FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university.

2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking

country.

3. South Africa is the most visited African country.

4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa.

5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all

time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in

2011.

6. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the

plural is Batswana.

7. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.

8. A person from Niger is called a Nigerien.

8. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.

9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England.

10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is

the world’s most educated President with 7 degrees,

two of them are Masters.

11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa.

12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in

European competition.

13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited

city in Africa.

14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Àlgeria, but

the selector rejected him, saying they are already

many players like him in the team.

15. President Jacob Zuma was given a special award

by Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island during his

years as a political prisoner.

16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years

for fighting for freedom.

17. President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head

of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State.

He was born in 1924.

18. The Seychelles are the most educated Africans.

Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%)

Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult:

91.2%,Youth: 99%).

19. Rwanda is a better country for gender equality

than England and USA.

20. Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014.

21. South Africa has the most Grammy award

winners in Africa.

22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.

23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s.

24. Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki is the least

richest President in Africa.

25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it

has existed for over 3,000 years without being

colonised.

26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor

of Ethiopia.

27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world.

28. Angola has more Portuguese speakers than

Portugal.

29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled

Angola since 1979.

30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is

Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled

Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he

overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son,

Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice

President and will succeed him if he resigns.

31. George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win

World, European and African footballer of the year in

the same year.

32. Swaziland is the only remaining absolute mornach

in the world.

33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa

followed by Swaziland.

34. King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the longest time

in reigning Swaziland, 62 years as he was crowned in

1921 and died in August 1982 at the age of 83 years.

34. King Sobhuza II of swaziland, married 70 wives,

who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970.

35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were

almost everyone was a billionaire at one point

FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university. 2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking country. 3. South Africa is the most visited African country. 4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa. 5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011. 6. A person from Botswana is called a Motswana, the plural is Batswana. 7. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho. 8. A person from Niger is called a Nigerien. 8. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe. 9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England. 10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the world’s most educated President with 7 degrees, two of them are Masters. 11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club in Africa. 12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goalscorer in European competition. 13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited city in Africa. 14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play for Àlgeria, but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team. 15. President Jacob Zuma was given a special award by Fifa for refereeing on Robben Island during his years as a political prisoner. 16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom. 17. President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924. 18. The Seychelles are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%) Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%,Youth: 99%). 19. Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than England and USA. 20. Somalia got its first ATM on October 7, 2014. 21. South Africa has the most Grammy award winners in Africa. 22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa. 23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China’s. 24. Eritrea’s President, Isaias Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa. 25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country, it has existed for over 3,000 years without being colonised. 26. Haile Selassie 1 was the 225th and last Emperor of Ethiopia. 27. Nigeria has the most monarchs in the world. 28. Angola has more Portuguese speakers than Portugal. 29. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has ruled Angola since 1979. 30. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is Africa’s longest serving Head of State. He has ruled Equatorial Guinea since August 3, 1979 when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Nguema. His son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President and will succeed him if he resigns. 31. George Weah of Liberia is the first man to win World, European and African footballer of the year in the same year. 32. Swaziland is the only remaining absolute mornach in the world. 33. The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa followed by Swaziland. 34. King Sobhuza ll of Swaziland took the longest time in reigning Swaziland, 62 years as he was crowned in 1921 and died in August 1982 at the age of 83 years. 34. King Sobhuza II of swaziland, married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970. 35. Zimbabwe is the only country in the world were almost everyone was a billionaire at one point

SAFETY TIPS ESPECIALL FOR (WOMEN)

After reading these 10 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,

DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.

RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.

DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,

and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,

LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..

If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat:

DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

A.) Be aware:look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor ,

and in the back seat.

B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door.

Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women

are attempting to get into their cars. C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!

