BOKO HARAM MEMEBER ALLEGEDLY CONFESSES THAT HE WAS SENT TO BOMB TB JOSHUA'S CHURCH.

Isn't that our prayers,that this devil incarnates will start confessing and even change their ways.One of the alleged member of the dreaded sect Mustapha, claims he came from Adamawa and  said he and four other members of the sect, were sent to Lagos to bomb The Synagogue of All Nations. Mustapha said when the five of them got to the church entrance, they saw a mallam there and they gave him a metre bomb to hold for them, but he refused.
Mustapha said afterwards they walked into a restaurant close to the church, while thinking of  the next step to take, they looked up and watch the Tv (Emmanuel Tv) where Prophet TB Joshua was preaching. He said he was praying for the viewers and they were touched and had a change of mind. They decided to all run away and abandon the assignment, but he, Mustapha couldn't because a spirit arrested him. He also explained how they get initiated into the sect, and how he has been seeing prophet TB Joshua in his dreams warning him to stop killing people.

May God continually touch their souls,the carnage they have caused in the North is just too much,we are tired of their thirst for blood letting.And the government should also put in more efforts in combating this  insurgents,they are bent on destroying Nigeria and Nigerians as a whole,i still don't know what they want to achieve and it is quite obvious they have affluent sponsors,because their attacks are said to be carried out with sophisticated weapons and they are also very tactical,who are these sponsors?That'sthe question that begs to be asked.

NIGERIAN ARTISANS AND THEIR PROBLEMS.

Ranging from your average Carpenter,Electrician,Tailor,Mechanics,Plumber,just name it,any artisan that comes to mind.These set of people have the ability to drive a sane person crazy,especially when they have been paid to do your job.They are called 'onise owo' in Yoruba parlance and they can hold a customer by the jugular,most of them have lost clients due to their non-nonchalant attitudes to their chosen profession,believing another customer will always come,even if u no longer require their services,what a twisted mentality.

The other day the electrician came to fix a ceiling fan at mines,fast forward  to a week later,the fan blew up,yes you read right,blew up,he probably didn't connect the wires well or something and of course after having cashed his own check/cheque,all efforts to make him come and do the repairs have been futile,what would it take to come and fix the fan you ask me?.Another experience i had was with a   new tailor around my area,i gave her the material almost two weeks earlier,letting her know i will be wearing it to a wedding  the upper Saturday,she said no problem,took measurements,money exchanged hands and she told me to come and collect my cloth the following Wednesday,lo and behold i got there and she has not even cut the fabric,what!!!,i calmed down,because i figured this is our first encounter,she didn't really have much explanations to give,so she told me to come back on Thursday evening,well your guess is as good as mine,lets just say i was at her shop by 6.45am on Saturday morning which was when she started putting finishing touches to the said cloth,i had tears welled up in my eyes because i was so so disappointed and her excuse was that she thought the style i chose was so simple and she could finish it in a day,not knowing that the fabric is hard to sew,what a lame excuse!i just took my cloth and left her shop seething with anger.

What about the mechanics that will inflate prices and make you cough out lump sums of money,simply because they know you do know better,your car might just need plugs,but knowing you are not aware of what the problem with your car is,they will just compound it and make you pay for a non-existent problem.I can go on and on about the antics of various artisans in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole,but that will be time consuming,almost everybody i know has had an unpleasant experience with this people and i don't know why,seems like it's even a criteria for artisans to know how to annoy,disappoint  and in most cases lose clients here in naija or could it be as a result of our orientation as a people or what?We seriously need to change our mindsets,because even the educated ones among them are not left out of this unbecoming behavior.

Dear readers have you had a nasty experience before,feel free to share.

ASOEBI CRAZE

 

 

As the title of this post suggests,buying Asoebi has become so endemic in our society that its not even funny!in a month an average sisi(young lady)knows where her pocket hurts over this trend,although it is not limited to we 'youngins'like the Americans will say,we actually met the trend from generations before us,ours mothers 'invested' in asoebi during their own time and even now,it is a never ending culture for all Nigerians,men are not even left out from this craze for uniformity at parties,what started as a Yoruba cultural phenomenom has now eaten deep into the fabrics of our society,that all tribes in Nigeria now suscribe to picking Asoebi for any event,be it an house warming ceremony,weddings,shop opening,just name it and you see people looking colourful in the uniformed attire.

I am not left out of the Asoebi craze and i will use myself as a case study,for someone who is quite sociable,i tend to buy a lot of Asoebi,and the annoying thing about it though is the fact that we don't really wear these outfits more than two times if we have to be sincere with ourselves,and to think that an average Asoebi costs nothing less than Three thousand Naira for the simplest Ankara fabric and i am just putting it mildly here..and for those who don't even  keep friends as such,at least there will be one sister or aunty in your family, church o, mosque,school,place of work whom you would be forced to buy asoebi from either because she is getting married or it is her dad's 60th birthday shindig,so you see one cannot really escape this palavar,what with the advent of BBM,Instagram and all other social medial platforms,babes would always like to showcase the latest styles and the accessories to go with it,not helping matters at all are the various attractive fabrics all over the market,from velvet to sequins,damask,French lace,you just name it,there is always an endless supply.

