Ah, you don ever siddon think wetin Nigerian women dey do for society? Di tori long, but na story wey sweet well-well. If you sabi wetin women don do, e go shock you small. Make I yarn you di gist about how women for dis our obodo Nigeria don use style take shape di country, even when e no too clear for eye. Dem no dey blow dem own trumpet, but di wahala dem face and di levels dem reach go make you salute.

First of all, tori start for di time wey Nigeria dey carry independence like new pikin. Di ogbonge person wey we fit call her name na Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Dis woman na real wahala for di colonial people hand. For 1940s, for Abeokuta, dem wan dey tax market women anyhow. Funmilayo no gree. She talk say, “How you go dey carry wetin women sweat for? Na dia way be dat?” She ginger di Egba Women Union, and dem begin protest. Market women, wey dey waka barefoot, carry placard dey para. So wetin happen? Dem stop di yeye tax. E sweet dem belle so tey, women begin look Funmilayo as champion.

As 1940s waka reach 1950s, one teacher wey sabi politics like amala sabi ewedu, Margaret Ekpo, show face. She carry fight enter Eastern Regional Assembly for 1954. First woman wey dey dia o! She no just siddon look; she talk say, “If you educate girl pikin, you go fit build di whole nation.” Di men for assembly begin scratch head, but dem no fit deny wetin she talk. Di matter change policies for di region, and girls begin get chance to go school.

Make we waka enter Civil War time. E be like film trick, but women no gree dey backseat. Janet Mokelu dey arrange relief centers for displaced people. One day, she look di hungry pikin dem and tell her team, “If we no help dem, who go help dem? We go make sure dem chop.” She and her crew distribute food, arrange supplies, and keep hope alive. Meanwhile, Bisi Ogunlade, wey be nurse, carry message waka pass dangerous areas as messenger. E get one time wey she carry important message hide for her clothes. Soldiers stop am, but she use style talk say she dey go help wounded pikin dem. She use sharp way dodge wahala con still save lives.

By 1970s, di game change. Women begin enter male-dominated places. Example? Grace Alele-Williams, di first female vice-chancellor for Nigerian university no let dem see her finish. For University of Benin, she set standards, clear obstacles, and show say wetin man fit do women fit do beta. She once yarn say, “E no easy, but I wan prove say women sabi.” Di university under her hand begin dey improve.

But no be only for big positions women dey make sense. For rural areas, women like Amina Lawal, a midwife, dey waka from one village to another dey help women born pikin. She sabi di work like mechanic sabi spanner. She no just dey deliver; she dey train di next generation of midwives. She go always talk, “Dis work no be job; na calling.” But di work wey she do save plenty life.

We still dey waka? By 1990s, women like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala don dey break tables for governance. As finance minister, she come with di no-nonsense mode. One time, she stand for meeting, yarn di lawmakers, “Dis mata no be about me or you; na about di future of di nation.” Her reforms help manage Nigeria money better. Even though some people no too gree with her, di result show for ground say she work.

No forget say women shine for culture. Writers like Buchi Emecheta use books expose di wahala women dey face. Her novel, The Joys of Motherhood, na classic. She yarn di kain struggle wey women dey face to balance tradition and di modern way of life. Di book touch people belle worldwide, and her tori ginger women to pursue education and achieve dia dreams.

As years dey waka, di legacy of women like Funmilayo, Margaret, Janet, Grace, and others dey shine like morning sun. Today, you go see women for politics, science, education, and even community work. Dem dey carry dis matter of equality and progress for head like gala.

So, no let anybody bobo you. Nigerian women don dey di forefront of nation growth since. Di thing wey dem don contribute to society fit make person shed tears of joy. Nigerian women no dey carry last. Clap for dem.

Dis wahala start as Chief Afe Babalola, di 95-year-old SAN and elder statesman, vex say di 104-page book wey Dele Farotimi write, titled Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, spoil him name. Di man report di matter give police for Ekiti, even though Dele dey live for Lagos.

Di book wey go viral vex Chief, because him feel say anybody fit read am and e no wan make him reputation wey e take many years build enter sand sand. Police waka reach Lagos, carry Dele go Ekiti con carry am go court.

Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun refuse give am bail con send am go prison till December 9. As dem remand Dele, Afenifere and other groups begin para.

People even plan mega protest for Lagos, Abuja, and Ekiti to demand him release. Afenifere, wey be Pan-Yoruba group, begin dey shout.

