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Maamin:
Due. 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"

Or better yet..

"Shema O Yisrael: Yahweh Elohinu, Yahweh ehad"

John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

Isaiah 45:22 "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."

I have been sending scholars to this page to come and learn from your fountain of knowledge and great inspiration on how you are exposing the simple and deep things many here need to learn about the Doctrine of Trinity!

adadike:
you dey laff me? u no go join me?

Noooo my baby, why I go laff you lailai I no fit .....its just that the "Angola" part got me cracking hard wetin dey Angola when Anambra dey. Me I go prefer to relocate to Anambra the beautiful city and emerging business nerve of Africa in manufacturing.

adadike:
pls i need visa to Angola. Nigeria is too dangerous for me to continue living here

Angola?

seanfer:
DSS invited you and told you point blank to support APC candidate?... This does not make any sense at all....

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Trust me this useless APC government are that desperate you better believe it.

*Ekiti Poll: Court fixes July 3 for judgment in suit seeking to disqualify Fayemi*
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June 27, 2018
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ABUJA – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Bwari, on Wednesday, fixed July 3 to deliver judgment on a suit challenging the eligibility of former Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to participate in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State.
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Justice Othman Musa reserved his judgment after parties in the matter argued and adopted their final briefs of argument.
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The court had earlier ordered the service of hearing notices on both Fayemi and the All Progressives Congress, APC, who were listed as 1st and 2nd defendants, to enable them to respond to legal issues that were raised in the suit which was filed by African People’s Party, APP.
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The government of Ekiti State was equally cited as the 3rd Defendant in the matter.
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Specifically, APP, through its lawyer, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi, is praying the court to determine
“Whether or not upon a calm reading of Section 182 (1) (i) of the 1999 Constitution as Amended and having regard to the indictment of the 1st Defendant by the Ekiti State Judicial Commission of Inquiry, the 1st Defendant is not Constitutionally disqualified to hold public office especially office of the Governor of Ekiti State of Nigeria?
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“Whether or not upon a sober reading of Section 182(1) (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, a political party [such as the 2nd Defendant herein] can validly sponsor a candidate [such as the 1st Defendant herein] constitutionally disqualified from vying for the office of a Governor of a State?”
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Against the background of the answer(s) that may be given to the questions of law, the plaintiff, claims the following reliefs from the court, against the
Defendants:
“A declaration that upon a calm reading of Section 182 (1) (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Amended and having regard to the indictment of the 1st Defendant by the Ekiti State Judicial Commission of Inquiry, the 1st Defendant is Constitutionally disqualified to hold public office especially office of the Governor of Ekiti State of Nigeria.
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“A solemn declaration that upon a sober reading of Section 182(1) (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, a political party [such as the 2nd Defendant herein] cannot validly sponsor a candidate [such as the 1st Defendant herein] constitutionally disqualified from vying for the office of a Governor of a State.
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As well as, “An order of this Honourable Court restraining the 2nd Defendant from either considering, screening, accepting and or sponsoring the 1st Defendant or holding him out as its governorship candidate in the forthcoming governorship election scheduled to be held in Ekiti State of Nigeria on the 14th day of July, 2018”.
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While adopting their briefs o argument, APC and Fayemi, through their lawyer, Chief Rufus Balogun, challenged the competence of the suit, even as they urged the court to dismiss it for want of merit.
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In a 28-paragraphed counter-affidavit that was deposed to by one Oluwaseun Odewale, APC told the court that it was “flabbergasted” by Report of the Ekiti State Commission of Inquiry that indicted Fayemi.
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According to APC, “The most worrisome aspect of the Report is the purported barring of Dr. Kayode Fayemi from holding public office for 10 years when the Ekiti State is not a court of law”.
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On his part, Fayemi maintained that he was not accorded fair-hearing by the Justice Silas Bamidele Oyewole-led eight-man panel of Inquiry that indicted him over alleged embezzlement and contract fraud.
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“I know as a fact that the incumbent Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, acting pursuant to the resolution of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, constituted Commission of Inquiry to look into finances of Ekiti State between 2010 to 2014.
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“I know as a fact that Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the 1st defendant, challenged the legality and the constitutionality of the Commission of Inquiry on diverse grounds and he specifically raised the issue of the composition of the Commission further Inquiry which was deliberately constituted in such a way that Justice and fairness cannot be guaranteed to all the parties.
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“I know as a fact that some of the members of the Commission are civil servants and the Chairman of the Commission a retired Acting Chief Judge has an axe to grind with the 1st defendant and was waiting for an opportunity to have his pound of flesh”.
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Fayemi told the court that he had upon realising that he would not get fair-hearing, instituted an action to query the legality of the Commission of Inquiry.
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“I know as a fact that it was the Tender Board of Ekiti State that awarded contract and specifically the building contracts were handled by the Bureau of Infrastructure and Public Utilities which had been managed by the Ministry of Works and Transport.
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“I know as a fact that there was no evidence that the contract sum for the Utra-Modern Market was ever disbursed to any company or diverted by anybody.
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“I know as a fact that the Commission of Inquiry merely invited Dr. Kayode Fayemi as a Witness to appear before them to give evidence on specific issues related to 852m UBE/SUBEB Loan claimed to be embezzled by Dr. Kayode Fayemi and now found to be withdrawn by the Bank itself When Governor Fayose threatened not to pay the Loan”, the deponent added.


