“Allah will not forgive me…”
My first visit to Northern Nigeria was in 2018 when I was posted to Nasarawa State for my one-year compulsory NYSC. Before then, I had never travelled beyond Enugu State. The North was completely new territory for me.
When my call-up letter came out and I saw Nasarawa State, I prepared myself mentally for the journey.
There was no direct vehicle from Aba to Lafia, so I was advised to travel to Makurdi, Benue State first, then continue to Nasarawa. I arrived at the park in Makurdi around 4:30pm and immediately found a vehicle loading for Lafia. I entered and waited.
For over 30 minutes, I was the only passenger.
Concerned about the time, I approached the driver and told him I might need to find an alternative since it was getting late and this was my first time traveling to the North. He begged me to stay and promised:
“No matter what happens, I will carry you to your destination.”
I trusted him and went back to my seat.
Around 6:00pm, another vehicle arrived from Enugu with six passengers heading to Lafia. The vehicle I had been sitting in could only carry six people. The loaders began transferring their luggage into my vehicle and asked one of them to board another car. The group refused — they insisted on traveling together.
Then something shocking happened.
The agberos brought out my bags and told me to find another vehicle.
I was angry and frustrated. It was getting dark. I didn’t know the town. I had already waited for over an hour. When I realized the loaders were Igbo like me, I pleaded with them in Igbo. They didn’t listen.
I walked up to the driver and reminded him of his promise. I told him it wasn’t fair to abandon me now that he had seen full passengers.
He was quiet for a moment.
Then he said something I will never forget:
“If I do this to you, Allah will not forgive me.”
He asked all six passengers to come down from his vehicle and told them to board another car.
The loaders were furious. They insulted him, calling him a bad businessman who didn’t have sense.
But the driver stood his ground.
He returned my bags into the vehicle, started the engine, and began driving, with only me as his passenger.
I couldn’t believe it.
He crossed River Benue with just me in the car and kept driving. At that point, I even started feeling sorry for him. If I were in his position, would I have done the same?
About three to five minutes into the journey, he received a call from the park. Another vehicle had just arrived with five passengers going to Lafia.
He looked at me and asked, “Should I turn back?”
I said yes.
He reversed, returned to the park, picked up the five passengers, and we finally headed to Lafia.
That was my first personal encounter with a Muslim man in the North.
Till today, I still think about the spirit that made that driver willing to carry just one passenger — at his own loss — simply because he gave his word.
You may be Christian.
You may be Muslim.
You may be a traditional worshipper.
But before anything else, we are human beings.
There are good people in every religion.
There are bad people in every religion.
Your prayer should simply be this:
May you never meet a bad person irrespective of religion or tribe.
Kalu Kelechi Kalu
@Idrees_taheer Mind you, the infrastructures you ticked were not available before now, so this is truly Intentional Planning, implementation and management at its peak my brother!
God bless DLD!
𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: 80,000
𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: 100,000
𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟯 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: 120,000
At the start of Year 3, the employee decides to resign.
Suddenly, the same company that was “budget constrained” offers 250,000 to make him stay.
He still leaves.
Joins another company at 200,000
Not because money didn’t matter.
But because respect 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.
For 2 years, he delivered results.
For 2 years, he proved his worth.
Yet his value was only recognized 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆.
That’s when it hit him:
“So the budget was always there… just not for me.”
Corporate 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲.
Know your worth.
And don’t wait for a resignation email to be valued.
Nigeria First National Development Plan 1962 to 1970
Cost: £676.8 million or N1.36b
Key Projects
Kainji Dam; start 1964 and completed in 1968
Port Harcourt Refinery, completed in 1965
River Niger Bridge, Completed 1965
Ahmadu Bello University
Obafemi Awolowo University
University of Lagos
Afam Power Plant
Ughelli Power Station
Lagos to Benin Expressway
Nigeria's Second National Development Plan, 1970 to 1974
Cost: N3b
Key Projects
Warri Refinery
Kaduna Super Phosphate Fertilizer plant
New Airports, Kano, Lagos, Calabar, Jos
Ships for National Shipping Line
Planes for Nigerian Airways, massive road construction
Calaber and Nkalagu Cement expansion
University of Benin
Volkswagen of Nigeria Ltd (VWON) Lagos
Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd (PAN), Kaduna
Leyland Nigeria Ltd, Oyo
Lagos to Badagry Expressway
Nigeria's Third National Development Plan, 1975 to 1980
Cost: N43b
Key Projects
Universal Primary Education
Calaber Port Modernisation
Massive Housing, especially inthe capital of Lagos
National Theatre
Lagos to Ibadan Expressway
Tin Can Island Port
Warri Refinery
Ajaokuta Steel Complex
Delta Steel Company
Jos Steel Rolling Mill
Oshogbo Steel Rolling Mill
Katsina Steel Rolling Company
Bayero University (when federalised as a university)
University of Calaber
University of Ilorin
University of Jos
University of Maiduguri
University of Port Harcourt
Usman Dan Fodio University
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Sapele Power Station
Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station
National Truck Manufacturers (NTM) Kano
Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO)
Steyr Nigeria Ltd, Bauchi
Kaduna Refinery
Shagamu to Benin Expressway
Port Harcourt to Enugu, Umuahia spur
Jabba Kotonkarfi bridge
Markurdi Bridge
Numan Bridge
Jimeta Bridge
Katsina Ala Bridge
Cross River Bridge
New Carter Bridge, Lagos
Enugu to Onitsha Expressway
Ajaokuta Bridge
Nigeria's Fourth National Development Plan, 1981 to 1985
Cost: N82b
Key Projects
Onne Port
Tarkwa Bay Jetty
Egbin Thermal Power Station
FUT Akure
Modibbo Adama University og Technology, Yola
FUT Minna
I pay 42% tax every month in Germany but if:
1. I loose my job, the govt pays me 60% of my salary and help to find a new one
2. I have access to 3 years leave if I have a baby with a percentage of my salary and my job will wait for me until I resume.
