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Annie Idibia Glows in New Photos

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div trbidi='on' style='text-align: left;' dir='ltr'><br /><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/Z9euAN" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/Z9euAN"/> </a> </div><br /><p>Mrs Idibia looking hotter with each passing day<br/><br />Another below<br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a> </p><br /><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><a href="http://ift.tt/Z9euAP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/Z9euAP"/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div>

Annie Idibia Glows in New Photos

Annie Idibia Glows in New Photos

Mrs Idibia looking hotter with each passing day Another below

Big Brother Africa Hotshots To Officially Launch October 5th With New House

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='clear: both; text-align: center;' class='separator'><img border="0" height="225" src="http://ift.tt/1qPtxJY" width="400"/> </div><br /><p>A new Big Brother house has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa following the devastating fire that demolished the original house on 2 September. The search was concluded after exploring all possible options both locally and internationally, for a suitable venue to produce the 9th season of Africa’s biggest reality show.</p><br /><p>Big Brother Hotshots will officially launch on Sunday 5th October. As they countdown to the launch, fans across the continent can look forward to some pleasant surprises in true Biggie fashion.</p><br /></div>

Big Brother Africa Hotshots To Officially Launch October 5th With New House

Big Brother Africa Hotshots To Officially Launch October 5th With New House

A new Big Brother house has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa following the devastating fire that demolished the original house on 2...

Riddle Of The Day!!!

Riddle Of The Day!!!

Riddle Of The Day!!!

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

"Please help me beg my husband, I lied that our fourth child is not his"

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1gkKOmA" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://ift.tt/1gkKOmA" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br />Don't you think that this woman is a devil, if care is not taken she will be the one to kill her husband one day.<br/><br /><div><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div>An Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti State has granted the request of an out-of-court settlement by a couple over the husband’s allegation of adultery against his wife.<br/><br /><p>The judge, Mrs Yemisi Ojo, held that “the court is not opposed to amicable settlement of dispute out of court, in as much as the defendant did not write the letter of restitution under duress.’’</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Ojo, therefore, struck out the case and appealed to the couple to forget the past and live harmoniously again.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The wife, Olayemi Jemibola, asked the court to help save her 25-year-old marriage by appealling to her husband, Isaac, to forgive her for engaging in extramarital affair.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Fifty-seven-year-old Isaac, on January 21, urged the court to dissolve his marriage to his 48-year-old wife, Olayemi, over alleged extramarital affair.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>Olayemi, a mother of five, told the court on Febuary 11 that her husband was not the biological father of her fourth child.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>She confessed she was involved in an extramarital affair with her former boss which resulted in the pregnancy of her fourth child.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>She said that her desire to make heaven prompted her to make the confession.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The court then adjourned the case for possible reconciliation.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>At the resumed hearing, the court clerk informed the court that the woman wrote a letter dated March 25 to the court.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>In the letter, the woman declared that the child in question was actually her husband’s son and expressed regrets for her action.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>She further stated in the letter that the court should assist in appealing to her husband to forgive her for the sake of the children.</p><br /><br/><br /><p>The petitioner, in his response, told the court that consequent upon the order of the court for possible settlement, family members intervened and the matter was resolved.</p><br /><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='clear: both;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via NaijaGossip</div><br /></div>

"Please help me beg my husband, I lied that our fourth child is not his"

"Please help me beg my husband, I lied that our fourth child is not his"

Don't you think that this woman is a devil, if care is not taken she will be the one to kill her husband one day. An Ikole Customary ...

Tonto Dikeh Disses Her Siblings On Social Media (LOOK)

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1oX3IJJ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="http://ift.tt/1oX3IJJ" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br />Tonto Dikeh tweeted the above picture and wrote that she is her own family/sibling. That i very much doubt, but If that is true, then it is sad! Family is the greatest blessing. If you don't have that, it's really sad. Read her tweet below......<br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1gkKMeK's+tweet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="43" src="http://ift.tt/1gkKMeK's+tweet.png" width="400"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='clear: both;'> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via NaijaGossip</div><br /></div>

Tonto Dikeh Disses Her Siblings On Social Media (LOOK)

Tonto Dikeh Disses Her Siblings On Social Media (LOOK)

Tonto Dikeh tweeted the above picture and wrote that she is her own family/sibling. That i very much doubt, but If that is true, then it i...

