The current CEO and co-founder of Educational website, Pass.ng, Samson Abioye has passed on. The 25-year-old fast rising tech expert, reportedly slumped and died on Friday, July 28, 2017.
Samson finished from the Department of Computer Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in 2014, and then co-founded the educational website that caters for the needs of candidates sitting for JAMB, WAEC and other exams.
Cameroonian hip-hop star, Stanley Enow shared this photo of himself with singer, Davido‘s hype man and his fans went gaga showering him with praises thinking that he took a snap with foreign rap star, Rick Ross.
Other fans have tried to clarify and tell the ignorant ones that it’s not Rick Ross… but those who don’t know, don’t know.
Spesh would definitely pass for the rapper’s doppelganger though…
So, today on Kingtblakhoc’s Snapchat, he’s been ranting about the two ladies who he recently dumped probably for new girls, probably because of their ungrateful attitude.
Blak kept ranting about how Gold and Olayemi disrespected him, and then urged his followers not to help people in this life, as they’d only come back to stab their benefactors at the back.
Now, a video from Chinnysblog shows that one of his girls, Peace Olayemi, who claims she has turned a new leaf, has called on Nigerian to seek their candid advice on possible career prospects they can delve to.
She was alongside, Lady Gold, and they both promised never to go back to doing “porn” again.
Watch the video below, followed by some pictures of Lady Gold and Peace Olayemi.
So, a Nigerian Lady, with the Facebook Name, Tony Vivian celebrated her boyfriend on her Facebook Wall, and then stylishly reminded him of the promise he made to her earlier this week.
She wrote: “Every super heroine needs a super Hero??thanks for your support my hrt tamer”
Then, He replied of course, He wrote: “It’s gonna be a despicable act if I hesitate to tell you this….I love you bae , I love us ”
.. and then Vivian stylishly reminded him of the money he promised her; “I love you more my super hero……still waiting for an alert???you know I ? it”
…and then! BAM! He immediately sent her a transfer of N250,000.. and shared screenshot of proof! Oh Well! See how it played out below, followed by some comments from her friends;
A 30-year old private driver, Mr Emeka Osuh has been charged before a Lagos court after he was caught having sex with the wife of his boss in Lagos.
The director reportedly sacked his wife but the driver was arraigned for misconduct by obtaining from his wife and stealing his goods worth N900,000.
The incident happened at Awolowo Way in Ikeja, Lagos.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the director (name withheld) who owned a beverages company employed the suspect as private and company driver for distribution of their products.
It was learnt that the director from Edo State married his wife who is from Anambra and they had only a child before the incident happened.
Due to the nature of his business, he was always travelling to ensure the smooth running of his business.
However, his constant travelling allegedly affected his wife emotionally.
The wife was said to be lonely and she found solace in Osuh who usually came to sleep with her in the house when her husband was not around.
But the escapade came to the open when the husband who had suspected their moves deliberately came back early in the morning, entered their bedroom but did not find his wife.
He then went to the guest house where the driver usually slept and met his wife and driver there in bed.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that both the wife and the driver pleaded with him and asked for forgiveness.
The director told them that he had forgiven them but his wife will have to go back to her family while the driver was relieved of his job to enable them to marry.
He reportedly took their only child and sent both of them away.
He thereafter was said to have audited his company and discovered that the driver had stolen his products worth N900,000.
The driver was arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates court for misconduct and stealing under the Criminal Code.
He pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O.E Adeyemi granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail condition.
Nigerian Actress, Caroline Danjuma, has taken to her Instagram page to share a post and as well pen down a short note on forgiveness.
The mother of one revealed that she was guilty of unforgiveness for a long time and added that one should pray for his or her enemies but that does not mean one should be complacent.
She posted:
And wrote:
“I would really want to emphasis on FORGIVENESS.. I guess the reason why a lot of us do not forgive is because we are mostly taught to constantly tell God to eliminate our enemies .. have you ever taken a moment to think that when you are praying to God to destroy and kill your enemies, you could be someone’s enemy too? Meaning by the time we are all done praying only infants who are innocent will be left…. now let’s change our mindset and prayers… forgive your enemies and ask God to touch their hearts to forgive you .. then tell God to handle any situation you find urself in .. let him have the ultimate and final say …. please always note this the enemy is not your neighbour nor ur family member but the Devil himself who searches for weak souls to use to manifest his havoc .. I was guilty of this for a long time and trust me ,most times I prayed my prayers where answered within a sec but when u begin to see beyond the norm , then u will know that the devil is working really hard … love thy neighbours as thy self including ur enemies .. fight the devil with the word of God .. Gods punishment is far more greater and would last a lot longer if u let him do his work .. let it go????.. take ur time to practice , gradually u will get used to it .. forgiving ur enemies does not mean u should be a scape goat again , u can always pray for them with a pure heart ….a snake must not bite u twice .. shalom”
Popular cross-dresser and Male Barbie, Bobrisky, has taken to social media to announce his special entrance into Nigeria just for his haters.
