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May be they served them ogogoro in Hennesey bottle. Beware of Made in Aba products. ![]() |
This is on believable that Nigerians living in aborad out their are in the suport of distroying our Nation.God bless you well well. |
My question is why should they all travel to China to investigate that?. They can still get the information the need by phone or at least send one person. This people are wasting our money like water. |
US showcases Soyinka's work against tyranny From Laolu Akande New York THE US government is now intensifying its international pro-democratic clamour and campaign by shining the light on literacy giants whose works the government says can be used against tyranny and corruption anywhere. On that score the government has included the name of Nigeria's Nobel Laureate in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, among a shortlist of dissident writers whose works had in the past made the impact for democracy. This is coming amidst new Us-Russian Tensions and fears that the democratic gains around the world is being reversed. The inclusion of Soyinka's name is believed to be significant since the statement only focussed on few countries where it has deep concerns about the fate of recent democratic gains. In very recent times in Nigeria, sections of the media have been coming under what is believed to be a creeping oppressive attitude from the federal government's security agencies. While a bigger focus is on Russia and Eastern Europe, the inclusion of Soyinka's name is a signal to Nigeria and African leaders that the US will not look away if the gains of democracy in Africa is being sidestepped. In all, the US government listed Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) of Russia, Czech writer/playwright/politician Vaclav Havel and Russian poet and civil rights activist, Natalya Gorbanevskaya. Others are novelist, essayist and poet, Julia Alvarez, a native of the Dominican Republic, Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) of Poland, Russian poet, Joseph Brodsky, author Ninotchka Rosca a Filipino and Wole Soyinka of Nigeria. According to the statement: "These writers, and countless others, have demonstrated that literary art can be a potent weapon against tyranny, corruption and injustice. By shining a spotlight on the world's ills - and the regimes that perpetuate them - writers of conscience are doing their part to address urgent problems and hold authorities accountable." The US government described Soyinka as the "most distinguished playwright" from Africa in a statement released over the weekend by the State Department titled, "Dissident Writers Fight for Justice by Speaking Truth to Power." Although the statement was not directed at any specific country or dictator, it mentioned a shortlist of literary giants across the world, whose works could be used as "weapons against tyranny and corruption." Coming from the State Department, the statement, featured on its America.gov website, is one of the many activities of the US government to anchor its foreign policy on democratic values, the advancement of liberty and the denunciation of tyranny wherever it may exists around the globe. According to the statement, "Nigeria's Wole Soyinka, a writer, poet and playwright, has been an outspoken critic of many Nigerian administrations and of political tyrannies worldwide. Much of his writing has focused on what he calls "the oppressive boot and the irrelevance of the colour of the foot that wears it." The statement continues: "Soyinka's activism came at great personal cost. He was arrested in 1967, during the Nigerian Civil War, and placed in solitary confinement for his attempts at brokering a peace between the warring factions. Released 22 months later, after international attention was drawn to his imprisonment, he left Nigeria in voluntary exile." The statement from the State Department noted that Africa's most distinguished playwright, Soyinka, "received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, the first sub-Saharan African to be so honored." It added: "As many dictators can attest, literary artists are among the fiercest critics of human rights abuses worldwide." Other mentions of literary writers, according to the release, are stated as follows: In the 1960s, the works of dissident novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) of Russia exposed the Soviet labor-camp system. Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1970, but his fame did not protect him from persecution, and he was forced into exile in 1974. He eventually settled in the United States, living as a virtual recluse before finally returning to Russia in 1994. Solzhenitsyn's fight against authoritarian rule mirrors similar battles joined by many authors, including Czech writer/playwright/politician Vaclav Havel. As a prominent dissenter against Soviet control of his homeland, Havel used the theater as a platform to attack totalitarian regimes. Although his political activism earned him several prison stays and near-constant harassment, Havel triumphed during the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that propelled him into the presidency of Czechoslovakia (later the Czech Republic). As president, Havel led his country's transition to multiparty democracy, and he remains a deeply admired figure