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This one is busy working to make Enugu a better place while some cows controlled by herdsmen will always cry about being marginalized.



I pity the stupidity of some igbos, you better wake up and make the East stand out as the tech and manufacturing hub it should be in the country. Politics will always be about interests, your politicians like number 3 can only brain wash you while they sponsor the propaganda of marginalization. Or surprise me!


You keep calling the Yoruba's slaves to the hausa's, even if, are they not doing well?

If an igbo president emerges, your interests are a guaranteed priority, but how can that illusion materialize when you do not even agree to be a citizen willingly. The e-warriors willing swing swiftly, but remember, it is only the truth.

Will the igbo nation continue to suffer till the day the so-called biafra becomes a reality?
How soon?
How possible?

Don't allow a few brain wash you while their pockets fill with gold coins, many died again recently but where is Nnamdi Kanu?


But again Wetin consyn me, I am just an ordinary Nigerian.

This is an ever green business, Nigerian Youths have no excuse to be poor or lazy, it's just perception and choices

As they always say 'if you know, you know'.

Judge not, that you may not be judged.

All him to continue the fake ministry, God will judge him not you

I will believe if you say Nigerians worship their daddy GO.

You will hear someone pray and say[b] 'the God of daddy GO'
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michlins:
Nigeria. Religion and prayers had removed sense from our lives. What we have now are adults with no mind of their own but that which the Daddy GO have said

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All these prophets that can only predict election results. How come none of these prophets could predict eagles will loose woefully

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Fifth Monarchy Men


People have been saying we live in the End Times for centuries. One such cult group was the Fifth Monarchy Men. They interpreted the Books of Daniel and Revelations in a way which suggested there were four great empires of history: the Babylonian, Persian, Greek and Roman. This would be followed by the Fifth Monarchy, when Christ returned to Earth to rule for a thousand years of peace. Civil unrest in England and the execution of Charles I was seen by them as an obvious prelude to the End Times, in much the same way certain people today think anything bad that happens is evidence the end is nigh.

The movement spread out of London in 1651 and throughout southern England and Wales, attracting disaffected craftsmen, tradesmen and military officers. They saw Oliver Cromwell as a Second Moses, and were super excited when he dissolved Parliament in 1651. They were a major force in the Nominated Assembly, a political body based on the Sanhedrin of the Old Testament. The outbreak of the Anglo-Dutch war was celebrated, as they looked forward the outbreak of a Europe-wide war to bring down the Pope, who they saw as the Antichrist and "Roman Empire" representative.

Instead of the world order collapsing, the bickering Nominated Assembly proved ineffective, and was replaced by Cromwell's personal rule. Some Fifth Monarchy Men saw this as a betrayal and were imprisoned for sedition, while others kept quiet in hope things would get better. When Cromwell's Protectorate later collapsed and the British monarchy was restored, it was a death blow. This was not how things were supposed to go at all. Laws to repress meetings of this dangerous apocalyptic movement sent it underground, and a failed rebellion brought persecution of all nonconformist sects. The Fifth Monarchy struggled on until dying out completely in the 1680s. The End Times, meanwhile, are yet to arrive.


Donghak



In 1860, a wandering intellectual named Choe Je-u was doing what intellectuals of Joseon Korea did and, well, wandering. Somewhere in the mountains, Choe had a vision of Shangti (or Sangje), the Jade Ruler of the Universe, who gave him an immortality elixir and a manta to recite for the world's salvation. Shangti said a spiritual sickness was coming, which would spread through humanity until a new age called Hu-Cheon GaeByeok, or the Great Opening of the Later Heaven. This was the basis of the Donghak, or Eastern Learning faith, which taught humanity would be united with Heaven and all people made equal regardless of equal regardless of gender, wealth, or social status.

This faith was a new mixture of shamanistic and Taoist ideals, which stood in opposition to both the staid and repressive neo-Confucianism of the Joseon dynasty and the suspicious foreign faith called Seohak, Western Learning — or, as you probably know it, Roman Catholicism. Despite this, and his immortality mixture, Choe was caught by the authorities and executed, weirdly accused of actually being a secret Catholic all along, but his faith still spread.

