It’s Hard for a Rich Person to Make Heaven… What the Rich, Young Ruler Didn’t Know

Any money you’re making that makes you focus on enjoyment and forget eternity, be very careful.

The crowd’s murmuring stilled. Everyone stared in disbelief as the young man made his way toward the front of the circle of onlookers. His clothes were made of rich material and royal colors. His hair was cut in the latest fashion. His stride was confident. The rings on his fingers and jewels on his collar glistened in the sun’s rays.

He was not one to mingle with the common folk of the village. His time was spent with the highly educated and the prosperous. He was popular. He was religious. He was rich. He had everything that anybody would wish for. Or did he?

There was one thing missing…

In his heart, this rich young man felt the need for something more. Something deeper. He had heard of a man called Jesus who offered what he was seeking. So he strapped on his richly embroidered camel skin sandals and started off to find this teacher. He found this carpenter called Jesus surrounded by a diverse crowd made up of tax collectors, merchants, housewives, children, and students. The rich young man asked Him a question.

“Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”

Jesus replied, “If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”

Surely there must be more to it that that! The man replied, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?”

Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

You could have heard a pin drop. The young man stared at Jesus for a moment, then dropped his eyes to the ground as his heart sank. He could afford good deeds—a donation here, a loaf of bread to an orphan there. He avoided lying, stealing, and cheating. That cost him nothing.

But to give everything away? To sell all his stuff? Was Jesus crazy? How could He even say such a thing? What would people say?

His thoughts crashed around inside his head, and finally he raised his eyes, suddenly full of sorrow. There was sorrow in the eyes of the Teacher, too. Sorrow mixed with hope. But the rich young man stood for only a moment longer staring into those eyes, then turned away, moving slowly through the crowd, climbed into his dazzling chariot, and rode away, his rich red cloak flapping in the wind.

Keeping Eternity in Mind 
The rich young man was so caught up in being happy and fulfilled in the moment that he missed the chance to be happy and fulfilled for eternity. The idea of letting go of his earthly treasure was so awful to him, he chose temporary pleasure instead of everlasting perfection.

It’s easy to look at this story and only see the rich young man—to convince ourselves it doesn’t have much to do with us. But let’s choose to slip into his camel-skinned sandals and walk a mile or two.

When we make a choice today (whether to listen to certain music, eat the fifth donut, or sign up for that class), it affects our future. What we do now makes a difference later on. Are the decisions we’re making eternity-focused or are they based on pleasure in the moment?

It’s easy to get caught up in the heat and pressure of the moment, but when we keep an eternal perspective, our choices won’t be based on the way we feel right now, but on the eternal view of things. So let’s learn from that rich young man. Let’s not get all tied up in the pleasures of the culture that we miss the opportunity to have happiness and fulfillment through Jesus for eternity.

Can you think of a time you lost your eternal perspective? How have you been able to stay eternity-minded? I’d love to hear your comments!

PS: This story comes from Matthew 19:16-22, but the Bible doesn’t tell us exactly what happened step by step, so this is my idea of what could have happened, using imagination for the small details.

[written by Liza Proch]

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5 Easy Ways To Know A Fake Smartphone

A major problem that many top phone manufacturers are encountering is the cloning of their brands. This trend continues despite the painstaking efforts to make cloning difficult. Despite this, the counterfeiters are having a field day faking these brands and it has made it hard for users to differentiate between counterfeit and original phones.

Jumia Travel shares tips for identifying a fake device.

Packaging 
Manufacturers of counterfeit products are sometimes careless with packaging. Phone makers will always take care of the smallest details of design and packaging of their own goods. So, take a close look at the package, paying attention to the print quality ensuring consistency. In addition, ensure nothing should be loose inside.

Look at the wires and plugs 
The quality of the wire is an important sign of a counterfeit product. If it is original, a plugged-in cable will sit firmly and evenly, while in a fake, you will see loose parts.

Check the user manual 
The user manual is one of the easiest ways to identify a fake gadget. Every relevant information about the device must be there in the language of the country of purchase. If it’s written in some other language and you cannot read it, then it is a cloned brand.

Look at the fonts 
All fonts and symbols on the gadgets must be similar, readable and regular. If this is not the case, it means the phone is fake or counterfeit.

Pay attention to the material 
The material used for making a phone can either be high or low-quality. Popular brands don’t cut back on materials. The plastic covering the phone must be smooth, without any creases.

