Success doesn't come with with just a snap of a finger - Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan

From the desk of The Oniru of Iru Kingdom, HRM Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal (Abiosogun ll):

Every worthwhile thing takes time. Success doesn’t come with just a snap of a finger. It's never that easy! Most of the time, it takes years to succeed. Oftentimes, it comes with a lot of ups and downs before we achieve our goals.

Successful people know this for a fact. They didn’t get to where they are overnight. Some of them had to work for even a decade before they could say they made it.

It’s about dedication, patience, and a lot of smart hard work. But don’t be discouraged by the time it takes to succeed. Instead, be determined to see it through; be determined to cross that finish line. Some of them take even longer. Be patient and keep working at it and when you stumble and fall, keep getting up and keep going.

The key is never to give up even if it’s taking a while and you feel like it’s getting tougher. Hang in there and in the end, you will succeed.

REPORT OF LEAH SHARIBU'S SECOND BABY HEARTBRAKING - PARENTS

Leah Sharibu’s parents, Nathan and Rebecca, have described as “heartbreaking rumours” reports that their daughter had given birth to a second baby in Boko Haram captivity.

Demanding that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), bring back their daughter with or without children, the traumatised parents said it was a big shame that the Buhari regime had abandoned their daughter.

According to Punch Newspaper, Leah was one of the 110 female students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram terrorists.

While others were released by the terrorists following negotiations, Leah, then 14, is still being held captive for reportedly refusing to renounce her Christian faith.

BIBLICAL TRADITIONS OF IGBOS BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES CAME TO AFRICA

From the desk of a Nigerian Film Director, Ugezu J. Ugezu: 

*BIBLICAL TRADITIONS OF IGBOS BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES CAME TO AFRICA* IGBO 101.

*1. NSO NWANYI*

In Igboland women live apart from their husbands and neither cook for them or enter their husband's quarters when they are in their period. They are seen as unclean. Even up till today such practice is still applicable in some parts of Igboland especially by the traditionalists. Before a woman can enter the palace of Obi of Onitsha, she will be asked if she is in her period, if yes, she will be asked to stay out.

*Leviticus 15: 19-20*

When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean, anyone who touches her or anything she has sat on becomes unclean.

*2. ALA OBI*

An Igbo man's ancestral heritage, called “Ana Obi” is not sellable, elders will not permit this. If this is somehow done due to the influence of the West the person is considered a fool and is ostracized by the community.

*1 king 21:3*

I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors, and the Lord forbid that I should sell it, said Naboth.

*3. IKUCHI NWANYI*

Igbos have practiced the taking of a late brother's wife into marriage after she had been widowed until the white men came. Now it is rarely done but except in very rural villages.

*Deuteronomy 25:5*

A widow of a dead man is not to be married outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's brother to marry her.

Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced last week that the city will launch a guranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indegenous families and people of color $500 per monthh for 18 months, reports CNN.

Similar initiatives were introduced in Newark, New Jersey, and Atlanta last year.

"Guaranteed income is one of the most promising tools for systems change, racial equity and economic mobility we've seen in decades", Mayor Schaaf said. She further added that "The poverty we all witness today is not a personal failure, it is a systemic failure".

A message for men and women - Reno

Reno Omokri has a message for men and women as published on his IG yesterday. Check out the screen shots of the posts below:

Full Speech of the Hon. Commissioner of Works, Chief James Augoye at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road

Full Speech of the Hon. Commissioner of Works, Chief James Augoye at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road in Ughelli South L.G.A of Delta State. The event was held Tuesday, 16 March, 2021.

Full Speech of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road

Full Speech of the Executive Governor of  Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road in Ughelli South L.G.A of Delta State. The event was held Tuesday, 16 March, 2021.

Full Speech of the HRM King (DR.) Johnson E.Y. Duku ll, JP at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road

Full Speech of the welcome address by HRM King (DR.) Johnson E.Y. Duku ll, JP, The Orovworere of Effurun-Otor Kingdom at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road in Ughelli South L.G.A of Delta State. The event was held Tuesday, 16 March, 2021.

Full Speech of the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road

Full Speech of the Executive Governor of  Delta State, Senator (Dr.).Ifeanyi Okowa at the Commissioning of Effurun-Otor/Ovwor Bridge and Access Road in Ughelli South L.G.A of Delta State. The event was held Tuesday, 16 March, 2021.

LUX TERRA & ONAIYEKAN FOUNDATION HOST WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY

 

Tuesday March 23 to 25, 2021, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation in collaboration with the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation is holding a National Workshop on THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND WOMEN ORGANISATIONS IN PROMOTING INTEGRITY AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA.

Among those present at the opening ceremony of the worksop which is holding at the Ajuji Greenwich Hotel, Gudu, Abuja, were Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Mrs Paulin Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, Mary Beth Leonard, US Ambassador to Nigeria, Idayat Hassan of CDD, as well as Dayo Olaide, representative of the MacArthur Foundation, which is sponsoring the event.

Also present are representatives of the National Orientation Agency, Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Federation of Muslim Women in Nigeria, NASFAT, National Council of Women Religious, Women Interfaith Council and Catholic Women Organisation, among the participating organisations.

How do you want you stupidity? - Chidinma

Nigeria's popular actor Chidinma Aneke has taken to her IG to send thus message "You are sleeping with someone's husband and you are busy praying for a husband. How do you want your stupidity? Fried or watery? What do you think? See the screen shot of her post below:

Reno responds to Obio's opinion on "Tithe"

Reno Omokri via his IG responds to Prince Obio Heavenly's opinion on "tithe paying" by Christians. See creen shot of their post below:

GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD - George Ehusani

Sunday Mass at Lux Terra Leadership Foundation Chapel, celebrated by Rev. Fr. George Ehusani on Sunday, 14, March 2021 with the homily titled "GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD".