Gospel Musician Ohemaa Jacky Allegedly Does Ashawo In Turkey – todays news in nigeria

Gospel Musician Ohemaa Jacky Allegedly Does Ashawo In Turkey – todays news in nigeria

A lady identified as Afia Linking has claimed Ghanaian UK based gospel musician Ohemaa Jacky is a ‘certified’ ashawo (slut) in Turkey who also creates confusion between the men she sleeps with and their bona fide girls.
In an emotional laden interview with MY FM based in Koforidua, Afia said there’s no Satan anywhere because Ohemaa Jacky is the real devil in human flesh.
Afia says when she recounts all the help and benevolence she extended to Ohemaa Jacky only to be stabbed in the back, it drives her nuts.
Here’s her full account:
I took Ohemaa Jacky into my house in Turkey after a pastor friend of mine in America called me to assist her because she was stranded in Turkey. I took her in and i even gave her my bed to sleep on. We became four in the room, it was me, my boyfriend and my brother in-law.’
‘One day my brother in-law messaged me when i was in town that ‘I have finish her ooooo’ so i was confused with the message but all that meant was he has slept with Ohemaa Jacky’, she said.
She also added that; ‘After sleeping with my boyfriend’s brother she started creating confusion between my boyfriend and i. When we talk about something then she will go and tell my boyfriend a different thing.
Later some girls she made friends with also complained that she has slept with their boyfriends creating confusion in their relationships. She was later telling people that I practice prostitution.’
I know some of the men she has been sleeping with them in Turkey of which she comes back to Turkey to sleep with them.’

Toke Makinwa Involved In Domestic Accident – todays news in nigeria

Toke Makinwa Involved In Domestic Accident – Talk of Naija

Media personality Toke Makinwa just revealed that she was involved in an accident.
The OAP and blogger took to Twitter to reveal she fell while at work and split her knee in the process. She, however, added that thankfully did not break any bone.
In her words;
Had a nasty fall at work today, split my knee and landed on my hip, been in bed with my leg up. Thank God no broken bones
This is coming just days after Toke announced that she is in need of a lover for two weeks.

Nigerian woman lands in hospital after Canadian govt denies her family refugee status

Nigerian woman lands in hospital after Canadian govt denies her family refugee status

After Canadian government issued a deportation order to a Nigerian family of five, a pregnant mother of three, Rasheedat Bakare reportedly collapsed and landed in hospital.

Rasheedat, her husband, Afeez Bakare and their two children, Faaiq and Faaiqah were said to have fled Nigeria in 2017 to seek refugee status in Canada on the ground that they didn’t want their daughter to be circumcised.

Since they settled in Canada, Rasheedat and Afeez had a girl named Farhana in 2018.

Farhana is recognized as a Canadian citizen and the family is reportedly expecting another baby girl.

But on Thursday, November 28, 2019, Canadian government denied the family refugee status and told to leave the country by 3 p.m. on Friday, November 29, 2019.

On getting the deportation order, Rasheedat, who is said to be five months pregnant reportedly collapsed and was quickly rushed to a hospital. 

Rasheedat collapsed after receiving deprtation order (CBC)

When she regained her consciousness, she said, “My children’s life, my husband’s life is at risk. We ran away because they wanted to circumcise my baby girl — the one I brought from Africa. When I got to Canada, I had another baby girl. Currently, I’m pregnant with another baby girl. Now [I’ll have] three baby girls — [and all of their lives are] going to be at risk.”

Reacting to the deportation order, Afeez said, “I don’t want my life and my family to be in danger. My wife is in a state where she is restless, she cannot do anything.”

However, Bakare family’s case caught the attention of African Community Organization of Windsor (ACOW), who staged a protest on Friday outside the office of Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse.

While addressing the protesters, Masse described the treatment of Bakare’s family by Canadian government as ‘heavy-handed’.

He said, it was logistically difficult for the family to comply with the deportation order in the first place, simply because of how little time was given.

Masse also pointed out that Farhana, who is a Canadian citizen further complicates the family’s matters.

“[There are] very significant issues related to health, personal safety and just the capability financially of being able to [leave the country], he said.

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Pope at Angelus: Advent helps us find Jesus in the needs of others

Pope at Angelus: Advent helps us find Jesus in the needs of others

Ahead of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis reflects on the meaning of the Advent season, and invites us to pay attention to the needs of those around us who suffer.

