₦airaland Forum

Dangote.

Take Yoruba and ibo people out of the Nigerian equation and the economy will collapse. What did you analyze to make such predictions? And to forget that the Yorubas were equally involved in the fight to have a united Nigeria is . . . Obafemi Awolowo, Anthony Enahoro and a host of others were all strategists whose suggestions and contributions were imperative in the sustainance of a united Nigeria, or most I quote Major Benjamin Adekunle " There( refering to the east) we will shoot everything even if it's not moving." The yorubas feared the sovereignty of the east as much as the north [/b]di

Please, the yorubas feared nothing, they only wanted a peaceful secession only that they didn't know they were dining with red bororo goats. If the ibos were/are bugs, why not let them secede so we can prosper? It's like complaining about someone squatting in your house but you won't let him/her get his own house and pack out. Why fight them tooth and nail if your existence and life line does not depend on their hardwork? [b]Moochers!!!In the same vein, we the southerners are collectively asking the northerners to leave us alone and let Nigeria for once be like North and south Korea.

Dangote? Did he create wealth or did the Northern dominated govt help him amass wealth? [size=18pt]To your tent Oh Nigeria!!!![/size]

Nwannem nwanyi, I meela.

Translate plz.

Oga i am not siding with him as such but i am being objective based on current trends i am a friend of the igbos and it will interest you to kow that my girlfriend is an igbo. It's a clarion call on my friends to woke up from their slumber.

Which slumber? a tribe that has the least number of her citizens that live in abject poverty? Common, ibo people can make water out of stone and am not quoting it b/c wole soyinka said so but it's b/c it's true. Take ibo and yoruba out of the Nigerian equation and the economy will totally collapse. You wonder why the hausa fought them with the last drop of their blood to keep them in the union, eeehhrr United Oildom(UO). Why not let them go if they are not important to your economy. Now am not saying that it's only the yorubas and ibos that are important to our economy but they both hold the anchor and Nigeria is still holdiing on today is largely b/c of them, take them out of the equation, Nigeria will become an extension of Chad and Niger. Ask yourself, on the international scene, how many Hausas have you heard that are exceptional besides Celestine Babayaro and Tijani Babangida? That will tell you how many of them that bring wealth into our economy from other nations.

u tlk some real funny shit at times!hehe
yeah definitely, not in some people!

oooh yes.

I have been seeing beggars at parties for some 7 years now!

You get those who intrude parties bringing their own musical instruments(usually traditional drums). They play the drums loudly, singing praises from guest to guest with the hope of getting some money in return.

There's also women and children, disabled or able-bodied too who beg for money or food at parties.

One of the benefits that come from the north.

Whether you all like or not, Ijaw fought for what they deserve. So you're now rewriting WAZOBIA to WAZOIJA

The transient tribal star is still here spewing the usual repugnant tantrums.
FYI:
Wa= come(yoruba)
Zo= come(hausa)
Bia= come(ibo)
Hence, wazobia, now how did Ijaw equate to "come"?

McDoofus, accept it, you are getting stomach butterflies because the south is beginning to rise against the north and you think that making ludicruos claim will introduce disunity . Are you scared of standing on your feet?

hey hey steady on! i said i wrote about my crushes, not sexcapades. I was and still am a virgin, well in the sense you know it.

Lol, Ok; It seems the deliverance worked then.

hmmm Huh glad you are easily excited, happy to have tickled your funny bones

I don die for laughter here. I can imagine his thoughts when he read your diary because all along, he thought you were a virgin.

It was Asari Dokubo, the freedom fighter from the Niger Delta that made the statement that if the north is starved of oil money for one week they will die because they are lazy people

Are northerners lazy? I don't think so because they feed the nation and you can do that through laziness.

