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24/02/2024

The other day I sat down at Harvard Book Store with Laurence Ralph to discuss his new book SITO: An American Teenager and the City That Failed Him. SITO is a beautifully written and riveting book about a teenager known as Sito who was shot to death at nineteen years old in his car in San Francisco. His killer, Julius, was seventeen years old. Five years earlier Julius’s brother had been killed by an acquaintance of Sito. Sito was widely blamed and lambasted in the media, and incarcerated for a time. When he got out, Sito became a prison abolitionist.

Ralph explores the structural and systematic issues that perpetuate youth violence, particularly among youth of color. He documents in intimate detail the lived experiences of youth of color subjected to violence and incarceration and denigration—and the grief of their families. He chronicles the family grief in personal detail. Ralph is the stepfather of Sito’s half-brother.

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laurence-ralph/sito/9781538740323/?lens=grand-central-publishing

12/12/2023

What is sad about most families is that we grew up like this, sleeping together, eating together, visiting each other but today most of us:-
1. Don't talk to each other.
2. Don't visit each other.
3. Have become enemies even though we are a family.
4. Accuse each other of witchcraft and jealous.
5. The new generation born out of these families don't know each other because their parents, who are siblings, are no longer on talking terms.
6. Only meet during funerals.
The most sad part is the grandmothers or grandparents who were the glue holding families together are long gone.
And i now understand the World.

06/11/2023

Genuine People are scarce in the world of today. When i say "Genuine People" I'm not referring to "Holy People" or "Tongue Talkers" but people whose content of character and depositions are true and straight.

If you are fortunate to meet or have up to five " Genuine People" in your life, you would have been the luckiest of Men.

95% of the people you will meet in life, will be more about what they can get from you, whether at the present, or in the run of time...

02/11/2022

𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄

-𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐞

1. It's very manipulative that our angry side is always seen as our “true colours”, as if when we are happy and being kind, we're being fake.

2. Be careful with your words. You never know how many times it keeps repeating in someone's mind.

3. What makes people ugly, is their negativity, jealousy & their need to bring others down to make themselves feel better.

4. Normalize using words like colleague, classmate, old schoolmate, neighbour, etc because not everyone is your friend.

5. People look so different once you don't care about them anymore. You begin to notice how “ordinary” they are.

6. The ugliest thing you can do is bring up someone's past when they've changed.

7. How you're treated is more important than how much you like someone.

8. The biggest communication problem is that we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply and react.

9. Always leave people better than you found them.

01/11/2022

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

-𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐞

1. Don't talk to many people about your problems. Many of them are not interested, and they do not have a solution. Telling many people about your difficult situation might erode your confidence and mental well-being in the sense that they might start mocking you for your difficult situation.

2. Accept that your actions are the only thing that can be controlled and with your actions, you will surely find a way to get out of the difficult situation.

3. Be aware that being in a difficult situation is part of life and part of self-development. See the difficult situation as an opportunity to grow and learn.

4. Wake up every day appreciating the gift of life and read something positive. It could be a Bible or some of those spiritual books.

5. Go solo, meditate a lot and journal, isolate yourself from the crowd and once again, share your problem only with trusted people that might lift you up again.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.

15/10/2022

Testing the Microphone for my Spoken word performance.

This is a poem of mine I love so much, because it resonates with almost all Africans- our child hood day.

07/10/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞?
𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐞

(1)
Because Silence is the most powerful weapon to drive away narcissists from your life.

(2)
Silence means ignoring them, not letting them in again in your life.

(3)
Silence will lead you to choose to be mature and make peace within yourself.

(4)
Silence will make you fight with your inner self to choose peace, not revenge.

(5)
Silence will take your whole life back from their world.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?

𝔸 𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕕𝕠 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜, 𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥, 𝕡𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦, 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕤𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕘𝕠 𝕓𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕞- 𝕒 𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕟𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘. 𝕊𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕕𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕚𝕕:

(1)
Narcissists become socially active, spying on you on social media.

(2)
They will become enraged and will use insults to damage you.

(3)
They will blame you.

(4)
They may try to pull us back into their lives by live bombing.

(5)
They will make you believe he’s changed.

(6)
They may use the no contact strategy themselves and practically disappear.

04/10/2022

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐅 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓?
𝐁𝐘 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐀𝐊𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐁𝐄

𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓪𝓰𝓮, 𝓲𝓽’𝓼 𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮 𝓫𝓾𝓲𝓵𝓽 𝓫𝔂 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮.

Here are 10 traits of a mature person.

1. 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆: They are comfortable being on their own and don’t always need friends or people around them.

2. 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔: They accept that everyone is different and will have different opinions. They don’t need everyone to think or act as they do.

