US ENDS BAN ON REFUGEES FROM 'HIGH-RISK' COUNTRIES

A US ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries has been lifted but any who seek to enter the country will face new security measures, officials say. They will undergo risk-based assessments before admission, says Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. The Trump administration banned refugees from 10 Muslim-majority nations and North Korea in October. It is "important that we know who is entering" the US, Ms Nielsen said.

"These additional security measures will make it harder for bad actors to exploit our refugee programme, and they will ensure we take a more risk-based approach to protecting the homeland", Ms Nielsen said at a public event in Washington.

Although the barred nations have not been officially named, refugee groups say Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen have all seen the effects of the ban. For the last three years, more than 40% of refugees streaming into the United States have come from these 11 nations.

MANUSHI CHILLAR DAZZLES AT MIRCHI MUSIC AWARDS

Miss World Manushi Chillar dazzled in a gorgeous tulle gown at the 10th Mirchi Music Awards held in Mumbai. She paired it with diamond earrings which were an absolute win.

​BILL GATES DONATING $400 TO CREATE SUPER COW TO END WORLD POVERTY

Billionaire Bill Gates - who Forbes says is currently worth a staggering $92.8 billion (£66 billion) - is known for his philanthropy, and for his latest move has pledged to donate $40 million (£28 million) into creating a super cow to help end world poverty. Yep, you read that right.

According to Reuters, The Gates Foundation will pump $40m into research for higher-yielding dairy cows, as well as chickens that lay better quality eggs, livestock vaccines and 'supercrops' that can withstand droughts or disease.

These will help farmers in need across the globe - the International Livestock Research Institute says that there are 750 million people in low and middle-income countries who depend on livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) farming, which acts as a source of both nutrition and income.

HERDSMEN DESTROY FARMS IN OSUN VILLAGES

Some Fulani herdsmen have destroyed crops worth millions of naira in two communities in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. One of the farms in Oki village is owned by a lecturer at the Department of Business Administration at The Polytechnic, Imesi Ile, Mr. Patrick Olaniyan, while the rampaging herdsmen also destroyed the cassava plantation belonging Joseph Osundare in Uro village.

Olaniyan, who narrated how he had been incurring losses for sometimes from the destructive activities of the herders said the suspected Fulani herdsmen led their animals into his farm where he planted yam and destroyed everything.

The herdsmen also extended destruction to the plantain farm of one of the princes in Imesi, Samuel Ajiboye. Another resident of the town, Kayode Oguntola, told our correspondent that the herders had adopted a strategy of destroying farms in a community and then flee to avoid being arrested.

PROTEST AS PDP SENATOR ‘ORDERS AIDE TO SLAP’ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WORKER

Some workers at the national assembly created a scene on Monday, after Biodun Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti south, allegedly asked her aide to assault a member of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). Olujimi is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmaker was reportedly irked by the decision of the PASAN member to ride in an elevator with her.

The senator was on her way to the public hearing of the Senate committee on petroleum downstream, investigating the N5 trillion subsidy allegedly paid to the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC). Olujimi was said to have ordered her aide to slap the official whose identity was not revealed. The national assembly staff immediately told members of PASAN who were holding a congress on the second floor of the new wing of the senate.

This caused an outrage as his colleagues stormed out of the Congress in a bid to attack the lawmaker, who was scuttled to safety by her security guards. “From today, I will start entering lift with senators. No senator will ever push me out,” a national assembly staff said in anger. Speaking with journalists after the incident, Olujimi vowed to take the matter up with the police.

CEO APPLE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A NEW CAMPUS AS IT PLEDGES 350 BILLION DOLLARS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ECONOMY.