internationally. Havel's views have been compared to those of Britain's George Orwell (1903-1950), whose celebrated novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four paint a chilling picture of government repression, a theme echoed by dissident artists around the globe. Russian poet and civil rights activist Natalya Gorbanevskaya was one of eight protesters to demonstrate in Moscow's Red Square on August 25, 1968, against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Having recently given birth, she was not tried in court with the other demonstrators, but she wrote an account of the trial (titled Noon) that was published abroad as Red Square at Noon. Gorbanevskaya was arrested in December 1969 and imprisoned in a Soviet psychiatric facility until February 1972. She emigrated in December 1975 and now lives in Paris. Novelist, essayist and poet Julia Alvarez, a native of the Dominican Republic whose family fled to the United States when she was 10, won acclaim with her 1995 novel In the Time of the Butterflies, inspired by the true story of three sisters who were murdered by agents of the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship that once ruled the author's homeland. Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004), regarded as one of Poland's greatest poets and prose writers, fought censorship by his nation's Communist government during the Cold War years of the 1950s and 1960s. His 1953 book The Captive Mind, which explains how Stalinist regimes pressured writers and scholars to conform in postwar Eastern Europe, has been described as one of the finest studies of the behavior of intellectuals under a repressive system. Milosz, who emigrated to the United States in 1960 and became a U.S. citizen in 1970, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1980. The career of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) followed a similar trajectory. Brodsky, an essayist as well as a poet, was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1972, essentially for refusing to subordinate his writings to the ideological needs of the Communist Party. He moved to the United States and became a citizen in 1977, winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1987. In 1991, Brodsky became poet laureate of the United States. One of the most impassioned voices on the literary scene belongs to Filipino author Ninotchka Rosca. Now a resident of New York, Rosca had been a political prisoner in the Philippines under the dictatorial regime of the late Ferdinard Marcos. Rosca - whose short stories, novels and nonfiction works have won her the nickname "the First Lady of Philippines Literature" - is particularly concerned with women's oppression and gender exploitation. She often speaks on such issues as sex tourism, trafficking, the mail-order bride industry and violence against women. Of recent, the new US-Russia tensions, it is believed may be bringing back intensified American democratic values campaign abroad with a focus on eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/9.html |
But she speaks in tongues. |
Mr. Olayemi who said that though the robbery appeared like assassination said that detectives had been deployed to the area “because there may be more to it than meets the eye”.My suspicion too. |
Robbers Kill Woman In Bed With Her Husband Tunde Oyekola, Osogbo Sunday, November 23, 2008 In what looked like a bizarre killing, the people of Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Council of Osun State, were stunned when they woke up on Friday and found a middle aged woman, Mrs. Busayo Obalowu, dead following gun shot wounds from armed robbers who visited Ewesa area of the town in the midnight. Saturday Tribune gathered that Mrs. Busayo Obalowu was sleeping on the same bed with her husband, Mr. Kazeem Obalowu, when people suspected to be armed robbers shot her on the chest around 1.30 am Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, DSP Joshua Olayemi, has confirmed the incident adding that the corpse of the woman had been deposited at the mortuary of Lautech Teaching Hospital, Osogbo. He said that the command had deployed detectives to the area to unravel what was behind the murder. Sources said that the robbers had stormed Ewesa area of the town on Ikirun-Inisa-Offa express road and were robbing people of their valuables before the woman was shot in her room. Another source which said that the murder of Mrs. Obalowu might be an assassination told Saturday Tribune that the robbers might have deliberately killed the woman suspecting that she had recognised them as those who carried out the robbery that took place in the area a few days earlier. Though the husband, Mr. Kazeem Obalowu, a PDP stalwart in Ikirun, could not be met at home, many sympathizers were seen thronging the residence to commiserate with the family on the cold murder of the woman. The chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, Mr Sarafadeen Abiodun Awotunde, confirmed the incident and said that the local government had imposed a dusk to dawn curfew (10pm to 6am) in the area. Awotunde explained that the security committee of the council which met early on Friday decided to impose the curfew to check the menace of evil men who had been operating in the area. Mr. Olayemi who said that though the robbery appeared like assassination said that detectives had been deployed to the area “because there may be more to it than meets the eye”. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/619.html |
