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osamaunsa786:
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Unlike traditional massages that rely solely on hands, maderotherapy incorporates specialized wooden tools to enhance results. But how does it compare to other popular massage techniques like Swedish, deep tissue, and lymphatic drainage massage? Let’s explore the key differences.
1. Maderotherapy vs. Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is one of the most well-known relaxation techniques, using gentle strokes, kneading, and circular motions to relieve tension and promote circulation. It is ideal for reducing stress and improving overall relaxation.
How Maderotherapy Differs:
• Maderotherapy uses wooden tools to apply consistent pressure, allowing for deeper penetration into muscle tissues.
• It is more targeted and structured, focusing on body sculpting and breaking down fat deposits in addition to relaxation.
• While Swedish massage is primarily for stress relief, maderotherapy offers contouring and toning benefits along with relaxation.
2. Maderotherapy vs. Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage is designed to reach deeper layers of muscles and connective tissues. It is beneficial for those with chronic pain, muscle knots, or injuries.
How Maderotherapy Differs:
• Deep tissue massage relies on finger and elbow pressure, whereas maderotherapy uses rolling, pressing, and sculpting motions with wooden tools for a different type of deep stimulation.
• Maderotherapy can break down stubborn fat deposits and improve skin elasticity, making it an excellent choice for body contouring.
• While both techniques target deep muscle layers, maderotherapy promotes lymphatic drainage more effectively due to its specialized rolling motions.
3. Maderotherapy vs. Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Lymphatic drainage massage is a gentle technique that helps the body eliminate toxins by improving lymph circulation. It is particularly beneficial for reducing swelling and supporting detoxification.
How Maderotherapy Differs:
• Maderotherapy stimulates the lymphatic system but with more intensity than a manual lymphatic drainage massage.
• Wooden tools help break down cellulite and fat deposits, offering body sculpting benefits beyond just detoxification.
• Maderotherapy improves skin firmness through collagen stimulation, whereas lymphatic drainage primarily focuses on reducing fluid retention.
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Whether you want to reduce cellulite, sculpt your body, or relieve muscle tension, maderotherapy offers a unique blend of therapeutic and aesthetic benefits that other massages may not provide. Try it and experience the difference!

forgiveness:
Thank you for this. Everyone must respect their boundaries. If there's any issue, they can call themselves on phone to express their thought.

I will suggest they have a forum where they can elect a leader among themselves via election. Anyone elected must get the consent of all the other traditional rulers before conferring a Yorubaland title on anybody.

Besides, to discuss pressing issues facing the race. There many issues that needed urgent attention than this unnecessary ruckus.

Wickedlywicked:
Your child getting richer and rising to prominence than you wouldn’t make you his subject and son.

Yes, Oyo became so successful, powerful and rich that it became one of the strongest and highly influential and spread empires in Africa but it wasn’t controlling places like Ekiti, Ondo, Ilaje and the rest because these regions were never under the empire but all of them trace their origin to Ile Ife (the foremost Yoruba kingdom). [i]No yoruba man from Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Ijebu, Ibadan, Eko, Ghana, Benin, Cuba, Brazil or the rest would tell you his ancestors are from the Oyo kingdom just the same way no Nigerian Fulani man would claim that the sokoto caliphate is the Father of Futa Jalon and Usman Dan fodio since the later didn’t grow up to the prominence that the Sokoto caliphate had.

Every Yoruba person on earth comes from the ancestral homeland of Ile Ife. All Yoruba kings both home and abroad trace their origin to the Ife Kingdom and this makes the Ooni Orisa, the father of all Yorubas and their Obas.

The first Alaafin Oyo was the son of a prominent Ife King. Being more powerful and successful than your father wouldn’t make you his father.

forgiveness:
The last sentence is exactly what we need now and not this superiority complex.

Are they saying "if" Yorubas becomes an independent Nation, they will automatically become the paramount ruler. Kkkkkkk. I laugh.

That's delusion of grandeur. They are better wake up.to the reality of this modernization.

What we need as a people is to leave our differences and come together to chart a way forward for the betterment of our people. Enough said.

Islie:
Billionaire Femi Otedola recounts how his struggle with academics pushed him out of the classroom and into the world of business, where he would eventually build his fortune.

by Musikilu Mojeed


He chairs one of Nigeria’s largest financial groups and has built a multi-billion-dollar business empire. But Femi Otedola has now revealed that his rise was achieved without a university degree — or even a complete high school education.

