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i thot he has been a member of pdp all these while...is he also calling himself a thief?

today was harvest/thanksgiving service in church. and its supposed to be a time to thank God for His goodness and faithfulness throughout the year. people came with fat offerings and goods like yam, plantain, palm oil, fowl.

but i was not really interested because i know at the end of the service all these goods wld find their way to the pastor's house. and of course, the pastor receives a good salary for his work at the end of every month.

my question;

when we give in Church, whether tithe, offering, thanksgiving etc. are we giving to God or are we giving to support God's work? these are two different things...

i was searching for some information related to JAMB and i came across this site that promised to deliver exam answers to mobile phones 15 minutes after the commencement of the exam at a given price.

this seems to be the new technology. quite sophisticated and advanced .

Dan cee: It may be true but most needfuls cannot be done there.pls can u post d website here?

just give them some time. the most needfull wld soon be done there. pple are thinking and creating better ways of meeting other pple's needs cheaper. no time for sleeping. if u sleep, u go out of business.

-yahoo was there sleeping when facebook and twitter came and took over and changed the way we connect with friends.
-i cant say about amazon, but aliexpress has shifted a lot of businesses to china
-now on feverr u can get pple willing to do things for u from $5
- trust me, the nigerian version wld soon be out and u may get hungry pple willing to wash ur clothes and iron the for u for 5 naira

i just learnt there is a site where u can get a lot of things done for u for just $5.
Haba! hw r businesses going to survive this?

Marriage is meant to be a lifetime of sharing love, experiences good and bad and making memories. A good marriage will ebb and flow much like the tidal pull of the oceans.

Edit Steps

1
Breathe. Always allow room for each other to breathe, to make mistakes and to grow. Never smother someone.
2
Be supportive. Even in a marriage, it is important to encourage your partner through thick and thin. Even if your partner comes to you with the worst idea you have ever heard, be supportive. Most ideas will not come to fruition but the support you provide will always be remembered.
3
Do NOT be brutally honest. Just because you have been married for a period of time, no matter how long, always consider your partners feelings and be tactful, always. Never be overcritical.
4
Try new experiences together. Try discovering SCUBA classes, take rock climbing, do a parachuting experience the sheer thrill of learning something new creates a positive mood boost and gives you a shared experience.
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ALWAYS, be prepared to LAUGH at YOURSELF, never take yourself too seriously.

http://www.wikihow.com/Enjoy-Marriage

ibb should have been the best president for nigeria, but ...

something happened

Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s ruler for eight years.

A former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, on Monday called for the devolution of powers between the federal, state and local governments in the spirit of true federalism.

Mr. Babangida made the call when the Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam, paid him a visit at his residence in Minna.

The former president said that besides proper devolution of powers, there was need for a review of revenue sharing formula in favour of the states and the local government councils. He said that a greater percentage of revenue should go to the state and local governments because their closeness to the masses.

The former military president also canvassed for diversification of the economy from the current mono-source – oil, to other revenue alternatives.

Mr. Babangida commended the commission for carrying out its assignment diligently in spite of the challenges.

Earlier, Mr. Mbam said the visit was part of extensive consultation with all stakeholders before drawing up a new revenue sharing formula.

He noted that the review of the revenue sharing formula was last held during the Babangida regime.

The chairman said that the new revenue sharing formula would be ready by December.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/146987-ibb-suggests-true-federalism-nigeria.html

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Statement, October 21, 2013

THE TRUTH ABOUT GOVERNMENT’S POSITION ON ASUU STRIKE
*OKONJO-IWEALA IS NOT THE ISSUE

Contrary to some recent media reports, the Federal government has not adopted a take-it-or-leave-it approach in its negotiations with ASUU. Rather, the approach is focused on positive engagement and achieving sustainable solutions to the challenges facing higher education in the country. That is why President Goodluck Jonathan recently appealed to ASUU to respond to government’s positive steps by calling off its strike in the interest of suffering students and parents.

Despite this, for several days now, some elements in ASUU have been distributing pamphlets and flyers with abusive and inflammatory messages against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in mosques and other places. This is taking academic unionism to a new low and infusing it with unnecessary politics. I am sure majority of ASUU members are not in support of this.