Reps off to China - To probe N8.3bn Lagos-Kano rail By Idowu Samuel Sunday, November 23, 2008 AMID suspicion over the N8.3 billion awarded by the past civilian government for the modernisation of Lagos-Kano rail line, the House of Representatives is set to take a trip to China to investigate the Chinese contractor handling the contract. There have been reports of alleged mismanagement of the contract sum, especially the $250 million paid by the federal government as upfront to the Chinese contractor; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Members of the House Committee on Land Transport led by Honourable Benard Udoh will be taking off to China today to ascertain the competence of CCECC in handling the rail line project. The House member had during the week visited the corporate headquarters of CCECC on an oversight function in a bid to determining reason behind the slow pace of work on the rail line project. The project co-ordinator, Mr. Karl Leo, had told the representatives that it was in a good mood to execute the contract in line with the terms of agreement CCECC had with the federal government on it. The co-ordinator lamented that much as his company was eager to construct a world-class rail line for Nigeria, its efforts had been slowed down by pausity of fund caused by the federal government and non-release of landed property for the rail line construction by state governments involved. Leo recounted the tales of woe his company had been encountered in handling the rail project in Nigeria, noting that rather than being paid the sum of $1.13 billion being the agreed 10 per cent of the mobilisation fee, the government only paid 3 per cent, amounting to only $250 million. Leo said his company had even invested more than $250 million on the project in order to keep it going in anticipation of further release of fund by the federal government. As a mark of the CCECC commitment to the rail-line project, the co-ordinator disclosed that the company had purchased equipment worth more than $100 million, and hence, conducted the legislators round its premises where the equipment were kept lying fallow. The Chinese company said it was not happy that the government was stalling progress on the rail line project, more so after tying down resources on it in the interest of the terms of agreement it had with the government. The co-ordinator also lamented that since the federal government called for re-scopping of the project, it has encountered difficultly in communicating with the officials on the next line of action. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/607.html |
Next will be fake prostitutes. ![]() |
Sunday, November 23, 2008 Atiku: How Obama can help transparency of African elections By ATIKU ABUBAKAR AS Election Day (United States, Nov. 4, 2008) has come and gone, it's apparent that Nigeria and the United States have something in common when it comes to electoral politics. Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa and symbolises the struggles of the entire continent. advertisement America sets the democratic standard for the rest of the world. This leaves both our nations with the responsibility of constructing and maintaining a system that ensures voters' choices are made without undue pressure, recorded without malfeasance and reported with veracity. Unfortunately for the citizens of Nigeria our imperfect and largely fraudulent system frequently produces false results. So the people of Nigeria and Africa must now rely on the prudence and diplomacy of the next president of the United States to ensure our institutions act transparently to protect democratic rights and freedoms. Nigerian citizens hungry for progress urge president-elect Obama to adopt policies on Africa that emphasise the rule of law and democratic processes. The prevalence of failed states and dire poverty on our continent are not disconnected from the lack of both. Fair and truthful elections are directly linked with growing economies that better manage natural resources, offer citizens a chance to develop better skills through the improvement of educational institutions, and empower Africa's private sector to advance and compete in the global marketplace. Our imperfect electoral system has sadly allowed for the mismanagement of our rich energy industry. At a time when the world's oil markets require stability and steady handedness, there is corruption and deception by those who oversee our precious resources. Fostering these principles would allow the president to encourage American businesses to build better relationships in Nigeria. Foreign direct investment is the driving factor for economic growth, but without strong institutions that prevent corruption and protect the private sector, it is unlikely to happen. Increased activity and investment by American businesses in our country will help foster growth and indeed can serve as an example of progress for all of Africa. A revitalised private sector in Nigeria can create more jobs, improve the standard of living for our citizens and finally assist in defeating the scourge of poverty. Economic prosperity can assist in promoting stability and security. In our most fragile regions fear is prevalent and the risk