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Abidemi Praise, a Nigerian visual artist, cultural promoter, and founder of Biddyvegas Art World, gained public attention after attempting a Guinness World Record for the longest marathon drawing portrait.
Originally from Erinmo-Ijesa in the Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, and raised in Ibadan, with roots in Lagos, where she was born, Abidemi’s journey into art began at a very young age. According to her, drawing became more than just a talent — it became a survival tool during difficult childhood experiences.
Growing up around violence and emotional hardship, she discovered that art could help express pain, process emotions, and create hope where words sometimes fail. What started as a personal coping mechanism eventually turned into a mission.
Her Guinness World Record attempt was not only about breaking a record but also about using art to raise awareness of childhood trauma and the importance of creative expression in healing. Through the marathon drawing challenge, she aimed to inspire young people facing similar struggles and to show that creativity can transform pain into purpose.
The project also attracted media attention and helped highlight the role of art in mental wellness, youth empowerment, and cultural storytelling.
Beyond the record attempt, Abidemi Praise continues to promote art through community outreach, cultural exhibitions, media engagements, and youth programs designed to encourage creativity among young Nigerians.
Her vision through Biddyvegas Art World is to build a platform that empowers communities, supports young talent, and preserves African creativity for global audiences.
Today, she continues her advocacy by visiting schools, cultural institutions, and leaders across Nigeria to promote art as a tool for healing, empowerment, and cultural pride.

Socialite Bobrisky has allegedly been arrested by men of the Ajah police division in Lagos.

It was gathered he was trailed to a salon in Lekki, last night, by the police officers, who interrogated[b] her [/b]before being whisked away to the police station.

The reason for his arrest remains unknown, but multiple sources suggest she[b][/b] might have been arrested for breaking the curfew considering the time he was found outside.


See how this boy is confusing the op

In the next three months, production activities will commence in the multi billion-dollar Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical complex situated in the Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State, with the train one of the fertiliser plant expected to come on stream. But even as that historical day approaches, the project is already adding value to the lives of Nigerians through skills acquisition, jobs and wealth creations. Bamidele Famoofo writes that the project on completion will change the dynamics of the nation’s economy
Though Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical project, where petroleum products, gas and fertilizers are planned to be produced at commercial quantities is still being developed, its impact on its immediate environment and by extension, the nation in general, gives hope for a better tomorrow for Nigerians.
For instance, no fewer than 120 companies, which operate in the country are on contract to provide goods and services worth 368 million Euros (about N148billion) to both the refinery and petrochemical projects for the period the various works going on simultaneously in the complex would be completed.

In terms of employment generation, about 37,500 people, mostly Nigerians, are engaged in the various construction works going on in the complex. They have temporary jobs through contractors for a period not less than four years when the projects within the complex will be completed to earn a living wage.
Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development and Capital Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, said through its corporate social responsibility programmes, about 250 youths from the communities around the refinery have been trained as artisans and given direct employment to work and earn income to fend for their families. “These are youths who do not have the requisite education and skills that can qualify them for jobs in the refinery and the other segments of the business which we selected and trained to acquire relevant skills in partnerships with the Lagos State government and Siemens to reduce unemployment in the state and also to engage them productively to contribute to the growth of the Nigerian economy,” Edwin told a delegation from the Nigerian Union of Journalists and Nigerian Institute of Public Relations during their recent tour of the complex.
In addition, Edwin disclosed that 900 engineers would be trained in foreign educational institutions for employment in the complex. He explained that the overseas training has commenced in earnest with batches one and two having completed their training, with the third batch proceeding to India for a similar exercise. “Classroom training only lasts for one month while on the job training takes one year. They are to work in real time with experts in the industry everyday for that duration of 12 months.” he added.
Currently, the company is employing 3,580 Nigerian personnel on site, which excludes employment created by the various contractors and sub contractors at the construction site.
Apart from job creation and capacity development, host communities have more things to benefit from the CSR programmes of Dangote. Edwin disclosed that free medical services would be provided in collaboration with the local government while schools, hospitals or community health centres would be constructed too. Access to micro credit and merit scholarship are part of the things to be provided for the host community. Development of youth entrepreneurs through trainings is also one of the key focuses of the CSR programme of the company in its immediate operating environment.
The refinery complex which includes a refinery, petrochemical plant, a fertilizer plant and a subsea pipeline project, is the largest in the world. The refinery’s daily production capacity would be 150 per cent of the current total demand of petroleum products in Nigeria, with the excess exported to other countries.
With a 650,000 barrels per day capacity and 838 KTPA Polypropylene plant, the refinery segment of the business on completion will become the largest single-train petroleum refinery in the world while the 3million tonnes per annum capacity Urea fertilizer Plant will emerge world’s second largest. The gas project has the largest subsea pipeline infrastructure more than any country in the world as it boasts of 1,100km to handle 3.8 million SCF gas per day. World scales gas treatment stations are expected to emerge after the completion of the project.
The Dangote fertiliser project which is estimated to gulp $2billion is the largest granulated Urea fertiliser complex to emerge in the entire fertiliser industry history in the world, with its 3million tonnes per annum capacity. The fertiliser complex, which sited on 500 hectares of land has the capacity to expand as it is only occupying a small fraction of the allotted portion. Natural gas being the main raw material for the plant is being expected to arrive anytime in May 2019 for the fully completed train one plant to commence operation.
Saipem Italy is the engineering procurement, procurement and construction contractor for the project while Tata Consulting Engineers, India, is the project management consultants for the fertiliser project. Meanwhile, Chevron has the contract to supply natural gas for production activities in the plant.
The management of the complex is confident that the fertiliser business will deliver good profit to the company and its shareholders as it is projected that population growth and the need for food production will jack up the consumption of Urea fertiliser beginning from 2020 when production of the production would have commenced in earnest.
The current consumption of Urea estimated at a dismal 700,000 tonnes per annum by Nigerian farmers, said to be due to very poor hectare usage is believed to be the cause of poor product yield, which threatens food security in the country.
By 2020, Nigerian population is projected to increase to about 207million, which would lead to increased food production. Statistics revealed that that around five million tonnes of fertilisers are required per year in Nigeria in the next 5-7 years bifurcated into 3.5million tons of Urea and 1.5million tons of NPK while current production levels in Nigeria are at 1.6million tons by 2019.
Beyond fertiliser and oil, Dangote is setting up large oxygen and acetylene plant in Nigeria to produce wielding gases since the current production capacity of this product is not sufficient to meet the demand in the wielding industry.
The Dangote group has also seized the opportunity presented by the refinery and petrochemical project to build expertise in construction works, growing a construction company that will be formidable enough to take on huge construction contracts in the country.
“We have bought over 750 equipment to enhance the local capacity for site works since even Julius Berger,Dantata & Sawoe, Hi-Tech and the likes are unable to handle even small portions of our construction requirement of heavy earth moving equipment, bulldozers, excavators, bobcats, compactors and front end loaders,” Dangote hinted.
Additional capacities built for construction are in the mechanical construction and stone quarry segments. The company, according to information made available by its COO, has bought 300 cranes to build up equipment installation capacity as he said the current capacity in Nigeria is extremely poor. Dangote equally boasted to have built the world’s largest granite quarry to supply coarse aggregate, stone column material, stone base, stone dust and material for break water. The quarry has a capacity of 10million tonnes per annum production.
The refinery and petrochemical project is estimated to gulp $18billion with the refinery alone accounting for $12billion, which represents about 67 per cent of total cost. Additional benefits of the project is that the gas from the pipeline system could generate 12,000MW electricity for the nation while direct employment to be created by the project is estimated at 4,000 on completion, about 145,000 people will get indirect jobs.
Besides, foreign exchange savings for Nigeria is projected to be $7.5 billion while additional forex income for the country is put at $5.5 billion. The targeted completion date for the refinery is October 2019.


