Actress Halim Abubakar Shares Photo Of A Crazilly Dressed Lady
Biko, is this fashion of madness?
Sunday 28 February 2016
Wow! Olajumoke Is Such A Humble Woman (See Photo)
Even though she has been in the limelight in the last few weeks, she’s still the woman she was before all the fame. Olajumoke pictured kneeling to collect a cheque presented to her by a restaurateur in Abuja earlier today. More photos below;
Governor Ambode Wears School Uniform To His His Alma Mater, FCG Warri
Governor Ambodo on Saturday, February 27, wore a school uniform as he attended the Golden Jubilee anniversary and grand reunion of his alma mater, the Federal Government College (FGC), Warri, Delta State. More photos below;
Rukky Sanda Flaunts Her Extremely Flat Bare Belly
The actress showed off her very flat belly as she stepped out yesterday ..Sexy!
Bukky Wright’s Son, Ojayy, Declares For Music
Feeding his mother’s voice, Ojayy Wright, son of Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright, had to finish at an American school before launching himself into music. Now, the young man who studied Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, New Jersey, United States says he is ready to join the highly competitive Nigerian music space, and make a difference.
He told reporters in Lagos about his plans, as he released a single, Kritical 265. “We started making music as a hobby. Along the line, I had to go to New Jersey for college. At that time it was still a hobby, but eventually I met my cousin who produced a song for me in 2010. After dropping that song, the demand for music was much and we decided to make another song. We eventually made a mixtape in September 2010. I calmed down for a while because mum kept stressing the fact that she wanted us to finish school first; she was not going to have anything to do with it unless we give her a degree. So in 2012, I came back home to Nigeria and wanted to focus fully on music.
“At that time I had a couple of deals to sign but mum said no; I had to go back and finish school. So when I graduated in 2014, I came out with my first song called Masebe, at that point in time Nigerian felt that song was too foreign. They asked that I give them something more Nigerian. So I went back to the studio, produced more songs and I am here now with Kritical 265. Kritical 265 is basically a club banger and this happened after partying hard at Quilox one night. After that, I didn’t leave the studio for two days and we came out with the song. This is my second music under the label Wright Media International. The second one is called Hello. Follow up is coming up soon.”
Sharing the Kritical 265 video with the press, Jide Kosoko and Bukky Wright are seen playing one of their home video comics.
Produced by Eben Jazz and shot by RuffIkonz Films, the video also has the singer partying hard with beautiful girls, as he catches fun around the world.
According to the singer who described his kind of music as Afro pop, he was pressured to do fast tempo songs because of the seeming market demand in Nigeria.
He added: “We wanted a club banger, and people said my previous singles sounded too foreign. I used to sing more, but at this point in time, everyone is saying it’s the street that is bringing the money so we had to
Man Utd Battle Arsenal For Encore
Manchester United versus Arsenal is always one of the highlights of any Premier League season. Whilst today’s game may not be the pivotal top two clashes of the late 90s and early 2000s, it certainly looks hugely important for both sides. Especially after differing fortunes in Europe this past week. Leicester’s late late win over Norwich means this game is a must win for Arsenal, who are five points behind The Foxes ahead of kick off.
Manchester United come into this encounter with Arsenal in sixth, two points below West Ham and simply have to win to hold any chance of finishing in the top four. Arsenal are the favourites thanks to an injury list that has in many ways crippled Louis van Gaal’s side in recent months.
Arsene Wenger’s team chased shadows for much of their 2-0 first leg home defeat to Barcelona on Tuesday and having won the FA Cup for the past two seasons, Gooners are desperate to see their side finally bring home the Premier League trophy.
To keep up the pace with Leicester and Spurs, Arsenal simply have to win at Old Trafford. With only Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla missing through injury, they certainly have the players available to secure victory.
Manchester United are likely to play a lot of youngsters again, but with the instant impact supplied by Marcus Rashford, perhaps it isn’t the worst policy. Louis van Gaal does have Marcos Rojo and Antonio Valencia back in training.
