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*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 13/06/2025* One survives, 241 die in Air India crash: Tinubu condoles with Modi, victims Knocks, kudos as Tinubu honours June 12 heroes Governors: Nigeria has made measurable progress BOI to unveil impact fund, youth bank Petrol imports drop by N2tn as domestic production improves Producers export N12.96tn crude as local refiners starve Tanker explosion: Stranded motorists lament 24-hour gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Nigeria opens camp ahead of African Fencing Championships Netanyahu survives opposition attempt to dissolve Israeli parliament Trump vows to bring together India, Pakistan to ‘solve anything’ US senator forcibly removed from Trump official’s press conference China offers Nigeria, others duty-free market access 19-yr-old Nigerian innovator, Ifeoluwa Afolayan wins London college award Nigerian arrested for trafficking 15 students in Australia ---------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls in Zambia is the largest curtain of falling water in the world. Its local name is “Mosi-oa-tunya” means “the smoke that thunders”. * Hydrogen makes up about 75% of matter in the universe. It’s the fundamental building block from which stars and galaxies are formed. ---------------------------- I don’t view one-party state as good for Nigeria —Tinubu ‘Call me names, I’ll still defend your right,’ Tinubu tells Nigerians Tinubu celebrates journalism icon, Sam Amuka at 90, confers national honours on him June 12: Tinubu carries Abiola’s democratic torch – Shettima NASS to Tinubu: Make State of Nation Address to Nigerians from parliament yearly Reps considered 2,263 bills in 2 years – Speaker 10 suspected herders remanded over Benue killings Ekiti court orders suspended deity priest to vacate official residence Troops kill wanted terrorist leader Auta, 14 others in Zamfara FG to revoke dormant oil licences with new policy Nigeria produces 97% of OPEC quota – NUPRC NNPCL begins monthly report, recorded N748bn profit in April NNPCL remits N4.2tn to govt, continues refinery upgrade NESREA shuts 25 facilities in four states NCDC reports 142 deaths, 747 confirmed cases of Lassa fever in 18 states Nigerians urged to gear up for 6G revolution 11 inmates undergo hernia surgeries at Kuje prison Over 3,300 house owners, embassies to lose properties in FCT FCTA shuts Apo-Wasa road for project inauguration AKTH treats, discharges 15 maggot therapy patients UNN best graduate wins £33,000 Commonwealth scholarship 2026 target for CBT-based WAEC, NECO unrealistic — NAPTAN Obasanjo, Osinbajo for Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture Ohanaeze lauds Tinubu for honouring Nwosu, wants INEC HQ named after him MOSOP hails Tinubu’s pardon of Ogoni nine, seeks exoneration Protesters, APC supporters hold parallel rallies in Lagos, Abuja Full state pardon for Saro-Wiwa, eight others sparks jubilation in Niger Delta Wrongs done to our parents now corrected, says MKO’s son Jamiu Alpha-Beta Consulting denounces online medium report as malicious Sterling Bank launches N2b private varsity scholarship Manufacturers blame high interest rates as exports crash by N746bn Two banks have met N500bn recapitalisation target – Report Oil production shrinks again, threatens 2mbpd target 70% of Nigerian households lack water loans – LAPO Kano fintech initiative targets 5,000 women, youths Commissioning: Apo mechanic traders close shops Friday to honour Tinubu Nigeria no longer true democracy, say Atiku, Obi Nigeria yet to fulfil democratic promise – Utomi One-party state: We’re not obligated to solve your self-inflicted crisis, APC tells opposition Gombe gov receives Emir, lists agro-livestock among priority projects Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun: Don’t let the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature die Mutfwang inaugurates 15 buses to boost transport sector Benue gov blames clerics for worsening insecurity Yobe gov appoints UK lecturer as Special Adviser Zulum commutes death sentences, pardons 66 Gombe police clamp down on motorcycle use, weapon display Ekiti aids 30 storm-hit businesses with recovery funds CREDICORP begins Kano campaign Taraba sets LG elections for Nov 15 Kano targets 3.9 million children for polio vaccination in June 3 Inspectors Detained Over Extortion In Anambra June 12: Thugs attack, disrupt democracy protest in Ondo Igbokuta community to Sanwo-Olu: stop planned installation of monarch Panic as fuel-laden tanker somersaults in Oyo Niger man dies in dispute over girlfriend Tension in Onitsha as ‘Udo Ga-Achi’ operatives allegedly kill 12-yr-old boy Osun Amotekun operative slumps, dies while preparing for work Cult killings: Police arrest 46 suspected cultists in Ondo Naked man found hanging from tree in Ogun Teenage daughter fakes own kidnapping ---------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1950, South Africa implemented the Group Areas Act. The law assigned geographically separate residential and business areas for different racial groups, forcing non-whites from the most developed areas. ---------------------------- Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. – Dorothy Parker Good morning *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*

