I need answers

Why would anyone design shirts without breast pockets?

Is David Mark still in the Senate?

Why are they crying over the migrants’ crisis and rebels after "arranging" Gaddafi, crippling Greece? Then again, is it not one country (EU)? lol.

Why Military? Why now?  Why a Ransome-Kuti?

When will LASU find a ‘perfect’ VC?

Has Governor Oshiomhole forgotten his promise concerning Insurance of Benin FC (the Naija Gunners)?

Is Governor Ambode aware that his workers excavate but do not evacuate the earth because they are waiting for buyers? (So motorists spend hours squeezing through one lane along Cele-Okota-Ikotun Road)

Fake Coke from the East

Industrious wise men from the East getting the millions rolling in.
Ran into this on a dependable source's Facebook wall.
I hope Nigerians guzzle what they know and the relevant authorities are on this.

Different reactions to Yoruba secession threat

EMINENT Nigerians, weekend, were divided over threats by some Yoruba leaders to pull the South-West zone out of Nigeria and become an independent country.
Led by General Adeyinka Adebayo (retd), Yoruba Leaders of Thought after a summit in Ibadan last week, where they dissected the recent attack and kidnap of former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae by Fulani herdsmen, called for restructuring of the country into true federalism or they would exit the nation.
The Yoruba leaders said in a communique: “Realizing that the crisis that we are witnessing presently over the actions of the Fulani herdsmen is a function of the refusal of Nigeria to practice true federalism, which would guarantee significant autonomy to the constituent units, we demand an immediate restructuring of Nigeria with the implementation of the report of 2014 National Conference as a starting point.
“If we do not see any step in this direction within a reasonable time, Yoruba may have to reconsider their place in a union that cannot protect them and use all legitimate and peaceful means to attain self-determination.”

CANCER: NAFDAC raises alarm over bleaching creams

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, expressed concern over the alarming use of bleaching creams and skin whitening agents.
NAFDAC also warned that such chemicals, aside from causing cancer, could lead to psychiatric and kidney problems.
It equally warned against the continued use of banned chemicals by unscrupulous cosmetics manufacturers.

I quit politics, says Chief Edwin Clark (who cares?)

FORMER Federal  Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, disclosed yesterday he was quitting politics.
He said with the move, he would no  longer be a member of any registered political party and would rather prefer to play the role of a father to all as an elder statesman
Chief Clark turned 88 on May 2.
Speaking, yesterday, when a delegation of Think Nigeria First Initiative, TNFI, led by the Director-General, Abubakar Tsanni, paid him a courtesy call in his Asokoro residence, Chief Clark noted that President Muhammadu Buhari was on the right track in his anti-corruption crusade.

My parents ‘noise’ keeps me awake!

I am in my early 20's and live at home with my parents. My bedroom is next to theirs and I am kept awake some nights by the horrible sounds they make when they are having sex. 
I know things like that are normal, but I feel so embarrassed when I see them the next day. 
Nobody is against their having sex at their age, but shouldn’t they tone it down when there are children in the house? 

If President Buhari wants to be Petroleum Minister, he must appear before us for screening—SENATORS

If the views of some senators can be used as thermometres, then tomorrow's (Tuesday, October 6) Senate sitting will be interesting.

Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, PDP, Abia North; and Chairman, Senate ad hoc Committee on Publicity, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West, have said a few things that must be taken seriously.

First, they said if President Muhammadu Buhari wants to be Minister of Petroleum then, in accordance with the constitution, he must come before the Senate for screening.

Again, nominees that are senators will no longer enjoy the take-a-bow-and-go courtesy. They will be screened.

Furthermore, any allegation of corruption against any nominee will be referred to EFCC/ICPC, adding that Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial will not cow them.

Recall that the list of nominees, submitted by President Buhari to Saraki, will be attended to on the floor of the Senate tomorrow.

Let’s see how the masquerades dance. 