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/05/dangote-refinery-a-game-changer/

Nigeria has really helped the UK to determine and formulate policies before. Good to know..

His 1976 one-hit wonder “Sweet Mother” sold at least thirteen million copies across the African continent – more than The Beatles’ bestseller “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”

The son of a Cameroonian father and a Nigerian mother, Nico Mbarga was born in nearby Abakaliki on April 8, 1950, but grew up in Ikom. After loving and learning to play the Congolese Rumba in Mamfe, Cameroon between 1967 and 1970, he settled in Onitsha, Nigeria where he formed his group, Rocafil Jazz, signed a contract to play every Sunday at Onitsha’s Plaza Hotel, and began to mix with stars like Stephen Osadebe and Bobby Benson. Then, in 1973 he was picked up by EMI and recorded his first hit “I No Go Marry My Papa,” about a daughter disagreeing with her parents over the choice of her husband.

Mbarga was dropped by EMI for failing to create any other commercial hits. Instead, around 1974, tired of “I love you, you love me, my baby,” he wrote “Sweet Mother.” And if “Sweet Mother” was dedicated to all mothers and the things they do for children, it was inspired by the loving sacrifices Mbarga saw his own mother, a widowed farmer, make after his father died. The lyrics began, “Sweet Mother, I no go forget you, for dey suffer wey you suffer for me.”

Mbarga sent a tape to Odion Iruoje at EMI, who remembers hearing the song for the first time and knowing that “it was the magic.” On the agreed date for recording, however, Odion had to fly to London to record at Abbey Road, and some other EMI officials told Mbarga that the song was “too childish” for them to record. Affronted, Mbarga did not come back. So it was only two years later when the small, Onitsha-based producer Rogers All Stars heard “Sweet Mother” at the Plaza Hotel, that the song found a label to release it.

Mbarga and Rocafil Jazz were completely unprepared for the popularity of “Sweet Mother.” With the money he did receive from “Sweet Mother,” Mbarga moved back to Ikom, built and managed the Sweet Mother Hotel – where he would perform every Sunday. He would go on to produce 17 albums and records after “Sweet Mother,” all with the same highlife beat and Congolese style guitar. In fact, he didn’t even rate “Sweet Mother” as one of his best songs, preferring “Simplicity” instead.

Twenty years ago the man who recorded one of the most successful songs of all time was thrown off a motorbike by a car in Calabar, Nigeria. He hit his head on the road and was rushed to the hospital, where he lay for two weeks, in and out of consciousness, but deteriorating all the time. On June 24, 1997, Prince Nico Mbarga was pronounced dead.

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...He's a Ghanian... Get ur facts right OP..

Joshua Erowoli Orisunmibare Oluwaseun Maja

These incontrovertible points made by Frederick Odorige of European Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria (ECSDN) just made my day.
Fellow Nigerians, it is time to act...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e47ya3NKWlE

Leadership is a divine quality, basically always conferred at early stages of life so much so that even in elementary schools, we see personas of leadership among schoolchildren.
Leadership is solving problems. The day your subjects stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care; either case is a failure of leadership. Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. Leadership means duty, honour and country. It means character; a leader simply leads……
Today I feel for a country where I was born and raised, a country that started off as a most promising country but fast becoming a joke in the committee of nations.
The situation in the country has sunk to an all-time low and this is obvious to everyone except for the few benefiting directly from the government being led by a man who does not even know what time of the day it is.
Even though he had symptoms and emblems of this weakness written all over him when he was being harassed before he ascended the ‘throne’ yet he was voted for because of mere syrupy reasons like ‘he is from a particular tribe’ or ‘he is well learned’ or ‘he is a gentle and nice man’….nice man? Who isn’t nice?
I am not here to start counting the let-downs and catastrophes but they are numerous and unprecedented in the history of my beloved country. The statistics are there for everyone to see. Now, Cameroun and Chad armies are parading Nigerian towns helping them to eradicate Boko Harams; when your supposedly weak neighbour comes to sanitise issues in your family, it means you are either weak or simply irresponsible. Now he is just coming up with a plan to tackle corruption (AFTER SIX YEARS), but the President, by his actions, has shown no spine, no appetite, no nerve to fight corruption (he once said stealing is not corruption). This man just does not have the requisite capacity to tackle these problems. It is so bad that hardly a day passes by without reports of one insurgent activity or the other leading to loss of lives and properties. It is inconceivable that those Chibok girls are still missing!!!
If our lawmakers had the interest of the nation at heart, this man would have been impeached a long time ago and not be allowed the decency of an election. He is in the habit of sending his dogs out every day to start spilling bile on the internet after drinking ogogoro and otapiapia ready to attack anyone that dare say anything negative about him. And in their deluded mind, a man that wrote his waec exam fifty something years ago, rose in rank in the military, had several certificate from several reputable military training schools abroad including USA war college, held several position and rose in rank to the head of state is uneducated. Cambridge is very clear they release his statement of result. They should remember that the time he joined the army, in those days, there were no cutting corners. They know the truth but will pretend as if they don’t because their destiny and political relevance is hung on pdp remaining in power.
We congratulate Goodluck Jonathan for the successful first and second terms- his' and that of Yar 'adua. Let him have mercy on Nigerians, and leave in peace. It is a shame on this government if the alternatives being offered which appears not to be good enough is preferred.
The clear alternative to this monumental mess is the person of General Muhammadu Buhari. The lanky, gawky, handsome, disciplined and exceedingly meticulous man. It should be made clear that Buhari does not present the complete package Nigerians want at this time. He is human, he is not perfect. But at this point in our history, at this time, at this moment, he presents the only viable option and opportunity for the people to vent their frustrations and anger against an amateurish and clueless Federal Government. Life does not run on luck but on God's blessing, good vision and hardwork
This is a time for well-meaning Nigerians, the youths, the poor, the rich, the influential to rise up and do the needful. We can halt the glide to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria by our simple votes. We must vote out ineptitude, cluelessness and exploitation.
Nigeria, it is time for the change, time to arise and shine, time to cast that single but important vote that will liberate you.....God bless you

