Nigeria's'BokoHaram': Abuja sees security forces targeted

A cell of suspected Islamist militants has opened fire on security forces in Nigeria's capital Abuja, say officials. The clash occurred at about 03:00 local time after a tip off about the location of a suspected Boko Haram weapons cache, Nigeria's spy agency said. The State Security Service did not give any details about casualties. A witness told the BBC he saw nine bodies. Boko Haram is most active in north-eastern Nigeria, where a state of emergency was imposed in May. If confirmed, it would be the first time Boko Haram has staged an attack in Abuja this year. Attacks in the north-east have increased recently despite a massive military deployment to the worst-affected areas. In the latest incident in Borno state, officials said at least 87 people had been killed by militants, who disguised themselves in military uniforms at a checkpoint outside the town of Benisheik. They shot dead those trying to flee. The group wants to create an Islamic state across Nigeria and has waged a deadly insurgency since 2009. 'Digging for arms' The BBC's Mohammed Kabir Mohammed in Abuja says the shooting took place at a two-storey building which has just been built but is not yet complete. Young men have been using the building to sleep in at night, he says. The security team which approached the building were acting on information received from two men, agents said. "No sooner had the team commenced digging for the arms, than they came under heavy gunfire attack by other Boko Haram elements," Reuters news agency quotes a statement from State Security Service as saying. Our reporter says the building is in Abuja's Apo district, home to a huge residential complex for Nigerian parliamentarians. Abuja suffered two major Boko Haram attack two years ago, when a suicide bomber rammed a car into the police headquarters killing eight people in June 2011. About two months after that, the group attacked the UN headquarters in Abuja, killing 23 people. The attack near Benisheik took place on Tuesday, but news of it was slow to emerge as all phone lines have been cut off in an effort to help the military offensive. The Boko Haram members drove into the town in about 20 pick-up trucks, the AFP news agency quoted an anonymous security source as saying. The BBC's Nigeria correspondent Will Ross says it was one of the deadliest since the state of emergency was declared. In the three days since the attack, health workers have been loading dead bodies onto trucks and some reports say the militants killed more than 140 people. "Apart from the dead bodies recovered today [Thursday], we collected 55 on Wednesday and the fact is that we did not go deep into the bush where I strongly believe that many people have fallen there," Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper quotes Abdulaziz Kolomi, an official with state's environmental protection agency, as saying. There was also an attack by suspected militants on Wednesday night in neighbouring Yobe state, which is also under a state of emergency but has not witnessed so much violence. A resident of Buni Yadi told the BBC Hausa Service that Islamists attacked the town at about 22:30, burning the police station and other public buildings. "A soldier was killed in a shootout and the wife of the [divisional police chief] was burnt to death in her home," state police commissioner Sanusi Rufa'i told AFP. Local vigilante groups have been formed to help counter the militants but scores of these volunteers have been killed in recent weeks. Last month, the army said it had killed Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau but this has not been confirmed and the militants' attacks have continued.

Amaechi and Okonjo Differs On the State of the Economy.

Okonjo-Iweala / Credits: file copy RIVERS State Chairman of the and Governor Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, Mr. declared on Thursday that the Nigerian economy had gone comatose. explained that contrary to the rosy Amaechi picture painted on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, about the nation’s economy, Nigeria was battling to survive economically. Okonjo-Iweala had while responding to a call for resignation by the Amaechi-led NGF told her journalists in Abuja, that in spite of the revenue challenges facing the country, all macro-economic indicators showed that the economy was performing “reasonably well.” “The economy is doing reasonably well. It is not perfect but it is doing reasonably well. I say this because actual realities on the ground are bearing this out,” she had said. But at an event organised for future leaders by Rotary International, District 9140 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Amaechi recalled that the minister once disagreed with him when he said that poverty rate in Nigeria had risen to 70 per cent. The governor, who also flayed his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan’s advice that opposition against President Goodluck Jonathan should not come from the South-South, stated that Okonjo-Iweala had insisted that the country’s poverty rate was not 70 per cent, but 68 per cent. He said, “In 1970, the poverty rate in Nigeria was 30 per cent. How many of you know the poverty rate now? I was in a meeting where I said it was 70 per cent; the Minister of Finance said it was 68 per cent. What’s the difference between 68 and 70? “We are giving you a nation that is in a state of coma; that is what we are handing over to you. If it is a nation that is progressing from 30 per cent in 1970, we should be talking about 15 per cent now.” that the Federal explained also Amaechi Government had yet to pay fully the Rivers State allocation for July, 2013. “We (NGF) asked the Minister of Finance to resign if she is not able to man 20th September, 2013

CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND CURE FOR PROCRASTINATION.

THE slothful (lazy) man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. Proverb 12:27.
Last week,  we discussed procrastination as the bane of life's achievement. This week we are examining the causes, consequences and the way out of this monster of a habit.
To begin with, the causes  of procrastination include
a. Laziness: This is the first cause of procrastination mentioned or indicated by the the wisest man that ever lived - Solomon. Lazy or slothful people find it easy to have their way through procrastination. This way they silenced their supervisor or anyone assigned or trying to pressure them to accomplish the task.
b. Disorganization: Many people are not organized. They have many irons in the fire at the same time. This attitude, though might appear harmless albenitio have a way of beclouding and overwhelming people until nothing out of the many is done eventually.
c.  Lack of Time Table or To Do List: Many think time table stops with the school days. But think a little about it. If the school knew without it much will be undone, don't you  think that must be true for you. The simplest time table in form of to do list will go a long way to curb much procrastination. So begin each day with at least, a to do list.
The indisputable consequence of procrastination is the waste of time and lack of achievements. You see,  life is so short that from the moment you were born, we can calculate the number of seconds you have to live. The point is your life achievement is tied to your activity volume and your activity volume to time. By procrastinating, you reduce your activity volume.
What is/are the solutions to procrastination?
1. Realization: Realizing and accepting that procrastination is a monster to success is the beginning. Also, realizing that lost time come not back will keep you on the go.
2. Be organized: Create a time table and let it be workable.
3. Resolution:  Make up your mind not to be lazy and to leave what to be done now till a second later. If you need to read, read now. Just make "do it now" your motto and you will be a success.

Your life will not be the same again. God bless you.

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FG orders troops deployment in Nasarawa

