What We Say Determines Who Ae Are

In today's political arena, people don't think about the consequences of hate filled speech. While, yes, we do have the right to free speech in this part of the world; this doesn't mean that we should just spew out what's on the tip of our tongue without first thinking about what it is that we're saying.

Words Have Power
Whatever your political, philosophical, or personal agenda may be, you have to realize that words have power. When you put ideas into other people's minds, you have to assume some kind of responsibility for giving them those ideas.

Rethink
We live in a world where actions speak louder than words and, maybe as a society we should rethink the way we do things.

Consequences For What We Say
No longer can we sit back and think that there are no consequences for what we say. We were taught to believe that there are consequences for what we do, but not for what we say. Maybe, we should think about, the consequences, of what we say and how it affects others. In this day and age, through Facebook and other forms of social media, people are communicating more about themselves and their lives than ever before.

Sticks And Stones
When I grew up, we used to say," sticks and stones may break my bones, but, words will never hurt me. This way of thinking needs to be rethought because, the truth is, while sticks and stones may break my bones, words have the power to scar me for life and have me in therapy forever. While my therapist thanks you, my bank account, doesn't.

Consequences
While there are consequences for what we do, there are also consequences to what we say, and this includes, hate filled speech publication.

Hate Filled Speech
Hate filled speech is not normal, and like anything else in life, there are consequences to hate filled speech. And, that's a fact. Lets thread with caution and decency. God bless Nigeria!

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines, December 20, 2012

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines, December 20, 2012

PUNCH

*‘We almost travelled in crashed copter’

 *I narrowly missed crashed helicopter –Gowon

 *Virginity test: Ogun suspends principal

 *Two feared killed in Osun bank robbery

 *Eagles list: Ameobi in, Obi out •Ezekiel ejected

*Babalakin files fresh suit to avoid arrest

*Protests stop pension reform boss from Senate probe

*Senate suspends passage of anti-terrorism bill

*Two feared killed in Osun bank robbery

*Lagos pledges support for people with disabilities

*Jonathan bars ministers without Remembrance Emblem from FEC

*Stop spreading falsehood, ACN warns Tokyo

*FG begins amnesty programme third phase

*Police arrest 15 undergraduates for robbery

*I narrowly missed crashed helicopter –Gowon

*Emergency workers reach pipeline explosion source

*Family keeps co-pilot’s widow under watch

*Policeman kills youth over illegal land charge

*PHCN privatisation: Senator warns against asset-stripping

*Pipeline vandals could cripple downstream sector – NNPC

*Dana: Reps want Demuren prosecuted for criminal negligence

*Power firms need N170bn to provide sufficient meters

*Oil sector’s fiscal terms should be competitive – Mobil

VANGUARD

*Nigerian pilgrims dance, pray at Sea of Galilee*

*Winner of first Hausa reality show to get N2.5m

*Police make N.1m from Kano-Jigawa road checkpoints daily

*NATCA, NAMA trade words over lack of communication facilities in airports

*Quality of graduates is the direct input of teachers – Prof Osarenren

*27 dead as trailer plunges into river

*2015: It 'll be political suicide if Ndigbo is absent - Chukwumerije

*2 killed, 5 injured in Osun robbery

*Ogoni seeks succour for flood ravaged communities in Rivers

*SURE-P can’t be hijacked by politicians – FG

*What Daba’s absence means to us – Family

*Why it’s difficult for police to prosecute criminal cases – Pedro, SAN

*Borno empowers 18,000 youths

*Babalakin re-institutes action against EFCC

*NAVY CHOPPER CRASH: We escaped death by whiskers – Gowon, Maku

*Special FEC meeting for Yakowa

*Ogun pensioners shed tears over unpaid entitlements

*Organised Labour’s 100 years of gains and pains: Labour unity, panacea for relevance

