Holy Humour Hearsay The new minister stood at the church door greeting the members as they left the Sunday morning service. Most of the people were very generous telling the new minister how much they liked his message, except for one man who said, “The was a very dull and boring sermon, pastor.” A few minutes later, the same man again appeared in line and said, “I don’t think you did much preparation for your message.” Once again, the man appeared, this time muttering, “You really blew it. You didn’t have a thing to say, pastor.” Finally, the minister could stand…
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Feast of St. Polycarp Reading 1 Heb 11:1-7 Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested. By faith, we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible. By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice greater than Cain’s. Through this, he was attested to be righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts, and through this, though dead, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he…
…Continued from last week. Tola was my closest friend and I really hated the distance between us especially now things were going well with doctor Obi. I had a lot of mixed emotions and I wasn’t sure if I was concerned for Tola’s wellbeing or this was just plain jealousy. The reappearance of Lekan had put a strain on our relationship and I had to figure out a way to win her back, so I called Lekan, armed with a brilliant plan. “Hello Ebbie, I’ve been expecting your call. I knew you’d come around.” “Can we meet up, it’s really…
Olayinka Ajala, University of York Mixed reactions greeted Nigeria’s 2019 presidential elections outcome. The 2019 presidential election was expected to be a close race because the two main candidates are from the northern part of the country. But, in the end, the final result showed Muhammadu Buhari polling 56% of the total vote cast. The 2019 elections featured a total of 73 presidential candidates but the real contest was between the incumbent of the All Progressives Congress and the former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar of the platform of People’s Democratic Party. Despite Atiku’s perceived popularity and Buhari’s lacklustre performance during his…
Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology; Jean-Jacques Muyembe, University of Kinshasa ; Sabue Mulangu, University of Kinshasa, and Steve Mundeke Ahuka, University of Kinshasa Since August last year the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been facing its 10th Ebola virus disease outbreak. As of early March this year, 907 cases and 569 deaths have been reported. The virus seems to be gaining ground in this current outbreak in North Kivu. This despite extensive control measures being put in place. These were sufficient to end the 9th outbreak region of Equateur, 2500km from North Kivu. Part of the…
Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town and Dani Madrid-Morales, University of Houston Concerns about “fake news” have dominated discussions about the relationship between the media and politics in the developed world in recent years. The extraordinary amount of attention paid in scholarship and in public debates to questions around truth, veracity and deception can be connected to the role of “fake news” in the 2016 US presidential election, and US President Donald Trump’s use of the term to dismiss his critics. The term “fake news” itself is controversial because it’s poorly defined. The panic created by the spread of misinformation…
Melanie Wakeman, Birmingham City University More than one in ten children under the age of three have tooth decay according to statistics published by Public Health England. The figures show that an average of three teeth in these children were decayed, missing or filled. This is shocking, although not surprising considering children of all age groups exceed the current recommendations for added sugar. The World Health Organisation recommends we limit our sugar intake to 10% of our total calorie intake a day because of the negative effect that sugar has on our health. Boys and girls around the age of…
Our new column, Traditional and Contemporary, focuses on the Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary designs. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles (@ankarastyles) on Mar 8, 2019 at 5:57am PST View this post on Instagram A post…
Laugh Quote Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a musician. Knock! Knock! Knock, knock. Who’s there? King Tut. King Tut who? King Tut-key fried chicken! Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: Did you catch that fish? Wise Guy: No, I talked him into giving himself up. Corny Chat Up Line Damn, if being sexy was a crime, you’d be guilty as charged! Business Joke Big joke My boss asked me to make a presentation and said I should start it with a joke. So I put my payslip on the first…
Edmund Keogh, University of Bath Men should take better care of themselves. We die at an earlier age than women, despite women suffering more health conditions and making greater use of health services. Life expectancy differences may be different because of biology, but we also know that men engage in riskier activities, including poorer lifestyle choices. Men are more likely to drink excessively and smoke, both of which are associated with serious health conditions and increased hospital admissions. Most worryingly, men are more likely to commit suicide, where they are three times more likely to take this route – percentages…