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Amotolongbo:
You are the perfect poster face for the collapse education structure in the country if you don’t know that this question is a practical question meant for the students of that department.

This is simply a very good case study question to test the students comparative mental skill and knowledge. And as a faculty of arts students. They are expected to be aware of public activities and figures. Only if they don’t want to practice in the field

This is the department of English and Literature, faculty of Art for goodness sake. Obviously there is a novel which has a Cubana-like character which is part of the books recommended to them for the course.

Omo! See how your humble the guy.

Extend it to the local government...

Ibkhaleel:
Anti-Muslim demagoguery relies on the demonization of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam), who is characterized by Islam-hating liars as being especially violent and warlike. This propaganda has certainly gained currency in the “Judeo-Zionist-Freemasonic-Christian West”. When it is pointed out that the Biblical prophets–including Moses, Joshua, Samson , Saul , David , among many others–were far more violent and warlike (and even engaged in religiously sanctioned genocide ), anti-Muslim pro-Christian ideologues will respond by disregarding or downplaying the Old Testament and will instead focus on the personality of Jesus (‘Eesa alaihissalaam) in the New Testament.

Didn’t Jesus preach nonviolence and “loving one’s enemies”? The anti-Muslim ideologues use this idea to assault the religion of Islam with. For example, the Catholic apologist shaitaan Robert Spencer compares Islam to Christianity by juxtaposing carefully selected quotes from Jesus to Islamic texts. In his book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) , Spencer includes a “Muhammad vs Jesus” section. He cites the following sayings of Jesus in the Bible:

“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”

“If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also”

“Blessed are the peacemakers”

“Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy”

“But love your enemies, and do good”

These so-called “peaceful” verses of the Bible are compared to select battle revealed-Quranic verses. The violent verses of the Bible “don’t count” and are craftily excluded from the comparison (“that’s just the Old Testament!”). To tighten the noose, peaceful verses of the Glorious Qur’an are also excluded from the heavily biased analysis, the shaitaan  gives his evil reason for that: these “don’t count” since they are supposedly from when Muhammad was still in Mecca.

To understand the last point, one needs to have a basic understanding of the Prophet Muhammad’s (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) biography: he first declared his prophethood in the city of Makkah. Only a very small segment of society accepted him (mostly the weak and poor), whereas the masses–especially the powerful leaders of the city–not only rejected him but actively persecuted him. The chapters of the Qur’an that were revealed during this period are known as the Makkan chapters. Eventually, Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) was commanded by God to fled to the city of Madinah, whose people accepted him as their ruler. He went from persecuted prophet to ruler and commander-in-chief of a fledgling city-state.

The anti-Muslim ideologues claim that the peaceful and tolerant verses of the Qur’an come from when Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) was weak and persecuted in Mekkah. According to this islamophobe Baboon, These verses are “cancelled”, they argue, by the violent-sounding verses in the Medinan chapters.
Robert Spencer writes in his book:

Islamic theology divides the Qur’an into “Meccan” and “Medinan” suras [chapters]. The Meccan ones come from the first segment of Muhammad’s career as a prophet, when he simply called the Meccans to Islam. Later, after he fled to Medina, his positions hardened. The Medinan suras [are]…filled with matters of law and ritual–and exhortations to jihad warfare against unbelievers. The relatively tolerant verses quoted above and others like them generally date from the Meccan period, while those with a more violent and intolerant edge are mostly from Medina.

The Islamophobe deceivers portray Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) as opportunistic:

when he was weak and under the rule of the pagans, he called for peace. Without being in a position of authority, Muhammad was hardly in a position to do otherwise. As soon as he came to power, however, he waged “jihad warfare” (what a strange phrase!) against them. This is why, they argue, the peaceful verses of the Quran simply “don’t count”.

For now, however, we will demonstrate that, using such logic, it is equally possible to invalidate the “peaceful” sayings of Jesus. While he was a persecuted prophet, Jesus advocated nonviolence and peaceful resistance. He was hardly in a position to do otherwise, right? Once in power, however, this changes dramatically and violent warfare becomes the new
modus operandi .

God has allowed for just wars throughout the history of His people. From Abraham to Deborah to David, God’s people have fought as instruments of judgment from a righteous and holy God. Romans 13:1-4 tells us to submit ourselves to government authorities and that nations have the right to bear the sword against evildoers, both foreign and domestic.

