Please build your prayer life on personal conviction and personal fervency that needs little or no "third-party infrastructure".
If your soul is trained to pray only in the company of others and with the help of "loud religious ginger", you may never experience the peak powers of effectual, fervent prayers.
Pray more alone, in secret and with your own words and your own burdens!
People are really living like animals in this country.
Inside this El-Nino, the least anyone can really ask for is stable electricity. In 2026!!!
Yet, na 15mins dem dey give us light here daily - for the past week, and God help you if you are dependent on this grid or you don’t have 100k to be spending on fuel weekly. Still, there is ongoing campaign for reelection!
From top to bottom, Presidency to Councilor, a pathologically useless lot - and the sad part is that most Nigerians genuinely don’t even know they deserve better.
Ahmed Abubakar is from Zakka, a small, quiet village in Safana LGA, Katsina State. He only just earned his Bachelor's degree in 2024. Before that certificate ever came, he was already hustling to build a life - teaching in his community, trading fairly in used cars and household appliances to put food on the table.
On September 28, 2019, he married the love of his life, Nafisa Musa. Their love story just reached its most beautiful chapter: on March 20th, 2026, God blessed them with a baby girl.
She is only 7 months old.
Right now, as you read this, Nafisa is still nursing that infant. She is still healing. Ahmed is still trying to figure out how to secure a future for a child who hasn't even learned to walk.
And then evil came knocking.
Armed terrorists stormed their home in Kaduna and dragged them away - a young father, a nursing mother, and a naked 7-month-old baby girl clutched to her mother's chest. No mercy. No clothes for the baby. They drove them like animals through thick bushes and unforgiving hills into captivity.
Now they are demanding N300 million. That's $225,394.
Let that sink in.
At Nigeria's current minimum wage of N70,000 a month, an honest Nigerian would have to work for 357 YEARS and 2 months - 4,286 months straight - saving every single kobo, not eating, not paying rent, not paying transport, just to make what these gunmen are demanding in one night.
A young family that has harmed no one, that was only trying to raise their baby in peace, now has an AK-47 pointed at them.
A father who spent his life teaching other people's children.
A mother whose arms have never known anything but love and care for her baby.
And a 7-month-old girl who has not even lived long enough to know what the world is, now facing a world at its cruelest.
How does a family like this raise N300 million in one night? Where are they supposed to find it?
How?
Are we even serious in this country at all?
Can you all help me see the person the Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) is currently parading on their page as a “suspect” arrested with a Dane gun in Plateau State?
Wait… @HQNigerianArmy actually posted this as breaking news? 🤦🏽♀️
While 25 victims of Monday night's attack were being buried in a mass grave in Mangu, Plateau State Nigeria on Tuesday, soldiers allegedly entered Sabon Gari village in the same area and opened fire with machine guns on unarmed civilians in front of their homes.
Two young men sheltering in Sabon Gari after being displaced from their own village two years ago were killed — one in his room, one outside his house.
This must not go unnoticed.
Her name is Kyerna Jonathan. She is 35 years old. Her story is one of raw courage, resilience, and a mother’s ultimate sacrifice.
On Monday, August 17th, 2026, armed terrorists speaking Fulani and chanting “Allahu Akhbar” invaded Bin Mper village in Kombun District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. They came in swarms, and her home was the first they broke into.
Her husband, Jonathan Ishaku, was keeping watch outside. With no weapon to defend his family and no time to get them out, he ran into a nearby cornfield, praying the attackers would pass over his house. They did not. Their mission was to leave no survivors.
They shot off the door locks and stormed the room where Kyerna lay sleeping with her five children, firing round after round from automatic rifles.
With seconds to act, Kyerna made a choice. She threw herself over her two youngest children who were sleeping beside her bed, using her own body as a shield.
The gunmen kept firing for several minutes, hitting her multiple times in the back before leaving her for dead.
When rescuers arrived minutes later, they found Kyerna bleeding heavily and unable to move. But beneath her, the two children she had covered were completely unharmed.
Tragically, she did not have time to reach her three other children. They were killed in the attack. They were among the 25 people buried the following morning in Bin Mper village.
Kyerna survived. She was rushed to the hospital where she is currently receiving treatment for her injuries — a mother who took the bullets meant for her children and lived to tell it.
We are not safe in Plateau State.
Parents are becoming childless, children: orphaned Little kids are traumatized.
These Fulani terrorists have taken a lot from us.
And our government is not doing anything!
We're not safe!!
I wish more women knew this existed…
I had a cervical cerclage during my pregnancy after my doctor discovered that my cervix was opening too early. Before then, I had no idea a condition like this even existed.
Since then, I’ve realized that many women have never heard of cervical insufficiency, even though it can contribute to second-trimester pregnancy loss or very premature birth in some pregnancies.
One thing I also learned is that a routine abdominal (“belly”) scan may not always assess the cervix well. A transvaginal ultrasound is often the best way to accurately measure cervical length when there’s a concern.
I’m sharing this because awareness matters. If you’ve had recurrent miscarriages, a previous second-trimester loss, or a history of very premature birth, it’s worth discussing your cervix with your obstetrician. It may not apply to everyone, but for some women, it can make all the difference.
Disclaimer: This isn’t medical advice, just something I wish more women knew about.