UZOMA OKERE, A lady abused by Naval convoy Wins N100M (VIDEO)
When I learnt about Uzoma’s case and watched the video in 2009, I was bitter, I felt ashamed on the way Men in uniform misbehave and see others as inferior. Now, am happy for the young lady, the whole situation was a blessing in disguise for her. Now, she’s won N100 Million… Sometimes, your blessings can come as trouble, that is why it is good to give thanks to God in every situation. The story….
Uzoma Okere is the young Nigerian lady whose assault by military officers became a viral video that raised the ire of many. In November 2008, a military convoy belonging to Rear Adm. Arogundade overreacted when Okere’s Mitsubishi Colt did not move out of their way. Arogundade’s ratings beat Okere mercilessly beating with gun butts and horsewhips in the street. A brave citizen recorded the incident and put it on the internet, exposing Arogundade, and other officials who take for granted that they need to share the streets with civilians and use violence against innocents.
The incident spurred the Lagos State governor to make illegal traditional convoys which rush through the streets of Lagos which horns blaring, with little regard for anyone in their way. Okere took advantage of the free legal services provided by Lagos State government and sued Rear Admiral Arogundade and his military ratings for assault and battery. After much legal delay and wrangling, a judgment was finally issued in the Okere case and she won a judgment of N100 MN which is to be paid to her, and a fellow plaintiff, by Arogundade, the Nigerian Navy and the four ratings who carried out the attack.
When reading the 37-page judgment, Justice Opeyemi Oke referred to the acts of the navy officers as “barbaric” and stated that the men involved showed a disrespect for women and shouuld undergo psychiatric observation. Specifically,
“These ratings can only be described as barbarians in uniforms as they have shown by this incident that they have no respect for womanhood dragging a woman on the road and partially getting her naked. They have no fear of God at all … It is highly shameful and unimaginable that such could happen in this 21st Century in a civilized society and democratic one. It should therefore be condemned in very strong language. The naval ratings have disgraced the uniform they wear as officers of the Nigerian Navy. They are therefore a disgrace to the whole nation. The rebranding gospel should therefore be commenced with this group of officers.”
The judgment also requires a public apology to Ms. Okere in at least 4 print and television outlets within one month of the decision.
Immediately after the announcement, the defendant’s lawyer told news cameras that it would appeal, thereby dragging the already sullied reputation of the military through the mud. The better option for the swift resolution of this matter would be to pay up, issue an apology, announce that the entire military will undergo training/courses on how to better relate to civilians and quietly allow the dust to settle. Unfortunately, this is Nigeria, the land of the Big Man, where anyone with power or influence can slap someone and get away with it and even steal millions and have 170 counts of fraud dismissed with the aid of the nation’s Attorney General. Thus, this writer’s hopes are slim that the Navy will take the high road and do what is right. Hopefully, no matter what happens, this case sets the precedent that no matter one’s power, be it economic or military, the flagrant abuse of another human being will not be tolerated by Nigeria’s courts. The case also cements the crucial role courts continue to play on the road to the entrenchment of true democracy in Nigeria. And, that is definitely a sign of progress.
‘ll be back
So much activities and school have made it look like I have abandoned my precious blog, well I may be very busy these days, but I’ll be back to run things fully here. My head is full of so many funny, educating and interesting stories for everyone… Soon, drsmile.org will b your favorite blog.
Cya then my love!
ATM Fraud and Robberies on the increase
I was scared to da bone when someone was telling me how her co-worker was kidnapped till the kidnappers could withdraw all the money in her bank account.
I dropped some friends at challenge around 6am on Saturday morning, One wanted to withdraw some cash with 5 others waiting to withdraw from the same ATM. That was how robbers attacked them and forced them to withdraw to the limit which is $100,000.00 each.
The one envogue now is kidnapping. The robbers will kidnap their victim ‘Usually in public transports’, take them to an unknow place collect their ATM and PIN and continue withdrawing till the account is empty before they release the victim. I can imagine you thinking ‘I’ll give them wrong PIN‘. Don’t even try that, the man that did it was shot on the leg without a medical attention, I don’t know if he died or survived the gunshot.
Assuming you have N1M in your account, they’ll hold you for 10 days while they withdraw N100,000.00 daily till they empty your account. Isn’t this worse than robbery? Robbers only still what they can get from you at that moment but this ATM robbers wrecks your account.
