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Husband came home from deployment to find out ‘his wife was keeping a life-changing secret’!

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As part of being in the Navy, Chris is expected to go on long tours on naval ships, protecting the high seas.

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It is a very important position and critical for the armed forces. It does Chris much honor to be doing something so important for the good of his family and country.

Chris was left in disbelief from the surprise his wife had waiting for him when he returned home after a seven-month tour on the high seas. When you are a Navy man and are deployed to the Western Pacific, you hope that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

You try to tie up any loose ends that may exist at home and then you take off for the other side of the world. That was what happened to Chris when he left his wife Natasha for deployment. It was the week after he deployed that Natasha discovered she was pregnant with her fourth child. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Natasha was understandably excited about the pregnancy and she wanted Chris to call her so that she could tell him during his deployment. She then decided to do something a little sneakier but it took a little bit of work on her part. Chris was on deployment for six months so she decided to keep the pregnancy a secret until he returned.

This turned out to be a rather difficult trick because she had to hide the baby bump on social media or whenever she video called Chris. When Chris returned, he rushed to greet Natasha and their three children. That is when he saw that she was now 7 1/2 months pregnant! If there was ever a person who was stunned over seeing something, it has gotta be this man.

 

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5 reasons why men always cheat

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Cheating occurs when one partner betrays the other’s confidence and violates the promise of emotional and sexual exclusivity with them.

Being betrayed by someone you love deeply can be painful. People who are defrauded suffer greatly. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

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How and Why “Unknown Soldiers” Attacked Fela’s Home, Kalakuta Republic, in 1977

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Kalakuta Republic was the home of the late musician and political activist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The commune, located at No. 6 Agege Motor Rd., Moshalashi, Lagos, enclosed Fela’s recording studio, nightclub and a private clinic which was operated by his younger brother, Beko Ransome-Kuti. The two‐storey yellow building also housed Fela’s family and band members…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The name ‘Kalakuta‘ was a parody of Calcutta prison in India where Fela served a sentence in 1974 for possessing marijuana which many believed was politically motivated. Fela declared Kalakuta an independent republic from Nigeria due to his hatred for the then military government which he believed ruled Nigerians with dishonesty. Having a republic inside a republic did not go down well with the military government.

Military men outside Kalakuta republic
Military men outside Kalakuta Republic

Fela’s relationship with the military government deteriorated when he released a best-selling track titled ‘Zombie’ which mocked Nigerian soldiers. The song gained nationwide attention which angered the military government of Olusegun Obasanjo. A line of the song says, “Zombie no go walk unless you tell am to walk“, i.e., a zombie (fool) won’t walk unless commanded.

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Their already strained relationship got severed on a fateful day when two of Fela’s boys got in a heated argument with a military police officer for driving one of Fela’s vehicle which had no plate number at the front; this was on the 18th of February, 1977. Fela’s boys, identified as Segun Adams and Segun Ademola, argued that since there was a plate number at the back, they would not let the officer impound the vehicle.

Fela’s boys drove away as the argument got intense. Some military men chased them to Kalakuta Republic but were denied entrance. This infuriated the military men and they set fire to the generator that powered Kalakuta Republic and cut its electric fence as well, then called for back up to fully invade the commune.

Fela Kuti explaining a point to Mr. Justice Anya after the Kalakuta raid
Fela Kuti explaining a point to Mr. Justice Anya after the Kalakuta raid

Shortly after, about one thousand soldiers arrived with machine guns. Stampede ensued in Kalakuta Republic as the soldiers mercilessly beat its occupants including Fela and his brother. Fela’s brother, Beko, claimed they were almost killed during the attack. Women were beaten and molested. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Fela’s mother, Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was beaten and thrown from an upstairs window. She eventually died from the injuries she sustained during the attack. The soldiers set fire to the commune which razed to ashes in no time.

Fela being rushed to the hospital after he was beaten by soldiers
Fela being rushed to the hospital after he was beaten by soldiers

Properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed; most of Kalakuta’s 60 occupants were in the hospital and so were a number of innocent bystanders who ran past the flames with their arms held straight in the air, a gesture of surrender, but were clubbed anyway by drunken, red-eyed soldiers. It was indeed a horrible day for Fela and his family. People believed that Fela’s beef with the military government culminated in the attack on Kalakuta Republic.

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Fela and band members during a dance rehearsal at Kalakuta Republic

However, the Kutis did not let the military go away with their assault. They filed a N25 Million lawsuit against the Nigerian military. The Kutis’ lawyer, Mr Tunji Braithwaite, handled the case brilliantly but eventually lost to the military government on the ground that the soldiers who attacked Kalakuta Republic were unknown soldiers. Thus the case was dismissed!

Kalakuta Republic in ashes
Kalakuta Republic in ashes

An infuriated Fela who later lost his mother as a result of the attack carried a replica of her coffin to the Dodan military barracks and dropped it off. He later released a song titled ‘Coffin for Head of State’ in 1980 which narrated the attack on Kalakuta and the death of his mother.

Fela and his mother, Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Sad faces of Fela Kuti and his mother, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti, during the probe on the Kalakuta attack

The military government of Olusegun Obasanjo revoked the Kutis’ Certificate of Occupancy of the commune. The site of the demolished Kalakuta Republic is now occupied by a school, named after Fela’s original surname: Ransome-Kuti Memorial Grammar School.

 

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How The People of Ara-Ekiti Committed Mass Suicide To Avoid Enslavement in 1855?

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As at 1850, Ara was one of the most powerful towns in Ekiti with a settlement spanning as big as that of Ijaye in Egbaland. In August 1855, the people of Ara (also called Ara-Ekiti) committed mass suicide to avoid getting enslaved by Ibadan.

The mass suicide was initiated by the leader of Ara town, Alara Elejofi, who (with the help of his first son) destroyed his properties, killed his family and himself. Many other households in the town replicated this act, and when the Ibadan army arrived with their wide array of weaponry, they turned back at the gory sight of dead bodies that littered the town…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

Earlier, the people of Ara had rebelled against their former Alara (ruler) because of his bad governance and the grevious offences he had committed against his townspeople. He was exiled. It was during his exile that Chief Elejofi took over the rulership of the town.

The exiled Alara was not willing to let go of his throne and thus sought help from Ibadan. His request was granted because Ibadan, which as at then was gradually filling the vacuum created by the fall of Oyo, was hungry for towns to shove under its administration. The Ibadan army had just returned from an expedition in Ijebu-Ere and with their help, the deposed Alara returned to Ara and was fearfully accepted.

Shortly after Ibadan restored the deposed Alara of Ara, its army attacked Ikoro, another town in Ekiti, because they prevented Ibadan army from foraging on their crops, and also because there were rumours that Ikoro was planning to attack the Ibadan army. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

During the attack on Ikoro, some other towns in Ekiti, including Ara-Ekiti, tried to defended Ikoro. The restored Alara prevented his townspeople from joining the fight against Ibadan, hence another unrest ensued in the town. Ibadan eventually defeated Ikoro and went ahead to punish the towns that helped Ikoro during the war, including Ara.

During this period, Chief Elejofi had again taken over the rulership of Ara and held on to it for some months before it eventually crumbled due to starvation, and to avoid being enslaved by Ibadan, the people of Ara-Ekiti committed an unprecedented mass suicide. This incident is quite similar to the mass suicide of Igbo slaves off the U.S. coast in 1803.

The town of Ara was left deserted for many years before some of its exiled descendants returned home. Ara suicide remains one of the most disturbing chapters in the history of Ekiti and the entire Yoruba land.

 

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