₦airaland Forum

Drlumi:
I will not comment about the issue itself, as I generally do not take sides on issues for which I have limited information. However, just in case representatives of the university read this, I want to highlight that the world of education has changed. Students are always entitled to their transcripts, and should easily be able to download them without the need for any serious procedures.

For the two Nigerian university certificates I have, getting my transcripts was a hassle. Even till today, people request to use my office as their destination to retrieve their own transcripts as their universities would not send it to them directly. This practice is simply meaningless!

For my degrees from Europe, I have always had access to my transcripts without any protocols or requests. For my MSc in France, I was sent the transcripts by email as soon as each session was over- no requests. I could also download them from the school portal. For my PhD in Finland, they've always been on the portal. The document is updated as I completed course and earn each ECTS and can be downloaded for free anytime I wish.

And no, its not marked "student". I easily send the transcripts to people and organizations and can apply for opportunities at will.

To be clear, this is not to castigate Maduka university which i have never studied in. It is rather to encourage Nigerian universities that the world of education has moved far beyond this unproductive system.

A transcript is not national security data and any organizations that prefer to confirm with the school can make such requests. Bodies like WES will request that it is sent directly from the school. But this does not invalidate the right of the student to have their transcripts for use at any time, and in any way they so wish.

Flangelo12:
The man no just get sense.

The Nigerians that like him only do so because he is oyinbo.

If an African leader did what the blockhead does, he would have received universal condemnation.

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uche87:
The story of Iziegbe Ogbeide, also known as 'Izzy Ogbeide', is really touching and heartbreaking. I was almost moved to tears until she talked about being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The mention of that term triggered some sense of professional curiosity in me. I have a master’s degree in psychology from an international university. I have worked as an Assistant Psychologist. I have also worked with children and adults dealing with all manner of mental illnesses and disabilities for years.

The boldness, bravado, and braggadocious style of telling her story about being trafficked to Italy for prostitution at a young age was suspect. I have supported victims of sexual abuse in the course of my career; they normally tell their stories with sobriety. It appeared Izzy was bragging about her experience. Later on, the tone changed. She narrated her love for sex. She explained she had seen “more styles” than a fashion designer. She voiced all manner of gory and unprintable things. She reiterated that her customer management skills were second to none, and this kept her patronage high. According to her, the tips kept coming. She bragged about being patronised by a psychiatric patient who never had enough of her while in Italy. Sleeping with a vulnerable elderly man, in my view, is not just immoral but also criminal.

Since social media platforms started making payments, everyone is trying to trend and gather views with oddities. It is like a marketing strategy involving crazy and competitive content creators trying to outdo themselves. Suddenly, all private stories nobody asked for have become public. We are now learning from the horse’s mouth.

The mixed messages were confusing. She used her experience to justify her erratic behaviour. From my professional exposure, I have observed that this is what psychiatric patients mostly do. They tend to use their cognitive limitations to justify their anti-social and controversial behaviours.

Izzy emphasised that if her husband leaves her, she would become a “high-end” prostitute and target wealthy business owners and established footballers. Specifically, she mentioned the Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen.

At this point, every emotion in me disappeared, and I started thinking clearly. How can you claim to be a victim of circumstances, brag about the “trauma,” and yet, if you have another opportunity, you are ready to wallow in the trauma at a higher and more profitable level? It simply means you were living your normal life.

In recent times in the UK, we have adult content creators like Lily Phillips and Bonnie Blue who treat sex like oxygen. They see life through the prism of sexual pleasure. When they became adults, they decided to profit from their passion. Izzy said her sex tape is online and people are watching. She said she is comfortable with that. Rumours have it that Izzy has an OnlyFans account. She allegedly recorded a tape with her husband and monetised it. This does not look like an action a traumatised person would take.

Izzy has a gigantic behind. She has been flaunting her derrière online and never stops bringing it into conversations. You cannot boldly access her social media posts in a religious environment or around your wife without fear of backlash or reprimand. Your reputation might be at stake. This is because her content is highly raw and sexualised. She regularly boasts about her love for sex, her skills, and how sweet she is down below. She would later issue a threat to her female audience that if their husbands tasted her, they would never want to leave.

Izzy has built a brand and identity out of being odd, combative, and controversial. She is regularly at war with everybody. Some social media users find her entertaining. This is good for business. It is bringing followers, likes, and views.

Deep inside me, I do not believe Izzy is traumatised. I do not dispute the fact that she has experienced some terrible things in life. This is true for most of us. I just see a creative content creator seeking self-reinvention and recognition. She has successfully created content that has hit the heart of Nigeria. She has put herself in a position to advocate against and expose human trafficking and prostitution in Nigeria. This is impressive. However, I do not fully agree with the mental health angle she is presenting. Things do not add up. Someone is selling a dummy to the unsuspecting general public again.

