Jasmine Twitty ,Becomes South Carolina youngest African American judge!

Jasmine Twitty’s hard work and dedication have paid off tremendously. The 25-year-old has officially become the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina.

Jasmine Twitty, A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina.

A graduate of the College of Charleston — has long been recognized for her dedication to developing young people into professionals. Now, the young woman is solidifying her place in American history by taking her place on the bench.

Twitty is a graduate of the College of Charleston and a member of the Upstate Network Young Professionals Board. She is also the treasurer of the civil rights organization, Urban League of the Upstate. She has been recognized for her work in promoting the development of young people and professionals.

The young Judge will be joining those fighting for justice, and is helping to create a turning point for the perception of African-Americans within the country. As all judges should do, she will be working hard to knock down barriers for those who deserve more opportunities, or who are facing injustice.

We wish her the best in her career and thank her for inspiring the next generation of movers and shakers.

Catholic Bishops Support War On Corruption, Terrorism

Speaking at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Cardinal Onaiyekan said that religious institutions cannot remain aloof in the ongoing war against corruption and insurgency while a moral spiritual battle is raging, Channel News reported.

He lamented the problem of endemic corruption which he said has left a trail of poverty in the country.

Cardinal Onaiyekan also asked government to explore other strategies for fighting terrorism and insurgency in the country.

He was delivering his homily as Catholic bishops from different states of the country came together with Catholic faithful to celebrate mass as part of activities to mark the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

After the service, the Catholic bishops and parishioners left the church auditorium to the main venue of the Bishops’ Conference proper.

The President of the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, was the keynote speaker and he also focused on the war on terrorism.

He said that the war on corruption and terrorism cannot be fought and won by government alone.

Archbishop Kaigama expressed optimism that a new Nigeria is possible with a general reawakening of patriotic consciousness among the people.

How Fuji Legend Adewale Ayuba Converted From Islam To Christianity!

Adewale Ayuba and his wife Azukaego Kwentoh

“I became a born-again Christian in 2010, before this I had a lot of Alfas when I was still practicing Muslim they come to my house and pray for me, at the end of the day maybe after 2 hours of hot prayer immediately they are leaving my home I will go upstairs and carry my bible as if the prayer they prayed God will not answer it, I will pick the bible to sanctify the prayer. These are the words of Adewale Ayuba as he testified of how his journey to his Christian faith began.

‘Self denial is a self destruction’ so would some people say and that is why the famous FUJI artiste, Dr. Adewale Ayuba boldly told the tale of how he became Christian without been forced or preached to.

The Fuji master proclaimed openly before the congregation of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), in a testimony, that the acceptance of Jesus Christ has became source of blessing to Adewale Ayuba. This was according to a video clips posted on facebook by the RCCG City of David.

“I will say this; from last week now have been feeling somehow, I realized that the holy spirit is telling me to go out and give testimony to people I can reach” he said at the beginning of his testimony.

Ayuba, who was from a Muslim background, disclosed that he became a redeemed Christian in 2010 after he had lived with fear of been hated and neglected by his fans whom were all Muslims.

“I became a born-again Christian in 2010, before this I had a lot of Alfas when I was still practicing Muslim they come to my house and pray for me, at the end of the day maybe after 2 hours of hot prayer immediately they are leaving my home I will go upstairs and carry my bible as if the prayer they prayed God will not answer it, I will pick the bible to sanctify the prayer.

“I have been doing this for years I can’t remember, but my wife kept asking me that ‘Wale why are you doing this to yourself, why are you scared?’

“But I was scared because I thought if I turn around to come out that I’m a Christian I may get killed because I have been to hajj, people believe I’m a Muslim but in me I’m not a Muslim I knew but because of the gen of music I chose to do (FUJI) the orientation of it was from Muslim background so I thought if I say I’m a Christian I’m not going to be for decades but then something kept telling me ‘Wale! I choose you I gave you your talent, I’m the only one who can hid you from been fulfilled’.

“One day I called the Alfas and told them that we serve the same God; Anabi Isa is Jesus Christ, Abraham is Ibrahim, Moses is Musa; I’m choosing Moses and I’m choosing Jesus Christ and. “The Head of the Alfas asked me ‘but you gave all your children Muslim names what are you going to do about that?’ I said that is what I want. “I told him I was not supposed to tell you but all my children have been going to church and I support them, I’m the only one in this house that is still practicing Muslim, even at that I go to church every 31st of December; if I don’t go to church it’s like I’m going to die that year.
“But from 2010 I don’t know what is happening; it’s like God opened doors of blessing”.

