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The most difficult time to be in a relationship as a guy is in your early twenties.
The period when you are stuck in a limbo, trying to figure out yourself and who you want to be.
At this age, you find it a herculean task asking money from your parents, considering your dad will always remind you of how he was self sufficient at your age.
So you are always left with "Nkechiyere" anyone that comes from them willingly.
To compound your "woes". You have a girlfriend whom you love so much, you are 24 and she is 23.
And guys being wired to want to take control, you are frustrated at your inability to take care of her like you want to.
I mean where is the money??
You are still jobless, still hustling, still finding your feet.
Still putting hands into many things hoping oluwa smiles on you.
All of a sudden, she starts acting out and showing attitude.
You call, and she takes forever to pick or return your calls.
When she finally does pick, the call is like an interview session with those annoying and frustrating one word replies.
Yes, no, fine, okay, nothing.
Then finally she ends the call with a flimsy excuse like " wait let me close the fridge", i will call you back. And the call never comes back.
Then one day she calls you and asks you "where is this relationship heading to?.
You don't even know where your own life is heading to, not to talk of a relationship.
Then she drops the bombshell. Tells you that she met a guy who wants to marry her.
And how age isn't on her side, and you are almost compelled to scream "But you are just 23". Can't you wait 3 more years let me make it.
You just hold yourself and play the good guy
You ask her if she loves him, she dodges the question and replies you with " He treats me well".
Well since she wasn't informing you to take permission, she was simply telling you.
You have to be the cool guy and wish her well.
One week later, she gives you the traditional wedding card. And then you do the math yourself.
She was talking to the guy a long time before now.
Then you realise that for every "K" you got on WhatsApp, the guy was getting a long epistle.
You have been played.
Worse is you can't even blame her, you are just a prospect who no one knows what will become of your life in 4years time.
Would you have made it or not?
She has gone for the real deal, someone who has already made it.
In footballing terms, you are a "Anthony Martial" ( prospect) while the guy is a Messi ( has made it already).
I mean you were sending her cards of N200, and the guy was telling her to manage 10k for the weekend.
No comparison there.
And then you go through that silent heartbreak guys go through, the ones they don't talk about.
And unceremoniously you get inducted into the special hall of fame where members are young guys whose childhood loves and friends or girlfriends they thought they would end up with left them to marry someone else.
Your heart is broken into smithereens.
In this hall of fame, you are all victims. Victims of not having found your path in your early twenties.
At the wedding, no sight is more heartbreaking than seeing "the love of your life" say "I do" to this guy she just met 6 months ago.
To make matters worse, you get an alert from Diamond bank telling you how N13 have been deducted for bank charges. You are mad.
Your N4000, is down to N3987 rendering that N1k useless, you can only withdraw N3k now.
And that's your home and abroad.
Can life be more unfair at this moment?
To make matters worse, she tells you that she wants you to be the god-father to her first son.
You are livid, the plan you both made was to be the father, god wasn't there. Why are you involving god now.
god-father huh.. is that a sort of compensation package?
You chin it up, suck it, move on and double your hustle.
6 years later. You are 30 now. Congratulations, you finally made it. You are as rich as you hoped you will become.
You are one of the happening guys in town.
You go to a wedding. With your friends, the men on suit. Those guys that just intimidate everyone in the hall.
You are seated scouting the hall, and the bridal train passes by.
Of course, bridal train and ashoebi ladies always show themselves. That's part of the job description. Sampling.
And you spot one, she is beautiful, elegant and tall.
You walk up to her, chat her up. Exchange numbers and you leave.
She is 24, ripe for marriage.
Three months later, you are sounding marriage to her ears. She loves how it sounds.
You are on chat with her always.
And somewhere else, a 25year old boy still finding his way is wondering why the girlfriend is becoming distant these days.
Why is he getting those one worded replies which is unlike her.
Why do there chats seem more like interview.
And fast fast, you have proposed and simultaneously she is asking the 25year old boy that question of
"Where is this relationship going to".
And then you marry her, and somewhere a boy gets heart broken.
You see we are always going to do this to ourselves.

https://www.facebook.com/joseph.nomeh.7/posts/1309022522493213

Names would have been mentioned if they were of the middle or low class. May God save us in this country, amen!

