Cynthia Morgan Shares Sexy New Photo.

German Juice crooner, Cynthia Morgan, shared this sexy photo on instagram:

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Photo: Burna Boy & Cynthia Morgan Share A Kiss

Seems like Music artistes, Burna Boy & Cynthia Morgan are dating. Cynthia shared this photo:

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pandemonium as four masquerades invade ondo church flog pastors,worshipers

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Nigeria police bans street trading/hawking on abuja roads

Read the press statement from the Force Headquarters below...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase NPM, fdc has mandated State Command Commissioners of Police to strengthen security at all Mosques, Churches and other worship centers across the country. Adequate security has also been ordered for venues where Moslems break-fast in the evenings. Worshipers are advised to be vigilant, and promptly report to the Police any suspicious persons or substance found in or around their environment.
 In a similar development, a ban has been placed on street hawking and all forms of trading on Abuja roads/Highways especially road intersections, traffic light points and traffic hold-ups. In the same vein, unauthorized Taxi Parks and Bus Stops formed around the Federal Secretariat, Abuja is now prohibited. Only bus and taxis painted in authorized commercial colours would be allowed to operate at designated taxi parks and bus stops in and around the Central Area, Abuja. Violators would be apprehended and prosecuted as Police Units have been directed to enforce the relevant laws in this regards.

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manchester city comfirm the signing of kelvin de bruyne from wolfsburg

Manchester City have signed Belgium midfielder

Kevin de Bruyne from German side Wolfsburg for a

club-record fee.

The 24-year-old has agreed a six-year deal and is

City's fourth high-profile summer arrival after

Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Nicolas

Otamendi.

He joined Wolfsburg in January 2014 for a

reported £16.7m after making three Premier

League appearances for Chelsea.

Wolfsburg won last season's German Cup and

finished second in the Bundesliga.

Chelsea signed the winger from Belgian side Genk

for a fee in the region of £6.7m in January 2012.

English roots

Kevin de Bruyne's mother was born in Ealing, west

London, making him eligible to play for England.

However, he opted for the country of his birth,

making his debut for Belgium in August 2010

while still a teenager.

Why did De Bruyne leave Chelsea?

De Bruyne was at Stamford Bridge for two years,

during which he spent spells on loan at Genk

(where he scored twice in 13 appearances) and

Werder Bremen (10 goals in 33 games).

He started two of the first three league games of

the 2013-14 season, but after that began only

three more matches - all in the League Cup.

Manager Jose Mourinho walked out of a news

conference after being irritated by questions about

the midfielder, who had been left out of the squad

to face Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.

"He was not selected. It was my decision," said

Mourinho. "Only 11 can play and 18 can be

selected. I try to decide, by what they do on the

pitch, when they play and what they do in training.

"He's not selected because I didn't like the match

he played against Swindon [in the Capital One Cup]

and I didn't like the way he was training."

Having made his international debut in 2010, De

Bruyne became a Belgium regular during

qualification for the 2014 World Cup and with the

tournament in Brazil looming and the midfielder

struggling to start games, national team manager

Marc Wilmots urged him to leave the Blues in

search of first-team football.

After his move to Wolfsburg, De Bruyne told

Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws he had "lost

his joy" at Chelsea and that he asked Mourinho to

let him go.

Most chances created in the top five European

leagues 2014-15

135 - Dimitri Payet, Marseille

112 - Kevin de Bruyne, Wolfsburg

101 - Eden Hazard, Chelsea

96 - Nolito, Celta Vigo

95 - Cesc Fabregas Chelsea

95 - Lionel Messi, Barcelona

How has he trebled his value?

De Bruyne has enhanced his reputation since

leaving Stamford Bridge.

It took De Bruyne 13 games to score his first

Wolfsburg goal, but since then he has netted

regularly, while also laying on even more chances

for others.

He ended 2013-14 with three goals in four games

and last season struck 16 times and made 28

assists as Dieter Hecking's men finished runners-

up in the Bundesliga before then winning

Germany's domestic cup competition.

Only one other player - Dimitri Payet - then of

Marseille, now of West Ham - in the top five

European leagues created more chances than De

Bruyne's 112 last season. Chelsea duo Eden

Hazard and Cesc Fabregas created 101 and 95

respectively.

During his time at Wolfsburg he created 254

goalscoring chances in 73 domestic matches,

resulting in 35 assists.

Where will he fit into City's system?

City have begun this season in superb fashion,

winning all four of their Premier League matches -

including a 3-0 victory over champions Chelsea -

without conceding a goal.

Midfielders David Silva and Yaya Toure have

played a key role in this positive start, while

Raheem Sterling - a £49m signing from Liverpool -

has started all three matches.

