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Abacha’s $103.64m loot


Published October 22, 2019
Twitter users on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to identify the poor Nigerians, who benefited from the $103.64m Abacha loot, it claimed to have disbursed.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, said that the Federal Government has been channelling the recovered Abacha loot and the International Development Association /World Bank credit towards programmes and policies designed to address the plight of poor and vulnerable Nigerians.

Uwais said that the funds, which were specifically being disbursed to beneficiaries of the National Cash Transfer Programme, a component of the National Social Investment Programme, noted that the gesture was positively changing the fortune of many Nigerians.

READ ALSO: FG disburses $103.64m Abacha loot to the poor

Since the news broke, Nigerians have been wondering and asking questions about the beneficiaries of the look. While some asked the FG, why they didn’t benefit from the largesse, others asked that the beneficiaries be identified.

Source: https://punchng.com/nigerians-challenge-fg-to-name-beneficiaries-of-abachas-103-64m-loot/

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Tragedy struck in Amasiri in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Saturday as a bridegroom, Chukwuemeka Onwuka, slumped at the reception venue and later died in hospital.

Onwuka was getting married to one Miss Onyinyechi Amadi Ugbor of the Ihie village in the Amasiri community.

The deceased was an ophthalmologist, who hailed from Item in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.


An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Metro that the bridegroom had first danced with well-wishers and family members at the reception venue.

The source stated that after the first dance, the master of ceremonies announced that a missing wristwatch had been found and called on the owner to come for it.

The source said, “Nobody came out to collect the wristwatch. So, the second round of dancing was announced and as the bridegroom approached the dance floor, he fell down and started foaming in the mouth.


“He was carried outside and was being fanned by people, but there was no sign of recovery. It was at that point that it was suggested that he should be taken to hospital.”

It was learnt that Onwuka was later taken to a nearby hospital, where the doctor on duty referred him to the Mater Hospital, Afikpo.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the bridegroom died before getting to the hospital.


“Yes, he was seen on Thursday very healthy. This incident happened on Saturday at the Amasiri Central School. So, I can tell you that it is either the bridegroom or the bride disappointed someone and the person saw the wedding as an opportunity to avenge,” a close family source said.

When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer, Afikpo, Mr Patrick, said such a report had not reached his office.

But the Ebonyi State Neighbourhood Security Watch confirmed the incident.


Its Chief Security Officer in the area, Mr Godwin Orji, told our correspondents that Onwuka’s death was a shock to the entire community.

Similarly, a yet-to-be-identified man collapsed and died while jogging on Sunday morning on the WEMCO Road, in the Ogba area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the man collapsed due to suspected cardiac arrest and efforts by the people around, who rushed to his rescue, proved abortive as he died on the spot.


In the footage of the incident made available to our correspondent by an eyewitness, the lifeless body of the man, who wore a Chelsea jersey and a white pair of trainers, was seen lying on the pavement as rain fell on it.

An eyewitness, Ayobami Adedeji, told PUNCH Metro that the man started gasping immediately he fell on the pavement, but efforts to get emergency responders to the scene proved abortive.

He stated that the man could have been saved if a medical expert had responded to him on time, adding that he died despite the cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed on him.


Adedeji said, “I was jogging in the morning along the WEMCO Road, Ogba, around 6.30am, when I suddenly heard people shouting behind me. When I looked back, I saw a man lying on the floor and people started gathering to attend to him.

“I knew it was an emergency, so I moved closer and saw the man gasping; the people who rushed to his rescue and I did a cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure by applying pressure to his chest, because it was obvious that he had suffered cardiac arrest while jogging. The man struggled to regain consciousness, but unfortunately, he didn’t and he died.


“I was fortunate to have my phone on me, so I called the emergency lines for over an hour but nobody showed up. I called the 747 and was told that responders were coming, but when we didn’t see them, I called again and the lady, who picked the call, started apologising. I became angry and started shouting at her that the emergency unit at Alausa was not far from the WEMCO Road and it was Sunday morning and there was no traffic anywhere.”


