Gbenga?...............Yes........Dat's My Name!

The most frustrating experience on good friday was getting my internet connection to work. it certainly did not. unknowlingy to me, the telephne line that connect to the internet has been cut off because i did not pay my bills. in frustration, i resorted to my 21 inches TV box.

I wonder in awe, so many programmes i miss on the BenTV, PassionTV and OBE TV. Those stations showcase best of Africa. One thing that amazes me is the AUMG live and LaffnJamz easter bash which brought artist like styl-plus, faze, ruggedman, basketmouth, omo-baba, daddyshowkey, jazzman olofin, p-square e.t.c to london and most artist that i have never seen on live TV came on to show their talents. Shifi seems much more cool, and i am beggining to hate the dreadlock on zeals head. makes him look like another rastaman.

Tunde is alway forever cool. they sang an acapella in the studio and it shows how much great voice this guys have. Faze seems to have a better voice than Tuface( i witnessed his singing live without instruments) and jazzman olofin seems a bit unrelaxed. That was his first trip to london and he is still not confident enough( i dont blame him), all thesame he was da bomb. trust daddyshowkey to be the greatest ajegunle warrior on set. with all his broken English. Basket mouth was also there to thrill us for 2 hrs on the show. I wonder why i did not get to know about the AUMG live jamz in time, i would have boought my 15 pounds ticket and go to london for the celebration.

This all makes me so proud of Nigeria. Ruggedman( my main man) was da bomb. he showed the real Nigerian taste in him.

For once i reflected back on that easter weekend and discovered i didnt do too bad. Thank God my Internet connection went off.

While i have not been able to update my blog because of my busy schedule. For some crazy moments........i thought in my wildest dreams how the website will look like when its finished properly. Layi and i have partnered into bringing a new Nigerian forum on the internet. The portal which includes other things like wikis, photo profiles, News and articles is still in its beta stage. I for once will say a big kudo's to layi, he did more of the technical bits....as i had to put in more encouragement. "This is my dream come true" i said to him while on yahoo chat application and he was full of smiles.

With the site due to be launched fully on thursday(Hopefully) we look forward to lots of members on its first two weeks of inception.

For those who would like to visit it is www.naijabrains.com please do take your time to go the site and pass your comments. (we want that as its still in its beta stage)

I have no doubt in me that Naija Brains will be a more relaxing atmosphere for Nigerians and friends of Nigeria to express their mind without heavy censorship.

While catching up with the latest gist on nairaland website, the thoughts of the Channel Five news caught ruminate in my brain. Richard and Gloria taylor, the parent of the very popular Damilola Taylor have maintained their dignity and composure througout the six-year investigation on the murder of their child. For the second tme, the jury in a UK court of law could not reach a verdict on two teeneage brothers charged with the killing, even though there was blood stains on the sweaters of this kids which linked them to the murder.

I personally have been to peckham( the Nigerian surbhub in London) numerous times and know what the atmosphere is like. i wouldnt doubt the fact that this young boy was murdered in cold blood, and everyone arrested in connection with the murder knows one thing or two but failed to give up evidence or testify against the culprit. I mean how on earth could the defence counsel argued that the child fell on a broken bottle. the juroprs on monday, cleared the third defendant( hassan Jihad) of any involvement in the death.

I sincerely think that if the british legal system will be so kind, they should let this boy's soul rest in peace by closing the case instead of their failure in reaching a verdict and stop grieving the heart of the parents again and again.

Shioooooooo..to the UK legal system, shiooooo.......... i mean even when the person who murdered him is found, he will be sentenced to maybe 2 years imprisonment with a 1 year parole. Thats is the state of the UK legal system.

God have mercy............

One person i wont forget today is Jumoke Hamzat. A virtous lady with infectious smile and a sense of intelligence.She is the secretary of RCCG Pathfinder parish as well as the secretary of the integrity youth club (www.integrityouths.8m.net ) .  One thing about Jummygirl that amazes me is that power of music........she's got it all.

Happy Birthday Baby girl........Today is your day.

Oh ......God its Monday again. The weekend has passed with a lot of activites, events, suspense, relief, tiredness. The fact that i slept so late this morning at 2.am! is enough to make me wake up at 7.am!. i rushed onto the stage coach bus from openshaw into the town centre as i reflected on the weekend. Pastor E.A Adeboye fondly reffered to as Daddy G.O was in london for the bi-ennial Festival of life. I arrived their by train in 2 hours 5 mins( a journey that would have taken me 5 hrs by bus.

Dayo israel who is a member of NXGN ( the youth forum for the RCCG in london) came over to meet me as we sauntered into the auditorium. Seeing from the great crowd how much respect Daddy G.O commands, he mounted the podium with all humilkity and saying is famous ''Let somebody shout Halleluyah'' in which everybody rose to their feets to acknowledge God. He preached about the God of wonder's and he kept me reeling in thoughts about the wonder and awe of God. He definitely does have the spirit of God as it is so obvious( by their fruit you shall know them). With his gentle slowing speech, he catches everyones attention by encouraging them to live in Holiness, ......later on during the ministration, he declared healing and made an altar call. Prior to Daddy G.O's Preaching was that of Jane Williams (The wife of Rowan Williams who is the archbishop of canterbury), Bishop P. Broadbent( a prominent clergy in the church of England), Pastor Albert Odulele( Founder and pastor of Glory House, London) and Pastor(mrs) Folu Adeboye.  The guest artist was Mark Beswick and power praise worship band and the FOL mass choir was there to lead the praise and worship. The NXGN aslo did an accapella to the admiration of worshippers. I also met some old friends like Dayo-israel, Yemi, and some other people i met during the African diaspora youth forums like Frances Makinwa, Femi e.t.c other i wont forget to mention are Dayo Elugbaju and Jumoke Hamzat, they actually came with the chuch bus from Manchester.

At 5.00am the program finished and i catched a bus to stratford. Bought a train ticket and went into the underground to london euston. I didnt get to manchester until 10.50 in the morning. Feeling refreshed after a taste of spiritual longiness.