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emmayayodeji:
Another question is how did the wild animals not eat the domestic ones? Lol

The question for you is, who gave the instruction for the aninals to br kept inside the ark

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A. What does it mean to misuse God’s name/take the name of God in vain?

What does it mean to misuse God’s name? You’re probably more used to hearing this commandment phrased as “taking the Lord’s name in vain.” That’s the way the more literal versions translate it. The word translated “take” means to carry or bear something. The word translated “vain” means emptiness or worthlessness. So to take God’s name in vain means to empty his name of content or to make it irrelevant. Taking God’s name in vain would mean any empty, frivolous or insincere use of God’s name.

B. How do we misuse God’s name?

How do we misuse God’s name? There are several ways we can misuse the name of God. Let me share with you three.

1) We can misuse God’s name with our words.

First of all, we can misuse God’s name with our words. We need to be careful with our words. James 3:8 says that “The tongue . . . is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.” How do we misuse God’s name with our words? Through blasphemy, irreverence, cursing and profanity.

Blasphemy: Blasphemy means speaking directly against God and his character. Exodus 22:2 says, “Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.” When the Israelites made the golden calf, they also blasphemed God with their words: “They cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ . . . they committed awful blasphemies.” (Nehemiah 9:18)

Irreverence: A second way we misuse God’s name through our words is when we speak irreverently about God. I cringe whenever I hear someone refer to God as “somebody up there” or “the man upstairs.” The very angels in heaven bow their faces before God in his presence. We need to be reverent when we speak about God.

Cursing: A third way we misuse God’s name with our words is when we curse. When we say the words, “D-mn it,” or “God d-mn it,” we are taking God’s name in vain. Cursing expresses neither faith in God nor worship, and it is not a proper use of God’s name. When you do it, confess it to God as sin, and seek to remove cursing from your life.

Profanity: And then the fourth way we misuse God’s name with our words is when we use profanity – when we say things like, “Oh my God” or use “Jesus Christ” as a curse word. Some people object, “But I don’t really mean anything by it when I say ‘God’ or ‘Jesus’ like that.” But that is exactly what is wrong with it. You have emptied God’s name of meaning and are just using his name as a common curse word. Once again, if this is a habit for you, confess it to God as sin, and ask God to help you remove profanity from your life.

Have you ever wondered why people use Jesus’ name as a curse word, but they don’t do it with the names of other religious leaders? I mean, you never see someone drop a rock on their foot and go, “Oh, Buddha!” or hit their thumb with a hammer, and yell “Mohammed!” I believe it is because Jesus truly is God, and the same world that uses God’s name in vain also tries to empty the name of Jesus of its majesty and power.

On a side note, while we are talking about language, the Bible not only forbids profanity but also obscenity or vulgarity. (Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 4:6) Obscenity or vulgarity refers to those swear words usually relating to body parts or bodily functions. This is wrong for a number of reasons. It lowers the level of public discourse. It cheapens that which God has called sacred and created good. It also has a tendency to break down certain moral boundaries which protect from sexual sins.

Some people teach that the third commandment also includes a prohibition against obscenity and vulgarity. I believe these are related but separate issues. But notice the difference in God’s priorities here and the world’s. Which does God take more seriously? Profanity or vulgarity? Profanity is specifically part of the Ten Commandments, whereas obscenity and vulgarity are not. Now contrast the world’s attitude. It is much more acceptable in public speech today to take God’s name in vain than to use vulgar language. Think of the movies. In a PG movie you can take God’s name in vain, but certain swear words automatically earn an R rating. We have what is called a TV-Guardian filter on our TV that automatically filters out all profanity and obscenity from the movies that we watch. It is that important to us. And it communicates to our children the importance of the third commandment as well.

So that is the first way we can misuse God’s name – with our words. It is probably the way we most often think about misusing God’s name. But let me share with you two others.

2) We can misuse God’s name with our actions.

We can also misuse God’s name with our actions. Titus 1:16 speaks of those who “claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him.” Let me give you five brief examples of how we can misuse God’s name with our actions.