I have a diary , have kept one since I could write. Only started keeping my diaries since i was 13 though , [b]i used to write all sorts and my crushes etc until my dad decided to take me for deliverance one Friday night. I wondered why[/b] ? and what? was happening. Only to discover he found my diary and read how i was in love with my friend etc. anyway the deliverance did not work lol. Since that day i devised my own language or code and have used it ever since. Diaries are therapeutic for me, i get to off load all the crap and let my creative juices flow in words. I don't think i would care if anyone finds my diary once i have left home cause then i will be answerable to no one and if i had a snooping partner then that just shows the relationship lacks trust.

Roflmao; wetin i no go see for nairaland?

The facts are staring and glaring. You see my views is that in the usual manner of the biafran wannabes, they cannot see it because the rush for money has caused them visual impairment. Either you like to believe it or not, Ijaw interests have taken over the Ndigbo interest in the consciousness of the naija people and politics in general. A good example is that the Igbo’s are the preferred candidates to VP in any Political dispensation headed by a northerner but now the reverse is the case

Do you see why I've always viewed you as a political lightweight and a Arrow? Have you heard of zoning? Why not educate your people and bring them out of the jungle amidst their disingenuity?. This is truism and not an attack on any northern tribe. You can criticize and wallow in the mire of your neck deep ignorance, distort, twist and misinterpret every sensible idea put forward and desecrate the intellectual debate we are trying to have here with your obtuse tribalistic threads.
Your presence here retards this site and the nation, pollutes what is a meeting of mature minds and impedes any constructive national dialogue.I think you often foul the atmosphere with your intrusive, offensive, putrid and repellent incoherent rants which boils down to the fact that you may still have your mammary dentition. You are lucky you didn't attack the yoruba because i'd have torn you apart.

What a prodigal prodigy!!!!

So are you implying that us Igbos are falling behind? And you don't want us to be deemed as one of the three majority tribes?

Aboki me nama is just looking for trouble here. Can't you see it?

Ah this is interesting! For me a Jew man is that "MAN" that thinks of the present and not the future. Eg. A cultist is a JEW man, a LovePeddler is a Jew man, A Student that indulges in examination malpratices and in other social vises that the entire society abhorrs. My friend Check your self , ARE You a JEW man? It is unfortunatunate today, people like the Cultist call people that are not in their group JEW men whereas the reverse is the case. EH my friend, Is this CHOCKING?But this is a hard truth. Take it or not.

Roflmao, another definition worth pondering.

That an idea , i have never knew was possible. So what you are saying is that president yar adua should go and force all our children into the army and make them face cameroon. Nosense bakassi is not worth killing people over. Cameroon also gave back land to nigeria in the north. what is the big deal about bakassi. ""the oil "" we have many oil field cameroon as little. one small piece would not kill us.

keba. if we use the oil derivation nigeria govt is using at the moment. where they claim bonga oilfield is part of delta and bayelsa. Then all the oilfield in River,akwa ibom , bayelase , crross river are all part of cameroon. which is not true. we use international law.

see map

Do we also have oil in Osun state abi we no dey for any radii? What is the quantity abeg?

My dear, we have tried TRUE FEDERATION for 48 years it is not helping. Nigeria need's to move to plan B.

By splitting into 6 countries one of the biggest problems of Nigeria will be taken care of, that is tribalism. (Most of the world nations speak one language)
Secondly the resources will be more available to the citizens of each nation. The resources that would have been shared by 144+ million will be shared by 20 million or less as the case maybe. There will be a sense of purpose and loyal service by the citizens of each nation and there leaders. This will in the long term bring development and progress. More jobs will be created, a lot more will be educated e.t.

My name is Funmilayo and i endorsed this response.

I work up this morning hale and hearty.

I would probably laugh in her face and get her a white doctor.

It wouldn't bother me one bit as I would look at her and be grateful I was more educated than she is. Probably, phone a few friends and tell them what happened just to crack their ribs.

I would be very surprised if someone as academically gifted as a doctor would look down on you based on such an occurence. They would probably look down on uneducated Africans.

If there is any fellow doctor that looks down on me because of this, then in my opinion, that doctor is a slowpoke and in my world, opinions of morons don't count.

