₦airaland Forum

Adminisher:
The best leader Nigeria ever had.

olaolulazio:
R.I.P ika baba yeyee.

Don't ask for meaning pls!

ZUBY77:
Crook.
How much did he sell the prayer to Ooni?

Destined2win:
Where does this man really belong?

You can't serve 2 masters you know

*modified*

I have seen people like freelanswer quote me and Sexymoma concurr.

I really think some people need to comprehend statements before jumping into conclusion. Every dick and Tom knows how fetish the rites and traditions of the ooni stool is; it was on this same forum that we got information on the rituals that he had to undergo in the name of the gods of their land before he can be crowned ooni of ife.

Now, a pastor is praying for him; minutes after he will go back to his land and continue his traditional practises which are in contradiction with the teachings of God and the pastor praying for him.

'Choose ye this day whom you will serve'!

handsomeclouds:
Pastor Adeboye's prophecies for 2016 are no different from his previous ones - he has managed to keep everything fuzzed up and has avoided being specific so as not to incriminate himself in the future. However, there is one item on his list that requires scrutiny because I believe it shows Pastor Adeboye to be a manipulative person. I shall return to this in a moment.
Pastor Adeboye
First, let us build a quick picture of the man. Pastor Adeboye is probably the most influential pastor in Nigeria. His church has branches in almost 100 countries around the world, with an estimated 14,000 churches in Nigeria alone. The Redeemed Camp is responsible for perennial traffic congestion on the Lagos-Ibadan motorway because of where it is situated and the sheer size of the congregation that worships there. Whether the church has done enough to forestall this problem and alleviate the sufferings of road users is a subject for another day. Pastor Adeboye's fund raising methods are a cause for concern. He announced plans in 2013 to build a church auditorium of approximately 3km in length (http://dailypost.ng/2013/08/14/three-kilometer-auditorium-angry-nigerians-blast-adeboye-say-n1billion-per-person-donation-is-criminal/). To fund the project, he told his followers: "We need N1 billion from ten people . . . We also need N100 million from those who can afford it. Please see my secretary." How many hard-working people with unquestionable source of income would dole out money on a project like that which will not yield any returns for them? This behaviour encourages corruption - the thieves who steal our commonwealth will see this as an act of buying penance from God. Pastor Adeboye is importunate - he never tires of using mental gimmicks to persuade his members to give him money. Only last month, he was reported to have told them: "Let me tell you the truth, the only reason we still take offerings is to get you out of poverty. When you give offerings you’re sending money to heaven." A few years ago, he claimed that he drove his car without fuel from Ore to Lagos to a thunderous applause from his congregation. It beggars belief that anyone would believe this story. To complete the picture, take a look at his 2015 prophecies and decide for yourselves whether he made any ground-breaking predictions or if he just played safe by refusing to make specific statements. (https://secure.saharareporters.com/2015/01/02/end-year-prophecies-ijabla-raymond#.VKbHn0sJtN4.wordpress). Notice that he had prophesied: "Daddy (referring to God) says all over the world insurgencies will be considerately weakened." The terrorist activities of jihadi groups like ISIS, Boko Haram (BH) and al-Shabab in 2015 do not support this prediction. This observation alone completely invalidates his claim of speaking the mind of God.

