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Do You Know How To Speak The Truth In Love?

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:56 AM PDT

I once knew a woman from the south who told me a person could get away with saying anything so long as they added "Bless their heart" to the end of it. She was right too. As if by some magical power, those three words could hide any rude comment in the trappings of polite conversation.

"They think he's gifted, bless their heart."

"They should not let her wear purple, bless their heart."

Unfortunately, this trend also exists in Christian circles.

We simply say we're, "Speaking the truth in love".

It shouldn't surprise anyone to learn that we live in a very polarized world, and Christians will frequently find themselves in disagreement with people they know and care about. The Bible instructs us to confront a brother or sister whenever we believe them to be sinning (2 Timothy 4:2), but too often our response is akin to bludgeoning others into submission, then justify our actions as, "speaking the truth in love". In the same vein as that southern blessing, we disguise our hasty words and harsh measures as loving rebuke. Not only is this sinful, but it will almost certainly drive people farther away from the gospel.

So what does a loving reproof actually look like? Over at Desiring God, staff writer Marshall Segal encourages his readers to observe the methods of Paul and Timothy. Paul's chief advice when confronting others was not to attack them, but rather expose the affects sin was having on their life. Then, he would gently call them to repentance by appealing to God's higher purpose. After all, people tend to respond poorly to someone who demeans and abuses them. Most importantly, Segal believes true rebuke should be encouraging. He writes,

"What makes the charge to exhort any different from the charge to rebuke? One prominent thread in Paul's 48 uses suggests that wrapped up in all his exhortations is a strong desire to encourage, comfort, and build up other believers."

"He uses the same word when he writes, 'Encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing' (1 Thessalonians 5:11). Or, 'Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers' (1 Timothy 5:1). He also says, 'You should turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him' (2 Corinthians 2:7–8)."

It's also vital for Christians to know not just how to give correction, but where to do it.The Bible teaches believers to confront someone privately (Matthew 18:15), so that you may converse respectfully and avoid public embarrassment. In our modern age though, we tend to go in the opposite direction. Personal discussions are plastered across social media, inviting anyone to share their scorn or indignation. If we truly want to guide someone away from sin, it's best to avoid confronting them on social media altogether. Crosswalk's Veronica Neffinger has even advised her readers to remember who they are before arguing faith on places like Facebook,

"It's tempting to want the vast world of social media to know where we are coming from, but that is generally just not realistic. Just because someone has seen all your pictures, read all your tweets, and scoured the descriptions of who you are does not mean that they truly know you. This is an important point to remember when you feel defensive on social media."

"'The key to not losing your soul on the Internet is in remembering that someone else's perception of you is not your reality. Just because someone places a label on you, doesn't mean you have to wear it. You are the only one who knows your truth, so never let those who know less about you, define you,' says John Pavlovitz."

One of the virtues which made the ancient Church so revolutionary was how its members treated one another. Young or old, rich or poor, all had a place at God's table, and all were seen as dignified reflections of our creator. When one of them sinned, they were confronted humbly with genuine concern and strong conviction. If Christians can learn to rediscover this aspect of faithful living, perhaps we can become the voice of love in a world which has gone deaf to the gospel?

[written by Ryan Duncan]


