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To be succesful requires patience and persevirance music sensation- Akhere

With the words of Leo Tolstoy a great Rusi knw of phenomenon sian novelist and philosopher that's says "There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth."  The life of this pragmatic and inspirational musical ibeji proves that there is nothing that cant be achieved through hard work and total faith in God. I had an encounter with the most talented reggae female artist of recent times and she drove me into her aspirations,dreams and prospects in life,in this intriguing interview.

MNIB- Please can we meet you?

Akhere-  My name is Okpiaifo Blessing Akhere I hail from Edo state and as the name connotes,I'm a twin, the youngest of a twin. Which is kehinde in yoruba language.

MNIB- I can see ,because i know twins are special children,but let me ask ,are you special and if you are what makes you special?

Akhere-  My simplicity, then God's love and grace makes me more than special.

MNIB- That's good, how was your growing up like judging from the fact that you are a twin?

   Akhere-  It was fun! I had a normal childhood and I got the basic things I needed, to farewell. Though I and my twin fought a lot as kids, but right now we are so close. She's instrumental to my being an artiste today she helped me in taking the first step.  I'm grateful to her and above all God.

MNIB -Now tell us more about how your twin was instrumental to you being an artist  ?

Akhere- She knew music was my passion. But taking it up as a career was difficult. As u know ,music  is capital intensive but she believed so much in me, that she went through the stress of working herself to a pulp just to be able to send money to me from the states. She actually called me up one day and said Ak go look for the diary you wrote your songs I want you to go work on them.
Music then wasn't d best bet because I knew it required patience and perseverance. I wasn't  quite sure if I could do it judging from the monetary aspect too, but the moment I started, that was it for me. Its been wonderful and fulfilling ever since.

MNIB- I can really see why twins are special,now we know you are a talented artist and up coming at that, please can you tell your audience about your kind of genre and what was your inspiration.

Akhere-   I'm an Afro pop, reggae and soul artiste.My inspiration where artistes like  Celine Dion, Bob Marley amongst others. I grew up listening to these people and what I saw ,think and hear also inspires me,above all God is my super inspiration.

MNIB- i was opportune to listen to one of your tracks "Babylon City" what was the drive behind that track?

   Akhere- A man on death row for 9yrs and 16years altogether in prison for a crime he did not commit inspired me to write the song Babylon City. He narrated his ordeal in prison as the most harrowing experience. He likened prison to Babylon city,a place where mental,physical and even spiritual slavery was at its peak They weren't better than the Jews in Babylon captivity. I was also opportune  to read his book,all that shaped my thoughts hence the inspiration to write the song titled Babylon City.
His death sentence was changed after 9yrs to a normal sentence. So he spent 16yrs in all in prison*

MNIB- Hmm ,its obvious that you are very creative to be able to come out with that hit single, Akhere your fans want to know when you are releasing your maiden album?

  Akhere-  By God's grace soon. Its been very demanding financially doing all of this on my own. But I trust in God to make it happen soonest.

MNIB- Can you take your audience to the biggest show you have performed on, as an up coming musical artist.?

  Akhere-  The biggest for me so far is the just concluded felaberation. Where I performed alongside Tuface Idibia, mode nine, Jazy Jagz , Nneka of Germany.

MNIB - How will you evaluate the Nigerian music industry in relation to your kind of genre?

Akhere-    The music industry is very competitive,and the standards are high in every sense of the word, but there's a place for everyone. So its big enough to  accommodate me.

MNIB- In the next five years where will this  phenomenon called AKHERE be?

Akhere- At the peak of my career, and completely fulfilled in all aspects of my life. God willing.

MNIB-  AKhere before i  let you go,what is your advice to young and up coming artistes in Nigeria?

Akhere-  Believe in yourself, in what you love. You would meet people along the line who would throw damaging words at you that you aint good enough and all ,but the only way u can spit right back to their faces is by showing them you can be what you wanna be and more. Its okay to stumble and fall getting yourself up and moving on till u get to your destination. With God all things are possible.

MNIB- Its been nice charting with you Akhere hope you will lease us this kind of opportunity when next we call?

  Akhere-  Would be glad to. Thanks for having me.

You can download the hit track babylon city here

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque

Pope Francis prayed silently alongside
a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul’s Blue
Mosque on Saturday, in a gesture of
inter-religious harmony in a country
bordering the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Francis took off his shoes as he entered the huge mosque, before bowing his head in prayer for several minutes, facing Mecca and standing next to
Istanbul’s Grand Mufti Rahmi Yaran, in what a
Vatican spokesman described as a joint “moment of silent adoration” of God.
A similar act by his predecessor Pope Benedict in 2006 drew criticism from conservative Catholics and some Muslims.

Several hundred people, many of them tourists,watched from behind police barriers as the pope then walked to the nearby Aya Sofya museum, once the Christian church Hagia Sophia.
A group of school children waving Turkish and Vatican flags chanted “Long live Pope Francis” in Italian as the Muslim call to prayer rang out across the Sultanahmet square, the heart of Istanbul’s historic quarter.
“We must show respect for each others beliefs. God willing the pope’s visit will help in this respect,”
said Halil Ibrahim Cil, 24, a hospital worker from Istanbul.
“We want to practise our religion in peace. We want people to understand Islam. We don’t want war.”

This is what religious and Godly leaders should preach,tolerance and Oneness of God creations. Long live the pope.

