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Career / Re: Financial Risk Manager (very Urgent) by pingu2k5(m): 7:50pm On Mar 28, 2012 |
Hello all. How have u been? Hope u guys were successful in registering and writing the exams. I am considering registering too, please can you put me through? Thanks. |
Properties / Re: RSC, Miniflat, Flat & Warehouse to Let in Mainland Lagos. by pingu2k5(m): 9:28pm On Mar 22, 2012 |
@Larendo: Please give his number if u can. And Is there water supply inside? |
Properties / Re: RSC, Miniflat, Flat & Warehouse to Let in Mainland Lagos. by pingu2k5(m): 9:25pm On Mar 22, 2012 |
I'm interested in one room self contain but can only pay one year. Pls let me knw asap if u can accept my payment. Thanks. |
Family / Re: Mother's Day : Drop A Message For Your Mother by pingu2k5(m): 1:52pm On Mar 18, 2012 |
Orisa bi iya ko si. |
Phone/Internet Market / Fairly Used Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 For Sale by pingu2k5(m): 6:34pm On Jan 19, 2012 |
If you're interested in a fairly used Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 contact me at pingu2k5@yaho.com. Here are the features of the phone: Memory MicroSD card slot up to 16GB, (You will have buy this separately) Internal 110 MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Data GPRS- Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Camera Touch focus, geo-tagging, image stabilizer Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Secondary Camera Yes, videocall functionality via software update Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5/6.5.2 Professional Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU 528 MHz ARM 11 GPU Adreno 130 Sensors Accelerometer Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS feeds Radio Stereo FM, via software upadte GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 Colors Elegant Black - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/Xvid/WMV9/H.263/H.264 player - TV Out - YouTube application - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer) - Picture editor/blogging |
Politics / Fela Durotoye's Take On The Protests by pingu2k5(m): 7:37pm On Jan 16, 2012 |
As I watched the events of the last 36hours unfold, I have had to explain to my wife and children why I am so silent, so angry and so sad at the same time? My silence comes from being in awe as I witness the unprecedented yet amazing collaboration of MILITARY and MILITANTS in accomplishing a common goal, to silence the voice of the people. I am so angry that precious lives have been lost as ordinary citizens protested against an unjust policy that was clearly not thought-through and yet, our President describes these fallen heroes as the "adverse effects" of the protest. I am angry that our President made so many open-ended promises without clear deliverables or deadlines and thought we would be gullible and simple-minded enough to say OK. I am so angry that in a hard-earned democratic dispensation, our elected officials went into the barracks and cantonments to invite the very same soldiers (who we fought to return to the barracks) unto the streets against unarmed protesters while armed bandits, militants and terrorists express themselves freely without being muzzled by the military might of our government. But then I am also very sad because I've watched this charade play out itself many times before (without the novelty of the military and the militants.) Like I articulated in my facebook message (of January 5, 2012,) on this issue of fuel subsidy removal, this script has been acted out too many times for us to have forgotten how the charade ends. Act 1 Scene 1: Government (hints but) suddenly announces the increase in the pump price of petroleum products. Act 1 Scene 2: The people are angry about Government feeble excuses and explanations asking people to pay more because they can't confront the corrupt system that makes it unsustainable to keep fuel prices low . Act 2 Scene 1: Organised labour and trade union sense that it is time to bring out the capes and harken to the people's cry for super-heroes. You know the rest of the story, don't you? Government gets a court injuction restraining labour from embarking on a strike. Labour disobeys the unjust injunctions and go out to exercise their constitutional rights to call an unemployed populace to mass action. The youth, the homeless, the poor and the unemployed come out en-mass and protest. Labour makes public declarations of the position of the people. Government invites labour to closed door meetings. Something (we call negotiation) happens behind the closed doors. Labour emerges from closed door meetings and declares a deadlock. Govt goes ahead to REDUCE but NOT REVERSE pump price. Labour suspends strike. Employers are happy to get their staff back to work. Everybody gets back on the Rat Race (All motion, No