I don't think they'll openely look down on you because of job related policies but trust me, your integrity is gone before them unless you are an exceptional medical expert. Even at that, your people will be regarded as dogs. Tell me, which other race apart from black that will do a thing like this to a member of similar race? Blacks are prone to that treatment from their own (except the hausas anyway, whom I doubt will prefer oyibo over their homeboy).

Good riddance to bad and stinking rubbish!

Fumigate all of them, leaches and parasites!

How can you fumigate the woman that brings life into this world?

I love this Nigeria1 fellow.
Very detailed,with maps and all
I love smart men.
keep it up bro.

I still remember the census thread where you proved with aerial maps that Kano and Sokoto cannot be more populated than Lagos

Me too; It remains for him to post the map of hell fire here.

By geographical definition of southern Nigeria, I believe every southern region (south south, south east and south west) has oil. But it is not every state in this region.

[size=20pt]As it is not every state in this region that has oil, I believe it will still come to a point where if u come to the west for instance, Ondo will call other western states Parasites and in the east, Imo and Abia (and Anambra?) will call other Easterners Parasites.[/size]

My point Is: None of our economic woes will end with North's seccesion. I am begining to believe in this thing called oil curse.

Let me advise this Nigeria 1, to stop all his UN and nautical mile lectures, he is sounding like hes out from the '50s.

@bold, true talk.

Happiness comes when you are contented and grateful to God for who you are and what you have, it doesn't matter if all your dreams are fulfilled or not.

. My husband has instructions that at my death my diaries are to be burnt. I don't want my children to get a hold of them.

What if your husband dies before you or your children get to teenage age because they'll surely see and read it even if you hid it in hell.

better things to do with my woman than read her diary and besides, it would prolly be boring anyway, because most women are!

If we are boring, what are you doing chasing us around unless you find your fellow men exciting, you know?

Babatunde Jose, journalism icon, dies at 82, Fashola, Daniel, Dimeji, Tinubu, Osoba, others mourn

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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ALHAJI Babatunde IsmailJose, journalism icon, is dead. Aged 82, the man, who bestrode the Nigerian journalism scene like a colossus when he presided over the affairs of Daily Times which under him grew into the largest stable of newspapers and magazines in Africa, passed on at about 4.15 a.m. yesterday at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos.

He had been rushed to the hospital days earlier after his ill health suddenly grew worse. The remains of the man, who died four months to his 83rd birthday, December 13, were committed to the mother earth at Abari Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos, yesterday at about 4.00 p.m. The chief imam of Alwal Islam, Sheikh Ahmed Babatunde Yusuf, who presided at the burial ceremony, said Jose lived exemplary life which was dedicated to the service of humanity.


Yusuf said the deceased was a good man who feared God and therefore admonished those still alive to live a good life “because one day we shall all die as Alhaji Jose has died and render our accounts of stewardship before God.” Speaking on how her husband died, Alhaja Azeez Ajose told Sunday Vanguard yesterday that the deceased had been sick for the past two years and unable to attend social functions.


According to her, the sickness took a turn for the worse in the last one week, following which he was rushed to St Nicholas Hospital. “In the last two years that Papa has been ill, the sickness has been on and off. The sickness has been due to old age. The illness became critical in the last one week which made the family to lose hope of him recovering from it. We rushed him to St. Nicholas Hospital but he died at about 4.15 a.m. today (yesterday)”, the bereaved woman said.


She said Jose would be missed for his love and kindness. Early callers at the Samuel Manuwa, Victoria Island, Lagos home of Jose, to commiserate with the family, yesterday, include Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State, SAN; former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; former information minister, Prince Tony Momoh and Odafe Othihiwa of African Independent Television.



Reactions

Reactions to the death were swift. Those who paid glowing tributes to the departed doyen of journalism include Fashola; his Ogun State counterpart, Gbenga Daniel; Speaker Dimeji Bankole of the House of Representatives; former governor of Lagos State, Ashiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; the president of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, Chief Ajibola Ogunsola; Vanguard Chairman, Mr Sam Amuka; Nigerian Guild of Editors; Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi and Chief Onyema Ugochukwu.