National Assembly plans immunity laws for Senate President, Speaker

Dis people no go stop clowning.
The National Assembly will soon begin moves to amend the constitution so that the immunity enjoyed by heads of the Executive Arm of government is extended to the other arms. That is, the Senate President, House of Reps Speaker and the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
It is obvious the goal is not to curb corruption but to seek escape from the law. As if their tenures no go finish.
Meanwhile, experts on Nigerian laws have said it is a wrong move to "escape" abroad when it gets too hot.
They say, “Stay home and use half the loot to filibuster the Nigerian system.” Our SANs need dollars suits.
While one of our brosses is in jail abroad, another is here in Naija and fought with everything in his power to beat extradition. Na im Madam go make d same mistake. Mtcheew!
By the way, if all these allegations are true, it is either their greed knows no limit or it is “home problem.” Or how do you explain billions of dollars traced to one person? Are they sewing agbada with the money?

So what kept the list this late?

There was not a single surprise in the list of ministers (noise makers) reportedly selected by President Muhammadu Buhari.

It is still all about compensating cronies and people who know nothing about the existence of the word "retire" in the English dictionary.

Some of the names being peddled about are Dr. Chris Ngige, Kayode Fayemi, Rotimi Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola, Abdurrahman Dambazau, Aisha AlHassan, Ogbonaya Onu, Kemi Adeosun, Abubakar Malami, Senator Sirika Hadi, Adebayo Shittu, Senator Udo Udoma.

And, by the way, it pays to be part of groups such as Bring Back Our Girls. Then again, you could be part  of an institution that allows more than 200 schoolgirls to go missing.

These things can earn you a juicy position.

Lets have faith in a few like Fashola and Utomi. We can only hope.

SEE THEM

They celebrate. Again.
The nationalists, who founded this independence, will  be turning in their graves in shame.

President Buhari is coming home

If he didn't attend some meetings, 'insulted' some people he will work with and then addressed a conference of nobodies, at least he has a fiefdom he is returning to after the UN misadventure.

Buhari as one of his noise makers

If PMB is really going to be his Minister of Petroleum, then he will be one of those he called noise makers.
That's no news.
The thing Nigerians must come to terms with is that we are in a dictatorship.
Well, who cares as long as it begins to give life to the mirage called CHANGE.

Hubby made me have an affair

I’ve been married to my husband for over 20 years and we have four lovely children. He’s always had series of affairs that I’ve lost count of.
I’ve stopped talking to him about them and when friends did, he told them smugly that he must be doing something right or I would have left.
He says his affairs are really for the sex and he would never leave me for another woman. Big deal!
I’m quite an attractive woman myself and still wear a size 14 dress. I have a good job and dress well and recently I started looking at other men the way my  husband might look at other women and wondered what it would be like to have sex with them.
You know what? My husband was right, you can have good sex without getting emotionally involved as I’ve since found out. I don’t know if he suspects anything, but lately he’s been showing signs of being jealous, why should he have all the fun?

Man disembowel girlfriend for calling ex's name during sex

Fidel Lopez, aged 24, disembowelled his girlfriend for calling her ex-husband's name during sex, in Sunrise, Florida, USA.

He called 911 and confessed that he went berserk when his girlfriend, 31-old Maria Nemeth, called her ex's name twice.

Lopez started smashing things in the apartment and started “putting things in her stomach.”

He later dipped in his hand and brought out intestinal matter.

NUDE VIDEO: Ann knew she was coming to Dubai for prostitution—suspected syndicate head

The 25-year-old Blessing Gabriel, accused of running a syndicate involved in trafficking girls to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for sexual exploitation, told journalists in Lagos, Tuesday, that one of the girls that appeared in a nude video that went viral knew she was coming for sex work.

Gabriel said: “I have Ann on audio recording saying 'I am ready to do anything, including prostitution, in Dubai'.

“I help men get work as drivers, hotel workers and so on in Dubai. This is the first time I am getting involved with a girl. It was Ann's sister that made the initial contact when one Madam Gina, in Dubai, said she needed a girl to work at a hair-dressing saloon.”

