4th Time Ordained...not mere Luck

 

This is my congratulatory note to the incoming Nigerian President, General Mohamadu Buhari.
This was a race well ran, well fought and well won.

My admiration goes to a

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The Largest Arthropod in the World: The Japanese spider crab

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The Heaviest Flying Bird in the World: The Dalmatian Pelican

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The Green Anaconda

The most massive living member of this giant reptilian order is the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) of the neotropical riverways. The

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 The Ocean Sunfish

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SPONSORED POST: AN OPEN LETTER TO BUHARI ON HIS ELECTION AS NIGERIA’S NEXT PRESIDENT

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Please find attached (also below) an open letter to General Buhari on his election as Nigeria's next President; I'm sure it would make and interesting read for your readers, and would be grateful if you published it in your medium.

Thanks and God bless you!

AN OPEN LETTER TO BUHARI ON HIS ELECTION AS NIGERIA’S NEXT PRESIDENT 

Dear President-in-Waiting,

Congratulations on your victory at the polls. I didn’t vote for you. As a matter of fact, I campaigned vigorously against your emergence as President, and really hoped that your bid would fail yet again.

My reasons are not far-fetched: First, I thought that since you subverted the wish of Nigerians when you took over power from a democratically elected government in a coup d’état back in 1983, you didn’t deserve to be President under the same system of governance you loathed. 

Secondly, with the gross violation of human rights that took place under your watch, and the sense of injustice against certain persons, groups or regions, I thought that you hadn’t shown genuine remorse for your actions, and cared nothing about healing past wounds, which remain in our national psyche.

Thirdly, and most importantly, as a creative person, I just could not imagine anyone who could deny the people - particularly the press - their freedom of expression as my President. Even if I excused the first two points, with this one you stood absolutely no chance, had the elections been up to me.

But it wasn’t! It was up to the good people of Nigeria, and the majority chose you (I totally respect their wishes). As a Christian too, I believe that power comes only from God, and he has been gracious enough to choose you to lead Nigerians, in spite of your shortcomings. Who are my to challenge God? 

Rather, I challenge you to see your victory as a divine opportunity in the service of the Nigerian people! 

I am sure you have observed, from the voting patterns across the federation, that Nigeria is still very much divided along geographical, ethnic and religious lines. You couldn’t be oblivious of the resentment towards your candidacy in certain regions too? Remember that you are President of ALL Nigerians, and you must do your best to unite our people.

While I commend you for openly accepting responsibility for everything that happened during your time as military ruler, I urge you to make conscious efforts to mend fences, and extend a sincere hand of fellowship to all aggrieved parties. It may take some time for the scars of yesteryears to fade away…but it would be a significant gesture in the healing process of our country.

Without a doubt, there are enormous challenges before us as a nation. But, of course, you - of all people - know that!  The onus is now on you, Mr. President, to chart a course forward for Nigeria, steering her to greatness in every facet of our national life. You need to hit the ground running by engaging the best minds (and hands) on this all-important journey, no matter their tribe, religion or political affiliation.

The administration of your predecessor, President Goodluck Jonathan, was far from perfect…but there were significant gains! You must build on the remarkable achievements in the agricultural sector which has set Nigeria on the path to becoming a global food powerhouse, the on-going revitalization of the, hitherto, dead rail transport system (with many positive implications for the agricultural and manufacturing sectors viz more efficient and reduced cost of transportation of food items and finished products), as well as the laudable power and electoral reforms initiated by the out-going government.

I would not end this letter without acknowledging the huge role that men like Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State played in your successful presidential bid. My personal sentiments about them apart, the fact is that they have given Nigerians a formidable opposition platform, strengthening our democratic process. But keep in mind that your responsibility and loyalty is not to these men (or any party); it is to the Nigerian people whose mandate handed power to you, and you must put the country before any other consideration.

As for me, just like I have for every government before you, I pledge my support for your administration, and promise to do my bit as a responsible Nigerian citizen for the good of our great nation. I encourage all Nigerians to do the same!

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Yours in the service of our Fatherland,

TONY USIDAMEN

Tony Usidamen, a public relations consultant & social commentator writes from Lagos

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The Capybara

The largest living rodent is the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), native to most of the tropical and temperate parts of South America east of the Andes, always near water. Full-grown capybaras can reach 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long and 0.9 m (3.0 ft) tall at the shoulder and a maximum weight of 105.4 kg (232 lb). It is a highly social species and can be found in groups as large as 100 individuals, but usually live in groups of 10–20 individuals.

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The Giant golden-crowned flying fox

 

The largest bat species is the Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), an endangered fruit bat from the rainforests of the

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The Flemish Giant Rabbit

One dog's food is another dog's pal. 

