Boko Haram militants kill seven in Borno IDP camp
Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and others in Houston serving food to Hurricane Harvey survivors (photos)
The singer, who turned 36 this week, was in Houston with her daughter Blue Ivy, her mother Tina Lawson, her former bandmate, Michelle Williams, and other members of the BeyGOOD team.
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Nigerian Army rescues 6 herdsmen from Boko Haram
A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Sani Kukasheka said that the rescued herdsmen have been re-united with their families.
Kukasheka said that the troops had killed two insurgents and recovered ammunition after a gun duel with the insurgents.
“On Friday 8th September 2017, at about 7.30 a.m. troops of Defence Company, 27 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Kamuya, Yobe State, received report from some herdsmen that suspected Boko Haram terrorists abducted six persons from their village. The troops in conjunction with local vigilante familiar with the area trailed the terrorists up to Mangari village about 20 kilometres away from Kamuya. The troops exchanged fire with the insurgents, neutralized two of them and rescued the abducted persons. The troops also recovered two AK-47 rifles. The rescued persons have been reunited with their family,” the statement said
What has happened to us as a people? Some of us talk as though we are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity' - Femi Adesina
Hearing some Nigerians speak (whether based at home or in the Diaspora) you discern that they are "in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity." They spew out things that give them away as "whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones."
What happened to grace? Where did decency disappear to? Are words not to be seasoned with salt again? What has happened to us as a people? The more rotten, the better, it seems. The fouler and odoriferous the cesspit, the more attractive, followed by applause. That seems to be the philosophy of some people today, and it doesn't matter who they are. High or low. But we cannot continue that way, if we want to be acceptable to God, and to our fellow human beings. National development does not come by a sudden flight. You work at it.
The sing-song in the country today is restructuring of the polity. We want more states. We want a return to regional structure. We want a revision of the revenue allocation formula. We want six vice presidents, one from each geo-political zone. We want those zones to be the federating units, rather than the states. And so on, and so forth.
In fact, so loud is the cacophony of voices over restructuring that if you ask 100 people what they mean, they give you 100 different explanations. But as a country, I believe we will get there someday. And soon.
However, is political restructuring the most urgent thing Nigeria needs now? I don't think so. For me, what is more urgent is the restructuring of the Nigerian mind. A mind that sees the country as one, that believes that we have a future and a hope, that believes that we are one people under God. But what we see now is ruinous for any country. It is hemlock, bound to poison the entire polity, and send it to a premature perdition.
On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that we had exited from economic recession. It was cheery news for majority of Nigerians, save for those in the gall of bitterness. They spat in the sky, and collected the spittle with their faces. Who gave Nigeria the permission to exit recession? Who gave her the audacity of hope? How can the economy attempt to rebound, when it should sink deeper and deeper into the miry clay? They were in the doldrums, unhappy because good news came for the country. In their befuddled minds, Nigeria must never see a silver lining in the sky. The ravening clouds must ever remain victorious, must forever possess the sky, simply because of primordial reasons. The party in power is not my own, so why should Nigeria make progress under it? The President in office was not the one I voted for, so why should he succeed? He does not speak my language, he is not of my religion or ethnic stock, so why must Nigeria prosper under him? They, therefore, throw all sorts of tantrums, like a child whose lollipop is taken away, and attempt to rubbish the news on exit from recession. And those same people would canvass for a restructuring of the polity. Big mistake. Wrong priority. They need to have their minds restructured first, so that they have goodwill towards their own country, and towards all men. Left to them, they wish that when NBS releases results for the next quarter, Nigeria should have gone back into recession. Filthy dreamers! Awful imaginations! They need a restructuring of their minds, and quickly, too.
Some people spend their lifetime expecting thunderstorms and hurricanes, so they never enjoy showers of blessing. Their addled minds expect negative news, so they never enjoy good tidings. They are the type that swallow poison, and then begin to hope that it will kill the person next door. Restructuring, restructuring, that is what such minds need.
Chase after him. If you catch up with him, kill him. If he outruns you, poison his footsteps. That is the chant in most parts of the country today. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Hate has become their natural language. When they speak hateful words, they speak their native language, their mother tongue. Don't mind the elevated offices they occupy now, or which they have occupied in the past. They are in the throes, in the paroxysms of bitterness. Only a restructuring of the mind can save them. My dear senior friend, Ikemba Obosima, from Imo State, has good counsel for them, in a text message he sent to one of them recently, which he copied me:"Pain will follow him who speaks or acts with evil thoughts, as does the wheel of the foot of him who draws the cart. He is greater man who conquers self than he who kills a thousand men in war...Love will purify the heart of him who is beloved as truly as it purifies the heart of he who loves." But will they listen? If they have not danced too far, and have not become like the dog fated to get lost, which refuses to hear the whistle of the hunter. Let them return home, to sanity.