Following Ifunanya's story of what her father's siblings did to him hurts my heart so much. An American returnee named Peter Mokwuah was reportedly held captive in his own mansion by his siblings for nearly a year in Anambra state. His daughter, Ifunanya Mokwuah, who lives in the USA, grew concerned after losing contact with him for several months. Despite repeated reassurances from her aunt and uncle that her father was fine, she felt compelled to travel to Nigeria in January 2022. Her father (Peter) had lived and worked in New York for 25 years before retiring and returning to Nigeria, where he had already built a mansion in his village during his younger years. He also receives a $5,000 monthly pension for his upkeep. Perhaps this was what they targeted immediately he had a stroke. I won't put it pass them being able to have caused him that injury. Despite this, his daughter continued to send him money, thinking he may have run out. When Ifunanya arrived at the village, she encountered resistance from her uncle and others who had blocked the compound entrance and verbally attacked her. With help from local youths and villagers, she gained access to the house. Her uncle falsely claimed her father was in Abuja, but after insisting on checking upstairs, she discovered him lying weak and emaciated on a dirty mattress. His beard and nails were overgrown, and he was clearly neglected in his poor medical state. Peter recognised his daughter and was visibly relieved. Imagine how Ifunanya felt seeing her father in that state, despite all the money he receives. Mehn! Thankfully, she was able to remove him from the house, moved him to Lagos for further treatment and return to the USA. In all these events, I am grateful Ifunanya's father trained her to know the way to her father's house in the village. Something all parents in the diaspora should think about, especially those with plans to retire in their village back home. This is also a lesson for those who see their wife as an outsider. Look at what a man's siblings did to him because he trusted them so much against his own wife and children. Yet it was the child who came looking and rescued him. They were already building a new house beside the one Peter built and it is clear whose money was being used for that construction. Thank God for his life and the gift of a daughter like Ifunanya. #TheMBN Martin Beck Nworah

ARMED HERDSMEN ATTACK IMO STATE COMMUNITIES, KILL SEVERAL RESIDENTS, INJURE PREGNANT WOMAN The attack has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation, with many calling for urgent action to protect the lives of innocent citizens. Suspected armed herdsmen have launched an attack on Agwa and neighboring communities in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, resulting in several deaths and numerous injuries. Among the victims is a pregnant woman, Joy Osita Achugwo, who was shot by the herdsmen and is currently battling for survival in a hospital, SaharaReporters has learnt. The attack has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation, with many calling for urgent action to protect the lives of innocent citizens. The Chairman of Oguta LGA, Ifeanyi Nnani, who visited the survivors on Tuesday, reportedly condemned the barbaric attacks in the strongest possible terms. The gruesome killings of innocent people who were attacked in their own homes and farms is a clear indication of the insecurity in our state," Nnani said. Nnani commiserated with the victims and their families, assuring them that the leadership of the Local Government Area is committed to ensuring that peace and tranquility returns to Agwa Clan. "We will do everything possible to ensure that those responsible for these attacks are brought to justice," he said. SaharaReporters reports that the attack comes less 48hrs after a similar incident in Enugu State, where suspected Fulani herdsmen killed four local farmers in Mgbuji Eha-Amufu autonomous in a brutal attack. The incident has raised concerns about the growing insecurity in the country and the need for urgent action to protect the lives of citizens. Meanwhile, the Federal Commissioner