VALENTINE'S DAY BLUES..

I am still shocked. I came across this street while trying to locate Royal Mail.

"Willowdale Place" in Aberdeen (the oil city)

Funny thing .... I got a card to collect a parcel on the 12 of February. The card said the parcel was too big to deliver to my house, and I had the option of re delivery or going to  Royal mail office to collect my parcel. As it was the valentine's season, I was elated and imagined what my secret or open admirer sent me...Not even the threat of rain could stop me from locating Royal mail with my phone GPS.
And that's how I came across this street (by following the directions on my phone gps)
.....You can imagine the look on my face when I got to Royal mail , after doing the trek of life (1 full hour) (anyway all na exercise )..The man went into the office with my card and when he came back he announced to me that THERE WAS NO PARCEL....How annoying was that...Royal Mail should get a manual reset..lol
However he took my phone number and said he will try and trace my imaginary parcel....I don't even know from where or who or if its a prank lol..

.....still waiting for my parcel and I will keep you posted..and with that I welcome you back to my blog. I have been away for too long because I was relocating to UK and life has taken off in so many new directions and i am still trying to find my center (the troubles of life..)..

OBASANJO'S ABEOKUTA MANSION IS ON FIRE!

The multi.million Naira , Abeokuta mansion of Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, today went up in flames, reports "SAHARA REPORTERS".

It is unclear at this time if the former President of Nigeria, (Olusegun Obasanjo ) was in the palatial estate when the fire started, or how much damage was done, but some reports say that his personal bedroom was damaged.

Some of the accounts say the fire brigade has arrived at the premises and is trying to put out the blaze.

....The estate also includes a church that Obasanjo built after he left office.





Culled from saharareporters.com

MAY GOD SAVE NIGERIA ! GOD DEY!

ANDREW FINALLY CHECKS OUT..RIP ENEBELI ENEBUWA

Reports reaching CKN Nigeria has it that Nollywood veteran actor “Andrew Wan Check Out” Enebeli Enebuwa has died.

He died in an Indian hospital where he was receiving treatment for an ailment.

He was diagnosed with the illness some months back and was moved to an Indian hospital in Karu Abuja by a team of " Nollywood "actresses led by Stella Damasus.

After sometime, he was referred to India and he went there at the expense of his home state governor, Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State.

Few weeks back he spoke to Mrs Lara Owoeye Wise on AIT where he told Nigerians that he will soon be back.

His condition worsened some days back and all efforts to revive him were futile.

When CKN Nigeria got across to the former President of Actors Guild of Nigeria,Segun Arinze, he confirmed the story saying it was a great loss to the industry.
According to him, Enebuwa was one of the shining stars of the industry and will be greatly missed.
Arrangement is being made to bring his body back to Nigeria..CKN Nigeria

Culled from www.cknnigeria.com

NOLLYWOOD NEEDS PRAYERS..THE DEATHS ARE TOO MANY..MAY GOD HELP ALL

MUHAMMAD ALI CROWNED KING OF BOXING

Former heavyweight boxing icon Muhammad Ali was honoured with the title of the "King of Boxing" during the 50th convention of the World Boxing Council in the Mexican city of Cancun on Monday.

The event was attended by the head of the World Boxing Council Jose Sulaiman along with former boxing champions such as Mexican Julios Cesar.

Ali, who wore dark glasses, was lead into the convention and sat on a red velvet throne.

A sign in Spanish on a large-screen television read, "Welcome to Cancun, King of Boxing."
Ali was one of the great sportsmen of the 20th Century.

Formerly known as Cassius Clay, his extravagant style inside and out of the boxing ring lead to him becoming one of his eras most recognisable faces.

The fleet-footed boxer won his first heavyweight title from Sonny Liston at the age of 22 and recorded 56 wins in his 21-year career.
He was strongly criticised at the time for skipping the draft for the US Army during the Vietnam war, famously saying: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong."