These messages are directed at using falsehood to demonize the Minister as callous and unsympathetic to the plight of students and parents. The major lie being peddled in the pamphlets and flyers is that Dr Okonjo-Iweala has insisted on a “take-it-or-leave-it approach” in the negotiations with ASUU. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Dr Okonjo-Iweala is the daughter of two retired professors and her father is presently a member of ASUU’s Board of Trustees and has been one for a long time. She speaks with her father everyday on the issue so how can be insensitive to issues concerning the sad state of tertiary education in the country? She understands and sympathizes with the plight of both students and lecturers. She wants our children back in school as soon as possible. Remember she is a mother and two of her young relatives are sitting at home due to the strike.

This is why government is working hard, under the leadership of the President, to seek practical and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing higher education in Nigeria. The President has made available N100 billion a year in the first instance to repair hostels, laboratories and classrooms and other facilities. An offer has also been made to ASUU of N30 billion towards their earned allowances. In fact, negotiations have even gone further than this. This is the first time, in years of negotiating with government, that significant sums of money have been put on the table for ASUU and universities on this particular set of issues. The Coordinating Minister is fully part of this.

Against this background, ASUU elements who want the strike to continue should have a heart and rethink their current take-it-or-leave-it approach to negotiation. Government has demonstrated its commitment to improving the university system. And it is even ready to do much more going forward. ASUU should listen to the voice of reason and the yearnings of Nigerians on this issue.

Paul C Nwabuikwu
Special Adviser to the Coordinating Minister and Minister of Finance

https://www.facebook.com/ngoziokonjoiweala/posts/637819239601677

they tried to convince me that a human spirit is the same as an animal's spirit- they read from Ecclesiastes to prove that. when a person dies, the body returns to dust and the spirit returns to God. and the spirit no longer becomes conscious of anything.


well, i reminded them that Moses was dead and Elijah was taken up by chariots of fire. but at the mount of transfiguration, they both appeared and talked with Jesus. so who were those pple the bible called Moses and Elijah at the mount of transfiguration?

my Jehova Witness brothers said they wont answer the question today, but will do that when they come back next sunday.

Till then, i will update you with our studies.

God will end all human suffering when His government starts to rule the world. we had a disagreement on who rules the world today. they said the devil rules, but i had a different opinion ( i will talk more on that later) but one thing amused me...

yeah, he read about the promise of Jesus to the thief by his side on the cross "today, you will be with me in paradise" he said the promise wld be fulfilled in the future. so i asked where Jesus and the thief went to when they died that very day....

so, today, we started studying from their booklet titled "Good news from God". i will read from the book and also from the bible. then they explain.

actually, they r not new to me. i've had a complete course with one of them some years back. but when i came to the point of becoming their member, i told him "no". i'm not leaving my church. so, when this new brother came around, i told him from onset i've completed their course and that i'm not ready to join their church. but he insisted he has something different to share with me. so, i welcomed him in.

i'm a Baptist, however, i admire my brothers in Jehova witnesses. i like their commitment in sharing God's word with people and i welcome them anytime they come around. this afternoon when came back from church, they knocked on my door. i opened and brought them in and we had a study. i thot maybe i should share it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w14nIDaGTi0

Sincere 9gerian: Maybe the president should even massively sack those mostly corrupt and lazy lecturers and dam the consequence. Maybe we should re-build from scratch and any of the old lecturers still interested in working will be employed under a new contractual agreement. The worst that can happen is NLC, TUC and co embarking on solidarity strike.

The best he can do, in my opinion, is to reach an agreement with ASUU to use the money they are asking for to set up industries that would be managed by the universities to generate revenue for them. If 600 billion or 1.5 trillion is used to set up industries that wld generate billions of profit annually, ASUU wont beg for money again.

but the chances are there that if u give them that money, they wld squander it or use it to build infrastructures that wont add to the country's economy.

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Senator James: @OP. One part of me want to believe you (Its not a sin to strow to Primary school to watch ball eating banana), another part is saying its a lie (You have the courage to be gisting like that in front of gun. Its not well fabricated).