representing Imo State in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kyrian Uchegbu, has advised the locals to form strong vigilante groups to protect their communities. We need to work together to ensure that our communities are safe and secure," Uchegbu said. The attack has left many in shock and outrage, with many calling for urgent action to protect the lives of innocent citizens. "This is a clear case of terrorism," said one resident, who wished to remain anonymous. "We need the government to take action to protect us from these attacks." The Imo State Police Command has yet to issue an official statement regarding the recent attack on Agwa community in Oguta Local Government Area. Efforts to reach the Command's spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, for comment were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to calls or a text message #news

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 12/06/2025* Democracy Day tension: Protesters mobilise as Tinubu addresses NASS JUNE 12: Police, CSOs agree on peaceful protest, single venue in Lagos Nigeria records N5.17 trn trade surplus in Q1 Floods ravage 180,000 farms across 30 states Mokwa flood: NHRC seeks enhanced disaster preparedness, IDPs’ protection OPS pushes for refinery sell-off after $2.4bn wobbly repairs Plateau Attacks: 8 killed, dozens of homes razed in Mangu Air Peace extorting Nigerians, Oshiomhole speaks on airport incident UN flags 138 million kids in global child labour crisis Protests spread across US despite Trump threats Nigeria defaults in UN contributions, pays only 36% Ethiopia, Turkey deny owing ground rent in Abuja, pledge cooperation US court jails Nigerian for deadly sextortion of teen girl --------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * If you live in the northern hemisphere, then June 21st is the longest day of the year. If you live in the southern hemisphere, then the 21st is the shortest day of the year. * All clown fish are born male and can become female later in life. --------------------------- Tinubu woos Wike to join APC Tourism has potential to enhance local entrepreneurship – Shettima National Assembly mulls extension of 2024 budget capital vote Democracy strongest when people are involved, says Abbas Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio’s motions, imposes N100,000 fine Court orders Eko Disco to restore power to Lagos hotel 11 to face trial for Internet fraud in Kaduna Insecurity: Police arrest 42 armed herders, bandits in Benue Federal Civil Service to go paperless by December 2025, says FG Blackout alert: FG commences crucial grid servicing Fed Govt reviewing legislations to address child labour – Minister N5bn oil-backed deal with Aramco has not collapsed, says FG No extension of BDC recapitalisation deadline – CBN FCCPC inaugurates joint market monitoring task force Container congestion: NPA enforces use of holding bays CBEX remains banned in Nigeria – SEC UBEC raises quality assurance matching grant to 5% NIHOTOUR enforces certification law, targets non-compliant hotels in Lagos ABUAD secures N480m research equipment boost Abiola Ajimobi Technical University secures full NUC accreditation for all six programmes UNILAG, Bakare’s CSG launch leadership diploma, slash tuition Democracy declining under APC — PDP, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, ACF, others Southern Kaduna leaders demand judicial probe of El-Rufai over alleged abuses Civil rule has come to stay, says Falae Democracy Day: Utomi urges Nigerians to reject ‘thugs masquerading as leaders’ Amaechi slams Tinubu’s policies in fresh outburst ₦39bn ICC renovation misplaced priority — Peter Obi June 12: Bode George urges Tinubu to reinstate Fubara Eno defection illegal, says A’Ibom PDP chieftain 2027: Anti-Tinubu’s coalition will fail, Wike declares Sanwo-Olu unveils housing estate, 400m road in Ibeju-Lekki Rivers 2025 budget plans for Fubara’s return – Ibas Nasarawa not involved in Benue killings – Sule Our intervention on Benin-Abuja highway reduced travel time, says Okpebholo Makinde approves N1bn gratuity for retired LG staff, others Nigeria not where it should be – Niger gov Delta commissioner bags Kwame Nkrumah award Cross River plans new airport to boost tourism LASG slams N20m fine on unlicensed electricity firms Jigawa, Kano, Katsina join forces against polio Anambra 2025: Govt agency imposes N50m on 16 governorship candidates Anambra CP orders detention of three policemen over corruption Katsina suspends NURTW chair over road closure alert Kaduna vows crackdown on criminal gangs New 7.5kv solar power system inaugurated in A’Ibom community Anioma group donates 50 solar streetlights to Delta community Edo community protests removal, appointment of new king Lamentation as night fire destroys goods in Rivers market Two killed, one injured in Kwara hotel collapse Petrol tanker catches fire near NASFAT camp on Lagos-Ibadan expressway --------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. The South African anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years in prison. In 1993, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and one year later, he became President of South Africa. --------------------------- If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass Happy Democracy Day *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George [email protected], +234-8122200446*

