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Incognito403:You know shalom is a form of greeting. The Abrahamic religions have similarities but their followers are very funny. Only if they take time to study their own forefathers as much as they study what was brought to them. Shalom (Hebrew) = peace, completeness, welfare Salam (Arabic) = peace, safety, well-being Christian usage = “Peace be with you” or just “peace” in greetings and blessings. All three carry the same basic meaning of peace, even if the words and religious contexts differ. In Christianity, it comes from the Bible and liturgy, not Hebrew or Arabic directly, but the concept is the same. In the Bible, Jesus often says “Peace be with you” when greeting or blessing people (e.g., John 20:19, 21).
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Aba Women's Riot of 1929: A Turning Point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddDdh1sxztw The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929 happened mainly because of unfair taxes and the extension of colonial authority over women. The British tried to impose direct taxes and give warrant chiefs more control, but market women in Aba protested since they had no voice in government decisions. Tens of thousands of women joined strikes and demonstrations, even attacking colonial offices, to resist being taxed and controlled unfairly. The revolt forced the British to rethink taxation and local administration, making it a turning point in Nigeria’s colonial history and showing the strength of women’s collective action. The people are very comfortable with corruption. In the UK and US, politicians who raise taxes can lose elections because voters hold them accountable, but in Nigeria, taxes are 🇳🇬
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Femi Kehinde, author of A Short Stroll Along History Avenue, brings history to life as he revisits the fearless activism of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a woman who redefined resistance in colonial Nigeria. In this interview, he recounts how Funmilayo mobilised the women of Abeokuta to rise against unjust taxation and challenge the colonial power structure. The revolt, a powerful act of defiance, ultimately led to the exile of the Alake of Egbaland. Through Kehinde’s narration, we see how one woman’s courage reshaped the course of Nigerian history. The Abeokuta Women’s Revolt: When Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Rewrote Nigerian History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvTtYrZTAk? History tends to repeat itself when the people don't learn from their past.
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I just need to break this down here because what you don't understand you will keep being misled. A tax is money the government collects from people, businesses, or things you buy, to pay for public services like roads, schools, hospitals, and electricity. Many Nigerians think only people with salaries pay tax because income tax (PAYE) is very visible, it comes straight off your paycheck. But in reality, everyone pays indirect taxes whenever they buy goods, fuel, food, use electricity, phone, or travel. The “hypocrisy” comes from the fact that government talks about income tax more because it’s easy to track, while indirect taxes are hidden in prices, so it feels like the poor or informal workers aren’t paying anything when they actually are. What annoys me is the japa people that go abroad and yap about taxes. They want Nigeria to have the same western style. If you play with taxes abroad, you'll be shown the way out in the next election and you should also understand the white man and why he does things in a way. When you understand their history, you'll know why we are not the same. Some countries really do not charge personal income tax at all meaning residents don’t file annual income tax returns like in the UK/US and don’t pay tax on their salaries. Examples include United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Monaco, Brunei and Vanuatu, among others. These countries still get money for government services through oil, trade, fees, or other taxes, not by taxing individual salaries. Do the maths and tell me one thing in common Nigeria has that some of these countries have. These countries fund government spending through other sources such as oil and gas revenues, corporate taxes, import duties, fees, tourism income or VAT/sales taxes, instead of taxing people’s income directly. You need to get off this obsession with the west and trying to be like who you are not. This is the miseducation of the average African. Don't forget that in Aba and Ogun State, Women fought the imposition of taxes by the British. Many Nigerians don't even study their history. You should go and read why they didn't want the colonial government collecting taxes from them. Historically, Western heavy taxation grew partly from scarcity and because they needed money to fund armies, wars, infrastructure, and administrative systems. Land and resources were limited, populations were growing, and scarcity of money made taxes necessary. Scarcity also came from their harsh climates, poor harvests, and limited technology, so the state had to extract more from people to survive and provide basic service, sunlike in some African systems, where wealth was shared communally rather than extracted as formal taxes. When you look at it today, the concept of Black Tax is because in Africa, we share the resources with the rest of us Ubuntu style. Learn why things are the way they are. Today, I see people teaching financial wealth and I laugh when they want us to copy westerners and their form of selfish indiduvual finance. The day Nigerians wake up to know their rights and why the government cannot just squander their money, they will wake up.
