God1000:
Our pastors should stop going diabolical and deceiving people just to make a point.


I remember way back in 2012, I was invited to a church program outside the school campus by my friend.


During the service, the pastor started moving from one row to another telling people that cannot speak in tongue to move out, I was forced to move to the altar too, this man was using white-handkerchief on people and they were falling down and rolling on the floor speaking strange language, when it got to my turn, I simply left the altar for him, he was just looking at me.



The Bible specifically teaches that not everyone is given the gift of tongues (I Corinthians 12:29-30). That is why it's dangerous to teach that tongues are the only signifying proof of the work of God's Spirit in a person's life.

You have just nailed it. Historic Christianity does not have a place for most of the things some 21st-century churches now practice.

JohnieWalker12:
A vote for Peter Obi is a vote for your security. #PeterObi4president2023

OPG
OBI PETER GREGORY
O pọ gan

This country

Amotolongbo:
beeni o. Most especially with “shine shine” like that of Baba OBJ

Iseyin. You will get it at Iseyin in Oyo State

So Area 11 Garki has become that unsafe? I guess this was politically motivated.

Hmnn

Not again. The gospel of our Lord Jesus is so simple but in Africa we think it must be too simple to believes hence the theatrical efforts employ by some self acclaimed prophets. I

Dickens in his novel, Great Expectations published in 1861. In that story, Miss Havisham is a bitter recluse young woman who has shut herself away since being jilted on her wedding day. She never leaves the house and has stopped all the clocks so that she is unaware of time passing. She always wears her wedding clothes and has left the prepared wedding feast to decay in one of her rooms. As a result of her experiences, Miss Havisham hates humanity, particularly, men. She adopted a young girl, Estella, and is training her to be cold and cruel so that she will break men’s hearts. In a tragic accident, Miss Havisham is horribly burned when her wedding dress catches fire and she dies shortly afterwards.

That is BITTERNESS for you! It is a destructive reaction to real or perceived wrongs done against us.

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Long before Charles Dickens gave us this beautiful story from the fountain of his pen, is another character called Cain. Cain and his brother Abel had their respective offerings presented before God. It is expected that they present their offering/sacrifice in a prescribed manner that will be acceptable to God. Unfortunately, Cain’s offering is rejected and he becomes dejected about it. Gradually, bitterness creeps into him and he nurses it way too far. In fact, he was admonished by God but he rebuffs and refuses to take heed. In the passage of time and sadly, Cain had Abel murdered in cold blood.

Again, that is BITTERNESS for you! It is a destructive reaction to rejection occasioned by our non-perfect heart in doing things.

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Here comes another man, Ahithophel. Why was Ahithophel hell bent to destroy King David by helping Prince Absalom (helping a son against his father)? The answer is found in one of those dreaded genealogies people are so loath to read when they study the Bible. Ahithophel’s profile starts with fascinating and envious achievements before it drifts into his dark side. He was a famed counselor and high chief in the royal court of David who could speak as if the gods are speaking. Probably Cicero would be green with jealous seeing Ahitophel speaks. Also, his son, Eliam is on the list of David’s mighty men and of course, Eliam happened to be the father of Bathsheba the wife Uriah! (2 Chronicles 23:34, 39) Eliam and Uriah were mighty men and had served together. Eliam possibly had such admiration for Uriah and knew he could make a great husband for his daughter resulting to marriage arrangements as it was customary in that culture at that time. But one day Ahithophel heard the rumors going round the palace about David’s adultery with his granddaughter and the conspiracy to kill her husband. Unfortunately he could barely do anything. Oba ba lori ohun gbogbo (the king has power over everything in his domain)! From that that moment, David became his mortal enemy. David betrayed not only Uriah, but Ahithophel as well who was is trusted counselor. So, Ahithophel packed up his stuff and returned to Giloh. There he sat for ten years nursing his hurt, hatred, and bitterness; longing for some way to get back at David in sweet revenge but no revenge has ever been sweet in history. Then, one sunny afternoon, the message came from Absalom and Ahithophel saw his chance. It all went along smoothly until Absalom made the fateful decision to listen to Hushai instead of Ahithophel. In that moment, Ahithophel knew the rebellion was doomed and his chance to get even with David was a lost cause. Ahitophel’s plan failed and he committed suicide thereafter.

That is BITTERNESS for you! It is a destructive reaction to irreparable losses suffered as a result of wrongs done against us

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What then is the Drift? What Am I Driving At?

It is true; Miss Havisham got jilted by her lover on their wedding day according to Charles Dickens’s Great Expectation. She has every right to be bitter but she got herself killed by the same wedding gown she vows to continue to wear to show her disdains.

It is almost natural to feel bad when your younger siblings seem to be having it right when you are not getting things correct about how life works; however, it is dangerous when you are embittered by that. That was the case of Cain, feeling like big bro to Abel. Cain got cursed as his bitterness made him to kill his brother.

