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14-yr-old Ese Oruru freed finally

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Following a directive Monday afternoon by the Inspector General of Police to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mohammed Katsina to liase with the State’s Emirate Council and relevant persons, the 14-year-old Ese Oruru was last night rescued from her abductor. 
 
 
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Already, it was gathered that the IGP has made arrangements to move the family to Abuja to re-unite with their daughter.

14-yr-old Ese Oruru freed finally

Following a directive Monday afternoon by the Inspector General of Police to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Mohammed Katsina to l...

Ese’s abduction by my subject embarrassing – Emir Sanusi

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The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II, described the abduction of 14 year old Miss Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State by one of his subjects as an embarrassment. 
 
Sanusi said this after a meeting with members of his council over the issue on Monday. 
 
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He explained that he received two calls from people in far away South Africa on Monday morning over the matter. 
 
The royal father further explained that when the matter was first brought to his attention in September 2015, he ordered for her repatriation after it was established that she was under aged. 
 
He, however, expressed surprise that the matter still lingered months after he gave instructions. 
 
Sunusi said, “I ordered her repatriation since September 2015 through the office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 1. 
 
“But to my surprise, the issue is still in between the Sharia Commission, Hisbah (religious police) and the Police. 
 
“The matter is worrisome, to the extent that two people phoned me in the morning today from South Africa over the matter. I told them clearly that I had directed for her repatriation since the last six month. 
 
“I can also remember that I ordered the District head of Kura, The Sharia Commission and Hisbah to investigate the allegation she (Ese) raised that her mother wanted to kill her. 
 
“The duo confirmed to me that the allegation raised by Ese is true. I requested police intervention just to get her a cover to take her back home. 
 
“I think it is the Police authorities that caused the delay. I have done my best for her and even directed for action. It’s unfortunate that the police delayed this matter which has embarrassed us. 
 
“Ese is under aged and she can’t be married off as an under aged. Every Muslim also knows that marriage can’t be without guidance. She must be taken back to her parents; she can only marry when she reaches the age of 18 years. 
 
The Emir further said, “It is un-Islamic for someone to marry a lady without guidance. This abduction of Ese by my subject to Kano is bad because it will cause disunity among our people.” 
 
Sanusi reiterated his directive to the Shariah Commission to immediately repatriate the girl back to her family, pointed out that “this issue is something that is unbecoming among our people”.

Ese’s abduction by my subject embarrassing – Emir Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II, described the abduction of 14 year old Miss Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State by one of his subje...

Nigeria to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon

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The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees in the Minawao camp, Maruoa in far North region of Cameroon, displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. 
 
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, gave the assurance when he visited the camp during his 3-day visit to Cameroon. 
 
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A statement by the Press Secretary to the minister, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, on Monday in Abuja, said Dambazau, donated food and other essential items to the displaced Nigerians on behalf of the Federal Government. 
 
The minister who was accompanied on the trip by the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, the CG Immigration Service, Martins Abeshi and other senior officials, said the refugees would be brought back to communities liberated by troops. 
 
In a related development, the minister has jointly signed a communiqué at the end of a bilateral meeting with officials of Cameroon Interior Ministry on issues related to exchange of information on the organization and duties of Interior Ministry of both countries, and also on the return of Nigerian refugees back home which would involve a tripartite agreement between Nigeria, Cameroon and United Nations Commission on Human Rights and Maritime Piracy. 
 
Dambazau also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of regular consultation mechanisms between authorities of the Cameroonian regions, and states in Nigeria located along the common border.

Nigeria to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to repatriate 60,000 Nigerian refugees in the Minawao camp, Maruoa in far North regio...

Court jails nine pipeline vandals over Arepo killings

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Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday convicted nine out of the 20 persons charged with pipeline vandalism and killing of nine policemen in the Arepo area of Ogun State on May 24, 2014. 
 
The judge, however, discharged and acquitted 11 of the accused persons, saying the police failed to substantiate the charges against them. 
 
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Justice Abang sentenced the nine accused persons he convicted for pipeline vandalism to 12 years imprisonment. 
 
He said though the convicts were not found guilty of murder, their action was condemnable, saying they worked to undermine the corporate existence of Nigeria. 
 
The convicts are Felix Yayu, 25, Yakubu Ebiwei, 45, Augustine Ebiwei, 28, Owei Atile, 37, Atinuke Odewale, 42, Ijoufaya Legbe, 42, Ahmed Bashorun, 42, Odewale Waheed, 43, and Tuesday Filatei, 36. 
 
The judge held, “In spite of the genuine efforts made by Federal Government and the Lagos State government to protect the NNPC pipelines, they felt that vandalising the pipelines and killing the policemen sent to guide the pipelines, was best. 
 
“The facts of this case are miserable, sordid, shameful to remember and ghastly to believe. Even though they have not been convicted of killing the nine policemen, it is not in doubt that they all conspired to do so in cold blood. 
 
“Imagine one of the convicts, Tuesday Filatei, taking photographs of how the policemen were burnt to ashes. The convicts before me are wicked, heartless and harbingers of evil. 
 
“The conduct of the convict has reflected the moral decay we find in our society. The convicts sowed the wind and they must harvest the whirlwind. 
 
“They expect the court to show mercy when they had no mercy for their fellow human beings. 
“A drastic situation requires a drastic solution, and a decision of a court of law, in a situation like this, will act as a deterrent. Even though others will not learn, I have to do my duty.” 
 
Those discharged and acquitted are Tamara Dembofa, 32, Agbara Tiewei, 43, Rufus Godwin, 45, Tierry Koiyetin, 22, Ebis Sobijoh, 22, Ibori Lawrence, 45, Eberebu Ibori, 30, Susan Vianana, 54, Yellow Yeiyah, 28, Fatai Bolaji, 32, and Ismail Abdullahi, 47. 
 
The police had on August 10, 2014 arraigned 20 persons on 14 counts bordering on conspiracy, pipeline vandalism, oil theft and unlawful killings. 
 
Some heavily armed, suspected vandals had on the night of May 24, 2014 reportedly stormed the Arepo area of Ogun in about 14 speed boats to carry out an illegal oil bunkering deal. In the process, nine policemen of the policemen, who challenged them were reportedly killed. 
 
