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  WHEN RELIGION REPLACES RELATIONSHIP Many people think sacrifice can replace obedience God desires faith-filled obedience, not religious activity Sacrifice without faith becomes rebellion in disguise 🔑 Central Truth: God is pleased by faith-driven obedience, not empty sacrifice. II. UNDERSTANDING THE STORY OF SAUL Text: 1 Samuel 15 God gave Saul clear instructions Saul partially obeyed Saul kept what God said destroy Then offered sacrifice to cover disobedience Saul thought sacrifice would compensate for disobedience. 🔑 Partial obedience is still disobedience. III. WHY SACRIFICE WITHOUT FAITH IS DISOBEDIENCE 1. Because It Ignores God’s Word Faith trusts and obeys God’s instructions. Sacrifice without faith chooses personal reasoning over divine command. Obedience flows from faith. 2. Because It Substitutes Action for Trust Faith says, “I will do exactly what God says.” Disobedience says, “I will do something religious instead.” You cannot negotiate with God through sacrifice. 3....

…shows deceased was hit in the head; bloodstains wiped off wall LAGOS—The report of the autopsy conducted on the corpse of 37-year-old Nigerian artiste, Zainab Nielsen, a.k.a. Alizeee, has shown that she was hit in the head. This is just as forensic investigations also revealed that blood stains were wiped off the surface of the couple’s Banana Island home. Recall that the rising artist was allegedly murdered alongside her daughter, by her Danish husband, Petra Nielsen, at their Banana Island, Ikoyi residence on April 5.  However, the man at the center of the controversy denied culpability, claiming before the Police and at the Court 2, Yaba, that he woke up to find the corpses in their kitchen with a strong emission of gas, suggesting that they could have been suffocated by it.  Disclosing the result of the autopsy yesterday, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal, said: the following information on the murder that took place in Banana Isl...

A 24-year-old man, Christian Musendiku, who allegedly killed his 80-year-old grandmother, was on Monday arraigned in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The prosecutor, Inspector Julius Babatope explained to the court that the accused committed the offence on April 2, 1 am, at No. 3, Erelu Street, Ato-Awori, Ijanikin, Lagos. He said that the accused hacked his grandmother, Maria Ogabi, to death with a cutlass. According to the prosecutor, the offence violated Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The accused, however, pleaded for mercy even as he refused to plead guilty. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Adegite, consequently ordered that the defendant be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions. The case was then adjourned until May 16.

A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), SP Opawoye Adetunji allegedly shot a bus passenger at Alapere area of Ketu on Sunday. Adetunji, Divisional Crime Officer of Sagamu Road Police Division, Ikorodu, was said to have been attacked by a mob, who beat him to a pulp after the incident. The police officer was reportedly rushed to a hospital after he passed out. Acording to online reporters the police officer and a commercial bus driver had an argument at Iyana Ile-Iwe bus-stop after the driver reportedly drove recklessly. After a fight, the man had entered his bus and was driving away when Adetunji allegedly opened fire on the vehicle, which hit the yet-to-be-identified passenger. However, a police source disclosed that the driver had almost hit Adetunji when the latter challenged him. He said, “The police officer, who was alone, was driving on the road when his vehicle had a fault. He parked the car by the roadside to look for a mechanic to repair it. Read Also:  Police arrest 19 susp...

Heavy riot is ongoing in the Maitama area of Abuja, the Nigerian capital. According to online reports the riot broke out after protesting Shiite group clashed with some security agents. The group is protesting the release of its leader, El-zakzaky who has been in custody of the DSS. According to an eyewitness, the visibly enraged Shiite members were seen throwing stones and sticks an armoured tank mobilized to the protest scene. They were several attempts by the protesters to break into the armoured vehicle. The Shiites member were not moved by the teargas continuously fired by security agents to disperse them. The protesters are assembled at the Unity Fountain, beside Transcorp hotel. The Shi’ite group have been protesting since Thursday on the streets of Abuja. Meanwhile, residents have been advised to avoid major roads in Maitama and Wuse area of the Federal Capital Territory.