In the newly released 286-page memoir, Making It Big, which hit the shelves on Monday, the energy mogul details how his struggle with academics pushed him out of the classroom and into the world of business, where he would later make his fortune.

Mr Otedola, 62, writes that he began his education at the University of Lagos Staff School in 1968 but consistently performed poorly. “My parents enrolled me at the University of Lagos Staff School in 1968, at the age of six,” he says. “Kola Abiola — the first son of Chief Moshood Abiola, the future business magnate and presidential candidate who was at the time an accountant — sat beside me in class.

“But there was something about academia and me; we were not compatible. I finished primary school in 1974 because I repeated a class. Even when I was allowed to pass, I consistently anchored the bottom rungs of our end-of-term examination results. My interests were definitely not in academia.”

After finishing primary school, the young Mr Otedola proceeded to Methodist Boys’ High School, Lagos. His academic struggles continued there.

“The school had been founded almost a hundred years earlier, in 1878. Alumni include grand names in Nigerian history: Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, Mobolaji Johnson, Ola Rotimi, Fola Adeola, Olusegun Osoba and Hezekiah Oladipo Davies. When I joined the student body in 1974 the principal was D. A. Famoroti, who’d taken up the post in 1963 and would leave in 1980,” he recalls. “I started Form 1 at age 12 and was there for three years.”

By 1977, after it became clear that his performance was not improving, his parents transferred him to Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, a boarding school founded by Southern Baptist missionaries in 1945.

“My parents’ thinking was that all my siblings were boarders, and they seemed to be doing well,” Mr Otedola writes. “They thought this change would help turn around my attitude towards academia, but nothing changed.”

He continues: “I started in Form 3 at Olivet, and as I rounded off the first year of my A Levels, my father was establishing his printing company, Impact Press, in Surulere, a residential and commercial district in Lagos State. I grew fascinated with the machines and told myself that my future would be inextricably tied to them. I managed to remain in school until the Lower Sixth examination was over. And then, I was finished; I never returned for my Upper Sixth.

“All I wanted to do was get involved in business. My father kept watch over me and drew me close. My sister taught me shorthand. I knew how to type and began typing letters for my dad. I prepared all his business correspondence. I was fascinated by the way printing machines treat paper. The white paper is placed on one end, the ink and plates are fixed, and the printed material comes out of the other end. It was captivating.”

Despite his mother’s protests and tears, Mr Otedola abandoned school to work full-time in his father’s printing business. He rose quickly, becoming managing director of Impact Press in 1987 at the age of 25.

“However, I soon became restless. I had immersed myself in all aspects of the business and learned the ropes at my dad’s right hand. I certainly enjoyed the job more than grappling with the Pythagoras theorem and struggling through homework at Olivet. As time went by, though, I also thought it was time for a measure of independence from my dad.



“I still wanted to work for him — I really enjoyed hearing the rumbling of machines and savouring the smell of freshly printed material — but I also wanted to do things differently. I told him I wanted to become a sales consultant for the press, and he agreed. He said he would pay me a commission of 10–15% on any work I brought in.

“That was a significant break for me. I invested my money in buying cars for sales and marketing outreach and moved on to the next phase in my nascent professional life.”

With his new role, Mr Otedola began bringing in jobs from major companies and advertising agencies, particularly in calendars and diaries.

“We could hardly keep up with the demand. Our unique selling point was quality, thanks to the state-of-the-art machines we owned. We were also always on time with job delivery. We were engaged in healthy competition with Academy Press, a company located in the Ilupeju area of Lagos.

“I served as my dad’s sales exec up until 1991, when he started his Lagos State gubernatorial campaign. It was a run for office — ultimately successful — that I had initiated.”

That break in the family business gave Mr Otedola the confidence and foundation to strike out on his own. In 1994, he founded Centre Force Ltd. with ₦10 million in starting capital. From those beginnings, he built a vast business empire in oil and gas, shipping, real estate, finance and philanthropy. He went on to chair Forte Oil, invested in power through Geregu Power Plc, and today chairs the board of FirstHoldco Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest financial groups.

The businessman’s disclosure of his educational history may come as a surprise to many who long believed he was a university graduate. At one point, his Wikipedia page even suggested he studied at the University of Lagos.

