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EDonHappen:
A Professor of Entomology at the University of Ilorin, Adeolu Ande, has decried killing mosquitoes, saying the insects are friends to humans that deserved to be properly managed.

Ande made the statement on Monday in Ilorin in a paper he presented at a public seminar organised by the university.

In his paper with the title “Consider the ways of Ants and be Wise,” the entomologist described insects as the “most successful and influential group’’ of organisms in the biosphere.

He said that humans had a lot to learn from insects in order to be wise.

“Human life is beset with inevitable associations with insects that have over the years influenced human destiny positively and negatively.

“Negative influences, such as disease transmission, crop losses, food spoilage, economic losses and nuisance value caused by less than 5 per cent of insect species have been exaggerated by man.

He said that positive influences of insects are not unappreciated and downplayed.

He listed some of them to include: pollination of flowers, waste recycling and sustenance of the ecosystem.

Others, he said, include source of silk, shellac, cochineal, therapeutic agents, aesthetics, biological control agents and food source.

The don said that man deliberately misunderstood the role of mosquitoes and frequently described them as causing the diseases they transmit.

He said: “in the actual sense, mosquitoes are equally sick but inadvertently and unwillingly convey pathogens that are the real causal agents of these diseases.

“The female mosquito could be described as an example of a true mother who is forced to undertake suicide mission in its bid to provide for its unborn children.

“The adult female mosquitoes have exceptional value for child raising hence the level of commitment and risk they take on the mission that entails decision between life and death.

“The after effect of this commitment is a well thought out plan that forestalls most of the factors that may stand in the way of raising good children.

“I am sure most human females will not take comparable decision in the face of similar attendant risks.

“It is however certain that children born after well thought out and risky conditions are better posited for quality living than those produced carelessly.

Ande said that mosquitoes had proved over the years that they are our friends and allies, adding that if we like them or not, they would exist and continue to source blood from humans.

The professor called for improvement in Zoology curriculum to ensure better focus on organisms that feature prominently around man.

He said that zoologists were expected to be the foster parents of animals in the Zoo, adding that they should be familiar with their needs and their health status

NAN

http://www.looknaija.com/2017/06/mosquitoes-friends-stop-killing-unilorin-professor-decries/

This prof sef

Vokog:
Lol. You should read my reply to Kathmandu and I hope you respond to it. The fact that a group of people claim something to be a motivation for their actions doesn't mean that thing is the actual motivation for their actions. Could you explain why these people, these so called warriors of Allah, are killing more of Allah's people than they are killing infidels? Could you also explain why it's just a particular sect of people who are committing these crimes? I mean, if they are inspired by the same book that every other Muslim reads, why isn't every other Muslim killing people? Could you also explain why these terrorist organizations originated within similar circumstances? Doesn't it seem odd that the results of terrorism only lead to 4 things of which the spread of Islam is definitely not included.
1. The destabilization of the government they are operate in.
2. Foreign Intervention and occupation of that country by western forces, particularly the United States, who then act in their financial and economic interests.
3. The killing of more people and immeseration of more lives in these countries by actions of so called terrorists and foreign forces.
4. The stereotyping of Muslims in foreign countries and the promotion of fear among the general population that is then exploited by the government to encroach on the freedom of it's masses. I'll give a striking example. On Sunday after the London bridge terrorist attacks, the British prime minister, gave a speech which she emphasized the censoring of the internet as a means to curtail the actions of terrorists.

Don't you guys think? How is Islamic terrorism advancing the supposed goals of the terrorists? It's clearly doing the opposite.