3. 𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: They are not dependent financially or emotionally on their parents. They tend to make their own life decisions.

4. 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕:They don’t put someone down or make fun of someone because that’s not how they get their self-esteem. They are already confident in themselves.

5. 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚: They don’t blame others for their failures and try to take responsibility for how to improve the situation rather than complain.

6. 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈: They have two ears and one mouth and they use them in that proportion.

7. 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒚: They don’t try to deceive or manipulate others for their gain. They lay their desires on the table and it’s okay if other people walk away.

8. 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: They like to talk about deep meaningful topics about life and nature with a sense of wonder and curiosity.

9. 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈: They don’t emotionally cling to people and if someone isn’t the right fit for them they aren’t afraid to let them go.

10. 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈: They don't chase money or that new car or someone, they know where true happiness is; in the present.

02/10/2022

INSPIRATIONAL from former Cameroon international Eyong Enoh:

"In January 2006,I travelled to North Cyprus for trials with a 1st Divison club.At this time I was playing 1st division in Cameroon with Mount Cameroon and the Cameroon U20 National Team.

I had a 10 days trial with this team and i was deemed not good enough,my agent Divine took me to a 2nd Division Club and they too didn't accept me.Most of the players I travelled with had already signed with their respective clubs and I was still in limbo.

My agent decided we give another try with a 3rd division team which also said I wasn't good enough.He felt discouraged and confused cause he counted on me as his best bet amongst all the other good players he came with.I consoled him that,he shouldn't worry,there is definitely a team for me.

Two days later he got a call from a 1st Division club that needed a midfielder,he asked reluctantly if I could come train with them,and they said yes.I arrived and had my first training with the team and the coach said he liked me and would like to have me in his team.You can imagine the relief my agent and I had.

The first hurdle to get a club was done,what is going to happen next? I went for medicals and the results according to the doctor showed that I had a heart problem.We moved to three other locations to validate the results.

If you are still reading it means you are eager to know how this ends.How it end's is that,my medical report was duely verified allowing me to play.The team went on to be Champions that season and I was voted the best player of the league that season.

Things to keep in Mind:

● On your journey of success,rejection is inevitable.
● It's not what happens to you that matters,it's what you do when those things happen.

Check 4pballer.com/home for Tiger Mentality Mentorship..."

Source: The Real Eyong Enoh

28/09/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫?

𝓝𝓸 𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝓲𝓼 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓮𝓬𝓽.

(01)
If I choose a Submissive woman, I must accept that she depends on me.

(02)
If I choose a beautiful woman, I have to accept expenses too.

(03)
If I choose a working woman, I must accept that she cannot handle full household chores.

(04)
If I choose a housewife, I must accept that she doesn't earn.

(05)
If I choose a great woman, I have to accept that she is tough and firm.

(06)
If I choose a Brave woman, I must accept that she has thoughts of her own.

𝑨 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 “𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔" 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆.

27/09/2022

𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄'𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐁𝐘 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐀𝐊𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐁𝐄

01.

Stop holding onto people, just because you have a history together.

02.

Accept people as they are, but place them where they belong.

03.

The day you let go of the people you've been pointlessly holding onto, is the day your life gets a whole lot better.

04.

Sometimes growth requires new company, new friends and new mindsets.

05.

Some disconnections will bless your life.

06.

Sometimes you block your own blessings, by telling everyone your business.

07.

A lot of people become unattractive, once you find out how they think.

08.

Most people will show you who they really are by mistake. Pay close attention.

09.

Your greatest test will be how you handle people who mishandle you.

27/09/2022

Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before securing a good job.

Someone became a CEO at 25, and died at 50.
While another became a CEO at 50, and lived to 90 years.

Someone is still single, while someone from his school group has become grandfather.

Obama retired at 55 & Trump started at 70.

Everyone in this world works based on their time zone.

People around you might seem ahead of you & some might seem to be behind you.

But everyone is running their own race, in their own time.

Do not envy them.
They are in their time zone, and you are in yours.

So, relax.

You're not late.
You're not early.
You are very much on time.

God over everything 🍷

26/09/2022

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫?

𝟏. 𝐄𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐠, 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭.
We use 9am-10am as “Crush” time.
During this time, we get our most challenging tasks out of the way and don’t disturb one another with questions. Whichever activity you are dreading the most is probably the one you need to complete first thing in the morning.

𝟐. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
Create a short list of simple to-dos at night can help you hit the ground running in the morning, establishing a productive momentum that will carry you through the rest of the day.

𝟑. 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲.
Create a spreadsheet listing your top 3 crucial for each day. This will help you plan each day and make sure you’re maintaining focus on the most important tasks each day.