There is also this case of ATM fraud via internet and sms. You’ll get email or sms asking you to update your ATM details or it’ll be blocked, suspended or whatever, please delete such mails/text interswitch will never ask you to do that, if you need to update anything, you must do it through your bank right inside the banking hall.
My suggestion is; have more than one bank account, carry the ATM of the one u have less money in, just the money you think you might need for that day, do not carry more than you’ll need. If you are attacked, just obey them, do whatever they want, after all your life is more important. As for the internet/sms fraud, disregard them or better still, verify from your bank before taking any action.
Safeguard your ATM! if you have more tips, please share!
-Joke
It was suggested that if thieves attack you at ATM point and ask you to withdraw, enter your PIN backwards and that will alert the police and they’ll come and arrest the thieves. Natoday?
If it were to be true in Nigeria, when the ATM sends the Alert to the nearest Police station, the officer in charge will hiss, “this ATM thieves sef, abeg make una allow me chop my bolkoto finish”. Then he’ll remember therez no fuel in their jalopy 504. He’ll send a Junior officer to go and buy 1 gallon, about 1hr later, u’ll see them jumping off their 504 shouting ‘Wey them wey them’, they’ll arrest everyone there even the bank security men. If u were patient to wait and identify your self as the victim, they’ll ask “Oga, na u be the thief abi na u dem thief?” by then, the robber must have long gone and probably finished the money” Oga, why u no hold am, how u go allow thief escape like that? now u make us waste fuel come here, i no even chop my food finish, Oga oya pay for our fuel and my food now, when we reach station, u go write statement and settle my Ogas”
-Keep Smiling
University of Ibadan -Miss Idia 2009.
I just returned from Miss Idia 2009 of university of Ibadan, the time now is 10:54pm Wed 6th May 09. Men!!!, it was fun. Though the program started late around 8:00pm (4hrs behind schedule), the entertainment lightened the mood of everyone.
The 2 MC’s were good and really funny, they made us Smile like Dr Smile. Some local Singers and dancers performed but the crowed went crazy when the popular DENRELE of SoundCity was introduced. At first, I was confused cos he was introduced as ‘were’ meaning Mad person. He called himself Werele. Honestly looking at his dressing and style, Omo that guy na correct ‘Were’.
I suppose u know ‘cunny cunny love’ by Clever J. He performed live, I touched the guy 
(am shy!!!). Anoda popular group of 3 performed, i really can’t remember their name but they sang ‘Tear Rubber’ (popular song on MTV Base)… she be tear rubber maybe, she no be tear rubber maybe, remember the song?
A local Government chairman was there too, in fact he came with his entire village. His introduction took hours, MC’s were mentioning Honourables like Rap. He was a Student of U.I, he promised more Borehole water (Na today?). The students wooed when he was giving credit to our current Governor -Alao Akala (no comment! I no talk anything)
The ladies were good, there were 6 contestants, Contestant No. 3 was better and anticipated to win, but contestant number six looked richer and best dressed. I knew 6 was gonna win immediately I saw her dinner gown, men!!! that dress make sense. Gist has it that her managers bought it today for N12,000.00. (My girl wanna buy gown of N15k…) 
). Omo i don die, I wanted to take contestant 3 out on a dinner date, all her managers (100+) insist they’ll follow, infact they wan chatter bus cos my car no fit contain… God save me plz. (contributions plz )
…it was fun, Miss Queen Elizabeth will be coming up next week, I don’t know if I’ll be in the States then.
-Keep Smiling.
PRIDE! (an sms message)
Pride is a killer disease, do not get infected. Say THANKS when you receive, PLEASE when you ask and SORRY when you offend someone or people.
Let’s re-brand Nigeria…
-Keep Smiling.
Smiles from Dr Smile
SMILE:
S: Set u free,
M: Make you special,
I: Increase ur face value,
L: Lift up your spirits,
E: Erase all ur tensions,
So, plz keep smiling.
The weather is hot but thinking of you keeps me cool.
-Keep Smiling
Sum timez?.Wen Im all alone.
I close my eyez & think of you?
