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This question sounds noble, but let's be brutally honest, no, a child cannot "repay" a mother's love and frankly, they shouldn't have to try. ![]() The whole idea of framing motherhood as some massive, unpayable debt is emotionally manipulative. Yes, pregnancy and childbirth involve real pain and sacrifice. But choosing to have a child is a conscious decision by the parents, not a heroic favour the child begged for. The baby didn't sign a contract or ask to be brought into the world. Once born, raising that child responsibly is the parent's basic obligation, not a loan with interest that the kid must spend their life settling. Many mothers (and societies) weaponise this "unpayable debt" narrative to demand lifelong guilt, obedience, financial support, and emotional labour from adult children even when the parenting was average, toxic, or downright neglectful in some cases. Love should be given freely, not turned into a lifetime IOU that stifles the child's own dreams and independence. The healthiest approach is this: parents raise their kids well without keeping score, and grown children choose to honour and care for their parents out of genuine affection not out of cosmic debt. If the "sacrifice" was truly that unbearable, perhaps fewer people should have kids they expect to repay them later. |
I don learn something today, nice interesting post. I think this might be on front page, for more public discourse and debates to this interesting topic Seun 🤔 |
All these niceness cannot goes for nothing o. How many barrels of oil ? |
bryght4u:words on marble. |
Jovi10:. Please share the video make i watch am |
Hussein035:I'm a Christian and i stand with Iran. This isn't about religion bro. |
Alamkiir:So these are the people the US are going to war with ![]() You go get an endless war ![]() |
[quote author=WriterrNg post=138690080]⚡Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: Yesterday, the Temporary Leadership Council approved that there should be no more attacks on neighboring countries and no missile launches, unless an attack against Iran originates from those countries. want to switch to a well cordinated drones strikes on Israel . |
Kastonkastroll:To the detriment of nigerians. |
WriteerNg:This looks like trump is begging Iran to stop the war 😃. Why are they crying more than the bereaved? |
WriteerNg:That's a reversed psychology 🤔. Trump want Iranian President and officials to loose their guard down so that he can take them unawares and strike with full force. Smart man . Iran should be on high alert and never let their guard down. |
SpyMaster1:I think a lot of the daily seriousness comes from survival, responsibility, and yes, society/religion expecting us to keep things ‘in order.’ But moments like Christmas Village remind us that seeking happiness isn’t shameful, it’s human. The hypocrisy only creeps in when we judge others for doing exactly what we all secretly (or not so secretly) crave ![]() |
Bluntemperor:Please can you explain to me in a layman's term what this listing of dangote refinery in the stock mean? |
I was walking with my friends the other day and spotted a logo somewhere, a broken chain with an axe cutting through it. I later learned it's associated with a popular group called Aye, also known as Axemen, , or the Neo-Black Movement of Africa (NBM). The symbol apparently represents breaking the chains of oppression, colonialism, and social injustice, fighting for equality and the progress of Black people worldwide. Their official motto is something like "Social Justice and Equality for All," and they claim to do charity work like donations to orphanages, schools, and even police. But then I started wondering: is their sole purpose really to fight injustice, or has it changed over time? From what I've read, it started in 1977 at University of Benin as a student fraternity inspired by Pan-Africanism and anti-apartheid struggles, meant to promote Black pride and oppose racism/oppression. However, over the years, especially on campuses and beyond, the group (or parts linked to it) has been heavily associated with cult clashes, violence, killings, cyber fraud (419 scams), human trafficking, and organized crime – both in Nigeria and internationally (like in Europe, Canada, US). Many sources say NBM is the "legal" side that does charity and denies links to crime, while "/Aye" is the criminal side, but in Nigeria, most people see them as the same or closely overlapping. There are reports of politicians and powerful people involved too. So, my question is, what's the real deal? Do they genuinely fight injustice today, or is that just the original idea that's long gone? Have any of you had direct experience or know more about this? |
Let me be blunt. If the intelligence leaking from Cotonou is correct that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger (under the AES banner) were actively involved in financing, training, or encouraging the mercenaries who tried to overthrow President Talon last week then the young captains have just committed the single biggest strategic blunder of their revolutions. They did not just attack Benin. They attacked Nigeria by proxy. Consider the reality on the ground: Benin is Nigeria’s most sensitive western flank. Any regime in Cotonou that is hostile to Abuja automatically becomes an existential threat to Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, and the entire southwest. Nigeria currently supplies roughly 70–80 % of Benin’s electricity through the Maria Gleta power plant and the West African Power Pool. One phone call from Abuja can plunge the entire country into darkness. Cotonou Port handles a significant percentage of goods