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Still on Maitama

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:56 AM PDT

THURSDAY Column WITH Mohammed Adamu

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Reggae musician Lester Bullock -stage-named Dillinger- in a musical tribute to 'Bruce Lee', gave mellifluous effect to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem 'A Psalm of Life' and in which the American poet said: "Lives of great men all remind us; to make our lives sublime; and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time." Which is what the British-born Canadian writer Stephen Leacock said in 'The Life of John Smith', that typically a great man "walks across his century and leaves the marks of his feet all over it". A life is sublimely lived if the example it leaves behind inspires the living to live life equally sublime. And such was Longfellow's devotion to the theme of 'greatness' that in another poem, 'The Ladder of Saint Augustine', he said "The heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling in the night." Confirming that 'greatness', just like 'genius', is 10% 'inspiration' and 90% 'perspiration'.
Longfellow's and Leacock's poems epitomize the life of the late Maitama Sule. He had not only lived a life admittedly sublime, but when the sage of the Kano Emirate (DanMasanin Kano) departed, he left behind great 'footprints on the sands of time'. Footprints that we hardly saw when the humble feet that made them walked around with us. Which is typical of humans, not to value what we have until we have it not. Or so Shakespeare would say, that "what we have we prize not to the worth, whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost, then we rack the value, then we find the virtue that possession would not show us whiles it was ours."
They said that Maitama Sule came from a long line of servile palace corteges, a caste-like family of inbred royal servants in the Kano Emirate called 'bayin Sarki', (King's servants), who are still distinguished today by a triplet of short birth marks on each edge of the mouth; indicating the servitude into which they are born. Maitama Sule although he wore those servile marks, he did not live that royal servitude. He was one of the earliest to break from the chains of that family tradition by acquiring education. And thus from the 'grass' of royal serfdom he rose to a new 'grace' more regal even, than royalty itself!
And in that Maitama Sule reminds of Booker T. Washington, America's black slave, son of a slave, born on a Virginia slave plantation, who braced great odds to break the chains of slavery, got educated and became the preeminent oratorical spokesperson of the black slaves by preaching self-emancipation through self-liberation and self-education, rather than by the promissory of a futuristic emancipation proclamation. He believed that 'freedom', even if it did not come 'gratis' by the 'proclamation' of Abraham Lincoln, it would still have come easily from self-education. Proving the late Bob Nester Marley right when he sang: "emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds."
But the late Maitama Sule reminds also of an even greater, self-emancipated, self-liberated, self-educated and equally preeminently oratorical black American personality, Fredrick Douglas. Sprung also from the ashes of slavery to become one of the best friends of the emancipator himself, (Abraham Lincoln), Fredrick Douglas was an escapee-slave who rose to become "the most prominent African-American orator, journalist and anti-slavery leader of the 19th century." They said that "His eloquent words about his (own) treatment as a slave (which he told at public lectures) were (alone) a powerful weapon against slavery." And although he was a friend of the President, it did not prevent Douglas from telling Americans that Lincoln "was preeminently the white man's president, entirely devoted to the welfare of white men".

Though both Booker T. Washington and Fredrick Douglas all their lives spoke about slavery, freedom and civil rights, -being the great issues of their days- Maitama Sule had entirely different kinds of social vices to contend with; he spoke always about 'leaders' and about 'leadership'; about 'government' and about 'good governance'; about 'statesmen' and about 'statesmanship'; about 'peace' and 'unity', and about harmony and concord. He preached tolerance and he sermonized about accommodation. And he did so with so much passion and truth, that to him alone you would say belonged the slogan of 'politics without bitterness'. He could have been president, but he chose to defer to the consensus of his political party. He acquitted himself so well in both his public and private lives, that at the twilight of his life he was about the only one available to preach all virtues. Nor was there any, better to use words to propagate these ideals.
Maitama Sule was not a man of idle epigrams. He weighed his every word. He spoke the English language as effortlessly as he spoke his mother tongue, Hausa. And although he was not a man of clichés or catchphrases, he spoke with aesthetic resonance and with reasoned alliteration. His usually long-drown but enchanting oratory, had always proved the masters wrong, that 'brevity is the soul of wit'. Because brevity in fact was not the soul of Maitama's own kind of 'wit. The hallmark of his speeches was length and repetition. But in truth Maitama's asset was more his 'wisdom' than it was his 'wit'. For 'wit, they say 'is quick, sharp and laughable; but 'wisdom' is calm, composed and sober; 'wit' they say 'is the gurgling mountain stream plunging over a jagged waterfall, while 'wisdom' is the serene sea abiding in quiet solitude; and 'wit' they concluded 'is the language of the jester where 'wisdom' is the language of the sage'. Although he was master of all, it cannot be denied that Maitama breathed 'wisdom' into every sphere of our national lives. He spoke truth to a nation driven by bigotry, prejudice, intolerance and hate. And quite unusually he was loved by all across all conceivable divides. And as effortlessly as he spoke the Queens English so was he able, effortlessly, to live above the many petty and trivial tendencies of his time.
If 'greatness' came by the loftiness of political appointments, the late Maitama Sule was great because he held virtually all the offices by which appointive-greatness could be had: he was a Federal Commissioner, head of the nation's ombudsman, the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Committee on Apartheid –whereat he had the onerous task of leading the liberation of Africa from the last vestiges of colonialism, especially ending apartheid. He was even greater than that because his performance in those offices was superbly nonpareil: the tact by which he handled politics, the oratory that he brought to diplomacy, and the sincerity with which he approached governance and administration all stood him out as a one-off, kind of Harley's Comet that happens to a nation only once in every great while.
But eminence of political office and diligence of public duty aside, in the area of probity, Maitama Sule was the first to occupy the most 'lucrative' portfolio in the First republic as Minister for Mines and Power (which had the apple of discord 'oil' also subsumed into it); yet all through his public and private life until his demise, there was nothing either in his lifestyle or in the mundane things of life which he possessed that indicated he had abused his office or betrayed the trust of the people.

