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Zahra Buhari And Other Nigerian Youths Who Said That Looting Shows That President Buhari Is Not The Problem Are Misguided - Reno Omokri

Former Presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has stated that President Buhari's daughter, Zahra and other Nigerian youths who said that "looting has shown that the Nigerian leader is not the problem" are misguided, IgbereTV reports.

Reno Omokri stressed that looting is bound to occur when people are starved with a destroyed economy. He added that #endsars was ignited by SARS, but was not caused by SARS.

He wrote in his Instagram page;

"It is misguided to say looting shows that General @MuhammaduBuhari is not the problem and Nigeria’s youths are the problem. Both Zahra Buhari and others who have said this are misguided. You can’t starve people by destroying the economy, then hoard food, and expect looting not to occur. It is human nature. #endsars was ignited by SARS, but it was not caused by SARS.

It was caused by making Nigeria the world headquarters for extreme poverty. By herdsmen killing and Nasir El-Rufai paying them and General Buhari claiming shock! SARS was just the last straw that broke the camel’s back! SARS is a symptom, not the disease. The disease is bad governance. A government that budgets ?3.2 billion for General Buhari’s food and travel in 2020, then increases the cost of fuel and power for the poorest of the poor, in the same week!"

#nairaland

Graduate Shot Dead By Hoodlums Who Looted His Boss' Properties In Osogbo (Photos)

A staff of of Tuns Farms Nigeria, in Osogbo, Osun State, Abdul Rasheed Olawale Aderogba was killed by hoodlums who invaded and looted properties of the company on Saturday October 26, under the pretext of EndSARS protest, IgbereTV reports.

The hoodlums armed with knives, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons stormed the popular farm belonging to a renowned business mogul and the Chairman of Osun State Palliatives Committee, Alhaji Tunde Badmos and made away with valuable items after shooting the worker.

Managing Director of the company, Mr Taofeek Badmus, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, October 25, said the deceased, a graduate of Animal Production and Health from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, was shot dead by the rampaging hoodlums because he could recognise most of them and their instigators.

"I regretfully inform that during the chaos my personal assistant Mr Abdul-Rasheed Olawale a young, vibrant, dedicated, and intelligent member of my team died as a result of a gun shot wound, he was mainly attacked due to what we suspect that he could identify most of the looters and their instigators. We pray that the soul of the departed rest in peace," said Mr Badmus.

Badmus also said many employees were attacked and seriously injured by the hoodlums. See full statement below:

"At about 8am Saturday 24th October, 2020, hoodlums invaded our facility at Tuns International Holdings Limited Tuns Farms Nigeria Ltd. at Km9 Ikirun Road, Osogbo Osun State while we were having our daily business activities as usual.

''Reports have it that they came in search of palliatives and COVID-19 relief materials in our warehouses. On their arrival, we made efforts to let them know that there was no Covid-19 pallialtive stored at our warehouses but rather some mosquitoes net were being stored by the Ministry of Health Osun which were been shared across the state.

''The situation took another dimension when they started to break into our other facilities which were our Biscuit production unit, Bakery and Further Processing Units, and our Bottled water facility where they carted away with our raw materials, finished products, gadgets, machines and valuable assets of the company.

''Our members of staff who were sighted while attending to their duties were attacked, beaten and seriously injured.

"I regretfully inform that during the chaos my personal assistant Mr Abdul-Rasheed Olawale a young, vibrant, dedicated, and intelligent member of my team died as a result of a gun shot wound, he was mainly attacked due to what we suspect that he could identify most of the looters and their instigators (we pray that the soul of the departed rest in peace)

"While we are yet to ascertain the final value of our losses and damages on the facilities as a whole, we had in stock over N150 million worth of finished goods & raw materials not taking into consideration damages of our machineries & equipments which were carted away, damages to building and other infrastructures are yet to be ascertained.

"We further wish to reemphasize that no Government palliatives or COVID-19 relief materials were stored at our facilities as all damages, looting and vandalism were properties of Tuns International Holdings.

