“I live in a country where I don’t have to worry about electricity and other basic necessities of life. My kids go to the best schools for free. I have a permanent, lifetime, tenured employment with no retirement age, and can choose to live here for the rest of my life because my children won’t even go back to Nigeria.” — Farooq Kperogi But for the misfortune of knowing the existence of this oaf, courtesy of the social media, I will die believing it’s impossible for an idiot to be a professor. Beside believing life begins and ends with living in America, this fool is under a rather funny impression that Nigerians who are dignified to remain and toil to build Nigeria are less smart than ingrates like him who have no problem getting the best from Nigeria only to abandon it when it matters the most. Not even the fact that most freeborn citizens will never swap their citizenship with a privileged life of “electricity and best schools for the kids” as 2nd class citizens could make sense to him. Idiots like Kperogi could easily find very comfortable, the option of being neither fish nor fowl — just floating in-between. This fool will die trying not to be a Nigerian and doomed never to be the American he’s convinced is the greatest gift one could get from life. So damn what if Kperogi’s life ambition is to be an American and as far away from Nigeria as a Jet could carry him! Good spirited Nigerians, those grateful for being schooled with proceeds from Nigeria’s resources and the hard labour of its founding fathers will gladly raise money to charter Spacecrafts to evacuate the likes of Kperogi to planets of their choices even if for the minimum consideration of allowing patriotic Nigerians committed to the idea of building a functional country a little room to be more practical rather than the theoretical hopefuls sophisticated idiots like Kperogi are insisting. Having said that, what’s Kperogi’s obsession with Nigeria if he has made his choice and the choice is America? Are we asking for too much from this accidental marital discharge to allow those who are yet to see the heaven he’s seeing in America to remain in peace and concentrate on building a country they will be proud of — a country that will offer the next generation enough comfort to resist the unpalatable option of the allure of self-imposed slavery? And this fool is yet to even understand that USA is never a permanent home but a temporary abode to treacherous idiots like him who are subjected to periodic re-evaluation which terms are determined by exigencies of the moment. If Kperogi like, let him turn green to compliment his green card, he will forever remain a guest in the USA. Now that Kperogi has made his status very clear, I think it’s time our security agencies begin to deal with him as they will a foreigner who has reasonably proven himself a clear danger to the peace of Nigeria. I’m sure there’s more to Kperogi’s Facebook post in which he claimed President Buhari has killed Col. Sambo Dasuki while under a lawful government custody. I don’t believe a “professor of journalism” — even a “SUEGBE” like Kperogi — could fail to assess the possible consequences of such unreasonable propagation of dangerous falsehood. In the usual manner he feeds gullible Nigerians seditious lies, Kperogi claimed a “reliable source” informed him of the death of Col. Dasuki and that the “vindictive, bloodthirsty” President Buhari and his inner circle have decided to conceal the story until after the election. Kperogi concluded his inciting post with a call for civil disobedience. In his words: “Well, I’ve done my bit to call attention to the evil fraud this man (Buhari) represents. It’s up to Nigerians who live in Nigeria to either confront him or live with his evil.” Considering it’s a highly charged and volatile period of election, it’s agreeable that after losing all hope of pulling President Buhari down using his skills and contacts as a journalist, Kperogi has resorted to use an easier option of manipulating the sentiments of gullible Nigerians to incite them and provoke deadly riots using the volatility of the election period as a convenient tool. The reality is, Kperogi’s“reliable source” which he relied on to write and publish the inciting post under review was nothing more than an undated and unverifiable audio clip that’s there in the phone of any average social media user. It’s inconceivable that a journalist, a professor of journalism at that, could go this low to fabricate and publish for public consumption, stories that could easily stimulate public sentiments and possibly precipitate an orgy of violence which magnitude is unimaginable. It’s my candid opinion that Kperogi’s deliberate idiocy should be handled with the seriousness it deserve. The USA he proudly flashes at every given opportunity as his earthly heaven will sure disapprove of his constant display of rude and insensitive kind of journalism. I’m sure there are laws that could be exploited to improve if not to reinvent this boofoon.
