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The 'whole world' was present in the Queen's burial service. Significantly, all the world leaders, political and religious heads from all over the world and from all walks of life were seated accordingly before the service began.

I observed there was no poster of the deceased queen, no order of service except that provided by the church, no sackcloth by the family of the queen (at least to identify her immediate family) and no Ashoebi for Queen's family, well wishers and relatives.

The service was solemn and interestingly soul-mellowing. There was orderliness and organization. The military parade and match by the royal navy and others was nearly perfect and a top notch. They displayed expertise in the highest level.

Her children, grand and great grand children were all composed and comported, calmly sitted and flowing with the tempo of events. No stress on their faces as a result of running around for their mother's burial.

The singing of hymns, chanting of psalms and canticle were like voices of many waters. There was no shouting, no noise, no repetition of words like 'Praise God!' 'Hallelujah! Amen! Sons of the living God! Shout a big Hallelujah!

The homily which was delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev'd and Rt. Hon Justin Welby did not last more than ten minutes. His opening prayer was less than ten seconds and he didn't even say closing prayer. In fact I didn't know he had finished preaching.

As a burial service that had many world leaders in attendance including muslims and other unbelievers, I expected a salvation message from the Archbishop so that those men will hear the true word of God for once. But no!

He didn't even make reference with emphasis to any scripture let alone calling for altar call for those who wanted to give their lives to Christ. I expected the preacher to tell us more about the dead queen, her life and times but he didn't do that.

No recognition of dignitaries in the service by the Archbishop of Canterbury. No special greetings whatsoever by the family of the bereaved. No collection of offering. No launching and fund raising in the burial service in support of the church. No announcement on where guests and visitors will be served food.

They knew why they gathered, did that exactly and dispersed. Altogether the service lasted an hour. No time for frivolities. Everything was well ordered and arranged. Her palace was not repainted to look new to the visitors. No gunshots were heard. No masquerade.

Lessons:

If as Africans we have nothing to learn from the queen's burial, we must learn simplicity and avoid unnecessary wastage of finance and time during burials. We must discourage extravagant display and waste of resources during burials.

The church has a vital role to play in reducing a lot of financial burdens placed on people who are bereaved of their loved ones. Insisting that the family of the deceased should pay a certain amount of money before burial is not in the best interest of the church.

If we don't redefine our concept of Christianity in Africa as simple, accommodating and devoid of ostentation we may continue to lose membership. We must leave Christianity as simple as it is meant to be where everyone is treated equally with love.

'Giving honour to whom honour is due' is good but it must not override our sense of duty and consciousness of time in a public worship. It must be closely watched to avoid eventual shift of our attention to human worship.

We must resist the temptation of raising money in church services when we see political money bags and dignitaries, more especially during burials and other services that are not originally intended for fund raising.

What's your take?

WowSweetGuy:
The main point is the man is very weak to handle affairs especially imagine him representing the country international

Na this tribalism go kill this country walahi

Inside you I know you know Obi is a better trial but that hatred for igbos and their behavior no go let u support them. It's even ok let's give Igbo a chance this time and see if their business idea will finally work for us all

How can anyone vote for people that started the FIRST ETHNIC Coup in Nigeria?? How can ANYONE vote for Pple that were saying "Burn the zoo" just few months ago?

Such folks must not be TRUSTED with Power. Their NEW Patriotism isn't sincere!!! Yeah, read my lips.

NaijaRoyalty:
Tinubu is too old to lead a local government

Look at the second picture, the person on white is supporting him to stand up right

This man will never be my President

Una no dey tire? Everytime they are suporting him to stand. What about the 1st pic? Imaginary person is supporting him to stand there also? Igbos and propaganda politics. Na why una no sabi politics be that.

VictorDivine:
The APC goverment has downed and crashed this country's economy that some youths can do anything to survive. You don't just blame the him, it's our government that has weaken this nation making many to crawl and not everyone has the willpower to endure and work legitimately. Mind you, I condemn the act and he should be punished but get your pvc and vote out APC by voting in Labour's Obidient.

Una Igbos jst dey mad anyhow. Una must find way to connect anomalies to APC, even though una no fit knack una wives, na still APC. Make una pack una werey go una States abeg.

