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PropertiesRe: Land Around The Proposed Location Of The New Lagos Int'l Airport Available. by gratefulheart(m): 8:59pm On Sep 06, 2017
How much per hectare?
What title is on it?
Where in ibeju-lekki?
BusinessRe: Get Your Responsive Blog Designed Starting From #4,000 by gratefulheart(m): 4:03pm On Sep 06, 2017
Hmmm
PoliticsRe: Reuben Abati Exposed! Where He Got It Wrong - Udom's CPS by gratefulheart(m): 2:51pm On Sep 06, 2017
I love this...When you are proud of your root in Christ.


Cc: Seun take it to the front page please.


AKSGNewMedia:
Re:  Reuben Abati: The Institutional churches in Akwa Ibom State : Where Abati got it wrong!

By Ekerete Udoh

I know Dr. Reuben Abati very well and I count him as a friend and a cherished colleague.  I am also eternally excited to see the way he has grown in journalism having played a small role in his foray into journalism and the subsequent success he has garnered in the profession. I am thus not very happy that I would have to join issues with him.

In 1990, as a 25 year old PhD holder in Theatre Arts, Dr. Abati was brought to the offices of Hints magazine by his childhood friend, Kayode Ajala for consideration as a writer with Hints magazine. I recalled the Publisher of the magazine, then Chief Counsel at TEXCACO Oil and the current Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu asking me what I thought of Dr. Abati. I remember telling Dr. Kachikwu “Doc, “(as we used to call him then) “by all means, he should be given a chance. A guy with a PhD at 25 must be a genius”.

Abati eventually joined Hints magazine as a columnist and acquitted himself very well, eventually moving to  The Guardian where he became a celebrated columnist and Chairman of the Editorial Board of thatnewspaper,   eventually ending up as the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity/ Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan). Dr. Abati’s analytic skills-set stands him out as one of the best in the nation and I am always happy that the intellectual rigour he exhibited way back in 1990 has been appropriated by other Nigerians and he has not disappointed us.

But sometimes the best pundits may veer off course, and in a rush to make what they may feel represent an informed contribution on a topical issue, end up confounding and ridiculing themselves in the process. Dr. Abati’s piece under reference represents this moment in his otherwise sterling career as a columnist and a pundit and it’s very sad!

Dr. Abati’s main contention is what he believes to be the blurring of lines between the church and the State particularly in Akwa Ibom State and that churches in the State have” closed ranks” and that they operate “more like government parastatals” and went on to state that religious leaders “have learnt to defer to the state government and they are well-patronized in return for their loyalty”.

Reuben Abati’s assertions above are decidedly false and are the products of bar room gossip which someone of his intellectual standing should have discountenanced or elect to conduct a thorough investigation to ascertain the veracity of such assertions rather than relying on guts feeling or politically manufactured talking points of a tiny and fast depleting community of naysayers within the Akwa Ibom political space.

May I inform my friend Dr. Abati that Akwa Ibom State as he correctly pointed out is a decidedly Christian State and we make no apologies for our deep faith in Christ and the values inherent in those beliefs. We wear our Christian faith like badges of honour and if I may educate my dear friend further, the name of the State: Akwa Abasi Ibom means the land of a great and awe-inspiring God. Our faith in God and Christ as our Lord and Saviour cuts across political and ideological spectrum.

 Let me remind my friend that no nation-Islamic or one based on Judeo-Christian values and ethos can completely divorce itself from religion. Even the United States where Dr. Aabati spent over a year at the University of Maryland,  College Point in 1997,   and where Thomas Jefferson in his January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Church in Connecticut had canvassed the erection of a wall of separation between the church and state has totally divorced itself from its core Judeo-Christian values.

Dr. Abati knows as a political pundit and one who has followed and written numerous articles about the currents that illuminate the American political discourse that the evangelicals or values voters are powerful electoral bloc that is courted, embraced, cultivated and whose endorsement is desired by politicians across the political divide.

 From the late President Ronald Reagan who openly declared his fidelity to the group to George H. Bush and George W. Bush, to the current President Trump, the leading figures within the evangelical community are inexorably tied to the White House and they consider this a patriotic duty. Billy Graham, Late Jerry Falwell, Rick Warren, James Dobson etc. are regular visitors to the White House and also serve as regular media surrogates of the mostly Republican Presidents as well as a some Democratic Presidents. No Republican  or Democratic candidate will treat with levity the awesome power of the evangelical community, and this is happening  in a nation where the there is a clear line of separation between the church and state as expressly enshrined in the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Akwa Ibom State as a purely Christian State with an Ordained Deacon of the United Evangelical Church founded  as Qua Iboe Church , His Excellency, Udom Emmanuel as the Governor wears his Christian faith and beliefs with unapologetic pride and panache and he owes the likes of Abati no apologies for marketing and projecting  his Christian faith. His successful 2015 Gubernatorial Campaign Organization is called Divine Mandate and His Divine and invisible Hand is at work in Akwa Ibom State, leading the Governor to achieve great strides for the good people of Akwa Ibom State in spite of the challenging economic environment the nation has faced.

