CBN-CENEF ADMISSIONS  CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA COLLABORATIVE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME (CBN-CPP) , UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA  ADMISSION INTO MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN ACCOUNTING, BANKING & FINANCE, AND ECONOMICS AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE CBN COLLABORATIVE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME CALL FOR APPLICATIONS  Applications are invited from interested candidates into the Central Bank of Nigeria Collaborative Postgraduate Programmes (CBN-CPP). The CBN-CPP, which is the Central Bank of Nigeria’s flagship intervention in tertiary education offers quality postgraduate education devoid of disruptions.  One of its Centres is the Central Bank of Nigeria Centre for Economics and Finance presently located at University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus .   The courses offered include: • Master of Science in Accounting/Accountancy (Forensic Accounting and Auditing or Financial Accounting and Reporting).  • Master of Science in Ba...

House of Reps adopts Conference Committee Report on Peace Corps Bill. From Kayode Lawal, Abuja. The National Assembly Conference Committee set up by both Senate and the House of Representatives to harmonize the Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Peace Corps completed it's assignmenit on Wednesday thereby clearing coast for transmission of the Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. The Harmonized Report of the Conference Committee which was laid and adopted by the House of Representatives today showed that the Conference adopted the version of the Bill as passed by  in terms of clause 38(2). Highlight of the adopted report is on clause 38 (1) of the version passed by the Senate which is in conflict with the version passed by the House of Representatives as contained under clause 38 (1). Whereas the Senate's version seeks dissolution of the existing Peace Corps of Nigeria and National Unity and Peace Corps, the House of Representatives version of the Bil...

HELENA WAS SINGLE AT 31 AND SHE KEPT SHOUTING ON FACEBOOK th6at MARRIAGE is NOT IMPORTANT FOR A LADY AND THAT THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED ARE IN BONDAGE. Helena was single at 31 and she kept shouting on Facebook that marriage is not important for a lady and that those who are married are in bondage. At 34 she is now married and she is posting pictures of her and her husband on daily basis. She keeps telling people her life revolves around her husband. Janet asked her friend Juliet whether it was financially okay for her to marry a banker. Juliet said it was financial suicide because a banker earning 200k cannot afford you a decent life in Lagos. Janet took her advice and rejected the marriage proposal from Ken. Two years later Juliet married a secondary school teacher earning 30k. She earns far more than her husband and nobody is hearing about it on social-media  Matilda was ranting on Facebook that she does not contribute money to the running of her home.  She insisted ...

LET'S BUGA: IT'S ANOTHER HISTORIC MOMENT IN EBONYI STATE AS THE GOVERNOR ELECT, RT HON FRANCIS OGBONNA NWIFURU AND HIS DEPUTY, FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY GOVERNOR IN EBONYI, HON PRINCESS. Let's Buga: It's another historic moment in Ebonyi State as the Governor Elect, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru and his Deputy, first female Deputy Governor in Ebonyi, Hon Princess Patricia Obila recieved Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cement their overwhelming victory in the just Concluded Guber election. Apparently, by May 29th, the Chief Justice of Ebonyi State, His Lordship Justice Elvis Ngene shall administer Oath of Office and allegiance to FON and PO at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium as the 4th Executive Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State. Nwifuru/Obila Government will focus on health, Education, Human Capital Development and Improvement of Workers. The gusto and ecstasies that will characterize his administratio...

JUST IN: CHINESE BANK REJECTS $22BN LOAN REQUEST BY BUHARI's GOVT  JUST IN: Chinese Bank Rejects $22bn Loan Request By Buhari’s Govt. The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, approved the request by the Federal Government to borrow $973,474,971.38 from China Development Bank. This followed the decision by the China-Exim Bank to reject Nigeria’s $22,798,446,773 loan request earlier approved by the National Assembly. The Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, moved a motion for the legislative chamber to amend its resolution granting approval for the failed loan deal. The motion was titled ‘Rescission of the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan.’ Moving the motion, Fulata said, “The House notes that the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan was approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 5, 2020, and June 2, 2020, respectively. The House recalls that the National Asse...

