Quote:There may be demonstration nationwide as the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday rejected the hike in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol and electricity tariff.

Ayuba Wabba, the president of the NLC while rejecting the increase yesterday said his organisation has began consulting state organs on the next line of action.

While the price of petrol was increased to N162 yesterday, electricity tariff which doubled more than twice was enforced nationwide on Tuesday. Several groups including the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the increase, calling on the All Progressive Congress (APC) led administration headed by President Muhammadu Buhari to backtrack on its decision.

“It is like Nigerians are being taken for a ride,” Mr Wabba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday.

“The increase in price of petroleum is like adding salt to injury.

“The increase in price of petroleum has happened now more than three times in three months.

“Only yesterday they hiked the tariff of electricity.

“The organised labour therefore rejects the increase in price of the product in the strongest terms.

“At the end of the day, Nigerians are becoming poorer and poorer.

“In fact, many people are already on the edge.

“Many workers are already on the edged.

“Certainly, we cannot guarantee industrial peace and harmony, and we will have to call our organs and we will have to also react, but we reject it in its entirety.

“They have betrayed the trust of Nigerians.

“For Nigerians to be protected against the economic challenge that is affecting us,” the NLC president said.

https://todaypoliticsng.com/protest-looms-as-nlc-rejects-hike-in-petrol-price-electricity-tariff/

Exclusive : IbomAir keep expanding with an addition of a new birds to the sky.. Making it 6th airline under its 1yr of operation..

Breaking:
A sixth aircraft arrives Victor Attah International Airport, to join the fleet of Ibom Air.

Congratulations H. E. Governor Udom Emmanuel!
https://www.facebook.com/413358032107248/posts/2935501383226221/

Quote:A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said Nigerians should expect more hardships from President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Reacting to the increase in pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol to N162 per litre with effect from September 2, 2020, Fani-Kayode in a post on his social media handles said he predicted that Nigerians will be worse off if the All Progressives Congress (APC) was elected in 2015.

He also said that he warned Nigerians in 2015 but they rejected the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former President Goodluck Jonathan.

He also said that he warned Nigerians in 2015 but they rejected the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Fuel =N87
ECA =$2.5bn
Dollar =N200
Bag of rice =N8,500
External debt =$9.7bn
———
2020

Fuel =N150
ECA =$72m
Dollar =N475
Bag of rice =N25,000
External debt =$27bn
———
"In the 2015 presidential campaign I warned Nigerians that this would happen if Buhari was elected.

"I shouted it on the rooftops morning day and night but the people refused to listen. Instead they insulted me & rejected GEJ. Let them continue with their insults and enjoy their plight. This is a sad testimony but worse of all is that there is far more to come. Sai Baba!"

https://www.independent.ng/n162-fuel-price-nigerians-should-expect-more-from-buhari-fani-kayode/

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 

THURSDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER.



HAVE A PERSONAL PRAYER CULTURE


Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you (Jeremiah 29:12).


The Lord called us to pray because He planned to answer. It’s therefore important that you have a plan for prayer. If you don’t have a plan for prayer, you’re most unlikely to pray. 

There’re lots of activities that could occupy your time and prevent you from praying. You have to make deliberate efforts to have a prayer culture and discipline; you could set an alarm system for reminders. Never be too busy to pray.


Prayer isn’t only when you want something from God. Prayer is that fellowship with the Lord where you talk to and with Him, and you give attention to Him in your spirit, to hear what He has to say to you. Every Christian must have such times.


If you’ve had challenges doing this consistently, you can ask the Lord to guide you in planning your personal prayer schedule. Don’t neglect it. There’re corporate prayer times where you participate in prayer programs and services, maybe in your church or cell group, but that’s different from having your personal prayer schedule.


Someone may say, “Well, I pray once a week, not every day.” No, that’s not good enough. Have a prayer schedule for every day, because it helps you have a spiritual consciousness every day. You may then wonder, “How long should I pray?"


It’s not for anyone to determine for you how long you should pray, but you’ll know if or when you’re not praying enough, because it’s a relationship between you and the Lord. If you think you’re not praying enough, then add more time. 


The truth is, the more time you spend in prayer, the more helpful it is to you, because apart from the fact that you’re talking to the Lord, there’s the edification of your spirit that you get from praying. Not only that; there’s also the education of your spirit. No one educates you like the Holy Spirit. In that atmosphere of prayer, He teaches you; He brings you information that enlightens and guides you. Glory to God!



PRAYER

Dear Father, I’m grateful for the opportunity of continuous fellowship with you through prayer. I have the discipline of prayer, and even now, I pray for lost souls around the world, that their hearts be open to accept the Gospel of Christ and be saved.

 Also, I pray for Christians who are sick in their bodies, that great grace be directed toward them for healing, restoration and feeling of wellness, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.


FURTHER STUDY


Luke 18:1; Jude 1:20; Ephesians 6:18

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 1-2:1-4 & Proverbs 12-13

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 & Jeremiah 21






#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN 



I affirm that I am filled with the knowledge of God’s word in all wisdom and spiritual understanding! My heart is daily open to knowledge; therefore, the Word of God prevails mightily in me, producing glory in my life. 

My victory is undeniable, and all the blessings and results of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are evident in my life. 


I am God’s extension in the earth, and the power of the Holy Spirit resides and is fully operational in me. 

When I show up, burdens are lifted, and yokes destroyed. I am a God-carrying vessel and a dispenser of eternal verities. I’ve received an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness. 


I reign in life, over and above the corrupting influences of this world: sickness, lack, and everything that limits. 


The grace of God is multiplied in my life through the knowledge of the Word in my heart. I am more than a man, the spirit of perfection is at work in me.


 I live out the supernatural life naturally, demonstrating the glory, wisdom, and excellence of divinity. I am joined to the Lord and have become inseparable with Him, bearing fruits of His righteousness that is inherent in my spirit. 


I am loaded, my life is like a well-watered garden. I am fruitful and productive; making progress in every area of my life.


 I am complete in Christ, and every facet of my life is perfected for excellence. The Spirit guides and inspires me to take actions that are consistent with the Father’s will; actions that guarantee evident, and unstoppable progress, increase and blessings for me. Glory to God. Hallelujah!





God bless you

Lira Galore goes completely naked to celebrates her 27th birthday (18+photo)









Video vixen and Instagram model, Lira Galore turned 27-year-old on Monday August 31, and she took to her page to share these explicit photos of herself posing completely naked. 
 
See full photo below.
 

 

Pastor arrested for allegedly raping teenage girls during a deliverance session in Anambra state (photo)







Pastor Chukwudi Chukwumezie of the Mountain Zion deliverance Ministry, Ugamuma village, Obosi, has been arrested by men of the Anambra state police command for allegedly luring and having unlawful carnal knowledge with two fifteen years old girls under the false pretence of conducting deliverance prayers for them
 
A statement released by Haruna Mohammed, spokesperson of the state police command, said in August 2019, the accused clergyman was arrested for allegedly luring and having unlawful carnal knowledge with a fifteen-year-old girl at a hotel along Eze iweka road Obosi under false pretence of making a deliverance prayers for her.  
 
Haruna said the victim to the hospital for medical Examination where penetration and laceration of her hymen were confirmed by the medical doctor after which suspect was charged to Court for prosecution.  
 
According to the statement, the clergyman who presently jumped court bail had on July 16 and August 4, also allegedly defiled another fifteen-year-old girl from Iyaba Egbema in Ozubulu using the same modus of false deliverance. The victim was equally taken to the hospital for medical examination where penetration was confirmed.
 
The spokesperson added that the suspect was arrested on Monday, August 31 and that the case has been transferred to the State criminal investigation department for discreet investigation as directed by the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang,fdc.
 
He said the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution as soon as investigation is concluded.
 

Woman dies during baptism after being grabbed by 'mermaids'







A 26-year-old woman iidentified as Rutendo Nhemachena has reportedly died while undergoing baptism at Manyame river in Zimbabwe. 
 
Nhemachena is believed to have been possessed by a mermaid spirit before becoming violent and jumping into the river where the leading prophet, Isaac Manyemba was cleansing men and women with his aide only identified as Mai Manyika or Madzimai Jennifer.
 
HMetro reported that the people who were with her believed that she had been grabbed by a mermaid and didn’t try to rescue her. Manyemba confirmed the tragic event by saying Nhemachena overpowered him and seemed like she was possessed by a mermaid spirit.
 
The Prophet said; 
 

Quote:“The two convinced me and I led them to the river where we attended to a number of men and women when Nhemachena suddenly came into the river possessed.
“She pushed all of us and we failed to handle her before she immersed me and disappeared into the water.


“We were comforted by one woman who claimed that her child was once taken by a mermaid when he was seven years old and returned from water at the age of 14."

Quote:“We are expecting the law to take its course as well as get an explanation from the traditional healer or Madzibaba and Madzimai who were conducting the cleansing ceremony."

Nurse looks like a 'plastic doll' after spending £55k on 5 boob jobs, yet she plans to do more surgeries







An Australian nurse who spent $100,000 on boob jobs and treatments claims she’s addicted to plastic surgery and plans to get more work done.
 
Tara Jayne McConachy, 31, from Melbourne, has travelled the world having surgery. She plans to have her eyes re-coloured and ribs removed soon.
 
The Instagram star spent a hundred thousand Australian dollars on five separate breast augmentations.
 
She said, according to Daily Star: "I’ve had five breast augmentations – my most recent implant size is 1050cc, tip rhinoplasty, buttocks implants, veneers, botox and fillers."
 

 
She claims she’ll never stop having procedures done to meet her dreams of a "plastic doll" look.

The model continued: "I don’t know the exact amount I’ve spent on surgery, but it’s easily in the vicinity of $100k."
 
Tara was in Europe, having yet more surgery, when the coronavirus lockdown began.
 
She said: "I had no time to recover properly as Australia was urging residents that were overseas to immediately return home as the borders were closing.
 
"Thank god I had my mum with me because I couldn’t have done it without her!"
 
Tara added: "There is no limit for me when it comes to plastic surgery.
 
"It is incredibly addictive and I already want bigger breasts!
 
"As soon as travel is permitted, I have plans to go back overseas to visit my surgeon and get my breast size increased to 1500cc [from their current 1050ccc]."
 

Before surgery
 
She continued: "I’m also exploring changing my eye colour to an even more vibrant green, plus fixing my eyelids with a canthoplasty, blepharoplasty and a brow lift.
 
"While I'm at it I'll probably be getting cheek implants, a mini facelift and I'm even looking into the possibility of having ribs removed for a more tapered waist."
 
Tara began financing her surgeries with an OnlyFans account this month and says it’s been a "smart move". She claims she made $10,000 in the first three days.
 
