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By: Edith Jeff-Okoroafor She may not have been on par with you, but definitely looked up to you. She sought to learn the ropes from you. Through humble and almost unknown beginnings, she strove to be where she currently is, just like you if you care to remember. She tried time and again to connect with you but you acted coldly towards her. Yet, she kept on trying, “ I’ve got something to learn from her”, she thought to herself and kept chasing you about for a meeting, a decent phone conversation – anything at all that would result in communicating seriously with you. The messages she left you, you snubbed. That is, if you bothered reading them at all, but smiled gleefully at an ordinary missed call notification from a man. Still, she didn’t relent since she had long held up before her, in place of your face, an image of the woman she would like to be someday – a mirror to her future. In spite of how you treated her, she never put down that image. Her resolve to succeed thankfully was ...

An official statement from the university of Maiduguri management made available yesterday indicates that the University resumes as earlier scheduled on tuesday 3rd 2016. Staff and students are to note that all event remain as stipulated in the school's 2017/18 academic session calendar; "they are to be strictly adhered to especially in areas of commencement of lectures and other academic activities" the circular read. The circular which was signed by Director, Senate and Academic matters, Yamta Filibus Mshelia was however silent over the much anticipated admission list though there are rumours that lists are ready and may be released by 30th September. It could also be recalled that the admission was also delayed in the most previous session where it was released barely a day to resumption. The circulated also said "new students will be informed of their commencement dates in due course". Safe journey to all staff and returning students and as well good luc...

The House of Representatives has vowed to go ahead with the Bill seeking to regulate the activities of Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations. The House made its position known in a statement by the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril, on Thursday. Jibril said in a statement that not even the United Nations, to which some of the NGOs and CSOs have appealed to, can prevail on the National Assembly to stop the process for the passage of the Bill. He said: “Going on cheap propaganda and blackmail and even calling on World bodies including the United Nations to help you withdraw a bill from our National Assembly will not help you!” Jibril, however, in the statement, said churches, mosques and thrift societies are not going to be affected by the Bill. The statement by Jibril is reproduced below: House clears the air on NGO regulation Bill …Some NGOs collected funds for North East IDPs and disappeared …Churches, Mosques, Esusu,...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says only a combination of JAMB cut-off marks, post-UTME, O’ level results and other admission criteria as determined by institutions can ensure candidates’ admission. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the JAMB registrar, disclosed this at an intensive Training and Sensitisation Forum on Central Admissions Processing System for the 2017/2018 academic session on Thursday in Abuja. Oloyede said scoring higher than the minimum cut-off marks did not guarantee admission but made candidates eligible for admission consideration. He added that institutions determined the institutional, programme and course cut-off marks and other admission criteria in exercise of their autonomy. According to him, the cut-off mark by JAMB is only a threshold below which no institution can admit candidates. Oloyede said: “JAMB is not an examination body rather it is a ranking body. If there are enough spaces in the tertiary institutions there may not be need...

COINCIDENCE OR GOD’S DOING? Isn’t it amazing? Many may say it is just happening but I don’t think the same line, have you ever imagined how three great men were given birth to serially as though it was arranged, yes it’s a divine arrangement!!! It might interest you to know that THREE presidents of the NFCS (two past and one present) were not just born in September but share the dates serially 20, 22, and 23; isn’t God wonderful? The current president of NFCS Bro. Emmanuel Eze whose birthday we celebrated yesterday was born 20th September he is currently finalizing a second degree program at the Department of Medical Laboratory Science among his interests are Badmington and singing The immediate past president Bro. Chibueze Linus a fresh graduate of the department of Medical Laboratory Science was born on September 22nd he loves adventure and creativity. Bro Benjamin Nzeh two-time President of the NFCS, a graduate of Health Education currently running his Masters in Hungary is not...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai on Monday evening noted that the Defence Headquarters did not declare the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation. Speaking during the official launch of Operation Python Dance II in Abakaliki, the Army Chief who argued that what the Defence Headquarters did was a pronouncement on IPOB, added that the statement of the military gave room for the right steps to be taken on the matter. According to Buratai, the action of the Federal Government concerning IPOB was right and that the military did not over step its bound towards the protection of lives and properties in the country. “You have to get it very clear. First of all, what the Defence Headquarters did was to make pronouncement. It was not a declaration perse. But this has given room for the right step to be taken. I think the government is doing the right thing. “It is not that we are overstepping our bounds. We are still within the limits. And I en...

Finally, the ASUU STRIKE which has lasted for more than a month has been official called off. While addressing a press conference in the Federal Universities of Technology, Minna, the Niger State capital, the National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said the union had agreed to suspend the strike after a meeting of the National Executive Council which started on today. The President also listed the components of the agreement which the union had with the Federal Government , which led to the resolution of the long-drawn crisis. While speaking at a press briefing today on resolutions which the Union has reached during the National Exercutive Council meeting NEC in Federal University of Technology FUT, Minna, the president of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said and we quote: “Finally, NEC resolved to suspend the strike action embarked upon, with effect from monday, September, 18, 2017 and directs its branches to resume work forthwith”. Minna—...

Pete Edochie has said it all, listen to his words.. For those of u that will insult!! What Will Happen If There Is No Election In Anambra State.. For those shouting no election in Anambra State – especially those among you who are from our state, have you even sat for a moment and thought about the implications of boycotting election in Anambra State? Well, based on the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – which Anambra state is still part of, discouraging or hindering people from exercising their franchise in an election is classified as treason and in some cases terrorism. we all know that many people will want to go and vote so as to chose who will govern them- but based on the high number of ipob touts deployed to anambra state by nnamdi kanu, many people out of fear of being victimized will chose to stay indoors – just like it happened during the previous stay at home order by ipob. forcing people to stay indoors is classified as terrorism ...

