No, Not Agbani Darego

The controversy generated by a recent event where it was alleged that our own Agbani Darego was topless catches my attention. The pictures which was carried by www.ronkeapampa.com which wrongly put a caption as if to say it was Agbani that was topless in the picture whereas, it was another model. Trust Naijas, they had been feasting on it that our own Agbani was topless in a recent event in Lagos, Nigeria. Of particularly cruel was the headline of Nigerian daily newspaper Daily Independent which not only carry the alledged picture in its weekend paper, but wrote a cruel and wicked epistle on Agbani without backing its facts. If you take a careful look at this link,
http://www.ronkeapampa.com/photogallery.htm that is where the whole scenarios emanates. Scroll down and you will notice that in the column 13, 14, 15 and 16, there are different pictures in the gallery, the picture on gallery 13 is the bone of contention now. The caption under the gallery was "Agbani and another model on the run way". Then it said "14, 15 and 16 models on the runway". Now this shows that Agbani was the model in black outfit in the gallery picture number 13, as could be shown with this link. http://www.ronkeapampa.com/u5.jpg

Another blogger supported the wicked assumptions that it was our own Agbani Darego in this link. http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/2006/05/my-people-be-saying-darnedest-things.html.
I had wondered what happend to this misrepresentations because as far as I am concerned, the model that is topless from the above link and as could be seen below is not and does not represent our own Agbani Darego. The Daily Independent writer that wrote that wicked write-up also claimed he saw the picture not that he was there and witness Agbani at the event. Haba, This is wicked. Nigerians are the worst pretenders I had ever seen, they love nudity, but will be the one to condemned one when they see it. I challenged anyone that is in doubt to check the pictures once again, it wasnt our own Agbani Darego, it was indeed another Model in the same runway with Agbani Darego. Has anyone pause to ponder on those pictures again, look at the alledged picture and Agbani, It wasnt certainly our own Agbani Darego.

The write up of Daily Independent newspaper is done in bad faith and is very wicked about Agbani. As if that was not enough, a lot of readers do not take it upon themselves to cross check the facts and get the true picture of the whole matter before passing judgement. They all jump into conclusion that, it was indeed Agbani that was topless. I said it once again, take a long PAUSE AND PONDER, take a long look at the picture of the real Agbani and the alledged topless picture, certainly, that is not Agbani Darego. I may not possess a recent picture of Agbani Darego, but the topless model wasnt her at all. And this bullshit about make-up on her, is not true, Agbani had always maintain her black beauty. How come none of the people that present at the occasion comfirm that it was indeed Agbani that goes topless. The Daily Independent Newspaper article does not categorically stated there is anyone who confirm she was the one that is topless. See this link http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=72&a=2120
Like Seun, the Administrator of Nairaland said, "If Agbani is guilty of anything, she is guilty of mingling with topless models. Creative critics should consider questioning her sexual orientation if they run out of ideas for criticism." Shame!

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Parastatals Merger

Ever since the government made it known that it intended to merge some of its parastatals, a lot of some voices in the public had been calling for merging of NCC i.e Nigerian Communications Commission with NITDA i.e National Information Technology Development Agency and of course NBC – Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.
Coming mostly from stakeholders in the ICT sectors, they argued that the three agencies had inter-lapping functions, and that in some countries, all three are under the same roof of an agency.
I wonder why NCC should be among this type of argument when it was establish by a decree which had since been re-enacted by National Assembly with the advent of Communications Acts, 2003. An Agency that was so well established by an Acts should be exempted from such merger even though it is big enough to accommodate other government Agency.

Having said this, I forsee it practicable that NCC absorb NITDA, but certainly not NBC. But come to think of it, it would be a wonderful combination should the 3 be merge together, as in the past, NBC are encroaching on the activities of NCC by giving licence to some Telecom Operators to broadcast some radio stations through their network which to me seems exclusive jurisdictions of NCC.
Let us pause and ponder over this, that should the 3 be merged together, isnt the masses that are going to gain, or the worse of it.

