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 Politics / Onaiyekan-nigerians Using Herdsmen Attacks To Incite Religious Crisis by Danmas: 2:00pm On May 08, 2016 |
We must look beyond partisan politics if we want peace and progress in Nigeria… Paul Obi and Kasim Suimana in Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Metropolitan See, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Saturday said many Nigerians were now using the recent herdsmen attacks to fan embers of religious battle, discord and hatred among fellow citizens. Onaiyekan stated this while unveiling a N300 million skill acquisitions and humanitarian centre, tagged Marian Soup Kitchen in Abuja. The centre was initiated by the priest of the Holy Cross Catholic Church Gwarinpa, Rev. Dr. Willy Ojukwu. The Cardinal told the gathering that the rise of herdsmen attacks had continued to fuel division, hatred and religious tension in the country, with severe consequences for the nation. “There is a terrible wind blowing around our country right now. There are so many people who are fanning the flames of discord and of hatred and it is becoming very difficult to preach unity and mutual natural love and there are those who are already envisaging a clash between Christians and Muslims. “There are those who are interpreting the clash between herdsmen and farmers as the front line of this battle. Some are sharpening their cutlasses getting ready for the big battle,” Onaiyekan said. He said: “Concerning the herdsmen, everybody knows what government should do because one of the primary duties of government is to ensure security of life and property of all Nigerians; which means that where you have any group of people, whether they are herdsmen or kidnappers, or armed robbers, government should device ways of effectively checkmating them.” He explained that even in the midst of this quagmire, there are still exceptional cases. “Thanks be to God there are many Nigerians who believe that we are not doomed to kill one another and that there is hope for us to live together as fellow Nigerians. “We have done it for many years. Despite the civil war, we have lived together and the civil war in any case was not a war between Christians and Muslims. We have proved to the whole world that we can live together,” Onaiyekan added. He further stated, “I will go all over the world boasting of this, telling them that in Nigeria, we have not less than 80 million Christians, 80 million Muslims, living side by side, day by day at every level of our lives, from the Executive Council meetings in Aso Villa down to the women in Wuse market. We must live together because nobody has anything to gain in conflicts, confusion and differences. Despite our differences, there is something common that we share. “What the Sultan and I have been preaching all along is that the things that we have in common are much more important than the things that divide us. Even in doctrine, to believe that there is one God, that is something great. Only a few mad people will tell us that the God of Christians is different from the God of the Muslims. “To believe in this one God, that is something great. When we suffered Ebola disease outbreak in Nigeria, there was no Christian Ebola or Muslim Ebola. We all faced it together. When we suffered from corruption and bad government, is it as if Christians are not concerned, only Muslim? Or, Muslims are not concerned, only Christians? “Among the thieves, there are Christians and Muslims. And among all of us who are suffering it are Christians and Muslims. We have a common task to insist on good government, to insist also on honesty in government. To do this, we must come together and fix our common challenges”, he added. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, represented by the Executive Secretary, Abuja National Mosque Management Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Jega, said government should do more for the less privileged, adding that Islam will never teach violence, insurgency and wanton killings. Jega urged the youth to shun violence and stick to the teachings of both faiths. He further encouraged the youths to make good use of the centre and also appealed to the management of Marian Soup Kitchen to make the centre as active and accessible as possible to the less privileged which is the core purpose for setting up the centre. On his part, Ojukwu contended that “religion should not separate but unite us, hence, the promotion of inter-religious harmony from the grassroots. We should be our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, hence the feeding of the hungry, counseling the downtrodden and giving hope to the hopeless from all segments of the society”. www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/08/onaiyekan-nigerians-using-herdsmen-attacks-to-incite-religious-crisis/ |
| Politics / Re: Wike Promotes Sectionalism! by Danmas: 1:55pm On May 08, 2016 |
i thing Nigerian leaders need serious orientation. religion is a matter of conviction, no state or any gov. institution should sponsor religion whether Muslims or Christians. |
| Politics / Nigerians Using Herdsmen Attacks To Incite Religious Crisis- Onaiyekan by Danmas: 10:17am On May 08, 2016 |
Paul Obi and Kasim Suimana in Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Metropolitan See, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Saturday said many Nigerians were now using the recent herdsmen attacks to fan embers of religious battle, discord and hatred among fellow citizens. Onaiyekan stated this while unveiling a N300 million skill acquisitions and humanitarian centre, tagged Marian Soup Kitchen in Abuja. The centre was initiated by the priest of the Holy Cross Catholic Church Gwarinpa, Rev. Dr. Willy Ojukwu. The Cardinal told the gathering that the rise of herdsmen attacks had continued to fuel division, hatred and religious tension in the country, with severe consequences for the nation. “There is a terrible wind blowing around our country right now. There are so many people who are fanning the flames of discord and of hatred and it is becoming very difficult to preach unity and mutual natural love and there are those who are already envisaging a clash between Christians and Muslims. “There are those who are interpreting the clash between herdsmen and farmers as the front line of this battle. Some are sharpening their cutlasses getting ready for the big battle,” Onaiyekan said. He said: “Concerning the herdsmen, everybody knows what government should do because one of the primary duties of government is to ensure security of life and property of all Nigerians; which means that where you have any group of people, whether they are herdsmen or kidnappers, or armed robbers, government should device ways of effectively checkmating them.” He explained that even in the midst of this quagmire, there are still exceptional cases. “Thanks be to God there are many Nigerians who believe that we are not doomed to kill one another and that there is hope for us to live together as