tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438295547725663392024-03-13T05:36:02.042+01:00Carrefour......instinct best approach to survival!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-31470740723769401342013-06-21T16:55:00.001+01:002013-06-21T17:06:16.531+01:00Quote of The Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="bqQuoteLink">"Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life." </span><span class="bodybold">-John Updike</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-67356349110411945262013-06-06T16:46:00.000+01:002013-06-06T16:46:49.911+01:00A Year Journey on Blogger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I can't believe it's 365 days that I started blogging, just as we say "how time flies".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Starting was a big issue because I had no idea what <a href="http://www.carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Carrefour</span></a> should look like, I had so many ideas on my head but somehow I knew I must start something and finally I started with so many checks on different blogs from <a href="http://lindaikeji.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Linda Ikeji's blog</span></a> to <a href="http://www.awanderingsole.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">A wandering Sole</span></a> and many more blogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To all the bloggers that have inspired me with their spectacular blog designs I must thank you for not minding <strike><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">my copycat habit</span></strike> of your wonderful ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just can't stop thanking my mentors who have encouraged me to nurture this new found love, Big Oji, my classy editor, how can I forget the late Mr. Amadi Ogbonnaya aka Ogbuefi of the universe, entertainment editor of class, my friend and big brother Mr. Innocent, my original Ibo brother, Halim Mohammed my impromptu editor, my Aboki to sure and Olukay thank you for not mind my pestering you to read my post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It has not been rosy but it has been quite interesting journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are days I don't have any idea of what to write about and some days ideas flow freely. Can you imagine, I'm behaving like my journalist friends because I see everything around me now as a potential story material.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For </span><a href="http://www.carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrefour</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;">'s</span> first year anniversary, I have posted 65 articles in all, 4198 guests have visited and I have 35 comments from my esteem readers. In all of these 65 posts I have been able to picks some few ones and categorised my experiences into five areas.</span></div>
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<a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-teachers-day.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Teachers' Day!</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello people, I don't know your criteria but this is your choice. I don't I've say in this and I can't help but accept it as my most popular post. Hey whoever says teachers' rewards are in heaven should think twice, but let me tell you on this blog it shows otherwise " </span><a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-teachers-day.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Teachers' Day!</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">" has remain my readers' numero uno. Thank you everyone for checking out this post. <span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Pleaasseeeee, dont forget to always leave a message. merci beaucoup!</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Like I said earlier on,<strong> </strong><span style="color: black;">I love everything I've posted here but the ones in this category has one special way of tickling somewhere in my heart. </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-daughter-of-driver.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Daughter of a Driver </span></a></div>
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<a href="http://blogspot.com/2012/11/a-night-with-jailer.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A Night With The Jailer</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love </span><a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-daughter-of-driver.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Daughter of a Driver </span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> so sooo much, because I can remember that my father thanked me special for this and can you imagine he told me that he's so proud of me and he will always be. Dad, I love you too and I'm always very very sooooo proud of yah, you're the best dad and you rock my world. Don't ask what about her mom, Mom you're simply irreplaceble and it's a promise that very soon I'm cooking something very special for you, I mean it just for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love the month of Ramadan because of it's a spiritual rejuvenation time for me. God is my numero UNO source of strenght. <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">Oh, I've just leaked my small little secret to you</span></em>.</span></div>
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<a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-date-with-reuters_4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A Date With The Reuters</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> this is one of a kind. My meeting Angela of the Reuters is incredible and it will always remind me of the power of new media. Angie as I call you now, thank you for making it happen, you made me an instant celebrity in my neighbourhood. <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">I'm blushing....</span></em></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/incredible-dependable-gidi-traffic.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Incredible Dependable Gidi Traffic </span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, the man behind the Gidi handle I have not met (<span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>please don't tell anyone I said he's an angel</em></span>) but guess what he's my unknown friend but I just love the way the he has defined the <em>naija </em>true spirit and the sincere act of volunteerism and guess what my brother after spending 10 hours on Lagos-Ibadan expressway he had no other choice than to sign up on twitter because of Gidi_Traffic .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I found the out the five personalities that I talked about in this posts have inspired thousand of people in different sphere of life including me to greatness. But sadly, three of them are no longer with us, Ambassador Segun Olusola, Mrs. Sheila Solarin and Mr. Amadi Ogbonnaya. But the good aspect is that the memories of their good hearts is with me and many other young people that they have inspired. <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">Rest in peace blessed souls</span></em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The posts under this category always makes me think and sometime bring some little cries. If you've the heart of a lion please maybe you should read the </span><a href="http://carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2012/10/jungle-justice.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jungle Justice</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and you will see why my mood swing whenever I read this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Health they say is wealth, these two make me know that if I must go far then I must take my health serious and check my body before illness attacks. Prevention is always better than cure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><strong>Apology Time</strong></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I reviewed some books but I've not done any review in recent times please forgive my hiatus in this regard. Thou, I'm still reading but work has not giving me energy to pen down all I that I've read. I think I need to change my strategies on my book review.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is my one year journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I must say thank you to everyone that have visited this </span><a href="http://www.carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrefour</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and have hanged out with me from all over Nigeria, America, United Kingdom, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Egypt, India, Canada, Kenya, Ghana, Benin, Thailand, Poland, Ethiopia, Russia and everywhere that I can't remember right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's always a good feeling to know that one has numerous unknown friends from all over the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Merci beaucoup a tous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bisous</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-35498880505881140922013-06-03T15:02:00.000+01:002013-06-03T15:19:43.615+01:00........Good Night Compatriots<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear Compatriots,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It exactly a year since you all left this world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I do not have any close friend or relative among you but I do know some of your friends, I have met a parent who told me he lost two wonderful God fearing children in the ill-fated Dana crash on Sunday June 3, 2012. You were all our compatriots, so in away you were our families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">365 days has just gone by, I must let you know that not so much has been done to upgrade the aviation industry, I don't know if I'm bothering you with things that does not concern you all any longer but forgive me because I just think it's right to let you all know the situation of thing here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The coroner inquest is inconclusive;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Majority of the your family members have not been adequately compensated by Dana Air; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">D</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ana Air licence has been given back to them so they are flying again, some of our celebrities were the ones that launched their revive back flying project on a flight from Lagos to Abuja the same route that you all lost your dear lives;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The occupants of the sites in which the Dana plane carrying all of you perished have not also been compensated;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I must let you all know that some of your family members have dragged the management of Dana Air to court over non-compliance to international best practise on compensation;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and today the Lagos State Government has just unveil a cenotaph built in all your honour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To all our compatriots who were our princes, princesses and our little angels who lost their lives on the Dana Air <span class="st">Flight 992 ,McDonnell Douglas MD-83 </span>, we pray that may you all find peace with your Creator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good Night and rest in peace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We