During his productive last season, De Bruyne

operated mainly as a number 10, the role occupied

by Silva, although he also spent some time in

Sterling's left-sided role.

De Bruyne has also played on the right of an

attacking three and you would expect the man

most at threat following his arrival is Jesus Navas,

who has looked more effective than last season

but whose end-product pales in comparison to one

of Europe's mos

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Wizkid, tiwa,olamide and p.square

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Nigeria marks 500 days since chibok girls abduction

AFRICA
Nigeria marks 500 days since Chibok girls' abduction
Relatives of more than 200 missing girls mark grim landmark amid renewed push to end rebellion in northern Nigeria.
27 Aug 2015 21:03 GMT | Africa, Nigeria, Boko Haram

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Relatives of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram mark 500 days since the abductions with hope dwindling for their rescue despite a renewed push to end the armed group's rebellion.

The landmark on Thursday comes amid a security crisis in northeastern Nigeria, where fighters have killed more than 1,000 people since the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari in May.

Boko Haram fighters stormed the Government Secondary School in the remote town of Chibok in Borno state on the evening of April 14 last year, seizing 276 girls who were preparing for end-of-year exams.

Fifty-seven escaped but nothing has been heard of the 219 others since May last year, when about 100 of them appeared in a Boko Haram video.


Nigeria's abduction saga
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has since said they have all converted to Islam and been "married off".

Parents of the missing girls are unhappy at what they see as a lack of inadequate effort from their government.

"The government's response has been very slow. If these girls were their biological daughters I don't think they would still be missing. It's because they don't care about the poor," Esther Yakubu, mother of a missing girl, said.

Buhari says his government will not stop looking for the girls.

Shehu Garba, a presidential spokesperson, said there has been "intensified intelligence gathering and reconnaissance in a given location in the northeast".

"In the past, government had contended with intelligence that was very peripheral. I think we're getting something deeper and clearer and more specific," he told Al Jazeera.

The mass abduction brought the brutality of the rebellion unprecedented worldwide attention and prompted a viral social media campaign demanding their release backed by personalities from US First Lady Michelle Obama to the actress Angelina Jolie.

An 8,700-strong Multi-National Joint Task Force, drawing in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Benin, is expected to go into action soon.

In a report published in April, Amnesty International quoted a senior military officer as saying the girls were being held at various Boko Haram camps, including in Cameroon and possibly Chad.

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

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Department of Mass Communication BSU Presents Media Debate and Public speaking 2015

200 student of the department of mass communication Benue State University Presents ‎ Media debate and public speaking.

Theme: Multi-Dimensional Society in the age of Technology.‎

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Breaking: Pastor Kumuyi's Visit to Benue Takes a Halt

As earlier announced here that Benue is will experience another supernatural visitation for the third time as Pastor Kumuyi of the Deeper Life Church visits on the 26th of this month.

From the desk of the church's Secretary, "we are sorry to announce to you that scheduled programme is put on hold, this is not unconnected to some foreseen hitches, but all the same, all things work together for good, to those are called according to His purpose".

"He will come sooner than we expect" pastor Egbe said. This is a consolation message to some disappointed members of the church, "let's keep all finders crossed and see events unfold".

The Cleric further advises the members to keep up with the preparations in the aspects of monetary contribution and in intense prayers. "Do not relent in your prayers as it is highly needed and also, pay up all pledges because soon he will come", he added.

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David Mark to testify at Election Tribunal on August 18

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Thursday fixed Aug. 18 for former Senate President, David Mark to testify in person.

Mark was dragged to the tribunal by his only contender, Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressesive Congress (APC) over his declaration by INEC as the winner of the Benue South Senatorial election.

Onjeh had argued that the elections were marred by electoral malpractices and substantial breaches of the Electoral Act 2011 as amended.

He also averred that INEC officials were compromised and voters were financially induced by the PDP agents at the various polling units in the district.

The petitioner, therefore, urged the court to nullify the election and order for fresh poll.

Mark's counsel, Mr Kenneth Ikonne, had told the tribunal on Thursday that his client would be appearing in person to testify during the next adjourned date to enable him close his case.

Ikonne had also called five witnesses who testified that the elections were free and fair.

The witnesses denied financial inducement of voters as alleged by petitioner.

However, under cross-examination by petitioner's counsel, Mr Tunji Oso, one of the witnesses, Mr Abuh Adesi, admitted that card readers were used to accredit voters in his polling unit.

Adesi had earlier deposed in his written statement that incident forms were used for accreditation instead of card readers in his polling unit.

At the end of the testimonies and cross-examinations, Ikonne prayed for an adjournment, promising to close his case with the testimony of Mark.

