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I want to travel from Lagos (Lekki) to PH on Thursday driving via Lagos/Ibadan Expressway to link Sagamu interchange. I plan to leave as early as 5.00 am. Anyone with experience on what to budget for "toll gates"

Excellent. I stay in Ikota Lekki services by Eko Electricity. I hardly put on my generator and I work from home having to be at my laptop by 8 am. Light has been on since 1am this morning and has not blinked. So it is an average of 16 hrs.

I want to drive from Lagos to Port Harcourt. I have suspected that it will be a business venture for the security agents. So, Ishould I budget N20k for "settlement" to get there. Any comment by someone who has experienced this?

Staro:
Fowler deserves praises for what effort exactly ?
For superintending over a declining revenue generation since 2015 ?
What is bad in telling him to his face that he failed ?
.

It is good to see the breakdown of taxes collected during Jonathan and Fowler's. During Jonathan a larger proportion was the oil related component which is tied to oil price. The higher the oil price the higher the royalty and ppt paid as taxes by oil companies. As oil price fell in 2015 and only started picking up in 2018 this seriously lowered the oil component part. Fowler shored up the revenue greatly in the non oil component which was a major feat by broadening the tax net and going after defaulters. Several companies never paid tax before not filed returns. Thousands started filing and paying. My company also filed in 2018 for our operations since 2013. So he deserved some credit

Plead:
That religion is a scam.

1 Cor 1:18-25
18 For the [a]message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the [b]disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a [c]stumbling block and to the [d]Greeks foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

kate85:
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the story and message of the cross is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the [manifestation of] the power of God.

God bless you.my sister for sharing this scripture. I read it to verse 25 and I was touched by how Paul captured succinctly how the wise are ignorant of the message of the cross. Hlory be to God for those of us who have received light to understand.

gypsey:
Paul never existed, it's all fairytales, the world is never going to end, its all in your imaginations.


Jesus never exist only in fairytales.


I don't give a hoot! you need to wake up from your religious slumber and realise it's all fairytales.

I want you to read this. John 3:16-20

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

New King James Version (NKJV)

gypsey:
I don't believe in anyone, I don't have to believe in anything, anyone or any religion. why does anyone have to believe in anything or anyone?

I have this for you from the Bible and pray that the
LORD, who is Resurrection and Life visit you.

John 3:16-20.

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

New King James Version (NKJV)

ContractKiller:
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That is the mystery in Christianity. The bible he uses the foolish things of this world to confund the wise. I pray that Holy Spirit will convict you so that you will be converted and move from darkness to light. Read Phil 2:5-9

noleflendum:
god that could not rescue himselff on the cross of Calvary is that one God?

He needed to die on the cross so that he would bear the sins of the whole world. Through his blood, sins of mankind can be washed off. He died so that he could destroy the power of sins and death. Therefore those who believe I him will be dead to sins and live righteously on earthe and live eternally I the Kingdom of God in heaven. I pray that the Holy Spirit of God will convict you so that you can be converted and become a new being so that you will be transported from darkness to light and receive understanding of the Word. Of God, Jesus.

IAmMysterious:
Is this the reason why immodesty, nudity and unclothedness is now so rampant amongst Christians today especially in the West? are you people trying to emulate Isaiah in obeying Yahweh's command.

this is a verse where Yahweh commanded Isaiah to go naked and barefoot and walk all over the streets naked; And Isaiah did so for three years. If you call such an act shameless and dirty, then that means you have to deal with the fact that your Yahweh is so shameless and dirty. he could not find an honourable deed to use as 'sign and wonder rather it's something immodest, ungodly, dirty and shameless that he decided to use. deal with this:

Isaiah: 20. 2. At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3. And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; - Bible Offline

May the Holy Spirit convict you so that you can see the light and follow Jesus who is the light of the world.(John 8:12) and you will gain eternal life. It is only through Jesus, that man can make the kingdom of God. I pray for you that as we celebrate Jesus this Easter, the one who is Resurrection and Life will visit you.

pillarmaria:
His Lordship has spoken, I wonder the point Gov wike was trying to score.

This is to underscore the fact that Wike just tries to play politics. There is no sense in granting this relaxation. Yet he went to flex muscle to shut down Caverton. Any reasonable religious organisation will tor the line of the Catholic. These are the ones who truly care about their people and not the politicians.

jmoore:
Neh 6:8-9 Then I replied to him, “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind..


Radiation from ignorance is more dangerous than cancer.

6G is the future.
5G is the present.

I rather listen to qualified Professors working for World Health Organization and International body in charge of Non-ionizing radiation than listen to a theologian.

If I want to know the owner of the rooster that crew when Peter denied Jesus, then I would ask a theologian.



You are using 4G to send a conspiracy theory that 5G is from Antichrist.
1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, you invented none.
Invent yours, let's see.

