Anthony

Aircraft Engineer with strong passion for knowledge I love sports especially football and lawn tennis in that order. I believe in God and destiny.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

Sometimes ‘the big man’ isn’t the problem but the Nigerian police unusual style of investigation to say the least. I assure you that even if the complainant insisted that the Suya guys couldn’t have planned it, the police will still arrest them. They don’t know any other way.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Whenever I come back from “the abroad”, the first thing I look for is Suya and roasted corn. My Mai Suya are very diligent. The only days they are not there are on Sallah holidays.

Having been “in the abroad” for more than a month, I looked forward to my local ram suya. They were not there on Saturday. I thought “That’s odd!” They were not there again on Sunday. I felt that something must be wrong.

When they were not there again by 12 noon on Monday, as they usually are everyday, I was really concerned.

There is a smart young woman who does a POS business near them. I asked her why they had not come for three days and she said that they had a little problem. I asked her what “little problem” they had.

Apparently, someone had come to buy Suya from them. While he was buying the Suya, a car thief entered his car and drove it away. He then accused my Suya guys of being responsible for the theft of his car, since he was buying Suya from them when it was stolen. He had all of them arrested and locked up!

I asked for their numbers and the POS lady said that they had seized all their phones. I didn’t know which police station they were at. I didn’t know their names and on the occasions that I had paid for my suya with a bank transfer, I didn’t save their account details that would have shown a name at least.

I started asking the people I knew in the police, but felt a bit silly saying “I am looking for four Suya guys that were arrested.”

I was determined to intervene because I know that it was just one “big man” taking out his frustrations on some little guys. How long does it take to buy Suya that they will have enough time to organise for your car to be stolen?

Those guys have been on that street for 20 years. They sell four full rams every day. They have come to my house to roast ram suya when I have had major social events.

I asked another Suya guy who sells beef suya nearby whether he had any of their phone numbers but he said that even he doesn’t have a phone, never mind having anybody’s phone number.

After searching for them for a week, I finally found a guy who said that they had now been bailed from the police station and were considering resuming their business. They had lost at least two weeks and were so traumatised by the experience that they did not want to return to the same location on Ebitu Ukiwe where they had been for 20 years!

I arranged with the guy who knew them that he will take me to go and see them when I return from my current trip. I will see if I can persuade them to return to their usual spot next to the diligent POS young woman and the nice lady that sells roasted corn. Perfect combination!

This country can be brutal when you are not a big man. Those of us who are not small in our own right have a duty to help protect the little guys from the typical Naija “big man.” I will find that their accuser, somehow, someway. You might think that you are a big man but “Even your boo get a boo (a boo, a boo).”

I am Ezemmuo. I know things.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

Don’t worry you will wear helmet and jacket. We need someone we trust to give us first hand information with high definition pictures! We can’t let those guys continue to feed us whatever they like. All your experiences from the World Cup will come handy.

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

Thank God they said I'm not a journalist on Twitter.

So I accept the tag

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

Is it possible to mark the seat ‘reserved’ prior to arrival of other people?

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

When I saw this tweet, I didn’t even think twice to know that @_fefas was in court to provide support for a lawyer in court as he’s not been called to bar. There’s no way anyone who knows him here wouldn’t have seen that he recently just finished law school, saw his results, and awaiting call to bar, having spoken on many occasions about “call to bar”.

How people concluded that he’s already appearing in court as a lawyer or he represented himself as one in the post, was really a surprise to me, not when he also knows the implication of doing that. So I think the whole anger or dragging is misplaced and highly unnecessary. It loses sight of the issue raised in the post.

On the main issue, anyone who has passed through the process of the Nigerian law school knows or should know that judges and lawyers treat externs specially during externship, not even only because of the small sizes of some of our court rooms but but also because they want them to have a good experience of what legal practice is all about, in the best possible way.

For lawyers, litigants and people like @_fefas, they are only in court for their cases alone. For externs, they are in court for all the cases and must be present throughout the proceedings for the day, unlike lawyers, litigants and @_fefas who will leave immediately they are done with their cases. I see no reason why anyone in the former category should feel unfairly treated or be offended to allow externs to have seats in courts to observe the proceedings. So for this particular one, it makes sense that the Court or Registrar will prioritise externs having seats over @_fefas or any lawyer whose cases are yet to be called. For me, it’s no surprises that he experienced such treatment from the registrar or in court.

