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I went for an occasion earlier this year and sat outside jejely with my own space and peace.
Only for one man to come and sit infront of me
And the crowd and attention i was avoiding came
I didn't know who the man was in face but I'd been hearing of him
Many people, infact many i knew to be very influential among the circle of the occasion came
to greet this man.
Who do i ask who this man is since I'd sat on my own chilaxing
Well as I was going to another venue still for the occasion I saw my primary school classmate's father who was also
Classmate to my father and I asked him knowing they're all in the same age group.

He said, ah you don't know, that's Professor Sam Oyovbaire... and the rest is history.

Growing up a good name was considered better than riches.
You could walk tall with a clean sheet.
There was no pride or self righteousness,
It was pure dignity, integrity, discipline and good morals/upbringing
Money was an added advantage
People could trust you and recommend you while you were sleeping under your bed
Success chased after you
Opportunities were available
Trust was like pure water
Your word was your bond

Fast forward to ... and the rest is ...

It's funny when I see people talk any how about issues they have half knowledge of or did not witness themselves, who were neither active or aware during Buhari's, Obj's, Uzor Kalu's, Atiku's, Tinubu's or these other people's earlier stay in power 1976, 1983, 1999, even during the MKO annulment and all those period of Zango kataf and other though periods Nigeria has been through. Even as recent as Dr Adadevoh's martyrdom, 2012 occupy Nigeria, 2008 Northern crisis that spread from Jos to Kaduna to Kano.

I didn't do history as a subject cause it clashed with another subject i needed, but I'm a student of history. I try as much as I can to follow events, read history, travel to 3/4 of Nigeria, ask questions and be dispassionate. But many people are actively and consciously destroying Nigeria even people who witnessed civil war, colonial rule, 1960 independence and other key events. For the younger ones many are actively and consciously numbing themselves with unuseful music, fashion, sit-coms, gossips, celebrity lifestyles, games, bets, drugs, and socio/religious trends that makes them look dumb (with all apologies). Many young people are not interested in Nigeria past or present or future. They don't know how Nigeria was before so what they see now is their image of Nigeria and their perception of the failed state.
But if as young as I am now i drank water from public taps, lived without generator in my area like 90% of others, used coins to buy things, checked jamb from board, got excited by Leventis, UTC and other simple things like Tom and Jerry or Bruce Lee and Andre the giant, if I could build castles in mud and fly kite or make boats to place in running erosion water when rain fell, then I have hope in Nigeria.

It was not that long ago. We have been pushing strange ideologies in Nigeria. We have none of our own. We are using cardillac when we have not learnt how to make toy car from scratch. Imagine you can find all high end gadgets, cars, houses and technologies in some parts of Nigeria whereas there is acute poverty. My people in my local area don't know what vending machine, ATMachine, spelling bee, NBBS, laws school or institute of surveyors are, they don't know who the president or vice are, it's that bad. Going closer to town, they know musicians, they know torn jeans, they know cable TV and the names of few banks. But this shows the level of development and the unevenness of awareness and knowledge.

These people including the many city youths will either not vote, or know who to vote for or why they should vote for who they are voting for.
People perish for lack of knowledge.
Adam and Eve lived in bliss until they believed the suggestion of the devil to have knowledge. Where did the knowledge lead them? To sew clothes with leaves that fade by morning once plucked. Leaves that can't keep from cold or mosquitoes. God Himself with pure, undiluted and loving wisdom made them clothes with animal's skin. With all the knowledge and awareness a couple of people have, what has it translated to in Nigeria? Let's not go far to Peter Obi, Donald Duke, Emir Sanusi, FFK, Prof Osinbanjo, Fashola, Soludo, Okonjo-Iweala, Eze-Ekwesili, Pat Utomi, Soyinka and other people I consider intelligent...

