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As the end of the age draws close with the signs that precede the rapture of the church obvious, it becomes important to reflect constantly on how well we are running our race, as Christians.

I went through a documentary of George Muller recently, and I couldn't stop my tears from flowing, as I pondered on if our present-day focus as Christians still aligns with what Christ instituted and had in mind.

"What's the drive behind my Christianity?", I kept asking myself.

When one considers the ease with which we blend into the world's systems as against standing out as light, you are tempted to almost conclude, that we must have forgotten that we are strangers on earth.

These days, we can't ascertain who a Christian is and who isn't from contact. This was hardly the case decades ago where just seeing a Christian sends shivers of guilt down your spine.

Their conversation. Conduct. Charisma would often win more souls than the message they bear. From them, love simply drips.

I thought to remind us today that Jesus is coming again. Dear Christians, it isn't a myth. You may have heard since when you were a baby.

But know this:

He sure is coming real soon.

This is why more than ever, it is expedient to draw a clear line of who we are and to whom we belong-- without apology.

We represent a kingdom bound by strict dictates. For a Christian, anything doesn't just go.

We cannot keep sinning and expect the grace of God to abound. We cannot be complacent about holiness and then faith-speak making the rapture. We cannot play with the things that God has called us out from and keep a straight face that it doesn't matter.

Christians, others may thrive in ungodliness, but you cannot.

You have been set apart. You have been called holy. You have been called pure.

Don't let the little foxes that destroy the vine make you unworthy of His appearing.

Dear Christian, once saved isn't forever saved. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Let the matters of the kingdom move you. Let your love for God move you to ensure that the ministry the Lord Jesus handed over to the saints isn't blamed.

Be a shining light in a crooked and perverse generation.

Refuse to blend in, for you've been called and alienated. You've been set apart. You've been called holy. Keep that garment pure.

Yes! You cannot engage in worldliness because you are different.

Dear friends, remain rapturable.

True. Anything can happen.

Shidda:
i heard a similar story, but it was a female friend of the wife that beat the husband, don't know if they stopped fighting after that. Guess that goes to show, anything can happen.

Nice writing, if was creative.

Hahahahahahahaa.
Thank you for your thoughts. Well appreciated. I guess my thought is in line with domestic abuse especially between couples. If wives learn how to self-defend, who knows, .it could help husbands who often lose it to stay in line.

I once heard of a story where a man who was fond of beating he wife was accosted by the woman's brother who was a soldier and best the living day light out of him. That became the last time the couple ever had a physical fight.


quote author=Shidda post=112747185]lol, i can't believe i thought that was real.
Anyways, i too wanted to learn how to fight so i could defend myself. During my research, i came across a thread on reddit talking about how to fight, i think the person that opened wanted to know how to fight and was asking for tips. and i was shocked at was reading.
Martial artists, soldiers, people who know the street, all saying the same thing, this best thing for you to do is to avoid a fight. However, if you were to enter into a fight, your goal is to kill, yes, that's what they wrote. forget about what you see on tv, don't use your hand, it's ineffective, find the nearest object, even if it's a knife, take it and stab. If you have no choice but to use hands, go for the weak spots (groin, nose, eyes). Your goal in a fight is survival, not winning, and if you enter a fight, you put your life on the line, so end the fight as soon as possible, by end kill and severely injure so that you can run, and run away fast.
i like some people were shocked, people that understood supported such statements, this is life not movies. At the end of the day, the best thing is to avoid, better to be insulted than to lose an eye. So be warned, fighting kills.[/quote]

"I have told you severally not to use that tone when talking to me", came a very vehement male voice.

"So, I shouldn't talk to you again, Chibuzor? How come everything I say these days is now wrong", a lady's voice responded, calmly.

At this, I turned to see a couple walking out of the mall.

I ignored their banter and focused on the ATM I was standing beside to withdraw money.

But because their car was parked close to the ATM, I could still hear their heated conversation.

"What did I now say that's getting you all worked up? Chi, I always know when you're lying to me", the lady continued.

"It's clear the beating you received last week didn't reset your brain.", Chibuzor retorted, now getting impatient.

"Do you love her? Just tell me, so I know..."

The lady hadn't finished speaking when I heard a loud bang and turned.

The guy had hit her with the nylon of groceries he was holding, and now littered over the floor were some of the goods they purchased.

