Pastor EA Adeboye

EARLY LIFE

Pastor E.A Adeboye came from a poor family. He had an illiterate father, who did not believe in educating any of his children. The family was so poor to the extent that they could not afford to pay the school fees. But Enoch get so determined to get the best formal education despite coming form a poor background. His request to be sent to school were dismissed by his father severally, he almost gave up on life. In a bid to persuade his father to change his mind, he embarked on hunger strike for some days. His father, who has a sort heart eventually save in and decided to send him to school.

His father sold his goats so that he could afford to pay his school fees. He (Enoch) was enrolled at the only missionary school in the village. Enoch had passion for books and aptitude for science. In particular mathematics and had the ambition to become the youngest vice chancellor (University President) in any frontline University. He began his career as a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Lagos and University of Ilorin. And he looked poised to establish himself in a successful career in academics.

EDUCATION

After being enrolled at the only missionary school in the village and succeed, he then further to Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun State in 1956 and obtain his B.sc degree in Mathematics from University of Nigeria, Nnsukka, Nigeria in 1967. He furthered to obtain M.sc degree in Hydrodynamic and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in applied mathematics both from the University of Lagos, Lagos state, Nigeria in 1969 and 1975 respectively.

 

FAMILY

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye got married to his heartthrob, Princess Foluke Adenike Adeboye (Nee Adeyokunmi) in 1968 at the age of 25. They had delay in child bearing, but God smiled at hem when he gave them two children with caesarean surgery and they are warned against having more children. But they desperately wanted more and thus embarked on a journey to seek a solution from God. God hear their cry and today they have four children, 3 sons and 1 daughter of which all of them had become great men of God. They are: Pastor Adeolu Adeboye, Pastor (Mrs.) Bolu Adeboye, Pastor Dare Adeboye and Pastor Leke Adeboye. Pastor E.A Adeboye and Pastor (Mrs.) Foluke Adenike Adeboye, together they had four children several grandchildren.

 

MINISTRY

Growing up as a normal Anglican man. Enoch Adeboye had a vague knowledge that God existed in heaven but did not know that he needed to have a personal and communal relationship with him until 1973, when he and his wife walked into a most impressive building seeking divine help and intervention for child bearing. From there, he joined the RCCG and gave his life to Christ on 29th July 1973. He began to work for the Lord as he translates the sermon of the founder of RCCG (Pastor, Rev. Josaiah Olufemi Akindayomi) from Yoruba to English.

He was ordained as a Pastor of the RCCG in 1977 and became the general overseer in 1981 after the death of pastor, Rev Josaiah Olufemi Akindayomi in 1980. Enoch fill the post for part time for 3years still lecturing at University of Ilorin, he later gave up the lecturing job to preach full time. He had a passion to live holy and preach to others likewise. His committment led him to purchase a massive piece of un-inhabited forest land located on the outskirt of Lagos called the Redemption Camp today, where the Holy Ghost congress service is being held annually. He hosted the first Holy Ghost congress in Lekki-Lagos. It was reported that in 1998 that the program was attended by over 7 million people. It was in 1999 that the Holy Ghost congress was permanently moved to the redemption camp. that impressive building he walked to in 1973 has today through him put a mission of over 20,000 churches throughout the world (Nigeria, almost all over the Africans countries, the U.K the US, Canada, the Caribbeans, Europe, south American, India, Australia, Hong Kong, the far east and even the middle east.

The church has several branches globally in over 196 countries as at March 2017, with more than 14,000 branches in Nigeria. This great man of God is the current national president of the Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF-an interdominational fellowship situated in all higher institution campuses in Nigeria) and is under the umbrella of Christ the Redeemers Ministry (CRM) where he is also the founder and president. He is also the founder of Redeemers University in Ede Osun State, establish in 2005.

He has been honored to serve as the pastor and spiritual counselor to Head of States, ministers, political leaders and national decision maker. Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a mentor of millions today, his life ministry and wisdom have changed many lives.

NETWORTH

Pastor E.A. adeboye’s net worth is valued to be between $70M and $165M. His churches gives him at least 2 million dollars in revenue per year.

The man of God and his family own about 65 million dollars, a private jet ( newer model known as G550 luxury jet) which worth 65 million dollars. He own high end estate with at least one in the Great Britain. And when it comes to cars, pastor E.A Adeboye rides in three expensive cars which include, Rolls Royce Phantoms (with starting price of 400,00 dollars), Land Rover Discovery ($80,000) and Mercedenz Benz Gelandewagen ($ 100,00)

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Bishop David Oyedepo lifestyle, Bio and net Worth. - M.O AKANDE

David Oyedepo is a Nigerian pastor, author, business magnate, architect and philanthropist. He is the founder of the David Oyedepo Ministries International, which birthed the Living Faith Church Worldwide among others.

Also, he is the Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota and Landmark University, Omu Aran. Additionally, he is the President of David Oyedepo Foundation.

EARLY LIFE

David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born on September 27, 1954 in Osogbo, Osun State. He was born to Ibrahim and Dorcas Oyedepo. David hails from Irepodun LGA, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. He was raised in a family of mixed faith as his father was a muslim while his mother attended the Cherubim and Seraphim church. However, his grandmother taught him christian values early as a child. David attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin where he studied Architecture. Subsequently, he attended Honolulu University, Hawaii, USA and obtained Ph.D in Human Development.

CHRISTIAN LIFE

At age 15, David gave his life to Christ in 1969, through the influence of his secondary school teacher, Betty Lasher. And in the following year, he shared his first gospel message. Later, in order to concentrate on his missionary work, he resigned from the Federal Ministry of Housing, Ilorin. David mentioned how he received a mandate from God in an 18-hour vision in May 1981. According to him, the Lord Said “The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task.” That same year, Liberation Faith Hour Ministries now Living Faith Church Worldwide was established. Later, on September 17, 1983, David Oyedepo was ordained Pastor along with his wife, Faith by Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Also, the church was commissioned on the same day. Five years later, David Oyedepo was ordained a bishop. David’s teachings centers on the Word of Faith

PERSONAL LIFE

David married Florence Abiola now Faith Abiola Oyedepo on 1982. They are blessed with four children; David Jnr, Isaac, Love and Joyce Oyedepo; and grandchildren. His sons – David and Isaac are pastors ordained by Kenneth Copeland in 2007. And his two daughters are also involved in the ministry.

LIVING FAITH CHURCH

David founded the Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners’ Chapel International. It has branches in over 300 cities of the world. LFC started in Kaduna before moving to Lagos in July 1989 after an instruction from God. The headquarters of Faith Tabernacle is a 17,000 acres facility known as Canaanland. It is also home to a 50,000-seater sanctuary recorded to be largest church auditorium in the world as at January 2008 in the Guinness Book of World Record. Through the missionary arm of the church, World Mission Agency, the church established Dominion Publishing House which we will look at in details. The church also owns Faith Academy, Covenant University, Kingdom Heritage Model School and Landmark University. It also launched the World of Faith Bible Institute where church leaders are taught christian principles. The church is in the business of staring up God given potentials embedded in people of all race and nation. Additionally, the mission of the church is also to provide employment to thousands of people. The church currently employs more than 2000 people in Nigeria alone.

DAVID OYEDEPO FOUNDATION

Bishop Oyedepo established a charitable organisation, David Oyedepo Foundation, (DOF). It is a christian not-for-profit organisation committed to showing love to people as God commanded. The foundation contributes to the development of Africa and believes that citizens of a particular country must take personal responsibility for the changes they wish for in their nation. Basically, it focuses on education, social welfare, kingdom promotion, youth leadership and health. The foundation offers scholarship program to indigenes and residents of African countries who have been offered admission into Covenant and Landmark University. David is the president of David Oyedepo Foundation. As at 2014, it is recorded that David and his wife have donated over N1 billion of personal fund to the foundation.

