Permission to make Mistakes

Life is about making mistakes and taking corrections. Tell me, who hasn't made any mistakes? The good news about mistakes is that there is room for reflection and correction.

The chances of not making mistake is 0.00% which means it is impossible not fail sometimes. I draw huge strength from making mistakes and meeting people who have made mistakes, because there is a different lesson in each mistake made. I remember one time I had to stay something and I Just made unreasonable mistakes with those words and everyone laughed. I thought to myself, "they are just words, why are they laughing". I felt bad and tortured myself a couple of days and I keep working on getting better. My experiences in mistakes teaches me that people will always laugh at you when you make the slightest mistake even your friends, yes they will. Don't be angry when they laugh, only learn from what has made them laugh.

My Valentine Gift to You: Everyday

In a post I shared on Thursday i promised to share something i  had written for valentine. If you missed that post CLICK HERE. This my Valentine's gift to you. I wrote this on the 2nd of February 2015. It is titled EVERYDAY. Enjoy.

Every day without you is
Like the earth without the rain,
The days are bleak yet,
Hopeful on your arrival,
The moon cheer my
Heart by night,
The sun sears my tears
By day.

See more after the cut.... 

Chibok Girls: 300 days in memory

Today makes it 300 days since the Chibok girls were taken yet no news about their where about. The truth is little or nothing is done about their release. Even their existence as been kidnapped has faded away from the minds of many Nigerians. If we have forgotten them, how will they be rescued?

Continue to lend your voice for the Nigerian girls, they have a right to their freedom, a right to be schooled. Every child is important, every girl child is important. Lend your voice so the missing women and children in our society will be found.

#Bringbackourgirls Nigerian government.

Chibok girls: Missing since April 14th 2014

WhipLash: THE Latest Political Prostitutes By Etcetra.

This Etcetera's Saturdays post is always interesting especially when he hits hard on his co-celebrities. Read to see what he had to say...

Some say Afro Candy is a prostitute. Some say she’s not or at least, not yet. A few others say she’s a porn star, which is not in the same league as prostitution. Porn stars are taxed, prostitutes are not. So Afrolicious baybay, you have to up your game to get into the league of prostitutes, if it is what you really desire. My suggestion would be; instruct your agent or booker to get you appearances in any of the political campaign videos, so you can put to use that floppy behind your mama gave you. And if you are lucky enough, you can get cameos and wiggle that thing around the aspirants themselves. You have to get your bum (sorry your hands) bloodied to earn the highly coveted “Political prostitute” tag. Now my Candilicious Afrolistic baybay, these are a few names of the latest political prostitutes in the country: Olamide, Banky W, Don Jazzy, Flavour, Duncan Mighty, D banj, Mercy Johnson, Ibinabo, Ini Edo, Mama Gee, Naeto C, Joseph Yobo, Daddy Showkey, Kanu Nwankwo, and Sammie Okposo. See More after the cut....

Happy Valentine Darling! Leave your messages here

Yea, I didn't forget it is valentine. Happy valentine Darling. I wish you all plenty love in your Life.
If you have someone special in your life(married, dating, family) remember to do something special for them today. And you can also drop some words for them right here too, May I be included in your love note tooo.
Happy valentine dear....

Enjoy the day with me. Love all the way                   

Photo Of the Day

Al-Jazeera Journalist Baher Mohamed reunites with his family after 411 days in jail. Read their story HERE.
Reports also say Mohamed Fahmy was asked to renounce his citizenship. He refused but later reluctantly did it. We look forward to their release.

It is my Photo of the day because it is about family, freedom of speech and liberation.

Three Muslim American Students Killed in North Carolina

There may be some problem for America with the Islamic community if Justice is denied to these three youngsters.
Deah Shaddy Barakat,23 years old, his 21-year-old wife, Yusor Mohammad, and her sister, 19-year-old Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, were shoot dead in cold blood on the 11th 0f February 2015 at three residential complex of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .

The three American students were killed by their neighbour a 46 year old Craig Stephen Hicks. Reports say the killings were fueled by rage over a parking space between the neighbours. Continue Below.....

Boko Haram attacks Chadian Village, kills Five

The insurgents Boko Haram have launched its first and deadly attack on the Nigerian neighbour Chad. The Islamist group attacked the Chadian village and a military camp early Friday morning killing five people.
Sources said, “They came on board three canoes,” a village resident of Ngouboua on the shores of Lake Chad.

Security sources who spoke said, about 30 militants attacked the village and killed at least four villagers and one Chadian soldier before the army was able to push them back.

Boko Haram militants based in northern Nigeria have staged a number of cross-border attacks in recent weeks in their campaign to carve out an Islamist emirate around the Lake Chad area which borders Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger.

Chad’s army, one of the best in the region, has joined a regional offensive against them and says it has killed hundreds of fighters in the past two weeks.

