Recovered Loot: Presidency Speaks On Why FG Failed To Name Looters

                                  
                                               Muhammadu Buhari

The Federal Government of Nigeria on have announced that it had made cash recoveries totaling N78,325,354,631.82; $185,119,584.61; £3,508,355.46 and €11, 250, from looters of public treasury, from May 29, 2015 to May 25, 2016.
However, the President Muhammadu Buhari led government failed to print out to the public, the names of those who looted from the national treasury as earlier promised.
With regard to this, a reliable information gathered from an impeccable source, stated that names of looters were not published because of the need to avoid destabilising the cooperation being enjoyed in the recovery of the looted assets.

“This thing is ongoing and one of the reasons why we did not release the names was that without going to court we were able to retrieve all that amount of money. If you release names, other people who want to do voluntary returns will not do so. What we need is the money and not the names”.
“Secondly, many of those who returned the money are not necessarily guilty. For instance, if my party gave me money to go and campaign in an election, how am I to know that that money was from an illicit source?
“For instance if money is given to a newspaper for publication, you cannot criminalise the newspaper because it did not know where the money came from. If the newspaper returns the money would it be fair to publicise the name of the newspaper?.

Ambode visits Labana Rice Mill in Kebbi

                                        
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode had a tedious day visiting the popular Labana Rice Mill in Kebbi State. This is to enhance the planned collaboration between Lagos and Kebbi government to meet the federal government’s target on rice production sufficiency.

REGISTER NOW AT MFM SCHOOL OF COUNSELLING

                                                      

Established and commissioned on 9^th April, 2002 by Dr. D.K. Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide. It was one of 13 schools under the institue of spiritual warfare on on 7^th November, 2002 as the umbrella covering the schools. The pioneer registrat Dr. F.K. Oladele automatically became H.O.D under INSWAR and was elevated to a Rector in year 2008 by a letter signed by the then ministerial administration. The current Rector is Pastor (Dr.) J.I. Ilori. He became the current Rector in June 2010 at the G.Os office when the former Rector travelled abroad

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL

The G.O has recently approved a campus for the school in California. The school provides and promotes enviable academic and practical training in the above mentioned areas based on strong biblical art/perspectives, communication and contemporary issues in counselling, peace keeping, mediation abd conflict resolution in which ministerial and speciality programmes are taught, upheld and practiced for the sons and daughters of the living God who are trained as spiritual soldiers/ambassdors for the end time. 

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A minimum of WASC or NECO with a good grade in English language. In addition a student should have attended school of biblical studies, school of prayer and school of deliverance in order to apply the knowledge gained in counselling and mediation. Salvation and Holy Spirit baptism are other prerequisites.

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• 8 am - 5 pm Mondays through Thursdays for full time students
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New York proposes constitutionally questionable child-sex abuse law

                                 
          Sen. Andrew Lanza's proposal is supported by the Church, but opposed by advocates.

Making the fight for justice for child sex abuse victims even murkier, a State Island lawmaker wants to make it easier to bring criminal cases against predators even though he admits his idea is likely unacceptable.
Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island), who has carried an alternate version of the Child Victims Act supported by the Church but opposed by advocates, said he would support a provision that would create a time frame for prosecutors to charge predators criminally even though the statute of limitations has run out on their cases.
“The criminal standard is beyond a reasonable doubt, which would afford defendants the strongest due process rights in the world,” Lanza said.
But he admits it’s legally dicey.

7 Signs of a Poverty Mentality

                                       
If you recognize any of these seven signs in your life, you may have a poverty mentality and you must deal with it:

1. You require your close friends to have an exclusive relationship with you. You get jealous when they have a relationship with anyone else. Why? You fear they will like them instead of you.
2. You assign negative motives to people who are prosperous, famous or powerful. Why? You probably are jealous of them, so you reduce them in your mind by building a case against them.
3. You are jealous of people who have more than you have. Why? You don't understand that in God's world there is always more than enough. Therefore, somebody else's prosperity doesn't reduce God's ability to prosper you!
4. You find a problem with every opportunity and are terrified of taking risks. Why? You don't know that God wants to bless you, or you don't feel worthy of His abundance.
5. You always feel like something is about to go wrong. In fact, when you are having a good day, you feel like a bad day is coming. Why? You have probably invited a foreboding spirit into your life. Foreboding means an impending sense of doom.
6. You live in shame. Guilt says I did something wrong, but shame says I am something wrong. Why? You don't love yourself and you don't understand the love of the Father!
7. You feel like a powerless victim. Life feels like it is happening to you. You often imagine yourself as a child in a grown-up world. Why? You aren't convinced of your nobility. You haven't come to grips with the fact that you are more than a conqueror!

