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Computers / Re: Brand New Affordable HP Core I5 Laptops - Varieties by Crieff(m): 7:52am On Feb 28
Stephendeals:


Available as seen

How much is the lowest priced of these?
Health / Re: Menstrual Cramps Disturbing Me Badly. Please What Can I Use For It? by Crieff(m): 8:13pm On Jan 07
Tranexamic acid

Reduces the heavy blood flow...and the pain that comes with menses.

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Nairaland / General / Re: Nairaland Is Partially Back; A Work In Progress by Crieff(m): 11:10am On Dec 21, 2023
Keep alternatives and offsite backups.

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Travel / Re: My Experience In UK Since I Japa:WARNING by Crieff(m): 7:06am On Nov 02, 2023
fullclub:
my dream was that immediately I came over, i and my dependant will search for jobs.. work and pay bill. but that is not feasible as I am seeing it.

i started this process with 15 million naira then when naira nose dive i had to borrowed extra 15 million to top it with interest of almost 2 million naira. landed in uk, started seeing the reality on ground

i have been in UK since 1 month plus. but getting a job as a migrant or new commer without UK experience is not easy.
in fact i have sent over 200 job application for cleaner, care assistant etc but all came with a sorry we have moved on to the next stage or you don't have uk experience.

school fees has to be paid. everyone here in tight corner... school has sent mail threatening to report to the immigration if school fees is not paid in the next few weeks to most Nigerians here.

no job, house rent is expensive.. going for 450 to 600 pounds per month.

travelling through student route is not really easy because you have to balance between work and school.. 'even at that where is the job as a new migrant.

Please if you are considering coming to UK for now.. please put on hold. the crowd from Indians, Pakistani, Malaysia, china etc is overwhelming.

it's not worth selling your home to be here.

i sleep in indeed and all this job site.. still yet nothing, bills mounting up.

all my colleague i came with are still with no jobs in other cities

after spending 13 million coming here with extra 3k dollars now almost exhausted chai


if u know you don't have full school fees, house rent for 12 months, upkeep.... running to 35m to 40m please stay back... stay back or apply through skill route.

edited with more info.

Sorry.

Look for logistics work this season.
Royal mail, Amazon, anyone.

All the best
Religion / Re: What Man Must Do To Have A Right To The Tree Of Life by Crieff(m): 12:44pm On Oct 22, 2023
There are four ways to access the Tree of life.
Simply, they are:

1. Wisdom is a tree of life. Prov 3:18.
2. The fruit of the righteous. Prov 11:30
3. Fulfilled aspirations. Prov 13:12
4. Soothing & healing tongue. Prov 15:4
Politics / Re: NJC Clears CJN Ariwoola’s Son, 22 Others, As Federal Judges. by Crieff(m): 11:47am On Jul 15, 2023
IamANigerianMan:

He is not qualified for anything? This country is in fir sale

And how do you know that?

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Politics / Re: Yoruba Man Who Stole An Entire Airline by Crieff(m): 4:53pm On Jun 21, 2023
What Wande did is very bad.

He's not that smart and he will likely end up being duped.

Also, there was no evidence of discussion of shareholding amongst the two. Kenny shouldn't have assumed that he will have or hold the larger shareholding in the group company registered in Maryland, USA.

I'm sure Wande would have seen the US company incorporation docs and thought that in due time, Kenny will be cut out of the picture. Still, that doesn't justify what Wande did.
Romance / Re: Today I Had My First Encounter With SARS by Crieff(m): 6:57am On Jun 17, 2023
GANJALOWSKI:
This post is just to enlighten young men who have a legitimate source of income and are doing well financially, you dont do drugs and you dont partake in crimes. You'd easily think you have nothing to worry about SARS police, this was my belief and thought hiltherto. But today, SARS don clear my doubt, lol.

I have been hearing a lot of stories about these SARS people and I always conclude that all their victims are scammers, but today it got to my turn and now I really regret my having such thoughts. Another thing I also regret is my criticism back then of those who took part in the END SARS protest about 3 years ago. From my experience today, I need nobody to tell me that those SARS police in un-named uniforms are insane.

