise
Arise to do what? Take up arms against mother nature, or the government?
Even developed nations like the US can't control the flood and the numerous natural catastrophies that is ravaging that country now. Nepal just had its own share.

The issue of global warming and its effect is no longer in doubt. The greatest enemy of man in this planet is Man himself. Man wants to live too comfortable at the expense of other creatures, and without any regards for the planetary well-being. Now, he is paying the price for his misadventure and overt scientific knowledge.

The Earth is in pains, and mother nature is trying hard to adjust to the new realities. Mother nature is in birth pains, and wants to give birth to a new world. The signs are everywhere.

Man is an irony! Yes, he is a survival and by creation, lord of the Earth. Yet, everywhere he goes, He is in chains. The nature of death follows him about. He is king where he belongs, but can not control the forces around him. Man, with regards to the planetray cosmic order, is a failed PROJECT.

Neverrheless,........this Man is Unique, and nothing best describe this uniqueness as does the pictorial evidence of the Mother and Child above. Even when death was closing in, she never forsook the seed of her body. And when her eyelids finally closed in death, she was found lying, stretched on the ground, with her child untop her, both enveloped in the cold hands of death, and forever oblivious to a cursed world marked for DOOM!

Adieu Mother! Adieu Son.. Till the end of time!

Take heart Ghana, and RIP to the Silent Ones!
Foreign AffairsRe: I Will Be Deactivating My Account Very Soon by Appleyard(m): 4:40pm On Jun 06, 2015
Penssuwa:
My question is; who cares if you deactivate it or not.
Somebody, somewhere cares. The Nairaland-internet traffic generation level, cares, though no one would admit it. Once you remove a a naira out of 100 naira, you would still have alot to go about, but the FACT is, your present balance at hand can never be equal with the Original amount, period!

So, although our brother's absence would not be felt or pronouned as it maybe, the fact remains that Nairaland is loosing a reliable visitor, a potential TRAFFIC GENERATOR,'' and if people are consistently leaving this way, its traffic generating base would drop drastically, especially if such aggrieved visitors or members decide to spread their ill treatment (so they say) around, which in turn may affect their customers base (Adverts and so..) and also scare away or discourage would-be visitors and member. This is what is affecting the Guardian and Daily Mail news websites in the Uk at the moment. They (Nairaland) won't feel it now, because they still have alot of visitors and more of them joining the train. Nevertheless, somebody is leaving and its not good for Nairaland, especially when it is premised on maltreatment. And i can assure you, the data base would never be as it where, notwithstanding whatever happens hereafter.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia Stages Massive World Was II Parade: See Intimidation Oo by Appleyard(m): 6:01pm On Jun 05, 2015
realnas:
The bear is back and ready to roar , mess with the bear and prepare for d repercussion shakashvili of georga tried and got his fingers burnt ,the fascists in kiev tried and failed .a word is enough for the wise ,Don't mess with russia even nato is scared of the mighty bear they can't fight russia and they won't help anyone enuf said
Thats a fact.......
PoliticsRe: Chinese Goalkeeper Gives Up Goal While Taking Water Break ;D by Appleyard(m): 5:33pm On Jun 05, 2015
bastien:
everything get league wey match fixing no dey?
My brother, ask am.. Even EPL no free. Wetin them take dey play pool?cheesy...
Foreign AffairsRe: S. Korea Test-fires Missile That Can Strike All Of N. Korea by Appleyard(m): 4:42pm On Jun 05, 2015
dapyd1:
So, I fire you, you fire me and we both obliterate ourselves into oblivion.
The human species sometimes makes me laugh...
It makes you laugh? Well, the thing they provoke me because, these zombies over there and their similars in other places, being pushed about by the Satanists control-United State of Torture, might one day take us all along with them, when their craze level reaches it peak.
At a time when people are concern with tackling human-lives threatening catastrophies and diseases such as earthquakes, global warming, cancer, Aids, etc, etc, etc; some 'cursed kids- are busy stockpiling weapons to destroy one another, even their own kinsmen. Very pathetic.