*When scholars, monarch rethink art for growth

*LG boss donates 2 patrol vehicles to Police

LEADERSHIP

*Tight Security As Jonathan Leads Team To Yakowa’s Burial Today

*Politicians Exploiting Religious Sentiments To Divide Nigerians - Jonathan

*Yakowa Resisted Calls To Remove Me – Gov Yero

*NHIS Top Job: Minister Fingered In Due Process Breach

*We Have No Confidence In Senate Pension Committee - Maina

*Yakowa/Azazi: No Foul Play In Crash, Says Gowon

*EFCC Quizzes Ex-Gov Idris Over Choice Properties

*OBJ’S Criminal Insensitivity

*Legal Aid Council Was Set Up To Offer Free Legal Services — Bob-Manuel

*Cassava Bread, Best In The World – Maku

*PDP: e-Registration And The Quest For Internal Democracy

*We Need Attitudinal Change, Not Constitutional Amendment – Aliyu

*Dana Crash: Reps Recommend Demuren’s Sack

*N1.23t Fuel Subsidy Payment In 2012 Is Worrisome – CSO

COMPASS

*Dana Air crash: Reps demand Demuren's sack

*Soyinka wins first Awolowo prize for leadership

*Pension probe: God will catch you, Senate tells Maina

*How I escaped helicopter crash - Labaran Maku

*Yuletide: Okorocha declares two- week holiday

*Senate in rowdy session over terrorism Bill

*We can’t continue fighting for Jonathan, he should fight for himself -Dokubo-Asari

*Park Geun-hye elected S’Korea's first woman leader

THISDAY

*Jonathan: Day of Helicopter Crash, Sad One in our History

*Seven Vie to be Yero’s Deputy

*Soyinka Bags Awolowo’s Prize for Leadership Award

*Igbo Nollywood Group Demands Sylvanus Release

*Jonathan: Day of Helicopter Crash, Sad One in our History

*Voters in Ondo, Borno, 17 Others Top List of Electoral Offenders

*Ogun Suspends Principal for Conducting Virginity Test on Students

*Terrorism Act: Appointment of NSA Coordinator Splits Senate, Jeopardises Bill

*House Threatens to Arrest Odimegwu

*Derivation Fund: Oil Communities Allege N7tn Misappropriation

*Again, Babalakin Seeks Court’s Protection from Arraignment

*JTF Lost Nine Men in Niger Delta Operations in 2012

*Igbo Nollywood Group Demands Sylvanus Release

*N195bn Pension Fund: Maina’s Absence Stalls Senate Investigation

*NERC: N170bn Required to Close up Metering Gap in Electricity Sector

*Fuel Subsidy: House Passes N162bn Supplementary Budget

*Suswam Presents N130.9bn Appropriation Bill

*EFCC Nabs Another Air Passenger With $130,000

*No Experienced Person Has Governed Ekiti Since 1999

*NNPC Pipeline Fire Rages in Lagos

*Agbakoba Sues FG, National Assembly over Poor Funding of Judiciary

*Amnesty Programme: Kuku Names Team for Third Phase

*Applicants Lament FG’s New Employment Directive

*Pirates Hijack Vessel, Kidnap Five Indians

*Army Promotes 150 Senior Officers

*Akpabio: Akwa Ibom is PDP's Poster State

*Early Passage of 2013 Budget Strategic to Development

*Allegations of marginalisation Not True in Delta

*INEC Acted Well by De-registering Parties

*We’ll Wrest Power from ACN in Lagos in 2015, Says PDP Chief

*Obasanjo, Daniel’s Supporters Clash at PDP Secretariat

*Naira Gains Marginally as CBN Closes WDAS

*Dangote Sugar Targets N16bn Profit for 2012

*Developers Jittery over PMI’s Recapitalisation Deadline

*CCA Names Elumelu African Business Leader of the Year

*UN: Global Economy Risks Falling into Renewed Recession

*Govt, Professionals Tasked on National Devt, Productivity

*Dangote Flour Mills Workers Down Tools

TRIBUNE

*80% of Ojota drivers hypertensive - FRSC

*Virginity test: Ogun govt suspends principal

*Couple remanded in prison for allegedly killing toddler

*Awolowo Leadership Prize for Soyinka, a homemade crowning glory - Aregbesola

*NEW STATES: S/East not divided - Kalu

*Senate divided over bill seeking capital punishment for terrorist

*Plateau govt threatens striking workers

*Staggered elections are not the best for Nigeria - Jega

*Nigeria can’t develop with 36-state structure —Anyaoku

*ACF, YUF: Building bridges of unity

GUARDIAN

*DFID donates N3b drugs to Kano hospitals 

*Tackling skin diseases in Nigeria 

*Understanding the ketogenic diet and cancer 

*Chronic alcohol, marijuana use during youth can compromise white-matter integrity 