DOMINION PUBLISHING HOUSE

Dominion Publishing House, a publishing arm of the ministry was officially commissioned on December 5, 1992 by Pastor Adeboye at National Arts Theatre, Lagos. DPH has millions of prints in circulation. Under the publishing firm, David has published many of his own books. Some of which includes;

Anointing for Breakthrough, 1992

Covenant Wealth, 1992

Excellency of Wisdom, 1992

Towards Excellence in Life and Ministry, 1992

Releasing the Supernatural, 1992

Overcoming Forces of Wickedness, 1994

Breaking Financial Hardship, 1995

The Blood Triumph, 1995

The Healing Balm, 1996

The Force of Freedom, 1996

Breaking the Curses of Life, 1997

Fulfilling Your Days, 1998

Success In Marriage, 1999

Towards Mental Exploit, 2000

Word Encounters, 2003

Amazing Restoration, 2003

Mental Excellence: Testimonies of Career and Academic Exploits, 2003

Success Systems, 2006

On Eagles’s Wing: My First 30year Adventure in Ministry, 2013

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Bishop David Oyedepo has received numerous awards most especially in recognition of his philanthropic activities across Africa. Some of them include:

Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Bethel Graduate School of Technology, 1990

Name Inscribed in the Jerusalem 3000 Scroll #102268, 1990

Frontline Christian Author of the Year, ECOWAS International Gold Award, 1996

Enlisted on International Who is Who of Intellectuals, International Biographical Centre, 13th Edition, 1998.

Man of Dignity, Global Care International

Recognition of Leadership in Enhancing Academic and Research Excellence in Higher Education, Southern University and A&M College, 2011

Distinguished Award for Excellence in Education, Administration, and Leadership, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012

Business Leadership Award, Gtext Media And Investment Limited, 2018

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NET WORTH

According to Forbes in June 2011, David’s net worth was estimated at $150 million. He is the one of the wealthiest preacher in the world with so many investments within and outside the country. 

DAVID OYEDEPO QUOTES

“There is no mountain anywhere. A man ignorance in his own mountain.”

“Your belief is what makes you, because you are the product of your thought…what you believe is what you become, no doubt.”

“If you have character, it will enhance capacity development. If you have capacity with character, you are on your way to becoming a great leader.”

“Anything about your life can be turnaround through praise.”

“What you hear determines how you think. How you think determines how you behave. And how you behave determines what you become.”

“You can’t dominate the world until you are dominated by God.”

“What you will become in life must first be seen in your mind.”

“Poverty is not a gift from God but a result of your action.”

“Every star is known to be a thinker and every committed thinker is bound to be a star.”

“Your delivery is the function of your insights.”

“The flow of divine wisdom stops where meekness stops.”

“Every divinely guided investment, will yield maximum reward.”

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF DAVID OYEDEPO

David Oyedepo is a preacher and also doubles as a businessman. Under his leadership, the church has established many world-class institutions. Oyedepo is known for excellence in all he does.

Entrepreneurs should embrace excellence in their business pursuit. It is important to understand that whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well.

COMMITMENT

David Oyedepo believes that commitment triggers creativity; creativity triggers productivity; and productivity triggers success. The same is true for entrepreneurship; staying committed to your business will bring out your creativity which will eventually spur you to success.

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GBENGA ADEBOYE, the Pioneer Founder of comedy - M.O AKANDE

EARLY LIFE

As a child, Gbenga was precocious often chastised ‘forwardness’. Adeboye was one of those children who didn’t realize when their mothers gave them the ‘eye’ to shut them up in the presence of guests. Young Gbenga let it rip without filter: he said any and everything his eyes saw. By the time he was a secondary school student at Oranmiyan Memorial Grammar School Ile-Ife, he had gained a reputation for being the school clown: the one who could bail himself out of trouble (that he mostly put in himself into!) by telling jokes. But this was in the 70’s: nobody ever made a living by forming and telling faabu. Soon he was sent off to the big city of Lagos to find a proper means of livelihood. He got a job with the Nigerian Airports Authority as commercial attache. His job was picking up foreigners at the airport, holding placards and announcing their names from a small notepad.

CAREER

Gbenga was a versatile entertainer. An orator, comedian, master of ceremony, broadcaster and songwriter. His programmme on Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation gave him the pseudo-name Funwontan. Some of his songs did not go the usual ‘words and melody’ way, as he carved his own style of singing.

He released six albums between 1990 and 2003. His method was composing songs on one side and crafting comedy on the other. He admonished via songs like Iya (Mother) and Yoruba Ronu and just cracked fans up on tracks like London Yabbis. Who can ever forget his characters Itu Baba Ita and Laisi Abesunpinle. He was a ventriloquist who could mimic nearly twenty voices during a set. And all of these he did effortlessly. He combined his radio career with comedy, often teasing his fans by delivering strings of jokes that he promised to complete on his next album.

During his lifetime and at his death, he was described as a generous and carefree person. Alaye mi Gbengulo, as he was called by fans, was a mentor to many. Some of those who hold him in high esteem are: Abbey Fagboro, Ereke ni Soobu, Bashiru Adisa better known as Baba Gboin. Fathia Balogun, Nollywood actress hit limelight when she featured as a dancer in one of his music videos.

In her album titled ‘Omo Majemu’ translated as ‘Convenant Child’, Seun Adeboye, his sister, narrated how he lived before he hit limelight and how Wednesday was special in his life. According to her, Gbenga Adeboye was born on Wednesday, September 30, 1959; began his education on Wednesday, had his first trip to America on Wednesday, and his first radio programme on a Wednesday.

At birth, he was known as Elijah Oluwagbemiga Adeboye, but as at the time of his death, it became difficult to keep track of his names. The names were as a result of his exploits in humour and music. Some of the names are Funwontan, Oduology, Alhaji Pastor Oluwo, Abefe, Jengbetiele, Itu baba Ita, and Alaye mi Gbengulo. He is the pioneer founder of FIBAN in Nigeria, Freelance and Independent Broadcasters' Association of Nigeria. An independent cooperate body of qualified broadcasters. He also claimed to have been sent back to the earth by God to complete his unfinished business and was instructed to be buried with his Bible and hymn book.

PERSONAL LIFE

In 2002, it was reported that Alaye Mi Gbengulo (one of his numerous monikers) was suffering from kidney related illnesses. For a while he and his associates denied it but his protracted absence from his radio shows couldn’t be spun any other way: the man was indeed ill. He pulled through, emaciated and all but pull through he did. On the last day of April 2003, Gbenga Adeboye passed away in a Lagos hospital.  His funeral was almost a state event: after being laid in state at the premises of Lagos Televison, a mass of fans and well wishes followed his body to its final resting place in Akute, Ogun State. He was survived by wife, Omolara Gbenga Adeboye, and children including; Damilola Gbenga Adeboye  (daughter) and Oladipupo Gbenga Adeboye? (son).

HIS MIRACULOUS RESURRECTION AND DEATH

Before Gbenga finally died on April 30, 2003, he made certain controversial statements in a recorded tape. He said that God had called him to glory at a point in his life. According to him, the purpose of his death at that time was to be shown several mysterious things by the Divine.

Gbenga claimed that he was later sent back to earth by God because he had to complete an unfinished assignment. As if he knew about his imminent death, the entertainer requested that he be buried with the Bible and a hymn book.

GODFATHER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

Apart from his many achievements, Gbenga Adeboye also impacted the lives of many entertainers. He was not a lone ranger, rather, he embraced many people and made them as great as he was. For one, it is impossible to mention the person of Yinka Ayefele without talking about Adeboye.

Also, the likes of Abbey Fagboro, Ereke ni Soobu, Bashiru Adisa better known as Baba Gboin reverence Alaye Mi Gbengulo for the role he played in their career. Even more, Nollywood actress Fathia Balogun came to the spotlight only after she featured as a dancer in one of his music videos.

In Summary

Needless to say, when Gbenga Adeboye was alive, his happiness was everyone's happiness. He made big problems into teeny-weeny jokes so that when these little jokes are laughed over, these challenges and mountain-like distresses disappear all together. Gbenga Adeboye died in 2003, at the age of 44, and since then, the entertainment industry in Nigeria has been echoing with the sound of his laughter and the rhythm of his care free, happy attitude. Enough poetry. There is no doubt that many Nigerians are well acquainted with Gbenga Adeboye, the famous master of oduology and humour merchant that was at the forefront of comedy and entertainment in his days.

