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Reminds me when i asked people if they would change from black if they could..omo see answers!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6j0v5v4oE

Obasanjo's Letter: New Party, CNM Launched

In tentatively hopeful political news..

The suggestion of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo Coalition for the formation af an alternative new major party has been heeded. The " Nigeria Movement" was inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja.

The movement blamed the Buhari led Federal Government for “the rising unemployment, insecurity and absence of credible socio-economic programmes” in the country.

The new coalition pointed out that despite the country being in very bad shape, there seemed to be no well thought-out programme of action by the government.

Former President Obasanjo had in an open letter on January 24, advised President Buhari not to contest the 2019 general elections.

Obasanjo said that the two prominent parties — the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party — would not take the country to its desired prosperous destination, and proposed a coalition which would drive Nigerians to make positive choices during elections.

UPDATE:
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a few minutes ago, officially launched the Coalition for Nigeria Movement in Ogun State.
The ex-president, who arrived at the Iwe Irohin NUJ Press Centre, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta, accompanied by the former governors of Cross River and Osun states, Donald Duke and Olagunsoye Oyinlola, respectively, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka, Mrs. Modupe Adelaja and top politicians from the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party, was afterward decorated with the official emblem of the Movement by Duke.
While addressing the full-packed hall, Obasanjo said his letter to Buhari last week was born not out of frivolity, but out of great concern for the situation in the country.
He added that Nigeria as a nation cannot continue business as usual, observing that:
“If the instrument we have used since independence has not worked, then we should rethink and retool to make the country work.”
Obasanjo, who stressed that Nigeria, like any other countries, has various challenges, explained that the Coalition was set up to mobilize Nigerians for peace, unity, security, stability, love, welfare and the wellbeing of vulnerable Nigerians, particularly youth and women who, according to him, have been at the receiving end of national crises.
He mentioned the disrespect for the federal character as enshrined in the country’s constitution, the spate of killings and violence across the country, and the parlous nature of Nigeria’s economy under President Buhari’s administration, as some of the reasons for the Coalition.

More..http://afrospiral..com.ng/2018/02/obasanjos-letter-donald-duke-others.html

N270,000 expensive fingering tinz lol

Bible always accurate..it says in proverbs "Beer is a brawler, and Wine is a mocker" When men sit and drink beer and it goes on and on eventually a fight will happen.

shit sandwich..for what now?

areahints:
Getting it today. Who are you backing in the elections?

"Question.....








..... tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your celly when I'm feelin lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question; tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me boy, you get dismissed
Pay my own fun, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 50/50 in relationships
The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rocking
I bought it
Cause I depend on me
(If I want it)
The watch I'm wearing
I bought it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)
All the women, who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the…


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lPQZni7I18


Just joking but good of you to get it, please ensure all your friends and family do same. As for who i'm supporting i don't know yet, when the time comes i'll decide.

These people really want to destroy this country, God pass them. Do you have your pvc? Its now a life and death matter o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O2PXUw0_Dc&lc=Ugg5vVqwMbKz7XgCoAEC

I love smart ideas like this.

omg they haff finished naija cinema food sales

This one no be orgy of violence na..its just a quickie. Fulani haf kill well well too

Haba even one plot ai no get ?

the fact is this: Many 9ja women are f@*$d up in the head, especially some of the so called 'good ones'. Endless judgement and measurement of you. Nothing is ever good enough. Money determines your worth not wit or charm.

Abegi o.. When ur relationship is not perfectly in harmony th i nk twice before marriage or get a prenup..so as not to be wrecked by divorce nuff said

she don care what u think, she has achieved her goal of satisfying her natural human craving for relevance and recognition.

First all of you talking here you dont know its easy to s*&t but to clean it is hard.

Every single soul in the south and mid belt must come out to vote and monitor counting if you want this guy to go.

Also be very vigilant and watchful of those around you

Or u think these guys are "democratic gentlemen" like Jona? These are evil schemers but God will scatter their schemes and make them run mad with the blood they have drunk.

All this keyboard shouting will not push out the wahala u pple have brought upon yourselves, action, prayer, fasting and vigilance are needed.


Very Good on Baba for speaking the truth in this time of silence in the face of ethnic bigotry and genocidal acts with govt acquiescence. Obj i wasnt ur greatest fan but i have long appreciated your role in this democracy. Baba may you continue to be strong like a stone

At the same time people need their space and personal time. A touchy issue with the women folk..better just call every day and let there be peace.

Yes when they have killed all. But your plans will fail in Jesus name

Hm.. awoof o

Google has honoured the late Nigerian football (soccer) coach Steve Keshi with a colourful doodle. The Google doodles are where the normal word "Google"on the sites home page is replaced by some artwork relevant to the date.

The doodle shows Keshi in both his roles as a player and a coach, as well as his top medals.

