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Politics › Re: Plateau Killings Not Religious - Buhari by blackmantis: 9:00am On Jun 27, 2018
Whether religious or not find the killers and let the law take its course.
Crime › Re: Five Arrested For Setting Fulani Community On Fire In Reprisal Attack by blackmantis: 7:39am On Jun 27, 2018
Curious that while Fulani herdsmen go on rampage setting houses on fire they are not apprehended.
Politics › Re: See The Sterling Achievements Recorded By The Nigerian Police Under Igp-ldris by blackmantis: 6:31am On Jun 23, 2018
Where is Maina
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Iceland : World Cup (2 - 0) On 22nd June 2018 by blackmantis: 7:09pm On Jun 22, 2018
Coach should not start Ighalo he is too heavy. He can't hustle. He just waits. Given the chance musa had he would have ballooned it.
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Iceland : World Cup (2 - 0) On 22nd June 2018 by blackmantis: 6:58pm On Jun 22, 2018
Ighalo sluggishness cost us the 1st game
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Iceland : World Cup (2 - 0) On 22nd June 2018 by blackmantis: 3:59pm On Jun 22, 2018
NEPA
Crime › Re: Cows Slaughtered As Armed Militia Storm Fulani IDP Camp In Nassarawa. Photos by blackmantis: 7:21pm On Jun 15, 2018
They even had time to tie the leg of the Salah Nama.
Politics › Re: Has Meeting Of Council Of State Been Suspended In Nigeria? by blackmantis: 6:01pm On Jun 15, 2018
No council of state meeting

No media chat

This govt has shown they don't want any input from anyone
Politics › Re: Pictures Of The Battle For The Mace Of The Senate by blackmantis: 11:59am On Apr 18, 2018
Action film
Business › Re: ERROR On Nafdac's Website by blackmantis(op): 7:07pm On Apr 06, 2018
A simple proofreading could have checked this error.
Business › ERROR On Nafdac's Website by blackmantis(op):
Was checking how to get NAFDAC certification for a product when I saw this word GLOCERY used over and over on NAFDAC's official website. I have checked all available dictionaries but can't find the word GLOCERY instead GROCERY is always displayed.


http://www.nafdac.gov.ng/images/GUIDELINES/FOOD%20GUIDELINES/RETAIL_GROUP_GUIDANCE_DOCUMENT_FOR_SUPER_MARKT.pdf

cc. lalasticlala

Politics › Winnie Mandela Is Dead by blackmantis(op): 3:20pm On Apr 02, 2018
NELSON Mandela's former wife Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela has died aged 81, her personal assistant confirmed today.

Winnie died in a Johannesburg hospital, but her PA Zodwa Zwane gave no further details.

The heartbreaking news comes soon after 'Mama Winnie' was taken into hospital for treatment, according to relatives.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5955603/winnie-mandela-dead-81-wife-nelson-married-activist-politician-apartheid/

Politics › Re: Twitter Challenge: Name A Project Initiated And Completed By Buhari And Win 150k by blackmantis: 8:11pm On Mar 28, 2018
Dapchi Rescue!
Politics › Re: Buhari To Visit Benue, Taraba, Zamfara And Rivers — Four ‘Troubled’ States by blackmantis: 2:15pm On Mar 05, 2018
what if Atiku and Duke run on the same ticket
ebullientkay:
This leaves us with two options- Atiku and Duke.

But in the game of power, you consider your most chances.
Let's say Duke was able to garner some votes from SS, SE, and SW,....and probably, MB (middle-belt), leaving NE and NW virtually a lost zone, the probability of such votes equaling or surpassing that of Atiku's, is very very slim.
Atiku has a base.
In politics, you must have a history, you must have field knowledge, you must have the understanding of the rules of the game. Atiku has put presidents into power. This man has a political base.
Atiku will get votes from SS, SE, SW, MB, NE, NW. This is not a guess, it is a fact.
He is Buhari's match, or in actual sense, superior.
They want fulani, he is fulani.
They want a Muslim, he is a Muslim. They want one who has a base, he has it. Talk of money, he has surplus.
But Atiku is a different fulani, just as Umaru Musa-Yaradua.
His blood is diluted, and not stone-cold concentrated. He is not from #Daura.
He is sane.
Not an extremist.
Not a military man.
He has a knowledge of the economy.

Duke is young, intelligent, looks hopeful. The problem is, who are his base? Who surrounds him?

Which is why, it is best we (Nigerians) better decide on where specifically our votes will go- To Atiku, or Duke?

By the way, Duke won't thrive much in Abuja with a northern oligarchy that still runs this country. That's the stark truth.
Politics is a north's chessboard. No other ethnic nationality plays it better.
Commerce is Igbos inheritance. Talk business, talk Igbos.
IT is Yoruba's swimming pool. Information technology is where they relax.
These are crucial lessons to note in this game.
So, let's call a spade a spade.
OBJ did it once with GEJ, now those guys up north have seen it coming again. Unless, the north is divided in their opinion,..
In the long run, Duke would have to compromise to survive in Aso Rock. Which was why Jonathan humbly bowed out, and which was why Osinbajo shied out when he was the coordinator of Nigeria in his boss's absence.