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TOPE ALABI, An example of NEVER-GIVE-UP

Tope Alabi, also known as Ore ti o common, and as Agbo Jesu (born 27 October 1970), is a Nigerian gospel singer, film music composer and actress.Alabi was formerly a member of the Jesters International comedy group. She later worked with other popular travelling and stage theater groups in both Ibadan and Lagos. She made films in the Yoruba film genre of Nigeria. Alabi later metamorphosed into gospel music after she became a born-again Christian.

TOPE ALABI BACKGROUND

Patricia Temitope Alabi was born on 27th October, 1970 as the only daughter. She was born to Pa Joseph Akinyele and Madam Agnes Kehinde. Tope hails from Yewa, Imeko of ogun State, and she grew up in an environment with strict discipline from her mother. She attended Oba Akinyele Memorial High School and obtained her West Africa School Certificate (WAEC) in 1986. Then, she proceeded to the Polytechnic Ibadan where she studied Mass Communication and graduated in 1990.

Tope Alabi Early Career

With the initial dream of becoming a star actress, Tope joined a theatre group in secondary school. She joined the Jesters International group in 1983 and was acting with Papilolo and Aderupoko. She also worked with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ibadan between 1990 & 1991. Later, she worked with Centre-spread Advertising Limited, Lagos in 1991 – 1992. 

Later, she got back into acting and joined Alade Aromire Theatre group in 1994. In Alade Aromire Theatre group, Tope discovered her talent in singing and making soundtracks for movie productions. Today, she is referred to as the pacesetter of soundtracks in Yoruba home video industry. 

PERSONAL LIFE

Tope is married to Soji Alabi who is also her manager and producer. They are blessed with children. Her hobbies also include; watching movies, watching table tennis, going on vacation e.t.c.

MUSIC CAREER

Tope came to limelight in 2000 after releasing the debut album Oore ti O Common. This album brought her fame and also earned her the moniker Oore ti o Common and Agbo Jesu. Prior to that, she had released two albums – Ikoko Dudu and Baba Iwo la k’epe. However, she did Oore ti o common (uncommon favour) first as a cover of a makossa hit before changing it to a gospel song in 2000. She also did some soundtracks such as Adake dajo, Angeli Mi and many more.

Tope has released eleven albums. The latest album, The Spirit of Light, 2019 was done in conjunction with the popular songwriter and photographer TY Bello. According to Tope, the album was not planned, the duo just wanted to worship God, but things turned around and it became an album. For instance, one of the tracks, Logan ti o de broke the internet within few hours of release.

TOPE ALABI GOSPEL VIBES

Tope Alabi and her husband Soji runs a music label, Tope Alabi Gospel Vibes. Under this label, they organise event and concert where a lot of people come to worship God. One of the worship concert is the annual Praise The Almighty Concert.

Also, they established the Mardebra Comforter Foundation, a subsidiary of the Gospel Vibes. Through the foundation, Tope and her husband cater for orphans and the less-privileged.  

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF TOPE ALABI

PREPARATION

1. Before any performance, Tope ensures she adequately prepares. According to her, as a gospel minister, the duration of her prayer depends on what God dictates. “If he says I should pray for ten hours before a ministration, I would gladly heed his instruction.”

2. Sensitivity to one’s environment is one of Tope Alabi’s strengths. Overtime, she discovered the best time God talks to her is in her moment of quietness, or sometimes on stage during ministry. As a result, she never goes to relax without her pen and paper right beside her.

3. At some point, Tope was striving to be heard. While acting, she’d spend time on location and not appear in a single movie. When she began to sing too, she had released two albums which didn’t sell. But the moment she released Oore ti o Common, Tope shot to limelight. 

Imagine if she gave up. Success does not just happen. Sometimes, you will face rejection and failure. Persevering and not giving up is all you need to wait it out.

NET WORTH

Tope Alabi gained her fortune from Yoruba movie soundtrack production, live concerts and shows, album sales and endorsement deals. Her net worth is $400,000.

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OSUN

Sen. S. Basiru

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Sen. F. Fadahunsi

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Sen. A. Oriolowo

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OYO

Sen. T. Folarin

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Sen. B. Omotayo

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Sen. A. Balogun

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PLATEAU

Senator I. Longjan

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Sen. H. Dimka

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Sen. I. Gyang

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RIVERS

Sen. B. Apiafi

betty.apiafi@nass.gov.ng

Sen. G. Sekibo

george.sekibo@nass.gov.ng

Sen. B. Mpigi

08037419000 | mpigib@yahoo.com

SOKOTO

Sen. A. Gobir

abdullahi.gobir@nass.gov.ng

Sen. A. Wamakko

07033181818 | amwamakko@yahoo.com

TARABA

Sen. S. Lau

shuaibu.lau@nass.gov.ng

Sen. E. Bwacha

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Sen. Y. Yusuf

08033109493 | yusufawakili@gmail.com

YOBE

Senate President Lawan

07055090323

Sen. I. Gaidam

ibrahim.gaidam@nass.gov.ng

Sen. I. Bomai

ibrahim.bomami@nass.gov.ng

ZAMAFRA

Sen. K. Tijani

08186567173 | tykaura@yahoo.com

Sen. H. Gusau

hassan.gusau@nass.gov.ng

Sen. A. Yari

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FCT

Sen. A. Tanimu

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THESE 4 REASONS WILL MAKE YOU TO STOP TAKING GARRI

In Nigeria, cassava flakes is a staple food and are made from cassava tubers.

Nicknamed ‘garri’, ‘African cornflakes’, ‘garium sulphate’, ‘garrison’, it is loved by many and taken by a large percentage of the population. 

Garri can be in yellow or white colour depending on what type of palm oil was used to fry it.

Consumption of garri is common among the populace of West Africa like Togo, Nigeria, Benin Republic and others. It gained this importance not only because its a cheap and readily available source of food but also a fast food

Garri can be taken on its own by soaking in water and drinking, but it could also be mixed with hot water, and be eaten with soup to give a balanced diet

Eye Defects

Garri is made from cassava which is known to contain hydrocyanic acid. Cyanide in garri, if contained in large quantity can lead to serious eye defects. However, proper, safe, and thorough processing of the garri should reduce the concentration of the acid to a considerate level.

Causes/Aggravates Ulcer

Due to the high levels of cyanide in poorly processed garri, an ulcer can be developed. Cyanide is an organic acid in nature and when it is concentrated in the intestines. it can cause an ulcer or worsen the situation of an ulcer patient.

Weight Gain

Garri is made from cassava which is highly rich in carbohydrate. A cup of garri contains about 360 calories, out of which 99 percent is carbohydrate. Excessive consumption of garri can increase the blood sugar level in diabetic patients and in turn, this causes weight gain, infertility and reduced wound healing ability.

Heart Attack

During processing, red oil is added as an additive to some garri and this oil may increase the risk of heart attacks and heart failure. Saturated fat of the oil can obstruct blood flow to the heart. 

Conclusively, excessive and frequent taking of garri, especially those not well processed, can hinder one’s health and give room for ill health.

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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU EMBARK ON MARRIAGE.

Before you walk down the aisle with your partner, here are 7 sincere questions you must resolve..

7) Are we raising kids? If so, how many?

It is important that you both discuss and come to an agreement on the number of kids you plan to have. It is also important that you agree on the spacing you'll give to the children. Do you plan to have 3 kids and have a spacing of 2 years between each? 

6) Are there changes we are to make to our lives?

Do not get married without properly discussing changes you both plan to make. Is any supposed to change jobs, are you planning on changing apartments? It is important that whatever changes you believe should happen during marriage should be openly discussed.

5) Is there any major secret i should know about?

Secrets in mariages are like little foxes that destroy the vineyard. Be as open as possible about your previous relationship, mistakes and matters you have kept hidden. If the partner loves you, they'll forgive you and help you move on. Remember, people might not be able to handle the truth, but they deserve to know the truth. 

