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Reading the book of Genesis chapter 1 from verse 6 "6. And God said, let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.  7. And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so.  8. And God called the firmament Heaven and the evening and the morning were the second day.   9. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear : and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit...

TRUE STORY They were friends like no other, had everything in common, because of them even there parents had come to become family friends. They shared their secrets and both dreamed about  a wonderful future ahead, talked about the kind of husband they would love to marry, lets just say their names are Mary and Janet. They both had male friends, the usual Boy friend stuff until one day a new person came around for Mary. Lets say the new person was named Mark. Mark was a city boy, with "plenty swag" like they will say in the local parlance here, when Mark approached Mary, it was like the usual thing, there was no need for that as far as Mary was concerned, she had a much younger boy friend than Mark and more handsome too, so she refused but Mark won't let her be. Because of her or so it seemed, Mark kept visiting the village from time to time, he even started visiting Mary in her home, he was very daring, he comes in and exchanges pleasantries with all and sundry with...

Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said Wednesday, as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage. Parliament passed legislation to outlaw the consumption, purchase or possession of dog and cat meat, with offenders facing a fine of up to Tw$250,000 ($8,170). Authorities can also name and shame those who break the law. “This shows that Taiwan is a society with advanced animal welfare,” said lawmaker Wang Yu-min who proposed the new rules. The bill also hiked the penalty for killing or abusing animals to a maximum two-year jail term and a stiff fine of Tw$2 million. Dog consumption — believed by some in Taiwan to help boost male potency — was common on the island decades ago but has become less popular amid growing calls to protect animal rights. In 2001, Taiwan amended its animal protection law to ban the slaughter of pets — which included dogs and cats — for food, although there was no penalty ...

No matter how quiet and peaceful a Rat is, as long as it shares a room with a Cat, it would someday be eaten. 

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating alleged 17 billion dollars undeclared oil proceed has summoned Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to appear before it on Tuesday. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas, summoned Magu on Monday in Abuja at the opening of the investigation where all the invited stakeholders sent their subordinates to represent the committee. Also summoned by the ad hoc committee to appear before it were the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru; and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Others were Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside; and Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. The committee also summoned the Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Stephen Sejebor; and Director ...

... they just lost to Crystal Palace 3-0, am wondering if they will be able to maintain their usual 4th place finish this season. You know that any time they end up 4th, their fans do celebrate more than those that won the Trophy.  Should they lose their 4th place, what do you think will happen?

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