As the lady cried holding her head where she was hit, Chibuzor replied brusquely:

"Get into the car, my friend, before I leave you here."

As she made to walk into the car, he muttered:

"Nonsense, you too want to talk, wait till we get home", and then hissed.

And that was when the "Taekwondo" inside of me came popping.���

I somersaulted to where their car was, asked the lady to move to safety, and then asked the guy why he hit her.

He looked at the slim, almost frail lady standing before him and burst into hysterical laughter.

"You? Wonders shall never end. Women's emancipation 'odikwa' getting serious. So, what do you want to do about my hitting her?" Chibuzor taunted.

"I want you to apologize to her, now" I muttered.

At this juncture, a crowd of people had gathered and the man's wife joined and started placating that I ignored him.

As I stood imagining his audacity to hit a woman with a pack of groceries and the effrontery afterward to tell her to crawl into his car, I heard:

"I repeat what will you do if I don't?", Chibuzor's angry voice brought me back to reality.

"I will beat the hell out of you, and get heaven into you." came my very confident response.

"You will what? Chibuzor retorted, and charged at me.

Then, just then I smiled and rolled up my sleeves. Positioned my legs. Twisted my fists. and was about to shout "heeyahhhh", when I woke up.

Alas, it was a dream.�

Story: Fiction.
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Moral Lesson:

If you're a lady, consider learning how to fight Taekwondo, for it could be a form of self-defense.

You never can tell when you'll need it in the dream or life.��

Ok o. I go in peace.
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Photo credit: Google & Text on Canva.

I was browsing through a site recently and was asked, which country I had traveled to in the last five years, and luckily for me, I had an answer to provide.

Then, it dawned on me that there are some Nigerians who haven't bothered to engage in international travels because they have the erroneous belief that they have to travel by air, which can be truly cost-intensive.

Well, this is to tell you that you don't need to break the bank to have your passport stamped.

Yes! You can have a visa on your passport when you travel by road, too.

You could check out the process here, and please, don't forget to subscribe and like, as I plan to update you with edutainment content.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Obfl5IzW4

"I'm inviting you to my church next Sunday. We are having a very special program, and it promises to change you", Bro Emma would always tell anyone who cares to listen.

Now, we all know Bro Emma in the compound.

A vibrant Evangelist. Speaking in tongues specialist. "Dangelous Player Wallior". Sleeping in church advocate. Vigil ambassador, and Holy ghost mafia.

That's his CV right there.

Oh...I didn't add:�

Whenever he sings in his apartment, you will think the rapture is taking place within the hour.

At night, it gets worse.

"Labololomonogididididi... leblanikololososossosso... Shalakaelakinhsisisisissi"

Don't worry, you' re safe. It isn't an earthquake. ��

It's Bro Emma's signature 'dangelous' tongues rendezvous.

And usually, when he starts like that, forgerrit!

Sleeping becomes a tall dream! You wee gats no choice than to join in his vigil-- from your apartment.��

Then, in the morning, you will hear:

"I have told you woman, don't talk to me in that tone, learn some respect", a male voice will speak vehemently.

And a female voice would respond.

"If I do, what will you do? I say, what will you do? Beat me like you always do?"

Yeah! You got it! Bro Emma and his wife are at it again.

Usually, their fight doesn't end in their apartment o. No! It warms up there and makes its way to the yard where we are forced to become their referee.

By evening, he is back to inviting us to church.

God help if you go and lament to him that he should pay his bills or rent.

Then, he would open to you the book of Judges, Numbering your life's Chronicles.

In fact, the Revelation you will hear will stun you, and Exodus will be your natural inclination.

Oh...how we love Bro Emma and avoid him at all cost.

How sad!☹️�

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Some of us have a Bro Emma in our world, who wouldn't let us rest with: "My church is having this program or that program".

And the zeal is great.

Yet, the truth remains:

Attending church doesn't change anyone. Sing about your church. Dance about your church's activities-- if you like. The programs they organize won't change you, unless you deliberately cultivate a relationship with the risen Christ.

But this is where I'm going with this:

If you are like Bro Emma in your compound, I'll suggest you hide your church's poster.

Yeah! You heard me. Hide it! You are driving people away from the Church rather than into it.

And that's because people will often judge a message by its bearer.