Management of the First Bank has written a letter of commendation to the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Army for foiling a robbery by armed men in one of its Abuja branch yesterday, December 28. A statement by the Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-mumuney expressed sincere appreciation to the joint security agencies in their valiant effort to stop the robbery attacks. The statement reads: “We wish to inform everyone that the attempted robbery incident that happened at one of our branches in Abuja has been foiled; customers and staff are unhurt; and the suspects have been apprehended. “The immediate response by the police and military is very commendable and we truly appreciate them for their doggedness and commitment.” The four armed robbers had stormed the bank in the early hours of yesterday, after shooting sporadically into the air to scare people away. They had succeeded in gaining entry into the banking hall but were cut out by the swift response of the police and the Nigerian Army. Four of them were arrested and one of them was killed.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ranked Nigeria Second Richest Country in Africa after Egypt. According to the IMF, South Africa came third, based on the amount of dollars in foreign reserves, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The full list as released by the IMF is reproduced here:
Lebanon is boiling again as dozens of protesters gathered outside the Beirut home of Lebanon’s new prime minister today, December 28, calling for Hassan Diab’s resignation less than 10 days after he was appointed.
Lebanon is without a cabinet and in the grips of a deepening economic crisis after a two-month-old protest movement forced Saad Hariri to stand down as prime minister on October 29. Anti-government protests continued after Hariri’s resignation, while political parties negotiated for weeks before nominating Diab, a professor and former education minister, to replace him on December 19. Echoing protester demands, Diab promised to form a government of independent experts within six weeks — in a country where appointing a cabinet can take months. But protesters on Saturday were unconvinced by his promise. “We’re here to bring down Hassan Diab. He doesn’t represent us. He’s one of them,” said one young demonstrator, referring to the country’s ruling elite, who protesters despise collectively. Lina, another protester agreed, saying: “It’s the revolution that must name the prime minister, not them.” The 60-year-old Diab, who has a low public profile and styles himself as a technocrat, last week called protester demands legitimate but asked them to give him a chance to form “an exceptional government”. “We are willing to give him a chance, but let us at least give him a roadmap,” Lina told AFP. “The names don’t matter to us, we want policy plans, what is his programme?” she asked. Protesters decry Diab’s participation as a minister in a government deemed corrupt. The support given to him by powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah also angers many protesters and pro-Hariri Sunnis. Protesters also gathered in the northern Sunni majority city of Tripoli on Saturday, an AFP photographer said. The protests and political deadlock have brought Lebanon to its worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. The international community has urged a new cabinet to be formed swiftly to implement economic reforms and unlock international aid. Source: AFP.
Lagbaja, a Nigerian music star, whose real name is Bisade Ologunde, has been off the Nigeria’s musical stage for a long time now. Bisade, with stage name as Lagbaja (meaning ‘anonymous’ or ‘faceless one’ in Yoruba) is an African Traditions.
Lagbaja’s stage name reflects in his choice of stage attire. Wearing masks indeed makes him ‘anonymous’.
He formed his first small band in 1991 in Lagos after he had taught himself to play the saxophone. The masked musician is now based in Manhattan, New York, USA. According to Òpátàmèdù (pronounced Òpá tàmèdù), his mask is used as an identity. Tàmèdù is a Yoruba word that means “nobody in particular”. And the Òpá identifies Talking Drum Stick. He derived from an icon called Lágbájá. And named himself Òpátàmèdù as a symbol of being majorly an African Traditional performing artist that based mostly on African Talking drums.
A group of four armed robbers stormed the premises of First Bank, Mpape, Abuja branch today, December 28 and were promptly countered by the police. Eyewitnesses said that while one of the robbers had been apprehended, three others have escaped. It was gathered that one of the Bank’s security guards was shot dead during the exchange of gun shots between the police and the robbers. Security operatives have since blocked the road leading to the scene.
Following the suspected outbreak of Lassa Fever in Igbeagu community in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State, Governor David Umahi, has directed the immediate closure of the affected hospital where treatment of patients suffering from the deadly disease were being diagnosed and treated.