Vanguard News Nigeria https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/ekiti-poll-court-fixes-july-3-judgment-suit-seeking-disqualify-fayemi/

id911:
tomakint my boss, I greet you Sir. Together, we will make Atiku's project a reality


Nigerians, let's join hands to secure our future and those of our children. Think Atiku in 2019 to give hope to the deprived!

You have said it all

id911:
Wow! I can sight our incoming President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. He is a detribalized Nigerian, moderate, liberal and runs prosperous businesses.

Nigerians, this is the time to make the right choice. Join us let's turn around the economy to create jobs for our teeming youths and ultimately bring peace and prosperity to our nation.

Think Atiku in 2019 for a brighter,
secure and prosperous future

You can say that again......

I love this cheering news Obj about to be Atikulated!

Nukualofa:
I'm taking my time to join the Atiku bandwagon because I don't want a repeat of Buhari.


Buhari remains a disgrace

You really have eyes that see my bro, I will link up soon my bro.

Nukualofa:
Gavelslam will weep after reading this.



tomakint is now the GOAT.

Join the club bro, we still got lots of "free jackets" as for those zombies, ignore them for good.

Wunmifun:
Isaiah 9:6 called Jesus "Mighty God" not "Almighty God"Exodus 6:2,3,secondly Psalms 103:20 said "angels are mighty in power",then John 1:1 said "the word WAS God",then Exodus 7:1 said "God made Moses God" In all of these one can conclude that Jesus is the word of God, he served as God, as wonderful counselor, as prince of peace, as everlasting father but presently Jesus is now serving as a King just like David on the throne that rightly belongs to his father. Why? Because right from the garden of Eden,Adam and Eve rejected God as their ruler, later God chose a nation(Israel) as HIS special possession but they also rejected HIM,then He allowed them to start having human Kings until the arrival of the Messiah (Jesús)Genesis 49:10,Isaiah 10:11, Ezekiel 21:27 Who must later rule for a thousand years(Revelations 20:6) to train obedient mankind and hand them over as loyal subjects to his God and Father again! John 20:17,1Corinthians 15:28,29 So Jesus (the word) WAS God for a period of time just as Moses also served as God for a period(Exodus 7:1) but presently he is no more serving in that position, that is why Apostle John could use a "past tense" saying "and the word (Jesus) WAS God" John 1:1 please take note of "WAS" not "IS" God!

God bless you for coming to shed light on this hotly debated topic. You are blessed and I keep wondering why the Nicea Creed Doctrine of Trinity could bring confusion into Christianity. God bless u

Firefire:
Like moving away from the terrorist and bloody vampires in Aso Rock.

Buhary will not go unpunished.

