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Who be Tiwa savage? Never hear that name before ....smh

ayenny02: Why did you course him now, I did not blame you for that but ur god did more than that;
Luke 24:25
25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Luke 11:40
40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

Matthew 23:17
17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?

I wish i could just gather moral tide bomb on my waist like your muslem brothers and brow off your coconut head

Gamji007: You need to respond intelligently and not insult? The same way you lots are ignorant when you keep saying the reward for suicide bombing is 72 virgins! Why are you so biased?

Yes because its very easy to believe that rewards for suicide bombing is 72 young not only young but also beautiful virgins. Ok! Tell me, if not, why is it that suicide bombing is lucrative business in almost muslem country
Imagine, how would i convince my 2 year old pikin when he ask me "daddy what are those suicide bombers benefiting from killing them self"? You can as well help me with the answer

cronsberg: I challenge any Christian to come and tell me those verses which I posted here are not evil and not terrorism,
“But these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.” (Luke 19:27)


Hitler quickly picked up this Christian rhetoric.

Hitler addressed the world at the passion plays of Oberammergau in 1942 He said: “his blood be on us and our children....[Matthew 27:25], maybe I’m the one who must execute this curse..... I do no more than join what has been done for more than 1,500 years already. Maybe I render Christianity the best service ever! “ Hitler also said “And so I believe to-day that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator. In standing guard against the Jew I am defending the handiwork of the Lord.”

I want you to know God is Alpha and Omega, and God words does not have expiry date, God of yestday is also God of today, God dont change


Deuteronomy
Chapter 2 :
33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain. ( So Moses and his army killed women and children. Moses broke the 6th commmandment, thou shall not kill ANYONE)

Deuteronomy
Chapter 7:
2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them
5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. 6

Deuteronomy
Chapter 13
9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God

Numbers
Chapter 31
17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. 18 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves ( almost all the Nigerian lady will be kill)

1Samuel 6:19-20
And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, `and' fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

1 Kings 20:35-36
Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, "Strike me!" But the man refused to strike the prophet. Then the prophet told him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And sure enough, when he had gone, a lion attacked and killed him.

What?!

Ezekiel 9:5-7
"Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple." So they began by killing the seventy leaders. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!" So they went throughout the city and did as they were told."

Another massacare.

eremiah 51:20-26
"You are my battle-ax and sword," says the LORD. "With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms. With you I will shatter armies, destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer. With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and maidens. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and rulers. "As you watch, I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem," says the LORD. "Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! I am your enemy," says the LORD. "I will raise my fist against you, to roll you down from the heights. When I am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of rubble. You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out," says the LORD.
Another massacre, same old story.

Exodus 21:20-21
When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property

So you can beat the hell out of your slave as long as the slave does not die, this is straight from the Bible
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The more you continue to show your ignorance, I will continue to expose you "sinless" , "saintful" christians step by step

Ignorance and s.tupidit.y, your father must be ashamed of you. Animal. Product of failed abortion

"The new nation called
Nigeria should be an estate
of our great grandfather
Othman Dan Fodio. We
must ruthlessly prevent a
change of power. We use the
minorities in the north as
willing tools and the south
as a conquered territory and
never allow them to rule
over us and never allow
them to have control over
their future." – Parrot
Newspaper October 12,
1960.
"Sir Amadu Bello"
Now who is deceiving who?

The worst mistake in the history of Nigeria

[quote author=~Bluetooth]Fuckkoff with your bantu Engrrrrish.


Well your signature says it all----> posting from a phone store. [/quote]At least i have something doing unlike you

How you go prosper, with hate in your heart?

Airforce1: Thrash

You must be disappointed

[quote author=~Bluetooth]Hitler was revered,Osama was revered,mussolini was revered,stalin was revered even some people revered lucifer ![/quote]Be ashame of your self for once

Haters don die be that
" That this
Legislative Body pause in its
deliberations to mourn the
death of paramount novelist
Chinua Achebe, founder and
pioneer of African literature;
and be it further RESOLVED,
That a copy of this Resolution,
suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of
Chinua Achebe."

ideylaff: There is no need for this..now haba....

