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#‎tributetoMIC 1 when i tell my driver that Tunji Okusanya of MIC is dead, I envision he will say, 'ah! man daada to ma'n fun mi l'owo yen!'

#tributetoMIC 2 (dat generous man!) I walked into his office to invite him 2 Season2 of our show in 2010. We had never met but he hugged me.

#tributetoMIC 3 He told me how he loved our show and how I would go far up the ladder of Success. I discovered that he liked to laugh a lot.

#tributetoMIC 4 on the day of recording, he came to time and when we were done, he shared money around like a politician going to the polls.

#tributetoMIC 5 and so we would become 'friends'. More like Egbon (elder sibling) and aburo (younger sibling).

#tributetoMIC 6 when my father died 2years later and we reeled in pain and confusion, his boys were there in 30mins with MIC's best hearse.

#tributetoMIC 7 without a mention of money, they took my dad to the best morgue around and immediately started making plans for the burial.

#tributetoMIC 8 in his office, he gave me my pick of the best coffins and asked me to bring any amount of money I wished

#tributetoMIC 9 'I could do it for free', he said, 'but I don't want you to bury your father in a coffin that costs you nothing'.

#tributetoMIC 10 on burial day, he personally carried my father's body all the way to our village, Ajaawa, in Oyo State. He spent the night.

#tributetoMIC 11 next morning, he danced in front of the coffin to and from the church and personally laid my dad to rest.

#tributetoMIC 12 he also stayed for the party after, 'spraying' money on us all as we all danced to Shina Peters, trying to bury our sorrow

#tributetoMIC 13 when I returned to thank him in his Lagos office, he was wearing a beautiful pair of slippers. Black and obviously costly

#tributetoMIC 14 'I like your slippers Uncle', I said. He immediately removed them and insisted I must take them there and then!

#tributetoMIC 15 I protested long but he wouldn't budge. If you see me wearing a pair of Italian leather slippers, them are the ones.

#tributetoMIC 16 He explained to me how life was just fleeting and how we should try our best to avoid unhealthy attachment(s) to anything.

#tributetoMIC 17 you see, having buried so many, rich and poor alike, he had a view to life dat was uncommon & probably wholesome in health.

#tributetoMIC 18 he also agreed to come on our show for the 2nd time setting a record as the only Special Guest to have had that honor

#tributetoMIC 19 when it was time to get married, he danced behind me on the engagement day, wearing my colors and yes, sharing money. Again

#tributetoMIC 20 Not minding age, he threw himself prostrate beside me and my friends as we 'begged' for my wife in d tradition of the land.

#tributetoMIC 21 He would call me up every now and again, always chuckling. 'Iyawo mi nko', he would ask? (how is my wife?)

#tributetoMIC 22 He was in d habit of saying to my family, 'I love you guys'. I am not sure I ever said d same to him even though I felt it.

#tributetoMIC 23 and so I woke this rainy day as even the skies mourned and shed tears thinking 'surely if good deeds meant anything...

#tributetoMIC 24 'surely if good deeds mean anything, this was a man who did not deserve to go thus. Surely not in this manner?'

#tributetoMIC 25 But what do I know? I am just another traveller on this parched tract. Your work and Legacy live after you Uncle Tunji.

#tributetoMIC 26 I love and will miss you. In the words of the yoruba people, 'O ye Olorun bi ko ye Eniyan'. (God understands all mystery)

