Thursday, 29 August 2013
I read this article by Okechukwu Ofili- it makes loads of sense. Ofili is a full time design engineer with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Houston. However, in his alternative and more fun world he is an artist, author and speaker. Read below:
Ofilispeaks: Nigeria…Leaving It To God Since 1960
So unless you have been living under a rock, you must have heard about the Ese Walter story. If not, google Ese Walter. Now back to the story…
Ese Walter on Thursday of last week alleged that she had an intimate 1 week affair with her Pastor…Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA. The whole world (including third world and first world citizens) waited eagerly for the pastor’s response and they were not disappointed. At least if you are a Nigerian, you were not. It was the classic leave it to God response, embellished with occasional screams from an adoring congregation as the pastor made empty statements like:
God told the Israelites to keep quiet. For 7 days don’t talk ~ Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo #COZA — ‘Seun Salami (@SeunWrites) August 25, 2013
When we asked God, God said be quiet. Thank you! ~ Pastor Biodun #COZA — ‘Seun Salami (@SeunWrites) August 25, 2013
If God tells you don’t fight for yourself, don’t fight for yourself because you will spoil what God wants to do ~ Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo #COZA — ‘Seun Salami (@SeunWrites) August 25, 2013
If we could summarize his speech it would be God said I should leave it to Him. Leaving it to God? The classic bail out line used by Nigerians all the time…but who is this God we are leaving things for?
Is it the same God that stood and watched as thousands of African slaves were brutally abused and dehumanized under the biblical words of 1st Peter 2:18-25….slaves be loyal to your masters even the harsh ones? Or was it the same God that Martin Luther King conjured in his I have a dream speech when he said it was time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children? Talking about God’s children…
Was it the same God whose very own special child Lola Akindele saw in her dream for 2 years straight? The one who ensured that she was given bread and not pounded yam at 3am? The one she gloriously quoted several times before notifying the world that her new book “Papa’s LITTLE Girls” is about to come out, just in case you wanted to buy it?
Was it the same God that dwelled over the August 4th Sunday service in Delta state. As Reverend Iweh Godspower urged the congregation to emulate James Ibori. The same Ibori who is still serving jail terms in London prison for fraud? The same Ibori who robbed Delta state blind, but is still ironically cheered upon by the very own people he robbed? Was it that God? And o while we are on criminal and crooks, let us not forget Dimeji Bankole, was it the same COZA God that presided over his welcome home service after over $1 billion was discovered in his UBA account?
Or is it the same God in our Nations National pledge? The God that is meant to help us serve Nigeria with all our strength, the God that is meant to help us defend her unity and the God that is there to help us uphold her honor and glory? Because if it is, where was he when Lloyd, Ugonna, Chiadaka and Tekena the aluu4 victims called upon his name, only to be torched to death by an angry mob. Was He absent?
I think not…I think He was there…amongst us. Yelling to us to take action, but someone probably said…the lazy words…the sell out words…the words used to protect the cowardly…leave it to God. So they left it to God and then blamed it on the Devil.
That has become the irony of life in Nigeria. Leaving everything to God and taking little or no responsibility as we act in the words of Lagbaja like mumu.
Your husband is beating you…don’t worry leave it to God. LASTMA slapped you and your girlfriend…don’t worry God will provoke on your behalf. Pastor molest you…ah leave it to God…God will judge him. Everything is left to God.
Reminds me about that joke about the Nigerian man who throws up money in the sky and says that God can take what he wants. But God does not take any, it just falls down to earth and we laugh at the joke. But the joke is on us as, as anyone with an imagination is able to create their version of what God told them to suite their very situation…whether it is to promote slavery, to sell a book or dodge a sticky adulterous situation. They throw up bullshit, disguise it in scriptures and soon people are munching it up as the new shit! Bathing in the shit…rolling all over the shit and even tweeting the shit.
As in the case of #COZA…people jumping up and down but failing to realize that the pastor has not faced the issue, he has simply conjured a series of scriptural verses and passages to deviate from the point. The same alleged tactic he used on Ese, is magnified on an entire congregation. And before you know it, one month will pass, maybe two and soon Ese Walter will be forgotten and Pastor will be cruising abi flying again…just like DANA airlines. Simply because we chose to leave it to HIS God! #ShineYourEyesNigeria
PS: Before you judge me…God told me to write this article.
Ofili is an author who blogs about life, success and 
The CEO of The Young Shall Grow Motors, Chief Vincent Obianodo, was attacked by suspected assassins on Tuesday night August 27th on 22 Road in Festac Town, Lagos, killing his driver and police escort. He narrowly escaped death.
The multimillionaire businessman was returning home from work on Tuesday night when an SUV double-crossed his vehicle in a lonely area and some armed men opened fire on Chief Obianodo's car. His orderly who attempted to fire back was killed, his driver who was trying to escape was also killed while Chief Obianodo was shot in the arm.
The shooting attracted the attention of some policemen on patrol in the area who rushed down to the scene and engaged the gunmen in a shoot out, killing two of them.
Chief Obianodo was rushed to the hospital where he is responding to treatment. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident said it is under investigation.
She appealed to members of the public to avail policemen information on anyone with bullet wounds. Also, She called on doctors and native doctors to be at alert.