Movement, I think the better way to put it is win-win!!! The only people that lose and suffer are the poor and unemployed who we all said would lose more if we continue the struggle against pump price increments. We never go 'backward' to collect our stolen funds from the corrupt officials and the cabals well known to the government. Rather, we choose to go 'forward' to rob our poor, feeble and voiceless forever and forget them until its time to bring them out to 'negotiate' another unjust policy. So we are back to where it all began, ASUU continues its strike and no one notices the degenerating young minds wasting away in our homes and on our streets. LASU school fees still increased by 900% and admission now costing 250,000 Naira for newly admitted students seeking an education to prepare their minds for the future. The Nigerian Medical Association and doctors must now return back to their death centers (oops, I meant health centers) and continue to watch helplessly as hopeless patients die from preventable systemic decay rather than the diseases that brought them to the hospital. Some of us will now go back to the LEKKI TOLL GATES and continue to pay toll, since we now have protest-fatigue. In any case, no one remembers why we were fighting against the unjust tolling of a road that was built by LKJakande with tax payers money and now refurbished by concessionaires. What's the big deal? Let the government continue to collect our taxes to build other roads and we continue to pay tolls to drive on our own (sorry, LCC's) road. Really, I am sad and angry because after all said and done, nothing has changed, Except for the price of fuel from 65 to 97Naira per liter. Still no refineries, no good roads, no power, no portable water, corrupt officials still in office as they continue 'partnering' with their cabals. Investigations without conclusion. Accusations without prosecution. And the world keeps going round and round. So when is real change going to come? As I stated in my earlier message on Jan 5, 2012, the change we need is not just policy. It is in the quality of mind and persons at policy making positions. Without a doubt, our change will come the day our Brightest and Best minds silently RESOLVE that Enough is Enough of mediocrity in policy- making positions and begin to prepare to occupy positions (and not just parks) through the electoral process. So how will we effectively deliver sustainable desired-change? WE NEED A CRITICAL MASS OF NEW NIGERIANS TO TAKE HOLD OF EVERY LEVEL OF POLICY MAKING POSITIONS BY 2015. Not a few good men and women whose voices will get drowned in the cacophony of mediocrity. Let our brightest and best brains begin serious preparations NOW. Don't wait till 2014 to decide you want to make a change by running for office in 2015. It will be too late if you don't start NOW!!!! As we keep up the pressure for good governance, let another set of emerging leaders (with a heart for the nation and a love for the people) arise and begin to prepare for 2015. We must encourage, train, mentor and empower the right people to go where few dare. I have committed my life to raise and prepare as many exemplary leaders of excellence to take over the various policy making positions at all levels of governance (federal, state and local)- executive and legislative. This is only the beginning of a long and arduous journey. The real Nigerian spring is going to be in April 2015. Until we change the quality of people in policy- making positions, we won't yet have real and lasting victory. Don't get it twisted, The 2015 elections is going to be the opportunity for the real Nigerian Spring. The real question is , Will we be ready to bring the real change we've always desired with the same zeal and fervor as we show now? Please don't let today's passion die tomorrow. The struggle continues today, tomorrow and forever. We WILL deliver the future! God bless you and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. FD |
Politics / Re: Goodluck Jonathan And Diezani Alison-Madueke Having An Affair? by pingu2k5(m): 4:05pm On Jan 13, 2012 |
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Politics / Goodluck Jonathan And Diezani Alison-Madueke Having An Affair? by pingu2k5(m): 4:04pm On Jan 13, 2012 |
