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purem:
Yeah buhari is fighting curuption and the people he's fighting are way more powerful than him that's the country is going down hill in his government

As for OBJ he's less concern about curuption coz he's a real definition of curuption

Stop doing this to yourself give us reasons with evidences that Buhari is fighting corruption please. Name high profile cases of corruption he fought and still fighting with names and dates please and also give us evidences why you think Obasanjo did not fight corruption.

atanda247:
Yes.. because OBJ never fought corruption but anyone against him

Really? Can you tell us the high profile cases of corruption Buhari is fighting and kindly name names with dates ........thank you in advance

Is Buhari fighting corruption better than OBJ? Olawepo Hashim wade in

Nigeria during Obasanjo’s administration made more progress in the fight against corruption than we have seen in this present administration. Firstly in 1999, EFCC, ICPC were created, but this APC government have not been able to appoint substantive chairman of the agency. Assuming they have to create those agencies, would they have been able to achieve that? It was during Obasanjo that a serving minister was put on trier, it was under that government that an inspector general of police was handcuffed and dragged by police under him on a national television, that IGP came from the same zone with the sitting president. What do you have now, is clearance for officers indicted for corruption. We need to get serious and not reduce this thing to joke, it is good to punish those who break the law, why they took Obasanjo serious in his anti-corruption fight was because he was straight forward, people said it was political witch-hunt but no AD member was sent to prison. No single ANPP members were sent to prison. People that were sent to prison were PDP members. Under Obasanjo two serving governors were impeached and put on trial. That is why some of us support fighting corruption as at that time, but the fact is that you can eliminate corruption at some levels with right policies without fighting anybody. With right policies, certain things will naturally disappear.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2018/07/02/corruption-is-a-consequence-of-centralized-system-olawepo-hashim/

I dey laff ooooo

OneJ:
I wonder if your brain would reason on the answer because even if your eyes see am but your heart will never accept it.


"But what about you?" he (Jesus) asked. "Who do you say I am? ".
Simon Peter answered :"You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God"
Jesus replied: Blessed you are,Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven". Matt16:13-17.



Jesus is not God Almighty, but the son of the Living God
The Supreme God Almighty, has no equal. Also,the only true God is not a triune Being deceptively concocted by man made philosophy posing as Christianity.

May my God whom I worship (Yahweh, Jehovah) continue to bless you, increase you, guide you for this epic response to that guy who has refused to learn basic and simple truth in the Bible that Trinity Doctrine is not of God. Jesus said it all here through his confirmation from Peter's response. Jesus Christ is purely the Only Begotten Son of God Almighty. God bless you bro!

Hofbrauhaus you are a true patriot just keep the Atikulate flag flying......thunder fire INEC, DSS, Police, Army, EFCC combined should they try to rig for Buhari in 2019. Atiku is out next President insha Allah.....Buhari should start preparing his handover note and tow the path of peace by not tampering with our votes

I find this report by a journalist very instructive. Please find time to carefully go through it and get the clear picture of the “herdsmen” quagmire in Nigeria and you will see the need of concerted effort at sensitizing and educating our people about today’s political activities. The choice to halt evil in Nigeria is ours.

Buhari And The Killings In Nigeria; A Coincidence? Facts

By Robert Agbo Sahara Reporter of Jul 10, 2018

President Buhari And The Killings In Nigeria: A Coincidence? Facts And Questions For The 2019 Elections And A Better Nigeria By Robert Agbo

A. INTRODUCTION
Sometimes, events point overwhelmingly to a particular conclusion but reality may be different. I am old enough to know that, even in their clearest appearances, things are hardly what they seem to be. Aware of this, I do not just jump into the wagon of sentiment and popular opinions. That is why I have refrained from writing about the killings in Nigeria. However, I have decided to speak publicly now because Buhari’s presidency and the killings in Nigeria have been consistent in a way that goes beyond mere coincidences and calls for thought provoking questions that will help Nigerians think more deeply. What I have done here is present facts and ask questions informed by, and springing from, the facts or related to them. My intention is to help Nigerians evaluate the realities more broadmindedly in order to be able to understand them and, using their understanding, make good decisions for the future of Nigeria, especially regarding the 2019 elections.

B. THE FACTS

1. BUHARI IS A FULANI MAN AND A SUNNI MUSLIM: The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is a Fulani man. He was born by Fulani parents from Daura in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. He belongs to the sect/group of Islam called Sunni Islam (see FACT #5 below for explanation).

