News just coming in from the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation(OSBC) Osogbo, reports that the son of the late political icon Obafemi Awolowo and the present editor in chief of Tribune Newspapers is dead!!!!
He died in a London hospital this evening!!!!
He is survived by a wife...children, grandchildren & an aged mother...Chief Mrs H.I.D Awolowo.
May his soul rest in peace! Amen!!!
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Now my thoughts are.....is it a crime to pray to live to a ripe old age? Is it a punishment for sins catching up? This is the second son this woman will be loosing in her lifetime!!!
If u live long enough & all u have to show is watching ur kids die (at old age too) is that a blessing or a cause?
What do u think?
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May God rest his soul & comfort the Mother. Amen!

Baba na politics this kain story belong na?

May his soul rest in peace. So HID still dey? Lord I seek that kain life oh!

jidegirl12: Baba na politics this kain story belong na?

May his soul rest in peace. So HID still dey? Lord I seek that kain life oh!

Seems my fingers are continually glued on family section.
A very sad reward for living to a ripe old age I will say!!!

No one has control over life or death and no one can truly explain or understand reasons why things like this happen except HE who gives and takes or so they say.

jidegirl12: Baba na politics this kain story belong na?

May his soul rest in peace. So HID still dey? Lord I seek that kain life oh!

Be careful what you wish for

I know of a great-grandmother.Most of her kids are dead and the ones that are living are praying for her death as she has become a burden to everyone.Wees and poops on herself,can't walk,can't do anything for herself,only eats and sleep,doesn't know/remembers her children's name or who the are,doesn't know whether it morning,afternoon or night.

Even though,it feels like a blessing to age and live long,cases like this woman and Mama HID's would make one not want to wish for it.No mother would want/pray to outlive her children
May the Lord comfort her.

slimyem:

I know of a great-grandmother.Most of her kids are dead and the ones that are living are praying for her death as she has become a burden to everyone.Wees and poops on herself,can't walk,can't do anything for herself,only eats and sleep,doesn't know/remembers her children's name or who the are,doesn't know whether it morning,afternoon or night.

Even though,it feels like a blessing to age and live long,cases like this woman and Mama HID's would make one not want to wish for it.No mother would want/pray to outlive her children
May the Lord comfort her.

Slimyem I hope u are not talking of my grandmother here? Lollz.
She was actually praying for death every morning just for the fear of having to watcvh her kids die!! She later became a liability unto everyone! We did our best till she passed on peacefully.
I guess I will dare to pray like my grandpa did that if it comes to People having to take him to the toilet or wearing his clothes for him, then God should take him away. Age is a blessing but in this scenario....hmmm....I can't call it a cause!!!

jidegirl12: Baba na politics this kain story belong na?

May his soul rest in peace. So HID still dey? Lord I seek that kain life oh!

I believe you made a typographical error here!!!

Sadonic. He still has a mother. God be with the Awolowo family

My heart goes out to this woman that has to bury yet another child

May we never bury our children ,Amen

baby_mama: My heart goes out to this woman that has to bury yet another child

May we never bury our children ,Amen

Amen oooo....baby_mama!
And she can't kill herself !!! Just so sad and really touching!! Not an experience I would wish even my enemy!
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Olorun nikan lo ye!

Royal Roy:
Slimyem I hope u are not talking of my grandmother here? Lollz.
She was actually praying for death every morning just for the fear of having to watcvh her kids die!! She later became a liability unto everyone! We did our best till she passed on peacefully.
I guess I will dare to pray like my grandpa did that if it comes to People having to take him to the toilet or wearing his clothes for him, then God should take him away. Age is a blessing but in this scenario....hmmm....I can't call it a cause!!!

lol.It can't be your grandma o as the one I'm talking about has lost most of her sanity talk less of knowing to pray for anything(no pun intended).
Thing is..i have seen a few elderly pray the same prayer your grandpa prays-that they don't live to the point of senility and a burden to their children

Leave the thread here, before tribalists ruin it in the politics section.

Anyway, he tried. He lived up to 70, right? Although it would be painful to the family.

Best is not to inform the mum.
H.I.D: Oluwole nko?
family: won lo eko.

jeffizy: Best is not to inform the mum.
H.I.D: Oluwole nko?
family: won lo eko.

i know an elderly man whom they did this to, for over 14 years that this old man's son died, its one lie after the other till the old man finally kicked the bucket.


@post, some old age get as e be, i dont want to sound offensive or inhuman but im always an advocate of "ka ku lomode ko yeni, o san ju ka dagba ka ma ladiye irana"

may the dead rest in peace and may God comfort the family, especially the mama.

@ jidegirl, "ela loro"


my sister, always be specific with your requests.
May God grant you and all of us the desires of our heart..... Amen.

greatgod2012: @ jidegirl, "ela loro"


my sister, always be specific with your requests.
May God grant you and all of us the desires of our heart..... Amen.

I guess so sis esp with earlier responses to my post, I've learnt my lesson now to be specific. But truth be told, Mama HID lived a fulfilled life ( besides her kids dying right before her eyes) didn't she? Na wa oh

**clears throat** Lord grant me a fulfilled life oh, not too long nor too short but enough for me ( and my hubby) to enjoy your grace ( pleasing quality of life) and the fruit of our overall drudgery labour . Amen oh ** maybe 100 or 90 or **sighs** enough sha

greatgod2012:


i know an elderly man whom they did this to, for over 14 years that this old man's son died, its one lie after the other till the old man finally kicked the bucket.


@post, some old age get as e be, i dont want to sound offensive or inhuman but im always an advocate of "ka ku lomode ko yeni, o san ju ka dagba ka ma ladiye irana"

may the dead rest in peace and may God comfort the family, especially the mama.

The word!

jidegirl12: Baba na politics this kain story belong na?

May his soul rest in peace. So HID still dey? Lord I seek that kain life oh!

Thank you.

maclatunji:

Thank you.

I will leave it here. I'm sure there are more than 10 threads on it already at politics section. I don't wanna add more burden to d moderator's work. Lol

Tgirl4real:

I will leave it here. I'm sure there are more than 10 threads on it already at politics section. I don't wanna add more burden to d moderator's work. Lol

Ok, but it is a little bit irritating to come to this section to avoid certain kind of topics and still find them here. If the thread is about your personality, abeg put it general section. If it is about your lover not your spouse, put it in romance and so on.

maclatunji:

Ok, but it is a little bit irritating to come to this section to avoid certain kind of topics and still find them here. If the thread is about your personality, abeg put it general section. If it is about your lover not your spouse, put it in romance and so on.

Lol.

It can be pretty annoying. I really don't blame some users cos dey really don't know how to find their way around and there's no 'Help Desk' on NL.

What did he do prior to his death