Gbenga Obasanjo was rumoured to have died in the crash.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was at a programme at the Obasanjo Presidential Library when the news, which turned out false, first broke that his first son, Gbenga, was in the plane that crashed in Lagos, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
An Associated Airline plane carrying 20 passengers and crew, as well as the corpse of former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, crashed, minutes after take-off at the Lagos airport.
The social media was agog with reports that Gbenga Obasanjo was among the passengers in the plane conveying close family and friends to the burial of Mr. Agagu in Ondo. The rumour was that Gbenga was among the 13 that died in the crash.
The former president was briefed about the crash towards the end of the programme, and he immediately left the venue in the company of one of his close associates.
PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr. Obasanjo received the news during a photo session with school pupils who had come for a leadership training programme for young leaders held at the Presidential Library. He received so many calls during the session, while the expression on his face indicated that something was amiss, a witness said.
Mr. Obasanjo, during a telephone conversation with one of the callers, was heard asking which Gbenga was involved in the crash. He then told the caller that his son was not in Lagos but Abuja.
Later on Thursday, when PREMIUM TIMES visited the Hilltop mansion of the former president in Abeokuta, security operatives at the entrance were seen playing games; an indication that no member of the family was being mourned.
Just as Mr. Obasanjo was assuring callers that his son, Gbenga, was not involved in the accident, several residents of Abeokuta were apprehensive with some expressing sadness at the crash particularly about Gbenga’s rumoured involvement.
There was relief in the tensed city when it became clear that Gbenga was not on the plane.
Mr. Agagu’s family have stated that the late governor’s burial would continue on Friday as scheduled despite the crash. http://www.google.com/url?q=http://premiumtimesng.com/news/146004-obasanjo-received-news-rumoured-death-son-gbenga-lagos-plane-crash.html&sa=U&ei=pNlNUqLSLc7v0gXd74HgBw&ved=0CBAQqQIwAQ&usg=AFQjCNEXtOZRItE6xoI9brfTUUST1kTo5w

vic2ry: yippie....yes we did it.repping LAUTECH...PROUDLY LADOKITE...omoladoke owoloke...1st to open am anyway

owo loke, i rep exlau

"After a hard day's run, I cool off with some 'pure' water"...

My kip tellin me dt i will be notified when BlackBerry Beta Zone becomes available in your country. Pls help me oooo

Banga Lee himself Dbanj posted this via instagram. A highly anticipated collaboration.  D’Banj and Singer 2face were in London to shoot video to a song they did together. Cant wait!

Banga Lee himself Dbanj posted this via instagram. A highly anticipated collaboration.  D’Banj and Singer 2face were in London to shoot video to a song they did together. Cant wait!

Pls whr is funmi iyanda?

