nlfpmod:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeGeU8IHq1o?si=L3nXUX4t7N39zuXA

Cuppy just doesn't have it in her. Maybe Wyclef sent his cut via whatsapp

Wealthoptulent:

he failed abi dem DENY am cos of other issue? when no be VISA transcript no dey?
i talk am, wetin him do NON-ACADEMICALLY? u sef u no seee ogun state go learn ADIRE, u dey go KAMPALA for UGANDA... dem don use kampala soap wash u no, u dey cry for ST

Exactly, he just brushed that one off like it did not matter. By the time the university will respond now you will see that non academic issue is the real issue.

So says a leeach; one of dem Nigerians that does not love Nigeria. A real arse licker that will say anything to please those in power. Shame to you

Dear INEC,

I hope you gave fortified your headquarters against unexplainable fire? Now that Peter Obi and the Labour party has filed their petition, we don't want to hear that a mysterious fire engulfed INEC headquarters and gutted all the bank end servers that now has all the evidences.

I am raising this alarm because it is obvious Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC who you worked to select against all odds has a record of commanding fire from Bourdillon to engulf places where his cases are to be heard.

We all know what happened to a court where an Alpha Beta Case was supposed to be heard and the silence that followed.

We have seen that they can stop at nothing to be in charge of Nigeria.

Should any arson happen at INEC, the INEC Chairman is the first suspect.

So because you have boobs and a behind it is beholden on you that a man must be your benefactor? Doesn't this show the indolent laziness that is in your DNA and clearly being exhibited in such a disgusting entitlement stance.

It is because you are insecure, lazy, empty upstairs and cannot even believe in yourself that you are here ranting stupidly.

Must your success be hinged on a man? Have you not read or heard about women that made a mark in their respective careers? Why are you so different that you must have a man be your escape to whatever life you cannot afford yourself but want to live?

You did not have money and ate suya and when you had "food poisoning" you are blaming the man. You also showed how broke you are because you could not even afford to take yourself to the hospital. You were depending on a man to save your life, isn't that very pathetic of you. And saying broke men will block ways for you to get other men shows how disgusting you are. You should be ashamed of yourself. Golf digger.



quote author=EriMma1 post=121634822]No no no... You tell me?

A man who cannot meet your needs should not be anywhere around you because he'll only be a stumbling block to your progress and cause you to miss out on great opportunities that would have come your way through those who understand the assignment. Don't ever let such men around you.

I've never been an advocate for starting small with a man after my past experiences even before the economy got this bad not to talk of now that it has plunged deep into meltdown.

A lot of ladies who went into such mess in the early 2000s are still carrying the family till today while the men are struggling to meet up with no headways or hopes in sight. This takes me to the next point.

As a single man still struggling, don't ever brainwash or be brainwashed by any girl to go into marriage and manage with you until things get better. Y'all have seen that e go better has become the prayer of a poor man. So run away from such trap. Make it to a reasonable level first before going for a woman.

I don't want to begin to go into details of the eventualities that may likely occur and become very grave due to inability to tackle them financially. Use your tongue to count your teeth.

I remember a long time ago when I was dating one struggling guy. The aunty asked him a very good question I'll never forget in my life and that taught me a lesson I've been applying in life's situations.

He invited me to come spend the weekend with him that the aunt was around so I could feel relaxed. When I got there and the aunty saw me, she called him aside and asked him the following.
You know we are struggling to eat in this house. Your salary is not enough and you brought in a young girl. What if there's an emergency in the course of her stay, what will you do? How will you go about it? When he told me, I became scared and thought the aunt was right. I now remembered one certain time I visited a friend. So that night we strolled out to buy suya. I don't know if it was from the suya paper or the unhygienic environment it was prepared that gave me food poison. That night, I didn't know where I was. Serious stomach cramps and I was just coiling up in the room that day holding my stomach. Again this lawyer guy no get shishi to even take me to the nearest clinic. In his confusion he gave me garlic to chew. That seemed to help a little but omor, I broke up with him.

So, with this few points of mine, I believe iv been able to convince and not confuse you on the need to stay away from a man that cannot cater for your needs.

If you attack me, it shows you're a struggling guy or dating a struggling guy. Una eyes go soon clear. My own don clear tey tey.

