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prymesolution: Awon ton ma twerk lori YouTube - Olamide see wetin u don cause now...This is what you call fire-dancer!

lol...Olamide has nothing to do with this.

How can we get this to the FP?

prymesolution: Na this kain coffin dey make death hungry people.

taryour: The person with the greatest fault in the whole picture is the MOTHER of the late girl. What kind of mother will stay alive and watch her child/BABY (as far as am concerned an 8 year old is still a baby) go tru so much torture

Each time I read a story like this,I remember 9 months and the whole pain of delivery and I say prayers to God to give me the grace and strength to lead my children through the right part in his words.

The F-oolish father and groom ain't left out of the fault. The worst thing that can happen to a child in this life is to have a mother who is a big FAILURE.

Such practices shouldn't have a place in our society.

greatgod2012: Yes, the groom has his own fault, no doubt, he's a phidophile, but what about the parent who agreed to marry out their 8 years old girl, all in the name of money?
As far as im concerned, the parent of that girl and every other parents who usually support this type of animalistic behaviour are all big shame and faluire to parenthood.



I have said it before and i will say it again, NOT ALL PARENTS DESERVE TO BE PARENTS.

Spot on!

Hi Mod, Please check the link below. It is highly recommended for the FP. Thanks!

https://www.nairaland.com/1431184/8-year-old-yemeni-girl-dies-internal

Nonso23: THIS ACT OF BRUTALITY IS KNOWN AS YERIMALIZATION SMH, LATER SOME FOOL WILL COME HERE RANTING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CHILD MARRIAGE...

They had better not!

braine: Sad

Really sad. For me, the saddest part is knowing that more children are victims of these arranged marriages that we know about and some people are cool with it.

Rawan, an 8-year-old child bride died of internal bleeding injuries on the night of an arranged marriage in the city of Hardh in Northwest Yemen after being given out in marriage to a man who is over 40!

She is believed to have suffered a tear to her genitals and severe bleeding.

Yemeni activists urged the local police to arrest the “beastly groom” and the girl’s family and transfer them to a court where justice would be served and the case would be used to help put an end to the practice of marrying very young girls in the impoverished country, the daily said.

In Kuwait, bloggers offered their prayers for the “bride”, but lashed out at the “groom”, saying that he was a beast who should be severely punished.

Angry Man, a blogger, posted that the man was “an animal who deserved to be punished severely for his crime.”

“All those who supported such a crime should also be punished,” he said.

Under the moniker “Sad”, another blogger said that everybody should have realized that Rawan was too young to get married.

“Her family and her groom could have waited for some time before having this marriage,” Sad said. “It was not fair at all and the marriage should not have happened even if some tribes believe that it is a good custom.”

Bu Omar said that he was disturbed by the death report.

“Rawan’s family members are not humans. They do not deserve to have children,” he said.

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/bride-8-dies-of-injuries-on-wedding-night-in-yemen-1.1228706


My Take

I get really upset when I hear stories of older men taking these children as brides. I mean, how low can you stoop? I cannot but think about the #ChildNotBride saga in Nigeria and how many young children have been given away under such circumstances and yet, we have some people in our society who are absolutely okay with such pediophilic practices?

Some might say 8 years is too young but 13 is okay. There are numerous stories of young girls (13 year-old included) that have suffered similar fate as Rawan. Unfortunately, for every story that is reported, there are several hundreds that are untold.

As a society we should frown against such practices and we should do all that we can to protect these young girls.

What's Your Take?

Let's hear your take on the story...Looking forward to it!

^^^^

Your analogy.....

An attack by suspected Islamic sect members on a town guarded by a vigilante group in northeast Nigeria on Sunday killed at least 18 people and injured 17, residents and a government official said.

The attack in Benisheik, 72 kilometers (45 miles) west of Maiduguri, the birthplace of the Boko Haram network, took place days after the military said it killed at least 50 insurgents in an area to the north.

