Brenn594:
prove it and let's see how clever you think you are...or make I summon righteousness🤔

Tell me specifically what to prove.

Brenn594:
And the lord said "I will curse those that curse him and destroy those that destroyed him"
This he promised unto Israel

Does this refer to the set of Israelites that accepted the Gospel of Jesus who now are among the Christians or the present-day Jews living in Israel who believe Jesus is a false prophet and are still waiting for the Messiah

Statement by the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem on the shooting and killing of two women in the Catholic church in Gaza.

A statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees Catholic Churches across Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, reported Saturday that an IDF sniper “murdered two Christian women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, where the majority of Christian families has taken refuge since the start of the war.”

How on earth will a sniper snip two innocent and unarmed women inside a church.

Pictures of the two women, a woman and her elderly mother.

In an address on his 87th birthday, Pope Francis denounced as “terrorism” the Israeli Defense Forces killing of two “unarmed civilians” who were sheltering in a Catholic church in Gaza.

“I continue to receive very grave and painful news from Gaza,” Francis said. “Unarmed civilians are the objects of bombings and shootings. And this happened even inside the Holy Family parish complex, where there are no terrorists, but families, children, people who are sick or disabled, nuns.”

A statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees Catholic Churches across Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, reported Saturday that an IDF sniper “murdered two Christian women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, where the majority of Christian families has taken refuge since the start of the war.”

The Pope said the victims of the IDF attack were Nahida Khalil Anton and her daughter Samar Kamal Anton, who were killed while they were going to the bathroom.

“Some are saying, ‘This is terrorism and war,’” the Pope said. “Yes, it is war. It is terrorism.”

The Latin Patriarchate statement said the Israeli military gave no warning before the attack, and that the two “were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the Parish, where there are no belligerents.”

Former Michigan Representative Justin Amash, who was the first Palestinian-American to serve in Congress and whose relatives were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in October, responded to the news in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.

“For Christians in Gaza—whose family members have been killed or maimed, whose homes and churches have been destroyed or badly damaged, and who suffer through sleepless nights of bombings—this Christmas will be one of great sadness and mourning,” Amash wrote. “Please pray for peace and reprieve from the IDF siege that is devastating this ancient community.”

In his address, the Pope also noted that earlier Saturday, an IDF tank struck the Convent of the Sisters of Mother Theresa in Gaza. The statement from the Latin Patriarchate said the attack destroyed the generator and fuel resources for the building, which currently houses over 54 disabled people.

The news comes just a day after IDF soldiers killed three hostages who were waving a white flag. The Israeli military has said the accidental killings violated its rules of engagement and is reviewing the actions of its soldiers.

As of Thursday, the Gaza Health Ministry reported that 18,787 people—including 7,729 children and 5,153 women—had been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7.

“Let us pray for our brothers and sisters who are suffering from the war in Ukraine, in Palestine, in Israel, and in the other zones of conflict,” Francis said in his address. “May the drawing close of Christmas reinforce the commitment to open the paths to peace.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/pope-francis-israel-gaza-deaths

Gwilym:


I was going to let this go...but no..

The problem here is that you think I am excusing bad behaviour by women. No, I am not. I am quite conservative, even to the point that I believe that sleeping before marriage for both men and women, and even after is a no no.

What I am inveighing against is the bad behavior by most Nigerian men. Here you are, criticising women for misbehaving, and forgetting that men are also involved. It takes two to tango, you know.

The OP started his comment by saying that most Nigerian women sleep around. Now, I know that is an exaggeration...but I also know that women do sleep around as do men (it has been over the years a large part of my job to clean up after the mess they leave behind..including post abortal care...shudder.). I also know that a lot of women are often times pressurized into sleeping with men...for money, jobs, income, sometimes because the man in their life cannot control himself, and needs a real toy somehow. And when guys like the OP label women as sluts without talking about the role men play in the thing....it annoys me. I am a man, and I know from what I have seen that it isn't true.

If you want women to stop being sluts...you also have to call out the men who enable, and glorify the system that makes women be sluts. You ahve to call out men who actively seduce, force, encourage immorality. You just cannot call out the women only.