The General himself tell them the whole raw truth sir. It's been long my bro

PDP Presidential Ticket : Atiku, Turaki meet Forum of Ex-Presiding Officers 
ON JUNE 26, 2018

  …Say APC has nothing to offer Nigerians …Forum will give bloc vote-Garba By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA-

As the race to pick the sole Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election intensify, two aspirants-former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and ex-Minister of Special Duties, Barrister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Tuesday in Abuja met with the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of State Assemblies elected on the platform of the party to avail them of their respective plans for the nation. The duo met with the members of the forum separately as part of their on-going consultation among stakeholders of the party. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Barrister Kabiru Tanimu Turaki Atiku who was the first to arrive met behind close door with the former Presiding officers drawn from the six-geo-political zones of the country alongside members of his campaign organization. The meeting which lasted less than thirty minutes left Atiku in good spirit as he emerged shortly after, beaming with smiles. Although Atiku did not disclose details of what transpired at the meeting, the 2019 Presidential hopeful berated the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration handling of the violent killings in some parts of the country. He called for increased dialogue amongst the leadership of the affected communities, adding that news of mindless killings in the nation is denting the image of the country before the international community. He described the forum as “A force to be reckoned with based on the number of its members and their experiences,” even as he described the ruling Al Progressives Congress (APC) as deficient in the required experience good enough to take Nigeria to the next level. “They (APC) don’t have the experience, they don’t have the capacity. I think the people of Nigeria need to sit down and evaluate the APC and PDP. 

There is nothing to say about the APC,” he said. On his part, Turaki expressed confidence in the ability of the PDP to put the woes of 2015 behind, saying more than anything else, the rebranded platform of the party would oust the ruling party in 2019. According to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), “The PDP has men and women of impeccable integrity and credibility; men and women that have be known to be bridge builders; men and women that have the knowledge, education and experience. PDP has people that have done it before and those capable of doing it again. So, this is why we say the PDP is different from any political party in the history of this country. “Nigerians have also had the rare opportunity of trying others and have seen the result of that trial which has led Nigerians into poverty, despondency, penury, hunger and certainly, Nigerians now want to bring back the PDP. Yes, as human beings, we were not infallible. We have made our mistakes but those were genuine mistakes. We keep saying we have learnt from those mistakes and when we get the opportunity again, we assure Nigerians that what we are going to do will be beyond their imagination.” On the killings in some parts of the country, the Presidential aspirant questioned what he termed a lack of synergy amongst the security agencies, even as he urged them to put on their thinking cap. “It is unfortunate that these killings are happening and this is as a result of the failings of the APC-led government. You would recall that some months ago, the National Security Adviser appeared before the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to openly admit that the greatest problem that the Nigerian security agencies are having is that they work at cross purposes. 

There is no cooperation; there is no synergy. And if the critical security agencies are not sharing information and intelligence, how do you expect them to come up with a tight security architecture that will safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians?” he queried. Spokesman of the forum and former Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, Honourable Inuwa Garba told journalists that they chose to meet the two aspirants to know their plans for the country and their citizens. He further noted that members of the forum have resolved to give a bloc vote to a candidate of their choice after reaching out to all those who have indicated interest to run for the plum office of the President. “We as former Presiding officers of State Assemblies have a platform of over 200 delegates and the aspirants are coming to us to tell us what they will offer Nigerians. It is not going to be business as usual. This time, we are not just going to anoint any person as our candidate without knowing his capacity and without the assurance that he has a good track record and the vision to be able to bring Nigerians out of this terrible situation. We are interacting with the aspirants as envisaged candidates on our party platform. “And the fact that we are among the statutory delegates of the party, we are in the process of interacting and listening to them to know and hear what they have for Nigerians. Former Presiding Officers of State Assemblies will vote in bloc based on our understanding and firm belief that the aspirant so chosen is the best and would be able to deliver success to the party to meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. We are out for a candidate that will unite this country for the better,” Garba stated. 

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/pdp-presidential-ticket-atiku-turaki-meet-forum-ex-presiding-officers/

Emusan:
Funny of you because even after you quoted what happened at the council of Nicea you couldn't grab your own point.

Which means you blindly quoted it for your selfish interest.

These are the points you missed from the quote of council of Nicea:

1. The council of Nicea actually proved that Jesus' nature has been the talk of the day where people have different views about.

2. Majority of those who voted for Trinity are actually reputable scholars who are followers of oldest scholars like Polycap, Justin Martyr e.t.c

Now the question is, why did the council of Nicea hold?
The meeting holds because people are truly confused about the nature of Christ i.e whether Jesus was created or not.

Now Justin martyr who died in 125AD (in fact many scholars believed that he was one of Apostle John's disciples) has always debate about Jesus as uncreated being. Now, where did he get his information from? if not from Apostle John himself who wrote his own account about Jesus Christ as "....and the word was God...without Him(Christ) NOTHING (including the angles and heaven) was made" Jn 1:1,3

So you see it's not about Constantine who you try to paint as evil but about chronological history being followed.

