78-year-old Pope Francis has said he has accepted that he may be assassinated- but has asked God to make sure it doesn't hurt too much as he is 'a real wimp'.

According to media reports, Francis said that if fanatics want to kill him, it is 'God's will'.

He said: "Life is in God's hands. I have said to the Lord, 'You take care of me. But if it is your will that I die or something happens to me, I ask you only one favour: that it doesn't hurt. Because I am a real wimp when it comes to physical pain.'"

The pope made the light-hearted comments in an interview with Buenos Aires favela tabloid La Carcova News in which inhabitants of the shantytown Villa La Carcova collectively came up with the questions.

The parish priest of the extremely poor area is Jose Maria Di Paola, or Father Pepe, described as 'the spiritual son of Francis'.

For months, there have been threats against Pope Francis by the ISIS militants, who call him the 'bearer of false truth.'

In January an assassination plot to kill Francis by detonating a bomb in Manila was reportedly thwarted by the Philippines military, although this was denied by the Vatican.

Former Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas testified before the Philippine senate that the Philippines National Police had received information that Southeast Asian Jihadist terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiya, planned to set off a bomb near the papal convoy.

Italian prosecutors have also warned that the Mafia have considered a lethal strike on Francis.

Francis also used the unusual interview to address the concerns of the slum dwellers.

He condemned drug trafficking saying that there are now countries that are "slaves to drugs", and where the traffickers are "triumphant because they feel that they have won".

He also answered the concerns of those that feel that today's children "often live virtual relationships," The real 'danger' is that children today have the capacity to gather information, but will be transformed into 'young museums', who do not know what to do with what they know.

The pope said he would visit Argentina in 2016 'in principle'.

Pictured above, right, is 36-year-old Mrs. Bukola Olusegun Ogidiolu who set her husband ablaze on Valentine's day at their home in Idolofin area of Ado Ekiti in Ekiti state after he allegedly refused to take her out.

When interviewed by Nigerian Tribune, Bukola denied any wrong doing. Although her claims do not add up, Bukola said she and her husband always fought over their inability to have a child.

"I don't know how it happened. We had a quarrel and he left me and went home. I went to meet him at home and by the time I got home, he had destroyed everything in our room. There were people around who were telling him to calm down.

"The petrol was in our room, placed on top of the electricity generating set. Later I recall that he went outside the room and I heard the fire alarm. I could have prevented the fire from burning him that much but he was dragging me to himself but I freed myself from his grip and ran out.

"We later took him to the hospital and I was arrested the day after by the police. It happened at about 11:30 pm on Wednesday and I was arrested the day after.

"Our quarrel has always been about our not having a child together. It has nothing to do with valentine outing because I’m not a baby that would be asking to be taken out. We’ve been married since 2012 and I’ve been taking drugs so that I could have a child for him.

"He smokes but I didn't see him light a cigarette on that night. But from the reports I heard from those who saw him at the hospital, they said he was holding a lighter. He was standing behind me, towards the passage and he was there when he raised the fire alarm."

Neighbors in their compound however gave a different account of what happened. According to one of them who pleaded anonymity, he said Mr. Olusegun had arrived at their home in Idolofin area of Ado Ekiti at about 6pm on that fateful day to meet his wife who was angry over his inability to take her out for the valentine celebration. Neighbours claimed they heard the couple exchange words before tragedy struck.

"At about midnight, the husband suddenly ran out from their apartment, calling for help saying his wife had set him on fire. We had to rush out to rescue him by quickly getting water and pouring it on him. But for the prompt intervention of some of us, he would have been burnt to death," a neighbour said.

Olusegun was immediately rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), where he is still receiving treatment. "We also reported the incident to the Ado Central Divisional police station from where policemen came and arrested his wife the day after," the neighbour added.

Speaking on the incident, Olusegun's mother, Mrs. Folake Olusegun, said when she arrived the hospital, the last thing her son told her before he passed out was that his wife was angry that he did not take her out on Valentine's day. According to her, "this caused a serious misunderstanding which made his wife threaten to set him ablaze. My son said he dared his wife, saying she couldn't do that and suddenly she poured petrol on him and also threw the fire at him."

Bukola, Olusegun's wife is currently still being held by the Ekiti state police command where investigations into the matter is still ongoing and she would soon be charged to court.

Another set of pictures of an irresponsible girl just surfaced online now after she got drunk at a friend's birthday party.

According to information reaching us, she got so loosed and was screaming while the party was on that she wants to enjoy her life and that everyone should do same coz you only live once (Y.O.L.O), and for that silly reason, see where she landed herself after consuming too much liquor. This is one of the major reasons why many ladies remain single for life.

When your time has not yet reached surely, no matter what happens you can't die. This child happily runs to meet the father who is driving home and stands too close to the car. Unknowingly, the father runs over the baby!

But miraculously, the baby is safe as the vehicle did not crush him! Click here to watch/download the video.

Nigerian truck drivers who have survived a journey through Boko Haram territory relax out of the sun under the porch of a building.

Most of those in the group drive tankers of petrol, diesel or kerosene to and from Maiduguri - the city at the heart of the Islamist insurgency in the north-east and the capital of Borno state.

Gathered at the Ogere Trailer Park, about 50km (30 miles) north of Lagos, they say they have all been affected by the six-year conflict.

"We are all concerned about the situation, we have all lost relatives, wives and children are kidnapped and houses have been burnt," says Atiku Abubakar.

Speaking in Hausa, he and his colleagues describe the perils of the route to and from Lagos.

It takes two and a half days when a tanker is empty and four and a half days when full.

They say it is dangerous enough without the militants to contend with as there are so many potholes.

"Ten of my colleagues who ply this route have been killed in the last three weeks," says Mr Abubakar.

"The militants stopped them and cut off their heads with an electric chainsaw and burned the trucks," he says.

"Boko Haram is usually only interested in commandeering smaller vehicles, sometimes the fighters will take the lorries, but most of the time they burn them."

Another truck driver chips in to say that if a driver looks "powerful" he may be kidnapped and conscripted as a fighter, but anyone looking "weak" will definitely "lose his head".

"If you reach Damaturu by five in the afternoon, you dare not continue on the final leg to Maiduguri," he says, explaining that a driver may not manage the last 130km before the sun sets, when they would be most vulnerable to attack.

The drivers can spend several weeks at Ogere Trailer Park as they wait to get clearance for Lagos port.

The drivers tend to work for an owner who has about 20 tankers - each vehicle also has about two assistants to help with loading and guarding the cargo, known as motor boys.

As the drivers and motor boys ease into the conversation they begin to open up about how the insurgency has directly affected them.

Driver Trap Bukar says he was in the town of Bama when it was captured by Boko Haram last September.

"It started early in the morning. Suddenly they came. There was shooting, in my presence I saw four people go down; the soldiers fled," he says.

He lifts up his shirt to show what look like bullet scars on his upper torso.

"I could tell you many unhappy tales," he says, with tears in his eyes.

But he suddenly gets up and leaves the group and his colleagues say he is too traumatised by his memories to continue.

Kullima Ali, 18, who has been a motor boy for four years, says he is now his family's only bread winner.

He says it is very difficult to tell the militants from soldiers, as they dress in camouflage - with only their eyes visible.

"They stole some food, killed my two brothers and burned our house in Maiduguri in January 2013," he says.

"There's only my mother and my sister now."

He says he had wanted to go and study science, but he is unable to afford to continue his education.

"Many of the drivers have good qualifications," says Umar Hussaini, 18, a motor boy who helps his driver brother.

He introduces me to Ibrahim Abdullahi, 25, a former university student who had been studying civil engineering at the start of insurgency.

He has been working as a trucker for the last five years as there are few other employment opportunities for young men, especially in the areas affected by the conflict.

"Yes I am scared, if there was other work I would find another job," says Mr Abdullahi.

All the truckers express anger about the six-week postponement of the 14th February presidential election and are vocal in their criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan's handling of the conflict.

Some even refer to him as "the chairman of Boko Haram" - seeing him as complicit in the group's growth over the years.

Others say his complicity lies in his neglect of north-east.

"President Jonathan is just as guilty as those Boko Haram killers because he has chopped off all the money to repair the roads," Mr Abubakar says.

Life is now a constant financial struggle for them, he adds.

For each trip, a driver gets a 10,000 naira ($50, £33) living allowance but this might have to last for several weeks as he waits at Ogere Trailer Park for clearance to go into Lagos port to collect cargo.

Most of the truckers get a monthly salary of between $100 and $200 and the motor boys receive $2.50 a day.

Saleh Mohamed, a driver who has just arrived back from Lagos port with his shipment of petrol, sits down with the group under the porch looking exhausted.

"I spent four days in the queue in the traffic to the port - I haven't slept for four nights because I had to watch out for thieves as they remove parts from the vehicle or steal the gas," he says.

But he is only taking a short break of a couple of hours as he is anxious to put the coming dangers behind him.

"The killings are too much and have been going on for too long," says his colleague Mr Abubakar.

"President Jonathan is not doing anything. We hope he will leave - we want change."

By BBC News

Bad girlfriends don't just suck, they give relationships a bad name. Check out this list of 15 types of bad girlfriends, and make sure you avoid them!

A great girlfriend can make your life feel like a walk in the clouds. On the other hand, a bad girlfriend will surely make your life feel like hell!

Bad partners don’t just create problems in a relationship, they give love a bad name. Every time someone has a bad relationship, they blame love for it, or they mentally convince themselves that they’d never fall in love again.

But the truth is, love doesn’t ever feel terrible. It never leaves us unhappy. It is bad experiences, and most importantly, the people involved that leave us upset or broken.

Bad girlfriends and bad experiences

I’ve been in quite a few relationships, and if you ever find yourself stuck in a relationship where it’s just not working out, it’s easier to end it and just move on *if it’s still the early stages of the relationship*.

Compatibility matters a lot for successful love - After all, we’re all different and even if we’re perfect by ourselves, we may not feel so perfect in the arms of someone who isn’t right for us.

Almost always, it takes way too much effort to try and change yourself to fit the criteria of your lover’s perfect mate, and change your new lover into your idea of a perfect date.

How to know if she’ll be a bad girlfriend

You may have read all the articles and relationship tips about how to be a great boyfriend, and you may even think you’ve got what it takes to be the ideal mate.

But no matter how nice, understanding and perfect you are, at times, the person you’re dating could ruin the whole experience of love for you.

It’s not their fault really. Sometimes, a few girls you date may not realize they’re doing something wrong, or worse, they may assume they’re right and you’re completely wrong!

The easiest way to know if a girl you’re on a date with is a bad girlfriend potential is by trusting your instincts. It doesn’t take more than a couple of dates to know if both of you are compatible with each other.

But if you still feel uncomfortable with her on the second date, perhaps you’re better off looking for someone else.

If you’re on a date with a girl or have started dating a girl recently, keep an eye on these 15 types of girlfriends who’ll make your life a living hell. If you see these traits in the girl, point it out at a convenient time and talk about it with her.

