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Computer science department? Wow!! My department. Second graduating set from the dept.

quote author=slawomir post=124497289]Damnnn niggar
Isoright

Who send them go mathematics department

Same thing we experienced in computer science department that year

We were always seeing something like
EDEDE
EFE
EfCC
But one thing about lecturers... the ones that are strict are the ones you can easily pass their course
Just follow their rules
Attend class and write your name on attendance sheet
Write their assignment and text
Then read just a little in exam and you will definitely get your B[/quote]

Woah! I remember Effanga. The name Egong sounds familiar. Then, there was a Mr Isaac.

quote author=immortalmortal post=124489909]In some good schools, the lecturer's ability to impact knowledge on his students would be questioned. He could lose his job for this kind of failure. Egong(late), Akpan, Effanga etc, Were failures in that department. Especially Egong[/quote]

This is you and I am sorry you experienced this. I'm sure you've learned a lesson to two for that's the essence of going through the things we go through.

quote author=ideamonster post=124500539]When my friend's dad retired from his regional managerial position in an oil company in 2007, things were super rosy for a bit and everyone (family & friends) were swarming around like bees to honey.

Fast forward 3 years later when his Dad was duped in tens of millions, things started to wane and then he saw the harsh reality of life roared it's ugly head. Friends turned foes, family turned it's back.

The dad went for a major hip replacement surgery and was stranded in the hospital. Several calls to ex colleagues of his, friends etc seemed mission impossible and it was really surprising seeing these same people that flocked around and requested numerous favors from his dad acted like they couldn't even recognize his name. His mum cried, his dad was bitter and there was this huge cloud of disappointment, disbelief and betrayal hanging over his family.

He felt Betrayed but better enough to use that as the fuel/energy for their family comeback[/quote]

It isn't Miss Netherlands, it is Miss Universe hosted in Netherlands.

And it was won by a man.

When will Jesus return, please?

How does a man who changed into a woman know anything about being a woman?

Sometimes, I don't think people know the importance of what they spit out.

So, he shouldn't post on his handles again so he wouldn't trend? Or don't you realize that bloggers feed on personal handles to update people on what they want to hear?

How is his being in the news without soliciting for it his fault?

Oga, please, celebrate grace.

At his level, the only way he won't make news when he coughs is by staying off social media, but why would he want to do that?
quote author=Timmi post=124090054]

This Obi man just want to trend and be relevant.[/quote]

You think she brought the attention to herself? I don't think so. She may have shared it on her page with friends and they may have posted it here.

Funny, she may not know anything about it. Just like you have people publishing the works of others to gain traction for themselves.

There's a place you get to that everything you do becomes news. You can't help it. It is called grace.

And sometimes, they don't share this thing so you applaud them, but to inspire others to indulge in humanitarian activities as well.

I was inspired by this. I didn't see pride in it.
So, one man's meat is another's okporoko.

BTW, you also made your own gesture news by bringing it up here. The only difference is she didn't announce hers, someone else did on her behalf.

Macphenson:
The photo shoot is.more than what was donated. Nice one from her but this can be done quietly without so much media attention.

I always visit Ikoyi and Kirikiri prisons personally and with church members steadily to give items to inmates. Anytime am driving and come across inmates in a traffic to or fro courts, I always go and give them food items or share money to them quietly and move on.

Not everything is meant for the media.

But the OP visits spiritualists, too. He said: "There's a woman that prays for him here in Lagos".

This means there are others who he consults to pray for him outside of Lagos.

Abi you aren't seeing what I am seeing?

The OP is simply inheriting his mother-in-law. His wife-to-be is not innocent as well.

After all, the message that they shouldn't marry was delivered by his fiancee on behalf of her mum.

The OP now brought something as sensitive as marriage to Nairalanders to help him decide what to do.

Chaiii...

Do you know what it truly means to be a husband? Like to be a man who leads his home? I don't think so.

If you keep going at this rate, your marriage will be a haven where people will be dropping all forms of prophecy and because you are disconnected from God, you will be running helter skelter.

Please, find God and build a relationship with Him. That's the only way to get clarity.

quote author=blaise26abj post=124023612]

Lol. All these scammers . They are just betting against the high divorce rates . When they get it right , those women that patronize them will tell all their friends that believe in such things that they have one powerful prophet . That’s how the prophet keep cashing out or using those women for sexual gratifications .