destined for northern Nigeria. Disrupt Benin, and you disrupt Nigeria’s supply chain. Over ten million Nigerian citizens and people of Yoruba descent live, work, or trade daily across that border. An unstable Benin equals millions of refugees and economic hemorrhage for Nigeria. Nigeria has remained remarkably restrained so far, but restraint should never be mistaken for weakness. When Nigeria decides to act, it does not send strongly worded letters. It sends divisions. Russia, Wagner (or Africa Corps), and whatever support AES currently enjoys will evaporate the moment American, British, and French satellites start beaming real-time intelligence to Abuja and the U.S. Africa Command adjusts its posture. No one in Moscow is willing to die on a Sahelian hill for Cotonou. Captain Traoré, have inspired millions by standing up to Paris and refusing IMF blackmail. But revolutions that survive are the ones led by men who know which battles to fight and which doors never to open. Benin is that door. They should Re-focus the alliance northward where you face no serious opposition Because if Nigeria is forced to intervene, it will not be a limited police action. It will be swift, overwhelming, and irreversible. And when the dust settles, the only thing left of the AES dream will be history lessons about how pride and overreach destroyed a beautiful revolution. They should Choose wisely.! |
Babalegba:Illegal? Not even close. This was a case of legitimate regional support under international law. Benin’s President Patrice Talon directly requested military assistance from Nigeria twice to protect his government and restore order. President Tinubu authorized the Nigerian Air Force to deploy JF-17 jets and ground troops accordingly. This is explicitly allowed under Article 4 of the ECOWAS Treaty, which mandates mutual assistance to preserve peace and democracy in member states. It’s the same framework that justified interventions in Gambia (2017) and Liberia (1990s). No UN Security Council resolution needed for ECOWAS actions like this, especially when it’s at the host government’s invitation. The operation was over in hours, with zero reported civilian casualties, and Benin’s own officials have publicly thanked Nigeria for saving their democracy. |
oglalasioux:. Valid concern, but let’s keep the same energy bro The United States has mass shootings almost every week, the highest homicide rate among developed nations, raging opioid crisis killing 100,000+ citizens yearly, homeless camps in every major city, and a southern border they still can’t fully secure after decades. Yet last month alone, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Somalia, drone operations in Yemen, naval deployments in the Red Sea, and special forces missions in half a dozen countries. Nobody in America says “Fix Chicago and Baltimore first before you bomb Houthis.” They understand that a capable military protects national interest at home AND abroad simultaneously. Nigeria just proved (again) that our military is capable. Now we hold the same government to the same standard, deploy that same speed, precision, and political will against the bandits and terrorists killing our people daily. |
aribisala0:The extraordinary claim is yours, that Reuters, Al Jazeera, France24, AFP, the Beninese government, and the Nigerian presidency are all lying or mistaken about Nigerian jets crushing the coup. That’s the extraordinary part. I just quoted them. You’re rejecting them. Prove your version or rest. |
aribisala0:With all due respect, you’re reversing the burden of proof. I’m not the one making an extraordinary claim. I’m simply repeating what has already been reported and officially confirmed by: The Government of Benin Republic (President Talon publicly requested and thanked Nigeria) The Nigerian Presidency (official statement released yesterday) Multiple international wire services (Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera, France24) that had correspondents in Cotonou and quoted military sources on the ground Video and photographic evidence circulating from Benin itself showing Nigerian marked aircraft in action All these primary sources say the same thing: Nigerian Air Force jets conducted the strikes. So the claim is already backed by evidence from governments and established news agencies. If you are saying none of that happened and that Nigeria played no role, then yes, the burden is now on you to provide credible sources supporting your version. Latin still applies: whoever says the Reuters/Al Jazeera/Benin govt reports are false is the one making the positive assertion now. Feel free to drop your sources. We’re all here to learn. ![]() |
HgAkpobomeEr:You’re absolutely right, they’re not blind. They’re doing exactly what the imperialists who own and fund them have always paid them to do, amplify every African crisis and bury every African success. When a West African country looks like it’s sliding into chaos → 24-hour live coverage. When Nigeria flies in, crushes the coup in hours, and flies out → total blackout. Same old imperialist playbook, never let the Giant of Africa look strong, competent, or in control of its own region. They’re not news outlets at this point. They’re propaganda arms, and the paymasters are still the same people who drew the borders and looted the continent. |
aribisala0:If you have any credible source saying the Nigerian military was NOT involved, please drop the link. I’ll gladly read it. Until then, the eyewitnesses are the international press corps and the official statements from both the Beninese and Nigerian governments. |