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Lagos Pastor, Tony Rapu, prays for Herbalist in his shrine

Dr. Tony Rapu recently premiered a weekly series tagged ‘My Lagos Diaries’ where he shares first-hand experience of challenges people face trying to survive in the city of Lagos.

He is the Senior Pastor of This Present House. He shared clips of his encounter with a herbalist via his page and wrote:

“This… highlights an interesting moment when we visited one of the communities on the Iwaya waterfront. We saw people climbing in and out of an elevated building. When we found out it was the local herbalist’s shrine, we decided to pay a visit. 

“He explained how his charms worked. When we began to explain the power in the gospel of Jesus Christ, he admitted he owned a Bible which he brought out as we prayed.”

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Ooni of Ife’s Aide Reacts to Marriage Break Up Saga

With the statement released by Wuraola on Wednesday that her marriage to Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has ended, Media Directorate in the Ooni’s palace, has reacted to the saga.

The statement by Ogunwusi, where she declared that her marriage to the revered monarch has ended had hit the internet early Wednesday, drawing divergent views from the people.

However, when Amiloaded contacted the director of media in Ooni’s palace, Moses Olafare, he said, “In this era of social media, where people have free access to the internet and rely on that to pass acrosss information as constitutionally permitted by laws of the land, people can say anything.

“Inspite of all being said on the issue, decorum still requires that we in the House of Oduduwa maintains silence, at least for now. This is because marriage is strictly a private matter that should not subjected to undue public uproar.

“Whenever it is necessary for us to talk, we will surely talk on the issue.”

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Banker Loses Job After This Man Stole N1.2m From A Bank In Lagos (Photos)

A concerned brother, identified as Adebanjo Adebayo has raised an alarm concerning the man pictured above who he said made away with some cash at a bank in Lagos.

His wicked act has led to the sack of an innocent banker.

Mr. Adebayo revealed that the alleged thief stole N1.2 million from an Access Bank branch located in Ejigbo area of Lagos last July.

He also revealed that the theft cost his brother his job as he was sacked by the back recently for the missing money.

The alleged thief was tracked after a CCTV footage from the bank was reviewed.

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Fulani Herdsmen Attack Olu Falae’s Farm Again, Destroy Multi-million Naira Crops

Some suspected Fulani herdsmen on Monday attacked the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, at Ilado village in the Akure North area of Ondo State, destroying crops said to be worth millions of naira.

The Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, disclosed this to journalists in Akure after the monthly meeting of the association, held at the residence of the leader of the group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti on Tuesday.

The Personal Assistant to Chief Falae, Captain Moshood Raji (rtd.) confirmed the incident, saying many crops were destroyed. He added that it was the police escorts of the elder statesman who shot continuously into the air that sent the herdsmen out of the farm.

Raji said, “They attacked baba’s (Falae’s) farm and destroyed the crops there but immediately we reported to the police.”

Odumakin, who read the communique of the group to journalists accused the Federal Government of showing no concern at the incessant attacks of the Fulani herdsmen on the people of the South-West and Middle- Belt of the country.

He said, “ We are worried about the renewed onslaught of Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland. Recently, a Permanent Secretary of Osun origin, Mrs. Funke Kolawole was killed on Okene-Lokoja road on her way to Abuja.

“Also, another 72-year -old woman was recently gang- r*ped in Odigbo area of Ondo State and the hoodlums are yet to be brought to book and of course Chief Olu Falaye whose farm has become a source of attacks by the Fulani herdsmen, only yesterday (Monday) came under a renewed attack with policemen on his farm shot at by these Fulani herdsmen.

“We are aggrieved that the Federal Government has continued to turn the other eye while the herdsmen continue their unlawful activities over the country, especially the southern Nigeria and middle belt.”

The association called on the governors of the South-West to emulate the Ekiti State Government and ensure that they put in place appropriate laws to deal with the activities of the herdsmen in the region.

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Buhari Receives Victorious D’tigress, Gives Each Lady N1m

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the victorious Afrobasket 2017 winners, that is the Nigeria National Female Basketball team – D’Tigress – at the executive council chamber of the presidential villa. He announced a reward of N1m each for the team.

The Basketball Team won the Afrobasket Championship title for the first time in 12 years in Mali. They defeated defending champions Senegal to win the trophy on Sunday night.