See the tag on his cloth, just do it and he did it. Damn!!

People above me, abeg which network una dey use?

As at the time i open this page, no comment, jst for me to book space, gbam.... 10 persons are already above me. Oga o

No be agbado i dey see for the jersey body so?

Mystic216:
When your government treat you like sh!t, then other nations won’t regard you
Shame on APC

Na APC carry them travel? Nigerians have been doing this shenanigan act before the birth of APC, they have been doing it from time immemorial.

This one na Werey, he wan bribe police with R450, that's 11,200 in Naija curency.

Bodmum:
wetin dey twist the cord?

Over knacking and village people.

FreeSpirited:
So Sheikh Gumi is now codedly Obedient. He's most probably a closet Obedient
Shame on all Tribalistic Yorubas...shame
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If a terrorist sympathiser can see the light and know whats good for us, then its all shame and stupidity to Yoruba agbadorians. I spit on tribalism, i spit on farmers will make more money...i speak on all BaT cassava crooners.
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Awọn bigoted werey

How is he obidient? Read what he said again, na werey you be. Werey claiming yoruba wanna be.

seunmsg:
That’s how we role in the south west. We don’t discriminate based on religion. Muslim attends church programs when Christian friends and family members are celebrating and Christians attends Muslim events when Muslim friends and family members are celebrating. Both Christians and Muslims attends traditional/cultural festivals at the community level.

We are all one United people under God and no religion can divide us. We put humanity, peaceful coexistence and good neighborliness ahead of every other consideration.

God bless you for this quote bro, Okoro Pandora people have been trying from time immemorial to cause enmity among the yorubas using religion. They don't knw that yorubas will never play religion fight, never. I am so bless to be a yoruba man. I swear to God.

Cyynthia:
Progressive/Christian Yorubas cannot be fooled !!!

Some of us Christian yorubas fully understand your show of shenanigansm...


You and your paymaster should try another format

It is called shenanigans

Ado, who gave you yoruba title? See Okoro Buffon trying to cause confusion among the yorubas. Yorubas are clever and peaceful than that, no matter the differences. Yoruba wanna be Buffon.

That's the generosity of Lagos. Evem Kate Hensaw d get street for Lagos. Chai... Lagos just be like America.

sukkot:
true story about me and the queen. so queen came to preston england. so i happened to be in the vicinity so i dropped by and was looking at her but i had this brown fred perry bag that looked like i was carrying weapons and wanted to delete the queen and so i got arrested three times only for me to open the bag and they saw it was small groceries in it. i think bread and grapes and a few other things lmao. tru story.

I wouldn't take you serious as your signature implies.

DOTian:
Very strong and erudite Igbo woman!
She says it as it is. Calls out the powerfully evil both when they're alive and when they're dead!
Doesn't pander to all sorts of wired sentiments. Typical traits of her forefathers.
Very very proud of this woman!

Erudite Igbo woman!! Until she start attacking Igbos and Obi Pandora, una go call for her head. We knw una.

Tina00writer:
Birds of the same feather

Their plans won't work

Tinubu get ready oh, because we don't know your next move due to the shame you will inherit after losing by next year

Birds of a feather. Olodo

Bookmark this, Tinubu is winning this election.

Barca nimi.

This ones still dey sing?

Esseite:
Seriously... working with an oil firm in Chicago?...

We are talking about a candidate who is a business mogul, owning multiple organizations including banks employing thousands of people.. and you compare that to someone whose career in same oil firm is questionable.. come on.. i know you are just throwing banters.

Funny you, as if he didn't steal he making all his wealth. Tell me one Billionaire that haven't manipulate to become a Billionaire. Show me one pls.

tctrills:
You opinion. It's only in Nigeria that tribalism is accepted as the standard. If an Indian resident of Newyork called the city his home, he would be applauded. If a Yoruba boy in UK calls Pekam Yoruba land no one attacks him. But an Igbo man who does business, pays tax and has property in Lagos cannot lay claim to where he lives, you need to check yourself. Do your worse Lasgidi belong to all 9ja.

