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Share your experience with respect to the Fellowship you attended. As we all know there are hundreds of Church fellowship across majority of Tertiary Institution Campuses in Nigeria.



Avoid insults please.

Thanks

Nothing is wrong with Nigeria. One of Nigeria's problems is unhealthy leadership.


For example the unhealthy state of PMB has further plunged the country into serious mess.


Things will be fine. We needs to exercise some patience.

Urban Renewal !

Hmm.

Hmmmmm. This one is basically true. It weakened me

REASON WHY SOME IGBO PEOPLE DON'T GREET ELDERS IN THEIR VILLAGE...​ ================================== *Just greet an old woman and she will tell you the story of your generation she will be like; *Morning Nwam, Bia, Is this not Okechukwu the son of Ebube, the man who raped two girls before getting married to Obiageli the daughter of the palmwine tapper who fell from a palm tree while staring at the buttocks of Juliana the village famous prostitute who aborted sixteen pregnancies before getting married to Okeke the Dibia man from the neighboring village. Is it not your Grandfather that died of madness?Nwam, so you have grown so big, Kedu?

Otobo v Suleiman: God is set to shame the devil The Magistrate court in Lagos has summoned Pastor Johnson Suleman to personally testify in the case he instituted against Stephanie Otobo, the Canada-based singer who accuses him of lying about a sexual relationship he had with her, including providing his travel records covering the period in dispute. Others invited by the court include the Inspector- General of Police, the Managing Director of MTN, and the Managing Director of United Bank for Africa. The bombshell claims are contained in a press statement Ms. Otobo issued today in response to media reports earlier in the day that, having become born-again, she has forgiven Mr. Suleman. Ms. Otobo said in the statement she had also read other reports quoting Mr. Suleman as saying that she cannot be “born again” until she proves the case against him, or apologizes. In addition to the summonses, she stated that she is also urging the court to invite forensic experts to court to analyze all the nude pictures of Mr. Suleman’s genitals and the face-to-face chats between them of which she had taken screen shots “during our numerous lecherous Facetime chats.” She stressed in reaction to today’s media reports, that she could not have promised to withdraw any court matter against the pastor in Nigeria as he was the one who got her arrested and charged to court in the first place and reportedly filed a N1billion Naira defamation suit against her. Affirming that she is not running away from defending herself against his “frivolous and face- saving” cases in court, she said that on the contrary, the court last week granted her prayers and summoned the following person(s)/ institutions to court to testify against the pastor. Apostle Johnson Sulieman chatting with lover, bare-chested Ms Otobo Apostle Johnson Sulieman chatting with lover, bare-chested Ms Otobo On the contrary, she said, the court last week summoned the following persons and institutions to testify in the case he instituted against her: (a) Managing Director, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, to produce and provide the call logs and text messages exchanged between mobile numbers 08160000616 (belonging to Johnson Suleman) and 07081454058 (belonging to me) between 2015 and 2017. (b) Managing Director, United Bank of Africa, to produce Statement of Account No. 2031068488 belonging to Ms. Otobo Omojevwe Stephanie covering the period 2015 to date. (c) The CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, to produce Record of the identity of the person that registered sim card no. 08160000616 (belonging to Apostle Johnson Suleman). (d) Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, to produce and provide the call logs and text messages exchanged between mobile numbers 07081454058 and 08160000616 between 2015 and 2017. (e) Apostle Johnson Suleman, to produce and provide his International Passport detailing his international travels between 2015 till date, and his Black iPhone 4 which he used between 2015 and 2016. (f) The Inspector-General of Police, to produce Samsung Phone, Note 7, which was forcefully seized (without a court order) from me at UBA, Anthony Branch on Friday, March 3, 2017. “I am also moving the court to invite forensic experts to court to analyze all the nude pictures of his private part and our face-to-face chats of which I did screen shots during our numerous lecherous Facetime chats,” Ms. Otobo said. “He has been telling barefaced lies that they are photoshopped. But I have since challenged him to produce the original pictures from which I “photoshopped” them, but he has been running from pillar to post. He will also explain what his pictures were doing in my private phone in the first place.” Making available along with the statement copies of all the court orders signed by the Chief Magistrate, Ms. Otobo said she wanted to make clear she is pressing ahead with her defence in court, and looks forward to meeting Mr. Suleman in court now that he has been summoned to appear in person. “I also wish to alert the public that in Suleman’s desperation, he has sorted out certain ladies in Canada (some familiar and some not known to me at all) and paid them huge sums of money to be maligning my person through videos. I can only wish these hungry girls “luck” and “success” in their newly-discovered business. I am not moved by all that. It will not save him. Let Suleman come to court to prove his case.” Apostle Johnson Sulieman chatting with lover, bare-chested Ms Otobo Apostle Johnson Sulieman chatting with lover, bare-chested Ms Otobo She stressed that Mr. Suleman does not have the required spiritual orientation or divine calling to question her “born-again” status as he is not God, and she is not among his followers he has brought under his “fake” spell or charm. “I repeat for the umpteenth time that the so- called ‘Apostle” Suleman is nothing but a cheap conman, a fraud and a fake “man of God,” she said. The text of the statement: PRESS RELEASE BY STEPHANIE OTOBO I AM NOT BACKING OUT OF ANY CASE WITH JOHNSON SULEMAN AS COURT HAS JUST SUMMONED WITNESSES AGAINST HIM I have just read reports by some media houses where I was quoted as saying that I am now born-again and as such I have forgiven the self- styled ‘Apostle” Johnson Suleman and I desire to forget about the case(s) in court with him. I have also read reports today by Suleman saying that I cannot be “born again” until I prove the case against him or apologize. I wish to state the following in reaction. 1. That I could not have promised to withdraw any matter here in Nigeria against Johnson Suleman as he is the one that got me arrested and charged to court in a criminal case. He is the one (as I have read in the Press) that has filed a N1billion Naira defamation suit against me. So I have no prerogative to withdraw any case here in Nigeria against him and I never said so. 2. That I am not running away from defending myself against his frivolous and face-saving cases in court. 3. In fact, rather than shy away from the cases, just last week the court granted my prayers and has summoned the following person(s)/institutions to court to testify against Johnson Suleman in the criminal case he has instituted against me; (a) Managing Director, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, to produce and provide the call logs and text messages exchanged between mobile numbers 08160000616 (belonging to Johnson Suleman) and 07081454058 (belonging to me) between 2015 and 2017. (b) Managing Director, United Bank of Africa, to produce Statement of Account No. 20310684 belonging to Ms. Otobo Omojevwe Stephanie covering the period 2015 to date. (c) The CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, to produce Record of the identity of the person that registered sim card no. 08160000616 (belonging to Apostle Johnson Suleman). (d) Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, to produce and provide the call logs and text messages exchanged between mobile numbers 07081454058 and 08160000616 between 2015 and 2017. (e) Apostle Johnson Suleman, to produce and provide his International Passport detailing his international travels between 2015 till date, and his Black iPhone 4 which he used between 2015 and 2016. (f) The Inspector-General of Police, to produce Samsung Phone, Note 7, which was forcefully seized (without a court order) from me at UBA, Anthony Branch on Friday, March 3, 2017. (g) I am also moving the court to invite forensic experts to court to analyze all the nude pictures of his private part and our face to face to face fa

