Christians: Do You Believe in Speaking in Tongues?

Firstly, I am one of the Christians who do not subscribe to speaking in tongues anytime anyhow.

No I do not believe it when a man of God or a prayer warrior opens his mouth and says; “Let’s speak in tongues”

And immediately the whole congregation breaks into it. I will stand there and shake my head in disbelief!

I was watching metro TV recently when a man of God was on the TGIF show saying, he is a longstanding man of God but he gets uncomfortable when people speak tongues into a speaker and there is nobody to translate.



For him, it must be translated by somebody otherwise it is controversial. Well, that’s his special opinion too which many people will argue and counter.

Now let’s talk about my own experience with churches who literally force you to speak in tongues or feel like a devil. I call it the great deception.

One fine Sunday I followed a Nigerian friend to his church that he had been inviting me to for awhile. I will leave out the name of the church but believe me, it is a very popular church. My experience with many charismatic churches has been varied but this particularly pertains to speaking in tongues.

I loved their praise and worship, sermon and everything else was just really good. So good I made a mental note to go back. Then came the end of the service when they asked new members to stand up. I did…

Then after some formalities, they asked us to meet a team in the back of the church. I again followed. They registered us for several classes during the week, spoke to us about being faithful to the church, and then explained why we need to speak in tongues.

They said sometimes, we may need to pray about specific situations which we are physically unaware of so God permits our spirit to pray. And our spirit prays about these things in tongues. So our spirit directly speaks to God on our behalf and for unseen things which we do need but we do not know. Hmmph! Lovely explanation.

It made much sense to me. But after this explanation we were all told to start praying. We prayed for very long and everybody started praying in tongues. The leader of the group kept shouting; “speak in tongues! Speak in tongues!” so everybody, both new and old started speaking in tongues.

Ei Jesus, my tongue did not bring forth this strange language. So they noticed it and assigned me 3 prayer warriors-a woman and two young men. They laid their hands on me and prayed in heavy tongues. Then they said I should open my mouth and speak. “Speak sister, it is in you, do not refuse to let it out, you are blocking it. Open your mouth and let it come out!”

All this while, I was utterly confused. I swear to you Jesus did not give me any tongues that day. Maybe I know the wrong Jesus? Because everybody else in the church spoke in tongues that day. Finally, they got tired of waiting for me to speak in tongues and let me go.

I run home, never to go back. And since then, regardless of the explanations and observations, my faith in tongues has been seriously weakened.

What’s your experience with tongues? Do you speak it, how and why? Do you believe in it?

EXPOSED: Reps Member Dies During Séx With Female Banker In Abuja

Hon. Raphael Oloye Nomiye, who's representing Ondo State in the House of Reps, was said to be having his turn of "service" with his female Account Officer in his bedroom when something happened...

Top security sources said he was having a sexual affair with a female banker in his private residence located at Gwarinpa Estate in Abuja when the unfortunate incident happened.

When Daily Trust visited the deceased’s residence at Second Avenue in Gwarinpa Estate, neighbours said the banker, who managed his accounts, rushed down from the one-storey building to inform the policemen on guard at the house that “oga just fell down and is vomiting blood.”


They said when the policemen entered into his room upstairs, they found him laying on the floor with a towel tied round his waist, while he bled from the mouth. He was then quickly taken to a private clinic on 3rd Avenue within the estate in his official Toyota Camry 2012 car.

It was further learnt that doctors at clinic declined to attend to him, saying it was a “serious” matter, he was then rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja, where the doctors on duty later pronounced him dead.

Police sources disclosed that the female banker who was "servicing" him, is now in police custody at Gwarinpa Police Station, Abuja.

She had denied having sexual affair with the lawmaker before his death. But she has now changed her story after doctors at the National Hospital conducted an examination on the corpse, which confirmed that the late federal lawmaker, Hon Nomiye, had slept with a woman shortly before his demise.

After the test result came out, the banker (name withheld) admitted to Police interrogators that she had actually slept with him and had helped him to clean up, following which he went into the bathroom, where he suddenly fell and began to vomit blood.

Police investigators who inspected the lawmaker’s house had succeeded in recovering some items, including a bottle of water, which the deceased lawmaker had drank from, some tissue papers and the clothes the man had worn earlier in the day.

When Daily Trust visited the banker’s private residence located at Kado Estate in Abuja, two of her friends, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she and Hon Nomiye were friends.

Investigation revealed that although late Nomiye was married, his wife and kids do not live with him in Abuja.