So Jona Dey Ynansh Her? A few days before names of then Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s ministerial nominees were announced, there was a serious quarrel between the first couple. A source who witnessed the quarrel said, “The fight was so bad that madam nearly tore Oga’s shirt.” The bone of contention was the pending announcement of Deziani Allison Madueke as one of the ministerial nominees. Two years earlier Patience Goodluck Jonathan had openly confronted Deziani Allison Madueke’s mother, Beatrice Agama, at an event in Port Harcourt. Patience told Deziani’s mother, “Mama, please tell your daughter to leave my husband alone. She is married and I’m married. What kind of thing is this?” An eyewitness told this reporter: “The woman was so embarrassed all she could mutter was, “What is she talking about?” Days before Deziani was announced as the new Petroleum Minister, our group exclusively reported that she demanded to be given the petroleum ministry, a demand, we are told, she made in 2007 but could not get. Although there was overwhelming support for Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, who was Minister of State for Petroleum under Rilwani Lukman and was expected to get the substantive job, in the oil and gas industry, Deziani insisted that she be given the job. Ajumogobia was given the Foreign Affairs Ministry while Deziani Allison Madueke got her wish—the Petroleum Ministry. In fairness, Deziani Madueke before being appointed minister in 2007 had worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company. She got to the position of Executive Director of the multinational conglomerate. While there is some controversy as to her experience in the oil industry and level of competence, the fact is that she left Shell as an Executive Director, a position few Nigerian women, if any had occupied. On the day the First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Goodluck Jonathan traveled to Dubai, sources said, she wrote a note to her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan. The note, which was hand- delivered by one of her two children supposedly encouraged the President to invite Deziani Allison Madueke “to move into the Presidential Villa.” We could not independently confirm this but a source who was with her on the trip to Dubai told this reporter that the First Lady refused to take calls from the President for the first couple days she was in Dubai. The day before her departure to Dubai, a Saturday, then Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shehu Ladan spent two hours at the Aso Rock Villa. Most of the two hours the GMD was at the Villa was spent in consultation with the First Lady. Ladan traveled to London on official assignment the day the First Lady took off to Dubai. The next day Ladan was fired from his job and no reasons were given. From what our group has been able to piece together with information available, Shehu Ladan is said to have executed five oil deals on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Minister of Petroleum signed off on these deals. One of the beneficiaries of this deal is Patience Goodluck Jonathan. According to some sources, the First Lady made $2,000,000 profit from her deal. This was later reported to the President by Deziani Madueke who claimed that Ladan “misled” her. The Monday Ladan Shehu was sacked while on official assignment in London, Presidency sources said the Petroleum Minister had visited the Villa to see the President. She was said to have presented two documents to the President; one, for approval to sack the NNPC GMD and the second one was for the appointment of his successor. The President, according our sources, read the documents and quickly signed them. “The President did not even consult anybody or directed that a query be issued to Ladan. She just handed him documents, the man read them and just signed. I can tell you that is the fastest decision this man has made since I’ve known him,” said one Presidency official. The President and Deziani Madueke have a relationship dating back to his time as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State. Some even claim that the relationship predates his years as Deputy Governor. A source claims the President and the Petroleum Minister are cousins. This claim was quickly dismissed by several sources who have known them for years. A very credible source informed this reporter recently that Pres. Goodluck Jonathan came close to divorcing his wife, Patience, last year. According to this source, what saved the marriage was the intervention of Hassan Tukur, current Principal Secretary to the President. Tukur was then the Head of the Nigerian Energy Commission. He is a “long time pal of the President.” Deziani Allison Madueke’s place as one of the two most powerful women in Nigeria today is not in doubt. Nowhere is her power more visible and pronounced than at the Presidential Villa. According to several presidency and security sources, any time Deziani visits the office of the president nobody else is allowed to see the President. One source told our group “Soon after Oga became Acting President, Deziani came to visit him. Shortly after she walked into the Acting President’s office, the then Principal Secretary to the Acting President walked in to take some documents to him. Jonathan just raised his hand to stop the man in his tracks. After that everybody got the message. You do not enter the President’s office when