Arsenal agrees to sign Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala from Liverpool

Liverpool Ladies Football Club on Tuesday confirmed the Club had 'accepted a bid from Arsenal' Ladies football club for Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala. The Gunners activated a clause in the Nigerian international’s contract therefore the striker will now discuss personal terms with Pedro Martinez Losa’s coached side but the deal might take some time to complete due to the player having work permit issues.

Lassa fever: Lagos places residents on red alert

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it was doing everything possible to defeat the deadly Lassa fever like it did during the outbreak of Ebola virus, just as it urged residents of the state to be on red alert by embracing personal and environmental hygiene.

The government also advised residents to block all holes in their homes through which rats could gain entrance, and also refrain from eating rat meat as well as any food already contaminated with urine, saliva and faeces of infected rat.

While briefing journalists on the update of the Lassa fever cases in the State, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, confirmed that so far, the state has recorded 20 suspected cases, out of which 14 tested negative, while 4 cases were confirmed positive.

Lady dies of Lassa fever in Lagos

A 27 year old lady died from Lassa fever in Lagos on Tuesday January 26th. ‎Confirming her death, the Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, said the lady died of the disease at the Ijede General Hospital. She is said to have traveled to Lagos from Edo state on January 2nd and had been down with a fever.

US tells Nigeria: You are hurting our business interests

Foreign-exchange controls implemented by Nigeria’s government over the past year are hindering the ability of US companies to do business in Africa’s largest economy, according to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

US companies have “been quite explicit it’s a barrier to trade,” Pritzker said in an interview in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos on Monday.

The policies also hurt Nigerian manufacturers because they import about 52% of their inputs and need dollars to pay for those, she said. Pritzker will raise the issue with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, the capital, on Tuesday.

Has anything really changed in Nigeria under President Buhari?

Shaibu Stephen Ojate 

By Shaibu Stephen Ojate

The Nigerian political atmosphere has been clouded with all manner of praises and commendations on President Buhari’s fight against corruption and also his resolves to bring corrupt public officials to book.

Many have adjudged President Buhari’s administration as one good thing that has happened in the history of Nigeria. These pundits posited that even if this is the only thing President Buhari could do in his four years term in office, they would be very grateful and applaud him. They have consistently maintained that President Buhari is the only President in the history of Nigeria who has taken anti-corruption fight to a higher level.

Also, the opposition on their part maintained that President Buhari’s fight against corruption is selective adding that he was just after his perceived enemies rather than make it encompassing.

GEJ to hold world press conference in Switzerland on January 27th

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will hold a world press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday January 27th as part of activities planned by a group of diplomats to host him in the country. According to a statement by the executive director of the Geneva Press Club, Guy Mettan, Jonathan will be hosted to a dinner at Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, on the same day.

The statement adds that the two major issues that Jonathan will address are: security and civil peace in Nigeria and West Africa, in addition to improvement of health and education of children in the continent. Only accredited United Nations correspondents and Swiss journalists are expected to attend the conference.

President Buhari rewards 1985 Golden Eaglets

President Muhammadu Buhari has given each member of the 1985 Nigeria U17 team the sum of two million naira with Emmanuel Amuneke’s boys receiving a sum of 1.2 million for their triumph in Chile.

The team handled by coach Sebastien Brodericks won the inaugural edition of the Fifa U17 World Cup staged in China.

The leader also honoured sportsmen and women who recorded success in various sports during his seven-month old administration.

Players and handler of the 2015 Caf U23 Championship got N500,000 each while N300,000 went to the assistant coaches and other officials.

INEC declares Seriake Dickson winner of Bayelsa governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night declared the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State and the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Bayelsa governorship election, Seriake Dickson, has the winner of the election.

 Dickson defeated his closest rival Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC). state.

In the result announced by Professor Zana Akpagu, the returning officer of the governorship election, Dickson got a total of 134, 998 while Sylva, a former governor of the state, polled a total of 86, 852. 

Cristiano Ronaldo: I will live like a king - and I will not be a coach

 World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he will “live like a king” once his playing career comes to an end, but has ruled out a move into coaching when he hangs up his boots.

 Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer is in action on Sunday as Los Blancos look to move level with eternal rivals Barcelona in the La Liga title race at Valencia.

 However, in a wide-ranging interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, he admitted football doesn’t always captivate his interest.

 “I have a top life, but I think I am going to enjoy it more when I finish my career, when I have time to do what I like,” he said.

 “This Saturday there is a boxing bout in Las Vegas and I would like to take my friends and family to see it, and I can’t because I don’t have time.

Open Heavens 4 January 2016 Monday daily devotion: DAY FOUR MIRACLE

DAY FOUR MIRACLE 

Memorise: And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. - Genesis 1:16

Read: Genesis 1:14-19 (KJV)

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Bible in One Year: Numbers 22:22-24:25; Psalms 146

MESSAGE

PRAYER FOR STARTING YEAR 2016

Over the years, it has become a norm for many people to go to church for the watch night service in order to pray their way into the new year for protection and guidance by the lord Christ Jesus. 

Many that are once in a year church goers are not left out, all in the name that the New Year must meet me in the church, praying for breakthrough in the coming year.

In as much as it’s a good idea to go to church for the cross over service, it’s not good enough to leave the church and forget about praying personally on your own. 

Prayer is a personal communication between you and God, it’s asking for something with intense yearning. Prayer is a place where pride is abandoned, hope is lifted, and supplication is made.

So, as we pray this year, heaven will open upon us and make a way for us where it seems to be no way in Jesus name.

All you need to do is to pray, believe and then see it happing through Christ Jesus.

You will succeed in Jesus name.

BELOW ARE THE LISTS OF PRAYER POINTS FOR THIS YEAR.