. He's respected as Chinua Achebe the literal giant and not Chinua Achebe the other side that spoke hatred when he clearly knew Ojukwu started a war he could not finish. You cannot point fingers at Awolowo and not point at the man that kicked off the war... That's where he erred.. bar that he was a respected and upright man.

Id give that to him

I respect him as Chinua Achebe, that what the USA and other people of the world see and know. hence the honour accorded him.

Lets let the man rest In peace and keep this thread 4 derailing to another tribal slant....

Even Wole Soyinka gave a lovely tribute to the man soon as he died....

RIP Chinua....

Please lets do...and exercise some civility here...Thanks

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Op let me help you.....
* She seeks wool and flax and
works willingly with her hands.
* A virtuous person is one
involved in the care and
spiritual advancement of those
in the household (church).
* The virtuous do this because
they love God and love His
people. They take great delight
in ministry and sharing the life
of God.
Romans 1:9-11 “For God is my
witness, whom I serve with my
spirit in the gospel of His Son,
that without ceasing I make
mention of you always in my
prayers, 10 making request if,
by some means, now at last I
may find a way in the will of
God to come to you. 11 for I long
to see you, that I may impart to
you some spiritual gift, so that
you may be established”
* Like a merchant ship,
bringing food from afar. These
are people that stay in touch
with heaven in order to have the
bread of life to distribute to the
spiritually hungry.
* Arising early while yet night
indicates that getting a word
from God takes priority over
everything else.
* Getting a word from God is
more easily accomplished when
we avoid the distractions of life.
* A word from God is the bread
that nourishes the spirit. How
do we give a word in due season
if we don’t get a word?
Matthew 5:4 “It is written, ‘Man
shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.’”
* The virtuous woman
considers a field, buys it and
plants a vineyard.
* Things are not done
haphazardly without careful
consideration.
* Prayer goes into every
decision that is made in regard
to finding our proper place of
ministry so that we can
effectively advance the
Kingdom of Heaven.
* It’s good to strategize and lay
plans after, not before, diligent
prayer has gone forth regarding
any new area of ministry.
* The virtuous person will
always count the cost so they
will not be discouraged later
and abandon the wo
Luke 14:27-30 “And whoever
does not bear his cross and
come after Me cannot be My
disciple. 28 For which of you,
intending to build a tower, does
not sit down first and count the
cost, whether he has enough to
finish it— 29 lest, after he has
laid the foundation, and is not
able to finish, all who see it
begin to mock him, 30 saying,
‘This man began to build and
was not able to finish.’
* The virtuous person
recognizes the value of their
ministry and refuses to allow
the darkness to overpower their
work. They live as children of
the day and let their light shine
continually.
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so
shine before men, that they may
see your good works and glorify
your Father in heaven.”
* The virtuous person stretches
out his hand to the poor. She
does not close her eyes and ears
to the needy that are all around
her.
* Needy people come in many
forms. Some are financially
needy, some are emotionally
needy, but all are spiritually
needy.
* The virtuous person is a
compassionate person desiring
to meet the physical, emotional
and spiritual needs of those
around them.
* The virtuous person is a
merciful person.
* The virtuous woman opens
her mouth with wisdom and
speaks with kindness.
* Kingdom speech is royal
speech. It does not lower itself
to demeaning and critical
words.
* Criticism is avoided because
it does not edify (build up) but
destroys (tears down).
* Wisdom leads the virtuous
person to praise, encourage and
share with others in a way that
makes them want to know the
Jesus that we serve.
* The virtuous person wants
only to speak words that please
the Father and advance the
Kingdom.
Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of
my mouth and the meditation of
my heart be acceptable in Your
sight, O Lord, my strength and
my Redeemer.”

hynex79: God please,bless me with one..