My advice is work on yourself and give your best . Marriage is not for the faint hearted . Pray and keep working with your wife . Beware of your mother Inlaw sha . In-laws that visit spiritualists can constitute nuisance in your home .[/quote]

The community that killed those young boys about a decade ago. Chaiii...

quote author=daveyjay post=123985677]I stay in Aluu, PH.
350 too.
I am still in shock[/quote]

Can I advise?

If you have a calling, please and please, don't pick a spouse because of looks. Please, ask Hod for direction and pick someone whom God has ordained to join you in your journey.

This lady had no understanding of what his husband was called to do. And the man clearly picked a wife from how she appealed to him not his purpose.

This is such a shame.

That his going on fasting can be an issue.

I don't blame her, though.

She was in a wrong profession.

quote author=Lindalilian post=123867566]Pastor‘s wife who was caught in bed with her husband's brother speaks. Hear what she has to say, it's very touching.

She claimed her husband didn't touch her for 8 months that her husband fasts for 14 days, sometimes 21 days at a stretch and whenever she complains, the husband waves it aside as nothing and claims he want to serve God.

Now my question is why did he marry the lady if he knows he won't be doing his duty as a husband

Why would the lady sleep with her husband brother

Is the pastor clean? Was he not seeing another woman outside for him not to have touched his wife for good 8 months?

Many things are missing I just don't get!

Video link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMQrXXug2fA[/quote]

No justification whatsoever to cheat on your spouse when you aren't a dog.

What happened to self control?

If the man was incapacitated by an illness that makes it impossible to touch you as his wife, would you cheat?

It's sad the sex is given so much attention-- little wonder why the devil is messing up destiny's with it.

Avoid all appearance of evil.

If you can't have sex in a public place, set up systems to keep you chaste. Don't play with fire if you don't have an extinguisher. It isn't worth it.

where he can't

Lindalilian:
Pastor‘s wife who was caught in bed with her husband's brother speaks. Hear what she has to say, it's very touching.

She claimed her husband didn't touch her for 8 months that her husband fasts for 14 days, sometimes 21 days at a stretch and whenever she complains, the husband waves it aside as nothing and claims he want to serve God.

Now my question is why did he marry the lady if he knows he won't be doing his duty as a husband

Why would the lady sleep with her husband brother

Is the pastor clean? Was he not seeing another woman outside for him not to have touched his wife for good 8 months?

Many things are missing I just don't get!

Video link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMQrXXug2fA

The leader of the community advised married women to be careful.

That sounds like what the pharisee said to the adulterous woman caught in the very act.

A married man and a married woman commit a crime and only married women are admonished to be careful.

This is why immorality can not be curbed.

As long as men see it as an entitlement to cheat and they are not reprimanded, maladies like this will keep occurring.

In Proverbs the Bible warns against going after another man's wife and that the end of such a one is always more bitter than death.

quote author=dre11 post=123869143]

https://tribuneonlineng.com/father-of-four-dies-married-lover-in-coma-after-sex-romp/[/quote]

JESUS ONLY IS OUR MESSAGE -

As we embark on the mandate of making disciples of men, we must remember that Jesus alone should remain the focus, not His doings.

Emphasizing His doings (miracles, signs, wonders) over who He represents to the Body risks us birthing Christians without roots.

And the natural occurrence is a production of Christians who never abide when their faith is tested.

Jesus is the root, His doings are akin to fruits or leaves.

Some Christians often wonder why Jesus cursed the fig tree seeing it wasn't in its season to produce fruits (Mark 11:12-14).

But you see, the fig tree is symbolic of a Christian today who is all buzz with no flame.

They keep flaunting leaves to the hungry and deprived souls, but scarcely provide the message that satisfies their thirst and births genuine salvation.

Jesus came hungry, attracted by the leaves, but left disappointed and forced to curse the tree's hypocrisy. He cursed its lack of discernment of the times.

As Christians, we are meant to continually lead men to Christ. There are no seasons not to.

We aren't called to entertain with stage lighting that intrigues, powerful sermons that excite, or angelic song ministration that lacks conviction.

These are all great in themselves, but if they aren't causing men to be genuinely broken at the Cross, or if they still leave men hungry, then they are mere exhibitions.

Often, when people converge for the sake of fruits, the tendency to disperse when the fruits finish is normal.

Please, don't blame them:

The fruit is designed to quench hunger for a season, but the root gives tenacity throughout all seasons.