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DoTheNeedful:Many of you are also disingenious when you make it seem like Nigerians don't pay many indirect taxes. Some people think Nigerians do not pay tax, so they focus mainly on income tax, but this view is not correct and misleading. When people buy goods and services, they pay Value Added Tax (VAT), fuel levies, customs duties on imported items, and other indirect taxes. These taxes are built into prices, so everyone pays them whether they are employed or not. The taxes you pay for your government's negligence on providing 24/7 electricity is huge. When government NEPA fails and you buy fuel for your generator, you are still paying tax. When you receive electricity bills with VAT and charges, you are paying tax. Everyday Nigerians pay indirect taxes when they buy food and household items (VAT), buy fuel or take transport (fuel levies), make phone calls or use data (telecoms levies), buy imported goods - fashion wigs, cars, phones, or spare parts (customs and import duties), stay in hotels or eat at restaurants (consumption and hotel taxes), watch movies or attend events (entertainment tax), send money or sign agreements (stamp duties), pay rent or utility bills (environmental and waste levies), and even when transport fares rise because taxes are built into costs, all without being directly told they are paying tax. You pay for higher cost of food because the transportation cost already takes the taxes into delivery. If you have a shop, you pay market levies, these are all taxes. You pay LAWMA or PSP, read the fine print. Those touts that stop buses are collecting money. That money is tax! Anything due, levies, fees is tax. When you ask yourself where the money is going to, if it is going to government, even if it is collected by a consultant, it is TAX. The money you will pay for tinted permit is a tax. I attached an image here to show you how much those boys collect on the road and why MC Oluomo can be powerful. They are now saying that state governments should ban such collection of taxes on the road. The government focuses more on income tax because it is easier to track formal workers and businesses under the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) system. A large part of Nigeria’s economy is informal, making direct income tax collection difficult. As a result, indirect taxes often contribute significantly to government revenue, even though many people are unaware they are paying them. In 2023, Nigeria collected about ₦3.64 trillion in VAT (indirect tax ≈ 43%) and ₦4.89 trillion in company income tax (direct tax ≈ 57%), based on NBS-reported figures.
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helinues:The 300k of before is not the same as before due to inflation. It's like telling me 30k of 2015 is the same as 30k of 2025 |
Most of these things are because families have failed and Nigerians are copying foreign lifestyle that boys are now coming online to warn about women... Choose from a good family and you won't have to be a detective. Raise a child as your culture wants and you will save yourself from future headaches.
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Success has many friends. Wait until you fail to know those who were there for the prize or those who don't care about the price of the journey. |
Do not forget that they want us to have a religious war. Take note of that. They are surprised that despite all the problems, we've not broken up yet. https://www.nairaland.com/5873626/may-2010-rockefeller-foundation-report#89812053 LeOstrich:Do not die in their war |
Do not forget that they want us to have a religious war. Take note of that. They are surprised that despite all the problems, we've not broken up yet. |
realG101:My own 2 cents is instead of bashing people who take their own life, we should rather simply rip them and move on. Well, I put another 2 cents to say that maybe if he didn't write a letter, I would have more generic things to say. Unfortunately, he wrote a letter to the world and Editors usually allow a right of reply ![]() By the way, condemning it is very necessary. When communities refuse to take a position, survivors carry guilt and confusion, moral lines are blurred and future harm becomes easier to justify I took a stance and it is neither cowardly nor insensitive. Suicide is forbidden and it is a major sin (no religious label here, I emphasized the tradition of African communities but in religion, it's a taboo), it causes real harm to the living and it must not be normalized or romanticized. Communities are right to speak clearly against it while leaving final judgment to our maker. You can speak firmly against suicide while still avoiding cruelty toward people or not letting the wickedness of the world make you respond the same way. We can condemn the act without glorifying or normalizing the act. Clarity protects people. Silence or middle ground doesn’t. |
Imindmybusiness:How you react is more important than the actions done to you. When you gain this higher ground, you learn to keep moving, paying little attention to their responses because you are living in your own higher realm. You reach a point where their praise, their criticism, even their presence, no longer shifts your ground. You occupy your own realm, guided by purpose, not by the reactions of others. Like a tiger that has finished its meal, the flies buzz around and it does not flinch. The tiger has fed, its focus is elsewhere, and its energy is reserved for what truly matters. Every step forward is measured, deliberate, and unshaken. Peace grows from self-command, from holding your center, from choosing where to place your attention. You are the one moving. You are the one in control.