The first date is a great litmus test, but considering the odds that the girl you’re dating may be troubled by a bad state of mind on the very first date *probably because she had a really bad day*, you could always use the second date to see if both of you can hit it off.

But if she can’t change these bad girlfriend traits, you may be setting yourself up for a frustrating relationship that’ll take you nowhere but downhill over the coming months!

#1 The extremely clingy girl - When a girl is addicted to you or loves you a lot, it’s obvious that she’d want to spend a lot of time with you. But has your girlfriend crossed the thin line separating ‘want to be with you’ and ‘can’t do anything without you’?

When a girlfriend gets too clingy, or wants you to be involved in every little thing she does, she may not realize it herself, but she’d start to suffocate you. And most importantly, she’ll stop growing as an individual, and would end up as a boring extension of you. And that’ll leave you annoyed, and leave her more confused than ever about why you’re distancing yourself from her.

#2 The obsessive possessive girlfriend - Your girlfriend’s possessiveness could seem flattering at first, but if she hates it when you do anything without her, or go out anywhere with your own friends, you may start to hate that side of her for it without realizing it. And a girlfriend who’s possessive would always feel insecure each time you meet another girl, even if it’s just a friend. And before you know it, both of you would be fighting every time you go out or meet anyone.

#3 The user - There are a few girls who see you as a great guy who could introduce her to a better world. You may be the guy who’s got a lot of connections, or the guy who’s cooler than everyone else. And she may believe that being seen around you could open a lot of doors for her.

The relationship could start out perfectly, but within a few dates, you may find that she’s more eager to go out with your friends and have a nice time together than cozy up with you on a romantic date. And as time goes by, once she’s used you as a stepping stone and doesn’t need you anymore, she may even start to ignore you or pick flaws all the time.

#4 The unapologetic girlfriend - Are you dating a girl who just can’t apologize or admit her mistake? She may apologize in jest for trivial things, but for the things that really matter, she would prefer to give you the silent treatment than accept her fault.

This is a scary kind of girl to date, because she may seem like a sweet girl who’s a lot of fun. But in reality, she may be extremely egoistic and she would break you rather than accept defeat in front of you. She believes she can never make mistakes, and she’s too proud to ever admit to a mistake. And considering the fact that giving in to each other now and then is a big and important part of a happy relationship, you’d just be walking into a trap where you’re the only one hurt and feeding her ego all the time.

#5 The whiner - This kind of a bad girlfriend always whines. She complains and never has anything positive to add to the conversation. She talks about how bad her work is, how sad her life is, and how depressed she always is. If your girlfriend can’t ever just see the bright or happy side of anything, she’s probably too negative. And her negativity will rub off on you and you’d feel drained and tired each time you meet her.

#6 The confused girlfriend - This is the type of girlfriend who just doesn’t know what she wants. She’s always confused between choices and is almost always unsure about any decision she takes.

She even flirts with other guys constantly and probably sees you as the standby boyfriend who she calls when she’s not getting attention from anyone else. And the worst part is that she may even ditch you for another guy if she finds someone better than you. Dating this kind of a girl will leave you weak and shattered, and it’ll be a big blow to your self confidence because no matter how good you are, she’d always want something more.

#7 The dominating and demanding girlfriend - She’s the kind of girl who full of expectations and demands all the time. She’s a control freak and always wants things done her way. She’s bossy and expects you to do as she says all the time. You may be a nice guy who cares for his girl, but for this kind of a girlfriend, that’s not enough. She loves being bossy and wants to control your life and everything in it.

#8 The too opinionated girlfriend - Opinions are good, and opposing opinions can even be healthy at times. But this type of a girlfriend takes it too far. She’s got her own opinions and she’s too rigid to change it no matter what you say, or even if she’s wrong. She changes her mind only when she wants to, or if her friends convince her. But no matter how hard you try, she just doesn’t trust your opinions or suggestions.

#9 The sneaky snoop - She snoops on you all the time, the very second she gets an opportunity to do so. You may be loyal and truthful, but she still sees a reason to doubt your intentions all the time. She spies on you, looks through your cell phone, and calls and interrogates your friends even if you say you were late because you had to meet a friend. She won’t trust you because she probably has trust issues, and unless you’re okay with her constant doubts and interrogations, avoid dating a girl who never trusts you. It’s not healthy for a happy relationship.

#10 The no-opinions nice girl - She seems like a great girl. She doesn’t complain or oppose you in any way. But she’s just way too accommodating, no matter what you say or do. She just has no opinions for herself, and no matter how many times you ask her, she just doesn’t have anything to suggest.

You may think she’s coy and too timid, but this kind of a girlfriend is just like like a ticking time bomb. You may assume she’s okay with anything you do or anyplace you take her, but she may only be holding her opinions and thoughts back for some reason. And once she snaps out of it, she may even start cold shouldering you or giving you the silent treatment when you upset her instead of communicating her thoughts with you.

#11 The fighter - This girl is scary when she gets angry. Her face reddens with rage and she quivers like she’s going to explode. She may even punch you on your face or make a scene when she gets angry because she’s probably too hot tempered and all she sees is red when she gets angry.

If you can tread around her hot temper, that’s good for you. But if you just want to be yourself and not cower in fear each time she gets angry, stay away from this girl.

#12 The I-make-you-insecure girlfriend - This kind of a girlfriend may be a nice girl, but she’s too flirty and too friendly for her own good. She gets really friendly with a guy, even if he asks her out. She goes on dates with other guys even though she’s dating you exclusively. And you see her flirting with some guy or the other all the time. And even when you point out that a guy she was talking to was trying to hit on her and ask her out, she pretends not to have noticed!

Dating a girl like this will leave you tired and insecure, because she won’t change for you. And somehow, every guy she talks too would still believe she’s still available!

#13 The martyr girlfriend - This kind of a girlfriend resorts to emotional blackmail and manipulation to get things done her way. She may be very helpful and sweet, and may even go out of her way to be nice to you. But when she wants something, she uses emotional blackmail to twist your arm and get back at you. She may constantly use lines like “I do so much for you…” “After all I’ve done for you, can’t you do this little thing for me…?”

#14 The parents’ pet - This girl is very close to her parents, be it her mom or her dad. And no matter what you say or how much you try to convince her of something, she can’t ever make up her mind about anything without talking to her parents about it.

She talks about everything you say with her mom or dad, and after hanging up the phone, turns around and tells you her opinion *which is almost always the opinions of her parents*. If a girl does this, it may mean she’s really close to her parents and trusts their judgment more than yours, or worse, she may believe you’re not man enough to take decent decisions yourself!

#15 Chronically dissatisfied girlfriend - She constantly compares your lives with others, especially when they’re doing something fun. She logs onto Facebook, sees all her friends who are vacationing and whines about how unhappy she is, or just how underpaid you are. No matter what you do or where you take her, her happiness is always only momentary.

She may be happy for a few hours, but as soon as she sees a friend and her boyfriend doing something, she starts comparing her own relationship all over again. You can try your best, but this type of a girlfriend will always believe that other couples are always happier than the both of you!

If you’re dating a girl and see any of these 15 types of girlfriends in her, talk to her about it. And if that conversation doesn’t fix it, perhaps it’s best for you to walk away before she makes you feel miserable and broken from the inside!

By Jake Butler / Lovepanky

Agnes Masogange is a popular model and video vixen from Tanzania. Her assets look amazing and too good to be true - abeg is this really 'natural'? See more pics below and tell us what you think.

Finance blogger, Arese Ugwu, in this evergreen piece published on her website, smartmoneywitharese.com encourages single girls to take charge of not only their personal finance but their financial prosperity.

Read the interesting piece below:

You are probably in your mid 20s, out of university, decent starter job, living at home with no real responsibilities. You feel like your whole life is ahead of you, so investing and saving can come later. The truth is there is no better time than now to set financial goals and learn about what investment opportunities are available to you.

1. Get money

In order to maximize your earning power and have the ability to invest, you need to pursue a career you are passionate about and create multiple streams of income. This does not necessarily mean you have to become an entrepreneur. The reality is, not everyone is cut out to be ‘their own boss’ and you need to learn this early on. Being a boss is not about working for yourself and avoiding the discipline of a 9-5. It is about adding value and being a high performer, wherever you are. There are two ways to be stuck. (and you don’t want to be stuck in your 30s or 40s) Stuck in a 9-5 job you hate and stuck in an entrepreneurial role you can’t do. Turning your passion into a paycheck is more complex than it sounds. You need to figure out what comes naturally to you, than it does others. Just because you liked planning your wedding, does not make you a wedding planner. Liking something doesn’t mean its your passion, being good at it and willing to do what it takes to sharpen your skills, is what will turn your passion to profit.

2. Create a game plan for your money

In order to take control of your money you need to devise a strategy that helps you allocate your resources efficiently and cultivate the habit of spending less than you earn and investing the rest in assets that generate income. (i.e mutual funds, real estate, money market products) The longer you leave your money invested the better your average annual returns will be, so time is on your side.

3. Change your money mentality

Again, if you earn a N100m and you spend a N100m, what you have left is zero.

People are generally good at working hard and earning money but they are terrible when it comes to scaling their consumption. If you can spend N250k on shoes, you should be able to make N250k in investments to match it.

4. Establish your Net worth

Aliko Dangote is not the richest man in Africa because he earns $23.5 billion as his salary. He is the richest man in Africa because his net worth (assets- liabilities) is $23.5billion. Therefore, building wealth is about using the money you earn to make more money by investing in building assets. For example, Tinuke makes N10m, invests N3m in land and spends the rest, assuming she has no liabilities and no other assets; Her net worth has gone from N0 to N3m. It’s not the number that matters but the progress. Set a goal to increase your net worth by 10% every year.

5. Your budget is your friend not your foe

Stop thinking of a budget as something that restricts you; instead think of it as something that tells you all the things you CAN do with your money. An easy way to achieve this is dividing your income into three parts. Long-term financial goal, (20%) short-term financial goal (10%) and living expenses (70%).

Cultivate the habit of investing at least 20% of your income before you spend 1 kobo every month. It doesn’t matter if 20% of your income is N10, 000 or N100, 000 if you are saving and investing consistently you will definitely be richer in a few years than you are today.

6. Run your own race

Nigeria is fast becoming a place where, it’s more important for people (women especially) to be popular and LOOK like they have money, when in actual fact, they are struggling behind closed doors, to uphold an image they can’t keep up.

Buying things just so that you can look as though you have as much money as someone else is silly. When Tinuke buys a bag to top Ada’s bag collection, what she doesn’t know is, Ada owns several properties, as well as an investment portfolio worth 80m, so she won’t be ‘soaking garri’ after she buys a designer bag. Sometimes, the grass is actually greener so don’t compare your beginning with someone else’s middle.  Instead of competing with her, use her as a point of contact “Baba God, my own go betta’.

If you are caught up in this mentality its important to focus on surrounding yourself with winners. Friends, who genuinely support you in your endeavors (because friendship is not a competition) and mentors who can guide you on your walk to greatness.