When contacted, the General Manager, LASEMA, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the man suffered suspected cardiac arrest while jogging, adding that his remains had been evacuated to the mortuary.

He urged Lagos residents to consult their doctors before embarking on any strenuous exercise to prevent health problems.

Oke-Osanyintolu said, “The man suffered suspected cardiac arrest; when we received the call, we contacted the SHEMU to evacuate the corpse. The corpse has been evacuated. We are appealing to everybody who wants to exercise to endeavour to do the basic tests to ascertain their fitness.


“They should also talk with their doctors on the type of exercise they can be involved in. We also appeal to Lagosians to use the facilities provided by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take good care of their health.”

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/bridegroom-slumps-at-reception-dies-in-ebonyi/amp/

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Maybe

But the protest never got out of hand

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They are not criminals but activists and ordinary Nigerians who were out to exercise their democratic rights to demand good governance, something which has become a scarce commodity under Buhari government like the previous capitalist governments.

This arrest has increased the number of activists who have been clamped in detention in connection to August 5 nationwide protest called by African Action Congress and Coalition for Revolution. This is a reminder of the dark days of the military juntas, particularly that of Sani Abacha wherein democratic rights were severely repressed.

We therefore also reiterate our call for the immediate and unconditional release of Omoyele Sowore, the Presidential Candidate of AAC and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, who has been detained since Saturday August 3.

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They must also demand that the Buhari government which has become a civilian dictatorship must always respect the democratic rights of Nigerians. They should also actively support the demands of the protest including full implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage and adequate funding of education. Indeed, the NLC, TUC, and ULC must take seriously their demand on the minimum wage by preparing and mobilizing workers to struggle for the full implementation.

As we stated in our previous statement, Buhari government has failed on the economy, something which has increased poverty, inequality, insecurity, homelessness, unemployment, etc because it is a capitalist government. Capitalism prioritizes the greed, interest and profit over the needs of the vast majority and the society.

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Have you ever struggled with writing a blog post before?

Not even blog posts only… anything under writing(e. g. Freelancing)… Remember those moments you desire new flavours to publish… but heck! Nothing flows.

Sometimes, you’d visit mountain tops, pretty gardens, beaches, enchanting atmospheres… Just for inspirational breezes, not that those breezes ain’t there, they just inspire one to sleep off atimes. You see, sometimes, those breezes can pretty much spoil beautiful plans.

You’d cringe, you’d regret ever starting an online business while experiencing this sucking difficulty of writing.

Because the future seems unpredictable without new and creative ideas.

Apart from that, this arduous task of outreaching other established blogs on guestpost pitches… The most annoying thing is there’s even no much time appeasing these influencers. In fact, friends and family members discourage – that’s even if they don’t mock you.


See! The fact is ‘writing is breath-taking‘, I won’t deceive you. Especially at arriving the ‘appropriate’ topic to write about in your next schedule or blog post.


Goodnews!
I’ve finally detected breakthroughs to these 4 major problems all writers face. During my vast research, I discovered that these precise four are roots of all writers problems – as others however occur from them.

Besides, I simplified for you the best actions fit to address these imminent writing challenges.

Look at your blog traffic for instance. You’ll need to engage them well to maintain them, build brand trust and drive in more audience. But those easier said than done” aims won’t be achieved if we both don’t take these 6 problems into consideration – and find solutions to them.




Time

Don’t forget, if you don’t give enough time to improve, research, sieve and administer your profile, platform or website/platform, it’ll flop. Time is still one of the greatest assets you must pay if you want less struggles with writing, more blog conversions and mind-blowing freelance gigs.


Much importantly, blogging is a business. If you find it hard to offer at least 10-15 hours in a week for online marketing and research(and you don’t hire hands), you’ll most likely regret it.