End of brilliant chapter - Fashola


Fashola, in his tribute, described the passage of Jose as the conclusion of a brilliant chapter in the history of Nigerian journalism. The governor, who signed the condolence register during his condolence visit, wrote that the chapter was characterized by “very high ethics, compassion, courage and exemplary leadership”.


According to the governor, as the acknowledged doyen of modern Nigerian journalism takes a bow to meet his creator, the country will miss his very invaluable contributions to national development.


Fashola, however, prayed that the departure of the foremost journalist and accomplished administrator will inspire even more people especially journalists and other Nigerians at large to strive to surpass his achievements. While wishing Jose Al janah firdaus, he prayed that Allah will give all the loved ones he left behind the fortitude to bear the loss. The governor took part in the Janazah prayers for the deceased.


Irreparable loss - Daniel


Daniel described the death of Jose as an irreparable loss to the journalism profession. In a statement issued in Abeokuta by Kayode Samuel, Ogun State commissioner for information and orientation, the governor said Jose was a worthy example of all that is good in journalism and that he can be fittingly described as a pillar of the profession who was committed to the tenets and best traditions of journalism.


“Alhaji Jose was a doyen of no mean standing; he was an erudite journalist, an upright man who ensured that journalism was practised as a tool for social reformation and development. He gave his all to the profession and was instrumental to the robust role journalism is now playing in our national life. It is noteworthy that even after his retirement, Alhaji Jose maintained his love and dedication to journalism by mentoring others and chairing the Nigeria Media Merit Award initiative”, he stated. Daniel urged Nigerian journalists to emulate the Jose tradition of truthfulness, balance, patriotism and fairness which he said were the hallmarks of responsible journalism.


It’s monumental loss - Bankole


The speaker of House of Representatives described the death of Jose as a monumental loss to the nation and a big loss to journalism profession. Dimeji, in a statement by his special adviser, media affairs, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, stated that the deceased left an indelible mark in the pen profession as a doyen of developmental journalism. He said the late veteran journalist was amongst the many heroes of independent Nigeria as he fought colonial masters gallantly through the pen.


His words: “A thorough bred journalist who contributed to national development before and after independence through his profession, the history of journalism in Nigeria will give him a prominent chapter. “The death has robbed Nigeria of a media icon, a statesman and a nationalist par excellence. Alhaji Jose came, saw and conquered the Nigerian world of journalism. My Allah grant his soul eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss”.


Departure diminishes us - Tinubu


Tinubu said Jose’s departure “diminishes us all”.In his tribute entitled, ‘A patriot in life and death’, the former governor of Lagos said: “He was the doyen of Nigerian journalism. Indeed, on account of the role he played in using the Daily Times as a standard that inspired so many publications and nurtured media professionals who today straddle Nigeria’s political and economic sectors, he has been rightly given the accolade, father of modern Nigerian journalism.


“The departure of such a great man diminishes us all. We can no longer benefit from his encyclopedic grasp of the news process that he acquired within two decades of rising from an employment as a technical trainee in 1941 to become the Managing Director of Africa’s most prosperous news organization in 1962.


We can no longer invite him to those interesting sessions to relive his days and learn from his experience in walking the tight rope of business and politics within the organisation that he served so well. All that is left are the writings he left behind and those that were written about him. Putting these writings in a single volume should be a worthy way to immortalize this epitome of patriotism.


“In my reflections of the life and times of this great educator and mass communicator, I have singled out three outstanding values that those of us who wish to follow his footsteps must imbibe. These are the values of enterprise, dedication to work and faith in the Almighty.


“The prodigious enterprise of Pa Ismail Jose has already been acknowledged by many researchers. What is often left unsaid is that his life in this regard is rare among journalists of his days and even now. The impression is given that journalism is an endangered profession and journalists are unable to meet up with the middle class expectations.