You need a lion to catch a lion. Sending in a goodlooking antelope, into a lion pride, is suicide.

So, before we cast our vote 'anyhow' by sharing our votes between these two, let's be wise and channel our whole force, our collective votes to one man- Atiku.
Not even a rigged ballot box can outdo the resulting reality.

Or haven't you seen a case where a referee has been bribed to favor a particular team, but the underdogs are just too good that even the whistle have refused to blow?

The mission is the same:
#buhariMustGo
what if Atiku and Duke run on the same ticket
Politics › Re: Video: Magu Tongue-Tied During Channels TV Interview by blackmantis: 4:04pm On Mar 01, 2018
The head of our financial crime unit....
sad
Politics › Re: Dss Invited Hon. Labaran Maku To Nasarawa State Command Over Hate Speech by blackmantis: 1:58pm On Feb 13, 2018
Na wa o!
Christianity Etc › Re: Seun Doesn't Exist by blackmantis: 1:32pm On Feb 13, 2018
Funny reasoning OP....

but Seun does exist.
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 1:10pm On Feb 13, 2018
OGHENAOGIE:
while will I ask fed govt wen u are referring to citizens as migrant.......in dier country.....u used d word migrant
FG (President Buhari) said that killer herdsmen are migrants from Libya..........they don't own land etc....they have no fixed address. They move about and cause havoc wherever they go. Alhaji They are migrants.

But all these is just semantics.....whether migrants or not, criminality, mass murder and destruction of property has taken place and there is no outrage on the part of the FG. Policemen were attacked and one killed and it seems as if the FG is scare of going after the perpetrators!

The law has to take its course no matter who is involved. Be it the indegenes or the migrating herdsmen all who commit crime must be punished.
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 10:17am On Feb 13, 2018
OGHENAOGIE:
u ve not ansa d question Hw can a citizen be a migrant in his own country
You should ask the FG that question
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 9:56am On Feb 13, 2018
OGHENAOGIE:
terror dat is overblown....dis herdsmen issues is one we are not tackling with open wether it is the govt citizens and opposition....
It is overblown to you because you are not affected. If you loose a close relative......your farmlands .....your crops..... your home....If you are living in a tent....if you lack access to basic necessities of life because of an attack to your community..... You wont make this statement.
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 9:50am On Feb 13, 2018
OGHENAOGIE:
how can one be a migrant in his own country....are these guys not citizen of Nigeria....and we kip shouting one Nigeria.....to say a citizen of Nigeria is a migrant somewer else is stupid to me....today u have igbo men representing Lagos in national Assembly....wen shal we see something like dis in other states
The FG itself said the Terror Herdsmen were not Nigerians.....

http://dailypost.ng/2016/05/14/herdsmen-killing-nigerians-are-from-libya-buhari/
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 9:46am On Feb 13, 2018
OGHENAOGIE:
do u know d meaning of genocide....hw can death of 77 be termed genocide
"Genocide was coined to mean, and is generally used in law to mean, the destruction of an ethnic group qua group, whether killing of all members of the group or other means, such as dispersing the group. In common usage, “genocide” is often used to mean “systematic mass killing”, whether or not the purpose is the destruction of a group or something else, such as terrorizing the group or killing a population without regard to group membership."

What happened to others who live in those communities that were attacked? Are they not presently in IDP camps? Is that not the original motive?


....d problem with us a country I kip saying it is ethnicity and religion bigotry has eaten deep into d moral fabric of our lives dat we politicized virtually everything.... Including dis issue of herdsmen dat u see sm unverifiable tins in social media.....we are now stranger in our country.....a Yoruba man becomes a non indigine in Kano wen state of origin shd be jettisoned with.....
It is well known and documented that Hundreds have lost their lives and whole communities eradicated due to terror of herdsmen.
Politics › Re: Let's Handle Herdsmen And Farmer's Violence With Open Mind - VP Osinbajo Says by blackmantis: 9:16am On Feb 13, 2018
The Myetti group say they don't like the law passed in Benue even though they are migrants. The VP and security agents are calling for negotiations and are saying that the law should be repealed to suit the demands of non elected migrants and this is coming after hundreds of civilians and even security personnel have lost their lives and tens of thousands displaced and are now residing as refugees.

Tomorrow these migrants will say they dont like the democratically elected and constitutionally sworn in Governor and would threaten fire and brimstone if he is not removed. I hope the VP will still negotiate with them.

A stitch in time saves Nine......