In the police in the charge filed before justice Abang, gave the names of the slain policemen as ASP Abdullahi Bature, Inspr. Raymond Oriere, Inspr. Usman Mohammed, Inspr. Oguntihemen Kolawole, Inspr. Tijani Jimoh, CPL Elogbamen Timothy, CPL Yakubu Aliyu, CPL Usman Abdukarim and CPL Dauda Mohammed. 
 
Those arraigned by the police were said to have acted contrary to Sections 3(6), 7(b), 17(a) and 4(a) of the Miscellaneous Offence Act Cap M17 Laws of the Federation, 2004 and Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap C38 Laws of the Federation, 2004.

Court jails nine pipeline vandals over Arepo killings

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday convicted nine out of the 20 persons charged with pipeline vandalism and ki...

Buhari never promised N5,000 jobseeker’s allowance - Presidency

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The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000 monthly. 
 
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, said this in an interview with State House correspondents. 
 
Akande, whose boss, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo supervises the economy, spoke while reacting to statement credited to Buhari in which the President ruled out the possibility of his government paying N5,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country as promised by his party, the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the 2015 presidential election. 
 
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He said the provision the government made in the 2016 Budget currently before the National Assembly is to pay N5,000 monthly to one million extremely poor Nigerians, and not the unemployed graduates. 
 
He said the promise to the poor still stands. 
 
He explained that a provision for half a trillion naira had been made in the budget for social investment, which he said included the payment for the extremely poor. 
 
Akande said, “The budget for 2016 which has been submitted to the National Assembly has made an allocation of half a trillion naira, the first time in the history of this country’s budget where you have that huge chunk of money allocated for social investment. 
 
“In that N500bn which is half a trillion naira, close to about 20 per cent of the entire budget, there are six social safety net programmes. 
 
“One of them is the Conditional Cash Transfer where government is going to pay N5,000 monthly to the vulnerable and extremely poor Nigerians. That promise stands. 
 
“The President never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000; the President never made that promise and the government never made that claim that it will pay N5,000 to unemployed graduates. 
 
“The programme for unemployed graduates is the direct creation of half a million teaching jobs so that they will be trained; 500, 000 unemployed graduates will be trained to teach and they will be deployed to teach, while they are looking for their career paths or jobs. That still stands! 
 
“In addition to that, there is also a scheme to train 370, 000 non-graduate youths for skill acquisition and vocational training. During the time of that training, they will also be paid.

Buhari never promised N5,000 jobseeker’s allowance - Presidency

The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000 monthly. The Senior Special ...

I will not stay beyond my stipulated time - PDP Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff,

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The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that he will not stay in office beyond the constitutionally provided time for his exit. 
 
But he was not specific of when he would leave. 
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Sheriff spoke when he received forum of former PDP members in the House of Representatives, who paid him a courtesy visit at the party’s national headquarters. 
 
He also vowed that there would be no imposition of candidates, saying that the National Working Committee of the party would, after much consultation, release programs for the national convention, 
 
Recalled that PDP governors, National Assembly Caucus, Board of Trustees (BoT) and national caucus had last week mandated Sheriff and NWC to conduct national congress within three months. 
 
Sheriff said, “I, Ali Modu Sheriff, a man of character and integrity, one who would live up to expectation and his promises, hereby announce to the world that under no circumstances would I stay in office beyond the period prescribed by the Constitution of our party, the PDP. 
 
“In the light of the above therefore, I will announce the Convention Congress Planning Committee after due consultation with all organs of the party within few days from today and I assure all faithful members of the party that I would do everything within my powers to ensure that I complete the processes of congress before the expiration of my time in office. 
 
“l will do my best within the period left and as it is humanly possible to complete the convention and hand over to an elected chairman. 
 
“By the time we finish congress everybody will be happy. PDP will not be run by impunity, the party will be returned its owners.”

I will not stay beyond my stipulated time - PDP Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff,

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that he will not stay in office beyond the constitutio...

NO BANKING DAY: Nigerians protest high bank charges

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Nigerians are planning to boycott banking activities on Tuesday, to protest exorbitant deductions by banks, activities on social media are indicating. 
 
Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, a not-for-profit group dedicated to advocacy for consumer rights and protection in Africa’s largest consumer market is leading the protest. 
 
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According to a petition posted on CAFON’s website by the organisation’s president, Sola Salako, the #NoBankingDay is aimed at pressuring Nigerian banks to review their charges downwards. The group is also calling for a review of bank forms and contracts to include more protection for consumers and for consumer complaints to be resolved promptly and satisfactorily. 
 
Other demands are that banks must clear fees with consumers before debiting their accounts and that CBN must review the new Stamp Duty Charge, Account Maintenance Charge and Debit Card Maintenance Fees. 
 
“March 1 is “No Banking Day” Protest against excessive bank charges Dear Nigerian Banks Consumers For many years now, consumers of banking services have been subject to series of poor and unsatisfactory transaction and relationship terms,” Salako said in the post. 
 
“We have endured excessive charges, illegal fees and unfair contracts that only protect the bank but do not protect the consumers. 
 
“Banks debit our accounts at will for charges we never agreed to or were not aware of; they charge us for every little service; we pay for getting our statements; introduction letters; and now, some banks are charging N200 for the use of deposit and transfer forms!” 
 
Salako noted that under the current CBN management, abolished fees are being reintroduced. 
“ATM withdrawals that were free now cost N65 on 3rd withdrawals,” she said. 
“ We pay N1000 for debit card issuance and renewals; we pay N105 for every online transfer; and they still charge N105 as Annual Debit Card Maintenance and now, a new Stamp Duty charge of N50 on every credit of over N1000 has just been introduced.” 
 
“COT that was supposed to end finally in 2016 is now being reintroduced as 1% of every withdrawal purportedly as Monthly Current Account Maintenance Fees!” 
 
She said the exploitation has become unbearable and has necessitated speaking out by consumers. 
 
“That is why CAFON, a consumer rights NGO is calling consumers to join us in protest against banking exploitation by declaring Tuesday, March 1 2016 as NO BANKING DAY!” Salako said. 
 
