A preacher convinced his congregation to drink petrol after claiming he’d turned it into pineapple juice. Pastor Lesego Daniel, whose high-energy services attract hundreds of worshippers to his Rabboni Centre Ministry in South Africa, performed the ‘miracle’ by pouring petrol into a bucket and dropping a match inside, causing it to set alight.
Pastor Daniel attracts hundreds of people to his services (Picture: grantzax/YouTube)And he then told the congregation in Garankuwa, near Pretoria, that the petrol had been transformed into pineapple juice – and asked communicants to come up and take a drink. ‘I want to prove to you, with the flames that will burn here, that it shows what can be achieved if you have faith,’ he told worshippers.
Worshippers didn’t seem to mind drinking the petrol (Picture: grantzax/YouTube)‘What you see, you have to believe it.’ The clip shows men and women approach the charismatic pastor in a bizarre, almost trance-like state, wresting the bottle out of each other’s hands as they fight for a sip of the petrol. This is not the first time Pastor Daniel has made headlines. In January, the controversial preacher persuaded his followers to eat grass, claiming that those with faith could survive on whatever they chose.
Pastor Chris Okotie has reacted to a statement credited to the leadership of CAN that recently questioned his Christian standing. In the said statement, Okotie was advised to manage his home and keep to biblical principles of one man, one wife instead of attacking Oritsejafor.
The advice followed Pastor Chris Okotie’s article condemning the leadership of CAN, demanding for the resignation of the CAN president, Oritsejafor over the alleged involvement of his aircraft in the controversial $9.3m smuggled into South Africa by two Nigerians and an Israeli.
In Pastor Okotie’s reply however, he said “I will not nobilitate such prosaic apologetic by a retort. Socrates once said to a young man, ‘speak that I might see thee.’ Now that CAN has spoken, even team Jonathan has spoken. Nigerians can now fully visualize the portrait of complicit shrouded in duplicity. Truth is never out of kilter. HahBy Chidinma Eze
In addition to his earlier allegations of Wizkid soiling his image, Samklef had also said, "I was paid 250k 4 dz kid 6tracks I no try? I made no money from dz Dude all I wanted was just a support for 4 years. He keeps posting me... If u want all Wizkid instrumental hola."
Facts eventually emerged as to how Samklef used the controversy as a publicity stunt for his event, 'Fusion Wednesday' scheduled to hold today, October 15, 2014.
During an interview, Wizkid reiterated his previous assertion that Samklef is like a member of his family. “He came to my house two weeks ago. My house is a party house for Guys and Sam was in my house. So I dont know where all this came from.”
On the issue of not returning Samklef's visit, Wizkid, during the interview, gestured to a member of his crew and asked: "When last did i come to your house?”
The member of his crew whom the question was directed at was lost for words as he appeared to be trying to mentally fetch an answer to Wizkid's question and eventually gave an expression that seemed to say, "forever..."
To this, Wizkid continued, “I enjoy my space and the little time i get to myself because i am a very busy person.”
On Saeon's accusation, Wizkid was quite frank and went straight to the point when he said:
“It was strictly work. When did we even start talking that we should be friends like that? She came to me... No! Not me directly... to my manager and asked for a collabo. Normally, I don’t charge my friends but hey she came with some cash and I gladly obliged. I even gave her 10 per cent discount. That's a very generous move because it took her a month to get my attention. After that, it's back to our separate lives. We are not friends.”
Like Samklef, Saeon also appeared to have used the publicity create a buzz for her EP, which is out and of course, more people know about it because she had dragged Wizkid in a N1.5m controversy.
Ladies and gentlemen, Is Wizkid finally vindicated or shall we cast him into the pit of inconsistency and unfair treatment?
2015: Why Buhari/Fashola Ticket Is The Best To Defeat Any PDP Presidential Aspirant – APC Chieftain Reveals
Buhari/Fashola Ticket for APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stands a better chance of defeating the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 presidential elections if it fields General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as its presidential candidate and Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, as the running mate. APC chieftain, Ayo Akande, disclosed this on Tuesday. He said the combination of these two “trusted and tested politicians will defeat whoever the PDP presents anyday, anytime”.
While adding that corruption has always been the bane of progress and development of Nigeria, Akande said the records of Buhari as head of state in terms of war against corruption and Fashola’s self-discipline coupled with his accountability would deliver the presidency to APC. APC has many options for its presidential and vice-presidential candidates, but to me, I think the Buhari – Fashola ticket will be the best they can present. This is my personal opinion though. If we can effectively tackle corruption in Nigeria, poverty will be a thing of the past. That is what a Buhari- Fashola ticket will do. We all know Buhari as a man of integrity who did not corruptly enrich himself as Head of State. Even the PDP attests to the fact that he is a very disciplined man. That is a kind of president Nigeria wants. On Fashola, a governor, who has served for eight years and has performed creditably in Lagos, the economic and capital centre of Nigeria, deserves a higher responsibility.” “Fashola will make a good president but if the presidency will emerge from the North, then he will make a better running mate to Buhari,” he said. Source Short URL: http://www.osundefender.org/?p=190719
Musa double keeps Nigeria's Nations Cup hopes alive
ABUJA (Reuters) - Ahmed Musa scored twice to help holders Nigeria to their first win in African Nations Cup qualifying as they beat Sudan 3-1 in Abuja on Wednesday to resurrect their chances of reaching next year's finals in Morocco.
Nigeria's Ahmed Musa celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Argentina during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 25, 2014.
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Ahmed Musa scored twice to help holders Nigeria to their first win in African Nations Cup qualifying as they beat Sudan 3-1 in Abuja on Wednesday to resurrect their chances of reaching next year's finals in Morocco.
Nigeria had picked up just one point from their opening three games in Group A but the home win ensured they are now back in the race for a place at the finals in Morocco in January -- although they will probably have to win their last two qualifiers next month to make sure. Musa opened the scoring after a mazy run on goal just after halftime but Sudan equalised eight minutes later through Ibrahim Salah. Giant striker Aaron Samuel, making only his second appearance, bundled the ball over the line to restore Nigeria's lead in the 66th minute and Russian-based winger Musa made sure of the win three minutes from the end of a match played for a large part in heavy rain.