In 1894, a Donghak adherent named Jeon Bong-jun led a revolt against the authorities in the small Gobu district, which soon widened into a greater rebellion protesting corruption and high taxes. As is often the case with these things, things got rapidly out of hand, and the Korean government requested military assistance from China and Japan, which was a disastrous idea. While the rebellion was violently quashed, tensions soon sprang up between the Chinese and Japanese troops, setting off events which would lead to the bloody First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the outright annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910. Instead of a spiritual sickness, Asia was subjected instead to Japanese chemical and biological warfare.

http://www.grunge.com/34218/religious-cults-changed-course-history-2/?amp=1

The Xhosa's cattle-killing prophecies



In 1856, the South African Xhosa tribe were under severe pressure from British settlers and looking for a way to push them out. So when a young girl named Nongqawuse came back from chasing birds away from her uncle's crops with a story about meeting a mysterious man with a plan, people were inclined to listen. She claimed the MwaP told her if the Xhosa cattle were killed, the dead would rise from the earth. Her uncle was spiritual leader and backed up her story, elaborating that the living cattle the Xhosa raised were contaminated by a sickness. If they were killed, the Xhosa dead would rise from the sea and new cattle and livestock would emerge from secret underground caverns. Then the British would be finally driven from Xhosa lands and a new age of peace, one without death or misfortune, would arrive.

Some associated the returning spirits with the mysterious people known as "Russians," whom the Xhosa knew were powerful enemies of the British. They assumed these "Russians" were also black men who would come across the sea to aid the Xhosa if the cows were killed. This sounded great, so the Xhosa in the Eastern Cape and Transkei began to slaughter their cattle, and the paramount chief Sarhili ordered the Xhosa living under British rule to do likewise.

Still, there were some Xhosa who thought the whole thing was crazy nonsense and refused, which was understandable, considering how vitally important cattle were to their way of life. Those who believed started blaming the skeptics when the dead were tardy in arriving, and soon started to plunder and burn their farms as well. When things get crazy, it is the sane who suffer most.

Of course, the dead did not rise, and the resulting famine critically weakened the Xhosa, killing 40,000 people. The British governor of the Cape Colony took advantage with a cruel labor recruitment policy, offering the starving Xhosa jobs if they signed contracts promising to work anywhere, for any pay. Considering how swiftly the British settlers moved into Xhosa lands after the tragedy, some believe the whole situation was a deliberate British plot to weaken the powerful Xhosa people.


http://www.grunge.com/34218/religious-cults-changed-course-history-2/?amp=1

Along with geography, economics, and the desire to impress the opposite sex, religion has been one of the great guiding forces in human history. Some faiths spread across the world and change the way people view their place in the universe. Others are nipped in the bud, or remain niche faiths with little influence. And then, there are spasms of faiths like cults that got big and rolled through populations, only to be crushed. They could have been contenders, but in their failure, these cults shook empires and touched the lives of millions.


God-worshiping Society


Failing school is a tough hand to be dealt, but you gotta pull yourself together. Hong Xiuqian is an example of what comes from pushing yourself too hard. In 1836, he failed the state examinations, insanely important in 19th-century Qing China. It's understandable he was out of sorts. Still, falling into a delirious fever, and having visions of being carried in procession to a heavenly palace to meet ancient sages, is a bit much.

After having his physical heart replaced by a celestial heart, he met his Heavenly Father, Mother and older brother, Jesus Christ. It's more comforting to flunk out if you're Jesus' brother, so Hong ran with this new identity. In 1843, his ideas became more elaborate when he stumbled across a Protestant pamphlet called Quanshi liangyan ("Good Words to Admonish the Age" and combined half-understood Christian thoughts with his own unique ideas. He soon had a group of followers called the Bai Shangdi hui, or the God-worshiping Society. This would have been harmless if late Qing China wasn't such an awful place. The Manchu government ignored the problems of banditry and famine, and the Society filled the void. By 1851, Hong believed Heaven's will was for him to rise up and replace the Qing with the Taiping Tianguo, or Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace. It's unknown how much he was thinking in his heart, "Give me a failing grade? No, I'll give all of you a failing grade!"

The rebels seized swaths of central and southern China and the southern capitol Nanking. As you'd expect, the Taiping Tianguo was a harsh militaristic theocracy, that advanced many progressive reforms. They were egalitarian, banning the cruel practice of female foot binding and promoting women as administrators and military officers. They sought social reform by banning slavery and polygamy, and sought to redistribute land to the general populace. They had strong moral laws against gambling, opium, prostitution, and drinking, and expected Sabbath observations with sermons and animal sacrifices.