But in “Making It Big”, Mr Otedola insists his true classroom was not a lecture hall but the business floor. His lessons, he says, came from watching his father, trusting his instincts, and learning from both failures and triumphs.

“I never returned for my Upper Sixth. All I wanted was to get involved in business,” he writes. That decision, once a source of his mother’s tears, would lay the foundation for a career that has made him one of Africa’s most influential businesspersons.

In the end, Mr Otedola’s memoir delivers a striking message: formal education may have eluded him, but discipline, persistence, and the hunger to build made him — in his own words — “make it big.”
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/815072-how-i-dropped-out-of-high-school-and-didnt-go-to-university-femi-otedola.html

otipoju:
Does the Alaafin have that political authority? His empire does not exist as he has no army to enforce any order and is a defeated Kingdom. Where is his army where is his police, what are the extent and boundaries of his kingdom.

Alaafin is a government employeee wey dey collect salary from government. Alaafin that can be sacked and replaced like the Emir Sanusi by the governor his boss.

Alaafin has no such authority...but Ooni as the spiritual head of the so called cradle of mankind is in a more elevated position.

He has a palace and is considered a priestly king

forgiveness:
Oga! Oyo never controlled all the kingdoms in Yorubaland.

Ijebu, Owo, Ondo etc were never subjugated by Oyo.

BlackViper:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/48-hours-my-foot-ooni-of-ifes-spokesperson-reacts-to-alaafins-threat/

ednut1:
How often do those in Nigeria see each other in a place like Lagos

Speaking for my tribe Yoruba - many of us can’t find the way back to our father’s village alone. Our relatives in the village or other towns how many have you seen in 5 years.

Many Europeans moved to North and South America, Australia, South Africa etc in the past. The world didn’t end lol

This is obama reconnecting with an irish cousin. His ancestors from his mother’s side left UK in 1850 for USA.

Lilimax:
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NORTHERN GOVERNOR AND THEIR ETHNICITY: HERE IS THE ARRANGEMENT:

1. Adamawa State – Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (MARGHI)

2. Bauchi State – Bala Mohammed (FULANI)

3. Benue State – Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia (TIV)

4. Borno State – Engr. Prof. Babagana Zulum (KANURI)

5. Gombe State – Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (FULANI)

6. Jigawa State – Umar Namadi (FULANI)

7. Kaduna State – Uba Sani (FULANI)

8. Kano State – Abba Kabir Yusuf (FULANI)

9. Katsina State – Dikko Umaru Radda (FULANI)

10. Kebbi State – Nasir Idris (FULANI)

11. Kogi State – Usman Ododo (EBIRA)

12. Kwara State – AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (FULANI)? YORUBA

13. Nasarawa State – Abdullahi Sule (FULANI)

14. Niger State – Mohammed Umar Bago (NUPE)

15. Plateau State – Caleb Mutfwang (MWANGHAVUL)

16. Sokoto State – Ahmed Aliyu (FULANI)

17. Taraba State – Arch. Agbu Kefas (JUKUN)

18. Yobe State – Mai Mala Buni (KANURI)

19. Zamfara State – Dauda Lawal (FULANI)


HERE IS THE ANALYSIS:

Northern Nigeria has 19 states and 19 governors. Out of these, 10 governors are Fulanis, while the remaining 9 governors represent over 300 other ethnic groups in the region.

Now, consider this:
The Hausa ethnic group, with a population of over 66 million according to World Atlas—that’s over 55% of the entire Northern population—has no single governor.

All their states are ruled by Fulanis, who have a population of just 13 million, barely 11% of the Northern population.

Nigeria is composed of three major ethnic groups: Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo with Hausas having the largest population.

Yoruba have 6 governors, 7 Governors (Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq is a Yoruba man).

Igbo have 5 governors,

But Hausas have not even one—because the Fulanis have politically and strategically enclaved them.

With this arrangement, why won't the Fulani bandits k!ll, maim and rape Hausa and other tribes peacefully and wantonly with utmost impunity?

The Hausas accepted the Fulanis peacefully, embracing them due to shared religious beliefs. But eventually, their traditional rulers were eliminated, and a Fulani oligarchy was installed.

Today, the political leadership of the Hausas is no longer theirs. Are simply reduced to beggars and gate keepers. They are robbed of even education.

Hausas have become tools in the hands of Fulanis during elections. They are mere shadows in their own land, despite their numbers.

