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Chinaza retweeted
When God promised Israel the land, He knew there would be giants. He knew there would be cities with fortified walls. He knew there would be iron chariots. Nothing that you’re facing has caught God off guard. He’s asking you to make room for the breakthrough, to not settle for mediocrity. Dare to take these steps of faith, believing that He will do what you can’t do.
Chinaza retweeted
For the last 9-months, my wife, Brooklyn has been pregnant with a very sick baby boy. Three or four months ago, we learned that the baby had severe hydrocephalus. Back in the old days, hydrocephalus was called, 'water on the brain' - too much brain fluid. Ultimately, we were referred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where we were told by several of the most highly regarded fetal specialists in the country that his condition was dire. The baby's condition was 'off the charts bad'. It was so extreme that the specialists stopped measuring and monitoring his fluid level because, at that point, it didn't really matter. The MRI's were sickening to look at.
We were told, pointblank, that there was over a 90% chance that the baby would either die shortly after birth or have such severe cognitive impairments that any quality of life would be hard to imagine. We had a meeting with palliative care regarding the use of life sustaining measures and had detailed, awful, and emotional discussions about the ethics of when we might need to remove or cease such measures - which would result in the baby 'passing away peacefully'.
Brooklyn relocated to Cincinnati and lived in a hotel close to the hospital - in case she went into labor. I commuted back and forth. On July 8th, Brooklyn did indeed go into labor. Literally, 15 minutes before they wheeled her back to start the C-section, we had another meeting with doctors regarding the use of a breathing tube and at what point we might need to remove that tube and let the baby go to Heaven. Guess what? The baby came out crying - which was the sweetest sound I ever heard.
In a nutshell, Charlie Schnarr stayed in infant intensive care until yesterday - when we all came home. He seems to be a normal, beautiful baby doing all the things that babies do. He has mild ventricular enlargement, but we can deal with that with checkups.
How did this happen?!
The doctors said, 'We do not have and cannot come up with a medical explanation for what we've witnessed here'. Somehow his brain found a way to naturally clear the blockage or re-route the fluid that was causing the oppressive back up of brain fluid. During the last week, I heard the words, 'divine intervention' and 'miracle' more times than I could count. Nurses with decades of experience and esteemed, nationally admired doctors were flabbergasted but jubilant. Because of the domino effect of friends, family, clients, colleagues and even strangers praying and asking others to pray for us, I do not doubt that there were thousands of people praying for us.
I'm a practical person that certainly believes in science and medical technology, but I absolutely know, from the bottom of my heart, that God was involved in this. I give ALL of the credit and glory to Him. Prayer is positively powerful. God is real, and He still performs miracles."
📷: Nick Schnarr
Chinaza retweeted
They sentenced her to 14 years in prison using Islamic jurisprudence, even though they knew she was a Christian and she had only advised an adult about her faith, yet the world is silent about it.
Please repost; let the world know.
Chinaza retweeted
If you are a professional or career person at the middle-management to C-level, you should read this book it will help you greatly."
Chinaza retweeted
I have been saying this. The opposition must come up with at least five strategies for holding INEC accountable. Don't just have an agent in a polling unit, but agents. Build tech infrastructure that will rival whatever INEC has, if not better. There are young people with the required skills who are willing to do it even for free if given the necessary infrastructure. A particular section should be dedicated to sharing videos and pictures of those buying and selling votes, because that's likely to be the option left for those who want to rig. Let Nigerians and the world watch them as they engage in that.
Political Parties Must Have Alternative Results To Challenge INEC - Agbakoba
Political parties have a responsibility to challenge INEC’s results, but they often wait for the commission to deliver them. With structures across the 176 polling units, parties should be able to obtain authenticated results within hours rather than depend on INEC in court. If INEC knows it is being monitored and that political parties are compiling alternative credible results, it will be more careful.
Dr Olisa Agbakoba
Senior Advocate of Nigeria
Chinaza retweeted
A court-martial is a military court constituted under the Armed Forces Act to try persons subject to service law for offences triable by court-martial.
The Act provides for general and special courts-martial, with specific provisions governing their composition and jurisdiction
Chinaza retweeted
I've worked with business owners who have the opposite of an idea problem.
They have too many ideas. And the funny thing is, a lot of them are actually good ideas.
With these business owners, the challenge isn't coming up with the next thing.
It's figuring out which thing deserves attention now, what connects to what, and what the business is actually trying to become.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because I've seen it play out repeatedly in my work.
A conversation starts with one business. Then there's an idea for another offer. While we're still sorting through those ones, a completely different opportunity comes up.
And before you've even caught your breath, there's a conversation about a new market, a new audience, a new technology...
At the end of the day, we're looking at ten possible directions.
Sometimes the answer is to pursue one of them.