Your point number 4 is way way ambiguous as it make no sense to me maybe you should explain it better

Vokog:
Lol. You should read my reply to Kathmandu and I hope you respond to it. The fact that a group of people claim something to be a motivation for their actions doesn't mean that thing is the actual motivation for their actions. Could you explain why these people, these so called warriors of Allah, are killing more of Allah's people than they are killing infidels? Could you also explain why it's just a particular sect of people who are committing these crimes? I mean, if they are inspired by the same book that every other Muslim reads, why isn't every other Muslim killing people? Could you also explain why these terrorist organizations originated within similar circumstances? Doesn't it seem odd that the results of terrorism only lead to 4 things of which the spread of Islam is definitely not among this.
1. The destabilization of the government they are in.
2. Foreign Intervention and occupation of that country by western forces, particularly the United States, who then act in their financial and economic interests.
3. The killing of more people and immeseration of more lives in these countries by actions of so called terrorists and foreign forces.
4. The stereotyping of Muslims in foreign countries and the promotion of fear among the general population that is then exploited by the government to encroach on the freedom of it's masses. I'll give a striking example. On Sunday after the London bridge terrorist attacks, the British prime minister, gave a speech which she emphasized the censoring of the internet as a means to curtail the actions of terrorists.

Does you guys think? How is Islamic terrorism advancing the supposed goals of the terrorists? It's clearly doing the opposite.

That they are killing more of Allah people than the so called infidels is contestable.
1. The people they are killing are more of those within their domain
2 how would Islamic terrorists in Lagos for example thrive if Lagosians are not sympathetic with them? To answer the question of why do they kill more of Allah people than so called infidels is because they get more of the so called Allah people that do not believe in their philosophy around them than the so called infidels. whenever they get to a place where people did not believe in Islam do they spare them?

Vokog:
What does being "vast in the Quran" even mean?

Anyway, you raised some arguments, so I'll address them. You claimed that the Islamic terrorists use the Quran to justify their actions. Now, does that mean the Quran is what motivates them to do what they do? If that's the case, then why isn't every Muslim in the world committing acts of terrorism? I mean, if according to you the Quran rightly states that killing innocent people is the best way to serve Allah, and convert people to Islam, why isn't every Muslim doing it?

And I want to ask you a question. Do you have even the slightest knowledge of the inception of Islamic terrorism? Do you know the factors that led to it's rise and growth? Could you lay them out to me?

Anyone can commit any action and justify this action with anything. It doesn't mean that this thing is what drove them to commit that action. Rather, the pattern of result of an action and results of consecutive similar actions, is a more reliable way of judging intent and motivation. Have you ever asked yourself why people who claim to be terrorists trying to expand the Islamic faith are actively killing the members of their own faith than they kill so called infidels?

It's a good thing you mentioned Osama bin Ladin. Now let me ask you a question, why did Osama Bin Laden attack the United States in 2001? Could you explain what his reason was? Now, what's the result of his so called terrorist attack? I'll tell you - The result of the Osama's attack on the world trade center and the Pentagon, was the invasion of Afghanistan and the destabilization of their government and the murder of millions of innocent lives, despite the Afghan government explicitly asking the United states to give them permission to extradite Osama and his sect, to which the US refused. Another result of this attack was the creation of the Taliban in Afghanistan from the power vacuum left by the United States. Bearing in mind that the Taliban was originally the mujahideen which the US used to oppose the Soviet forces during the Soveit-Afghan war?

I'll also like to add that Osama bin Laden was fighting along side the United states supported Mujahideen during the Soviet -Afghan war and there are claims that Osama's sect was also supported by the CIA. These claims haven't been proven to be completely factual however. But the fact that Osama fighted along side the Mujahideen is incontrovertibly true.

The question is did the terrorists use the same book as a justification for their actions? How much of this religion did you even know? If Taliban were a USA tool to fight Russia so whose tool is Bokoharam, Alshabab etc and who were they used to fight against?

Vokog:
I never said terrorism doesn't exist. I said the belief that it's an Islamic phenomenon is what's not true. Meaning, the belief that it's a Jihadist movement that originated within Islam and is supported by the Islamic society, is what's not true.

You've not made any reasonable argument here. All you just did was yell at me.