Deziani is visiting.” These visits we are told sometimes lasts up to three hours. After the sack of Shehu Ladan as the GMD of NNPC, there were rumors that the former GMD had engaged in a shouting match with the Petroleum Minister. However, almost everybody we spoke to for this story who had known Ladan Shehu insisted that the man was not capable of such behavior. Some top NNPC staffers who spoke with this reporter insisted that Deziani was threatened by Ladan’s alleged closeness to Patience Jonathan. “You see, Deziani would’ve been ticked off by Ladan going to the Villa to spend two hours with Patience. The Minister in a meeting with us informed us that she demands 100% loyalty and would not tolerate any disloyalty. How do you think she would’ve seen Ladan’s visit to the First Lady even though there was nothing personal in that visit?” said an NNPC staffer. We could not confirm if indeed there was a meeting between Deziani and top NNPC staffers. The President’s relationship with Deziani Madueke, official and harmless though it may be, has not been well received by Nigerians. Several people we spoke to for this article advised the President to “tone it down.” One very angry Bayelsa political chieftain said to our group: “The President’s relationship with Deziani may be harmless…I tend to believe all these rumors are lies but even at that the man should tone it down. He is the man.” Another person told us: “How can on his first official visit to the United States, instead of going with his wife to see Pres. Obama who was with his own wife, he took as part of his entourage Deziani? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying there’s anything between them but if it were you would you do it? Tongues are wagging about you and one woman and on your first official visit you take her instead of your wife, on your first state visit to your wife’s state you take this same woman and send off your wife to Delta State. Haba, let common sense prevail here.” 3 Likes 1 Share |
Nairaland / General / Fela Durotoye's Warning About Ndimrc And Blc Ultimatum Threats by pingu2k5(m): 9:34pm On Jan 11, 2012 |
As we have all witnessed over the last few days, the path of national development is not always a smooth one. On our journey to building our nation into all that God has blessed Nigeria to be, we will go through many rough patches but we must stay together, walk together and work together until we arrive at our desired glorious destination. To build our beloved country Nigeria into a most desirable society to live in may be considered by some to be an improbable quest, a near mission impossible. But the secret to all impossibility is revealed by God when He said, "If these people as ONE people, speaking with ONE voice have begun to do this, then NOTHING that they imagine shall be IMPOSSIBLE for them." We may differ in opinion on key issues affecting our nation but we must not let our differences divide us. We are ONE NATION and ONE PEOPLE with ONE GLORIOUS DESTINY. Yet, as the debates/activities on the fuel subsidy removal ensue, I am compelled to bring to your immediate attention, a looming crisis of unimaginable consequences if not well-handled by our government, leadership and populace. On Jan 3rd, a faceless terrorist group called the Boko Haram issued a 3-day ultimatum asking all Nigerians of Southern Nigerian origin and all Christians to "leave" the Northern Nigerian states. The Boko Haram's threat was directed to all Southerners (regardless of whether they were Muslims or whether they were born and bred in the North) as well as all Christians (regardless of whether they are originally from a Northern state.) So as to be taken seriously, the Boko Haram attacked and killed 20 NIGERIANS of South- Eastern origin whilst at having a town hall meeting in Mubi and on the same day killed another 10 NIGERIANS in Maiduguri, Adamawa State. 6 NIGERIANS were also killed when assailants stormed the Deeper Life church in Bogo, Gombe State. Today, 4 NIGERIANS were killed by Boko Haram assailants who attacked a bus in Yobe state carrying Christian Igbo traders fleeing the northern Nigeria for their homeland. Consequently, yesterday the 10th of January, a group known as the Niger-Delta Indigenous Movement for Radical Change (NDIMRC) issued reprisal ultimatums giving all Nigerians of Northern origin 21 days to leave the Niger-Delta or face attacks. Today, another group - the Biafran Liberation Council (BLC) - has issued a similar 7-day ultimatum to northerners and Muslims in the Southern part of the nation to leave the area or be ready to become "victims". Just like the Boko Haram, the NDIMRC and the BLC have issued these malicious threats to fellow Nigerians based on ethnicity and regardless of place of birth. Somehow, in the heat of the debates and preparations for protest against the fuel subsidy removal, these abonimable