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EkunKekere:
Sigh. Are you really this stupid, or are you putting on an act? When did I say Christianity was to blame for the South's condition?

Rather I specifically mentioned the parasitic, wretched, impoverished a.b.o.kis who breed like rodents as the problem because they won't allow restructuring which would give the South greater independence to manage its resources.

Now stop fooling around and get off my mentions.


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Not as stupid as the dyke that gave birth to you.

kerzhim:
About the 40k, bros its possible but the arrest while watching football match....... I doubt it. I know ilasa like the back of my hand.

You be cultist too na.

Karatum:
Ur mama

See two goats here insulting their innocent parents.

teadrake:
University of Ilorin enjoys continued academic stability for the past 18years and hence no strike. Yes,it's very much possible.

It's just a question sire.

EkunKekere:
Firstly, you are only adding substance to my position. Qatar is not even up to the size of Agege in terms of population so the 600,000 barrels of oil they produce in a day is enough to meet their financial needs

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The 1.5 million barrels Nigeria produces is simply not enough to meet the needs of a population of 200 million people.

Secondly, it seems you either have zero comprehension ability or you deliberately ignored the fact that El Rufai clearly and quite rightly identified the North as the burden that is keeping the South from maximising it's economic development potentials. So it shouldn't come as a surprise if you can mention 10 oil rich Muslim countries who have more impressive GDP than Nigeria.

Thirdly, there is indeed a connection between religion and poverty, or perhaps I should say between Islam and poverty.Even the UN and the World Bank have noted that the overwhelming majority of Muslim countries suffer from extreme poverty, while most of the wealth in the world lies in the hands of Christians and Atheists.

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Next time actually do some basic research before embarrassing yourself online.

You are a religious bigot with a pea sized brain.
Because your senile father lacks compression you think i suffer from that too?

EkunKekere:
Firstly, you are only adding substance to my position. Qatar is not even up to the size of Agege in terms of population so the 600,000 barrels of oil they produce in a day is enough to meet their financial needs

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The 1.5 million barrels Nigeria produces is simply not enough to meet the needs of a population of 200 million people.

Secondly, it seems you either have zero comprehension ability or you deliberately ignored the fact that El Rufai clearly and quite rightly identified the North as the burden that is keeping the South from maximising it's economic development potentials. So it shouldn't come as a surprise if you can mention 10 oil rich Muslim countries who have more impressive GDP than Nigeria.

Thirdly, there is indeed a connection between religion and poverty, or perhaps I should say between Islam and poverty.Even the UN and the World Bank have noted that the overwhelming majority of Muslim countries suffer from extreme poverty, while most of the wealth in the world lies in the hands of Christians and Atheists.

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Next time actually do some basic research before embarrassing yourself online.

So Christianity is the reason for the poor state of infrastructure in southern Nigeria?
You bigot, you're not half as smart as you think you are. Islamophobia is your problem.

TrendingGist:
34-year-old Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi, a Law graduate of the University of Ilorin, has become the youngest senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
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He was among the 38 lawyers recently elevated to that height. The new SANs would be sworn in September. .
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The new SANs are:
1. Adedoyin Oyinkan Rhodes-Vivour
2. Abdullahi Haruna
3. Manga Muhammed Nurudeen
4. Adedayo Toba Apapta
5. John Onuegbulam Asoluka
6. Adedokun Mathew Makinde
7. Daniel Chukwudi Enwelum
8. Emmanuel Adeyeye Oyebanji
9. Tuduru Uchendu Ede
10. Abdul Olajide Ajana
11. Ama Vemaark Etuwewe
12. Oladipo Adekorede Olasope
13. Leslie Arthur Olutayo Nylander
14. Olusegun Oyediran Fowowe
15. Andrew Essien Hutton
16. Olukayode Abayomi Enitan
17. Paul Harris Adakole Ogbole
18. Olaniyi Maruph Olopade
19. Samuel Ngozi Agweh
20. Olusegun Omoniyi Jolaawo
21. Alphonsus Okoh Alubo
22. Ayo Asala
23. Abiodun Adediran Olatunji
24. Olumide Andrew Aju
25. Chimezie Victor Chikwem Ihekweazu
26. Mamman Lawan
27. Uchefula Ugonna Chikwumaeze
28. Ebun-Olu Samuel Adegboruwa
29. Usman Ogwu Sule
30. Safiya Umar Badamasi
31. Echezona Chukwudi Etiaba
32. Godwin Osemeahon Omoaka
33. Emeka Onyemaechi Ozoani
34. Alexander Chukwudi Ejesieme
35. Jephthah Chikodi Njikonye
36. Aikhunegbe Anthony Malik
37. Alhassan Akeje Umar
38. Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi
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SAN is conferred on Nigerian lawyers who have practiced for not less than 10 years, and have achieved distinction in the profession.

