2face Idibia Discloses Anniversary Plans For Late Father

Popular Hypertek boss 2face Idibia has disclosed his plans to hold a one-year anniversary in Benue state for his late father Michael Idibia, who died on August 24th, 2014 and was buried on November 7, 2014.

2face, who hailed from Okpokwu Idumoga in the Idoma extraction of Benue state exclusively, revealed to NET that his family will remember his late father on August 23.

In his words, ‘My dad’s anniversary is coming up on August 23, 2015 and me and my family will come together and observe a very quiet remembrance for him in Benue state. It’ll be something very short, simple and without any fanfair or noise. It’s just an avenue for us to go and talk to him quietly.’

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5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nigeria

Beautiful landscapes, natural wonders, structure and landmarks dating back to centuries in Nigeria have made it to the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organization listing. If you are a World Heritage Traveler or some who enjoys nature and you have not visited these places in Nigeria, then you are missing a great deal! Below, Jovago.com has put together some of the notable and worthy World Heritage Sites in Nigeria you should visit.

1. Oke-Idanre Hills in Ondo State

Ogbunike Caves in Anambra State

Osun-Oshogbo Sacred Grove in Osun State

Oban Hills in Cross River State

Oke-Idanre Hills in Ondo State

Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa State

Idanre Hills consists of beautiful valleys and high plains that are about 3,000 feet above the sea level. It was added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2007.

Marvelous points of interests such as the old court, Owa’s Palace, Agboogun foot print, shrines, burial grounds and mounds and the Omi Aopara which is the thunder water are things and places you will encounter here. It is a tourist attraction center that draws thousands of visitors all year round.

 2. Oban Hills in Cross River State

23 Year Old Commits Suicide Over Admission- Jamb

Festac area of Lagos state was thrown into a state of confusion on Sunday, August 16, after Ugochukwu, a 23-year-old admission seeker, was found hanging in his apartment.

According to Punch Metro, Ugochukwu, who lived at 311 Road, Festac Town, had sought admission into a University in Lagos state, and had written the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but was yet to secure the admission.

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It was gathered that at about 12pm, Ugochukwu mother, identified as Ngozi, and his two siblings came back from church to find him dead with his body hanging in the sitting room.

The family who reportedly stay in a rented room and parlour, raised the alarm which brought neighbours to the scene.

Senator Lists Factors For Successful Negotiation With Boko Haram

The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has declared his support for any dialogue with Boko Haram members by the Federal Government, as part of efforts to end the insurgency in the north-eastern part of the country.

Sen. Sani of kaduna State.

the Senator said that for a successful negotiation with the Boko Haram terrorist group, the Federal Government must consider certain factors such as willingness and resolve of the insurgents to dialogue, the strength of the military to overpower the insurgents and commitment of the government to the terms and agreement of the negotiation.

Ambode approves single account for all government transactions

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the operation of a Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the state, effective from September 1, 2015.

The move is aimed at improving the processes of revenue generation and collection in the state as well as ensuring proper accountability and transparency in all government accrued revenues.

A statement on Sunday signed by Abimbola Umar, the state accountant general, said the government took the decision to address the challenges previously faced with the operation of multiple account system.

Ambode The People’s Governor.

The statement quoted the governor as saying that the operation of a TSA, aside providing transparency and accountability, will also encourage taxpayers to request for a single account before making their payments.

“The development is in line with the objective of the move by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that all government revenue accrues to one consolidated account,” according to the statement.

Hopes of exports from Nigeria Dwindling daily!

Nigeria faces loss of revenue running into billions of naira from now till 2016 as a result of the European Union’s ban on the country’s food exports including beans, sesame seeds, melon seeds, dried fish and meat, peanut chips and palm oil.

According to the European Food Safety Authority, the rejected beans was found to contain between 0.03mg per kilogramme to 4.6mg/kg of dichlorvos pesticide, more than the acceptable maximum residue limit of 0.01mg/kg.

Meanwhile, the President, Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations, Dr. Victor Iyama, has said the body is looking into the banned items to find out the cause and see how the ban can be reversed.

According to him, the country will suffer a huge loss in revenue between now and 2016 while the ban lasts.

 In 2014, 42 processed and semi-processed food items exported to the United Kingdom from Nigeria were rejected.

