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Hum

Many Muslim men marry Christian ladies and allow them to practice their religion. Why can't you marry her and allow her practice her religion?

Idiagbon, former deputy head of state was a Muslim.
He married a Christian and allowed her practice her religion.
Tinubu is a Muslim, but he allows his wife Remix practice her Christianity
Fashola is a Muslim, he allows his Christian wife practice her religion.
Abdulfatai Ahmed of Kwara State is a Muslim, he allows his Christian wife practice her religion.

Too many but to mention just few.

Is there no longer freedom of religion?

meobizy:
...and Captain Obvious strikes again.

What does that mean?

They were always right at the end.

nellyelitz:
Hidden truth

What truth?

nellyelitz:
THis came into my mind days ago, but apart from Sowore's fruitless presidential ambition i think the fplatform was only trending because of it's blackmail and ill conceived propaganda in tphe build up to 2015 elections and the guy made a lot of money thrnugh it. therey was so much falsehood and distortions in their reports. they helped enthroned the present govt and it seem s they're not in the govt's good book anymore. if pdp had won in 2015 trust me they would've still be very activex.

Nobody has ever been able to prove them wrong in their reports.

This means that, they are always factual, even if many don't believe it.

GTbank has the most popular website among banks in Nigeria
https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/gtbank-has-most-popular-website-among.html

The website of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) is the most popular website among all bank websites in Nigeria.

This revelation was contained in the 2018 Alexa rating of website in Nigeria.

Alexa, a global website rating platform reveal the 50 most popular websites in Nigeria for the year and only GTB website made it to top 50 in the country. Other banks such as Zenith, UBA and others didn't make it.

Mr Rights

Alaniyiokorausa:
then the present Emir of Kano Sanusi was the one leaking information to them about Jonathan government now nobody agree to betray Bubu. they are out of investigation.

This is very funny bro.

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Sahara reporters is not among top 50 website in Nigeria

https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/sahara-reporters-is-not-among-top-50.html

There used to be a time in Nigeria that the online investigative newspaper, Sahara Reporters is regarded as one of the most popular websites in the country. Year after year, the online news platform was rated among the most popular and visited website in Nigeria.

However, the website has in recent time, decline in popularity and patronage, despite having over 5 million followers on facebook and twitter combined. The 2018 website rating by Alexa, a Global website rating platform indicates that, Sahara Reporter is not among top 50 most popular website in Nigeria. This rating will surprise many keen follower of the controversial platform.

Sahara reporter, owned by popular activist and 2019 presidential aspirant, Omoyele Sowore has not broken any major news of late and Mrrights investigation reveals that the website is being careful to avoid unnecessary negative publicity that may affect the political ambition of its founder.

Why do you think Sahara reporters drooped from top 50 websites in Nigeria?

MrRightsNG

How many among these 10 websites do you know?
https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/10-strange-website-nigerians-visit.html

Among the top 50 websites in Nigeria, MrRightsNg have identified about 10 of them relatively unknown to Nigerians.
By relatively unknown, i mean that even if people knows the website, no one could imagine that they will make it to top 50.

The 10 strange and popular websites in Nigeria you might not know about are as follows:

1. Stackoverflow.com
2. Betradar.com
3. www.msn.com
4. Afrtrk.com
5. O2tvseries.com
6. Newsprofin.com
7. Cobalten.com
8. Ghafla.com
9. Office.com
10. Aliexpress.com

Bonus: xvideo.com

All these websites are among top 50 websites in Nigeria

How many of these websites do you know?

MrRightsNg

Alright then.

Truthcat:
Your mothers, both biological and adopted Ngozi Iweala are more than enough dogs for the purpose.

So, what are you to them?

Truthcat:
World bank knows African leaders to be dumb and selfish and won't put you in sensitive position. They don't want you to sell the world bank like you sold your countries to them, you will only be errand dogs for them.

Are you really saying you will be a dog to them or that you are already a dog to them?

hum

BREATH TAKING RACIAL INJUSTICE AT THE @WORLDBANK AGAINST BLACKS
https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/breath-taking-racial-injustice-at-world.html

Few days ago, I stumbled upon a publication talking about racial injustice at the World Bank and I thought it wise to dig a little deeper to understand the crux of the matter.

However, what I found was beyond believe. It was heart breaking and out rightly demoralizing and i am forced to ask, is this how endemic racial injustice takes place at the World Bank?

