Intoducing: The Digital Love Series

*Love today’s gone digital, and it’s messing with my health*

“That’s me right there bro.” I said, “that’s you who?” he asked, so I picked up phone and hit rewind on J.Cole’s Photograph, back to the part I wanted UG - my best friend to hear.

It rang out the speakers of the bluetooth duwise again, as fresh as the first. “I won’t show my niggas now, I’ll keep this one for myself, LOVE TODAY’s GONE DIGITAL AND ITS MESSING WITH MY HEALTH”.

UG caught the drift and smiled, like a pity-smile, “you and Mami abi?”. I replied “yes” with a feigned smile. Life is really funny and cruel for how She makes me - Jude, the central character of all her dry jokes. 

I like beautiful girls, I can’t really have a thing for you if you are not beautiful like fine fine, coz I’m a fine ass man too, buh the thing with beautiful girls is, they are hard to get and harder to keep. Nemi was just that. Perfectly crafted face, beautiful dark skin, she was tall and had the prettiest smile, perfect lips that tasted like perfection, if perfection had a taste. The only thing I found odd about her face was the way her nose was shaped. I told this inside joke, about how I’ll apologize to my kids for not being able to find them a mom that would compliment my nose and save them from considering a nose job in future. Well that will probably not be the case now. 

All through my days at Nnamdi Azikiwe University I didn’t bag a girlfriend, hell, I’ve never had one. Nobody ever believes this, and I understand why. I’m good looking, I’m not shy, I know my way around women, I’m good with words plus I’m a girlfriend snatcher. Buh I have never been able to bring myself to having a serious romantic relationship, maybe because I like pretty girls so much.

Or maybe it’s because, the girls I like don’t like me back, or the ones that like me, I don’t like right back. May it’s the hardest thing to find a perfect thing, and the perfect thing is the one thing I keep searching.

Unizik had the prettiest of girls, check @yolandambonu. 

First year at Uni, everybody was getting girlfriends like it was nothing, during those first months of our 100level the relationship transfer market was really busy fa. Buh I, Jude was busy being picky, gosh 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ I tire for myself. 

I remember this babe who was supposed to be my first girlfriend, what was her name again ooo, okay let’s call her Sharon. It was my first day in school, I was trying to find my way around after I left the crowded Admin Block where I was supposed to undergo my physical clearance. She was trying to locate the MPH that was right in front of her. She stopped to ask me a few questions and discovered we were both one in the same,  lost in this big place, admitted into different departments in the same faculty. I asked for her number, she gave me and a smile too, I called her once, then twice, no sparks, so I didn’t call her again. We kept bumping into each other tho, her face will remind me to call her once-once, sometimes when we jam, she’ll smile and tell her new friends “meet my first friend in Unizik”, one time she asked if she could visit, I said yes, buh typical Jude na, she was not my type, I concluded so I never popped the question, deliberately dodged her and she just let her slip through muy fingers. 

I still don’t regret sha, it because she never became my type, unlike Lilian. The same department, one year apart, I was her senior, she was all over me one minute, not my type one minute and the next thing, she became fine as hell and started to snub me like a plague while I was busy trying to impress her by delivering suya and shawarma to girls hostel. It didn’t work sha, buh it covered for all the times she paid for my drinks at Chuckies, so I guess we’re even. 

Well she’s light skinned so, she’s still not my type, no regrets.🤧

In the midst of all these girls wanting me - Abigail, a  dark skinned beauty, we hooked up regularly buh we never dated... what’s even my excuse there? Can I find any?

 Okay, maybe digital love it is, and its simple frugality is good and bad for me, but I love it the best. I’m a fairytale lover, a hapless romantic, I’m an Internet junky and I love my space - not that old crappy social network.

A typical girlfriend will always want to be there, physically, in your space. They don’t bring so much to the table either, because we get all the body contact and count with committed romantic relationships, so what’s to give my freedom away for?

To this effect, I have love and lost and experienced everything you have, in romantics, all on this virtual space. 