acts of murder against unarmed and defenseless Nigerians and the subsequent ultimatums have been glossed over with a grossly-inadequate response by all and sundry. These abominations just haven't received the adequate and appropriate reactions from leaders of thought and influence in government and society as it deserved. Through our silence, WE have ALL collectively failed our fellow countrymen who have lost their lives. Left unchecked, Nigerians may over the next few days be 'surprised' by the most abominable acts of ETHNIC CLEANSING. Just because the calculated misdeeds of a faceless terrorist group, Nigerians may soon label their fellow Nigerians as 'kinsman' or 'enemy' based on where their parents are from and not their contribution to the society or common thread of national unity that binds us together as Nigerians. History is replete with stories of the unthinkable consequence of ethnic based attacks. In Nigeria, similar attacks ultimately led to the civil war in 1967. Remember that in 1994, about 800,000 Tutsis were massacred by extreme Hutu nationalists in the Rwandan genocide. The Czechoslovakia Serbs and Muslims. Over 6million Jews were massacred by Adolf Hitler and his army in the worst ethnic cleansing in world history. The question is "can we learn from lessons of the past and apply today to secure our future?" The most amazing thing about every ethnic crises was that they were all triggered by seeming inconsequential threats and actions that many brushed aside as mere nonsense. The immediate consequences of this overlooked atrocities include targeted attacks and killing of defenseless Nigerians. We've seen this happen already. So this is not fiction. What we are witnessing may inspire reprisal attacks and hatred of fellow Nigerians of another ethnicity. Again left unchecked, this may degenerate into wanton destruction of lives and property and consequently a mass exodus and forced relocation of Nigerians within their own country. Let me make this clear, All our debates and arguments about Fuel Subsidy removal will be inconsequential if we do NOTHING about this impending threat to our NATIONAL UNITY. I therefore seize this moment to call on all Nigerians to condemn the attacks and threats by Boko Haram as well as the ultimatums issued by the NDIMRC and the BLC. I call on all our elder statesmen and members of the Council of State to IMMEDIATELY arise and meet with all the key traditional rulers from all the geopolitical regions of our nation. They MUST condemn the attacks and threats with ONE VOICE. I call on all religious leaders (Christian and Muslim) particularly the leaders of all the major religious associations to IMMEDIATELY meet and stand together to condemn all attacks and ensue for peace with ONE VOICE. Let us all remember that Boko Haram does not represent the Northern Nigeria (otherwise they won't be killing their own kinsmen and destroying the land). Boko Haram does not represent Islam (otherwise they shouldn't be killing our Muslim brothers and sisters as they have done indiscriminately). As we have seen recently, the puppet masters behind these dastardly and cowardly acts of terrorism are highly placed power-seeking wealthy politicians who seek to divide us and weaken our resolve to build our nation. But they shall not prevail. We WILL not be divided. We must be UNITED in bid to retrieve the soul of our nation, restore our faith and revive our hope in the future of a new Nigeria. We MUST rebuild our beloved country into a nation that we will all be proud to deliver to our children and future generations. We must all act with ONE PURPOSE, to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done. We must all stand together as ONE PEOPLE, though tribe and tongue may differ in brotherhood we stand. We must all speak with ONE VOICE and condemn every ethnic attack, threats and ultimatums. Even in the midst of the on-going fuel subsidy removal impasse, it is time for you to speak out and let your voice be heard. God bless you and God bless Nigeria. FD |
Politics / Re: Gej In South Africa on Friday, speech was taped? by pingu2k5(m): 2:42am On Jan 09, 2012 |
Now I believe that there are some enemies of Nigeria that are after the failure of Jonathan. The President did not jet out to SA. President Goodluck Jonathan last night accused www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/32599-jonathan-accuses-house-of-inciting-nigerians.html |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Ican Students! Please Read This. by pingu2k5(m): 12:10am On Jan 07, 2012 |
When is d result coming out? |
Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs South Africa (7 - 3) (COPA Lagos 2011) by pingu2k5(m): 9:36pm On Dec 16, 2011 |
Why the silly name COPA Lagos Why not something like Lagos Cup or Eko Cup? |
Religion / Eyo Festival by pingu2k5(m): 8:58pm On Nov 23, 2011 |
