April 2015-Flatimes

Thursday 30 April 2015

Buhari’s AIT Ban

MAJ-GEN Muhammadu Buhari’s orders barring the crew of the Africa Independent Television, AIT, from the courtesy visit of the Cuban Ambassador to him at Defence House, Abuja, has set off an uproar that connects to Buhari’s first administration 31 years ago.

AIT and the public-owned Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, were accused of airing “hate” documentaries during the heady campaigns.

DCLM Daily Manna, Thursday April 30, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – A Full-Orbed Sacrifice

Topic: A Full-Orbed Sacrifice [Thursday April 30, 2015]

Text: Hebrews 9:11-15

Key Verse: “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Hebrews 9:14).

David Livingstone, that great missionary to Africa, made an attempt to compare the efforts he put into the preaching of the gospel in Africa with the sacrifice Jesus made to redeem mankind from eternal damnation and concluded that there was no ground for comparison. In his words “people thought of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. Can that be called a sacrifice which simply paid back a small part of the great debt owed to our God, which we can never fully repay? Is that sacrifice which brings its own reward of the consciences of doing good, peace of mind and a bright hope of a glorious destiny hereafter? Away with such a thought! It is emphatically no sacrifice. It’s rather a privilege: I never made a sacrifice, Of this we ought not to talk when we remember the great sacrifice which He made who left His Father’s Throne on High to give Himself for us”.

Topic: Watch that Backsliding [Thursday April 30, 2015]

Memorise: The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. -Proverbs 14:14

Read: John 6:66-69

66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve,Will ye also go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Bible in one Year: Judges 20-21, Matthew 28

MESSAGE:

Backsliding does not happen suddenly. It’s a process that occurs over a period of time, during which a person becomes lax in his thought life and begins to entertain from the path of light to the ways of evil from which one was once saved. There are many prodigal sons and daughters today who have forsaken their first love in the pursuit of materialism. Many workers in the vineyard of God, who started well, have allowed their spiritual fire to grow cold, thereby departing from the faith. Hebrews 10:38 says,

“Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.”

A backslider loses interest in the Lord, in the Bible, in prayer, fellowship and witnessing, and eventually turns to the world. It is like a dog returning to its vomit. You will not backslide in Jesus’ Name. The flesh will always find expression when people fail to focus on spiritual things. The flesh expression when people fail to focus on spiritual things. The flesh clouds the minds of God’s children with such things as idle past-times, sports and television, and fills their heart with junk at the expense of spiritual growth. Before you know it, backsliding would have commenced. Someone who has always been very zealous for God will then begin to miss church meetings when there are crucial match fixes. A sister who has been very productive in evangelism will then begin to come late to meetings because of addition to certain television soaps. As Christians who are Heaven bound, we have to be very careful. Let us keep ourselves away from danger zones as much as we can. You have to be very vigilant and sober so that the devil doesn’t drag you to Hell with little things you think do not matter (1 Peter 5:8). Those detrimental “little things” you fail to terminate may end up terminating your destiny (Song of Solomon 2:15)

Remember that even David, a man after God’s heart, fell for Bathsheba. Samson, the Lord’s anointed from the womb, lost his two eyes and was reduced to a prisoner grinding corn inside the enemy’s prison. One of my sons came to me complaining of a problem. He confessed that as every weekend drew to a close; he would get excited, looking forward to the next Monday morning because he would see his secretary again. I told him to disengage her from the job. A proverb in my native tongue says “Stay away from a snake whose head is still intact.” Whatever you can’t control will truncate your destiny. Whatever is capable of destroying your testimony must be avoided. Sometimes you need to apply wisdom and not strength (Ecclesiastes 9:18).

Action Point: Take wise, decisive action on any relationship that has the potential of destroying your testimony.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.

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Kogi Workers urged to show understanding

Workers under the payroll of Kogi State Government have been asked to show understanding, and to see the new pay cut for workers from grade levels 07 and above and for political appointees as only temporal.

The Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Deputy Governor, Abu Micheal, made the appeal while making clarification on the decision by government to pay workers on grade levels 07 and above 60% of their April Salaries, said the decision followed the dwindling shortfall from the federation allocation.

Senate passes N4.4 trillion 2015 Budget without fuel subsidy provision

Senate yesterday agreed with the House of Representatives on the 2015 Appropriation Bill by passing N4.493trillion as total budget estimates for the year as against N4.357 trillion proposed by the executive in December last year, with a difference of N135.4 billion increase.