My digital relationships are messy and fun, crazy and bad for my health - you are about to hear all about it in the next few series.

Chuks .Chinyere

Oct. 2019

Ramblings of a Nigerian Writer

Life as Writer is hard, life as a Nigerian is harder, life as a Nigerian Writer is just... “smh. This type of living can be likened to the Life of a Nigerian-Arsenal fan -supporting the Nigerian National team and ARSENAL FC- a life riddled with heartbreaks, endless challenges, unfinished business, near-disappointments and a bleak vision of your future, well until rude boy Raul Sannheli came into the picture. 

Now be imaginative and visualize what life as a Nigerian Writer who doubles as an Arsenal fan might be like... shish my life sucks.

Patrick Chidolue Confronts Ohaneze on Social Injustice

In an interactive session with the new leadership of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo led by the newly elected President-General Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, a former minister of Information and culture, Igbo leaders of thoughts in Abuja canvassed for the way forward for the Igbo nation.
Chief Patrick Chidolue, Chairman Chelsea group emphasised the need to uphold an ethical stance in our dealings and relation with other Nigerians as a crucial ingredient that will protect not just the interest of Ndi Igbo but that of all Nigerians.
According to Chief Chidolue government should be for the wellbeing and should be concerned with all irrespective of the ethnic group and should focus on creating enabling environment for the people. He described the newly elected President General as a civilised politician, a lawyer, organised and noble in all ramifications.
The newly elected President General while acknowledging the warm reception by the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Abuja branch thanked them for the support so far and stressed that unity of the Igbo nation is indispensable to the development of the Nigerian state.
The meeting which took in place at Chelsea Hotel Wuse 2 had in attendance various Igbo leaders of thoughts from Abuja and neighbouring states, showcased traditional Igbo regalia adorned by invited guests while traditional Igbo music and dancers encompassed the environment.

The Possible "Trump effect" on Africa.

Many "solid" Presidential candidates, during their campaign, try to make only a hand full of achievable campaign promises, so as not to disappoint their voters when they eventually win. But Trump, being the American version of President Buhari, made as much 76 campaign promises, some of which are so unrealistic that he is starting to go back on a few of them, even before Jan 20, 2017.

Donald Trump, in an interview with Wall Street Journal, said that he will  to keep some aspects of Obama Care as he now thinks it beneficial and he like them, also because of President Obama reached out to him and talked to him about the advantages of Obama Care, so out of respect for the President he is going to give good thought to keeping it running.

This is his now stance on the health care initiative called Obamacare, against his initial campaign outbursts on how he will nullify the disaster called Obamacare and replace it with "something terrific".

Billionaire business man/Reality TV show host/ President-elect Donald Trump is not only going to affect the United States and Mexico with his polices. The "Trump effect" is also going to fizzle downwards to Africa, with Nigeria at the epicenter.

DONALD TRIUMPH!!!

                   

One of the lessons to be learned from this Trump episode is, “nobody can stop you until you stop”. Unlike many Nigerians Donald Trump has being on my radar since as far back as 2010, for the wrong reasons of course. I first came across the Trump “personality” when I managed to read just two chapters of his self acclaimed bestselling book “Think Big, Kick Ass”. His diction, his tone and puff in those first two chapters steered up a dust of discord between me his personality. A dust that has lasted till date and is not likely to settle anytime soon. However a good lesson to been learned is a good lesson to be learned, not withstanding its source.

HOW IT FEELS TO BE ONE YEAR, SIX MONTH AND SIX HOURS AHEAD OF AMERICANS.

    

It sure doesn't feel awesome to see your younger siblings make the same mistake you made when you were their age. But having your elder brother make the same mistake you made over a year ago is a new experience that has to come with its own feeling.

The United States of America is a big brother to Nigeria in more ways than not. We look up to almost everything American even our O.A.Ps try their hardest to sound American. American politicians, especially their Presidents are like the exemplary kids our Nigerian parents try to beat us into anytime we act loutishly and undisciplined. However with the emergence of a loutish and undisciplined President to the White House, who will we Nigerians now use as a yardstick to compare our equally undisciplined politicians to.

