@gimbakakanda You reminded of a course mate who got an F while I got a B+ on a particular course at my 300level. She said "you deceived me all the while..." You will go back and read after our gist leaving me believing we are on the same page. Truth is, I don't. We are two different learners!
@onu_slim What a narration! You nailed it...I have been laughing since...Nigerian Politicians must learn never to take their constituents for granted. Build people, build legacies and leave the stage happily, shikenan!
@TevinMacharia Am sorry you had to go through this ordeal; life can be difficult sometimes and you get to ask many questions without any answer coming. However, He who holds life together-God, will always grant His peace to those who call on Him. U are, indeed, a testament of His faithfulness
Meet Roger Barrett, a patient of mine who just started coming to our office this week. Little did I know, this man would change my life. Mr. Barrett was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2009 and was told he could receive treatment, but if the cancer spread outside his bladder, there wouldn't be much the doctors could do. As months passed and the doctor visits continued, Mr. Barrettβs cancer worsened. In 2010, during yet another follow-up, he received the devastating news that the cancer had spread beyond his bladder and that he had only five years to live. Despite the bleak prognosis, Mr. Barrett opted for any treatment that might help, but unfortunately, the treatments led to severe infections, and the doctors had no choice but to stop them.
A few months later, in December, Mr. Barrett carried on with his annual tradition of decorating his home with 150,000 lights to display the true meaning of Christmas. He opens his home to the public, offering hotdogs and marshmallows at no charge around a fire pit. One Saturday evening, while parking cars in his backyard, a couple pulled up. Mr. Barrett noticed they were dressed quite formallyβthe woman in a white, elegant coat, and the man in a suit. The couple stayed for about two and a half hours, admiring the light display. As they were leaving, they told Mr. Barrett, "This is the most beautiful light display we have seen; we saw Jesus more than once through this display." Mr. Barrett responded, "Yes sir, that's what it is all about."
The man then asked, "If you don't mind me asking, what does your utility bill usually run putting all this on?" Mr. Barrett replied that it ranged from $750 to $800. The man then asked, "Mr. Barrett, you're also having some health problems, aren't you?" Surprised, Mr. Barrett answered, "Why yes, I am. I currently have bladder cancer, and they have given me five years." The man then asked, "Do you mind if we pray for you?" Mr. Barrett, of course, appreciated the gesture.
During the prayer, Mr. Barrett never felt the couple touch him, but he described the experience as if he were floating, swinging his feet back and forth. After the prayer, the man told Mr. Barrett, "Do not let yourself think about that cancer again. God told me He has His hand on you. Also, do not stop doing this light display; God also told me He is going to handle it."
Still puzzled by the coupleβs kindness, Mr. Barrett hurried to tell his wife, who was entertaining the rest of their guests. She was surprised, telling him, "Honey, there wasnβt a couple here of that description." Mr. Barrett insisted there was and asked several others who were there, but no one recognized the couple he described.
The following Wednesday in 2011, Mr. Barrett went to the hospital for a biopsy. The next day, while sitting on the edge of his bed, his phone rang. It was his doctor. Immediately, Mr. Barrett began apologizing for not calling to set up a follow-up. The doctor, however, had surprising news. "Are you sitting down, Mr. Barrett?" he asked. "Yes, sir," Mr. Barrett replied. The doctor then said, "I have your results. Do not ask me any questions because I donβt have the answers, but youβre cancer-free!" Overwhelmed, Mr. Barrett handed the phone to his wife because he couldnβt speak. The doctor sent him for more tests, determined to find any remaining cancer cells. After extensive testing, the results were clearβMr. Barrett was indeed cancer-free!
Weeks later, when the utility bill arrived, Mrs. Barrett noticed something strange. She said, "They must have made a mistake, but Iβm sure theyβll catch it next month." Mr. Barrett asked what she meant, and she replied, "Our total utility bill with all three meters is only $187." Mr. Barrett couldnβt help but smile and say, "There is no mistake. God took care of it!"
