a G Thang

31/05/2026

27/05/2026

MIRRIAM MAKEBA
MALAIKA

26/05/2026

Sergeant Rogers

Sergeant Barnabas Jabila Mshiela, popularly known as Sergeant Rogers, was a highly feared sniper and member of the specialized military "Strike Force" and Presidential Body Guard during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Operating under the direct supervision of Abacha's Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Rogers became infamous as the state-sponsored killer who eliminated prominent opponents of the junta.

Following the transition to democracy, Sergeant Rogers became a central figure during the 2000 Oputa Panel (Nigeria's Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission). He shocked the nation by confessing to several state-ordered operations:

[1] On June 4, 1996, Rogers shot and killed Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, M.K.O. Abiola, because of her public anti-military protests.

[2] In February 1996, Rogers and his team ambushed and shot Chief Alex Ibru, the publisher of The Guardian newspaper, on the Falomo Bridge in Lagos. Ibru survived but lost his left eye.

[3] Rogers confessed to orchestrating a failed assassination attempt on the leader of the pro-democracy group Afenifere, Senator Abraham Adesanya.

During the subsequent criminal trials, Sergeant Rogers' testimony became deeply complicated. While he originally testified that he acted strictly on the direct command and logistics provided by Major Al-Mustapha, he later made a stunning turnaround in open court, claiming he had been coached and financially incentivized by State prosecutors to falsely implicate Al-Mustapha to secure a conviction. This legal drama heavily contributed to the eventual acquittal of Al-Mustapha by the Court of Appeal in 2013.

Unlike his superiors who spent years in heavy detention, Rogers was released shortly after his cooperation with the Oputa Panel. In a major point of public controversy, he was quietly reintegrated into the Nigerian military, working under the State Security Service (SSS) headquarters.

In 2009, he was involved in a severe car crash along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway that left him with a critical spinal cord injury. He has since remained entirely out of the public eye, with reports indicating he turned to a quiet, religious life.

25/05/2026

The Day Nigeria Stood Still – Fela’s Farewell in a Glass Casket"

When Fela Anikulapo Kuti died on August 2, 1997, it wasn’t just the death of a man — it was the passing of a movement. Lagos, and indeed much of Nigeria, went silent. But then, it erupted in song, in drums, in tears, and in dance — a final tribute to the Abami Eda.

Days later, a glass casket was placed in the middle of Tafawa Balewa Square. Inside lay the man who had spoken truth to power, the man who defied military regimes with saxophone in hand and fire in his lyrics. It was a sight like no other.

Thousands flooded the venue. Men and women from all walks of life — fans, fellow musicians, market women, even people who had once criticized him — all came to pay their respects. His body, dressed in vibrant Ankara, lay peaceful, as if still listening to the rhythm of Afrobeat echoing from massive loudspeakers.

Some came in full traditional attire, others with fists raised high, chanting:
“FELA! FELA!! FELA!!!”

There were weeping mothers, young students who’d memorized his lyrics, and elders who had danced to his tunes in the 70s. The air was thick with heat, incense, and emotion.

As the sun set, his glass casket was carried through the streets of Lagos in a procession that lasted hours. Traffic stopped. Time slowed. The people of Kalakuta, and Nigeria at large, had come out for their hero.

He was later buried at his home in Ikeja, but his spirit never left.

Fela didn’t just die.
He transitioned.
And in that moment, a nation remembered how deeply one man could shake the system — and still be loved.lets wish him rest in peace.

25/05/2026

Fela Kuti

19/05/2026

Pacs Life - 2Pac