Then, you have to remain steadfast with him for him to direct your part

Cake

Iykopee: release them and hold us responsible if any bomb goes off... This wud have been a fair deal.. What do y'all think?

Boko haram is 2015 northern political agenda

[quote author=Emperor_007]Is either the Sultan is not serious or he's sick.


He and his cohorts, should resurrect all the people killed by Boko Haram first, then he can make a request.




.[/quote]They are not sick, boko haram is their willing tools to intimidate and frustrate Goodluck administration so to regain power come 2015.

Let the army take over

The way this so called Northern elders are going about this boko haram issue, one will get it difficult to disassociate them from being the real bh sponsor

Unconditionally Release All Boko Haram
Members in Detention Sultan Tells Jonathan.
The sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar
called on President Jonathan to unconditionally
release all Boko haram members to show good
faith in the proposed amnesty offer at a meeting
in Aso Rock yesterday evening.
The sultan who was accompanied to the meeting
by a retinue of Northern traditional rulers
including the Lamido of Adamawa, Ohinoyi of
Ebiraland, Tor TiV, Gbong Gwom Jos, Emir of
Bauchi, Emir of Lafia and Ona of Abaji. Others
were the Emir of Gwandu, , Emir of Borgu, Etsu
Nupe, Aku Uka of Wukari, Shehu of Borno, Emir
of Fika and the Emir of Bauchi.
Other government officials T the meeting Long
with the President were President Jonathan was
joined at the meeting by Vice President Namadi
Sambo; Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, the National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Chief
of Staff to the President, Minister of Information,
Labaran Maku, Minister of FCT Bala
Mohammed, , Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, Head of
the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Boni
Aji.
Though the President did not accede or refuse
the request, , the Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Najeem
Hussein Adamu, who briefed State House
correspondents stated the argument of the royal
fathers.
According to the Emir, “The meeting was about
the state of the nation, the security challenges we
are facing. We sought the appointment and the
opportunity for the President to know our views
about the security situation and how to go about
resolving the crisis. We recommended the use of
dialogue as one of the strategies to resolve the
security challenge and at the same time to devise
strategies that will encourage or lay the
foundation for sustainable peace in this country.
“Our presentation was preceded by long time
discussion and deliberation. In a nutshell, what
we sought to do is to give our views having
regar