Dem no gree for how police take handle di arrest. Dem talk say di whole arrest no make sense at all.

Dem call am “Gestapo-style” wahala. Di grammar heavy small, but e mean like say dem use force, fear, and intimidation to control pesin, like Gestapo wey be secret police for Nazi Germany.

Dem no dey give person chance to explain; dem go just carry out wetin dem wan do, no matter whether e fair or not. So, Afenifere tok say for democratic country, no be like dat police suppose dey work and dem talk say defamation no suppose be criminal offense.

So, why make pesin go prison because of am? Di National Publicity Secretary for Afenifere dem, Comrade Jare Ajayi, talk say court na di only place wey fit settle dis kind matter.

E beg everybody to respect rule of law, make nobody cause wahala. Afenifere believe say justice suppose favor both di complainant and di accused, and dem say na only court fit determine who right or wrong.

Meanwhile, Dele finally get bail for Ekiti High Court today December 9. Dem set di bail for ₦50 million and one surety wey get land property.

Di court don adjourn di case go January 29, 2025. Di whole matter don vex human rights groups and di Nigerian Bar Association, wey all dey vex for how dem handle di arrest.

Di matter no just stop for Afe Babalola, as big names like Peter Obi and Femi Falana also chook mouth. Femi Falana talk say for Lagos and Edo, dem don cancel any law wey say defamation be criminal offense.

So di arrest of Dele Farotimi for Lagos no make sense, and e no suppose happen. Peter Obi no take am lightly at all. E talk say if he ever become leader, him no go use police power to silence pesin.

He call say make dem release Dele with immediate alacrity and talk say di whole case na abuse of power. For di Supreme Court case wey Aare handle back in 2013 on top di land mata for Lagos, di case involve 254 hectares, and di judgment favor him client.

But for oga Dele book, e suggest say di judgment no pure. So, Aare vex, no come gree for dat kain talk, in fact e feel say if anybody wan accuse pesin, dem need better evidence instead make the pesin just wake up begin throw mud for another pesin bodi with no proof.

Di estates wey dey on top di land na, Pinnock Estate, Beach Resort, NICON Estate, Friends’ Colony Estate, and Victory Park Estate. After Supreme Court drop judgment, di estates no wan gree o! Sharp-sharp, dem go file new suits to scatter di judgment.

But, Lagos State Government no sidon look. Dem reason say di way di kasala dey go, e fit scatter di whole community.

Na im dem carry megaphone begin announce say dem wan settle matter. Lagos no wan wahala.

Dem organize meetings with everybody wey dey involve, including di Eletu family, and come arrange compensation package for dem. Lagos sabi play politics sha; dem just dey try coolu coolu temper make estates no turn war zone.

But di matter twist pass spaghetti when di book wey Farotimi write begin trend like TikTok challenge. Di thing reach even Murtala Muhammed Airport, where one random lawyer see di book, sharp sharp e pay, collect am, con carry di book go gist for Afe Babalola dem chambers.

Before you know am, di whole law firm begin dey buzz like Alaba market. Channels TV sef no sleep; dem do interview anyhow, and di mata con blow for social media. Everybody dey tok di same question: “Na true say Supreme Court waka enter mago-mago?”

Wetin Farotimi tok for di book no sweet belle at all. Him accuse oga lawyers like Afe Babalola, Olu Daramola, and Ola Faro say dem use bribe win di Supreme Court case for di Eletu family.

E even yarn say di Supreme Court don spoil finish, con call di thing “judicial brigandage.” No be small grammar, be dat, but e mean say corruption don enter di court wey suppose stand gidigba for justice.

As if dat one no do, e accuse Justice Rhodes-Vivour say e help lay foundation for di thing wey scatter di estates matter. Na heavy accusation be dis o.

Di lawyers no gree siddon look o! E pain dem well well say di book mention dia name, and e be like say professional reputation dey hang for thread.

Dem begin receive call from family, friends, and even church people wey get phone dey ask dem if na true. But di kind stain wey di book don put for dia cloth no be small.

Social media sef no gree tire; dem just dey add salt and pepper for di matter. If you reason di whole palava, you go see say na everybody dey fight for survival here.

Di estates dey fight to keep dia property, di Eletu family dey fight to hold di land, di lawyers dey fight to clean dia name, and di Lagos State Government dey try hold di peace. Everybody dey drag for front sit.

