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The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination appeared on Saturday on National Television Authority NTA where he dissected all the issues that has lingered in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede responded to issues that was raised after the UTME 2019 examinations, he said The Board got Majorly Three issues of which Lateness and Malfunctioning of Systems.He also expressed disappointment whereby Candidates had to lie to their Parents because of the fear of failing telling them "Our System didn't work for about 40 Minutes, whereas when you... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/jamb-registrar-on-nta-reveals-when-results-will-be-released/

they want to murder this manny

This was made known through a letter signed by the EFCC Zonal Head overseeing Kwara, Isyaku Sharu, and addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Kwara Government House.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated a fresh investigation against outgoing Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

According to the letter made available to reporters during the weekend, the anti-graft agency said its fresh investigation seeks to look into all salaries, allowances, estacodes, and payments Saraki received as governor from 2003 to 2011.

The letter entitled: ‘Investigation Activities: Dr. Bukola Saraki’ reads in part: “In view of the above, you are kindly requested to furnish us with the full details of all his entitlements to include but not limited to emoluments, allowances, estacodes, other fringe benefits and severance package while he held sway as the Executive Governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011.“This request is made pursuant to Section 38 (1) & (2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 and Section 21 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.”Recall that Saraki had soon after emerging the 8th National Assembly Senate President, was ..... READ FULL: https://ugobestiky.com/efcc-starts-fresh-investigation-against-saraki/

The unsual delay has created room for anxiety and suspicion among some Nigerians.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has continued to explain why it is yet to release the result of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesman, on Saturday said that they appreciate the anxiety and concerns of candidates.

He, however, requested that JAMB be allowed to do the necessary things before releasing the result.

He said that though results were released pretty much earlier in 2017 and 2018, it was necessary for the board to improve on its credibility this time around.

According to him, many candidates had in the past, escaped with illegitimate acts they perpetrated during the UTME exercise, but that won’t be allowed to continue.

He said JAMB would take its time and scrutinise the outcome of the exercise to ensure that tertiary institutions are proud of whatever they get from JAMB.

He added, “We are gatekeepers but the entire security.... CONTINUE READING: https://ugobestiky.com/why-we-wont-release-results-now-jamb/

Jamb

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has delisted 76 Computer-Based Test Centres for various infractions during the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, raising fears that results from those centres may be cancelled.JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while speaking on ‘Admissions into tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria’ at the 23rd annual seminar of the Nigerian Academy of Education.

The board had on April 22 said no fewer than 100 UTME candidates were arrested nationwide by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the police.Oloyede, speaking on Friday, narrated how some of the malpractices their Closed Circuit Television Cameras caught exam cheats in some CBT centres, saying professional writers hid in toilets and later replaced the UTME candidates who pretended they  went to the toilet to ease themselves.The registrar did not name the SAN leading the prosecution reportedly for security reasons; he did not also state any....... READ FULL <<>>> https://ugobestiky.com/jamb-removes-76-exam-centres-to-prosecute-100-suspects/

JAMB RESULT OUTCOME WILL SHOCK NIGERIANS
The board has discovered that some prominent Nigerians occupying high positions in the society today did not take its examination themselves.Oloyede said although the board may not be able to punish these persons because they had already left the system, but it would go ahead to publish their names to shame them.

Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Friday said the outcome of its probe into examination fraud between 2009- 2019 would shock many Nigerians He said.The JAMB Registrar spoke at...
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Yakubu Gowon hmmm

this our naija eeh

Gov. Wike gets 7-day ultimatum to reopen NDDC office
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has been issued a seven-day ultimatum by irate Niger Delta youths to reopen the Niger Delta Development Commission office along Aba Road, in Port Harcourt.

The youths drawn from the nine states of the oil rich region demanded that Governor Wike should reopen the commission’s office within the period of the ultimatum or face stiff and sustainable protests.

The angry youths spoke under the aegis of the.... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/gov-wike-gets-7-day-ultimatum-to-reopen-nddc-office/

abi.. thats what we want ni

moderatedguy:
Ok if u say ur server did not crash release the results Na.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its server did not crash.



It said results of candidates who participated in its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are intact.

The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

Benjamin reacted to speculations in some quarters that the board issued a press statement, explaining that the release of the UTME results was being delayed because its server crashed and that candidates should prepare for another examination.



”We want to distance ourselves from such malicious and..... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/jamb-speaks-on-crash-of-server-release-of-2019-utme-results/

Tonto Dike: How I caught my ex-husband on red pant, red candles, laptop at night

Popular Nigerian Actress, Tonto Dike has revealed how she caught her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill with red pants and laptop at night.