all know that our great nation Nigeria is bleeding from corruption, bad
governance, injustice and mediocrity right now. One Nigerian is dying every one hour
in the north because of political laced religious militancy being faced by
millions of our brothers and sisters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Thousands
have being killed and nothing serious is done by the authority to bring the
perpetrators to book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I'm
one of the schools of thought that believe May 29 should never be our democracy
day; I believe June 12 is a better option. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Because
it was a day that Nigerians <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">across</span> the nation voted not based on their
tribe, culture, ethnicity or religious affiliations, many believed that the election
was the fairest and freest election we've had in the history of our nation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">June
12 would have <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">been</span>
the</span> most justified and ideal day because every Nigerian from the North, South,
West or East could identify with HOPE 93 where millions came out to cast their
votes for the people's man "<span style="background: yellow;">MOSHOOD</span> <span style="background: yellow;">KASHIMAWO</span>
<span style="background: yellow;">OLAWALE</span>
<span style="background: yellow;">ABIOLA</span>"
but all their efforts were truncated and many died in the struggle against the
military in order to restore true democracy to our land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">At
least, if I was too young to understand the intricacies of politics then, now
I'm a great student of history because I've learnt alot about Nigeria from the memoirs of Nigerian great historians.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Let’s
enjoying this holiday, it doesn't matter what day they have tagged the democracy;
let’s just celebrate the democracy they have bestowed on us now. But I think we
the youth should wake up from our slumbers and start having interest in
politics because year 2015 is just around the corner.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Who
knows with some credibility on the part of <span style="background: yellow;">INEC</span> and some consistency on the part of we
the youth the table of power can/would turn. We can still remember the <span style="background: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;">Obama</span></span>
youth movement in America. <s><span style="color: red;">or am I dreaming too
high?</span></s></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I'm
not totally mad at the system because I can sleep and rest this my busy body
head today. Remember, I told you early in the month that I <span style="background: yellow;">loooooove</span>
holidays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Happy
democracy day fellow Nigerians and God bless our great nation Nigeria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">God
bless our fallen heroes and heroines like <span style="background: yellow;">Mko</span> <span style="background: yellow;">Abiola</span>, <span style="background: yellow;">Gani</span> <span style="background: yellow;">Fawehinmi</span>,
<span style="background: yellow;">Kudirat</span>
<span style="background: yellow;">Abiola</span>
and many more whose names I can remember right now, who truly fought for
democracy that has given us this partial stroke democracy being run by the <span style="background: yellow;">PDP</span> government
that we're all force to enjoy. <span style="color: #cc0000;">SAD</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bonne</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Anniversaire
<span style="background: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;">de</span></span>
democratie!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-78261515121100950242013-05-27T13:38:00.000+01:002013-05-27T13:38:18.243+01:00Happy Children Day, Angels!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Being a child, what a
wonderful world of existence.</span></div>
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To all my lovely
angels from Lagos, Nairobi, London, Abuja, Port-Novo, Abidjan, Lome, Dakar,
Accra, Paris, Chicago, Quebec, Johannesburg, Cape Town and from all over the
world.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-84863190967587951372013-05-24T14:33:00.000+01:002013-05-24T14:49:38.101+01:00Hijab, The Pride of a Muslimah <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It all started when a
principal in Lagos, Nigeria flogged a junior secondary 1 student 43 times for
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After that incident,
Muslim groups and parents petitioned the Lagos state government and before any
one could say jack, the commissioner for education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye
announced that the use of Hijab and head scarf for Muslim women would not be
allowed in Lagos state public schools.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She said, they came
to this conclusion after they had dialogued with many stakeholders who included
Muslim student delegates in a forum chaired by one Alhaji Oyinlomo, the
commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture. They agreed at the meeting that
students could only use their Hijab when Muslim girls want to go for prayers,
read the Quran or when they are going for Jumat prayer on Fridays.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Commissioner ma'am, can I ask if I'm permitted to ask you some few questions?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ma, who is Alhaji
Oyinlomo and how grounded is Alhaji's in Islamic knowledge?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where is the
principal that committed the heinous act against an innocent girl who was obeying
the laws of her religion which was not in any way against the constitution of Nigeria?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ever charged to court for gross misconduct on duty and threat to the students
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having asked you the
above questions, I need to make this clear to you and the state government, why
an average covering Muslimah hold the HIJAB and Head scarf esteem as their pride
and identity of showing who they truly are.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Allah (SWT) commanded
us in the holy Quran that, "<span style="color: black;">tell the believing
women to subdue their eyes, and maintain their chastity. They shall not reveal
any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. They shall cover
their chests, (with their Khimar) and shall not relax this code in the presence
of other than their husbands, their fathers, the fathers of their husbands,
their sons, the sons of their husbands, their brothers, the sons of their
brothers, the sons of their sisters, other women, the male servants or
employees whose sexual drive has been nullified, or the children who have not
reached puberty. They shall not strike their feet when they walk in order to
shake and reveal certain details of their bodies. All of you shall repent to
GOD, O you believers, that you may succeed." - 24:31</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We didn't write this
on our own, it’s an injunction of our religion and we hold this dear to our
hearts. We are only paying obedience to the Supreme Being.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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announcement, Muslims all over Lagos perceived the announcement as infringement
of their fundamental human right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How can this barbaric
act happen in a cosmopolitan society like Lagos, oh our darling Lagos with a
governor who is a lawyer of repute and a Muslim?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I thought our
governor should know better being a Muslim himself and a legal luminary who is aware
of the importance of hijab in Islam and the fundamental human rights of Lagos
Muslim women who have done nothing to contradict the constitution of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I'm a Muslimah, I'm
proud of my religion, I do not support any act of terrorism. Over hundreds of
Muslimah that I know and I've met will never support any act of terrorism in
Lagos or Nigeria at large. Why should you tag me or my sisters in faith as
potential terrorists because of an act of obedience to our creator?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We need to put the record straight and
clear that we love peace and we will not in any way undermine the peaceful
co-existence of humanity in Nigeria or elsewhere. Islam is a religion of peace
and together with our Christian brothers and sisters will support any sincere
government that is ready to curb the menace of terrorism in
the land. Government should not in any way use this new policy against the
usage of hijab to cover their inefficiency in managing the insurgency of Boko
Haram in the Northern part of Nigeria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are open to new changes and will
support any sincere approach to curb this national embarrassment but we do not
find this government bickering on hijab funny. At least we were all living
witnesses to the approach used by the American government and its citizen to
fish out the perpetrators of the Boston marathon bomb attack. At least nobody
asked the Muslim girls to pull off their hijabs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Monday, a communiqué was issued by the commissioner for information and strategy Mr.