Oh...of course, they may be wrong. But can you blame them? If the message isn't changing you, why should they embrace it?


Isn't it laughable that the people you are inviting to your church pay their bills, don't raise hands on their spouses, and don't fight with neighbours.

Funnily, they do all these without sleeping in church or doing vigils that disturb the neighbourhood.

So, what's your testimony exactly?

Hear me, please:

One of the ways you know you are growing in your Christian walk is when you become less self-centered and more God-centric.

And by God-centric, I don't mean going to sleep in church, singing soul-lifting songs, or praying in dangerous tongues 24/7.

Actors and actresses can play these roles better-- I tell you! Just give them the script.

This is why it's what you do when you come down from the mountain that determines whether you are an actor or a true worshipper.

No one encounters God and treats people poorly.

When your love-walk and love-talk are different, signing register in church hardly matters. You're simply a motivational preacher, or worse, a comedian.

And this is why:

You draw others to the God they cannot see, by the way you treat the gods(people) you see.

Do I undermine sleeping in church?

Not at all! By all means, do. I could lend you a mattress, sef.

But while you're at it, don't keep subjecting the name of the Lord to mockery. It doesn't just make sense.

You can't keep being a baby Christian forever. If your going to church 24/7 isn't affecting your love walk, then something is wrong.

Go fix it!

And this is how :

Admit something is wrong and cry to God for help genuinely. Yes! It's that simple. Just stop acting.

I go in peace.
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Story: fiction.

I grew up hearing that customer is king-- I believe most of us did.

And I figured that's another way to say, accord your customers respect and attention that befits a king.

Jesus says as leaders (pioneers, business owners, industry giants, etc) be servants. In other words, make those who patronize you feel special.

That's a strategy Christ was giving to those who would excel in any form of trade or industry.

Any business that serves its customers excellently will always stand out.

The problem usually is that most businesses start with treating customers as kings until they become repeat customers.

Then, they focus on the new customers at the expense of the old ones-- who start feeling like they have overstayed their welcome.

They focus on prospects. Sending them messages about their businesses and checking up on them blasting their emails until you start patronizing them, then they stop.

The same applies in most relationships. You start out treating each other with respect, making an effort until there seems to be no need anymore-- the reason most relationships hit the rocks.

The definition of "See finish", you could call it.��

To avoid "see finish" in any trade or industry, there has to be a strategy.

This is to help you sustain relationships-- spouse, customers, prospects, repeat customers, siblings, etc.

Years ago, I remember stepping into a store and being treated with so much respect each time I entered to make a purchase. Then, after a while, the business owner will always ignore me and tend to customers that I came into her shop before.

So, I approached her to know why she operates her business that way.

And she was like: "na we, na we naw"��

Like I was a shareholder in her business.

Please, know this:

It isn't enough to have a business, you must strategize on how to make repeat customers continually feel like kings. And never to be taken for granted.

Else, all you'll keep doing is having customers that soon get discontented and retainership becomes impossible.

As I delved into the digital marketing terrain, I heard the cliche, "content is king".

And in my mind, I was like:

Content is king? Customer is king? Hmmm.

True, it's possible to have two kings, but not in the same kingdom. That would be monstrous.

If all your business does is churn out content without considering her prospects or customers, then that would be like playing football without a goal post.

That's where strategy comes in to bridge the divide.

A well-devised strategy should help you churn out content that converts:

��Prospects to customers
��Customers to repeat customers, and then
��Repeat customers to loyal customers.

Content only becomes king with a well-mapped-out strategy that keeps customers feeling like a king.

Strategy alone sustains any goal for the long term.

So, if content can only be effective by strategizing, and your business can only continually retain customers by strategy, the question becomes:

Who's the true king here?

In my opinion, that title goes inarguably to:

STRATEGY!!!

All hail the king.�
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Do have a most memorable, Monday.

Love doesn't preach, she acts.

When you encounter her, you suddenly start feeling inadequate even without her saying a word.

She's a combination of sensitivity, calm, joy, patience, kindness, gentleness, and depth.

Pride or ego doesn't have a place in her.

She doesn't think of others less. She sees herself as a servant always.

On encountering her, you start to shed tears because, through her actions, all you'll crave is to be better.

She doesn't judge even when that's what you deserve. She looks at you and smiles; a smile that melts your heart.

