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A Georgia man is undecided about whether to challenge a state appeals court's decision that he must pay his jilted former fiancée $50,000, his lawyer says.

Accused of breach of promise to marry, part of his defense was that he never said the words, "Will you marry me?" to her, the court filing states.

On Dec. 23, 2004, Christopher Ned Kelley, who works in IT, gave Melissa Cooper a ring valued at about $10,000, a court document states; she accepted and the two moved to a new home. Since 2000, Kelly, had lived with Cooper, who also had a child with him, the filing says.

She says she left her job at his request to stay home and raise their child and her child from a previous relationship, according to a court document.

But after the proposal, she learned that Kelley had been in a two-year relationship with another woman that began before the proposal. After Cooper confronted him, she agreed to stay with him "because of his pledges not to see the other woman again and his promises thereafter to marry Cooper," the court document states.

But in April 2011, when Cooper confronted him about a relationship with yet another woman, he told her that he wanted to be with that woman and that Cooper and the children should move out.

"Cooper was 'devastated' by this development," the court document stated.

In response, Cooper filed a lawsuit for a number of claims, including fraud and breach of contract to marry. The Coweta County Superior Court awarded her $43,500 and attorney fees of $6,500.

Kelley appealed the trial court's decision, claiming his promise to marry was part of a "meretricious relationship and therefore not enforceable," a court documents states.

"We never had very many discussions around marriage. I personally never initiated any conversations around marriage," he said, according to the Georgia appeals court ruling.

In court proceedings, Cooper also admitted there was a time she had a "relationship" with someone else after the proposal, a court document states.

In answer to questions that he was seeing another woman three months before and after the proposal, Kelley testified, "It's possible."

"Throughout our ten-year relationship, there will be very emotional times and you will do things that doesn't necessarily represent, you know, the actuality of life," he said in court, the document states.

But the Court of Appeals of Georgia ruled on Nov. 22 to uphold the trial court's decision, saying the promise to marry is enforceable and the fact that the couple lived together before and after the marriage proposal is only collateral to the promise to marry.

Mark Mitchell, attorney for Kelley, said they were disappointed with the ruling and that he and his client are undecided whether to appeal this decision to the Georgia Supreme Court. Kelley declined to comment.

"The ruling and the fact that the court of appeals was divided on the issue certainly indicates the law is not particularly clear on this issue," Mitchell said.

Jason Smith, attorney for Cooper, said Georgia lawmakers should re-enact common law marriage in the state to prevent legal wrangling like this.

"By law the marriage doesn't exist, but for practical purposes, it's a marriage," Smith said. "They were together for 10 years. They acquired property together."

Kelley claimed, "I never initiated the concept of marriage with her, outside of giving her that ring," according to the court filing.

Smith said he believes the trial judge's monetary award was derived from about half the value of the home that Kelley purchased, which was worth around $86,000.

The mortgage deed was in Kelley's name, but because they were not married, she was not permitted to petition a court to award her the home on a temporary or permanent basis, which she could have done if they were married.

Cooper claimed their agreement was that she would stay home with their child so they would not incur daycare charges and that he could continue working and be in a position to buy their home.

"I always say stay-at-home moms work harder than any of us," Smith said of his client. "She worked hard for the joint family enterprise, which is what Georgia law calls it."

Smith said his client plans to use part of the $50,000 judgment to purchase a home for she and her two children. She has primary physical custody over their child and he pays her child support.

http://gma.yahoo.com/ga-man-must-pay-50-000-breaking-engagement-003334233.html

And what did Jesus and Mohammad did for humanity other than to became an iconic deity of dogmatism, hateful religion that created the likes of crusaders and Jihadist. And if you want justice for Jesus, start a campaign against the Israelites and their Roman captors that killed your Jesus. Like Nelson Mandela did for the indigenous South Africans.

Evander Holyfield paid $23 million to Creflo Dollar in tithe!!! But he's now on the threshold of abject nothingness!! So where is Dollar to bail Holyfield out of his misery Holyfield has been dupe by Dollar, but I guess duping a man is okay as long as it's a ''Holy Dupe!'' No matter how 'learned' a man is, how much respect I have for them - I lose my respect for such a person the moment I'm told they believe in the book of talking snakes!

Here at PimpPreacher.com we have just discovered two solid words that could end the Tithing Debate once and for all, (1) Evander (2) Holyfield. These two words are truly the end of the tithing discussion, because by his own admission Evander Holyfield paid tithes on $230 million. That’s right, $230 million given to Creflo Dollar’s World Changers Ministry, and It is with great sadness that we report to you today that J.P. Morgan Chase is currently auctioning off Holyfield’s home for $7.9 million.