This is why we are meant to use the fruits (leaves) to lead men to the abiding root-- for the fruits (leaves) cannot save-- They aren't the Savior. The Root alone is!

The fruits (leaves) of a tree are its Unique Selling Point (USP). Its unique strategy to
announce a root.

This is why no two trees have fruits (leaves) that bear semblance.

By the fruits (leaves) we should (know)(identify)(find) its root.

Fruits (leaves) aren't the brand. It Is the buzz that announces the brand.

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Scripture Reading:

(Mark 11:12-24)

12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

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Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.

zoedew:
Prince William was best suited for the throne. Prince Charles should have passed. He has done little to enhance the public perception of the Monarchy in the modern times in which we live. Prince William has been more forthcoming in payin the price for royalty.

Please, she isn't Queen Camilla but Queen Consort Camilla. This is very important to know.

Queen Elizabeth's husband was Prince Philip, not King Phillip.

The heir to the throne alone becomes King or Queen, not their spouses. You can't have a King and Queen at the same time.

yequote author=Odewaleadesoye post=122969251]

[/color=red]CNN EDITION[/color][/quote]

The Unreached People's Group.

It was my first missionary journey and whilst out on evangelism to one of the unreached communities, I had an encounter that had stuck with me to date.

As we reached, as usual, I was with an interpreter since I didn't have a grip on the local language.

We encountered a lady who was about to prepare lunch for her family and engaged her.

And as my custom is when sharing my faith, I asked if she knew who Jesus is, and her response came back as a NO.

I didn't think the interpreter communicated my message correctly, so, I urged him to ask her again, this time stressing the name of Jesus.

And he did and the response was the same.

Only that this time, she beckoned that we should tell her who Jesus is. And we did. Praise God!

That encounter remains one of the high points of my missionary journeys-- as it made a mess of my sunesis.

"How is it even possible that there's someone who hasn't heard about Jesus?" I kept asking myself as we made our way back to our mission base.

Maybe you are in that boat where you are wondering or probably asking if there are truly people who haven't been reached with the gospel -- People who have never heard of the name Jesus or His finished works on the cross. ( Rom 10:14)

Well, let me help with responding with an emphatic YES to your quest! There are.

Fascinating indeed, especially in a world where some of us have unrestricted access to hearing about Him, which has birthed some of the encounters we enjoy.

Even worse is the fact that as these people die before the Gospel gets to them, they head off to a Christ-less eternity. No second chance.

Yeah! All this happening whilst we keep crying to God for one breakthrough after another, so we can live big on a earth that would soon pass away.

Now, the question becomes:

What will you do with this information?

Cry? Pray? Fast? Give?

The truth is:

All these are great, but until it is with a dire commitment to be a part of the GOing, it isn't amounting to much.

Remember, Jesus didn't give us a substitute for GO-ing.

The Bible reckons that the laborers are few and that we should pray that God should send men to GO into the harvest field. ( Mathew 9:35-38)

The thing is:

Do we see ourselves as the people Jesus commissioned into the harvest field?

When we pray that God should raise people to GO for missions and don't create time to be a part of GOing ourselves, are we truly sincere?

Hmmm...we have to realize this:

No mission comes out of convenience. Those who are part of it, are making huge sacrifices for the faith they hold dear.

Besides, when we pray that others should be sent into the mission fields, are we suggesting that some people have all the time in the world, or are called to sleep on cement floors or open lawns?

Are we insinuating that some have a special anointing to tame the bloodthirsty mosquitoes in these regions?

Ha! Now I get:

We are praying for those who have been gifted or imparted with missionary stomachs to eat concoctions or drink cholera waters to arise and embrace their calling.

Can I emphasize?

The command to GO didn't exempt anyone from GOing.

I believe that if it becomes our genuine heart's desire to truly GO, God will place it in our hands. (Philippians 4:13)

As we plan and look forward to having vacations in Hawaii, Maldives, or even Dubai, it's important to know that planning toward GOing for missions is also possible.

It isn't less. It is more. It is the real deal. Give towards missions but also plan to be a part of it. Don't let anyone cheat you.

Let's plan to be a partaker of the sufferings of Christ. Let's not just sing that we love Him with our mouths. Let's show Him that we do by planning to GO with our legs, too.

If our ministry is rift of world evangelization, then we risk delaying the return of Christ.

If the unreached people's group is where God's heart is, seeing that He wants all men saved, that's where ours should be as well.