Eagle Schnapps brings you the tradition & history of Ojude Oba in Ijebu land

The Ijebu people are in the south central of Yoruba land. Contrary to some  people’s belief,  the Ijebus  are not  only found in Ogun state but also in parts of Lagos like Epe , Ejinrin & Ikorodu .They are known for their entrepreneurship and business acumen a fact which is insightful considering the Ijebus can be found in many parts of the world doing business and making money .

Asides from their business acumen, the Ijebus are very sociable people .Like the proverbial character, Jack, they work hard and celebrate well and are known to throw memorable parties. The Regberegbes which are the classes of age grades in Ijebu land are an instrument of social cohesion and mobilization. These Regberegbes form a great part of the story of Ojude Oba.

Where dreams die

City of shattered dreams
Where they hold us down
In chains.

Blessed Eid 2016, as celebrated.

         

Few weeks ago, I was reading up on the similarities shared by the Christian and Muslim religious respectively. I got to learn how Christianity and Islam share a lot, from both their identical versions of the creation story, to their accounts of Abraham's existence. I thought had seen enough until I was surprised by the Qur'an's account of Jesus Christ's extraordinary splendour, mentioned as Isa. I learnt a lot from Wikipedia and the whole Internet that day, but I had, yesterday, realized that,  there was one very important fact, Wiki didn't share. That is, both Christians and Muslims are God's children, we all crave for the same things, a good life here on earth and better life after death, and we all love celebrating.

A Country of Political Analysts.

     

On the last Sunday of the month of June in 2016, I was early enough to make it half way into the Sunday school class. I sincerely can not remember the topic of the Sunday school lecture, but I can remember quite vividly that i heard the words "Buhari" and "Change" more times in a Church environment than I have ever heard before in one place. At some point, I found it hard to differentiate between Church and the newspaper stand at Okokomaiko bus stop.

"That is the change we are all suffering, because we have refused to read our Bible". Unsure of the relationship between the Bible and our now predicament with change in the country, I paid absolute attention to what the Sunday school teacher had to say next. " The book of Proverbs chapter 24 vs 21 made it clear to us not to meddle with people who come to us with change, because their calamity is sudden, just like it is in Nigeria now,  but we refused to listen. Some did not even know that the all knowing God had warned us about APC long before now because they refuse to read their Bibles and understand God. See this Bible " as he raises his very big and 47years old looking Bible over his head to show the whole church, "it is full of empirical facts, the bible will arrest and convict you of your sins, with empirical facts and strong evidence you can't deny, unlike the EFCC under this Buhari man, who arrests you first puts one on media trial, and then scramble for the first piece of evidence lastly. " At this point I left like asking the Sunday school teacher,  if we were still church, but it seemed an unforgivable thing to do, interrupting a man in his zone. Moreover I was enjoying his outburst, it seemed laughable then, his verbal and non verbal expressions, so I just watched him continue.

Executive House of Commotion

     
                                               

Good day Nigeria. You know what they say, "when the cat is away the rats play". While the President was away in London, Minister Rotimi Ameachi and his counterpart, Minister of State Ibe Kachukwu decieded to get into a little public squabble, to flex their muscles,  just because they could.
I watched the video of their little power tussle at the Akwa-Ibom town hall meeting  on YouTube over and over again this past week, and each time,  Rotimi Ameachi's body language appeared to be more flagrant the the already blatant words that fell out of his mouth. Minister Ameachi had always been a loud mouth from time immemorial, he uses words without caution and respect for the recipients of his addresses.

Minister Ibe Kachukwu on the other hand showed character.  His character really impressed me and other Nigerians alike,  according to the views aired on Twitter. However, not too long ago in April, I wrote a piece in respect to the unguarded utterances made by the Minister of State for Petroleum, at a time when fuel scarcity in the country was at its peak, and Nigerians were yearning for answers. The Minister's words then,  seemed unforgivable, but with his recent show of maturity  and respect to the Nigerian populace by standing up for what is right and giving a higher minister a good reply on all our behalf, we not only forgive his earlier excesses, we forget them.

