A scorned woman on a mission for revenge or a victim?

A few hours ago I stumbled on a story online about a so called celebrity who allegedly raped a lady and here are some of the comments I found on the post: “She probably asked for it by putting herself in a vulnerable position”, “She was probably drunk when it happened and now she is claiming it was rape”. “I do not believe for one second he raped her! She is a scorned woman trying to get revenge”. Now, these comments were more disturbing to me than the rape accusation.

It was sickening to me that most people still victimise the victim and believe that it’s okay to have a woman without her consent. I am not interested in this accusation being false or true. I am only concerned about how some people still think and speak about this issue of rape. Unfortunately, this is the kind of society that I belong to as a Nigerian. A society where most men still believe that a ‘NO’ means ‘maybe’ or even ‘yes’. Most men and unfortunately women in Nigeria don’t even know what rape is. To them when they hear rape, the only image they have is that of you being tied down by a bunch of strangers while they take their turns on you. It has to be that violent to qualify as rape.

We need patriotic and not compromised Nigerians as ministers - Buhari on why appointing ministers is taking long

The president of Nigeria has been nicknamed Baba go slow by Nigerians because he is taking his time to do a lot of things including appointing ministers. Well, Buhari says he has good reasons to take his time because he is trying to rebuild the nation. According to him, a lot of experienced and knowledgeable Nigerians fit for the job have been compromised and appointing them will return Nigeria to square one. Oh well sir, if this is what Nigeria needs to curtail corruption, please take your time. Anyway, read the rest of what he says below and stay happy. Xoxo…

“From what I have seen so far, we need very patriotic Nigerians (to be ministers); Nigerians that can work very hard with knowledgeable experience; committed Nigerians to be in charge of ministries.

“A lot of institutions in Nigeria are compromised, everybody for himself and God for all of us. It is most unfortunate. We have people, educated and experienced people, but everybody seems to be working for himself on how much they could get away with as soon as possible.

“We have to look for technocrats and politicians. We have to look out for decent people in this class to give them the responsibility of being in charge of ministries and important parastatals.

Graphic photos: Ghastly accident along Ikorodu road leaves two dead

 

According to reports, a collision between two trucks caused a fatal accident along Ikorodu road, Lagos this morning, leaving two people dead on the spot. The horrific accident occurred between Onipanu and Palmgrove bus-stop. The second truck driver was fortunate enough to survive and escaped from the scene. How sad! No one wants to leave home and not return.

Anyway, please stay happy beautiful people and enjoy the rest of your day. More photos below…

Photo of the day: between Governor Okorocha and President Obama

Well everyone has been going on about Okorocha and this billboard and I don't get it. So what if the man made a billboard of this picture? It just means he loved the picture so much and it meant the world to him so he had to share his excitement with the world. Do you guys see anything wrong? I really don't get the fuss though but oh well. Anyway, stay happy guys. Xoxo

If you drive in Nigeria, you need to see this list of traffic offenses and fines

Happy people, I hope you all are having a great day.So I found this very interesting list of traffic offenses and I couldn't help but wonder why the fine for driving under the influence was so low. I feel like this just means, "it's okay to drive under the influence". Please why on earth is the fine so low? But anyway, see full list below and know your rights so that the next time you get pulled over you ask for a ticket. Like rights work in Nigeria! 

Anyway, stay happy guys. Xoxo

Happy Sunday happy people!

Happy Sunday happy people! I am really not sure why we say happy Sunday and don’t say happy Monday. But oh well, I just have to say it too because it sounds cool. Today I am not really in the mood for deep stuffs and sad stories. So I am just gono chill and post fun things like a funny looking picture of me and any other fun stuff I find while I occasionally peep the ongoing Arsenal game. Life shouldn't be that uptight anyway. I am hoping you guys are having a great day. Well, if you are not, don’t be sad. Better days will come your way soon. Be grateful that you are still breathing. Stay happy guys. Xoxo  

HUB random post: A little laughter don't hurt nobody!

 

It’s a beautiful day in the mother city today! The weather is nice and sunny and kind to those who love outdoors. As for me, it’s just another nice day to chill at home. I'm all tucked in and enjoying a bowl of fresh vanilla yoghurt and grapes. Thank goodness for the internet though. Anyway, I found some really hilarious things online and just couldn’t help sharing them with you lovelies. I really don’t know how people come up with these things but all the same, have a laugh and keep enjoying your day. Stay happy while you are at it. Xoxo. More after the cut ...

Pregnant women, nursing mothers and PG students exempted from NYSC program!

This may be good news to some people but to those passionate about this NYSC business, it’s terrible news. I don’t know how I feel about it. It’s just good to know I can finally avoid this program that I don’t like much.

According to reports, pregnant women, nursing mothers and Post graduate students will no longer be able to take part in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program across the country.

The NYSC DG, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, said the exemption of people in these categories from service was necessary because they would not be able to undergo the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC, which is mobilisation, orientation, primary assignment and winding-up passing out parade and it doesn’t make sense that they miss these stages of the national service, only to resurface for posting to their various places of primary assignments.

Some people think this new development is a discrimination against women and I will reserve my comment. I have never liked this program especially because the Nigerian government does not support Nigerian students in any remarkable way that I know of. I also don’t get the big deal about it and please don’t say it’s a way of giving back to society because there are other ways to do so. Thank goodness they added one more category to the pregnant women and nursing mothers’ category.

Anyway, stay happy beautiful people. Xoxo

Thank you for all the love and well wishes! + pics of my fyne self

Happy people, how are you guys doing? So yeah I have been temporarily differently abled for over 7 weeks now and it has been a terrible experience. Like I never knew how important my two hands were until this whole experience. Imagine being right handed and having a problem with your right hand. I had to start learning how to use my left hand and one hand to do things. It didn’t stop me from posing for pictures though (hehehe).

In the beginning, it was quite frustrating and every little assistance that came my way, I regarded as pity and just flared up at the offer. Now I feel bad for my unnecessary outburst at people who offered me help. Oh no it was terrible! My poor friends and family couldn’t understand the b***h I was turning into. Oh well, I’ve always done things for myself and having to wait on people was not fun at all. I literally had to wait on people to eat, bath, dress up and so on. I became a baby again!

Most Nigerian artists are confused and need mental evaluation - Etcetera

Happy people, hope you all are having a great weekend. So I just found this piece online and it’s incredible to know that I am not the only one who thinks Nigerian music is BS. I miss the days when music was more than catchy hooks, meaningless lyrics and “feel good” beats. Well, I think of most Nigerian “musicians” more as entertainers than artists. Etcetera says if you listen to Nigerian music you need to ask yourself why and I totally agree with him. Anyway, read the rest of what he says below….

“Shoki hey hey Shoki!” cries a voice from the radio to the beat of a nerve-wracking pandemonium that seems designed to drive you insane.

A quick flick of the dial and “Shakiti bobo” is playing. The worse thing is that the raucous noise emitted by the artiste is no match for the loud, odious din coming from the beat. The lyrics are completely lost – which may not be regrettable to some – but the whole tumult sounds more like bad static than music.

    I tuned the dial again. This time it was Olamide screaming “VANESSA VANESSA.”

As the last strains of the song died away, the OAP cheerfully and enthusiastically breaks in, “Yes, that’s for all you listeners out there. That’s the way we do it right here at your cool station. We personalise our playlist to make you feel cool.”

    Cool kor, cooler ni…. I felt like telling the OAP that his choice of songs made me feel SICK.