I'm a young man in my mid 30s, a business man and also a building contractor in Benin city

Today, I took some workers to go check out some job at a new site. When I was coming back, I met some policemen at a checkpoint close to Ikpoba river. I thought it was just a normal checkpoint, they told me to park my vehicle for search. I parked and they told me to come down and open my hood, I opened it and the policeman started checking but he found nothing. The next thing he just walked up to me and collected my 2 phones and my purse, he started inserting his hands into my pocket and pulling out money, I was surprised at his attitude so I asked him what type of search he is doing. He said I should keep quiet that if I should say anything further he will finish me right there. I'm not the type of person you can intimidate with uniform, so I told him to stop searching me in that manner. He immediately got furious and he went back to my vehicle, flung open all the doors and scattered everything inside my vehicle but still he found nothing. Like play like play(sic) this un-named policeman said I should open my phone that I'm a fraudster and a thief, one fair lady-tout-police also in uniform flung herself out of nowhere and said they should immediately handcuff me and take me to the station. I was just watching all of them acting like little children fighting for food, then one other policeman who I think was their leader came and took me by the hand and told me to go and sit down inside their hilux that was parked on one side of the road.

The police officer started browsing through my pictures, apps and every other thing in my phone but found nothing. Then he went through my message and saw my bank alerts which showed my account balance (I think Nigeria banks should give us an option to turn off sms alerts) that was when he signalled the other police that I have money and they all came together and immediately took me and my vehicle to the state headquarters at sapele road. At this moment I told my workers to go home and they should not worry about me, so they left.

When we got to the state headquarters, they took me to one of the buildings at the extreme end and told me to sit down. I told them to give me my phone so I can let my people know where I'm at and what happened, they refused. They said I'm a criminal, a thief and a fraudster. One told me that when he finish working on me I'll confess. They came back and asked me to unlock my 2 phones again which I did, they all started taking turns in browsing through my phones looking for "evidence" that I was a criminal, still they found nothing. At this stage they started threatening me with everything they could, one of them suggested that they should follow me home and search my house, another one came and asked me to pull my clothes and that they should lock me up in cell. It was at this point that I told them that they cannot intimidate me, I told them "clear conscience fears no accusations" another one came out of nowhere and slapped my left ear, i'm very sure that was all the strength he could muster but I only felt it like I was slapped by a little boy (if not for his uniform I can kill that guy with my bare hands in a physical combat)

At this point I became so enraged, but I had to calm myself down for the sake of my life at that moment. The other policeman came back and asked me to put on my clothes. He said they should open a casefile and take my statement, I was asked to write an introduction of myself, my family and my education and I did so. From then on they started dictating to me, I was told to write down that I'm an internet fraudster. Arguing with them at this stage made no sense to me so I simply wrote down everything the un-named policeman was dictating, at the end he told me to also write that everything above is true and I wasnt held under duress when I was writing it. I wrote everything as I was instructed, signed at the end and the policeman took the paper.

They stopped talking to me for sometime. Later one started insulting me that I have money but lack sense, he said I was supposed to plead with them by suggesting how much I can pay so that they will leave me alone. At the end their leader instructed them not to collect any money from me, he said they should give me back all my things that was collected and let me go. They gave me back everything that was collected and took me to where my car was parked, that was the end of my ordeal.

As a young man out there that's not into crime, try as much as possible to avoid contact with all these SARS checking point. Those people are not sane humans.

Brief a very good law firm and take it up with them for assault.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Canada Wildfires: Millions Advised To Mask Up Due To Intense Smoke by Crieff(m): 5:29pm On Jun 08, 2023
Wagwanbrethren:

There are many reasons,love. Wildfires can start from natural causes such as lightning or lava, but the vast majority of wildfires are started by people. Things like campfires, cigarettes, vehicles, or fireworks.