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Oga at the top

It must be frustrating for
President Goodluck Jonathan
and his staunch supporters that
in spite of his achievements, he
continues to receive a barrage of
knocks from Nigerians,
especially in the media.
There are people whose opinion
on Jonathan’s scorecard should
not be trusted: Those who hate
everything about him
passionately and those who love
everything about him
passionately. To the haters, he
is clueless, spineless, visionless,
and “shoeless”: nothing good
can ever come from him.
Therefore, anyone who ever
says anything positive about
Jonathan is an enemy who
must have been paid to say so,
or is simply a victim of tribalism
or religious cronyism. To his
passionate admirers and
supporters, Jonathan is the best
president Nigeria has ever seen
or had, and without him,
Nigeria will sink into the abyss.
Therefore, anyone who
criticises him is a bad loser or a
critic with links to Boko Haram.
So, one can never get the true
picture about Jonathan from
these two groups of people
because, just like those who
suffer jaundice, everything
looks yellow to them.
But there are those who neither
hate Jonathan nor love him:
those who praise him when he
does something good and
criticise him when he does
something bad. To a large
extent, you can get some
balanced and fair judgment of
the President’s performance
from them.
There are some facts that
Jonathan’s haters try very hard
to subdue, and they succeed to a
large extent. Jonathan has
achieved some good results in
some sectors of the economy,
but these achievements seem to
be suppressed or treated as
unimportant. He has done well
in the aviation sector. The
makeover that the Minister of
Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah,
has wrought in the airports —
which used to be dilapidated —
is soul-lifting. And all the
airports were renovated at the
same time to the surprise of
many people, after decades of
neglect.
In road construction, the
Minister of Works, Mike
Onolomemen, has achieved
some results. Roads that were
abandoned for decades have
received some attention. The
Benin-Sagamu Expressway is
one major one. I drove through
that road this last Easter and
Christmas holidays and felt
some relief. In the last few
years, travellers used to spend
nights on that road. The state of
that road was so bad that when
the current Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, visited
it as the Minister of Transport
in 2007, she famously shed
tears after seeing the depth of
dilapidation that had befallen
the Ore part of that road.
Surprisingly, that road
remained in a deplorable shape
until last year when some
serious attention was paid to it.
In spite of the work done,
however, many parts of it,
especially in Ogun and Ondo
states, are still dotted with
potholes, but the road is no
longer in a terrible state. It is
comforting to know that work is
still ongoing on the road.
In the transport sector, that the
railway system has been
revived, even though the trains
are still not modern, is
something to cheer about. It
was another part of our national
life that was allowed to rot and
die because of neglect. It is
hoped that modern coaches can
be introduced as quickly as
possible. More importantly, it is
hoped that the rail line will soon
connect the eastern part of
Nigeria to the western part, an
omission which the colonial
masters made because it did not
serve their interest of
transporting things from the
hinterland to the sea. The
colonialists were not concerned
about connecting Nigerian
cities. Sadly, even after the
British left in 1960, Nigerian
rulers have not seen the
importance of linking the East
to the West. Rather, anyone
who wants to travel from Lagos
to the South-East by rail will
have to travel to the North first
before linking the East-bound
rail. A very ridiculous
arrangement indeed!
In agriculture, the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural
Development, Dr Akinwumi
Adesina, is also transforming
that sector. From sanitising the
fertiliser distribution to
boosting agricultural produce
and export, it has never been
this good in that industry since
the First Republic when the
groundnut pyramids as well as
the cocoa and oil palm
plantations disappeared from
Nigeria because petroleum was
discovered and exploited in
commercial quantities.
In the power sector, there were
signs that some improvement
had been achieved in electricity
supply last year. Some
blackmailing led to the
resignation last year of the
minister of power, Prof. Barth
Nnaji, who was the brain
behind that improvement.
Regrettably, that improvement
seems to have been reversed in