Before I published this piece, Izzy dramatically announced on social media that the Director-General of the Edo State Migration Agency, Hon. Chief Lucky Agazuma, reached out to her. He offered to assist with her rehabilitation. He asked her to mention the names of those who trafficked her to Italy. He reportedly told her that he could orchestrate the seizure of their properties and use the proceeds to rehabilitate Izzy. Guess what? Izzy said she declined and told the man that what she needed was a “big prick” (magic stick). Is this not a joke? This lends credence to the view that Izzy and her family consented to be trafficked abroad for prostitution. Word on the street has it that she was already promiscuous at a young age. Her family only saw the “talent” and recommended that she play on the international scene for good money. With her present presentation and behaviours, it is hard not to believe this.

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Ayomid3h:
definitely one of their staff

Why can't you advise him to do it by himself

Make agent scam him right

Emmanslinks:
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helinues:
Go and tell that to the Nigerians who are waiting for the war to continue. The way they have even been dragging themselves about the issue that supposed not concern them is really disgusting

WriterNig:

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You're supporting the wrong people.

Did Iran go to the United States to kill their president?

Did Iran attack the US or Israel?

Imagine a richer and more powerful neighbor comes to your house to kill your father and you retaliate. Are you the bad guy?

The truth aptly said. As a Man who studied international relations and politics I have decided not to comment on this issue right from the day , the new wave of assault on Iran broke out. I wonder how some Nigerians even think. You take out a leader of a country and you expect the people to applaud your rubbish. American army is just over hyped, they have never fought a battle since 1945 that they won. Only proxy war and dominance has been their key to survival, but watch out, America will also fade away just like other greater empire did.

Do not support evil so that evil does not follow your everywhere you go.

dalass:
Wow. That's serious.

Waking after a while 2 years? Everyone around you must have panicked and disturbed... Thank God you finally walked

thomas2024:
Na two years you use senior me. Bọda Abiola😂

chudez0147:
Hello nairalanders. My neighbor’s 1 year and 6 months son has refused to walk. But he can stand while holding a wall.

Do you think he will walk order wise what should they do ?
Matured response only. Thank you!

Radioesannews:
Akoko-Edo and Owan: The Silent Citizens Who Refuse to Be Forgotten

BY Dr. Obamesoh Afede Omokudu

PART 5

The story of Akoko-Edo and Owan is not unique in the annals of human governance. Across the world, marginalized communities have endured the quiet weight of exclusion, watching their potential be deferred, their dreams sidelined, their voices left echoing in empty halls of power. Yet, in Edo State, the story carries a peculiar cruelty: these are not distant strangers, but citizens who have labored, bled, and believed in the promise of the state. And still, the doors of leadership remain tightly shut.

When the Senate podium is stepped upon by representatives from Etsako, when the deputy governorship is claimed again and again by sons of a single community, when ministerial appointments, ambassadorial posts, and strategic offices bypass capable hands from Akoko-Edo and Owan, it is not mere coincidence, it is a sustained denial of agency. It is a pattern that whispers to the excluded: “You may exist, but your presence does not matter here.”

Think of the children growing up in Akoko-Edo and Owan. Their textbooks may speak of democracy, their teachers may praise citizenship, yet they look around and see only one narrative reflected in the corridors of power. What lesson does this teach? That competence alone is insufficient. That loyalty, service, and sacrifice do not guarantee recognition. That hope, however patiently held, can be conditional.

And yet, these communities have not turned bitterness into rebellion. They have not allowed neglect to harden them into cynicism. Akoko-Edo and Owan have continued to vote. They have continued to build. They have continued to serve, often without acknowledgment, often without applause. In their patience lies an extraordinary resilience. In their silence lies an unspoken dignity.

But dignity cannot thrive in perpetual invisibility. A people unseen are a people at risk of vanishing in the story of their own land. What has been denied is not just offices, it is recognition. It is validation that their labor, their dreams, their intellect, and their commitment to society matter as much as anyone else’s. To withhold this is not governance, it is moral failure.

The imbalance is more than political; it is human. It fractures families, erodes trust, and corrodes the social fabric. It whispers that belonging is earned not by virtue of citizenship, but by the luck of birth or the convenience of politics. And yet, Akoko-Edo and Owan persist. Their farmers rise with the sun to feed the markets of the nation. Their youths serve in defense of the land that seems to have forgotten them. Their elders preserve culture, history, and memory for a state that often overlooks their contributions.

Edo State stands at a crossroads. It can continue to normalize exclusion, to inscribe inequity into its institutions, to allow resentment to fester silently beneath civility. Or it can choose courage, justice, and conscience. It can widen the circle. It can trust that leadership belongs not to geography, not to lineage, not to habit—but to those willing and able to serve.

Globally, the world watches communities rise, shine, and transform nations. It celebrates inclusivity as a benchmark of maturity and legitimacy. Edo State has the opportunity to show that it too belongs to this global standard, that its democracy is more than a ritual of elections, that its leadership is more than a repetition of patterns. It can demonstrate that fairness is not an abstract ideal, but a lived reality.