See what Nigerians are saying about the protest on twitter… 
 
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<div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Tomorrow is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoBankingDay?src=hash">#NoBankingDay</a>. Let's protest the illegal charges made by banks from us by boycotting banking activities <a href="https://t.co/LaWWfpSt1A">pic.twitter.com/LaWWfpSt1A</a></div>
— 9ja Angry Child (@fejirooliver86) <a href="https://twitter.com/fejirooliver86/status/704239972711321600">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">I need someone with some numbers to explain how <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoBankingDay?src=hash">#NoBankingDay</a> won't work if we all just withdraw money the day before.</div>
— Tolu Talabi (@NaijaRookie) <a href="https://twitter.com/NaijaRookie/status/704245589245083649">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">To protest against the 'crazy' bank charges, Nigerians are being urged not to bank at all tomorrow. Will you be a part of it? <a href="https://twitter.com/Gidi_Traffic">@Gidi_Traffic</a></div>
— MyBankPalava (@MyBankPalava) <a href="https://twitter.com/MyBankPalava/status/704287644080087044">February 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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NO BANKING DAY: Nigerians protest high bank charges

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Ebonyi confirms second Lassa fever death

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The Ebonyi government has announced the second death from Lassa fever in the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel Umezurike, told newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday that the disease claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy. 
 
He said that the deceased died at the weekend after being discharged from the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki. “The incident is unfortunate. The deceased was a pupil of one of the primary schools in Igbeagu, Izzi Local Government Area. 
 
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“The bereaved parents are based in Abuja but the report we have did not indicate that he travelled to meet his parents recently,” he said. The commissioner noted that the deceased was not taken to the hospital immediately he fell sick, which made his condition critical. “He, however, responded to treatment in the hospital which made the authorities to discharge him, but he unfortunately died the day he was discharged. 
 
“The hospital certified him fit after treatment but before he was discharged, we had already taken his test sample to the relevant quarters where the result read positive,” he said. He noted that the ministry had embarked on surveillance and contact-tracing of close associates to curtail its spread. 
 
“We have also intensified our enlightenment campaign among the citizens on ways to prevent the disease and immediate report of suspected cases to relevant authorities,” he said. The first casualty of the disease in the state was a student of the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, who died in January.

Ebonyi confirms second Lassa fever death

The Ebonyi government has announced the second death from Lassa fever in the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel U...

Those who abandon their religion should be executed, says Imam

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Leading politicians in Denmark, on Monday, reacted with anger over remarks by an Imam who argued that adulterers should be stoned, citing sharia law. 
 
The Imam, Abu Ismail said that a virgin who committed adultery should be whipped. He added that those who abandoned their religion should be executed, according to clips released by Danish broadcaster TV2. 
 
 
<a name='more' id="more"></a> The remarks were made at a lecture on religious laws to a group of women at a mosque in the western city of Aarhus, which was secretly recorded by TV2 for an upcoming documentary. Aarhus police said it is investigating if charges could be brought over the remarks. 
 
 “It’s awful that there are people in Denmark who preach such things, it doesn’t belong here,” said Inger Stojberg, Minister for Immigration and Integration. Stojberg said she would like to close the Grimhoj mosque where Ismail is active, but said it may remain open in order to keep track of similar extremists. 
 
 The head of the Grimhoj mosque, Oussama El-Saadi, said that the mosque followed Danish laws, and the imam’s answers concerned what he knew about sharia and were in response to questions from TV2’s spy. 
 
The remarks prompted angry comments from members of the right-wing populist Danish People’s Party, Conservatives and the Social Democrats. Ismail has already been involved in several controversies, and was fined by a German court after he called for the killing of “Zionist Jews” during a 2014 visit to a Berlin mosque. 
 
Trine Bramsen, legal affairs spokeswoman of the Social Democrats, said Stojberg and Justice Minister Soren Pind would be invited to the parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee to discuss measures to act against extremist views. “We want answers from the government. 
 
“The mosque can be shut, but if the imam moves to another mosque that really doesn’t help,’’ she said. The mosque is part of a programme launched some years ago in Aarhus, aimed at dissuading youths from joining radical groups.

Those who abandon their religion should be executed, says Imam

Leading politicians in Denmark, on Monday, reacted with anger over remarks by an Imam who argued that adulterers should be stoned, citing...

Buhari’s u-turn on N5,000 stipend is in the best interest of Nigeria – Almakura

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At a time when condemnable criticisms from many Nigerians were trailing the reversal on the payment of N5,000 stipend promised to the unemployed and the vulnerable in the country by the government of All Progressives Congress, APC, the Nassarawa State Governor, Tanko Almakura has said the reversal was in order, saying no one can challenge it. 
 
It will be recalled that the APC during the presidential campaigns in 2015 made a promise to pay minimum of N5,000 to the unemployed youth and less privileged in the country. But president Mohammadu Buhari while shuttling the Middle East last weekend made a U-turn, stating that the promise was not redeemable. 
 
 
<a name='more' id="more"></a>Instead, the president said that the money would be used to develop infrastructure, mining and agriculture to create employment. Speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting with the Vice President at the presidential villa on Monday, Almakura said that it was at the discretion of the president and in line with the current economic realities to review the issue. 
 
 He said: “The president is the person that can tell you precisely how he is working on promises and interventions that he has created by his ingenuity. And if at any point in time the president is reviewing that issue, I think he is the only person to do that because what he is doing is in the best interest of the country. 
 
And so, it is not challengeable by anybody whatever his position.” On his mission to the villa, the governor said that he needed the intervention of the federal government in the power project to upgrade the current status of power generation in Nassarawa State. 
 
He also stated that he briefed Vice President Yemi Osinabjo on the clashes between the Fulani herdsmen and the farmers. “Basically, I spoke with the Vice President about the issues of power and energy in my state. And as you must have known, Nasarawa State is very close to the federal capital territory. 
 
I raised a lot of demands for power and energy for domestic and industrial purposes. And given the sophistication of this area in terms of different kinds of activities, and ironically, the state which was first connected to power in 1978, is still within 33KV which is not even enough for the state capital not to talk about other local government councils. 
 
“So, I have come specifically to request and plead with Mr. Vice President and the chairman of NIPP about the impending power initiative in the country to consider Nasarawa State as one of the states that will benefit from the 330KV which is the robust infrastructure for power that comes all the way from Enugu to Benue and to Plateau States. It just passed beside the Government House but Nasarawa State has not been able to benefit. 
 
