The Great Flood

 Outside the ark,the people went about their life the same as before.The still did not believe that the flood would come. They must have laughed more than ever. But they soon stopped laughing.

All of a sudden water began to fall. It poured down from the sky as when you pour water from a bucket. Noah had been right! But it was too late now for anybody else to get into the ark. The door had been closed tight by God.

Soon all the low ground was covered. The water became like big river. It pushed over trees and rolled around big stones, and made a lot of noise. The people were afraid. The climbed up to higher ground. Oh, how they wished they had listened to Noah and gotten into the ark when the door was still open for them! But now it was too late.

The water kept getting higher and higher. For 40 days and 40 nights the water poured out of the sky. It rose up the sides of the mountains, and soon even the tallest mountains were covered.

So just as God had said,all the people and animals outside the ark got died. But everyone inside was safe.

Noah and his sons had done a good job building the ark. The water lifted it up, and it floated right on top of the water. Then one day, after the rain stopped falling,the sun began to shine.

What a sight it was! There was just one big ocean everywhere. And the only thing that could be seen was the ark floating on top. The Giants were gone now. No more would they be around to hurt people. All of them had died, along with their mothers and the rest of the bad people.

THE GIANTS IN THE EARTH

 If someone were walking toward you and he was as tall as the ceiling in your house, what would you think?

That person would be a giant! At one time there really were Giants on the earth. The Bible shows that their fathers were angels from heaven.

Remember, the bad angel Satan was busy making trouble. He was even trying to get God's angels to be bad. In time, some of these angels started to listen to Satan. They stopped the work that God had for them to do in heaven. And they came down to earth and made human bodies for themselves. Do you know why?

The Bible says that it is because these sons of God saw the pretty women on earth and wanted to live with them. So they came to earth and married these women. The Bible says that this was wrong, because God made the angels to live in heaven.

When the angels and their wives had babies, these babies were different. At first they may not have looked very different. But they kept growing bigger and bigger, and getting stronger and stronger, until they became Giants.

These Giants were bad. And because they were so big and strong,they would hurt people. They tried to force everyone to be bad like themselves.

E'NOCH had died, but there was one man on Earth now who was good. This man's name was Noah. He always did what God wanted him to do.

One day God told Noah that the time had come for him to destroy all bad people. But God was going to save Noah,his family and many of the animals. Let's see how God did this.

Genesis 6:1-8

A Good SON, AND A BAD ONE

 Look at Cain and Abel now. The have both grown up. Cain has  become a farmer.

He grows grains and fruits and vegetables.Abel has become a keeper of sheep. He likes to take care of little lambs. They grow up into big sheep, and so Abel soon has a whole flock of sheep to watch over.

One day Cain and  Abel bring a gift to God. Cain brings some food he has grown. And Abel brings the very best sheep he has. God is pleased with Abel and his gift. But he is not pleased with Cain and his gift. Do you know why?

It is not just that Abel gift is better than Cain's. It is because Abel is a good man. He loves God and his brother. But Cain is bad; he does not love his brother.

So Good tells Cain that he should change his ways. But Cain does not listen. He is very angry because God liked Abel better.

So Cain says to Abel,'Let us go over the field.'There, when they are all alone,Cain hits his brother Abel. He hits him so hard that he kills him. Wasn't that a terrible thing for Cain to do?

Even though Abel died,God still remembers him. Abel was good, and God never forgets a person like that.

Current Affairs: Post Colonial Era(1960-present)

 In October 1,1960 Nigeria gained her independent from Britain; Tafawa Belewa became the Prime Minister, and Nnamdi Azikiwe became the President.

In October 1,1963 Nigeria severed it's remaining ties to Britain, and the Nigerian first Republic was born.

In December 1,1964 the first civilian to civilian national election.Reaching January 15,1966 Nigeria's first coup deposed the Nigerian first Republic; Prime Minister Tafawa Belewa, was assassinated along with the premier of Northern Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello, and the Finance Minister, Festus Okotie-Eboh.

In January 16,1966 The Federal Military Government is formed, with General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi as the Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Federal Republic.

July 29,1966 A counter coup by military officers of Northern extraction, deposed the Federal Military Government; General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi was assassinated along with Adekunle Fajuyi, Military Governor of Western Region.General Yakubu Gowon became the Head of State.

In 1967 Ethnoreligious violence between Igbo Christians, and Hausa/ Fulani Muslim in  Eastern and Northern Nigeria, triggered amigration of the Igbos back to the east.

Marriage tips: What the wife need to do to get her husband attention

 The wife needs to find a time when she can sit down with her husband and talk with him about your need for better communication.Be very respectful.Say something like:

"Darling, sometimes I feel lonely.I feel like you and I are becoming strangers to each other. I'm not saying it's your fault.