See more here; http://gistmore.com/34-year-old-unilorin-graduate-becomes-nigerias-youngest-san-ever

So he started practice at 24 after studying law for 6 years (minus strike) .

Blue3k2:
Source: https://nairametrics.com/2019/07/06/why-we-need-20-of-nigeria-for-grazing/

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Grazing belongs to the 60's. Even in the US they ranch their cattle.

radiolover:
I purposely refused to do that because such shouldn't be promoted.

It doesn't need promotion here on NL, this is the home of tribalism and bigotry in Nigeria.

Captaintimex:
May they scatter by fire. May they never agree because I they do, their looting will know no limit.

May they use stone to scatter everything...

May one of the stone land on your empty head.

OEPHIUS:
By Zikeyi John
Christianity in Nigeria, on the evidence of filled church pews and mega-crusades, each heaving with millions of worshippers at any given time, appear to be in rude health. The perception of the faith being in robust health finds expression in statements such as “the Devil is a liar”, “the gates of Hell shall not prevail” and “the Kingdom of Christ is marching on”. That church leaders in Nigeria have grown in influence, often provoking the type of adulation reserved for pop stars, is taken as confirmation of the belief that, indeed, “the Kingdom of Christ is marching on”.
But looked at very closely, Christianity in Nigeria is everything but in rude health. It is actually ailing and may find itself in the Intensive Care Unit sooner than later. The signs of ill-health are bold, but are confused, sometimes wilfully, with something else.


There is a need to make a clarification. This writer has no intention to scare. What this piece seeks to do is show that the trumpeted robust health of Christianity in the country is actually a prelude to the erosion of its status and influence, a development that will be marked by huge reduction in the country’s Christian population and by extension a sharp dip in Christian influence on socio-political affairs.


There is a temptation to view this as alarmist. After all, the pews are still filled for services; crusades continue to draw more worshippers and church coffers brimming with seed and tithes. Church leaders have also become some of the country’s most influential celebrities.
Take a step back and you may begin to see that the bullish claim that “the Kingdom of Christ is marching on” is made by rote and certainly not founded proper analysis or introspection.
First, as a religion, Christianity is endangered and looks more likely to lose its influence as time goes on. According to a recent report by the Pew Research Centre, the US fact tank, 9.5 per cent of the world’s Muslim population by 2060 will be Nigerians. Four years ago, according to the fact tank, Nigeria was home to 5.1 per cent of the global Muslim population. It is, therefore, projected that the Muslim population in Nigeria would have leapt from a little over 90million (50 per cent) in 2015 to 283.1million (60.5 per cent) by 2060. The number of Christians in the country, 86.6million as at 2015 (48.1 per cent of local population), is expected to rise to 174.2million (37.2 per cent of local population) by 2060. As at 2015, Nigeria had 3.8 per cent of the global Christian population. This figure, according to the US fact tank, will climb to 5.7 per cent by 2060. In any language, this spells a reduction in the local Christian population from 48.1 per cent to 37.2 per cent and a steady march of Islam around the world, including in Nigeria. By that projection, there would be 108millon more Muslims than Christians in 2060 with dire consequences for Christians in the political space.


Islam has remained the world’s fastest growing religion and is expected to continue growing in the number of adherents and, naturally, in influence. Its encouragement of polygamy puts it an advantage, locally and globally, at having far more adherents in the near future. Between 2010 and 2015, it was estimated that 31 per cent of babies born all over the world were of Muslim parentage. The projection is that by 2035, children born to Muslim parents will comfortably outnumber those born to Christians worldwide.