Zannah Fannami, a 27-year-old operative with the Civilian Joint Task Force vigilante group, said its members were attacked while awaiting Boko Haram's approach on the town.

"We heard that they would be coming since Friday and had been keeping vigil all nights," he said from the University of Maiduguri hospital while being treated for a bullet to his right thigh. Late Saturday night, "when we least expected it, we heard a thunderous sound like that of a bomb coming from the direction of a soldiers' post, then we decided to advance toward the sound and the Boko Haram gunmen, carrying sophisticated arms, opened fire on us, killing 12 of our members."

He said the vigilante group, which formed to fight the Boko Haram network, was able to kill five of the Islamic sect members and take possession of four AK-47 rifles.

Another injured Civilian-JTF operative, 32-year-old Muhammed Abuwar, said: "The military had agreed to watch and lay in ambush with us against the Boko Haram, but when the attackers came, none of them came over to assist us. Most of the Boko Haram shooters were shooting from atop trees."

The military has agreed to support any missions by the Civilian-JTF until its newest 7th Division fully formed to fight Boko Haram is fully functional.

The spokesman for that division, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, said that brigade troops were sent to the area and "the attack was repelled." Troops are still searching for fleeing insurgents, he said.

"Information available to 7th Division of the Nigeria army revealed that at about 12:30 a.m. suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists deceptively attacked the youth vigilantes at Benisheik," he said. The spokesman confirmed five Boko Haram members were killed, but put the vigilante death toll at six.

The road leading toward Maiduguri was barricaded until the road was cleared, he said, adding: "Normalcy has been returned to the area."

A top Borno state government labor adviser, Garba Ngamdu, who also hails from Benisheik, said one of vigilante members had died in the hospital as doctors tried to remove bullets from his body.

He also confirmed the death of the five Boko Haram members at the hands of vigilante members with machetes and said their dead bodies still lay on the outskirts of the town.

Benisheik is a scanty linear settlement of staple crop farmers of not more than 1,000 houses, mostly made of mud.

There has been a rash of attacks by suspected sect members in northeast Nigeria recently, after young vigilantes formed the Civilian-JTF in June, taking over the search for the insurgents. The vigilante force claims credit for thousands of arrests in Maiduguri and many killings.

Source: Associated Press

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/09/nigerian-boko-haram-attack-kills-13.html

The video of Tyler Perry laying hands on Bishop T.D Jakes went viral after it was posted on YouTube. It also sparked a debate about laying on of hands.

Here's a write up by Timothy Adigun on the issue. It is long but very informative. Read and share your thoughts....

One of the foundational teachings and doctrine of Christ is that of "the laying on of hands" which I believe in recent times has come under serious scrutiny because of a "one-off" (maybe impulsive) action by Tyler Perry, when he placed his hands on the Bishop T.D. Jakes' head and blessed him. This has stirred up several questions and opinions from several quarters.

Sampled Opinion

Who cares who lays hands on who? Some would say. We should care, some would say at least from the perceptive of this warning "..Do not be HASTY in the laying on of hands.." 1 Timothy 5:22a.(NIV). But really, is that part of scripture restraint us for every occasion of laying on of hands? We will check this later.

The "greater must blessed the lesser" some would say, quoting/paraphrasing Hebrews 7:7 out of context. In as much as the statement is both scriptural and true even in the case of laying on of hands to impart blessings, in context of Hebrews 7:7 where scriptures talks about Melchizedek blessing Abraham, there was NO mention of "laying on of the hands" [ See Gen. 14:18-21 ]. Verse 4 of Hebrews 7 shows us the intent of verse 7 like so:

Now observe and consider how GREAT [a personage] this was to whom EVEN Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth [the topmost or the pick of the heap] of the spoils...