Further, I am still at loss as to why the new building of the Federal High Court which appears to have been completed is yet to be opened for use. I am sure if it has been opened, cases like this will not happen, especially that the courtrooms are now expectedly to be bigger.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

Kindly suspend the account accordingly. Thank you.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

However, continual billing of the account based on estimated bill without power supply is more like extortion. Application for the suspension of the account till the prepaid meter is delivered has been forwarded physically at your customer center office in Elepe without response.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

However, continual billing of the account based on estimated bill without power supply is more like extortion. Application for the suspension of the account till the prepaid meter is delivered has been forwarded physically at your customer center office in Elepe without response.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

@IkejaElectric The account (0103034770 ) has never been powered since created due to unserviceable transformer. The account was created to get prepaid meter which had been paid for but yet to be delivered and installed. I of 2

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

@IkejaElectric The account (0103034770 ) has never been powered since created due to unserviceable transformer. The account was created to get prepaid meter which had been paid for but yet to be delivered and installed. I of 2

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

This is the worst Chelsea football team of all time. A bunch of talented players without direction and leadership, playing as if they are just seeing themselves for the first time on the pitch. #EPL #EVECHE

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

How can these guys be playing for @chelseaFC first team? Disheartening!!! #AVLCHE

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

Let's explore Johannesburg and Soweto, South Africa together, this Easter. DM for payment and enquiry.

Please, help me retweet o. My client is on your timeline.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

@egi_nupe The ideology of uniform is to eradicate discrimination hence everyone is seen as equal. That is why the color, style and material are clearly defined including sandals and colour of socks. Even hair styles for ladies.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

lol, civil police will arrest soldiers on guard duties?

[𝐌𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐊🗽 @EmperorTwiTs]

In the US, the police will arrest every soldier on that site. Get your facts right, please.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

@AskMichaelTaiwo As they did in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya?

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

Why invest in refineries when you can buy subsidized fuel from NNPC and sell to neighboring countries at the prevailing market rate (mad margins). It’s also to NNPC’s advantage to inflate quantity and allocate more money for subsidy. So no need for capital intensive refineries.

[mind talks @mind_talkss]

@Letter_to_Jack Now Now
I wanna understand something
Why can’t a nation like Nigeria have enough refineries to meet its local needs
What has NNPC been doing the last 10 years ( assuming the previous government were bad people)

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

From the Nigeria to global excellence. Now we’re going to Budapest to compete❤️

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

I have some great news.

A parent at this tournament was so impressed by the performance of the chess in slums kids and they just committed to sponsoring the education of all 10 of them till they’re done with their University education.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

Chess is finally on Duolingo!

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

He didn’t invent the business. Gambling is a human habit and providing the service for people that love to partake for recreation is a noble act. If anyone thinks his/her generational poverty would be eradicated with a bet, well it’s unfair to put it on the business man.

[Tosin Olugbenga @TosinOlugbenga]

Our value system in Nigeria is broken.

I am surprised at open celebration of someone whose enterprise has destroyed the lives of a lot of young people.

He is their leader, big egbon….

His blueprint for success:

- Launch a betting platform to destroy young people’s lives.

- Channel the profits into politics, ensuring policies that perpetuate poverty and keep the cycle unbroken.

- Recruit influencers to glorif his ventures, masking exploitation as opportunity.

- Ascend as the community’s ‘hardworking’ demigod, celebrated for your ‘entrepreneurial spirit.’

Someone of us no matter of few we are cannot sell our souls for crumbs.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

The irony is that in most cases the evidences are secondary, the real purpose is to instill fear to make extortion as easy as possible. It is a no win situation for the victims.

[Ridwan Oke @RidwanuLlah]

Until we adopt the “Poisonous Tree Doctrine”, EFCC, Police and other law enforcement agencies won’t stop misbehaving. When you know that if you derive evidence by breaking the law, it won’t be admissible, they will sit tight, use their senses and work in a modern way and get result.

[Anthony @aaelegbede2001]

This is subjective! However, then on a Saturday morning Gbenga Adeboye always hold Lagos and neighboring states for about one hour or thereabouts with his jokes. Ali Baba is an icon and his work speaks for itself but if you ask him he will tell you how Gbenga Adeboye inspired him

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Gbenga Adeboye is the father of stand up comedy in Nigeria and perhaps West Africa.

[OlaMi 💙❤️❁ @Hollameday28]

@Letter_to_Jack How 24 years old Baba Lily take sabi Itu baba ita?