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07/07/2024

Mothers should teach their daughters that
there are five (5) main dresses a woman
should wear in her lifetime.

1. School uniform
2. Matriculation gown
3. Graduation gown
4. Wedding gown
5. Maternity gown

Let them know that if any girl skips the
2nd dress, she will not get to wear the 3rd
one.

They must not rush to wear the 5th dress
just because a man has promised them the
4th.........more so, the 4th one fits better and
more prestigious if worn before the 5th dress.

They must learn to wait and follow the dress from 1 to 5.

Stay Blessed.

22/05/2024

Oruko ati Oriki Olorun.

Apa Kinni

Oluwa, (Lord)

Oluwa wa, (Our Lord)

Olorun, (God)

Olorun wa, (Our God)

Oluwa awon oluwa, (The Lord of Lords)

Olorun awon olorun,

Kabiyeesi, (The King)

Oba awon oba,( King of Kings)

Olodumare,( The Almighty)

Arugbo ojo,(Ancient of days)

Olorun agbalagba,( Ancient of days)

Adagba ma paaro oye,(Unchanging God)

Olorun ti o yipada, (Unchanging God)

Olorun kan lailai,( The only God)

Ikan lana,(Same yesterday)

Ikan loni, (Same today)

Ikan lola, (Same tomorrow)

Okan t**i aye ainipekun, ( The same forever)

Oba ti mbe nibi gbogbo nigba gbogbo,( the ubiquitous God)

Metalokan,( The trinity)

Olorun Baba,(God the Father)

Olorun Omo,(God the son)

Olorun Emi Mimo, (God the Holy spirit)

Olorun Abrahamu, (God of Abraham)

Olorun Isaki, (God of Isaac)

Olorun Jakobu, (God of Jacob)

Olorun owu,(The jealous God)

Olorun ti kii s’enia ti yio paro, (God that is not man that could change)

Alewilese, (He that can Speak and Act)

Aleselewi, (He that can Act and Speak)

Owibee sebee, (He that Speaks and Acts)

Awimayehun, ( He who Speaks and does not change His words)

Asoromaye, (He who prophesize and comes to past)

Onimajemu,( Covenant keeping God)

Olulana,(The wonderful way maker)

Olorun oro (Word), (The God of spoken work)

Oba to ti o gbe oro Re ga ju Oruko Re lo, (The God who exalts his word mor that his name)

Olutoju wa, (Our Keeper)

Onibuore,(God whose barn is full of blessing)

Afunni ma s’iregun,(The God who blesses without asking for reward)

Adanimagbagbe, (The creator who never forgets the created)

Oyigiyigi, (Great and Mighty)

Alakoso orun at’aye, (The God of heaven)
Atogbojule,(Dependable God)

Alagbawi eda,(Defender)

Alagbada ina, (He that covers Himself with fire branded robe)

Alawotele oorun,(He whose underwear is Sun)

Asorodayo,(The god who give joy)

Oba t’o mu ‘banuje tan,(God who puts end to sorrow)

Ogbeja k’eru o ba onija,(God who fights for the defenseless)

Jagunjagun ode orun,(The great warrior of heaven)

Olowogbogboro,(God whose hand is long enough to reach at any length)

Olorun awon omo ogun,(The great warrior)

Aduro tini bi akoni eleru,(The faithful God)

Eru jeje l’eti okun pupa,( The Most powerful by the red sea)

Oba t’o mu iji dake roro,(God who commands the storm, peace be still)

Alaabo,(Our keeper)

Oluso,(Our guard)

Olupamo,(Our keeper)

Oludande,(Our deliverer)

Olugbala,(Our saviour)

Olutusile,(God of freedom)

Oludariji,(Our forgiver)

Oba t’o se’gun agbara ese, (God who delivers from hold of sin)

Oba t’o san gbogbo ‘gbese wa,(God who pays the price for our sins)

Olorun ajinde,(The resurrected Lord)

Olutunu,(Our comforter)

Olufe okan wa,(My lover)

Oba t’o yan wa fe,(God who has predestined us)
Olusegun,(The conqueror)

Ajasegun, (The conqueror)

Gbanigbani ni’jo ogun le,(Our defense in time of war)

Ogbagba ti ngb’ara adugbo,( The Protector)

Oba t’o pin okun pupa n’iya,( God who parted the red sea)

Olorun t’o mu Jodani sa niwaju awon omo Re, (God who parted the river Jord=n)

Oba t’o bi odi Jeriko wo,(God who fell down the walls of Jericho)

Olorun t’o kolu Egipiti l’ara awon akobi re,(God who killed the first born=of the Egyptians)

Oba t’o ju gbogbo orisa lo,(The almighty God)

Olorun t’o tobi ju gbogbo aye lo,(Greater than all the earth)

Oba t’o da monamona fun ojo, The God who created lightening for the rain)

Aimope ani oje,

Oba to j’ewe at’egbo lo,

Oba to ni owa t’owa,(The God who commands)

Oba t’oni olo, t’olo, (The God who commands)

Oba t’oni k’owa, t’owa, (The God who commands)

Oba t’oni k’omasi, ti o si si mo,(The God who can close a door and no man can open)