Tara’s most shocking feature is her lips.
 
She said: "My lips are definitely my statement.
 
"I always make sure they’re nice and plump and get regular injections.
 
"I’ve definitely lost count of how much product is in there!
 
"I’m finally happy with how they look so now it’s just all about maintenance."
 
Tara adds that she feels younger, thanks to surgery. She says she feels closer to 21 than 31.
 
She said: "I’m like a fine wine, I only get better with age. And, of course, surgery!"

Elephant attacks bicycle rider and seizes his bicycle 







A video making the rounds shows the moment an elephant attacked a bicycle rider and seized his bicycle.
 
In the video, the bicycle rider is seen lying on the floor beside his bicycle while the elephant towers over him.
 
The man, who appears to be overcome by fear, didn't run, instead, he lay there.
 
Eyewitnesses who filmed the incident appear too afraid to go close to help the bicycle rider. From a distance, they scream at the elephant in a foreign language.
 
 

 
At one point, the elephant lifts the man's bicycle before dropping it to the ground. The elephant then stands over the man and appears ready to stomp him with its feet.
 
"Pardon, pardon," the eyewitnesses scream with a sense of urgency.
 
They also appear to be screaming at the man to escape and the man eventually gathers himself up and runs off.
 
It is not clear in which African country the incident happened.
 

 
 


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Husband bites off his wife's ear in Niger state (graphic)







A married woman in Niger state, Dorcas Uange, has lost her right ear after her husband of 17 years, Aduku Sunny White, allegedly bit it off during an argument at their home situated at Kaduna road back of Zuma barracks in Suleja, Niger state on August 28.
 
Sharing the sad incident with LIB, the daughter of the victim, Agatha, a student of Federal Polytechnic in Bida. said her mother and her stepfather, Aduku Sunny White, have been married for over 17 years. Her mother is the third wife of Mr. Aduku and they have three children together. Agatha said her mother had her from a previous relationship before she got married to Mr. Aduku who is a traditional doctor.
 
Agatha said immediately her mother got married to Mr. Aduku, he barred her from working and compelled her to become a fulltime housewife. She claimed her stepfather subjected her to emotional abuse, insulting her at the slightest opportunity irrespective of where they find themselves. 

She told LIB that her mother stayed in the union despite all the sadness and pain her husband allegedly caused her. According to her, she was made to go live with her stepfather's brother because he never wanted her in his house.
 
She said trouble started when after a recent quarrel they had, Mr. Aduku called his brother and instructed him to throw her out of his house and allegedly threatened to severe his relationship with his brother if he doesn't do his bidding

Quote:'' My mum and my stepfather had some issues and so I went to stay with the brother who is a pastor living in town. He called the brother and asked the brother to send me out of his house and that if he still wants to remain his brother, he should chase me out of the house. The brother had no option, he gave me some money and asked me to leave.


When my mother heard that my stepfather asked his brother to send me away from his house, she said she cannot sleep in his own house and be eating while she doesn't know where I was . She had to leave the house so she can look for me. She had other children with him so she left them with him so she can look for me.


Meanwhile I looked for a one room apartment at Dantata area. My mum said she would come and join me. When she told my stepfather that she was going to look for me, he told her that if she goes out, she should never come back into his house. My mum said yes it is better, she will go.


When she came to meet me, she started looking for work because for the past 17 years they have been married, he stopped her from working and going to school. He just wants her to sit at home doing nothing and if she asks him for money, he will insult her even in the presence of people.'' she said

Quote:''He took our picture, did voice note and wrote some things, claiming that we were Lesbians. He alleged that I initiated my mother into Lesbianism. He posted it on Whatsapp, looked for my friends and schoolmates and shared it'' she said

Quote:''We reported the case. The police went to his house, arrested him and brought him to the station. When the police asked for evidence to prove the allegation of lesbianism, he started pleading, saying he ws angry when he made the allegation. He told the police that we were not lesbians and that he was annoyed and that is why he was just looking for a way to spoil my image.'' she said

Quote:''My mother said before she will go back to his house, she wants to go back to school, have a job where she will leave the house in the morning and come back in the evening and that he should rent a house for her outside because when she was in the house, he will abuse her morning, afternoon and night, accusing her of stealing. He never trusts my mother. Whenever he is eating and his phone rings, he will ask his other wife to come and seat near his food as he doesn't trust my mother.'' she said

Quote:''We were about leaving when he drew my mother back with so much force. She fell on the chair and he jumped on her. He had his mouth on her ears. He bit off the complete ear and spat it on the floor. With tension and fear, we started crying and shouting. He disappeared immediately.


We ran to the nearest hospital in Kerife to see if they would be able to attach the ear back. When we got there, the staff said this was beyond what they can handle. They referred us to Gwagwalada. This was around past 10pm already. 


I went out crying to look for a car that will carry us to Gwagwalada. I saw one man who said it was too late for him to go to Gwagwalada but that he would be able to take us to Suleja hospital but that we will have to pay him. I said no problem. He drove us there, we paid him but the hospital said they could not treat her because he uprooted the ear completely.'' she told LIB

Quote:''On getting to the new hospital, they told us that the doctor wasn't on sit until tomorrow morning. We cried like we were not going to cry in this life again. Since it was an emergency, we said let us try another hospital. This was few minutes past 11pm. We came out of the hospital, there was no car going to town.


We saw one man, we begged him to carry us. We didn't even tell the man that we didn't have transport again because we knew he would not carry us. We said take us to one hospital that is close to my working place. 


On getting there, I told my people to take my mother inside while I started begging the driver. I explained to him that we were not having any money on us and that if had told him, he would not have carried us. The man said there is no problem and left us alone.


Getting into the hospital, the doctor said he cannot sew the ear back since it was completely uprooted and that the ear was already dead. He said what he can just do is to treat the face of the wound, give her some injections and pain relief and just seal it up.
We didn't have any other thing to do than to bury the dead ear.''

Husband bites off his wife's ear in Niger state (graphic)







A married woman in Niger state, Dorcas Uange, has lost her right ear after her husband of 17 years, Aduku Sunny White, allegedly bit it off during an argument at their home situated at Kaduna road back of Zuma barracks in Suleja, Niger state on August 28.
 

Sharing the sad incident with LIB, the daughter of the victim, Agatha, a student of Federal Polytechnic in Bida. said her mother and her stepfather, Aduku Sunny White, have been married for over 17 years. Her mother is the third wife of Mr. Aduku and they have three children together. Agatha said her mother had her from a previous relationship before she got married to Mr. Aduku who is a traditional doctor.
 
Agatha said immediately her mother got married to Mr. Aduku, he barred her from working and compelled her to become a fulltime housewife. 


She claimed her stepfather subjected her to emotional abuse, insulting her at the slightest opportunity irrespective of where they find themselves. She told LIB that her mother stayed in the union despite all the sadness and pain her husband allegedly caused her. According to her, she was made to go live with her stepfather's brother because he never wanted her in his house.
 
She said trouble started when after a recent quarrel they had, Mr. Aduku called his brother and instructed him to throw her out of his house and allegedly threatened to severe his relationship with his brother if he doesn't do his bidding

Quote:'' My mum and my stepfather had some issues and so I went to stay with the brother who is a pastor living in town. He called the brother and asked the brother to send me out of his house and that if he still wants to remain his brother, he should chase me out of the house. The brother had no option, he gave me some money and asked me to leave.


When my mother heard that my stepfather asked his brother to send me away from his house, she said she cannot sleep in his own house and be eating while she doesn't know where I was . She had to leave the house so she can look for me. She had other children with him so she left them with him so she can look for me.


Meanwhile I looked for a one room apartment at Dantata area. My mum said she would come and join me. When she told my stepfather that she was going to look for me, he told her that if she goes out, she should never come back into his house. My mum said yes it is better, she will go.


When she came to meet me, she started looking for work because for the past 17 years they have been married, he stopped her from working and going to school. He just wants her to sit at home doing nothing and if she asks him for money, he will insult her even in the presence of people.'' she said

Quote:''He took our picture, did voice note and wrote some things, claiming that we were Lesbians. He alleged that I initiated my mother into Lesbianism. He posted it on Whatsapp, looked for my friends and schoolmates and shared it'' she said

Quote:''We reported the case. The police went to his house, arrested him and brought him to the station. When the police asked for evidence to prove the allegation of lesbianism, he started pleading, saying he ws angry when he made the allegation. He told the police that we were not lesbians and that he was annoyed and that is why he was just looking for a way to spoil my image.'' she said

Quote:''My mother said before she will go back to his house, she wants to go back to school, have a job where she will leave the house in the morning and come back in the evening and that he should rent a house for her outside because when she was in the house, he will abuse her morning, afternoon and night, accusing her of stealing. He never trusts my mother. Whenever he is eating and his phone rings, he will ask his other wife to come and seat near his food as he doesn't trust my mother.'' she said

Quote:''We were about leaving when he drew my mother back with so much force. She fell on the chair and he jumped on her. He had his mouth on her ears. He bit off the complete ear and spat it on the floor. With tension and fear, we started crying and shouting. He disappeared immediately.


We ran to the nearest hospital in Kerife to see if they would be able to attach the ear back. When we got there, the staff said this was beyond what they can handle. They referred us to Gwagwalada. This was around past 10pm already. 


I went out crying to look for a car that will carry us to Gwagwalada. I saw one man who said it was too late for him to go to Gwagwalada but that he would be able to take us to Suleja hospital but that we will have to pay him. I said no problem. He drove us there, we paid him but the hospital said they could not treat her because he uprooted the ear completely.'' she told LIB

Quote:''On getting to the new hospital, they told us that the doctor wasn't on sit until tomorrow morning. We cried like we were not going to cry in this life again. Since it was an emergency, we said let us try another hospital.

This was few minutes past 11pm. We came out of the hospital, there was no car going to town.


We saw one man, we begged him to carry us. We didn't even tell the man that we didn't have transport again because we knew he would not carry us. We said take us to one hospital that is close to my working place. 


On getting there, I told my people to take my mother inside while I started begging the driver. I explained to him that we were not having any money on us and that if had told him, he would not have carried us. The man said there is no problem and left us alone.
Getting into the hospital, the doctor said he cannot sew the ear back since it was completely uprooted and that the ear was already dead. He said what he can just do is to treat the face of the wound, give her some injections and pain relief and just seal it up.
We didn't have any other thing to do than to bury the dead ear.''

I warned Nigerians - Fayose reacts as petrol price rises to N151.56 per litre







Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the increment of fuel price which has been confirmed in an internal memo issued by the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company. 
 