The most recent bid on the property fell short at $2.9 million – which means if the bank accepts that offer then Holyfield will still be on the hook for the difference. Where’s Creflo? Has anybody seen Creflo?

How in the World of Tithes could this happen to a man who has paid over $23 million alone in Tithes to Creflo Dollar? Here is another question for you to consider as you replay everything your Pastor has ever said about tithing. If tithing really worked why doesn’t Holyfield have at least $10 million in the bank to save his own home?

Plenty of people are criticizing Evander Holyfield right now for blowing through all of his prize fighting earnings, but on the other hand, for the first time I understand how that could happen. Evander Holyfield really believed that if he sowed 10% of $230 million surly God would give him a 100 fold return on that $230 million. So why not blow it all, why save for a rainy day, why control his spending? According to The Gospel of Creflo - God would take care of the Tithers, and Holyfield was taught this garbage week in, and week out.

While Evander’s spending continued to spin out of control – not to mention the costly divorces – the R.O.T. (Return, On, Tithes,) never kicked in.

Can you imagine what it must be like for Evander Holyfield now that he’s faced with losing a symbol of his wealth, while in real time watching Creflo Dollar get richer and richer with every false sermon preached? While Creflo Dollars is still enjoying his wonderful multi-million dollar estate, Evander Holyfield is now on the outside looking through the window of his own home.

Another question that arises whenever I think about Evander Holyfield (The Poster Child for the Tithing Lie) is why Creflo hasn’t paid the $7.9 million loan in full for his once prized church member? It’s no secret that Creflo has $7.9 million x10 in the bank right now – so why not help a brother out – literally?

I am afraid the answer to the question also lies in the reason Pastors preach tithing from the start – Greed. Evander Holyfield is proof that you should never allow a pastor to know how much money you’re making, or have the potential to make. Pastors like Creflo Dollar have a special skill set, a special hypnotic ability to separate you from your money by convincing you that your monetary donations are proof of your obedience to God. Nothing could be miles away from the truth, but truth is also the enemy of Greed. The only way Greed can really have Great Success is if truth is thirteen cities away.

Whereas Mike Tyson chewed off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear – Creflo Dollar chewed through his common sense, and finances. Holyfield also serves as proof that in your time of great need – don’t expect the pastor who reached for your tithe to also reach for your hand and help you financially to climb out of debt. It’s not that type of relationship. The type relationship you have with a pastor like Creflo Dollar is as one sided as the Harlem Globetrotters vs. The Washington Generals, and in likewise you will never win, nor prosper.

If Tithing was true then Evander Holyfield should have the cattle that feeds on 100 hills – and not featured on PimpPreacher.com broke at the age of 51. Shame on you Creflo Dollar, and all of the members who currently ignore poor old Evander Holyfield. All Evander has to show for the $23 million he gave Creflo Dollar is his reserved first row pew – or what we can now refer to as the real “Dunce Chair.” Now the next time your pastor tells you that if you sow a seed in fertile ground then God will bless that seed please consider the following.

Holyfield gave $23 million so maybe, just maybe, God doesn’t work like that.

TJ - Church Folk Revolution!!!

http://pimppreacher.com/post/69012069835/23-million-reasons-why-evander-holyfield-should-punch

A cabal in the Federal Civil Service Commission is doing all it can to sustain its grip on the promotion of senior cadres in the federal bureaucracy as the federal government attempts to check the excess of the group.

LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that some top civil servants from the level of deputy directors paid between N5million and N10million to be cleared for promotion as directors. Those who could not pay were stagnated for over a decade.

The illicit activities of the group allegedly came to the limelight when the federal government appointed Deaconess J.O. Ayo as the chairman of the commission and mandated her to sanitise the promotion exercise, especially for senior servants who had inundated the presidency with complaints on the exploitation of the cabal.

Sources in the commission disclosed to our correspondent that the top civil servants responsible for the exercise resisted Ayo’s appointment and did all they could to frustrate her, including dropping charms in and around her office apparently to intimidate her.

Although there were claims that the commission’s boss had cut the cabal to size, sources said that all was not entirely well with the exercise as the cabal had only changed its tactics.

According to one of the sources, the cabal that had been in charge of promotion has been rendered impotent because officers whose promotions were embargoed because they did not play ball now have cause to celebrate.

LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that since Deaconess Ayo assumed office, no fewer than 2,672 federal civil servants had scaled through the yearly directorate level promotion examinations, representing over 29 per cent increase compared to those who sat for same exams last year without the usual corrupt practice.

According to an insider, there was a cabal that had hijacked the promotion exercise and officers were made to pay as much as N5 million to earn their promotion from assistant director to deputy director while those moving from deputy to director used to pay more.

“I had been a deputy director since 1998 all because I could not pay a minimum of N5milion; I strongly believed my promotion would come without bribing these people and God has done it; thank God for President Goodluck Jonathan who appointed Deaconess Ayo as the chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission.

Nobody asked for a dime from us; we all sat for the examination and the results are out and I am now a director,” a civil servant told our correspondent.

Also, a newly promoted deputy director said: “I was supposed to have become a deputy director since the last five years but the powers that be would not let that be; this year, we were all surprised when about 100 vacancies were declared in our office, and I thank God I am one of the deputy directors.”

Another official who benefitted from the promotion said integrity, hard work, impartiality and dignity will soon be back in the civil service. According to her, “the era of money for promotion has ended; may God bless this woman for us.

As long as you are hardworking, your promotion is guaranteed. This is how things should be.”

According to the spokesman of the commission, Joel Oruche, a total of 4, 493 officers participated in the 2013 promotion for the directorate levels, with 2, 672, representing 59. 57 per cent, emerging successful.

According to him, the latest record is “against the 2012 record of 4, 034 officers with only 1, 229 being promoted, representing 30. 6 per cent of the participants”.

He said the improved scores were as a result of steps taken by the FCSC and other stakeholders led by the chairman of the commission to ensure a fair and objective exercise.

According to him, measures that resulted in the success include: “Putting on hold the indiscriminate transfer of officers into the federal civil service, abolition of proper placement which is an aberration that is not traceable to any rules and regulations or guidelines in the civil service.

“Others are strict adherence and enforcement of cancellation of notional promotion and streamlining of promotion exercises on annual basis which has led to clearance of promotion backlog.”

When contacted on the development, Deaconess Ayo simply said: “The glory belongs to God and not to me or any member of my team.

All we want is the restoration of the core values of integrity, impartiality and dignity that had existed in the civil service.”

http://leadership.ng/news/071213/cash-lift-civil-servicedirectors-pay-n5m-promotion

One Nigerian general like that had the opportunity on a platter of gold to elevate himself to the rank of world greats like Mandela but tah! His greed never allowed him.

dayokanu: Its not expected that i would make sense to senseless people.

There is a Univerisity in Russia named after Patrice Lumumba a Congolese

The University has been re-named as People Friendship University in 1992

mad nigerian: OK sha....I go die and go heaven enjoy...

Abeg, make we dey play 5 GRADE A friendlies....then I am sure we are going to top the group.

Seriously, Nigerian football has serious structural problems, that is why I am not that confident.

According to the Guardian newspaper yesterday,only one friendly match is to be played by the Super Eagles because FIFA has just one free window in the month of march 2014 for friendly matches

Okupe is right. The only difference between the two is that Mandela was NEVER SHOELESS.

I asked a Muslim Friend, "where will Mandela spend his eternity?".........He said Hell Fire Of course! Because he didn't die as a Muslim.......This kept me in wonder whether God prefers routine Religiousity over Humane Behaviour.......Anyways i will follow Mandela anywhere he goes(Heaven or Hell)

I strongly advocate that the word “Mandela” should make an entry in the dictionary to mean “superior greatness.” This is because Mandela is beyond greatness, for any individual that achieves half his achievements is already great.

Anybody writing on any topic other than Nelson Madiba Mandela is writing what in secondary school we used to call "OP" (Off-Point)!

Anybody writing on any topic other than Nelson Madiba Mandela is writing what in secondary school we used to call "OP" (Off-Point)!

If Mandela were Nigerian, by now the FG would be planning to fly his corpse home from a US/UK hospital...and his state gov'nor would have started tarring the road that leads to his village.

So profound

Religious fundamentalists should learn from this.

"Strange, funny and sad watching all of you Nigerians arguing about the roots of religion brought to you by my profit lusting European fathers. Don’t you have more pressing issues in your country? The pastors and priests or what have you, have obviously turned you all to pawns, everyone of you defending where they came from, with quotations from books you believe to be written just for you. Open your eyes you guys, think for yourselves, religion hasn’t helped your country over the years, it has failed you more than you’ve gained it from it. It is your biggest problem, not even the corruption of your leaders…wake up Africa! Nigeria. My wife is Nigerian and I love her so well, that’s why I’m interested in Nigeria. I believe there are smart and great people in the country too, it is time you guys THOUGHT FOR YOURSELVES!!!"---Alex Roth on the controversy stirred by Pastor Chris Okotie on Catholicism

PS:Alex Roth is a Briton

Judas Iscariot made Salvation possible for Xtians - Lai Mohammed

Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed Judas Iscariot for decamping from Hell Fire to the APC, saying; "Judas Iscariot actually brought Salvation to the world by betraying Jesus Christ."

