One of the guys was filling out a form that required him to supply his Next of Kin and the beneficiary of the emoluments that should be paid in the event of his demise. He filled his wife's name as the Next of Kin but insisted that he would fill his own name as the Beneficiary. Sigh! How will a dead person enjoy financial benefits? I doubt he thought about it deeply...
By the way, this is the same man that expects his wife to pound yam for him any time he calls for it (no matter her condition).
He was shouting for all to hear, so I'm not betraying any confidence. He did NOT pay an enormous amount as bride price; he is just the product of the shameful patriarchal society that elevates the man above the woman just because of his genitals....And it's a shame...
It's mindsets like these that I do all I can to fight. Thankfully, the men around him told him that he was out of line. I don't know what he actually filled in the form but I was so glad to hear about 4 men lecturing him (just as they did when he came up with the pounded yam gist) about the proper way to treat his wife.
For every man that has embraced the message of #GenderParity, this update is to celebrate you. Thank you for speaking up against injustice. An injustice to one is an injustice to all.
Please tag any man that is ACTIVELY speaking up for #GenderParity. You are celebrated sir.
Enjoy your day.
Thursday, 23 June 2016
Sunday, 5 June 2016
So The President Has An Ear Infection
So, the President has an ear infection...Nothing new about that...After all, that's the rumored reason why he didn't come to Lagos. Besides, at 75, what do you expect?
The President ADMITS that he has an ear infection that needs treatment. Now, that's news! It appears that in Nigeria, political leaders and their appointees are not permitted to require treatment. The taunts are unbelievable! He has the constitutional right to fall ill na. My people, please take a chill pill. For as long as he is not of an unsound mind, he is permitted to fall ill and seek treatment.
The President has an ear infection and is going to LONDON to get treated. LONDON? Is that not in the United Kingdom? Is that not the country that collects exorbitant school fees from our students and sends them back home IMMEDIATELY their studies are concluded? Is that not the country that the Prime Minister referred to Nigerians as being fantastically corrupt? Why are we using our "fantastically corrupt" money to fund that economy? Shey e no pain us ni?
Also, who is paying for the "medical leave"? If it's coming from our collective pockets, it's time to talk about equipping Nigerian hospitals to treat ENT issues (I want to believe there are a few specialist hospitals here in Nigeria that can attend to Pa Buhari). After all, we're admonished to #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira. Or are some "animals" more equal than others?
On the issue of the beheading vs beaten to death, it's like saying "I'll rather kill myself than commit suicide". A matriarch has been murdered. She should not be allowed to die in vain. We cannot afford to have "sacred cows". We should not enable a system where a murderer can walk away scot free with "He/She blasphemed the Prophet/Holy Spirit". The President's speech was good, in my opinion. However, it shouldn't end there. We need an update from the police on what has been done to the murderers. Our anthem says the aim is "To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign". Any "peace" without justice is false peace.
My people, please let's continue to pray for our country and contribute our quota to national development. God will help us. Good morning.
The President ADMITS that he has an ear infection that needs treatment. Now, that's news! It appears that in Nigeria, political leaders and their appointees are not permitted to require treatment. The taunts are unbelievable! He has the constitutional right to fall ill na. My people, please take a chill pill. For as long as he is not of an unsound mind, he is permitted to fall ill and seek treatment.
The President has an ear infection and is going to LONDON to get treated. LONDON? Is that not in the United Kingdom? Is that not the country that collects exorbitant school fees from our students and sends them back home IMMEDIATELY their studies are concluded? Is that not the country that the Prime Minister referred to Nigerians as being fantastically corrupt? Why are we using our "fantastically corrupt" money to fund that economy? Shey e no pain us ni?
Also, who is paying for the "medical leave"? If it's coming from our collective pockets, it's time to talk about equipping Nigerian hospitals to treat ENT issues (I want to believe there are a few specialist hospitals here in Nigeria that can attend to Pa Buhari). After all, we're admonished to #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira. Or are some "animals" more equal than others?
On the issue of the beheading vs beaten to death, it's like saying "I'll rather kill myself than commit suicide". A matriarch has been murdered. She should not be allowed to die in vain. We cannot afford to have "sacred cows". We should not enable a system where a murderer can walk away scot free with "He/She blasphemed the Prophet/Holy Spirit". The President's speech was good, in my opinion. However, it shouldn't end there. We need an update from the police on what has been done to the murderers. Our anthem says the aim is "To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign". Any "peace" without justice is false peace.