APC says na Jonathan cause am

Nigeria as a nation has been battered, robbed and raped but she has some interesting facts worth studying. Consider a century of facts below;
1. Nigeria, with a 2013 estimated population of 174,507,539 is the most populous Black nation and the 7th most populated nation in the entire world, trailing after—from least to most—Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia, USA, India and China (1.3bn).
2. Nigerians are 1/5th the total population of Black Africa.
3. Nigeria, with 521 languages has the fourth most in the world. This includes 510 living languages, two second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages.
4. The Portuguese reached Nigeria in 1472. In 1880 the British began conquering Nigeria’s south. The north was conquered by 1903.
5. Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian Nobel laureate. He wrote ‘Telephone Conversation!’
6. With a net worth of $16.1bn, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote is the richest Black person in the world.
7. Yoruba and their bloodlines worldwide have the highest rate of twinning (having twins) in the world.
8. The 2006 Census found Nigerians to be the highest educated ethnic or racial group in America.
9. The Northern knot, Arewa insignia has Christian origins, investigation by Ibraheem A. Waziri revealed. It is adapted from the Church Celtic knot.
10. Pre-tribalism: Malam Umaru Altine, a northern Fulani man was the first elected Mayor of Enugu, in the east, and was even re-elected for a second term.
11. Pre-tribalism: John Umoru, from Etsako in today’s Edo State (Western region) was elected for the House of Assembly to represent Port Harcourt in the Eastern Nigerian House of Assembly.
12. The Colonial Cantonments Proclamation of 1914 established ‘foreign quarters,’ ‘Sabon Gari,’ institutionalizing the Sabon Garuruwa system of ‘foreigner’ residential segregation in Nigeria.
13. Curtis Adeniyi-Jones (1876-1957) who the street in Ikeja, ‘Adeniyi-Jones’ was named after, was a medical director from Sierra Leone (a Saro). As a co-founder of NNDP, he won one of the Lagos 3 legislative council seats in 1923 and represented Nigerians for 15 yrs.
14. Saros was the name given to 19th and 20th century ‘Creole’ African literati migrants from Sierra Leone.
15. Amaros was the name for repatriated Brazilian and Cuban slaves; the ‘Aguda’ people of Lagos today. This Brazilian community includes deportees of the brave “Malê Revolt” in Portugal.
16. British colonization was not all ‘happy trade,’ but involved brutal terror against non-cooperation and stiff opposition. Captain Lord Esme Gordon Lenox, ‘With The West African Frontier Force,’ describes: “…we stormed down to Amassana, which was a town supposed to be friendly and fined them 25 goats and 20 chickens for non-assistance, then returned to Agbeni and burned half…October 1st was spent in continuance of yesterdays incendiraism by burning every town or farm we could see. I shudder to think of how many houses we have destroyed in these two days. On our way back to Egbbeddi in the afternoon we passed by Sabagreia and told our old friend Chief Ijor that most likely we should burn down Sabagreia the next day…”
17. Nigeria’s population was just 16 million in 1911. It is projected to hit 444million by 2050, surpassing the US and becoming the 4th largest in the world.
18. The population of Lagos today is about more than the total population of all Eastern states combined.
19. Lagos’ population in 1872 was 60,000. By 2015 it will be the third largest city in the entire world.
20. Nigeria’s north (719,000 sq. km), occupies 80% of Nigeria’s land mass. In size it is four times the South.
21. 1st republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi hid former South African President, Nelson Mandela, for six months in Nigeria to evade his arrest by the apartheid regime.
22. Gangsta: In 1984 under the disciplinary Buhari/Idiagbon government, there was a sophisticated attempt to kidnap and repatriate ex-civilian regime minister of transport, Umaru Dikko from the UK, anesthetized in a freight crate, for the embezzlement of $1bn under the Shagari regime.
23. Valor: Part of the ‘Forgotten Army,’ Nigerians volunteered to fight with the allied forces among the 81st and 82nd West African Divisions, in the Second World War.
24. The Adubi war in 1918 was a major uprising by 30,000 Abeokuta Ebga warriors against the colonial government for colonization, taxation and slave labor. One British was killed and rail and telegraph lines destroyed. The British rewarded their soldiers with medals for quelling the uprising. Awape Adediran a Molashin/ Kingmaker was imprisoned for his active involvement.
25. Activist Mrs. Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti travelled widely, including to the Eastern bloc (Hungary, USSR and China where she met Mao Zedong). These interactions angered Nigeria, Britain and America. America called her a communist and refused her a U.S. Visa.
26. Mrs. Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti, legendary Fela’s mother, was one of the delegates that negotiated Nigeria’s independence in Britain.
27. There was once a time when the north was the most literate part of Nigeria. According to Lord Luggard, there were 25,000 Qur’anic schools with about 250,000 pupils in the north.
28. Sardauna of Sokoto said he preferred foreign workers to Igbo’s because he felt Igbo’s are domineering. This was while Nigeria existed as regions with regional administrations.
29. Kaduna Nzeogwu killed Sardauna in Nigeria’s first military coup.
30. In 1966, a mischievous Igbo owned bakery allegedly made a loaf of bread with a label that depicted Nzeogwu as the Saint in the ‘Saint George and the Dragon’ medieval tale, killing Sardauna, the ‘dragon,’ this labeled bread provoked deadly anti-Igbo riots.
31. Idrîs Aloma (1571-1603) King of Kanem-Bornu went on pilgrimage and came across firearms. He brought some guns back, along with Turks to train his army on how to use them.
