Throwback Image of Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu
An old picture of Bola Tinubu, the state governor of Lagos, and Atiku Abubakar, the vice president of Nigeria, at the official project commissioning in Lagos.
True Story of the Osun Goddess
Osun is the fertility, love, life, and water deity. According to the Ifá oral tradition, Osun is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, a goddess, and one of the incarnations of the Yorùbá Supreme Being.She is among the most adored and well-known Orishas. Osun is a significant river goddess. She is associated with divination and fate. She is the goddess of divinity, femininity, fertility, and beauty. The Osun River and Osun Grove in Osogbo have a rich historical background. The lovely Osun woodland served as the inspiration for what is today the municipality of Osogbo. The founder and his tribe remained blessed by the Osun River Goddess. Osun was King Sango’s queen consort during her lifetime.During that time, King Sango had three wives: Oya, Oba, and Osun. These three wives are currently connected to the rivers “Odo Oba,” “Odo Osun,” and “Odo Oya.” In the state of Osun, Osun, these flow independently without joining. A long time ago, there was a magnificent and strong monarch named Sango. The people of Nupe, the people of his mother, gave him power. He was given thunderbolt stones by his grandfather, which he used to call down thunder. He was dubbed the deity of thunder and fire because of this ability. He spoke with fire whenever he was furious. His mother told him to always appreciate any attractive woman who came his way when he was ready for marriage. The first woman that ever come his way was Oba. She has the same youthful, exuberant dance moves as Sango. They married after falling in love. Following years of infertility, Sango desired a child. His wife gave her consent when he requested if he might find a concubine. He passed a cabin one day on his way from his friend’s residence. He knocked at the scent of the food emanating from the hut. The friendship between him and Osun began when a stunning woman emerged. …
Mamman J. Vatsa’s Widow Gives Detailed Account of his Death by his Longtime Friend, Ibrahim Babangida
“IBB was my husband’s best man at our wedding, and even with all the evidence and their close relationship, I still find it hard to believe he killed his own buddy. Sufiya was cited as saying, “I thought IBB, and my husband were of the same family when we got married.” Both of them were dressed in the same size dress and shoes. In our home, IBB would take off his dirty clothes and put on my husband’s. My spouse looked after Mariam and her kids when IBB left for additional military training. In addition to mounting the horse when IBB married Mariam, General Vatsa reportedly purchased their first set of furniture on hire buy from Leventis, according to Mamman Vatsa’s wife Sufiya. Sufiya’s descent into abject poverty started on December 23, 1985. The family had just wrapped up preparations to go to Calabar because, customarily, they celebrated the Id-el-Fitri in Minna, Niger State, the Id-el Kabir in Kaduna, and the Yuletide in the capital of Cross River State (Sufiya is Efik). Following the essential preparations for the journey, the family bided their time until General Vatsa emerged from the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) gathering that he had participated in. The excursion was rescheduled for the next day because he arrived home later than expected. Sufiya was watching a movie in her bedroom at around midnight when her husband, who working in his study, came running in to tell her that IBB had sent for him. The wife objected, saying Vatsa should call his boss and reschedule the appointment for the next morning because it was too late in the evening. Lt. Col. U.K. Bello led a group of soldiers to Vatsa’s residence on Rumens Street in Ikoyi, Lagos, during this discussion. The residence was encircled by the soldiers who arrived in military vans and armored cars. Vatsa ordered his upstairs-based wife to peek out the window. She ran downstairs, unable to control her anxiety, and demanded that she follow the soldiers if they took her husband away. Vatsa was to be driven by Sufiya in her Pengeot 404, as demanded by her. Vatsa ordered the kids to…
Unjust Execution of Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi – Part 2
Princewill Akpakpan, a Nigerian lawyer, made the arduous journey to Singapore but was unable to see the young guy who had been found guilty and was forced to return home. Following that, President Olusegun Obasanjo traveled to Singapore. He discussed Nigeria’s possible oil export to the Asian nation during his meeting with the prime minister. There, Obasanjo made reference to Tochi’s scheduled execution and demanded that it be postponed to incarceration. He mentioned Singapore’s excellent ties with Nigeria. “I sincerely implore you to reevaluate the conviction… and to commute the death sentence to imprisonment,” he remarked. With regret, the prime minister said there was nothing he could do to avert the scheduled execution. Tochi’s brother Uzonna received word in the mail a few days prior to the scheduled execution that he and his family would be allowed to stay for an extra three days. Naturally, it didn’t mean anything to them because they couldn’t afford a plane ticket to Singapore. The international community has come to the consensus that the death penalty should only be applied in cases where the accused person’s guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt and there is no possibility of a different explanation for the circumstances. Singapore is unable to shift the burden of proof and demand that the accused demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that he was unaware that he was carrying drugs. The cost of Tochi’s flight to Singapore to see his execution was beyond the means of his parents and siblings. Several activists convened with candles in front of Changi jail on Thursday, January 25, 2007. Among them was Madasamy Ravi, an activist and lawyer who spoke with Tochi when she was incarcerated.