Just my personal thoughts on life's events, issues and whatever happens in between.
Sunday, 20 December 2015
NIGERIAN TV BROADCASTER MARRIES WHITE BOYFRIEND.
Tv girl, Adaure Achumba yesterday, December 19 got married to her white boo, Wes Ballance in a privately-held traditional ceremony. The wedding is coming 9 months after the couple got engaged. Wes proposed in March on Adaure’s birthday and the couple has finally settled into marital life.
http://www.9janewsarena.com/2015/12/nigerian-broadcaster-adaure-achumba-weds-white-hubby.html
Congratulations to you both.
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Hahaha I stumbled upon this and decided to share
i was in Quilox club yesternight and this happened
A police man searched me in a public toilet and found a small bag of class A drugs
“Its not my fault, “I said, “Every time I try flushing them down the toilet they magically appear back in my pocket again.”
“Do you really expect me to believe that?” He laughed.
I said “I will prove it to you if you want me to!!”
“Go on then “he smiled handing the bag to me.
After flushing down the bag, he looked at me and said
“well show me your pocket then.”
“What for”? I asked
He said, “The drugs”
I said, “What drugs?”
Moral of the story be smart in any given situation!!
i was in Quilox club yesternight and this happened
A police man searched me in a public toilet and found a small bag of class A drugs
“Its not my fault, “I said, “Every time I try flushing them down the toilet they magically appear back in my pocket again.”
“Do you really expect me to believe that?” He laughed.
I said “I will prove it to you if you want me to!!”
“Go on then “he smiled handing the bag to me.
After flushing down the bag, he looked at me and said
“well show me your pocket then.”
“What for”? I asked
He said, “The drugs”
I said, “What drugs?”
Moral of the story be smart in any given situation!!
Monday, 14 December 2015
BE BOLD, STEP OUT AND TAKE THAT RISK.
Be bold, step out and take that risk.
That was what I told myself when I wanted to go get a new hairdo. It wasn't my normal kind of hair do but a very daring type. Normal hair colour for me would either be black or dark brown, perhaps with a tinge of wine red or blond here and there and that's it. I got tired of these colours and decided to go for a bold colour. You know something to make me look yaga but the problem was that I was scared of what people would think or say if I got the colour I had my eyes on. I then wondered if the colour would actually look good on me. Would I rock that hair colour well?
Anyway, I closed my eyes and made up my mind to go ahead and do what was on my mind. So, I decided to go blonde with no diluting colours like black or brown anywhere. In I went into my hair dresser's saloon and specified what I wanted. He smiled and said, "Ah Aunty, this colour is unlike you. It is very bold, can you deal with what will accompany it?" And I asked him to just get on with it. I couldn't change my mind at that point, even if I did, I still wouldn't have been able to do so because I had already bought my hair extensions so no turning back. My money no go loss nau.
When he was done, I was a bit shy. I spent an extra 30 minutes in his saloon building up the courage to step out and go home. Finally, I left. On the one hand I got looks that classified me as a lady of the night, I got thumbs down, some would look at me from that my blonde hair to my toes and hiss. Those looks would have been hot enough to burn paper lol. And on the other hand I also got looks of admiration, nice compliments, tips on how to rock the hair better. One or two friends even decided to go get the same hair do too and am like wow, am now a celeb.
Am rocking my hair and enjoying every minute of it. It put a spunk in my attitude sef.
Me and my controversial hair.
Living life is all about spicing things up and taking risks. I don't believe in living a monotonous life. Such a life is sooooo boring. Going to work and doing the same thing every day, eating the same set of food all the time, dressing up the same way all the time and of course getting the same hair do and colour all the time.
I want to encourage someone out there to get up and do something different in his or her life. As long as it is not immoral, does not go contrary to the laws of the land and is not evil then by all means do something new for you. Life is too short to live on a one way track. Don't be bothered by what people would think or say, they are going to say stuff anyway, but instead think about the benefit(s) you could achieve. All you have to do is to take the first step.
Taking a risk may turn out right or wrong but either way, the fact is that YOU took that risk and you will go down in history as that person that did something so unlike him or her and that's all that matters.
So my people, take a risk and be glad you did. Toodles!
That was what I told myself when I wanted to go get a new hairdo. It wasn't my normal kind of hair do but a very daring type. Normal hair colour for me would either be black or dark brown, perhaps with a tinge of wine red or blond here and there and that's it. I got tired of these colours and decided to go for a bold colour. You know something to make me look yaga but the problem was that I was scared of what people would think or say if I got the colour I had my eyes on. I then wondered if the colour would actually look good on me. Would I rock that hair colour well?
Anyway, I closed my eyes and made up my mind to go ahead and do what was on my mind. So, I decided to go blonde with no diluting colours like black or brown anywhere. In I went into my hair dresser's saloon and specified what I wanted. He smiled and said, "Ah Aunty, this colour is unlike you. It is very bold, can you deal with what will accompany it?" And I asked him to just get on with it. I couldn't change my mind at that point, even if I did, I still wouldn't have been able to do so because I had already bought my hair extensions so no turning back. My money no go loss nau.