Violence occurs, but we must recognize the difference between holy judgment on sin and our own personal vendettas against those we dislike, which is the inevitable outcome of pride

Jesus sayings...

Luke 19:27 But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.

Death and destruction will be the fate of whoever does not accept Jesus’ reign as Warrior King.
This was hardly an innocuous story. It reminds us of a scene in the movie Gladiator when the evil Roman emperor Commodus tells his nephew a story about an “emperor” who was betrayed by his sister (“his own blood”) and how he “struck down” her son as revenge. (Watch it here.) The story was a thinly veiled threat, as was Jesus’ parable.

One can only hardly imagine how Islamophobes like Robert Spencer would react had it been the Prophet Muhammad who had used such a violent parable, threatening to return to earth in order to “slay” anyone who “did not want me to reign over them”! This would certainly “count” since all violence in the Quran “counts” whereas whatever is peaceful in the Quran “doesn’t count”, and whatever is violent in the Bible “doesn’t count” and whatever is peaceful in the Bible “counts”. Heads I win, tails you lose.

Are you in any form trying to justify the actions of the Taliban or your religion in general wherein women are treated like second class humans?

Let's even assume Christianity is equally violent, does it then give credence to what is happening in most Muslim dominated
countries?

In no time, the west will arm those against the Taliban to strengthen their resistance beyond protest on the streets and to drive up weapon sales and then they'll likely be a decade or more long civil war...

Martial should make more runs and not always expect the ball played to his feet.

He is getting sharper.

GloryIsaac:
As earlier stated, it’s down to confidence, and it’ll be really sad to have him leave or downgrade after all the praises heaped on him ahead of arrival to this club.

Olé just has to find a way to utilize that guy, because after all the talk about him, I refuse to believe he’s a below-average player.

He is a top player...

Any news on Pogba and his contract saga? If he is leaving for free, Ole should better start playing VDB...

elrony:
I swear this life no balance at all... Ewww chim

Baba I love the way you responded to Ola because not everyone will be so calm.

Jones is a Manchester United players so, expect people to have opinion of his play. You don't have to reach the level of Buhari to criticize him...

GloryIsaac:
YouTube clips have time and again proven not to be trustworthy, but judging by the level of analysis done on VDB here over two years before he joined the club, best say his confidence is quite low at the moment.

Fear of making a mistake when called upon.

At least we saw him in the UCL and he didn't look bad against the best of the best...VDB is only below Pogba in terms of technical ability...I'd even say he is our most intelligent midfielder but somehow, it doesn't seem to be working out for him here...

amc:
Meanwhile Rivers State VAT contribution is just over 10% of what Lagos state contributes yet he is the one making the most noise.

https://www.thecable.ng/adeosun-half-nigerias-vat-comes-lagos

So, what is your point?

Even if Rivers contribute 0.1% it is well within the right of the state to collect it...Lagos state is evening in support of the judgment so quit trying to whip up ethnic division...

This is one of the best news yet...

Let each state government put on their thinking cap. The era of the FG collecting taxes and sharing it disproportionately across the states is gone.

Kudos to the Rivers state government and to the government of Lagos state for supporting this move.

They simply have been under reporting their earnings. The over 7bn didn't fall from the sky...

Most government agencies under report their earnings.

Ceenachi:
You destroy bottles of alcoholic beverages, and beat up people that sells cigarette in the North, but want to eat VAT collected from the sales of these items. Is that not witchcraft?

This is it...

melodyogonna:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeHKaLEnl4g
This comp shows he can actually drive and dribble with the ball. So all those safe safe passes na cos he never settle

The very reason I am worried. VDB is a fine player.

This man talks too much...

melodyogonna:
How has Ole reneged on his words? It's still 3 games in, rotations are going to happen.

He should worry more about being ready to take his chances when he gets them. The manager has already reassured him he's going to get his chances.

He sits on the bench most most times but you expect him to be ready to put up a world class performance the day he is called upon. You think every player is like Rosicky/Reus/Messi/Cazorla that will perform whenever they're called upon even if they haven't played a competitive match for ages? You don't utilize a player yet you expect him to take his chance when you decide to field him prolly in a dead rubber game with others who hardly get a look in...Abegi!!!

melodyogonna:
How has Ole reneged on his words? It's still 3 games in, rotations are going to happen.