Written by Kris Vallotton
Kris Vallotton is the senior associate leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Kris travels internationally, training and equipping people to successfully fulfill their divine purpose. He's a best-selling author, having written more than a dozen books and training manuals to help prepare believers for life in the kingdom. He has a diverse background in business, counseling, consulting, pastoring and teaching, which gives him unique leadership insights and perspectives. Kris has a passion to use his experience and his prophetic gift to assist world leaders in achieving their goals and accomplishing their mission.

Writing Workshops in Greece: Thessaloniki & Thasos

                             
Two-week and one-month-long workshops in the city of Thessaloniki and on the Greek island of Thasos. We offer workshops in four genres, as well as instruction in Greek language in culture.

History, archeology, landscape, and literature: Writing Workshops in Greece offers participants the chance to be immersed in the beautiful complexities of island culture while writing and reading with a cohort of like-minded artists.
In Thessaloniki, participants and faculty will stay at the Hotel El Greco in the center of the city on the historic Egnatia Boulevard. This hotel provides shared rooms with private baths.
On Thasos, most participants will stay at Pension Archodissa, a family-owned hotel nestled on a cliff overlooking the remote Alyki Peninsula. The pension offers shared rooms and private baths. Overflow housing will be in small apartments within walking distance.

Faculty

Featured Writers Include:

Carolyn Forché (poetry).
Nickole Brown (poetry).
Jessica Jacobs (poetry).
Christopher Bakken (food and travel writing).
Natalie Bakopoulos (prose).
Scott Cairns (spiritual writing).
Joanna Eleftheriou (Greek language and culture).

Genres:Poetry, Fiction, Creative nonfiction

Location:Greece

 Jun 7 - Jul 7, 2016 

Tuition Fee:$3000-$4100

Contact :Christopher BakkenEmail: writingworkshopsingreece@gmail.com

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Switzerland 'rejects basic income', poll projections suggest

                            
Projections from a referendum in Switzerland suggest voters have rejected a plan to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all. Some 78% of voters opposed the plan, a projection analysis suggested.
The proposal had called for adults to be paid an unconditional monthly income, whether they worked or not.
Supporters said since work was increasingly automated, fewer jobs were available for workers. Switzerland is the first country to hold such a vote.
No figure for the basic income had been set, but those behind the proposal suggested a monthly income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) for adults and SFr625 for each child, reflecting the high cost of living in Switzerland. It is not clear how it would affect people on higher salaries.
There was little support among Swiss politicians for the idea and not a single parliamentary party has come out in favour, but the proposal gathered more than 100,000 signatures and was therefore put to the vote under the Swiss popular initiative system.
Critics of the measure say that disconnecting the link between work done and money earned would be bad for society.
But Che Wagner from the campaign group Basic Income Switzerland, says it wouldn't be money for nothing.
"In Switzerland over 50% of total work that is done is unpaid. It's care work, it's at home, it's in different communities, so that work would be more valued with a basic income."

7 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident

                                         
Lagos is a fascinating place but every Lagosian knows that to survive, you must learn the language of the street. Some of the slangs are actually words of Yoruba origin but have been blended into everyday conversation so think twice before you say you’re not interested ‘vernacular’.
If you are coming to Nigeria and Lagos is your destination,Below are top seven street expressions common in Lagos:

Twale
"Twale" is an exclamation that is used to show respect to another person. In Lagos, saying Twale is accompanied by raising the two hands and raising a leg. That’s to show the person that you accord the person some respect. In dangerous situations, shouting twale can take you out of the situation.Area boys are the king of the street.
In difficult situations learning to speak like them can save your life.

 Eja
"Eja" is the Yoruba word for fish. In this case however, the meaning is far from it. it is a slang for marijuana and is a very common euphemism employed by smokers. Therefore, you need to think twice before accepting an offer of Eja as it may not be Titus that the person is offering you.

Okrika
If you see those guys and babes who parade themselves in ‘fitted tops’ and frayed jeans, don’t think they all do their shopping in those boutiques in Lagos. Some of them know that Katanguwa market is the place to get the best okrica. Okrica is slang for grade 1 second-hand wears.

