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Crime / Re: Prophet ThankGod Abam Shot Dead In Port Harcourt (Photo) by Ratello: 3:32am On May 01, 2020
ApostleNduBiz:


If you can't cough out millions to foot his bill,just forget about inviting him.So many Pastors who wanted to use his participation in their crusades to announce their churches and boost membership can even take loans just to make 'Prophet' ThankGod Abam attend their crusades.

I have attended some of his programs and i keep doubting his authenticity.Because a true man of God is supposed to use his divine gifts to glorify God and win souls.Rather,you will see him calling himself 'The Commanding Commander' ,boasting and taking all the glory for his so called 'prophecies'.Instead of having mercy and compassion on his attendees who must have gone through a lot to come for crusades so as to seek divine intervention in their matters,he will extort them further by 'commanding' them to empty their accounts,donate their cars,houses,etc.

There are so many of these 'Prophets' who don't preach salvation these days.I hear they go to Aba,Abia State or Ghana to acquire powers to be able to call GSM numbers,bank account balances and to perfectly describe people's conditions.They behave like herbalists who do cash and carry miracle/magic.That is why their churches never experience growth because no serious christian who desires spiritual growth will be a full member of such churches.These 'Prophets' churches only survive on organizing crusades frequently where they display 'arranged miracles' and display of magic.I also hear they sleep with women to renew their occultic powers and part of the prices they pay for the powers they acquire is that they never have a befitting permanent site despite all the heavy extortions from members.They keep moving their churches from one location to the other like herdsmen move their cattle from one place to the other seeking greener pasture.

There was this 'Prophet' in Abuja who gave a prophecy of winning a multi-million naira contract to a crusade attendee.He even went further and gave a deadline that if the prophecy does not come to pass by so so date that he will drop his bible and disown God and that people should know that he's fake but that for the prophecy to come to pass the man must drop his car.The businessman complied but didn't see manifestations several months after.He went to the Police to recover his car from the 'Prophet'.Concerning 'Prophet' ThankGod Abam,not so many people may like the idea of using the Police to seek justice and may resort to violence to square the records.

I have been a victim,pursuing 'prophets' and 'prophecies' and loosing money until i came to my senses.I have achieved a lot (spiritually and physically) by reading the bible daily,making my daily scriptural declarations,praying and fasting on my own and the results are evident for all to see making me less dependent on Pastors for spiritual help.I encourage all to do the same cause Jesus Christ has given us direct access to God.God,as a caring and loving father, loves to hear from us his children directly rather than through mediums.

Together,we can send these 'fake prophets' bringing shame to the name of Christ out of business.

God bless you real good brother. You have a good testimony during my Abuja days I can tell that "Prophet" Abam is fake.
Politics / Re: Know The 81 Campaign Promises Of President Buhari by Ratello: 9:56pm On Apr 30, 2020
exemen:
I BELIEVE HE WILL TRY HIS BEST................

This is 2020 do you still think he tried his best?
Religion / Re: Brotherhood Of The Cross And Star by Ratello: 2:59pm On Mar 23, 2020
MfonEkpe6:
Thank you Father

This is not right talking about the narratives of Pastor Adeboye, Pastor W.F Kumuyi, ArchBishop Idahosa visiting Olumba Olumba the description I am seeing there is wrong
Crime / Re: My Story As A Cult Member........initiation Phase Included... by Ratello: 1:18am On Mar 23, 2020
The story of Tunde Abari will forever linger on in my memory. A son of a professor of maths at LASU, who got admitted at the age of 13 back then in the mid 90s into LASU and was blended to Eiye was nearly slaughtered but somehow survived it. That guy really suffered once met him one on one many years back and narrated his story it was breathtaking. What about Oyato of Ondo State Polytechnic Owo now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo another hard man

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Nairaland / General / Re: My Experience , Atrocity And Nightmares As A Cultist In University by Ratello: 3:21am On Mar 18, 2020
DarkCaesar:
Dude was dropped nov 2018....some things are best kept hidden #snitchesgetstiches

Dear God how did you know that he is dead especially quoting an exact date for that matter shocked shocked

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Politics / Re: Oshiomhole Chairs APC NWC Meeting, Says Party Not Divided by Ratello: 2:11am On Mar 18, 2020
Excuzeme:


Infact, these shameless people were all over the place yesterday, telling us that one nonentity called "Gaidaom" or whatever, is the Acting Chairman!

