*THE NATION*
Anti-Oshiomhole governors submit position to Buhari
*APC will win Edo, Ondo polls, says Kogi governor
*‘Ibom, Lekki Deep seaports to generate 180,000 jobs’
*Sanwo-Olu: technology vital to tackle economic challenges
*Nigeria’s external reserves down by $261m
*Ogun gets new HoS
*Plan to reopen schools by Oyo insensitive, says Fed Govt
*Buratai orders commanders to hotbeds of insurgency, banditry
*Igbo President non-negotiable, says Nwobodo
*Govt laments setback of COVID-19 gains
*Ize-Iyamu no match for our aspirants, says PDP
*Akeredolu declares virus spread emergency
*NDLEA: pandemic has worsened drug abuse
*NDIC shuts headquarters over virus scare
*Home treatment not fully operational, says Fed Govt
*Cybercrooks on the prowl
*Who succeeds Osinowo in Lagos East?
*Kekemeke: I’am candidate to beat in Ondo
*APC faces litmus test in Edo
*N-Power to absorb 400,000 applicants for third batch
*Fed Govt directs varsity bursars to compile ‘defects’ in IPPIS
*Malami under attack over call for Magu’s sack
*South’s elders sue Buhari, others for ‘discrimination in jobs, infrastructure’
*How man sexually molested Filipino for months, by police
*Banks shut as rival cults clash in Osun community
*Benin Oba market razed
*Five-year-old killed in Ibadan
*Man kills lover, self in Lagos
*Ezekwesili loses mum to cancer
*Still limping from their ‘June 12’ injuries
*LawPavilion lauds NBA, offers new solutions to assist lawyers
*‘Strict laws needed to protect earth, meet 2030 SDGs’
*Lagos dislodges land grabbers from Lekki land
*Lagos to review cases of awaiting trial inmates
*‘Judiciary needs revolutionary investment in ICT’
*‘Justice Dongban-Mensem, a highly-blessed woman’
*Nigeria begins trial of pirates under new law
*Ondo NBA gets new exco
*Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria
*Enter Justice Dongban-Mensem as President Court of Appeal
*America gliding into dictatorship
*The lowlifes
*APC House of commotion
*SLA of Edo?
*Blood in the land and pain of denial
*Declaring Africa polio-free
*Ending the scourge of rape
*Unending confusion
*NLNG Train 7 at last
*DAILY TRUST*
*Rescue APC, governors beg Buhari
*EFCC arrests 16 suspected fraudsters in Lagos, Ogun
*FBI commends EFCC on indictment of cyber criminals
*Gombe gov inaugurates community policing committee
*Certifying patriotism, empathy and integrity
*Why God ‘go bless’ Baba Buhari for us
*Lessons from resident doctors’ strike
*Insecurity: Buhari has run out of ideas
*Best way to end banditry in Mr. President’s state
*Fighting banditry: Why military needs our support
*COVID-19: Jaiz closes Ikeja branch for 2 weeks
*Nigerian startups qualify for Google programme
*Terminal operators decry manual checking of cargo
*Investors lose N38bn on equities’ sluggish performance
*NSIA investments in fertiliser projects to hit N221bn
*S&P Global affirms AfDB’s AAA rating, with stable outlook
*Firm says Nasarawa electric substation near completion
*FG to link small scale gold miners to markets
*‘22% of Nigeria’s MSMEs face financing hurdles’
*FG tasks NBET board to de-risk power sector
*…Kill 4 in Abuja suburb
*Kidnappers kill man over non-payment of ransom
*FCT CJ signs rule against political cases
*Rape, gender-based violence stir fury, action
*COVID-19: Why we simplified systems for goods clearance at ports – NAFDAC
*I need information about Sickle Cell Anemia
*How long will COVID-19 immunity really last?