 Yaba Left
If someone asks you if you’ve been to Yaba left or you plan to go there, the person is actually talking about the psychiatric hospital ay Yaba.
The slang is used to mean you need to get your head checked probably because of something you did or said!

 Aba Made
That’s slang for counterfeit or substandard goods. It however does not necessarily mean the product was made in Aba or produced by an Igbo person/company. Somehow, the name has been adopted by Lagosians probably because the Igbos have been known to be in the business of selling copy-cat products in Lagos. No seller will however tell you he is dealing in copy-cat products so don’t go to the market and say you
need an Igbo-made shoe.

Aso-ebi
Aso-ebi is a Yoruba word that means ‘family cloth’ but its usage is beyond that. It means the cloth material that is made available to friends and families to use uniformly during an Owamber. Owambe.

Owambe
That’s another name for a party, ceremony, function, etc where food and drinks are available aplenty. Owambe is a Yoruba word which loosely means ‘it’s there’. That means something wonderful or noteworthy is going on and you need to be there. Lagosians love the opportunity to flaunt the gorgeous aso-ebi and enjoy free meal.
The next time you get an invitation to attend awedding or burial ceremony, know it is going to happen there!

Lagos is a fascinating place but every Lagosian knows that to survive, you must learn the language of the street. Some of the slangs are actually words of Yoruba origin but have been blended into everyday conversation so think twice before you say you’re not interested ‘vernacular’. Below top ten street expressions common in Lagos.
Read more: https://www.naij.com/516397-top-10-slangs-used-lagos-can-save-life.html

YOU ARE A NATION BUILDER!!!

                                    
It is important for us to recognize that it's our responsibility to build our Nation...  No one will build Nigeria but Nigerians. There is no place like home, Home is best!

Don't talk down your Nation because you are a citizen..
How many times have you heard Americans talking down America? or Britain talking down the United Kingdom? Not even when they are drunk!

Let it be cleared to you, if Nigeria is to be great you must contribute your quota.  You can't sit on the side and look!  No sir, No ma!

The Americans are building America, the Britain are building the United Kingdom with their constructive words and actions...  Nigerians must build Nigeria... You do not have any plan B country though you may be carrying the passport of another country!  Home is always home!

It's easy to see the problems around you but when you do also be sure to look for the good around you.  Some of the things we enjoyed in our Nation such as freedom and opportunity to be what you want to be are priceless.

What legacy do you want to leave as a citizen of this Nation Nigeria?   Nelson Mandela is not always the great Mandela, He was an ordinary person who has an extra ordinary attitude and thought great things of his country.

Be the change you want to be remembered for!  We know Thomas Edison how he contributed to the growth of America and give us all the qualities of life with his inventions.

We also know Philo Farnsworth how he improved communications through the invention of television and took entertainment to a new level...

And mother Teresa how she changed the lives of many children across the globe...  What about you?  What do you want to be remembered for?

Have you heard that huge percentage of the population live below a particular income level?  Why we may not agree with the statistics, the fact is many need our help in our Nation like in other nations... And the question is what are you doing about that?

Remember, the suffering and problems in your environment are your opportunities... Think, look around and do something different.

Great Ventures start with a thought and idea!  Everything we see around us today started as an idea from cars to the houses,  airplane, ship, machine, shirt, shoe, sport even some of food we eat.  Apply your mind and think!

 If you find a job why don't you make one... You only have to believe that it's possible,  our nation is full of opportunities, size the opportunity.
That is what great entrepreneurs have done, they defiled the challenges of their environment and today they employ thousands and thousands of the citizens of this great nation Nigeria.

Don't go somewhere else where they will barely tolerate you doing menial jobs! stay in your country and build it.
 The future belongs to the one who believes and persevere.
Remember, we are debtors to our nation, the nation has offered us a lots from education to opportunities and today we compete with the best in the world.

Check,  anywhere a true Nigerian has an opportunity to compete with the world, we always beat them.  Our nation is one of the fairs country in the world go and check!

By the way one of the happiest in spite of all the challenges.
Think what you can do for our great country Nigeria,  there is something that no one else can do like but You!!!

 And we all do little, we can all do so much... Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.
 Remember,  you can be the best of who you are born to be, make the right use of your time and be the best.

Happy New Month of June.

Written by Godwin Excel