4) What is your love language? 

Knowing your partner's love language will help you understand how best to deal with matters that concerns them. It is important that you know what love language best suits your partner. It will help you enjoy your home

3) What are the homes rules?

Are guests allowed? How long are guests allowed? Are family members allowed to come live with us? It is advised that home rules are set to ensure there is no misunderstanding when you eventually get married. 

2) What religion are we adopting and what religious centre are we agreeing on?

Decide if you both will manage your homes the Christian or Muslim way. If you worship in different religious centres, agree on which the family would be attending. This should be discussed before marriage.

1) How do we handle our finances?

Money can be a major issue in a marriage if not properly handled. It is important that you both discuss how the running of the home would be. Who pays the bills? Who buys foodstuffs? Who pays for repairs? It is also important that you agree on if you'll maintain a joint or single account. 

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TRUE LOVE AND FAKE LOVE: 29 DIFFERENCES YOU MUST KNOW

To find a true lover who can give you real love, you have to know what true love is. To attract and keep him/her, you have to give a genuine love in return. Knowing how to distinguish pure love from false love will give you wisdom on how to build a long-lasting relationship and avoid the toxic ones . Such insight will also keep you away from futile suffering due to loving the wrong person. Moreover, it will prevent you from hurting people and being guilty for not giving the right love.

So without further ado, here are 20 differences between true love and fake love that you must know.

1. True love makes sacrifices; fake love is only concern of itself.

True love is selfless. Though it doesn’t neglect itself, it is ready to make big sacrifices just to make someone truly happy. On the other hand, fake love is selfish, as it only cares for itself.

2. True love rejoices in the truth; fake love hides in the darkness of lies.

True love enjoys living an honest life. It cannot be comfortable with lies. It takes away your doubts and insecurities, as it always shows honesty and transparency. On the other hand, fake love takes pleasure in making lies. It is afraid to get near the light. It lives in the darkness and offers no enlightenment.

3. True love is kind; fake love is cruel.

True love has a big heart. It’s generous and compassionate. It will give you the love and care more than what you deserve. On the other hand, fake love is heartless. It will give you pain and bad treatment you don’t even deserve.

4. True love is patient; fake love is short-tempered.

True love can endure and forgive your faults and shortcomings. It will reasonably give you many chances and wait until you change for the better. On the other hand, fake love is easily angered when you make mistakes. It will quickly judge and punish you without even hearing your explanations.

5. True love is humble; fake love is proud.

True love acts with humility. It’s not interested in taking credits for itself. It admits its own mistakes and even takes responsibility for the faults of others. It can let itself down just to lift people up. On the other hand, fake love is boastful. It’s a credit grabber and excessively proud of itself. It doesn’t admit its own mistakes but rather blame them to others.

6. True love feels fulfilled; fake love feels empty.

True love feels complete. It feels like it has already nothing to wish for. It always enjoys every moment with you as it considers its dreams as now realities. On the other hand, fake love is not happy with you. It’s greedy and unsatisfied. It always wants to have something more, something different.

7. True love is grateful; fake love is envious.

True love values its current possessions. It feels thankful and blessed to have you. It treasures what it receives from you, whether they are big or small. On the other hand, fake love is filled with envy. It belittles your presence. It doesn’t treasure your gifts. It always feels unlucky with you, and it is always jealous of people whom it thinks have more possessions than it has.

8. True love is joyful; fake love is bitter.

True love has a cheerful heart. Its mind is filled with positivity. It feels happy to see others happy. On the other hand, fake love has a heart filled with bitterness. Its mind is filled with negativity. It always thinks that the world is unfair. It usually holds a grudge on you and the people around you.

9. True love is respectful; fake love is rude.

True love will respect your opinions, decisions, and even your ambitions. It will also honor you as a person. On the other hand, fake love is arrogant. It doesn’t care about what you think and what you feel. It considers you as an inferior person who’s not worthy of any consideration.

10. True love protects; fake love hurts.

True love may give you pain, but it always protects you from anything that will make you suffer in the long run. It will defend you from things that will corrupt you. It will shield your relationship against things that will hinder its growth. On the other hand, fake love will give you false satisfaction, which only lasts for a short time. Eventually, it will give you a toxic relationship and destroy you as a person.

11. True love is righteous; fake love is foolish.

True love is wise and mature. It is discreet in making decisions and actions. On the other hand, fake love is a fool. It is childish and narrow-minded. Its actions are reckless, inconsiderate, and only based on its self-righteousness.

12. True love knows and understands you; fake love just doesn’t get it.

True love knows you as a person. It makes efforts to know everything about you so it can love you even better. It understands you even before you say any word, as it can read your mind and feel your emotions. On the other hand, fake love doesn’t care about your thoughts and feelings, thus, it doesn’t have any idea what’s going on with you.

13. True love trusts; fake love doubts too much.

True love has confidence in you. It trusts your decisions and actions. It is positive towards you. On the other hand, fake love doesn’t trust you. Its heart and mind are exceedingly filled with negativities about you.

14. True love is loyal; fake love is a cheater.

True love has a strong commitment to you. It will avoid temptations and will never try to cheat on you. On the other hand, fake love is always and will always be a cheater.

15. True love is faithful; fake love is unbelieving.

True love depends and believes in you despite of your weaknesses and shortcomings. On the other hand, fake love needs to have 100% assurance that you are dependable before it relies or believes in you.

16. True love is hopeful; fake love easily gives up.

True love includes you in its future and sees you as a person it wants to be with for the rest of its life. That is why it never gives up fighting for you and for your relationship. On the other hand, fake love has no permanent plans for you. Thus, it doesn’t treat you as important, and it easily gives up on you.

17. True love acts with trembling; fake love just doesn’t care.

True love is not just all talk and promises. It’s not even all about mere actions. True love acts with passion, excitement, and energy. It always wants the best for you. It is afraid to let you down. On the other hand, fake love is nonchalant towards you. It always leaves you with excuses instead of fulfilling its obligations to you.

18. True love loves itself; fake love hates itself.

True love loves you, but it never forgets to love itself. It always wants to be healthy in mind, body and soul so that it can give you a healthier and stronger relationship. On the other hand, fake love doesn’t care about its own welfare. It selfishly hurts itself to the point of self-destruction, giving you more pain and problems your relationship doesn’t deserve.

19. True love grows a relationship; fake love makes it sick and toxic.

True love always seeks personal development and growth for your relationship. It serves as a role model. It always inspires and motivates you to be a better person. On the other hand, fake love loves fighting and heated arguments. It doesn’t know how to settle things in a calmly manner. It toxifies your relationship and destroys your good life.

20. True love lasts forever; fake love dies.

True love stays forever . It’s more than physical and material. It lives on even lovers are already apart or even after they die. The great story of true love and the big sacrifices made by the true lovers continue to inspire people, generation by generation. On the other hand, fake love is only after the flesh. It lives shortly, and its story is easily forgotten.

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5 WAYS TO WINS MAN'S HEART WITHOUT HAVING SEX WITH HIM

These are major ways to win a man's heart....

•COOK FOR HIM : An adage about winning a man over is through his stomach is true and real. Cooking for someone is to cater basic human needs. Food is parts of the basic needs of life. So cooking for your man everyday most especially when the meal is dealious will make a lady win a man.

•ACCEPT HIM FOR WHO HE IS: This point is very important because a lady can't change a man completely but can help him to change his ways little by little. Accepting a man for who he is means a lady needs to understand her man so that both of them will be able to live comfortable.

•MAKE HIM LAUGH: Making a man laugh is very essential in a relationship

•TELL HIM A SECRET:Telling a man your deepest secret has a vital role to play in a relationship. Telling him a secret will actually make a man to see his lady as more than a friend and wanting himself to trust her.

•ACCEPTING HIS FAMILY: If a lady wants to win her man's heart, she needs to see his family as her family inorder for their love to grow stronger.