When Change Collides with Education.

 The present Buhari Administration promised us "change" during their 2015 campaign.  Judging from the dictionary meaning of the word,  one would have no choice but to agree with Minister Lai Muhammad that this administration is hereby living up to all her promises. Starting from changing the price of tomatoes,  to changing the state of our economy, up to the recent change in our education.

Education in Nigeria is one industry that has collided with change more times than we can remember, since its inception.  Whenever members of the older generation starts reminiscing about the good old days,  I tend to ask a million questions before I get to understand phrases like "... back then in standard one. " or "... before I entered class four".  Even younger members of our society as well succeeds in putting me into confusion nowadays with words like " basic science " and all what not.  I look around our educational system,  and tend not to see a system that gives hope for a better tomorrow, but a system that says "change is constant,  even when Buhari is not President".

Dear PMB... The Change we asked for.

I love this country, and as I said in one of my unpublished piece "what matters is that the President do the job at hand with the best people he thinks he can work with". PMB might not read this piece today or ever, but let me just address my President briefly.
 Dear PMB, many Nigerians believe in the change you promised to bring, we are waiting patiently to see these changes affect the price of garri in the market , the price of kerosene, even the price of spicy biscuits and all the other petty things that affects the common man. We are patiently waiting for fuel price to crash, we want see the value of our Naira fly, we want to sleep and wake , sleep and wake again with electricity in our homes. I personally want to be able to wait till the minute am to go out, before I press my cloth, because the power is constant.

10 days in Lagos.

The very corrosive and unpleasantries of the Lagos breeze was the first thing that welcomed me into the Land of my birth after more than 11months of absence. I expected Lagos to miss me after staying that long away from her, I've never stayed 11months aways from Lagos' kisses and hugs. I expected Lagos to jump for joy at the arrival of her beloved son and give me a close hug, some fine girls to play with and kiss, a good job paying stress-free job on the island plus more, however in my very search for a warm embrace from the mega city I mistook the almost warm breeze at berger, for a welcome to the land where "All iz Well" for me and just me, forgetting that the berger breeze is a dish served to all that crosses the very berger border of Ogun state and Lagos state, irrespective of a newbie or a son born and breaded on the very streets of Lagos, in Okokomaiko. I later discovered that Lagos actually missed me, but not in the way I hoped, not in the proud "my long lost soon is back type of way" but in a "where did u go since," "come and continue enjoying the Badagry express way traffic jam" kind of way.
  Lagos didn't even allow me to get home before she made me wish I was still back at Awka. Change really swept through my Lagos, in ways pleasant to some and unpleasant to many many more, homes were brought down like hopes, walls and shops were left broken like a heart of someone learning to fall in love in the worst ways. Change came, and I almost lost my way. If only I could loose my way into a good job that pays in big five figures na, iFor like am.
  10days in Lagos, she did treat me thus, but I love her still. I love her for her girls, they keep my day fun filled and busy. I love her for my niggas coz they make the thorns of the forest less painful and harmful by just being there and laughing me through the pain. I love Lagos for my family, even tho we are one less person, she still did an awesome job of keeping my fam together. Am not sure anybody will read this, but if you did I just wanted to tell... am in Lagos and tis being 10days already.