The sad thing is that women in this country are brought up to keep themselves for marriage, while it is the men who force them to break their resolve. We men need to man up and take responsibility...and stop forcing women against their will...just as women too should stop playing the temptation Jezebel game.

True, it takes two to tango. But when a man cheats and the cheating results in a child, his wife is 100% certain the child is not she's. So there is nothing like maternity fraud. But when a woman cheats and the cheating results to a child, the illegitimate child would be assumed to be her husband's. That is the difference.

Do you know that research shows that a woman is most likely to cheat when she is ovulating?

jusjuded:
There are good women out there, people are painting girls so black these days, there are good women but you don't get to hear about it or them.
Change your mindset

If she is a good woman the DNA test would shows that the children belongs to her husband. DNA test isn't done because all women are bad, but done because some women are bad. A good woman has nothing to fear.

Take it or leave it, only a hand full of countries would dare attack US bases and the US would fail to react.

Iran try small.

queenitee:

You still don’t get it, you need to grow up. I’m not advocating for the lady, neither do I say it’s okay to cheat. I’m saying what if she really was a victim of circumstance considering the fact that it was written up there that she was drunk and pictures were taken(you will agree someone about getting married won’t allow another guy take nudes of her during sex if she was really cheating) and I’m not asking for the husband to take her back, because he’s definitely going through emotional turmoil also and might end up hating her. I’m saying we the public should refrain from judging.
And no, thank you I won’t do the same cos there’s more to relationship than se.x and there are only few intelligent men out there and I won’t jeopardize my chances with the one I’m lucky to get with cheating.

Many ladies use alcohol as excuse to do what they want to do.

The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Kogi West senatorial district re-run election, Smart Adeyemi, has defeated Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ijumu local government.
Both candidates are from the local government.
While Mr Adeyemi is an indigene of Iyara, Dino Melaye is from Aiyetoro, a neighbouring village.
The final result for the local government was announced on Sunday morning.
Mr Adeyemi’s APC polled a total of 11,627 votes while Mr Melaye’s PDP amassed 7,647 votes in the local government, according to the electoral commission, INEC. The candidate of the SDP, Natasha Akpoti, came a distant third with 49 votes.
Ijumu is part of Kogi West senatorial district, the district the candidates seek to represent in the Senate.
Read also: Tribunal sacks PDP Rep
PREMIUM TIMES reported how elections in Ijumu were characterized by violence with armed thugs shooting sporadically and chasing voters and election observers.
At least one person sustained gunshot injury during the violence

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/363683-kogidecides-dino-melaye-loses-local-government-to-smart-adeyemi.html

…Urges speedy resolution of issues

The International Monetary Fund has backed Nigeria’s closure of its borders with some neighbouring countries over issues bordering on illegal trade.

Mr Abebe Selassie, the Director of the African Department at the IMF, gave the position at a media briefing on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C.



He was responding to a question on whether the closure negates the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCFTA.

Selassie said although free trade was critical to the economic growth of the continent, it must be legal and in line with agreements.

READ ALSO: Governors behind illegal mining of gold, zinc, others –Minister, Senate panel

“On the border closure in Nigeria which has been impacting Benin and Niger, our understanding is that the action reflects concerns about smuggling that has been taking place.

“It is about illegal trade, which is not what you want to facilitate,’’ Selassie said.

He said the IMF was hoping for a speedy resolution of the issues as the action was already taking a toll on the economies of the country’s neighbours.

“We are very hopeful that discussions will resolve the challenges that this illegal trade is posing.

“If the border closure is to be sustained for a long time, it will definitely have an impact on Benin and Niger which, of course, rely quite extensively on the big brother next door,’’ he said.



On Wednesday, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said the borders were closed to curb illegal trading activities by Nigeria’s neighbours.

(NAN)

https://punchng.com/imf-backs-nigeria-on-border-closure/?fbclid=IwAR1O90tl_FdoOQkh84P-9RSzNTtCLs0ORfWWmMjtuh6tXzDyEax1Ss-5SlI

NwaAmaikpe:



It's scary to hear of the speedy growth of religious intolerance in Nigeria's South-South region.
This is wrong.

Everyone has the freedom to practice whatever religion they choose to.

But in order not to further fuel the islamization conspiracy theory currently spreading in the South, I'd advice Muslims in these areas not to build mosques.
Because Mosques do not fit in in these regions.

