Inspiration: Morning Smiles

A smile is so much more than just a show of teeth. A smile is a prelude to laughter. A smile is a spreader of joy. A smile is a messenger of peace. A smile is a sharer of happiness. A smile is a giver of love. Smiles help to heal the heart. Smiles help to nourish the soul. Smiles help to build a better world one grin at a time.

The truth is you don’t smile because you feel good; you feel good because you smile. Don’t be stingy with your smiles then. Share them with joy. Let everyone see your smiling face. Let Heaven see your smiling soul. Let God’s love flow through your smile until like the morning sun you light up the world.

Morning lovelies.
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Read President Jonathan's Broadcast to all Nigerians

 

 This is President Jonathan's last speech before the elections tomorrow. He called on everyone to vote and avoid any violence. Read the speech below;

Dear Compatriots,
1. As we prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, I have come before you this morning to express my immense appreciation for the opportunity you gave me to lead this great nation of ours in the past four years.
2. I also wish to place on record, once again, my sincere gratitude for the support you have given my administration without which the significant progress we have made in recent years would not have been possible.

3. In spite of the many challenges we have had to contend with since 1999, our present democratic dispensation continues to endure and grow stronger in keeping with the yearnings and aspirations of our people.
 

Bloody Thursday: Robbers Raid 4 Banks in Owo-Ondo State, Set bank on Fire, Killed 4, Injured many.

It was a bloody Thursday 26th March 2015 as, armed robbers numbering about 10 stormed Owo town in Ondo state and robbed about four commercial banks including First bank, Wema bank and Skye Bank.
The armed men were said to have dressed in military uniform and came into Owo through the Abuja-Owo express road and blocked the entire road.
The robbers killed a number of people including a bank manager and another staff at one of the banks. Many people were said to be injured according to reports. One of the commercial banks was set ablaze by the robbers as seen in the picture above.
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Photo: Happy Friday!!!

Hello Lovelies, Happy Friday. Remember always smile it keeps the wrinkles away. And if you are in Nigeria , March 28th is the day. Please Vote, Don't Fight.

Happy Weekend.

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Photo: Osinbanjo Campaigns with Groundnut oil and Rice.

Even Prof Yemi Osinbanjo has learnt the rudiments of Nigerian politics. New ideas of campaigning everyday.

One Direction Splits: Zayn Malik Quits Band On a World Tour

I totally Love the One Direction band, why did you split(wailing).
The famous boy band in the UK One direction(1D) has spilt. Zayn Malik quit the band in the middle of a World Tour. Zayn in a statement released today said he wanted to be a normal 22 years old. Read the statement below;

"After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year."

Photos: Nigerian Military(Soldiers) Don Show For Lagos

Though I culled this pictures from LIB, these are pictures of the soldiers matching at Lekki. But here in Ikoyi about 5 military troops just passed by, don't get scared. I think they are headed for the nearby barracks.
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Injustice: Man Killed in Kwara State because of 50Naira(N50) Village Due

One Suleman Muritala has been killed in Pampo Village, Afon area, Kwara state on 16th March, 2015 for not paying a N50 village due.
It is reported that a youth group of the village armed with sticks and cutlasses stormed Muritala's  home asking for the 50Naira(N50) village due. An argument ensued between the youth and Muritala, which led to his refusal to pay the due. The argument led to a fight between the victim  and the youth, they beat him mercilessly and left him in a pool of blood and dead. The youths are reported to have fled the community.

According to Punchnews, It was also learnt that the miscreants had acted on the order of a leader of the community, identified as Kareem Magaji.
The attack was said to have been reported at the Afon Police Division the following day by a resident. Continue reading......

