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Celebrities / Re: D'banj Becomes Apple/beats By Dre African Ambassador, Gets His Own Earphones by Gorrbachev: 10:33am On Oct 10, 2014 |
Davidbanky: flavour, piano or donjazzy. |
Celebrities / Was The Linda Ikeji Blog Shut-down A Publicity Stunt? by Gorrbachev: 1:09am On Oct 10, 2014 |
Was the whole thing a stunt to get more people to read her blog. What do you think? |
Webmasters / Re: Why Google Killed Linda Ikeji (the Real Reason) by Gorrbachev: 2:43pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Op pack well. Linda is a threat to google? SMH. Do you know how many times her adsense account has been suspended? Anytime they suspend her account, she'll insult them and few weeks later after cleaning up the blog, she is back using adsense again. As to why nairaland can never have adsense? The basic structure of nairaland violates adsense's TOS. Compare nairaland to reddit, on reddit only the link to a story is posted on the forum then forum members discuss, contribute argue etc. reddit can't be accused of plagiarism. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Ancient Prophecies Of Apocalypse Rally Islamic Jihadists by Gorrbachev: 10:49am On Oct 09, 2014 |
yuncka: But nathe same story dey ginger boko-haram and their supporters. |
Foreign Affairs / Ancient Prophecies Of Apocalypse Rally Islamic Jihadists by Gorrbachev: 6:40am On Oct 09, 2014 |
CAIRO: An infidel horde flying 80 banners meets a Muslim army at the Syrian town of Dabiq in an apocalyptic battle. The Muslims are decimated but ultimately prevail, ushering in the end of days. This ancient Sunni Muslim prophecy — mentioned in canonical accounts of the Prophet Mohammed’s sayings — has become a rallying cry for Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, especially since they seized Dabiq in August. The town itself has negligible military value compared with the strategic IS-controlled cities of Raqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq. But as IS jihadists come under a US-led aerial onslaught to stop their advance, its importance as a symbol has become clear. “It raises morale,” said Shadi Hamid, a fellow at the Brookings Institute. “It is fair to assume that the vast majority of (IS) fighters believe in this type of talk.” Among IS supporters on social media, Dabiq has become a byword for a struggle against the West, with Washington and its allies bombing jihadists portrayed as modern-day Crusaders. IS has even named its official magazine simply “Dabiq”. “The lions of Islam have raised the banner of the Caliphate in Dabiq,” one Tunisian IS supporter wrote recently on Twitter. “Now they await the arrival of the Crusader army.” The prophecy has been passed down in different versions, but in all cases it features a great battle between a Muslim army and the forces of non-believers. Recent weeks have seen IS supporters interpreting a wide range of events as further evidence of its truth. Some keep a close count of the US-led coalition’s members — now at more than 60 countries — in anticipation of when the prophecy’s “80 banners” are reached. Others have interpreted comments by top US General Martin Dempsey on the possible need for ground forces as a signal of the foretold battle, writing on Twitter using the hashtag: “It is Dabiq, by God.” The foretold ‘caliphate’ One IS supporter wrote on Twitter: “When you despair of your air power, you will find us waiting in Dabiq.” Some versions of the prophecy mention the Muslim army moving on after the great battle to take Constantinople, the former capital of the Christian Byzantines and present-day Istanbul. When Turkey decided last week to join the fight against the jihadists, that too was greeted as an omen by some IS supporters. Prophecy has played a role in the movement’s ideology since its early days as Al-Qaeda in Iraq under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Before Zarqawi was killed in Iraq in a US airstrike in 2006 — and long before his movement evolved into IS — he was already referring to the epic battle in Dabiq. “The spark has been ignited in Iraq, and its flames will grow until they burn the Crusader armies in Dabiq,” he once said. When IS earlier this year