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Oshun, also spelled Osun, an orisha (deity) of the Yoruba people. Oshun is commonly called the river orisha, or goddess, in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility, love, and sensuality. She is considered one of the most powerful of all orishas, and, like other gods, she possesses human attributes such as vanity, jealousy, and spite. Several myths exist concerning Oshun and her significance as a Yoruba deity. In most Yoruba stories, Oshun is generally depicted as the protector, saviour, or nurturer of humanity. Oshun has also been described as the maintainer of spiritual balance or mother of sweet things. One myth highlights Oshun as the central figure in the creation of human beings. The Yoruba people believe that the orishas were sent by Olodumare, who is considered the Supreme God, to populate the Earth. Oshun, being one of the original 17 sent to Earth, was the only female deity. The other gods, all male, failed at their attempts to revive an...

 Yaya Touré vs. Guardiola: Ivorian Player’s Agent Reveals City Boss Labelled Side A “Sh*t Team” The war of words between Yaya Toure’s agent, Dimitri Seluk, is showing no signs of abating after his latest claims that Pep Guardiola labelled Manchester City a “sh*t team” before selling the Ivorian to the two-time Premier League champions. Pep Team READ MORE…http://bit.ly/2cqLMCI

WHAT A HUSBAND TOLD HIS WIFE THE NIGHT OF THEIR MARRIAGE/ WEDDING My wife, everyone has gone home. The music is quiet, the celebration is over. Our wedding was beautiful but it is now in the past. We have finished the wedding/marriage, it is now time to build our marriage. All that is left now is the two of us… What we will become tomorrow, starts from tonight. Our life is no longer the same. There was a day you put on one red dress… You looked so beautiful in it. That Day I wanted to just touch you! We were in the Cinema and I was so tempted. I wanted to just take you inside the toilet and kiss you but I couldn’t. Guess what? Now I have you forever, I can do that everyday. Before I take off your cloth and make love to you… let me tell you few things. I have nothing to hide from you from this day. My phone, you can use it like your own. You can access my facebook, my twitter and my Instagram From today, I have become a child. For the past five years of my life, I have been a man...

Some striking facts You May Not Have Come Across: 1. There is a town in Jamaica called ABEOKUTA. It was founded by former slaves from present-day Ogun State who were brought to a plantation in that part of Jamaica. 2· The letter 'i' that Apple use (in their products iPhone, iPad, iMac, iPod) stands for "Interactive". 3· Edward James Roye, the fifth president of Liberia, was of Igbo descent. 4· President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924. 5· The name"Nigeria" was coined by Flora Shaw, the wife of Lord Lugard, Nigeria's Governor-General from 1914 to 1919. 6· There is a high school in Kingston, Jamaica named CALABAR High School, the capital of Cross River State. 7· Queen Elizabeth II is the only person who travels to any country without visa. 8· Ebun House, located at 85 Odunfa Street, was the first three-story building built in Lagos. It was constructed in 1914. ...

Editor’s Note: Ikale, one of the major tribes of Yoruba race, is located in the southern region of Ondo state. As one of the leading towns of the state, Ikale land is also one of the most endowed lands in Nigeria. Yet, relative to her vast potentials, the community remains underdeveloped. In this report by AANU ADEGUN, NAIJ.com traces the source of the challenges facing the great people of Ikale  Omotosho power plant. Located on their land, yet the people last enjoined electricity over two years ago. Witches and wizards are widely recognized as agents of destruction in this clime of Africa. They are alleged to be notoriously averse to success and development. For every category of misfortunes, witches and wizards are mostly purported to be involved. And it is these dreaded extra-terrestrial beings who have been accused of having a greater influence in the injured growth of one of the most blessed lands in Nigeria, Ikale. A heated argument on the roles of witches and wizards ...

Lorenz Ayoola Ola There’s a statue in Yaba, Lagos, of a man, whom many in Nigeria have forgotten. His family never have. And now, we all have a chance to remember him, and in a way, to honour him. He is the man on our one Naira coin. Herbert Olayinka Samuel Heelas Badmus Macaulay, had a daughter, Sarah Idowu Abigail, who would get married and give birth to a son, Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh. Babatunde would grow up to become a doctor, and have kids of his own. One of these children, Stella Ameyo, became, like her father, a doctor. She would go on to work at a hospital in Obalende, Lagos, First Consultant Hospital, not very far from where her famous ancestor was once imprisoned by the British. It was to be at that that place of work that Stella Ameyo was to perform an act that would save the lives of possibly hundreds of thousands, and sacrifice her own in return. On July 20, 2014, a patient was wheeled in from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Patrick Sawyer, the patient, h...