Apple on Wednesday made a slew of announcements about its investment in and contribution to the U.S. economy in part because of the new tax law.
The headline from Apple is that it will make a $350 billion "contribution" to the U.S. economy over the next five years, although it's unclear exactly how the company came to that number.
The company also promised to create 20,000 new jobs and open a new campus .
It said it expects to pay about $38 billion in taxes for the horde of cash it plans to bring back to the United States. This implies it will repatriate
virtually all of its $250 billion in overseas cash.
Apple also said it will spend over $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years. About $10 billion in capital expenditures will be investments in U.S. data centers, the company said.
Apple added that it will spend $5 billion as part of an innovation fund, up from the $1 billion CEO Tim Cook announced last year on CNBC's " Mad Money ."
The job creation will include direct employment and also suppliers and its app business, which it had already planned to grow substantially (app developers earned $26.5 billion in 2017.) The new campus will focus on customer support.
Wednesday's announcement indicates that Apple will still have hundreds of billions of dollars in cash. It could spend that money on buybacks, dividends or acquisitions or moonshot projects.
The announcement raises the bar for the world's most valuable company — now a huge driver of the economy — to continue its dominance and growth in the wake of political pressure on big tech companies. The plan calls for Apple to keep up 2018's $55 billion " supercycle " spending rate with domestic suppliers and manufacturers.
"We have a deep sense of responsibility to give back to our country and the people who help make our success possible," Cook said in a statement.
In 2016, then president-elect Donald Trump publicly called out Apple's reliance on its Chinese supply chain, telling The New York Times that he would "get Apple to build a big plant in the United States, or many big plants in the United States."
Apple shares were up about half a percent after the announcement, adding about $5.6 billion to the company's market capitalization after the stock opened Wednesday's trading session down 0.3 percent.

Apple today announced a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, concentrated in three areas where Apple has had the greatest impact on job creation: direct employment by Apple, spending and investment with Apple's domestic suppliers and manufacturers, and fueling the fast-growing app economy which Apple created with iPhone(R) and the App Store(R). Apple is already responsible for creating and supporting over 2 million jobs across the United States and expects to generate even more jobs as a result of the initiatives being announced today.
Combining new investments and Apple's current pace of spending with domestic suppliers and manufacturers -- an estimated $55 billion for 2018 -- Apple's direct contribution to the US economy will be more than $350 billion over the next five years, not including Apple's ongoing tax payments, the tax revenues generated from employees' wages and the sale of Apple products.
Planned capital expenditures in the US, investments in American manufacturing over five years and a record tax payment upon repatriation of overseas profits will account for approximately $75 billion of Apple's direct contribution.
"Apple is a success story that could only have happened in America, and we are proud to build on our long history of support for the US economy, " said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We believe deeply in the power of American ingenuity, and we are focusing our investments in areas where we can have a direct impact on job creation and job preparedness. We have a deep sense of responsibility to give back to our country and the people who help make our success possible."
Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion as required by recent changes to the tax law. A payment of that size would likely be the largest of its kind ever made.
Growing Apple's US Operations
Apple expects to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the US over the next five years and create over 20,000 new jobs through hiring at existing campuses and opening a new one. Apple already employs 84,000 people in all 50 states.
The company plans to establish an Apple campus in a new location, which will initially house technical support for customers. The location of this new facility will be announced later in the year.
Over $10 billion of Apple's expanded capital expenditures will be investments in data centers across the US. Over the last decade, Apple has invested billions of dollars in data centers and co-located facilities in seven US states, including North Carolina, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and a recently announced project in Iowa.
Today, Apple is breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, which will support its existing Nevada facilities.
All of Apple's US facilities, including offices, retail stores and data centers, are powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources like solar, wind and micro-hydro power, which Apple generates or purchases from local projects. The new campus announced today will also be powered entirely by green energy.
Investing in Apple's Domestic Suppliers and Manufacturing Partners
Building on the initial success of the Advanced Manufacturing Fund announced last spring, Apple is increasing the size of the fund from $1 billion to $5 billion. The fund was established to support innovation among American manufacturers and help others establish a presence in the US. It is already backing projects with leading manufacturers in Kentucky and rural Texas.
Apple works with over 9,000 American suppliers -- large and small businesses in all 50 states -- and each of Apple's core products relies on parts or materials made in the US or provided by US-based suppliers.
Preparing Students for the App Economy
Apple, which has a 40-year history in education, also plans to accelerate its efforts across the US in support of coding education as well as programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM).
The iOS app economy has created more than 1.6 million jobs in the US and generated $5 billion in revenue for American app developers in 2017. With demand for coding skills stronger than ever, today there are more than 500,000 unfilled programming-related positions across the country, and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million more software development jobs than applicants qualified to fill them.(1)
To address the coding skills gap and help prepare more people for jobs in software development, Apple created a powerful yet easy-to-learn coding language called Swift(TM), the free Swift Playgrounds(TM) app and a free curriculum, App Development with Swift, which are available to anyone and are already being used by millions of students at K-12 schools, summer camps and leading community colleges across the country. Over 100,000 students and teachers have also attended coding classes at Apple retail stores.
Apple will expand these initiatives and add new programs to support teachers and teacher training. The company is also increasing funding for its ConnectED program, so students in historically underserved communities have a chance to learn app coding skills and enjoy other benefits of technology in the classroom.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple's four software platforms -- iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS -- provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple's more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
(1)According to code.org, there are currently 503,338 open computing jobs nationwide.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation those about Apple's plans for future investments and expansion, taxes, Apple's plans for managing its cash balances, and repatriation of overseas cash. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. More information regarding potential risks and other factors that could affect Apple's financial results is included in Apple's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Apple's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. Apple assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

