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proprince:
Rubbish.

What has your so called leaders with political experience offered your country.?

Can they do half of what Zelensky has done??

Instead of you to praise the young man's bravery, you are here saying trash.

Bravery? Bravery in needlessly putting your country at risk of fighting a war that can lead to the death of of tens or even hundreds of thousands of your people, and displacement of millions more?

Bravery in fighting a war you can't possibly win. The best you can do in engage in a guerilla war for decades, thereby setting your country back decades?

You must be IPOB.

Ibime:
Is that how President inspire his people to fight, by sounding defeatist?

Who told this one anyone will join him in fighting a nuclear power. Who no like life?

That's what happens when you elect a TV star with no political experience like Zelensky

The guy na comedian. E be like we electing basket mouth as president. A week ago the guy been dey make mouth "we will defend our country with our life", to day the tune change to "We have been left alone to defend our state," he said in a video address. "Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don't see anyone." Who him think say go come leave their country come defend Ukraine?

All the Biden talk of "we will deal with Russia", we will do this, all na ginger. Biden never even break diplomatic relations with Russia.

This one should be a lesson for Biafra and other separatists groups. When gbege starts you are on your own.

BasedUsername:
I agree that Trump is a stronger presence than Biden, mostly due to his bombastic personality. Most countries think twice before messing with him and it's no coincidence that Russia took break on their invasion of Ukraine while he was in office.

However, Trump is no longer in office and Putin knows he's dealing with an establishment guy. Establishment guys are more professional and 'presidential' but that makes them predictable. Russia knows what to expect from America now.

Even though Trump was not an establishment guy, he was very predictable. Everyone one knows Trump hate wars, he will never involve US in any new war. He was bent on getting the US out of all the wars he inherited. Remember he avoided military draft 5 times, he barred any of his family from joining the military.
Trump that was asking about why US soldiers were stationed in Japan and Germany.

Even when Iran was harassing ships in the straits of Hormuz including US ships, he refused bombing Iran directly because of "casualties".

Russia would not have needed to invade ukraine if Trump was still in office. Trump didn't really like or believe in NATO. He never got along with the other NATO leaders. He would never have agreed to let Ukraine and Georgia join NATO.
Trump would have told Zelensky straight to go and negotiate with Putin instead of relying on US to come to his rescue.

Now let's look at the hand Biden is working with. The American population is shell-shocked from all the pointless wars of the past, China is salivating at the chance to take Taiwan once America is weakened or distracted, the EU has grown fat and useless among others. Not to mention, American media and academia have been deeply influenced by the unholy combination of corpo and foreign commie money, leaving the people fractured, unpatriotic, fat, and angry at each other. Hell, the military seems to be more focused on diversity and inclusion—which isn't a bad thing in itself but becomes a problem when it's done at the expense of strength.

I think he's right to sit this one out for now.

That's the koko of the issue, the US public would never support starting a new war on foreign soil unless the US was directly affected.
So Biden should not have been making noise when Putin was massing troops on Ukraine's borders. He should not also have allowed that comedian (Zelensky) to be making mouth anyhow. Now that it had dawn on him that US would do zilch, he is now asking to talk to Putin when it's too late.

kingphilip:
My own basis of comment is on the quit notice. Whatever you are saying is outside the scope of what I am saying.


If you look at the bolded words above, you'd see the recourse to tenancy agreement being the determining factor in the duration of a quit notice and that is what I'm making reference to.

The initial comment of yours I quoted was you saying by law he is entitled to 3 to 6 months and that's why I said whatever is in the tenancy agreement that is what he is to get.

We are not talking about tenancy law or quit notice, we are talking about forceful eviction. To tenancy agreement can allow forceful eviction. You cannot sign away your rights to legal eviction. If such is in the tenancy agreement, then it is illegal ab initio according to learned people.

kingphilip:
They've been begging him to show receipt so that they can help him better but he is yet to do so.

Ask for account number now, in 2 seconds you'd see him posting it.

The court cannot go against the tenancy agreement both of them signed because it is binding.

We've earlier asked him to provide his last payment receipt and include the tenancy agreement to know if the landlord is at fault or not but he hasn't done that.

See this is a one sided story and if he is able to provide those documents we requested, even everybody against him now will jump to his train.

A tenancy agreement cannot give the landlord the rights to forcefully eject a tenant. Even if there was a tenancy agreement, the its still courts will eject the tenant.