When he was done, I was a bit shy. I spent an extra 30 minutes in his saloon building up the courage to step out and go home. Finally, I left. On the one hand I got looks that classified me as a lady of the night, I got thumbs down, some would look at me from that my blonde hair to my toes and hiss. Those looks would have been hot enough to burn paper lol. And on the other hand I also got looks of admiration, nice compliments, tips on how to rock the hair better. One or two friends even decided to go get the same hair do too and am like wow, am now a celeb.
Am rocking my hair and enjoying every minute of it. It put a spunk in my attitude sef.
Me and my controversial hair.
Living life is all about spicing things up and taking risks. I don't believe in living a monotonous life. Such a life is sooooo boring. Going to work and doing the same thing every day, eating the same set of food all the time, dressing up the same way all the time and of course getting the same hair do and colour all the time.
I want to encourage someone out there to get up and do something different in his or her life. As long as it is not immoral, does not go contrary to the laws of the land and is not evil then by all means do something new for you. Life is too short to live on a one way track. Don't be bothered by what people would think or say, they are going to say stuff anyway, but instead think about the benefit(s) you could achieve. All you have to do is to take the first step.
Taking a risk may turn out right or wrong but either way, the fact is that YOU took that risk and you will go down in history as that person that did something so unlike him or her and that's all that matters.
So my people, take a risk and be glad you did. Toodles!
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Abeg abeg abeg if you want to crack jokes, do not attempt to do so with all these foreign accents. Speak plain English or pidgin.
That is how I went for an end of year Christmas party and the MC was doing his best to get everyone rolling on the floor with laughter. I was looking at the guy with this Mr. Man-you-are-dulling-the-party look. E for better if to say na only Aka Nchawa song was played there. No seriously. The poor guy saw the looks on people's faces and tried to demonstrate his jokes which made his performance worse. Datiz eh, it was pure torture!
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But Nigerians, why are you people like this nau? To impress una is like climbing Mount Kilimanjero wearing agbada.
That is how I went for an end of year Christmas party and the MC was doing his best to get everyone rolling on the floor with laughter. I was looking at the guy with this Mr. Man-you-are-dulling-the-party look. E for better if to say na only Aka Nchawa song was played there. No seriously. The poor guy saw the looks on people's faces and tried to demonstrate his jokes which made his performance worse. Datiz eh, it was pure torture!
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But Nigerians, why are you people like this nau? To impress una is like climbing Mount Kilimanjero wearing agbada.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A TERRIBLE SOCIETAL MENACE.
For ages domestic violence has been in the forefront of discussions for many communities worldwide. It affects women, men, children and even animal pets in the environment. In the world over, women are mostly the victims of domestic violence, followed by children then men. In some communities, such violence is acceptable and is seen as the norm. So there is nothing like reporting such violence to a credible family member or to an authority. There are various cases where the matter is so grave that the mental, financial, psychological and physical state of the spouse will become an issue. In some severe cases, it becomes a matter of life and death.
I know of a lady who was married to the man she loved. Everything was fine till it was time to start having children which, under Nigerian setting if not an African thing, as soon as a couple is wedded babies are expected the next day. Of course, preferred sex for the first child would be a boy.
Anyway, this lady took in and gave birth to a girl, such an adorable cutie. Her husband ‘pardoned’ her for this mistake and life continued. The dreadful beating started after she gave birth to her second child who of course, turned out to be a girl. The husband did not even come to visit her and their baby at the hospital when she was born. After she was discharged from the hospital, she and her mother paid off the hospital bills and made their way home. His behaviour toward her changed so abruptly that she began to wonder who the man she had married had become.
They had visited the best gynaecologists and made wide and extensive consultations on how to conceive and give birth to a baby boy. But as God would have it, girls had always been born. Presently, the couple has four daughters. The woman and her husband live like total strangers. He pounces on her at the slightest provocation and beats the living daylights out of her.
Unfortunately, her condition is such that she is a house wife so there is no tangible source of income. Her meagre savings is nothing to go by so she cannot possibly leave her children behind to escape the nightmare she finds herself in.
Therefore the million naira question is this, why was she not able to conceive and give birth to at least one male child? The simple answer to that question is that neither she nor her husband is God. In fact, science would have us believe that it is the..... the.... what do you doctors call it? yes!the chromosomes. It is these chromosomes in the man that will determine the sex of any baby. The woman is merely a carrier. Therefore in all fairness, these type of men need to attend ante natal classes unfailingly with their wives so that they will learn one or two things about pregnancy .
There are many instances of women who go through the above ordeal. Some others find themselves in various damning situations and with time, those of them with frail characters become suicidal.
But this does not in any way suggest that it is only women who suffer domestic violence, there are men who are equally being treated badly by the women they call wives. Cases abound where men have received brutal beatings from their wives, some have been locked up and starved of food. Some of the situations include name calling, holding a man's shirt collars in a choking manner, teaching their children to insult and call the man's names to his face, other cases too numerous to mention abound. If the man reacts in a bid to free himself, the woman cries foul and the world labels the man and men in general as monsters.