7. Money and relationships

It is great to be Mrs. somebody but its even better to be a force in your own right so you can be a value addition to the right man. Even if your goal in life is to marry a rich man, being financially literate could help you see through the smoke and mirrors ‘before you go enter one chance.’ Some rich men are not necessarily generous  (you don’t want to be the woman who can’t top up her phone without asking her husband) or in some cases not necessarily rich because the more you look, the less you see.

There are many instances of women who ‘thought’ they were marrying into wealth or miscalculated because they saw Family money, a Range rover and a Rolex, that are now ladened with the sole responsibility of paying the rent, staff salaries and children’s school fees.

The bible says that it is the man’s responsibility to provide. 1 Timothy 5: 8 ‘ A man that does not provide for his family is worse than an unbeliever’. So being financially independent is less about not needing a man and more about learning to be self sufficient like the Proverbs 31 woman and at the very least having plan B, because even the most independent woman appreciates a good man to depend on.

We need to raise a generation of women who are financially literate. So that they are likely to become beacons of hope for survival in times of strife as opposed to cautionary tales of helplessness.

We implore every young lady who have read this piece to take the advice of Arese seriously. It is not for nothing that she was listed as one of the 100 most inspiring Nigerian women by Y!Naija.

Would you mistake her for Kim? Well Jo'Anne Patton, 32, has had so much success as a Kim Kardashian lookalike in Leeds, UK, that she estimates earning up to £36,000 over the course of the year for just six appearances per month.

The lookalike, who currently works as a Personal Assistant (PA), told Daily Mail:

"Kim Kardashian has done really well for herself and has her fingers in a lot of pies [and] I am flattered that some people think I look like her. Her profile has become bigger and bigger - not just her bum - and she has been extremely clever in how she's marketed herself.

"For some events, for example a teenager having a Sweet Sixteen or another birthday party, then people pay well into the hundreds for a Kim Kardashian appearance because she is their idol."


"She's very popular in that age group because she's such a good role model", Miss Patton added.

"At the moment I have a full time job and do the Kim Kardashian stuff as a side hobby, but now because there's the appetite out there for her, it's something I'd really like to do full time and create a business out of it."


"My first booking was a private birthday party and I was really nervous", said Miss Patton.

"I wore a tight cream and black body-con Lipsy dress, because Kim likes those dresses, and did my hair and make-up as best I could. Luckily, the host and all her friends love Kim Kardashian so in the end it was great, as I just smiled and had my picture taken with everyone.

"I was more insecure when I was growing up and I was bullied at school. I had acne, I wasn't in with any of the cool crowd. So it's flattering if a few years later you put on some make-up and people tell you that you look like Kim Kardashian when you go out," she said.

Kim Kardashian is a 34-year-old American socialite and TV personality who shot to fame after she starred with her family in the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians – commissioned shortly after a sex tape of her was leaked in 2007.

She now has over 27m Twitter followers and 23m Instagram followers, and is currently worth around £41m ($64m).

Miss Patton admits that keeping up with Kim's appearance is no mean feat, and with costs of over £1,300 per month, the look doesn’t come cheap. She spends money on the things listed below;

Nails - £50
Hair extensions -£460
Tattooed eyeliner - £450
Facials - £65
Fake tan - £20
Make-up - £50
Gym membership - £40
Fake eyelashes - £15
Clothes - £200
Hair, skin and nail supplements - £40
Total: £1390 

Madonna and former boyfriend Brahim Zaibat.

Madonna claims she felt like a prisoner while married to her second husband, 46-year-old British director, Guy Ritchie.

The 'Living For Love' hitmaker married Ritchie in 2000, but has confessed to feeling trapped by the Sherlock Holmes filmmaker during their seven-and-a-half-year marriage and believes Ritchie held her back artistically.

Speaking about their time together, she told British paperThe Sun: "I did find myself sometimes in a state of conflict. There were many times when I wanted to express myself as an artist in ways that I don't think my ex-husband felt comfortable with.

"There were times when I felt incarcerated. I wasn't really allowed to be myself."

The 56-year-old star - whose 13th studio album Rebel Heart is out this week - divorced Guy in 2008. She acknowledges compromise is a key part of any relationship, and says she needs to find a man who can fully accept what she does.

She added: "I think when you get married you have to be willing to make a lot of compromises and that's fair enough. I think that's the way it goes in relationships."

The iconic star also took a swipe at those who have criticised her for consistently dating younger men following her divorce from Ritchie - amongst them Brahim Zaibat and Timor Steffans, who were both in their twenties.

She said: "It's okay if Mick Jagger dates a 25-year-old girl but if I date a 25-year-old man I'm, you know ... it's ridiculous. It's so unfair, I mean, I don't get it."

The singer and parent who has Rocco, 14, with Guy, as well as David, 9, and Mercy, 5, who the pair adopted while together - previously referred to ageist attitudes during an interview with Out magazine.

"You're still categorised - you're still either a virgin or a whore. If you're a certain age, you're not allowed to express your s*xu@lity, be single, or date younger men," she said.

The singer went on to reveal that she used to wish she was gay, because men on of the opposite s*x didn't "get" her.

"I didn't feel like straight men understood me. They just wanted to have s*x with me," Madonna admitted. "Gay men understood me, and I felt comfortable around them. There was only that one problem, which is that they didn't want to have s*x with me!"

Sierra Leone's Linda Kumba Isatu Ngaujah, testified how she went to hell where she had encounters with demons and met Muammar Gaddafi, Whitney Houston and former President of Guinea, Lansana Conte, there and they gave her messages.

And now, according to an extract from 'Prepare to Meet Your God' NDE/vision by Angelica Elizabeth Zambrano Mora of Ecuador, she also testifies of being taken in a Near Death Experience (NDE) by the Lord Jesus to visit Hell & Heaven, of seeing famous people in Hell, the Glories of Heaven and visions of the rapture & End Times. Read the full extract below...

Maxima (the Mother):

My name is Maxima Zambrano Mora and we attend the "Casa de Oracion" Church in El Empalme.  We were fasting for 15 days, and crying out to God.  My daughter Angelica also joined us.  During those fifteen days of fasting, I was able to see beyond the natural, which I've never done before.  We were praying and fasting at the retreat, and even continued praying and crying out at home, waiting for God to speak to us.

The Lord gave us much encouragement.  Because of our trials, we were often ready to give up, but the Lord was there to help us.  He gave us Jeremiah 33:3 "Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not." My daughter had been emphatically requesting that from Lord, though I didn't know it at the time.

Angelica (The daughter):

My name is Angelica Elizabeth Zambrano Mora.  I am 18, and study at the "Colegio José María Velazco Ibarra", here at El Cantón, El Empalme, Ecuador.  I first accepted Christ when I was 12, but I told myself, "None of my friends were evangelicals and I felt strange amongst them", so I walked away from God, and lived a bad, terrible life.  But God pulled me out of there.  On, my 15th Birthday, I was reconciled to the Lord, but I was still double-minded.  The Bible says, "A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways" (James 1:8) and I was one of those persons.  My dad would say, "You don't have to be like that, it looks awful, it's wrong," but I would reply, "This is the way I am, and how I want to be, nobody has to tell me how I should be, nor what I should do, nor how I should dress, or behave." He would respond, "God is going to deal with you.  He is going to change you."

During my 17 birthday, I came closer to the Lord.  On April 28th I came to Him and said, "Lord, I feel so bad, I know that I'm a sinner," and I told Him how I felt.  "Lord, forgive me.  I want You to write my name in the Book of Life and to accept me as Your child."  I repented and gave back my life to the Lord.  I said, "Lord, I want You to change me, to make a difference in me." I cried with all my heart, asking the Lord to change me.  But, as time passed by I felt no change.  The only difference was that I began to attend church, to read the Bible and to pray.  That was the only change in my life.

Then, in August, I was invited to fast for 15 days.  I decided to join, but before entering I said, "Lord, I want you to deal with me here."  During the fast, the Lord was speaking to almost everybody, except me!  It was as if the Lord had not seen me, and that hurt.  I would pray, "Lord, aren't You going to deal with me?" I would cry alone and continue, "Lord, do You love me? Are You here? Are You with me? Why don't You speak to me like You do to everyone else.  You speak so many things to other people, even words of prophecy, but not me."  I asked for a sign that He was with me, and the Lord gave me Jeremiah 33:3, "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."  I said, "Lord, did You just talk to me?” Because I heard His audible voice and had a vision of the words written in Jeremiah 33:3.

I said, "Lord, is that for me?" I kept it to myself, while everyone else was testifying what the Lord had given them and what they had seen.  But I kept it secret and would only meditate on the words: "Call unto Me" means to pray, but what did "great and mighty things" mean?  I thought, "This can only mean heaven and hell." So I said, "Lord, I only want You to show me heaven, but not hell, because I've heard that it is a horrible place." But I then prayed with all my heart, "Lord if it is Your will to show me what You must, then do so, but change me first.  I want You to make a difference in me; I want to be different.”

When we finished fasting, there were trials and difficulties and sometimes I felt faint, unable to continue walking with the Lord.  But He gave me strength.  I started to hear His voice and know Him better.  We became good friends.  The Lord is our best friend, the Holy Spirit.  I told Him, "Lord, You are my best friend.  I want to know You better," and shared all my thoughts with Him.

I prayed during all of August and then in November, a servant of the Lord came to our house and said, "May the Lord bless you." I replied, "Amen."  He then said, "I am here to bring you a message from God...you must prepare yourself, because the Lord will show you great and mighty things which you do not know.  He is going to show you Heaven and Hell because you have been asking, from Jeremiah 33:3."  I asked, "Yes, how did you know?  I haven't told that to anyone."  He responded, "The same God that you serve and praise, that very same God I also praise told me everything."

Soon we began to pray.  Some sisters from our church, and others from my family were there with us praying.  But as soon as we started praying, I began to see the Heavens opened.  So I said, "I see the Heavens are opening, and 2 angels are coming down!"  The man said, "Ask them why they are here."

They were tall and beautiful; with beautiful wings.  They were large and shining, and seemed transparent, brilliant as gold.  They wore crystal sandals and had on holy garments.  "Why are you here?" They smiled and said, "We are here because we have a task to carry out...We are here because you must visit Heaven and Hell and we will not leave until all of this comes to pass." I responded, "very well, but I only want to visit heaven, not hell."  They smiled, and stayed there, but did not say anything more.  After we finished prayer, I could still see them there.

I also started to see the Holy Spirit; He is my best friend; He is Holy, He is omniscient; He is omnipresent!  I could see Him, transparent and brilliant at the same time; with a brilliant countenance, I could see His smile and His loving gaze!  I can hardly describe Him, because He is more beautiful than angels.  The angels have their own beauty, but the Holy Spirit is far more beautiful than they are!  I could hear His audible voice, a voice full of love, a passionate voice.  I just can't explain His voice; a voice like lightening, yet at the same time He would say, "I am with you." so I would strive to continue walking with God, even as trials surrounded us.  We were going through very difficult moments, but victorious ones at the same time.  I said, "Lord, let Your will be done."  I continued to notice the angels even at school, and in my classes.  I was so happy, so full of joy because I could actually see them!