In cold Western countries, the vegetation is very dry and there is a lot of fuel (dead trees, brush, grass) available to burn. The weather is also usually colder, which means the air is drier and the wind can blow the fire around.
Unlike hot Western Sub Sahara countries, the vegetation here is not as dry and there is not as much fuel available to burn. The weather is usually hotter, which means the air is more humid and the wind does not blow the fire around as much as it does in most part of the Western world!

Note: we sef dey experience wildfire, just that people hardly talk about it, and it's not too common.

Nice explanation!
Travel / Re: Nigeria Air Plane To Arrive On Friday by Crieff(m): 9:25pm On May 24, 2023
Melezenawii:
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Amen!! In Jesus name!

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Romance / Re: Why I Requested For Half Of Hakimi's Wealth - Ex Wife Opens Up by Crieff(m): 12:38pm On Apr 15, 2023
Peledonomy:
Hakimi's estranged wife Abouk has opened up on why she and her lawyers petitioned the court for half of Hakimi's wealth.

Speaking with Editorial planeta in Spain, Abouk said that while she was married to Hakimi, she was shouldering most of the financial responsibilities.

She said Hakimi never spent his money on her or the kids. According to her "if it was about buying a new car or going for holiday alone, he would be quick to access his money. But anytime the kids or myself need something he would tell me to pay for it. He always promised to return the money later, but he never did.

Abouk further stated that she did not marry Hakimi for his money. "I met Hakimi when he was at Dortmund. He wasn't earning as much as he does today".


She went ahead to explain that leaving Hakimi was because of a lot of reasons. One of the was that Hakimi is still young and restless.

Read more at www.fininancialmine..com

You can't even spell your website correctly.

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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Previous Company Sued Me To Court After I Got Another Job With A Company. by Crieff(m): 3:18pm On Jan 27, 2023
Have you found a lawyer?

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Politics / Re: Dr Aliyu Tilde Has This Prediction On 2023 by Crieff(m): 11:58am On Jan 03, 2023
Dr Aliyu ~

Lol
Autos / Re: 2015 Ford Focus SE For Sale in Lagos by Crieff(m): 10:20am On Dec 21, 2022
More pictures

Autos / 2015 Ford Focus SE For Sale in Lagos by Crieff(m): 1:12pm On Dec 18, 2022
Clean 2015 Ford Focus SE for sale.

The car is very clean, shipped into Nigeria in 2020, and well maintained by Automedics and Coscharis.

Cost: 4.2M Naira

UNABLE TO TAKE PHONE CALLS PLEASE WHATSAPP MESSAGES ONLY zero eight zero five six two four one three zero eight

Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Crieff(m): 2:17pm On Sep 22, 2022
Ashirioluwa:


You can’t blame the airlines for doing the right thing.

Airlines don't have anything to do with transit visas. It is the country's policy, not the airlines' policy. The airlines only need to enforce it so as not to get sanctioned.

You're right. I'm burned at the ATS policy, at the absence of a Nigeria Airway. Thanks man.
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Crieff(m): 12:27pm On Sep 22, 2022
Ashirioluwa:


You will not be allowed to board in Nigeria unless you have

- Diplomatic passport
- A holder of a valid visa or resident permit for a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area, Canada, the United States or Japan, by one or more countries or public bodies from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius).

And the useless airlines currently have the best flight deals now.
Travel / Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Crieff(m): 6:24am On Sep 22, 2022
Ashirioluwa:


You can apply for transit visa through France or any of the Schengen countries.

You need the following if you apply through France
- Passport plus 1 photocopy
- Flight reservation
- visa to your final destination plus 1 photocopy
- Cover letter
- Evidence of fund
- Passport photos (2)

The amount to be paid is : 80 euros (€), or about 35k NAIRA.

If your application is straightforward, the processing time frame takes between 1 and 10 business days.

What will actually happen if you get to this EU countries without an ATV? Would they send you back or you won't even be able to board right here from Nigeria??

Makes no sense to me why they can't issue on arrival especially to trips ending in the UK.
Sports / Re: Tobiloba Amusan Wins Diamond League In Women's 100m Hurdles, Makes History by Crieff(m): 7:29pm On Sep 08, 2022
Woooooooohoooooooo!!!!