Hypocrisy: First of all, we misuse God’s name with our actions when we practice hypocrisy. God says in Isaiah 29:13, “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” When we honor God with our lips but not with our hearts, we are misusing his name.
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Ungodly lifestyle: [/b]A second way we misuse God’s name with our actions is when we call ourselves Christians but live an ungodly lifestyle. Acts 11:26 tells us that “the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.” The early believers wanted to identify with Christ, and so they called themselves Christians, that is, followers of Christ. Now think about it, if you bear the name Christian, how should that influence your daily behavior in the world? When you call yourself a Christian, you carry the reputation of Christ with you wherever you go. If you are not living in a way that brings glory to God, then you carry the name of Christ in vain.

Using God’s name for our own ends: A third way we misuse God’s name with our actions is when we seek to use God’s name for our own ends. David’s son Absalom did this when he told his father, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.” (2 Samuel 15:7) Guess what? He wasn’t really going to Hebron to fulfill a vow. This was all part of his conspiracy against his father to take away the throne. We can do the same thing today when we seek to justify a course of action we have chosen by claiming “This is God’s will,” or “God told me to do this.” We need to be careful how we use God’s name.

Praying for our own benefit: A fourth way we misuse God’s name with our actions is when we pray for our own benefit. The words, “in Jesus’ name,” should not just be a tag ending to our prayers. Are we really concerned about seeking God’s kingdom in prayer? Or are we just frivolously praying for whatever we want without seeking God’s will in the matter.

Praying but not believing: And then a fifth way we misuse God’s name with our actions is when we pray but do not believe. 1 John 5:10 says, “Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar.” Thomas Watson wrote that when pray and do not believe, we either make God to be an idol (who cannot hear or answer), or a liar (who will not make good his promise).

3) We can misuse God’s name with our vows.

So, we can misuse God’s name with our words, with our actions, and then the third way is with our oaths or with our vows. Now there is a place for oaths and vows in the believer’s life. Jeremiah 4:2 says this, “If in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory.” So there is a place for oaths, but we must be truthful, just and righteous in what we vow. So how do we misuse God’s name with our vows?

Idle vows: First of all, we misuse God’s name when we make an idle vow – when we casually say, “I swear,” or “I swear to God.” Once again some people object, “But I don’t really mean anything by it when I say it,” and once again, that’s the whole problem! You are emptying God’s name of meaning. Others object, “But people won’t believe me unless I swear.” That’s why Jesus said about oaths and vows, “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ `No.’” (Matthew 5:37) In other words, live a life of such total honesty that your word is always trusted. Think about it. The more a person has to swear to the truth, the less he is actually trusted. Then there are others who say, “It’s just a bad habit, and I can’t do anything about it.” Just because something is a habit does not make it okay. Can you imagine a thief appearing before a judge and saying, “Yes, I know it was wrong, but I just can’t help it. It’s bad habit!” He would only make things worse by admitting that he repeated it!

Rash vows: A second way we misuse God’s name with our vows is when we make a rash vow. In Judges 11:31 we read of a man named Jephthah who made a rash vow. He said, “Whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the LORD’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” Guess what came out the door of his house when he returned? His daughter! Jephthah had just set himself up for a lose-lose situation. He was wrong to make the vow, he would be wrong to keep the vow, and he would be wrong to break it! He had already broken the third commandment by making a rash vow. He ended up sacrificing his daughter and breaking the sixth commandment as well.

False vows: A third way we misuse God’s name with our vows is when we make a false vow. Leviticus 19:12 says, “Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.” It’s bad enough to break a promise when you originally meant to keep it. But we commit a double sin when there is no intention to keep it from the start. The Israelites made their vows using the words, “As the Lord liveth . . .” At first they made their promises in full view of God knowing that he would judge them if they broke their vows. But over time these words lost their significance, and it all just became a ritual. God’s name was emptied of content, and people used it never intending to fulfill their oath.

One special example of a false vow is perjury. One person defined perjury this way: “calling on God to witness to a lie.” When we commit perjury, we pervert justice. We cause the jury to decide falsely and the judge to sentence wrongly, and we do it all in the name of God!

Broken vows: And then a fourth way we misuse God’s name with our vows is when we break our vows. Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’ But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.” (Matthew 5:33-35) In other words, Jesus is saying that you cannot keep God out of any of your promises. God is everywhere, and all promises are made in his presence whether his name is mentioned or not. We must keep the vows we make. This would include our marriage vows, business contracts, and personal promises made to other people. I like what J.I. Packer says: “The godly man . . . will make promises cautiously but keep them conscientiously.”