What the landlord is alleged to have done is a criminal offence.

Karnice600:
Everyone has her fair share of blames on this issue but why are you not blaming Putin here as well?
Is it because no one blames a mad man for acting mad?

Because Putin had made it clear from the beginning that he will never accept the idea of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO or EU. He would rather die than let that happen. Ukraine should have pledged to remain neutral just like Switzerland in WW2.

France and UK made a verbal pledge to frustrate Ukraine joining NATO, but US says they cannot make a pledge.

What is happening in Ukraine is a struggle for control of Ukraine. While the US uses aids, money and democracy to control Ukraine, Russia feels the only option left for her is force.

Great0ne1:
Such a demented monkey you are.
The point is, if there was a premonition that nato will expand eastward and try to encircle Russia , the Berlin wall wouldn't have fallen. The last war caused a major devastation on Soviet soil and stalin and communist party would never let that happen again. This was major reason for Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany and poland. The western democracy and the communist world do not trust each other. This played out when Soviet union mounted there missiles on Cuba soil, president Kennedy Sent his brother to persuade Soviet union to remove there missiles. But idiots like you do not see anything wrong in nato continuous sending of millitary men and missiles to Estonia, a country that shares border with Russia.

France and UK will frustrate Ukraine effort to join, while America is telling Russia they cannot ask Ukraine not to join nato. Perhaps, we have all seen how those crooks frustrated other countries like Estonia from joining nato. Can't you see you are a slowpoke ?

Opono ! You cannot talk about sovereignty integrity when you have blatantly refused to embrace the right to self determination of people of donetsk and lugansk. You admitted here the disintegration of Soviet union and the birth of Ukraine nation, why is Ukraine and the disgraceful western allies finding it difficult to let the people dunbas region peaceful conduct referendum and have a country of there own, that they so much wish to have ? Answer me opono.

Idiot! They will always give a convenient reason for not acting, but is that also the reason why innocent Poland joined in the carnage ?

Mind you, am not a pro Russia, but will always stand on the side of justice and fairness. America is too ambitious and there quest for world dominace will definitely push the world to another war. I am %150 sure that us will act worse than Russia, if they switch roles

I am also not pro Russians but the West must understand and accommodate Russia's fears instead of treating them like a defeated country.
I am particularly appalled by Biden's handling of the whole situation. He was encouraging Zelinski to make mouth anyhow instead of encouraging him to talk to Putin, afterall both of them are named Vladimir and they both speak Russian. Now that the war has started, will America and the West sent troops to Ukraine to protect them.

Even though I don't like Trump, I know he would not have antagonize Putin to the point of invading Ukraine. He would have told Zelinski "you are in your own" and he would have been forced to negotiate with Putin.

stanech:
Putin is invading Ukraine right now and Biden is issuing sanctions. This will embolden Russia and we may just see the return of the old USSR.

So what do you suggest Biden do? Send troops to Ukraine or attack Russia?

The gallant police operatives did not relent; they gave the hoodlums a hot chase and while escaping, some ran into the Golden Suite Hotel and Isu Villa Hotel, respectively. The two hotels were immediately cordoned off and raided and in the process, a total of 12 motorcycles without identification numbers and two vehicles, one Lexus RX 350 SUV and one Lexus RX 330 SUV, believed to have been used by the hoodlums, were seen and recovered. Also, 17 male and one female suspects were arrested and undergoing interrogation.

The police waited until after IPOB/ESN successfully finished their operations and left, then they went into the streets to start arresting any okada rider in sight and raided the nearest hotels to arrest innocent guests and their vehicles.

Those arrested would be asked to pay huge bail money and those without money or connection would be paraded and charged for the crime. That's the modus operandi of Nigerian police to violent crimes.

petra1:
Anyone who are offshoot of Abrahamic covenant tithed . Kindly do the math

In addition there is no evidence that Abraham or any of his descendants tithes compulsorily.
The tithe Abraham paid to Melchizedek was voluntary and it was once from the spoils of war. He paid it to Melchizedek because he allowed Abraham pass through his land to attack his enemy. There is no other record of Abraham paying tithe to anybody for the rest of his life.

The children of Israel was not recorded to have paid tithes while in Egypt or while wondering in the desert for 40 years.

Moses was not recorded to have paid anyone tithe.

Joseph made a vow to pay tithe saying: ‘If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then shall the Lord be my God ... and of all that you shall give me I will surely give the tenth unto you."

