₦airaland Forum

egheleghe:
The governor threatened to kill election officials hence her need for protection while the results is announced against his party.

WiseBully:
Buhari's wasn't GOD'S choice, he was the choice of majority of voters. Simple! Don't spew blasphemy to validate your subjective thoughts because of flimsy politics.

crixtex:
Buhari is no God gift... God gift giveth no sorrows.....

KINGinVAHALA2:
Every blessed morning that i woke up, one thing i never forgot to do was to say thank you God for giving us BUHARI and ofcourse my mentor COMRADE ADAMS ALIU OSHIOMOLE. If not for the latter, Edo State by now would have been wiped out of the map of Nigeria because of the undevelopment we found ourselves and i know and believe buhari would give Nigeria a genuine course to smile "when the battle is over"
God Bless Me
God Bless Oshiomole
God Bless My Handsome & Beautiful Edo People
God Bless Buhari
God Bless Nigeria!

Yesterday, I went to church. My neighbours are beginning to suspect my recent turnaround and dedication to God. But God is not man. He is the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and knows my thoughts.

So yesterday I went to church, and contrary to my tradition, sat outside. When  it was time for the final prayers, I opened my eyes briefly, looked at those around  me before I muttered  “God, thank you for the gift of Buhari”. That’s one of the most sincere prayers I’ve said in February, 2016. It was from  the depth of my heart, but I also needed  to be sure that there wasn’t any overzealous anti-Buhari  nearby. Being confronted  in church over a prayer I said isn’t one of those troubles I needed on the last Sunday of the leap month in a leap year.

Every sincere Nigerian should be grateful to God for this rare gift called Buhari. God alone knows what’s best for us, especially when we act like we know too much. God knows that we complain a lot. God knows that no matter what we get, nothing would change. So He gave us Buhari, who came down in all glory, robed with the anti-corruption linen. And true to script, Buhari set to work, drew up a work plan, and commenced implementation. So when Yola burned, Buhari looked at his To-do list. It said wedding, and party it must be. Nigerians as usual ranted, they cursed both God and the devil, but that changed nothing. On the other side, some danced, and danced, and danced. Competitions were even organized to raise dancers who could dance like the president.

In the US, Nigerians celebrated his residence at the Blair House. It was a glorious chance. A Daniel had finally ascended the throne. When asked about inclusive governance, Baba reverted to the rule. The percentages took the centre stage. The people rained  thunder. Some invoked Amadioha and some non-existent gods. It didn’t matter. His quota system  must stay.

Those who realized the beauty and the blessing that Baba Bubu was to Nigeria attempted building a ladder to heaven to show their appreciation. But God wasn’t ready for another round of confusion, and  he sent them back. Buhari, the gift is still here.

And Buhari travelled, and mildly called Nigerians criminals. Nigerians as usual raised all forms of storm, denouncing such tag. But the storm was uncalled for. Buhari never called them criminals. He only referred to them as criminals. These two don’t mean the same. The other set, the more enlightened Nigerians knew this, so they took to the media to explain to others what the president actually meant, instead of what he actually said.

And we continued living, many expecting more from this gift, others holding on, aware of the template in operation. And Nigerians as usual, took to whining again. They said the economy was going down, they started calling Bubu’s name, expecting him to perform a miracle. Bubu didn’t like this. He wasn’t God; couldn’t do everything. So he replied them in similar tone, added to his media team, and  travelled abroad.

And Nigerians cried louder. They said he should have formed an economic team instead of a stronger media team.

Don’t mind these Nigerians. Very ignorant people who know nothing about governance!

And the gift from God travelled to the Middle East, to seek the face of God over the constantly dropping crude price. Draped in white–depicting holiness-,shoulders and head bare, they took him to the place where God resides. He saw God, and they talked about the crashed cost of crude. God asked him if he had any plans, but he said no. None at all. Crude must go up. God asked him about plans for other sources of income, but he said the Nigerians were not trustworthy. ‘Fix this oil thing’, he told God. Nothing more, nothing less.

Nigerians whined at home. Cried over increase in the cost of commodities.

And he came out of the sanctuary, heard these cries, saw his pictures with the hairless head, shrunken shoulders, and visible bones like Nigeria’s economy. Bubu wasn’t happy. He was the prince, Aisha’s pretty husband, and that image must be retained. He must be seen as the most handsome. And he summoned  his team, his trusted aides, his friends, sorcerers and marabouts. And they came, each with thoughts on how to lift Nigeria, and reduce the cries.

And Buhari stepped into the middle, sad, worried, and in a teary voice queried; ‘Look at my picture, what can we do about this?’.

Dead silence fell on the gathering. With no words coming from any of them, he continued.

‘I don’t like the way I look. I am hereby appointing a Special Assistant on photography. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. The meeting is over.

 

Dum Syl Aminikpo tweets as @dumsyl, and runs this column every Monday, for Ikenga Chronicles

OrlandoOwoh:
Stop being naive. A serial killer is caught in the art of disposing a body and you're if the FBI can use it as an evidence?

Go read what transpired between the ATF and the Branch Davidian in Weco, Texas.

OrlandoOwoh:
You're the one being naive here. When the FBI taps into the call of a suspected serial killer calling a friend to come held him in disposing a butchered kid, and the FBI apprehends both making a shallow grave, what evidence would a judge be requesting for? Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

OrlandoOwoh:
Yes or no, does the FBI hack people computer or seek permission from Apple, as you claim? If you don't know, know it now, when the FBI has intel that a serial killer is currently doing his art in his basement, it doesn't go for a search warrant. It goes straight to the basement.

Yes, I watch movies, not Nollywood, but Hollywood, where directors and producers are researchers.

bolabolakemi:
Define a nigerian ? As long as they hope on Nigeria, it means they will as end drop out. Nigeria can never save the poor masses

Bluetooth2:
Lmao

Don't tell me you want Buhari to pay you when you have a ministry of Niger delta, NDDC, a state government with one of the highest monthly allocation and a 13% derivation.

Channel your frustration elsewhere buddy.

Bluetooth2:
Since they need to pay the states, now no more freebies for you. Get a job and pay your fees !

Bluetooth2:
Except you live on mars not to have known that Jonathan ruined Nigeria through corruption. Well like I said, no more freebies because the state can't even pay worker's salary.

Bluetooth2:
No more freebies bro, nigeria is broke all because of mr jonathan.

JohnFrankling:
Rivers state government haven't paid those they sent on scholarship for the last seven months too, and to think that some of them were already in their 200 level here before been sent out is a story for another day

simpleseyi:
If their brother Jonathan refused to pay their last session tuition fee, do you expect my amiable people's general BabaOneChance to pay? Please use your brain. If your brother abandon you, don't expect your enemy (BabaOneChance) to save you.

handsomeclouds:
monthly allowance of 300$ smh!

bolabolakemi:
They should be realistic for once and fight for their right - no more spoon feeding. Only Biafra can save them

hardywaltz:
When we told you guys that the Ijaws hate themselves u guys tot we were joking.

Barcanista oya come and defend ur people and party.

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blink182: Why does your uncle want a group? From what you said, the businesses are small and do not need complex accounting that will eventually need a holding company (the group) to make things a bit easy when presenting statements.

Each business has already created a name for itself over time and changing it will create confusion between customers and his firms. What I advise is for him to register a holding company and create a group logo while maintaining existing logos.

Study companies like Berkshire Hathaway, google, trump etc. Study how the holding firm has a group logo while the businesses under it have their individual logo.