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Six months today, I still feel the pain

 
My Son, it is exactly six months today when you left me, you left for the journey I have never been to. You left me with deep scar and I can only lick my wounds everyday by shedding deep sob for your demise. No days ever passed without me pondering over you, and mostly I pause to ponder where and what you are doing at that point in time. I missed you so much, if only tears and grieve can bring you back, I have shed more than enough. Your demise left me so much pain, that even when I took great pain to write this, I am still shedding tears. Adieu my son. I really, really missed you. 

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Suppose OBJ third term was a ruse?

Now that the Senators had burried the third term amendment bill and the bills that goes with it. Suppose OBJ does not really mean to go for third term? Has anyone try to look the matter from that perspective? Suppose third term was only use knowing fully well that it will generate a lot of uproar to kill the passing of other bills vis-a-vis the immunity for President and Governors? the Derivation formula etc. Suppose what OBJ really wants was to show to the world and that incoming government can never amend the constitution to elongate their stay in government in Nigeria as compared to the rest of africa. Suppose OBJ did all this to let Nigerians know that his government will be the last government with two terms and that the two terms syndrome is not feasible again. Suppose the target of OBJ is 6 year single term for incoming president and governors, suppose all the hulla balloo of the 3rd term is just a wild goose chase just to let incoming government know what they will face should they decide to stay put in office in Nigeria. Suppose OBJ is also working underground to defeat third term. Has anyone pause to think about this?
Pause to ponder whether any sit tight government in Nigeria and indeed in Africa does not goes to any length to achieve their dreams. Pause to ponder whether or not there are thousands of ways for OBJ to continue in office if desired to do so, he would have done his homework very well, know those who will work against him and take care of them with EFCC and ICPC. Pause to ponder whether all the 3rd term imbroglio was to wake Nigerians up that the Vice President who had since abandon his office to plan for third term is not fit as our President and that with the defeat of the third term now, a credible candidate is what Nigerians will be looking for which perhaps is what OBJ really wants when he knew those whom he might propose to succeed him may never see the light of the day? Have we pause to ponder that the impasse behind the 3rd term was another good work of OBJ to show the world that Nigerians is ripe in her democracy so much so that no government can try to elongate himself in office, and thereby setting a precedence to oncoming government. Whichever way you look at it, it is when OBJ leave the office that you will realise the work he had done and the good face he had given our democracy. Long live Nigerians and Long Live OBJ.

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Still on Nigerian Daily Sun Newspaper

Check the above caption, and then may be you can prove me wrong. How on earth can a newspaper link 3rd term matter with such a tragic incidence? It shows this newspaper is biased as far as 3rd term issue is concerned. Has anyone prove me wrong when in my previous blog thread i accused the newspaper of having 3rd term as its only back cover title. I guess when it taught the issue of pipeline explosion is more important than its propanganda on 3rd term it decided to use the above caption. This is shame.

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Our Husbands have gone mad again

Okay, I read this in the Olusegun Adeniyi's column in Nigeria Thisday Newspaper- 'The Verdict' with the title of "Memo to our Wives" and I cant help but reproduce it here.
No doubt, most household in Nigeria nowadays are football adict, and apart from being a crazy supporter of Super Eagles we all have different teams we routed for either in English Premiership, Spanish La Liga, French Lique or Championat and German Bundesliga or even Italy Serie A. But when it comes to World cup, we dont want to miss a single match, because we tend to see our soccer favourite doning their country's jersey. So This brought up this memo to our wives not to disturb us during the world cup campaign. Ever pause to ponder that within the period of one month when the World cup fiesta will lasted, We, the husband will go mad again. Here it goes.