Enjoy.[/quote]

Absolutely rubbish.

The Blood moon is out right now in Ontario, Canada. Next one will be in 2025.

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And stupid you, what did you do to at least make the woman abusing the househelp understand she is wrong?

Coward


author=Stevo35 post=117611870]In churches, especially down here in the east, I’m sure seeing couples with their little helps saddling big big bags and babies during service, isn’t new.


My parish, a lot of families come to church with their helps…how do i know they are helps?

Their outfit, carriage and responsibilities, gives them out godu.

The couple usually dress to kee na impress.
Their children dresses sweetly as well; pretty hairdos and nice haircuts mana their helps…


They are clothed in drab cloths and most of the time, spot freshly shaved bololo instead of a hairdo.

As i was putting finishing touches around the altar steps, a couple stepped in with their kids…one look and i knew who the help was.

They located somewhere and sat…kids from ages 3 to 9 go upstairs but since the help was carrying a toddler, she had to sit with her guardians.

The bigger child, went upstairs to the kids department. I didn’t think much about it…I see such, every Sunday at Mass.

Now when Mass started proper, I went upstairs to sit with the kids…i like going upstairs because i get to see everything happening during Mass, at once.

That particular help, started going in and out of the church…they stayed just close to the side door.

Now babies cry in church…not new but each time the toddler cried, the help, takes her out then comes back in when she has stopped.


The toddler would always want to come down from the helps laps but she’d grab her to sit…toddlers don’t like sitting still.

I watched keenly like say na wetin dem send me go church go do…i am a very curious person.

Now when the toddler tried to get down again, she missed her step and since the help couldn’t grab her on time, the pretty baby landed on the floor, on her face.

She wailed and everyone at Mass paused.

Her mother got up, carried her and signalled for the help to follow her…they went outside.

Something told me to go straight to the window and what i saw when i looked down, made my blaad run cold.

As she was rocking her baby with one arm, she used the other hand to lift the helps ear, to the high heavens.

Bent her over, locked her head in-between her thighs and in quick succession, land three slaps to her back.

The help came up for air, writhing with one arm frantically massaging her back to meet another uppercut, to the face.

Me: I was like holy mary!

Do you know why i found what she did nauseating?

She Beat that child then rocked hers sweetly till she stopped crying.

When she came into the church, that is, when she passed the door into the church, she genuflected!

Catholics genuflect to the crucifix when they step into the church!

This woman genuflected after almost splitting a poor girls back!

Jesu Ovie!

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NIGERIANS IN CANADA WELCOME H.E, MR. PETER OBI FOR A TOWNHALL MEETING IN TORONTO, CANADA.

Toronto: August 26, 2022

Nigerians in Canada under the Umbrella of Peter Obi Nigerian-Canadian Interest Group will be hosting a Townhall Meeting with the former Governor of Anambra State and Presidential Standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP), H.E, Mr. Peter Obi in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, August 28, 2022, as part of the Good Governance Series identifying the role of Nigeria’s Diaspora in Nigeria development.

The PO Nigeria-Canadian Interest group which is a coalition of 20 socio-political associations in Canada, in its quest to contribute to the political build-up to the 2023 General elections, will be having discussions with Mr Peter Obi on his plans to revitalize the economic situation, tackle insecurity and upgrade the health sector which is witnessing a massive brain drain of trained professionals from Nigeria.

“Our initiative to have this townhall meet with the Labour Party Presidential candidate is to engage him on the economic plans he has for Nigeria. There is no doubt that Nigeria is a worst position that was inherited when the incumbent government took over seven years ago and we want to make sure that Mr. Obi gives us a structural method through which he will tackle the insecurity, stabilize the economy, create jobs and revive the healthcare delivery in Nigeria,” said Mr. Vwede Obahor, Chairman of the group.

The event is not for campaign purposes for an interaction with Nigerians in Diapora.

Mr. Obi will be speaking on the topic, Positive Impact of Nigeria’s Diaspora on Our Country’s Growth and Development.”

The Townhall meeting will take place at Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel and Suites on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 6-11pm Eastern Time.

