After 10 years, the wife starts to think their child looks strange so she decides to do a DNA test.
She finds out that the child is actually from completely different parents.
Wife: Honey, I have something very serious to tell you
Husband: What’s up?
Wife: According to DNA test results, this is not our child.
Husband: Well you don’t remember, do you? When we were leaving the hospital, we noticed that our baby had wet its diapers and you said, "Please go change the baby, I’ll wait for you here." That's when I went inside, got a clean one and left the dirty one there.
*Moral* : Never give a man a job that doesn't belong to him. I hope the ladies are listening? 😂😂 🤣😜
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
How Babangida's Passion Made 3rd Mainland Bridge Possible
The Story of Lagos Third Mainland Bridge – General Ibrahim Babangida
“If I remember very well, in 1982 or 83, yeah, I saw a programme, “The Squandering of Riches”, on an American television channel. They were reporting on some of the white elephant projects that African governments embarked upon. I watched as the lead presenter climbed the abandoned 3rd Mainland Bridge and as he talked, he gave it as an example of how African governments embarked on projects and never completed them.
And when he got to the point where the construction stopped then, he said nobody could tell where the construction was leading [to] at that time and that he was of the opinion that it could well lead to oblivion.
That struck me and informed my desire to change that narrative. I saw it an insult, a foreigner talking about my country in that manner. I also saw it as something I needed to do something about if given the opportunity.
That was what happened. And fortunately, as God would have it, in 1985, I was appointed the military president. I remember the thing very well. It is in my head. I told myself I was going to ensure the completion of the project. So, I called Raji Rasaki who was the military governor of Lagos State at the time. We sat down and had a good chat about it. As usual, he said, “Well, this is a state government. We probably don’t have the money to complete it.” And I said, “No, let’s put our resources together and see what we can do.”
There was Julius Berger. There were PGH and Bank Anthony, an Italian contractor and one or two others, and then Lagos State government itself. So, I brought them all together and said, look, this is my intention, is it doable? They all looked at me and said yes, it was doable provided I was going to provide the money. And I said money won’t be a problem, because the state government, Federal Government and PGH were going to provide the money. So, the engineers and everybody said yes, it could be done. It happened on my birthday, when we had that meeting.
So, I said, “I will have to commission this bridge on any of my birthday.” That was a challenge I gave the engineers and they took it very seriously. So, Colonel Raji Rasaki and I put our heads together and, sure, the money was made available so that when the work started, there wouldn’t be any delay due to lack of funds.
We got the money ready and the engineers were mobilized to site. That was how the completion of the 3rd Mainland Bridge restarted. By God’s grace, they fulfilled their promise and on my next birthday, I commissioned that bridge.
It was the longest bridge in Africa at that time and mostly built by Africans. I did not spend up to N1 billion on that bridge. Today, you have to spend about N1 trillion to build that bridge. You see the bridge still standing strong. It will continue to stand strong because the government is doing well with it; they are maintaining it.”
Culled from Matters of Heritage
“If I remember very well, in 1982 or 83, yeah, I saw a programme, “The Squandering of Riches”, on an American television channel. They were reporting on some of the white elephant projects that African governments embarked upon. I watched as the lead presenter climbed the abandoned 3rd Mainland Bridge and as he talked, he gave it as an example of how African governments embarked on projects and never completed them.
And when he got to the point where the construction stopped then, he said nobody could tell where the construction was leading [to] at that time and that he was of the opinion that it could well lead to oblivion.
That struck me and informed my desire to change that narrative. I saw it an insult, a foreigner talking about my country in that manner. I also saw it as something I needed to do something about if given the opportunity.
That was what happened. And fortunately, as God would have it, in 1985, I was appointed the military president. I remember the thing very well. It is in my head. I told myself I was going to ensure the completion of the project. So, I called Raji Rasaki who was the military governor of Lagos State at the time. We sat down and had a good chat about it. As usual, he said, “Well, this is a state government. We probably don’t have the money to complete it.” And I said, “No, let’s put our resources together and see what we can do.”