2. BUHARI OWNS COWS: Muhammadu Buhari owns cows that are taken care of by Fulani herdsmen whom he employs and pays. Responding to the killings in southern Kaduna in the year 2016, Othman Ngelzarma, the secretary of Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, states categorically that “the president is a herdsman, a Fulani man. He owns cows.” Listen to his statement on this Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrgis4vr-nM?t=123. In northern Nigeria, cattle rearing is a business of the rich. Cow business is very expensive and it is the rich who employ the poor to run their cow businesses for them. Most of the cows you see are owned by many northern Muslim governors, senators, local government chairmen, other politicians and businessmen. Nomadic Fulani herdsmen are employees of the owners of the cows. Buhari is one of the cow owners and employers of the herdsmen.

3. MONEY AND LAND FOR FULANI HERDSMEN: The first national budget during Buhari’s presidency was that of the year 2016. In that budget, Buhari called for the allocation of money specifically to Fulani herdsmen. He also called for the establishment of cattle colonies for Fulanis in every state of the country. That means people’s land would be taken and given to the Fulani herdsmen for their personal business. Vanguard newspaper of January 23, 2018 published this and it is available online here: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/cattle-colonies-370000-hectares-nigerias-landll-given-herdsmen-personal-business-cso/. In June 2018, the same Buhari called for the allocation of N170 billion to be used for building cattle ranches all over Nigeria for his fellow Fulani herders. People’s land is to be seized and public funds used for the personal business of Buhari and his killer Fulani tribesmen. You can read this in The Gardian newspaper of June 22, 2018 and on this link: https://guardian.ng/news/benue-groups-kick-over-n170-billion-vote-for-cattle-ranches. Buhari does nothing against the killings but demands for money and land for the killers.

4. THE KILLINGS ARE HAPPENING DURING BUHARI’S PRESIDENCY: There had been killings by Fulanis even before the colonial masters came to the place called Nigeria. Boko Haram was there before Buhari became president. However, the killings termed “herdsmen killings” in Nigerian did not happen in the organized, sophisticated, funded and protected manner as they have been during Buhari’s presidency. Buhari became a president before the killings took the turn they have now. The most recent of these killings, up to the time this article was written (July 10, 2018), was the killing of over 200 people in Plateau State, Nigeria, by the same Fulani herders. Before Buhari became president, the killings were nothing close to what they are now. They were not this successful and did not have the level of impunity they have now. The total number of people “killed by herdsmen” since Buhari became president is larger than the number of all the people killed before his presidency. Even the UK parliament affirmed and discussed this fact. Vanguard newspaper of July 1, 2018, reporting the UK’s concern, states emphatically that the Fulani militia have murdered more people “in 2015, 2016 and 2017 than even Boko Haram.” Read this report here: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/nigeria-killings-echo-abroad-herdsmen-boko-haram-threaten-nigerias-future-uk-parliamentarians. That was within the first two years of Buhari’s presidency. If, in 2017, one year ago, the Fulanis had already killed more people than Boko Haram did, just add the number of people killed from 2017 till date to those killed from 2015 to 2017. You know what that means.

5. APPOINTMENT OF NORTHERN MUSLIMS - THE RELIGIO-POLITICAL DIMENSION: The people whom Buhari have appointed to head the most important departments of Nigeria’s life are mostly his fellow Sunni Muslims from northern Nigeria where he comes from. I mention “Sunni Muslims” here because it is not all Muslims who are like Buhari. There are two major sects (groups) of Islam/Muslims - Sunni Islam/Muslims and Shia Islam/Muslims. Sunni Muslims (also called the Sunnis) are the majority of Muslims all over the world. They constitute about 80% of Muslims. They are mostly the ones in northern Nigeria and Buhari’s fellows. Shia Muslims (called the Shiites/Shiyaites) are about 20% of Muslims and are in southern and western Nigeria. While the Sunnis generally (not all of them) believe in killing in the name of Allah and are mostly violent, the Shiites generally do not believe in killing in the name of religion and are, for the most part, peaceful. During religious crises, the Sunnis kill not only Christians but also Shia Muslims because the Sunnis believe that the Shiites are fake Muslims and, therefore, infidels like Christians. Even though there are some Christians and Shiite Muslims among his appointees, Buhari appointed mostly his fellow northern Sunni Muslims into key offices, especially those ones that have to do with security. Therefore, the people who should direct security agencies to protect Nigerians are related more closely to the killers, who are also Sunnis, than to the rest of Nigerians who are being killed.