President of Hosea Initiative, Terry Beatley wrote an open letter to the new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, calling on the youngest African leader to use his good office to seek African Union (AU) intervention in the case of one Dr. Yonas Biru an Ethiopian citizen, racially violated beyond human comprehension at the World Bank.

In the letter, Terry brought together all relevant facts and evidences to back up the need for action at Africa’s continental highest body.

ABOUT THE VICTIM
Dr. Biru was the former Deputy Global Manager of the World Bank’s International Comparison Programme (ICP). According to the World Bank, the ICP is the “largest and most complex” international economic comparison programme in the world.
The World Bank’s official record shows that Dr. Biru was credited for “overhauling the ICP from the brink of collapse.”

He was commended for “managing one of the most critical programmes the Bank has ever managed.” He was also credited for “managing and bringing to fruition, important methodological innovations in critical areas that have created a lasting-legacy” and for “broadening the global partnership” for ICP.

The World Bank summed up Dr Biru’s leadership and management role, stating: “The Bank’s role in managing the ICP is extremely important and high profile with many international partners involved in the work on day-to-day basis.

Yonas’ work in managing sensitive relationships between stakeholders is very impressive. The Programme just couldn’t be successful without his expertise and knowledge of key players.”

HOW THE PROBLEM STARTED
The problem started when Dr. Biru applied to become the Global Manager of ICP. As documented in numerous independent reports, including United States Senator Chris Van Hollen’s 73-page report, the World Bank told the African, “Europeans are not used to seeing a black man in a position of power.” A confidential document marked Dr. Biru “will not get a copy or see it” revealed the culprits were the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Monetary Fund.

BRAZEN ACT OF RACIAL INJUSTICE AND CRIMINALITY
In a brazen act of racism, the World Bank disqualified Dr. Biru from becoming Global Manager by retroactively downgrading his official personnel record. Senator Van ’s report provided hard evidence including copies of “Dr. Biru’s original performance record, the redacted version, as well as a list of the damaging citation that remain on the Bank’s website that contradicts Dr. Biru’s official performance record.”

The explanation for the criminal act was more dehumanising than the act itself. As documented in the Government Accountability Project’s (GAP’s) independent report, the World Bank “regretted” giving him an “overinflated” performance rating because “it had the unintended consequence of feeding into his megalomaniacal view of his performance and the resultant sense of entitlement to the Global Manager position.” An African applying to be Global Manager was regarded as megalomaniac in the World Bank’s written legal defence.

This is not all. The Hill (one of the prominent conservative newspapers in the United States), in 2017, affirmed that Dr. Biru was “disenfranchised of his hard-earned professional credentials because the World Bank deemed his record too good to be true for a black man.”

BEYOND THE NATURAL CAPABILITY OF A BLACK MAN
A liberal civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, in 2018, independently confirmed that the World Bank stripped Dr. Biru of his professional accomplishments, declaring his record “beyond the natural capability of a black man.”

The World Bank’s own official diversity report characterised the case as a “blatant and virulent case of racism.” The Bank’s Senior Advisor for Racial Equality condemned it as being “profoundly beyond the pale.” World Bank President Jim Yong Kim shrugged all voices of reasons and justice and retreated behind the veil of its immunity from lawsuits.

U.S CONGRESS FUTILE INTERVENTION
As Breitbart News (America’s most conservative newspaper) reported, Dr. Biru’s “case prompted the US Congress to pass a law.” However, the World Bank ignored the US law and has still refused to redress the injustice, hiding behind the curtains of its sovereign immunity status.

The Bank’s inexplicable stance that Dr. Biru’s record is “beyond the natural capability of a Black man” is an insult to the human race and represents an affront to [more than] one billion sub-Saharan Africans both in continental Africa and around the globe.

“Americans from Senators to Cabinet members, and from religious leaders to iconic civil rights advocates, have stood up for Dr Biru.

Most Americans have no doubt that if they travelled or lived in Africa and were disenfranchised of their lifelong professional accomplishments because of their Caucasian race, their government would speak up for them, rather forcefully and indignantly and this is why people who came across his matter were speaking for him in America.

WHY AFRICAN UNION MUST DEFEND AFRICANS
However, the seriousness of the matter demands a more radical step of involving the African Union because this is not an isolated case. It reflects the Bank’s endemic and historic culture of racism against sub-Saharan Africans. Here are some highlights:

A 1998 World Bank Memorandum documented: “A World Bank report revealed cultural prejudice among some managers, who rated sub-Saharan Africans ‘unsophisticated and inferior.’”