“I have been on this struggle since 2012, but up till this time the state is still terribly deprived of power and he has listened to me. I believe that the people of Nasarawa State will heave a sigh of relief once the 330 Kva is done and another 132kva is connected to it for easy distribution. “Secondly, I have also discussed with Mr. Vice President about the security situation in my state and what effort we are making to bring everything to sanity. 
 
Also, I am making effort with my colleague the governor of Benue state in having a joint effort to see what we can do to ensure that these long standing communal clashes between funlanis and farmers and Agatus in Nasarawa end Agatus in Benue to see that we will find a lasting solution to it”, he said. 
 
 Hinting on the response of the Vice President, the governor said “It was very fantastic and he assured us that they will see what the federal government can do to quickly ameliorate the problem and about the power, I got assurance from the Vice President that we will succeed.”

Buhari’s u-turn on N5,000 stipend is in the best interest of Nigeria – Almakura

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Suicide bomber ‘kills at least 20’ at funeral

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Suicide bomber ‘kills at least 20’ at funeral

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We are compelled to support Buhari’s administration, says Ohaneze chieftain

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The Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo in Anambra, Chief Chris Eluemuno, has said that the organisation is bound to support President Mohammadu Buhari in the interest of the Igbo. 
 
 
<a name='more' id="more"></a>Eluemuno told newsmen on Sunday after being conferred with the traditional title of “Ogbuefi Nwajiugo” by his Nkwelle- Ezunaka community in Anambra that the apex socio-cultural organisation had no choice but to partner with the government. 
 
“Ohaneze has no choice than to partner with the Federal Government because we are not there to support any political party but to support any government in power in the interest of the Igbo. “We are bound to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the interest of the Igbo,” Eluemuno said. 
 
 He, however, urged Buhari to consider more appointments for the people of the zone and fulfill his promises in the infrastructural development of the zone, especially the roads and the Second Niger Bridge. “If you give good roads, power supply, water and other enabling environment for businesses to thrive to the Igbo man, he will do wonders because he is industrious,” Eluemuno said. 
 
The Ohaneze chieftain also advised the Igbo to imbibe traditional discipline and guard against bearing the ‘Eze Ndigbo’ title outside their indigenous communities. “If you are an Igbo leader outside your indigenous community, call yourself one, but don’t bear the `Eze Ndigbo’ title. 
 
 “We in Ohaneze have said that it is no longer acceptable for people to bear such titles as Eze Ndigbo in the Diaspora,” he said. Eluemuno advised the various communities to mete out punishments to their sons who bore the title Eze in Diaspora. 
 
The Ohaneze chieftain said that chieftaincy title taking in Igbo land signified respect, identity and accomplishments. He assured his people that the title given to him would spur him to do more for them. He commended Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, members of Ohaneze Ndigbo, state functionaries and stakeholders for gracing the occasion.

We are compelled to support Buhari’s administration, says Ohaneze chieftain

The Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo in Anambra, Chief Chris Eluemuno, has said that the organisation is bound to support President Mohammadu Bu...

Army arrests 4 Boko Haram suspects responsible for Madalla Catholic Church bombing

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The alleged Boko Haram surveillance of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded over 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Niger State has been arrested at Alkaleri town of Bauchi by the Nigeria Army. 
 
The surveillance Victor Moses who was arrested hovering around a mosque in Alkaleri town claiming that he want to convert to Islam. 
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Victor Moses who hailed from Benue state was arrested along other three suspects Abubakar Shetima Bama, Salisu Mohammed Bello and Umar Madaki. 
 
The suspects were paraded before the Chief Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Yusuf Buratai who was in Bauchi on an official engagement in Bauchi. 
 
Parading the suspects before newsmen at Shadawanka Barrack in Bauchi on Monday, the Brigade Commandant of 33 Artillery Brigade, Bauchi, Brigadier General Abraham Luka Dusu said the suspects were arrested following information from the public. 
 
He said ” our troops on duty in Alkaleri arrested Victor Moses after receiving report from the people in the area that the suspect, Victor Moses has been loitering around the mosque claiming that he is a Christian and want to convert to Islam but because he is not from the area, they suspected him and reported to our men. 
 
“Victor Moses confessed that he is conducting surveillance for Boko Haram sometimes he stays in the shop Of Abubakar Shetima Bama who is based in Jos while the other two accomplice, Salisu Mohammed Bello and Umar Madaki are based in Gombe. 
 
 “With the information given to our men by Victor Moses, the other three suspects were arrested,” he said. Brig General Dosu said the suspects after investigation will be handed over to Joint Intelligent Centre in Maiduguri for further interrogation.

Army arrests 4 Boko Haram suspects responsible for Madalla Catholic Church bombing

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Morocco activates the world’s biggest solar panel

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The King of Morocco, His Majesty Mohammed VI, has officially opened the first phase of what will eventually be the largest global CSP plant - the same size as Morocco’s capital city Rabat. 
 
 The world's biggest solar power plant , Noor-Ouarzazate has been activated in the city of Ouarzazate in Morocco. 
 
The Plant, that will power 1 million homes in the next two years, is also visible from space. The King of Morocco, His Majesty Mohammed VI, has officially opened the first phase of what will eventually be the largest global CSP plant - the same size as Morocco’s capital city Rabat. 
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According to engineers, once Noor I, Noor II and Noor III are up and running, they will be reducing carbon emissions by 760 000 tons per year, which could result in an estimated reduction of over 17.5 million tons of carbon emissions over 25 years! 
 
 It will also put Morocco in a position to sell power to the U.S. 
 
The process, simply put, works like this: Sun rays hit the solar power plant's mirrors, heating up a liquid. This liquid, mixed with water, then reaches temperatures of up to 400°C. Steam produced from this heated water facilitates a turbine which then produces energy 
 
. For the energy to be stored and used on cloudy days, or at night, a cylinder of salt melts by the warmth of the mirrors during the day and stays hot enough to produce power for up to three hours at night.

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Buhari launches probe after “hundreds” killed in Benue clash

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President Muhammadu Buhari is launching a probe after week-long clashes between Muslim herdsmen and Christian farmers left “hundreds” dead, officials said Monday. 
 