It is preposterous for Dr. Abati to state that the Clerics in the State who are proud of having a God –fearing and Christ-centric leader defer to the State Government and they are well patronized in return for their loyalty. I think this is a gratuitous insult from Dr. Abati and he owes the entire Christian community in the State an unreserved apology for this egregious insult.

Dr. Abati also talk about the suspension of a certain individual by the African Church because of a so-called protest he led over a certain government decision and tried to establish a link or some form of symbiotic relationship based on the incident between the Christian community and the State. This is very sad for an otherwise smart and intellectually astute pundit.

 Dr. Abati, the State Government had no hand in what was purely an  internal affair of The African Church and one would have expected you to have  discerned this fact, having been familiar with the deliberate conflation of facts with fiction by mostly rabble-rousers and agents provocateur that populate the political space.

I will not even dignify Dr. Abati’s confounding rant about the propriety or otherwise of the State Government to have a befitting lodge in the nation’s commercial capital-Lagos. This issue has been eloquently addressed by his Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel. But Dr.  Abati should be reminded that practically every nation on planet earth has a befitting house in New York City, the financial capital of the United States nay the world. It is not just because of the United Nations alone that these nations have befitting houses in the city, but because of the ease of doing business with the business and financial mavens  of the world who make New York City their home.

In conclusion, let me inform Dr. Abati and his ilk that even though we may have differences politically which is an expected occurrence in a democratic space, on the issue of our Christian faith, the State is wholly homogenous and we, I repeat wear our Christian faith with pride and élan and no amount of bewildering assertions by an otherwise smart political pundit will take the Christian armour that we have worn for centuries off our backs. We are Christian soldiers and are marching on gloriously. My advice to  Dr. Abati is simple: get used to it!

Ekerete Udoh is the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant (Media) to Governor Udom Emmanuel.
ComputersRe: Dell 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 6th Gen. Quad-Core i7 4GB Nvidia GTX 960M 4K Touchscreen by gratefulheart(m): 10:43am On Sep 06, 2017
You said has been upgraded {RAM - 8GB DDR3 PC3L RAM 1600MHz (upgradable to 16GB RAM)}

Did You worked on the system?

Nsonaso:
Sure reasonable negotiation is welcome
RomanceRe: Please Have Sex With Me... by gratefulheart(m): 10:25am On Sep 06, 2017
Well done Seun.
It's informative and educative.
Keep the flame burning

askseunoladele:
PLEASE, HAVE SEX WITH ME...

There are ladies who practically beg men for sex, no, they don't say it with their mouths. They are too ashamed to do that, they say it stylishly with their body and when the man is done using and dumping them, they come crying and weeping!

I boarded "Maruwa" recently and my jaw almost shattered at the sight of the lady sitting next to a guy, probably her boyfriend. This lady has the lightest, fairest, softest and smoothest thigh I've ever seen (I'm not flattering). How did I know? She wore a short skirt revealing 70% of her thigh and how that guy was able to hold a discussion with her without touching the thigh or grabbing her in the vehicle deserves an award! Eventually, she leaned on him, put her arm around him and I could guess they were either on their way to having sex or just had one!

Don't come crying someone raped you if you go spend the night in his house, that's in a simple language, asking for sex, period!

You wear body revealing clothes and you say you want to be a virgin, virgin? Tell that to fools my dear, you are purely asking for sex!
You ask for recharge cards today, half of his salary tomorrow. He is your ATM machine where you withdraw money to do hair, buy menstrual pad, chew gum and ice cream though he is not your fiance or husband, you are simply asking for sex!

You are making jest of him, you call him "okobo" (impotent) etc and daring him to touch you, what the hell do you think you are doing?
Your fiance comes to visit you, you wear mini-skirts, bum shorts, tank tops, strapless and even UnCloth before him and you say you don't want sex!

You send dirty chats, nude pictures, talk dirty and dare him to do same and you are telling me you want to be a virgin till marriage, how in the name of God is that possible?

You deliberately turn a man on to the point of getting him drunk with hot sexual desire and here you are lying beside him semi naked over the night and you are screaming NO to sex. Are you stupid? Do you want to kill him? Once a man is turned on he is restless till he get a release. He is filled with unusual energy, irrational and completely uncomfortable! Free meat is beside him! The creator of that desire! You were the one who turned the animal in him loose so he treats you like an animal, you get raped, neat!