Hmmmmm.

Hmmmm. They come for their own share of the National Moi-moi.

Two senseless and foolish leaders. These are the clear examples of backwardness the African Continent is talking about.


They were elected to make things work but the reverse is the case.

Few days ago this same Robert Mugabe was saying Zimbabwe remains the most developed country in Africa after South Africa. Let him mention the yardstick for development let see .

Congratulations.

All Nigeria Governors are guilty of this crime. Subjecting the state assemblies to rubber stamp.

But where was EFCC all these while on this. I smell something fishy here.


I dedicate the FTC to Pastor and Professor YEMI Osinbajo
The first Coordinating President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

God blesses him

All these unfruitful invitations. I am afraid if this present crop of Legislature have something reliable to offer.




I am happy for Professor Yemi Osinbajo
The first Coordinating President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

High Chief Lalasticalala


The King of The Snake Kingdom your meal is here

Rest In Peace.
Why is Heart Complications the major issues for the Political class ? ..

ak22:
They are all invited too by the committee to join them

Let wait and see.

ak22:
To me I supported this panel.you can't intimidate this set of people with anything like power ,money, position and others that is why VP is included.

Haaaaaaaaaaa. EFCC, ICPC, DSS should be allowed in here.

PeakMilkOfTexas:
I am PeakMilkofTexas ...

Is that name a responsible one ? Is that you in the picture ?

PeakMilkOfTexas:
I am not God.

So who are you?

PeakMilkOfTexas:
Space for sale o!!!

Why are you after another man's life

Baba Oloye of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.




Thieftaincy tittle.

Close door prosecution. Presidency I hail thee.

Why not set up an independent body to probe The Babachirgate ? If the President is serious about fighting corruption why not allow Magu and his team to handle the investigation ?


Why the choice of the VP as the prosecutor ? Osinbajo should not be used to their evil dealings.

I believe recession in Nigeria is a fiction.




Only to subject the poor to unnecessary hardship. As elections draws near they will tell us recession is not real..

It was inflicted on us by Buhari and his cronies.

Very good idea.
Environmental Chemistry

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What are the necessary documents needed to travel to the following countries. Documents that will be needed at the embassy and those necessary documents that will enable one to stay peacefully without qualms...