B-C-O-S ibadan, olalomi amole and komolafe olaiya elenu raizor. I love dem die

Thank God my relocatn don cliq, Ekiti state nani

In November 2012, Miss Mercy Okpithe reported
to the Batch ‘C’ Orientation Camp of the National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State.
Her joy knew no bounds, as she looked forward to
the opportunity to serve Nigeria for one year.
The 2011 graduate of Public Administration from
the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State,
voluntarily joined the Dance Troupe on the camp.
Like Janet Jackson in her heyday, she displayed a
high level of dexterity as she moved her feet and
body rhythmically to music. After the camping
exercise, she was posted to the Anambra South
Local Government area, and she continued as a
member of the Dance Troupe. But little did Mercy
know that four months later, fate would have no
mercy on her.
Mercy, it was gathered, was severely beaten up
by the Camp Commandant at the NYSC
Orientation Camp, one Captain S.O. Beke, about
11:00p.m on Monday, March 18, this year. She
allegedly fainted and was rushed to the camp
clinic. The following day, she was transferred to
the Anambra State University Teaching Hospital,
Awka. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with
dislocation of coccyx, a small triangular bone at
the base of the spinal column.
The hospital further referred her to the National
Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, for special
attention. It was gathered that she might be
flown abroad for surgery.
But what could have led to the alleged
brutalisation? This correspondent visited Mercy in
her Lagos home. As she lay down on a couch in
their living room, the young lady writhed in pains,
even as she struggled to answer the reporter’s
questions. Her words: “When the Batch A corps
members were in the Orientation Camp in March,
this year, the NYSC officials invited members of
the Dance Troupe to the camp to teach the new
corps members how to dance. We got to the
camp in the evening of Sunday, March 17.
We were 15 all together; 11 boys and four girls.
“We girls were not meant to stay together in the
same room with the boys. But we had to because
there was no vacant room. The following morning,
the NYSC State Coordinator gave a directive that
a separate room should be given to the girls. But
the officials could not find a vacant room for us.
So, they put us in one of the rooms occupied by
some Batch ‘A’ female corps members. “We took
two mattresses each to the place. There were no
bunks. So, we spread the mattresses on the
ground. Thereafter, the other three girls slept but
I was still awake. I was listening to music on my
phone, using an earpiece.
“Around 11:00p.m., some soldiers came into the
room. They were both males and females. I felt it
was a normal thing because they did the same
thing when I was in the camp for orientation
exercise in November 2012. Then, I noticed that
a female soldier was arguing with one of my
friends, Ifedayo Fakehinde.
Then, the female soldier forcefully removed one of
the mattresses which she slept on. Ifedayo
sought to know her offence and the soldier hit
her. I quickly rose up and caught her as she was
falling. Otherwise, she would have hit her head
against the wall. But she sprained her hand. “The
incident caused a scene. Many corps members
came out and argued with the soldiers. As this
was going on, Ifedayo was crying. We calmed her
down.
Then, the NYSC Schedule Officer came around.
He sought to know what happened. As I was
explaining what I knew about the incident to him,
I heard the voice of the Camp Commandant
telling all the corps members to go inside. “Before
I finished my explanation, the commandant came
and pushed me. I sought to know why he pushed
me. But he pushed me again.
I told him to stop pushing me because he could
not push his sister like that. But he continued
until he pushed me to the wall. Then, he kicked
me from the ground and I hit the ground with my
back. I couldn’t move. Then, I heard other
soldiers saying ‘die, die, die’ till I passed out.”
As gathered, the Schedule Officer ran probably to
call the State Coordinator, Mrs. I.B. Ekpe, when
the commandant was purportedly beating the
corps member. But Mercy woke up at the camp
clinic the following morning with excruciating
pains. Later that day, she was transferred to the
Anambra State University Teaching Hospital,
Awka. Mr. Solomon Okpithe, Mercy’s father, said
an official of the NYSC called him on phone in the
afternoon of Tuesday, March 19, telling him that
Mercy was involved in an accident and that he
should come to Awka immediately.
The official, he disclosed, told him to come with
somebody who would stay in the teaching
hospital to take care of Mercy. When he got to the
hospital with his wife at about 12:30p.m the
following day, they were shocked to hear that she
was brutalised by the camp commandant.
Okpithe said the first thing that came to his mind
was how to save his daughter’s life. He sought to
see the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the
teaching hospital but could not see him until
about 7:00p.m when he came out from the
theatre.
“I asked the CMD about my daughter’s condition,
but he said the hospital could not handle it and
he would refer her to Enugu. I told him that I was
from Lagos and asked if he could refer her to any
hospital in Lagos. Then, he said he would refer
her to Igbobi. Immediately, he instructed the
doctor that was in charge to write the letter.
“On Thursday morning, we were at Igbobi. The
doctors at the hospital tried but the sad thing is
that they told us they could not handle it too.
They said it’s not just an orthopaedic case but
something that has to do with the spine. They
treated her and asked us to take her home. Then,
they gave an appointment,” he said.
On the next appointment day, according to
Okpithe, the hospital said the first option, which
was the treatment by orthopaedic doctors, had
failed. “They said they were taking another option
now and if it fails, the third option would be a
surgery.” Okpithe, who has since been
responsible for his daughter’s hospital bills,
disclosed that Mrs. Ekpe promised the family that
NYSC would reinburse whatever amount spent on
the treatment, adding that Ekpe said she had
informed the national secretariat of NYSC in Abuja
about the development and had also written a
letter to the NYSC in Lagos State about the
incident.
“I have received calls from one Mrs. Daniel from
the NYSC Office, Lagos, telling me I should accept
their sympathy on my daughter. But on the other
hand, Mrs Ekpe never stated the cause of the
dislocation. I know she’s doing that to protect the
officer.” Okpithe, an engineer, urged the Chief of
Army Staff to ensure proper reform of the army,
especially those in charge of NYSC.
He also advised the Federal Government to
provide necessary items for corps members on
the camp. The issue of inadequate mattresses, he
said, caused the problem. When contacted on
phone to react to the claims, Captain Beke
neither confirmed nor denied the incident.
He only asked if the story would be published in
Daily Sun, and when the reporter answered in the
affirmative, the officer paused and said he would
call back. But he never did. Further efforts to
reach him failed as the phone was switched off.
When the reporter was eventually through to
him, Captain Beke directed the correspondent to
contact NYSC for any comment. “I am not NYSC,”
he asserted.
[Source: Daily Sun]

What would have been termed another tragedy in the nation’s political terrain, was yesterday evening averted when the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi miraculously escaped unhurt as a suspicious vehicle rammed into his convoy along Igwuruta road while he was on his way to the Port Harcourt International Airport.

The incident, according to eyewitness was caused by a Toyota Avensis, with registration number, AAA 767 AQ, that rammed into the Governor’s convoy from the opposite side of the dual carriageway, just after the C4I Security Post, along the Port Harcourt International Airport Road.