seized large parts of Iraq and proclaimed its current leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as “caliph”, it again turned to prophecy to rally supporters to its cause. One of Mohammed’s prophecies is of the rise of a “caliphate on the path of the Prophet” and shortly before the proclamation IS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani pledged that “God’s promise” was imminent. Some IS supporters on social media have rallied behind Baghdadi as the foretold caliph, but have been more circumspect regarding the advent of the battle in Dabiq. “God knows, maybe. The hadith (prophetic saying) says they will fight you under 80 banners. At the moment there’s 60 banners I think,” said a British IS fighter in Syria in a private message to AFP on Twitter. “It could happen now; it could happen in the future,” said Anjem Choudary, a radical British Islamist preacher who has expressed support for IS. “I don’t think any Muslim strives to bring it about,” he said of the battle in Dabiq.Yet some IS supporters are convinced the destined battle is near. “Dabiq will happen for certain. The US and its allies will descend on Syria once they see that the air campaign has failed. That is a promise by God and his Messenger,” wrote one on Twitter. Source - AFP |
Politics / Re: Shocking: President Jonathan's Poll Rating Reaches Alltime High by Gorrbachev: 3:13am On Oct 08, 2014 |
Descartes: no mind me. |
Politics / Re: Shocking: President Jonathan's Poll Rating Reaches Alltime High by Gorrbachev: 6:00pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Descartes: na you and people wey commit academic and financial fraud thunder go fire. |
Politics / Re: Shocking: President Jonathan's Poll Rating Reaches Alltime High by Gorrbachev: 5:43pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
Descartes: ojuku, it means 1000 members of Iweala extended family and kins men, ote. |
Politics / Re: Shocking: President Jonathan's Poll Rating Reaches Alltime High by Gorrbachev: 4:36pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
One thousand igbos and aribasalas These Jonathanians are mad people seriously. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: South African Media Confirms Legitimacy Of Nigeria's $9.3m Arms Deal by Gorrbachev: 2:03pm On Oct 07, 2014 |
South African media don turn to South African legislature, anti graft agency and judiciary. SMH |
Politics / Re: What Has Jonathan Done For The Yoruba? by Gorrbachev: 10:34am On Oct 07, 2014 |
publicenemy: sammieguze: Dippy folks, Buhari does not have the money to pay any supporter and why was he brought into the conversation here. What is it about that guy you people are scared of? The question remains, What has the useless embarrassment of the fellow in aso-rock done for Yoruba people? |
Politics / What Has Jonathan Done For The Yoruba? by Gorrbachev: 9:35pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
President Goodluck Jonathan’s PDP Administration has neglected not just Lagos State, but other states in the South-West for partisan political reasons, and concentrated on other places.... |
Islam for Muslims / Re: Nairaland, Seun, politics and the way forward - Cramjones by Gorrbachev: 5:50pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
cramjones: |
Travel / Re: FG To Privatise Airports Soon- Vanguard by Gorrbachev: 5:34pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
The highways should be privatised via concessions and tolled too. If this is done, Nigerians can sue the companies for potholes, accidents and take home good money. Nigerians will be able to sue the airport management for dirty toilets and bakery like conditions, you can even sue them for slipping on a wet floor and injuring yourself. If we are a capitalist country, lets go all out for it. |
Religion / Re: Is It Okay For A Christian To Eat Ileya Meat? by Gorrbachev: 6:01pm On Oct 05, 2014 |
If you live in Nigeria, you probably eat halal meat everyday. |
Music/Radio / Re: Thread For Lovers Of Asa's "Bed Of Stone" by Gorrbachev: 7:16am On Oct 03, 2014 |
Ife Eyo |
Phones / Re: Naija Smartphonomics: The Economics Of Buying A Smart Phone In Nigeria by Gorrbachev: 5:08am On Sep 29, 2014 |
nenergy: |