To modern eyes, the Taiping are weird but probably preferable to the corrupt Qing. However, the Qing managed to suppress the movement in a war which cost 20 million lives, and also unleashed uncontrollable forces in the process. They allowed Han Chinese to rise into military ranks formerly reserved for Manchus, and requested assistance from foreign powers. Weakening their internal and external control would eventually lead to the Qing downfall.


http://www.grunge.com/34218/religious-cults-changed-course-history-2/?amp=1

Very lame, we cannot cheat nature, he must be working so hard without sleep, it's not a military setting

opera1:
Dat's a welcome development, and I hope diz can be replicated @ d upper chamberz.

Maybe Zimb's should have sacked Mugabe not for incompetence

These should be the posts to see on FP, not issues that contradict the norm like Bobby Risky

And you are waiting for same guys to slide into your comment?

La-la come and delete my comment biko

I go happy o

laurel03:
you deserve Nobel laurel for ds...

I no quote bible ooo

Mpanyi:
Another lie from hell, even with the biblical quotations you still failed it. You can't be wiser than God himself.

Tosinex:
Still Available

Better sell to the guy that priced 4k, ï be want shout 3k abeg

taofeeq137

Do not be deceived stealing a piece of meat from your mothers pot and stealing millions from the bank is still stealing, that they are of different dimensions and magnitudes does not mean they are different. None of them will take you to heaven, both offences lead to hell

Igbaba2:
ure wrong sir!.............some sins leads to death while some does not, 1john5:16-17......and saint Paul says that some pple's sin will go straight to the last day!

Study to shew thyself approved, pray for more understanding of the Bible

God bless your reasoning, na because we dey Naija wey Nepa dey always fail and fake pastors all over
too dey always fail


NIGERIA AND FAKE PASTORS

https://www.nairaland.com/4539736/why-fake-churches-more-common

felzylix:
Just in case one fails.. My response to this would have been "god doesn't fail you if you choose the right place to find him". But then NEPA doesn't fail you too if you choose the right country...

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Wizkid is beginning to act more matured these days, keep reconciling with them enemies man, you pass them

for the first time in my life Naija police made sense

Good, he who lives by the sword will surely die by the sword

I agree, but looking at the Nigerian factor, it will in fact take longer than 2 years if you stick to freebies

The average Nigerian youth wants to blog for like 3 - 5 months then start getting a fat pay cheque

24hoursreporter:
Thank you for the nice contribution bro. However, blogging is not dead at all, just that some niches have been saturated. For instance, if you are a newbie with little or no capital, starting a news blog will be very difficult for you except you have money to push it via social media and other platform. For the skill writers who understand the art of blogging and the secret of SEO, they are the guys making money from blogging now.

You are definitely correct, blogging is a long term investment. But if you are patient, you will make it big on the long run. The like of Linda Ikeji, Makinde of Naijaloaded, Seun of Nairaland, and many other probloggers, they started somewhere. It took Linda ikeji years to break even, but today, she has become an icon in Nigeria blogging space.

Therefore, if you are a worker who needs additional income, blogging is the best way to do that, especially if you know how to write.

ednut1:
for FDI they bring in the money thru banks. Banks report to cbn. The actual figures may be overstated tho for politics

Thanks for the last part, my suspicion

The talent is what I love, not his story, he can do well if properly groomed by those already experienced

uuzba:
Nollywood does not waste time on movies that they are not likely to sell to the masses. They act films to sell and get back their money fast.

If they put up this film for sale (market), only a few youth here (who don't even have money) will watch it free (without buying the CD). The rest of Nigerias will watch nyash film (the type that already makes money for nollywood).

ZirdoRoray:
Don Jazzy is very hilarious but he is being cunny. There is something really fishy about him if you look beyond all the humour. I'm not saying he should make his relationship a social media affair but one can never associate any woman with him and that's very weird.

Your head is very correct, the humour is a deliberate cover up, I suspect a spiritual ritual is restraining him, I had a friend like that in the University who can gist about fvvck like die but will always run away from any woman

kimbraa:
Africans and their mentality. Must he get married?

Not African mentality, he needs a heir, he does not own his life, at least give Amaka belle if you no want marry nkechi

Even wizkid and Davido wey be children Don get pikin without marriage

He might have exchanged it for wealth, free the guy abeg

Gay him no do

Woman him no do

Is he a hermaphrodite?

let us assume they will employ graduates and pay better

princetom1:
How much dem they pay the teachers sef? U get wat u pay for

Thunder

easy lion

NwaEzefuNaMba:
Nice?

Please who usually verifies these stats? Every day baby so so figures, inflation is this, FDI is that, I no dey too believe all o