𝟒. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤.
A simple shift in perspective can do wonders for your motivations and energy levels. Instead of saying “I have too much to do today!”, say “These are the two things I need to focus on today. ”

𝟓. 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬
Waiting in line at the grocery store, at the bank, in the elevator, etc. Bring a book you’ve been meaning to read, clear a few emails, or catch up on status updates. Or simply let your mind wander and observe the world around you.

𝟔. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨
Learn to say no more often to guard your time for your highest leverage activities.
A saying “no” tip: When someone comes to you with a request that you need to say no to, simply ask them to give you 15 minutes to finish what you’re working on then by the time you come around to find out what they wanted, they’ll often have figured it out on their own.

𝟕. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 ’𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞’:
Go through email and social media updates that have piled up overnight and triage the backlog. Knock out quick responses and referrals, so other people can start working on tasks. Schedule the bigger tasks. And delete the stuff that is informational or not important.

𝟖. 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬:
Particularly when you are overworked or are operating under time constraints, checklists keep you on track.

𝟗. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Personal distractions could also kill your productivity at work. When you let personal distractions interfere with your work, you would easily lose focus and waste time doing nothing.

𝟏𝟎. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞:
Are you feeling a little sleepy around 3pm? Stand up!
Is your posture starting to wane? Stand up!
It’s simple, but it’s effective.

～𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐩: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤.
If you experience a slump in your usual productivity, a lack of motivation might be the culprit. Motivation is the fuel for productivity in the face of apathy, and generating it is as simple as tying the task at hand back to a bigger, more important goal.

24/09/2022

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐃?

Mine goes to Harrison Okene. He was a Nigerian sailor/chef, when a tugboat he was on sank. Divers went searching THREE days after the boat sank, only then they found a survivor. He was in a small air pocket 100 feet under the surface. Never could I imagine a man being trapped a 100 feet under the surface for 3 days, and surviving.

Once he was found, divers were nervous he would panic during the rescue. He had been breathing dangerous levels of nitrogen, and had never used scuba equipment. Harrison thought it had only been 12–14 hours before he found out he had been buried under the sea for 60 hours. Once resurfacing, Harrison was reunited with his family and now has vowed to “never return to the sea.”

20/09/2022

Winston Churchill once said "Never let a good crisis go to waste." My Nigerian peeps, for the next few months when you're out at night, make sure you're with trusted company. This goes for both men and women. Parents and guardians, keep an eye on your kids. Dont let them wander off in the neighborhood. If the men become too guarded they'll move to the women and kids. There's high possibility that the current heinous crimes can be political.

11/09/2022

Fun Sunday 😊

A choir director in one particular church was given money to buy speakers and a mixer for the church use, look at what he bought for the church..The pastor is very angry.🤣

09/09/2022

The world has lost a role model 😢

📷: People gather outside the Buckingham Palace in London, after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died aged 96, Sept. 8, 2022.

👉 Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 96.

The royal who wasn’t supposed to become queen at all, sat on the throne for 70 years following the death in 1952 of her father, George VI, who himself assumed the throne only because of the abdication by his brother, King Edward VIII in 1936.

Working with 15 British prime ministers throughout her reign, beginning with Winston Churchill, the queen served as head of state for both Labour and Conservative governments, following the modern royal tradition of remaining neutral on political matters.

She helped lead her country through the aftermath of World War II, the Cold War, economic booms and busts, strife in Northern Ireland, the creation of the European Union and Brexit.

Admired for her dedication to her job, Queen Elizabeth was seen by many Britons as a pillar of strength for the country at a time when the nation was navigating its diminishing world power.

Earning the distinction of Britain’s longest reigning monarch on September 9, 2015, she characteristically went about her daily duties, which included opening a new railway in Scotland, barely mentioning the distinction.

Credit: Voice of America

08/09/2022

Good day my good friend,

How are you?

Let leave you with the words of Jim Rohn...

Life is a never-ending learning process. Only death marks the end of our growth as a whole. This fact alone should be enough to seek for meaningful knowledge and skills every day. We should experience life firsthand by travelling and taking on all sorts of activities. Challenges will never cease as they make life more meaningful. Can you imagine a life without worries, fears, and doubts? It’s meaningless to live on a perfect world as it will surely take away all our motivations. Be thankful of what you have today and use them to acquire more while passing through one challenge in life after another. Never stop from searching and learning since it’s the only way to fully enjoy the wonders of life!

Have a blessed day

31/08/2022

Untill we unite in strength, we would never be liberated. The oppressors will continually eat on our backs while we settle for the crumbs.