I saw this on facebook and decided to share it with Nairalanders. I did this because of the morality of the story if indeed it's true. ENJOY...

WOMEN AND THEIR SHAKARA!

I perfectly understand the fact that a lady is not supposed to cheapen herself before a man. But this issue of young ladies forming Angelina Jolie or Beyonce is increasingly becoming alarming. Babe, why not just maintain your dignity but still be approachable without rubbing this your broad day arrogance on our faces?
It didn't start today ,women have been forming for men since 0000 BC.
Even the adulterous woman at the well of Jacob was forming for Jesus. Hahahaha.
I have this 27 year old very rich friend of mine. His name is Charles. But this guy is so humble to a fault. He goes on clean T Shirts and palm sandals, but nothing around him shows that he is stupendously wealthy except for the different Mercedes Benz Cars he rides.
And then we were in the bank one day and he saw this ravishingly beautiful girl, whose name is Cynthia. We tried reaching out to this girl to no avail. Charles is a Christian and was just trying to be nice, at the age of 27, he is not too young to be looking for the mother of his children. But you know these bankers. Of course Cynthia is a big girl and you know how these banks can give you car and house loan to retain you as their staff for as long as they want. So, she is a big girl and has a flashy and classic life.
For weeks, Charles was trying to go out with this chick, even for launch. But Cynthia didn't agree. The day my guy sent me to the bank to broker a meeting between him and the girl, she talked me down, telling me : "Who does your friend think he is? Tell him that I am not interested".
Fortunately, Cynthia's birthday was in two weeks time, I profiled the girl and found out and told Charles. I am a Lawyer, call it busy body, we put our noses in what is not our business. And what bothers my best friend bothers me.
I went back to the bank and asked for Cynthia's account number. "Charles wants to send you some money for your birthday next week". She was surprised as to how we knew of her birthday. She looked happy anyway, but refused to give me her account number, and I refused to leave the bank without it. She gave me the account number after she couldn't stand my sitting down in front of her, blocking the chances of other persons whom she needed to attend to. When I stood to leave after she grudgingly gave me the account number, she told me, "Tell your Charles or whatever is his name that he can't buy me". Don't blame me, I told Charles.
Then, on her birthday which was Saturday, September 10th 2016, Charles wired 3 million naira to Cynthia, and sent her a simple text, "Happy Birthday Cynthia". You heard me, Charles sent Cynthia 3 million naira. That kind of unexpected money can drive you crazy. I have experienced it. One day, Charles was in Singapore and needed to pay for something in Nigeria and wired me 4 million naira to do the deal on his behalf. Right there in class in Law School, I felt the courage to tell my lecturer to shut up when the man was beginning to talk too much. Hahahaha.
Right now, Cynthia is the one stalking me. I have given her Charles contact, but she has not been able to meet Charles. Charles has been dodging her, and he is not even always around. Today Charles is on a business trip to Germany, tomorrow, he is in Malta, next day, he is in Denmark. When he comes to Nigeria, he is indoors in his Lekki residence.
After wiring 3 million naira to Cynthia, Charles has been picking Cynthia's calls but has not agreed to even go out on a date with her, he has been forming J Zee and Don Jazzy for her. WHEN YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY , YOU CAN TAKE CHANCES .
Cynthia called me last week and said, "Tell Charles that I am sorry for how I treated you guys, Darlington, help me fix a meeting between us".
Cynthia whom Charles was chasing after is now chasing after Charles. And I have been laughing.
Girl, stop doing Shakara.
You don't need to cheapen yourself anyway but make yourself assessable without rubbing your pride on our faces. We guys hate it!
She who has ear, let her hear!

According to the popular BringBackOurGirls campaigner - Dr. Oby Ezekwesili - on this Day913 of the kidnapped school girls drama, their current demand now is for President Buhari to Bring Back the remaining 197 school girls NOW & ALIVE (218 kidnapped - 21 released.)

Congratulations for all those who made efforts for the release of 21 out of 218 kidnapped Chibok school girls.

Source? Her Twitter account

There was a country...

Hello IT Specialists in the house...!