32. Travel Visa was not required to travel to the United Kingdom in 1975.
33. A brand new car sold for N2000 in 1975. A ticket to London was less than N100 in 1975.
34. In 1976, 75 kobo exchanged for one British Pound and 60 kobo for one US dollar.
35. During the Shagari administration in 1985, N7 was exchanging for one dollar.
36. Nigeria took its first loan from the World Bank in 1977.
37. Obasanjo’s first term and Babangida’s regime oversaw the weakening of the naira.
38. General Buhari and Idiagbon rejected IMF demands that Nigeria devalue its currency.
39. Babangida’s coup in 1985 was invaluable to the colonialists suspected to have been in support as it led to Nigeria accepting SAP restrictions, loans and crippling foreign monetary conditions.
40. Nigeria has 5 of the 10 richest pastors in the entire world, with net worth’s according to Forbes, from $10-150 million. They are Pastors, David Oyedepo, E. A. Adeboye, Chris Oyakhilome, Mathew Ashimolowo and Temitope Joshua.
41. Nigeria has the 4th highest number of poor, living under a dollar a day in the entire world. 100 million are ‘destitute’ according to figures from the NBS (National Bureau of Statistics).
42. Nigeria, the 3rd biggest economy in Africa is 160th out of 177 countries in HDI (Human Development Index).
43. Nigeria has the highest paid legislators in the entire world.
44. Based on amount squandered, of an income of $81 billion per year, Nigeria is the most corrupt nation in the world.
45. The nation with the most defrauded people, aka ‘mugus,’ in history, is Nigeria. Successive administrations continue to loot a greater percentage of the nation’s wealth, running in hundreds of billions of dollars.
46. Nigeria in 2013 was rated the worst country to be born based on welfare and prosperity projection.
47. Aliko Dangote funded Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua and Jonathan’s 4th republic campaigns. Buhari rejected funding from Dangote.
48. Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817) was trained in classical Islamic science, philosophy and theology and wrote over 100 books on society, culture, religion, governance and politics. He could only declare Jihad when he was made leader in Gudu {In Islam you can only declare Jihad if you are an official Muslim leader}.
49. The Borno Empire rejected Dan Fodio’s colonization jihad. Al-Hajj Muhammad al-Amîn ibn Muhammad al-Kânemî not only militarily defended his Empire, but also did so by religious, theological, legal and political debates, challenging why a Muslim Empire should colonize another.
50. Kano history has it that a great warrior princess Magajiya Maimuna led her cavalry from Zaria to conquer Kumbwada.
51. Kumbwada in Kano today is ruled by Queen Hajiya Haidzatu Ahmed, who presides over up to half a million subjects. A throne curse which makes men sick and die, keeps males off the throne. {Sadly, the woman ruled Kumbwada is the least funded chiefdom in Nigeria}.
52. Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) is Nigeria’s leading trade partner in Africa.
53. There are several Nigerian officials in the government of English speaking The Gambia.
54. There is a Nigerian origin, Yoruba chief in Accra. Chief Brimah is the only foreign Chief with a seat in the Ghanaian traditional council.
55. Cross River State: The Ejagham (Ekoi) people in the Southeast are believed to have originated the Nsibidi (Nsibiri) writing system which later spread to the Efik, Igbo, Ibibio, Efut, Banyang and Annag peoples.
56. Discovered in 1928, Nigeria’s western region hosts West Africa’s oldest civilization; the Nok civilization which flourished between 1000 BC and 300 BC. {Nok sculptures recently went on display disappointingly in Germany (not Africa).}
57. Finished in 1460 the Benin Iya or moat is a historic world defense wonder. Spanning 1,200 kilometers with walls as high as 18 metres, it is the world’s largest archeological structure.
58. Sungbo’s Eredo in Ogun state (6°49′N, 3°56′E) is a 100 mile system of up to 70 ft trenches and walls around Ijebu-Ode. It’s Queen, Bilkisu Sungbo has been attributed to the Biblical Queen Sheeba (Queen Bilkis in Quran).
59. Lord Lugard estimated in 1904 that there were 170 walled towns still in existence in the whole of just the Kano province of northern Nigeria. He described Kano: ‘Commercial emporium of the western Sudan.’ Of its wall, he said, ‘I have never seen, nor even imagined, anything like it in Africa.’
60. Osun: Queen Luwo, the twenty-first Ooni (ruler) of Ile-Ife paved the streets with quartz pebbles—and broken pottery, in 1000AD. The architecture had decorations that originated from Ancient America.
61. Borno: The capital city of Kanem-Borno, Ngazargamu, was one of the largest cities in 1658 AD; the metropolis housed “about quarter of a million people” and had 660 well planned, wide and unbending streets.
62. In 1246 AD the Kanemi of Borno created a sensation in Tunisia when he sent a gift of a giraffe to Al-Mustapha, king of Tunis.
63. Sokoto: Two-story buildings with constructions glazed with tsoluwa, (laterite gravel), 10 mile circumference city walls, some as high as 20 feet, is how 16th century Surame, a Sokoto metropolis created by empire ruler, Muhammadu Kanta Sarkin Kebbi, was. UNESCO describes Surame as “one of the wonders of human history, creativity and ingenuity.”
64. Kano: In 1851, this city, one of the largest in Africa, made 10 million sandal pairs and 5 million hides for export.
65. Kebbi: Nigeria’s Sorko Sea lords of Kebbi state, made ships (Kanta) which were used for far away expeditions, including the 1311 AD, 2000 ship, famous voyage of Songhai Empire’s Mansa Abubakari II to the America’s, decades before Columbus.
66. Yobe: The oldest discovered boat in Africa, and 3rd oldest on the world, the 8500 yr old Dufuna canoe was discovered by a Fulani herdsman in 1987 in Dufuna village, Fune LGA.
