Catholic Church Demotes Father Mbaka

Popular Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has been moved to a new duty post at Our Lady Parish, Umuchigbo, Njinike accompanied by hundreds of his parishioners admirers and well wishers.
He relocated on Saturday after he was transferred from Christ the King parish, GRA, Enugu where he had, over the years, built a cult like fellowship on the strength of precision of most of his prophecies and miracles recorded during prayer sessions at his Adoration Centre.
Father Mbaka prophesised the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of last election and also warned him last month of a plot to kill him.
His followers believe he's being punished. Mbaka himself said his new posting is a witch hunt.
As early as 7am on Saturday, a crowd had started forming at the Christ the King parish Enugu preparatory for the movement. Several lorry loads, buses and cars filled with people lined the streets as he made his way to Emene.
Band groups dished out music to which people were dancing. In fact, some were overcome by emotion to the extent that they broke down in tears.
Social and economic activities along major streets came to a halt. The journey lasted four hours. It was a triumphal exit for Father Mbaka as he addressed the crowd and said:

“I know we are going to suffer between now and a few months to come. I am going to suffer and suffer. I know that.
“I’m going to suffer because I have no place to put my head. I am going to suffer because I have no place to keep the Adoration Ministry’s assets.
“I know I’m going to suffer. Fortunately, it is going to happen in the month of lent. So, I am going to use my exit here as a Lenten observance but Jesus said it all in John 16:20 to his apostles that you will be sorrowful and the world will be rejoicing but very soon I will turn your sorrow to joy.
“But for now I know you are going to suffer. The Adoration Ministry is passing through suffering right now even though I’ve accepted that is the will of God. Is the will of God through suffering? It is a mega suffering
“The quantum of the assets of the Adoration Ministry is the only thing I am bothered about for now.
“Where am I going to keep them? I am going to stay in one small room that has only one small bed, one small table, little toilet and bathroom. So where am I going to keep all the adoration assets?
“My clothing and books I can keep in the car or somebody’s house but where will I keep these assets that I have given to the Catholic church of Enugu?
“But I say may God take the glory and whoever that has offended me, I have forgiven.
“I won’t fight anybody or even dream of battling anybody. If anybody allows the devil to use him, the same that advised you to make a mistake will laugh at you when you cry over the error. The baby is born, there is no going back.
“We are moving out. We have been doing it and we will do it again. Moses was going out with a rod in his hand, Mbaka is moving out with his Bible and this nobody can take away from me.”
I am telling you people as a courageous leader, do not be afraid. "We are moving and in not distant time, you people are going to smile."

Keri Hilson, Ludacris, CeeLo Green & More Stars Attend Rick Ross’ Luxury 40th Birthday

Rick Ross celebrated his 40^th birthday in style with colleagues from the music industry gathered at his 109-roomed mansion on Friday, January 29, 2016.

The DJ of the night was Jermaine Dupri and several stars were in attendance including Keri Hilson, Kat Williams, Ludacris, Monica, CeeLo Green, Josephine Hernandez and more.

See photos below.

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Paras Griffin

Photos: Meet the Nigerian man without a degree who builds mini Aircraft

Nigerian man Aghogho Ajiyen from Delta state, builds Aircraft with local materials. Even without a University degree, he assembles these machines and make them to fly. He assembled his first aircraft in 1999 but didn't succeed at it. He continued and got better with his next try. He said he does his research on how to assembly aircraft by himself and decided to put it to test.

He even installs a camera on them which he uses to survey his environment and has developed his own special fuel for his aircraft. Amazing.

Who Brought ‘To Went’ Into Nigerian English?

ONE person says: “Give me a place to stand and I will move the world.”
Another person says: “Give me a place to stood and I will move the world.”

These two statements are two translations of the Latin sentence” Da mihi locum standi et ego movum movebo.”

Somewhere in that classic novel of the university campus KOLERA KOLEJ by Femi Osofisan, there is a doctor’s prescription:

To Keep The Campus Calm
Latin Is The Balm!!!
To keep Nigeria sane, Grammar is the cane!

There is another story to tell. All the animals were gathered to choose a volunteer animal to sacrifice each time a human soul departs the world for the world hereafter. Cockerel had left the forest on a long travel to a faraway land where he was assured that maize was specially prepared and brought to cockerels and hens on golden plates. And since he was not there to speak for himself, all the animals agreed that a cockerel would be killed to mark the passing of a human soul into the world beyond.