The Governor also directed that all the Staff of the hospital, including patients purported to be victims of disease be moved to the South East Virology Center in Abakaliki. A statement today, December 27 by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Francis Nweze said that the Governor also directed that all the family members and close relatives of the affected victims shoud be quarantined at the South East Virology Center, Abakaliki for comprehensive medical examination. “Following the suspected outbreak of Lassa Fever at St. Vincent Hospital, Igbeagu, Izzi LGA, Ebonyi State, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi has directed the closure of the hospital with immediate effect and all the patients and staff of the said hospital are to submit themselves to the virology center at Abakaliki for comprehensive medical examination. “Furthermore, the Governor directed that all the family members and close relatives of the above be quarantined at the South East Virology Center, Abakaliki for comprehensive medical examination. “Also, Governor Umahi has directed that the Ministry of Health under the watch of the Commissioner for Health in conjunction with the Staff of Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki to immediately address all issues relating to the lassa fever outbreak including comprehensive examination of all suspects and clean up of St. Vincent Hospital. Place precautionary Announcement in all media houses in the state on preventive measures of Lassa Fever. “The Governor expects that reports of the progress of the actions of the above directives get to him every two hours.” At the time of this report, no death has been reported from the suspected outbreak of Lassa Fever in the State.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the killing of innocent hostages, made up of some Muslims and Christians, by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) masquerading in the garb of Islam, even as he called on Nigerians not to let the terrorists divide the country along religious lines.
Reacting to the killing of the hostages, President Buhari said: “I am profoundly saddened and shocked by the death of innocent hostages in the hands of remorseless, godless, callous gangs of mass murderers that have given Islam a bad name through their atrocities
“We should, under no circumstance, let the terrorists divide us by turning Christians against Muslims because these barbaric killers don’t represent Islam and millions of other law-abiding Muslims around the world.
“As a President, the collective security of all Nigerians is my major preoccupation and the death of an innocent Christian or Muslim distresses me.’’
The President said the terrorists have no clearly defined agenda except the pursuit of evil through indiscriminate murder of innocent people, contrary to the teachings of Islam, which prohibits massacre.
“No true Muslim would be shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ while killing innocent people, an evil frequently condemned by the Holy Qur’an.
“These agents of darkness are enemies of our common humanity and they don’t spare any victim, whether they are Muslims or Christians, and therefore, we shouldn’t let them divide us and turn us against one another.
“The goal of these psychopaths is to cause confusion and spread distrust between Muslims and Christians, despite the fact that they aren’t representing the interest of Muslims or Islam.
“While I condemn this evil, I wish to reassure Nigerians that this administration will not lower its guards in the war against terrorism, and we will continue to intensify our efforts towards strengthening international cooperation and collaboration to break the backbone of these evil doers.”
President Buhari called on all Nigerians to be united against terrorists and avoid unhelpful conspiracy theories that serve the interest of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP.
Genuine activists and true revolutionaries use sane and convincing language in order to win as many people as possible to their side. But mercenaries who disguise as activists insult the very people whose interest they purport to advance. Those who descend to the use of insults and gutter language are simply displaying their frustrations borne out of inability to fulfill a self-centered agenda. That is exactly the case of Deji Adeyenju. As a mercenary, he had always been a beneficiary of an arrangement that provides him money as incentive to parade as an activist. And because such monies are free and unaccounted for he became has grown and quiet accustomed to it. But recently things went terribly awry. He lost the money, he lost the show and lost his sanity thereby insulting persons he ought to pursue and turned into his foot soldiers.
“The recent images of his being rescued by the Police from the hands of some mob,his own mob he freely mobilized to the street for his own selfish interest, was an operation gone bad this time around. Adeyenju is known to always visit his sponsors prior to such operations. He collects huge sums of money and promises to deliver. What he does is to rent a crowd and display his hate filled misguided activity as genuine protest of concerned citizens of the country.
“Unfortunately, the rented crowd is often either shortchanged or out rightly cheated. Their due is not always given to them. This time around, he did but never left the arena unscathed as usual on that fateful day. He promised, he collected down payment from his paid masters but failed to deliver.
“Unknown to him those he usually rents wanted to show him that their ‘mumu don do’. They came to the venue and rough handled him, a sort of pay back that he least anticipate. Yet will go long way to affect is odous business for a long time. As a proof that their target was Adeyenju, they never went after anyone else. It was him and him alone they were after. All the others present were spared. Adeyenju was the target, he was the contractor. The man with their money. It was a contract gone terribly wrong. His sponsors were not happy that he didn’t deliver the impact promised, his boys, the ones he rents are for this type of operation were after him. It was a double blow; he lost the remaining part of the contract money and he gained the anger of the crowd he usually rents. No rest for the wicked.