LIB reported earlier that the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol has been increased to N151.56 per litre, effective from today September 2, 2020.
 
Reacting to this, Fayose recalled how he warned Nigerians. The former Governor who queried the rationale for the increase, said the decision was taken when other countries are adopting measures to reduce the effects of COVID-19 lockdown on their citizens.

 
He tweeted; 
 

Quote:Petrol is now N151.56. The increment was made when other countries are adopting measures to reduce the effects of COVID-19 lock down on their citizens. Just in case those who led the Save Nigeria protests across Nigeria during PDP govt of Jonathan are not aware. I warned.

Quote:distances themselves from Northern splinter group

Forty leaders of the northern geopolitical zone of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday, distanced themselves from moves to divide the legal body.

The chairmen, in a communique they issued at the end of a meeting they held at the NBA Headquarters in Abuja, pledged their allegiance to the National President of the association, Mr. Olumide Akpata and his executives.

While disassociating themselves from plot by some young northern lawyers to form a splintered body to be known as “New NBA”, the Chairmen, urged the aggrieved members to sheath their sword and support the Akpata-led executives to build a united Bar for legal practitioners in the country.

The communique was signed by all the Chairmen of NBA branches in the northern geopolitical zone and read by the Acting Chairman, Arewa Lawyers Forum, Mr. Elisha Yakubu Kurah, SAN.

It read: “We the undersigned individuals, who are Chairmen of the various branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that make up the Northern Geopolitical Zone as defined in the NBA Constitution 2015, and other senior members of the Bar have today Wednesday 2nd September 2020 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, met with the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata and the National Officers of the NBA.

“We have unanimously agreed to support his leadership of the NBA, and we hereby restate our true allegiance to the NBA and disassociate ourselves from the “New NBA” or any splitter group whatsoever making the waves in recent weeks as a new association/body of lawyers in Nigeria.

“We understand that the NBA has historically and in recent times been fraught with several challenges but we are indeed assured that the NBA under the leadership of Mr. Olumide Akpata will surmount these challenges and birth an all-inclusive Bar that will work for all Lawyers in Nigeria regardless of any part of the divide one may belong.

“We were gratified to hear the NBA President during his inaugural address restate that the Bar that he wants to lead henceforth is one that is united on all fronts and which recognises that our diversity is our greatest strength.

“At the meeting today, Mr. Akpata reassured us that his administration is very keen on ensuring that we not have only a united Bar but also an indivisible one, and we verily believe in him.

“We, therefore, urge all lawyers not only of the Northern Geopolitical Zone, including those behind the establishment of the NNBA but indeed all legal practitioners in Nigeria to please come together to support Mr. Olumide Akpata and the new national officers to ensure that they deliver on all their core mandates whilst indeed putting the rule of law, the welfare and capacity development of our members at the forefront.

“We thank the NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata and all the national officers of the NBA for having this meeting with us as one of their first official acts after their inauguration last Friday, which is only indicative of the value they place on the need for an all-inclusive Bar and we wish them a very successful tenure and also reassure Mr President of our total support for his administration and pledge our allegiance to the NBA at large”.

Earlier in his remarks, the NBA President, Akpata, said he would reach out to all aggrieved members of the association.

“At the NBA we remain one, united and indivisible. We have not split along ethnic or religious lines.We disagree and agree as lawyers. We will learn from past mistakes.

“Only those who refuse to learn from past mistakes are doomed. Due apology to those offended. We are committed to making NBA better and to also build our nation to be stronger.

“Lawyers will not be in the vanguard to break up our country. Where our country is going wrong, we as lawyers will give the light. We are here to build Nigeria and not to destroy it. All is well with us in the NBA and we are doing well. If there is still any group aggrieved, we will reach out to the group.

“Our ability to surmount challenges make us leaders. We will remain focused because expectations are high. We in the NBA will speak loud to support the teeming people of this country on issues affecting them. 40 Chairmen from the Northern zone are here and they have spoken in one voice that our association is not polarized.

“We are one association and by extension, we are one in one Nigeria”, Akpata added.

Report had emerged last Thursday that some lawyers of Northern extraction had formed a new ‘Nigerian Bar Association’ with the aim of protecting their interests as encapsulated under Section 40 of the Constitution.

In a statement reportedly signed by arrowheads of the group, Nuhu Ibrahim and Abdulbasit Suleiman, they claimed that recent happenings in the legal body, including the dis-invitation of Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a speaker in the just-concluded conference of the NBA, exposed the inability of the association to manage and contain the heterogeneity of its members.

The duo said the new group would consult other senior lawyers from the northern extraction so as to co-opt them into the new umbrella body of lawyers from the region, adding that over 5, 000 lawyers indicated interest to join the “New NBA”.

Source

Quote:216 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-59
Rivers-27
Abia-22
Lagos-20
Oyo-18
Enugu-17
Kaduna-11
FCT-11
Ogun-10
Ebonyi-4
Osun-4
Ekiti-4
Delta-3
Edo-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Bauchi-1

Quote:September 1 https://www.nairaland.com/6091741/239-new-covid-19-cases-372

This Nigerian mum and her son are being mistaken for a couple







A Nigerian mum has gone viral after she shared photos she took with her son to Facebook.
 
The mother and her son are dressed for the gym in the now-viral photo.
 
"Mama and her first son," the mum captioned the photos.
 
Facebook users were awestruck and reacted to the photos by pointing out that she looks young enough to be taken for his girlfriend.
 
See the photos and some comments below.
 




 

Best-selling author charged with killing 7-month-old daughter in bath, days after public tribute







A best-selling author has been charged with child homicide over the death of her seven-month-old daughter.
 
Baby Ilen was found unconscious at the family's Southbank home in Melbourne, Australia, at 7.20am on July 18, 7News reports.
 
Police allege Giovanni left her daughter and two-year-old son in a bath unattended before finding the baby underwater. It is alleged the infant was unresponsive when her mother came back.
 
Paramedics tried to resuscitate Ilen but she died at the scene.
 
Fiori Giovanni, 35, was due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court today but her lawyer appeared in court via video link instead.
 

 
Court documents state: "The accused at Southbank on 18th July 2020 did kill, a child under the age of 6 years, in circumstances but for the age of [the child] would constitute manslaughter."
 
The mum, a motivational speaker and TV personality, posted heartbreaking tributes to the little girl online just days after police alleged she killed the child, according to 7News.
 
In a video shared on social media, Giovanni said: "I tragically lost my little girl. No, I am not ready to talk about it yet, as it is still incredibly fresh. We are still trying to go through it as a family."
 
She added: "Every time I try to it feels like a thousands knives are stabbing my chest."
 
Giovanni explained: "Being born in a war torn country, making my way to my western country, adapt a life here with a new language, culture, people, while trying to still keep my identity and build something I could be part of. I thought I had been through the worst type of pain the world has to offer. But I'm quickly realising that the kind of pain that comes from losing a child is a different kind of pain. It's something that takes a piece of you and I don't think you ever get it back. It is something that I have never felt before."
 
The 35-year-old attempted to have her name suppressed because of her profile but was refused by magistrate Mia Stylianou on Wednesday, it has been reported.
 
Her lawyer Adrian Lewin, who appeared in court via video link on Wednesday, September 2, said the charges were not because of an intentional act against the baby. Ilen died in the bath while she was not being overseen, he told the court.
 
Giovanni and her partner Ben Bellinger held the baby's funeral over Zoom as family and friends could not attend in person due to coronavirus restrictions.
 
Giovanni will next face court on November 25 and her bail conditions have been extended to that date.

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PDP rejects N151 fuel price and hike in electricity tariff; says APC is 'punishing' Nigerians







The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the fresh increase in the price of fuel to N151 per liter and electricity tariff to N66 per kwh under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government, describing such as ''callous, cruel, and punishing.''
 
In a statement released by its National spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party demanded an immediate reversal of the prices to avert a national crisis. According to the party, the increase will result in an upsurge in the costs of goods and services and worsen the biting hardship being faced by Nigerians, who are already ''impoverished and overburdened by APC-imposed high cost of living in the last five years.''
 
The statement in part reads

Quote:Our party asserts that by increasing the price of fuel from the N87 per litre it sold under the PDP to an excruciating N151 while at the same time allowing the hike in electricity tariff from N30.23 per kwh to over N66, the APC has left no one in doubt that its agenda is to inflict pain and hardship on Nigerians to satisfy their selfish interests.


The unjustifiable increase in the price of these essential supplies, coming barely a week after the APC brazenly posted a support for fuel price hike, while attempting to rationalize the excruciating hardship being suffered by Nigerians under the Buhari administration, has further confirmed that the APC is at the center of the harsh policies of the Buhari Presidency.


It is distressing that the APC administration increased the cost of essential commodities at the time the leadership of other countries are offering palliatives to their citizens to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is instructive to add that our nation is doomed under the APC watch.


We know that the APC is an unfeeling party but it is indeed shocking that it could go to the extent of approving such a hike at this trying time, when many Nigerians are struggling to afford staple foods and other necessities of life.


Our party challenges the APC and the Buhari administration to publish the parameters with which it arrived at the increase of fuel price to N151 per liter given that with the prevailing values in the international market, the appropriate price template for domestic pump price in Nigeria ought not to be above N100 per liter.


Our party further challenges the APC-led Federal Government to publish details of its sleazy and over-bloated oil subsidy regime, including the involvement of APC interests in the claimed under-recovery for unnamed West African countries, running into trillions of naira, while Nigerians are made to bear the burden of high fuel costs.


Moreover, the APC and its government have failed to allow an open investigation into allegations of fuel price overcharge as well as the fraudulent subsidy regime through which over N14 trillion had allegedly been frittered by unscrupulous individuals in the APC.


Our fear is that the APC is pushing Nigerians to the wall with its obnoxious and anti-people proclivities and we caution that nobody should misinterpret the peaceful and law-abiding nature of Nigerians as a sign of weakness.


Our party therefore restates our call on the National Assembly to save the nation by calling the APC and its administration to order before they plunge our nation into chaos.

BBNaija's Khloe appears to confirm she had bum surgery, flaunts her massive backside in new eye-popping photo












Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Khloe, has appeared to confirm that she went through liposuction surgery amid rumors she recently worked on her body. 
 
The reality star took to her Instagram page to share this sexy photo of herself with her massive backside on display and then wrote: 'Straight outta Boya ke ni nice night. Kidbro with the lens ( sorry I posted the unedited one, since I'm plastic, my pics should be straight out of camroll).' 
 

Thousands of Kim Jong-un’s troops seen gathering for massive military parade despite Coronavirus pandemic (photos)




                          


Thousands of North Korean soldiers have been spotted practicing for a major military showcase despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, new satellite images have revealed.
 