The zero budgetary allocation for fuel subsidy was also reflected in the Appropriation Bill passed by the Senate yesterday as that of the House last Thursday.

Video: It’s time for Niger Delta to secede from Nigeria – Ann-Kio Briggs

Ann-Kio Briggs, has told a congregation of Niger Delta indigenes that the defeat of Mr. Jonathan has opened the way for the region to secede from Nigeria.

She said this during a conference of the Lower Niger Congress held at the Atlantic Hall of the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on April 27th 2015.

Topic: Receiving Wise Counsel [Wednesday April 29, 2015]

“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” -Proverbs 11:14

There is no one above counsel. God has ordained that at every point in a man’s life, you have a need to increase your knowledge and become sharper through the help of others that have gone ahead of you. However, it is easier and safer if those you receive counsel from are people who have gone through what you are going through right now and have come out victorious. Also, those who are more spiritual than you may be.

Nigeria long distance race rave of the moment, Aderonke Olumudi, arrive Nigeria Sunday night from the US to intensify her preparation for the third edition of the annual Okpekpe 10km Road race.

The Kogi born athlete on arrival said her target would be to be the first Nigerian to win the race which has been dominated by the East Africans since inception.

…..Wike and PDP’s celebration premature

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has predicted that the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, will be eventually vindicated in his efforts as the State APC Leader to upturn the declaration of Chief Nyesome Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election in the state.

DCLM Daily Manna, Wednesday April 29, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Awesome Revelation

Topic: Awesome Revelation [Wednesday April 29, 2015]

Text: Daniel 10:1-9

Key Verse: “Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength” (Daniel 10:8).

Charles Swindoll, an evangelical Christian pastor and radio preacher, in the course of studying the Scripture, worked himself up with a feeling of finding examples of early believers, whose lives were marked by rigidity, predictability, inhibition, dullness and caution. But his research could not get him anywhere. Instead, Swindoll said: “The examples I find are of adventurous, risk-taking, enthusiastic, and authentic believers whose joy was contagious even in times of full trial. Their vision was broad even when death drew near. Rules were few and changes were welcome. The contrast between then and now is staggering.”

Topic: Restitution [Wednesday April 29, 2015]

Memorise: And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.-Luke 19:8

Read: Luke 19:1-10

1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

Saint Peter College Idah boys of Kogi State and Girls of Government Girls Secondary School, Yola, Adamawa State have qualified from the Confluence Conference for the national finals of the 17th Nestle Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship on Tuesday.

Saint Peter College Idah boys of Kogi State defeated General Murtala Muhammed College, Yola, Adamawa 43-34 in the zonal play-offs final played at the Indoor Hall of the Kogi COnfluence Stadium.

Etisalat Unveils Nigerian Idol Season V Top 12 Contestants [PHOTOS]

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria on Saturday, April 25 unveiled the top 12 contestants of its on-going Nigerian Idol Season V at the Dream Studios, Bamako Estate, Omole in Lagos.

The top twelve contestants are Preye, Brenda, Prime, Dolu, K-Peace, Ayoka, Uloma, Classiq Tunez, Sther, PScholes, Modele and Nex 2.

Topic: I am Content [Tuesday April 28, 2015]

“For I have learned… to be content” -Philippians 4: 11

While meditating on what to write, a song came to my mind. It is a song we sang while I was much younger. It says that he that is down needs not to be afraid of a fall and he that is high should have no pride in himself. However, the aspect of this song I would like you to consider is this, “I am content with what I have, little be it or more…”

Topic: Choose to be Sanctified [Monday April 27, 2015]

Memorise: And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. -I Corinthians 6:11

Read: I Thessalonians 5:22-24

22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

DCLM Daily Manna, Tuesday April 28, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Money Can’t Buy God

Topic: Money Can’t Buy God [Tuesday April 28, 2015]

Text: Psalm 49:1-14

Key Verse: “They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him” (Psalm 49:6, 7).

Today’s text explains the ephemeral nature of riches, with a warning to those who pride themselves in it. The psalmist notes the attitude of some rich people who are not only unkind to the poor, but also exploit them.

Pastor Faith Oyedepo: God’s Purpose for Marriage (Part 2)

Topic: God’s Purpose for Marriage (Part 2)

Dear Reader,

I welcome you to your usual column of family matters. Last week, I taught you the foundation of marriage. Today, I want to show you one of the reasons why God purposed marriage.