A breakfast meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 29, 2022, at 7am with the August visitor before he departs for Los Angeles, United States.

According to Mr. Ewaenosa Osagie-Igiehon, Communications Director for the event, so many Nigerians and friends of Nigeria from all over Canada have expressed interest in attending the meeting.

“We have been working very hard to make sure that we have a very good event with our guest, and it is amazing the number of Nigerians and friends of Nigeria who have indicated interest in attending this event. As Nigerians head to the polls in some months’ time to choose a leader, it is inherent that Nigerians in Diaspora engage with the participants in the process with a view to charting a path that will be beneficial to our country. It is high time that we get the Nigeria project right,” he said.

Among the expected personalities to grace the occasion is Mr. Patrick Brown, the Mayor of Brampton, who has shown a great commitment to the Nigerian community.



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BadNews:


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2022/8/suspected-transformer-vandal-electrocuted-in-bayelsa-graphic-photos.html

At times I understand why Nigeria politicians use Nigerians the way they do. No critical thinking in all the comments I am reading here. They take anything they are fed hook, line and sinker.

He is accused of being a vandal, where are the equipments he was doing the vandalism with? Why isn't all parts of his body charred as we all know how high voltage current burns. Why is he naked? Why ain't there remnants of his clothing since he was not charred beyond recognition?

What if this was homicide and done with a motive to misdirect events. Just like many gullible people here without a thinking faculty, you just bought that.

When I read some topics here on Nairaland, I shake my head because the extent of gullibility is astonishing aa with the unserious topics making headlines.

Shame

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I live in St. Catherines, a nice town and capital of the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada. There is this food festival called Ribfest where you have different kinds of ribs to enjoy along with entertainment and games and lots of fun. Due to Covid-19, it has been suspended for the past two years and just returned. It was fun seeing people coming back and celebrating the Ribfest. Took some pictures and had a great deal of enjoyment during the event which takes place all through the long weekend.

Mr. President, what lessons did you Learn from Rwanda?

By Ahaoma Kanu

Hello Mr. President, I saw that you had a very interesting visit recently during the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda; I saw your pictures and watched you during the event.

You are not one to miss such occasions that would accord you some shoulder rubbing with other heads of government as you have always shown a penchant to fly away to world meetings even when situations at home warrants your immediate attention.

Nigerians know better where your passion lies; you love the thrills of being in the assembly of foreign leaders for every reason, condolence, celebrations, medical trips but will never visit a community in Katsina who just got attacked by terrorists of which you as Commander-in-Chief have failed to protect. I wonder if you don’t see those leaders you love being in their midst show active responsibility when calamity occurs in the sovereignty, I bet you do.

But you were in Rwanda and one of your tours of Kigali, your host city, took you to the Rwandan Genocide Memorial; I saw you looking at the pictures of the victims of that infamous moment in the history of Rwanda; people who died within those 100 days when one million ethnic Hutus and moderate Tutsis were killed. It was a period when brothers, neighbours, in-laws, colleagues, friends revolted against their fellow Rwandans and inflicted death through very horrible methods using weapons like matchets, clubs, stones, bullets, fire and what have you. It was a period citizens rose against citizens all in the name of ethnicity.

Did you see the belongings of the victims; what is now viewed by the world as mementos of carnage. The footwears, earrings, clothes, rings, burnt out crucifixes that shows the outcome of how deep the quest for ethnic supremacy can cut. Did you see the depth such resentments can go among fellow countrymen? Those pictures and items on display shows the world that Yes, there was a time Rwanda went up in flames and its soil absorbed blood of the people.

Mr. President, did those pictures remind you of something similar that you actively participated in? Did your visit there take you down memory lane of the fathers, mothers, children, and people of the Southeast of the country you preside over? That period they declared Biafra and you were in the Brigade of soldiers that took part in the police action required to put them back in place. As you saw the faces on those pictures did the faces of the children emaciated and with stomachs ballooned and cheek bones protruding cross your mind?

Did the eyes on those photos on the wall penetrate your soul to remember same eyes of the man, women and children that fell to your bullets as you squeezed the trigger and cut them of from the world and allowed hunger to kill them by instalment? Did you hear their cries and sounds of their brains being crushed, flesh being torn and bodies falling to the ground?
Did those eyes strike your conscience?