Meanwhile friends, colleagues and family have taken to Facebook to mourn the deceased. Oluwasimidele Ifeoluwa Joy confirmed that the hoodlums shot Rasheed because they thought he could recognise them.

She wrote:

"24th October,2020... You went about your daily business. Hoodlums looted the farm you work at TUNS FARM OSOGBO. After stealing all they could - flour, sugar, biscuits,"

"What other thing did they do? Cut short your life by shooting you. You never struggled with them neither did you argue with them. They shot at you with the thoughts of saying you knew them and would easily recognize them.

"They killed you Nigeria killed you Olawale Rasheed Aderogba. I cannot remember the last time I felt this way. It's hard to take in. We will miss you. I will miss you. Everyone you had a part in their lives will miss you. Rest on RATIO. It's hard to take in. To think that I texted you to stay safe. But I never knew that safety was no where around you"

#nairaland

Laycon Donates Money To Sickle Cell Patients In Nigeria

Laycon, the winner of the recently concluded Big Brother Naija reality show, has donated towards the care of sickle cell patients, IgbereTV reports.

The artiste, who famously revealed on the show that his genotype is SC, decided to give back to the community by making life easier for sickle cell patients, and he did it quietly.

His act of charity was made public by a Twitter user, @EkunBolaji, whose family benefited from Laycon's kindness.

@EkunBolaji wrote:

"My cousin took her son to sickle cell foundation idiaraba to get drug for her son , she was told to pay little amount of money cos Laycon gave them money to treat SS patient. She cried and she was so happy cos her president love them. Thanks Laycon. #icons #layconcomeonline."
https://twitter.com/EkunBolaji..../status/132047643933

TOHAI Nigeria, a health access initiative, also disclosed Laycon's contribution, writing:

"Thank you @itsLaycon for donating to sickle cell warriors support in Nigeria. As an organization advocating for newborn screening for Sickle Cell disease and associated treatments for children in low resources settings in Nigeria, we appropriate your generosity. God bless you big."
https://twitter.com/TOHAING/st....atus/132051012259928


#nairaland

Timaya: “I Was Weighing 95, Now I’m Weighing 75” (Photos)

“I was weighing 95, now I’m weighing 75” – Music singer Timaya excited over his new weight loss

I Was weighing 95. Now I’m weighing 75, glory be to GOD

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Hoodlums Loot NYSC Camp In Abuja

Hoodlums in their numbers have invaded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Kubwa Abuja looting properties belonging to the camp.

An eye witness, Precious Ayuba confirmed this incident to Tribune Online via a phone call. As at the time this report was being filed, the looting was still ongoing.

According to the source, the hoodlums got wind that COVID-19 palliatives were stored in the NYSC camp, but reaching there, they could not find any food item.

Disappointed by what they saw, the hoodlums started looting foams, chairs tables, television and other properties they could behold.

Recall that in Abuja alone, about 3 locations where COVID-19 palliatives were stored have been looted with NYSC camp being the latest.

Hoodlums have been on the loose across the country, looting COVID-19 palliatives storage houses.

#endsars

Youths Elect Representatives On Lagos SARS Panel. See How To Follow Proceedings.

Well done to the youths in Lagos for coming together to select Rinu Oduala & Majekodunmi Temitope to join the Lagos Judicial Panel On SARS as part of our commitment to justice and compensation for victims of Police brutality. Proceedings are public, follow @LagosSarsPanel

The scope of the panel has been expanded to cover the Lekki toll incident. Memoranda can be submitted through the panel's email: [email protected] and you can call 0901 051 3203 , 0901 051 3204 , 0901 051 3205 for enquiries.

For Lagos based businesses who had their stores looted/vandalized, please fill this form by @LSETF http:///LASGMSMERECOVERY .Lets do what we can to support you.

BBNaija Star, Omashola Expresses His Shock Over His Inability To Get A Wife As A Single Man


Former Big Brother Naija housemate, ‘Pepper Dem’ edition, Omashola Kola Oburoh has expressed his shock over his long standing single status.