Eyo festival is on Saturday. It will be widely celebrated in Lagos. A colleague of mine, a moslem and Lagosian, believes there is nothing occultic or spiritual about the festival. He said it is all entertainment. He wants me to go watch Eyo and celebrate with him. Another colleague, a christian, cautioned me, saying I'd be worshipping other gods by doing so. She said Islam does not discourage such 'idol worshipping', and that is why he sees nothing wrong in the festival. What is occultic about Eyo? Is it true that the Eyo's cane is charmed? Celebrating Eyo festival, does it conflict with christianity? |
Religion / Re: Islam Education by pingu2k5(m): 6:30pm On Nov 05, 2011 |
Religion / Islam Education by pingu2k5(m): 6:27pm On Nov 05, 2011 |
I came across this history of Mohammed on a website and I am in doubt that evrything in it is true. Please true muslims should educate me and fault this: The god of Muslims is revealed as a tyrant who demands Muslims and all others submit to him. Whereas in the New Testament, Jesus revealed to Christians a God who is a loving Father, who wants us to come to Him via free will. In the Old Testament (Exodus 34:6) the real God revealed Himself as "merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth". He is the Creator of the Universe, the God of Love, and Lord of Life. The God of Israel is this true God. He insists "Thou shall not kill the innocent and just". When a Muslim declares that Islam is a religion of peace, he/she is either ignorant of the Koran (Qur'an), or is deceitfully thinking of this "peace", as it extends only to those within the Muslim Community. The deceit is that they will not tell you exactly what they mean. According to the Qur'an: "Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah. Those who follow him are merciful to one another, but ruthless to unbelievers" Surah 48:29. "Kill the Mushrikun (unbelievers) wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and lie in wait for them in each and every ambush, " Surah 9:5. Also see Surah 9:29: PICKTHAL: "Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture (Christians & Jews) as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.". Please note that there is not a single verse in the entire Christian Bible that contains this "open-ended", universal command to kill/or be ruthless to unbelievers. Surah 47:4 says: Fa'idhā Laqītumu Al-Ladhīna Kafarū Fađarba Ar- Riqābi Ĥattaá 'Idhā 'Athkhantumūhum Fashuddū Al-Wathāqa Fa'immā Mannāan Ba`du Wa 'Immā Fidā'an Ĥattaá Tađa`a Al-Ĥarbu 'Awzārahā Dhālika Wa Law Yashā'u Allāhu Lāntaşara Minhum Wa Lakin Liyabluwa Ba`đakum Biba`đin Wa Al-Ladhīna Qutilū Fī Sabīli Allāhi Falan Yuđilla 'A`mālahum which means Therefore, WHEN YOU MEET THE UNBELIEVERS, SMITE AT THEIR NECKS; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah's Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost. Many Quran translators have tried to soften the meaning in their translation by adding the words “in war” in brackets after the word “Unbelievers” but they are NOT there in the original Arabic text. Allah - the Pagan god: Islam, teaches that Jews and Christians both have earned the wrath of Allah by failing to follow Islam, and that they have also lost the way by following the teachings of the Torah for the Jews, or the Bible for Christians. Additionally, This god Allah (with a little g) lies about Jesus. Islam says that Jesus not only is not the Son of God, but that He did not even die on a cross in Jerusalem, Allah is therefore proven to be a false pagan god, Jews also do not believe this about Jesus (Yeshua). Who will believe it? The greatest of kings. Born in the humblest of places, God, born in the flesh! The Apostle Paul tells us that Jews have been supernaturally blinded to this by God. Yet Christians and Jews worship the same God (Yahweh) and share the same Bible. Learn more. See movies "The Nativity Story" and "Jesus", here. About 578 years before Islam came along, Christians were warned against Islam by both Jesus and the Apostle Paul. Jesus warned us about the many false prophets who would follow Him (Matthew 16:11-12) . Paul warned us when he wrote: “But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a Gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!” (Galatians 1:. Since Islam’s message differs fundamentally from the Gospel, it is clear what Paul taught regarding the fate of Muhammad and those who propagate Islam. Islam bypasses the sacrificial mediating work Jesus did for believers on the cross, thus negating the forgiveness of sins. This condemns non-believers to die in their sins. Jesus said; "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins." John 8:24 Jesus also predicted the current dilemma of Muslim intolerance and fanaticism. He warned that the day was likewise coming when religious zealots will kill Christians and think they are offering a