Currently they are going through unimaginable hardship, and those of us who understand the Hausa language know the kind of lamentations that are voicing daily.

It's so funny that even Kanuri people are wiser than them. They never allow Fulanis to conquer Borno and Yobe State. That's why they can still raise their head up in their own land.

This conquest is not coincidence—it is an agenda.

They have already succeeded in Kwara and Nasarawa States—both in the Middle Belt—and are tactically spreading their tentacles to other States in our region and extending down to the south.

This agenda has been in motion for over 200 years.

Just recently, it was funny that Benue traditional leaders, instead of acting decisively, were holding peace meetings with the same people everyone knows will never honor such peace.

You cannot negotiate peace with someone who is intentional about hurting you.
You cannot negotiate with terrorists.

Once they settle in your community, their next move is to seize your traditional and political leadership, and eventually, they will seek to erase your identity and history.

I was stunned when I saw a Fulani man contesting for the House of Representatives for Akwanga/Nasarawa Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency. Imagine that. When I raised concerns, an Eggon friend replied, “His mother is Eggon.”

What a level of blindness!
That is exactly how the agenda works—they come to graze, settle, infiltrate, blend, and then rob you of your land and leadership.

Benue State must wake up—before it’s too late.

If you are in doubt about my research do it yourself and the outcome e go shock you.
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Enugurangers:
Oyo Katunga which reigned for about 2 centuries had been completely destroyed by the Fulanis in 1835. In 1864, the Ibadan and the Ijaiye contested to fill the vacuum created by the decline of Oyo. Ibadan came won and they became a mini empire and started taxing others including Oyo as well. The Ibadan became the overlords.

fergie001:
#AlaafinOoni


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Thunderfayamods:
You are spot on with this advice but regardless people still develop kidney problems despite taking all the necessary precautions. Cheers.

Infoguy666:
https://news360ng.com/just-in-tinubu-cuts-dialysis-cost-in-federal-hospital-to-n12000/

andersyn:
I didn’t know there were so many high ranking Edo soldiers. Congratulations to everyone

InfoGuru118:
The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced a major redeployment affecting its top hierarchy, including Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, and Brigade Commanders, News360 Nigeria reports.

The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, confirmed the changes in a statement, noting that the redeployments were approved by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede.

According to her, Maj.-Gen. Adekunle Adeyinka has been appointed Chief of Logistics (Army), Maj.-Gen. A.A. Adekeye is now Chief of Personnel Management (Army), while Maj.-Gen. T.B. Ugiagbe takes charge as Chief of Standard and Evaluation.

She further disclosed that Maj.-Gen. A.A. Idris has been named Chief of Military Intelligence (Army) and Maj.-Gen. M.O. Erebulu appointed as Provost Marshal (Army). Other key postings include Maj.-Gen. E.A. Anaryu as Corps Commander, Supply and Transport, and Maj.-Gen. J.E. Osifo as Director-General, Nigerian Army Finance Corporation.

On foreign mission duties, Maj.-Gen. S.A. Akesode was deployed as Head of Mission, African Union Verification Mission in Tigray, Ethiopia.

For divisional commands, Maj.-Gen. A.S.M. Wase has been appointed GOC 1 Division/Commander Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, while Maj.-Gen. C.R. Nnebeife is the new GOC 2 Division/Commander Sector 3, Operation FANSAN YAMMA.

Training institutions also recorded changes with Maj.-Gen. M.O. Ihanuwaze appointed Commandant, Nigerian Army Finance School; Maj.-Gen. K.O. Osemwegie to head the Army Signal School; Maj.-Gen. A.J. Aliyu at the Ordnance School; and Maj.-Gen. A.C. Adetoba taking over as Commandant, Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management.

At the brigade level, Brig.-Gen. M. Jimoh now commands 1 Brigade, Brig.-Gen. N.E. Okoloagu is Commander, 2 Brigade, while Brig.-Gen. A.A. Bello assumes command of 6 Division Garrison/Sector 3, Operation DELTA SAFE.