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 BY FIDELIS SORIWEI, ABUJA

Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Ibrahim Attahiru. The Federal Government has ordered the deployment of soldiers in Nassarawa State to prevent further breakdown of law and order in the state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Ibrahim Attahiru, said during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, that the soldiers were a little less than a battalion. A battalion in the Nigerian Army ranges from 750 to 1000 soldiers. Attahiru said that the mandate of the troops was to support civil authorities in their efforts to curb the violence. He stated that soldiers had prevented the crisis between Eggon and Alago youths in Obi Local Government Area from spreading to other parts of the state. According to him, the federal and Nasarawa State governments were also seeking other ways of resolving the crisis without delay. He said, “Due to the heightened security situation in Nasarawa State, the Federal Government has ordered the deployment of troops as an aid to civil authority in order to prevent further escalation of the violence and its spread to other parts of the state. “It is gratifying to note that the deployment of troops in the violence-prone area has helped in curbing the spread of violence by the Ombatse and other ethnic groups in Nasarawa State. “The Federal Government and Nasarawa State Government are exploiting ways of ensuring the quick return to normalcy.” About 30 persons were feared killed in a communal clash between Eggon and Alago youths on Saturday. Some communities were also razed down and several people rendered homeless. The crisis led to the evacuation of corps members from the crisis-hit communities to the state capital, Lafia. The State Director of the National Youth Service Corps in the state, Mrs. Bolanle Olabanji, had said that 121 out of the 6,335 corps members who were serving in Obi, Dedere, Tudun-Adabu, Barkin-Kogi, Asakio and other towns were affected by the crisis. Prior to the latest crisis, 63 policemen and 10 personnel of the State Security Department were killed at Alakyo in Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state. The security personnel were on a mission to arrest the leader of the dreaded Ombatse cult, Ala Agu, when they were ambushed and killed on May 7, 2013. There were reports that two police corporals from the area who were part of the mission leaked information on the mission to the members of the cult who killed them. Attahiru, who also commented on the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents, said some insurgents who were dislodged from their camp at the Kasiya Forest, Ngazai Local Government Area, attacked Benisheik, a town in Kaga Local Government Area of the state, killing ‘a lot of civilians.’ He added that troops in the Forward Operation Base killed a top Boko Haram Commander, who is a high-value target, named, Abba Goroma. The Army spokesman said that a $10 million bounty was earlier set aside for his capture. Attahiru said as part of the efforts, the troops in the formation had conducted operation to pre-empt, dislodge and disrupt the insurgent’s activities in the North-East. According to him, in the process, insurgents’ camps located at Kitumari, Alkaderi, Kurunmati, Abali, Gajiram and Iza within the Sambisa Forest in Borno were destroyed. He said, “Other areas where insurgents’ camps were attacked, include Bubalin and Ngaram within Maiduguri Metropolis as well as Gulimba Area of Gwoza. “The division continues to dominate the area through aggressive mobile patrols of highways and major urban centres as part of confidence-building measures to facilitate the quick return to normalcy. “All these efforts are aimed at denying the terrorists the freedom of action. By and large, military operation within the division’s area of responsibility has been largely successful.’’ On the soldiers being court-martialled in Jos, Plateau State, he said the nine soldiers were still being tried. The director, however, appealed to journalists to clarify all reports from the Directorate of Army Public Relations before going to the press. He said anything contrary to such clarifications from the directorate would be tantamount to giving “oxygen to terrorism and creating undue fear amongst Nigerians".

Anti -Christ Comments: Enough is enough - christian youth vanguard.

The Christian Youth Vanguard, a coalition of various Christian youth organisations, on Wednesday in Abuja threatened to “reciprocate in equal measure” the anti-Christ comments by a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The youths said they would beam their searchlight on Prophet Mohammed and the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111. The threat is coming on the heels of comments against Jesus Christ and a recent outburst by el-Rufai that the Christian Association of Nigeria and its President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, have become appendages of the Peoples Democratic Party. The CYV in a statement by its National Coordinator, Yakubu Mecham; and Secretary, Emeka Okoli said from el-Rufai’s uncomplimentary remarks against CAN , Oritsejafor and the Christian faith in Nigeria, someone needed “to help the ex-minister before he goes completely mental.” The NYV recalled how el-Rufai recently “made blasphemous and abominable tweets about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” but that the incident was swept under the carpet for peace sake. The group wondered what would have been the consequence if such a blasphemous remark was made about Prophet Mohammed. It warned, “Enough of this insults on our Christian faith and our CAN President. The CYV hereby notify el-Rufai and his group of unpatriotic Nigerians that we will not sit back and tolerate insults aimed at our Christian leader any longer. “We wish to stress very emphatically that henceforth any further careless statements, comments or insults on our Faith or on the person of our CAN President will be reciprocated in equal measure. A word, they say, is enough. If you have read this post, you must 've seen a little of the great power the Gospel of Christ carries. You can delve into this ocean of power with this book; the power that makes the Gospel revolutionary You will surely experience God in a new and exciting way. God bless you.

Stop encouraging corruption, President Jonathan tells Nigerians

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

While addressing the 54th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Summit that held in Abuja yesterday, president Goodluck Jonathan blamed the level of corruption in Nigeria on the society. He said instead of punishing corrupt people, we reward them.

“When you talk about corruption, the private sector is involved; the public sector is involved; even the individuals, including other societies, and I wouldn’t want to mention names so that I will not be attacked. But I know that if collectively all of us don’t reward corruption, people would not be attracted to corrupt practices, but when we all reward corruption, then of course, we will be tempted to go in that direction.

“I want a society where all of us will frown against people who come up with what they are not supposed to have. If a young man who just started a job and within six months or a year comes up with a car of N7m to N15m and you clap for him, then you are rewarding corruption." the president said. More when you continue...