Three persons were burnt to death on Sunday in Abuochichie junction in Bekwarra LGA of Cross River State for allegedly stealing motorcycles and robbing people in the area. The reporter investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly specialized in stealing motorcycles, terrorizing and robbing the people in the area and its environs. An eyewitness who gave his name as Oiong Kelvin said that the trio met their waterloo after several years of the criminal act. “They were caught in the act by villagers who brought them to the popular junction and set them ablaze,” he said. Another eyewitness, Andrew Okpeche, said the trio were members of a syndicate who specialized in stealing motorcycles and re-selling them to spare parts dealers in Ogoja, and Ikom in Cross River and Vandikia in Benue. He said “Ironman, Ogar and Olom have been in the ugly trade for long and they have made quite a fortune from the illicit trade over the years but luck ran out on them on Sunday when they were caught i...

There was pandemonium in Akobo Ibadan residence of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun on Thursday when two suspected kidnappers stormed the house and abducted his five-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. Though details of how the incident happened are still sketchy as at the time of filling this report on Friday ,the reporter however gathered that the suspected kidnappers have demanded N100 million ransom from the family. The mother of the twins is said to be recovering at an undisclosed hospital as a result of the shock. Public Relations Officer of the Oyo state Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said that the command has launched an investigation into the matter. He said: “We have launched a manhunt for the kidnappers. We will rescue the children. “We received a report that two of the traditional ruler’s children were kidnapped in Akobo. The command is doing everything to rescue the children unhurt. “We are aware of the incident. W...

The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has declared that Professor Richard Akindele, who was accused of demanding sex from a female student, is not a criminal. The Professor was said to have demanded sex from a female student of the institution in return for marks. There are reports that the lecturer had been in hiding since his leaked conversation with the female student went viral on the social media. The Professor was said to have just finished his sabbatical and had returned to the campus before the scandal broke out. However, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, Abiodun Olanrewaju, who spoke with Punch, said it would be difficult to tell if the professor was hiding or not. He maintained that Prof Akindele was not a criminal, adding that the committee investigating the matter had started sitting. He said, “For now, the Prof. has finished his sabbatical, but he has some accumulated leave. It is only his head of department that can say categorically if he ...

At least, 25 people have been killed in a fresh attack by suspected herdsmen in Jandeikyula village of Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. It was gathered that the suspects stormed the village around 7pm of Thursday, killing people and setting many houses ablaze.. Adi Grace, chairman of the Local Government council, confirmed the attack to reporters but said he could not give casualty figures. “Many people were killed in the attack. As I am speaking with you now, I don’t have the casualty figures, until when I am back from the village because I am on my way there now,” he said. Commenting on the attack, Luka Agbo, former chairman of the Wukari Youths of Vision, said: “It is true that Jandeikyula village was attacked in the night and, from the reports we are getting, over 30 people were killed. “The series of attacks in the state now make us live in fear because we can no longer go to bed with our two eyes closed.” David Misal, spokesman of the police in the state, also co...

A 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man, Reuben Enosegbe and and his 16-year-old son, Destiny, has narrated how they lured her. The girl explained that they always tempted her with N20 whenever they wanted to sleep with her. She said, “sometimes, they will even beg me to buy recharge card for them to lure me to their house.” She said this while the father and son were arraigned before an Evboriaria Magistrate’s Court in Benin, Edo State yesterday. The accused, Enosegbe and Destiny, however, pleaded not guilty before Chief Magistrate Efe Akhere of Oredo Magistrate Court 3. Their lawyer, Nicholas Omobude, pleaded for their bail, arguing that they were innocent of the crime until proven guilty. He assured the court that the accused persons would not jump bail. He further pointed out that the second accused person was a minor, being just 16 years old, and should be granted bail. The magistrate Akhere rejected his plea, adding that the matter will not be tried in...