The problem with cases of abused men is that much is not heard of the abuses they face from their spouses because they are not voiced out. Perhaps the reason is that men are expected to be strong and always put up a bold front. They are expected to just walk away when a woman is being abusive. He is not expected to complain because he will be laughed at and labelled a spineless man.
Men in abusive marriages should be encouraged to speak out and let their tales of woe be known so that they can also receive the same help and support that women in abusive marriages receive.
Men cry too and it is ok for them to cry.
All in all, whoever is being abused should be encouraged to speak out and talk to someone. Not just anyone but a trustworthy person. It relieves depression and can bring about a much needed support.
Going public with the issue will encourage people in similar situations to also speak out.
The public mentality against speaking out, especially when the violence concerns a man, should be discouraged. Relevant authorities should re orient the public mind set and be made to understand that a man is also a human being. The man should not be ridiculed because he came forward with his issues. Campaigns about violence against the man should also be a welcome development just as it is with women undergoing domestic abuse.
I know of a lady who was married to the man she loved. Everything was fine till it was time to start having children which, under Nigerian setting if not an African thing, as soon as a couple is wedded babies are expected the next day. Of course, preferred sex for the first child would be a boy.
Anyway, this lady took in and gave birth to a girl, such an adorable cutie. Her husband ‘pardoned’ her for this mistake and life continued. The dreadful beating started after she gave birth to her second child who of course, turned out to be a girl. The husband did not even come to visit her and their baby at the hospital when she was born. After she was discharged from the hospital, she and her mother paid off the hospital bills and made their way home. His behaviour toward her changed so abruptly that she began to wonder who the man she had married had become.
They had visited the best gynaecologists and made wide and extensive consultations on how to conceive and give birth to a baby boy. But as God would have it, girls had always been born. Presently, the couple has four daughters. The woman and her husband live like total strangers. He pounces on her at the slightest provocation and beats the living daylights out of her.
Unfortunately, her condition is such that she is a house wife so there is no tangible source of income. Her meagre savings is nothing to go by so she cannot possibly leave her children behind to escape the nightmare she finds herself in.
Therefore the million naira question is this, why was she not able to conceive and give birth to at least one male child? The simple answer to that question is that neither she nor her husband is God. In fact, science would have us believe that it is the..... the.... what do you doctors call it? yes!the chromosomes. It is these chromosomes in the man that will determine the sex of any baby. The woman is merely a carrier. Therefore in all fairness, these type of men need to attend ante natal classes unfailingly with their wives so that they will learn one or two things about pregnancy .
There are many instances of women who go through the above ordeal. Some others find themselves in various damning situations and with time, those of them with frail characters become suicidal.
But this does not in any way suggest that it is only women who suffer domestic violence, there are men who are equally being treated badly by the women they call wives. Cases abound where men have received brutal beatings from their wives, some have been locked up and starved of food. Some of the situations include name calling, holding a man's shirt collars in a choking manner, teaching their children to insult and call the man's names to his face, other cases too numerous to mention abound. If the man reacts in a bid to free himself, the woman cries foul and the world labels the man and men in general as monsters.
Men in abusive marriages should be encouraged to speak out and let their tales of woe be known so that they can also receive the same help and support that women in abusive marriages receive.
Men cry too and it is ok for them to cry.
All in all, whoever is being abused should be encouraged to speak out and talk to someone. Not just anyone but a trustworthy person. It relieves depression and can bring about a much needed support.
Going public with the issue will encourage people in similar situations to also speak out.
The public mentality against speaking out, especially when the violence concerns a man, should be discouraged. Relevant authorities should re orient the public mind set and be made to understand that a man is also a human being. The man should not be ridiculed because he came forward with his issues. Campaigns about violence against the man should also be a welcome development just as it is with women undergoing domestic abuse.
Friday, 4 December 2015
Time to dump my body lotion and pull out my tested and trusted Vaseline from wherever I stashed it.
When I do find that Vaseline, I'll slather it on till am as glossy as my lip gloss. And the kids are not spared in this glossy venture.
Don't blame me, this harmattan no dey respect body lotions even if na designer ones.
#noajeboduringharmattan
When I do find that Vaseline, I'll slather it on till am as glossy as my lip gloss. And the kids are not spared in this glossy venture.
Don't blame me, this harmattan no dey respect body lotions even if na designer ones.
#noajeboduringharmattan
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
AN AMERICAN'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUHARI.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Aso Rock, Abuja
Nigeria
Dear President Buhari:
When you visited the United States Institute of Peace last July, you pledged that you would be "fair, just and scrupulously follow due process and the rule of law, as enshrined in [the Nigerian] constitution" in prosecuting corruption.
Such loftiness is laudable. As the Bible instructs in Amos 5:24: "[L]et justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
But to be just, the law must be evenhanded. It cannot, in the manner of Russian President Vladimir Putin, be something that is given to punish your enemies and withheld to favor your friends. If so, the law becomes an instrument of injustice bearing earmarks of the wicked rather than the good.