The self-acclaimed King of Snapchat, disclosed that four soldiers and two official presidential bouncers are going to be picking him up at the airport.
A 200 Level student of computer science in Imo State University, Owerri, Daniel Ikechukwu, 22; and his 18-year-old accomplice, Goodluck Kalu, were on Tuesday night apprehended in Owerri, the state capital, for alleged robbery.
A student (name withheld) told our correspondent on Wednesday that the suspects were arrested while allegedly robbing students of their phones, money and other valuables at gunpoint.
She said the incident took place along the IMSU front gate before the extension area of the varsity, between 9:30pm and 10pm.
A Police source who refused to disclose his name because he was not permitted to speak to the press said while two of the suspected gunmen were caught, the leader of the gang escaped.
He said, “We received a distress call from some student leaders that some boys were robbing students, mostly girls, of their money, phones and other valuables and we quickly moved operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the command to the scene.”
He explained that with strategic approach without exchange of gunfire, two of the three-man gang, including a student of IMSU who was writing the ongoing second semester examinations, were nabbed.
The IMSU undergraduate, who confessed to the crime, told our correspondent from the cell on Wednesday that it was unfortunate that his younger colleague who led him into crime escaped.
Ikechukwu said, “It was my younger colleague who is in year one that led me into crime.
“He uses fake gun to rob students, especially female students. He convinced me to join him. I recruited Goodluck, who was my neighbour. This is the second time we did it together.”
Our correspondent gathered that while Kalu hails from Mbaitoli Local Government Area, Ikechukwu is an indigene of Ngor Okpala LGA, both in Imo State.
Confirming the incident to our correspondent, the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said the two boys were arrested and a fake metal they disguised as a gun which they used in instilling fears on their victims was recovered.
Ezike said, “This is one of the results of our overt and covert strategic policing. We are aware that some of the higher institutions in the state are writing their second semester and degree examinations.
“And we know that there would be upsurge in cult and crime-related activities on the campuses. We had to move our men to Imo State University, Federal University of Technology, Owerri; and Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, to deal with the situations.”
Nigerian Actress, Ifeoma Okeke, has taken to social media to slam Filmmaker, Ada Slim, who mentioned her name while she called out Tonto Dikeh this morning for being ‘ungrateful’ after she helped her years back.
Recall, this morning, Adaslim, called out her once former best friend, Tonto Dikeh, for allegedly causing her pains and allegedly blackmailing her! of which Tonto Dikeh replied her. (Read Here)
Apparently, Ify is not happy with the filmmaker as she says she does not like people dragging her into their dramas.
She wrote:
@adaslimshow Truly I would have kept quite but am done being DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE. I really don’t like my name you mentioned in your letter to your soul sister. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT IN LIFE WHERE I WANT TO MAKE OR CREATE MY OWN ENEMIES OR FIGHT MY OWN BATTLES. @tontolet is my friend and I remains so I have never discussed anything negative with you. You complained to me your pains and I advised. Mentioning me will look like I betrayed my friendship. NO! Am a very LOYAL FRIEND & I don’t like people dragging me into there dramas please. I won’t have made it private but as you mentioned me publicly I choose to also clear it publicly. I have helped people, housed them too, I have never gotten credit or praised but life goes on. Please I am not happy with my name mentioned
So, a Facebook User with the Name, Oluwa Shidara has called out a “now former” friend, who she claims has slept with almost all the Nigerian guys on Facebook for money.
She even went as far as naming some two guys, who are popular “slay kings” on Facebook, and alleged that this her ex-friend, identified as “Ayoniadee Gucci Gucci” has slept with them, and claimed she stole her “very expensive slipper” & Bag.
She took to Facebook to write;
“Hey Pals, Do you know this bitch Called Ayoniadee Gucci Gucci. Please tell her to return my bag she carried to lagos when she went to F** her Facebook Daddy Starboi Lolo in Lagos. and Nike Slippers My Boyfriend Brought For me. Eles Dis is just the beginning for Dis.
You this useless bitch. She has fuc*ed all FB Guys finish including Pablo Escobor. This Bi(=*ch hardly bath. She can wear pant for 6 days. pity all this guys F***ng her. I pray you guys don’t contact diseases.
Fade try and listen to your mum. Why so Ugly. Ugly Bit**h
The lawmaker representing Igala Mela-Odolu constituency, Friday Sanni Makama, was stripped and beaten up by armed thugs who invaded the Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday.
The hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons forced their way into the chamber just as the House was settling and began pelting the lawmakers with stones, an eyewitness said.
Some of the thugs pounced on Makama, beat him black and blue and dragged him out from the Assembly complex after stripping him half naked.
