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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Sam Eyoboka  with  agency reports AHEAD of the  May 22  US President’s visit to the Israel, the World Council of Churches (WCC), yesterday, called on Christians worldwide to join in prayer for  peace in the holy land by taking part in a Pentecost prayer service. US President Donald Trump’s proposed visit to  the holy land  on Monday  has generated mixed reactions with many people wondering what the visitor will bring to the table on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Tied directly to the churches’ celebrations of Pentecost, the service, entitled “Come, Spirit of Peace: A Global Day of Prayer for Just Peace in the Holy Land,” is meant to invoke the Holy Spirit to inspire further engagement by Christians everywhere in the quest for peace and justice in the conflictive arena of Israel and Palestine. Arranged at the invitation of heads of churches in the Jerusalem area, the service will take place the day after Penteco...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Bunmi Sofola THEY could be killer heels or fabulous flatties. But there in the window stands a pair of perfect shoes. You’re a sane, intelligent woman— yet the fact that you already own  a mini-mountain of footwear makes no difference. You go straight into the shop, try them on and buy,” so observes Sandra, a shoes freak. And she’s not alone. Today, a lot of women own more shoes than necessary. The big question really is: Why do so many sensible women appear to act irrationally when it comes to what they put on their feet? “Women should not be judged or criticised for their love of footwear,” so defended Dr. Helen Nightingale, a consultant in clinical psychology and a shoe freak herself. She went on: “It’s not an addiction for most ladies, more of a hobby. Boys have toys and girls have their shoes; shoes just happen to be what some women collect because it’s what they love. If this isn’t stopping them from paying their mortgage or doing their job, why wo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dennis Agbo E NUGU —OHANAEZE Ndigbo has advised its people against depending on other parts of the country for  food supply. The apex Igbo body therefore called on Ndigbo both at home and abroad to invest much in agriculture, especially in their peculiar areas of comparative advantage such as palm produce, rice, cassava, cashew plantation, yam, among other crops. Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State, Chief Alex Ogbonnia gave the charge while inaugurating the Ezeagu local government council chapter of the organization. He described as unacceptable, the abandonment of agricultural programmes that formed the hub of cash crop productions for economic prosperity in the the defunct Eastern  region government. Ogbonnia disclosed the vision of the new Ohanaeze leadership under Chief Nnia Nwodo to include restoration of Igbo spirit, unity of purpose and speaking with one voice in the interest of Igbo nation. He assured the people of Ezeagu local gov...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chinonso Alozie FOLLOWING the rumours that the Imo state local government elections, may not hold in September this year, as earlier proclaimed by Governor Rochas Okorocha, the state chapter of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, yesterday, asked Okorocha not to disappoint Imolites. OYC made this appeal in a communique issued in Owerri and singed by the convention committee chairman and secretary, Chilos Godsent and Christian Okuma respectively. They, among other things said that with elected local government chairmen, issues like abandoned rural projects would be extensively addressed. The release stated: “We are calling on the Imo state government to put every frame work in place to conduct the local government elections in the state, just as the governor had stated that it will hold in the month of September this year. “The election will enable Imo youths to develop their leadership skills through direct involvement in practical governance. “We have critical...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Chibok girl, whose recovery was announced on Wednesday by the Presidency is not part of the 276 girls originally abducted from a girls’ secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014, Vanguard has learned. While the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, movement had welcomed the girl with great excitement, it, however, clarified her status. “We’ve carefully perused our list of missing ChibokGirls but don’t seem to find the name of this latest returnee.  We have also seen a tweet from the Presidency confirming that she isn’t one of them as she is/was a JSS 1 student. “Whether one of our Chibok girls or not, our joy and excitement is the same for everyone in captivity who regains her freedom. We look forward to all returning soon,” said Sesugh Akume, spokesman of the BBOG. Akume also dismissed claims by the Federal Government that it had reached out to all the parents of the girls, saying the claim could not have been correct as ...