THE TREASURY IS VIRTUALLY EMPTY; The Tragedy of A Youth Corp Member Let me expressly espouse you in the opinion that "There is nothing wrong in request for money/gift from your relative or friend that just finish service(NYSC)" I will need to remind you of his/her income and expenditure in that 1 year programme before you start requesting for a car or mansion from somebody. INCOME #19800 x 11months = #217800 Note: that first allawee was paid right in camp. EXPENDITURE Tithes : #1980×11=#21780 (for those dat do pay) First bank charges:#105x11=#1155 Food:- #10000 (at least) x 11=#110000 Call card:- 1k (at least in a month) x 11= #11000 Phone subscription:- #1200 (at least in a month) x11 = #13200 Transport to CDS/Clearance:- #500 (at least in a month) x 11 =#5500 Cream, tooth paste, bathing and washing soap:- #5000 (at least in 11months) Cloths and shoe:- #22000 (at least for 11months) Transport back home:- 6000 (for far north like Daura, Katsina.) ...

You could be financially screwed if this is your situation #NigerianRec Nigeria is right about neck-deep in a pit of recession and strangled in a hard to get out of stagflation. Interest rates are on the rise, jobs are being lost and the Federal government is broke. It’s a tough ordeal for everyone including policy makers and the government. Even the rich are feeling the heat as they see the value of their investments plummet nearly every day. Some people are however between a rock and a hard place and they probably do not know it yet. We believe that the earlier you find out or understand how precarious your situation is, the better for you. You can start to fix a bad situation by first acknowledging how bad it is and what can be done to remedy it. Who then could be financially screwed and why is this so? Here is what we think… You don’t have savings or investments Earning a kobo in this tough economy has never been harder. People who even earn are struggling to keep up wi...

Daddy's Eyeballs The year Kunle was to leave for another secondary school in Ondo town, Bukola, his mother felt as if a dark cloud has fallen upon her roof. It was a strange year, the year that a moon suddenly descended on the land in the middle of the afternoon, and when Kunle suddenly felt the deep-seated ache in his cervical spine on a Sunday morning preceding the Monday he would resume school, he thought the end was near. He lay on the bed gasping for breath while the nurses at St Peter's clinic pleaded with him to be calm as the doctor's syringe might tore the vein of his buttock. All he wanted to do was to see Churchill, his father, get well and leave Moribodo College for the yet - unknown school in Ondo but fate was not having any of that. And he came, in his white garment. Kunle saw in his father's eyes; uncertainties and fears, and for reasons unknown, he kept mute. It was Kunle who, would later read about the educational practice in ancient Greece, uni...

The Ondo Aspirant--How Much Can We Trust Him? He had not been compromised by tyranny, and had reacted well to the reagents of the ethnic laws. He had been an opaque but reliable man in whom one could trust: and experience teaches us that just this, trust-worthiness is the most constant virtue, which is not acquired or lost with the years. One is born worthy of trust, with an open face and steady eyes, and remains such for life. He who is born contorted and lax remains that way: he who lies to you at five, lies to you at fifteen and fifty. One cannot vote just anyone to the position of a Governor. It is a delicate and complex job, not much different from that of diplomats: to perform it with success you must infuse faith in the people, and therefore it is indispensable to have faith in yourself and in the ideas you sell; it is therefore a salutary activity, which helps you to know yourself and strengthens your character. It is perhaps the most hygienic of the specialities that const...

Dear Asiwaju Tinubu, THE TONIC OF DEMOCRACY IS THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS The ignorant may not actually know our relationship. We share the struggle for democracy which conjured regard for the independent right of our people to vote and to make leaders over themselves. So close it seems, is the relationship that as you once told me you were once approached by yet another old friend President Olusegun Obasanjo to convince me to work for him. Then and for a long time, at least up to 2004, when I decided to join the Political Party AD, I opted to be a go-between the poor masses, poor because they were in truth betrayed by leadership and the powerful few that control the apparatus of power in our land. I have never hidden my appreciation for your political intelligence, accommodation of a different opinion, a great attribute you demonstrated when you accepted my totally separated and independent view, that in the struggle for the Presidency of Nigeria in 2015, wh...