The tribunal Chairman, Justice Mosumola Dipeolu, adjourned the case till Aug.18, for further defence.

Source: benue.com.ng

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Benue to Support Aokpe Pilgrimage Centre

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has promised to support the Aokpe Prilgrimage Centre, near Ugbokolo.

He spoke at the 21st anniversary of the centre at the Our Lady of Aokpe Mediatrix of All Ages.

Ortom, who was represented by Director of Tourism, Mrs Dooter Ajoko, reiterated his administration's commitment to promote  tourism, saying that the government takes pilgrimage seriously and has spent much on sponsoring people on pilgrimage.

He said tourism is a big money spinner which can boost the economic fortunes of a country.

He said indices abound of what countries such as Kenya, Gambia, Bahamas and cities like Calabar benefit from their investment in tourism.

He stressed that time had come for a diversification of the economy from the mono-oil economy to a multi-economy and that tourism is one of the preferred sectors.

"The Aokpe apparition ground has become a prominent religious tourist site/destination that deserves international attention and which I believe the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation would project considering its significance as a pilgrimage centre. The importance of pilgrimage to Christianity and Islamic religion cannot be over-emphaised. If you consider the volume of pilgrims who troop to Mecca, Jerusalem and Rome for pilgrimage viz-a-viz the monetary value on the economy, and you imagine that replicated here in Aopke, not only would the rural economy get a boost but the state and country at large would benefit from the multiplier effects of these," he said.

Ortom stressed that as soon as the pilgrimage centre is authenticated, some of the pilgrims would come and perform their religious duties at Aopke, noting that government is very willing and ready to provide the necessary enabling environment for the realisation of authentication of Aokpe as a pilgrimage centre.

Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mrs Sally Uwechue Mbanefo, said Aokpe Pilgrimage Centre is one of the many religious sites in Nigeria that needs to be promoted within and outside the country. She noted that NTDC in line with its statutory mandate recognises and identifies Aokpe Pilgrimage Centre as a religious tourism site worthy of recognition and onward publicity on the corporation's website to attract more foreign pilgrims all over the globe.

"This will form part of religious tourism like the Winners' Shiloh and Redeemed Church convention which hold every December in Ota and Lagos respectively. In view of the importance of this site to the good people of Benue State, Aokpe community and Nigeria at large, I hereby approve and authenticate Aokpe Pilgrimage Centre as religious tourism site under the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act which encourages religious tourism in Nigeria," she added.

Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism Mr Sekav Dzua Iyortyom recalled that 20 years ago, the story of apparition in Aokpe of mother Mary started and her consistent appearance to Christiana Inebu Agbo.  He noted that there were apparitions in Mexico, France, Portugal, Egypt and Rwanda but that 'our own joy today is that we are also recognised by nature to see with our own eyes what we used to hear.'

"Today, as Aokpe comes on the Nigerian Tourism map, we should expect that the world would also come here to our door step just as we go to Israel and Mecca for pilgrimage. God in His infinite mercy has provided us what we have been praying for, it is now left for us to sustain it," he added.

Mrs. Ajoko assured that the government was determined to develop tourism as income from oil has continued to dwindle. She said tourism is one of the priority areas the new administration is given attention to generate income alongside agriculture, entrepreneurship development and creating enabling environment for industry to strive.

She said Aokpe is of interest to the state because it has spent much money on pilgrims to abroad. "With Aokpe, government intends to promote it to encourage domestic tourism instead of spending foreign exchange on pilgrimage abroad. Unfortunately, not many people in Benue are aware of the centre at Aokpe. So, the government wants to promote and develop the centre," she said.

According to her, the state government has concluded plans to revive the Makurdi   airport and construct the access road to Aokpe recalling that past administrations in the state started the seven kilometre Ugbokolo-Aokpe  road project, which was abandoned. Mrs Ajoko praised Mrs Sally Mbanefo led Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) for the promotion of domestic tourism, which she said, has lots of multiplier effects on job creation.

Director Benue State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr  Terseer Aernyi, assured that tourism can drive the economy because the state has all it takes – cuisine, dance and folklore to offer tourists. He however observed that for Aokpe Pilgrimage Centre to thrive, the road leading to it should be made accessible and conducive for pilgrims. He added that government is keen in turning the centre around as one of the best in Africa.

On what kept the state troupe successful, he said: "We have had lots of encouragement from successive administrations. That has been our source of strength and it forces us to do more."

The visionary Mrs Christiana Agbo Ejeh, a lawyer, said the Blessed Virgin Mary started appearing to her since 1992 when she was 12 and that Virgin Mary told her She would appear on August 4, 1994 to bestow grace on her children.

