PASTOR TEDDY PARKER COMMITS SUICIDE

The pastor of a church in Macon, Georgia reportedly

shot himself while his congregation were waiting for him to preach on Sunday service, authorities said.

According to 13 WMAZ, Rev. Teddy Parker Jr., 42, of Bibb Mount Zion Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia, was discovered by his wife in the driveway of their Warner Robins home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"He was suffering with manic depression and he had some emotional issues that he had been dealing with. [He was] in treatment, but he just couldn't step away from ministry," Parker's longtime friend, Dr. E. Dewey Smith Jr., senior pastor at The House of Hope Atlanta (Greater Travelers Rest) in Decatur, Ga., told the Christian Post.

US TO DESIGNATE BOKOHARAM AS A TERROR GROUP

The State Department will designate Boko Haram, a Nigeria-based extremist group with ties to al Qaeda, and Ansaru, an offshoot, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, U.S. officials made it known.

The move enables the United States to freeze assets, impose travel bans on known members and affiliates, and prohibit Americans from offering material support.

The United States says Boko Haram has killed

WANT A BETTER COVER LETTER? AVOID THESE EXTREMES

Your cover letter is a first impression that should be

as an elevator pitch, as brief as a one-page resume, and as effective as an interview in showing why you’re the right candidate to move forward in the hiring process.

memorable as

Oh yeah, and it’s all in writing.

That’s because your cover letter is used to judge not only your qualifications, but also your communication skills. This may sound overwhelming, but here’s the good news: If you write an excellent cover letter, you will stand out from the pack.

So, what do the very best cover letters have in common? They strike the right balance. Meaning: They say enough, but they’re not too long; they’re memorable

, but not too personal; they show how awesome you are, but they don’t brag.

To make sure you walk the perfect line, try this

WANT A BETTER COVER LETTER? AVOID THESE EXTREMES

Your cover letter is a first impression that should be

as an elevator pitch, as brief as a one-page resume, and as effective as an interview in showing why you’re the right candidate to move forward in the hiring process.

memorable as

Oh yeah, and it’s all in writing.

That’s because your cover letter is used to judge not only your qualifications, but also your communication skills. This may sound overwhelming, but here’s the good news: If you write an excellent cover letter, you will stand out from the pack.

So, what do the very best cover letters have in common? They strike the right balance. Meaning: They say enough, but they’re not too long; they’re memorable

, but not too personal; they show how awesome you are, but they don’t brag.

To make sure you walk the perfect line, try this

WANT A BETTER COVER LETTER? AVOID THESE EXTREMES

Your cover letter is a first impression that should be

as an elevator pitch, as brief as a one-page resume, and as effective as an interview in showing why you’re the right candidate to move forward in the hiring process.

memorable as

Oh yeah, and it’s all in writing.

That’s because your cover letter is used to judge not only your qualifications, but also your communication skills. This may sound overwhelming, but here’s the good news: If you write an excellent cover letter, you will stand out from the pack.

So, what do the very best cover letters have in common? They strike the right balance. Meaning: They say enough, but they’re not too long; they’re memorable

, but not too personal; they show how awesome you are, but they don’t brag.

To make sure you walk the perfect line, try this

WANT A BETTER COVER LETTER? AVOID THESE EXTREMES

Your cover letter is a first impression that should be as an elevator pitch, as brief as a one-page resume, and as effective as an interview in showing why you’re the right candidate to move forward in the hiring process.

memorable as

Oh yeah, and it’s all in writing.

That’s because your cover letter is used to judge not only your qualifications, but also your communication skills. This may sound overwhelming, but here’s the good news: If you write an excellent cover letter, you will stand out from the pack.

So, what do the very best cover letters have in common? They strike the right balance. Meaning: They say enough, but they’re not too long; they’re memorable

, but not too personal; they show how awesome

THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND THE IMPENDING OUTCOME

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with over 250 ethnic groups. The Nigerian people have been living together long time ago even before the independence by the British in 1960. But the issue of social and economic wellbeing has always been the dividing line and bone of contention. Some tribes have been perceived to be more favored than others in terms of resource sharing formula and this has called for various national conferences in the past especially among the Igbos and South South. The Biafran war led by the late General Ojukwu Odumegu in 1967 was a proof of this perceived inequality and marginalization among these groups. But the Nigerian state as remained one despite all

AGAIN ON THE ASUU STRIKE

There are hints, yes, insinuations, that the President, if ASUU

rejects his next (perhaps, last) offer, will forcefully open the

Universities- and perhaps Polytechnics, since ASUP is also on strike.

I'm forced to ask (myself), Can that happen? Will he drag the

lecturers back to class or will he teach us himself?- I particularly

look forward to a lecture on Schistosomiasis since he had a shoeless

childhood.

But I answer my own question from my

recollection of nationa