It was also gathered that the thugs beat up everybody in sight, vandalised vehicles while the police reportedly looked the other way.
One version said the crisis was caused by some members who were bent on disallowing Makama from resuming after a court quashed the six-month suspension handed him by the House.
Makama was reportedly suspended for dragging the Assembly to court over leadership crisis, but a Lokoja High Court recently gave an order reinstating him.
However, another source said the crisis was hatched and executed to prevent the House from sacking the Majority Leader, Matthew Kolawole, who is said to be a staunch supporter of Governor Yahaya Bello and to stall debate on the Paris Club refund.
The source said the Commissioners of Justice and Finance, Mohammed Ibrahim and Idris Asiwaju respectively, were slated to appear to explain how the state government expended the bailout funds and the two tranchees of the Paris-Club loan refunds received from the Federal Government.
“Governor Yahaya Bello and the Commissioner of Police stormed the complex with some officers and thugs invited by one Hon. Bello who represents Ajaokuta State constituency to lock up the premises in order to prevent plenary from holding.
“The reason is not unconnected to the perceived failure of the plot to impeach the Speaker and replace him with the Majority Leader who is a staunch ally of the governor. But, the Speaker himself having control of the House has also staged a counter plot to have the Majority Leader removed today.
“Also, the governor has paid some arrears owed workers and pensioners in the state with the funds received from the Federal Government. However, the House had planned, today, to hear from the Commissioners of Justice and Finance how the funds were expended by the state before this incident happened.”
Reacting on the invasion, opposition youth leader in the state, Austin Okai, described the action of the governor and the police commissioner as a plot to truncate democracy in the state and institutionalise autocracy “wherein the legislature is suspended from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.”
He said it was unheard of anywhere in the world for members of the Executive to physically storm a legislative complex with security operatives to prevent legislators from doing their job.
He said:
“It is impunity in its highest form and must be stopped before it leads to an oppressive regime,” .
The Speaker, Umar Imam, describing the invasion as unfortunate and a threat to democracy.
He blamed the police for not acting while the mayhem lasted, saying the assurances of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu who was “physically” present at the Assembly Complex did not yield any result as the hoodlums had a field day.
The Nollywood actor, Aremu Afolayan is clocking another year today, August 2, 2017.
The younger brother of popular Nigerian movie director and actor, Kunle Afolayan, has however made light the mood on his birthday as he posted a video of his sarcastic gesture wishing himself a happy birthday.
Recall, a week ago, Aremu Afolayan broke the internet as an Instagram video while he rained cursed on the former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Madueke for allegedly carting away with billions of naira from Nigeria’s treasury.
A newly-married woman, Kate Elizabeth Prischard was arrested for attempting to open gunfire at her husband few hours after their marriage.
The 25-year old bride was said to have pulled out a 9mm pistol from her gown at Clarion Inn, Tennessee, United States where the couple were drinking moment after the ceremony.
Elizabeth and her spouse
The Police who took up the situation reported saying:
“She pulled out of her wedding dress a 9 mm pistol. Pointed it at her new husband’s head and pulled the trigger,” Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Kyle Evans claimed.
“Responding officers let the husband know the honeymoon was over and his new wife was going to jail,” Evans established.
Authorities took Prichard, who was still in her gown, into custody and charged her with aggravated domestic assault. She was released from Rutherford County jail on $15,000 bond
Neymar was at Barca’s training ground on Wednesday to inform his team-mates and the board that he would be leaving the club.
The switch brings one of the summer’s big transfer sagas to an end with the news met with huge excitement in Paris.
Although, It is rumoured that Neymar’s motivation to leave Barcelona is born out of a desire to escape Messi’s shadow and be the main man somewhere else.
Barcelona released a statement earlier today revealing the player and his father had handed in a transfer request.
The statement read:
“The player Neymar Jr, accompanied by his father and agent, has informed FC Barcelona this morning of his decision to leave the club in a meeting held at the club’s offices.
“Faced with this position, the club has informed them they refer to the buy-out clause of his existing contract which as of 1 July totals €222million which will have to be deposited in its entirety.
“Furthermore, in reply to the claim for the contract extension bonus, the club has once again made it clear that the amount remains deposited with a notary until the case is resolved.
“The player remains under contract at FC Barcelona but with temporary permission to not take part in training sessions.”
We all are used to seeing the emotional moment between a bride and her parents on her wedding day but we are definitely not so used to that of a son and his parent.
This gentleman has somewhat twisted social norms and melted our hearts as he embraces his mother in these photos on his wedding day. It’s the moment he realizes he’s welcoming another woman into his life and is leaving the one that has had him for years.
Prince Charles Ekanem, the New Media Assistant at Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Centre, has claimed that the woman in this photo is the oldest person in Cross River State and was discovered in Obudu by Ayade Home Health Services.
