Etcetera writes: Buhari And And A New Nigeria

 Just read Etcetera's piece which was published on Saturday, very Interesting

I wasn’t born in 1960. So, I have no memories of the euphoria of the first Independence Day. My early memories of independence are the celebrations in the small government school I attended. My well starched and ironed school uniform, national flags made of paper, singing the National Anthem, and a speech by the headmistress were the highlights. In my final year, I was allowed to pin a small flag on my shirt and hold a slightly bigger one in front of the school because I was a school prefect. Those were proud moments! Even after so many years, the pride still remains. It is totally different today.

Happy "June" New Month

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Happy new month lovelies. May this June bring us Sunshine in our lives. Learn to give, learn to share, learn to stand for something.
 Have a Wonderful month. Happy June

10 Amazing Countries Nigerians can Visit or Go On Vacation Without A Visa

Getting a visa in Nigeria to any country can be overwhelming. At times, the queues at the embassies or visa application centres can make you cancel your holiday plans.
If you are looking for a place where you can soak in magnificent scenery, natural beauty and breath-taking seascapes, indulge in exciting activities, shop till you drop and enjoy delicious cuisine;
here are 10 exotic vacations Nigerians can take without a visa. These destinations are perfect vacation getaways, filled with fun-filled activities that will make your vacation memorable.

Amaechi, Wike Trade Words over Rivers Elections, and Killings

The governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi and his Successor Barr Nyesom Wike have continued to trade words against each other both in the media and without . Things got out of hand when the Governor Amaechi accused Barr Wike of Being a Killer.
Amaechi had declared during a public lecture in Port Harcourt to mark his 50th birthday that God would not allow a killer to be the governor of Rivers State.

But Wike, who had attended another public lecture in the state capital, said he had no record of killing anybody and expressed displeasure that a public officer like Amaechi could speak in manner that was not expected of him.

Speaking further, Amaechi stated that the governor-elect should realise that he (Wike) was his chief of staff, adding that Wike’s record was with him.

“In a bid for Wike to be governor, he hired …. an ex-militant. They killed a young man in Okrika and cut off his private parts. They slashed a young man’s throat and decided to hang his head on a tree.

FIFA: List of Football Officials Indicted and Arrested in Corruption Charges.

About Nine current and former football officials have been indicted on corruption charges by the U.S. Justice Department, just as world governing body FIFA was convening for its congress and presidential election. There is a report that the FBI has stormed the CONCACAF headquarters.

Here are the names of the those indicted and arrested in the corruption case, according to US and Swiss judicial authorities.

A Must Read: Why NAFDAC shut down Chocolat Royal chairman on the run

This is the Truestory about what happened at Chocolat Royal written by the investigators of City reporters who has been on the case for the past 3years. it is a must Read...

The real reasons the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Tuesday night, sealed completely the business outlet of a popular elite and confectionary company, Chocolat Royal has emerged, The City Reporters can exclusively report.

Apart from the importation, storage and use of fake, unregistered and expired/unwholesome food products to produce consumables for customers, we can authoritatively report that Chocolat Royal was sealed by NAFDAC on discovery of six illegal 40ft cold rooms fully stocked with contaminated food products built on top of sewages (suck away pit) and in front of toilets.

Not only that majority of these food products discovered, have expired since 2004, (11- years ago) and the least 2013, the most worrisome aspect of it all was the discovery to the consternation of NAFDAC officials that the management of Chocolat Royal had revalidated the expiring dates of almost all the food products, while 90 % of them were not even written in English language and therefore not registered.

Hilarious: Meet Man who Trekked From Jama'are to Bauchi But no one was there to Welcome Him

This 35 year old trekker Isa Kwarawanga (pictured above) of Zubo village in Shiraz LGA who trekked from Jama'are to Bauchi to congratulate the victory of the Bauchi state governor-elect Barrister Mohammed Abubakar. Isa reached his destination yesterday but found no one there to welcome him.
Mallam Isa trekked for five days, had informed the APC in Jama'are that he was trekking to Bauchi and had expected the APC in Bauchi to welcome him...but there was no one there.
LMAO.....This is so hilarious.

I culled this from LIB

#Savinglives: She needs 6Million naira to Have a Kidney Transplant

 Hello Everyone,  thank you for helping us so far. but we still need more money. we  have been able to raise 4.7 million. Please  lets continue. See the latest update from the Federal Government Girls' College Onitsha Page about Mrs Ijeoma Okponwa progress. Continue below....

