Promotersparlou:


Woah... How could the last time any fire service station was created in the state be 56 years ago That's like almost during colonial times.

I found this article very much enlightening. Do read up.
https://www.nairaland.com/search?q=spearepoetry&search=Search

Johnchizoba:
QUESTIONING THE ILLUSION OF BURYING THE DEAD IN SOME PART OF NIGERIA


Why do people spend much money during funerals? Why do we honour people more when they are dead than when they were alive? We build houses, we re-paint the old house, we repair the Zinc, we build more rooms and repair the damaged toilet and do some other things where as when this gentle man and woman was alive, you could not afford to give him/her one naira to buy drug to get himself or herself treated. On that day when he/she is dead, you kill the fattest cow, you gather the whole bags of rice in Nigeria, you make the whole village bubble in joy of things to eat and those to drink. What happen to this money when this man or woman was alive? Why don't you collect this loan to treat him/her? Why don't you create an oportunitunity to celebrate him/her? What kind of honour do you want to give him/her in the grave? We are all hypocrites!

I grew up seeing things. Things that made me want to lose myself into the ocean of thought. Things that left me in dire need of someone to talk to. Things that were abnormal when weigh from left to right and back and forth. There are those I think of changing and those I think I would never change and those things I am fighting desperately to change.

I grew up in a city where every year or every December period, people gather their deads to be buried in the village or nearby where they deem it fit for them to be buried. Some were buried in Aba Cemetery while others were taken to the village to be buried.

Then in Aba, everywhere is being covered by funeral posters from October to November. Those who want to bury their dead ones in December and those who wants to bury theirs by Easter start posting the posters around January or February just to create awareness to family members and friends and relations. It is more like the politicians who made a law in the country to avoid people pasting posters on walls of the cities and end up posting their election posters during their campaigns.

I grew up seeing posters everywhere in the cities of Abia state and its environs. I grew up trying to understand why it was like that but no one was there to explain to me. Some of these posters read "Gone so soon" "painful Exist" Transition to glory" "Glorious Home call" and so many write ups. I grew up learning that the only time family members, those you've not seen for a thousand years, come home was only when someone very important died in the family and his or her funeral is fixed by Christmas period or Easter.

My village decided to give time for this burials/funeral. Sometimes it could be from 20th of December to 29th and more than that. Then, other dates could be for Weddings and other ceremonies so that those that came to the village during Christmas to rest would still have time to rest. Although, in Nkporo kind of settings, there is nobody travelling to the Village during Christmas period to rest, you either have one family meeting to attend, or funeral /burial ceremonies , weddings or other things like that that engage you through out this period. You don't go to the village during Christmas period to rest, you go there to exhaust yourself the more. That is how it goes. As a result of this, many don't travel or fix their ceremonies during Christmas period because, it is full of ceremonies, things become more expensive, the roads become too busy and many more things happen during this festive period.


It's a good thing to pay the last respect to the dead, it is good to honour them but if you did not honour them while they were alive, why honour them in death? Why spend much money and time organising how they will be committed to mother earth? Is this not insanity? I have gone to a burial ceremony where a man was buried with a car and chains of gold but when he was alive he never driven any car as such. He never wore any chain of gold on his neck, no, he never did. Some of us are hypocrites!

I have gone to a burial also where the woman was buried with a golden casket. There were up to fifteen canopies all over the place. Seven cows were killed. Her children came from home and abroad to bury her but when this woman was alive and was admitted in the hospital, I could remember that money was the issue for her treatment because her first son visited our family for money, it was lack of money that killed her. It was heartbreaking when I travelled down to the village for her burial to see how things went. Where did this money for this luxurious burial come from?

We are all victims of this, there are those people we never raised a pin for until when they are dead, you'll start looking for how to honour them. You borrow money here and there in the name of paying your last respect! Why don't you love or show them love when they were alive? There are those people out there that we never cared about, we never visited, we never showed mercy but when they are dead, we go extra mile to make sure we honour them or give them a befitting burial, those things they never had when they were alive. Are you not a hypocrite?

Love people and show them that you love them that is the best part of humanity. that us the best part of being a human! Love me when I'm alive not in death.


©John Chizoba Vincent
#LiquidWords.

bilms:
Olawepo Hashim Vows To Reconcile Divided Nigeria, Fix Economy

The presidential candidate of People’s Party (PT), Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, has explained that he joined the 2019 race to fix the ailing economy, divided Nigeria and tackle insecurity.



Speaking during a courtesy call on Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna, Hashim, decried that the country is badly divided and needed a person like him to reconcile the nation and brings it back to where it was.



Hashim said if elected as president next year, he will create 4 trillion naira economy in the next ten years to build a bigger economy to sustain the Nigeria’s increasing population.





The presidential hopeful called on the northern region to sustain the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello’s legacy of no discrimination





Hashim said as an entrepreneur for over twenty seven years he is the only candidate that would create jobs in the 21st century economy.



“I am happy to be here in Kaduna, the headquarters of 19 Northern states. I placed a lot of value on the socio cultural organisations that is why I decided to visit ACF to intimate you of my presidential ambition. If North is united, peaceful, Nigeria will be united and peaceful. There was no discrimination in Northern Nigeria during Sarduana of Sokoto and that is the north we want.”



Hashim added: “There is no unity, peace in Nigeria and is one of the reasons I am contesting to bring the country back. I will reconcile Nigeria and bring the country back. There is too much hunger in the land, I will create a big economy for Nigeria’s population. The new Nigeria we want is a new country free of violence, insecurity with a prosperous economy,” he said.

https://leadership.ng/2018/12/21/hashim-vows-to-reconcile-divided-nigeria-fix-economy/

SpearePoetry:
It may not be a common site elsewhere in the world to see a 'mad' person roaming the streets and it's dumps, but it is a common sight for us here in Nigeria. I am almost certain that every adult Nigerian that has spent any significant amount of time in the country, has seen a naked mad person roaming the streets at least once. What comes to your mind when you see people like that? Are they conscious? Are they still in there; in their heads? Do they in anyway think like you do? Are they still even human anymore? Or has the person that previously occupied that body died from within?

Also sometimes, I wonder: Do people who come back from such have any idea how it felt to be 'mad'? Do they even remember the shit they did while 'mad'? Or was it just a blank; and their madness was just some sort of long glitch in their memory bank? Even in 'developed' regions of the world, certain human rights are suddenly stripped away from the mentally ill. They are immediately locked up for "their good and the good of everybody else". They are declared unfit to make decisions for themselves. This must show that they are not considered entirely human, almost the same way some people do not consider toddlers entirely human.

So, sometimes I reckon it would be like childhood in some sense. There will probably be no recollection of memories from that state. Reactions and actions would be probably based on pure instincts, as they may not be able to remember their lives from before. They seem to drop almost all of their inherited human mannerisms, like the concept of unclothedness, or belief in unseen deities, or a need to observe any social courtesy, or any of the many 'reckless' human ideologies that society had invented over time. They only care about the true basic human needs of food, water, shelter, and maybe the need to reproduce. They become a true animal once again, like they were as toddlers.

So, sometimes I wonder: is the consciousness and belief system that defines our reality, some sort of inventive & adaptative system, we developed(and are still developing) in our infancy to aid our survival and understanding of our perceived reality? Maybe we developed this our present form of consciousness as our memory formation developed, as we garnered enough experience of this our reality. Probably along the way, we garner enough experience and memory to help us understand societal regulations, social courtesy, the monetary system, and any of the other human ideologies that we perceive as "real" but are really only in our heads; and we had learnt it from others. Maybe we are still developing this mental program in our heads; our consciousness, as we experience other new things and gain enough memories.

Our memory and our invented belief systems, which are somehow tied to our memories, seem to dictate the reality we perceive. What would happen if someone had total amnesia? How would it feel to not remember anything; to be completely blank? Would they still be human? How would they act? Even aged people who lose parts of their memories seem to lose some part of their humanity as well. And we quickly strip them too of some of their Human Rights. Even drunk people almost feel subhuman in their drunkess; they lose some of the invented societal ideologies and chains they have gathered overtime, and act more on their truest instincts. They become more "animal". And they always have very little idea the things they had done in that state.

'Mad' people, like toddlers, are always nonchalant of the many human frivolities that we plague our minds with. They only care about the things they actually need like food, water and shelter; the basic needs of almost of life on the planet. They seem to be free, like the animals that 'nature's had intended them to be. Although, this our memory-aided consciousness we seem to have invented, did not only bring about the nuisance of invented societal and social culture, traditions, obligations, courtesy etc, but had also given us tangible and useful things such as technology, science and a better understanding of our fate and the life we seem to possess.

So, sometimes I wonder: are the mentally ill "mad"? Or are we the ones mad for living our lives according to made-up ideologies that seem not to aid directly in our search for food, water, shelter and sex? Sometimes, I wonder: are they the ones truly "free", and us living in a cage we had invented? Can we be truly free without being mad? Some of the most intelligent and most free minds of all time, who always cared less about out invented human ideologies, were always regarded as "mad" by the rest of us still held back by the 'mental cage' we project unto our reality. Is our invented 'humanity' killing our animality? Or maybe to be human means to complicate life. Maybe, in 'mad' people, their humanity has been defeated in some efforts, by their true animal nature. Their humanity has been partially killed by their animality, hence they may be freer than the rest of us. They are alive, but 'dead', conscious but "unconscious"; running on autopilot.

