herzernn:

Hope She qave her life to Jesus Christ before her demise??......

It is very unfortunate that you don't know the Bible at all.

Please read the following verses of the bible:

1. John 5:30 (I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who has sent me)

2. Matthew 15:24 (But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel)

My advice to you is that you try to read and comprehend your Bible very well before you say or do anything and finally follow the Golden Advice of the Noble Prophet Muhammed (peace and mercy of Allah be upon him) that says: "If you don't have any good thing to say, then be silent"

If you don't worship Allah the Creator of Jesus and everything, you are doomed to HELL FIRE!

Bakrabas:


yeah! i'm a member of acadip kwara state branch but currently in taraba.if you want open debate drop your number.the police and other security agencies will be there...

Na today?
Abi oti drop number e ni?
All na mouth ma boda!!!

Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.
— trans. Yusuf Ali, Quran 2:256

Another 8 people converted to Islam en-mass.
[url]
https://www.nairaland.com/2894890/another-8-people-converted-islam#42373725[/url]

Another 8 people converted to Islam en-mass.

See the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXoGidqnr6A

Annunaki:


Acadip is an islamic organisation promoted by yusuf olatunde. He specialises in twisting the bible and denigrating it to promote islam. He claims to know the bible well but in reality he is an al taquiya expert who loves lying to further cause of islam.

The above is a blatant LIE!!!


My opinion remains my own but anybody interested in the truth should see the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbWFukrn4W6UNwzl7iDskc-UQpMZmjMMR
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Adenle+ramota

Anybody can do a google search of the phrase ''the fastest growing religion in the world'' and see the outcome.
All these are not the doings of YUSUF ADEPOJU OR ACADIP.

JackBizzle:
This is the religious problem in Nigeria.

Both the Quran and Bible have verses telling us to use wisdom in making choices. However, we in Nigeria just readily accept a conservative version of religion and continue without analyzing our choices.

Marriage is not a simple thing. There are many variables that have to be analyzed before settling down.

Here are the things one must think of with early marriage-

1) Marrying early has many benefits such as being able to have children at an early age when the body is still active and also, seeing your children becoming adults before one is very old.

2) Marrying early does not solve fornication or adultery. If one rushes into marriage, he or she might find himself or herself longing for divorce to meet a more suitable partner.

3) Maturity and responsibility are needed for any marriage to survive. Many young people do not have these two traits. A young wife or husband miight not be mature enough to handle marital responsibilities.

4) Patience is also a virtue in islam, isn't it? If one doesn't find a suitable partner, is he or she meant to rush? Do you know how hard it is to find a suitable partner in some societies? Ask any muslim woman or man living in certain parts of the west or secular cities, there are not many faithful muslims to enter relationships with. Sometimes, we have to wait/work for good things to come.

5) Pedophilia has to be mentioned here. How early is "too early"? This is because, it is common now both in the north for some people to look for brides as young as 14. Say "NO" to such practices. Say "NO" to VVF.

Marrying early is great but we must consider the variables, especially the kind of partner we want before we enter into it.


Salaam.

Salaam alaykum,

No matter the variables, our sincerity is the most important. If we have good intention and sincerely put our trust in Allah, we will certainly succeed in all our endeavors.

Islam is not particular about age but the people involved should be matured and of sound mind. As Muslims, we should educate themselves (and our children) worldly and religiously.

We all try to rely on our intellects to make every decisions like non-muslims forgetting that Allah (SWT) blessed us with a divine compass (solatul istikhara) to be used for divine guidance in all our endeavors.

Lastly, let all of us know that whatever we do sincerely for the sake of Allah, we will never regret.

Maa salaam

Number one is number one and it is the most important.

drss:
...and d media trial continue. Make dem continue. dasuki will soon be released n aquitted by d court for lack of evidence.

Or

You will here.....
"Here is my judgement: you are hereby sentenced to six months imprisoned with an option of two million naira fine. I rise"

Courttttttttttt.

The end

Where is the picture?

dapipson:
It is,

No it's a place they fetch water.

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It is a fallacy to think or beleive that it is only the people that believe in Jesus Christ as personal Lord or Saviour will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus said

17“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

19Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 5vs17-19

Relief is on the way for Nigerians and companies grounded by the devastating strike by oil marketers, the past two weeks.

This afternoon in Abuja, the oil marketers agreed to call-off their strike with immediate effect.