& the thought of yr love wormz
me inside & make me smile.
stars + moon = ROMENTIC NITE
forest + animal = REFRESHING WORLD
birds + sky = LOVELY DAY
U + YOUR smile = O MY GOD!!!!?
smile in easeee
smile in painnn
smile when troubleee
pore like rain
smile wen sum 1 hurt yr feeling
smiles yu know r very hailng
A Smile costs less than Electricity, but gives more Light, So alwayz Smile & prove that you are the best BULB in the world
Thinking of you at an hour like this it’s all I need to Smile all day. I wish you Smiles all day.
-Keep Smiling.
Disclaimer: Most of these text smiles are products of my brain and some dedicated to me by my friend Ztyle. Please ensure to link back to me if you need to copy!
How to secure your Liberty Reserve account from Hackers
In our many years of e-currency business, we have been the target of many fraudulent emails and hacking attempt but we’ve not fallen victim of any because WE READ and apply the neccessary security recommendations.Unfortunately, many Nigerians do not read.
Please read the security recommendations below if you don’t want your account to be hacked. Note that you are responsible for whatever happens to your account after we fund it. We neither have access nor any device for accessing your account without your authorization.
You may receive many phishy emails claiming to be from Liberty Reserve, they’ll ask you to click a link and then enter your account login details. Even if they look like Liberty Reserve site, check the link and the ssl certificate very well, it may not be from Liberty Reserve. Please DO NOT CLICK ANY LINK in an email claiming to be from liberty Reserve, they’ll never send such email, IT COULD BE FROM HACKERS. LR will always address you by your second name not by any other and not by your email.
What is a fraudulent email?
A fraudulent (spoof) email pretends to be from a well-known company in an attempt to get personal information from you. People who send spoof emails hope to use your information — such as credit and debit card numbers or account passwords — to commit identity theft.
You can prevent spoof from affecting you
Spoof or phishing emails and the spoof websites often associated with them are deceptive in appearance. However, they contain content that reveals that they are fake. The most important thing to do to protect yourself is to be able to spot this misleading content:
What to watch out for
1. Generic greetings. Many spoof emails begin with a general greeting, such as: “Dear Liberty Reserve member.” email.
2. A false sense of urgency. Most spoof emails try to deceive you with the threat that your account is in jeopardy (will be blocked, etc) if you don’t update it ASAP.
3. Fake links. The text in a link looks valid, but then sends you to a spoof address. Always check where a link is going before you click. Move your mouse over it and look at the URL in your browser or email status bar. If the link looks suspicious, do not click on it, and be aware that a fake link may even have the text “LibertyReserve” in it. If you are not sure about an email, forward the suspicious email to Liberty Reserve support for analysis.
Questions Liberty Reserve will never ask you in an email
To help you better identify fake emails, we follow strict rules. We will never ask for the following personal information in emails:
* Credit and debit card numbers;
* Bank account numbers;
* Driver’s License numbers;
* Email addresses;
* Passwords;
* Your full name.
We strongly recommend you use only firefox and download LibertyGuard now to guard your LR account. Click here for more
-This article is copied with full permission from: http://naira4dollar.com/secure.php
Liberty Reserve Outage, How did it affect you?
Since Friday 27th Feb, Lr site went down with some updates in their blog about ssl, later cisco. Sure, the downtime took longer than expected and for sure caused so much panic. obviously, the downtime caused a lot of service disruption among LR users as many users and online investment depend heavily on LR.
Being an LR merchant, it brought my business to a halt and now that they are back this morning, I have so much work to do, I means piles that I doubt it I’ll finish on time…
How did the Liberty Reserve website downtime affect you? Please share.
Should Tribe be an Obstacle in marriage?
Am just angry at the rate at which some tribes in Nigeria discriminate against the others to the extent that they are willing to sacrifice their children happiness just because of what they hear about other tribes. Without any intention of sounding bias, a common case is the “Omo Ibo” syndrom among the Yoruba’s.
Many Yoruba Family screams “God forbid” when their daughter mentions an Ibo name as the name of the man they intend to marry. They don’t care if their is love or not, all they know is that they must not marry Omo-Ibo. Some give silly excuses like ‘Omo-Ibo’s use their wife for rituals’, some say Omo-Ibo’s will leave them and marry another Ibo wife, blah blah blah… Where do this happen, If all Omo-Ibo’s are devils, who are the Angels?
Plz comment!.