Meet the divorced woman who married her pet dog(Photos)

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div dir='ltr' style='text-align: left;' trbidi='on'><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><table align='center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' class='tr-caption-container' style='margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;'><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1i3dR13" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1i3dR13"/> </a> </td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td class='tr-caption' style='text-align: center;'>Amanda & Sheba</td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><br/><br />According to Metro Uk....A 47-year-old divorced woman in the UK has 'married' her pet dog because the canine had all the qualities she needed in a life partner.Apparently dismayed by men, Amanda Rodgers, from south London, married her loyal pet terrier called Sheba.Rodgers had married a man 20 years ago but the relationship ended within a few months.The wedding ceremony took place in front of 200 people in Split, Croatia in August 2012,<br/><br /><br/><br /><blockquote class='tr_bq'>"Sheba had been in my life for years, making me laugh and comforting me when I was feeling low," Rodgers said.I couldn't think of anything more I'd need from a life partnerI got down on one knee and proposed. I could tell by her tail wagging that she said 'yes'.I'd dreamed of a perfect wedding dress since I was small, I made it myself for the ceremony. The day was wonderful, more fun than the marriage. I gave her a kiss to seal the deal and then everyone threw confetti. It was a wonderful moment,"</blockquote><br /><br/><br />More below<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><table align='center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' class='tr-caption-container' style='margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;'><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1foMajE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="421" src="http://ift.tt/1foMajE" width="640"/> </a> </td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td class='tr-caption' style='text-align: center;'>Kissing her dog</td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><br/><br />Rodgers said the wedding to Sheba may not have been real in the legal sense "but it was a nice way to mark what Sheba means to me".</div><br /><br/><br /><img height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1foMajI" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

Meet the divorced woman who married her pet dog(Photos)

Meet the divorced woman who married her pet dog(Photos)

Amanda & Sheba According to Metro Uk....A 47-year-old divorced woman in the UK has 'married' her pet dog because the canine ha...

PHOTO: Nigerians In Spain Condemn Spanish Police Shooting of African Immigrants On The High Sea.

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><table align='center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' class='tr-caption-container' style='margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;'><br /><tbody><br /><tr><br /><td style='text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1fdba8n" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="481" src="http://ift.tt/1fdba8n" width="640"/> </a> </td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td class='tr-caption' style='text-align: center;'><b><span style='font-size: small;'><span style='color: #c27ba0;'>SOME OF THE RECOVERED DEAD BODIES OF THE AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS SHOT BY SPANISH POLICE AT THE SEA</span> <span style='color: #6fa8dc;'>WHILE SWIMMING TO CROSS TO THE BORDER BETWEEN MOROCCO AND SPAIN.</span> </span> </b> </td><br /></tr><br /></tbody><br /></table><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><b>Culled from <a href="http://ift.tt/1hHxzSZ"><span style='color: red;'>Nigeriamasterweb</span> </a> </b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />It was a day that has generated global uproar when on Thursday the 6th of February 2014, the Spanish local border police opened fire on some 200 sub-Sahara African immigrants who were calling for rescue as they were attempting to cross the high sea from Morocco into the Spanish border town of Ceuta. So far, reports show that not less than 14 bodies have been recovered from the water and each of them with bullet wounds.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Describing the action as grave ‘inhumanity’, the Northern Observatory for Human Rights condemned the shooting as an action that ‘‘violates the international conventions on human rights".<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a>On the part of the Nigerian Community in Madrid and Spain, the action has been condemned in the clearest of terms. In a press release after an emergency meeting of the Leaders of the Nigerian Communities in Madrid at the instance of the Nigerian Nationals Association, the President of the Association Comrade Lamptay Oriakhi described the action as a ‘premeditated act of wickedness’. He added his voice to the Socialist Party’s call for the resignation of all those directly and indirectly responsible for such inhuman act.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He informed that while effort is being made by the Association to determine the number of Nigerians involved, the Association has begun a process of calling the African immigrant community together for a nationwide wide protest. Meanwhile, the secretary of the Association Honorable Precious Onuoha affirmed that a letter has officially been written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Nigerian Community’s disapproval and call for international justice.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While expressing dismay at the actions of the Spanish police, a cross section of the leaders of the Nigerian communities under the aegis of the Nigerian Communities Leadership Interactive Forum Madrid expressed concern over the high state of corruption in Nigeria as a major factor denying Nigerians employment thereby forcing many into such deadly risk.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The President Comrade Lamptay Oriakhi and the Secretary Honourable Prescious Onuoha used the medium to call on all Nigerian and African communities, high commissions and governments to respond to this act of inhumanity and support its condemnation.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via alabamau2</div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