fellow Nigerians. “We have done it for many years. Despite the civil war, we have lived together and the civil war in any case was not a war between Christians and Muslims. We have proved to the whole world that we can live together,” Onaiyekan added. He further stated, “I will go all over the world boasting of this, telling them that in Nigeria, we have not less than 80 million Christians, 80 million Muslims, living side by side, day by day at every level of our lives, from the Executive Council meetings in Aso Villa down to the women in Wuse market. We must live together because nobody has anything to gain in conflicts, confusion and differences. Despite our differences, there is something common that we share. “What the Sultan and I have been preaching all along is that the things that we have in common are much more important than the things that divide us. Even in doctrine, to believe that there is one God, that is something great. Only a few mad people will tell us that the God of Christians is different from the God of the Muslims. “To believe in this one God, that is something great. When we suffered Ebola disease outbreak in Nigeria, there was no Christian Ebola or Muslim Ebola. We all faced it together. When we suffered from corruption and bad government, is it as if Christians are not concerned, only Muslim? Or, Muslims are not concerned, only Christians? “Among the thieves, there are Christians and Muslims. And among all of us who are suffering it are Christians and Muslims. We have a common task to insist on good government, to insist also on honesty in government. To do this, we must come together and fix our common challenges”, he added. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, represented by the Executive Secretary, Abuja National Mosque Management Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Jega, said government should do more for the less privileged, adding that Islam will never teach violence, insurgency and wanton killings. Jega urged the youth to shun violence and stick to the teachings of both faiths. He further encouraged the youths to make good use of the centre and also appealed to the management of Marian Soup Kitchen to make the centre as active and accessible as possible to the less privileged which is the core purpose for setting up the centre. On his part, Ojukwu contended that “religion should not separate but unite us, hence, the promotion of inter-religious harmony from the grassroots. We should be our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper, hence the feeding of the hungry, counseling the downtrodden and giving hope to the hopeless from all segments of the society”. www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/05/08/onaiyekan-nigerians-using-herdsmen-attacks-to-incite-religious-crisis/ 1 Like |
| Politics / Re: Fulani Herdsmen Cause Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by Danmas: 2:24pm On May 04, 2016 |
everything now is fulani hardsmen… jus because of PMB. |
| Religion / Islam Closer To Christ Than Christianity : UK Pastor by Danmas: 9:55pm On May 03, 2016 |
Please lets understand each other and stop the religious fight… A Christian pastor has confirmed that Islamic teachings are closer to the Christ than many churches in the west, following a comparative study into both faiths. “I know some emphases in Islamic teaching come closer to the teaching of Christ and the Bible than some teaching in Western churches,” Steve Chalke, pastor and founder of the Oasis Charity, told Christian Today. “Ultimately the full interpretation of who Allah/ God is can be seen through Jesus,” he added, confirming that both faiths worship the same God or Allah. “Islam and Christianity are two very different faiths and there are huge differences between the two.” Chalke comments followed the release of his new book, Radical, in which he explained how he had come to the conclusion that “Muslims and Christians worship the same God”. He explained how Christians interpret god in different ways which vary greatly. “As individuals we all worship different shades of the same God,” he said. “There are Christians who worship a militant, violent God. There are Christians who worship a God who doesn’t want women in leadership. There are Christians who worship a God who says if you are gay you will burn in hell. There are Christians who worship a God who does not believe in global warming. “I don’t separate from them even though they have a very different take on God’s character from me,” he added. He cited the theologian Miroslav Volf, who took a similar line in his book ‘Allah: A Christian Response’. Common ground Describing Islamic beliefs as “very attractive”, Chalke insisted there was significant common ground that must be explored. “If we say Islam is an evil religion and they worship a different God and Christianity is the only way to heaven then we are heading for World War Three,” he said. He added that “tabloid” representations of Islam were permeating the Church. “If we went into a pub tonight and asked people what Christians believe they would say six-day creationists, anti-gay, anti-abortion, boring, if you die before you’re baptised you will go to hell. The tabloid media have led people to misunderstand Christianity and pastors now have to spend half their time de-mythologising Christianity,” he said. “What we don’t realise is the media are selling us the same lie about Muslims,” he said. He added: “The problem is we don’t know any Muslims. Everyone is scared of Muslims except the one who sits next to them at work”. Muslims believe in Jesus as one of the great Prophets of God and that he is the son of Mary but not the Son of God. He was conceived and born miraculously. In the Noble Qur’an, Jesus is called “Isa”. He is also known as Al-Masih (the Christ) and Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary). As for his crucifixion, Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified but was lifted up to heaven. Muslims believe that Jesus will come back to earth before the end of time to restore peace and order, fight the Anti-Christ (Al-Dajjal) and bring victory for truth and righteousness. - Christian Today www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/islamic-forum/uk-pastor-islam-closer-to-christ-than-christianity/144526.html 1 Like 1 Share |
| Politics / The Truth About NNPC New Model By Ebe Kachiku by Danmas: 9:42pm On May 03, 2016 |
Lagos — When the federal government recently
unveiled plans to enter into a Joint Venture (JV)
arrangement with investors to fund, rehabilitate
and jointly operate Nigerian refineries, views of
Nigerians became divided. Some view the
development as proactive while others see it as
another way of privatising the plants by the
Buhari-led administration. Our reporter analyse
the view points.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) recently said the Turn Around
Maintenance (TAM) for the Nigeria's four
refineries gulped about $22 million, saving
taxpayers $1.57 billion from the $1.6 billion
earlier voted for the projects.