We educated these LiePob kids that the judgement of the Court of Appeal superceeds that of any High Court and the the Judgement of the High Court is null and void!

Then these children of hate said "let us see if the Police will allow him into the APC Secretariat".
We told them that Osho-Baba is 'No Shaking" and is the APC chairman sine die.

But their anger and hatred for anything that associates with "Yoruba", has consumed their mental faculty!
We told them that Yorubas are not just "sophisticated" for nothing (that statement dey pain these Igbos, like mad grin grin ).

As usual, when they lose woefully, they change their tune and start singing the Blues.
Ipob Piglets should learn, learn from their Yoruba Masters, on how Politics is played, if they ever want to become significant, in Nigeria or Biafra.
The only way an Igbo person will EVER become President of Nigeria, is if they align with the South West because only Yorubas can help them.

Their case with the Northerners is CAST, go and read what the AREWA scribe said about Igbos and their quest to produce a President in the last fifty five years. undecided undecided

I know they dont listen to wisdom, they woudl rather go and beg their Slave masters in the North, for Vice President.

Congratulations to our indefatigable Chairman of APC, Sir Oshiomole, small sized man with Big Engine!
As for Obaseki, we are already organising his valedictory party because how he will make Oshiomole give him that Second Term ticket, with all the evil he has done for Oshiomole, will be the Eight wonder of the world.
grin grin

You need serious help but unfortunately you don't even know it.
Politics / Re: 10 Takeaways From Oshiomhole’s Victory by Ratello: 9:36pm On Mar 16, 2020
What's this op smoking lately? Do you understand the meaning of "Stay of Execution" at all. It simply means not yet Uhuru for Oshiomhole as the case is still pending before the High Court and will be revisited very soon. What the Court of Appeal did today is nothing but tampering with clear stand of justice as against the earlier judgment made today by throwing Oshiomhole's case to a much later date only to reverse that after Oshiomhole went kneeling and crying bitterly before your Prime Minister, Abba Kyari. Wait as events unfold in the coming days regarding Oshiomhole ouster soon.
Politics / Re: Oshiomhole Dumped By Buhari Ministers, Appointees, South-South Leaders -Vanguard by Ratello: 1:06pm On Mar 16, 2020
Fortuna2:
Good... it's time for the mofo to go back to his God forsaken village in Edo..his ineptitude has cost APC quite some fortune. As it stands, God himself must have dumped his sorry ass too. Everything no be gragra...

Sshhhhh.......don't make the mistake again, it is not only Oshiomhole, but I can tell you that God had longed dumped APC as a party and government
Crime / Re: The Travails Of Mr. Igwe Dennis Nwokpara: Robbed Abroad, Denied Justice At Home! by Ratello: 4:50pm On Mar 15, 2020
Kabongo1:


It is clear I don't. Do you? If yes, please help with the clarification.

Thanks

A certain citizen of Nigeria that gave 9 years of his career life to the Nigerian Navy eventually decided to retire and set up a Real Estate Enterprise that majors in farming and construction while in far away Kenya suddenly discovers that his investment in far away Kenya was about to be taken away from him.decided to report the case to the authorities over there but it seems they did not wanna budge hence, he felt if he carries the Nigeria government along respite might come his way only for him to discover that his savings domiciled at his bank here in Nigeria (Fidelity Bank) had been tampered with that's why he decided to come to the aid of Nigerians like you and I through the social media to help him blast this story afar so that he can get justice and have all his lifetime investments restored to him since his business were legit. Do you understand now?

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Crime / Re: The Travails Of Mr. Igwe Dennis Nwokpara: Robbed Abroad, Denied Justice At Home! by Ratello: 12:18pm On Mar 15, 2020
Kabongo1:
What is he saying?

He has not told us what happened.

He leaves the military, starts a property business and appears in Kenya, buys a hundred acres of land, tries to get investors and is arrested. He comes back to Nigeria and his accounts have been tampered with, by whom?

He needs to explain a whole lot as the story is very sketchy but I think I know what he did.

I don't think you really have a clearer understanding of what the writer is saying.