Note:
-Justin Martyr 165AD a disciple of Apostle John believed that Jesus is uncreated being.
-Irenaous 200AD believed Jesus is eternal
-Clement of Alexandria 215AD believed in the eternal word of God who is the Son of God.
-Tertullian 230AD claim the same thing
-Hippolytus 235AD uphold the same belief
-And the council of Nicea happened in 325AD

So the council of Nicea only coined the word TRINITY which is the evidence from the early Church as the pray to Jesus Christ 1 Corin 1:2, called ETERNAL life in 1Jn1:2

Lastly, if you don't like the word TRINITY you can stop using it since even after the word was coined out it never appeared in any Bible version but you can't stop Honouring Jesus the way you Honour the Father... Jn 5:23, called Him everlasting father as Isaiah prophesied and deny Him being in the FORM of God as Apostle Paul confirmed it.

Also, I read one of your post where you claim that no creature can be compared with God which is actually what the scripture says but you forgot to acknowledge that the same scripture says Jesus is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD and the same Jesus uphold ALL THINGS by the WORD of His power.

Likewise, the scripture says Holy Spirit is an eternal spirit I know you can't deny this but only deny his person.

You clearly misunderstood my position on this hotly debated topic, Maamin is one brother here you need to read his post. My position on Constanstine is not to hold anything against him, but to point to you folks that the Trinity Doctrine is not Biblical but Doctrines of Men evoked by Constanstine and some Bishops in order to debate about the "Divinity of Jesus Christ" while the issue of Trinity coming up was not anticipated. Understand the matter, Trinity is not Biblical!

Maamin:
The trinity doctrine is not biblical. Your analogy has been dealt with sometimes in the past on Nairaland.

Jesus is sitting at the right hand of power (God) in revelation. Jesus is not Yahweh and neither are they coequal.

1 Cor. 15:24-28

24 Then cometh the end, when he(Jesus) shall have delivered up the kingdom to God(Yahweh), even the Father(Yahweh); when he(Jesus) shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

25 For he(Jesus) must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For he(Yahweh) hath put all things under his(Jesus) feet. But when he saith all things are put under him(Jesus), it is manifest that he(Yahweh) is excepted, which did put all things under him(Jesus).

28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him(Jesus), then shall the Son(Jesus) also himself be subject unto him(Yahweh) that put all things under him(Jesus), that God(Yahweh) may be all in all.

All the emphases in bracket are mine for clarity.

God(Yahweh) the father has no equal.

Shalom!

Honestly speaking the Holy Spirit is awesome for raising up a soldier of Christ on this thread to shed more light on the confusion that had rattled the church for too long a time. Trinity is a Doctrine of Men Jesus Christ warned us about in the Bible!

Maamin:
Not really, all scriptures are God inspired word and profitable. my paraphrasing was to convey a better understanding to you. Jesus was clear about who God the father is, they are not coequal in any trinity or whatsoever.



There is no ambiguity in those verses from John, your understanding of the word "God" will help you to grasp it better. "God" is a title and as such can be ascribed to other created beings, this does not make or put them at per or coequal with God Almighty. It is clear that this word (Jesus) was with God(Yahweh).the word came from God(Yahweh) who is the father. John further said this word was God. This means that the word has a God and father too. Proverbs 8:22 "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old." further shows that everything came by him.



Yes! Jesus is in the father and the father is in him, one of his main purpose of coming was to declare God the father to mankind, and when he was asked the first commandment he said "Love God with all your heart..". For it pleases God to dwell fully in Jesus that when you see him you automatically see God at work.


They are one in purpose and will, this was made possible through the power of the holy spirit of God. The verse does not imply that Jesus is Yahweh the father...No!

John 17: 21-24
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

This shows that we are all one in christ Jesus and God the father. But does the verses above in any way make us God's coequal? No! Verse 24 further tells us that all what Jesus has (his glory) was given to him by God the father before even creation began and we can share in it too as joint heirs.




Whatever Nature Jesus has was given to him by the father because he loves him and shows him all his ways even from the beginning. All power and authority has been set under Christ but HE (Yahweh) that put all things under Christ is excepted as I had earlier shown you in 1 Cor 15:27. It is because of christ humility event to the cross that made him to be glorified at the right hand of power.