My people, please let's continue to pray for our country and contribute our quota to national development. God will help us. Good morning.
STOP THE PROPAGANDA
Please, if you're talking about what people like to do, it's spelled HOBBY with an O...'Hubby' means HUSBAND...Tenkiu
Meanwhile, it was as if I spied my pastor's sermon notes when I wrote "Let Reuben Live and Not Die" this morning. He kept repeating truths that I got this morning. Once has He spoken, twice have I heard...If you missed it, you can search on my wall or in the Hephzibah's Musings blog (see link in the attached picture).
I'll also like to comment on something I saw yesterday. Someone shared excerpts of the President's comment on the beheading of the woman in Kano. The excerpts shared implied that the president supported the beheading of the woman. I decided to look up the entire speech. The excerpts shared was not wrong but it had been deliberately taken out of context. There appeared to be malicious intent involved in the misrepresentation. It is propaganda! Propaganda is a weapon of war. This is my year of #NoPropaganda so I'll speak up! Stop fanning the embers of religious/ethnic wars because of partisan politics. Religious/ethnic wars are the most difficult wars to quell. War does not determine who is right, just who is left.
Don't get me wrong, I'm disappointed in the APC generally because they apparently were not prepared to take over the reins of governance (though some of them are actually shocking me by performing). I generally dislike their government of propaganda, by propaganda, for propagandists. However, I don't want Pa Buhari to fail. I still pray for God to take over and still make something of the next 3 years. I pray that they will turn out to be accidental successes. We cannot but survive this and we know that we need to look to the Lord...APC has no clue how to steer this ship generally.
Did you go to church today? If yes, I hope you prayed for Nigeria? I sure did! We need it! And if you did not, I hope you were engaged in something productive? Anyway, if those that went to church don't mind, please can you share what you learnt so we can all learn from you?
As you've complained that I'm always sharing food pictures and taunting you all, I'll keep pictures of the ice cream I'm taking away. I also have good news that the price of tomatoes is coming down. Someone shared about getting a basket of small tomatoes somewhere in Osun State for about 1500 Naira. I'll bring you details as soon as I have it...Don't say HOB never gave you good news o...Intact, I learnt that those responsible for beheading Mama Bridget have been arrested. We need to follow up, though.
Have a blessed week.
Meanwhile, it was as if I spied my pastor's sermon notes when I wrote "Let Reuben Live and Not Die" this morning. He kept repeating truths that I got this morning. Once has He spoken, twice have I heard...If you missed it, you can search on my wall or in the Hephzibah's Musings blog (see link in the attached picture).
I'll also like to comment on something I saw yesterday. Someone shared excerpts of the President's comment on the beheading of the woman in Kano. The excerpts shared implied that the president supported the beheading of the woman. I decided to look up the entire speech. The excerpts shared was not wrong but it had been deliberately taken out of context. There appeared to be malicious intent involved in the misrepresentation. It is propaganda! Propaganda is a weapon of war. This is my year of #NoPropaganda so I'll speak up! Stop fanning the embers of religious/ethnic wars because of partisan politics. Religious/ethnic wars are the most difficult wars to quell. War does not determine who is right, just who is left.
Don't get me wrong, I'm disappointed in the APC generally because they apparently were not prepared to take over the reins of governance (though some of them are actually shocking me by performing). I generally dislike their government of propaganda, by propaganda, for propagandists. However, I don't want Pa Buhari to fail. I still pray for God to take over and still make something of the next 3 years. I pray that they will turn out to be accidental successes. We cannot but survive this and we know that we need to look to the Lord...APC has no clue how to steer this ship generally.
Did you go to church today? If yes, I hope you prayed for Nigeria? I sure did! We need it! And if you did not, I hope you were engaged in something productive? Anyway, if those that went to church don't mind, please can you share what you learnt so we can all learn from you?
As you've complained that I'm always sharing food pictures and taunting you all, I'll keep pictures of the ice cream I'm taking away. I also have good news that the price of tomatoes is coming down. Someone shared about getting a basket of small tomatoes somewhere in Osun State for about 1500 Naira. I'll bring you details as soon as I have it...Don't say HOB never gave you good news o...Intact, I learnt that those responsible for beheading Mama Bridget have been arrested. We need to follow up, though.
Have a blessed week.
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