The projected reduction in local Christian population portends, as earlier stated, the diminution in the influence of Christianity in the country’s socio-political sphere. With religion a huge determinant in national politics, Islam will be at massive advantage. It is currently enjoying that and stands to continue doing so by the time the next elections come around. In view of this, the idea that a Christian president is a possibility by 2023, when Nigerians vote next, is a little more than implausible. This is especially so on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which, from all indications, appears to be religiously insensitive.


I project that by 2023, Islam in Nigeria would have disappeared into the horizon that Christianity would require a pair of binoculars to catch a glimpse of it. That projection is based on what I think leaders of the Christian faith in the country place the accent on: Lush life-on the sweat of millions of Christians they claim to lead. The country’s Pentecostal landscape, which currently stands as the face of Christianity, is teeming with preachers, who seem to think that ownership of private jets, gleaming cathedrals, establishment of educational institutions their members cannot afford and, most sadly, using their privileged position to obtain patronage from the same people oppressing Christians are the equivalent of providing leadership. The hollow prosperity theology, which teaches that financial well-being of adherents is directly linked to seed sowing and tithing, is bereft of Christianity’s transcendental goal, which teaches believers that that there is more to life than the satisfaction of immediate material needs of hunger and poverty.
Rather than this noble goal, it has commodified Christ and showing its exponents in the same light as the grasping political elite. The commodification of Christianity has had the eminently unfortunate effect of sowing disunity among Christians, who are supposed to speak with one voice against the dangers to their spiritual and material well-being. The Pentecostal explosion has seen those who lost their jobs or excommunicated from other churches announce themselves as “General Overseers” and begin a scramble for relevance. This category, desperate to thrive, targets members of the mainline churches by calumniating their doctrines. And when they begin to thrive, the newly-minted General Overseers fish for members in older evangelical ministries, leaving a long trail of bad blood.


Less important, if at all, to the leaders of the faith in Nigeria is the need to address societal problems through adequate mobilization of Christians to demand social justice. A view, which I agree with, is that the church has aligned itself with the oppressors of the masses. Politicians, sadly including people of other religious persuasions, are routinely permitted to use Christian gatherings for speaking and photo opportunities in pursuit of their political agenda, while private sector criminals, such as bankers, are given front-row seats in Christian gatherings. These steps of the church make it less credible as a moral voice in achieving the desired socio-political and economic liberation in Nigeria.


There is no need sugar-coating Christianity’s outlook in Nigeria. Despite the long and loud claim that “the Kingdom of Christ is marching on”, the faith is in a bad place. For Christianity to regain its fast-dissipating influence, its leaders need to act and very fast, too. First, there must be robust and consistent prophetic denunciation of the oppressive mechanism. The prophetic stance of the church obligates her to confront and challenge the systems of corruption and injustice, which exploit and deprive Christians by criticizing and judging them by Christian standards.


In addition, the church needs to understand the context in which it operates in Nigeria and to encourage its members to participate actively and fully in the political process, being not ashamed to use their faith as bargaining chips for 2023.


Very importantly, the conversion of the ordinary man must run along with the aforesaid. The church’s mission in Nigeria goes beyond commitment to philanthropic activism, protesting against social injustice and mobilizing people for active participation in social transformation. While the church seeks socio-political and economic liberation, it must be relentless in seeking the spiritual liberation of the people. Conversion will fight depletion in Christian ranks as well as ensure that social change bears lasting fruits.


