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General Mohammadu Buhari, leader of the yet to be
registered All Progressives Congress, APC, which is hoping
to benefit from the numerical strength of the Action
Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and presidential candidate of the
Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the 2011
presidential election has accused ACN governors of
corruption.
Spokesman for Gen. Buhari and chieftain of the Save
Nigeria Group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin alleged that Governors
of the ACN award one Kilometer of Road construction for N1
Billion.
Odumakin said, “I can tell you authoritatively that the most
dangerous and terrible tendency in Yoruba politics is the
house of deceit that Tinubu represents.”
The spokesman for Gen. Mohammadu Buhari recalled how
he dragged former Governor Alao Akala to the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for awarding One
Kilometer of road forN50 Million and said most Yoruba
leaders are “greedy.”
Continuing, the spokesman for General Mohammadu Buhari
said;“I can tell you authoritatively that the most dangerous
and terrible tendency in Yoruba politics is the house of
deceit that Tinubu represents.
“Only those who have sold their souls will ignore this fact.
There has never been any such greedy bunch in our nation;
not even under the PDP.”
“I took Akala before EFCC in 2010 for awarding roads at
N50m per km in all the LGs in Oyo state. Today your
Asiwaju is collecting N1b per km across the South-West.
“When Tinubu turned 60 ACN states contributed N1b for a
bash, nobody tried that in Yoruba land before.
“Chief Adebanjo was chairman of AD in 1999 and not one
relation of his got a ticket unlike your Tinubu, whose wife is
a senator, son in law a Rep, Sister in law a House member
in Lagos and daughter now Iyaloja via imposition .
Your grouse with the old men may be for reasons you have
not stated but you know they are far more honorable than a
million Bola Tinubu.”
Odumakin has been Buhari’s spokesman from the
electioneering days in 2011; Gen. Buhari lost the election
which triggered off violence in parts of the North. Critics
believe that the electoral violence that claimed several
lives, especially of NYSC members was caused by inciting
comments by his supporters.
Source:http://www.nigerianpilot.com/acn-govs-are-corrupt-buhari-•award-1km-road-contract-for-n1bn/

there is one name in Africa that sparks more controversy,
heightens emotion both of ardour and anger or breaks up a
conversation more than TB Joshua, then tell me. Some
express intense hatred towards him, so much so, that you
would think he had personally inflicted all their woes and
sorrows.
On the contrary, others talk with such rapture about him
that you would think they couldn't live without him. Who is
this man that is constantly causing a stir, a rift in the
breach, rippling the still waters? Who is this man who has
become a topic of conversation from the mouths of the most
impoverished to societies finest and elites?
Who is this man who keeps ardent bloggers happily awake
throughout the night (either attacking or defending him),
knowing they have to get up in the morning and
monotonously trudge to their respective places of work?
Who is this man who can utter a few words of "God says"
and within seconds set the global computer village abuzz,
some scoffing and misinterpreting, others gaping in
admiration?
One thing is clear, if there was no higher force or spirit
behind his words, he would never reach the headlines, let
alone become a household name.
If what he said had never come to pass, he would have
been dismissed long ago by all and sundry, his ministry
severely diminishing, only retained by the foolish who know
not the right from wrong.
Only a lunatic would announce to the world what would
happen, knowing that it was all a trick, a fraud, a deception.
Looking at the antecedents of this man, it is evident that a
higher hand is with him, in him, speaking and working
through him.
The question now is whether the force is of good or evil,
whether inspired by God Almighty, the Creator of the whole
earth, or Satan, the destroyer.
The answer to this question cannot be thrust down your
throat like parents trying to feed a stubborn child. Neither
can it be subtly implied to you, like a conniver cunningly
worming his way to your minds. No, it is by direct
revelation, conviction and a word from God.
If you have the opportunity to ask those who can
categorically stand on the rooftops to defend this man, they
will tell you that they received a revelation.
They will probably also tell you of an initial battle of doubts
raging before coming to the conviction that he is sent of
God. President John Atta Mills of Ghana acknowledged the
authenticity of this prophet -- that was why he humbled
himself and visited him severally for prayer before his
election to the highest seat in 2008. Because he saw TB
Joshua as a man of God, he simply listened to advice and
instruction and emerged victorious.
Morgan Tsvangirai had got to a point of desperation where
he realised that he needed divine intervention and guidance
for the arduous task of trying to unseat President Mugabe.
He has visited TB Joshua severally for prayer and advice.
Cuthbert Dube, the president of Zifa found himself in a
wheelchair before he realised that he needed prayer from a
God-sent to his life. After praying he decided to come to
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations and visit TB Joshua
for a healing prayer. Sure enough, he came back, walking,
his wheelchair condemned to a state of disuse.
The newly sworn in Malawian President Joyce Banda
recognised all too clearly that the huge demands of such a
political office are beyond her physical and mental strength
to handle.
Long before she was assumed presidency, she visited The
SCOAN, eager for prayers for God's guidance and
protection. Her husband, weakened to a state where he
could not function normally also visited TB Joshua for
prayer and he came back striding confidently as if all the
world was supporting him.
These are just a few of the people who have visited TB
Joshua. The latest online frenzy with this man prompted
fierce debate among his friends and foes. He predicted the
sudden death of an African head of state in April, and Bingu
wa Mutharika of Malawi, passed away on April 5.
Each of TB Joshua's international prophecies are uploaded
onto the Church's website, with the confirmation of their
fulfilment. Astounding healings and shocking deliverance
from evil spirits are also found on his website. Watching TB
Joshua and the wise men, five trainee prophets under him,
is the last thing from being boring.
If you are the traditional type, be warned that it might ruffle
your feathers. And if you are the lukewarm type, be warned
that it might force you to repentance. If you are the
doubting type, get ready for your doubts to meet their
match. If you are the light-hearted type, get ready, you may
laugh tirelessly.
A final advice -- watch TB Joshua's TV channel and if
possible, go visit him at his church in Nigeria. Come to your
own conclusions; don't succumb to the pressure of those
around you.
If he is God-sent, then he could be God-sent to you or to
your nation. Consider this before you open your mouth,
words are cheap.
Source:http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201204120348.html/

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You can get it @ Wuse modern market @ 33k