More photos from the presidential villa below…

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Nigerian Fraudster Jailed for Defrauding US Firm of Millions of Dollars

30-year-old Nigerian, Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam, has been sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison in a sophisticated fraud scheme that cost banks and other businesses millions of dollars.

The overnight big boy was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.

Amuegbunam pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

He has been in custody since his arrest in Baltimore in August 2015.

According to the statement released by U.S. attorney’s office in Dallas, the suspect duped at least 10 victims and resulted in losses of about $3.7 million.

Amuegbunam has also been ordered to pay $615,555 in restitution. From November 2013 through August 2015, Amuegbunam and others, sent fraudulent emails to companies in North Texas and elsewhere including Luminant, Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase.

The emails were designed to look like a forwarded message, supposedly from a top executive at the company, sent to an employee in the firm’s accounting department who had authority to make financial transfers, the news release said.

The investigation began when two businesses reported to the Dallas FBI office that they had received targeted spear phishing emails. Although the emails appeared to be coming from a company executive, the messages were actually coming from a fake email account.

The fraudulent domain name contained one small difference from the company’s true email address, such as transposed letters. Investigation eventually traced the creation of some of the documents to Amuegbunam.

The FBI has been tracking what they now call business email compromise, or BEC schemes, since 2013. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), between January 2015 and December 2016, there was a 2,370% increase in identified exposed losses.

Such scams have led to losses totaling more than $5 billion.

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Ladies Dressed As Nuns To Rob A Bank In Broad Daylight

Just imagine the audacity! Some female armed robbers dressed as nuns are now on the run after they allegedly tried to hit up a bank in Tannersville, on Monday afternoon.

It was gathered that the ladies dressed in black and white nun outfits entered a Citizens Bank branch while openly displaying a handgun, 69 News reports. However, investigators say they apparently got scared off before they could get any money.

The commandment-breaking crooks possibly believing a teller triggered a panic alarm. There were no injuries while the FBI has taken over the investigation from the local Police Department.

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Desperate Yahoo Boy ‘Eats Feces’ While Doing Yahoo Plus In Delta State

It’s these guys eating shit, drinking blood, doing sacrifice that some ladies see as god cos of money.

A young man was beaten up and disgraced after he was caught red-handed eating feces while doing the charm known as Yahoo plus.

The guy identified as Junior Clement, who claimed to come from Warri in Delta state, revealed during his interrogation that he was instructed by a native doctor to eat feces after which anything he tells his client, those they fraud on the internet, will happen without delay.

The man also revealed that the first one he did – didn’t work as he’s planning to bill another foreign client $55,000 (about N30 million).

He also disclosed that they were about four boys that visited the native doctor for the ‘juju’ and that the others have “made it”.

And all these in the desperation to impress and oppress people without doing any job. *hisses*

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Lovely Pre-Wedding Photos Of Lovers Who’re Both Nigerian Soldiers

Both are course mates in Nigerian Army and found love in the line of duty. Congrats! More pics…

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DPO Arrested over escape of man who Killed Girl for Rituals

A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rivers State has been arrested on orders of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Mohammed Ahmed, in connection with the escape of a suspected ritualist and r*pist, Ifeanyichukwu Maxwell Dike, from police detention.

Dike, a 200 level student of the University of Port Harcourt was arrested by Okporo Police Station in Port Harcourt while trying to dispose the dismembered body of his eight year-old female relative, Chikamso Victory, who he r*pe and later killed for ritual purposes

Also, a Police Inspector (names withheld) who led the team of policemen that brought the suspect to the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Port Harcourt, where he was handed over to the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), former Sergeant Johnbosco Okoroeze, who has already been dismissed from the Police, was last Friday arraigned and remanded in prison custody by a Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly aiding the escape of Dike.

According to sources at SCID in Port Harcourt, the DPO and the Inspector were arrested following revelations that they were in the know of what happened before the escape of the suspect.

The source said, “The father of the victim was uncomfortable when the police team stopped on the road for the Inspector to answer a call. It was later found out that it was the DPO who called him to expect a call from an IPO, who will be in charge of the case.

“When the Inspector’s phone was checked, there was a call from one Johnbosco, who was the IPO and by the rules of the force, a DPO cannot assign an IPO to a matter that is no longer under him. So, the DPO and Inspector were invited and arrested.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has assured that he is committed to rearresting the suspected and getting every other person involved in the murder of the girl arrested.