There was Julius Berger. There were PGH and Bank Anthony, an Italian contractor and one or two others, and then Lagos State government itself. So, I brought them all together and said, look, this is my intention, is it doable? They all looked at me and said yes, it was doable provided I was going to provide the money. And I said money won’t be a problem, because the state government, Federal Government and PGH were going to provide the money. So, the engineers and everybody said yes, it could be done. It happened on my birthday, when we had that meeting.
So, I said, “I will have to commission this bridge on any of my birthday.” That was a challenge I gave the engineers and they took it very seriously. So, Colonel Raji Rasaki and I put our heads together and, sure, the money was made available so that when the work started, there wouldn’t be any delay due to lack of funds.
We got the money ready and the engineers were mobilized to site. That was how the completion of the 3rd Mainland Bridge restarted. By God’s grace, they fulfilled their promise and on my next birthday, I commissioned that bridge.
It was the longest bridge in Africa at that time and mostly built by Africans. I did not spend up to N1 billion on that bridge. Today, you have to spend about N1 trillion to build that bridge. You see the bridge still standing strong. It will continue to stand strong because the government is doing well with it; they are maintaining it.”
Culled from Matters of Heritage
The British Surgeon Murdered In Delta State
07/11/2017, 6:46:10 PM: +234 803 301 3666: You would most likely never have heard of this man....
Ian Squire, 57, ran his own opticians in Shepperton, Surrey, and had been founder and chairman of Christian charity Mission for Vision since 2003. Their mission? To take old glasses to remote African areas from donations to his surgery in Surrey.
He also invented a portable solar-powered frame and lens cutting machine to enable prescription glasses to be made in remote regions of the world.
Ian , and 3 other charity workers, were recently in the small village of Ekameta in Delta state of Nigeria. Their mission? To offer cataract operations and eye check-ups to local people and to set up a much needed eye clinic in the remote village.
Were they feted and welcomed by the local community, made to feel at home and protected by all and sundry for the laudable, humanity-driven and selfless services they were rendering? No!!
He was kidnapped from his accommodation along with three other Brits, David Donovan, his wife Shirley and Alanna Carson in the early hours of October 13.
And following negotiations by the British High commission and Nigeria authorities, the three other Britons were released but not before the militants had killed Ian!!!
So the reward for selfless humanitarian service is death? And long after the Denizens of hell, these abhorrent animals would have spent their paid ransom, Ian Squire 's family , friends and clients would continue to mourn the loss of a man who has been described as a " a lovely, quiet man who everyone knew and loved as the village optician.".
And the people of Ekameta would suffer the loss of an humanitarian who wanted to help them see only for them to be plunged into darkness by their own hands.
I urge the Nigerian government to do all within its power to track down and to administer appropriate and full justice to these murderers. And the people of Ekameta and environs have a duty to assist law enforcement agencies in their task to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book.
That way at least his family would obtain some solace and the battered image of Nigeria slightly repaired.
Rest in Peace Ian Squire. Your killers shall know no peace.
Ian Squire, 57, ran his own opticians in Shepperton, Surrey, and had been founder and chairman of Christian charity Mission for Vision since 2003. Their mission? To take old glasses to remote African areas from donations to his surgery in Surrey.
He also invented a portable solar-powered frame and lens cutting machine to enable prescription glasses to be made in remote regions of the world.
Ian , and 3 other charity workers, were recently in the small village of Ekameta in Delta state of Nigeria. Their mission? To offer cataract operations and eye check-ups to local people and to set up a much needed eye clinic in the remote village.
Were they feted and welcomed by the local community, made to feel at home and protected by all and sundry for the laudable, humanity-driven and selfless services they were rendering? No!!
He was kidnapped from his accommodation along with three other Brits, David Donovan, his wife Shirley and Alanna Carson in the early hours of October 13.