"Virgin Mary told me that every August 4 should be set aside to celebrate a special day of grace," she said.

Source: benue.com.ng

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IME ACCEPTS TO WITHDRAW CASE AGAINST ORTOM, ISSUES PRESS RELEASE

Hon Emmanuel Jime and Chief JKN Waku, both APC  aspirants in the run off to the last gubernatorial elections in Benue State have withdrawn their case against Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom which is currently before the Federal High Court in Abuja, without asking for anything in return.

This followed the intervention and persuasion by President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Tanko Almakura, Hon Aminu Tambuwal and speaker of the house of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara amongst others.

Earlier todayat Sen JKN Waku's house in Abuja, some elders from Benue State held a meeting with Hon Dogara who pleaded with Hon Jime and Waku to embrace peace and drop the case.

Below, the Press Release by the Rt Hon Emmanuel Jime Gubernatorial Campaign.

IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, WE HAVE MADE A HUGE SACRIFICE.

The justice we fought for was never about one candidate; it was about tomorrow being better. It was about avoiding a repeat of yesterday. Finally satisfied with the acknowledgement of the genuineness of our grievances and trusting a truly honourable man completely deserving of our total belief that he would bring sanity to all institutions, we make this one sacrifice by continuing the course of justice through alternative and legitimate channels. We note with high hopes, the fundamental changes our President shall bring to our party and to our nation. We will not like to be counted as one of those whose personal ambitions stood in the way of the progress he is committed to.

We, accordingly, give commensurate consideration to Mr. President's series of fatherly entreaties. His clear understanding of what we fight for helped in no small measure in addressing our grouse especially with vivid assurances to rid our party of any tendency that elevates imposition and impunity.

Long ago, the offer of a House of Reps ticket was meant to settle our grievances. But that would only have meant that lessons are not learnt and impunity is compensated by impunity in yet another process and contest we were not even an aspirant in. We rejected the offer. Therefore, we insisted that lessons be learnt and assurances of a no repeat be extracted. We are confident we are at that stage now. Lessons are learnt; assurances extracted.

For the avoidance of doubt, we have always believed that we earnestly have a genuine and sound case notwithstanding any challenges and limiting factors we were likely to face in court. 

We regret nothing. We are happy to have stood for something wherein our grievances have been acknowledged and fully appreciated by even the highest office in the land.
In the end, our stance for what is right has not waned; we believe our party, the APC shall be an exemplar of the change she professes. We commit ourselves to making this happen. For that, there is no sacrifice too big.

We salute the eminent role played by Alh. Waziri Tambuwal, Executive Governor of Sokoto State and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara in whom the President has trusted to lead today's efforts in complementing Mr President's efforts in this saga.

To those we led on this journey, we are grateful for your continued support, prayers and steadfastness. In your numbers, we saw the good in our people and their readiness to support a good cause. We applaud that. We urge you to always walk with your shoulders high. We would not have let go if we didn't think we have extracted enough assurances that tomorrow would be better for Benue. Never again shall this mundane legacy of imposition be allowed to rear its ugly head in Benue State. For that was, after all, our ultimate goal. We count on your understanding always. We are grateful, we remain indebted to you.

Source: benue.com.ng

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Angry Mob Destroys South Africa Snake Pastor’s Church, Set It On Fire

Chaos erupted at the infamous End Times Disciples Ministries church today when a mob destroyed the church's tent and set it on fire.

According to South African media, members of the Julius Malema-led Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party on Sunday joined up with Soshanguve residents of Pretoria to burn down the church belonging to Penuel Mnguni, a pastor who recently made the news in South Africa for making congregants eat rats and snakes. I posted about his wedding yesterday HERE.

The EFF brigade had vowed to make Penuel Mnguni eat rodents and snakes like he did to his congregation. Luckily for him, he wasn't at the church for Sunday's service. Rather an unidentified second-in-command of the pastor took over the service, which had spilled onto the street, and commanded members to eat leaves. Videos of them eating leaves today are after the cut.

Mnguni's absence did not stop the EFF from wreaking havoc on the premises. They tore down the churches tent before setting it alight and forced the congregation to disperse. According to an eyewitness:

"Residents and members of EFF were enraged when a man on the podium continued with the services while they were inquiring about the whereabouts of the pastor," said an eyewitness.
They then decided to burn down the tent where the church service is normally held and within minutes, the tent was ablaze. There was also an exchange of blows between congregants and residents.

Despite the disruptions, the congregation vowed to continue with the service. Police were said to have monitored the situation from a few hundred metres away.

Mnguni's church made headlines in July after pictures went viral showing him feeding a live snake to his congregation. He was arrested on charges of animal cruelty.