“So for us as a nation to bring corruption down in Nigeria, it’s not just blaming government or blaming police, but all individuals must frown at people who have what they are not supposed to have, who live in houses they supposed not to live in; who drive cars they are not supposed to drive and who wear suits more expensive they can afford.

“And until we, as Nigerians are able to do this, then invariably we are all rewarding corruption and until we stop that, I don’t think we will get to where we want to go. We believe that we should not create an environment where people would be tempted to take what belongs to the public because that is why even in the fertilizer business we talked about electronic wallet, e-Wallet, so that funds are not exposed to corrupt people"

JP MORGAN AND THE TITANIC CONSPIRACY

The tragic sinking of the Titanic has now seen its 100 year anniversary. With this anniversary has come renewed interested in this sad story. We all know about the famous passengers like the unsinkable Molly Brown, John Jacob Astor and Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon. But what many of us do not know about is the conspiracy theory surrounding JP Morgan Titanic. Since the 1830s, America did not have a central bank. Jesuits in America and internationally wanted a central bank located in America, a bank that they could use as a bottomless resource to fulfill their Jesuit agenda of taking money and planning wars and schemes in the world. In 1910, seven men met in Georgia to form a central bank. This bank was called the Federal Reserve Bank. Benjamin Strong, a representative of JP Morgan was present at that meeting. According to Jesuits, at this point they wanted to do whatever they could to bring the pope to world dominion. Three very wealthy families: the Rothschilds, the Morgans, and the Rockefellers do all the bidding when it comes to the Jesuit Order JP Moran was scheduled to travel on the first voyage of the RMS Titanic, but he cancelled at the last minute. No one will even know why JP Morgan was not Titanic bound. However, JP Morgan was a big part on the birth of this large unsinkable ship, whereas the Jesuits are theorized to be the death of this large unsinkable ship. Many wealthy men were opposed to the Federal Reserve banks. The Jesuits supposedly decided to invite several powerful men who were opposed to the Federal Reserve Bank on the Titanic’s maiden voyage. By arranging these multiple deaths in such a preposterous way, no one would know the better. John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim and Isador Strauss were those invited on the cruise who the Jesuits planned to dispose of. Edward Smith was a boat captain with many years experience. He was also a Jesuit tempore co-adjator, meaning not a priest but short robe. Jesuits believed in martyrdom, and Captain Smith was going to play this role. In a series of questionable mistakes, such as warning flares being white when they were supposed to be red, and life boast being sent away only half full, you really begin to wonder if this JP Morgan Titanic theory could have some truth to it. Was the sinking of the Titanic a series of unfortunate mistakes, or a larger plan carried out by the Jesuits for their political and financial gain? With no clear answers, the JP Morgan Titanic conspiracy theory continue.

PDP FACTION ASK JONATHAN TO REOPEN OFFICES.

New PDP Chairman, Baraje Asks President Jonathan To Order Reopening Of Its Offices In Abuja, Bayelsa, Rivers, Kwara And Kaduna September 15, 2013 - 18:40