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10 Reasons Why America Loves Emmanuel TV!
We all would agree that Emmanuel TV is living beyond it’s
purpose to change lives, change nations, and change the world.
Today, Friday, March 8th, Emmanuel TV is celebrating their 7th
birthday. We are thankful to God for giving this vision to His
servant Prophet TB Joshua to spread the Gospel through the
medium of Emmanuel TV.
Here are 10 reasons America loves Emmanuel TV!
1. Faith Building Testimonies . Testimonies are the articles of
faith that help us defeat Satan. Scripture says, “We overcome
Satan by our testimony…” (Rev 12:11). Testimonies of healing
from incurable disease like HIV and cancer go very far to build
our faith. The most amazing part is that testimonies come with
before and after medical reports to prove the person is
completely healed. NO ONE these days does that and this shows
how the power of God is real.
2. Deliverance From Demons. Satan is our common enemy, the
author of different afflictions. Modern christianity avoids the
notion about demons. The Fire of Holy Spirit at SCOAN exposes
and expels evil spirits. When demons confess, it gives us insight
into the realm of the demonic. How satan uses things like video
games, Facebook, internet, sin and etc. to influence this
generation.
3. Personal Prophecies That Reveal The Root Cause Of Our
Problems. How Man of God speaks very accurate prophecies to
individuals which brings total restoration in ones life. Issues that
many ministers would not talk about like sex, money, curses,
career etc. Prophecies on Emmanuel TV don’t just bring
encouragement but reveal the root cause of peoples problems
and put an end to their dilemmas.
4. Importance Of Our Dreams. In our generation many neglect
their dreams but how we see on Emmanuel TV that satan uses
that to enter into peoples lives. In the Bible we see many times
how God spoke to people through the dreams and we should not
neglect but rather ask God to use it for His glory.
5. Christ Centered Teaching. Simple but deep and profound.
Prophet TB Joshua always preaches the whole counsel of God.
Not just on certain subjects like prosperity, blessing and feeling
good, but truths like holiness, righteousness, judgement,
evangelism and repentance.
6. More For Others, Less For Ourselves. Charity in SCOAN really
shows the world an example of how to be Christ like. To reach
out to the fatherless, needy, less fortunate, those who are
neglected by society. This inspires the whole world to do good to
change the bad we see in our communities.
7. God Can Use Any Medium To Express Himself. As it was so it
is. In the lives of Jesus and Apostles how God expressed himself
through medium like water, handkerchiefs, shadow and etc. We
see clearly on Emmanuel TV that God uses mediums like
Anointing Water, Anointing Sticker, Handkerchief, and much more
to express His power. The way and the manner God works in
ones life differs.
8. How Man of God Models Forgiveness Toward His Accusers .
Forgiveness is clearly shown toward those who falsely accused,
betrayed and blackmailed the ministry and Man of God. This
shows no matter how big or small you are, we should forgive
because we were forgiven.
9. World Wide Prophecies. Man of God would stand in the
congregation and prophecy events that are happening in USA,
ASIA, AFRICA, EUROPE and much more. Like in Amos 3:7 tells
us that God does nothing without first revealing it to His
servants, the Prophets. Some might say that the world is coming
to an end, but Emmanuel TV shows us that God who owns our
future, present and past will not leave us without a solution.
10. Man of God Always Prays for Viewers. We have seen many
testimonies of people who were healed, blessed, delivered and
saved through Emmanuel TV. This shows like Man of God says
distance is not a barrier for Jesus. Viewers all over the world
who are not present in the service still get to partake of the
power of God through the prayers of Man of God.
Keep Watching Emmanuel TV! emmanuel.tv
Culled from:watchjoshua.

Deputy Senate President in the
defunct second republic, Abubakar
Mamman Danmusa, has declared that
the President Godluck Jonathan’s
administration will lead to total
anarchy.
Danmusa while speaking to newsmen
in Katsina recently called on Jonathan
to “rethink the way he is leading
Nigeria to total anarchy” noting that
the president has failed to face the
realities before him.
According to him, “This country really
is sliding to anarchy because I think
that right now, Nigerians are tired of
talking about looting, not corruption,
and almost all our institutions have
collapsed. Yet, the government has
continued to get external loans,” he
said.
“Instead of facing realities, he is
talking about South-South conference,
middle belt forum, just to prepare for
2015. He is refusing to draw a lesson.
There is a limit to which Nigerians can
tolerate bad leaders,” he added.
Danmusa said that with the current
spate of insecurity, the president
ought to have concentrated on how to
make life meaningful for Nigerians
“but as you can see, it is either Edwin
Clark calling for southern leaders
meeting or Solomon Lar calling for
middle belt forum.”
He urged the president not to over-
stretch his luck as according to him,
people without sense of direction
could be dangerous once the
situation reached a certain limit,
insisting that the nation has fulfilled all
the conditions for a revolution.
On the ability of the All Progressive
Congress,APC,to oust the ruling PDP in
2015, Danmusa said he was skeptical
even as he faulted the composition of
the interim leadership of the party.
“It is our hope to wrest power from
the PDP but I doubt much from the
personalities involved and the
composition of its leadership because
I know them personally so I don’t
think so, but I hope that my
prediction will not come to pass.
Source: dailypost.com.ng/2013/07/05/jonathan-leading-nigeria-into-total-anarchy-danmusa-raises-alarm