He should worry more about being ready to take his chances when he gets them. The manager has already reassured him he's going to get his chances.

We'll come back here..

melodyogonna:
The agent felt his client wouldn't get much game time at Man utd because Ronaldo got signed and Pogba is going to getting moved to the central midfield, so he wanted to move him to Everton where their AMs are facing injury crises which he feels guarantees regular game time for his client yes I read what the agent said.

So, why do you choose to argue otherwise? Is it that you didn't comprehend what he was on about?

VDB did the preseason and it's only expected he starts the season but Ole has since reneged on his words, is that not a call for concern, though early?

YeyeGbami:
Hope you guys won’t bomb the hostages. DOA approach

What’s the best approach?

melodyogonna:
Nawa oo. It's just 3 games into a long season. The club is more than feelings, the manager has already assured the player he is very much in his plans

Did you read or listen to what his agent said?

Expert17:
Oh, I mentioned Fred.

Sorry

Hehehe This one is funny.

melodyogonna:
Did he block the transfer because "he know he is not going to play him" or because "he is in his plans"? We need depth, especially in our midfield. We can't allow the good players will have to just leave. VdB will get his chances, he has not particularly impressed me when he played at AM so I hope the chances he gets now will be at CM.

We need depth yet VDB hasn't played a game even though he was available for the preseason and played in those preseason games. How would you feel if a player who didn't participate in the preseason gets the nod ahead of you upon return at the beginning of the season? Does it in any way show Ole trust him or counts on him?

afrodoc2:
BEFORE the match started and actually while the Argentines were still in the hotel i saw an update that mentioned the argument between the Argentine team and the Brazilian health authorities.

Brazilian police had actually been called to the hotel BEFORE the match started.

Messi is just giving us another edition of his crocodile tears i am sorry to say.

Hehehe

afrodoc2:
You have to also blame the Argentine players who lied about their travel history though. The Brazilian health authorities had actually tried enforcing their quarantine rules for people coming from "red" countries like the UK but Lo Celso and Romero kept claiming they had not been in the UK recently.

The rule in Brazil is that if you are coming from the UK you should quarantine for 14 days in a hotel room before moving around. Last i checked a football stadium is not a hotel room. Romero and Lo Celso had no right to be on that pitch as per the rules in place in Brazil and they had been warned about it BEFORE the match but they kept insisting they had not been in the UK in the 14 days prior to the match.
There was actually a big row in the Argentine hotel base BEFORE the match but they fought the health officials and boarded the bus to the stadium.

I am now hearing that Spurs plan to sanction Romero and Lo Celso for traveling without permission and contravening the rules agreed on by all Premier league clubs. Brazil played fair but the Argentines in typical fashion tried to finesse the system.

Messi said prior to fiasco that ensued on the pitch, there didn't get across to them. I guess each side is telling the story in a way that absolves them of any blame...Let's hope an independent investigation is carried out to ascertain what really happened...

Lo Celso and Romero no try if Spurs didn't grant them permission to travel.

BlueRayDick:
You are not far from the truth. The whole thing just looks suspicious. They had 3 days to have enforced whatever regulations/guideline they needed to enforce, but they waited till kick off to do that. Even messi shock

I think if anything, Brazil should be punished for the show of shame.

I saw the line up and immediately put my money on Argentina because Brazil were missing so many players especially the EPL contingent of Brazilians but their health ministry officials had other ideas...As I said, it looked orchestrated to get the game postponed.

Brazil can't lose twice to Argentina in quick succession on home soil, the embarrassment will be too much...

Expert17:
Football's most-expensive squads:

Manchester City £926m
Manchester United £877m
Paris Saint-Germain £820m
Real Madrid £675m
Chelsea £669m
Liverpool £576m
Juventus £563m
Barcelona £551m
Arsenal £542m
Tottenham £472m
Atletico Madrid £414m
Everton £400m
Bayern Munich £361m
Napoli £357m
Leicester City £352m

See our squad worth na...We are seriously underachieving with the quality of players we parade...

Bombblacks:
Guido Albers (Donny agent) was live on u/ZiggoSport last night, taking the time to talk about Donny van de Beek's situation at Manchester United while also explaining what happened on the last day of the transfer window.

“Donny joined Man United with lots of expectations. Solksjaer told him that they would play in another system. In the first 5 games it already went wrong, and at the end of the season we had to come to the conclusion that he barely played. So we thought: what about next year?"