Oba t’ao ri, sugbon t’ari ise owo Re,(The unseen God but we can feel his=impact)

Olorun t’o n gbo adura, (God who hears prayers)

Oba t’o n dahun adura, (Prayer answering God)

Olorun t’ape t’o n je,(The God that you can call and he will answer)

Oba t’o n dahun adura pelu ina,(God that answered by fire)

Eleda,(Creator)

Akoda aye,(The first among all things)

Aseda orun,(He established the heavens)

Oba t’o fi’di aye s’ole s’ori omi,( He who established the earth on waters)

Oba t’o mo wa (The Potter),

Oba t’o mo wa ( He that knoweth us),

Oba t’o mo ohun gbogbo,(The all knowing God)

Olorun t’o le se ohun gbogbo,(God who can do all things)

Oba ti ohun gbogbo nbe n’ikawo Re,(God who has the whole world in his hand)

Oba to joko soke orun to f’ile aye se iti'se Re,(He makes the heaven his se=t and the earth his foot stool)

Oba ti ntu won ka nibi ti won nti da’na iro,(He who causes confusion in th= camp of the enemy)

Atererekariaye,(He spreads out across the earth)

Eletigb’aroye,(The great hear that hears all over the world)

Alatilehin,(Our succor)

Alaanu,(Merciful God)

Oba ti aanu Re duro lailai,(God whose mercies endureth for ever)

Oba alade alafia,(The Prince of peace)

Oloore ofe,(The gracious god)

Olorun ife,(The God of Love)

Olorun ayo,(The God that gives Joy)

Olutunu,(Comforter)

Olubukun,(The blessed God)

Onise iyanu,(Miracle worker)

Onise ara,(Wonderful)

Onise nla,(Great God)

Mimo, Mimo, Mimo,(Holy! Holy! Holy)

Oba t’o ninu mimo,(Righteous God)

Oba alaya funfun,(Immaculate God)

Ologo meta, (The Trinity

Olotito,(The Truthful)

Olododo,(The Truthful)

Iye,(Resurrection)

Aduro gboingboin lehin asotito,(Defender of the Truthful)

27/03/2024

CHAPTER FIVE

Steps on how to eradicate poverty in Nigeria - Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

Poverty is the inability of people or families to get enough resources to satisfy a minimal level of life that is deemed acceptable by society. Lack of a typical or socially acceptable level of money or other goods is the condition of being in this situation. It is said to be when people lack the means to meet their basic needs. In Nigeria, the wealth of the nation is controlled by few individuals and leaving millions of Nigerians in poverty.

Poverty has reduced people’s quality of life to merely surviving daily, rather than living life to the fullest. It makes existence intolerable and has the power to end all life. For instance, the fact that poverty does not prevent parents from having children might make childrearing situations so miserable that the lives of children born under such circumstances are at risk. Because of this, infant mortality rates are particularly high in underdeveloped nations and localities across the world.

According to the World Bank’s Nigeria economic report, which was published in July 2019, Nigeria has one of the highest average economic growth rates in the world at 7.4%. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate fell to 2.7% in 2015 as a result of negative production shocks and the decline in oil prices from 2014 to 2016. 2016 the GDP shrank by 1.6% during its first recession in 25 years. Nationally, 89 million Nigerians (43 percent) live below the poverty line, while 53 million (25 percent) are considered vulnerable. Numerous people struggle with a lack of financial resources, severe information poverty, unemployment, information accessibility, technology assets, and other particularly debilitating circumstances like poverty.

Steps on how to eradicate poverty in Nigeria: The degree of poverty continues to be intolerable for a nation with enormous riches, a sizable population to sustain trade, a highly developed economy, and an abundance of natural resources like oil. Due to a lack of knowledge about the enormous informal sector of the economy, which is believed to be 60% larger than the present GDP numbers, poverty may have been overstated. As of 2018, poverty is slowly increasing as a result of population expansion outpacing economic growth. Nearly half of the population, and unemployment peaked at 23.1%, live below the international poverty line ($2 per day).

However, these initiatives have largely ignored the three causes of this enduring poverty—income disparity, interethnic conflict, and political instability with corruption. The economy has suffered greatly because of COVID-19, with food prices rising and markets being disrupted by rising costs and declining buying power.

Steps:
An Increase in Literacy Rates and Skill Development: According to UNICEF, Nigeria has one of the world’s worst rates of out-of-school children, with the situation looking to be considerably worse in Northern Nigeria. Data from October 2018 show that Nigeria has the greatest proportion of out-of-school children. Poverty is a constant effect of this lack of human capital development. An effective long-term solution to poverty in Nigeria can be found in high-quality education.

Helpers Social Development Organization, a non-profit organization in Enugu State, has helped to increase literacy by opening a school that provides free education for children in the nursery and primary grades and by sponsoring their secondary education. This has been shown to increase economic efficiency by increasing the value and effectiveness of the workforce, helping people escape poverty.