Whilst Chris Smalling and David De Gea have been tipped to make it to face the Gunners. As a result, the Manchester United side will not be quite as weak as against Danish side Midtjylland, but it will need a heroic effort to get anything against Arsenal.
The big injury dilemma will centre around Anthony Martial, which could allow new young hero Marcus Rashford to start. You suspect an experienced Arsenal defence will be well too wily for Rashford. But, Memphis Depay was sensational on Thursday night and the Dutchman could be the man to make the difference.
For Arsenal, Alexis Sanchez has not looked himself in recent weeks and a tough away game against Manchester United could be just the test for the Chilean superstar.
I Got My First Kiss At 14 – Oghenekaro Itene
The beautiful, classy and talented actress, Oghenekaro Itene, is one rising star to watch out for in Nollywood. Having starred in one of the most successful Mnet Africa series, Tinsel, Itene is not slowing down in her career as she wows movie lovers. In this chat with DGossip247, the Delta born reveals what many don’t know about her sex life, career and more
Can you tell us about yourself?
My name is Oghenekaro Itene. I’m an actress and a makeup artist, CEO Kadia Makeovers and I am currently on Tinsel. I played the role of the wedding planner. I did ‘Glass House’ with Africa Magic original films directed by Kabat Esosa.
I was also in ‘Shattered Mirror’, directed by Lancelot Imasuen. I worked with great names like Majid Michel, Nkem Owoh and Ngozi Ezeonu on that particular set and I played a sub-lead.
At what point in your life did you decide to go into acting and when did you start professionally?
Actually, I was just a makeup artist on set when the opportunity for acting came. I have always had the passion for acting, but I just thought the right platform hadn’t showed itself.
I was doing makeup for this particular job, ‘Shattered Mirror’ and Lancelot noticed me on set and they un-casted someone, tried me on set with another actress and luckily for me, they said I did better and that was how I got my first acting role.
Meanwhile, I had been getting scripts to act from other movie jobs I did make-up for, but I had not really considered them because I felt it wasn’t the right time. This was the right time because Lancelot was directing and he is one great director.
I really admire his works and when the opportunity came, I said yes. And for your second question, I went into acting one year, eight months ago, and God has been good to me.
What has been your biggest challenge so far?
Basically, auditions were my challenge before I got into Tinsel because I actually auditioned for Tinsel with the stress and all, but with time, it will pass.
Do you select scripts, or you just accept everything?
For now, I select jobs, knowing the fact that I am even on Tinsel platform on MNet, I don’t want to ruin everything I have gotten right now and basically, the kind of productions coming for me right now are good productions knowing the fact that I am on a good platform.
Take us into your background.
I have five siblings, and I am the last of the six of us.
My parents are late and I am from Isoko and Urhobo in Delta State. I was born and breed in Benin.
I went to the university there where I studied Biology.
When you go out for auditions, do you get harrassed sexually by anybody?
Never! I have never experienced that because the auditions I go for are professional auditions.
When you do well at an audition, they call you back and give you a script and the script they will give you is according to performance.
Of all the auditions I have gone so far, I have never experienced such and I pray never to. Have you ever been harassed by lesbians? No, not at all.
What length would you go for acting; can you pose nude?
The thing is, if the script says go nude, it is my decision to read the script and know if I will do it or not and also know the people that will be involved in the job if they are very professional because we have so many people doing movies these days.
If it is on a professional level and I know that even if I open my body, there is a way they will edit it for it not to show the whole world the parts I don’t want to be shown.
So are you saying if you are to be featured on set with the likes of Genevieve, and your script says you should go nude, you would?
When you say nude, do you mean stark naked?
I’m saying, what part of your body can you reveal in a film?
I can reveal just my back and not my bottom anyway.
So you can’t strip for 1million dollars?
No, at least not now, but we all know that change is constant
Who do you look up to in acting?
When it comes to acting in Nigeria, I love Genevieve Nnaji. I look up to her a great deal. Rita Dominic is also one person I love. Nse Etim and Ngozi Ezeonu also. I’m looking forward to working with Genevieve and Rita Dominic.
Who are your celebrity male crushes?
