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PhonesRe: Tecno L6 Discussion Thread by jonglexer: 11:03pm On Jan 24, 2015
seunoni34:
I use h6 currently, and reading the OP specs I thought he made a mistake cos almost every spec is similar except for the battery. Even the the phone design is the same as tecno H6
ya...Nd h6 is even cheaper compared to d l6
PhonesRe: Tecno L6 Discussion Thread by jonglexer: 8:33pm On Jan 24, 2015
almost desame specs with h6[i]almost desame specs with h6[/i]almost desame specs with h6
Jokes EtcRe: If You Used Any Of These Items Then You Are Older Than You Think by jonglexer: 9:25am On Jan 08, 2015
front page please
Literature'HUSBAND Scarcity'...a Must Read by jonglexer(op): 1:31pm On Jan 05, 2015
HUSBAND SCARCITY!
This may not be the best time for me to
write on
this because of misinterpretations, but I
can no
longer resist the push. "Husband Scarcity" has
become one of the challenges faced by
many
young girls today. If you go to prayer
houses,
majority of the intentions are prayer for a life
partner. And this calls for concern.
Casting our
minds back to the time of our mothers
and
grandmothers, was there really much of a
"Husband Scarcity" problem? Or,
maybe there were
more men than women then, or there
was an
adequate corresponding numbers of both genders.
I don't think so. Maybe then, the
women had
values and were prepared to build a
home and not
park into a built home. Then, once a young man
comes of age and can at least feed
himself and his
wife, he goes out in search of a wife
and the
woman really appreciates him and helps him to
build a future. What am I really trying to
say? We
created what we now see as "Husband
Scarcity"
for ourselves. Today, the reverse is the case. Ask
an average girl to define her dream
husband; you
get things like "he has to be tall,
handsome, fair,
and rich, own a house at least, and be presentable" and then she adds "God
fearing" in
order not to sound so worldly. Then,
check the
number of girls around you and the
number of men that meet that standard, and you will
see the
problem.
You hear girls say, "I cannot suffer in
my father's
house and then go and start suffering with a man."
What a wonderful dream! What if from
the
beginning, you have everything you
want and
there is no suffering, and later in the marriage, the
table turns around, then comes
suffering? Will you run away? No one
prays for
suffering, but it is good to start small
and end big, than start
big and end small. The problem is that
the
description majority
of girls give of their ideal man is
virtually the same. When 50 girls want the same
kind of man
and the man that fits what they want is
just 1
man, and the man can only pick one.
Then, what becomes of 49 others? They simply
start lamenting
of "Husband Scarcity".
Another irony of our time is that it is
hard,
due to the face of our economy to find a man
who is of marriage age who possesses
all those
things these ladies want, legally
(except those
involved in Internet fraud); even the number of
those in Internet fraud is not enough
to match all
those searching for already made
husbands.
If you look around, majority of the ladies of
substance, of good value and virtue,
who are ready
to build a home with a man who has
prospects,
are married and not complaining of husband
scarcity. The easiest way to find a
husband now,
is to change your view of who a
husband is. A
husband is that man God made and then saw that
it may be hard for him to really
actualize his
purpose for making him, without a
help mate and
then made the woman and gave to him, and he felt
complete and fulfilled. MARRIAGE IS
NOT A
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM. It is a
mission
of building the family of God here on earth. For
those who see marriage as a way out
of poverty, it
is a way into bondage. Women are
HOME
BUILDERS, not HOME WARMERS... DON'T CONFUSE A MAN'S PATH WITH HIS
DESTINY.
Where he is today, may only be a route
to where
God has destined him to be tomorrow.
Another truth is that YOU MAY BE THE ONLY FAST
MEANS
TO THAT HIS DESTINATION. Join in
alleviating
"husband scarcity". PICK UP THE RIGHT
VALUES. I am not saying that you should pick
anyone that
comes your way and talks of marriage,
not all men
are husband materials. What I am
saying is that you should stop setting your standard
on material
acquisitions or physical appearances.
Look beyond
the physical. WHAT MAKES A MAN WHO
HE IS, IS NOT WHAT HE OWNS OR HOW HE
LOOKS, IT IS WHAT HE IS MADE UP OF.
