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Literature / Re: What's Love (A Romance Novelette By Kayode Odusanya) by drewsman: 10:20pm On May 27, 2021 |
kayo80: What??!!! 40 is on the high side na, make it like 25-30 pls |
Literature / Re: What's Love (A Romance Novelette By Kayode Odusanya) by drewsman: 9:51pm On May 27, 2021 |
kayo80: We know that already, that has been your style. You need to be applauded for keeping to your words. More grease to your elbow 2 Likes |
Literature / Re: What's Love (A Romance Novelette By Kayode Odusanya) by drewsman: 1:56pm On May 27, 2021 |
Oya Op, the money ( likes) you asked for is compete o 1 Like |
Literature / Re: What's Love (A Romance Novelette By Kayode Odusanya) by drewsman: 2:29pm On May 25, 2021 |
froze6:I dey tell you 1 Like |
Literature / Re: What's Love (A Romance Novelette By Kayode Odusanya) by drewsman: 7:44am On May 25, 2021 |
IMO, that guy is too emotionally unstable, he is not even dating this girl officially yet. 4 more likes to chapter 4, my people please do the needful. 3 Likes |
Literature / Re: Iyawo Mammy-water(18+) by drewsman: 11:46pm On May 21, 2021 |
Oya people, give him 20 likes so that he'll continue na 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: The Banner On A Ship Carrying Jewish Refugees To Palestine In 1947 by drewsman: 9:14am On May 17, 2021 |
Againstlies: 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Loko Oweto Bridge, Benue River At Night. Very Beautiful... (Pictured) by drewsman: 11:10pm On Apr 16, 2021 |
To all my people arguing above, this picture is a CADD work, not a realistic picture. Architects in the house will understand what I mean 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Humdrum by drewsman: 6:53am On Apr 15, 2021 |
Not only JB, Samantha is also in love. I guess that was why she couldn't slap him the last time he kissed her, she ran away instead 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Humdrum by drewsman: 2:52pm On Apr 12, 2021 |
Mr Bass is in love without even realising it yet. That's an excellent work OP 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Native Doctor Begs Prophet Odumeje To Forgive Ada Jesus Who Is Down With Stroke by drewsman: 10:15am On Apr 11, 2021 |
Nuzo1: And who told you that Odumeje is a christian? That title "prophet" is not what qualifies one to be a christian. Pls do your research well and know who a christian is, instead of generalising that name |
Literature / Re: My Husband, Warm The Bed! A Story by drewsman: 12:30am On Mar 21, 2021 |
mokoh: Pls do. amoduandrew@gmail.com |
Literature / Re: IJEMMA - A JESS SHORTS by drewsman: 8:31pm On Mar 08, 2021 |
This is going to be an interesting one. OP, biko come and continue o 1 Like |
Literature / Re: The Prince Of Qalul By Angelsss by drewsman: 5:49am On Feb 24, 2021 |
Following, looks like this is going to be a very interesting piece 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Two Years To Thirty(short Story) by drewsman: 11:32pm On Feb 23, 2021 |
Hi |
Literature / Re: The Tarnished Ones by drewsman: 7:21pm On Feb 16, 2021 |
hahn:In Mr Bones' voice, "the shit is not holy, not even from the prince". |
Romance / Re: Evangelist Marwa Tumba Sued: It’s Not Biblical To Marry Woman Older Than Me by drewsman: 1:52pm On Feb 15, 2021 |
God will see you through sir. All these daughters of Jezebel coming in disguise to pull people of God down. This thing happened to a friend of mine also, but God saw him thru at last 7 Likes 1 Share |
Literature / Re: Oyeku:story Of Lust,injustice, Destiny And Human Wickedness, 18+ by drewsman: 9:51am On Feb 08, 2021 |
Vidamia: I dey tell u. Na them go dey beg people up and down to am least drop a comment, once they get good followership and a good number of commenters, they suddenly become "very busy". 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Entrapped by drewsman: 10:49pm On Dec 13, 2020 |
Mike's foolishness is foolish. I don't know if this my grammar make sense self 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Entrapped by drewsman: 10:49pm On Nov 30, 2020 |
Shalomdee: I can relate, it isn't easy. Typing with a PC � keyboard is much easier. The story is getting more interesting, more updates pls 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Entrapped by drewsman: 10:19am On Nov 30, 2020 |
Following 1 Like |
Nairaland / General / 'the Nigeria Flag Was Bloodied': Footballers Condemn Violence Against Protesters by drewsman: 1:59pm On Oct 21, 2020 |