The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then,

it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late

and she thought it was weird.. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT

open the door..' The lady then said that it sounded like the baby

had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way,

whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer

has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

10 Reasons Why You Should Stop Eating Instant Noodles

Instant noodles is a common food in most
people’s kitchen, This is because its a fast, cheap
and easy to cook food for the man on the go but it
is important to note that this food can kill faster
than known poison. Here is 10 Reasons Why You
Should Stop Eating Instant Noodles
1. Nutrient Absorption : Noodles inhibit the
absorption of nutrients for the children under 5.
2. Cancer : The ingredient in the instant noodles called
“Styrofoam’, is a cancer causing agent.
3. Miscarriage : Women who are Eating instant
noodles during their pregnancy causes miscarriage,
because it affect the development of a foetus.
4. Junk Food : instant noodles are enriched with full of
carbohydrates,but no vitamins, fiber and minerals.
This makes the instant noodles considered as a junk
food.
5. Sodium : Instant noodles are power packed with
high amounts of sodium. Excess consumption of
sodium leads to heart disease, stroke,
hypertension and kidney damage.
6. MSG : Monosodium Glutamate is used to enhance
the flavour of instant noodles. People who are allergic
to MSG consume it as part of
their diet, then they end up suffering from headaches,
facial flushing, pain, burning sensations.
7. Overweight : Eating Noodles is the leading cause of
obesity. Noodles contains fat and large amounts of
sodium, which causes water
retention in the body and surely it leads to overweight,
and obesity leads to heart problems.
8. Digestion : Instant noodles are bad for digestive
system. Regular consumption of instant noodles
causes irregular bowl movements
and bloating.
9. Propylene Glycol : The ingredient in the instant
noodles called “Propylene Glycol” which has a anti-
freeze property. This ingredient is used
because it prevents the noodles from drying by
retaining moisture. It weakens the immune system of
our body. It is easily absorbed by the
body and it accumulates in the kidneys, heart and
liver. It causes abnormalities and damage to
thoseareas.
10. Metabolism : Regular consumption of instant
noodles affect the body’s metabolism, because of the
chemical substances like additives, coloring and
preservatives inside the noodles