I need a professional website for a state ministry. I would like interested and professional Nairalanders with ample knowledge of what to do to indicate interest.
I will also like to know all that is required to get the site up and running from the scratch. Don't forget to include the cost breakdown of all activities involved in the entire process (e.g. Cost of a .gov.ng domain name, hosting cost, labour cost, logos, maintenance costs, monthly or year charges if applicable, etc.) Anyone with an expert knowledge and 'better' cost will be contacted.

P.S. You will be interacting with someone with ample knowledge on the basics of a website. So, be 'wise' and 'fair' in your costing...
We also need a professional advice whether to use WORDPRESS or JOOMLA(RT)

MODIFIED
I forgot to add a contact line. 07063270030 (Whatsapp ONLY)

Each time I see the funny things happening with this administration, I just remember Achebe's book entitled "There was a country"

I came across this joke online and felt it was necessary to share it with co-Nairalanders; not because of the elements of the joke but because of the embedded moral lesson - Always Pay Attention to Other People's Plight.

The Joke

A plane was about to crash and there were only 4 parachutes in the plane. Meanwhile, there were 5 people in the plane.
:: The first person was Cristiano Ronaldo and he said "I am the best footballer in the world, I can't die now." So, he took one parachute and left.
:: The 2nd who was Aliko Dangote said "I'm the richest man in Africa and I am too young to die." So, he took the 2nd parachute and left.
:: The 3rd person was Muhammadu Buhari and he said "I'm the smartest Head of State who never went to school in the world, so I can't die now; my people still need me." He took 'one' and left.
:: There were 2 persons left in the plane - Goodluck Jonathan and a little school girl. Jonathan said to the little school girl "Take the last parachute and go, I will sacrifice my life for you." The little girl replied and said "No need for that sir. There are 2 parachutes left." Somewhat surprised, Jonathan inquired to know how come there were 2 parachutes left when 3 persons had already gone. The little smiling girl whispered "Buhari took my school bag thinking it was a parachute..."

You know the end of the story...

Lets Begin guys...

League: Vietnam Cup

Clubs: T&T Ha Noi vs CLB BD Thanh Hoa

Time: 12 noon. Date Friday June 10th, 2016

Suggested Option: Over 2.5 Goals (i.e. the game must deliver up to 3 goals and or more)

What amount can I stake? I will advise N1k at a profit of N550

Good luck...

Hello Nairalanders, I sincerely dedicate this soccer prediction thread to our own boss in the house, His Excellency Seun. Soccer prediction, like every other uncertain event of life is hinged on probability. The outcome can be either favourable or unfavourable. Most often than not, when you carefully study the movement of the odds, chances are that you are about 80%-90% on your way to success. Before you stake (bet) on any soccer event, always try to find out and know the following:

1. If All The Players Are Complete: This information can help you a lot while staking your cash.If any key player (awesome striker, good midfielder, conscious defender, and meticulous keeper) is missing from the match, it may affect the outcome of the match. Imagine a Madrid without Ronaldo...!

2. Players-Managers Relationship: When the players fallout with the manager/coach, chances are that they will lose most of their games just to frustrate the manager and engineer his sack (Mourinho Vs Chelsea comes to mind). If you have this information, it will help you to be wise on your stakes.

3. Club Position At A Point: Most often than not, when a big club has sufficient points to lift the trophy months before the end of the season, that club may just be fixing matches (losing most, drawing more and winning very little). This happened to Basel of Switzerland during the just concluded 2015/2016 season. Because they had sufficient points to give them the trophy, they lost/drew most of their end-of-the-season games. Knowledge of this will amply help you make cool cash from your favurite bookmaker.

4. Team Tussle: I don't know if this is the best subtitle to use here. There are clubs that no matter how good they are, certain clubs are always a thorn in their flesh. With all the squad of Barcelona, they hardly beat Depotivo La Corona. The same thing is always applicable to Porto of Portugal. They hardly defeat Maritimo. This is a very important stuff to consider in the game before you stake. The list is endless.

5. Single Staking: I have come to realise that staking/betting just one game per ticket is the surest safest way to make your cash. If you must bet more than one game per ticket (accumulation), I strongly advise that you shouldn't bet more than FIVE games per ticket. It doesn't matter how little your return may be, the simple most important thing is that you made a profit. Remember that Little Drops of Water will One Day Form a Mighty Ocean.