Economic Diversification: Another significant factor contributing to Nigeria’s growing poverty levels is economic instability brought on by an overreliance on oil money. Therefore, it is essential to diversify economic activity to provide opportunities for Nigerians while preserving economic stability. Diversifying Nigeria’s economy and boosting value addition in the agricultural sector can both contribute to the elimination of poverty. 70% of the workforce is presently employed in agriculture, but by expanding it, the government will be able to offer even more specialized professions, enabling people to move up the employment ladder.

Embracing Technology and Economic Opportunity Expansion: Nigeria’s economic output and population prospects must be enhanced if poverty is to be eradicated there. For this to happen, it will be necessary to advance technological innovation while also increasing financial access and opportunities for women and young people in rural areas.

To do this, the Nigerian government must fund job-creation initiatives like rehabilitating infrastructure and other extensive investments that bolster local economies, generate jobs, and rejuvenate neighborhoods. Similar to how it has been demonstrated in other countries, the government may support increased employment creation by fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems and encouraging private-sector cooperation through incentives and social impact bonds.

Despite its limitations, access to microfinance has also been proven to reduce poverty globally. It is important to integrate individuals into the financial system so that governments can better organize and integrate services for the poorest of the poor, even while there are compelling reasons to use grants and other types of social assistance to support the poor.

Nigeria’s financial inclusion is rising, although there is still little financial inclusion in the nation’s rural, poor areas. Government regulatory support for digital and mobile-based financial products as well as the adoption of blockchain technology may both increase financial inclusion.

Healthcare Investment: People are being driven into extreme poverty every year because of having to pay for health issues, as Nigeria continues to deal with several damaging health indicators. To reduce poverty, we must invest in people’s health and well-being, especially the well-being of our young people. As a result, the Helper Social Development Foundation has built restrooms in public schools to enhance students’ well-being. It is crucial to remember that increased healthcare spending is linked to both a rise in the economy and a decrease in poverty.

Females’ Education and Women’s Empowerment: The approximate 10 million youngsters that are not in school in Nigeria are mostly female. It has been shown that empowering women and educating girls has a favorable impact on the economy and future generations. to eradicate poverty for both present and future generations Since 2016, the Helpers Social Development Foundation has sponsored girls’ education at the basic and secondary school levels and launched an initiative to combat child marriage and child sexual abuse in several rural areas. Gender equality raises household income and improves the prospects and well-being of children.

Fight Against Corruption: Because of Nigeria’s deeply ingrained corruption and the lack of sanctions for corrupt public officials, funds meant for development projects have been diverted, which has resulted in subpar infrastructure development, poor social welfare, and poverty.
Fighting corruption is an important step in helping the country end its growing poverty rates. To do this, a thorough anti-corruption campaign and strict financial control are needed. Fighting corruption has a direct influence on poverty reduction, as opposed to education, which decreases poverty gradually.

Income Redistribution: This simply implies that low- and middle-income employees will experience increases in their pay and benefits while high-income earners (particularly the political elite) will suffer decreases in their pay and benefits. Raising demand will boost overall production, creating more employment and reducing poverty.

Invest in Infrastructure: One way to assist the nation in creating a more connected economy, which can help to reduce poverty, is to invest in infrastructure. It will boost economic activity and give more Nigerians greater power to provide dependable power, a rail network, decent roads, pipe-borne water, and intervention in mass housing projects.

The humiliating contradiction of poverty amid abundance in Nigeria points to the urgent need for a focused effort to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty. A shared poverty reduction strategy that can be adopted by the federal government, state governments, local governments, NGOs, and the global donor community is therefore required.

In addition to a strong political commitment, projects, and programs aiming at eliminating poverty must also be depoliticized. Very importantly, it is necessary to implement programs and efforts to reduce poverty; as a result, consider donating to the Helpers Social Development Foundation or working with them to launch a project to eradicate Nigeria’s fundamental causes of poverty. To make a dent in poverty, we must have rapid, equitable economic growth, controlled population increase, competent economic management, and great governance.

In October, the World Bank released its ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity’ report outlining progress in the global fight against extreme poverty. According to the report, the world is unlikely to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, with COVID-19 as a major factor in upending progress made in recent years. The total number of people living in extreme poverty has risen to 719 million globally, with 71 million people added in 2020 alone.

The COVID-19 crisis and the effects of the war in Ukraine may have pushed over five million more Nigerians into poverty since 2020, according to the World Bank. The poverty map by the National Bureau of Statistics further reveals that while four in 10 Nigerians experience monetary deprivation, six in every 10 Nigerians (or 133 million Nigerians) are multidimensionally poor due to a lack of access to basic amenities. This staggering number is fueling insecurity and stealing our future.

This election presents fresh opportunities to address the poverty crisis. Nigerians should not be lulled into complacency by campaign promises devoid of practical solutions. Instead, voters must ask all candidates; how do we lift Nigerians out of poverty over the next decade?

The good news is that Nigeria can learn from countries that have successfully reduced widespread poverty. In the 1980s, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world, with a 75% poverty rate, stagnant economic growth, hunger, and mass migration. However, in over 30 years, Vietnam’s economy grew, with GDP per capita rising from $481 in 1986 to $2,655 in 2020, and the poverty rate falling to around 5%.