The actress who has been at loggerheads with her ex-husband in an extensive interview with Daddy Freeze, lamenting about her situation with Churchill, said her ex husband is a scammer.

She accused Churchill of being a “Yahoo boy” adding that she once caught him red handed at night wearing a ‘red pant with red candles and a laptop in a room at night.’

On why she made all the revelations in the interview, Tonto Duke said she is doing the video for her son, so he can grow up to see the fight she put up for him.



The mother of one said: “ First of all, I’m a mother. Not just a mother, but a mother who is dangerously in love with her son and I want my son to grow up and watch or listen to my own side of the story that I told him through my channel because, really, this is for my son, not really for the public.

“Secondly, I’m doing this because my son’s father has constantly been pricking and pushing me to do a lot of irrational things online that is not me, because of the things that he’s doing behind the scenes.

“I’ll like to clear up all the lies, all the allegations, and everything once and for all.

“I feel terrible, I feel used. I am the bigest scam that.....
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday met the diplomatic community in Germany, in his attempt to seek support for the actualisation of Biafra Republic.
We gathered from Emma Powerful, Media And Publicity Secretary for IPOB that Kanu’s meeting was a move to restore Biafra’s sovereignty and freedom.He said, “The recent diplomatic move by the IPOB leader in Germany yesterday(Monday) is another sign that Biafra restoration is a divine project

.“Our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been making serious moves to restore Biafra in our.....
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thats it

the PDP are patiently waiting

Akpabio Will soon apologize

This is very bad in a country we have brains and right minds of people. People like me can conduct such an examination and within 2 minutes your results will be out. so this jamb of a thing failing and delaying the process is a sign that incompetent hands are handling high tasks which they are not capable of breaking through.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to report of him planning to defect back to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.


Akpabio, who was a former Governor of Akwa Ibom, had last year announced his resignation as Minority Leader of the Red Chamber and defected to the ruling APC.

However, there have been speculations that the lawmaker was planning to return to the PDP.


Reacting to the report, the lawmaker insisted that he was comfortable in the fold of the.... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/akpabio-speaks-on-dumping-apc-returning-to-pdp/

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday said that it was yet to release results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).


JAMB’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said that the results would be officially released “anytime” within the week.

This, he explained was because candidates would expect the results from the first two days of the week but might be disappointed as the board has yet to conclude the process of the exercise.


Benjamin said, “We will not release it today, Monday and will not release it tomorrow, Tuesday.

“What we said was anytime within this week. By implication, we are concluding the screening exercise this week and results can be released anytime within the week.”

Benjamin urged the public to fully comprehend media reports to avoid misconception as the board was ..... READ MORE: https://ugobestiky.com/jamb-fails-to-release-result-24-hours-after-promise-gives-another-time-frame/

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers has resolved to work with Gov. Nyesom Wike’s administration, to foster enduring peace and development in the state.



Meanwhile, The APC has Also Agreed to work with Wike Amdist fulfilling and following their conditions

The party’s resolve is contained in a statement by the State Chairman of SDP, Mr Joshua Worlu, on Monday in Port Harcourt, after a meeting at the state’s campaign office.

According to Worlu, SDP’s members in Rivers resolved to work with Wike, re-elected for a second term in the 2019 governorship poll, to move the state forward.



“The Rivers chairman of the party had earlier at the meeting formally congratulated Wike on his re-election,” the statement added.

A statement by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor’s Special Assistant on Electronic Media, had urged politicians in Rivers to take advantage of Wike’s post-election peace initiative.

It also restated Wike’s determination “to ensure peace and security for rapid growth’’ of Rivers.

“We want everybody to take advantage of the Olive Branch, if they love the state. We want everyone to join us to work for the development of the state.



“The state is uppermost on our minds. We will do everything possible to promote the peace of the state.

“We thank God that all the political tension is behind us. You cannot govern a state when it is not peaceful.

“We will continue to reiterate the need for peace. We want total peace and reconciliation.’’


The All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has declared its readiness to work with Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration to move the state forward.

But the APC added a caveat that it will work with Wike if only the Governor will show some level of commitment on his extension of olive branch to members of other political parties.

The APC maintained that the protection of lives and properties and development of............ https://ugobestiky.com/rivers-sdp-joins-force-with-gov-wike-as-apc-agrees-to-work-with-him/

President Buhari and APC are desperate to remain in power at all costs, so as to continue to exploit Nigerians, protect APC corrupt leaders, cover their incompetence and conceal the humongous sleazes in their administration.