The European Union Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, alleged discovery of excessive amount of chemical contaminants like aluminium phosphide and dichlorvos in the food items which included beans, melon seeds, sweet potato, cashew kernels, nutmeg, snails, soft drinks and sesame seeds.

Explaining the excess in residue limit of insecticide in the food exports, Iyama said the fault was from poor storage of pesticide, maintaining that farmers should not be held liable in most cases.

He said, “When one is fumigating produce for shipping, one is not supposed to leave the preservatives inside the containers because some bags of produce may come in contact with them.

“But some people must have left the preservatives inside the containers after fumigation.”

But the Nigerian Export Promotion Council has blamed fraudulent shipping for the situation.

Speaking with our correspondent, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, NEPC, Mr. Segun Awolowo, maintained that produce correctly shipped was not banned.

Also in a statement made available to our correspondent, the agency noted that businessmen who invested in the sector without proper guidance accounted for the rising incidence of banned exports from Nigeria.

It added that the individuals involved corrupted the sector and compounded the country’s product integrity problem.

NEPC noted further that the ban on the food exports was a setback for Nigeria as a nation that desperately needed to expand its export basket to boost domestic agricultural activities and create jobs.

Accordingly, the organisation announced that it was embarking on a training series aimed at building a crop of knowledgeable exporters.

This according to the NEPC is a measure targeted at enhancing the integrity of Nigerian products by ensuring that intending exporters are guided to approach the business in a professional manner, thereby reducing the incidence of unexecuted orders or rejects.

According to the CEO, the approach to mentor Nigerians on how to become successful exporters is premised on the need to create inclusive growth in the sector by engaging more hands in producing made-in-Nigeria goods for export.

The statement read in part, “The mentorship programme will address issues of Product Quality, Export Procedures and Documentation, Financing, Payment Terms and Logistics in export trade.

Burial Of Ooni Stalled As Man To Be ‘Buried Alive With King’ Runs Away

Ooni of Ife Oba Okunade Sijuwade’s burial has been put on hold after a man elected to be buried alive with the monarch absconded unwilling to be the one to keep the king company in the afterlife.

Unconfirmed reports from Ile-Ife indicate that the designated person to be buried alive alongside the monarch, known traditionally as the Abobaku, took to his heels for dear life.

Discover 3 Awesome Souvenirs you should grab while in Nigeria

Discover 3 Awesome Souvenirs you should grab while in Nigeria

Whichever part of Nigeria you find yourself in, either in the North, East, West or South, you are sure to

be surrounded by beautiful souvenirs that will serve as a memorabilia of your trip or perhaps something

you can give to your loved ones when you return home. Choosing an awesome souvenir can be quiet

tricky, this is why Jovago.com has put together some of these awesome and thoughtful souvenirs that

will be a perfect pick.

Fabrics

The Ankara fabric is a trending fashion material that is becoming widely sort after in all parts of the

world, there are beautiful patterns in different shades you can always find to buy from any market in

Nigeria – they are easy to locate and very affordable. If in Lagos, you should check out Oshodi Market or

Balogun Market on Lagos Island.

Traditional Handmade Jewelries and Accessories

Local Shamballa bracelets, woven bags, accessories made from Ankara fabric (footwear, bags, jewelries,

footwear and so on), beautifully handmade beaded jewelries – the list is inexhaustible. All these can be

gotten in shops where they sell traditional attires or by roadside vendors. These are very easy to find,

they are mostly sold by the roadside in shops or hawked.

Arts, Paintings and Crafts

There are ready made paintings of beautiful places in Nigeria you can be lucky to find, especially an area

you stayed or visited while here. You can also get gorgeous wooden crafts and arts from galleries

around. If you are in the Federal Capital Territory, that is Abuja, then you are in luck, visit the Arts and

Crafts Village there, you are bound the find wonderful items that can serve as souvenirs.

 The list is endless, all you need to do is to easily locate a market or traditional shop around you and you

will be marveled at the wonderful items you will discover.

I am in rehab and receiving treatment – Majek Fashek

Renowned reggae musician, Majek Fashek known for his famous song, “send down the rain” is now receiving care at a rehabilitation facility to address his drug addiction.