Let the negotiations and prayers continue. wink
Politics › Re: Sanusi To Buhari: Cut Salaries Of Legislators & Ministers By Half by blackmantis: 1:07pm On Feb 12, 2018
He can cut the salaries of his ministers no problem but if he want to tangle with the salaries and allowances of Senators and Reps......then he will know that the gentility of a cat is not the same as the gentility of a lion.
Politics › Re: Newsyusuf’s Reinstatement: Stop Insulting Nigerians – Falana Warns Buhari by blackmantis: 6:16pm On Feb 11, 2018
Sad......
TV/Movies › Re: BBNaija: Housemates Rock "One Corner" Dance by blackmantis: 5:11pm On Feb 11, 2018
Show is so dull its free on gotv.....
Travel › Re: SUV Driver Rams Into Another Car In Abuja (Photos) by blackmantis: 5:42pm On Dec 01, 2017
The most dangerous time to drive in Abuja is weekends and public holidays......
less traffic means more speed and when you add boooze esp Saturday nights....
you would think you are on a sett for fast and furious.....
at one time the FCT had to ban car racing games which was becoming popular along the kubwa expressway axis on weekends
Celebrities › Re: Am Dropping A Diss Track For 2face In A Week Time – Eedris Abdulkareem by blackmantis: 3:53am On Nov 27, 2017
make it a collabo with Blackface
Christianity Etc › Re: Is Daddy Freeze The Problem With Nigerian Christianity? by blackmantis: 2:50pm On Nov 26, 2017
http://tithinginfo.com for detailed info on tithe
Phones › Re: Check Out Glounfairadvantage In Pictures by blackmantis: 1:22pm On Nov 26, 2017
Slow with pride
Christianity Etc › Re: Paul Enenche: Gospel Truth Of The Tithe Revealed by blackmantis: 12:40pm On Nov 26, 2017
We have seen that tithing formed an important part of the Old Covenant which was ratified at Mount Sinai. This Mosaic code came to a conclusion when the veil of the temple was torn when our Saviour expired upon the cross. Christians now live under the New Covenant. Both the apostle Paul and the writer of the anonymous Book of Hebrews plainly show that we are no longer subject to the legalistic Levitical system.
It is true that tithes are also mentioned prior to Sinai in connection with both Abraham and Jacob, but, as we have seen, we can deduce little from those examples for two reasons:
1. Tithing was not confined to Israel, the concept appears to have existed elsewhere in the ancient world.
2. Strictly speaking, those examples were not even a 'tithe' in the way in which that word is now often used, they were freewill offerings of a tenth.

We have also noted that neither the apostle Paul nor the early Church appeared to hold any concept of paying tithes, with the concept only emerging post-Constantine when a means was sought to finance huge 'church' and cathedral buildings.
With hopefully a little sadness, we noted that increasingly the visible, organised church was now all too often led by "bishops" who were really more politicians than spiritual leaders. Of course, there were some exceptions to this but Christian history - all too often - paints quite a depressing picture. Hopefully we have also seen that the imposed tithe became associated with terrible abuses of power at times by the established church, leading to terrible periods of unrest in England and Germany, including the Peasant's Revolt (this is not to say, of course, that tithing - all on its own - caused the Peasant's Revolt, but that it was one of the things which appeared as gross injustices to the poor, such injustices finally leading to that revolt).

We have seen that the 'modern tithe' (which appears to have emerged in the late 19th century United States), bears little resemblance to the Levitical tithe. That tithe was concerned with meeting the needs of the poor of the land, whether the Levites who received no land inheritance, or others who wished to travel to the Levitical Feast days, or the poor in general. It was not the sort of tax which, as Samuel warned, kings would impose, thereby making themselves richer and financing their various projects!

Finally, I pointed out that the New Testament points out a financial approach which is best summed up by the word 'Koinonia' (sharing). We see this approach employed in the Book of Acts; it was a complete committment by all Christians to each other, so that none should suffer lack or privation, and out of this, the preaching and advance of the Gospel was also funded. If this were practised today, it is fair to say that congregations would no longer have poorer members, though pastors might have to accept lower pay for their labours in some cases, especially in more affluent areas. It is also true to say that if this kind of total Christian sharing were practised today, third world missions would surely receive much greater financial support than is often the case at present.

Once again I make a plea that all reading this and accepting these conclusions, be committed to not causing division within congregations. If any are feeling angry about any of my comments, please first ask yourselves WHY you are feeling angry before sending off an irate e-mail to me! If what I say is unbiblical, then show me where I am being unbiblical. May I just say, God bless all of you and if any feel that big and uncomfortable decisions are now called for, please petition the Lord to give you the strength and courage which you will undoubtedly need.

This is a well reserched article by Robin A. Brace 2002 http://www.ukapologetics.net/tithe.htm
Christianity Etc › Re: Were The Disciples Of Jesus Christ His Bodyguards? by blackmantis: 8:00am On Nov 26, 2017
when a pastor wear a patek wristwatch. Gucci suit and designer shoes cruising the latest model rolls Royce. With a private jet to his name. He needs security.

These pastors have been overcome by the lust of their eyes..... the lust of their flesh.. ..and the pride of life.

The simple life of Christ is not for them

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