Lateef Ibirogba in which he stated categorically that Lagos state government has not
banned or disallowed the use of hijab in public schools in the state, that they are still meeting
with stakeholders on the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr. commissioner sir, I like your
reaction and the manner in which your ministry has handled the issue; at least
this has shown that we are truly in a democracy But I do not want to be
deceived by any method of damage control. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I hope this government is sincere about
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that whoever wishes that his daughter should wear hijab while going to school
and within the school premises should send such a child to a private Muslim
school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I want to believe that statement was a
slip of the tongue if not I won’t be surprise because she obviously does not know
what it takes to hold elective position in a democratic setting, she was
appointed so the masses mean nothing to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However I’m sure governor Fashola knows
better, let me remind madam that when His Excellency was seeking election and
soliciting for our support he never promised us that removing our HIJAB and HEAD
SCARVES will be our gain for voting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Again, I must tell you ma’am that the Hijabist
also pay taxes and our monies are part of those used in maintaining these
public schools, I’m very sure it’s part of the monies used in paying your salaries
and that of the principal who flogged the innocent student.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All I expected of you at the initial stage
of this brouhaha was for you to form a committee who will design apparel that will
accommodate the Muslim students who wish to use hijab which will be uniform and
it will be adopted based on the uniform colour of each school in the state. So whichever student
that faults this new adopted uniform will face the law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ma’am, we must thank you for testing
our level of faith. This has shown that we are one of those whom have submitted
to the authority of Allah and we shall always be identified among thousand with
our Hijab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-71030264926664783292013-05-10T11:29:00.002+01:002013-05-10T11:29:35.468+01:00Inspirational Funmi Iyanda<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you are a Nigerian, calling a lady that is not biologically related to one an aunty will not take you by surprise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aunty Funmi Iyanda as I call her has inspired me a great deal, watching her rested program "New Dawn with Funmi" on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) then as an undergraduate throughout my university years has given meaning to my womanhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She covers the May edition of Genevieve magazine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is sure beautiful.</span> </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-90338771710743483152013-05-09T16:50:00.000+01:002013-05-09T16:58:10.396+01:00PORTicracy<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">PORTicracy! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know you’re already searching your
dictionary for the meaning of my big lexicon. Sorry to disappoint you, because
you won’t get it in any dictionary not even the encyclopedia will help with the
meaning, oh yes, I mean it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Before you go ahead to label me an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Olodo</i> who does not understand the
English lexicon, please I will crave your indulgence to accept my own <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oyinbo </i>at least for the sake of this post.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think I should face you straight
if you think that I do not have the right like Prof. Wole Soyinka to create my
own word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May be this question will calm
you down a bit, “can’t I use any word I like?” after all everyone should be
free by right to say anything he or she wants as far as it is not libel or
slander. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With my PORTicracy you can’t sue me
for any of the above, I’m only exercising my freedom of speech and thought.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With the introduction of Mobile
Number Portability (MNP) by the Nigeria Communication Commission recently and
the launching of Saka’s porting campaign by one of the communication companies,
the word <em>port</em> and <em>porting</em> has just been added to our everyday lexicon and its usage
has totally been accepted across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">So friends I added “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">icracy” </i>to the word PORT and voila I have
PORTicracy. The etymology of my new <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">oyinbo</i>
is from porting and t</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">he term
"port" is derived from the Latin word <i>portare</i>, meaning
"to carry". For me PORTicracy is the act of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">moving from
a comfort zone to a comfortable zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’m very sure your English teacher
might go crazy if you give her/him this definition, please do me a favour by
not even mentioning my name as the inventor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who is afraid of competition? I definitely
know that in this scenario it will not be the consumers especially in a society
where consumerism is not given adequate attention and the consumer board in
place is not doing enough to save the innocent consumers from the monster
service providers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just like our hilarious Saka ported
out of his network to another one, I will definitely port to another network no
doubt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know millions of Nigerians are
just waiting for the right time to exhibit the PORTicracy because obviously some
of these service providers are not just interested in them but now I guess the
network providers are at our mercies. Consumers are truly kings now, just with three
months grace, Mr. Network try nonsense with me and see how I will port out of
your porter…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’m forced to stick with this
stingy network I’ve been using for past seven years now because I was afraid of
the inconveniences it might cause me and my loved ones. Thanks to NCC for giving
freedom of inter switching and by the power of PORTicracy conferred on me by
NCC, I can now port to my envied network of choice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What am I to look out for before
porting to my new darling network? This question I’m giving adequate attention to
because I don’t want to enslave myself again for another three months
having been force to stay with Mr. Stingy for seven years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I just can’t stick to this stingy
network, it’s not just possible. You can call me “O Show Free” I don’t mind but
may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find out from you that “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">who no <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like better things”</i> , I want free bonus
calls, free data access quality services, good customer service relations and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also want good call price.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This current network I’m forced to
use is not giving me that and I’m sure they do not have any plan to give me any
of these freebies. So, why stay with a stingy fella?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Before you finish reading this
post, I would have REDVOLUTIONALIZED *power of Red-wink* and if by chance I do not find
what I’m looking for in this alliance I would not mind to port out of their porter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They just have three months to prove their worth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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exhibiting my power of PORTicracy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-55051147984322238282013-05-02T15:02:00.000+01:002013-05-02T15:02:53.202+01:00Beautiful May!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I don't know about you but I love this month because it's synonymous to examinations and exams are everywhere around us. If you don't like reading just look forward to another month 'cos this month might not just be for you. If you a bookie then just enjoy the blessings of reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Worker's day is in May. Please don't tell my boss that I looooove holidays, at least I know he can't give me any task on May day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Workers all over the world, please take my kisses and hugs as I wish you all........ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"HAPPY WORKERS' DAY!".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The sad reality in Nigeria now is that many workers are been laid off without good benefit. What more can wish for on this May Day than for Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to fight for rights for our comrades.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">May I welcome you to the month when rainfall announces its arrival, so plenty of rain. I love rain because the coldness that comes with it, is a true blessing. Green vegetables are abound everywhere and they come very cheap this season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Guess what, Vegetarians are smiling already****</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fruitfulness at its fullest</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know quite a lot of my friends do not like mango*****winky winky, at least I can enjoy my sumptuous mango without anyone begging for a cut. My dinner is fix for the next two months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you're like me "a mango lover" you'll definitely sure have plenty to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Children are also celebrated throughout the world 'cos it's their month. I love children. I promise to take my niece whose birthday is in this month out and together we'll have massive fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We Nigerians will also celebrate our country's democracy day, so two days holiday in MAY. I hope(the boss) is not reading this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's also one month countdown to my one year anniversay as a blogger , this a big one for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> I'm so soooo exicited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let do great things together this MAY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bisous!!!'