PhonesRe: Please Help!! by jonglexer(op): 9:43am On Jan 05, 2015
Wittylens:
Tecno H6
thanks bro
PhonesPlease Help!! by jonglexer(op): 8:47am On Jan 05, 2015
what is the best andriod phone that can be bought with the price ranging from #17,000 to #20,000
FamilyRe: A 44 Year Old Father Of 5 Impregnates A Teenager In Delta by jonglexer: 4:38pm On Dec 29, 2014
it is only in Nigeria you can see things like this....old boys can't control their wrinkled joystick...the worst part is that they'll be using it on fresh bloods...our wives of tomorrow
CelebritiesRe: Buhari Vs Goodluck Who Nailed The Look? by jonglexer: 3:19pm On Dec 24, 2014
GEJ looks as if the suit/coat is wearing him....Buhari looks fresh
PoliticsRe: 80 Insurgents, 2 Soldiers Killed In Borno by jonglexer: 7:36am On Dec 22, 2014
Vikkie14:
They cant just put an end to them like that. What the military are fighting is Ideology. Until that ideology is conquer, there would still be countless of them. BTW, do you really have to believe the news until pictures are shown? What if you are being fed with recycled pictures? All you need to do is to pray for your safety and the military, and remember that ultimate protection is from God.
wow....you're wise....nice point
PoliticsRe: 80 Insurgents, 2 Soldiers Killed In Borno by jonglexer: 10:04pm On Dec 21, 2014
these boko boys no dey finish?.....pishure of their lifeless body or idontbelive
IslamRe: Christians, Why Don't You Beat Your Wives Like We Muslims Do? by jonglexer: 6:21am On Dec 21, 2014
we don't because we are christ's representatives...#caseclosed
FamilyRe: Grandmothers Breastfeeding Their Grandchildren: Right Or Wrong? by jonglexer: 3:35pm On Dec 17, 2014
very very wrong...its poisonous....spoilt milk
TravelRe: Dana Air Flight ‎537 Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen – A Passenger’s Ordeal. by jonglexer: 11:48pm On Dec 08, 2014
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BusinessRe: The 9 People In Your Life Keeping You From Getting Rich by jonglexer: 9:27pm On Dec 05, 2014
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RomanceRe: Ladies, How Can A Guy Be Romantic? by jonglexer: 9:04pm On Dec 05, 2014
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RomanceRe: Advice On Breakup by jonglexer: 9:01pm On Dec 05, 2014
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HealthRe: Nigerian Soldier Tests Positive For Ebola In Liberia by jonglexer: 8:48pm On Dec 05, 2014
let him better remain there oh....we don't want another ebola scare..who knows?....maybe this time,we would be asked to bath with sugar water....no b salt water...its nt our potion abeg...don't want such things
SportsRe: NFA Electoral Appeals Committee Upholds Pinnick’s Election. by jonglexer: 8:12pm On Dec 04, 2014
the way topics are making frontpage eh....make i just believe say the moderators dey do xmas bonanza for people wey dia topic never smell frontpage before.....#diazGodoh
CelebritiesRe: Tiwa Savage Grinds Patoranking On Stage & Forgets Her Husband by jonglexer: 1:22pm On Dec 03, 2014
nickz:
patoranking dey enjoy ohsadsadsadsad
how do i become a musician please?? huhhuh
ask google
CultureRe: Why Are Female Children Not Entitled To Inheritance From Their Parents? by jonglexer: 11:02pm On Dec 02, 2014
because of their fish brain
Jokes EtcSix Types Of People We Meet In Banks by jonglexer(op): 1:59pm On Nov 30, 2014
SIX TYPES OF PEOPLE YOU MEET IN THE
BANKING HALL 1 - The Pen Borrowers: They re
always in the bank, common pen they
won't have. These pple are very
dangerous, once u borrow them d pen,
u may find it difficult 2 identify
dem, At a bank in Nigeria, once someone tells u "may I have ur pen?"