Google even issued a nice statement/article about the Big Boss's life

pic and Google's statement here http://afrospiral..com.ng/2018/01/late-steve-keshi-remembered-with-google.html

felixomor:
How do you know that Jesus wont have driven Bentley or any of those cars?
See,
If you want to ask for financial accountability, thats a different topic.

Dont confuse things up. Bentley, Ferrari etc was not made for only demons to drive.

If you start preaching against people paying tithe because you saw preacher riding in those cars, you are only preaching according to strife from the flesh
Thats what Freeze is doing

Freeze is like Judas who only remembered the poor when perfume worth thousands of dollars was poured on Jesus feet.
Meanwhile he was a thief in secret.

Many people will finish preaching against tithe, claiming poor people are everywhere yet go home and spend ten times in club house and purchase internet bundle.
Freeze falls into this category.

These same people want to go to the same heaven that the early Christians who sold 100% of their belongings went to.

There is God.
Stop preaching out of fleshly strife.

In regard to this Freeze and his ignoble campaign i say, let's be careful in our criticism of the Church. Bible says if the gospel is preached for vanity sake so long as it's preached it still makes an impact . We have forgotten but the prayers of the Church has always been what saved this nation. Lets not in the name of trend allow one devilish boy to taint our minds towards the Church because we need God's helps again now for Nigeria .

In fact if we're talking about sheeples it's the 9ja and citizens relation that is that. We take so much rubbish from our servants! (Yes Polica and Mr. President are your PUBLIC Servants )Mr. Freeze u no see that one talk?

The pentecostal church in Nigeria gave us weapons of spiritual nature making us born again Christians into LIONS (eg tithing, tongues ,anointing oil, that made us conquerors of every opposition now we dare mock his power??

Let us repent and be sober because these are dark days, we need HIM more than ever .

Burna i believe u

RIP to the dead


and to English language that was savagely murdered in this report

What a blessing! To be arrested for converting a soul.

So this is now the face of Nigeria. The giant North is not enough for some people they ar now killing innocents to steal their land.

We serve a living God he will execute his vengeance..These killers and their sponsors will reap what they have sown and Nigeria will be at peace.

I appreciate the dignity accorded to them. We must respect human life. May the terrible judgement of Almighty God fall on the killers and their sponsors. May they turn their weapons upon themselves and their families in Jesus name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmgW8BGsxqk

The Dahomey Amazons or N'Nonmiton, which means "our mothers" in Fon, were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin which lasted until the end of the 19th century. They were so named by Western observers and historians due to their similarity to the mythical Amazons of ancient Anatolia and the Black Sea.

King Houegbadja (who ruled from 1645 to 1685), the third King of Dahomey, is said to have originally started the group which would become the Amazons as a corps of elephant hunters called the gbeto.[1](p20)

Houegbadja's son King Agaja (ruling from 1708 to 1732) established a female bodyguard armed with muskets. European merchants recorded their presence. According to tradition, Agaja developed the bodyguard into a militia and successfully used them in Dahomey's defeat of the neighbouring kingdom of Savi in 1727.[2] The group of female warriors was referred to as N'Nonmiton, meaning "Our Mothers" in the Fon language, by the male army of Dahomey.[1](p44)

From the time of King Ghezo (ruling from 1818 to 1858), Dahomey became increasingly militaristic. Ghezo placed great importance on the army, increasing its budget and formalizing its structure from ceremonial to a serious military. While European narratives refer to the women soldiers as "Amazons," they called themselves ahosi (king's wives) or N'Nonmiton (our mothers).[2]

Recruitment[edit]

Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a leader of the Amazons
Ghezo recruited both men and women soldiers from foreign captives, though women soldiers were also recruited from free Dahomian women, some enrolled as young as 8 years old.[2] Other accounts indicate that the N'Nonmiton were recruited from among the ahosi ("king's wives" of which there were often hundreds.[1](p38) Some women in Fon society became soldiers voluntarily, while others were involuntarily enrolled if their husbands or fathers complained to the king about their behaviour.

Membership among the N'Nonmiton was supposed to hone any aggressive character traits for the purpose of war. During their membership they were not allowed to have children or be part of married life (though they were legally married to the king). Many of them were virgins. The regiment had a semi-sacred status, which was intertwined with the Fon belief in Vodun.

The N'Nonmiton trained with intense physical exercise. They learnt survival skills and indifference to pain and death, storming acacia-thorn defenses in military exercises and executing prisoners.[3] Discipline was emphasised.