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3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT STAY SINGLE FOR TOO LONG

Sometimes being single is fun and I feel it is it is the sweetest feeling because you have nothing or no one to bother you. But from my deep thinking, being single for too long isn't a good idea as one is bound to miss a lot when the time actually waits for nobody. Here are 3 reasons why saying single for too long is wasting you;

1. You will miss on the experiences you need from being in relationships

There are crucial experiences everybody needs to acquire from relationships in preparation for marriage if one is hoping to. Being in a relationship equips you with the experiences and helps you know what a relationship needs and what it doesn't need. 

If you have been single for quite some time now (maybe years) I urge to find a heart that matches you and be in love. It helps. 

2. You will start feeling desperate

There come times when I feel so desperate and worn out just because I got no one to give me company, I'm ever alone and start drowning in solitude. I start feeling like you really need someone to behave so silly. Being single for too long will surely make you fel desperate and the worst part of it is when people around you come to realize that you are actually desperate. 

3. You won't know what you need out of a relationship 

Out of every relationship I've been in, I found characters that I like and those that I hate. This explains why you need not be single for too long as time will pass when you haven't decided what you want out of a partner and you will rush into marriage not knowing whether the characters your partner portrays best fit you or not. I urge you to dump the single life and embrace a relationship, that is, if you have been single for too long and time is passing you.

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WAYS TO AVOID ADULTERY IN MARRIAGE

1: Never make anybody of the opposite s** your best friend with whom you share intimate discussions.

2: Never be with anybody of opposite s** at the time your spouse must never know you are there.

3: Never talk evil about your spouse in the presence of anybody, they will know you are not happy in your marriage and take advantage of that by showing you fake care and give you what you lack with your Spouse and destroy you.

4: Be proud to use your wedding ring outside, let them know you are married and proud to be.

5: Never visit a website you will not be proud to tell your children and wife/ husband you visited.

6: Avoid keeping secrets from your spouse, AFFAIR thrive in secrecy.

7: Avoid confiding in the people of the opposite s**, there should be somebody of your s** you can talk to, don't dig the grave of your marriage with your mouth.

8: Avoid collecting unsolicited gifts and favour from opposite s**. They will ask for s** in return they are not Father Christmas.

9: Avoid thinking that anybody is better than your husband or wife you don't know what their spouses are enduring at home,what you are seeing outside is just a show biz don't be deceived. Grass is only greener in the other compound because it is far from you.

10: Divert all your s**ual fantasy towards your spouse. He or she is planted in to your life to satisfy you and keep you holy.

11: Always remember that whatever every woman or man has in his or her body, your spouse has it too and they are not different from each other, it is only faces that are different it is the same package.

12: deal with any s**ual thoughts that is not directed towards your spouse, kill it before it kills you. S**ual error do not begin in the bedroom,it begins in the heart.

13: if you are finding it difficult to deal with it, find a mature christian you can confide in and let the person pray with you, counsel you. Don't die in silence.

14: before traveling have s** with your spouse and put your mind to it that you will not have s** until you come back, that decision may safe your life and destiny.

15: Men, avoid looking at the front and back side of ladies and imagine what is there, it is stupid, childish and dirty to do that, that is what is called lust, what is there is not different from what your spouse has, please don't be stupid sir.

16: Walk in company with good and Godly men/women if you keep company with adulterer you will become adulterous.

17: Discuss your s**ual desire with your spouse and let it be met at home, don't hunt for something that will hunt you later and hurt you deeply tomorrow, your wife/ husband has the best, get it at home.

18: fill your heart with the word of God always, this will not give lust a chance in your mind.

19: Memorise and Always remember Proverbs 6:32-33. "But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away".

20: Always count the cost of adultery, don't just look at the pleasure, look at the pain, loss of integrity, you will hurt your wife/husband, children, friends and above all GOD the almighty.

21: Always remember that the enjoyment, pleasure and the thrills that is in s** is just 8 seconds or less, it can not be more than that but its repercussions can last for eternity. Why trading eternity for 8 seconds, is there wisdom in that?

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HAVING SEX IN THE BRAIN, LUST OR LOVE?

Passion, Infatuation, Romance, "the hots," obsessive love, beer goggles...... these are the words we use to describe those feelings of ecstasy, elation, bliss, and rapture that almost all people will experience in some way at some time in their lives. With them come the feelings of anguish, distress, pain, agony, torment and grief. For thousands of years, experts have tried, with little success, to define romantic love, usually concluding that it must be controlled somehow by forces outside ourselves, such as the Mystical, Supernatural or Spiritual. Yet we have no difficulty in Pigeonholing other human emotions, like depression, anxiety, obsession and fear. 

Since the 1970s, Humans have experienced a deep spiritual yearning for love. This yearning is caused by the breakdown of the social structures that gave us intimate connections with friends, family and lovers and was the norm for thousands of years. We evolved as a Species that cared for our young; protected, loved, and depended on each other; and stuck together as social and family units. The older generations cared for the children, while the middle generation worked or collected food. In the evenings, the older generations told children stories and taught them about their heritage and about life. This kind of family structure now exists only in primitive cultures, parts of the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, and Third World cultures. And as more and more people are staying single or living alone, this cultural chasm continues to widen. For a million years or more, societies have been structured to bring men and women together; today's societies, however, are driving them apart. The erosion of the basic family structure has led to the loss of values, kids growing up without fathers, and emotional chaos.

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Arsène Wenger, BIOGRAPHY, LIFESTYLE AND IMPACT

Arsène Wenger is a famous French football manager. He joined the ‘English Premier League’ (EPL) club ‘Arsenal’ as its manager in 1996 and has since become the longest-serving manager of the club. He has helped ‘Arsenal’ ace several tournaments. He is credited with leading his team to more victories than any other ‘EPL’ manager ever. Arsène was born and raised in France and was introduced to football by his father, who was the coach of a local team. Arsène played football in the 1970s but did not have an eventful football career. He acquired his manager’s diploma in 1981. As a manager, he started his career with the French team ‘Nancy’ and then went on to manage ‘AS Monaco.’ He then managed the Japanese team ‘Nagoya Grampus Eight’ for a brief period of time. In 1996, he joined ‘Arsenal,’ and the association brought the ‘EPL’ team significant wins in a number of key competitions. ‘Arsenal’ remained undefeated in the 2004 league season, a feat that had not been achieved by any ‘Premier League’ team in 115 years. In April 2018, speculations about him retiring started doing the rounds. The rumors were later confirmed by Arsène.

CHILDHOOD & EARLY LIFE

Arsène Wenger was born in Strasbourg, France, on October 22, 1949, to Alphonse and Louise Wenger. He grew up in Duttlenheim, a village located ten miles south-west of Strasbourg. He was the youngest of the three children in the family. His father, Alphonse, was a Second World War veteran and was forced to fight for Nazi Germany like many Alsatians. He fought for Germany on the Eastern Front in October 1944.

Once the World War was over, Alphonse started his very own automobile spare-parts business and a bistro. He managed a football team in his village, too. He was a football enthusiast, and his love for the sport was inherited by Arsène. Arsène grew up playing football with his father and learned the tips and tricks of the game from him. The family was financially unstable, and that posed quite a lot of trouble when Arsene wished to move ahead with his dream of becoming a footballer.

Arsène was introduced to football by his father when he was 6 years old, and by the time he was 12, he had joined ‘FC Duttlenheim,’ but due to a lack of young footballers in the village, the ages of the players were uneven. This created a lot of difficulties for the team. At the age of 16, he made it to ‘FC Duttlenheim’s first team, but the lack of a manager and a coach had Arsène training himself.

In the early 1970s, while studying at the ‘University of Strasbourg,’ Arsène joined a semi-professional club named ‘Mulhouse.’ In 1974, he completed his degree in economics and started representing the national French students’ squad. His stint with ‘Mulhouse,’ where he worked closely with the coach Paul Frantz, transformed him completely. Paul taught him the importance of diet and nutrition. He also taught him the importance of working on a player’s strong and weak points. After playing for a few more years, Arsène finally got his manager’s diploma from Paris in 1981.

