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"and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us". It is hard, but we must ask for the grace to heal and forgive them by mouth and in our hearts, so that heaven can forgive us also. We must forgive not for the sake of the offenders but for our own peace of mind and connection to God. if You have to repeat "I forgive you X, for all you have done". daily do so, However to me forgive doesnt imply trust, once the seed of distrust has been sown, healing comes with time

In a weeks time no one will remember how he won, the heavy weight champion of the world is AJ!!!, Thats all that would matter

electroTech:
It's like this Anthony Joshua guy is overated o. Though he won with his hit and run tactics, Ruiz remains a better fighter.

Great!!, now Glow can resume his half time adverts on dSTV.. Congrats

The herdsmen are not fools, they know when they are been fought against spiritually, so they relocate. However, my concern is that if such powers are readily available why not use it against corrupt and vision-less politicians against ritualist and kidnappers, Even against Bokoharam and all those drawing our collective well being backwards. Seeing thunder strike some of these heartless politicians across the length and breath of Nigeria would be a sight to behold. I am very sure the rest would sit up immediately

May God help us as parents to guide these Children. Especially the Girl child. Amen

A good man or woman despite his or her sexual urges, would first sit to listen to the spouse, raise their points and then try to resolve the burning issue before sex. She obviously is saying in a subtle way that she doesn't care - that's wrong either from a man or woman in any marriage. Infact that's insulting. The time for sex is different, the time to discuss is different. You have married a stubborn and strong willed woman and patience and prayer is the only way I know you can resolve this, You need God to touch her and then both can at least talk. Cause there would be more quarrels, there are in every marriage, is this how sex would overrule all grievances at all times?.

Good of hear of your Liberia Experience, nice country really going through an economic transition - pro poor times

BigCabal:
How Money Works In Liberia

“It’s issuing only $100 bills,” a random stranger told me on our first night in Liberia. He’d just made a withdrawal and I was next in line.

We were spending the night in Yekepa, a mining town. When that slot opened, it spat $100 bills. American money. Our hotel charged in USD – $40 per room, a healthy discount. Thank you, Melvin my man in the Star Boy shirt.

Everyone was hungry, so we went to the only open restaurant at 9 PM, a well-lit kitchen.

“Over 200 people are fed here every day,” one of the Indians running the place told us.

They charged $10 per person – an eat-all-you-can of sorts.

One full night of transactions in this country and no Liberian dollars like my Social Studies teacher promised.

The next day, we had to buy sim cards, so off we went into the market. The shop we stopped at is run by Izu, a Nigerian from Imo State. No surprises there.

Each sim card cost 500 Liberian Dollars. Each airtime scratch card costs $1. This is where the currency gymnastics began. But guess who wants to play? Me.

“Izu,” I said, “I want to change $10 to LD. How much will you give me?”

“$1 for 210 Liberian Dollars.”

I changed $50. This is what 10,500 Liberian Dollars look like.

At Ganta – about 3 hours from Yekepa when you subtract getting stuck in the mud and a whole community coming to help you – we had to buy fuel.

The giant sign outside the filling station said petrol went for 710 Liberian Dollars per gallon. The actual pump charged in US dollars; almost $1 per litre when you do the math.

“If you’re buying above 3750 Liberian dollars,” the courteous fuel attendant said, “please pay in USD.” That’s what we did.

At the border office in Ganta, some payments are made – over $50. When we got hungry and had to go eat at a Buka where they tried to kill us with the large portions, we paid roughly 500 Liberian Dollars per person.

Over 4 hours later – when you add Immigration checkpoints – we were greeted into Monrovia with rush hour traffic. That’s good enough time to go withdraw money. And what did the ATM dispense?

We reached our hotel, more USD. And I couldn’t help but ask the people at the reception, “Are there any ATMs in this country that issue Liberian Dollars?”

“I’m not sure,” John said, “but we accept only USD.”

I asked Princess too, but her answer was a different kind. “I’ve never used an ATM before.”

When it was time to pay and we wanted to use their POS – the first one we’d seen in the country – things got a little tricky.

“I had to show her how to use it,” Toke said later. “I found that very interesting.”

Toke finds everything interesting, but what I found interesting in this case is Princess. She couldn’t use a POS, not because she wasn’t smart. She’d just never had to use it.

What she’s in fact used, like most Liberians in Monrovia and in most places around the country – no matter how difficult they’re to reach – is mobile money. The biggest forces for mobile money are MTN and Orange, both telcos — the places POS terminals can’t reach yet, telcos will.

It works like this. I asked my friend, Dounard, to demonstrate. He’s a law student here in Liberia.

“Everyone has a mobile money account,” he started talking in his most Liberian accent, where the last letter of every word is not necessary.