And so we see that taking God’s name in vain is much bigger than just using God’s name as a swear word. We can misuse God’s name with our words, with our actions and with our vows.

III. The consequences of misusing God’s name.

What are the consequences of misusing God’s name? Simply put: God’s judgment. Back to Exodus 20:7: “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”

God will judge those who take his name in vain. The word “guiltless” comes from a verb meaning to be empty, clean or pure. When God holds you guiltless, you have a clean record or an empty slate. There is an irony here. Those who empty God’s name of honor and meaning will not have their slates emptied or be cleaned of their sin. This is a sin that God will not acquit or leave unpunished. Notice it is the Lord who will judge you in this matter. Men may choose to excuse each other on this matter, but God will not hold the person guiltless who misuses his name.

We have all broken the third commandment, and we are all deserving of God’s just punishment. Thank God once again for Jesus Christ who came to be our Savior. He died to take the punishment for your sin so that you would not have to. Once you have broken God’s commandments, there are only two choices. Either you will pay the punishment for your sin, or you can place your trust in Jesus who died to take the punishment for you. God offers you forgiveness for your sins through Jesus Christ. Will you come to him today?

IV. Positive Application: “Hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9)

Finally, let me close with some words of positive application. We said that every negative commandment has a positive counterpart in Scripture. I believe the positive application of this commandment is found in the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9) We should hold God’s name in awe, fear and respect. Everything we say concerning the Lord should reflect the absolute majesty of his name.

We should praise God’s name. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” (Psalm 100:4)

We should walk in God’s name. “All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.” (Micah 4:5)

We should honor God with titles of respect. We should call him names such as Lord God Almighty, Master, Savior, Jesus, King of kings, etc. We give titles to kings and judges. Shortly after I first became a pastor, I received a letter addressed to “the Very Right and Reverend Bishop Raymond E. Fowler.” Don’t ever call me that – it was a joke letter from a friend. But if we give earthly titles of respect, how much more should we honor God’s name when we speak of him!

We should spread the honor of his name everywhere. “Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” (Isaiah 26: This also means we should defend the honor of God’s name. We should hold people to a higher standard, for their own sakes if nothing else! Do you ever challenge people who take God’s name in vain? When I first moved out of the house, I had a non-Christian roommate who often used God’s name in vain. After we had gotten to know each other better, I shared with him one night how much it bothered me. He stopped doing it – at least around me! I realized he was doing it more out of respect for me than for God, but at least it was a step.

We should treat holy things with honor. “The LORD said to Moses, ‘Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.’” (Leviticus 22:1-2) George MacDonald once wrote: “There is nothing so deadening to the divine as an habitual dealing with the outsides of holy things.”

We should bear his name unashamedly. “If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.” (1 Peter 4:16) If you are a Christian, you carry the name of Christ. There is no greater honor. Jesus has been given the name that is above all other names.

Let us honor the name of the Lord our God with our lips, with our actions and with our vows.


Good morning All and Happy Sunday to you all.

God Bless

TAKING THE NAME OF GOD IN VAIN: What does it means

Exodus 20:7 – “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." (KJV)

A lot of people when they hear the third commandment think it only has to do with using God’s name as a swear word. That is part of it, as we will see, but there is so much more to it than that. But before we can even get into the commandment itself, we must first understand the importance of a name, and particularly, the importance of God’s name.

I. What’s in a name?

So what’s in a name? Why is God’s name so important that God includes this commandment as part of the Ten Commandments? We must understand that a name is more than just a label. A name signifies one’s character, reputation and authority.

First of all, a name signifies one’s character. [/b]When we think of God’s character we think of how God has revealed himself to us: through his word, through his titles in Scripture, through his attributes, his law, his works and his deeds. All of this is wrapped up in Gods’ name. In John 17 Jesus prayed to the Father about his disciples. He said, [b]“I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word; And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it” (John 17:6,26) In both of those verses what Jesus literally says is this: “I have revealed your name to them. I have made known your name.” God’s name signifies God’s character.

[b]Secondly, a name signifies one’s reputation. [/b]In Biblical times people chose names for their children very carefully. They considered the meaning before they gave it. We also see the significance of reputation when we think about the importance of the family name. When one family member does something dishonorable, it brings disgrace on the whole family. Why? Because they share a name, and names signify reputation.