Way to go Tobi!

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Travel / Re: Dubai Denies Nigerians Under 40 Tourist Visas - Abike Dabiri by Crieff(m): 7:00pm On Sep 02, 2022
hatbricker:
So called giant of Africa.

Useless passport only useful for online verifications.

It's sad.

This. Touched me gaaaannn!
Career / Re: CyberSecurity: GRC, CYSA+, AWS, CCSK, CCSP, CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM by Crieff(m): 6:46pm On Aug 12, 2022
hamjaf:
Buy valid CompTIA Exams Vouchers @ Discounted special offer.

All vouchers valid for 12months period

Please quote me when next there is a discount like this! Thank you.
Fashion / Re: Lady Cut Her Hair After Being Charged $300 For Braiding In United States (Video) by Crieff(m): 5:27pm On Aug 12, 2022
MrBrownJay1:
what does braiding hair for $300 in the US got to do with cutting your own hair?!

The braiding of her hair for $300 is expensive, but now that she has cut her hair, it is now low maintenance at least for the next six months. Compare that to spending $300 every month just for making hair

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Food / Re: Yummy Fisherman Soup To Relax Your Nerves. So Delicious! (photos,videos) by Crieff(m): 9:23pm On Aug 11, 2022
The better the profession, the greater the soup. What of doctor soup? Lawyer soup? Come on guys!!!


:-P
Politics / Re: Buhari To Foreign Envoys: We Have Made Progress Against Insecurity by Crieff(m): 4:46pm On Aug 02, 2022
Celebrities / Re: Ebenezer Obey's Son, Olayinka, Is Dead by Crieff(m): 10:12pm On Jul 31, 2022
E ma s'ona
ke si ma gbadura

E ma s'ona
ke si ma gbadura

Ko se ni to mo'gba
Abi akoko t'Olugbala le de

E ma s'ona.

RIP.
Career / Re: My Experience As A Banker by Crieff(m): 12:11am On Jul 23, 2022
Hey @Mystery2020,

This does not read like fiction. Why did they all treat you that way?

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Computers / Re: Acer Aspire E1-572 - 70k - SOLD!!! by Crieff(m): 7:34am On Jul 20, 2022
Still very much available
Politics / Re: 2023: Pastor Tunde Bakare Finally To React On Muslim-muslim Ticket by Crieff(m): 1:53pm On Jul 18, 2022
This is the full report of his statement.

TEXT OF SPEECH BY DR ‘TUNDE BAKARE AT A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING COURTESY OF THE PTB4NIGERIA IN DIASPORA GROUP
DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022
THEME: A NEW NIGERIA IS STILL POSSIBLE


Protocols.
Let me begin by expressing deep gratitude to the Almighty God, the architect, custodian and executor of my unalterable destiny. I also
profoundly appreciate the PTB4Nigeria team in Calgary, Canada, as well as my supporters across the globe for your steadfast and unyielding faith in Nigeria’s divinely ordained destiny and our collective responsibility towards its realisation. In particular, I would like to use this opportunity to once again thank you all for teaming up with me as I became the standard-bearer for the New Nigeria as an aspirant to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

You will recall that before that adventure into the murky waters of politics, I met with you on April 9, 2022, to unveil the sixteen steps to the New Nigeria in a speech titled “The Portrait of a New Nigeria: The 16th Unveiled.”[url id=fn01]1[/url] In that speech, I predicated our collective responsibility to take the sixteenth step on seven indicators, namely the Mood, the Man, the Mission, the Mandate, the Message, the Medium, and the Moment.

Accordingly, convinced that the Mood of the nation called for a certain kind of leader and knowing that I possessed the qualities required of the Man or woman our nation needs at this time, I embarked on a mission to spearhead the emergence of the New Nigeria as the sixteenth
president of Nigeria. That mission was hinged on a four-part Mandate which aims to transform Nigeria into the Peace, Progress, Prosperity, and Possibilities capital of the world. Consequently, at every opportunity, I faithfully articulated our Message, “A New Nigeria for Every Nigerian” — a message that was broad enough to open new vistas of greatness for our nation, but personalised enough to reignite the hopes and dreams of every Nigerian.