Zikeyi John sent this article from Abraka, Delta State and can be reached through zikeyijohn@yahoo.com

Over exaggerated write up filled with fear mongering and bullshit.

radiolover:
I first discovered Nairaland in 2013 during my Google search. Then I was still battling with admission into tertiary institution. One of the ways to keep myself busy pending when admission will smile at me was to pick up the small job that came my way as a computer operator in a small firm. The pay was nothing to write home about but then it was better than nothing. Besides, I hate idleness so I was ok with the job even though the pay wasn't good and during my free time in the office, with my then Nokia m2 (hope that was the brand name of the phone), I used it for a lot of googling finding meanings to words. However, since almost every word has been used on Nairaland, in most cases, your Google search links you to a thread on Nairaland. That was how I discovered the site and when you click open the thread and start reading reactions/comments, at times I used to laugh all alone and people around will be surprised if I am ok or I have gone insane. Ever since then, I've stayed so glued to this wonderful site. Actually, this is my second account. My first account was over 4 years and it became boring to me, I had to deactivate it and create this one.

Now, let's review benefits of this site in the following ways

1) EDUCATION/ENLIGHTENMENT: Most Nairalanders would agree with me that this site has great potential in educating and enlightening people to a very large extent. Each time you come here and read different comments from different threads, you learn a lot from the people especially new words and grammatical constructions. I must say I'm one person this site has impacted positively in this aspect.

2) BUSINESS GROUND: So many businessmen/women have established one successful business or the other through this forum. Top gainers are those in Autos (according to my perception).

3) PROMOTION OF OTHER SITES: So many blogs and other online sites have gained needed popularity as a result of posting their blog links on this forum which always result to people visiting their sites via the link posted here.

4) SOURCE OF INFORMATION: As far as Nigeria in particular is concerned, any information about the country, this is number one place to get it. In fact, if it's not on this forum, then it's probably no where else. Here you are fed with all sort of information including when Tonto Dike and Bob Risky are going and returning from the toilet.

5) CONNECTIONS: So many connections have been created via this forum. Be it business connection, relationship connection, job connection etc.

6) FUN ARENA: One of the ways to off boredom in your life is to come here and read through comments. Believe me, out of 10 comments, at least 2 will surely crack you up.

7) SHARING OF IDEAS: A million and one business ideas have been shared on this forum. And so many people have started their own businesses as a result of ideas shared on this forum.

HELPERS: Who says you cannot find an helper on this forum? I stand to testify on that. I had serious financial challenges in my academic and I made an appeal here, behold someone contacted me and helped me out. I couldn't control my joy honestly.

I can go on and on listing numerous benefits of this forum, but due to battery and time, I leave it for you to add your own.

Happy Sunday to you all. God bless.

You forgot to include that it's a hot bed for ethnic bigots and religious fanatics. A place were the unintelligent hide under anonymous monikers to spew out hate and ignorance.

Anambralstson:
Kano GDP is below Lagos, Rivers, Akwa ibom, Delta, Anambra

Oya move to infrastructural development and compare. First remove Anambra with its erosion and put one side, oya. GDP that doesn't translate to improved standard of living of the masses.

CyynthiaKiss:
Source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/224261/?amp_markup=1

Breakup Nigeria so that these savages can form another Chad. How can we coexist with these wild animals? Nigeria is a joke.

Ttipsy:
you too mpi

I just busted your web of lies.

Ttipsy:
you too mpi

I just busted your web of lies.

Shuku0kukobambi:
I even thought the Moghalu is Dr Kingsley Moghalu of the YPP party and former deputy governor of CBN

Buhari and his fulani ked government don't like intellectuals so Kingsley Moghalu is a No. MC Oluomo stands a better chance than him.

delugajackson:
Dead on arrival.

Any deliberate attempt to reintroduce or repackage this evil agenda will be met by stiff resistance from the South.

South-East and South-South will reject. South West will obey their feudal lords the fulani.

Ttipsy:
ohh I see, Do I look like an Ethnic bigott ? or speaking from sentiments?? I just States a known fact* all informations are there for people to see.

in essence Kano or North can't measure d*k with South. except FCT because it's Nigeria's capital.

Provide the facts here please. I'm not a northerner but i hate when unintelligent beings like you spread falsehood.
Just because your drunkard father said it doesn't mean it's a fact.
Provide your proof and let me counter it with facts. Mkpi

Ttipsy:
what and who is in kano? just the over hyped population and empty land Mass.