And like you said, ''i fire you, you fire me''...so both sides, instead of settle amicably, thinks that one can actually get a good, clean strike at the other, without repercussions by way of radiation, if it involves nuclear or chemical weapons, given the proximity of the two nations? Very funny, like you said...while the US is busy stoking the fire. As far as they are concern, the two Koreas musn't come together again, the challenges pose by China and Russia to the Hegemon is enough. Hence, the divide and conquer tactics employ by the US of A accross the globe. Just that these Koreans dont know it...
Foreign AffairsRe: Meet The 'Big Ivan': The Biggest Bomb In The History Of The World(Photos) by Appleyard(m): 4:01pm On Jun 05, 2015
This Russians never ceased to amaze me. wink
Foreign AffairsRe: Meet The 'Big Ivan': The Biggest Bomb In The History Of The World(Photos) by Appleyard(m): 3:58pm On Jun 05, 2015
Lushcream:
and na Human being dey wan use am kill ooo ...... mankind and destruction
My brother...e no tire u? Well, such is the Human nature. Man was concieved in pain, and so will end in pain. Man's life is synonymous with pain!
Foreign AffairsRe: Meet The 'Big Ivan': The Biggest Bomb In The History Of The World(Photos) by Appleyard(m): 3:53pm On Jun 05, 2015
Silvofitz:
Sambisa forest straight. As e dey hot!
Hehehehehehhehe! grin

You ne dey go church? Abi u wan kill the chibok girls join? Abeg, take am easy oo.wink
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Barcelona Vs Juventus : UCL (3 - 1) On 6th June 2015 by Appleyard(m): 7:02pm On Jun 03, 2015
Juventus all the way!
Forza JUVENTUS!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: UCL Final: Barcelona vs Juventus June 6,2015 8:45pm by Appleyard(m): 6:47pm On Jun 03, 2015
iwaeda:
Hope it will not be a repeat of Juventus vs Dortmund,that against all odd,Dortmund won.
Whether the devil's odds likes it or not, Juventus are destined to win this one. Many people will be disapointed come june 6. Barcelona is a very strong team, especially in the attack. It is almost impossible to stop them from scoring. But so too they would be meeting with the most tactical and strongest defending team in europe. A team that doesnt concede much goals. And It is not a coincidence that they (italian team) is going back to Berlin where Italy last won the world cup, and three players (pirlo, buffon, barzagli) out of that legendary Italian team, shall be on the field that day. I see history repeating itself for the italians.

Its going to be who draws the first blood. though. If Barca scores first, the Old Lady is going to find it hard to take possession from them and get the equalizer. And in that process, they may have alot of cards flying,and possibly a man being sent off.(dont tell me u dont know about Chiellini)cheesy
But if Juve scores first, Barcelona won't find it funny to equalize either, especially if they go into the brake trailing. Though they have the individuals, MSN, to do it, they will however, sweat it out because of the far superiority of the Italians in defence, unlike Barca's, that will have to pray hard, should Juventus counter with Animal tevez, Morata or Pogba on the break. We all know the Barca defence is not the best of defence.

But over all, its gonna be a cracker.
But i will advice that those of us who are dreaming of a Barcelona victory by 3 or 4 goal margin, should better realize you are not playing Cordoba or Eibar; this is the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL on a neutral ground, with an equal level of support, and two teams with a different style and culture of play.

May God keep us till then.

Juventus all the way! Forza Juventus!
Christianity EtcRe: United States Being Ravaged By Storms, Floods And Diaster. by Appleyard(m): 4:40pm On Jun 03, 2015
An2elect2:
I know this might sound crazy, but am really glad this world is reaching its termination point. Huha!!!!!!! cheesy cheesy

Nothing like Orishas, it is God!!! it is the creator himself gradually folding up what he made in time!!! huha!!!!!!! sweet home calling! cheesy cheesy The days are here!!! The wise virgins! hey where are you all. Its time to buy more oil, the groom is on His way!!!! cheesy

They will try to solve this mess, and they will...try and think its over and when they think its safe and peaceful....BOOM!!!! Like a woman in labour, the end will come unexpectedly, like a thief and its OVER!!!!


I cant wait to see HIM AS HE IS. Home sweet home!!! never been there but i know the feeling! It kills worldly joy faster than a blink... hey wise virgins, the Groom is almost here. Where y'all?? cheesy
Yeah, brother. Am over here! The end is nigh, the evening light is all but gradually setting in..more oil you say? Yeah, getting mighty high on that recently; more fasting, more evangelism, more commitment to God's service, the mark of the high calliing on point, the Holy Ghost in my heart's rear view, and by the renewing of the mind, that crown of righteousness brother Paul talked about, is the utmost target now.

Sure, they will try to solve all of these; the melting artic ice, the upsurge in the sea levels, devastating earthquakes as in Nepal, appearance of mysterious massive black hole craters in Russia, mysterious deaths of thousands of birds falling from the sky in the US, and so many more..
Yeah, they are looking for scientific answers and solutions, when the whole Sum of the matter lies in that Black Book many so much commonized, and for which science don't give a dime about.
Yeah, let them continue in their vanity and foolishness, but before the skies turns red, before those secret weapons are deployed for full combats, before those killer Nuclear pins start flying in the 3rd world 'birth pains', oh, just before that city of Satan, Los Angeles, flips over and sink beneath the sea; Boooom! Behold my Saviour with His host of Heaven shall come with the clouds...and Brethren, we can't afford to miss that Ride!