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We should learn to build strong parties not strong individuals in the party. That's the only thing we are yet to do well since 99. Obasanjo started it and we have not been able to correct it. The party should be stronger than its candidates. |
Secrets are not entrusted with a drunken man
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Jakarta:
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On the front page of Nairaland today Bandits Kills 30 , Sack 21 Villages In Kogi Community - Politics - Nairaland Then Gunmen Attack, Burn Down Police Station In Ondo Community If you read the article, they said Gunmen suspected to be bandits. I checked the meaning of bandits noun plural noun: bandits a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area. Gunman a man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act. "a gang of masked gunmen" Are we in a lawless or isolated area? Isn't that a slap on the government? |
The man and his money
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Ofunaofu:Tinubu will handle the economy, Shettima will handle security. Shhh. It's January 1, time for the new tax law. That's the economy
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shortgun:Obesity, which is generally defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, occurs when a person carries excess body fat that can negatively affect overall health. Carrying extra weight increases the risk of serious medical conditions. For example, it can raise blood pressure and cholesterol levels, which increases the likelihood of heart disease and stroke. It also affects how the body uses insulin, making type 2 diabetes more likely. The added weight places extra stress on joints, particularly in the knees, hips, and spine, which can lead to pain and arthritis. In addition, fat around the neck can obstruct airways during sleep, causing sleep apnea and breathing difficulties. Obesity is also associated with a higher risk of certain cancers, including breast, colon, and kidney cancer. Other health concerns include fatty liver disease, gallstones, infertility, and mental health challenges such as anxiety or depression. Importantly, losing weight after being obese usually reduces many of these health risks, especially when done through a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and healthy lifestyle changes. Bags of bones Think again.
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Sex without mutual effort isn’t intimacy, it’s labor, and labor without return naturally loses its appeal. Marriage exists to align effort, energy, and care and without it, sex often becomes empty labor and disappointment. People of today have decided to call marriage a scam, they do not have a mission, they are only interested in gbenshing for self pleasure. They say the wahala of marriage is too much but yet they are telling us the chase is not worth the effort. Maybe the real truth is this:The real truth is commit to something. Invest your energy where commitment exists, or expect emptiness.
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How many times is man ungrateful to his maker that he doesn't say thank you? We hear, we see, we type, we can think, we talk, we can sit, jump, spit, sheet, piss, our brain works, our legs work, out fingers grow, they move, our eyelids protect our eyes even though some people remove it and redesign it for fashion, we don't give thanks to the master piece that was created. Another reason why all those people who were trying to sound moral on that guy that took his life make me laugh. We are very ungrateful people, yet God no de vex if we say nothing about the bounties that he gives us free of charge. Thank God man cannot manufacture air or we will pay to breathe. Now, if God wey make us de look us for our ungratefulness and some of us are taking our lives because we are tired, please what do you expect man to do if he could give us all the things our maker gave us? Before we breathe, we will have to say thank you for our next subscription. IfManBeGod When you are giving, know why you are doing what you are doing. What is your purpose for giving? Man will disappoint you but when you are focused on your mission you will learn to pay little attention to what man does to you and keep the ball moving. Stay focused. Thank you Lord.