According to him,
“This is Iye Victoria Imbufe ( Great Great Great Grand Mother) from Begi-Uban Family, Begiaba Village, Obudu Local Government Area.
“She’s about 115-118 years old. I was privileged to meet this beautiful and charming woman who walks without the help of anyone or walking stick. Very strong and she came for check up.”
A total count of 262 stranded Nigerians in Libya voluntarily returned to the country through the humanitarian services of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
The returnees were received at the Hajj Camp, Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
The Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihajja, represented by the Southwest Zonal Coordinator of the Agency, Alh. Suleiman Yakubu admonished the returnees to stay back and utilise the available resources abound in the country.
Other agencies that participated in the exercise are NAPTIP, DSS, Nigeria Police, Immigration Services, FAAN,, Nigerian AirForce and others.
On arrival, IOM gave the each returnees the sum of 18,000 Naira and NEMA supported them with the sum of 7,000 to ease their transportation to their respective destination and settle down in the community.
A popular Radio presenter in Ibadan, Oyo state, Oriyomi Hamzat, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrates court for the alleged murder of a 17-year-old boy.
Police arrested the defendant after the body of the young man was found in his car.
27-year-old Idowu Ibrahim, 23-year-old Taiwo Olaronke, Mohammed Bashir 31, and 23-year-old Yusuff Ajisafe, were also arrested alongside Oriyomi, as they were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder.
According to reports, the deceased was an orphan raised in an unregistered orphanage home, which allegedly belongs to the suspect.
The prosecutor, Sunday Fatola, told the court that Hamzat and others on July 21, 2017, at about 4am, in the Oremeji Agugu area of Ibadan, conspired together to commit murder.
He explained that the suspects unlawfully caused the death of the victim by inflicting an injury on his head and body.
The magistrate, A. A. Adebisi, ordered that the accused be remanded in the Agodi Prison pending the release of legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
This 16-year-old Grade 9 high school girl in Pambashe Constituency of Luapula Province, Zambia, was photoed breastfeeding her baby during a Science Mock exam break before she sat for another Social Studies exam.
The controversial journalist and social commentator, Madam Kemi Olunloyo has revealed where and how she intends to celebrate her anticipated birthday on August 6.
The woman who is in her mid-age and set to clock 53, said she will be marking the next birthday with the orphans in Oluyole Cheshire Home, Ibadan.
She also demanded her birthday presents be dedicated towards her new donation for orphans in Ibadan.
She said this on her Instagram page yesterday in a captioned picture with some orphans across.
“I am on medical leave but will be spending my birthday Sunday August 6th 2017 with the disabled orphans of Oluyole Cheshire Home. I visited the facility last week. There are many things needed. From a broken down bore hole system to food and supplies, I need everything from all of you. Pls send my birthday present to First Bank 3020832750. I need the cash to help many needy people on the streets of Ibadan as I do weekly and Ibadan ppl, media and bloggers on Twitter are asking for drop offs at Cheshire. Ibadan people»» 4pm pls drop off food stuff and supplies and join me in the cake cutting. Indomie, garri, rice, blue band, bread, sardines, juices, soap, detergent, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sponges, new clothing, powder, deodorant, toilet paper. Thank u for your gifts. Media and #Ibadanbloggers pls arrive promptly at 4pm for the cake cutting–Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo”, she established.
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu has scolded the government on why they have refused to arrest the Yorubas after they declared “Oduduwa Republic”.
Kanu while addressing Biafrans said: “I do not want one Nigeria, and can never want it. They deal in terrorism, from the Presidency down.. Did the Yorubas not announce Oduduwa Republic the other day? have they been arrested. Has anyone arrested them? Then why is it that they can declare Oduduwa Republic, nothing happens to them, But when we declared Biafra, they arrested all of us.”
No social media savvy person could have missed the viral photo of the fallen statue of Justice – the then weak statue was at the brink of probable destruction but was salvaged by a bamboo stick that held it, not upright but from fallen.
Apparently, relevant authorities have done the needful and have erected the statue properly and it was even given a makeover… all thanks to social media.
So, the story is long.. But it’s worth a read… It was written by, Ivan The Terrible.
So yesterday I went to the Synagogue Church of all Nations.
…For the very first time.
Well…I have been watching Prophet TB Joshua on Emmanuel TV for sometime now and I must say that I find his ministry pretty captivating.
Of course,being someone who believes in miracles,it is no news that I would want to be a TB Joshua fan.The simplicity,and graceful humility the man exudes in his ministrations causes my heart to warm.
Momma is due for return on Friday,so I decided to convince her to let us attend Sunday Service there 2 days ago and experience the raw glory of the prophet!
Ikotun is pretty far from central Lagos metropolis,so I had to arrange for my driver to skip his church and drive us down.