Testifying further, he said “The one that really surprised me happened three days ago, I go a loan from one bank and when I was here for December 31 I told my God I want to make the payment before the end of January; I made the payment last week. I thank God for his mercy”.

The multi-award winner, at the conclusion of his testimony confidently before the church, declared Jesus has his savior and his pride his Christian. “I thank God for choosing me, I thank God for calling me, I thank God for giving Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior and I’m proud to be a Christian”.

He rounded off the testimony with a worship song “Jesus is the owner of my soul” in his FUJI tone.

Adewale Ayuba met his wife, Azukaego Kwentoh, who is from a Christian family, at a cafeteria in Queens Borough Community College where he studied and they got married in 1989. Azukaego Kwentoh is from Onitsha-Oke, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.

Ayuba, born May 6, 1966 in Ikenne Remo,Ogun State, began singing as a child. His father was an amateur singer but reinforced the value of education, making his son agree to focus on his education during the week and allowing him to practice his music on Saturday.

Since signing his first record deal in the 1980s, he has released 15 albums in Nigeria and four internationally.
Though fuji has being in existence long before he started singing, Adewale Ayuba brought into the embrace of the elites in Nigeria, the ignored genre.

With videowheels.tv

Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Designating Bible As State Book.

Lawmakers in Mississippi have again proposed designating the Bible as the state book.

H.B. 840 was recently re-proposed by Rep. Tom Miles, D-Forest, and has nine co-sponsors, including Rep. Michael Evans, D-Preston, who joined him in the first effort last year.

“Me and my constituents, we were talking about it and one of them made a comment that people ought to start reading the Bible,” Evans told AL.com when the bill was first introduced.

“The Bible provides a good role model on how to treat people,” Miles commented to the Associated Press. “They could read in there about love and compassion.”

Miles recently added to reporters that he is not seeking to “force religion on anyone” with the bill, but would like to encourage Mississippi residents and their leaders to emulate the principles found in the Scriptures.

“I am [pleased] to say that we once again enjoyed bipartisan support of this effort,” he told KMOV-TV.

While the teddy bear has been recognized as the state bear, square dancing as the state folk dance and milk as the state beverage, no publication has yet been regarded as the state book.

Miles’ bill simply states, “The following shall be codified as Section 3-3-59, Mississippi Code of 1972: The Holy Bible is hereby designated as the official state book of Mississippi.” It must pass out of committee by Feb. 23 in order advance for the 2016 legislative season.

As previously reported, in 2012, lawmakers in Pennsylvania unanimously passed a resolution that declared a “Year of the Bible.” The resolution stated that not only has the Bible been an important part of America’s history, but that in difficult times such as the present, there is a “national need to study and apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.”

In 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan declared the year the national “Year of the Bible.”

“Many of our greatest national leaders—among them Presidents Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, and Wilson—have recognized the influence of the Bible on our country’s development,” he stated. “The plainspoken Andrew Jackson referred to the Bible as no less than ‘the rock on which our Republic rests.’”

“Today our beloved America and, indeed, the world, is facing a decade of enormous challenge,” Reagan continued. “There could be no more fitting moment than now to reflect with gratitude, humility, and urgency upon the wisdom revealed to us in the writing that Abraham Lincoln called ‘the best gift God has ever given to man . . . But for [without] it we could not know right from wrong.”

With christiannews.net

The TEN Youngest Most Powerful Men In Africa 2016

1. Joseph Kabila, Congolese, President, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When he was 29, Joseph Kabila became the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after his father, former president Laurent Kabila was assassinated in a coup attempt at the height of a cataclysmic civil war. As soon as he took the reins of power, Kabila moved quickly to end the country’s civil war by negotiating peace agreements with rebel forces, and played a lead role in the signing of the historic Sun City agreement in 2002 which ended the war. Kabila consolidated his hold on power in 2006 when he won the country’s first democratic elections in over 40 years. The DRC has the second highest rate of infant-mortality and the second lowest nominal GDP Per capita in the world, despite its immense deposits of mineral resources. But Kabila believes he can fix it all with more time; Seeking re-election during November’s Presidential elections.