the last few months, with
electricity supply returning to
its unflattering state. This is a
key area President Jonathan
must tackle urgently.
But to Jonathan’s haters,
NOTHING is happening in this
administration. The news of
these improvements is
downplayed in the media.
Interestingly, the state-owned
media houses — the Nigerian
Television Authority and the
Federal Radio Corporation of
Nigeria — where these
improvements are regularly
showcased are snubbed by
many of those who believe that
Jonathan is not doing anything,
because the two media houses
are seen as government mouth-
pieces given that they are
government-owned and had a
bad past of praise-singing,
especially during military
dictatorships. Many people now
believe that the news from these
two stations about the Federal
Government is never unbiased
and therefore cannot be trusted.
Why should a President who
has achieved some visible
milestones always be dismissed
as long on promises and short
on performance? There are
some reasons for this.
First is that Jonathan is not a
charismatic leader neither is he
blessed with the gift of the gab.
He does not have the capacity
to fire up his compatriots with
words. This is not a terrible
minus, for one can still be
hugely popular as a leader
without being charismatic or an
orator.
But the biggest negative of
President Jonathan is that he is
his own worst image maker.
Regularly, he makes comments
or takes action that his
detractors use to good
advantage. He fails regularly to
take advantage of golden
opportunities; he fails to turn
negative situations to his
advantage. At a time the Boko
Haram would bomb a location
and Nigerians are grieving, the
President would tell a shaken
nation that terrorism is a global
thing; therefore, it is Nigeria’s
turn to be saddled with
terrorism. At a time the rot in
the police college is aired on TV
and Nigerians are shocked and
ashamed of the living
conditions of their police
officers, the President would
make a surprise visit to the
college, but rather than take
advantage of the situation to
boost his popularity, he would
say that the airing of the video
of the rot in the police college
was the handiwork of those who
did not wish his administration
well.
Another point that works
against the President is that he
always seems too eager not to
hurt his party men and friends,
even to the detriment of his
administration. The President is
usually too careful not to step
on any big toe, or even any toe
for that matter. Whatever his
achievements, the popular
belief is that President
Jonathan is not serious with the
fight against corruption. And
with the depth of corruption in
Nigeria, it is believed that any
leader that treats corruption
with levity cannot turn Nigeria
around.
And that leads to the next point
which is his lack of
showmanship. When there is
flooding in a state, and the state
governor is shown in the papers
and on national TV wading
through the flood with some of
his top aides, it is pure
showmanship meant for the
cameras. When a governor
stops by the roadside to hug a
physically disadvantaged
person or carry a child about
during a tour, it is pure
showmanship. When a
governor rejects a chieftaincy
title from a traditional ruler, or
goes into a classroom to teach,
or stays by the gate of the state
secretariat to check those who
are late, or arrests a traffic
offender, or decides to
participate in a marathon, it is
pure showmanship. But these
otherwise minor things make a
leader popular.
Surprisingly, Jonathan does not
do these little things. For a man
who is not blessed with oratory,
one would have thought that he
would naturally have chosen to
talk less and use showmanship
more to his advantage.
However, the danger in all this
is that the words and action of
the President seem to suggest
that he has given up on the
possibility of Nigerians liking
him. He seems to believe that it
is normal for the masses not to
like their President until after he
has left office. This is dangerous
because it will make him not to
bother winning the people to his
side.
In 2010 and early 2011, almost
every Nigerian wanted his name
or his child’s name to be
“Goodluck” because of
President Jonathan. Today, the
story is different. However,
many of those who criticise
President Jonathan do not do so
because of hatred, but because
of a feeling of disappointment
and frustration. Jonathan can
become popular again with the
masses and earn their regular
commendation. Concrete
achievements will help in that
regard, but the big factor will be
his ability to stop using the
current unsuccessful means and
adopt a new one.
http://m.naij.com/news/31179.html