6. THE KILLERS ARE PAID - THE CASE OF EL-RUFAI AND KADUNA KILLINGS: Whenever the killings happen, the killers are not arrested. The president and his Sunni Muslim fellows who are heading security departments do not make honest efforts to arrest or expose the killers. When, in 2016, they killed over 800 people in the southern part of Kaduna State, the Governor of the state, Nasiru El-Rufai, a Fulani man himself, paid the killers and said he paid them so that they would not come back to kill more people in his state. He said: “there is a new governor who is Fulani like them and has no problem paying compensations…” Take note of his statement: “a new governor who is Fulani like them.” This is a very serious statement. It means the governor knew whom the killers were; he knew that the killers were his fellow tribesmen, fellow Fulanis. Because he was a “Fulani like them,” El-Rufai paid them instead of arresting them. Since El-Rufai claimed that the killers were from other countries, he was supposed to tell the president of Nigeria and the president of Nigeria was supposed to contact those countries to arrest those people. If Nigerians killed citizens of other countries, as El-Rufai claimed, they were supposed to be arrested by the Nigerian government. None of that happened. El-Rufai only went and paid his Fulani brothers who killed his citizens. Buhari, also a Fulani like them, kept quiet too. The speech by El-Rufai accepting that he paid the killers was published by Vanguard newspaper, 3 December, 2016, available online on this link: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/weve-paid-fulani-stop-killings-southern-kaduna-el-rufai/.

7. THE RELEASE OF BOKO HARAM DETAINEES: In 2017, Buhari released some Boko Haram members who were in detention, as a trade for the release of some of the Chibok girls kidnapped in 2014. This people were released with a whooping amount of money - 3 million Euros which, in Nigerian currency, equals N1,259,860,319.73 (one billion, two hundred and fifty nine million, eight hundred and sixty thousand, three hundred and nineteen Naira and seventy three kobo). Those were experienced killers set free and given a lot of money. While the intended release of the girls was good news, it was bad news that killers were free and rich in the society. Don’t forget, all these Boko Haram members were Buhari’s fellow Sunni Muslims from the same northern Nigeria as Buhari. Reality suggest beyond doubt that the released Boko Haram members and the money they got are being used for the killings that are going on in Nigeria now. The Punch newspaper, 24 December, 2017 has this report, also available here: http://punchng.com/buhari-paid-boko-haram-e3m-for-release-of-chibok-girls-report.

8. THE VICTIMS OF THE KILLINGS ARE CHRISTIANS- THE RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION: All the communities attacked and all people killed by these Fulani herdsmen are Christians. If at all they have ever killed their fellow Fulani or Sunni Muslim, then, it was by mistake. As I said in (5) above, the killers are Fulani by tribe and Sunni Muslims by religion. There are Sunni Muslim communities that have lands and farms and are not herders, but the Fulani herdsmen do not attack them because they belong to the same Sunni sect of Islam. This shows that the killings are not just because herdsmen want to have freedom to graze their cows. The motivation is both religious and economic but more religious. This is clear from their selective attacks on Christian communities and churches. If it were just a matter of having problems with farmers, why would they attack and kill two priests and over ten worshippers during morning Mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor-Mbalam village, Benue State, on April 24, 2018?

9. NO SECURITY DEPLOYED TO VICTIM COMMUNITIES: No matter how long it takes the Fulani herdsmen to destroy their target communities, no police or military forces show up until the Fulanis are done with the killings. It took them hours to kill more than 800 people in southern Kaduna in 2016 and about 200 people in June 2018 in Plateau State. In both cases, there were no interventions from the military or police during the killings. However, when IPOB - a group in Igboland - led by Nnamdi Kanu, moved for the secession of Igboland from Nigeria, Buhari, using his government, declared them a terrorist group and sent soldiers and police to eastern Nigeria in 2016. Many Igbo youths were killed by the forces sent by Buihari. If he could send security forces to Igboland, then, it means he can send them to protect communities and arrest the killers. However, Buhari neither deploys security to target communities nor sends anyone to arrest the killers.

C. THE QUESTIONS

1. Since Buhari is a Fulani man and an owner of cattle business, was he not calling for the allocation of Nigeria’s money to his own business when he said money should be given to Fulani herdsmen in the 2016 budget and called for N170 billion for them in June 2018? If he were not a Fulani cow owner and if the herdsmen were not Fulanis like him, would he have made that demand? Why not give the money to the ministry of Agriculture to give to all farmers, instead of picking out only cattle farming? Why not give money to other businesses owned by people who were not related to him by tribe, religion and business? How important were cattle or dairy products to the life of Nigerians that cattle business had to be a part of the national budget? Does the land to be used for cattle colonies not belong to people? Why should other people’s land be taken and used for the personal business of Buhari and his Fulani tribesmen?

2. Since the killings are done by Fulani herdsmen, are the herdsmen who work for Buhari not among the killers? Since the killings are done to benefit cattle business, and Buhari has cattle business, are the killings not beneficial to Buhari’s cattle business? Since Buhari owns cows and protects the murderers, is he not helping the continuity of the killings?