…N40 Billion Disappears, Jets To
London To Party
Few weeks to the expiration of their
tenure, members of the Board of the
Niger Delta Development Commission,
NDDC, have jetted out of the country
to England after allegedly looting the
treasury, awarding contracts to
themselves for the procurement of
Fire trucks to the tune of N999.5
Million to each.
This is even as another allegation
surfaced that while over N40 Billion of
the Commission funds have not been
accounted for, the Managing Director,
Dr. Chris Oboh commenced payment
for over 135 contracts he awarded to
himself that are yet to be executed.
Under the law, the NDDC cannot
award contracts exceeding N1 Billion
without seeking the approval of the
Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP.
But the Board members allegedly split
the contracts, awarding it to
themselves for N999.5 Million to beat
the BPP. They have allegedly jetted out
to London to process the payments
through the offshore account of the
NDDC and organize a end of tenure
party, a petition sent to President
Goodluck Jonathan alleges.
The petition sent to President
Goodluck Jonathan alleged that about
400 projects have been awarded in
advance and payments being
processed to beat the expiration of
the current board tenure.
The petition signed by: Prof. Tari
WilsonEze, (Dr.) Nnamdi Dike-Ubani,
Mr. Pascal ChinwoObong, (Engr.)
Udoette Iniobong Effiong, Chief. Koko
Ngeribara,
Dr. Kewe Osiebe Mrs. Lorrieta
Osadebe and Deacon. Precious Hart
reads:
“The anti-corruption campaign of the
Goodluck Jonathan administration is a
shameful gospel that must never be
preached. The extent of impunity
displayed by public officers appointed
by the president has been to say the
least, extreme. The crass corruption of
the members of the board of the
Niger Delta Development Commission
is shameful, and it is the most
embarrassingly soiled chevron on the
president’s insignia.
“The board of the Niger Delta
Development Commission has in the
last six weeks commenced the full
blown looting of the commission. Only
last week on June 18, 2013, each
board member was awarded a supply
job worth N1billion as severance
package and they have been paid 100
per cent upfront (not 15% as
prescribed by the procurement act).
“These projects were secretly awarded
and did not go through any due
process. Amongst the equipment
procured under the emergency
procurement provision are 40 fire
trucks, which will be distributed to the
states on delivery. This secret payment
was effected through the NDDC
foreign account .
“Apart from that, about 400 additional
projects have been awarded in
advance by the current board from
the 2013 budget (which is yet to be
appropriated and released by the
national assembly).
“Sadly, hundreds of projects remain
stalled and unpaid for. Over 200
completed projects are lying on the
Managing Director’s table unpaid.
These projects were shoved aside to
create room and funds to
accommodate the massive looting
which is on-going in the commission
presently. The Managing Director has
told contractors that they should take
their non-payment query to the
president who has bluntly refused to
release monies owed the commission.
“Your Excellency, the 2013 budget is
yet to be passed but as at the 3rd day
of June 2013, over 200 projects have
been awarded from the line items and
non-line budgetary components of
the 2013 budget tagged – Corporate
Social Responsibility budget.
The implication of this act of sabotage
is that though the 2013 budget has
not been passed, the existing board
has already enormously encumbered
the budget with funds meant to be for
the payment for on-going projects,
especially the completed ones for
which contractors borrowed monies
from banks to execute.
“Under the current board expected to
vacate office in a couple of weeks,
about 2500 projects have been
awarded. This surpasses the total
number of projects awarded by
previous boards in the last 5 years.
“Also very worrisome is the fact that
the Managing Director is currently
making full payments for his over 135
contracts awarded to himself fully
even when the contractors are yet to
move to site. This is made possible by
the Managing Director’s point man
and kinsman, the Director Project
Monitoring and Supervision who he
recently placed in that position to pave
way for massive looting.
“Finally, as we write this petition to the
president, all key members of the
board of the Niger Delta Development
Commission have embarked on a trip
to the United Kingdom for a party,
after which they plan to share their
severance loot – an event they have
called ‘final empowerment’, as
payments instructions will be made to
the bank and delivered by hand by
the Managing Director.
“Over 40 billion naira in the
commission as at present has not
been accounted for; even the
offshore accounts of the
commission have been carelessly
transferred to private accounts.
We are surprised that the
President is not aware of this and
nothing has been done so far to
check these fraudulent acts.
“Mr. President, the Region is yet to
feel the impact of the NDDC under
your leadership. The agency under
the leadership of Dr. Chris Oboh has
been a huge disappointment and
colossal failure. The crass
incompetence of the Chairman and
members of the board has been a
rude slap on the scarred face of our
people, and immediate steps must be
taken to address the unbelievable
poverty ravishing the land.”
“While some people close to you
continue to quietly abet this
corruption, it is important to note the
sad role of the office of the Secretary
to the Government of the Federation,
the Bureau of Public Procurement
(BPP) and some national assembly
members and aides to the President in
this sordid mess. Senator Pius Anyim
and Engr. Emeka Eze have showed a
severe level of indifference in the
overall performance of this board,
and the reason is clear. They have
become the biggest contractors of the
commission, fronting aides for several
multi-billion contracts. We have all the
details.
“After almost 18 months of this
impotent team, no major project –
road, water or electricity projects were
completed or commissioned.
Contractors have abandoned almost
all sites because the commission in
the last eight months have only been
paying for projects belonging to board
members. It is shameful that only
about 24 nos 1km roads and few
other projects have been completed
during their tenure. The performance
statistics has been terrible:
Awarded projects
4,204
Awarded by this board
2,350
Major projects completed (1bn and
above)
0
Minor projects completed by this
board
24
Ongoing but stagnated for lack of
payment
890
Stalled
1,145
Abandoned
1,056
Our prayers are as follows:
1. The immediate sack of Engr. Emeka
Eze the grand conspirator and
launderer of the evil perpetuated by
the current board of the Niger Delta
Development Commission.
2. The accelerated removal or
dismissal of the board led Dr. Tarila
Tebipah and Dr. Chris Oboh. Any
extra day saved the Region is a bliss.
3. The immediate cancellation of new
projects awarded by the board of the
Niger Delta Development Commission
from late 2012 and the CSR
component of the 2013 budget which
has not been passed into law.
4. An immediate order to probe all
contracts awarded and payments
made by the this board since their
inception till date.
5. A public enquiry to probe the board
on it performance.
6. The immediate payment of all
contractors whose payment invoices
(IPC’s) have been lying on the MD’s
table for several months in careless
non-adherence to the provisions of
the procurement act which states that
payment invoices or IPC’s must not be
delayed for more than 8 weeks from
the date of submission of invoice.
Mr. President our final plea is that you
show more concern and get involved
in the affairs of the Region. Hand pick
the board of the NDDC yourself and
do not rely on political associates or
party affiliates. Whatever process that
produced this board is complete
hazard and must not be repeated.
Long Live Mr. President; Long Live the
Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Signed:
Prof. Tari Wilson
Eze (Dr.) Nnamdi Dike-Ubani
Mr. Pascal Chinwo
Obong (Engr.) Udoette Iniobong
Effiong
Chief. Koko Ngeribara
Dr. Kewe Osiebe
Mrs. Lorrieta Osadebe
Deacon. Precious Hart
Source:pointblanknews.com/pbn/exclusive/massive-looting-in-nddc-as-board-members-get-n999-5-million-contract-each/

A coalition of self-determination
groups in Yorubaland, under the
aegis of O’Odua Nationalist Coalition
(ONAC), has declared that the plan to
forge an electoral alliance between
the Hausa-Fulani North and the
Yoruba of the South West cannot help
the Yoruba’s quest for restructuring of
the Nigerian polity. The group, in a
statement on Wednesday, insisted that
any alliance between the conservative
Hausa-Fulani and the progressive
Yorubas of the South West ahead of
the 2015 elections could only benefit
the North, which, it said, was not
interested in restructuring the polity.
In the statement by ONAC’s Assistant
Publicity Secretary, Mr Ayoola Ajayi,
the group said that the Nigerian
“Garrison” must be restructured to
ensure self-determination and
resource control by ethnic
nationalities. The group stated that
rather than support the northern bid
to return to power, the Yoruba should
sponsor General Alani Akinrinade as a
presidential hopeful in 2015.
According to the group, Yoruba’s
great thinker, Chief Obafemi Awolowo,
did not at any time contemplate an
alliance with the north because he
knew it would be counterproductive.
It said: “The alliance of the Yoruba
people should be with progressive
and pro-restructuring forces in the
middle-belt, the South-South and the
South-East.” “The Hausa-Fulani North
will forever repel any attempt to
restructure Nigeria. Our alliance
should not be with feudalists. Any
alliance with the Taliban will be
ferociously repelled by the Yoruba
population. ONAC will embark on a
house-to house campaign against the
Talibanisation of the South West.”
Source:tribune.com.ng/news2013/en/news/item/14776-2015-alliance-with-north-won’t-help-yoruba-—oodua-coalition.html

Nigeria politics is the most interesting in the world.

Mr. Tambuwal, who was at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday
night for a meeting with President
Goodluck Jonathan and other
members of the PDP National Caucus,
said he was the President’s property.
At the Banquet Hall of the Presidential
Villa, President Jonathan dragged Mr.
Tambuwal before television cameras
prior to the National Working
Committee (NWC) closed-door
meeting.
The President took the action in an
apparent attempt to get the Speaker
to dispel widespread speculations that
he was romancing with the opposition
elements with whom he had been
photographed together on many
occasions in recent times.
As they walked into the hall alongside
Vice President Namadi Sambo, Tony
Anenih, Bamanga Tukur and Secretary
to Government of the Federation,
(SGF) Pius Ayim, they were confronted
with a battery of cameras.
Realising that the Speaker was shying
away from the spotlight, President
Jonathan playfully and physically
dragged him, telling him to show his
face to the cameras. He asked him:
“Why are you hiding? They want to
see your face.”
Amid laughter, Mr. Tambuwal replied:
“I am not hiding your Excellency. I am
your property.”
Thereafter, they proceeded to the
venue of the meeting which started at
about 9.00pm.
Source:channelstv.com.I am-your-property-tambuwal-tells-jonathan/

@philip.adesola.
Don't say what you don't know. The anointed water is not for sale its for free.

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My father in the Lord & my mentor,Happy birthday. Better is not good enough;the best is yet to come.Emmanuel!