FACEBOOK SELFIE SHOWING MURDER WEAPON HELPS CONVICT KILLER

A Canadian woman has been convicted of killing her friend after police discovered the murder weapon used in a picture of the pair on social media. Cheyenne Rose Antoine, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to killing Brittney Gargol, 18, in Canada two years ago. Ms Gargol was found strangled to death near a landfill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with Antoine's belt near her body.

Antoine was sentenced to seven years for manslaughter. She was identified as a suspect after she posted a selfie on Facebook of the two of them, showing her wearing the belt hours before Ms Gargol died.

Antoine, who was initially charged with second-degree murder, showed up at another friend's house hysterical the night of the murder and confessed to hitting Ms Gargol and strangling her, CBC reported from court. She said they had got drunk and into a heated argument.

ESPANYOL 1 BARCELONA 0: MELENDO ENDS UNBEATEN RUN

Oscar Melendo's late goal saw Espanyol snatch a 1-0 win and inflict a first defeat on Barcelona since August, after Lionel Messi failed to score a penalty in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

A dominant Barca looked as though they would have to settle for a goalless draw after Messi saw his second-half spot kick saved by Diego Lopez on Wednesday, but worse was to come for the Liga frontrunners.

Espanyol caught them on the break late on and youngster Melendo provided a neat finish for his first senior goal, inflicting a first defeat on Barca since their Supercopa de Espana losses to Real Madrid.

Barca were on top from start to finish and created more than enough chances to take a victory back to Camp Nou.

But for all their control, the first half proved particularly frustrating, as clear-cut chances were hard to come by and, when the visitors did manage to craft an opening, the opportunity was wasted or saved.

They should have taken the lead just after the hour mark when Messi stepped up from 12 yards out, but Lopez rescued Espanyol with a brilliant save and Melendo – introduced from the bench – struck two minutes from time to secure an unlikely victory for the home side

WORLDS BIGGEST FLOODED CAVE FOUND IN MEXICO, EXPLORERS SAY

A group of divers has connected two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave on the planet, a discovery that could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization. The Gran Acuifero Maya (GAM), a project dedicated to the study and preservation of the subterranean waters of the Yucatan peninsula, said the 347-km (216-mile) cave was identified after months of exploring a maze of underwater channels.

Near the beach resort of Tulum, the group found that the cave system known as Sac Actun, once measured at 263 km, communicated with the 83-km Dos Ojos system, the GAM said in a statement. For that reason, Sac Actun now absorbs Dos Ojos. GAM director and underwater archaeologist Guillermo de Anda said the “amazing” find would help to understand the development of the rich culture of the region, which was dominated by the Maya civilization before the Spanish conquest.

“It allows us to appreciate much more clearly how the rituals, the pilgrimage sites and ultimately the great pre-Hispanic settlements that we know emerged,” he told Reuters.

