GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Monday, November 13, 2017

THE TEXAS CHURCH MASSACRED: MAY THEIR SOULS REST.

ICHEOKU says may the good Lord give them rest and to their bereaved families, the fortitude to bear the loss. SAD. 

Sunday, November 12, 2017

HILLARY CLINTON SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR - LINCOLN CHAFEE

"It's been a year since the election and the Clinton people just haven't looked in the mirror over the course of this year. They've been blaming the Russians and everybody else, blaming Sen. Sanders. They've got to look in the mirror and say how could we, as a Clinton campaign, lose to a seemingly unelectable man. They're blaming everybody in sight but themselves. 

Find me 10 people in Wisconsin that voted for Donald Trump or for Hillary Clinton because of the Russians. I just don't think you'll find them. It was the e-mail controversy. It was the Clinton Foundation controversies; it was the speeches to Goldman Sachs controversies. It was the ethical issues; it was the arrogance. I just don't think it was the Russians. 

Three hearty cheers for Donna Brazile. I like a truth teller and, yes, absolutely. There were only four of us that dared to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination, and we always thought that the fix was in with the DNC. I know I felt that way through the whole course of it and then even getting into some of the mainstream media." - Lincoln Chafee, Democrat, former governor and Congressman from Rhode Island. 

ICHEOKU says another wise lone voice amidst the cacophony shrouding the Hillary Clinton's occult following. Yes, Lincoln Chafee knows what he is talking about, Hillary Clinton was rejected by the American people and it was not the Russians that made them do so. Salute to his courage for speaking up when so many are deathly afraid to go up at the Clintons or call them for who they are. 

Saturday, November 11, 2017

WHO IS AFRAID OF A SENATOR MOORE?

ICHEOKU says after nearly forty years in public office and about eight elections he participated in during so many decades, nothing was heard, not even a whiff. So for this allegation to come out now is nothing short of a hatchet job, orchestrated by the NEVER MOORE crowd and their Swamp establishment sponsors who do not want a straight shooting purist in the United States of American Senate. 

But drain the swamp is a task that must be done and Judge Roy Moore will help see the effort through. Vote Moore for the Senate. He will represent Alabama creditably well in the Washington DC. Show them pepper Judge and please DO NOT backdown or cave in to the latest attempt to blackmail you out of running. Trump did not backdown and so should you. Salute

FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE: REMEMBER TO THANK THE VETERANS.

ICHEOKU says on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, peace was restored to the world, thanks to Veterans who sacrificed unquantifiable to purchase the enduring freedom. 

We therefore, on every anniversary of that historic event, remember their heroics and celebrate them for their bravery and selflessness. For their service, we are thankful; and for their sacrifice, we are grateful.  Happy Veterans Day America and to all the Veterans throughout the world. A grateful ICHEOKU joins millions of other similarly appreciative world in honoring your priceless answer to duty when duty called. Thank you.

ROY MOORE: A VICTIM OF GOTCHA HATCHET JOB AMERICAN POLITICS.

ICHEOKU says who still remembered what happened to them nearly forty odd years ago, particularly a 14 year old child. The latest accusation and allegations against Justice Roy Moore by some American women, a specie who are very notorious for often making up stories about past experiences, particularly one that occurred many decades ago, is rather suspect to say the least. Why did they not come out with the story when it happened or even much earlier before this time and so close to the Senate election in Alabama. 

For a man who has been in the public space for so long and has contested several elections in the past without any whiff of such improprieties, makes the allegations only plausible with the suspension of disbelief. Justice Roy Moore contested eight different  elections in Alabama over the many decades of his participation in public service, leading up to his clinching the nomination to contest for the Alabama Senate seat which was  vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and which saw a brutal primaries which he also won. None of these sexual accusations came up during the primaries or in any of the other previous elections which he was involved in; so why now? The only answer that makes any plausible sense is that this is the last line joker of the NEVER MOORE motley Swamp crew to try and derail his destined Senate train to Washington DC; in their last ditch effort to make their wish come through not to see such a purist join them in their swampy Washington Senate chamber. 

What happened to the rule of law that an accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty; but with the Roy Moore accusation everybody is mouthing hysterically off that he should immediately withdraw from the race and there is no conclusive reasonable basis to substantiate the allegation except the she said and he said ongoing brickbat. President Donald John Trump was nearly similarly railroaded out of the presidential election by similar slew of sexual molestation allegation of women of America, over fifteen of whom lined up then to 'say me too.' Where are these lecherous daughters of Eve today who leveled false allegations against the president and where have they all crawled into since the last election, only that no one knows. They were all hired guns and they came, did a job which they were paid handsomely to do and disappeared into the thin air; admitted they failed woefully to achieve their principal objective to force Donald John Trump to withdraw from the last election. ICHEOKU says to Roy Moore to take a page from then candidate Trump's fighting play book and firm his shoulders to do man-o-mano with these hatch jobbers. 

Imagine what would have happened to America had the then candidate and victim Donald John Trump not manned up to fight his traducers off alongside their lying witnesses. People who were leading false charges and manufacturing evidences and doing it with an executioner's ease. Therefore, ICHEOKU says Justice Roy Moore must treat the latest allegations as what they are; an attempt by his detractors to achieve through the backdoor what they could not achieve at the polls by frontally prosecuting their case against the Justice before the Alabama people who knows Justice Roy Moore better and have severally elected him into various offices in the past. It is simply too much of a happening and recurring decimal in America for women to line up and give false testimonies against a targeted male contenders of an office, who has a bulls-eye marked on their back. ICHEOKU is not here saying whether or not a sexual pass was made in 1979; but this is 2017 and why did whoever the supposed victim/s wait for this long before creeping up with the salacious details of what allegedly happened to them in the hands of then attorney Roy Moore. Why now and why in this particular election if not to purposely derail his coming to Washington DC.

