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
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Wednesday, 16 November 2016
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.