Let's return to the 2016 prophecies which can be found on the church's website: http://rccg.org/prophesies-for-year-2016/. Pastor Adeboye prophesied that, "a new sexually transmitted disease will surface." But he does not disclose that he received this revelation from newspapers and medical journals. British researchers announced late last year the discovery of a "new" sexually transmitted disease (STD) called mycoplasma genitalium (http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/11November/Pages/New-sexually-transmitted-infection-MG-may-be-widespread.aspx). It is worth noting that pastor Adeboye does not give the name of the new STD and its causative organism like researchers always do. Does God whom he claims to speak for not know this information? Why does he not specify where, how and when the disease will surface? How bizarre for an omni-benevolent God to announce the emergence of a new disease but not the cure? Curiously, God was also silent about BH and the abducted Chibok girls, the fall in the price of crude oil and its effect on our economy, the agitation for the state of Biafra, climate change, the conflict in Syria. Pastor Adeboye's prophecies portray God as someone who is always silent on the issues with real implications for our daily existence. That, of course, is based on the assumption that God exists and that He speaks to the pastor. I could never understand how someone can know the mind of an entity they cannot even prove exists. What is obvious is that pastor Adeboye, like the rest of his fellow prophets, relies on the BBC, CNN and other news media to formulate his prophecies.  
The reason this situation bothers me is because literally tens of millions of Nigerians believe that God speaks through this man. Accordingly, the choices they make in life are guided by every word he speaks. Collectively, Adeboye and his fellow pastopreneurs have turned a generation of Nigerians into magical thinkers and have destroyed critical thinking. Even our universities and other centres of learning are not immune from their destructive influence - believe it or not there are professors who believe that prayers can make a car drive without fuel just as pastor Adeboye proposed; that diseases can be caused by evil spirits; that witches and wizards are responsible for infertility; and so on.  

Thankfully, the days of lying to Nigerians are drawing to a close. Information is the greatest weapon against ignorance, fear, superstitions and exploitations. Nigerians now have access to the internet and can easily cross check facts. By this time next year, we would know if a new STD has been discovered and if indeed God speaks to pastor Adeboye. 

Ijabla Raymond is a medical doctor and he writes from the UK. He can be contacted at ijabijay@me.com or Ijabla.Raymond@facebook.com
http://saharareporters.com/2016/01/15/pastor-adeboye-prophet-or-imposter-candid-look-his-2016-prophecies-ijabla-raymond

HopeAtHand:
Its a pirry. This happens when there is a collapse of the law enforcement system. In most states in Nigeria, enemies are lumped together as one.

I wouldnt advocate that states are created solely on ethnicity basis because as Nigeria stands now, if everyone suddenly becomes of one tribe, the next point of conflict will be inter subgroup/ inter clan. Limited resources breeds unhealthy competition, unhealthy competition breeds conflict.

Govt should just create avenues for employment and most of this crisis will abate.

samobo:
Until i see that happen in ekiti, osun, oyo, ogun, and ondo i wont take U guys serious. Lagos remains a no mans land hence its administration should be all inclusive of all tribes, considering that all tribes contributed to Lagos development.

By the way, Am not decived by Ambode's move, he did it to distract Igbo people's attention from the attrocities he is committing at ladipo..

He is trying hard to disguise as not being an Igbo hater, am sure he know igbos are not foolish and no number of appointments will change what has been done hence we will respond at the right time.

As for the appointment, its no big deal because even the most Igbo hating government in Lagos will not dare sideline lgbos in the administration of lagos because igbos are If not the largest, the second largest ethnic group in Lagos.no wise government can afford to ignore them cos he will need their numerical strenght in times.of election.

Meanwhile Lagos remains a no mans land, indigenous to some yoruba tribes, badagary, ijaw and some slave returnees. Coquered by the british and made a british colony, became Nigeria's capital and now have almost been bought up by the igbos.so igbos are equal stakeholders in Lagos and if e pain you, u can jump into the lagoon...

Saklekplus:
I just heard that too, what a loss to ex-clueless president, I just love the boy........ am suspecting mama piss.... is this how she want to pay Jonathan for accepting the defeat ?, what a wicked winch woman (WWW), I pity that innocent boy .. .. RIP

hardywaltz:
Mere Commissioner

lalasticlala:
http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/11/exclusive-why-osinbajo-cannot-be-part-of-buharis-security-meetings-for-now/

shininglite:
when a man equals himself wit God failure is inevitable... this is jst d beginning for the local champion of the south west... even the Bible said FEAR NORTH..

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Fake pastor
No level
Na make him dhe run errand for Buhari, while deh make key decisions in his absence

ifeness:
Thou shalt not watch TV,but the deceiver had a Tv at home we watched with his family.

menesheh:
Deceiver

ozoigbondu:
Can anything good come out of the sophiscated South West

Trailblazer1:
Marriage of strange bed fellows

Don't they ever learn from history?
The North and Southwest are just friendly enemies, who only unite to fight the Igbos and later go back into enmity when there are no Igbos to fight.