The life of Pa Jose teaches us that this should not be so. It teaches that enterprise is a reliable handmaiden of professionalism. Secondly, his life teaches that there is no alternative to meticulous hard work in achieving personal goals and corporate aspirations. We thank God that many years after he left the board room, Pa Jose’s legacy of hard work and professionalism continues to dominate discourse on journalism”.


Our father is gone - Ajibola


Ajibola, the NPAN president, extolling the virtues of the deceased, wrote in the condolence register: “Our sage, our father is gone. The shining profile of the Nigerian press becomes a little brilliant without Alhaji Jose. “From being a tower that was defiled by military imperialists, he emerged a living monument. “We almost forgot that this morning would come when he would no longer be around. We will remember and our successors will always remember him.”


Father of modern journalism dies - Osoba


Osoba, one of those who served under Jose at Daily Times, said the deceased produced the best array of journalists in Nigeria. The former governor told Sunday Vanguard: “That is the death of the father of modern day journalism. He produced the best array of journalists in this country, including your publisher, Sam Amuka, Tony Momoh, myself, Henry Odukomaya and many others.


“There is no newspaper founded in this country in the last thirty to forty years that does not Alhaji Jose’s men in charge. “He stood for what is best for journalism and he was a colossus and there can never be a second Alhaji Babatunde Jose. “He expanded Daily Times beyond the level he took over as managing director and chairman of the paper. And he produced great journalists who went ahead to take charge of most of the newspapers in this country today. You will find his imprint and input in all the media houses in this country. Until his death, I was like the first son of the old man in both professional term and in real term.”


We are part of his footprint - Amuka


Amuka, having also been at Daily Times, said he is part of the footprint left behind by the deceased journalism icon. Vanguard Chairman said in his tribute: “Alhaji Jose was a great Nigerian, a very fine fellow. He left his footprint in the job that he did in the business of journalism. “We are all part of the footprint. I passed through Daily Times, me and my peers. I am glad that he is being properly mourned.”

Jose was a professional journalist - Momoh: Tony Momoh, who was also at Daily Times, echoed Osoba’s sentiments. His words: “I remember him as a professional journalist who took to a very high level the establishment of newspapers, the operations of newspapers and massive diversification in the newspaper business. In the establishment of newspapers, he increased the titles in the Daily Times Group from about three to 14. Then, in the operation of newspapers, he concentrated on the training of manpower not only for the editorial department but also in other areas and, in diversification of the newspaper business, he moved into related areas like marketing of publication, establishment of printing wing, packaging wing and leisure services. Most important was the training of journalists when he established a school that trained journalists not only for the Daily Times Group but also for the industry. Personally, he made me what I’m in the profession today and I owe everything to him.”


He was a professional father - Ugochukwu: To Ugochukwu, another Daily Times man, Jose was a professional father “with whom I maintained a very close relationship until his death.” He added in his tribute: “He was the greatest newspaper administrator in the country who turned around the fortunes of the Daily Times and prepared it to be quoted on the Stock Exchange. He was a man of great foresight who planned 200 years ahead of time for a simultaneous printing of the Daily Times.


“Beyond the Daily Times, Alhaji Jose played major roles in other media organizations in the country as he was charged with the responsibility of reorganizing Federal Government media organizations such as the New Nigerian Newspapers, the FRCN and the NTA in 1984. His national relevance went beyond the media as he played very important roles in other national assignments. For instance, he was the chairman of the committee that moved Nigeria driving from right hand drive to the left. He did it so well that they were very few accidents even when most people were afraid that there would be so much accidents as a result of the change. To me, he was my mentor, father and friend and indeed was at some point everyone in the Nigerian media worked under him. Mention them, Uncle Sam who started The Punch and later started Vanguard worked under him at the Daily Times. Tony Momoh also worked under him; those who started Concord left the Daily Times to start that paper; those who started The Guardian also left the Daily Times to start it.”


He trained distinguished journalists - Jakande: The former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, also a journalist, described the death of Jose as a great loss to Nigeria. He told Sunday Vanguard last night: ”His death is a great loss to the country and a great loss to journalism. He was a titan and an icon. He was an accomplished journalist and newspaper publisher. His contributions to Nigeria will ever be remembered. He trained many journalists who are today in high positions.


