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Thursday, May 31, 2012
'Serpent-Handling' West Virginia Pastor Dies From Snake Bite
A "serpent-handling" West Virginia
pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just
as the man had apparently watched a snake kill his father years before.
Pentecostal pastor Mark Wolford, 44, hosted an outdoor service at the Panther Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia Sunday, which he touted on his Facebook page prior to the event.
"I am looking for a great time this Sunday," Wolford wrote May 22, according to the Washington Post. "It is going to be a homecoming like the old days. Good 'ole raised in the holler or mountain ridge running, Holy Ghost-filled speaking-in-tongues sign believers."
Robin Vanover, Wolford's sister, told the Washington Post that 30 minutes into the outdoor service, Wolford passed around a poisonous timber rattlesnake, which eventually bit him.
"He laid it on the ground," Vanover said in the interview, "and he sat down next to the snake, and it bit him on the thigh."
Vanover said Wolford was then transported to a family member's home in Bluefield about 80 miles away to recover. But as the situation worsened, he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Jim Shires, owner of the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, told ABC News that Wolford died Monday. Wolford's church, the Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, will host a viewing Friday and a funeral service Saturday morning. Wolford will be buried at the Hicks Family Plot in Phelps, Ky.
Officials at the Panther Wildlife Management Area had been unaware of Sunday's event until they were notified by callers after the service.
"We did not know that this event was happening, and if we had known about it or if we had been asked for permission, permission would not have been granted," Hoy Murphy, public information officer for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, told ABC News.
Hoy said West Virginia state park rules prohibit animals other than dogs and cats on the property.
While snake-handling is legal in West Virginia, other Appalachian states, including Kentucky and Tennessee, have banned the practice in public spaces.
Snake-handlers point to scripture as evidence that God calls them to engage in such a practice to show their faith in him. Mark 16: 17-18 reads, "And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Wolford told the Washington Post magazine in 2011 that he is carrying on the tradition of his ancestors by engaging in snake handling.
"Anybody can do it that believes it," Wolford said. "Jesus said, 'These signs shall follow them which believe.' This is a sign to show people that God has the power."
Wolford said watched his own father die at the age of 39 after a rattlesnake bit him during a similar service.
"He lived 101/2 hours," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine. "When he got bit, he said he wanted to die in the church. Three hours after he was bitten, his kidneys shut down. After a while, your heart stops. I hated to see him go, but he died for what he believed in.
"I know it's real; it is the power of God," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine last year. "If I didn't do it, if I'd never gotten back involved, it'd be the same as denying the power and saying it was not real."
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Stars storm the premiere of Shan George's movie, Finding Goodluck
Shan George's movie ‘Finding Goodluck’ premiered last Friday May 25 at Terra Kulture, V/I, Lagos. More photos when you continue...
Behind the Scenes pics: Darey Art Alade - Sisi Eko remix ft Flavour
Actor Ogogo's daughter set to wed
Popular Yoruba actor Al-Hassan Babatunde Taiwo a.k.a Ogogo will be giving his daughter’s hand in marriage in a couple of days.
His
daughter, Rasheedat Ololade Taiwo will be exchanging marital vows with
her heartthrob, Al-Hassan Oluwatoyin Yusuff in June. The Engagement
and Nikkai ceremony is slated for 16 and 17 of June at the
multi-purpose hall of The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State.
Congrats to her.
Terry G and fiancee Mimi Omoregbe expecting first baby
Osaze Odemwingie and new bride off to Florida for honeymoon
The
couple who wed last Saturday after two years of dating are off to
Florida for their honeymoon. Osaze and Sarah are planning their
traditional wedding for later in the year.
Don Jazzy tells THISDAY Style ?Mo?Hits will never die?
Don Jazzy and The Mavins in an exclusive photo shoot for THISDAY Style
In this interview culled from ThisDay Style, the hit producer says he believes the hit label ‘lives on’.Tell me a bit about yourself; what was your childhood like?
Well, I was born in Umuahia but spent most of my childhood in Lagos after our family moved here. I am the eldest of four kids. I have always loved music and started banging drums and instruments when I was a kid. As I grew older, I started experimenting with different sounds even if they didn’t make sense.
What inspired you to go into music?
I have always been surrounded by music growing up. My father was in the music business and retains a very special interest in it until today. Music was part and parcel of our everyday life.
Was it an easy take breaking into the Nigerian entertainment industry?
God has been extremely generous to me so thankfully it has not been so bad. But believe me, there were some trials. After we set up, we even considered selling it off when some offers came in. If not that there were some delays, we may have sold for like N1m. Fortunately, it was not to be and God allowed us go from strength to strength.