So, sometimes I wonder: are they the ones mad? Or are we the ones mad, but do not realize it; discriminating against the few who have lost their minds and cages, and have now become free?



E. M. Farastein X G.H.O Pa Shakespeare

18Ebiscoo:
The popular Banex Plaza located in Wuse 2, Abuja, was on Friday sealed off on the alleged order of a magistrate court.
Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) had gone to court asking for the vacation of the premises by Banex Plaza tenants.

Mr Chibuike Nzedinma, Chairman, Banex Plaza Wuse 2 Tenants Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the closure was uncalled for.

Nzedinma said that the board failed to officially notify them about the said court order.

“Some weeks back, the AEPB told us that they were going to use the plaza as a mobile court.

“But we could not see any mobile court on the said date, I personally went round to check but could not see, surprisingly, today (Friday) they sealed off some of our shops,” he said.

The chairman, who sued for calm, said they would seek redress in court for such an order to be vacated.

Also, Mrs. Nkoli Unachukwu, a tenant, said that such closure was detrimental to economic development of the country.

Unachukwu said that they had lost millions of Naira due to the closure.

She called on the Federal Government to intervene to prevent shut down of business in the plaza.

AEPB had allegedly demanded to use the premises for mobile court.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/21/court-seals-popular-shopping-mall-abuja/

Racoon:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/302174-how-attorney-general-malami-stalled-n5-7-billion-corruption-case-against-former-govt-officials.html#.XBzhpujMv4Y.twitter

Olaopefola:
Enugu Govt awards multiple contracts for infrastructural development, purchase of fire trucks

The administration of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in keeping with its resolve to sustain the tempo of infrastructural development both at the urban and rural areas, yesterday, awarded multiple contracts for infrastructural development across the state, at the sum of over N1 billion.

The road projects, according to the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Greg Nnaji, who briefed newsmen after the meeting of the State Executive Council (EXCO) include, the completion of Akpakwume-Nze-Aku road, between Udi and Igbo Etiti Local Government Areas (phase one); the construction of culverts/ river crossing along Nike Lake Junction-Harmony Estate- Amorji Nike-Adoration Ministry road - a bypass (phase one), in Enugu East LGA.

Others include: rehabilitation/construction of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Boulevard in Enugu North LGA; construction of Amalla Orba-Orie Orba-Eke Ovoko road (phase one), Udenu LGA; and the Amaechnenu junction to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Eha Alumona in Nsukka LGA.

The Council also approved the purchase of five fire trucks for the newly constructed fire service stations across the three senatorial districts of Enugu State.

Also briefing newsmen, the Commissioner for Rural Development, Hon. Gab Onuzulike, disclosed that the fire-fighting equipment were expediently approved by the Council to ensure that the five new service stations commence full operation for safety of lives and property.

Hon. Onuzulike added that the EXCO also approved the recruitment of 52 qualified personnel to man the stations for efficient and effective service delivery, stressing that the decision was taken in view of the importance of the project and the fact that “the last time we had any construction of fire service stations was about 56 years ago, precisely in 1962”.

“So His Excellency at the EXCO meeting was very anxious to ensure that these stations are put into use because fire prevention and security of lives and property of the people of this great state are key to the policy thrust of his administration”, the commissioner said.

He explained that the personnel to be recruited to man the stations in Ogrute; Oji, Orba, Ozalla and 9th Mile are drivers, fire men and fire safety educators, disclosing that the State Civil Service Commission will undertake the process accordingly.

On works and infrastructure, Engr. Nnaji added that the Council in response to the request by the Court of Appeal considered and approved to construct a Court Building for use in the dispensation of justice by the arm of the judiciary pending the completion of the renovation of the Court of Appeal building in the state.

The commissioner noted that the state government’s intervention in the Judiciary in line with its four-point agenda has been exceptional, adding that approval was equally granted for the supply of furniture and other equipment as well as commencement of external works at the Magistrate Court building, Court Room and Registry at Ikem, Isi-Uzo LGA.

In his presentation, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe stated that the Council in recognition of the contributions of the state’s Neighborhood Watch group in assisting the security agencies to enhance peace and security, considered and approved N10,000 for each member as Christmas bonus. #amokelouis

https://thepunditng.com/enugu-govt-awards-multiple-contracts-for-infrastructural-development-purchase-of-fire-trucks/

16Ebiscoo:
Several people have been reportedly killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on Odo-Iyaalaro Bridge inward Maryland in Lagos.

According to The Guardian, the accident has caused major gridlock around the axis, while the cause of the conflagration and number of casualties couldn’t be ascertained.