For music, I’m crushing on Don Jazzy, I love his creativity.
If he asks you out, would you accept?
I don’t know oo! (Laughing) I’m just crushing on him because of his creativity and personality. He is very intelligent and I love intelligent people.
Are you married or in a relationship?
I’m not married and I am not in a relationship. I am single for now.
So you can’t strip for 1million dollars?
No, at least not now, but we all know that change is constant
Who do you look up to in acting?
When it comes to acting in Nigeria, I love Genevieve Nnaji. I look up to her a great deal. Rita Dominic is also one person I love. Nse Etim and Ngozi Ezeonu also. I’m looking forward to working with Genevieve and Rita Dominic.
Who are your celebrity male crushes?
For music, I’m crushing on Don Jazzy, I love his creativity.
If he asks you out, would you accept?
I don’t know oo! (Laughing) I’m just crushing on him because of his creativity and personality. He is very intelligent and I love intelligent people.
Are you married or in a relationship?
I’m not married and I am not in a relationship. I am single for now.
Any hope for relationship soon or you just enjoy being single?
I think for now I am just concentrating my energies on my career, but if God says it is the right time for a man to come, why not?
Considering the fact that you don’t have a man in your life, how do you cope sexually?
I am a born again Christian. Basically, I think every human has that feeling. So when it comes, I just pray. I am a very spiritual person, I’m being realistic, I work every time, but I don’t miss my service.
I go to service two times in a week as an usher in my church. Most times, I don’t even think about it, seriously, when you are so spiritual, you don’t think of such things.
Do you look forward to producing your own movie soon?
Yes, I look forward to directing, but I will have to do a course on that first, but those are my future plans.
Five years from now, where do you see yourself?
Five years from now I see great things coming my way because my career is divine. I told you how it happened, so I know that the God I served brought me here and is going to take me higher, so people should be expecting great things from me.
You’re 18months in the industry. What is that one thing you noticed which you are not down with and you wish to change?
Basically, I think we need more good African stories. I think that is where we are losing it.
Most of our movies are like western world kind of movies.
I think we should do more of Lancelot’s ‘Invasion’ and Kunle Afolayan’s ‘October 1’, because we have so many traditions in Nigeria.
We have 36 states, we should go to these places and explore their cultural style and do something about it. I think those kinds of movies will sell better.
What else do you do aside acting?
I run a makeup company called ‘Kadia Makeovers’ and I also do other businesses as well.
What are your hobbies?
I love to travel, cook, dance and sleep.
Which Nigerian artiste’s songs do you love?
I love Orente by Adekunle G o l d , Dorobucci by Don J a z z y and the M a – vins, and Tiwa Savage.
You top five Nigerian Directors?
Lancelot Imasuen Oduwa, Kabat Esosa Egbon, Kunle Afolayan, Sunom Kura (one of the directors on Tinsel).
Do you think it is helping the actor in anyway when the directors first showcase the movies in the cinema before going on DVD?
Yes, I think so.
The more people watch your movie, the more people get to know you and the more jobs you get as an actor, so yes, it is benefiting the actors.
The producers and marketers are working so hard to spread the movie nationwide and all over Africa.
At what age did you have your first Kiss?
I had my first kiss at 14 by my childhood crush that happens to be late.
He played basketball then. I went with him to the basketball court and that was where I had my first kiss after which I ran away.
Your favorite perfume?
I love Paco Rabanne for women.
How do you describe your fashion sense?
My style is simple, I love African wears, promoting Nigerian culture, so I wear lots of African attires.
Who are those people you will love to work with?
I will love to work with Kunle Afolayan, Emem Isong and other great directors.
What part of your body do you think men admire the most, and which is your favorite part?
I love my nose, but I think men love my lips a lot; I love my lips as well because they are a good feature. With my lipstick, I can do different colours and they will come out well.
When a man compliments your lips, what comes to your mind?
I think for now I am just concentrating my energies on my career, but if God says it is the right time for a man to come, why not?
Considering the fact that you don’t have a man in your life, how do you cope sexually?