Oil Marketers Calls off Strike

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, have agreed to call off their strike action over unpaid subsidy claims and commence lifting of petroleum products nationwide in the next six hours.

According to Magnu Abe, Chairman, Senate committee on petroleum resources, the agreement was reached after a meetith with, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, ‎ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, MD of NNPC Joseph Dawha and other stakeholders in the oil and gas sector in Abuja today May 25th.

139 Mass graves discovered in Malaysia and 28 Trafficking Camps

The Malaysian authorities have discovered about 139 mass graves of victims of human trafficking in forests close to Thai borders.
According to the National Chief Police, Khalid Abu Bakar said that the graves were found since 11th May, each grave may contain the remains of more than one individual. The authorities said they will be exhuming the graves as from today.

About 28 illegal migrant camps which contain about 300 migrants were found during the search that started on the 11th of May till 23rd of May, many shallow graves were also discovered.
The traffickers have been using the jungles of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia for years to smuggle people into Malaysia. Most of the migrants are Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar, rights groups say, but others are Bangladeshis seeking employment in Malaysia.

Photocredit: google

"The Country Had Been Poorly Managed in the Last 8Years"Says Baba(Obasanjo)

Olusegun Obasanjo the former President of Nigeria has said that the President Jonathan administration mismanaged the country.

Baba said this when Chief Alaba Lawson,the Iyalode of Yoruba land, led the South-west women to visit him in Abeokuta. He said it will take sometime for the President -elect to correct the present situation but he urged him(Buhari) to be courageous. See Baba's statement below....

Outgoing Governor of Jigawa State Leaves Nigeria, Leaves state in N2Billion Debt

City People reports that Alhaji Sule Lamido, the outgoing governor of Jigawa State  has handed over to the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdu Babura, last week after a news conference at the end of the council meeting.
It is allegedly reported that he left the state last week Thursday for Abuja-Lagos en route Saudi-Arabia.
At the news conference, Lamido said that a debt profile of the state obtained from the joint sitting of the two transition committees was N14 billion. He said the federal government owes the state N12 billion from the airport project executed by state government with the understanding and commitment of the federal government to reimburse the state while N2 billion is the actual debt of the state.
Lamido also told newsmen that there were rollover projects worth N90 billion for which the state government had awarded contracts but had not made any payment to the contractors, adding that it was left for the incoming administration to continue or stop the projects. Following his handing-over, Lamido also told journalists that all political appointees would be in their offices till the midnight of May 28.

Source: City People
Photo Credit: Google

One Good Day

I had one good day today. It started out with a morning walk with my dogs under the starlight before dawn. It was so beautiful. Looking up I thanked God for the stars, the Earth, and my life. After the walk it was time for a warm breakfast followed by some exercises and prayer. Then I headed out to the office. The sun was out and glistened off the melting snow. The sight made me smile and since I was alone with nobody else’s ears to offend I sang along with the CD playing in my car with a loud voice and a happy heart.

My good day was just beginning, however. I helped it along by giving a cheerful greeting to everyone I met. I shared smiles and was happy to have them returned. I offered a helping hand to one friend and a pat on the back to another. Later at the store I opened the door for a lady with her arms full of packages. I bought a few boxes of pancake mix to put in the food drive collection bin. I told a tired cashier what a good job she was doing and watched her whole face light up.

When I got home I gave my daughter a hug, kissed my oldest son on the head, and laughed and played with my youngest son before doing some work on the computer. Then I answered letters trying to share a little good humor, a kind word, a bit of inspiration, and a loving thought or two with my friends around the world. Later in the evening I spent some quiet time reading a good book, petting my dogs on the head, and scratching my old grey cat under her chin. Finally I ended the day the way I started it: walking my dogs under the starlight, and thanking God for this world, my life, and the chance to live for one more good day.

Perhaps the key to having a great life is to live it one good day at a time. Perhaps the key to being happy in this world is to love all we today and let God take care of our tomorrow. May all of your today’s be good ones.

Source: stolen

I hope you all have a good day.

Photos: Guess the Celebrity We Saw Hawking MTN Recharge Cards In the Streets of Lagos? lols

 

This Nigerian celebrity was caught in the act. The Pullover singer and MTN Ambassador Kcee was spotted this morning in the major streets of Lagos selling MTN recharge cards and also got to interact with his fans.
The singer used the opportunity to promote the MTN brand and also encourage young people not to give up on their dreams.
Am sure our favourite celebrity hawker had a good time on the streets of Lagos,lols. See more photos below.....