I'll rather chill with 1 of You than 10s of thems

  Am at that point in my life when I need you. When iNeed you to be my friend. At that point when iReallyy need you to be my best friend. Cuddle and kiss me. Am lonely and the rain is making the weather too cold and almost unbearable... I need u here so that we can do some bad things together. Those bad things God said we should not do till we get married.. I will reall love ur help in doing some, jus a little some of those bad things. I can do em alone.. That why iNeed ur help..... Coz u are my Number one Helper... I need u to sweet t talk me into sleep and tell me "Day2 will be better than what you Want it to be" jus wen I need to hear it. Trust me we all need this shit. If you haven't gotten to that point yet... U will. And if u've passed this point I'm at right now. You'd know WTF am blab-ing about.
 I need someone I can tell erry and any thing. I need u to be her.... Coz I want her to be a *HER*... Hu better her than u. I need u to listen to me, not to judge a nigga eRRy damn time, ya digg... I need u to jus listen and be objective to erry shit iSay. Am Not saying u won't get the chance to judge me ooo... U will, buh I want to be sure that wen ever u do, u'll be lenient and make me feel Loved all the way tru ur Judgment and my sentencing.
  I knw u might not really understand what I jus said in the first two paragraphs. Buh if u did... If u manage to understand... Me wen no one those... Like in this case of my blab-ing. Then Ts u I need. Ts u iWant to hang out with all day, and not feel bored. Ts u iWanna chat with using the non-verbal language me and u invented for just me and u. U is the one I want to do all the crazy stuff I want to do with. Ts iWant to pray with... Go to Church with. Get f**king high with, f*** all day with.... Fight and make up with. Make babies with... Make money with... Talk about Day1 and Day1s with... Love and Adore.. Ts u I wantt to do that shit To... Ts only u iWant to propose marriage to. With both my knees on the ground and the *Will You Marry a dough bag Like Me* question in flashing lights, on a Big bill board.. On the lightened night in the streets of Lagos or Dubai or Somalia... Or any of ur Fav cites in the world.
  Hello, if u fit into all the categories and u want to do all these dumb ass fun filled shit with me.. Den I guess ts u iWill call Wife someday.... Hello wife jus wanted to tell u that iMiss u now.. I feel like f**king u from today till my last day...* erm ts not my fault the weather is fucking cold*.. I feel like loving u, bathing with u... Finding ur trouble(this part is very important) and adoring u from today... Buh no wahala sha.... As e be say u no dey around now.. I'll wait.. As my Nigga CEK will say... I'll hold on and hold out... iPray u good.. iHope I've not met u yet.. Buh den again I'm hoping U iss hu I think U is... Any ways. Jus dey well... Lastly I hope no nigga in the whole world treats u half as well as iWould... Coz if anybody makes u feel more loved and adored more than iWould... Den this whole write up is a Farce... And that shit is fuckked up.. I will Love you my Niggaret, from the day I start to the Day one of Us dies..,.. Can't wait to meet u face to face. *smiles* buh for the main time. I guess I'll av to do other pple. A nigga can't survive this cold alone ooo... Jus wanted yuh to knw that "I'll rather chill with 1 of You. Than 10s of thems"

                                Mr Chinyere47 XXXXVii (your husband sneh)

Triumph of Love

We've being locking eyes for years now, our eyes saying things our lips couldn't. I loved here and she likes me because her beauty mesmerizes me. I waited fervently, a day "Love would Triumph" and give me a chance to kiss those perfect lips on Nemi's face. My day came, on a beach in Lagos!

This short story is an answer to the number 1 question in Creative Writing Workshop exam, a degree exam in the department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
 
Question: Write a short story of not more than 55word with title "The Triumph of Love"
  
                                  MrChinyere47XXXXVii-sneh

Triumph told me iWas Creatve and it entered my head so I wrote this rubbish on the bus home!

¤Wow, wow wow, I'm lovin it.. This final semester, I've got nothing but love for it *smiles*... Truth be told, I'd be surprised if any body steps up to this board and spends hers/his precious 5mintes to read this junk am typing... I'll be more surprised if this junk make it, from my phone to the notice board(or my blog) sef.. However I'll write! 

Dear Second semester of my not so bad Final year!! iLove You!! Seriously iDo, I knw dey whyne u! iReally love u!

Most of the stories I'll tell my kids, about my University Life.. Happened when u came around. Before u came around.. I was living a University LI(f)E. Buh u brought the Capital "F" to my "life" *damn that sounds poetic!