So get up! Trim your Lambs and be ye READY, FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NIGH! And time Shall be no more!smiley
Christianity EtcRe: Can God Change? by Appleyard(m): 2:44pm On Jun 03, 2015
Can God change?

Well, this is a very good question but, before i proceed to contribute, i must advice you to chose your words whenever you are discussing God. Calling God despot, blood thirsty, killer, and all that ugly statements, its not advisable dear brother. For we must not lean unto our own understanding in trying to decode whom or how God is, but by His own revealed word and ways of doing things.

God does not take pleasure in killing, neither is He delighted in the death of the wicked; Ezek.18 vs 23. And thats why He came to create an avenue for them to be saved; Luke 19vs10.
But all that refuses to keep the path of good and His commandment must reap what they sowed (Psalm 37.1-2, Deut.7vs9-11, 8vs19-20.)

Now, when we talked about God's immutability, as eshrined in Malachi 3vs 6, we are talking about God's unbias and steadfastness regarding His promises and convenants. That is, God had always, and will always keep His side of a convenant and His promises are for ever sure. A convenant is a contract, and a contract, whether explicit or implicit, is an agreement/obligation binding on the parties to it, of which the right to enforce, rescind or claim damages that may arise from breach of the contract, is based solely on the PERFORMANCE or Non PERFORMANCE of the TERMS of that contract.

Thus, when we say that God changed His mind as it relates to a promise or convenant, its nothing but a fulfilling of the rules governing the convenant or promise. For instance, the commandments were given, but when the Isrealites turned to worship gods, God was no longer oblige to protect them. For they weren't keeping their side of the convenant.
Otherwise, God does not change His mind--not in an eternal sense. Therefore, when we see verses in the Bible that imply He does--in a human sense, like Matt said, We have to understand that God has revealed Himself to us in what we call ''anthropomorphic revelation''. This means that He has lowered Himself to our level and speaks to us in a manner that is consistent with our understanding.
Consider how God walked with Adam and Eve in the garden. God, who is the infinite being, who encompasses the entire universe, became like us so that we could communicate with Him.
After Adam and Eve sinned in the garden and hid themselves, God said, “Adam, where are you?” ( Gen. 3:9). Should we conclude that God who knows everything didn’t know where Adam was? Of course not. He was asking not just about Adam’s location but also about his spiritual condition. This illustrates that at the very beginning of God’s communication with us, He spoke in a manner that relates to us in our time frame--from our perspective. That is why God, in the Garden, went looking for Adam--because He was working from our perspective.
We know that God has, from all eternity, ordained whatsoever shall come to pass because He works all things after the counsel of His will ( Ephesians 1:11). However, when He deals with us, we see verses that say he changes His mind. Let’s take a look.

*."So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people," ( Exodus 32:14).
*.“Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and the Lord changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are committing a great evil against ourselves," ( Jeremiah 26:19).
The fact is that God knows all things ( 1 John 3:20), and He has known it all forever. To say that God would actually change His mind would imply that God, who is supposed to have known all things forever, decided to act in a manner that was different from what He has always known He would do. He would have known that He was going to change His mind, which means He isn’t changing His mind because He knew He was going to do it. So, how is He really changing His mind if He decided to do something all along that only appears (to us) that He changed His mind?
Consider how God would sometimes pronounce judgment on nations, saying He was going to destroy them; and sometimes those nations would repent. God then relented from judging them. In other words, He changed his mind and didn’t judge them even though He said he would. Are we to say that God didn’t know from all eternity that they would repent? Of course He knew. How do we know that He didn’t say He would destroy them to get them to repent, which was all according to His plan? Furthermore, God holding back his judgment is consistent with what He already said elsewhere:

“If that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it,” ( Jer. 18:cool.

So, what we’re seeing is God changing His mind from our perspective, but from the eternal perspective He never did. He’s not surprised by our choices, and He does not have to adapt to our mistakes or our plans. He works all things after the counsel of His will, and He does so eternally.
Foreign AffairsRe: Japan Gave China Another Warning Over The South China Sea by Appleyard(m): 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2015
bsolo1:
I hate Uncle Sam(US) like mad!.. What is their business in the South China Sea ? Very annoying.
You hate them like mad? Well, i loath them like Hell! What are they doing over there? That is the same multi-million dollar question i have been asking all day.. Its like they are wired to please the devil, come sunshine or rainfall. Uncle Sam can't stop being blood thirsty.