The servant of the Lord, who visited my house, told me to prepare myself, because I was going to see Heaven and Hell.  But he also told me something difficult.  He said, "You are going to die." It wasn't easy when I heard this.

"How am I going to die? I'm so young", I asked.  He replied, "Don't worry about anything, everything God does is perfect, and He will bring you back to life, so you can testify about Heaven and Hell, which is what the Lord wants all of us to know about." I said, "Amen, but will I be run over by a car, how will I die?"  Ideas came rushing into my mind, but the Lord told me not to worry, everything was under control.  I said, "Thank you, Lord!"

On November 6th, after I returned home from school, the Angels were still with me, even while praising the Lord.  They would not speak to me; all they would say was, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Hallelujah," giving glory, honor and praise to our Heavenly Father.  The Holy Spirit was there along with the angels and I would rejoice.  Many people say that the gospel is boring, but that is a big lie from the devil to keep people from searching for God's presence.  I also used to believe this, but after I met the Lord and the Holy Spirit, I know the gospel is not boring, it is the most beautiful experience you can have on Earth!

I could see; play with, and even talk to the Holy Spirit.  But the angels would not talk to me, but they would praise the Lord.  I would say, "Holy Spirit come along with me to do this or that" and He would be there.  I could feel and see Him.

I saw Him when He would rise to His feet, and would even prepare a seat for Him.  Although many can't see Him, He is here!  That relationship has continued, there's no reason to stop it, once you've experienced it…there's no way that I would withdraw.  When I consider where He pulled me out from, what I was before, I am so thankful for His mercy, for all His love toward humanity and toward me!

On November 7th, when I was returning home, I heard a voice that said, "Be prepared, for you will die today," I knew it was the Holy Spirit because I could see Him.  I ignored His voice and said, "Lord, I don't want to die today!" But He repeated, "Be prepared, for you will die today!" This time He said it louder and with greater force.  I replied, "Lord, I know it's You talking to me; I only ask for a confirmation and after that, do with me as You will.  I'll do whatever You ask, I'll surrender, even if I'm afraid, because I know You are with me and You are real."

I prayed, "Let that person you used before, bring me the message.  Let him be at my home this instant, before I arrive, and let him tell me that today I will die."  Now, somehow the Lord knows our past, present and future.  He knew what I would request of Him.  So when I arrived home, the servant of the Lord was already there.

Maxina (left) and Angelica (right).

Maxima: When my daughter got home, we were in the kitchen.  When Angelica saw the servant of the Lord, she said, "May the Lord bless you."  The man of God responded, "God bless you.  Are you ready? For today is the day that the Lord will take you, at 4 PM."  She just stood there, astonished that the Lord had granted her request.

Angelica: When I heard this I said, "Amen...but I don't want to die, I can't die!  No, Lord, I'm afraid, very much afraid, terrified!" The servant of the Lord said, “Let's pray that your fear will leave now in the name of our Lord."  I said, "Amen" and we prayed.  Soon I felt all fear leave me, and an indescribable joy came, thinking that death was the best thing that could happen to me!  I started to smile and laugh while everyone was looking at me.  They could all see that I went from being dismal to joyful.  I was smiling, jumping and singing.

Maxima: My daughter instantly felt joy in her heart and started eating.  She had a little bit of everything, saying, "If I don't return, well I've eaten and I'm full."

Angelica: Everyone started laughing and asked, "Why are you behaving like this instead of being sad, you're happy, you're joyful?" I told them, "Of course: I'm going to see the Lord, I'm going to be with Him, but I don't know if I'll be coming back so I want to give away all my things." They all stared at me and asked, "You're going to give away all your belongings?" My Mom's eyes were wide open in surprise!

Maxima: My daughter started giving her things away.  She gave everything away, everything!  Our church sisters were with us, as usual, and she gave something to every one of them.  When I questioned her intentions, she said, "If I return, they can give everything back to me, but if I don't come back, then they can keep everything."

Angelica: I can imagine how sad my Mom must have felt when I said that.  But I felt so happy, that I started giving everything away: my clothes, my bed, my cell phone, everything, with one condition: If I come back, everything must be returned to me.  They all started laughing.

Maxima: She was very determined, but as a mother I felt so much sorrow.  It wasn't easy.  I wondered, "Lord when the moment comes, how will it be?" I couldn't understand.  As they started praying, I was arranging thing in the house.  They said, "sister, come let's pray." But I replied, "You go on, I will join you shortly.  Just let me finish this task."

Angelica: They were all observing me as we prayed.  I prayed, "Lord, I want to do Your will.  You're not a man that You would lie or repent, I know You are real.  If I am going to fail You, then it's best if You just take me with You; but If I am going to do Your will, then bring me back, but help me say the truth, prepare me, help me to preach and to tell people to repent." That was my shortest prayer.  I told this to the servant of the Lord and said, "Don't tell my Mom what I said to the Lord." He replied, "I won't tell her now, but once the Lord has taken you, I'll tell her." We continued praying and came together in a prayer circle.

Maxima: At 3:30 PM, the Lord told His servant to anoint my daughter.  So some of us went into the room and anointed her.  He gave us two minutes to anoint her all over, from her hair down, everything, all her body.  She was fully anointed.


Angelica: My Mom and another church sister, Fátima Navarrete, anointed me with oil.  But as they were anointing me, I felt something covering me, like a glass that was surrounding me.  It's hard to explain, I felt covered with something like armor, and I couldn't explain how I was covered.  After that, when they tried to touch me, they no longer could.

Maxima: As we were praying over Angelica, I was trying to lay my hands on her, but I couldn't touch her!  She had some type of covering around her.  It was strange, nobody could touch her!  This covering started at the top of her head to her feet, about 30cm (12 inches).  That was what shocked me the most.  I've lay my hands on people before, in service to the Lord, but something like this had never happened before!  I said, "Oh, something must be happening," and I started to pray and to give thanks to the Lord.  Suddenly, I felt great joy.  The sorrow in my heart was gone, the pain was gone, and I now felt joyful and happy!  We continued praying and about at 4:00 PM, my daughter fell to the floor.

Angelica: During prayer, I felt shortness of breath; I couldn't breathe.  I felt a pain in my abdomen and in my heart.  I felt my blood going dormant, and tremendous pain all over my body.  All I could say was, "Lord, give me strength, give me strength!" because I felt I couldn't go on.  I had no strength, it was leaving me!  When I looked up to heaven, in the spiritual realm, not with my physical eyes, I saw heaven opening up.  I saw angels, not two nor ten, but millions of them gathering together.  In the midst of the millions of angels, I saw a Light, 10,000 times brighter than the sun.  And I said, "Lord that is You who is coming!"

Maxima: When she fell down, we tried to stand her up, but she was unable to stand on her own.  At this time, we were able to touch her.  She was saying, "Pray.  I don't have strength, Mommy, I don't have strength and I feel pain." First, she felt pain in her heart, and then it went down near her abdomen.  We kept on praying and pleading with the Lord.  The Lord took her life!

Never before in my life had I seen anybody die.  I had to see my daughter, as she was agonizing!  It was not easy at all!  I couldn't understand her last few words, and at the end she stopped.  I placed my hand on her face, and a mirror to her mouth, to see if she was breathing.  She had no breath, she just stood still.  I held her, she was still warm, as normal.  I took a sheet and covered her up, and in a short while she started to get cold, very cold.  Her hair was set back, like the hair of a dead person, and she turned icy cold.

Angelica: Jesus was coming down, and I felt my body dying.  As Jesus and the Angels got closer, I felt I was leaving, that I was no longer me.  I was no longer alive, I was dying, and it was agonizing!  When my body fell to the floor, they were already here.  My house was full of angels, and in the midst of the angels I saw a Light, stronger than the sun!  It was very difficult; I felt tremendous pain, as my soul and spirit were being torn away.

I was crying and screaming, as I saw my body on the floor.  I asked, "Lord, what is happening? What is happening?"  I wanted to touch my body and get inside it again, but when I tried, it was like to grabbing air: I couldn't touch it.  My hand went straight through it.  None of those who were praying there could hear me!  And I shouted, "Lord, help me!"

Maxima: My husband arrived while we were praying, and he saw her there.  The Lord gave me strength at that moment because I didn't know what to do.  It was like she was in a coma, but I knew she was OK, because it was the Lord's work.  So I said "Lord, let Your will be done."


Angelica: At that moment I hear the Lord's voice, a beautiful voice with thunder and love, "Fear not, Daughter, for I am Jehovah, Your God, and I have come here to show you what I have promised you.  Arise, for I am Jehovah, who holds you by your right hand and tells you, Fear not, I will help you." Suddenly, I arose.  I had been kneeling down, looking at my body, wanting to get back in but not being able to.  When I heard His voice, fear had left me, and I was no longer scared.

As I started walking, the angels began to open a path.  There was a strong light shining, and as I gazed at it, I felt peace.  As I looked, I saw a beautiful, tall, elegant, muscular man.  Light was projecting from Him.  There was too much light for me to see His face!  But I could see His beautiful hair of brilliant gold and a white garment with a wide golden girdle that crossed His chest.  It read, "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS."

I looked at His feet, He was wearing shiny golden sandals, of brilliant gold.  He was so beautiful!  He extended His hand to me.  When I took His hand, it wasn't like when I touched my body, my hand did not go through it.  I asked, "What is happening?" And He said, "I am going to show you hell, so that you return and tell humanity that hell is real; that hell exists.  And also, My glory will I show you, for you to tell My people to be prepared, for My glory is real and I am real." He said, "Daughter, do not fear"- He said it again and I said, "Lord, it's just that I want to go to heaven, but not hell, because I've heard that it's horrible!" He said, "Daughter, I will be with you.  I will not leave you in that place and I am going to show you that place because there are many who know that hell exists, but they have no fear.  They believe it's a game, that hell is a joke, and many don't know about it.  That is why I am going to show you that place, because there are more that perish than those that are entering My glory."  When He said that, I could see tears streaming down to His garments.  I asked Him, "Lord, why are you crying?" He replied, "Daughter, because there are more that perish, and I will show you this, so that you will go and tell the truth and so that you will not return to that place."

Maxima: Time was going by, and my daughter was still lying there.  "Lord, what is happening?" Tears were coming out of her eyes, but when I wiped them away, they would just come again.  I placed a mirror to her mouth to see if she was breathing, there was nothing.  We checked her pulse, nothing.  We placed a hand on her stomach, nothing.  The servant of the Lord said, "The place where she is, is not a place of smiles but a place of torment."

Angelica: I told Jesus, "I will testify that hell is real, that hell exists, but take me out of here now!" And He replied, "Daughter, we haven't even entered that place, and I have shown you nothing yet, and already you want Me to take you out of this place?""Lord, please take me out of here," I said.  Then we started to descend into the abyss!  I started to cry and scream, "Lord, no, no, no, no- I don't want to go!" and He would reply, "You need to see this."