2015 Elections:Group has calls for Ambode's disqualification over alleged Mental Imbalance

A group  named the Greater Lagos Alliance has called for the disqualification of the Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives' Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode in the 2015 governorship poll. The group, which claims to be non-partisan, hinged its call on the recent discovery that Ambode allegedly has a history of mental illness. hmm how true?

This recent discovery is a written statement signed by the group's president, Dr Lanre Adeoye.

See the Press Release from The Greater Lagos Alliance. Read below:

“We have been working behind the scenes for the enthronement of a new government that would take off from where Governor Fashola stops from. After assessing the two major candidates (Ambode and Jimi Agbaje of the People’s Democratic Party) and made our position known publicly on who to support based on their competencies and comparative advantages, we are sad to announce the withdrawal of our support for the candidate of the APC.”Adeoye, a successful American-based neuro-surgeon, hinged the group’s shocking decision on an alleged chanced happening on the condition of Ambode when he came to the US for routine checkup.

TGIF: My Friday Face

Lols. Good Morning Lovelies, it is another Friday. What have got planned for the weekend?
Where are we meeting up? Whatever your plan, remember that God Loves you more than ever each day.
Oh and these above are my weekend faces. Have a lovely weekend.
Enjoy the rest of the day with Moi.

Egypt Court orders release of two Al-Jazeera Journalist on Bail

An Egypt court has ordered the release of two al-Jazeera English journalists, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed on bail. 
The two Journalists who were arrested in December 2013 and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in June 2014 on allegations of helping banned Muslim Brotherhood and spreading false information about the Egyptian government.

Mohammed Fahmy, a Canadian/Egyptian journalist must pay 250,000 Egyptian pounds (around £21,000) for his freedom while his colleague, Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian, will not pay anything.

The two journalist were arrested and tried alongside their Australian colleague, Peter Greste, who was deported back to his home country Australia on February 1st under a presidential decree. He has since returned to his home country.

Valentine Fever: 10 Ladies Share What they will do for their men on Valentine's day

Its Valentine season again and the lights are up. So many valentine rush and everyone is wondering what they will do for their loved ones.
Women will always be on the receiving end during birthdays, valentine and other special days.
Out of curiosity, Just to know  if our ladies can also show the men in their life some love, I took it upon myself to ask 10 single ladies that I know and myself what they would do for their man on valentine. Some of their answers are quite hilarious, romantic and .....? Read what these Fabulous ladies had to say:

Lady No 1: Fondly called UC says she will go shopping for him. In her choice of words she said "I'd probably buy him a powerful wristwatch or a nice pair of Shoes". Though Lady No 1 gave conditions for this gift guys, which is "if the guy is good to her" not anyhow bobo*lols*.

Lady No 2: Called BEE gave a very romantic response, here is what she said " A distance relationship, I will surprise him with a visit and get him a nice gift. Since he was not expecting my visit, I will also take him out and pay the bills". One word, wow!

Lady No 3: Lady No 3 hmmmm. This is what Ice said " Wont get him any gift cos its not his birthday. Will send him a lovely text with "happy Val"... will try to be the first to wish him that".

Lady No 4: I think this is the craziest answer. Dimma said, "My hubby no dey do val, is it not the man that should celebrate us''. So I asked her further and she said " his birthday is this month and so she got plans". Ok oo. Please who doesn't celebrate valentine and why?

Strange! A Baby Born pregnant with her own babies in Hong Kong

 I don't know how strange things like these happen in Asia. Doctors refer to this case as Fetus-in-Fetus or Vanishing twin syndrome. Read how Yahoo News reports this:

A baby born in Hong Kong was pregnant with her own siblings at the time of her birth, according to a new report of the infant’s case.

The baby’s condition, known as fetus-in-fetus, is incredibly rare, occurring in only about 1 in every 500,000 births. It’s not clear exactly why it happens.

“Weird things happen early, early in the pregnancy that we just don’t understand,” said Dr. Draion Burch, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Pittsburgh, who goes by Dr. Drai. “This is one of those medical mysteries.”
The World Health Organization considers a tiny fetus found within an infant to be a kind of teratoma, or tumor, rather than a normally developing fetus. Continue Below....

And Obanikoro Sues Sahara Reporter, Premium Times,The Punch For damages.

A recording surfaced on the 6th of February 2015 which alleged that Obanikoro and others rigged Ekiti elections.  Now Obanikoro is suing media houses for publishing the audio. Read the report below;

Former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro has gone to court to seek redress over a case of defamation of character by online newspapers Sahara Reporters and Premium Times. Joined in the suit are Punch Newspapers Ltd., Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Festus Owete, General Editor at Premium Times.
The defendants had published an audio recording of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, purportedly in a conversation with other individuals to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections, an allegation Senator Obanikoro and the others have since disclaimed. Continue BELOW...

Today's Inspiration: Vision

If you don't have a vision, your reality will be determined by others perception. Vision pulls you to action. Vision is the Life Jacket to success. But then, Vision without action is daydream, action without Vision is nightmare.

Do you have a Vision?