Turning the Vietnamese economy around was a deliberate action based on a well-thought-out sequence of policies. Vietnam struck the first chord of development by ensuring food security and producing enough for export. Next, it provided a strong basis to develop labour-intensive manufacturing and brought more rural poor and young people into the country’s workforce. This caused the GDP to grow at an average rate of 7% per annum for about 30 years. With its burgeoning young population, Nigeria can take a cue by opening up sectors that can provide millions of decent jobs.

What about India, where similarities exist in the complexities of culture and population size? Unlike Nigeria, which largely depends on oil exports, India prioritises ideas and innovation, exporting more than 5,000 different products through micro, small, and medium enterprises. MSMEs contributed over 44% of India’s total export in 2020, and large-scale industries rely on their ancillary services to ensure continued survival.

Another critical component of India’s success is its approach to healthcare. Government-funded health insurance saves lives and keeps people from falling into poverty due to expensive out-of-pocket health spending. In Nigeria, if poor households are covered by government-funded health insurance, Nigerians can focus on improving productivity rather than worrying about out-of-pocket health spending.

And then there is China, which has lifted 850 million people out of poverty in the last four decades. China created millions of jobs using its large pool of educated and low-wage workers to attract foreign investment in factories. China improved the growth rate of farmers’ income in poorer areas more than the national average to stimulate food security. It also made essential public services available in rural areas to reduce the rural-urban exodus of young people.

A common thread across these countries is a shared commitment at all levels of government and society to combat extreme poverty. Such effective political will and leadership are required to turn the poverty index around in Nigeria. Several past poverty alleviation programs failed because of this lack of shared political commitment and vision at all levels.

Ultimately, Nigeria will have to chart its path, experimenting and learning along the way. The country has the required workforce to build a prosperous nation but needs more investment and leadership coordination to harness its potential. Our political candidates must outline clear, ambitious, and coordinated plans to end extreme poverty and create decent opportunities for the masses.

As candidates campaign ahead of the general election, they must prioritise discussing their plans and ideas to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Extreme poverty is surmountable if there is an intentionality about policies and promises during election campaigns and implementation and accountability afterwards. This election cycle is a fresh opportunity to start over; we cannot afford to miss it. Therefore, candidates must answer the all-important question: how would you lift Nigerians out of poverty?

22/03/2024

This is Ibadan!

The Oba was a Muslim and had been buried immediately.

In Ibadan, no room for protracted mourning of a deceased Oba and no room for contesting.

No consultation of Ifá to pick the new Oba.

No need to bribe Afobaje.

Governor has no role to play as he cannot prefer anyone.

The new designated Olubadan is a Christian

Oba ti wa nile ki Oba to ku.

The death of the outgoing and the installation of the in-coming are veritable sources of amala and gbegiri festivals in Ibadan .

Ọba Lekan Balogun was 81/82 years old.

Because the outgoing Oba is usually old, it is a Celebration of life.

Ibadan, interestingly, has no fixed palace.

When you become an Oba, your house becomes the palace.

The drummers have to shift to the new palace seamlessly, otherwise they will lose business.

Ibadan succession is a 23 steps ladder arranged in two layers making a total of 46 men behind an Oba.

The two lines are
1. The Olubadan Line called Egbe Àgbà - The Civilian Line
2. The Balogun Line- The Military Line

On each of the lines, starting from the least, the titles are
1.Jagun
2.Ajia
3.Bada
4 Are Onibon
5 Gbonnka
6.Are Egbe Ọmọ
7 Oota
8.Lagunna
9.Are Ago
10.Ayingun
11. Asaaju
12. Ikoloba
13. Arẹ Alasa
14.Agba Akin
15.EKEFA
16.MAYE
17.ABESE
18.EKARUN/Olubadan or EKARUN/ Balogun
19. EKERIN/Olubadan or
EKERIN/Balogun
20. ASIPA/Olubadan or ASIPA/Balogun
21. OSI/Olubadan or OSI/Balogun
22. OTUN/Olubadan
or OTUN BALOGUN
23. OLUBADAN or BALOGUN

The highest point for the military line is Balogun while the highest for the Civil Line is Ọtun Olubadan.

There's the age long agreement to rotate leadership between the two lines.

When Olubadan dies, the number one person in the other line becomes the King.

What qualifies you to join the line is that you have served as the Mogaji (Olori Ebi) of your Family Group.

It is among mogajis that anyone can clinched the Jagun which is the first step in the long ladder.

At the death of an Oba in Ibadan therefore every High Chief in his own colony gets promotion.

Probably the best arrangement in Nigeria. Yet, their Constitution is unwritten.

Great culture of Leadership by Evolution.

Also No Oyo mesi/ or Ibadan Amesi oro go here??.. Capital No....

Please clap for all Ibadan indigenes...

29/02/2024

“I keep receiving toxic calls and messages regarding my meeting with the president yesterday, and from those I hold in very high esteem. Honestly, I am shocked at the contents of the messages and tone of the callers. Has Nigeria sank this low? A visit I made for the good of our dear nation is what they are using to threaten my life and family! You don’t recognise someone as your president yet begging him to save you from the hands of killers in your region.