She claimed that when Ann arrived Dubai, she took her to the said Gina, who went with Ann to an inner room, where the video must have been made.

She spoke to newsmen at National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other Related Matters, NAPTIP's office in Lagos, when they were paraded along with the other suspects in the case.

From left—Blessing Gabriel, 25; Precious Owoh, 29; Rose Gabriel, 25; Priscilla Bassey, 33; and Terry Smooth, 38.

The others

The others are Precious Owoh, 29; Rose Gabriel, 25; Priscilla (Prisca) Bassey, 33; and Terry Smooth, 38.

On her part, Smooth, who was accused of supplying girls for the sex trade, said she only gave shelter to girls at her Lekki duplex and had nothing to do with the trafficking.

She expressed surprise that NAPTIP see her as a suspect as she had gone to police to tell them she knew the person in the nude video and produced Ann's sister, only for her to be told by police that she had no case.

Asked why she charged each girl living in her house N10,500 weekly, Smooth said: “I have two security men, pay cable bills, feed the girls, pay light and sundry bills. We need to spend money for these.

“I insist that I know nothing about human trafficking. I have my business. Ask them (referring to the other suspects), no male visitor is allowed in my house. They go out to do their hustle.”

Cash crunch hits NASS; Senate forced to halt hearing on power probe

It is not without justification that some people blame the Kardashian phenomenon on Brandy. The songbird allowed his talentless brother, Ray J, to ride on her cute back to fame. Kim made a sex tape with him, and the world has never been so inundated with bland enertainment ever since.

Chain reactions happen differently.

Senator Saraki dared to pull the tiger's tail. Or is it lion? He then decided to probe power. POWER!?

Suddenly he is being invetigated. NEPA had frustrated the committee's work earlier. NOW funds have suddenly become scarce.

THE FIGHT IS JUST BEGINNING. I WISH THEY WILL GET IT OVER WITH SO WE CAN BEGIN TO HOPE FOR THE CHANGE THEY PROMISED.  

 

Cash crunch has hit the National Assembly and forced the Senate to put on hold the public hearing on power probe.

According to a Senator, who did not want his name mentioned, the cash crunch was also largely responsible for crippling oversight activities of the various committees in the Senate and House of Representatives.

Making reference to the cash crunch being experienced in the National Assembly, a member of the Senate’s ad hoc committee on power, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP Abia North), said the much-expected public hearing on power sector cannot hold for now due to non-availability of funds to run it.

It will be recalled that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had last month announced a 13-man ad hoc committee to carry out a holistic investigation into the management of funds appropriated to the power sector since the Olusegun Obasanjo’s civilian administration.

Mother, daughter want me, a virgin, in bed

I am a virgin at the age of 25. My problem now is that my boss and her daughter are both trying to get me into bed.

After I finished at the law school, my mum arranged for me to work in her friend’s chambers to gain experience. Sadly, my mother recently lost her battle against breast cancer. She died, leaving me devastated and my boss said if I ever needed anyone to talk to, she would always be there for me.

Then, she started inviting me to her place for meals. She’s a single mother of two and lives with her daughter who is my age-mate. I was leaving her house one night after a meal when she asked me to wait. She shut the door and started kissing me, but she stopped when her daughter arrived home.

Why is my husband sleeping with prostitutes?

I recently found out, through a colleague in his office, that my husband of almost 20 years has been sleeping with prostitutes. According to this colleague, some of them call at the office and he takes time off to take them to motels.

26 years marriage dissoved: My wife denies me sex, 75-year-old man tells court

An Ado-Ekiti customary court, yesterday, dissolved the 26-year marriage between a bricklayer, James Kayode Oguntuase and his wife, Felicia, over sexual starvation and sundry acts.

Oguntuase, 75, had sued Felicia, 53, a trader, to court, accusing her of denying him sex, adultery, stealing and stubbornness, allegations which the respondent denied.

The petitioner told the court that he had caught his wife with three different men, adding that she had aborted three pregnancies for her lovers.