A LONG READ How do we choose the people we fall in love with? The Romantic answer is that our instincts naturally guide us to individuals who are kind and good for us. Love is a sort of ecstasy that descends when we feel ourselves in the presence of a benign and nourishing soul, who will answer our emotional needs, understand our sadness and strengthen us for the hard tasks of our lives. In order to locate our lover, we must let our instincts carry us along, taking care never to impede them through pedantic psychological analysis and introspection or else considerations of status, wealth or lineage. Our feelings will tell us clearly enough when we have reached our destiny. To ask someone with any degree of rigour why exactly they have chosen a particular partner is – in the Romantic world-view – simply an unnecessary and offensive misunderstanding of love: true love is an instinct that accurately and naturally settles on those with a capacity to make us happy. The Romantic attitude sounds warm and kind. Its originators certainly imagined that it would bring an end to the sort of unhappy relationships previously brokered by parents and society. The only difficulty is that our obedience to instinct has, very often, proved to be a disaster of its own. Respecting the special feelings we get around certain people in nightclubs and train stations, parties and websites and that Romanticism so ably celebrated in art appears not to have led us to be any happier in our unions than a Medieval couple shackled into marriage by two royal courts keen to preserve the sovereignty of a slice of ancestral land. ‘Instinct’ has been little better than ‘calculation’ in underwriting the quality of our love stories. Romanticism would not at this point, however, give up the argument quite so easily. It would simply ascribe the difficulties we often have in love to not having looked hard enough for that central fixture of Romantic reverie: the right person. This being is inevitably still out there (every soul must have its soulmate, Romanticism assures us), it is just that we haven’t managed to track them down – yet. So we must continue the search, with all the technology and tenacity necessary, and maybe, once the divorce has come through and the house has been sold, we’ll get it right. But there’s another school of thought, this one influenced by psychoanalysis, which challenges the notion that instinct invariably draws us to those who will make us happy. The theory insists that we don’t fall in love first and foremost with those who care for us in ideal ways, we fall in love with those who care for us in familiar ways. Adult love emerges from a template of how we should be loved that was created in childhood and is likely to be entwined with a range of problematic compulsions that militate in key ways against our chances of growth. We may believe we are seeking happiness in love, but what we are really after is familiarity. We are looking to re-create, within our adult relationships, the very feelings we knew so well in childhood – and which were rarely limited to just tenderness and care. The love most of us will have tasted early on was confused with other, more destructive dynamics: feelings of wanting to help an adult who was out of control, of being deprived of a parent’s warmth or scared of his or her anger, or of not feeling secure enough to communicate our trickier wishes. How logical, then, that we should as adults find ourselves rejecting certain candidates not because they are wrong but because they are a little too right – in the sense of seeming somehow excessively balanced, mature, understanding and reliable – given that in our hearts, such rightness feels foreign and unearned. We chase after more exciting others, not in the belief that life with them will be more harmonious, but out of an unconscious sense that it will be reassuringly familiar in its patterns of frustration. Psychoanalysis calls the process whereby we identify our partners ‘object choice’ – and recommends that we try to understand the factors