There is no such thing as trinity. Through out the entire scriptures, the Father is always seen given out instructions to Christ the Son and not the other way. The holy spirit is not a third person as taught by trinity doctrine, but the very essence and power of God through whom he quickens things to be.

Sir, I must confess you are a true Christian bequeathed with knowledge from above please keep up the good work of faith in the vineyard of God. Your expository dissection of the topic on Doctrine of Trinity is the best I have ever come across. You are a god!

Nooooo na me, tomakint, dem for blame what a terrible and tribal President this Mallam is.......

This is deep

But this bunch of desperados can lie like the devil. Which Ajaokuta is working? Is it the one in their dreams?

ClassicMG:
I believe some very powerful country/people are benefiting from the rot in Ajaoukuta, abi what's so hard in fixing or even start from scratch these steel complex?

So so true

How true is this? Cilicmarin help me out

Commissioned in 1979, the Ajaokuta Steel Complex till date has not produced one beam of steel.

Published: 26.05.2018 
 
The tragic story of Ajaokuta Steel Company!
   
There are many white elephant projects in Nigeria, a country where the sum of its parts is greater than the whole. The Ajaokuta Steel Company located in Kogi state is perhaps Nigeria's most infamous white elephant project. Ajaokuta Steel Company is like the Atlantis of Nigerian industrialization; it promises many great things, but to be honest, people hardly believe it exists anywhere but in our heads. Ajaokuta Steel Company, the great White Elephant
 
What is Ajaokuta Steel Company?

In 1980, President Shehu Shagari laid the foundation stone for what will become a $4.6bn project. However, the Ajaokuta project is, in fact, older than independent Nigeria itself. Let's rewind to 1958. The government of Sir James Wilson Robertson, the last British Governor-General of Nigeria, conducted a feasibility study on the possibility of setting up a steel company in the country. Many reports passed, and a civil war happened, and still, the Nigerian government hadn't decided the perfect place to build the steel plant.
“A lot of it was politics,” an employee of Ajaokuta Steel Company told Pulse. “Some people wanted it in the North, others in the East, and some others in the West. So this place eventually became the perfect place politically.” It was also the perfect location geographically. In 1972, one year after the Nigerian Steel Development Authority was formed, iron ore was discovered in Itakpe, Kogi State. 

Enter the Russians!

A Soviet survey team discovered the deposits and in 1975, a contract was signed between the Nigerian government and the Soviet state-owned company, Tiajpromexport (TPE).
“Everyone at the time was so excited about the potential of this project,” Badams said. Mr. Badams is the head of the Public Affairs unit at Ajaokuta Steel. He has worked here in different capacities since 1985. One of the large industrial scale equipment at Ajaokuta Steel Company with the inscription 'Made in USSR'. The Ajaokuta project started before the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991.
 
“The Nigerian government sent many Nigerian engineers to the Russia and Soviet states to train them and prepare them for Ajaokuta.” In 1979, Shagari’s government began work on Ajaokuta Steel Project. “It wasn't just a normal company,” Badams said, “it was a massive project. The entire Ajaokuta Steel Project is bigger than Lokoja. There are 24 housing estates on the project. Some of the estates have over 1000 homes. There's an -ND awarding institution there. Hospitals. There's even a seaport. Then there's the main Steel Plant itself.” Ajaokuta Steel Plant is 12,000 plots large. It has a 68-kilometre road network and another 24-kilometre road network underground. “It is bigger than every refinery in Nigeria combined” Engineer Akin told Pulse. Engineer Akin, according to Mr Badams, is one of the finest engineers that currently work at Ajaokuta. “It is Nigeria’s biggest mineral resource investment in one place,” Akin continued. “Take refineries for example. Oil is in the South-South but there are refineries scattered far away. With Ajaokuta, everything is either here, or nearby.”

“Long Live the Soviet-Nigerian Operation!”