In the United States, you declared a policy of "zero tolerance" against corruption. You solicited weapons and other assistance from the United States government based on that avowal. But were you sincere?
During your election campaign, you promised widespread amnesty, not zero tolerance. You elaborated: "Whoever that is indicted of corruption between 1999 to the time of swearing-in would be pardoned. I am going to draw a line, anybody who involved himself in corruption after I assume office, will face the music."
After you were inaugurated, however, you disowned your statement and declared you would prosecute past ministers or other officials for corruption or fraud. And then again you immediately hedged. You were reminded of your dubious past by former Major General and President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who succeeded your military dictatorship. He released this statement:
"On General Buhari, it is not in IBB's tradition to take up issues with his colleague former President. But for the purpose of record, we are conversant with General Buhari's so-called holier-than-thou attitude. He is a one-time Minister of Petroleum and we have good records of his tenure as minister. Secondly, he presided over the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, which records we also have.
We challenge him to come out with clean hands in those two portfolios he headed. Or we will help him to expose his records of performance during those periods. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. General Buhari should be properly guided."
You then swiftly backed off your zero tolerance policy because you would have been its first casualty.
You opportunistically announced that zero tolerance would be narrowed to the predecessor administration of Goodluck Jonathan because to probe further would be "a waste of time." That conclusion seems preposterous. In 2012, the World Bank's ex-vice president for Africa, Oby Ezekwesili, estimated that a stupendous $400 billion in Nigerian oil revenues had been stolen or misspent since independence in 1960. The lion's share of that corruption spans far beyond the Jonathan administration.
Your zero tolerance policy seems to come with a squint to avoid seeing culpability in your political friends. A few examples are but the tip of the iceberg.
A Rivers State judicial commission of inquiry found that N53 billion disappeared from the Rivers State Reserve Fund under former governor Rotimi Amaechi. Former Lagos governor and head of your campaign finance team Babatunde Fashola was accused ofsquandering N78 million of government money to upgrade his personal website. The EFCC has ignored these corruption allegations, and you have given both promotions: the Ministry of Transport to Mr. Amaechi, and the Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing to Mr. Fashola.
In contrast, you have played judge, jury, and prosecutor in the newspapers to convict former PDP Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of corruption.
Is this evenhanded justice?
United States Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson taught: "[T]here is no more effective practical guaranty against arbitrary and unreasonable government than to require that the principles of law which officials would impose upon a minority must be imposed generally. Conversely, nothing opens the door to arbitrary action so effectively as to allow those officials to pick and choose only a few to whom they will apply legislation and thus to escape the political retribution that might be visited upon them if larger numbers were affected."
To investigate or prosecute based on political affiliation or opinion also violates Articles 2 and 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is unworthy of a great nation like Nigeria.
Make the hallmark of your administration justice, not retribution, and you may live for the ages.
I am a United States citizen and lawyer. I have no political standing in Nigeria. Some might argue that my speaking about the administration of justice in Nigeria bespeaks impertinece. But you chose to vist the United States to solicit weapons and other assistance from my government--a government of the people, by the people, for the people. The United States government represents me. What the United States government does reflects on me. I thus have an interest in addressing the actions of foreign governments that receive United States government aid.
Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.
Sincerely,
Bruce Fein
Fein & DelValle PLLC
300 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20001
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-fein/an-open-letter-to-nigeria_b_8681400.html
Aso Rock, Abuja
Nigeria
Dear President Buhari:
When you visited the United States Institute of Peace last July, you pledged that you would be "fair, just and scrupulously follow due process and the rule of law, as enshrined in [the Nigerian] constitution" in prosecuting corruption.
Such loftiness is laudable. As the Bible instructs in Amos 5:24: "[L]et justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
But to be just, the law must be evenhanded. It cannot, in the manner of Russian President Vladimir Putin, be something that is given to punish your enemies and withheld to favor your friends. If so, the law becomes an instrument of injustice bearing earmarks of the wicked rather than the good.
In the United States, you declared a policy of "zero tolerance" against corruption. You solicited weapons and other assistance from the United States government based on that avowal. But were you sincere?
During your election campaign, you promised widespread amnesty, not zero tolerance. You elaborated: "Whoever that is indicted of corruption between 1999 to the time of swearing-in would be pardoned. I am going to draw a line, anybody who involved himself in corruption after I assume office, will face the music."
After you were inaugurated, however, you disowned your statement and declared you would prosecute past ministers or other officials for corruption or fraud. And then again you immediately hedged. You were reminded of your dubious past by former Major General and President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who succeeded your military dictatorship. He released this statement:
"On General Buhari, it is not in IBB's tradition to take up issues with his colleague former President. But for the purpose of record, we are conversant with General Buhari's so-called holier-than-thou attitude. He is a one-time Minister of Petroleum and we have good records of his tenure as minister. Secondly, he presided over the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, which records we also have.
We challenge him to come out with clean hands in those two portfolios he headed. Or we will help him to expose his records of performance during those periods. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. General Buhari should be properly guided."