Minutes after Manchester United's 2-1 victory at French giants Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, United's Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo posted two videos on his social media feed. They were not the normal celebratory videos that follow a match win. Instead, with a wet drizzle forming a teary backdrop around him, Ighalo was sombre and subdued, and his message was unequivocally directed at the Nigerian government. It followed harrowing videos from his homeland that showed peaceful protesters seemingly being shot with live ammunition in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos State. "I am sad and heartbroken and I don't know where to start from," he began in a voice that sounded broken. "I am not the kind of guy that talks about politics, but I can't keep quiet any more for what is going on back home in Nigeria. "I will say Nigerian government, you guys are a shame to the world for killing your own citizens, sending military to the streets to kill unarmed protesters because they are protesting for their rights? It is uncalled for." Ighalo went on call on the United Nations, the UK, and world leaders to come to the aid of citizens in Nigeria. Within hours, the video had racked up two million views on Twitter. Tuesday's events were the tragic culmination of events which began on October 3 in the southern Nigerian town of Ughelli, where a young man was arrested by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and fell to his death from the police vehicle, with the officers driving away in his SUV. Protests broke out following the incident and continued for two days before spilling over into Lagos, amplified by the power of Twitter and then spread nationwide within days. Ighalo's video was only the latest in a series of reactions to ongoing protests against police brutality in Nigeria, not just by football players but also other Nigerian and international sports figures. Prior to Tuesday's events, the Super Eagles took a stand in support of the protests during the international weekend, when the team formed a circle following Kelechi Iheanacho's goal against Tunisia, took a knee and raised their fists in support of the protest movement. Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi stood up with a raised first during the Foxes' Premier League home loss to Aston Villa last weekend. In Italy, striker Victor Osimhen scored his first goal in the Serie A for Napoli, the club he joined during the summer, and promptly displayed a shirt with the #EndSARS and #EndPoliceBrutalityInNigeria hashtags used by the protesters. Elsewhere on the same day, fellow striker Simeon "Simy" Nwankwo did the same after scoring for Crotone in their 1-1 draw with Juventus. Nwankwo told ESPN that he has also suffered some of the harassment that has led to the nationwide protest. "I have been stopped (by police) many times," he alleged. "Just because they look into the car and see a young boy they feel like [shouldn't be] driving a car and dressing good. "They pull you by the side and start searching the car like you are a criminal. "We are here doing a lot of sacrifices trying to make ends meet like any other Nigerian. Then, when you come home to your country to rest you come outside and somebody starts asking you questions. "And when you answer in a simple tone, they get aggressive to change the situation and take it to the angle they want to. Because at the end of the day they want to take money." Nwankwo said even without his personal experience, the protests resonated with him: "We don't need any special inspiration. "It is a moment where all the youths need to come together to make a simple demand about something that we think and we feel. "We can't be living in a country where you are meant to excel and you are living in fear. People are getting killed, people are getting harassed. "The gesture [on the weekend] is that we are here and the only thing we can do is try to make our voice heard and that it is a peaceful thing that the government should look into and it is very heartbreaking to see the videos of people being killed." Anger over police brutality in Nigeria had been simmering for years, and the current protests are not the first sparked by such violence. The difference is that others have mostly been in isolated pockets and confined to the localities where each incident took place. The Ughelli incident appears to have been the final tipping point that took it national, with athletes suffering just as much as other citizens. Shooting Stars defender Izu Joseph was shot and killed by soldiers in his hometown in 2016. Super Eagles forward Ekigho Ehiosun posted his ordeal at the hands of police while returning from a wedding last December on his Facebook page. And in February, Remo Stars defender Tiamiyu Kazeem was knocked down and killed after being detained by police. The Inspector general ordered an investigation, but nothing has been