NO CHURCH CAN SAVE BECAUSE NO CHURCH DIED FOR YOU EVANGELIST REINHARD BONNKE

It's about His Kingdom, our Kingdom not our church, our Pastor... The problem with Christian is that they look up to pastors more Dan unto Jesus who is the Author and Finisher of our faith. Hang picture of pastors on their neck without even one scripture on their heart... Be a JESUS dependent Christian Not a Pastor dependent Christian.

Inspired by!
EVANGELIST REINHARD BONNKE.

BARCELONA DEFEND PAYMENTS MADE TO LIONEL MESSI'S CHARITY

Barcelona have said payments made to Lionel Messi's non-profit foundation between 2010 and 2013 were above board after a claim they were made as part of his salary.

Reports stated that tax officials found transfers worth millions of euros from the club to Messi's father Jorge and his foundation during a 2016 audit of Barca's accounts.

The report said Messi's advisers struck a deal to pay the authorities around €12 million in unpaid taxes on the payments despite maintaining they were not part of his wages.

"All of the money the club wired to Lionel Messi's foundation was for charitable purposes," stated a Barcelona spokesperson. "The interpretations that [Der Spiegel], other media or other people can make about these donations does not change this position at all. There will be no further comment on the issue.

GHANA ECONOMY WILL TOP AFRICA IN 2018: WORLD BANK

Ghana is tipped to lead Africa as the fastest growing economy in 2018 with a growth rate of eight per cent as a result of increased oil and gas production, which boosts exports and domestic electricity production.

In its latest report dubbed: “Global Economic Prospects: Sub-Saharan Africa,” the World Bank has forecasted that growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will pick up at 3.2 percent in 2018, and Ghana will lead the economies in Africa with eight per cent followed by Ethiopia and Tanzania, which is expected to grow at 7.2%

Ghana’s economic growth, which had slowed from 4.0% in 2014 to 3.7% in 2015, recover to 5.8% in 2016 and 8.7% in 2017, following consolidation of macroeconomic stability and implementation of measures to resolve the crippling power crisis. However the forecasted recovery in economic growth in 2018 will depends on fiscal consolidation measures remaining on track, quick resolution of the power crisis, two new oil wells coming on-stream, and improved cocoa harvest and gold production.

“Growth in non-resource intensive countries is anticipated to remain solid, supported by infrastructure investment, resilient services sectors, and the recovery of agricultural production,” the report stated.

GHANA DISCOVERS NEW MINERAL, LITHIUM

A new mineral, lithium has been discovered in Ghana, the Ghana Minerals Commission has confirmed to Joy News. The discovery was made in the Volta, Western and Ashanti regions. Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission Mr. Kwaku Addai Antwi Boasiako told Joy News that the discovery was made during a nationwide exploration by the Minerals Commission.

Mr. Boasiako says the commission is in the process of exploring the commercial value of the mineral ahead of comprehensive exploration activities in the identified areas. “The country can play a leading role in electronic car business if the mineral is discovered in commercial quantity,” he says.

Mr. Boasiako also says the commission is set to put up 14 new satellite stations to monitor the discovery sites and deter illegal miners from encroaching on them. “…if we [authorities] don’t block it and give it the prominence it deserves, then we are going to lose it because this is the first time of hearing that the Volta Region is as good as any other region in terms of minerals”, he said.

MAN UNITED TO ANNOUNCE NEW DEAL FOR MOURINHO

Manchester United are close to reaching an agreement with manager Jose Mourinho over a new contract. It is anticipated the new deal will run to 2021.

Talks have progressed well and it is now just a matter of time before Mourinho commits to remain at Old Trafford beyond the expiry of his present deal in 2019.

Mourinho's apparent unease over transfer budget and his refusal to move out of the hotel he stays in led to speculation over his future.

The 55-year-old described those reports about his future as "garbage" in a pre-match press conference in early January.

DANGOTE BLAMES UNEMPLOYMENT FOR VIOLENT KILLINGS IN NIGERIA

The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has attributed the deadly conflict between suspected herdsmen and farmers in parts of Nigeria to the country’s increasing unemployment rate. Dangote stated this on Tuesday in an interview with Channels Television.