Joseph how was conditional and not compulsive, with a big if . We were not told if he actually paid the tithe and to whom.

petra1:
Anyone who are offshoot of Abrahamic covenant tithed . Kindly do the math

You are still skirting the question. Who are the offshoot of Abrahamic covenant that still tithe today - Judaism, islam or Christianity? Mind you only Word of Life Christians (Pentecostals) tithe.

Read the meaning of the real Jewish tithe below instead of the perverted interpretation by greedy men of God like pastor Ibiyeomie - https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tithing/amp/

armyofone:
If he has the money to fight, I doubt the op would have been here. It cost huge money to fight Landlords in Nigeria. Where should he start from? Landlord already tip off the police that would have helped him.
You want him to fight the corrupt systems? How ?
It is not by keyboards alone, you know.

It's not that expensive except he gets a high profile lawyer. I took the police to court earlier this year for illegally seizing my car. The whole case lasted two weeks after which the Nigerian police was ordered to release my car.

We must learn to start fighting for our rights. It will discourage further abuse in the future.

When I had a similar case, my landlady bribed the DPO who was forcing me to settle the case out of court. I took the case to Panti and they were forced to arraign the case to court.

Once the case gets to court, the landlord would spend a lot of money bail, lawyer and the legal process.

kingphilip:
I be wan say make thunder fire you but make I no talk.

If to say I get money to put the zinc back na wetin I for do my tenants be this.

How will they be owing over 1 year rent and still be staying comfortably?

Well karma always have a way of dishing it back honourably sha.

Na why people no de fit build their house be this.

So because someone is owing 1 year or 10 years, the landlord should resort to self help?
Maybe we should close the courts and disband the police so we can a resort to jungle justice.

armyofone:
Just move out and leave his property for him.

No need fighting against someone's property.

3 months left - look for a temp place for now and leave for your own peace of mind.

You are the type Fela was talking about when he sang Sorrow Tears and Blood. His rights are being trampled over and you advice him to Just move out and leave his property for him, because no need fighting against someone's property. He for come rape him wife or girlfriend before you go no say no need fighting against someone's property.

Halo22:
Op, the fact he removed the roof of ur house means that the deed has been done. However, you can approach a magistrate court, if u have ur receipts of previous and recent payments. Be rest assured he would pay a lot of damages that will make him to come begging you. But first, try to secure an apartment no matter how small, to serve as ur shelter for now. Wish you luck in ur endeavors.

Where do you want him to get an apartment no matter how small in these Buhari times? He needs All the money he can get to fight the case in court and at the police station.

He can get an injuction within a couple of days. I got an injuction the same day my landlord broke into my house to illegally evict me.

yemite100:
I made a post about a month ago on Nairaland about my landlord. He gave me a quit notice when my rent is yet to due, we have not been in good terms, I was rest assured that I still have three months left so no need to panic.

I got home now and saw carpenters removing the roof of my apartment with two abled young men which I haven't seen their face before, the roof of my apartment has been removed now.

I went to the nearby station to lodge a complain but I was told the man had come earlier, and told the police has giving me quit notice that he wants to renovate his house.

It's really a hard time for me and my siblings, getting a quick accomodation. He never informed us of renovating the apartment, I just lost my job last week and this is happening to me again.

My life is in a mess right now as I don't know where to start from, this is just a challenge for me and I will stay stronger and fight this battle till the end, probably God is preparing me for a better place ahead....

Nigerians always friegn helplessness in very straight forward situations. Why are we so cowardly that we are afraid to fight for our rights. This is why I like Abba Kyari. He knows how to fight for his rights even when he denied other Nigerians the same rights. He went to court and sued the police for detaining him beyond the constitutionally allowed 48 hours eveb though he had detained Nigerians for months without trial.

This is a very simple case.
You should have taken pictures of the landlord and the thugs removing your roof. If you have not taken pictures, then get a camera man or use a very good phone to take clear pictures of the damages. (If You want a new TV or laptop, break them yourself and accuse the people that vandalize the house)

Go to the police station and make a statement. Make sure your statement is indented. Insist on seeing the DPO to explain the situation to him as the junior police officers might have collected bribe. If not satisfied write a petition to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.

Contract a lawyer as soon as possible.

With the photo evidence of the damages, instruct your lawyer to get a court injunction halting all activities of the landlord or his agents on your apartment and bar him from going near your apartment till the case is settled.

