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Friday 19 May 2017

My Five Years in KSU - Yinka Oladipupo Weep For The Fututre Of Kogi [Read Article]

Facts unexplainable.

The question is are we really getting the picture of the future this government is painting for us? Isn't it "pleasant"? lol.

This government does not have a tangible package to deliver. If higher institutions of learning in the state could be closed for this long then we're truly in a changed and new direction era.

I have refused to complain too much about the strike or call on the ASUU body to consider the students maybe because where two elephants fights it's the grasses under that'll suffer...what if my parents were victims.

You cannot hold the GYB for it all because he arrived on a platter of gold and never made any promises to anyone, being in the office for him is a child of circumstance and we are waiting for 2019. I am not surprised if I'll be forced to spend 10yrs to bag a degree certificate that is not capable of engaging me for a life time because I know how the Nigerian style of leadership works.

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny! Which of course is the case in Kogi State and Nigeria at large. Our schools are closed and we dare not talk.

Anyigba Closed

Lokoja Closed

Ankpa Closed

EDUCATION DOWN

Are we really tired of this annual epidemic anniversary that is killing our future? How do we describe the spirit of cowardness, weakness and fearness.

If the SUG is not playing its role as expected, how do we get across to the other side of the shore. We have to understand that the government is watering down the archaic and destitute education they are serving us but, we're just looking at ourselves like monkey and baboons.

Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life. If we're not ready to die for it, take the word 'resumption' out of our vocabulary.

The government of Nigeria is actively watering down the inferior quality of education available to us, they want to cow us, they want to keep us in perpetual darkness, they want to make us a generation that cannot speak in the face of oppression, they want to make us uneducated despite our BSc, B.A and MScs.

Fellow Nigerian students, an injury to one is an injury to all. The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. Let us all raise our voices until Kogi State higher institutions of learning are reopened. What's sause for the goose is for the gander. Least said soonest mended. We also deserve a substantial quality of education just like their children and not this substandard and antiquated something.

Little wonder why Nigeria is not developing because the mind has been shifted away from creating geniuses to creation of pedestal eventuality those we've been doing since 1960.

I'll shift my aggression away from the external bodies such as ASUU and GOVERNMENT to the so called students. We are the victims of the result here and we are not ready to die for what is our rights. Until we understand that the government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims we will remain in this cocoon of indifference.

The ALUTA spirit has been sold for a stipend to fear. This government is always against any form of opposition by anybody which is hideous and shows the level of impunity in the state. LAUTECH students realized it was becoming an unbecoming only when they've spent about ten months at home and our case is mostly related here. Sen Dino Melaye addressed the striking conundrum in the plenary session but what has happened. Do we really believe that he's fighting for us? This little boy can never be fooled because "When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'."

I stand to be the Martin Luther King, Kwame Nkruma, Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela, Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Kalu, Austin Okai of the great Kogi State University. I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. I can never be cowed. The moment schools as shut in the state, the progress and development of the state are down not just for the moment but, also time unknown.
Have you seen the picture of the Social Sciences Faculty that is in vogue on social media? I sometimes sit and ponder over my worst decision of choosing Kogi State University for study centre but, I believe that is a reason hidden from me by God.

This is what Wangari Mathai of Kenya said about leaders "Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership" but the case here in Nigeria is contrary.

Leave the self centred government officials alone if you make peaceful revolution impossible you make violent revolution inevitable for a time is coming when Nigerians will have nothing left to eat but them. A time is coming when those of us they've refused to serve will be threats to their own children. A time is coming when there'll be armed rubbers among us that'll not allow them and their children to enjoy their loots. Most of all a time is coming when a son of nobody like me will hit the ground of the government house and mount the alter of leadership.

#reopenksu

#reopenksp

#reopencoea

Diary Of A Lokoja Guy (Episode 1) By Victor Daniel

Hakim lays on the couch, his head resting on the handle and one leg hung over the headrest, tapping his screen as his hairy chest pumped up and down. He chews a gum irritably loudly while humming an inaudible tune to himself. We have been quiet for the past few minutes and an air of awkwardness have started sweeping across the living room, so I decide to break the mound of silence. What other topic was there to introduce if not women?