We left home by 3.30am to beat the sea of people that mill in there round the clock.
So here we are on Sunday morning at the popular Synagogue church.Driver finds a convenient parking space,and we all hop out and amble into the premises unashamedly awe-stricken at the impressive exterior decor of the towering buildings.
It’s around 5.30am.
A COLD WELCOME:
As we stroll past the first barricade to enter the front entrance of the church,a group of Ushers accost us,or rather halted us.They ask us if this was our first time,and when we affirmed it was–a mature looking female usher stepped forward and rudely ordered us to go to the back tent,that only full-time members were allowed to come into the main church.
This lady never even offered us a welcoming smile,or warm greetings to somewhat palliate us for all the traffic stress,painfully early wake-up,and hours of road journey we braved to be there.
She just stood there barking commands rudely at us like some aggravated platoon lieutenant calling to order a group of annoying rankless recruits.
I visibly winced at the cold welcome the widely acclaimed Synagogue Church accorded us on our visit,and I could feel the volcano broiling deep down inside me itching to vent.
Mannerless people don’t irritate me as much as mannerless people who don’t consider elderly people when they want to spout their insolence.
Be mannerless to me in public all you want—we can slug it out to the end all we want,and I can give you a healthy piece of my mind.But when my mother or any elder I respect or hold in high esteem is involved,just be prepared cos the bitch in me would be unleashed.
So it was with supreme effort that my mum and the driver dragged me past that saucy group of first Ushers.I was sure I wanted to get my ass back to the car and spirit myself home without further ado.I didn’t drive over 30 miles to come and be treated like horse piss,and I wouldn’t subject my mother to such crap either.
In all my years in this world,I had never seen such rudeness from church workers that were supposed to smile pleasantly at new-comers and welcome them into church.
So past the gate I reluctantly allowed myself to be led,wondering which of the ‘back-tents’ we were expected to walk into–cos there were several tent-like structures splattered around the premises,and not a SINGLE usher or warden to direct us.
The ones with tags we saw who looked important simply waved us aside or outrightly hurried past us when we asked for directions.
They all looked grim, furious and hostile.
Finally after wondering around in disjointed circles like 3 tropical millipedes with Jet-lag,we 3 were told by another new-comer that we had to obtain a permit/pass which would only give us access to the over-flow.
BITCHES AND BAD BLOOD IN THE TABERNACLE:
As we herded into the crowded tent to queue up behind nothing less than 750 random new-comers,I noticed a female Usher yelling at a girl.
Everyone turned in their general direction.
Aunty Usher/women leader was rudely telling the girl that her skirt was too short and she shouldn’t linger around the queue or else she’d summon the police to drag her out of the premises.
I turned to look at the lady being harrassed.Her skirt was a little above her knees,but not overly vulgar or indecent per se.
I also noticed that she had one of the best pair of legs and figures I have seen in this part of the world.
Deaconess mean-faced usher was obviously envious that God wasn’t impartial when he was sharing out body parts and beauty.
But a new-comer?? Embarrassing her like that?Good grief!!
THE WAIT:
I was already feeling unwell by the time I joined the queue.
Eventually,we were carted to another tent and made to seat down for 2 hours waiting for the permits to be issued.
Suddenly a voice boomed out from the public address intercom in the hall and instructed foreign visitors/delegates to move to the left side of the hall,and present their ID cards for reception.
I was seated conversing with my mother when one dehydrated-looking male Usher walks up to me and lightly taps my shoulder,I swivel my neck around to him,and he asks me whether I heard the announcement.
I rooster my head quizzically at him,and he asks whether I’m Nigerian.I am recoiling my tongue in to mouth out some sarcastic retort at the rude clown when my mum intervenes laughing convivially and telling him that she’s my mother and I live in Nigeria.
Stale little prick deliberately ignores my mother and repeats his question to me.
I take a deep breath and bluntly tell him to go and anoint someone else with his mouth odour.I remind him that it’s only about 7am and my lungs deserve better.
Dude obviously didn’t see that coming.
He stands there like the confounded dolt he is,blinking his eyes methodically and saying,’EXCUSE ME?’ on a loop.
Momma is trying to pacify and mediate or explain or whatever when the announcement on the buzzer summons us all to re-queue for our passes.I help momma up and we begin to trudge towards the sea of bodies heading west.I think the Usher is explaining something to his colleague and pointing at me,but I am past caring at this point.
SECURITY HARRASSMENT AND SEGREGATION:
So we’ve obtained the passes and are queueing up again to enter the church from the rear wing and join the worshippers. Men and women are sorted into 2 separate rows where they are thoroughly frisked,and searched before being allowed entry.
My driver is right behind me on the queue,and as the person ahead of me steps into the church entrance archway to be cleared,I overhear the security man asking him where his copy of the ‘service guide’ or booklet is. He says he doesn’t have one and is shabbily asked to step back and return to the tents to buy one before he is allowed entry.