Against the backdrop of my political trajectory, in the course of which I had previously engaged the nation as running mate to the then General Muhammadu Buhari on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and afterwards facilitated the emergence of the APC from a merger of CPC and other progressive parties in 2013, the APC became the suitable Medium through which I propagated this
progressive message. I did all of these because I was convinced that this is the Moment. Consequently, in that April 9, 2022, speech, I charged
you with the following words:
[center]I am confident that “the darkest nights produce the brightest stars.” The worsening challenges that now confront us as a nation on the eve of the sixteenth dispensation are indicators of an opportunity for the emergence of stellar nation-builders at home and in the diaspora. Now is the time and this is the moment for such nation-builder to work towards one objective: the emergence of a New Nigeria.[/center]

Despite the outcome of the primaries, as I said in a press statement on June 12, 2022:
[center]Our heads remain unbowed because we did not compromise on the values that are integral to building a New Nigeria. For us, the means has always been as important as the end. This is why we confidently wear our “zero votes” as a badge of “zero tolerance for a certain kind of politics.”[/center]

Since the conclusion of the primaries, Nigerians have been aligning with their preferred candidates. We have seen the BATs and the Atikulated build camps around the respective flagbearers of the parties to which they have sworn loyalty. We have also seen the OBIdients emerge as a vibrant political force especially among the youth, lending credence to the idea of a Third Force. This is even as the Kwankwasiyyas and other political blocs stake their claim to power. Amidst the attendant political intrigues and tradeoffs, the inescapable
fact is that the mood of our nation signals the quest for a different kind of nation. From the worsening insecurity that has rendered the Nigerian an endangered citizen to the mounting economic hardships that have left Nigerians extremely vulnerable; from the institutional neglect of our educational system that has halted the progress of many young Nigerians to the deteriorating infrastructure that has continued to expose households and businesses to unimaginable levels of deprivation and inconvenience, the Nigerian people are fed up with the state of the nation. This has led to a renewed wave of citizens’ movement as seen in the rush of Nigerians, especially the youth, to register and obtain Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs). Amidst such momentum, I am aware that the question on the minds of our supporters across the globe is, “Quo Vadis, Nigeria?” that is, “Which way, Nigeria?” Again, as I said in a press statement on June 12:

[center]There is still a cause and there is still a nation to transform. This is not the work of just one man or woman or just one party, but the calling upon every Nigerian worthy of the name.
[/center]

Distinguished Nigerian citizens, in the midst of the chaotic occurrences in our nation, it remains our collective responsibility to rekindle the hope of Nigerians across the nation and in the diaspora. Even as the fabric of national cohesion continues to endure battery from divisive ethnic, religious and partisan forces, we choose to remain the voice of nationhood. We choose to abide by our Distinct Nationhood Agenda
(DNA), which is a commitment to the rebirth of a united Nigeria. We choose to remain the bridge between Nigeria’s past, present and future,
and the galvanising force that brings every Nigerian together around the ideal of a New Nigeria irrespective of which part of the country they
come from, which political party they pitch their tent with, or which way they choose to worship God. We choose to do this because we believe that building the New Nigeria is the calling upon every Nigerian. To those Nigerians for whom my continued declaration of my dreams of a New Nigeria despite the outcome of the just concluded APC national convention raises more questions than answers, let me restate categorically that I have never been driven by political ambition. I have always been driven by the promptings of destiny. I am driven by the
groanings of the Nigerian people who are daily harassed by the harsh realities of the Nigerian experience. I am driven by a compelling desire
to change that negative reality and to give every Nigerian the experience of a New Nigeria. This was why I ran for president in the first place. I
am a nation builder and, as a nation builder, I have accepted the responsibility to build a New Nigeria. This is a responsibility that we
must collectively accept because it is a responsibility that we owe to our beloved nation.