3. If the Boko Haram detainees were not Muslims, would Buhari have released them? Are they not using their killing expertise and the money given to them to train and arm those who are killing people now? Did Buhari not know those people and only used the release of Chibok girls as a cover-up for their release so that he and his cohorts could use them for killing in a way that would be more successful than the method used by Boko Haram? Was the intention the freedom of the girls, or the freedom of experienced killers who could be useful for a successful killing of Christians? Did Buhari and his cohorts not instruct these released Boko Haram to adopt the system of killing that is going on now? Have the killings not become deadlier, more widespread, sophisticated and successful since the release of Book Haram detainees than before then?

4. Did Buhari not know that El-Rufai paid the killers? Did he call El-Rufai to order for doing that? Why did Buhari not take up the case with the killers’ countries and demand their arrest (if it is true that the killers came from other countries)? Is it not because Buhari, El-rufai and the killers are all Fulanis and Sunni Muslims?

5. Why do the country’s security forces refuse or fail to defend Nigerians from the killers or arrest the killers? Is it not because they are related to the killers? Is it not because the killings benefit all of them? The killers and those in charge of security are brothers, courtesy of Buhari. Why has Buhari, who sent the police and military to Igboland, not send them to protect communities and arrest the herdsmen? If Buhari does not support the killings, why does he not send the same forces against the killer Fulani herdsmen? Buhari had the power to send security to Igboland, but does not have the power to send them to protect those killed by his fellow Fulanis? Is this not a reason why the Fulani cattle breeders believe that their brother, Buhari, will protect them if they go on murderous rampages the way they have been doing?

6. How could the Fulanis have killed more people in the first two years of Buhari’s presidency than Boko Haram did in ten years, if Buhari has noting to do with the killings? How can that be a coincidence? Why are the killers more successful when one of their own is the president than they were previously if the president is not instrumental to their murderous activities?

D. CONCLUSION

A coincidence is when different events happen at the same time accidentally. How can the killings in Nigeria be coincidental with Buhari’s being the president when they happen over and over without the possible intervention of security forces, and the response of Buhari is always the same - silence? Can a rational person believe that these killings would still have been happening even if Buhari had not become president?

All the facts and questions presented herein, I believe, are enough to help us establish with clarity that Buhari and the killings in Nigeria cannot be mere coincidences. There is a plan, design and connection somewhere. Even if he is not necessarily aware of every plan to kill before the killings are done, his overarching and primordial approval, incentives and protection to the killers is the springboard to the various killings.

I invite Nigerians to draw insights from this article and vote more circumspectly in 2019 than we did in 2015. Those we elect into offices determine what happens in power in 2019. If anything can be done within the purview of the law to remove Buhari from office, it should be done quickly. That is because, given the number of Nigerians killed thus far, there is grave danger that even more will be killed before his present term of office elapses on May 29, 2019. To vote him into power again in 2019 is to sign for him the death warrant of every Nigerian who is not a Fulani or Sunni Muslim. I call on us to draw lessons from the past and the present and vote more wisely in the future than we did in the past. Whoever does not have a voter’s card should go and get it. People determine government. That is why Joseph de Maistre of Savoy says that “[e]very nation gets the government it deserves.” We deserve a good Nigeria. Let us determine it for ourselves.

ScienceWatch:
I see you conveniently missed the gravity of my point. "And God said let us make man in our own image and likeness "

Now all evidence proves that man is indeed a triune being made up of three distinct entities working hopefully in harmony with each other.

Please answer this, who was God speaking to when he said, "Let us make..............."

I don't know can you tell me please?

budaatum:
Tomakint, I could not help notice the contradiction in your posts below.


How does the Bible teach what has no place in the Bible?

Friend you definitely quoted me out of context, my position is anti trinity and anti Nicene creed by Constantine, I maintain already in my many posts here with Bible references that Trinity was never advocated for in the Bible. I decided to bring up that lengthy post on the Trinity here for others to know the origin of trinity and who were the forces behind it (over 40 Bishops chaired by Caesar Constantine the Roman Emperor). I did not contradict myself sir.

"What occurred at the Council of Nicea?"

Answer: The Council of Nicea took place in AD 325 by order of the Roman Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantine. Nicea was located in Asia Minor, east of Constantinople. At the Council of Nicea, Emperor Constantine presided over a group of church bishops and other leaders with the purpose of defining the nature of God for all of Christianity and eliminating confusion, controversy, and contention within the church. The Council of Nicea overwhelmingly affirmed the deity and eternality of Jesus Christ and defined the relationship between the Father and the Son as “of one substance.” It also affirmed the Trinity—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were listed as three co-equal and co-eternal Persons.