Let's look at university students and the dirty environments they live in in the name of hostel. Let's look at corps members who do short put in and nd out of camp. Let's consider the dirt on Douglas road in Owerri, Bere in Ibadan, Oyingbo in Lagos, Enerhe in Warri or Along Aduwawa road in Benin. Is that what sophisticated people do? Intelligent and exposed people?
People are killing based on religion, is that what enlightened people do? Your religion says kill the other religion adherents a d you do. Your parents, people and culture says hate the other ethnic group or people from the other town, you can't stay, marry, do business or interact with them, and you accept that as normal? Your course of study in university or your university makes you think you are the all in all and others are ants, and you carry on that prejudice?

What are you doing in your little space to show forth your sophistication, intelligence, schooling, exposure, faith, knowledge

EtimImeh:
Ronaldo is so down to earth.

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These your chairs are fantastic
My kind of chairs to a large extent.
Keep up the good work

Instead of debating on their current findings, organising debates for those vying for all political offices right from councillors (like they did for Trump and Hillary), or matching in unison for common causes (like independent power plants and functional water systems or dams in all universities), or discussing research cum formulated science know-how, planning inter University debates, sports, chess or collectively building ideas (Like Tedx or others like it) to solve our myriad of problems and challenges, Twitter the Twitter (gaining their own) has given them the platform to throw tantrums and abuses siting irrelevant things. You reading it may think it funny, but it still amazes me how ABUSE or CURSE can be hilarious? It won't end well for many. It won't end on Twitter for many... and most definitely it won't add ANYTHING to any. Mind you many people have degrees from most of these universities who have chosen to diss themselves, where will they stand to 'laugh'? We would give account to God for every idle word so says the Book of the Lord

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Don't bother mentioning or commenting on that fellow's post
He feeds on likes, shares and mentions.
This is why I feel more sorry for those who like and share his comments
And actually yearn for him when he does not comment.
It just tells you how some people are no longer compassionate, sensitive and sensible in their thinking, typing and liking.
No matter how logical he may be in some posts in can never mentioned him (that's why I'd rather mention you), like or share his posts.
I also give blame to the mods.
He's toxic and is creating a like minded bandwagon of fans (fanatics) who actually laugh at his folly and curses.
In Africa, sanity is maintained when the community shames, disassociates and reprimands erring individuals. Even ignoring the person.
Even one single like from anybody on his posts shows that there are people who share his view but won't type it themselves.
Then sane people go about mentioning him, derailing the thread, going to his level of abusing him and so on.

Don't stress yourself Beobehi
The lady is pretty and confident besides her scars
God bless her with good job and good family

Tompolo is hiding, he's free in his hiding, he's not eating watery beans.
Nnamdi jumped bail, he's eating pizza and reading torah, he has escaped witch hunt.
If Fayose had run like Lucky did before the end of his tenure, I won't have attacked him, now he's sleeping on 6 spring bed.

Now why am I taking this stand?
There is no justice under Buhari's government.
Anyone out of Nigeria who has been declared wanted- guilty or not should wait till a government who upholds justice comes on board.
The guilty can run but will not go unpunished.
If these people who have fled are guilty oh justice will find them.

Now consider,

Reno Omokri
Dieziani
Kemi Adeosun
Adeboye Shittu
Adewale Adeleke
Tompolo
Nnamdi
Kalu Uzor
Adams Oshiomole
Tinubu
Amaechi
Babachir Lawal
Duara
Al Makura's formular zero son

What do these people have in common? They all have crimes to answer for. Some can't waltz freely in Nigeria for now, while their co-alleged criminals can.

Now let's consider these other set of alleged criminals who did not run
Fayose
El Zazaki
Dasuki
and others i can't remember
Some have been granted bail but are still incarcerated.
A court even went as far as saying Fayose can be held for 14 days. Just like Obanikoro and the other Dasukigate people were held? Oh I forgot plea bargain.
But it's not in the criminal code oh
May be it's in the new administration of criminal justice act that I'm yet to have.

