JUNGLE JUSTICE IS WRONG!

I was emotionally crushed when i heard the news of the four University of Portharcourt students who were beaten to death. I was at a friend's house when i read it and had to run home to read more about it. The young men were first accused of stealing phones and laptops but the story recently changed (following the tweets of a person who claims he/she witnessed it) that they were cultists/armed robbers who had terrorized the villagers for a while.

I saw the gruesome photos of how these men were stripped and beaten to death and my heart is still drawn to tears whenever the images flashes back in my mind. I have no idea what went wrong or exactly what those young men did that got them to face such an inhumane treatment but i won't meddle words to express my disappointment and devastation that human beings actually did that to their fellow human being.

The amount of hate we live with in this world is overwhelmingly pathetic and there is absolutely no justification for anyone to take laws into their hands and murder someone in the name of "whatever excuse they might want to give as their reason". 

Even if those men were cultists and armed robbers, did they deserve the fate they faced? Weren't they entitled to a fair trial? Those of us capable of such cold action of beating people to death, aren't we equally as wicked (if not more) than the "enemies" we fight against? As for those who stood by and caught all the action on camera, don't even think to yourself that you're any less of a murderer because you could have alerted the police but you chose to stand by and do nothing.

I sincerely pray that Jungle Justice will become a seriously punishable crime in this country, lest we loose more souls to unjust acts of anger and irrationality. I pray that the souls of those young men find rest and their families will have the fortitude to bear the loss, amen...

JUDGING OUR OWN FAULTS

A couple of weeks back, news cropped up about Heidi Klum dating her bodyguard and Seal's reaction to the news. I still haven't recovered from my hurt and shock over their divorce as I was really hoping their union would last till they died, but then again, I guess that's life.

So back to the old story; after Photos of Heidi with her bodyguard were released, Seal made a statement that implied that Heidi had cheated/been cheating on him with the body guard even while they were married but Heidi denies being romantically involved with her bodyguard. Ok, let me share his statement, so the things I'm about to say would make more sense:

"To be quite honest, if there is going to be somebody else in their lives, I'd much rather it was a familiar face. I guess the only thing I would have preferred is that. I guess I didn't expect any better from him, I would have preferred Heidi show a little bit more class and at least wait until we separated first before deciding to fornicate with the help, as it were. But I guess you now all have the answer that you've been looking for the past seven months. 

I'm not sure if I'm thinking right o but wasn't it seal who was spotted a couple of days after they announced their divorce, hand-locked with a hot model, his wedding ring off (even after he said he would not remove the ring)? He had been spotted with many other women since then too.

 Did he make this statement out of jealousy, and does he even want Heidi to be happy at all?

 Ok, let's say Heidi cheated while they were married, wasn't it possible to forgive her and try to make things work? I believe that humans are likely to err at any time and when marriage is involved, its not just the person's perfections that we are meant to live with, their flaws form an even greater part of the things we have to deal with and work through.

 Some people feel Heidi's a slut and an embarrassment for "stooping so low" as to date her bodyguard or help, (as seal referred to him as) but my question is, what's wrong with dating someone in a different social class from you? Is it compulsory that a celebrity must date/marry another celebrity? Whatever happened to finding love? Whatever happened to human beings being equal and all?

 Some people even blame her and say she's not a good mum/woman "for not depriving herself of love/happiness for her children's sake" while her Ex has no fault for globe trotting with many other women. (I hope you smell my sarcasm)

 Truth is, it weakens me how people can be so quick to judge without properly examining a situation or giving people the benefit of the doubt. We all stick our necks so high and suddenly become angels when we hear about other people's mistakes, forgetting that we are capable of our own. I'll rest my case at this for now, but be sure that'll be back to say more on a issue like this, very soon.
 Have a lovely day.

NIGERIA'S NOBLE CALL.

Hey, hey, people what's up! I'm in a very good mood today and its a good thing. My beloved country, Nigeria celebrates her 52nd anniversary as an independent nation today and its also a new month. Although some Nigerians aren't really happy today and they don't believe we have any reason to celebrate, others like me are positive and happy about this special day.

I know our nation is in a lot of crisis at this period, we haven't attained the height we deserve and so many thing are out of place but we still have course to celebrate and stay hopeful. Independence day celebration isn't just about measuring how far we should have come, its also about rejoicing over the opportunity for free will. You think our independence isn't worth celebrating? Well you're wrong because even as a human beings, no matter how messed up or stagnant our lives might be we still find course to celebrate and be thankful on our birthdays. We still try to make our birthdays mean something to us.