Believe
me bros, that's d last time u will see that
pen (except if
u're lucky). 2 - The "I dey ur Back" Team:
Immediately dey enter d bank, even b4
taking
d slip (withdrawal or deposit) all they
do is to know the last person and u
hear dem saying, I'm at your back. If care is nt taken, abt 8
pple can tell u "I dey ur back"
then at d end of d day, they cause
confusion (na me dey hin back,I don
tell am I
was here b4 u blah blah) 3 - The No protocol team: This
kind of pple don't obey d 1st come, 1st
served slogan!
They're mouthed in d bank!
Immediately they come in, they just
walk up 2 d cashier or manager, he asks them 2sit down & within 5 mins
they've completed there
transactions while u
still dey there looking like mumu 4
queue. 4 - The Bank Door rejectees:
These pple will always av a problem
with d bank
door, then u see them removing their
belts, car keys,
mobile phones etc and yet d machine keeps shouting "pls go back"
My bros next time
come 2 bank naked! Biko, he go allow
u in... #LOL! 5 - The slip wasters: These kind of pple
can waste slip 4Nigeria! To fill the
withdrawal slip or deposit slip na JAMB
questions,u c dem cancelling, tearing,
squeezing
& take another one. To write common 3780 Naira in words nagobe. Even d so
called
undergraduates are found wanting in
this scenario....... ............... ...........CHAI !!! 6 - The pple from Another
Planet: These pple usually behave like
them no dey
dis world since 2 yrs! They will always
b asking 4 today's
date, even after telling them d correct date, they will ask some1 else
again. I tire 4
dis pple oooooo......... ... PLS WHICH NUMBER U FALL INside...huh
No lie oh cus God dey watch u.... 1
RomanceRe: For How Long Should A Guy Chase A Girl by jonglexer: 9:47pm On Nov 15, 2014
Chase till Mikel scores a hatrick
FamilyRe: My Father Hates Me! by jonglexer: 9:31pm On Nov 15, 2014
My brother FLEE!!...i mean RUN!!....he doesn't supports you financially,morally,socially,e.t.c...what are you benefiting from him?...your mom pays all the payables...i wonder what you're still doing in that man's house...c'mon bro!....you're an adult...act as one...leave him and go and leave on your own
CelebritiesDr Myles Munroe Wrote His Obituary Before He Died by jonglexer(op): 1:41pm On Nov 13, 2014
Tribute to Dr. Myles Munroe The great bible scholar was one of the
nine passengers on an executive
plane that crashed in Grand Bahama,
his wife and daughter were also on
board.
The crash occurred as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for Dr.
munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership
Forum dated for Monday, November
10 and was scheduled to feature
Africa’s richest woman and oil mogul,
Mrs. Folorunso Alakija and Andrew Young, Former Mayor of Atlanta and
former United States Ambassador to
the United Nations.
The best selling author’s wife, Ruth
Ann Munroe, and daughter, Charisa
were also reported to be on-board the vessel that crashed, leaving behind a
son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe. The last message I heard from him
was on Inspiration Fm 92.3fm on a
Sunday Morning, I’m glad I recorded it
although not complete I’ve been
trying to find it to no avail on the
internet, perhaps someone might know the title and where we can get it,
so I’ve spent some time writing out
parts of the sermon to share with
people who may be questioning his
death and purpose, he will be
remembered for a lot of great messages and quotes, in regards to
purpose, relationships, leadership,
vision etc.
Not many people like talking about
death, but in this message Dr. Myles
challenged us to face death, and write our obituaries daily as he did, he
warned us not to disgrace God by
mourning more than necessary, and
that he expects bright colors at his
funeral, if you want me to mail the
recording let me know if you also can’t find it on the internet. “Excerpts from Dr. Myles Monroe
sermon on obituary Life is a mysterious experience 1. There are questions in life that we
can never answer, so please don’t try
to invent answers Normally when there is a lot of
emotional upheaval and trauma
People turn prophets and prophetess
and they start talking about dreams.
Shut ur mouth!
