Wednesday, 16 November 2016

WORD BANQUET INT'L(WOBIC) 16TH NOV WED 2016 TODAY'S PRAYER

           DEAR SWEET FATHER, I Thank You for giving me all I needed to have a fulfilled and purposeful life on earth because You love me far beyond my imaginations and sins(Jh10:10). Today, I Conciously hold the truth of Your word in my Heart despite the negative news in the society and the government decisions(Eph5:16). The Spirit of God dwells in me and I Pray that I'll always know this without any iota of doubt(1Cor3:16)! I'm seeing new and better things happening to me! Amen

Today's New word

Demure:
Meaning Shy and reserved.  It also means unattractive and demanding too much attention.

Pronounced - \di-ˈmyu̇r\

demurely - is the adverb form
demureness-is the   noun form
Demureness-is the adjective form

Sentence examples:

1.  She wore a demure purple dress to the party.
2.  My friend Mary, is a sweet, demure and quiet girl with a calm voice.
3.  He became silent and wore a demure look on his face immediately the teacher walked in.

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Did you know?

1 . A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.(so this is what it means when you say you will be back in a jiffy)

2. In 18th century England, gambling dens employed someone whose
job was to swallow the dice if there was a police raid.

3. There is enough fuel in full jumbo jet tank to drive an average car
four times around the world.

4. A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon. It can
occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.

5. The world's youngest parents were age 8 and 9. They lived in
China and had their child in 1910.

6. The electric chair was invented by a dentist

7. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar
tube and the chocolate bar in his pocket melted.

8. The dot that appears over the letter i is called a "tittle."

9. There are 2,000,000 millionaires in the United States.

10. The Spanish word esposa means "wife." The plural, esposas,
means "wives," but also "handcuffs."

How many of the above did you know? 
Well now, do someone a favour, by sharing with a friend, to share with a friend, to share with a friend.

ASSU to commence on a one week warning strike

ASSU (Academic Staff Union of Universities) HAS given a directive to all its members nationwide to embark on a one-week warning
strike which is to take effect from Wednesday, 6th November 2016.

This is to protest the non-implementation of its 2009 agreement with
the Federal Government.

The union while accusing the government of allegedly turning the establishment of universities into constituency projects to score a political point, has made it clear that the strike is going to be  'total and comprehensive'  with no teaching, examination or meetings taking place while the strike lasts.

Here is today's punch news headlines.

Judicial policy ouster of media role won't work

Inflation hits 94-month high at 18.3%

Opportunities in oil sector'll be over soon ' Osinbajo

2017 budget: Recovered loot to part-fund N2.69tn deficit

Forte Oil, Honeywell, Cadbury, 19 others lose N64bn

CIBN, Skye Bank pledge cooperation

Call for NDIC, AMCON merger misplaced

EU seeks stronger economic ties with Nigeria

NNPC restructuring still being deliberated, says FG

Indigenous firms must rise to the challenge ' Tinubu

Why your bank account may be frozen

Poor spectrum mgt threatens national broadband target

Recession'll not hinder Black Friday sales ' Jumia

What to do if your bank suspends your account

FG deploys contractors in Abuja, Enugu, PH, Lagos
airports

Black Friday: Yudala dangles discounts

StarTimes unveils free Open Week

MTN, Airtel, others face sanctions over unsolicited
telemarketing

Knightstone Properties gets new identity, ambassador

Stop Eagles, Cameroonian FA orders Lions

Suleiman wins Katsina badminton

Benue needs bigger stadium 'Adeboye'

Nigeria coach urges Troost-Ekong to quit Gent

Etebo'll become a key player for Eagles ' Izilein

Falcons coach backs Falconets to beat Canada

Onigbinde advises Rohr

NSSM tasks NIS, varsities

300 players for national t'table tourney

Olarenwaju for Egypt friendly

Five FIFA World Cup qualifiers to watch on Tuesday

Lest we forget IDP sex abuse victims

Trump: If the US were Nigeria

History that was never made

Foreigner slits woman's throat on Lagos church
premises

29-year-old bags two years for stealing rice

Kidnappers of Catholic woman leader demand N100m

Policeman accused of belonging to cult, killing colleague

Gunmen abduct retired principal in Bayelsa

Residents desert communities over serial killers, rapists

Ekiti chief allegedly paraded round town for stealing

WORD BANQUET INT'L (WOBIC). 15TH NOV TUES 2016 TODAY'S PRAYER

       DEAR PRECIOUS FATHER, I Thank You for giving me the truth about the Word of God daily; I speak it, do it and think it(Ps15:1-2). I Conciously refuse to act or mind any life circumstances because I know that the earth is the Lord's and the fullness of it(Ps24:1). Today, I meditate more on the word of God, face my Fears and fulfill my destiny(1Tim4:15). I declare that this is my day of all-round Favour. Amen

Something new- word of the day.

Everyday, I am going to be giving you a new word you hardly knew , its meaning and sentence example using that word.

So here we go;

Today's word is........ quintessential-  is an adjective which means being the best representation of something or having the pure essence of something.  Simply put most essential.

Synonyms are: paramount, utmost, most important etc

Antonyms are: unsatisfactory, disappointing, second class,
bad, low-grade , poor , substandard  etc.

Sentence examples :
1. Going to class is the quintessential duty of a  teacher.    

2. What you see in front of you are quintessentially(adverb) instructions you must follow.