In fact, scriptures pointed it out that even Levi paid tithes through Abraham to Melchizedek. This man was so great not only to bless Abraham ( the one with the promises), but also changed his perception forever. There was no record of Abraham lifting his hand anywhere except for his encounter with Melchizedek ( Please compare Gen 14:19 with Gen. 14:22). The whole point of Hebrews 7 was to show that the Levitical order of priesthood:
Has limitation by the reason of death [v.8,23-24].
Was also not perfect [ v.11-21 ] so the need for another and
That the priesthood of Christ is of the Order of Melchizedek with an Oath! [ v.21-8:1-6 ]
Moreover, for those quoting the "greater must bless the lesser", don't they use words like "I bless you Lord". Are they then greater to "bless" the Lord? Though it is not wrong to say so.

Growing up, in my grandmother's place, she first taught me to pray for the sick, by asking me to lay my hands on her and pray whenever she was sick. Was she out of order? Her basis for this was Jesus' words in Mark 16:17-18.

Scriptural Perspective

With all of these in mind, what says God's word on this matter? Though not often taught, Laying on of hands is one of the teachings of God's word with examples in both Old and New Testaments.
This practice though human, has significant role and purposes and should not be done "mindlessly" or for fun. It is done for:

A. Impartation of blessing [ Jacob and Joseph's sons ] - Gen. 48:11-14.

Joseph had brought his two sons with him to see his father. And on the request of his father he brought the two of them; presenting Manasseh the elder to the right hand of his father and Ephraim to his left. Jacob by divine guidance crossed his hands, LAYING his right hand on the younger and his left on the older. Thereby, blessing Joseph's children placing the younger before the elder.

B. Leadership and authority [ Moses and Joshua ] - Num. 27:15-23

After God had showed Moses the promised land and told him the reason for which he would die without entering it, he asked God to set a leader for the children of Israel. God told Moses how to do it! Among other things to do, Moses was to commission Joshua (in whom is the Spirit) for the task, by LAYING his hand on him! (Please note that no OIL was mentioned). And as such set him before the high priest and the children of Israel and gave him a charge before them, making him the next leader.

C. Transference of spirit [ Moses and Joshua] - Deut. 34:9

...And Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had LAID HIS HANDS upon him; so the Israelites listened to him and did as the Lord commanded Moses...

The only reason the scriptures gave for Joshua being FULL (though he had a dimension before the laying on of Moses' hand) of the spirit of wisdom is because Moses had laid his hands on him.

D. Assurance of victory [ Elisha and Joash ] -- 2 Kings 13:15-17

By Elisha laying his hand on the hand of the king of Israel, and asking him to shoot his arrows through the window eastward and on the ground afterwards, victory was assured for the king against the Syrians.

All of the above took a different turn in the books of the New testament. Though some would argue that some element of the purpose [or usage] of the laying on of hands in the book of the old testament can still be traced to the book of the new testament; namely laying on of the hand on those "appointed" as deacons [ we shall see this later].

E. Healing the sick - Mark 16:17-18

"..And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name ..., they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well..."

In this verse of scripture, laying on of hands on the sick for healing has nothing to do with any status whatsoever. Every believer has this signs "following" them. This was my grandma's conclusion and my own belief too. It doesn't matter when the believer start to believe. No spiritual status of any kind (for those that count one) is needed. No age constraint, no language or educational barrier. No titles whatsoever. It is also important to notes that the identities of the sick was not specified, and there is nothing in context to suggest that "the sick" here are those to be witnessed to. If that is the case [ that is, if the sick were to be those to be witnessed to], what about the sign of speaking with tongues? So, "the sick" in the passage could be anyone. Moreso, in context of this scripture, the focus is on "those who believe".

Some may then ask, if we can all pray for the sick, where then is the place of "..call (ING) the elders (please note the plural) of the church.." as described in James 5:14-15? A simple question should answer this. If there are no way for whatsoever reason to get the elders of the church or there is no church in that vicinity, what then happens?

F. Receiving The Holy Spirit - Acts. 8:14-25, 9:17, 19:1-6

..Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. PLACING HIS HANDS ON Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—HAS SENT ME so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit...

In all the places mentioned in the book of Acts about the baptism or the in-filling of the Spirit of God, about 3 places shows clearly that people were baptized with the Holy Spirit after hands had been laid on them.