of losing a generation of young people simply due to negligence is great. We must act swiftly to teach our youths to become self-sufficient instead of reliance on handouts from foreign aid. These ideals are rooted in a political infrastructure and institutions that protect its citizens, which Nigeria is unfortunately lacking. This transformation requires time and patience, but young Nigerians need assistance now. It is critical that president-elect Obama continue to support the numerous Nigerian institutions that are providing secondary and collegiate education and training. The foundation for a strong primary education system exists, but there simply has not been the same success in building secondary and postgraduate opportunities for Nigeria's youth and potential workforce. Without the necessary education, training and skills to compete in an international job market that becomes more competitive everyday, the long-term prospects for growth become slimmer. [b] Nigeria's imperfect electoral system has produced imperfect results, imperfect leaders, and risked the future of its people. America's system, with all its imperfections, has managed to create opportunity, discover new voices for leadership and still provides a model for the rest of the world. American-Nigerian cooperation can foster the type of partnership that cannot only help the people of Nigeria, but also provide a message of hope and a blueprint for progress to all African[/b]s. Mr. Atiku Abubakar was former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/403.html |
South South governors served fake drinks From Willie Etim,Yenagoa A LEADING supermarket in Bayelsa State was yesterday alleged to have sold fake drinks for the entertainment of South-South governors during a meeting. The state governor, Timipre Sylva subsequently ordered the immediate closure of the supermarket. Officials of the State Security Services (SSS) arrested the manager of the supermarket yesterday morning. It was alleged that drinks for the entertainment of the South-South governors, including those of Bayelsa (the host), Rivers, Delta, Edo and Cross Rivers with their entourage who were in Yenagoa, for a meeting were bought from the supermarket located along the Mbiama/Yenagoa Expressway, Yenagoa. According to the Chief of Staff, Bayelsa State Government House, Mr. Samuel Ogbuku, who disclosed this to reporters who were in his office on a courtesy visit yesterday the incident forced the governor to order the closure of the affected supermarket, while investigation into the matter was still on. He said the alcoholic drinks included Crystal and Hennessey, saying they discovered that they were fake. "The situation in which we found ourselves yesterday during a meeting of the South-South governors was very embarrassing; we discovered that all the drinks we bought at the supermarket were fake," he said. The Chief of Staff stated that immediately he got the directives, he intimated the office of the SSS of the development, who then proceeded to seal up the one storey building housing the supermarket. Contacted on the development, the director of the supermarket, denied marketing fake drinks or goods, saying he was ready to carry out a laboratory test to ascertain the originality or otherwise of the drinks. He said: "My brother, as I speak to you, I still have over 20 cartons of the Crystal drink. I buy directly from the manufacturers." He decried the arrest of his manager by security operatives. The director said some of the governor's aides had stormed the store yesterday morning to complain of their findings. He said he had immediately given them the balance of their money, but was surprised that they later returned to collect about three bottles bought after collecting the balance; wondering how he can now determine if those were the drinks he sold. He, however, alleged sabotage by some persons, saying he had been in the business for over 20 years. "The government people always come here to buy drinks. How can I sell fake goods to people that patronize me? I have never indulged in the sale of fake drinks," he said, reiterating his readiness to run a test on the drinks. Meanwhile South-South Governors Forum has urged the Federal Government to adequately fund the newly created Niger Delta Ministry to address the problems affecting the region. The call was made at the end of the meeting of the South-South governors, at Government House Yenagoa in the Bayelsa state capital. Speaking on behalf of the governors, the chairman of the forum, Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross Rivers State yesterday commended the Federal Government for setting up the Niger Delta Ministry. He noted that the governor's forum was committed to developing the region. While stating that they took the issue of development seriously, Imoke stated that the forum agreed to collectively embark on infrastructural projects that would impact positively on the region. According to him, there is the need for the South-South governors to integrate their economy as a way to contribute to the development of the country's economy. The chairman of the forum said that to address the challenges of security in the region, there was need to adopt a common strategy to tackle militancy. Consequently, the South-South governor's Forum urged all persons engaging in the act of militancy to seek dialogue