POSTSCRIPT
The British poet, William Wordsworth, in his 'Lyrical Ballads' said "the wiser mind mourns less for what age takes away than what it leaves behind". The bell has tolled for the great Maitama Sule. Age has taken away the man. But in consolation it has left behind his footprints on the sands of our troubled time. We have lost the mortal man, but we gained his immortal legacy. A legacy of service, of 'duty, honor and love of country'.

RE-STILL ON PADDING'S AVENUE
+2348062887535:- "Those lawmakers who engage in padding our budget because of their selfish interest, one day God will expose them and disgrace them in the public domain. They went to NASS to enrich themselves with tax payers' money and leave the masses to suffer. There is God o!" –Gordon Chika Nnorom, Umukabia.

+2348061291114:- "'STILL ON PADDING'S AVENUE'. Sir, I put it to you that is the way the cookie crumbles. You said "they did it last year; and they did it the year before last. But hold it! They have always done it –since 1999. Padding the budget, for selfish interest." I cant imagine such criminal conspiracy taking place for over 18 years now without redress. The only difference between Evans the kidnap kingpin and the NASS is that he is using guns to kidnap his victims, the latter are using pen and their office to kidnap our future and destiny." –O.O.O. Pickford.

Online:- "I grieve anytime I remember that leadership in Nigeria before 15th January '66 used to be! It has gone forever! And it hurts, a lot! Thank God for mercies. The grief has not extended to our children and their own children! Unlike my own generation, they have no other experience to compare and contrast. I don't know how they see their own! But, I know what caught-up with my generation is even getting worse than ordinary curse! All because of the Overnight Horrors of 15th January 1966! Thank you, Mohammed for this repost; from the starting point of shameless legislooting through the strain of corruption named budget padding! Thank you for exposing the complicity of –especially- some key figures from the umbrella body of our legal practitioners, the Nigerian Bar Association!" –Muhammad Sulaiman.

Online:- "An unbiased analysis of the challenges of Nigeria's budget process! But what is the way out?: pre-budget consultation by the executive (the legislature and the executive); harmonization of positions, priorities before passage of the budget… thereafter such budgets when and if passed, would have taken care of all sides' interests. And the rulling political party or parties, must be part of the negotiations, consultations or dialogue. All these can be done at the platforms of the existing NASS or party caucuses". –Muhammad Kudu

RE-'MUCH ADO ABOUT TRUE FEDERALISM'
+2348033719966:- "The question is why are you guys from the North afraid of restructuring? Simple: the lopsided arrangements favor you guys. Wayo!" –

+2348037145111:- "Believe it or not, your voice does not matter in the affairs of this country. You are a sectionist and a Hausa-Fulani mouthpiece. People like you can be dangerous."

