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people like that don’t think others have ambitions or actually want to become something, because the majority of the fanatical followers and loyalists they surround themselves with don’t have those ambitions to begin with. so yours becomes inadmissible to them.
on top of that, you’re just one in a large number of people, so you can be easily discarded no matter how good you are.
I agree with you that they’re not good people. but our society has made it a norm to keep a litany of destitute followers who are good for nothing, to themselves and to society.
“…. your quest to get better or explore opportunities becomes a thing of questionable loyalty. it is as if they forget loyalty should be mutually beneficial, at least in my own opinion.”
This is true and sad. I’ve witnessed it. I’ve also seen ONE person who did the opposite too, and I’ll tell you how he was.
But I still struggle to comprehend it. No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t make any sense to me. People who serve you, people who are loyal to you and always support you. Don’t you think they have their own dreams and aspirations? Don’t you think they need to develop and want their lives to improve too? You know they are talented; that’s why you keep them, but why don’t you want them to grow under you? How difficult can this be?
You said it doesn’t mean they are bad people. I disagree with that; they are actually bad people. If someone who’s loyal is under you and you’re using him as you want, then you should always be ready to make the person grow as you grow yourself.
The one person I met who was different grew together with people he started with. They weren’t just his followers alone; their growth became his growth too. He established them, built houses for them, sponsored their weddings, and bought them cars many times. And now they are all big men.
If you’re going to just demand loyalty from people alone without wanting good or rewarding that loyalty in return, you’re not a good person in my opinion.
first of all, many people don’t understand that wealthy people can spot a beneficial talent from a mile away, and they are very good at poaching individuals amongst others to serve their own interests. conversely, or rather unfortunately, they don’t reciprocate that burning desire they had for you when it is time to reward you. at your lowest, you might eventually discover that that “elite” is just another user like any of these Nigerian girls.
it might interest you to know that no influential or wealthy person is going to look out for you the way you think. more often than not, they give you a gentle, little nudge that tickles your fancy, and that is all you will ever get if you did not snap out of that delusion.
people who are intentional about what they want around wealthy and influential people don’t get it as simply as people outside of that frame often think. there are two ways: it is either you are extremely fanatical, a lowlife, a praise singer, a soft-pedaler, or you are a thief. or you can use brute force to achieve your aims, be sneaky, cheat, a cynical cunning lore like them. there is no in between. there is no big reward anywhere. no wealthy or influential person will sign a check that will change your life without any political undertone to it. even at strictly business level, you are still going to get played.
also, proximity to that wealth or influence doesn’t mean you wield it or have a say in what it does to you or people around you. you are just a pawn in a chess game, and there’s a master player. the day your desperation (ambition by the way) becomes known is the day you are thrown. you will be an ungrateful idiot.
and those people like to throw the word loyalty around, that’s their ultimate weapon against any sensible person who has seen through their deception. your quest to get better or explore opportunities becomes a thing of questionable loyalty. it is as if they forget loyalty should be mutually beneficial, at least in my own opinion.
that’s why, more often than not, people who make it big through these wealthy and influential figures tend to fall out with them. because they reached a certain level that the dark arts no longer work on them, and they can thrive just as well with or without those connections. mind you, such leverage was never in the plan.
now, this doesn’t necessarily mean you are dealing with evil people. they are just better and more skilled than you in the dark arts of life. just do your thing, watch out for yourself.
at best, you are going to be just like them too when you work your way up to the top. LOL
this store that I buy “Nestle” bottled water from, at least they claimed it is. I can bet my life they are selling fake. every time I open one bottle the mouth tastes like they rubbed engine oil or something criminally sweet is being tasted on it.
I was giving them the benefit of the doubt but omo, never again!!!
person don talk sey I look like Seyi Tinubu again.
please tell him to call me. we need to talk about how this resemblance will help my life 😩
is this english not too much for a simple question like this?