Ahithophel was bitter over David’s betrayal and sins against his family. It must have been a traumatic experience for him as well. Who could swallow that? Ahithophel's failure started when he thought the king David had gotten away with all his atrocities and was living without consequences for his atrocities. Unfortunately, Ahithophel had hurriedly packed up his stuffs and gone back to Giloh, he had no idea how God had already dealt with David; how Nathan had confronted him and David had broken so completely before God. Because their friendship ended, Ahithophel had never seen David’s spiritual agony and remorse. He didn’t know of David’s forgiveness by God. He knew nothing about the week David fasted and spent on his face before God pleading for the life of his child while the palace staff feared he would take his own life, because he (David) was so grief stricken.

Therefore take heed lest any root of bitterness spring up to trouble you.

Las las na you go suffer am for habouring bitterness

HEBREW 12:15

(C) LifeQuest

APC Chairmanship ish? Hmmnn! The guy is interested in becoming APC national chairman and I have seen his campaign bill board in few places. I am not a member of APC but this could be connected to it. Why wait till now to level corruption charges against. Oh, no better time than this?

All except 2, 5 & 6

Hyksos overran everywhere they went. They decimated Egypt and made Egypt to loose its civilization. Egypt was the center of civilization before the Hyksos got there. What did they do? They destroyed everything just like it is playing out in Nigeria. Tell me, what has happened to pre Usman Dan Fodio civilization of Kano, Zaria, Sokoto etc? What innovation does Fulani tribe bring except backwardness. Buhari is classical example.

I don't bother to hide mine that is seated gorgeously on my forearm.

#VINAD

Vitiligo is no a disease. It is just a collapse of a pigment

The fear a teacher's cane is the beginning of wisdom. Hu must have suffered so much in the hands of teachers for possible infractions to have conceived the idea of having improvised life jacket

NTA, of recent. It's because it reminds me nothing is working in Nigeria in spite of abundant resources. NTA has equipment, the first TV station on African soil ( from WTS) yet not clear in terms of hue colouration

1. The beginning of problems in primary and secondary school education sector in Nigeria is traceable to Schools Take-Over (Validation) Decree of 1977. That decree validated the takeover of mission and voluntary agency schools by state military governors through their respective edicts.

2. The Decree ousted the jurisdiction of courts to entertain suits on schools takeover and voided all cases in courts on the issue. It made payment of compensation to owners of schools taken over by government discretionary.

3. Schools takeover by the military governments was a misadventure. That was the beginning of the rot in the primary and secondary school system. According to a retired school principal: “You know that all the big schools we had in the country at that time produced the best and most of the big names in our society. They were all mission schools".

KWARA STATE GOVERNMENT ABOUT GRANTING AIDS

In 2020 the state announced schools to be renovated.

Take a look at the list.

1. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of existing and additional facilities, Ilorin Grammar School, Ilorin west LGA.


2. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Govt High School, Ilorin East LGA.

3. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Patigi Sec school, Patigi LGA

4. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government Secondary school, Lafiagi, Edu LGA.

5. Comprehensive renovation / construction of Offa Grammar school, Offa LGA.

6. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Oro Grammar school, Oro, Irepodun LGA.

7. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government Secondary school, Share, Ifelodun LGA.

8. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government (Unity) Secondary school, Kaiama, Kaiama LGA.

9. Block of classrooms (SS1), Government Secondary School, Alapa, Asa LGA.

10. Block of 3 classroom, Ansar Islam Secondary School, Laduba, Asa LGA.


11. Block of 4 classrooms with 4 offices (SS1A, B& C), College of Arabic and Islamic Studies (CAIS), Ilorin West LGA.

12. Block of classrooms SS1A and B and Block B, Community Secondary School, Baboko, Ilorin West LGA.

13. Block of 4 classrooms with principal's office, Government Secondary School, Okelele, Ilorin East LGA.

14. SS1 and SS3 classrooms, with an office, Government Day Secondary School, Omode, Ilorin South LGA.

15. Block of 2 classroom SS1A and SS1B, Block of 2 classrooms SS1C and SS2C, Government Secondary school, Agbabiaka, Ilorin South LGA.

16. Block of classrooms (damaged and abandoned) block, Government Arabic College, Jebba, Moro LGA.


17. Abandoned block of 4 classrooms with toilet attached (SS2), Government Secondary school, Malete, Moro LGA.

18. Block of 4 classrooms, (Sport, Bursary and Staff room block), Ansar Islam Secondary school, Ikotun, Oyun LGA.

19. Block of 4 classrooms (Classrooms, principal's and Vice Principal's Office), Ojoku Grammar School, Ojoku, Oyun LGA.

20. Block of 4 classrooms, Ajara Isin High School, Isin LGA.

21. Block of 4 classrooms with toilet at both ends, Victory College of Commerce, Edidi, Isin LGA.

22. SS1, SS2 and SS3 A & B classrooms, Oyelagbawo Grammar School, Irepodun LGA.

23. Block of 3 classrooms with an office and store, Government Secondary school, Omu-Aran, Irepodun LGA.

24. Block of 2 classrooms with 4 stores (SS Section), Osi central school, Osi, Ekiti LGA.

25. Block of 3 classrooms with 2 offices, Senior Sec school, Isolo Opin, Ekiti LGA.

26. Dilapidated 2 classrooms & abandoned 2 classrooms as extra hall, Government Secondary school, Tsaragi, Edu LGA.

27. Block of 3 classrooms with an office and store (Examination Hall), Jamat Nasr Islam Community Grammar School, Odo-Owa, Oke-Ero LGA.