Herdsmen Fulani herdsmen and four farming communities armed with guns and machetes battled last week in the latest round of violence of a long-running battle over grazing rights in central Nigeria. The predominantly Muslim Fulani have been blamed for waves of attacks on mainly Christian agrarian groups as tension grows in the central state of Benue over access to land and public services. 
 
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Many houses in the Agatu local government area were razed and properties destroyed before security agents restored peace on Saturday. “I can tell you that hundreds of lives were lost in the violence between the Fulani cattle rearers and the four communities,” Benue governor aide Dehen Igbana told AFP. “The government has set up a board of inquiry and the team is expected to visit the area any moment from now,” Igbana said. 
 
On Sunday evening, Buhari said he was in “deep shock at the latest incident” and called for Nigerians to live together in harmony. “We will conduct an investigation to know exactly what happened,” Buhari said in a statement. “There should not be any reason why Nigerians of any group or tongue cannot now reside with one another.” State police spokesman Moses Yamu said four corpses were recovered during an inspection on Saturday and that security had since been beefed up in the area. “The place is now calm,” Yamu said. 
 
Benue is part of Nigeria‘s “middle belt”, where the mainly Christian south meets the predominantly Muslim north. Though often portrayed as the aggressors in centralNigeria‘s sectarian strife, the minority Fulani complain of suffering from inferior treatment in Benue and neighbouring Plateau state. 
 
Despite living in the region for years, the Fulani are not considered indigenous to the area and have reduced access to land, education and political power in the region where most key positions are held by members of Christian ethnic groups.

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My election is unique – David Mark

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Immediate past president of the Senate, Senator David Mark has stated that his victory at the Benue South rerun election is a renewed mandate to continue to serve God and humanity without blemish. Senator Mark said this when he received his certificate of return at Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) headquarters today in Abuja. 
 
 
<a name='more' id="more"></a> Senator Mark receives certificate of Return His words: “for the confidence, trust and love for me , I will continue to serve honestly with all my heart. My actions will be guided always with the fear of God”. Senator Mark expressed appreciation to the people of Benue South and Nigerians alike for the support and prayers that ensure his success at the polls. ” My election is unique. 
 
 I hold this certificate in trust and for service to my people and Nigerians alike. 
 
 I will serve honestly and with the fear of God”, he stressed. Senator Mark praised INEC for a good job so far but craves for improvement in future polls. He believes that the electioneering process should be less cumbersome to enable more qualified Nigerians participate. 
 
Handing over the certificate to Senator Mark, INEC national commissioner, Lawrence Nwuruku assisted by his colleague Prince Solomon Soyebi said the certificate is a confirmation that he won the Benue South Senatorial rerun election according to the rules and regulations guiding the conduct of elections. He reminded elected public officers that election is a process towards rendering services to the society and making life much more easier and meaningful to the ordinary man. 
 Senator Mark is the only Nigerian till the date who has contested Senatorial election six times, won six times and received certificate of return six times.

My election is unique – David Mark

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#WhereIsTheChange - Nigerians cry out to the Buhari/APC led administration

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Since the 'wind of change' blew away power from the PDP after 16 years and ushered in APC, many Nigerians are still finding it difficult to see the 'CHANGE' promised by the APC/Muhammadu Buhari campaign. 
 
Several Nigerians are currently expressing their mixed feelings over the current state of the nation under President Muhammadu Buhari, barely nine months into his leadership. 
 
While some Nigerians lamented the state of the nation under the current leadership, a few others called for patience, pointing that nine months is too early to judge the administration. 
 
Some of the issues which topped the reactions border on the resurgence of fuel scarcity in parts of the country; the recent killings in four villages of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, as a result of the clash between local farmers and Fulani herdsmen; the dramatic U-turn by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Qatar, where he stated that the vulnerable unemployed youths should not expect the N5, 000 welfare package, promised by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), during the last presidential election campaigns, as well as the current economic crisis rocking the nation. Other issues that topped the reactions on the hash tag, #WhereIsTheChange, that was No. 1 on Twitter Trends, as at Monday afternoon, were the alleged rampant foreign trip by President Muhammadu Buhari; the inflationary cost of consumers’ products; the current erratic power supply across the country, among other issues. 
 
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#FreeEse Campaign: Outrage over alleged abduction, forceful marriage of 14-yr-old in Kano

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The shocking story of how 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was in August 2015, allegedly abducted in Opolo, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, by one Yunusa, who hails from Kano, has continued to elicit outrage on social media among Nigerians. 
 
It was gathered that Ese, who was 13 as at the time of her alleged abduction, was taken to Kano, by Yunusa, where he converted her to Islam and married her. 
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Ese’s parents had since last August made trips to Kano, where they unraveled the plights of their daughter. The parents said they have involved the police, but efforts to get the Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, at whose palace the girl is believed to be held to resolve the matter and ensure the return of the 14-year-old to them have proved futile. 
 
While her mother was told that Ese had converted to Islam and, therefore, was no longer her daughter, her father was told that his daughter was an 18-year-old adult and not 14, hence she was capable of making decisions for herself. However, Nigerians, yesterday, took to the social media to launch a campaign #FreeEse, calling for the immediate release of the Urhobo-born teenager, whose mother, Mrs. Rose Oruru, is a food vendor in Opolo, Bayelsa State. 
 
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(BREAKING) Alleged N676 million job scam: Court remands ex-Interior Minister, Abba Moro in prison

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a former Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, ‎and a deputy director in the ministry, F. O Alayebam‎i, in prison pending the hearing of their bail applications scheduled for Wednesday. 
 
Justice Anwuli Chikere on Monday ordered their remand in prison shortly after they were arraigned on11 counts of N675m fraud bordering on the botched March 15, 2014 National Immigration Services recruitment exercise. 
 
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But the judge allowed one of the accused persons, Mrs. Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia‎, who is a former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, to continue enjoying the administrative bail granted her‎ by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 22. 
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The EFCC on Monday arraigned Moro, Daniel-Nwobia and Alayebami‎ along with the firm contracted to execute the recruitment exercise, Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd. 
 
The accused persons who were represented by separate lawyers on Monday, pleaded not guilty to the 11 counts, when the charges were read to them. 
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But the company was not represented by anybody and a not-guilty plea was recorded for it. 
The prosecution accused the defendants of offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, procurement fraud and money laundering. 
 