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Probably you have not watched any of the Alqaeda videos, ISIS videos or Bokoharam videos. If you have you wouldn't come here and open a thread to disgrace yourself. Please when next you think of opening a thread be sure of what you want to talk (write) about. You should also be ready to present prove. Until then maybe you should take a bow

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL
LESSON FORTY
SUNDAY, 4TH JUNE 2017
TOPIC: FAMILY CHALLENGES AND REMEDIES
MEMORY VERSE: ‘’For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh" - Ephesians 5:31
BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 19:3-32
INTRODUCTION:
Having discovered that marriage and family relationship should be precious with the various responsibilities of the husband, wife and even children, sometimes, some marriages still hit the rock. It is a known fact that life as well as marriage is not always a bed of roses. However, if Christ is permitted to reign in the "ship" of any marriage/
family, no storm will be able to overcome it. In this lesson, we shall be discussing some fundamental challenges truncating the will of God for mankind in family relationship.
LESSON OUTLINES
1. Divorce and God's remedy
2. Other family challenges and remedies
3. Separation
DIVORCE AND GOD'S REMEDY
Divorce is not the will of God for the family (Malachi 2:16). Many things could be responsible for divorce among which are: failure to actually leave and cleave to the wife as instructed (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6), giving the devil a place (Ephensians 4:27; 1Peter 5:7-9). The devil can come through gossip, false prophecy and suspicion (1John 4:1). Other things responsible for divorce include extravagance and worldliness (Ephesians 5:22-31; Romans 12:1-2), comparing your family with others, criticism and failure to forgive (2Corinthians 12:5; John 17:20), and lack of love and affection (Ephesians 5:25-28; Titus 2:4).
OTHER FAMILY CHALLENGES AND REMEDIES
Other challenges include the wife usurping the duty of the husband. This is not God's pattern (1Peter 3:4-7; Colossians 3:18-20). The head of the family is the seat of duty. When the headship of the husband is challenged, he should turn to the Lord Jesus in prayer. Otherwise, pride sets in (John 13:3-5; 1Samuel 1-9-19). The Lord's command is that we have faith in God (Mark 11:22-23) otherwise help centered on unbelief will not be acceptable in God's sight (Romans 14:23). Polygamy is another challenge. It is not allowed by God (Genesis 29:29-32). Family income budgeting can also be a challenge. The family should avoid being in bondage to creditors (Romans 13:8 ).
SEPARATION
Marriage is intended by God to be a lifetime affair. In case of fornication or life threatening confrontations, separation may occur (Matthew 5:31-32; Romans 7:2-3) temporarily while the underlying issues are being addressed.
CONCLUSION:
Jesus can make all things right. Hand over your family to God today.
QUESTIONS
1. Justify why divorce is not of God.
2. Mention some family problems and God's remedy.
3. Is separation allowed by God?

Arian11:
ah but its the truth ... nepotism at its finest

No, the selection process is very open

Arian11:
lmaoo where is the conspiracy

You've forgotten that you just said they'll put their people first.

ayommy12:
Pls I need someone to answer this question for me.
I don't have my certificate yet but have my statement of result.
Does the program give preference to those that use certificate before considering those that use statement of result? Or they don't even allow statement of result?

No.
Statement of results was what I used and I was selected.

Arian11:
them go still put their people first ..

june 17th is still too far

Conspiracy theorist

kenny987:
Na all of dem follow for supporters club o! Thank God it is touching everyone! The hunger no let church people sef show mercy.

However rather than escalate it to this level, church authorities should have taken him in, verified his story and if found to be true, mobilised funds and sorted him out. With that they could effectively speak the Word of God to him, get him to repent and then provide him some kind of job...it's a shame really.

The preacher, I'm not sure if this is too late or too little for you to do

DLuciano:
The guy is a hungry lawyer, seeking for every little avenue to enrich himself. A typical Nigerian is hospitable, tolerant, patient and sacrificial.