I am a born again Christian. Basically, I think every human has that feeling. So when it comes, I just pray. I am a very spiritual person, I’m being realistic, I work every time, but I don’t miss my service.
I go to service two times in a week as an usher in my church. Most times, I don’t even think about it, seriously, when you are so spiritual, you don’t think of such things.
Do you look forward to producing your own movie soon?
Yes, I look forward to directing, but I will have to do a course on that first, but those are my future plans.
Five years from now, where do you see yourself?
Five years from now I see great things coming my way because my career is divine. I told you how it happened, so I know that the God I served brought me here and is going to take me higher, so people should be expecting great things from me.
You’re 18months in the industry. What is that one thing you noticed which you are not down with and you wish to change?
Basically, I think we need more good African stories. I think that is where we are losing it.
Most of our movies are like western world kind of movies.
I think we should do more of Lancelot’s ‘Invasion’ and Kunle Afolayan’s ‘October 1’, because we have so many traditions in Nigeria.
We have 36 states, we should go to these places and explore their cultural style and do something about it. I think those kinds of movies will sell better.
What else do you do aside acting?
I run a makeup company called ‘Kadia Makeovers’ and I also do other businesses as well.
What are your hobbies?
I love to travel, cook, dance and sleep.
Which Nigerian artiste’s songs do you love?
I love Orente by Adekunle G o l d , Dorobucci by Don J a z z y and the M a – vins, and Tiwa Savage.
You top five Nigerian Directors?
Lancelot Imasuen Oduwa, Kabat Esosa Egbon, Kunle Afolayan, Sunom Kura (one of the directors on Tinsel).
Do you think it is helping the actor in anyway when the directors first showcase the movies in the cinema before going on DVD?
Yes, I think so.
The more people watch your movie, the more people get to know you and the more jobs you get as an actor, so yes, it is benefiting the actors.
The producers and marketers are working so hard to spread the movie nationwide and all over Africa.
At what age did you have your first Kiss?
I had my first kiss at 14 by my childhood crush that happens to be late.
He played basketball then. I went with him to the basketball court and that was where I had my first kiss after which I ran away.
Your favorite perfume?
I love Paco Rabanne for women.
How do you describe your fashion sense?
My style is simple, I love African wears, promoting Nigerian culture, so I wear lots of African attires.
Who are those people you will love to work with?
I will love to work with Kunle Afolayan, Emem Isong and other great directors.
What part of your body do you think men admire the most, and which is your favorite part?
I love my nose, but I think men love my lips a lot; I love my lips as well because they are a good feature. With my lipstick, I can do different colours and they will come out well.
When a man compliments your lips, what comes to your mind?
I’m like, oh, not again; if I don’t take time, he might kiss me, let me run away.
Something like that had happened, someone just walked up to me and kissed me and I was so shocked and he said, I have watched you on Tinsel and I think I deserve that kiss.
Something like that had happened, someone just walked up to me and kissed me and I was so shocked and he said, I have watched you on Tinsel and I think I deserve that kiss.
See The First Black And White Twins In The UK
When Libby Appleby, 37, was going to have her twins, she was told that her unborn babies would look so similar they would need to be “marked with ink” to tell them apart.
But like the saying goes, man proposes but God disposes, it turns out otherwise that though the two girls shared the same egg, they came out totally different as one of the twins (Amelia) was born with dark skin, black hair and brown eyes, while her sister (Jasmine) has fair skin, blue eyes and mousey curls.
But, amazingly, the two twins are genetically identical as predicted, but God already provided the ink to mark them differently, physically.
Amelia and Jasmine are reported to be the first of their kinds in UK.
Though their parents are of different racial backgrounds, but it is very rare to have twins of different colours.
“Amelia was so much darker than Jasmine, they barely even looked related.Doctors told us the chances of conceiving mixed race twins are one in a million.We were thrilled they were so unique,”, their mother said.