I am bringing investors to Nigeria using the president’s commendable policies as a bait. Is that too difficult to understand? President Tinubu’s reforms might be harsh now but they would birth a new and prosperous nation. I have lost count of presidents, respected Institutions and investors that have called to congratulate me on Nigeria eventually having a focused leader since the reforms were rolled out. At least, six multi national manufacturing giants are coming with me by December later this year to see how their firms can have factories here. It’s all part of my contributions to the progress of Nigeria.

I am not a politician. I only desire the best for my dear country. It informed my visit to president Tinubu. The world has accepted him as our president, like it or not. May God heal us”

– Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

08/10/2023

(Opinion)Tinubu: How Atiku Defrauded The World, Nigerians

By Ismail Omipidan

He called it a World Press Conference. But it turned out to be an avenue to further defraud the world and especially Nigerians over his desperate attempt to secure Nigeria’s presidency at all cost.

I have read series of commentaries and interventions over the release of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s academic records by the Chicago State University (CSU). But I deliberately waited for that of Professor Farooq Kperogi, my first news editor and one of my very few practical journalism teachers for two reasons: one, I have known him over the years to be a chronicler of the truth. He is brutally frank. You may disagree with him but you cannot fault his altruism and love for Nigeria. Two, he lives in the US. He understands the nuances, culture and traditions better than most of the intellectually disabled commentators who have suddenly become experts on the subject matter under discourse.

When I, therefore, read his latest piece, titled “Ignorance of America that Atiku’s lawyers and supporters betray,” I decided to add my voice to the advocacy by christening my own piece “Tinubu: How Atiku defrauded the World, Nigerians.”

I arrived at this conclusion after reading Prof. Kperogi’s piece. For the purpose of clarity, I will be dwelling on two of the issues dissected by the erudite scholar in his piece. I do this because as a communication expert, I abhor disinformation especially because there is just a thin line between disinformation and fake news. Therefore, to embark on disinformation just to to influence public opinion amounts to fraud. For me, this is what former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his handlers attempted to do with their World Press Conference.

Issue One: Atiku said CSU claimed that the certificate President Tinubu presented to INEC is fake. This is false. The school never said anything of such. And to infer that because the CSU said the certificate with INEC was not issued by it, then, it is fake, amounts to disinformation. For better understanding, see what Prof. Kperogi said about it:

“Certificates are not used as legal proof of graduation from any school in America and therefore can’t be forged in the legal sense of the term. Only transcripts can be used as legal documents to validate the genuineness of claims to have attended institutions, including secondary schools. Had Tinubu presented a counterfeit transcript to support his claim of graduating from CSU when he didn’t, or merely to claim a higher GPA than he actually earned even when he graduated from there, that would have been forgery in the legal sense of the term….”

Issue Two: Atiku claim that as at the time President Tinubu applied to study at CSU he was a Black American, thereby suggesting that he had a dual citizenship. Again, according to Prof. Kperogi, the claim is not only ‘hilarious’ but one borne out of sheer ‘ignorance’.

He noted that “most Africans here (US) typically choose Black American as the closest description of their race,” when filling out their forms. Therefore, again, there was nothing like dual citizenship on the part of Mr. President.

Finally, the battle to further determine the authentic winner of the February 2023 presidential election has shifted to the Supreme Court.

Unfortunately, some of the litigants and their media handlers have tried hard to disparage the judiciary, using unprintable words to describe respected members of the bench, apparently to blackmail and intimidate them. They have forgotten that at the Supreme Court, no new pleas are made. No new facts are introduced. Besides, law and justice is devoid of emotions and sentiments. It is what it is. It is about facts and logic.

At the Supreme Court, the parties are bound by their pleadings at the Tribunal (Appeal Court), while the learned justices do a holistic review of the judgement vis-a-vis the position of the law and make their own pronouncement. They will either uphold or set aside the decision of the Tribunal.

Omipidan, a journalist and public affairs analyst, wrote from Abuja.

06/10/2023

on Mohbad

1. Mohbad went to a show in Ikorodu
2. After the show at about 11pm, he was to leave
3. He saw that his vehicle was blocked by other vehicles
4. His fans and area boys accosted him
5. From evidence, he was tipsy and hyperactive, and he attempted to come out of the vehicle to clear the road by himself
6. Ibrahim (Primeboy), his friend objected to this, citing his personal safety
7. Heated argument ensued and later degenerated to a fight
8. He made to hit Primeboy with a blow but hit his hand on the window of the Prado Jeep, thereby injuring himself, with heavy bleeding
9. His wife and friends who went home with him said he should be taken to the hospital to treat his injured hand, he refused
10. The following day, the injured hand became swollen and was paining him, his friends still said he should be taken to the hospital for treatment, he refused.
11. He called his Nurse, who was unavailable
12. Another of his friend called his own Nurse, who was also not available that day.
13. The following day, that is the third he sustained the injury, the Nurse (Auxiliary Nurse) came to administer injections, including Tetanus Injection on him
14. He developed complications after receiving the injections
15. Before he was taken to the hospital, he had died

24/09/2023

Please, permit me to share this with you. It could be useful on our various platforms. When she made all these assertions multiple years ago, she was heavily criticised.

