Saturday, 28 February 2015
Top 10 Ways To Win The Heart Of a Nigerian Woman (Must See)
ways to win the heart of a Nigerian woman You finally asked the girl you like out. Of course you want your first date to be perfect. You have to be a king of coolness to win her heart.. Below are some of the key points..
1. Nigerian ladies prefer confident and strong guys. So you should be well prepared.
2. Pick up a right place. It should not be too “luxury”, but comfortable and capable with your budget. If you have no ideas – ask her about the places she likes. But remember that the final decision is up to you.
3. Take a small gift. It can be flowers, chocolate or her favorite candies. Something that will make her feel special.
4. You should pay for the dinner. Unless it was she who asked you for a date. But even in that case you should deny her proposal to pay the bills. Remember that Nigerian girls love confident men.
5. First date shouldn’t be very long. It is better to go to the movies or for a dinner. But if you like her you must make her understand that there will be a second date.
6. Look in her eyes during a conversation. But not stare at her like a pervert. You should not look like you are just lusting after her.
7. Don’t talk about yourself too much. It is better you be the listening ear and get to know her pretty well on a first date. Of course answer her if she asks some questions about you. But you should leave some mystery. Then she would like to meet you again. Of course, that is if she likes you.
8. Be funny. But just funny to make her laugh, don’t pretend to be a stupid person. If you can make woman laugh you can make her do anything for you.
9. Be natural. You should not pretend to be someone you are not.
10. Pay Attention To Your Looks. Nigerian girls will surely pay attention to your clothes and hair.
So look nice and dress well. Be well-groomed but not too much. Be confident, sincere and then everything will go well
1. Nigerian ladies prefer confident and strong guys. So you should be well prepared.
2. Pick up a right place. It should not be too “luxury”, but comfortable and capable with your budget. If you have no ideas – ask her about the places she likes. But remember that the final decision is up to you.
3. Take a small gift. It can be flowers, chocolate or her favorite candies. Something that will make her feel special.
4. You should pay for the dinner. Unless it was she who asked you for a date. But even in that case you should deny her proposal to pay the bills. Remember that Nigerian girls love confident men.
5. First date shouldn’t be very long. It is better to go to the movies or for a dinner. But if you like her you must make her understand that there will be a second date.
6. Look in her eyes during a conversation. But not stare at her like a pervert. You should not look like you are just lusting after her.
7. Don’t talk about yourself too much. It is better you be the listening ear and get to know her pretty well on a first date. Of course answer her if she asks some questions about you. But you should leave some mystery. Then she would like to meet you again. Of course, that is if she likes you.
8. Be funny. But just funny to make her laugh, don’t pretend to be a stupid person. If you can make woman laugh you can make her do anything for you.
9. Be natural. You should not pretend to be someone you are not.
10. Pay Attention To Your Looks. Nigerian girls will surely pay attention to your clothes and hair.
So look nice and dress well. Be well-groomed but not too much. Be confident, sincere and then everything will go well
The biggest signs he loves you even if he never says it (+Video)
Have you ever been so in love with someone that just being around him was enough to make you smile? From the way he rubs your feet after a long day at work to how he knows exactly what to say to make you feel better.
There is seriously no greater feeling in the world than finding someone who just gets you—Especially someone who makes you want to shout “I love you!” like a maniac in the streets.

There is seriously no greater feeling in the world than finding someone who just gets you—Especially someone who makes you want to shout “I love you!” like a maniac in the streets.
But the scary part is that even though you know that you want to spend the rest of your life with your partner, trying to figure out whether HE feels the same is super tricky (not to mention incredibly frustrating)!
Are there any signs that’ll help you figure out if he loves you?
Being in love is nerve-racking enough without all of the miscommunication that happens in relationships. Yes, love and intimacy are all about making sure that everyone is on the same page. But sometimes, our significant others are way too hard to read. It’s almost as if the closer we become, the more it bothers us that we haven’t shared those magic three words yet.
How am I supposed to handle all of the butterflies I get whenever I’m around him if I can’t even figure out whether he feels them too?