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Sports / Re: Highest Goalscorers In Laliga So Far This Season by Ratello: 12:46pm On Mar 10, 2020
Messi on another journey to winning his 7th crown as Europe highest goal scorer

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Politics / Re: Photo Of Dethroned Sanusi Lamido Before Being Whisked Away At The Airport by Ratello: 12:27pm On Mar 10, 2020
kiss
sarrki:


Even President Gej have forgiven and moved on

I am happy for him though

He’s been Wasting his experience under that regalia

Finally Ganduje is a beast and wolf in human skin

It’s all about 2023

Ganduje belongs to Tinubu camp


They are all thieves that ruined this nation

Apc are scammers

They are thieves

They have done worse than what they accused Pdp of

Finally you have seen the light but too late cheesy
Religion / Re: Who Wrote The Book Of Genesis? by Ratello: 1:05pm On Mar 01, 2020
OkCornel:
Might be Ezra or Nehemiah responsible for the present version of Genesis.

Any reasons or references as to why is this?

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Religion / Who Wrote The Book Of Genesis? by Ratello: 10:49am On Mar 01, 2020
Good morning to you all great believers and welcome to a happy and glorious first Sunday in a unique Month and coincidentally today is 1st of March. Today I want us to consider this topic;

The question is, "Who wrote the Book of Genesis? Over the years, many Bible Scholars submitted that the first five books of the Bible was written by Prophet Moses. They keep mentioning Moses, now it is generally said by ancient Theologians that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. How true is this? One unique thing I know about the Bible is that whoever wrote a particular book in the Old Testament are always revealed (read up the books of kings and chronicles for updates on this) so I wonder where it was written in the book of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy that Moses wrote the book of Genesis the topic in question and the whole books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Ordinarily if you have read through the Bible especially the first five books you would have noticed that a "Narrator" was the one given events that took place there and even Moses birth was well captured are you now saying that Moses recorded his own birth too? Like how he was hid close to the river to avoid being killed and all that. It is a topic meant for true Bible Scholars that are born again Christians please. I am led to throw this up.

Over to you Lalasticlala

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Crime / Re: My Story As A Cult Member........initiation Phase Included... by Ratello: 2:16am On Feb 27, 2020
saynotocultism:
You succeeded in typing rubbish. Let me be blunt with you with the bolded. Please stay away from cultism, When the wind attacks the tree, both the ripe,unripe and rotten fruits gets affected. NBM will not save you when the time comes.



You are truly an evangelist and it is only God that will continue to protect and guide you through as you continue to labour in the vineyard of God Almighty to set free the souls of men from destruction. God bless you real good bro

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Crime / Re: My Story As A Cult Member........initiation Phase Included... by Ratello: 11:12am On Feb 10, 2020
ChristianNorth:

Shattap, we believe the op pass you.

Thanks for tagging me great friend. Wao it was indeed a great revelation by the OP. How u doing great mind
Nairaland / General / Massive Female Python Killed In Apapa - Conoil Fueling Station (Picture) by Ratello: 4:50pm On Feb 07, 2020
Food Is Ready ..

Yesterday at Conoil Fueling Station at Apapa on Thursday the 6th February 2020, a monster python was killed.

The python was hiding inside the lubricant warehouse where it was sighted by one of the attendants who raised the alarm..

On getting there with various Iron rods & Machetes it was discovered that the Female python had already laid 48 eggs inside the warehouse!!..

Trust Lagosians to do the needful as the python snake was sent to her ultimately Death as her flesh meat with her 48 eggs were shared & divided Amongst the Stomach Infrastructure department present at the scene of event!

We learnt that there's also a Male Python within that Vincinty that might be lurking somewhere searching for its partner, the female python that was killed yesterday becos inside that Warehouse where the eggs were laid happens to be their Love abode! So we implore people plying their trades around that axis to shine their eyes very well as the Male Python is a very dangerous species!

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Politics / Open Letter To Ahmed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu! by Ratello: 6:26am On Jan 24, 2020
PLS EVERY YORUBA SONS AND DAUGHTER SHOULD READ, BABA HAS SPOKEN WONDERFULLY.

OPEN LETTER TO AHMED ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU

BY GENERAL ADEYINKA ADEBAYO

IYIN EKITI.