The defendants allegedly defrauded graduate applicants of N675,675,000 during the 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment, during which no fewer than 20 job seekers lost their lives. 
The EFCC also accused them of defrauding the 675, 675 applicants of N675,675,000. 
 
Each of the 676,675 applicants was charged N1,000 each. 
 
The defendants allegedly flouted the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 in the award of the contract for the organisation of the recruitment test to Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd. 
 
The EFCC also alleged that Drexel EFCC had no prior advertisement and no needs assessment and procurement plan was carried out before the contract was awarded. 
 
According to the anti-graft agency, the contract was awarded through selective tendering procedure by invitation of four firms without seeking the approval of the Bureau for Public Procurement. 
 
The said act was said to be contrary to sections 40, 42 and 43 of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under section 58 of the same Act. 
 
‎After the arraignment on Monday, the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Aliyu Yusuf, applied that the accused persons be remanded in prison and also asked the court to give trial dates. 
 
But counsel for the the second defendant (Alayebami), Chief Chris Uche (SAN), informed the court that he had filed a bail application on behalf of his client. 
 
Yusuf said the bail application was only served on the commission on Friday and thus needed needed time to respond to it. 
 
But Uche, who said Alayebami is a nursing mother and “a victim of circumstances”, urged Justice Chikere to release her on bail pending the hearing of his bail application. 
 
‎The judge granted the application and fixed Wednesday for hearing of the accused persons’ bail applications.

(BREAKING) Alleged N676 million job scam: Court remands ex-Interior Minister, Abba Moro in prison

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PICTURE OF THE DAY: Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, covers her hair as she signs bilateral agreement with Qatar

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Oscars 2016: Complete List of Winners - Leonardo Dicaprio wins first Oscar after a wait of 23 years

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 The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Mad Max won the most awards during the night. It won Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Production Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling 
 A top highlight of the night was when Leonardo Dicaprio bagged his first Oscar after a wait of 23 years.  
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Best Picture 
The Big Short 
Bridge of Spies 
Brooklyn 
Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Martian 
The Revenant 
Room 
WINNER: Spotlight 
 
     
Actor in a Leading Role 
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo 
Matt Damon, The Martian 
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant 
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs 
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl 
 
 
Actress in a Leading Role 
Cate Blanchett, Carol 
WINNER: Brie Larson, Room 
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy 
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years 
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn 
 
 
Directing 
The Big Short 
Mad Max: Fury Road 
WINNER: The Revenant 
Room 
Spotlight 
 
     
Music (Original Song) 
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey 
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction 
“Simple Song #3,” Youth 
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground 
WINNER: “Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre 
 
 
Music (Original Score) 
Bridge of Spies 
Carol 
WINNER: The Hateful Eight 
Sicario 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
 
 
Foreign Language Film 
Embrace of the Serpent 
Mustang 
WINNER: Son of Saul 
Theeb 
A War 
 
Short Film (Live Action) 
Ave Maria 
Day One 
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut) 
Shok 
WINNER: Stutterer 
 
     
Documentary (Feature) 
WINNER: Amy 
Cartel Land 
The Look of Silence 
What Happened, Miss Simone? 
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom 
 
 
Documentary (Short Subject) 
Body Team 12 
Chau, Beyond the Lines 
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah 
WINNER: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness 
Lady Day of Freedom 
 
 
Actor in a Supporting Role 
Christian Bale, The Big Short 
Tom Hardy, The Revenant 
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight 
WINNER: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies 
Sylvester Stallone, Creed 
 
     
Animated Feature Film 
Anomalisa 
Boy and the World 
WINNER: Inside Out 
Shaun the Sheep Movie 
When Marnie Was There 
 
 
Short Film (Animated) 
WINNER: Bear Story 
Prologue 
Sanjay’s Super Team 
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos 
World of Tomorrow 
Visual Effects 
WINNER: Ex Machina 
Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Martian 
The Revenant 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
 
     
Sound Mixing 
Bridge of Spies 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Martian 
The Revenant 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
 
 
Sound Editing 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Martian 
The Revenant 
Sicario 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
 
 
Film Editing 
The Big Short 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Revenant 
Spotlight 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
 
 
Cinematography 
Carol 
The Hateful Eight 
Mad Max: Fury Road 
WINNER: The Revenant 
Sicario 
 
     
Makeup and Hairstyling 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared 
The Revenant 
 
 
Production Design 
Bridge of Spies 
The Danish Girl 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Martian 
The Revenant 
 
 
Costume Design 
Carol 
Cinderella 
The Danish Girl 
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road 
The Revenant 
 
 
Actress in a Supporting Role 
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight 
Rooney Mara, Carol 
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight 
WINNER: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl 
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs 
     
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) 
Winner: The Big Short 
Brooklyn 
Carol 
The Martian 
Room 
 
 
Writing (Original Screenplay) 
Bridge of Spies 
Ex Machina 
Inside Out 
WINNER: Spotlight 
Straight Outta Compton

Oscars 2016: Complete List of Winners - Leonardo Dicaprio wins first Oscar after a wait of 23 years

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I will rather die in jail than for Ohaneze Ndigbo - Nnamdi Kanu

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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has warned those who are claiming to be representing them, including members of Ohaneze Ndigbo and its youth wing Ohaneze Youths Wing, negotiating for the release of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to stop such move, that nobody speaks or represent them, unless such person or persons are designated officers of its organisation. 
 
The group also said that its leader Mr. Kanu has said that he will rather die in jail that the Ohaneze Ndigbo to claim the glory of his release, saying he has no business with the Igbo Socio cultural Organization.“I will rather die in jail than for Ohaneze Ndigbo to claim the glory of my release, he said IPOB in a statement by its United kingdom spokesmen, Dr Clifford Iroanya and Emma Mmezu, a lawyer said “we are in court and our wish is to expose the fraudulent charge of treasonable felony before the whole world. 
 
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At the end of this case the corrupt and compromised segment of the Nigerian judiciary will be publicly disgraced. “Our march to freedom is unstoppable; this is something Buhari ought to know. We have come to die for Biafra if that is what it will take to be free. 
 
