Compatibility: The Trumps and The Obamas

On the 20th January, the presidency of Barak Obama came to an end and he handed the mantle of leadership over to Donard J.Trump in a glamorous occasion witnessed by millions across the world. There were many issues that made headlines based on the occasion but what caught my attention, away from the politics and other issues was the couples leaving office(Obamas) and those coming in (Trumps),their compatibility as a man and wife.

Obama's presidency was not without ups and down,as there moments when American citizens and even different religious groups questioned his ability as a President. And with some 'help' from the new president,Donard, many flaws of the Obama administration were brought to light. Yes, i must agree there were times people hated Barak Obama for his policies especially toward the end of his administration but you see,I can say from many indications,he is a good husband with a lovely first Lady, Michelle. And you know what, he didn't hesitate to use that to his advantage as many respect him just for that.

According to Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, he said "comparison is the thief of joy", but it'll be impossible to not compare the Obamas' chemistry to the Trumps' lack thereof. No matter how hard you try to fake intimacy, if it's not natural, it's bound to fail. The new President, Donard and his First lady,Melania,though new to having cameras 'chase' them about really didn't do well in their attempt conceal their lack of intimacy. Thereby almost all the moments captured were like artists, acting a script. The Obamas they didn't have to fake anything because it was there. The chemistry was great every step of the way. There was never a moment they were caught on camera looking distant from each other compared to the Trumps.

Its not clear, why the Trumps does appear distant to each, perhaps due to age difference (Donard 70, Melania, 46) or something else but the chemistry as a man and wife isn't just there,they could pass as a total strangers. A glance through all the moments captured on the inauguration day, Donard and Melania Trum didn't show any sign of genuine closeness whatsoever, probably the new President was so much interested in taking the oath of office and getting to work  than showing affection to his wife. But the Obamas didn't mind that they were no longer the No.1 family in the US,they still had time to publicly display lovely affection towards each other as seen in the picture.

I'm of the opinion that if you want to have a happy life as a man,just make your wife happy, by implication you're guaranteed a blissful moment. Barak Obama didn't waste time in making the world know who was behind him, who supported him and the one who made his reign prosperous as a president. He made this already known secret more open during his last speech as the American President. In light of this, I doubt if Donard Trump could go this extra mile to celebrate his wife,judging from their body languages.

Though It's understandable that not all are for public displaying of affection and perhaps the Trumps may be one of those or possibly because Melania though, the first Lady of America but not the first wife of Donard J. Trump.Regardless, the Obamas, Barak and Michelle seems more compatible than the Trumps,Donard and Melania.

Tales of a boring service

By- Oluseyenla

It was during a Sunday service in a particular church, after every other normal activities and it was time for the Sunday sermon. Normally, everyone was hoping to see the senior pastor mount the podium to minister to the people,but one of the Deacons in the church stood up and marched to the podium. Personally,I didn't see anything strange in this as it is not unusual for an appointed personnel to preach in place of the pastor but I could tell immediately the said Deacon moved forward with his Bible, the whole church atmosphere changed. I could read disappointment on the congregation's faces. This got me curious so gave full attention to what the man is going to say.

The deacon started preaching and fast forward to 25minutes later I couldn't put down a single point into my service jotter. I checked around to see if I was the only one not following, and discovered I was just in the same boat as my neighbours to both left and right.

"Ok,this is not normal" I said to myself, "I've got to put something down as Sunday nugget,at least the topic",this is my usual habit anywhere I worship. I asked my neighbours to help me out with the sermon's topic,the guy to my left told me he had no idea while the other one to my right calmed my nerves when he showed me his jotter, but there it was, blank page! What is this? ...then came this words from the deacon preaching;

"I know I'm wicked, I don't need anyone to tell me.....but what I don't do is taking another man's wife"

Immediately this man said this statement, I heard different sorts sniffing, coughing, sneezing and dragging of chairs from within the church. So confused, I decided to look beyond the distractions and focus on the man on the podium but the more I tried,the more I got lost. Finally,the man announced the end of the sermon and asked the congregation to raise for prayers and thereafter the Senior pastor shared the grace.

