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Police say a 21 year old man, Ethan A. Buckley allegedly stabbed his
father during a church service on Sunday in Kentucky.
Bowling Green police say that the son was fortunately subdued by
congregation members and security workers and taken into custody
following the stabbing on Sunday at Hillvue Heights Baptist Church
before any more damage could be done.

The victim was taken to a hospital where his condition wasn’t immediately known.

Witness Ashlyn Rice was standing at the back of the crowded church when
she heard a commotion toward the front. She says it happened near the
end of the 9:30 a.m. service. She saw people run for the door and
followed them.

The reason for the stabbing is unknown.

Buckley has been charged with assault and lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail.

Source: AP

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that Nigerians were suffering
under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President
Mohammadu Buhari because “the country is in the hands of wrong managers
who do not know what to do and out of nepotism, not ready to be assisted
by those who know.” In a statement released today by his Special
Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose
said Nigeria was experiencing the worst form of nepotism in the history
of government in the country.

“Nepotism is the reason our President discarded competent people in his
party that should be running the government with him and opted for his
relatives, friends, in-laws and very close associates. The only
qualification to hold key positions in the Presidency is to know a
certain nephew of the President or be a member of his family, that’s
nepotism and what nepotism breeds is incompetence. The most influential
person in the Presidency today is said to be one Mamman Daura, who is a
nephew of the President. Personal Assistant to President Buhari is said
to be the son of Mamman Daura while the State Chief of Protocol said to
be married to Mamman Daura’s daughter. It is also the height of nepotism
that apart from just two, all security chiefs and heads of all the
paramilitary agencies in Nigeria, as well as all the political-heads
overseeing all the military and paramilitary arms and agencies are from
the North of Nigeria,” Fayose said.

He added that President Buhari was obviously being tormented by fear of
the unknown which he described as the main reason people take to
nepotism.xxxx

“As a leader, you don’t need to fear anything. But the moment a leader
peeps into the future, realising that his lack of capacity could have
consequential effects on him, such a leader will definitely resort to
nepotism to protect himself. Also, the moment a government is unable to
guarantee the existence of the people, it must resort to nepotism to
protect itself and that is exactly what is being witnessed in Nigeria,
especially with the lopsided appointments of security chiefs and key
functionaries of the Federal Government,” he said.

While lamenting the poor state of the economy, Fayose said;

“Most of those people that aided the emergence of President Buhari must
be having a rethink now, but it is too late! Interestingly, political
affiliation has nothing to do with hunger, poverty and lack. Exchange
rate was less than N200 to $1 when President Buhari took over power, as
at today, it has gone beyond N400 to $1 and Naira is still undergoing a
free fall. One bag of rice was less than N8, 000 as at May 2016, it is
now N20, 000. Kerosene is now beyond the reach of the masses. Nigerians
voted for change because the APC promised them solutions to the
country’s problems, but all we hear every day from the APC Federal
Government are complaints upon complaints as if Nigerians elected a
government of complaints. Obviously, the APC government has failed
Nigerians and the President has resorted to putting his immediate family
members and close associates in key government positions to protect
himself from the fear of the unknown that has enveloped him.”

Speaking shortly after his side beat Denmark 2-0 to advance to the
semifinals of the Olympics, Samson Siasia said that poor preparation
hampers the performance of African sides on the world stage. He said
that if the right preparations are made, an African country can go as
far winning the world cup.
He said:

“I think that’s an issue we have, not just in Nigeria. I think it’s the
case with most Africa countries. If African counties were better
prepared, they might have a shot at the World Cup.
“But the problems are that it’s always the same thing. It’s not good
trying to compete with having problems.
“Hopefully, we might find a way to change the way we prepare. Africa
won’t win the World Cup, having these problems.”

Source: Vanguard

They say lightning never strikes twice, but Usain Bolt has claimed the
title of fastest man in the world three times in a row beating American
Justin Gatlin to win his third successive gold medal in the 100m final
race on Sunday night, running the track in 9.81 seconds at the Rio 2016
Olympics. More photos after the cut…

After the race on Sunday, Usain Bolt said:

‘Somebody said I can become immortal’. ‘Two more medals to go and I can
sign off. Immortal.’ He added  ‘I came to these Olympics to win three
golds and prove I am one of the greats,’ he said,  ‘If I fail I will
feel sad and I will not feel accomplished.’ 

Bolt, who hopes to break the world record in the 200m on Thursday – his
favorite event – added that he would be disappointed if he did not
complete the ‘triple triple’.

54
year old Very Reverend Father Peter Zuni of the Queen of Apostles
Catholic Church, Kakuri parish, Kaduna State, was recently disrobed and
sacked by the Archbishop of the Kaduna Archdiocese, Bishop Ndagoso
Manoso (pictured above) after his secret wife stormed the church to
disclose her secret relationship with the Catholic priest. 


The
news came as a shock to the church because according to the doctrine of
the Catholic Church, only unmarried men are ordained into the
priesthood as they are obligated to swear to an oath of celibacy and
observe perfect and perpetual service for the sake of the kingdom of
heaven. This, it is believed, would enable the priests to easily remain
close to Christ with an undivided heart, and dedicate themselves more
freely to the service of God and the congregation.