Very pathetic!
Foreign AffairsRe: Japan Gave China Another Warning Over The South China Sea by Appleyard(m): 6:32pm On Jun 02, 2015
cyprus000:
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How? I don't think so. Whats their business yonder side? Can't they for once mind their own? Must they provoke hatred and cause war everywhere? The US is simply becoming mad day by day. And this whole thing will come to a climax someday.
PoliticsRe: See What An Israeli Woman Have To Say About Biafra(video) by Appleyard(m): 6:09pm On Jun 02, 2015
kannymoore:
God Bless you for your post!

May you live long!

It's so sad that there are too many blind people blowing big grammar and forming shadowboxing stunts here on Nairaland.

I SMH @ their antics.

It's bad.

Too...too...bad! angry
Thanks! Its realy bad to be seeing or hearing Nigerians wanting our break up; realy bad!
PoliticsRe: See What An Israeli Woman Have To Say About Biafra(video) by Appleyard(m): 12:22pm On Jun 01, 2015
searchcorp:
firstly, the first, second and maybe tenth niger bridge didn't cause the war in the 1960s, the killings and sacking of our soldiers, civilians and people did.

Secondly, did you think about Nelson Mandela of SA, Napoleon Bonaparte of France, Shigeru Yoshida of south Korea, Charles de Gaule of France, etc... When you said that liberation fighters often times don't lead. I promise you they do most of the times, they are in fact the nucleus of the administrative offices.

I don't think you are ignorant or foolish like you wrongly accused me. I only think you are blinded by sentiments.

The eastern governors and elected officials should be blamed for the poor development. Obasanjo in his 8 years in power didn't tar the roads that leads to his village. That doesn't make him any less a yoruba man. Neither should he be blamed for our shortcomings.
Exactly! Constriction twines me like a snake each time i come accross threads such as this, advocating the breakup of Nigeria. Apostles of this agenda (Foreign elements aside) hardly takes into consideration, the various dynamics that would immediately or thereafter follows.

For instance, like Professor Ayu said, should Nigeria disintegrate, “it will be like peeling an onion, layer after layer. It will not just be one single division of North and South. Many de-amalgamations will take place, with numerous indeterminate boundaries and conflicts.
The resultant wars will generate several rivers of blood.
“Contrary to the illusion of faster growth and development, these conflicts and wars will lead to massive economic destruction and a throw back to pre-colonial times. The new miniature nations will take decades, if not centuries, to reach our current level of development. Those in doubt should look in the Syrian mirror.
“The current promise of Nigeria emerging as a major economic player after 2050 will be no more. It is projected that by 2050, Nigeria’s population will be the third largest in the world, and its economy among the top ten (ever wonder why the Anglo-Neo cons are always predicting our breakup?). All this will be lost.

“The break up will generate a huge refugee nightmare requiring large quantities of food, shelter, and medical suppliers mass migration will destabilise the whole of the West African sub-region and beyond.
“The world media, especially television, will be happy to capture and present these pathetic images to the world (i can imagine BBC, CNN in full grin). It will be a big blow to the black world. Many Africans and Africans in the diaspora will be psychologically traumatised.
“Overall, it will be a world of impoverished mini-states, tearing at each other, pouring out desperate peoples, and by so doing, humiliating the whole of the black race”.

If these are not enough good reasons for us to work for, and ensure a better Nigeria, and shelve all forms of tribalistic, sentimental and egocentric agitations that are deeply inimical to our overall well being as a people, then we can continue on this hopeless path and illusion of a better place viz Biafra, or Republic of Niger Delta or whatever. But nothing good would come out of it; but chaos and anarchy.
South Sudan quickly comes to mind, plus Eritrea, Syria, etc etc.

What we need now is a collective will to tackle the twin evils that are bedevilling our grat nation- 'corruption and goverment insensitivity' towards the plieght of the people. It is not a matter of one tribe/region ruling or cheaten the other. For every section of this country is being marginalized in one form all the other. Rather, the real troblem is with the ruling class. The political elites who are greedier and tell lies more than Satan himself; these are the enemies. The ones we as a people collectively or individualy, need to prevail upon or against. Otherwise, even if you should today have your Biafran state, or i also got my Niger Delta or South-South Republic, it would still be the same cabal and set of people that would be at the helms of affairs, and nothing would change; because, corruption has been successfully institutionalized in all facets of our politics, society and even the home.

Thanks be to God that we have now a new transition in place, lets just see, wait and, when it become necessary, strive to bring the best out of them, and also to all subsequent administrations hereafter.
This way, we can bring about a better Nigeria, and not playing into the covert and satanic hands of the foreign elements that want us to breakup into pieces.

We are the political and economic hope of the black race. And having come this far, we can't afford to fail now.

Like the Spider, we MUST STRIVE TO SUCCEED!

God bless Nigeria!

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