On December 7, 2025, renegade soldiers in Benin Republic stormed the state television station in Cotonou, declared the constitution suspended, and announced they had taken power. President Patrice Talon made an urgent request for help directly to President Bola Tinubu. What happened next was lightning-fast: Nigerian Air Force JF-17 Thunder jets crossed the border, delivered precise strikes on the rebels’ positions, and obliterated the coup before the day ended. Nigerian special forces supported the operation on the ground. The TV station was retaken, the mutineers scattered, and Benin’s democracy was saved in a matter of hours. This was one of the quickest and cleanest counter-coup interventions in modern history. Every credible international outlet has reported it clearly: - Reuters: “Nigeria’s military intervention ends Benin coup attempt” - Al Jazeera: Detailed coverage of Nigerian airstrikes - France24, Africanews, Bloomberg, Vanguard, Premium Times – all confirming Nigeria’s decisive role Yet as of December 8, 2025, CNN International and BBC World News have either ignored Nigeria’s involvement completely or buried it in a few lines. No headlines. No footage. No recognition that the Nigerian military just prevented another West African nation from falling into chaos. When instability erupts on the continent, they provide wall-to-wall coverage. When Nigeria steps in and restores order with speed and precision, the story mysteriously disappears. This is not oversight. This is selective silence. The Nigerian Armed Forces just demonstrated exceptional capability and regional leadership which the world deserve to know.! |
Are they going to support us for free? 🤔 Something is not right! There's something the Nigerian government is not telling us. What backdoor deal did they cut with them? 🤔 I hope they didn't sign that they should extract rare earth mineral in Nigeria for 5 years o free of charge o 😁. |
Let us be honest with the text. Read the book of Ecclesiastes without the filter of pulpit explanations and tell me it sounds like a book written by someone who believes in divine justice, afterlife reward, or even a personal, interventionist God. Consider the following verses (I’m quoting mostly KJV/NKJV for familiarity): - “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity” (1:2) - “What profit has a man for all his labour under the sun?” (1:3) - “The dead know nothing… they have no more reward, and their memory is forgotten” (9:5) - “Their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished” (9:6) - The same fate happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice (9:2) - “Eat your bread with joy, drink your wine with a merry heart… live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life… for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in Sheol where you are going” (9:7-10) - “Time and chance happen to them all” (9:11) - A man may live many years and have a hundred children, yet if he does not enjoy life, “I say that a stillborn child is better than he” (6:3-6) The preacher (Qoheleth) repeatedly says there is no observable difference in outcome between the righteous and the wicked. He denies any meaningful afterlife activity or reward. He tells people to enjoy food, wine, marriage, and whatever pleasure they can find because this fleeting life is all there is. The famous “Fear God and keep His commandments” in 12:13 feels almost tacked on, like an orthodox editor’s desperate attempt to rescue the book for the canon. Many biblical scholars (even conservative ones) admit the ending sounds abrupt and inconsistent with the tone of the previous 12 chapters. If a philosopher today wrote: “Life is meaningless, death ends everything, good and evil people end up the same, so grab whatever happiness you can before you die,” we would call it secular humanism or soft nihilism. Yet this is in the Bible, attributed to Solomon. So my question to the forum is simple: How is Ecclesiastes not the most atheistic, or at the very least agnostic, book in the entire Bible? I am waiting for anyone to defend its “godly” character without resorting to “he was only describing life without God” or “that was before he repented at the end.” The text itself does not say that. |
The fear of VISA ban is the beginning of wisdom. Akpabio is being cautious so as not to incur the wrath of Trump to ban him from visiting the US given the fact he has many assets there, and his children are schooling in the US 😁. Smart man |
ironheart:Drones, submarines, aircraft carriers, they can destroy, but they cannot rule. Yes, America can light up the sky. But air power shatters buildings, not spirit. Vietnam downed over 4,000 aircraft and still won. The Taliban outlasted the carriers. Nigeria’s 200 million are not Afghanistan’s 25 million. You say we are not united. True for now. But one foreign strike = #EndSARS on a national scale. Lagos grinds to a halt in 48 hours. Delta rigs go up in flames in 24. Some will collaborate. The same people funding Boko Haram. We know their compounds, their accounts, their family homes. One public list and they vanish. The US need the oil flowing, not the fields burning. Seven days of sabotage = $15 billion global loss. They will back down first. |
Salewa97:. Trump's Truth Social, yesterday prepping invasion for failing to stop attacks on Christians. Not speculative, it's policy talk |