They have also agreed to commence the immediate lifting of petroleum products across Nigeria in the next six hours, starting at 8pm today.

This was the thrust of the agreement brokered by the Nigerian Senate after a meeting between the oil marketers and the Federal Government.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Downstream, Senator Magnus Abe announced this at the end of the meeting at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Monday.

Under the agreement, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has been asked to revoke the license of any oil marketer that refuses to lift petroleum products across Nigeria.

With this development, PENGASSAN, NUPENG, MOMAN, IPMAN and all other officials also addressed the press where they affirmed the resolutions and agreement.

The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was present at the hearing and endorsed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government.

Yesterday, Capital Oil announced it was breaking ranks from the strike which began 18 May, said it was opening its Apapa depot to begin loading trucks to ease the shortage across Nigeria.


http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/05/25/fuel-scarcity-nigerias-oil-marketers-call-off-strike/

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo fired a fresh salvo the way of President Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, when he looked back at the last eight years and returned with a verdict: The country had been poorly managed under Jonathan. Obasanjo said this when the Iyalode of Yoruba land, Chief Alaba Lawson, led a delegation of South-West women leaders on a visit to his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo fired a fresh salvo the way of President Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, when he looked back at the last eight years and returned with a verdict: The country had been poorly managed under Jonathan.

Obasanjo said this when the Iyalode of Yoruba land, Chief Alaba Lawson, led a delegation of South-West women leaders on a visit to his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta.

The 78-year-old leader said owing to the mismanagement of the country in the last eight years, the incoming administration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, should be prepared to face the daunting challenges that lay ahead.

He said, “The country had been poorly managed in the last eight years and it would take some time for Buhari’s government to correct the anomalies. But I want to tell him not to be frightened.”

Calling on Nigerians to exercise patience with the incoming administration, Obasanjo said the damage that had been done to the country in the last eight years could not be corrected overnight.

“What I would say is that we should all put our minds at rest. He (Buhari) is someone that will perform but we must exercise patience because what has been destroyed for eight years cannot be undone overnight.

“But like the Chinese proverb which says the journey of a thousand miles starts with a step, it is not only the first step (that matters) but the first step in the right direction because if you take a wrong step, you’re not likely to get to the destination,” he said.

The Owu-born leader recalled that when he assumed power as civilian president in 1999, the country was in the same situation it is today – battling fuel crisis and lack of power supply.

“When I came in 1999, there was no fuel and power. The situation was like this and I thought we have put that one behind us,” he stressed, even as he expressed confidence in the ability of Buhari to surmount the hurdle.

“The man that is coming on board has a lot of experience in terms of governance. He is not a novice in governance having ruled the country as a military Head of State from 1983 to 1985.

“Nigerians need to exercise patience because what has been destroyed in eight years cannot be rebuilt in a day,” Obasanjo maintained.

Recalling his years as military Head of State between 1976 and 1979, Obasanjo said he worked closely with Buhari and that their association produced results.

Urging Nigerians to pray for Buhari, Obasanjo said the president-elect needs the cooperation of Nigerians in order to put the country on the right footing.

“Let’s give him time. Let’s pray for him and let’s cooperate with him. We are all concerned about the present situation of Nigeria. The expectation is very high but at the same time, there is a lot of goodwill internally and externally for the incoming government.

“Once the incoming administration realises this and takes every step, particularly in the first three months when people will be watching and counting, I think for me, we will get there,” the former Peoples Democratic Party leader said.

The former Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, however, warned Buhari not to take Nigerians for granted as he called on him to always be honest in his dealing with Nigerians.

Obasanjo added that with Buhari at the helm of affairs, Nigeria would have a new opportunity.

He said, “God has provided a new opportunity for Nigeria and Nigerians and I believe God does not make mistakes. There are two things I believe the incoming President appreciates; one is that he knows that the expectations of Nigerians are high and two, that he should not be frightened by the situation on the ground.”

Also, Obasanjo urged the incoming administration against squandering its goodwill at home and abroad.

Decrying the agony inflicted upon Nigerians by the scarcity of fuel across the country, Lawson advised Obasanjo to continue to support the Buhari government in advisory capacity.

She said, “We are aware that you also took over the reins of power of this country at a critical time and with the help of the Almighty God, you were able to bring us back from the brink. The same goes for now.