Contrary to some of your predecessors, it didn’t take you long to create a niche for yourself as the don of the Nigerian entertainment and the beats master. What was the secret behind your success?
God almighty, a lot of hard work, a wonderful team, loads of practice and study of the music game, knowing what the people want, and loving what I do.
ASUU plans to resist UNILAG's change of name
The
chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
University of Lagos branch, Dr Karo Ogbinaka, has said that the union
will resist the recent change of the university's name.
Dr Ogbinaka said:
We are resisting it, all the unions and the students will resist it, the Alunmus will resist it. The truth about the whole thing is that it shows the level of intelligence of those people in government. Nobody will change Harvard's name, nobody will change Cambridge's name to Winston Churchill University. University of Lagos is a brand, for 50 years. The first university established by Act of Parliament and one man trying to score cheap political point. When people go outside and you ask them what university are you from? What name will you pronounce? They'll ask is it a new university? Is it the name of a toothpaste? It's a senseless thing and are going to resist it. Karo said
The face of the homeless man who ate another man's face before being shot dead by police
31 year old homeless man Rudy Eugene was shot dead by police on Saturday May 27th after he was seen chewing off the face of another homeless man while high on drugs. Rudy chewed off 75% of his victims face in the most horrific attack that has left the victim battling for his life in the hospital.
Kim kardashian barns Rihanna from entering Kanye West's dressing room
Raunchy Rihanna had joined Kanye and Jay-Z on stage at the O2 Arena. In February she was seen out with Kim’s model brother Rob.
Kukere singer, Iyanya's sexy new photos
NTA ?Newsline? correspondent Sele Eradiri dies at 57
Sele Eradiri
Veteran TV broadcaster at the Nigerian Television Authority Sele Eradiri has passed away at the age of 57.A friend and former colleague of the journalist told Saharareporters ‘Eradiri had been laying sick at LUTH after her condition deteriorated shortly after returning from a successful surgery in India a few months ago’.
According to information on her Facebook page, Eradiri was born on March 13, 1955. She attended the Gbagada Girls Secondary School before going to study at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton from where she graduated in 1983.
UNILAG students continue prostest; block third mainland bridge
Kenny Ogungbe Is A Cheat, He Ruined My Career--Kelly Hansome
He seems not to be tired of controversies. He has virtually fought everyone in the entertainment industry.
The young man, Kelechi Orji better known as Kelly Hansome might rightly be called the most controversial Nigerian artiste of this generation.
Breaking news: Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison
Taylor was found guilty last month of 11 counts of aiding and abetting was crimes and crimes against humanity by supporting rebels between 1996 and 2002 in return for conflict diamonds. He was convicted of offenses including murder, rape, sexual slavery, recruiting child soldiers, enforced amputations and pillage.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Air Nigeria Abuja-bound plane refuses to start
According to Daily Times, the engine of an Abuja-bound Air Nigeria plane refused to start at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) yesterday May 27th. There were passengers aboard the plane and all had been set for the first flight of the day, but several attempts by the pilot to start the engine of the aircraft proved abortive.
BBA STARGAME: Prezzo giving Goldie a hot massage in the bedroom
I?m Gay And The Head Of Illuminati In Nigeria....Charly Boy
Denrele Edun wants a wife who shouts in the morning & wears high heels ALL THE TIME ?plus 19 other things
Like today’s interview with the Punch. Or maybe it’s understandable. When you’ve been called gay for so long, and someone asks you about marriage you overcompensate. Call this the first in our new series: The Weird Interviews of Denrele Rajeev Edun Volume 1.
Denrele’s wife, in his own words:
1.“She has just got to have a flat tummy.”
Mysterious Snake Appears In a Lagos Bus
Nigerian Man dies after cocaine burst in his stomach
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the death of Edwin Ozoani, 34, a commercial bus driver, who died after a wrap of cocaine he ingested burst in his stomach.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, said the deceased, who returned from Brazil on-board a South African Airline flight, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, said the deceased, who returned from Brazil on-board a South African Airline flight, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
Beyonce returns to stage; Jay Z calls her best performer in the world
Mr Jay Z, you speak fact!
Rihanna poses topless to promote her new fragrance - Nude
Woman electrocuted after high tension wires fell on her shop
23 year old Blessing Eyo Okon (pictured above) was electrocuted on Friday afternoon May 25th at Mount Zion Rd, Calabar, after a PHCN cable cut and fell at the corridor of her hair dressing salon.
The wires above Blessing's shop fell as a result of heavy rain; unfortunately her floor was wet and she was bare feet. Not only did the electric shock kill Blessing, the sad incident also set her shop on fire, destroying the property. Blessing's body has been deposited at the Calabar General Hospital Mortuary. RIP lady. So unfortunate and sad!
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