THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS A CORPER WHEN LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION.

As an NYSC member, you have just been posted to a New environment, to obey the clarion call. You need an apartment.

Most place of Primary assignments have not been able to provide an accommodation. Or maybe the Corpers Lodge is not comfortable or maybe you know, there are big boys and girls who just need some privacy. Here are hints that might help you finding a good place to stay.

1. Get a place close to your Place of Primary assignment. You do not want to get a far apartment where you will have to spend #500 everyday on transportation to your PPA. That will not be too good. You should do the Math.

2. Beware of houses that the children of the original owners manage. You might end up paying rent to each of the children. It is possible. Just make sure the person in charge of the house is the real person in charge. Remember you do not know anyone here.

3. Try buying recharge card to know the type of neighbors you have. If the maximum you can get is only 200 naira, well, you know the kind of neighbors you have.

4. You don’t have a car and you want to rent house in a gated community where Okadas are not allowed to enter? Pity yourself o.

5. Bring out all your phones and modems to see which ones will get the strongest network signal. Start to give the strongest line to people that ask for your phone number. And with this age of internet, you need a strong network o.

6. Avoid houses that are near garages, whether Okada, keke Napep or bus garage. Apart from the noise and pollution, you know that NURTW change in leadership can be bloody. They use cutlasses, knives and the like to displace their ‘chairman’. You don’t want to get caught up in struggle for control of garage because your house is nearby. That is not part of the clarion call.

7. Ensure that a market is close or not too far. Chop Chop Corpers did not end during camp o.

8. Make sure the apartment is not too expensive. You can get one with a friend if that will not cause any future troubles. There is no NYSC allowance o.

9. Water is very important. If the house does not have a running tap, you should ask around where people fetch water and make sure its convenient for you.

10. If you notice a lot of shops in the neighborhood selling or repairing generators, it means light is not constant in that area. So you should think about that.

I know there are some other tips. Please add your own below. And if this article helps you, please share to someone else.

Dear Society!

Let’s settle something once and for all: Boys are allowed to have feelings, too.

I know you are uncomfortable with a boy who cries. I know you cringe to see a sad boy walking. I know you can’t stand to see a man barely able to crawl from his bed because of the darkness hanging in his head.

But here’s the thing, society: Real men do cry. Real men do feel. Real men talk and grieve and walk with vulnerable hearts instead of clenched-tight ones.

You are not a man if all you ever do is hide behind a straw house of strength. You are not strong if you never show us weak.

What if letting a boy walk away sad means we save him from not just a physical heart disease, but an emotional one, too, because he feels understood and supported and highly esteemed?

Where men can be real men.

And that, society, is worth letting my boy weep over losing a toy, because it meant a whole lot to him. It’s worth letting him cry when it’s time to leave a house, because he genuinely, wholeheartedly enjoyed this visit with people he loves. It’s worth watching those tears stain cheeks when he caused a little trouble at school, because he really, really regrets it.

Men have emotions too.

We feel things.

APPRECIATE THE PROCESS.

How fast can life become? How much can we do in the corporeal amount of time we have.

There are only 24 hours in the day, but we’re trying to fit 26 hours into it.
If we could watch a movie of our
average day we’d probably be amazed at all the things we try to do.

And then there is the exact opposite.
Some of us spend our lives watching
others doing and achieving, and from these images we build such high expectations of our own life, and then sit around feeling utterly powerless in our attempts to meet these expectations.

That powerlessness becomes
hopelessness and hopelessness becomes depression. If we can just see this process and release these expectations.

If we can at least be detached from any expectations, we will get back some of our inner power and self motivation.

It helps to stop watching others and their lifestyles, especially in the media, and then comparing yourself to them. It helps to eliminate all but one "I wish" from your mind.
There is only one valid and useful "I wish" and it is simply “I wish to be me”.

For that is all you can ever be. It is all you can ever have. It is all that you are.

And when you know it, you will be free of all expectation and desire, and able to enter the most relaxed state of being, at will.

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The Navigator

Knowing in which direction we want to go, guides us to discovering what we stand for!

The path to becoming a superior man, a man who's purpose finds its importance above all else, will be scattered by temptations along the way, such as safe harbours for him to turn to just before a storm or the luring sight of  beautiful islands after a long stretch of the journey.

While many will turn to these safe harbours and temptations to find transient alleviation  from the hard journey.  The superior man knows there lies no experience in the safe harbour and that the islands can only offer a temporary lull from difficulties of his voyage. 

These are all but distractions, tests, to see where the point of his  resolve may lie and his conviction to discovering who he is !  The safe harbours will represent him giving up on his journey and beautiful islands the succumbing to the luring temptations of desire.  These are only there to break his will!

Choose your direction  and navigate your ship, your crew will try to persuade you to give in to your purpose, and convince you there is nothing out there and that you should find a safe harbour or a beautiful island and that you don't know where you are headed.  A superior man knows that to obtain his freedom he must let go of his fears,  his desires and ideas of those around him and navigate the unknown.  For only then can the unknown become known. For only then can he discover who he truly is!

The navigator knows he follows only one direction and that is the one which leads him to his purpose.

Know your worth so you can hold your values against any question!

HEADLINES.

TRIBUNE
Restructuring not APC’s priority now ―Oyegun
Troops arrest notorious Boko Haram terrorist in Buni Gari
Nigeria inches closer to 40bn barrels oil reserve target
LG poll: Police avert youths clash in Enugu over defection
Dickson dissolves LG caretaker committees in Bayelsa
EFCC arrests NABDA DG over N23 million scam
Lagos LG poll: KSA’s wife, 14 other aggrieved APC aspirants in street protest
How gridlock has sent businesses, banks packing from Apapa
8.5m Nigerians have hearing defects —Expert •Obasanjo, Amosun solicit aid for hearing impaired people
Court reinstates suspended Kogi lawmaker
Again, Osun pensioners protest non-payment of 12 months allowances
Police, OPC in closed-door meeting over Ikorodu cultists, kidnappers
Okun groups in Lagos back Dino’s recall

THE NATION
Oshiomhole: Babangida owes Nigerians apology
Eastern Consultative Assembly faults Babangida’s version of restructuring
Ohanaeze, IYC, Okorocha, others knock Kanu
Evans seeks N300m damages from police
APC didn’t promise restructuring, says Oyegun
Gusau gets IAAF mention as AFN President
Puyol, Pique, Eto’o, Football Heroics Land in Argentina for Messi’s Wedding
Obasanjo calls for common currency in ECOWAS
Osinbajo appoints new RECs
Naira rebounds, exchanges for N366 to a dollar
Judge’s ill- health stalls Oduah’s debt suit
Ortom to resolve dispute with Benue varsity lecturers
UNILAG invents new method of diagnosing malaria
CONFEDERATION CUP It’s Germany vs Chile in final