67. Ondo: Confusing evolution scientists, the 13,000 yr old Iwo-Eleru cave skull, the oldest human fossil remains found in West Africa, has ‘ancient’ (140,000 yr old Laetoli) features, yet lived in more modern times.
68. Benin Kingdom: The high quality and highly sophisticated bronze work of the Benin Kingdom dating as far back as the 13th century is a world wonder. Great works in iron, wood, ivory, and terra cotta products also highlight the empire’s history.
69. Benin Kingdom: Lourenco Pinto, captain of a ship that carried missionaries to Warri in 1619, described Benin kingdom, ‘Great Benin where the king resides is larger than Lisbon, all the streets run straight and as far as the eyes can see….’
70. Akwa Ibom: King Jaja of Opobo (1821–1891) founded Opobo city-state in 1867 and shipped palm oil to Britain independently of British middle men.
71. Ancient Greeks appear to have Nigerian roots as supported by the Benin Haplogroup or Haplogroup 19. According to Jide Uwechia, ‘The Benin Haplotype (which originates from Nigeria, West Africa) accounts for HbS associated chromosomes in Sicily Northern Greece.’
72. Ilorin’s Oba Afonja utilized Fulani warriors to help rebel against the Oyo Empire. The warriors after defeating Oyo took over Ilorin and Sheikh Alimi, their leader became the first Emir.
73. Much of north Nigeria was part of the Songhai Empire. Muhammad Kanta annexed Kebbi and other states between 1512 and 1517.
74. The Obasanjo military regime converted Nigeria from a Parliamentary system to a Presidential system of government.
75. Much of traditional pre-colonial Nigeria operated a parliamentary form of government. The council of elders could make or impeach the King.
76. General Johnson Thomas Umurakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi on 24 May 1966, with Decree No. 34, dissolved Nigeria’s regions, creating provinces. He unified Regional Public Services under a single Commission. Riots were provoked in Kano and mutiny in Abeokuta; eventually there was a coup.
77. In 1967 Gowon split the four regions into 12 states.
78. Gowon’s Decree No. 8 of 1967 after the Aburi conference restored Nigeria as a confederacy.
79. Late President Murtala Muhammed’s dad, Pam Azatus Iyok was from Dogon-Gaba, near Vom in Plateau state, Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Pam became a Muslim and married Ramat from Kano. Murtala Muhammed’s wife, Hafsat Ajoke was a Yoruba lady.
80. Ex- President Yakubu Gowon from Jos state (Middle Belt) is a Christian. General Obasanjo was his Army chief who helped him defeat the Biafra attempted secession from 1967-1970.
81. Nigeria has been ruled for 30 years by Christians (25 years if Azikiwe is excluded).
82. Mujahid Asari Dokubo, the leader of the southern Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the most vocal enemy of the north, is a Muslim.
83. Nigeria is not roughly divided between a Muslim north and a Christian South. The far north, east and far south do have concentrations, but the rest of the nation defies such demarcations.
84. In the Southwest, Osun, Lagos, Ondo and Oyo have a higher population of Muslims than Christians according to counts. Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau in the north have Christian majorities.
85. According to the Senate joint committee, Nigeria’s chief terrorist leader, Abubakar Shekau is not a Nigerian; he hails from Niger republic. {Shekau is believed by security services to be deceased.}
86. According to current demographics, after Hausa-Fulani (29%), Yoruba (21%), Igbo (18%) and Ijaw (10%) comes Kanuri (4%) and then Ibibio (3.5%) and Tiv (2.5%).
87. Not really a northern caucus, but it was late M. K. O. Abiola that orchestrated and sponsored the Buhari /Idiagbon coup and then again the Babangida coup overthrow of Buhari. –Shagari memoir, “Beckoned to Serve;” Babangida, “Karl Maier – Midnight in Nigeria.” (Max Siollun)
88. The leading caucus is basically a childhood friendship: President Obasanjo was childhood friends with President Babangida, President Abacha and Commander Danjuma.
89. President Babangida was childhood friends with President Abdulsalam.
90. President Obasanjo graduated Abdulsalam who later became President and went on to hand over power to democratically arranged President Obasanjo.
91. Under the Presidential system, Nigerians have had 7 years total Northern rule and 11+ years Southern rule.
92. Total civilian rule, Parliamentary and Presidential, Nigeria has had 12 years Northern and 11+ years Southern rule.
93. 6 coups is the highest number of any nation in Africa. Nigeria along with Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Uganda and Mauritania are the nations with 6 coups.
94. The Biafra war included a ‘Mid West invasion.’ The Midwest was either a battle field or in Biafra’s sights—Dr. Nowamagbe A. Omoigui relays.
95. The Biafra 12th battalion headed by Lt Col Victor Adebukunola Banjo captured Benin and set out to capture Ibadan and Lagos.
96. The Biafra 13th battalion, led by Ivenso entered Kwara, now Kogi and captured Okene, Atanai and Iloshi.
97. Cameroon was an administrative part of Nigeria in 1945, hence the NCNC party (National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons). Towards independence the UN mandated British held former German territory, south Cameroon opted to join French Cameroon and not Nigeria.
98. J.C. Vaughn, Ernest Ikoli, H.O. Davies, Obafemi Awolowo and Samuel Akinsanya founded the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934 to promote national unity particularly between Yoruba and Igbo.
99. Azikiwe left Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) because he claimed the organization had been seized by Yoruba’s and it discriminated against Igbo’s including himself.
100. Oyo defeats Ashanti: In 1764 the Ashanti army marched on Dahomey, Togo. At Atakpamé, the Ashanti army was ambushed and sacked by Dahomean infantry and female elite soldiers allied with forces from the Oyo Empire. Ashanti King Kusi Obodum was destooled after the defeat.