#War of any kind is never a good thing. People will suffer, resources will be destroyed and livelihood shattered. No life is less important as we are all valued possessions of God. My thought with the Middle East.
The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed mni, granted an exclusive interview to the Editorial Board of βSafe Wheel Nigeria Magazineβ at the FRSC National Headquarters today!
The Safe Wheel Nigeria Magazine is an FRSC publication dedicated to promoting road safety awareness, responsible driving and public enlightenment in support of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Government.
As we count down to the launch of the magazine in December 2025, letβs buckle up for a safe ride.
STANZA 'S OF PAIN AND MESSAGE FROM A BARRACK WIDOW: DARKNESS IN THE BARRACKS BUT PARTY LIGHTS OUT SIDE
LIKE APRIL FOOLS:
Brigadier General Uba, while on National duty was ambushed by ISWAP and Boko Haram and Executed as if he is a criminal.
1. This morning, I wrote as a Barrack Woman with a heart soaked in agony.
2. A pain that shakes the bones. A pain that only those who live inside the barracks can understand.
3. A whole Brigadier General, captured and killed by ISWAP, and instead of people crying with the family, instead of Nigerians feeling the pain of a woman whose entire world just collapsed, they are arguing about tribe and religion.
4. Is this what we have become?
A country where humanity has died, and wickedness breathes freely?
5. As a soldierβs wife, this news cut deep into my soul.
6. In the barracks, when soldiers are killed in ambush, the silence is terrifying. Women sit outside with swollen eyes.
Children ask questions their mothers cannot answer.
Soldiers walk around with heavy hearts, pretending not to fear death, pretending not to feel the sorrow. We, the Barrack Women, carry a sorrow that no outsider can measure.
7. Our men are being used like sacrificial lambs. Sent into battlefields created by wicked leaders and their evil advisers.
We watch widows multiply every month. We see fatherless children growing with questions that have no answers.
8. Ambulance sirens have become normal, yet every time we hear it, our hearts break all over again.
9. For how long will our gallant men fall like ordinary animals?
For how long will we remain silent? For how long will our leaders sleep peacefully while families drown in tears?
10. Donβt tell us βthey are fighting for the nation.β If our leaders wanted this insurgency to end, they know the solution. They know what to do.
They know where to strike.
They know who is aiding these beasts.
11. But they keep quiet and silence is an agreement.
12. So today, as a Barrack Woman in tears, I lift my voice to the God who answers fire with fire.
SO I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY THUS:
13. Whoever is behind this bloodshed, Whoever benefits from it, Whoever sits in secret meetings to prolong this evil, Whoever supplies information, weapons, protection, or encouragement to these demons, Whoever smiles while families cry...
14. May the God of justice visit them.
May their secret places be exposed.
May their wickedness return to their own heads.
May their laughter turn to sorrow.
May their hands never know peace.
May their generation feel the weight of the innocent blood they have spilled.
May the cries of widows and fatherless children rise as a witness against them.
15. Any man or woman who watches this evil and supports it , openly or secretly...
May the earth fight them.
May heaven resist them.
May their protection fail when they need it most.
May the same sorrow they sponsor return to their doorstep.
16. And for every Barrack Woman crying silently at night, For every child waiting for a father who may never return, For every soldier standing between life and death...
17. Dear Lord, arise.
Fight for us.
Shield our men.
And let Your judgment sweep through every hand behind this wickedness.
18. We are tired.
We are hurting.
We are bleeding.
But we will not stop praying.
Because the God of justice never fails.
Mahdi shehu has joined the Barrack woman in saying THUNDEROUS AMEN,.AMEN,.AMEN to her prayers.
@Muhamma47312110@bbchausa Lalle yakin banditry, terrorism da sauran su a KOWA ne kasashen Duniya ba wasa ba ne..iyakan hukumomin tsaro na najeriya in aka hada su gabadaya ba za su iya Kare Yan najeriya ba domin ba su da yawa. Wannan shawaran ya Yi, gaskiya. KOWA ya tashi ya Kare Kansa!