semi-consciously governing our attractions in order to interrupt the unhealthier patterns that might be at play. Our instincts – our strong undercurrents of attraction and revulsion – stem from complicated experiences we had when we were far too young to understand them, and which linger in the antechambers of our minds. Psychoanalysis doesn’t wish to suggest that everything about our attractions will be deformed. We may have quite legitimate aspirations to positive qualities: intelligence, charm, generosity… But we are also liable to be fatefully drawn towards trickier tendencies: someone who is often absent, or treats us with a little disdain, or needs to be surrounded all the time by friends, or cannot master their finances. However paradoxical it can sound, without these tricky behaviours, we may simply not be able to feel passionate or tender with someone. Alternatively, we may have been so traumatised by a parental figure, we cannot approach any partner who shares qualities with them of any kind, even ones disconnected from their negative sides. We might in love be rigidly intolerant of anyone who is intelligent, or punctual or interested in science, simply because these were the traits of someone who caused us a great deal of difficulty early on. To choose our partners wisely, we need to tease out how our compulsions to suffering or our rigid flights from trauma may be playing themselves out in our feelings of attraction. A useful starting place is to ask ourselves (perhaps in the company of a large sheet of paper, a pen and a free afternoon) what sort of people really put us off. Revulsion and disgust are useful first guides because we are likely to recognize that some of the traits that make us shiver are not objectively negative and yet feel to us distinctly off-putting. We might, for example, sense that someone who asks us too much about ourselves, or is very tender or dependable, will seem extremely eerie and frightening. And we might equally well, along the way, recognize that a degree of cruelty or distance belong to an odd list of the things we appear genuinely to need in order to love. It can be tricky to avoid self-censorship here, but the point isn’t to represent ourselves as reassuring, predictable people, but to get to know the curious quirks of our own psyches. We’ll tend to find that some ostensibly pretty nice things are getting caught in our love filters: people who are eloquent, clever, reliable, sunny can set off loud alarms. This is vital knowledge. We should pause and try to fathom where the aversions come from, what aspects of our past have made it so hard for us to accept certain sorts of emotional nourishment. Each time we recognize a negative, we’re discovering a crucial association in our own minds: we’re alighting on an impossibility of love based on associations from the past projected onto the present. An additional way we can get at the associations which circulate powerfully in the less noticed corners of our brains is to finish stub-sentences, that invite us to respond to things that might charm or repel us about someone. We get to see our own reactions more clearly when we write things down without thinking too much about our answers, catching the mind’s unconscious at work. For instance, we can deliberately jot the first things that come into our heads when we read the following: • If I tell a partner how much I need them, they will… • When someone tells me they really need me, I… • If someone can’t cope, I… • When someone tells me to get my act together, I … • If I were to be frank about my anxieties … • If my partner told me not to worry, I’d… • When someone blames me unfairly, I … Our honestly described reactions are legacies. They are revealing underlying assumptions we have acquired about what love can look like. We may start to get a clearer picture that our vision of what we are looking for in another person might not be an especially good guide to our personal or mutual happiness. Examining our emotional histories, we see that we can’t be attracted to just anyone. Getting to know the past, we come to recognise our earlier associations for what they are: generalisations we formed – entirely understandably – on the basis of just one or, hugely impressive, examples. We’ve unknowingly turned some local associations into strict rules for relationships. Even if we can’t radically shift the pattern, it’s useful to know that we are carrying a ball and chain. It can make us more careful of ourselves when we feel overwhelmed by a certainty that we’ve met the one, after a few minutes chatting at the bar. Ultimately, we stand to be liberated to love different people to our initial ‘types’, because we find that the qualities we like, and the ones we very much fear, are found in different constellations from those we encountered in the people who first taught us about affection, long ago in a childhood we are starting at last to understand and free ourselves from. ©️The Counsellor