“Then, in the summer.. Donny was told that he was not allowed to leave. Then Cristiano arrived on Friday which we knew was bad news for us. Pogba plays on the left, and with Cristiano’s arrival it means another extra player in midfield, with Pogba moving away from the left.”

“Then we rang the bell. We had conversations with Solksjaer and the board. We took the initiative to find a club and our search ended up at Everton. We opened talks with Marcel Brands (Everton DOF) & Farhad Moshiri (Everton owner).”

“Donny talked with his father and his father in law. They agreed to take a step down in his career while knowing he could play every week. They don’t have a “10” over there with both James & Sigurdsson having problems. The package was complete and everything was looking good."

“Then on Monday night we received a call from Solksjaer and the club who told us that a transfer was out of question and that he had to report himself to training the next morning.”

So what’s the perspective now?

Nothing wrong in what he said here...Why did Ole and the board block him from joining Everton on loan when he knows he was not going to play him?

I like players who are not comfortable on the bench regardless of the mo ey they're paid weekly...Ole should allow him leave abeg.

olabode89:
I brought up Pogba to describe how the wages of our players are reported. Journalists usually get the details from agents and such figures are usually the max amount that includes performance related bonuses. There are lots of articles that mention this.

When I am less busy I will post links of articles that provide info about player wages.

I will love to read it/them...

olabode89:
This is not true, there are reports out there that stated that Lingard didn't want to move to Westham. Moyes also gave some clues pertaining this in a particular interview.

It's just a cultural thing at United, we do not like to force players out if they don't want to leave. It's not always about wages. We could make thw club uncomfortable for players by using the press (Barca style), relegating them to U-21 for training or by taking their first team locker (Niasse at Everton).

Selling players is not as difficult as most people think, all you have to do is get agents that will do the legwork for a fee. Since the time of Fergie bar a few cases, the club do not like moving on player on a bad note.

So, the club just rather pays players for doing nothing?

You think Real Madrid wouldn't have gotten rid of Bale since? The wages bro...No club wants to pay a fee and still have to do those wages that's why a loan option with the parent club paying half of the wages always suffices.

Players are blinded by contract, with the money they'd make signing on a bosman, most players will rather sit on the bench and run down their huge contracts and leave at the end of it for free to join another club and collect another mouth watering sign on fee...If Lingard was released, West Ham will sign him the same day and easily pay his wages.

olabode89:
People need to understand that Martial's 250k wage includes a shit load of performance related bonuses, same applies to Pogba and Rashy. Pogba is reported to be on 290K, according to football leaks his basic wage is but 160K or so. Also clubs that would mostlikely be looking at Martial should be able ot his wages and it's not uncommon for players to take a wage cut.

You are not sure of this information. We are talking about Martial but you brought in Pogba, how exactly does that point to what you want to have us believe?

GloryIsaac:
I also made reference to his wages in my original post.

Regardless, this season is his final chance. Only potential issue is finding a club ready to pay such huge wages.

Wages, they lies the problem. I think West Ham would have jumped on the chance to sign Lingard if he was on a free however, paying over 25m and paying him his current weekly wage put them off...

We find it difficult to sell players who are surplus to requirement because very few clubs can afford to pay our players the wages they get here on a weekly...

GloryIsaac:
Alright Man. You have successfully defended Mou.

If Martial had his best season after Mou, it's only logical to posit that Mou didn't destroy him...

Martial is his own problem, he looks disinterested and only seems to play well when the rest of the team plays well, he doesn't try to make things happen even though Ole has given him all the support he needs...

Handing him a paycheck of 250k weekly didn't do him any favors, that's the wages of elite forwards in the league but Martial who doesn't contribute just as much is earning so much. His drive to improve his game is not there after all he is earning the wages that should have seen him put his head down to work...

Mou has his faults though...

Almajirihunter:
Heard they were told in their hotel room prior to the game but ignored the police, so their action. I think British based players weren’t supposed to partake and the Argentine team had a few of them playing. I was surprised when I saw a strange name in goal for Brazil when I know Allison and Ederson would be battling the slot out.

English clubs refused to release most South American players I think. So, if EPL based Argentine players were allowed to travel, I don't see the problem...I still think the Brazilians did it on purpose to have the game postponed.