I didn’t believe in Jesus until I had my first baby.I thought I did, and in fact, others thought I did too. But what I believed in was intellectual knowledge of Jesus. I knew the Bible. I knew the tenants of my church. But I didn’t know Him.The phrase “personal relationship with Jesus” often makes me cringe because I fear it puts off some who are interested in securing that very life-giving thing. It is, however, an apt phrase. After all, you can have a lot of theoretical knowledge about a person and love what you know, but you can…
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We have a new hero in the house—a 5-year-old boy in San Tan Valley, Arizona. The boy ran to his neighbor’s home for help after he heard his mom fall in the shower due to a seizure, and he found her unresponsive. Concerned about leaving his infant sister alone, he picked her up and brought her with him.The 5-Year-Old Boy Who Saved His Mom After She Had a Seizure. Salvatore Cicalese’s mom had just put him and his two-month-old sister to bed, when the 5-year-old boy heard a loud noise in the bathroom. Salvatore’s mom, Katelyn Cicalese, had just hopped…
Court Sentences Two Brothers, Accomplice To Life Imprisonment Over RobberyAn Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a domestic worker, Genesis Ezebong, his brother, Micheal and one Ikade Moses, to life imprisonment for armed robbery in the Palm Groove area of Lagos State. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo who delivered the judgement found the trio guilty of the offence of conspiracy and armed robbery preferred against them by the Lagos State Government.In her judgement, the judge held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt, the circumstantial evidence against the defendants.The convicts were arraigned on December 18, 2020 while the trial commenced on January…
Chioma Avril Rowland, the third baby mama of singer, Davido has recently shared an unclear note about her relationship with an undisclosed individual. The mother of one took to her Instagram story to seemingly express displeasure at someone who decided to avoid her all day by refusing to speak to her. The chef went on to bodly state that she’s okay with being ignored but still finds it crazily funny when the individual continues to nuture the thoughts of them still together.She wrote; “Not talking to me all day is 100% ok with me, but thinking we still together after…
Vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has ruled out the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as one of the major contestants for the presidency in the 2023 elections.Okowa said Obi stand no chance because his party has no structure nor does it have adequate strong grassroots mobilization that could make him meet the recommendations of the electoral act to win the presidential election. Okowa who spoke at a meeting of northern Christian youths, in Abuja, on Tuesday, asked Nigerians who are banking on him to have a rethink, suggesting that they check…
A young lady has stirred reactions with her celebration of being elevated from being a cleaner to becoming the madam of the house. In a video story she shared on social media, the pregnant woman lifted her hands up to God in thanks for making her to have a beautiful change from the struggles she was coming from. She said that after graduating from school she was left with only two options, either to find a decent low income job or settle for being a girl of easy virtue. The young woman known as Simplisauce said she made a ‘poor…
PDP, APC leaders join Labour Party in Benue, declare support for Obi, othersEarlier today, the State leadership of the Labour party fortified the party’s structures in Gwer East and Gwer West Local Governments with the infusion of new members and the restructuring of the party exco in both Local Governments. The decampees include Gwer West Local Government APC Secretary Hon. Abwar Shimawua, PDP Chairman Ikyaghev Council Ward Gwer West Hon. Gum Terkula, Hon. Asange Ishor and Hon. Jacob Njuda, both from Gwer East amongst several others.Receiving them at the State Secretariat of the party in Makurdi, Comr. Ibrahim Idoko Otene…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians are not fair in their assessment of his administration’s performance as he has performed “extremely well” but people still refuse to commend him.This is also as he accused the country’s elite of not being concerned enough about Nigeria and its numerous issues. Buhari spoke on Tuesday in Owerri, Imo state after inaugurating some projects executed by Governor Hope Uzodinma.He said;“In terms of time and resources, this administration has done extremely well. I have to say it because those who are supposed to say it are not saying it. I don’t know why.” According to the…
He is not Asiwaju’s doctor and is not privy to his medical record, Obi has again disgracefully elevated what has for long been a beer parlor gossip and social media lie being propagated by his IPOB supporters.” The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has replied the presidential standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who labelled him unfit to contest in the 2023 presidential election.Tinubu in his response, berated Obi for saying his (Tinubu) supporters are backing him for his money, stressing that he is hale and hearty. This was contained in a statement…
A man has married three women on the same day and in the same church in a congregation called the Primitive ChurchThe man whose name is Byamungu Kanjira Prosper happily took his ladies to the alter with pride in his eyesThe pastor proudly wedded them and several members who spoke in the video sees nothing wrong with polygamy A Christian congregation called the Primitive Church has wedded a man and his three ladies at the same time.The church preahes polygamy and strongly believes that men should be able to marry as many wives as they want. Nothing wrong with polygamyIn…