2019 Elections: Rev. Fr. Mbaka gives his take on Buhari and Atiku

2019 Elections: Rev. Fr. Mbaka gives his take on Buhari and Atiku

Oct 21, 2018 7:36 AM

Popular religious leader and general overseer of The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said that neither president Muhammadu Buhari nor PDP presidential flagbearer Atiku Abubakar is the answer to Nigeria’s struggles.

Mbaka described Atiku as bureau de change, according to him, because of the foreign currencies that allegedly exchanged hands at the National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, before the ex-VP emerged the party’s presidential candidate.

Mbaka, however, predicted that Atiku will defeat Buhari in 2019 but warned him not to emulate Buhari if he is elected the president. The fiery cleric said this while addressing his congregation at the Adoration Ground.

“So let the will of God be done in Nigeria. It is like what I have been saying Buhari change or you will be changed” Mbaka said that Buhari had all the human and material resources at his disposal to make the country better but rather chose to play ethnic, despotic politics.

“What will it take you; change the Chief of Staff, change B, change C, change this and change that; even if it will take 20 Igbo men or 20 Yoruba men to change Nigeria; take all of them. Look at what (Chukwuma) Soludo did in the Central Bank; he has assured Nigeria and the whole world that there is nothing like bank collapse again.

“An Igbo man did this, why can’t Buhari take Soludo for the economic revival and revamping of Nigeria’s economy? And you are busy talking about corruption, playing game with the lives of Nigerians from the issue of Fulani herdsmen to Boko Haram to Jos killings. You said somebody stole, what did he steal?

“Someday, they said the government has spent trillions of naira on social investment scheme and I want to know who are the people they were spending the money on; the Vice President said they are giving N10,000 to small-scale businesses and I asked, is this how they will transform Nigeria? You give somebody N10,000 for business, what type of business will N10,000 start?

“Somebody will have billions and want to take the one belonging to the public while hunger will be killing his people. Look at the type of money they shared during the primaries to the extent that they brought Bureau de Change. They said Buhari is change, but Atiku is bureau de change. They were sharing the money in dollars and it was going out in millions of dollars in Nigeria where hunger is killing people; where you don’t have food to eat.

“If they spend such monies to get the ticket, how do you think that when they get into power they will rule, of course, they will first recover the money they have spent but the worst is that the money was not being shared to the poor,” he lamented.

Speaking further, the prophet described the cost of APC Expression of Interest and Nomination forms as outrageous. According to him, if the leadership of the party had a conscience, they would not have collected N24 million from people to obtain the forms.

“There are some people that sold their land to pay for this form because of the promise they were made. I don’t think these politicians were thinking of heaven that is why they are ready to kill anybody that stands on their way,” he said.

Mbaka said that Atiku may not be able to solve the problems of Nigeria if he emerged victorious. “If anybody is thinking that if Atiku becomes the President of Nigeria things will get better, ‘who born you’ because for this country to be good it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than this country to be good,” he said, urging that Nigerians must do their part to make Nigeria the nation of their dream.

The fiery preacher predicted defeat for the APC but said that there was still an opportunity for change. “There are no people that will develop this country that are not in Nigeria. We have people who will develop this nation, but our President left the same type of people who don’t have the same type of vision around him and everything they do is in your head.

“After you are removed, they will bring people that will flog you because you messed up the opportunities because you didn’t listen to the word of God. You didn’t listen to the man of God you have and you were disobeying him. “The price of disobedience is disgrace,” he declared.

How woman’s sumptuous meal changed her assassin’s mind

How woman’s sumptuous meal changed her assassin’s mind

…I was overfed and had change of heart— hired assassin

By Evelyn Usman

It is not uncommon to find the elderly persons being paraded for various crimes at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja. But in this case, Mrs Gladys Osaigbovo-Omon (60), was not a guest at the command over any criminal matter.

Her case could best be described as the proverbial cat with nine lives as she narrowly escaped being assassinated at her residence in Benin-City, the Edo State Capital, a fortnight ago.

Clad in a buba and wrapper and a pair of red slippers, she sat on a chair with both hands clasped together as she kept shaking her legs slowly.

At a point, she glanced at the two suspected assassins close to her, shook her head in disbelief before lifting it up to the sky and muttered, Osalobua uwese( meaning ‘God, thank you’, in Benin dialect).

When approached, she was too stunned to narrate what brought her from Benin city. All she could mutter in pidgin English was that the stab of a loved one could be so painful when compared to that of a stranger.