“We, therefore, appeal to you not to leave this incoming government. Though we are confident of the time-proven abilities of our incoming President, Muhammadu Buhari, we also believe that two heads are better than one and where there is a gathering of wise ones, wisdom will issue forth from there.”

http://saharareporters.com/2015/05/25/jonathan-mismanaged-nigeria%E2%80%93obasanjo

Marriageable age
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marriageable age (or marriage age) is the age at which a person is allowed by law to marry, either as a right or subject to parental or other forms of consent. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but generally is set at eighteen. Until recently, the marriageable age for girls was lower in many jurisdictions than for boys, but in many places has now been raised to those of boys to further gender equality. Most jurisdictions allow marriage at a younger age with parental or judicial approval, and some also allow younger people to marry if the girl is pregnant. The marriage age should not be confused with the age of majority or the age of consent, though in some places they may be the same. In many developing countries, the official age prescriptions stand as mere guidelines. In some societies, a marriage by a person (usually a girl) below the age of 18 is regarded as a child marriage.

The 55 parties to the 1962 Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, and Registration of Marriages have agreed to specify a minimum marriage age by statute law‚ to override customary, religious, and tribal laws. When the marriageable age under a law of a religious community is lower than that under the law of the land, the state law prevails. However, some religious communities do not accept the supremacy of state law in this respect, which may lead to child marriage or forced marriage. The 123 parties to the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery have agreed to adopt a minimum age for marriage.[1]



Historically, the age of consent for a sexual union was determined by tribal custom or was a matter for families to decide. In most cases, this coincided with signs of puberty: menstruation for a girl and pubic hair for a boy.[2]

In Ancient Rome, it was very common for girls to marry and have children shortly after the onset of puberty. Roman law required brides to be at least 12 years old. In Roman law, first marriages to brides aged 12 through 24 required the consent of the bride and her father; but, by the late antique period, Roman law permitted women over 25 to marry without parental consent.[3] The Catholic canon law followed the Roman law. In the 12th century, the Catholic Church drastically changed legal standards for marital consent by allowing daughters over 12 and sons over 14 to marry without their parents' approval, even if their marriage was made clandestinely.[4] Parish studies have confirmed that late medieval women did sometimes marry against their parents' approval.[5] The Catholic Church's policy of considering clandestine marriages and marriages made without parental consent to be valid was controversial, and in the 16th century both the French monarchy and the Lutheran church sought to end these practices, with limited success.[6]

In western Europe, the rise of Christianity and manorialism had both created incentives to keep families nuclear and thus the age of marriage increased; the Western Church instituted marriage laws and practices that undermined large kinship groups. From as early as the fourth century, the Church discouraged any practice that enlarged the family, like adoption,[citation needed] polygamy, taking concubines, divorce, and remarriage. The Church severely discouraged and prohibited consanguineous marriages, a marriage pattern that has constituted a means to maintain clans (and thus their power) throughout history.[7] The church also forbade marriages in which the bride did not clearly agree to the union.[8] After the Fall of Rome, manorialism also helped weaken the ties of kinship and thus the power of clans; as early as the 800s in northwestern France, families that worked on manors were small, consisting of parents and children and occasionally a grandparent. The Church and State had become allies in erasing the solidarity and thus the political power of the clans; the Church sought to replace traditional religion, whose vehicle was the kin group, and substituting the authority of the elders of the kin group with that of a religious elder; at the same time, the king’s rule was undermined by revolts on the part of the most powerful kin groups, clans or sections, whose conspiracies and murders threatened the power of the state and also the demand of manorial lords for obedient, compliant workers.[9] As the peasants and serfs lived and worked on farms that they rented from the lord of the manor, they also needed the permission of the lord to marry, couples therefore had to comply with the lord and wait until a small farm became available before they could marry and thus produce children; those who could and did delay marriage presumably were rewarded by the landlord and those who did not were presumably denied said reward.[10] For example, Medieval England saw the marriage age as variable depending on economic circumstances, with couples delaying marriage until the early twenties when times were bad and falling to the late teens after the Black Death, when there were labor shortages;[11] by appearances, marriage of adolescents was not the norm in England.[12]

In medieval Eastern Europe, on the other hand, the Slavic traditions of patrilocality of early and universal marriage (usually of a bride aged 12–15 years, with menarche occurring on average at 14) lingered;[13] the manorial system had yet to penetrate into eastern Europe and had generally had less effect on clan systems there and the bans on cross-cousin marriages had not been firmly enforced.[14]