And this has been the reason for our country to be the way it is. Of every aggrieved parties has been suing maybe things would have been better. Until you have used your card three times you shouldn't be charged #65 but what did fcmb do for me yesterday I was debited twice yesterday for withdrawing just 17000 naira, they purposesly made sure their machine won't pay above 10000 naira so I have to withdraw twice then I only made use of the card twice and was debited twice. Isn't that a fraud? The same thing that has made politicaians to plunge us into this present serious situation. Sue them let them keep paying damages to serve as deterrent to others

And you Dinosaur are the leader of the criminals

IhateAfonjas:

N-Power is the biggest scam in the history of mankind

Yeah, people benefit from it, non existing imaginary people

Quote me if you have benefited from it

I have a 3 year old niece who loves imaginary stories, she will believe this super story

Well I have benefited from it so what's your headache?

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL
LESSON Thirty-nine
It is the our 3rd interactive section, this is where we entertain questions about the past 3 months of Sunday school lessons.


Your Privilege √√√
*To ask questions on treated lessons for Clarity
*To give critical appraisal of the Outlines
*To give useful suggestions towards better performances
*To give useful spiritual contributions
*etc

God bless you

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL.

LESSON 38

RAISING GODLY CHILDREN

MAY 21ST, 2017

OPENING PRAYER: My father, do not let our parents be guilty of their children, in the name of Jesus.

BIBLE PASSAGE: DEUT 6:6-9


MEMORY VERSE:

Proverb:22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

LESSON INTRODUCTION:

Riasing a godly generation in the midst of a godless society is a challenging task. While the responsibility of nurturing godly children falls primarily on parents, it is not confined to them only but to the entire believers’ community. Notice the sequence according to Deuteronomy 6:6-9. God’s commandments must be central in the lives of fathers and mothers first before they are taught to the children.

LESSON OUTLINE 1

GOOD AND UNGODLY CHILDREN

i. Goodly children are not the same as Godly children
ii. A child may be good looking or beautiful[in dress] but ungodly in heart. Such good looking is vanity- Prov31:30
iii. David taught Solomon with the following instructions:- Prov4:1-7
a. Let your heart retain my words. V4
b. Keep my commandments
c. Get wisdom and understanding
d. Forsake not wisdom and understanding for thy shall preserve you
iv. Solomon grew to love wisdom in line with his father’s teaching and he prospered by it. -2Chronicles1:6-12
v. The father and the mother must emphasize the significance of godliness with contentment to their children- 1Tim6:6

LESSON OUTLINE 2

EXAMPLES OF GODLY CHILDREN RAISED IN THE BIBLE.

i. Josiah walked in the ways of his father, David, and not deviate- 2Chron34:1-3
ii. Timothy was blessed to have a godly grandmother and mother who taught him the scriptures as a child- 2Tim1:5; 3:15
iii. Sons of Rechab kept the instructions of their father for generations even when persuaded to do contrary by a reputable Prophet of God- Jer35:1-6; 2Corinth11:3-4; Gal1:8
iv. Daniel and the three Hebrew boys upheld the godly training they had received and refused to comprise with others even in a strange land- Dan1:4-8; 3:16-18,28;6:3-10
v. Samuel grew in the knowledge and fear of God- 1Samuel2:26; 3:1,19.
SUMMARY- Believers children should not only be good looking but godly in their behaviors.

CONCLUSION

We should remember that s godly child is more than a virtuous child or well-trained child. A godly child has those qualities, but he also has a great affection for God, His Word and His ways.

CLOSING PRAYER

i. Father, help all parents to bring up their children in the fear of God.
ii. Every wrong foundation laid for our children, scatter, in the name of Jesus.
iii. Every enemies of our children destiny expire, in the name of Jesus.
iv. Oh Lord, let the Joseph of this nation, manifest, in the name of Jesus
v. My father, help our children to walk in your way, in the name of Jesus.
vi. My father, heal this land and the people therein, in the name of Jesus.

Trudax:
Ancient Egyptians weren't your typical black African community like the ones you'd have found in ancient Benin or Ghana kingdom. They were a mixed population, comprising of a phenotypically diverse group of people. Some looking like your present day Berbers, some bearing similarities to present day Egyptians, some resembling present day Ethiopians and some bearing features similar to you and I. So it was a mixed culture and its success shouldn't be a attributed to any particular race.