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Laraeni</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-91943531459102639222013-04-25T14:26:00.001+01:002013-04-26T10:34:30.982+01:00A Little Prayer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">God, I'm very thankful for all the experiences of life that You have taken me through. I just want to communicate with God right now with this my little prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm really bless because God has not forsaken me in an condition and I'm indebted to Him for this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Please join me as I say my little prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Dear God;</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Please give me the grace to fulfil <strong>Your will;</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Give me the courage to be <strong>trustworthy</strong>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enhance me with <strong>Your wisdom</strong>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Give me the <strong>spirit</strong> and energy to be <strong>successful</strong>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lord, give me the opportunity to be <strong>fulfilled</strong> and <strong>contented</strong>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you Lord for the gift of <strong>FREEDOM</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good <strong>health</strong> and <strong>sound mind</strong>;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the good <strong>food</strong> and<strong> wonderful people You surrounded</strong> me with;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thank you my dear God for <strong>being very glorious</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Amen!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm in the praying mode, I guess you can look back at your journey and also say your own little prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As you also pray, I say Amen because I know He's watching over you. The One that watches over us never sleeps or slumbers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So,no matter what the journey is like, stay focus and hold on to your faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">God bless our souls, Amen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>"I Have High Standards"</em> Is Good For A Relationship<br /><br />"I have high standards" is often believed to be an excuse for why someone cannot find a partner and is not in a relationship.</strong> But <i>maybe "I have high standards" should be a requirement for all relationships.</i><br /><br /><b>I believe our expectations of others, including our partners, has gotten too low -- <i>we accept, compromise, and settle when we shouldn't.</i></b><br /><br />We attract and get the behavior from others that we accept. <b>Let's set our standards high and raise the expectation of appropriate behavior in our lives.</b> We all benefit from having to rise to higher standards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">By </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/104461319641004092709/op/followers#107236832361013505349/posts" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kurt Smith</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love this, I think everyone in relationship should use this as guide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello
people I'm sorry this is coming a bit late, it's just a slow moving wheel
trying to clog my movements. From court to jail, I'll give you the details of
my five days journey to Kirikiri "The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Federal Republic of Freedom." <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Just
check back on the blog to see the beautiful, the ugly and gory sides of Kirikiri.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now
to this gist I've to tell you, let get down to <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">d'affaire du jour</span></em>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How
can you total blame professor Wole Soyinka for calling my generation a wasted
one, when the level of indiscipline among the youth is worst than what the older
generations currently display.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In
the past few days I've witnessed what will make me not agree more with the
professor that we are all in terrible mess especially within my generation and
the ones after mine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My
mind has not rested since these events that I'm about to relay to you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm
so troubled that I'm wondering why the current political shenanigans will not
be right when we accused them of their sit-tight rule attitude and they will
gladly tell whoever cares to listen that mine generations lack leadership
qualities and that we are worse off than them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">They
said they can't in any way trust us with power. <s>Do you blame them,
huuuuh!!!!!!</s></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was
in one of the banks around my office on the first Tuesday after the just
concluded Easter holiday, the queue was long and pressure on the cashiers
was hectic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just
as we queued for us to take our turns to be attended to, a young man said he
was not ready to queue because he needed to pay his money in at
least 25 minutes and leave the bank.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A
young man just of his age was bold enough to tell him that if we truly want
Nigeria to be good and Nigerians to be taken serious by the outside world, the youth must be to be the
engine of change. I never knew I've not heard the worse from the un-repentance
young lad who proudly said Nigeria is destroy and he's not ready to be an apostle
of change. He said if he's giving the opportunity of leadership tomorrow he will
not only go there to loot the national treasury but he will also take national cake for his three generations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was shamed for his uncivilized utterances, in that shame I left the banking hall after my
transaction without any comment. I guess I was too dismal to any word. But the
thought of the scenarios was in my head for many days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Where’s
the responsibility of trust, I guess this young man is a fresh graduate who
will probably be scouting for an employment in a financial house. His guarantors
must better watch their backs. #just a warning!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just
few days after the bank experience, I went to Ikeja mall and I had to queue for
bread (2 loaves of bread because I can’t buy more than that, that’s the rule).
I've been on the queue for at least 30minutes and in within this time I saw a
young girl of about 12years strolling around the queue. I thought she was
shopping but to my utmost surprise she came to me and politely greeted me and
asked if I could help her get one loaf extra with my own.</span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
told her that I'm buying two loaves and obviously she knew I can't help her but
I couldn't let her be, so this made me to asked her out of curiosity why didnt she </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">queue for hers. I didn't know I was in for a shocker when she proudly told
me that she hates to queue for anything because it's a time waster.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Time
waster I asked myself, Oh that made think if queuing is time waster then
loitering to get help should be time suicidal, I didn't let her go without
properly educating her of importance of queuing and orderliness. But who do I
blame here? Is it her parents, teachers or the society in which this young lady
found herself?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">This
is a society social suicidal if you ask me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just
as I was getting away from this uncultured attitude of these two young people,
two nights ago I was chatting with my friend, Ola, after talking about the
events of the past few weeks and it was time for our girly chit-chat she told me
that she had a story that will surprise me, make me laugh and also sadden my
heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was
eager to hear the gist because of the first part but I was afraid to hear the
gist just because of the sad end of the tale, I braved it up just to see what I
can make out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She
told me about a girl that she met in a group of other girls in a camp she went
to give lecture. She was asking the girls what were their hubbies and this 14
years old told her that her hobbies were gossiping and abusing people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">OMG,
I asked Ola if she was serious with what she told me, she said I could confirm
from our other friend, Roffy who was also a facilitator at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Roffy
also gave me another shocker when she said the same girl had her caucus and she
is a bad influence on other girls. They have to come up with a solution to
break her hold on the group.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All I
could ask my girls are these few questions; where does she stays, who is her
mother, which school does she attends? They were as confused as I was because from
their responses they were too shocked to probe further.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But
Ola promised me that she will love to work with the girl, I hope she will
achieve something great from this confused soul because she must be taking from
her current bent psychology approach to a straight approach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My
thoughts</span></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">If a
great nation is where everyone including the youth have the right to act and be
hold responsible or accountable for their actions in building a sane society
where do we now all go from here?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Where
have we gone wrong? Do we blame those who are grooming us into adulthood to
rightfully take the heritage of this great nation call Nigeria?</span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Is it
possible with this lackadaisical attitude of my generation to contribute
positive approach to nation building that will make Nigeria leap away from the
developing nation to a developed one?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">According
to Bishop Carlos Belo he said "under your shoulders, dear young people of
the entire world, weigh the responsibility to transform tomorrow's world into a
society where peace, harmony and fraternity reign." Can we truly vow on
this statement for my generation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We're
all clamouring for revolution, I don't know if I'm permitted to ask that can't
we start the revolution from within my age bracket before we go over to the
older class of the society or the entire society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As
young people, we have so much power to bring awareness and change that we truly
desire if we could go by the advice of Martin Luther King Jr. by committing
ourselves to the noble struggle for <s>human rights</s> "checking our bad
attitudes and advocating against them". <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He