PERSONAL LIFE

Wenger was married to former basketball player Annie Brosterhous, with whom he has one daughter, Léa (born 1997). He lives in Totteridge, London. Wenger and Brosterhous separated in 2015. He spends his leisure time predominantly studying football matches, stating that he "watches games on most days", and has an interest in politics. Away from managerial duties, he acted as a football consultant for French television station TF1 from 2004 to 2014, and has worked for beIN Sports since 2016. Wenger is a world brand ambassador for FIFA World Cup sponsor Castrol. As part of the arrangement, he has conducted several training camps for international youth teams worldwide to provide input to the Castrol Performance Index, FIFA's official ratings system.

TOP CAREER

In 1983, he started working as the assistant of the manager Jean-Marc Guillou who was working with the ‘Ligue 2’ club ‘Cannes.’ There, he learned how to use information regarding the opposition team’s players and their strengths and weaknesses to his benefit. This helped ‘Cannes’ perform brilliantly in the ‘Ligue 2.’ Arsène’s hard work with the team did not go unnoticed, and he was soon chosen as the manager of another French club ‘Nancy.’

Arsène took on the challenge of managing a ‘Ligue 1’ team that was not performing well. The team lacked good players and effective management and was on the verge of being disqualified from the ‘Ligue 1.’ In his first season with the club, Arsène managed to work hard enough to make the team reach the 12th spot in the final tally, which was a respectable position. However, the team had a lot of problems, the most prominent of them being scarcity of funds. This led the team to a demotion from ‘Ligue 1’ to ‘Ligue 2’ during Arsène’s final season with the club.

Arsène quit ‘Nancy’ and joined ‘AS Monaco’ in 1987. With his guidance, the team performed well and emerged as one of the strongest teams in the league. In the 1988–1989 season, the club reached the finals of the ‘Coupe de France,’ where they lost to ‘Marseille.’

The next season, ‘Monaco defeated the champion ‘Marseille’ to win the ‘Coupe de France’ trophy. As his work gained more prominence, the ace German club ‘Bayern Munich’ offered him the role of the manager, but ‘Monaco’ refused to let him go. In 1994, however, he was sacked by ‘Monaco,’ following the team’s poor performance in the early months of the 1994–1995 season. French football was going through a troublesome time around the same time, owing to the match-fixing allegations against ‘Marseille.’ Observing the downfall of morale in French football, Arsène decided to leave France.

In December 1994, Arsène agreed to manage the Japanese club ‘Nagoya Grampus Eight.’ The team was at its worst and had performed abysmally in the previous ‘J. League’ season. Arsène’s unconventional tactics helped ‘Nagoya’ win 17 of the 27 games in ‘J. League’ the next season and finish as the runners-up in the 1995 ‘J. League.’ The team then won the ‘Emperor’s Cup’ in 1996.

Arsène had transformed the team. His performance did not remain unnoticed. Midway through the 1996–1997 season, Arsène joined the ‘EPL’ team ‘Arsenal.’ This was officially confirmed in September 1996. ‘Arsenal’ had become one of the weakest ‘Premier League’ teams by then. However, in 1998, ‘Arsenal’ surprised everybody with their ‘FA Cup’ victory. This was highly unprecedented. In the following few years, the team displayed a lukewarm performance, but people noticed a significant change in the way they played.

Arsène’s tactics were unique. He paid special attention to the team’s diet and nutrition, along with their teamwork on the field. He also believed in letting the players work on their strengths. Despite being criticized, his tactics worked. He was later dubbed as “The Professor” by the British media. In the 2000s, ‘Arsenal’ managed to maintain its place among the top 5 teams in the league rankings. They became the ‘Premier League’ champions in the 2001–2002 season and won it again in the 2003–2004 season.

In the 2003–2004 season, the club emerged victorious in the league without losing a single game. Arsène then decided to transform the team by making a few controversial decisions about the team’s structure. He let some key players go and brought in some new and inexperienced players. However, every tactic of his seemed to work well. He is now known as one of the greatest football managers of all time.

On April 20, 2018, Arsène announced that he would quit ‘Arsenal’ at the end of the season.

Alex Ferguson's LIFESTYLE, BIO AND LEGACY.

Alex Ferguson, in full Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson, byname Fergie, (born December 31, 1941, Glasgow, Scotland), Scottish football (soccer) player and manager who was best known for managing Manchester United (1986–2013). Ferguson was the longest-tenured manager in “Man U” history and led the club to more than 30 domestic and international titles, including 13 Premier League championships, five Football Association (FA) Cup victories (1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, and 2004), and two Champions League titles (1999 and 2008).

EARLY LIFE

Born to Alexander Beaton Ferguson, a plater's helper in the shipbuilding industry, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Hardie), Alex Chapman Ferguson was born at his grandmother's home on Shieldhall Road in Govan on 31 December 1941, but grew up in a tenement at 667 Govan Road (which has since been demolished), where he lived with his parents as well as his younger brother Martin.

Ferguson attended Broomloan Road Primary School and later Govan High School. He began his football career with Harmony Row Boys Club in Govan, before progressing to Drumchapel Amateurs, a youth club with a strong reputation for producing senior footballers. He also took an apprenticeship as a toolmaker at a factory in Hillington, being appointed a union shop steward.

PERSONAL LIFE

Ferguson lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire with his wife, Cathy (née Holding). They married in 1966 and have three sons: Mark (born 1968); and twins Darren (born 1972), who was also a professional footballer and is currently manager of Peterborough United F. C.; and Jason, who runs an events management company.

Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery on 5 May 2018 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He made a recovery from the surgery and attended his first match at Old Trafford since then on 22 September.

TITLE / OFFICE

Knight (1999)

At age 16 Ferguson joined the Scottish second-division football club Queen’s Park, playing as an amateur while also working in a Glasgow shipyard. His professional football career began in 1964, when he signed with first-division Dunfermline Athletic. Ferguson tied for the league lead in scoring by tallying 31 goals during the 1965–66 Scottish League season, and in 1967 he was transferred to his hometown Rangers for a then-record £65,000 fee. He was a solid if unspectacular player in two seasons with the Rangers and played for two other clubs before retiring in 1974.

Man U was initially inconsistent under Ferguson’s guidance, finishing in 11th, 2nd, 11th, and 13th place in the first division of the Football League during his first four seasons with the club. He was widely reported to have been in danger of losing his job before Manchester salvaged the 1989–90 season by winning the FA Cup. That victory marked the beginning of the most successful managerial run in English football history, as Man U won eight Premier League (the successor to the first division) championships in the 11 seasons from 1992–93 to 2002–03, capturing three FA Cup titles as well. Ferguson was named the Premier League Manager of the Year on 11 occasions. He released volumes of autobiography in 1999 and 2013. He was made Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1995 and was knighted in 1999.

LEGACY

Many of Ferguson's former players have gone on to become football managers themselves, including Tony Fitzpatrick, Alex McLeish, Gordon Strachan, Mark McGhee, Willie Miller, Neale Cooper, Bryan Gunn, Eric Black, Billy Stark, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Chris Casper, Darren Ferguson, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Henning Berg, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil Neville.

The phrase "squeaky-bum time" coined by Ferguson in reference to the tense final stages of a league competition has been included in the Collins English Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary.

A bronze statue of Ferguson, designed by Scottish sculptor Philip Jackson, was unveiled outside Old Trafford on 23 November 2012. On 14 October 2013, Ferguson attended a ceremony where a road near Old Trafford was renamed from Water's Reach to Sir Alex Ferguson Way.

BOLA IGE, A LEGEND THAT SHOULD FOREVER BE RECOGNIZED. - M.O AKANDE

BIOGRAPHY

James Ajibola Idowu Ige, SAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè; 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001) simply known as Bola Ige was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He became Federal Minister of Justice for Nigeria. He was murdered in December 2001.

BACKGROUND

Hon. James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige was born in Esa Oke, Osun state in the South Western part of Nigeria on 13 September 1930. His parents were Yoruba natives of Esa-Oke town, in the old Oyo State (now in Osun State). Bola Ige left Kaduna and headed south to the Western region at the age of 14. He studied at Ibadan Grammar School (1943–48), and then at the University of Ibadan. From there, he went to the University College London where he graduated with a Law degree in 1959. He was called to the bar in London's Inner Temple in 1961.