They can just pray in their homes.


God is everywhere.

Would you advice Christians in the north to pray in their homes as "God is everywhere"?

ReubenE:
@ OP, can your moniker be found in English?

People give names to things when the need arises. Whether it is not in tandem with English requirements or fails to reflect the cardinal points doesn't invalidate its existence.

What if Nigeria is not a English speaking country, and they named it IJEBU CENTRAL, will you still argue same....

The people living there no longer want to be a part of the others, that's what we should argue and not whether it is English or not

Your are correct. Same way there is middle east and there is no middle east in cardinal points.

2023 is here already.

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It's brave, but a girl expressing her feelings to a guy must understand that the guy turning her down because he doesn't feel same, doesn't mean he is bad or cruel.

If President Muhammadu Buhari goes by the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Walter Onnoghen, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) could get retirement benefits in cash and kind up to N2.5 billion, checks by TheCable have revealed.

As part of the package for a retired chief justice, a house will be built for him in Abuja with a nine-digit sum for furnishing — in addition to a severance gratuity that is 300% of his annual basic salary of N3,363,972.50, as well as pension for life.

Just like state governors, a retired chief justice is entitled to a number of domestic staff and sundry allowances for personal upkeep.

This package for judicial officers was put together by the NJC long before Onnoghen became the CJN in 2017.

However, if he is dismissed, he will not be entitled to any benefits.

TheCable reported on Wednesday that the NJC has recommended the embattled CJN for compulsory retirement after deliberating on a petition by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which alleges “financial impropriety, infidelity to the constitution and other economic and financial crimes related laws”.

Onnoghen, who denies all allegations, is also undergoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over charges of false asset declaration.

TheCable understands that members of the NJC were not convinced by his defence but also decided that he should be offered a “soft landing” through retirement.

This option may also include withdrawing criminal charges against him.

“The major problem Onnoghen’s defence had was that even though he claimed those funds found in his accounts were his, he could not provide evidence on how he made the money,” a source in the know of the deliberations told TheCable.

“He provided evidence of source of income from one investment but that went nowhere near the $200,000 per annum deposits in his account. Unfortunately, there is a supreme court judgement that says where your assets exceed your income, the burden of proof is on you, not on the prosecution.

“It also did not help Onnoghen that he never touched his salary account for so many years. He said he was living off the proceeds from his farms, but he did not provide a single proof to back this up.

“Also, money paid into his account by senior lawyers is completely unethical. You can say they do not amount to much, but you cannot justify such impunity. It was a very difficult case to make.”

NOT THAT EASY

Presidency sources, however, told TheCable that the option of “soft landing” will be difficult to justify “given the anti-corruption efforts of President Buhari”.

TheCable learnt that before the scandal blew into the open, Onnoghen was given the option of early voluntary retirement.

“Under this arrangement, he would have kept all the monies found in his accounts and received all his benefits from the system, but he chose to fight till the very end,” the source said.

“The implication now is that the criminal charges may go on, his assets will be frozen and will most likely be forfeited to the federal government after his trial and he will be banned from holding public office for at least 10 years.”

Onnoghen has closed his defence at the CCT and the tribunal is expected to give its judgment at the next sitting on April 15.

But for the crisis, Onnoghen, who is 68, was due for retirement in 2020.


https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-onnoghen-stands-to-get-n2-5bn-benefits-in-soft-landing-option/amp

Joshmodest:

Look at this my brother, Did buhari just send wakali to Kano before the election, and how on earth can buhari encourage Kano people to vote for any candidate of thier choice...do you know what you are saying ... Buhari's open defense of Ganduje was staged too ryt ...Kano people and the CP have made thier choice , you buhari a*slickers shouldn't mention buhari in this issue at all... buhari can even make Ganduje a minister..

Oga are you not surprise that kwankwasor supporters are only mocking Ganduje and not Buhari? If nearly a million people voted for PDP now, where were they last two weeks?

Northern politics is different from southern politics.

Joshmodest:

Did buhari not raise ganduje's hand in the presidential campaign, in Kano...what else do we call that if not endorsement , abi u no see the picshure..
His deputy governor's arrest , has nothing to do with buhari , it's the effort of the CP, who is interested in the goodwill of the people...if buhari had his way he would rig it like he did with the presidential election..