Don’t try to speak things you don’t know anything about, 2. There are things in life we cannot
explain so please don’t try to be deep
and trying to impress people and
trying to explain the mystery of life 3. There are things in life we cannot
change, know your limit I’m not a boy I’m a man Been living for
over 58years even though you may
not see that, I have seen almost
everything
I’ve been poor, been attacked,
criticized, misunderstood,depressed, been happy, I’ve had much, I’ve had
nothing 4. There are things in life we cannot
control, settle it now 5. There are things we cannot stop,
things like death, and you can’t even
choose when it happens. 6. There are some things in life we
cannot be responsible for, sometimes
we take responsibility for things that
we didn’t cause and it actually
destroys us, because we walk away
with guilt. You are not responsible for your
children lifestyle after they reach the
age of 25
So if your kids decide to do some
things, don’t sit around all your life
depressing yourself as a parent while they are having fun doing their
foolishness, you’ve done your part,
they’ve got a decision to make, let
them live their decisions. Some boy decide to divorce you don’t
sit around all your life depressed while
they are having a second spouse, you
ain’t responsible for them making a
big mistake like leaving you, get on
with your life You are not responsible if your spouse
died So learn to settle some things so you
can live and have peace 7. Things in life we cannot exceed,
trust God after that Expect the best and prepare for the
worst Do all that you can and leave the rest
to God Let God be God Met so many people who think they
are the Holy Spirit
They want to explain everything
They want to convict people to come
to Christ There are things only God can do so
behave yourself There are things only God knows so
shut up yourself It’s ok to tell people I don’t know 3.There are things only God
understands
Know what you know and thank God
for what you know 4.There are things only God can
explain
So Let Him explain Brother Miles I need a prophecy on
whom I’m to marry
Brother miles: I don’t know,
And if I knew I would probably advise
them differently Know your limit, you are not God, so
have a good time on earth 1. Know what your limitations 2. Know what you are not responsible
for 3. Know what is your responsibility 4. Accept that you know what you can
and cannot do 5. Accept that you don’t know what
you can and cannot do And it gives you peace All of us will die one day so EVERYDAY
I write my OBITUARY You are never remembered for what
you did not do If you can sing/cook/help with
children/youth and you are not doing
that there is a gap in your obituary, it is
being depleted. There are things we cannot do, but
there are things we can do, do them. Solution to stresses we are going
through 1. Every problem is temporarily ,
including the grief
By the way if you are going through
people acting strange around you all
of a sudden, just remember they are
temporarily insane, don’t throw them away just wait till they come back
around 2. Don’t apply a permanent solution to
a temporary problem, people go
through spells, life goes through
spells, you have kids doing
foolishness, running off with bad
friends, even if kids act foolishness for five years they will return, we saw you
son in the night club, yeah he is
having a spell he will be back, so go to
bed, don’t wait up all night Danger is sometimes we make
decisions because of pressure not
purpose
And we realize later and we want to
reverse it but it might be too late The most dangerous thing in life to
loose is not your money nor your
friends, nor your house, not your car,
the most dangerous thing to loose in
life is your faith. When faith is lost, life has nothing left Judas lost faith and applied permanent
solution to a temporary problem I don’t trust nobody, means if I don’t
see him I can’t make it, everyone is
temporary Your husband is temporary, your wife
is not permanent, I imagine life
without you, just in case, so I’ve
attended my wives funeral more than
once, for I know not the date We expect nothing to change and the
only thing we are guaranteed is
change Change in inevitable, change is what
life is about. Disappointment is only possible when
expectation was present I told you this things so that when
they happen you won’t be offended in
me Expect the worst so you won’t be
disappointed Nothing can frustrate the enemy if the
enemy put you in jail and you tell the
enemy you expected this, you took
away the power of the prison If you use the death of a person to be
depressed as a church for 10 weeks,
you have brought a disgrace to God I imagine life without you I have attended my wife’s funeral We don’t expect change, but the only
thing we are guaranteed is change I’ve been to my own funeral, and by
the way I already saw who was there,
you better be there
And I made a deal with myself, if
anybody come to my funeral without
wearing a bright color, I’m going to get up out of the casket, walk to you,
slap your face, go back in the casket
lay down and die again. I want colors, yellow tie, pink socks, I
want blue shoes, red skirts, you all no
come here In no black We don’t mourn as those who don’t
have hope I want all men to wear fine red tie, blue
tie, yellow tie, if you got the victory,
dress like it, if death got no sting then
why death make you look gloomy Don’t expect me to be your pastor
forever Philippians 3:12/13 Forgetting is necessary for moving Forgetting what is behind you press
forward
Your boyfriend/girlfriend left you for
another fella so what you gonna do?
