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Taking your own life isn't the best solution to this problem
SMH

What is this man saying?
Is he buhari's godfather?
Which blood did he shed?

This woman doesn't know that some of davido's fans past are brighter than her future.
She should better keep her mouth shut

So na unto masquerade tinz
Well, all the best for her

Forget that thing. So who's portion is it? You may even die in an accident or choke while eating before the day ends and we see your pix here on nairaland.
Bad things are far from me, only good things come to me

Greed wouldn't allow them to do it

I wonder how this would end if Nigerian police are the ones handling this case

Both Jubril and the system are both slow

I didnt see any remorse or lesson learnt. Just blame blame and more blames. She will repeat the same mistake, in another dimension.

True talk

RIP
I pray against untimely death, it will never be our portion AMEN

Porn movies ain't good at all

Loquacious

Davido's Boy

Savage

Nigerians ought to vote wisely

I thought boko haram have been technically defeated
Those northern elites that created boko haram should feel its heat

So painful during this xmas period
RIP

This is thrash
Nonsense

It is better to hustle the right way and enjoy later when your hustle begins to pay.

Is it the same boko haram that have been technically defeated that is still doing this?

Even the military and the government are not truthful to themselves and to nigerians

You are a wonderful example of an educated illiterate... What a waste of school fees...BTW, enjoy your pagan celebration and leave Jesus Christ out of this abomination. You are useless to yourself and to the society. Always finding fault in things that are faultless. Nonsense

[quote author=yomifowe post=74151871]List of Christmas myths & corresponding truth.

MYTH #1: Christmas on December 25th is found in the Bible.
TRUTH: There is no celebration of the birth of Christ in the Bible on any day, but began through human tradition to be celebrated about 250 AD in the spring and on December about 325 AD. 
See also: Pagan origin of Christmas, Easter, Halloween "holy days".
MYTH #2: December 25 is the birthday of Jesus.
TRUTH: December 25 was the birthday of Mithra, the pagan God of light. In 325 AD, Roman emperor Constantine re-assigned the meaning to the birthday of Jesus, the true God of light. The Christian meaning over
MYTH #3: Mary wanted to spend the night at an inn, but there were no "motel rooms" available because the inn was full.
TRUTH: There was no space (room) in the "upper room" of a private house because other family members had got there first, not a public inn, motel, hotel etc.
MYTH #4: Mary remained a virgin until the day of her death.
TRUTH: Although Joseph did not have sex with Mary until after she gave birth to Jesus, Mary and Joseph had many other children: “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? “And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” (Matthew 13:55-56)
MYTH #5: They spent the night in a separate building like a barn where the animals were kept.
TRUTH: There was no room on the upper floor of the house so they spent the night on the main floor of the house where the animals were kept inside the house. Most ancient Jewish houses had a common area on the main floor, including a manger where animals ate and slept at night, and an upper room where everyone slept. It is possible that there was a separate barn, but this would often be attached to the house directly.
MYTH #6: There were three wise men.
TRUTH: There were three gifts, gold frankincense and myrrh. There may have been 10 wise men, we don’t know, but each of them likely brought some gold frankincense and myrrh. Since these were common currency items of value, each wise man, regardless of the actual number, brought a little of all three.
MYTH #7: The star of Bethlehem shone over the manger the night Jesus was born.
TRUTH: The wise men did not come to Jerusalem until after Mary had purified on day 33 after the birth of Jesus. It was at that point the star began to move slowly ahead of the wise men till it hovered over the place Jesus was located. This means that the star was not hovering over Jesus the night he was born. The star shone over a house, not a barn or an inn. "And they came into the house and saw the Child with Mary His mother" (Matthew 2:11). It is never called "the star of Bethlehem", simply, "His star". The shepherds were directed by an angel (not a star) to the manger of Jesus the night he was born. The star led the "wise men from the east", who traveled at least 700 km from the Persian or Babylonian area, to the house of Joseph and Mary. This trip would take at least 30 days after the birth of Jesus when you average 25 km per day travel time. After Jesus had been circumcised on the 8th day in the temple, and Mary performed her purification on the 33rd day, Jesus may have been taken to Joseph's home in Nazareth and this is where the star led the wise men: “When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.” (Luke 2:39). The star, therefore, might have shone over Nazareth, not Bethlehem. The flight to Egypt did not happen until after Mary's purification on the 33rd day. Only after this did the Magi arrive in Jerusalem. They were directed to Bethlehem, not by the star, but because Jewish authorities quoted Micah 5:2. However, the redirection of the Magi to an alternate return route coupled with the same hour of the night urgent departure, both lend weight to the star leading the Magi to the same house Jesus was born.
MYTH #8: The wise men arrived the night Jesus was born in a manger.
TRUTH: The shepherds came to the manger (Luke 2:8-10), but not the wise men came to Joseph's house. In fact, Herod orders the slaughter of the babies two years of age and younger. This means that the child would be well under two years old, in order that no error could be made in killing Jesus, but it also indicates that Jesus was older than a newborn.
MYTH #9: God wants Christians to remember and celebrate the birthday of Christ!
TRUTH: The scriptures do not tell us to celebrate the birth of Christ but to celebrate His death... and not once a year at "Easter" but every Sunday through the Lord's Supper. (Acts 20:7)
MYTH #10: Christ was born in 6 BC!
TRUTH: Josephus and other sources show Christ was born in 3/2 BC.
MYTH #11: Luke got it wrong because the census of Luke 2:1-3 occurred in 6 AD!
TRUTH: Josephus got is probably confused and wrong. Luke is right! The census took place in 3 BC.