My dear Asiwaju,
I am compelled to write this open letter to you because of the state of affairs of the Yoruba nation. Firstly, I wish to acknowledge that fate has put you in a prime position to determine to a large extent the direction that the Yoruba people will go. The indisputable truth is that one may quarrel with your politics but your sagacity is never in doubt. Even those who don't see eye to eye with you agree that you are imbued with unusual native intelligence, uncommon people skills and unrivaled foresight. You, more than any other person, has been the game changer since the advent of democracy in 1999. It is for these reasons that I have chosen to direct this letter to you.

My singular purpose is to tug at the strings of your heart. I am not writing to appeal to partisan considerations but to see, if per chance, I can pour out my heart to you in a manner of speaking. God has blessed you even beyond your wildest imagination. You have installed Senators and Governors. You have removed Governors and even a President. You have also installed a President. There is nothing you have wished for or desired that you didn't get. Fortune has smiled on you. Goodwill follows you everywhere you go. You have done very well- more than most men ever will. However, there is one area that is begging for your urgent attention. This area may well define you and all you have ever achieved. This matter, in my opinion, is the only difference between you and the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Let me restate for the purpose of emphasis that this is the area in which the late sage and Leader of the Yorubas stand head and shoulders above you. It is the reason his name has been a constant denominator in our regional and national politics. It is the reason politicians, friends and foes invoke his name for political advantage and personal glory. It is also the reason why we can't stop talking about him almost thirty years after his death. What will anyone say about you thirty years after you have transited?

Asiwaju Sir, you may be wondering what I'm talking about? It is the issue of legacy. According to Peter Strople, 'Legacy is not leaving something for people, it is leaving something in people'. Legacy is building something that outlives you. Legacy is greater than currency. In the words of Leonard Sweet, ' What you do is your history. What you set in motion is your legacy'. You can't live forever, Sir. No one can. But you can create something that will. Enough of speaking in parables- I shall now speak plainly.
When destiny brought you on the scene, we were enamoured because you championed the case for true federalism. It was your belief then that the Yoruba nation will fare better under a restructured arrangement than under the type of unitary government we run while pretending by calling it a federal government. Everyone knows that there is nothing federal about our government at all. If truth must be told, the Yoruba nation has fared very badly since the advent of our new democracy. And this is not about holding power at the centre.

Let me bring this home: someone passed a comment recently that he would want Biafra to become a reality because he knows the Igbo nation will survive. That comment led me to deeper introspection as I wondered if the Yorubas can truly survive. Let me cite my first example. From Oyo to Osun, Ogun to Ondo, Ekiti to Kwara and Lagos, hardly will one see any serious industry or manufacturing concern owned by a Yoruba person. I am not talking about portfolio businesses or one-man business concerns. Most industries in Oyo State are owned by the Lebanese. The native business and industry gurus who dominated the landscape- Nathaniel Idowu, Amos Adegoke, Lekan Salami, Alao Arisekola, Adeola Odutola, Jimoh Odutola, Chief Theophilus Adediran Oni and others- are all gone with no credible replacements. I'm sure you remember the tyre factory of the Odutolas and how Jimoh Odutola was even asked by the Governments of Kenya and Ghana to set up a similar factory in their countries. Chief Theophilus Adediran Oni, popularly called T.A Oni & Sons started the first indigenous construction company in Nigeria. He willed his residence- Goodwill House, to the Oyo/Western state government, to be used as a Paediatric Hospital, which is now known as T.A Oni Memorial Children Hospital at Ring Road in Ibadan. This sprawling family Estate and residence was cited on a 15acre piece of land, 65 rooms, with modern conveniences, Olympic Swimming Pool and stable for Horses, etc.
People like Chief Bode Akindele started companies like Standard Breweries and Dr Pepper Soft drink factory at Alomaja in Ibadan. Broking House built by the late Femi Johnson, an insurance magnate, still stands glittering in the mid-day sun as an epitome to a rich history that Ibadan has. The most serious and only notable Yoruba entrepreneur we have now is Michael Adenuga. I say this quite consciously because most of the other names are oil and gas barons. Most of what stood as testaments of industry in Oyo State are gone- Exide Batteries, Leyland Autos and many others. In its place are shopping malls and road side markets but no nation develops through buying and selling alone- especially when you're not actually producing what you're selling. Hypermarkets and supermarkets have taken over because of the need to feed our insatiable consumer-appetite and foreign tastes. In one instance, an ancient landmark in the form of a hotel was demolished to pave way for a mall. That is how low we have sunk. If our past is better than our present- if we always look back with nostalgia frequently, then there is a problem.