They are Planning to Send me to Prison- Patience Jonathan Cries Out

Mama Peace, the wife of the Nigerian President in a rally in Oyo State said Muhammed Buhari will send her to prison if he wins the presidential election. She went further to pour the Holy Ghost fire on them. She entreated Oyo women to vote for President Jonathan for a second term. See excerpt from her speech in Oyo;

“I want to warn you not to listen to the All Progressives Congress. The APC does not have materials to match what the PDP has on (the) ground. Their candidate was there in governance initially. What did he do? They only sent your fathers to prison.
“They are planning to even send me to prison. Holy Ghost fire! Holy Ghost fire! Holy Ghost fire! They have nothing to offer. They only say ‘I will’, ‘I will’.

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Word For Today: His Strength In My Weakness

Keep looking up to God, his strength is made perfect in our weakness. He knows all we are going through just cast your cares on him.

Good Morning!!!

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Goodluck to Badluck: Fayose Pulls Another Front Page Election Campaign

Another campaign tactics from Governor Fayose. The man never gives up. This is the last lap before the Presidential elections come Saturday. This advertorial appeared on the front page of Punch newspaper today.

Over to you, what do you think about the Advert?

Election2015: Nigerian Government Closes Land and Sea Borders

The Nigerian government through its Interior Affairs Minister, Abba Moro has ordered the closure of all the land and sea borders due to the March 28th presidential election.

According to the statement, which was released earlier today, the government wants to ensure that foreigners are not given the slightest opportunity to vote or cause any mayhem.
Continue below to see a copy of the statement culled from LIB......

ISIL Recruits: 11 Young Medical Doctors head to Syria to Join ISIS

ISIS have lured another group of young people to Syria. Over the weekend a group of young medical students eleven(11) in number have left home to work with the ISIL group.

Amongst the group of 11 includes seven Britons, an American, a Canadian and two Sudanese said the Turkish authority. Eight of the group are medical students who have just graduated and three others are in their final year of medical school, he said. They'd been studying in Khartoum, Sudan.

According to the Turkish Lawmaker he said,

"They have been cheated, brainwashed. That is what I, and their relatives, think," Ediboglu said, according to the newspaper.
But he also stressed that the group did not travel with the intention of joining the battle.
"Let's not forget about the fact that they are doctors," he told The Observer. "They went there to help, not to fight." 

At least seven of their mothers and fathers are living near the Turkey-Syria border, pleading for their return. The parents have urged their children to come home through a national newspaper in Turkey telling them there are other ways to help people.

A lot of foreigners have travelled down to Syria to join the group some of them as young as 15 years old. Last month 3 girls aged 15-16 went to Syria to join the group.

 

Transcribed Version: President Obama Preaches "Peaceful Elections" to Nigerians in Youtube Video

Today the US president Barack Obama sent Nigerians a YouTube message(shown above) asking us to vote and stand against violence. He called on Nigerians to stand for a peaceful election. This is the transcribed version of the video below......

Hello. Today, I want to speak directly to you—the people of Nigeria. Nigeria is a great nation and you can be proud of the progress you’ve made. Together, you won your independence, emerged from military rule, and strengthened democratic institutions. You’ve strived to overcome division and to turn Nigeria’s diversity into a source of strength. You’ve worked hard to improve the lives of your families and to build the largest economy in Africa.
Now you have a historic opportunity to help write the next chapter of Nigeria’s progress—by voting in the upcoming elections. For elections to be credible, they must be free, fair and peaceful.
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News Break: Singapore's Founding father, Lee Kuan Yew Dies @ 91

If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business.  Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew, the 91 years old Singapore transformer has passed on early this Monday morning in a general hospital, after several weeks of being hospitalized of pneumonia.
World leaders including Obama (USA), Putin(RUSSia) has described Mr Yew as a strategist and a great leader.
The people of Singapore has also gone into a 7days mourning to honour the great leader. More tributes have been coming in for the late leader from around the world. The national mourning will culminate to a state burial on Saturday.