I don't mean any disrespect; but I've read the story of Awolowo and Abiola to lend credence to the truth that history always repeats itself.

I pity nairaland underage Apc praise singers

teeowl:
Adeboye should go and live in Sambisa forest to test himself.

thefakestan:
Well I don't care
This country is....




Imagine what's happening in the government

President - SS.
VP. - North west.
Senate P. - North Cent.
Speaker. - North West


Incoming

President el. -NW
V "president . SW
Senate P. -.NE/NC
Speaker. - North West.

Where is the SE or SS in this equation?
Welcome to Northern Nigeria.

*note ACN refused to hand SW the VP under this current GOVT.

starlingslimnet:
The Spiritual man judges everything and him himself is to be judge by No one.

You see you can only tie church goers down by Scriptures.....you can't tie a saint of God down with the Scripture

starlingslimnet:
The Spirit of God is No longer with Adeboye only those who have the Spirit that comes from God can see this. Adeboye said and I quote “Unfortunately, because it is election
year, I can’t tell you all that God told me
about Nigeria" .The question is has he said something like that before? The Truth is God did not speak to him hence his reluctance to speak in the name of the Lord instead he said and I quote “By
the end of the year, many will say ‘all is
well that ends well.’” Who does not know everyone will say Thank you Lord for making me see the end of the year even if they have nothing to eat on 31st? Adeboye is just playing the game on the gullible.

redsun:
Ode professor. Lazy intellectuals that happens to be thesin core of african plagues. The so-called educated are less intelligent and productive as common ants.

Your victory is a result of the northern insurgents blackmail that started from day one of gej era nothing else.

Symphony007:
Your victory is the fulfilment of years of blind submission to bola Ahmed tinubu as a loyal godson, how this man Of questionable character and association became a senior pastor on RCCG shows how much of a joke churches in nigeria are!!

coolzeal:
I am not a tribalist but each time something is discussed about the Igbo's on this forum, the Yoruba's clinched with insults, fears and cowardice in agony. I don't see the Igbo's doing the same.

isralkhaleed:
egun are not Yoruba

walexy30:
HERE IS THE LIST AND WHERE THE SPEAKERS CAN BE FOUND:

Egba- (OGUN STATE)

Oyo- (OYO STATE AND BENIN REPUBLIC)

Igbomina- (OSUN, KWARA, ONDO, KOGI STATES AND BENIN REPUBLIC)

Okun- (KOGI, ONDO, EKITI STATES)

Itshekiri- (DELTA AND RIVERS STATES)

Ijebu- (OGUN AND LAGOS)

Iseyin- (OYO STATE)

Owu- (OGUN AND OSUN STATE)

Anago- (BENIN REPUBLIC)

Ibolo- (OSUN AND KWARA STATES)

Awori- (LAGOS AND OGUN STATE)

Yewa- (OGUN STATE)

Ekiti- (EKITI AND KWARA STATES)

Ijesa- (OSUN STATE)

Ilorin- (KWARA STATE)

Akoko- (EDO AND ONDO STATES)

Ilaje- (ONDO STATE)

Ife- (OSUN STATE).

Please, there is one dialect I can't remember: They are very close to the ilaje's in Ondo State. If you know it, please, fill the gas.

THANKS.

Johnpaul2k2:
South West and violence are like OBJ and Corruption

ArodeTsolaye:
A guardian reader Arinze Nwosu says and i quote-

"No regrets rejecting the APC at the polls by the South East.

North West did not vote Jonathan in 2011, yet they got Speaker House of Reps, Defence minister, National security Adviser, Inspector General of Police, External affairs minister, Education minister, Chief Justice of Federation etc."

The immediate future will prove if the "equity, fairness and justice" we chorus in our anthems are just mere musical verses.

bjdon:
if this is true it throws my calculations back into a mess. With GEJ loosing Ondo my statistical model had given the election to Buhari. However should GEJ really win in Nasarawa , and then win in Adamawa and Taraba then it really becomes interesting and my analysis would then be for GEJ to win with a slim margin.

This is going to be tight, no wonder they are 'over cooking' the SS and SE results.