You then swiftly backed off your zero tolerance policy because you would have been its first casualty.
You opportunistically announced that zero tolerance would be narrowed to the predecessor administration of Goodluck Jonathan because to probe further would be "a waste of time." That conclusion seems preposterous. In 2012, the World Bank's ex-vice president for Africa, Oby Ezekwesili, estimated that a stupendous $400 billion in Nigerian oil revenues had been stolen or misspent since independence in 1960. The lion's share of that corruption spans far beyond the Jonathan administration.
Your zero tolerance policy seems to come with a squint to avoid seeing culpability in your political friends. A few examples are but the tip of the iceberg.
A Rivers State judicial commission of inquiry found that N53 billion disappeared from the Rivers State Reserve Fund under former governor Rotimi Amaechi. Former Lagos governor and head of your campaign finance team Babatunde Fashola was accused ofsquandering N78 million of government money to upgrade his personal website. The EFCC has ignored these corruption allegations, and you have given both promotions: the Ministry of Transport to Mr. Amaechi, and the Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing to Mr. Fashola.
In contrast, you have played judge, jury, and prosecutor in the newspapers to convict former PDP Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of corruption.
Is this evenhanded justice?
United States Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson taught: "[T]here is no more effective practical guaranty against arbitrary and unreasonable government than to require that the principles of law which officials would impose upon a minority must be imposed generally. Conversely, nothing opens the door to arbitrary action so effectively as to allow those officials to pick and choose only a few to whom they will apply legislation and thus to escape the political retribution that might be visited upon them if larger numbers were affected."
To investigate or prosecute based on political affiliation or opinion also violates Articles 2 and 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is unworthy of a great nation like Nigeria.
Make the hallmark of your administration justice, not retribution, and you may live for the ages.
I am a United States citizen and lawyer. I have no political standing in Nigeria. Some might argue that my speaking about the administration of justice in Nigeria bespeaks impertinece. But you chose to vist the United States to solicit weapons and other assistance from my government--a government of the people, by the people, for the people. The United States government represents me. What the United States government does reflects on me. I thus have an interest in addressing the actions of foreign governments that receive United States government aid.
Sunshine is said to be the best of disinfectants.
Sincerely,
Bruce Fein
Fein & DelValle PLLC
300 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20001
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-fein/an-open-letter-to-nigeria_b_8681400.html
OWNER OF FACEBOOK, MARK ZUCKERBERG AND WIFE WELCOME THEIR FIRST CHILD.
Source https://mobile.facebook.com/zuck?v=timeline
Congratulations Mark and wife. Welcome to the world baby girl.
Monday, 30 November 2015
NOLLYWOOD HAS COME AGAIN.
Nollywood has come again with their lack of creativity. They are copying a foreign super hero and this is the best they could do.
It's really a pity that time, energy, resources and brains are not invested in making a movie. What they are only after is the money they will make from whatever story they cook up.
Just look at the fat spider girl, lol. How will she be jumping from one wall to the other? Please please please, if you movie makers have to copy a foreign super hero, copy one that you can depict well.
It's really a pity that time, energy, resources and brains are not invested in making a movie. What they are only after is the money they will make from whatever story they cook up.
Just look at the fat spider girl, lol. How will she be jumping from one wall to the other? Please please please, if you movie makers have to copy a foreign super hero, copy one that you can depict well.
Any way, in my mind am like................................................................
Friday, 27 November 2015
SEE GBEGE.
"When you buy 50 litres petrol at N200 per liter and your grandmother pours it away to fetch rainwater"
Saw this on social media, lol.
And some of this fuel was supposed to go into the car that he would have driven to his favourite shops for Black Friday shopping. Grandma, he has been planning for this shopping since January 1.
Now see what you have caused.
Grandmaaaaaaaa.
HOW TO SURVIVE BLACK FRIDAY 2015.
It’s that time of the year that buyers like you and I have been waiting with bated breath.
Our wishlists have continuously lengthened and fingers have nervously twirled credit cards in anticipation to buy, buy and buy! Indeed Black Friday is here again!
Black Friday is an annual affair held after the American Thanksgiving. Slowly but surely, Black Friday is actually becoming a thing in Africa – the increase in the internet penetration rate and the boost in the number of online businesses scattered across Africa has garnered support and thus heightened anticipation of Black Friday in cities across Africa.
Typically, customers would wait for their favorite online stores to bring down the normal rates and then, they’d let their credit cards do the rest of the magic. Indeed, the power of the customer should never be underestimated. Jovago brings some tips for surviving the Black Friday flurry without breaking the bank.
Enjoy Jovago’s Black Friday starter pack.
1. Have a budget, a tight budget: Of course, the excitement about finally getting the items you have waited all year for is amazing, but it is quite important to have a budget for the spending you intend to do on Black Friday. Don’t spend so recklessly on Black Friday and end up broke on Christmas Day. Where’s the fun in that!? Creating a budget and attributing a worst-case scenario price range to the items you intend to get helps with ensuring that you don’t get plain broke.