28. Block of 6 classrooms with offices (Partly collapsed/ damaged), Government Day Secondary school, Okuta, Baruten LGA.

29. Block of 4 classrooms (SS2, JSS2, Staff room), Government Secondary school, Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten LGA.


For people who are quite familiar with Kwara State would see the list as very lopsided aids granting. No mention of Christian mission schools that they want to be wearing hijab. These missions still labour to maintain the facilities somehow.


THE TRUTH ABOUT AID GRANTING TO SCHOOLS FOUNDED BY MISSIONARIES IN KWARA

1. The taking over of the schools seems like an agenda by non Christians to have what they could not build.

a. Most guys at the helms of affairs in Kwara State from Islamic religion attended mission schools.

b. While at mission schools even after the takeover the issue of hijab did not arise. So why now?

2. Government is no granting aids but just paying salaries. The missions were paying their staff and taking care of their schools- well tended lawn, beautiful trees, orchards, well equipped libraries before government took over- the two primary schools I attended had libraries, well equipped home economics labs, etc which I met but the last Christmas, I wept seeing most of the classes in ruins.

3. The clamour for hijab is beyond allowing a piece of veil to cover for an identity

a. It is a gradual process to wipe out Christian identity from the mission schools

b. There have been running battle to build mosque at St.Anthony, Mt Camel, C&S, Bishop Smith, ECWA Oja-iya, Baptist Surulere, St Barnabas etc. Some of the schools are located inside church premises. It is known fact that Islam loves public expressions, a desire to be noticed at all cost at the expense of the peace of others

c. This could be an attempt to wrestle the privileges of the mission to appoint qualified members of their missions as principals. It could be a case of Alh. Isiaka Okelele- the Principal of St. Barnabas Anglican School, Sabo Oke, Ilorin.

CONCLUSION
I will rather suggest Kwara State CAN should study the agreement between government and the mission in 1974 to take action. Also, when schools were taken over, it was by decree which forbade any court action by the mission. Can it be challenged under democracy? After all the decay, the rot in the facilities in the various mission schools that government supposed to be responsible for no be here.

I don't know why government does not appoint the local board for these schools but the mission. Why do we like to copy and paste knowing for a fact that we live in different clime in Nigeria full of different culture, ethnicity and religion.

Gandollaar

Nigeria can only be taken serious if her leadership is credible at all level and inspires hope in the face of crisis.

Poor watchman. What about the moneybags sponsoring them?

The dogs are not to be blamed

So sad! Dr Richard Watuulo was one of my course instructors.

netzro:


E shock me

My conclusion, this is not Bubu

My take for the first time since 2017

Hope he does not make any careless statement that may may further cause mayhem by these agitating youth. Lazy Nigerian youth was enough!

Is Gudu/Apo Legislative Quarter Safe?

Ikoyi prison on fire

Arise Tv

I want hear at the end of that meeting that all the security chiefs have been sacked and that Buhari has accepted to throw in his resignation letter. For once, be sane oh Buhari!

Kingdemu:
It is now very clear that the Nigerian Army acted within the ambience of the law.

Section 33 sub 2 of Nigerian constitution has justified their act:

The section states;
(2) A person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in contravention of this section, if he dies as a result of the use, to such extent and in such circumstances as are permitted by law, of such force as is reasonably necessary –

(a) for the defence of any person from unlawful violence or for the defence of property:

(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; or

(c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny

Really? Whatever happens to rubber bullets and canisters? Just asking you. The clamour was not insurrection but an end to brutality and bad governance. Is that too much to ask for?

Why the march? Anything for money sha! Àwon èyan Esau. Why selling birthright on empty stomach? Just asking ni o

emillysmigael:
This is the only real Governor in the North

You took that out of my mind. I was to add, is this guy really from the North or loaned to the North? He came across as a rare breed

Antonio Dehinde Fernandez's was put at £300 million in 2003

Zzor:
easier said than done

From a personal experience helping men to live as men God created them to be.

Fgwa:

I appreciate u bro. My biggest challenge is how to tell her. My biggest fear is, if my wife will ever love me again?

Be sincere with yourself in the process. Be ready not to go back that road after your confession. Pray about it. Prepare her mind towards the confession. Don't blame it on anyone except yourself. Be remorseful, it is going to be difficult going through it together but I bet it with you, she will be willing to have her husband she fell in love with back

I think the most honourable thing to do is to confess to your wife. This may be hard thing to do but it is the best option for you. If your wife truly loves you, your confession will help the healing process of your marriage. With confession, no one will have anything not known to your wife against you. Some have been that road before. It was their confessions that helped them out.