Constantine, who claimed conversion to Christianity, called for a meeting of bishops to be held in Nicea to resolve some escalating controversies among the church leadership. The issues being debated included the nature of Jesus Christ, the proper date to celebrate Easter, and other matters. The failing Roman Empire, now under Constantine’s rule, could not withstand the division caused by years of hard-fought, “out of hand” arguing over doctrinal differences. The emperor saw the quarrels within the church not only as a threat to Christianity but as a threat to society as well. Therefore, at the Council of Nicea, Constantine encouraged the church leaders to settle their internal disagreements and become Christlike agents who could bring new life to a troubled empire. Constantine felt “called” to use his authority to help bring about unity, peace, and love within the church.

The main theological issue had always been about Christ. Since the end of the apostolic age, Christians had begun debating these questions: Who is the Christ? Is He more divine than human or more human than divine? Was Jesus created or begotten? Being the Son of God, is He co-equal and co-eternal with the Father, or is He lower in status than the Father? Is the Father the one true God, or are the Father, Son, and Spirit the one true God?

A priest named Arius presented his argument that Jesus Christ was not an eternal being, that He was created at a certain point in time by the Father. Bishops such as Alexander and the deacon Athanasius argued the opposite position: that Jesus Christ is eternal, just like the Father is. It was an argument pitting trinitarianism against monarchianism.

Constantine prodded the 300 bishops in the council make a decision by majority vote defining who Jesus Christ is. The statement of doctrine they produced was one that all of Christianity would follow and obey, called the “Nicene Creed.” This creed was upheld by the church and enforced by the Emperor. The bishops at Nicea voted to make the full deity of Christ the accepted position of the church. The Council of Nicea upheld the doctrine of Christ’s true divinity, rejecting Arius’s heresy. The council did not invent this doctrine. Rather, it only recognized what the Bible already taught.

The New Testament teaches that Jesus the Messiah should be worshipped, which is to say He is co-equal with God. The New Testament forbids the worship of angels (Colossians 2:18; Revelation 22:8, 9) but commands worship of Jesus. The apostle Paul tells us that “in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9; 1:19). Paul declares Jesus as Lord and the One to whom a person must pray for salvation (Romans 10:9-13; cf. Joel 2:32). “Jesus is God overall” (Romans 9:5) and our God and Savior (Titus 2:13). Faith in Jesus’ deity is basic to Paul’s theology.

John’s Gospel declares Jesus to be the divine, eternal Logos, the agent of creation and source of life and light (John 1:1-5,9); "the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (John 14:6); our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1-2); the Sovereign (Revelation 1:5); and the Son of God from the beginning to the end (Revelation 22:13). The author of Hebrews reveals the deity of Jesus through His perfection as the most high priest (Hebrews 1; Hebrews 7:1-3). The divine-human Savior is the Christian’s object of faith, hope, and love.

The Council of Nicea did not invent the doctrine of the deity of Christ. Rather, the Council of Nicea affirmed the apostles’ teaching of who Christ is—the one true God and the Second Person of the Trinity, with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

"Who was Constantine the Great?"

Answer: Constantine the Great (AD 280—337) was one of Rome’s most powerful and successful emperors and the first to self-identify as a Christian. He is known for his economic, political, and military achievements, as well as his religious reforms. Medieval writers praised him as the ideal ruler, against whom all kings were measured. Over time, his reign was viewed with waning enthusiasm. Historians also began to debate how committed Constantine was to Christianity or how devoutly he actually followed it. Constantine was influential in Christian history for his personal faith, religious politics, issuing the Edict of Milan, and calling the Council of Nicea.

Constantine was the son of a Roman official and his Christian concubine. This placed him in line to succeed the throne of the Western Roman Empire. At age 31, he prepared to attack his chief rival with an army outnumbered 4-to-1. Before the battle, Constantine claimed to have seen a vision of Jesus, with a specific symbol, telling him, “By this sign, conquer.” Constantine ordered his troops to mark their shields with this symbol, the Chi-Rho, then a symbol commonly representing Christianity. The Chi-Rho combines the first two letters in the Greek word for “Christ” and resembles a capital P with an X drawn through the spine. Constantine’s forces routed the enemy, and he became emperor. The Chi-Rho symbol would be part of Constantine’s personal signature for the rest of his life.

As emperor, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which declared Roman citizens free to worship whatever gods they chose. The Edict of Milan ended longstanding persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. At that time, Constantine did not (yet) claim to be a Christian himself, nor did he advocate for an official state religion. Based on his continued use of certain pagan symbols, scholars believe Constantine’s early religion was generally theistic, rather than specifically Christian. His boldness in using Christian language grew during his reign. After assuming control of the entire Roman Empire, he built lavish churches and came to openly espouse Christianity.