Charges Dropped Against 5 Teenagers Accused In Brooklyn Rape Because Victim Was Having Sex With Her Dad
An 18 year old woman was walking through a Brooklyn playground late at night with her father when 5 black men pulled out a weapon, forcing her father to flee while they raped her. The father then ran to a nearby bodega to call for help but the store owner didn’t believe him. That was the story the father told authorities, unfortunately for him, no one was buying it.
Prosecutors have officially dropped the charges against the 5 teens after the victim not only recant her story about being raped, she also admits that there was no gun. The story doesn’t stop there. To make matters worse, according to Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson, the 18 year old was in the park having sex with her own father.
Yes, you read that right. “The complainant, as well as her father, provided multiple inconsistent accounts NYPD Detectives and to experienced Special Victims prosecutors about important material facts in this case,” Thompson said in a statement. “The complainant has recanted her allegations of forcible sexual assault and the existence of a gun, and she does not wish to pursue criminal charges against any of the defendants. She also refuses to cooperate with any prosecution against her father, who was engaging in sexual conduct with her.”
The odd thing about this story is that the boys initially claimed to have walked in on the girl having sex with her dad. The father initially reported that the teens took turns raping the woman in Brownsville’s Osborn Playground after using a gun to chase him off.
The defendants: Denzel Murray, 14; Shaquell Cooper, 15; Ethan Phillip, 15; Onandi Brown, 17 and Travis Beckford, 17, say the father was having sexual intercourse with the daughter when they first spotted the two, and two of the defendants told police the sex they had was with the teen’s was consensual.
Shocking!!! See Why Babies Get Sick
Nursing mothers and fathers are indulge to please check their children feeding bottles because bacteria hide at some parts of the leak covering the bottles,this part is not always reached when the bottles are washed.
A furious dad who was wondering why his son was ill,broke and discovered mould on the inside of his son’s beaker.He shared the photographs via social media and realised other mums and dads have since found the same issue in their own children’s beakers, and requests that the warning is shared with more parents.
It might look clean from the outside but please check the outside….Not all that glitters are gold
It might look clean from the outside
Madonna’s Trainer Slept With Her Boyfriend
The “La Isla Bonita” crooner, revealed in her recent tour that she fired her personal trainer for sleeping with her boyfriend.
Known for her bluntness, the 57 singer said “I just wanted to share this little story with you. Once I had a Filipino trainer, this beautiful, beautiful girl.
“She was gorgeous and very talented as a trainer, but, she f**ked my boyfriend.”
“So, I fired her. I just wanted to share that with you. In this case, it was not a happy ending.”
The singer’s Rebel Heart tour in the Philippines, has been described by a clergy as a “devil’s work”.
Zika Will Worsen Before It Gets Better - WHO
The head of the World Health Organization, Director-General Margaret Chan, has warned that the Zika outbreak would worsen before concrete solution could be found to it.
The director, who made the statement at the end of her two-day-visit to Brazil, said “Things may get worse before they get better. Don’t be surprised to see microcephaly reported in other parts of Brazil.”
Much is yet to be known about Zika, which has claimed the highest casualties in Brazil, followed by Colombia, which has recorded more than 37,000 cases of Zika including 6,356 in pregnant women.
According to reports, at least 34 countries, mostly in the Americas, have active Zika outbreaks and the virus is expected to spread.
Mark Zuckerberg Tells Employees To Stop Crossing Out Black Lives Matter On Company’s Wall
According to recent reports, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not here for employees continually scratching out the rally cry ‘Black Lives Matter” and replacing it with the phrase with ‘All Lives Matter’ on the company’s famous signature wall.
In a private memo to employees, Mark called for respect and expressed that silencing the speech of others was unacceptable at Facebook’s Menlo Park, California office.
“Regardless of the content or location, crossing out something means silencing speech or that one person’s speech is more important than others,” Mark wrote in a post. “Facebook should be a service and a community where everyone is treated with respect.”
The relatively young CEO also educated his employees about the mission of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
“Black Lives Matter’ does not mean other lives don’t — it’s simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve,” Mark wrote.
Meek Mill And Nicki Minaj Have ‘Blowout’ Fight After He Asks Her To Move In With Him
According to TMZ, Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj got into a massive fight after he asked his boo to stay with him in Philadelphia while he’s on house arrest.