What usually follow after his eyes are calm is hatred! Hatred for you! He feel so bad raping you (yes, men with conscience do feel bad after raping though he never says it or shows it) , he hates you for turning him on, he hates you for being so cheap, he hates you for lacking the dignity to say NO. You become cheap and very stupid to him, he stops calling you or giving you attention, he dumps you neat!

This is definitely not an excuse for you guys to rape. If you do so, be ready to face the law! Rapists should spend at least 10 years in jail to put their scattered senses in order! Why would you rape? Are you an animal? Okay, you don't rape, you only sleep with them because they keep seducing you. Why would you even attract a lady like that in the first place? Why would you move with ladies who seduce and make fun of virgins? You attract who you are. If it is not in you to do it, you won't attract seducers! And when she comes seducing though you never wanted sex, open your mouth and say a big, fat NO abi? Is anyone holding your mouth?

Bottom lime, ladies be careful! There is no innocent seduction. You seduce is you seduce. You yourself know that you are seducing, abeg, let us tell ourselves the truth and stop playing the victim of rape and rejection.

Take note of what you say, wear and and how you act around the opposite sex henceforth. In fairness to men, if you don't ask for it, push for it, demand for it and put yourself in the position to get it, he won't do it and guys, stop taking advantages of innocent ladies please!

Men who sleep around are simply cheap, dirty, lack personal dignity and self worth and do not deserve respect from ladies. More so, there is an 80% chance you will commit adultery in marriage. Who wants to marry that kind of man? May the Lord grant you understanding. FEEL FREE TO SHARE. God bless you, cheers!
© Seun Oladele, 2017.
www.askseunoladele..com
ComputersRe: Dell 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 6th Gen. Quad-Core i7 4GB Nvidia GTX 960M 4K Touchscreen by gratefulheart(m): 9:18am On Sep 06, 2017
Negotiable?

Nsonaso:
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Processor - 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6700HQ Skylake (Quad-Core 2.6Ghz)

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RAM - 8GB DDR3 PC3L RAM 1600MHz (upgradable to 16GB RAM)

Storage - 1TB HDD with Extra Empty Space to ADD M.2 SSD

Keyboard - Full-Sized Backlit Keyboard / Keyboard Light (2 brightness levels)

Battery - 6-Cell 74 WHr Battery (Up to 5hrs battery life)


- Two cooling fans, Three exhausts (Vents). Keep computer COOL.

- Three (3) USB 3.0 Ports (1 FAST Charging Powershare Port. This means the USB Port is always working even when you shutdown the computer. i.e you can use it like a Powerbank)

- Combo Mic and Headphones Audio Jack, Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer

- Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam

- HDMI Port

- SD Card Reader

- Bluetooth

- WiFi

- Ethernet

- Windows 10

Price = 240k
AutosRe: Clean Like New Toyota Corolla 2002 Model For Sale by gratefulheart(m): 10:54pm On Sep 05, 2017
Foreign or nigeria used?
Christianity EtcRe: * Single Brothers Approaching 40, What Is The Problem * by gratefulheart(m): 9:09pm On Sep 05, 2017
You done marry?




udopee:
Brother, you are approaching 40years and still single. "IS IT THAT YOU OFFENDED WOMEN OR WOMEN OFFENDED YOUhuh
But you take pleasure in lusting after women in your heart, sleeps with prostitutes and engages in various kinds of sexual immoralities(masturbation, homosexuality, pedophile) in order to satisfy your sex drive. Brother, you need serious deliverance.

Because of sexual immorality, God wants you to have your own wife. This is not an option or a suggestion, but a "COMMAND".
Unless you have been given the gift of "SINGLENESS", which I would suppose to be an Unusual Gift...SHALOM!!!

# HE WHO FINDS A WIFE FINDS A GOOD THING AND OBTAINS FAVOR FROM GOD #
PoliticsRe: 'i’ll Dine With The Devil To Ensure Lagos Is Safe' - Edgal Imohimi by gratefulheart(m): 7:07pm On Sep 05, 2017
We will take you on your words officer Imohimi
BusinessRe: Free Business Plan by gratefulheart(m): 5:35pm On Sep 05, 2017
Oh really?
Any on media?
(TV/Radio)

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BusinessRe: Free Business Plan by gratefulheart(m): 2:18pm On Sep 05, 2017
How?
Dating And Meet-up ZoneRe: Honey by gratefulheart(m): 11:55am On Sep 05, 2017
Price?
Nairaland GeneralRe: Facebook Fellowship Program & Emerging Scholar Award Is Open For Application by gratefulheart(m): 10:47pm On Sep 03, 2017
Business To BusinessRe: Large Quantities Of Rice For Sale In Ilorin by gratefulheart(m): 10:43pm On Sep 03, 2017
Hope is not Bukola Saraki rice oo you people go steal to sale. Na during sallah they always steal Bukola rice...