I'm sure that as we begin to make going for missions our hearts cry, by asking God to send us, not just others-- but us; God will begin to create opportunities for us to be His outstretched arm and legs to these unreached communities.

He would make a way for us to GO, indeed.

Shalom.

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Further Scripture Reading.

Go ye into the world and preach the gospel to all creation *(Mark 16:15)*

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” *( Matthew 28:16-20)*

I'm.not sure that's what he aimed.at. but if it, he applied it wrongly. His diaappeseance didn't create an air of.scarcity. No! An air of scarcity is appreciate after appearance of import has first been birthed.

has[quote author= post=122724101]Words of a wise man.
God bless your mother for giving us a King like you[/quote]

You are in His plan.

9 months after you get married, womb watchers will start asking if everything is fine.

A year after graduation from NYSC, The Association of Concerned People (TACP) will start questioning:

"Where's the bobo; when are we wearing Asoebi?'

Even when someone is married and has a child, online and onsite inlaws will start raising prayer points on their behalf to have more children irrespective of what a couple wants.

You can only begin to imagine what becomes of someone who says they don't want to get married or have children.

You can be sure that some people will hold vigils on their behalf not giving a hoot about their decision.

The Church doesn't help the ordeal:

They come explaining times and seasons and attributing every marital delay to marine spirit or spirit spouses.

The pastor will simply give you prayer points to bind and loose your sprit spouse-- they don't think anything else could be a reason.

When people get married out of pressure to those God hasn't ordained for them, check what or who they have been listening to.

This shouldn't be you.

Don't get married out of pressure. Your purpose comes first. It will inform who you say YES to.

Let me remind you: You are in His plan.

Now, let me ask:

Who informed you that you are waiting?

My guess? Society.

Society is continually putting us under pressure on when things should be done. It informs us of the risks of not marrying early. It tells us of the consequences of not following the norm irrespective of the dangers, and we oblige.

The word of God didn't say anything about biological clock and that's because we were created to redefine societal views-- to make a mess of widely held opinions.

If we could only make God's word our standard, we would hardly have cause to worry.

When Elizabeth had John the Baptist, she was old and well-stricken in age, society called her barren. Yet God designed her to be the mother of the forerunner of Jesus.

She wept about the delay. Perhaps, she started hiding from her peers who were grandmothers already.

Society wrote her off, but she was still on God's agenda. She had always been there.

Her church concluded that demons were holding her womb and that her village people were stopping children from entering her womb.

Yet on God's agenda, it was destined for her to wait because her womb was to carry someone sacred.

I'm not sure what informs you but know that being informed by God's timing and purpose for your life is the safest place to be.

Don't be defined by societal norms. The pressure could be abysmal.

Follow God and trust His lead for you are in His plan.

Misplaced Shame

I have always wondered why people wear cloaks of shame that aren't theirs to wear in the first place.

You find a barren woman, dancing her best dance during a naming ceremony, while all she might crave at that moment is to just put up her legs somewhere and rest; but alas she has to be the best dancer, so as not to be called out as a barren, jealous, bitter woman.

The single lady tries harder to be nice to avoid being told why she hasn't hooked a man yet.

The divorced woman goes out of her way by doing things she would never do just to convince people that she has some goodness in her, despite being kicked out by her husband.

The list is endless of people who have become victims of circumstances beyond their control and are shamed as a result.

Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist said whilst giving thanks to the Lord "Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men'.

This reproach/shame brought on by society due to someone's challenges or delay is a real deal.

However, you must ask yourself...should I be the one wearing this cloak of shame?

Shame came as a result of sin and only a person who has done something terrible should be ashamed of their actions. Gen 2:25

But the devil has changed the shame game and has created a system where the offender is the one going around shameless and the offended hangs their head in shame.

You did nothing wrong in being single whether by choice or by circumstance.

You don't have to hang your head in shame because you didn't produce a baby after the timeline set by womb watchers

You did no wrong by leaving a husband that cheats and beats you at the slightest opportunity he gets.

Therefore, stand up from that place and take off that garment of shame the world wants you to wear and give it to who actually owns it...The devil.

Refuse to be ashamed or apologetic over circumstances you have no control over.

Stand tall as you look to God who perfects all things at His time.

By Edith Osayi
For: Sisters In Waiting Outreach Network (SIWON)

Nice nice

officialwdhtv:
Residents seen in joyous mood as "Happy Hour" starts in Akwa Ibom State.