The National Bureau of Statistics announced our descent into recession. They embraced the news, almost with sickening glee. Now, the same agency has announced exit, and they begin to question its impartiality. What kind of people are they? They want to hear only bad news? May their minds be restructured, lest bad news dog their footsteps. Malediction? Am I cursing anybody? Not at all. Just a warning, and a call to new attitude, new thoughts, new conduct. The things we expect have a way of coming upon us. Ask the biblical Job. "What I feared has come upon me. What I dreaded has happened to me."(Job 3:25).
One of the characteristics of a hateful mind is that it conjures a lot of mischief, and purveys same as truth. And the gullible laps it up. During the health challenge of our dear President, a thing common to any mortal, big or small, of high or low estate, they filled the land with evil tidings. Oh, he is on life support machine. No, he is dead and long buried. He will never return to that office, I swear. And then, God did what He knows how to do best. He showed the Deus ex machina, His Invisible Hands. Now, the reputation of those people is hanging on life support. If only men would restructure their minds!
President Buhari says exit from recession is cheery news, but until the life of the average Nigerian is positively touched by the economy, he doesn't consider the job done. Very good. Even the NBS, which brought the good news, says the economy is still fragile, and the good work must continue, so that we don't slide back. That is exactly what this government would do. That is the motive behind the ERGP (Economic Reconstruction and Growth Plan). So, let nobody be filled with diabolic thoughts. Government does not feel it is there yet. Action stations! All hands on deck.
A final word for haters, wailers, purveyors of fake news, or whatever you choose to call them. Evil minds wax worse and worse. A hater would envy others unnecessarily. He would conjure evil thoughts that would poison his system. He would manifest all sorts of negative tendencies that turn him into a proper child of the Devil. And at the end of it all, his master welcomes him home with open arms. "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." (Dante's Inferno). And there will be plenty weeping, and gnashing of teeth.
.Adesina is Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhar
President Zuma blames for his party's failure
According to the Sowetan Live, 'In the last elections I was satisfied that we were taking the Western Cape‚ I even said so. What went wrong? I too can’t tell you. I don’t know‚ [maybe] it’s because of witchcraft, witches practice their craft in different ways" the news site quotes President Zuma as saying that ghosts might even been voting to keep the DA in power.
During the speech made in both isiZulu and isiXhosa languages, the president continues to say, 'I don’t know where they get the luck to win here because people in the majority are not living comfortably. Maybe even ghosts are voting'.
President Zuma also accused his opponents of 'using large sums of money‚ buying people'
Kanye and Jay-z will meet to end their latest feud
According to TMZ, Kanye West wants to set things straight and has already reached out to Jay-Z so they can drop their differences.
Sources familiar with the beef between the former business partners said Kanye asked for a face-to-face with Jay, to hash out the beef that was ignited when Kanye went on stage last Fall and went after Jay, Beyonce and even Blue Ivy.
One source says 'they seem to be reconciling, adding they have the classic love/hate relationship and frequently bounce back between the 2 emotions.'
This comes weeks after Jay Z opened up about his beef with Kanye.
According to him, Kanye West crossed a line when he called out his wife Beyonce and said she was acting like a diva and also called out Jay Z's daughter, Blue Ivy during his concert in 2016.
In his words. he said: “But what really hurt me, you can’t bring my kid or my wife into it. … We’ve gotten past bigger issues, but you brought my family into it, now it’s a problem with me.” .
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“You know it’s a problem because me and him would have been talked about it, been resolved our issues. And he knows he crossed the line. ‘Cause we’ve never let this much space go between one of our disagreements and we’ve had many. That’s part of who we are.”
Eva Longoria pictured at the beach with her husband
Since the photos hit the net, people have been saying disgusting things about the 42 year old actress - mostly that she has a big tummy!
atahis How you can use POS withoutyour ATM card
see the step by step below
Just
then you dip your right hand in your left pocket to ready your ATM card
for when the attendant shoves the POS machine in your face. You checked
the right-hand pocket, it’s not there too. Then the two back-pockets,
and your empty wallet, the ATM card is not there.
Now
the Attendant is pointing the ATM machine at you, asking you to slot it
in, but there’s no ATM card. Your cart is full, the groceries have been
checked and the only thing left is to pay and leave the mall after
having stood in line for over 20 minutes.
It
suddenly dawned on you, you had forgotten your ATM card at home, on the
small centre table in the living room. You thought you picked it with
the car keys before stepping out, but you didn’t. You look behind you, a
long line of angry Nigerians waiting, some already giving you the “abeg
do commot for there” look.
Finally, you manage to tell the attendant you forgot your card at home and won’t be able to pick the groceries. He gives you that look and shouts “NEXT!”
That’s
exactly what happened to me. It has probably happened to you too. You
think you have it all figured out, but embarrassing moments like this
still happen.
After
that day, I swore to never let that happen to me again and if I can,
help other people so they don’t face such situations or even worse.
So
now let me tell you exactly how to avoid situations like that. I’ll
show you a simple way to carry out transactions on a POS machine without
your ATM card.
In fact, all you need is your phone, even if it’s a “torch light” phone.
Let’s get to it.