Report has it that Minaj declined the request by saying that she will not put her life on hold for Meek’s criminal charges.
Nicki’s response repordtedly triggered a massive fight between the duo that’s still ongoing.
Nicki has been in os Angeles this week, and it’s not clear whether she will return to Philadelphia.
Sources told TMZ that the couple generally fight a lot, but this has by far been the biggest one between the two.
Meek will be under house arrest for 90 days for violating his probation that stemmed from drug and gun charges from a 2008 conviction.
I Would Rather Invest In Agriculture Than Give N5k Stipend To Unemployed Nigerians – Buhari Says
President Buhari while speaking at a meeting in Saudi Arabia,he said he had a different opinion on the N5000 stipend his party promised to give to unemployed Nigerians when they come into power.
Buhari said he would rather use the N5000 to repair the infrastructures in schools and empower mining and agriculture than to give the money to people who don’t work;
“This largesse of N5,000 for the unemployed, I have got a slightly different priority. I would rather do the infrastructure for the school that request them and empower agriculture, mining so that every able bodied person can go and get work instead of giving 5,000 to those who don’t work.”
'I Can Help Her' - Tyga Defends 8-Year Gap With Kylie Jenner
Tyga defended the eight-year age gap he has with 18-year-old girlfriend Kylie Jenner while in San Francisco on Friday.He told 106 KMEL.
'Me being older than her, I've been through a lot more things so I can help her more with it,' 'Even though she's been more in tabloid media limelight than I have been. But I can see that because I know what type of person she is. I know what she deals with.''It's hard to talk about that because people are gonna bash. I didn’t understand it though because I'm like, "This person is a really good person,"'It's almost like, the devil keeps trying to tell me something to not follow god, just let god do what he gotta do. So, I don't really know how to speak on that because it's just something I have to deal with. A lot of things in life, you just gotta deal with it as it comes.'
'Me being older than her, I've been through a lot more things so I can help her more with it,' 'Even though she's been more in tabloid media limelight than I have been. But I can see that because I know what type of person she is. I know what she deals with.''It's hard to talk about that because people are gonna bash. I didn’t understand it though because I'm like, "This person is a really good person,"'It's almost like, the devil keeps trying to tell me something to not follow god, just let god do what he gotta do. So, I don't really know how to speak on that because it's just something I have to deal with. A lot of things in life, you just gotta deal with it as it comes.'
Saraki Gets N330 Million Cars - Photo
Premium Times is reporting that the senate president, Senator Bukola Saraki has taken delivery expensive official cars worth N330 million despite the country witnessing acute economy crunch.
According to the report, the former Kwara State governor submitted request for 10 cars.
In the document, the National Assembly sought to purchase a 2016 model Mercedes Benz S550, four 2016 Toyota Prado jeeps, four 2016 Toyota Hilux SS (Auto) as well as a 2016 model Toyota Hiace Bus.
PREMIUM TIMES’ independent market evaluation showed the cars cost as follows: 1Nos.Mercedes Benz S550 (N49, 020,625); 4nos. Toyota Prado (N149, 650,000); 4nos Toyota Hilux SS (N102, 407,500) and 1Nos. Toyota Hiace Bus (N28, 437,500).
At N250 to the dollar, PREMIUM TIMES estimated the total cost of the purchase at N329, 515,625.
The four cars delivered yet, and confirmed by this paper, are three Toyota Prado SUVs and one Mercedes Benz S500.
Vice President Osinbajo, And Former CBN Governor Clash In Lagos
Yesterday,Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo reaffirmed the position of the Federal Government that the country’s currency would not be devalued in spite of pressures to act otherwise.
But the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Joseph Sanusi, replied that delaying the devaluation was akin to postponing the evil day.
The positions were taken at a town hall meeting that the Vice President held with his co-tenants in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) on the Lekki-Epe axis of Lagos.
At the widely attended and thought provoking event, Mr. Osinbajo insisted that devaluation was not on the table, adding “that is the position of government’’.
