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kimjongJezebel:
Yes! But did they steal the symbol of authority?

No one has ever invaded parliament anywhere in the world. It has never happened.

kimjongJezebel:
Omo-Agege is the biggest fool I have ever seen. No one has ever invaded parliament anywhere in the world. It has never happened.


He should be charged for treason

In 2004 there were two major security breaches in the British House of Commons. The first on 19 May 2004 during Prime Minister's Questions when Fathers 4 Justice threw purple powder on Tony Blair and the second on 15 September 2004 when a group of pro-Fox hunters, including Otis Ferry, invaded the Commons during a debate.

Who really benefits from Nigeria's 'prosperity gospel'?

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Pastor Adeboye's Redemption Camp church is one of the fastest growing in Nigeria

Many Nigerian Christians believe it is compulsory to give 10% of their income to the church. But, Yemisi Adegoke writes, others say this practice, known as tithing, means poor people are funding the extravagant lifestyles of some of Nigeria's richest people - charismatic preachers.

"Anyone who is not paying his tithe is not going to heaven, full stop," Pastor Enoch Adeboye said to a hall full of pastors in Lagos earlier this month.

"Go back, immediately after this convention to restitute your ways with your congregation," he ordered the pastors at the Redemption Camp.

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Passing a collection plate - or basket - is a longstanding part of Christianity but should it be obligatory?

He has spoken about this many times before. "Paying your tithe is not a minor thing," he warned in a previous sermon. "Go back to Malachi, chapter three, verse 8-11," he urged.

In the Contemporary English translation, that part of the Old Testament says: "I am the Lord All-Powerful, and I challenge you to put me to the test. Bring the entire 10% into the storehouse, so there will be food in my house. Then I will open the windows of heaven and flood you with blessing after blessing."




Other translations, including the King James Bible, just use the word tithe, which is an old English word meaning tenth.

And Nigerians have been continuing the debate on social media.

FEYISAYO @_Feyola_
A lot of us pay tax, So what's the big deal in tithes Jesus Said, Give what it is to Ceasar to Ceasar and Give what is to God, to God...So, i am actually lost while tithing is a big deal

SUNDAY IWALAIYE @SUNDAY73
The biblical truth about tithing is ravaging the so called Prosperity Gospel Pastors of Nigeria. Somebody shout Hallelujah.

Paula Swift @Klasic_Blue
If you want to tithe then do that, if u don't want to then don't. What u believe will work for u. Stop trying to convince others to stop tithing. How about u talk about solution on how to move Nigeria forward than disturbing us with why people,tithing should stop. Is it ur money?

Former @Hisroyaldopenez @Hisroyaldopenex
Monthly Tithe is a scam Most Pastors are using to enrich themselves. Tithing isn't a monthly thing, not even an annual thing. You're supposed to pay once in 3yrs.
Your Pastor won't tell you this cos it'll affect him financially.

Some critics have linked preachers' insistence that followers must give a tithe with the immense wealth of many Nigerian pastors.

With about half of Nigeria's 180 million people saying they are Christians, the potential income to the country's many churches is enormous.

Pastor Adeboye himself has been listed by Forbes as one of the richest clerics in the world with a net worth of $130m (£91m).

'Manipulative doctrine'

What particularly irks radio personality Daddy Freeze is that preachers tell very poor people that if they give to the church, God will make them wealthy - an idea known as the "prosperity gospel".

"The only people that seem to be getting richer are these people who are preaching this gospel of prosperity," he told the BBC.

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Ifedayo Olarinde, known as "Daddy Freeze", is one of the most outspoken critics of tithing in Nigeria

"You have a pastor who builds a school with the funds generated from tithing and offerings from poor congregation members and they can't [afford to] attend those schools."

The presenter, whose real name is Ifedayo Olarinde, used to pay tithes himself and still describes himself as a follower of Christ.

But he believes that tithes are an irrelevant part of the Old Testament.

"It's a non-progressive doctrine, it's a manipulative doctrine and it's an enslaving doctrine."

Daddy Freeze's comments have cost him.

Preachers have spoken out against him in their sermons and people have started avoiding him.

"Nobody wants to work with me, nobody," he said. "But I believe what I'm doing, I'm doing for humanity, people need to be set free."

He is not the only Christian who disputes whether the Bible advises to pay 10% of your income to the church - some well known preachers have come forward to say it is not compulsory.

Doing God's work

For Idris Belo-Osagie, a pastor at the Lifepointe Church in Lagos, the 10% figure is a "useful reference" for Christians due to its "historical context," but he stipulates that "we are not forced to give to God".

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"It's not about a percentage, it's not about a requirement, it's about a lifestyle," says Pastor Belo-Osagie


However, he adds that "it's hard to see how you can follow in Jesus' steps and not give".

In a country where state-run health and education services are often lacking, he argues that the church often uses the money it gets for the welfare "of those who can't take care of themselves".

"There are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, who are fed in Nigeria by the church because they've been empowered by the giving of the people of God," he said.

He also points out that the money is used to spread the church's teachings.

And the church-goers I met in Lagos are happy to carry on paying the 10%.

"It's something I've practised over time and it's worked for me, so I'll just keep doing it," the smartly dressed assistant to pastor Caleb Ekpenyong told me.

For him the doctrine is clear and there is no grey area.

The conspicuous consumption of some preachers doesn't deter Christians from giving either.

One church-goer, Temitope Olagbgegi, told me the preachers' lavish lifestyles were a matter for God, not her.

"So many people are concerned about how the funds are being used, forgetting that, because it's a spiritual thing, if the pastor chooses to misuse funds he's going to bear the brunt of it."

Okoroawusa:
are u sure?

Today, some hoodlums led by suspended Senator @OvieOmoAgege walked into the Senate plenary and seized the symbol of authority of the Upper Legislative Chamber, the mace.

Proudlyngwa:
I thought that song was from the 80's thanks for the clarification

autojosh:
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was the first and only Nigerian Prime-Minister.

Like most Northern leaders of his time, Balewa attended Barewa College, Zaria, and after graduation he was employed as a teacher at the Bauchi Middle School in 1944. He later became an Inspector of Schools for the colonial administration and later entered politics.

When Nigeria became a federation, Balewa was one of the first members of the House of Representatives. At 40, he was made Minister of Works in 1952 and later Minister of Transport. Following the constitutional crisis of 1953, he emerged on the national stage as one of most important leaders from the North.

He was elected as Nigeria’s first and only Prime Minister and assumed office on October 1st, 1960. He thus became the first of the 4 teachers that have ruled Nigeria.
As the Prime-Minister of Nigeria, when he is not riding in his Roll Royce official car to the Cabinet Office about half-a-kilometer away from his official residence, he is seen walking to his office.

His official residence was the house facing the Island Club at Onikan, Lagos. It is now the Lagos office of the Economic Commission for West Africa, ECOWAS.

He was overthrown and murdered in a military coup on January 15, 1966.

Prior to his death, Tafawa Balewa was also a commercial farmer. He maintained a big farm in Bauchi.

Source:

https://autojosh.com/throwback-tafawa-balewa-riding-a-tractor-in-his-farm-in-bauchi/