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South African dance teacher Angelo Collins and Beverly Osu's boo in the BBA house is reportedly back with his South African girlfriend, Candice Arends. According to sources in South Africa, Angelo is trying to woo her back and the couple have been spotted hanging out in different spots around the country. It remains to be seen if their reconciliation will be a permanent one. According to reports, things kinda fell apart for Beverly and Angelo while he was in Nigeria a few weeks back for her birthday. Not only did Angelo make Bev's people buy his ticket to come to Nigeria, he also refused to be intimate with her, though they shared the same hotel rooms. Angelo said he wanted to wait until things got serious between them. Meanwhile, Beverly is quite heartbroken but she's staying strong and moving on.
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The Chinese have a greeting which goes ‘may you live in interesting times’. Somebody must have said that to me because I am witnessing some of the most interesting times. I am witnessing a series of events that are proving to be more entertaining than the best Hollywood and Nollywood can offer. Since these events have been more of a case of life imitating art, I feel that I should also go poetic. I am in a forest with many trees and all of a sudden I find myself watching a comedy of a tiny desperate tree that is shedding crocodile tears over a fruit from the mightiest Iroko tree. Both the tiny tree and the fruit from the Iroko tree have agendas that set them at cross purposes but both think they can use the other. The tiny tree wants nourishment from the fruit of the Iroko tree in order that it might become as big as the Iroko tree. The fruit thinks it is ripe and wants the tiny tree to rock the forest so that it can be detached from the parent tree and fall to the ground where its seeds will germinate in the fertile soil. It also imagines that it will become a great tree. But what the tiny tree and the fruit it wants to suck on for nourishment do not realize is that fruits that are ripe will fall to the ground at the slightest breeze from God. As for the tiny tree, in its eagerness to cheat nature it forgets that the juice from one tree may nourish it for a day but it requires regular daily nourishment to grow into a big tree. If its roots do not reach far into the grounds it can never get the nourishment it needs. A nourishment that is daily available to the big Iroko tree. And so the comedy continues and I keep watching. I see the unripe fruit condemning the Iroko tree that has given it nourishment to the tiny tree and I wonder at its naivety. How can a fruit condemn its tree to a shrub and expect the shrub to treat the fruit better than the tree that gave birth to it? Does this fruit have memory at all? The spirits that ensure the codes of the forest are obeyed had once told the Iroko that it (the Iroko tree) is the source of the nutrients that nourish its fruits and that since that is the case the previous fruit in the place of the ambitious fruit could not lay claim to the nourishment and should thus shrivel away and give way to the ambitious fruit. Being that that is the case, should the fruit bite the tree that nourishes it? Who is the ultimate loser in this comedy if I may ask? As I watched on I saw that the desperation of the tiny tree and the ambitious fruit of the Iroko tree grew such that they hatched a plan to get the monkeys in the forest to throw stones at the Iroko tree. And so the stone throwing began. The monkeys threw stones and more stones and as they threw stones a little bird flew past and whispered to them the following words ‘the Iroko tree is not upset when monkeys throw stones at it. It takes it as a compliment because nobody throws stones at a tree without fruit’. And when the monkeys heard this, they reasoned amongst themselves that the bird’s saying was true and they sought to make a deal with the Iroko tree so that it would lower its branches in order that they could climb onto it and pluck some fruit. But the Iroko tree ignored them. Then they said to the Iroko tree, ‘we would help you destroy the tiny tree if you will only lower your branches’. The Iroko Tree spoke for the first time and responded thus ‘why should you destroy the tiny tree? Leave it alone. I am not in competition with other trees, I am in competition with my potential. It is only those without potential that compete with those with potential in the same way as a blind man follows a man with sight’. The monkeys saw the wisdom in this logic and left the Iroko tree and I kept on watching because the comedy was so engaging. I had never seen anything of the sort. Pretty soon the clouds above the forest became grey and it was clear that a heavy storm was approaching. All the animals in the forest began to seek for shelter from the storm. I saw the birds and the monkeys and the elephants and the deer and the antelopes and the warthogs and all their fellow forest dwellers running to and fro seeking shelter. ‘Where shall we shelter’ they said, ‘who will save us from the coming storm’? They ran to the tiny tree but it had little room and could not shelter everybody. Then they ran to the Iroko tree and it sheltered everybody under its branches. Finally, the storm hit. It brought with it lightning and thunder, rain and more rain but the forest animals were not affected. They were safe under the Iroko tree. And what was more, I beheld a wonderful thing. The storm caused the ripe fruits from the Iroko tree to fall to the ground to the great pleasure of the forest animals whose hunger was quenched thereby. That storm taught the forest animals a great life lesson which is that in times of storms, you cannot shelter under tiny trees. The tiny tree itself also learnt a lesson from the storm which is that a fruit that will not fall under a storm is a fruit that is not ripe for plucking. And finally, the ambitious fruit learnt its lesson which is that it is a tree that nourishes a fruit and not a fruit that nourishes the tree. And after everybody had learnt their lessons, the forest animals and all the trees in the forest lived happily ever after. B. Reno Omokri is Special Assistant to President Jonathan on New Media. |