said if we follow his advice, we will make a greater person of ourselves, a
greater nation of our country and a finer world to live in."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A
word is enough, I promise to celebrate any young Nigerian who is truly truly an
ambassador of hope soon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm
on the lookout because we shouldn't only blow the whistle for bad news, we
should also horn it loud for good news.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Till
next post just as I've promised to serve the full gist i.e. day to day affairs
of being a citizen of Kirikiri (Federal Republic of Freedom)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Ciao.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Margaret Hilda Thacher (<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Baroness Thatcher</span>) </span>was widely known with her sobriquet "THE IRON LADY" which was given to her by a soviet journalist. She was the United Kingdom's Prime Minister and was the first and the only woman to have held the post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She became popular with her uncompromising politics and leadership style, the style which was known as Thatcherism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'm looking at a woman who has changed the world politics and also defined the role of women as a wife and administrator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Below, I share some of her many quotes that I love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and a certain sense of purpose."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and personal satisfaction."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"If you want something said, ask a man; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">if you want something done, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I just owe everything o m y father and it's passionately interesting for the things that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I learnt in a small town, in a very modest home, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">are the things that I have won the election."</span></div>
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<span class="bqQuoteLink"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="bqQuoteLink">to compromise </span><span class="bqQuoteLink"> on anything at any time, </span></span></div>
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<span class="bqQuoteLink"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and you would achieve nothing."</span></span></div>
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<span class="bqQuoteLink"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"I usually make up my mind </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="bqQuoteLink">about a man in ten seconds, </span><span class="bqQuoteLink">and </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="bqQuoteLink">I very rarely change it."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="bqQuoteLink">"There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Baroness Thatcher passed on at the age of 87 on April 8, 2013 in London after suffering a stroke.<sup> </sup>Lord Bell, Thatcher's spokesman, confirmed her death.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rest in peace Margaret Thatcher.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-1409521044544694182013-04-05T13:46:00.001+01:002013-04-05T13:46:28.354+01:00Get Well Soon Madiba<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is a South African anti-apartheid activist, revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first to be elected in a fully representative, multiracial election.<br />
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He is an inspiration to millions of young Africans and youths around the world.<br />
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I adore Madiba and he is my numero un living legend.<br />
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I join the rest of the world to wish you a speedy recovery.<br />
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Long live Madiba!</div>
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/katchysangel">katchysangel</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a> am game<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Image a tweet like this one on April first, the day fools reign. Believing anything from a friend on an April fool is at your own peril not to talk of a word from a complete stranger on twitter.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">However, now I have a friend in Angela my new Gidi-friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Angela replied me just after my initial reply and voila we made arrangements on how we are going to set the ball rolling for me to talk about our almighty gidi_traffic because the person behind the handle refuse to show his face and he does not want to grant any interview. <span style="color: black;">-</span><span style="color: #741b47;">Gidi_taffic is our <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagbaja" target="_blank">Lagbaja</a></em> of social media but Angie, don't worry I will get the prayer warriors to get into prayer session that will make Gidi change his/her mind about it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It all started like any other day on twitter, my addiction to gidi_traffic is second to none because with this twitter handle there are no dull moments as you get your traffic updates reading through all sorts of funny questions and responses from tweeps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">From my conversation with Angela, I later found out she is a stringer with the Reuters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I did a story on Gidi-traffic earlier on the blog if you miss it, oh never late click </span><a href="http://www.carrefourmyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/incredible-dependable-gidi-traffic.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gidi_traffic</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">At our assumed day, I got a call from Angie at about 6.45am that they were in my neighbourhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I finally met her and her amiable colleague David aka Davido <em><span style="color: #741b47;">but not our omo baba olowo</span></em>, we exchanged pleasantries and viola we started talking about our subject (<span style="color: #741b47;">gidi of course</span>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Camera started rolling at about 7.10am, it was funny working with the duo because they made it very easy and simple as we chatted on how the twitter handle as helped me in moving in and around my <em>Lasgidi</em> especially on work days when Lagos roads are usually bewitched with traffic demons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Don't mind my height, I promise to wear my <em>high heel stilettos </em>next time<em>. </em>As soon as the video is out I will definitely post it but please you can hold Angie and David accountable (<strike>ActOfAccountability)</strike> if I refuse to upload it here.</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This is your gal reporting, au reviour!</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Leading is easy; the hard part is persuading others to follows." - Ulysses S. Grant</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) and with his successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War, he must have encountered lot of problems and hardship leading his troupes but his credible act of persuasion must have paid off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Nigerian leaders should not see Nigerians as bad and uncultured followers, all they simply need to do it persuade the citizens with good policies and ideologies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Voila, I'm very sure they will be stunned on our they will influence us to act to bring out Nigeria to an enviable position amongst comity of nations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Get people to act anywhere you find yourself.</span></div>
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a> Tight traffic on 3rd Mainland from Adeniji to Ebutte Metta Area caused by an accident. Vehicles being removed. Free afterwards<br />
<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: black;">— Airiafo Fred O (@Airiafo) </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/Airiafo/status/312224061289791490"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">March 14, 2013</span></a></blockquote>
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a> The Aero strike is really causing issues everywhere! People are paying as high as 120k to fly from ph to Lagos.This is unfair<br />
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[3:51 PM] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">@</span><a href="https://twitter.com/ogaugust451"><span style="background-color: white;">ogaugust451</span></a><span style="background-color: white;">:</span> 3MB is locked down after OBALENDE. Hope there is no ACCIDENT cos the traffic is serious @<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%233RDMB">#3RDMB</a><br />
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Leaving CMS ATM-3:47pm to Maryland,let me c ow long dis trip will take @<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a><br />
— <span style="background-color: white;">Augustina Ogbonna (@Ogaugust451) </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Ogaugust451/status/312212926452871169">March 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23BEWARE">#BEWARE</a> [3:46 PM] @<a href="https://twitter.com/anirvachan"><span style="background-color: white;">anirvachan</span></a><span style="background-color: white;">:</span> @<a href="https://twitter.com/gidi_traffic">gidi_traffic</a> FUNSHO WILLIAMS AVENUE is terrible. Traffic jam as far as the eye can see {Inward Ojuelegba}<br />
— GIDITRAFFIC (@Gidi_Traffic) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gidi_Traffic/status/312213682027376641">March 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you're on the Tweeter and you've not seeing this eagle eye's symbol or
some tweets similar to these <span style="color: black;">above then you're on a very long thing.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">I'm less than six months old on twitter but one
of the twitter handle I joined by accident in my first week was @</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">gidi</span>_traffic</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">, guess what I'm loving
every moment with @<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">gidi</span>_traffic.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">@</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">gidi</span>_traffic</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">
is a combination of two words, <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Gidi</span> which stands for <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Lasgidi</span>
is a pseudonyms for Lagos, Nigeria and it’s called by young Lagosians and the
traffic. So combination of the two is @</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">gidi</span>_traffic</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and