I got home,still dazed with my experience at the Church,i started pondering on the possible cause of the 'chaos' at the church,what could be have been wrong with the deacon on the podium? And some answers came to mind: Any man that wants to stand on the podium should be aware of his conducts, within and outside the church.

I could recall that instantly the deacon mounted the podium, everyone started mocking him,that's probably because he has previous records of a form of immorality. It's probably because he's occupying a post he's not fit or perhaps what ever he said was actually what he needed to correct himself. You see,the Scriptures was crystal clear on the fact that before you correct anyone, make sure you are not shooting yourself in the leg. The general notion is, anyone that wishes to mount the podium should be with less blemish if not without.


Nevertheless, the people should know that the Creator is not a man,therefore He doesn't have to think as one. Regardless of the status, class or character of the man on the podium, the Creator can still speak. Be careful.

The Marriage of the Fist and the Mouth

By- Oluseyenla

It was very late last night when I was woken up by some strange, loud voice. Initially, I felt it was coming from the passersby while really it was from my neighbourhood. The voice which was that of a woman,was so loud that one could tell,she was struggling with someone, and of course who else could that be than her husband. Strange as it was, I paid rapt attention to the voice, as such a case is not usual in my neighborhood so this got me curious and I tried to grab why and what she was saying at such odd hour of the day.
   
      "Ori mi afi'ya je e, ori Iya mi afi'ya je e. Iwo omo aale..... ("my head will punish you,my mum's head will punish you,you this bastard......")

This were her words. But funny enough, I couldn't hear any voice replying her. After a while, I guess the woman got tired and decided to let us the innocent neighbours to have a peaceful sleep. This morning to my utmost surprise,I saw the couple looking so normal as though everything that I heard last night was in my dream. But on closer look at the wife, there it was, black eye.


So this got me thinking,what could have have led to this, considering I've always known the husband to be a gentleman. Then my philosophy came to mind,

'no matter how well kept your bad self is, a wrong wife will bring out for you'

I'm not saying the wife was the problem in this case,but I one could rightly deduced from the scenario that it was more of the woman than the man, as all through their fight I didn't hear the man's voice. And the question remains, why? Why didn't the man respond to the woman's curse and abuses,why didn't he say a word?

Have come to the realization that the Creator gave each specie unique tools to fight with, a man has been given The Fist, while a woman was given The Mouth.

Whenever this sort of confrontation ensued,it's mostly the woman that will be at the front burner with their Mouth, they have the ability to make or mar a man with this tool(mouth). They are capable of making a man do whatever it is they want and they can make a man do that they'll rather not do.When a woman tells you that all is well, congratulations! But when a woman opens her mouth to say you are doomed, the rest is history. In other words, the mouth,is a woman's weapon and they sure know how to use it, even though they use it to their own detriment sometimes.

On the other hand, a man was not given this particular tool,rather he was given another, 'The Fist' aka 'the shutting-up gear' aka 'the final sayer'. I've come to know that men don't respond most times to women's curse and abuses simply that's not their lane,they don't understand the rule of words. Although there are
some men that do try to talk(use the mouth) but later discover that they couldn't be as good as the women folks and as a result, switches back to the Fist.

To live together, couples should know that they both posses different powerful weapons which is capable of destroying them both when not handled carefully. As a woman, know that your Mouth has the tendency of unlocking a monster in a man,which could result to him using his Fist on you. However, a man should know that a woman will always feel helpless without their mouth therefore, the need for maturity and patience can not be over-emphasized.

No sane man would beat his woman regardless of how much she uses her weapon(mouth) on you. Yeah,I know it's unfair but that's the right thing.

