Police is your Friend (2) Tunzie!!!!!!!!! What is it with the Police? I am beginning to wonder - Permit me to say that. Let me quickly tell you what it is with them. on the 6th of March, at about 6:20pm, The car I was in was moving towards its destination and had almost gotten there, I was contemplating whether to continue reading the book I had or just chill for a few more minutes till I got home, well, the desicion was taken out of my hands because I suddenly heard a loud sound and the next thing, the car rotated on its front tire axis and then I was on my head - a somersault. I saw blood but didn't realize it was mine. It was all so surreal. Well, now to why the topic... Guess who was at the accident scene.. Yep!!!! you are right. A Police man, he pulled me out through the window, I picked my bag and phone, I tried to make a phone call to my Sister and could not talk for long, so the Policeman took the phone and completed the phone conversation. He then took me to the nearest Ho...
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COMPARISONS I just read two amazing books, one about Jews and the other about Blacks. It was fascinating to do some kind of comparison. It was an eye opener for me. I decided to share some the points of comparison and lessons learnt on my blog. Jews and Blacks in the West - Jews and Blacks were both "immigrants" into the west (first generation immigrants) Blacks went into the West through slavery and suffered a lot psychologically, physically, mentally and every form of "allys" we can think about. Jews too had their own share of discrimination and segregation one. In spite of the segregation, one can see that the Jews have certainly done better than the Blacks. One might also say it would have been easier for the Jews to blend in to the society because of the colour of their skin but even they had to live in closed communities by themselves and be self sufficient. The Black man however would stick out like a thumb in the midst of whites. - Many years after the abo...
Police is your Friend As a firm believer in the "new Naija" (new Nigeria), I went to the lauching of the "new Naija" club that took place on the 1st January at the Balmora hall in Oregun, Lagos State, Nigeria - what a way to usher in the year. The interesting thing was that the PRO of the Lagos Nigeria Police force was one of the speakers of the day along with notable icons - Pat Utomi, Deolu Akinyemi, Fela Durotoye, Gbenga Sesan, Niyi Adesanya etc. The speakers said a lot of notable things but since I had previously written some things on the Nigeria Police, the PRO of Police who spoke on the topic "Police is your friend" caught my attention. I eagerly awaited what he was going to say. He started by acknowledging that the topic is a difficult one since a lot of people - (yours truly inclusive) are biased. Amongst other things, He said that sometimes, the members of the public give the Police wrong information which sometimes leads to ambush and sometimes ...
WRITE THE VISION Tic Toc!! The clock is ticking. Even though the year is already rolling, I believe I am still permitted to say a happy new year to my people and while I am at it, I will like to ask what you have decided to do this year. Do you have resolutions or goals? Or are you just going to live out the year as it comes. Taking it one day at a time. Allowing circumstances to shape your year and invariably your life. Some might say they wrote goals and resolutions in years past but they either didn't meet their targets or they totally forgot about the goals in the hustle and bustle of the year. So, they wonder “what’s the point anyway?” I would say the point is taking charge, proactively planning and having a yardstick to measure achievements by quarterly, at the end of the year or whenever you choose during the year. After all, you wouldn't have known that you did not achieve what you set out to if you did not set out at all or if you did not have any goals/ resolutions a...
Do you think the Nigeria Police Force is reformable (2) I posted the first article on this subject on the 10th of August 2006. That’s over a year ago. At the time, I did not know that I would post a second and maybe a third article on the same topic. This post was actually triggered by an incidence that occurred around the Christmas season. I was traveling by road within the country (Naija) with my Husband and we met a lot of Police "check points" on the road (as usual). We got to a particular point where the policeman who was supposed to check the vehicle particulars, drivers license and the insurance stopped us to check all our documents, he checked all the papers, returned them to us except for the drivers license and then he said, "Oga, do Christmas for us now." Well, since "doing Christmas" for people should be an act of free will, we said we were not doing Christmas for him so, he held on to the driver's license and refused to release it. At thi...