caption: Police siege at New PDP secretariat By SaharaReporters, New York Chairman of the breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), known as the New PDP, Mr. Kawu Baraje, has called on Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to reopen its office in Maitama, Abuja, the country's capital, which was sealed off by the police last week. Mr. Baraje hinged his action on a ruling by An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice E.S. Chukwu that the group should be allowed to operate without any harassment or inhibition as its existence does not contravene any known law. The chairman of the faction also appealed to the Nigerian president to reopen its other offices hitherto sealed by the police in Kwara, Rivers, Kaduna and Bayelsa States. In a statement signed by the faction's National Publicity Secretary Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, Mr. Baraje said, "To the glory of God, contrary to the prayers of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’s faction of PDP, a Federal High Court in Abuja on September 13th 2013, once again ruled Justice E.S. Chukwu in his ruling held that there was no evidence before the court to show any tardiness on the part of Baraje’s faction as claimed by the Tukur-led faction, which requested it to stop the Baraje-led PDP from operating. "In view of this ruling, the Police no longer has any valid reason (it never did, anyway) to continue to seal our Secretariats. We implore the president to save the Police from the plot to ridicule it by using it to perpetrate illegalities such as sealing the lawfully-acquired National Secretariat of PDP and our Secretariats in states like Rivers, Bayelsa, Kaduna and Kwara." According to the faction, "Powers that be should as a matter of urgency stop projecting and portraying the Police as a tool of injustice and attack on the perceived political opponents of Mr. President "We will continue to use the Judiciary to prove to Tukur’s faction that the days of running the affairs of our great party with impunity and high-handedness are gone for good. The time has come for him to correctly read the handwriting on the wall and honorably throw in the towel along with his National Working Committee (NWC)." The New PDP also inaugurated a four-member committee to be chaired by the Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu, to look for ways of resolving the stand-off between the Nigeria Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which had resulted in the union embarking on strike. Other members of the committee are Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako, Hon. Chinwo Ike, President of University of Port Harcourt alumni and Mr. Timi Frank, the faction's national youth leader.

Pope Francis: You Don't Have To Believe In God To Go To Heaven.

In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblicanewspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by God if they followed their consciences. Responding to a list of questions published in the paper by Mr Scalfari, who is not a Roman Catholic, Francis wrote: “You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying –and this is the fundamental thing –that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience. “Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience.” Robert Mickens, the Vatican correspondent for the Catholic journal The Tablet, said the pontiff’s comments were further evidence of his attempts to shake off the Catholic Church’s fusty image, reinforced by his extremely conservative predecessor Benedict XVI. “Francis is a still a conservative,” said Mr Mickens. “But what this is all about is him seeking to have a more meaningful dialogue with the world.” In a welcoming response to the letter, Mr Scalfari said the Pope’s comments were “further evidence of his ability and desire to overcome barriers in dialogue with all”. In July, Francis signalled a more progressive attitude on sexuality, asking: “If someone is gay and is looking for the Lord, who am I to judge him?” Well as of old, the battle for truth rages on. Get the power that makes Christianity a revolutionary from this great book Source: The Independent « Previous | Next » View Comments News Categories Top Stories | Business | Sports | Diaspora | Entertainme

PROCRASTINATION: Bane of fulfilment.

....then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.  John 13:27

Procrastination is the act of postponing tasks or leaving what to be done now till a later date. This habit is a Hallmark of laziness.  It's a thief of time and account for vast failure among students, business men, professionals and people generally, regardless of their calling.  In the above reference,  Jesus reproved procrastination by saying what thou doest, do quickly.  Many people will regret eternally for certain procrastination they allowed.  For example, in Acts 27:28 -30, king Agrippa,  had the opportunity to listen to Paul and be saved but he procrastinated it. He never got that privilege again. At least no such record in the Holy Writ. I won't be surprised to learn that Agrippa is in hell when I get to heaven because he scorned the days of opportunity. Are you like Agrippa? You have been hearing the gospel but have you repented from your sins and made Jesus your Lord and personal Saviour? Or have you be procrastinating your day of salvation?  Please, do not delay anymore, repent today.
There are readers whom God have been impressing certain idea upon their hearts but have refused to take action.  Each time the spirit remind you, you get up move a bit and stopped. Then you will say, I will continue later. You will not achieve anything notable that way. The secret of success is prompt action. Serious  business men will tell you that time is money. If you desire to be anything other than a failure,  you must make Nike's rider... just do it, and I will say.... just do it now, you motto. In the next post,we shall examine causes, consequences and cure for procrastination.  Till next week Wednesday,  stay away from procrastination and your life will not be the same again. God bless you.