Judas Iscariot just announced his movement from Hell Fire to the APC a few minutes ago.

Reacting to the development, Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued a few minutes ago, said; "Christians should actually be worshipping Judas Iscariot, alongside Jesus Christ because it was the bold action that Judas took by betraying Jesus Christ that made salvation possible."

He welcomed Judas Iscariot into the APC, saying; "Nigerians can now see that all good men are joining us to rescue the nation."

Lai Mohammed said: "The reality of what just happened today is that APC is now the bride of all good men. Now that we have Judas Iscariot with us, we are sure that Satan will join us very soon.

"We are particularly happy because we have a personality like Judas Iscariot, who through his progressive ingenuity betrayed our Lord Jesus Christ for us to be saved.

"It was the price paid by Judas Iscariot that gave the Christians salvation, and we are sure he (Judas) will demonstrate such rare show of commitment and love for mankind now that he is member of our party."

Gojebor: common sense is common to those who have it.....one tin i hate is pple lik yu end up demanding to b prayed for @ death bed.

Provide proofs that the following people demanded to be prayed for at the point of death;

-Beko Ransome Kuti
-Steve Jobs
-Charles Darwin
-Albert Einstein
-Galileo Galiel etc

seyi360: A fool says in his heart, there is no God.

And a delusional spends all his adult life worshiping a god that he never seen!So tell me who is fooling who?

Christianity is a folly. A theology so bizarre and fractured it must have been created by a committee.

Christianity's moral teaching, all apparently from the same unchanging God, ranges from brutal tyranny to masochism.

Christianity rests upon a series of miraculous events but there is no evidence that any of these events actually happened outside of the religion's own sales manual.

The sales manual betrays its primitive human origins by its superstitious references to witches and demons and by a cosmology so comprehensively wrong that it is laughable.

Why do millions believe this obvious nonsense? Same reason people believe all religions--they are brought up to believe it. Those early lessons are hard to overcome.

We know religions start, live for a while (maybe a few thousand years) and then die. They normally die slowly, unless a conquering nation imposes its own religion .

In half the world, Christianity has begun its terminal decline. This will inevitably continue. Even in the USA, the last stronghold of Christianity in the developed world, belief in Christianity is in near free-fall among under 25 year-olds. At that rate it has no future.

I am reminded that dinosaurs once dominated the planet but now none are left alive. We can imagine a day, some 65 million years ago, when the last remaining dinosaur drew its last breath bringing to an end the 160 million year reign of the dinosaur.

One day, the last Christian will take his last breath and Christianity will join the dinosaurs. No-one will mourn its death. No-one will even notice its passing.

SaharaReporters has learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, today checked in at a hospital in Germany.

Last night, Mr. Jonathan had abruptly flown out of Abuja ostensibly to attend a Summit on peace and security in Africa that is organized by the French government. Several ministers and service chiefs accompanied the president to the airport for the late night flight, but only a handful of officials traveled on the actual flight.

A reliable source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that, contrary to the impression created that the trip was exclusively for the French-sponsored security summit, Mr. Jonathan and his wife will undergo tests and receive treatment in the same German hospital where his wife spent several months last year.

Our source added that the Nigerian president had been feeling unwell since returning from a recent trip to London where he was hospitalized for a serious stomach-related ailment. SaharaReporters had disclosed that the president fell seriously ill after a bout of bingeing on alcohol in celebration of his birthday.

Our source revealed that plans were made for the president to receive medical attention in Germany after Mr. Jonathan suddenly fell ill last weekend in his home-state of Bayelsa during a visit there. The president’s sudden illness almost led to his emergency evacuation to Germany, our Presidency source said.

Mrs. Jonathan is also expected to receive follow-up medical treatment in the German hospital.

Mr. Jonathan is due in Paris for the summit billed for December 6th and 7th. But our source stated that Mr. Jonathan’s ability to make the trip will depend on the prognosis of his condition and the advice of the German doctors who will be treating him.