• During the World Cup, the television is for us, your husbands, at all times, without any exceptions. If you have to pass by in front of the TV during a game, we don't mind, as long as you do it crawling on the floor and without distracting us. If you decide to stand nude in front of the TV, we won't even see you and please make sure you put clothes on right after. Because if you catch a cold, we won't have time to take you to the doctor or look after you lest we miss the next important match.
•During the games we will be blind, deaf and dumb, unless we require a refill of our drinks or need something to eat. We know you would not, at this most crucial period, expect us to listen to you, open the door, answer the telephone, or pick up the baby that just fell on the floor....It won't happen!
• You are welcome to sit with us to watch one game and you can talk to us during half-time but only when the commercials are on, and only if the half-time score is favourable. In addition, please note that we say 'one' game; hence do not use the World Cup as a nice cheesy excuse that we 'spend time together'.
• The daily World Cup highlights shown on TV every night are just as important as the games themselves. Do not even think about saying 'but you have already seen this...why don't you change the channel to something we can all watch?' We don't care if we have seen them or we haven't seen them, we want to see them again. Many times.
• Please, inform your friends NOT to have any babies, or any other child related parties or gatherings that require our attendance because: a) we will not go, b) we will not go, and c) we will not go!
• But, if a friend of ours invites us to his house on a Sunday to watch a game, we will be there in a flash. And finally, please save your expressions such as 'thank God the World Cup is only every four years'. We are immune to these words. Because after the World Cup comes the UEFA Champions League, English Premiership, Spanish La Liga, Italian League, CAF Champions League, CAF Cup, Copa Liberterdores, WAFU CUP, COSAFA Castle Cup, World Club Championship, Confederation Cup, Intertoto cup...

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Nigeria Daily sun Newspaper and Third Term Biased

Perhaps I am the only one that noticed this. The headline of the newspaper everyday is always centred on Third Term. Does it mean there is no any other issue of importance as news than the third term? This is not unconnected with the fact that the publisher i.e Governor of Abia State, Mr Kalu is interested in 2007 presidency. The Daily Sun newspaper is now used as anti 3rd term propaganda. If you want to read news that with a biased on third term in Nigeria, grab a copy of Daily sun Newspaper and you wont be dissappointed with the headline that will stare your face. for instance today's Healine is "Third Term debate begin in Senate, Obasanjo 3, Nigerians 10." I will continue to give you update on their headlines in the "comments" below as time goes on.
Ever pause and Ponder what this politician will not do to achieve their political ambition? Then I pause and ponder again, was all this biased reporting of Daily News paper on Third Term for the betterment of Nigeria democracy or realisation of Presidential ambition of its Publisher Governor Kalu? I ponder.

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Nigeria Football, Which way?

Soccer is perhaps the only eventful sport that unite Nigerians, it is only when Nigeria Super Eagers are playing that you see all the Nigerians cut across ethnicity and religion unite together to cheer their darling teams. There you will see the christian not minding the presence of a muslim spectator calling on Allah or reciting his Rosary to seek God's favour for his team, while the Muslim on the other hand will not mind his christian spectators singing "Ose, Ose o, Ose ooooo, Ose Baba' and even joining in the uncacophonous music and tone the song brought to cheer their darling Super Eagles.
Having said this, the foregoing shows how important the game of soccer is to Nigerians. But recently, our football is in jeopardy because of a single individual. The current Chairman of Nigerian Football Association (NFA) is putting our soccer into jeopardy. He is using his own selfish interest to thwart what is uniting us together as one. At a time when people does not seem to have interest in what the government can do for them, they dont however dont joke with Soccer and Alh Ibrahim Galadima is trying to fiddle with their only source of happiness.
Perhaps it is only in Nigeria that public office holder want to continue in the office when they are not performing. Perhaps it is only in Nigeria that public office holder will use any means to perpetrate themselves in the office, and Galadima is not an exception. For God's sake he should have known that the game of soccer is bigger than himself. He should have seen the handwriting on the wall that the people does not want him. What is more, the government is also against his election, he know this and he corniously use the FIFA's frown on government interference in football to rig himself into office once again, thereby getting the FIFA nod as the chairman. But what he failed to realise is that, the love of people for the game of soccer is greater than his election, or was it selection. No any individual is greater than the people, and no any individual can fight government to stand still, as Galadima want to do. I said government because if indeed the President want him there, Baba would have silent Sport Minister or cal him to order. The government and the people does not sanction his election, and he want to continue in the office. Whether we like it or not, the government assistance can never be cut out of the game, and the earlier Galadima know this, the better.
The only way forward for our game is that, Galadima should resign immediately otherwise, his name will be marked in ink as the man that spoil the only sport that bring happiness to Nigerians. His name will be remembered as the man who brought our football backward, and of course as the man who put his own selfish interest in the form of estacode he gets from the trips as NFA chairman than the love of Nigerians and the game of football. Galadima is only lucky that Nigerians are not violent, as his rigidity could have caused him his life or those closed to him, were it to be in some other crazy loving countries. Enough for the wise.
Pause to Ponder along with me and it baffles me, why our public office holder chooses to be in office in contrast to the institution they represents. Pause to ponder why Galadima chooses to continue to be the NFA Chairman when he knew that majority people and Government of Nigeria are not in support of his position. Pause and ponder whether he would want to be the Chairman of an NFA that is not given all the support in this world to operate and kindly pause and ponder whether Galadima's adamant to remain in office was for the purpose of Nigeria football or his selfish interest.