As you read this piece, two suspected assassins hired to eliminate the sexagenarian have been arrested by the Police in Lagos while efforts were still on to arrest the alleged mastermind, an Europe Based Nigerian woman.

Surprisingly, the alleged mastermind turned out to be her younger sister while one of the suspected assassins was discovered to be her nephew.

Human trafficking goes awry

The crux of the matter was a case of human trafficking gone awry. Crime Guard gathered that 60-year-old Gladys, being the eldest of her siblings, assisted them in her own little way. One of her siblings, Augusta Osaigbovo, according to her, lived with her for 13 years until she left for Europe.

At a time, Gladys said she begged Augusta, to take one of her daughters, Mercy Omon, overseas, for better life, an offer that was granted.

However, on arriving the United Kingdom, Mercy contacted her family back in Nigeria to inform them that her aunty, Augusta, was a leader of a prostitution ring and had recruited her into prostitution in London.

Strained relationship

But she claimed to have refused to bow to pressures from her aunty to go into prostitution, an action that led to a strained relationship between them.

Along the line, Crime Guard gathered that Mercy was arrested by Police authorities in the UK, for possessing fake documents which were allegedly facilitated by her aunty. She managed to wriggle her way out of trouble after disclosing that her aunty, Augusta, brought her to London with job promises, only to turn out to be something else. Her confession led to Augusta’s subsequent arrest and was thereafter jailed.

•Osaro and Lucky (Osaro Okonoboh ( l) and Luck Oboh )

Assassination move

According to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal, who paraded the suspected assassins, “When Augusta Osaigbovo finished her jail term, she complained to her sister Gladys, that her daughter, Mercy, whom she brought from the village to help, had ruined her. Believing that her sister was supporting her daughter, she decided to hire the services of assassins to eliminate Gladys

Betrayal

The first person allegedly contacted by Augusta, was her nephew, Osaro Okonoboh (44), whom the sexagenarian kept glancing at, in shock.

In an interview with Osaro, a commercial bus driver who resides in Lagos, he admitted to have been contacted by Augusta to snuff life out of his aunty, Gladys.

He said “ Aunty Gladys is my mother’s eldest sister. Aunty Augusta who stays abroad, my mother and aunty Gladys were born of the same mother. She (Augusta ) called me on phone that she would want me to help her kill aunty Gladys. When I asked why, she said aunty Gladys was the one behind what Mercy did to her abroad. I told her I did not know of any assassin but that I would look for one.

“I contacted Lucky Oboh, who is also a driver, here in Lagos. He also said he would look for someone. He came back and said he had found someone, Igbinedion Ogbevon who demanded N1 million for the job. When I called Augusta to inform her, I told her that the proposed assassin asked for N4.5 million”.

Journey to Benin City

Osaro then gave the job of eliminating Mrs Gladys Osaigbovo- Omon to Igbinedion Ogbevon and Lucky Oboh. But Ogbevon, who also hails from Edo state, insisted on visiting the target’s home, in order to know where she lived and also to study the terrain.

Crime Guard gathered that on July 17, 2018 Osaro, Gladys’ nephew took the suspected hired assassin, Ogbevon on a visit to Gladys’ home in Benin City.

An elated Gladys was said to have welcomed the visitors with a sumptuous meal and drinks, unaware that she was entertaining her assailants.

Miracle food

By the time her visitors announced their departure, she had brought another meal for them and insisted they must eat before hitting the road back to Lagos.

That singular display of kindness and generosity saved Gladys’ life as it endeared her supposed killer’s heart towards her.

In an interview with Crime Guard, Ogbevon, narrated how he changed his mind and turned around to spill the beans that led to the arrest of Osaro and Lucky.

He said: “On our way back after the visit, I asked Osaro why he wanted his aunty killed.  He said that was what he was contracted to do. But in my mind I decided I was not going to do it because of the woman’s kindness, although I didn’t tell Osaro I was opting out. You needed to have seen the way the woman welcomed us and took pains to prepare food for us as if she had been expecting us. I was really overfed.

When I got home, I was troubled and had to open up to my uncle, who advised that I should first go back to the woman and tell her of the plan to kill her and thereafter report to the police. I then went with my uncle to visit mummy ( Gladys) to tell her about the plan by Augusta and Osaro to eliminate her. From there, we informed the Police who advised I played along, until I was given part payment of N490,000. I had to play along so that they would not contact another person”.