Something does not smell right with the narrative and it is not strong enough a ground for Roy Moore to withdraw from the race for United States of American Senator of the great State of Alabama. These detractors and members of the Washington Swamp establishment must not be allowed to win and they will not win. Good enough Roy Moore has said that he is not going to withdraw, but will go full throttle with trying to secure the mandate of his Alabama people, who he plans to represent in the United States of American Senate. This is how real men fight, to the finish and against all odds. The cowboy hat wearing and horse riding Alabaman has proved so many times that he has a backbone of steel and must fight this election to its conclusive end. Hopefully the people of Alabama will see the sham that is the current allegations and treat same for what they are - garbage; and vote to elect Roy Moore and send him to Washington DC to help in the effort to drain the swamp. ICHEOKU heretofore, endorses Justice Roy Moore for Senate and wish him victory in the coming Alabama Senate election. God's speed Judge. 

Friday, November 10, 2017

RCCG'S ENOCH ADEBOYE: PAY YOUR TITHES OR STAND CONDEMNED?

ICHEOKU says the real test of a man is where he stands in times of great adversity. When the soul of every conscionable man is challenged and tested by the dictates of time, urging them to do something, where does he stand. This is the imperative of the now and this is the basis of looking at Pastor Enoch Adeboye through the microscope of moral authority. 

So much has been happening in Nigeria since the advent of the current government of President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly to the Christian communities in Nigeria, including the Redeemed Christian Church of God, which two members have been slaughtered by fanatical muslims zealots and which he pastors as the General Overseer. But this supposed man of God or rather god of men has maintained a deathly conspirator's silence, leading many Nigerians to ask, is it because one of his pastors is the Vice President? Thus his Vice President Osinbajo being part of the horror-filled Fulani Government of Nigeria, Enoch Adeboye is constrained and  hamstrung from condemning the government and/or leading the call for the government to do better and to stop killing fellow Nigerians. 

It should also not have mattered whether those being killed are Middle Beltans or Ndigbo or Niger Deltans and not his ethnic Yoruba people. At least every Nigerian share in the common humanity that constitute Nigeria and this should have motivated Enoch Adeboye, in addition to being a man of God who should condemn and is expected to condemn every form of evil wherever it rears its ugly head. 

But the man of God simply disappeared from the scene and was hardly heard from; not even when a pastor of his church was beheaded in Kano and another member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was killed in Abuja. Hundreds of Christians in Southern Kaduna were slaughtered, but Enoch Adeboye was silent. Christians in Nimbo Nise Enugu State were slaughtered, but the man of God said nothing. Christians of Agatu community Benue State were murdered yet the GO kept his mouth shut. The slaughter happened in Taraba State but Enoch Adeboye was not impressed enough to utter a word. President Muhammadu Buhari has been running Nigeria like a private Fulani fiefdom, but the man of God, who is supposed to be fearless, continuously cowered down with his mouth sealed with duct tape silence. 

The impunity of the Fulani government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari and aided by Vice President Osinbajo continued till this day, but the General Overseer did not find it sufficient enough reason to remind the president of his earlier assurances that he belonged to nobody. Two years has passed since President Muhammad Buhari's inauguration and for this two years has the General Overseer sealed his lips concerning the atrocious government of Fulani for Fulani and by Fulani being run by the same man who lied to Nigerians when he said he belonged to nobody, as it has since been proved that the Fulani ethnic group is his only loyalty and that he wears his Fulani hat and sees through Fulani lens while running a Fulani fealty called Nigeria.

Suddenly, an anti-tithe crusader, who is trying to educate the afraid and gullible Nigerians about wasting their money on these pastors in the name of tithe, happened on the stage and that forced Enoch Adeboye out of his hiding and hibernation. Really? He methodically  crawled out from whatever hole he was hiding in, in his undisclosed location, to condemn the crusader. This shows that Enoch Adeboye is in it for the lucre, period.  He is in it for the money and it is also safe to say that only money effectively touches and stirs Enoch Adeboye's consciousness and goad him into action. A nondescript lumberjack is threatening his money tree with a chainsaw of truth in hand, and Enoch Adeboye must decisively act fast to stop the bleeding. Yes, somebody was finally, bravely explaining to Nigerians that tithing is not necessarily of Jesus Christ as it was not approved by his teachings; and the GO, sensing that this guy is pouring sand in his garri, sprung into action like a lioness whose cub has been threatened or stolen. 

He jumped up to retort and condemn the anti-tithing guy as a mad man who has lost his mind. Just listen to Enoch Adeboye's statement in condemning the guy, wherein he did not counter the issue of tithing nor the glaring evidence adduced by the guy against it. Rather, he attacked the guy's person, in the manner of some one attacking a messenger instead of the message; for suggesting that tithe paying Christians should consider buying alcohol with their money and partying inside the church or any other agreed place of merriment alongside other congregants. The GO, queried: who drinks in a church and who goes to the church with drinks to party. The GO clearly avoided the issues raised concerning the fleecing of poor Nigerians of their money in the name of tithing. The GO  failed to address the appropriateness of the practice, especially regarding poor people of his church who can hardly afford their meals and children's school fees, but whose money Enoch Adeboye, heartlessly and continuously collects as tithes in exchange for a sham and fake promised miracle of abundance and riches. 