heard of the investigation since. The protests have since taken a global turn, with a number of influential sports people and celebrities weighing in with support, including Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman, heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, along with Rihanna, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, amongst others. Almost all Super Eagles players have shared messages of support on their social media channels, and Nwankwo says the events are so traumatic for him that coming home might be a tough ask if the issues are not resolved. The Crotone man added: "At this moment, seeing what happened, the way the military has been ambushing people from the videos, what will I tell my family? Will I be willing to take them to such a hostile place? "Imagine driving with them and getting stopped and harassed for no reason. I have to think of the psychological effect it will have on them. People go through this psychological trauma, this torture. They don't know the psychological impact they have on people. "Nigeria is our country, we want a better Nigeria but it is difficult." For the here and now, the forward is also suffering his own psychological trauma, saying that the joy of playing football has been sucked out of him. He added: "Now, the way things are going, I can't see the joy in scoring a goal, I can't see the joy in celebrating. I put everything about the love, the fun on the back foot. But one thing is for sure, I will keep sweating, I will keep playing, I will keep scoring for the fallen heroes. "But celebrating in a joyful manner will be hard for me. Everything I do now will be done for them because it is crazy how people who will march out peacefully will be shot like animals. "Today we saw how the Nigerian flag was bloodied. That is heartbreaking for me." Source: https://africa.espn.com/football/nigeria-nga/story/4213799/the-nigeria-flag-was-bloodied-footballers-condemn-violence-against-protesters?device=featurephone Lalasticlala pls move this to the appropriate section
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Literature / Re: UNDERRATED: A Story By Toyin Taiwo by drewsman: 10:05am On Oct 19, 2020 |
That's why I believe this saying with all my heart, "love alone isn't enough reason to get married". Full house, you've seen all the negative signs already. A word is enough for the wise 3 Likes |
Literature / Re: All The Women I Ever Dated - NARCISSISM by drewsman: 9:38am On Oct 12, 2020 |
Space booked, following 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Ethiopia Just Entered 2013 While The Rest Of The World Is In 2020 - HistoryVille by drewsman: 2:20pm On Sep 16, 2020 |
Wolgrace: You sound like an Adventist sir |
Literature / Re: Nigerian Anime: Don't Rock The Cradle (by #chemstudios) by drewsman: 11:54am On Sep 05, 2020 |
Wow, its almost 6 months o. When are we expecting the next update? Or possibly the complete story to buy 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Ocean Of Secrets: The Flow (ocean Of Secrets Saga; Book 2) by drewsman: 12:15am On Aug 23, 2020 |
enirock: Sure boss. Was kind of experiencing the "silence" at the moment before I bumped into the text in your signature 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Ocean Of Secrets: The Flow (ocean Of Secrets Saga; Book 2) by drewsman: 10:39pm On Aug 22, 2020 |
enirock: Your signature text has just inspired me right now |
Literature / Re: My Husband, Warm The Bed! A Story by drewsman: 8:31am On Jul 28, 2020 |
I just see people giving their mails here just like I did too. But the real question is, has anybody gotten the story in his/her mail yet? Cos I haven't despite the fact that I even DM the OP |
Literature / Re: "Ocean Of Secrets" A Story By Millieademi by drewsman: 4:30am On Jul 05, 2020 |
Learnt a lot from this update. Children can easily read a meaning into everything, and not as foolish or unaware of things like some of us thought. Reason why you must be careful the way you relate with them. .Just imagine Dapo's thoughts towards his own mother. Or think of what the twin's thoughts would have been if their guardian showed any sign of not wanting them around anymore, or that she's tired of them staying with her 1 Like |
Literature / Re: The Untold Story Of Uriah The Hittie By Olumide Holloway (king Olulu) by drewsman: 5:52pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
Wow!!!!!! This is a story that is worth reading 1 Like |
Literature / Re: Hilarious Direct English Meaning Of Some Yoruba Words/sentences by drewsman: 9:54pm On Jul 02, 2020 |
I can't just begin to imagine that nobody has ever commented on this interesting topic |
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