forget them, cry a couple of days it’s
ok, then after forget them, you were not born with them, only the mature
think like this, it was good, I enjoyed
it, let’s move on Excerpts from Dr. Myles Monroe
sermon on obituary”
RomanceRe: Man Buys 99 Iphones To Propose To His Girlfriend; She Says No (Picture) by jonglexer: 4:30pm On Nov 11, 2014
the girl needed 100
Christianity EtcRich Churches,poor Members by jonglexer(op): 1:45pm On Oct 25, 2014
In the early days of Christianity in
Nigeria the church was at the forefront
of society’s development building
schools, hospitals, vocational skills
acquisition centres, farms and cottage
industries, among others. They offered scholarships, gave free
books and teaching aids, and gave
food, clothing and shelter to those
deprived of these necessities.
Notwithstanding that the central
theme of sermons was on preparing for the life after death, the church tried
as much as possible to ensure that
members and those who dared to
come into God’s house had a good life
before death. The satisfaction of the church was the
welfare of members and the success of
the church was seen in the number of
lives touched and it therefore offered
safe haven to people in various
distress situations such as those needing food, clothing,
accommodation, financial relief,
treatment of debilitating illnesses such
as leprosy and mental disorders and
several others. As the church ministered to the needs
of members and their lives got better
they brought the proceeds of the
works of their hands in form of tithes
and offerings to God at Sunday
services, thanksgiving and harvest ceremonies. With these, more
cathedrals, mission schools,
orphanages, maternity homes and
farms were built. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG Also more scholarships to even higher
levels of education were awarded as
the house of God indeed became the
house of plenty. Pastors saved money
for social development projects by
living modest lives usually behind the church, riding bicycles and working
their own farms in a clear example of
storing up treasures in heaven as the
Bible recommends. Fast track to 2014, members minister
to the needs of the church paying
through the nose to fund broadcasts
on television and chain of businesses
including universities, publishing
houses, nursery, primary/ post primary schools, as well as buy flashy
cars and private jets. They are
reminded daily that givers never lack. In a bid to please “God” and achieve
the elusive breakthrough parishioners
squeeze themselves dry to contribute
to various projects in the house of
God. But surprisingly their situation
never changes. The more they give the poorer they become and the richer the
church. Today’s church is an epitome of
modernity operating from state–of-
the–art, imposing edifices fully air-
conditioned and complete with
evolutionary camera, klieg light and
other stage facilities for live broadcast from the pulpit. Yet poverty ravages
the same establishment. Due to this
religious paradox discerning
Nigerians have begun to ask a
pertinent question – has the modern
church abandoned social service that the old church used so effectively to
warm itself into the hearts of many? Take this: July 6, 2014 in a church in
Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, a priest
held the congregation spell-bound
with his homily. His delivery was
superb. Emphasis was to shift to
appreciating what God has done for all by been generous in the Harvest
contributions. He started by calling on those who
wanted to appreciate God with
N200,000 to come forward for special
blessing. From N200,000 it fell to
N150,000, N100,000 and to N50,000
to N5,000 and below. Although nobody came out for a supposed
N200,000 blessing, the priest at the
end of the day asked the entire church
to stand for general blessing. Oritsejafor Oritsejafor To the conservative Catholics it was
taking revenue drive too far. The
scene at the Amuwo Odofin church is
common in Catholic churches in the
country now. Before now, the
pentecostal churches appeared to enjoy the exclusivity of megabucks
from members. Some church leaders
even flaunt their wealth. Even in their
jerry-curl hair style they defend their
affluence on the grounds that “my
God is not a poor God.” The message is apparently for
members to strive to be like them as
they claim to enjoy the benevolence of
God. And so the craze for miracles that
could create rags to riches
phenomenon is unabated in our churches. Although the pentecostal
churches are in the lead for revenue
drive that see churches embark on big
projects only a few of them have
programmes to help the poor. And it is
in this area that the Catholic Church stands out. The programmes of their Saint Vincent
De Paul Society are geared towards
alleviating problems of the poor in
their various parishes. They visit,
hospitals, prisons, charity homes to
donate items to them. They identify with the poor in their parishes and
lend a helping hand. The Church is