We owe this responsibility to every Nigerian whose hopes and dreams have been dashed and who has no more strength to hope or courage to dream of a better nation. We owe this responsibility to every Nigerian for whom the Nigerian promise has been more honoured in the breach than in its fulfilment. We owe this responsibility to Nigerians across the nation who feel that they have been shortchanged by the promise of change. Therefore, as a unique breed of nation builders who bring to the national discourse our unconventional brand of politics, we remain committed to the cause of a New Nigeria: a Nigeria where every city, every town and every village can dwell in safety and security without fear of invasion by terrorists and criminals; a Nigeria where the little boys and little girls in our communities will have access to the best quality education whether they are the son of a multimillionaire or the daughter of a petty trader; a Nigeria where our young men and young women can go to school without interruption by strikes and can graduate from school in due course with a guaranty of decent jobs or thriving enterprises; a Nigeria that will fulfill the hopes of that young entrepreneur in our neighbourhood who wishes they lived in a nation where ideas thrive and creativity is rewarded; a Nigeria where that business owner in our local government area can do business with guaranteed access to power supply and functional transportation infrastructure; a Nigeria where the dreams of a great nation sprouting in the heart of the Nigerian child will be nurtured because he or she is a citizen of a nation where childhood dreams come true. Spearheading the birth of such a nation remains our collective responsibility.

This is why I remain optimistic about our country’s future. I remain optimistic because Nigeria is a nation richly blessed by God; a land full
of opportunities, endowed with the human and material resources needed to overcome her challenges; a nation of possibilities. The unlikely story of a little boy raised in abject poverty by a single mother on the rocky hills of Abeokuta, who, against all odds, rose to be a frontline vice-presidential candidate in Nigeria and, subsequently, a presidential aspirant, is proof that the miracle of a New Nigeria is possible, that our griefs and grievances as a nation can be healed, and that our dreams, yours and mine, even our long-lost dreams, can still come true. And so, again I say to you, my fellow Nigerians, a New Nigeria is still possible. This is why we continue to fly the flag of our convictions at full mast. It is why we remain unbowed. We remain unbowed by the throes of darkness that threaten to engulf our nation; we remain unbowed because we know that a New Nigeria is still possible. We remain unbowed by the onslaught of terrorists, bandits and criminals against the peace and stability of our nation; we remain unbowed because we know that a New Nigeria is still possible. We remain unbowed by the continued assault of corruption and violence on our national psyche; we remain unbowed because we know that a New Nigeria is still possible. We remain unbowed by the depth of dilapidation that has rendered our infrastructural landscape obsolete and dysfunctional; we remain unbowed because we know that a New Nigeria is still possible. We remain unbowed by the institutional decay and mounting indebtedness that threaten the future of our nation; yes, we remain unbowed because we are confident that a New Nigeria is still possible.

For those who are asking how long it will take to see the dream of the New Nigeria fulfilled; for those who are asking when righteousness will
exalt this nation and when corruption will be dethroned and integrity enthroned; for those who are asking when every Nigerian child will be
guaranteed access to quality education and when our hospitals will become life-saving institutions; for those who are asking when Nigerian
homes, schools, streets, villages, highways and cities will, once again, be safe and secure and Nigerians can work, play and travel with their minds at rest, and go to bed with their hearts at peace; for those who are asking when the Nigerian youth will be guaranteed a nation that truly nurtures their potential; for those who are asking when every Nigerian citizen will have a cause to be proud of their ‘Nigerianess’ and when our nation will once again be a beacon of hope to Africa and the world: I say to you, it will not be long, because in the words popularised by Martin Luther King, Jr.:
[center]Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the throne,
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
And, behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above his own.4
[/center]
You may ask, “How long?” My answer, “Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”5