ONLINE:- "Quite lengthy but a nice one. Sir but present system of government Nigeria is practicing today, to me is too expensive with little output, considering scarce resources" –Anyanwu Boniface.

Online:- "We were almost corruptly coned to early graves by homegrown mercenaries parading corridors of our Ivory Towers and other institutions infested by their toxic products; busy applying varying ethnographic and sectarian thesis as rare, skilful human intellect of unequal status in the history of political science and other disciplines! It is to be hoped Nigerians would now truly appreciate how we arrived at this cul de sac, and take our own destiny to rejoin saner and safer community of nations, before they completely compromise our humanity. Mohammed, I have said it before severally! I will not tire repeating that you are a Rare Gem, and a blessing! So it will continue to be with you, In Sha Allah!" –Muhammad Sulaiman.

Online:- "Broad and insightful. More ink in your pen brother." –Bisi Abidoye

RE-'REVISITING WHAT TO DO WITH SARAKI'S NASS'
+2348039655339:- "The problem with Nigeria is primarily the press. You don't even pretend to write in public interest. Nor do you do the minimal thing of balancing your stories. Your piece on 'What to do with Saraki's NASS' was a narrative of a writer that had taken side and sees nothing good in an executive that is ruling in deceit. Your anger at the NASS is so much that you even wished for military rule than an executive being checked by the legislature. For your information Jonathan is not running for office and Nigerians are yet to decide of the two administrations the one they prefer. So next time you write know it that every story has two sides to it. It is not in your place to be judgmental. That should be left for your readers." –Emeka Onwude Enugu

Online:- "Keep on telling them the truth. May God increase you more in knowledge". –Adam Musawa

Online:- "You are a democracy crusader". –Abdulrahma Abubakar




from peoples daily

Quack doctor infects 6-yr-old boy with HIV | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:43 AM PDT

A 30-year-old man alleged to be operating an illegal clinic and infecting a 6-year-old boy with HIV through transfusion of unscreened blood has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Lawan Bashir-Kano, disclosed yesterday in Lafia that the suspect, Jonathan Ibrahim, was arrested on July 17 .
He said that Ibrahim, who hails from Iwashi village in Doma Local Government Area of the state, was arrested following complaint about his activities from members of the public.

 Bashir-Kano said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, unscreened blood to the patient in question at his facility last year,Vanguard reports.

Bashir-Kano said the command, in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health, as well as the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria in the state would ensure that the suspect was prosecuted.

culled from MPNB Mr Olumide's Blog

You are useless and stupid -Bobrisky blasts guys who insult him on IG | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 03:43 AM PDT

Everyone is concerned he now refers to himself as a girl.

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(Photos) 70-yr-old Ebonyi widow fined 3 goats for sleeping with 30-yr-old man | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:57 AM PDT

A 70-year-old widow, Mrs. Maria Okoh, caught having sex with a 30-year-old man in Amauzu Nkpoghoro village in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was fined three goats after being paraded round the village to appease the land.

It was gathered that the septuagenarian was caught in the act by one of her grandchildren, who had gone to give her food in her late husband's house.
Vanguard reports that ,the granddaughter reportedly went straight to her grandmother's room with the food items only to meet her on the bed stack naked making love with a young man in his early 30's.

The grand-daughter reportedly raised the alarm seeing what is described as an abominable act in the community; a source added that she immediately reported the matter to the elders, who in turn alerted youths of the village.

culled from MPNB Mr Olumide's Blog

Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:57 AM PDT

U.S. Senator John McCain was found to have a brain tumor, a  statement released by his office revealed.
The tumor was discovered after the former Republican presidential nominee underwent a procedure last week to remove a blood clot.