PHOTO: Nigerians In Spain Condemn Spanish Police Shooting of African Immigrants On The High Sea.

PHOTO: Nigerians In Spain Condemn Spanish Police Shooting of African Immigrants On The High Sea.

SOME OF THE RECOVERED DEAD BODIES OF THE AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS SHOT BY SPANISH POLICE AT THE SEA WHILE SWIMMING TO CROSS TO THE BORDER BETWE...

MPN Style Crush- Siena Mukoro

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div xmlns='http://ift.tt/lH0Osb'><br /><div dir='ltr' style='text-align: left;' trbidi='on'><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1boJrXB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1boJrXB"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br />Our first male Style Crush is Siena Mukoro .He is a Student,loves partying and surfing the internet.I commend his courage..hope other guys will be inspired to send theirs..lol you know yourselves..<br/><br /><br/><br />As you all know this is for readers who feel they have got style and are confident enough to flaunt it.(Yesterday's Style Crush <a href="http://ift.tt/1j3N9Fi" target="_blank">HERE</a>)<br/><br /><br/><br />So guys..love his style?<br/><br /><br/><br />More below<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1boJrXG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1boJrXG"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1j3N98m" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1j3N98m"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1boJrXK" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://ift.tt/1boJrXK" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1j3N9oE" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="637" src="http://ift.tt/1j3N9oE" width="640"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1boJtPn" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1boJtPn"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1j3N9Fp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1j3N9Fp"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="http://ift.tt/1boJu5D" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1boJu5D"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />For allthose who sent photos..I'm going to put it all up ..Want to be featured..send photos to emepretty@gmail.com</div><br /><br/><br /><img height="1" src="http://ift.tt/1j3N9VF" width="1"/><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/> </div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://ift.tt/16bRgrF' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

MPN Style Crush- Siena Mukoro

MPN Style Crush- Siena Mukoro

Our first male Style Crush is Siena Mukoro .He is a Student,loves partying and surfing the internet.I commend his courage..hope other guys...

Awolowo was greater than Nelson Mandela – Odia Ofeimun (VIDEO).