service to God (John 16:2-4). Dear Christians and Muslims. Jesus is committed to winning the spiritual Holy War. He wants nobody to suffer an eternity without God, confined to a godless place. Know this, that God Himself is calling out those Muslims with good hearts! Jesus (Isa) Himself is appearing to many. A few years ago, Al-Jazeera reported that roughly six million Muslims are leaving Islam and becoming followers of Jesus every year in Africa. In 2005, roughly 250,000 Muslims converted to Christianity in Iran. Between 2003-2005, roughly 1 million Muslims converted to Christianity in Arab countries. Muslims are coming to Christ in North America, too, although not to the same extent as in Muslim countries. Tens of millions are embracing Jesus every few years in India and in China. Chinese missionaries are now gearing up to bring the Gospel of Jesus to dark Muslim places. The Muslim Qur'an (Koran) and Muslim Hadith are unique among all the sacred writings in the entire world -- because they alone counsel its followers to make war on unbelievers. Any thoughtful reader will be forced to admit that evil literally "drips" from their pages. One in every 55 verses in the Muslim Qur'an consists of this fake god Allah insisting that Muslims make war on unbelievers. As you will see below, the Qur'an is a made up book of gibberish, of evil verses abrogating (superseding) peaceful verses. The Qur'an cannot be trusted because it contains numerous "divinely inspired" contradictions. If God has a history of abrogating (changing) his own revelations as is done in the Qur'an, then how can we be certain he will not abrogate it again in the future? If Allah can abrogate his eternal speech, how can you trust him with your eternal soul? Comparing the Bible with the Qur'an "has likewise brought the firm realization that the contrast is stark and astounding. The superiority of the Bible is so transparently evident that one is flabbergasted and dumbfounded that so many human beings have embraced Islam in the last 1,400 years". , "The Quran lacks this heavenly manifestation of inspiration". The Quran Unveiled, page 254 Jesus Christ: To the Muslim, Jesus Christ is merely one of the many prophets of Allah (Sura: 4:171; 5:74). According to Islam, the prophet Muhammad supersedes Jesus Christ. Islam says Jesus Christ is not the Son of God or part of any Trinity (Surah 5:17; 5:116; 19:35). We are told by Islam that Jesus was the Messiah (Surah 3:45; 4:157; 171), but nothing but a slave on whom God showed favor (Surah 43:59); yet elsewhere in the Qur'an we are told the Messiah is not a slave (Surah 4:172). The Qur'an tells us that Jesus Christ did not atone for anyone's sins, although he was himself sinless (Surah 3:46) and is one of those who are near to God (Surah 3:45). Positively, the Qur'an says that Jesus Christ performed miracles (Surah 3:49; 5:110) and was the Messiah. The Qur'an says Jesus did not die on a cross. Various Muslim traditions say that Jesus either miraculously substituted Judas Iscariot for himself on the cross, or that God miraculously delivered Him from the hands of the Romans and Jews before He could be crucified. Most Muslims believe that Jesus Christ was taken bodily into heaven without having died (Surah 4:157). However, Surah 19:33 says Jesus died and would be resurrected. Muhammad on the other hand died in his wife Aisha's home, not long after he was poisoned by a slave girl. Muhammad's body was lowered into a hole in Medina, and his dead body was covered by dirt and brickwork. It is interesting to compare Jesus and Muhammad according to the Qur'an. Jesus did miracles (Surah 3:49; 5:110), but Muhammad did not (Surah 13:8: "thou art a warner [of coming divine judgment] only"; also 6:37; 6:109; 17:59 and 17:90-93). Jesus was sinless (Surah 3:46), but Muhammad sinned and needed forgiveness (Surah 40:55: "Ask forgiveness of thy sin"; 42:5: "Ask forgiveness for those on the Earth"; 47:19: "Ask forgiveness for thy sin" ; 48:2: "that Allah may forgive thee of thy sin". Jesus was called "the Messiah" by Allah in the Qur'an. And Jesus was even born of a virgin (Surah 3:45-57)! Yet Muhammad who had 12 wives, 2 concubines, and participated in many attacks on innocent caravans and villages, and insisted on 20 |
Politics / Re: FG Sacks NAFDAC, NDLEA & Others From Seaports by pingu2k5(m): 8:13pm On Oct 11, 2011 |
This is a welcome development. Please, does this imply that some charges are going to be scrapped, since this will reduce the cost of clearing goods at our seaports? And which charges are going to be affected specifically? |
Religion / Re: Adeboye Meets Israeli Leaders, Seeks Worldpeace by pingu2k5(m): 12:01pm On Sep 04, 2011 |
Religion / Adeboye Meets Israeli Leaders, Seeks Worldpeace by pingu2k5(m): 12:00pm On Sep 04, 2011 |