“When the Russians were building it,” Badams said, “they built it like they were building their own. They built it so it in a way that would make it almost independent of imports. They were very socialist in their approach.” Ajaokuta Steel Company is one of the products of the Nigerian-Russia relationship. It's why the Steel Plant has 43 plants in it. From Assembly plants to workshops, almost everything needed to function can be built there.
Thousands of Russian engineers lived and worked in Nigeria to make this project come to life and in 1983, Shehu Shagari inaugurated the project.
“It wasn't yet complete at the time,” Engineer Akin said, “40 of the 43 plants are now completed.” Compared to the amount of progress made between ‘80 and '83, not much has happened after that. “Corruption started to happen, and Ajaokuta became a conduit pipe,” one veteran staff said. “It became an outlet where money meant for this place never really reached here.”

But, how much did it really cost?

$4.6 billion. That would equate to about $14.5 billion today when you add yearly inflation rates. Before we look into the amount it cost to build it, we have to first look at Ajaokuta’s biggest problem. “It is the lack of political will,” Engineer Akin said over and over again. “When you look at how far the project has come, and what little is left, it doesn't matter anymore how much it will cost to complete. This project is currently at 98% completion.”
Ajaokuta Steel Complex has gulped billions of dollars since 1979. One question often asked is, if the project has made it this far, isn't it possible to just start up with the ones that are available and then complete the rest as you go? This is actually happening, to a certain degree. The power plant in Ajaokuta was generating 110MW and transferring to the National Grid until gas pipeline vandalisation halted generation a year ago. A few other plants also get small-scale projects done, but very little, compared to what it was built to do. Eagles can hop on the ground, but eagles are born to fly.

The Heart of Steel!

At the core of the Ajaokuta Project is a blast furnace, the type of furnace used for 70% of the world's steel production but it has never been turned on. Ever. “The only time you can turn on a blast furnace,” Engineer Akin said, “has to be when you're ready to begin production. For production to begin, all infrastructure has to be in place, including a functioning seaport and a rail system. You can't turn it off again for another 10 years at least.”The blast furnace at Ajaokuta Steel Company has never been switched on.
 One end of the Ajaokuta plant is at the banks of River Niger, and in fact, the Yar’adua administration did some dredging work there. Also important is a rail network that will transport the steel out of the plant. “Road transport is not an option for this scale of production,” Engineer Akin said, “the roads will crumble.”
“It will cost in excess of 1 billion dollars to get this place working again, and 18 months of active work,” he said, “but the problem is not even the amount. It's the political will.”

What are we missing out on here?

“If the blast furnace is ready today, 10,000 technical staff will be needed on ground to get working" said Engineer Akin. And that's just the first phase. In the steel industry, one technical job created automatically creates 50 more jobs. What this means that a total of 500,000 jobs can be created. “There's a place for just about any course of study here,” Mr Badams said. “No matter what you studied, there'll most likely be a place for you here.”
And all of this, still, is at the foundational level.

The Three Pegs of Nigerian Industrialization!

 “Let me tell you a story,” Mr Badams said: I started working here in 1985 in one of the company-owned schools before I went to get more qualifications. I was doing an industrial attachment in NNPC and we usually have this bus banter after work. This was the early 90s, Mandela was about to be released from Prison and it was clear that he was going to be President when he got out. So people started arguing in the bus that South Africa was going to overtake Nigeria economically in Africa. Arguments were flying left and right, but a very senior engineer just sat quietly in a corner. Apparently, he'd worked in South Africa for years and understood some dynamics we didn’t. He said South Africa can't overtake Nigeria for several reasons. One of them is that most of the country is controlled by White people and that power will only just begin to shift a little to the Blacks, who are mostly poor. The second, more important factor is that Nigeria is on an unstoppable path. Now, three things are very important to jump start a country’s industrialisation. With one, you can do just fine. The first one is arable land. If your land is good, then you are on track. Example is countries like Malaysia. Next, if you have oil, you're good, like Saudi Arabia. Lastly, Steel. When a Steel Industry kicks off, the country becomes unstoppable. Like South Korea, for example. It's why Ajaokuta Steel Company is called the “Bedrock of Nigerian Industrialisation.”

So what happens there now?