The Flemish Giant is an old breed of domesticated rabbits, originating from

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 The Chinese Giant Salamander

The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the largest salamander in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm (6 ft), although it rarely – if ever – reaches that size today. Endemic

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The Saltwater Crocodile

The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), is the largest of all living reptiles. It is found in suitable habitats from Northern Australia through Southeast Asia to the eastern coast of India. An adult male saltwater crocodile’s

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The Polar Bear and Kodiak Bear

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The Southern Elephant Seal

The Southern elephant seal is the largest carnivore living today. This seals’ size shows extreme sexual dimorphism, possibly the largest of any mammal, with the males typically five to six times heavier than the females. While the females average

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The Giraffe

The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal and the tallest living terrestrial animal in the world. It stands 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall and has an average weight of 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) for males and 830 kg (1,800 lb) for females. The giraffe has an extremely

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The African Bush Elephant

The African Bush Elephant is the largest living terrestrial (land) animal, with males reaching 6 to 7.5 metres (19.7 to 24.6 ft) in length, 3.3 metres (10.8 ft) in height at the shoulder, and weighing 6 t (13,000 lb). Females are much

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The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) 

A marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed. The Blue Whale’s tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons (5,952 pounds), about the size of an average Asian Elephant and its heart weighs about 600 kg (1,300 lb) and is the largest known in any animal. Not only is the heart similar size to a mini-cooper car but also comparable in weight.

 

The Blue Whale is thought to feed

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Justice Adeniyi Ademola

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The military accused the journalists, Ahmed Idris and Mustafa Andy, of loitering in areas were combat operations were still ongoing.

The Defence Headquarters, in a statement, said the journalists were moving around

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A Chadian soldier stands in a bedroom that residents say a Boko Haram militant had forcefully
seized and occupied in Damasak, Nigeria, March 24, 2015. Boko Haram militants have kidnapped
more than 400 women and children

Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson in Hot Waters

 

BBC has confirmed that the Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's contract would not be renewed following an altercation with a BBC producer

Boko Haram loses grip on thousands of square miles of northern Nigeria

An offensive by the armies of Chad and Nigeria deals blow to Boko Haram's "Caliphate" - but experts question whether gains will be sustained.

Boko Haram fighters have been driven from thousands of square miles of territory across northern Nigeria, dealing a significant blow to the Islamist movement’s ambition to carve out an African “Caliphate”.

As recently as January, Boko Haram controlled about 20,000 square miles of Borno and Yobe states, ruling a domain the size of Belgium with a population of at least 1.8 million.

Within this area, the Islamist

Boko Haram militants kidnap over 500 women and children from Damasak, Borno

Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 500 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, Reuters quoted residents as saying on Tuesday.

There was no immediate official confirmation of the figure, but the Islamist group has previously carried out mass kidnappings. Boko Haram in April 2014 adopted over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok.

“They (insurgents) took 506 young women and children (in Damasak). They killed about 50 of them before

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Justice Adeniyi Ademola is to rule on fresh applications by intended parties seeking to join the suits as defendants.

The judge fixed Wednesday (today) for the ruling after hearing the intended parties’ applications on Tuesday.

Those whose applications for joining the suit as

Emenike walks out of match after racist chants

Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike walked out on a match in Turkey over the weekend after racist chants by his own club (Fenerbache) fans were directed at him.

An angry Emenike during Sunday, March 22 match against Besiktas removed his shirt and ran towards the bench.

His coaches  however pleaded with him to return back to the pitch which

Obasanjo begs court to lift order on autobiography

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‎Before Justice Valentine Ashi made the order on December 10, 2014, the court had earlier on December 5, 2014, restrained Obasanjo from going ahead with the publication of the book pending the determination of the N20bn libel suit instituted against him by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in

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The opposition party, which accused

Two female bombers blow themselves up in failed suicide mission

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The blast occurred at Auno village in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, a distance of about 15 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the state capital.


The suicide bombers, who were believed to be on a suicide mission to Maiduguri’s Monday Market, when the

Breaking News: Another Wrestler Dies in The Ring

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May his soul rest in peace. Amen

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Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms

 

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“My life has just completely fallen apart,” the girl

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Infidelity exposed: the other woman, the cheating husband and their 25-year affair.

I met Sam in 1981 when I was 39 years old and going through a miserable divorce. My husband had left me and our 14-month-old daughter and didn’t want to pay even basic child support.

I needed a good lawyer. Two attorneys I knew and respected came up with the same name and same prophetic endorsement: “You two were made for each other.”
Sam was the consummate fixer and rescuer. I kept asking him, “How will I make it? Will I be all right?” He assured me he could take care of everything, and he did.

I began to develop feelings for

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*Na today?!* I’m just sharing this, so that husbands out there will take spiritual caution. Some women delve into things that are highly diabolical.

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Hailie graduated from