More photos below:

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I started as a motor park tout, today I’m Governor – Ortom Testifies At RCCG Convention

The Executive Governor of Benue State, Dr.Samuel Ortom, was one of the dignitaries that attended the 63rd annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God held at the Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun state yesterday, where he told the story of his life, saying he started as a motor park tout.

Governor Ortom gave the testimony in appreciation of what God has done in his life, particularly during the last elections. According to him, he dropped out of secondary school in 1979 and had to take to distant learning and tutorials to go through all levels of education and to the point of Doctorate degree. "I dropped out of school at form two in 1979.

After my encounter with the All Sufficient God, today through tutorials, distant learning, I have a Ph.D. I started out as a motor park tout, I passed through leadership positions in the various local and state levels and then I became the mininster for Industry, Trade and Investment at the federal level and later supervising minister of aviation.

''God also directed me to contest for the 2015 governorship elections, though I had no money, I went ahead and today I am the Executive Governor of Benue State because God has decided to give me a testimony','' he added.

Also at the convention, were the Vice president of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo, Executive Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko, Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisaki, among others.

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Man arraigned for defiling 11 year old daughter in Benue

A middle-aged man (names withheld) has been arrested and arraigned before a Makurdi Court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his 11-year-old daughter.

Vanguard learned that the accused was arrested a few days ago after allegedly engaging the girl in days of repeated sexual abuse whenever his wife was away from home.

He was, however, caught in the act by a neighbour, who heard the cry of the girl, while she was allegedly being sexually abused, in one of his escapades.

The neighbour was said to have called the attention of his wife to the development. She examined her daughter and, convinced that she had been defiled, reported the matter to the police.

At the hearing yesterday, police prosecutor, Inspector Hyacinth Gbakun, told the court that the accused contravened Section 91 of the Penal Code and the laws of Benue State.

However, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction, but the prosecuting officer asked for an adjournment to allow the police carry out further investigations.

In her ruling, the presiding judge, Mrs. Cecilia Bakara, ordered that the accused be remanded at Makurdi Federal Prison and adjourned the case to September 29.

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Pastor Sentenced To One Year In Prison After Refusing To Marry Gay Couple

The Honorable Myron Danus, seen here, handing down a one-year prison sentence to Pastor Horner for refusing to marry gay couples at his church in Proctor, Vermont.

A pastor at the Christian Proctor Church in Vermont, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after refusing to marry gay couples. This comes shortly after theSupreme Court's 5-4 decisionruling that states must allow gay-marriage.

The Christian Pastor, 56-year-old Paul Horner, had his lawyer speak to reporters on his behalf.

"We are currently disputing the guilty verdict and I am confident my client will be a free man here shortly," said attorney Tom Downey. "Horner was just using his best judgement according to his rights and religious freedom in this country."

The Honorable Myron Danus handed down the harsh sentence.

"Religious freedom goes both ways, Mr. Horner," Danus told a packed courtroom. "It is not your place to deny individuals the same rights that everyone else has, rights that were passed down and agreed upon in a court of law, the ultimate court, the Supreme Court. It is not your decision whether or not you agree with the law but more importantly that you follow it and enforce it."

According to the criminal investigation, the Christian Proctor Church is registered with the state as a "religious corporation" limited to performing "one-man-one-woman marriages as defined by the Holy Bible."

But the church is also registered as a for-profit business and city officials said that means the owners must comply with state and federal regulations.

Steve Shand president of the Vermont Family Research Committee, said it is "open season on Americans who refuse to bow to the government's redefinition of marriage."

"Homosexuals are gay," Shand told reporters. "Why should Christian ministers be forced to perform and celebrate any marriage that conflicts with their beliefs? It's a slippery slope my friend. Pretty soon these same pastors will be forced to wed animals or kitchen appliances. This is not my America!"

Gwen Hawkins who is president of the LGBT Pride Center in Vermont said she is happy with the guilty verdict.

"We just want the same rights as everyone else and this guilty verdict sets a great precedent," Hawkins said. "These fanatical Christians base their life on one verse in the Bible but they seem to forget the other 99% of the verses in the book. For example, why can't we stone to death Bristol Palin for having a baby out of wedlock? And what about her mother, Sarah Palin, breaking the rules of Corinthians 14:34 which clearly state that as a woman, she is not allowed to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. But no, they like to pick the one verse in the Bible about gay people and build their camp around it."

Proctor is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. Proctor is home to the Vermont Marble Museum and Wilson Castle.

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BREAKING NEWS: Ambode Sacks New Taskforce Chairman

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has sacked Akeem Adedeji as chairman of the state's taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Unit less than two months after he assumed office.