You seem to have discovered a new history of the ancient Egypt right? So the Nubians are same as Arab or what are you trying to bring in here? The fact that you always feel inferior to Caucasian does not mean all blacks are or should be. Get some sense man

oyetunder:
Well, I can see how well your parents are in bringing you up! You are still so shallow academically that you are online editing spellings. You are just an online slowpoke. And if your parents are still alive, tell them I said they are monumental failures. And in conclusion, you think you can insult just anybody online. You are cursed. Yes.

Thank you for the accolade it encourages me. Whatever, you should learn to present any of your arguments online or offline without insults it does you no good.

Peace

oyetunder:
well, you are simply a slowpoke not to be aware of how easy it is to miss a spelling thru typing with a phone. Even published books which are repeated edited still contain such errors. But to a pedestrian brain like you, such is a terrible error. Go and learn more and stop behaving like a domestic cat.

I was not taught to insult others online or offline, if it was an error that you made it wouldn't have been this terrible for you. However, instead of taking it and clarifying your mistakes you resolve to names calling this shows more about your upbringing. with this you have done more harm to yourself than any good. Like I said before learn to say something about what you know and safe yourself this kind of embarrassing moments

OLAJADON:
Nigeria is a secular state where we have both Muslims and Christians, Now CAN is writing federal government to stop Nigeria from participating in a sport because the organisers are Muslims but there is nothing bad if we participate in any sport organised by Christians or atheist.
my question is how does individual either christian or Buddhist participating in a general sport organised by Muslims affect the individual religion.
this is pure hate of Islam with no logical reason.

Logic my foot!
How does it affect a person's faith? It does my man as the sport Fiesta or whatever it is is meant for Muslim countries if Nigeria is participating, what is Nigeria participanting as? is it as a Muslim country or what? tell me more please I mean tell me something reasonable

TheVictorious:
So how is that how is that related to religious institutions?

You are probably one of the benefitiaries to be defensive. All right suit yourself I have said my own

TheVictorious:
How if I may ask

Special centres all over the country

TheVictorious:
About 90% of private universities are owned and run by religious institutions, so get your facts right.

Same people who bring down educational standards

oyetunder:
Rubbish! When other countries are busy developing practical technical education thereby producing young men and women who are qualified enough to come to African and construct bridges, roads, and rail-roads among others, we are busy upgrading under-founded 'polys' to under-founded universities. Those from China who trained practically for 2 years are coming here daily to 'boss' our boys with chains of degrees. That was how we destroyed Teachers Training Colleges...and we are now pulling down our Colleges of Educations. We want to build a nation of 'Degree holders' ? Well, let's continue to play useless politics with our education.

Wait Bro do you mean under-funded?
Guy please do yourself a favour try to say whatever you want to say in plain language to safe yourself from embarrassing moments. The best is take on a topic you either familiar with or the ones you know what to say something reasonable about

The truth is that it is the owners of those private schools that are responsible for the low standard of education in the country as most of them are either public/civil servants in charge of education or major stakeholders in education sector of the country. What do they do? They destroyed the public schools (primary, secondary and tertiary) while they encourage parents and guidance to take their children)/wards to private schools ask them all if they did not attend public schools but what did they do to up the standard? Nothing as in nofin. Some of them used government time and other resources for their private businesses and then will in turn blame the same government. Encouraging mass cheating in examinations and then will still blame government for low standards of education

fineboynl:
this government failed in all ramification. we never had this really bad like this. agriculture was boom in last administration. you never know the value of what you have until you lose them. no more jellof rice and stew

In your own word thus government brought Tuta Absoluta?

highscript:
there is no available explanation for casting spell now ""yet"" thats why I gave the example I gave.... You will forever tell us there is no explanation and we cant find God ... Your own God no exist Ni, when they cast spell it work in magic , call to your God 4 billion times on hunger he won't show up ....... I don't even want to talk about this anymore

And you feel that out prayers are not answered? Keep deceiving yourself

It's either Nairaland mods will hide this post or they'll take it to Islamic section where we will not have access to it again.