 Our resolve should not be underestimated. As our leader will always say, “Nigeria will kill us, we will kill them but in the end we will win” IPOB reaction follows an alarm raised from Enugu yesterday by some of their members that some people suspected to be Ohaneze Ndigbo and their youth wing Ohaneze Ndigbo Youths Wing were impersonating their leaders in Enugu, claiming to be representing them in meeting with some American Officials who were in Nigeria to have a meeting with IPOB on the release of their leader and what they want be done to them for peace to reign, which they said needs their designated officers presence and contribution, but they were not informed, but the people went ahead to speak for IPOB when they do not have the powers and authorization of the group to speak for them. 
 
Some people alleged to be members of the Ohaneze Ndigbo and Ohaneze Youth wing were said to had met with some Americans, at Nike Lake Resort Hotel between 6pm and 7pm Saturday evening.

I will rather die in jail than for Ohaneze Ndigbo - Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has warned those who are claiming to be representing them, including members of Ohaneze Ndigbo and ...

I’ll expose NFF - Oliseh fumes

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Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, is prepared to meet the Nigeria Football Federation in court over what they termed breach of contract, 
 
The Football house is reportedly threatening to sue Oliseh for quitting his post as coach without prior notice, but the 42 year old gaffer is optimistic the court will vindicate him on the false allegations levelled against him. Oliseh “They said I was paid for three months (December 2015, January 2016 and February 2016) and half-year rent for July-December 2015. 
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 But we will see who is telling lies,” Oliseh said. 
 
 “Since they are prepared to expose themselves, I will help them further. My lawyers are studying the reports, and when we meet, we shall know who breached our contractual agreements.” Oliseh further claims his eight months on the job was a lesson for him, that only a wholistic change is needed in Nigerian football void of favouritism and nepotism. 
 
“My time there was a big lesson and unless a wholistic change is made in the administrative level, it will be difficult.”

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An interview with UNILAG 5.0 CGPA wonder graduate, Ayodele Dada