Remember the then PDP governorship candidate Umo Eno stated that if elected as governor, he would declare "Happy Hour" every friday to enable bars sell drinks at affordable prices to people of the state.

Guess what? He won and happy hour has started already.

Source:

https://fb.watch/jxiQmnSBGJ/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwE7ptpmJaE

Video of Umo Eno stating that if elected as governor, he would declare "Happy Hour" every friday

Source:

https://fb.watch/jxiSCvuzPD/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iBImZFSs60

🤣😂🤣😂This is hilarious, thank you.

quote author=johnjay4u2u post=121632328]There's always 2 sides to a story.
However, this short one is between the human and animal kingdom.
What you are about to read is the side of the homo sapien (me). A Dr Dolittle will come in handy to say the side of the rat.

I have had the history of being a tormentor to the rat kingdom everywhere my parents relocated to.
I have a feeling they call a family meeting because of my brutality to their brothers, sisters, children and parents.
I have killed several rats and lost count.
From catching them alive and injecting them with kerosene, water, garri water etc till they die to crushing them into pieces with instruments.
I did them strong things. 😂

This notable story is about the time I repented from killing rats; that was during my early undergrad days.
I suspect watching National Geographic station was contributory.
I then had a rat that sneaked into my room.
I decided to let it be. It became so comfortable that it sneaks out to watch TV whenever I put it on. Only runs away when I decide to standup (for fear of me trying to kill it, I guess).

I literally started feeding it when I am eating by throwing pieces of fish or meat towards where it stays. Anyway, I ensured it was only one (before rat go start kingdom for my self-contained apartment).
This rat gradually became so comfortable that the mumu thing will want to welcome my visitors (sneaks out to check who I am talking with) 😂😂😂

I'm not a man of love so didn't name it before I go loose focus.

To be continued[/quote]

Maybe he is a crook like you claim the Pandora Times insinuated. He has clarified this issue.

But let me ask

Is he stealing to take the money to heaven?

We know his kids and what they do for a living. We know where he lives.
We see what he wears and drives.

So, if he is indeed a crook, what's the purpose of stealing if it isn't used to better your life and that of your relatives?

Someone who left money in the state's coffers cannot be pretending to hate money whilst he is stealing it. His antecedent clearly justifies him.

It's been years, almost a decade he left government house, if he was a crook or living in pretense, we would have known by now.

His flamboyance will implicate him. His children's lifestyle would as well.

Come on, he has a daughter who is a teacher in Nigeria after resigning from a privileged position abroad.

I think the real issue is that some people find it difficult to believe that there can actually be political "saints" existing in Nigeria.

Peter Obi has a genuine heart for the plight of people, if you cannot see it, I cannot help you.

Chill sir, Peter Obi is coming, your nausea notwithstanding.

I quote author=Okealaaye post=121634254]Too late! His visit can't avail much. He was busy crying about a smaller matter elsewhere while he left the weightier issue unattended! You never see a more fraud than Peter Obi anywhere. The Pandora Papers in my mind. To think that such a character ever wanted to be Nigeria's president leaves a drawling taste of sour saliva in the mouth. He would have infested our country with the counsel of the madman at Upper Iweka. Thank you Jagaban for snatching Nigeria from the jaws of fake merchandise, etc. And that in the Nick of time![/quote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nZ3G3GFw1Q

If you are looking to visit Lome-- Togo's capital city.

You should try and check out their university and National stadium.

They may not be the most interesting places to visit, but they definitely will make you more informed.

What to do when you are Mocked.

(Mark 10:46-50)
46. Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

48. Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

50Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.

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Did you notice how those who told the blind man to shut up were the same people who went back to celebrate him when the Master chose to give Him audience?

Now, imagine if he had stopped calling on his God because He was being scorned.

When faced with challenges, that's not the time to lose faith in God.

It's important to always remember that the only thing the devil attacks during challenging times is our faith.

And that's because our faith is what empowers our prayers to deliver.

And this is why the devil fights it.

The only fight we are called to as Christians is the good fight of faith-- and that's a fight to keep our faith alive and ignited.

The devil doesn't challenge our health for nothing. The goal is to dampen our faith.

He doesn't fight our finances for nothing. The goal is to weaken our faith.

He doesn't wrestle our relationships for nothing. The goal is to paralyse our faith.

So, when a Christian stops calling out to God due to challenges, the devil laughs-- because that's the goal, after all.

Please, don't let the devil win.