And guess what? You'll start judging yourself.

"I want to be like you!". "I want to see others with the lens God sees them,". "I want to embrace those who wrong me and pray for them all night long.", "I want to make excuses for those who treat me unfairly," you'll cry.

She'll look back and smile

"One step at a time. You'll get there." She'll often say, laughing.

Love is fearful not to cause anyone to stumble, so she chooses her words and minds her steps.

Love has a voice and needs no introduction.

She would rather suffer a loss of ego than to see anyone lose track.

"You hurt me, you truly hurt me badly, but I forgive you", she'll often say to those who offend her.

She chases after the lost like her existence depends on them.

She will never pay lip service. Sincere to a fault.

She sees through the eyes of those hurting amidst their smiles and engages them.

She prays for the seemingly feeble and encourages them still.

"I'm praying for you", she will always resound.

She looks at those who preach about her, and with a smile she says:

"I have a voice. I am action, not mere words, that's why I always leave a trail behind."

This person called LOVE will always lift others.

Let her lead!!
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God bless you.

Love doesn't preach, she acts.

When you encounter her, you suddenly start feeling inadequate even without her saying a word.

She's a combination of sensitivity, calm, joy, patience, kindness, gentleness, and depth.

Pride or ego doesn't have a place in her.

She doesn't think of others less. She sees herself as a servant always.

On encountering her, you start to shed tears because, through her actions, all you'll crave is to be better.

She doesn't judge even when that's what you deserve. She looks at you and smiles; a smile that melts your heart.

And guess what? You'll start judging yourself.

"I want to be like you!". "I want to see others with the lens God sees them,". "I want to embrace those who wrong me and pray for them all night long.", "I want to make excuses for those who treat me unfairly," you'll cry.

"One step at a time, and you'll get there." She'll often say, laughing and patting you on the back.

Love is fearful not to cause anyone to stumble, so she chooses her words and minds her steps.

Love has a voice and needs no introduction.

She would rather suffer a loss of ego than to see anyone lose track.

"You hurt me, you truly hurt me badly, but I forgive you", she'll often say to those who offend her.

She chases after the lost like her existence depends on them.

She will never pay lip service. Sincere to a fault.

She sees through the eyes of those hurting amidst their smiles and engages them.

She prays for the seemingly feeble and encourages them still.

"I'm praying for you", she will always resound.

She looks at those who preach about her, and with a smile she says:

"I have a voice. I am action, not mere words, that's why I always leave a trail behind."

This person called LOVE will always lift others.

Let her lead!!!
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God bless you.

"Lami, this is shawarma o! Just the way you like it. This is the third time you're rejecting shawarma this week, claiming you're watching your weight? When did that one start naw? No, something is not right!" Bibi reprimanded her sister.

"Okay! Okay!! Okay!!! You win. But I'm not eating that! I'm not eating anything in this house toll further notice. He said I'm fat," Lami retorted, and then, added calmly:

"Bibi, I don't want to lose him. He said he likes them trim. What can I do, sis? Please, tell me before I go insane. He said..."

"Chaiii...Lami...chaiii! You know what you need?", Bibi interjected.

"No, sis, please tell me." Lami responded innocently.

"Deliverance!!! Very special one conducted by Pastor Olukoya himself and held in their headquarters. It is now clear to me that you have gone mad. 'Anofia'..'tufiakwa'", Bibi shouted back at her.

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Why are you stuck in a job you don't like?

Why are you hanging on to an abusive relationship?

Why are you trying so hard to be accepted by people who clearly don't want you to stick around?

Why are you...?
Why are...?
Why...?

Take a breath! Now, look within you, and figure out why.�

Could the reason you are stuck to that job be because you think you don't qualify for something better?

Wait! Is the reason you are still hanging out with Okon despite his constant verbal and physical abuse be because you think no one would want an old cargo like you?��

Could the reason you keep showing up amongst those friends of yours be because you think you can't find people who would love to hang out with you?

Hmmm...but do you know who you are at all?

Do you realize that you aren't ordinary?

Do even realize you are worth more than rubies and the finest gold of Ophir?

Just in case you're not aware:

As of January 2022, the world's population is 7.9billion, which is why to allow one person determine your happiness or worth is the definition of funny.

No one should be given that kind of priority in your life. Indeed, nothing deserves such privilege!