During Constantine’s reign, controversy arose over the teachings of Arius, who denied the full divinity of Jesus. Constantine called a meeting of Christian bishops, the Council of Nicea, to settle the dispute. Contrary to popular myth, this meeting did not discuss the canon of the Bible, nor was Constantine influential in the council’s decisions. Emperors saw themselves as responsible for promoting “correct” forms of worship; Constantine’s interest was not to declare orthodoxy but to let the bishops determine it so that he could enforce it. Further, Constantine was not known for his philosophical ability and found himself lost in deeper discussions of theology. Rather, he acted as the council’s mediator and host, roles at which he excelled.

Constantine’s Christian faith has frequently been critiqued, if not questioned outright. On one hand, he made great strides in securing political and social rights for Christians and initiating general humanitarian reforms. He poured time and money into building churches and publicly supporting Christianity. Particularly toward the end of his reign, Constantine vocally professed faith in Christ and credited his success to God. He was baptized shortly before his death, according to the common practice of his time.

On the other hand, Constantine continued many pagan practices, including veneration of the sun. His interest in Christian orthodoxy was motivated primarily by a desire to maintain social order. There are also reasons to suspect that Constantine was as ruthless toward rivals as prior emperors had been. One of his sons, a brother-in-law, and his second wife were executed for reasons still unknown. He freely blended pagan practices with Christian beliefs, leading scholars to suggest his public adoption of Christianity might have been a savvy political move, linking him to a rising social force in the Roman Empire.

Ultimately, whether Constantine was a committed Christian, a shrewd, Christian-friendly politician, or something in between is an open question. Without doubt, he ended centuries of persecution and greatly enhanced the social standing of Christianity. He committed resources to churches and Christian education, and his leadership helped to clarify important Christian doctrines. However, Constantine’s actions resulted in some negative complications. Free from persecution, the church naturally attracted more false converts. The melding of Christian themes with secular politics set a pattern that contributed to later disasters such as the Inquisition and the Crusades. Constantine’s blending of pagan, building-and-priest-centered worship with Christianity also contributed to the rise of Roman Catholicism.

Constantine’s legacy is complex and not wholly understood, but he stands as one of the dominant figures in Christian history. Without doubt, his influence transformed Christianity from a persecuted minority into the eventual state religion of the Roman Empire and the most widespread faith in history.

CilicMarin:
Like 2015?

I am still laughing not my fault that you can't see it

HungerBAD:
My prayer everyday?

Never to meet a woman like this.

The stupid ones that boast that they will kill her type with sex,are the ones we usually read about with headlines like " MAN DIES IN HOTEL WITH A WOMAN"

Look at her?how can a normal man satisfy this one?

Oh boy I have to quote this guy on this one I know of guys that are experts in "slaughtering" her types in bed. Learn from them.......

CilicMarin:
How is our Atiku movement going?

I hope Saraki is not trying to play a fast one on him

Worry not about my thing but worry more what will become of your Buhari in 2019, because I am too sure that this disaster called Buhari will be history while CilicMarin will cease to operate his moniker. I know something bro, I know something

CilicMarin:
North Has One Candidate For 2019 and that candidate Is Muhammadu Buhari..

The South West Has Only One Party and That Party Is APC.

The South Has Only One Aim in 2023 and that aim is Power rotating back to the South after Buhari finishes his 2nd term.

Argue with Fayose.

he who laugh last surely will last best

ScienceWatch:
Would you care to consider this ; God said, let us create man in our own image and likeness.

Man is also a triune being just like God.

You folks are just immune to spiritual things I wonder where you folks woke up from and started spewing unfounded hypothesis on the scriptures. How dare you compare God to man, what do you know about God? This was the same anger God vented on Job in the book of Job Chapters 38 to 40 when he askedJob to explain who he is.....Trinity is the Doctrine of Man that has no place in the Holy Bible. If you are still stubborn and hellbent to twist the Word of Life to suit your erroneous dogma, kindly explain Mark 13:32 to us why Jesus Christ in his own word claimed even him do not know the Appointed Time of Judgment yet you claimed Jesus is God when Jesus Christ already established his relationship with his father as A Begotten Son.

nuti:
Sharap there.., when unknown soldiers were killing people on ekiti for fayose it was a fair game abi

Who and who did they kill in Ekiti then? Share with us please we want to learn.....