The rest now is a history 🌹

23/09/2023

Kọ́ lọ́ mọ kìlọ̀ f'ọ́mọ rẹ̀, ìlú ti ro

By Lere Olayinka

There's a song we used to sing during Egúngún Festival in Okemesi Ekiti then. Kọ́ lọ́ mọ kìlọ̀ f'ọ́mọ rẹ̀, ò ní á ro.
Parents should warn their children, today will be brutal.

That's usually at the tale end of the masquerade festival when all the senior and traditional masquerades must have retired to the groove (Igbó ìgbàlẹ̀) and there will be likelihood of the festival becoming rowdy.

Parents especially mothers will be out, seeking for their children, especially those of us that were in our teens.

That song is what I have come to sing to parents of today, especially the mothers. Kọ́ lọ́ mọ kìlọ̀ f'ọ́mọ rẹ̀, ìlú ti ro.
Parents should warn their children, the society is now brutal.

Cultism and hard drugs are the major evils driving the children of nowadays. They are the foundation of the criminalities of today.

Cultism and hard drugs are also the foundation of some of the quick wealth being displayed today, under the guise of Yahoo Plus, Music, Skit Making, etc. Most of the killings that are categorized as ritual killings are actually done for organ harvesting, which is the source of wealth of some of the boys being regarded as Yahoo Plus.

And beyond the quick wealth is death! Yes, death, because there is no free gift from the devil.

If you are a cultist, the probability of getting killed by rival cult groups is like death itself. And if you are doing drugs (trafficking), the probability of death is same. Meanwhile, the two are like Siamese twins, they go together.

Sadly, how many parents are warning or counseling their children? What most parents are interested in is the money coming from their children, not the source.

Ọmọ ò se àgbàfọ̀, ó ún kó asọ wá'lé... Your children who is not a dry cleaner is bringing used clothes to the house...

I am sure many of us have forgotten the story of Austa Onuwa (AUSTA_XXO), the 21 year-old undergraduate, who was killed by her boyfriend who goes by identity KILLABOI.

KILLABOI stabbed Austa Onuwa, his girlfriend of three years to death in Lagos. Her dead body was found after her family noticed she was missing.

Funny, Austa was described as Instagram Influencer. Whatever she was influencing, I don't know.

KILLABOI confessed and admitted to the crime via his Instagram handle, promising to turn himself in to the police. Up till today, has he done that? Has he been arrested?

Austa's mother was everywhere, crying for justice. The same mother who did nothing when her daughter was living large, riding Mercedes Benz and showing videos of herself in different hotel rooms. The same mother whose daughter was dating a guy with alias as KILLABOI.

Obviously, Austa's murder has been forgotten, just like those of many others before her. Others have even happened after hers.

Today, like Austa's mother, Mohbad's mother is shedding crocodile tears, mourning a child she abandoned for fifteen years. The same child she never bothered to keep alive and didn't even know was alive for fifteen years.

Mohbad's mother wants justice on the death of a child she didn't care for and she wants the public to sympathize with her. Perhaps, Mohbad could have lived if he had motherly care and counseling.

Even Mohbad's father who raised him alone is not without blame. Or what manner of father will send his son to school and the son will come back without a certificate and he won't ask questions?

When Mohbad ran away from Osun State Polytechnic, Esa Oke in 2016, did his father bother to find out why? According to Mohbad himself, he didn't attend classes and he was doing Yahoo and taking drugs. And his father did not know?

Àgbà tí ò kẹhùn sọ̀rọ̀...

Today too, the youths are on the streets, demanding justice for Mohbad.

Justice, yes! If Mohbad was killed, his killers must be found and made to face the full wrath of the law, no matter how highly placed.

But didn't some of these same youths turn themselves to Malians, dancing to Naira Marley's songs with lyrics like "How many man have I put underground, shoot in Amiri like Kay Flock, How many man have we sent to Baba God, ah...

Kay Flock, mentioned in that song was a rapper in the New York, who was arrested on Christmas Eve for the December 16, 2021 murder of a 24-year-old man outside of a Harlem barbershop. Flock shot Oscar Hernandez after arguing with him in the neck and back and authorities believe the shooting is connected to gang activity. Oscar Hernandez was said to be wearing a $1,000 Amiri jeans when he was shot by Kay Flock.

But our Malian youths danced to songs like that without being interested in deep understanding of their lyrics.

Today, there are cries for justice for Mohbad. I join in that cry for justice too. But most importantly, I join in calling on parents to pay more attention to their children because there are millions of Mohbad among them that we must not cry for justice for in future.

Kọ́ lọ́ mọ kìlọ̀ f'ọ́mọ rẹ̀, ìlú ti ro.

Olayinka writes from Irunmale Avenue, Oke Agbonna, Okemesi Ekiti

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The moment President elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, receives baton of service from the outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, today at the villa.