When I hear people say that money cannot buy happiness, I look at them, shake my head, and silently remind myself: That's why they'll never have enough of it. Don't just believe something because some big figure said it. Money can buy happiness! It may not buy joy or long term fulfilment but it can certainly buy momentary happiness. And that's what happiness is -- momentary, because life is lived in moments. I'm sure I'll be happier flying from Lagos to Accra than going by road. I can save time, conserve my energy and "hit the ground running". I'm sure I'll be happier doing rural missions with a powerful Range Rover than a Kia Picanto. I can reach areas that might be otherwise inaccessible. All of that take money, friends! And I'm happy to announce to you that I'm going to have more than enough of it, to fulfil my destiny, provide for my family and help people in need. Stop believing the lies that hold you back. You have a b...

How My Lost Pen Came Back Finding Me Thus set forth, half chemistry and half teaching work, the problem attracted me. I was reconsidering it that afternoon (it was a Thursday afternoon) as one of the noisy, sooty Sienna buses of Akure lugged me to Jos en-route Abuja. Now it happened that the evening of the same day destiny reserved for me a different and unique gift: the encounter with a woman, young and made of flesh and blood, warm against my side through our overcoats, gay in the misty cold of Jos, patient, wise and sure we were walking down streets still bordered with ruins from the religious crisis of 2012. In a few hours, I felt reborn and replete with new powers, washed clean and cured of tiredness borne from the 12-hours journey, finally ready to enter life with joy and vigor; equally cured was suddenly the world around me, and exorcised the name and face of the woman who had gone down into lower depths to make Jos city a "home away from home" for me. My very wr...

Elections are just around the corner in Ondo state and as usual, the politicians are strategizing and trying to outwit each other in the race for the coveted seat in Alagbaka Akure. The usual promises are being made and the philosopher kings amongst them have started bamboozling us with different tales of how they are going to make our dear state the next big story out of Nigeria. However, my plea goes out to whoever emerges as the next Governor of my dear Ondo state, the people of Ondo south senatorial district passionately plead with him or her to treat us like we are part of the state and not as a group of people who live on the extreme end of the state and probably should not matter when developmental projects are being discussed. Sigmund Freund once said "being honest with one's self is an entirely good exercise", the people of Ondo south have been greatly shortchanged by the PDP led government in Akure. This is despite the fact that this zone has been known to h...

DESTITUTION OF THE AGED I really do wonder why people see scenes in movies and shed tears of pains and sorrow. I'm always startled when I see them crying for a mere "acted" drama. As for me, apart from reading a very sensitive part of the Holy Book or by the death of a loved one; nothing more ever brings tears to my eyes than the privation of old people. You must have realised that I mostly write on personal experiences. I do reside in Ilàjẹ́ (Bariga) with friends, for the sake of schooling and inability to acquire an hostel space within campus, UNILAG; A typical "face me I slap you" apartment (as Nigerians would call it). A very old woman (Mama), most probably an octogenarian resides here; the mother of one of the tenants, clothed roughly, wrinkled scaly and whitened but dark complexioned skin, mostly barefooted, completely grey low-cut hair and brows... The sight of her alone strikes a burden of pity in my heart at every instance. Yesterday noon, at the ...

The story of Nokia and Yahoo are some of the biggest business tragedies ever seen. One can never forget how Yahoo Messenger became so addictive back in the early 2000s. In those days, the average Nigerian homes do not have internet and so, one is forced to book cybercafé tickets overnight (when it was cheaper) and spend time in different chat rooms. Yahoo became virtually the only email service provider in Nigeria and ofcourse became a tool for fraudsters hence the term, “Yahoo Yahoo” for fraud in Nigeria. Reports have it that in 1998, two undergraduates from Stanford University in the United States who had developed a little known search engine called Google, approached Yahoo and asked the company to buy Google for just $1m so that they could face their studies. Yahoo refused because Google redirects you to other websites instead of making you to stay on its own website. This was Yahoo’s undoing. By 2002, barely four years later, Google’s worth had reached $5bn. Yahoo wanted t...

Govt scraps HNDs, merges polys with Varsities From Madu Onuorah, Abuja: THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a comprehensive reform of Nigeria's tertiary education system, scrapping the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) by the nation's polytechnics. In effect, the award of the HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes. Also, all the programmes currently being run by the polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped. Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils. The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awardedthe Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university. To kick-start ...