Oguntuase also alleged that his estranged wife stole N35,000 belonging to him, being money meant for the purchase of carpentry materials, revealing that he had dragged his wife to court in 2013 on account of alleged sexual escapades.

He prayed the court for the custody of the children, promising to be responsible for their upkeep

The union was blessed with six children, including Caroline, 25; Peter, 23; Akin, 18; Ife, 15; Rachel, 12; and Tolulope, 6.

‘Why I refused him sex’

However, the wife, in her response, said she denied the petitioner sex on grounds of ill-health, and also denied the allegations of adultery and stealing.

She urged the court not to dissolve the union.

Remembering Awololo and Jakande

I picked up this picture online. Hope it is genuine. All we are doing is remind them. Just in case they forgot, that is.
We all know of Awolowo and his very successful free education scheme. However, only a few know the men that did the groundwork: Professor Stephen Awokoya, Professor Segun Ogunseye, Professor Hezekiah Oluwasanmi, Professor Sam Aluko, S. L. Akintola, Chief Simeon Adebo, Head of Civil Service, Western Region, among others.

They said Baba, it can be done. Baba said give me a template. They gave him the current number of  students, the expected number when the scheme kicks off, how much it will cost and the means of getting the funds: the works. 

Man set ablaze in Calabar over pot of soup

A mob in Calabar, Cross River State capital, yesterday, butchered a young man and set the remains on fire beside Atu Secondary School fence along Goldie Street, for allegedly robbing a woman of a pot of soup. His two accomplices escaped.
The hoodlum, in the company of two others, were alleged to have attacked the woman at Mayne Avenue Extension in Calabar South. They were allegedly attracted by the aroma of the soup the woman was warming for her family’s breakfast before heading for early morning mass at nearby St. Bernard’s Catholic Church.

Landlord's daughter bites off tenant's ear over light bill

THERE was pandemonium, weekend, at Oba Market Benin, as a 23-year-old hair dresser, Miss Faith Idehen, had her left ear bitten off in an attack by the daughter of her landlord, identified as Vivian, over electricity bill.
It was learned that trouble started when Vivian, a single mother of two, demanded for N1,500, being monthly payment for electricity bill from Faith.
The tenant’s plea that she did not have up to that amount, but deposited N1,000 with a promise to pay the balance of N500 later in the day, fell on deaf ears.
The victim was said to have left the compound and boarded a commercial bus to her place of work at Oba Market. Vivian allegedly trailed and caught up with her at the popular Yanga Fish Market and pounced on her. A fight started.

Ambitious sand harvesters

These children are busy dredging a river at Makoko Adekunle, Yaba, Lagos.

Edo elder raises alarm after reading own obituary

A 65-year-old community leader from Okhunmwun in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Chief Clifford Osawaru, has raised alarm over threats to his life after youths from the community printed his obituary poster.
Chief Osawaru, who stormed the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Benin, said he decided to cry out when fear gripped him after seeing posters announcing his demise, in which the perpetrators used the name of his eldest daughter as signatory.
Osawaru lamented that he was being persecuted by some youths of the community who were involved in illegal sales of land, after he got a restraining order from court.

Sex workers on rampage in Anambra over demolition of brothels

NO fewer than 200  commercial sex workers residing near the cattle market at the border community of Amansea in Anambra State, have gone on rampage, destroying shanties in their vicinity, after officials of Anambra State Urban Development Board, ASUDEB, demolished their residences.
It was gathered that ASUDEB officials swooped on them at about 3p.m. with armed security operatives on the premise that the brothels were being used by suspected kidnappers and other hoodlums.
Most of the prostitutes have already relocated to the nearby Ugwuoba in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Am I too small to please my women?

I am in my mid-twenties, quite tall but a bit on the chubby side. I’m however not short of girl friends. What bothers me is my dick. I’ve compared it with other men’s and I’ve long realised that I’m rather on the small side.

My girlfriends have not complained to my face. Are they afraid of hurting me? Do you think I can satisfy a woman in bed considering how small I am?