The Satellite images released by a US think tank, 38 North shows formations of troops and vehicles at the Mirim Parade Training Ground in Pyongyang. The new images comes amid reports that North Korea is secretly in the grip of a Covid-19 outbreak.

The military parade being planned for will mark the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
 

 
The annual display of North Korea's  military might  might not be cancelled even thought it regularly attracts huge crowds to the capital.

The huge displays  feature tanks, missiles and armoured trucks
 


 
"North Korea has been widely expected to hold a major military parade on October 10 this year,"  38 North reports say.
"These images provide the first evidence that rehearsals are underway."
 

 
Kim Jong-Un has closed his country's  borders and implemented strict lockdown measures even though the state of the disease in his country is unknown. Reports say troops have been ordered to shoot anyone seen straying near the border with China.
 

 
"In recent months, North Korea appears to have constructed around 100 permanent garages at the Mirim site, making it nearly impossible to observe what vehicles might be involved" the report said.
 
"That said, numerous tyre tracks in the newly concreted area servicing the garages indicate heavy activity has taken place in and around the garages," 38 North added.

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Quote:TMS MEDIA captured the moment the APC gubernatorial candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the PDP gubernatorial candidate and Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki hugged each other during a Peace Meeting, at the palace of Oba of Benin.

See video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpBGgTiQ6zg

Also present in the peace meeting are: Former APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Edo state Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, Edo APC Deputy Governorship candidate Mallam Gani Audu, Chief Odigie Oyegun.

The traditional ruler, Omo ‘N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II and Oba of Benin invited the APC and the PDP candidates to the meeting to calm the already heightened tension in the State and sue for understanding amongst the candidates towards a peaceful conduct of the elections that will hold on September 19.

https://tellmesomethingmediahouse.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/ize-iyamu-hugs-obaseki-at-obas-palace-video/

"Life is hard" BBNaija's Anto opens up about the pressure to keep up as a celebrity







Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Anto Lecky, opened up about the pressures to keep up as a celebrity.
 
The former reality star said "too many things have been happening as of late" that forces her to be honest with herself and accept that "life is hard".
 
She said being a public figure makes it even harder because members of the public put a lot of pressure on them to "have it all together."
 
She wrote:
 

Quote:I HATE to show any kind of weakness but too many things have been happening as of late, where I have to be honest with myself and accept that life is hard and shit happens and I don’t have all the answers like I think I do. Especially as a public figure, yeyebrity, influenza, what have you, we are expected to have it all together. Not sure why because we are humans like the next person. There is a pressure to keep up. We are in a place where our value is based on numbers and not our God-given talent. No lie, shit is fucked up. I just write this to anyone, be it celebrity by social media or celebrity by heart because we all deserve to be celebrated, YOU ARE ENOUGH. YOU ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH.

BREAKING: IPMAN Orders Members To Sell Fuel At N162 Per Litre

 Sep 2, 2020

 
 
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members in the Southwest region of the country to begin sales of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly referred to as petrol at N162 per litre.

The southwest Zonal Chairman of IPMAN, Alhaji ‘Dele Tajudeen in a telephone chat with journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, said his members would be left with no other option than to dispense the product at a price of N162.

Tajudeen said, the directive followed the increase in the deport loading price of the product by the federal government, which placed a new price regime of the product at N151. 56k.

He explained that since the federal government has decided and puts the price of the product at N151. 56k, IPMAN has no option than to sell at N162 to be able to meet up with the overhead cost.

Tajudeen said IPMAN members would have to make provision for the cost of diesel to run generator that will power the dispensing machines; pay the cost of transporting the fuel from the depot to their respective filling stations and also settle their statutory levies with the appropriate regulatory agencies.


That by the time they finish paying all these levies, the cost of discharging fuel at the petroleum filling stations would have shored up to N160, hence dispensing the product at N162 will enable IPMAN members to be able to pay the staff bills and the stations’ gains

Quote:TRASH THAT NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES BILL 2020
Guardian Newspaper Editorial
By Editorial Board

A recent reintroduction of the vexatious National Water Resources Bill, which was rejected in 2018 by the National Assembly (NASS) is curious at this time.

President Muhammadu Buhari, whose office returned the Bill, must have some inexplicable motive for pushing it at all cost. The surreptitious plot to ram it through the federal legislature speaks volume for some hidden agenda.

That Bill is suspicious. A Bill that is out to rob many people, in broad day light, of their means of livelihood cannot but attract resentment and condemnation.

It is inconceivable that indigenous peoples, especially, in the South and Middle Belt regions of Nigeria would accept to be alienated from their God-given water resources. The National Assembly would do well to once again, trash the Bill to save the country from avoidable conflagration. The representatives of the people had better let the sleeping dog lie to avoid another round of crisis in the already volatile polity.

The repugnant and detestable land-grabbing Bill, which obviously is suspected to grant Fulani herdsmen and Miyeti Allah cattle breeders unfettered access to land and water resources in Southern Nigeria, can only trigger national upheaval.

Coming at a time when Nigerians are clamouring for proper federalism that entails devolution of powers to the states and local authorities, the introduction of a Water Resources Bill by President Buhari, to further alienate the people is unfortunate. The president should withdraw the bill in public interest.

When the Bill was first introduced in the 8th Senate, it generated controversy across the country, because of its desire to have the Federal Government take control of lands and water resources in the country. The perception by the public that the Bill was a decoy to advance the interest of the cattle herding Fulani population was palpable.

Though the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, had reportedly raised concerns over the piece of legislation, by querying, “is this not the same Bill that generated controversy in the media,” he still allowed it to pass. And the question is why? Why did he not shut it down knowing the gravity of the implications of the Bill if passed into law?

The Bill, entitled “National Water Resources Bill, 2020,” was arbitrarily reintroduced in the Green Chamber, in breach of its rules, legislative convention and provisions of the 1999 constitution before the House adjourned for a two-month recess on Thursday, July 23, 2020.

It was therefore shocking that on Thursday, July 23, 2020, the House had, in referring to Order 12, Rule 16 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives, 9th Edition, passed the National Water Resources Bill, 2020 and committed it to a “Committee of the Whole”, for third reading and final passage. The presentation of the Bill was done by the House Chairman on Rules and Business, Fulata.

Analysts say the referral of the Bill to the Committee of the Whole breached Order 12, Rule 16 of the Standing Orders of the House. Though the Order states that such a bill from a preceding Assembly be gazetted and clean copies circulated, reports say none of that was done.

The Bill seeks to bring all water resources (surface and underground) and the banks of the water sources under the control of the Federal Government through its agencies to be established by the Bill.

Section 13 of the Bill, states, “in implementing the principles under subsection (2) of this section, the institutions established under this Act shall promote integrated water resources management and the coordinated management of land and water resources, surface water and ground water resources, river basins and adjacent marine and coastal environment and upstream and downstream interests.”

Section 2(1) of the Bill, says: “All surface water and ground water wherever it occurs, is a resource common to all people.’’ The Bill is primed for passage by the House on their resumption from recess next month, which is September.

Reacting to the secret plot to pass the bill, the Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), called on Nigerians to be ready for a protracted resistance to the move by the lawmakers.

The authorities in Abuja should not ignore the warning statement by the Southern and Middle Belt Forum on this hot potato. In their statement: “The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum calls on all the communities opposed to the bill, meant to grab land around waterways for cattle herders, to use the break time to organize community special sittings for their representatives to explain the meaning of this latest move and their roles in it.” The Bill, if passed into law, will clip the wings of state and local government authorities as well as individuals from making use of the water at their backyard without permit from Abuja. This development will engender serious contentions across Nigeria. The result would be water wars, which would be more devastating than the contentions over grazing land and even oilfields.

SOURCE:
https://guardian.ng/opinion/trash-that-national-water-resources-bill-2020/#:~:text=A%20recent%20reintroduction%20of%20the,is%20curious%20at%20this%20time.&text=The%20National%20Assembly%20would%20do,the%20country%20from%20avoidable%20conflagration.

Kill me rather than destroy my cannabis farm - Suspect tells NDLEA operatives







A 42-year-old cannabis farmer identified as Clement Akor who was arrested by operatives of Kogi state's command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has begged for his life to be taken rather than his 10-hectare cannabis plantation being destroyed. 
 
The father of 6 who was arrested alongside his accomplice David Ameh at Enabo village in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, stated that he has invested so much in his farm to lose it. 
 
Admitting that he is aware of the law banning the sale of Cannabis Sativa, Akor said; 
 

Quote:”I am the owner of this farm. I learnt it in Yoruba land. When I cultivated one last year, it was stolen. So it is this year I bought seed from Yoruba land to plant new ones before I was caught.


“Indian hemp business is luck. In this farm, I can get many bags here. I do sell one bag for N20,000 depending on the area am selling it. It could be more. I spent N12,000 for labour in cultivating this farm. It better you people kill me than destroy this farmland.


“This is my business. I spent a lot to allow this plant to grow up to this level. In the next two weeks, I am supported to harvest it. Now you people have come here to destroy it. Just kill me, so that I won’t see you people destroying what I have laboured for. I am looking for money because I am illiterate. I don’t want to engage in armed robbery or kidnapping that is why I am into this business of Indian hemp”.

Quote:“Seeing they say is believing. What you are seeing today is certainly more than three football Field but together. I would make you make your judgment. Just look around, that is the huge expanse. We just left the first farm which is equally a huge cannabis plantation.


” This is very unfortunate. I am worried about this unfortunate development. I have thought that Kogi State will not descend to this point. As things stand today, it will be direct self-denial to begin to say that Kogi State is not planting Cannabis Sativa because the evidence itself suggests the fact that there is high planting of Cannabis Sativa in Kogi State.

Sadly Kogi State can also now begin to rank among those state where you find Cannabis Sativa plantations.


“We will not relent in fighting against illicit use of a drug that is why we took the fight to their doorstep. Kogi State is the gateway to a man other states in the north, south, east and western parts of this country.


“I had promised at the point of my deployment to Kogi State that I won’t give room for anybody to turn Kogi State to a drug cultivation State. And because of that, we have spread out our tentacles, reach out as far as possible with intelligence gathering, this result is why you are seeing today."

Two arrested in Jigawa state over alleged homosexual act







Two suspects have been arrested by the Hisbah command in Jigawa over an alleged homosexual act in Dutse Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

 
The suspects aged 32 and 20 and identified simply as Adamu and Tijjani, were arrested at a hotel in Dutse after they were heard arguing over money. 
 
The state Hisbah Commandant, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru said; 
 

Quote:“Today September 2, our personnel succeeded in arresting two persons in connection with an alleged homosexual act in Dutse.