TERRIBLE: Why I Sold My 9-Year-Old Son For N10 Million – Suspect Confesses

A Niger State magistrate court sitting in Minna, the state capital, has sentenced one Isah Aliyu to five years imprisonment for intending to sell his 9-year-old child for N10m.

The 30-year-old man attributed his action to poverty.

The incident occurred on November 15 when the buyer, one Mallam Magaji, agreed to buy the child for N7 million.
But the buyer promised to pay half of the money and balance at a later date. The father of the child was said to have refused because of his desperation to collect the N7 million at once.


After the negotiation, the father agreed to the half payment but, instead of bringing the money, the buyer headed for the police station to report the deal.

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The police then followed Magaji to the meeting place and arrested Aliyu who was still waiting for the money so that he could hand over his son. Aliyu was charged to court under the clause prohibiting selling of child in the Niger State Child’s Right Act.

Aliyu pleaded guilty and was summarily sentenced to five years imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Hassan Mohammed.

When asked why he intended to sell his son, the convict said, “The poverty in the country is biting and things are difficult for me and my family. I felt since the boy was under my custody and he is my son, I could sell him and use the money to cater for the rest of the family.”

The Chief Magistrate described his reason as inhuman, adding that poverty was not a strong reason for the father to sell his son.

He sentenced Aliyu to five years imprisonment without option of fine.

- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/man-jailed-five-years-selling-child-n10m/#sthash.15lohPcH.dpuf

His Marathon Sex Sometimes Makes Me Faint -Wife Tells Court •It Can’t Kill Her -

A 45-year-old trader, Muina Adelami, has asked a Lagos family court in Lagos State to dissolve  her  eight-year-old  marriage to her husband, Shuaib, a clerical officer, on the ground that his sex drive was high.

“I  have managed to stay this long  in the marriage  because I thought his libido would  go down but that has not been the case.

“In the eight years of our marriage, we only have a child, I had two miscarriages  as a result of  excessive sex.’’

She informed the court further that her husband liked sex too much and gave  her no breathing space.

“We start having sex every night just before midnight  and this goes on till the early hours of the next day.  Many times, immediately  after he comes back  from work, he starts demanding for sex.

‘’He  will refuse to stand up even when I am crying and will start beating me whenever I complain.

“There were times I did  faint, but when I came around, he would start again.

“The way he’s going, he will kill me. I now look older than my age mates due to too much sex,” she said.

In his defence, Shuaib admitted to having a high sex drive, but added that it was his right to made love with his wife.

“I was advised to marry a younger wife but I cannot afford that, that is why I take care of her and give her everything she wants.

“I have been trying to change her mind on the issue of divorce, but she is adamant. I love her and would not want to divorce her. I also know that sex can’t kill her,” he said.

The case was adjourned till December 4. 

Breaking News: House of Reps Member Slumps and Dies in FCT

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Hon. Raphael Nomiye, is dead.
Hon. Nomiye, popularly called Groovy, slumped and died at his residence at Gwarimpa estate, Abuja, in the early hours of November 23, 2013, Saturday.

The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, Mrs. Hyelhira Altine Daniel, who confirmed the incidence, said the command is still investigating the cause of his death.

Peter Okoye Spotted Without Wedding Ring In Tanzania, After Skipping Honeymoon

Newly wed Peter Okoye who is in Tanzania for a tour, was spotted without his wedding ring during his visit to less privileged with physically
challenged home.

Peter who just got married to Lola Omotayo less than a week also skipped his honeymoon to go on
tour in Tanzania..


Is this a bad sign? Spotted without wedding ring in less than one week of marriage..

He should be wearing his wedding ring no matter what, despite the fact that he just got married..

Traditional wedding or church wedding, you're expected to wear your wedding ring as long as you're married..

I just hope all is well!

Actress Uche Ogbodo Secretly Marries A Married Man With Two Kids (photos)

It's so unbelievable but it's actually true as indisputable sources have disclosed that Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has just hooked up a man in holy matrimony.

We learnt that she got married on Wednesday October 2, 2013 in a mini traditional marriage, where her Norway based lover, Arthur completed her dowry payment in her father's compound in Enugu State.
See more picz after the cut....

Nfc gathered that Uche, who has had series of attacked over the years from different angles due to her past was said to have kept her liaison with the Norway lover closely guarded to her heart a family.

The actress chose the clandestine style of wedding, according to sources to avoid a repetition of her first bitter experience, that occurred when her first marriage to a Holland based dude called, Cross crashed half way into it. After that ugly experience in her life, she became so heartbroken and has since become so secretive about who is she is dating.

Maybe she will invite all of us to her white wedding, and there no pictures because she did it under-cover.

Congratulation to the delectable actress