“The likes of Adeyenju are better ignored. But would the mob ignore him? That is different ball game entirely. But I know the four categories of Nigerians he has been working for. They are as follows:
“Those who contested with President Buhari and lost the contest as a result of rejection by the people but who think they can destabilize the system and make it ungovernable for the President. They are willing to go to any length including calling for “days of rage and sorrow” just to make their point. Among them are cowards who remain in the background manipulating the foolhardy in order to confuse the gullible.
“The second group are those who have lost their privileged positions which they were using to rape the Nation and plunder our national assets. This group had always tied their fortunes to the umbilical cord of the nation’s wealth, milking it dry for their selfish needs only. Now the chances to do so have narrowed so thinly that nothing really flows. They are ready to destroy everything rather than get nothing.
“There are the religious bigots who at the slightest opportunity align with narcissist, hate mongers and fellow travelers within and outside the country to try to bring down the government. Their anger is borne out of loss of privileges and the unsolicited resources that go with it.
“Another group is made up of misguided mercenaries for hire ready and willing to do the dirty jobs of all the others. This is where the likes of Adeyenju belong. They take contract to rent a crowd and provide a show of shame in order to get paid.
“This time around those rented had revolted and the sponsors have not paid up the balance. The soldier of Fortune is angry and frustrated. His answer is to rain insults, be very abusive and fake illnesses that do not exist. There is indeed no peace for the wicked. To plunge the Country into crisis and jump off to meet their pay masters in America and Dubai was the goal. But it failed.
And on a final note, right from our childhood we were told that “those who insult others are actually insulting themselves” those who call others ‘Bastards’ are actually the real bastards who wished everyone was like them.”
Governor Emeka Ihedioha has sworn that a new Imo State is being born under his leadership, as he signed N197. 6 Billion 2020 State’s budget.
Speaking today, December 27 in Owerri, the State capital before signing the budget, Governor Ihedioha said: “I am not oblivious of the fact that this is in the middle of our Christmas festivities and so a social sacrifice for some. But suffice it to say that this is the spirit of new Imo State.”
The governor said that the 2020 appropriation bill was professionally and painstakingly prepared.
“The 2020 appropriation bill is the flagship of the bills I am signing into Law today. This appropriation bill was professionally and painstakingly prepared. Having signed up to the Open Government Partnership, we had a few pre-requisites to follow. For Instance, the process was participatory and so involved constituents and civil society, even before we presented it to the Assembly. It was also transparent, as we have made the documents available to the public from the onset.”
Ihedioha expressed delight that the Appropriation Bill is being signed before the start of the traditional budget year in January 2020, adding that it is no mean feat, considering that the 2019 Appropriation Bill was signed into Law at the end of May of that 2019, hours before he was sworn into office as governor.
“By this, the fiscal year may now commence as envisaged on the 1st of January, 2020.
“As a parliamentarian myself, I see today as the faithful culmination of any legislative process. Accent is an action that seals the success of the process and procedure determined by the constitution”
The governor was full of commendation for the 9th Assembly for what he described as diligent and passionate attention to the legislative needs of the people.
“The 9th Assembly, under the able leadership of Rt. Hon. Chiji Collins has lived up to expectation. They have worked with us to give prompt, diligent and passionate attention to the legislative needs of the people of Imo. They have constituted themselves into veritable partners in the Rebuild Imo project.
“As an administration, we have had a total of eighteen (18) bills passed into Law under our watch (including few of them by the 8th Assembly). 18 bills in a 6-month period is no mean feat. Of these 18 bills, 12 have previously been signed into Law, including the 2019 Supplementary (Re-ordered) Appropriation Bill which was recently signed.
“As we bring this event to a close, I further appreciate the State legislature for its dutiful approach to its constitutional responsibilities; I look forward to more signing ceremonies in this legislatively pro-active era.”