“What we do now, is mostly preservative maintenance,” Mr Badams said. While touring the facility, we ran into menial workers cutting grass in a section of the plant. “The cost of cutting grass alone costs a lot yearly,” one worker said. Weeds have taken over some of the buildings and facilities at Ajaokuta Steel Company. The equipment and plant, though in need of cosmetic maintenance due to rust, is still very much ready to go live.
“Engineers here do idle runs regularly to not only test but make sure everything here stays functional,” Badams said. “Every few years, an auditing company from Ukraine comes to audit our equipment, and their remarks are mostly satisfactory. Where there are issues, they tell us what needs to be fixed.” The most profound observation about what's left of Ajaokuta’s workers is the religious devotion in how they go about their duties, making sure none of these falls apart. Ahijo, a member of the Public Affairs team, said about his first time on the facility: “I was posted here via NYSC and I didn't even know any of these existed. The first time I walked into the plant and they showed me around, I broke down in tears.” And he's not alone. Ajaokuta evokes many things in many people. And this devotion is not just on the plant. It's also in the main administrative building.

“We are not just employees here, we're patriots,” a Senior staff said. “I'm responsible for making sure everything works properly.” And he's doing an incredible job. The water fountain actually works. The elevators work. The building still looks in pristine condition.
The water fountain at Ajaokuta Steel Company still works till today!  And it's strange in the context of many Nigerian government buildings. “This administrative building was constructed by Julius Berger during Babangida’s administration,” Ahijo said. “The government directive was that everything used in this building will be sourced from and around Ajaokuta.” There have been different calls to completely shut down operations at Ajaokuta, one of them was by the former Nigerian minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
“There was a time that the former minister was in Abuja asking for a complete shutdown at Ajaokuta,” Mr Badams said, “so we managed to get her to visit this place. After six hours touring, she came back sweating, and her tone was softer. She apologised, saying she was ‘misinformed’ in Abuja.” Every time a senior government official showed up, they left heavy-hearted, gingered to do more when they get back to Abuja.
There's an inside joke in Ajaokuta, “the moment these people cross the Niger bridge, all the enthusiasm falls inside the water.”

The Real Tragedy!

“Every time a new administration enters,” Mr Badams continued, “they promise to change things and make it better. But nothing much ever happens.” “Most of the Engineers that were trained in Russia will be retiring next year,” he said, “and many of them are sad because they never got to apply what they believed will greatly change their country.”
You could feel the heaviness in his heart as he said this. “I believe that one day, a generation is going to come and bring this place to life,” he sighed. The Ajaokuta Steel Plant should be buzzing with life, three shifts of thousands of workers racing against time, churning out millions of tonnes for the country. But when you walk through the massive factory, the only machine thumping will be the one in your chest. The only noise will be from your own breathing. It is as quiet as death. As lonely as a graveyard. A place where great dreams go to die. But the workers you see still show up, with all the dedication. From one perspective, they look like grave keepers, tending to the dead, so the living can find a place to stand and weep. “This place is not a cemetery,” Engineer Akin said.
And he's right because from another perspective, the state of this place, pristine but comatose, is evidence of their hope.Is there still hope for Ajaokuta Steel Company?
 
In the way the workers speak about this place, in the way they go about their duties, you can tell that they believe that these dead bones of steel, will one day rise!

http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/the-tragic-story-of-ajaokuta-steel-company-id8419494.html

DeOTR:
So now, the third person in the Godhead is a bird right?
You should know that dove is a symbol of the Spirit of God-an emblem of purity and harmlessness, and the form of the dove was assumed on this occasion to signify, probably, that the spirit with which Jesus would be endowed would be one of purity and innocence. The same Spirit took the form of a tongue in Acts 2:3 to signify the power of language with which the Apostles would be endowed.
The Spirit of God is not a separate being, it's the essence of God himself.

This is so deep my bro and God alone knows it all however I believe the doctrine of Trinity brought more confusion to Christianity than spirituality. Trinity is not Biblical.

Obaofnaija:
I Lack words to describe this guy but i will call him king!




SEE MORE HILARIOUS UNCLAD PHOTOS OF HIM HERE: http://www.naijabazeline.com/2016/07/adekunle-gold-smooches-kim-kardashian.html




Lalasticlala, ijebabe, missy93 come and see this!

This guy na real clown

Useless party from the pit of hell!

GoodMuyis:
What if Doctrine of Trinity under the Constantine the Great direction is wrong presentation and we got it right, remember those who formed present the former and us are both human being, who used same Bible.

From what I have read so far, whatever they agreed under Constantine was not authoritative but based on vote, which mean those who got it right might have lesser vote, and here is where devil is at work, influence people to make wrong decision.