When you were told of the numbers of the victims, did you realize that close to 6 million died in the genocide you participated in? Would you compare the number to those of your citizens that have lost their lives under your watch as Commander-in-Chief since taking office in 2015?
As you toured the mass gravesides of over 250,000 victims and laid a wreath, have you ever thought about the many mass graves that have been dug in Nigerians of which Nigerians you failed to protect were dumped in. Did it cross your mind?

I saw the look on your face; it was bereft of emotion, desensitized to humanity and particularly empathy of empathy. You have never been one to show emotion; after all, you are a General and have seen it all. But you do show passion; a passion to protect livestock than people; a passion to allow your Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to shoot over 300 Shiite Muslims in Kaduna. These included men, women, and children. You rewarded him with an Ambassadorial position in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

You know quite well who I am referring to, the infamous, horrible, and corrupt Tukur Buratai. He is your ambassador whose hands are bloodied. He is responsible for both the deaths of civilians and members of the Armed Forces in Nigeria.

While you were in Kigali, were you informed that the discovery made in his house- about the N1.85 billion and luxurious cars recovered in a building belonging to him. Maybe he would make a case that the ghosts of the thousands of soldiers that died in the line of duty because they had inferior weaponry while fighting Boko Haram “put the monies in his property.” Monies that obviously were meant to procure better weapons for them to fight insurgency.

Would you ask him to step aside and clear his name as you did to the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen (SAN), in 2019 on mere allegations? I am sure you would not. You have shown so much bias for elements from the South who do not share your ethnicity.

But be rest assured that no size of Diplomatic Immunity with which you clothe him will clean his hands of the blood he had shed. He will one day be answerable to his actions; his file is at the ICC; they will bid their time.

When you listened to the curators at the Memorial, did they tell you familiar stories; tales of which you know so well from the perspective of a perpetrator. Did you make efforts to ask the management of the memorial why they decided to keep the memory of that dark period alive? Did it occur to you that trying to hide the evils and horrors of the Nigerian genocide from history does not help healing and is part of the problems we have as a nation? Did you ask how the memorial is healed and is healing Rwandans?

Didn’t you observe a different kind of compassion in Rwanda among the people; didn’t you see the love and respect they have for each other? The love, unity and togetherness that have bound them together under the inspiration of their leader. That is what healing does.
And talking about healing, did you see the strides the country is making under Paul Kagame your host? How honestly and sincerely can you say you have brought Nigeria and Nigerians together? What will be your legacy after May 29, 2023? Did you learn anything from stories you heard from citizens of Rwanda or were you there for the photo-ops?

Did you see the massive infrastructures and development in Kigali? This is a country that does not have natural resources as Nigeria does. Did you see the opportunities the government is affording their young people? They were not labelled “Lazy”, neither were they shot at while demanding for good governance like your agents did in Lekki Tollgate during #ENDSARS protests.

Can you compare your style of government to that of your host while in Rwanda? Did you see how he brought a divided country together while you further divided a country that had tensions of which there was optimism you would repair? Do you realize the divisiveness your dictatorial style of leadership has further thrown Nigeria into? Your bias and stark disdain for the five percenters that did not vote for you was globally broadcasted and shamefully so.

What did you take away from Kigali Mr. President?

When you were elected President seven years ago and made that famous quote, “I belong to Nobody and I belong to Everybody”, can Nigerians and the world testify that you have lived p to that creed? Is security in Nigeria worst or better than you met it and you hang the rank of a military General?

Have you not shown wanton disregard and gross incompetency to the people you lead that reports of killings after killings no longer make it to your briefs? Have you defeated Boko Haram, or have you created more monsters to terrorize the people? Today, state governments are calling their residents to take up arms to protect themselves, isn’t that an “F” on your scorecard General?

As you reflect on your time in Rwandan, I hope these questions prick your conscience and make you at least think about how you have fared as a leader…. that is if you are conscionable Mr. President.

Ahaoma Kanu, a CNN African Journalist Award Winner, wrote in from Ontario,Canada

Cock and Bull story. How could someone on handcuffs and leg chain overpower A solider and others surrendered? I believe they have eliminated him cos he would have opened more cans of worms.