At this point, the sexagenarian exclaimed, ‘Osalobua’! ( My God!). Speaking in Pidgin English, she said “when they told me, I could not believe that my own family members would want me dead.

Mrs Gladys Osaigbovo-Omo

‘I don’t know why my sister, who stayed with me for 13 years wanted to do this to me. Had she succeeded nobody would have attributed it to her. Perhaps, she would have attended my burial. But I thank God, she did not succeed.

I thank the Police and every other person that God used to spare my life. My thanks also go to our father, the Oba of Benin who placed a curse on anyone who is tarnishing the image of the ancient city outside the country”.

Covenant Uni Show Of Shame Continues As Student Leaks Intimate Chats With Registrar

Covenant Uni Show Of Shame Continues As Student Leaks Intimate Chats With Registrar

There’s no respite for Covenant University yet as its opened can of worms continues to spill out it’s odoriferous contents on social media.

The latest being the leakage of the secret chats between a female student and the registrar, Dr. Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo, a married man who’s best remembered for the alleged infamous role he played in setting up and unjustly expelling a male student recently.

Concise News had earlier reported that a male student of Covenant University Emmanuel Adooh who was expelled unjustly and consequently sued the school to court, had exposed the registrar Dr. Olumuyiwa A. Oludayo as the architect of his travails.

Screenshots of said chat between the registrar and the female student leaked by twitter user @PrimeKaka_, reveals that the registrar, Dr. Oludayo, was trying to woo the unknown female student for intimacy.

See screenshot of the secret chats between Dr. Oludayo and his crush spanning between March to June 2018 below as posted by @PrimeKaka_ who has since deleted his twitter account after making the revelations:

As at the time of filing this report, Covenant University authorities are yet to issue any official reaction to the seemingly unending allegations of immoral sexual activities between students and staff, frame up, intimidation and victimization going on the church-owned educational institution.

This Man Is The Poorest President In The World, He Lives In A Small Farm House

This Man Is The Poorest President In The World, He Lives In A Small Farm House

“I’m not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live. My lifestyle is a consequence of my wounds. I’m the son of my history. There have been years when I would have been happy just to have a mattress.”

This is one of the famous quotes from the world’s most humble former president, Jose Mujica who was the President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. He is popularly known as the poorest president in the world even though he had left office in 2015 because of his humble lifestyle.

In August this year, 2018, he resigned from the post of senator, which he had held since 2015, when his five-year-term as president had ended.

He said he would not serve out his term until 2020 because as he was “tired after a long journey”. He is  is 83.

Mujica is famous for his charitable act and his willingness to donate 90% of his $12,000 monthly salary to help the poor and to support small entrepreneurs

Even though holding the highest title in the country, Mujica and his wife remained living a very humble life compared to other world leaders during his reign.

He lives in small farmhouse and still drives his old Volkswagen Beetle

Mujica driving his old Volkswagen Beetle by himself

His official residence is only guarded with two police officers and a three-legged dog

The beautiful and glamorous Presidential House that used to be the official residence of past Presidents of Uruguay is now a museum.

Since Mujica decided to live in his own house, he turned the Presidential House into a museum to honour past presidents

Unlike other Presidents and world leaders, Mujica is often criticised for his lack of concern over his appearance and posture.

In spite of this, Mujica does not get distracted with the criticisms and focuses on the country’s more important issues

While many may find him to appear as unfit for a president position, Mujica is not just a random man who got lucky in an election. He was actually a guerrilla fighter for Tupamaros, a left-wing party in Uruguay.

During his time in Tupamaros, Mujica has robbed banks which overcharged the poor, gun clubs and other businesses which were found to be corrupted and involved in embezzling public funds

He was imprisoned twice in 14 years and shot 6 times in a jailbreak attempt but that does not slow him down. He continued to fight corruption in his office as the President of Uruguay.

To him, what matter the most is the people and the country’s well-being is his sole concern. He knows that power and money will only encourage one to be corrupt if they became the only motives as he quoted “Power does not change one’s person; it only shows one’s true self.”

José Mujica has retired from the Senate to spend more time on his farm

Mujica has truly proved that his best interests are always the people of his country and even willing to give up benefits that came with the job when he was the President of Uruguay. Not many leaders can be compared with Mujica and he is definitely one in a million. Perhaps, world leaders can learn a thing or two from Mujica on how to prioritise the public interests over personal gain.

If you admire this president’s guts and life principles, why not share this article with your friends and family!