Oh well.
They say cowards run. I say the courageous pick their fights, run to fight another day

What's the neck chain/rope abi thing that Lai Mohammed wears?
I'm curious cause I sat with a man wearing something that looked like a rosary but he told me it was for reducing blood pressure.
It's good to ask

But Buhari's vice is a clergy man
And Kumuyi visited recently and no one accused him 9f mixing religion with politics
Why these double standards

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I saw burna boys picture as a cultists and he does not deny it. He smokes knowing that there are several disadvantages of smoking. His brand is a very negative influence on people. These people he influences do not see him as just an artist but someone they hold his very words and lifestyle as the way to go. The problem with the double lives many artists have is that they are not the same person on and off the stage. Many don't allow their own kids listen or watch their music. They are grooming their children for a decent life. Even Dr dre said when he started making money he moved out of the ghetto so he could give his family a better life. Whereas many of their fans still preach ghetto and live there. They have no ambitions and do not seek in any way to improve their lives. The same confra boys we hate and condemn is who burna boy and davido are and no one condemns their involvement in cultism. Cultists either kill, maim or sponsor killings. There is no brotherhood in it. They have foot soldiers who are dispensable to them. Burna boy sent boys to ruffle another musician and the police treated his case with kids groove and let him go. So also Davido and his Tagbo matter. When people do not have the kind of influence (not even money) these people have (davido, burna boy and co have) they blindly follow their lifestyles and are destroyed. Don't be deceived smoking and cultism coupled with the lifestyles many of these musicians portray home and abroad are destructive for the general public. Decent living is the way. Jay z as he is can enter into the corporate world cause he kept himself from tattoos, funny hair styles and piercings. Madonna's children are growing into ladies because she didn't allow them watch her music videos. Wizkid is not facing prosecution by any family court over any child support issue because he has an international brand Nigeria wants to leverage on. But go to any magistrate or family court in Nigeria and you'd see how many women are dragging baby daddies to court over chop money. Cause they thought baby mama was the way to go. Gold digging girls following the lifestyles of those celebrities baby mama thinking they can get visa and ticket to Atlanta. We celebrate these so called celebrities irrespective of their lifestyles and wrong choices. In doing so, we encourage them to continue. I remember when Wizkid had his 1st child, he apologied to his fans for letting them down in impregnating a girl out of wedlock. Tuface was pressurised into marrying at least one of his baby mamas because he was to be made ambassador of a couple of brands. Now see the accord and gifts he got even from Akpabio just because he married. Who give Banky with prado as gift? Because he had no baggage to massage. So people think controversy pays. Ali baba no get, basket mouth, Ay, timing dakolo, and many others, Dare Art alade, cohbams and many other who we know are talent personified. But they don't have controversies or negative lifestyles so the public does not send them as much as they do those with baggage and controversies- Timaya, tonto dike, bobrisky, ti wa savage and co.

I saw burna boys picture as a cultists and he does not deny it. He smokes knowing that there are several disadvantages of smoking. His brand is a very negative influence on people. These people he influences do not see him as just an artist but someone they hold his very words and lifestyle as the way to go. The problem with the double lives many artists have is that they are not the same person on and off the stage. Many don't allow their own kids listen or watch their music. They are grooming their children for a decent life. Even Dr dre said when he started making money he moved out of the ghetto so he could give his family a better life. Whereas many of their fans still preach ghetto and live there. They have no ambitions and do not seek in any way to improve their lives. The same confra boys we hate and condemn is who burna boy and davido are and no one condemns their involvement in cultism. Cultists either kill, maim or sponsor killings. There is no brotherhood in it. They have foot soldiers who are dispensable to them. Burna boy sent boys to ruffle another musician and the police treated his case with kids groove and let him go. So also Davido and his Tagbo matter. When people do not have the kind of influence (not even money) these people have (davido, burna boy and co have) they blindly follow their lifestyles and are destroyed. Don't be deceived smoking and cultism coupled with the lifestyles many of these musicians portray home and abroad are destructive for the general public. Decent living is the way. Jay z as he is can enter into the corporate world cause he kept himself from tattoos, funny hair styles and piercings. Madonna's children are growing into ladies because she didn't allow them watch her music videos. Wizkid is not facing prosecution by any family court over any child support issue because he has an international brand Nigeria wants to leverage on. But go to any magistrate or family court in Nigeria and you'd see how many women are dragging baby daddies to court over chop money. Cause they thought baby mama was the way to go. Gold digging girls following the lifestyles of those celebrities baby mama thinking they can get visa and ticket to Atlanta. We celebrate these so called celebrities irrespective of their lifestyles and wrong choices. In doing so, we encourage them to continue. I remember when Wizkid had his 1st child, he apologied to his fans for letting them down in impregnating a girl out of wedlock. Tuface was pressurised into marrying at least one of his baby mamas because he was to be made ambassador of a couple of brands. Now see the accord and gifts he got even from Akpabio just because he married. Who give Banky with prado as gift? Because he had no baggage to massage. So people think controversy pays. Ali baba no get, basket mouth, Ay, timing dakolo, and many others, Dare Art alade, cohbams and many other who we know are talent personified. But they don't have controversies or negative lifestyles so the public does not send them as much as they do those with baggage and controversies- Timaya, tonto dike, bobrisky, ti wa savage and co.