Because I really needed to know, I asked our love experts for ways to know when someone really loves you. Even though it may not seem like it at first, there actually ARE tell-tale signs that prove your partner adores and cares for you.
Here’s a hint: Watch what he does! All of the little things he does when you’re not looking pretty much scratch the surface of how he really feels. He doesn’t have to explicitly say “I Love You” for you to feel it. You just will.
[TRANSCRIPT]
How do I know if he loves me? This is the question that I always giggle at a little bit when I hear. The bottom line with two people and their love is that they make it abundantly clear.
He should first tell you that he loves you, but really actions speak louder than words.
When he asks you what do you need before he tells you sometimes when he needs..
He should show you in meaningful ways he’s trying to make you happy and to please you.
When he tries to please you when he does for you even if it’s not important for him.
It’’s not about the obvious tried gestures like sending flowers aren’t bringing chocolate but it’s in the details too.
The act itself of doing for the other even when it’s actually something that we would never do for ourselves that generosity is essential to know.
If he knows that you’re afraid of heights he’ll book a hotel room on the ground floor. If he knows you’re allergic to seafood he takes you to a steak restaurant. These are the little things that he does every single day to try to make you happy.
But the question I will also ask is how much do you need constant affirmation and confirmation that he does love you. Will he say how come you don’t know and show you in multiple ways and you will still say not enough because there’s a part of me that doesn’t really believe that I am lovable or that one could love me?
Simply from the fact that this is a question tells me that there is a small thought or perhaps even a large thought that he doesn’t. If you don’t clearly feel as if you were being loved and there’s a good chance that you might not be.
You know that a person loves you by the level of investment, care, attention, support, interest that the other person shows you.
We all communicate our love in certain ways but the bottom line is when we love, we do communicate.
There is seriously no greater feeling in the world than finding someone who just gets you—Especially someone who makes you want to shout “I love you!” like a maniac in the streets.

There is seriously no greater feeling in the world than finding someone who just gets you—Especially someone who makes you want to shout “I love you!” like a maniac in the streets.
But the scary part is that even though you know that you want to spend the rest of your life with your partner, trying to figure out whether HE feels the same is super tricky (not to mention incredibly frustrating)!
Are there any signs that’ll help you figure out if he loves you?
Being in love is nerve-racking enough without all of the miscommunication that happens in relationships. Yes, love and intimacy are all about making sure that everyone is on the same page. But sometimes, our significant others are way too hard to read. It’s almost as if the closer we become, the more it bothers us that we haven’t shared those magic three words yet.
How am I supposed to handle all of the butterflies I get whenever I’m around him if I can’t even figure out whether he feels them too?
Because I really needed to know, I asked our love experts for ways to know when someone really loves you. Even though it may not seem like it at first, there actually ARE tell-tale signs that prove your partner adores and cares for you.
Here’s a hint: Watch what he does! All of the little things he does when you’re not looking pretty much scratch the surface of how he really feels. He doesn’t have to explicitly say “I Love You” for you to feel it. You just will.
[TRANSCRIPT]
How do I know if he loves me? This is the question that I always giggle at a little bit when I hear. The bottom line with two people and their love is that they make it abundantly clear.
He should first tell you that he loves you, but really actions speak louder than words.
When he asks you what do you need before he tells you sometimes when he needs..
He should show you in meaningful ways he’s trying to make you happy and to please you.
When he tries to please you when he does for you even if it’s not important for him.
It’’s not about the obvious tried gestures like sending flowers aren’t bringing chocolate but it’s in the details too.
The act itself of doing for the other even when it’s actually something that we would never do for ourselves that generosity is essential to know.
If he knows that you’re afraid of heights he’ll book a hotel room on the ground floor. If he knows you’re allergic to seafood he takes you to a steak restaurant. These are the little things that he does every single day to try to make you happy.
But the question I will also ask is how much do you need constant affirmation and confirmation that he does love you. Will he say how come you don’t know and show you in multiple ways and you will still say not enough because there’s a part of me that doesn’t really believe that I am lovable or that one could love me?