Large followership should never be used as a criteria to say something is from God. Because "Many will follow" 2 Peter 2:2


If I tell you that the earth doesn't rotate nor revolve around the sun, would you classify it as a revelation?

It is a false statement that was popular back then till scientific proofs debunked it. Scientists like Galileo who was a Christian confirmed Copernicus' model of a heliocentric Solar System. His experimentational and mathematical approach to physics was revolutionary and ahead of his time.

5G conspiracy theories didn't start this year. Why are some people recycling same conspiracy theories in the form of REVELATION in 2020?

False teachers on the loose.

Christians who refuse to read their bibles will remain victims of manipulation by their pastors.
"Touch not my anointed" remains the favorite tools of the manipulators and their slaves.


If the Bible prophesied that Antichrist would come. Why do you think praying against or protesting against Antichrist would work? Are you trying to stop God's prophecy from being fulfilled?
Ignorant Christians with fear written all over them .

Jesus Christ doesn't need your help to fight the Antichrist

God

God bless you my brother. A true Christian will not fear the coming of Antichrist because it is a prophecy that must come to pass. We find this expressly stated in 1 John and 2 John. The bible has also warned in Daniel 12 that knowledge will ncrease at the End Time. So, the church and their leaders ought to focus on using all technology media available to propagate the gospel and get people ready for rapture. The faithful and true Christian will rapture first even before the coming of Antichrist rule as per 1 Thess 4:16-18. So rather than worry what is to come (Antichrist) get people to be worried about their state of preparedness for rapture.

dirtydiva:
We are not praying for it but at least let some people find food chop. In my case, I hv not bn paid salary because of lockdown which affected my company and head office at VI Lagos and I m left begging for survival as I just started work new as a staff but if dey relax maybe I can receive salary when it is bn approved and stock up house

Obi is addressing those governors that relaxed lockdown only for religious reason. Wike announced in Rivers state on Thursday relaxing the lockdown for only religious activities (to celebrate Easter and Muslims to pray at Jumat) which is a foolish thing to do, the height of irresponsibility, just to gain political point. It means clearly he does not understand the importance of the lockdown.

But any discerning religious organisation ignores him and still observes lockdown of their parishes just like the Catholic directed all his priests yesterday not to conduct any service.

congo4ka:
We are blaming government for doing nothing, yes they deserve the highest blame but our religious leaders are also very useless, greedy and tithe thieves. What is stopping them from feeding at least there members during this lockdown? NIGERIA truly the most religious country in the world but yet with the most ungodly and corrupt people in the world.

In RCCG, all parishes are directed to do CSR by reaching out to poor amongst us. I know in my parish about 89 people were identified and as yesterday 46 have been reached.

But on the subject of this post, for any governor like Wike announced in Rivers state on Thursday relaxing the lockdown for religious reasons (to celebrate Easter and Muslims to pray at Jumat) is a foolish thing to do, the height of irresponsibility, to gain political point. It means clearly he does not understand the importance of the lockdown.

But any discerning religious organisation will ignore him and still observe lockdown of their parishes just like the Catholic directed all his priests yesterday not to conduct any service.

IkeOnyia:
Peter Obi is really a demented imbeciile. He is always speaking from both side of his mouth due to mental depravity.


This is an interview he granted The Punch late last month condemning the lockdown.


Anthony Okafor
A former Governor of Anambra State , Mr Peter Obi , has warned against locking down the country over coronavirus scare, without alternative arrangements to cushion the effects of such action on the masses .
He said whilst all possible measures should be deployed to stop the spread of COVID- 19 , appropriate measures should be put in place to mitigate the suffering of the vulnerable in society .
In a statement by his Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, Obi , who was the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, said markets and other business ventures should not be closed to further impoverish the poor.
He said , ” There are several millions of our populace who are unemployed . Their means of livelihood depends on daily income which the present situation will definitely worsen . ”
He noted that in locking down the country, such vulnerable people should be factored into government plans , as was the case in other countries , by putting measures in place to cushion the effects of the lockdown on them.
Obi , who expressed gratitude for the efforts of some political leaders , captains of industry and corporate bodies , urged the Federal Government to do more to mitigate the situation, especially for poor Nigerians , as being witnessed in other climes.
He added , “ It would be counter -productive to keep only the elite in mind when taking such far - reaching decisions as closing down markets without having some cushioning measures for the traders . ”
He enjoined politicians , especially legislators , to go back to their constituencies to be with their people at a time like this .
“This is the time to be with your people in your various constituencies , ” Obi said .
He said it did not make any sense for politicians to be observing the stay - at -home in various places outside their constituencies at this trying time , instead of being with their constituents to help their people to find solutions to their problems and challenges .
Obi said that by being in their constituencies to monitor the situation, the elected leaders will be in a position not only to support their people in time of need , but to also properly advise government on how to address the fallouts of government policies.
He called on leaders of all segments of society to make sacrifices and show commitment at this critical period in the country’ s history .

https://punchng.com/peter-obi-kicks-over-coronavirus-lockdown/


This is the unstable idiot who wanted to become our vice president.