it's synonymous with traffic gridlock especially during early morning rush which
is usually between 7am to 10am and closing time which usually starts from 4pm
and sometimes can stretch to 10pm depending on how busy the city is.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">@</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic</span><span style="color: black;">
has come to conquer the nightmares associated with Lagos traffic. It has helped
with the city traffic management by giving adequate traffic report and tweets
from @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic's
followers and the handler. Sometime giving traffic rules and advice.</span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Though the identity of @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic</span> handler remains a
misery to its follower because of the prompt attention giving to the handle,
the retweets are also within minute of
tweeting a topic or question. Some its <span style="color: black;">followers sometimes ask if it is a
machine robot or a computer program. I'm also surprise because there is no time
you will not get a <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">retweet</span> from @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic
even in the middle of the night.</span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What amaze me about @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic is that many subjects
from marital to science and many more issues that ought to be goggled are also
being asked on the handle, I call @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic
<b><i><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gidipedia</span></i></b> because of the questions that sometime Wikipedia cannot answer will handle by our
beloved @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic.</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">From the interview @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic granted <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">OMG</span>
Nigeria in 2012, an online magazine
shows that after all it's a human that is behind the handle. This anonymous handler
calls himself Kaptin Idoko.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span id="more-12842"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">@<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic won the award for Best
Use of New Media at the Future Awards in 2012. I must also commend the
incredible efforts of @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic
Tweeps who give minute by minute
reports of their location from Lagos to Port-Harcourt, from Suleja to Ibadan for being good agents of
change</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">With this singular effort of @<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic aka</span> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kaptin</span>
<span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Idoko</span>
I believe there is a better day for Nigeria someday soon. Whoever says
Nigerians are not patriotic should see the zeal with which Nigerians are helping
a worthy cause to grow. <strong><i><span style="background: white; color: purple;">We
only need a real project and voila we are fully at your back.</span></i></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For me and many young up-mobile Nigerians, @<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);">gidi</span>_traffic</span> is truly incredible
dependable friend.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-6423750936251911212013-03-13T17:44:00.000+01:002013-03-14T12:33:06.516+01:00Presidential Penkelemesi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">To
the average new generation political enthusiasts in Nigeria, they may not be
familiar with the word "<em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Penkelemisi"
</span></em>a world used by so many people, imagine some young Nigerians think
the word is a brand name of some sorts. </span></div>
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><em>Penkelemesi</em>
is a Yorubanization of the word PECULIAR MESS, a pre-independent famous Ibadan
politician late Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu used the word to described the
opposition in the Western Region House of Assembly at that time. Not
understanding what he meant, the non-literate section of his audience
translated the phrase into vernacular as "<em>penkelemesi</em>". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Presidential
(State) pardon is an executive order vacating a conviction. It's not an
abominable act of any sorts because the constitutions of many countries
including Nigeria give the president the power to grant clemency. It can be in
the form of any of the following;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">-grant
a full pardon,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">-to
commute a sentence and,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">-or
to rescind a fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">On
Tuesday, March 13, 2013, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan granted ex-Governor
DSP Alamieyeseigha and seven others state pardon on the advice of the council
of state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I do
not have personal grouse with state pardon especially knowing fully well it is
done in other parts of the world and because sometimes judgement can't be
biased or a fellow who commit an offence can change for good after or
during their states' punishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Having
gone through the state pardon documents under the current president of the United
States of America Barack Obama, I noticed that the fellows granted state
pardons were all found guilt and convicted by the United States’ courts. Guess
what, they all finished their terms without any option of a fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
first state pardon done under Obama's administration was on December 3, 2010
with 10 sentences ranging from 1972 to 1991.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
second state pardon was done on May 20, 2011, with eight sentences ranging from
1975 to 1985. The third was done in November 21, 2011 with five sentences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
last till date was on March 1, 2013 with 10 sentences and one commutations of
sentence which was given to Eugenia Marie Jennings who was sentenced in 2001
to 262 months (about 22 years) in prison, 8 years of supervised release and
with $1,750 fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a name='more'></a></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Eugenia
sentence expired on December 21, 2011, leaving intact and in effect the
eight-year term of supervised release with all its conditions and all other
components of the sentence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Since
the news of the current State Pardon in Nigeria broke out, I keep asking
myself what kind of a nation are we where the mightier intentionally massage
the rotten ego of the ruling class and with no mercy in melted out as punishments to the poor and less privilege for stealing little for their survival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">If
the council of state which comprises the President, Vice President, all state
Governors, all living former presidents, Chief Justice of the Federation, the
Senate President and speaker think that someone from the Niger Delta region deserve
a state pardon, can we ask them if they have forgotten the role played by late
Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni elder statesmen who were sentenced to death
for fighting to protect the right of the Ogoni people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I'm
sure that DSP's saga is still very fresh in the memories of millions of
Nigerians. Let me just refresh our memories especially for those of us who have
forgotten who he was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He was
elected the Governor of Bayelsa State in May 1999 and re-elected in 2003; later
impeached for corruption charges in December 2005. During his tenure as the
number one citizen of the state, he accumulated known properties and bank
accounts, exceeding £10m in value. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">His
portfolio of foreign assets included accounts with five banks in the UK and
further accounts with banks in Cyprus, Denmark and the United States; four
London properties acquired for a total of £4.8m; a Cape Town harbour penthouse
acquired for almost £1m, assets in the United States, and almost £1m
in cash stored in one of his London properties.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">He
was later detained by the metropolitan police in the UK but later escaped by
disguise, dressed like a woman with native attire, the rest is history.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Are <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">we a leaner in this country? </span></em>Why
do we always chase the shadows instead of the substance? What message is this
council of state passing out to young hard working Nigerians out there? Are the
old men telling us that the fight against corruption is just a lip service that
does not affect the affluent and the rich?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Are
there no men of conscience amongst them who will see things in other peculiar
ways in which peculiar people of Nigeria will appreciate?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span> </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">OMG,
I do not have problem with forgiveness because to err is human and to forgive
is divine, but what I do have problem with is the signal which this action of
the council of state will send to everyone watching this mad dance of the
ruling class in Nigeria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Now,
I'm sure you will definitely know what made me call this <em>penkelemesi</em> because
truly to me this is a peculiar mess in a peculiar banana republic
called Nigeria.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-53672605357831913302013-03-08T16:40:00.000+01:002013-03-08T16:44:59.164+01:00Happy Women's Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="maintext"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="firstword">You</span> can break down a real woman temporarily but a real woman will always pick up the pieces, rebuild herself and come back even stronger than ever. -Unknown</span></span></div>
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<span class="maintext"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy women's day to all the wonderful women out there who have impacted into the life of someone to build their dream for their better today. </span></div>
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<span class="maintext"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How can I ever forget my own special lady who crafted and molded my way to being a real woman.</span><br />
<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Late Mrs. Eunice Towobola Banjo, she was my a beautiful, adorable, energetic, industrious and God fearing Ijebu woman. She was a grandma one will pay billion of dollar to have, I truly adore her especially now that I'm gaining from all the good things she taught me. Though, then I thought she was the most wicked grandmother in the whole world, some times I asked my cousins if she was truly my grandma.</span></div>