known for their contributions in
education and health care that is
affordable by the poor. But unlike
before, the Catholic church in Nigeria appears to have joined the race to
grab and grab from church members
or parishoners. The harvest period in some churches
last up to six months. The mass is
usually longer for speeches and
announcements that plead to
members to appreciate God. Although
members, in many cases, attest to what the church does with the money,
the pressure on members to offer
resources during harvest is
unChatholic to many. Mr. Gabriel Bolade, an accountant in a
commercial bank who attends Baptist
Church, Yaba believes the church has
abandoned its members. He lamented
that the church of today has
abandoned the noble role of taking care of the weak and vulnerable in the
society. His concern arose from the
clear unwillingness to help enhance
education in the country. “Most of the private universities are
owned by well established churches
who charge fees far beyond the
means of ordinary members who
contributed to the establishment of
these higher institutions. Fees in the region of N1.5 million to N3 million per
session are charged which can only be
afforded by the wealthy. The ordinary members who helped in
donating materials, cash, labour and
even by praying and fasting for the
universities cannot afford such fees for
their children and wards.” Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife But exorbitant fee is not the exclusive
preserve of Pentecostal churches.
Mission schools handed back by
government to the churches that
established them some years back as
part of strategies to improve education in the country have now been caught
in the web. The schools owned by
Methodist, Catholic, Anglican, CMS and
other churches that were reputed
social service providers have now
been hijacked by greedy capitalists. Their fees are no longer affordable,
just like private universities. Mr. Emmanuel Onyeji, past chairman of
the Laity Council at St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church, Okokomaiko, Lagos
put the problem at the door step of
“churches that are mainly interested in
making money” and not in the welfare of their members. “Pastors of churches often preach
about the primacy of giving at least 10
per cent of their income as tithe and
more as offering to the church. Their
focus is on prosperity mainly”. But Pentecostal churches have faulted
this claim about church members
contributing towards the
establishment of educational
institutions. In fact, Pastor David
Oyedepo of Living Faith Mission (Winners Chapel) who is Founder and
Chancellor of Covenant University was
quoted as saying that he did not build
the university with tithes and offerings
of members. But he is yet to reveal the
sources of funding. His denial, however, does not explain why
majority of Winners Chapel members
cannot afford the fees charged by a
University owned by their church or
senior pastor; yet he owns private jets
– Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream V and LearJet with
combined valued of $98.3million
(N15.9billion). The situation is not different at the
Redeemers University (RUN), owned
by the Redeemed Christian Church of
God (RCCG). While fees are also as high
as that of Covenant University, RUN
claims to have established a scholarship scheme for indigent
students. The scheme involves school
fees discounts of between 10 % and
80% for children and wards of the
university’s staff, children of pastors
and some indigent members of the church. Like Winner’s Chapel Senior
Pastor, the General Overseer of RCCG
Pastor E.A. Adeboye owns a private jet
– a Gulfstream V. Bishop Oyedepo Bishop Oyedepo That owned by the President of
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN,
Ayo Oritsejafor has just been involved
in a scandal in South Africa. It flew $
9.3m cash into South Africa where the
money has been seized by the home country although the man has
explained that he leased the aircraft to
another company and that he knew
nothing about the transaction. .
Nigeria’s government claimed
responsibility, saying that the money was meant for the purchase of arms to
fight terror and that cash payments
are sometimes effected in such deals. Ayo Oritsejiafor has admitted owning
the aircraft and also admitted leasing it
out to a company he has substantial
interest. Nigerians want to know how
this has this helped evangelism? Critics
will be quick to answer that materialism is better for it than
evangelism. Mr. Daniel Ede, a banker who worships
with the Anglican Church expressed
worry that the present day church has
deviated from the practice of the early
church in terms of assisting those in
need and he recommends immediate change. “The early church in Acts of the
Apostles sold their belongings and
gave to the needy. Some of the wealth
being made by our churches should
be used for the sick, poor widows,
prisoners, etc. Churches ought to create more welfare programmes for
the indigent and needy in their midst.