Wait let'stalk briefly bout Uyo!!! *Big Smiles* Gawd!!! Uyo was nothing, but everything it was expected to be and more.(Hope that was not too poetic or un-poetic.. Moving on) Uyo was fun! Not withstanding the fact that iDidn't get to tell the one gurl I've being tripping for, since year one how much Liked her during our time there, and howshe was the main reason iPaid for Uyo @the zero hour, (if u think say idey lie ask triumph),it was still mad fun! Before Uyo, my friends were.. Jus Char and Ify..(my besties b4 b4 and fo eva)... Buh the minute we touched down #NovalHotel ... Luke and KCee... a.ka. Idiot boys.. , became very good friends..and partners in crime.. Dozie smiled @me more times @Uyo than she ever had all tru the 7semesters we've spent togeada in this dept(achievement), and I dear say, she has a wonderful smile.. Triumph and UK.. A.ka.. Mummy and daddy, seal and kobis ..nko? They became good friends... in a minute, iGot to knw Iro Chidinma for who she really is.. A very 9eyes person!!!! What of MJ , Julie and Chioma! They became closer friends iEnjoyed their company!! Char and Ify stopped being my friends and became my SchoolMoms love em,... And the Crush iHave for ... The very beautiful Obimbonu Vivian Nneoma... Since year one.. Did nothing buh inflate! All thanks to Uyo!

I made new friends from other levels too oooo, in somebody LilyLee, NG, Dilim, Nicki minaj, Olivia, Nkem, Ikenna, Jeffry, kia.. I remember Somadina and the very pretty Ify... Wait.. Hu am I forgetting, eh hen.. And my year3 wife!! Nkechi a.k.a Mz Kesh, . Even from year2 sef Dorren and Mmeso repped wella, Bobo, Laptop(a.k.a lappy) and Goddy (ze thrilling 3rio) disturbed well and iEnjoy erry bit of it!! (were year2 boys there?? Can't really remember) year 1, Chikasin, Rejoice and Seminary(ogbeni u knw ya self!!)!! These guyz. Were all fun!! Made beautiful female Hausa friends too, and one close Uyo friend too.. On. The side!!! In general iHad fun.. Even if iDidn't get to Kiss one person on the beach as I planned to.. (sad face..) I still love erry moment iSpent there?? (.... I made friends out of interesting people there, too! And am happy.. Coz that ish is priceless! All Thanks to God and to You my final year second semester!.

But! Then again!!! Results con commot yesterday!!!!!! Choi..thing wan con almost cast.. Ds Cs Es erry where!!! Few Bs and As!!! E almost cast Final,, ! Ni ooo... Plus project wahala.. Plus exams coming up on monday... Plus erry erry... Buh this I'll say, After I conquer. All the demons b4 me.. And sail successfully tru this storm.. Nwa nne, ama kip missing you.. My dear Final Year second Semester! Because u were good to me! And Mami says "Hi" coz na during this period sef that part. Of my life con dey go this well! iCan't but thank ze lord! He loves me and loves yuh too!! So for those hu feel a lil beat beaten by what they saw yesterday on the notice boards,, hmmm do what iDo,! Jus laff @it.. And continue with ur life, try to do better, be convinced that u tried to do better, buh don't kill ya sef.. U knw y??? This is Y... If u are half as good as me, in whatever it is u knw how to do!! Then u will good!!! In the end of all these brouhaha, u'll see ur sef pricing a Range Rover and end up buy ur Mom one, after u have two of it, parked in ur garage! #thatallthatmatters! 

And for those that read this far!! Chill no matter how bad the results were, do like me.. Jus laff at them and wake up later this night to continue ur Jack Daniels from where stopped the last time!.... Like my M.O.G will say! #itiswell #kongani!... Eh hen iAlmost forgot if, I no call ur name for the list of pple wey iMention! U can vex.. No P... The onlyi apologies for not remembering her name is.. The beautiful dark skinned gurl.. That wore red jump suit @the dept night.. Am sorry iCan't remember thy name.. 4gve me!

                                     MrChinyere47XXXXVii  

Is Nigeria a Developed Country?