Simply from the fact that this is a question tells me that there is a small thought or perhaps even a large thought that he doesn’t. If you don’t clearly feel as if you were being loved and there’s a good chance that you might not be.
You know that a person loves you by the level of investment, care, attention, support, interest that the other person shows you.
We all communicate our love in certain ways but the bottom line is when we love, we do communicate.
7 Original Places To Touch Your Woman
Men love $ex. We do. And there's nothing wrong with that. Many women also love $ex, although few of them quite as much as we do. If, however, you learn how to touch your
woman in ways no man has ever touched her before, your chances of getting more $ex from her will increase tenfold.
That said, here are seven parts of her body you might want to head to before you get your freak on. Not only will you arouse her immensely, you'll show her that you know that $ex isn't simply about penetration alone.
1- Spine
While you should never massage the spine directly, feel free to use your tongue or fingers to glide up it every now and then. To drive her crazy, let your tongue graze over the little
hairs on her back. Or, you can always use your fingers to tickle your way up to her neck.
2- Behind the neck
Believe it or not, for some women, the back of the neck is the spot that makes them melt. Next time you kiss your girl, move her hair away from her neck (if applicable) and breathe on her neck, letting your lips graze against it before
you kiss and then lightly bite into it.
3- Scalp
While you're kissing your girl, put your hands on the back of her head and massage her scalp for a minute. Feel free to give her hair a little tug from the roots; it will heighten her senses.
On to the other four parts you're probably ignoring…
4- Shoulders
From kissing and massaging to lightly biting, the shoulders are an oft-ignored body part, but they should be given some serious attention. Because this area of a woman's body is often neglected, when you do spend some time
appreciating her shoulders, she will get the chills and, in turn, you will get your thrills.
5- Breasts (not nipples)
We tend to instinctively head straight for the nipples and only grab on to the breasts when we want to bring the nipples closer to our mouths. However, if you want her nipple to beg for your attention, you need to spend some
time kissing and caressing the surrounding area — the breast. Lick and bite near the nipples without actually touching them and she'll be begging you to wrap your mouth around them.
6- Outer labia
As with the breast, when it comes to the vagina, we tend to dive right into the wet spot and ignore the outer lips. Assuming she's well-groomed, use your mouth and tongue to lick and kiss the labia majora of your woman's vagina and when you finally head on in, she'll be soaked.
7- Ankles
It's somewhat anticlimactic to finish off with it, I know, but some women love having their feet kissed and touched. But
rather than her feet, opt to kiss and caress her ankles instead. Be careful; don't bite the area because it can hurt her.
THE SUM OF ALL PARTS
Now that you know which areas you need to start focusing on when it comes to the ladies, you'll become a regular Don
woman in ways no man has ever touched her before, your chances of getting more $ex from her will increase tenfold.
That said, here are seven parts of her body you might want to head to before you get your freak on. Not only will you arouse her immensely, you'll show her that you know that $ex isn't simply about penetration alone.
1- Spine
While you should never massage the spine directly, feel free to use your tongue or fingers to glide up it every now and then. To drive her crazy, let your tongue graze over the little
hairs on her back. Or, you can always use your fingers to tickle your way up to her neck.
2- Behind the neck
Believe it or not, for some women, the back of the neck is the spot that makes them melt. Next time you kiss your girl, move her hair away from her neck (if applicable) and breathe on her neck, letting your lips graze against it before
you kiss and then lightly bite into it.
3- Scalp
While you're kissing your girl, put your hands on the back of her head and massage her scalp for a minute. Feel free to give her hair a little tug from the roots; it will heighten her senses.
On to the other four parts you're probably ignoring…
4- Shoulders
From kissing and massaging to lightly biting, the shoulders are an oft-ignored body part, but they should be given some serious attention. Because this area of a woman's body is often neglected, when you do spend some time
appreciating her shoulders, she will get the chills and, in turn, you will get your thrills.
5- Breasts (not nipples)
We tend to instinctively head straight for the nipples and only grab on to the breasts when we want to bring the nipples closer to our mouths. However, if you want her nipple to beg for your attention, you need to spend some
time kissing and caressing the surrounding area — the breast. Lick and bite near the nipples without actually touching them and she'll be begging you to wrap your mouth around them.