25/08/2022

SAD GENERATION
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"We are dating people who are busy doing meet-ups with other people while you are still in the picture📌.

People who are brave to sleep with someone else and come back to sleep with you📌.

A person who will look deep in your eyes and say I love you while they don't mean it and is ready to do things that will hurt u when you find out.

That's how messed up we are as a nation❌.

We are a generation where alcohol is turned into cool drinks and the only way to escape the problems of life.

Relationships are now hobbies and empowerment schemes.

Hurting someone is a joke.

Beating up your woman is a discipline.
Su***de becomes natural Death,
And cheating is a part of a relationship.

Our generation is lost! 💔

23/08/2022

A 16th century painting showing the skinning alive of a corrupt judge, Sisamnes, in the year 500BC.
Sisamnes was a corrupt royal judge at the time of Cambyses ll in Persia.

It was discovered that he took a bribe in court and passed an unfair judgement. As a consequence the king ordered that he be arrested for his corruption and ordered that he be skinned alive. Before passing judgement the king asked Sisamnes who he wished to nominate as his successor. Sisamnes, in his greed, chose his son, Otanes.

The king agreed and appointed Otanes to replace his father. He subsequently passed judgement and ordered that Sisamnes removed skin should be used to upholster the seat on which the new judge would sit in court to remind him of the potential consequences of corruption.

Otanes, in his deliberations, was forced to always remember that he was always sitting on the skin of his executed father. This helped to ensure fairness and equity in all his hearings, deliberations and sentences.

21/08/2022

DID YOU KNOW?

In Indonesia🇮🇩 families dig up their loved ones every 3 years in August precisely to spend quality time with them.

Actually, it is a festival of sort and that time of the year that the living reunite with the death.

They are also allowed to carry them to the shopping malls, cinemas and also travel with them using all mode of public transport.

They call it a Ma’nene festival.

It is such a creepy festival to many none adherents of such practice but an amazing time of reunion between the living and their loved ones to Indonesians.

It is what it is, dear people.

19/08/2022

Meet Emma Theofelus , Africa's youngest Cabinet Minister

✍️She is 26 years old.

✍️She is Namibia's 🇳🇦 Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT).

✍️She was appointed at age 23 on March 27, 2020.

✍️She is also a Lawmaker, and a member of the National Council of Higher Education.
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Meanwhile the brightest of Nigerian youths of her age are not even considered qualified to be youths leaders of Political Parties in the country.

The parlance---Leaders of tomorrow in Nigeria is a puzzle that is so tough and complicated to solve till date.

The living ancestors in the country don't want to respectfully retire even when they are apparently weak to discharge the functions of the political offices that they have refused to relinquish.

18/08/2022

One of the most mysterious places in Nigeria 🇳🇬 is the cursed Inachalo river at Idah town in Kogi state.

It is believed that when you catch a fish from Inachalo River, and you attempt to cook it for consumption the fishes will constantly remain raw no matter amount of heat you apply.

The grave of Princesse Oma-Odoko is situated near the Inachalo river.

In ancient times, king Idoko who ruled Igala Kingdom during the incessant inter-tribal wars between the Jukuns and Igala people, Kind Idoko made an order for the Inachalo River to be poisoned as a war tool to weaken the Jukuns because the Jukun wariors depend daily on the river for food and water whenever they came for attack on Igala Kingdom.

Many Jukun soldiers become weak and and eventually died of starvation and food poisoning during the Igala-Jukun war.

As part of rituals to end the war and bring peace to Igala land, Princess Oma-Odoko was buried alive along with nine other females.

The Igala people won the war and remained peaceful.

Source: Kogi state hub

15/08/2022

Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was only a few meters from the finish line, but got confused with the signs and stopped, thinking he had finished the race. A Spanish man, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was going on, started shouting to the Kenyan to keep running. Mutai did not know Spanish and did not understand.

Realizing what was going on, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory. A reporter asked Ivan, "Why did you do this?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and help each other win." The reporter insisted "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his."

The reporter insisted and asked again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied: "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of this medal? What would my Mother think of it?" The values are transmitted from generation to generation.

What values do we teach our children and how much do you inspire others to earn? Most of us take advantage of people's weaknesses instead of helping to strengthen them.

14/08/2022

THE MAN WHO SUED THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR GIVING HIM AN AWARD.