Major Headlines this Morning

° I am calmer than Liverpool’s Klopp – Mourinho

https://www.today.ng/sport/football/244858/calmer-liverpools-klopp-mourinho

° Navy discovers illegal naval training school in Rivers

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/navy-discovers-illegal-naval-training-school-in-rivers/180625.html

° Turkish teachers, three pupils kidnapped in Ogun international school.

http://punchng.com/turkish-teachers-three-pupils-kidnapped-ogun-international-school/

° Sultan, Abdulsalami, Onaiyekan meet El-Rufai over Kaduna killings

http://punchng.com/sultan-abdulsalami-onaiyekan-meet-el-rufai-kaduna-killings/

° Obama advises Trump on being president

http://punchng.com/obama-advises-trump-president/

° My chiefs once took me to court for refusing to eat scarifice –100-year-old Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom

http://punchng.com/chiefs-took-court-refusing-eat-scarifice-100-year-old-ohworode-olomu-kingdom/

° Madagali suicide bomber strapped a baby to her back.

https://www.thecable.ng/revealed-madagali-suicide-bomber-strapped-baby-back

° After failing to convince Jammeh, Buhari, Barrow head to Mali

https://www.thecable.ng/failing-convince-jammeh-buhari-barrow-head-mali

° Reps urge Buhari to offer asylum to Jammeh

https://www.thecable.ng/reps-urge-buhari-to-offer-assylum-to-jammeh

° I‘ll Avoid Partisan Politics – Ohanaeze President

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/ill-avoid-partisan-politics-ohanaeze-president/

° I’ve Made A Lot Of Money From Gospel Music — Kenny Saint Brown

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/ive-made-lot-money-gospel-music-kenny-saint-brown/

° Sokoto Govt earmarks N32M for mass wedding

http://opera.pulse.ng/local/in-sokoto-govt-earmarks-n32m-for-mass-wedding-id6049269.html

° Trump President-elect says he may scrap Russia sanctions

http://opera.pulse.ng/world/trump-might-scrap-russia-sanctions-id6049882.html

° Rivers rerun: Don’t drag us into your war against security agencies – APC tells Wike, PDP

https://www.today.ng/politics/244613/rivers-rerun-drag-war-security-agencies-apc-tells-wike-pdp

The Origin of Mammy Market in Army Barracks

In 1959,  Mammy Ode, a young girl from Jericho-Ugboju in the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State was married to Anthony Aboki Ochefu, a young Non-Commissioned military officer who had just been posted to Enugu from Abeokuta. They were quartered at the Army Barracks, Abakpa, Enugu. To beat idleness and perhaps earn some money to support her young family, Mrs. Mammy Ochefu established a business of selling soft drinks. She also prepared gruel, which is popularly called 'Umu or enyi' in Idoma, or kunu in Hausa, for sale to the soldiers in the barrack to help quench their thirst and energise them.

She soon became popular with selling "umu" as soldiers trooped to her house to buy the local brew made from guinea corn. Some of her customers were officers, who always send their batmen to buy the gruel for them, Monday through Friday and even during the weekend when they are not working.

Somehow, one of the Non-Commissioned Officers, the RSM, did not flow with the enthusiasm, which Mammy’s gruel generated among other military men in the barracks. He complained that the stuff was attracting flies into the barracks and ordered Mrs. Mammy Ochefu to stop its production and sale.

Though disappointed at the order of the RSM, she stopped the production and sale of "umu" in the barrack. For weeks, Mrs. Mammy Ochefu agonized over the fate of her business, just as officers and men of the Nigerian Army who enjoyed her brew because of its freshness and nutritional value lamented over the situation.

From several quarters, pressure mounted on the RSM for a reversal of the order. After a while, he succumbed to and directed that a section of the barrack be reserved for Mrs. Mammy Ochefu to produce and sell her "umu".