in the interest of peace and expressed their support for the Federal Government on its stance on the enforcement of law and order in the area. Imoke explained that the forum deliberated on plans to set up a centre for information dissemination and noted that there were more negative reports on the region than positive stories. He said: "The people of South-South are warm, hospitable and industrious, effective information dissemination will go a long way to portray the region in a positive light." On the issue relating to the participation in the oil industry, Imoke said the forum recommended that consideration be given to businessmen from the region to participate fully in the oil sector. He said the Forum thought it was proper that key appointments in the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) and Petroleum Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and other government parastatals have adequate representation from the region and called on the Federal Government to give consideration to these issues. Earlier the Forum welcomed the new Edo State Governor Adams Oshomole into their fold being the first time he would be attending the meeting following his victory at the court. Other governors at the meeting included the host governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, Governor Emmanuel Uduagha from Delta State, Chibuike Rotimi Amechi from Rivers State. The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswil Akpobio was absent. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/22/3.html |
Sultan of Sokoto to Oshiomhole: You share same burden as Obama By Funmi Mustapha Reporter, Lagos The Sultan of Sokoto and President Supreme Council of Islam, Sa'ad Abubakar, said the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, and United States President-elect, Barrack Obama, both who emerged on populist mandate, share the burden of high expectations from people across the universe. Sa'ad said Nigerians, cutting across all states, are watching to see that Oshiomhole, with his progressive attribute succeeds and urged him to ensure that he meets the genuine expectation and yearnings of the people. Oshiomhole, who acknowledged the expectation, however disclosed that he has no reason not to succeed in his new assignment, noting that he was committed to offering his best for the people. "We noted the jubilation in the state and beyond and the large turnout at your swearing in ceremony. You have the backing of the people. All eyes are on you. You are just like Obama. You are carrying an unusual burden of expectations of people. And a populist mandate. You must satisfy the expectations and the yearnings of the people" the Sultan said. Sa'ad, who paid a courtesy call on Oshiomhole on Friday, reaffirmed his faith in the ability of Oshiomhole to deliver on his electioneering promises, noting that the governor's consistent battle for the masses has endeared him to Nigerian people. He said he was confident that the civil service in the state would profit immensely from Oshiomhole's government. "I hope there won't be strike because the civil servants have their own as governor. You have to watch what you do and when you do what is right, you can sleep with your two eyes closed. You will show Nigerians how popular mandate can be fully utilised," the Sultan noted. Oshiomhole re-affirmed his commitment to the people, affirming that he was conscious of the huge burden that is placed on him. Particularly, he noted that he had drawn enormous goodwill from the Nigerian people cutting across all classes and vowed not to disappoint. "We have no reason not to succeed. But the key ingredient is that we have people who believe that they have their own governor, who they voted for, and that gives me the assurance that there I no individual or group that can hold me to ransom. My only commitment is to the people and God," Oshiomhole said. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/22/702.html |
Ukraine based Nigerian pastor: Prayers don’t develop a nation like work! Written by BILESANMI OLALEKAN Sunday, November 23, 2008 How I run Europe’s largest church "I' ll empower millions rather than establish church in Nigeria" https://nigeriaworld.com/images/news/big/international/nigerian/ukraine/pastor-sunday-adelaja.jpg Pastor Sunday Adelaja, left, prays with parishioners before delivering his sermon at a service in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Sunday Ologi was the name while hawking pap on the streets of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. He didn’t have his first shoe until he was 12. He had no father from birth. But today, Sunday Adelaja is the founding pastor of God Embassy based in Ukraine, presumed to be the biggest and largest church in Europe. advertisement THIS is a ladies’ man, anytime! He’s got the hallmarks of success: The looks, the dress sense, very confident and, above all, spiritual. He is the type that any woman would be willing to take home to see mama. With his blue blazers, blue shirt, orange striped tie, light brown trousers and brown shoes to match, you will most likely take him for a model or, better still, a bank executive. Perhaps, that is why it may be pretty difficult to believe he is a pastor not to talk of being the presiding head of the presumed largest church in Europe-Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of