6- Outer labia
As with the breast, when it comes to the vagina, we tend to dive right into the wet spot and ignore the outer lips. Assuming she's well-groomed, use your mouth and tongue to lick and kiss the labia majora of your woman's vagina and when you finally head on in, she'll be soaked.
7- Ankles
It's somewhat anticlimactic to finish off with it, I know, but some women love having their feet kissed and touched. But
rather than her feet, opt to kiss and caress her ankles instead. Be careful; don't bite the area because it can hurt her.
THE SUM OF ALL PARTS
Now that you know which areas you need to start focusing on when it comes to the ladies, you'll become a regular Don
10 Reasons Women Stick With Men That Beat Them... No 9 Will shock You!
Relationship abuse is a pattern of abusive used to maintain power and control over a partner.
Abuse can be emotional, financial, sexual or physical and can include threats, isolation, and intimidation.
It's nothing new for women to stick to partners who beat them black and blue on a daily basis.
People who have never been abused often wonder why some girls would not just leave an abusive relationship.
Our culture seems to encourage men beating women. Our culture sends a powerful message that women are supposed to be submissive to the men, no matter what.
Most women cannot abandon their abusive husbands because of what society will say. In some cases, they end up meeting untimely death from such abuse.
There are many reasons why women stay in abusive
relationships.
1. Inferiority Complex: Some women do not know their worth. They are often insulted and and put down by their partners and before long, they start to believe they are worthless and begin to believe the abuse is their fault.
2. Money: Most girls remain with guys who beat them because of the money involved. Perhaps it's the man's income that allows for a certain lifestyle so the lady might not want to leave, knowing she can't afford such luxuries on her own.
3. Good Sex: Despite all the battering they get from their partners, some women will stay put because they feel they can't get good sex from any other person.
4. Too much to lose: Some are forced to stay in abusive relationships because a lot of things are already invested in the relationship like marriage, children, property and others.
Some women feel their children are going to suffer if they walk out of the relationship, especially if the man is the sole provider.
5. Fear: Some men threaten the women to hunt them down if the leave and so they rather stay stuck. It the woman has been threatened, she may not feel safe leaving.
6. Embarrassment: Most people remain in abusive
relationships because they can't face the insults and
castigation from their friends and family. They are even embarrassed to let people know what they are going through in their relationship.
7. Believe that abuse is normal: Some people grew up in environments where abuse was common and so to the abuse is a normal thing. They might not know it is actually unhealthy and not normal for your partner to beat you.
8. Love: A woman might not want to quit her relationship with an abusive partner because she is so in love with him and can't afford to live without him. She'd rather die in the relationship than walk out with her life intact. They keep deceiving themselves that he will change someday. Being in
love can make abusive behavior seem reasonable.
9. Love of Abuse: Some women just love being abused. They love the idea of their partner beating them which gives them false hope that he loves them. Some women feel their
partners beat them out of the love they have for them. Some just enjoy other people inflicting pain on them.
10. Cultural/Religious Reasons: A woman's culture or religion may influence her to remain in an abusiverelationship rather than end for fear of bringing shame to her family. For example, some religion condemns divorce
so it would be difficult for a woman practicing such a religion to leave her husband no matter what he does to her.
As much as you want to reason with someone who is being abused, they will either try to justify their reasons for staying or remain in complete denial even though they are aware it is wrong. The decision to say no to abuse is on
them and until they decide to walk away, all you can do is show concern rather than judge them. It may not be as easy it looks to walk away.
I Regret My Gay Movie Role With Muna Obiekwe, Tonto Dikeh – Jibola Dabo
Till date, people still talk about the role veteran actor Jibola Dabo played in a soft-porn movie, “Dirty Secret” that starred himself, Tonto Dikeh, late Muna Obiekwe, Geraldine Ejiogu, Ejine Okerefor, among other acts.