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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzR_MPYTAVgh_YdGdLnFqISubuUTFapbGgjpzapZJe0jEq5cKy3cA0hTGFatFjbDA6vXjhbKVJDCh2ME9jbURErkS1Pjq5GTMnZHJNHHK6FmxUfzEdoU6BvHvnRoSnPjhR45FDSuf3mQR/s1600/Awolowo-AlabamaU2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzR_MPYTAVgh_YdGdLnFqISubuUTFapbGgjpzapZJe0jEq5cKy3cA0hTGFatFjbDA6vXjhbKVJDCh2ME9jbURErkS1Pjq5GTMnZHJNHHK6FmxUfzEdoU6BvHvnRoSnPjhR45FDSuf3mQR/s1600/Awolowo-AlabamaU2.jpg"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><b>Culled from <a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/awo-was-greater-than-mandela-ofeimun/"><span style='color: red;'>Punch</span> </a> </b><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Writer and poet, Odia Ofeimun, has rated the late Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, above late former South African President, Nelson Mandela.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />The social critic, in an interview granted to Sahara TV which was uploaded to YouTube and seen by our correspondent, said although “Mandela was good for the liberation” of his people, Awolowo made far-reaching impacts on the lives of many Nigerians.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ofeimun, while comparing the two leaders, said the processes leading to independence in South Africa and Nigeria “followed exactly the same pattern” noting that the liberation struggle championed by Mandela did “not create the end of apartheid.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said Awolowo negotiated Nigeria’s independence just as Mandela did, adding that it would amount to a “hype” to think that there were differences in what the two leaders essentially fought for in their respective countries to end colonisation.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Ofeimun said, “I am too much of an Awolowo man not to see that the process of moving into independence in South Africa and in Nigeria followed exactly the same pattern. It was based on a negotiated settlement. The liberation struggle did not create the end of apartheid. It was a negotiation and Nigerians negotiated exactly the way Mandela negotiated.<br/><br /><br/><br /><a id="more" name="more"> </a><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcEJhC6hnXeTXl92aJOBG_U38eiuQYnMdM5szNuwi0ZBfGCzGpdrFaNi93B0YVQZ5UvbyliFekqgCnLfC_F1Mv2FXL4unJbHblgveBxTMNPQpzxwvH8jr3Iv89B3fIYqqFcxX2GGDcCwR/s1600/Nelson-Mandela.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcEJhC6hnXeTXl92aJOBG_U38eiuQYnMdM5szNuwi0ZBfGCzGpdrFaNi93B0YVQZ5UvbyliFekqgCnLfC_F1Mv2FXL4unJbHblgveBxTMNPQpzxwvH8jr3Iv89B3fIYqqFcxX2GGDcCwR/s1600/Nelson-Mandela.jpg"/> </a> </div><br /><br/><br />“You can hype it if you like, but the pattern was exactly the same. You move from one meeting to the other, discussing politics and economics, and they successfully convinced Mandela to buy the pig in a poke of an economy and they also successfully succeeded in convincing Nigerians to buy the pig in a poke of an economy.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“The only man in Nigeria, who stood up against it, was (Obafemi) Awolowo. He was quickly jailed and all his men scattered across the prisons in Nigeria. Some driven abroad and the educational system that he had put in place was smashed.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />While choosing Awolowo above the late anti-apartheid leader, Ofeimun said the philosophical postulations about the workings of a state put forward by Awolowo were superior to those credited to Mandela.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Insisting that Mandela could not match the stature of Awolowo, the Edo State-born poet said Ghana’s first President Kwame Nkrumah was the only African leader that could be seen to rival Awolowo.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />But according to him, Nkrumah’s ideology of pan-Africanism lacked the capacity to “save Africa’’ when compared to Awolowo’s brand of socialism.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />He said, “People talk about Mandela’s capacity to put various classes (of people) together as theory, but Awolowo ironed it out very clearly, why you don’t need a class struggle, in order to create a society in which all children can go to school; in which everybody can get a job, and in which old age pensions will be paid to people.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“It is not just love and I want to emphasise that. Those who criticise Awolowo’s socialism for wanting in love are obviously basing their argument on his claim that a government should be like a sun that shines on all equally. If it is about a theory of how to bring the people together on the African continent, none is as good as the Awolowo’s and I’m not trying to pretend.<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />“Bring all their writings, fine phrases, alright, but reduce them to economic terms, and I can tell you that there is only one man who rivals Awolowo in this respect and that is Nkrumah. Unfortunately unlike Awolowo, Nkrumah did not believe in either a democratic or a federal theory. If you want to save Africa, you need those two.”<br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />Asked by the interviewer why he chose Awolowo over Mandela, Ofeimun said “Yes and I will tell you why, the simple reason is that what needed to be done in South Africa, after apartheid was precisely what Awolowo wanted for Western Region and Nigeria after independence. Which is to say put every child at school, ensure that productivity takes the creativity of the individual citizen into proper focus and build the relationship between people and not on whether they did not love each other? But whether there is justice and equality.”</div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><br/> </div><br /><br/><br /><div style='text-align: justify;'><span style='color: yellow;'><b>VIDEO</b> </span> </div><br /><br/><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='' frameborder='0' height='480' src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QDZhec12o_k' width='680'> </iframe><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br />via alabamau2</div><br /><div class='blogger-post-footer'><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<br /> <br />//<br /></script> <script src='http://static.addynamo.net/ad/js/deliverAds.js' type='text/javascript'><br /></script> </div><br /></div>

Awolowo was greater than Nelson Mandela – Odia Ofeimun (VIDEO).

Awolowo was greater than Nelson Mandela – Odia Ofeimun (VIDEO).

Culled from Punch Writer and poet, Odia Ofeimun, has rated the late Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, above late...

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