God is a God of purpose and He has instituted your marriage for the propagation of the human race.

Topic: Honouring your Spouse with your Words [Monday April 27, 2015]

“…Let the wife see that she respects her husband.”-Ephesians 5:33

Respect is not all about kneeling to greet, putting words like sir or ma or speaking so highly about someone when with that individual. It is truly exhibited in the way you treat or talk about someone, in their absence. In fact, being good and gracious to someone in their presence but the exact opposite in their absence is called eye service; and that is a high level of disrespect.

Topic: How to Transform Your Marriage (Part 2)

Dear Reader,

I count it a great privilege to bring God’s Word your way again, today. The joy of the Lord will fill your home and every promise you have been holding unto in God’s Word, will become a reality in your life, in Jesus’ Name.

Thank God for His Word of wisdom that He has been revealing to us. His Word has been exposing to us the secrets for transformation in your marriage. Last week, the secrets of the words, “I’m sorry” were revealed to us. This week, God has another secret for you, and that secret is learning to say, “Thank you.”

Lovely!!!

Igbuya remains our candidate for the Speaker’s position - Anioma leaders

Anioma Leaders on Sunday described Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya as a focused, visionary and steadfast leader, pledging to work for his emergence as the next speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly.

An online news report made available to journalists by Mr Henry Ovie said, the leaders led by Chief Magnus Okonta stressed that the Anioma people were proud of Igbuya.

Rivers APC reprimands Mrs. Gesila Khan for sabotaging quest for justice at election tribunal

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reprimanded the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, for blocking the party from having access to evidence of monumental rigging of the March 28 and April 11 elections in the State with a view to seeking redress at the Election Petition Tribunal.

“We are shocked that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State under the watch of Mrs. Khan could bar our party agents from accessing INEC premises to photocopy result sheets for the purported elections in preparation for the party’s appearance at the Election Petition Tribunal. This woman’s hatred for APC and for truth and justice is unfathomable and deserves strong condemnation by all lovers of truth, justice and credible elections,” Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, said Sunday morning.

DCLM Daily Manna, Monday April 27, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Angelic Evangelism

Topic: Angelic Evangelism [Monday April 27, 2015]

Text: Revelation 14:6-13

Key Verse: “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people” (Revelation 14:6).

Someday, gospel-preaching which has hitherto been the exclusive preserve of the saints on this earth, will be done by angels. During the last half of the great tribulation when the redeemed would have been raptured and gone to live with the Lord in heaven, some angels will be sent to a world in torment to preach “the everlasting gospel”.

Topic: The Benefits of Salvation II [Monday April 27, 2015]

Memorise: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. - Ephesians 1:22-23

Read: Ezekiel 36:24-30

24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Wada gets a pat on the back for making human and capital development a priority

The present administration's strategy of making human and capital development the flagship of governance in Kogi state has been applauded.

The Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Deputy Governor, Abu Micheal, gave the applaud in a statement said the deliberate policy by Capt Idris Wada to put the people's welfare first above other consideration has in no small measure helped reduced anti social crisis in the state.

Pastor Faith Oyedepo: Sunday April 26, 2015 Daily Devotional -Investing time on your Child

Topic: Investing time on your Child [Sunday April 26, 2015]

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” -Ecclesiastics 3:3

The world we live in now forces young children to mature quickly. It exposes them to information and activities that were hitherto restricted to adults. They then learn behaviours and habits that may go unnoticed till it is aggravated and becomes almost an impossible case. Recently, someone asked if she could tell her close relative that her son was a drunk and heavy smoker.

Another Buhari supporter is following in the footsteps of Suleiman Hashimu and has vowed to trek from Yola ,Adamawa to Abuja. According to him he wants to witness the inauguration on May 29th.

Speaking to newsmen in Yola , Abubakar Duduwale said he wanted to start the journey a day after Buhari was announced winner but Suleiman beat him to it.

International tribunal orders Ghana to suspend new oil drilling in disputed waters

Frankfurt – An international tribunal on Saturday ordered Ghana not to carry out any new oil drilling activities in waters disputed with Ivory Coast, pending a final judgement.

The African oil-producing neighbours took their case to the Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea after months of fruitless negotiations.

President Jonathan prays for Buhari’s govt

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday prayed for the in-coming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari. The President has also admonished Nigerian leaders at various levels of government to be ready to make sacrifices for the growth of the nation, stressing that Nigerians should not allow the challenges of today to weigh them down.