In the movie, Tonto Dikeh acted the role of a spoilt child, who sleeps with her father and her boyfriend. Her father, played by Jibola Dabo, was a gynandrous, who also sleeps with his daughter’s boyfriend played by Muna Obiekwe.
When the movie was released, fans tongue-lashed the three major acts who played their roles like a smut movie. And now, in a new interview with PUNCH, Jibola has confessed that he regrets playing that role. Jibola told PUNCH:
Which movie would you say has been your most challenging?
I hate to advertise for any movie and I believe every movie I have been a part of has been challenging in several ways. However, the movie that I had to put extra effort is also the movie I hate the most, ‘Dirty Secrets.’ I played a role that is totally different from who I am in reality. I hate the character I
played and for me to do it well, I had to become the character. I had to hate myself while doing so. It was bad. After the movie, I had to keep telling myself that the character I portrayed was not who I am.
played and for me to do it well, I had to become the character. I had to hate myself while doing so. It was bad. After the movie, I had to keep telling myself that the character I portrayed was not who I am.
Have you watched the movie?
I don’t want to see it. I have been asked if I could play such a role again and I told them ‘yes’ but only if I have access to the post-production stage. There are some things that should have been edited in the movie that were not removed. There are some things an actor would do to make his acting real that should be edited but they released the movie like that. It was so raw and it was terrible for them to put everything out there.
You acted alongside the late Muna Obiekwe in the movie you’re talking about…
I felt sad about it. But the young man had been sad for a while because he had been careless about his health. He drank too much alcohol and he didn’t remember that he had a liver. He was also a chain smoker, but of course, there are also people that do it and live longer. I was saddened that we had lost another star because he was a great actor.
How come you openly support polygamy; is it because your father was one?
No. It is because I am not a hypocrite. A lot of Nigerians are hypocrites, especially the educated ones. When you have a wife and several concubines, it is worse than being a polygamist. When polygamy was accepted in our society, we did not have as many diseases as we do have because you would bring the wife home. What I said was that I do not have anything against polygamy; however, do not confuse fornication and adultery with polygamy.
Why are you not a polygamist then?
People actually think I am a polygamist. I am not one because I love deeply. When I fall in love, I like to show off my woman. People think I am a polygamist because I have children from different women.
How come you have children from different women?
Growing up, I was notorious with ladies and they were notorious with me as well. During that time, girls had this perception that they could tie you down if they got pregnant for you. It happened to me with different girls because I was very popular and good looking. The girls kept coming to me. Also, there was the lack of knowledge of protection. When I grew up, I met kids that I fathered and did not know because their mothers did not tell me that they were pregnant.
Which means that some women came to you only with the interest of having a child?
Yes, it is very true. People misjudge me now because of that. If a girl went through what I faced as a child, the experience would be tagged as child abuse. I had older ladies come to me for sex as a young man. It was child abuse, but nobody was focusing on child abuse for boys back then. Instead, people prefer to judge me. I would not be talking about this now if I am not grown and have more understanding.
But you could have turned down their advances.
I could not have turned them down, because my feeding depended on that ‘aunty.’ It happened when I stayed with relatives. Some of their female friends liked me and made me do things a young boy should not indulge in.
You dated popular actress, Ayo Mogaji, at some point in your life. What went wrong with the relationship?
I would say that the media made a pool out of a tea cup. She was my girlfriend in the 80s and when I returned to Nigeria, she was still unmarried. I funded a movie for her and we started dating again. She got pregnant for me and that was it. The media began to say that her husband abroad had come back home. I never got married to her; neither did I go to her parents to ask for her hand in marriage. She was my girlfriend and she got pregnant and I could not ask her to abort the baby. I was old enough to have a child, so I had no objections. I love my son a lot and now she has her husband.
But why did you not get married to her?
Our lifestyles were not the same.
Some believe you did not get married to her because it was reported that she normally got drunk at home.
No, it is not true. She was like that even before I came back to Nigeria. I had known her for about three decades and she had always been like that. That is her style. I read in the papers after she left me where she said, ‘I drink, get drunk and smoke, so what?’ It was on the front page. So if I could not take that, I would let her go.