He didn't condemn the lockdown. The key thing is that an appropriate arrangement
arrangement must be made such that the poor can be sustained as a fallout of govt policies. I agree with him because developed countries sustain their people whose incomes are affected by giving them money. I spoke with my brother in-law who resides in Canada, all self employed people get money from govt. Those in paid employment also get money with govt working with their employers. But such is not done here and even the distribution of foodstuff is inadequate.

Now for any governor like Wike announced in Rivers state on Thursday relaxing the lockdown for religious reasons (to celebrate Easter and Muslims to pray at Jumat) is a foolish thing to do, the height of irresponsibility, to gain political point. It means clearly he does not understand the importance of the lockdown.

But any discerning religious organisation will ignore him and still observe lockdown of their parishes just like the Catholic directed all his priests yesterday not to conduct any service.

So Obi is right to condemn

tomdon:
You're getting it all wrong
5g does nothing of all you're saying
5g operates at a frequency spectrum that is harmful to humans and can cause serious genetic problems

Where are you from?

quentin06:
are you in Lagos, kindly do us a favor go to the main streets and see if there is any installation of masts being done.

if you see forklifts and people with ladders and cables, then pastor Chris could be right o.

None here. I stay I Lekki

kikero:
All I know is in twenty years time, people would consider 5g 'obsolete'

And to anyone opposing 5G....let me tell you about the good old days of the internet...here in Nigeria when to browse, you had to go to a cafe, often times spend one hour struggling to load a page, and another one hour trying to download stuff.To even watch videos was problematic. Sometimes you paid for one hour and watched it go up in smoke because 'network slow'

Nowadays, all those fast speed you are enjoying? Brought to you by 2g, 3g, and now 4g.

If you don't want 5G technology because 'the Antichrist'...and 'because they will put chips in our bodies'.and because 5G creates viruses'..you can disconnect your phone and throw away your mobile and PC devices, and go back to the time when we used the Posts and Telegraph to send messages to each other, because some of the frequencies they run on will form the basis of 5G.


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For more information about 5G technology, and health implications see the article below

How Worried Should You Be About the Health Risks of 5G?

I agree with you totally. So instead getting very worked up about the Antichrist and 666, the church should rather be winning souls and preparing the believers for the rapture. If you are Born Again, you have no business with the Antichrist nor 666. You will be raptured before any of these manifest (1 Thessalonians 4 :16). The situation in the world today should offer us (Christians) the opportunity to harvest souls instead we are just panicking because we don't seem to be ready or people like Pastor Chris is causing an unnecessary panic

zeusdgrt:
Truth, believe it or not.Is not about age is about the spirit of designment, teachings and truth in the word

Guys, for true Christians, this is uncalled for. Remember how Paul admonished the believers taking sides with himself and Appollos (1 Cor 3:6-). As Christians the Bible should be our reference at all times irrespective of your title in the Church. A GO is not infallible. So whatever they say or preach must be checked against the Bible.

I have expressed my opinion on this subject that I found what Pastor Chris said baseless and of no consequence. I would rather he focuses on telling his listeners to be rapture-ready since all the effect of 666 or Antichrist will not meet true Christians. Normally any Christian should not worry about an event that will eventually happen (death, coming of the Antichrist, etc) Christians should worry about making heaven Matt 6:33

I have said it on a similar post that the video by Pastor Chris drawing up conspiracy theory is baseless and makes me wonder why a Pastor should make such to instill fear in the minds of his congregation.

So instead getting very worked up about the Antichrist and 666, the church should rather be winning souls and preparing the believers for the rapture. If you are Born Again, you have no business with the Antichrist nor 666. You will be raptured before any of these manifest (1 Thessalonians 4 :16). The situation in the world today should offer us (Christians) the opportunity to harvest souls instead we are just panicking because we don't seem to be ready or people like Pastor Chris is causing an unnecessary panic

Friends, as true Christians, use everything available today (all technological advancement) to preach the Gospel. Use the internet, social media, Covid-19, its vaccine, 5G network. Whatever they invent. Even if the devil created it, let's use it to the glory of God.

Time is not on our side. If you have left the faith, come back now and join us to fight the battle to win more souls ready for rapture. As it is written in the Bible, rapture will take away real Christians before Antichrist shows up. So, actions should be directed to win more soul and make them abide.

Ease1:
Please during this time of lock down, do you guys still accept funds? And how do i get the forms to fill, also how do i get allocated to an account officer since we are on a lock down in Lagos. I am based on the island.