Her joy knew no bound few days after a section of the barracks was allocated to her for the purpose of selling the Idoma local brew within the barrack. She built a small stall for her business and soon, her business began to boom. Most of her customers booked far in advance for the quantity of "umu" they want to buy. Before noon, she would have finished selling the available "umu" for the day.

Soon, other women in the barracks became inspired by her industrious nature and tapped into her industry and started selling other items like burukutu, pito, palm wine, kain-kain and other alcoholic beverages in addition to peppersoup and other delights for the relaxation of the rant and file in the evenings when they close from work and they are permitted to drink alcoholic beverages.

It was not long before that portion of the barracks became known as Mammy Market. It also became a policy to establish markets inside or near military barracks in the country, initially for the exclusive use of officers and men of the rank and file.

Today, no visit to Abuja, the Federal Capital City, is complete without a taste of fresh fish in one of the Mammy Markets, especially the one attached to Abacha Barrack. Similar markets attached to paramilitary barracks are also called Mammy Markets.

After General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown in a Military putsch, Anthony Aboki Ochefu, then a Colonel, was posted to East Central State as Military Governor. So Mrs. Mammy Ochefu and her husband returned to Enugu as the First Family. As First Lady Mammy Ochefu visits the site where Mammy Market started about sixteen years earlier. 


It must also be stressed too that in retirement, Colonel Anthony Aboki Ochefu and his wife incorporated a company called Mammy Markets, which was into haulage and trading.

Mrs. Mammy Ochefu is alive and lives at Otukpo as one of the prized legends of our time.

Source: Nats Onoja Agbo

Potential Killers on our Streets

By- Oluseyenla

So, I saw an intresting post on Facebook by Reno Omokri ( Former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on new media) this morning where he wrote

intently on the Federal government and the rampaging Fulani herdsmen, but what got my attention mostly was a comment made by one of his readers,who happens to be Fulani guy.This Fulani guy made a very salient point which I think needs urgent attention by the federal government and every realists.

The point made the Fulani guy was,
    
'why is everyone taking it as if all fulanis are evil'

You see, when you live in a country where the government seems to turn deaf ears and blind eye to killings just because it is carried out by a minor ethnic, a country where the government doesn't give the needed attention to security issues especially when it's just starting out, then there is bound to be danger.

Reading through what that Fulani guy wrote,I came to the realization that just as we have bad eggs in every other ethnics,we also have it Fulanis,but that doesn't mean all are bad. I don't blame anyone who seems to have a kind of reservations towards the fulanis, but I'd like to point out that not all Fulanis are bad or evil.

Although judging by the recent killings by some Fulani herdsmen, the impression of an average Nigerian about the Fulani clan is that they are all evil and dangerous. The notion created by the slaughtering of innocent Nigerians by some wicked Fulani herdsmen is that they are potential killers, but that doesn't change the fact that not all fulanis are murders, not all Fulani herdsmen kills.

However, If the current silence of the Federal government should be maintained, it won't only disintegrate Nigerians, it will solidify the hatred already carved for the Fulani clan and serious reprisal attacks on the innocent fulanis is inevitable. Therefore, the federal Government should make effort on how to smoke out the evil ones among this Fulani herdsmen in order for this growing hatred for the Fulani community not to lead to war were countless innocent soul would be lost.

Devils on Evangelism. Prt1

By -Oluseyenla

The scriptural account of what transpired on the day of Pentecost in the upper-room made to realize that Christianity especially in Nigeria is in trouble. Even though many has persistently and fervently asked for the repetition of this great Christian revolution to reoccur but sadly it they forgot that the Day of Pentecost as we have it in the Scriptures didn't just happened by chance,there were cogent steps taken.