Eventually, he was arrested and found guilty of evasion and stripped of his world title and boxing license.

He avoided prison, but was out of the ring for four years while he fought a successful appeal all the way up to the US Supreme Court.
Ali retired in 1981 and was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984.

The World Boxing meeting began on Monday and will end on 8 December.

Culled from http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/boxing/item/200210-muhammad-ali-crowned-king-of-boxing

.....AND SOME OF HIS INTERESTING QUOTES....



Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Muhammad Ali


I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Muhammad Ali


I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
Muhammad Ali


Culled from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/muhammadal148626.html

ABOUT 8 PEOPLE FEARED DEAD AFTER JAPANESE HIGHWAY TUNNEL COLLAPSED ABOUT 15HRS AGO

At least eight people have been confirmed dead, after a highway tunnel in central Japan partially collapsed Sunday morning, sparking a fire, and trapping three cars inside.
Yamanashi police say the charred remains of five victims were pulled from a rental van nearly seven hours after the accident at the Sasago Tunnel, 50 miles west of the capital city. Late Sunday night, search crews found the driver of another truck dead, crushed under debris, about a mile from the tunnel exit.

The driver had called his company earlier in the day, to say he was trapped inside the tunnel, but heavy smoke and fears of another collapse hampered rescue efforts, according to broadcaster NHK.
Two other victims were killed inside a separate car.
Video from surveillance cameras inside the tunnel showed concrete slabs, as many as 150, caved in, with cars flattened underneath. Aerial images of the scene showed black smoke billowing out of the tunnel.
Witnesses report a frantic scene following the accident. More than 20 cars including a tour bus were passing through at the time, but many passengers managed to escape the flames.
“The ceiling just caved in, so I couldn’t tell if it was dust rising or smoke,” one witness told NHK. “I wasn’t able to see anything in front of me.”

watch cctv coverage of the tunnel collapse

The collapse occurred about 2 miles from the exit of the roughly 3 mile long tunnel, bound for Tokyo, according to Central Nippon Expressway or NEXCO, which operates the tunnel. Concrete ceiling panels came crashing down on cars passing through, triggering a fire.
Firefighters and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene, but heavy smoke slowed efforts early in the day.
Sunday afternoon, they temporarily suspended the search, fearful of another collapse, but emergency crews resumed efforts in the evening, in search of those still unaccounted for.
The Sasago tunnel is located on the Chuo Expressway, a major thoroughfare that runs from Tokyo to the city of Nagoya. It was built in 1977 and had just passed a routine inspection in September, according to NEXCO officials.

Culled from

BOMB BLAST HITS KANO TEXTILE MARKET...

Another bomb blast has been reported in Kano,in the northern part  of Nigeria.The explosion  occurred at Kwari Market along Ibrahim Babangida Way in the city.

Three persons, including a traffic warden, were critically injured in an early morning bomb blast at Kantin Kwari junction near the famous Kantin Kware Textile Market in Kano.

A witness to the explosion, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that the bomb went off around 8.45a.m on Monday.

It was suspected to have been planted near the traffic junction.

“The blast happened when most of the people were still at home, otherwise many people, especially traders would have lost their lives,” the witness said.

It was gathered that soon after the blast, JTF operatives arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident.

He said that the bomb was planted near the Eid praying ground very close to the Kantin Kware junction in the metropolis.

He said that the incident happened around 8.30a.m and that three persons sustained injuries.

Culled from
http://www.punchng.com/news/traffic-warden-two-others-injured-in-fresh-kano-bomb-blast/
http://topeorekoya.blogspot.com/2012/12/breaking-news-explosion-in-kano-state.html
http://newsdiaryonline.com/bomb-blast-hits-kwari-market-kano/

NA WAH..WHEN WILL NIGERIANS BE ABLE TO SLEEP WITH BOTH EYES CLOSED..MAY GOD HELP US!