PUNCH
Restructuring : El-Rufai under attack for criticising agitators
No going back on works, other ministries allocations’ cut –N’Assembly
Ohanaeze overrules Kanu on Anambra poll boycott order
Calls for Nigeria’s division will fail, says US
Badoo cult killed 26 Lagos residents in 12 months
Rivers: Tribunal sacks Sekibo, declares Uchendu winner
Kung fu: Chinese company compensates crippled worker
Ogun college suspends lecturer for impregnating nursing student
Family withdraws 11-year-old poison victim, threatens school with suit
W’Bank commits $215m to community projects in Nigeria
Two feared dead in Kwara communal clash
Naira may weaken on increased dollar demand – Analysts
FG grants tax defaulters nine-month amnesty

DAILY TRUST
Why presidential plane is parked in London - Presidency
Hajj fare would have been N2million but for our intervention, says Chairman, Nigeria-Saudi Committee
States to build prisons – NEC
Arewa group dissociates from attack on Osinbajo, Yoruba
Election tribunal sacks Rivers senator, Sekibo
Bailout loan to states extended
Melaye: Constituents file suit to stop INEC's recall process
APC govs blast Fayose over Buhari comment
Kanu can’t arrogate leadership of Igboland to himself — Nwodo
2019: Group supports Lamido for presidency
Chief Judge inaugurates tribunal for Jigawa LG polls despite court order
Why Kogi, Gombe ministers have not been inaugurated
AfDB to empower 36,000 youths on agriculture
Kogi Lagos groups support recall

THISDAy
Presidency: Service Chiefs’ Tenure Already Extended Till December
In New Executive Order, Osinbajo Gives Tax Defaulters Nine Months to...
Shell Lifts Force Majeure Raising Nigeria’s Crude Output by 226,000bpd
NEC Extends Duration of FG’s Financial Support to States
APC won’t ignore clamour, says party chairman
Donald Trump Hosts Two Chibok Girls
Umahi: Social Media will Destroy Nigeria, Denies Rejecting Restructuring
Osinbajo Appoints 14 New RECs
Dickson Sacks All Bayelsa Council Bosses
Tompolo’s Kinsmen Raise the Alarm over Renewed Threat to Peace in N’Delta
Dasuki’s Trial Stalled Due to Judge’s Absence
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Cautions IPOB against Lawlessness
Confed Cup: Germany Beats Mexico 4-1 to Set up Chile Final.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

An android developer who is very good with Java needed.15 -20 per week. Oyo, Ogun & Lagos axis. Send CV & previous works to jobs@ceazo.com

A digital company is sourcing for operational officers in Yenagoa, Owerri & Zaria. Send CV with your locale to fundrippleslimited@gmail.com

A firm is looking to engage the services of a Document Control specialist to help in managing documents. Send CV to contactus@vuringroup.com

If you know any female or male copywriter that is very creative. kindly ask he/she to send their CV to catherine.abah@cult…

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HEALTH ISSUES. (READ!!!)

The rate at which young people are suffering from Kidney disease is alarming.We recently lost a dear brother to this condition.I am sharing a post which can help us.Please read below:

🚫IMPORTANT 🚫                
KIDNEY DESERVES THE BEST
Barely two (2) days ago, we all received the news of the demise of
the Nigerian actor as a result of kidney disease. ALSO OUR MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS, the Honorable Teko Lake is currently in the Hospital on life support with Kidney problems. I want to
show you how to avert this menace of kidney disease. SO HERE ARE THE TOP 6 CAUSE OF
KIDNEY DISEASE:
1. Delaying going to a toilet Keeping your urine in your bladder for
too long is a bad idea. A full bladder can cause bladder damage.
The urine that stays in the bladder multiplies bacteria quickly.
Once the urine refluxes back to the ureter and kidneys, the toxic
substances can result in kidney infections, then urinary tract
infections, and then nephritis, and even uremia. When nature calls
– do it as soon as possible.
2. Eating too much salt,You should eat no more than 5.8 grams of
salt daily.
3. Eating too much meat. Too much protein in your diet is harmful
for your kidneys. Protein digestion produces ammonia – a toxin
that is very destructive to your kidneys. More meat equals more
kidney damage.
4. Drinking too much caffeine Caffeine is a component of many
sodas and soft drinks. It raises your blood pressure and your
kidneys start suffering. So you should cut down the amount of
coke you drink daily.
5. Not drinking water. Our kidneys should be hydrated properly to
perform their functions well. If we don’t drink enough, the toxins
can start accumulating in the blood, as there isn’t enough fluid to
drain them through the kidneys. Drink more than 10 glasses of
water daily. There is an easy way to check if you are drinking
enough water: look at the colour of your urine; the lighter the
colour, the better.
6. Late treatment . Treat all your health problems properly and
have your health checked regularly. Let's help ourselves...God will
protect you and your family from every disease this year.
(3) Avoid these Tablets, they are very dangerous:
* D-cold
* Vicks Action-500
* Actified
* Coldarin
* Cosome
* Nice
* Nimulid
* Cetrizet-D
They contain Phenyl Propanol-Amide PPA. Which causes Strokes
& Are banned in USA
Please, before deleting, HELP your friends by passing it..!
It might help sum1. Fwd to as many as u can.
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please read and forward
Doctors in the United States have found new cancer in human
beings, caused by Silver Nitro Oxide. Whenever you buy recharge
cards, don’t scratch with your nails, as it contains Silver Nitro
Oxide coating and can cause skin cancer. Share this message with
your loved ones.
Important Health Tips:
Answer phone calls with the left ear.
Don't take your medicine with cold water....
Don't eat heavy meals after 5pm.
Drink more water in the morning, less at night.
Best sleeping time is from 10pm to 4 am.
Don’t lie down immediately taking medicine or after meals.
When phone's battery is low to last bar, don't answer the
phone, because the radiation is 1000 times stronger.

A MESSAGE FROM REINHARD BONNKE.

Hanging on the cross, Jesus appeared to be anything but powerful. Mocked by the crowds, tortured by the soldiers, deserted by his friends, slowly bleeding to death, Jesus was utterly helpless. Yet it was from this cross of weakness that God released His awesome power. How can this be? One way to picture it is through nuclear physics. In every atom, positive and negative forces hold together in balance. But when the atom splits, positive divides from negative, unleashing great force either for destruction or benefit. Something like this happened on the cross. As he hung there, Jesus experienced two opposing forces in himself – the negative of our sins and the positive of God’s love. Though Jesus was the holy, perfect Son of God, he was made “sin for us” on the cross. There he became the cosmic center where all evil and goodness converged. Finally, like a splitting atom, the negative forces dispersed when Jesus overcame evil, releasing new powers of righteousness and resurrection. Within three days this new power exploded like a nuclear blast when Christ gloriously and triumphantly rose from the dead. Evil, death, guilt and fear were conquered, while the saving power of God’s love was released for everyone who asks for it. God bless you. REINHARD BONNKE

Happy Sunday

"Consider the lilies how they grow" said Robert Collier. The flowers, the birds, all of creation, are incessantly active. The trees and flowers in their growth, the birds and wild creatures in building their nests and finding substance are always working - but never worrying.                                                                                             If all would agree to give up worrying - to be industrious, but never anxious about the outcome it would mean the beginning of a new era in human progress, an age of liberty, and of freedom from bondage.                                                                                        May the good Lord save us from useless worries and anxiety and grant us peace and tranquility in Jesus mighty name - amen.
Happy Sunday fella!
May the joy be with you.                                                              
*TTRA*
           Sylvanus Chika

A Lonely World

This is a problem, I can't even get myself anything. This world really is a lonely place. To whom shall I turn to except God the Father Almighty. Opportunities are not even laid bare to me. Anytime I want to move there is this stop why why why are these things happening to me. I feared the age 25 now that fear has come to hunt me.
   