They should have schools and
hospitals that the poor can afford”. A worker in a Pentecostal church in
Lagos, who spoke to Saturday
Vanguard on condition of anonymity
said churches in Nigeria are not doing
enough to help the poor and indigent
and asked for remedial action. “The Nigerian churches are not doing
enough. The church can begin a
revolution of wealth creation and the
development of education. We need to
give in such a way that those given
will not need alms again. Education funds should be created for those
who are eligible to attend university,
but are indigent. If churches build
schools, they should dedicate a certain
admission percentage slot for indigent
church members. Of what essence is a church that doesn’t give back?” He added that “churches should help
fund businesses for church members
and may also establish food banks,
where indigent members of the
church can access food in times of
food shortage. They can also generate funds for small businesses to grow, as
well as train the owners of such
businesses”. TB Joshua TB Joshua Speaking to Saturday Vanguard, the
Benue State chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) Arch
Bishop Yiman Orkwar sees nothing
wrong in churches establishing
schools and running them in a professional manner, without
sentiments. While he is not against
churches granting scholarships to
children of the poor, he insists that
there is no way all members of the
church could be exempted from paying fees as a matter of policy as this
could harm the institution’s ability to
run the institutions properly and meet
the demands of staff. Sociologist Dr. John Akposibruke
disagrees with those suggesting that
the church has abandoned its social
service role to humanity like poverty
alleviation. “Some of the Pentecostal churches
being accused of collecting tithes and
offerings without giving back to the
needy members have commendable
welfare/poverty alleviation schemes. “I know of a church that pays rent,
school fees, medical bills and even
wedding costs of its indigent
members, but how many people can
they do this for with their limited
resources?” He explained that their efforts are not
being felt because the magnitude of
poverty and deprivation in the country
is so high that what is done pales into
insignificance. “In some churches those who need
help are up to 60% of members and
with the worsening level of
unemployment the rate is growing;
how do you attend to everybody?” He points out that some members
have developed unrealistic
expectations from their churches one
of which is that their children should
attend a church-owned university free
of charge simply because they gave tithes and offerings when the
universities were being built without
asking themselves the percentage of
these contributions to the cost of
setting up and running such schools. “Tithes and offerings are gifts to God
and the church, and like every gift
they are not returnable either in form
they were given, or by extending
discounts and privileges. “Since tithes and offerings are pooled
together to carry out various projects
in the house of God it is difficult to
determine who gave what and on that
basis extend any privilege; how can
you be sure that your own portion of the contributions was not the part
used to decorate the church or buy
musical equipment and not used to
build a school?” Investigation by Saturday Vanguard
revealed that some churches are
indeed engaged in one form of
welfare/empowerment scheme or the
other. Daystar Christian Centre runs a
leadership, entrepreneurship and skill development training for members to
empower them. While the leadership
programme is meant to impart
leadership skills, the entrepreneurship
class is a case-study based executive
business education that takes potential entrepreneurs from idea to
business plan, start up and fund
sourcing. The vocational skills development
teaches members various skills such
as maintenance of generators,
photography, cake and confectionery
making, bead making and video
production among others. The church also runs a benevolence scheme
under which foods, clothes and shoes
are distributed to the needy whether
they are members of the church or
not. The Senior Pastor’s wife has also
established a Real Woman Foundation to care for the female folk. The foundation operates an
orphanage and a street women
rehabilitation centre which imparts
vocational skills and education to any
level. Inmates of these centres are
given the kind of care and support that should have been provided by
their families. Saturday Vanguard also found out
that The Redeemed Evangelical Mission
(TREM) has established a number of
schemes to help members beat
poverty. Among these are “Career
Academy” – an after school touch up for graduates to help them secure
employment and “We Care” under
which the church pays rent, medical
bills, and gives foods and clothes to
indigent members. It is also involved
in rehabilitation of street girls through its “Rehobot Homes” programme. *Bishop Okonkwo *Bishop Okonkwo The church also offers scholarships to
intelligent but indigent members of the
church under the Bishop Mike
Okonkwo Scholarship scheme which
runs from secondary to university. Further investigations also revealed
that several other churches run one
form of poverty eradication scheme or
the other to empower members but
the impact of such schemes has
remained minimal. However, Dr. Joseph Antyo of the
University of Mkar, a private university
in Benue State owned by the
Evangelical Church of West Africa
(ECWA) believes that poverty issues in
Nigeria cannot be effectively addressed at different levels (family,
community, state and nation) in
isolation from the churches. He recommends that “churches should
see poverty eradication as a part of
their mission of evangelisation, since
not only spiritual but also material
salvation is needed to truly free
someone. Some of the money that some churches have should be made
available to their members in form of
loans and other poverty alleviation
measures, and the churches should be
able to build on their greatest
strengths which are trust and commitment rather than dependency. Churches should also motivate their
members to work or to help create
employment, since the lack of it is
probably the greatest bane of Africa
today.”