So many Nigerians senior police officers and politicians would be gloating over the extradition decision of Abba Kyari. They ought to be afraid.

The US govt through the FBI will not just want to try Kyari for just the Hushpupi issue; they will interrogate him from what happened from the time he picked up form to become a policeman to the day he was linked. They would want to know how he operated without detection. This is not an Abba Kyari trial, it is the FG, the NP and the Nigerian senate as well as the Nigeria people. They will want to know why complaints about him where not looked into, by whom and at what time. Don't expect Abba Kyari trial to take the same time as that of Hushpupi; it will take longer.

And Abba, I promise you, he will sing like a Canary. He will name names, open his email and of course his phone transcripts are there. Abba will sing because he will feel and is feeling that the Nigeria govt let him down after all he did. He knows he did some deals ,dirty deals with Senators, governors and others that may involve criminality and assassinations by the govt. He will feel betrayed by all those people and will not want to go down alone.

I knew Kyari's connection web has broken when he sued the FG; that is the last resort when you use all your lifelines. The govt has made their decision today to extradite him; he knows there is nothing he can do. He will have his time under the custody of the FBI and expose as much as he can; who he pays to; the AIGs,DIGs and maybe IGs. I know that because he had so much firewall.

Those are the people that should be worried about Kyari's soon-to-be extradition. We will hear stories because I know Kyari will sing.

The cocaine involvement was just his desperate way of getting cash out pay because he knows the FBI indictment had affected him and he was losing his godfathers; he wanted more financial security because he knew he was on borrowed time when the Police Service Commision ordered a new investigation; some people that helped him initially would not want to do such favour a second time. That's what led to desperation. He still had loyal boys and they must have hinted him of the deal. Even NDLEA should be afraid because a lot will be revealed by Kyari's confession. That he could sell the cocaine immediately shows this is not his first time.

So for all the politically exposed persons proud of the decision of the FG to extradite Kyari's, better think again.

You should be afraid.

If I understand you correctly, he does not have a Nigerian passport. That will certainly cause problems. My question is how the citizenship was transferred? If it was transferred by either parents and the subject has never traveled out of Nigeria then you need to get a Nigerian passport for him since the British Passport did not come with a Nigerian visa that explains a foreign national entry into the country. Just get a Nigeria passport to avoid whatever may play out at the point of departure.

At times when I read some posts on this forum, like this one, I am kind of amazed out how much time people have to unproductivity

Boniwhite:
Dear nairalanders,i was having a conversation with a family friend last week.
and she said,she doesn like visitors remaining food served to them. then i told her there is nothing wrong in finishing the food served to you by your host! So am seeking your opinion,
is it wrong to finish food serve to you by your host? Like wont they (your host)look at you as a glutton? Lets hear from you guys.

A Nigerian man, Chief Ugochukwu Okoro, who is an Igbo Community leader staged a one man protest at MSC office in Toronto, Canada over his containers that were been held by the shipping company.

During the protest which he streamed live, he accused MSC of exploiting Nigerians doing business with them.

Okoro, who stormed the MSC office in Toronto said he had been coming to the office to complain for the past two months but has always been told that the issue will be resolved which never happened.

His decision to go live during his protest got the attention of senior managers in the company . Okoro accused the shipping company of exploiting Nigerian shippers by making them pay bribes and other unknown bills before releasing their containers. He said that MSC office in Nigeria are exploiting loopholes in government non supervisory role in ports to exploit Nigerian shippers.

Management of the MSC contacted Toronto Police who later had a discussion with the protester.

The live streaming of the protest has gone viral with so many commentators sharing what Nigerian shippers go through in the hands of MSC.