My dear Nigerian brothers and sisters, today is a day we should celebrate together as a nation. We are grateful that we have the chance to make our mistakes and grow as a country without any other country lording over us, we are grateful for life and that in times when thing go wrong we are able to speak out and correct it. We are grateful for our resources and other blessings, for our democracy which is already showing good signs of growth, for our government officials who we pray for everyday, for our strong will to survive even the toughest of situations and a host of other reasons.

Please, don't just sit in the comfort of your home or office and criticize Nigeria all the way, be that change you want to see. You say you want a perfect Nigeria but are you perfect enough for that perfect Nigeria? Nigeria is you and me. Nigeria is the bond that unites us, the identity we share. Nigeria is our Mother, our baby, our project. Nigeria is the evidence of our existence, the evidence of our capabilities so let not run or turn away from it. Let's stay positive and apply good action to our wishes for Nigeria.

Our nation needs us to be faithful to her and she needs us to thrive and improve. As we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of our existence, let us put aside negative mind sets, and open our hearts to possibilities again. Let our reformation start we us, individually and all other things will fall in place.

I wish you all a Happy Independence Day and a Happy New Month as well. Remember to say a Prayer for Nigeria.

A1000 VOICES PROJECT

Imagine, One Topic; 1000 Expressions; 1000 Write-ups; 1000 Views; 1000 YOUTHS 1000Voices being heard? Well, imagine no more because the opportunity is here.

 In line with Coloured Life Initiative's bid to inspire positive living and expression in Nigerian youths, Coloured Life Initiative is bringing forth a forum called A1000Voices.

 A1000Voices is a writing project for youths and as the name implies, 1000 youths are expected to write in on the topic that will be given. The aim is to find out what youths think of certain issues.

 Hundred of the best articles will be published in a book in January but a certain flair exclusive to the youth is expected in the write-ups. The debut edition of A1000Voices will commence on October 1st 2012.

 A lone voice conotes limitation to the horizon and expectations, and restriction on capabilities. Hence, a thousand voices with no sense of limits and a fixed gaze on the future write on a topic. The opinions of a thousand youths on a given issue shall resound. A thousand voices will echo on paper A memorable platform via this rare opportunity afforded by The Coloured Life Initiative for a thousand youths to air their views in ink. From a thousand, hundred articles shall be compiled and published in a compendium come January.

 How do you think? What do you (have to) say? A thousand voices...a million words....will yours be among? Never before has there been such a written sound!

THE SECRET, CONNECT ENUGU IS REVEALED.

In January 2012, a new revolution for Enugu started off on twitter. A twitter profile called Connect Enugu became registered and begun to offer informative services about Enugu to people. Nine months on, what started off as a twitter profile has grown into a brand, one that people in and outside enugu have become familar with.

 Everyone wonders who is the brain behind this genius idea and we'll never stop wondering. The good news right now is that, Connect Enugu will finally be launching her website on 1st October 2012 and she'll be doing it in grand style. Brace yourselves for the unveiling of the future.

 CONNECT ENUGU GOES DOT COM
 Information they say is Power. An uninformed fellow is a powerless fellow. Connect Enugu has decided to save the day and put power into the hands of the whole Enugu.

 Connect Enugu is an Initiative for people in, around and entering Enugu to interact, socialise and stay informed on Everything about everything in Enugu. Connect Enugu Uses Social activities and the media to achieve this Purpose through News, Articles and lots more. @ConnectEnugu [Followers 1200 plus] on Twitter and Facebook. [134 Likes and counting]

 On the First of October, as Nigeria will be celebrating her 52nd year as a free country, Enugu will be celebrating the birth of the future. Join the Movement. #FF @ConnectEnugu www.connectenugu.com launches on the First of October 2012. Spread the news.

SPIKE YOUR LIFE WITH A LITTLE MORE COLOUR

Hello, everyone how are you? The past days have been lovely and I hope we've all been learning and growing in Good measure. Today, I'll be sharing information about an NGO named Coloured Life Initiative. I was privileged to meet their Coordinator, whom I found totally fascinating. The young man has so much zeal and energy and you know how happy I feel when I meet such people. Well, CLI will be launching out with a couple of programs next month; 1000Voices (A literary competition for young people) and GREEN WHITE GREEN: More than just colours. The programs are in line with their intentions to empower and educate young people. Here is a brief insight to what the organization is about.