File a criminal case in court of illegal entry, damage to property, intimidation, threat to your life, etc.

All these should be done within 2 or at most 3 days.

Once the case is in court, you can now try and cover the roof to prevent rain from damaging your property. He cannot do anything again or he risks going to jail.

This was the steps I took when a landlord tried something similar about 20 years back. Na beg dem beg me to settle.

OkCornel:
Buhahahaha.

So the goalpost has shifted from Malachi being addressed to nation of Israel to worshipers of God?

Oya na… Job was not an Israelite, nor among the ancestral lineage of Israel. Can you show us biblical and historical evidences of Job tithing? Remember, Job is a worshipper of God too o.

Can you also show us examples of gentile believers in the new covenant that tithed?

Your attempt to dodge this question by asking if salvation is mandatory for gentiles is laughable. Abeg, what is the connection between tithing and salvation Oga Petra?

Modern day scam artists in the guise of men of God have so battered the psyche of their members that they make them believe that the only way to success is by feeding their extravagant lifestyles, by twisting Malachi chapter 3 to their advantage.

Instead of them to teach and encourage their members to improve their skills and abilities to succeed in life, they turn then into perpetual ATM machines.

Even chapter 3 of Malachi was directed at the Lord's anger at the priests.

Malachi
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

It is after the purifier purifies the priestly class that the Lord will accept the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem.

I wonder where you guys get the notion that priests are infallible. Malachi shows that God can get angry at priests and curse them.

petra1:
Amd you cannot isolate Malachi 2 from Malachi 1

Malachi 1:1
Malachi
​ The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

He was sent to the nation. While prophesying to the nation he addressed Judah, He addressed priests, He addressed issues about the messiah and his forerunner. Just as any book of prophecy with multiple messages and topics. Why will you now just pick one part and color all with it..

Read from Malachi 1 verses 6 to the end and tell me who the Lord was referring to;

6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.

8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.

9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.

10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

zendi:
No, its the Dems that Putin loves.
He took Crimea under the watch of Democrats and has now come for the entire Ukraine under the watch of Democrats.
When Democrats come to power, Putin's opportunity comes.
He, and the Taliban and China know the Brandons more than the bungling Brandons know themselves;
that their appetite for fight is only for the war against "white supremacy" AT HOME.

I don't understand. You want US to send troops to Ukraine and because Russia annexed Crimea or you want Biden to bomb Russia because Putin entered Donbas? Does the US have a defense pact with Ukraine or they have joined NATO? Why not direct your anger at Ukraine's European neighbours like Germany, Poland, France, UK and Italy?

Iyaebe:
Anything crypto and other internet ways of making money is fraudulent to me,people that make money online are mostly fraudsters or potential fraudsters.Dem plenty here for nairaland.All those boys doing crypto also know how to hack people's account and hacking is fraudulent, so all of dem dy swim for the same ocean. Crypto=Hacking=Fraud.

Sorry you feel that way, but crypto is the future of finance. We are just scratching the surface of DiFi, blockchain technology and crypto currencies. If you don't obtain the necessary education and skills, you will be left behind.

After saying that, it was not because of crypto that the Sister got scammed, it was because of greed. It could have been other financial instruments like stocks, forex, gold or even wash wash dollars.
People have been scams with agriculture pools, ponzi schemes and online shopping.
The lesson here is never invest your money in instruments or businesses you have no knowledge of. Crypto sounds exotic and sophisticated to lots of people and so easily falls for scams using cryptos as instruments.

OkCornel:
Which nation was the book of Malachi addressed to? Israel or Nigeria?

Was the book of Malachi directed to the gentile nations?

Did God make tithing mandatory for any of the gentile nations?

Can you provide examples of Christians (not Judaisers) that tithed in the scriptures?

I don't want to continue going in circles with Petra1. He is wearing really distorted blinkers. How can one interprete

Malachi 3:9
Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me,
even this whole nation.

to mean to mean the words were directed at the whole nation when the speaker made a distinction between "Ye" and the nation with the adverb even? The "ye" in Malachi refers to priests.

He has really been indoctrinated by tithe criminals.

Malachi3 cannot be read in isolation of Malachi 2:

Mal.2
[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
[3] Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
[4] And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[5] My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
[6] The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
[7] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
[8] But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
[9] Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

petra1:
Wrong. Tithe eaters are those who rob God by not tithing.

