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http://ift.tt/2oZL3mp Rochas Okorocha Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday sacked the state executive council and 27 local government transition committees with immediate effect. A statement by the Principal Secretary to the governor, Mr Pascal Obi, in Owerri directed all former members of the executive to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior director in their ministries. Obi quoted the governor as appreciating the invaluable contributions of the affected appointees to the success recorded by his rescue mission administration and wishes them well in their future endeavours. According to him, the secretary to the government, the chief of staff, chairmen and members of statutory commissions such as ISEC, Civil Service Commission, local government service commission are not affected. “Also not affected in the cabinet shake off are the state universal basic education board, the judicial service commission, and the House of Assembly Service Commission. “The ...

http://ift.tt/2r5dj78 Three children were among the dead in the regime-held Al-Joura district, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.<br /> Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when Islamic State group jihadists shelled a government-controlled neighbourhood of Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor said. Three children were among the dead in the regime-held Al-Joura district, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “The shelling hit just before families were gathering to break the Ramadan fast,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman. Besieged by IS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir Ezzor city is home to an estimated 100,000 people. Most of the surrounding oil-rich province is also controlled by IS. “At least six mortar rounds hit the Al-Joura district. Daesh has been regularly hitting this neighbourhood with mortars,” said Omar Abu Leila, an activist from Deir Ezzor 24, which publishes news on the city. H...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J When you look at the number of churches and mosques that bestrode the land, one can easily concede that Nigerians are very religious and godly people. But the conclusion might be the worst mistake anybody can make. The hearts of majority of Nigerians are far from anything religious. And the evidence is not far-fetched   It explains why evil dominates the land. It is reason, in spite of the overt subscription to religiosity, violent crimes besiege the land.  It explains why Nigerians are very corrupt and even steal from their own farms monies they don’t even need in their lifetime. It is reason why Nigerians have taken over the throne of God Almighty and believe they have the power to determine life and death. It is these same arrogant convictions and the usurpation of the power of God Almighty that make some Nigerians feel a leader ought not to fall sick and recuperate from illness. There is so much inexplicable and needless fuss about the health condi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Femi Aribisala The son of God is not only godly; he is also quintessentially human. What manner of a man is Jesus? The answer reveals a kingdom dynamic vital and fundamental to the believer’s walk. Jesus is the godly man; precisely the kind of man God re-created man to be. Jesus is a man. Like us, he was born of a woman. Like us, he had brothers and sisters. (Matthew 13:55-56). It is imperative to recognise Jesus as a man, otherwise he would become irrelevant to us. Jesus is exactly like you and me; making him appropriately our kinsman redeemer: “From the very beginning God decided that those who came to him- and all along he knew who would- should become like his Son (Jesus), so that his Son would be the First, with many brothers.” (Romans 8:29). Godly man Jesus became a man in order to demonstrate to men that the impossible is now possible in man. Because of Jesus, it is now possible for man to be godly. Because of Jesus, the believer is no longer ordin...