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<span class="maintext"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She instilled discipline into me, whatever I am today was all her efforts and with the help of God on her side. She single handedly trained me with some financial and moral supports from my biological parents. she was the parent I knew, because she adopted me at age one from my parent. </span><br />
<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span class="maintext" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Grandma, may God always bless your soul.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="firstword">"I</span> knew my mother was a good person, a wonderful person, but I didn't know to what extent until people came to me and told me things from the heart." Velma Evans </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To all the beautiful women who have scarified for those they truly care about and you're not rewarded for your gesture, on their behalf I say thank you for all your efforts. May the Lord reward you, He loves you more than anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To a woman who has multiple roles as a wife, mother, teacher, cook, cleaner, nanny and grandmother and with all these tasking duties you still do not get no word of thank you. OMG, also on their behalves I shall pay you now with hugs and many thank you kisses because you're truly an heroin you deserve platinum as your reward medal. Guess what you' re my OLYMPIAN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And to you all beautiful women who have been battered, brutilized, abused and ignored. Please remember that those who have done the inhuman to you are simply cowards and they shall reap the reward of their wickeness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love you and please I have this special peom for you.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A real woman</span></strong><br />
<strong></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You are a real woman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're a woman of substance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A woman to be adore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're being battared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're a vibrant woman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That ought to be cherised</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But the cowards were crueled to you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're simply beautiful</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You're a woman of hope</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know someday that </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The god of women will </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Always fight your cause</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today and many more days to come</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I will always hug you </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And pound my roses around you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because I know you deserve love</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unblemishe love </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I say to you hold your courage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Beacuse the corwads will be fished out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">They will cover their faces in shame</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As you'll be celebrated</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just I celebrate you today</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because you are a real beautiful woman of substance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy women's day to all the beautiful hardworking women who have also inspired me from far and near. Some I know personally, some I met on television and pages of newspapes, Some I met through the books the authored and some I meet on the path of life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of you are fantastic and I adore your courage especially in the world where women are not always giving chance to prove the worth. Thank you for breaking the ceiling against women oppression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I must thank you ,the gentlemen who have giving women the room to excel in all sphere of life. You're the real men.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy women's day!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00757936788462156183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343829554772566339.post-45326897762807855812013-03-06T15:25:00.000+01:002013-03-06T15:25:43.790+01:00Giving - Quote of the day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've always love to put smiles on the faces of vulnerable people out there especially when they can't see me to tell me thank you for any of my little efforts. I like it better when God rewards me. (<span style="color: red;"><strike><strong>my little secret of happiness</strong></strike></span>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Giving in Africa was communal in the eras of our grandmothers and mothers but with civilization on our lapses now, every man is for himself and propably his immediate families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We prefer to show our aggrandize by wastage, in any society where the poor and needy are not catered for, crime is usually the order of the day. <span style="color: red;">I guess we all can testify to this in Nigeria.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Charity breeds goodwill</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Charity and any act of giving (<em>not bad gifts that can't be useful to the receivers</em>) breed love and brotherhood. Gift most time is the real lubricant of friendship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Remember that every action in life has rules governing it, so giving also has its own rule. According to </span><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">sugarbeecrafts</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, above are five rules of giving. I truly love them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Always remember that, giving will always be an old act but <strong>CAN NEVER BE OUT OF FASHION.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Till my next post, strech out your hands with a gift of love and hugs.</span></div>
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Book for the Month of February- A Taste of Calabar</h4>
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February is synonymous to love and the say the best way to a
man’s heart is his stomach.</div>
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I decided to study that act of cooking for two major reasons;
one because I love to experiment with food especially food with colour. I guess that is the main reason that I love fruits and vegetables salads, they are my favourite on any buffet anyday-anytime.</div>
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Secondly, I want to cook at will; especially those soups that
are typically not Yoruba’s- Edikang Ekong, Afang soup, Afia Efere and many
wonderful delicacies from the southern and Niger Delta regions because I want
to really give KK the very best of food.</div>
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This month I read a very small book of 80 incisive pages,
which I will recommend to any woman who is very serious about improving her
cooking skills because I’ve discovered from interactions with ladies that
majority of them love to eat but they seriously detest cooking. Their reasons
are not what I know but it might be the kind of business and professional lifestyle
we live in this century where we compete with men on work fields.</div>
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I got this book on one of my trips to Cross Rivers at the culture
in Calabar. Mrs. Arit Ana, the author of this book meticulously described
Calabar in this book “A Taste of Calabar” may be that we give you the reason
why the name CALABAR is always associated with good cooking and sumptuous
meals. </div>
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This poem was worded by Justice Otoo, it’s on page 5 of this
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<i>Calabar ooo</i></div>
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<i>Calabar ooo</i></div>
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<i>Calabar ooo Calabar
ooo</i></div>
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<i>Nyedung do mfin (I
will live there today)</i></div>
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<i>Ufan (my friend)
canan, canan</i></div>
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<i>Calabar ooo</i></div>
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<i> Nyedung do mfin (I will live there today)</i></div>
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<i>My Dress is drenched
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<i>My own dribble
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<i>Not carrying a baby</i></div>
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<i>I feel so glad to be
alive as I drift in a</i></div>
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<i>Trance through
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<i>Of smell so sweet </i></div>
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<i>My eyes feast on
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<i>THIS IS CALABAR!!!</i></div>
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<i>No wonder I have no
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<i>Test buds</i></div>
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With this type of poem, one will definitely feel hunger
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She took us through the Nigeria’s food history, the basic
staple foods of different geographical regions, food habits of different
tribes, their eating patterns, also delved into small history of Calabar and
the <i>Efiks (</i>the indigenes of Calabar)
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The food conversion measurement techniques in British
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On page 11 She said “Efik believe in two proverbs- That it
is what a sick person like to eat that he/she will go the other world with and
secondly, The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”</div>
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The book didn’t just analysis local soups but also picked
menus from other regions, snacks preparation were also explained in it. </div>
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Name of local ingredients were given with their local names
so one will not have problems of not getting the ingredients from the market
women, clean picture of some of the prepared meals are also presented.</div>
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My most loved in the book is on page 48 where she described
the preparation of Ekpang Nkukwo, this is a menu similar to <i>Ikokore</i> the native food of the <i>Ijebus</i>. I’ve prepared the meal and it