“A 32-year-old man identified simply as Adamu, who resides at Unguwa Uku quarters in Kano state, invited his 20-year-old friend identified simply as Tijjani from Garkuwar Sarki quarters in Sokoto state.


“They perfected plans to meet through Facebook, after which Tijjani came down based on an agreement that he will be paid N50,000 after the act. “They lodged at a hotel and passed the night together.


 “Adamu could not provide the N50,000 promised to his guest. And that was when they began to argue until people around overheard them and informed our personnel who immediately went to the scene and arrested them."

Kill me rather than destroy my cannabis farm – Suspect begs NDLEA in Kogi


 September 2, 2020


A suspected cannabis sativa farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA to take his life rather than destroy his 10-hectare cannabis plantation.


Akor, a 42 years old father of six children from Enabo village in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State was arrested by the Kogi State Command of the NDLEA alongside his accomplice David Ameh.
Akor who claimed he had invested so much in the business and cannot afford to lose it to the arms of the law said he learnt the trade in Owo, Ondo State.


The prime suspect who cried profusely to stop men of the NDLEA led by its commander Alfred Adewumi from destroying his farm located in Oketepe in Okula community in Ofu Local Government of Kogi State said he would rather die than watch the officers destroy what he had worked hard for in the last one year.

He noted that he is aware of the law banning the sale of cannabis sativa insisting that it is business which must be followed with risk.


His words” I am the owner of this farm. I learnt it in Yoruba land. When I cultivated one last year, it was stolen. So it is this year that I bought seed from Yoruba land to plant new ones before I was caught.


“Indian hemp business is luck. In this farm, I can get many bags here. I do sell one bag for N20,000 depending on the area I am selling it. It could be more. I spent N12,000 for labour in cultivating this farm. It better you people kill me than destroy this farmland.

“This is my business. I spent a lot to allow this plant to grow up to this level. In the next two weeks, I am supposed to harvest it. Now you people have come here to destroy it. Just kill me, so that I won’t see you people destroying what I have laboured for. 

I am looking for money because I am illiterate. I don’t want to engage in armed robbery or kidnapping that is why I am into this business of Indian hemp”.


His action forced the NDLEA commander Alfred Adewumi to calm him down insisting that the war against illicit use of drugs is on course in Kogi State.


Addressing journalists on Wednesday, shortly after the destruction of the large cannabis farm, the Kogi State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Alfred Adewumi lamented the increasing wave of illicit use and cultivation of cannabis sativa in the state.


Adewumi stated that the two suspects were caught through intelligence gathering by officers of his command.


The commander noted that the latest breakthrough in the fight against illicit use of drugs in Kogi State is coming three days after the command arrested the duo of Endurance Samson and Abah Sunday for alleged possession of 36.2 kilogrammes wrap of cannabis sativa.

“Seeing, they say is believing. What you are seeing today is certainly more than three football fields put together. I would let you make your judgment. Just look around, that is the huge expanse. We just left the first farm which is equally a huge cannabis plantation.


“This is very unfortunate. I am worried about this unfortunate development. I have thought that Kogi State will not descend to this point. As things stand today, it will be direct self-denial to begin to say that Kogi state is not planting cannabis sativa because the evidence itself suggests the fact that there is high planting of cannabis sativa in Kogi State. Sadly Kogi State can also now begin to rank among those states where you find cannabis sativa plantations.

“We will not relent in fighting against illicit use of drugs that is why we took the fight to their doorstep. Kogi State is the gateway to other states in the north, south, east and western parts of this country.


Adewumi said all the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

Quote:A man's peaceful home was shattered when two large snakes smashed through his kitchen ceiling.

David Tait was shocked when the carpet snakes tumbled on to the kitchen floor of his Brisbane home.

Measuring 2.8m and 2.5m long and weighing 22kg between, the sizeable reptiles then slithered to the bedroom and living room.

Pictures of the aftermath show several ceiling tiles were destroyed in the plummet.

Steve Brown, of Brisbane North Snake Catchers, said the animals were “some of the biggest and fattest” he’d ever seen. He suggested they were fighting over a third, female snake.

That snake has not been located, leading to concerns that it is still in Mr Tait's house. The homeowner expressed concerns at the notion.

He told Today: "'I don't care what size it is, I'm not keen on it." Thankfully carpet snakes are not venomous.

He said that he had seen snakes around his property before, but never actually in the house.

“We have a lot of bush around here so you do see snakes, but I’d never seen snakes of that size,’’ Mr Tait said.

The two snakes were relocated to a state forest close by.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/two-fighting-snakes-crash-through-22610012

‘We are suffering’ – Nigerians lament increase in petrol price to N151.56pl by Buhari govt


 
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 September 2, 2020



A cross-section of Nigerians has called out President Muhammadu Buhari’s government over the increase of petrol price to N151.56 per litre.


The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Wednesday announced the increment in the pump price of petrol.
The new price takes effect from September 2, 2020.
The announcement has stirred reactions from Nigerians on social media accusing the Buhari-led government of inflicting hardship on citizens.

Some users on Twitter said the new pump price will result in a hike in food items and transportation which is unfair to Nigerians especially at a time when businesses are staggering due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are some comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter;


@Codshallom77 “This next level is really shaping up to something else! TAXES are being raised across the board, levies and petrol pump prices are going higher and income levels of Nigerians have dwindled! Nigeria’s socialism is fast destroying her.”

@OlubunmiMayaki “The Buhari administration is so insensitive to the plight of Nigerians. It has increased taxes, petrol pump price, electricity tariff, stamp duty etc. at a time of global pandemic. Unbelievable!


@BhadmusAkeem “Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) have directed it’s Stakeholders in Nigeria to increase the price of petrol to N151.56 per litre. For a country that has crude oil deposit, buying at N148 is cruel not to talk of N151.56. Just ask us to leave this country. Simple.”

@Shakur “Our crime for all these inflation is being Nigerians. Electricity tariff increased, Petrol price increased, now watch the price of solar equipment increase also and other things such as cold water and soft drinks increase. I pray we 2023 as a nation.”

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@Collins “Why did petrol price go up? Nigerians citizens are already suffering, everything will go up again in the market, supermarkets, shame on the APC Government.”

@Raymond “N151.56/litre is the new petrol price. All of this increase in a freaking pandemic. Oh I forgot, Nigerians are very strong people. ”

@Letter_to_jack “How Nigerians occupied the streets because GEJ increased Petrol price to 140/L and are moving on as if nothing happened now that it’s 150/L is a mystery.”

@Jeremiahrmg “Petrol price now selling at N151.Nigerians deserve a better policy from this administration.”


@Mc_matj “So you guys ain’t done yet. We pleaded with you guys to reduce the petrol price and you found it difficult to do it effectively. Immediately lockdown was lifted we have seen effective and reoccurring price increase.”

@Patpaulj “This government has increased electricity tariff even in this pandemic. VAT hike, stamp duty, petrol price hike etc. All you do is take and take from Nigerians.”


@Kamaldinda13 “Buhari is trying so hard to make Nigerians poorer. From numerous taxes and charges down to an increase in price of everything, ranging from food to petrol.”

Quote:Two persons were killed and six injured in a road accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State.

Channels Television learned that the accident occurred when four vehicles involving two trucks, a tanker and a commercial bus had a collision.

This was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.

“The agency received distress calls about the above incident and upon arrival at the scene of incident, discovered that a four (4) vehicle accident had occurred comprising two tipper trucks, one with registration number AKM-741ZT, a second tipper with unknown registration number, a loaded tanker with unknown registration number and commercial bus with unknown registration,” the statement partly read.

Oke-Osanyitolu explained that emergency responders comprising the Nigeria Police, Fire Service, LRU Fire Unit joined LASEMA at the scene of the incident.

Preliminary report on Road Traffic Accident around Anthony (inward Gbagada)

The agency received distress calls about the above incident and upon arrival at the scene of incident, discovered that a four (4) vehicle accident had occurred comprising two tipper trucks, one with registration number AKM-741ZT, a second tipper with unknown registration number, a loaded tanker with unknown registration number and commercial bus with unknown registration.

The resultant collision, a result of reckless driving left occupants of the bus trapped within. With the use of the agency’s light rescue equipment, six (6) people were extricated from the bus. They were found to have sustained varying degrees of injuries and unfortunately two (2) adult female lost their lives at the scene of incident.

Agency responders, the LRU ambulance, Lasambus, Nigeria Police, Lagos Fire service and LRU fire unit were joint responders at the scene of incident.

Operation is ongoing.

Updates will follow

Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu

DG/CEO LASEMA

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/09/02/two-killed-four-injured-as-trucks-collide-with-bus-in-lagos/



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COVID-19: 'Someday, Everyone Will Know That They Have Been Deceived' - Bishop Oyedepo



Bishop David Oyedepo 
Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has given a fresh opinion on the existence of COVID-19, and the safety protocol put in place to curb the spread of the virus, saying the world will one day realize that they have been deceived.

Oyedepo said this during the Church's Covenant Hour of Prayer, CHoP, where he also said that he wouldn’t observe any protocols, not even wear a gloves, in other to pray for any COVID-19 patients.

Oyedepo said;

Quote:“August is almost gone. We are in the 9th hour as it were, we are going to step into the 11th hour shortly: it is not late, you can connect.

“COVID-19 cannot be any reason why your own ‘Breaking Limit’ package will not be delivered. It’s not a tenable reason. No circumstance on earth will make the covenant of God have no effect.

“You can imagine a medical doctor, going back there to minister to coronavirus patients (documented testimony). He found something, while others are scared by everything they can see.

“Can you imagine anyone bringing coronavirus patient to me and I won’t lay hands on him? Will I wear gloves to lay hands on them? I will lay hands on them; breathe into them; embrace them. What you carry is eternal life, it’s not human life. You should know that."

Quote:“You’ll now wear everything like a doctor, you have never been in a theatre in your life. You will be moving like somebody is under some attack.

“Someday, they will know that they have been deceived. They will all know that they have been grossly deceived.

"You’ve covered your mouth, do you cover it when you want to eat or there is no coronavirus when you are eating? I just look at it and say, “what is all this?

“It’s all the devil trying to dehumanize humanity. Don’t go near old people, yet you are buying food from them!

"Do you ask somebody of her age when you want to buy food: “Hello Mama, what’s your age?” Age of what? Get out, my friend. I am selling something and you’re asking my age.

“The world will be free. I have a Liberation Mandate to this generation: my job is to see human beings set free from all harassment of the devil. Enough is Enough! Receive grace to constantly celebrate the Word of God; to embrace the Word of God by putting it to work in faith,” he said

BREAKING: Petrol Price Now N151.56 Per Litre ― PPMC
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The price of petrol has been increased to N151.56 per litre, according to Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

In a statement obtained by Vanguard, D.O Abalaka of the PPMC, stated: “Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform.