It is interesting to note that in Samaria, the bible recorded that Holy Spirit was given by the laying on of the hands of the "apostles" [Acts 8:18], and in Ephesus, twelve MEN also received the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands of Paul [ Acts 19:6]. But in Damascus, Saul (who was later called Paul) had also received both the healing of his sight and Holy Spirit [ Acts 9:17 ] by the laying on of the hands of "a certain disciple" called Ananias [Acts 9:10]. However, what we must note is that Ananias was sent.

G. Commissioning ministers - Acts 6:1-6, 13:1-4

In the early church, seven men were chosen to help with the matter of the table, when there was issue as regard the distribution of bread among the increasing number of the disciples. These were commissioned for this work by the laying on of the hands by the apostles.

The same thing happened in the case of Barnabas and Saul [i.e Paul, the same name in a different language], hands were laid on them after prayers,fasting and prophecy before they were sent out from the church in Antioch.

H. Imparting spiritual gift - 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6

..Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit] by prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you [at your ordination]...That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]...

Paul writing to Timothy, asked him not to neglect "THE" gift which was in him which he got (primarily, by the Holy Spirit) by the "means" of laying of hands of the elders.

The last two points above bear a close resemblance with the Old testament type of which took place between Moses and Joshua. And one should also note that there was no mention of OIL whatsoever as regard laying on of hands. Then one could only wonder, where we got the practice of ANOINTING OIL from when ministers are been commissioned.

The Caution We Should Heed -- 1 Timothy 5:17-25

..Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure...

If one reads that passage of scripture in isolation it would look like Paul was telling Timothy never to lay hands on anybody for ANY case "SUDDENLY". If that is true, then what happens in the case of those to be healed by laying on of the hands? Is the scripture contradicting itself? Or are "we" suppose to ask for people's sin, before praying healing for them, at least in the case of healing? NO! NOT at all. If that passage is read in the context of which it is found, then it shows Paul was giving instruction on how ordination should be done in the church setting. Simply, "Never be in a hurry to ordain a man". And I think such instruction should still be enshrine even today.

The only place where laying on of the hands is required with no particular "ORDER" (Order here has nothing to do with titles or Hierarchy but ROLES) is in the place of healing. Remember Ananias prayed for Paul, and he received both healing and the in-filling of the Spirit, even in that case he was sent by the Lord and that he announced to Paul before placing hands on him.

I think we should, as children of God, operate in balance of scriptures; accurate knowledge and understanding rather than mere emotions and impulsive actions. What purpose does the laying on of hands on the bishop serve? Please note that I'm not questioning the "character" of the person who laid hands here, but the action itself . Of course, we can pray for people without laying hands on them. But when we do lay hands, it becomes a different "ball game" altogether.

Lastly, one other thing I often see being practiced, is people falling "UNDER" the anointing when hands are laid on them. There is no reference of such in scriptures. Please go check, any where in scriptures when people encounter God, they fall face-down (in worship) with their senses intact. No need for ushers or someone helping anybody. Even in cases, where people were so afraid like Jesus' disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration in Matthew 17:6. It's so beautiful that the very next verse Jesus came and touched them saying "... Arise, and be not afraid...".

Honestly, I can only ask those who believe and practice (or those who keep falling) this: After the falling and the standing up, what happened? Peter told us about his own experience on that mount with Jesus later in his epistle (2 Peter 1:16-19).

I believe we should look into God's word as we live our lives daily and not make "caricature" of things that are holy.

And like Edwin Louis Cole said "Balance is key" !!!

Timothy Adigun

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/09/was-bishop-sick-scriptural-perspective.html

Iyfe Namikaze: i fear mikel. see pass.

That was Onazi, not Mikel

CFCfan: She should have LOCKED the door. I guess that was her 'blond moment'.

Lol@ 'blonde moment'

prymesolution: Twerker of Life!!