The statement reads:


"Washington, D.C. ­– At the request of Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and his family, Mayo Clinic released the following statement today:
"On Friday, July 14, Sen. John McCain underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from above his left eye at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot.
"Scanning done since the procedure (a minimally invasive craniotomy with an eyebrow incision) shows that the tissue of concern was completely resected by imaging criteria.
"The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
"The Senator's doctors say he is recovering from his surgery 'amazingly well' and his underlying health is excellent.""

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Checkout Davido's diamond encrusted 30 billion neck piece | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:57 AM PDT

Davido got himself some new bling with inscription 30 billion gang.Cool.



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5 Safety Tips For Driving At Night

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:41 AM PDT

Traveling or driving at night can be quite risky, however, there are some occasions when you just wouldn't be able to avoid it. In these situations, there are some safety tips to take note of to help keep you safe and protected throughout the journey. 

Jumia Travel shares 5 safety tips for driving at night.

Use Defensive Driving Techniques 
It is important to be very anticipatory when driving or traveling at night because you never know which driver might just, out of negligence, get himself in a dangerous driving situation that you don't want to be anywhere near. It's also advisable not to tailgate when driving or traveling at night.

Avoid Drivers Who are Swerving or Drifting 
This could indicate the driver is either intoxicated or drowsy on the wheel; you should thus keep your distance from such drivers.

Be Sure to Avert Your Eyes From Oncoming Traffic 
This should be done to help prevent the temporary blindness that comes with your eyes being exposed to the sudden bright light from oncoming cars. It will take your eyes time to adjust to the bright light and that can be dangerous for you while driving. It is, therefore, best to immediately avert your eyes from the light of these oncoming cars to avoid temporary blindness.

Get an Anti-Glare Lens 
Especially when traveling long distances at night, it might not be easy for you to avert your eyes from the bright light of every oncoming car, therefore, it will be easier to use an anti-glare lens. This will help reduce the strain of exterior lights on your eyes without much stress.

Dim Your Dashboard Light 
Bright interior lights can affect your forward vision and ability to see things outside your vehicle. It is best to turn down the dash brightness so the light doesn't hinder your visibility while driving at night.


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OJ Simpson bids for prison release as he faces parole board after 9 years in jail | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:27 AM PDT

OJ Simpson could be granted release from prison after nearly a decade when he faces a parole board in Nevada today.

Legal experts say the former NFL star stands a good chance of being freed in October, nine years after he was jailed for robbery and kidnapping.
According to the four parole commissioners meeting on Thursday in Carson City are supposed to decide Simpson's fate on the basis of other factors, including his age, his conduct in prison and whether his release would pose a threat to public safety.,Reuters reported

Besides having already won a favourable parole ruling from the same commissioners four years ago before reaching eligibility for release, the 70-year-old also lacks any prior felony convictions and is reported to have been a model inmate.

He also served as an unofficial "athletic director" in the prison yard, led prayer groups and even lobbied for inmate education funding.

Simpson will appear before the parole board by live video feed from prison.

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Young Girl Makes 9 A1s In The Just Released WAEC

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 02:11 AM PDT

A big congrats to her!




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Court Dissolves Marriage Of Woman Who Asks Husband For Money Before S*x

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 01:16 AM PDT

A housewife, Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan, has lost her seven-year-old marriage for demanding cash from her husband before s*x.

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the request of her estranged hubby to dissolve the union.
Delivering his judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said from all indications it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

"Since both parties had consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage.

"The court pronounce the marriage between Mr Sunday Olaosebikan and Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan dissolved today, both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife.

"Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance or molestation," the News Agency of Nigeria quotes Omilola as saying.

The court also granted the custody of the only child of the marriage to the mother.

Earlier, Mr Sunday Olaosebikan, had told the court that his wife had always refused him s*x until she collected at least N500 and that he was tired of paying before having s*x with his wife.

The 42-year-old businessman begged the court to terminate the union on grounds of lack of love.