The musician who spoke to journalists at the rehabilitation facility in Abuja, “Synapse Services”, noted that he is on his way to recovery because he choose to listen to advise and seek treatment for his addiction.

According to him, his life experiences also contributed to his present situation which today has left him bankrupt and without funds to assist himself.

Fashek who was popular in the 90s for as a

WAEC withholds results from 13 debtor states

Hundreds of thousands of government-sponsored candidates from 13 debtor states  who sat for the May/June 2015 West African Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE) will not be able to access their results which were released yesterday.
WAEC’s Head of National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu, said at a news conference in Lagos yesterday that the examination body would not release the results until the affected state governments pay or showed seriousness to pay the examination fees by issuing advance payment guarantees from reputable banks.
According to him, states contemplating the idea of issuing promissory notes on letter-head papers should simply forget it because it will not be honoured.

Dead Woman Withdraw N.5m From Bank

Mrs Cordelia Iweg­buna Idowu Okocha, died of breast cancer, at the age of 50 on August 7, 2004, and was buried in September 2004. Four years after her death, she ‘visited’ her bank and withdrew more than N527,500 from her savings account in a first generation bank (name withheld).

The statement of account of the dead woman indicated that she withdrew N500,000 by ‘self ’ on February 19, 2008. On Febru­ary 28, 2008, she made another withdrawal of N27,500 by ‘self’. She made all the withdrawals at the Awolowo Road branch of the bank.

Her only child, Chukwudi Uche Okocha, explained;
“My mother died on August 7, 2004 as a result of breast cancer and my dad died on February 1, 2006. He slept and did not wake up. I am the only child of my parents, I was 17 years old when my mother died. My mum was sick for about eight months, suffering from breast cancer before she gave up. Since my parents died, I’ve been managing, trying to cope through the help of family and friends.

There is a particular family that took me under their care and since then I’ve been living with them. And to God be the glory, they have been trying. I got admission into University of Lagos to study Mathematics in 2006. It has not been easy not having one’s parents around.
“My mother spent a lot of money when she was sick due to the nature of the sickness. We all know that it is not easy to manage cancer. But about a month before she died, she told me that she had something in her savings account; that was her salary account. She told me that whatever happened, there was something left in the account. When she died, she was paid her July salary. Before she died, she told me that she had over N200,000 left in her account and when she died her salary was paid into the account. So, there was over N500,000 in the account when she died.”
Chukwudi, who is now 28 added:

“But being the only one, I was not able to process the transfer of the money to my account. My dad was unable to process it before he died. Between 2008 and 2009, I tried to process the letter of administration of my mother’s estate through the Lagos probate court and they gave me the certificate to get the money in the account. That was when I applied for the balance and they told me that the balance was about N500. I was shocked because she told me what she had left in the account before she died and I know she did not go to the bank after she told me what she had in the bank. But even if there was no money, the July salary should have been there because it was paid after she had died. And I have a copy of the pay slip for the July salary. When I met BarristerEluma, I complained to him that there was something wrong with the account.

“When we went to see the then branch manager of the bank, she asked if I was sure that my mother was dead. But she was not ready to disclose anything. So, I felt there was foul play somewhere and I decided to see a lawyer and see what we could do about it. We discovered that two withdrawals were made from my mother’s account in Febru­ary, 2008; that is four years after she died. Did she come from her grave to withdraw the money from her account? It is a savings account, meaning that she was the only person who could make withdrawals from the account. So, how come withdrawals were made four years after she died? The withdrawals were made by ‘self’ according to the statement of account. It means that somebody, most likely a staff, who knows she was dead or knows something about her withdrew the money.

“What I need now is for them to refund the money and pay some compensation for the inconveniences I have gone through over the years. If I had been able to access the money, it would have been very useful, particularly when I was in school. Again, the value of the money has depreciated in the past 11 years. You can imagine what I could have done if I had gotten the money then. So, they should compensate me.”Meanwhile, he has written a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command, Nigeria Police, Zone 2 headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. Dated June 17, 2015, it was captioned, RE: *** Account No 2004452106; Account Name: Okocha Cordelia I. Petition On Criminal Breach Of Trust, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Conspiracy, Forgery, Stealing.