Heavily Pregnant Mercy Johnson & daughter in London(Photos)

The heavily pregnant Mercy Johnson posed with her daughter Purity in London..She looks beautiful Another below x

(Blogger's Diary)The Concept of Heaven & Hell ! My Beliefs

In recent times, I've been forced to question the essence of humanity after seeing the acts  meted out on fellow humans by others with such wanton disregard for feelings and human compassion .In Nigeria today, we are so accustomed to religious killings,Boko Haram massacres, ritual murders, family and spouse murders that we have adjusted our lives to accept it as a way of life ..  What went wrong? When did it our world become hell? Is hell really worse than this? Is there really hell somewhere?Are some living in hell and others in heaven? SO, being inquisitive I decided to do some fact findings about the concept of heaven and hell which I must say is exhaustive ....(Please,this is not an attempt to discredit any religion and we should not attack any religion but state our own beliefs..Religion is a very sensitive issue) I've always been intrigued by Buddhism and their concept of after-life...  The Buddhist concept of heaven and hell is entirely different from that in other religions. Buddhists do not believe in physical heaven or hell..They say it is unreasonable for a man to be condemned eternally for his human weakness. Their belief is those who go to hell can work their way towards heaven making use of the good they did at a point in time ..To them, hell is a temporary place.. The most interesting part of their religion is that heaven and hell are all here on earth.They feel the fire of hell in this world is hotter than that of the hell in the world-beyond. ........ According to buddist Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera, "There is no fire equal to anger, lust or greed and ignorance. According to the Buddha, we are burning from eleven kinds of physical pain and mental agony: lust, hatred, illusion sickness, decay, death, worry, lamentation, pain(physical and mental), melancholy and grief. People can burn the entire world with some of these fires of mental discord. Hell and heaven is that where ever there is more suffering, either in this world or any other plane, that place is a hell to those who suffer. And where there is more pleasure or happiness, either in this world or any other worldly existence...Buddhists believe that after death rebirth can take place in any one of a number of possible existences. This future existence is conditioned by the last thought-moment a person experiences at the point of death. This last thought which determines the next existence results from the past actions of a man either in this life or before that. Hence, if the predominant thought reflects meritorious action, then he will find his future existence in a happy state. But that state is temporary and when it is exhausted a new life must begin all over again, determined by another dominating 'kammic' energy" I recall watching CNN some years back and when movie superstar Richard Gere,a practising Buddist was asked about the concept of hell and heaven on earth, he said ...     There are some people living in hell here on earth and yes there are some living in heaven here on earth.. As a Christian, I must confess I had to give this a second thought..Some places on earth are prone to such disaster, wickedness and incomprehensible suffering which is unfathomable.I find myself asking "Why is there so much evil in this place?What did those little babies do to be slaughtered or killed in genocide? What did the poor students in places like Borno state do? Or why did this very truthful and just person die in the most horrible way ever?..Why are some other places filled with peace or calm?Why am I still here despite all my sinful ways?Why do some girls commit 30 abortions and live while others die at their first attempt? Christians believe all sinners are going to hell irrespective of how small or big your sin was,there is just one destination for all.Heaven or Hell..Now does this mean a man who has been brutally murdering little kids for ritual purposes and a little girl who told a little lie about stealing candy are headed for the same hell? Catholics believe in purgatory, a place to pay off debts for sins that were forgiven but for which sufficient penance had not been done on earth.They believe this is a place souls who died stay until their sins are washed off..This is why Catholics believe in praying for the dead who may be in purgatory .. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only 144,000 people will go to heaven to rule with God and Jesus. The remainder of the righteous will enjoy paradise on earth .The Garden will be restored and there will be no sickness, death,old age,or unhappiness...They don't believe in the concept of hellfire as they believe the wicked will be cut off totally and won't exist.. The Muslims also believe in heaven where those who make it lie upon couches in a climate-controlled environment surrounded by "bashful, dark-eyed virgins, chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches." ..They also believe in resurrection where all will stand before God and give account..But before that day,those bound for hell will suffer in their graves, while those bound for heaven will be in peace until that time.Some Muslim commentators believe God can rescue people from hell as he chooses because he is merciful and compassionate The Hindus believe in reincarnation and rebirth of souls..To them, death is not the end of all but is temporary and an opportunity for the dead to evaluate their choices, their previous life and the next step they want to take ..They believe when a man dies,the soul leaves the body with some level of consciousness .If a person committed many bad deeds in life, the soul goes to a lower worlds and suffer and if the good outweighs the bad, he goes to a higher plane and enjoys there..The last thoughts of a person at the point to death determines where they go to..If he was thinking of family, he will go to the world of ancestors and be reborn into that family(some Africans believe this)..If you were thinking of money, you will be reborn as a merchant or trader.If thinking of evil, you will go to the world of evil to suffer and will have the chance to think of the evil you had others pass through and feel it..If you were thinking about God, you go to the highest realm ..They believe in bad ghosts and spirits as unfortunate beings trapped between the higher worlds and earth.These are those who committed so much evil or suicide and hang around desolate places and trouble people of unpure minds..However, Good spirits also exist to help the needy and always hang around family,to help and protect them.In essence, the concept of hell and heaven is not eternal but a place where the dead go to learn and get to a higher level as they prepare to be reborn.They also say once reborn you have no memory of past life but if reborn into your past family,those around may see the same attitudes with the person who died. Atheist don't believe in the existence of any deity..They believe in God,heaven or hell ........... Personally, there are times I'm confused..I must confess..There are times I believe hell exists here on earth but my upbringing as a Christian truly believes in judgement in the afterlife...I strongly believe in praying for the dead.I believe the the dead know of our activities here on earth..This is based on my personal experiences..... The parable of Lazarus and the rich man proves this..The Rich man begged Abraham to tell Lazarus to tell his family to stop their sinful ways , to avoid joining him in hell.....This means if Lazarus had a family, for the fact that he was in a good place, he could pass messages, help or save them..But the rich man didn't have that privilege .. I also believe no human is perfect and without blemish....but most importantly, I believe in a supreme being called GOD. What's your belief.....  Emeh Achanga...