To the people of Akoko-Edo and Owan: your patience has been heroic, your hope unshakable. Let no one tell you that waiting is weakness. You have waited not in despair, but in steadfast faith in justice. And now, the time comes for recognition. The time comes for your communities to be seen, to be heard, to be counted, not as tokens, but as rightful participants in shaping the destiny of Edo State.

Let history remember that this was the moment when silence ended, when exclusion was questioned, when hope demanded action. Let it record that a state that once overlooked its own found the courage to correct itself.

Akoko-Edo and Owan are still here. They are still believing. They are still ready to serve. Let Edo State rise to meet them.
Because justice delayed is not justice denied—it is a debt owed. And debts owed to people like Akoko-Edo and Owan must be repaid with more than words—they must be repaid with trust, responsibility, and the fullness of inclusion.


Watch Out For Part Six…

Kemetian:
Una no fit talk, abi e shock una?

Oyinbo worshippers.

See as dem quiet.

Kobojunkie:
Communicate what exactly as if she is the one currently having an issue with it? Sounds more like you are suggesting OO make his issue hers to havs to fesl with. 🥱🥱🥱

Op is the one stuck on age gap. If, for example , the woman absolutely does not want to date or dabble with her age mate let alone a man couple of years younger than she is, how is OP's communicating issues he has with age gap to change anything? 🥱🥱

Thiefobi1:
Solution city was built by Gov. Soludo not obi.

Obi is a fraud.

Kobojunkie:
That it worked for you does not mean it would work for Op or many other males out there particular for men who believe themselves entitled to one-sided respect from women by virtue of their "manhood". I have seen this sort of situation implode quickly when such men are involved. 🥱🥱🥱

AllMight:
Hello guys, there's this lady i really like and this lady and I'm planning to go into a relationship with her, but the thing is that she's 7 month older than i am.... Although I'm yet to tell her.... I'm worried if it's goona affect in the long run

ebukal67x:
Partial suspension of visa issuance is better than outright ban.

ALTERNATEID:
No, this has nothing to do with same sex marriage. The Trump administration is homophobic so that couldn’t have been their priorities. Below are some of the issues.

1. Trade more with US than China.
2.Give US company more access to mining Nigeria’s resources such as Oil, Colbat and lithium.
3. Don’t join the proposed BRICS currency that aims to end US dollar domination.
4. Lift the ban placed on the importation of 25 items from America.
5. Reverse the 15% tax imposed on imported PMS.
6. Allow America build its much desired African military base in Nigeria.

Kemetian:
WHO NEEDS HIS FAT, SMELLY BODY THERE?

WHO SHOULD SIT IN HIS COUNTRY. HE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER.

HE IS A CONVICTED CRIMINAL ON 34 FELONIES.

LagosOrigin:
I love this man

I like his confidence and straight forward talk

mascot87:
Let me tell you what you people don't know.
In as much as I want all the Islamic terrorists and Fulani terrorists wiped out including there sponsors by the United State in the North, there would be a big humanitarian crisis in the South too and that's the fact.
There is no law stopping the movement of people from the North to the South in Nigeria including the disguised terrorists. They will move down south to find shelter. We are talking about 250 million Nigerians here.
Is the South ready for this infiltration and the consequences it will bring? Is the South ready to take care of the Northern immigrants because you cannot stop them from free movement.

***Most comments under my post are based on sentiments and emotions and not solid ground on fact. What you people don't understand is that the northerners may see the invasion as been triggered by the south (most especially the SE) to fight the North and may instruct there people to move down south in millions for shelter. In doing so, we may have more crisis that we may not be able to handle. Is the South ready for this? Such invasion goes beyond just going after the terrorists that have already been infiltrated into the society. It's not that easy as you people think. Once it starts, no one could ascertain its end. *It could be sabotaged from within and US wouldn't be able to help.

jflower06:
You are an APC member from Osun state. I wouldn't expect less from you, its time for all 30k keyboard warriors to flood the internet

Uglyjuly:
I am currently spending my Yuletide holiday in Benin City, capital of Edo state. Having grew up here in the late 90’s and early 2000’ it is more of a call to those in the helm of affairs to start the plan and bring to live FLYOVERS in the city metropolis.

The following are my reasons:
1. The population of Benin City have drastically increased within the past years. Flyovers will help to improve movement of populace.

2. The number of vehicles in the state capital have also increased to a large extent.

3. Roundabouts are now old fashioned in the look of things. The roundabout are no longer effective as before.

The areas where these flyovers should be situated (not limited to) are.
1. Adesuwa Road Junction off Sapele Road
2. Third East Circular Junction/bus stop
3. Akpakpava Road by Second junction
4. Ramat Part
5. Ring Road/King Square.

Please this should be an agenda or major project for the new elected government in 2024.


Please add and share your thoughts on this.

Just like you predicted two years ago, the governor has flagged off the projects for a fly over @ Ramat Park and a new one @ Sapele Road by adesuwa junctions. I hope they compensate you for this your foresight.
Thank you