A 2003 official World Bank report titled “Enhancing Inclusion at the World Bank, World Bank Report”, took note: “Blacks are told they can only work in the Africa region because they can be more competitive there and [some nationals] do not want to work with Blacks.”

A 2015, official World Bank diversity report acknowledged black staff members “referred to their assignment as kind of apartheid

I wish Nigeria has such an overrated leader too

Gaddafiyusf:
When I become the President of Nigeria. I will surely bring peace

Hopefully

Liveair:
Africa has it all. Let no man deceive you, Africa still has some if the best minds, Paul Kigame, Nelson Mandela, Abiy Ahmed are Africans.

very true

Will he? And will you?

One man has capacity to inspire peace against all anti-peace forces, no matter how long and bitter the war has been fought. This is what we have learned from Abiy Ahmed (41), the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia in his quest to end his country’s 20 years war with neighboring Eritrea.

Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia in 1993 after many years of struggle and internal rift which started in 1974. Five years later, both countries fought over disputed territory along their border.

In that unfortunate battle, which signifies the beginning of a long term conflict between the two countries, more than 80,000 people were reportedly killed.

Several attempts by the international community to resolve the dispute didn’t yield any result, including a UN backed boundary commission in 2002, which resolved that Ethiopia should cede the town of Badme to Eritrea. Ethiopia refused to honor the resolution and the two countries have remained in a state of "no war, no peace".

According to analyst Abraham T. Zere, President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki had for 2 decades demonized Ethiopia, seeing it as an existential threat.

He used the supposed Ethiopian menace as a pretext to establish one of the world’s most repressive regimes, banning widespread freedoms, and impose indefinite military conscription. Some of the only bits of music to get official approval were toxic war songs that reinforced this all-encompassing enmity on which the nation’s identity was based.

However, all these have suddenly changed, since the arrival of one man, the new Ethiopia Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Abiy Ahmed (41), who took office in April 2018 as Africa’s youngest ruler is currently leading the world with love.

Since taking over Ethiopia as Prime Minister, he has been preaching for forgiveness and mercy, even when he was attacked with grenade by hostile enemies and narrowly escapes death.

In June 2018 for example, reports have it that, ‘’after he gave a speech to a large and adoring crowd in Ethopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, someone shut a grenade toward him, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred. However, rather than respond with condemnation as often done by most leaders across the world, Abiy Ahmed simply responded with a love message that says, “Love always wins. Forgiveness will win. Killing others is a defeat.”

Immediately after taking office in April, Abiy apologized for the killing of dissidents under previous leaders. “I ask forgiveness from the bottom of my heart for the many advocates of freedom and justice...” he said.

He also admitted the government is tainted by corruption, pledging a nonviolent crackdown on corruption and to uphold rule of law. In demonstrating this, he quickly lifted the climate of fear by releasing thousands of political prisoners and ending government blockage of opposition media. He went on to dine with political opponents, who had just been released from prison and he moved quickly to implement reforms, such as shaking up the much-feared security services and ending a state of emergency’’

Dr. Ahmed turned to his people with words of admonition, advising them to cast away the spirit of hatred and revenge in order to end ethnic fears and resentments. To put action to words, he made a generous peace offer with neighboring Eritrea over a land dispute that led to a disastrous war two decades ago and he promised to hand over the disputed territory to their former country people, now neighbor.

As a result of Abiy’s peace move, Ethiopia and Eritrea ended a two-decade conflict with a deal that their two leaders say was based on forgiving each other for past offensess’’. A key motive, they indicated, was to offer mercy to the other side after years of conflict over a border dispute, driven in part by ethnic tensions.

According to Dr. Abiy, “Forgiveness frees the consciousness,” adding that, “When we say we have reconciled, we mean we have chosen a path of forgiveness and love.” and, he added that, “Love is greater than modern weapons like tanks and missiles. Love can win hearts, and we have seen a great deal of it he said.

In barely the blink of an eye, Eritrea’s unpredictable president has completely reversed his rhetoric of the past two decade, says Abraham T. Zere, a journalist and executive director of PEN Eritrea. Zere added that, full-throated enmity seems to have turned into whole-hearted love between both countries and their respective leaders.

Eritrea President, who has over the past two decades acquired a reputation for being the number one enemy of anything Ethiopia appeared out of character, praising the leader of his long-time foe excessively, and proclaiming that the two nation’s populations are “one people”.

He then remarkably told Abiy, “you are our leader” and happily announced to the crowd: “I’ve given him all responsibility of leadership and power”.

Let’s get this very clearly. Did Eritrea President said he has given Ethiopia Prime Minister all responsibility of leadership and power? Exactly, that’s what he said, but we do not know what might follow after such a bold open declaration.

