In recent time and in the past, several Nigerian pastors have uttered prophecies using the name of God. But to the consternation of all, such prophecies never came to pass. What went wrong? Can God be lying? No! The bible said in Hebrew 6:18 “That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie…” If God cannot lie, who lied? It means the prophets lied for their prophecies not coming to pass. Deuteronomy 18:22 said: “When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.” Below are some Nigerian pastors whose prophecies failed overtime.   1. Rev. Chris Okotie The Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, Ikeja, Lagos, took the nation by storm when in the build up to 2003 Presidential election, told the world that God told him to vie for the presidency and that he would win. He c...

By Adeola Badru IBADAN- IN search of a lasting solution to the security challenges confronting the south-west states, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State will on Monday host the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, service chiefs and five other south-west states governors in Ibadan. IGP Mohammed Adamu The meeting tagged: “South-West Geopolitical Zone Security Summit” was convened by the Inspector-General of Police to unveil his security agenda for the south-west states and to discuss issues and strategies to be adopted in addressing the security challenges in the geopolitical zone. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Print Media to the Oyo State Governor, Mr Moses Alao, the meeting, which will be held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, is expected to also have in attendance foremost royal fathers, elder statesmen, leaders of socio-cultural groups and other key stakeholders in the south-west zone. The event i...

This is so sad!!! The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost one of its own,  rapper  B-Elect. According to speculated reports, the ace rapper died hours ago and Twitter has been buzzing ever since. People have taken to the platform to mourn him. B-elect became a household name in the early 2000s after he joined a rap group, The Thorobred, in 2004. During a recent interview, he said; “It was made up of Ilblis, Obiwon, Elajoe and Amaka; we all went to the University of Nigeria together. At that time, rap music wasn’t really huge, though there were the likes of Ruggedman and others. Thorobred represented people who are really skilled and very crafted in their art.” Read some of the comments on Twitter; Pappy young@gbogzybabs Damn rest in power B-elect.... Sad moment for Naija hip hop 1:43 PM - Jun 8, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Pappy young's other Tweets Maka@theofficialmaka I remember my last conversat...

Sergio Ramos breaks record for most international wins as he helps Spain beat Faroe Islands Sergio Ramos now holds the record for the most wins in international football after helping Spain thrash Faroe Islands 4-1.  The Real Madrid defender opened the scoring as Spain secured a comfortable victory in the Euro 2020 qualifier. As reported by Sportbible, Ramos has now won 122 international games, which surpassed his former Spain team-mate Iker Casillas, who broke the record seven years ago. Ramos has been capped by Spain on 164 occasions, having made his international debut against China in 2005. Now aged 33, Ramos requires just three more appearances to equal Casillas' record for being Spain's most capped player of all time. Spain are currently top of their qualifiying group, two points ahead of their closest challengers Sweden.  

ABUJA  —THE  Chief of Naval Staff ,Vice  Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas,  has said the  military  cannot achieve victory in any battle without  spiritual support. Army To this end, he tasked military personnel to resort to God in the challenge they are faced with, insisting that spiritual development was what they needed to achieve victory in battlefield. Speaking on the occasion of the foundation laying ceremony of places of worship at Navy Town, Abuja, yesterday, the naval chief also attributed the country’s slow pace of development to the current spate of insecurity across some parts of the country. He said: The erection of appropriate places of worship within the barracks is equally as germane as the provision of living accommodation and other administrative and operational commitments. “This is because a balanced level of spiritual maturity is necessary for military personnel to maintain the required level of conceptual and moral compo...

Deputy National Chairman, North of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Lawal Shuaibu has asked the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomole to resign. Shuaibu, in a six-page letter addressed to Oshiomole, said the APC chair has failed to add value to the party and should resign. “It is my honest opinion that your ability to ensure this party flourishes is deficient as you lack the necessary composure and you also don’t possess the capabilities and the requisite experience to run a political party,” the letter reads Shuaibu’s letter came after the APC lost of all Zamfara elected posts to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded general election. The APC candidate, Mukhtar Shehu won in the election, but the Supreme Court sacked the candidate as the winner for not being nominated via a valid primary election. The judge declared PDP Bello Matawalle as the governor-elect of Zamfara state and has been issued Certificate of Return.

Facebook Facebook’s efforts to crack down on misinformation and sensational content have reduced the time spent at the leading social network eroding, researchers said Tuesday. The average amount of time US adults spent at Facebook dropped by three minutes per day last year and will likely decrease by another minute next year, to a total of 37 minutes daily, according to the research firm eMarketer. The report suggests that Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to focus on safety and remove divisive and hateful content could be having an economic impact. “Facebook’s continued loss of younger adult users, along with its focus on down-ranking clickbait posts and videos in favour of those that create ‘time well spent,’ resulted in less daily time spent on the platform in 2018 than we had previously expected,” said eMarketer principal analyst Debra Aho Williamson. “Less time spent on Facebook translates into fewer chances for marketers to reach the network’s users.” ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized gaming addiction as a Mental Health Disorder. The WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD),  describes addiction to digital and video gaming as "a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior" that becomes so extensive it "takes precedence over other life interests". The WHO's expert on mental health and substance abuse, Shekhar Saxena, said some of the worst cases seen in global research were of gamers playing for up to 20 hours a day, forgoing sleep, meals, work or school and other daily activities. He stressed that only a small minority of people who play digital and video games would develop a problem, but said recognition of early warning signs may help prevent it. "This is an occasional or transitory behavior," he said, adding that only if such behavior persists for around a year could a potential diagnosis of a disorder be made. Responding to the ...