2. Shop smart and have a smart list: Making a smart list of items that one needs is important before embarking in the Black Friday frenzy. This would ensure that buying is done within the parameters set in the list – discipline is needed to ensure that you stick to the list. Having a list also saves shopping time since you know exactly what you need and where to find it!
3. Have in mind your go-to stores: Definitely, we all have our favourite stores to shop from. Having go-to stores saves us unnecessary online surfing. It’s important to have a list of go-to stores you would normally shop from in order to round up the shopping as soon as possible.
4. Have a steady internet connection: We know that the internet connection is not the best in many parts of Africa, so try to have at least a back-up modem just in case your internet fails when you’re just about to check out. Keep in mind that if this happens, it could be a sign that you’re not to make the purchase.
What do you think of Black Friday? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
http://connectnigeria.com/articles/2015/11/26/how-to-survive-black-friday-2015/
FAMILY FIRST. THE KARDASHIAN/JENNER CLAN THANKFUL FOR THEIR BLENDED FAMILY.
The Kardashian/Jenner females pose with their children and men for thanksgiving. The only person missing was Robert. Kim K said she was thankful for her blended family. More photos after the cut..
Khloe K made dinner for the whole family and shared photos of the food she made. She said:
The key to contentment lies solely in being thankful for what one has been blessed with. Stop looking at what you don't have and pay attention to the blessings around you. Manifest beauty in your life. Only then will one be blessed with more. Happy Thanksgiving my loves!!!@jeffleatham I am so honored you did my flowers for my annual thanksgiving!!! Your work and energy is one of a kind!!! Thank you Team Leatham!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/11/family-first-kardashianjenner-clan.html?
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
WHAT A WAY TO START MY DAY.
I wasn't just in the mood to drive to work today because 1, I didn't want to encounter the crazy traffic in all its ramifications 2, I didn't want to compete for driving space with other road users who would also be rushing to work and 3, I didn't want to get to work with my body feeling sore from the hectic driving.
So I decided to leave my car at home and take the bus. As I trekked to the bus stop the early morning breeze was just caressing my face, I got that feeling you get when you're taking an early morning walk. What's the word for it......cool, calm, at peace....you know, all those kain feelings.
I had a good night's rest and woke up bright and strong.I had ironed my cloth with a very good brand of spray starch so my clothes just snuggled well on me. My shoes were on point and my perfume was divine. In fact, I got the inspiration that today was gonna be great! In fact, I was about to start singing that James Brown's song "I feel good, tarararararara" but I decided to hum it.
I got to my bus stop and met a few other passengers with whom I exchanged pleasantries and stood waiting for the bus to come along. The early morning sun was gradually rising so I brought out my designer shades and slipped them on. I even struck a slight pose and continued waiting for the bus. I couldn't help it but I was seriously forming ‘fine woman tins’. I stood there close to an hour and still no bus was forth coming. By this time I was already sweating from the beaming sun and I was no longer in the mood to strike a pose. I just stood with both hands on my hips with a deep frown that made me look like a 75 old lady. My lips were pouting out in irritation and the fact that I would be late for work only made matters worse. Of course, the few passengers I had met earlier on was now a crowd all waiting for the bus too.
Finally, we heard the loud honk from the bus. I didn't know when I rolled up the sleeves of my blouse, removed my shades and jacked up my skirt a bit in preparation for a mad rush for the bus. These same set of people that had earlier been nice suddenly turned hostile. You see what scarcity of anything can cause? Some people had already started running towards the bus. Everyone was elbowing and either pulling or pushing someone just to get on the bus. One fat woman then decided to retie her wrapper and blocked the bus door with her big bumbum! Nobody else could enter the bus till she was done. When she managed to heave her bulbous self in, the scramble began again. What amused me later on was that she occupied 3 seats and insisted on paying for one seat. Yes, she was that fat.
Anyway, as I was about to sit down I didn't see a piece of iron jutting out beside a chair and the next thing I heard was zzzzaaaaaa! Noooo, this can't be happening but it was happening. My skirt tore at the back! Hey Chineke!! What was I to do? The best I could do was to sit tight and figure out what to do when we got to my destination. I was so self conscious of my predicament that I couldn't think straight. When I got down, I looked like I had been in a cat fight. But I straightened my clothes, smoothed my hair, held my head up and started walking towards the entrance of my office.
As I was walking the cleaner said, "Aunty, your skirt don tear for back o". Yes, I know but don't tell me about it. In the lift, a colleague tried to be polite and said, "Madam, there's something on your skirt. You might want to check it out". The look I gave him sure kept him mute for the rest of the ride in the lift.
When I got off my floor, I didn't even say hi to anyone but maintained a look that screamed, "don't you dare speak to me about my torn skirt". They were all staring after me with some of them obviously amused. I wished the floor would open but I finally made it into my office and first heaved a huge sigh of relief then slumped into my chair and drank this very chilled glass of water. Just then, the office assistant popped in and before she could say hi I said, "before you say anything, help me borrow a scarf from anyone. I don't care if you have to go to a market and borrow from the market women there, just get me a scarf". Luckily for me, I got one within the office...whew!