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 11/06/2025* Tinubu returns to Abuja, inaugurates rehabilitated ICC Deadly flood: Niger communities battle stench from decaying corpses Mokwa flood: Borno, Taraba donate N350m to victims NiMet workers finally receive minimum wage NSCDC debunks fake recruitment on social media Naira appreciates to N1,600/$ in parallel market Trump unveils $1,000 investment accounts for newborn Americans US to restore some medical research grants, says Trump official 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes near Gaza aid site Seven dead, schoolchildren missing as storm hits South Africa World Bank projects three-year steady economic growth for Nigeria Saudi’s Aramco delays Nigeria’s crude-backed $5bn loan Lagos court jails nine Chinese for cybercrimes 19-year-old Nigerian artiste beaten to death in Ghana --------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Two hearts pump blood to the gills while one pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Their blood is blue because it uses copper to transport oxygen unlike the red blood of humans which is transported with iron. * Joal-Fadiouth, a district in Senegal, has an island and a beach entirely made of seashells. --------------------------- Tinubu mandates MDAs to pay for Abuja conference centre National Assembly mulls extension of 2024 budget capital vote Senate pushes to move presidential inauguration venue from Eagle Square to N’Assembly Petroleum subsidy was a scam, Nigeria can’t go back – Orji Kalu Alleged N5.2b fraud: Court rejects ex-JAMB Registrar’s no-case submission Court to hear suit on proposed sale of Lafarge Court jails Afriq System’s CEO, Michael, over alleged $854.4m, N590m fraud Indian, Dangote workers arraigned for diverting N4bn diesel Court jails three for vandalising IKEDC cables Woman jailed three years for child abuse in Ekiti Family, lawyer urge EFCC to release CBEX promoter Army kills terrorist kingpin, Jidda, others in Yobe, Borno NAF probes death of detained corporal Army celebrates troops battling insecurity in S’East Divestment key to oil sector growth- Lokpobiri FG to train 100,000 youths annually in forex trading FG budget cut leaves 1,500 health workers without pay FG eyes private capital for infrastructure at PPP summit SEC directs firms to honour unclaimed dividends Maritime bank to upgrade major shipyards – CEO Wike Renames International Conference Centre After Tinubu UNIJOS ready to host 2025 NUGA Games, says VC Gregory varsity inducts 83 medical doctors Ugosimba chieftaincy title for First Lady Tinubu in Enugu 90% of Yoruba kings don’t believe in Yoruba gods — Seun Kuti My business collapsed after public criticism of pastors – Daddy Freeze No prayers can erase six million Igbo deaths, group tells Gowon Youths kick as gunmen kill 58, burn 82 houses in Plateau June 12: Ijaw youths ask Tinubu to restore democracy in Rivers Tinubu has failed to improve governance after Buhari’s era – Baba-Ahmed Diesel, petrol to cost more as four depot owners raise prices TAJBank signs agreement for N20bn Mudarabah Sukuk bond issuance Accion MfB opens new branch in Ilorin Local telecom operators spend $350m annually on diesel – Report Edo Line retruns 15 years after 10 startups emerge winners of JusticeTechNG i-Fitness boosts expansion plan Reconcile or face impeachment, Rivers APC warns Fubara Obi, Otti responsible for our crisis, not Fed Govt, says LP We will police our votes in 2027, Obi vows Saraki, PDP reconciliation committee meet Makinde Power play: PDP convention caught in Wike-Makinde camps crossfire Ajayi, PDP set to appeal tribunal’s verdict affirming Aiyedatiwa Makinde, Speaker mourn Adefope Adeleke commiserates with Oke-IIa monarch over wife’s death Sanwo-Olu urges parents to instill values in children Ododo warns against politicising insecurities Mokwa flood: We don’t know where waters are coming from – Niger gov Residents seek intervention as erosion sacks nine Anambra villages Low turnout in Kano as civil servants resume Many escape death as petrol-laden tanker explodes in Oyo Pastor Adeboye visits Alaafin of Oyo Ondo traders get N43m, 150 solar lights to boost business 1 Killed, 3 Abducted As Gunmen Invade Cashew Warehouse In Kwara Two Truck Drivers Gunned Down, Vehicles Set Ablaze In Imo --------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1994, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola declared himself as Nigeria’s president in what is now known as the Epetedo Declaration. This was a year after the June 12, 1993, which it is now cofirmed he won, was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Less than 24 hours, he was arrested by the military government led by General Sani Abacha and detained without trial. He remained in custody till July 7, 1998 when he died under suspicious circumstances, just days after Abacha died. --------------------------- Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. – Zig Ziglar *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo

WHY AFRICANS PRAY MORE THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD IS BECAUSE IN AFRICA, GOD DOES THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT! 1. ELECTRICITY ⚡ AFRICA: “Oh Lord, let there be light! Even if it’s for 2 hours!” EUROPE: “This LED bulb is too yellow, I’m returning it.” TRUTH: In Africa, power supply is a prayer point. In Europe, it’s a basic right. 2. WATER SUPPLY 🚿 AFRICA: “God, let it rain so we can fetch water!” EUROPE: “My shower is too cold. Fix it or I sue!” TRUTH: In Europe, taps flow. In Africa, faith flows. 3. JOBS & EMPLOYMENT 💼 AFRICA: “Jehovah, bless me with any job. Even volunteer, I’ll manage!” EUROPE: “I’m rejecting that role. The salary doesn’t reflect my worth.” TRUTH: In Africa, unemployment is a fasting topic. In Europe, it’s a policy issue. 4. SECURITY 🚔 AFRICA: “Father, may no stray bullet locate me today!” EUROPE: “There’s a suspicious sound outside, police arrived in 4 mins.” TRUTH: There, safety is law. Here, safety is prayer and luck. 5. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE 🛣️ AFRICA: “Lord, don’t let this pothole swallow my destiny.” EUROPE: “This small crack on the road is unacceptable!” TRUTH: In Africa, a smooth road is a testimony. In Europe, it’s standard. 6. HEALTHCARE 🏥 AFRICA: “Jesus, let the injection work, and not the side effect!” EUROPE: “Therapist booked. Medication free. Follow-up scheduled.” TRUTH: One gets healthcare from government. The other gets hope from prayer warriors. 7. EDUCATION ✏️ AFRICA: “God, let WAEC release results with mercy I sowed a seed 💰!” EUROPE: “Government paid for my Master’s. I got a scholarship too.” TRUTH: There, education is an investment. Here, it’s a miracle. 8. PENSION & RETIREMENT 👴🏽 AFRICA: “Jehovah, don’t let my pension be swallowed by corruption!” EUROPE: “I retired. Government sends monthly check.” REALITY: Here, retirement is fear and fasting. There, it’s relaxation and benefits. 9. VISA REQUEST ✈️ AFRICA: “Oh Lord, break every generational curse stopping this UK visa!” EUROPE: “I need a break. Might fly to Ghana for the weekend.” REALITY: In Africa, travelling = fasting, faith, and fire oil. In Europe, travelling = booking.com and a suitcase. BUT HERE’S THE REAL PROBLEM… High death rates Joblessness Poor security Land battles turning spiritual Sick people dying at church crusades instead of hospitals …because African leaders ENJOY it when you dump your problems on an imported god instead of holding them accountable! Why should they build hospitals when you'll run to prayer camps? By his stripes you're healed right? Why fix the road when your busy praying for travelling mercy on a deadly road? Why create jobs when your faith says “God will provide”? They know you won’t protest. You’ll just pray. And that’s how they win. AFRICANS WILL RAISE MILLIONS TO BUILD A CATHEDRAL……but won’t donate a dime to upgrade the clinic where their own mothers give birth on rusted beds with no gloves. We’ll buy: Imported church instruments HD projectors Shiny marble altars Designer suits for “Papa” And bulletproof cars for “Daddy G.O” Meanwhile, the local hospital: Has no electricity No running water One nurse doing the work of five And a doctor using a torchlight to deliver babies. AND HERE’S THE PLOT TWIST: The pastor you’re funding for “God’s work” won’t even treat malaria in that same country. When he's sick? Private jet to Europe. When you're sick? Pray. Fast. Sow a seed. Hope the hospital has Panadol. FINAL THOUGHT: God is NOT your governor. Angels are NOT civil engineers. Your miracle is called good governance. Stop calling on jesus/allah about things your local government chairman should’ve done. This is why most religious Africans tend to be less or non-religious