Uyo Sen race: I’ll defeat Ita Enang,OBA – Ekpe James

The council chairman of Ibesikpo Asutan local
government council and Uyo senatorial hopeful, Hon.
Ekpe James has been cleared for the contest by the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
James who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo shortly
after he was cleared by the PDP screening panel, said
that he would defeat incumbent Senator Ita Enang and
former finance Commissioner, Obong Bassey Albert
Akpan at the party’s primaries billed for December.
On what his clearance by the PDP screening panel
holds for Uyo people, he said that, it was an act of God
Almighty, to whom alone all powers belong and
portends good tidings for the people of Uyo senatorial
district, who, he noted, would get the best of
responsive and people-oriented representation they
have lacked since the inception of the current
democracy.
Apostle James said that it is time to attract meaningful
federal developments to the district, which, he said, is
lacking and also ensure capacity development as well
as human empowerment would become the gain of the
zone.
He re-instated his conviction that he is set to succeed
incumbent, Senator Ita Enang in the National Assembly
come 2015, maintaining that he was not in the race to
add to the number but, to win it.
He argued that those who feel he is a ‘write-off’ were
limiting the power of God to lift men according to his
will, saying that he was not intimidated by the big
names in the race, but remains focused on the project
of offering true representation to his people.
Credit : RADAR NEWSPAPER

Let men with the fear of God rule. We are tired of cheats

Jesus sported in Ghana

A photo of a man looking like Jesus has gone viral.
He was spotted in Dansoman, Accra Ghana doing house
to house with many people gathering to have a glance of
him and take pictures with the Jesus look alike who
appeared on their streets.
Although its not certain what the man was doing in
Ghana, but there are claims he was in Ghana to shoot a
movie where he’ll play the part of Jesus Christ.
See photo below

Female Bishop TouchesPastor’s Private Part On Pulpit

It was a shocking moment as Female Bishop Touches
Pastor’s Private Part On Pulpit In Ghana. According to
News from ReportGhanaNews, the Pastor was preaching to
his congregation on a Sunday morning then he ask people
with health problems to stand up and come close to touch
a specific place on his body for healing.
While everyone was touching the Pastor’s head, shoes and
shoulder; this woman, a bishop of same congregation
decided to hold the pastor’s private area for healing.
The Pastor asked why she hold his privates and the
woman said, “her husband private part is not working anymore
so she believes when she hold the Pastor’s private part, her
husband’s would be healed.” Then the pastor shouted,
hallelujah somebody. Things people do because of healing, why cant you just use the word must they touch you Mr pastor? Guess you got what you wanted. Please readers beware of such randy pastors,healing comes from faith through God not by some suspicious activities like this.

Culled GhanaNews

We will flush PDP like Ebola - Chief oyegun

THE leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the party will take over government at the federal level in 2015.

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Chieftains of the party made this known at a mega rally held in Port Harcourt, on Saturday, to mark the seventh anniversary of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led administration in Rivers State.
APC national chairman, Chief Odigie Oyegun, assured that the party would sail to victory in the 2015 elections, not only in Rivers, but also at the federal level.
  He likened the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the dreaded Ebola disease, noting that Nigeria would be made free of what he said was the PDP virus in 2015, just like the war was won against Ebola in the country.
“During the PDP South-South campaign, he (President Goodluck Jonathan) told the whole nation that APC does not exist in Rivers State; that it is only a poster party. We were worried and we concerned. Your governor, a fantastic man, was challenged.
“So, today, he brought all of us here. The entire leadership of APC is lined up here today. I want to tell you that we have come. I want to tell you that we have seen; I want to tell you that we are convinced, that your great governor, Chubuike Amaechi, controls Rivers State; that APC is in charge of Rivers State.
“Finally, those of you who will work for and will make sure that we get a permanent voter card so that they can vote on that day so that we can make Nigeria PDP-free as Rivers is today Ebola-free, give me a great big o yeah”, he said.
Former military Head of State and an APC presidential aspirant in the 2015 elections, General Muhammadu Buhari, said the people of the state had been very lucky to have Amachi as their governor in the last seven years.
He also assured that APC would, from 2015, meet the yearlings and aspiration of Nigerians for adequate security and development.
  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakr, who is also contesting the presidential election, said Rivers had witnessed tremendous and unsurpassed growth and development under the Amaechi administration.
  “Do you want the progress to continue? Do you want to feel the projects? Do you want to eradicate poverty? Do you want to go to good schools? Do you want good roads? Do you want power? Vote APC, vote APC, vote APC”, he added.
 Another presidential hopeful, Givernor Rabiu Kwakwanso of Kano State, congratulated his Rivers State counterpart on his developmental strides in the state, assuring that other parts of the country would work together with Rivers for sustainable peace and growth.
  Nda Isaiah, publisher of the Leadership newspaper and APC presidential aspirant, also attested to the developmental efforts of Governor Amaechi and warned that anybody that planned to rig the 2015 elections would have to contend with great resistance from the people.
  Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, said APC represented the change Nigerians were yearning for and assured that the party would present a presidential candidate devoid of religious or tribal sentiments.
 “Let me say to all of you, when John the Baptist was preaching in the wilderness, he was saying to the PDP people, ‘repent, repent for APC is coming. PDP you came and gave my people poverty and disease. But this party coming after you which is called APC, shall provide the dividends of democracy”, he said.

courtesy : Nigerian tribune

But to be sincere whats the major difference between APC and PDP? to me they are all birds of the same feathers. we really need fresh air in Nigeria for either of the two can give us the air we really deserve.