Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The Almighty Nigerian Soldiers


                                    Whenever I sleep and wake up awed, my dream must have been about soldiers. I fear anybody  in camouflage, oh! I fear them. "Soldiers are nice people until they get angry," someone would say, "don't dare soldiers o, they can kill anybody without being questioned," another would corroborate. Ask anybody on the street, what he knows about the military and he will tell you how some six policemen were mercilessly whipped by just two soldiers, how motorcyclists(no matter how old) must come down from their bike and push, when approaching military check points or risk hell; how someone relocated early to the grave for having affairs with a soldier's wife or fiance, how somebody's husband was made to relish some 'frog-jump'  as a beating for receiving a phone call at a millitary checkpoint, how unfortunate a driver was, who overtook with his car, a military hilux or any car conveying some green berets,  and how you must not calm an angry soldier down, no matter how close or related you are to him, if you don't want some strokes of his belt or koboko. Someone even told me, that the most wicked of soldiers were female cadets and when she narrated her experience with one of them, I didn't wish to meet a female soldier in life.

I am, till cows come home, un-easy when I am with any of them, I try to comport myself almost to the extent of not breathing when I sight them. The lexeme, 'soldier' sends hysteria, horror and jam through my spines, I fidget a lot when I see any inscription indicating a military zone, I cannot go near a barack even in dreams. Not as if I am afraid of death( that seems the highest any mortal can offer) that much, neither am I too scared of  'frog-jump' or any of the many ridiculous punishments civilians enjoy at check points but I hate humiliation,  and I hate it when people helplessly endure it  too.

Despite my reservations on the numerous abuse of civilians by some power-drunk soldiers, ask of a people I love with passion, I will tell you it is the military. These are individuals who ignore the warmth of family life to keep us safe. Humans who stare death in the face, just to keep the majority alive, these are humans who deprive themselves of the merriments of free-will/freedom and instead embrace perpetual obedience to superiors even at the expense of their lives. They fall in love with the deafening exclamations of gun-shots so that snorers will sleep with two eyes closed. They romance the everyday come-die songs of the forest, they traverse the valley of the shadow of death, they eat nothings and remain in heavy weight uniforms. They have no shield for the coldness of the night nor cover for the hotness of the day. They have wives they scarcely enjoy and children who hardly recognize them, and all these, just to protect some 'bloody' civilians. What is preventing me from showing love to these fighters? Why do I have to see those who do too much to keep me safe and break out in sweat? Aren't they supposed to be the most cherished among the populace?

 Ordinarily, a soldier is someone you should see and run-to for a selfie, someone a farmer should see and share the things he is bringing from the farm with, someone children should see and embrace, someone people should rally round and make sure he lacks nothing wherever he's serving, but what we see in today's Nigeria is a situation whereby soldiers brutalise the people they claim to  protect, at the slightest provocation. So, those who should love them are afraid of them, those who should agitate for a better life for them can not move closer to them, those who should pray for them hate them. Before yesterday, I didn't know it was a crime for a Nigerian soldier to brutalise a civilian, so, why the incessant abuse? It shows the kind of country we are in, a country where anything goes, where there is no law, where things are falling apart. My brothers and sisters in the Army, I love you, many Nigerians do. We appreciate your sacrifices, we understand your pains, you are our heroes, you are our strength as a people and we can't but be grateful to you, but stop using the rod on us like we are goats, stop giving us public discipline like we are school children and we'll show you how much our hearts beat for you. I just hope this write-up won't attract some impromptu 'frog-jump'.

©Joseph favour

Saturday, June 24, 2017

By WOLE SOYINKA......

The Ibos want Biafra
The North wants Ibo's exit
The Yorubas want Ibo's exit
The Ibos are saying "we have investments in your areas and cannot leave them"
And the fight is being cooked.

Amongst all these, the President is in London
Governors are sharing bailout funds
Workers salaries are not paid
Government officials have their children schooling abroad
Ministers and senators are looting

The poor Hausa man is riding Okada
The poor Ibo man is riding Okada
The poor Yoruba man is riding Okada

The poor Hausa man sleeps under the bridge as Alamajiri
The poor Yoruba man sleeps under the bridge as Alaye
The poor Ibo man sleeps under the bridge as agbero

It is pertinent to note that the poor from all ethnic groups in Nigeria have everything in common and so is the rich.