By Devin Watkins
At the beginning of the new liturgical year, the Pope took a moment ahead of the traditional Marian prayer to comment on how the Advent season reminds us that Jesus constantly enters our lives.
He said the certainty that Jesus will return at the end of time urges us to look to the future with confidence and hope.
Drawn to the mountain
Turning to the First Reading, the Pope said the prophet Isaiah paints a picture of the mountain of the Lord’s house to which all nations shall be drawn.
After the Incarnation of the Son of God, said Pope Francis, Jesus revealed Himself as the true temple atop that mountain.
“The marvelous vision of Isaiah is a divine promise,” he said, “and impels us to assume an attitude of pilgrimage, of journeying towards Christ, who is the meaning and goal of history.”
Advent, said Pope Francis, “ is the time to welcome Jesus’ coming, as He comes as a messenger of peace to show us the ways of God.”

Staying awake

In the day’s Gospel reading, Jesus urges us to “stay awake” for His coming.
The image of staying awake does not mean keeping one’s eyes literally open at all times, said Pope Francis, but means having one’s heart “free and oriented in the right direction” by offering ourselves for the benefit of others in service.
“The sleep from which we must awake is created by indifference, by vanity, and by the inability to establish genuinely human relationships and to take care of our brothers and sisters who find themselves alone, abandoned, or ill.”

Paying attention to those in need

The Pope said our expectant waiting for Jesus requires vigilance in the form of “marveling at God’s action and at His surprises.”
Vigilance, he continued, means “paying attention to our neighbor in difficulty and allowing their need to draw us in, without waiting for him or her to ask us for help.”
Finally, Pope Francis asked the Virgin Mary for her guidance along the Advent journey.
“May Mary, the vigilant Virgin and Mother of hope,” he said, help us “to turn our gaze towards the ‘mountain of the Lord’, the image of Jesus Christ, who draws all people to Himself.”
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TB Joshua charges Bayelsa gov-elect to prioritise welfare of citizens

TB Joshua charges Bayelsa gov-elect to prioritise welfare of citizens

Governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, during a courtesy visit to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), yesterday, in Ikotun, Lagos was told by the senior cleric of the ministry, Prophet T.B. Joshua, to prioritise the welfare of the people.
This was part of the charge given to the newly elected incoming governor of Bayelsa State by Prophet Joshua.

Mr Lyon had visited the church, on Sunday, to show appreciation to God’s goodness upon his life through the ministry of SCOAN.
Prophet Joshua while recognising the presence of David Lyon and his entourage during the televised Sunday service told the congregation that: “This is not the time for testimony. This will come after his inauguration. I want to give my brother a message that he will continue to think about.

“I want him to have something that will continue going through his heart. I am not going to say anything that the Spirit of God would not. He is not a new person to us. He is one of the brethren in this ministry. He is one of us. He has been a fervent believer in the blood of Jesus. Going by the politics in the town today, I want my brother to know the only way the people of Bayelsa will believe that he is the one they voted for is for him to meet the expectations of the people of Bayelsa,” he said.

Prophet Joshua sought the prayers of the congregation for Lyon in order to succeed in his new task of leading the people of Bayelsa.
“He is banking on your prayer because the best is yet to come. My brother, I am at your service. When I say I am at his service, I mean I am at his service to see that the expectations of the people of Bayelsa are executed,” Prophet Joshua added.
It will be recalled that David Lyon was declared the winner of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, 17th November 2019.

Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will succeed the outgoing governor, Seriake Dickson, who has ruled the state since 2012.
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I wrote SSCE 17 times :AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY

I wrote SSCE 17 times because I wanted to pass without cheating

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

One of Nigeria’s highly inspiring true life stories is that of Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, popularly known as Mr Voiceover, a Kogi-born Batch B Stream II Corps member serving in Kwara State. Ahmadu, an award winning voice-over artiste, Nollywood actor, anti-depression and suicide advocate, is a graduate of mass communication from University of Benin (UNIBEN).

 

The story of his determination to succeed at all costs was aptly demonstrated when he wrote his Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) 17 times before he gained admission into UNIBEN. In this interview, Ahmadu speaks on his life.

How did you write SSCE 17 times and passed before you gained admission?

I survived through the grace of God. The journey started when I was at a tender age and everything was rosy in the family; then the situation turned sour and family crisis began. My father and mother separated due to irreconcilable differences. That was when my crisis started. I attended 16 primary schools and 14 secondary schools between 2010 and 2014 due to persistent family crisis which caused me psychological and mental imbalance, leading to SSCE attempts before I finally passed after the 17th attempt in 2014.

The examinations I sat for included WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, NECO GCE and JAMB that ushered me into the university. During the period of writing O’ level examination, I endured the pain to keep attempting each exam yearly with the sole aim of passing without cheating, despite pressures to succumb. This is because I knew succumbing to malpractice would cause me more harm than good, considering the psychological and mental effects of being enrolled in several schools and learning under different teachers.