6. Staking Option: Most guys out there know nothing else in betting other than 1 (home win), X (full time draw) and 2 (away win). I laugh each time I see tickets with such predictions. If you search properly, you will find hundred of options to bet on. For instance, during the return leg of the just concluded 2015/2016 El Classico held in Barcelona home, Real Madrid to play upto 10 corners (Away Over 9.5 Corners), their ODD was 11. When I saw it, I smiled knowing that this was a give-away which most guys wont see. I opted for that option and staked N2000 for it. Surprisingly, Real Madrid played more than 10 corners on that fateful day. They made me N22,000 richer (11odds times N2k). Don't always limit yourself to just the "home page" options.

7. Stake/Bet Wisely: Soccer prediction is supposed to be done for fun. In the process, you are bound to make some cash out of it. Consider the following: Don't borrow to bet. Don't bet from the money meant for something else. Don't steal to bet. Don't bet with money given to you to keep for/by somebody. Above all, Don't ever bet any amount you cannot afford to lose. Always bet responsibly.

As my humble contribution to this honourable forum, I will keep dropping possible WINNING ODDS here from time to time. My predictions will be about 80%-90% SURE. Like I stated earlier, its better to stake just ONE game on a ticket. Don't Stake Any Amount You CANNOT afford to lose

Please drop your questions and I will get them answered. Let the FUN BEGIN....

Abeg help the guy if u fit...wait for APC? It's easier for a Nigerian to become the next US president than for APC to meet that guy's expectations

Here is a creative use of WhatsApp emoticons to illustrate some idioms (or whatever they are called). Write out just 5 of it correctly and we assume you a genius. Mod, move this to front page if you think you know just 3 out of the 10... Let the fun begin...

I saw this 'crazy' photo this morning on Facebook and decided to share it here on Nairaland. Weitin person go call this one? Nawaoooooo!

Pray for Lionel, my friends. His name is in the Panama Papers and unlike all of those toffs of a certain age whom we now know have been busy offshore, they want to tell us that Messi is the victim.

A company for which he and his father are co-signatories was set up in Panama in 2015, a day after the player was charged with tax irregularities, documents from the Mossack Fonseca cache appear to show. But Leo possessing that stardust quality of his, the global response is not exactly the one which Sigmundur Gunnlaughsson, Gianni Infantino and a bunch of Tories can say they are familiar with. “False and injurious” is what the family claims this disclosure about the ‘Star Enterprises’ shell company to be. And though no one is actually calling it criminal to plough a hefty wad of your £40m annual salary offshore to limit your tax, when the Spanish nation which has nurtured you is experiencing the agony of 22.4 per cent unemployment, Barcelona are not taking a sceptical view, either. The club quickly said it offers “affection and support to the player and his whole family and makes all judicial means at its disposal.” Mas que un clubindeed.

The rebuttal is the version of the story which has been washing around the internet for the past 72 hours, with the Messis insisting that the Panama company is “inactive and dormant.” And it could, indeed, be an account that they didn’t bother to get to work on. But what can be said without fear of contradiction, is that there will be another Messi account, registered where the sea laps the shores, into which he deposits a vast stash of cash earned because of the ubiquitous entity called image rights.

How can we be so sure? Because almost every self-respecting top-flight player in every self-respecting league in Europe will have struck an agreement with the club he signs for that a percentage of his wage, typically 15 per cent, will be syphoned off into an account established for image rights. When you are hearing about your club concluding a transfer this summer, be assured that one of the first questions he is being asked will be: “Do you have an entity?” Or: “How would you like us to do the 15 per cent?”

Where does his money go in Spain, I ask my friend who operates in the business of La Liga and knows it extremely well. “Offshore usually,” he says. Nice work for Messi - but nicer work still for those my friend describes as the “less successful” players who you really can’t see enhancing the club’s image all that much but who will still get that cut hived off.

It’s the same here. A nice little slice of protected income. If evidence were really needed that this is a preposterous artificial construct, designed to line the pockets of individuals who increasingly command six figures a week, then it comes in the revelation that Manuel Pellegrini earns image rights.

For the Premier League players, there are actually some grounds for image rights envy. When it emerged in 1999 that Arsenal’s Dennis Bergkamp and David Platt were funnelling 70 per cent of their income into this magic porridge pot, the Premier League began some work to restore financial credibility. A deal with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and Premier League clubs now means that a maximum 20 per cent of income can now be designated images rights and that the company which receives it must be British-registered.

So it’s no Panama hats for our boys. Just a plain old London registration for their ‘companies’ which generally employ the sum total of no one, do the sum-total of nothing and are a vehicle to receive the monthly wad in return for services rendered which, for all the world, appear to be part and parcel of why you command £100,000 a week in the first place.

Sit on it: that’s best. If you pay yourself a dividend out of your account, you’ll be taxed on it at 45 per cent. Pay for stuff with it, instead. If you can convince the taxman that a new car or house is a business expense then you can charge that back, reduce your profit and, naturally, claim back the 20 per cent VAT on the outlay.

You’ll incur a sore head if you try to follow the paper trail. Despite Pellegrini’s allegiance to the off-shore delights of Guernsey, Manchester City retained £24.5m of player image rights as an asset, which they said they had sold three years ago to an external company. That created a lump sum income which helped them limit their losses at a time when they were set to default on Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regime. It has never been discovered who that external company is, though City said at the time it was not one of their affiliate firms. City, pride of East Manchester, are registered in Abu Dhabi. Manchester United, pride of Stretford, are registered in the Cayman Islands.

Messi will not have an entirely easy ride in Spain. Real Madrid’s political power and influence makes sure of it. He has to appear in court two days after the Champions League final for 4m euros undeclared image rights from 2007-09. But you wonder if a day might come when he will see the light in the stories of the Agencia Tributaria tax agency’s feared los revisores circulating impoverished Andalucia and Catalunia in search of tax avoidance among the Godforsaken; or when the Premier League’s Englishmen will experience the same as they witness the Tory Government’s quest to take from those who cannot even shower without assistance. Maybe then we will see a player declare: ‘to hell with this nonsense.’ Until that day, football will remain the Panama of all Panamas.

Aching sadness to the very end of the Hillsborough inquests 

To the very end, there was an aching sadness about the Hillsborough Inquests. The coroner was concluding his summing up on Tuesday when he reminded the jury of their duty to decide whether video footage of 22-year-old David Birtle, taken amid the very worst of the horror at 3.07pm on April 25, 1989, had shown that he was dead at that moment. They played the footage and there, indeed, was David, just about discernible; his face tiny at the bottom of the screen and the base of the crush as others above him struggled to get over the pen and free. The video may have shown his head moving the coroner, observed. But that movement may have been due to “a loss of muscle tone” because life had already passed out of him, he added. Someone in the public gallery caught her breath, in that moment. Two years of evidence. Such infinite sorrows.



http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/footballers-and-tax-the-panama-of-all-panamas-a6971786.html

Levelzguy:
so the photo is thoughtful?? you need serious spanking

Well, it's very obvious you need the spanking more. It was stated that one of the moral lessons is for us not to totally depend on the police for the protection of our properties (paraphrased.) The moral lesson is what is 'thoughtful' and not 'thought-provoking'. The photo was only a representation of the moral lesson.

As an aside, if you do not understand a point after going through whatever write-up, wisdom and maturity simply demand that you seek clarification.

Mods, please help our people see this. Anyone who gets it should please come back and thank Nairaland for the platform.


The Jim Ovia Scholarship was founded and funded by Mr. Jim Ovia since 1998, to provide financial aid to outstanding Nigeria youths. The scholarship was previoustly known as the MUSTE scholarship. The awardees are given funding for undergraduate study for the duration of the undergraduate program. The award includes tuition and maintenance allowance. The scheme offers an average of 100 opportunities every year. The Financial records show that as at October 2010, Mr. Ovia has invested 100 Million Naira in the program on 1500 beneficiaries.