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<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Ayodele Dada has made history by graduating from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) with an amazing 5.0 CGPA. In this interview with UNILAG Sun’s MIftaudeen Raji, he reveals the secrets behind his remarkable life. Excerpts: </div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Would you briefly tell us about yourself?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">my name is Ayodele Daniel Dada. I graduated from department of Psychology, Faculty of Social science, University of Lagos. I’m from Ekiti State. We are just two siblings, I have a younger brother. I’am a kind of person who is open to various experiences. I try to experiment a lot and I have tried so many things. I have been into music production in the past.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> Your educational background?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I had primary education and secondary education here in Lagos. My secondary school is Hopebay College, Ajegunle-Apapa, off  Lagos-Badagry expressway. We lived close to that area. So after secondary school, it took me a while to decide on what I wanted to do because I had a brief stint learning how to do some bit of IT, bit of network business but it wasn’t really serious, it was just on the surface level and I did some French. I’m interested in languages especially European languages so I learnt French though I’m not efficient at it now. I’m also trying to translate that into a bit of music production. Eventually, I read a book that just made me see how psychology can be applied in the real life so it just captured my imagination and I decided that I was going to devote my time to Psychology. Yes, it was difficult at first. For example, when I decided I was going to do Psychology, I devoted three months to preparing to take JAMB/UTME  and I really studied hard for it and I wrote the exam, confident that I really did well only to hear some couple of weeks later that my result was seized. I was devastated. That was in the year 2011. They said I cheated or so.  I felt sad but I took it as fate. I initially wanted to go through the complaining procedure but it didn’t really work out because it was taking too long. I really wanted to resume as quickly as I could and then that was when I took the Diploma option, the foundation programme. That was how I came into UNILAG.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">How did you finance your programme?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">It was challenging because of the expense. Meanwhile, at that time, I had been doing several jobs. I worked a bit with my uncle. I did a bit of sales job selling computer accessories for some time. I also did some tutoring, I was teaching some people trying to at least make ends meet for myself and I didn’t stop that even when I started my programme at UNILAG. Most of my expenses except one or two occasions, I was taking care of my daily expenses. So, I had to plan my time such that it will not affect my study.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Before I was able to get on board the foundation programme, I had to get money from several sources. There were quite a few of family friends who were very helpful. They really came in and stood in for me because I could not take the bill myself. They were so kind because they were ready to help me without any string attached and that was how I started the Diploma programme and then it was challenging because they kept on telling me my name was written in pencil. “You are not part of the system.” There was even a student in this faculty (FSS) who would just come and tell us :“All of you that did this, you are bribing your way into school: and those things just kept on adding to my motivation. But I felt like people have to understand that we did that because of some certain circumstances, it was not as if we had all the money to come and spend. So I started the programme, kept on going through it and I was really driven to succeed in it.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> What was your standing like at the end of the programme?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">My first result the first semester, I had 4.55. I had a D in Geography and I tried to ask for what happened because even people who I was tutoring were having Bs and As but they said my CA or part of my exam was not recorded then I said fine, I would work better in the semester. The next semester, I had 4.91, exactly for the second semester. So, the aggregate was like 4.72. That’s for the foundation programme. That was how I gained admission into UNILAG.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Could you tell us how many JAMB exams you took?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I have taken just two JAMB exams and the reason is that I actually got the admission but it wasn’t what I wanted and the thing about me is that if it is not something I really want to do, my motivation is always very poor and I  have to commit to the task and once I commit I could actually go to any length to achieve it. The second one was the one that was seized as I said earlier.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> What about the SSCE exams, how many WAEC did you write?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I wrote one and I made it at once. I wasn’t the best overall but at least I made everything that was required.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> Now, how can you describe your study habit?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">My study habits are not very predictable because I adapt my study habit to whatever that is needed at the time. Take for example, I have a policy of never studying at night but, sometimes I had to change that based on the situation.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">  How were you able to sustain your GP considering how difficult the hurdles could be?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I have been asked that question severally and the simple answer I will give is that I never looked at everything on a long term path. I was looking at it from one day to the next. What I mean is I was thinking short term instead of the long term because I know quite a few people who were thinking this is what I want to finish with but then you have that long goal and you are looking at that meanwhile, things are happening right in front of you in short term. I was just preoccupied with winning the short terms. That was where my focus was on.  This assignment, do it well; this test, do it well; this current exam, do it well. Do today well because, tomorrow is another today and then it will keep coming. So, just keep doing each they well and when it adds up, then you get to wherever you want to be.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">What was your relationship with your lecturers likewhile in school?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">(Cuts in) Yes my relationship with my lecturers were very good. Now you may say it’s because I was one of their best students but, it doesn’t always work that way because I know that there were some people who were also very good.Infact, I have to say that my class was one of the best classes that my department has  had in a long time.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> What you social life like?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Yes I go to cinemas. I attend people’s birthdays. Some of my colleagues can attest to that. I’m not completely the outdoor type but, of course on occasions I have been to quite a number of functions. I participate in events and activities even though I will not be the main person all the time but, im just there and I try to socialite a lot. I interact with so many people although im not the kind who is always attending every party. I tried to create a blend.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">  How were you able to manage the wave of the social media?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">For most of the initial years in Psychology, I was only doing social media on my laptop because I felt it’s easier to control on a laptop because the laptop is not something you are checking all the time. When I got to final year, I decided to change that. So, I got a phone that would enable me monitor the social media and I downloaded all the apps. I told myself I was going to participate seriously in social media and I was quite visible. My class had a whatsapp group chat, I tried to participate in that as well. I tried to be involved. I don’t just lock myself away and say because I’m studying I won’t do that.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> What can you say on your level of performance in extra-curricular activities?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I didn’t do much of extra-curricular activities because most of the times I spent my time either tutoring my colleagues or those in the lower level apart from my personal academic work and also collaborating to an extent with some of my lecturers. There was one event I attended with one of my lecturers, she has been very supportive and she has tried to mentor so many young people in the department. We actually went to Enugu State. She was the one who advocated and showed the idea to us. She actually led the contingent where we presented a research to a group of people who are also members of Nigerian Psychology Association and they applauded our effort because, it was a research where basically we were the only undergraduates to present that year.  That was November – December 2014. So, it was the 50 years anniversary of Psychology in Nigeria. It was something wonderful, I would say that was more of extra-curricular activity for me. I was always in some way connected to curricular activity.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> When it comes to fellowship or association on campus, did you at one time serve as the leader?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Well, I wasn’t really part of the fellowship but, the association I participated in and that was in my final year was Impart Your World Leadership Initiative (IYWLI) and there was an event that was organised to inspire leadership and I still have a good rapport with the CEO of the organisation and it was because the event which launched it was the one that really captivated our minds and it was highly inspirational and it’s something that reshape the academic landscape of this university in times to come so, that was how much I participated as far as association is concerned.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">Could you also talk about your hobbies?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">My hobbies include reading. I read quite a number of books, a wide variety of books and some of the books I read I have shown them to some my colleagues and they feel like this is really boring but, If I know that I’m going to learn one thing from it I’m always interested and I don’t finish all the books I pick up. When I pick up a book I read it I get through some parts, if I feel like this is as much as what I want from this book I don’t feel obligated to finish the book. I can put the book aside, pick another one and begin to read so, I read a wide variety and that’s one of my key hobbies. Then like I said I’m also into music production so I do it as a hobby now. I was even as serious as it was then but, now I do it as my hobby and I like board games, strategy games, chess, scrabble, monopoly although I’m not extremely good at them but the strategy games I really like are computer strategy games.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> Apart from academics, were you also into business or other things?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">I still did a bit of sales job while I was studying Psychology because I had to support myself. It was something I had to do. I had to sell to some of my lecturers, to my colleagues as well and then I was also going to Ikeja because my uncle was the one who really introduce me to it. We would go to Computer Village and even sell in wholesales then I also did a bit of private tutoring. That was one of the key areas I major in. as far as business is concerned, I participated briefly in entrepreneurship challenge although I wasn’t the leader but, I just participated to gain some experience. It was organized by Google, some departments in engineering pioneered it in UNILAG and I participated at a point so, it was connected to entrepreneurship where we have to promote particularly a small, start-up business. It was good and a learning experience for me but owning a business and running it, I don’t think I have that much time because the demands the academic climate put on me as well as other things I was doing I just make sure that time for such was highly limited.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">What of your relationship status while in school?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">No I wasn’t in any serious relationship because I read a study that just made me realized that most people who really achieved the strongest grades in their schools were single at the time and I was able to identify with it because for me, when I go into things I go into them fully and when I’m in a relationship I want to be able to at least devote time to it and time was one of my major challenges. I always have a lot of things to do and so many things are coming up. I don’t want to be in a relationship and it will now suffer because I didn’t have enough time for my partner or my girlfriend or something so, I just said I would put that on hold till I’m done with my programme.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">What was your experience with girls generally like?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">In fact, most of my friends are girls and they are the ones who would call to check up on me. I related well with girls. I seem to be able to connect with them a lot easier because I know that I am a patient person when it comes to listening even though the girl has a lot to say about her life, I would sit down with her and listen even if it took hours. Some of them had challenges and I would give advice and be of help. So, my relationship with girls was quite good, but relationship wise, no, I wasn’t into any relationship.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> How did you get your motivation? </div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">From most things I have done, my motivation has always been intrinsic.  I’m not doing it for anything most people say they are doing this to get that but, I do things for their own sake. For example even though I was doing private tutor, there were times when some people would not pay me completely, yes they would pay part but they won’t complete payment. I was passionate about imparting knowledge to them.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> It’s quite brilliant that you are already working. How can you describe your experience at your place of work?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">My experience at work has been wonderful. I have interacted with some of the best minds at work. These are smart and driven people who will want to win in any way possible as long as it is legal and it is the right thing to do. These are highly principled people who are determined to achieve great things. It has been a great experience. I have to learn things and I have even surprised myself by learning things that I have not even learnt before.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> Where do you see yourself in the next five to 10 years?</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 20px;">By the grace of God,  five years horizon, I want to have at least furthered my education. I won’t say exactly now at least I want to be somewhere where my expertise, efficiency and certification in my field is a lot higher than it is now. I want to be professional and recognised in my field. Ten years I want to be really distinguished but, five years, I want to be on that path, whatever it’s I have to achieve the level of distinction in my field not just at this level. I really want to go far.</div>
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