I studied to the best of my knowledge but, in the end, I kept failing until God gave me breakthrough in 2014. Prior to when I finally passed SSCE, I enrolled in SSS2 in a school in 2013 when I strengthened my relationship with God and I also fully concentrated on my studies. During the period, I borrowed textbooks and attended private lessons with best students in various subjects and I also got SSCE syllabus from experienced teachers who doubled as my personal tutors. Furthermore, I constantly treated past questions on various subjects and I ensured that I scored higher than previous marks during my personal studies. I also received home tutorials on core subjects with brilliant students and graduates living my neighbourhood.

All these efforts paid-off as I eventually passed all my subjects in flying colours without cheating and got the best result in the school where I enrolled. It was this feat that ushered me into UNIBEN. All along, I had the conviction that I wanted to pass without cheating in order to correct my past and to prepare for a promising future. Today, I am glad that I am a change agent contributing to tackling national and global problems. If I had quit school or succumbed to the pressure to indulge in exam malpractice, which is becoming a norm to many students and youths in Nigeria today, my story would have been different.

What was the family crisis all about?

The family crisis started when I was about seven years old, separating my parents. I saw hell. It was more like a spiritual conflict with physical manifestations. The situation was so terrible that we the children were scared of approaching our father to share our emotions and love with him. The sad experience lasted more than 16 years when our father died despite fasting and prayers to save the situation. Interestingly, my father was a pastor and he was constantly on transfer which, in the end, had dire consequences on the family. Meanwhile, my mother was always relocating with him until she could not do so due to its effect on her life, her children and her job. During this period, I moved from one school to another and the cycle continued until I enrolled in 16 primary schools and 14 secondary schools months in two years.

I grew up to understand that my mother showed us more attention, care, godly counselling and love, and took up all responsibilities despite the separation from my father. She spent her salaries as a civil servant, engaged in all types of petty businesses and sometimes went the extra mile to obtain bank loan just to sponsor our education. She ensured that her five children did not go astray despite pressures from family members. My mother also funded the University Matriculation Examination which I wrote five times and SSCE which I passed after the 17th attempt, even when she knew that I was not ready to succumb to cheating in line with the godly counselling she exposed us to from tender age.

During the period you were rewriting your SSCE, what was the motivating factor?

One thing that kept me going was my belief system and God’s grace I saw quite a number of my junior colleagues who became master’s degrees’ holders and some were already working while I was still wearing secondary school uniforms to repeat SSS1 & SSS2. But I remain focused to succeed.

What about your parents, teachers and siblings? What roles did they play?

My mother played a great role, although she was at some time frustrated and wept profusely and compared me with other children in the family and with my peers who were making their families proud. She was frustrated by my repeated failures and the shame I was causing her. At a point, she took a bold step to advise me to quit school and invited family members to beg me to consider carpentry or learn a trade rather than for her to continually spend money on an unproductive son. But she never stopped praying and fasting for her children and husband. I technically suffered educational setbacks the most amongst my siblings as a second child in a family of five children. I was repeating class with my junior siblings and teachers would instruct me to meet my siblings for explanation in subject areas where I did not understand.

Teachers nicknamed me Coconut Head because I did not always understand what was being taught in class let alone being able to answer questions and I was fond of taking either the last position or the penultimate grade in my result. During a time I was rewriting my SSCE, our last born was also preparing for his first attempt in same exam at the Federal Government College, while other junior siblings and my elder brother were already in higher institutions. I felt traumatized but I kept hope alive with advice from close associates and people with loving hearts. In the end, I emerged as the first university graduate in the family. And as fate would have it, I was mobilized for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) months to when I will turn 30 years which is the age limit for Youth Service. I have no doubt in my heart that God orchestrated my story to pass a message to this generation.

Was there any spill over during your tertiary education experience?

I had no extra year. I gained admission into UNIBEN in 2014 and finished my degree programme in 2018. My passion to succeed distinguished me from other university students. During my days at UNIBEN, I represented the university, Kogi State and Nigeria respectively on several occasions where I won many outstanding national and international award competitions. These achievements called for my invitation for celebration by the university’s Vice Chancellor for winning awards and being featured on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

How did you survive during the period?

There is an axiom that says “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. Upon this nugget lies my drive to keep pushing on. I saw a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel. More importantly, I surrounded myself with people who brought out the best in me by motivating me to press on and that one day all would be history. At a particular time, I had a one-on-one encounter with a secondary school junior colleague of mine at a bank who, at the time of our meeting, had finished his university programme. I was shocked, knowing full well that I was just re-enrolled into SSS2. But I had to put myself together to face the challenge.