Reason for his sack was not stated but sources said it has to do with shady deals while in office as taskforce chariman, a position he was appointed into late June 2015.

The news of his removal filtered in on Friday evening as staff in the taskforce were shocked.

Ambode has already replaced the sacked Taskforce Chairman with Olubukola Abey, a Superintendent of Police.

There have been reports and complains that places where the. Taskforce had cleared in the past like Obalende and Oshodi were being taken over again by hoodlums.

When he took over as taskforce chairman in June, Adedeji refused to use the spacious office left behind by his predecessor, Bayo Sulaiman and went to carve out another office for himself.

It was gathered that Adedeji feared that he might be harmed if he used the old office, which was why he never stepped in until he was removed as taskforce chairman by Ambode.

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Benue State Governorship Election Result As Announced By INEC

The picture above showed how my darling state voted in the Saturday gubernatorial election. I am using this medium to congratulate the governor elect.

Dr Samuel Ortom prayed: We pray that he will take our state to greater heifrom where the outgoing governor Gabriel Suswam stopped.

I also thanked Hon Terhemen Tarzoor for conceding defeat, God bless you all.

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Photos: Terhemen Tarzoor Involved In Motor Accident

Rt. Hon Terhemen Tarzoor, Former Speaker Benue State House of Assembly and PDP flag bearer in the just concluded governorship election was reportedly involved in an accident along the Jos-Abuja Expressway this night.

According to reports available to us at the time of writing this, his vehicle was hit and pushed off the road by an unknown vehicle which did not stop after the incidence.

No life was lost in the incidence except one security operative who sustained some minor injuries, he is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

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Houses Submerged In Makurdi After Heavy Downpour

It was a tragic down pour in Benue State on Thursday, as a six hour rain left many parts of Makurdi, the Benue state capital, flooded with close to 150 houses submerged in the rain that lasted till the early hours of Friday.

The areas heavily affected included Demekpe, Wadata Rice mill, Agboughoul village, Mobile Barrack, Achusa village and Logo areas of the town.

The flood, which submerged several houses in the affected areas, reportedly swept away property of many families who battled to save them.

According to reports, the flood became more pronounced due to blocked drainages and non availability of proper drainages in some of the affected communities.

One of the victims of the devastation, in Rice Mill area and a father of three, James Ojudu, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard, said the flood took them by surprise, stressing, "we were actually not prepared for this, because we've not had serious rainfall in Makurdi since this year.

It will be recalled that a few weeks back, the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Engr. Nathaniel Alaaga, had said that the state government had put measures in place to avert possible flooding of parts of the state in the event of any heavy downpour.

Benue was one of the states affected by the devastating flood of last year.

Source: Daily Post

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Father Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Are Saying – JAMB Boss Ojerinde

"Father forgive them, for they know not what they are saying for now". This was the response from the JAMB boss Professor Dibu Ojerinde while reacting to the recent uproar over the list of eligible candidates sent to institutions.

According To him, the reason behind this new admission policy is to help candidates not only get admission but get it on time.

Below are excerpts of the exact words of the JAMB Boss;

"The big universities are overloaded. Can you imagine 8,000 students seeking for admission to study law in a university that will take only 250 candidates for law! The remaining 7750 candidates will wait endlessly and hopelessly till the end of the admission.

Or imagine 7500 candidates seeking for medicine in a university. Of these 7500 candidates, 2000 scored above 250 in the UTME. The university has a carrying capacity of only 150 candidates for medicine. The remaining 7350 who scored above 200 will be wasted. Particularly, 1750 candidates who scored above 250 will be wasted while other universities either do not have enough candidates or high scoring candidates.

Courses like Biological Sciences, Agric Engineering and related courses are lacking in candidacy!

We are saying, let's give them a feel of chance somewhere else that has not gotten enough candidates by sending the names of these HIGH scorers to "needy" universities.

The names of such surplus candidates are being distributed to first Federal institutions, then State and finally Private institutions in that order depending on:

• Availability of space in other universities,

• Choice of the course of the candidate,

• The geographical Zone of the choice of the candidate, and

• Performance of the candidate.

By this approach, wastage of HIGH scores will be reduced, the fate of the candidates will be determined on time and yet the interest of their areas of study may be satisfied.

addition, the concept of selection by

• Merit,

• Catchment Area, and

• Educationally Less Developed States will be adequately catered for.

However, I am not saying that everyone will get admission or even get their original choice of course of study. But it is better than wasting the time, finances, and good scores of these candidates. We need to fill the available spaces as given to us by the regulatory bodies like NUC, NBTE, and NCCE.