Bird flu in Port Harcourt

Rivers State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Avian flu disease in the state.
Director of Public Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Nnanna Onyekwere, who confirmed the development to newsmen, said two farms in Choba, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state have already been affected.
Similarly, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Domiari Harry, has appealed to operators of poultry houses in the state to draw the attention of the ministry to strange happenings around their birds.
He said the state government was already working to stem the spread of the disease.

Woman dies in fight over boyfriend

Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Nasiru Usman Banki, and a lady over the death of his girlfriend in Bauchi.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Bauchi, said the deceased, known as Iklima Alhassan, aged 28, and an indigene of Bukuru village in Plateau State, visited her boyfriend, Nasiru, who resides at Rafin Makaranta area, behind Awala Hotel in Bauchi.
He said trouble started when the deceased met another lady, Fatima Baba Isa, 22, of Makera ward in her boyfriend’s apartment, a situation that allegedly resulted in a fight between the two women.
Mohammed said: “On August 9, at about 12:50a.m., an uncon-scious young lady was found along Maiduguri by-pass, near Awalah Roundabout, Bauchi.
“The police patrol team attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Division visited the scene and rushed the victim to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, were she was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor and the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for post-mortem examination.”
The police spokesman said the deceased's boyfriend and the other lady were arrested and were assisting the Police with useful information that could help ascertain the cause of her death.

20-year-old sells her baby for N70k

Police in Enugu have arrested Chinwendu Agbo, 20, for allegedly selling her six-month-old baby for N70,000.
Agbo, who hails from Ehalumona in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, was arrested August 8 when she went to collect the money from the buyer, a woman, at Umuabor, Ehalumona.
In a similar development, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arraigned two suspected vandals, Ignatius Chukwulozie,48, and Christopher Ezebuilo,32, before a Federal High court sitting in Enugu.
The suspects were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on stealing, conspiracy and tampering with Niger Delta Power Holding Company, PHCN, high tension cables and installations.
The suspects had allegedly conspired among themselves with others, currently at large, to vandalise installations along Ugwu-Onyeama by Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on June 5, at about 10.30p.m.

3 OPC members rape woman in Lagos

A 30-year-old woman (names withheld) was allegedly raped yesterday in Lagos by four members of Oodua People’s Congress, OPC.
A source said the woman was beaten and raped inside her shop located at Alapere area of Lagos.
The source said after raping the victim, the suspects threatened to unleash more harm on her should she attempt to report the incident to anybody.
The source, who also confirmed that the victim had reported at Alapere Police Station, told Vanguard that the victim was currently receiving treatment at Mirabel Centre.
Police at Alapere denied having such a report.

Man kills 3 people over bitter leaf plant

TRAGEDY struck Sunday at Ogo quarters, Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, as a man, popularly known as Alhaji, murdered three persons, including a three-year-old boy, after a quarrel over the ownership of a bitter leaf plant in the compound.
The casualties included a man, identified as Mr. Aliu Ademo, a girl, Favour and a little boy, Isaac, who died yesterday morning in hospital.
Trouble started when Alhaji had a quarrel with the daughter of a co-tenant called Favour over the bitter leaf plant in the compound.

What's wrong with sex-testing?

I am in my mid-20's and have a healthy appetite for sex. I like to know if a man is really good in bed before committing to having a relationship with him.
Most of the time, I sex-test my dates before deciding whether I like them or not. As a result, I’ve broken off with a couple of my dates after having unenjoyable sex with them.

Landlord, wife kill tenants over quit notice

Delta State Police Command is currently investigating circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of one Iriguvwedo Joshua by his landlord, Mr. Blessing Omasehe.
The victim, who until his death, was a driver and machine operator at a private water factory located by Aziza Junction, along Warri-Sapele Road, was alleged to have died from wounds sustained from the attack at his Chinkelly Street residence, Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

Prostitutes protest colleagues' killing

There was mild drama in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Monday night, as scores of commercial sex workers staged a candlelight procession in honour of their colleagues, who were allegedly killed by suspected ritualists, weekend.
Dressed in black apparels, the sex workers, who stormed the state secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, wailed as they mourned their colleagues.
One of the dead, who was simply identified as Sitira, was found dead at a refuse dump site at Olomoore junction in Abeokuta on Sunday morning.
Suspected ritualists were said to have abandoned the corpse of the 23-year-old prostitute after severing some flesh from her body.