"Guy, come find me Lokoja babe nau", I say. He looks away from his phone to me briefly, a smug smile lighting up his face and then he looks back to his phone.

"You wey na you get all the girls for Facebook?" He says, still absent-mindedly chewing his gum nonchalantly.

"All those Facebook girls dey far jor. Most of them dey Lagos and Portharcourt dem. I need Lokoja babe", I retort. "All the Lokoja girls for my list no dey give me face. E just be like say I no get luck for their side", I add.

He laughs briefly and in a moment, his expression arranges back to normal. "Na because you no dey the circle na", he says.

"What circle?"

"Lokoja girls are a bit different from your usual Lagos catches. They are not moved by the things that moves your Lagos conquest. They are not concerned with the brilliance of your Facebook updates or your social media popularity. They are more interested in non-virtual indulgences. And like I said, you are not part of the circle."

I still don't understand him. "Na English you dey speak. All these talks about circles abi wetin, I don't get o." I say.

"OK, what's your Facebook name?"

"Victor Daniel."

"That's my point. Your name doesn't even portray you as a Lokoja boy. My name is Abdulmalik Bako. An average Lokoja girl, with her beautiful hijab wrapped around her head and some Muhammed or Ibrahim as her surname, will easily give me more attention than she gives to you," He says.

"But why is it that way?"

"Because Lokoja girls like this sense of association. Lokoja is a tiny place where everyone knows everyone. All the happening Lokoja guys on Facebook seem to belong to a huge clique. Something, like a string, joins them together. That's why they all have the same mutual friends. OK look at this, you have Abdullahi Abu, Wahab Slimkid, Ashraph Ibrahim, Jamal Maiyaki. I could go on and on. Somehow, all of these guys are connected. Then there is Victor Daniel. Does your name even sound like any of the names I mentioned above? With your name, it doesn't even seem like you are from Lokoja. These Lokoja girls don't fuck with foreigners fam.

"Moreover", he continued, "your whole Facebook activity, both with posts and friends, do not reflect anything that suggests you are a proper Lokoja boy. To get a Lokoja chic, you have to be friends with her friend. How many of these happening Lokoja guys do you roll with?"

"Very few. Almost none. I hardly go out."

"You see? That's what I mean. You are disconnected from this place and somehow it affects your chances of scoring a chic here. That is why you only attract chics from Lagos and Portharcourt. See me na, I no be fine boy, I no popular like you for Facebook, but any time any day..." he adjusts his voice to a whisper, "I go score Lokoja babe before you."

We both laugh. I get his point, and for the first time I realise how disconnected I am from the social life of a town I have inhibited for the past seven years. I have never had a Lokoja girlfriend, which by implication means that I have never had any sexual intimacy or connections with a girl here. For a guy who has a pretty active sexual life, it was not a good record.

Abdulmalik, who had resumed tapping the screen of his phone and humming a new tune to himself, had a girl he had spent the night with bathing in his bathroom. Amina, she introduced herself as. She was the third girl he brought home in a week.

"Where you dey meet all these girls?" I had asked him.

"For Facebook na."

"The same Facebook wey I dey?" I asked, wondering what he had that I didn't that made him so lucky with Lokoja girls while I always met a dead end every time I tried to create an intimacy with a Lokoja girl. They either did not reply my messages or when they did I found them either too boring or uninterested in the conversation or straight out unintelligent enough to have a conversation with. Sometimes, I'm tempted to think my standards are too high to keep a regular conversation with them. I had relayed this problem to Malik and he explained:

"Lokoja girls don't have time for your big big English or how funny or creative you are. Dem no dey for time wasting. Message them, set a date immediately, take them out on that date, buy them Ice cream, bring them home. Finish. They don't have time for depth abi intellectual discourse."

I'm two months out of my last relationship. As it usually is with my previous relationships, it was a long distance relationship. Meaning I had to travel every time I seek sexual relief. I needed to, for a change, try something close. For once, I wanted a girl I could easily reach out to. The type I could just call like 'hello? Are you free? I kinda want my dick sucked in an hour.' Just kidding. But you get the drill right? But here I am having problems with even maintaining the slightest emotional connection with a girl from my town. Half the Lokoja girls on Facebook are donned in their hijab. And hijab girls, beautiful as they are, don't want to mess with a relative stranger with two English names.

