To be candid, I don't like muslim burial. Even when I was a muslim, I hate it. You can't tie my body like that abeg. Respect the dead. Give me a befitting burial in nice agbada.
May we live long in good health and in money 🙏
Hi @SuellaBraverman ,
48 hours ago I asked you to substantiate or withdraw your claim that “250,000 foreign students took £4bn in UK loans.” That time has now passed. You have provided no evidence, no clarification, and no correction.
I have taken the time to examine the data myself.
I have reviewed materials from the Student Loans Company, the Department for Education, the House of Commons Library, the UK Statistics Authority, and reporting from Times Higher Education. Across these sources, one thing is clear. Your statement is presented in a way that gives the public a deeply misleading impression.
Let’s deal with this carefully.
The £4bn figure you reference relates to the total value of student loans issued to non UK nationals. It is not a direct cost to the taxpayer. These are loans. They are repaid over time based on income. Presenting that figure as if it were money handed out or lost is not an accurate reflection of how the system works.
Then there is your use of the phrase “foreign students.”
This is where the distortion becomes more serious.
The fact (which you know quite well) is those eligible for UK student finance are not newly arrived international students. They are people with settled status, indefinite leave to remain, refugee status, or long term lawful residence in the UK. They live here. They work here. They pay into the system. And under the law, they are entitled to access student finance.
Standard international students on student visas are generally not eligible for these loans.
By leaving out that distinction, you create a very different picture in the minds of the public. One where large numbers of people are arriving from abroad and immediately accessing public funds. That is not what the data shows.
You also cited a figure of 250,000 without pointing to a clearly published dataset or transparent methodology. Numbers like this carry weight. They should be used with care, not as loose estimates in politically charged statements.
I am not interested in party politics. But I am concerned about what this kind of messaging is doing to the country.
When lending is presented as spending, and long term residents are presented as outsiders, it fuels resentment. It deepens division. It creates tension where clarity is needed. And ordinary people end up carrying the consequences of that confusion. Like I was being racially attacked and profiled in my initial response to you in X by supporters of your party who were obviously misled and triggered by your misinformation.
I did consider legal action. But the reality is that the law is not designed to deal easily with this kind of broad public misrepresentation. You know that, which is why ignoring a challenge like mine carries little immediate consequence.
That does not make it acceptable.
I will be submitting a formal complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards regarding your use of misleading statistical claims in public communication.
The public deserves accuracy. Not selective framing. Not distortion. And certainly not narratives that risk turning people against each other on the basis of incomplete facts.
Stephen Dada.
Everything you wrote is false and misleading.
September 17, 2025: A new, comprehensive Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) was signed in Riyadh, treating any attack on one country as an attack on both, effectively creating a formal mutual defense pact.
After its near extinction experience with Iran, while relying on the U.S. military protection that never came, Saudi Arabia decided to expand its defense pact with Pakistan, and the first batch military equipment have arrived the country.
This was after the nearly made another dangerous mistake by attempting to partner with Zelensky of Ukraine. They threw that idea away after a huge backlash.
These Pakistani military equipment are mostly Chinese made, there by make Saudi to perhaps pivot away from the U.S. defense partnership (now that most of the U.S. military bases in the region is destroyed by Iran) to China.
This arrangement will bring Saudi Arabia into a strong and responsible relationship with Iran, making the two countries work together under Pakistani military umbrella ( Pakistan is a strong friend of Iran) and Chinese military equipment supplies.
The Arab gulf states have learnt the hard way and are forced to swallow their pride and work with Iran.
They learnt that dollar and oil cannot protect you in a high stakes provocations. You need strong, patriotic, sovereign nation, leveraging on your local capabilities for you to succeed in the 21st century.
As the Saudi takes a queue to align, expect the other Arabs gulf countries to follow suit, except the UAE, which still stands firmly with Israel.
“Do not let anyone deceive you, you have not done anything for the Deen of Allah.”
A powerful and humbling reminder by Ustadh Abu Khadeejah As-Sanady (Hafidhohullah) on sincerity, humility, and the reality of our efforts in serving the religion of Allah.
@SirJarus@temySalam While reading, I wondered if it was your lawyer friend who said, "Oba ma sé e wón." Then I later got my answer in the last part of the write-up. Good reading.
This is Eid al-Fiṭr prayer ground from Alor-Agu Muslims community in Igbo Eze South LGA Nsukka District of Enugu state Nigeria. 01 / 10/ 1447.
20/ 03/ 2026
What is the Nisāb of cash money today? How much Zakāt do you pay?
Question: How much is a gram of silver today?
Answer: £2.03
Question: What is the Nisāb for silver upon which Zakāt is paid?
Answer: 595 grams (or above)
Question: What is the Nisāb for paper money or money saved in banks?
Answer: Same as the Nisāb of silver — i.e., 595 grams (silver).
Question: So, what does that come to today?
Answer:
It is 595 grams x £2.03 = £1,207.85 GBP
(Which is $1,620.03 USD and €1,394.53 EUR)
If you have this amount or above—and you've had it for a year—you must pay Zakāt upon it.
Conclusion: If you have this amount of cash [or more] in your possession for a year, you are obligated to pay 2.5% on all of it — as Zakāt.
Quick Example:
You have £5,000 in total savings (that you've had for a year): Therefore, you must pay 2.5% of that as your annual Zakāt, which comes to £125.
Abu Khadeejah.
Pay online to our UK based registered charity: https://t.co/u2IdflipIS
Khamenei sold Ismail Haniyeh to the Zionists.
Khamenei backed the US invasion of Iraq.
Khamenei supported the US invasion of Afghanistan.
Khamenei backed Bashar to destroy Syria.
Khamenei devastated Yemen.
Khamenei wrecked Lebanon.
And he is a “martyr” of Islam?
Bravo 👏