603 debtors owe 9 banks N398bn

In compliance with  the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, that all names of delinquent debtors be made public, through at least three national dailies, nine banks have published the names of their debtors which indicated that 603 of them owe a total of N398,188, 385, 279.
The banks that published the names of their debtors include: Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, Sterling Bank, Enterprise Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
Others include: Guarantee Trust Bank, Heritage Bank, Fidelity Bank and Union Bank Plc.
The breakdown of the debt showed that Union Bank is being owed by 176 debtors to the tune of N341,980,337,799.66.

Union Bank's five top debtors
Its list showed their top five debtors to include: Doc Oil and Gas Limited – N16 billion, Alliance Energy Limited – N5 billion, Hajaig Construction – N3 billion, Sapta International Industries Limited, N2 billion and Petroleum Project International Limited, N1.2 billion.
The list of Skye Bank showed that 107 customers remain indebted to them to the tune of N12,995, 388,072.
Its top five debtors include: Enikkom Investment Services – N1.8 billion, Production Integrated Services – N1.6 billion, Tim Afrique Services – N999 million, National Truck Manufacturers – N728 million and Appaye Engineering Company Limited – N524 million.
Elvation Nigeria Limited, Goshen Integrated Supplies Limited and Duncan Investment Limited also owe Skye Bank $687,319, $437,115 and 471, 028 Euros respectively.
A total of 61 debtors owe Sterling Bank to the tune of N3, 572,243,633.48.
Its debtor list showed the top five debtors to include: Kasolute Nigeria Limited – N475 million, Just Jays Limited – N254 million, Alcun Industries Limited – N192 million, G-Cyrus Global Resources Limited – N188 million and N. Fadlallah & Co. Limited – N133 million.

Heritage Bank's list
Another bank which also published its list includes Heritage Bank which showed seven customers indebted to the lender to the tune of N1.1 billion.
Its top five debtors include: GIC Oil & Services Limited – N675 million, Global Trade & Investment Limited – N274 million, Bertco Motors (Nigeria) Limited – N73 million, Reprotrain Nigeria Limited – N69 million and Feetaf Enterprises – N18 million.
Fidelity Bank has 28 delinquent debtors who owe a total of N5.6 billion. Its top debtors included Starcomms who owe a total of N2.2 billion, followed by Kesio Associates – N328 million and Diesel Solutions Limited – N324 million.
Zenith Bank has 37 debtors owing a total sum of N5, 196, 021, 721. 89. Top on the list of its book include: Energy Company Nigeria Limited – N743 million, Olugbenga Onigbogi – N503 million, Prime Marketing Associate Limited – N472 million, EKHA Agro Processing – N356 million and Southfield Petroleum Limited- N324 million.
Forty-six debtors owe Stanbic IBTC N7,876,585,682.69. Its top five defaulters include: Afro-Arab Investment Limited – N766 million, Sandabe Int’l Company Limited – N679 million, Edward Benson Int’l Limited – N646 million, Gambal Nigeria Limited – N535 million and Oluwaseun Ogunbambo – N472 million.
A total of N4,016,559,259.80 remains in the pockets of Guarantee Trust Bank’s thirty-nine debtors. Its major debtors include: Ekiti Tutors CMS – N303 million, Silversprint Oil & Gas Limited – N258 million, National Union of Local Government Employees, Jaba, Kaduna State – N206 million, MED & Health Workers Union of Nigeria, FMC, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State – N199 million and Call Fix it Limited – N185 million.
Enterprise Bank’s 102 debtors owe a whooping N15.8 billion. Its major debtors include: Naturelle Extracts Limited – N1 billion, Gic Oil & Gas Services limited – N1 billion, NADABO Energy Limited – N1 billion, Vistar Services Limited – N1 billion and Isoglass Industries Limited – N895 million.