PRESS RELEASE BY THE TINUBU/SHETTIMA PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL: OPPOSITION PARTIES MUST CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM NOT TO OVERHEAT THE POLITY. Our attention has been drawn to some incendiary comments by spokespersons of the opposition parties, notably the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) regarding the yet-to-be-announced results of the elections that held yesterday. Some of them have threatened fire and brimstone if their own version of some concocted results are not announced in a bid to be the judge, jury and executioner in this elections. Similarly, to rile up their supporters against the country, they play up some isolated incidents of violence in our strongholds, whereas we have tons of videos of massive electoral malpractices like violence against non-LP supporters, ..... forcing and guiding women and children to thumb-print ballot papers for LP and massive thumb-printing of ballot papers by both PDP and LP supporters in some parts of the country. In addition, in one breath one of the spokespersons of the PDP complained about a certain headline in a newspaper about early results, yet in condemning the newspaper, he also makes unfounded claims about the yet-to-be released results. On our part, we have decided to be calm to await the official announcement of the results and to pursue any grievance (if any) in a lawful manner. But we shall not sit back and allow such unguided comments to gain grounds in order to foist a particular narrative on our citizens and the international community. Recall that all parties signed the Peace Accord twice before the eyes of the world. Now is the time to abide by the terms of that accord and show love for country over and above personal ambitions. We have all campaigned hard and strong. The Nigerian people have listened to all of us and made their decisions. Now is the time to hear the voices of Nigerians as the results are released and not our own voices. The body officially designa

Full text of Tinubu’s address ahead presidential election TO MY COMPATRIOTS: WHY I SEEK YOUR MANDATE TO BE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA Fellow Nigerians, it is with a tremendous sense of history and an immense awareness of the challenges ahead of us as a country that I address you today. For the past few months, my running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima and I and other leaders of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have traversed the length and breadth of our country in the course of our campaigns for the forthcoming presidential, governorship and legislative elections at all levels. I have been overwhelmed by the enthusiastic crowds that have trooped out to receive us in all the states we visited. On Tuesday, we had the grand finale of our rally in Lagos State. It is obvious to me from my interaction with our people across the country that, despite our challenges, the APC enjoys tremendous goodwill among the vast majority of our people. In all the states we have visited, there are visible landmarks of the huge impact the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has made in terms of infrastructural development in the form of rural and urban roads and expressways, modern railway tracks, as well as improved airport facilities, among others. Millions of our poor and vulnerable people have benefitted from the various social intervention programmes of the Buhari administration. The amounts disbursed to these categories of our people are unprecedented in terms of the sheer transfer of resources to the less privileged sections of the population not only in our country but in Africa. It is remarkable and ironical that those who were in power for 16 years earned far higher revenues from petroleum than we did and yet were unable to effectively tackle neither infrastructure nor poverty. They now have the temerity to cast aspersions on the APC administration. Our campaign tours demonstrated clearly to us that you, our people, are not deceived. Of course, we ar

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This is Obaigbena, a Staunch card carrying member of PDP and CEO of Arise Tv mocking Nysome Wike after his preferred candidate Abubakar Atiku won the PDP primaries . This is the same TV station they expect BAT to go and appear on🙆‍♀️!!! . O ma se o 😞

Oyo State Deputy Governor, H.E Bayo Lawal delivers Governor Seyi Makinde's message. Says Oyo will stand with yorubaland and with Asiwaju for 2023. *APC..... OPERATION WIN YOUR POLLING UNIT*

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“I met Bola Ahmed Tinubu first time when we shortlisted his name at Mobil Oil. He appeared for the interview and we scrutinised his credentials. We referred all his credentials to the awarding institutions and we found out at Mobil that they were genuine and authentic. He would never have been employed by our organisation if any, no matter how minute, of his credentials was found wanting. "We employed him as senior Auditor. Few years later, Tinubu carried out a very comprehensive audit like never before which indicted many Directors including the MD of Mobil, and this led to the suspension of the MD. The company now needed a new Treasurer who will renew the battered image of the company which came about as a result of Tinubu’s Audit, so we the remaining Directors thought that only the man who did the audit was in best position to help the company out. And he was appointed as the Treasurer. "Few years later, he came to meet me that he would want to resign from the company to join politics so that he can serve his people and humanity. He was already looking very unstoppable. That was how he left Mobil and joined Politics." PIUS AKINYELURE Tinubu’s Boss at Mobil EXXON and presently member NNPC board.

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Tinubu and Osinbajo: True story of how they met, by Bayo Onanuga. I never wanted to write this story but I was inspired to do so today, following Buba Galadima’s interview with The PUNCH on Monday. Buba struck a chord when he spoke about the issue of trust in the relationship between Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. You think Osinbajo should have given up his presidential ambition for loyalty to Tinubu?, Buba was asked. He replied: “If he doesn’t, can you now trust him? If you look at how Osinbajo came with Tinubu and he’s now contesting against Tinubu who brought him, how safe would you be to work with such a person? If the man who did all this to someone who made him commissioner, made him this, made him that and he is now fighting him. You will now want to fight for him now, what would be your status later in life with him?” Just like Buba, I feel strongly that Osinbajo has grossly violated the trust that ordinarily should exist between him and Tinubu. Contrary to the stories in the social media, I was the one God used to bring Osinbajo into Tinubu’s circle in January 1999. Tinubu had just won the election as governor of Lagos State and days after, we met on the 6th floor of Kresta Laurel at Maryland, which Otunba Gbenga Daniel donated for our use. On this day, Tinubu shared with us some of the “certain” appointments he intended to make. Those who were at the meeting were Otunba Daniel, Dele Alake and I. Tinubu sat at the head of the table as he said he would make Rafiu Tinubu the Lagos State Head of Service. We argued over this and he justified the planned appointment by saying that Rafiu, who is now late, was a senior Permanent Secretary in the Lagos Civil Service. “Attorney-General will be Bayo Oriola,” Tinubu said. I shot back and said: “I have a better person for you.” My exact words. Tinubu was startled by my interjection. “Who is that?” he asked. “He is a Law Professor and the man who dra