Arsenal have reportedly been given
the green light to make a formal offer
for Man United striker Wayne Rooney
following tentative discussions with
representatives of the Man United
striker.
The 27 year old made a verbal request
to leave the Old Trafford side at the
tail end of the last campaign and was
subsequently left out of Sir Alex
Ferguson’s starting eleven for the
club’s last three Premier League
fixtures of 2012/13, leaving many to
ponder whether the former Everton
man had a future at Man United.
Arsene Wenger has publicly stated his
interest in Wayne Rooney and is ready
to offer the England man a role as
Arsenal’s central striking option, a
position the Man United man lost
following the arrival of Robin Van
Persie at the club last summer.
PSG, Real Madrid and Chelsea are also
said to be keen on signing Rooney but
the Man United man is said to be
interested in the prospect of working
under Wenger and is open to a move
to London, more so than any
potential move overseas.
culled from:caughtoffside.com

1.The world does not stop just
because you’re having a bad day.
It is understandable if you’re having a bad day to take some time for
yourself, but you can’t expect for the
world to stop spinning just because
you do. There are some occasions
that you can take a moment from it,
but just by blowing important things
off, just because you’re mad/sad/
annoyed, doesn’t fly. Especially if you have something very important to do,because not everyone is patient to wait for you to get out of your funk or get yourself together.
2.“You are not a unique snowflake”.
There is only one “you,” however, if you’re sitting back and thinking: ”I know I’m going to make it because no one can do it like me,” that’s when you’re sadly mistaken.
Yes, you do have an amazing talent,
but you’re not the only one with it. To succeed in life, if you can’t rest on the fact that you’re the best at something.
You have to also strive, work hard,
and be personable. Yeah, you might
be able to do something fantastic, but always remember that there is
someone else who can always take
your place if need be.
3.Do not become comfortable in
dysfunction.
Life is extremely crazy sometimes and sometimes when you’re trying to learn how to roll with the punches, you end up allowing yourself to stay in an unhealthy situation due to laziness.
Now it’s true that you can’t spell
“dysfunctional” without “fun,” but too much “fun” can be bad for you.
If you’re in a bad relationship, or poor situation in your life, don’t become comfortable in it. You definitely deserve better in your life.
4.Two half people do not make a
whole person.
As humans we are meant to be social creatures, and wanting to be in a romantic relationship is expected.
However, if you feel as if you are a
hurt and broken person, trying to be
in a relationship should not be a
means for you to feel better about
yourself. It’s even worse when you try to get into a relationship with
someone who is just as broken as you are. Just because you two find each other, doesn’t mean that you should be together. Make sure that you’re in a better, more whole place first before you enter into a relationship with someone else.
5.“Scared money don’t make money.
When trying to go after
your dream job, it can be extremely
terrifying, and a lot of times we can
talk ourselves out of something.
However, letting your fear consume
you only hinders you and your ability to succeed. You have to want it more than you are afraid of it. Only then will you be able to succeed.
6.All criticism isn’t “hate”.
Yes, you are amazing, wonderful, and fabulous, but just because someone points out a flaw doesn’t mean that they’re hating on you. There will be people who will only want to point out your weaknesses so they can feel better about themselves, but just because someone criticizes you
(especially if it’s constructive) doesn’t
mean that you should dismiss it. See it as something to help you improve yourself. Even if they are trying to hate, use it as a means to better yourself.
7.Sometimes it’s not everyone else.
There’s a story of a man who went to a friend’s house, but shortly left after he smelled a foul smell. He went to another friend’s house, and left for the same offense. After visiting multiple friends’ homes and deeming them disgusting, he goes to his house, to find that the odor was at his house.
Turns out the source of the odor was Something foul that he stepped in and carried into each house.
Remember that when you’re thinking that there’s something wrong with everyone else in the world, that’s the moment you need to check yourself and make sure that you’re not playing a role in the craziness. Remember what Albert Einstein said: ”Insanity is
doing the same thing over and over
again and expecting different results.”
If your personality persists and you
keep on losing friends in new
relationships, that’s when
introspection is needed.
8.Sometimes closure is a solitary act.
It would be nice if life was like the
movies, or television shows, where
you can get answers to how and why certain things happened, or why people do what they do. However, life isn’t like that, and obsessing over the fact someone hurt you is doing more harm to you than them. If you feel like
getting answers will help you to heal, then go for it. However, sometimes you have to get your closure on your own.
9.Keep your name good in these
streets.
You will not be be best friends with
everyone, but you should be at least
on a cordial tip with most, because
especially in this day and age, it’s not
what you know, it’s who you know.

The deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha
yesterday incurred the anger of
majority of members at Tuesday’s
plenary, when he ruled in favour of a
bill seeking to water down the process
of impeaching the president and his
vice.
Contributing on the floor of the
House, most of them spoke against
tempering with the provisions,
indicating that they were not
favourably disposed to the proposed
amendment. It was obvious that most
of them spoke against it.
In reaction to his ruling that the ‘ayes’
had it when it was obvious that the
‘nays’ had it when he put the question
at the end of debate on the general
principles of the bill, most members
who condemned the bill sponsored
by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, (PDP Bauchi
State) walked out before it was read a
second time.
During debate on the general
principles of the bill, the majority
leader, Hon. Mulikat Akande-Adeola,
(PDP Oyo State), deputy majority
leader, Hon. Leo Ogor, (PDP Delta
State) and the minority leader, Hon.
Femi Gbajabiamila, (ACN Lagos State)
all said that section 143 of the 1999
Constitution which the bills seek to
amend should be left as it is.
Apart from the fact that the relevant
section of the 1999 Constitution had
taken care of the process to impeach
the President and his Vice, the
Minority Leader warned that the
timing of the Bill was wrong because
according to him, Nigerians could
interpret it that the House wants to
impeach President Goodluck Jonathan.
“I stand to congratulate my colleague,
Hon. Yakubu Dogara for the well
researched bill, but notwithstanding
the fact that the provisions of section
143 of the 1999 Constitution on the
issue of impeachment of the president
and his vice was not ambiguous, the
timing is also wrong because
Nigerians may interpret it in a negative
way”, he said.
Also contributing to the debate, Hon.
Uzor Azubuike, Hon. Uzoma Abonta
and Hon. Betty Apiafi added voice to
say that it was wrong to water down
the process of impeachment of the
president and his vice, adding that
according to the provisions of section
143 of the 1999 Constitution, there is
no ambiguity in the powers of the
House of Representatives to impeach
the president and his vice.
The short title of the bill is: A bill for
an Act to alter the provisions of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999, to remove the ambiguity
in the process of removal of the
president and the vice president from
office on allegation of gross
misconduct and to provide for a more
transparent and democratic
procedure for impeachment and for
other matters connected thereto.
In his lead debate on the general
principles of the motion, its sponsor,
Hon. Yakubu Dogara had argued that
the provisions of section 143 of the
1999 Constitution was ambiguous and
that it should be made more
transparent in accordance with the
best practices in a democratic setting
Source:nigerianpilot.com/impeachment-reps-walk-out-on-speaker/