Whysoserious:
Well, when Christian folks come to the concensus that Jesus never was, is and will be God, they should probably scrutinize further the teachings of Jesus because most of their practices today are the things written in the letters of Paul to the Galatians. See Galatians 6:11. So clearly Jesus might have called himself the "son of God", he most probably meant in obedience because he stated on the mountain, one of the 8 beatitudes, "blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God". Sadly the gospel he preached can't be found in their context for he clearly didn't have a Bible under his armpit when he sits in the synagogues to preach. He most likely elaborated on Mosaic laws. See Hebrews 6:1. If the principles of Christ is abandoned, what principles is in use?. Furthermore, the account of Paul's story is a bit confusing. Acts 9:7 Paul's companions heard the voice but didn't see who Paul was speaking to. Acts 22:9 Paul's companions saw the light but didn't hear any voice. Many other contradictions like this and we don't know what to make of the whole thing. Lastly, in over 5 places that I know where Jesus is clearly shown to have been sent to the people of Israel. So, why not look into connecting with God on a more general ground? Jesus said he was sent to Israel in so many places and verses like John 3:16 can only be seen as interpolation and contradiction because Jesus said in multiple places that he was sent ONLY to Israel and then he says world in John 3:16 and a couple of other places. And if the founder of Christianity has suggested to leave the doctrine of Christ, don't you think a deviation has occurred??. We are running out of time... The anti Christ is at hand... Secure your soul with God before it is too late. Imagine thinking your sins have been wiped away by a blood only to discover that your sins have been piling and to make matters worse, the one you had hope on tells you to get away from him because he doesn't know you. What a painful day it would be because souls will be lost due to ignorance. Jesus said his people perish because they lack knowledge.

When Jesus speaks, he says, "o Israel....I am a man approved by God among you " but when Mohammed speaks, he says "O mankind.... I am God's prophet to you.". Israel and Mankind. You can see the difference. Don't get caught up in things God and Jesus didn't even authorize. Save your soul. Ask a Muslim how to. Allah loves us all. Come and join the Ummah of the prophet of mankind. It's free. Absolutely and the sins would truly be washed away for real now.

My Muslim friend, we are discussing something way ahead and beyond you here you can take your "evangelism" elsewhere!

Primesky:
Hahaha... The truth remains the truth!. Please don't deny it. I won't mock you. I need you to see the truth for yourself, and the bible is very clear about who Jesus Christ is. It's just that you're trying to defend yourself and save face. That I understand, but please, don't continue in it.

Again, you have misinterpreted what the bible meant by calling Jesus Christ an Apostle.

If Jesus answering the name of God was just because God is his father, why should only him answer the name of his father?. Are the angels and men not sons of God, who can also answer the name of the Father?.

Let me show you again from scriptures.

John 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Why did the Jews say that by saying He is the Son of God, He makes Himself equal with God?. Did the language hide something from us?. Again, why is that everytime, Jesus is referred to, the definite article 'the' is always attached as a prefix to Son?. Why is it always 'the Son of God'?. Is Jesus Christ the only son of God?. Why is He always referred in such manner?.

Jesus is not a mere prophet or apostle, but Jesus Christ is God the Son!. Shalom.

Don't always be in a hurry to know the mind of God concerning his Word. You need the Holy Spirit for deeper interpretations of the Scriptures to you. The Bible is never in support of Trinity, a doctrine evoked by a Roman Emperor, Flavinus Constantine in the year 325 AD despite reading the lengthy piece of the origin of Trinity as a dogma in the first page of this thread, I wonder why you are trying hard to rubber stamp Trinity Doctrine into the Bible. There is only One God (Yahweh, Jehovah) there is only Begotten Son who also worships the Father as seen many times in the book of John chapters 6 upwards, also in Revelations from Chapters 4 to 6 and also this same Only Begotten Son can be worshipped as established by the Only One God ( Yahweh). Trinity preaches about three Gods united in one, under the same substance, co-equal in strength and authority........so looking at this, I still wonder why you are trying to squeeze Bible passages to support Trinity when it is not so. Read other people's opinions here and learn......be opened to learn from others. God bless you!

BabaRamota1980:
Atilu is from Adamawa. Boko haram attack Adamawa every month for the past five years. What has he done at the local levelbin his own community to stop them?

This old f00l should stop lying to us abeg.

Why not apply for evening class to understand that a private citizen has no say on security matters of that magnitude. Kai your type of reasoning is degrading walahi

Firefire:
Your continuous support for evil is questionable! Is not ordinary.

@PassingShit is full of biles for good things in Nigeria just watch him dance na.ked it is a sight to behold

The Man of God that sees has spoken!

Ekiti election: Arewa youths attack Buhari over use of force against Gov. Fayose

Published on July 13, 2018 By John Owen Nwachukwu

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has attacked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government following the use of force against the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.