      NNAMDI AZKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA
                          
                          Faculty of Arts
 
   Department of English Language and Literature

Name: Chukwuemeka U. Chinyere

Level: 400L

Course title: Language and National development

Course code: Eng 402

Reg no: 2011024036

Lecturer: Prof Nduka.


              
        
           Is Nigeria a Developed Country?

Nigeria is a country endowed with several valuable resources, “which at the moment is of no much. relevance to her economy but the pockets of our greedy leaders”. The effect of this mis-management and improper allocation of funds is clearly stated on the walls of our society. Nevertheless that has not given us a complete answer to this topic’s question.

According to Rodgers(1969), a developed country should be able to meet equally these 3various aspects,

(1) Raising the people's standard of living.
(2) Creating a condusive enviroment for the ciziten of that country, to individually grow within.
(3) Increasng options of variety goods and services for the citizen to choose from.
It can be easily said that the Nigerian Government hs fail to really meet up to the standards of a developed country judging by the 3foremention aspects.
A developed country can also be defined as one which has many industries and a diversified economic (in an advanced state). In line with this definition, Nigeria cannot be regarded as a developed country, she has very few and low producing industries, with an epileptic economy.

Nigerian’s do not believe in self-production even though we possess all it takes to produce our own basic amenities, rather we believe in importing goods which were produced from our own exported raw materials.

Nevertheless, one cannot overlook her struggling effort in the health sector of the country as well as our educational system. Nigeria has a very long way to attain development, as its not just all about improving amenities but maintaining these amenities.

A very good example is that of Lagos State, the government set up organization with specific duties, with the aim of spurring up rapid development in the state. Its indeed a very improved step towards a developing country only if other Governors and government officials would work tirelessly towards a better tomorrow.

52 years old Nigeria has very little to show since independence. Instead we are proud of supplying a neighbouring country power, when we at home have a very poor electric supply.

Nigeria’s balance of payment and foreign reserves has not been stable since its independence in 1960. At a time, surplus takes place while at another, deficits occur and this has brought a lot of problems into the country.

On world channels, we keep hearing on various developments, but that is not the news about Nigeria, rather we keep hearing how government officials or ex-government officials are prosecuted for money laundering. Yet an average Nigerian can barely eat three times daily.

The most lucrative venture in Nigeria now is RIGGING OF ELECTIONS, KIDNAPPING, OIL THEFT and any other dubious practice one could imagine. Agriculture which ought to be an area of outmost concentration has now become the poor man’s business, since everyone is after quick oil money.

Despite all odds, Nigeria at this stage at best, can be described as "developing", for its not a day’s job to be develop a country. The leaders have key roles in enhancing development; and the newly elected leaders should, stop the boxing and fighting on going in National Assembly and some other State house of assembies as well, and effect the so called "Change" h Nigerians voted for during the past General elections. I hope Nigerians made the right choice in voting their leaders for they determine the countries tomorrow with the help of God.

6 Ways to Know that the plate of beans u are eating ws cooked by ME!!!

(1) There must be at least 4pieces of stones inside each plate!!! Pls don't blame me, blame the pple wey plant the beans!!! Abi na. Stone and beans dem dey plant ni join the beans? Y must stone be too mch inside???!! E tire me sef ooo! 

(2) Somethng must pass something, either! Water will be too much, or oil will be too much! Or salt! Something must pass somethig! Be on the look out!and try to get use to *EAT* Eh hen!

(3)I don't cook my beans with crayfish, I have a, no crayfish policy! Personally I don't see the reason y ishuld cook beans with crayfish ,,, e no make any diffrence taste, without crayfish, the food tastes d same nd reduces my stress! So no complain if u no taste crayfish! For y*all crayfish lovers

(4) Eh fourth one is! The plate of beans must be small! Because I succeed in choping half of the entire food inside pot b4 food reach ground! Don't blame me blame Hunger!

(5)My beans is always soft!! Always always grandpa????!! Always,! U knw y? Becos!! I always forget am cooking, wen ever am cooking beans!