Like the blind Bartimaeus, when the world tells you to stop serving God because He doesn't care about your service, serve Him the more.

When the world tells you to go into hiding for you don't have a testimony to share, that's when to increase the tempo of your voice.

When supposed Christians laugh you to scorn and attribute your failures to your lack of fervency, you cry all the more louder-- to your Father.

When family members and friends desert you, questioning your overzealousness for a God who doesn't care about your predicament, that's when to be the more zealous.

And then, your God will hear you.

Don't give in to the nay-sayers.

Don't embrace their talk, else you'll die their deaths.

Cry loud to your God and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple.

Keep winning souls!
Keep giving for Kingdom advancement!
Keep serving humanity!
Keep loving God!
Keep praying!
Yes! Keep on keeping the faith.

Soon, and I mean real soon, those who screamed that you are a man that's why you cannot become pregnant will come celebrate with you.

Soon, those who laughed and called you jobless will come back and cheer you on.

Soon, those who called you a graduate spinster or professional bachelor will come buy your asoebi.

Soon, those who begged you to curse God and die so your suffering can end will chew their words as your health spring back speedily.

Only be like the blind Bartimaeus; don't keep quiet, for a closed mouth is a closed destiny, Papa Oyedepo would say.

Shout to God still.
Dance before Him still.
Praise Him even louder.
Serve Him yet harder.

And your God, even our God will come save you.

I think this is the funniest thing I heard today.

I

Naira20:
Kikikiki...Very Poor Photoshop skills

As usual, APC drones don't record videos

APC will just go and snap refuse at Ojota and recolor it like the new naira notes

She was rushed in as an emergency to XYZ hospital and that engineered her being treated for free.

But at her recovery, she was slammed with tackling a hospital bill that surpassed her family's networth, and her inability to pay has kept her hostage for 3-months-- yeah! In the hospital.

Her mum is still running around trying to gather over 900k to offset her bill and pay for another surgery-- an abdominal surgery she's due for in the coming week.

With every delay, she suffers excruciating pains from her abdomen that sees her rolling on the bed.

As I engaged Bimpe, I noticed she has embraced her fate of being confined and now sees the hospital as her new home.

In her condition, you can still hear her laugh from time to time, and like a switch in a board, she would start crying when her abdominal pain sets in.

As we conversed, she confided in me on how she wasn't sure of
her faith in God any longer.

"When I came here, I used to have a lot of faith, I would pray and pray, but right now, I'm not sure I have any more faith left". She had said.

Guess what?

I totally understood her plight.

Being away from fellowship for over 3-months would cripple any faith.

After sharing with her and leading her back to Christ, I committed to giving her data so she can subscribe to watching inspirational videos on YouTube to boost her faith for a miracle.

Now, before you say:

"Na wa o...see our Nigeria"

Know that I encountered several young ladies like Bimpe in that hospital.

In fact, there's a lady who has been held hostage for over 8-months, and after paying N1.5m, she still owes well over N1m.

All of this is happening right inside life.

Maybe you are like Bimpe who have lost faith in God due to life's billowy seas.

I want you to be encouraged, for help is on the way.

Please, don't give up on your Maker. He is the only one who can truly change your situation.

Hang in there, please. Let me resound: Help is on the way.

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See, there's so much we can do with our lives whilst we have breath.

You may not be able to offset someone's hospital bills at this time, but you can hold their hands in encouragement, or pray with and for them.

Papa David Oyedepo would always say:

When it is in your heart, soon God will commit it to your hands.

However, what you shouldn't do is close your eyes to others plight.

We all can make our world better.

Your life should go beyond going to work daily, eating a good meal regularly, going to church punctually, paying your tithe faithfully, and travelling round the world occasionally.

There's so much more we can do for humanity. So much.

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Hmmm...well spelled. I agree with you to some extent.

However, when a people consistently have leaders who aren't responsible, they should become responsible for themselves.

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franchasng:
Most of you that always say a good leader or President cant change Nigeria are not well informed, and don't understand what leadership is.


A good leader determined to change the statusquo will turn things around.


It takes just a strict President to enforce some laws, strengthen the judiciary, the security and ensure people in positions of leadership of government agencies are held accountable without protecting anybody that errs.


So long as the President is not corrupt, not compromising, not taking bribe, his family aren't taking either, the job is half done because those under him will try to emulate him.