But as her lover, don’t you think you could have helped change her lifestyle?
I could not change her because I am not God, but I tried to convince her to stop.
Friday, 27 February 2015
Kid Rock slams Beyonce, says she doesn't have an iconic song


"Beyoncé, to me, doesn’t have a fu*king ‘Purple Rain,’ but she’s the biggest thing on Earth. How can you be that big without at least one ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ or ‘Old Time Rock & Roll’? People are like, ‘Beyoncé’s hot. Got a nice fu*king a.ss.’ I’m like, ‘Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big t*ts.’ Doesn’t really fu*king do much for me.”
Photo: Kanye West cries during interview
This Kanye sef! During his interview with Radio 1's Zane Lowe yesterday, Mr West began crying as he remembered his friend, who he described as the 'greatest fashion instructor of all time', Louise Wilson, who died in May last year.
Describing his meeting with his friend and mentor at London's Hakkasan, Kanye said "I think she knew she was gonna pass" and he went to say how influential she'd been in his life. He was then reduced to tears and later told the host "That’s never happened to me in an interview before. Talking about Wilson is kinda hard for me". See more photos after the cut...
Describing his meeting with his friend and mentor at London's Hakkasan, Kanye said "I think she knew she was gonna pass" and he went to say how influential she'd been in his life. He was then reduced to tears and later told the host "That’s never happened to me in an interview before. Talking about Wilson is kinda hard for me". See more photos after the cut...

Who rocked it better? Kim Kardashian VS Rita Ora
Check out the awkward moment Rita Ora and Kim Kardashian stepped out rocking the same dress at the same party - Mert & Marcus House of Love party which had been thrown to celebrate Madonna. What do you think, guys? Who rocked it better? See more pics after the cut.





Photo: Mobile policeman shoots police boss to death in Bauchi
A mobile policeman in Bauchi state shot dead his superior and former ADC to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Superintendent of Police, Chris Eza (pictured above), yesterday February 26th in Bauchi.
According to family sources, Chris Eza had gone out to get food at an eatery along Ahmadu Bello way around 9pm when he saw some police officers on patrol. On observation, he found out that one of them, the suspect, was not properly dressed and immediately cautioned him. The junior officer, a Corporal, got angry and began to grumble for being told to dress properly.
An angry Chris felt his action was unacceptable and warned the officer that he was going to disarm him if he didn't take care. Instead of apologizing, the junior officer cocked his gun and threatened to shoot his boss.
He told Eza that if he came close to him, he would shoot. Calling his bluff, Eza moved towards the officer, who immediately opened fire. Other officers around rushed Chris to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi where he was declared dead on arrival. Until his death, he was the MOPOL 11 Commander.
The officer has since been arrested and investigations into the motive for the killing is ongoing.
According to family sources, Chris Eza had gone out to get food at an eatery along Ahmadu Bello way around 9pm when he saw some police officers on patrol. On observation, he found out that one of them, the suspect, was not properly dressed and immediately cautioned him. The junior officer, a Corporal, got angry and began to grumble for being told to dress properly.
An angry Chris felt his action was unacceptable and warned the officer that he was going to disarm him if he didn't take care. Instead of apologizing, the junior officer cocked his gun and threatened to shoot his boss.
He told Eza that if he came close to him, he would shoot. Calling his bluff, Eza moved towards the officer, who immediately opened fire. Other officers around rushed Chris to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi where he was declared dead on arrival. Until his death, he was the MOPOL 11 Commander.
The officer has since been arrested and investigations into the motive for the killing is ongoing.
Photos: Wiz Khalifa finally able to give his son that birthday party
Wiz Khalifa was finally able to throw a birthday party for his son today...about 6 days after his actual birthday because Amber Rose wouldn't let him the child on his birthday. She finally let Wiz have Sebastian and the proud dad threw him a birthday party at his home and shared pics on his instagram page. See another photo after the cut...
