GBENGA ADEYINKA D 1ST, Renowned Comedian, Artiste & MC Amplifies THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE SGN.

EDIT OPINION, THE SGN VOL 3, NO.2. 

A ‘SCREAMATORIUM’ FOR THE NIGERIAN YOUTH : WHAT NEXT? 

Every parent in Nigeria should be asking that question at this point in time.    WHAT NEXT after the FARAOUK ABUDULMUTALLAB's attempt crazily to destroy the lives of innocent citizens who were almost home for the celebrations at Christmas 2009.   What next in the line of terrorism by restless and angry Nigerian Youths:  The pampered who does not have an idea of what it feels to be hungry:  deported:  dressed down in broad daylight in the public.  What next with the unfortunate Nigerian youth who has suddenly become a migration victim and wasting away in the prison in foreign countries.    What next with the neglected Nigerian Youths who must now fend for themselves:  the one recklessly abandoned and could never find his feet;   What about the innocent refugees of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child... we mean those who have inevitably lost all their rights.

      There are lonely and angry Nigerian Youths who must express their dangerous angers by also inviting dangerous coping mechanisms like alcohol, drugs and tobacco.  Actually, there are some Youths, devastated and disillusioned, who have taken to the streets in the company of marijuana and cocaine, some of them even went one-step farther by establishing one-room apartments in the bottom of the "bottle".

       Ladies and Gentlemen of the Somolu Global News universe, welcome to this of THE SGN in the Year 2010, Happy New Year to you all.

      If your Christmas Turkey was elegantly stuffed and OVEN-ROASTED, please accept our congratulations at The SGN.  If it was ordinarily fried with donated ORORO, we also thank The God of

Abraham, because as you were chewing happily the leg of the Turkey, some people were reminiscing in the mortuary.  ENI ODUN BA BA LAIYE, KOMAA DUPE.

 If however, the closest you got to the OVEN was through a modest MEAT PIE and an OROBO during the Christmas Season, ARIRUE RI.   What is important for all of us in the Year 2010 is that we must try to develop a die-hard attitude that will enable us to cope with the shocks and vibrations that will continue to unfold in the coming months as a result of FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB.

      WHAT NEXT? Was the question we asked at the very beginning of this article.   In our opinion at SOMOLU GLOBAL NEWS, we feel that the time has come for the Hon.  Minister of YOUTH DEVELOPMENT in Nigeria to establish what is known as a SCREAMATORIUM in each capital city in Nigeria and heavily fund it for the utilization of the Nigerian Youths.

      A SCREAMATORIUM, dear readers of the SGN is a place where you can go when you are angry:  in a state of MANIC DEPRESSION, frustration and hopelessness.   When push comes to shove and it looks like the entire world is coming to an end, please drop in at the SCREAMATORIUM in your community.   As you come into the hall, you will find the Registration Room on the right.   It is managed by a six-footer retired Army officer who is also a sharp shooter, an expert at iron pumping and a family man; he knows it all and can manage any human being.

      He welcomes you with a smile and points to the register.  Quickly you enter the necessary information.   Then you go through the door and you find this delicately beautiful lady who smiles and reminds you that the reason why she now works for the SCREAMATORIUM Is because for the first five years of her adult life, she was a prostitute and could not have been saved except for the efforts of one of the counselors at the place.   On the first day that she came in, she screamed, and screamed, punched the bags and even broke many plates and by the time she retired into the Counseling Room, she made up her mind that she would make a U-TURN about her life.