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Beverly and Melvin arrived in Nigeria yesterday to a rousing welcome at the MMIA. They were on CoolFM and Wazobia radio stations this morning. They shared their thoughts and experiences while on the BBA show- Beverly insists she did not have sex with Angelo. Read the transcript below: Enjoy!
BEVERLY:
- How she feels about Angelo's supposed girlfriend Candice
I don't want to talk about his so called girlfriend cos I don't know anything about her.
I did not have sex with Angelo. I loved him and I still love him. I would get married to Angelo if I had the chance!
- You said nothing happened but I saw the bathtub scene!
I'll still say....Nothing happened between me and Angelo!
- What exactly was your strategy? Was it to say it all?
I talk a lot. My strategy was nothing. I just went with the flow...
- Afrocandy wants u to feature in one of her porn movie...
Afrocandy nibo? No oooo.....Thanks for the offer but NO!
- About her plans for tomorrow
I'll continue with my online reality show 'Beverly Says' and I'll finish school...That's what important now!
MELVIN:
- His feelings about the game
As you progress in the game, you'll feel more confident that you'll win the money. But still I knew it could be anyone of us.
- About Dillish
Dillish expressed her love for Nigeria herself because she talked about it so many times. Especially Gov Adams Oshiomole..
- Do u really like Dillish?
I don't love Dillish we're just cool. If Stephen doesn't exist...We never know!
- If a girl is not married then she's still free for everybody. You should have taken your chance
To get Dillish as my wife wasn't my main priority in the house...We were just cool like that
- His future plans
I'm taking my acting career to the next level. That's what Nigerians should expect from me! More movies.....
This makes my stomach turn. Organ traffickers gouged out the eyes of a 6-year-old boy to sell on China’s transplant black market, on Tuesday. Police said the child, Binbin, was drugged after being kidnapped while playing outside his home.
His family found him covered in blood and crying in pain 3 to 4 hours later. His eyes were found nearby with the corneas missing, police say, implying that an organ trafficker was behind the attack.
An entire eye cannot be transplanted, but a cornea could be vital for a patient with bad vision.
Police are seeking a woman suspect and have offered £10,500 for information leading to an arrest.
Police are seeking a woman suspect and have offered £10,500 for information leading to an arrest.
The boy was rushed to hospital where doctors were shocked to find his eyes had been removed. His father said: ‘His eyelids were turned inside out, and his eyeballs were not there.’ Binbin’s devastated father said: ‘We didn’t notice his eyes were gone when we discovered him – he had blood all over his face. We thought he had fallen down and smashed his face.’
Illegal organ harvesting is booming in China, where there is a shortage of donors, and last night, amid domestic and international outrage, Beijing was urged to crack down on the country’s multi-million-pound transplant industry.
Binbin was shown on state TV being taken in bandages from an operating theatre to a hospital bed, writhing in agony as his shocked family wept. China Central Television said he had been drugged and ‘lost consciousness’ before the attacker removed his eyes.
His parents discovered he was missing when they called for him to come in around 8pm on Monday but received no response. After a frantic search with relatives, they found him screaming in a field near their home in Fenxi, north China. The kidnapper had reportedly told Binbin: ‘Don’t cry and I won’t gouge out your eyes.’
Though the sale and transplant of organs for money is prohibited, lax laws and widespread corruption have fuelled a booming industry.China does not have a donor culture, but about 300,000 patients need transplants each year. Only about 10,000 receive organs, mainly taken from death-row prisoners.
China is also a leading destination for ‘transplant tourists’ who travel there to obtain organs.
Last night international doctors appalled by Binbin’s suffering called on leading medical journals to ban publication of Chinese research papers on organ transplants, to shame the country into tackling the problem.
‘Whereas hearts, livers and kidneys must be sourced from donors who match the same blood and body type of recipient patients, in-demand corneas for corrective eyesight operations can be taken from any age and body type.
‘Anyone who knows where the corneas are located in the eye can extract them, and I fear for the unsterile conditions and the barbaric methods used, and that infection may add to the boy’s suffering.
‘He will suffer unthinkable physical and psychological pain.’
Professor Caplan urged international governments to ‘stand up to China’ and take action to make it clean up its transplant industry.
‘Transplant tourists who travel to China with the right amount of money can order the organ needed,’ he said. ‘A prisoner is found to match the recipient and is taken out and shot.’
Source Link: Parents' Horror As Chinese Boy, 6, Has His eyes Gouged Out
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi talks about what it would take for this generation of Millennials to revive the Nigerian economy. Love him or hate him, Mr Sanusi is a man with a good head on his shoulders, who always expresses himself fearlessly and eloquently- listen to him!
Mr Sanusi was named Forbes Africa person of the year 2011 and was also listed in TIME Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is currently the Governor and Chairman of the Board, Central Bank of Nigeria.
According to Sahara Reporters: Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar is set to remarry about a year after he lost his wife, Maryam Abubakar, to cancer in January 2012.
The IGP will be getting married to 35 year-old Safiya according to sources close to Mr. Abubakar. The wedding proper will take place on September 14, 2013. Saharareporters obtained the photo above from a series of pictures taken during a photoshoot in preparation for the grand wedding.
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