A 25-year-old Kwara state footballer, Baraye Bamidele Saoban, of Ibrafix Football Club, Ilorin and one Adaraloye Ezekiel, have been convicted for love scam offences by a Kwara state high court in Ilorin. Baraye, hails from Ilorin, while Ezekiel is a native of Osi, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The duo were prosecuted on separate charges by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. They pleaded guilty to the charges in court, following which, counsel to the anti-graft agency, Rashidat Alao, led witnesses in evidence to review the facts of the cases. The witnesses, who narrated how actionable Intelligence led to the arrest of Baraye and Adaraloye, informed the court that the duo specialised in ‘yahoo-yahoo’ business. Among items recovered from the defendants at the point of arrest, were iPhones, incriminating messages printed from their devices and manager’s cheque raised as restitution, which were tendered and admitted by t...

IPOB has asked, all Biafra people to remain resolute in their struggle for restoration, insisting that a sovereign Biafra nation is closer than ever. GLOBAL movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Nnamdi Kanu, has urged all Biafra people to remain resolute in their struggle for restoration, insisting that a sovereign Biafra nation is closer than ever. The group that despite their current travails, Biafra citizens could see the ‘Rising Sun of Our Great Nation and the Land of Hope, maintaining that they were already on the threshold of independence. In a statement issued, yesterday, Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, revealed that the leadership of the group had taken the struggle to the international arena as he promised, adding that global attention was now on Biafra. Powerful, who flayed their detractors and agents of darkness who engage in malicious propaganda and blackmail, maintained that IPOB was not only a peaceful movement, but al...

MY ARTICLE OF THE DECADE: WHAT IGBOS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ISIAGU SYMBOL  BY CHINEDUUGONABO DR. SCOFIELD ABSTRACT   In this essay, I use “akwa isiagụ” as metaphor to illustrate that Igbos have not done exactly well to preserve their language and culture. I posit they have abandoned their unique cultural symbol. That they are now parading a symbol of foreign popular culture as their foremost emblem. But I also present perspectives that might ignite a quest for self-rediscovery. Akwa isiagụ is the clothing fabric patterned with motifs showing fierce-looking lion’s head and mane. Some designs show a less stern lion’s head, with two or three cow horns besides it.  Since the last 50 to 60 years Igbos have managed to portray this fabric design as their classic cultural emblem. In fact, as something of a totem. Igbo chiefs and nze and ọzọ title holders use it to make their ceremonial gears. At native marriage ceremonies and similar cultural events, isiagụ garments of di...

Can the right vitamins boost my immune system We all know what it’s like when work starts to pick up and suddenly, we’re best friends with the take-away place around the corner. Stress, lack of sleep or no time to hit the gym will always get the better of us. To make sure that oh, so familiar cold doesn’t come knocking, we all need a helping hand from time to time to maintain a normal immune system. Choosing to take a multivitamin with minerals to give your body its daily needed nutrients is a good remedy for a lot of us. It is, however, not a substitute for a healthy and well-balanced diet. A supplement simply can’t match all the biologically active compounds teeming in a well-stocked pantry, so above all, make sure you focus on the bigger picture and specifically what’s on your plate. You will get plenty of the vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients you need through high-fiber foods such as brown rice and bulgur, as well as meat, poultry and fish, fruits, vegetables...

SIMON EKPA NJOKU SAID THAT HE HAS JUST WATCHED ANOTHER IGBO BIAFRA MARKET IN LAGOS BEING BURNT DOWN IN BaloguN LAGOS TODAY, AND I AM VERY SAD. SINCE AFTER the ELECTION, IGBO BIAFRANS IN LAGOS  I have just watched another Igbo Biafra Market in Lagos being burnt down in Balogun lagos today, and i am very sad. Since after the election, igbo Biafrans in Lagos and their Businesses has been attacked and like i have said earlier, we cant sit back and watch. As Biafrans in Lagos will be getting ready to return home with their businesses. To this end, we will activate sit at home for all Biafrans in Lagos. This sit at home is targeted at crippling the economy of the Lagos state government, who’s body language has suggested to be directly responsible for the attack against Igbos.  I therefore call on all Igbo market leaders in Lagos that we are ready to provide securities for all Igbo markets in Lagos pending when the businesses will be moved to Eastern region. We will forti...