The CP was sent to Kano by Buhari for a special reason, Wakali is known as a no nonsense officer. Yes Buhari raised Ganduje's hand as he must do for an APC candidates, but buhari's men in kano were campaigning with vote any candidate of your choice.

Joshmodest:
This is why I like the northerners , They know ganduje is corrupt , and even tho the man fighting "kwarapsion and not corruption " , still endorsed him , they decided to kick him out , and they've successfully done so...shame on Mr President...
N:B - Ajimobi's son is married to ganduje's daughter , and both fathers , have failed in flying colors to the PDP in thier states...
Moral lesson : failure is highly contagious

If Buhari was supporting Ganduje, why is the police arresting and preventing Ganduje deputy and Commissioner from rigging the election?

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated his opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf at the later’s polling unit.

The breakdown of the results from Diso ward, Gwale local government, indicated that Gabduje of APC got 172 votes, while Yusuf of PDP polled 90 votes.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/governorship-election-pdp-candidate-loses-to-ganduje-at-own-polling-unit.html

Pepper soup things

Hofbrauhaus:


Ratios man.

Of what use was the ration in southeast when the voters turnout was abysmal?

It is appaling that the people that couldn't come out to vote would be blaming people that did.

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Hofbrauhaus:
Ratios. It's in the ratio.

The Northwest and Southwest are buhari strong holds, the Southwest was almost 50:50 and the Northwest gave Atiku the highest votes. The southeast disappointed by a very poor turnout and his region disappointed by giving him the lowest amount of votes.

Whiteangel1234:
What counts is the number of votes also given to Buhari the winning factor is the Vote Margin

We shouldn't forget the people that believed in Atiku to come out and vote for him, not the millions that sat at home hoping he would win.

The North-West gave Atiku the highest number of votes 2,280,465, followed by the South-South 2,233,232. His region the North-East gave him the lowest number of votes 1,116,873 and the South-East gave him the second lowest amount of votes 1,693,485. Below are the votes Atiku got from each political zone.

North-West - 2,280,465

South-South - 2,233,232

North-Cental - 2,023,769

South-West - 1,776,670

South-East - 1,693,485

North-East - 1,116,873

Source: https://www.nairaland.com/5050525/geo-political-breakdown-2019-presidential-election

From the data above, no region has the right to insult another for not voting Atiku. Let's embrace peace and move on.

The United Kingdom (UK) says Nigerians can have confidence in the outcome of the presidential election that held on Saturday.

President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the election with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second.

Harriett Baldwin, UK’s minister of state for Africa, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the result declared was consistent with the civil society parallel vote tabulation process.

“I offer my congratulations to President Buhari on securing a second term as the Nigerian President,” she said in the statement.

“The UK is a long-standing friend and partner of Nigeria and the Nigerian people, and a stable and prosperous Nigeria benefits Africa and the world.

“The Nigerian people have demonstrated resilience and a commitment to democracy. The result declared by the Nigerian election commission is consistent with the result obtained through the civil society Parallel Vote Tabulation process. Along with our international partners, the UK believes the Nigerian people can have confidence in the result.”

Atiku had rejected the result describing the election as the worst in the history of Nigeria. Following the announcement on Wednesday, he said the election witnessed an implementation of grant theft of the people’s will.

Reacting, however, Baldwin urged the opposition to challenge the result in a peaceful manner.

“We also recognise that independent Nigerian voices have expressed concerns about the conduct of the electoral process, in particular logistics and results collation, and reports of intimidation of election officials,” she said.

“We urge any party or individual who wishes to challenge the process to do so peacefully and through the appropriate legal channel and we encourage Nigerian authorities to examine all allegations of wrongdoing carefully, and take the necessary action against individuals found responsible.

“My thoughts are also with the families and friends of those who lost their lives in election-related violence. No one should die in the exercise of their democratic rights. We will continue to support Nigeria and its civil society in drawing lessons from these elections and strengthening its democracy.”

https://www.thecable.ng/uk-says-results-declared-by-inec-were-verified/amp

The south only make noise, we don't put word to action. How do you explained a local government that 600,000 people registered, only 80,000 came out to vote?