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agabaI23:
I didn't do anything in 2015 hun.
I supported GEJ.

Buhari's second tenure is a death sentence to Nigeria which you know.
Buhari is one person who has no business with leadership.
Im being sincere.
Everything I said about him in 2015 has happened

agabaI23:
I didn't do anything in 2015 hun.
I supported GEJ.

Buhari's second tenure is a death sentence to Nigeria which you know.
Buhari is one person who has no business with leadership.
Im being sincere.
Everything I said about him in 2015 has happened

I wish more people see this
What's blinding people
I don't hate Buhari or wish him death or failure oh
But I wish he steps down and let someone else run for president
Even his Osinbanjo dey better

How far R-APC, N-APC

agabaI23:
I didn't do anything in 2015 hun.
I supported GEJ.

Buhari's second tenure is a death sentence to Nigeria which you know.
Buhari is one person who has no business with leadership.
Im being sincere.
Everything I said about him in 2015 has happened

I wish more people see this
What's blinding people
I don't hate Buhari or wish him death or failure oh
But I wish he steps down and let someone else run for president
Even his Osinbanjo dey better

modath:
Wike has one single objective....Tambuwal/Wike 2023...

They know 2019 is a foregone conclusion, the whole charade was/is just to position them for 2023 when Buhari will no longer be eligible & it would be anyone's game.

Atiku may not need him as a financier but for sure, Wike won't be deploying any rigging machinery for Atiku in Rivers .... That's for SURE.

I align myself with this your analysis
We may be wrong or right
But many people we see in power- religious, financial or political even educational
Are doing things that would have effect in many years time.
See them in terms of marriage choices, in-law choices, schools they attend, occasions they attend, churches they attend, mosques that they build, political alignments, and so on, even the charity events they organise or attend it's all for some future and greater purposes.
As you said Wike was projecting 2023, so also many are projecting 2030, 2040, 2050 already

People are really playing chess not just ludo or checkers which are also tactical oh! But chess

freecocoa:
I’m not sure my dear, seeing as most of the people that organized it, are hardly around here these days. It does sounds like a good idea anyways.

Please let's revive it.
I remember you used to be part of those who organised it for Nl those good old days on NL (before the take over, by those who ...)

@ freecocoa

Does NL still engage in charity like those days

I think we should organise one, not all those beach outings only

This is just for the pictures now

From the angle of this picture, it's obvious the photographer asked them to pose for the picture.
He probably said
E jo egbons say cheese make i snap for the public

If this is true
This is a very pleasant news
Wonderful

Na all this kain things dey make front page, shior
Fine ladies sha

Arkmanbuddy:
What are you thinking?
I actually thought she was Kiss Danielle's some time ago.