Use some heads of government bodies to show brutal examples, jail some without much court cases, establish special courts to prosecute government officials and make it clear that if you, your wife or kids are found guilty should face the consequences and uphold it and watch every Nigerian readjust.



Make an unannounced sudden visits to some key governments agencies and parastatals like customs Apapa, FAAN, EFCC, etc and sack some of the so called Ogas you find wanting instantly with detention.



Do this consistently for 2 years and watch things turn around in Nigeria for good and discipline will be instilled down to Nigerians in remote villages.


All the corruption destroying Nigeria started from civil service, government agencies, security (Police, Army, Customs, EFCC, etc). Use some corrupt heads in these government bodies as scapegoats and watch others behave well.



If any court pass any useless judgment that its glaring to all that is fraud like the one given to Senate President Lawan, damn the consequences and use executive power and arrest the judges and lock them up, the people will support you even though the elites will scream blue murder.



But make sure you are not doing it only to people from other tribes or religion, do it to both your tribesmen, religion and others the same way, and watch Nigeria turnaround

Well articulated, sir.

Thank you.

SaiOba:
Nigerians are the REAL problem Nigeria has. We always turn a blind eye to the main problem we caused ourselves and play dumb by still asking ourselves that STUPID
dumb question of HOW DID WE MANAGE TO GET WHERE WE ARE AS A COUNTRY.

The election is around the corner. We have some still very STRONG younger presidential candidate. Some people are pushing the very weak old presidential candidate to us when we all know that ASO ROCK IS NOT A RETIREMENT HOME.

Vote Wisely Nigerians. Use your head this time and think rightly.

The two weak old men in this 2013 presidential race needs to go have some rest at home. Nigeria needs to employ a Strong, Energetic, Capable leader that knows he's there to work for the next 4 years.

Vote Wisely Guys, the whole world is watching us. Africa does not need another Paul Biya or Mugabe.

Hmmm....well said, sir. Well said.

SmartPolician:
My dear, go and do the same at Aso Rock and see if you will be allowed to enter. Why? That's because security personnel who work there have a sense of responsibility and know they will be punished if they fail to do the needful.

Yes, you and I have a role to play, but leaderhsip is everything. Quote me anywhere.
If the followers see that nobody cares, they won't care. If the followers know that their actions have consequences, everyone will sit up.

I have repeatedly told people that leaderhsip transcends building infrastructural projects. Anybody can borrow money to build projects, including my late grandma who built houses without borrowing. However, where leadership works, there must be a sense of law and order. Just like they describe laissez-faire leadership style, people are allowed to take charge but must account for their actions.

This is one of the reasons why I am voting for Peter Obi; we need everyone to obey law and order in this country, no people reminding you that they are highly connected because they were asked to obey simple instructions. For God's sake, this is the 21st Century and we cannot continue behaving like we live in a Plantain Plantation.

Now, this is hilarious.

LordIsaac:
You are 100% correct. That's why when the man got there and saw the enormity of the problems, and that no amount of promises he had made can change things, he exclaimed: "CHANGE begins with you!" He did nothing more afterwards.

She was rushed in as an emergency to XYZ hospital and that engineered her being treated for free.

But at her recovery, she was slammed with tackling a hospital bill that surpassed her family's networth, and her inability to pay has kept her hostage for 3-months-- yeah! In the hospital.

Her mum is still running around trying to gather over 900k to offset her bill and pay for another surgery-- an abdominal surgery she's due for in the coming week.

With every delay, she suffers excruciating pains from her abdomen that sees her rolling on the bed.

As I engaged Bimpe, I noticed she has embraced her fate of being confined and now sees the hospital as her new home.

In her condition, you can still hear her laugh from time to time, and like a switch in a board, she would start crying when her abdominal pain sets in.

As we conversed, she confided in me on how she wasn't sure of
her faith in God any longer.

"When I came here, I used to have a lot of faith, I would pray and pray, but right now, I'm not sure I have any more faith left". She had said.

Guess what?

I totally understood her plight.

Being away from fellowship for over 3-months would cripple any faith.

After sharing with her and leading her back to Christ, I committed to giving her data so she can subscribe to watching inspirational videos on YouTube to boost her faith for a miracle.
( I shared this here so you can understand that you don't need to have the world to make a difference)

Now, before you say:

"Na wa o...see our Nigeria"

Know that I encountered several young ladies like Bimpe in that hospital.

In fact, there's a lady who has been held hostage for over 8-months, and after paying N1.5m, she still owes well over N1m.