What I am trying to say is that when some of us were away so many things happened behind our backs. Steps on staircases became irregular and a danger to one’s physical uprightness. Comments have been made about this and builders and architects solicited to please restore our regular steps in staircases and cement steps in houses and public buildings. Now, the second thing that happened is that while we were away someone smuggled ‘to went’ into Nigerian English. Undergraduate essays, short messages and speeches are now riddled with ‘to wents’ to the destruction of understanding. Hence the question:

“Who brought ‘to went’ into Nigerian English?”
There are other questions to ask about this issue. When did ‘to went’ come into Nigerian English? My English teachers at Oyemekun Grammar School (that is Oyemekun English Grammar School!) taught us that ‘to’ is never followed by the past tense of a verb. I remember Mr. Ogbue alias I know my job, the principal knows I know my job, the government knows I know my job; May God Bless his soul and keep his tribe prosperous — taught us using Grieve etc text books. Mr. Fayose alias Mr. Bugubugu was not averse to wielding the cane to make us grammar sane! And there was Mr. Olu Falae, fresh from the University of Ibadan to fine tune our phonetics (Famusipe, close YOUR mouth!} We called him ‘brain’ because his name “fala, falae” in our pig Latin means ‘brain’! And more than the teachers of grammar and speech we were encouraged, no, we were made to read. Late Professor Omolade Adejuyigbe as senior librarian made me read a novel a week and write a report, which I submitted to him when I took another novel. Reading made me know and remember forever how a word appears on the page. So when you encountered that word in a different guise like a misspelling or a grammatical error, you remembered immediately that that is not how that word should be. You even began to correct books because you suddenly realise that grammatical mistakes can occur even in books!
So, when did ‘to went’ get into Nigerian English? I can hazard one guess. Everyone can hazard their own to help the historian of ‘to went’ to pinpoint the date in which it came into existence as an acceptable way of speaking and writing. I think it came with the first coup d’etat in Nigeria. So, it is the fault of the Nigerian army. They brought it into Nigerian English. Remember the grammatical blunders that were contained in many of their first broadcast usually beginning ‘Fellow Nigerians . . . and ending ‘We are all together’ even when we were biafrans apart!

No, it is not as if they decreed the new grammar with immediate effect. As in the process of the destruction of the physical environment which was achieved through neglect and the destruction of the moral values which was achieved through their example, ‘to went’ came into Nigerian English through example as well as neglect. Roads and bridges and railways and motor parks and airports and railway stations were abandoned and neglected. They rotted and our physical standards rotted with them. Promises were made and not kept. The Nigerian Army will not stay one day beyond its promise of handing over power to civilians in 1974. Then in 1976. Then in any nineteen you might like to pick. Each nineteen whatever the promise was made, it was broken.

And as if the country was not listening, we all expected things to remain the same. Under Babangida it became a game of dribbling. If I dribble you to the left and you think you can cut me off on the left my third leg has already taken the game to the right. Abacha even swore that he would not compete in a race he had set up the rules only for some five leprous fingers of the political gatherings to nominate him as their presidential candidate. Which nomination he gratefully accepted and promptly reward those who nominated him. As if the young were not watching and hearing their parents lying to them so that they could learn the art of lying from their mothers’ breasts. As if pupils and students were not listening to their teachers lying to them so that they could reinforce what they were learning at home with their teachers input. You must have heard about a couple who sought to stand in for their two children in an examination so that the children can go to university. We have heard and seen the government make budget arrangements for prayers from missionaries, pastors, imams and babalawos. Although we were told that the impossible can be done immediately, and that miracles take a little longer, it is no longer so.

Miracles are the order of the day. They come in big measures, in super measures and in mega measures. Miracles galore.
To get Nigeria back to sanity,
Bring back Grammar with alacrity!


POST SCRIPT: Governor Fayose on Channels TV 08.01.2016: I promised to dualise this road and to lit it.

Heavy gun battle between army and Boko Haram in Maiduguri

The Nigerian troops are said to be battling suspected Boko Haram terrorists as explosions and gunfire have been heard in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

According to Sahara Reporters, the insurgent have been attacking Dailori and Walonri villages, outskirts of Maiduguri, since 7:23 pm.

Some student of the University of Maiduguri residing at 202 Housing Estate are now running for their lives as the conflict rages.


Speaking with journalists, Hauwa Ba’na, a 300 level of political science student, said:

”We are crying in our hostel because the explosions are loud and everyone is panicking.”

Confirming the attack, a civilian Joint Task Force said: ”We are under attack by Boko Haram. There is heavy fighting with military in Dalori and Wanori.”

ON January 29, a suicide bomber suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect detonated a suicide vest at a crowded market in Gombi town in Adamawa state.

A vigilante leader confirmed the incident saying that 20 people including the bomber died in the explosion.

Meanwhile, President Muhammad Buhari, who is currently in Ethiopia, has promised that Nigeria will redeem its pledge of $100million to the Multinational Joint Task Force that is fighting against the Boko Haram sect.

Speaking at a high-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, the president noted that the insurgents’ capacity to conduct attacks has been “heavily degraded”.

“Our efforts are already yielding dividends and we will not relent until the terrorist groups are totally decimated and wiped out of our country and sub-region,” he stressed.

KSU 2nd Batch Admission List 2015/2016

This is to inform all the candidates that participated in the Kogi State University (KSU) post UTME screening , but don’t have their names included in the KSU 1st Admission list that the authorities of the university have released the second batch admission list.


As at the time of this publication, Kogi State University 2nd admission list is available on the school website.


Check Kogi State University 2nd Batch Admission List.

Go to Kogi State University admission status checking portal at portal.ksu.edu.ng/admissionlist.php . Enter your Regno/Surnam/Othername/Course to access your admission status.