Ever heard of Seychelles (2)!!? On one of the days, we visited a "boat house" - Nautica. A man and his crew makes boats(ships - as some will call them), the boats are actually made from the original designs, they are just smaller. They were so magnificient. You also get a history of whichever boat you purchase. We purchased a number of boats with fascinating histories. One of the boats discovered new land. - Got where no other boat had ever gotten. It history was really striking. If you go to Seychelles, its a place worth looking for. You wont regret it. - A picture of one of the magnificient boats is attached. We also saw the works of great artists and sculptors. It was a very wonderful experience, if you are looking for a quiet, clean, beautiful place to go on a holiday, - try Seychelles. If you know how to snockle, it will be the mother of holidays. I am looking forward to a holiday in another lovely place. Do you know of a lovely holiday location? Please leave a comment.
Ever heard of Seychelles (1)!!? Thats where the honeymoon took place. Its a wonderful Island in the Indian Ocean, they say its in Africa but honestly, its just in the middle of the Ocean. On arrival at the Airport, my husband and I were the only blacks there and we were singled out for due inspection of our passports, Monies and Accommodation arangements. On asking if we were singled out because we are black, we were promptly answered in the affirmative and to compound issues was the fact that we are "Nigerians". Nigerians are perceived as fraudulent people who seek to con anybody they come across/ who come across them. (I am glad to inform you that this is the era of a new Nigeria - I strongly beleive in a new Nigeria, A Nigeria where corruption is a thing of the past to be punished and looked down on, a Nigeria where all the ammenities work, a Nigeria where doing the right thing is not only in fashion/ vogue but where it has come to stay - More to come on the New Nigeria in...
Waoh!!!!!!! I got married! I’ve not blogged in ages and I wonder where to start / continue from. I have not posted anything since I got married. Yeah!!! I got married to a wonderful, loving, adorable, God fearing man (All in one wrap). I could not have asked for more. I am truly blessed indeed. I would continue my series on the battle of the sexes the last week of the year/ early next year. Meanwhile, I will share one wedding picture or two.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES 101 For women, Women in the generation before ours “suffered” with their husbands and then, when the money started rolling in, the men started looking in another direction (other women) Women do not necessarily always have an agenda but most of the time, the guys already have a fixed mindset and think women always have an agenda. It would serve all concerned better if our men can keep an open mind and not lump all women as a bunch When women try to massage men’s huge egos, they tend to think “here she comes again with her agenda” Like I said, it was not a fair spread as there were more men than women. After the discussion, I have done some reading and research into the inner thoughts of men. I intend to publish somethings on it. It will be especially useful for women. Watch out for it soon to come- what are men really thinking, feeling?, what do they really want from the women. Men can also read and comment in order to prove me wrong or right. Ciao
BATTLE OF THE SEXES 100 I had a very interesting conversation yester night with my house mates. It was on the male/female issue - call it battle of the sexes if you wish (Most of them are guys by the way, so, it was not a fair spread). These are some of the points that were raised by the guys in the house: • Every guy has a huge ego that if massaged works wonders but if bruised constantly on the other hand would evoke a negative reaction no matter how “good” the guy is. • Guys are routine creatures, they do almost the same thing over time. - Women always try to change men when they are dating or married because they consider what the man does regularly (an example was football or hanging out with friends) competition • Women ALWAYS have an agenda. They just don’t do things for the sake of it • Women are very horrible with power, whenever a woman is seemingly more powerful than her husband or richer. She develops an attitude and becomes almost saucy • Women should not marry fresh out of...
Working at Home The project I am working on is outside where I stay, so, I am currently lodged with some of my colleagues in what i call a "home office". Its a new experience... The office is downstairs and the living area is just upstairs. How would you like to work in that kind of evironment. My thoughts - Its nice t be able to strol into the office in the morning but it means work continues until its bed time. What do you all think?