In the same vein, he challenged Nigerian past leaders to emulate the sterling qualities of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon; and the former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, both of whom he said have demonstrated unequal patriotism to their fatherland.
The President spoke at the fifth presidential prayer breakfast held inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has disclosed that the promises he made during the build-up to the presidential election, which were also encapsulated in the All Progressives Congress, APC, manifesto were not words from the Quran or Bible, therefore, it is subject to modification.

Buhari, who stated this in an exclusive interview aired on Television Continental, TVC, stressed that the party’s manifestos would have to be modified according to the law and constitution of the country.

DCLM Daily Manna, Sunday April 26, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – What Do You Know About God?

Topic: What Do You Know About God? [Sunday April 26, 2015]

Text: Psalm 47:1-9

Key Verse: “The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted” (Psalm 47:9).

In an age of distressing crises and sundry pressures of life, many people are often hesitant in relating
with strangers. Some even adopt the extreme position of showing suspicion towards those they do not
know. In fact, conventional wisdom tells us that the more aware and acquainted you are with a person, the more likely you are able to relate well to him. It follows then that spiritually speaking, the reason many people do not have a flourishing relationship with God is because they really do not know Him.

Appreciating Capt Idris Wada's style of governance amidst financial challenges is a commentary written by Abu Micheal.

The efforts by Kogi State government to maintain a clean bill of not owing its workers salaries as compared to other states of the federation calls for reflection.

Topic: The Benefits of Salvation I [Sunday April 26, 2015]

Memorise: Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. -John 14:27

Read: Isaiah 25:8-9

8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

South African politician, Makashule Gana, has said that some of his compatriots complained to him that they are angry with Nigerians and other immigrants because they snatched their girlfriends.

Gana, a Deputy Federal Chairperson of Democratic Alliance, made this disclosure at an anti-xenophobia rally, held at Constitution Hill.

Pastor Faith Oyedepo: Right Character for Right Marriage (Part 2)

Dear Reader,

We said last week that it takes cultivating right character to build a fulfilled matrimony. Your character can shape your destiny. It is an important tool in your quest for a successful home. A man who could not cultivate a desirable character is bound to fall in life.

Today, another important aspect of a man’s character – The Words of Your Mouth. If you ever dream of building a sweet home, your words must correspond with the Word of God. The Bible says: A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled (Proverbs 18:20).

Topic: Flee Sexual Temptations [Saturday April 25, 2015]

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”-1 Corinthians 10:13

Sexual temptation in marriage is real! Contrary to popular opinion, getting married does not curb previous habits of fornication; rather, it merely translates into adultery. However, your decision to strongly flee from all forms of temptation and hold on to the faith you profess is your rescue from every trap of the devil.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams (Acts 2:17).

We are in the last days which are the days of God’s power among the saints. As such, every child of God is empowered to operate in the realms of supernatural exploits; for as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become sons of God (John 1:12).

However, it is important to know that divine vision is one of the most powerful platforms through which we are empowered for supernatural triumph. This is because vision commits the integrity of the omnipotent God to deliver. No wonder men and women in scriptures who walked in God-ordained paths were divinely empowered to fulfil their mission on earth. Therefore, it is wisdom to locate God’s plan and purpose for our lives from time to time (1 Kings 8:23-24).

The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, who prophesied that many politicians who lost in the last election would win, speaks on why some of his prophecies didn’t come to pass.

You read Mass Communication but you’re now a preacher, how did you make the switch?

For a while, I was actually a contributor to TELL and I worked with DBN but that was a brief stint. I didn’t have any idea that I was going to be a preacher. I was fulfilled reporting, investigating but when the call came, I couldn’t say yes or no, so it wasn’t a decision, it was a discovery. I didn’t decide to be a preacher; I was called to be a preacher. Like now, I have a TV station, so the journalism instinct still flows. I have written about 60 books and most of the books are bestsellers. So that part of me is not docile yet.

Speaker/Senate President: PDP plots to take control of National Assembly

There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party is scheming to assume control of the National Assembly following the failure of the All Progressives Congress leaders to agree on zoning of offices.

Saturday PUNCH gathered on Friday that the PDP caucuses in the two chambers of the National Assembly were plotting to benefit from the squabbles in the APC by teaming up with aggrieved elements in the latter.

Xenophobia: South African minister denied visa to enter Israel, sparks outrage

Johannesburg – The government of South Africa has expressed outrage after Israel’s decision to deny a visa to Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande.

Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director General of Department of International Relations and Cooperation, told Al Jazeera on Thursday the Israeli government needed to offer a reason for the snubbing.

Video: Chile’s Calbuco Volcano Eruption

Calbuco, a volcano in southern Chile, erupted after 43 years of dormancy on April 22. The eruption hasn’t caused major damage yet, but it did provide us with imagery that can be a valuable addition to any photographer’s portfolio.

The column of ash measured seven miles high when it erupted. The natural disaster has displaced 5,000 people living near the volcano, who had to leave the area not only because of the eruption itself, but also because of other natural disasters that the eruption could trigger such as landslides, floods, and avalanches (especially avalanches since it is approaching winter time in the southern hemisphere) — volcanic eruptions are not standalone events.

Mrs. Geisila Khan and INEC in Rivers State Block APC from Having Access to Evidence as PDP Continues to Doctor Election Materials

INEC Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner has this morning barred the State Party agents for the All Progressives Congress from accessing the INEC premises to photocopy result sheets for the last elections in preparation for the party’s appearance at the tribunal. Since our agents began to visit the INEC they have been witnesses to gross misconduct and extensive electoral fraud going on in the INEC headquarters under the meticulous supervision of the Rec Geisila Khan and the head of administration Mr. Bocco.

DCLM Daily Manna, Saturday April 25, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – An Abiding Milestone

Topic: An Abiding Milestone [Saturday April 25, 2015]

Text: Esther 9:20-28

Key verse: “And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed” (Esther 9:28).

Today, the term “Anti-Semitism” is almost exclusively used to refer to hatred or prejudice against the Jews even though they are not the only Semites. It is puzzling that despite God’s promise to Israel through Abraham that “I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee” (Genesis 12:3; 27:29), the Jews have continued to be the target of unrivaled and mysterious hatred till date.

Topic: Jesus the Saviour [Saturday April 25, 2015]

Memorise: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. -Matthew 1:21

Read: John 3:16-18

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Buhari meets Jonathan in Aso Rock [Photos]

The President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari today met with President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock where they held a meeting behind closed door. Though what they discussed was not made public, President Jonathan told journalists who sought to know what they discussed that a date would be scheduled to take Mr. Buhari on a familiarisation tour of the Aso Rock presidential villa.

“We will take a date when the president will come and I will show him round the state house but today is not for that. Today is to continue with our conversation. We don’t need to worry the President,” President Goodluck Jonathan said.

Peterside condemns Wike’s attempt to re-write history

The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State to re-write history by turning head-down the sequence and facts of pre and post-election events in the state. It has also said that such action is an insult on the founding fathers of Rivers state and a desecration of their memory.

In a statement it released in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, the Peterside campaign outfit expressed shock that Wike, would dissociate himself from the siege Rivers State suffered in the hands of gunmen days leading to the April 11 governorship election and on election- day.

Topic: Are you a Contributor? [Friday April 24, 2015]

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”-Proverbs 27:17

Sometime back, a young man came to me for counsel. He was in a relationship that was headed for marriage, but along the line, that relationship was challenged. In the course of our discussion, I realised that the major issue was that the contribution was one-sided. He did the constant prayers, bought the gifts, made the calls and all the lady did was wait to receive the attention and care. This put a strain on the relationship, because the man was feeling unloved. Eventually, they went their separate ways.

The Home Office has been ordered to bring a woman and her five-year-old son back to the UK after they were deported to Nigeria earlier this year. The case will likely rattle the Home Secretary’s ‘deport first, appeal later’ plans.

A court ruled that the government must find Bola Fatumbi and her son Rafeeq Atanda by Thursday and bring them back to the UK or it will face contempt of court proceedings.

Reps fault Jonathan on constitution amendment

The House of Representatives, yesterday, insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan was being economical with the truth when he maintained that members flouted constitutional requirement in the process of amending the constitution.

This was happening as senators urged the court to speedily dispense with the Federal Government’s litigation before the lifetime of the 7th Senate ends, so that the issues on the constitutional amendment could be resolved.

Xenophobic attacks: SERAP drags South-Africa to ICC

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, yesterday dragged South Africa before the International Criminal Court, ICC, over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners living in the country.

Executive Director of SERAP, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, disclosed this in a petition dated April 23, which he addressed to the ICC Prosecutor, Mrs Fatou Bensouda.