WORRIED by continued uncertainty in the Middle East, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, held two separate meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, last weekend, where he called for a global enforcement of the United Nations resolutions on the advancement of peace. Speaking with Peres during the meeting, which was co-ordinated by an arm of the church, Christ Redeemer Friends Trust (CRFT) based in London, Adeboye, stated that a global adoption of the UN resolutions on the culture of peace would serve as the foundation for the peace process in the Middle East and in all conflict areas. CRFT is a group of professionals from the Redeemed Christian Church of God parishes worldwide with concern for global peace, reconciliation and advocacy and works to protect and save lives by supporting communities in emergencies and crises. Adeboye, at the meetings with both leaders, said: “A culture of peace is a way to live together. It requires non-violence, tolerance and solidarity whilst acknowledging and respecting a variety of traditions. I have here a list of the numerous UN resolutions on the culture of peace which we believe need to be accepted by the international community, especially the Quartet as the foundation for the peace process in the Middle East and in all areas of conflict”. Describing the incessant crisis in the Middle East as one that transcends politics, but also a challenge on academic and religious leaders, the pastor maintained: “The Middle East conflict is not only about politics—it is also about religious and moral values. The only way to solve it is through education for a culture of peace among all sides to the conflict. This is the challenge for religious leaders, academics and political leaders on all sides of the conflict.” Adeboye had on June 20, hosted a summit meeting of religious leaders at the UN to present an initiative that would give religions, academics and parliamentarians a voice in the UN. Sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics and co-sponsored by the Mission of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the UN and CRFT, with the patronage of former Director- General of UNESCO, Frederico Mayor, who introduced the “culture of peace” at the UN, the summit brought together leaders in the Abrahamic faith groups, to an international mini |
Religion / Re: Question For Atheists And Religious People by pingu2k5(m): 5:38pm On Aug 22, 2011 |
One Solitary Life Nearly two thousand years ago in an obscure village, a child was born of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village where He worked as a carpenter until He was thirty. Then for three years He became an itinerant preacher. This man never went to college or seminary. He never wrote a book. He never held a public office. He never had a family nor owned a home. He never put His foot inside a big city nor traveled even 200 miles from His birthplace. And though He never did any of the things that usually accompany greatness, throngs of people followed Him. He had no credentials but Himself. While He was still young, the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His followers ran away. He was turned over to His enemies and sentenced to death on a cross between two thieves. While He was dying, His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth – the simple coat He had worn. His body was laid in a borrowed grave provided by a compassionate friend. But three days later this Man arose from the dead – living proof that He was, as He had claimed, the Savior whom God had sent, the Incarnate Son of God. Nineteen centuries have come and gone and today the risen Lord Jesus Christ is the central figure of the human race. On our calendars His birth divides history into two eras. One day of every week is set aside in remembrance of Him. And our two most important holidays celebrate His birth and resurrection. On church steeples around the world, His cross has become the symbol of victory over sin and death. This one Man’s life has furnished the theme for more songs, books, poems and paintings than any other person or event in history. Thousands of colleges, hospitals, orphanages and other institutions have been founded in honor of this One who gave His life for us. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the governments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned have not changed the course of history as much as this One Solitary Life. |
Religion / Re: Question For Atheists And Religious People by pingu2k5(m): 5:29pm On Aug 22, 2011 |
Buddha simply said, "I am a teacher in search of the truth." Jesus said, "I am the Truth." Confucius said, "I never claimed to be holy." Jesus said, "Who convicts me of sin?" Mohammed said, "Unless God throws his cloak of mercy over me, I have no hope." Jesus said, "Unless you believe in me, you will die in your sins." - Anonymous |
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