Germany.


Canada



USA..


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Spain


Sweden.
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Please I need your sincere opinions.

The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, DAWN, Commission, Dipo Famakinwa, is dead. Multiple sources close to Mr. Famakinwa confirmed his death to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday morning. Mr. Famakinwa’s organization was responsible for designing and implementing the blueprint for better integration and governance of the six south-western states. Dipo Famakinwa UPDATE: Mr. Famakinwa died in a Lagos hospital on the eve of planned evacuation for medical treatment abroad.


Mynd44, Lalastical

We never like to rely on one source to fuel our analyses of the problems facing business today, so we’ve integrated our own interviews with corporate CEOs along with other inputs, research and thinking to create this list of the top 10 problems for businesses to solve.

1. Uncertainty All human beings, but it seems business leaders in particular, find great discomfort in uncertainty. Uncertainty in the global economy, uncertainty in the credit markets, uncertainty in how new regulations will affect business, uncertainty about what competitors are doing, and uncertainty about how new technology will affect the business—these are just the start of a never- ending list. The bottom line is that uncertainty leads to a short-term focus. Companies are shying away from long-term planning in favor of short-term results, with uncertainty often the excuse. While this might feel right, we believe that a failure to strategically plan five years into the future can end up destroying value. The problem to be solved, therefore, is to balance the need for a more reactive, short-term focus with the need for informed, long-term strategies .

2. Globalization In interviews conducted by BMGI, seven of 10 Fortune 500 CEOs cite the challenges of globalization as their top concern. Understanding foreign cultures is essential to everything from the ability to penetrate new markets with existing products and services, to designing new products and services for new customers, to recognizing emergent, disruptive competitors that only months earlier weren’t even known. The problem to be solved is to better understand international markets and cultures through better information gathering and better analysis of what it all means.Similarly, the incredible degree of government intervention in nearly all major economies of the world is leading to much greater uncertainty (see No. 1 above) in the global marketplace, making international operations ever harder to manage.

3. Innovation Interestingly, we haven’t found that many companies are looking to create more innovative cultures. At least not the big companies (Global 1000) anyway, though that changes some as companies get smaller. This finding was a big surprise when we did our first studies in 2009 and little has changed since. It seems big companies are struggling with innovation and a better innovation process is at the top of the agenda for most CEOs, but the idea of a more innovative culture appears too frightening to many. The problem to be solved is how to become more innovative while still maintaining a sense of control over the organization.


4. Government Policy & Regulation A changing regulatory environment is always of concern in certain industries, but uncertain energy, environmental and financial policy is complicating the decision making for nearly all companies today. It’s true that things seem to have settled down over the past couple of years, but have they really? We find that they haven’t; it’s simply that dealing with an unknown regulatory environment is fast becoming the new normal and companies are deciding to get on with it—whatever “it” may be—despite the angst. Whether a demand from customers or shareholders to become more “green,” the threat of increased costs due to new carbon taxes, constant talk of changes to corporate tax rates, or the impending healthcare mandate for businesses in the US (postponed until 2015), much is unsettled. The problems to be solved are to understand the meaning of regulation and government policy in your industry, its implications for your business, and to develop the skills necessary to deal with it.



5. Technology The pace of technological improvement is running at an exponentially increasing rate. While this has been true for several decades, the pace today makes capital investment in technology as much an asset as a handicap because a competitor may wait for the next-generation technology, which may only be a year away, and then use it to achieve an advantage. Of course waiting to be that competitor can be equally risky. What’s a CEO to do? Similarly, the ability for even the best of technologists to stay informed about emerging technology is in conflict with the need to master a company's current technology. The problem to be solved is to develop a long-term technology strategy while remaining flexible enough to take advantage of unforeseen technology developments.


6. Diversity A particular subset of human capital planning is found so often in our research that it is worth its own mention. Diversity brings many challenges, as it makes it far more likely that people do not agree, and the lack of agreement makes running a business very difficult. At the same time, the lack of diversity within many large company leadership teams leads to a narrow view of an ever-changing and diverse world—contributing to groupthink, stale culture and a tendency to live with the status quo for too long. The problem to be solved is to first define what diversity (and we’re not talking about satisfying government statisticians) really means in your company, then foster the expansion of differing ideas and viewpoints while ensuring a sufficiently cohesive environment that efficiently gets things done..

7. Complexity There’s no doubt that life and business have gotten more complex, even as certain tasks and activities have become easier due to information technology. The pace of change is quickening . The global economy is becoming still more connected, creating a much larger and more diverse population of customers and suppliers. Manufacturing and services are increasingly targeted at smaller, specialized markets due to the flexibility that IT provides in these areas. The 3D printing revolution is a perfect example. We know from our knowledge of the patterns of evolution that, in reality, systems tend to become more complex as they evolve, then become simplified again. The problem is how to develop better systems-thinking capability so you can design your business models, processes, products and services in a way that minimizes unnecessary complexity.