Chief Martin Onovo, Presidential Candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) in the March 28 election, on Thursday urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to recycle “old and overused politicians’’ in the incoming federal government.

Onovo gave the advice in Lagos at an award presentation ceremony at which the Pan-African Students Congress (PASCON) honoured him.

A convicted fraudster stole £17,000 from the City firm where she worked after she started embezzling money on her second day in the job.

Gabrielle Yinka Saunders, 32, of Nigerian descent, used company credit cards to pay for her £10,000 wedding, as well as a £5,000 honeymoon in the Seychelles.

Ebola outbreak likely driving malaria deaths – study

Paris – The collapse of health services in three west African countries devastated by Ebola may have caused some 11,000 additional deaths from malaria, a preventable and curable disease, researchers said Friday.

A further 3,900 deaths may have resulted from interruptions in the delivery of insecticide-treated bed nets, according to outbreak modelling data published in The Lancet on the eve of World Malaria Day.

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The 2015 Macabre Elections in Rivers State: Amaechi’s Magic Wand to the Rescue

“As I was doing this piece, I was watching the AIT showing the celebration of the phantom victory of Chief Nyesome Wike and PDP members. I wondered if those participating in the celebration were aware of the reputation of Governor Amaechi as regards his political struggles and the usual outcome after he must have been written off by the uninformed. To me the PDP victory celebration is a celebration in the moon as it will take only few weeks for both Chief Wike and his PDP followers to face the reality that you cannot cover the sun with a finger”.

The 2015 Macabre Elections in Rivers State: Amaechi’s Magic Wand to the Rescue •His battle to turn the table on Wike and PDP.

Kogi West: Senator Smart's Tribunal Foul Cry is Normal - Dino Melaye

Senator-elect of Kogi West Senatorial District, Otunba Dino Melaye has described the recent wasteful move by the outgoing Senator Smart Adeyemi to the election tribunal as 'normal action expected of a defeated and frustrated man'.

In a statement signed by his media aide Gideon Ayodele, Melaye said that for every polling units Senator Adeyemi and the PDP had their agents who attested to the fact that the election was free, fair and credible.

DCLM Daily Manna, Friday April 24, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – All Things Well

Topic: All Things Well [Friday April 24, 2015]

Text: Mark 7:31-37

Key verse: “And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak” (Mark 7:37).

Every generation has produced some personalities who became outstanding in their chosen fields of endeavour. This list includes technocrats, clergymen, politicians, businessmen, academics and other professionals. Many of them deserve the honour accorded them.

Sin: Consequences & Cure [Friday April 24, 2015]

Memorise: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; -Romans 3:23

Read: Ezekiel 18:20-24

20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Wada praised for completing payment for greater water works project

The present administration of Capt Idris Wada has been praised for completing the payment of the Lokoja Greater Water Works Project.

Abu Micheal, Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Deputy Governor, gave the praise while addressing newsmen on the efforts by government in providing potable water to the people.

Topic: Take your Stand [Thursday April 23, 2015]

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

We have all at one point or the other made resolutions. We have told ourselves maybe in school or at home what we want to achieve, characters to drop and what we should be known for. However, most times, these resolutions don’t take more than three to four months before they are broken. Some people don’t even get part the first few days, before they forget all about what they had proposed to do.

Speakership: Okpe leaders insist on Igbuya

Okpe political leaders Tuesday recognized the contributions of the Majority Leader of Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya to the progress of the kingdom, describing him as a distinguished politician and patriot.

Igbuya, who is also the national vice-chairman of Urhobo Political Forum, UPF, was re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Wednesday disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has started refunding the $1.48bn unremitted fund into the Federation Account as recommended by an audit firm, PriceWaterHouse Coopers.

She however did not disclose how much has for far been refunded by the corporation.

Nigeria’s President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the Ambassadors of Iran and China, and the Chairmen of CGC and Stallion group in Abuja.

Ambassadors Israel, Morocco and Equatorial Guinea, were among the early callers at the residence.

43 Boko Haram child soldiers rescued in Borno state

43 Boko Haram child soldiers have been rescued by the Chadian army in Damasak, Borno state.

Spokesperson of Chadian Army, Col. Azem Agouna, while revealing this yesterday April 22nd, 2015 said the children, all aged between 12 and above and of Chadian nationality managed to escape during the clashes between insurgents and soldiers, while local families helped them to hide from the militias.