Politics / Re: When I Listen To Some Statements … I Feel Sad For Nigeria – Jonathan by Gorrbachev: 4:57am On Sep 29, 2014 |
oduastates: Error. 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: We’ve Reduced Poverty By 50% – Jonathan by Gorrbachev: 4:25pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
[img]http://3.bp..com/-LfgrAoGWo7k/VCgWY20sboI/AAAAAAAAB8A/FzZKkkR3iNY/s1600/muazu%2Bsick.jpg[/img] 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: I Will Crush Boko Haram —jonathan by Gorrbachev: 4:20pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
This guy is full of it. [img]http://3.bp..com/-LfgrAoGWo7k/VCgWY20sboI/AAAAAAAAB8A/FzZKkkR3iNY/s1600/muazu%2Bsick.jpg[/img] |
Agriculture / Re: Apple Cultivation In Nigeria.(pictures) by Gorrbachev: 4:18pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
Op do you live in Jos? The only place i've ever seen an apple tree in Nigeria in the house of a University of Jos lecturer in the early-mid 90s when i just started primary school. |
Politics / Re: Breaking News: Ado Ekiti Has Been Taking Over By Hoodlums by Gorrbachev: 12:24pm On Sep 26, 2014 |
Tongue out to those that voted Fasoye back. The streets have been cleared. [img]http://1.bp..com/-z6H0GRkutrg/VCVFpGxIcGI/AAAAAAAAB7g/2PUZ2KWYAfU/s1600/Ado%2BEkiti2.jpg[/img] [img]http://1.bp..com/-rUBCrPU6kFQ/VCVI_tiSUGI/AAAAAAAAB7s/Hq2z-5ZSzYc/s1600/Ado%2BEkiti1.jpg[/img] |
Politics / Re: US Blocks Nigeria’s Purchase Of Chinook Helicopters From Israel by Gorrbachev: 12:43pm On Sep 23, 2014 |
irepnaija4eva: . WHAT IS THIs 1 TALKING ABOUT? Let's make our own weapons. Filipinos and Pakistanis reverse engineer every small arm you can think of. |
Politics / Re: US Blocks Nigeria’s Purchase Of Chinook Helicopters From Israel by Gorrbachev: 10:11am On Sep 23, 2014 |
Yet we have faculty of engineering in almost every University and polytechnic in this country. Even those block heads in NDA will call themselves army engineers. mediocre evil black race trying to buy weapons in the middle of the night. On the other hand, You don't know what they know: Our government has shown signs of being capable of ethnic cleansing, the government is not sincere. People with Ebola character walk in and out of Aso-rock nowadays. 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: Jonathan's Support For TB Joshua Could Widen Diplomatic Rift With SA-Reuters by Gorrbachev: 4:24pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
South Africans think there is a conspiracy against their people without knowing those that lost their lives are just unfortunate victims of Nigerian corruption (cutting corners to cut cost). Our Xenophobia has not reached the South African level, it was an accident that could have been avoided if the building was built right, so give us back our 10 Milla, though it will be stolen again. |
Politics / Re: Jonathan's Support For TB Joshua Could Widen Diplomatic Rift With SA-Reuters by Gorrbachev: 4:22pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Politics / Re: Jonathan's Support For TB Joshua Could Widen Diplomatic Rift With SA-Reuters by Gorrbachev: 4:22pm On Sep 21, 2014 |
Religion / Re: Lagos Govt Moves Against T.B Joshua Over Building Collapse by Gorrbachev: 10:37am On Sep 20, 2014 |
The church has money, they should stop cutting corners AKA gum. 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: Lagos Govt Moves Against T.B Joshua Over Building Collapse by Gorrbachev: 10:32am On Sep 20, 2014 |
That picture is a Bangladeshi factory collapse, that's not Nigeria. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Boko Haram: Things’ll Change By Next Month — Jonathan by Gorrbachev: 5:56am On Sep 19, 2014 |
The way this guy does his things cracks me up. "By this time tomorrow it will be 20th September 2014". SMH 1 Like |
Sports / Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Gorrbachev: 7:44am On Sep 18, 2014 |
Beware!!! the government might want to use that stadium to divert attention. Go to the national stadium at your own peril. Boko-haram attacked the SSS HQ, right in the middle of Abuja few meters from the supposed fortified/militarized Aso-rock. If you go to the stadium and you get hurt, you are on your own. 1 Like |
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