Let's be real, the idea of the United States launching a full-scale invasion of Nigeria is pure geopolitical fiction, but if it ever happened, it'd make Iraq and Afghanistan look like a weekend drill. Here's why it'd be a catastrophic failure: 1. Sheer Scale & Terrain Nigeria is *bigger than Texas + California combined* (923,768 km²). Jungle swamps in the Niger Delta, urban mega-sprawls like Lagos (20M+ people), and the arid Sahel in the north. Supply lines? Nightmarish. One rainy season and your convoys are stuck in mud deeper than your regrets. 2. Population Density = Insurgency Hell 200M+ people. 250+ ethnic groups. Lagos alone has more people than 40 US states. Every block, every village becomes a potential ambush point. The US couldn’t pacify 25M Afghans, good luck with 200M Nigerians who’ve been fighting Boko Haram with machetes and grit. 3. Oil = Global Economic Suicide Nigeria pumps ~2M barrels/day. Invade? Prices spike to $200+/barrel overnight. China (Nigeria’s top oil buyer) flips out. Europe freezes. The US economy tanks *before a single boot hits the ground*. Bonus: Delta militants already blow up pipelines for fun,imagine what they’d do to occupiers. 4. ECOWAS & African Union Backlash 13 West African nations with 400M people total. Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, all mobilise. The AU calls it colonialism 2.0. South Africa sends troops. Suddenly it’s not US vs. Nigeria, it’s US vs. an entire continent with Russian/Chinese arms flooding in. 5. Homegrown Resistance Nigerians don’t play. From the Women’s War of 1929 to #EndSARS, they’ve shutdown their own government with protests. Invaders? Expect millions in the streets, Nollywood propaganda on steroids, and every ex-soldier from the Boko Haram wars turning into a guerrilla legend. 6. Logistics = LOL Closest US base: Djibouti (4,000+ miles away). No land route. Atlantic resupply through hostile waters? Nigerian Navy is small, but pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are world-class. One hijacked tanker and your fuel’s gone. Nigeria isn’t a pushover petro-state. it’s a continental heavyweight with oil, people, and pride. The US would bleed treasure, lives, and global credibility for *decades. some wars aren’t winnable |
helinues:. Thanks for the reply bro, the vagueness can make it feel like empty rhetoric. But the US State Department's CPC reports aren't pulling punches on locations, they've documented thousands of attacks in the Middle Belt (Benue, Plateau, Kaduna states) where Fulani herders clash with farmers, often with religious undertones e.g., over 200 Christians killed in Plateau alone in Dec 2023 (per USCIRF). And the Northeast (Borno, Yobe) sees Boko Haram/ISWAP targeting churches and villages, like the 2024 kidnappings in Kaduna. Open Doors ranks us #6 globally for Christian persecution, with 4,000+ deaths last year. You're right Nigeria is not Iran, no WMD fairy tales here. But that's exactly why this smells like selective BS, If it were genuine, why no similar heat on Sudan (famine killing Christians in Darfur) or DRC (militias slaughtering in Ituri)? It's leverage, not love, tied to our BRICS moves and oil output. |
Thanks for the reply bro, the vagueness can make it feel like empty rhetoric. But the US State Department's CPC reports aren't pulling punches on locations, they've documented thousands of attacks in the Middle Belt (Benue, Plateau, Kaduna states) where Fulani herders clash with farmers, often with religious undertones e.g., over 200 Christians killed in Plateau alone in Dec 2023 (per USCIRF). And the Northeast (Borno, Yobe) sees Boko Haram/ISWAP targeting churches and villages, like the 2024 kidnappings in Kaduna. Open Doors ranks us #6 globally for Christian persecution, with 4,000+ deaths last year. You're right Nigeria is not Iran, no WMD fairy tales here. But that's exactly why this smells like selective BS, If it were genuine, why no similar heat on Sudan (famine killing Christians in Darfur) or DRC (militias slaughtering in Ituri)? It's leverage, not love, tied to our BRICS moves and oil output. |
Good afternoon, everyone. I woke up to this news about Trump labeling Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern" over Christian persecution, and while the attacks in places like Jos and Plateau are devastating and real—families torn apart, lives lost—something about the timing doesn't sit right with me. Think about it: Nigeria only recently became a BRICS partner country last October, opening doors for stronger economic ties with Russia on wheat imports, energy deals, and even military cooperation. We're starting to trade more in local currencies, reducing reliance on the dollar. And now, out of nowhere, this "urgent concern" from the White House? It feels too convenient. Don't get me wrong—the human rights issues are serious, and we need international support to combat them. But if it's truly about protecting lives, why the selective focus? Sudan's civil war has killed over 25,000, displaced 11 million, and triggered famine that's starving children daily—yet no CPC there. The Democratic Republic of Congo has seen 7 million deaths since the 1990s, fueled by conflicts over minerals like cobalt that power Western tech gadgets—no sanctions or spotlight. Even Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, with over a million refugees and reports of genocide-level violence, gets crickets from the US. On the oil front, we're Africa's largest producer at about 1.4 million barrels a day, and the US imports hundreds of thousands from us. With global energy tensions rising, they might want us to ramp up output, sideline Russian partnerships, and keep the flows steady to their refineries. It's not conspiracy; it's just how international politics works—leverage disguised as morality. I'm not against America or the West, but as Nigerians, we can't afford to be naive. If they want to help, let them target the actual perpetrators—fund intelligence against Boko Haram, support peacekeepers—not dangle sanctions over a sovereign nation's choices. Our resources, our alliances, our future: those are ours to decide. |
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