In establishing the Jim Ovia Scholarship, Mr. Ovia hoped to create a network of future leaders within Nigeria who can compete globally with their peers, bring new ideas, creativity and are committed to improving the lives and circumstances of people in their respective communities. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of personal intellectual ability, leadership capability and a desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society throughout Nigeria by providing service to their community and applying their talent and knowledge to improve the lives of others. Over time it is expected that the Jim Ovia Scholarship beneficiaries will become leaders in helping to address challenges related to health, technology, and finance, all areas in which the foundation is deeply engaged.

Goals

To promote access to tertiary education
To invest in the future leaders of Nigeria
To provide a platform that encourages competitiveness and promotes equal opportunities in workplace
To bridge the knowledge gap among Nigerian Youth

Eligibility and Criteria

The scholarship is open to all potential students of Nigerian citizenship. One hundred (100) awardees are selected each year from a pool of eligible applicants. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of personal intellectual ability, leadership capability and a desire to contribute to society at large to improve the lives of others.

To apply for the scholarship, use this link: https://www.jimoviafoundation.org/user/login?destination=eform/submit/muste-scholarship-application

Levelzguy:
OP i guess u meant thought provoking...chai english hard oh

A story that has a moral lesson must not necessarily be thought-provoking. One of the moral lessons here is that you must not totally depend on the police for the protection of your properties as epitomized on the above photo. Now, between you and the OP, who has a better comprehension of the English Language?

That's what happens when you choose to post everything about your life on social media. The woman was actually right. Caroline Danjuma can deal with the truth...

Congrats sir. Use the opportunity to make your name, family and country proud. Represent us well.

I saw this photo on Facebook and it got me thinking. If the police who are supposed to protect lives and properties of the citizens can chain their generator set right inside the police station, what then is of the common man? We seriously need God's intervention in this country...

When a dictator governs (rules) in a democracy...that's what I term "DICTAMOCRACY"

You might just be hurting your application chances by including any of the following points on your CV. 

Here are 9 things you should never include on your CV...

1) Full Personal Address:

// A general location is perfect, if you are not local to the position you must ALWAYS include info relating to your relocation "relocating to: LOCATION in DATE" or "Happy to relocate".

2) A Third Person:

// Never talk about yourself in the third person, this isn't a magazine interview!

3) Unexplained Gaps:

// Ensure your CV flows, and makes sense. If you spent 2 years on a sabbatical trekking in the Andes then say so. 

4) Full Reference Details (emails, phone numbers):

// Only at the interview / offer stage should this information be disclosed.

5) Your Life Story:

// Your CV is an introduction, not a dossier on your life history. Keep it succinct and no longer than 2 pages.

6) Your Salary Expectations:

// Don't restrict your chances of an interview (phone / face-to-face), you are better positioned to negotiate a strong salary if you have already excelled in an interview.

7) An Avalanche of Bullet Points:

// Take the time to write about each section in your CV, bullet points are great but use them sparingly.

8. Negative Words:

// Leave out all negativity (unfortunately, difficult, frustrating, problems, discouraged) and focus on positive words (achiever, capable, enthusiastic, talented, powerful). 

9) Family Details:

// Avoid listing personal information such as marital status, dependents, religion etc.

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A broom is a cleaning tool made up of several dry shaven palm fronds, laid horizontally beside each other, bound by a rubber band or plastic cord. A broom serves multiple purposes; it is popularly utilised for cleaning and sweeping but can also be used for removing cobwebs and pounding ewedu leaf.

Most Nigerians think of brooms differently today. In 2015, the All Progressives Congress (APC) crafted a new significance for brooms in the minds of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora.

The Broom became a symbol of Change; a new beginning, a new Nigeria where everyone who donned the broom was automatically part of the progressives; the fighters, the avant-garde, the people who risked their lives to rid Nigeria of its filth.

The Early Broomers promised to bring about change; change in the social economic status of Nigerians, corruption perpetrated by the elite, poverty amongst the masses, deteriorating health care system, high unemployment rate, huge infrastructural deficit, and so on and so forth.

The Broom for Change became a symbol of hope, light and a NEW Nigeria; a country free of impunity, insecurity, corruption, and elitism.