turned out nice and I love it.</div>
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I know my friends abroad who love Nigerians meals or those
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As you get the book, please try some of the menu in it and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just as Oluwabimpe Susan Harvey aka Goldie is laid to rest today, her bestie, Channel O VJ, Denrele Edun paid his last emotional laden tribute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The tribute below:</span><br />
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<strong><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My
super star friend sways away and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon
and someone at my side says “she’s gone”…Gone where?.</span></i></strong></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gone
from my sight, that is all. She is just as gorgeous now as when last I saw
her.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Her
slightly disappearing figure and total loss from my sight is in me, not in
her.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And
just at that moment, when someone at my side says she’s gone, there are others
who are watching her coming over their horizon and other voices take up a glad
shout – There she comes! That is what dying id – An horizon and just the limit
of our sight.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My
lifeline, my lexicon, Therapist and support system. We have known lots of
pleasure, at times endured ppai, we have lived in the sunshine and walked in the
rain.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
had acute malaria (was shaking terribly) but performed “skibobo” with you at the
Industry Night and Loud&Proud show, I sprained my ankle but still shot your
three videos in a row in S/A.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
left my family house and moved in with you and your family right after all the
Big Brother Africa madness, I did all the damage control.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
fought every organizer simply cos I wanted you on the bill with me and split my
show earnings with you, I dragged you to the American Embassy even if it meant I
had to get up at 4am.’</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
endured negative criticism because shallow minds couldn’t comprehend your brand
essence – I started wearing block heels (you got me the most fabulous pair of
Jeffrey Campbells) and I damned the consequences.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
recorded the reality show “Tru Friendship” with you because you went on and on
about it and I wanted to please you.</span></i></div>
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</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I
have been your fierce-alter ego in all your videos, I have fought your fights,
endured countless eccentric P.As with you. I can go on and on and this is how
you leave me? You chose an eternal sleep over a fabulous life with me?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lest
I forget, I ate the entire box of birthday chocolates Bola sent to
you.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Phew,
I can’t type anymore, I’m playing “Good To Me” (always disturbed you to release
that song) and my notepad is a misty mess of my never ending tears. So sad when
people who give you the best memories, become a memory!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The
Goldie I knew, despite your success and worldwide recognition, still wondered,
“Am I good enough?” “Am I pretty enough?” “Will they like me?” It was this
burden that made you great…And that made you stumble in the end.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Goldie
if you can hear me now, you weren’t just good enough – You were
abso-frigging-lutely GREAT! You sang the whole damn song without a band- you
made the picture of a showbiz star look so perfect!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Your
parting has left a void, but I will fit it with remembered joy. A friendship
shared, a laugh, a kiss and oh yes, these things I too will miss.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Even
though we are separated and for a time apart, I am not alone cos you’re forever
in my heart. I will move mountains to continue your legacy, I will crash
ceilings to spread your good works, I will break barriers to sell your “market”
but above all, I will cherish the awesome times we spent together. You will
forever be my source of infinity!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We
wore the same shoe size and had the same body proportions. You made me start
strutting lashes and recall I wore that black dress of yours you never got to
wear? No masterpiece can ever match your face! To everyone reading this piece,
let my dear friend rest in peace! Speak no evil about her, she was too good to
be true!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>I
can hear you say to me…Mbirikoko, do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not
there, I do not sleep, Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did
not die!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rest in peace Goldie!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAJA1-YwXHw_mcNr7CpmcI2roFWqKi76un0T4C49mp1m36fQAbEC0SBR6jc6E9daVKNv3RuHrfkPCAKbNw_BeBELhhqKdLpM-IM-BQNIaqCGonazsKT9fE5gEyDnQfBkmxFmhnt2ysKZL/s1600/574589_10151743293339552_1475969452_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAJA1-YwXHw_mcNr7CpmcI2roFWqKi76un0T4C49mp1m36fQAbEC0SBR6jc6E9daVKNv3RuHrfkPCAKbNw_BeBELhhqKdLpM-IM-BQNIaqCGonazsKT9fE5gEyDnQfBkmxFmhnt2ysKZL/s1600/574589_10151743293339552_1475969452_n.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rotary International celebrated its One Hundred and Eight years of excellent service to humanity on February 23, 2013. It was founded by by Paul P. Harris with his three other friends namely Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey. They started their first fellowship in Rotary Club of Chicago, which was formed on 23 February 1905. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But on one faithful evening in 1997 after our lectures, my friend Yetunde, a statistics student invited me to her club for a fellowship as they described their meetings, she specifically told me I will love the group. I reluctantly followed her and to my surprise I met some of the <em>Efikos and the bookworms </em>as we called them <em>(</em>The brilliant students<em>) </em>in my department there as club members including other students from other departments and faculties like medical science, Agricultural science and Law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This got me interested and I wanted to find out what this club was all about, I later found out the name of the the club was Rotaract club of Ogun state State University district 9110, this was my first encounter with Rotary International.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy9vnEIwokdRSN94mXiZwlWqtU2PPXeugduQmcADA_aP2J3ILzYGDe-bsGEF_r18orQWYHwMft_drzstPBctbDg4_fn6mTLFoMrxYviPldCjWVaQsQHvEBk1UFG7awKTnowNjSnBzv0Ia/s1600/FourWayTest2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy9vnEIwokdRSN94mXiZwlWqtU2PPXeugduQmcADA_aP2J3ILzYGDe-bsGEF_r18orQWYHwMft_drzstPBctbDg4_fn6mTLFoMrxYviPldCjWVaQsQHvEBk1UFG7awKTnowNjSnBzv0Ia/s1600/FourWayTest2.gif" height="202" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My encounter with Rotaract in 1997 made me formally joined the club and forever I'm great to Yetunde for the great opportunity, Rotary is a family that I have come to know and love after my family. I have made wonderful friends and have great mentors from Nigeria to Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya and Benin Republic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Rotary Youth Leadership Awards-RYLA is an avenue in which Rotary International through its local clubs sponsor youths around them on leadership programs. I'm glad, I'm a RYLA recipient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 2005, Rotary celebrated 100 years of its existence which was dedicated to hard work, consistency and passion of selfless Rotarians from all walks of life. Oh, Rotary is old but not tired through the efforts of many generation of un-tired Rotarians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When Rotarian Barrister Jonathan Majiyagbe of Rotary Club of Kano, district 9125, became the president of Rotary International in 2003-04, it shows that race, background, social class and status is not a barrier of becoming an outstanding Rotarian. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Guess what, he was and still a good ambassador for Nigeria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">To all the visionary Rotarian leaders and with support of their families who shared vision of what selfless service above self can do to sharpen other people's lives, on this day I say thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And to all the generations after them who do not allow the dream to die, I say congratulations for keeping the fire burning. To the future and unborn Rotarians, I hope and wish they will continue to ignite the passion of selfless service in their generation because ROTARY is LIFE and ROTARY is GOOD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Learning in a language students can understand isvital for them to enjoy the right to quality education" -UNESCO.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>"Oruko mi Banjo Omolaraeni, mogbadun lati ma so asayan ede Yoruba ni ibi kibi ati ni igbakugba"-</em>My name is Banjo Omolaraeni, I love to speak Yoruba Language every time and everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If I express my thoughts in Yoruba just like I've done above in my secondary school, I wonder how much money Mr. Olatunde, my English teacher would have fined me for speaking in vernacular. But thank God, I'm out of his classroom and not anywhere near his cane and his punishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> join millions of natives everywhere around the world to speak their mothers' language today as we mark the International Mother Language Day which was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (</span><a href="http://www.unesco.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">UNESCO</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">) in November 1999.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It's not uncommon nowaday to see young parents who do not speak their mother langauges to their children due to their civilization claims, this is very sad because if a race looses its language, the tendencies of such race going into extinction is very high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">According to Bashoru Dele Momodu the best language in can ever pray is in Yoruba </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So my Hausa, Ndigbo, Ishekiri, Ijaw, Kanuri, Tiv, Urhorobo, Bini brothers and sisters and all other tribes in Nigeria, let's switch our English langauge today for our beautiful mothers' langauges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy Mother Language day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>O dabo, O digba Kanna</em>!</span></div>
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