It was also gathered that the situation has paralyzed movements around Tipper garage, Ojota-Interchange and Motorways plaza.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/21/breaking-scores-burnt-death-tanker-explodes-lagos/

post=74064296:
A detailed description of the drone, provided by witnesses, meant experts were able to determine the make and model of the machine, which is only available from a handful of locations in the UK.
It is thought the attacker could be a lone-wolf eco-warrior, but Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, and senior detectives also said they had not ruled out that a foreign state could be behind the attack.
The airport authorities quickly launched one of their own drones to track and divert any hostile device and the airport was able to reopen around 40 minutes later.

Chris Woodroofe, Gatwick chief operating officer, warned that further disruption could not be ruled out in the crucial days before Christmas.





LATEST UPDATE: Gatwick is now opened!
This is a society that works.
We will get there someday soon.

Who is watching Iya Charly's country?
Anybody plotting any kinda evil will not wake up in the morning o!

SpearePoetry:
It may not be a common site elsewhere in the world to see a 'mad' person roaming the streets and it's dumps, but it is a common sight for us here in Nigeria. I am almost certain that every adult Nigerian that has spent any significant amount of time in the country, has seen a naked mad person roaming the streets at least once. What comes to your mind when you see people like that? Are they conscious? Are they still in there; in their heads? Do they in anyway think like you do? Are they still even human anymore? Or has the person that previously occupied that body died from within?

Also sometimes, I wonder: Do people who come back from such have any idea how it felt to be 'mad'? Do they even remember the shit they did while 'mad'? Or was it just a blank; and their madness was just some sort of long glitch in their memory bank? Even in 'developed' regions of the world, certain human rights are suddenly stripped away from the mentally ill. They are immediately locked up for "their good and the good of everybody else". They are declared unfit to make decisions for themselves. This must show that they are not considered entirely human, almost the same way some people do not consider toddlers entirely human.

So, sometimes I reckon it would be like childhood in some sense. There will probably be no recollection of memories from that state. Reactions and actions would be probably based on pure instincts, as they may not be able to remember their lives from before. They seem to drop almost all of their inherited human mannerisms, like the concept of unclothedness, or belief in unseen deities, or a need to observe any social courtesy, or any of the many 'reckless' human ideologies that society had invented over time. They only care about the true basic human needs of food, water, shelter, and maybe the need to reproduce. They become a true animal once again, like they were as toddlers.

So, sometimes I wonder: is the consciousness and belief system that defines our reality, some sort of inventive & adaptative system, we developed(and are still developing) in our infancy to aid our survival and understanding of our perceived reality? Maybe we developed this our present form of consciousness as our memory formation developed, as we garnered enough experience of this our reality. Probably along the way, we garner enough experience and memory to help us understand societal regulations, social courtesy, the monetary system, and any of the other human ideologies that we perceive as "real" but are really only in our heads; and we had learnt it from others. Maybe we are still developing this mental program in our heads; our consciousness, as we experience other new things and gain enough memories.

Our memory and our invented belief systems, which are somehow tied to our memories, seem to dictate the reality we perceive. What would happen if someone had total amnesia? How would it feel to not remember anything; to be completely blank? Would they still be human? How would they act? Even aged people who lose parts of their memories seem to lose some part of their humanity as well. And we quickly strip them too of some of their Human Rights. Even drunk people almost feel subhuman in their drunkess; they lose some of the invented societal ideologies and chains they have gathered overtime, and act more on their truest instincts. They become more "animal". And they always have very little idea the things they had done in that state.

'Mad' people, like toddlers, are always nonchalant of the many human frivolities that we plague our minds with. They only care about the things they actually need like food, water and shelter; the basic needs of almost of life on the planet. They seem to be free, like the animals that 'nature's had intended them to be. Although, this our memory-aided consciousness we seem to have invented, did not only bring about the nuisance of invented societal and social culture, traditions, obligations, courtesy etc, but had also given us tangible and useful things such as technology, science and a better understanding of our fate and the life we seem to possess.

So, sometimes I wonder: are the mentally ill "mad"? Or are we the ones mad for living our lives according to made-up ideologies that seem not to aid directly in our search for food, water, shelter and sex? Sometimes, I wonder: are they the ones truly "free", and us living in a cage we had invented? Can we be truly free without being mad? Some of the most intelligent and most free minds of all time, who always cared less about out invented human ideologies, were always regarded as "mad" by the rest of us still held back by the 'mental cage' we project unto our reality. Is our invented 'humanity' killing our animality? Or maybe to be human means to complicate life. Maybe, in 'mad' people, their humanity has been defeated in some efforts, by their true animal nature. Their humanity has been partially killed by their animality, hence they may be freer than the rest of us. They are alive, but 'dead', conscious but "unconscious"; running on autopilot.

So, sometimes I wonder: are they the ones mad? Or are we the ones mad, but do not realize it; discriminating against the few who have lost their minds and cages, and have now become free?



E. M. Farastein X G.H.O Pa Shakespeare