Lt.-Gen. Oluyede, while charging the newly redeployed officers, urged them to intensify efforts in the fight against insurgency, terrorism, and other security threats. He assured that the welfare of troops remains a top priority under his leadership.
https://news360ng.com/army-reshuffles-commanders-appoints-new-chiefs-of-logistics-intelligence-training/

Peppermaster:
There is No Reason to Locate Anioma in the Southeast; President, Governors and their Deputies, Not Required to Vacate Offices Upon Defection, Frank Ofili

Frank Ofili, a Lagos-based Human Resource Practitioner from Illah in Delta State, has carved a niche for himself as a respected public commentator on national and international affairs, particularly in the political sphere. In this interview with Anioma media influencer, PEN MASTER (EMEKA ESOGBUE), Ofili shares his views on the political landscape of Nigeria. He discusses state creation; why Anioma State should not be located in the Southeast, the viability of political parties, the challenges states face in generating internal resources, and the need to curb the rampant defection of politicians entrusted with the people’s mandate. Excerpts:

Pen Master: I know you, Frank Ofili but I would really appreciate it if you introduce yourself to our teeming readers. The interview surely presents interest. Excerpts:


Ofili: Yes, my name is Frank Ofili. I am a human resource practitioner and I have been in this profession of Human Resource Management for two and half decades. I help organizations build better workplace cultures through effective people management. Over the years, I have also worked with diverse teams across banking, food and beverage, automobile and manufacturing sectors. I am also a writer and blogger with a personal blog, www.frankofili.net where I share my views on politics, leadership, career growth and productivity. I am passionate about mentoring young professionals. I believe that when people thrive, businesses thrive, and that is the mission that drives everything I do.

Pen Master: Mr. Ofili, you are also a public analyst with a daily dose of analysis on current issues. Are you impressed with the performance of the current Tinubu administration?

Ofili: Well, I believe it could be better. But then, no administration has really got things right since 1999. However, in my opinion, the biggest drawback of the Tinubu administration is four-fold – (1) not getting our priorities right. There is too much politics with little real governance in place; (2) unwieldy and bogus federal bureaucracy. Forty-seven (47) cabinet ministers are damned too many. This is not to talk of other agencies and departments of government. The waste and duplication of functions is too much; (3) lack of transparency. This is perhaps the biggest problem of the government because where there is no probity and accountability in governance, people will be skeptical and the integrity of the leader in doubt; and (4), the overbearing influence of the Presidency which has greatly eroded true democratic tenets.

Pen Master: The Nigerian lawmakers are talking about additional states in the country. In fact, the news is that they have received more than 31 proposals from agitators. On the other hand, critics complain about the existing states, claiming that many are liabilities - unable to generate resources. Mr. Frank Ofili, do you think the nation requires more states at this stage of its existence?

Ofili: Pen Master, in all honesty, if we are to be sincere, I do not think Nigerians need more states at the moment. But I understand the emotions and political undertones underscoring the agitation for more states. What I cannot
put my finger on is the economic logic of it given the present state of our economy.

Pen Master: If your position is the case, why do you think the lawmakers insist on listening to these agitations for more states despite the inability of some of the existing states to fund themselves?

Ofili: (Surprised) Look, Pen Master! I can tell you that the lawmakers themselves sometimes actively encourage agitation for more states mainly because state creation in Nigeria is as much a political tool as it is an administrative one. It is rarely about economic viability but often about power, representation, political patronage, and survival. There is also this argument of equity and representation that more states mean more Senators, more House of Reps seats, more budgetary allocations and more political leverage. However, there are some genuine agitations that are informed by the need to correct historical injustices, or the need to recognize the unique identity of some minority ethnic groups and give them self-determination. Anioma closely approximates this.

Pen Master: Thank you for your mention of Anioma because I was coming to that...

Ofili: ...yes, Anioma people want a state of their own basically because they have suffered marginalization over the years, in fact, since the 1950s. They have also been largely misrepresented, as is their unique identity which has evolved over many centuries.

Pen Master: Okay, but talking about the proposed Anioma State, the idea of the state in the Southeast region, appears controversial and divisive of your people with many kicking against it. Mr. Ofili, in your view, should the proposed Anioma State be located in the nation's Southeast region?

Ofili: To tell you the truth, there is no reason Anioma State, if created, should be classified as part of the Southeast region. It runs against history. Contrary to what many people think, the history, culture and tradition of Anioma people and those of the Southeast are not the same. Only a third of Anioma has some sort of cultural similarity with the Southeast, but that is on account of geographical proximity and cross-cultural relationships. The ancestry and historical antecedents of the majority of Anioma people are not the same as the Southeast; only a few communities in Anioma have their origins from the Southeast.