I don't know oh.
Na NL here i hear say she don marry, don carry belle, don reach to born, abi don already born.
Good luck to her... BODMAS if you know you know

The same thing he said about fuel not remaining at 145 for long
Ibe na 2018 we dey now oh

Bad name is worse than poverty.
She's not the one
She does not have a bad name
They are all just name sakes including Chidimma the musician
Meanwhile where the musician dey? Abi are you thinking what I'm thinking

KanwuliaExtra:
What is your point please?

Time will tell
Goodmorning please

slapacha:
T

helphelp:
R

Onlinealaba:
y

KanwuliaExtra:
Hmmmmmmm!!!!!

Yes we don dey wake up, start NL
You don pray, wash face, off alarm, abi na unto work things already?

The way Sanwo Olu came from no where one side and overtook Akinwunmi an incumbent you would see that politics is truly like a game of chess.
Whether or not he decides to run under another party, it just shows that many people are still until herd mentality, bandwagon approach and false loyalty.
I speak no more on this issue for now and leave indigenous Lagosians to secure their future.
Choose right
Vote right
Don't be afraid to go against popular opinion
It's your life
It's your future

We should be building stronger structures, systems and politics and not POLITICIANS

It's not normal to meet someone for the first time and hate.
Females need to consciously guide against hate and hate at first sight to every other female they meet or pass or deal with.
It's not about forming a union or gang but just loving.
Females may be quicker to love males because of what they can get in return.
So when they don't need anything from a fellow female they hate.
It maybe that a female will also hate on a guy they need nothing from.
Be that as it may, I advice females to love and avoid jealousy,
God would not 'wire' anyone with such awful trait. It's the guilty females that choose to hate or be jealous.
God give females the strength, will and common sense to love each other.
Be inspired

When Saraki and Dogara left APC Buhari responded courteously and wished them well in their choices.
But I can't say the rest of APC members and their chairman are that courteous.
They talk like ...
It shows that they are sore losers and have no sportsmanship trait.
After all most of APC members came from other political parties.
Why do APC members insult and curse people who leave them?
Is it a cult? Some religious bodies do that also, when one leaves their congregation they begin to castigate them

King Sanyo
We preach repentance not casting down
Correction, judgment and help brings repentance, change and newness

There is life in Jesus Christ

[quote author=Favor99 post=71471057][/quote]One love, one love
God bless you

xproducer:
Helping others in doing good, is a good thing, but it is important not to take a self-righteous stance in anything, or toward anyone - "As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; - Romans 3:10 (Also Isaiah 64:6, Romans 3:23)


"In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." - Jeremiah 23:6

Blessings!

Thanks and God’s blessings.
Self righteousness is even something to judge against.
If we see anyone who is self righteous like that pharisee who while praying saw another man and was comparing his accolades, we should speak out. If Jesus did not speak out by using him as an example or parable, we all would not have known that even self righteous is a sin. It makes less of Jesus' sacrifice for us on the cross.
Finally when Paul was giving out his achievements/sufferings, he was not boasting but encouraging brethren.
If you see someone tell a boy not to smoke, don't be surprised that that "correcter" was once a chain smoker and knows better now to save his lungs and life.
Fear of being called holier than thou has made many people recoil from correcting people who are going wrong.
Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20.

Almaiga:
All the information I stated above are first hand info, not some "stereotypes". Like I stated earlier, I've been in Benin for over three years now. So I know Benin and their character like the back of my hand.

Calm down in 3 years you can't know any tribe.
You only know those you have interacted with and encountered.
Also many of the criminals you think are indigenes are not. Many are not from Edo.
Imagine Evans said he operated in Edo, he's not Edo. He kidnapped Odiete and Uyo technical owner.
Truth be told many riff riffs, criminal elements, ,and grabbers, cultists and ritualis, aye lala and co are not indigenes or indigenous to Edo.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS CRIME IN EDO,
but please Almaiga e dey everywhere, when you leave Edo you will know what you had while you where there, trust me, there are dens in other parts of Nigeria.

Take away pride, laziness, gangs, bad influence from returnees, entitlement mentality and lack of fear of God Almighty, from many of these Edo people you see engaging in crime and you'll see that Edo state can be a truly blessed state that it's meant to be.