If you are amongst people who are constantly pointing out your flaws and why you can never be good enough. Then, you gats run 'sharpaly'.

For it's only a matter of time and you'll realize that your mental health and self esteem is under serious attack.

Okon says he likes them fat, and so, you're drinking like a fish and eating like an elephant to meet someone's specs.

Chaiii...Nkoyo, who did this to you, abeg?��‍♀️

Hear me, please:

A poor perception of yourself will keep you settling for anything-- it will keep you thinking that you can't get something better anywhere else.

Listen! You are better than what you give yourself credence for. You are someone's prayer request, I tell you!

Know this, biko:

You can soar irrespective of who believes in you or who doesn't. You can shine irrespective of who's cheering you on or who isn't.

A blank cheque is placed before you, today!

Let go of fear and be determined to live your best life.

Be your number one fan! Be your cheerleader.

Smile! It's a new dawn.�

"Lami, this is shawarma o! Just the way you like it. This is the third time you're rejecting shawarma this week, claiming you're watching your weight? When did that one start naw? No, something is not right!" Bibi reprimanded her sister.

"Okay! Okay!! Okay!!! You win. But I'm not eating that! I'm not eating anything in this house toll further notice. He said I'm fat," Lami retorted, and then, added calmly:

"Bibi, I don't want to lose him. He said he likes them trim. What can I do, sis? Please, tell me before I go insane. He said..."

"Chaiii...Lami...chaiii! You know what you need?", Bibi interjected.

"No, sis, please tell me." Lami responded innocently.

"Deliverance!!! Very special one conducted by Pastor Olukoya himself and held in their headquarters. It is now clear to me that you have gone mad. 'Anofia'..'tufiakwa'", Bibi shouted back at her.

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Why are you stuck in a job you don't like?

Why are you hanging on to an abusive relationship?

Why are you trying so hard to be accepted by people who clearly don't want you to stick around?

Why are you...?
Why are...?
Why...?

Take a breath! Now, look within you, and figure out why.�

Could the reason you are stuck to that job be because you think you don't qualify for something better?

Wait! Is the reason you are still hanging out with Okon despite his constant verbal and physical abuse be because you think no one would want an old cargo like you?��

Could the reason you keep showing up amongst those friends of yours be because you think you can't find people who would love to hang out with you?

Hmmm...but do you know who you are at all?

Do you realize that you aren't ordinary?

Do even realize you are worth more than rubies and the finest gold of Ophir?

Just in case you're not aware:

As of January 2022, the world's population is 7.9billion, which is why to allow one person determine your happiness or worth is the definition of funny.

No one should be given that kind of priority in your life. Indeed, nothing deserves such privilege!

If you are amongst people who are constantly pointing out your flaws and why you can never be good enough. Then, you gats run 'sharpaly'.

For it's only a matter of time and you'll realize that your mental health and self esteem is under serious attack.

Okon says he likes them fat, and so, you're drinking like a fish and eating like an elephant to meet someone's specs.

Chaiii...Nkoyo, who did this to you, abeg?��‍♀️

Hear me, please:

A poor perception of yourself will keep you settling for anything-- it will keep you thinking that you can't get something better anywhere else.

Listen! You are better than what you give yourself credence for. You are someone's prayer request, I tell you!

Know this, biko:

You can soar irrespective of who believes in you or who doesn't. You can shine irrespective of who's cheering you on or who isn't.

A blank cheque is placed before you, today!

Let go of fear and be determined to live your best life.

Be your number one fan! Be your cheerleader.

Smile! It's a new dawn.�

And yeah! Welcome to a Fruit-full Wednesday.

"I thought you were kicking off your business first thing this year, na wetin come happen naw?" I asked the very entrepreneurial-minded Bibi.

"Hmmm...it's not a small something o. I started drafting out what I needed to commence and screamed at the whooping sum that stared at me.

��Photography
��Videography
��Wardrobe
��Brand conceptualization and design
��Brand promotion

It's like each of them wants to milk me dry, and this is just the warming up phase o.

So, I was like: 'Oluwa' o, me I cannot comman use all my life savings to be starting one business; instead, lemme kukuma sidon in my office and be managing my 70k stipend. At all at all no good". Bibi explained.

"Bibi oh... Bibi, thou art worried about so many things", I said jokingly.