The case of other states is not different. Osun's case is pathetic. Ditto for Ondo and Ekiti. Ogun State can boast of some factories at Sango-Otta and Agbara axis but most of them are not owned by the Yorubas. There is no significant pharmaceutical company owned by any Yoruba except for Bond Chemicals in Awe, Oyo State- and its wallet share is very insignificant. For Lagos State, more than 70% of the manufacturing concerns and major industries in the State are owned by the Igbos. If the Igbos were to stop paying tax in Lagos State, the IGR of Lagos State will reduce by over 60%. In contrast, Sir, go to the South East and look at the manufacturing concerns in Onitsha, Aba and Nnewi. Please don't forget those were areas ravaged by civil war a mere forty something years ago. The Igbos have certainly made tremendous progress but the Yoruba nation has regressed. I wish to state that this letter is not meant to whip up primordial considerations or ethnic sentiments but just to put things in proper perspective.

Asiwaju, I will like to also talk about the state of education in the Yoruba nation. Our education has gone to the dogs. We have a bunch of mis-educated and ill-educated young men and women roaming the streets. Ibadan, for instance, had the first University in Nigeria and the first set of research centres in Nigeria ( The Forestry Research Institute, the Cocoa Research Institute (CRIN), The Nigerian Cereal Research Institute Moor Plantation (NCRI), the NIHORT (Nigerian Institute of Horticultural Research), the NISER (Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research), IAR&T (Institute of Agriculture, Research and Training), amongst several others). Ibadan was the bastion of scholarship with people like Wole Soyinka, JP Clark, D.O Fagunwa and Amos Tutuola as residents. In the May/June 2015 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, Abia came tops. Anambra came 2nd while Edo was 3rd. Lagos placed 6th while Osun and Oyo was 29th and 26th. Ekiti was 11th, Ondo State was 13th and Ogun State was 19th. In 2013 WASSCE, only Lagos and Ogun States were the Yoruba States above the national average. If we do an analysis of how Lagos placed 6th in 2015, you will discover that it was substantially because of other nationalities resident in Lagos. For proof, please look no further than the winners of the Spelling Bee competition which has produced One-Day Governors in Lagos State. Since inception in 2001, other nationalities have won the competition six times (Ebuka Anisiobi in 2001, Ovuwhore Etiti in 2002, Abundance Ikechukwu in 2006, Daniel Osunbor in 2008, Akpakpan Iniodu Jones in 2011 and Lilian Ogbuefi in 2012). Sir, there is something seriously wrong about our state of education. From the vintage times of Obafemi Awolowo who initiated 'free education', we have regressed into a most parlous state.

Let me talk about roads, housing and infrastructure . The first dualized road in Nigeria, the Queen Elizabeth road from Mokola to Agodi in Ibadan was formally commissioned by Queen Elizabeth in 1956. The first Housing Estate in Nigeria is Bodija Housing Estate (also in Ibadan) which was built in 1958. The state of roads in the Yoruba nation has become pathetic. Our hinterland are still largely rural. Even some state capitals like Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti are big villages when you compare them to towns in the South East. How many new estates have been built over the last decade? Even Ajoda New Town lies in ruins.

We have abandoned the farm settlement strategy of the Western Region and only pay lip service to agriculture. Instead of feeding others like we once did, others now feed us. We plant no tomatoes, no pepper and the basic food that we require. The Indians have bought the large expanse of water body that we have in Onigambari village. The water body in Oke Ogun of Oyo State can provide enough fish to feed the whole of the South West. From being a major cocoa exporter many years ago, one can point to just a few vestiges of factories that still deal with Cocoa in the Yoruba nation. 80% of Cocoa processing industries in the South West have been shut down. The Chinese have taken over the cashew belt at Ogbomoso in Oyo State. They have even edged out the indigenes as brokers. They now come to the cashew belt to buy from the local farmers, sell on the spot to other Chinese exporters who now process the cashew nuts and import them back into Nigeria at a premium. Sir, there are only 7 major cashew processing plants in Nigeria and you can check out the ownership. The glory has departed from the Yoruba nation.