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Was the Hue and Cry for us?

Each time I read or heard all this anti third term hues and cries about what alledged third term ambition of President Obasanjo will have on the nation, I always pause to ponder if indeed all the hues and cries are for the masses other than the selfish interest of those criers. All the shouts by Abia State Governor attacking the President on his alleged third term ambition, was it because he love the masses that much or because he wanted to contest the presidency? All the recent outburst of Vice President, was it because he wanted to take Nigeria to a higher height or was it because of his selfish interest -i.e to be the president. What about all those supporting the third term, was it because they really wanted Baba to continue his seeming good works or because they stand to retain their position or that of those closed to them?
To me this are the scenarios Naijas should take a look at, when we are arguing about this third term agenda. I said it before, and I stood by it that, those Politicians had nothing to offer us the masses, Nigerians are known to always be on the side of whatever will profit them, either of the two sides have their selfish reasons for supporting either side.
Therefore, the masses should think deeply and assess the whole matter from this point of view. Are the struggle for either side for the sake of masses? NO is the answer. In so far as No, is the answer, let Baba continue until thy Kingdom come. He is there already, and he is seeing doing some things above average, the devil we know is better than the one we dont know.
Pause and ponder, was the Hues and cries of those politicians for us? If it is not, we are not practising the true democracy of the west, then, dont force democracy of the west on us, let us practice our own democracy by amending the constitution to allow Baba to continue until he die for us.

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Obasanjo's Alledged Third Term - Do Masses has anything to lose?

I had thought about this times without number that if indeed OBJ is ready to go for third term, from masses point of view, do we really have anything to lose?
I had equally found out that the only thing bestowed to the masses in democractic settings is what is readily available in terms of economy, social and infrastructures, which looking at this, i can give OBJ a pass mark.
I had ruminate over it that, those who are crying blue murder over his alledged third term are mostly those who stand to gain plenty things personally, and not that they love Nigerian so well except of course the human rights activist like Gani, Wole Soyinka et al who are genuinely fighting a deliberate alteration to the constitution.
Having said this, it goes on to show that, if those crying over a spill milk apart from the human rights activists came to power tomorrow, they cant do better than what OBJ has achieved. In this wise, let him continue if he wants to, afterall, we masses has nothing to lose. Besides, our votes or our voice can certainly not change anything in Nigerian politics. If the foregoing is what our vote and voice had turn to in naija democracy, and we have a leader who is failrly prone to the masses, why cant we just take our plight as it is rather than wait or support another government who may not even acchieve what OBJ has done so far.
In another development, OBJ seems to be the best option for us for now to move Nigerian forward since his stubborness seems to be working for us, and to think that it is only someone sturbborn but not brutal that can successfuly rule this country. OBJ had tackle the mafia behind the refineries, hence we have constant fuel supply, no more queues, he had taken over the mafia who always provide fig leaf for corrupt officials, and he had taken headlong the problem of NEPA which by next year 2007, we would have been producing the excess of megawatts of electricity that we need thereby dealing a great blow to the mafia of generators manufacturers and their numerous sabotage. OBJ is trying it is just that naija is so decay that only a stubborn president or (focussed) president can deliver us.
I as a writer has nothing to gain in his continued rule other than the impact felt by the masses, so i believe a leader we had known is better than a bunch who are eagerly waiting for him to vacate the government and start unleashing their own programme of how to enrich themselves again at the expense of the masses. OBJ seems to be very selective when choosing those who are to serve this country, and the awareness of corruption is spreading fast, who knows another incoming government may legalise it.
The argument that he is ammending the constitution to achieve this is untenable, because other countries that achieve greatness in their democracy has to pass through so many problems before they succeed. Besides, what is practicable in one country may not be tenable in Nigeria.
Pause and ponder if the masses actually have anything to lose if OBJ decide to gop for third term, after my own pondering, I put it to you that we dont have nothing to lose, therefore let us leave the ranting, the shouting and the opposition of the alledged 3rd term agenda to those who will gain something personally and individually and not opposing it from the masses point of view.