Death is major loss to journalism - Ogunbiyi: Ogunbiyi, former university teacher, writer, administrator and the Balogun Ipara-Remo, who presided over the affairs of the Daily Times Group as managing director from 1989 to 1991, expressed shock at the death of Jose. He regretted that he was out of Lagos when the incident happened, saying that he would have used the occasion to release to the media a copy of a lecture he presented on the life and times of the deceased. Ogunbiyi, who was in the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, when the news of the death was broken, said: “Obviously, the death of the first indigenous managing Director of the Daily Times of Nigeria, Alhaji Babatunde Jose is a big shock to me even though I am aware he’s been ill for some time now. It is, indeed, a major loss to the profession of journalism in the country.


“Though the grand old man had retired from active practice, he was constantly in touch with the practitioners and was ever willing to contribute his wealth of experience for the development of the industry. It is indeed the end of an era because Alhaji Jose represented the old order of committed practitioners of the pen profession. As a managing director I had the privilege of going through some of the files left behind by Baba and I was able to see first hand what he did while in the Daily Times as the chief executive of the group and it is amazing to acknowledge his level of commitment to the profession. It is even more amazing to pint out that even though he had no university degree he did not just set up the Daily Times Training School, he also went further to insist that reporters in the group must hold, at least, a university degree. That was remarkable for a man who did not have a university degree himself. It is a pity, I am not in Lagos at the moment. I would have given the media a copy of the lecture I delivered on him when he was honoured with a chair at the University of Lagos recently.”


He was stickler for excellence - Zoro: Alhaji Sani Zoro, erstwhile President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, also eulogised the departed doyen of Nigerian journalism. His words: “We pay tribute to the greatest media doyen of our time. The death of Alhaji Babatunde Jose can only be only be described as the end of a generation of a media guru who was an astute disciplinarian and a sticker for excellence of his calibre who had lived all his life for the development of the media in Nigeria. As the first indigenous managing director of the Daily Times Group, Alhaji Jose represented the second generation of media practitioners in Nigeria to take the industry beyond the pedestal and took it to a new height of respectability. Whatever measures the nation’s newspapers can take to honour or immortalise this exceptional and rare breed of human being is desirable. I will also call on the Federal Government to consider honouring Alhaji Jose, the pioneer managing director of DTN for his towering contribution to the group, the nation and humanity in general.”


It’s the end of an era - NGE: The newly inaugurated executive council of the NGE expressed shock at the death. The president of the Guild who was sworn in last Monday, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, said the passage of Jose is the end of an era. His words: “The passage of the doyen of Nigerian journalism, Alhaji Babatunde Jose, signifies the end of and era. He was quite essential to the development of modern journalism not only in Nigeria but in the West African sub-region. Alhaji Jose without any doubt represented an age that took journalism to an enviable height in the country as he encouraged practitioners to do their job excellently.


This he did because he had the privilege of going through the

rank and file of the profession. He was a reporter, editor, managing director and later chairman of the Daily Times Group. He took the company to a new height and made the newspaper so powerful that it became an alternative government in the country which was why the then Obasanjo Government clamped on it and took over the company. “We will miss him greatly but the virtues he represented remain forever. The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, will participate fully in the burial and celebration of the life of a great leader of the profession. He was a colossus in the media industry. We will miss him!”


Nigeria has lost a rare gem - Adegbite: To the secretary-general of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Lateef Adegbite, the nation has lost a rare and great national figure. Said he: “We have lost a great national figure in Alhaji Babatunde Jose. He represented all that is virtuous. He was a great Muslim that will be remembered for a very long while to come. Alhaji Jose was a towering figure in his chosen career of journalism. He mentored a great number of Nigerian journalists, many of whom are today occupying enviable positions in national life. Jose was a great patriot who contributed immensely to the development of the nation and I am convinced that history will judge him kindly. I am aware that he was honoured with an award but I will not hesitate to recommend him for a higher post-humous award for a man who made such a tremendous contributions to the nation’s life.”