I saw horrible demons, of all types, both large and small.  They were running so fast, and carrying something in their hands.  "Lord, why are they running like that and what are they carrying?" He answered, “Daughter, they run that way because they know their time is running out, because time is so short to destroy humanity and especially My people.  That which they carry in their hands are darts to destroy humanity, because each demon is given a name and according to the name that is given to them, they have a dart to destroy that person and bring them to this place; their goal is to destroy that person and bring them to hell." And I would see the demons running and exiting toward Earth and He told me.  "They are going to Earth to bring and throw humanity into this place." As He said this He would weep, He would weep so very much.  He was weeping all the time and I would cry too.

Maxima: My Daughter was dead for 23 hours, but I did not notify the authorities.  I prayed, "Lord, I will wait for 24 hours.  If my daughter is not back in 24 hours, I will call a doctor."  But, the Lord brought her back before 24 hours were up.

Angelica: The Lord said to me, "Are you ready to see what I am going to show you?"  "Yes, Lord," I said.  He took me to a cell where I could see a young man being tormented among the flames.  I noticed that the cell was enumerated, though I couldn't understand the numbers, they seemed to be backward.  There was a huge plaque in that cell, and the young man had the number "666" on his forehead.  He also had a big metallic plate that was encrusted into his skin.  The worms that were eating him, were unable to damage that plate; neither did the flames burn it.  He screamed, "Lord, have mercy on me.  Take me out of this place.  Forgive me, Lord!"  But Jesus would respond, "It's late, too late: I gave you opportunities and you would not repent."

I asked Jesus, "Lord, why is he here?" Then I recognized him.  On Earth, this young man knew the Word of God, but abruptly he walked away from the Lord, preferring alcohol, drugs and walking on the wrong path.  He did not want to follow the way of the Lord.  Jesus warned him many times on what could happen to him.  Jesus said, "Daughter, he is in this place because anyone who rejects My word already has a judge: The Word that I have spoken will judge him in that last day," (John 12:48) and then Jesus wept.

When the Lord weeps, it's different than we do.  He would weep with this pain in His heart and He would sob profoundly.  "I did not create hell for humanity," Jesus said.  So I asked Him, "Then why is humanity here, Lord?" He answered, "Daughter, I created hell for satan and his angels, who are the demons; (Matt.  25:41) but, because of sin and the lack of repentance, humanity ends here, and there are more that perish than those who reach My glory!" (Matt 7:14) He continued weeping and it would hurt me so much to see how He cried.  "Daughter, I gave My life for humanity, so that it would not perish, so that it would not end up in this place.  I gave My life out of love and mercy, so that humanity would proceed to repentance and could enter the Kingdom of Heaven."  Jesus would moan as someone who could no longer withstand the pain, that's how much pain He felt watching the people here.

Being with Jesus, made me feel safe.  I thought, "If I let go of the Lord, I'll be stuck here!"  I asked, "Jesus, do I have relatives in this place." He looked at me as I was crying and He said, "Daughter, I am with you," because I was so scared.  He took me to another cell.  I never could have imagined seeing a relative of mine in that cell.  I saw this woman being tormented, she had worms that would eat her face off, and demons would plunge a type of spear into her body.  She would scream, "No, Lord, have mercy on me, forgive me, please, take me out of this place for one minute!"  (Luke 16:24)

In Hell, people are tormented with the memories of what they did on Earth.  Demons would mock people and tell them, "Worship and praise because this is your kingdom!" and the people would scream remembering that they knew God, because they knew the Word.  Those who had known the Lord were tormented twofold.

The Lord said, "There is no other opportunity [for those here]; there is still opportunity for those who are alive."  I asked Him, "Lord, why is my great-grandmother here?  I don't know if she ever knew you.  Why is she here in hell, Lord?"  He replied, "Daughter, she is here because she failed to forgive...Daughter, he who does not forgive, neither will I forgive him."

I asked, "Lord, but You do forgive, and You are merciful." And He answered, "Yes, Daughter, but it is necessary to forgive, because they have not forgiven many people, and that is why many people are in this place, because they failed to forgive...Go and tell humanity that it is time to forgive, and especially My people, for many of My people have not forgiven.  Tell them to rid themselves of grudges, of resentment, of that hatred in their hearts, for it is time to forgive!  If death were to surprise that person who has failed to forgive, that person may go to hell, for no one can purchase life." When we left that place, my great grandmother was engulfed in fire and she screamed, "Aaaah," and began to blaspheme the name of God, she would curse Him; every person in hell blasphemes against God.

As we left that area, I could see that hell was full of tormented souls.  Many people would extend their hands out, begging Jesus to help them and take them out of there.  But the Lord could not do anything for them and they would start blaspheming God.  Then Jesus would weep and say, "It hurts Me to hear them, it hurts Me to see what they do, because I can no longer do anything for them.  What I will tell you is that I still have opportunity for he who is still on Earth, who has not yet died, who is still alive; he still has time to repent!"

The Lord told me there were many famous people in Hell, and also many people who had known about the Lord.  He said, “I am going to show you another part of the furnace." We came to a place where a woman was surrounded by flames.  She was in great torment and would scream, begging the Lord for mercy.  Jesus pointed to her with his hand and told me, "Daughter, that woman that you see over there, surrounded by flames, is Selena."  As we started getting closer, she screamed, "Lord, have mercy on me, forgive me Lord, take me out of this place!" But the Lord looked at her and said, "It's late, it's too late.  You cannot repent now."

She saw me and said, "Please, I beg you, go tell people about this, please speak out and do not be silent; go and tell them not to come to this place; go and tell them not to listen to my songs, nor sing my songs." (1 John 2:15) So I asked her, "Why do you want me to go and say that?"  And she answered, "Because every time people sing and listen to my songs, I am tormented even more, the person who does this, who sings and listens to my songs, is walking to this place.  Please, go tell them not to come here; go tell them that hell is real!"  She would scream and demons would hurl spears from afar into her body and she would cry, "Help me, Lord, have mercy on me, Lord!" But sadly, the Lord told her, "It is too late."

I looked all over that area, it was full of singers and artists who have died.  All they did was sing and sing, they wouldn't stop singing.  The Lord explained, "Daughter, the person who is here, must continue doing here, whatever they did on Earth, if they had not repented."

As I was observing the area, I noticed a lot of demons that were spilling down some type of rain.  I actually thought it was raining.  But I noticed the people in flames running away from the rain and shouting, "No, help me, Lord!...No, this can't be," and the demons would laugh and tell the people, "Praise and worship because this is your kingdom forever and ever!"   I saw the flames increase and people's worms would multiply!  There was no water there, it was brimstone that would multiply the flames and increase each person's anguish.  I asked Jesus, "What's happening?...Lord, what is this?" The Lord replied, "This is the wages of anyone who has not repented." (Psalms 11:6)

Then the Lord took me to place where there was a very well-known man.  Before now, I used to live as a double minded young Christian girl.  I used to think that any person that died would go to Heaven; that those who celebrated mass, would also go to heaven, but I was wrong.  When Pope John Paul II died, my friends and relatives would tell me that he had gone to heaven.  All the news on TV, on Extra and many other places would say, "Pope John Paul II has died, may he rest in peace.  He is now rejoicing with the Lord and his angels in heaven" and I believed all of it.  But I was only fooling myself, because I saw him in Hell, being tormented by flames.  I looked at his face, it was John Paul II!  The Lord said to me, "Look, Daughter, that man that you see there, is Pope John Paul II.  He is here in this place; he is being tormented because he did not repent."

But I asked, "Lord, why is he here? He used to preach at church." Jesus replied, "Daughter, no fornicator, no idolater, no one who is greedy and no liar will inherit My Kingdom."(Eph. 5:5)  I replied, "Yes, I know that is true, but I want to know why he is here, because he used to preach to multitudes of people!" And Jesus responded, "Yes, Daughter, he may have said many things, but he would never speak the truth as it is.  He never said the truth and they know the truth and although he knew the truth, he preferred money over preaching about salvation.  He would not offer reality; would not say that hell is real and that heaven also exists; Daughter, now he is here in this place."

When I looked at this man, he had a large serpent with needles, wrapped around his throat, and he would try to take it off.  I pleaded with Jesus, "Lord, help him!"  The man would scream, "Help me, Lord; have mercy on me; take me out of this place; forgive me!  I repent, Lord; I want to return to Earth, I want to go back to Earth to repent." The Lord observed him and said to him, "You very well knew.  You knew very well that this place was real...It's too late; there is no other opportunity for you."

The Lord said, "Look, Daughter, I am going to show you the life of this man."  Jesus showed me a huge screen on which I could observe how this man offered mass many times to the multitudes.  And how the people who were there were so idolatrous.  Jesus said, "Look, Daughter, there are many idolaters in this place.  Idolatry will not save, Daughter.  I am the only One who saves, and outside of Me, no one saves.  I love the sinner, but I hate sin, Daughter.  Go and tell humanity that I love them and that they need to come to Me."

As the Lord was speaking, I began to see how this man received multitudes of coins and bills; money, all of which he would keep.  He had so much money.  I saw images of this man seated on a throne, but I was also able to see beyond that.  While it's true that these people do not get married, I can assure you, I'm not making this up, the Lord showed it to me, those people do sleep with nuns; with many women there!  [1 example]

The Lord showed me these people living in fornication, and the Word says that no fornicator will inherit His Kingdom.  As I was watching all of this, the Lord told me, "Look Daughter, all of this which I am showing you is what goes on, what he lived and what keeps on happening among many people, among many priests and popes existing." Then he told me, "Daughter, go and tell humanity that it's time to turn to Me."

The Lord showed me a place where many people were walking to hell.  I asked Him, "Lord, how is it that they walk to this place?" He replied, "I will show you."  He showed me a tunnel with many people walking through it.  These people were chained from hand to foot.  They were dressed in black and carrying a load on their back.  Jesus said, "Look Daughter, those people that you see there, those people don't know Me yet.  That which they carry on their backs is sin, but go and tell them to turn their burden over to Me, and I will give them rest; that I am He who forgives all their sins...Daughter, go and tell those people to come to Me, for I await them with open arms, and go tell them that they are walking to this place."

As I was watching the people walking, I said, "Lord, that person over there is my cousin; that young man is my cousin, Lord, and that young girl coming down is also my cousin; my family is coming to this place!" He replied, "Daughter, they are walking to this place, but go and them where they are walking, go and tell them they are walking to hell.  Go and tell them that I have chosen you as my watchman...I have chosen you as my watchman, for it means that you are to tell the truth.  You must go and tell all that I have shown you.  If you do not speak out and something happens to that person, his blood will be poured over you, but if you go and do as I have told you, then that person has an account with me.  If the person does not repent, then the responsibility resting upon you will be lifted, for the account will rest upon that person and his blood will not be poured over you.  (Ezekiel 3:18)"

Jesus told me that many famous people were walking to that place, famous and important people.  Take for example, Michael Jackson.  This man was famous all over the world but he was a satanist.  Although many people may not see it that way, but it is the truth.  This man had satanic covenants: He came to agreement with the devil in order to achieve fame and attract many fans.