Bola Ige established Bola Ige & Co in 1961, and later became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He became well known in the country for his oratory prowess, as well as his advocacy work on civil rights and democracy. Bola Ige's faith was Christianity. Uncommonly, Bola Ige spoke all the three major Nigerian languages, Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa fluently. He wrote several books, and an anthology of articles and tributes about him was published shortly after his death.

EARLY POLITICAL CAREER

During the First Republic (1963–1966), at age 31 he was at the centr of the Action Group crisis, when Chief Obafemi Awolowo was pitted against his deputy, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola. He became a rival of Olusola Olaosebikan for succession to Obafemi Awolowo. Bola Ige was a Commissioner for Agriculture in the now-defunct Western Region of Nigeria (1967–1970) under the military government of General Yakubu Gowon. In 1967 he became a friend of Olusegun Obasanjo, who was a commander of the army brigade in Ibadan.

In the early 1970s, during the first period of military rule, he devoted his time to the anti-racism campaign of the World Council of Churches. Towards the end of the 1970s he joined the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), the successor to the Action Group. When General Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the Second Republic, he was elected as governor of Oyo State from October 1979 to October 1983. Adebisi Akande, later to be governor of Osun State after it was split off from Oyo State, was his deputy governor during this period. In the 1983 elections, when he ran for re-election as the UPN candidate, he was defeated by Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. Ige unsuccessfully challenged the election in court. However, Olunloyo lost the seat three months later to a coup staged by Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon.

Ige Bola was detained after the coup, accused of enriching party funds. He was released in 1985, after the next coup, by Ibrahim Babangida, and returned to his legal practice and to writing. In 1990, he published People, Politics And Politicians of Nigeria: 1940–1979, a book that he had begun while imprisoned. He was a founder member of the influential Yoruba pressure group, Afenifere. Although critical of the military rule of General Sani Abacha, Bola Ige avoided political difficulties during this period.

THIRD REPUBLIC

Following the restoration of democracy in 1999, Bola Ige sought the nomination of the Alliance for Democracy party as a presidential candidate, but was rejected. President Obasanjo appointed Bola Ige as minister of Mines and Power (1999–2000). He was not able to make significant improvements to service provided by the monopoly National Electric Power Authority (NEPA).

He then became Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2000–2001). In September 2001 Bola Ige said that the Federal government had initiated a program to re-arrange and consolidate the laws of the Federation, publish them in digital form, and make them available on the website of his ministry. He campaigned ardently against the imposition of the Sharia law in the northern states of Nigeria. In November 2001 he said that the Federal government would not allow the Sokoto State government to execute the judgement of a verdict passed by a Gwadabawa sharia court to stone a woman, Safiya Hussaini to death for committing adultery.

Bola Ige was about to take up a new position as African's Representative on the United Nations International Law Commission when he was gunned down in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

DEATH

On 23 December 2001, Bola Ige was shot dead at his home in the south-western city of Ibadan. He had been entangled in squabbles within his Alliance for Democracy party in Osun State. The previous week, the long-running feud between Osun state Governor Bisi Akande and his deputy, Iyiola Omisore, had apparently contributed to the death of an Osun State legislator, Odunayo Olagbaju. The government of President Olusegun Obasanjo deployed troops in south-western Nigeria to try to prevent a violent reaction to the murder. Although various people were arrested and tried for involvement in the murder, including Iyiola Omisore, all were acquitted. As of November 2010 the killers had not been found. He was buried in Ibadan. In a speech at his funeral, he was quoted as saying that he was sure that Nigeria was worth living for but he was not so sure that it was worth dying for.

Reference:

https://peoplepill.com/people/bola-ige/

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TAI SOLARIN, THE PROPHET OF SELF-RELIANCE - M.O AKANDE

Augustus Taiwo "Tai" Solarin (20 August 1922 – 27 July 1994) was a Nigerian educator and author. He established the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State in 1956. In 1952, Solarin became the principal of Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo, a post he held till 1956 when he became the proprietor and principal of Mayflower School.

EARLY LIFE

Solarin was born in Ikenne, Ogun State, in Western Nigeria on August 20, 1922, the older of a set of twins. His twin sister, Kehinde Solarin died in 1991 at about 69 years. He attended Wesley College Ibadan. Solarin was inspired by the writings of Nnamdi Azikiwe who encouraged young people to travel abroad for study. His initial attempt to gain a passport fell through but he later enlisted in the British Air Force and served with the Royal Air Force as a navigator in the Second World War. He remained in Britain, studying at University of Manchester, and then at the University of London. Tai Solarin married English-born Sheila Mary Tuer in 1951. Solarin returned to Nigeria and became a tutor at Molusi College, which was supported by the community and Christians in Ijebu-Igbo. In 1952, he was appointed the school's principal succeeding Stephen Awokoya who had just been appointed the regional Minister for Education. Solarin, an humanist had a mission to 're-educate' the community and decided to make some changes. He removed morning prayers and religious studies as a subject in the school. However, some of the changes found opposition within the local community where his brother was a reverend. He decided to quit and found his own school with the approval of Awokoya the former Principal. He established Mayflower school on January 27, 1956.

MAYFLOWER

The Mayflower campus, which he established, is made up of hundreds of hectares of land, based in Tai Solarin's birth Place, Ikenne, Ogun State. Approximately 15,000 students are in attendance. The campus includes classrooms, administration buildings, small houses for many of the teachers, dormitory accommodations for about 5,000 boarders, and a farm. The school is noted for very high academic achievement.

POST INDEPENDENCE CRITICS

Tai Solarin is one of the post-Independence civil rights critics and activists in his native Nigeria; some others were Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (musician) Beko Ransome-Kuti, Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate), Ayodele Awojobi, Dele Giwa, Gani Fawehinmi (lawyer), and Ken Saro-Wiwa. For the majority of the first forty years after independence, Nigeria had no effective opposition to the mostly military government of the day. These activists acted as an effective opposition to the ruling government. In 1975, when the General Gowon Regime delayed returning power to a civilian regime, Tai published his "The Beginning of the End" statement, which he then physically distributed on the roadside. He was subsequently imprisoned for this act. Throughout his lifetime Tai fought running battles with various governments in a bid to improve the lot of Nigerians.

Mr. Solarin was an intellectual guru for Nigeria's disenchanted and disfranchised for four decades. His writings in magazines and newspapers, highlighting what he called the hypocrisy and vulgarity of the Nigeria of his day, frequently angered people in power.

He was a vehement critic of military rule in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, and an ombudsman in three states in 1976 and 1977.

As a columnist, Tai was a relentless critic of Nigerian military rule, as well as of corruption in the government and the church. He was often jailed for his public remarks.

MODESTY

In a country and an age where dignitaries wore flowing Agbada to show their wealth and position, Tai was known to always wear simple khaki shorts and shirt.

QUOTES

'I fight with an indomitable spirit, my back to the wall, defeat is for those who accept it' 'The greatest strands of affection are woven in adversity. Leadership means suffering. The Leader, who has no marks, indelible marks to show either on his physical body or in his mind have never led'. 'How many Socrates did Greece breed? How many Negro's did India breed? They have one each but they all had one thing in common, sense of mission. An unquenchable thirst to get things done. We need as in this instance only one courageous Nigerian to take a stand. But no Nigerian wants to offer his head to break a coconut'. 

PROPHET OF SELF-RELIANCE

One of Tai Solarin's basic principles was self-reliance, a part of the curriculum at Mayflower.

THE PEOPLES BANK

In 1989, The Peoples Bank was founded by the government, and Tai Solarin became the first chairman. The bank was created to disburse soft loans and other forms of credit to the very poor to start their own businesses.

HUMANIST

Tai Solarin University of education Edit

In November 2005, the Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC) formally recognised the "Tai Solarin University of Education" (TASUED) Ogun State, as the first specialised university of education, the 27th state university and the 76th university in Nigeria.