Nigerian Ladies love Asoebi to the extent that some ladies actually buy Asoebis for parties of people they do not have any affiliations with whatsoever,funny but true!you just tell them about the party and show the fabric and they are in,sounds ridiculous,but it happens,lol.

And here are the steps to actualize that look that leaves us all with our mouths agape on instagram and other platforms,looks that generate a lot of comments and likes:

1. You loose sleep trying to find the best style for the fabric.

2. Even when you buy five yards,there is this desire to add a fine fabric,just to bring out that unique style(except for the simple iro and buba,most times we buy another fabric to the said Asoebi *sigh*).

3. Then you want to make sure you have a tailor who doesn't disappoint.

4. Of course the big one,the amount the tailor would Charge! as an aside,sometimes i feel like learning how to make dresses because these fashion designers making lots of money !even if not for the business side of it,i will be able to sew my numerous Asoebis myself,lol.

5. The last but not the least,the acceseories,shoes and bag to match the perfect outfit.

Wow,sometimes if one thinks about,the question that comes to mind is,is it really worth it?But in all modesty is key,learn to say no when you know you are not up to it financially,trust me,you do not want to run into debt all in the name of buying a fabric the tailor might even end up destroying!yes it happens a lot of times.

VOCABULARY TIME

 
SUPERVISE Vs MONITOR

Both words seem to have the same meaning right?yes,so it seems!some people use the two words interchangeably though,but they differ in connotation.

The two words are synonyms,for the act of overseeing the execution of a task or activity.When you supervise,you interact,because you have the responsibilty of informing and directing,however,you just observe when you monitor.One can supervise children to do the right thing,while monitering can be done by a human or machine.

GIVING TITHES

Here i am pondering over the issue of tithing,and i thought to share my opinion on this fundamental and somewhat controversial aspect of Christianity,for the Christains amongst us,whats your view on giving tithes to God?I personally believe it is very important,i ,mean giving ten per cent of what you earn to God and that  shouldn't be seen  as a big deal,right?not a big deal?but ,most times it becomes such a big deal, that's where the problem lies,after collecting that long anticipated salary or money earned from a business venture,it becomes an herculean task for us sometimes to set apart that money for tithe,i will be honest enough to admit that it happens to me and i can totally relate,but of course one has got to learn to adjust and know it is PART of your budget,it is your 'gbese'(debt) to God i have erred a lot of times by diverting the money to some other things,but trust me when i say,i see the effects thereafter.

Therefore i strive to put that money aside whenever i get the alert from my bank,it's not easy,but then when you think of God's immense blessings over your affairs,you can help but note that your tithe is just a paltry amount of money you can easily spend at the salon or at that favourite boutique of yours or some other frivolous thing.I have had this discussion with a lot of people and of course opinions vary,and i wouldn't even bore you with those that ask you all the time about who spends the money when you donate it in church,and i quickly reply by saying,i don't even care how the money is spent,i am just doing my role as stipulated in the holy book,while some are of the opinion that instead of paying tithes they would rather give to charity,all i can say is that do whatever floats your boat!

So my faithful readers are you faithful tithers?

Nigerians in Germany Protest Against Corruption By Government Officials.

Nigerians in diaspora are not leaving home based Nigerians to their fates alone,those in Germany recently took it upon themselves to come out and protest against the massive corruption we are currently enmeshed in,especially by our leaders who enjoy licking filthy lucre.They also protested against the state of insecurity in the country and the terror meted out on the Northern populace by the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

The protest which started by 10am had the German police on ground all through the protest which lasted for four hours. Fliers which served as cahier de doleance were distributed to passers-by and the embassy callers. The fliers read:

 “168 Million Nigerians are under siege. At the mercy of a reckless, fascist government that has made corruption its deadly official policy. The Nigerian people demand sanctions and travel bans on political officers and global attention to the economic terrorism. There are 100 million destitute Nigerians while government officials loot billions of US Dollars every year. We call for global attention to the crises to the largest African nation and a very important nation in Africa and the world. What affects one man, affects all men”.

The group of Nigerians also bore placards with messages like: ‘It is easier to find a needle in a dark room than to find 20 Billion Dollars in Nigeria’; ‘Boko Haram kills innocent citizens, Nigerian government celebrates centenary. Hundreds of Nigerians (Including school children) dead within a week’.

Bibiire Is Back!

Hi faithful readers of my blog,i must first of all apologize for the long haitus i took,should i say i took a pregnancy break?lol sounds funny but true,well the strain of pregnancy and some other constrains held me back,but i must admit i had a  wonderful time being pregnant.I appreciate all your encouragements and efforts to make me come back and do this,my friends have really proved themselves time and over again to be a rallying point for me anytime anyday;love you guys.

 Now it is safe to say i am back with a bang,the directions this blog will go henceforth,i do not know,i can only assure you that it will be interesting,so sit back and enjoy the ride.By the way my baby nicknamed Jesusbaby  is saying hi to you all in her own special 'babynese' language.