   Mamazimbi

VACANCIES!!!

The following job positions are currently opened in INEC:
Assistant Director (Library)
Director of research and documentation.
Applicant should forward their Applications to:
Secretary to the Commission,
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),

Plot 436 Zambezi Crescent,
Maitama District,
Abuja.

Graduate Front Desk Executive officer needed at a leading commercial bank. Qualified young ladies must be 26 yrs.

Applicants should come in for an interview at: (10am Saturday, 24th June, 2017.)
Workforce Group (The Zone),
Plot 9, Gbagada Expressway
Beside UPS, By 2nd Pedro Bus Stop,
Gbagada,
Lagos State.

A Website Design, Printing company is sourcing for a receptionist (Female). Must live around Ikeja, Lagos. Send CV to careers@lexoft.com.ng.

An admin officer needed at an e-commerce store in Port Harcourt. 90k monthly. Find this opportunity and more at http://yblnigeria.com

Organizational and development consultant and Recruitment Specialist needed at Bellforte consulting. Applicants should send their application letters and CV's to: recruitment@bellforteconsulting.com

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Melt water

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and MEST Incubator provide training, seed investment and mentorship for the next generation of globally successful African software entrepreneurs.
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Rape!!!!

It's been discovered that the 4 and 7 year-old sisters who were raped by a butcher, who lives in Lagos, were infected with Sexually Transmitted Disease. Parents of the victims said that their daughters' private parts were decaying and now discharges a liquid substance.
Aminu Umar, 42, an abattoir from Kano who lives in Lagos, was arrested following multiple assaults on the underage girls.
According to reports, Umar, who lived at 5 Salako street in Oko- Oba in Lagos, in the same compound as his victims' family, was known to return early from work each day. Upon his return, he would lure the girls into his house with Bobo drinks then have sex with them.
The rape continued for so long until the day the mother tried to give her 7-year-old daughter a bath and the girl cried out in pain. It was then she confided in her mother that Umar would always remove their clothes when the parents were not around, put them on his bed and insert his manhood into their vagina. The mother checked the private part of both girls and noticed bruises consistent with forced penetration. P.M. Express reports that the matter was then reported to the Police and Umar was arrested and charged to court.
He pleaded not guilty but informed the court that his wife was not living with him. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs Davis Abegunde granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum. Umar was remanded in prison pending when he will fulfil his bail conditions. The matter was adjourned till 26 June 2017 for hearing.
The parents of the victims are afraid their kids may have contracted HIV because the wounds in their vagina have refused to heal despite all the drugs they've been taking.

American sent to kirikiri prison in Nigeria

American sent to Kirikiri Prison for allegedly duping 3 Nigerians of $565,000

An Ikeja high court on Thursday remanded an American citizen, Marco Ramirez, at Kirikiri Maximum Prison for allegedly defrauding three Nigerians in a $565,000 green card and investment scam.

Ramirez, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was remanded following his not-guilty plea to a 16-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences.

O. Aigboje, the EFCC prosecutor, alleged that the accused, managing director of three companies – USA Now Plc., Eagleford Instalodge Group and USA Now Capital Group – committed the offences between February 2013 and August 2013.

Aigboje said Ramirez fraudulently received $545,000 from Godson Echejue to invest in his company, Eagleford Instalodge Group, in order to procure an American green card (residence permit) for him (Echejue).

He also allegedly received $10,000 from Abubakar Umar through a non-existent investment programme in the US, which was billed to make Umar eligible to obtain an American passport.

The EFCC also accused Ramirez of illegally receiving 10,000 dollars from one Olukayode Sodimu under the pretext that the funds were facilitation fees with the American immigration services for an American green card.

After Ramirez took his plea, Aigboje requested that he be taken from the custody of EFCC to prison custody.

“There are no bed spaces available in the commission. I apply that the defendant be remanded in prison custody,” she said.

Chukwudi Maduka, the defence counsel, in his submission, requested that Ramirez be kept in the custody of EFCC and not in the custody of the Nigerian Prison Service.

“Ever since my client has been in the custody of the EFCC, we are just seeing this charge for the very first time today,” he said.

“He is already on EFCC bail in Abuja and his International passport has been forfeited as part of his bail conditions. We will like to file an application for his bail today.

“We pray that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the EFCC pending the time my Lord hears the bail application.”

Josephine Oyefeso, the judge, however, rejected Maduka’s request and ordered that Ramirez be remanded in prison.

“The proper place for remand is prison custody and I so order,” she ruled.

“The case is, hereby, adjourned to July 3 for hearing of the defendant’s bail application.”

Facebook

To combat the spread of terror-related content online, Facebook announced Thursday that it will bolster its automated and human-powered efforts to flag and take down extremists posts, and will develop data-sharing systems across its family of social media and messaging apps.

“Making Facebook a hostile place for terrorists is really important to us,” said Monika Bickert, Facebook's head of global policy management.

Facebook announced earlier this year that it would increase its community operations team by 3,000, increasing the number of people who review flagged posts on the social network, including instances of bullying, hate speech and terrorism. One hundred and fifty employees at Facebook count counterterrorism as their primary responsibility, the company said.

Facebook also will deploy artificial intelligence to weed out extremist content. Through image matching, AI can keep certain images and videos that have been flagged from being uploaded again. The company is also building an algorithm that aims to analyze written text to keep terrorism-related language off the platform. But Facebook acknowledged that human expertise is key to its new measures. “AI allows us to remove the black-and-white cases very, very quickly,” said Brian Fishman, the lead policy manager for counterterrorism at Facebook. But he added that human experts are better at analyzing the context of a post, and in grappling with the evolving methods used to bypass Facebook's counterterrorism measures.

Systems to block accounts of terrorists across the flagship social network and its sister apps, Instagram and WhatsApp, are also being developed. Facebook declined to say what types of customer data will be shared between its apps, but said that cross-platform systems being developed for counterterrorism purposes are separate from its commercial data sharing.

In recent years, Facebook has been criticized for not doing enough to combat propaganda and extremist content online. After the terrorist attack in London this month, British Prime Minister Theresa May attacked Web companies for providing a “safe space” for people with violent ideologies. Under pressure from governments around the world, the tech industry has responded to this type of criticism before. Facebook, Twitter, Google and Microsoft said they would begin sharing unique digital fingerprints of flagged images and video, to keep them from resurfacing on different online platforms.