evanscheck: Thirded By meFourthed by me |
adino: Story story story. Abacha chased the Camerounians far out of Bakassi and within some kilometers to Younde. Nigerian military killed many French troops in the battle of Bakassi and set up a permanent military F.O.B complete with weapons of mass destruction which the useless obj dismantled.The brains of Biafran eWarriors-in-softcopy cant process this truth... |
whitecat007: Jonathan should stop taking credit for other people's workDrink Hypo... very effective against Bad-belle! |
Symphony007: as much as i disaggree monumentally with jonathan, were do you think we would have been if obasanjo and yar adua were efficent? You can't blame all of nigeria's problem on a man who has been in office for 3 years as opposed to 8 years of obasanjo and 3 years of yar adua and all the wasted years of the military.When a man's ways pleases the Lord, He maketh even His ENEMIES to be at peace with him... Prov16:7 #enuf said |
bappahman: Presidential Media Chatso what is ur mumu point my friend? |
"You dont need to know if Mr President is running or not to prepare for your own campaign..." GEJ the best we've ever had |
theoctopus: GEJ is working hard for Nigeria! |
Akainzo: I assumed you are a graduate, so I would like for you to answer some simple questions.By dividing the prospective corpers into batches A,B and C, sending their letters to their schools thereby reducing the number of people collecting per tym...and when it ws inevitabe that the corpers wld be together as in the orientation camp that wld contain just abt 2000 to 5000, it was under the watchful of the Police, even the Army and SSS in some states,both for protection and crowd control... Do u knw wht 13000 people is? ? |
Ho ho ho...i sense a hurricane of insults coming... |
frankgreat: you are just spitting rubbish out of your mouth just to support GEJ...just to collect 1500 bicycle allowance in camp during my service year, we lined up under the sun, why cant GEJ pay the money into our account, or wen we were collecting our posting letter, why dnt dey send it to our respective mails? just cos its amaechi you now spit rubbish..Come rain come sun, amaechi is far better than GEJFirst of all GEJ is nt responsible for the logistics of Paying bicycle allowance.Thatz for the DG and his people ..2. The gathering of such a crowd for something that cn be sent wirelessly be it bicycle allowance or posting letter (especially whn the police wasnt notified becos of ur own political 'beef') is STILL A BAD ARRANGEMENT... As bad as saying all prospective corpers shld come to National Stadium Abuja for their posting letters. |
Passing Shot: Your points are in order but still no justification for shutting down the venue. After all PEJ organized a jamboree about 2 years ago in Abuja where bags of rice were distributed and many lives lost in the process.not a fan ..bt i dnt think u cn attach a bag of rice as a PDF file on an email...i've nt tried it once sha...and i'm sure that 'jamboree' had police presence yet lives were lost. |
sluvy4tune: MBU/RIVERS POLICE COMMAND ORDERS CLOSURE OF ELEKAHIA STADIUM IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP 13, 0000 NEWLY EMPLOYED TEACHERS FROM COLLECTING THERE LETTERS OF EMPLOYMENT AND INDUCTIONA shamefully biased presentation of what happened Mr OP. Amaechi has before now threatend to call people out for protests....where in the world do you gather 13000 people in one place without Police notification and plans for crowd control...wht if a stampede occured? The same loud mouthed governor will say the police wasnt up to the task... The police was very much pro active to stop a mischievous move by amaechi whn the same board had told the newly emloyed teachers that they wld be issued their posting letters online. Nor be only Gestapo state.. |
all4naija: Shut up, you 'village' bug!hahaha...look at this american experiment of propaganda... the truth must have hurt you so much... Pls tell america to bomb syria ..make im eye clear...them tell them before them pack comot for Iraq??...oh plss bomb syria..inshort Obama shld thank Putin for saving his a.s.s internationally... Yeye fowl..u dey here dey form analyst..u dn chop? |
mankand: Goat goat goat. I have been quiet all day watching the thread but I was forced to comment again. Is it not insane to talk about gay or accuse putin for not legalizing gay? I guess you are one of them or your were born via gay partners.A Million Likes jor!!! Too many CNN/BBC fans talking gilberish up there...yet their 'Messiah America' kills children daily... By the way, They have Chemical Weapons bt thatz alryt for these goons...its america afterall. I'm sure these ones forming 'foreign affairs analysts' with their comments know more than Snowden who is an Insider.....CNN Hypo dey really dey wipe oooo..Rubbish!! |