And then a name also signifies one’s authority. It is significant that we did not name God, but God revealed his name to man. When man gave names to the animals, it was a sign of man’s authority over the animal kingdom. Man gives names to false gods and in the process shapes that god’s character, reputation and authority (e.g. Greek gods). But God revealed his own name to man, because God has absolute authority, and that authority is signified by his name.

Think about a messenger for a king. The messenger has no authority on his own, but when he comes in the king’s name, the people better listen. That’s why when David came against Goliath in battle, he said to him, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” (1 Samuel 17:45) David recognized the authority behind God’s name.

The two most important names of God are “Jesus” and “Lord.” The name “Lord,” is the Hebrew name, “Yahweh.” This is the name by which God revealed himself to Moses at the burning bush. It is a name that literally means, “I am who I am.” It speaks of God’s self-existence, eternity, and sovereignty. (Exodus 3:13-14) Yahweh, Lord, is the name specifically mentioned here in the third commandment. The name Jesus means “salvation.” Acts 4:12 says, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) The apostle Paul combined both names when he wrote that “God gave [Jesus] the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11) God’s name is important because it signifies his character, his reputation and his authority. And that is why God commands us to use his name properly.

II. The commandment: “Do not misuse God’s name.”

Now that we have looked at the significance of God’s name, let’s take a closer look at the actual commandment itself. “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.” (Exodus 20:7)

To Be continued............... https://www.nairaland.com/3851017/what-does-it-mean-take/1#57624961

Taking the Name of God in Vain:: PART 1 (Scripture References)

Let Take a look at this sceneroes: Malachi 1: 6 - 8

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.

The third commandment is concerning the manner of our worship: where we have,
1. A strict prohibition. : Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain — Supposing that, having taken Jehovah for their God, they would make mention of his name, this command gives a caution not to mention it in vain, and it is still as needful as ever.

2. We take God’s name in vain,

i. By hypocrisy, : making profession of God’s name, but not living up to that profession.

ii. By covenant-breaking.: If we make promises to God, and perform not to the Lord our vows, we take his name in vain.

iii: By rash swearing, : mentioning the name of God, or any of his attributes, in the form of an oath, without any just occasion for it, to no good purpose, or to no good.

iv: By false swearing, : which some think is chiefly intended in the letter of the commandment.

v: By using the name of God lightly and carelessly.: The profanation of the form of devotion is forbidden, as well as the profanation of the forms of swearing; as also, the profanation of any of those things whereby God makes himself known. For the Lord will not hold him guiltless —

In Matthew 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:


also in Matthew 5: 37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Again let us go back to the Bible an see where the name of the Lord is used by people.

1. SAUL: 1 Samuel 14: 39
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

Leviticus 19:12
'You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 5:11
'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Deuteronomy 6:13
"You shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.

Deuteronomy 10:20
"You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

2 Kings 5:20
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, "Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him."

Psalm 139:20
For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

Proverbs 30:9
That I not be full and deny You and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God.

Jeremiah 34:16
"Yet you turned and profaned My name, and each man took back his male servant and each man his female servant whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your male servants and female servants."'

Ezekiel 39:7
"My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

By naming Himself, God not only discloses who He is, but He does so in such a way that we might know Him personally.

To live by the terms of the third commandment is to recognize and confess that God deserves the highest honor; that He has singled us out by putting His name on us;

That we would be entirely lost were it not that for the sake of His name He keeps and protects us;

and that He calls us to live after the example of Jesus, glorifying God on earth.

We are the bearers of the name of God;

may all our conduct show it.

tutudesz:
Not paying your dues can be used during election to screen the youths out! So I see no problem with the fees!

Exactly.

Paying your due makes you a a legal voice in the Party.

Not just a fan of the party but a major financial and contributor

lwise:
Is the party really for the youth?

You want to be Governor, Senator, Rep, HOA LGA Chairman. Yet you are not ready to pay your due, shouting Youth up and dan.

Is that how to so thing.

Common Departmental Execos you need to pay your due.

What is the noise all about gan self.

You want to be in a party and yet noy ready to fund the Party with yiur due.