Credit: BBC and Good Times

Student Arrives School In His 'Locally-Made Sports Vehicle' In Enugu (Photos)

Student Arrives School In His 'Locally-Made Sports Vehicle' In Enugu (Photos)

Sep 13, 2018 8:51 PM

A student of Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) in Enugu state, caused a stir after pulling up in an ‘open-wheel vehicle’ which he constructed with locally sourced materials.

The young man who was said to be test-driving the “customised” automobile, drove it round the school to the admiration of other students who were stunned by his ingenuity.

More information about the student will be made available soon.

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Photos as Tinubu, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu, Fashola meet at APC’s convention in Abuja

Photos as Tinubu, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu, Fashola meet at APC’s convention in Abuja

Oct 7, 2018 5:30 AM

The National Convention, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, was for the affirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 election

There was a drama of high interest at the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Saturday as high profile players on the political landscape of Lagos met.
The National Convention, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, was for the affirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 election.
Those from Lagos State who met at the venue included the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; a former Governor of the state and now Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babtunde Fashola; Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode; and the candidate of the APC for the 2019 governorship election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Ambode and Sanwo-Olu had to go into the primaries for the election of the 2019 candidate of the party for the Lagos State governorship ticket, with Tinubu backing Sanwo-Olu against the incumbent who has only served one term.
Fashola had a running battle with Tinubu over who succeeded him also in 2014 for the 2015 governorship election.

Kwara Approves Employment of 1,850 Teachers

Kwara Approves Employment of 1,850 Teachers

The Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the employment of 1,850 basic and senior secondary school teachers in the state to fill teacher shortages in sciences subjects and create fresh employment in the state. 

Ahmed approved the employment following separate requests by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TSC), according to a statement by his senior special assistant on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede on Wednesday. 

The two organisations based their requests on existing teacher shortages in the state, especially in English Language and Science subjects. According to the statement, Governor Ahmed approved the recruitment of 1,500 SUBEB teachers and 350 Senior Secondary School teachers. 

The teacher shortages in the state persist despite recent interventions by the state government through its Kwara State Youth Empowerment Program (KWAYEP) and the federal governments NPower Scheme, prompting the state governor to grant the fresh approval for employment. Ahmed also directed SUBEB and TSC to ensure that due process is followed in the recruitment while ensuring spread across the 193 wards in the state.

By Nenye

2018 FIFA The Best Awards: Modric beats Salah, Ronaldo to gong

2018 FIFA The Best Awards: Modric beats Salah, Ronaldo to gong

Croatian football icon Luka Modric on Monday saw off competition from former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo and last season’s European top scorer Mohamed Salah to the 2018 FIFA The Best award in the male category at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

The award came to existence in 2016 after FIFA parted ways with France Football magazine the organisers of Balon’dor, the award has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the past decade, the award was joined with the Balon d’or between 2010 and 2015 and it was called FIFA Ballon d’Or an award that was also dominated by the pair.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric breaks the jinx of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo winning the individual awards in recent years as he won the male FIFA best player of the year.

Both players failed to attend the gala with Cristiano Ronaldo claiming his team have a midweek fixture to prepare and Lionel Messi giving a personal reason for snubbing the event.

Luka Modric was named the FIFA The Best player of the year for his contribution for both club and country as he beat former teammate and winner of the award Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the award.

Luka Modric won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and also had a wonderful World Cup in Russia as he inspired his country to the finals of the tournament which they lost to France 4-2 but he was compensated with his performance with the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament ahead of Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann

The three finalists were the same as the UEFA player of the year’s award held in Monaco which the Croatian National team captain won also which now makes the fifth award in a row for the playmaker.

Here is the list of the awards won by Luka Modric:

FIFA Club World Cup player of the tournament

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 2018

UEFA Midfielder of the year 2018

UEFA Player of the year 2018

FIFA The Best Men’s Player of the Year 2018

It is have been long awaited for the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo called to be broken with the only player coming close is Franck Ribery but the latter won the FIFA Ballon d’Or ahead of the Bayern Munich winger.

Other award winners tonight are:

FIFA Puskas Award: Mohamed Salah

FIFA Fan Award: Peru Fans

FIFA The Best Women’s Player of the year: Marta

FIFA The Best FIFA Men’s coach of the year: Didier Deschamps

FIFA The Best FIFA Women’s coach of the year: Reynald Pedros

FIFA The Best Fifa Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois

The FIFA Fair Play Award: Lennart Thy

Source;dailyadvent.com

11 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math

11 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math

Even veteran teachers need to read these.