Do not allow the agitation of an Ibo man who lives in UK or USA for Biafra cause the killing of the Ibo man in Adamawa. The rich hate us that much.
Do not allow the Alhaji whose children are living abroad to persuade you to go and start killing on the street of Kaduna.

The problem in the country is not the agitation of any ethnic group but the unity of the elite and the disunity of the masses.

How many times have you taken your agitation to question your local government Chairmen?

Why have you not asked your Governors through agitation how they spent bailout fund?

Why have you not agitated against that government official whose mansions you go to beg for help?

Sad to note;
All the Governors love themselves
All the past Presidents love themselves
All the senators love themselves
All the top government officials love themselves
All the looters love themselves

Why can't you and  I love ourselves?
Why cant we combine efforts and fight them?
Why do we fight ourselves?
Why do we allow them the freedom we don't have?

Remember; a good Nigeria is better than a good Arewa, Oduduwa or Biafra.

#One_love_Nigeria.

Monday, June 12, 2017

#When the HOPE was murdered

On this day, Nigerians woke up with the HOPE of ending their sufferings with the election of a man who promised them HOPE.

Religion and ethnic sentiments were defeated as Nigerians voted a Muslim-Muslim ticket and the North rejected Bashir Othman Tofa, their own son and opted for a Yorubaman.

Alas! The opportunity to break our ethnic and religious barriers once and for all was killed - June 12, 1993 presidential election was annulled.

Then followed the Epetedo declaration and the arrest of MKO Abiola, the man who gave Nigerians promise of HOPE.

They took MKO Abiola away alive and brought him DEAD four years after!

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#Here is the transcript of the last interview MKO Abiola granted as he was being whisked away.

Excerpts:

BBC: What is happening in your house? Are you being arrested?
MKO: I am being arrested. I am just going out now with the police (MKO and supporters are singing the national anthem)…Hello­. There is a large crowd here. I am being escorted out to detention by singing the national anthem.

BBC: Why are they arresting you?
MKO: They are arresting me on an allegation of felony—namely treason or something like that. They are not doing anything, they are just taking me away. Please let me go, you know I am delaying them (police).

BBC: And so where are you? Are you in your car?
MKO: I am in my car now.

BBC: Is it police who are with you in your car or are they escorting you?
MKO: The commissioner of police is in the car with me and my senior wife (Kudirat) is in the car with me

BBC: Why are they letting you talk on the phone to the BBC while they are in the middle of arresting you?
MKO: They have come to arrest me, not to arrest my mouth! (laughs).

BBC: You sound very cheerful about it Chief Abiola?
MKO: Of course (laughing). It is all part of democracy here.

BBC: And you are happy to go to the police and await whatever charges they are going to file against you?
MKO: I am not in any way disturbed by it. Any sacrifice is in order. If it will bring democracy, peace and posterity to Nigeria.*

BBC: Is it possible to speak to the commissioner of police who is with you in the car?
MKO: I don’t know if the commissioner of police is authorised to talk; he cannot talk to the press.

BBC: What is your advice now to your supporters? Many of them we heard a moment ago?

MKO: I told them before I left home to just stay calm. It is very, very, important that they stay calm.

BBC: So you are appealing for calm? You don’t want them to take any direct action in your support?
MKO: NO, NO, NO, NO.

BBC: You still say you are the President of Nigeria; but it is not much good if you are going to be in jail?

MKO: Well……, Mandela was in jail for 27 years; Kenyatta was in jail. I suppose that is one of the qualifications you need in this part of the world. Don’t worry yourself my friend.
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24 years after, the religious and ethnic barriers broken on June 12, 1993 are now more stronger than they were then.

The HOPE of having a Nigeria where all Nigerians are treated equally is still a mirage. The country is now more divided than ever before.

Who will present us with another HOPE?

God help Nigeria and its people.