The NNPC said $10 million, about 48 per cent of
the total expenditure, was spent on the two
refineries in Port Harcourt. The $22 million
expenditure was a huge reduction from the $216
million, which the Sani Abacha-led regime spent
for the same purpose.
The federal government is said to have spent over
$2.036 billion on the TAM of the country's
refineries in the last 13 years.
The administration of former president Olusegun
Obasanjo had set aside $369 million for the TAM
of the nation's four refineries, while the
Abdulsalami Abubakar and Sani Abacha regimes
spent $92 million and $216 million, respectively
for the same purpose. In 2007, the NNPC claimed
it awarded the contract for a comprehensive TAM
on all the refineries to a Nigerian firm.
The sum of $1.6 billion was voted for TAM of the
four refineries across the country by the end of
2014. The 150,000 bpd Port Harcourt refinery was
built in 1989. TAM operations were carried out in
1991, 1994 and 2000.
The Kalu Idika Kalu Committee had, in May 2013
during a visit to the Port Harcourt Refinery,
discovered its four boilers were not operative.
Two out of the four power plants were
dysfunctional.
Besides, the committee found that there was
evidence of poor maintenance with serious
corrosion of major key units, just as morale of the
workers was low and management was
dysfunctional with little or no financial authority.
The inoperative state of the refineries, for a long
time, threw the nation into crisis, making the
importation of oil into the country became an all-
comers affair and fraudulent.
In his argument, the president of the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba,
at this year's May Day celebration in Abuja, urged
the federal government to effectively fight
corruption in the nation's oil and gas sector.
He said if corruption is arrested in the sector, the
huge amount used in importing refined petroleum
products could go into other productive ventures
in the economy.
No doubt, it is regrettable that maintenance of the
nation's refineries by previous governments were
carried out at high costs. Yet, despite the
questionable amounts spent on the maintenance,
the refineries have remained unproductive, leaving
Nigerians to wonder whether the assets were
actually rehabilitated or used as avenues of
siphoning resources.
But the NNPC said the current JV deal on the
three refineries, namely, 210,000 barrels per
stream day (BPSD) Port Harcourt Refinery, Warri
and Kaduna refineries with combined refining
capacity of 445,000 bpsd, will also include, but
not limited to, off-take of refined products for sale
primarily in the Nigerian market. The corporation
said the refineries will be jointly operated by
NNPC and the selected investors for a defined
period, until investments are fully recovered.
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Workers (NUPENG), however, picked holes in the
arrangement and warned the NNPC of the
dangers of partnering investors as joint technical
partners for the rehabilitation and operation of the
refineries.
NUPENG also expressed its reservation over
NNPC's invitation of pre-qualification for
rehabilitation, upgrade, operatorship,
management, maintenance and security of NNPC
jetties, storage depots and pipeline infrastructure
on joint venture partnership basis.
The union said: "NUPENG believes that the
current move by the NNPC is a form of
privatisation, through the backdoor, of our
national assets which is doomed to fail and bring
about more hardship to the citizens, just the way
the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
privatisation failed to bring the desired results but
darkness all over the country.
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It stated that for security reasons and in the
interest of protecting the jobs of oil and gas
workers, the planned partnership will be resisted
by NUPENG.
It added that no investor will want to put his
money in the joint venture partnership
arrangement without having a say in the running
of the refineries, storage depots and jetties.
Similarly, a leader in the nation's oil sector has
faulted the modality employed by the authorities
to refurbish the refineries, saying it smells of
government's desire to sell the refineries under
the guise of joint venture.
An oil and gas expert, Bola Andrew, however, said
there is nothing wrong with the arrangement the
government intends to employ to rehabilitate the
refineries and efficiently run the facilities.