Other bills signed by the governor include:
1. Imo State Water Bill
2. Imo State Pools betting, Gaming, Casino and Lotteries Board Bill
3. Environmental Transformation Commission (Amendment) Bill
4. Law Reform Committee (Amendment) Bill
5. Imo State Power and Rural Electrification (Amendment) Bill
6. Imo State 2020 Appropriation Bill
Highlight of the Bills previously passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor include;
1. Local Government Administration (Amendment) Law
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Farooq Kperogi, A Professor Of “Lies” And America’s Second Class Citizen, By Maiwada Dammallam
“I live in a country where I don’t have to worry about electricity and other basic necessities of life. My kids go to the best schools for free. I have a permanent, lifetime, tenured employment with no retirement age, and can choose to live here for the rest of my life because my children won’t even go back to Nigeria.” — Farooq Kperogi
But for the misfortune of knowing the existence of this oaf, courtesy of the social media, I will die believing it’s impossible for an idiot to be a professor. Beside believing life begins and ends with living in America, this fool is under a rather funny impression that Nigerians who are dignified to remain and toil to build Nigeria are less smart than ingrates like him who have no problem getting the best from Nigeria only to abandon it when it matters the most. Not even the fact that most freeborn citizens will never swap their citizenship with a privileged life of “electricity and best schools for the kids” as 2nd class citizens could make sense to him. Idiots like Kperogi could easily find very comfortable, the option of being neither fish nor fowl — just floating in-between. This fool will die trying not to be a Nigerian and doomed never to be the American he’s convinced is the greatest gift one could get from life.
So damn what if Kperogi’s life ambition is to be an American and as far away from Nigeria as a Jet could carry him! Good spirited Nigerians, those grateful for being schooled with proceeds from Nigeria’s resources and the hard labour of its founding fathers will gladly raise money to charter Spacecrafts to evacuate the likes of Kperogi to planets of their choices even if for the minimum consideration of allowing patriotic Nigerians committed to the idea of building a functional country a little room to be more practical rather than the theoretical hopefuls sophisticated idiots like Kperogi are insisting.
Having said that, what’s Kperogi’s obsession with Nigeria if he has made his choice and the choice is America? Are we asking for too much from this accidental marital discharge to allow those who are yet to see the heaven he’s seeing in America to remain in peace and concentrate on building a country they will be proud of — a country that will offer the next generation enough comfort to resist the unpalatable option of the allure of self-imposed slavery? And this fool is yet to even understand that USA is never a permanent home but a temporary abode to treacherous idiots like him who are subjected to periodic re-evaluation which terms are determined by exigencies of the moment. If Kperogi like, let him turn green to compliment his green card, he will forever remain a guest in the USA.
Now that Kperogi has made his status very clear, I think it’s time our security agencies begin to deal with him as they will a foreigner who has reasonably proven himself a clear danger to the peace of Nigeria. I’m sure there’s more to Kperogi’s Facebook post in which he claimed President Buhari has killed Col. Sambo Dasuki while under a lawful government custody. I don’t believe a “professor of journalism” — even a “SUEGBE” like Kperogi — could fail to assess the possible consequences of such unreasonable propagation of dangerous falsehood.
In the usual manner he feeds gullible Nigerians seditious lies, Kperogi claimed a “reliable source” informed him of the death of Col. Dasuki and that the “vindictive, bloodthirsty” President Buhari and his inner circle have decided to conceal the story until after the election. Kperogi concluded his inciting post with a call for civil disobedience. In his words: “Well, I’ve done my bit to call attention to the evil fraud this man (Buhari) represents. It’s up to Nigerians who live in Nigeria to either confront him or live with his evil.”
Considering it’s a highly charged and volatile period of election, it’s agreeable that after losing all hope of pulling President Buhari down using his skills and contacts as a journalist, Kperogi has resorted to use an easier option of manipulating the sentiments of gullible Nigerians to incite them and provoke deadly riots using the volatility of the election period as a convenient tool. The reality is, Kperogi’s“reliable source” which he relied on to write and publish the inciting post under review was nothing more than an undated and unverifiable audio clip that’s there in the phone of any average social media user.
It’s inconceivable that a journalist, a professor of journalism at that, could go this low to fabricate and publish for public consumption, stories that could easily stimulate public sentiments and possibly precipitate an orgy of violence which magnitude is unimaginable. It’s my candid opinion that Kperogi’s deliberate idiocy should be handled with the seriousness it deserve. The USA he proudly flashes at every given opportunity as his earthly heaven will sure disapprove of his constant display of rude and insensitive kind of journalism. I’m sure there are laws that could be exploited to improve if not to reinvent this boofoon.
Culled from Facebook wall.