Lere Olayinka
12/6/17

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Make Nigeria proud

A Russian saw me in my office and said where are you from , i said am from the greatest country in the world.He looked at me with a very strange look and said let me guess u are from Nigeria , i said yes. Out of curiosity he said considering whats happening in your country now why would you say shes the best in the world and i asked him to sit down and let me tell him what he and most people dont not know about Great Nigeria and i told him these.......

 1. Are you aware that all over the world Nigerians are setting the pace and becoming the standard by
which others measure themselves? Do you know??

2. In the US, Nigerians are the most educated immigrant community. Type it into Google and you’ll see it. Not one of the most educated, the most educated.

3. 60% of Nigerians in the US have college degrees. This is far above the American national average of 30%.

4. Nigerians in US are one of the highest earners, typically
earning 25% more than the median US income of $53k.
5. In Ivy League schools in Europe and America, Nigerians routinely outperform their peers from other nations.

6. A Nigerian family, The Imafidon family, have officially been named vvv GB 45 family in the UK.
7. The designer of the famous car, Chevrolet Volt, Jelani Aliyu, is a super
talented Nigerian from Sokoto State.

8. The World’s fastest supercomputer was designed by a world renowned inventor and scientist, Philip Emeagwali, a full-blown Nigerian whose pat ency was awarded in 2015. This means Nigeria has the pat ency to the world’s fastest computer: a Nigerian.

9. The wealthiest Black man and woman on earth are
Nigerians, Aliko Dangote and Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija. Both have no trace of criminal record of any kind.

10. South Africa couldn’t have ended apartheid & achieved Black rule if not for
the leadership role Nigeria played.

11. Of the 3 South African Presidents who ruled after apartheid, two of them once
lived in Nigeria under asylum. Both Nelson Mandela (60s) and Thabo Mbeki (70s) lived in Nigeria before becoming President
of South Africa.
We gave financial support, human support, boycotted an Olympics and our politicians, musicians and activists campaigned relentlessly.

12. Nigeria spent over $3 Billion and lost hundreds of soldiers to end the wars in both Liberia and Sierra
Leone which the world ignored because they have no oil.

13. When there was a coup in Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe in 2003, Nigeria restored the
elected President back to power.

14. Before there were street lights in European cities, ancient Benin kingdom
had street lights fueled by palm oil.

15. 500 years ago, Benin casted metal alloys to create magnificent art including the world famous Queen Ida Mask.

16. Amina was a warrior queen who ruled Zaria Emirate in Kaduna state,
Northwestern Nigeria 400 years ago in 1610. Google and see what she means to
Africa.

17. We gave monetary gifts to Ireland during our oil boom and
built a statue for France free of charge. We are not poor blacks. Nigeria is rich and don’t be lied to.

18. The first television station in Africa was NTA Ibadan (1960) long before
Ireland has their RTE station.........

Wherever you look in this great country, Nigeria, heroes abound both now and in our recent and ancient past. If all you do is listen to mainstream Western media, you’ll not get the full & true picture of your Nigerian heritage.
Do not listen to any leader who says Nigerians are criminals, no matter who he
is, or his height and position.
We’re not a nation of scammers, drugs & corruption, but a people with a verifiable track record of greatness........

Here is what CNN, BBC, Aljezeera and western media will not tell you about Nigerians:

19. On the 7th of May, 2016 at Howard University in Washington D.C history was
made. Out of 96 graduating Doctor of Pharmacy candidates, 43 of them were
Nigerians and out of 27 awards given, 16 went to Nigerians. The entire world still envies our uniqueness as a NATION, living together despite our ethnic diversity. One single country with over 400 languages. They will only tell you how Nigerians are scammers and cheats, how Nigerians are into drugs overseas. If you don’t blow your trumpet, no one will blow it for you.

VIVA NAIJA!!!

20. There are over 180,000,000 Nigerians world over and only about 250,000 of this figure have traceable criminal records. This is about 0.14% of our entire national population in the last 20 years: nothing close to 1%. Shame on global
media.