No fewer than seven persons were slaughtered on Sunday night when suspected members of Boko Haram sect invaded Wulari communities under the domain of the village heads, Bulama Isa and Bulama Mustapha Mallambe. Both Bulama Isa and Mustapha Mallambe communities of Wulari is located West along the old Gombe-Biu-Damboa- Maiduguri Power Transmission Lines that share fence with Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp which hosts thousands of refugees from Gwoza, Monguno, Nganzai, Damasak and other Local Government Areas that were hitherto displaced by insurgents. In the last two weeks, similar attacks of slaughtering took place in some communities of Moramti which is about a kilometre drive into Maiduguri, the state capital. According to a fleeing resident who gave his name as Kachallu Adam, “seven people were slaughtered in Wulari, Bulama Isa and Mustafa mallambe communities near Bakasi IDP camp of Maiduguri metropolitan council, burial is presently going on now”. Ano...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that its members should not be held responsible if there is any disruption in the University system, as the Federal Government had not shown commitment to carrying out the 2019 Memorandum of Action. ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this at a briefing in Abuja, to give an update on the ongoing renegotiation with the government and to clear the air over the N25billion confirmed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to have been approved for universities. Ogunyemi said the N25billion was meant to be a part-payment of the Earned Academic Allowances and should have been released between February 15 and 28, 2019, as agreed. But this was not done. He said, “Since information on the amounts mentioned in the media went round, the ASUU has been inundated with inquiries on the union’s perspective to the story. Funding for the revitalization of public universities has for years been of very high priorit...

The Federal Government has confirmed the acquisition of an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence, to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen. According to Adamu, the establishment of the radio frequency, was to end the perennial farmers-herders crisis across the country. The Minister explained that the radio service would operate on frequency of 720KHz and would air in Fulani language. Adamu said, “The radio service will serve as a vehicle for social mobilisation and education, in addition to interactive radio instruction methodology that will be adopted to reach the very hard-to-reach segment of our target population. “Additionally, it will enhance our capacity to address crisis between herders and farmers with attendant consequences to loss of lives, destruction of productive assets, nomadic schools, facilities teaching and learning resources.”

The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) results. The Registrar of the board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement in Abuja on Saturday, told journalists that about 15,145 results were withheld for further clarification, While 34,120 candidates had their results withheld for examination malpractice. Recall that About 1,792,719 candidates sat for the exams in April. Detail later…

Breaks record with 347 scores Won’t be admitted in Unilag, his choice of school due to age, says JAMB Registrar Trailed by 16 year old boy who scores 346 Both two leading candidates from Imo, Abia states By Joseph Erunke As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, released the results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, a 15-year-old boy from Abia State emerged the best candidate by scoring 347 marks considered as the highest by board. JAMB Similar, a 16-year-old boy from Abia State came second by scoring 346 marks just as a 17 year old from Osun State trailed behind with 345, considered by the board as the third best result in the 2019 UTME. But the Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyode, who announced this at a media briefing, Saturday, however, said the best candidate may not be admitted in the University of Lagos,which he chose as his first choice because of age. He gave the names of the three best candidates as Ekene F...

Following the collation of results of the 23 February election the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate and incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019 Presidential election on Wednesday. Buhari Buhari defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and other presidential candidates with over 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 of the states. How Buhari fared, state by state: Osun State Total No: Reg Voters: 1,674,729 Total No: of Accredited: 732,984 Total Votes Cast: 731,882 Total Valid Votes: 714,682 Rejected Votes: 17200 AAC: 1,022 ADC: 1,525 ADP: 9,057 APC: 347,634 PDP: 337,377 SDP: 259 Winner:Muhammadu Buhari Ekiti State Total No: Reg Voters: 899,919 Total No: of Accredited: 395,741 Total Votes Cast: 393,709 Total Valid Votes: 381,132 Rejected Votes: 12,577 AAC: 400 ADC: 406 ADP: 126 APC: 219,231 PDP: 154,032 SDP: 48 ...

Senate President Bukola Saraki (file) The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has lost the Kwara Central Senatorial District election to Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Returning Officer, Professor Olawale Olatunbosun, announced this on Sunday shortly after collating the results of the election in the zone. According to him, Oloriegbe polled a total of 123,808 votes to defeat Senator Saraki of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 68,994 votes. A breakdown of the results of the elections conducted revealed that the Senator-elect defeated the Senate President in all four local government areas in Kwara Central senatorial district. They are – Asa, Ilorin South, Ilorin West, and Ilorin East LGAs. The lawmaker’s loss in the election has cost him and his party a seat in the ninth Assembly, after Saraki’s tenure as Senate President ends. However, the PDP got a consolation with the victory of the Speaker of the House of Represe...

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA : The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has adjourned the final collation of the Presidential Election results to Monday by 11am. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this Sunday evening while formally declaring open the National Collation Centre. “From today, the collation centre is hereby declared open until the final determination of the 2019 presidential election. During the course of proceedings, there may be interludes or adjournments and these will be announced by the Chief Returning Officer. “At the moment no State Collation Officer has is around. Some of them are expected tonight. Accordingly, proceedings are hereby adjourned. We will reconvene by 11am tomorrow Monday 25th February for the collation of results”, he declared. INEC had earlier said in Ekiti, the process had since been concluded and the State Collation Officer was being expected in Abuja but as at 7pm, he was yet to arrive. Some of the o...

…To prosecute ad hoc staff who jettisoned Card Readers ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Specifically, INEC said elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state as well as some parts of Anambra and Lagos would be conducted on a later date, saying mostly affected is the contest for the federal legislative seats. “The commission has received reports of violence and ballot box snatching in some areas leading to the disruption of the process. We have asked the Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs and the Electoral Officials on ground to submit their firsthand reports in relation to some of these incidents. We are still receiving reports relating to incidences in some states of the federatio...