all Nations also known as God Embassy Church, Kiev, Ukraine. Adelaja was in the country, penultimate week, to participate in the Daystar Christian Centre annual leadership seminar. He, along with several invited guests, including Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, delivered speeches, in the course of the three-day programme. Shortly after his ministration, Adelaja retired to Daystar junior church, also within the premises, to talk to the media on his personal life, his church, his latest project in the country and the Nigerian nation. Adelaja is the only African preacher to have addressed the United Nations and the United States Senate. The beginning, however, was rough for him. He was labelled a bastard. Indeed, he was, at least going by the Yoruba culture. The ‘Adelaja’ he bears is actually his mother’s maiden name. He never saw or met his father. He never had fatherly care. Adelaja may have been born out of wedlock but his birth, in his estimation, was for a purpose: “To deliver the world”. According to him, he was told, in two versions really, that his father, shortly after he married his mother, became brutish. The royal parents of the mother felt their daughter did not deserve what she was getting from her husband, so she was taken away from him. The other version was that, “my father was poor and my mother’s parents thought the best way to protect their daughter was to take her back home. Six months after the separation, they discovered she was pregnant. That was how I came into this world. I never suffered from the rejection of not having a father because I have a heavenly father. Besides, God did that for a purpose. God probably knew that the only blood vessel and cell that will produce this particular material is the blood cell of that man and the woman. “They used to call me bastard in the village and my grandmother would be fighting them here and there. I was a bastard in the eyes of the people but God saw me differently. He saw me as a deliverer in European countries. God knew this material (referring to himself) was not going to be produced by anybody other than this man and woman. God allowed certain things to happen because of the infinite knowledge of the future. “God is saying even though this man didn’t do anything tangible in his life, he did the most tangible in his life, by sleeping with the woman which produced me. It is the same thing with Barack Obama (United States of America president-elect). His father never did anything tangible through out his life, he grew up in the village, met a white lady, impregnated her, went back to Africa, and I think that was the only tangible thing he did in his life by giving birth to Obama. And I think there are several of such in the country that are being pressurised to abort and there is the need to do away with such stigma. They were calling me omoale (Yoruba word for bastard)”. Adelaja is not diplomatic particularly on issues relating to what he considers the truth. He says it the way he feels it. This explains why he is pained that his colleagues have turned their congregations into money making projects for selfish gains. He expressed his feeling this way: “Everybody says Nigeria’s problem is about leadership but I disagree with that assertion because a nation get a leader it deserves. The leaders came in from this country, they were born, grew up within this same environment. They were not imported from Guinea-Bissau or Ukraine, they were brought up here. It is really not about leadership but our value system. Three things determine the value of a nation. The family, the educational system and the Church, because, nobody has the opportunity of speaking to over 40 million Nigerians every week like pastors. “When people go to Church, they are not going there for argument, whatever the pastor says, you are obliged to just accept it even if he is saying rubbish. Even the president of the country does not have the kind of power we have. So, we have a very huge responsibility upon us. And most of us, instead of releasing values and information that will facilitate progress, we are talking of breakthrough today, breakthrough tomorrow. What we are cultivating from the pulpit is the culture of instant gratification. We are telling people, raise up your hands if you want to be millionaire by the end of the year, na thief? And everybody will raise up his hands. You must teach them the process of production, perseverance, endurance, how to work with their hands. “Miracles could happen but nations don’t get developed that way. And the money that is coming to the man before the end of the year, if he gets it, is it not robbery? Because you have transferred the money from the one who worked to the one that didn’t work. That is corruption from the pulpit. That kind of preaching generates mentality of instant gratification. “Every message now in Nigerian churches must end with offering. You give offering for breakthrough, healing, second born, thanksgiving, celebration, so that by the time the people are being impoverished, the pastors are going about in Jeeps and jets. They are the oppressors of this world. You have 24-hour breakthrough programme. These are dubious methods of extracting the little the people have left. It is day light robbery and you are using the name of God to do it. They will say 30-day miracle, you no go sleep?” I must speak the truth to help set my country free. I know it is not right and I know it will be sinful for me to know it is not right and I don’t speak about it. Prayers don’t develop a nation. It is the work of your hand that develops a nation. Look at China, Japan, they don’t believe in God, but they are more prosperous than Nigeria. Why? They believe and strongly so in hard work. They are workaholic. The Japanese who don’t believe in God will go to hell but, while here on earth, they will be prosperous whereas Nigerians who are religious will make heaven but while here on earth, will continue to experience what we are going through. God does not and will not go back on his words. He said, `I will diligently reward the works of your hands’. Prayer does not and cannot develop a nation. We must learn the virtues of hard work. The value of hard work, we don’t have. That is why we don’t want to know how the man makes his money, whether he is a ritualist, 419ner, fraudster, we don’t want to know provided we can take from him. Where is our values?” Over 70 churches have been planted by Adelaja in various parts of the globe. Would he consider having a branch of his ministry in his mother land? He said he would rather do something to improve the lives of Nigerians than plant a church in the country, thereby generating unnecessary competition.”Is it another church Nigeria needs? Just for me to add my own name? It is all about egocentrism. You must bring the success of overseas back home. I am not coming to Nigeria to build church and I will not have church here. I don’t want to send fears to other pastors. I also want to give my colleagues chance and that is why we are working together. They are my friends. When I start doing my own thing, I become a competitor. We have too many churches already. Infact, the challenge now is even how to do Church properly”, he replied. One of the ways of improving the lives of the people is the inauguration of a micro-finance bank which he said Lagos State governor has graciously accepted to launch on Saturday.”It is a joint effort between I and some of my partners. I had to dispose some of my investments both in America and Ukraine, the same thing with my partners, in order to bring this project alive. It is going to be collateral and security free. It is mainly to help reduce and alleviate poverty for 40 million Africans for the next 20 years. We want to go to 4000 villages in Nigeria and 40,000 villages all over Africa. Poverty is one of the most endemic problems in the continent”, Adelaja explained. Unlike his colleagues, the pastor is not running any radio or television programmes. Is it that he does not want to expand the work of God further or he does not believe in the medium? He pointed out that it is not his style to follow what is in vogue.”I am a strategist”, he shot back. Besides, he stressed that some of the television programmes are artificial.”Most of them do it not because they are really effective but because of ego. They are there because they want to say, through such programmes, that ‘I am a national celebrity, I have arrived’. It is not very strange that I am not on television or anywhere. When you see me on television or in the newspapers, it will be through press conferences like this but I don’t have a programme that is television or radio based. “People in Nigeria don’t know me. I am a strategist. I do things that will give me maximum delivery. I know a lot of my friends, not just in Nigeria but all over the world, who are on television and radio. I know people, not only in Nigeria but abroad, who spend 12, 10, 20 million dollars on television programmes every year. Do you know who pays for it. It is actually you that pay for it. I cannot imagine that happening to me. “The poor people who are not as poor as that of Nigeria here, that they will be bringing their sweat and labour, and me pastor, because I want to expand my reach and be more popular, I will be putting pressure on them by organising church programmes. No I don’t do that. I am different. People who do the unusual are usually different. I don’t do what people do. I do something differently”. One of the reasons God Embassy became a phenomenon in Europe, Adelaja stated, was the church’s pragmatic move and actions on issues affecting the environment. The church, it was learnt, spearheaded the popular orange revolution that brought the new leadership in Ukraine in 2004. Between one to two thousand people are fed daily in the church’s Stephania Soup Kitchen, making it two million in the past six years. Over 3000 people are set free from drug and alcohol addiction. There are homes for street and abandoned children where over 2000 have been reconnected to their families”, he added. http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/324.html |