The Kwara State Police Command has reacted to an alleged video of Offa Bank robbery currently trending online. A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, under the Command, DSP Ajayi Okasonmi, whose number was attached to the video trending online, however, dismissed knowledge of the footage, saying he can’t confirm its authenticity. Okansonmi, who spoke with DAILY POST on Thursday, also assured that the Command was working towards apprehending all those involved in the robbery attack. According to Okasonmi, “As for the video of Offa bank robbery, I have no comment as regards the authenticity because I’m not the author. “All I know is that there was a robbery in Offa and I saw the video you are referring to, but how it came about, I don’t know.’ On the arrest of additional suspects to those already apprehended, Okasonmi said, “We are keeping that to ourselves for now but we are making arrest. Recall that the deadly robbery attack took place in Offa town, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara ...

A housewife, Asma’u Sulaiman, on Thursday prayed a Sharia court at Magajin Gari Kaduna to dissolve her marriage with her husband over frequent demand for anal sex. Suleiman also told the court that her husband, Nura Ahmad, has been assaulting and accusing her of infidelity. “There was a time I went to my parents house over a misunderstanding I had with my husband, when I returned, he accused me of aborting my pregnancy which was not true”, NAN quoted her as saying. The complainant said she came to court to get justice as she could no longer endure the pain and was scared of contracting disease from anal sex. However, Ahmad denied the allegations made against him, saying they were untrue. The Judge, Malam Musa Sa’ad asked the wife if she had any witness that would testify for her and she answered in affirmative except for the intimacy scene. The judge then adjourned the case to April 18 for the complainant to present her witnesses.

No fewer than 10 persons were killed on Wednesday night and many others injured in attacks by suspected herdsmen on Logo and Ukum local government areas of the state. Seven persons were killed in Gbeji, in Ukum LGA, while three were killed in Channel 1, in the Logo LGA. Those killed in Gbeji were identified as Mtserkyaa lgbugh, Kananfa Amarfu, Tyavyar Akau, Orfega Hiikyaa, Kanyitor Uor and a 75-year-old passerby, whose identity has yet to be ascertained. Those killed in Tswaregh were identified as Tor Imbor, Aondowua Mnyor and Msugh Ajura. It was gathered that the herdsmen, who invaded the two local government areas simultaneously, also razed houses and destroyed other property worth millions of Naira. At Logo, two residents, Terkimbir Hemen and Jacob lorkyaa, told newsmen the attack began around 7pm. Hemen said, “The attacks led to thousands of the villagers fleeing to safety, especially women and children.” Confirming the incident, the Ukum LGA Chairman, Mr. Iberlog...

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have arrested two principal leaders of the Amalgamated Niger Delta Avengers members. They were apprehended after demanding a ransom of N20million from Niger Delta Petroleum Resources or they will kidnap oil workers of the company. A police source confirmed the development to the reporter. “On Wednesday 11th April 2018, sequel to several reports of threat received by Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR) located in Obumeze Community, Ahoada LGA Rivers by a group named- Amalgamated Niger Delta Avengers. “Operatives of the IGP- Intelligence Response Team IRT deployed to PH by IGP Ibrahim Idris swooped into action and arrested two (2) principal actors who posed as militants and Threatened the company. “The threat messages demanded an initial payment of N20million & to be placed on monthly salary of N3million; failure to do so would be followed with kidnap, death, Vandalism/Explosion and attacks on the ...

EFCC arrests, parades four yahoo-yahoo boys The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters aka yahoo-yahoo boys and recovered exotic cars and charms from them. The Lagos Zonal Head of the Commission, Akanninyene Ezima, made this known today, saying the diabolic Internet fraudsters were arrested in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Saturday. “It is to checkmate the activities of these undisciplined elements who want to reap where they did not sow. “By this action, we are also sending a red alert to the so-called yahoo-yahoo boys that engaging in fraudulent deeds, does not pay,” the Zonal Head said while speaking on the Commission’s renewed clampdown on Internet fraudsters The reporter  reports the arrested suspects are: Ale Daniel, Tunde Badmus, Adams Tunde Adedeji and Ajiboye Gbenga. The quartet were arrested following intelligence report received by the Commission about their activities, alleging that they were living flamboyantl...