The World Health Organisation,
WHO, has said 77 percent of
women in Nigeria use skin-
lightening products, the world’s
highest percentage. The figure
compares with 59 percent in
Togo, and 27 percent in Senegal.
The WHO report said the
reasons for this are varied but
most people said they use skin-
lighteners because they want
“white skin”.
WHO also said skin bleaching
comes with hazardous health
consequences. The dangers
associated with the use of toxic
compounds for skin bleaching
include, blood cancers such as
leukemia and cancers of the liver
and kidneys, as well as severe
skin conditions. It said hardcore
bleachers use illegal ointments
containing toxins like mercury, a
metal that blocks production of
melanin, which gives the skin its
colour, but can also be toxic.
The report said in many parts of
Africa, lighter-skinned women
are considered more beautiful
and believed to be more
successful and likely to find
marriage. It also said it is not
only women who are obsessed
with bleaching their skins. Some
men too are involved in the
practice.
* In extreme cases of skin
bleaching, the skin can become
multi-coloured and marred
with inflammation or scarring.
WHO investigation said
lightening creams are not
effectively regulated in Nigeria
where even roadside vendors
sell tubes and plastic bags of
powders and ointments from
cardboard boxes stacked along
sidewalks in market districts.
Many of the tubes are unlabelled
as to their actual ingredients.
Qatar based Al Jazeera also
reported that business is
booming for shops selling skin-
lightening products. A trader
said, “About 90 percent of my
clients come asking for skin
whitening products,” adding “I
sell it to them and give advice on
what product is best for them
and how to use them.”
Source:Vanguardngr.com/2013/06/nigerian-women-lead-in-skin-bleaching-who/

ABUJA—Aggrieved medical
students of the University of
Abuja have once again stage a
protest over failure of the
authorities to put an end to their
plights and demanded
N10million compensation for
each student for wasted years in
the institution.
The students, who disrupted
activities within the main campus
and environs, barricaded the
highway, disrupting flow of
traffic.
Wielding placards with such
inscriptions as “8 years and still
in 300 level.” Without MBBS
exams since 2005,” the students
said their request to be
transferred to other institutions
as their counterparts in the
affected departments had been
kept in the cooler, saying time
was running out.
The angry students described
their plights as a deliberate move
on the part of the management
of the institution and the federal
government to frustrate their
graduation from the institution.
They also demanded a
compensation of N10 million
each per student of the medical
department for the years
wasted.
The students explained that the
N10 million compensation
evolved from cost incurred by
each student in the past eight
years, including tuition and off-
campus accommodation cost of
up to N200,000 per year.
The medical students demanded
to be transferred to other
universities, complaining they
were tired of the school
authorities, saying they had
been “lying to us, deceiving us,
wasting our productive years.”
The protest, which was largely
peaceful, prompted the
cancellation of examinations set
for thousands of distance-
learning students.
Public Relation Officer of the
university, Mr Waziri Garba, told
Vanguard that a committee had
been set up to investigate the
matter and provide possible
solutions.
Garba said all efforts by the vice-
chancellor of the university, Prof
Joseph Sunday Adelabu, to meet
with the students a day before
the protest fell on deaf ears.
He said students who wished to
be transferred to other
universities had to apply,
stressing that their transfer must
pass through the National
Universities Commission.
Source:vanguardngr.com/2013/06/uniabuja-students-protest-again/

The Northern Governors Forum
appears to be embroiled in fresh crisis
over their individual positions in the
recently concluded PDP special
convention, which climaxed with the
nomination of the President Goodluck
Jonathan as the PDP presidential
candidate.
Meeting in Yola yesterday for the first
time after the PDP convention, the
forum was re-scheduled
intermittently, as a quorum could not
be formed, as the governors were
said to still maintain divergent views
over their respective support for the
candidature of the President
Jonathan.
The meeting which was earlier
scheduled for the Banquet Hall of the
Government House, in Yola, was
hurriedly relocated to the Sebore
farms, Governor Murtala Nyako’s
private farm ostensibly to await the
arrival of more governors.
At the end, only four governors
showed up at the Yola forum, out of
the expected 19. Those on ground
included the host governor, Murtala
Nyako, Gabriel Suswam of Benue,
Sule Lamido of Jigawa and the out-
going chairman of the forum, Mauzu
Babangida Aliyu of Niger. About four
other states comprising Kaduna,
Sokoto, Bauchi and Taraba sent in
their deputy governors.
The governors of Kano and Borno,
both elected on the platform of ANPP,
are believed to have boycotted the
meeting in protest over the undue
introduction of PDP issues into the
forum’s overall business.
Sources at the consultative forum
meeting which was held behind close
doors, said the meeting was
eventually adjourned because of the
heat generated over the agenda even
amongst the few governors present.
Another issue that was said to have
been on the agenda, was the
retention of Dr. Halilu Abubakar as the
chairman of the PDP.
It was further gathered that the forum
might eventually be postponed to
allow for more consultations and to
calm frayed nerves.
Anxious journalists who had besieged
the both venues of the meeting, the
Banquet hall of government house
and the Sebore farms were barred by
the Aide de camp of Governor Murtala
Nyako, ASP Hassan Sani Kankara.
He directed that no journalists be
allowed near the venue of the
meeting.
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There were indications last night that
former National Security Adviser, NSA,
General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau (rtd);
has links with the huge cache of arms
stocked in an underground bunker in
Kano which was busted by members
of the Joint Task Force mid last week.
The JTF last Thursday explained how
an underground bunker in which
large cache of arms and ammunition,
which was being operated by a
foreign terrorist cell was busted in
Kano two days earlier.
The spokesman, Lieutenant Ikedichi
Iweha, disclosed this to journalists in
a statement issued in Kano same day.
From the arrests made so far, security
sources disclosed that Gusau’s link to
the Hezbollah group is being
investigated following tips by “those
we have arrested.”
“We respect the former NSA highly. He
is one man that has served this
country in diverse capacities very well.
But from statements made by the
people we have arrested, we need to
investigate more to be sure that no
mistakes are made.
“One link we can really use to reach
the conclusion is this Fawaz man that
is on the run. His children that usually
patronise a popular night club in Garki
spending huge sums of money have
suddenly disappeared from public
radar;” said one source.
He added that “much progress is
being made to arrest the run-away
Lebanese businessman.
According to Iweha, “on May 28, 2013
a combined team of the JTF involving
the Nigerian Army of the 3 Brigade
here in Kano and the Kano State DSS
conducted a thorough search of this
house located at No 3 Gaya Road off
Bompai Road, Kano belonging to one
Abdul Hassan Tahir Fadlalla, a
Lebanese national who is currently
out of the country.
“After painstaking search of the whole
premises, the search team uncovered
an underground bunker in the master
bedroom where a large quantity of
assorted weapons and calibre were
recovered.
“The bunker was specially constructed
for this purpose. It is worth
mentioning to say that the weapons
include weapons, rocket propelled
guns, anti-tank/anti-personnel mines
among other weapons.
“All the weapons and ammunition
recovered were properly concealed
with several layers of concrete and
placed in coolers, drums and bags
neatly wrapped.”
Maintaining that the discoveries were
not accidental but the outcome of an
ongoing robust counterterrorism
investigation by the Department of the
State Services Abuja in the past several
months, Iweha stated that “the
investigation also confirmed the
existence of a Hezbollah foreign
terrorist cell in Nigeria.
Consequently, the DSS on May 16,
2013 arrested one Mustapha Fawaz,
the co-owner of the popular Amigo
Supermarket as well as the
Wonderland Amusement Park, all in
Abuja.”
A number of arrests that started with
an Abuja-based businessman on May
16 have been made with the military
disclosing that the arrested suspects
had confessed to have undergone
Hezbollah training.
“The owner of this property is…a
Lebanese national. Unfortunately, he
is not even in Nigeria. There is
somebody who is very prominent; he
has property in Abuja….
“He was arrested by the SSS early this
month,” he said.
“ There is also somebody…also a
Lebanese national, who was arrested
at the Malam Aminu Kano Airport,
MAKIA on his way to (the Lebanese
capital) Beirut.
“He was having the sum of $60,000 on
him, which he did not declare. It was
after he was arrested that the money
was found on him during
investigation,” they added.
Adding that Fawaz is now at large,
Iweha said the arms and ammunition
were targeted at facilities of Israel and
Western interests in Nigeria.
“However, security agencies are
making frantic efforts to unveil the
true situation. At the end of
investigation, all those involved will be
prosecuted,” the JTF spokesman said
in the statement.
Another security source who spoke to
Nigerian Pilot on the matter, further
added that the sealing of Abuja’s high
profile superstore, Amigo
Supermarket as well as top relaxation
spot, Wonderland, also based in the
federal capital city, was not just to
track the co-owner who is said to be
on the run, but to secure the places
from any likely angst of the Nigerian
public as well as for security reasons,
“in case they have stocked either place
with arms
Source:nigerianpilot/kano-arms-cache-ex-nsa-gusau-fingered/[size=8pt][/size]