Pen Master: Mr. Frank Ofili, thank you very much but now that Distinguished Sen Ned Nwoko, the Senator representing the Delta North at the Senate, is persuasively moving on with the idea of southeast relocation, what is your prediction?

Ofili: Pen Master: my answer here is that Sen Nwoko is on his own on this score. Why should Anioma be used to balance some perceived geographical imbalance of the Southeast? Who balances Anioma’s own imbalance? If the Anioma state cannot be created on its own historical merit, my opinion is that it should be left where it currently is, where it historically belongs.

Pen Master: Back to the issue of the unviable number of states in the country. The average Nigerian may ask: Why can't many states generate their own resources?

Ofili: Hmm! Well, I think I will locate the problem in two major areas. The first lies with the superstructure called Nigeria. There is just too much economic power at the center and very little available to the states and local governments. I think devolving some sphere of control over economic activities to the states and local governments will do a lot of good. The second problem is the short-sightedness and visionlessness of many state governors. A man who never successfully and profitably managed any organization in the private sector before becoming state governor would hardly know how to generate revenue for the state. Such a governor would only know how to consume what comes from federal allocation and not how to make the state generate its own revenue and truly become economically self-reliant. This is why you see wastages and misplacement of priorities everywhere in the polity.

Pen Master: Again, in this dispensation, we have recorded several defections amounting to the claim in some quarters that the Nigerian political parties lack ideologies. What should be done to make politicians carry their own cross in their parties?

Ofili: Yes, there is a clear absence of ideology in the Nigerian political space. But I think Section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, addresses the issue of lawmakers defecting to another political party. For a state governor, the constitution does not explicitly require a state governor to vacate office upon defection to another political party. Beyond this however, I think the Nigerian people themselves should wake up to their responsibilities of (1) insisting that the provisions of our Constitution be followed scrupulously, (2) holding their leaders and representatives accountable. This means demanding accountability from them at all times, voting them out if they performed below expectations, and not accepting bribes from them for votes. This is the only way we would have good governance, and the only way to ensure that only people who genuinely have the interest of the people at heart assume political leadership.

Pen Master: ...but some Nigerians continue to insist that any politician who defects to another forfeits his office or mandate of his previous party, if he is carrying one. What is your view of this argument?

Ofili: Like I mentioned earliet, not all politicians are constitutionally required to vacate office if they defect to another political party; only elected politicians (specifically, lawmakers) as stated in Section 68 (1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The President, Vice President, state Governors and their deputies are not constitutionally required to vacate office if they defect to another party. There is a different constitutional provision on how the President, Vice President, State Governor or Deputy can vacate office, and that is through death, resignation, impeachment, permanent incapacity, or removal. This is elaborately stated in Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Still, I do think that Section 68 of the 1999 Constitution should be amended to include the Governor and deputy governor. In which case, if the governor and/or deputy governor defect to another party, they should vacate their offices. This is without prejudice to section 188. This is one way of checkmating the possibility of using federal might to blackmail state governors to submission and compulsory defection to the ruling party as did happen recently in Delta State.

Pen Master: Frank Ofili, you are from Illah, an Anioma community in Delta State. Are you satisfied with the political representation of this community so far?

Ofili: Well, specifically, in terms of the personalities representing my town, Illah, and by extension, my constituency Oshimili North, I do not think I have any reason to complain. However, in terms of the result, or output, of political representation, I think my expectations are far from being met. My political representatives – Hon Frank Esenwa, Hon Innocent Esewezie, Hon. Lawrence Ngozi Okolie and Senator Ned Nwoko – are doing their best, but the challenges are so much within the context of very limited available economic resources. Like I said earlier, there is very little control over the resources available to local governments in Nigeria. Both state and federal governments have got to devolve more powers to the local government. Let there be true fiscal federalism. If that is not possible for now, then let local governments get their allocation direct from the Federation Account.

Pen Master: Okay, but what can the Anioma political representatives in particular, do to make more achievement for their constituencies?

Ofili: Little, given the current structure of the federation. However, they can create the atmosphere to give the people economic empowerment. By this, I do not mean occasional handouts and tokenism as is currently the case. I mean using public policy to create the enabling environment to empower the people economically by creating jobs so that people can fend for themselves. That is what good governance is all about.