All of this is happening right inside life.

Maybe you are like Bimpe who have lost faith in God due to life's billowy seas.

I want you to be encouraged, for help is on the way.

Please, don't give up on your Maker. He is the only one who can truly change your situation.

Hang in there, please. Let me resound: Help is on the way.

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See, there's so much we can do with our lives whilst we have breath.

You may not be able to offset someone's hospital bills at this time, but you can hold their hands in encouragement, or pray with and for them.

Papa David Oyedepo would always say:

When it is in your heart, soon God will commit it to your hands.

However, what you shouldn't do is close your eyes to others plight.

We all can make our world better.

Your life should go beyond going to work daily, eating a good meal regularly, going to church punctually, paying your tithe faithfully, and travelling round the world occasionally.

There's so much more we can do for humanity. So much.

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At about 3:00am, I walked into the patients' ward in one of our highly esteemed teaching hospitals in Lagos-Nigeria to check up on a relative.

I passed a security man at the entrance to the department as I forced the slide door open. I muttered a good morning and made past him.

The corridors and passages were deserted. No patient, doctors, nurses, or security men were in view.

I passed the ground floor, and headed for the 1st floor through the stair case, I got to the 2nd floor and then, made for the ward. Strangely, I still found no one in sight.

I pushed the massive door that leads into Ward-A open and still, not the faintest sound from anyone.

So, I entered into the room where my relative was, checked on her, gisted with her a bit, still no one was in view or even heard us.

Of course, the other patients were snoring.

Now, there are no CCTV cameras installed, which means I could have injected any of the patients with a strange chemical, or pressed a pillow over their heads to cut off air supply like Jim Iyke in Nollywood movies.

As I made my way out, the nurses and security guards continued to snore off wherever they were.

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You see this our Nigeria, it will take more than a good president to fix it.

And the reason is simple:

Nigeria is not just the president. Nigeria is you and I, and it can only be fixed if we all take responsibility.

Pray all you want. Fast join sef. If we refuse to take responsibility as individuals, nothing will change for us as a nation.

The malady that unfolded before me had nothing to do with President Buhari. It was a flaw, a lapse by citizens who are paid salaries but left their duty post. It's called negligence.

A lapse that could cost lives. A negligence that rubbishes our identity as a people.

You want a better Nigeria? I'm sure we all do.

But a great head with sick body will definitely birth a sick life.

Nigerians remain the problem of Nigeria.

Let's rise up and become what we want to see in our nation. I still believe it's possible.
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And by the way, if you have a patient admitted into a hospital, know that their safety is your responsibility. We have so many demons carrying stethoscope these days. Don't let them happen to you.

Due to recent happenings, I catch myself praying for humanity to be restored to our hearts.

The heart that makes us reach out to others irrespective of their tribe, religion, or affiliations.

Such that, when one person is hurting, we make it a priority to be there for them. Not because they deserve it, but because you are human and so your good conscience isn't soiled.

Never forget that before we were separated by tribe, race, religion, associations, denominations, etc. We are first humans.

When someone is dying in front of you and you are tempted to be taking a selfie, you better kneel and ask God to stir compassion in you. Something isn't just right with your heart.

When someone reaches out to you to pray for or with them concerning any issue or challenge they are going through, don't make it about you. If you can't be of help, ensure you direct them to another channel, and let them know you are there for them.

When people reach out to you and ask for help or any form of assistance, know that it may have taken them lots of struggles to do so. Don't be insensitive to their plight even if you cant help.

Don't be one more reason why someone will choose to die in silence instead of asking for help or assistance so they won't be taunted.

Some of us have stalled the grace that should flow freely in our lives, due to our selfishness and self-centeredness.

As Christians, God can hardly use any man who doesn't have his belly flowing with bowels of mercy and compassion for others.

Even Jesus's miracles was characterized by compassion for others. Comparison stirs the anointing.

You can't see signs or wonders if everything has to be about your ego, position, and status. If everything has to be about you, then the ministry of Christ will find blame.

You may have experienced hurt, you may have been rejected when trying to be a good person. You may have been despised when reaching out and your pride was hurt. Still, don't stop being a good person. Don't trade your heart and become a beast.

Letting someone know you are praying for them is being human. Letting someone know it will get better is being human. Letting someone know they should hang in there and be strong is being human. Let this flow freely from you.

That's being human and that's the demand of our Christianity. Anything else is hypocrisy.