There are genuine persecution of Christian and a massive wave of ethnic cleansing of the Indigenous Christian Minorites Southam Kaduna and Benue. HOWEVER, this girl provoked these people. "Let sleeping dogs lie." Those that murdered her were students and not trained village raiders (or Jihadist extremist).
I remember the expelled Emir of Kano did the same when he was a youth (he beheaded a man that was falsely accused of blasphemy). Islam is not just a religion, it is a way of life/thinking (and insulting their Mohammed is unforgivable to them. Period).
Enskynelson: Can you preach against killings for blasphemy in your mosque? You are just here bragging what you don't know. Why do you think your clerics are quiet about it. Ask yourself. On Nairaland here, how many times has any article of Islam being against killing for blasphemy made FP? Ask yourself!
The issue is, they don't play with blasphemy. That is one of the many way the reverence for the Prophet has been preserve for over 1600 years so far. Look at the Northern Christian girl that ought to know better, made some careless remarks that was perceived as being disrespectful (to the most respected man to them).
R.I.P Deborah. She really talked carelessly. She ought to know how important religion is to her community. Is it stupidity? Post that type of comment on a WhatsApp Group.
In fight, I like to ask that question... Once they pause to think of who they are, they are not a threat. He shouldn't have slapped him. That is assault.
As an adult, I now know that most of the teachers at NEPA Staffs School Sapele were frustrated animals (back in the mid 90's).
Imagine not coming to school because you fainted and was taken to hospital, then one useless teacher want to beat you because you didn't send latter through someone else that you would miss school.
When I look at 8 and 10 years old now, I can't comprehend how an adult would beat them over "wrong answer" until they cry and lose their voice... As an adult, I was in a city that Boko Haram tried to take over with bombs and guns but wasn't as scared as when a teacher calls me to answer questions as a child (my legs use to shake like cartoon back then, when a teacher calls me to answer questions)
In the school I use to carry last in class (repeated primary 2 two times). Left the school and started carrying 2nd position (only because the boy carrying 1st was a genius).
Envy is a real thing. It wasn't a random act. As politics is getting heated, someone with title like "Youth Chairman" will see opportunity to make serious money, but also be at risk of being hurt.
One of the most effective tips that can be used to complete The 100 Head Challenge is to download all your references images on your gadgets and try to draw in miniature.
The smaller, the less details, and the faster you are able to complete the task. Also don't care about resemblance (don't mind how it comes out).
My 'ninja trick' of saving the images on a java phone:
Forbes published a crazy article with title that suggested the South African Patrice Motsepe was the continent first billionaire. Refering to him as "Africa’s First Black Billionaire"
The most successful entrepreneurs boast a belief in their businesses that can border on arrogance—like that of the world’s wealthiest man, Elon Musk—Africa’s first black billionaire Patrice Motsepe said Monday during the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa Summit in Botswana.
At the summit, Motsepe talked about an anecdote told to him by billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr, who Motsepe said believed Musk was “unimpressive . . . very arrogant and very cocky” in an early pitch meeting.
“I'm not saying [entrepreneurs] must be cocky and arrogant . . . but I think [Musk] believed so much in what he was doing . . . he succeeded,” said Motsepe, who used the anecdote as a way to instruct entrepreneurs to exude confidence in their ventures.
At the summit, Motsepe talked about an anecdote told to him by billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr, who Motsepe said believed Musk was “unimpressive . . . very arrogant and very cocky” in an early pitch meeting.
“I'm not saying [entrepreneurs] must be cocky and arrogant . . . but I think [Musk] believed so much in what he was doing . . . he succeeded,” said Motsepe, who used the anecdote as a way to instruct entrepreneurs to exude confidence in their ventures.
Motsepe, who became the continent’s first Black billionaire in 2008, thanks to a fortune amassed in the mining industry, said he, too, faced significant pushback from investors who did not have the same blind belief in his vision to buy unsuccessful mines that later became the key to building his business empire.
CRUCIAL QUOTE “If you look at the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, the common feature amongst the majority of them is that when they started, everybody said to them . . . this thing won't succeed,” Motsepe said.
BIG NUMBER $3 billion. That’s how much Motsepe is worth, according to Forbes’ latest estimates, making him the third-wealthiest person in South Africa. Motsepe now serves as president of the Confederation of African Football, the continent’s governing body for the sport.
TANGENT Musk was born in South Africa and lived in the country until he immigrated to Canada at 17 years old. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Musk founded SpaceX and joined Tesla at the electric vehicle maker’s early stages.