Thank God for your life

my aim of writing this is not for u to believe me, but to let those concerned to know what is happening at that location. i may make out time to go inform the anglican church that owns that school. tho they've put a gate to block that road in the night. its of no use since the walls to the school has been broken and anyone can enter there anytime. if possible, a security man should be there.

as for my courage? i believed the robber was really going to shoot anyhow in broad day light. and if he shot, he may not easily get away. he was under pressure.

adeyrule: The time u wasted to advice is enough for u to disharm him

i thot about that. i doubted if he was really going to shoot considering its broad day light and pple passing around. if he shot, can he get away easily?

but my brothers told me i did the right thing. here when pple hear a gun shot, everybody wld first of all run for safety b4 asking what happen. i wld have to spend more than 2k treating the wound.

during our conversation. i remember he told me he's looking for money to travel to malaysia, he heard nigerians are making lots of money there. i told him i have a friend there and he made me understand that the jobs there are for the citizens. that as a foreigner, u r either going there for business or studies. unless he wants to go for drugs trafficking which is risky. he asked ' what about yahoo yahoo"

said he wld take it easy with because of the way i talked with him. he even wanted to give me back N500. but when he asked who i was talking with on the phone, and i told him someone was waiting for me to come and fix his laptop. he said ok, the person wld pay me... i wld get my money back.

yea. i guess i shld continue. i was pissed off by the other guys comment

i suppose my advice to the young made some impact on him from some of his comments.
he made me to know that something happened and that's what made him to do such things. and that i should know that he wld have prepared for the worst b4 coming out there, so, why am i treating him like a small boy?

eposho: Go to romance section. Hollywood story.

unbelievable, right? dont bother to read.

but if any of the security agents in umuahia should come across this post. the should know that particular primary school serves as a hide outs for these young men.




i guess am wasting my time typing this.

o boy. the young man got provoked. he stood up and wanted to test the gun on my leg. he wanted to know if God wld make it not to work...

haa! i told him to calm down...and emptied my pockets for him.... N2000 plus

but there's something i said along the line that got him angry. i guess it was when i told him am not afraid of dying. i told him how i have seen cultists gun down a final year student on campus. i told him i've commited my life to god and am not afraid of dying.

still with his gun pointed at me, but inside the polythene bag. so, pple passing on the road wont notice anything wrong btw us

well... i cant just remember our conversation exactly. i can remember i was bold enough to advice him to go and learn a skill. i gave him an example of some youth members in our church who learning one skill or the other. i look at him and to him he is able bodied, strong and handsome, that he just needed to find something doing. after that he should look for a lady that is also working and get married..... and that breakthrough may come from his wife's connection and all that. he listened to me patiently...

at moment i was still relaxed. i told him its true the is hardship in the country. we all know that, but its not enough to make him do what he is doing. i brought out N500 from my pocket and handed it to him and told him he should take that and enjoy his day. his response was to call me a correct guy but said there must be more in the pocket that i should bring them out.

the location was this primary school besides st stephen's anglican church umuahia on niger road by eket street (cant remember the name).
i was just sitting outside one of the classrooms there around 2pm watching some kids play football in the field while enjoying my banana.

i noticed a young man, quite some distance away towards a bush in the school compd carrying a black polythene bag. he walked to me and sat besides me. next he asked me when the footballers are going to come around. i just told him " i dont know" and continued with my banana. his next question was " do u stay around here?" my reply "no, my house is quite far" . next thing was for him to show me the content of the polythene bag and thats a gun.

he asked me to give him some thing. i asked " what do u want?" his reply was that i should give him anything i have......

indomitable234: If engineers are the most unemployed graduates then its all their fault,as an enginneer,u shouldn't bee looking for job,instead u should be providing jobs,let's break it down
Elect elect grad...u can work on ur own as an electrician,do house wiring,work as a communication engineer,get into the field of networking,fiber optics etc
Mechanical eng.....u can start on ur own by fixing cars engine,generators
Civil engineering,u can start on ur own as a building contractor

i've told u guys b4. most pple get their engineering jobs done by technicians and skilled non graduates. https://www.nairaland.com/1457330/unemployment-non-graduates-cheating-graduates-nigeria
those things u r things u r suggesting above are already taken over by non graduate skilled workers. and engineering equipments are quite expensive for a fresh graduate to set up a company.

few more questions.

assassins came to kill someone u know and asks u to identify the person for for them who is in the midst of other pple . u have a choice to tell them a lie that the person they r looking for is not them or ...

some1 is ill and something bad has happened which may worsen his condition if he gets to know about it. then he asked u about it. will tell the truth or a lie?