Watch video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNA1wPX5so&ab_channel=Ugostarshine

My son inspired me into taking up a passion to clean our environment. ----Jane Umegbolu


About 14 Billion pounds of garbage is produced globally every year with plastic wastes making 70 per cent of the waste. Nigeria is estimates to produce about 32 million tonnes of waste in a year of which 2.5 million tonnes are plastic. While developed countries and some developing countries have gotten efficient models in their waste management systems, Nigeria still lags in effecting proper waste management especially in plastic disposals and recycling. This continuous problem which is evidently seeable around our society with litters of plastic at every corner across the country. One Nigeria who has taken the challenge to advocate for more awareness in plastic and waste disposal is JANE TOCHUKWU UMEGBOLU. She has taken up an initiative to make a difference in preserving the coastal beaches and waters which is among the final destinations of these wastes. In this interview with Tony Erhariefe Ogaga, she speaks about how she hopes to achieve some level of awareness among Nigerians on safe plastic disposal.
One thing that struck me was seeing a well dressed young lady getting out of her comfort zone to take up an initiative that we all see but somehow ignore, what do you plan to achieve by starting up this campaign to create awareness to Nigerians on healthy and better methods of plastic waste disposal?
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. You are right to say that we have a problem that is starring all of us in the eyes but somehow, some way, we have this thinking that it is not our responsibility to take care of this problem. Everywhere you go in any part of Nigeria and you look around, there is one plastic waste around you. It may be plastic bottles of water, used packs of sachet water, packaging plastic bags, condoms and other composite materials that are wastes. You can try walking 10 metres from where we are now and you are sure to find at least 10 disposed plastic materials. That should shock you to understand that we have a big problem very visible one at that and we are not paying attention. Now take a moment to imagine the hazards these materials cause. There are so many. You may see that sachet water waste on the floor around and don’t think much about dangers it poses but I can tell you that they pose problems ranging from environmental, health challenges and also affect our health. These plastics travelling widely and end up in the waters, sewage pipes and gutters and help in blocking better access for water flow. Once this happens the pile of garbage starts increasing and his creates a conducive environment for the breeding mosquitoes and then we have Malaria because this is happening around us. Then there is the issue such as soil pollution, water pollution, and air pollution. One thing we have to have in mind is that plastics stay around for ages, it does not decompose. So the bottled water you threw carelessly into that gutter in January is still there causing havoc. It is not going decay and vanish like wood. So much exposure to plastics creates toxins that harm wildlife not to talk about global warming which we are seeing a lot of weird stuff happening around us as compared to decades back. Plastic sticks around in the environment for ages, threatening wildlife and spreading toxins which studies have found to be causes of Asthma, Cancer and liver damage. Nerve and brain damage as well as Kidney disease. When you think about these issues then you should think twice how you dispose of that plastic bottle of drink you got.

That was revealing and scary considering the amount of wastes we are talking about. Is there any idea of data on how much waste in produced in Nigeria?
That is a good question and one which the government should take seriously. The importance of having such data is that it helps in assessing what plastic materials are increasingly disposed, tonnage by state and areas in localities. This would have in planning models on how to educate Nigerians on how to dispose of their wastes, especially plastics. The government need to make strict policies to industries producing plastics to take some responsibility in a way and help in educating the masses. Now imagine if the government makes a policy that manufacturers of plastic products should put up some awareness messages on their products just like they did to Big Tobbacco; I know you see these small messages printed on plastic bottles of soft drinks but let us be realistic here; who checks the bottle when they want to refresh their thirst? The government should ask plastic products manufactures to print these messages and in possible, include pictures of where these bags finally go to and the effects they are having on the marine life. There is an estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic waste in the oceans. 269,000 tonnes float, four billion microfibers per km² dwell below the surface 70 per cent of the debris sink into the ocean's ecosystem, 15 per cent floats, and 15 per cent lands on our beaches. In terms of plastic, 8.3 million tons are discarded in the sea yearly. Now these are world data. In Nigeria, acccrding to the Nigerian Ministry of Environment, Nigeria generates some 32 million tonnes of waste per year, of which 2.5 million tonnes is plastic waste. But the problem is that we do not have an efficient disposal, recycling and waste management system which deals with both plastic and non-plastic waste, most of which (70 per cent) ends up in landfills, sewers, beaches and water bodies. I am aware that the government is doing its best by signing into law on plastic waste which aims at improving plastic waste management, they need to do more on creating awareness. This is where I think the National Orientation Agency should sit up and do its job. For now they are doing nothing and we are ready to work with them in providing models that can work.