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Women, Here Are Ways To Help Up Your Husband

Posted: 20 Jul 2017 12:16 AM PDT

Marriage is a God-ordained institution and a living representation of Christ's love for His Church. So it isn't rocket science that the enemy would abhor and attack the sanctity of marriage.

And it should come as no surprise that this same enemy would use petty disagreement to create a culture within the home that puts a wife at odds with the one she loves most.

He'd like nothing more than for our husbands to feel disrespected, discarded, and even demeaned by us—the very ones who vowed to love, honor, cherish them. That's because he knows that if husbands feel valued and respected by their wives, they'll thrive in their position as head of the marriage. And when that happens, the marriage thrives!

You can stand firm against the enemy's threats to your marriage by asking God to:

· Help you show your husband respect in your words and actions
· Guard his heart and mind from temptation
· Surround your marriage with a hedge of protection from the enemy

In addition to prayer, here are 7 practical ways you can build up your husband, both spiritually and emotionally, and fortify your marriage.

1. Let Him Lead 
As the head of the home, it's your husband's right and responsibility to lead. Encourage him to seek God's wisdom and then stand by him, respecting his decisions. This encourages him in his walk with God and also shows your husband you believe he's able to make choices that are best for your family.

Display your trust in your husband by letting him take the lead in decision making and then supporting his decision.

Father, thank You for giving me my husband to be the head of our home. Please help him to seek You in all matters. Sometimes it's so hard for me to let him lead. I ask that You would help me trust that You are guiding him. Help me find ways to let him know I respect his decisions.

2. Praise Him in Front of Your Children 
Praising your husband in front of your children not only lets your husband know you approve of him, it provides your kids a positive example of how to treat others. Praising publically instead of criticizing also shows your children you love and respect their father and demonstrates how a loving relationship between spouses should look.

Let your husband know you admire his Christ-like attributes by praising him publically.

Father, thank you for my husband. Please help me to hold my tongue when I'm tempted to find fault. I ask that You would put within me a desire to focus on my husband's good traits. I pray that he would continue to be a Godly example to our children. Help me to always show him kindness and respect in front of others.

3. Thank Him for His Provision 
Every husband wants to know he's doing a good job of providing and protecting. Tell him how safe he makes you feel and how much you truly appreciate all he does for you. Thank him not only for the hard work he does at his job but for providing support for you in times of need and also providing security.

Think of ways you can express to your husband your appreciation for his taking care of your needs and protecting you.

Father, thank you for your holy provision and for helping my husband provide for me. I often forget to let my husband know how very thankful I am for all he does. Forgive me for taking him for granted. Please remind me daily to thank my husband for his willingness to provide and protect. Please bless our marriage.

4. Show Him Your Desire for Him 
Just like us, husbands need to feel wanted. Your husband needs to know you desire him—and not just in the bedroom. It's as simple as welcoming him home with a sweet tea and a kiss, helping him from the car with his gear, having the kids pause the Xbox and emerge from their caves long enough to make eye contact and welcome him home. He knows he's truly wanted when you show him he's missed when he's been away and that his presence is greatly desired in the home (and bedroom).

Make the extra effort to show your husband he's missed when he's away and make him feel welcomed when he returns.

Father, thank you for your gift of marriage. Please forgive us for allowing the busyness of life to come between us and maybe even come first in our marriage. Most days I don't even think we look each other eye-to-eye. Please help me reconnect with my husband—to let him know that no matter how busy and crazy life is that I still desire him and his presence in our home. Please help be more mindful of his need to know how important he is to me.

5. Be His Biggest Fan 
We who are mothers are pretty good at building up our kids and being their biggest fan. However, as wives we need to do the same for our husbands. When your husband has messed up, failed, or feels not good enough, be a soft spot for him to land and rest his head. Let him know that his failures don't define him in your eyes nor in the eyes of God.

Let your husband know you're his soft spot on the hard days.

Father, thank you for your grace and mercy. Help me to extend that same grace and mercy to my husband. Help me be my husband's safe place to land and his encourager. Please help me remember that he needs to know I believe in him no matter what. When I'm tempted to be critical and demeaning, please take it away from me and replace it with words of love and kindness.