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Some of us are like Bibi.

You want to get started with chasing your business or political aspirations, but stall because you figure that the resources needed come at exorbitant prices.

"It has to be perfect," you keep saying.

But does the state of perfection exist? I believe the answer is a resounding, No!

The perfection mentality is a great one and has its place.

Albeit, you should be willing to trade progress for perfection; especially when starting.

Hmmm...ok. Here's what you could do:

Get started with the resources you have and make improvements along the way.

Your photography doesn't have to be by Kelechi Amadi or TY Bello Photography when you could start with your "kpalasa" phone, or borrow a friend's Behind phone


(This will make up your brand's story eventually, no worries.)

For your graphics, you could use some free online tools, instead of hiring a graphics artist.

Soon, and I mean real soon, you will upgrade if you continue your trade.

If you want to hire the House of Tara to come do your make-up, that's great, but this
may end up hyping your startup budget.

So, it's either you learn how to do your make-up to save cost, or you hire a startup make-up artist who's good.

Now, wait o, who says your wardrobe must be made of Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein's designer wear before you sell?

It's good to look great, but you could look beautiful in some thrift ( Okrika) clothes, as well -- for a start!

See, if you don't tell us, we won't know-- and even if we know, don't worry, some of us will look down on your brand, but some of us will understand you're just starting.

But why should you care about what anyone thinks?

I tell you the truth: You won't notice those looking down on you unless you're looking up to them.

So, be inspired by progress and fulfilling purpose.

How about this?

Some of us are more interested in the content you're delivering than in your "effizy".

Let progress be your goal.

If you have to wait to cross the T's and dot the I's, you may never get started.

It's a new year.

Don't waste any more time bothering about what people minding their businesses think about you.

It's your season! It's your time. Cheers to a new dawn.

Enjoy your day.

Did Obi Cubana's elder brothers declare their net worth? Maybe they did, but I missed it.

That they weren't showy during their mum's funeral, or aren't sociable to have friends in influential places doesn't mean they are less wealthy than Obi.

I felt I should mention it. Personalities differ and their line of trade may be why they aren't in face of the media, but it doesn't in any way suggest that they are poorer than Obi Cubana.

quote author=FamTomx2 post=104188060]Family is sweeter when everyone is justified,

Obi is at peace with his elderly siblings,
Not very common in Igbo land especially when the younger is richer,

Smiles on their faces show that they are not bothered.[/quote]

He didn't suddenly become noisy. He is making his posts like he always does. It's just that whatever he says now is amplified and makes news.

Yes! That's what it means to trend.

quote author=superCleanworks post=104188029]Ha! Make this guy no fall into media temptation.

Someone who used to be so silent now talking plenty.[/quote]

And when the dividends of what they are fighting for comes through, you become a beneficiary, right? In other words, you are okay with the way Nigeria is.

When you were locked up at home for months in the name of a COVID-19 pandemic that people were clearly sabotaging and making money from, you didn't scream foul.

I think the least you can do if you can't join the protest, is congratulate those who have the courage to do what you couldn't do.

These guys are inconveniencing themselves to send a message across. They are fighting not just for themselves, but for generations unborn.

So, stop being selfish, because whether you like it or not, with the way Nigeria is going, soon, no one would have a means of livelihood due to the looming insecurity and poverty in the land.

Never forget:

That you have a job today, doesn't mean those without one aren't hardworking enough.

Some people lost their jobs from the pandemic, and businesses were shut. Yet our government never gave palliatives to people who felt the heat most.

If you think you are safe because you haven't been hit by police brutality today, don't cry when it becomes your story tomorrow.



quote author=wonder233 post=94950700]My thoughts exactly. I've been denied access to my means of livelihood for about a week now by the road blockades. It is their rights to protest. It is also my right to have access to a public road. It is an infringement on my rights to be denied road access. Protesters should converge on one side, while others who wish to go about their lawful duties can go about their activities.[/quote]

I really don't care what private individuals choose to do with their monies, but I think it's pathetic that a governor would use tax payers money to fund his obsession.

It's sad that those who should hold government accountable are busy laughing and giving thumbs up, whilst mortgaging the future of our kids.

#lazyyouths indeed.

quote author=Skmoda360 post=94674874]More pls....he deserves it[/quote]

These guys don't cease to amaze me. How many innovative programmes have commanded the kind of attention BBN commands? What precedence are we really setting for upcoming generations?