However, Malik has decided to help me. He is the only Lokoja friend I have. We were lodge mates back in Kogi State University and he became my flatmate in Lokoja. He has invited me to a party where he will introduce me in person to a couple of his girls. Most likely girls he had slid his 7 inch pole into their honeypots, but who cares? Beggar get choice?

Want to know how the party went down? Keep tabs on this space for the episode two. Take care.

If You Attended Kogi State University, You Can Relate To These Pictures [Funny

If you were a student of Kogi state university once or you still are, these pictures will make a lot of sense to you… Lol

Five and Six

Bad Belle… I see you

So unfair…

Be lying for your father there

Cheei!

Have mercy on my pocket

Keep space for me for queue, I dey come

God, why me

What am I supposed to do with my life now?

10.

Thunder will strike you

11.

Kip kwayet my friend

12.

You don’t have change abi you don’t have money

13.

Ghen Ghen… You have vexed him

14.

Lazy people smh…

15.

You are so good

16.

I still like my life

17.

So perfect..

18.

Na only Sunday dem dey dress

19.

… The saviour has come back home

20.

After Lectures + Hunger + TDB + Carry Overs has panel beaten you

21.

These social science students sef

22.

But.. Why?

23.

Chimuooooo!!!

24.

Gate fee? What’s that?

25.

Typically Igala

26.

Can’t you just sign the two at once so I won’t have to return?

Source:jollofNigeria.com

10 Truths To Remeber When Things Go Wrong

This may only make complete sense if you are going through a rough patch. There's a lot of advice and comforting words in this piece which is why I decided to share it. Always remember, you are never alone in your struggle.

1. Have Humility
Generally, it is said that humility relates to the ability to be humble or having a clear perspective and respect for one’s place in context.
But what isn’t mentioned, is that humility comes from humiliation.The feeling of humiliation can be one of the hardest to cope with.
But with humility comes the understanding that things really aren’t as big as you make them out to be. You should never feel ashamed for anything. Love yourself, forgive yourself and accept that although you may have gone through hell and back, you are worthy. Don’t be so hard on yourself!
You are a beautiful human being, inside and out.

2. Life is an Adventure
Taking risks helps you grow and trying new things enhances your creativity. Success isn’t achieved without discomfort and by venturing this route you will challenge yourself.
Step out of your comfort zone. If it’s scary and exciting… DO IT!

3. Great Things Take Time
If you immediately manifested your every desire instantly by thought, then there would be no reason to incarnate. The soul grows the most during physical incarnation.
Instant gratification becomes stale and boring. We are here to experience the joy of anticipation, patience and commitment. All the while growing stronger in confidence.
Instant results are rarely the best results. With patience, you can greatly expand your potential. If your desires were always fulfilled immediately, you would have nothing to look forward to. You would miss out on the joys of anticipation and progress.
Value that comes in an instant is gone just as fast. Value that takes your time and commitment to create will outlive the creator himself.

4. Be Kind to Yourself
Accept that you are doing the best you can and it is good enough. We tend to be our worst critics and by accepting ourselves we release the need for others to accept us.

5. Change What You Can Change
You can’t change the experiences you’ve had, but you can change the way you feel about them. By changing your perspective, you can change how you relate to the experiences in your life.

6. Good and Bad is a matter of Perspective
Life is not black and white, no matter how hard you try to make it that way. Its more like 50 shades of grey. It may seem unfair in some instances, when things happen you wished you could change. But you will see in time, that everything happens for a reason, and nothing happens by chance.
The idea of what is good and bad, right and wrong are moral guidelines you identify with to ensure at the end of the day, you can lay down in your bed at night and say “I’m a good person”.
People aren’t good or bad, there are things we can do that are hurtful to others and ourselves, or things that we can do that are loving to others and ourselves. When we identify with good and bad, right and wrong we become attached to the idea and cage ourselves.
You are free.