Trust me, if you will sit down and take stock of your life, you will agree that where you are now is not where you ought to be. A closer review will like indicate procrastination as a major culprit of your past losses and the bad news is that if not tackled, it will cause more. But it can be tackled easily as you follow this CDs; <iframe src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=zxntctblogs0b-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B008IVN10Y&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Why Jonathan will fail woefully in 2015- Melaye

former member of the House of Representatives, Otumba Dino Melaye, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to attempt contesting the 2015presidential election “because he will fail woefully”. Melaye,who made this known while speaking with reporters in Abuja, opined that Dr.Jonathan lacked the political clout needed to win an election. The lawmaker turned anti- corruption crusader said the best option left for the president is to announce that he would not contest in the coming election and even at that, Nigerians will not be dissuaded from demanding the probe of his administration. What's your opinion? Please be exert and no abusive language.

ONAZI: WE ARE CRUISING TO BRAZIL

Super Eagles midfield ace,Ogenyi Onazi believes Nigeria will qualify for next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil regardless of who they get in Monday's play-off draw in Cairo,Egypt. The Super Eagles will on Monday morning find out who amongst the quintet of Cameroun,Egypt,Ethiopia,Burkina Faso and Senegal will be paired against them for the final play-off in October and November. Speaking in Abuja before he jetted out to Italy to join his club, Onazi said the Eagles are ready to face any side in the final qualifier. "We are in flight and cruising at optimum speed.We are Brazil-bound no matter the country we draw in the play-off. "I know all eyes are on us but I can assure you that we won't fail. We shall continue to improve on our game until we get one of the five slots reserved for Africa'',he stated. The FC Lazio star also expressed happiness with the development of the team noting that the target is to qualify for the world cup and do well.

LATE GOLDIES' HUSBAND FIND NEW LOVE

Seven months after the death of late singer Goldie Harvey on February 14, 2013, her husband Andrew Harvey has found love again. Mr Andrew was photographed kissing a Malaysian woman named Beth Buenaventura, whom he’s said to have been dating now for an undisclosed period of time. The photograph was taken at his birthday party which held a few weeks back at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. Mr Harvey had initially worked in Nigeria before being transferred to Malaysia. In the days following the shocking announcement of Goldie’s death in February, Mr Andrew had appeared on the scene with eye-popping wedding photographs of Goldie and himself silencing skeptics forever and had been at the fore of burial plans for the late ‘You know it” crooner.

GHANA FA EARNED GH¢ 221,020 (110,000) FROM TICKET SALES

Footy-ghana.com understands that the 2014 World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Zambia grossed a total of GH¢221,020 ($110,000) from ticket sales.

According to our sources, the income generated came from the sale of 33,000 tickets.

Footy-ghana.com understands that an extra 5000 tickets were given free of charge to the various supporters groups who attended the match last Friday. According to footy-ghana.com checks, the previous home game between Ghana and Sudan grossed a total of GH¢217,000.

The Great Value of Books

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books. They are the voice of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are true levelers. They give to all who will faithfully use, the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race.
                ~William Ellery Channing
-Today's reader is surely a tomorrow's leader.
-You cannot claim to be ignorant, there's so much stocked up in books than you can ever need.
-You can achieve anything If you will take time to read and study about it.