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lexyman:They were so fast to announce the destruction the building than they were to announce the completion of rescue mission. I smell a rat. SixSeven: |
“I don’t need crossover to enter a new year. I just need sense.” |
Charly68:I don't want to talk about Obi but the abnormal has become the norm. The person who was produced by the political party should not be stronger than the party. The party makes the president, governors and elected officials. None of them should automatically become the leader because they won on its platform. This is something we have been battling since 99. |
With all the reasons you've given, can we safely say that APC will boldly say WE NO DE GIVE SHISHI? Is there any need to campaign? ![]() Vox populi... |
FarahAideed:If you had sense, you will learn how to ignore what doesn't make sense to you. But your consistency suggest something that strikes a chord. Gerraaahia |
FarahAideed:I wish you what you wish yourself. |
realG101:To each his own. This is not a honorable exit. You guys think men didn't take out themselves in the past? Or men who couldn't stand injustice sacrifice their lives? I stand by my words and truth hurts, if you like, call it insensitive. Cowards die many death before they take their life. We throw words around but maybe we don't really know the meaning. A hypocrite is a person who claims to have moral standards or beliefs that they do not actually follow, essentially pretending to be virtuous or pious while their actions contradict their words, often seen as a " say-do" gap or feigning virtue for praise or benefit. It describes someone who judges others for faults they themselves possess, or presents a false image of righteousness, unlike someone genuinely struggling with temptation. A hypocrite is someone who cannot defend their moral position because of what people will say. In all that you wrote, there was no solution. It was all about, you didn't know, you weren't in his shoes, you couldn't understand. You cannot take a side, you want to sound moral enough to be understanding but immoral enough not to be practical. How do you know we would not have helped? Anyway, I have written enough on this subject but for this guy and that letter he wrote, he was a selfish, self-centred person. Hard times don’t excuse contempt for life. Past generations faced wars and still chose endurance and duty over self-absorption. Compassion isn’t weakness but turning despair into a moral pass is hypocritical and that is what society is turning into today. Me me me, selfish, cuddling generation who want to guilt everyone else but take no responsibility. They want to take the spotlight away from them. Telling us being a coward is Honor. I spit on such. Compassion for suffering doesn’t require endorsing suicide, and refusing to judge doesn’t mean we abandon the value of life. Read my previous posts here. I do not believe in performative niceness, that is a red flag. I believe in action. If you need help, seek it. It's okay to feel bad, have negative thoughts, be taken by a bad experience but what we are taught in life is that everyone of us has his or her own challenges. No school of thought will recommend suicide so what are we yapping about? Trying to sound nice is trying to condone the action because you don't know. Excuse me. It must be condemned outrightly and those that are living can learn from the lessons but don't attempt to question what we would have done because we could have done a lot and the coward will take the easy path to end it all before the original end. The real failure isn’t judging the dead, it’s ignoring the living who are in pain while the dead took the convenient option that needs no accountability. I am not subscribed to any performative niceness, giving proper feedback is being kind, not being nice. Not giving the proper feedback is being nice but you're unkind and that's what society is doing today. We want to explain things away without holding anyone to account and we are back to square one. |
WhizdomXX:Let my people go |
SixSeven:And if you think it's cruise, I have one more video for you When they aires this reality show of wife swap, see how the families reacted to the mother who cooked her food vs the mother who ordered cooked food for her family. The children were so happy when the Caucasian said she cooked, even children know these things. Keep arguing. You gonna learn! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUhKjYiaUik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ddg85wpLg |
By now I thought they would have clipped the part Abati was taking about but no... ![]() |
Denko2721987:💯 Death is certain, the manner is not but character is what a man controls. We are not what we say we are. We are what we do. We are what we respond to and how we respond to life's different tests. Are we moving or are we staying in the same place? Keep it moving. It is a paradox that we need to keep fighting to live but we are eventually going to die. One way I get out of my head is when I go and meet someone else, listen to their stories, listen to their struggles, life is more than what we think of ourselves and who we think we are. One of the benefit of this same internet is that you now have access to read people's stories. People have gone through a lot and when you watch others who have gone through what you have been, it helps you. The elders say there's nothing new under the sky when there is a scandal or something has happened before. We learn from the experiences of those who have gone through the road before us. Yet we keep moving. May we be stronger than our weakest darkest thoughts.
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