SaharaReporters sources stated that Mr. Jonathan has had recurring abdominal troubles in recent weeks. Mr. Jonathan is notorious as a heavy drinker of alcohol, especially strong spirits.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/president-jonathan-wife-check-german-hospital

Let's go there.

I no know!

Social media critics and scammers lumped in the same basket! A blind legislature ministering to a deaf clueless executive!

"Law to restrict social media commentators"- dis one na my biggest joke of the 2013 because freedom of expression is germane in a democratic setting.I understand the Bill is sponsored by Senator Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka of APC.

I will like to share my experience with others especially those that are not aware of its existence as regards an excellent service delivery I received from SERVICOM, a government agency,which could be referred to as as the equivalent of the customer service unit in the private sector.I was piqued by the way I was treated at the Federal Inland Revenue Service,Ikeja Lagos sometimes in November which necessitated the sending of my complaints to SERVICOM.

Servicom is a social contract between the Federal government of Nigeria and its people. Servicom gives Nigerians the right to demand good service.http://www.servenigeria.

Hereunder is the genesis,I deliberately altered some personal email addresses and phone numbers for obvious reasons.



From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: "complaints@servenigeria.com" <complaints@servenigeria.com>
Sent: Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:54
Subject: COMPLAINTS AT FIRS AGIDINGBI IKEJA LAGOS

Hello

This is to bring to your attention the cavalier and belittling treatment that was meted to me at the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) office along Lateef Jakande Road Agidingbi Ikeja Lagos today(Monday 4th November 2013).My reason for my visit was to act on behalf my employers in respect of our outstanding tax liability

I arrived at the FIRS office few minutes after 4P.M to see a certain Mr Shittu who is in charge of Medium tax companies(I am not sure if that designation is correct) and was told by a man who sat in the outer office and who acted as the secretary to Mr Shittu that he i.e Mr Shittu was busy attending to some people that I should hold on for a while which I did but after a considerable period of time when I noticed that the people had left Mr Shittu's office, I walked up to the secretary once again to inform him that I want to see Mr Shittu,he told me again that Mr Shittu was still busy. Some minutes thereafter,I walked up to the secretary again but he repeated his same earlier lines.

At 6:15 PM to my consternation, the supposed secretary walked past me without even acknowleding my presence carrying his bag bidding his other colleagues goodnight.I was stupefied.At that point I was forced to knock on Mr Shittu's door to remonstrate with him but his response totally dazed me. His response did not reflect any modicum of empathy.He said any civil servant doing official work at that of the day is doing illegal work.He also added that I should come back tomorrow because that is another day despite telling him that I have been waiting for two hours.

Regards



From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 2:19
Subject: Your complaint about Agidingbi FIRS Office

Dear Mr. xxxxxxxxxx


We acknowledge receipt of your complaint about our Medium Tax Officer in Agidingbi and again apologize for the inconvenience you suffered.


We would appreciate it if you could provide us with your phone number so that we can ask you a few questions about the issue to prevent future reoccurences.


We look forward to hearing from you soon.


Regards,

xxxxxxxxxxxx Deputy Director
Federal Inland Revenue Service



From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 23:56
Subject: Re: Your complaint about Agidingbi FIRS Office

I am sincerely grateful for the steps that have been taken so far. I also received a mail sometimes last week informing me that an inquiry has started as regards my complaint.

To say the least, I am totally surprised that a governmental agency could even respond to such issues as the one I raised.Keep the flag flying.We the citizens of Nigerian can only be the change we want to Nigeria to be.

As requested, my phone is xxxxxxxxxxx.

Regards.

FOR THE RECORD: The highest number of minutes without conceding a goal in the French Championnat is 1,176 minutes by Gaetan Huard in the 1992/93 season. The longest consecutive run in the English Premier League is 1,025 minutes by Chelsea’s Peter Cech in the 2004/05 season. The most clean sheets in one EPL season is 24 also by Cech in 2004/05.

The longest clean sheet at a World Cup finals was 517 minutes kept by Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga at Italia ‘90. After not conceding in the earlier five games, Zenga was beaten by a Claudio Cannigia 67th minute goal for Argentina in the semi-final in Naples. The match ended 1-1 and Italy were eliminated 4-3 on penalties.

Lola, said to be in her 30s then and Peter in his 20s, was not disturbed by the age difference.

When the duo of Peter and Paul appeared on Teju Baby face show in 2010/2011,they said they were born in 1980.That means Peter is 33 now.I do not understand this in his 20's again.They also claimed John Mikel Obi was their childhood friend in Jos.

The resemblance is striking.No change whatsoever.