“To this end, the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is now one hundred and fifty-one naira, fifty-six kobo (N151.56k) per litre.”

He added: “This takes effect from September 2, 2020

Man kills his wife and two sons ‘because he had a headache and was tired of them yelling’







A father was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and two teenage sons "because he had a headache and was tired of them yelling."
 
James Lee Webb, 57, was arrested and charged with capital murder after calling the cops on himself on Monday, August 31, 2020.
 
Webb and his wife, Victoria Ronack Bunton, began arguing at around 10am on Monday morning after he complained of having a headache and that her sons, aged 13 and 16, were being too loud, according to the affidavit.
 
During the argument Webb allegedly produced a handgun and shot Bunton, before killing both of the teenagers.
 
Webb waited one hour and then called 911 and confessed, the document states.
 
When cops arrived they took him into custody. When he was later interviewed, Webb allegedly told a detective that he was tired of his family yelling at him and telling him there was nothing wrong with him.
 

 
He is currently being held at Lew Sterrett Jail and his bond will be determined by a Dallas County Magistrate.
 


 
Neighbor Chanel Lockhart told Fox4: "Last time I saw her, she was getting groceries out of the car and the boys were helping her.
 
"You would never think that he would do that. And she had a heart. She was so sweet to everybody.
 
"You'd never think that one day he would call and say he killed his kids."
 
Another neighbor, Justice Johnson, told the outlet: "I've been knowing them for two years, going with their mama to the grocery store, helping with groceries, getting on the school bus."
 
Her daughter, Sylvia, added: "I didn't talk to them as much. But when I did come outside, they'd speak. They didn't just walk past me. They'd be like, 'hey.'"

Chef turned Playboy model shares naked photos to encourage fans to cook at home







A chef who has become a Playboy model has been going naked in the kitchen to encourage others to cook at home and stay safe.
 
Though she works as a model, Cândida Batista is also a Michelin starred chef.
 
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the mum has been urging others to stay at home rather than eat out. This is to promote social distancing and prevent the spread of the killer virus.
 
To do this, she has combined her two passions - cooking and modelling - and has been sharing photos to Instagram.
 
In the photos, Cândida poses naked or in lingerie while cooking tasty meals.
 

 
Cândida claims that her strategy seems to be working.
 
 
She said: "I decided to make a pie crust at home and I was with little clothes at the time.
 
"I didn't even think about putting anything."
 
Cândida added: "I was inspired and my photographer friend clicked.
 
"The post went viral."
 

 
Now, the model receives DMs from fans all the time.
 
She said: "I get messages from followers asking me to post more photos."
 

 
Cândida, who lives in Vienna and calls herself a feminist, plans to continue posting more sexy cooking hacks in the future.
 
She commented: "It was a success that I did not imagine, of course I will continue to post, knowing that I can save lives."
 

Man caught inside a supermarket with 'stolen' items around his waist (photos)





 




A young man who went shopping at a supermarket was caught with 'stolen' items around his waist. 
 
Facebook user, Segun Availeth, who shared the story, said the young man was pretending to be shopping before the attendant noticed something very unusual around the man's waist. When he was confronted to lift up his shirt, they found six tins of sardines hanging around his underwear. 
 
See full photos below. 
 

 
 

DSS and police reportedly invites Don Jazzy, Waje, Yemi Alade over political statements made against the Buhari administration







The Department of State Security DSS and the police in Lagos state have reportedly invited music executive, Don Jazzy as well as singers Yemi Alade and Waje to their office to caution them against making social media comments against the Buhari-led administration.
 
Punch reports that Don Jazzy was invited to the DSS office in Lagos state where he was warned to be mindful of the kind of posts he makes on social media, some of which are perceived to be against the Buhari-led government. The report states that since the invitation, the music executive has toned down his activities on Twitter.
 
In the same vein, singers Yemi Alade and Waje were reportedly invited by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police who warned them to avoid making political comments that could anger the Buhari regime.
 
The Commissioner reportedly gave the warning during a brief on the measures put in place to stem the tide of rape in the country.

Vera Sidika strips for Instagram







Popular Kenyan socialite, Vera Sidika has teased her fans with a tiny bikini photo she shared on Instagram. 
 
The photo which has garnered over 50k likes came with the caption; 
 

Quote:Comment using a movie title 
....I’m actually dressed up y’all just gotta ZOOM to see it. 

Quote:The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has condoled with former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, over a road accident involving top chieftains of the APC in the party’s campaign entourage.

In a statement forwarded to Igbere TV on Tuesday, the governor commiserated with the families of the victims of the crash and prayed that God grants them the fortitude to bear the loss of their loved ones.

According to him, “I received the news of the accident with shock and commiserate with the former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the candidate of the APC in the forthcoming governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu over the very unfortunate incident involving their security aides and top chieftains of the party in the campaign team.”

He added, “While we pray for strength for the families of the deceased persons, we also pray for the quick recovery of those who were injured and are receiving treatment.”

Igbere TV had reported how Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the APC narrowly escaped death by the whiskers in Benin City, on Tuesday.

Igbere TV gathered from multiple source that two policemen in the former Edo governor’s convoy, however, lost their lives with others sustaining various degrees of injury.

The incident happened Tuesday afternoon when a trailer ran into the travelling campaign entourage of the APC, while on their way from the just concluded Edo North ward-to-ward rallies.

https://igberetvnews.com/1363267/obaseki-condoles-oshiomhole-ize-iyamu-crash-death-security-aides/

His Royal Highness (HRH) Patrick Igbinidu, the Iyase of Udo, in Ovia South West Local Government Area, yesterday, endorsed the reelection of Governor Obaseki, promising to mobilise his subjects to vote for Him and His deputy, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu.

Receiving the Governor and other members of the Edo Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, HRH affirmed that they have done well for Edo people in his first term and will be reelected to continue with the developmental strides.

The Iyase commended the Governor's administration for the laudable projects executed across the length and breadth of Udo Ward, and the ongoing revamp of College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi.

The monarch also criticized those against Governor Obaseki reelection and assured the team that the over 70 chiefs and 45 Odionweres (village heads) under him were all behind His and would continue to pray for his success in the coming election.






























 

Quote:239 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-116
FCT-33
Lagos-19
Ekiti-12
Kaduna-11
Ogun-11
Ebonyi-8
Benue-7
Abia-5
Delta-5
Ondo-4
Edo-3
Imo-2
Osun-2
Bauchi-1

Quote:Highlights
On the 1st of September 2020, 239 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 54247 cases have been confirmed, 42010 cases have been discharged and 1023 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 239 new cases are reported from 15 states- Plateau (116), FCT (33), Lagos (19), Ekiti (12), Kaduna (11), Ogun (11), Ebonyi (, Benue (7), Abia (5), Delta (5), Ondo (4), Edo (3), Imo (2), Osun (2), Bauchi (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

Quote:August 31 https://www.nairaland.com/6089606/143-new-covid-19-cases125-discharged

Quote:TWO policemen, yesterday, died in an accident involving the campaign convoy of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, while he was on his way to Usen in Ovia SouthWest local government area.

The accident was said to have happened at about 1pm around the by-pass in Oluku Ovia North East local government area.

As a result of the incident, the candidate of the APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has called off his rally at Usen.

It was gathered that a trailer ran into the travelling campaign convoy hitting the back-up vehicle that the police were riding in.

In a statement, the Chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, Mr. John Mayaki, said it was suspending the scheduled campaign to honour the dead.

On behalf of Pastor Ize-Iyamu and the APC, Mayaki condoled with the families of the victims, saying they were not alone in their grief and pledged that the campaign would do everything within its powers to ameliorate their grief.

Reaching out to the families of the policemen involved in the fatal crash, the campaign said Edo would never forget their supreme sacrifice.

The Publicity Secretary of the APC, Chris Azebamwan said Oshiomhole was okay and that they were waiting for more details from security agencies.

Several calls to the Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo were not picked and same for the Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Commission, FRSC, Henry Benamaisa, said he was waiting for the police to give details before he could officially release same to the public. He said he has deployed his personnel to the area to get details.

Oshiomhole’s convoy accident, an assassination attempt, says aide

However, Oshiomhole’s Meia Aide, Victor Oshioke described the accident as an assassination attempt.

In a statement, he said Oshiomhole’s convoy was driving at a regulated speed limit when a trailer driving in the same direction rammed into the convoy pushing the police back-up into the bush and hitting the vehicle Oshiomhole was riding in.

The statement said: “Some minutes after 12 pm today Tuesday September 1, 2020, there was a motor accident involving the convoy of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, along Benin Lagos by-pass before Oluku junction. The convoy was headed to Usen Community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, where Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was expected to appear at a campaign rally alongside Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the APC governorship candidate in the September 19, 2020 election in the state, when a trailer driving in the same direction veered off its course, hit the back up Toyota Hilux vehicle carrying 7 policemen, forcing it off the road, into the bush and rammed into the Sports Utility vehicle carrying Comrade Oshiomhole, causing substantial damage.

“We are sad to report that two police personnel in the Toyota Hilux truck lost their lives while two others are in critical condition receiving treatment at a hospital in the state.

“Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and other persons in the convoy , apart from those indicated above did not sustain any injuries.

“It is pertinent to state, without fear of contradiction, that the convoy of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was maintaining legal speed limits when this incident occurred. This explains why the trailer, travelling in the same direction over ran the Hilux truck off the road and still hit the SUV carrying Comrade Oshiomhole, causing substantial damage.

“Without prejudice to police investigations, eyewitnesses account of the incident suggest, and we believe rightly too, that this was an assassination attempt, targeting Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. “It is painful that innocent policemen performing their legal duties lost their lives in this very unfortunate incident.

“While we pray for the quick recovery of the injured policemen, we extend our condolences to the families of the departed.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/accident-an-assassination-attempt-against-oshiomhole/

Quote:...As YWC passes vote of confidence on Akintoys's leadership

Two leading Yoruba socio-cultural groups are currently at loggerheads over the alleged secession agenda being championed by one of the groups for the South West of Nigeria to break away from Nigeria and become an independent nation.

The two groups are Yoruba World Congress (YWC), which is an umbrella body over more than 150 pan-Yoruba self-determination organisations, under the leadership of its President-General, Prof Banji Akintoye, as well as the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), under the leadership of Adeshina Animashaun.

The YWC addressed a press conference at its headquarters, Bodija, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday and re-established a vote of absolute confidence in the leadership of Akintoye. Also, the YAF, staged a peaceful protest march to the Oyo State Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan on the same Tuesday against alleged secession agenda of YWC.