ICHEOKU says this his below par performance by General Overseer Enoch Adeboye reminds ICHEOKU of then President Barack Obama, soon following his first election, scolding poor Americans for spending their money gambling it away in Las Vegas in a hopeless expectation of a jackpot windfall. Las Vegas Commission on Tourism cried foul, pounced on Obama, accused him of threatening their livelihood; and aided by some casino moguls, the president was forced to beat a quick retreat, made a retraction in which he urged  Americans to continue enjoying themselves and carrying on with whatever activities that gives them joy and happiness, including of course gambling away their money in Las Vegas. It is called the power of the purse and it is powerful and many has been killed for endangering its continuous flow. This guy was the then President Barack Obama and Nigerians are the poor Americans gambling their money away in a casino called Redeemed Christian Church of God. The casino owner, feeling threatened by possible income depletion by the activities of this guy, which he did not find a laughing matter, has like the Empire, struck back. As far as Enoch Adeboye was concerned, this guy and his education of Nigerians were bad jokes gone too far and must be stopped before a man is forced to part ways with his money, The faucet must not be allowed to shut down; neither will the goose that lays his golden eggs be allowed to grow wiser and go into menopause immediately. 

ICHEOKU says this says a lot about the man Enoch Adeboye, that were he Igbo, may be some people would have excused his apparent love of money. This is a man who did not step up to the plate when two female members of his church, one a pastor, were murdered by Muslim Islamist fanatics. Here is a man who did not utter a word when terrorists Fulani Muslim nomads perpetrate rampant atrocities and mayhem across Christian South and North central Nigeria. This is a man who looks the other way as impoverished members of his church cannot feed their hungry children or pay their hospital bills or school fees. This is a man who cannot organize a Christian Financial Bond to compete with SKUKU or establish small scale industries to help absorb the excess unemployed manpower among his church members and Nigeria in general. 

This is a man of God who could look at the so many injustices and inequities being perpetrated by President Muhammad Buhari and keep a tight lip. He kept his cool and maintained sealed lips and for nearing two years now, until the anti-tithe crusader played the ball into his eighteen yards. The goalkeeper feeling threatened must do whatever it takes to protect his goalpost. The business man who is trading on scriptures must defend his business venture, his money maker, and he rose up to fight back. 

ICHEOKU says now that Enoch Adeboye has finally exposed himself for what he truly is, a pretentious man of God but lover of money. Any Nigerian still trusting and patronizing his Redeemed business enterprise, paying him tithe, should be left to their own device. Otherwise what else would it take for any sane person to be convinced about the true stand of this guy, who is more interested in keeping his jet flying than worry about sundry stuff. His sudden appearance to condemn this crusader and protect his means of livelihood and crass opulence, is the sum total of who he really is. It is all about the real Enoch Adeboye as opposed to the one who makes faces of piety on television. He is a business man dealing on scriptures and making out like a bandit, doing it. Simply put, it is doubtful if General Overseer Enoch Adeboye is really of God and from God. He is a fake pastor and does not truly believe in the good news of Jesus Christ, otherwise why hasn't he sold off everything and follow Jesus or direct the miracles of riches to his account numbers instead of through third parties tithes contributors. But hey, feel free to go to his church and give him your money at your own risk. 

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

YOU AND YOUR G.O. - an article by CHARLES OGBU

"Right here before our very own eyes, a Christian Pastor, Mrs Eunice Elisha, was butchered here in Kubwa, FCT, by a Muslim mob, simply for preaching her gospel along a street that also houses a Mosque. This woman was a Pastor with the RCCG. And she was not killed in a Sharia practicing state like Zamfara, Kano etc. She was dismembered right here in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja. As I type this, No one has been arrested for her death, one year after. No one! 

Pastor Enoch Adeboye is the owner of RCCG. The slain woman was his Pastor. Yet, "Daddy" Adeboye and the other Pastor-prenuers saw no evil and they heard no evil. Their Voices travelled for Omugwo. 

A Pastor's wife, Mrs Bridget Agbohime, was slaughtered in Kano by a Muslim mob for asking her Muslim neighbour not to do ablution in front of her shop. President Buhari didn't categorically condemn her murder. Instead, he admonished us to learn to respect other people's religion. Five of the Muslim guys who killed Mrs Bridget were apprehended and charged to court by the police only for the Sharia practicing govt of Kano state to officially withdraw the charges and declare that the killers had no case to answer. That was the end. Again, "Daddy" Adeboye and the other Pastor-prenuers saw no evil and they heard no evil. Their Voices again travelled for Omugwo. 

The people of Southern Kaduna are 95% Christians. Since Buhari came to power, the govt-sponsored fulani terrorists have been organising festival of death for them. Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who himself is a Muslim fanatic, publicly admitted paying these fulani beasts cash 'compensation'. The army and the Police all headed by Muslims seem more comfortable aiding and abetting these bloodbath. Yet again, "Daddy" Adeboye and the other Pastor-prenuers saw no evil and they heard no evil. Their Voices travelled for Omugwo with the exception of Oyedepo who spoke just once and Apostle Suleiman who spoke number-less time against the killings. 

In all of this, Pastor Enoch Adeboye was comprehensively and emphatically SILENT. He has spoken just twice: The first time was when this rogue govt wanted to take away his post as the Daddy G.O through some reforms. Second time is now that a certain guy called Daddy freeze is hellbent on freezing his means of livelihood. Now, he is threatening divine curse against those who refuse to pay tithe. Adeboye never threatened divine curse against the killers of his own Pastor, late Eunice Elisha. Adeboye never threatened divine curse against the marauding herdsmen raining death on mostly Christian dominated areas. He has never threatened divine curse against these political terrorists masquerading as govt. 