According to him, the CBN will operate in line with the speech delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari, after he was elected to come up with flexible exchange rate to be supported by strong monetary policies.
He said that the foreign exchange policy of government was to stop unnecessary consumption of imported goods and promote local manufacturing.
However, former CBN Governor, Mr. Sanusi, a VGC resident, advised the government to either devalue the currency or stop the confusion between the official and parallel market exchange rates.
He said allowing an official rate at N97 per dollar while the parallel market sold for over N300 was “distractive’’.
“Naira is already devalued and government not accepting it is postponing the evil day,’’ Mr. Sanusi said.
Mr. Osinbajo had also said government met a falling revenue profile in May 2015, which was down by about 70 per cent compared to the same period of the preceding year.
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Two Minutes With God: 28 February 2016 Sunday Daily Devotionals - Love, The Fulfillment Of The Law II
Memorise: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God,and keep his commandments. 1st John 5:2
Read: 1st Corinthians 13:4-7,
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Bible in one year: John 3:16-4:30, Job 30:9-16
Bible in one year: John 3:16-4:30, Job 30:9-16
MESSAGE
The memory verse for today tells us in very strict terms the godly means of measuring love among brethren. Any show of love that does not stem from the love of God and obedience of His commandments, should be considered fake and deceptive. It should be noted that the focus of Apostle Paul here is not on the fulfilment of the Mosaic Law, but rather about the biblical principle as established by God for Christian practice. This is to cement in our hearts the teachings of Jesus which emphasizes that we are not operating under the law anymore, but under the love of Christ. Living under the grace and liberty of Jesus empowers humanity first to love God and then to love one another.
The big question is, in what sense does love fulfil the totality of the law? And, how does the works of the law?
Romans 13:9-10, says:
“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”The answer to the above question is embedded in this passage. Accordingly, if the love of God is shed abroad in your heart, you will be able to fulfil the law without
grumbling, but with joy. This is why Paul reduced the commandments to only one, “Love is the fulfilling of the law.” As I have often counselled my children, Love can insulate you from the pain, discouragement, and difficulties associated with any given task. Love can reduce the length of an assignment from years to days by fulfilling each day with excitement, hope and fun. Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, because of the love he had for her (Genesis 29:20). No price is too much to pay for the one you love. Jacob served a total of 14 years waiting for Rachel, but did not realize he had waited that long, if a man truly loves a woman, he will be prepared to wait for her to be ready before marriage. The one who loves you will not compel you to sleep with him before you are married. To the world, one faulty yardstick for measuring love is one’s readiness to go into pre-marital sex. Anyone who claims to love you but cannot wait for you to be ready before you go into marriage does not truly love you. Love is not hasty but patient. Anyone who is not ready to pay a price for you does not really love you.
Furthermore, obedience is the natural result of love. You will never want to disobey or rebel against the authority of someone you truly love. All the vices mentioned in the above passage such as adultery, murder, stealing, false witness, covetousness, and others are not compatible with love, rather, they are all contrary to love. It is absolutely impossible to think about doing any of these to your neighbour while also claiming to love God. This is contrary to the Word of God (1st John 4:20)
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to love you and my neigbours in pratical terms in Jesus’ name.
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He posted the photo with caption;
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Photos From Robert Mugabe's Lavish $1m 92nd Birthday Celebration
The world's oldest leader,Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has celebrated his 92nd birthday with a lavish $1million party complete with a 92kg cake .
He hosted the extravagant televised celebrations on Saturday, drawing criticism from opponents who said the festivities were an affront to ordinary Zimbabweans.
Thousands of party loyalists, foreign representatives and members of the public watched as Mugabe released 92 balloons in the air and they listened to poetry readings, songs and chants hailing him an African icon and a visionary.
He hosted the extravagant televised celebrations on Saturday, drawing criticism from opponents who said the festivities were an affront to ordinary Zimbabweans.
Thousands of party loyalists, foreign representatives and members of the public watched as Mugabe released 92 balloons in the air and they listened to poetry readings, songs and chants hailing him an African icon and a visionary.