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LASU students reject school fees reduction by Governor Fashola

Lagos state University students have rejected Governor Fashola's proposed 34% and 60% across the different faculties and courses reduction in school fees. At a press conference held yesterday June 12th in Ogba, the President of LASU Student Union Government, Nurudeen Yusuf, said the state government should spell out the proposed new fees in Naira and Kobo rather than this percentage as their parents who are responsible for the payments do not know how to calculate in percentage. "We do not accept the 34 to 60% reduction of the government because in 2011 when the fees were increased, it was not done on percentage level; rather, they made the pronouncement in Naira and Kobo. We urge the government to come out in words as to how much will be paid by our students in Naira and Kobo and not in percentage. How do they expect our parents, the market women scrambling to pay our fees, to calculate the percentage? The government is only trying to play games with our future. We question their sincerity on this matter because the pronouncement of the fee was as a result of a visitation panel set up by the government of which the report was selectively adopted" Yusuf said

Montaigne Place launches glamorous, flirtatious, must have fragrance - Juicy Couture

Gift with purchase: For the launch of Juicy Couture Montaigne Place is offering a chic and stunning Juicy Couture cosmetic bag, with the purchase of any 100ml Juicy Couture Fragrance. Continue.. We invite you to define your fragrance personality as we host you to a fragrance wardrobing rendezvous in all our Outlets Nationwide as will give you a complementary sample. This offer is valid whilst stocks last.  The launch event of the exclusive fragrance will be a champagne reception, a symphony of scents and a classic selection of canapés Sponsored by Lanson Champagne and will take place this weekend. The Lanson taste has always stood out for its incomparable fruitiness, power and freshness, giving it a unique style. Lanson is "by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen the purveyors of Champagne". Founded in 1760, Maison LANSON celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2010.  Two and a half centuries of passion and know-how serving perfection, elegance and moments of shared happiness, celebrated in fine style at the heart of one of the most illustrious World Heritage monuments. Available at all Montaigne Place Outlets Nationwide, the fragrance comes in the following sizes: ·        Juicy couture EDP 50ML                          ·        Juicy couture EDP 100ML                                    ·        Juicy couture viva la juicyEDP 50ML                ·        Juicy couture viva la juicyEDP 100ML              ·        Juicy couture viva la juicy la fleur EDT 40ML ·        Juicy couture viva la juicy la fleur EDT 75ML ·        Juicy couture viva la juicy noir EDP 50ML      ·        Juicy couture viva la juicy noir EDP 100ML    Visit any of our Outlets today Montaigne Place Ikeja City Mall Address: Ikeja City Mall, Shop L033, Obafemi Awolowo Road, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos Tel: 0708 068 0133 Montaigne Place The Palms Shopping Mall Address: Shop 16, The Palms