Read 10 words Nigerians commonly mispronounce

So when one talks of Nigerian (mis)pronunciation of English
words, what does one really mean?
In the list that follows (which is by no means exhaustive), I
resolved my dilemma by limiting myself to only the words that,
from my informal observations, Nigerians seem to pronounce
alike irrespective of their ethnic, regional, and social class
differences. This is, of course, a problematic claim to make
since there are Nigerians who have never traveled out of
Nigeria but who have near perfect BBC English accents.
There are also Nigerians who once lived in the UK, returned to
Nigeria, and retain their British accents. I have also come across
Nigerians whose accents approximate General American either
because they had lived in America in their formative years or
because they attended American schools in Nigeria. But these
categories of Nigerians are not representative of the general
population.
In this series, I contrast Nigerian pronunciation with both
Received Pronunciation and General American. The phonetic
transcription I use here is not necessarily standard; it is
intended to help my readers understand how to pronounce the
words I’veisolated for discussion.
1. Amoeba. Nigerians pronounce this word just the way it is
written, that is, “amo-iba.” But in both Received Pronunciation
and General American, it is pronounced “ameeba.” It rhymes
with “Habeeba” except that the terminal “a” sound in “ameeba”
isn’t as strong as it is in “Habeeba.” There is a good chance that
you would never be understood in America or Britain if you
said “amo-iba.”
2. Apostle. Nigerians pronounce this word as “apostul,” but the
“t” in the word is silent in both British and American English
pronunciation. It sounds like “aposl” in British English and
“apaasl” in American English. But note that the “t” is
pronounced in “apostolic” (i.e., apos-tolik”).
3. Arch/Archbishop. Many Nigerians I know pronounce the
“ch” in these words as “k,” so that “arch” becomes
“ak” ( andthose with pretensions to American accent would say
“ark”). Both American and British English speakers pronounce
the “ch” in the words like the “ch” in “chair” or “chance.” This
is also true of “overarching.” Nevertheless, the “ch” in
“archetype” and “archetypal” are pronounced as “k,” thus “a
(r)kitaip” or “a(r)kitaipl.” The same pattern applies to
“archangel.” It is pronounced “a(r)k-einjl.” I enclose the “r” in
parenthesis because while Americans roll their “r” wherever it
appears in a word, most Britons (and Nigerians) don’t articulate
it unless it begins a word.
4. Architect. Contrary to the way many Nigerians pronounce
this word, both American and British English speakers sound
the “ch” as “k.” So it is “a(r )kitekt.”
5. Attorney. It was one of my American friends who first called
my attention to the way Nigerians pronounce this word. She told
me every Nigerian she has met (and she has met quite a lot)
pronounces “attorney” as “antoni,” especially if it appears in
the term “attorney general.” I am guilty of this, too, especially
in my unguarded moments. I don’t know what is responsible for
the intrusive “n” sound in the general Nigerian pronunciation of
the word. It’s probably because of the false attraction of the
name “Anthony” and because we prefer “lawyer” to “attorney”
in our everyday speech and therefore hardly have a reason to
observe the absence of “n” in the word.
6. Ballet. The last “t” in the word is silent. It’s pronounced
“balei,” sort of like the “bale” in “Balewa.” It’s a kind of dance.
When I visited Nigeria last year, an upper middle-class family
in Abuja told me their daughter was enrolled in a “ballet class”
and I was scared for a moment because I thought they said their
daughter was in a “bullet class.” It didn’t make any sense to me
that they would send their 6-year-old daughter to go learn how
to shoot bullets. It later dawned to me that they meant “ballet
class.” If I, with a thick Nigerian accent, couldn’t understand
them at first, I wonder how speakers of other varieties of
English would. Ballet came to English by way of French, and the
last letters of many French words are never pronounced.
7. Bomb/Bomber/bombing. The second “b” is these words is
silent in all native varieties of English. It is pronounced “bom”/
boma/bomin. Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan is famous
for saying “the bomBers, who born them?” When I was growing
up in Kwara State, we used to call our state’s football team
“Kwara BomBers.” It wasn’t until I got to the university that I
learned that the “b” in bomb—and the word’s other inflections
—is never pronounced.
8. Buffet. This is another French loanword in English that
retains its original French pronunciation. The last “t” in the
word is silent. It sounds like “biufey.” But note that the word is
pronounced “biufey” only when it refers to the kind of meal
where customers pay a flat fee in a restaurant and eat all they
want so long as they don’t take out any food. If the word is used
as a verb to mean strike against something forcefully and
repeatedly (as in: “the violent winds buffeted him”) the terminal
“t” isn’t silent. It is pronounced something like “biufit.”
9. Brochure. Several Nigerians pronounce this word as
“brokio.” That would throw off almost every non-Nigerian
English speaker. It is pronounced something like “browsho(r) in
all native varieties of English. The “ch” in the word sounds like
the “sh” in “sheep.”
10. Castle. The “t” in “castle” is silent, so that it sounds like
“ka-s(u)l” in both American and British pronunciations. Many
Nigerians pronounce the word as “kas-tul.”

Proliferation of Hotels and Bars in Ajegunle

Sodom and Gomorrah was a city in the Bible that God destroyed as a result of their high level of immorality and evil practices. Little did they know that their acts would lead to their destructive end. Before the destruction, Abraham had a consultation with God over the number of good people living in that city that will avert their destruction.

Abraham ‘priced’ the number of innocent people from 50 to 10, yet only 4 persons among which were ‘2 virgins’ were found innocent in a whole city! The people were so bad that they even asked Lot to bring out the angels that came to destroy them so that they could sleep with them – hmm! Homosexuals they were.

I know some of you would start wandering what this has to do with Ajegunle? Ajegunle is a thriving city and a home for all. Nobody gave us the chance to attain the level of development we are experiencing now, but, must we fold our arms and watch this beautiful city incur the wrath of God because of a crop of selfish businessmen whose happiness thrives in the promotion of sexual promiscuity and drunkenness? I weep each evening I walk the streets from my office down to my residence. Reason? Ayilara and Akin-Adeshola in the making.

Let me paint a clearer picture here. From Okoya to Seven-up bus-stops (bus-stops along Ojo Road in Ajegunle) which is about 200metres apart, there are currently 5 hotels and 13 beer parlours with one of the bars having a club and group of strippers.

There is no major road in Ajegunle today that does not have at least 2 hotels and several beer parlours. Worst still is the fact that these businessmen are on the verge of having hotels on every street, I repeat, every street in Ajegunle! Already, there are approximately 3 beer parlours on each street.

Another fact is, landowners now sell their properties to these hoteliers to destroy and erect a hotel in less than 3 months. Hmm.