~Borat~:you ..my friend...are a blessed and informed human...some people never see beyond their noses.... |
nijanigga: Do you remember when Gej was interfering with NFF and he got a warning from FIFA? Gej poked his wide nose into everything. Nigeria can't host final qualifier in Abuja, citing security, yet Gej is living in Abuja.dude ...pls...with due respect..shut up!...do u really need someone to tell you you are not making sense as far as this thread is concerned?... You hate GEJ..we get ur point. Bt pls he isnt responsible for the choice of defenders or the quantity of playing time they get in their clubs....and on ur abuja stadium security lie, its pointless to tell u hw off-the-point you are |
zeefa: I studied chemical engineering and for the past 9yrs, av bn working as a quality control engineer both in nigeria and the middle east, qatar, abudhabi and oman(which is purely mechanical) |
PvtParts: Here is tinibu clapping like he is in church at an Obama rally he lied that he was invited when he paid to be there.Thatz their APC hero singing beyonce's song: 'I was heeeree...i paid...i saw.... I was hereeee' i wonder wht ws so funny to only him...#NOTICEMEtinz!! |
Italiano1: Now that is the problem with folks like you. You consistently try to argue above your station. This is not Aba or Onisha beer parlor where you can spew all sorts of incoherent diatribe and after decimating your biological systems with fake Aba made alcoholic products then you all shout Ibo kwenu and go to bed....and herez your certificate in +Genetically Induced 'Hate-ism' (GIH)+ You did well both in exhibiting the character and language of hate... And here too are the keys to Hellfire's secretariat in the south west... PS:yea the news is true..the devil moved out after seeing your posts...he now lives at the APC headquaterz... |
prem love: Since you know everything you would have won the world cup for us bck then. enemy of progressinshort...my broda..Na Only God fit bless u adequately for this comment!! |
Well... I just think no matter hw bad life looks....there are people who wld still kill to have the quality of life you have.. |
omiobo: Nigeria is doom with people like you. Honestly, best thing that can happen us is to go our separate ways. Nigerians are hypocrites. The same set of people that ruin this nation are in PDP,you are here praising them. So you are unhappy with the birth of APC because you too biased to reason that nigerians need a strong opposition party.if anything at all, Nigeria needs an alternative party: 1. with a clear sense of direction and purpose 2. with the interest of Nigeria at the centre of its manifesto and with the 'hows' clearly stated 3. With better options for whatever it condemns Not just an assembly of disgruntled thieves desperate to be back in mainstream robbery with hate as their only motivation. The present scenerio isnt the best and there's plenty of room for improvement bt if this APC and a more confused 'new' PDP are the alternatives, then it is GEJ till 2019 for any right thinking Nigerian. |
Hmmm...na amaechi I dey sorry for..make he dey form (hypocritical) democrat until im northern friends go post am go sambisa forest... |
ireneidiva: Hehehehehe. My church never told me those lies. Op knows the kind of church she attends.A thousand likes... |
What do Chemical Engineers do? And how are they different from Chemists? Thanx |
deor03: They are playing mind game !!!. Keshi and Team, Please don't fall for thisexactly my thoughts...i beg super eagles still take the game serious oh..... |
Xriss: I guess so......but the bible encouraged Godliness with contentment........ Jesus always spoke of the dangers of riches.......why do most pastors these days focus on riches and wealth creation..... I mean having business forums and conventions in church.....preaching on M's of money & principles of wealth......did Jesus do that or ask us to preach about money......can't you see a lot is wrong....Yes true..there are many fake pastors...and i'm sure u've met some...bt that doesnt mean all are bad...besyds only an original can be faked. Its unfortunate that the name of the church has bn rubbish so much that its lost the power, respect and influence for change...hwever its my advice that anybody that chooses to follow God shld seek to knw God for himself and not be swayed by every wave of doctrine. |
FOLYKAZE: Im greedy? Did I ask for any money or told you I dont know when to give something to people in need?why the money wey people choose to give dey pain u? Practice ur atheism in ur 'wisdom' instead of swallowing panadol for a tithe I choose to give willingly (at least I do) and let me blow ur mind more...I also give my first salary for any new job to God...I bless my pastor too when I like...It's my Money..It's my Faith..it works for me...whether the pastor eats it or not is irrelevant and he will face his judgement besyds Ministry runs on the wheels of money, and yea on Jets too if it is an international ministry abi did reinhard bonke trek to Nigeria? So save ur money if u want and lets see whether u cn buy Nigeria...P.S: YoU my friend ..are the daft one!! |
My Humble advice for Arsenal fans this Season.
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Kayceenaz: Given the present state of things in Nigeria,most especially in the security and education sphere,the replica of crisis in Egypt may be its impending and inevitable fate.abeg na lie... |