7. Even the small struggles are a step forward
In the pursuit of happiness, patience does not mean waiting. Patience is continually working hard on your dreams and keeping a positive attitude.
Achieving your dreams isn’t easy, it can come with sacrifices in your relationships, a lot of time alone and dealing with others who just don’t understand.
It’s a test of your determination. Just how bad do you want it? If you want it bad enough you’ll do anything. You’ll discover that you are no longer walking the path, you are paving the way and it’s worth it.

8. Nothing Lasts Forever
When the darkness passes, the light emerges. When life seems to be gliding smoothly along, enjoy it. When your troubles come your way, embrace them. Every ending is a new beginning.

10. Pain Helps You Grow
As the old saying goes, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. But before this strength can emerge, you must accept your pain.
Each time a tragic event occurs that you think you can’t handle, it is common to try to remove yourself from it altogether. But each time you do this, you leave a piece of yourself behind. When you disassociate yourself with your pain, you cause a split to occur within you. Commonly known as soul splitting. By embracing your pain and bringing it within to heal, you empower your own growth.
We grow most through difficult experiences, so embrace it. Let the darkness shape you, let it reform you, let it cradle you and birth you into a new life and a new way of being.

10 Attitudes Ladies Display Online That Deny Them Husbands In Real Life

Whether you agree with me or not, social media is one of the places you can truly get to have a foresight of the kind of person you’re dealing with.

However, the attitudes displayed by most ladies online is a reflection of the kind of person they really are out there, so don’t let the mentally ill pukes blindfold you that some people don’t live their real lives online

Without wasting time, I shall discuss the attitudes displayed by ladies on social media that robs them of husbands in real life

1. Gold-digging Attitude

Some ladies are fond of putting up all sorts of gold digging status online just to showcase their class. To be very candid, no matter how rich a dude is, it’s very discouraging to see a lady putting up status that reeks of gold-digging.

This is a big turn off because such a dude will feel the lady is nothing but a money monger. This remind me when I saw a revelation that I should woo a lady on BBM, to my surprise she quickly put up the status “I’m allergic to broke dudes”. The man of God just shook his head and the rest is history

2. Being too Rude/Hostile

Many ladies are not accommodating and are usually very rude, pompous and narcissistic online. They talk rudely, dish out insults at any slight provocation and also treat both guys with good intentions and bad intentions like Dangote bag of cement. Out of ignorance, many of them don’t know that such an awkward attitude may deny them husbands.

3. Stereotyping Online Dudes as Players

A dude might stumble on a lady’s comment and finds it very thoughtful and brilliant and the dude decides to send a mail just to know more of her. The lady sees the mail and jumps into conclusion that all he wants is s*x. This myopic way of reasoning that every dude that sends friend request or mail only wants s*x has been immensely contributing to their lost of potential chairmen.

4. Being Too Impatient

Impatience often makes ladies send their future husbands away just because they couldn’t answer the question “where did you get my phone number or PIN?”. Last year, I added a lady on BBM and guess what? She was the first to PING me with the message “tell me where you got my PIN otherwise I will delete you right away”. Can you just imagine?

5. Incessantly Demanding for Recharge Card

This is a barbaric act that portrays a lady classless and shameless. A dude met a lady barely a week and she’s already demanding recharge card and data subscription to enable her chat with him. In fact, the one that annoys me most is seeing status update such as “”my data bundle is about to finish, who cares to renew it?” Many ladies don’t see anything bad in this act unknown to them that it depletes their chances of finding husband

6. Displaying Slut-ish Attitude

Before a dude decides to add a lady on social media, the first he will do is check her pictures to have a foresight of the kind of person he wants to add, and by the time he sees all sorts of boobs and buttocks revealing pictures, he concludes she’s irresponsible and nothing but a chop and clean mouth material.

7. Changing Relationship Status like Disco Light

Another thing that discourages potential chairmen from wooing a lady is frequent changing of relationship status.

If a lady often changes her relationship status from single to engaged, engaged to married and vice versa, this will put potential the chairmen into a state of confusion, therefore, some of them will lose interest in that process and they will feel she’s chameleon-like in nature

8. Displaying a Degree of Dumbness

Just as my friend always say, If they want to date a lady, they will like to have her facebook ID and check the content of what she posts online and by the time they see updates that reeks of dumbness and illiteracy, they will just jejely wear their boxers and withdraw themselves.