Apart from Asejire, Ede, Ikere Gorge and Oyan dams built ages ago, where are the new dams to cater for increased population and water capacity for the Yoruba nation? How have we improved on what our heroes past left us? Maybe apart from certain areas in Lagos State, others can't even supply their citizens with pipe-borne water.

Our youth which we used to take pride in are largely a mass of unemployed and unemployable people. Have you noticed the abundance of street urchins, area boys, touts and 'agberos' that we now have all across the Yoruba nation? Have you noticed the swell in the ranks of NURTW (I mean no disrespect to an otherwise noble union)? Have you noticed the increase in the number of Yoruba beggars? There was a time that it was taboo for a Yoruba man to beg- but no more. The spirit of apprenticeship is dead. There was a time that people who learn vocational skills celebrate what we referred to as 'freedom'. While that is largely moribund now in the Yoruba nation, the Igbos still practice it with great success.

The only thing we can boldly say the Yoruba nation controls is the information machinery- the press. We own largely the newspapers- the Nation, Punch, Nigerian Tribune, TV Continental and a few others. It is because of our control of this information machinery that we have rewritten the narrative in the country with the misguided self-belief that things are normal and we are making progress. A look beyond the surface will prove that this is so untrue.
We are largely divided. For the first time in the history of the Yoruba nation, religion is about to divide us further- and it is starting from Osun State. You are married to a Christian. My own father-in-law is an Alhaji. That is how we have peacefully do-existed but the fabrics are about to be torn to shreds because of poor management of issues. Afenifere has been reduced to a shadow of itself. OPC that once defended Yoruba interests has gone into oblivion. Yoruba elders have been vilified in the name of politics and partisanship. It is no longer news to see teenagers throwing stones at their elders because of their political indoctrination. Even under the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Yorubas never belonged to just a single party- yet our unity was without blemish. Now, our values have gone down the drain.

Asiwaju, I believe I have said enough. The task is Herculean but I believe Providence has brought you here for such a time like this. It is time for the Yoruba nation to clean up its acts. What do we really want? How can we quickly right the wrongs? The Yoruba nation is in a state of arrested development. The Yoruba nation is gasping for breath and crying for help. Will you rise up to the occasion? I am aware you understand that all politics is local and charity begins at home. Our fathers gave us a proverb: 'Bi o'ode o dun, bi igbe ni'gboro ri'. I know there are no quick fixes but I also know that if there is anyone who has the capacity to do something about our current situation, that person is you. This should be the legacy you should think of. Your legacy is our future.

Yours Very Sincerely,
Adebayo Adeyinka
Iyin-Ekiti.

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Politics / ‘How Kwara Gov Directs Overnight Demolition On Late Saraki’s Land’ by Ratello: 2:43am On Jan 03, 2020
‘How Kwara Gov Directs Overnight Demolition on Late Saraki’s Land’

Agents of the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq led by one of his aides in the early hours of this morning demolished the structures on Plots 1, 3 and 5, otherwise known as Ile Arugbo (Old People’s Home) which belong to Late Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, after heavy firing of gunshots and tear gas canisters to scare away the women and youths who have been keeping vigil on the land since New Year eve.

The overnight demolition squad eventually set to work after four failed attempts which were resisted by old women and youths who have always gathered at the Ile Arugbo to benefit from the social welfare Programme initiated by the late politician about 20 years ago. The old women had resisted previous attempts to carry out the illegal demolition exercise between the morning of December 31, 2019 and very early hours of January 2, 2020.

In a statement in Ilorin and signed by Alhaji Bibire Ajape, chairman of the Saraki Legacy Forum, the family stated that following the announcement by the Governor that he had revoked the title on the land which had been rightfully possessed by late Saraki for more than 20 years, they filed a case at the High Court, Ilorin, on December 31, 2019, challenging the action.

The suit with Number KWS/463/2019 between Asa Investments Limited and Governor of Kwara State, Kwara House of Assembly, Attorney General of Kwara State, Director General of the Bureau of Lands and the Inspector General of Police was filed on Tuesday.