Pen Master: Tell us some more things about Frank Ofili

Ofili: Frank Ofili is a little farm boy who is not afraid to stand alone where integrity is concerned. I make mistakes, I learn from them. However, I do not make the same mistake twice. If you wrong me once, I forgive you. If you wrong me a second time, I do not forget. I believe in God but not in religion as is practiced today. My guiding principle is to be fair and just in my every day interaction and relationship with people.

Pen Master: Are you also thinking of going into politics in the near future?

Ofili: The thought has never crossed my mind. I am not sure I can put up with the shenanigans of politics. But you never know, things could change.

Pen Master: Any advice for your political representatives?

Ofili: Yes! They should engage the youth more in order to get the true feelings of the people. There is a yawning gap between the leaders and the people.

Pen Master: Thank you, Mr. Ofili for speaking to me

Ofili: The pleasure is mine.

Ibrahimcoomasie:
Fake caption. Anyone can reverse search the image to obtain the original.

The original picture by Ron Burton did not have a tribe mentioned in the caption. Why are you people so fake with everything. That's how you have been writing books distorting the history of other Nigerian ethnic groups.

Raskimonojendor:
I checked out the book. Rubbish propaganda. The author is an IPOB. I saw some other garbage books he typed about Biafria
He could not even reference where he stole the picture from which I already attached above. On the original picture. Nothing was mentioned about tribe of the soldier. The IPOB author called Emeka added his own text that the captured soldier was Yoruba

Raskimonojendor:
Nice Photoshop of the text into the picture. Nowhere (is) the tribe of the soldier was confirmed except IPOB media.

https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/biafran-soldiers-seen-here-with-a-captured-nigerian-soldier-news-photo/892921170

mamaafrik:
Ojukwu was not interested in Separation.

He wanted to rule Nigeria through a coup, that explains the shooting at mma tarmac and attempt to take over dodan barrack on a foolish way back marching through Yoruba land with a Yoruba man as the commander.

He was a bad strategist to have not used The ocean.

mamaafrik:
https://chatgpt.com/c/689c9c33-38dc-8330-8c43-2360b8012429

EpicDude123:
Cross River no longer has oil ? can I get some clarifications please

casualobserver:
Oga I don’t have time to argue with you. This is a topic of last week that I have parked. if you like think a company whose business model is to sell your data will not cheat. What you see you see!

TikTok, Meta, Uber, Google have all been found guilty of breaching user data even after the users opted out of data collection or turned off certain features.

Please don’t respond to me directly or I will block yOu. Not interested in anything you have to say.

The irony is even the ad blockers and VPN too harvest your data illegally.

casualobserver:
All apps steal info especially if they are “free”.

AI is premised on the warehousing (stealing) of people’s info.

The government of the country that’s hosts the app will always get your info from the company if they want it. Whether China, USA or Russia.

The solution to disable as much as you can disable on your devices and use as few smart devices and apps as you can and stop downloading unnecessary apps on to your devices.


For instance I have a smart Tv I don’t use the smart features. I don’t plug it to the internet. I don’t use certain apps like Facebook/ instagram on my smartphone so it doesn’t track me. I disable certain features on WhatsApp, google etc. e.g location services etc.

Many people have google maps not knowing google maps knows every where they have been and is tracking you even when you aren’t using it.


Most people who use devices like smart TVs did not read the user disclaimer. It gives them permission to record you via your TV.


Never accept cookies. Cookies are tracking spyware.

BlackViper:
The United States has commended the federal government and security agencies for the arrest of two leaders of Ansaru, a terror group linked to al-Qaeda.

In an X post on Monday, the US mission in Nigeria described the arrest as “a significant step forward in the country’s fight against terrorism and extremism”.

“We commend the Nigerian government and security forces on the successful arrest of wanted Ansaru leaders, Mahmud Muhammad Usman (aka Abu Bara’a) and Mahmud al-Nigeri (aka Mallam Mamuda),” the post reads.

“This is a significant step forward in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism and extremism.”

Last week, Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), announced that Mahmud Usman (also known as Abu Bara’a) and Mahmud al-Nigeri (aka Malam Mamuda), who are on Nigeria’s wanted list, were captured following a series of intelligence-led operations between May and July.