You have been brainwashed beyond redemption by scam artists in the guise of men of God. The verses which you people are so obsessed with was directed at priests who just like modern day christian priests are scamming the people of Israel. God was directing his anger at them and not the general children of Israel.

Malachi 2
[1] And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
[2] If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Pastors are not tithe collectors. Pastors are rather tithers and givers. And for you information most denominational pastors are volunteers . THEY ARE.LAY WORKERS.. They have their jobs and businesses. Ranging from civil servant to lecturer etc.
Only few pastors are into full time ministry and such are placed on allowance. Church money does not belong to the pastor. Tithe eaters give impression as though pastors live on church offering. Most pastors spend their money on the church. Every pastor is not G.O with private jet. That's just few exceptions

I am not talking about regular pastors who are also victims of exploitation by the so called men of God. I am talking about G.Os who set up churches as means of fleecing desperate or illiterate people of their hard-earned money through perverse doctrines.

Matthew 23:23 TLB
. . .. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

Wrong translation and interpretation. This is how King James Version puts it;

23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Why do you think Jesus specified what the scribes and Pharisees should tithe, or you think Jesus was not aware money exists? Jesus specifically stated issues that are important to God - law, judgment, mercy, and faith, these are what all the message and parables of Jesus was about. It's what the gospel is about. Tithe has no place in the gospel according to Jesus.

You're wrong . Compare the two verses below

Numbers 18:21-25
21 And, behold, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance in return for their service which they serve, the [menial] service of the Tent of Meeting.

Yes, tithes was instituted in Israel as compensation for the Levi tribe, which as a priestly tribe were not allowed to inherit land. There are no more Levis in Israel and so no one pays tithes anymore in Israel. How Nigerians scam artists (G.Os) converted themselves to Levis is a miracle.

1 Corinthians 9:13-14
Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

So it no more about Levis but about ministers and partakers. Is it only G.Os that ministers and wait at the altar or preach the gospel? Why is it that the tithes and offerings are chopped by only the G.Os and his family? Should not the tithes be shared equally among the pastors and all the workers of a church? Why would the G.Os be driving private jets and ordinary pastors are walking the streets under the sun, preaching the gospel

Tithes and offerings are eternal principles in God's kingdom. If you give offerings you must give tithes you cant chose one and neglect the other because one us very convenient.

There is no must in any genuine religion, that's religious fundamentalism. You give as the heart directs.

MoneyGoDrop:
Well you didn't tell us if they healed your mom or not. Of all the people i know that visited that church, none was healed or shown on the television, maybe because they aren't famous enough.

My broda, me too I've been dey find where jim Iyke to say my mother was healed. But he no even come mention him mama again. It now became about him. Na him dey find healing from T.B. Joshua?

Of the three people I knew that went for healing from T.B.Joshua none was healed.

petra1:
That's tithe eaters assumption

Who are tithe eaters? I hope you are referring to pastors who use members tithes to buy live extravagant lives.

He did

Please give verses where Jesus preached about tithes or where he taught his disciples about tithes. He only made reference to tithes when admonishing the pharesees for placing tithes above all other things.

Not true. It's tithe eaters assumption or accusations. Pastor's teach on prayers, fasting, forgiveness, evangelism, faith nobody speaks. But when they teach on tithes anf offering tithe eaters protest. That means conscience Is disturbing them.

Conscience is disturbing who? I have never paid tithe in my life and I have never felt any guilt, so also billions of others. If some pentecostals feel guilty for not paying tithe, it is because they have been continuously been blackmailed and guilt tripped by their pastors.

There must be balance. The whole counsel of God must be taught

Yes there must be balance. Tithe is not part of that balance. It's a scam by modern day Christianity.

petra1:
JESUS SAYS TO TITHE
Matthew 23:23 TLB
. . .. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

Meaning tithes is not that important. That's why he or his disciples never preached or gave a parable on tithes. Meanwhile tithes is the most important doctrine of modern day Christianity. Salvation according to tithes.

Anonymoususher:
Putins intentions are beyond NATO... Germany chancellor, already assured him that they will frustrate Ukraine's plan of joining NATO.... France's Emmanuel Macron also gave him same assurance but he still wants to destroy Ukraine.

I don't know of Putin's intentions beyond NATO, but NATO was formed because of Russia/Soviet Union and so Russians are scared of NATO near their border.