Those steps that he performed, that's the way I saw demons walk while tormenting people in hell.  They would slide backward and not move forward, while they shout; enjoying the anguish they impose upon the people.  Let me tell you that Michael Jackson is in hell.  The Lord showed him to me after Michael died.  He let me see Michael Jackson tormented in flames.  I cried to Jesus, "Why?" It wasn't easy to see how this man was being tormented and how he would scream.  Anyone who listens to Michael Jackson's songs or sings them or who is a fan of Michael Jackson, I warn you that satan is trapping you in his web so that you will end up in hell.  Right now, renounce it in the name of Jesus!  Jesus wants to set you free, so that you will not be lost.

The Lord said, "Daughter, there are also people who know Me, that are walking to this place." I asked, "Lord, how can people who know You also come here?"  He replied, "That person who has left My ways and that person who is living a double life." He started showing me people who were walking to Hell.  They were tied from their hands to their feet.

They each wore a white garment, but it was torn, stained and wrinkled.  Jesus said, "Daughter, see how My people have walked away from Me.  Daughter, I want to tell you that I am not coming for these people.  I am coming for a holy people, ready, without blemish, without wrinkle and without defilement...Go and tell them to return to the old paths." (Eph. 5:26-27)  I started to see many of my uncles and many other people who had walked away from the Lord's ways.  "Go and tell them that I am waiting for them, to surrender their loads to Me, and I will give them rest." Jesus was weeping, "Daughter, they are coming this way.  Go and tell your uncles; go and tell your relatives that they are coming this way!  Daughter, many will not believe you, but I am your faithful witness, I am your faithful witness.  I will never leave you.  Even if they do not believe you, Daughter, go and tell them the truth, for I am with you.  I will also show you, Daughter, how people arrive at this place."

We went to a tunnel where there were a multitude of people falling into the abyss.  Not 1 thousand, not 2 thousand, but as many as the sand of the sea, countless.  They were falling by the second, like handfuls of sand being thrown down.  The souls were falling rapidly.  Jesus was weeping, He said, "Daughter, this is how humanity perishes; this is how it is lost!...Daughter, it hurts Me to see how humanity perishes."

Jesus said, "Demons also hold meetings in this place." And I said, "Demons hold meetings?" Jesus said, "Yes, Daughter, they meet to plan, to plan what they will do to humanity.  They hold daily secret meetings." And with that, Jesus took me to a cell, where I saw a wooden table with chairs around it.  And there were demons – all types of demons.  Jesus explained, "Daughter, they are now planning to go and destroy the pastors' families, the missionaries, the evangelists and all of those who know me.  Daughter, they want to destroy them; they have many darts."

The demons would laugh and mock and say, "Let's destroy humanity and bring it to this place."  Jesus said, "Go and tell them that I am with them.  Tell them to not leave open doors, to leave no place to satan, for satan walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.(1st Peter 5:8)" But the Word says, "he walks as", because the only real Lion, is the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Revelations 5:5)!  Jesus said, "Daughter, they especially want to destroy the pastors; family." I asked, "Why do they want to destroy the pastors' family?" And Jesus responded, "Because they are in charge of thousands of people that are the sheep of the fold; the sheep of the fold that the Lord has given them.  They want these people to return to the world again; to look back and end up in hell...Go and tell the pastors to speak the truth.  Go and tell them to preach the truth and to speak everything that I tell them and to never keep to themselves what I tell them!"

As we left that place and He told me, "I want to show you something else... There are also children in this place." And I replied, “Children in this place, Lord? Why are there children here?  Your Word says, 'let the children to come unto Me, and do not stop them: for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these." (Matthew 19:14) Jesus replied, "Daughter, it's true, of such is the kingdom of Heaven, but that child must come to Me, for he who comes to Me I will not throw out."(John 6:37) Instantly, the Lord showed me an eight year old boy being tormented in fire.  The boy cried, "Lord have mercy of me, take me out of this place, I don't want to be here!" He kept crying and screaming.  I saw demons around this boy, that resembled cartoon figures.  There was Dragon Balls Z, Ben 10, Pokémon, Doral, etc.  "Lord, why is this boy here?"  Jesus showed me a large screen of this boy's life.  I saw how he would spend all of his time in front of the TV, watching these cartoons.

Jesus said, "Daughter, these animated cartoons, those movies, those soap operas that are seen daily on TV are satan's instruments to destroy humanity...Look, Daughter how this came to be."  I saw how the boy was rebellious and disobedient toward his parents.  When his parents talked to him, he would run away, throwing things and disobeying them.  After this happened, a car ran over him and ended his life.  Jesus told me, "Ever since then, he has been in this place."

I looked at the boy as he was being tormented.  Jesus said, "Daughter, go and tell parents to instruct their child as is written in My Word.  (Proverbs 22:6)" The Word of God is real, it tells us to correct a child with the rod, but not every moment, only when the child has been disobedient to his parents.  (Proverbs 22:15) Pokemon

The Lord told me something that is very sad and very painful.  He said, "Daughter, there are many children in this place because of animated cartoons, because of rebellion."  I asked Him, "Lord, why are animated cartoons to blame for this?" And He explained, "Because they are demons that carry rebellion, disobedience, bitterness and hatred to children; and other demons enter these children, so that they do not do good things, but do that which is bad: whatever children see on TV, they want to do in reality."  Hell exists, hell is real, and even children must decide with whom they will go.  I said, “Lord, tell me, why are there children in this place?" And Jesus answered, "Once children have knowledge that there is a heaven and a hell, then they have a place to choose."


There's much more to be said about hell, but now I'll share what I saw in Heaven.  Jesus said, "Daughter, now I am going to show you what I have prepared for My Holy people."  We left that place, going out through a tunnel.  While traveling through this tunnel, we suddenly came out to where there was light.  I saw no more darkness, torment or flames.  He said, "Daughter, I am going to show you My glory,” and we started ascending to the Kingdom of Heaven!  Soon we arrived at a door with giant letters written in gold, it said: "Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven."  Jesus said, "Daughter, go in, for I am the Door and he who enters through Me, will enter, will go and will find pastures."(John 10:9)

After the Lord said these words, the door opened and we entered.  I saw angels giving glory, honor and praise to our Heavenly Father!  (Revelations 7:11-12)   As we continued walking, we approached a table of which I could see the beginning, but not the end.  (Revelations 19:9)  I observed a large throne, and a smaller throne surrounded by thousands of chairs.  Between the chairs were garments along with crowns.  The Lord told me, "Daughter, the crown that you see there is the crown of life."(Revelations 2:10)

Jesus said, "Look, Daughter, this is what I have prepared for My people." I saw that the table was covered with a white tablecloth with gold edging.  There were plates, gold goblets, fruit; everything was served.  It was so beautiful.  There was a very large vessel in the middle of the table, which contained the wine for the dinner.  And Jesus said, "Daughter, everything is ready for the arrival of My church."

We went to another place, where I saw many people in a garden.  There were well known people from the Bible, but they were not aged, but young.  There was this young man with a large kerchief in his hand who danced and whirled around and praised the Lord.  Jesus said, "Daughter that young man that you see there is My servant, David." He was giving glory to our Father.  Suddenly, another young man passes by and Jesus told me, "Daughter, he is Joshua; he is Moses; this other young man is Abraham."  Jesus would call them out by their names.  They all had the same countenance!  Jesus said, "Daughter, that woman that you see there is My servant, Mary Magdalene; My servant, Sara."

But then He told me, "Daughter, she is Mary.  Mary, who gave birth to Jesus Christ, Who I am.  Daughter, I want to tell you that she has no knowledge of the things happening on Earth.  I want to tell you that you must go and tell humanity, tell idol worshippers that hell is real, and that idolaters will not inherit My kingdom, but go and tell them that if they repent, they can enter My heavenly dwelling place.  Go tell them that I love them and tell them that Mary has no knowledge of anything [happening on Earth] and the only One that they must exalt is Me, because neither Mary, nor St.  Gregory nor any other saint can offer salvation.  I am the only One who saves and outside of Me – nobody, nobody, nobody- saves!" He repeated it three times - that nobody could save; only He saves.

Humanity has been deceived believing in an assumed saint, which is not, but is a demon, working through an idol made by the hand of man.  But, let me tell you that the Lord wants to give you the best.  He wants you to enter the Kingdom of Heaven; to repent and to leave idolatry.  Because idolatry will not save you.  Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the one that saves, who gave His life for you, for me and for all humanity.  The Lord has a great message for humanity.  As He wept, He told me, "Please, Daughter, do not be silent; go and tell the truth, go and tell what I have shown you."

I saw how Mary worshipped the Lord, and I saw women with very beautiful long hair.  I said, "Lord, how pretty the way they wear their hair." He told me, "Daughter, that which you see is the veil that I have given to a woman." He added, "Daughter, go and tell women to take care of the veil that I have given them."

Then He told me, "I have something to show you that is very important."  I looked far away and saw a shining city, a city of gold!  I said, "Lord, what is that?  I want to go over there." He answered, “Daughter, I will show you what is over there.  What you are seeing is the heavenly dwelling, the heavenly mansions which are ready for My people."

We started walking, until we reached a golden bridge.  As we walked over it, we came upon streets that were made of pure gold!  (Revelations 21:21)

Everything was so beautiful, so brilliant, like shining glass, it was absolutely supernatural, inexplicable!  We saw heavenly mansions, and watched thousands of angels constructing them.  Some of the angels constructed very rapidly, others constructed slowly and others were not constructing at all.  I asked the Lord, "Why are some angels constructing rapidly, while others are slower, and some have those stopped constructing?" The Lord explained, "Daughter, that is how My people work on Earth, and the angels work as My children work on Earth....Daughter, My people no longer spread the gospel.  My people no longer fast.  My people no longer go to the streets to distribute tracts telling the truth.  My people are now ashamed.  Go and tell My people to return to the old paths.  Those angels that you saw that were doing nothing belong to those people that have walked away from My paths...Daughter, go and tell My people to return to the old paths," (Jeremiah 6:16) and in saying this He started to weep.

I heard other people singing, so I asked Him, "Lord, I want You to take me over there, where those people are singing." Jesus was observing me, I could tell how He was observing me, but I couldn't see His face, only the movements of His face.  While His tears were pouring over His garment, I asked Him why He was weeping.  But He would not explain it to me.

Later we arrived at this beautiful garden.  There, among the heavenly mansions, I saw flowers that were swaying.  That must have been the singing I heard.   The Lord pointed with His finger and said, "Daughter, look, they praise Me; they worship Me!  My people no longer do as they did before.  My people no longer praise, no longer worship Me; no longer seek Me as before.  That is why I told you, Daughter, to go and tell My people to seek Me, for I will go, I will go, I will go - for a people that seeks Me in spirit and in truth, for a people that are ready, for a holy people!" And weeping He said, “I am coming, I am coming!"  Then I understand why He was weeping, because He is coming, but not for those that are half-hearted.  He will return only for a people that is seeking Him in spirit and in truth.

Then the Lord told me that I had to return to Earth.  I said, "Lord, I don't want to go back to Earth!  What do you mean – Earth? I want to stay with You.  You brought me here and I'm not going anywhere because I am with You!"  Jesus said, "Daughter, it is necessary that you return to Earth to go and testify that My glory is real, that what I am going to show you is real; that what you have seen is real – so that humanity will come to Me, repent and not perish." Weeping, I fell to His feet; there I saw wounds on His feet.  I asked, "Lord, what are these wounds here?" He answered, "Daughter, it's the scar from that yesterday, when I gave My life for humanity."