1. Raise the bar for all.

It can be a challenge to overcome the socially acceptable thought I was never good at math, says Sarah Bax, a math teacher at Hardy Middle School in Washington, D.C. Rather than being born with or without math talent, kids need to hear from teachers that anyone who works hard can succeed. “It’s about helping kids have a growth mindset,” says Bax. “Practice and persistence make you good at math.” Tell students about the power and importance of math with enthusiasm and high expectations.

2. Don’t wait—act now!

Look ahead to the specific concepts students are expected to master for annual end-of-year tests and pace instruction accordingly. “You don’t want to be caught off guard come March thinking that students need to know ‘x’ for the tests the next month,” says Skip Fennell, project director of Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project and professor emeritus at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. Know the specific standards and back map your teaching from the fall so students are ready. Several teachers we know love using the First in Math blended learning program to practice key skills along the way. (Psst … Right now, you can create a demo account to try out the tool for free.)

3. Create a testing pathway.

Use formative assessments to ensure that students are understanding the concepts. What you learn can guide your instruction and determine next steps, says Fennell. Testing is not something separate from your instruction. It should be integrated into your planning. Instead of a quick exit question or card, give a five-minute quiz to confirm students have mastered the math skill covered in the day’s lesson. A capable digital resource designed to monitor your students in real-time can also be an invaluable tool, providing actionable data to inform your instruction along the way.

4. Observe, modify, and re-evaluate.

Walk throughout your classroom as students work on problems and observe the dynamics. Talk with students individually and include “hinge questions” in your lessons plans to gauge understanding before continuing, suggests Fennell. In response, make decisions to go faster or slower or put students in groups.

5. Personalize and offer choice.

At Hardy Middle School, students use the First in Math online program. “Kids can individualize it for themselves because there is a great deal of choice,” says Bax. Students can select from different games that interest them—some are timed, others are not—learning to master foundational math standards in the process. As they move at their own pace, teachers can track understanding and tailor lessons accordingly, adds Bax.

6. Encourage math talk.

Engage students in conversations about their work and have them describe why they solved a problem in a certain way. “My goal is to get information about what students are thinking and use that to guide my instruction, as opposed to just telling them information and asking them to parrot things back,” says Delise Andrews, who taught math (K-8) and is now a 3-5 grade math coordinator in the Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska. Instead of seeking a specific answer, Andrews wants to have deeper discussions to figure out what a student knows and understands. “True learning happens a lot around talking and doing math—not just drilling,” he says.

7. Seek to develop understanding.

Meaningful math education goes beyond memorizing formulas and procedures. Set high goals, create space for exploration, and work with the students to develop a strong foundation. “Treat the kids like mathematicians,” says Andrews. Present a broad topic, review various strategies for solving a problem, and then elicit a formula or idea from the kids rather than starting with the formula. This creates a stronger conceptual understanding and mental connections with the material for the student.

8. Choose meaningful tasks.

Kids get excited about math when they have to solve real-life problems. For instance, when teaching sixth graders how to determine area, present tasks related to a house redesign, suggests Fennell. Provide them with the dimensions of the walls and the size of the windows and have them determine how much space is left for the wallpaper. Or ask them to consider how much tile is needed to fill a deck.

9. Allow for productive struggle.

When giving students an authentic problem, ask a big question and let them struggle to figure out several ways to solve it, suggests Andrews. “Your job, as a teacher, is to make it engaging by asking the right questions at the right time. So you don’t take away their thinking, but you help them move forward to a solution,” she says. Provide as little information as possible but enough so students can be productive. Effective math teaching supports students as they grapple with mathematical ideas and relationships. Allow them to discover what works and experience setbacks along the way.

10. Build excitement and reward progress.

With First in Math, students earn points and receive certificates, stickers, badges, and trophies as they progress. Weekly announcements and assemblies celebrate the top players and teams. “Seeing their name up next to the word genius … having that recognition and moment is powerful,” says Bax. “Through repeated practice, they get better, and they are motivated.” The school has experienced one of the largest gains in standardized testing scores in the district since it began using the program four years ago, according to Bax.

11. Encourage teacher teamwork and reflection.

Collaborate with other teachers to improve your math instruction skills. Start by discussing the goal for the math lesson, what it will look like, and plan as a team to be most effective. “Together, think through the tasks and possible student responses you might encounter,” says Andrews. Reflect on what did and didn’t work to improve your practice.