THE PORTION OF THE KING'S MEAT

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Dan 1:8

Daniel, Shedrach, Messach and Abednego were brought into Babylon as Jewish captives by the army of Nebuchadnezzar from Judah. Providence had it that they were not killed but that divine favour did not stop even in the land of their captivity. I decree that regardless of where you are, the favour of God will no stop in your life in Jesus name. At the command of the King, the children in whom was no blemish,  but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom,  and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as have ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and tongue of the chaldeans . V4; were selected. Going by the standard, making the list was a great honour and privilege. Yet, Daniel and these children purpose that they will not defile themselves. There are people who feels being privilege is an opportunity to be sinful. They said, godliness is for the poor and under privileged. Such have allowed the devil to brain wash them. Your wealth, privileges and opportunities are to be used to glorify God. They are meant to support you and others to live holily and righteously in this sinful world.
And so, on getting to the kingdom,  they apportioned them the king's meat, food and drink. That appear innocent but not for the heaven bound saint of the most high God. The problem with the privileged food is that, every food, meat and drink of the king must first be dedicated to the idols of Babylon. Eating it implies yielding to the idol. Many times Satan present his temptations subtly. But no matter how he packaged it, we are to watch, detect it and overcome it. Lets consider three parts in this post:
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE KING'S MEAT. From the foregoing, Nebuchadnezzar typifies Satan, who can give you anything you wants in exchange for your soul. The food, meat and drink of Nebuchadnezzar represents the attractive,  flashy but perishable pleasures and things of this world. Daniel and his pals represents the saints of today. So what are king's meat in these days?
a. Adultery and fornication; 1 Cor 5:2,9-10. These twin evil have been popularized and  exalted by the devil among mentioned old and young.  Across the world, fornication and adultery are seen as meer index of socialization. Those practicing it are seen as smart and sociable. That's the king's meat! Saints of God, flee from fornication and adultery. 1Cor 6:18.
b. Sodomy: this refers to lesbianism and homosexualism - the so called gay marriage. These were the twin sin of Sodom and Gomorha, upon which God rained fire and brime stone in Gen 19. Have you notice how the great presidents of the world are supporting it? Even canvassing for it and the nations that are refusing it are being threatened with withdrawal of foreign aids. Christians awake and watch. Meddle thou not with it, for it is the devil's portion.
c. Worldliness. Worldliness is to be like those who are not born again in dressing, mode of conversation, amusement and leisure, and general style and standard of life. It includes provocative dressing; the so called "dress to kill", immoral language, songs, musics  and speech, sensual amusement and entertainments, Eph 5: 4-7, James 4:4 says "ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. And no enemy of God will enter heaven.
d. Idolatry. In the past, people set up stones, carved sticks and sculptures and bow before them as their idols. But the devil has taken idol worshipping beyond that now. He knows that won't getting many today. He has set  up modern idols such as love of money; being willing to do, sacrifice or do anything just yo hey money, entertainment,.music,  cults, etc. What are the consequences of partaking in these king's meats?
2. DEMOTION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE KING'S MEAT.
Daniel's request was granted by Melzar. They were fed by pulse; the ordinary food for ten days. And at the end ten days, their countenance appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat, v15. Cowards die several times before their actual death. The other children which eat were worse of. They appear leaner. The best of Satan's gift will make you leaner, famished demoted in life and ministry. Children of God, you have nothing to gain from Satan and compromise but everything to loss.
3. DECISION AGAINST THE KING'S MEAT.
Daniel and his friends knew better. God saw them through. If you decide to stand for righteousness, the Lord will stand by you . He will deliver you and crown you. The people of the world and compromisers will tell you all sorts of things  but stand. When God begins to show himself strong in your life, they will come and plead for forgiveness and prayers from you. You ask, how can I stand? Well, an empty bag cannot stand erect.  Therefore to be able to stand for righteousness in this corrupt and sinful world, you must do these
a. You must be born again. (The habitation of God).
b. Be sanctified and set apart for God.
c. Be filled with the Holy Ghost.  He is the energizer of the saints.
d. Read the Bible and pray always.
You will overcome every form and portion of the king's meat and your life will never be the same again in Jesus name. Amen.

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Female police officer caught on camera collecting bribe

Female police officer caught on camera collecting bribe

Barely 2weeks after a police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, was dismissed after being caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000, another footage showing a policewoman negotiating a bribe of N100 has surfaced on the Naija social media space. The video footage, which circulated on Monday, showed the policewoman sitting in a commercial bus which she had apprehended in Lagos. The driver and the conductor, at the yet-to-be identified location in Lagos, who had passengers in their bus, were seen making efforts to pacify the policewoman so that they could be allowed to continue with their journey; but their pleas went unheeded. Soon, the driver got infuriated and slammed the policewoman, saying, "Don't abuse me because of N100. How much is N100? Me I don pass N100." The policewoman replied, "E no concern me. Pay me my own money." When the driver realised that she was hell-bent on collecting the bribe, he asked his bus conductor to give her the money. "Give her N100. I will return it to you later," the driver said. As soon as the driver handed down the instruction, the policewoman alighted from the bus and walked towards the conductor. Just as the two were moving towards the back of the bus, a voice from the background lamented: "You pay for police, you pay for agbero." Once she collected cash the policewoman was seen with another female colleague walking away. The video, which was shot by someone sitting in the bus was later posted online.