He said: I believe there is nothing wrong with the
joint venture between the federal government and
partners to run the refineries. So, there is no
cause for alarm over the implementation of the
deal. For me, the joint agreement will be a clear
departure from the previous manner of turning
around the nation's refineries for efficiency and
profitability." Stakeholders in the oil and gas
sector are, therefore, waiting to see whether or
not the intended model to refurbish the nation's
refineries would work, buoys the country's
refining capacity and minimise oil products
importation. allafrica.com/stories/201605031081.html |
| Politics / Re: Herdsmen Kill Bala Madaki And His Nephew In Kaduna by Danmas: 8:04am On May 03, 2016 |
why is it that every crime is attributed to fulani hardmen… just like the way people us that before during bokoharam visible years. Now, thugs kill, militants maim, or gangs kidnap are all painted on innocent fulani. the truth will eventually come out. |
| Politics / Re: Budget 2016: Panel To Submit Report To Buhari Today by Danmas: 7:53am On May 02, 2016 |
Great. finally the Calaba-Lagos rail that will pass 2ru daura would take off… 1 Like |
| Politics / Re: Are The South East Attackers Really Heardsmen? by Danmas: 12:02am On May 02, 2016 |
i thought so too… i mean how can fulanisj who are always after the wellbeing of their cows abandon them and go after killing their host communities and even go scot-free. they follow this up with grazing reserve lie which Ekweremadu an(Igbo man say there was no such bill even with the executives) the truth will eventually come out… 2 Likes |
| Politics / Re: There Is No Grazing Reserve Bill Anywhere In The National Assembly - Ekweremadu by Danmas: 11:43pm On May 01, 2016 |
So even Ekweremadu confirm there is no such bill. but why is it that some people make it an issue they use daily to tear the country apart . the truth will eventually come out … 1 Like |
| Politics / Re: Herdmen And Their Cattle In Front Of CBN In Abuja(photo) by Danmas: 11:59pm On Apr 29, 2016 |
very terrible photoshoping… |
| Politics / Re: I Am More Lagosian Than Igbo -kachikwu by Danmas: 10:52pm On Apr 28, 2016 |
kini big deal… |
| Politics / Re: Saraki Loses Latest Attempt To Stop CCT Trial.... Pic Attached. by Danmas: 12:40pm On Apr 25, 2016 |
No peace for the wiked…… let him not transfer his anger on Nigerians again using the budget. 1 Like |
| Politics / Re: Buhari Could Turn Us To The Next Zimbabwe by Danmas: 11:16pm On Apr 14, 2016 |
OP, u don't have to claim economist. this simply means reducing our reliance on dollar or having a dollar dominated economy. Now. e mean say u go fit convert naira directly to Yuan instead of the traditional Naira-dollar-yuan. peace… |
| Politics / Re: Idps In Sambisa Camp Live Lesser Than Goats- Doctor Shares Heartbreaking Pics by Danmas: 10:32pm On Apr 09, 2016 |
honestly the whole world seems to forget about this people… they need our support n prayers |
| Politics / Re: I Would've Resigned If I Was In Saraki's Shoes - Buhari by Danmas: 5:08pm On Apr 09, 2016 |
Typical Nigerian news paper, misleading headline just to get attention… Buhari or Senator F buhari |
| Politics / Ali: Customs Generates N1.5bn Daily by Danmas: 7:38am On Nov 06, 2015 |
Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ali-customs-generates-n1-5bn-daily/224828/ |
| Politics / Re: The Fear Of Buhari… by Danmas: 7:32pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
^^who are the pple that vote him into office, you ? we voted for him nd we will forever support any good thing happening to our dear country. |
| Politics / Re: Election Tribunal Sacks Speaker And 20 House Of Assembly Lawmakers In Rivers by Danmas: 7:27pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
pls. who is going to be acting governor now ? |
| Politics / Re: The Fear Of Buhari… by Danmas: 7:18pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
Ufranklin92:looters e.g madam frog eye nursing(hiding)in UK |
| Politics / Re: The Fear Of Buhari… by Danmas: 7:16pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
indeed new SHERIFF is in town… the fear of PMB is the beginning of wisdom for looters cc: midolian, ngeneukwenu,rawani,passingshort,tonyebacarnista,lalasticlacla 1 Like |
| Politics / The Fear Of Buhari… by Danmas: 7:11pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
Business is slow at the moment for Benedict Okafor, who sells luxury cars from a lot near the port in Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos. In the capital, Abuja, 535 kilometres (333 miles) away, the property market seems to be in a rut, with the habitual buyers — the monied elite — staying away. “I normally sold five cars every month before” President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, said Okafor. “But in the past four months I have sold only one Toyota car. “I guess rich people are scared.” Jide Agboola, a real estate agent in Abuja, also attributed the current slump in conspicuous consumption to fear: “The fear of Buhari.” It’s not hard to see why when Buhari’s promised crusade against high-level corruption has already snared a series of household names. Senate leader Bukola Saraki — Nigeria’s third- most senior politician after Buhari and his vice- president Yemi Osinbajo — is facing charges of false declaration of assets. Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of coastal Akwa Ibom state, was hauled in for questioning over claims he had stolen 108 billion naira ($540 million, 475 million euros) while in office. Sule Lamido, the governor of Jigawa state in the north, and Gabriel Suswam, who was governor of Benue state until earlier this year, are also fighting accusations of graft. At the same time, former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested in London as part of a British investigation into suspected bribery and money laundering. – Stopping the rot – Buhari’s arrival in May appears to have given fresh bite to the fight against corruption, which has plagued Nigeria over decades of military rule then civilian administration. Cases involving top officials that were long thought to have been shelved have been revived, as he seeks to fulfil his election promises of stopping the rot in the system. “As soon as he (Buhari) came to power, without any direct instruction from him, the anti-graft agencies went into a frenzy, dusting down cases of corruption against some past officials which have been long dead in order to convince Nigerians that they are working,” Debo Adeniran, head of the pressure group Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, told AFP. The move was predictable for many: Buhari’s previous time in power as the head of a military regime in the 1980s was characterised by his so- called “War Against Indiscipline”. “Everybody remembers Buhari’s antecedents when he was a military dictator,” said Bukola Daniel, a Lagos-based political scientist. “He was a no-nonsense military ruler. The fear of Buhari is now all-pervading and everybody is careful not to be caught in a corruption web.” – Witch-hunt? – Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), however, is crying double standards. They point out that the former governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Babatunde Fashola and Rotimi Amaechi, have both been accused of graft but are still in line for ministerial posts. Instead, the PDP described the anti-corruption drive as a “witch-hunt” against its members and other “perceived political opponents” of Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Party spokesman Olisa Metuh denounced what he described as “the relentless victimisation of our key members”. The APC dismissed the claim as a “worn-out argument”. Certainly, Alison-Madueke’s arrest in particular has underlined to Nigeria’s elite that it’s no longer business as usual — even if Abuja has denied any direct involvement. But Adeniran and others said Buhari needed to go further to avoid accusations of posturing. Clement Nwankwo, head of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, a pro-democracy group, said securing convictions would prove the situation was not just “rhetoric”. “The challenge to corruption has to be systematic. That I have not seen,” he said. “We also cannot fight corruption with the judiciary we have today,” he added, explaining the courts were ill-equipped to deal with corruption cases. – ‘A few more Buharis’ – For now, there is a sense that rich and powerful Nigerians — so long accustomed to impunity — are on their best behaviour. How long it will last is unclear but social commentator and university lecturer Samson Olatunde Oduleye said Buhari’s influence could be decisive. “If we have a few more Buharis and emphasis shifts to the root of the problem — the society — inroads can be made into a sustainable assault on the malaise,” he said. “The most effective, non-legal check on corruption is the moral tone of society: societal values. “There are things you will not contemplate doing even when there is no- http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/fear-of-buhari-teams-rich-powerful-nigerians/ 1 Like
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| Nairaland / General / Nigerian Army Reopen A Public School In Gwoza by Danmas: 6:04pm On Sep 20, 2015 |
2015-09-20 17:35
Bauchi - A Nigerian military official says
public schools are reopening in Borno state,
in the country's northeast, where the
military has pushed Boko Haram extremists
from many cities and towns.
Many schools have been closed for more
than two years in areas of the state that had
been controlled by Boko Haram, which
means "Western education is sinful." A
three-month multinational offensive earlier
this year drove Boko Haram out of towns
including Gwoza which had been
headquarters of the group's Islamic
Caliphate.
Nigeria's military reopened a public school
in Gwoza on Saturday. Military spokesperson
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said schools
are being reopened while troops continue to
recapture territory from the insurgents.
The UN children's agency says at least 1.4
million children are currently displaced by
Boko Haram's uprising. http://m.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/Nigeria-schools-to-reopen-20150920 |
| Family / The Agony Of Monogamy by Danmas: 2:01am On Jul 10, 2015 |
I saw this article and thought its worth sharing as i find it very inclusive. lets hear your opinion… The Agony Of Monogamy Jul 8, 2015 By Tola Adeniyi It was at the Church service for the 90th birthday of the legendary Matriarch of the Awo dynasty Chief Dr Hannah Dideolu Awolowo in Ikenne that the thoughts that prompted this article began. Some well known highly placed gentlemen and their wives were called upon to partake in the wine sipping, bread-breaking ritual called Holy Communion. As soon as these respectable ladies and gentlemen, all of them past age 70, and amongst whom were renowned professors, high court judges, legal luminaries and business moguls, finished their spiritual blessing and were returning to their seats, they cut a pitiable sight in their over-flowing garb of hypocrisy. They clung to their wives as if they were newly wedded. I temporarily forgot that I was in a holy Church, the spiritual enclave of Christians. I almost laughed my head off because I knew each of the ‘holy’ ‘monogamous’ men intimately and by Jove, I knew of their second, third or fourth wives/liaisons/mistresses with whom they had sired several children. To the whole world they were champions of monogamy, but to their hearts and conscience they were celebrated polygamists, or at best, serial monogamists. Pshaw! I saw pain written all over them, the agony of living a lie, the unease of hypocrisy, and the shame of going through life pretending to be what you are not. This is the sort of agony a lot of the so-called monogamists go through all their lives. The series of lies they sell to their wives, and the double life they present to their pastors and church leaders, most of whom are actually equally guilty of hypocrisy and double life living. This piece is not set out to condemn or criticise monogamy. Monogamy is perfect for those who believe in its concept and can genuinely keep to it. I too have been married