In a separate post Thursday morning, Facebook said it will be seeking public feedback and sharing its own thinking on thorny issues, including the definition of fake news, the removal of controversial content, and what to do with a person's online identity when they die.

HONDA ATTACK

The WannaCry worm is still alive. Honda said this week that it was forced to halt production for one day at its Sayama plant near Tokyo after finding the WannaCry ransomware in its computer network.

This virus is the same one that infected over one million machines worldwide after taking advantage of security holes in some Microsoft products. According to a Honda spokesperson, about 1,000 units were not produced as planned at the plant when WannaCry attacked several older production line computers, causing them to shut down. The Sayama plant produces models such as the Accord sedan and Odyssey and StepWagon minivan models.

Production at other Honda plants had not been affected with regular operations resuming at the Sayama plant this week. Honda discovered that the virus had infected networks across Japan, Europe, North America and China, despite moves to secure its systems in mid-May when WannaCry caused widespread disruption worldwide. 

Nissan and Renault were also affected by the cyber attack last month, forcing them to temporarily stop production at plants in Japan, Britain, India, France and Romania.

WannaCry has infected companies using aging technology and outdated software and this appears to be what transpired at Honda’s Sayama plant.

Cyber security company Kryptos Logic said last week that it had dealt with 60 million infection attempts from WannaCry of the past month.

Intelligence agencies have linked the virus infections to a hacking group associated with North Korea and say that the threat of further attacks still looms.

THE WORD

You've been craving for recognition and acknowledgment and yet to no avail. People have not noticed you. Even calls and text messages from family and friends are not forthcoming. You are just there. Perhaps they've not noticed you because you've not tried or done something different. What if you dare to create something anew? What about creating something unique that's productive and useful that people will know and remember you for? Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities. Within us are infinite powers seeking expressions. We can be what we will to be. "Think Truth Regardless of Appearance (TTRA)".
May the joy be with you.                                                                                   Good morning and do have a lovely day.      
*SYLVANUSWEALTH*

I. T OFFICER

Fahrenheit Hospitality Limited (FHL) is a Fresh Innovative Hospitality Solutions Company that focuses on TURN KEY Hospitality Project Management providing solutions and services for the hospitality industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Role: IT Officer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

System maintenance and guest supportEnsuring availability of internet service to guest and officesCollate, analyze and give daily/weekly and monthly activities report to managementManage the repairs and maintenance of computer and office equipmentInstallation and programming of vision door-lock system.Server data monitoring.Installation, programming of opera hotel management software and micros to all workstation( point of sales)Ensuring security of data, network access and backup systems.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

A Customer service officer needed to handle incoming calls and customer inquiries. Location: Lagos. Send CV tofavour.umanah@tutor.ng

Médecins du Monde is currently recruiting Mobile Clinic Nurses to assist in Borno. Send CV to recruitment.nigeria@medecinsdumonde.net

Rapid Vigil Security Company is in need of a Security officer and security supervsior. Applicants should send their CV to: ngozi.esiana@rapidvigil.com

Medical officer and Radiographer needed at Biket Medical Centre. Location is in Osun state. Applicants should send their Applications to: biketmedical@yahoo.com
Or
The Medical Director,
Biket Medical Centre,
No 4, New Ikirun Road,
Osogbo,
Osun State.

A remote Content writer needed in Lagos to curate quality and compelling content. Preferably Corpers. Apply via https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfAnNhIUQXu3O6VU…/viewform… …

Office clerk urgently needed at The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae, copy of valid driver’s license and contact details of three referees to
ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org
Please clearly indicate “Premises Office Clerk Abuja" as the subject of your application

MORNING DIGEST

A young man was discussing an issue with his friend who sat near him in a public transport bus. This subject of discussion drew the attention of everyone in the bus and raised a hot debate amongst passengers.

The young man narrated how one of his co-workers was sacked because she had a wedding over the weekend without inviting her boss or associates. The only person she was reported to have invited was her friend who sits next to her desk in the office.

The boss got wind of it and was furious. The week after the wedding, the lady was sacked.

Passengers had different opinions, some felt it was unfair to have relieved the young lady of her job considering the fact that she just got married, others felt the boss’ decision was too harsh but only a few agreed with the decision.

Would you have also taken same action or perhaps feel less bothered due to the fact she had been able to show she is diligent, efficient and passionate towards realizing the goal of the organization?

In order not to be hasty in taking decisions, Let us look at some of the arguments the lady may put forward;

The young lady may not want to mix business with personal affairs and the fact she felt all she owed the company was her efficiency and effectiveness and not to share personal milestones such as her wedding, naming ceremony etc. with people she did not necessarily regard as friends.

From the perspective of the boss, she may probably not want to deal with such a secretive employee. Due to this, the boss may feel that such an employee would be more likely to commit a grievous offence or align with competitors. She may also have felt that sacking her was more of a precautionary measure more than anything else.

Probably, the boss took it personal and felt offended at the fact that the employee considered her irrelevant or unimportant to be invited for such an important day in her life.

There may also be other excuses we have not explored. But the question is, what would you have done if you were in the boss’ shoes?

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

A secretary to the COO of an e-commerce firm needed in Lekki. 1.2 million annually. Get this opportunity and more at http://yblnigeria.com

NDDC is now requesting for applications for their 2017 Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarship. Learn more http://nddc.gov.ng

Stransford Company is looking to hire a Customer Care Officer in Lagos. To apply for this job email your details to hr@stransford.com

Brainshare is now recruiting Lagos residents for the position of a Sales Exec. Send a complete application to recruitment@mybrainshare.com

We Recyclers is currently in search of Junior Developers who can use PHP to join their team. Apply here: bit.ly/wecycler

Candidates with not less than one year exp in Auditing/Accounting needed. Mainland Lagos residents only. Send CV to hr@lovonusmfb.com

Omar Gardens Floral Company welcome job applications for the position of an Admin Officer in Lagos. Send CV to recruitment@omargardens.com

Are you a Sonologist with a least two years exp. and ready to work in Lagos.? If yes, s
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THE REMARKABLE POWER OF HABIT

I was at lunch the other day, when someone said to the group, “As you get older, it becomes increasingly important that you take care of your health.”

Then another person chimed in, “We all know what to do….we just don’t do it!”

Whether it’s working out, eating right, going back to school, starting a business, or spending time with the family, these words consistently ring true in our lives: “We all know what to do, we just don’t do it!”

But, why don’t we do it?

As that last statement was made during this lunch conversation, the following words came into my mind…words that I have previously quoted many times: I heard the words, “Your habits, will take you further than your desires.”

Your habits…

You can desire something, we all desire things, but unless you have the corresponding habits to support those desires, your desires are nothing more than foolish dreams.

To succeed, you have to intentionally create the habits that align with the goal that you are trying to achieve. There are specific habits that are aligned with the achievement of every goal, put those habits into practice, and you will achieve the goal automatically — just as sure as the sun rises in the east and lays it’s head to rest in the west; fail to setup the proper habits, and success will not cease to elude you.

