HCOTN 25102015

Hephzibah's Commentary on Today's News
25/10/2015

1. Obasanjo escapes death on late wife’s 10th remembrance
Hephzibah: Erm, we bless God. I wonder who will fix the road when the ex-president whose house is assessed by that road didn’t consider it worthy of fixing…Hmmm

2. Pro-Biafra Igbo tear Nigerian passports
Hephzibah: I feel the pain of my Biafran brethren. A country that treats some of her citizens like trash yet refuses to let them go. I don’t want to talk about Pharaoh and Israel. The only question I have for my passport-tearing brethren is that what will they use to identify themselves or travel abroad if they need to while the struggle for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra is on? Hmmm

3. NDLEA arrests two more suspects with 89 ATM cards
Hephzibah: I appreciate the vigilance of the NDLEA oooo. I mean what are these people doing with so many ATM cards. The only question in my mind is the correlation between Drug Law enforcement and ATM cards. I haven’t been able to establish the connection. Please, can someone explain it to me in every day language? Thank you.

4. Ambode on depression
Hephzibah: Erm, good talk Governor Ambode. HOWEVER, I hope this is not to prepare us for the lie that Dr. Heista Thomas committed suicide because of depression. That lie has too many holes to fly…#JustSaying

5. Election Tribunal: Okowa, Lalong know fate on Monday
Hephzibah: Dear Punch, when I checked Page 6, I found only Governor Lalong’s story. What’s up with Governor Okowa’s story…Plenty things to say but as I don’t know anyone in DSS, let me ‘shut up’ my mouth…Hmmm

6. Don’t pay Boko Haram for our children’s release – Chibok parents
Hephzibah: Hmmm…Finally, we’ll hear from the parents. Okay o…I also don’t believe BH is sincere so Baba, please listen to the Chibok parents this time. Don’t waste our money. Besides, one of your ‘Change Agents’ told me that one shouldn’t negotiate with terrorists. Please listen to your people, Baba. Tenkiu

7. Nigeria tackles UK over plan to deport 29000 Nigerians
Hephzibah: I think Nigeria’s argument is weak and silly. If there are Nigerians that are living illegally in the UK, they need to be sent back. I’m ashamed to read that Nigeria is telling the UK that they cannot deport Nigerians living ILLEGALLY in the UK who are not medically fit to travel, Then the nonsense about someone who has been living ILLEGALLY in the UK for 30-40 years not having family to be deported to is an utter disgrace…Nigeria…Hmmm

8. ICPC recovers N4bn in six months
Hephzibah: With all these trillion trillion loot we’ve been reading about in the papers, it’s only N4bn that ICPC has recovered, Well, please give me 0.5bn Naira so I can sort out my bills and buy a house in Palm Grove. Tenkiu

9. Federal Character should be removed from constition – Prof. Ibidapo-Obe
Hephzibah: Hmmm…I don’t think it should be totally expunged; I just think it needs to be properly designed to ensure that one section of the nation is not marginalized. 

10. Woman with cancer shuns chemotherapy for urine
Hephzibah: Hmmm…Let’s see how it goes for Sam Ravelle of Surrey. I’m kind of hoping it works out because I’m not really a fan of chemotherapy but it’s currently the proven option…Hmmm

11. Industrial consumers get 30% rise in electricity tariff
Hephzibah: I’m reading the story and the figures I’m seeing are as high as 61%. Ikeja DISCO is reducing the tariff to industrial users by 1%. Meanwhile, they’ve refused to give us domestic consumers power. Diarris God o. Apparently, 30% is the average. So, how will this impact the already high cost of production? Is this the only option available? Hmmm….

12. TSA delays salaries of social service workers
Hephzibah: Hmmmm…Someone should please remind me again what the value of this TSA is to the nation…

13. Single mothers stigmatized in Nigeria – Adeola Erogunaiye-Olulana
Hephzibah: Thou speakest truth ma’am.Adeola Erogunaiye-Olulana runs Precious and Pretty Moms. If you’re a single mom, you should look up this lady. I wish you the best.

14. Dad changed nappies, plaited our hair – Benjamin Adekunle’s daughter
Hephzibah: For those that don’t know, Benjamin Adekunle was a war veteran popularly called Black Scorpion…yet he changed nappies and plaited hair…Erm, what’s that your reason for not getting involved in caring for your child, sir?

15. Amuneke slams Eaglets’ display against Croatia
Hephzibah: Remember I already suspected that this bros was already preparing our minds for a loss. Hmmm…

16. Mo Abudu’s film, FIFTY, shot in the arm for Nigeria
Hephzibah: Now I’m going to search for HEAR WORD and FIFTY, make I fit “hear word”



NYSC 2015  Batch ‘B’ Registration at the various orientation camps commences on October 28 and closes by October 29, 2015. I wish all Corps members safe trips to their orientation camps. Stay good and faithful o. No story, abeg.

Have you registered for your BVN? If your answer is NO, oya, kia kia, osiso, maza maza, go and register. Soon, you’ll need to provide your BVN before commenting here, lol. I still need someone to educate us on the benefit of the BVN TO THE CUSTOMER. I hope it’s not going to be like the service providers that have become unbearable after we registered our SIMs. Anyhow, please take some time to register for your BVN this week. After the deadline, BVN will only be issued to new accounts 

I am praying for my nation. I hope you are doing the same?

Enjoy your day.