From Abiy Ahmed, we have learned that the peaceful action of a sincere peacemaker can melt the strongest heart of a brutal tyrant. This is so because; even the war makers want peace.

They only went for war because they see it as the way to preserve their interest. However, if a sincere peacemaker offers sincere alternative out of war, even the cruelest murder may turn holy.

Analyst maintained that, it was not long ago that it was almost unthinkable that Eritrea President, Isaias – a man who played a leading role in Eritrea’s battle for independence and based his leadership on the need to protect Eritrea against Ethiopia – might one day shake hands with his counterpart in Ethiopia. But now, some Eritreans are afraid that the president might even be about to declare Eritrea reunited with Ethiopia. This is what one man can do for peace.

Many Ethiopians expressed their exhilaration on social media. “The events of these past … days between Ethiopia and Eritrea are like the fall of the Berlin Wall. Only amplified 1,000 times,” Samson Haileyesus wrote on Facebook. The reaction in Eritrea has been equally ecstatic.

Analysts have stated that, Abiy’s emphasis on love as a national unifier may stem from his pedigree as peace professionals. He has a PhD in peace studies and “social capital.” His father is a Muslim from the largest ethnic group, the Oromo, while his mother is Christian from the second-largest group, Amhara.

The Ethiopia’s Prime Minister says a country with so many differences could bring a blessing, if people listen to each other based on principles.” He proposed a commission to look for new ways to blend the country’s ethnicities into a larger political narrative.

Abiy has electrified Ethiopia with his informal style, charisma and energy, earning comparisons with Nelson Mandela, Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama and Mikhail Gorbachev.

He has reshuffled his cabinet, fired a series of controversial and hitherto untouchable civil servants, including the head of Ethiopia’s prison service, lifted bans on websites and other media, freed thousands of political prisoners, ordered the partial privatisation of massive state-owned companies, ended a state of emergency imposed to quell widespread unrest and removed three opposition groups from a list of “terrorist” organisations. The lesson from Africa's youngest ruler is very clear and simple, ''love and forgiveness wins''.

For the first time in 20 years, both countries opened embassies in their respective countries and Eritrea airline flew into Ethiopia amidst wide jubilation. Roses and champagne were given to passengers on the first commercial flight between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Ethiopian Airlines said its "bird of peace" flew to Eritrea, after the end of the "state of war" and Passengers sang and danced in the aisles during the 60-minute flight. But they wept once they landed in Eritrea's capital Asmara, as they met relatives and friends for the first time since the 1998-2000 border war, report says.

Ethiopian journalist Addisalem Hadigu met his daughters Asmera and Danait in Eritrea for the first time in 16 years. He was among many families kept apart by decades of war and conflict between the two neighbours.

"My suffering has ended - I have met my daughters and kissed them, and poured my tears," Addisalem told local media.

The man, Abiy Ahmed has shown the world what one man can do for peace. I therefore urge all those in position of authorities to begin the process winning their opponent with love, mercy and forgiveness.

That will produce greater benefit to them and their people.

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat is an Executive Director at Foundation for Peace Professionals (FPP) and can be reached at discus4now@gmail.com

https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/one-man-can-bring-peace-by-abdulrazaq-o.html

Lesson from Africa’s youngest ruler
By Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/lesson-from-africas-youngest-ruler.html


Ethopia’s new Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed (42), who took office in April as Africa’s youngest ruler is currently leading the world with love. He often preach, “Love wins” even when he was attacked with grenade by hostile enemies and narrowly escape death.

In June 2018 for example, csmonitor reported that, ‘’after he gave a speech to a large and adoring crowd in the capital, Addis Ababa, someone threw a grenade toward him, killing two people and injuring more than a hundred.

However, rather than respond with condemnation of attack as his usually done by most leaders across the world, Abiy simply responded with a love message that says, “Love always wins. Forgiveness will win. Killing others is a defeat.”

But this is not the first act of love and forgiveness Abiy has done since coming to office. He has been demonstrating a rare kind of love, similar to the kind of love Kanye West preaches during his recent rant on Twitter.

After taking office in April, Abiy apologized for the killing of dissidents under previous leaders.

“I ask forgiveness from the bottom of my heart for the many advocates of freedom and justice...” he said. He admitted the country is in chaos, a result mainly of several years of antigovernment protests.

He also admitted the government is tainted by corruption, pledging a crackdown and better rule of law. And he quickly tried to lift a climate of fear by releasing thousands of political prisoners and ending government blockage of opposition media. csmonitor reported.