Listen Nigeria, don't let anybody woo you into believing that you are a criminal just because you are a Nigerian.
Nigerians are NOT criminals. You are NOT a criminal.
You are topnotch; second to none around the world.
I am proud am created a Nigerian, thank you God. Be proud of Nigeria wherever you go. Take out your Passport with pride. He couldnt talk and just walked away. Am proud to be a Nigerian and be from that country.... God bless Federal Republic Of Great Nigeria.

Please Continue Sharing This....Until all Nigerians see it!

Thursday, May 18, 2017

*BOLA AHMED TIBUNU, THE JAGABAN OF NIGERIA POLITICS, WHERE IS YOUR JAGABANISM IN EDUCATION?*

By: ISHOLA OLADAPO
(Ennykings)
07030255890

Dear Baba Asiwaju, the Jagaban of Lagos state and the leader of the ruling party of Nigeria, how are you sir? Hope the ministry is moving as planned?

It is no more gain saying that Tinubu is one of the biggest political leaders in Nigeria and in Africa at large, with immense participations in governmental affairs from being a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to being the executive governor of Lagos state. Tinubu, a man of respected dignitary and mighty political prowess, who happen to be the Chancellor of the respected one time best state university of Ladoke Akintoka University of Technology, is a father and a politico-god many students and political aspirants look up to as a great role model when it comes to governmental politics. Despite all this mighty appraisals, baba Asiwaju to every LAUTECH student in nothing but a puppeteer and a cartoonist character in the face of educational intervention.

It is such a pity, a man of his accolade has no futural plan for education or do I say he has no human feelings towards the life of LAUTECH scholars and the staff. Ever since Asiwaju became chancellor of the school, no single project has been erected or instructed to be proposed neither did he ever step into the school where he was suppose to represent the education sector by visiting it and making a great impact.

Baba Asiwaju sir, we all know that you are a god, and a great grandfather in Nigeria politics and we have seen you in many occasions preach the gospel of good governance through education advocacy in Nigeria, you are even known as Jagaban because you posed and wanted to rule like the real progenitor of the Yoruba ancestry Baba Awolowo, but unfortunately you can never live his legacy because you are a failure in the education sector.

Asiwaju, where have you been ever since two of your boys "Governor Ajimobi of Oyo and Aregbesola" of Osun have been meandering and bastardizing the life of ladokites and all LAUTECH staff by denying them their constitutional rights? Could it have been that your political authority is not strong enough to talk sense into your little ones? Or you have just chosen to allow them kill the future of these brilliant scholars because you don't want them to ascend the political seats you have kept for your grandchildren? Oh what a great dismay, with all your glitters and golds ranging from your latest $60Million and your N120billion property in Lekki amongst others with the national cakes from many angles, even some Forbes has rated you to be the richest politician after General Ibrahim Babangida.

All LAUTECH need is financial intervention of N8Billion which we know its very negligible compared to your ever lasting wealth, please show us your philanthropic face and help our future. Don't leave us to perish when we know you can singlehandedly solve our financial problems for our school to be great again.

How much is 8Billion naira in your account sir, that you can't just simply send into the purse of LAUTECH for smooth sailing. Anyways this is a double sign against your personality, we sure do know that very soon you will come to Ogbomoso soil to canvas for votes for your aspirants, then you will be remembered that students have suffered a great ordeal as a result of your negligence.

Baba Asiwaju, we urge you, please let us see your Jagabanism in education, please Jagabanise our school to resuscitate the dying institution, for this we will forever remember you, at this crucial point of our life when many has committed suicide due to societal frustration caused by incessant strike actions, varsity workers tuned beggars amongst others.

History will forever have it, your impact towards the lives of LAUTECH lads and workers. I have not written this to bastardise you, but to quickly come in to rescue us for your boys in Osun and Oyo are ready to kill us.