When the conversation commenced, I brought out my business card and told him that I was into advertisement on radio and television. He told me I had achieved so much for myself, but that was actually an escape route for me. Although I had a natural talent to do voice-over at that time, I had suspended it to focus on getting my SSCE right. I was also able to survive my troubles because of the baby face God gave me, such that people often addressed me as a younger brother to some of my siblings. Although at some point during my last re-enrolment into SSS2 for my SSCE exams, I was being addressed as “sir’ by students and some teachers, but I was not distracted because I knew what I was there to achieve. It was not easy but God helped me through the hard times.

With the benefit of hindsight, what do you think youths can learn from your experience?

Youths should accept their challenges and see them as real life situation. And they should imbibe the spirit of determination and dedication towards the achievement of their dreams. They should be God-fearing, not religious and taking into cognizance that they will give account of whatever they do here on earth before their Creator. Let me give you an analogy. Destroying a nation does not require atomic bombs or long range missiles. It only requires lowering the quality of education and allowing cheating in examinations by students.

 

Patients die at the hands of doctors produced by such system. Buildings collapse at the hands of engineers produced in such a scenario. Money is lost at the hands of economists & accountants produced there. Humanity dies at the hands of religious scholars there while justice is lost at the hands of their judges. The collapse of education is the collapse of a nation. Nigerian youths should desist from examination malpractices and other social vices in order not to truncate their careers and bring shame to the country as future leaders.

Most of the youths are fond of comparing themselves with others with the feeling of inferiority complex which, most times, leads to unnecessary pressures which have caused many youths frustration, depression and triggered suicidal thoughts in the end. In recent times, depression has emerged as a predominant health challenge leading to young people taking their own lives or engaging in societal vices like internet fraud, political thuggish, cultism, exam malpractices, prostitution and drug abuse.

What do you think parents can do to support their wards to succeed in life?

Parents should provide the fundamental needs of their wards, which include but not limited to love and care, close monitoring to ascertain when a child develops behaviour disorder as well as other challenges that might lead to depression. Parents should believe in their wards and motivate them with kind words towards achieving greatness in life.
Parents should also create time to have heart-to-heart talks with their wards to address their emotional pains, which is more than just giving them money to meet their physical needs. Parents should discontinue the act of encouraging their wards to be involved in internet fraud, prostitution, street hawking and underage marriage because of the money they will make out of it.

They should learn from Ben Carson’s mother who brought out the best in Carson to become the first neurosurgeon in the world. And they should keep encouraging their wards towards achieving their purpose in life. They should not speak negative statements to discourage their wards, so their wards won’t feel hopeless, depressed and contemplate suicide. They should help their wards to discover their talents, then give them support to achieve them. They should be prayerful and hand over their wards to God, the Creator who can make a hero out of zero.

The authorities and stakeholders, how can they support youths to succeed and be tomorrow’s leaders?

Government should encourage youths by implementing policies and programmes that will create employment for them. Government should celebrate successful students and youths in order to motivate others towards achieving greatness. Government should include youths in decision making geared towards national development. Government should stop using youths as political thugs so as not to truncate their future. Government should standardize the learning citadels and review the curriculum. Stakeholders and those in government should lead by example. 

They should pump money and resources into academic programmes and competitions to boost the morale of youths, just as they do to the entertainment and the sport sectors. They should invest more in ICT development to set youths on global competition with their counterparts in other parts of the world. They should serve as role models to youths.

What’s your ambition in life?

Recently, I kick-started a global assignment to tackle the menace of depression and suicide, which will become the 2nd most prevailing health problem in world history by year 2020, according to World Health Organization.

It is a nationwide programme (state-to-state) on community mental health awareness and sensitization on tackling depression and suicide with a focus on secondary schools and campuses. I seek to work with the United Nations, World Health Organization, NGOs, health and education agencies, stakeholders and investors to achieve these sustainable development goals using my story as a platform to reach out and offer professional educational and mental health support to young people and adults who are suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts.

As a way to tackle the alarming rate of depression, hopelessness, trauma and suicide prevalent amongst youths in Nigeria and beyond and to restore hope, I seek the support of the entertainment industry, investors and relevant agencies and individuals in the adaptation of my full story to produce a cinema movie to be circulated globally and to have my story published and adapted by national examination bodies to restore hope to the millions of youths and students who are experiencing failure in career pursuits, resulting to depression and suicide contemplation.
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