And following negotiations by the British High commission and Nigeria authorities, the three other Britons were released but not before the militants had killed Ian!!!
So the reward for selfless humanitarian service is death? And long after the Denizens of hell, these abhorrent animals would have spent their paid ransom, Ian Squire 's family , friends and clients would continue to mourn the loss of a man who has been described as a " a lovely, quiet man who everyone knew and loved as the village optician.".
And the people of Ekameta would suffer the loss of an humanitarian who wanted to help them see only for them to be plunged into darkness by their own hands.
I urge the Nigerian government to do all within its power to track down and to administer appropriate and full justice to these murderers. And the people of Ekameta and environs have a duty to assist law enforcement agencies in their task to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book.
That way at least his family would obtain some solace and the battered image of Nigeria slightly repaired.
Rest in Peace Ian Squire. Your killers shall know no peace.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Another Case Of Kidnap And Marry In Nigeria
Mrs. Deborah Dadi, wife to the former CAN Secretary of Gashua, Bade LGA of Yobe State has just been crying on phone to me this night 4/11/17 for the release of her daughter.
Hauwa Dadi a 13 year old twin, an SS1 Student of the Brighter Academy Secondary School Gashua had been abducted and kept at the palace of Abubakar Mai Umar Suleman, the Emir of Gashua since Thursday, 1/11/17.
On this day, Miss Hauwa Dadi went to help her twin brother push water home on a cart, called "push push" but she has not returned home since then.
Hauwa's mother, Mrs. Deborah Dadi said she went to look for her daughter in the Neibor hood and heard that Hauwa has been abducted by her Neighbours and was taken to Imam Babu Alkali Mamman, the Immam of Gashua.
Mrs. Deborah then reported the matter to Inspector Melody Habila at the Gashua Police Command. When Immam Alkali was invited to the command, he pleaded to be allowed to take the Jumma'at prayers before coming but he never came. Instead, the Immam's lawyer later came to the Station and invited Deborah to the Emir's palace.
Hoping that she would be given her daughter, Deborah left for the Palace without informing the police. She met the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Abdulkadir Aljamel already seated with the Emir. After interrogating her, the Emir asked her to come back today the 4/11/17 for her daughter.
When Deborah went to the palace this morning she was asked to come back at 4pm. On reaching there at 4pm this evening, she was neither given her daughter nor allowed to see the Emir again.
Mrs. Dadi said, "they do this to us because we are few." According to her, Christians are just 10% in Gashua.
Stefanos Foundation is appealing to the relevant Authorities to step in and help this poor woman who has been nursing her sick husband for the past 6year.
Hauwa Dadi a 13 year old twin, an SS1 Student of the Brighter Academy Secondary School Gashua had been abducted and kept at the palace of Abubakar Mai Umar Suleman, the Emir of Gashua since Thursday, 1/11/17.
On this day, Miss Hauwa Dadi went to help her twin brother push water home on a cart, called "push push" but she has not returned home since then.
Hauwa's mother, Mrs. Deborah Dadi said she went to look for her daughter in the Neibor hood and heard that Hauwa has been abducted by her Neighbours and was taken to Imam Babu Alkali Mamman, the Immam of Gashua.
Mrs. Deborah then reported the matter to Inspector Melody Habila at the Gashua Police Command. When Immam Alkali was invited to the command, he pleaded to be allowed to take the Jumma'at prayers before coming but he never came. Instead, the Immam's lawyer later came to the Station and invited Deborah to the Emir's palace.
Hoping that she would be given her daughter, Deborah left for the Palace without informing the police. She met the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Abdulkadir Aljamel already seated with the Emir. After interrogating her, the Emir asked her to come back today the 4/11/17 for her daughter.
When Deborah went to the palace this morning she was asked to come back at 4pm. On reaching there at 4pm this evening, she was neither given her daughter nor allowed to see the Emir again.
Mrs. Dadi said, "they do this to us because we are few." According to her, Christians are just 10% in Gashua.