The early church were the ones who worked for the name which the current Church has bastardized, the name "Christian" which means "Christ Like". This early Christians took Christianity to every part of the world which was accessible. The early Christians were not Christians of convenience. For them to have achieved such great feat, which even after thousands of years gone,Christians all over still make reference to that day. In my view, the day of Pentecost was possible because the Apostles were thoughtful of one important detail, I don't believe it was due to the duration of time they spent in the upper-room that helped them, I don't want to buy the idea of maybe it was as a result of the Leader or the anointing of the revivalist that brought about the "hand" of God, No! I believe it was as a result of ONENESS.
      
          ".....and they were in one accord...."

In Nigeria of today, I don't want to go into how many Churches we have currently. We several denominations with diverse rules and regulations. And often time,you see most of this denominations trying to gain more grands and more branches. In the early Church there was nothing like different denomination,the Christians were in one accord.

When you listen to most preachers, they do make reference to the Day of Pentecost that would like to hold another event that'd surpass the initial one,and I laugh when I hear this. It's no gain saying if I say there no single of hope of this Event reoccurring. There is no Pastor, Reverend, Bishop, or Pope can achieve such feat again. Succinctly put,the era to pull this sort of revolution has passed.

The essence of Oneness can never be over-emphasized more importantly when it has to do with receiving some things from God. When the human race was still speaking same language, they decided to build a tower that would get to where God was,they started the process and almost succeed when God decided to disband them by creating confusion between them. God knew that was the only play He could use as that moment if not they'd have achieved their aim. To successfully achieve another day of Pentecost, Christians need something they don't have, Oneness.

Jesus didn't commission the missionaries to go and create brand, He didn't say Christians should raise buildings next to each other and start a competition of who has enough money to buy the most sophisticated equipment in order to oppress the other. The gospel of Christ wasn't about which church has the most branches RCCG or CAC. No, the evangelism He spoke about is clearly different from what we is transpiring now.

This days you hear churches having loggerheads with each other over who came to a location first, is this what evangelism is all about, you see General overseers going to court over what denomination should be own a parcel of land, is that evangelism? And we are now clamouring for day of Pentecost to come. How is that even possible?

Christians this days lack oneness, Christians of now are all about what denomination you routing for, the Christians of now are more of "this is what my Daddy says is right", "My Bishop says this is the correct one". This is what Christians of this era has turned Christianity. A pastor who is suppose to lead his members to God,feed them with the spiritual manna, is the same one that'd be seen "dissing" the other Christian denomination. A scenario whereby Pastor Tunde Bakare condemning Pastor W.F Kumuyi ways of pastoring. This crops 'men of god' people look up to for the way to salvation,are the ones that'll pick up the microphone to nail those Christians found 'guilty' of using jewelries. Summoning all this together, its obvious that current set of Christians are politicians, that has to paint his opponents or rivals black so as to have more members to his church.

I've come to the realization that the current church has missed the call, the sets of evangelists we have now are advertisers, looking for more people to convert to their ways of live instead of searching for unbelievers, those that are yet to know about Jesus, they are busy castigating other Christian denominations.

I don't agree that there are no more sincere evangelists who are still on track but the unfortunate part is that this set of preacher are way down the food chain,they are voiceless, nobody is ready to listen to them. While those with voice are busy politicizing Christianity. I must say the Devil has taken over the Evangelical movement and is currently channeling where and what evangelists says.

Christian leaders should wake up from their slumbering which can be very destructive, leave pointing or demoralizing other denominations, they should face the fact that that are all Christians with the main mission of searching for lost souls and preaching Christ to them,not Church, not doctrine and not Pastor. We can take the movement back from the devil.

Christian leaders and Politics: Journey so far

By- Samuel Alagebe

I have been trying to tell christians that their leaders are nothing but thieves,On the 28th of August 1963, a Baptist Church Pastor led 250,000 (largest crowd in the US capital ever)African Americans to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington to fight for the rights of the Black Man in America. 5 years after, 6.01pm on the 4th of April, 1968, Pastor Martin Luther King was killed for having the audacity to challenge a 140 year status quo. He was killed but today America is a free society. That is faith as exemplified by Christ. Where is the faith of our Bishops and Pastors. Christians should fast and pray today for the nation when we should put action to our faith? Are the pastors not aware that most Nigerians have been fasting for 9 years on less than a $1 a day?