You looking for faults with christians and in christianity

Bro I think Nigeria Immigration should be First

Nigerian immigration officers are been settled with huge sum of money unlike the police that can be settled with peanut

Imagine giving someone #20 and I case will die as it never happened

[quote author=KingOfAmebo post=74151248]I am sure if your child asked similar questions and you gave the above as answers, that child would be ashamed of you...you are such a big disgrace to Christianity for coming out with such trash as answers.

BTW, how old are you?

I gave you those answers based on your level
You don't expect a primary one pupil to easily comprehend further mathematics that is meant for a student in ss3

Get that into your empty skull

I only hope that they are deceiving people that have been waiting patiently for the money

I have this feeling that the Nigerian police force is the most corrupt police force in the world

Where was it written in the bible that you should celebrate father's, mother's and children's day??

It is written, whatever we agree here on earth has been agreed in heaven. We have agreed that 25th of december is christmas day

Haters kill yourselves, we care less about y'all

Wow
Amazing

1. Show us the specific verse in the Bible that instructs Christians to celebrate Jesus's birthday. Don't show us a verse were angles were celebrating what we don't know, we all know there are many things that can be celebrated, show us the verse that specifically talks about "Celebrating Christmas"

2. Who amongst the disciples/followers of Jesus celebrated his birthday while he was alive and after he was crucified?

3. How do they come about the date 25 December as the day Jesus was born? Whether or not the present day calendar was in use at the time Jesus was born, what calendar was in use that time and how did they arrive at the date 25 December?

4. How does father Christmas come into the picture, why is he called the "Father" Christmas of Jesus's birthday and why is it his responsibility to be sharing gifts?...Is he even in the bible?

5 How do you come about the killing of chicken on Christmas day? Is that even biblical?

ANSWERS
1. In your village, the birthday of your king is celebrated, how about the birthday of the King of Kings. Why shouldn't it be celebrated?

2. After the death of Jesus, the persecution of early Christian's started. The disciples of Jesus spent most of their time preaching, performing miracles, helping the poor and the needy etc
Probably there was little or no time for them to do any celebration

3. The day 25th was known but the month was not certain.
Three groups of people carried out a research about the month in which Jesus was born but they all got different months,, october, November and December respectively. Thus, the church decided to put it on the 25th of december

4. Santa Claus is called Father Christmas by some people.
It was believed that Santa grants peoples wishes and honour those wishes in form of gifts

5. Is it only chicken that is killed on christmas day? No, people kill goats and cows too
After all while giving food to people, you give them meat as well

You need Jesus and he is willing to help you

If you don't celebrate your birthday, keep shut and let those who celebrate theirs celebrate in peace

Celebrating the birth of Jesus has its significances and since you don't know the significances just keep shut

Buhari has sworn to deal with all of them that booed him
Let's wait and see if he will do what he said

I thought it was d simi I know....

Even me too