11th Commandment: Thou shall not twerk by the door without ensuring that it's locked

prymesolution: Wahala dey o. How will the dead hear when the trumpet sounds with all that music?

zerocool: By twerking

Ok then, we need volunteer twerkers. Anyone? Lol

adaobi123: Jesus ! Falling on that glass table must have been painful.

yeah...good to know that she's alright.

demelza: Twerking is a hot dance so what do you expect.

Akamu and Stew: .... Who's fooling who??

And the 1diots where celebrating Shekau's "death"..

They never die, they multiply

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect on Thursday attacked two towns in Borno State killing 20 people.

It was reported that the terrorists started their attack by opening fire in a market and killing 15 people in Gajiran Local Government Area of Borno State.

They later went to a nearby village, Bulabulin Ngawra in Konduga LGA of the state where about five other people were killed.

Our correspondent gathered that the attack which was carried out in two Local Government Areas in Borno State occurred between 10pm and 2am on Thursday.

According to a source, as a result of the destruction unleashed on the two towns, the surviving residents fled their homes through bush paths.

Gajiran residents speaking to journalists in the state capital, Maiduguri said the gunmen pretended to be traders attending a local market.

“Some of them came aboard trucks while others came on foot to beat the security checks at the entrance of the town,” resident Ibrahim Bulama told AFP.

They then “blended among traders conducting business,” before opening fire in the market, killing 15 people, he told reporters.

They also set fire to a building belonging to Ngwara LGA and a police post.

Gajiran is roughly 85 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital.

There has been no mobile phone service in Borno since the middle of May, when the Federal Government declared a state of emergency across most of the northeast and launched an offensive aimed at crushing Boko Haram’s insurgency.

The military has said it switched off the phones to block the Islamists from coordinating attacks.

It has also claimed the offensive left the insurgents in disarray and curbed their ability to attack to civilians.

While the violence has persisted amid the military campaign, the pattern of attacks suggests that the insurgents have targeted more remote regions, perhaps where the presence of security forces is reduced.

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/09/boko-haram-strikes-again-20-killed-in.html

How can we get this on the FP? It's too funny!

Twerking gone wrong!

In an attempt to make a sexy twerk video for her boyfriend, Caitlin Heller almost got burnt. Caitlin writes this about the caught-on-camera moment:

I tried making a sexy twerk video for my boyfriend and things got a little too hot

Watch and see what happened in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CddMD3QqTFs

Thankfully, Caitlin was alright. She posted the video on her YouTube page.

Note to Twerkers: Be mindful of your surroundings.

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/09/girl-sets-herself-on-fire-while-twerking.html

https://www.nairaland.com/1426884/woman-diagnosed-foreign-accent-syndrome

Suggested for FP. Thanks!

slap1: Vanity.


I prefer a DSTV decoder that will enable me watch football matches when I die, because that's what I will miss most.

If u can still watch football while dead, you have no business in the coffin cos u are still alive....lol

albacete: Can some dead folks confirm this?

Hahaha...too funny!

psucc: Vanity upon vanity. This is craziness. You mean a life is lost and such treasure also buried? No.

What people do with money

[quote author=tpia@]I think its a movie.

There's a show called preachers of LA which is currently airing, this might be one of the scenes.

$ 1 million is not that big a deal to someone like Bishop Jakes- check that church very well, $1 million is chicken change in a place like that.[/quote]I guess we'd have wait and see if a movie with this scene is released.

I stumbled on a commercial for Fredrik Hjelmquist's CataCombo Sound System, a stereo that pipes music into a coffin "for audiophiles on the other side."

At $30,000, coffin comes equipped with speakers and a Spotify music streaming account.And while the party might be going on 6 feet under, the living can share in the experience by changing the mix online or seeing a digital readout of what's playing on the tombstone.

If you can hear the music while lying in your coffin, you probably shouldn't be in it just yet! What ever happened to "Rest in Peace"?

Watch the video below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpC5ZYcA7M

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/09/30000-casket-with-sound-system-injects.html