      Dear SGN readers please do not get us wrong about the nature of the SCREAMATORIUM because it is quite different from A YOUTH CENTER where you can swim, play games and even socialize.    A SCREAMATORIUM is quite different from that as it is heavy stuff.  After you part with the soothing voice of the fmr.  Prostitute, you go through a huge  iron door and enter into a large hall which looks almost like a gym but not at all.   Although there are staff members of the ‘SM’ who are keeping an eye on you through the pigeon holes in their offices,  you are left alone in this hall and you can punch the bags on the wall, you hit the walls, you can actually pick up some chinaware and throw them at the wall.  After all, you are angry, very angry and you really do not want to take your anger on anyone.   After you have destroyed an awful lot of items, you suddenly realize that you are tired.  Then a voice comes from nowhere and says, "MR.  ESANOGBOOGUN,"   you look right and left and you do not see anyone.  Nevertheless, you listen again, and the voice continues, MR.  ESAOGBOOGUN, the bathroom is down the hall on the right:    Okay, since you are exhausted and have destroyed several items, you feel like you need a quiet place at least alone. Then you move towards the bathroom and as you try to use the bathroom,   another voice comes in and says, “Once you are done in the bathroom, please call GREG AND SOLOMON.  Greg will serve you lunch and Solomon will chat with you on any subject in the world.

      You   climb upstairs and you meet Greg who serves you a hot meat with fresh fish and soft drinks.  Thanks to the COCA COLA company  which  supplies twenty crates of soft drinks to each SCREAMATORIUM around the country   After lunch, that dangerous anger is gradually disappearing from your psyche but  you still  need a stick of cigarette.   Greg regrets that cigarettes are not served at the SCREAMATORIUM and you quickly push that aside so that you can meet with Solomon who will discuss with you any subject of your choice.

 That is what you get on your first visit to the SCREAMATORIUM but the services there are too many to count.

      Dear readers, are we just going to be talking and discussing the FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB scenario, when are we going to start strategizing the prevention of another shock? If this time around it comes from a Nigerian girl,   we are not saying that it will happen, but what if it does? What is the nature of the EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS of the Nigerian Government.  A haa! You may say that   : ‘Prince Foster Akinpelu and your crew members, you worry too much, after all, we have the NAVY, AIR FORCE, POLICE and the ARMY.”   On our part, we will say AMIN!   AMEN!!  AAAAAAAAAAMIN!!!

  Our suggestion   number 2 is that our Aunt at the House of Representatives in Abuja, FCT, MRS.  ABIKE DABIRI EREWA   of the Diaspora Affairs fame, should establish a mechanism that monitors the affairs of Nigerians in the Diaspora... every Nigerian that lives outside the shores of this country should be monitored.   Where is he located:  either he is in jail or on the floor of the American  Congress, even if he is driving the Metropolitan   Double decker Bus in the city of London,  Dabiri must record  necessary information about his activities so that when another "FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB"  goes

berserk, Nigeria will be able to prevent the disaster.

       What is this Nigerian doing abroad:   how is he doing it:  with what, for what and for whom: ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA must now liaise with all the educational institutions around the world and in the same vein, any Nigerian that is granted an Entry Visa to any country in the world must be reported to MAMA DABIRI so that DIASPORA AFFAIRS can keep an eye on the movement. To know what Nigerian students are doing, the company they keep and how they socialize, and so on and so forth. It is important to act fast. 

An Amputee Performer/Dancer Tells The SGN that being a disable does not kill one's Talent. She strongly advises fellow disables to look inwards in order to fish out their talents. According to her knowing one's Talent will take one places.

Photo : The SGN.
Date : Dec 27, 2009.
Venue of Performance : Nigerian Soldiers' Club.

A Naked Fire Eater/Performer/Dancer showcases his Talents at an event, recently. He admires the fact that Talents abound in Africa.


Photo : The SGN.
2009 Yuletide.

Olorogun Bagostowe, Executive Chairman, SOMOLU LOCAL GOVT. COUNCIL, celebrated the 2009 Xmas with Community Members in the company of his family Members & some of his Cabinet Members. In the coziness of his Somolu Home.

Bagostowe (2nd R); Prince Foster Akinpelu (R) & other Community 

members during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

Mrs. Bagostowe, Chairperson, Somolu Community (2nd R) & other Community 

members during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

Prince Foster Akinpelu (R), Publisher, SOMOLU GLOBAL NEWS -The SGN & other 

Community members during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES on Xmas day.

'De Gov' a Cabinet Member of the Stowe Admin(L) & other Community 

members during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

Bagostowe (M); Uncle Willy Osha, seasoned Politician & Prince Foster Akinpelu 

during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

Prince Foster Akinpelu (R); De Gov & a Showcitian from Jand 

during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

Community members during the xmas merry-making @ The BAGOSTOWES.