Even as the world wonders what will become of our dream of a New Nigeria, I am also reminded of the words of the late Chief Obafemi
Awolowo, on September 11, 1963. Just before he was sentenced for treasonable felony by Justice G. B. A. Coker, Chief Awolowo stated:
It is, therefore, with a brave heart, with confident hope, and with faith in my unalterable destiny, that I go from this twilight into the darkness, unshaken in my trust in the Providence of God that a glorious dawn will come on the morrow. My adversaries might say who am I to think that if I am imprisoned the country might suffer? What if I died?
The point, of course, is that I am still alive and will not die in prison. Furthermore, the spirit of man knows no barrier, never dies, and can be projected to any part of the world.
This being so I am confident that the ideals of social justice and individual liberty which I hold dear will continue to be projected beyond the prison walls and bars until they are realized in our lifetime.6

History tells us that, in the similitude of Joseph who was released from prison to preserve his nation and the then-known world as Prime Minister of Egypt, Chief Obafemi Awolowo did come out of prison and would go on to serve our country as Leader of Government Business,
Federal Commissioner for Finance, and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Executive Council, which made him a Prime Minister of sorts under
General Yakubu Gowon. It was between these two leaders, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and General Yakubu Gowon, that I sat in a dream as
a 13-year-old boy; a dream that propelled me into a lifetime of nationbuilding. This is why I am confident that I will see the New Nigeria in my lifetime.

Furthermore, I draw inspiration from the biblical story of Mordecai. You will recall that Mordecai was loyal and faithful to King Ahasuerus when two eunuchs plotted to assassinate the king. But rather than promoting Mordecai for his loyalty, Haman the Agagite was promoted and the command was given by the king that everyone at the gate must bow down to the newly-promoted Haman. The king’s command was not
acceptable to Mordecai, being of the seed of the Jews, and he refused to bow to the Agagite.

Fellow Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, it is said that fortune favours the bold. We have refused to step down for any and every Haman the Agagite in our body politic. And as sure as the house of Haman became the house of the uncompromising nonconformist Mordecai, we trust God in His wisdom to remember us for good.

Therefore, this is no time to give up! This is the time to step up and march on with our eyes set on the picture of our preferred future. This is
the time and this is the moment. This is the moment where we begin to revive the dreams of our founding patriots — the dreams of a Nigeria strong and united though tribes and tongues may differ; the dreams of a Nigeria where no one is oppressed or marginalised, whether they are Igbos, Yorubas, Hausas, Fulanis or of any of the so-called minority ethnic groups; the dreams of a people whose greatness the world eagerly awaits. This is the moment where we begin to live up to the ideals etched in our founding creed — the ideals of a Nigeria blessed with peace and plenty with no one left behind; the ideals of a Nigeria where our youth attain lofty heights and build a nation where justice reigns; the ideals of a people who, with pride, fly their country’s flag wherever in the world they may reside. This is the moment where we begin to build a bridge between the dreams of our past, the realities of our present, and the visions of our future towards a New Nigeria, a Nigeria where every woman as well as every man, and every girl as well as every boy, can live up to their full potential, and be all that they were created to be.
And so, with courage, determination, and unwavering faith in our divinely ordained destiny as one strong and united people, let us arise and build the New Nigeria; a great nation that will become the Peace, Progress, Prosperity and Possibilities capital of the world.

Thank you for listening; God bless you, and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
1 Bakare, ‘Tunde. “The Portrait of a New Nigeria: The 16th Unveiled by Tunde Bakare.” Vanguard. April 10, 2022. Accessed July 10, 2022.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/the-portrait-of-a-new-nigeria-the-16th-unveiled-by-tunde-bakare/
2 ibid.
3 Citadel Global Online. “A New Nigeria Is Still Possible | Pastor ‘Tunde Bakare.” YouTube Video, 10:34. June 12, 2022. Accessed July 10, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUOh4EtizFw
4 These words were originally written by James Russell Lowell. MLK used them in the following speech: King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Our God is
Marching On!” Stanford | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. March 25, 1965. Accessed July 10, 2022.
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/our-god-marching
5 ibid.
6Awolowo, Obafemi. “It Is Not Life That Matters But The Courage You Bring To It.” Nigerian Tribune. March 25, 2018. Accessed July 10, 2022.
https://tribuneonlineng.com/it-is-not-life-that-matters-but-the-courage-you-bring-to-it/
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