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Big Shake-Up In NNPC… 55 Top Executives Affected

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced the reorganisation of its management staff in a major shake-up that affected 55 top executives.

The NNPC’s Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, said the new appointments would not only help to position the corporation for the challenges ahead but help fill the gaps created by statutory retirement of some officers.

Under the new arrangement, Roland Ewubare, formerly the managing director of the Integrated Data Services Limited, has been moved to the National Petroleum Investment Management Services as the new group general manager, while Diepriye Tariah, the former group general manager and senior technical assistant to the NNPC’s GMD takes over from Ewubare as the MD of the IDSL.

Executive Director, Operations, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, Malami Shehu, was appointed the managing director of Port Harcourt Refining Company, while Adewale Ladenegan, former MD of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, was moved to the KRPC as MD.

In the same vein, Muhammed Abah, until recently, the Executive Director, Operations of the WRPC, succeeds Ladenegan as the MD of the WRPC.

With the retirement of Farouk Ahmed as MD of the Nigerian Products Marketing Company, Umar Ajiya, the former GGM in charge of Corporate Planning and Strategy, was named the MD of the NPMC while Bala Wunti, formerly the general manager, Downstream at the GMD’s office had been asked to take charge as the GGM CP&S, a statement by the NNPC said.

The statement by the spokesman for the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu, also showed that Usman Yusuf was made the GGM/STA to the GMD; Adeyemi Adetunji was confirmed as the MD of the NNPC Retail, while Dr. Bola Afolabi was named as the GGM, Research and Development Division of the corporation.

Ahmadu Katagum was appointed the GGM, Shipping, in the Downstream Autonomous Business Unit, while Kallamu Abdullahi was made the GGM in charge of the Renewable Energy Division in the Downstream ABU.

Shaibu Musa was promoted to the position of the MD of the NNPC, Medical Services Limited, just as Ibrahim Birma was appointed the new GGM in charge of the corporation’s Audit Division, which was renamed Governance, Risk and Compliance Division.

More actions are ongoing with regards to re-organisation.

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Eucharia Receives Omotola, Bimbo Akintola, Omoni, Others On Condolence Visit

Nollywood actress turned Evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi, recently lost her son, Raymond, to sickle cell anaemia. He was 15. Some of her colleagues thought it wise to pay her a condolence visit.

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Nigerian Pastor Shot Dead By Robbers In Ondo

A cleric with the Nigerian Baptist Conference in Ondo State, Pastor Deji Joshua, has been killed in Okitipupa, in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state by suspected armed robbers.

He was the pastor in charge of the Goodnews Baptist Church, Igbegunrin, Ilaje/Apoi Association of the Ondo State Baptist Conference.

According to a police source, the deceased was on his motorcycle when the suspected robbers killed him on Ode Aye Road.

The source, who said the incident occurred at about 11.30pm on Monday, added that the robbers stole the motorcycle.

Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, said the command had commenced investigation into the incident.

He said, “When we heard about the attack on the pastor, our men moved to the scene and we saw bullet injuries on his body. Investigation is ongoing.”

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Ondo State, Revd. John Oladapo, urged the police to fish out the killers of the pastor.

Oladapo, who is also a Baptist conference pastor, said, “We are imploring the police and other security agencies to fish out the killers and bring them to book.”

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Photos: Super Eagles Training… Mikel, Victor Moses present

Nigeria’s Super Eagles squad are pictured training ahead of the crucial game vs Cameroon on their way to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Table-toppers Nigeria are confident of overhauling Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions when both teams clash in perhaps the biggest match of Group B of the FIFA World Cup qualifying race on Friday.

Team captain Mikel John Obi is at the head of 22 players. More photos…

Nigeria, on six maximum points from their first two matches, will all but seal a place in Russia if they snap up the three points on offer on Friday evening.

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PHOTOS: Millionaire Kidnapper Evans Pleads Guilty

Notorious kidnap kingpin Chukwudubem Onwuamadike alias Evans appeared in court on Wednesday morning and pleaded guilty to the kidnapping charges preferred against him.

Evans and his five other accomplices were arraigned before a Lagos State High Court on two counts bordering on kidnap by the police. See more photos of them in court…

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