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ADEKUNLE TELUWO FAMILY CELEBRATES THE 11th Edition of "Late Madam Felicia Adejoke Adekunle Teluwo XMAS Remembrance Dancing Competition".

The Adekunle-Teluwos during the event.

The Teluwos during the event.

Uncle Sesan Adekunle (L) & a member of the family in Late Mama 's flat in her house during the remembrance Dance Competition.

Mama 's Children & Grand Children in Mama's Flat during the event. 

* To continually honour Late Mama, Family Members unanimously decided

not to rent mama's flat out for the past 11yrs. 'Mama rere Sun Re o'

The Adekunle Teluwos digging it on the Dance Floor during the event.

The Adekunle Teluwos on the Dance Floor during the event.

Uncle SESSY ADE (2nd L); Chief Teluwo aka Obanta (4th L) during the event.

Obanta (M) & family members catching great fun on the dance floor during the event.

The Winners of the Dancing Competition. 1st Prize - N50,000. 2nd Prize - N40,000; and lots of consolation Prizes in the Adult Category. Lady in Purple top won the Best Dancer of the Competition. She poses with the 2nd Best Dancer Winner.

Little Serena, Winner of the Children's category of the Dance Competition took home N10k.

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68 NIGERIAN ARMY REFERENCE HOSPITAL SOLDIERS' CLUB HONOURS PAST PRESIDENT WHILE USHERING IN A NEW ONE DURING THE CLUB'S 2009 BOXING AWARD NIGHT & NEW YEAR JAMZ.

Cpl Alo Christopher (L)New President, Wine & Dines with the Outgoing President of the Soldiers Club.

Prince Foster Akinpelu(L), honourable Member of the Soldiers Club, appends the Membership Documents while the Secretary (M) of the Club & Cpl Alo Christopher (R), President of the Soldiers Club look on.

The Outgoing President of the Club (R) hands over the Membership Documents to Prince Foster Akinpelu at the event; while Taiwo Daniel (3rd L), Honourable Member of the Soldiers Club & the New President of the Soldiers Club look on.

Rsm Daramola at the event in the Soldiers Club.

* Other New Members of the  68 Nigerian Army Reference  Hospital Soldiers' Club include :

- Mr. Ndubisi Mbah; Mr. Emeh Nnamdi; Mr. Anyamehehi Sunday; Mr. Elijah Samuel; Mr. Dickson Ibeabuchi & others.

THE SOMOLU GLOBAL NEWS' WEB DIARY.

Pix of the Tuesday, 22nd Dec., 2009 (1.30pm to 6:45pm) LOGEMO HOUSE BOMB BLAST, 

Onipanu b/stop, Ikorodu Rd., Lagos, Nigeria, W/ Africa.

Photo : The SGN. Policemen, sympathizers and some members of 

The Press before The PPRO, Lagos Command's address to The Press.

Photo : The SGN. Policemen, Frank Mba, (2nd L, front row) The PPRO, Lagos Command; a member of the Anti Bomb Unit of The Police, Lagos State Command; The Acting DPO, Onipanu Police Station, 3rd Left (back row); after The Logemo House was declared safe for continual business activities by Frank Mba.

Photo : The SGN. Policemen, sympathizers and some members of 

The Press before The PPRO, Lagos Command's address to The Press.

Photo : The SGN. The Floors of the Storey Building where the Bomb Blasts happened in LOGEMO HOUSE 

(from a front view).

Many Pix of the Fire Disaster at N0. 1 Oluwadare St., Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria, W/Africa, on Friday, 11th Dec., 2009. (Photos : The SGN).

THE RED GODDESS AT THE FIRE SCENE. 

Sympathizers at the Scene.

Mr. Pius, Owner of the House (2nd Left) and Mrs. Mohammed, 

of The SGN, at the Fire Scene on the day of the Disaster.

SECURITY OPERATIVES ON GROUND AT THE SCENE.

FIRE FIGHTERS FIGHTING THE FIRE