None of the above is worthy of his harvest of curses. None! Except tithe which directly affect his pocket. Let this sink!!! Gandhi was right: "I like your Christ but I don't like your Christians" 

Call Charles Ogbu an atheist or anti-Christ if it makes you feel better but the fact is, most Nigerian Pastors are Buccaneers! Financial terrorists and moral criminals. But, I blame them not. It is our non-working system here I blame. Under a system that works for her people, most of these morally bankrupt Pay-As-You-Go men will certainly be out of business. They own schools built with your collective sweat, yet, your kids CANNOT attend because the fees are too high. They own jets, not one, not two but three. Three private jets! All bought with your collective sweat. Yet, you trek from Panya to Arondizuogu ON BARE FOOT AND EMPTY STOMACH to go fund their lavish lifestyle. 

If tithe is a religious obligation, who are these Pastors paying their own tithe to???? If you are not mad at the religious roguery of these religious Jackals and Hyenas, trust me, you were probably born mad. Some Nigerian Pastors: Men full of God but devoid of Good! Shame!!!"

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN: THE QUIET SAUDI PRINCELY REVOLUTION.

ICHEOKU says is so far impressed with the new Crown Prince Mohammed Ibn Salman of Saudi Arabia in the quiet revolution he is currently carrying out in the Kingdom of Saudi and prays that he continues in that tract without ceasing, let or hindrance. Transforming the Kingdom will definitely be a good right step in the right direction in the effort for both Western and Arabian civilizations as well as the greater Middle East, to finally have a meeting of the mind as it looks forward to a world with less conflicts, especially one arising from religion. 

Provided there is an acceptable framework within which the two can co-exist peacefully, the world will know greater peace with a reformed Saudi Arabia, as it refocuses its sights on other more pressing needs of mankind, rather than remain mired down in the context of superiority of faith and religions. 

The Crown Prince actions going forward will surely translate this into a reality, because once all the fundamentalism of Islam is done away with through an effective reformation, it will become much easier for people of different faiths to relate to each other and also be able to sit down as brothers and break bread together; following which they can go on worshipping their respective God and/or Allah however they see fit, fully aware that there are always several roads to a destination. 

ICHEOKU says thanks to the reformist Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia women can now drive cars without the need to have appointed drivers driving them around. The prince have also indicated his interest to have the extremist fundamental Wahhabism reformed into moderate Islam, in line with 21st century dictates and practises of an ever changing and evolving world where some ancient religious practises are no longer germane nor considered civilized. This will be an effective tool in his reform agenda and will be handsomely rewarded by an eager world waiting to flood the Kingdom with millions of tourists, who hitherto stay away from the Kingdom, afraid and cautious of running afoul of draconian Islamic laws and rules. Once the extreme observances are lifted or done away with, people will flock to the Kingdom to enjoy the sights and sounds as well as the culinary delicacies of the Arabian desert. 

The most far reaching step thus far is the current clampdown on royals of the Kingdom,  who have appropriated the Kingdom and made it their private fiefdom and to the exclusion of majority of the Saudi Arabian people. Once these previously untouchables are realigned with society and made to understand that they are also citizens of Saudi Arabia and not Saudi Arabia unto themselves, things will definitely begin to take a turn for the better; as a fully mobilized citizens of any country, including Saudi Arabia, can make miracles happen once they feel they are part of the society and have equal stake in it. Corruption is rampant in societies where a few consider themselves above the law of the land and can do whatever they like including engaging in business practises that fall short of expectation of the ordinary citizens. 

The Crown Prince also plans to reform the public sector and diversify the country's economy away from oil and gas, which will see increased investment in tourism. As long as the Crown Prince means well and is altruistic in his drive to reform the Kingdom, the journey which he has embarked upon is a worthy one.  ICHEOKU wishes him all the best, regardless of some commentaries which see it as a power grab odyssey to no where; a consolidation of power which the Kingdom has not seen before. It also does not matter whether the Crown Prince has successfully staged a coup de grace against the old order as some pundits claim. What is most important is that Saudi Arabia is transforming into a 21st century country and not stuck on stupid; and on very ancient religiosity which can only keep the Kingdom in the cold and out of modernity as far as integration into the world through tourism and other cultural exchanges are concerned. 

With the consolidations of the security branches now made, Crown Prince Mohammed, as new commander in chief, now effectively controls all the three branches of Saudi Arabia's security apparatus - the Ministry of Defense which is in charge of armed forces, the Ministry of the Interior which is in charge of domestic national security and The National Guard which oversees the protection of the Saudi royal family, as well as important religious, oil, and gas sites. This will help the Crown Prince make faster decisions as it effects the running of the Kingdom, as opposed to the former unwieldy arrangement which often triggers bickering leading to their inability to take timely decisions. 

ICHEOKU says this is yet another havoc done by the Crown Prince to the old order, put in place by Saudi Arabia's founder Ibn Saud several decades ago. It saw the separate branches of the royal family running the three branches of security, exerting influence and curbs any personal power grab within the Kingdom. It also  forestalls infighting among the princes and preserves family unity.  But with power over security now consolidated in one person, as is usually done in most countries, the Crown Prince can now run the Kingdom as a society of one and under the command of one; a structure. ICHEOKU hopes the current reform will help his Vision 2030 succeed; as he tries to successfully pull Saudi Arabia over to the current 21st century. ICHEOKU says kudos to Crown Prince Mohammed Ibn Salman and may he remain steadfast in his drive to reform Saudi Arabia. God's speed.

Monday, November 6, 2017

DEMETRIA OBILOR: RACIST JAN SHEDD AND OTHER HATERS MUST NOT WIN.