Now, there’s no matter how busy we both are, it’s easier when we at least set aside 2 hours from each seven 24 hours – of a week.
We both have a whole pair of 12 hours to use our day. I (personally) wake latest by 5.00am, pray, then go online. I’d finish everything by 7.00am; prepare for breakfast and start my normal offline schedules with family, workers and friends…

I repeated that routine till it became part of me.
Meanwhile, I don’t mean you should copy me. But everything still stems down to drawing a plan and schedule for each day. This restricts the room for procrastination.

You’re not alone.
I’m sometimes fed up by less of enough time. For instance, I as well encountered this timing. I can remember that week, while I was still in my second year(First Semester) in the University. I canceled two ‘$100’ easy writing gigs from a second party from Upwork. And it was due to the tight schedule from several assignments.

Besides, blogging entails business writing(if you take your blog as a business). You can never be successful if you equally don’t plan timing well. Timing in planning is easy but difficult to follow-up. But with proper discipline, you’ll overcome.



Fear

Times are when you’d hesitate to ask an online influencer out about a particular confusion. Probably because some of his calibre recently disappointed your proposals.

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Another important concern is us writers(especially freelancers) ain’t courageous to bill a client up to a good price we’re worth.
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Much importantly, we sometimes ain’t bold enough to tell world what our different perspectives are. Even if our ideas sound silly, your courage to storm the online with your idea makes you go trending.


Different perspectives, either silly or bright goes on trend much more than common ideas. The difficulties of writing cut when we both be ourselves, without the fear of condemnation.


Writer’s Block

Writer's problem of Writers block
Let me tell you… I don’t believe any “writer’s block” ever existed. Maybe an expert in Freelancing just woke up a sunny day, looked at her window, detected some lack of inspiration to help her push ahead, and then place the word “block” after “writer’s”.

Commonly, we both are prone to loss of vibes in any thing we involve ourselves in. And the reason we both think we aren’t inspired is due to environment. I’ll explain why now!
Your place of residence will decide if what they call “writers block” will affect you or not. Places where infants or thugs dominate will always “block” the amazing “writer” in you. Because the motivation that’ll influence an inspiration will never occur.

Inspiration follows motivation. So, to help situations, you as a writer, must most times stay in a suitable environment – where you discover your body system becomes more motivated to follow your writing passion.

Essentially, environment determines the beauty of creativity. Mostly, your mood is the result of your social or physical environmental influence. So, to completely keep off from what they termed “writer’s block”, tackle the environment!

Besides, if inspiration refuses to come, go meet it. You may move from where you immediately feel that writer’s block, to a cool area. Trees and grasses once inspired me a sound topic to write on. You’d feel how the inspiration flows in.

Many times, you’d get stuck on what to write about. At this moment, I take a break from writing, go for a full-time fun, sleep well then resume back home. You wouldn’t imagine how this magic works. Stress sucks and can even kill if not addressed.


Competition

This is a big problem. – dominating the competition.
Reviews, and stars are important gig determinants. And when you don’t yet have enough rates, you’d miss a lot. Well, the solution to this is joyful commitment and passionate consistency without stress.

Your fellow niche competitors pay lavishly topping the SERPs. But you know, sometimes, affordability is essential to us writers. That’s why we need to attack from the behind.
But do you know you can change your tactics to dominate the competition?

For instance, if the niche which you are writing in seems saturated, you can narrow down to a specific gender or a geographical location.


The best narrowing can be down the subject of the niche. For instance, in a Sport niche, you can niche down to Sport news alone.
Much importantly, the best tactic you can apply to dominate the competition is to stop and reconstruct. I’ll paint this better now.

Think on what new thing you can innovate in crafting your own brand. A creativity that’ll be different from what exists already in your niche. For instance, in that same Sport niche I mentioned, you as sport blogger can introduce a prediction page with bonuses for your audience.

Albert Einstein said
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results”
We both know what this means in a deeper sense…




In conclusion, even if you face these difficulties of writing, always remember the reason you started your online business writing.

Nevertheless, when it seems you’re falling down struggling with writing, let those challenges be not strange as you put at your mind’s back; and that you’d face these writer’s problems perfectly.

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