“If there are jobs, there wouldn’t be anything like Boko Haram, there would not be anything like herdsmen. Once you are engaged, you do not have time for mischief,” he said. The conflict between herdsmen and farmers, especially the New Year’s Day killings in Benue allegedly by herdsmen has dominated the headlines and split public opinion.

It has also led to criticism of the Federal Government, which many say is not doing enough to address the issue, a claim the Presidency has denied. Dangote is not one of the government’s critics when it comes to the issue.

LOVE IS THE GREATEST DAY 2 TEACHING INSPIRED BY! MIN. EGUONO LOVE OVIE

Love filled evening, lovelies
A great day, right.
Ready for service tomorrow yet? Offering? Clothes ironed? Don't forget your writing materials and your brain(You'll need it to think
)Smiles. Don't stay at home too, Okay.
So from yesterday's teaching, we ended our gist on the seven different varieties of LOVE from the ancient Greeks and said that when we understand the different types of LOVE out there, we can become conscious of how deep our connection is with ourselves and the other people in our lives, then we'll know what (who) LOVE is and is not. Love talk is a forever talk, it never end but we're gonna try and make this short too
We'll look at only four amongst all. Tonight will be 3. The last one will be tomorrow. Please patiently read.
EROS:
Also called erotic love represents the idea of sexual passion and desire. Lust. It arouses romantic and sexual feeling. It is centered around the selfish aspects of love. More of personal infatuation and physical pleasure. Whatever you feel burns out quickly.
It can and has been misused and abused leaving the objects broken or hurt. Many don't believe in love anymore because of the hurts and pain that came with this kind of love when they lost control. If you're reading this, there's Love that is the greatest. Please read on.
PHILEO:
This one is free from the intensity of sexual attraction. Phileo more nearly represents tender affection. Kindness. The kind you have for your brother or a really good friend. In John 21:15-17, Jesus asked Peter if he loves Him three different times. The first two times, the Bible uses the ‘agape’ form of love. This love is not based on merit of the person loved (We'll speak more on Agape, later). The third time that Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him, He uses ‘phileo,’ which speaks of affection and fondness. This love is companionable and relational
PHILAUTOS:
Also known as self love. Loving oneself. It's the same that is used in 2 Timothy 3:2
[2]For men shall be lovers of their own selves....
Philautos feels like; "only once I have the strength to love myself and feel comfortable in my own skin, will I be able to provide love to others". This is selfish. The focus of the Love is you and not the object.
Love as you love yourself. What if you're yet to love yourself. Some even say, "I have not lavished enough love on me, and you're asking me to love a neighbor. Who neighbor help? Lol. You see you're the focus of the Love. Selfishness.
The natural human love has failed and will keep failing because it is based upon selfishness. But there's Love not dependent on conditions. Free from self. Not an impulse from feelings. This love has never failed, is not failing and will never fail. This Love doesn't divorce. This love doesn't condemn. In this Love is LIFE. In this Love is Light. No darkness at all. This Love is LOVE. What then is this LOVE that never fails?
Jesus later gave a new commandment. We'll see this new commandment in the scriptures as we read about This Love that never fails, tomorrow. We'll have about 2 teachings or so, if not just one. Let's pause here tonight
You learning anything? Any question? Please let me know.
Till we see again tomorrow, same time, ,same venue....I love you as always
Life Light Love.

Inspired by!
Min. Eguono Love Ovie.

STOP TAKING THE LIFE OF OTHERS FOR ANY REASON, EVEN THE ANIMALS FEEL PAINS WHEN THEIR LOVED ONE IS KILLED.

Nigerians please Stop taking the life of others for any reason, even the animals feel pains when their loved one is killed.

We are all one Nigerians let's embrace peace and stop this killings. Let's build a world of our own safe and peaceable for our children and for our people. God bless our country Nigeria and the world at large. PEACE.
Inspired by!
#Prince E. Onyedika
President Mega Grace Int'l.

LOVE IS THE GREATEST BY MIN. EGUONO LOVE OVIE THE SINGER OF ECESS LOVE.