ICHEOKU says racism is still a fact of life in America and it comes in different shades and colors; including innuendos and pretentiousness, as well as "I like your accent" or "Can I help you find something", the shopper's I know you are here racist question. But Jan Shedd of Dallas Texas has taken her racism to a completely new low in the body shaming of WFAA-TV Channel 8's newly hired traffic anchor lady, Demetria Obilor. 

In her now deleted post, the racist white woman Jan Shedd wrote: 
"Has anyone seen Channel 8’s new morning traffic reporter? Her name is Demetria Obilor & she’s a size 16/18 woman in a size six dress and she looks ridiculous . . . I understand that when I watch Channel 8 I’m going to get biased reporting and political correctness, but clearly they have taken complete leave of their senses. I’m not going to watch Channel 8 anymore." 

ICHEOKU says what has "biased reporting and political correctness" got to do with traffic information which Demetria was hired to present on television? Jan Shedd went on to say that Demetria "looks ridiculous" and you wonder with which jaundiced lens did she view or look at the beautiful and curvy Demetria to arrive at her ridiculous assessment. To make matters worse, she went on to threaten a boycott of the television station for hiring a black woman to present a show in their white town. 

Anyone who is black and colored in America, knows what color does to careers and that white folks do not like to see colored people on their television and such other places as they feel they are somewhat connected or linked to. A cousin of mine once lost his dish washing job in Connecticut simply because he violated a standing rule never to be seen by diners when he came out to pick plates to wash. As ridiculous as it may seem, many of the white people eating their dinner dropped their cutleries in shock that a black man touched the food they are eating, True to type, the restaurant owner called my cousin into his office and summarily fired him.  Even some professional services such as law and medicine will see you being disparaged by some white clients who do not trust that you are intelligence enough to handle their business and they will make a fuzz about it, leading to separation from work places. 

ICHEOKU once met this black surgeon who narrated his own ordeal as we were discussing race challenges in work places concerning this white female patient who he was about operated on; but who insisted that he does not touch him. Unbeknownst to her, the white surgeon who she preferred was tutored by the black surgeon that she does not want to touch her. Even in some jobs as hotel doorman which you will expect to be readily available for folks; some high end hotels will only allow black folks to work the night shift but definitely not morning and afternoon shift when their high valued guest will be much around. Yes, despite their pretentiousness, their hatred for colored people is skin deep and it runs through the entire gamut of white skinned people; including those in mixed marital relationship who do not miss any given opportunity to remind you who you are and where your place is; just don't make them mad. 

Unfortunately, Jan Shedd and her hating group will eventually win as television stations survive on viewership and ratings. Advertisers will bring their products, targeting the large viewership and ratings simultaneously go up depending on how many people tune in to listen and view what they have to present. So once the ratings and viewership begins to go south, this television station will be forced to fire Demetria Obilor and will pay her whatever her lawyers negotiate as fair and reasonable separation package. The fact of the matter is that these racist have groups and associations and they will go underground  to continue to wage this fight against a black woman who is presenting a show on their white television and their reach is extensive and their rage unforgiving. 

So Demetria Obilor might enjoy whatever immediate fame and momentary applaud she is getting now, but she should consider her days at WFAA-TV (Channel 8) Dallas numbered, because the ratings and viewership will drop and she will be the expendable sacrificial lamb. It is the way of racist America and they will always have their way, albeit surreptitiously. ICHEOKU knows this professor who was forced out of her teaching gig because the majority white students always walk out of her class and the school denied her tenure and instead paid her separation package to leave following a discrimination complaint her lawyers filed.  The story goes on without ending and so Demetria will not be the first neither will she be the last to face this overt racism, but hopefully, she will be alright. 

Regrettably, it is not whether or not you know your job or have the necessary qualification for the job. No, it is always other extra curriculum nonsensical that has nothing to do with your job performance that will eventually force you out of a job. Even when one of them likes you enough to want to fight for you, at the end of the day, the pressure will be so much and so concentrated against him or her that will force their resistance to yield and cave in. 

As far as Jan Shedd is concerned, it is irrelevant whether or not Demetria Obilor is actually good at what she does - traffic reporting; it is not important, because that was not her primary motivating factor. Demetria's skin color as well as hair type is the problem and she has to be forced out because her sight on their television is unsightly; hence all the insinuations including the subliminal threat that "I'm not going to watch Channel 8 anymore." As far as Jan Shedd is concerned, Demetria Obilor does not look the part: her last name sounds funny; she has thickness around her bones; her hair is negro-like and yes, the baby got back, an African woman's (yash) - a bum-bum, which is a complete no, no, for some of these skeletal white bimbos. 

ICHEOKU says watching television in America makes you doubly convinced on the lack of sensitivity of the programmers, who only cater to the needs of their white television audience for the most part.  Sometimes, when you have the opportunity to confront them on the apparent racial insensitivity, they will tell you that the market determines who they present on television as they do not want to lose their television audience and advertisers are always on their back too. Then add Hollywood movie rolls and their casting and a complete routing is glaring. It is sad, but the reality on the ground is that America has not moved in reality away from its racist past; admitted some progress is being made but it is more of show than actuality, especially in areas of complete assimilation of the people instead of each living in their own neighborhoods and doing their own things. But hey, shout out to Demetria Obilor and power to the black woman holding traffic forte at Dallas WFAA Channel 8 and she is a Nigerian American.   

AMERICA IS STRONG - TRUMP

"Together with our allies, America's warriors are prepared to defend our nation using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. No one — no dictator, no regime and no nation — should underestimate, ever, American resolve."