Who Is Lee Kuan Yew?
Lee was Singapore's first prime minister and was a Prime Minister for 31 years, He was one of Singapore's founding fathers.
Lee, a Cambridge-educated lawyer, is widely credited with building Singapore into one of the world's wealthiest nations on a per capita basis with a strong, pervasive role for the state and little patience for dissent. He co-founded the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore since 1959 and led the newly born country when it was separated from Malaysia in 1965. 
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"E GO Better Kill Nigeria" By Peregrino Brimah

This article was written by Peregrino Brimah, this article gives us a clear view on what have led to the degeneration of the entity called Nigeria.... Read on to see Why

We are the “Positive thought” nation; in lay and local lingo, we are the “e go better” people. Faced with adversity, we smile and say, “e go better.”

When we examine the predicament of Nigeria; when we review our history in light of our record of decades of malgovernance, outrageous corruption (economic terrorism), insubordination by authorities and failed administrations; one reality presents itself: we are unique.
Whereas the French would have long revolted and changed their governments; whereas the African-Americans would long have been on the streets as they are in Ferguson today; as they were in LA years ago. Compared, the Arabs would have “sprung,” and the masses of America would have “occupied;” Nigerians are hopeful.

It is our happiness that is at fault. Our hope is our blight. We have been diagnosed for this attitude. We were called the happiest people on earth. We thought this was something to be happy about, little did we realize then that this was a slight.
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Morning Inspiration: Running Into His Hands

 

This life is so full of beautiful moments. All you have to do is open your eyes and your heart to see them. I saw one just the other day. The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl no more than 7 years old hopped down the bus steps and started running up the driveway toward the house. The smile on her face was contagious. Her long hair was bouncing off her shoulders and her pink backpack was trailing behind her as she ran. I looked up the hill to see where she was going and saw her Dad waiting on her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and knelt down to greet her. The second she got to him he wrapped his powerful arms around her and gave her a huge hug.

Infanticide: 5 Dead Bodies of Babies Found in the Freezer

Police officers searching the home of the couple

Police in Bordeaux, France has found the dead bodies of five(5) babies in the freezer on Thursday morning.
According to reports, a 40 year old man who is the woman's husband found the first baby in a freezer bag on Thursday morning. While the police discovered the other 4(Four)  frozen dead bodies in a freezer in the family home.

The 40 year old man was taken into custody while the 35year old woman is being hospitalized for psychiatric and gynecological examinations.

Corp members (NYSC) In Kebbi State are Being Taught How to Use Guns(M60)

According to reports Corp members (NYSC) are being taught how to use guns in Kebbi state. The corpers are being engaged in the training in order to protect themselves just incase something goes wrong during the elections. The gun is an m60.

According to report on LIB,

"The corp members were given security tips on how to prevent and handle mishaps in the course of the elections. They will not be given guns and ammunitions but in case the Boko boys decide to show their faces, Corpers will be able to help the security agents. After all, we are all serving our father's land." He said. Continue after the cut......

Ramsey Noah On CNNVOICES, Talks Nollywood, Politics and Endorses GEJ

CNNVoices caught up with our very own Nigerian actor, Ramsey Noah, he talked about the Nigeria film industry(Nollywood), politics, his presidential candidate for the 2015 election. And also some fans sent in questions via twitter which the Actor replied.
CNN: How have you seen Nollywood change and grow over the years?
Ramsey Nouah: There have been several phases in Nollywood, like in everything in life. We started off Nollywood almost like making bread out of stone; there was nothing, no investment, no structure, nothing on the ground to actually help the industry but we've brought it this far and we are very happy.

CNN: So what have you learned throughout this journey?
RN: I learned a whole lot of lessons, when the chips were high -- many people knew me and everything but I was so deeply passionate about the industry that I wanted growth and I wanted something better.
I wanted Nollywood to look like Hollywood and Bollywood, I wanted it to have that appeal ... and at some point in my industry it wasn't happening. Because I'm one of the very top actors, knowing that with my influence I could make a difference, I decided at some point ... to be like "look guys, lets upgrade, the new technologies are coming, how do we move forward."
Most of the people I was working with wanted to live in that mindset, and I felt "no, I need to make a change,"... and then I was just picking movies deliberately that I knew would stand the test of time as I grow old.
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