It encourages greater intimacy

Apart from making sleeping next to a loved one exciting, our naked
body releases oxytocin, often referred to as the “love hormone.”

A 2009 study published by the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, says “Oxytocin reduces blood pressure,
cortisol levels and helps to reduce stress.
This hormone does not only help relationship, but also your health! 

It can keep you cool

One way to be cool during sleep is to abandon cloths.

It may help relieve insomnia

According to Dr. Cameron Van den Heuvel of University of South
Australia’s Centre for Sleep Research, regulating sleep temperature may
bring some relief to sufferers of insomnia.
“Studies of sleep onset insomniacs show that they consistently have a
warmer core body temperature immediately before initiating sleep, when
compared with normal healthy adults. This results in a state of
heightened arousal that prevents them from falling asleep when they go
to bed, probably because they have to wait for their bodies to lose the
heat that’s keeping them awake. We’re only talking about a half to one
degree but that small temperature change can result in significant
differences in arousal between insomniacs and people without sleeping
problems.”

The implication is that sleeping naked relieves insomia.

It can help relieve stress

Sleeping naked can relieve stress because it lowers cortisol levels.
Cortisol is a hormone commonly referred to as the “stress hormone,” and
when levels are chronically spiked, health problems can arise, such as a
propensity towards high blood pressure, weight gain, and a compromised
immune system.

It can make you look and feel young

During sleep a variety of growth hormones, as well as anti-aging
hormones such as melatonin, are released. These hormones serve to keep
us looking and feeling young. To encourage the optimal release of these
growth hormones, we need to get those seven to eight hours of sleep.

People who know me well will tell you that the easiest and fastest way
to get money out of me is to tell me you’re sick. I hate seeing people
that helpless. Over the years, I’ve donated and also used my platform to
raise money for several sick people, including Mayowa Ahmed. Early
morning on July 28th, I received a call saying the #SaveMayowa campaign
was a scam. That the lady was terminally ill and the family had no
intentions of using the money raised for her health to treat her as they
had no invite from the hospital in Atlanta, neither did she even have a
visa to the US. Please continue…

They wanted me to blog it quickly so people could stop donating. I found
it hard to believe at first but it was coming from people who were
directly involved in raising money for the sick girl. I sent someone to
LUTH to investigate, he got there and found chaos. The Police was
already involved, people were being questioned, some folks were
shouting, he spoke to people in the hospital and many seemed confused. I
spoke with those who had called me, and they said 1000%, the whole
thing was a scam.

And I sincerely believe that at the time they told me this, they
genuinely believed it to be a fact. I don’t think it was done
maliciously. After they sent me documents showing the hospital in
Atlanta was not really involved in Mayowa’s treatment and LUTH medical
directors denied knowledge of a fund raising for the sick girl, I
believed it to also be a fact! And I wrote it. My mistake, I think, was
owning the story, I probably should have quoted them. And maybe
investigated more. My apologies to the family! The post has since been
taken down.

After investing properly, the police found it wasn’t a scam, that it was
more a miscommunication between the parties helping to raise funds and
the girl’s family. I spoke about the issue with the Lagos police PPRO
and she assured me that the family didn’t have bad intentions.

What I am happy about is that; even if the family had had dubious
intentions initially, now they can’t do any of that, as everyone is now
watching. So maybe a good thing came out of the whole chaos.

The happy news is that Mayowa has been flown to South Africa for treatment. She left Nigeria on Thursday August 11th.

May God use her case to show that He is God!
Let’s continue to pray for her!

Linda Ikeji

The La Masia graduates could be heading for Mestalla as part of a deal
for the accomplished forward, whose current pricetag is far above what
Barca are willing to pay

Barcelona are determined to bring Valencia hitman Paco Alcacer to
Camp Nou, and could release both Munir El Haddadi and Sergi Samper to
convince Los Che to bring down their valuation of the Spain
international.

After a long, fruitless summer searching for a suitable rotation
option behind Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar the Liga champions
finally appear to have found their man.

Negotiations with Valencia have progressed well, and Alcacer has
responded positively to the challenge of playing as the first man off
the bench backing up the world’s most potent forward line.

The biggest obstacle to a deal, however, is a considerable difference
in what Barcelona are willing to pay for their target and the fee Los
Che consider acceptable to release the striker to one of their domestic
rivals.
The Catalans are reluctant to bid over €30 million for Alcacer, while
Valencia would like to receive up to €50m, a figure that is still some
way south of his €80m release clause.

While the gap would appear insurmountable, Barca hold two valuable
cards: young strike pair Munir and Samper, who could both enter
negotiations.

Munir affirmed recently that he would be happy to accept a move away
should the club bring in a new striker, while Samper is aware the
chances of him staying in the Barca first team are minimal.
And after efforts to place Alen Halilovic at the Mestalla broke down
due to salary differences, the La Masia pair could be making their way
to Valencia either on loan moves or permanent transfers with a buyback
option, thereby lowering Alcacer’s pricetag.