A GREAT GULF FIXED

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf  fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence. Luke 16:26.

God always ensures a separation between his people and the others.
At creation, he symbolised this by separating the light from darkness, he did not want a mix up of the light and darkness. Christians are the light of the world. We are unique and cannot compromise with the dark practices of this sinful world. In Egypt, he placed his people in Goshen and fixed a separation between them and the plagues of Egypt, at the red sea, the angel of God and the pillar of cloud separated the Israelites and the armies of Pharaoh;  Exodus 14:19,20 and in the NT , Jesus said as the wheat is markedly separate and distinct from the chaff and the sheep from the goat, so are the disciples from the religious Jews; Matthew 13:24-30.
What are the implications of this?

1. A Gulf of Separation. The gulf Abraham spoke about had been in existence all through time or life. It is only visible to discerning minds. Do you observe that the rich man in hell was oblivous of it? The gulf is the separation that exists between
a. Sin and Saints: No sinner is a Christian and no Christian is a sinner. The Christian is called to a life of separation. From the moment of conversion through genuine repentance and faith in Jesus Christ a  gulf of demarcation is placed invisibly between the new saint in Christ and the sin and sinful systems of the world. And so Abraham reminded him, the gulf that existed between them in the world is still here. Lazarus was holy, you were haughty, Lazarus was pious and pure but he was polluted, Lazarus' hope was in heaven from whence he expected his Saviour, his was in his riches. They were separate in their possessions in life and must surely be separate in eternity. Those who are not separate from sin today must not expect to be separate from hell in eternity.
b. Worldliness and the Worthies. The worthies are Christians which were not defiled by women (through immorality and any form of sexual perversions), that followed the Lamb where soever he goes (consecrated) , redeemed from all forms of sins, whose mouths are free from guiles and are  faultless. Rev 14:4,5. Does this describes you? Are you holy, harmless, separate from sinners, and made higher than heavens; who needed not daily sacrifices (repentance) as those high priests,  of old covenant?  Hebrews 7:26,27. If this will be your experience, you must be separate from worldliness. Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 2 Cor 6:17. There's a gulf fixed between the heaven bound Christian and the unclean thing - the unclean clothes, words, languages, character, recreations and leisures. Come out from among them. Pastors and " men of God" who have the worldly public motivational speakers as role model, will you take warning? The world killed your Lord, Jesus Christ and you can not  befriend the world and Jesus.
c. Light and darkness: The world lieth in darkness/wickedness1John 5:19, but he that is begotten of God keeps himself from all the  wickedness and the evil one touch him not. V18.
2. Protection: Between us and hell, there is great gulf fixed so that there is no link between us and the wicked powers from hell. A sincere child of God need not fear witches and wizards because there is a permanent fixed gulf between you and them such that no matter how they desire to hurt you, they can not do it. Praise the Lord, you are protected in Jesus name. If you are not born again, you are open and defenseless. But you can run to Christ now and repent genuinely and you will saved.
3. No Purgatory: This verse reveals the fallacy of purgatory.  There is no such intermediate place between heaven and hell. It's either heaven or hell. Jesus who narrated this story knows better than  all men put together. Everything he told us in the Bible are exact. He said, If it were not so, I would have told you. John 14:2.
Heaven and hell are real,  If you miss heaven, you will surely not miss hell. But thank God, you are  reading this blog today. You still have opportunity to turn to Christ Jesus for salvation, consecration and holiness. Call upon him now in earnest prayer of faith and he will accept. Pray now in Jesus name.

If you have done this sincerely,  join a Bible believing church and continue to follow the Lord. We will meet in heaven. In case, you do not know any Bible believing church, please locate any Deeper Life Bible Church and join them. God bless you. Your life will not remain the same.

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