*Eating unhealthy snack foods may increase cancer risk 

*Govt to subsidise electricity to poor consumers, bridge metering gap

*Resident doctors want tax-free allowances, task govt on oversees training

                               -30-

Good morning & God bless Nigeria

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines, December 19, 2012

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines, December 19, 2012

PUNCH
*Chime underwent heart surgery in 2005 – Aides
*Corruption affecting Nigeria’s security – Envoy, Braithwaite
*Slavery, colonialism haunting Africa – Soyinka
*Ajimobi breached our agreement, Tokyo insists
*Southern Kaduna groups jostle for deputy gov slot
*Presidency worries over govs’ demand on crash probe
*N’Assembly queries NNPC’s N48bn excess expenditure
*Don’t sweep probe report under the carpet – CAN
*Bayelsa kidnappers release Nigerian, detain Korean
*IG plans overhaul of SARS over attack
*Yakowa’s body arrives in Kaduna amid tears
* Bayelsa crash: Pilot’s family accuses FG of partiality
*Southern Kaduna groups jostle for deputy gov slot
 *Fengor, Bassey complete Eagles team
 *The seamless democratic transition in Ghana
*Many state workers may retire without pension – Ahmad
*Power generation peaks at 4,350MW


VANGUARD

*Yakowa/Azazi : Publish air crash reports, Senate tells Jonathan
*Qatar-based firm to produce $1bn film on Prophet Mohammed
*Insights into onshore – offshore dichotomy, by Obong Victor Attah
*Zambia’s Chipolopolo to play 4 warm-up matche
*Students allege govt’s plan to hijack Nans convention
*F/Eagles train in Faro, Qatar
*Opponents should worry about Eagles – Keshi
*Consumers owe PHCN N1.7bn in Ilorin
*Poly Product shareholders back delisting from NSE
*Plateau ready to pay striking workers 3 months salaries
*27 dead as trailer plunges into river
*NITMA 2012: Olajide, Arogundade bag fellowship awards
*Halliburton: Nigeria not fighting corruption enough – US
*NAICOM reiterates support for weak insurance companies
*Reps kill Police Reform Trust Fund Bill
*Lagos lawyer blasts AMCON over Capital Oil
*2013 budget: Reps adopt $79 benchmark
*Mega Party threatens legal action over caretaker c’ttees
*Retirees demand improved pension from FBN
*FG committed to addressing challenges of senior citizens – Jonathan

COMPASS
*Senate, Reps fix crude oil benchmark at $79
*Fayemi sacks 2,781 council workers
No fewer than 2,781 local
*Anambra budgets N110.89b for 2013
Governor
*Jonathan tells univeristies to source for alternative means of finance
*It was a dream come true for the 5, 249 graduates of the Obafemi Awolowo...
*Chime is alive -Gov Orji
*Insecurity has killed North's night economy – Abdulsalami
*We must rise above religious, ethnic differences, says Jonathan
*1,200 ACN, LP members defect PDP in Ekiti
*Police extend search for Rotimi’s wife beyond Ibadan