Yet you will be the one shouting some big men are hijacking the Party. Why won't they (he who play the pipe dictate the tune)

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday in Ado Ekiti, said he would become the next president of Nigeria.

The governor, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, boasted that he had the attributes to wrestle power from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress in 2019.



He also boasted that former governors Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi would fail if they contest the 2018 governorship election in the state.

According to him, neither of the two performed to an admirable level that Ekiti people would give them a second chance like he was given.

The governor spoke at a meeting with political office holders at the Government’s House, Ado Ekiti, where he also inspected Osoko Political Institute Centre.

He said, “Just because Ayo Fayose has won a second term to become governor of Ekiti, some people also think they can come back now, but I want to tell them that it is not possible. I am the man wholeheartedly loved by Ekiti people because of the many developmental projects that have brought great infrastructural and developmental advancement to Ekiti.

“If you go around Ekiti, you will see my handiwork dotting every nook and cranny of the state. This is why I am the man who every Ekiti people will follow in 2018.”

Fayose said he had the penchant for taking powers from people having defeated two former governors (Niyi Adebayo and Fayemi) in governorship elections.

“I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand. I will take it. I’m going straight to that villa. I’m the next president.

“I want to be the next president of Nigeria. My own won’t be this change that has brought nothing, we are going to represent the people well and tell them the truth.

http://punchng.com/%e2%80%8eim-the-next-president-says-fayose/

chngebeginwthme:
LOL keep fooling yourself, Since the founder of the party and 80% of the Party leader are from PDP bro the party is as useless as PDP..

You can say whatever you like, you can choose to believe whatever pleases you.

But know surely that you can never be what you dony want to be

BERNIMOORE:
yes oo, Sowoore needs a tutorial on politics from saraki, I can't imagine that silently saraki outsmarted even his enemies and they admired him after childish Sowoore showed muzzle that he can fight saraki but Saraki just showed inner strength and concentrating on his oversight functions still daze sowoore in an epic upper cut chai sowoore don know say him be pickin for saraki foot

Who even takes sahliar reporters serious again.

Junks and junks.

And to even make the matter wost. They thought they want to cage the lesgilasture, Judiciary just lile EFCC, Daura Shoe Shiners and Porice

chngebeginwthme:
25% for youth how? hahah as the guy said, The only post for youths is Youth Leader hahaha..

You are very wrong.

Stop quoting wrongly.

25% elective post, 25% of everything pertaining to the party and that's just the minimum

Mynd44:
I just wanna know who will handle their social media handles.

Intresting times ahead

Yoi can apply for the contract

Sahliar reporters u mean

OZAOEKPE:
Its a victory for democracy.... May God vindicate his children as sarakis own situation.

Dino is next

God on our side we shall defeat the enemies of our nation


Dropshot omenka modath ngeneukwunu and even midolian said so many things about saraki but God has vindicated us


With this I know out judiciary system can be compared to that of the western world that is free from executive intimidation



I SEE PEOPLE QUOTING ME AND CASTIGATING ME, THAT SAME CCT DIACHARGED TINUBU AND HE WAS HAILED AS WELL AS THE JUDICIARY, LIKE I ALWAYS SAY WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOODS IS GOOD FOR THE GANGER . YOU CANNOT BE SUPPORTING TINUBU AND CASTIGATING ME FOR SUPPORTING SARAKI...


Cc: whynotthetruth

APC and Lack of evidence are 5 & 6

Myd44 what is the next season from your Party APC

hmbassey1960:
wetin i do pastor

When you they put ur eyes where God no put am now

hmbassey1960:
darlin are u he did nt touch my boobs cus i do nt trust babies with boobs

Repent Repent And Repent

Lalasticlala come see something, is it true that APDA Youth are giving Myd44 APC a good run for their money

Youths of the newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) have appealed to Nigeria youths to take advantage of the party’s platform and effect the desired generational change in leadership.

The Youths under the umbrella of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance Youth Frontier (APDAYF), made the appeal in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Inioribo Tamunotonye and the Director of Strategy and Mobilisation, Comrade Temitope Owa, and made available to our reporters in Abuja.