Amandthla Awethu

Ennykings
For: LAUTECH DEFENDERS

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Nigeria Govt.๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผRemember the future of these young leaders

Another jamb will be starting tomorrow and after that different universities will start their screening exercise... Am sure lautech will also start their screening exercise soonest... So they gonna have three 100lvl set on ground...���uhummmmm

THREE 100LEVEL STUDENTS = FRESH, FRESHER, FRESHEST

๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
Oro toba ju ekun lo,Erin la n fin rin....๐Ÿ˜‚
Lautech in this Nigeria sha,they get mouth o๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜œ

But ๐Ÿ™☝๐Ÿผ
God please help our colleagues in this system ooo
Time and period wasted can never be regained
#hummmmm
Nigeria Govt.๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผRemember the future of these young leaders

Monday, May 15, 2017

News Headlines

SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 15/05/2017

Punch
2017 budget: Analysts fault debt service, N’Assembly allocations

Naira appreciates to 386/dollar

New vehicle imports fall by 90 per cent

Norwegian court rules in illegal vessels sale to Tompolo Tuesday

S’East governors afraid of Biafra, says Kanu

$1.2bn debt: Etisalat loses 2.9 million subscribers

Freed girls to meet parents Friday, suspected girl bomber recounts ordeal

Ebola: FG steps up passenger screening at airports

I’m the leader of Yoruba monarchs, says Olugbo

NAPTIP hands over six-month-old baby, 20 others to Edo

2019: El-Rufai disowns CoS

Anenih’s son slumps, dies while playing lawn tennis

Lawyers want rogue NSCDC officials charged with robbery, attempted murder

Shot judiciary worker: JUSUN accuses army of cover-up

Man kills friend who saw him robbing residents

Protesters accuse Lagos task force of illegal arrests

Sigma Pensions gets listed on LSE

Loan: Kebbi rice farmers face prosecution

NIA, Achebe plan N100bn Onitsha renewal project

Nasarawa Assembly plans law to legalise family planning

Ogun begins work on Atan/Agbara road, bridge

Truck kills three on way to churches in Benue

Lagos hairdresser commits suicide over N150,000 loan

(www.punchng.com)




The Nation
Senate tackles banks over oil firms’ $63b capital flight

Mother of AK47-bearing Chibok schoolgirl: I won’t watch video

Court orders CBN to seize N11.2m from police account for judgment debt

Chinese journalists: Nigeria safe, peaceful

UTME: JAMB arrests cyber cafe operators for selling information to candidates for N10,000

Anenih’s son dies in Lagos

Iyaloja sues Olubadan, others for title stripping

It’s abominable to wish Buhari dead, says Alaafin

‘4.7m Nigerians under threat of Type 2 diabetes’

Fayose suspends four for ‘misuse of livestock pens’

Lagos tackles infrastructural challenges in 35 rural communities

Oyo terminates contract with waste contractors

Couple seeks N2m to keep only son alive

(www.thenationonlineng.net)




Vanguard
Buhari’s Death Rumour: Nothing Unpleasant Has Happened To The President – Shehu

TETFund Releases N1trn To Varsities, Polytechnics In 5 Yrs

Osinbajo Under Pressure To Sack CCB Boss, Board Members

Buhari’s Top Aide In Trouble Over Attempt To Usurp Osinbajo’s Powers

NLNG takes battle to Senate, FG, others to reverse amended Act

NASS slashes Information Ministry’s budget by N120m

NASS doubles Rural Electrification budget to N31bn

I don’t want to be Biafra president— KANU

Irikefe’s Handbook For Unemployed Unveiled

Tin Can Island customs records N3.18bn in four months

The Nigeria Prize For Literature: 184 Poets Chase $100,000

President Buhari Peace Cup: Katsina, Sokoto Clash In Semi Final

Anyone with a case of corruption against my govt should blow whistle – Ortom

Almakura proscribes ASUSS over distruption of WAEC, NECO exams

Apapa-Oshodi expressway: Maritime workers issue 21-day strike notice to FG

Boko haram: UNIMAID security man died few days to wedding

Shooting of Judiciary staff: A-Ibom Cj to sue Army

20-yr-old shoots 27-yr-old flatmate dead in Ogun

Herdsmen invade mosque in Niger, kill 21

A day old baby sold for N850,000; mother gets N250,000

(www.vanguardngr.com)


Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

*Good morning everyone*
*Happy new week, may it be fruitful for us. Amen*