Ribadu said Abu Bara’a, the self-proclaimed Emir of Ansaru, coordinated terror sleeper cells across the country and masterminded kidnappings and robberies to finance the group’s operations.

The NSA linked the duo to several high-profile attacks, including the 2022 Kuje prison break in Abuja that freed dozens of Boko Haram inmates.

He added that the suspects were also implicated in the 2013 attack on a uranium facility in Niger Republic, the kidnapping of French engineer Francis Collomp in Katsina, the 2019 abduction of Musa Uba, Magajin Garin Daura, and the kidnapping of the Emir of Wawa in Niger state.

Ribadu added that the operation also dismantled Ansaru’s central command structure, adding that digital and material intelligence recovered from the raids are being analysed.
https://www.thecable.ng/significant-step-against-terrorism-us-commends-fg-over-arrest-of-ansaru-leaders/

FreeStuffsNG:
Empty barrels lo ma n pariwo. Ariwo kọ ni music o

Colosion lule pii!

Pakute:
Senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), need just one more seat to form 2/3 majority of membership of the 10th Senate with their current 72 in number from 59 in June, 2023.

This is as the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) which had only one seat from Abia South Senatorial District in 2023 , increased to two on Sunday with victory of its candidate, Emmanuel Nwachukwu from the Anambra South senatorial election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Number of APC Senators in the Senate increased from 71 to 72 on Sunday with the victory of its candidate in the Edo Central Senatorial election, Dr Joseph Ikpea.

APC had before Ipea’s victory from the bye-election in Edo Central, increased from 70 to 71 in number with defection of Senator Aliyu Wadada Ahmed (Nasarawa West) from Social Democratic Party (SDP) into it.

The Road to 2/3 majority for Senators on the platform of APC had through gale of defections, fast tracked in plenary on July 23, when through separate letters, Senators Francis Fadaunsi (Osun East), Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central), Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North East) and Sampson Ekong (Akwa Ibom South), dumped their former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Recalled that the four Senators in their separate letters, attributed their defections from PDP to APC to unending crisis rocking the party with attendant factionalization which according to them made PDP to be a sinking ship that can no longer take them to the centre where desired dividends of democracy can be delivered to their constituents.


The defectors in their letters also attributed their defection to the development – driven programmes and policies of the APC government under President Bola Tinubu.

Defection of the four Senators also reduced the number of PDP Senators in the 10th Senate to 28 from 36 it had at the beginning in June 2023.

Also, Senators on the platform of Labour party which were 8 at take off in June 2023 , have reduced to 5 , just as those on the platform of New Nigeria Peoples Party ( NNPP) , have also reduced to 1 from two , similar fate suffered by SDP penultimate week with defection of Senator Wadada from it to APC.

The current configuration of membership in the 10th Senate is 72 Senators for APC , 28 for PDP , 5 for Labour Party , 2 for APGA , one for Social Democratic Party (SDP) and one for NNPP, totalling the required 109 Senators.
https://blueprint.ng/senate-apc-set-to-occupy-2-3-seats-apga-increases-to-2/

press9jatv:
“Oduduwa is the First Crowned King in the World” – Ooni of Ife Declares on Ilaji FM

History came alive on Saturday as the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Babatunde Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, took to the airwaves of Ilaji 91.9 FM with a royal revelation – Oduduwa, the first Ooni of Ife, is the very first crowned king in the entire world! 🌍👑

The revered monarch described the throne of Ile-Ife as the origin of kingship, not just in Yorubaland, but globally. According to him, “The first Ooni, Oduduwa, was not only a leader but the first crowned king in the history of mankind.”

During the special broadcast, Kabiyesi showered praises on the Okanlomo of Yorubaland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, for founding Ilaji Radio. He offered royal blessings, praying for the station to soar and become a beacon for Yoruba culture, heritage, and global influence.

When asked why he holds Ibadan so dear, the Ooni’s response was heartfelt: “Ibadan is my root. The first Ojaja was once a warlord in Ibadan. Lagelu, who founded Ibadan, came from Ile-Ife and was originally Agelu.”

The broadcast didn’t just inform—it inspired. Listeners described it as a masterclass in history, heritage, and the unbreakable bond between Ife and Ibadan. With Ilaji FM as the voice, Yoruba history is not only being preserved but also amplified for generations to come.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuneonlineng.com/oduduwa-is-first-crowned-king-in-the-world-ooni-of-ife/amp/