The first recorded age-of-consent law dates back 800 years. In 1275, in England, as part of the rape law, a statute, Westminster 1, made it a misdemeanor to "ravish" a "maiden within age", whether with or without her consent. The phrase "within age" was interpreted by jurist Sir Edward Coke as meaning the age of marriage, which at the time was 12 years of age.[15] In the 12th century, the jurist Gratian, an influential founder of Canon law in medieval Europe, accepted the age of puberty for marriage to be between 12 and 14, but acknowledged consent to be meaningful if the children were older than 7. There were authorities with a claim that consent could take place earlier. Marriage would then be valid as long as neither of the two parties annulled the marital agreement before reaching puberty, or if they had already consummated the marriage. It should be noted that Judges honored marriages based on mutual consent at ages younger than 7, in spite of what Gratian had said; there are recorded marriages of 2 and 3 year olds.[2]

Still, in most of Northwestern Europe, marriage at very early ages was rare. One thousand marriage certificates from 1619 to 1660 in the Archdiocese of Canterbury show that only one bride was 13 years of age, four were 15, twelve were 16, and seventeen were 17 years of age while the other 966 brides were at least 19 years of age at marriage. And the Church dictated that both the bride and groom must be at least 21 years of age to marry without the consent of their families; in the certificates, the most common age for the brides is 22 years. For the grooms 24 years is the most common age, with average ages of 24 years for the brides and 27 for the grooms.[16] While European noblewomen married early, they were a small minority[17] and the marriage certificates from Canterbury show that even among nobility it was very rare to marry women off at very early ages.[16]

The American colonies followed the English tradition, but the law was more of a guide. For example, Mary Hathaway (Virginia, 1689) was only 9 when she was married to William Williams. Sir Edward Coke (England, 17th century) made it clear that "the marriage of girls under 12 was normal, and the age at which a girl who was a wife was eligible for a dower from her husband's estate was 9 even though her husband be only four years old".[2] Reliable data for when people would actually marry is very difficult to find. In England, for example, the only reliable data on age at marriage in the early modern period come from records that involved only those who left property after their death. Not only were the records relatively rare, but not all bothered to record the participants' ages, and it seemed that the more complete the records are, the more likely they are to reveal young marriages. Additionally, 20th- and 21st-century historians have sometimes shown reluctance to accept data regarding a young age of marriage, and would instead explain the data away as a misreading by a later copier of the records.[2]

In France, until the French Revolution, the marriageable age was 12 years for girls and 14 for boys. Revolutionary legislation in 1792 increased the age to 13 years for girls and 15 for boys. Under the Napoleonic Code in 1804, the marriageable age was set at 15 years for girls and 18 for boys.[18] In 2006, the marriageable age for girls was increased to 18, the same as for boys.

There has been a movement in recent years for the marriage age for girls and boys to be equalized, and for that age to be set at 18 years. In jurisdictions where the ages are not the same, the marriageable age for girls is more commonly two or three years lower than that for boys.
Marriageable age as a right vs exceptions

In the majority of countries the marriageable age as a right is 18. However, most of these countries have exceptions for minors, usually requiring parental and/or judicial authorization. These exceptions vary considerably by country. The United Nations Population Fund stated the following:[19]

"In 2010, 158 countries reported that 18 years was the minimum legal age for marriage for women without parental consent or approval by a pertinent authority. However, in 146 countries, state or customary law allows girls younger than 18 to marry with the consent of parents or other authorities; in 52 countries, girls under age 15 can marry with parental consent. In contrast, 18 is the legal age for marriage without consent among males in 180 countries. Additionally, in 105 countries, boys can marry with the consent of a parent or a pertinent authority, and in 23 countries, boys under age 15 can marry with parental consent."

In Western countries, marriages of teenagers have become rare in recent years; with their frequency having rapidly declined during the past few decades. For instance, in Finland, where underage youth can obtain a special judicial authorization to marry, today there are only 30—40 such marriages per year (with most of the spouses being aged 17), while in the early 1990s, more than 100 underage marriages were registered each year.[20]


Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriageable_age

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_marriage_in_the_United_States

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olrotimi:
The questions I want to ask, which are not as difficult as JAMB questions are :
Do these Maryland folks have PVC?
Are they coming to vote?