The reality TV star and model took to his Instagram page to wonder aloud as he posted a picture of himself all dressed up and sitting on the hood of a bright red car.

Omashola who disclosed that he has received a large number of DMs captioned his thoughts with the words;

“With all the DMs I’ve gotten today, I wonder why am I still single. Why I never marry since”

#gistmania #naijapals

If you don't believe that a minister who has handled 3 portfolios simultaneously is smart enough to discover a camera at a crime scene, you're just being unprofessional and should be fined N3m.

THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN A RELATIONSHIP IS NOT COMMUNICATION, BUT...


“What I can tell you is the #1 thing . . . is RESPECTt. It’s not sexual attraction, looks, shared goals, religion or lack of, nor is it love. There are times when you won’t feel love for your partner. But you never want to lose respect for your partner. Once you lose respect, you will never get it back.”

– Laurie

As I scanned through the hundreds of responses I received, I began to notice an interesting trend: People who had been through divorces almost always talked about communication being the most important part of making things work. Talk frequently. Talk openly. Talk about everything, even if it hurts.

And there is some merit to that (which I’ll get to later).

But I noticed that the thing people with happy marriages going on 20, 30, or even 40 years talked about most was respect.

My sense is that these people, through sheer quantity of experience, have learned that communication–no matter how open, transparent, and disciplined–will break down at some point. Conflicts are pretty much unavoidable and feelings will always be hurt.

And the only thing that can save you and your partner, that can cushion you both to the hard landing of human fallibility, is an unerring respect for one another. It’s crucial that you hold each other in high esteem, believe in one another — often more than you each believe in yourselves — and trust that your partner is doing his/her best with what they’ve got.

Without that bedrock of respect, you will begin to doubt each other’s intentions. You will judge your partner’s choices, and encroach on their independence. You will feel the need to hide things from one another for fear of criticism. And this is when the cracks in the edifice begin to appear.

“My husband and I have been together 15 years. I’ve thought a lot about what seems to be keeping us together, while marriages around us crumble (seriously, it’s everywhere . . . we seem to be at that age). The one word that I keep coming back to is “respect.” Of course, this means showing respect, but that is too superficial. Just showing it isn’t enough. You have to feel it deep within you. I deeply and genuinely respect [my husband] for his work ethic, his patience, his creativity, his intelligence, and his core values. From this respect comes everything else – trust, patience, perseverance (because sometimes life is really hard and you both just have to persevere). I want to hear what he has to say (even if I don’t agree with him) because I respect his opinion. I want to enable him to have some free time within our insanely busy lives because I respect how he spends his time and who he spends time with. And, really, what this mutual respect means is that we feel safe sharing our deepest, most intimate selves with each other.”

– Nicole

As well as respecting your partner, you must also respect yourself (just as your partner must also respect his/herself). Because without that self-respect, you will not feel worthy of the respect afforded by your partner–you will be unwilling to accept it and you will find ways to undermine it. You will constantly feel the need to compensate and prove yourself worthy of love, which can only backfire.

Respect for your partner and respect for yourself are intertwined. As another reader put it:

“Respect yourself and your wife. Never talk badly to or about her. If you don’t respect your wife, you don’t respect yourself. You chose her – live up to that choice.”

–Olav

So, what does respect look like?

Common examples given by many readers:

NEVER talk **** about your partner or complain about them to your friends. If you have a problem with your partner, you should be having that conversation with them, not with anyone else. Talking bad about your partner to others will erode your respect for them and make you feel worse about the relationship, not better.
Respect that they have different hobbies, interests, and perspectives. Just because you would spend your time and energy differently, doesn’t mean it’s better/worse.
Respect that they have an equal say in the relationship, that you are a team, and if one person on the team is not happy, then the team is not succeeding.
No secrets. If you’re really in this together and you respect one another, everything should be fair game. Have a crush on someone else? Discuss it. Laugh about it. Had a weird sexual fantasy that sounds ridiculous? Be open about it. Nothing should be off-limits.