ABOUT COLOURED LIFE INITIATIVE: The Coloured Life Initiative is a youth based initiative aimed toward encouraging an all round positive lifestyle for the Nigerian youth. It is geared towards creating a balance between the exuberant, fun-filled life that youths are drawn to and the responsible, value-filled life that the society needs them to lead. The term "Coloured" was often used in referring to the black Americans in the late 19th and mid 20th Centuries. What most people fail to recognise is that these blacks were extremely hard working and it was upon this hard work that the success of the western world was built. Apart from these,the "Coloured" people were also responsible for the evolution of Hip Hop,which is the most popular genre of music today as well as a range of other music genres such as Afro. Thus, The Coloured Life for a youth represents a wholesome life of hard work and responsibility as well as ability to have fun as that is a part of youth. Be Good,Be Youth. The Coloured Life Initiative Team is comprised of RESPONSIBLE,VALUE MINDED young people who are not afraid to have fun cos they are also youths. Spreading the word that being a youth is not just about fun nor is it just about academics,but both in the right amounts can COLOUR up your life The initiative will be bringing up projects such as "A THOUSAND VOICES" which will commence in October as well as "THE COLOUR MARCH" which will be held in December of this year (12:12:12). Join the Coloured Life Movement today, go to http://m.facebook.com/TheColouredLifeInitiative

BUT UNCLE WAS HER FRIEND

I stumbled upon this interesting short story on Facebook and I thought it would be nice to share. I'll skip plenty talk and allow you read it. I got really emotional after reading it. but UNCLE was her friend....... by Laide 'exschoolnerd' Olabode If u were abused as a child there are two ways(or maybe more) that u react.... u either really like sex, become promiscuous or really hate it because it reminds you of a time that u’d rather not remember. Mr George was her friend, she was just 10....he was also her mother’s brother, her uncle he had been living with them for as long as she could remember. Uncle George was young,strong, confident, very good looking, a player,he had alot of girlfriends. He was also her best friend, he took her everywhere , showered her with gifts, nobody could lay a hand on her for fear of Uncle George. He’d often take her out to visit his girlfriends or to buy clothes..anything to put a smile on her face. She trusted him, Uncle will never let anything happen to me she thought...Uncle loves me. Uncle is my best friend. She loved him so much. One day, Uncle introduced something else into their perfect relationship. He led her upstairs to her room, while her brothers argued downstairs engrossed in a video game they were playing, oblivious of what was happening or was going to happen. He told her to sit down and then he locked the door. She had no idea what was going on, maybe uncle just wanted them to stay here...maybe he ju

st wanted to do all those silly faces and tell all those stories that made her laugh. Uncle told her to lie on the bed, its Uncle so she did, she had no idea what was happening...maybe Uncle wanted to play a game. Uncle put his hand up her skirt, she didn’t know what/how to feel. He was her Uncle, her bestfriend, this is probably okay, she was 10,what did she know, he would never hurt her, she didn’t know. This was Uncle He touched her in places no one else had ever touched....he put his mouth all over her body... but this is Uncle...Uncle cant hurt me. He gave her a jar of Vaseline and told her to rub it all over his privates. ..but this is Uncle my bestfriend.... she had no idea what she was doing....how it would affect her for the rest of her life.... right then and there she was just doing everything to please Uncle. Uncle did alot of things to please her before, he bought her things, took her out...now she’s doing something for Uncle. They are just playing, innocent play play Uncle did this for the next three years until he left. Uncle has gone..but the memories never leave. Uncle’s actions led her on a long search for love...when she was old enough to realise what uncle did she broke down. Not Uncle, not the person i loved and trusted. Uncle’s actions messed with her head, messed with her relationships, she went looking for love in all the wrong places and on all the wrong faces. Uncle made her believe sex was a way to make someone like you..but it wasn’t...so she liked all the wrong people, who treated her badly....she had such disdain for intimacy and sex....and would only do it to please a man...that’s what Uncle made her believe. Uncle still calls her once in a while...but Uncle acts like nothing is wrong..like he didn’t do anything... like he hasn’t in some way. How do u get over being molested/abused by the one person you loved/trusted....that one action that led to so many bad decisions,hurt,rejection,pain... Uncle was supposed to be her friend. How can a friend hurt you like tha