A plot to kill the Nigeria Governors’
Forum (NGF) led by Rivers State
Governor Rotimi Amaechi has been
uncovered.
If it succeeds, the action will pave the
way for the recognition of Governor
Jonah Jang as chairman.
It was gathered that some forces in
the Presidency, in connivance with
some governors, are trying to prevail
on the Corporate Affairs Commission
(CAC) to de-register the NGF.
The plan is to, after the de-
registration, declare the NGF being led
by Amaechi as illegal.
The Corporate Affairs Commission
(CAC) on March 2, 2009 registered the
NGF with a 12-man group of trustees,
including Vice-President Namadi
Sambo, then Kaduna State governor.
Investigation by our correspondent
revealed that some forces in the
Presidency had been disturbed
following the failure of the Jang
faction to secure the backing of the
majority of the NGF members last
Thursday.
The Jang faction had only 16 of the 36
governors behind it at the
inauguration of its secretariat last
Thursday in Abuja.
The “shocking development” made
anti-Amaechi forces in the Presidency
to go back to the drawing board on
how to force most of the governors to
abandon Amaechi.
One of the options being weighed is
to deregister the NGF being led by
Amaechi.
To set the ground for the de-
registration, one of the aggrieved
governors had on Saturday claimed
that the NGF Constitution with which
the Forum was registered with the
CAC was unknown to members.
A source said: “The anti-Amaechi
forces in the presidency have decided
to make the NGF battle a do-or-die
affair. They believe it is humiliating for
16 out of 36 governors to be following
Jang about after the NGF poll.
“They have just concluded a plot to
deregister the authentic NGF being led
by Amaechi in CAC. Their permutation
is that once it is an illegal body, the
governors will be forced to associate
Source:article.com.ng/news/plot-to-deregister governors forum uncovered.

The party said the president’s
spokesperson thrive on deceit.
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,
has said slammed President Goodluck
Jonathan for recognizing Plateau state
governor, Jonah Jang, as the
“chairman” of the Nigerian Governors’
Forum, despite Mr. Jang having been
defeated by his Rivers state
counterpart, Chibuike Amaechi.
The party said it is a travesty of
democracy for Mr. Jonathan, who has
repeatedly claimed not to have had
any interest in, or backed any
candidate for the forum’s election, to
recognize Mr. Jang, even when the
governor had lost to Mr. Amaechi in
what has been widely acknowledged
as a free, fair and transparent poll.
In a statement issued in Osogbo on
Sunday by its National Publicity
Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party
said the President’s “ill-advised”
decision has shown that he has little
or no respect for democracy, and will
stop at nothing to jettison time-tested
ideals on the altar of political
opportunism.
It said the recognition of the defeated
candidate for the Chairmanship of the
NGF has also shown that the
president’s spokesmen either do not
know the thinking of their principal or
have chosen to engage in downright
lies in his defence.
”President Jonathan is frittering away
whatever is left of his credibility by the
day,’” the party said. “His spokesman
said in a statement the day after the
NGF election that ‘the President has
always shown a willingness to work
harmoniously with any leadership
freely and independently chosen by
the Governors Forum for the collective
progress and development of all
sections of the country and will
continue to do so.
”’President Jonathan trusts that as true
democrats and respected national
political leaders, members of the
Governors Forum will quickly resolve
the issues and differences amongst
them which emerged yesterday (May
24th) and continue to contribute
effectively to national development as
a strong, and progressive body’.
ACN however said ”…it is now clear
that the presidency’s statement is not
worth the paper on which it is written,
that in the Nigerian presidency, words
do not carry their exact meanings and
that the spokesmen for the President
speak for no one but themselves.
When viewed in the context of similar
deceitful statements by the presidency
in the past, especially on the health of
the First Lady, one can see a growing
pattern of a lying presidency, a
presidency that likes to hide behind
one finger.
This is sad, because without
credibility, a president cannot govern
successfully,” ACN said.
The party said the president, who
should be looked up to as the father
of all, has become the father of a few
“renegades”, and descended from
being the President of Nigeria to the
President of the PDP and now the
President of a faction of the PDP.
”This President is daily cementing his
unenviable reputation as the most
divisive President in the history of
Nigeria. By raising partisan politics to a
pedestal higher than national interest,
he has divided the country along
religious, ethnic and political lines
more than any of his predecessors,”
the party said.
”In the process he has destroyed or
about to destroy national institutions
and organisations. First, he
succumbed to the pressure from his
party to deal with the judiciary for
daring to reverse the outcome of
some of PDP’s rigged polls.
But for a courageous Chief Justice of
Nigeria who cannot be teleguided
now in the saddle, the judiciary will
have been emasculated altogether
”Then the President all but put an end
to the fight against corruption, which
is widely acknowledged as a canker
worm that is fast destroying the fabric
of our society, and now he has
destroyed the NGF. This is not an
enviable legacy for any President,” it
said.
Source:premiumtimesng.com/news/national/137297-acn-slams-jonathan-for-backing-jangs-faction-of-ngf.html

A Kogi
State House of Assembly member,
Friday Sanni, representing Igalamela/
Odolu constituency in the state was
yesterday arrested and being
interrogated at the Force
Headquarters by a team led by AIG
Ahmodu over allegations bordering
on murder, thuggery and the setting
up of a terrorist group known as
“Ajana Mopol”.
The House of Representatives recently
passed a resolution compelling the
inspector General of police to arrest
and prosecute Friday Sanni,
representing Igalamela/ Odolu
constituency in the state House of
Assembly, over allegations bordering
on murder, thuggery and illegal setting
up of a security outfit known as “Ajana
Mopol”.
According to the resolution, the
Inspector General of Police was
ordered to issue a warrant of arrest
on the lawmaker, and cause him to
appear before the Ethics and Public
Petitions Committee of the House of
Representatives to answer to the
allegations
The House of Representatives, it was
gathered, was acting on a petition
written by former minister of interior,
Mr Humphrey Abba, stating that the
lawmaker had in the past been
declared wanted by the police over
the allegations and wondered why the
police were yet to arrest the lawmaker.
But the lawmaker denied committing
the crimes and headed for the court
to seek an exparte injunction
restraining the Inspector General of
Police, the National Assembly or their
agents from arresting, detaining and
or summoning him before the House
committee.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo Iyang, while
granting the application held that the
fundamental rights of the lawmaker
must not in any way be threatened by
allegations which have not been
determined by the court of law.
Justice Iyang declared that the status
quo be retained and restrained the
Inspector General of police, the state
commissioner of police, Speaker of the
House of Representative and or their
agents from arresting, detaining or
summoning the lawmaker before any
committee.
On getting the ex-parte order, the
lawmaker fled to neighboring Ghana
but arrested yesterday upon his
return.
Source:Spyghana.com/friday-sanni-arrested-over-terrorist-activities