*Why most States can't pay salaries of workers and the many ills of our economy.* THIS IS AN ASSESSMENT ON AN INSTITUTION WITH ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.  *NOT A DISCUSSION ON ANY POLITICAL PARTY.* 21 senators currently receive pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy governors. The current senators who once served as governors are *Bukola Saraki* of Kwara, *Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso* of Kano, *Kabiru Gaya* of Kano, *Godswill Akpabio* of Akwa Ibom, *Theodore Orji* of Abia, *Abdullahi Adamu* of Nasarawa, *Sam Egwu* of Ebonyi, *Shaaba Lafiagi* of Kwara, *Joshua Dariye* of Plateau *Jonah Jang* of Plateau, *Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko* of Sokoto, *Ahmed Sani Yarima* of Zamfara, *Danjuma Goje* of Gombe, *Bukar Abba Ibrahim* of Yobe, *Adamu Aliero* of Kebbi, *George Akume* of Benue and *Isiaka Adeleke* of Osun. *The  former deputy governors in the Senate*  are *Ms Biodun Olujimi* of Ekiti and *Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe* of Abia. *Danladi Abubakar Sani* served as the acti...

*Dreams Come True* Dreams come true. It really do. It doesn't matter what the present situation or circumstance is, dreams and desires can almost be equated as same. Just hold on to your dreams or desires, don't give up on it, don't stop walking the path. It doesn't matter how impossible it seems right now, things would work out. Even when it's like you're hitting  the rock just continue, you never know the strike that will do the magic. As a  teenage girl, I had challenges getting admission into a tertiary institution, It was like it would never be. I remember standing at a particular spot at Yaba-Lagos, saw a lady corp member and right there pictured myself being a corp member one day, even though my O'level result wasn't complete and it seems like nothing good can come out of a girl. All thanks to God, a year later, I got admitted into the University of Lagos and fast forward to now, I am a serving Corp member. The whole gist sounds reg...

Love Left--It Left Long Time Ago By Tobi Kale I'll Get My Happy Ending Too - The Confession Of A Boy Seeking Love LOVE is definitely  more complex than just any four letter word. Sometimes, I Can't help but wonder what it really is. Is it meant for only a specific few? I've seen a lot of romantic movies yet my life hasn't experienced even half a scene, these things make me wonder if it truely exists or it's just some make-believe. Some say "you probably tend to fall in love with those who never loved you"- but really how do you get to meet the one who loves you when everyone seems just the same? Other times, they say "life is no fairytale", where you just glance at each other and  fall in love, you have to make your move". You finally make that move only to be left in the dark alone with your imaginations (thinking of the most probable). They leave you lost- in between scary monologues, unreplied texts and then zero emotions. ...

Ondo State of Lagos State The theme tilts  to near sobriety, yet it's a laboratory fact, defying the mask of matters and disregarding the pretty pretexts. Only Lagos State, in the stretch of the west has the King; the rest, kings. The Lagos', King of kings, seats on the heaps, feed on the field of the wheels. The king, the landlord swells with the size of his wealth, and the wealth wrestles the mantles around. But fertile and fatal matter embers. He seeks, on top of a fat and fart wealth, to subdue and subserviate others. He succeeded, obviously and understandably. And sets to conquer the square state, our dear state, the Ondo State of Lagos State. Nothing daunts him, not a former fatal failure at such attempt. He's more resolute. At it again. The time is ripened, riper than the first. He's hardened by a bolder boss, whom he stooped to cap. His gain are the gates of the west. None dares barr his others, not a bearded God, lests he soils his chance. The Ondo St...

THIS IS ASSESSMENT ON AN INSTITUTION WITH ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.  SO NOT A DISCUSSION ON ANY POLITICAL PARTY. 21 senators currently receiving pensions from government as ex-governors and deputy governors. The current senators who once served as governors are Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Kabiru Gaya of Kano, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Theodore Orji of Abia, Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa, Sam Egwu of Ebonyi, Shaaba Lafiagi of Kwara, Joshua Dariye of Plateau Jonah Jang of Plateau, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ahmed Sani Yarima of Zamfara, Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Bukar Abba Ibrahim of Yobe, Adamu Aliero of Kebbi, George Akume of Benue and Isiaka Adeleke of Osun. The  former deputy governors in the Senate are Ms Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti and Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe of Abia. Danladi Abubakar Sani served as the acting governor of Taraba state. Many former governors are also in Buhari's Cabinet as Ministers. This includes: Ngige, Fayemi, Amaec...