The YAF also presented a protest letter to the Governor Seyi Makinde, through his Executive Assistant on Security, Mr. Sunday Odukoya, who said: “We have received your letter. We shall deliver your message to the governor. Now that you have expressed your reservations, we assure you that we shall address the matter.”

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions, inluding: ‘What we need is development, not secession.’ Together we stand, divided we fall.’ ‘Together we stand and love one another.’ ‘Believe in one Nigeria.’ ‘In one Nigeria we stand.’ ‘We are for unity, don’t beat the drum of war.’

But addressing journalists on behalf of YWC, Dr. Tunde Hamzat, dismissed the news making the round that Akintoye was no longer the leader of the Yoruba nation, saying: “The Yoruba World Congress is one and indivisible under the leadership of Emeritus Prof Banji Akintoye. There is no crisis within the YWC. We are not in contention with anyone or group. This is a family issue which is being resolved within the clan.

“We remain unequivocally committed to the ideals of the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) as eloquently expressed by Prof. Banji Akintoye, which are to liberate the Yoruba race from the oppression and persecution which Nigeria represents, to establish a better, more promising future for our teeming youths and to ensure the peaceful achievement of the self-determination goals of the Yoruba nation.

“This is a gathering of all the groups which elected Prof. Banji Akintoye as Yoruba leader a year ago. They are the various groups which came together to form the Yoruba World Congress. These groups are gathered here in Ibadan, one year after that momentous event, to re-establish a vote of absolute confidence in the leadership of Prof. Banji Akintoye.”

Hamzat, who said the brains behind YAF are four members of YWC that were suspended based on certain issues, also noted that Akintoye emerged leader of Yoruba nation on August 22, 2019, and within one year, more than 100 Yoruba, both in Nigeria and in the diaspora, have been admitted into the YWC, saying “our admission into the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) within a year of our existence, is novel and commendable. The Oodua Nation project is on course. We appreciate the efforts of Prof. Banji Akintoye and other leaders in this respect. The protection of lives and properties of the Yoruba and other ethnic nationalities domiciled in the Southt West geo political zone is of paramount importance to YWC leadership.

“We commend the courage exhibited by our governors in the establishment of Amotekun even in the midst of hostility and intimidation by the powers that be. The Water Bill at the National Assembly represents a background manoeuvre to bring back RUGA and further appropriate more of the resources of Yorubaland. It therefore stands totally rejected by the YWC. In equal effect, the CAMA bill cannot stand because it puts the control of one religious group under another. It represents the ruthless deployment of power by the Muslim North to further continue the Islamisation and Fulanisation of Nigeria.”

However, the protest letter, entitled: ‘Please, Save Yorubaland from Imminent Doom!’ signed by Adeshina Animashaun, addressed to Governor Makinde, read in part: “Your Excellency, a motley of crowd of discontents, zealots have lately increased the tempo of their unpatriotic activities masquerading as championing the cause of the Yoruba people of the South-West. Their activities, at best, qualify for nothing good.

“The Yoruba Appraisal Forum is by this statement giving a notice that we, as responsible Yoruba, will not fold our arms and watch a few disgruntled and self-serving individuals to turn our land into a wartorn zone like Somalia and Sudan. If it ever becomes imperative for Yorubaland to break away from the rest of Nigeria, it should be a collective decision of all Yoruba people within Nigeria and in the Diaspora. The recent activities of the Yoruba World Congress and its cohots underscore the need for government and security agencies to be more informed about the decisive tendencies of these groups.”

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/protests-in-ibadan-over-alleged-secession-agenda-of-yoruba-nation/

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 


WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER.



YOUR FAITH IS A TOOL


And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him (Luke 8:25).


Jesus was with His disciples in the boat one day, and a tempest arose. The disciples became afraid and the Bible says, “…they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm” (Luke 8:24).


The Master turned to the disciples and asked them a very pertinent question: “Where is your faith?” That’s the big question in life. With your faith, you can do anything; you can move mountains; you can achieve great results. Faith is a tool. Use it. If you’d learn to use your faith, you’ll live triumphantly every day.


Stop crying for help! Use your faith to make your life glorious. With your faith, you can destroy cancer, diabetes or heart trouble. You can change the circumstances of your life! So, build your faith. Make a choice to feed your faith by learning and living on God’s Word.


The Bible is a compendium of divine revelations from God’s Prophets and Apostles; the message has been proven again and again. Irrespective of the issues in your health, family, finances, job, academics, or ministry, you can prevail gloriously by growing your faith in the Word and putting it to work every day. Remember, our faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1 John 5:4).


CONFESSION

With my faith, I consistently frame my life in the path of glory and excellence, living the life of victory, success, joy, health and prosperity which God has ordained for me. I refuse to be disadvantaged or helpless in this life; my faith in the Word is effective and prevailing. Praise God!


FURTHER STUDY


1 John 5:4; Hebrews 10:38-39; Matthew 17:20


1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians 16:1-24 & Proverbs 10-11


2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 & Jeremiah 19-20






#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN 



I afffirm that the Lord is my refuge and my fortress, He is my habitation; in Him, I live, and move, and have my being! 


He is my rock, my life, and my righteousness; and by Him, I reign and prevail over adversities and win every day in life. 


He is my helper, the One who upholds me with His righteous right hand; the stronghold of my life. My life is an expression of His righteousness, love, glory,
and grace! 


I am the seed of Abraham; therefore, I live above the rudiments of this world! I am victorious all the way! Hallelujah! 


I am made for life! God’s divine power has given me everything I require to live joyfully and victoriously every day! 


Success, prosperity, divine health, promotions and the glorious life are my bloodbought inheritance and vital experience in Christ Jesus! I


 have a goodly heritage. My mind is anointed to think God’s thoughts! With the Word of God in my mouth, I cast down all imaginations of fear, failure, sickness, disease, and infirmity! 


No evil or negative imagination has a place in my heart! My mind is inundated with the Word, with which I prevail over all the fiery darts of the enemy! Blessed be God. Hallelujah!




God bless you

Boko Haram killed 13 district heads and many ward heads- Shehu of Borno







The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkanemi has disclosed that 13 district heads and several ward heads (Bulamas) in his emirate have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents. 
 
Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the Senate Committee on Special Duties led by Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, representing Taraba Central, who were in Borno State to assess the performance of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), the Borno monarch noted that the Boko Haram crisis started in the state in July 2009 following a disagreement between the Izala and Yusufiya Islamic sects.
 
The crisis which degenerated into attacks of police stations and carting away of ammunition in police formations, has also displaced thousands of people who are now taking refuge in displaced persons’ camps across the state.
 
The Shehu of Borno who called for increased funding of the NEDC said; 
 

Quote:“Gradually, they moved their operations from Maiduguri to local government area headquarters and other towns within the state. In the course of their operations, the emirate council lost about 13 district heads in addition to many ward heads, who were killed in their respective domains.


“The activities of the criminal elements had not deterred our district and village heads of being proactive in reporting their activities to the security agencies.


 “I want to call for more funding for the commission to enable it facilitate the reconstruction of destroyed communities and intervention programmes toward empowering all IDPs. The call became necessary in view of the huge destruction and losses incurred in the state as a result of the crises in the last 11 years.”

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Detailed introduction of imported scroll pump

Vortex pump is also called vortex pump, regeneration pump, etc. Because it is by the impeller rotation when the liquid vortex motion and suction and discharge of liquid, so called vortex pump. According to different types of vortex pump, it can be divided into single-stage vortex pump, centrifugal vortex pump, stainless steel vortex pump and other vortex pumps.

At present, the flow rate of general vortex pump is 0.2 ~ 27m3 / h. The working principle of general vortex pump is that when the prime mover drives the impeller to rotate in the pump through the shaft, the liquid enters the flow channel by suction, and is thrown into the annular flow channel by the centrifugal force of the rotating impeller, making the liquid rotate in the flow channel. Because each liquid particle is affected by centrifugal force, the liquid inside the impeller is greatly affected by the centrifugal force, while the liquid in the flow channel is less affected by the centrifugal force. Due to the different centrifugal force, the liquid will make longitudinal vortex motion. The liquid circulates through the channels between the blades repeatedly by means of longitudinal vortices (Fig. 1-35). Each time the liquid passes through the passage between blades, the lift is increased once, and finally the liquid is pressed out and discharged.

After the liquid is discharged, a local vacuum will be formed in the channel between the blades, and the liquid will continuously enter the impeller from the suction inlet and repeat the above motion process. In this way, the vortex pump suction liquid, while discharging liquid, so as to continue to work. From the working principle of general vortex pump, we can see that it is like the role of multi-stage centrifugal pump, each blade channel is equivalent to one stage, and the energy increases once the liquid passes through the channel. Therefore, the head of general vortex pump is 2-5 times larger than that of centrifugal pump under the same impeller diameter, so it is a kind of pump with high head and small flow. Compared with the centrifugal pump with the same performance, the vortex pump has small volume and light weight; compared with the positive displacement pump with the same head, its size is much smaller and its structure is much simpler. Therefore, the general vortex pump has the advantages of simple structure, compact, small volume, light weight and low cost.

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Causes of cavitation in centrifugal pump

Centrifugal pump is widely used in industry and daily life because of its simple operation, stable operation, high cost performance and easy maintenance and care. However, mechanical equipment, after a long time of continuous work, it is inevitable that equipment damage and failure problems, centrifugal pump cavitation phenomenon is one of the common faults of centrifugal pump.

Once cavitation occurs in the pump, its flow and head performance will not only decline, but also show obvious high noise and vibration. In serious cases, the liquid flow in the pump will be interrupted and can not work normally. Cavitation will also damage the flow passage parts of the pump, and even affect the pipeline system.

There are many reasons for cavitation phenomenon, such as centrifugal pump product quality problems, improper use of operators and so on. Before leaving the factory, the product will go through multiple procedures of quality inspection, so the influence ratio of human factors is greater. In the working state, the working environment and operating factors of centrifugal pump account for the vast majority of the proportion of centrifugal pump cavitation phenomenon.

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As a kind of high quality hot oil circulating pump and heat carrier pump, high temperature oil pump is an ideal matching pump in heat exchange equipment, which can transport high temperature liquid without solid particles.

The high temperature oil pump adopts self heat dissipation structure and changes the traditional water cooling structure, which makes the pump structure more reasonable, efficient and energy-saving, optimizes the product performance and greatly improves the reliability of use.

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RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER.


LIVE FOR CHRIST


I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19).


There re Christians who are fretful about the rapture, uncertain about their eternal security. The Lord doesn't want us to live in such fear or anxiety. The truth is, eternal security is real for the one who as born again, but it at conditioned on your living the Christ-life, living in His righteousness until the end.