A former Minister of Transport and
now chieftain of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Chief
Ebenezer Babatope, has revealed that
former leader of western region, late
Obafemi Awolowo predicted the
emergency of an Ijaw man as the
President of Nigeria 31 years ago.
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Indications emerged, Thursday, that
the north might sanction prominent
politicians from the region found to
be fraternising with President
Goodluck Jonathan with a view to
scuttling its desire of occupying the
Presidency in 2015.
Vanguard learnt that the decision to
clip the wings of northern politicians
who were yet to see the need for the
country’s top political office to revert
to the region, was taken at a meeting
of the Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF,
during one of its recent meetings in
one of the states, which is under the
state of emergency.
At the meeting, which had some
governors and many elite from the
north in attendance, strategies for
voting out President Jonathan was
elaborately discussed and agreed
upon. It was learnt that one of the
weapons to be applied in cajoling
influential northerners particularly
governors and lawmakers, in
railroading into the northern agenda,
is to brand the unwilling ones as
‘enemies’ of the region and expose
them to public.
Fraternising with Jonathan
A member of the NEF, Prof Ango
Abdullahi, confirmed the position of
the north in an exclusive interview
with Vanguard but declined to say
how such action would work against
top politicians, who were not voted
into office by the forum. The former
ABU vice chancellor, said that
although the NEF had no power to
remove such politicians from office,
they had the prerogative to expose
them as saboteurs of the north.
Abdullahi said: “It is true that we are
looking at those from the north, who
are fraternising with Jonathan to stop
us from getting the Presidency in
2015. I can say to you that
appropriate steps will be taken at the
appropriate time to deal with such
moles known to be working with
Jonathan against northern interest as
far as the next election is concerned.
“We are aware that some of our
people, governors, lawmakers and
ministers are working against the
interest of the region because they
don’t believe that we should produce
the next president of Nigeria. If we
cannot do anything to stop them, we
can mobilise the people to see them
as the enemies of the north.”
Vanguard learnt that the NEF took the
decision to sanction northern
politicians working for Jonathan
following the alleged persecution of
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers
State by the Presidency for reportedly
having an ambition of pairing with his
Jigawa counterpart, Sule Lamido, to
run in 2015.
Although the duo have consistently
denied the rumour, their posters,
suspected to be planted by
opponents, have continued to flood
major cities and towns, thereby
exposing them to more trouble with
the Presidency. Despite the fact that
the President has not declared his
intention to run, his soldiers
particularly former militants, have
already threatened to cause mayhem
if Jonathan was not returned in 2015.
Source: Vanguard

While some men don’t want to
settle down and claim a
girlfriend, most men don’t need
any “girl…friends” either. After
all, what man wants to just
“hang out” with a beautiful
woman?
That’s what his boys are for. It’s
totally possible for men and
women to be platonic friends,
but that’s not normally how it
starts.
The man is attracted to a
woman, he asks her out, and
they spend time together. But
then somewhere along the line,
said man falls into the dreaded
“friend zone” – and he has no
idea how he got there. He’s not
sure if she’s playing hard to get,
or if he’s been hoodwinked –
and while he’s trying to figure it
all out, the woman knows
exactly what she’s doing. If
you’re not sure if you’re being
played for a fool, here are some
signs that she just might be
using you.
1. You Are Her Personal
Chauffeur
You have a car…she doesn’t.
This is not a big deal, and being
the gentleman you are, you have
no problem picking her up for
dates. But after a while, you’re
not just picking her up to go to
the movies. You’re driving her to
work, to her doctor’s
appointment and even to her
friends’ house. As a matter of
fact, she asks you to drive her
AND her friends around – to the
club, the mall, wherever. But
she’s attractive, so you do it,
even if it’s totally out of your
way. The way you see it, she’ll
think you’re such a nice guy that
she might even invite you
INSIDE of her home one day.
But she doesn’t, and you barely
get a kiss on the cheek for all of
the gas you’ve burnt up. If she’s
given you ZERO indication that
she’s even remotely physically
attracted to you, then she’s
using you for a ride. Unless
you’ve at least gotten to second
base, keep your car parked and
let her figure out how to get
around herself.
2. You’re Her Flunky
It’s not enough that you drive
her around, but sometimes she
sends you out WITHOUT HER to
run her errands. She asks you,
in that ever so sweet voice of
hers, to pick up her dry cleaning
“since it’s on your way home.”
She has to work late, so she
wants to know if you’d be a dear
and walk her precious dog for
her. And you do it, because you
figure that’s what a good
boyfriend would do, right?
Right.
Problem is, you’re not her
boyfriend, you’re her errand
boy; and any hopes you had of
becoming her boyfriend went
out the window along with your
dignity. She’s not going to date
you because she doesn’t respect
you. Some women don’t like a
guy who does whatever she
says or who she can walk all
over. What you see as kindness,
she may view as weakness. It’s
sad but true. There’s nothing
wrong with being a good friend,
if that’s all you want to be. But if
you want more, and she’s not
giving it to you, despite all of
your good intentions, then
bounce…and let her hire an
assistant.
3. You Are Her “Go-To” Date
If you find that she only wants
to go OUT – to the movies, a
concert or to her favorite
restaurant, chances are she just
wants to get out of the house
and you are her “go-to” date.
Every time she calls, you’re
always available…probably
because you sit around waiting
for your phone to ring. She
knows this, and she also knows
that you will do anything to be in
her presence. If she’s always
busy when you invite her to
your crib or you’ve never seen
the inside of her place, then she
probably doesn’t want to be
anywhere where something
could jump off…and she’d have
to turn you down. Just once or
twice, be busy when she calls or
tell her “no” to an outside date
and see how she reacts. If she’s
bent out of shape or stops
calling, then you’ll know she’s
probably not that into you.
4. You Pay For ALL Dates
Not only are you her “go-to”
date – you also PAY for ALL of
the dates. Some women expect
men to pay for all dates, and
some men even agree with that.
But you shouldn’t be going
broke while you’re trying to
figure if she actually even likes
you. If you’ve got the means to
stick it out until she magically
falls in love with you, then rock
on. But if you have to take out a
small loan just to keep courting
this woman, while she NEVER
ever offers to pay for anything,
then stop…now. See how long
she wants to “date” you when
you tell her that you forgot your
wallet.
5. You Pay Her Bills
It’s one thing to pay for dates,
but it’s another thing to pay her
rent. There’s nothing wrong with
helping out a friend in need, or
LOANING someone some money
until they get on their feet. But
unless you are her MAN, and
you KNOW this, then there is no
way you should be paying for
anything that’s in her name. Men
and women use each other all
the time for different things, but
you’re a straight up sucka if she
hands you a utility bill and you
actually pay it…regularly. And
don’t try taking her to court
when she drops you for some
other fool and you’re out
hundreds or thousands of
dollars. She’ll claim it was a “gift”
and you’ll never get your money
back. Listen to what I’m telling
you and save yourself from
having to learn an expensive
lesson on your own.
6. You’re Mr. Fix It
You’ve let it be known that
you’re pretty handy when it
comes to fixing things, so she
invites you over one Saturday
afternoon to “help” her paint
her house. You think it’ll earn
you some cool points – and
you’ll get to be INSIDE her place
and you can seduce her while
you wait for the paint to dry.
WRONG! All she’s going to do is
find a way to be busy “doing
something else” while you paint,
and when you’re done, she’ll
suddenly need a ride to Home
Depot to pick up some things for
the next project you’ll be
working on. So you drive her
there (See #1) and pay for all
the materials (See #5) and then
go back to her place to install
her new cabinets, hang some
shelves and fix her leaky faucet.
She doesn’t even offer to feed
you (See #4). She rushes you
out of her house when the work
is done because she’s
“tired” (has a date with
someone else) so you leave,
hoping for another chance to
get closer to her bedroom. You,
my friend, have been had. Next
time, tell her to hire a contractor
and keep it moving.
7. You’re Her Confidante
So by now, you realize that
you’re in the” friend zone”, but
you don’t care. You think you
still have a chance to woo her,
so you continue to be her
shoulder to cry on hoping that
one day she’ll come to her
senses and realize what a
wonderful, caring,
compassionate man you are. So
you endure endless hours of
her late night calls crying to you
about the jerk who broke her
heart (again). You encourage
her complaints about all the no-
good men out there and remind
her that if she were your
woman, you’d never hurt her
and treat her like the queen that
she is. Little do you know, she’s
a glutton for punishment, only
likes “bad boys” and thinks nice
guys like you are weak and
pathetic. Dude, run…or else
she’ll just continue to use you
up and walk all over you. You’re
wasting your time if you think
she’ll change her mind about
you – and if she finally ever
does, it’ll be too late…because
you will have found a woman
who appreciates you.
8. You’re Her s*x Toy
Now, this might not be a
problem for most men out
there, but if you are genuinely
interested in having a real
relationship, getting married and
having kids one day, then you
might want to find a woman
who wants you for more than
s*x. Believe it or not, there are
women out there, like men, who
have jump-offs who they will
never be seen out in public with.
The s*x is earth shattering, but
she doesn’t want a relationship,
OR, she doesn’t want a
relationship with YOU. Maybe
you’re too short, don’t have a
job, have multiple children with
multiple women, have some
teeth missing…who knows.
Either way, she doesn’t want her
girlfriends to know about you,
so you become her dirty little
secret and she calls you after
midnight to come by and crack
her back. Now, again…some, if
not most, men would be fine
with this arrangement. But if
you’ve somehow caught feelings
for her, then it’s best you leave
now before your heart gets
broken into a million little pieces
once she finds a guy she can
actually be seen in daylight with.