Serving in the N'Nonmiton offered women the opportunity to "rise to positions of command and influence" in an environment structured for individual empowerment.[2] The N'Nonmiton were also wealthy and held high status.[3]

Political role[edit]
The N'Nonmiton took a prominent role in the Grand Council, debating the policy of the kingdom. From the 1840s to 1870s (when the opposing party collapsed), they generally supported peace with Abeokuta and stronger commercial relations with England, favouring the trade in palm oil above that in slaves; this set them at odds with their male military colleagues.[4]

Apart from the Council, the Annual Customs of Dahomey included a parade and reviewing of the troops, and the troops swearing of an oath to the king. The celebrations on the 27th day of the Annual Customs consisted of a mock battle in which the N'Nonmiton attacked a "fort" and "captured" the slaves within,[4] a custom recorded by the priest Francesco Borghero in his diaries.[3]

Combat and structure[edit]
The women soldiers were rigorously trained, given uniforms, and equipped with Danish guns (obtained via the slave trade).[citation needed] By the mid-19th century, they numbered between 1,000 and 6,000 women, about a third of the entire Dahomey army, according to reports written by visitors. The reports also noted variously that the women soldiers suffered several defeats, but that the women soldiers were consistently judged to be superior to the male soldiers in effectiveness and bravery.[2]

The women soldiers were said to be structured in parallel with the army as a whole, with a center wing (the king's bodyguards) flanked on both sides, each under separate commanders. Some accounts note that each male soldier had a N'Nonmiton counterpart.[2]

In the latter period, the N'Nonmiton were armed with Winchester rifles, clubs and knives. Units were under female command. Captives who fell into the hands of the N'Nonmiton were often decapitated.[citation needed]

Conflict with neighbouring kingdoms[edit]
The Dahomey kingdom was often at war with its neighbours, and captives were needed for the slave trade. The N'Nonmiton fought in slave raids, and in the unsuccessful wars against Abeokuta.

Conflict with France[edit]
European encroachment into West Africa gained pace during the latter half of the 19th century, and in 1890 King Béhanzin started fighting French forces in the course of the First Franco-Dahomean War. According to Holmes, many of the French soldiers fighting in Dahomey hesitated before shooting or bayoneting the N'Nonmiton. The resulting delay led to many of the French casualties. By the end of the Second Franco-Dahomean War, special units of the Amazons were being assigned specifically to target French officers.[5]

Ultimately, bolstered by the Foreign Legion, and armed with superior weaponry, including machine guns, along with cavalry and Marine infantry, the French inflicted casualties that were ten times worse on the Dahomey side. After several battles, the French prevailed in the Second Franco-Dahomean War. The legionnaires later wrote about the "incredible courage and audacity" of the Amazons.


COLLECTION TROPEN MUSEUM Group portrait of the so-called 'Amazons from Dahomey' during their stay in Paris.
Disbandment[edit]

Veterans at the annual meeting in Abomay in 1908
The troops were disbanded when the kingdom became a French protectorate.[6]

The last survivor of the Dahomey Amazons is thought to have been a woman named Nawi. In a 1978 interview with a Beninese historian, she claimed to have fought the French in 1892. She died in November 1979, aged well over 100.[3]

In popular culture[edit]
Dahomey Amazons were represented in the 1987 film Cobra Verde by German director Werner Herzog. Ghezo's Amazons play a significant role in the novel Flash for Freedom! by George MacDonald Fraser.

The unit is also depicted in (a special edition of, and now DLC of) PC game Empire: Total War. In the African Kingdoms expansion to Age of Empires II, Gbeto are the Malian unique unit. In either game, the Dahomey/Gbeto are the only female military units.

A segment of QI Series 7 Episode 7 discussed Dahomey Amazons and showed a photo.

Referenced in Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest in the prelude to Part 4 Rebooting System.

The warriors are also mentioned in Patrick O'Brian's novel The Commodore, book 17 of the Aubrey-Maturin series.

The main character of Charles R. Saunders fantasy novel Dossouye, an ahosi of Abomey, is closely modelled on the Dahomey ahosi.

P. C. Wren's 1917 book of short stories Stepsons of France contains a story called "Here are Ladies," describing a series of clashes between troops of the Foreign Legion and the Dahomey Amazons.

The warriors are also the main focus and written about in Layon Gray's stage play Black Sparta, www.BlackSparta.com.

The female warriors of Dahomey in today's Benin republic were fierce and fearsome,

They are rare both in ancient and modern context in that they were a corps of all female soldiers

they were more disciplined than men , brave and unflinching before enemies.

In History of the Yoruba they attacked Egba and were doing well until the Egbas killed the first one. In accordance with the then tradition the privates of the first killed enemy must be cut off, thats when they discovered that they were fighting women and rallied to win the battle.

This animation shows their dress and weapons and preferred modes of dispatch of enemies


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5V_OmYPWs

Ogun state is like several mini states combined into one state. A state of the art rail transport system or extensive road network is needed to link all these parts to each other and to the hub Abeokuta. Ijebu Ode needs attention, Sango, etc.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y4-U1SlIuY

Unity of Yoruba n Ibo is the fear of Hausa

Unity of Yoruba Ibo and Hausa is the fear of United Kingdom n America

Unity of Black men is the fear of the Whole World

Afrika Unite for better life