Sunday, November 5, 2017

WE PAY TRIBUTE TO LEGACY OF SOVEREIGNTY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY. - PDJT

"Today this base serves as a critical center for coordination, for American and Japanese commanders to plan their missions. For almost 60 years the military alliance, we see on this base, has endured a corner stone of sovereignty, security and prosperity for our nations, this region, and, indeed, the entire world. Today we pay tribute to that legacy - a legacy you protect and grow each and every day. We seek peace and stability for the nations of the world, including those right here in this region. 

We dominate the sky. We dominate the sea. We dominate the land and space; not just because America has the best equipment, but because it has the best people. Each of you embodies the warrior creed. Your devotion, prowess and expertise make you the most fierce and fighting force in the history of our world. No one, no dictator, no regime, and no nation should underestimate ever American resolve. Every once in a while in the past they underestimated us. It was not pleasant for them. Was it? It was not pleasant. We will never yield. Never waiver, and never falter in defense of our people, our freedom and our great American flag. 

As long as I am president, servicemen and women who defend our nation will have the equipment, the resources and the funding they need to secure our homeland, to respond to our enemies quickly and decisively, and when it’s necessary to fight, to overpower and to always, always, always win. This is the heritage of the American armed forces, the greatest force for peace and justice the world has ever known. 

The U.S. military comprises of brave warriors who are the last bulwark against threats to the dreams of people in America, Japan and across the world. They are the greatest hope for people who desire to live in freedom and harmony, and they are the greatest threat to tyrants and dictators who seek to prey on the innocent."

ICHEOKU says finally America has a president they rightly deserve, proudly carrying American message of peace through strength to the entire world. President Donald John Trump is God's gift to America and the world and he is strongly leading from the front. Good man and good president.  

Friday, November 3, 2017

WENDY WILLIAMS: SAW GHOSTS AND SWOONED?

ICHEOKU says what exactly happened to the big boobs television show host of New York City, Wendy Williams. who saw a fearful sight and staggered backwards before collapsing in trepidation? Did she have an encounter with goblins from the outside world? What manner of ghostly apparition made her so frightful that she wore that expression on her face, backing away and gesticulating as it to say back off me before being finally overwhelmed and then swooned. 

ICHEOKU says does not know the answer nor have any insider knowledge, but whatever it was that forced her into that expression on her face was something ICHEOKU does not want to encounter. Therefore all those "being overheated" excuses are and remains what they are - dumb and lame attempt at explaining away an inexplicable experience because it is not true. Just look at that expression on her face and be the judge as to what could have happened to her because that is not how an overheated person poses, before passing out. She was not sweaty, neither was she gasping for air - two characteristics of a person about to faint. 

But whatever it was that visited her, was so terrifying that Wendy's jaws dropped, her eyes got wider and she was backing off until she could not withstand the fright any more and fainted. What a nightmare on a live television set, instead of Elm's Street; during the daytime and while wide awake. This is a woman who does not like Halloween and said so herself: "This is not my holiday, I am doing this under duress. All kinds of freaks and weirdos walking around. There's nothing worse than adults in costumes." What an unfortunate irony that she was forced by ethereal beings to live her fear of Halloween through a real Halloween experience and on a Halloween day. 

ICHEOKU was it was a case of real life imitating art as she nearly became an Osment of Sixth Sense, screaming "I see dead people"; only that those "dead people" struck her dumb and out before she could relay to the watching world what she was seeing in her encounter with visitors from the other side. She could not utter a word, admitted from her gesticulations that she so much wanted to communicate her experiences as they were unfolding. It appears that she wanted to either tell her out of this world visitors to go away or let the audience know the ghosts of the people who visited her. What a Halloween came alive and on Live television as Wendy Williams swooned while hosting her 'The Wendy William Show.' 

ICHEOKU says agrees with Wendy Williams only to the extent that it was not a stunt; but strongly disagrees with her that she merely "overheated." It was definitely something more than her feeble explanation of fainting; a matter made worse because of the question she asked upon regaining herself:"Was I passed out for that long?' This shows that the thud which she got when she froze out in fear and fell down indeed actually jolted her and possibly impacted her brains. Provided it has nothing to do with possible brain aneurysm or seizure, the world might never find out what actually happened to Wendy Williams unless she braves it to tell the world what she indeed actually saw that completely overwhelmed her and made her lose control of her self and presence of the mind. ICHEOKU wishes WW best of luck.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

TERRORISM IN USA: DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM NOT THE CULPRIT

ICHEOKU says again the spur of the moment hysteric reaction to what the truck terrorist did in New York City is taking over America; forcing Americans to take their eyes off the ball and instead looking at a rather innocent immigration program, which has nothing to do with a criminal act carried out by a deranged fanatical and maniacal Islamist terrorist. To date, the DV lottery program has admitted close to 1.35 million people into the United States of America since its inception in 1990. 

None of these emigres has ever been involved in any act of terrorism in the last 27 years life of the program; except for the truck terrorist who struck in New York City yesterday. So, why blame a program this good and this beneficial to millions of former citizens of other parts of the world as well as to America, for the irascible act of just one lunatic. A program which has successfully admitted close to 1,350,000 (one million, three hundred and fifty thousand) beneficiaries into the United States of America and only one stray dog is now implicated. It is on record that many of these beneficiaries has done well for themselves as well as their families and also contributed and still contributing to the United States of America and has enriched and still enriching America is so many different ways. Some of them are lawyers, doctors, professors, engineers, police and firefighter, janitors, truck drivers, factory hands, service men and women etc; while some too have thrived in various other walks of life including businesses, and probably politics. 