Clears throat
Love filled evening, lovelies
Wow, Love. Love. Love!!!
What about Love?
What is love? What is not love?
What comes to your mind when you hear the word, LOVE? Money? Marriage? Sex? You? Him/
Her?Feelings? Relationships? God? There's always something you hear at the mention of love.
I remember sometime ago, a campus fellowship invited for a meeting, I can't recall the exact theme now but the focus was Love. The Text was, Ephesians 3:17-19
[17]That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
[18]May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
[19]And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Just some days to the meeting, the folks called that some senior colleagues visited amongst which were Pastors. Somehow, they saw their program outline and they said because I am not Married, they should get another speaker. The leaders told them, "It is not a relationship seminar sir/ma" and one of the Pastors said, "there's no way you will talk about love, and not talk about marriage/marital relationships.
The Bible text isn't even one of those used for relationship/marriage seminar. And even if, does that mean one who isn't married can't teach on Marital Relationship/Marriage? Well, that's not my focus tonight. So, what came to their mind when they heard or read LOVE is marriage/marital relationships.
To some, it's Sex. You tell a lady "I love you" and what she hears is "I want to have sex with you". You tell a gentleman, "I love you" and what he hears is "She's asking me to date her". To some others, haven said I love you, they expect you to ask for their alc number and send some naira. . And so on. You know the thoughts right.
So, there's so much about love. Pretty much. It's one of the greatest forces in the world. Since it's the first night, we're just having this brief gist on it so it's not too long.
From studies, I found out that while we only have one word for it~LOVE, the ancient Greeks in their pursuit of wisdom and self-understanding, found seven different varieties of love that we all experience at some point.
We're gonna look at it tomorrow. When we understand the different types of love out there, we can become conscious of how deep our connection is with ourselves and the other people in our lives, and we'll know what/who LOVE is and is not.

Inspired by!
Min. Eguono Love Ovie. The singer of [ ECESS LOVE ]

11 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO IN 2018 BY PRINCE E. ONYEDIKA PRESIDENT MEGA GRACE INTL.

1. Pursue something. Don't walk in the entire 365 days without having something particular in mind to achieve. Start a building project, buy a car, pay some school fees, start some job. Just do something!

2. Walk with people wiser or stronger than you. In 2018, surround yourself with people who will inspire you, who will make you feel you can do better, who will challenge you on.

3. Check your dressing or appearance. Don't put on 'anything' just because it covers your nakedness. Your appearance tells a lot about you. Iron your dress neatly. Don't wear 'big big' dresses in the name of religion. Wear more decent but fitting dresses. This is the slogan: Simple but Classy.

4. Check how you talk. Before you open your mouth, be minded of who you are talking to, where you are talking, when you are talking and also know that your integrity is at stake. In every situation, choose silence over speech unless you don't have any option.

5. Visit your parents quite often. Charley, the old man and woman in the village don't need your money, they merely need your company. They need someone they can see and feel proud that they too could see their child through varsity, shs, technical/vocational school, etc.

6. In 2018, be more prayerful. Massa, u can't live your life thinking things occur merely logically. There's a Supreme Being who makes things happen, pray to him.

7. In 2018, start thinking or planning towards dating or marriage. You are not growing any younger. Start buying a few stuffs you'll need in marriage. Learn how to talk to men with respect and diginity. Carry yourself well. Men, do same.

8. In 2018, always think Positive while being Realistic. When you see tigers praying to God, don't join them. You can be positive that they won't 'chop' you since they are praying but be realistic too that after the prayers, they'll remain tigers and God will feed them with flesh.

9. Buy something, package it well and take it to your Pastor. When last did you give your Pastor something? In 2018, try and do something 'small' for him. You have no idea what he goes through in his personal life. Let him feel that at least one person in the church cares about him.

10. In 2018, Invest more, save less, spend less. Put your money into investment ventures. Buy T-bills, buy shares, buy fixed deposits, import some goods and sell, be a stock broker, etc. In fact, get more than one stream of income!

11. Atta Mills is gone, Ghana is moving on. Komla Dumor is gone, BBC is still operating, KABA is gone, Multimedia is working. The point is, don't work your life out. You won't take your work with you when you die. You are not as important as you think, calm down. Take time off work, go and do medical check-up, visit your family, visit Aburi gardens or the beach and appreciate nature, etc.