They still accept. Call Chioma 08154693501 for the Lekki office. She is my account Officer

viktormed:
People are greedy and the Ponzi operators know this. All these MBA forex defenders are scared low key, because they know it's a Ponzi scheme and they also know they are trapped in a cycle they can't get out of. Everyone I know who has completed a cycle with MBA forex had renewed their investments with even larger sums. They are tied to their greed and there's no way out. They keep hoping the scam will run long enough for them to make a fortune, unfortunately, they will end up borrowing more money in addition to whatever gains they had made previously and that's when Maxwell will strike. Very soon MBa will pack up and their NL warriors will go into hiding.

You have a point truly. I am one of the investors and I am really cut in between borrowing more funds to put into the MBA. I will be more comfortable if they can confirm they are registered with SEC based on the publication of March 27 2020. They paid timely my two ROIs due a few days ago, expecting the last one. The question is should I reinvest the ROI together with some borrowed funds to the tune of N4m? I have a target set which will require reinvesting this N4m and the ROI for next month.

musicwriter:
I am a former Christian, and for your information, Mr. Chris was one of the pastors that unfortunately misled me into Christianity and led me away from my African spirituality cause I thought he knew what he's doing. Thank God I was fortunate enough to free myself from the bible mythology.

By the way, you don't have to be a Christian to understand what he's saying, as a matter of fact, he has a limited knowledge on what he's talking about because his Christian belief has him pigeonholed in the bible. These things has been said by many, including atheists. If I said same thing here on Nairaland, you'll call it conspiracy theory, but its ok to you now because your pastor said it- in your bible context.

What Mr. Chris is telling you is that the mark of the beast is at hand, I do not need to see the previous 6 day presentations to know that.

Now, you're telling me ''the mark of the beast will come this same way and with this same tactics?'' Yet, you replied me in your first post, saying ''So, can you point me to anywhere in the video that Rev Chris said 5G causes COVID-19 or that the coronavirus vaccine is the mark of the beast?'' Talk about contradiction!.

Having read your post, I am concerned about the fact that you have now left Christianity. I don't know what could have caused this I just want to appeal to you to reconsider. According to John 3:16-17, John 14:6, John 16:8-11 Jesus is the way the truth and life. No one can make it to heaven except through believing in and accepting him. I pray that the Holy Spirit will convict you so that you reconsider your status.

Maestro21:
DUMB.

You came to my own post to write this. I really feel for you as you have a tough job of defending your Pastor who has gone off track. Earn your pay. The hustle is real.

Maestro21:
DUMB.

You are just attacking everyone that expressed what they felt truly about your Pastor on this matter. Na wa for u

[quote author=Maestro21 post=88108007]So what is your commentary. You agree with a non-sequitur summary or you make comments on videos you did not listen to?

If you don't know what the video is about, what does that say about you?

I am too meticulous to make a post without checking things out. I watched both videos. Visited the id2020 website and.make my conclusion that the Pastor spewed trash.

Maestro21:
Where did he say 5G causes COVID-19? Or what is the accusation?

None of these people you are attacking n each post claimed that Pastor Chros says 5G causes COVID-19. They are just disappointed that the Pastor could come up with thos conspiracy theory?

So why are you asking this irrelevant question? Are you a member of Christ Embassy and must be seen to support your Pastor? For me this is not about religion or denomination but the sheer fact that such a person will debote time to spew out baseless theories.

Maestro21:
You did not watch the video but came to make a post. Only a fool does that. At no point did he say 5G causes COVID-19

This person just summarized the whole video as baseless and makes the Pastor lose credibility. I agree with him totally. He never mentioned that 5G causes COVID-19. So what is your point?

This is bullshit. It is disappointing that Pastor Chris can be cooking all these up to instill fear. That conspir6story about ID2020 is so funny and baseless. It is up to the gullible to believe that the program is to collect people's ID which to a large extent is being collected worldwide under one guise or the other via biometrics. (BVN, LASRA, NIMC, embassies, immigration, etc). So nothing new.

People working outside where there is partial lockdown is not a new thing. To say that part of the reasons they asked people to stay at home is to enable them lay 5G is total bullshit. All over the world people lay fiber optic cables to carry data and this is not different. Whatever network that will run o it is immaterial. In my estate at Lekki, ipNx has been laying fiber optical for their internet network. Who will ask them whether it is 3G, 4G or 5G that will run on it.

I am truly disappointed that a Pastor of his level will shoot a video to layout these conspiracy theories. So disappointing.

Movies will soon be made all over the world about Covid-19

Clothingonline9:
Is this lockdown that even clothing shops open ph is a joke I wish Lagos can give us one day to move around

There is mo lockdown in PH as my wife sti6hoes to work daily. However the governor3 announced curfew in some areas of PH City LG (PHALGA) council because some market people flouted his order.