If, however, a candidate does not want the given opportunity, it is too "baaaad".

This scenario was made clear to the institutions during the Policy meeting that took place on 14th July this year in Abuja.

Before the Policy meeting, we had discussions with the representatives of the Federal, State, and Private universities where the degree of the problems of candidates were presented and solutions were proffered. These decisions were backed up by copious statistics of applications to various universities.

Again "Father forgive them, for they know not what they are saying"

I believe that some so- called educational consultants have some hidden agenda which are being thwarted by our proactive steps. Let them know that this is a period of CHANGE. If they do not CHANGE they will be CHANGED."

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Cut-off Mark: Candidates, Parents Head For Court – Education

Parents and candidates of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, set to be stopped from sitting the forthcoming post-UTME, University of Lagos, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, are dragging the board to the court today (Friday).

They will be praying the court to stop further sale of post-UTME form in public universities. Hundreds of UTME candidates had on Wednesday stormed UNILAG toprotest against the decision by the institution to stop them from sitting for the post-UTME.

The candidates alleged that the authorities of the university, in liaison with the JAMB, had rolled out a new admission procedure that prevented them from taking the examination to secure admission into the ivory tower.

UNILAG and JAMB had defended their different involvements in theexercise.While the Head of Public Relations, JAMB, Dr. Benjamin Fabian, said the board did not intentionally exclude any candidate, the Registrar, UNILAG, Dr. Taiwo Ipaye, said the university was only working with the post-UTME screening list sent by JAMB, adding that only candidates whose names were forwarded to UNILAG by JAMB were eligible for the 2015/2016 post-UTME screening.

The President, Association of Tutorial School Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Sodunke Oludotun, who led the Wednesday protest to UNILAG premises, told our correspondent in an interview that the affected parents and students had agreed to seek redress in court on the matter. He said their lawyer would file the suit against JAMB at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi today (Friday). Oludotun said,

"We have decided to go to court. We will be in court on Friday. Mr. Femi Falana is aware. Our lawyer too is going to file the court process on Friday.

On Friday, all the students and their parents are following us to the court in Ikoyi. We are going to protest there. On our way to the court, we are going to block the Third Mainland Bridge before getting to the court. Our lawyer said all the people that heard of the case in the court were very angry when he went there today (Wednesday). It is annoying. That is one step we are going to take."

He added that the protesters would also involve Falana, a human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the matter. The protesters had on Wednesday alleged that the university raised its cut-off to 250 marks against the recommended 180 marks by JAMB.

JAMB had, on July 14, after its sixth consultative meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, pegged the cut-off mark to 180 for candidates seeking university admission and 150 marks for those seeking places in polytechnics and colleges of education.

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Mountain Of Fire Gives Out N91m To Members Who Graduated With First Class

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries on Saturday gave out financial rewards of N91m to its members who graduated in First Class from different universities across the country.

The General Overseer of MFM, Dr Daniel Olukoya, made the announcement in Lagos at the monthly live broadcast programme of the church, tagged, 'Power Must Change Hand', which was monitored in Abuja.

He said 180 First Class graduates in the 2014 academic year and two others, who received NYSC Presidential honours after completing the National Youth Service Corps scheme, would get N500,000 each.

Olukoya said the First Class honours award, which started with 12 students, had risen to 180, explaining that it was meant to encourage hard work among students.

He said the award was put in place to reward members of MFM, who were dedicated to their academic work, while also creating time to serve God.

A pastor, Shade Olukoya, and Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Bamitale Omole, presented the award to the recipients.

Omole lauded the recipients for their dedication to their academic work and also serving God.

He commended the students for making themselves, families and the church of God proud through their hard work.

Omole urged the recipients to appreciate the grace of God upon their lives, noting that many of their peers, who started with them, could not complete their courses for different reasons.

He called on other churches to emulate MFM by encouraging hardworking students through similar awards.

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Pastor Adeboye Retires 20 Senior Pastors

The Redeemed Christian Church of God announced the retirement of 20 Senior Pastors who have attained the age of 70.

The announcement was made at the conclusion of this year's ministers' conference (it yearly preceedes the convention) with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A Adeboye.

Six of the pastors received awards of Excellence while the remaining 14 got the award of "Fruitful". Moreover, they all received the G.O's handshake, plaques and undisclosed sums of money. The church thanked the retirees and prayed for them.

Also, the church gave awards to some of its pastors who have put in 20 years and above. They are in the categories of 20, 25 and 30 years.

To prevent the health crises recorded during the marathon fast declared by the church last year, Adeboye advised members to always break with pap or other soft items, rather than solid food which takes longer time to digest.