LEADERSHIP

*Stop Sharing Excess Crude Funds, Ex-CBN Gov Tells Jonathan

*AMCON Insists On Possessing Capital Oil Assets

*Why We’ll Deregister More Political Parties – Jega

*Final Journey Begins...Yakowa’s Remains Arrive In Kaduna

*30 Killed, 16 Injured In Sokoto Auto Crash

*Fuel Price Increase Will Breed Violent Protest – NLC

*Reps Okay $7.3bn External Borrowing Plan

*SARS Attack: IGP Overhauls Mobile Police Force

*How The Ghost Of Bola Ige United Obasanjo And Aregbesola

*Abuja Under Me Won’t Become Like Lagos — FCT Minister

*Why ICPC Adopted New Strategies Against Corruption – Ekpo

THISDAY

*Kaduna Weeps as Yakowa’s Remains Arrive State for Burial

*Police Indict Capital Oil, Ubah for Subsidy Fraud

*Goje’s Convoy Kills 18-year-old Man During Condolence Visit

*Pipeline Fire Kills Many in Lagos

*National Assembly Adopts $79 Oil Benchmark for 2013 Budget

*Abdulsalami: Insecurity Has Killed Night Life in the North

*Power Generation Rises to 4,349.7MW

*Uproar, Confusion Force Senate to Halt Debate on PIB

*House Wants Museum Named After Enahoro 

*Bukola Saraki Turns 50

*FG Names Anohu-Amazu Acting DG of PenCom

*SEC Shuts down Illegal Fund Manager

*Shareholders Applaud Eterna’s Performance

*‘Nigerian Markets Attractive to Long-term Investors’

*‘Nigerian Markets Attractive to Long-term Investors’

*Onasanya Wins ‘CEO of the Year’ Award

*Onasanya Wins ‘CEO of the Year’ Award

*Ecobank to Reward Rapid Transfer Customers

GUARDIAN

*Path to reviving Nigeria’s economy, by stockbrokers’ forum

*Jonathan, N’Assembly meet over budget benchmark

*Police to raise security for Xmas, New Year

*Senate probes crashes, fumes at death of Yakowa, Azazi, others

*Eternaoil posts N41b revenue in 2011, targets N1.1b profit in Q3 

*SEC seals illegal fund manager’s office 

*How govt, politicians nailed Lagos-Ibadan expressway 

*DELIVER US FROM EVIL 

*Computer Society confers Fellowship on Juwah 

*Minister summons aviation operators over sector’s woes

*Saraki: Between leadership, power and service

                         -30-

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines December 18, 2012

Some of Today's Newspaper Headlines December 18, 2012

PUNCH

*Police disqualify SSCE, Third Class holders from recruitment

*kidnappers contact Imo over actress

*Lagos impounds 6,972 motorcycles in three months

*FG, Lagos agree on Lekki Seaport

*Govs demand role in helicopter crash probe

*Ondo tribunal okays joint inspection of electoral materials

*Party interest killed electoral reform committee report – Uwais

*Kidnappers abduct four expatriates, Nigerian in Bayelsa 

*How Ajimobi won 2011 Oyo gov poll – Tokyo

*States should control police –Senator

*Health workers’ protest politically motivated –NMA

*Politicians encouraging terrorism –Aregbesola

*FG to ban packaged sugar importation in January

*Petrol supply inadequate as Christmas approaches – Marketers

*2012 subsidy claims to reach N1.23tn – PPPRA

*Wife of conductor killed by policeman seeks justice#

*No clue to TV presenter’s whereabouts– Police

*Children, women protest planned demolition of Ogun estate

*True entrepreneurs are doers, not dreamers, Awosika tells graduates

*OAU at 50: Akinkugbe, Omole charge alumni to support institution

*UNIABUJA graduates students with multiple carryovers —Panel

*Nigerian graduates not as bad as people claim – OOU VC

*Four Britons arraigned for bribing Lagos, Rivers officials

*Katongo wins BBC award, expects easy ride against Nigeria

*Nations Cup: Keshi targets 10 NPL players

*‘We’ll use locally-assembled computers for identity registration — Onyemenam

*What is the life of a Nigerian worth?