to one lovely woman for almost 45 years and it has been like a marriage made in heaven. I happen also to be the promoter along with some friends the 35-year-old Family Club of Nigeria that is dedicated to the enlistment and celebration of marriage and family values. This article is designed to expose the hypocrisy and pain associated with embracing false notions, which are really not observed by any culture in the world, and to advise those who erroneously sentence themselves to a life of sadness and emptiness because they were deceived to believe that there is some utopia somewhere called monogamy. I am very much aware that this article will generate a lot of controversy most especially from those who live holier-than-thou lives and continue to deceive the world that they are upholders of a doctrine that is not supported by true and enlightened interpretation of any religious doctrine. I have schooled, worked and lived virtually in all the continents of the world and I make bold to say with all emphasis at my disposal that no culture on planet earth truly practises monogamy. My Greek, Italian, Russian, British, American and other Caucasian acquaintances routinely visit their other wives [called by other names] with whom they have children. But back in the homes shared with the one carrying the ring, they are monogamists! The cultures that practise polygamy had always known that at any given time, the number of available marriageable women far out number available men plus the fact that an 80-year-old man, if he has money, is still very much in the market whereas a 60-year-old woman may not be that lucky. The biological limitation to a woman’s productive age is also a factor. Why should a woman therefore remain on the shelf till age 45 when she could jolly well get married as second or sixth wife to a man who can afford to share life’s responsibilities with her? Why should a woman leave a man with whom she is No. 1, simply because he took a second wife and end up being numberless in the hands of several men with whom she naturally shares bed just because of some doctrine she hardly understands? The argument that children in a polygamous house are always at each other’s throat does not hold water. Many siblings of monogamous families are known to have had worse and irresolvable, irreconcilable squabbles, with dirty bitterness over inheritance than children from different mothers. The agony suffered by both men and women in the hand of unnatural laws and doctrines is too stifling for comfort. In 2002, 502 Reverend mothers were reported to have died while procuring abortion in Rome. And stories of Reverend fathers having children and sodomising young men in their care are legion! Why the hypocrisy? Why should the world continue to live the life of an Ostrich? The Western world which had not learnt the art of living amicably with more than one partner under the same roof but has indulged in multiple serial marriages, divorcing [and in extreme cases murdering ] innocent wives under flimsy excuses so that another woman can move in should not be the standard for the world. Thank God, Mrs. Hillary Clinton in the United States and Mrs. Cook in the United Kingdom were very much wiser. They refused to allow some indiscretion on the part of their husbands to ruin their marriages. There was a well-known American actor who passed on about a decade ago and all his 11 ex- wives with their numerous children attended his funeral. To ridicule the lie of their hypocritical existence, all the women were recognised and addressed as wives. As far as records show, the man had 11 wives! Society must rethink this issue of pretentious monogamy vis-à-vis polygamy so that in the not- too-distant future we do not end up with millions of unmarried women whose life style would be worse than prostitutes’ and millions of children whose fathers would be nowhere to be found. dailyindependentnig.com/2015/07/agony-monogamy/ |
| Politics / Re: Nyako And Son In Court For Arraignment By EFCC (photos) by Danmas: 5:17pm On Jul 08, 2015 |
yesterday it was lamido n sons (PDP) and nw Nyako n sons(APC) all northerners. waiting for tanoids to say anti south or anti pdp campain 1 Like 1 Share |
| NYSC / Re: NYSC Mobilization: General Complaints And Enquiries Thread by Danmas: 5:50pm On May 02, 2015 |
op. pls i made online payment 4 mobilisation just yesterday and yet i cannot print my call up letter online nor do i recieve any comfirmation from nysc about my status. my call up no is 2015079321 abu zaria. thanx |
| Islam for Muslims / Re: Muslim ‘terror Drill’ Draws Outrage In India by Danmas: 11:11am On Jan 02, 2015 |
This is what happen almost all over the world. Alot of the members the so called islamist insurgents have no known islamic ideology(misunderstood or deliverately used). From Boko haram to ISIS. But the media keep painting islam black with anything violent. |
| Islam for Muslims / Muslim ‘terror Drill’ Draws Outrage In India by Danmas: 11:04am On Jan 02, 2015 |
January 1, 2015 by Aljazeera Men playing the part of enemies of the state in a ‘mock terror’ drill in the Indian state of Gujarat were made to wear the traditional Muslim hat, triggering indignation in political circles that Muslims are terrorists, local media have reported. India Today reportedon Thursday that video footage gained from a drill conducted in the town of Surat on Saturday, showed ‘terrorists’ dressed in the traditional skull cap as it is known and widely associated with the Muslim community in India. The incident drew outrage within political ciricles. The Congress party described it as an administrative failure. Mehboob Ali Sufi Baba, Gujarat BJP’s minority cell president, said the incident only served to stereotype the Muslim community. “This type of act sends a wrong message to the masses,” Baba said. Responding to media reports, Pradeep Sejul, deputy superintendent of police, told journalists the incident was “avoidable” and “should not have happened”. “Mock drills were carried out in 10-15 locations. This should not have happened; it was an avoidable mistake. We assure you that if someone deliberately made