I hope we are steadily getting ready to reap the excesses we are sowing, as a nation? I hope we are looking forward to an era where our kids will downplay education. After all, if a show can earn them all they crave, why bother with the rigors that come with the fourwalls of a classroom?

Students who indulge in sleepless nights to participate in debates, are rewarded with indomie. Those who graduate tops in class are given a presidential handshake. And those who have developed some "made in Nigeria" products are moving from place to place begging for just N100,000 financial support.

And you begin to wonder which way for us, as a people. So much misplaced priority. I have no issues with entertainment. It has its role. But we are constantly undermining other aspects of our economy and the import it plays in our lives.

Oh...I remember now! The devil is doing great in running the systems of the world. Nice one, Satan, I see you. Enjoy your reign while it lasts.

uote author=mofayode post=94675216]Honestly this government is of the world, and is for worldly things. How many scientists, technologists, medical , humanity study students that are really doing exploit in universities, were ever rewarded like this by our government, in bbn the runners-up of a programme that's is not up to a semester are multi-millonaires, ambassadors haba. Meaning we are just pretending, this is most watched live broadcast by all ranks[/quote]

Hmmm...that sounds like let him who's without sin cast the first stone.

Are the guys in PDP or any other party saints? I don't think so.

quote author=jabberjawz post=94400461]Rubbish..................PDP should be principled and bold enough not to accept all these thieves who have no values, people who are not principled enough to stick with the party ideologies.........if they cannot weather the storm with the party, then they are not worthy to partake in the glory days of the party, this is the only way we can take the party serious...........Enough of all these rubbish men with no values...... [/quote]

Can you imagine your ugly way of seeing things? Clean your window, please. Your mind I mean.
quote author=BruncleZuma post=94265783]

I take am say the healing school no dey function again?[/quote]

These are exerts from an interview na. It was a response to a question.

uote author=Racoon post=94191293]In so much that that is true, Obaseki should stay clear of senseless political bickering & face governance that Edo people have given him a privileged mandate to exercise. Pride can also destroy him.[/quote]

It's clear you only read the headline.

uote author=Oracle20 post=94188556]He's talking as if he's God now. Typical black foolish man. Why not ask God for mercy.[/quote]

You call Edo tiny? You truly have no idea, do you?

quote author=JAMO84 post=94156123]Give a mouse cookies and it would ask for a cup of milk.

Because they manage to win tiny state like Edo, they think they have started a revolution.

Lagos no be Edo



I AM DONE TALKING[/quote]

True, he can reconcile with his first wife, second, third or whichever wife he chooses to.

All his marriages were recognized by God.

When he entered into another marriage, he annulled the first covenant.

Jesus replied the Samaritan woman he met at well..." You have had four husbands and the one you are with isn't your husband"...

I believe this suggests that all the marriages she was entering into were recognized. How else will one have four husbands?

Jesus didn't say, you had a husband and 3 concubines-- The words of the master was deliberate.

Unless you want to suggest that the Samaritan woman kept losing each husband to death, which licensed her marriage to other men.

The Bible says whoever is joined with a prostitute is one with her. And that doesn't stop during marriage.

A married man who goes sleep with someone who isn't his wife is one with the new one he sleeps with. When he returns and sleeps with his wife, he reenters into a covenant with her.

Which is why God condemns adultery and fornication.

People see sex as "having fun". God sees it as entering in and out of covenants, and there are damnable consequences, for He is a covenant keeping God.

Marriage is honourable and the bed undefiled.

Divorce isn't a pleasant experience, and serious punishment. Because usually, there is no closure.

When God says He hates divorce is because of the dilemma involved. It doesn't have the dignity of closure that the death of a spouse would have accorded.



uote author=Righteousness89 post=94046090]

Being a Grandson or First son of an Evangelist or Pastor does not mean Salvation..
It's a Personal decision..

No Matter Where the First wife is or Whatever Happened,They can Reconcile .

As Long as she is alive! She is His Rightful Wife..

I Pray they Both Reconcile..[/quote]

I'm wondering why the information garnered from a source on how the lady died is being sold as a defence for the police officer. Was the source present, or did CCTV camera show the events leading to her death? The story didn't exactly indicate.