This is such a sweeping claim. It is not only factually indefensible but also outrightly false. Your first mistake is that you haven't defined what you mean by a 'good car'. So, we cannot think for you. People are surely buying good cars for less than that amount.
I'm always fascinated by how many Nigerians casually throw around figures and make wild generalisations. There is no country in the world where ₦12 million won't get you a good car. That's approximately $9,000.
I think our poor appreciation of numbers also affects our perception of the value of money. Tip an average American worker $20, and they'll thank you over and over again. Yet, even in these difficult times, give some people ₦20,000 in Nigeria, and they'll still think you should have done more.
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the fact that stories like this never ends. when the IG gives orders it is the same thing as me giving the same orders. no compliance, no respect, just bunch of useless people with guns to intimidate citizens.
Once again @PoliceNG , most of your men knows nothing about the work they’re doing
This morning I boarded a car from Berger to Ibadan, a lady in front and two other men including myself making a total of three at the back seat and we proceeded with our journey.
As we approached tollgate right after guru maraji our car was stopped and the policemen told me to come down and the other guy seated by the other door side leaving the elderly man amidst us
My bag was checked right on spot an a cash of new notes currency worth N90K was found on me and this officer started saying he will take me away to the station which I refused and the other officers intervened
The other guy was told to head into their vehicle which he obliged and his bag was checked with nothing found then they proceeded to telling him to unlock his phone which he did without any argument and the next thing your officer said was that the boy will be taken away to custody because he appears to be a traditionalist worshipper (IFA) and they found chats of him talking to people about doing stuffs for them
This isn’t the way to operate at all because how does being a traditionalist automatically becomes an offense? Doesn’t he have the right to perform any religion of his choice again ? This is very unfair to the guy
thank you oo 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I am shocked. Incredibly shocked.
Man is literally providing justification for taking two human lives. Subhanallah.
Just look at the very flawed thought-process.
Talmabout mercy is only for the ignorant. Where did you get that from?
This is a deeply disturbing attempt to justify the taking of human lives in the name of Islam.
You have written several paragraphs explaining why the sanctity of the Haram must be protected, but have failed to establish why the appropriate punishment for the alleged offence should be death.
Nobody is disputing the sanctity of the mosque. Nobody is defending indecent behaviour in a place of worship. But how does the seriousness of an offence automatically justify the severity of its punishment?
You dismiss the claim that the individuals merely kissed because there is no substantive evidence, yet you conveniently construct an entire narrative of deliberate desecration, premeditated defiance and intentional mockery of the Haram. Where is your evidence for these assertions?
There is an authentic account of a Bedouin who urinated inside the Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W.) mosque. When the companions attempted to stop him, the Prophet restrained them, allowed the man to finish, and subsequently corrected him with patience and compassion. The circumstances are not identical, but that gives us context around the narrative you are parroting about "serious offence".
Ta'zir is recognised in Islamic jurisprudence, but it is a discretionary punishment. It is not an unquestionable divine command to execute people. Muslim scholars have themselves disagreed over its limits.
And there is the the suggestion that people should surrender their moral judgement simply because they have entered another country. Since when did the existence of a law automatically make that law just?
Saudi Arabia is not Islam. Its courts are not Allah, and their judgements are not divine revelations. We can respect the sanctity of the Haram, condemn wrongdoing and still question whether a punishment is proportionate, just or consistent with the teachings of the Prophet (S.A.W.).
As Muslims, we should be particularly careful about defending the taking of human lives in Allah's name.
Is this how you choose to use your "knowledge"? Dawwwwgg.
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they knew what they were about to do is nonsense
Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia bbc.in/4zJmny7
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yeah they go around couples posing for pictures and giving forehead kisses their marriage certificates.
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your “credible intel” should provide a concrete evidence of what they did and let the world see what exactly they did that warrants being beheaded and if they would have done the same if they were citizens of the U.S, China or Russia
You are asking what changed because you see married couples showing affection in Makkah. Nothing changed.