WORKS

Towards Nigeria's Moral Self-Government,

Thinking with You.

A Message for Young Nigerians.

To Mother With Love.

Mayflower; the story of a school.

Timeless Tai.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Solarin

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OSITA IHEME BIO, LIFESTYLE AND NET WORTH.

Osita Iheme is a famous Nollywood actor who gained prominence after playing the role of Paw Paw in the Nigerian film, Aki na Ukwa. His emergence in the country’s entertainment industry was well received by millions of movie fans in Nigeria.

Considered as one of the unique actors in Nigeria, Osita Iheme won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2011. Iheme is also the founder of Inspired Movement Africa which he established to inspire and motivate the creative minds of young Nigerians and Africans. According to multiple sources, Osita Iheme net worth is around $3.5 million!  

OSITA IHEME BIOGRAPHY 

Osita Iheme was born on February 20, 1982, in Abia State. He’s one of his parents’ (Augustine and Herbert Iheme) five children. The actor is originally from Mnaitoli, Imo State, but grew up in the city of Abia where he completed his secondary education. He later moved to Lagos after he gained admission to study Computer Science at Lagos State University. 

He came from a family that was just surviving. Growing up in the hood, he didn’t think much about his future. As such, he feels lucky to be one of the most successful celebrities in Nigeria.

Osita Iheme started his acting career playing minor roles of a child in Nollywood movies. In 2002, the comic actor became a household name in Nigeria after playing Paw Paw alongside co-star, Chinedu Ikedieze, in the family comedy film titled Aki na Paw Paw. 

Subsequently, he began to take up more mature and dramatic roles. His versatility as an actor gave him the upper hand and for more than a decade, Iheme has featured in up to a hundred movies. With his comic prowess, he won the hearts of millions of fans, as well as prestigious awards like the 2014 African Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards for Best Actor. Some of his recent movies include Mirror Boy (2011); Double Mama (2015); The Self-Destruction of Little Mark (2017); Games Men Play 5: Computer Games is our Game (2018).

Iheme is the New Generation Ambassador for Rotary International District 9110 and the proud author of a book titled: Inspired 101; an inspirational book he dedicated to secondary school students in Nigeria.

It was reported that Osita Iheme got married in 2017, but several months after, it all boils down to another media rumor. Shortly after his close pal and colleague, Chinedu Ikedieze tied the knot, all eyes turned on Iheme with speculations that he will soon follow suit.

However, the actor who usually keeps his private life away from the media doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to take the huge leap. The rumor sprang from a Nigerian website that created some content about the relationship between Iheme and Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama McBrown. While both kept mute about the rumor, it was confirmed that the Aba raised actor is still single and doesn’t have a wife yet.

As for whether he is dating anyone, the answer is yet to be confirmed. Despite not being particular about a woman’s physical quality, Iheme said he, like many Nigerian men, prefers a woman who is God-fearing and intelligent.

FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. Iheme went into acting after a friend took him to a movie audition. Like most successful celebrities in Nigeria, the actor has invested wisely in other endeavors. He shared photos of his latest property in Owerri, a hotel he named Resident Suites.

2. Osita Iheme also established a transport company that would operate from the South-East to Lagos.

3. Besides acting, he has a political ambition and wishes to become a good leader some day.

4. Only a few fans know that the famous actor is an aspiring musician and has recorded some songs that are yet to be released.

5. He told Punch in an interview that he would have loved to be a footballer if he didn’t end up as an actor. According to him, his nature was solely the reason he held back from that dream.

6. He has described his relationship with Ikedieze as the perfect and divine connection from God.

7. For Iheme, leisure time means playing football, reading books, especially the Holy Bible and watching TV.

8. As for Fashion, the Aba dude sure loves to look good.

Reference: https://buzznigeria.com/osita-iheme-married-wife-facts/amp/

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CHINEDU IKEDIEZE BIO, LIFESTYLE AND NET WORTH.

Chinedu Ikedieze is a Nigerian famous comic and dramatic actor who rose to fame after starring in the blockbuster movie ‘’Aki na Ukwa’’. He is also best known for acting alongside close friend and colleague, Osita Iheme with whom he often featured as child actors. With a career that span over a decade in Nollywood, Chinedu Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards 2007.

In 2011, the Nigerian government honored him as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

CHINEDU IKEDIEZE BIOGRAPHY 

Chinedu Ikedieze was born on December 12, 1977, in Bende, Abia State, Nigeria to parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ikedieze Ogbonna.

It is clear where the actor grew up but we know that he attended the Institution of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu where he graduated with a degree in Theater Art. 

From a chat with Saturday Beats, we also learned that Ikedieze had a younger brother who died of sickle cell anemia. The actor described the day as the saddest day of his life and recalled the close bond they shared as brothers. He described his late brother as a free-spirited and funny person who always makes people laugh wherever he goes.

Ikedieze is regarded as one of the successful and richest actors in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $3.5 million. However, he didn’t reach this milestone on a platter of gold. As a matter of facts, Aki, as was his popular movie character, has experienced poverty.

The small but mighty actor disclose that before he started his journey to stardom in 2003, he had it rough financially. According to Ikedieze, his biggest fear in life is to become poor, which wasn’t a funny experience to reminisce. He also said he would do everything legal to ensure he doesn’t witness such in his lifetime.

Chinedu Ikedieze began his career in Nollywood in 2000, playing minor roles in films such as The First Nigerian Girl, alongside, Pete Edochie and Pat Attah. But later rose to stardom after taking up a major role as a problem child, Aki in the comedy-drama film titled: Aki na Ukwa. This was followed by over a dozen movies the same year including 2 Rats; The Tom and Jerry; School Dropouts; Lagos Boys; Charge and Bail, etc.

Subsequently, Ikedieze became a widely sought actor in Nigerian for comic roles which landed him on the list of Top 10 Funniest Nollywood Actors of All Time. At first, he was assigned to featuring as a child in many of his movies, but he took the bold leap into adult characters. So far he has featured in more than a 100 movies and currently working on the television series titled The Johnson.

Speaking about his rise to stardom and how an actor can sustain the status quo, Chinedu Ikedieze said celebrities are meant to be flashy because it’s part of the showbiz. According to him, sustaining stardom requires being true to yourself and not try to live the same kind of lifestyle as in movies especially if you can’t afford it.

In other not to hit rock bottom, Ikedieze advised fellow actors to remain grounded and return to default mode after making flashy appearances in movies, Red Carpet events or wherever the occasion requires fabulousness.

WIFE CHINEDU IKEDIEZE

Chinedu Ikedieze got married to his lovely wife Nneoma Nwaijah in Lagos on November 26, 2011. It was a grand ceremony which hosted distinguished guests including several movie stars; among top politicians and the Governor of Abia State.

The couple reportedly met in Lagos, during a movie production; Nneoma was the costume director. Working together sparked some kind of friendship which transcended to intimacy. Their traditional wedding was on November 26, 2011, at his wife’s hometown Isala Mbano, Imo State.

A couple of years into the marriage, the couple seems happy and were spotted on a vacation to Paris, France. Despite rumors of divorce as fake media has propagated, Ikedieze said there was nothing like that. Although the marriage has not produced offsprings yet, the prospect of having children is also a priority.

FACTS ABOUT CHINEDU IKEDIEZE 

1. Height- With a less than the normal average height, Ikedieze stands out on top of the entertainment. His height is 1.29 m (4 ft 3 in).

2. He credited his transition to Nollywood limelight to late Chukwuka Emelionwu, (a.k.a Kasvid), the popular marketer and producer of the movie Aki na Ukwa.

3. Chinedu Ikedieze is a close friend with on-screen twin, Osita Iheme (a.k.a Paw Paw).

4. In affirmation of his international recognition as a movie star, the Nollywood actor visited Miami, Florida on a special invitation in 2018. On his IG page, he thanked Miami-Dade, the country office of the Mayor and the county commissioners for honoring his presence in the city.

Reference: https://buzznigeria.com/chinedu-ikedieze-biography-facts/amp/

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