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Moro Calls for 24-hour Security Watch in Benue

Following recent killings in the Benue North-East senatorial district, which claimed the life of elder statesman, Chief Atoza Ihindan, immediate past Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has called for 24-hour security patrols and surveillance of vulnerable communities in the state.

Moro also called on the state government to arrest and prosecute all the masterminds of the heinous killings.

He made the call at the weekend in Otukpo at the occasion of the award of N50 million scholarships by the Senator David Mark foundation.

According to him, "From the beginning, I said it that the increased wave of killings certainly could not be ordinary, and we will not take the excuse of banditry or robbery for it.

"If you look at the circumstances surrounding the killings, they looked premeditated and orchestrated and were taken in turns and it was not a coincidence that only members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are the victims.

"It is certainly the responsibility of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government in the state to take responsibility for the situation that is on ground and to ensure the security of the people."

The former minister said: "We must see definite action being taken, it is not about sermonising, this is not the time to trade blames, it is about taking concrete actions that will elicit some level of confidence in the people.

"It must be clear to everybody, because I'm a PDP member and I find it ridiculous that PDP members are being killed and in a particular part of the state. It is not right; somebody must take charge of the situation.

"We want to see the state government ensuring 24 hours security patrol and surveillance of the vulnerable communities, secondly, strenuous efforts must be made to arrest the masterminds of the killings because they are not ghosts they are there they kill almost every day."

He also urged security agencies to wake up to their responsibilities in order to stem the tide in the interest of the citizenry.

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OFFICIAL: BSU reduces cut-off points for post-UTME screening exercise

Benue State University, Makurdi has reduced the cut-off points for eligibility to participate in their forthcoming post-UTME screening exercise.

Under the new criteria, candidates who applied for MB.BS and Law are to note that only those who scored 200 and above are eligible. Candidates for MB.BS programme who scored below 200 but or less than 180 shall be allowed to sit for the Post UTME Screening Exercise in any of B.Sc Anatomy, Human Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Enviromental Management & Taxicology, Microbiology, Zoology and Plant Science & Biotechnology.

For candidates who applied for Law but scored less than 200 and not less than 180, they shall be allowed to sit for the Post UTME Screening Exercise in other courses as appropriate.

Cut-off points for other courses remain as they were before the increase.

All other procedure remain as previously announced. 

Source: benue.com.ng

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PASTOR W.F. KUMUYI VISITS OTUKPO FOR THE THIRD TIME

The moment is here again, as preparations for the coming of the General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible had concluded arrangement to visit Otukpo town for the third time. Breaking the news to the entire church, the presiding pastor of Otukpo English Region, Pastor Egbe John, the whole was so much overjoyed to welcome the General Pastor, W.F. Kumuyi.

At a point, it was assumed by many that the programme which is tagged a "Life Changing Encounter With the God of Miracles" to be held at Jesus College, Otukpo from 26th August, 2015 by 5:30pm was not going to hold as there were hitches in the recent concluded programme held in Taraba state, but the General Pastor debunked that rumour via a text message confirming his coming to Otukpo unfailingly. 

As to whether there are going to be miracles to be recorded, the church is confident that the programme is going to be a complete turn around for the people of Otukpo and the entire Benue state. His first visit was in 1996, the city was turned upside down with packages, it even stirred up the like of Azuza Revival in Idoma land. He made it to the town in 2008 and it was another bulk of miracles, and this time, the entire Benue state is to expect more from God through the man of God.

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Boko Haram Chief Recruiter Arrested | Photo‎

Bana Fanaye also known as Mahamat Moustapha, said to be the mastermind of Boko Haram operations in Chad and northern Cameroon, has been arrested by authorities in Chad.

Assorted weapons, as well as cell phone SIM cards for various countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger were recovered from his residence, CameroonJournal reports.

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Photo Of Bill Gates’ Wife Melinda Washing Plates in Malawi Hit The Net

Melinda Gates is wife to the richest man in the world, Bill Gates. She was pictured yesterday washing plates in a village in Malawi.

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Tragedy! Unknown Gunmen Kill Eight In Zaki Biam

Unknown gunmen who opened fire on a supermarket have left eight dead and many injured in Zaki-Biam, in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.

The incident comes just a few weeks after some unknown men shot and killed a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Katsina-Ala, Chief Atoza Ihindan.

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WOMAN, 3 OTHERS ARRESTED OVER CAR SNATCHING IN BENUE

A suspected female car snatcher was among three other males paraded by the Benue State Police Command for armed robbery and stealing of a Lexus jeep from a hotel in Alaide area of the state.

Ngufan Nyebe allegedly conspired with three other men to commit the crime which they are being held for by the police and would be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

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