HealthLiberia's President Heart Breaking Letter To The World by jonglexer(op): 3:42pm On Oct 19, 2014
Dear World,
In just over six months, Ebola has
managed to bring my country to a
standstill. We have lost over 2,000
Liberians. Some are children struck
down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers, mothers,
brothers or best friends. Many
were brave health workers that
risked their lives to save others, or
simply offer victims comfort in their
final moments. There is no coincidence Ebola has
taken hold in three fragile states –
Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea –
all battling to overcome the effects
of interconnected wars. In Liberia,
our civil war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public
infrastructure, crushed our
economy and led to an exodus of
educated professionals. A country
that had some 3,000 qualified
doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely
three dozen. In the last few years,
Liberia was bouncing back. We
realized there was a long way to
go, but the future was looking
bright. Now Ebola threatens to erase that
hard work. Our economy was set
to be larger and stronger this year,
offering more jobs to Liberians and
raising living standards. Ebola is
not just a health crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young
people risk being lost to an
economic catastrophe as harvests
are missed, markets are shut and
borders are closed.
The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the
insufficient strength of the
emergency, medical and military
services that remain under-
resourced and without the
preparedness to confront such a challenge. This would have been
the case whether the confrontation
was with Ebola, another infectious
disease, or a natural disaster.
But one thing is clear. This is a fight
in which the whole world has a stake. This disease respects no
borders. The damage it is causing
in West Africa, whether in public
health, the economy or within
communities – is already
reverberating throughout the region and across the world.
The international reaction to this
crisis was initially inconsistent and
lacking in clear direction or
urgency. Now finally, the world has
woken up. The community of nations has realized they cannot
simply pull up the drawbridge and
wish this situation away.
This fight requires a commitment
from every nation that has the
capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical
supplies or clinical expertise.
I have every faith in our resilience
as Liberians, and our capacity as
global citizens, to face down this
disease, beat it and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are
at their darkest hour, humanity has
an enviable ability to act with
bravery, compassion and
selflessness for the benefit of those
most in need. From governments to international
organisations, financial institutions
to NGOs, politicians to ordinary
people on the street in any corner
of the world, we all have a stake in
the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens,
to send a message that we will not
leave millions of West Africans to
fend for themselves against an
enemy that they do not know, and
against whom they have little defence.
The time for talking or theorizing is
over. Only concerted action will
save my country, and our
neighbours, from experiencing
another national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen have never
been truer: “A thousand words
leave not the same deep
impression as does a single deed.
Yours sincerely,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Meanwhile, in a determined fight to
manage the Ebola Virus Disease
(EVD) which has killed no fewer
than 4,400 people, the United
Nations atomic agency has made
its plans to provide West African countries hit by the disease with a
nuclear-related technology to help faster diagnosis known.
SportsRe: Super Eagles Can Still Qualify For Morocco 2015 by jonglexer: 9:39pm On Oct 15, 2014
olupops:
I didn't watch the match .pls wat is the sore like
Your browser no dey open livescores.com??
Music/RadioRe: I Wrote A Song For Rihanna – Wizkid by jonglexer: 6:58pm On Oct 10, 2014
bobo65:
smh
lol..guy you dey fear to talk again?...you for kuku use pidgin na.......

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