Obasanjo removed Fayose and Alams. He allowed and approved the removal of Ladoja and declared a state of emergency in Plateau. He removed Senate Presidents. 7 policemen were killed in Odi village and Obasanjo leveled the place. GEJ removed Nyako and Sylva. He sent a policeman after H.E Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi- an Executive Governor. Buhari has not and will not remove a governor. Saraki took the leadership of NASS from him and he said he did nothing. Mama Taraba was a cabinet member who was openly disparaging his government but he didn’t sack her. His CBN Governor obtained presidential nomination form but he’s still in office. Will Obj or even Mr Patience allow that? When Gen Alkali was killed in Du near Jos, he commanded the military not to attack the place. His in-law just lost an election in Kaduna state. His nephew also lost an election in Katsina. His aide lost an election in Kano. He influenced nothing. I am only telling you that he will not influence the coming APC presidential primaries as clearly explained yesterday evening by his spokesperson who punctured that viral fake news you’re hanging on. I am only telling you to manage your expectation. Buhari is not Obj or GEJ. When they start sorting the votes early next week and you start hearing Tinubu, Tinubu, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu, Amaechi, Tinubu, Tinubu, Osinbajo, Tinubu, Tinubu, Bola Tinubu…., You won’t be rushed to hospital.

Asiwaju lo kan.

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it's All About Performance Records. He is an internationally educated chartered accountant of international repute & have worked in the best acccounting, financial & management consultancy firms in the world which include Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, as well as GTE Services Corporation where his work experience include travelling all over the world to audit & set up fraud proof accounting systems for giant conglomerates, corporations & major oil companies. He was so good at his work which made the biggest oil company in the world - Mobil to hire him. Having risen to the position of a Director in the biggest oil company in the world & having worked for the biggest accounting, financial & management consultancy firms in the world where he was involved in setting up fraud proof accounting systems for major conglomerates & oil giants, there is nothing therefore anybody will teach him about book keeping. That's why they are against him. That's why they are viciously throwing malicious mud & stones at him because they know he doesn't need EFCC to help him discover the conduits through which our treasury is looted & where all the looted funds are kept. He will comb NNPC & its subsidiaries with the meticulous thoroughness of a seasoned professional & remove all the lice sucking trillions of naira & billions of dollars of our national revenues in that agency yearly. Not just NNPC but all government agencies especially those involved in revenue generation. And don't be surprised if the head of these agencies are fingered in pumping billions to sponsor the present ferocious campaign of calumny against Asiwaju. He will teach the EFCC chair - Bawa the books & the international standard practice on catching book thieves. All the banks in Nigeria including the CBN, all the ministries, parastatals, commissions, & revenue generating agencies as well as all the federal government revenue collection companies & operators of all the federal government anti-corrup

ASIWAJU TINUBU’S MANY ‘FIRSTS’ IN NIGERIAN POLITICS By Remi Adelowo His footprints in the annals of Nigerian politics are as crystal clear as the stars in the sky. Like other great leaders across the world (past and present), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu brims with great ideas; great ideas that transform the society. That innate gift, without a doubt, explains his phenomenal success as Lagos State helmsman from 1999 to 2007. In Lagos, his legacies dot the landscape. They remain imperishable, still. This piece puts into perspective the ‘17 Firsts” of the Jagaban in Nigeria’s political landscape. 1- HIGHEST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES IN 1991 As the Senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the National Assembly elections held in 1991, Asiwaju Tinubu scored the highest number of votes in the country, polling over 300k, a record figure at that time. From that auspicious moment till date, there has been no stopping this titan in his political conquests. 2- TRANSITION COMMITTEE/LAGOS DEVELOPMENTAL BLUEPRINT While other elected governors were still groping in the dark on what to do after being sworn-in, Asiwaju Tinubu quickly rolled up his sleeves after his declaration as Lagos State governor-elect in February in 1999 by inaugurating a Transition Committee comprising of first-class professionals to fashion out a blueprint for the Centre of Excellence. The committee was further divided into sub-committees covering various sectors, including education, health, transportation, infrastructure, environment, sports, to mention but a few. After exhaustive deliberations and technical brainstorming, the Transition Committee delivered on its mandate within two months. Its detailed and comprehensive report is what is commonly referred to as the Lagos State Developmental Blueprint, which is still being implemented by successive administrations in the state. 3- APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF-OF-STAFF Almost top every political appointment, most especially go

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