The man starts to explain that he doesn’t have extra cash except his offering and tithe,but the bouncer won’t hear any of it.
He gruffly and impatiently asks the man to step away from the line and not waste the time of others,that nobody without the booklet will be allowed into the church.
I step in to be cleared,and instantly,the head security personnel who is standing a little way off and observing the clearing process rushes forward and takes it up from the bouncer assigned to me.
He(Head security) doesn’t notice that I have a Nigerian flag clutched under my bible,and asks me what country I am from,that I should be on the queue for the foreign delegates.
He looks pretty important,so I patiently show him my flag and tell him I came from Nigeria.
Head security seems to have a problem believing this because he keeps staring at my hair.
Next he asks me where exactly in Nigeria,and I tell him Lagos city.He asks where in Lagos city,and I ask him how that piece of information helps or relates to the exercise on ground?Was there a problem? I came to your church for the first time and I’m being interrogated like a Boko Haram suspect?I frankly tell him that I do not appreciate the unnecessary questions and whether I should return to my car and go home?
A few back-and-forths and I’m through and into the hallway corridor that meanders into the expansive church auditorium.
Meanwhile,Dominic my driver has been asked to step aside for more questioning.He is asked all sorts of demeaning questions, and scrutinized like a homeless drunk who mistakenly stumbled into their church.
The security personnel asks me to move on and join the church leaving my driver to probably be escorted out of the premises into a black-Maria.
I am livid at this point.I walk back to the personnel-in-charge,and ask him why my personal driver is being humiliated that way. It is obvious that people are profiled and accorded respect based on how expensive their clothes looked,and it stunk.
It was apparent that the poor man that drove me down was being looked down on because he probably wasn’t dressed in Gucci designers and expensive accessories.
Eventually,we were let through and joined the line of people hurrying to another dedicated tent for new-comers beside the main church building. I was aghast.
Sweated,queued,endured rudeness from ill-mannered church staff….and still not qualified to sit in the church at the end of the day?
I was numb.
Sat down in the tent with my driver battling dejection,and dialled my momma’s number to know where she was.We hadn’t seen ourselves since we were separated.I was worried how she was faring in the midst of such hostile staff and scathing rudeness.I looked around.
There was not a single usher in the tent to ask for help or any assistance whatsoever.We were bundled like unwanted rags,shoved into a tent and totally forgotten.
All we had were the flat-screen plasmas which televised the Live service in the church auditorium.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER
It is so sad the horrible ways church workers can kill a pastor’s labour.
Most of the criticisms,and attacks that Christian churches and pastors receive is largely because of these workers.
They do all manner of despicable things under the umbrella of the church,embarrass and snob new-comers,extort money from gullible first-timer’s without the pastor’s knowledge and so on.
Let’s look at a few specific grey areas in my Synagogue church experience.
(1) Rudeness:
Nigerians are generally very uncivil people.The worst thing that a person can witness is people who were charged with welcoming new-comers to a church turning around and being rude to them.
It is shocking to see a beautiful global ministry like Synagogue church of all nations having such horrible workers strategically placed to receive first-timers.Gauging from what we see on TV,this indeed is an obstinate surprise.
(2) Racial segregation:
The racial segregation in S.C.O.A.N is jaw-dropping.Foreign delegate new-comers are treated like royalty,but Nigerians are treated like the sopping scum of the earth.
So heart-wrenching it is because foreigners treat Nigerians like scum in their own countries,and when we think we can fall back to our own people for more humane treatment,we receive the same treatment from our people.
How distasteful to note that this sickening trend can gain entry into the church as well.
(3) Condemnatory treatment:
Imagine the incident where the lady was embarrassed and sent back because of her supposed shortness of skirt.
Who gave these people the right to dictate who comes into the Lord’s house and who does not?Where do these workers pick up such satanic traits?
Even the bible clearly beckons on sinners to come as they are.In their rags,in their G-strings,in their mini-skirts,in their slim-fit trousers. It is an unforgivable abomination to drive away a new-comer from church on the grounds that he/she was inappropriately dressed.
A church isn’t a place for just the perfect.
a Church should be a place to make the imperfect to be perfect.
. Jesus never died for the perfect.It is for the imperfect that he sacrificed his life on the cross.
(4) Shabby dressing of staff,shabby treatment of invitees and poor ushering structures generally:
I detest seeing people in administrative positions dressing carelessly. One of the reasons I love Christ Embassy church is because of their articulate well-structured system and discipline.
Ushers are neatly suited up with tags,the royal guards,and logistics crew are properly dressed with labels as their departments require.There is an usher on every bend to direct new-comers on where to sit,and so on.
But not in Synagogue.