DCLM Daily Manna, Thursday April 23, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Yoked in Unequal Yoke

Topic: Yoked in Unequal Yoke [Thursday April 23, 2015]

Text: Ezra 9:1-4

Key Verse: “For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass” (Ezra 9:2).

Betty Killebrew, the publisher of Trove Magazine, a Christian publication, narrated a true story of a young woman, in what she entitled, “After the feelings.” The young woman, reportedly got involved in a rocky marriage. She later sought solace in the arms of another man, who offered her an even worse future. But when she came to her senses, she dumped the man she was having an affair with and reconciled with God. She thereafter enjoyed a pleasant life in Christ.

Topic: Secrets of Answered Prayers [Thursdays April 23, 2015]

Memorise: If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. - John 15:7

Read: John 16:23-27

23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

2015: Wada remains the man to beat

With elections now over and newly-elected leaders about to take office, it is safe to say, given the rancorous, indecorous campaigns, Nigeria won in an election in which its people, for the higher sake of their country, simply voted for change. The main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded an impressive performance with its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The 30 second commercials which are currently airing on all major TV stations in Nigeria, tell the exciting stories of entrepreneurs who sell on Kaymu. The ad depicts Kaymu as Nigeria’s number one online shopping community, that connects and empowers buyers and sellers to build their own success stories.

Sellers can connect to buyers all over the country who seek singular or bulk products to resell; office or household appliances, fashion and kids’ items as well as gadgets, electronics and many more from the numerous categories found on Kaymu.

Eze Sets Agenda for Buhari’s Govt

...says APC victory the beginning of Nigeria’s rebirth

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), describing his victory in the March 28 presidential election as being well deserved. Eze in a statement issued Wednesday morning in Port Harcourt also congratulated Nigerians for their wise choice in voting for Gen. Buhari and the APC, describing this as the beginning of the rebirth of the country.

Topic: Importance of a Right Attitude [Wednesday April 22, 2015]

“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”-Proverbs 14:1

The building or destruction of any family is dependent on the woman of the home. As a woman with purpose, walking with a minister in God’s vineyard, you should be a co-builder of his ministry; not pulling it down with your character. Attitude is a very strong force; it controls almost everything in a man’s life.

4 Fittest Foods for Men

Green Tea: Drink 1-3 cups per day. From cancer prevention to weight loss to potentially slowing the development of Alzheimer’s, green tea has been shown to help fight almost every major medical ill. Hot or cold, there’s almost nothing better you can drink.

Eggs: Eat three to seven eggs per week. An egg a day is okay. Here’s why: Eggs contain a heavy-hitting four grams of pure muscle-building amino acids inside every shell, in addition to boasting some of the highest naturally available doses around of a vitamin called choline, which is thought to help enhance memory. They’re the gold standard in terms of providing all the right nutrients for muscle growth.

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has urged the National Human Rights Commission and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Holland, to prosecute Governor Ayodele Fayose.

The party accused the governor of making inciting broadcast on the state radio and television by urging his supporters into “an act of rage and violence” to attack the 19 APC lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly thus preventing the lawmakers from performing their constitutional duties.

Hausa, Yoruba Gang-Up against Jonathan: Expect Crisis after May 29, South-South

A pressure group in the Niger Delta, The South South Voice, has decried the manner the North and West ganged up against President Goodluck Jonathan against his second term bid.

The group has warned that crisis looms for the country unless this conspiracy is addressed.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday sacked the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba.

Abba, who became IG less than nine months ago, was replaced by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, in acting capacity

DCLM Daily Manna, Wednesday April 22, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Obedience is Key

Topic: Obedience is Key [Wednesday April 22, 2015]

Text: Numbers 9:5-27

Key verse: “At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses” (Numbers 9:23).

Such is the binding necessity of the Passover observance (Lord’s Supper), that God says no matter where we may be, His ordinances must at all times be observed in worship. If we are on a journey away from home or the church, He still requires us to serve Him provided it is unblemished service by a saved and sanctified soul.

Topic: Sowing Before Reaping [Wednesday April 22, 2015]

Memorise: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. - Galatians 6:7

Read: Galatians 6:7-10

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

By SKC Ogbonnia

The politics of fuel ignited the downfall of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The politics of fuel will ultimately ignite the success or failure of the second coming of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).