RHEMA FOR LIVING, OFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE, FROM THE DESK OF GOD'S ORACLE APOSTLE PROF. JOHNSON SULEMAN TUESDAY 2ND JANUARY 2018

TODAY'S READING: GENESIS. 3-5

TOPIC: IN THE BEGINNING 2

TEXT: Psalms 11:3 "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"

The foundation you lay for the year 2018 determines how the year will respond to you. Don't be carried away with the excitement and euphoria of coming into the year. With gratitude and joy in your heart, it is time to mean business with God by defining the year in the place of PRAYER and FASTING. Do not allow the devil deceive you by not engaging in the forty days prayer and fasting encounter programme put in place by the God of this commission to help you pilot the affairs of this year on the path of 'from glory to glory'. Seek God's face, enjoy intimacy with Him, reverence Him, commit the year into His hands, let Him direct your path.
Ask for His help, without Him you can do nothing. John 15:5.
Put your dreams and aspirations into His hands so they can be fulfilled to His glory. Psalms 127:1 "Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." God has given you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19. Engage the key given unto you on the altar of prayer. Bind whatever is contrary to your destiny and loose your blessings right early.

PRAYER
Father, empower me with Your Spirit to lay a solid foundation.

GOD'S ORACLE APOSTLE PROF JOHNSON SULEMAN OF THE OMEGA FIRE MINISTRY HAVE RELEASED HIS PROPHECIES FOR THE YEAR 2018.

1. Economy to get better in Nigeria in 2018
2. Year of serial bombings in Nigeria
3. Imo State Governor to make governorship a family affair
4. Donald Trumps health needs attention
5. A new strategies of killing perceived political
enemies in Nigeria will arise
6. Wildfire outbreak in an American state
7. Manhunt for Ekiti state Governor by the Federal Government of Nigeria
8. Government of Nigeria to disobey court orders
9. God says " Let Sambo Dasuki go"
10. President Buhari to be flown abroad on emergency
11.A former Nigerian military President laid to rest
12. Many bloggers to be arrested and jailed
13. Bola Tinubu to have public showdown with
President Buhari
14. Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, rest in peace
15. Political blackmail to be on the rise
16. I saw two great northern kings in open conflict
17. Church buildings collapse, tears, tears
18. EFCC boss to have major setback
19. Nollywood, new stars to take over
20. 2018 budget, Senate and presidency lockjam
21. NAFDAC to pray against fire disaster
22. Senate President To Be harassed embarrassed. Many publications and threatened arrest.
23. DSS boss, to attend to his health
24. Fresh charges against Abubakar Atiku and friends to be embarrassed
25. I saw major bombings in Egypt
26. Attempt on the life of Chief Femi Fani Kayode's wife
27. South African Jacob Zuma to be humiliated
28. Atiku's men will betray him
29. U.K bombings, biggest in history
30. Channels TV in court crisis
31. America, Canada, Asia, to experience hurricanes.
32. Ibe Kachikwu to be removed and replaced
33. NTA to pray against losing a top boss
34. Shoprite Lagos to beef up securities, I see a major raid.
35. I see Fulani herdsmen entering Lagos and Rivers State massively
36. Oh America, I see war in 2018
37. Let's pray against train accident. I saw a train going out of the rail
38. I saw the naira gaining relevance
39. I see a new political party that will divide APC and PDP
40. 2019, power will not move from the North
41. I see serious politics against Osibanjo
42. Nigeria pray against air crash
43. I saw a young Nigerian musician experiencing major media attack sponsored by a fellow musician of same genre
44. Kardashian family, topsy-turvy in 2018
45. I see some Nollywood stars permanently leaving Nigeria for better opportunities
46. 2018, the year of the Army. So much military presence and control
47. Good luck Jonathan should pray not to be
bereaved
48. Nnamdi Kanu to be embarrassed both locally and internationally
49. God will give people good health and there will be cure to incurable diseases
50. I see a group rising in the North and asking for their own nation. It's political.