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 27-year-old woman, Bridget Haruna in a Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a seven-month-old baby girl. Haruna, who reside at Jabi Daki Biyu village, Abuja, was arraigned on a one count charge of stealing a baby. She pleaded not guilty to the charge. Police prosecutor, Dalhatu Zannah, had informed the court that on April 4, one Vourjack Pam, a resident of Gwarinpa Estate Abuja, reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station. Zannah said that the complainant reported the matter to the police for proper investigation which led to the arrest of the defendant. He alleged that on April 3 at about 11 a.m the complainant’s wife, Mrs Godiya Pam took their seven-month baby girl to Gwarinpa general hospital Abuja to visit a patient. The prosecutor said that while the complainant’s wife was in the hospital, the accused criminally and deceitfully took the baby from the mother and absconded to unknown destination. The prosecutor said th...

The Bauchi state police command has confirmed that it has recovered about 83 illegal firearms in the state. In the same vain the command has arrested three notorious armed robbers in an attempt to attack their target in Maladunba forest Misau LGA of the state. .The command spokesman, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar disclosed this to the reporter Abubakar added that the recovery of the illegal firearms followed the Inspector-General’s directive that individuals and groups in possession of prohibited arms should surrender. Abubakar stressed that all 36 commands including FCT were directed to constitute Joint Task Enforcement team, apparently to mop- up places believed to be criminal hideout for seizure. The police spokesman hinted that about 702 live ammunitions were also recovered from the suspected persons including those that voluntarily surrendered their firearms Among the illegal firearms recovered are 30 AK 47 riffles, 20 guns, 20 pistols, 4 pump action machine among oth...

The Benue State Police Command yesterday arraigned 28 suspects at a Makurdi Magistrate court over their alleged involvement in last Saturday’s gruesome murder of 10 herders at Yelwata, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa states on the Makurdi-Lafia highway. The victims were traveling from Awe in Nasarawa State for a wedding but their vehicle broke down in the town when the hoodlums allegedly pounced on them and killed them in cold blood. Counsel to the complainants, Mr. Tijuana Ahmed appealed to Benue State Police command to urgently conclude investigation into the matter to allow timely determination of the matter which was adjourned to April 24 for commencement of definite hearing. Confirming the arraignment, Commissioner of Police in Benue State, Fatai Owoseni stated that it would serve as deterrent to anyone or group of persons who would contemplate taking the laws into their hands. Meanwhile, the Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom has condemned the attacks on pas...

A man identified as Ejiofor Oyiogu, has explained why he stabbed his 47-year-old elder brother, Ekene, to death in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the siblings engaged in a fight over the budget of their father’s burial. Ekene, confessing to Punch said he stabbed his brother on different parts of the body because he was proving seniority over his father’s burial rite. He said, “I learnt that Ekene was lording it over his younger brother, Ejiofor, especially on the issue of their father’s funeral that was to hold a day before tragedy struck. “The matter came to a head on Saturday when Ekene drew the first blood by stabbing his younger brother, who grabbed the knife and cut him in the neck, hand, navel and head. The elder brother died on the way to a hospital.” The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nkeiruka Nwode confirming the incident, Nwode described the incident as unfortunate, saying a manhunt had been launched for the suspe...

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a motor mechanic, Ibrahim Adeniyi, to 6 months imprisonment for absconding with a customer’s N30, 000. Adeniyi, a resident of Jabi Garage in FCT, was sentenced on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Judge, Mr Abubakar Sadiq, convicted Adeniyi after he had admitted committing the offences. Sadiq, however, gave the convict an option of N10, 000 fine, and warned him to view the reprieve as a second chance to become a better citizen. He also ordered him to return the N14, 000, part of the money he took from the complainant. The judge added that paying back that money was also a key condition convict should meet before regaining his freedom. The Prosecutor, Mrs Florence Auhioboh, had told the court that the complainant, Felix Okonkwo, reported the matter at Utako Police Station on March 26. Auhioboh, said that sometimes ago, the complainant entrusted N30, 000 to the convict through one Ta...