Today

I woke up this morning with this tingling cough. The weather has been so cold and everyone is just coughing and sneezing. I hate getting cough or cold. It irritates me and makes me feel down. It doesn't help that it gets dark here around 3.30 in the afternoon. I am at university now and seriously thinking of different things I can be doing now. I was supposed to go to London last week but missed my train by just 6 minutes. I was not angry because I missed the train, I was mad because of how much I have spent on my train ticket. I mean, the tickets are non refundable and non amendable. The lady at the Virgin train customer service said I had to buy another ticket to London. Where on earth do they think the money is coming from? I had to swallow my pride and buy another ticket for next month as I really need to get down to London to collect my passport from the Nigerian high commission. I wish they can post my passport to me so I do not have to spend money going through and fro London.

I am also so bored with facebook at the moment. In fact, I have deleted some people from my friends list as they are not contributing anything to my life. Some people just want to know how you are progressing in life which is not bad at all if they share theirs with you. But to hide your pictures and any details and have the freedom to browse mine is unacceptable. So all those "friends" who think they are not going to share their pictures or details with me should get off from my list. I mean who needs that in their life now?

Anyway, I have started swimming and I feel absolutely great. I am planning on going back to the gym to be healthier. I sleep well and feel great after exercising. I hope you all are doing great and in good health? My love to you all.

Animal behaviour

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjfOV4vAcw


I was on YouTube watching the incident that happened with Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade, who apparently is the head, logistics command and his boys. If you are not aware of the incident, the 'animals' in uniform violated and beat up this young girl called Uzoma Okere going home from work. The poor girl just wanted to get home after a hard day's work and her crime was not getting her car out of the way and fast enough for these 'animals' in uniform to pass. Honestly, when the developed countries look at this and call Africans barbaric I must agree. How on earth should/can this happen? Honestly, I am so disappointed and so disgusted that this can happen. As a leader, should your people not come first? what will someone do to deserve such a treatment? She was treated worse than she will ever be treated in any other country. May God help the Masses in Africa!!!!!

When leaders behave like animals

One thing I know about the way leaders in Africa treat their citizens is one of total neglect. One of the major reasons why Africa has remained the way it is up till today is the manner in which leaders see their people and treat their people. This attitude now creeps to other services and day-to-day activities in the continent. Therefore, simple things are made rather difficult. I remember my first-degree days at university in Nigeria. Simple registration will take sweat, sleepless nights, weeks to complete. I was in London this Monday. I went to the Nigerian high commission to get my E-passport as the pages of my old one has been exhausted. The problem I encountered with the Nigerian high commission website is nothing compared to the treatment I got at the commission. I could not believe that I was in a developed country once I went into the high commission. As a Nigerian, I felt embarrassed with the service others and I received there. First of all, there was no process, procedure or formalities. There was no enquiry desk and anyone one tries to ask a question, what one gets is quick push away.

My greatest shock was when one official started shouting at me. I was just numb. I had to storm out of the building in tears. I just could not believe the way I was treated by my own people. The second day was something else. The man at the counter I was speaking to was busy answering his mobile phone. As I was waiting for my turn, a young lady had her pictures taken, her fingertips and index all taken. She was shown her data to confirm her details were all correct. Meanwhile, the man taking the photo had his mobile on and was sending text messages. The other man was eating an apple and going up and down. Anyway, he showed this young lady her data and guess what? The lady said “but I am not…..” she called out my name and I screamed where I was. He had been putting this girl’s detail, her picture, fingertips etc on my data, my name!!!!! I was so shocked at this mistake. I cannot say more. The service was disgraceful for a high commission in a developed country. It should learn from the services they receive on day-to-day life here in the UK. If administrative work seems too chaotic for them, they should get an expert to help. Citizens should not be made to go to Internet café to print stuff. There should be Internet connection and all our data should be stored in there so when one comes to the commission all they have to do is bring up data on the system.











On another note, I was reading the paper how Rear Admiral Arogundade’s naval ratings jumped down from his car with a horse whip and ordered other road users to get off the road to allow his boss move smoothly to his house. Unfortunately for Ms. Okere and three of her colleagues who were held up in a traffic jam did not move fast enough according to this officer and what happened next was this officer dragged her out of her car and gave her the beating of her life with the lashes of the horse whip. That not being enough, the Naval men replaced their horsewhips with their guns, using the butt of the gun on the lady, stripped her naked, battered her face, handcuffed her before abducting her and taking her into the Rear Admiral’s house where she was detained. I have no words to use to describe my disgust at such behaviour of someone who has let power get into their head. Because they have the gun, they have power. Because they wear the uniform, they think they can treat their fellow humans like animals. That behaviour is uncivilised and all in power should denounce his behaviour. It is a shame and I hope the young lady and her friends are given counselling to go through this traumatic experience. This attitude of leaders or those who have power in Africa just makes me despair the fate of that continent.

Yes we can!!!!!!

Oh what a great day for the world. I was just filled with emotions when Obama was elected the next president of the United States of America. I must say that in the beginning of his campaign, I never knew what the outcome would be. I was a bit sceptical that America will let this young mixed race man enter the white house. But as days passed, and more and more people were taken by this young charismatic man, I started paying more attention to this young man who everyone is talking about.

People came out in their millions to vote. I must say that I am extremely so proud of the Americans. They have shown that they are truly a great nation. There is no doubt about this mighty nation being one of the best in the world.

For me, this gives me hope (Not that I want to go to the white house). But it gives me hope that in whatever I want to do or become, I can achieve that through hard work and dedication.

Another great inspiration is that of Lewis Hamilton. This is a young man who was called names by small-minded people. He put his eyes on the prize and through hard work and dedication won the grand prix. What a victory! What a way to shut up and shame little minded people who do not see beyond the skin colour.

This is also for all those gangsters who have nothing better to do with their lives. Who carry a chip on their shoulders how they have been done wrong etc etc. pull those baggy trouser of yours and go back to school. Go get an education and make a difference for your own generation.

For all those African government who have looted and destroyed the wealth of their people, shame on you all. Africa needs a president like Obama to bring change to that continent. Every African state can do with an Obama now. What a shame what is going on in Congo in this century. When nations are building their countries, Africa is regressing and tearing theirs apart. Like one professor said, the natural resources of Africa will destroy that continent if they do not revert to knowledge-based economy. God has blessed the continent with all manner of natural resources but what we do is kill one another because of greed. Seat tight in power just to loot wealth. I hope this win for Barak Obama inspires African leaders and other corrupt government in the world to be like America. God bless America