A local government in Ogun is more industrialized then Kano, not to start mentioning Rivers, Abia, Lagos, Anambra, Edo, . Delta. Even Imo with little or no Industries has a good GDP ($14,212) than kano . pls don't quote me again. You seems to be daft

You have never travelled out of your state so no need to engage a low intelligent being like you. I deal with facts not ethnic sentiments.
Have a nice day.

EkunKekere:
Saudi Arabia owes its supposed development to producing 3 times the amount of oil that Nigeria produces, but having a population of only about 30 million.

Oil and not Islam, made Saudi Arabia prosperous and if it wasn't for the industrialisation and scientific innovations of the Western World which made oil a raw material, the Saudis would be just as primitive and backward as most other islamic countries.

1. Nigeria produces more oil than Qatar and Malaysia just to mention a few.
2. Did anyone prevent Nigeria from accessing the innovations of the west in order to develop?
3. I can name 10 Islamic countries better than Nigeria.
So what's your point? Living in denial as usual.
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Life expectancy in Pakistan is higher than that in Nigeria.

Ttipsy:
OK let call it a day..

No go ahead and name those states. Baseless claims

Voy:
One Ritualist caught while the other escapes as they were both cutting a little boys head under the lasu road-obadore link bridge

He was butchered and set ablaze but the Nigerian police came quenching the fire

Nigeria is worse than a Zoo. There is order in the Zoo, Nigeria is a jungle filled with wild animals and savages.

Ttipsy:
North is the case of study here. Backwardness we have in the note as stated by El rufai is quiet overwhelming.

comparing development, A Town in the south is much more developed and better than a state capital in the north.

Nigeria is developing, stop judging using the backward north perspective

Please mention the southern states more developed than Kano. If you can name more than 3 max.
It's clear you have not travelled outside your enclave much.

BuhariAdvocate:
Yesterday my cousin was deployed by NYCS to imo state Because all the southwest was already filled up from the available state .
Everybody fear in the house now was the issue of security in the southeast Because according to British intelligence reports about security challenges in Nigeria only Abia state is safe in the southeast.
This development made me understand that no security challenge in southwest the issue of kidnapping money ritual was a propaganda in the bid to cause problem btw yoruba and hausa people just Because of 2023 presidential election.
Also the claim by igbos that they have more higher number of graduating students yearly than southwest was absolutely false. I will do my best to make sure my cousin is redeployment from imo state. I will continue to expose you guys here.

You spell like your mentor Buhari.

Ttipsy:
in such scenario Northerners has been occupying all critical political offices since 1960s, what your take on that?? upon their absolute dependant on oil resources from the south, they have the highest share to what the South get! Yet they are still backward and backward and backward

nonsense

The whole Nigeria is not developed. Apart from parts of Lagos and Abuja how many towns or cities measure up on the world developed cities index? None. Why? Because they are glorified ghettos that lack basic amenities.
Nigeria is not developed because of corruption and a bad system of governance.

Dpharisee:
Religion has a lot to do with this, the manner of application of Islam in Dubai is different from what obtain in Zamfara

Saudi Arabia beheads people till date but that hasn't stopped them from developing. Qatar and UAE practice sharia law, Malaysia is an Islamic country yet these countries are miles ahead.
Okay why is southern Nigeria not developed? Will you blame religion?

Ttipsy:
Yes Saudi Arabia is developed today because of the recent amendments on their Islamic laws. compares Saudi Arabia of today to years back you'd notice the difference.

Religion values and believes plays a significant role in a Nations civilization and over all development. China, USA, India, Australia, south Africa etc don't these countries have their various religion?? making religion as a priority in a given society has a positive as well as negative effects on their socioeconomic activities

Saudi Arabia has been a developed country for more than 2 decades now.
Go and educate yourself and stop displaying your ignorance here.

nnokwa042:
this are people who never been to dubai some of them are in oshogbo or jalingo ,

LoL! This one is from okitipupa .

Jayslicky:
This is not new In a country like Nigeria even in Abuja, lagos and Port -harcourt such kind of roads can be found. I thought I would see something out of the ordinary, except you come from United States of America, that is when you will be surprised seeing this kind of road.

Keep living in denial. You want to compare this ghetto with abuja smh