I have been following a few online discussion on the recently launched Kaduna-Abuja Rail network. I am however not interested in the irresponsible and daft APC Vs PDP 'who did this, who did that crap'. My interest is the pricing and my stone -cast belief is that the network will collapse and fall into disuse in less than 3 years, maximum of 5. Go and check previous records from Nigeria Railway Corporation and Nigeria Airways. The signs are are all visible to anyone who has the faintest idea of how brutally and viciously expensive it is to run a rail network. Nigerian public service is generally run by idiots. Wait, don't tell me I swear a lot because I have loads of evidence why I am absolutely certain that our public services are run by nincompoops. Name one public infrastructure that works. If you can't name one, you either read on or STFU and go to Linda's blog. I want to discuss with intelligent folks. How can a rail network from Kaduna to Abuja be priced ...

A father left 17 Camels 🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪 as an Asset for his Three Sons. When the Father passed away, his sons opened up the will. The Will of the Father stated that the Eldest son should get Half of 17 Camels, The Middle Son should be given 1/3rd of 17 Camels, Youngest Son should be given 1/9th of the 17 Camels, As it is not possible to divide 17 into half or 17 by 3 or 17 by 9, the sons started to fight with each other. So, they decided to go to a wise man. The wise man listened patiently about the Will. The wise man, after giving this thought, brought one 🐪 camel of his own & added the same to 17. That increased the total to 18 camels. Now, he started reading the deceased father’s will. Half of 18 = 9. So he gave 9 camels to the eldest son. 1/3rd of 18 = 6. So he gave 6 camels to the middle son. 1/9th of 18 = 2. So he gave 2 camels to the youngest son. Now add this up: 9 + 6 + 2 = 17 & This leaves 1 camel, which the wise ma...

MAD CONVERT'S WISH Here comes my pet,my prime Defying restriction time Kneeling beside as I dine Give me a toast of lime as wine How was your night,my baby? Isn't it too early for this hobby? Can't I wait to play the hubby? Can I lead a team to lobby? Do we set a date for marriage? Won't our wish become a mirage? Shall we continue to manage? Haven't we really come of age? What will gossiping neighbours say? When they get wind of our play Will keep vigil all day Till your mother comes their  way Lest our case laid bear For the great prophet to hear Our flesh to suffer pain Of the dangling dreaded cane Like sinners before justice throne Nakedly paraded and left alone To wander with mark like Cain Agonizing in pain of the cane Religious Barbarity ! Doctrine that entangles fast In web of inescapability ! Like the die is cast Hurry up,the sun set to set The footpath already wet Father waits to be served Favourite corn,roasted The...

21 Facts About Dangote’s Refinery and Petrochemical Plant 1. Over $4 billion worth of equipment currently sits on the site. 2. The project is slated to cost $14 billion (N2.8 trillion) of which Dangote is contributing $7 billion in equity. 3. The project site is larger than Victoria Island. It is located on 2135 hectares of land in Epe, Lagos near the Lekki Free Zone 4. It is the largest industrial complex in Africa 5. Work goes on, on the site, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 6. World Record 2.72 million accident free hours recorded on site, without a single lost time to injuries 7. It is the largest single train grass roots refinery in the world with a processing capacity of 650,000 BPSD 8. Dangote Group brought in the world’s #1, #2, and #5 sand dredgers to sand fill the site. 60% of the land being swampy. So far these dredgers have reclaimed 13 million m³ out of 30 million m³ 9. During construction, the project will employ over 25,000 Nigerians 10. Dangote is investing over...

PROF. FEMI MIMIKO'S RECIPE FOR REAL & LASTING CHANGE. (Guardian of 3rd July, 2016) Read on: I closed my more recent intervention on the Nigerian situation in the media a little above one year ago on the note that the omens were bad. It doesn’t require expertise of any kind to know that the situation today is much more challenging than it was then, and arguably more than it had ever been in the history of the country. The economic stress that a preponderance of Nigerians are going through today is much more than we had seen in several years. The country is much more divided now than at any other time in its recent history. Desires for secession, always conveyed in hushed tones since the end of the Civil War, are now proclaimed from the rooftops, with all manners of makeshift currency designs circulating on the Internet. Human lives have suddenly come so cheaply in the hands of marauding gangs operating with impunity across the land. Most of the state governments are locked...