[quote author=Favor99 post=71453380][/quote]I truly admire your loyalty, love and support for your state.
Many people don't seem to know how to separate Edo as a state from Benin as it's capital.
So people just generally hate anything Edo. This is sad and bad.

I support you Favor99 in saying that no place in Nigeria has the monopoly for crime and evil.
Funny thing I've heard someone from one of the big 3 tribes as you have put it, say that Benin people are learning when it comes to jazz from their side.
- yet people attribute Benin or Edo to witchcraft. Smh

People say that Edo is criminal but all the time I am in Benin i don't face them, but I was robbed twice in one of the big cities in one of the big 3 tribes of Nigeria.
People say Edo girls like prostitution but these exist in large numbers in other regions in Nigeria who do covertly. Non-Edos also are the ones patronising these so called Edo prostitutes.

The most intelligent family in the UK are Edos. Omotola's husband is from Edo. Aboniki balm and minimie chinchin are produced in Edo. NIHORT palms located in Edo is what made Malaysia great. Okomu oil, Presco, Gelegele port, Ososo hills, Okpella cement where BUA and Dangote are fighting over are in Edo. Many of your sports people, TV people (Suleiman Of TVC, John Momoh of BON, Chris Iliems of Channels and so many others are from Edo), business people Ine oil and motors, and others I can't remember for now are from Edo. Wives of many of your big men, monarchs, politicians are from Edo. Fashola finished from Uniben. Sultan of Sokoto served in the military for a long while in Benin. The 2017 UNILORIN convocation lecture was by a Bini man who has several phds. The man with several phds and masters making drones for the USA military is an Edo man. Is it in politics? see your APC chair, Daisy Danjuma, Obahiagbon, Matthew who called for impeachment for someone who was travelling so much. Murtala Mohammed was originally was the northern part of Edo. Abdulsalaam's vice was Edo. IBB's was an Edo man... I don tire, I no be historian. Is it in medicine? The longest serving doctor for Aso rock was an Edo man. Stella Obasanjo was Edo. Long serving chairman of UBA, and that of Access are Edos (Bello-Osagie and Aig-Imuo... (i can't spell it). Owner of Arik air and the then Okada air are Edos. The word Okada which is used for motor bikes is from Edo. Archbishop Benson Idahosa who mentored many of your pastors and bishops was Edo (Bini), Lagos cardinal Okojie is Edo. Your Tboss na Edo and Mercy Aigbe, Owen G, Djinee, Victor Uwaifo, Alex Osifo and even late Sam Loco. Please allow me to rest, I don tire, post don dey too long.

From this post I've tried not to mention any tribe, people or state or even region.
I am not from Edo state.
I am not from any of the big 3 tribes.
My family cuts across 4 different tribes and I've in laws from other tribes.
By reason of school, NYSC, further schooling, conferences, conventions, work and passing through including deliberate vacations and visits, I have been privileged to have been to all the regions (not fully been to North-East, except Bauchi) in Nigeria and almost 28 states if not more. By being to, I mean stayed upwards 3 months, 2 days or even 5 years. I have been to all those place without prejudice or attempt to avoid those places. I served in a state that even my own sister had earlier redeployed from . I've been posted to schools in places that I had little or no control over including Benin city and Auchi.

I have witnessed crimes, prostitution, internet fraud, cultists, armed robbery, assassination, diabolic acts, rituals, occultism and all sorts of crimes in more states than in Benin, but who's comparing not i because it's not something to brag about, demean another about, or castigate anyone for.
We all have to work for the safety in Nigeria.
Netherlands is closing down prisons and we say it's a safe country. We don't mention any particular state in it, we just say the entire country.
How much cooler will it be if we all as Nigerians can gladly say that Nigeria as an entire country is a peaceful and safe place. That would be awesome.

I love Nigeria.
I hate tribalism, prejudice, heating up the political, lies, superiority complexes, stereotypes and evil propaganda.

#prayforEdostate