the mistake, we will take action against them,” he said. The police in the state were preparing for two high-profile events after intelligence reports suggested they may be vulnerable to terror attacks. Rising tensions. The incident comes after a series of events seen to be raising communal tensions in the country. Last week, a Hindu man posing to be a Muslim on Twitter claimed to have set off a bomb in the southern city of Bangeluru. Police however, suspect that members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India were involved in the blast that left a woman dead. Since early December, far-right Hindu groups allied with the ruling BJP have been accused of forced conversions of Christians and Muslims to Hinduism. The events are called “homecomings,” with organisers saying they were reconverting people whose ancestors had once been Hindu. Some of the Muslims converted in the city of Agra, though, later said they’d either been offered allurement to convert or threatened with violence if they did not. The simmering religious issues have boiled over into parliament, with opposition lawmakers all but shutting down the legislature over charges that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had done little to stop the ceremonies. Modi has been critised for not addressing the issue head-on. Source:http://www.punchng.com/news/muslim-terror-drill-draws-outrage-in-india/ |
| Religion / Pastor Arrested For Testing Members Virginity With Finger. by Danmas: 10:11pm On Oct 18, 2014 |
By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command said yesterday, that it had arrested a pastor identified as Adekunle Kayode, 34, for conducting virginity test on a 20-year-old female member of his church in Abeokuta, the state capital, using his finger. Kayode, a pastor in charge of Jesus Is The Way Evangelistic Ministry, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta, was reportedly arrested by detectives attached to Kemta Division in his house, 3, Okeyidi Street, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the pastor’s arrest was carried out when the victim narrated her ordeal to her father who then informed the police of the incident. The pastor was reported to have been engaging in the act in the church weekly in a bid to confirm the girl’s virginity status. According to the PPRO, “there was also a drama when the victim received ‘holy spirit’ which propelled her to reveal the misdeeds of the pastor who has indulged in this ungodly act for years. “Another suspect arrested for similar offence is one Onatade Oluwasegun, 23, of 4, Sheriff Onatade Street, Obantoko for conspiring with the said pastor to use the victim for a ritual purpose. “The father of the victim alleged that the duo were fond of dipping their fingers in the victim’s private part even when she was menstruating for reasons best known to them. “She also claimed that the pastor recently confirmed her virginity status when she was to take part in a church programme. “The victim has also claimed that Oluwasegun used a charm while attempting to rape her as directed by the pastor possibly for a ritual but she miraculously escaped. “Meantime, the police have recovered the charm from the pastor within the church premises. “The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, has directed that the matter be transferred to the SCID, Eleweran for further investigation.” Man beats daughter to death Also, a man, Bisi Onigbogbo of J6 Camp, Ogbere, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of Ogun State allegedly beat his 12-year-old daughter, Yemi Onigbogbo, to death while trying to correct her for some misbehaviour, on Monday According to the Police spokesman, shortly after the incident, the suspect ran away immediately he noticed that the young girl was dead. He said: “Efforts are being intensified by the police with the help of the community members to get him apprehended.” source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/pastor-arrested-conducting-virginity-test-member-finger/ |
| Nairaland / General / Pastor Arrested For Inserting Finger In Members Genital. by Danmas: 2:38pm On Oct 18, 2014 |
By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command said yesterday, that it had arrested a pastor identified as Adekunle Kayode, 34, for conducting virginity test on a 20-year-old female member of his church in Abeokuta, the state capital, using his finger. Kayode, a pastor in charge of Jesus Is The Way Evangelistic Ministry, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta, was reportedly arrested by detectives attached to Kemta Division in his house, 3, Okeyidi Street, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the pastor’s arrest was carried out when the victim narrated her ordeal to her father who then informed the police of the incident. The pastor was reported to have been engaging in the act in the church weekly in a bid to confirm the girl’s virginity status. According to the PPRO, “there was also a drama when the victim received ‘holy spirit’ which propelled her to reveal the misdeeds of the pastor who has indulged in this ungodly act for years. “Another suspect arrested for similar offence is one Onatade Oluwasegun, 23, of 4, Sheriff Onatade Street, Obantoko for conspiring with the said pastor to use the victim for a ritual purpose. “The father of the victim alleged that the duo were fond of dipping their fingers in the victim’s private part even when she was menstruating for reasons best known to them. “She also claimed that the pastor recently confirmed her virginity status when she was to take part in a church programme. “The victim has also claimed that Oluwasegun used a charm while attempting to rape her as directed by the pastor possibly for a ritual but she miraculously escaped. “Meantime, the police have recovered the charm from the pastor within the church premises. “The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, has directed that the matter be transferred to the SCID, Eleweran for further investigation.” Man beats daughter to death Also, a man, Bisi Onigbogbo of J6 Camp, Ogbere, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of Ogun State allegedly beat his 12-year-old daughter, Yemi Onigbogbo, to death while trying to correct her for some misbehaviour, on Monday According to the Police spokesman, shortly after the incident, the suspect ran away immediately he noticed that the young girl was dead. He said: “Efforts are being intensified by the police with the help of the community members to get him apprehended.” source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/pastor-arrested-conducting-virginity-test-member-finger/ |