As an example, if your goal is to go back to school to get your degree, you need to create a few habits first. You need to create the habit of prioritizing your school work, you need to create the habit of studying, and you need to create the habit of going to class – you must form these habits in order to be successful in this endeavor.

Habits are like a bridge, they take time to build, but once they’re built, you can travel to your destination with ease.

As you know, success isn’t built on good intentions, great ideas, or the best laid plans of mice and men, success is built and sustained through the remarkable power of habit.

For any goal to be achieved, there’s usually three critical habits that must be in place. Three habits will determine your success.

So tell me, what are the three activities that you should be performing consistently in order to achieve your next goal?

Whatever it is, write it down, commit to practice these activities until they become habits, and soon your habits, will take you to your desires.

Like a train track, your habits will take you to your destination.

And I’ll close with this little secret: “When the proper habits become fully ingrained, it will be harder for you not to achieve the goal, than to achieve the goal.” So put the right habits in place today, so we can watch you succeed tomorrow.

Mr. Self Development

MORNING DIGEST

In a process of working on your dream you are going to incur and incur a lot of disappointment, a lot of failure, a lot of pain, a lot of setbacks, a lot of defeats but in the process of doing that you will discover some things about yourself that you don't know right now.

What you will realize is that you have greatness within you, what you will realize is that you are more powerful than you can ever begin to imagine, what you will realize is that you are greater than your circumstances, that you do not have to go through life being a victim.

- Les Brown

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DID YOU KNOW ??

1. Most quiet room in the world is so silent it can give
you hallucinations. No one has been able to stay in the room longer than 45 minutes.

2. Dogs can see sadness in humans and often attempt to make their owners happy by initiating cuddling.

3. Smiles have bee proven to be more attractive on a woman's face than makeup.

4. Best way to succeed in life: Never let yourself feel uncomfortable speaking to anyone, whether it be the President or a janitor.

5. If you want to get information out of someone, create an awkward silence - it'll make people open up,
just to break it.

6. You have always wanted to meet yourself and see yourself from someone else’s point of view.

7. Having positive thoughts increases your brain’s ability to make better decisions.

THIS IS AMAZING!!

I was 11 years old. the science teacher walked in the class and began his lecture by saying,

“Today we're going to study the atom. The atom cannot be seen by the human eye. it cannot be seen under a normal microscope. it cannot be seen even under some of the most powerful electro-microscopes.”

I was taught by a science teacher to believe in an atom that nobody had ever seen. Our teacher admitted that he had never seen an atom. Then he said that this atom (which he had never seen) was divided into three parts. a proton, neutron, and electron.

Now wasn't that ridiculous? He had never seen an atom, didn't know what it looked like, but he did know that it had three parts to it. And he expected me to believe it! yet I did believe it. and I still do. I believe in nuclear fission, atomic energy. i believe in atomic explosions and nuclear power.

All of these things are structured upon the fact that the atom exists and has three parts, and although we don't know what an atom or a proton looks like, we believe in the atomic bomb.

Just like the atom, there are many things that exist and take place every day, but we don't see them yet we know they're there, even though we can't see them or prove their existence.

Any person who looks at the precision and the symmetry and the beauty of this universe and draws the conclusion that it “just came about” is crazy.

You have been looking at this universe with its tremendous laws, its millions and billions of stars and planets hurtling through space at fantastic speeds and never colliding, and you are saying it just came about? think of many things in your everyday life that you have accepted, believed or trusted that you cannot see.

They taught me in biology that there is vitamin A in carrots, vitamin B in rice, vitamin C in oranges, vitamin D in milk. I can't see a vitamin, and i don't know what a vitamin looks like, but i eat them every day and receive their benefits without seeing them.

Why can't I believe in God without seeing him?

It's been the most thrilling, the most adventurous life I believe a person could ever live. What a privilege it is to have the God of heaven and earth live inside me!

- MAJ!D M!CHEL

READ AND LEARN!

A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World".
Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. The Taj Mahal in India
3. Grand Canyon in the U.S.A.
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building, New York
6. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list.
The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many."
The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."
The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the “Seven Wonders of the World” are:
1. To see
2. To hear
3. To touch
4. To taste
5. To feel
6. To laugh
7. And to love."
The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous!!
If wealth is the secret to happiness, then the Rich should be dancing on the streets.
But only Poor Kids do that.
If power ensures security, then top Officials should walk unguarded.
But people who live on roadside feel more secure.
If beauty brings ideal relationships, then celebrities should have the best marriages.
But they have one of the worst relationships.
That’s why... Live simply...Walk humbly... Love genuinely!!!

PHYSICAL BEAUTY

In the book of Proverbs 31: 30, the Bible says, “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.” If you are single and you are still overwhelmed with single exorbitance, this Bible verse will not make any sense to you, you will feel like, “No oh, beauty is something to me o, I want to marry a beautiful woman, that is my longtime dream.” Or “I want to marry a handsome man; in fact I can’t marry less than that.” And you even quote Bible to back it up, that God gives good things to His children. You know what? To the single, beauty is something or everything, but to the married, beauty is nothing.

If you see a beautiful lady or a handsome young man, and you are attracted to the person for marital relationship, because of the beauty, you know what? You are under the influence of single ignorance which will soon clear from your eyes when you get into it.

Physical beauty has nothing to do with a good or happy marriage. If physical beauty has anything to contribute to happy marriage, why do celebrities who spend their livelihood on beauty have more divorce rate? Why do most men with beautiful wives still cheat on their wives or abuse them physically or verbally? It is simply because physical beauty has nothing to do with having a good marriage, and just as the Bible says in Proverbs 31:30 that beauty is passing – meaning the impression that the beauty of person has on you will shortly pass away in marriage and you will face the reality.

LISTEN!!

What we are going through on a personal level or even tasks at hand can often feel overwhelming and cause us to feel trapped in our own thoughts.  We go through phases during the day when things are fine and then suddenly we get this overwhelming, over barring feeling as if we cant rid ourselves of the thoughts and feelings which create the fear of not being able to accomplish what we want.

These overwhelming thoughts are created by focusing all the thoughts on ourselves, when we can be focusing them on a higher purpose and thereon to the greatest of the task.  One of the greatest gifts we can give to others and to ourselves is the gift of giving. Making the solution about how we can help others, or how the changes or benefits will affect others is a great way of doing so.  We might not always be ready to do so but by starting we have already created the opportunities to move forward in this way.  Yes the thoughts and feelings with flow back and forth into our minds and bodies, such is the rhythm of nature, but with discipline and commitment we can accomplish that which we are asking for. 

Know that every struggle, every challenge allows us to be stronger more capable.  We only have to look back in our past to find success stories of our own growth and achievements.

TIME ZONE

New York is 3 hours ahead of California but it does not mean that California is slow, or that New York is fast. Both are  working based on their own "Time Zone."