OUR HOPE IN DESPAIR: TOWARDS NATIONAL RESTORATION A Communiqué issued at the End of Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State, 7-15 September 2017. 1.      PREAMBLE We, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, held our Second Plenary Meeting of the year at St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State, from 7 to 15 September 2017. Having prayerfully reflected on the issues affecting the Church and our country, we now issue this Communiqué. 2.      URGENT NEED TO ADDRESS GRIEVANCES Our country is currently passing through a phase that is marked by tension, agitation and a general sense of hopelessness and dissatisfaction. This we believe is as a result of years of injustice, inequity, corruption, and impunity. There are agitations in many sectors of the country against the one-sidedness in appointments to key instit...

TAG: EMMANUEL ONYEKWERE Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited, NAOC Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for the 2016/2017 academic session. The Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) Joint Venture in     pursuance of  its  Corporate Social Responsibility invites suitably qualified applicants for        its     2016/2017 Session Tertiary Scholarship Scheme, effective from 11th September to 29th September, 2017. CATEGORY OF AGIP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. Host Communities Merit Award – For applicants strictly from NAOC Host Communities National Merit Award – For applicants from Non- Host Communities CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE FOR AGIP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. To qualify for consideration, applicants MUST be:     Registered Full TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions     Certified 100 level students at the time of application (Only students admitted in 2016/2017 academi...

Tag: Emmanuel Onyekwere The National Examinations Council has today, thursday 14th September, 2017 released the June/July 2017 Senior Secondary Schools results. It said 745,053 candidates, representing 70.85 per cent of the 1,051,472 that sat for the examinations, got at least five credits, including Mathematics and English Language. The results were announced at the NECO headquarters in Minna, the Niger State capital, by the Registrar of the Council, Prof. Charles Uwakwe. Uwakwe said the performance of the candidates in this year’s examinations represents 1.11 per cent improvement when compared with 2016. Recall that there will be no admission with awaiting results so we strongly advise all students who are seeking admission to quickly upload their results to the jamb portal and directed. NFCS UNIMAID CARES !!!

Tag: EMMANUEL ONYEKWERE How To upload waec result to JAMB website – NECO OLevel Awaiting Result Info 2017 JAMB UTME candidates have been mandated to upload their SSCE WAEC, NECO or any other O-Level result, including awaiting results details to the JAMB website portal. Note that this is compulsory for all candidates, including those that had uploaded theirs before September, 2017. All 2017 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) UTME candidates are expected to Login to JAMB profile and do the needful as the board have re-activated the portal for the uploading of O’level results. How To Upload OLevel SSCE Results on JAMB Website. Follow the steps below to upload waec result to jamb website. Visit any of the Approved JAMB CBT Centres nearest to you. Inform the attendant there of your intention to upload or re-upload your WAEC, NECO or other Awaiting OLevel result on the JAMB portal. The uploading of the results will be done after your online JAMB profile have b...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all 2017 candidates to re-upload their results on the JAMB Portal. According to the information made available by JAMB via its twitter page, all candidates are to ensure they upload their results onto the JAMB portal again. If you have uploaded yours earlier either during registration or after JAMB exams, we advise your proceed to re-upload your O’level result details again just to be on a safer side and avoid issues later. Candidates waiting for the release of their NECO results have been advised not to panic as all Institutions have been directed to ensure that candidates awaiting the release of NECO results are considered for their various PUTME screening exercises. This means that NECO awaiting result candidates will be considered for admission However, such Candidates who are waiting for the NECO results to be released, all you need to do is indicate where required but ensure to upload the NECO results once...

US country music singer Don Williams – who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style – has died aged 78. The Texan native passed away after a short illness, his publicist said. Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits. His songs, such as Gypsy Woman and Tulsa Time, were covered by many other singers – including Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. Williams was known as the gentle giant of country music. Other hits included You’re My Best Friend, I Believe in You and Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good. In 2010, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A second US country singer, Troy Gentry, has also died, aged 50. “It is with great sadness that we confirm that Troy Gentry, half of the popular country duo, Montgomery Gentry, was tragically killed in a helicopter crash which took place at approximately 1:00pm today in Medford, New Jersey,” a statement of the band’s website said. It said d...

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday dismissed the speculation of a stalemate in the admission of fresh students into universities across the country. Oloyede, who spoke during an interview with journalists shortly after a visit to the zonal office of the board in Benin, the Edo State capital, insisted that all universities have been barred from conducting written examinations before admitting students. He also denied the alleged imposition of prospective students on universities, adding that issues over the admission of fresh students into tertiary institutions had been resolved after due consultations with all stakeholders. Oloyede said: “I know many of you are bothered and you want to hear from me about the admission. “There is no stalemate. “After due consultation with the Senate, House of Representatives, because we have been invited and they are worried, and after due consultation...

BY EMMANUEL ONYEKWERE The Bible does not specifically condemn gambling, betting, or the lottery . The Bible does warn us, however, to stay away from the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 13:5). Scripture also encourages us to stay away from attempts to “get rich quick” (Proverbs 13:11; 23:5; Ecclesiastes 5:10). Gambling most definitely is focused on the love of money and undeniably tempts people with the promise of quick and easy riches. Betting is the action of gambling money on the outcome of a race, game, or other unpredictable event. It also refers to the risking a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. Lately many have engaged into all sorts of modern gambling especially sports bet which had replaced the existing ones like pool and others, many genuine Christian who have intention of engaging but are asking questions as to whether it's against the Christian precepts I'm al...