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Chxta's World

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Chippla's Weblog - Thoughts on Issues: On Charles Taylor

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When She is not around

I love my wife very much, she is everything to me, and this I noticed because I hardly do anything without taking her into consideration - decision wise. One thing I like to say today is that, I missed her the moment she is not around. I am the kind that depend solely on her culinary provisions, and with this in mind, I only take some snacks while in office, while I await eagerly and looking forward to a sumptuous meal after a days hard work at home. But nowadays, she is not around and I now depend on Mr Biggs or Tantalizer food for my dinner. I had some households who can cook as well, but I just dont have apetite for their food. Pause to ponder why most times our wife are around, we hardly know their worth or better still, we got carried away about how much they mean to us compare to when they are not around?

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Joan of Big Brother Nigeria

Have you been following the trend at Big Brother Nigeria now showing on Channel 37 of DSTV? Well, it is the eye catcher now for Nigerians. The idle ones devote time to watch them for 20 hours a day, how boring it could be sometimes. Well, I am a fan of one of the housemate - Joan, I just dont know but I fell for her instantly. As the show goes on, I noticed that she behave naturally among the lots. As if that is not enough, she is in the middle of a relationship with Chinedu another male housemate.
Joan carry along well in the house, she virtually contribute mostly to every topic, she is the first to raise the issue of sex among the housemates. She was indeed discussing with Chinedu, whom they both have now seem to have gone far in some kind of starting a lovey dovey affair. Yesterday, I watched them cuddling and smoothing and from what I saw it is a matter of time before they start kissing and caresing each other.
To me, that kind of disposition between both of them shows that they are in the house to catch the fun of it. Believe me, if they continue like that, there is no way they can fake anything about their attitude for world to see. I mean that being in a kind of platonic friend and showing it to each other what love means, will sometimes make them unaware that the world is watching.
Pause to ponder, and watch Big Brother Nigeria and ponder on what I have written above, or better still come up with your own assessment of Chinedu and Joan.

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When would I forget? Gone forever?

I married his Mother in 1992, we were both happy as a couple until the fifth columnists got into our relationships. We had him the following year. One thing led to the other and the marriage crashed. My son stayed with me when eventually I settled down in another marriage a year and half ago. He shows so many promises and myself had built my life around him. But alas! he died last November in an avoidable incidence. He was coming from school, and incompany of his friends decided to have a swim (as usual) in a damn. He drowned. I lived in a place where there is no one to help dispose off his body on my behalf. So I did it myself. I carried his limp body home, and the memory of those times still vibrate in my psyche. I lost him and it is very painful. I had been trying to live my life, but i found out it is very difficult. My son is such a boy who believe he can take care of himself. Life had been tough to him because of the separation I had with his mother, so he had this notion that he is clever and can take good care of himself. But, on this particular days, he learn the lesson the hard way, even though I had been warning him times without number that he is not clever enough.
Just when would this scar in my heart healed? He is thirteen years old, and day in day out, I still find it difficult to believe he is gone forever.
So I pause to ponder, Just when would I forget, and the reality dawning on me that he is gone forever? The truth is, I may never forget him, but the reality that he is gone forever is the pain I get each time I remember him.

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Endless death

Pause to ponder when the endless death in Iraq will end? The truth is the death keeps piling up even though masterminded by their own kinsmen. One thing to ponder about is for how long will this endless death continue unabated. It is like the world felt nothing wrong in those death anymore as it seems to have been a normal occurence. To me, death is death, they are all the same whether it is happening in Iraq or it is happening in Europe. Endless death..... in Iraq, which country is going to be next? pause and ponder!

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