FBI-Full-Blooded Igbo!! The first Black Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan was an Igbo man named Professor Kenneth Dike. The first Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos was an Igbo man named Professor Eni Njoku. •The first Nigerian Rector of the then Yaba College of Technology was also an Igbo man The first Nigerian Professor of Mathematics was an Igbo man named Professor Chike Obi – the man who solved Fermat’s Last Theorem. He was followed by another Igbo man named Professor James Ezeilo, Professor of Differential Calculus and the founder of the Ezeilo Constant. The first Nigerian professor of history was an Igbo man Professor Kenneth Dike who also became the first black vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. The first Nigerian Professor of Botany was an Igbo man named Professor Eni Njoku. He went on to become the very first vice chancellor of the university of LAGOS. The first Nigerian Professor of Anatomy and Physiology is Professor Chike Edozien an I...

GOVERNMENT OF PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF GREAT BIAFRA, OR UNITED STATES OF BIAFRA Finally, HERE ARE THE 32 STATES OF BIAFRA, With their Capitals. It is now to the open, We are going home. Disregard those coming to demoralise you. We are focused and our eye is on the ball till Biafra is liberated.  Old Abia State: 17 LGAs 1. ABA STATE     Aba 2. IKWUMISIA STATE     Umuahia 3. OGBOO STATE     Obasi Nnunu Old Akwa Ibom State : 30 LGAs 1. IDUNG IBOM STATE      Uyo 2. ITTAI ANANG STATE     Ikot Ekpene 3. QUA STATE      Eket Old Anambra State : 21 LGAs 1. IKEMBA STATE     Awka 2. ODUMEGWU STATE     Isuofia 3. OMAMBALA STATE     Onitsha Old Bayelsa State : 8 LGAs 1. BON STATE     Brass 2. EPIE STATE     Yenalgoa 3. SAGBAMA STATE     Sagbama Old Cross River State : 18 LGAs 1. CALABAR STATE     Calabar 2. IKOM STATE     Obubra 3. OGOJA S...

Court removes Adamawa lawmaker Bororo. The Federal High Court has sacked Member representing Mubi South Constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assenbly, Hon Musa Umar Bororo. The Federal High Court II which sat in Yola Monday, ordered the member to vacate his seat with immediate effect for leaving the party under which he won election to the House. Bororo had in April last year left the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state into the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The high court, presided over by Justice Saleh Kogo, ruled that Bororo who got into the House of Assembly under the APC, ought not to defect to PDP and remain in office. Justice Kogo, however, dismissed suits filed against the member representing Mubi North, Hon Shuaibu Dan Musa and member representing Fufure/Gurin, Hon Shuaibu Babas who similarly defected from the APC to PDP at different times. He said the APC failed to prove its case against the two. The state leadership of the AP...

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES TO fill the FOLLOWING VACANT POSITIONS IN THE SPORTS UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and interested candidates to fill the following vacant positions in the SPORTS UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA. The university is situated at Idumuje-Ugboko in Delta state. The trajectory of the university is to afford Nigerian sports men and women an articulated world class training environment including quality university education. This is historic as the first Sports University in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara Africa, where sports and academics are given equal attention. VACANCIES IN THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC POSITIONS: FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCES: • PHYSICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE • SPORTS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT • SPORTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES: • NURSING SCIENCE • PHYSIOTHERAPY • PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: • ACCOUNTING • BUSINESS ADMI...

STOP LOAN RECOVERY AGENT HARASSMENT: YOUR SIGNATURE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I’m WRITING TO YOU TODAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF LOAN SHARKS AND TO URGE YOU TO JOIN ME IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THEM  Stop Loan Recovery Agent Harassment: Your Signature Can Make a Difference. I’m writing to you today to raise awareness about the dangers of loan sharks and to urge you to join me in the fight against them. Loan sharks are unscrupulous lenders who prey on vulnerable individuals and trap them in a cycle of debt that can be impossible to escape. They often charge exorbitant interest rates and fees, and use threats and intimidation to keep their victims under their control. This predatory behavior is unacceptable and must be stopped.  By signing this petition, you can show your support for stricter regulations on loan sharks and the lending industry as a whole. We need to hold these lenders accountable for their actions and protect consumers from their harmful practi...

