Female students will no longer be allowed to wear the loose-fitting abaya dress favored by some Muslim women, The move comes almost 20 years after France banned headscarves from state schools. According to the media platform, Children in French state schools will no longer be allowed to wear the abaya, a long loose-fitting dress worn by some Muslim women. The French education minister announced the ban on Sunday ahead of the school term starting at the start of September. France has a strict ban on religious symbols in state schools and has banned pupils from wearing headscarves since 2004. “When…
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DISCUSSION VIDEO LINK AND STUDY GUIDE 📺 WATCH THE DISCUSSION VIDEO VIA THE LINK BELOW 👇 https://youtu.be/gh9lSuxeaMk?si=vf5c8C7RnzaMeYX- GOD’S CHILDREN AS PILGRIMS TO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM: MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S REIGN ON EARTH TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Date: Aug 27, 2023 Sub Theme: Manifesting Spiritual fruits 8 Topic: Meekness Text: Tit 3:1-7 Aims to study meekness from the biblical point of view. to expatiate on the gains of meekness Introduction Meekness is one of the fruit of the spirit and it means mild, gentle or humble. Our Bible passage today explains that a meek person submits to authority; puts his power or…
Date: 2023-Aug- 28 🎯TOPIC: THE COST OF DISRESPECTING GOD’S WORD 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/IS3lU7h_4-k?si=5_G0Ud1BdlNLfajD ✝️ TEXT: Jeremiah 36:14-32(NKJV) 36:14. Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. 36:15. And they said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read [it] in…
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, on Sunday, said he is committed to addressing the challenges faced by the railway services in the country. The minister, while acknowledging the need for improvement, stated that his actions are driven by the agenda of President Bola Tinubu of Renewed Hope. He also indicated that the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation may face disciplinary action in relation to the Abuja-Kaduna railway operations. The minister made this announcement when he paid an unscheduled visit to Idu Train station in Abuja. During the visit, the minister personally inspected the coaches and discovered several…
A former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has again queried the controversy trailing the academic history of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, who is currently praying a United States of America court to prevail on the Chicago State University to clarify the inconsistency in the certificates it issued to President Tinubu, said unless a clarification is made, it is difficult, if not impossible, for the public to understand the academic journey of the former Lagos State Governor. Taking to his verified X handle @atiku on Sunday, Atiku wrote, “I woke…
The Bishop of Ibadan Diocese, The Most Revd Joseph Akinfenwa, has said the current economic environment has thrown many Nigerians into severe pain despite the promise that it will be for a short time. Akinfenwa stated this in his sermon at a service during which the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev. Henry C. Ndukuba, consecrated four new bishops for the church at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church, Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday. Among those consecrated are the new Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Lagos, Ifedola Okupevi; and the new Bishop of Akoko Edo…
The release of huge volumes of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon has made states along the path of River Benue in Nigeria brace up for possible flood disasters in their various domains. To prevent deaths and other disasters associated with floods, states that are likely to be affected have asked residents of the flood-prone areas to vacate such communities. According to the National Emergency Management Agency officials, no fewer than 11 states including Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Cross River are likely to feel the negative impacts of the opening of the…
Date: 2023-Aug-26 🎯TOPIC: SALVATION FOR ALL 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/c7a5hhIr8HU?si=Nej2mXVqaovlQdvi ✝️ TEXT: Romans 15:9-33(NKJV) 15:9. and that the Gentiles might glorify God for [His] mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.” 15:10. And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!” 15:11. And again: “Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!” 15:12. And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the…
The authorities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have officially removed lecturers indicted of sexual harassment from their various official positions at the institution. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Friday by Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu, Special Adviser on Public Relations and Special Duties to the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Charles Esimone. Although in the statement, Ojukwu did not mention the names of the indicted officials, he said there is an ongoing investigation concerning alleged sexual harassment by some lecturers, while insisting that there was no protest at the institution. The statement read, “It is important…
Nigeria’s oil industry may lose 20,000 barrels of petroleum crude per day any moment from now as palpable tension grips the Otumara Flow Station operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company. Aggrieved indigenous people of Ugboegungu, Ugborodo and Deghele in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State are laying siege to the flow station, alleging non-inclusion in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act by Shell. it was gathered that their occupation of the flow Station laced with chants, drums and rituals was a follow-up to an initial peaceful protest that started on Wednesday during which they gave Shell…