Unholy Act: South African Pastor Makes Female Members Strip In Church, Guess What he Does to them?

The  South African pastor of a church  named End Times Disciples Ministries  has made headlines for his unorthodox manner of carrying out deliverances on female members of his church. The photos of his uncommon deliverance has gone viral both on Facebook and beyond.
The women and girls are made to remove their clothes which is actually insane. He also subjects his congregation to inhumane treatments like sit on them, step and kick their backside, and even jump on them! Seeing is believing, so see pictures below...

Bring Your Investments Home-Obi of Onitsha Tells Ndigbo

Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe,the Obi of Onitsha, has lamented that while the Igbos have over 70 per cent of their investments outside their homeland, non-Igbos had not deemed it necessary to come to the South-East to invest.

The royal father, who spoke yesterday at the inaugural conference and presentation of a two-volume book: “Igbo Nation: History and Challenges of Rebirth and Development” at Igbozurume Unity Centre in Enugu, advised his people to act on the many good ideas they have.

While enjoining Igbos to think home instead of developing other lands where they sojourn, Igwe Achebe observed that the spread of Igbos and their investments in other lands have attracted them envy and hatred as was seen in the recent Xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
He was emphatic that the Igbos must develop their domain educationally, commercially, as well as direct politicians on how they want to be governed.

Source:dailypost

12 Types People You Should Never Marry.

The easiest time to prevent a divorce or an unhappy marriage is before marriage, not after. There is no gainsaying that love can have such a drunken effect on the about-to-wed that clear danger signals become unimportant to them, while hope becomes their only commodity. After all, is it not said that love conquers all? Great! But what type of love conquers all? Agape or Eros? Why compare God-love, which is unconditional, with sexual love, which can be waver?

There are traits that some people cannot drop. It is like hoping that a right-handed spouse will one day become left-handed: a classical case of waiting for Godot!

If you are looking for a wife or a husband, please be wary of these 12 groups of people.

Those who can never apologize

They would hurt you, annoy you, disappoint you, but would never apologise, because they believe that it would belittle and demean them. When you are wrong, you apologise to them, and when you are right, you still apologise to them, hoping that that they would change. But they never do. Soon you start to feel irritated and agitated. The love and respect you felt for them start to wear out.

Those who can never say thank you

Whatever you do for them, they are never grateful. They make statements like: “Why should I say thank you when you are just doing your duty?” Some would say that their gratitude is in their heart. So, do I have to open your heart to see the gratitude inside and get it? Ingratitude is an attitude that causes irritation, frustration and unhappiness.

Such people also believe the world owes them a lot. They go around their activities with an entitlement mentality. They are difficult to please.

PDP Chairman Muazu Resigns.

The Chairman of the PDP Adamu Mu'azu has resigned his position. This is reportedly as a result of his ill-health.
The embattled PDP chairman who gave his resignation via a letter, he asked Uche Secondus the deputy chairman of the party to step in as the acting chairman.

The National Working Committee (NWC) are holding a meeting now on the former chairman's resignation.

Mistaken Identity: Gateman's Wife Mistaken for a Millionaire by Kidnappers, demands 10million ransom

 27year old Zara Mohammed, a full-time house wife and a nursing mother, was kidnapped on the 25th of April 2015 as she returned from a friend's naming ceremony at Ijeh barracks when she was mistaken for a millionaire's wife. She was offered a ride by a fellow woman who offered to drop her off inside Dolphin Estate Ikoyi where she Lives.

Mr Mohammed narrated his wife's ordeal. He said, on April 25, 2015, at about 2pm, she left their house located at Corporation drive, 189b, Dolphin Estate, to attend a friend’s child naming ceremony at Ijeh barracks.
According to him, that was the last time he heard from her. “After waiting till 10pm, and she didn’t return, I called her line but it was switched off. I went to the venue of the naming ceremony.

Bollywood Actress Aishwarya, Stuns In Red Strapless Gowon.

The Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai looked stunning in a ruby red strapless gown which showed off her slim figure. The dress featured a figure hugging bodice with a sheer black back and full tiered skirt. The 41year old actress was at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, to promote her new film Jazbaa at a photocall . See more pics after the cut...