Lagos State government is
considering lifting the ban
placed on religious activities in
primary schools in the state,
even as Governor Babatunde
Fashola said the citizens must
cooperate with security
agencies for effective security.
Fashola, who disclosed this,
yesterday, during a courtesy
visit by members of the
Anglican Communion, Diocese
of Lagos West, led by the
outgoing Bishop, Rt. Rev.
Peter Adebiyi, argued that
every major city in the world
had its own black spot.
He said: “I assure you that we
will do something on the ban
placed on religious studies in
our public schools.”
“I could not agree anymore
with the claim about the
suggestion to improve the
moral content of learning. And
this relates with the issue we
have also raised at our weekly
executive meeting today
(yesterday) that the most
intelligent person has no
learning if he or she has no
compassion and fear for God.

History, dare I say, has
perfected a way of repeating
itself. It’s either we don’t pay
attention to it or our memories
are pretty too brief. In 2009,
when President Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua offered amnesty to
Niger Delta militants, the
Movement for the
Emancipation of Niger Delta
(MEND) flatly rejected it. They
wrote an open letter to
Yar’Adua which partly read:
“The civilised world expected
your apology to the hundreds of
the displaced and relatives of
dead civilians caused by the
indiscriminate aerial bombing
targeted at innocent
impoverished communities
from cowardly armed forces
meant to instil fear.” A few days
later, MEND bombed Agip and
Chevron facilities to drive home
their point. Nevertheless,
Yar’Adua went with his
convictions. The rest, as they
say, is history.
Cue 2013. President Goodluck
Jonathan is exploring the
possibility of amnesty for Boko
Haram militants who have been
unleashing terror on Nigerians
in unprecedented proportions.
Although Jonathan’s amnesty
offer is not yet on the table, the
group has rejected it in
advance. Its leader, Abubakar
Shekau, said: “The Nigerian
government is talking about
granting us amnesty. What
wrong have we done? On the
contrary, it is we that should
grant you pardon.” He said it
was the government that had
been committing atrocities
against Muslims, in what clearly
stands the fact on its head. In
my records, Boko Haram has
killed uncountable number of
Muslims – in addition to their
soft target, Christians.
I remember vividly that when
Yar’Adua decided to grant
amnesty to the Niger Delta
militants, he was considered a
weak leader. The hardliners said
he was undermining our
sovereignty and humiliating the
military. They said we should
continue to bombard the Niger
Delta just to prove a point, even
if the war was going to last for
years. But Yar’Adua pursued
his agenda. Although the
Amnesty Programme has now
become something like a
bazaar, the principles of
negotiated peace in conflict
management remain valid. I
would urge Jonathan to go
ahead with amnesty if he is fully
convinced that it can be
properly and effectively
implemented to end the
insurgency.
For me, the issue now is not
whether or not to grant amnesty
and employ dialogue to put an
end to this bloodshed. It should
have become obvious to all that
the military action, which is the
preferred choice of many
commentators, is not working.
If it was working, we would not
be here discussing amnesty.
Our security agencies have
gleefully been announcing
preventing attacks, arresting or
killing hundreds of suspected
militants and uncovering bomb
factories. But the terror has
continued. The more JTF kills
them, the harder they come.
Maybe military action alone is
not enough. What now? Why
are the US and UK effectively
tackling terror back home but
failing woefully in Afghanistan
and Iraq? We need to chew on
this.
Nigerians are clearly divided
over the amnesty issue for
various reasons. Some are of the
opinion that it may encourage
MASSOB and OPC to step up
their campaigns too in the hope
of securing amnesty and multi-
billion naira contracts. Good
point, no questions about it.
That is why I suggest that
military action should not stop
until Boko Haram militants
embrace amnesty and, by
extension, dialogue. People need
to know that actions have
consequences. The state should
never abandon its key
responsibility of protecting lives
and property. I don’t think any
reasonable community would
like to play host to the JTF. It’s
not usually a pleasant
experience. I certainly don’t
want JTF in my village!
The most disturbing opposition
to amnesty is coming from the
Christian Association of Nigeria
(CAN). The spokesman of CAN
in the 19 Northern states and
the Federal Capital Territory,
Sunday Oibe, said on Friday
that “no right-thinking
Christian” would support
amnesty to “murderers who
have shown no remorse for the
thousands of innocent people
they have killed”. No “righting-
thinking” Christian will support
amnesty? What’s Christianity
turning into? I embraced the
Christian faith nearly 20 years
ago mainly because of the
message of forgiveness. I was
told that God, because of the
death of Jesus Christ on the
cross, was ready to grant
amnesty to all sinners. I fancied
Christianity because of the
message of God’s love to all –
His readiness to give you a
second chance “no matter your
past”.
While dying on the cross, Jesus
famously prayed for the
murderers thus: “Father, forgive
them for they know not what
they are doing!” The young
disciple Stephen, while being