But di lesson for this whole tori be say, for Nigeria, land matter no dey ever dey straightforward. If you dey buy land, shine your eye well well because e get as e be.

Abeg, if you dey buy land for Lagos or anywhere for Nigeria, double-check everything well well. Di kind wahala wey fit follow, your body fit no carry am.

Simon Ekpa don enter wahala as Finland police finally arrest am for matter wey relate to terrorism. This na di tori wey dey fly up and down as Nigeria Federal Government don dey plan how dem go carry am come back Naija for trial. Dis gist go break di mata for you!

Di Finnish police don hold Simon Ekpa plus four odas for crime like public incitement and terrorism. Di police talk say Ekpa don dey use him platform for social media to ginger violence and encourage attacks for South-East Naija. Dem say him dey stir up trouble wey involve civilians and government workers. Dis arrest na part of international collaboration to stop terrorism, and dem accuse Ekpa say him dey help fund terrorism through online platforms. Him accomplices wey dem arrest dey face charges of terrorism financing.

Ekpa na di leader of Eastern Security Network (ESN), di armed branch of IPOB, but IPOB don run far from am. Di group talk say dem no sabi anything about Simon Ekpa and him Autopilot group. According to IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, dem don kuku warn di world say make dem no link dem with Ekpa. Di only thing dem dey focus on na freedom for dia leader, Nnamdi Kanu, wey dey DSS custody since di Kenya palava. Nnamdi Kanu sef dey face charges of terrorism, treasonable felony, and incitement, but IPOB say Kanu no commit any crime.

Before Finland arrest am, Ekpa don cause plenty gbege in South-East Naija. Him give sit-at-home orders wey scatter business, injure people, and paralyze many things for di region. Ekpa also order South-East pipo to boycott 2023 general elections, further disrupting di economy and social activities. Di ESN under Ekpa’s leadership been dey fingered for burning police stations, ambushing security forces, and attacking public facilities like INEC offices.

Di sit-at-home orders by ESN don lead to fear and insecurity for di region. Di group dey enforce compliance by threatening pipo—if you no obey, dem fit knack your motor or burn your shop. Many communities dey report say ESN dey harass dem or force dem to follow dia directives. Di conflict between ESN and vigilante groups like Ebube Agu don add more fuel to di fire of insecurity.

Di Federal Government don declare ESN as terrorist organization and don launch military operations to scatter dia activities. Di Defence Ministry dey jubilate say di international community don join hand with dem to fight terrorism, and Brig Gen Tukur Gusau dey happy say dem don catch Ekpa. E talk say Gen Chris Musa, di Chief of Defence Staff, don dey wait for dis kind opportunity like say e be Christmas gift. Dis arrest na good step to stop di ESN wahala.

Finnish police dey emphasize say dem no go take dis kind case play at all. Crime Commissioner Otto Hiltunen talk say Ekpa and him accomplices dey use social media to promote violence and terrorism. Dem confirm say Ekpa and him group dey work with international partners to handle di mata.

Meanwhile, Finland don start di process to investigate Ekpa well-well. Di investigation dey involve plenty international partners to uncover di full extent of Ekpa’s activities. Di Nigerian government dey follow di investigation closely, and Maj. Gen Edward Buba of di Naija Defence Ministry talk say di military dey happy as dem dey receive support from international forces.

Even Naija pipo wey dey abroad don sign petition wey beg di Finnish and Naija governments to arrest Simon Ekpa. Di Ministry of Foreign Affairs sef being don summon di Finnish Ambassador make dem yarn about di wahala wey Ekpa dey cause as him be dual citizen for Naija and Finland.

Di arrest of Ekpa don show say wahala no dey respect borders. Whether you dey Finland or Naija, di law go always catch up with anybody wey dey cause gbege. Di ESN wahala wey Simon Ekpa start don lead to serious katakata for South-East Naija. Di group talk say dem form to protect communities from armed herdsmen, but di way dem dey carry out dia operations don lead to plenty bloodshed. Di sit-at-home orders don paralyze di economy for di region, and communities like Abatete, Abagana, and Ukpo don suffer attack from gunmen enforcing di orders. Five pipo die, and many vehicles were destroyed.

Di conflict between ESN and vigilante groups like Ebube Agu don make di insecurity worse. Di Federal Government don declare ESN a terrorist group and launched military operations to stop dem.