Staff dress in a disorderly array of casual wears,fly their shirts,chew bubble-gums noisily,wear black gloves like snipers and carry no legible form of identification whatsoever.Plus there aren’t any positioned to attend to newcomers and direct and assist them accordingly.
First-timers are abandoned to wander like lost sheep in the premises while the staff stand by to watch in indifferent disinterest—their attentions only being drawn when they wander into some ‘special’ room,and the ushers have to yell at the poor trespassing soul to get out or be thrown out by security.
Of course,they never fail to remember these ‘unimportant newbies’ when it’s offering time,and emerge from the bowels of the earth like evil spirits wielding bottomlessly deep offering-bags and basins–to vanish mysteriously again after you’ve outlived your monetary usefulness.
(5) Security harrassment,disrespect to elders and humiliating ‘clearance methods’:
I literally watched as a woman in her 80s was rudely warned to desist from coming to a particular section or else she’d be thrown outside.The lady warning her couldn’t be up to 27.
Additionally,no metal-detecting scanners,or bomb threat security measures are taken before admitting people in.
The security personnel simply frisk people roughly in an undignifying manner and shove them inside.Your ‘sacred areas’ are roughed-up,and your spirits are shattered.
Then brutish-looking policemen are standing by ready to drag you to their van if you don’t cooperate.
The entire staff work-force,or would I say–manpower of the church stand around scowling coldly at new-comers with seething and hateful suspicion as if they received intel that they came to cart away the loudspeakers and offering bags.
I saw these and more…and I groaned inwardly.
I am very sure that Pastor TB Joshua is not aware of these horrible ‘misdemeanours’ from the workers under him,and it saddens me to know that he may never know because these malevolent humans will ensure word never reaches him.
I can only sit and hope that a few of his members stumble on this rant of mine and relay it to his executive council or him in person.
Prophet TB Joshua is a great Man of God with a true heart of love for the sick and needy,and God is blessing millions through him..
…but he needs to call his workers to order.
Dear church worker in Redeemed,Synago
gue,Living Faith,Chosen,Assemblies of God etc,..
You think you are superior and loftier because you were placed in a prominent point of service,don’t you?
HEAR THIS…
If these souls you embarrass and discourage from coming into church go to hell because of your sauciness and insolence;and you believe they are condemned to hell for being hopeless sinners—don’t get it twisted.
If these people wind up going to hell,you too will earn a luxury villa in hell as well next to Sani Abacha’s duplex.
Heaven will never condone your vile stench.You are every bit as hopeless as them,and then kilograms more wicked!
You people should stop giving men of God a bad name because of your evil and unruly characters.
How and why would you turn away a first-timer from church?
Is the church your father’s compound?
Who gave you that right?
Nigerian actress and wife of Pilot, Capt. Matthew Ekeinde, Omotola-Jalade Ekehinde, displays glamour and style for her Glam Africa magazine cover feature.
In this edition of Glam Africa, the gorgeous actress discusses her controversial role in ‘Alter Ego’, managing her family life while forging a career, and much more.
2Baba’s first son, Nino Idibia, a quite talented young lad, shared this lovely photo of himself and his mother – Nino is the music mogul’s first son with Adeoye Sumbo.
The 11 year old lad who strikingly takes his father’s look and style, looks all shades of adorable as he strikes a pose with his mother.
Ever since we reported on her decision to kiss 3 fans at the YFM Area Codes Jam in Kumasi a year ago, almost every report about Ghanaian songstress Sista Afia has had to do with sexuality than her music although very talented and it gets us somehow worried.
Well, in a new interview with Showbiz filed by Delali Sika, Sista Afia reveals her selling point is not her boobs although she is extremely proud of them since they are nice and a lot of young girls wish they had exactly what she has.
Read the report below;
Although Highlife artiste, Sister Afia loves to make an exhibition of herself by showcasing her boobs the least chance she gets, she wants to erase the perception that her cleavage is her selling point.
The Jeje singer who leaves little to the imagination with her skimpy outfits believes her talent is enough to keep her relevant whether she covers up or not.
“I just don’t get why people seem to have issues with what I wear and my boobs. People keep asking me if apart from my boobs, I have nothing else to show. For the records, my boobs are not my selling point, not at all. I am very talented.
“I don’t get up in the morning and tell myself, today, I want to show my boobs, no, it depends on how I feel. My boobs, my talent, and everything form part of the package,’ she said in an interview with Showbiz.
According to Sister Afia, though her boobs are not the reason why she is in the limelight, she is very proud showing them.
“I am very proud of my breasts. They are beautiful and nice. Most girls of today are all over looking for ways to enhance their bust artificially and if I am blessed with them naturally, why should I be ashamed of them. Honestly, I am blessed I must say and I won’t trade them for anything.