stoned to death, repeated those
words. Jesus granted amnesty
to a murder accomplice like
Saul who went on to write most
of the books in the New
Testament. But for the message
of forgiveness, Christianity will
be just a religion. Forgiveness
to murderers, adulterers,
fornicators, liars and hypocrites
– that’s too attractive a message
to ignore! Forgiving those who
hurt you is a fundamental
Christian teaching. Yet, CAN is
telling us that no “right-
thinking Christian” would
support it. That sounds too
much like the Boko Haram
message of “no mercy, no
forgiveness”.
I conclude. The debate we
should be having, in my
opinion, is the nature and form
of the amnesty. It cannot be like
what we have in the Niger Delta
where militants simply turned
in their arms in exchange for
rehabilitation and contracts.
Boko Haram is more
complicated. This is a group
challenging the legitimacy of the
state. They are not asking that
roads be tarred or jobs be
provided. They are anti-
establishment. These guys
nearly killed Muslims leaders
such as the Shehu of Borno and
Emir of Kano. They killed a
respected cleric inside his
mosque in Kano. They have
promised to kill former Borno
State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff
whenever they get him.
The Boko Haram militants say
they want to Islamise Nigeria.
We are dealing with extremists
who are thoroughly schooled in
religious hate. It is not as simple
as telling them to hand in their
guns – these guys make bombs!
Therefore, any amnesty
programme that will lead to
dialogue and rehabilitation
must be carefully thought out. It
should not be about distributing
contracts and creating new
billionaires. Clearly, the
amnesty option is very
complicated and will take a long
process, unlike the Niger Delta
case. But my advice to President
Jonathan is that he should go
with his convictions. It’s a very
rough road ahead.
And Four Other Things...
GOTCHA, THATCHER!
Margaret Thatcher, the former
British prime minister better
known as the Iron Lady, passed
away last week. She was never a
popular figure with the British
working class because of the
privatisation programme which
she executed coldheartedly.
They celebrated her death in the
most distasteful manner. No
matter what, she was an
achiever in a world dominated
by men. Leadership requires
standing by your convictions.
And she took those decisions in
the national interest, not for
personal gain. Nevertheless, I
never liked Thatcher because of
the way she, and US President
Ronald Reagan, treated the
apartheid regime in South
Africa with kid gloves.
LEADERSHIP QUESTION
Do we ever learn from history?
We don’t, obviously. The
decision by the police
authorities to arrest and detain
four journalists working with
Leadership newspaper is a
further confirmation of that. I
am not saying journalists are
above the law. In fact, I worry a
lot about media misdeeds. But
there are better ways of dealing
with these issues than arresting
journalists. If you have any case
against them, even if it is
criminal, go and meet them in
court. Arrest and detention
would only invoke unnecessary
passion and bring back
memories of the traumatic
military days.
MORE ACCIDENTS
Last week, I wrote about
unending accidents on our
roads – trailers, tankers and
buses. At Ugbogui along Benin-
Ore Expressway, 36 persons
were burnt to death. Another
20 passengers died at Okija,
Anambra State. I ended it with
these words: “The saddest part
is that this is definitely not the
last one.” Well, the following
day, 20 passengers died when a
bus rammed into a truck, seven
kilometres from Potiskum, Yobe
State, on the Kano-Maiduguri
highway. Trailers, tankers,
buses and gruesome deaths on
our roads! And you know the
saddest part? We don’t have any
answers.
OKPALA OUT?
The sack of Super Eagles’
assistant coach, Sylvanus
Okpala, came as a rude shock to
me. I am not an insider in the
national team, but all I have
ever heard about Okpala is that
he is a very good coach whom
Stephen Keshi is very
comfortable with. Okpala, a
member of the all-conquering
team of 1980, is said to have
fallen out with the NFF
authorities last year for
criticising them over poor
logistics for an away match.
They have waited patiently to
get rid of him through
“reorganisation”. Lord have
mercy…

toshmann: I slept with my wife's best friend.
I stole my wife's wedding ring and used it for gambling.
I even slapped her sister for not letting me sleep with her.

I'm a criminal
Pls where's my amnesty?
I need $1million for rehab

You need amnesty from devil

I support all the NURTW (Agberos) south west chapters to rise up and demand for their own amnesty

Yes amnesty is good for criminals.
What is good for awolowo is good for alams
What is good for Niger deltas criminals is good for Abia criminals
What is good for boko is good for kidnapper
Imagine God is forgiving your sin everyday, by the virtue of forgiving sin means amnesty.
For accepting to be born in Nigeria, you need amnesty, its your birth right, ask for it, don't allow anybody to intimidate you.
Don't discourage anybody who is fighting for his birth right (amnesty)

cigar icon: so you with grown ballz whats the right decision to take?

Crush the enemy totally both body and spirit

If you package amnesty to northern youths just to tackle jobless, what will be the fate of their southern counterpart? Or is there no jobless youths in the south?
Amnesty will divide Nigeria believe it or leave it