[written by Renee Davis]


culled from Olu famous Mr Olumide's Blog

Minister denies killing of 97 Nigerians by Cameroon | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:14 PM PDT


The is no evidence that 97 Nigerians were killed by Cameroonian Gendarmes , Foreign Affairs ministry said on Wednesday.

Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the foreign affairs minister, told the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

He said the 97 deaths represented the accumulation of all the Nigerians that had been killed in previous incidents in the Bakassi area since 2008.


Onyeama made the clarification before the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs headed by Rep. Nnena Elendu-Ukeje.

The minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Olusola Enikanolaye, added that independent investigation had shown that such killings did not occur.

He explained that the incident started following the deployment in July 2017 of a new Divisional Officer (DO) to Idabato sub- division of Cameroon to administer the Bakassi General Area.

"On assumption of office , the new DO commenced the imposition of new taxes on the residents after a meeting with all the chiefs.
"Accordingly, all men engaged in fishing and other business activities in the area were to pay N55,000, women.30,000 and churches N50,000 per annum."
"Furthermore, taxes on packets of fish were raised from N200 to N1,000. Butchers were to pay N1,000 per head for goats slaughtered by them.
"The sanctions placed on the residents for violation of the tax rules include seizure of their boats and payment of 200 per cent of the initial tax.
"This accounts for the N100,000 which was hitherto heralded in the news and initial reports as the amount of the tax to be paid by Nigerians."

He said by the records of the Nigerian Mission, the deaths recorded were not orchestrated by the Gendarmes.He said that some Nigerians fled their homes and headed for the Ikang Jetty

"when the new DO threatened to use force. It was while they were on their way that some of them reportedly drowned.
"Unfortunately, the leaders who confirmed these assertions to the team had no corpse of persons drowned in the incident as proof of the manner of death," he said.

NAN 

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Nicki Minaj is smoking hot in pink bondage inspired swimsuit and pink hair | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:14 PM PDT

Actress Dayo Musa celebrates birthday with dazzling photos | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:13 PM PDT

 Prominent Yoruba movie actress, Dayo Musa shared dazzling photos of herself as she turned a year older today.
More below





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Pregnant Jessica Alba flashes growing baby bump in bikini | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:13 PM PDT

 On Monday,Jessica Alba revealed she's expecting baby number three in a surprise Instagram post.
And two days later, the actress was spotted on her Hawaiian holiday with her growing baby bump on display.
The pregnant 36 year old enjoyed the sunshine while lounging by the beach.




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Kylie Jenner shares alluring photos in white dress | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 10:12 PM PDT

 The 19 year old shared lovely photos which showcased her ever-growing curves.More below




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Kevin Hart Laughs Off Allegations He Cheated on Pregnant Wife Eniko Parrish | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:44 PM PDT

Kevin Hart has laughed off reports that he is cheating on his pregnant wife,Eniko Parrish .This comes after photos of him and a mystery woman sitting together in the backseat of a car surfaced online.

Kevin responded to the rumors via Instagram on Wednesday by posting a photo of himself laughing with a border of text that read, "At the end of the day, you just gotta laugh at the BS." He added in the caption, "#LiveLoveLaugh ..... [Shaking my damn head.]"


Eniko has yet to comment on the allegations, but did pose for an Instagram selfie shared the same day. 

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Girl,16 hangs her self in school toilet after she was bullied by schoolmates | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:43 PM PDT

A teenager was found hanged in her school's toilets after telling her mum and boyfriend bullies told her to "go back to your own country".

16 year old Dagmara Przybysz,fromPoland said girls at school had called her a "stupid Pole" in the days before her death at Pool Academy near Redruth, Cornwall.

Teachers took 90 minutes to find Dagmara after she went missing from class.


They also failed to perform CPR despite being told to by a 999 call handler, and didn't record incidents she reported to staff as bullying.