| Politics / Obj. Ibb Probe Gen. Mohd. Buhari! by Danmas: 12:12pm On Oct 03, 2014 |
Hear what Prof. Tam David West had to say about Gen. Buhari! Buhari is one of the cleanest men I have ever met in my life. If anybody wants me to dislike Buhari, such person should give me an example of his corruption. I will run away from him totally. But right now, there is no evidence. On the contrary, the more they attack him on this issue of corruption, the more they are making him Gold bier. I will give two examples. One, Babangida thought Buhari was making a lot of money on counter trading, so he set up two independent bodies to investigate counter trading. One of the bodies was headed by J.K. Randle, while the second was headed by Prof. Aboyade of blessed memory. None of them found anything against Buhari. None. I attested before the two bodies. Great Aboyade commission was digging into Buhari’s counter trading, J.K. Randle, who’s still alive, did the same thing. But both of them produced reports that showed that counter trading was so clean and was making so much money for Nigeria. Then two, soon after Obasanjo was sworn in, there was a social function for him in Lagos or so, then surprisingly, some people tried to praise Buhari, Obasanjo said: ‘don’t praise him, I have not probed him.’ It was after that incident that Obasanjo set up Dr. Haroun’s probe panel of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF). Haroun probed PTF inside out. Buhari was discovered to be as clean as snow. You know, why he agreed to be the head of PTF was not to condone what Abacha was doing then, but he saw it as a way of serving the country and he did well. I have the record. Haroun came out and said PTF account was audited every year while Federal Government account was not audited in 36 years. You know Babangida detained Buhari for 40 months after he overthrew him. Buhari’s mother died while he was in detention and as a Muslim, I expected Babangida to rise above politics and allow Buhari to go bury his mother. If he was released, I am sure he wouldn’t have run away. Buhari was not allowed to go bury his mother. But in the night after the woman was buried, Babangida released Buhari. His son died, the same thing happened. Anyway, after Buhari came out of detention, he told Babangida to tell the world about his corruption. The records are there. The same thing happened with the PTF. He told Obasanjo to publish the report of the panel, but Obasanjo could not publish it because it was a certificate of honour for Buhari. If that Haroun’s report had any page in it that indicted Buhari, Obasanjo would have used that to disqualify Buhari from contesting against him. Buhari is clean. He is not corrupt. To show how Buhari loves Nigeria, he doesn’t like spending Nigerian money frivolously. When he overthrew Shehu Shagari, Buhari never changed any chair or curtain in Dodan Barracks. Buhari used what Shagari was using until he left. As minister, our total pocket money under Buhari was N200 per month. You could spend less than N200 without accounting for it, but anything above N200, you must account for it. When he increased the money to N250, we clapped for him at the executive council. Now, as a former governor of the defunct north-eastern state, former minister of petroleum, former head of state, former executive chairman of PTF, Buhari has no house in Abuja. If he goes to Abuja, he stays in a private hotel. He has no house either uphill or downhill, apart from his house in Kaduna...........We need BUHARI by 2015 Tamunoemi Sokari David-West(born August 26, 1936), popularly known as Tam David-West, is a Nigerian academic, social critic, and former federal minister. David-West has been an outspoken and controversial critic of Nigerian government policy since his purge and arrest under the military regime of General Babangida. David-West criticized the unconstitutionality of the advisory council established by President Goodluck Jonathanin 2010, [ 2 ]and he voiced caution against government unreservedly opening its doors to United States intelligence. He is not affiliated with any political party. Courtery: wikipedia. |
| Politics / Re: Fayose Led Thugs To Beat Judges, CJ Tells NJC by Danmas: 2:33pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
His petition further read, “The above in the main was just the beginning of what would appear to be a pre-planned long siege and onslaughts on the court and its personnel. “The political hoodlums showed again in large numbers on Tuesday, 23rd and Wednesday 24th of September, 2014 on the spurious ground that they came to listen to the ruling which they did not allow the presiding judge in Court No. 6 to deliver on Monday, September 22, 2014. No such ruling was slated for hearing since the thugs invaded the premises of the court on Monday.” The Chief Judge said all entreaties to the police and law enforcement agencies to intervene in the mayhem yielded no positive response. He stated, “It is needless to reiterate here that while the mayhem and attack on judges and staff and property of the court was in progress, scores of policemen and SSS (State Security Service) operatives posted to protect lives and property within the court premises looked on and watched without taking any step to save the situation. “All entreaties to officers and men of Ekiti State Command to protect the court as an important institution of state yielded no positive response.” source: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/10/fayose-led-thugs-beat-judges-cj-tells-njc/ |
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