If, for example, someone who as been born again, changes his mind later about following Jesus, such a person is in trouble, because his eternal security with God is in jeopardy. When you're born again, you're born into God's presence; you live in God's presence. He's your Protector. He keeps you, and no one is able to pluck you out of His hand, according to the Scriptures.


However, life is full of choices. You are the one to make a choice to live for Him continually. When God guides us, He presents us with the options, and then He also tells us what to choose. But He doesn't force us in the choices we make, though He lets us understand the consequences of making the wrong choices .


What you must do, therefore, is to live according to His Word. That as the simplest thing ever. When you're born again, living for Christ is the most natural thing to do with your new nature in Christ. Living right is so natural to you that you have to be tempted to do wrong. This is also where the ministry of the Holy Spirit comes in. The Holy Spirit helps you live the Christian life, and with Him in your life, you never have to worry about missing your way.


Moreover, the Bible says Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy (Jude 1:24). As you live for the Lord, serving Him passionately with absolute conviction, He'll fulfil His purpose and ministry in your life.


CONFESSION

I live purposefully, fulfilling my ministry and calling in Christ Jesus. I refuse to allow anything take my attention away from the Lord and His eternal Kingdom. I am not slothful in business; I am fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I've received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. Hallelujah!


FURTHER STUDY

2 Peter 1:5-11; 2 Corinthians 5:15

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians15:35-38 Proverbs 7&9

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 2:10-20 & Jeremiah 18

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

 TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER.


LIVE FOR CHRIST


I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live (Deuteronomy 30:19).


There re Christians who are fretful about the rapture, uncertain about their eternal security. The Lord doesn't want us to live in such fear or anxiety. The truth is, eternal security is real for the one who as born again, but it at conditioned on your living the Christ-life, living in His righteousness until the end.

If, for example, someone who as been born again, changes his mind later about following Jesus, such a person is in trouble, because his eternal security with God is in jeopardy. When you're born again, you're born into God's presence; you live in God's presence. He's your Protector. He keeps you, and no one is able to pluck you out of His hand, according to the Scriptures.


However, life is full of choices. You are the one to make a choice to live for Him continually. When God guides us, He presents us with the options, and then He also tells us what to choose. But He doesn't force us in the choices we make, though He lets us understand the consequences of making the wrong choices .


What you must do, therefore, is to live according to His Word. That as the simplest thing ever. When you're born again, living for Christ is the most natural thing to do with your new nature in Christ. Living right is so natural to you that you have to be tempted to do wrong. This is also where the ministry of the Holy Spirit comes in. The Holy Spirit helps you live the Christian life, and with Him in your life, you never have to worry about missing your way.


Moreover, the Bible says Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy (Jude 1:24). As you live for the Lord, serving Him passionately with absolute conviction, He'll fulfil His purpose and ministry in your life.


CONFESSION

I live purposefully, fulfilling my ministry and calling in Christ Jesus. I refuse to allow anything take my attention away from the Lord and His eternal Kingdom. I am not slothful in business; I am fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I've received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. Hallelujah!


FURTHER STUDY

2 Peter 1:5-11; 2 Corinthians 5:15

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Corinthians15:35-38 Proverbs 7&9

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Thessalonians 2:10-20 & Jeremiah 18

Chinese government is building $50m Transportation University in Daura for free – Amaechi







Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that the Chinese government is building the $50 million University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State for free. 
 
Speaking during his maiden inspection tour of the ongoing project in Daura, the Minister also disclosed that  he Chinese government will build a primary and secondary school which will cater for the educational needs of children whose families work there.
 
Amaechi said the project construction would commence in September and would be completed by the end of next year. The Minister who made a clarification on the project, said it is not part of the railway contract but was donated to the federal government by the Chinese government free of charge.
 
He said; 
 

Quote:“Construction work will commence in September. What they are doing now is clearing, they have promised to build a primary school and a secondary school in the university.

This university is a donation by the Chinese government through CCECC. The Technique, Engineering, and Marketing (TEAM) has also accepted the consultancy job.


“We are here on the assignment of the ministry of transportation. The President wanted to know the status of the university that he performed its groundbreaking, so we decided to come today with CCECC and TEAM. I also want to thank you for providing land to construct the university.


“Having done that, let me also thank the CCECC for accepting to construct the university free of charge. It is not part of the railway contract, we spoke with CCECC and told them to train Nigerians who will take over from them in their technology and they agreed.


“All Nigerians from all parts of the country are entitled to come here for studies, In the same way as lecturing. Those who will teach are not only going to come from Daura, they will come from all parts of the country.


“So, we agreed with CCECC to build the university , and we chose Daura. We believe that the school would be completed next year hopefully, and then we can start studies."

https://twitter.com/BashirAhmaad/status/1300457711231029252?s=19

Quote:President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a private meeting with General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

The Nation learnt the meeting took off around 3pm in the President’s office.

Quote:WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The harrowing video shows stunned medics frantically remove the creature after it crawled in when the woman fell asleep in her garden

The is the petrifying moment a huge snake was pulled from a woman's throat after it crawled inside her while she was sleeping.

The young Russian decided to go to hospital after suddenly feeling unwell. She had fallen asleep in the garden of her home in Dagestan, Russia, and woke up to terrible pains in her stomach.

Little did she know at the time that the 4ft reptile had slithered inside her through her mouth.

Medics had no idea what had happened and she was put under general anaesthetic as doctors got down to work.

They only discovered what was wrong when they found the snake moving around - and eventually managed to prise it from her.

The footage of the horrifying operation shows the gloved hands of a male doctor removing the snake after inserting a tube down her throat. He is heard off camera saying: “Let’s see what this is”.

A female medic grabs the snake as it is pulled from the woman’s mouth. She jumps back startled and medical staff screams they realise the long length of the snake inside the patient.

The creature is then dropped into a medical bucket. It is unclear if the snake is still alive or how long it was inside the woman.

The Ministry of Health in Dagestan, a mountainous republic bordering the Caspian Sea, have not commented.

Locals say such incidents happen infrequently and older citizens advise the young not to sleep outside because of the risk of snakes slithering inside their mouths.

The woman patient was not identified, nor was the type of snake specified.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/medics-pull-4ft-snake-womans-22606314


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

Quote:Workers under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, (ANAP), and the National Air Transport Employees of Nigeria, (NUATE), have protested against the planned concession of four International Airports in the Country.

The workers, who held the protest at the Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State on Monday, lamented that previous concessions by the Federal Government has not yielded any fruit, and handing over the four airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano to concessionaires, could lead to great loss to the country and loss of jobs to the people.

Recently, the Federal Government said it has commenced the concession process after the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, received an outline business case certificate of compliance from ICRC.

According to the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, Sunday Ugbeikwu, the move is not an acceptable one.

“The Federal Government in conjunction with Minister of Aviation wants to concession our airports and we are saying no, they cannot concession our patrimony, we inherited it, and it is not in our watch it will happen.”

While listing other facilities and infrastructures, he added that no concession has worked in Nigeria “because we are not transparent and they want to bring it into the aviation industry and we are saying no to the concession. They are not transparent in their policies.

“They said they want to draft our pensioners into PENCOM, for your information, FAAN is owing PENCOM to the tune of about N85 billion. If they do not clear those debts, they are mortgaging our destiny,” he expressed.

The Federal Government had stated that there is no going back on its plan to concession the four major airports in the country as it seeks to improve its safety and capacity.

According to Mr Sirika, the Government does not have money to put into these businesses and they don’t want to sell these facilities either.

But the Secretary, National Air Transport Employees of Nigeria, Abdulazeez Sanni, stressed that the move to single out the commercially viable airports will lead to job losses.

“We have 22 airports in the country, 4 are viable, most especially Lagos. Now they want to single out the viable ones and concession them, when the private sector takes over the airports that generate money and is now in the hands of concessionaires, where will they get money to pay staff?

“If these four have been taken over, who takes care of the remaining airports, who will pay salary? How is it possible that people will not lose their jobs?

“These are the things we want the whole world to know and to look into it. If you want to concession, there are options,” he urged.

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

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/08/31/unions-protest-against-planned-concession-of-four-airports/

True Love wins again as a 22yr old boy marries his 48yr old girlfriend at Ikoyi Registry, Lagos.

Guys , What else can you say !!!

Add your comments , no talk say na all these yahoo boys weah dey look for oyinbo woman money !!!

#Updating9JA

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEjRPNuHp6dj24xkx21lXlszJG4IHALf1fk0980/

Motherless girl, 6, is raped by 22-year-old man in Edo







A 6-year-old girl was raped by a 22-year-old man and the child's guardians are being forced to take money and end the case.
 
Hon. Omosedei Igbinedion shared a photo of the child and explained that the girl lost her mother and her biological father is nowhere to be found. She had to go live with her mum's sister and her husband and that where she got raped by a 22-year-old man.
 
Omosedei added that the man standing in as the girl's father is a Keke driver and he was encouraged to take 200,000 Naira to allow the case die down but he rejected it and wants justice.
 
Omosedei revealed that the "rapist is walking free, believing he is above the law and has gotten away with it."
 
The politician promised to ensure that justice is served and the alleged rapist is tried. She called for an end to rape and child abuse.
 

Two teens and two adults found dead in home in ‘murder suicide’




                      


Four people, two teenagers and two adults believed to be a family, have been found dead at an Ohio home in what police investigators are calling a murder suicide.
 
The four bodies were found at the scene in Shaker Heights, Cleaveland, OH, according to Shaker Heights Police after they were called to a welfare check at the request of a family member at about 2.20pm on Sunday, August 30th.
 
According to Shaker Heights police, there was no forced entry into the home, and they do not believe there are any additional suspects in the deaths.

The Medical Examiner’s Office has not released the names of those found dead according to reports..

A neighbor speaking to reporters said the family had only been at the home for one year after moving from Hudson.
She said that they were good neighbors and the teenagers were "top of the line young people".
The neighbor added that the twins, believed to be 14, would check on their cat when she and her husband would go out of town, or go on trips.
As at press time, police say they are still investigating and will reveal more details about their investigations to the media.

8 cars seized as EFCC arrests 14 suspected fraudsters in Anambra







14 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of Enugu State zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Awka, Anambra State.
 
The suspects who are between the ages of 21 – 28 years were nabbed at Okpuno Awka, Agu Awka and Ngozika estate on Monday August 31. 
 

 
Three Mercedes Benz 4matic, three Mercedes Benz AMG and two Lexus Rx salon cars were recovered from the suspects. 
 
EFCC Head of Media, Dele Oyewale said in a statement;