Shopping Mall, 1 Bis Way, Lekki Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tel: 0704 606 6641 Montaigne Place The Spa 226B, Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos Tel: 012705596|012703735|0803 713 0408 Montaigne Place Surulere Address: Shop B7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos. Tel: 0704 533 4511 Montaigne Place MMA2 Domestic Airport Airside Address: Shop 8, Air Side, Departure Level, New Murtala Mohammed, Local Airport, Lagos. Tel: 0704 533 4513 Montaigne Place MMA2 Domestic Airport  Landside Address: Shop 10 Land Side, Departure Level, New Murtala Mohammed, Local Airport, Lagos. Tel: 0704 533 4514 Montaigne Place Adebola Shopping Mall Address: Shop 8, Adebola Shopping Mall, 53 Isaac John Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos. Tel: 0704 533 4512 Montaigne Place Silverbird Entertainment Centre Address: Silverbird Entertainment Centre, 1161 Memorial Drive, Cadastrial Zone, Central Business District, Abuja. Tel: 0704 606 6644 Montaigne Place Grand Towers Abuja Mall Address Grand Towers Abuja Mall, Plot 232 Cadastal Zone B14, Dutse, Abuja. Tel: 0704 533 4520 Montaigne Place Polo Park Mall Address Shop G39&G40, Polo Park Mall, GRA, Enugu Tel: 0704 533 4519 Montaigne Place Genesis Center Address: Genesis Center, Shop 2b1, Tombia Street, Gra Phase 2, Port Harcourt. Tel: 0704 606 6647 Montaigne Place Worldway Plaza Address: Ground Floor, Worldway Plaza, 129 Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Tel: 0704 606 6645 Montaigne Place Happy Bite Address: Happy Bite Plaza, 1 Stadium Road, Opposite Air Force Base, Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Tel: 0704 606 6646 Montaigne Place Cocoa Mall Ground Floor Address Ground Floor, Ibadan Cocoa Mall, Coca House Building, Dugbe Ibadan Tel: 0704 623 6248 Montaigne Place Cocoa Mall First Floor Address Shop C36/C37 Ibadan Cocoa Mall, Coca House Building, Dugbe Ibadan Tel: 0704 623 6247

Wizkid pictured with Chris Brown and Tyga at a studio on LA

Wizkid this afternoon shared a pic of himself with Chris Brown, rapper Tyga and Akon's brother and record label exec Bu Thiam at a studio in L.A.

Iyanya & Triple MG for @The club with Remy Martin + DJ Jimmy Jatt 25th anniversary tour

Premium Cognac brand Remy Martin in collaboration with DJ Jimmy Jatt proceeded on a 6 Nigerian cities tour to celebrate his 25thAnniversary last week with Abuja followed by Benin City and it was all forms of partying fun. The legendary DJ who started off throwing block parties and campus rave is taking it back to the roots where he started by embarking on a tour in six states of around Nigeria. Remy Martin as a brand that supports longevity and consistency have also partnered with the iconic DJ to give the fans an interesting experience. Continue... This Friday13th June, the'At the Club with Remy Martin x Jimmy Jatt Tour'continues in Calabar. The Mayfair Lounge will play host to Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt alongside Iyanyaand the Triple MG family.Free Remy Martin Goody bags will be given to fans around the states during radio interviews and at the venues. Exciting performances of A-List artistes continues to be the norm in every state as the tour rounds off in Port Harcourt - Thursday June 19and Owerri- Friday - June 20with a final showdown in Lagos.