Therefore it does not make sense and neither is it a rational thinking to now want to sacrifice this laudable program simply because one person out of the one million three hundred and fifty thousand admittances went astray. It is an overkill reaction and it is not a thought through cause and effect action. Reforming the program, if there are areas needing reformation, is a preferred fix; but to simply jettison the whole program because of the action of just one person, out of the over one million persons, does not make any sense at all. Such overkill is akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater; and it defeats every sense of logical reaction and who we are as a welcoming people of America. Statistically speaking, it does not even register as a blip, because 1 out of 1,350,000 is rather non existent in statistical sampling. Even the proverbial taking a sledge hammer to a housefly does not even arise in this case because the bad actor is simply too microscopic and insignificant to the scheme of things in the Diversity Visa Lottery Program to register or become the reason for its abolition. 

ICHEOKU says American political leaders and security agencies should instead concentrate their energies towards solving the mindset which fuels such hatred that manifests in such dastardly actions. Islamist truck terrorist Sayfullo Saipov has been living in the United States of America for over seven years. The psychologist mass shooter of Fort Hood is a PhD and has been in America practically all his life to be serving in the military.  The Orlando Florida Pulse Nightclub mass murderer was even born in America and the San Bernardino terrorists duo lived in America long enough and before they turned their guns unto their co-workers. All these terrorists share one thing in common - they are all Muslim fanatics. It is instructive too that aside of the latest New York Islamist truck terrorist, that none of the other Islamist terrorists mentioned here came into America through the Diversity Visa Lottery program. Then ask yourself, what other thing else connected to this other terrorists has to be yanked away or abolished simply because they struck America? 

This is a case where one rotten apple must not be allowed to spoil the chances of the rest of the apples from being consumed as ordained. The solution is not to scrap the whole basket of apple or throw the basket or harvester of the apples away. The solution is to isolate and dispose the bad apple but allow the others the chance of serving their purpose. What Sayfullo Saipov did is reprehensible; but it was him and not the Diversity Visa Lottery program that did it. The DV Lottery also did not make him to do it and therefore the DV should not be punished for his act. It is akin to punishing gun manufacturers for making a gun which was used by a deranged gunman to murder some people. Such rash action should be discouraged because the DV Lottery has contributed to America in so many great ways and should continue to be sustained. Instead the qualifying credentials should be reviewed upwards towards isolating and weeding out potential Sayfullo Saipov like people and prevent them from coming to America. ICHEOKU says please America, let the Diversity Visa Lottery Program be; the truck murderer is an isolated case and does not represent the over one million plus people who have benefitted from the program. 

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

TERROR STRIKES NEW YORK AGAIN AS TRUCK PLOWS INTO PEOPLE.

ICHEOKU says eight people were killed and eleven others wounded when Uzbek born Islamist terrorist and a Green Card holder resident of the United States of America, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, deliberately plowed a rented truck into pedestrians and bicyclists on a bike path along Hudson River, Lower Manhattan New York City. What Europe and Britain has been dealing with across the Atlantic Ocean has finally caught up with Americans and now, we have to walk the streets fearing that another one of his kind might be pursuing us in a rented truck, car or even machete. 

How to guard against such lunacy nobody really knows and it was the same method the Charlottesville mad man used, during the last summer General Lee statue protest, to kill one innocent lady. Terrorist Sayfullo Saipov is a seven year old resident of the United States of America and came here legally; having won a Visa Green Card Lottery from his home country Uzbekistan to migrate to America. He did not enter America illegally, so a border wall or extreme vetting could not have prevented this attack. He has been in America for long enough, seven years, and should have become assimilated and done away with his old fanatical proclivities; but he did not. He used a rented truck which he obtained legally and except for his long beards, there is no way anyone would have raised eyebrows about a Middle Eastern looking American resident who just rented a truck and paid for it, after tendering necessary required identification cards and possibly a credit card. It is definitely a new dimension to this global Islamist terrorism.

Terrorism is a scourge of society and increasingly becoming very difficult to police because it is no longer beard wearing Middle Eastern looking men that are terrorists. The Las Vegas mass murderer did not wear beards nor looked Middle Eastern; he was a white man to the core and in every aspect, including being very rich. The Charlottesville terrorist too is not Middle Eastern looking nor did he wear any facial hair; he too is a 100% white male who just had demons urging him to do bad thing. Before them was Timothy McVeigh and a host of other domestic terrorists who did not fit the profile of THE TERRORIST; and this is the challenge facing law enforcement agencies in tracking these bad guys and proactively nipping their nefarious plan in the bud. 

It is rather unfortunate that every now and then, people are killed and others would loss their loved ones just because one fanatic lunatic decided to do something as drastic as mow down innocent tourists who were just minding their own business. May be it is about time a new approach to fighting terrorism is devised, including employing  psychological campaign to try and dissuade these would be bad actors from carrying out their bad intention. Some of their imams have to step up their game; fully aware that Americans interpret these attackers as Muslim actors and any time vengeance is exerted, it is targeted at any Muslim, regardless of sect of individual idiosyncrasy. Muslims should see these terrorists as giving their religion a bad name and try to take there religion back. 

As with everything touching and affecting New York City, there is always some international dimension to it. The Islamist terrorist attacks on 9/11 at the World Trade Center affected virtually every country in the world as each lost at least one of her citizen in the attack. This 10/31 truck attack also has international implication as five visiting Argentines were killed, with the sixth hospitalized. ICHEOKU says if only these terrorists know that America is a mix pot of different peoples from all over the world, may be they should be more circumspect and avoid attacking America, as they may also kill their own country men and women in the process. It is indeed regrettable that this problem is seemingly looking intractable and learning to accept it as a new normal is really quite difficult if not an unacceptable option. 