“In an obviously desperate attempt to pre-empt the court case, the State Governor directed one of his aides to lead a demolition team to the property on Tuesday morning accompanied by some policemen. However, the policemen withdrew when they saw the crowd of old women and youths who gathered to protest the illegal demolition exercise. With the withdrawal of the policemen, the team from the state government were forced to quickly leave the place.

“Some hours later, exactly a few minutes to the New Year, about 11.45pm, the particular aide led another team, this time with a bulldozer and some policemen massed around the premises of Ile Arugbo but were again resisted by the crowd of women and youth who had then decided to mount a ceaseless vigil around the property.

“Early this morning from 12.40am, while the old women and youth were having their New Year entertainment as they mount watch on the premises of Ile Arugbo, the aide again led a team of demolition squad comprising security agents from the Government House, Ilorin, workers of the Ministry of Works and some urchins to Ilofa Street.


“For hours, their attempt to commence the demolition exercise was rebuffed. At about 3.30am, the security agents began heavy shooting of gun and tear gas canisters to dislodge the people protesting against the demolition. It was after they were able to disperse the crowd that the bulldozer moved into the street and commenced the demolition exercise.

“It will be recalled that while the Governor on December 27 claimed that there was no existing document showing that the land was properly allocated to late Dr. Saraki, the same government through its agent on Monday circulated a letter of allocation to Asa Investments owned by Dr. Saraki in which the company was directed to pay the sum of N1, 047, 090 (One Million, Forty Seven Thousand and Ninety Naira only). The government then changed its story that the property was allocated to a company which had nothing to do with any politician, dead or alive and that they could not find any record of money paid. The Saraki family has maintained that a Right of Occupancy title was issued to Asa Investment, an indication that the allocation was lawfully concluded with all parties meeting their obligations.

“The pre-emptive move by the state government to demolish the property was made to undermine and frustrate the judicial process and it represents another act of disrespect for the judiciary and the rule of law which the current government of Kwara State is known for.

“While we praise the security agencies in the state for refusing to supply their men from the respective commands to participate in the Midnight Demolition Exercise, we call on them to also caution their men attached to the Government House to stop being used to settle political scores and avoid participating in illegal actions of the. State Government. It is also important for them to caution the Governor to stop escalating tension in the state.

“On our part, we call on supporters of the Saraki family, particularly the women and youth who were brutalized during the attempts to carry out the illegal demolition exercise to maintain peace and not take laws into their hands. We assure them that this illegality will not stand as the family will pursue all legal means to claim the rights of their late patriarch.

“The family will like to wish all the numerous supporters of Oloye a happy and prosperous year 2020”, Ajape stated.

End

Signed
Bibire Ajape
Chairman, Saraki Legacy Forum
Business / Re: Grain Sorting And Destoning Machines For Millers! by Ratello: 6:19pm On Dec 19, 2019
sellers4buyers:
Model: 5XQS-5 Series

The price given is it the price here in Nigeria? if No, what price will deliver it to Apapa or One Port in Port Harcourt.

The price here is the same thing from China besides the additional ones like freight, clearance and the likes. If you are ready for us definitely we shall give you the total package. You can link up through the whatsapp number of our Agent in Nigeria up there!
Business / Re: Grain Sorting And Destoning Machines For Millers! by Ratello: 2:05am On Dec 19, 2019
*Name:* Color Sorter

*Model:* 6SXZ-189/6SXZ-126 Series

*Function:* It is used to sort out coloured materials and bad seeds from raw materials like rice, maize, millets, coffee beans, beans etc.

*Capacity:* 2,000 to 3,000 kg (2 to 3 Tons) per hour

*Weight:* 748 kg

*Power:* Machine Power (1.8 KW); Air Compressor Power (11 KW) Total is 12.8 KW

*Dimension (L×W×H):* 1,651×1,640×2,015 mm

*Sorting Rate:* > or = 99.9%

*Optimal Carryover Rate:* > or = 8:1

*Description:* Includes Air Compressor, Gas Storage Tank, Cold-Drying machine and Voltage-Stabilized Power Supply.