*Understanding plight of persons living with Sickle cell disease
*Financial Reporting Council releases code of governance guidelines
*First Bank launches portal for women
*Edo poll: S/South PDP govs back Obaseki
*10 litigations linger as APC crisis festers
*Ogun: ‘Okada’ union leaders impound 100 motorcycles to avert govt ban
*DSS arraigns Facebook user over post on Osun Speaker
*Man, 25, arraigned for allegedly stealing baby
*Lagos nurses’ union cries out over missing member
*Man, 20, docked for allegedly defiling 5-year-old girl
*Man, 39, kills self after stabbing girlfriend to death
*NGO makes case for persons with disabilities
*Bizwoman arraigned over N750,000 fraud
*Anambra 2021 gov’ship is going to be war – Sen Ekwunife
*Bagudu transmits 8 bills to assembly
*Lobi Stars, Club Owners trade words over league cancellation
*Nigeria beat England, others to win best Women’s World Cup jersey
*Adepoju relishes Eagles’ famous World Cup debut memory
*PGA Championship to go ahead without fans
*Coric second player at Djokovic event to test positive for COVID-19
*Rumbles over service chiefs
*VANGUARD*
*Nigeria may hit 100,000 cases of COVID-19 by Sept. — IHVN CEO
*Credit to economy rises 10% to N39trn in 5mths
*Nigeria small businesses face N617.3bn funding gaps annually — PWC
*Corporates look to debt market
*NSE upgrades Data Portal to improve market access
*UK factories suffer worst quarter on record — CBI
*France, Germany appeal for swift EU deal on Coronavirus recovery aid
*Post-COVID-19 recovery: Fix the roof while the sun is shining
*Why Africa s
*DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
*ACCEPTABLE SERVICE*
*BIBLE READING: 1 SAMUEL 12:13-15*
*Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:28-29(AMP).*
Service refers to the action of helping, doing something for someone or meeting the needs of another person or authority. The importance of service cannot be overemphasized as we illustrated in our devotional series on sonship last month. Service has been described as a pathway to greatness as highlighted by Jesus Christ in
Matthew 23:11-12(MSG); *"Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. If you puff yourself up, you will get the wind knocked out of you. But if you're content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty."* To make our lives count on earth and to be able to serve God and humanity, God equipped us specially with spiritual gifts to enable us to serve Him acceptably or in accordance with His terms.
It is important to understand that God is neither helpless nor depends on our service to survive, rather it is a privilege to be in the Lord’s workforce for the advancement of His Kingdom agenda on earth. 1 Timothy 1:12(AMP) says, *I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has granted me [the needed] strength and made me able for this, because He considered me faithful and trustworthy, putting me into service [for this ministry].*
Since God has given us this rare privilege to serve, we must serve God acceptably in accordance with His conditions. The foundation of any service to God is to offer ourselves wholeheartedly to Him before our works or substance can be acceptable – Romans 12:1
(NKJV), *I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.*
After we have offered ourselves to God, some additional conditions must be met for our service to be acceptable unto God. One of such conditions is that:
Our service must be motivated by love- *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. (1Cor. 13:1-3).* Likewise, in 1 Corinthians 16:14 we are admonished, *"Let all that you do be done with love."* And Hebrews 6:10 says, *"For God is not unjust to forget your work and labour of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."*
*PRAYER
•Repent from anyway or manner you had served or worshipped God on your own terms or offered unacceptable service unto God.
•Ask God for grace to serve Him acceptably.
*CONFESSION
•I have been equipped with special gifts by the Holy Spirit to serve God acceptably and bring glory to His Name.
•Since I serve God acceptably in truth and in Spirit, no evil or plague shall come near me.
Congolese Government Ejects Nigerian Ambassador, Others from Office.
The Congolese government has ejected the Nigerian Ambassador, Mr Ibim Nkem Charles, and other diplomats in the country from their office.
A viral video circulating on social media showed the Nigerian embassy building in Congo being locked up by the Congolese government.
In the video, properties belonging to the Nigerian Embassy were thrown out of the building.
As at the time of this report, it is still unknown why such measure was meted out against the Nigerian Embassy in the country.
Nigerians living in South Africa, Ghana and Togo have recently been attacked to the extent of some been killed.