ICHEOKU encourages law enforcement officials to continue trying their best to keep the world which call America home, safe and secure in the land of the free and home of the brave. We shall never cower and we shall never allow fear to paralyze us; we are Americans and we live our lives heads up and chest out and no amount of terrorists attacks will change what is. Lastly, political correctness should be banished in the ongoing effort to contain and defeat these Islamist terrorists. It was very unfortunate that New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neil was initially reluctant and actually refused to initially name the terrorist. ENOUGH of these 'lets not make them mad' niceties, because we are mad and they too should be madder than they already are. If a man cannot feel free and safe in his home, what then is the use of having a home; your bastion and your castle. May the souls of those killed rest and may ACLU and all those human rights weasels not find their voice or feet trying to defend this lout.  

THE INGRAHAM ANGLE: ICHEOKU WATCHED AGAIN.

ICHEOKU says as promised, gave Laura Ingraham another chance at watching her new show The Ingraham Angle. Yes, it is with delight that ICHEOKU reports that Day 2 was much better and saw a lot of improvement from its debut. She is lit and her presentation was much livelier and grasping than yesterday's. ICHEOKU will be watching and observing and hopes that it will make ICHEOKU a firm believer. Kudos to Laura.

Monday, October 30, 2017

THE INGRAHAM ANGLE: FAILURE TO LAUNCH, MAY BE NIXED.

ICHEOKU says waited with great excitement and expectation for the launch of 'The Ingraham Angle' show on October 30th, 2017. Regrettably, the expectation was not met and the excitement went puff. Simply put Laura Ingraham did not deliver on her new show 'The Ingraham Angle' and baring any drastic improvement within the next few shows, the program will be nixed; killed and yanked away from FoxNews television. 

ICHEOKU is a fan of the beautiful and intelligent lady; and had written about her new show, hoping that she will effectively replace and fill the void of Megan Kelly as well as bring her own angle to the issues of the day.  But unfortunately, Laura Ingraham is no Megan Kelly and she flunked her debut. 'The Ingraham Angle' failed to get airborne with the bang and fireworks which people had expected; thinking that were her periodic sub and fill in for other hosts on FoxNews any judgment, that now that she finally got her own show, that she will bring the full weight of her experience, both on radio and television, as well as her highly learned analytical and persuasive skills to bear on the show and keep the audience captive. But she failed. She lacked zest; she lacked fieriness; she lacked fireworks and she lacked drama. In every sense of it, she was mediocre at best for a new show that just launched. 

The show failed to magnetize; it failed to charm; it failed to captivate and it failed to make repeat viewers of those who labored through its one hour debut. It was dull; it was drab; it was generic and it was matronly; and it has nothing to offer that is different and distinct from any other show either on FoxNews or any other competing Cable Network. 

ICHEOKU as a fan of Laura Ingraham will tune in again for just one more time, hoping that Laura Ingraham will give ICHEOKU reason to become a believer; otherwise it is done; it is over and gone with the wind of lack luster , The Ingraham Angle show. Possibly she was tired as there was no fire in her eyes or mouth or even belly; so what is the point staying tuned. Laura Ingraham did not give ICHEOKU reason to tune in the next time or to wait with giddy for the next time the show will air. There was something about the debut that did not set memorable fireworks that would ensnare viewership and loyal followership. This is tragic for a new show which normally should open with a bang, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats wondering why time cannot collapse immediately to the next episode. 

The inept debut might take down the show, drown it, ever before it can take flight; except Laura Ingraham and her producers wow the viewing audience on their next airing. The debut left ICHEOKU and millions of other viewers who tuned in to welcome the eventual Megan Kelly's replacement, wondering what is the different; where is the edge; why should anyone watch the show the next time and why should anyone allot it one hour in preference to hundreds of other shows clamoring for someone's eyeballs. Where is the cutting edge of societal or rather television shows evolution. 

Simply put, Laura Ingraham did not or failed to live up to the billing leading up to the debut of her new show, The Ingraham Angle.  The logo is somewhat catchy; but the blue dress and blue background were simply a no no. The dress reminded one of Monica Lewinsky and the background, especially, was rather too strong for a show hosted by a female; which should be softer to the eyes, regardless of what the crazy wild eyed feminists females of this world are agitating.  ICHEOKU wants to stay tuned in and will like to tune in the next time but Laura must make him do so. Therefore, Laura Ingraham must start firing off the salvos on all cylinders and do it immediately before the percolated viewership dissipates and melts away. One other thing, Chief of Staff John Kelly was not a good choice guest for a new show. He is too reserved and buttoned up to go there; and the audience were looking for that 'it' factor. Overall, will not grade the show; only to say that if the needle does not move on the next show, it will be it for ICHEOKU - Sayonara to The Ingraham Angle!

HACKS BY DONNA BRAZILE: A BOOK OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

ICHEOKU says the long knives are coming out and only a person with an AK47 will have an edge in the current political saga convoluting the Democratic Party, since their loss of the last presidential election. 

Ordinarily, this book of Hacks would have been a good window into the occultism that has become the Democratic Party, but coming from a woman who herself is an insider HACK in chief and who stole debate questions from Fake News CNN and handed them over to Queen Crooked I Love Money Too Much Hillary Clinton, to enable her gain an undue advantage over the silver haired frail grandpa Bernie Sanders, makes it a highly lethargic, loathsome read. 

But hey, since it takes a dog to know one of its kind, Donna Brazile's latest book Hacks might be what Americans need to read in order to understand What really Happened; despite a book of similar title by the crooked woman, Queen Crooked Hilary Clinton, which rehashed her own peculiar facts, lies and fantasies. ICHEOKU will definitely read Hacks, but will not pay a dime for it; hope you too.