Some one is still single. Someone *got married* and 'waited' 10 years before having a child. There is another who had a baby within a year of marriage.

Someone graduated at the age of 22, yet waited 5 years before *securing a good job*; and there is another who graduated at 27 and secured employment immediately !

Someone became CEO at 25 and died at 50 while another became a CEO at 50 and lived to 90 years.
Everyone works based on their 'Time Zone',

People can have things worked out only according to their pace.
Work in your *time zone*

Your Colleagues, friends, younger ones might "seem" to go ahead of you.
May be some might "seem" behind you.

Everyone is in this world running their own race on their own lane in their own time. God has a different plan for everybody.Time is the difference. *Obama retires at 55, Trump resumes at 70*

Don't envy them or mock them, it's their 'Time Zone.'
You are in yours!

Hold on, be strong, and stay true to yourself. All things shall work together for your good.

You’re not late … You are not early ... you’re very much On time!

You Are In Your Time Zone

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Food of thought for the wise.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana. "Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it.Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Finance but it doesn't mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn't study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don't sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That's a better Entrepreneurship 101.Join or start a club. Contest an election and lose. It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you. Attend a seminar. Read book s outside the scope of your course. Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards... Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!"

SOME WORDS TO ENCOURAGE YOU.

1) Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for a lighter rain. Just pray for a better umbrella.
That is attitude.
2) When flood comes, fish eat ants & when flood recedes, ants eat fish.Only time matters. Just hold
on, God gives opportunity to everyone!
3) Life is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship, it's not how we care in
the beginning, but how much we care till ending.
4) Some people always throw stones in your path. It depends on you what you make with them, Wall or Bridge? Remember you are the architect of your life.
5) Every problem has (n+1) solutions, where n is the number of solutions that you have tried and 1 is that you have not tried. That’s life.
6) It is not important to hold all the good cards in life. But it’s important how well you play with the cards which you hold.
7) Often when we lose all hope & think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, `Relax dear it’s just a bend. Not the end'. Have Faith and have a
successful life.
8) When you feel sad, to cheer up just go to the mirror and say, `Damn I am really so cute` and you will overcome your sadness. But don’t make this a
habit coz liars go to hell.
9) One of the basic differences between God and human is, God gives, gives and forgives. But human gets, gets, gets and forgets. Be thankful in life!
10) Only two types of persons are happy in this world. First is Mad and second is Child. Be Mad to achieve what you desire and be a Child to enjoy what you have achieved.

WHY MANY KEEP RISING AND REVERTING TO SIN AFTER SALVATION.

- What You Need To Do TO avoid Falling Back into sin

Many people desire to serve God and live life of holiness. Many, knowing fully well that the only way to escape eternal destruction and danger of hell is by serving God, but they can’t why it is difficult for them to serve God in genuine salvation without falling back into sin. Many people have tried several times to repent and confess their sins but they can’t understand why they keep confessing and committing the same sins, why they keep reverting back to sinful vomit or why they are only struggling with their Christian life and can’t stay long. Answering altar for salvation many times but can’t resist temptation of sin.

On the other path, some are serving God in a way but they always find themselves back to the old addicted sin that is serving as a stronghold in their Christian life. It could be a sin of masturbation, fornication, adultery, pornographic, anger, etc. and unfortunately many have been discouraged by the devil to abandon their desire to serve God. The devil may tell you, “See, you are not meant for this Christian life, no matter how many times you try, and you are always a failure, you are too weak spiritually for God’s standard, just stop deceiving yourself.” Such thought is from the pit of hell to discourage and destroy you.

The Lord is revealing to you right now why you keep confessing and committing sins, why your Christian life is always forward and backward, why you keep falling back into those sins, and why you have not be able to steadfastly serve God. There are three things you lack all this while and when you understand these 3 things now, your Christian life will never remain the same again, you will experience total deliverance from sins with the peace and strength of God to serve Him for the rest of your life without falling back again. Here are the three things you need:

GENUINE REPENTANCE
Before you can experience genuine salvation and serve God in righteousness, you must first experience genuine repentance – which is the foundation of salvation in Christ. There is difference between repentance and remorsefulness, which is difference between Peter and Judas Iscariot. Genuine repentance is to realize all your sins and ready to forsake them. If you only realize the immediate sins, maybe like masturbation, fornication, and you ignore some other sins, you are not genuinely repenting so there will not be genuine salvation. If you realize all your sins and you are not ready from your heart to forsake those sins, you are not repenting; you are only being remorseful or being sorry for your sins and such will not bring victory over sins. Genuine repentance that guarantee total freedom from sins is to realize all your sins – both small and great, serious ones and simple ones, and ready to forsake them.

This is the first step into total freedom from sin and genuine salvation that guarantee eternal life. Before you confess your sins, before you answer altar call, you must first genuinely repent in this respect so that your confession will not be empty. Confessing sins without genuine repentance of realizing all your sins and readiness to forsake them all is a waste of time. How you keep confessing sins without first repenting from those sins.

The false gospel of this modern day that leads people to altar-call and confession of sins and confession of Jesus Christ as the Savior without first teaching and leading people into genuine repentance is satanic manipulation to give people fake salvation and false hope in Jesus. No matter how many times you confess your sins, no matter how much time you answer altar call or repeat prayer of salvation, without genuine repentance, you will keep confessing and committing the same sins.

“He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13.

AFTER YOU ARE SAVED
After you genuinely repent, confess your sins and saved from sins, you will need two things to do and keep doing for you to maintain your salvation. It is a bad news that many people are saved but they lose their salvation and fall back to old bondage of sin because they lack the understanding of new life in Jesus Christ. It is possible for you to be saved in the morning and lose the salvation in the evening if you don’t take these two necessary steps. Salvation is conditional, not an unconditional certificate.

Many people do experience genuine salvation but fall back into sin because they fail to take these two steps after they are saved. And the same thing is applicable to falling back into addicted sins.
Failure to do the right things after you are saved will lead you to fall back into sins you have rejected. Let’s look at the Word of God, Matthew 12:43-45:

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.”

This reveals why many people who were genuinely saved usually fall back into sin. Behind every sin is an unclean spirit, and when you genuinely repent and experience salvation, the unclean spirits will go out of your life, including the addicted sins, and your heart will be swept clean and in order, but if you do take the right steps of total separation and devotion after you are saved, some forces of those sins will come back and you will fall back into old sins.

So if you don’t want to keep rising and falling, if you don’t want to keep falling back into the addicted sins, you need SEPARATION and DEVOTION after you genuinely repent from all your sins. Let’s look at them one after another:

SEPARATION
After you have experienced genuine salvation, the first step you will need to take immediately is separation, you must separate yourself from every connection to old sinful life, from things that will not help or support your new life in Jesus Christ such as worldly music, movies, magazine – you will delete or destroy them; you will immediately stop going to places that will not help you spiritually includes worldly churches. You must detach yourself from people that will not help your spiritual life, friendship or relationship. You must destroy every sinful, worldly or cultic material in your possession including all the worldly dresses, clothing, jewelries – you don’t keep them or give to people, but you get rid of them completely and immediately.