I looked awkward tying a scarf around my waist, lol. Some people that didn't know my gist asked me why I was dressed like that but I simply told them that it was my fashion for the day. As for my boss, I had the true explanation for him.
Monday, 16 November 2015
PRAYING FOR FRANCE.
It is really unfortunate that some disgruntled fellows will see an error in praying for human beings of other climes. France has just been attacked by terrorists and some Nigerians prayed for them, including my humble self, while some others saw it as a complete waste of time.
The people we are talking about are human beings, not animals. And even if they were animals, there are decent ways of killing them. How can some twisted minds take pleasure in detonating bombs where people are just living their lives. They kill off men, women and children all in the name of whatever god they believe in. It is evil, condemnable in all its ramifications and very cowardly.
It's really heart breaking that some Nigerians have no sympathetic feelings towards those that lost their lives and towards the entire country as a whole. Some of them are so cynical in their responses that I begin to wonder if they have hearts in them at all. " Bombings are a frequent occurrence in Nigeria so what is the big deal if it happens in France." Really? No seriously, really? But you want to relocate with your entire family to their greener pastures. You rant all day of how life is easier in obodo oyibo and how you wish you were not born in Africa. Those that can afford it go there for vacations, now they need our prayers and all they can say is that Nigeria needs the prayers more and not them. You all are a pathetic bunch!
Yet Nigeria is claimed to be a very religious country. It is obvious that the religions stifle out human sympathy and neighbourliness in some people's way of thinking. Every Friday and Sunday and even mid-week, people troop to their various mosques and churches and do what they do there and majority pretend and form 'holier than thou' attitude. The minute they step out, their personalities revert back to what they really are. So what is the essence of attending such assemblies if it does not make one a better person?
On my own part, I will continue to remember people in my prayers, what about you?
The people we are talking about are human beings, not animals. And even if they were animals, there are decent ways of killing them. How can some twisted minds take pleasure in detonating bombs where people are just living their lives. They kill off men, women and children all in the name of whatever god they believe in. It is evil, condemnable in all its ramifications and very cowardly.
It's really heart breaking that some Nigerians have no sympathetic feelings towards those that lost their lives and towards the entire country as a whole. Some of them are so cynical in their responses that I begin to wonder if they have hearts in them at all. " Bombings are a frequent occurrence in Nigeria so what is the big deal if it happens in France." Really? No seriously, really? But you want to relocate with your entire family to their greener pastures. You rant all day of how life is easier in obodo oyibo and how you wish you were not born in Africa. Those that can afford it go there for vacations, now they need our prayers and all they can say is that Nigeria needs the prayers more and not them. You all are a pathetic bunch!
Yet Nigeria is claimed to be a very religious country. It is obvious that the religions stifle out human sympathy and neighbourliness in some people's way of thinking. Every Friday and Sunday and even mid-week, people troop to their various mosques and churches and do what they do there and majority pretend and form 'holier than thou' attitude. The minute they step out, their personalities revert back to what they really are. So what is the essence of attending such assemblies if it does not make one a better person?
On my own part, I will continue to remember people in my prayers, what about you?
Sunday, 15 November 2015
ALLEGED THIEF MADE TO UPLOAD HIS PICTURE ON FACEBOOK.
This is wickedness, because you caught some one stealing and next thing you can think of is to take his pictures and upload them on his Facebook profile.
It's like he was caught stealing, beaten blue black and forced to upload the photos.
He posted the photos along side some short videos on his Facebook timeline saying....
This is actually who I am "A THIEF" ...should in case you all don't know! ..sorry for disappointing you all
A close check on his Facebook profile shows that he stays in Lagos and is from Port Harcourt, I tried to get his phone number so that I can call him to confirm this but could not find any.
I call on the law enforcement agents to take up this case.
http://www.jaybossng.com/2015/11/lagos-guy-uploads-photos-on-facebook.html
My take on this is that jungle justice is not the way forward at all. The crowd that caught him could have taken him to the nearest police station and not beat him up. Some of them don't have the facts of what actually happened, some may not have been there at the time the alleged thief was caught while the rest will be feasting on hearsay, 'them say them say'. When all these categories of people come together, their next conclusion would be to beat up the person.
But na wa for all these boys that decide to steal stuff. They wont find any other legitimate means to make money, but to steal. And when they are caught, they start reeling out one story or the other. This guy is lucky that they did not put a tyre round him and set him ablaze. A very horrible act!
Thursday, 12 November 2015
SOUTH AFRICAN TWINS MARRY THE SAME MAN.
26 year old twin sisters, Owami and Olwethu Mzazi from Vosloorus, South Africa recently got married to the same man, 51 year old Mzukiseni Mzazi.
When interviewed by a South African magazine, the sisters said they’d always known they’d marry same man as they have shared everything else together since they were born…
“We have always done everything together. We share everything. That is how our grandmother raised us. So when we decided to marry, we said any man that wants to marry one, will marry the other” Owami told Drum magazine.