‘’Dr. Ahmed advises people to cast away a spirit of hatred and revenge in order to end ethnic fears and resentments.

To make his point, he made a generous peace offer with neighboring Eritrea over a land dispute that led to a disastrous war two decades ago.

He dined with political opponents who had just been released from prison. And he has moved quickly to implement reforms, such as shaking up the much-feared security services and ending a state of emergency’’

As a result of Abiy’s peace move, Ethiopia and Eritrea ended a two-decade conflict with a deal that their two leaders say was based on forgiving each other for past offensess’’

A key motive, they indicated, was to offer mercy to the other side after years of conflict over a border dispute, driven in part by ethnic tensions.

“Forgiveness frees the consciousness,” said Abiy. “When we say we have reconciled, we mean we have chosen a path of forgiveness and love.”

And, he added, “Love is greater than modern weapons like tanks and missiles. Love can win hearts, and we have seen a great deal of it today here in Asmara [Eritrea’s capital].

Many Ethiopians expressed their exhilaration on social media. “The events of these past … days between Ethiopia and Eritrea are like the fall of the Berlin Wall. Only amplified 1,000 times,” Samson Haileyesus wrote on Facebook. The reaction in Eritrea has been equally ecstatic.

Analysts have stated that, Abiy’s emphasis on love as a national unifier may stem from his pedigree as peace professionals. He has a PhD in peace studies and “social capital.” His father is a Muslim from the largest ethnic group, the Oromo, while his mother is Christian from the second-largest group, Amhara.

Ahmed says a country with so many differences could bring a blessing if people listen to each other and “there understands based on principles.” He has proposed a commission to look for new ways to blend the country’s ethnicities into a larger political narrative.

Since coming to power in April, Abiy has electrified Ethiopia with his informal style, charisma and energy, earning comparisons with Nelson Mandela, Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama and Mikhail Gorbachev.

He has reshuffled his cabinet, fired a series of controversial and hitherto untouchable civil servants, including the head of Ethiopia’s prison service, lifted bans on websites and other media, freed thousands of political prisoners, ordered the partial privatisation of massive state-owned companies, ended a state of emergency imposed to quell widespread unrest and removed three opposition groups from a list of “terrorist” organisations.

So far, Ahmed has caught the imagination of Ethiopian youth. Many in Saturday’s crowd carried signs that read “One Love, One Ethiopia.” Two days after the blast, dozens of people were lining up to donate blood for the wounded. It was another example of love winning.

The lesson from Africa's youngest ruler is very clear and simple, ''love and forgiveness wins''.

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat is a lead researcher for Nigeria Peace Index (NPI) and an Executive Director at Foundation for Peace Professionals (FPP) Discus4now@gmail.com

The whole world knows that Nigeria is smarter than US. This is not new

SalamRushdie:
Liar Nigeria has one of the lowest average IQs in the world and that can't even be debated ...I hope you are not miscontruing breach of trust as intelligence .

Were you contacted when that thing you posted is being researched?

I wasn't.

Its all in your imagination and concorted

Thanks

1. Intelligence and smartness

Nigerians are the most intelligent people in the world. Yes, they are the smartest you find anywhere in the world. However, the problem with intelligent and smart people is that, in anything they do, their intelligence and smartness come to play and others in the same circle hardly match their rare skills. In business, they will be intelligent and smart, in education, they will be intelligent and smart, in music and entertainment, they will be intelligent and smart and also in criminality, they will be intelligent and smart.

As we all know, negative stories sells faster than anything else and this explains why Nigerian criminals are also world famous for their craft. Nigerian criminals, particularly the internet scammers are not in any way more dangerous than their counterpart from U.S and other countries around the world, what sets them apart is their intelligence and smartness, just as the intelligence and smartness of Nigerian entertainers, entrepreneurs, academia and others is also setting them apart.

https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/15-areas-nigeria-is-better-than-america.html

15 areas Nigeria is better than America
Compiled by Abdulrazaq O Hamzat

United States of America may be better than Nigeria in many ways, but there are also areas Nigeria is better than U.S. I have compiled just 15 of them for a start. Read and leave your comment.


https://mrrightsng..com/2018/07/15-areas-nigeria-is-better-than-america.html

C.Ronaldo conquered England and moved to Spain to face new challenge where Messi is King. He conquered Messi and Spain and moved to Italy to face new challenge, leaving Messi behind. This is what it means to be truly great.
#GreatCRonaldo