So what’s a Paycode, you ask?
A
Paycode is a 10 - 14 digit code that can be used to withdraw cash from
an ATM or make payments on a POS. Paycode is generated by using your
bank's USSD code or Mobile App. You can also generate the code using
Verve eWallet via the Verve World website, App or USSD.
How does it work?
First
you have to generate the code. And there are at least four ways
(mentioned above) to do that depending on whichever is most convenient
for you.
So
let’s say you bank with UBA and want to generate a Paycode using UBA’s
Paycode USSD, you simply dial *919*8*Amount# and send.
A
code will be generated for you. Use that code to pay on the POS
machine. Simply follow the prompt and enter the code, and the exact
amount of your transaction will be deducted from your account. It’s that
simple.
One thing though, Paycode can only be used on Paycode-enabled POS terminals only.
So what if you don’t use UBA? Not a problem. You can use any of the codes below depending on your bank:
- GTBank *737*13*Amount#
- UBA *919*8*Amount#
- Fidelity Bank *770*8*Amount#
- Wema Bank *945*8*Amount#
- FCMB *322*214*8*Amount#
- Heritage *322*030*8*Amount#
And that’s it; the no-card-no-embarrassment way to carry out transactions on a POS terminal.
I
know you’re itching to ask more questions, all of which have been
answered already on Verve website. So don’t hesitate to visit the
website to learn more. Visit www.myverveworld.com/paycodeusepaycode.com now.
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'I have filed for divorce from my wife Faryal' - Amir Khan says as he questions if she's even pregnant
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Khan's four-year marriage to the American beauty blogger collapsed last month, with both accusing each other of cheating.
In a video message, he shared with his fans on Snapchat yesterday, the 30-year old announced that they are officially not together and even questioned his estranged wife's claims she is pregnant with their second child.
Speaking to his followers, Khan said: 'So me and Faryal are not together. I have filed for a divorce.
'I hear that she has just announced that she is pregnant. She didn't tell me. I had to read it on social media.
'I'm always going to be there for my kids [if] we're not married. We're not together but my kids are everything to me.
'I don't know if it's true that she is pregnant or not, time will tell, but in the meantime, I'm there for Lamaisah. She's everything to me.
'If there is another kid then I am going to be there to show my support and be there for Faryal, but we both think it's not healthy to be together.
'It's not healthy for the kids. I don't want my children to see us fighting. We are officially not together.'
Khan's announcement comes a day after he was spotted at a concert in Dubai with his hand placed on a mystery woman's bum.
The couple who got married in 2013 have a 3-year-old daughter Lamaisah Khan
Enugu Government Approves Employment Of 50 Graduates With Disabilities
The Enugu State Executive Council says it approves the automatic
employment of 50 graduates living with disabilities in line with the
United Nations Convention on nondiscrimination against such persons
The Enugu State Executive
Council says it approves the automatic employment of 50 graduates living
with disabilities in line with the United Nations Convention on
nondiscrimination against such persons.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe, disclosed
this on Saturday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the
council meeting held on Friday evening.Anikwe said that the approval followed after council’s deliberation on a letter of employment appeal from a league of visually impaired graduate applicants.
“The council received a letter of appeal from unemployed visually impaired graduates, who are indigenes of the state. They wrote to the governor and passionately appealing to be employed."
“After the consideration of the letter, the council decided that all physically challenged graduates who are indigenes deserved to be employed just as their other peers,’’ he said.
The commissioner said that with the approval, graduates with all manner of challenges or impairment would benefit from the gesture.
“The government has decided to give automatic employment to 50 of such challenged individuals from the state, as the first batch. “Other actions will be taken to show that the state is responsive and treats all citizens equally,’’ Mr. Anikwe said.
Anikwe said that the beneficiaries would be employed in their areas of specialization in the various government ministries and departments.
“This is one of the things the United Nations and other international organizations advocate for, and Nigeria is a signatory to such nondiscrimination conventions."
“So Enugu State is just complying and will not discriminate against people on the basis of physical challenges or impairment,” he said.
According to him, the disables must not be discriminated against when they are employed to work in all ministries, agencies, and government departments.
APC Chieftain Warns Atiku, Urges Mama Taraba To Resign
A leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to
statements by Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, that
she would not support any re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari
in 2019, but would rather support former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar,
who she referred to as her godfather
A leader of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to statements by Nigeria’s
Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, that she would not support
any re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, but would
rather support former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who she referred
to as her godfather.
The official also criticised Mr. Abubakar, who recently said that he had been sidelined in party affairs.The APC National Vice Chairman, North-west, Inuwa Abdulkadir, in a statement said he was not surprised by the statement noting that Mrs. Alhassan had never been a supporter of the president.
Mr. Abdulkadir’s statement aligns with that of the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who also said yesterday that Mrs. Alhassan had never supported the ‘Buhari ideology.’
Mr. Abdulkadir also warned leaders of the party, particularly, the former vice president to stop “misleading statements aimed at causing division within the party.”
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