Pastor preaches from inside Coffin in South Africa

I think Pastors in South Africa are actually becoming something else. Here is another pastor in South Africa that has abandoned the pulpit to a coffin. According to some facts gathered from a church member who is also formerly drug dealer, 28 year old Aphiwe Nqevu 'brought the coffin to illustrate to people who fail to embrace Jesus as the son of God that they will go to hell and face eternal death.
They said they use coffin to 'urge people to embrace God because once death occurs, it is too late to decide'.

People in the area protested, saying it was scaring children and it was disrespectful.

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Buhari removes Head of Service, Danladi Kifasi

Danladi Kifasi, the Head of Service of the Federation, has been asked to proceed on with his personal life and business by relieving him of his duty at one of the governments own office stated above with an immediate effect.

A letter was signed by the SGF, asking Kifasi to proceed on terminal leave starting from today. A knowledgeble reason for this removal was not made known and no replacement has been made yet.

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Waje to perform with Mary Mary and Jordin Sparks this Saturday

Powerhouse record label vocalist 'Waje' will be joining some international music superstars which would include the likes of Erica Campbell of Mary Mary ( Grammy Award winning act) and an American Idol winner in person of Jordin Sparks at the Divas Simply Singing Concert this Saturday.
The concert is actually at its 25th year, a popular AIDS charity gala organised by award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. She (Sheryl Lee Ralph) made the announcement via her Instagram page. She wrote

“Just added #Nigerian #Diva #UNAmbassador#officialwaje Saturday at the @Montalban in Hollywood.”

Waje!

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There are 1.5m IDPs in Nigeria -UN

Yesterday, The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria Mr Daouda Toure pleaded for more resources to meet the needs of 1.5 million internally displaced people.
During the activities to mark this year’s World Humanitarian Day celebration with the theme: “Inspiring the World’s Humanity”in Abuja, Toure said:

    “We appeal for more resources to respond particularly to the education and health needs of the displaced people.

    “What is available is not commensurate with the situation on ground as the crisis in the North-East is not publicised enough.

    “Nigeria is the major contributor to peace keeping in the world, so the international community need to contribute more resources, step up their support and restore the livelihood of these vulnerable people.

    “We need to come and help them, help their brothers and sisters and help them get a better future for their children.’’

Toure added that the major challenges facing the humanitarian community today was the lack of access to security and limited resources.
He called on stakeholders to mobilise themselves and examine the reasons for the slow response and support needed to tackle the security challenges.
Earlier, Mr Muhammad Sani Sidi, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), stated that the capacity to handle the present IDPs was not enough.

Sidi added that though a lot of effort and resources had been channelled towards the displaced persons, it was not enough because of their increasing population.

He said that responses to the needs of the IDPs were dwindling due to lack of adequate capacity.
Sidi said there was the need for proper coordination to enable them to harness all available resources to improve the living standard of the IDPs.

He said that the day was set aside to celebrate the gallantry of humanitarian service providers.
He said the theme of the day was intended to steer actions of people around the world for a greater humanity and advocate for more peaceful world.

    “We are celebrating people who have sacrificed their lives for peace in the world.

    “These are people who have lost their lives or survived different threats to life while providing humanitarian services especially in violent conflict situations.

    “This celebration is an opportunity to advocate for a peaceful world, bring hope to people affected by disaster and guarantee safety of humanitarian providers rendering service in the Northeast.’’

He stated that Nigeria had faced a lot of challenges in recent times with the Boko Haram insurgency.
Sidi commended and thanked the UN and all stakeholders for their support and cooperation during the period.

The UN Secretary-General  Ban Ki-moon, is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria on Sunday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said yesterday.
A statement said the UN chief would meet President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday and subsequently engage in other field activities.



The Nation

Court jails fuel station owners for illegal oil transactions

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the arrest of 2 fuel station owners, Lookman Onabanjo and Lukman Gafan, for allegedly dealing in petroleum products loaded from vandalised pipelines.
50-year-old Onabanjo and Gafan, 52, are the Chief Executive Officers of Gaffa Oil and Gas Limited and Bugon Oil and Gas Limited, respectively.

The 2 were remanded shortly after their separate arraignment before Justice Mohammed Yunusa.
Arraigned and also jailed along with Onabanjo were Sani Idris, 34, and Bode Jonah, 39.
One Solomon Afolabi, 30; and Adesimisola Ogunsanya, 36, were also arraigned along with Gafan and remanded with him.
In the charge filed against Onabanjo and his co-accused, the police prosecutor, M.O. Omosun, alleged that the accused were, on August 15, 2015, caught with 16,000 litres of petrol loaded in several 50 litre jerrycans.

According to Omosun, the petroleum product which the accused dealt in belonged to PPMC and they did so without appropriate licence.

The petroleum product was said to be worth N1.55m.

The prosecutor said Onabanjo and others violated Section 3(6) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 of the Revised Edition, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, Act, 2007.
He added that they were liable to punishment under Section 17(b) of the same Act.
Onabanjo and others, however, pleaded not guilty.
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In the case of Gafan, the prosecutor accused him and his alleged accomplices of illegally loading 25,000 litres of petrol from a vandalised pipeline into a Mercedes truck with number plate APP 04 QX.

According to the prosecutor, the accused loaded the said quantity of petrol, valued at N1.6m, without obtaining lawful permit from the Pipeline and Product Marketing Company, which owned the petroleum product.

They were said to have committed the same offence on August 15, 2015 in violation of Section 3(6) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 of the Revised Edition, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, Act, 2007.

Gafan, Ogunsanya and Afolabi, pleaded not guilty, the prosecutor urged the justice to remand them in prison pending trial.


    “My Lord, in view of the plea of the accused persons, we will humbly be asking for a short adjournment date to bring our witnesses to court. We are also asking that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody,” Omosun said.

But the counsel for the defendants, Mr. McAnthony Aikharialea, filed a bail application for them and urged the court to grant it in liberal terms.

Justice Yunusa adjourned till August 28, 2015 to rule on the bail application.



Punch

Pipeline vandal says he didnt know selling petrol obtained from it was a crime

 

A 30 year old suspected member of a syndicate vandalising pipelines of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Jamiu Ajani, said yesterday he did not know selling petrol obtained from vandalized pipelines was a crime.

The syndicate was intercepted by the task force at Owode area of Ikorodu in a Chevrolet truck, while transporting the stolen products to buyers in various parts of Lagos State.
Ajani was arrested alongside his accomplices, Demola Lawrence and Raymond, by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Pipeline Vandalism, which recovered 300 units of 50-litre jerry cans loaded with premium motor spirit, PMS, from them.

 Ajani said:

    “I used to sell building materials at Ketu before venturing into this business. It was some of my customers from Ikorodu that got me into the business.I discovered that they were making more money than I. So I begged them to show me the way. They said I could not go into the creeks because I do not know how to swim, but I could always buy and sell the products to people who need it.

    “I was introduced to some buyers at Ijora and some other parts of Lagos State. I buy a 50-litre jerry can for N2,000 and I sell it for N4,000.“On my first job one month ago, I bought 250 50-litre jerry cans for N500,000 from an Ijaw woman, known as Mama Bose, and I sold them for N1,000,000.

    “The second job was just last week and I bought 150 jerry cans of 50 litres for N300,000. My biggest job was the one that led to my arrest. I bought 300 jerry cans from Mama Bose for N600,000 and I was hoping to make a profit of over N600,000.

    “My boy, Damilola, the driver of the truck we were using and I were intercepted by police on our way to supply the products to a buyer. I did not know selling petrol from vandalised pipelines was a crime.”

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