*Unit Price:* $18,900

Business / Re: Grain Sorting And Destoning Machines For Millers! by Ratello: 2:03am On Dec 19, 2019
*Name:* Destoner

*Model:* 5XQS-10 Series

*Function:* It is used to remove heavy foreign impurities like stones, sand, soil blocks, metallic, glass pieces from raw materials like rice, maize, millets, beans etc.

*Capacity:* 10,000 kg (10 Tons) per hour

*Weight:* 900 kg

*Power:* 9.7 KW

*Dimension (L×W×H):* 2,500×2,300×1,600 mm

*Air Blower:* 4

*Description:* Air Blowing Type

*Unit Price:* $4,200

Business / Re: Grain Sorting And Destoning Machines For Millers! by Ratello: 1:59am On Dec 19, 2019
*Name:* Destoner

*Model:* 5XQS-5 Series

*Function:* It is used to remove heavy foreign impurities like stones, sand, soil blocks, metallic, glass pieces from raw materials like rice, maize, millets, beans etc.

*Capacity:* 5,000 kg (5 Tons) per hour

*Weight:* 700 kg

*Power:* Vibration Motor (1.5 KW); Air Fan Motor (5.5 KW) Total is 7 KW

*Dimension (L×W×H):* 2,500×1,560×1,600 mm

*Air Blower:* 3

*Description:* Air Blowing Type

*Unit Price:* $3,200

Business / Grain Sorting And Destoning Machines For Millers! by Ratello: 1:57am On Dec 19, 2019
As Nigeria is heading towards self sustainability on grains production on commercial basis in order to forestall foreign grains import like rice, millets, polished beans etc there is need for us to perfect our production levels to optimal satisfaction that will make it generally acceptable among the local population. Take rice for instance, most of our locally produced rice comes with many impurities like sand, stones and the likes they also appear dirty and not rich in taste when cooked same.things apply to some of.our other grain produce like maize, millets, beans, etc.

This is why I am introducing to us big time rice millers or.those that know many out there, big time farmers that are mass producing beans, corns etc to avail themselves of the following machines that will make their products generally acceptable as a result of quality production through the usage of these machines below.

Contact: 09085894826 (WhatsApp Only)!
Religion / Re: Jerry Kumuyi, Pastor Kumuyi's Son Confesses About His Salvation by Ratello: 10:49am On Dec 18, 2019
gracefoundmme:
Pastor Kumuyi Son Jerry made a shocking revelation about his salvation and how he was a chronic sinner who committed unimaginable sins and prays for forgiveness. Does this mean the son of Nigeria most Spiritual leader and church has been a chronic sinner all time...

Although this sounds strange but it shouldn't be coming from a pastor son that we all know

kindly check this youtube link


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fak-kmiWn-c

Jeremiah Kumuyi revealed he is a medical student in Chicago and has 5 months to finish

I love his sincerity and that of his long time friend.

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Celebrities / Re: D'banj Enjoys A Stroll With His Newborn Baby by Ratello: 12:00am On Oct 20, 2019
Officialgarri:
No wahala

I swear down you don kolo finish grin cheesy grin cheesy grin
Politics / Re: Atiku’s Appeal: S’court’s Statement Confirms APC, Apex Court Unholy Alliance by Ratello: 3:05am On Oct 16, 2019
The tension within the judiciary is too real and tense to be ignored,
Food / Re: How Much is a Bag Of Rice Now In Your Area?? by Ratello: 12:20am On Oct 13, 2019
Ultralexo:

Sir we can do business together o call me its discuss 07039897573

And you just fell for that joke right? I pity you

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Politics / Re: Ilorin City Vs Abeokuta City: Which One Is More Beautiful? by Ratello: 6:09pm On Oct 10, 2019
Omoodua007:
Ilorin

Why did you pick that choice please. I mean state your reasons
Politics / Re: Ilorin City Vs Abeokuta City: Which One Is More Beautiful? by Ratello: 2:52pm On Oct 10, 2019
vivalavida:
Go to Abeokuta north

And u will discover Abeokuta is a glorified village.

The sight of Abeokuta entering from that ilaro route is gory. Old dilapidated buildings with brown roof. Houses that should have been brought down. They litter the whole place.

Are you serious I was even looking at Kuto axis and the likes so invariably you are insinuating that Ilorin is more beautiful.

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