Kaymercury:
short grain Rice available for sale in ilorin Kwara state at affordable price.08108132183
PropertiesRe: Island For Sale In Apapa 25 Acres Of Land In (an Island) Over Seeing Tincan Isl by gratefulheart(m): 8:34pm On Sep 03, 2017
Apapa land doesn't have CofO?
FashionRe: Fashionable Heels, Sneakers And Sandals For Ladies by gratefulheart(m): 6:29pm On Sep 02, 2017
Sneakers is feminine?
RomanceRe: He Broke Up With Me.... When He Noticed Am Over Him,he Did This by gratefulheart(m): 6:23pm On Sep 02, 2017
Go and change all your passwords again.

Use word, number and symbol i.e Africa2017&~\] It will make your password....make sure you don't forget the password.



rittyray:
I have,but I do not know how he hacks my accounts
RomanceRe: He Broke Up With Me.... When He Noticed Am Over Him,he Did This by gratefulheart(m): 6:21pm On Sep 02, 2017
Go and change all your passwords again.

Use word, number and symbol i.e Africa2017&~\] It will make your password....make sure you don't forget the password.

rittyray:
I have,but I do not know how he hacks my accounts
FamilyRe: My Mother Rejected My Fiancee After Dating For 9 Years by gratefulheart(m): 11:22am On Sep 02, 2017
She know what you don't know.
Try and discuss with your dad for way out.

Passy089:
I've really prayed about it. but nothing seems to have changed
FamilyRe: My Mother Rejected My Fiancee After Dating For 9 Years by gratefulheart(m): 10:26pm On Sep 01, 2017
Do mind the people that asked. You to ignore your mum o if you want to be happy and you want it to be well with you and your marriage.

Pray about it and tell you Dad to talk to her or any of her closed sister.
EducationRe: Prepare Ahead For 2018 Admission And Scholarship Application by gratefulheart(m): 3:48pm On Sep 01, 2017
Any scholarship for Canadian masters degree?
PropertiesRe: For Sale 1299acres Of Land At Okun Folu Opposite Lacapagn Tropicana Hotel On The by gratefulheart(m): 1:52pm On Sep 01, 2017
Why not in hectares?
RomanceRe: My Man Is Getting Worse by gratefulheart(m): 11:26pm On Aug 31, 2017
Is always either way(male and women)
The signs are always there but we ignore it.
I have friend too that is going through the same thing and now she has 2kids for him.

I don't know why a married person (male or female) will be sleeping out when you didn't travel.

Just as I said the signs are there but she didn't pay attention to it before knotting the tie. The family can help them o.....only God.

My friend even confide in me that she may run away with the kids soon....i don't blame her.
All is well even in the well

vibezz:
for those of us who listen to conversations in public vehicles.
I've been wondering what this could be about, seriously.
so today while on my way to Jos from Abuja I heard a heart breaking tale of a less than a year marriage. this lady was confiding in the other who presumably is a sibling. she's been married for about a year and all she knew in the courtship period was her husband as any average guy who hangs out but on the minimal and does a few bottles of alcohol. since they got married, he's begun clubbing and sleeping out and the frequency is increasing. she tried reporting to his family, they asked her to pray. she told her mom and since then he has stopped communicating with her mom neither has he changed.
can the guys please explain this?
p. s she is heavily pregnant.
WebmastersRe: Design Your Website For Cool Price by gratefulheart(m): 10:33pm On Aug 31, 2017
Samples and price?
RomanceRe: Lady Calls Out Friend Who Has Been Sleeping With Her Man Behind Her Back For Yrs by gratefulheart(m): 8:36pm On Aug 31, 2017
TGoddess:
They will never admit it.
What about the lady friend? Maybe she seduce him...remember she cut them in her house. That's a shameless girl(friend for that matter)

I am not justifying the guy. It must be a shared blame (responsibility) if s/he offered why did you take? Your friend for that matter that kind of girl can kill.
RomanceRe: At Age 25 And Unemployed Am I Too Young To Be Love? by gratefulheart(m):
You want to destroy the girl's life? You are graduate and she is still in secondary school.
If something happened what will you do?
And you're unemployed for goodness. Can't you use your head? God gave you mind so you can give him rest.
PropertiesRe: OFF PLAN SALES: 4 Bedroom Terrace Maryland Ikeja by gratefulheart(m): 7:36pm On Aug 30, 2017
Ready?
PropertiesRe: I Need Cheap Plots Of Land For Sale On Full Payment In Abuja,kaduna,Benin,Delta by gratefulheart(m): 10:09pm On Aug 29, 2017
I have in FHA, lugbe and karimu
PhonesRe: Media House/ Pr Brand For Sale by gratefulheart(m): 9:08pm On Aug 29, 2017
What media house? What brand?

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