GIVERS FORUM

Two weeks dragged by and the swell of my tummy became visible for all to see. Unfortunately, the only things that saw the swell apart from me were the four walls of my bedroom and the sparkling furniture that were hung in several places.

Alex had brought the agreement, just like he talked about, two weeks ago and I had signed instantly, wanting to get the deal over with. Ever since I endorsed the document, I have not set my eyes on him. It was not surprising since I almost never stepped out of the room.

I had everything I needed there; the soft warm bed, the enticing bathroom which I learnt had hot and cold water a fingertip away and a refreshing view of the soothing garden from my window. I initially paid Tola back in her own coin, making her do everything, ranging from washing my rag-like clothes, to washing the bed sheets every blessed day. It was not much work since I learnt that they used a machine to do all these, but the fact that I was ordering her around was enough to frustrate her. It was not long before I grew weary of this because it was not in my nature to have people do the chores for me, so I decided to apply maturity by allowing Tola have her space. She was surely regretting her earlier actions, it seemed unnecessary to add more fuel to the fire.

POP singer, Omawumi, is in a celebration mood at the moment. She took to her Instagram page on Monday to appreciate her husband on their second wedding anniversary. The singer got married to her long time partner and the father of her daughter, Tosin Yussuff, at the Ikoyi Registry in a quiet ceremony on January 16, 2015.

Defence counsel on Tuesday declined cross examination of a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Femi Fani-Kayode facing charges of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Fani-Kayode and a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, on a 17-count charge of laundering N4.6 billion.

They were charge along with Yusuf Danjuma, a former National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and ex-Chairman of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Also charged is a company, Jointrust Dimentions Nigeria Ltd., which is said to belong to Danjuma. They had all pleaded not guilty to the 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful retention of crime proceeds and money laundering.

The first edition if the Comedy Championship, which took place on the 15th of January 2016 has come and gone as it was a very memorable occasion. Seven young men boldly contested for the grand price of 100,000 but only one man was was crowned champion.

Educated Mallam cfr.(that's what he goes by) was the winner of the comedy championship after thrilling the audience with hilarious jokes and funny northern accent.

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CEO Association of Nigerian Tenants, Mr Edward Olutoke, giving the opening remark.

And here are the contestants doing their thing.

The Hosts with the Most

If eyes could kill, I was pretty sure i should be dead already. I swallowed heavily as I thought I might have gone too far in my little melodramatic displays. Alex seemed to be boiling with rage as he marched to the place I was standing, seizing me by the shoulder. “Are you crazy woman?” he roared. “Was I not clear enough when I told you expressly to shut your stinking mouth? Do you have any idea as to the tenacity of what your stupidity has just caused?”

“Alex” the Senator bellowed. “How dare you constitute a nuisance of yourself in my presence? And when in the history of your life have you seen me rough handle your mother the way you are doing currently? Let go of her this instant” the Senator was on his feet in anger. I had trouble determining whose anger seemed greater as they both glared; Alex glared at me, the senator glared at Alex. The equation became balanced when the senator’s wife turned to glare at her husband.

Dear Great Givers,

The storm is calming down, things are looking up for your dear community.

The security checks will be a continuous thing for now but as we promised, many changes have occurred on the platform which we believe you must have been noticing. We hope you have done your own part of the cleaning up (Reevaluating your team members). This is the time to show solidarity to a platform that has liberated many souls. To redress the many issues that arose from the serial system attacks, the following situations have been effected on the platform:

1. All accounts banned due to system failures have been reopened.

2. All transactions and bonuses are back in place.

3. The security strengthened and more fortified.

4. Fake POP issues have been left deliberately to give culprits enough time to repent and pay up till Monday 16th January 2017 when the remaining ones shall be outrightly cleared.

5. Membership of the platform now thoroughly scrutinized and affirmed.

6. Members can now willingly terminate their accounts instead of causing troubles in the community.

7. Referral Details are now included in all transactions notice for easy communication.

8. The support system is now enhanced for optimal and effective response to issue.

9. Serious work is still ongoing to rematch all failed transactions and correct the issues of over matching, under matching and erroneous transactions caused by severe attacks on the system. all issues shall be sorted out within two weeks God willing, that’s a promise we will never go back on.