The organization wondered why a sitting Government could be physically attacked by security agencies of the Federal Government.

It described the situation as an international embarrassment.

In a statement signed and made available to DAILY POST by the National President of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the organization warned that the attempt to emasculate opposition parties in Ekiti had far-reaching implications for the forthcoming 2019 elections and the country’s democratic future.

The youths said they have been following with keen interest the brazen abuse of democratic ethics and principles in the state through the use force against Fayose and wish to declare that:

“It is a smear on decorum and an international embarrassment for a serving governor elected by millions of the poor people on Ekiti to be subjected to physical attack. We condemn this Gestapo style in totality.

“We are disappointed that at this stage of our nationl democratic history there are persons in uniform ready to intimidate people, including the Chief Security Officer of a State in broad daylight, just to please their paymasters. This is an uncivilized conduct, an attack on the Rule of Law and therefore reprehensible.

“We deplore this level of desperation by the ruling APC over an election in just one State out of 36 States in the Federation, while we are approaching nationwide elections in 2019.

“As a people who identify with the promotion of democratic governance in Nigeria, we reject this use of primitive means of impunity and open manipulation of a simple electoral process.

“We wish to issue the timely warning that the attempt to emasculate opposition parties in Ekiti State at the moment has far-reaching implications for the forthcoming 2019 elections and our democratic future. This is therefore objectionable in totality.

“From the series of street protests in support of Fayose, it is evident that the impunity against the governor was very unpopular. It held even in Abuja, the capital if Nigeria. Most importantly one of these protests held in Katsina State two days ago. For this to have happened at the President’s immediate constituency, it was signal that everything was wrong with the APC and police treatment of governor Fayose

“We also wish to announce that as monitors of the nation’s democratic development we are watching, very closely, all the happenings, ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Ekiti State and will support any effort to ensure that the people’s votes count.

“Finally we call on all stakeholders in the forthcoming Ekiti elections to ensure that the millions of voters in the State enjoy the freedom to vote for the candidates of their choice, without any form of intimidation.

“We hope our message gets across to all stakeholders including the security agents and all those who call the shots in the ruling APC. Enough of this unacceptable political brigandage.”


http://dailypost.ng/2018/07/13/ekiti-election-arewa-youths-attack-buhari-use-force-gov-fayose/

dafeyankee:
So you are a man?you are very stupid.

why this now no be "sweety" again? I don die

Johnnyessence:
in this video, nothing like they are from pdp, pdp wasn't mentioned from the video. so find another lies and propanganda here.

Much love bro for your efforts so far on this election, you even get time to reply these human demons always wanting blood. They will definitely get their rewards. I am too sure that PDP and Eleka will carry the day in Ekiti. Useless APC and their minions behaving wildly

Too many never-do-wells stressing their lives energy on an already concluded election that will be in Favour of Fayose's adopted Governor, Eleka. I don't know why some miserable demons here are still expecting a nuisance like Fayemi to win in Ekiti from an evil hunger spreading party like APC. Miserable and undesirable bunch of skinks who will never align with the light. It shall not be well with the wicked in the land and their supporters. (Amen) 3,000 ko tiritausan nii

Too late to blame the dead now. Kemi must go like his boss, Buhari

seunmsg:
Before the 2014 Ekiti election, Fayemi was teargassed by the police on the orders of Fayose and the then PDP led federal government. Opposition governors like Amaechi and Oshiomole were prevented from entering Ekiti to support the then incumbent governor. Despite that, Fayemi still went to Akure to receive Jonathan. We should never take politics to a very dirty level were hatred is the order of the day. This decision shows clearly that Fayose is an intolerant dictator who lacks decency and democratic ideals.

Below is Fayemi welcoming Jonathan in 2014.

Bloody liar. You just love being on the wrong side

This is beautiful

NgeneUkwenu:
APC has always been the Minority in the National Assembly since the emergency of Saraki and Dogara.

So nothing has changed or will change till sweep the current National Assembly away next year.

None of them with exception of Saraki will win any election in their respective states.

So Good Riddance!

I warned you earlier you never listened

dheilaw1:
the fear of Obanikoro is the beginning of defeat.. Obanikoro coordinated the military to win for fayose in 2014 and heaven didn't fall. the same Obanikoro is now in apc ,he's going to do a massive cloning of ballot paper again and heaven still won't fall... the earlier you realise that Fayemi has won either by theft of crook the better for you.

Too late to form shameless boldness, Ekiti is PDP, PDP is Ekiti.....do you understand now?

It shall not be well with the evil party APC and it's wicked supporters with no consciences. I love this