“We have always done everything together. We share everything. That is how our grandmother raised us. So when we decided to marry, we said any man that wants to marry one, will marry the other” Owami told Drum magazine.
http://www.informationng.com/2015/02/photo-meet-south-african-twin-sisters-who-married-the-same-man.html?
These twins believe that there is love in sharing including sharing a man. Good luck with that and good luck to them in their marriage but when their husband starts comparing one twin to the other, they shouldn't complain o.
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
UP NEPA NIGERIA!!!!!
Introducing an all time new initiative,.....UPNEPA! You might ask what this is all about. Well, this is an application that allows you to pay your electricity bills from the comfort of your home. How does it work? Consumers who are on the prepaid electricity meter simply go online, register and type in the amount of electricity units they want to purchase and within a matter of seconds, a recharge pin will be sent to them via a text message and email. Simple as that! And the best part? It can be purchased any where any time. So what are you waiting for?
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You can follow us on twitter @upnepanigeria
And like our facebook page Up Nepa Nigeria
Sunday, 8 November 2015
THIS AEROPLANE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY A YOUNG BOY IN ENUGU.
No doubt Nigeria has a lot of talents. Talents that can match their counterparts anywhere in the world. And its high time the Federal Government took bright minds like these and invest heavily in them. The developed worlds as we have it today developed themselves by picking sharp minds like these and bring out the best in them. That is why they keep developing keep moving forward. Once a new idea is introduced, they look into it and develop it further.
But here in Nigeria, the reverse is the case. They will consider the person's geo-political zone, his tribe, lineage and umunna, his religion and the list of considerations goes on and on. At the end of the day, politics will enter and the whole idea being proposed will be thrown into the dustbin. We can NEVER move forward as a nation if we claim that we want to.
Well, all the best to the young man and kudos to him.
EBONY STATE GOVERNMENT TO SLASH MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF CORPER DOCTORS FROM N150,000 TO N15,000.
Whatever reasons that the Ebony State Government has to proffer for this insensitive move is irrelevant. I mean, this is most unfair and inconsiderate. Considering the economic situation in the country, their former pay was manageable but to now slash it down to N15,000? Haba!
This move is going to dampen their work attitude and the Government forgets that these corpers are dealing with human lives. It is not enough to just wake up one morning and pass laws, you need to consider the short term, mid term as well as the long term effect. If the Government is broke, which is the body language of the President, then a slight slash would have been pardonable not this.
A good pay is one of the incentives that motivates the earner to give his best at work. And in the case of these corper doctors, the Government has just opened an avenue for them to engage in sharp practices. Doctors please no carry vex and chook the wrong injection o.
Lest I forget, Pharmacists and Nurses who were earning N91,000 and N79,000 respectively are now to be paid N5,000. Funny but not funny.
This move is going to dampen their work attitude and the Government forgets that these corpers are dealing with human lives. It is not enough to just wake up one morning and pass laws, you need to consider the short term, mid term as well as the long term effect. If the Government is broke, which is the body language of the President, then a slight slash would have been pardonable not this.
A good pay is one of the incentives that motivates the earner to give his best at work. And in the case of these corper doctors, the Government has just opened an avenue for them to engage in sharp practices. Doctors please no carry vex and chook the wrong injection o.
Lest I forget, Pharmacists and Nurses who were earning N91,000 and N79,000 respectively are now to be paid N5,000. Funny but not funny.
Friday, 6 November 2015
SOME PEOPLE SEF.
This has happened to me like 3 times and I keep wondering why some people pull this stunt. I need directions and after you are done directing me, the next thing is to tell me that you are going my way and I should let you ride in my car. The other day i was in need of directions,and am actually half way to my destination but I got stuck. I cleared off the road and asked some people standing by the side of the road. As am getting the directions, one particular director said, "In fact, am going the same way. If you don't mind, let me enter your car so I can show you the road. You have a lot of turns to make and if you miss any turn, it will be very difficult for you to get back to the junction where you're supposed to enter. There's this turn that is difficult to locate and if you miss it, you will have to drive daaahn daaahn daaahn to make a U-turn. And you know you can't drive one-way because all those wickeding LASTMA officials will cash you if you do."
Am listening to the guy and am like so my route has suddenly become the same as yours, okwia? You didn't take a bus or cab to where you're going, na me go carry you go there. Nna mba o.
What if you pull a gun on me and rob me or do me chandum tins?
In my mind I said, "Hol' up! hol' up!. Thanks but no thanks. You can't hitch a ride with me, gerrarahia!" But I gave him a nice plastic smile and thanked him for his help.
Am listening to the guy and am like so my route has suddenly become the same as yours, okwia? You didn't take a bus or cab to where you're going, na me go carry you go there. Nna mba o.
What if you pull a gun on me and rob me or do me chandum tins?
In my mind I said, "Hol' up! hol' up!. Thanks but no thanks. You can't hitch a ride with me, gerrarahia!" But I gave him a nice plastic smile and thanked him for his help.
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