Even if they don't have PVC, they can tell those that have to vote for CHANGE.

moderatorr1:
nothing will happen her words
"so if anyone comes here asking you for change, stone them" could mean anything. And she said it only once.

Buhari's words

"go and vote, if anyone tries to stop you, kill! kill!! kill"

"if I don't win this election in 2015, the blood and the baboon will be soaked in blood"

"Muslims don't vote for Christians, Christians don't vote for Muslims"

"An attack on boko haram is an attack on the north"

TINUBU: “They are busy looking for ways to manipulate the polls in Ekiti. I am not ashamed to tell them that this time it is going to be rig and roast. If you mess up in Osun too, you would see our reaction; it is going to be the same way — rig and roast.” “For every action, there must be a reaction.”

Including all the threats by almost all the death threats northern APC politicians.

when the ICC saga begins, there are heads that will not come back...and its good they started it first.

Oya now! When are you forwarding the above to ICC?

lastpage:


So this is what Jonathan's "divisive rulership" has turned Nigerians into?
No longer tolerant of one another's Religion or Language or tribe?

We use to live together, even when we dont speak the same language or serve the same God.... but we lived together PEACEFULLY, RESPECTING EACH OTHERS RIGHT TO BE WHO YOU WANNA BE.

But now that Jonathan has rallied Christians against Muslims and his Vice, Sambo has done Vice versa in the North, Now that Jonathan is busy bribing Christian leaders to print and distribute "Hate Pamphlet" against Muslims, in an effort to win Christian votes, now that Jonathan is arming Delta Millitants and Igbos, in preparation for War with the North and/or West of Nigeria, the above mind-set is what we get!

But any wise person would ask themselves:
Where are Jonathan's kids right now? ABROAD!
If War finally breaks out, where would he and his family be? ABROAD, using our Presidential Jet!

Who will be killed and destroyed? The MASSES!

Fellow Nigerians, STOP going at each others throat, on the basis of Religion or Tribe or Party support.
When they loot our money, they never asked whether the money is Christian or Muslim or whether it is Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba.

After the election, Nigerians will still be here, suffering No Light, Poor Hospitals, Bad Roads, Poor Education, Unemployment, e.t.c
So, whats the point?

If you have any anger inside you, VENT IT ON THE JONATHAN'S GOVT THAT RUINED YOUR CHANCES..... NOT ON YOUR NEIGHBOUR.

Vote Wisely! Vote-out this clueless Govt


Lastpage!

I Rep Christianity ...but l still "respect and tolerate" those who Rep Islam, its their choice

You have spoken the truth and I hope all tribalistic and religious bigot Nigerians will wake up to the reality.

God bless us all.

White007:


Is anyone still foolish enough to call islam religion? islam is a purely archaic oppressive political ideology that tells muslims the ludicrous notion that they are better than everyone else and it sanctions these muslims to kill infidels - as they so ignorantly call them. Folks, that is definitively not religion. If that's religion I'm Frank Sinatra. islam was concocted for conquest by sick and demented arabs who were running around the desert envious of the rapidly advancing civilizations being created by Jews and Christians. When these muslims realized they could not replicate the rapdily advancing civilizations of the Jews and Christians they simply decided to steal it and their method was murder. There is nothing good in islam only pure, unadulterated evil.

Someone should quote this post before a jihadist mod hide this post

Can you swear by your Creator that every thing you have said is 100% correct and also give good and correct sources of your statement?

lomprico:
What of the indomie he was throwing on thw streets before?

We would love to see those pictures too.

Collynzo9:

Has Buhari ever declared his assets? I don't mean fake Facebook posts o, I mean an official declaration in any of the occasions he contested from 2003 till today.
APC say PDP has destroyed Nigeria for 16 years yet they celebrate the endorsement of the Chief destroyer.

Do you declare your assets b4 or after being elected?

Olodo!!!

A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibers attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan.
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(video) A Japanese construction worker cleans up his construction site with a Japanese broom.

The word "broom" derives from the name of certain thorny shrubs (Genista and others) used for sweeping.[1] The name of the shrubs began to be used for the household implement in Late Middle English and gradually replaced the earlier besom during the Early Modern English period. The song Buy Broom Buzzems (by William Purvis 1752 - 1832) still refers to the "broom besom" as one type of besom (i.e. "a besom made from broom" Flat brooms, made of broom corn,[2] were invented by Shakers in the 19th century.[3] A smaller whisk broom or brush is sometimes called a duster.

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