The statement reads;

“Today, young people of Nigeria who in their childhood were made to believe that they are the leaders of ‘tomorrow’ are taking every medium available to them to decry the exclusion of their constituency in the leadership of this country at all levels of government”

“It is no longer a secret that while young people across the world are major players in the leadership of their respective countries, Nigeria youths have been left wandering in the wilderness due to the unavailability of platforms for them to take advantage of. The youths have simply been reduced to playing the role of spectators in the political system of Nigeria”

“However, APDA core principle is to have everyone irrespective of age and gender come on board and play their part in achieving a renewed Nigeria”

“Section 126 (7) of the APDA Constitution mandates that youths shall occupy at least 25% of all party and public positions at all levels of government and party”.

“According to the Section 126 (2) (t) of APDA Constitution, youths are people within the ages of 18 and 35. This means the party recognize that every Nigerian of voting age should be part of leadership at all levels”

“Furthermore, the APDA has given youth members 90% discount of membership fee in all category save Platinum (when you look at its membership fees for youths). This is unprecedented in Nigeria’s political history”

“We appeal to our apolitical colleagues and those that are wasting away their intellectual resources in other political parties to come on board and be a part of this great platform as we cannot wait for the elders to die before we lead”.

http://swiftreporters.com/take-advantage-of-apda-platform-party-youths-urge-nigeria-youths/

https://newsflash247blog./2017/06/13/take-advantage-of-apda-platform-party-youths-urge-nigeria-youths-apdayf/

http://akstrending.com/take-advantage-of-apda-platform-party-youths-urge-nigeria-youths/

Law -abiding staff of The Sun Publishing Limited resumed work this morning, June 12, 2017 to behold heavily armed EFCC operatives in our company.
They claimed to have “orders from above” to seal up the premises of The Sun Publishing Limited.

At gunpoint, they ordered our security personnel to take them round the company premises, after which they proceeded to prevent staff from either entering or leaving the premises, and disrupted our circulation process.

For one gruelling hour, EFCC operatives subjected our staff to crude intimidation, psychological and emotional trauma, even as some of the men accused our organisation of publishing pro-Biafra, Boko Haram and Niger Delta militant stories, as they surveyed our premises.

We recall that in 2007, (10 years ago) the EFCC had obtained an interim forfeiture order in respect of some assets of The Sun, attached to a suit against our Publisher, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, for which we have filed an appeal, which is still pending in court.

We also recall that the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu had written a letter personally signed by him dated 23rd of May and received on the 7th of June, asking The Sun management to report to the Commission on 5th of June, detailing our operations in the last 10 years, on account of an interim order of forfeiture under appeal

As law abiding corporate citizen, our lawyer, Chief Chris Uche SAN, wrote the Commission to intimate the Agency that the issue was pending before the court of Appeal. The receipt of our correspondence was duly acknowledged.

We were therefore shocked that our premises would be invaded by the Commission under whatever guise. This is condemnable and reprehensible. No one, Agency or authority should be above the laws of our country. An abuse of the law is a recipe for chaos.

Magu had in an earlier letter threatened to sue The Sun over a report published by one of our titles, pertaining to a report on investigation of a property allegedly traced to his wife. But up till now, we are yet to receive any court process.

In the light of the above, we strongly view this onslaught against The Sun as a personal vendetta by the leadership of the Commission, and by extension a declaration of war against the media.

In this invasion of our premises, it is crystal clear that what Magu and his Commission are after is not only to intimidate and muzzle us, but a furious attempt to call a dog a bad name in order to hang it.
On the issue of the interim order, which he purportedly based his invasion, Magu knows the matter has been on appeal since 2007 for which hearing comes up this week. But rather than wait for the court process, thecCommission under the leadership of Magu, typically resorted to self help.

We want the general public to take note of this authoritarianism and high handedness, which has been the hallmark of Magu’s leadership of the EFCC.

The other charge of publishing Biafra, Boko Haram and Niger Delta militant stories is very ridiculous, baseless and anti-Press freedom.
We like to state that we are neither an ethnic, political nor religious newspaper, but we are the Voice of the Nation, reflecting all sides, all views and all shades of opinion in line with the ethics of our profession.
We challenge Magu and his Commission to show where The Sun’s stories have been different from other papers in the country.
We call on well-meaning citizens and relevant authorities to restrain Magu and his Commission from taking the laws into their hands.





http://sunnewsonline.com/front-page-comment-efcc-invasion-of-our-premises/

Whynotthetruth:
Seems you are the new shoe shiner

Do i look like

D-ambassau
S-hoe
S-hiner

To you.