1) They are not a couple. This is just social media noise. I have credible intel from my source in Saudi Arabia. The authorities see married people showing affection all the time without issues. These two are married to different people, which makes them adulterers.
2) They were not executed because they kissed. They engaged in severe sexual acts. What they did is way more than kissing. People are hanging onto the kissing rumor to make the offense look less grievous.
3) They were not able to prove ignorance. In Islamic jurisprudence, genuine ignorance of a law or boundary gives room for mercy and a softer landing. The fact that they could not establish ignorance shows their intent was deliberate.
4) They were tried under a court of competent jurisdiction and they freely confessed. They were not coerced. About 12 judges were present during the proceedings. The evidence against them was too weighty for them to receive a lighter punishment.
Every country has its own rules and laws. This is why I tell people to always obey the rules and laws of your host country.
Do not protest. Do not flout public orders. Do not test the boundaries of a foreign legal system. You cannot import your own moral compass and force it on theirs. When you cross a border, your feelings no longer dictate the law.
Let’s stick to the facts.
what are you saying?
In reaction to my previous post, many of you have asked the most painful, human question in all of this: where is the place of mercy?
I see the comments, and I feel the weight of such questions. The reason people fiercely disagree on this is because they are viewing it from completely different legal points and moral compasses.
In the secular, Western moral compass, mercy is almost a default right for any non-violent crime. The secular world believes that as long as nobody was physically hurt, the state should always rehabilitate, tolerate, or forgive.
That is why watching two Bangladeshi nationals, Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, face the ultimate penalty feels so violently devoid of mercy to the global audience.
Some people are arguing in the comments that they only kissed. For me, there is no substantive proof for that. The Saudi Ministry of Interior convicted them of an immoral sexual act without releasing graphic details.
Unless proven by official records, the kissing claim remains a social media rumor that cannot be supported with facts. We have to deal with the legal reality of what the court ruled on.
Having said that, I believe we need to understand the Islamic legal compass. In Sharia, mercy is abundant, but it is deeply tied to intent and ignorance. Mercy is for the one who does not know. It is not for the one who knows the location of the boundary and intentionally crosses it to make a mockery of the space.
Let’s think of it this way. Imagine a Christian or a Jew somehow bypassed the strict highway checkpoints, entered the mosque, and committed this same act. If they were caught and could genuinely establish ignorance of the theological sacredness of the Haram, the punishment would not be this severe.
They would be arrested, aggressively interrogated, likely face jail time, and be permanently deported. The Saudi legal system would treat them as ignorant trespassers who violated public decency and border laws, but not as spiritual traitors.
Let’s even bring it closer to the Western moral compass. Think about Vatican City. If a tourist bypasses thousands of hotel rooms in Rome and decides to commit a sexual act right on the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, do you think the Italian authorities will care about their feelings?
They will drag them out, charge them with severe desecration, and ensure the global media ruins their lives. Europe fiercely protects the boundaries of its sacred spaces using its own legal framework, and they will not bend their rules to accommodate emotional entitlement.
The fact that Nazrul and Siti were Muslims is what made their situation infinitely worse. As Muslims, they knew what Mecca represents. They knew the theological weight of the sanctuary. They knew that in the Haram, you cannot even pluck a leaf or scare a bird.
So when they bypassed private rooms to bring a sexual act into the mosque, the court could not look at them and see ignorance. The court saw premeditated defiance from people who knew better.
When you share the faith, you are bound by its heaviest laws. You cannot claim ignorance of a sanctuary you pray toward five times a day. The Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed they were sentenced to death under ta'zir, a discretionary punishment, specifically because of the profound seriousness of violating the sanctity of the mosque.
In that strict legal framework, when intentional desecration replaces human weakness, the door for mercy closes, and the sword of deterrence takes over.
Every country has its own rules and laws. This is why I tell people: always obey the rules and laws of your host country. Do not protest. Do not flout public orders. Do not test the boundaries of a foreign legal system. Do not impose your moral compass on a sovereign land. When you cross a border, your feelings no longer dictate the law.
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