Stefanos Foundation is appealing to the relevant Authorities to step in and help this poor woman who has been nursing her sick husband for the past 6year.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Soldiers In NE Nigeria Write Buhari Over Corruption in Army
His Excellency,
President Muhammadu Buhari,
Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Arrmed Forces,
Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
Your Excellency,
Having read the online correspondence between Dr. Idris Ahmed of CUPS and our Army spokesman, Brigadier Generral S.K. Usman, I have decided to take a major risk and write to your Excellency directly over this issue.
Sir, I am a course-mate of Pvt. Abdulrauf Aliyu, who Oga S.K. claimed that he has gone AWOL. We trained at the same company, Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State. We are presently posted to Operation LAFIYA DOLE. On behalf of all the colleagues of Pvt. Abdulrauf Aliyu, I categorically refute the allegation that Pvt. Abdulrauf Aliyu deserted the Army. The Sections 59 - 63 of the Armed Forces Act, Cap A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, as quoted by Oga S.K., has always been mentioned by our superiors, to protect themselves and antagonise us, whenever they have done mischief.
Your Excellency, the case of Pvt. Abdulrauf Aliyu is actually not an isolated one. There are many such cases of soldiers who got wounded at the battlefront. It is true, some are well looked after, as mentioned by Oga S.K. Usman in his press release. Unfortunately, due to corruption in the system, some unfortunate soldiers, mostly from less privileged backgrounds, are left to fend for themselves. Like myself, Pvt. Abdulrauf Aliyu comes from a humble family. He sustained life threatening injuries in the abdomen during a routine operation. The initial first aid treatment and medical care that he received was very inadequate. With full Army permission, Pvt Abdulrauf Aliyu and his family paid for his transfer to University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Unfortunately, the care he received in Maiduguri Teaching Hospital too was inadequate. Eventually, his family had to pay for his transfer to a specialist facility in Sokoto.
Your Excellency, corruption in the Army is REAL, and it is killing us. Every man and woman who decided to join the Army knows the risks. While we expect to die in the hands of the enemy, we don’t expect to die in the hands of the Nigerian Army, due to corruption and criminal negligence.
Just the other week, about 14 (I am not sure of the exact numbers) of our colleagues died in the hands of Boko Harram, who attacked the Army camp. The circumstances surrounding their unnecessary death warrants a full investigation by his Excellency. Sir, you will be shocked of the outcome. The bodies of the slain heroes are still lying here in Damaturu, Yobe State. The story of this incidence has hardly been officially published by the Army or Nigerian media. Attached is the picture of the commander of the camp. He too died in the attack.
Your Excellency, this is the third month in a row that we have been denied of our operations allowance. We have to rely ONLY on our meager salary for everything. From battalion commanders, to Company and Sectors leaders, we are all in debt, because our salaries are not enough to sustain us at the battlefront while feeding our families back at home. It is a big shame that we have joined the Army to defend the civilians, yet we have to go to the civilians in town to borrow money to fend for ourselves at the battlefront.
Take for instance the food that we are fed. Most of the times it is not fit for human consumption. I attach for your perusal, your Excellency, the lunch that was fed to us this afternoon (3/11/2017). As you can clearly see, there is not a single piece of meat or fish in it. The taste of the food is so bad that we have to add surplus salt to be able to eat it. This is also dangerous for our health. A plate of our food per soldier is probably about two hundred Naira (N200).
It is said that the Federal Government spends about fourteen thousand Naira (N14,000) on each prisoner in Nigeria. Here, at the battlefront in Operation LAFIYA DOLE, the Army spends about six hundred Naira (N600) per day per soldier on feeding us, while in reality billions of Naira is appropriated per year for this purpose. Your Excellency, we are treated like animals. Most of us are afraid to talk because of the dire consequence.
As the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, your Excellency, kindly investigate. There is corruption in the Army. Brave soldiers are needlessly dying.
By Patriotic Soldier.
Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
Damaturu.
Yobe State.
3/11/2017.
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