After you experience salvation, failure to separate yourself from old sinful and worldly things and people will lead you to fall back into sins. Instead of you to move forward with Christ in new life, those things or people will pull you back into darkness and your old vomit. That is what Apostle Peter says in 2 Peter 2:22, “But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: “A dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire.”

Every Christian journey that will successfully lead to heaven must daily involve separation as a continuous exercise. Separation from worldly, sinful things and people is not only for new convert, it is not only useful for us at our early Christian level but continuously till we get to heaven because when you separate yourself from this sinful or worldly thing today, the devil will introduce another thing tomorrow. That is the reason the Bible warns us to daily search ourselves so as to continue the spiritual exercise of separation. Unfortunately many long-time Christians and Christian ministers are majestically marching straight into eternity without realizing that the devil has implanted some ungodliness, uncleanness or worldliness into their lives, because they fail to exercise daily spiritual checking for separation.

DEVOTION
Salvation in Christ is the beginning of new life as the foundation of our faith, separation is your commitment to settle your new life and devotion is your consecration to God to seal your new life in Christ Jesus. Devotion unto God involves three things:

(i) Daily prayer. To maintain a victorious Christian life, you need a fervent prayer life, praying for God’s sanctification, strength and grace every day; praying for the spiritual understanding and knowledge of God to help you avoid errors. A heavenly minded Christian must spend much of his prayer time on his spiritual life, but the carnal minded Christians pray more about earthly stuff, blessings, provision, and attack against enemies. You must pray morning and evening about your new life in Jesus, let your spiritual life be your priority in your daily prayer, and every other things good will follow. Prayer strengthens us to resist the temptation of sin. Matthew 26:41. “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

(ii) Daily Bible Reading. It is a must for you to spend at least 30mins daily to read and meditate the Word of God. Don’t just read, but prayerfully read and meditate, thinking over and over the Bible passages as you read until you understand and take note. The Word of God helps us not to fall back into sin.
Psalm 119:9-11,
“How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

The more you read and meditate the Word of God, the more you are being purified and renewed in the Lord.

(iii) WATCHFULNESS. Watchfulness is simply to work out your professed salvation with trembling and godly fear. It means to carefully apply the Word of God you read and the grace of God you receive through prayer into your daily living. That is when we become fruitful in the Lord. So that the grace we receive in prayer and the strength we receive in the Word of God will not be in vain, we must be watchful how we live our lives, how we talk, how we behave, how we response to people’s provocation, how we abstain from distance appearance of sin, how we dress, cloth we wear, the motive behind our dressing, the motive behind our desire for money, all these must be controlled by the Word of God – this is what watchfulness is all about.

Genuine repentance to salvation in Christ Jesus, total Separation from worldly and sinful things and people and complete Devotion unto God through daily prayer, Bible reading and watchfulness. These are the steps we must daily and carefully take in our journey to heaven.

“For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:8-11.

The Grass is not always Greener...

Dr Ubani works in one of Houston's biggest cardiology centers. His wife heads over 200 people in an IT firm in Texas too. Living above average they have one dream for which they saved religiously. The dream to someday go back home to Umuahia in Abia state and set up their own businesses.

Meanwhile...... Martins and his wife who both run successful businesses in Umuahia have not missed their "prayer point" in the last 4yrs. "Lord this dream must come through, we must relocate to America. Lord I decree"

Uche Nwokocha watches through the window of his high rise Zenith bank office everyday. Admiring independent businessmen. Hating his cage. "Sorry his job I mean" and wishing to be a self employed entrepreneur someday.

Meanwhile... Mike Ohimai walks pass that same Zenith bank building everyday. His CV in his hand and sweat on his forehead, asking God "when"?. When would I say "I work for Zenith Bank. That should be my office up there"

Mrs Aisha Bello, wife of a multi billionaire wishes she could turn back time and re-pick her husband. Can't believe how hellish it is and wishes for singleness.

Meanwhile Funke who works for her would give anything to be Mr Bello's wife. 4th wife is ok sef. "See fine man with cash. Kai some women are lucky" she says.

The stupidity that is inherent in envy and comparison of lives is the kind that needs exorcism to expel. Given the shoes of the man with the life you want may be all that you need to cure you of your inordinate longing. The saying "the grass is always greener on the other side" means you see only the glamour and not the pain.

In conclusion I say in all things let's learn to give God thanks, be contented with where & who you are on the way to accomplishing your desires.

THE GRASS IS NOT GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE, WATER YOURS....

I AM A WOMAN!!!

So what?
I get into an argument with a man,  he slaps me, I feel the pain, yet they tell me I provoked him. I should have been quiet,  I should have been patient.  I should apologize to him.

I get into an argument with a man,  I slap him,  they tell me I have no respect, no home training. I should have been quiet,  I should have been patient. I should apologize to him.

Because I am a woman,  I don't have a right to be angry. So, the degree of my innocence is directly proportional to the degree of my  silence in the face of oppression and brutality.....

Because I am a woman, my husband cheats on me, I am told to tolerate it to save my marriage. The barbaric and stupid excuse is that ''it is in their nature to cheat,  I should slim down,  dress better, cook better,  pray harder and be more pleasant to him"

I cheat, and I am called a whore, I have committed an abomination, I have no right to look elsewhere for the love and emotional support I lack at home,  I am an irresponsible mother.

So I am sent packing, from the home we both built,  with all my earthly possessions stuffed into a tiny box on my head.  I am henceforth forbidden from seeing my two older children,  I'm lucky to be allowed to go with my little one still suckling on my left breast. Three years later, the little one is tagged a bastard. Now, my new name is "after-three",  because I am a woman. 

He is 28 and runs a company. He's tagged  wonderful, hardworking,  focused,  career oriented,  successful at a very young age. 

I am 28 and I run a company " Hmmmm, she is not even married, unserious, can not order her priorities right, a hustler,  loves money,  let her go and get a husband oh"
And I wonder if being successful has anything to do with a person's gender.

Because I am a woman,
I am not allowed to have wits or be a prodigy, I cannot be financially buoyant,  professionally successful or be treated with respect without a man beside me.

Then I am tagged

THE AGENTS OF SATAN IN DISGUISE

1. PROSPERITY PREACHERS - The preachers who preach more on earthly blessings than heavenly preparation. For example, if you follow 10 consecutive messages of a preacher, maybe his Sunday sermons, books, yearly watchwords or tapes, and 6 out of the 10 messages focus on blessings, success, healing or any earthly stuff, that preacher is a prosperity preacher, and that is a supreme agent of Satan in your community.

2. MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS - All motivational speakers in the church or in any ministry are agents of Satan. Starting from Normal Vincent Peale - the father of all motivational speakers and prosperity preachers - the man who compared Jesus Christ with Sigmund Freud, believing that Gospel should be like a social psychology for emotional relief, to motivate and uplift people even in their sins. If you don't know the motive and people behind what you claim, you may be on a wrong path. Motivational and prosperity preaching is another gospel Apostle Paul warned us against.