3. Education is free in govt schools from primary to PhD
4. For every child I have, they get paid €250 monthly until they turn 18
5. I can buy a monthly ticket of €56 monthly and can travel all around the country via train (not high speed) and buses.
6. At any emergency, once you call the ambulance, it arrives within 20 minutes
7. Deffribilators and SOS access are available at every train station and high ways.
8. If I get stock in a country, I call the govt and they come to my support.
Let me stop here.
You that will pay about 30% tax in Nigeria that was copied 90% from the UK tax law, what will you get?
Here's my honest observation.
Many marriages do not end suddenly. They follow a pattern.
When you understand this pattern, you can either fix it early or accept the direction it is going.
Step one is silence and avoidance.
This is when partners stop talking about real issues. They talk about children, bills, food, and daily plans, but they avoid deeper topics like feelings, money pressure, family interference, and unmet needs.
In Nigeria, this often happens because people are taught to endure instead of speaking up. Over time, small problems grow into big ones because nobody is addressing them.
Step two is loss of respect. Respect is very important in Nigerian marriages. Once partners begin to insult each other, talk down on each other, or compare each other with other people, the bond weakens.
This can come from financial stress, job loss, pressure from extended family, or unmet expectations.
When respect goes, listening becomes hard and cooperation reduces.
Step three is emotional withdrawal. At this stage, partners stop caring about how the other person feels. They stop checking in. They stop asking questions. They no longer try to fix problems. Some people pour their energy into work, friends, church, or social media. Some start confiding in outsiders. This is dangerous because emotional distance is harder to repair than physical distance.
Step four is replacement of the marriage.
This is when one or both partners find something else that gives them peace or escape. It could be another relationship, gambling, alcohol, excessive work, or constant phone use.
In Nigeria, some people also run to their parents house 😂😂 or stay out late every day.
The marriage is no longer their safe place. It becomes a burden instead of a partnership.
Step five is acceptance that it is over.
This does not always come with shouting or drama. Sometimes it is calm. People just stop trying. They stop praying about it. They stop discussing solutions. They mentally prepare for life without the marriage. This is when separation or quiet emotional divorce happens, even if they still live together.
In my opinion, everyone should know that when they ṣe signs are being seen, then the marriage is headed the wrong way.
Most marriages do not fail because of one big problem. They fail because of many small ignored problems.
If you can talk early, listen well, and seek help on time, many of these steps can be reversed.
NB: Me sef dey try work on my own before una turn an harmless opinion to something else. 😂😂
Ever since Farouk resigned have you heard his voice?
Dangote will teach alot of people common sense 🤣
Video 1: He was doing gragra
Video 2: See how he lost weight and is now apologizing to Dangote
Before vs After
President Tinubu today to governors on LG autonomy:
'If you're waiting for my executive order, because I have the knife & I have the yam, I will cut it. Before FAAC, we'll do the arithmetic, we know the percentage & send it direct to their accounts.
I'm just being respectful to my governors... otherwise, FAAC after FAAC, you'll see allocations going down if you don't implement.'
I don’t think Dangote is overdoing it to Farouk Ahmed. If I build a refinery worth $24 billion and you try to demarket it, I will fight you with the blood in my veins.
Avoid Police Trouble These Days
De Don Collect The General Market From 001😩😩😩😩
Someone Who Spent 20Yrs With A Billionaire Is Now At Police Station With DPO
The people condemning Nigerian health workers in the CS fail to realize that the Health workers in this video are not struggling to look for gloves to wear, drugs to use, Electricity to see what they r doing nd use their available equipments….but Ofcourse, we are Nigerians.🤭