Perhaps the defeat of Jonathan in the March 28, 2015 presidential election has continued to appear like a weird dream, especially to those familiar with his goodwill, but the murky images become clear once the politics of fuel pops up. The burning issue inflamed when Jonathan tinkered with a national oil subsidy program in the spring of 2012. The fear of increase in pump prices sparked public outcry and mass protests. This situation not only paralyzed the economy, it also helped to expose massive corruption in the subsidy scheme. Even worse, it effortlessly ruptured the balloon of public trust initially inflated by a cocktail of constant promises and the myth of a legendary luck. The president later restored some aspects of the subsidy quite alright, but the damage was already done.

Pastor Faith Oyedepo: Tuesday April 21, 2015 Daily Devotional - What dominates you?

Topic: What dominates you? [Tuesday April 21, 2015]

“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”-Galatians 5:16

If you are familiar with wrestling matches, especially the tag team matches, you know that when one half of the team is losing to his opponent, he calls for his partner with a “hand shake.” When that exchange is done, the stronger one takes over in the ring and continues the fight till there’s a need for another change. This also applies in the spirit realm.

A pensive Bobby Brown met with doctors Monday to discuss Bobbi Kristina's condition.

Bobby was outside the DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia, days after he announced during a concert that Bobbi Kristina was off life support and somewhat responsive. Bobby Brown's rep tells TMZ Bobbi Kristina's condition has improved and doctors say she'll have "a long life," although the quality of life will not be known for years to come.

Mrs. Udensi lied over Rivers elections - Peterside campaign outfit

Recent views expressed on Africa Independent Television, AIT, by Mrs. Eno Udensi, President of a South African-based Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, that elections in Rivers State were free and fair, have been dismissed and described as an afterthought from a biased observer. Mrs. Udensi, who, also, in the same television program, said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, deserved commendation for “job well done”, has been advised to learn to speak the truth at all times at least, not to mislead the younger generation. “We want to advice Mrs. Udensi, who is a known apologist of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Obong Godswill Akpabio, that truth at all times, is costlier than cash”.

DCLM Daily Manna, Tuesday April 21, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Jesus Is Alive!

Topic: Jesus Is Alive! [Tuesday April 21, 2015]

Text: Luke 24:1-12

Key Verse: “And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee” (Luke 24:5, 6).

Many times, we look for the right things in the wrong places. On the one hand, we express faith in God, but on the other, we act unbelief.

Jesus: The Wisdom of God [Monday April 20, 2015]

Memorise: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; - 1 Corinthians 1:23

Read: 1 Corinthians 1:21-24

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

Rivers PDP Endangering Peace in Rivers as APC Members Are Killed Daily - APC

...Explains why it is going to the Election Tribunal

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, Chief Nyesome Wike, and Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, have been accused of endangering peace in the State through their open support for political brigandage. Making the allegation on Monday in Port Harcourt, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Chief Wike and Dame Jonathan of desperation to rule Rivers State at all cost.

Pastor Faith Oyedepo: Monday April 20, 2015 Daily Devotional - Helping or Hurting

Topic: Helping or Hurting [Monday April 20, 2015]

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”-Galatians 6:2

There is always a part to play, and a responsibility laid on you to fulfil, in your spouse’s life. You are not there for show or just to be addressed with the title of a spouse. Several homes have lost the honour and dignity ordained for them, simply because they do not understand their roles as divine helpers to their spouse.

The woman who designed Ghana’s national flag, Theodosia Okoh, is dead. She died at age 92.

President Jonathan denies spending N2 trillion on election campaign

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied spending N2 trillion for campaigns in the just concluded April 11 general elections.

The Presidency through Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President Media and Publicity, made this statement on Sunday.

Pastor Okpe Ifeanyi in the middle

Christian youths have been advised to live a Christ-like life by way of emulating the work of Jesus Christ during his ministry on earth.

The youth President of Devine-Miracle Galore Ministry (A.K.A Restoration Church) Enugu State, Mister Ignatius Orji gave the advice yesterday at a programme organized by the youths of the church to commemorate its Youths Day, captioned “Shinning for Christ”.

DCLM Daily Manna, Monday April 20, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Damning Sin of Pride

Topic: Damning Sin of Pride [Monday April 20, 2015]

Text: Isaiah 3:13-26

Key verse: “Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go... the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts” (Isaiah 3:16,17).

A lawyer sued a big company for a breach of contract. In the court, he demanded a very large sum of settlement money that outraged the judge who wanted to know why the lawyer asked for so much.

Topic: The Kingdom of God on Earth [Monday April 20, 2015]

Memorise: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. - Matthew 6:10

Read: Matthew 6:9-10

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

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