3. PROBLEMATIC PRAYER MINISTERS - These are the ministers whose prayers focus more on problems of life than purity of life, they ignorantly pray against satanic forces more than sinful natures; they battle deliverance from enemy's bondage more than bondage of sin. They emphasis on demonic attacks, generational curses, evil arrows, and pray "fall down and die" prayers. They pray and fast to be free from enemy bondage than to be free from bondage of adamic nature, they pray against the witches and wizards in their families to die than they pray for the sinners in their families to be saved. These are agents of Satan in disguise. Be warned!

4. MIRACLE PREACHERS– These set of preachers whose priority is miracle, they believe follow signs and wonders which lead them unbiblical activities such as INCESSANT usage of anointing oil, candle, water, handkerchiefs, Jerusalem stuffs, and other stuffs which make them look more like soothsayers. Jesus Christ said signs and wonders shall follow believes (Mark 16:17), but they follow after signs and wonders which had led many into cult groups. Any preacher that preaches more on miracle than message of salvation and sanctification is an agent of Satan in this end time.

5. RICH PREACHERS – Any full time preacher who is financially or materially rich is an agent of Satan! You are marveled? Then let’s go into the Bible. First, there is different between a full time preacher and part-time preacher, there is different between an Elder and a pastor, prophet or an Evangelist. From the Books of Genesis to Revelation in the Bible, there was no single full-time-called minister who was a rich man or woman in the ministry; priests, prophets or apostles. Those who were rich before they were called into full time ministry were to forfeit their earthly riches. Starting from the priests and Levites who were forbidden landed heritage in Israel or the prophets in the Old Testament or the Apostles in the New Testaments – Immediately they were commissioned into the ministry, the earthly gains and riches faded away from their ambitions “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ” Philippians 3:7, 8.

Since the inception of the church, there was no rich preacher of genuine Gospel from Martin Luther to John Wesley to D. L Muddy until early 1950s when Normal Vincent Peale came with another gospel.

6. LUXURIOUS PREACHERS - You never wonder why the founders of faith lived a simple and moderate lifestyle in opposite of the present day preachers? It is because they don’t have the same gospel. All ministers who live luxurious lifestyles, use expensive things, pile up money in their bank accounts, own houses in different places, have private jets are all agents of Satan. Check them, they all have same types of messages, methods and mission; they are anointed agents of Satan all over the world.

7. Money Making Ministers – MMM. (Funny enough, I wrote  this message before I knew about the current MMM) These are the ministers who care and collect your money through different means for their personal gains. Some years ago, I went to a church here in Abuja, and I was told in the church that they were having a yearly Holy Ghost night, and their daddy G.O was to come, and they said anyone who want to see Daddy G.O in a private meeting would buy a card for N15, 000 so the person would be permitted to see their Daddy G.O in a private meeting. The same church also asked their members to redeem their firstborn with amount of money; some churches sell anointing oil, water, handkerchief, etc. and another dubious way these money making ministers are using to enrich their pockets is by first fruit offering, telling people to give their first salary of the year to the senior pastor, for what? Just to enrich him and family at the detriment of the members. MMM’s school fees are more expensive than Government school to enrich their pockets.

BIBLE ADMONITION
“ If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, 4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, 5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain[c]we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.2 1 Timothy 6:3-10

TEMPTATION, SATAN’S TRAP TO ROB YOU OF YOUR BLESSINGS

I have discovered by experienced that when God is about to bless me financially more than before, there would be different temptations on my way, and afterwards I would receive  a financial or material blessings. Many Christians remain financially and materially unblessed because they fell into one sin or the other. When you cheat in exam, you are handing over your certificate to Satan, when you are committing fornication in your courtship, you are handing over your marriage unto Satan, when you bribe to get job, contract or whatever, and you are missing God’s own blessings.

The Carpenter

   
Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side-by-side, sharing machinery and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch.

Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference and finally, it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I 'm looking for a few days' work," he said. "Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help with? Could I help you?"

"Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor. In fact, it's my younger brother! Last week there was a meadow between us. He recently took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us.  Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I'll do him one better. See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence an 8-foot fence -- so I won't need to see his place or his face anymore."

The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."

The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day -- measuring, sawing and nailing. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.

The farmer's eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all.

It was a bridge .. A bridge that stretched from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, handrails and all! And the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming toward them, his hand outstretched..

"You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done."

The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in middle, taking each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox onto his shoulder.

"No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother.
"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but I have many more bridges to build."
  
Remember This...  
God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but He'll ask how many people you helped get where they needed to go. 

God won't ask the square footage of your house, but He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. 

God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, but He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.  

God won't ask how many friends you had, but He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend. 

God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but He'll ask how you treated your neighbors. 

God won't ask about the color of your skin, but He'll ask about the content of your character.

God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation, but He'll  lovingly take you to your mansion in Heaven, and not to the gates of hell.

Are you a prisoner of your mood?

Too often we let ourselves be ruled by our moods — which leads to procrastination, a lack of exercise, eating poorly, constant online distractions, and more.

Mood is a poor indicator of whether you should do something.

Consider the following examples:
You want to write a book, and you commit to writing every morning. When it comes time to write, you feel like checking your favorite online sites instead, and don’t really feel like writing. So you put off writing. All procrastination works this way.

You tell yourself you’re going to work out today … but when it comes time to do it, you’re tired. So you put it off and say you’ll do it tomorrow.

You plan to meditate, but instead get distracted by your phone. Checking your phone is always something you’re in the mood for, but meditation rarely is.

You create a healthy meal plan for yourself, but in the afternoon you feel like a snack, so you eat some chips or a pastry. You aren’t usually in the mood for vegetables, but you’re always up for fried, salty, fatty, or sweet things.

Allowing our moods to dictate our actions leads to procrastination, distraction, lack of exercise, unhealthy eating, and bad habits.

What’s a better way? Use smarter things to decide your actions: whether something will lead to accomplishing what you want, whether it’s good for you, whether it will help others. Make these decisions ahead of time, and don’t listen to your mood.

When the time comes for action, instead of saying
“I don’t feel like it” (or not saying anything but just following your mood), say one or more of these instead:
It’s on my plan, I gotta do it.

Past Me said to do it, and Future Me will thank me, so let’s do it.
Once I start, I’ll be glad I did. All I have to do is take the first small step.

I don’t need to decide on this, or think about it. It’s already decided.

This is a compassionate act for myself. An act of love. Let’s get to the loving.

I am doing this for others, to set an example for others, to make the world better.

Yes, “just this once” does hurt. Let’s not fall for our old thinking traps.

It’s time, let’s get to work like a pro.

The best writers, best athletes, best entrepreneurs … they don’t just do their work or workouts when they feel like it. When it strikes their fancy. They show up every day and get to work. That’s how you’re going to approach your decisions from now on: show up as planned and do it.