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julioralph: Sad news indeed.
I Particularly love the episode where he attempted to sell his mansion to Donald trump... Will Smith was so much against the idea until he saw trump in flesh for the 1st time, and nearly worshipped him!!

On the contrary, it was Carlton that was worshipping Donald Trump, Will was only interested in the money involved while Ashley was completely against it, meanwhile Hillary was clueless as usual.

Afam4eva: Patience Jonathan remains the most elegant and fashion conscious first lady in the history of Nigeria and Africa. She's always on point.

Yes. With matching umblerra.

DICKtator: They were newly wedded while Gowon was in power

Don't think so. Are you saying Prince Charles was born in the 70s?

It is a surprise to me that this man believes that he was ridiculed by the channels tv presenters. It was a terrible thing for him not to remember the website of the organisation he represents, like the typical Nigerian instead of admitting his fault, he is still passing the blame to those guys.
We have a long way to go if leaders think they are well above mistakes and shortcomings.
Meanwhile, someone should advise him to use the opportunity to make his money now!!
That's all

Ranks007: 1. Being unhappy doesn't mean issues worth certified with true facts will not stand. I am equally unhappy you're actually trailing this argument with contempt instead of biblical facts and doctrine to weigh today Christianity's standards.  I felt the contempt through your word but then you unleash a well but not so proven facts! I assure you my statements are all deducted from my personal researches from christian literatures and the Bible not the way you spell it up there, in order to counter my facts refer me to the Bible anything other than this I won't reply!

On the other hand I am glad I have things to show you concerning this;

2. Yes, yes and yes, church followers like you & I, (if you are not a pastor) should make God word as standard not man. In the real sense of the word I didn't override this fact. Christ never misleads.

3. My brother it is a phenomenon that you must grow under someone to stand in life for any given task - True of False?

- Just like a new born baby

- Just like an apprentice ready to go into the master trade

- Just like an herbalist who want his legacies to continue after he dies, a well trade fellow must pick up

- Just like a man ready for business; its either you learn from masters and avoid pitfalls or stand to make gross unconscious mistakes that will make an expert later only if you're ready to learn from them

- Just like a man who wants to be a soccer team coach or personal trainer

I can go on and on but in Christianity its different, I expect you to say that, but in similar way of life

I start with Jesus Christ - In other for his ministry to blossom he started mentoring the Twelve Disciples or isn't that mentoring,

Jesus Christ - John The Baptist

John the Baptist - Prophesy foretold but spent his days in wilderness learning about the laws of the prophets

Brother Abraham - Melchizedek

Brother David - The Father's flock made him ready for the battle he fought for Israel, a man of war.

Paul the Great (Former Saul) - God told a man named Ananias in a dream that he should go see Saul, but Barnabas taught him.

Elisha - Elijah

Elijah - God Almighty (Elijah walked with the intensive presence of God, I prove to you Elijah could disappeared and appeared in a new location where there wasn't means of transport)

Sons of the Prophet - Elijah was in Charge

Israel - The levites were in charge bringing to be the ordinances of God to His people

Moses - God (Talked one on one with God)

Joshua - Moses

Samson - his Parents

Samuel - Eli (That young man could even spot when God spoke to him)

Barnabas - Mark

Brother Timothy - Paul the Great

Daniel - The Bible (Known in his time the Scrolls of the prophet which he studied three times a day)

Isaiah - God

Barak - Deborah (The first leader in Israel as a judge)

Ruth - Naomi

Queen Esther - The Uncle Mordecai (Esther didn't even know when and how to fast)

Titus - Paul the Great

Today;

W.F Kumuyi - One Pastor of a Yoruba descent of The Apostolic Church

Enoch Adeboye - The Founder of the Church

D.K Olukuya - W.F Kumuyi

Lazarus M. - W.F Kumuyi

Chris Oyakilome - Dr. Benson Idahosa but chooses to follow Benny Hinn

Ayo Oritsejafor, Uma Ukpai, David Oyedapo, Mike Okonwo and so many I can't recall - Dr. Benson Idahosa

My Pastor Ntia I Ntia - Dr Paul Enenche

Dr Paul Enenche - Ayo Oritsejafor

Abel Damina - Ayo Oritsejafor

“Mentoring is God's way to lift another toward their full potential.” 

The List continues but to save my time and yours I will stop please ask biblical passages if you are not convinced

I will steer towards other religions

To be a monk - You need a monk as a mentor

To be a Priest of Baal - You need a Baal priest

To be an Inam - you need grow under one

To be a leader in any given sect - You risk of not being one, if you don't want one to mentor you!


4.  That means you don't study your bible, God only uses the method of direct contact or His angels when there's is no available person (His Servant) to make contact with the recipient. I am surprised.

5. You rather choose to be warring with me and my so called mentors you say. Benny Hinn came to Nigeria and stopped SCOAN from receiving converts from the crusade to his church, same happened when Reinhard Bonnke of CFAN. The Cameroonian government has banned TB Joshua from entering Cameroon. My uncle got healed of Diabetic at SCOAN, the day he stopped worshiping there it came back to him. He always good at prophesying evil instead good tidings which is undeniably the Godly way.

I want to expatiate few things about mentoring, the Biblical way; I choose to use Moses and Joshua

Moses and Joshua (Mentor and Mentee) aptly illustrate a successful mentoring partnership. Moses demonstrated the wisdom of a mentor by deciding to delegate an important task (Exodus 17:9). He placed one of his soldiers, Joshua, in command of a battle with the Amalekites over a water dispute. In making this decision, Moses demonstrated trust in Joshua’s gifts and leadership potential. He opened the way for their ongoing teamwork. This is the first time this “mentor” asked someone else to lead an attack, one of many that his “mentee” Joshua would command.

Did they sit down and negotiate this developmental relationship, calling each other mentor and mentee? Probably not. It’s more likely that Moses wasn’t cognizant of applying mentoring principles and didn’t necessarily regard Joshua as his mentee. Yet the ingredients of mentoring were there, and Joshua entered a relationship with a respected man that changed Joshua’s life forever.

Following this successful assignment, Joshua became a frequent companion of Moses. Even though he was called a servant (e.g., Exodus 24:13, 33:11), he was actually more of a colleague. (Notice Exodus 3:11. Joshua refused to leave with Moses, something that would not have been permitted of a servant.) Their mentoring relationship deepened, and Joshua gained valuable knowledge, skills, and confidence.