Nigerians enthusiastically swept out their tribal and religious sentiments and as a matter of fact, in some geopolitical zones, brooms were no longer used for its original purpose; some forbade their brooms to touch the ground, it was their holy sacrament. They hung it on the dashboard of their cars for all eyes to see, especially those frustrated looking men and women standing under the rain with umbrellas that barely shielded them from the heavy rainfall.

The Broom was donned proudly and boisterously by politicians, students, traders, bus drivers, men and women of different calibre, religion, social and ethnic groups. In 2015, the Broom for Change brought more reverence than money; furthermore an ailing grandmother gave up her lifetime earnings of One Million Naira in exchange for the Broom of Change. May her soul rest in peace.

Fast-forward to this present day…

The metaphoric exposition of The Broom has been stripped from its neck and unbundled into 150 single pieces. While a faction of the All Progressives Congress picks up 40 broomsticks from the unbundled stack that lays bare on the ground, another faction grabs 20, 16, and 19 and so on. The broom Nigerians once waved in the air with pride and hope for a better Nigeria has been unbundled into scantier, weaker, factions that cannot operate effectively, and therefore reneges on the buyers’ expectations.

Question: Have you ever taken out one broomstick and used it to clean, sweep, remove cobwebs, pound ewedu leaf or Change anything? Isn’t it more effective to utilise the entire bundle to achieve multifaceted results? Food for thought…

* This is part one of a three series article written by Ms. Osasu Igbinedion, the Host and Executive Producer of The Osasu Show on AIT, Ben TV and ITV.



http://www.theosasushow.com/broom-for-change-the-early-broomers-part-i-by-osasu-igbinedion/

In Africa (especially in Nigeria), anything is possible. We are always very ready to celebrate mediocrity in lieu of creativity! It's only in NOLLYWOOD you get to hear things like:
1. A Motherless Orphan;
2. My Female Daughter.

Power tussle everywhere.

Congrats

...And going through my facebook this morning, I stumbled on this very creative write-up of a Nigerian on the controversy surrounding the OKOYEs.


Dear Psquare, I want to ask * WHY E BE SAY * una wan split after all these years? Coz u guys seem to have forgotten that there is * NO ONE LIKE YOU * in Africa, and u also forgot that God used * IFUNANYA * to make it a * POSSIBILITY* for u guys to be * UNLIMITED * today. I feel so bad over your latest * STORY* coz * I LOVE YOU* and i urge u to deal with your present situation * PERSONALLY * and do not let your * BEAUTIFUL ONYINYE’s * make you split. Don’t forget that they are only there to * CHOP YOUR MONEY *. I know that * E NO EASY* but u guys should try not to get involved in any * BIZZY BODY* because it will only lead to more * DANGER * in your carreer, Omo WAHALA go dey and your fanswill no longer be able to dance * ALINGO * again. settle the problems u guys are having, coz e get as e dey * DO ME* anytime i hear say u guys want to * BREAK IT *. I also heard that you brought * OGA POLICE*in to the matter. I want u guyz to be * MORE THAN A FRIEND * to avoid any * TEMPTATION * which will lead to * GAME OVER*, we are hoping to hear your * TESTIMONY *

Source?=My facebook wall

Dear Psquare, I want to ask * WHY E BE SAY * una wan split after all these years? Coz u guys seem to have forgotten that there is * NO ONE LIKE YOU * in Africa, and u also forgot that God used * IFUNANYA * to make it a * POSSIBILITY* for u guys to be * UNLIMITED * today. I feel so bad over your latest * STORY* coz * I LOVE YOU* and i urge u to deal with your present situation * PERSONALLY * and do not let your * BEAUTIFUL ONYINYE’s * make you split. Don’t forget that they are only there to * CHOP YOUR MONEY *. I know that * E NO EASY* but u guys should try not to get involved in any * BIZZY BODY* because it will only lead to more * DANGER * in your carreer, Omo WAHALA go dey and your fanswill no longer be able to dance * ALINGO * again. settle the problems u guys are having, coz e get as e dey * DO ME* anytime i hear say u guys want to * BREAK IT *. I also heard that you brought * OGA POLICE*in to the matter. I want u guyz to be * MORE THAN A FRIEND * to avoid any * TEMPTATION * which will lead to * GAME OVER*, we are hoping to hear your * TESTIMONY *