Gunmen Kill U.S. Returnee, Abduct Wife in Imo Gunmen last Sunday evening killed a United States-based returnee, abducting his wife in Umuguma, Owerri West local government area, Imo State. A source said the deceased, an indigene of Ihiala, Anambra State, and a Nigerian-U.S. soldier, accompanied by his wife and land sellers/agents, had arrived in his Toyota Highlander Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at a site which he was said to have negotiated to buy, located near the Golden Estate / Abba Father Avenue, Umuguma, Owerri West, Imo State, when the masked armed bandits, suspected to be herdsmen, ambushed them, killing him and abducting his wife. Others escaped with injuries, while the corpse and vehicle were abandoned. As of the time of filing this report, communication was yet to be opened on the whereabouts of the woman. Police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident, informing that the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had directed the Owerri Area Commander to carry out a comprehensive investigation. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen had attacked them in the vehicle, leading to the initial resistance and escape of the deceased, stressing that his wife was taken away, but his return was greeted with a bullet in his head, which killed him. After the shooting, they fled into a nearby forest with the woman. The Guardian learnt that the land agents reported the incident to the police, who later carried the corpse and the vehicle. Indigenes and residents of Umuguma and neighbouring communities, including Irete, Nekede, Avu, Amakohia-Ubi, Okuku, Ndiegwu, and others, are living in fear following the rising insecurity in the area. Prospective land buyers and other members of the public were also advised by the security agencies to be careful in their dealings and report any suspected abnormal acts to the police for prompt action.

Six Organizations Donate Over $16,500 to Support Burkina Faso’s Defense Efforts On June 5, 2025, six organizations collectively donated 10,050,000 FCFA (approximately $16,560 USD) to Burkina Faso’s Patriotic Support Fund, aimed at aiding national defense and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland. The breakdown of contributions included: Zemstaba Association for Local Development: 1,000,000 FCFA Jeunesse Engagée pour le Faso: 250,000 FCFA Burkinabè Association of Midwives and Maïeuticiens: 500,000 FCFA International Chamber of Real Estate Experts of Burkina: 3,000,000 FCFA International Assistance "Mother and Child": 300,000 FCFA Order of Civil Engineers: 5,000,000 FCFA The funds were formally received by Vieux Abdoul Rachid Soulama, Secretary General at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with senior government officials in attendance. All participating groups reiterated their support for President Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s national call and encouraged fellow citizens and institutions to contribute towards strengthening the nation’s security forces and patriotic volunteers.

🛑🇧🇫- The 7th edition of National Tree Day announced for June 21, 2025!!! The 7th edition of the National Tree Day (NTD) will take place on June 21st, 2025, in Manga (capital of the Central South Region) under the high patronage of @CapitaineIb226. Its theme is, “Medicinal Plants: A Source of Community Health and Climate Resilience.” This edition, Minister Baro emphasized, will mark a key step in accelerating the battle to strengthen our country's vegetation cover. It comes, he noted, in a context marked by the return of internally displaced persons to their home communities, hence the imperative, he said, to integrate the issue of population resilience through the nutritional and health benefits of trees into the 2025 reforestation campaign. This 7th NTD is based on the concepts of “one province, one medicinal grove,”covering at least 2 hectares; “a school, a botanical garden,” for 100 educational institutions; “a green space, a landscaped area”; “the President's time to regreen Faso,” with the planting of 10 million seedlings; “a department/municipality with at least 2 km of row plantings”; a “Pedal for the Tree” cycling race. Yesterday, I listened to the coordinator of the event and he said that the goal is that, we want at least 5M Burkinabè to plant a tree on June 21st, between 8am-9am, in one hour. This time, they want everyone to make it his responsibility to care for the plant until it grows and not just planting trees that will be left out without proper maintenance. We want to change the face of the Sahel and it’s doable. So, within the one hour time, measures are put in place so that those who will plant their trees wherever they are in the four corners of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 can report to the local authorities for their names to be recorded in the archives. Moreover, they are encouraged to share their plants on social media to encourage others. In the long run, we want to be able to recognize all those who will really take care of their trees. So, to all daughters and sons of Burkina Faso, each one of us must have their own tree(s) for a green and prosperous Burkina Faso!!!