“Infact, I cannot do anything about the size of my boobs and how they stand out in clothes. I just have to love them and that is what I am doing. I don’t really care what anyone else thinks. So those who have been talking about them, I cannot help you.
“ I remember people had issues with my bikini pictures I released some weeks ago but the question is, what were they expecting me to wear at the beach. If they are not confident with what they have been endowed with by God, I am and I want to flaunt it,” she said.
Sister Afia who is in the studio currently is working on releasing songs with some of the makers and shakers of the music industry in Ghana and beyond.
“I want to come out with a number of songs by the end of the year and I hope to feature some of the big names who have paid their dues in West Africa like Sarkodie, Davido, and Patoranking,” the Borkor artiste said.
Talking about working with AMG rapper, Medikal on her latest song Borkor, she said, “Working with him was interesting and enjoyable. He was spot on with his rap deliveries and knew the right words to use.
“The video shoot was crazy, I wished the day never ended. He had the right attitude and his composure throughout the shoot was amazing. Medikal is a professional, a gentleman and I would not mind working with him again.
Born to Joe Essoun and Madam Perpetual Duncan Williams, Sista Afia said her favorite Ghanaian musicians are E.L, Efya, and Kaakie all of whom she plans to do collaborations with some day.
Songs she has to her credit include Kro Kro No, Borkor, Jeje, Are You Ready, Yi Wani and Due.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old father of five, who allegedly beat his girlfriend to death over suspected infidelity. The incident occurred on the deceased’s birthday—July 28.
Vanguard gathered that the deceased, identified simply as Happiness, visited her lover’s home at 5/7 Michael Osisipi Street, off Banjo Oyewele Street, Ago Palace Way, from where they went to a club around the area to celebrate her birthday.
Trouble, as gathered, started after the suspect, Victor Umeh, sighted Happiness discussing with a man, discovered to be her former boyfriend.
The discussion, according to Umeh, a trader at Ladipo Market, lasted over 15 minutes. He reportedly left the club in anger, leaving the deceased behind. Time was 12.45a.m. The fight On realising that Umeh had left, Happiness went to his house, where an argument that degenerated into a fight ensued. Her shout for help alerted neighbours, including a gateman, identified simply as Adamu. On reaching Umeh’s flat, he was reportedly seen trying to hide a substance, which turned out to be late Happiness’ mobile telephone.
The curious neighbours were said to have searched the flat for the victim, only to discover her lifeless body behind Umeh’s window. Policemen at Ago Division were immediately contacted, consequent upon which Umeh was arrested, from where he was transferred to the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID.
His family Investigation revealed that Umeh’s wife and five children travelled to his village in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Vanguard gathered that immediately after the incident, the suspect contacted his wife to come to Lagos and move his property to the village. One of the neighbours, who spoke with Vanguard, said: “Our gateman allowed her inside that night because she was seen with Victor the previous day.
The gateman was first alerted by the shout for help and by the time he got close to the window, he saw somebody running.
“Her desperate shout for help was intensive, but with time it became faint until it stopped. He tried to escape and hide the deceased phone on a fence so as to make it difficult for the Police to trace her death to him. If he had succeeded we would have been in trouble.”
How we met—Suspect However, during investigation, the suspect denied being responsible for Happiness’s death.
Rather, he claimed he left her behind at the club, adding that he did not know how her corpse found its way behind his window. He admitted to have met her last Wednesday at Cele Bus Stop, from where he brought her home.
Police sources hinted that marks of violence were found on the deceased’s body. Policemen at Ago Division took the body to the Isolo General Hospital Mortuary.
Information at Vanguard’s disposal revealed that the address of the deceased was unknown. A man who was contacted on her phone admitted to knowing her, adding that she was from Plateau State.
A 25 year old model’s new breast implants exploded after she got involved in a horrible car crash that left her “bleeding profusely” and in pains.
Identified as, Becky Bitchenor, 25, she revealed that she is still in agony three weeks on from the shunt in Minsterworth when she was a back seat passenger in a car which was crushed between two other vehicles.
As the force of the crash hit her car, the stitches from her recent boob job came apart and her breast implant surgery completely opened.
She needed another operation to repair them. But she was forced to wait three days before surgeons could do anything and as a result, her breasts got badly infected.
Becky was in hospital for 13 days and as well as the damage to her breasts, she was diagnosed with slipped discs and wiplash.
Now, she relies on a zimmer frame and has to use a walking stick to help her get by as the pain of her injuries take hold.
She told Gloucestershire Live:
“I’m unable to walk unaided – I’m only 25. I’m currently on the list for physio as my right leg shakes when I walk and is completely numb.
“I also had cuts to my head and bruising and swelling inside and outside of my body. I had to stay in hospital without being able to see my son.
It’s been a very emotional journey and I have not been able to sleep at night due to nightmares.”
Becky, who lives in Quedgeley, was the only one seriously injured in the accident.