Crenzywilliams:
NPF and lies, going thus far to protect one of their own. She suddenly fell to the ground unconscious and died as a result of her hitting her forehead on the ground; that dude's guilty as f^ck. the Police couldn't do a post mortem because the family insisted? Oh, so why is the guy still undergoing an orderly room trial? Too much injustice in this country, she deserves justice.

Edo is APC in terms of governorship elections or what exactly? You seem to forget that Oshiomole with all the federal might and being the national chairman couldn't deliver the same Edo to APC during the last presidential elections.

Edolites will vote who they want, and won't be coerced otherwise.

I believe that's why I respect that state a whole lot.

They have a mind of their own.



quote author=favor914 post=93962627] I agree with you, I am just trying to emphasize the point that Obaseki has no hope, Edo State is APC, same Criminal Obaseki became Governor under the platform, pdp can never win the Governorship of Edo State.[/quote]

Hmmmm....and there is integrity amongst the godfathers of APC? The same party that has failed to execute electoral promises? Please!

ote author=favor914 post=93962460] How did they APC install Obaseki in 2016, when it was clear to all reasonable political mind that Pastor Iyamu won the election, & the APC cabal wasn’t trying to hear anything like that?, same way they are going to remove the criminal benefactor Obaseki in 2020, you can’t bite the hand that feeds you, and not get starved, APC will punish Obaseki seriously, he has shown himself to be a person of very low integrity, and we all know, there is no honor amongst thieves.[/quote]

Well spoken.

I don't live in Edo, but have followed proceedings closely.

His debate with Ize Iyamu revealed his heart for his people. A man of few words, articulate, well vast, composed, coordinated, and intelligent.

The hallmarks of a true leader.

I just sense he means well.

All the best at the polls, governor.

author=Preacherrr post=93956447]Oshiomole has never lost any battle in his professional career indeed! What of the one he lost when he was sacked from work(apc national chairman). His sacking was influenced by ward chairman. The one he will loose this Saturday will help cement the fact that Oshiomole is not above defeat, especially when he tries to stop a man whom appears to have been hand picked by God to rule Edo state at such a time as this. Tinubu too will get to understand the true meaning of Edo no be Lagos after this election. Nigeria as a nation needs the emergence of more politicians like Obaseki for this nation to move forward. Sentiment apart, if you live here in Edo state you will know Obaseki means well for the state.[/quote]

How you forget:

Now, let me ask:

What happened tro Ambode after he succumbed to walking with his godfather to sell Sanwo Olu?

Let me help you answer, as you obviously have forgotten.

Ambode still went into oblivion.

An Edo man will fight to the death, which is way more noble than ass licking. They are no cowards.

And let this be known: even if Obaseki loses at the poll, he has left an indelible mark in the sands of time.

uote author=emkz post=93955012]Obaseki shouldn't have responded. Do you wonder why Tinubu said this at the election week and not before? Obaseki should have allowed Wike or Atiku to respond. These gimmicks are meant to distract him and they are working.

Oshiomole was Buhari and Tinubu's candidate and Obaseki openly challenged him, which is equivalent to challenging the President and Tinubu. He also insulted Tinubu by saying Edo is not Lagos. He further insulted the President by announcing his resignation from APC at the Presidential villa. That said, win or lose, Obaseki needs to make peace with Tinubu, Oshiomole and co. If he loses on Saturday, that is the end of his political career and international appointments. I feel for him. Oshiomole, hate him or love him, is a dogged fighter and has never lost any battle in his professional life. This election would either further mystify him or totally demystify. The stakes are too high.[/quote]

Wow! This is really nice.

Like seriously? Have you ever listened or being under Pastor Chris's teachings? I don't think so.

You think Pastor Chris doesn't know what he is talking about? Chaiii!!! May you not be like those who jeered at Noah when he announced the flood.

I see a repetition just as the Bible says.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 clearly spells that the rapture isn't meant to take awake Christians unawares.

Why? Because the signs are there for us to read, which is why Pastor Chris made projections.

Don't be like the foolish virgins who went out to buy oil because they refused to observe the signs when the bridegroom will come.

The Bible called them foolish, because they chose not to observe the signs of when the bridegroom would show up.

quote author=Musty112 post=93931276]The powers that these people arrogantly give themselves sha.. May our paths be straightened.[/quote]