We find evidence that their mutual trust increased when Moses allowed his mentee to accompany him to an important meeting . . . with none other than God! (Exodus 24:13-14) We’re not sure that Joshua was actually with Moses in the presence of the Lord, but we know for certain that he was on the mountain (Exodus 32:17) and talked with Moses on their return to the camp. Imagine the incredible lessons Joshua received that day!

Moses took Joshua to another meeting in a special tent where Moses spoke with God again. Joshua chose to stay at the tent after Moses left to return to camp (Exodus 33:11). Joshua remained on his own in the presence of God. Moses demonstrated significant trust by not interfering in this major opportunity for Joshua.

Moses continued to offer Joshua opportunities to develop. He assigned him (along with 11 other men) to spy out the Promised Land. The mentor gave him a job that required a plan, teamwork, and a report (Numbers 13:16). Moses probably also provided some suggestions for how to carry out this plan.

Finally, Moses affirmed his mentee by commissioning Joshua in the presence of the people of Israel (Deuteronomy 31:7-. He gave Joshua public recognition for the lessons he learned. What’s more, Moses conferred power on his mentee, and vacated his position to him. Their formal mentoring relationship ended. When Moses died, Joshua was appointed as the new leader of Israel and later took his people into the Promised Land (Numbers 27:15-23).

Moses provided a great lesson in how to transfer leadership. A time comes to either step aside to allow our successors to lead in our place or allow them to move on to a place of leadership elsewhere. Moses gave the proper direction, teaching, and recognition to prepare Joshua to fulfill his role in life.

My brother the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) is asking Brother T. B Joshua of his Mentor and till now he is yet to provide it. Christianity is not politics where mentor-ship isn't acknowledged or important!

The question is who is he's mentor, if his truly of God?

You did a good job here. God bless you indeed. But I must say what I have always been stressing on this forum; "you don't give precious things to dogs and pigs otherwise they would trample over it and even tear you into pieces."; precious things;spiritual values are not shared with atheist and mockers.No matter how you try to explain, they wouldn't understand because these words are spiritually discerned.If they refuse the truth,why don't you just leave them to their folly.Time will surely reveal the truth.

You have been such an inspiration. You served your generation.You will be greatly missed.
RIP motivator

He was a horse; tireless. He did most of the work in the midfield just like Mikel Obi today, not duly recognized because he wasn't an attacking midfielder, hence no goals. I remember his sad and frustrated face after the final whistle was blown by the referee in the second round match against Italy signifying our exit from USA 94.
Rest in peace patriot.

The comments here really amuse me.What did you expect?
You expected them to start exchanging blows?
Protocol requires that he welcomes the president and host him.

tpia@:
op why didnt you post the whole write up?

It is a very long and comprehensive write up.That's why I attached the link.

When I failed School Certificate (general laughter). I wrote school certificate when I was 14 and half. So, I just didn’t understand what the big deal about this WAEC exam was. Why is everybody reading when we should be playing? I found out that all my playmates had left me behind and I didn’t even know what to read. So, I just went into the exams, wrote what I knew, passed biology and the rest were P7, P8 and of course mathematics stood out, F9. When the result came; my dad and I went to the school and the teachers were congratulating my dad. They said, this boy didn’t come to school. My dad said he was no longer paying for exams again. He told me that he had booked an apprenticeship for me with his mechanic, so I broke down in tears. He said I should go and think about it, discuss with my mum and come back to him to decide what I was going to do. One week after, I went to see him and said well, I still want to go to school. And he said the mechanic was waiting. I think it was that shock treatment that changed my attitude. I went on to write the exam again and I passed.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/politics/i-hated-school-failed-waec-and-almost-became-a-mechanic/

oshyno: Amechi's first term was full of developements. You could see things happening left right n center. I personal went to shell RA to vote 4 him during last election. But his second term is an eye sore. Nothing is happening. I just pass Trans amadi down to Garisson , meeeen u need to see d road. I cud nt but shudder. Trans amadi that is d economic nerve center of d state in dat sorry situation yet we hv a government in place ? Amechi has totally lost it. His advisers hv killed him.

Seems the success of the first term got his head swollen up.lol

Mylove55: What a trash thread!can't u see dat Gej is d one sinking,why wil Gej steal river state oil well,divide NGF,suspend him frm party because amaechi win,can't u see jona is disturbing himself,is it now a crime to fight 4 justice?he is now arrogant because he wants to claim what belong to him.

ogbeleje: Nigerians are tired of the politics of blackmail.Just because Amaechi won out-rightly in NGF election,intends to effect a positive change in a certain higher office,that is why all these write-ups are coming up.Thank God sha say the author acknowledge say him perform for Rivers State.Hw abt the radio and Tv neigbour governors of Amaechi who are doing nothing bt deceive Nigerians?"If ur brother no sabi fish,collect the hook and teach him how to fish" That is the rule.If Amaechi was doing bad in his state,hw com opposition governors voted for him in NGF? Nigerian are tired of share the money people.If a commissioner is bad,show him the exit.Ditto wt LGA chairman! Mr writer,wz it possible 4 a state gov to single-handedly sack LGA chairmen? Stop deceiving us!!! Una don suspend am,him no cry,na una com d cry.Abeg,make una leav him alone!

Yes.These sound like what I was used to hearing about Amaechi until now.

Just a thought..
Imagine yourself to be one of the embattled governor's benefactor. What kind or pattern of prayer would you be praying for him at this trying times?

People have been supporting him from most of the forums that I have visited until recently.Whatever went wrong?

I am not exactly familiar with the fairy tale story of Amaechi. Is this true or the handiwork of his detractors trying to arouse sentiments?