2. Mark Shuttleworth, South African, Founder, Ubuntu.

In 1995, at the age of 22, Shuttleworth founded Thawte, a digital certificate and internet security company which he later sold off to American software giant, VeriSign for over $500 million, ploughing the proceeds to fund a tech incubator and venture Capital firm. But Shuttleworth is most famous for his founding of Ubuntu, a computer operating system which is distributed as free open source software. Shuttleworth is also the founder of the Shuttleworth Foundation, a purpose trust which funds individuals who are actively engaged in social change projects. The foundation identifies social entrepreneurs, gives them a fellowship grant, and multiplies the money the entrepreneurs put into their projects by a factor of ten or more.

3. Acha Leke, Cameroonian, Partner, Mckinsey & Company.

One of Africa’s most sought after business consultants, Leke, 38, is a partner at Mckinsey & Company. The brainy Cameroonian has the ear of the top dogs at multinational corporations whom he helps with strategy setting, investment decisions, corporate finance and turn-around strategies among other things. He also co-authored McKinsey’s report on Africa- Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies, and is a co-founder of the African Leadership Academy. In 2009, he was selected as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum.

4.David Munro, South African, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate and Investment Banking, Standard Bank Group.

In July, Munro, 38, was appointed the Chief Executive, Corporate and Investment Banking at the Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial services provider. Munro was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Global Young Leader in 2009.

5. Julius Malema, South African, President of the ANCYL.

The son of a resistance, Malema 30, is the President of the Youth League of South Africa’s ruling Action National Congress (ANC). The Youth League wields enormous power in South African politics, and played a pivotal role in the election of the incumbent President, Jacob Zuma during the 2009 Presidential elections. Malema, its leader, remains one of the country’s most divisive and polarizing figures, frequently stirring controversy for his inflammatory rhetoric and racial slurs. Malema has been labeled by President Zuma as a future leader of South Africa.

6. Fred Swaniker, Ghanaian Founder, African Leadership Academy.

Fred Swaniker- Founder, African Leadership Academy Fred Swaniker, 34, a Ghanaian-born serial entrepreneur, Business consultant and Mckinsey alumnus is the founder of the African Leadership Academy- a World-class coeducational, residential secondary boarding school in Johannesburg, South-Africa which recruits outstanding students from across Africa and prepares them for a future of leadership. Fred Swaniker is a TED and Echoing Green Fellow.

7. James Mworia, Kenyan, Chief Executive Officer, Centum Investments.

At only 33, Mworia is the Chief executive officer of one of Centum, one of East Africa’s largest Private Equity firms. Centum has a cross-listing on both the Nairobi and Ugandan Stock Exchanges, and has substantial regional equity investments in blue chips like Coca-Cola, UAP Insurance and Kenya Commercial Bank. Mworia has been instrumental in pursuing Centum’s regional expansion into new territory like Mauritius and Nigeria.

8. Andry Rajoelina, Malagasy, Transitional President, Madagascar.

The former Disc-Jockey was once the Mayor of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. In 2009, he seized power in a widely condemned military coup, subsequently declaring himself the transitional Head of the state of Madagascar. At 37, Rajoelina is the youngest head of government on the continent. Before dabbling into politics, Rajoelina was a moderately successful media entrepreneur who owned a radio station, Viva and Injet, a successful Advertising company.

9. Gachao Kiuna, Kenyan, CEO, Transcentury Group.

Bagged a PhD in Biotechnology from Cambridge at the age of 24; went on to work for Mckinsey & Company in Johannesburg where he helped in advising corporate clients on strategy and finance; advised the Government of Kenya on the development of the Vision 2030 project. Now 33, Gachao sits at the helm of affairs of the Nairobi Stock Exchange-listed Private Equity powerhouse, Transcentury Group. The company’s diversified portfolio is spread across sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, energy, real estate and infrastructure in both East and South Africa.

10. Euvin Naidoo, South African, President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America.

A Mckinsey alumnus, Euvin Naidoo is the President of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America (SACCA), and is one of the most renowned advocates for western investments into Africa. As President of SACCA, Naidoo facilitates the expansion of business, trade, and investment opportunities between South Africa and the North America, with the view of promoting sustainable economic growth across the two continents. In 2009, the Journal of International Affairs at Columbia University named him as one of the 5 Faces of African Innovation and Entrepreneurship, alongside Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim and Ghanaian president, John Atta Mills. In 2009, Euvin was selected as a Global Young Leader by the World Economic Forum