8. Information Overload It is said that the only true constant is change, and in today’s world nothing is changing more, or growing faster, than information. A March 2010 estimate put global Internet traffic at 21 exabytes—21 million terabytes. By 2016, global traffic will reach 1.3 zettabytes, according to a report released in May 2012. Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created. The ability of companies, much less individuals, to consume and make sense of the information that is available (and necessary) to make good decisions is becoming a nearly insurmountable challenge. The problem to be solved is to deal with this mountain of information with both technology and human know-how, then to convert this information into valuable knowledge.

9. Supply Chains Because of uncertainty in demand and the need to stay lean, companies are carrying smaller inventories than ever. At the same time, uncertainty in supply, driven by wildly changing commodity prices, an apparent increase in weather-related disruptions, and increasing competition for raw materials makes supply chain planning more challenging than ever. Smaller suppliers that, five years after the global financial crisis, still struggle to get the credit they need to keep up with their larger customers’ demand exacerbates an already unwieldy situation. The problem to be solved is to develop a supply-chain strategy that not only ensures the lowest costs, but also minimizes the risk of crippling supply-chain disruptions.


10. Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving While the first nine biggest problems faced by business are a direct result of research, the 10th is really BMGI’s own conclusion based on the prior nine. The lack of sophisticated approaches to information acquisition, analysis and the development of unique insight leaves many companies at a disadvantage; they lack a long- term strategic imperative and instead jump from one strategy to the next on a year-to-year basis. Everyday problem-solving competency among today’s business leaders is also limiting their ability to adequately deal with the first nine problems. This is why corporate managers tend to jump from one fire to another, depending on which one their executives are trying to put out, and in many cases the fast-changing business environment is what ignites these fires in the first place. So what is the problem to be solved? We believe, to navigate the future, companies must resolve that strategic thinking and problem solving are the keys to successful business, then develop a robust capability at all levels.






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WHEN American officials announced last month that laptops and tablets would be banned from aeroplane cabins on flights from certain Muslim countries, many questioned the administration's motive. Was it a proportionate response to specific intelligence about a terrorist threat? Or had the government taken the opportunity to clobber swanky foreign operators that compete with the country’s own woeful airlines? If the latter view is too cynical, we can at least say that, for America’s carriers, it has been a serendipitous byproduct. On April 19th, Emirates announced that it is cutting its services to the United States by 20%. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the airline’s home, was one of ten Muslim countries covered by the laptop ban. By happy coincidence, no American carriers served airports that were affected. The restrictions on electronic devices are a particular problem for Emirates and the other Middle Eastern “superconnectors”, Etihad, also of the UAE, and Qatar Airways. Direct traffic between America and these airlines’ hubs is modest: most passengers use them to connect to or from other destinations across the globe. That gives customers a wide choice. The laptop ban has probably encouraged those flying between America and Asia, for example, to connect in Europe, which was not affected by the edict. Despite the superconnectors coming up with novel ways around the restrictions—such as loaning premium travellers laptops for the duration of a flight—the thought of 12 hours in the air without a personal device is clearly too much for many passengers to bear. The new administration has made life difficult for the big Middle Eastern airlines in other ways, too. Emirates and the rest also cater to connecting traffic from the Muslim countries affected by President Trump’s immigration ban, such as Iran. (That order has since been overturned by the courts.) More widely, many travellers, particularly Muslims, have become nervous about travelling to America, fearing over-zealous interrogation by immigration officials, or being denied entry on spurious grounds. All of which has forced Emirates to clip its wings. The airline currently operates 126 flights from Dubai to 12 American cities. Next month it will fly 101. Neither Qatar Airways or Etihad have yet said they will follow suit, but it is likely that they are feeling the pinch too. It is not just these airlines’ owners that need be concerned. The cuts by Emirates are indicative of two wider problems. The first is the effect that Donald Trump is having on America’s travel sector. On April 17th, Arne Sorenson, the boss of Marriott, the world’s largest hotel chain, became the latest in what has become a long line of travel-industry beasts to warn that interest in visiting America is waning in the wake of the president’s actions. Travel and touriusm currently accounts for 8% of the country’s GDP and 13.7m jobs. That should give cause for worry. But American flyers should care too. As our leader in this week’s print edition spells out, there is one simple reason why service on the country’s airlines lags so far behind Europe and Asia: a lack of competition. The cosy oligopoly operated by American, United and Delta, which stifles competition on many routes, allows them to treat customers with disdain. If foreign carriers like Emirates, renowned for exemplary service, start to operate fewer flights, domestic airlines will have even less reason to be nice.