LONG TIME NO HEAR I told ya so, hallo people.... Its been ages I wrote anything in my blog... I actually changed jobs and was on training for a while. So, what did I tell ya... I have moved to Business Consulting oops....sorry, its business advisory service. I am on my first project and its a whole new world. Its interesting but it could also be a lot of work. I just thought I should not forsake my blog. I will start a short series called the battle of the sexes in a few days time and I hope to get your inputs and coments. I'll soon update.
What is in a name? It was ECONET then VMOBILE now CELTEL.....What!? really is in a name? ECONET prided itself as the first company "to offer GSM phones to Africa's largest and perhaps most neglected telecoms market", Nigeria in August 2001 but ever since then it seems every other network that started after them has more base stations and a larger customer base. To compound issues, people are confused, Should we call them ECONET, VMOBILE or even recently CELTEL, what is really happening? The Chief Executive Officer of the CELTEL International group, the new owners of Vmobile Nigeria, Mr. Marten Pieters has however stated that Celtel is very prepared to take on the tasks ahead and its catch phrase is tariff crash. He's implied that despite the fact that a lot of people are using the GSM, most people have to pay through their noses to get the service. So, they intend to crash tariff. He also stated that despite the number of people using the GSM, many more people do not ...
Gist ("Transport Plava") "See me, see trouble oh" I left my new place of work yesterday at 6:00 pm, strolled to the bus stop and boarded a bus going towards my house. We were just a few meters away from the bus stop when the driver said we should pay our transport fares. I really wasn't interested in paying at the time but I was prevailed upon by some other passengers. As though the bus was waiting for me to hand over my fare, as soon as I did, the bus just suddenly stopped. In their usual manner, the bus driver jumped underneath the bus and fiddled with some things. He came back into the bus and told us the bus was OK. We then resumed the journey, As we were about to ascend the "third mainland bridge",(for people that know Lagos, Nigeria), the bus stopped again. The driver repeated the process of flying under the bus and giving us further assurance. So, we proceeded...Soon, I noticed that I was feeling extremely hot and found out it was the heat fro...
The Consultants Consultant Been a while huh! I changed jobs last week, so its not been very easy to fill this in. I moved from human resource consulting to Professional Service (IT) Consulting. Despite the fact that I studied Computer Science, I really enjoyed Human Resources. I got to interact with people from different walks of life at different stages and levels in their careers. My Objective is to be the Consultants consultant so, I have done HR, I am doing IT and I will do ............... I just started on the job, so far, I have gone to five sites and gotten a lot of exercise in the process. I am getting a hang of it. I also discovered and I am researching into something I didn't know much about before......... "Data Minning" I intend to write some articles on it as I study, so if you want to know something about it, stay with me.
WOULD ELECTRICITY REALLY GET BETTER IN NIGERIA? Are you familiar with the term "One day off and two days on of Electricity"? Then, you are most likely Nigerian..... BUT it looks like there will be respite for our souls. The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), recently unbundled into 18 companies and it appears that before the government's invitation for prospective private sector bids, the Manufacturing association of Nigeria (MAN) is prepared to acquire the company. Over the years, power has been a major problem of the manufacturing sector of Nigeria. A lot of prospective Manufacturers decided against having their plants in the country because of the high cost of generating electricity. As a result of this, the MAN has decided to to take advantage of the on going reforms and proposed privatisation to establish an Independent Power Plant. MAN has therefore decided that they will bid for the company at the appropriate time. Some people think its just one of those whit...
Do you think the Nigerian Police is "reformable"? Can it possibly be true that the Nigerian police is going to be reformed? The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the white paper on the reforms of the Nigeria's police force. Some of their recommendations are: 1. That the National Security and Civil Defence corps be merged with the police 2. That all roadblocks be dismantle 3. That in case of death, the dependents of police officers should be trained free of charge up to secondary school level 4. Efforts should continue to enhance the wage and welfare package of the police The bill is supposed to aid the fight against corruption. I hope that these reforms will take effect and that the Nigerian Police force will be more effective. Let me have your thoughts, Do you think the Nigerian Police is "reformable"?