Now the question is, who patronize these joints? Teenage girls! Yes, you read right. You always find under-aged girls in these joints – girls between the ages of 14 – 17. This is what we see everyday.

But why would a sane businessman allow 'small gals' to patronize his business that is supposed to be meant for adults? crave for money? Or do these girls promote his business faster?    All these questions they are not interested to answer because they rake in money everyday and set up another spot/hotel as soon as you can say ‘Jack Robinson.’

Just the other day, I heard the story of a 15 year old girl who goes to club in a hotel close to her house in Wilmer area of Ajegunle. She does this freely with no disturbance from parents because; the mother divorced the father and the mother, whom she stays with together with her other siblings, turns out to be a business woman that travels a lot. The girl in question as I know, has an overbearing influence on her peers in school as she also initiated her friend into the same act of clubbing and sexual escapades.

There is another case of an S.S.S 1 girl in one of our private schools I saw recently. I had admired this girl for sometime now, not because of her beauty, but for her zeal. She is always with the mother in  her shop, but the

funny

part of it all is that, the mother sells ‘awopa’, local gin. The truth is that at that age, she is now a mother.

On the part of the government, is there no law restricting the erection of hotels in a residential area? Of cause there should be, because, there ought to be a laid out plan by the town planners or should I call them ‘so called?’ because they have failed in their duties? The noise emanating from these joints causes noise pollution; ask those that live closer to bars and hotels.

The local government chairman of Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Hon. Kamal Ayinde Bayewu has been having a running battle with this hoteliers who see their structure as a residence and not a commercial entity and thus, refuse to pay what is accrued to them as a business unit; but instead decide to take the chairman to court.

Lol! Who is fooling who? Can’t the state government put a stop to this flagrant abuse of our human rights? A stop should be put on the erection of bars and hotels because growing up, I only know motels and brothels as places where commercial sex workers reside and ply their trade, and a hotel as a place where people lodge when they come into town from a far distance. Is it not still supposed to be so?

The result of all this, is the high increase of teenage pregnancy and HIV in Ajegunle community.

There are several teenage gangs and they either move in threes or fours.

Another fact is that there is high increase of HIV infection amongst teenagers. Some live with it and are scared to come out for voluntary counseling and testing.

So, who is to blame? This may sound rhetorical because I need no answer to this question, but, an evacuation to this conflagration which may lead to a holocaust if not checked.

It is high time the good people of Ajegunle arise, and put a stop to this mess. Let’s speak with one voice – call these hoteliers to order. Nobody is saying they should not do their business, but they should ban under-aged girls from visiting their joints.

                 
“There is another case of a hotel situating their bar right opposite a three-storey building housing a private school with the children seeing people that hang out there to drink and dance. What nonsense! Fela said it before that we are all suffering and smiling.”

Ajegunlians, arise! Lets put a stop to this madness before we further incur the wrath of God and go the way of Sodom and Gomorrah. Pray for this city and keep your children in check. Come to think of it, there were still virgins in Sodom and Gomorrah…. Lot’s daughters.

AJEGUNLE

AJEGUNLE, is a surbub of Lagos and popularly known as the AJ City  is located in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State. It has a dense population of about 555,000 people and 335 streets. It is bordered on the west by Apapa Wharf and Tincan, two of Nigeria’s biggest sea ports from where over 70 percent of imported goods come into the country.

The AJ City community formally falls under the Badagry Division, with major settlements like Aiyetoro, Ogbowankwo, Okorogbo, Tunkarimu, Alayinka, Arumo, Opeleye, Babani, Agausa, Orodu, Tolu, Ashafa, Wowo, Mensah, Taiwo, New Road, Kirikiri Rd, Amukoko, Alakoto, Apeno, Temidire, Ebunoti, Mokoya, Adeolu, Ojoku, Wilmer Crescent, Yaya Crescent, Oyikere, Muyibi, Idewu, Oluwa, Ladega, Bale, Uzor, Cardoso, Mba, Ilaje and Alaka.

Ajegunle is a city that has been neglected, but nevertheless, trudged despite attempts to wipe it out of human existence through impoverishment by those in position of power.