Before her death,she was also looking forward to her Year 11 prom and had gone shopping for a dress.
In the days before her death, Dagmara sent boyfriend Lewis Simpson a message saying:

"Not the best day at school, people saying things about me because I am from Poland. I don't even know their names.'"
Her mum Ewelina said in a statement her daughter was a "very beautiful lady", got on better with boys and most of her friends, including her boyfriend, went to another school.

She said her daughter had been having a problem with one girl who had "called Dagmara names"
.Mrs Przybysz said:

"'I don't know exactly what was said.This incident occurred only a few days before Dagmara passed away… I don't know whether these incidents were racist in nature; however, I can say that on several occasions she overheard comments such as 'stupid Pole'.'"We think the biggest problem for Dagmara was not racism, but bullying."
The UK SUN

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Kevin Hart ''caught cheating'' on his pregnant wife in Miami(Photos/Video) | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:43 PM PDT

Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Foster reacts to 'herpes' report | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:12 PM PDT

 Usher's ex-wife, Tameka has reacted after her page was flooded with comments following a report that he settled a woman with $1.1million for allegedly infecting her with herpes .

The report claims it happened around 2009-2010,about the time the former couple were embroiled in a divorce battle.Tameka wrote

Do not come on my page discussing rumors or adult people that have NOTHING to do with me. I have been divorced 8 years... Some issues are not my business... ex husbands, ex friends, snakes, hoes, characters, etc. Not my circus, not my clowns ... I'm good and my health (Everywhere is great🙏🏾), well my right knee hurts and I need reading glasses but otherwise I'm awesome and enjoying the sun. 🌞Miss me with other grown folks crazy gossip.. Not my business at all. I'm living my bestest life. Always. Miss me with the bullshit. Thank you. Carry on 💅🏾


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(Photo) Drug dealer arrested after calling 911 to report someone stole his cocaine | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 09:12 PM PDT

A Florida drug dealer called 911 to report a stolen bag of cocaine,Okaloosa Sheriff's officials wrote on Facebook .


According to the post, on Sunday,32-year-old David Blackmon  called 911 to report a robbery in Fort Walton Beach. Blackmon told the responding deputy that someone entered his car and took $50 and about a quarter ounce of cocaine from the center console.


The report says the deputy spotted some cocaine and a crack rock on the console and a crack pipe on the floorboard by the driver's side door.

Blackmon is charged with possession of cocaine and resisting arrest without violence. He was released from jail on Tuesday, but records don't list a lawyer.

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Girl, 10, is mauled to death by a lion while having a wee outside at night in Zimbabwe | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:27 PM PDT

A GIRL, 10, has been mauled to death by a lion while having a wee behind a hut in Zimbabwe, according to reports.

The youngster's aunt watched on in horror as the predator attacked and dragged the girl's body for 300m, police have said.
Little Mitchell Mucheni had gone outside with her aunt Mawonei Muchacha at about 7pm on Saturday when the big cat struck, state-linked newspaper Chronicle reports.


Ms Muchacha, 34, had waited at the front of the house while the youngster went to the back.

After becoming concerned she went to check on the youngster and saw the lion dragging her body, cops said.

She reportedly tracked the animal with a neighbour and found her niece's body near fields.

The attack took place close to a famous game reserve in the south east of the country.

Asst Insp Kudakwashe Dehwa told Chronicle: "We have received reports of a sudden death.


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Checkout the romantic way Temi Otedola celebrated Mr Eazi's birthday | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 04:12 PM PDT

Billionaire daughter and fashion blogger,Temi Otedola went all out for her boo and music star, Mr Eazi's 23rd birthday today.

She had a birthday message up in the sky for him as they duo celebrated in Miami.
How romantic.
Watch below

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Kylie Jenner steps out in leopard print bra and tiny metallic mini skirt | Mr Olumide's Blog

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 02:57 PM PDT

The 19 year old put her banging curves on display as she left a friend's house.

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