“So ah have it, the person you want to send it to will have it – it’s connected to phone numbers. When I want to send you money, I go to an agent, tell them how much I want to send, then I give them the money, say $20. In a few moments, the other agent will receive it. When the other person wants to collect the money, they go to the agent in their area. Show them a code, and collect their cash. The agents get a small commission.”

If an agent does mobile mobile transactions, he most definitely holds cash. If he holds cash – in Liberian dollars and USD – then he’s most likely a cash exchange pointman.

That kind of explains what happened at breakfast. We – Captain and I – went out to a roadside food place. Lapper-be-door; the door is a wrapper, basically. Kate at the shop gave me Jollof Rice and Fish for 800 Liberian Dollars. Captain had his own Jollof with three drumsticks for 350 Liberian Dollars. 1,150 in total.

When I pulled out $5 to pay, she sighed, collected the money, and went to the next shop to change it to Liberian dollars. Then I paid her in Liberian dollars.

“For restaurants,” Dounard said, “pay USD. For Lapper-be-door, pay in Liberian dollars.”

It extends to a larger part of Liberian soceity.

“When you go to the markets,” Christina Kojo said, “everyone transacts in Liberian dollars.”

Sometime in the late nineties during World War II – Liberians call their civil wars World War – Christina Kojo entered Nigeria as a refugee. Today, she’s head of E-banking at Ecobank Liberia.

“Adoption of technology has increased in the past one year. Our ATMs are beginning to dispense Liberian dollars. People are more interested in POSes, businesses. A lot of people like to hold their money and keep it under their beds. But that’s changing.”

“USD has always been a thing in Liberia,” Dounard said, “since I was born at least. Water bills are paid in USD. Power bills are paid in USD.”

After the war, the country was flushed with a ton of relief money to rebuild Liberia. Sirleaf Johnson’s Liberia where she was President for 12 years saw a lot of that – a presidential term is 6 years.

The Liberian dollars was significantly more valuable than it is now. Two years ago, it used to be about 100 to 120 LD to the USD, according to Dounard.

Today, I changed mine at 210 LD to the dollar. What does this mean in the broader context? The Liberian dollars is losing value, obviously. “It wasn’t even as high as 210 at the beginning of the year,” Dounard said.

Kate didn’t have any opinions about it though. She just asked if we were going to drop by again for dinner. We’ll still be in Liberia, sounds like a great idea to me.

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No one God cannot arrest.

what a pity, I pray she survives this. This is an example of mans inhumanity to man, and some ignorant ones would ask why some pray fall down and die prayers. This is why!. who know how she got into this, but surely this might have been done to her by those she perceived as friends, pals male or even females.

We may not fully agree on many issues with the President your husband, but married one Sadiya Umar Farouq will not happen. Even if to prove a point to the cabal that they dont own Nigeria. That marriage would not work.

The Government is Only making Nigerian suffer more. if they were sincere, the additional revenue they have realized should be spent subsidizing the cost of at least locally grown rice. That way the Local farmer is encouraged to grow more, and the populace dont suffer so much. With people not being able to afford food, hate and crime would increase and already is. While the Politicians continue to host parties serving imported rice. This Government is proving to be callous and heartless.

A good father signing for his son's future to be brighter even while yet unborn. In my view, I believe Africa is this backward cause our forefathers sat on a round table with the Devil and signed us off to hard labor, misrule, poverty, war and lack of both visionary leaders and followers.

Please stay and Play for England, we at Chelsea love you with or without playing for Nigeria. The bulk of those that might condemn you would gladly jump at playing for even Iceland as against Nigeria if given a chance.

They seem like they hypnotize the ladies and kill them without any physical injury. I also suspect they may be employing women to aid their evil ways. Whats beats me now is if the hotel receptionist can claim they don't have any incline as to the faces involved, or the perhaps the Police already know them but are keeping it to their chest. In all its sad cause this might have been innocent women just going for business.

Thats Mountain Top University right?

Nigeria is the new power house of Basketball in Africa

AwkaetitiBabe:
Please if you abuse cigarettes and alcohol, Kindly try stopping. Think of your family. Illnesses associated with these vices can reduce a millionaire to a pauper.

Let's be responsible

They want to stop, but they cant the ability has been taken from them, they have enslaved to the demon behind it. Stopping any addition is no small matter. But if there is the will, then he can still find a way but first must admit he needs help

It only confirms

1. Promiscuity
2. Willingness to go into black magic

some men like it though and are attracted to it. But then ask such men how many of them would allow their wives wear them and display it in public, then you will see a different reaction, but they dont mind it on their girl friends.