9. Making Unrealistic Qualities in a Man

Honestly speaking, some ladies usually found on social media looking for 1,000 qualities in just a man. He must be rich, handsome, light skinned, funny, brilliant, six packed; must have elaborate joystick and should be God fearing.

Haba !!! All these qualities in just a man? Even Jesus Christ does cannot have all these qualities.

10. Uploading Pictures of Various Dude as each day passes

No be say these guys dey go birthday or something. They are always putting up their pictures and start heaping praises on them for financially help. This act is a big turn off for dudes cos I will feel she’s promiscuous in nature

By Tosyne2much

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10 ‘ode’ questions Nigerian guys ask girls about menstruation

**1. Can I still enter ‘small’ if you are ‘seeing blood’?**

Oga, you seriously need to fear God o! Enter where? ‘seeing blood’ bawo?Doesn’t it have a name? It is called menstruation, dude. And no, you cannot enter small…

2. Why didn’t you tell me before hand?

Kai! I know we have a monthly calendar but most times, our calculation is either two days ahead or two day prior to the calculated date. Sorry, the chucking will have to be suspended till next week.

3. Is it real blood?

No sir, it is ketchup mixed with Mile 12 tomatoes.

4. When will it finish so that I can enter again?

Dear bae, we do not know either. As much as we enjoy chucking too, some periods may last for five days on an average. It could be longer. Check back in two weeks. No show for now.

5. Do you want to do?

Well, we are divided about this, really. While some ladies are like: “Oh please! Do you know how messy menstruation is? Plus the sore vagina we carry about? Do you know how heavy, sluggish and sore we feel? Other women are like : “Give it to me baby! Take me baby!” Na una sabi that one!

6. Why are you acting like a mad woman na?

Me? Mad woman…Have you experienced cramps before? Do you know how many liters of blood I release during menstruation? Egbon, it is over!

7. Why are you wearing Beyonce pants? What happened to your G-string?

Boda, it is for better for worse. If you like me in g string, you should like me in granny panties as well. Who g-string abi g-rope epp?

8. Is it painful?

No, its not painful. Bring your laps, let me cut it open. Then, imagine someone grabbing your little johnny , twisting it for one week; every month for over 40 years of your life. While this happens, you’ll also be bleeding profusely from your most intimate area, experiencing head and back aches, nausea, bloating, sore boobs and mood swings, and you’ll either need the bathroom twice as often to check if you are leaking or not. Guy, don’t ask me that question again, biko.

9. Do you wear pampers all the time?

*sigh* First of all, it is not pampers. Oya, say P-A-D! Pad not pampers. And yes, we wear it all day during menstruation.

10. What can we do to make it better?

Ehen! Five things actually, especially in this Buhari era…

1. Plant us a tomato garden(I heard one ball goes for N500 now)

2. Get us painkillers and serve as human pillow

3. Cry with us

4.Buy us whatever we need,(including Range rover sport and a duplex in Chevy view, Lekki)

5.Give us ice-cream. Lots of ice-cream.

Series: The Diary of a Campus Babe -Part 1 and 2

source; maquinnews.blogspot.com

They say each day comes with its blessings and I guess some also come with their curse…let me cuT to the chase here.

It was just another afternoon on campus and we had just finished a hectic biology practical and some of my coursemates and I decided to just chill at a little and have some snacks and fizzy drinks.we were about 7:3guys and 4girls. Among the guys,was chuks: a really cute dude who had a serious crush on me,every1 in d department knew about his love for me, but since he had never said anything about it to me,I just decided to keep him as a friend. Chuks suggested we sat at a separate area,he said he wanted to talk to me about somthing(I already knew what it was but I wanted to hear it from the horse’s mouth),so I said ok and immediately we left for anothe table, the rest of them were hailing chuks! chuks!their eyes followed us till we sat down,and I became so shy.finally chuks started talking…

So chuks started talking about his feelings for me,I had heard those lines before but there was something about how he said it…gosh! He was romantic,too bad I already had a boyfriend whom he had never met,his name was femi. I had told Femi about chuks and the gist in our department, femi had become jealous and I liked that(dnt judge me please) sometimes making a guy jealous increases his level of care and attention towards you,every girl like attention and I was no different.