Are you a shoe shiner because it takes a shoe shiner to know one

misano:
APDA knows dat if there is no Nigeria there is no political party & their dream of becoming D biggest party in Nigeria is dashed.

You are very wrong man.

prof12:
Stop saying and quoting rubbishes.
When the stupid,illiterate, non directional and God forsaking IPOB and Biafrans were busy ranting no one cautioned them,instead their leaders were behind them.

Should we now set the country on fire because of that.

I will counsel you to through my posts and thread. You will find answer to your questions there.

danjumakolo:
I do not know y a single sentence by a northerner always turn the entire country upside down.

Because of the multiplier effect of such unguarded statement.

Some element over there only hear go

GavelSlam:
APDA looking for relevance.

Relevance at what yiiii.

So are you telling Nigerians that Ango is very correct. Capital Hell NO

Eviction Order: APDA Youths Faults Ango Abdullahi, Hails Arewa Forum, Condemns APC.


Youths of the newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) under the aegis of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance Youth Frontier APDAYF) has condemned the position taken by the Spokeperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi for backing the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF ejection notice given to people of Igbo extraction.

In a statement signed by the APDAYF’s National Coordinator Comrade Inioribo Tamunotonye, the Publicity Secretary, Comrade Najuma Awudu and the Northeast Coordinator Hon. Khalid Ningi, and released to Swift Reporters , the youth group wondered why a man of Professor Abdullahi’s calibre that is supposed to be an elder statesman will align with a declaration that goes against the right of fellow citizens and is capable of causing breakdown of law and order.

“We condemn the unfortunate statement credited to the respected Professor Ango Abdullahi. This is an elder who is supposed to be seen as a role model to the younger generation and never expected to back such declaration that is ethnically motivated and targeted at people from a particular section of the country”

“The most shocking is that his position is coming at a time where there is public condemnation of the action of the misguided youths, whose order does not represent the position of the Arewa community and the entire northern Nigeria”.

“We condemn in strong terms the actions of both AYCF and Professor Ango Abdullahi”.

“We wish to inform AYCF and Professor Abdullahi that the trio of Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, grant every citizen of the World and Africa (as the case may be) the liberty to live in any part of the world. Also, Section 41(1) of the Nigeria Constitution grant every citizen of Nigeria the inalienable right to reside in any part of the Federation”

“We urge the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris to ensure that the lives and properties of every Nigerian are protected and the threat by the AYCF is not carried out”.

“The AYCF must acknowledge that they acted in bad faith, they must repent and embrace proper channel to register whatever displeasure they may have”. The statement reads in part.

The youths of the newly registered party hailed the Arewa Consultative Forum for condemning the ill-conceived order of the AYCF.

“We salute our leaders in the Arewa Consultative Forum for taking a position that is in line with the true spirit of Arewa and the collective position of citizens from the 19 states of the North. We also salute all those that joined their voices to condemn the so-called ‘Kaduna declaration’”

The youths further condemned the call by the ruling All Progressive Congress to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to register as a political party.

“The call by the APC to both IPOB and MASSOB to register as a party is a confirmation that the ruling party is not interested in implementing policies that will capture the needs of every Nigerian and enhance the unity of the country”.

“As a youth group, the APC’s position did not come to us as a surprise. It has always been the position of Nigerians that the ruling party has nothing to offer Nigerians”.

“We urge every Nigerian of voting age to take advantage of the ongoing Voters registration and arm themselves with their voters card so as to kick out the APC at all level and vote in APDA, the only political party whose mission is to meet the yearnings of Nigerians irrespective of ethnicity”.

Earlier today, Professor Ango Abdullahi had thrown his weight behind the order given to Igbos residing in the 19 Northern states and FCT, calling the Igbos as “ingrates”.

http://swiftreporters.com/eviction-order-apda-youths-faults-ango-abdullahi-hails-arewa-forum-condemns-apc/

ComrTonwa:
Cc Engineerboat....how market.... disgruntled wailing wailer

Jumping from thread to thread is that a sign of what pls

GovernorObaseki addressing the press after emerging victorious at the Appeal Court.