Congratulations to all the candidates that made it to KSU undergraduate programmes for the 2014/2015 academic session.

Mimiko Appoints Oladunni, AAUA Pro-Chancellor

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has approved the appointment of Otunba (Dr.) Solomon Oladunni as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.


In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola, and signed by his Press Officer, Mr. Ayokunle lkusemiju, the appointment is to take effect from 13th January, 2016, while expressing confidence that the new Chairman and Pro Chancellor of the University will further boost the high standard of the 21st century university.

Rapper Wale Spotted at Toolz & Tunde Demuren’s Wedding

Rapper Wale arrived in Lagos yesterday for a couple of projects and he has since been seen hanging out with friend Wizkid and also spotted at the star-studded wedding of Toolz and Tunde Demuren.


Obi Asika, Wale & DJ Jimmy Jatt

Commission announces fare for 2016 Easter Pilgrimage

The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has announced a package cost of N461, 440 to be paid by intending pilgrims for the 2016 Easter Pilgrimage to Israel.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Celestine Ogugua, Head of Media, NCPC, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.
The statement stated that the Easter pilgrimage would run from March to April.

It stated that the first flight would depart on March 22. 2016 from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The commission advised intending pilgrims and church leaders to access forms for the pilgrimage through the commission’s website www.ncpc.gov.ng.
The statement further said necessary information can be obtained at the commission’s six zonal offices in Yola, Kaduna, Gwagwalada, Lagos, Enugu and Bayelsa. (NAN)

HOW TO SELL YOURSELF IN 30 SECONDS AND LEAVE PEOPLE WANTING MORE

Whether you’re in a job interview, networking at a cocktail party or happen to run into Warren Buffett in the elevator, quickly persuading others to think you’re the most interesting person they’ll meet is no easy task. Businessinsider.com offers steps to crafting the perfect elevator pitch.

Know exactly what you want to achieve…

Your elevator pitch should answer three questions:
√Who are you?
√What do you do?
√Where do you want to go, or
√what are you looking for?

You need to know exactly what you want to achieve or no one can help you get there.
Take your résumé and LinkedIn profile and go through it thoroughly. If you’re unemployed, focus on where you want to go and what you want to do.

•Bullet point it
After studying your résumé and LinkedIn profile, write down four bullet points that explain why you’re great. Discuss your work history, background, skills, accomplishments, and goals. Leave out any irrelevant details that take away from your core message.

•Tell a story
People love stories, so tell them a story. It also makes it easier for others to remember you later on.
Self-improvement guru Dale Carnegie said in his book, Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business, that our minds are essentially ‘associate machines,’ which means we remember things better when there’s a story or association attached to the subject. In other words, if you want people to remember you, tell them a story, and make sure it’s good.

•Eliminate jargon
You need to be able to explain what you do and who you are in a way that appeals to most people. This means avoiding acronyms or terminology that wouldn’t be understood by someone outside of your industry.
Dumbing down complex ideas is a ‘real art.’ A good strategy is to imagine explaining what you do to your parents and using a similar formula in your elevator pitch. Crafting your pitch in layman’s terms is especially critical for those in accounting, finance, and technology.
Make sure it invites conversation
After telling your story, the listener needs to be left wanting more. Is your story compelling enough to do this? If not, you need to change your pitch

•Time yourself
While practicing your pitch, you should time yourself to make sure you can tell your story in 30 seconds. If you can’t, cut down details and try again.

•Record yourself on video
You need to know what you look like to others while you’re telling your story. Are you interesting? Are you believable? People will come to their own conclusions while listening to you, so make sure you give off a good impression. Relax, act natural, and get comfortable with your story…

•Pitch it to your friends and colleagues
After you’ve got your story down, practice your elevator pitch with friends and colleagues. Ask them to give you feedback. Ask them what you should do to make it better. Keep practicing and tweaking your pitch until it’s natural for you to say aloud and convincing to the listener.…

Benefits of Garden Eggs

Garden egg is well known for its cultural significance to certain ethnic gorups – Igbo particularly – and as a key ingredient of a highly loved dish.

When next you’re in the mood for a tasty delicacy, whip up a pot of flavourful garden egg sauce and serve with some boiled yam, rice or plantain.

Apart from what it does to our taste buds, there are also many health benefits of garden eggs that should not be underestimated. Here are three major health benefit of garden eggs.

-Weight loss: Nutritionists recommend it as a perfect food option for those interested in losing weight because of its high fibre content. It fills up the tummy quickly, and this subsequently reduces consumption of other high calorie options. The fibre also helps to maintain low levels of cholesterol in the body system.

-Heart protection: The fibre content in the eggplant also helps to lower cholesterol levels in the human body, protecting the heart in the process.


-Lowers blood sugar level: It is a a great dietary option for diabetic patients because of its ability to reduce glucose absorption in the body and lower blood sugar levels.

It also possesses low soluble carbohydrates which assist in this regard.

Photos: Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo, attend Toolz & Tunde's wedding

The royal highnesses were both in attendance for the wedding of Toolz, who is from the Oniru royal family in Lagos, to Tunde Demuren...