He also showed me the scars in his hands, I asked, "Lord, why do you still have that?" He told me, "Daughter, it is the scar that has remained." So I asked, "Will this go away?" He replied, "Daughter, this will go away when all the saints are reunited here...Daughter, I must take you to Earth: Your family and the nations are waiting for you."

I tried to refuse but He pointed down to Earth with His finger and said, "Look, those people that you see down there are your relatives; that body that you see there, is where you have to return...It is time to leave this place." Then He took me along a beautiful crystal clear river and said "Daughter, enter the river and submerge yourself."  Before I entered that crystalline river of living water, I was experiencing indescribable joy, but after I submerged myself and came out, I was elated.  I thought I would not have to return home, but the Lord told me, "Daughter, you have to return to Earth...Daughter, I am going to show you something: How I am coming to Earth for a holy people.  I am going to show you how the day of the Rapture will be."


We walked to a place with a giant screen, and I saw people in it.  I could observe the whole world.  Then suddenly I saw thousands of people disappearing.  Pregnant women had their pregnancy disappear, and they looked like they had gone crazy screaming.

Children had disappeared from all over.  Many people were running from here to there, screaming, "This can't be, this can't be!  What's happening?"

I saw those who had known the Lord, but were left behind. (Matt 24:40-41) They were saying that Christ had come, the Rapture happened.  They screamed and wanted to kill themselves, but they couldn't.  The Lord told me, "Daughter, in those days, death will flee; Daughter, in those days the Holy Spirit will no longer be on Earth."  (Revelations 9:6) There were accidents but I didn't see a single dead person: all of them were alive, although injured.

After the RaptureI observed enormous traffic with thousands of people.  He told me, "Daughter, look, this is how everything will happen."   I then saw people running from one place to another, shouting, "Christ came, Christ came!"  They would plead, "Lord, forgive me, forgive me, take me with You!"

But sadly the Lord said, "It will be too late.  The time to repent is now...Daughter, go tell humanity to seek Me, for during that time there will no longer be opportunity.  (Isaiah 55:6)  Daughter, it will be too late for all those that stay behind." When Jesus observed how people were left behind, He began to weep and said, "Daughter, I will go to Earth as it says in 1 Thes.  4: 16-17 : “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first; Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

But not everyone will go with the Lord, only those who are doing His will (Matthew 7:21) and living a holy life.  For the Lord told me, "Only those that are holy will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, (Hebrews 12:14), No one knows, neither the day nor the hour in which I will go for My holy people, not even the angels know it." (Matthew 24:36)

On the screen I saw people running around.  Magazines and TV news said that “CHRIST HAD COME.”  The screen closed, and Jesus finished by saying, "I will go for a holy people."   This was all He showed me.  After that, He brought me back here to Earth.

With angels gathered round, we began to descend these beautiful stairs; white steps with flowers surrounding them.  I was crying all the way down, pleading with Jesus, "Lord, please, don't leave me here.  Take me with You!" He responded, "Daughter, the nations, your family are waiting for you...Daughter, you must enter that body.  You must receive life, Daughter, so you can go and testify what you have seen.  Many will not believe you; many will believe you, but I am your faithful witness.  I am with you.  I will never leave you."


Maxima: When my daughter came back, we were waiting there, and she was stretched out on the floor.  She went, "uuhmm," nothing else.  I said, "Thank You, Lord, because my daughter is back!"

We all gave thanks to the Lord.  Soon she started breathing slowly, little by little.  After about five hours, she was able to open her eyes and talk.  At first we could hardly understand what she was saying; it just wasn't clear.  She had no strength.  We needed to keep the windows covered, because her eyes couldn't handle the light.

Being curious, we all wanted her to tell us what she saw.  But because she was so weak, she could only tell us a little.  It was 2 weeks until she was able to share her full testimony.

Demons came to torment her after all this.  She could see them clearly, they would try to hide themselves in the shadows.  They were here within three days of her return, before she could really talk.  She asked them what they wanted and they replied, "We have come to make a pact with you...You must shut up.  You must not say anything of what you saw down there, because if you speak, we will kill you."

She described the demons as ugly, large and fat, ugly.  She said there were no words to describe how horrible they looked.  She would rebuke them, but they would not leave.  When they came they would jump on her and try to choke her.  She would fight back rebuking them, but she had no strength.  One time when she rebuked them, a tremendous light appeared and then they fled!  It was the Lord.

What my daughter went through was not easy.  She was given a profound message to all humanity, to seek God.  But humanity thinks that what it is doing is alright.  Youth that are into drugs and alcohol, they think that's OK, but it's not.   One of the greatest experiences that my daughter had was when she saw many entertainers in hell, including dancers, and also Pope John Paul II.  It's time to seek the Lord, to repent and to humble oneself before Him.   The Word of God is true when it says, "Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away."(Mark 13:31)  The Word of the Lord will be fulfilled in its due time.

The Lord also showed her a tunnel, where people were walking to hell.  Many people are already in hell.  It's real!  But even the Lord's people don't believe this, many just don't believe.

The main message was that we should seek the Lord, not just from our lips, but from the deepest part of our heart, for the Lord's coming is at hand.  Jesus said, "I am no longer at the door; I am beyond the door.  I will come soon; My coming is near.  My people have left Me and gone back to worldly things...Tell My people to return to the old paths." The church today must go back to the old paths, that it is where we are in the fire, seeking the Lord.  When the trumpet sounds we must be ready to meet the Lord, and it will be wonderful!


Angelica, speaking before an audience:

The Lord told me, "Daughter, in those days the Holy Spirit will no longer be on Earth.  In those days, He will no longer be on Earth."(2 Thes. 2:7)  And I saw enormous traffic, with accidents.  Many people wanted to kill themselves, but Jesus said, "They shall seek death, but death shall flee from humanity.  Death will no longer be during that time."(Revelations 9:6)  I saw people watching TV and magazines that read, "Thousands and Thousands have Disappeared." Many already knew that Christ had come for His holy people.  Those who knew the Lord, but were left behind, went crying through the streets, wanting to kill themselves, but they could not do anything.

While in Heaven, Jesus said, "I will come for a holy people and I will come soon for My church."  But two weeks ago the Lord told me, "Daughter, I take pleasure in what you are doing, that you are fulfilling what I have given you, but do not tell My people that I am coming soon.  Tell My people that I am coming right away." Again the Lord said, "Tell My people that I am coming right away and that I am coming for a holy people.  Tell My people that only the holy ones, only the holy ones will see Me!...And do not be silent: Keep on declaring what I have told you."

Angelica Praying with the audience:

Everybody, close your eyes, and place your right hand over your heart.  Raise your left hand and if you feel like crying, then cry.  Now tell the Lord what you feel in your heart.  For those who want to accept the Lord, repeat after me.

Lord, I thank You for Your love and Your mercy, thank You, Lord, for the word that has reached my heart today.  Father, I ask for Your forgiveness.  Forgive me.  Wash me with Your precious blood.  Write my name in the Book of Life.  Accept me as Your child, Lord.  Right now, I forgive anyone that I had not been able to forgive.  I renounce to my lack of forgiveness.  I renounce all things that have hindered Your flow, and I ask You to transform me and to fill me with Your presence every day.  Thank You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Angelica: “This testimony is not a lie; it's not a joke; it is not a story; it is not a dream, hell is real!  Hell exists!  To anyone that does not believe, I want to tell you that hell is real, very real.  I cannot find words to tell you how real it is.  I wish that you could experience it yourself.”

Angelica, speaking with Narrator:

The time is soon, God allows signs to reveal to humanity what is about to happen.  Do not remain condemned; that's what the devil wants.  Ask yourself if you are already walking through hell's tunnel? Today is the day of salvation, today is the day to invite Jesus, your Savior into your life.  These are simple and yet great words to say: "I accept You, Jesus as my Lord and my only Savior.  I give You my life and soul with all my heart.  I want to be with You for eternity.”

Choose your final destiny: Life or death, heaven or hell, Jesus or the devil.  It's clear, either you belong to Jesus or to the devil.  Either you do what is right or you do what is wrong.  You choose your destiny: eternal life or the lake of fire.  Think about it.  Decide now.  Jesus Christ died on the cross for each one of us, for our sins, and He gave us the opportunity of salvation by His mercy.  Accept Christ as your only Savior!

Now that you've heard this testimony, don't let this moment be the one you regret forever in hell.”

The heart is arguably the hub of life. It is the singular, central body organ on which every other organ or tissue depends for nourishment and survival. Why? Because it is the powerhouse that keeps pumping blood through which oxygen and other essential nutrients are distributed around the body.

Despite this cardinal role, the heart is usually the focus of several bad habits that tend to compromise its functions. Furthermore, while some of these habits are obviously deadly and many try to avoid them, others appear seemingly harmless. However, the bitter truth is they can all prove deadly to your heart.

1. Smoking
For all intents and purposes, smoking has a damaging effect on not only the heart but also every body organ. Cigarette contains a substance, nicotine which increases the heart rate, elevates the blood pressure and damages the inner lining (endothelium) of blood vessels supplying the heart, thereby impairing blood flow to the organ.

Research has shown that about 20% of deaths from heart disease are directly related to smoking. Also, it has been found that people who smoke have 2-4 times higher risk of coming down with heart disease than nonsmokers. Sadly, secondhand or passive smokers (i.e people around smokers) are not exempted.

Our candid advice to you is to avoid smoking of any form because it kills faster than you think.

2. Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Research has shown that moderate consumption of alcohol (especially red wine containing flavenoids) can be cardioprotective. In excess, however, the reverse is the case as alcohol increases your blood pressure, blood fats and weight. Hence, it is an important risk factor for cardiovascular problems like heart failure, heart attack and stroke.

If you must drink at all, the American Heart Association recommends a maximum of 1-2 bottles per day for men and 1 bottle per day for women. In larger quantities, alcohol does more harm than good to your body.

3. Sitting for long
Prolonged periods of sitting (>5hrs a day) either at a desk or in front of TV could prove dangerous to the heart. Folks who sit for long periods without getting up are said to have a double risk of developing heart disease since a sedentary lifestyle can promote obesity, high blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels. A 2014 study done at Indiana University recommends taking a five-minute walk every hour if your job is such that you must sit all day. This simple routine will keep your blood vessels flexible and enhance a smooth blood flow.

4. Overzealous Exercise
What overzealous exercise does is to stimulate the body to release stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisol which increase the heart rate and shoot up the blood pressure, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular phenomena such as heart attack, heart failure and stroke. It's a good habit to indulge in 30min of moderate-intensity exercise about 5 times in a week because it improves the condition of your heart and blood vessels while also helping you to burn some fat.

5. Not Flossing
Flossing is important not just for your teeth but also for your heart. Studies have shown that bacteria associated with gum disease can cause inflammation and get into the bloodstream, leading to plaque formation and eventual narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart. This may predispose to coronary artery disease and heart attack.