Sometimes the answer is to leave it alone.
And sometimes the real work is figuring out that they weren't actually ten different ideas in the first place.
A lot of the work I do through Magnetize starts somewhere around here. And when I'm not wondering what I've gotten myself into, I'm actually loving it.
Chinaza retweeted
One week ago, I started learning AI filmmaking. Today, I’ve released my ‘first’ short film! 🎬
‘First’ because the official first I did was horrible. 😆
I didn’t set out to make a short film. I started out of curiosity and a desire to add another skill to my video editing stack.
But somewhere along the way, I thought, why not make a film?
The inspiration? My bad habit of ignoring voice notes. 😂
That became Hello Ifeoma, a reminder that sometimes, those who love us communicate in the only ways they know how.
This is just the beginning. More stories to come!
Watch below 👇
youtu.be/LNtWqFLlj04?si=p5Po…
Chinaza retweeted
Last week, I started learning Higgsfield and decided to make a short film while at it.
One became 3. 😂😂
I’m now working on the 4th and praying I don’t run out of credits. 😂
One drops this Saturday.
Here’s the teaser 👇🏾
Chinaza retweeted
Sometimes the wound doesn’t go away. It leaves a scar. But when you have the right perspective, scars don't have to be a negative thing that brings back bad memories. Scars can be a testimony of what God brought you through. Scars can remind you of the goodness of God.
Chinaza retweeted
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A THANK YOU MESSAGE TO MY MOM!
Since I converted from #Islam to #Christianity, I have had peace only with my mom. My relatives have rejected me and even harmed me just because I converted from Islam to Christianity. But my mom has always stood by me and helped me escape from danger.
If it weren’t for my mom, I don’t know what might have happened to me.
When my dad locked me up for three days without any food, my mom secretly brought me water. My father is the leader of the Fulanis in our local government area.
When he went to a meeting, my mom took the opportunity to break the lock, help me escape, and give me 1,000 Naira for transportation. My dad had taken everything from me after I converted to Christianity.
My mom knew that my punishment was death because of my faith. That’s why she tried her best to see that I escaped from my father’s house.
When my dad returned and found out what my mom did, he beat her severely, to the extent that neighbours had to come and help her. He refused to feed her or let her into the house until she found me.
It has been very difficult for her. My dad even told her he would kill her if she didn’t find me. Because of the constant beatings, she had to run away for her safety too.
After she left, she searched for me and eventually found me. I then took her to the hospital because of the beating she received from my dad.
We continued living in a small room with my wife and daughter. Once she recovered, I tried to find her a better place. Thanks to God and the support of fellow believers, I was able to get her an apartment where she is now staying.
My dad has never asked about her since then. She always encourages me to stay committed to my faith. That’s why I have great respect for women because their love and care remain, no matter what their children are going through.
Please remember us in your daily prayers. I am still praying to bring her to know Christ.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, MOM ❤️❤️
Chinaza retweeted
This community transformer racket has to stop completely. It is daylight robbery disguised as community self-help, and the regulatory double standard is sickening.
Look at how the power sector works in Nigeria:
When a community transformer blows up, the DisCo goes deaf. You write letters, make calls, and nothing happens. Six months down the line, residents are suffocating in darkness, small businesses are dying, and fuel prices are draining everybody's pockets.
Out of sheer desperation, landlords gather, task every household 50k, 100k, or more, and scrape together 5 to 8 million Naira to buy a brand new transformer, buy heavy copper cables, and pay for poles.
The moment that equipment is energized, the DisCo claims it as company property. They add it to their network balance sheet, and within two weeks, they start distributing Band A and Band B bills. If you do not pay, they disconnect you with the ladder leaning on the very pole you bought with your own sweat.
How can a private, for-profit utility company take free capital equipment from struggling citizens, pay zero interest, give zero equity, and then charge those same citizens full price to use it?
If NERC mandated that customers who pay upfront for meters under the MAP scheme must be refunded their money over time through energy credits, why does the exact same logic not apply to transformers?
A meter costs 100k to 150k and you refund it via monthly energy units.
A transformer costs 6 to 10 million Naira funded by an entire street, and you pretend it was a charitable donation to a private entity?
This injustice has to end.
If a community is forced to step in and buy infrastructure because a DisCo failed its obligations, NERC should make automatic amortization mandatory:
Every single household on that street that contributed to buying that transformer should have their meter credited with monthly energy units until the full cost of the asset, cables, and installation logistics is completely paid back.
You cannot let private DisCos enrich their asset portfolios with crowd-funded community blood and then charge those same people premium tariffs for power. If DisCos want to own the asset, they must refund the people who paid for it.
Chinaza retweeted
What happens when the Supreme Court settles two important questions in military law? This judgment gives us the answer.
barristerng.com/a-review-of-…