Ever single person that has been used by a higher being had to go through this similar experience. When you listen to the dissatisfaction in the spirits of great Men of God like Apostle Babalola, Dr Olukoya, Pastor Adeboye and even Men like Hitler, the common trait is the passion to fulfill their destiny, and this is no small matter. If your passion is not yet enough for people to call you mad, you have not even began your journey.

I key into this first class anointing of MFM for my children in Jesus name.

With prayer, discipline and hardwork we make great strides as a church. over 1000 First class graduates in the last decade have been awared in MFM and you dont think thats hardwork?. Your prejudice is much but hey we dont care, we are worthy of been mentioned and discussed cause we (MFM) are a force to recon with. I m certain there is a MFM member running thing where ever you are and thus the hatred and bitterness. See,if we were not disturbning you, you wont be so bent our our matter, its because we are doing something to your peace of mind that has cause your putting our matter on your head. We are 30 today, we just started.

hopefulLandlord:
Olukoya is a pastor that keeps his flock in constant fear of mundane things by spiritualising them

a student failed exam? the enemies of his mother's house is responsible

you don't have a job or you lost your job? there's a spiritual snail in your life

finding it hard/near impossible getting a husband? spiritual husbands are involved, they're the ones chasing your prospective husbands away

did you see a cockroach in your closet? that's definitely agents of your enemy at work

your business failed? its the gods of your grandfather that is responsible

so almost all prayers are directed at enemies/demons/gods of my father's house etc telling them to DIE!!!!!

but I understand cuz doing that's what the sheeples want to hear not the bitter truth, make them think they can pray away their problems and that some undetectable, invisible and intangible entity is responsible

No student really wants to hear he failed cuz he studied wrongly

No bachelor/spinster wants to hear they're finding getting spouse hard due to the fact that they're too damn ugly or have a shitty attitude or lack manners

someone whose business just failed doesn't want to hear its normal for businesses to fail as 9 out of 10 businesses fail within 5 years and he should take the lessons from that failed business to make another attempt


If Olukoya were Ray Croc's pastor, Ray would've died killing witches and wizards with prayers day after day

If Olukoya were Edison's pastor he would've spent the rest of his life fighting spiritual battles cuz he was declared "Too dumb to learn anything" by his teachers

Sir James Dyson who failed in business over 5000 attempts before succeeding would've died in church fighting witches and wizards if he were an MFM member

..And the over 300 plus 1st class MFM graduates from around the world were rewarded. The church is moving on, as Daddy GO said, this is just the beginning MFM is just starting.

He might have made a breakthrough, just because he is at our backyard in Nigeria doesnt mean he might not have hit gold. I am equally curious to know how he managed it.

Simplyleo:
Absolute nonsense and ingredients.

Obviously for the gullible ones who know next to nothing about energy. Someone up there is already talking about govt turning blind eye, lol. As expected.

The only way water can generate electricity is through dam or any waterfall where it hits a turbine blade thereby turning it and ultimately converting potential energy to electrical energy. Or water being forced to drive a turbine as in gas stations. But in this case, the energy forcing the water must come from somewhere.

But for a portable generator running on water as fuel, 100% impossible.

Pls if you know nothing about physical sciences, just hold your peace, don't bother quoting me.

The first man to make such scientific breakthrough of creating energy out of nothing will be a multibillionair in few weeks.

Gbam!!!

SSAwhistleblowe:
Mfm prayers yield results if you are able to make the sacrifice of praying at midnight and fasting .. they are not easy prayers to pray and not for lazy people.

Master?.. he is already a PRO and so is the Governor of Lagos

emeijeh:
He should be ready to master the act of HEAD SHAKING during prayers.

looking at this picture now i see why our player was lying down, the plan seems to be to block the free kick if hit under the wall. Well the keeper was too jittery and the shot was too hot.

When MFM FC was promoted to the NPL and this man came to church to encourage and thank the church for the support to football development, i looked at him and pondered on how holy everyone looks when in church, yet live double life's outside the walls of church. While the corruption in the footballing body is endemic, one is forced to wonder how come only he got suspended, didnt the search light reflect on anything the Arabs and South African man might have done?.

I wont send my kids to such a school even if i could afford it, they just over pamper the poor kids. Education at that level need not be so expensive to have an impact, but its all about class

Please ask his clubs medical team to come and validate that test, the young man must be Ok please, cant trust CAF with any yeye report.

Welcome back Home. we love you.

Hmm interesting perspective, but i wont doubt it cause if Government is sincere, they should be able to secure that stretch of road from bandits but they turn a blind eye to it

gbosaa:
There is no insecurity. It’s a plan from some evil mastermind to force people into the trains. If you are scared of driving through that route, you’d find an alternative to reach your destination.

Trains must generate revenue for the government and make the stakeholders look good. The project will be a failure if the masses don’t use it.