Nightmares over for student, mother who lost 3 kids on Benin-Ore Road before Goodluck came along
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26-year-old TimiAdeoye graduated two years ago from the University of Benin and was a frequent user of the Benin-Ore route. According to him, “traveling on Nigerian roads used to be a nightmare for me; I still remember spending twelve long hours on a trip from Lagos to Benin regularly since I got admission eight years ago. The memory of those trips still leaves a distaste in my mouth”, he continues, “but I had to continue because I had to go school."
Being a road that is the major link road between the West and South of Nigeria, it was appalling that it was in that state of decay. From 2006 to as recent as 2012, anyone who plied the Benin-Ore route would have easily testified to its horrific state. The deplorable condition of the road aside, there were daredevil armed robbers who were lords of the night and perpetual residents of the area and it was inevitable that travellers inclined to always say a prayer to avert terrible traffic jam lasting hours, and loss of lives and property. As Adeoye aptly describes it, it was “hell on Earth”.
TimiAdeoye: Benin-Ore-Shagamu Expressway Under Goodluck Jonathan
Popular columnist, SonalaOlumhense once said, “If you are a Nigerian, chances are you know someone who has spent an entire day, at least once, traveling the 140-mile Sagamu-Benin City road, or been killed trying to do so.“
TimiAdeoye: Benin Ore Road during my days as a Student, before Goodluck Jonathan
As the legend goes, a former Minister of Works was reported to have cried openly while inspecting the said road once, calling it a guzzler of lives. Citizen upon citizen have resorted to pleading with successive governments on national television and through other media to see to the swift repairs of the said road.
Despite all these coupled with criticisms from traditional monarchs especially the Oba of Benin whose domain has been a major victim, unfulfilled promises continued to be the order of the day.
Sagamu-Benin is part of the Lagos-Mombasa, as well as Algiers-Lagos sections of the Trans-Africa Highway, and of Nigeria’s East-West Road. First constructed in the 70s, it was originally a three-hour route. Since it began to deteriorate, contracts have been awarded every other year by different governments. Somehow, nothing concrete has been done.
Then good luck came along, even literally. At last, the cries of Nigerians had broken through to the top echelons and the current government’s determination to get the road fixed and useable again was to put a smile on the faces of those who ply the road.
Tapping into the controversial Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P) funds, the federal government decided to fix the roads once and for all to ease the suffering of commuters. In September 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned the Phase 1 of the road, spanning 75 kilometres. The second phase, as Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen explained had not been fully completed because of technical challenges but was commendably over 60% done.
An excited governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state – a prominent member of the opposition All Progressives’ Congress (APC) – stressed that the Federal Government’s effort in reconstructing the road is “the most outstanding intervention the road has witnessed over the years.
A road that was once a death trap began to wear a new face and is in its present state, good as brand new. A journey of twelve hours and counting has now been reduced to a third of that time – four hours or less.
“God sent us his son in the form of Goodluck Jonathan!” shrieks Madam Veronica Omoregie who travels every week from Lagos to Asaba to buy goods for her trade that has sustained her and her three children since her husband died tragically in an auto crash on the same road, in 1999.
This transformation was even buttressed by a recent survey conducted by the NOI-Gallup Polls on the 8th of January 2015, which showed that 60% of Nigerians who travelled during the yuletide season acknowledged that the roads had indeed been improved on.
According to the findings released, majority of Nigeria road users found it easier to travel to their different destinations in various parts of the country during the Christmas holiday, unlike the previous year.
The survey read in part, ‘Overall, 69 percent of respondents were of the opinion that the roads had either improved or had improved very much.
As a result of the improved condition of the Benin-Ore road and others in general, transport giants, ABC Transport Company slashed its fare prices in a widely circulated advert carried by The Punch Newspaper in May 2014.
It reportedly added the words, ‘The roads are getting better’, a phrase that is a true reflection of the government’s commitment to infrastructure and national development.
On his way to collect his transcripts last week, Adeoye slept for most of the journey in the 18-seater bus he boarded from Lagos to the university’s main campus in Ugbowo, one of Benin’s many sprawling districts. The inscription “Welcome is the best journey” on the lorry in front of his vehicle one of the few times he was awake barely registered until he got down – the trip was too smooth for him to care.
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