Chuks had finished what I would call an excellent romantic episode and he asked me to be his girlfriend, I declined and told him I already had a boyfriend whose name was femi,it was then it occured to me that femi and I had agreed to see by 3pm,it was already 3:30. I jerked and told chuks I had to meet with femi,he wore a downcast look and pleaded with me to stay a while longer. Well I couldn’t really resist his babyface charm so I decided to stay for 15minutes more, after all,there would be plenty of time to spend with femi.

Chuks and I had talked for over 20mins,he was really funny and kinda shy when talking to me,the last time I met a guy like him was in secondary school.I was really enjoying myself and had forgotten my date with Femi, when I almost had a heart attack. O my goodness! I exclaimed,chuks demanded to know what happened,then I told him that femi was here. I had barely finished talking when femi just came and grabbed a seat at our table.

Gbam gbam gbam…I could hear that drum sound in my ear…I am finished…

To Be Continued…

Series: The Diary of a Campus Babe -Part 2

The moment they saw femi at our table,my course mates began to adjust their table,one of them even took off the head phone he was putting on,probably to hear the action. I could feel the scrutiny of 5 pairs eyes at me,I was fully clothed but I felt as Unclad as I was born. They all looked away when I turned towards them,those devils! I said to myself why did this have to happen here and now? This was a really awkward moment, Femi was normally a gentleman but with a bad temper when annoyed. Unlike him,he didn’t even accept the handshake which chuks extended his hands for, when I saw this I felt like running away from the table, I started wondering what to do,should I just put on an angry look on face and walk away?should I ask chuks to excuse us?that would be so unfair I thought, My thoughts were interrupted by Femi’s voice “so what are you doing here he asked” I was so scared of him because I know he could create a wild scene so I calmly said “nothing,I just came to eat something after my practical session”.

He looked at the two empty cans of sprite and then replied,really with a sarcastic look, he then asked”how long have you been here?” I decided to lie,and said not long just 30mins, Chuks glanced at me and threw his face . When I said this Femi was filled with rage and he said “so you’ve started lying right? I’ve been watching you for over 2hrs sitting here with this guy laughing stupidly” I could feel my body go tensed and sweaty…

Femi’s eyes were filled with fury,so you kept me waiting for hours because of another guy,I was already filled with fear,I managed to stutter I’mmm sorry,I could feel the tears that were about to drop form my eyes,I was fighting to hold them back , Chuks noticed this and could not stand it so he decided to defend me. she told me she had a date,I pleaded with her to stay with me just a little longer,its not really her fault, Chuks told femi. Femi totally ignored him,he didn’t even act as if anybody just talked. Out of anger Femi yelled “you are a big fool,so its because of this idiot you stood me up…after everything we’ve been through I dnt blame you at all”

Chuks couldn’t take it any longer,he yelled back at him “what’s up with you?how can you talk to a lady like that?dnt you have manners,I dnt mind how you talk to me but you shouldn’t speak to her like that,afterall she’s apologised ,dnt talk to her like again,at least not in my presence…

I just sat down pitying myself, imagining a lot of crazy things,what if they got into a fight?(Although its kinda cute when two guys fight over you,but not in this case),I knew that if such a thing happened,my course mates would not hesitate to record the video,another thought creeped in,what if Femi slapped me and beat me up I got really scared(because I know say I know kukuma get power)I was simply enveloped in shame,my course mates were probably enjoying this scene,I silently wished I could disappear at that moment. My emotional side got the better of me. I pleaded with femi to stop embarrassing me and to be considerate of the fact that my course mates were watching us. He told me to shut up which I quickly did.

After a while,he took a deep breath,hissed at me and told me to get him something to it,I was both surprised and relieved ,at least he wouldn’t talk much while eating.

Meanwhile, Chuks was still angry and I also pleaded with him to calm down,he had no choice but to do so…finally! peace at last. Or so I thought..

To Be Continued…