If you are in doubt ask albagdadi kingebukasblog or Felixomor


Just watch out

highscript:
I'm an atheist , there are wiccan atheist and they cast spell, there are people studying witchcraft in the universities maybe not in Africa but there are many in Europe and other continents ... Casting spell has nothing to do with God since spells,magic and the likes are science that today's science have no explanation for (now). if someone come with a remote control and a tv in year 1200 without explanation everybody will think its a magic because there is no explanation for it , there are cloaking devices now that will make you appear invisible by bending light through the garment but scientists still have a long way to go on it ...
This life is full of energy so when someone is using those energy theist should stop associating it with God ...
Sorry for my English

So you believe in casting spell that has no explanation but disbelief in God because you want to see him before you believe? Your delusion is out of this world, anyway thanks for telling the other ignorant self acclaimed atheist about atheism and witchcraft

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL

LESSON THIRTY-SIX

SUNDAY, 7TH MAY 2017

TOPIC: MARITAL PREREQUISITES

MEMORY VERSE:
‘’House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD ." - Proverbs 19:14

BIBLE PASSAGE: Genesis 24:1-21

INTRODUCTION:
Marriage is the legal relationship between a husband and wife that lasts for a life time. The steps taken before going into this journey are very important to prevent pitfall (Genesis 2:21-22). You do not have to rely on vague hunches and weird rituals to know who to marry. This lesson shall teach us the basic requirements for marriage.

LESSON OUTLINES
1. The relationship with God first
2. Godly counsel for marriage

THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD FIRST
Marriage is a creation of God. It all started from Him (Genesis 2:18 ). God will only guide His own (Jeremiah 10:23). He will not play a guessing game with His people. He wants us to know and do His will and He is actively involved in revealing it. Therefore, before seeking God's will in marriage, first have a relationship with Him (Psalm 119:130; Psalm 119:105).

You must not live your life in fear but in fellowship with God (2Timothy 1:7). Develop your God's gift and master how God deals or guides your steps (Psalm 85:. Discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have such a relationship, you may find that of man and woman very difficult. This will reduce stress, give your life meaning and prepare you for eternity (2Peter 1:3-4).

GODLY COUNSEL FOR MARRIAGE
Take heed to the following counsel before jumping into a marital relationship:

1. God does not want His people to be joined with unbelievers (2Corinthians 6:14-16; 1Corinthians 6:15-17).

2. God has placed His word in our hands so we could have a much more objective set of guidelines to follow than dreams, feelings and impulses. Despite your dreams and conviction, pray to have scriptural backing (Proverbs 18:22; Genesis 2:22; Proverbs 19:14).

3. God will work in you to do His will. He will use circumstances and situations to perfect His will for your life (Romans 8:28; Philippians 2:13). You must , therefore, remain sensitive; paying attention to doors He opens and closes to direct your path.

4. Seek the counsel of elders or spiritual heads in the church (Proverbs 19:21; 11:14; Romans 15:14).

5. Do not allow passion for sex to influence your decision or make you despise godly counsel from spiritual heads (Judges 14:1-3; Proverbs 14:29).

6. The environment you are and the peers will also influence your choice. Therefore, keep company with believers and not unbelievers (1Corinthians 15:33; 1Samuel 8:5-6).

7. You must be found working in His will (vineyard) like Adam, and doing something legitimate to earn an income (Genesis 2:15-18). Marriage is not for lazy people.

CONCLUSION:
Prayer, pure word of God, worship, fellowship and service for God and right environment are factors that aid our spiritual sensitivity. Pray for our singles today.

QUESTIONS
1. What is the first thing to do in knowing God's will in marriage?
2. Mention three things you can rely on in knowing God's will.

That's what happens when a country lacks value.

felixomor:
Firstly.
Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning God Made the Universe".... (GNT)
The Universe encompasses all planets and everything pertaining to space and matter.

Secondly, please OP have u seen any of these other planets you have mentioned with your eyes or someone told you? (Just asking)

Don't mind him, his trying to be wise while being foolish


The Hebrew word used there in Geneis 1:1
Shamayin to depict heaven(s)

Op take note