6. Excessive Salt Intake
It is no more news that table salt has high quantities of sodium which can raise the blood pressure and increase the risk of cardiovascular events. But what about the hidden sodium content in most processed foods including sardines, canned vegetables, chips and salty snacks? The American Heart Association recommends a maximum daily sodium intake of 1500mg. Hence be sure to read the nutritional labels of the products you consume and avoid those with very high sodium content.

7. Inadequate Sleep
The need to make ends meet and earn a good living compels a lot of people to sacrifice their sleep. They often find themselves going to bed very late and getting up very early in the morning. This kind of habit deprives the overworked cardiovascular system of the needed rest and you may just be setting yourself up for high blood pressure and its dreaded complications.

Studies have shown that 7-8hrs of sleep every night is optimal for the body.

8. Anger and Anxiety
Research has shown that emotional outbursts in form of anger and anxiety can raise the blood pressure, disrupt the normal rhythm of the heart and promote atherosclerosis (a build-up of fatty plaques on the inner lining of blood vessels). Understandably, all these can set the stage for cardiovascular complications.

9. Avoiding Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are high-fibre, low-calorie diets that can facilitate weight loss and help burn fat. In fact, some fruits like bananas are rich in potassium which has been shown to protect the heart.

Studies have shown a 20% lower risk of heart disease and stroke in individuals who consume more than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, compared to those who consume less than 3 servings.

10. Poor Compliance with Medications and Clinic Attendance
High blood pressure is often aptly referred to as the 'silent killer' because the majority of people may not feel any symptoms of the disease until they come down with complications. Hence it is very dangerous to stop taking your anti-hypertensive pills or ignore clinic appointments just because you no longer feel any symptoms.

Has her face changed? Well, according to the new issue of UsWeekly, a source insisted Kim Kardashian has been visiting plastic surgeons to keep her youthful glow, which she has been showing off during Paris Fashion Week to raves.

"She's had fillers all over her face," The friend went on to explain that the E! diva gets the treatment in her "nose, cheeks and chin."

The mother to North West, aged one, doesn't want anything injected around her eyes because she had a bad experience in May 2012 while in France that made her uncomfortable, it was claimed.

"She didn't like it," said the source. "She avoids that area now."

If the wife of Kanye West did have these procedures, that would explain a lot. In the past few years her face has looked incredibly wrinkle free.

The American-born Nigerian singer, who is undoubtedly one of the richest in Africa, is living the high life. From private jets to fast cars and posh residences, this dude is living the life.

Davido, real name David Adedeji Adeleke, is known for his lavish spending stunts, occasional tweefs (twitter beef) with fellow musician, Wizkid, and is one of the most sought for musicians in Africa.

The HKN Music boss has won a BET Award, a Kora Award, a Channel O Music Video Award, a Ghana Music Award, a Nigeria Music Video Award, two MTV Africa Music Awards, two African Muzik Magazine Awards, five The Headies Awards, seven Nigeria Entertainment Awards and two Dynamix All Youth Awards, among others.


He recently took to Instagram to show off his all black Range Rover and Mercedes G-wagon which together cost almost N50M.

Davido captioned the photo "THEM SLEEPLESS NITES ALL MAKES SENSE NOW". He has proven himself to be a hardworking Nigerian artist who loves to have a good time.

2014 was a very great year for Davido's career and 2015 is looking up to be even better as he plans to release his second album in April.

The young man has shown that hard work does pay off. Check out some of his valuables below...

A civil society organization, Centre for Social Justice (CENSOJ), has alleged that the two leading political parties in the country, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and The All Progressives Congress (APC), have spent a whooping sum on campaign publicity in their quest for victory come March 28.

According to the organization, both parties are violating the provisions of the Electoral Act in campaign funding.

It said the parties have so far spent N4.9 billion on publicity thereby exceeding the maximum, recommended by the Act.

Section 91 (2) of the Electoral Act states that the maximum election expenses to be incurred by a candidate at a presidential election shall be N1 billion while subsection 3 says a governorship candidate shall spend a maximum of N200,000,000.

The Act also says the offenders shall be liable to a fine of N1 million or imprisonment of 12 months or both in the case of a presidential candidate.

The Lead Director of CENSOJ, Eze Onyekpere, said at a press conference held on Monday, March 9, that the two parties who are fielding the two frontline candidates, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, have spent more than what the Act provided in selling the candidates.

Mr. Eze revealed that the PDP used N3.5 billion on publicity between December last year and February this year while the APC spent N1.42 billion during the same period.

According to Mr. Eze, the APC spent N332 million in the newspapers to campaign for Mr. Buhari and another N1.09 billion in other media outlets.

While the PDP on its part, spent N1.05 billion in the print media to promote Mr. Jonathan and another N2.5 billion in other media outlets.

He said: "Although, declining oil prices contributed to Nigeria's deteriorating macro-economic fundamentals, the coincidence of campaign spending and the acceleration of the deterioration brings to the fore the inextricable link between election spending and the health of the economy

"With the attention shifted from governance and a lot of expenditure on campaigns, the state of the economy in terms of depreciating exchange rate, inflation and reduced economic growth are bound to occur."

The CENSOJ Lead Director however urged the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies to caution the two major parties.

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The Islamic State group has welcomed a pledge of allegiance to it made by the Nigerian jihadist organisation Boko Haram. According to an audiotape released yesterday from its spokesman, Mohammed al-Adnani, they confirmed they are expanding to West Africa.

"We announce to you to the good news of the expansion of the caliphate to West Africa because the caliph... has accepted the allegiance of our brothers of the Sunni group for preaching and the jihad," IS spokesman Mohammed al-Adnani said in the message, using the Arabic name for Boko Haram.

Itself a radical Sunni Muslim movement, IS has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria and declared an Islamic "caliphate" there, and has also drawn expressions of allegiance from jihadists in Egypt and Libya.

On Saturday, an audiotape attributed to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said "we announce our allegiance to the Caliph of the Muslims, Ibrahim ibn Awad ibn Ibrahim al-Husseini al-Qurashi," referring to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Shekau has previously mentioned Baghdadi in video messages yet stopped short of pledging formal allegiance.

But there have been increasing signs that the Nigerian militants, whose six-year insurgency has claimed more than 13,000 lives and left 1.5 million people homeless, have been seeking a closer tie-up.

IS spokesman Adnani urged Muslims to join militants in West Africa and insisted that the caliphate was growing.

"Our caliphate is resisting and it is advancing in the right direction. We are fighting the Crusaders and the rafidah (Shiites) and day by day the Islamic State is becoming strong," he said.

He insisted that the jihadist group is "sure of its victory" regardless of the challenges it is facing.

For months, IS has been targeted with air strikes from a coalition led by the United States and suffered territorial setbacks in Syria and Iraq.

And Iraqi government forces have closed on the city of Tikrit this week in a bid to retake it from the group.

- AFP

What does it feel like to die? It seems that scientists can finally give an answer to this question!

The biggest ever study dedicated to near-death experiences found some truly disturbing results from 2,000 people whose hearts have stopped. When seeing a light and a tunnel may be the popular perception of death, there are many other very different strange experiences.

• Only 9% had any sort of near death experience;
• Just 2% had visual 'out of body' experiences;
• Nearly half of patients – 46% – remembered some of their experiences;

Dream-like or hallucinatory scenarios that the patients experienced were categorised into eight major themes:

• Fear
• Seeing animals or plants
• Bright light
• Violence and persecution
• Deja-vu
• Seeing family
• Recalling events post-cardiac arrest
• Feeling of peace or pleasantness

What concerns consciousness – it doesn't stop 20 to 30 seconds after the heart does – instead, consciousness and awareness appeared to occur during a three-minute period when there was no heartbeat, thet means patients can recall real events when doctors have assumed they are dead. Sam Parnia, a critical care physician and director of resuscitation research says;

"While it is definitely clear that people do have experience at the time that they're dead, how individuals actually choose to interpret those experiences depends entirely on their background and pre-existing beliefs. Someone from India might return from the dead and say they saw Krishna, whereas someone from the Midwest of the US could experience the same thing but claim to have seen God.

"All of these things – what's the soul, what is heaven and hell – I have no idea what they mean, and there’s probably thousands and thousands of interpretations based on where you’re born and what your background is. It’s important to move this out of the realm of religious teaching and into objectivity. Anyone with a relatively objective mind will agree that this is something that should be investigated further.We have the means and the technology. Now it’s time to do it."

So far, the team of researchers has uncovered no predictor for who is most likely to remember something from their death, and explanations are lacking for why some people experience terrifying scenarios while others report euphoric ones. Parnia also points out that it’s very likely that more people have near-death experiences than the study numbers reflect.

Parnia and his colleagues are already planning follow-up studies to try to address some of these questions. They also hope their work will help broaden the traditionally diametric conversation about death, breaking it free from the confines of either a religious or sceptical stance. Instead, they think, death should be treated as a scientific subject just like any other.

A former female member of a 'satanic' cult manifested and was saved at popular Prophet, Walter Magaya's church in Waterfalls, Harare, Zimbabwe.

The woman (pictured) claimed that before she saw light she would lure several pastors into bed.

She narrated her yarns at Prophet Walter Magaya's church and made a very startling confession.

She said that in 2013, she was visited by a man whilst she was taking a bath at school and that man gave her jewellery and that is how she was initiated into satanism. Then she started seeing herself under water and was also in the business of initiating other people.

Every time she went into church she would initiate the pastors by merely looking at them and would end up sleeping with them. She would initiate men just by looking at them and she would also ask for money and that is how their wealth was transferred into the marine kingdom.

If ever a man would refuse to give her money, she would blink at him thrice and he would die. She confessed that she has killed seven men to date. She would also initiate young beautiful girls by simply giving them a sweet or asking their names.

She further confessed that she has initiated over 3,500 people to date who are currently serving the kingdom of darkness. She initiated one pastor who she is currently married to. She was not allowed to sleep with him as this spiritual man would not let her.

She also said that she was made to sleep with snakes every night and she would conceive. She disclosed that she currently has 27 children under water from these snakes.

- via iHarare

Humanitarian organization, Voice of Change Network Int'l, on March 9 visited Miss Agwu.

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has given Josephine Ugwu, female contract staff of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos with the NOA Citizens' Responsibility Award, The Cable is reporting.

This award is in recognition of her outstanding display of honesty.

The NOA DG, Mike Omeri noted that the NOA was honoring the cleaner for returning the N12 million which was forgotten by a traveler at the airport's screening centre.

Such honesty was typical of true Nigerians, he said, and in line with the national core values.

"She is one of the many Nigerians who, through their noble character while performing their routine duties, show their commitment to the national pledge of faithfulness, loyalty and honesty. She deserves to be honoured and celebrated as an icon of doing the right thing," he said.

Josephine Agwu at work.

Ugwu has joined 15 other Nigerians who have received the NOA Citizens' Responsibility Award for outstanding character. This number includes seven of the police officers who investigated the Cynthia Osokogu murder in 2013.