Obama phones Yar’Adua, discusses African Affairs By Yusuph Olaniyonu, 11.23.2008 Sunday, November 23, 2008 United States of America's President-elect, Senator Barrack Obama last Thursday called President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on phone and had extensive discussion on a wide range of issues. Sources close to Aso Rock told THISDAY that the phone conversation was initiated by the US President-elect who expressed appreciation for the congratulatory message the Nigerian President sent him shortly after his election on November 5. Obama is said to have told Yar'Adua that his administration intends to maintain the strong relationship US has with Africa and Nigeria in particular. He also discussed several issues with Yar'Adua bordering on the economy, social and political areas. Several issues on Afro-US relations and common areas of co-operation between Nigeria and the United States were also discussed by the two leaders. Sources noted that apart from the general discussions, the US President-elect expressed his desire to host Yar'Adua in Washington after his inauguration. Yar'Adua while congratulating Obama shortly after the US Presidential election was concluded stated that: “On this epic day in the political history of the United States of America, at this defining moment in the evolutionary history of the democratic world, the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria felicitate with you on your momentous victory at the presidential election. “While wishing you and your team a successful transition, I look forward to even more robust bilateral relations between Nigeria and the United States of America, and more productive partnership between Africa and the United States of America in the quest for a more stable, secure, just and equitable world.” http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/23/210.html |
How does it work? Will God take the gift away from you if you back slide from your born again. I am asking this because a girl friend of mine that attends Christ embassy speak in tongues very well and at any slightest opportunity to pray but she lives with her boyfriend who is also born again but does not speak in tongues. Could it be that God is not interested in fornication as a sin again?. C. embassy members always say: I am the righteousness of God and as such do not really ask God for forgiveness. Is that proper? |
Ribadu in the course of his duty, Took sides with OBJ and against everyone who does not support OBJ.I dont know why you guys are rejoicing on Ribadus arrest. This is a triumph of evil over good and it means the bad guys will buy themselves drink and pat each other. yaradua obviously is in Ibori's clique and they hatched this plan to disgrace the guy. The only person i pity is Waziri because she will be disgraced like this someday. Nigeria has a very long way to go and I cant believe that Nigerian citizens go about their business after an evil like this has been committed. What is NANS doing again? |
Look the reason Dora is yet to get in trouble is because those who import fake drugs do not have the amount of political clout that those who Ribadu fought against has.. You try well well McKren. |
most sensible [/b]people send their househelps to school these days, albeit public schools.Not sensible per say but [b]compassionate housewives. The wicked ones enslave their housemaids although they have too much sense. |
I haven't heard it before o. |
shut up jor. You and DZ needs to get married. y'all wahala is too much. Her ekiti thread got me bannedWho is this? That thread also killed DeepZone with one bullet in the skull. Seun must be the grandson of Sani Abacha. |
Pataki is the winner, no need to vote. Dude needs that money more than any other. If you can include a bag of beans and one carton of tomato paste, it'll be appreciated. ![]() |
@posterMother? Are you ?What if your mum is dead? |
It's one thing trying to impregnate an unhygenic chic like u with putrescent birth canal and trying to impregnate a classy chic.You are a social risk. The fact that you lay around random floozies gives me goose pimples because your unlucky wife will bear the brunt of your STD's. |
Those toxic farts of yours?? ***Sauron faints***They are not toxic rather they are environmentally friendly. Ask Al Gore ![]() You are presenting it like you are doing her a favor. i pity her tho because before 4th child, you will be out there in the street chasing sweet 16.Accidents happen although you may be right because it will be a miracle for a man whose sperm swims backwards to even impregnate a woman once. i will love to hear the testimony sha. |
If we pass it around.Write down your blue print for me on how it'll become a success and will it hurt if you lead this crusade? Lol, start by banning veteran tribalists like sisjinx and Mcusman, they bring out the demon in me . |
I'd feel better shagging me wife after child-birth because i know i am the culprit that made her cooch that way in the first place. Tongue Tongue Tongue TongueYes including my farts You are presenting it like you are doing her a favor. i pity her tho because before 4th child, you will be out there in the street chasing sweet 16. |
It's no rocket science. . . . baby mama's honey-pot has lost it's elastic limit while non-baby mama's is intact(at least the decent ones). Grin TongueDoes it mean that if your wife gives birth to one child, you will cease from shagging her because her elastic limit is off the hook? |
It seems Deepy is dyslexic. . . . .If you just want to shag, whats the problem here? is there any difference between a baby mamas honey pot and non baby mamas honey pot? the thing na elastic oo. ![]() |
Never!!!!But can phock a baby mama? |
I would take care of ma kids and forget about WOMEN. . . . .So you wont remarry should your first marriage fail?. So its better to fornicate than marry a baby mama? |
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