Okay point to any yoruba man who has ever claimed any other place 'No man's land'. Again, since na everybody get Lagos as you said erstwhile, once una Biafra is achieved, shey una go divide Lagos ni and claim Alaba as Biafra state or what? Pls enlighten me.

Blackdeewhy:
Is it not BLACK again?
I was telling a friend, NOTHING a white man fit do me that I haven't gone through worse from my kingsmen.
This is f*cked

Kinsmen

tctrills:
This man; 70 years old man. When you understand that Lagos is not a Yoruba state and the population of Igbo in the state is only slightly smaller than the Yorubas, you would have peace.
The Igbos are the fastest growing population in Lagos. They pay a large portion of the tax, why shouldn't they be represented. Lagos belongs to no one. It's a metropolitan city like London. The major of London is an Arab decent. Stop complaining about Lagos. It does not belong to you.

Some of una this Igbos are cr*zy, i swear. If not, how would a reasonable being call Lagos "A no man's land"? As in enh.....

SerikiFulani:
This is basic engineering.

The pipe holding the kettle is inside the water.

I saw this first in china.

God bless you Baami. Local people plenty for naija o. I won't be surprised if you are a science student!

Esseite:
Because you cannot produce everything, most especially where you dont have the raw materials/basic amenities to factor production of that commodity. Atleast we can see other areas of his investments and how they have thrived, you can't take away the fact they have provided massive employment.

Okay so my own question - What organization has his candidate raised in real economy/sector that has employed Nigerians apart from public tax collection?... waiting.

Working with an oil firm in Chicago alone is a goal to your 3rd class mandate.

Esseite:
Honestly, you can't support APC without sounding stupid...

Are these below Imports too?

Some of Peter Obi’s pre-political positions include:
- Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.
- Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank.
- Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd.
- Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc.
- Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.
- Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc.
- Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd
- Former Director: Card Centre Plc.

Where are the Organizations your candidate(Tax collector) raised that inturn created employment and involved in real economy?...

You still haven't answered the man's question. Why is he importing goods from China to Nigeria and he want to turn Naija into productive country. Answer that sir.

Capuchinho:
Why hand on the waist make him drop him hand nah lol

Na werey una(Igbo) be. If him drop hand again, una go say why him no put am for waist? Oloripelebe.

Massiveglory:
We know and understand sir.
By their pics, we know who you love and support.

Una don mad, Igbos and propaganda. Why una no show the pics where himself and Tinubu were both laughing out loud? Crazy tribe.

God1000:
Nigerian police needs to weed out bad elements among them.

No doubt we have a very corrupt police force, but I've used them to settle so many issues, I can't totally condemn them

They will ask you to pay between 1-2k before they will follow you to arrest the person.

I've walked into army barracks many times as well and soldiers never asked me for kobo 9before doing what I ask them to do

Soldiers na rare breed nah, them no go even ask for money b4 helping you out. They just want to knw that person frustrating your life, so that they can work on him and order him to maintain his lane. Respect those guys abeg.

Soldiers!!! Na them go even they form big boys for you and give your tfare as if their salaries reach #1M. Very funny guys.

God1000:
Nigerian police needs to weed out bad elements among them.

No doubt we have a very corrupt police force, but I've used them to settle so many issues, I can't totally condemn them

They will ask you to pay between 1-2k before they will follow you to arrest the person.

I've walked into army barracks many times as well and soldiers never asked me for kobo before doing what I ask them to do

Soldiers na rare breed nah, them no go even ask for money b4 helping you out. They just want to knw that person frustrating your life, so that they can work on him and order him to maintain his lane. Respect those guys abeg.

Donlamzy:
They killed someone and the only thing Nigerian Army can do is to dismiss them ?? Nigeria is on auto pilot

Oga, they will be handed over to Police for civil prosecution. Make una dey research small abeg. How them go kill them? Na Military regime we dey?

Emmyreal4:
Igbo Amaka



Vote Wisely


Don't be a religious fanatic
Don't be an ethnic bigot
Be human

Most of una Igbos, una head no correct. Na u 1st used ethnicity here saying "Igbo Amaka". And u are telling pple 2 vote wisely. Una get problem.