There are many weird people around the world that you may have heard or read about. Today we are going to tell you about such a strange person. We are talking about Jonathan Lee riches. He is called the most litigant in the world, this young man had filed the first lawsuit against his mother.
In that lawsuit, he told, 'his mother has not taken care of him well' he also won this case and he got compensation of 20 thousand dollars. After winning this case, the young man filed a case against his friend, maestro, neighbour, relatives, fiance, police, judge, famous companies and even George Bush. So far the number of cases filed by him in different courts has reached close to 2600.
Jonathan Lee riches name is also recorded in the Guinness book, you will be surprised after knowing that Jonathan Lee riches also filed a lawsuit against the Guinness book of world. He said why his personal life was written in the book without his permission.
He has won close to eight million dollars in damages and compensation in the cases so far.
After all this, he was called to a TV show where he was asked, " what is the reason that even after so much fame you are living alone and there is no one to love you? " at this, he started laughing and then got up from the TV show. After that, the young man also sued the TV channel for his dishonour. He then received compensation of fifty thousand dollars.

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14/08/2022

Sadio Mane: “I resisted hunger, I worked in the fields, I survived wars, I played football barefoot, I had no education and many more things, but today with what I earn from football, I can help my people. I built schools, a hospital, we offer clothes, shoes, food to people living in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people in a very poor region of Senegal. I don't need to flaunt fancy cars, fancy villas, travel, let alone planes, I'd rather have my people get a bit of what life has given me." 👑❤️⚽

I wish our Nigerian footballers will do same

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In a world where instant reactions and impulsive responses are often the norm, the power of silence should not be underestimated. It's a practice that can transform conversations, relationships, and problem-solving. So, the next time you find yourself in a situation where words are needed, take a moment to study and understand before you speak, and you'll find that your words carry the weight of wisdom and the potential for real solutions. - Michael Akpanebe @michaeldpoet #video #viralvideo

Testing the Microphone for my Spoken word performance. This is a poem of mine I love so much, because it resonates with almost all Africans- our child hood day. #poetry #spokenword #poem

THE YOUTHS HAVE WOKEN UP

The youths of Nigeria are angry. They are angry about their fate as Nigerians. It seems as if everything is working to keep them down or dead. And they are ready to vent their anger against anybody who is seen as an oppressor or sympathetic to their oppressors. There is no certainty that the students in universities owned by the Federal Government and the 36 state governments will return to school any time soon. They may be at home until the end of this year. They may even be at home until May 29, 2023 when the tenure of Buhari will end. It seems that the attitude of the Buhari-led government is that ASUU should be ignored. All hopes are now hung on the possibility of the lecturers getting tired or feeling some compassion about the plight of the students and calling off their strike.

WHILE HEROES ARE REMEMBERED IN THEIR GRAVES, COWARDS TAKE OVER AND ENJOY WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND: BE WISE IN YOUR REACTION TO ISSUES April 2020 in the city of Port Harcourt; Two men living in the same yard killed themselves while fighting, in a bid to show how protective they were of their wives. They are currently lying in the mortuary probably to continue the fight in the afterworld. Let me burst into your brain, the wives settled their differences after the death of their husbands and they are currently together, living peacefully as widows. May 2020 in the same Port Harcourt, a couple on a motorcycle collided with a Lexus Jeep 2020 Model which also had another couple inside. The bike man was at fault, but like typical bike men in Nigeria, they are never wrong. As the couple in the jeep came down to ascertain the extent of the damage to their car. Loads of insults were heaped on them by the other couple. They ended with this common annoying and provoking cliche, ''Are you stupid?" The Lexus man kept his cool all the while, inspected his car, and observed it was a little scratched, and he asked his wife to enter the car so they can leave. His wife couldn't take it. She responded with a hell of insults to the couple and finished up with her husband, telling him how foolish he is and how he is always a coward. Someone scratched your car and insulted you to cap it up and all you could tell me is ''enter the car let's go''. Can't you fight him? is he not a fellow man? He still kept mute, while his wife entered the car after her rants. He quietly told his wife, didn't you hear what they ended with? they said, ''Are you stupid?'' That's not an insult, that's a question. You and I know the answer, I am not stupid and can never be stupid. While he said this, he turned on his ignition and zoomed off. The bike man and his wife wallowed in guilt back home because passersby gave it to them hot. But most importantly, both families lived happily thereafter. Same city, same s

We must believe in hard-work and not have the mindset of 'luck' alone. Luck happens, but not to everyone Voice: Michael Akpanebe @michaeldpoet #inspiration #motivation #keepgoing

REMINISCE ( TAKE ME BACK)

REMINISCE ( TAKE ME BACK) I wrote this poem with tears in my eyes. Looking back, seeing how alot has changed- become bad is pathetic. The world is sick and I pray it heals. I know you'll connect to this beautiful, classic spoken word poem. Shot and edited by SMC Films

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