.......president Goodluck Jonathan seems to have improved on his relationship with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, after sending him a rare message of commiseration on the death of his sister

....Princess Stella Oduah was eventually eased out of office but it was already an act too little – no prosecution – and too late. Seeing as it was apparent she had ordered two cars with N255mn of taxpayers’ money

AmunRaOlodumare:

I imagine this is true for any populations, cities or kingdom in the past or even today.

You can always try to cut the food supply of the enemy as a kind of strategy (taking into account you're losing soldiers/equipments/resources for it). If the enemy is strong enough to cut your food supply, and you need it and can't take it back, it means you've lost or you're losing the war. When people are pushed to their city enclave, they must live off the food reserves which are sometimes pretty extensive, but you will still need to face the enemy at one point (or enter in diplomatic discussions).

We can imagine as a king you don't want to place yourself in a siege situation. You prefer to engage the enemy well beyond the living quarters, or beyond the capital, where the king lives. Even beyond agricultural fields. If you're a king you engage them at the latest when the enemy starts moving in large numbers and attacking towns under your protection beyond the capital. When you hear about it, you send troops to meet them. I imagine in most cases, Kings knew well in advance when the enemy planned to attack. They probably attacked other towns before. Or refuse to pay tributes if it's a kingdom under your control. Etc.

I'm only speculating here.

PhysicsMHD:


This is a very good question and I'll give my opinion based on what I've read later today or tomorrow.

moderatorr1:
.....
Those guys even killed Jesus because what he ...

sonmvayina:


the romans and the greeks, who where the first to come in contact with the manuscripts....

OLAADEGBU:
Will we experience time in heaven? Is there such a thing as time in eternity? Will we be timeless in heaven? What do you think?

Ovacoma:
And the angel which i saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that LIVETH FOREVER, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that THERE SHOULD BE TIME NO LONGER: Revelation 10: 5 and 6

OLAADEGBU:


..... The question is would this time ever come to an end?

Mbkite:
I discussed tithing with a friend and the issue of accurate payment of tithe popped up. I just want to know your views. should tithe be based on your gross or net income as a christian?

OLAADEGBU:

God created time.

The tilt of the earth's axis as it revolves around the sun causes time.

cramjones:


.....Fellow Nigerians, granted we have over 50 million unemployed youths,....

We’re sure it is no longer news that once upon a time notorious armed robber that terrorized the whole nation like a violent of hurricane, Shina Rambo is now a born again Christian and he is not just a man of God but a staunch member of The Redeemed Christian Church of God-RCCG.

According to sources, Pastor Shina Rambo is one of the ministers of God that presided at the just concluded crusade titled Pain After Gain-Lesson For Wrong Choices and held at RCCG King’s Palace opposite Diamond Bank, Lagere Ile-Ife, Osun State last Friday, May 8th, 2015

The crusade which kicked off around 9pm was like a special vigil night and had in attendance tumultuous crowd as well as a traditional ruler, HRM Moses Fabusuyi and top ministers of God such as Pastors Rotimi Williams, Lincton Timothy, Tobi Okunola and so on.

We learnt the crusade was sponsored by the Crest Group and the peak of it was the confession of Pastor Shina Rambo who told the congregation of how he had wasted so many souls including pounding day old babies for rituals during his robbery days.

OLAADEGBU:


You are correct. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. Can you improve on that and give us one English word for that?

A strategy for fighting corruption

My main concern is that Buhari should not become a victim of himself.
There is more to governing Nigeria than being an anti-corruption tzar.
I’ll explain.

Whereas a country like South Africa is perceived to be more corrupt than Botswana
(that is using the corruption Index), the South African people are more prosperous than the Botswana’s.
We can vaguely tell from this that ridding a country of corruption
does not necessarily translate to economic empowerment for its citizens
that is except one decides to further extend the definition of corruption to encompass quality governance.

A fight against corruption is quite entertaining
-who won’t like to see Obasanjo and Babangida being given the Tafa Balogun treatment? -,
however it could be quite distracting too,
and feels more like the French revolution where everyone was crying for blood.

Buhari should design a strategy that enables his government:

1) tackle Nigerian economic empowerment moving forward,
2) recover loot to re-inject into the economy, and
3) minimize theft of the Nigeria treasury moving forward.

The first one is different from the other two.

For economic empowerment moving forward, the way to go
is to get a team of technocrats to move us in the right direction.
This team will be driven by KPI’s that are not set in stone,
but are flexible enough to meet the yearning of the man on the street.


For 2) and 3) which are anti-corruption policies, the aim should be simply economic and not a vengeful quest.
It can be handled in one breath devoid of as much bias as possible

Buhari’s anti-corruption team should draw up a list of some 5,000 visible and most influential Nigerians.
irrespective of tribe or religion.
The team would then draw up another list of the top thousands or so suspected biggest monetary heists in the history of Nigeria
(devoid of who is suspected of being involved)
What the team would then do is to go after recovering the money in the list of heists.
If in recovering the money in this list, someones name appears in the 1st list of visible Nigerians,
then the person's case is made very public and the person can't have plea bargain.

This strategy would discourage future smaller thieves while at the same time bringing money into the Nigerian coffers.
It would also excite the general public who want to see big heads roll,
this is unlike the present kindergarten drama classes being enacted by the EFCC

Your perception of Buhari is colored by your ethnic affiliation

Buhari’s credentials as a man averse to corruption and pussy-footing is
one of the reasons that gave him the South Western vote and has
earned him admiration by many folks southward of the river Niger and Benue.
In the Core Northern hemisphere, he is viewed more as man of the people.
Which translates roughly to religious and ethnic affiliations plus some simplicity.

By May 29 2015, he will be sworn in as the president of Nigeria.
Expectations are high in the South that he will go after people with a corrupt past
and eliminate corruption in Nigeria moving forward.

Although the South generally agree that corruption is a big issue which needs to be addressed in Nigeria,
however, depending on what part of the South you are from,
the definitions for acts to be prosecuted or those to be pursued seem to differ.

While the South West seem more concerned with Buhari drawing a line in the sand from the start of his administration,
but reaching backward to Jonathan and his present PDP crew (no those who decamped oo).
The SS/SE believes that he should not draw any line whatsoever.
They appear confident that if Buhari reaches back far enough into the past,
he’s dragnet will catch quite a number of people from other parts of the country
of which theirs would be only a tiny number compared to the other regions of the country.

The SE and SS consider this as being fair and just. Of course the Northern youth don’t appear too bothered.
They’re just happy that their man is there,
and left for them they might trek all over Nigeria to show their appreciation for this feat.

nickibarb:
I needed to travel for one day to write a professional exam, but my husband refused to let me take our two little kids (aged 1yr 4 months and aged 3 months) to my parent's house for my mum to take care of them. He said he would care for them himself. (Note that his mother was out of town if not I would have taken them to her). .....

dotman112:
.. They have covered 343km in 8days and according to him,they have two days to trek to president's Jonathan's home in Otueke..

Abuamam:


I was quoting your brethren who are always quick to call any pastor who commits any misdeed a 'fake' pastor... and there are dozens of threads on such pastors. From impregnating their sheep's wives (is it correct to say ewes?); to giving their sheep petrol to drink and grass to eat (well that doesn't sound too bad... sheep DO eat grass); to getting caught up in brothel fights; to carrying drugs; to burning children as 'witches' etc etc. (pant pant). Invariably, your brethren will claim that such a pastor is a 'fake' one.