However from the Bible am reading personally, The Father, The Son, The Spirit are separate entity, where all receives glorification from The Father. They inseparable because of their accord in action, etc



(Luke 3:22 [KJV])
And the Holy Ghost[The Spirit] descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him [The Son], and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I [The Father] [/b]am well pleased.

(1John 5:7 [KJV])
[b]For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word[Son], and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

The account of Luke 3:22 show that the Three personality were present at the moment

Your opinion on the Trinity doctrine based on my submission you quoted are in tandem so I ask again, do you think the Doctrine of Trinity as spread around through the Nicene Creed by Constantine the Great be preached in churches as we see it today?

9jaArea:
Op go and sit down.
Do you have proof for this or it's the normal conspiracy theories of the South east?

If you think I am kidding then you need to be reborned 7 times to know what I had known about APC and INEC collaborations.

GoodMuyis:
The Doctrine of Trinity is not about the organization of Godhead in hierarchy but explaining the qualities each personality in the God head shares. Ex. All of them are eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, etc

Jesus declare that Him and the Father are one; this only explains the agreement they has together and can come to instant conclusions without contradicting each other.

Your definition on Trinity is the doctored one and that which I believe is the truth but the original definition of Doctrine of Trinity under the Constatine the Great direction says the three are of the same substance with co-equal powers, influence and forms. Do you agree to this?

anibirelawal:
Interesting... This is informative and educative.


The foundation of which Nigeria is built by the colonial master is the prime factor affecting us today. Whilst corruption, nepotism, tribalism were induced on us.

You can always say that again my bro.

Dottore:
Can someone pls explain these passages:

For by grace are ye saved through faith…not of works. —Ephesians 2:8,9

Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. —James 2:24

Also:
And [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. —Matthew 27:5

Now [Judas] purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. —Acts 1:18

1. Grace is something bigger than your capability to achieve something, therefore you being saved takes the Grace (Mercy) of God and not by being morally upright. Why? You can be morally righteous like the Buddhists, Monks in. Any temples and yet not saved because you are not of Christ.

2. Faith in Christ is not enough to guarantee your salvation but you must work out your salvation also by daily observing his laws through daily mediation upon the words of God (Bible) and try to obey him by abstaining from sins.

3 and 4 are two different accounts of two characters, the book of Acts was believed to have been compiled by Luke the Doctor, also a disciple of Jesus Christ, as you can see his accounts in the book of Acts you quoted, he went deeper on the end of Judas who betrayed Jesus Christ!

It is noteworthy to see now that APC is a failed party with no sense of direction. Finally, Atiku had declared his ambition.

Atiku Formally Seeks PDP Presidential Ticket, Meets with Party Leadership
Atiku..ready to take on Buhari
By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has officially flagged off the move to pick the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by meeting with the national leadership of the party in Abuja.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja at a meeting with the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, and members of National Working Committee, Atiku said with the level of improvement so far recorded in the rebranding of the party, reclaiming power in 2019 is a mission accomplished.

“I believe that if we sustain the feat recorded during the governorship primary in Ekiti State in other primaries that will come, this party is destined to reclaim its role and retrieve power generally through our electoral process. If there was anything that really affected the performance of this party, it was the way and manner primaries were conducted and how candidates were selected but with the precedent you have set, we are on our way to reclaiming power in 2019.

“This meeting is not intended for anything other than my desire to seek the presidential ticket of the party. I am here to put you on notice and I believe that I should do this before reaching out to other organs of the party. I want thank you and look forward to working with you,” he said.

Atiku also cleared the doubt about his loyalty, saying, “whether as presidential candidate or not, you can always expect me to fulfill my obligations as a loyal member”.

In his remark, Secondus said leadership of the PDP was determined to return the party to its original vision of the founding fathers.

He said that it was for this reason that the leadership’s first agenda was to rebrand and reposition the party. “We have removed all those impediments of imposition, of impunity, from the dictionary of the National Headquarters of our party.

“I promise you, that by the grace of God, that there will be free, fair, transparent primaries, and as you noted that we did well in Ekiti State, we will do more because we have no choice so as to restore the confidence of Nigerians because Nigerians are yearning for the return of PDP, and the best we can offer is to be free and fair to all aspirants.”

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/06/23/atiku-formally-seeks-pdp-presidential-ticket-meets-with-party-leadership/amp/