WE MUST NOT LIE TO OURSELVES... After the Lagos gubernatorial election that stirred up a lot of ethnic strife between Igbo and Yoruba people, a lot of decisions has been made by Igbo people and one of those decisions is to move SPARE PARTS MARKET in Lagos to Southeast which is very commendable. But let's be factual. What does Igboland needs? Markets or Cottage Industries? Do you think Igboland doesn't have enough market that will warrant Igbo people to consider the relocation of motor spare parts markets to Southeast?  When it comes to Tokunbo spare parts, mgbuka Nkpor and mgbuka Obosi are serving the whole of Southeast and no one has complained that those markets are not enough. When it comes to new spare parts, there are various new spare parts markets in all parts of Igboland. We have it at Nnewi, Aba, Owerri, Enugu and Ebonyi. All these markets are been supplied by importers at Tradefair Complex in Lagos. Don't forget, it is virtually impossible to move the ...

DANGERS OF ILLEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT. An illegitimate government is a government that got into power through mindless rigging. It is a Government that bribed INEC officials to manipulate election results in his favor. It is a Government that bribed security agencies to overlook the activities of thugs going about on election day, maiming and disenfranchising potential voters of his political opponents. It is a government that bribed judges to deliver judgement in his favor at the election tribunals and supreme court. It is a government that even though on the day of his swearing in, people are still not regarding him as their president. He won the election but he didn't win the hearts of the people. Such a Government will have a great moral burden to fight societal vices because he assumed offices via corrupt means. Such a government can't be able to condemn and fight kidnapping because he assumed power by kidnapping of INEC officials and forced them to falsify elect...

BEWARE OF FAKE US DOLLARS CIRCULATING IN AFRICA. THREE MEN FROM EMAKHANDENI SUBURB WERE ARRESTED ON SATURDAY AFTER THEY were CAUGHT IN POSSESSION OF FAKE UNITED STATES DOLLAR NOTES  Beware of fake US dollars circulating in Bulawayo. 3 men from Emakhandeni suburb were arrested on Saturday after they were caught in possession of fake United States dollar notes that they used to purchase items so that they get the genuine currency. The suspects are Obedience Muza (23), Nixon Matienga (37) and Liberty Madzivanyika (33).Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said on Friday at around 4PM, detectives from CID homicide in Bulawayo received a tip off and they acted on it. Insp Ncube said follow-ups were made which led to their arrest on Saturday at around 7AM at a local hotel that the three suspects had booked. “The detectives managed to recover 26 US$50, 37 US$20, and eight US$10 fake notes, all amounting to US$2 120 fake notes, which were wrapped inside a tissue...

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2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS, THE WORST IN NIGERIA HISTORY.-----GANI ADAMS  Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has said the conduct of 2023 general election leaves so much to be desired. Adams flayed politicians for whipping up ethnic sentiment and failing to abide by the rules of the electoral process. The founder of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, also urged all Yorubas, elders, monarchs, socio-cultural groups, etc., to look beyond politics and strengthen the bond of unity. A statement the Yoruba One Voice (YOV) issued on Monday said Adams addressed a virtual international conference attended by participants from six continents. At the conference themed “Decolonizing Yoruba land: Speak up, speak out”, Adams stressed that the struggle for decolonization of ancestral land must be a collective effort. The Grand Patron of the diaspora organization urged the indigenes to “wake up from their slumber and take their pride of place among other races in the world”. Iba Adams...

ASIWAJU BOLA TINUBU IS AFRAID OF LOOSING HIS STOLEN MANDATE OF NIGERIAN PEOPLES AS HE HAS RAISED THE ALARM OVER PLOTS BY SOME AGGRIEVED PARTISANS TO trun6cate HIS SWEARING IN ON MAY 29, 2023 President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has raised the alarm over plots by some aggrieved partisans to truncate the transition process, particularly his expected swearing-in on May 29. Tells, Atiku, Obi, ‘You can’t be in court and on the streets. Protesters fixated on having interim govt. Tinubu in a statement by his Director, Public Affairs and Minister of State Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN also warned the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party LP, Mr Peter Obi against taking to the streets while also pursuing their cases in court. In the statement issued Saturday in Abuja, the President-elect noted that those who have taken to the streets protesting against his (stolen) mandate are fixated on havi...