German Chancellor, French President and US President can assure Putin all they want on Ukraine not joining NATO, he will not trust them until it is put in writing, because Bush senior assured Gorbachev that NATO would not extend eastward. Look what happened since then.

This battle is between Democracy and Autocracy.

There is no true democracy in the West. In the US the last election showed that the people's vote could be overturned and the people that really matters are a few sets of electors.

Ukrainians and Russians are the same people, sharing same heritage, culture and traditions so if Ukraine should succeed as a democracy, Russians will demand to have a democratic settings which could spark massive protests like the Arab spring and threaten his power.

Putin knows this, that's why he wants to destroy Ukraine. The same applies to China, China will do everything possible to destroy a democratic Taiwan

If that happens, Putin is not the only one that will be affected, and just like the Arab spring the whole country could be destroyed (like Syria)

lordm:
Is it those uneducated VIO that will listen

The bosses are educated. They know the law doesn't give them the right to ask for roadworthiness from private cars, but the do anyway, in order to extort money from motorists.

Imagine Abba Kyari suing the NDLEA and police for detaining him beyond 24 hours without charging him to court. Meanwhile he detained someone for 1 month on the orders of Hushpuppi. You think he did not know he was violating the law?

CaseSensitive:
He necessarily don't have to hold a Nigerian passport to travel out of Nigeria, as long as the passport is legit and his end destination is the country which he also hold a citizenship of. But travelling back to Nigeria obviously will require either a Nigerian visa stamped on his UK passport or you get him a Nigerian passport for that purpose.

My advise would be to get the Nigerian passport before he leaves the country because getting a Nigerian passport in London is a whole different kind of sport, especially if like me, you live outside London.

Makes sure you obtain a Nigerian passport before he leaves, else traveling back to Nigeria in the future will be a nightmare. Also immigration officers at the airport will give problems when leaving especially as a first time traveller. You might need to hold extra something to bribe them with a little agbero style before he will be allowed to board the plane.

DWJOBScom:
Well some of us pay tithes to churches we may never visit. I pay my tithe to a church in ilorin after seeing on facebook they don't have pews and will definitely have members with needs. I have been stranded once without money very late at night on a busy road and all my driver and I had was less than N400 without a bank in sight. A church took care of us without questions and got a mechanic for us of course they fed us too. The Church needs your money

The church need your money, willingly as offerings, not with threats of curses and brimstone as done by modern day Pentecostals. Christianity had survived for over 1900 without priests threatening members witg tithes, so why the sudden desperation for tithes?

RayRay06677:
You that reads bible, where? Only time He mentioned tithe, He compared it to weightier things, in comparism, when one is weightier, it means the other is lighter, so therefore, tithe is lesser thing and inconsequential in the scheme. Follow Christ and be save-Bishop (Obong) G.O.D. Akpan is the Bishop, Chapel of Corrections, correcting the errors of the miseducation the antichrist are spreading.

And he was even referring to the Pharisees. Are these tithers Pharisees?

Techguy96:
Lol, that's the list of what's happening here, with or without nato base, Russia wants to conquer Ukraine, they don't consider Ukraine a sovereign state.
When they invaded crimea in 2014, nato wasn't planning to build a base there. Russia is just using nato as an excuse to invade Ukraine. Why have they not invaded Poland where there's an actual nato base?

I am sorry but you are too glued to western media and hence your bias towards western propaganda. Try and listen to other sources to get a more balanced view.

The conflict did not start with the 2014 invasion of Crimea. The crisis started with the brake up of the Soviet Union in 1989. The US and Russia had lots of agreements in order to douse the tension of the cold war. Russia had Warsaw Pact comprising of states under the influence of the former Soviet Union, while NATO had its members of the western Alliance led by USA. For Russia to allow the unification of Germany and withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet states, there were agreements not to expand NATO eastwards. After all NATO was created principally because of Russia. So the Russians thought that with the ending of the cold war, the need for NATO would not be needed anymore. But what happened? NATO kept expanding until it is now almost at Russia's borders.

Russia felt the need to annex Crimea, because it felt Crimeans are ethnic Russians and for most of their history had been part of Russia. The people themselves wanted to join Russia. After the 2014 revolution that saw the overthrow of the Russian backed government, the people of Crimea were not comfortable being influence by a US backed government.
Even if Russia did not annex Crimea, Ukraine will still descend into a protracted civil war as the country is heavily divided between the people who support Russia and those that support the West.