(6) Lastly!!!! If u are eating my plate of beans!!! U must purge afterwards! That's my trademark, If u no purge, iSwear no be me cook that beans! The only person that will eat beans wey iCook nd not Purge is ME!!! 

End ov story!...

Signed MrChinyere.. Number one beans cook(er)! Lol thaknkYou... So contact me if u want my beans cooking services at ur events, weddings and all what not!

If You are not losing friends, then you are not growing.

"If You are not losing friends, then you are not growing." MrJournal, iDon't knw hw true the above statement is, but what iKnw for sure is dis, iam not one to keep a very long list of friends, it's more like when me and you are no longer in the same geo-politcal zone,,, or on the same planet... Well dats when contacting each other starts getting cold.., dis might be a bad habit... Some thing, my bestie from secondary school (jide) complains about... And some times iTry to help the situation by calling and chatting more often... Buh it's not jus me... I and Jay still are good friends oo(or so iThink) buh calling and chatting almost everyday like pple dating, really does not sit well, wif me... Buh that dosen't change the fact that iLove my friends... (Not as much as iLove my pretty lil sis though)... Buh iStill love emm very much sha... U knw when things like watsapp and fb, are erry where... It's now easier to keep in touch, and grow up witout losing friends. *buh how easy is that*, first it was Habib hu started the BMC class of 2010 group on Whatsapp, and now MissRachel invites me to Career class room of 2010... iReally feel honored by their thoughts and gestures... As a matter of fact... It was kingsley that started this watsapp room thing first if u ask me... With friends world, (kings not the most reasonable guy in the world) (buh he's still a good cool fella... Deep down inside).... Lol... So iFeel happily nostalgic when ever am around my hommies frm way back via whatsapp or real life!. Just a few days ago, Obidi's set, class of 2014 english language and literature, Unizik... Wrote their final exams..m which basically meant... They were graduates(in the absence of any carryovers)... They we very happy, pop wine and pure water all over the place... And some of their gurls were screaming like a mad man was fucking them crazy... In the midst of all those craze.. iAnd most of my 300level classmates were taken by thoughts, of hw this time next year, "it would be us" and then it will be all over, coz no matter hw u look at it... The day u write ur last degree exam is the last day u'll see all yuh classmates(both the ones you love and hate) together in one place... Under no circumstance will y'all ever gather together complete in one place again... If u doubt me... Lemme ask u, since ur secondary school graduation party, have u ever seen all ur class mates, or half all ur classmates all in one place at once????... Even in the so called watsapp chat room, we all don't come up at the same time.. Dis is wha am saying... Everybody goes own, doing them self... Making money, falling in love, duping someone, or getting duped, some of us are getting married while some are getting knocked up.. iAin't judging... Am jus saying we all do ourselves.. Differently, we losing friends and making new ones, like a lizard shedding skin! .... Which makes me kinda scared of graduating... Because that might probably the last time I'll see char..or talk to her... Ogunbona... Will no longer be my guy..m he'll be some guy iWent to school wit, Ify, will probably be, in just my memory soon to fade away as days turn into seconds and hours into years!... And all these got me thinking... When in life do we have friend forever?.... Yes! When do we have friends that will last forever... Maybe, just maybe, I've got an answer.... U knw what journal? I think my niggas frm okoko will be my friends for ever(after much thought) thing is, iDont get to choose, buh those guyz... Guzman, UG, MrLiberrty, MrZing... , Mattew, Kings,,, Abbey, Chukwuma.. Segun!!! They are there... Always... When we go out and do us out side.. We still come back to the hood where we call home!... As much as iMight hate to edit the list a little iDont have thet right... iLoveMyNiggas..... #PlsNote.... iDidn't plan any of this... iJus wrote as it came.... If iDidn't mention year name... Then u not on the list. *wink*

Pls note that this piece was written in August2014, jus stumbled on it and thought to share again!

#NoBody'sPerfect Nobody is expected to be.... Buh we all are expected to Grow up!
                                         MrChinyere47 #HBDKingsMan!