PARTICIPANTS’ ROLES

As we all know, the only human efforts that can sustain a platform like this, is for members to uphold the SPIRIT OF GIVING without looking back and everyone to treat one another with love and compassion. In that wise, the following inbuilt values will have to be upheld by participants who wish to be called true GIVERS:

1. From now on, all members must Provide Help and Get Help at least once a month. Any account that does not uphold this, shall be tagged a dormant account and shall be suspended till the owner reactivate such account by Providing Help again.

2. Due to the fact that many participants only GHed during the Christmas period while many refused to honour their pledges leading to many failed transactions, for anyone to Get Help for now, he must Provide Help to the tune of at least 30% of the amount he wishes to GH, this is to ensure a stable platform since it is a Give and Take programme and there’s no way to receive unless somebody is giving. This is a one off thing, normal transactions commence after the new PH has been honoured.

Many old members have been found to simply rely on collecting Referral Bonuses without Providing Help in the recent past, this is not healthy for a community built on integrity and communal supports, we all must practice what we preach.

3. Bringing people into this community is a great responsibility, it’s like standing surety for somebody in opening a bank account, therefore, henceforth, members are not permitted to be careless with their usernames so criminals don’t keep populating the community. Allow only people you can vouch for to register with your username.

4. If a member fails to pay up his pledge after being matched or he uploads fake Proof of payment, he forfeits his membership and his upline (the member who brought him into the community) have all the bonuses on his own Earnings cleared off leaving only his donations intact.

5. Too many people have been getting away with the crime of causing innocent people pains, once again, please call all your team members to share these new points with them and ask anyone who is no longer interested to kindly terminate his accounts so that from now, moving forward, everyone can account for his team members and we build a strong and trustworthy family, no matter how few we are.

Givers Forum can outlive this generation if we all choose to make it our own contribution to humanity. Please pardon all errors and let’s move on together in unity of purpose.

We surely will keep you posted as the clean up exercise continues and we move the community to the next level. ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

Keep Giving, Keep Growing and Keep being the answer your generation needs.

God bless us all.

Do you have what it really takes to make people giggle on their seat for hours?

I carried my sack of clothes effortlessly, as I marched with great vigor towards the sitting room. I obviously had had enough of this melodrama which had been on constant replay in my life. Jeez, it was abundantly clear that I made a mistake, but should I be treated like a rejected leper because of it? Well, all that is coming to an end. This has gone this far because I allowed it. I swallowed, trying to put my anger and irritation under control before getting to the sitting room. I won’t want to spoil my exit by ranting like a rebellious child.

I entered the sitting room unceremoniously and my blood stilled before it erupted into a whirlwind of explosion. Corper sat there in the succulent chair, and the snake of a woman, sat on his laps, curled like a child. She ran her hands slowly from Corper’s chest to his shoulders, and to his face, tracing his bottom lip with a finger. Anger coursed through me, making me feel like I would fly into a million pieces from too much anger.

Corper raised his head and a slow smile lit his face immediately he saw me. I froze. What was going on? Was he expecting me? He surely did not look surprised or angry that I was standing there. It was as if he had known all along that I would come there. He met my eyes and bent to kiss the lady’s shoulder and I almost exploded on my feet. The woman’s head went backwards and in the process, caught sight of me. She stilled and sat up instantly.

APC youths in Rivers state have publicly brought a Customized APC casket and burnt it to show they have embraced the PDP in Rivers State.

In a bid to show their loyalty and that they have totally surrendered, hundreds of youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rumuokparali, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday, defected to PDP, and burnt a casket engraved with APC logo.

The defected youths also handed over their brooms to PDP state chairman which were also burnt at the venue.

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After eight years in office, the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama has said goodbye as he gave his farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago on Tuesday, January 10, and it included plenty of emotional moments.

President Barack Obama said goodbye to the American nation Tuesday night, declaring during his farewell address that he hasn't abandoned his vision of progressive change but warning that it now comes with a new set of caveats.

And while he won't be in the White House anymore, doing the job he described as "the honor of my life," Barack Obama also made it clear that he isn't going to fade into retirement after he steps down from office. "I won't stop. In fact, I will be right there with you as a citizen for all my remaining days," he said.