A lot has been written about the
virtues of the first generation of
Northern Nigeria’s political leaders
especially the likes of the Late
Sardauna of Sokoto, the Late Sir
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Late
Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu, the Late
Mallam Aminu Kano etc. Nonetheless,
it will be note worthy to point out,
with no fear of contradiction, that the
period in which they – especially the
Sardauna at the regional level and Sir
Balewa at the federal level – led, can
be regarded as the golden age of
Northern Nigeria’s political glory.These was the period when
Northerners in politics were revered
by their peers and their opinions
highly regarded even if not agreed to
by contemporaries because they were
totally patriotic and passionate to their
causes. During this golden age, other
regions will preferentially rather “do
business” with the North politically,
even if they disagree with it, than do
business with other regions. The
leaders from the North during this
period, are respectable and, integrity
is an honor they live by.They were incorruptible and had the
best interests of their constituencies at
heart. Politics for them is not a
personal wealth-making endeavor, as
it is the case with most of the later
generation of leaders of Northern
Nigerian extraction, but a call to
leadership and service. The guiding
principle of these leaders’ are: Duty,
Honor, and Country,
Regrettably, these
same statements could not be made
without exception about the
subsequent generation of leaders of
Northern Nigerian extraction both at
regional and state levels. To varying
degrees, the progress that the first
generation of Northern Nigerian
leaders achieved for the region and
the nation at large were allowed to
waste and in most cases reversed,
Zainab Usman-2012,
in her article titled, Northern Nigeria:
The Disconnect Between Our Leaders
and the Rest of Us, accused the
present generation of leaders of
progressively disconnecting
themselves from the ordinary people
through misplaced priorities.
According to her, “The summaries of
various communiqués of meetings
and fora involving northern political
leaders (mainly the Northern
Governors Forum) and most northern
elders (mostly former public office
holders) of recent, on the North’s
numerous problems are baffling and
frustrating as it is apparent the
agenda of these meetings typically
have little to do with the region’s
gargantuan economic, socio-political
and security challenges. Neither do
the final recommendations.
“The themes of these meetings usually
revolve around increased revenue
allocation to northern states from the
Federal Government, lamentations
over existing conspiracies to
“marginalize” and “destroy” the North;
emphasis on the North’s “turn” to
produce the next president in 2015;
hollow, rhetorical lamentations on the
decline of the northern economy and
the need to revive agriculture,
countering the Boko Haram
insurgency and occasionally, a passing
reference is made on the need for
good governance, and in the end,
these ills are ascribed to bad
leadership and that’s about it. These
meetings typically produce virtually no
solid, detailed, implementable blue
prints on how to methodically,
systematically and effectively address
the North’s well-documented
problems.
“As the communiqués and press
briefings for these meetings become
public, one’s hopes of tangible
solutions are further dashed by the
crushing realisation that these leaders
are running round in vicious circles. At
best, they gloss over the most critical
problems, and at worst, their
recommendations have practically no
bearing on these problems.”
Usman also classified the problems
bedevilling the North into four broad
distinct but interrelated categories: the
steady economic decline of the region
over several decades, the breakdown
of social cohesion, the insecurity
especially the Boko Haram insurgency
and the gradual decline of the North’s
political influence at the centre. She,
however, opined that disturbing fact
is that the priorities of the northern
Governors and many of the northern
elders, are skewed towards the
North’s access to political power and
how to bring back the Presidency to
the North come 2015 while the more
important economic, social and
security challenges are of secondary
importance to them.
Besides, Usman said Thomas
Friedman of the New York Times,
writing in June 2012, identified two
components of the global leadership
deficit prevalent in many countries -
generational and technological. She
opined that the Northern Nigeria
leadership shares in this deficit.
She opined that “When this is applied
to the situation in northern Nigeria, it
becomes apparent that the
disconnect between the leaders and
the led
has much to do with the
little generational change amongst
those responsible for aggregating and
articulating the North’s aspirations,
with mostly the same people who
have been in the thick of things since
some of us were in diapers, whom
we’ve read about in social studies
textbooks in primary and secondary
school, still dexterously recycling
themselves continuously back in
power – as governors, ministers,
legislators, permanent secretaries,
board members of parastatals – still
calling the shots today.”
The incredibly persistent longevity of
many die-hard power-brokers in
northern Nigeria, Usman observed,
has ensured that only a few
neophytes have been genuinely
groomed as successors. This situation
of course, she added, is connected to
the technological dimension of this
leadership deficit which beyond the
use of modern technology in
governance, refers to the stale, archaic
and retrogressive approach to
leadership as a consequence of this
generational gap, with little input of
fresh ideas and approaches to
governance.
“Therefore, the same top-down,
gerontocratic and quasi-feudal
approaches to leadership of decades
past is very much the norm in the
North today, increasingly incapable of
addressing present-day 21st century
challenges,” she further said. Who
then leads Northern Nigeria?