Our Christian leaders are proud to host the President and Governors at their convention rather than confront the system. Can you imagine a rally in Abuja with Anthony Cardinal Okogie, Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, Prelate Makinde, Pastor Adeboye, Bishop Oyedepo, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Pastor Sam Adeyemi in the front and we their congregation behind them?

Muhammadu Buhari will take to his heels, remove subsidy, get power sector working. We will effect a 40year change in 4 hours. Acts of the Apostles is a compendium of actions and not fasting of the Apostles.

We are the salt of the earth, salt must enter the hot stew and dissolve to sweeten the cooking. I am not fasting today, I need a march led by our Christian leaders. There is a price to freedom that the church alone can and must pay for our nation to move forward.lets make it work.

#SouthernKaduna is under siege by marauding Fulani Herdsmen .

Churches are being burnt to the ground . Christians are being killed wantonly .

Where are the Knights of St Mulumba and St John and St Christopher?

Where is Father Ejike Mbaka ?

Where is Bishop Isaac Idahosa ?

Where is Reverend Kumiyi ?

Where is Reverend David Ogbueli ?

Where is Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo ?

Where is Daddy GO Enoch Adeboye ?

Where is Pastor Lazarus Muoka ?

Where are all the prelates and primates that were consulted before elections and were given one gift or offering to convince their followers on which messiah to vote for ?

Where is the fiery puny Pastor Tunde Bakare ?

Where is Bishop Obi Udezue Onubogu?

Pastor Adeboye steps down, appoints new G.O

Pastor Adeboye made the announcement today during the Redeemed Christian Church of God annual Thanksgiving.

The new Overseer in person of Pastor Joseph Obayemi will be in charge of affairs here in Nigeria.

Until his appointment as the new General overseer, Joseph Obayemi was the deputy in charge of Finance and a member of the church governing council.

Wishing Pastor Adeboye a happy retirement and the new General Overseer Pastor Joseph Obayemi a successful administration.

Headlines this Morning

° Fayose is confused and suffering from hysteria -APC
https://www.today.ng/politics/241711/fayose-confused-suffering-hysteria-apc

° Abuja airport closure: Kaduna not safe for flights diversion – Fayose

https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/241729/abuja-airport-closure-kaduna-safe-flights-diversion-fayose#

° Payment of N5000 stipend, sign of Buhari’s commitment to people’s welfare – Tinubu

https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/241731/payment-n5000-stipend-sign-buharis-commitment-peoples-welfare-tinubu#

° We’ll never allow Boko Haram regroup again – NAF chief

https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/241726/allow-boko-haram-regroup-naf-chief#

° Don’t store beverages on bare floor – NAFDAC advises Nigerians

https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/241728/store-beverages-bare-floor-nafdac-advises-nigerians

° Ghana Set To Swears In New President Today

http://www.nairaland.com/3559502/ghana-set-swears-new-president

° We Don’t Know Whether Tompolo Is Dead -Army

http://www.nairaland.com/3559417/dont-know-whether-tompolo-dead

° Aisha Buhari "I Feed My Children With My Own Money Despite Living In Aso~rock"

http://www.nairaland.com/3559202/aisha-buhari-feed-children-own

° Fayose In Fresh Trouble For Alleged Diversion Of N8.877bn Paris Club Refund

http://thenationonlineng.net/fayose-fresh-trouble-alleged-diversion-n8-877bn-paris-club-refund/

°Five People Shot Dead In Florida Airport - Foreign Affairs

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38535699

° El-rufai Threatened To Beat Me Up" APC Vice Chairman Says

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/politics/el-rufai-threatened-to-beat-me-up-apc-vice-chairman-cries-out/179443.html