DailyPost gathered that no one was harmed in the incident, but the driver of the vehicle was immediately arrested and handed over to the police. http:///0DRqwrkFrn

Enroute sokoto state

edrys: Any insightful info about Sokoto Camp nd
it's environs, what genuine basis can I use
for redeployment? Tnx as U help a
Brother.

maybe security or medical report... Me self never knw much abt d camp

edrys: Any insightful info about Sokoto Camp nd it's environs, what genuine basis can I use for redeployment? Tnx as U help a Brother.

we dey togeda bro

#teamsokoto add me on 225F89E6 or contact me on 08060891332

E be like say na only me dem post to sokoto....

I was also posted to sokoto state

Na sokoto ooooooo. May God help me

Zikkie: But where are all d ladokites in the house? Ademijuwonlo, shegman22, sayhi2bammy, warajaina, thuao n others? Pls whats d latest in skul?

tomr mornin

simplylekan45: Lautech please paste our list oh.

calm down, na tomr mornin

Dis information is to all ladokite fresh Otondos.
We were told to bring along photocopy of valid school Identity card,statement of result and clearance form before dy can gv us call-up letter. This information is frm room210 senate building
Dis are d valid requirements for collection of letters as no one shall be given without dis 2 important documents

warajaina: ok, bt im nt in skool, is it in rm 210?

yes

warajaina: u get mouth o, abeg u fit help oda ladokites in d house? Make we submit our dept nd matric num

if u dey sch u can check it urself, u will jst beg dem

warajaina: was d list pasted or did u check it underground?

I checked it underground

[quote author=ademijuwonlo][/quote]nofin much dey sch, I checked my name nd is dre

Thank God my name dey dre.... Dancing azonto... Shoppin start now, #team lautech nani

sayhi2bammy: Journey Mercia friend.

thanks oree

Enroute ogbomosho....

LATEST FROM THE SUPER EAGLES CAMP... THIS IS COURTESY THE CORDINATOR OF THE TEAM (EMMANUEL ATTAH)

It's 11.50am (3.50pm Nigeria time time) here in Belo Horozonte, venue of the Super Eagles first match against Tahiti schedule for Monday 17th June, 2013, 4 pm local time.

The Eagles having departed South Africa via South African airline SA224 with all players and officials on board, at about 6.10pm South Africa time, touched down at the Gru international airport São Paulo at 10.55 pm, local time after a 10 hour flight.

The team team was met on arrival by FIFA officials and Nigeria embassy staff, led by Ambassador Mohammad Suleiman.

Ambassador Suleiman formally welcome the team and enjoined them to make Nigeria and Africa proud. He assured the team of support and prayed to see a Nigeria vs Brazil final. After the airport formalities, the team was ferried to its venue Belo Horozonte, aboard a chartered Boeing 737-800 series Gool plane at about 12.45 am (4.45am Nigeria time).

It was a fifty minutes flight, landing at the Belo Horonzote airport at 1.35am local time. The team was taken to its Hotel ( CESAR BUSINESS HOTEL), under heavy security, arriving there at 3.10am local time(about 1 hr 15mins journey from the airport).

On arrival at the hotel the team was immediately accredited, had breakfast and went to bed. It will ve its first and final training session before the match this evening at 5.30pm (9.30 pm Nigeria time).

Nigeria will be putting on an all white jersey for the match against Tahiti,which kicks off at 4 pm(8 pm Naija time). Meanwhile the Governor of the state - Belo Horonzote will be hosting the Super Eagles to a Dinner after the match on Monday, 17th June, 2013

A small truth to make our Life 100% successful
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is equal to;
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Then
H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K ;
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%

K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E ;
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96%

L+O+V+E;
12+15+22+5 = 54%

L+U+C+K ;
12+21+3+11 =
47%
None of them makes 100%.
Then what makes 100%
Is it Money?
NO !!!
Leadership?
NO !!!
Every problem has a solution,
only if we perhaps change our "ATTITUDE".

A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E ;
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
It is therefore OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work & other people that makes
OUR Life 100% Successful..

Amazing mathematics
I Love this

G̲̅φφδ evenin τ̲̅o you all & Have a lovely moment with U̶̲̥̅̊я̲̣̣̥ creator + Happy Father's ϑάў.