13 planes mysteriously vanish from radars in Europe for 25mins in 'unprecedented' incident

A total of 13 aircraft suddenly vanished off radars for about 25 minutes on two occasions while flying over Austria, it has been revealed. In what is being billed as 'unprecedented' circumstances, the incidents on June 5 and yesterday saw the flight data disappear from air controller screens. Austria's flight safety organisation admitted that the height, location and other information for a total of 13 aircraft mysteriously vanished from radars. It is believed that some of the planes were long-haul flights carrying passengers on board. Continue... Markus Pohanka, a spokesman for Austro Control, said relevant EU agencies have been asked to investigate the 'unprecedented' situation. He added that other unnamed neighbouring countries had similar incidents and the EU's Eurocontrol, and European Aviation Safety Agency has been asked for a probe. Pohanka did not identify the other nations that the European flights were flying over when they disappeared from secondary surveillance radars. However, a report in the Kurier newspaper said as well as in Vienna in Austria, flight controllers in Munich and Karlsruhe in Germany, and in Prague, the Czech Republic, and Bratislava in Slovakia also reported related problems. The report said German air traffic control had confirmed the black outs, adding that the reason there were no collisions was due to the air traffic controllers. It could have had dramatic consequences, as 4,000 planes take to the sky in Austria every day - with 50 in the air at any one time, according to the report.  Air traffic was conducted 'blind' - by voice only - during the temporary outage, it claimed. The revelations echo the circumstances surrounding missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing which disappeared on March 8. The Boeing 777 - with 239 passengers and crew on board - vanished from civilian radar screens about an hour into the night flight. The search for the flight - which involves countries including the UK, the US, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand - has so far recovered nothing. In relation to the 13 missing flights about Europe, Kurier cited unnamed experts as saying interference between the aircrafts' transponders and ground control was apparently to blame. Pohanka declined to confirm that or to say which airlines and planes were involved. But he suggested that at least some may have been long-distance passenger aircraft, based on their high altitudes. There was no danger at any time, he said. Pohanka said extra air controllers immediately were called to their posts and emergency measures, including establishing voice contact with the pilots and widening flight corridors, were put into effect. The EU's Eurocontrol and European Aviation Safety Agency will investigate the incidents. Pohanka said that safety in the Austrian air space was guaranteed at all times. He told MailOnline Travel: 'There is no situation in aviation where there is not another procedure that takes place. We noticed that some of the responder data sent from the plane to the ground disappeared for a short period of time from the radar screens. That is the reason why the contingency procedures were put into place. Voice communication guaranteed that we knew everything about the planes in Austrian air space and allowed air traffic controllers to do their jobs. Distance between aircraft was increased.' When asked what had caused the black out, Pohanka said no error was indicated on the operating system, but they would have to wait to hear the results of the investigation. Culled from UK Daily Mail

RIP Kefee

Feeling so sad today...lost my vibe! One minute you're here happy, making plans, looking forward to a great future...and the next minute it's all over! May your beautiful soul rest in peace. You'll be missed.

Photos: Finally, Emir of Kano, Sanusi, makes entry into his palace

5 days after he was turbaned as the new Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi today June 13th made his entry into the Emir Palace in Kano to ascend to the throne as the new Emir. See more photos after the cut...  Courtesy Sahara Reporters...

World Cup 2014: What happened to Spain yesterday night ?

Holland beat defending champion Spain 5-1 tonight in their first Group B match. Spain conceded more goals in this one match than they did in the whole of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. They are currently the best team in the world and their players play in the highest level...Barca etc. What happened to them tonight? The dutch totally demolished them. You think they will come back from this?

Bowling Tournament at Trukadero Place in Abuja tomorrrow

Bowling tournament will hold tomorrow Saturday 14th June 2014 5pm at Trukadero Place Wuse 2, Ademola Adetokunbo opp Cubana with Davido & Patoranking. Trukadero is a place like no other in West Africa. With: 1. Bowling Alley 2. 9D Theatre cinema 3. Horse riding 4. Pool table 5. Chinese Restaurant 6. African restaurant 7. Continental Restaurant 8. Yummy tummy Ice-cream & Pastry Lounge 9. Sport bar. Continue... Other special packages for special occasion including: Birthdays, Naming-ceremony, Cooperate events and School outing. An environment which provides you with variety of existing recreational entertainment and variety of food to wet your appetite. Outstanding hospitality and absolute professionalism what makes our establishment a cut above the rest. Come have your breakfast or lunch with us in any of the three restaurants and seethe opportunity to check out our other side attractions such as - VIP rooms and Lounge of different sizes, ranging from room that sit two-twenty guests and a large place for party and events. Address 131B ademola adetokunbo crescent,wuse2,opp cubana,abuja. For detail call: +234 803 452 2539 +234 816 086 3311 See photos from the place...