Girl Fakes her own Kidnapp with Lover to dupe parents of 10million Naira, Parents disowns her

Chinwe Bosah(Albino on the left, George (middle) and others

When I heard this news 2weeks ago on my alma maters facebook page I was reluctant to write on it. though its not so okay yet but it is worth reporting.
Bosah Chinwe a 300level undergraduate of Delta State University organized her own kidnap with her boyfriend and lover George Itietie, an undergraduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, IMT Enugu to dupe her wealthy parents of 10million naira so they could get married. The ransom was negotiated to 5million naira by her parents

The suspects were able to get the sum of N500,000 which was paid into an ECO Bank account domiciled in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, before they were nabbed in a hotel at Oyibo axis of Port Harcourt where they had lodged.

While parading the suspects at the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, the state Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Celetina Kalu, said the suspects were using one female anchor person who goes by the name America Sunday Ogagawotu to establish contact with the girl’s mother who was apprehensive. Continue below to see Chinwe's confession........

A MUST READ: Kidnappers sell 15years old Nigerian School Girl to Sex workers in Niger Republic

Source: The Punch

Precious Okoro, the 15-year-old schoolgirl, who was kidnapped by a syndicate suspected to be operating from the Niger Republic, may have been sold to a pimp in Niamey, the country’s capital.

The victim’s mother, Blessing, told PUNCH Metro that she spoke with a woman on the telephone who abused her for disturbing them with calls.
She added that the unnamed woman claimed that she had bought the schoolgirl from the kidnappers.

PUNCH Metro had reported on January 27, how the Junior Secondary School three pupil was kidnapped in the Sangotedo, Ajah area of Lagos State, after she boarded a vehicle en route to her school in Ikenne, Ogun State.
Her father, Nwaigwe, was said to have seen his daughter enter the vehicle without suspecting that it was owned by kidnappers. Continue below....

“Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria” Says Prof Chinedu Nebo.

“Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria”, adding that 160,000 megawatts would be needed to do that. The current capacity is 4,500 megawatts.
“The cost of providing electricity per megawatt on average is $2billion. To get to where South Africa is, you will need about $3.2trillion (about N672trillion). Where will you find that kind of money?” he asked.In addition to the huge amount of money involved, Prof. Nebo said power projects also take time to come to fruition, stressing that it takes between four and six years to deliver the power projects.

This is what the Minister of Power Chinedu Nebo said in London Over the weekend. He further said,

“You don’t buy these things off the shelves. It takes time to design, study, procure, manufacture, install and commission”, he said, but explained that the government had done so much on generation capacity, transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are key necessities in power supply.
Continue below...

Chimamanda Adichie Writes: Nigeria’s Postponed Election Is An Embarrassment Of Bad Choices

Ms Chimamanda Adichie is an amazing writer but it is good to know where our strength lies. All I see are verbose words with nothing new. No matter how much we try to criticize our government via our writings, lets enumerate solutions in those writings too. Read Chimamanda's analysis of GMB and GEJ and the elections:

Last week, Victor, a carpenter, came to my Lagos home to fix a broken chair. I asked him whom he preferred as Nigeria’s next president: the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, or his challenger, Muhammadu Buhari.

“I don’t have a voter’s card, but if I did, I would vote for somebody I don’t like,” he said. “I don’t like Buhari. But Jonathan is not performing.”

Victor sounded like many people I know: utterly unenthusiastic about the two major candidates in our upcoming election.

Were Nigerians to vote on likeability alone, Jonathan would win. He is mild-mannered and genially unsophisticated, with a conventional sense of humor. Buhari has a severe, ascetic air about him, a rigid uprightness; it is easy to imagine him in 1984, leading a military government whose soldiers routinely beat up civil servants. Neither candidate is articulate. Jonathan is given to rambling; his unscripted speeches leave listeners vaguely confused. Buhari is thick-tongued, his words difficult to decipher. In public appearances, he seems uncomfortable not only with the melodrama of campaigning but also with the very idea of it. To be a democratic candidate is to implore and persuade, and his demeanor suggests a man who is not at ease with amiable consensus. Still, he is no stranger to campaigns. This is his third run as a presidential candidate; the last time, in 2011, he lost to Jonathan.

2015:Elections: Prof Nazim Mimiko to Replace Prof Jega as INEC chairman

The way these election things is changing in my country Nigeria, I am just looking at them anya-anya(eye2eye).
 Hope for Nigeria is reporting that Prof Nazim Mimiko has been nominated to succeed Prof Attahiru Jega as the new INEC chairman from 1st of March 2015.

It is reported that,  the In-coming INEC chairman is Prof Nazim Olufemi Mimiko, a professor of Political Science and International Relation and a former VC of Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State.

The embattled Prof Jega who has long compromised his position as INEC Boss, will be officially proceeding on his three months terminal leave with effect from March 1, 2015 in compliance with the civil service procedure.

I also heard he is the brother to the present Governor of Ondo state.