I think both of us need to take the effort to build our communication."

Choose a good time for saying that to your husband.

Don't say it when he is tired or hungry.Wait  until he is relaxed, and in the quiet place where the two of you can be alone and discuss freely.

Will that discussion change your husband into a good communication? Hopefully it will help,but  perhaps he will still not communicate very well.

The wife should remember this: You must love and respect your husband even if he doesn't communicate well.

You should also remember this: You are not perfect, and your husband has the job of loving you alone with your weakness.

Marriagetips: Hurt

 While waiting for the bus,Ruth remembered, "Abel scolded me this y, and he seemed very unloving."

She felt hurt.The hurt was small.Abel had not shouted; yet his voice seemed cold and bitter.

As she continued thinking about it, the hurt grew.She remembered other times when he had hurt her.

Finally she asked herself, " What should I do about this hurt? If I try to hide it,my communication with Abel this evening will be just half hearted.Under the surface I will still feel hurt.

Perhaps I should wait for Abel to say, ' sorry.'

No that won't work because he may not realize that he hurt me. There's only one answer:I must talk with him about the hurt.I will speak honestly, and also respectfully."

That evening when she and Abel were alone,Ruth said softly,"Dear,I think I should let you know that your words this hurt me.

In fact, I've felt hurt All day.Now I feel ashamed for letting such a small thing bother me so much."

After Abel apologized,they were able to communicate and enjoy their evening together.If Ruth had tried to hide the hurt, what kind of evening and bed time would they have had?

Marriage Tips: The Father Role And The Mother Role

 The experience of Luke and Priscilla when the were newly married! When Luke and Priscilla got married they were communicating very well.

Both of them had the feeling," What joy.... Just to speak with each other freely about everything!"

Then their children were born. Soon Priscilla was busy caring for the kids.Luke was busy earning money for them.

And they began to neglect their communication with each other. So their friendship cooled. Now their marriage is nothing more than sharing a house and raising kids.

That kind of marriage is boring. To  make marriage romantic, the husband must not become so busy earning money that he fails to communicate with his wife and the wife must not get so busy as a mother that she neglect communicating with her husband.

Sports update: Real Madrid has opened the exit door

 Even though Real Madrid have opened the exit door to Eden Hazard this January, Hazard who is 31 year old is not yet ready to leave.

Hazard has remained firm in his stance that he wants to see out the 2021/2022 season at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, even if he hasn't had as many minutes as he would like.

With just 722 this season, Hazard ranked 17th for minutes in Carlo Ancelotti's squad.

He has provided two assists and yet to score, making this yet another disappointing campaign.

Last week, he didn't step on to the pitch at all in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final or final, with Vinicius having made the left wing his own and with Rodrigo,Marco Asensio and even Federal Valverde preferred to the former Chelsea man on the right.

Some good performances at the end of 2021 suggested Hazard had turned a corner, but there has been another half and setback with the supercopa.

Current Affairs: Colonial Era

 In 1850s that was when British established presence around Lagos.

In 1859 I we Iroyin, Nigeria's first newspaper was established.

1880 to 1905 Southern Nigeria was conquered most of Northern Nigeria including the Sokoto Caliphate.1912 that was when Lord Lugard, Governor of Northern Nigeria established a system of indirect rule. 

In the year 1914 Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria were amalgamated to form Nigeria. 

Then in September 20,1923 The Nigerian national Democratic party became the first political party in Nigeria.The first political election was conducted afterwards.

Reaching 1946 to 1960 Nigeria entered a period of decolonization as Nigerian nationalism grows.1950 The conference of Northern  and Southern delegate held in Ibadan.

1953-The London conference, regarding Nigeria's Federal fomula, took place.

10th, June. 1956 oil was first discovered in Nigeria at Oloibin in Bayelsa state.

In 1957 The Nigeria held it's constitutional conference.

1958- The Nigeria flag was designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi.

In 1959- Nigeria held it's First national election to setup an independent government.Northern Nigeria wins most of the seat of parliament.

Reaching July 1,1959 The Central Bank of Nigeria started operation.

Marriagetips: The Barriers to communication

 In Europe, Asia, Africa, America and everywhere else, many couples fail to communicate.Why? Because they allow barriers to stop their communication; barriers such as 'fear,' ' too busy, and so on.

Fear!

It's a sad fact that some husbands make their wives fear them.

Fear destroys communication.God said a wife must " submit to her husband, but not " fear" him.

Wives, submit to your husband's.according to Ephesians.5:22

There is no fear in love.Love removes Fear. 1 John.4:18.