Atiku and former journalists in the Senate and House of Representatives also mourned Jose, remembering him as one of the best role models for the profession. Former journalists in the National Assembly were Senators Chris Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East), Ayogu Eze (PDP, Enugu North), Anyim Ude (PDP, Ebonyi) and former NTA Newsline reporter and now member of the House of Representatives, Abike Dabiri. Atiku in a reaction articulated by his media consultant Mallam Garba Shehu eulogized Jose as an “an institution in journalism, politics and leadership in Islam,"saying he said lived an exemplary and fulfilled life.


Anyanwu, the former NTA Newsline anchor, said: “Jose lived a purposeful and fulfilled life. He left a mark in the practice of journalism. His journalism had a positive purpose- advancement of society. He will be missed.” Eze, a former journalist with The Guardian, said: “It is devastating. A great loss to Nigeria and the journalism profession. We will miss him. We wish his family well and pray God to grant his soul repose.” Ude, a former broadcast journalist with the Imo Broadcasting Service, said: “His name was unanimous with Daily Times and since he left Daily Times has never been the same again. It is unfortunate we are gradually losing some of the best of our founding fathers in journalism."


Dabiri said: “He lived a great legacy. He remains a role model not only to journalists but all young professionals. Integrity should always be our watchword and he was virtuous, disciplined and God fearing." Mr Sola Odunfa described Jose as a man blessed by God. Odunfa’s words: “He was a man blessed by God. From a humble beginning he grew into an Icon in Nigeria publishing industry. “He was revered by all. He nurtured a generation of journalists who attained the pinnacles in the profession across Nigeria. “It was a privilege to work under his tutelage. Above all, at his retirement, God gave him the grace to grow into old age and total devotion to His service. Nigeria and the profession of journalism have lost an irreplaceable giant.”


Senator Sikiru Shitta-Bey said Jose was “a great man, a gentleman and a very senior brother who dedicated his life to the service of Nigeria.” “He trained a lot of people who have become highly prominent now. And he was an achiever; a very very humble man. He contributed a lot to the growth and development of Nigeria. “The country will miss him a lot. We will miss him very seriously, “he added.

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Its definitely a recipe for hangment.

All these secrets abeg
why the burden, its not worth it

i have tried to keep diaries countless times

it doesnt work, i get bored
My blog sef, its barely alive Undecided Undecided Undecided

I wont apologize if he sees it, neither will i explode on him about going through my stuff

I've never kept a diary in my life but if I ever do, every information there will surely be written in codes and no man born by a woman can ever decode it.

Ladies, I know a lot of you love to write stuff. Secret things about our lives and it's usually filled with romantic ordeals that is reloaded daily/weekly.

1)Assuming you have a secret diary where you wrote something about your man that is not exactly nice especially something sexual and he somehow snoops around when you were not there, finds and reads it. Will you apologize if he brings it up or will you explode like the world trade on him for going through your secret stuff?

2) Why do most women keep diaries in the first place? Isn't that a recipe for hanging yourself later in life especially whenever an enemy gets hold of it?

Guys,
Will you in your lifetime attempt to read your girl's/wife's diary knowing full well that most women write down too much information there? If you do read it eventually and see things like, he's lazy/bad in bed, will you secretly work on improvement or will you confront her knowing full well that what you did was illegal?

Why lie? The honda baby boy in your site is not a 2001 model abeg. It's either 1998, 1999 or 2000 model American specification. 2001-2002 are different on the rear light.

abi, the thirst and hunger for money is beyond something that can be remedied or dealt with!

Not in some people. They are so hungry for money that they can accept to be buried alive hoping to resurrect rich after 3 days.

As much as I don't want to "hate" the northerners because a christian shouldn't hate, [b]but everything about the North disgusts me[/b]

Including the beef, kulikuli, kunu, goat, yam, rice, groundnut etc. Are you out of your mind?