LIVING A LIE

Disillusionment crawls near. If the leaders and Nigerians think it will all be oiled smooth because we deceived ourselves into seeing a messiah, too bad.

Even if he has good plans, it will require a continuum for any meaningful change to come. That is, the leader of change must hand over to another leader of change and the change baton must get to another one of change.

If it took about 5 leaders to systematically ruin Nigerian, it must take about 10, or double the number of years it took those five, before we can see genuine change.

All the arresting and hopping about we are being fed with are frantic effort of people who want to retain their jobs. Corruption is too entrenched in our system and individual blood for Buhari (lets assume he is anything close to a messiah) to perform any miracle that will be an upheaval.

Suddenly, light improved and people remembered files abandoned in drawers. So it was not Jonathan, but you and I who do no have the conscience to play our part until a threat created in our mind manifests.

He cannot do a Jerry-of-Ghana and lacks the depth of character of Chairman Mao and the likes.

We might be just trying to make sense out of this myth we have created of an individual.

Woman dies of dog bite

A 55-year-old woman, Florence Aladenoye, has been bitten to death by a dog at Alade Idanre area of Ondo State.
Subsequently, the owner of the dog, Afolabi Olafingbesote, 69, has been arrested by detectives and is currently in Police custody.
Men of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, of the State Police Command have waded into the matter.
After the deceased was bitten by the dog, she was rushed to five different hospitals, but was finally referred to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owo, when her condition became critical, where all efforts by the medical personnel to save her life proved abortive.

CRIME ALERT: Lagos warns residents of new robbery dimension

Lagos State government yesterday alerted residents on a new dimension of criminal activities in parts of the state perpetrated by men of the underworld.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, the state government said unscrupulous persons rendered their prospective victims unconscious through the rubbing of a perfumed handkerchief on their face.
The statement alerted that the bandits usually targeted victims in either a lonely commuter bus, taxi or at a quiet corner.
It added that by the time the effect of the drugged perfume wears off, the criminals would have fled after robbing a victim.
The statement listed the Igando axis in Alimosho Local Government Area as one of the areas where this new dimension of crime had become very pronounced in recent times.
It said: “It is not yet known how harmful the drug being used on the handkerchief is.
“While that is being checked out, it may be necessary to alert members of the public on this new dimension.”

THE HEIGHT OF STUPIDITY

Truck crushes couple, son in Anambra

A man, wife and their eldest son were, yesterday, crushed to death in an accident involving their ash-coloured Toyota Camry and a container-bearing truck at Agu Awka end of Enugu-Onitsha expressway.
The family’s six-month-old baby boy, his four-year-old brother and seven-year-old sister, who survived, were in very critical condition and are receiving treatment at the Regina Caeli Hospital, Awka.
At press time, the wrecked remains of the family’s car were still beneath the truck, with many sympathizers wailing and cursing the truck driver.
The driver of the truck, with number plates LSR 897XQ, ran away immediately the incident occurred.
According to the eyewitness, when people noticed the high speed with which the truck was moving, they started waving, trying to slow him down.
The eyewitness added that it was a few seconds after that that he rammed into the car, which was heading towards Enugu.

My father beat me with barbed wire, broke my my mum's kneees

Operatives of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Ebutte Metta chapter, have rescued a 12-year-old girl (names withheld), who was battered by her father in Lagos.
It was gathered that the victim was found in critical condition at Oyingbo market, Ebute- Metta, following beatings she allegedly received from her father.
A close family source said: “The victim, a Junior Secondary School, JSS, 1 student with the Canal Secondary School, Orile, Lagos State, would have died from the wound she sustained after her father flogged her with barbed wire, but for the intervention of vigilante members, who found her writhing in pains in the dead of the night.”
It was learned that Kafayat was rushed to Star Clinic, Ebutte-Metta, where she is receiving treatment from the wound she sustained all over her body.