What are the models you may want to share?
First and foremost is to get the kids involved. I Can confidently tell you that my son was the one that made me go into taking care of the environment. I am a single mum and Have a son that is eight years old. I usually take him to the beach to have fun and look around since he was three years old. Increasingly when we visit the beach and come home he kept asking me why the beaches were very dirty. I offered to take him to a different beach, but he refused and asked me if we could clean the beach and make it clean. I agreed and we have been doing this since. We are looking at starting Safe the Environment Clubs in primary and secondary schools and the club will be a realistic one that would train the children and students on what, why and how we can take care of the environment. Once we start this we can partner with National Geographic Society to send materials to the participating schools and make then Environmental Safe guards. Now you may want to ask what we are targeting the young ones and I will tell you that if today in Rwanda that they can live together as one after the 1994 genocide the country passed through, then the younger generation should be the focus. The Rwanda president concentrated on the young ones and that is why they are getting the results they are having now because those kids of 1994 have grown up today with a new mindset which is devoid of ethnicity. Foe the other levels of people in Nigeria, we will need enhanced awareness via radio, television and social media to raise the bar and make people understand why it is not good for them to dispose of plastics anyhow. We will be producing short videos of how plastic products not properly disposed travels and how it affects us and share them across several channels. I have already mentioned the part of imaging on plastic bags and all that just as the tobacco industry were made to put dangers of smoking on the product packs.
Are these not very lofty ideas you are talking about considering the economic situation in the country?
I do understand what Nigerians are going through; I am going through the same. There was some part of the new policy on waste that the Minister mentioned that the government is focusing on recycling the plastics to be used for pellets, blocks and other products. The awareness of the fact that you can make money from plastics waste should be amplified so people can dig into it and help reduce the careless disposal.

So what is the frequency of the beach clean up you have done so far?

We have gone to several beaches across Lagos to clean up and will be doing some in the waters in Anambra State this month. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it did affect some of the programs we planned to do but we should be up and going by next year.

Are you planning to start up and NGO to focus on this?
I am not thinking about that now because this is just a passion that I have and I am making researches and examining the models other countries use with a view of developing one that would suit our society. For now, I have my friends and some of my son’s friends that join in this exercise and we will be expanding as we do the beach cleaning in the morning, so it serves as a form of exercise as well. I will be looking forward to your joining us.




https://www.sunnewsonline.com/how-my-son-inspired-me-into-cleaning-up-nigerian-beaches-jane-umegbolu-environmentalist/

Macrofrancis:
Of all the speakers?
This is politics in Nigeria.

I wonder why Igbere TV news stories get so verified here on Nairaland. Is Nairaland compromised

PRESS RELEASE

ICCA/UMUNNA TO PETITION CANADIAN PARLIAMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES/KILLINGS UNDER BUHARI.

-Nigeria under dictatorship.
-DSS, a state sponsored terror agency.

Toronto, Friday, December 13, 2019

The Igbo Canadian Community Association (ICCA/Umunna) has made known its intention to petition the Canadian Parliament on the now worsening human rights abuses, killings and indiscriminate state sponsored kidnappings going on in Nigeria under the leadership of President Mohammadu Buhari who has shelved democracy thereby subjecting the country to tyranny.

In a statement issued in Toronto, Canada by the President, Chief Ugochukwu Okoro, through the Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahaoma Kanu, the socio-cultural and political group, said, “What we are witnessing in Nigeria today under this president is incomprehensible and unconscionable, devastating and condemnable. The momentum with which Buhari and his handlers are fast turning Nigeria into a dictatorship without regard to the fact that we are in a democracy poses a major problem to the collective unity of this nation hence our decision to take action.”

“In the past few days, we have seen actions taken by security agencies headed by the Executive arm of government and witnessed the recklessness and utter disregard for the rule of law with these supposed law enforcement organizations have debased Nigerians. First was the condemnable manner with which the Nigeria Police acted at Oraifite in Anambra State when they went on rampage at the home of Barr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor and secondly is the brazen desecration of the judiciary by agents from the Department of State Security (DSS) who were attempted to arrest Mr. Omoyele Sowore, founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and human rights activist, Olawale Bakare. The actions taken by these government since inception and the catalogue of human rights abuses, killings by the Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Army show the continuous descent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the level of tyranny and dictatorship and should be treated with antidotes that surprises such excesses.