"I hate pride and arrogance…and
perverse speech (Proverbs 8:13)
When pride comes, then comes
disgrace, but with humility comes
wisdom (Proverbs 11:12).
Pride brings a person low, but the
lowly in spirit gain honour.
(Proverbs 29:23).
Pride goeth before destruction and
a haughty spirit before a fall. Better
to be of an humble spirit with the
lowly, than to divide the spoil with
the proud… (Proverbs 16:18).
Such is the story of a certain young
man, who was elevated from a
humble background. Growing up,
he knew no luxury, he struggled to
be successful, his struggle pushed
him to serve a certain Medical
Doctor as a help, some say
Personal Assistant, but heaven
smiled upon them and his master
became governor, fate smiled on
him and he became a member of a
House of Assembly, destiny
favoured him further and he
became Speaker of the State house
of Assembly. He had no CV, no
experience whatsoever. He had
never worked, never written an
official memo. God elevated him
and he became Governor, despite
his many sins as speaker… what a
merciful God…
The he proclaimed – “Once has he
spoken, twice have I heard, that
power belongs to God…” Very true.
That power belongs to God. He
wrote this all over the city, we read
those inscriptions and gave God all
praise.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity,
but if you want to test a man, give
him power.” – Abraham Lincoln.
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi,
the Executive Governor of Rivers
State ascended the throne in 2007,
through divine and judicial
intervention, when his cousin Sir.
Celestine Omehia was dethroned.
We welcomed him with open
hands and wished him well.
He resumed office with so much
vigour. He pursued the Rivers State
of our dreams. He awarded
commendable road contracts,
commenced building of schools
and hospitals, pursued them with
passion, monitored projects at
night on power bikes. That was
the first Amaechi. We hailed him,
we loved him, we prayed for him,
he won national awards, headed
many national committees, won
national popularity, he was
celebrated, he became more
powerful.
Suddenly, another Amaechi
emerged. He lost focus, he became
a bully. He shouted at and insulted
his commissioners at will, insulted
traditional rulers at will, talked
carelessly at public forums,
boasted unnecessarily with such
reprehensible impunity as though
he was God.
He sacked commissioners who
dare to question his policies or
decisions. He sacked
commissioners who even had a
drink with his perceived
opponents or said good morning
to them. This was not the Amaechi
we knew. Whatever happened to
him…
In 2012, Amaechi in an
unprecedented manner suspended
11 Local Government chairmen for
coming late to a meeting. The
House of Asssembly who were all
hand-picked by him immediately
ratified the suspension… of course
they are all puppets. This was just
a little display of his new despotic
and dictatorial disposition. Just
recently, he has influenced the
suspension of a Local Government
Chairman, a democratically elected
Chairman, just because he took
sides with his perceived political
enemy. Even military regimes were
not so bad.
That was not all, he loves to have
his way all the way and never
admitted any failure, or else he
would have admitted that his ill-
conceived, still-born monorail
project, which has gulped more
than 20 billion naira and planted
less than 90 pillars with a distance
I can trek in 4 minutes or less is a
failure. But who dares challenge
him?
He’s in fights with almost all his
neighbouring governors. Bayelsa,
Akwai-Ibom, etc. He’s enemies with
almost all his PDP governor’s, what
a man. He took the same
arrogance to the NGF. He would
not let Deputy Governors to
represent their governors in an
NGF meeting. He would ask them
to wait downstairs, while he met
with the Governors in attendance.
Amaechi is a ruler.
Now he rubs shoulders with the
President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and Commander in Chief.
A man that went to school and
bagged a PHD. A man who was
Deputy Governor, who became
Governor, who became Vice
President, became acting President
and was voted back into office as
President with a resounding
landslide victory. A feat Amaechi
may never be able to achieve. This
man has a C.V.
He looks for every excuse to
disparage the President. He
ridicules the President overtly and
covertly. He disrespects the
President at will. Come on, when
you disrespect the president of
Nigeria, you disrespect Nigeria.
Such is Amaechi’s new hobby.
He blames the President Goodluck
Jonathan for all his woes. He kicks
against a stone, blame the
President. He loses oil wells to
Bayelsa, it’s Goodluck, he loses oil
wells to Akwa-Ibom, blame the
President. He loses PDP structure in
his state it’s Goodluck. His private
jet is grounded for obvious
reasons, yet it’s Goodluck. Caverton
disowns him, it’s still Goodluck,
Caverton challenges him to bring
documentary evidence of
relationship between them and the
Rivers State Government, it’s still
Goodluck. The President has
suffered.
…Quem deus vult perdere,
dementat prius.
Amaechi must remember that
constituted Authority must be
respected and revered. If you want
respect from subordinates, respect
you superiors.
A son can play with his mother’s
breasts, but not his father’s
testicles…
Now, his sands are sinking. His
state is in disarray. Things fall
apart… Chaos has enveloped Rivers
State. The House of Assembly has
not been able to sit since the Obio
Akpo saga. Angry youths are all
over the State. Over 7,000 youths
under the auspices of the Rivers
Peoples Assembly protested
recently and called for his
resignation. The Nigeria Governor’s
Forum for the first time is in
disarray. The NGF has never in it’s
history has two factions. Doesn’t
he thin there is a problem with his
leadership model? His state PDP
has two factions, his NGF has two
factions. The executive arm is not
currently not functional, the State
Executive Committee has not been
able to hold their routine weekly
meeting for weeks now.
Commissioners in the state have
not been working. The state is
grounded, yet Amaechi will not
come back home and fix his house.
He’s touring the country fighting
everywhere, like America goes
outside to fight wars. When he
comes back home to meet his
house topsy turvy, of course, there
is someone to blame, the
President.
His woes continue, now the PDP
has rejected him by suspending
him, where does he stand? He’s
like a dog with no owner. Maybe
he’ll become the head of the
cornerstones.
His sands are sinking, the center
can hold no more. We will still be
watching.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=550745311635624&id=114418125268347

This is just an update on Pastor EA Adeboye's facebook page posted by his son Leke Adeboye.
This is how he put it;
"By the year end of 2013 RCCG would have spent 2Billion naira across Nigeria for its Social responsibility programs. This is posted by Leke Adeboye because i know my father wont say anything i will"

https://www.facebook.com/pastoradeboye?ref=stream&hc_location=stream

I curse the day you caught me pants down with Njideka in the bathroom (I forgot to lock the door).
Nwakaego, if you are reading this;I miss you like water.
Since the day you left I have never touched any girl and I
promise never to until you come back again.
Biko Nkem *****sobs***

Those shoes sure stink...

How can you have light in your country with this dark parachute..

I just came across this picture of the 2 juju legends and could not stop laughing.
What do you think guys...