THE MOST INTELLIGENT TRIBE OF BLACK AFRICA: IGBO PEOPLE OF NIGERIA WERE RANKED AS THE MOST INTELLIGENT TRIBE OF BLACK AFRICA IN A US ACADEMIC REPORT. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) represents a person's thinking ability compared to the average for their age. IQ tests begin to assess this by measuring short- and long-term memory. They also measure how well people can solve puzzles and recall information they have heard and how quickly. According To A US Academic Report In 2015, The Igbo Tribe From West Africa Were Ranked As The Most Intelligent Tribe Of Black Africa. Beautiful, Intelligent And Creative. A Rich Tribe With Immense Values. The Most Intelligent Tribe In Africa.  Assuming that they consist of a population of approximately 30 million people and are perceived to be more intelligent than neighboring populations in the African regions in which they are concentrated, I would wager that they should have an average IQ in the 90-100 range, perhaps in the low-medium 90-95...

The new Director of Stanbic IBTC, Ndidi Nwuneli. She's the founder of LEAP Africa with over 25 years of international development experience and a globally recognized serial entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and consultant.  Nwuneli serves on the boards of the Boards of over 7 organizations and has received major continental and global awards including Alumni Achievement Award from Harvard Business School (2021), Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa (2011), and Forbes: 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa (2011). Through her work in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, she has led the design and execution of high-impact initiatives focused on policy, strategy, organizational design, ecosystem solutions, and growth. Super Congratulations to Her!!

Iconic Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe (Full Name: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe) (1930-2013) is widely regarded as the founding father of African fiction. His first novel, 'Things Fall Apart', written originally in English and first published in 1958, is regarded as a classic of world literature. The novel has been translated in 45 languages and sold more than ten million copies. He also wrote short stories and essays. He also taught English in Nigeria and United States. His other notable works are 'A Man of the People', 'Anthills of the Savannah', 'Arrow of God', 'Home and Exile', 'Hopes and Impediments', 'Morning Yet on Creation Day', 'No Longer at Ease', 'The Education of a British-Protected Child', and 'There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra”. Chinua Achebe Quotes "Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something ...

ON THE THINKERS CORNER. THE LANGUAGE OF FAITH. “But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”” Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭6‬-‭11.  Language is central in the human existence. Language expresses the thoughts of the mind. Language is the coordinator of the five senses or faculties. Language is what connects or divides societies and cultures. “Now the whole ear...

HOW WILL NIGERIANS YARN FOR BUHARI LEADERSHIP AFTER GOING THROUGH HELL FOR A WHOLE DISASTROUS 8YEARS OF YOUR TENURE, THEN I CAN NOW UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANTED TO FORCEFULLY CROWN YOUR FRIEND, MR BOLA AHMED TINUBU AS YOUR SUCCESSOR  When I read what Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to president Buhari on Media said that Nigerians will yarn for Buhari after he might have left office, it then dawned on me that this charade of election Buhari conducted which produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president elect was preplanned. If Nigerians will yarn for your leadership after going through hell for a whole disastrous 8yrs of your tenure, then I can now understand why you wanted to forcefully crown your friend, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu as your successor knowing very well that he won't be able to lead Nigeria due to old age and ill-health which would eventually make Nigerians to yarn for the days of Buhari in Aso Rock. God forbid!!! I would like to advise Mr Garba Shehu to te...

THE IGBO PROFESSORS: ONE WENT DOWN  WHILE ONE WENT UP. WE HAD TWO PROFESSORS THAT STOOD THEIR GROUND TO DO THE RIGHT THING DURING THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN ENUGU AND ABIA STATE.  We had two professors that stood their ground to do the right thing during the last gubernatorial election in Enugu and Abia state. They are the Electoral Returning Officers that oversaw the gubernatorial election of the two states. The one of Enugu is a man while the one of Abia state is a woman. Unfortunately, the Enugu professor who is my gender failed and succumbed to intimidation but the one of Abia state stood her ground like a lioness and did the right thing by declaring the rightful candidate as the winner of the gubernatorial election.  Millions of Naira was offered to her as bribe money but she rebuffed them. I believe she might have been threatened too but she risky it all and declared Dr Alex Otti of LP the winner of the election. I must confess to you that I am j...