Under this President, Nigerians have been killed indiscriminately by the Nigeria Army led by a Chief of Army Staff (COAS) that has outlived his usefulness: an Inspector-General pf Police that has no knowledge of how many police officers are in the force and a Director-General of the DSS that has turned the agency into a domestic terror group. Recent revelations in the media have shown how the DSS have been abducting innocent Nigerians and incarcerating them, some times for years, without being charged to court. The Nigeria Police, a police force rated the worst in the world in 2017 and currently among the top 10 most corrupt police worldwide by the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI), have not shown any sign of leaving its circle of ineptitude and ineffectiveness going by incidents recorded during the Kogi elections where a serving IGP said criminals dressed in police uniforms overpowered over 60,000 police officers deployed for the election.

On the part of the Nigeria Army led by a man whose hands are dripping with the blood of innocent Nigerians killed in broad daylight, the failure of the military to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency show how weak the Nigeria Army have become that they have constantly become an embarrassment to Nigerians all over the world with recurrent announcement of eliminating Boko Haram and its leader.

These security agencies have now been turned to attack Nigerian citizens and her institutions under instruction by the Presidency. The DSS have in times past invaded the National Assembly; stormed the residences of judges and have now taken their home grown terror to the courts. They have constantly disobeyed court orders and shoot live bullets at unarmed Nigerians under the watch of President Buhari. We make bold to say that the DSS has been turned into an agency of terror and fits into the level of the infamous Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) unit of the Nazi era.

With the Nigeria having a Legislative arm of government which have become an appendage of the Executive, the dangers in UMUNNA and other socio-political organizations keeping quiet and not taking actions is very grave as our collective identity and freedom is being suppressed and there need to be action.

The Judiciary, which seems to be operating in a manner to please the Executive, should wake up to its responsibilities. Since the inception of the Buhari regime and his deliberate and unconstitutional attack on the judiciary by first busting the homes of judges and the unconstitutional removal of the CJN, the judiciary seems not to act as a separate arm of government and have exhibited this by some of the injunctions they grant to the FG. For example, proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group within hours of the prayer brought to them, show a judiciary that is very dependent on the Executive. Now that the thugs of the Executive have started desecrating the court spaces, the Judiciary ought to live up to its role as a separate arm of government and not entertain any apology from the DSS but demand that the agents that were part of the invasion of the court be prosecuted according to the law.

The ICCA/UMUNNA have commenced cataloguing the various human rights abuses, killings and domestic terror to which this government have subjected Nigerians to and will, in the coming days, write a petition to the Canadian Parliament informing them of the brazen strangulation of democracy by President Buhari who we believe has dictatorship in his DNA. This petition will be hand delivered at Ottawa and will be publicized for records purposes.

In October 2018, at the Convocation lecture at the University of Ilorin, US envoy, William Symington in a lecture entitled, Citizen Leadership and the link between Economic Diversity and Democratic Good Governance warned Nigerians that injustice and disregard for the rule of law are worse than stealing of public funds.

We at ICCA/UMUNNA consider upholding our democracy a call to duty and will defend the constitution and our country with all we have from the grip of tyranny.

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Nigeria 59th Celebration continued

The Nigeria Canadian Association (NCA) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last week celebrated Nigeria’s 59th Independence Celebration.
The event which was held at Panemonte Banquet Hall in Etobicoke witnessed well-meaning Nigerians in Canada and beyond coming together to be part of the occasion.
President of NCA, GTA, Mrs Kemi Amusan, Urged every Nigerian to be patriotic, hardworking and work towards the unity that had held the country together for all these years.
The Nigeria High Commissioner to Canada, Mr. Adeyinka Asekun, who was represented by Alhaji Shafiu Bashir encouraged Nigerians to show very positive exploits in all of endeavour they may find themselves in saying that the government is trying its best to reposition Nigeria in the comity of nations.
He went on to call on Nigerians in Canada to feel free to call upon the high Commission to discuss any issue that will be beneficial to Nigeria and Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora.
The event witnessed a very colourful display of culture and unity that has become remarkable among the Nigerian community in Canada.