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By Pastor Nathaniel Ogbeifun Divine touch is a touch from God that automatically transforms a life from ordinary to extra ordinary. In MARK 5 : 22 – 25, the woman with the issue of blood has been rejected, neglected and used by medical and native practitioners as a lab rat, an item to be toyed with. She was an endless caricature by the society. Her world felt lost and empty and her life was below ordinary. But while Christ walked by she made up her mind that if only she could touch the elm of his garment she would be…

Efforts have been intensified to put the finishing touches to the Comrade Giwa Niyi Osoba campaign. The candidate, who carries the flag of the Labor Party, is vying for the House of Representatives seat for the Ijebu Central Constituency. He called on Labour leaders, Students’ Union leaders, Human Right Activists, Workers affliated to Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, United Labour Congress,Organised Labour, Students, Conscientious Politicians, Friends and Compatriot Electorate to come out en mass and vote for him. “I promise to do my best and never to disappoint you All. It is my hope that God sees me through…

Saudi Arabia crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman has reacted to reports making the rounds that he is planning to buy Manchester United. Salman said he is not in any way planning to buy the club. The Sun UK had reported that the Crown Prince is planning a £3.8 billion takeover of United and is keen to replace the Glazer family by the start of next season. Senior figures at United have been meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss potential sponsorship opportunities. However, the Saudi media minister Turki Al-Shabanah insists that there is no plan to takeover United. “Reports claiming that…

Nigeria’s equities market capitalisation decreased by N195.8 billion to N12.0 trillion, while All Share Index (ASI) shed 1.6 percent to settle at 32,190.07 points following sell offs triggered by the current undefined political climate. Losses in bellwether stocks, Nigerian Breweries (-9.6%), Guaranty Trust Bank (-3.8%) and Zenith (-3.0%) were the major drags to Monday’s performance.As a result,  year-to-date gain moderated to 2.4 percent, and activity level weakened as volume and value traded declined by 71.2 percent  and 48.2 percent to 232.7 million units and N3.4 billion respectively.Access (25.3m units), CHAMS (21.7m units) and UBA (20.4m units) were the top trades by…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will on the 19th of February 2019 hold an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) at the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Uche Secondus In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said it will commence the meeting at 12 noon. Details of what would be discussed in the meeting are yet to be made know to newsmen, but would not be far from the postponed presidential and national assembly elections. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC, held its caucus meeting in Abuja to discuss issues…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has found faults in President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement at the All Progressives Congress, APC, caucus meeting in Abuja. While addressing party leaders, President Muhammadu Buhari said he has directed security agencies to secure the nooks and crannies of the country and ensure that nobody disrupts the elections. He added that anybody who tries to Snatch ballot box or disrupts the elections is doing so at the expenses of his or her life. Reacting to the statement, the PDP, through its National Publicity Secretary and Director, Media & Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, argued…

Royal Dutch Shell is making a bet on home battery storage as it tries to boost its sustainable energy business.The oil giant announced Friday that it has purchased Sonnen, a German startup that makes residential battery systems that store energy generated from solar panels. The move puts Shell in direct competition with companies such as Samsung, LG and Tesla, which makes a home battery system called the Powerwall. Shell declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal, but said the acquisition was part of a “New Energies” strategy aimed at balancing rising energy consumption with the need to cut carbon emissions.The oil company…

General Motors newest product is an e-bike called ArÄ«v, and it is now available for ordering, at least in some parts of the world.The name, which is pronounced “arrive,” was chosen through a web-based crowd sourcing program in which the person with the winning suggestion was to be awarded $10,000. GM did not release the name of the winner. The bike was developed with the help of engineers who worked on the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car. The bike, which will be available in a fold-able version, has an electric motor that can be charged in 3.5 hours and then…

Google Maps thinks large cartoon arrows can help users navigate better. Recently, Google began letting some users test a new augmented-reality feature in its mobile app that shows graphics — such as highlighted arrows and street names floating in midair — over a live view from their camera on their smartphone screens. It is meant to help them navigate city streets. Google’s Rachel Inman, who works on user-experience for the new feature, said the company hopes to make it simpler to go between the two-dimensional map on your phone and the three-dimensional world around you. Google is testing new AR features…

Osaretin Igbinedion, the second son of Lucky Igbinedion, a past Edo State Governor, and his nephew, Esosa Oyemwense, died yesterday in a fatal auto crash at around 3am in Texas, United States after their car collided with an 18-wheeler. Osaretin graduated from the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration with a degree in marketing, and a minor in economics after which he was awarded a Masters degree in International Management from the Northeastern University. The news was confirmed in a statement released by the Nigerian Students Association of the University of Houston. “Good evening, we are deeply saddened by…