*Energy saving tips this Yuletide

 *Helicopter crashed on 15th trip of the day –Source

 *Police disqualify SSCE, Third Class holders from recruitment

* How Ajimobi won 2011 Oyo gov poll – Tokyo

 *No clue to TV presenter’s whereabouts– Police

 *Kidnappers quizzed my mum on subsidy payments –Okonjo-Iweala

VANGUARD

*Nigeria starts printing of new encoded yellow fever card

*4 charged in UK for bribing Nigerian officials over tax

*FERMA MD speaks on `zero potholes’ on roads

*Kidnappers keep Imo dep gov’s aide 4 months after

*Race for PDP BoT Chair: Between moderation and desperation

*Electoral reform: Political interest killed my report – Uwais

*NNPC cautions IOCs against false accusation

*Six Hyundai Heavy workers kidnapped in Bayelsa

*PDP: Another script to cage Govs

*Court upholds right to hear case against selection of FUT, Minna, VC

*‘10.1m children dropped out of school in 2012’

*Lagos Speaker’s trial: I found cash registers – EFCC witness

*Cynthia: Court grants bail to Pharmacist

*FG bans importation of raw sugar from January 1

*Aregbesola, workers on collision course over new taxes

*Bandits snatch N15m from Delta LG

*Imoke’s aide blames environmental disaster on FG

*Plateau indigeneship non-negotiable – Sen Pwajok

COMPASS

*Osun workers poised for showdown with Aregbesola over tax, consultancy

*Four charged in U.K. for bribing Rivers, Lagos’ Internal revenue officials

*Community kicks against Amosun’s plan to demolish 300 buildings

*Bode George: Between a good name and material acquisition in leadership

*Etihad Airways named world’s leading airline for the fourth consecutive year

*Aero wins Best West African Airline of the Year 2012 

*OPEC Fund approves fresh $103.5m to boost socio- economic development in Africa

*Delta’s in Virgin Atlantic 49 % purchase prises open the valuable London Heathrow hub for SkyTeam?

*SEC vows to unveil any perpetrators of abuse in capital market

*Asset managers may takeover indebted mobile operators

THISDAY

*Govs to Appoint Consultant to Probe Helipcoter Crash

*Okonjo-Iweala: My Mother was Abducted over Subsidy Claims

*Uwais: Political Interests Killed My Report

*Actors Guild Plans Protest over Nkiru Sylvanus Kidnap

*Bakassi: Nigeria, Cameroun to Speed up Boundary Demarcation

*Helicopter Crash: ANPP Urges Thorough Probe

*NNPC: We Won’t Bend Contracting Procedures for IOCs

*Four Charged in UK for Bribing Nigerian Officials over Tax

*Judge Rejects Apple Injunction Bid vs. Samsung

*Inflation Defies Monetary Tightening, Rises to 12.3%

*YTD Gains: Nigerian Stock Market Leap-frogs Kenya, Others

*Banks, Operators to Acquire Fraud Prevention System

*Ecobank, Zenith, GTBank Bag Best Performing Awards

*Financial Education Helps Women into Boardroom Positions

*Fear of Fresh Fuel Crisis Mounts over Volatility in Price

*Nigeria, FAO, Others Sign Food Security Pact

*When Shema Stunned Obasanjo

*Ndigbo and Kalu’s Call for Unity

*Obama Makes New Fiscal Cliff’ Offer, Deal May Be Near

*Kwara PDP Condemns ACN Fracas in Ilorin

*Appeal Court Orders Retrial of Edo Service Commission’s Case

*PDP Sweeps Benue Council Polls

LEADERSHIP

*Ministers Panic As Jonathan Calls Emergency FEC Meeting

*Kaduna Deputy Governor: Emirs, Elders Make Case For Yakowa’s Wife

*Ministers Panic As Jonathan Calls Emergency FEC Meeting

 *6 Killed In Auto Crash In Malumfashi

*2012: FG To Spend N1.23 Trillion On Fuel Subsidy Payment

*Ahmed congratulates Buhari at 70

*Yakowa/Azazi: Reps To Probe Helicopter Crash

*Trade Ministry Unveils New Auto Policy In 2013

*My Mum Was Kidnapped Over Unpaid Fuel Subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala

*How Delta Dealt With Flood Disaster — Uduaghan

*Oldest Man In Benue Dies At 122

*Leadership Correspondent Wins SEC Award

*NBA Backs Call For Review Of NDDC Act

                               -30-

GOD BLESS NIGERIA!!!