This is the reason the APC and the cabal at the incompetent Buhari
Presidency resorted to violence, intimidation as well as manipulations and alteration of results at the INEC to rig the February 23, Presidential election.



This also explains why APC agents and certain Presidential aides have been making desperate efforts to distract the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal and derail the course of justice by making and promoting .....
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Eze, in a statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt alleged that some followers of the Senator had called him and threatened that his entire family would be wiped out for his utterances against Abe.


A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has sent out an urgent SOS to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to come to his aid and protect him.

Eze, a former Spokesperson of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP accused Senator representing Rivers South East, Magnus Abe of threatening to kill him and wipe out his family.


Eze has vehemently campaigned against Senator Abe in the State.

His statement added, “Senator Magnus Abe has been angry that I exposed how he teamed up with elements within and outside Rivers State to ensure that APC in Rivers state did not field a candidate in the just concluded general elections and how he has ceaselessly castigated and impugned the personality of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the immediate past Governor of Rivers state and the incumbent Minster of Transportation.

“This is the same man who happened to be his benefactor and mentor. I have been severally threatened by the Senator and his boys over my defense of the Minster and my exposing their plots against him by teaming up with PDP elements within and outside Rivers State to promote the candidates of PDP in the last elections....... READ MORE: http://ugobestiky.com/rivers-apc-chieftain-eze-sends-sos-to-buhari-alleges-senator-abe-wants-to-kill-him-wipe-out-family/

EPISODE 10


*****Ten years earlier*****

Nneoma stirred on the bed. Then she welcomed the new day with a quiet ‘thank you, Jesus’. She counted herself lucky, being a nursing mother, yet being able to sleep through the night, without a cry from her baby. The first six days after her baby was born had been, as anticipated, challenging. But the little girl was quick to make up for all the trouble, adopting a new routine that Nneoma readily welcomed. Six months after, Nneoma was grateful her baby had maintained same pattern: sleep early, remain asleep all night, and wake once the morning prayer began in a mosque nearby. Nneoma was sure God had blessed her with a good child. Her previous experience, raising her sons, had not been that easy. It had even taken her a longer time to completely wean her boys off her breasts.

Nneoma moved her husband’s hand, rubbing it gently, before placing it on the bed. Chukwuma’s hand had been on her stomach. As Nneoma sat up, she noticed the beads of sweat on her husband’s forehead; and with the loose end of her wrapper she dabbed at them. Nneoma smiled as she peered at her husband’s face. Chukwuma rarely smiled, except when he slept. She loved the smile; she also loved the playful look Chukwuma would put up each time she teased him about it. Nneoma wished she had a means to capture that look, because most times Chukwuma did not believe her claim; other times he would raise a defence: I’m sure I was dreaming about you, he would say. Nneoma touched his hand again, pressed with the desire to feel his hands touch her, to take in the strong scent of his muscular body, to surrender to his thrusts and finally his strength. Nneoma wished that she could wake Chukwuma and openly express her need. But it had not been so with them. She was his wife. She was there to respond to his needs, not the other way round. Nneoma eased her frame from the bed, recognizing other pressing needs. She tied her loose wrapper firmly as she walked towards the door. She had a full bladder to ease, and a six year old son whose temperature she had to check.

* * * * *

Nneoma knocked on the door for the second time. She had waited a while after the first knock, but when no response seemed to be forthcoming, she had knocked again. The second knock lasted a little longer. Nneoma heard footsteps, and she restrained herself from knocking the third time.

“Who is that?” she heard.

“It’s Mama Jerry.” Nneoma answered.

Nneoma heard the sound the door bolt made, then she adjusted the baby tied to her back. Evans who had been standing by her side she pulled close. Evans tightened his grip on the food flask he held.

“Good morning.” he greeted, his voice croaky. The sixteen year old boy looked very handsome, though he had just woken up from sleep. Nneoma was sure Steve would be of help that morning.

“Good morning dear,” Nneoma began. “I’m sorry for disturbing your sleep, but I want to ask for your assistance.” The worried look Steve put up did not tamper his handsome face, neither did it discourage Nneoma from making her request. “Evans has been sick all weekend, though he is better now. But he’s still not strong enough to go to school this morning. Please, I will like him to stay with you. I don’t want Evans to go with me to my shop, the market is usually rowdy on Monday.” She quickly added, “But I’ll come back early, in the afternoon.”

“No problem. He will be fine with me.”

Though Nneoma had not expected a contrary response, still she heaved to show her relief. “Thank you.”

* * * * *

Evans roused, opened his eyes, then he looked around. He was quick to recognise the unfamiliarity of the room. Evans sat up quickly, fear written on his face. Then he remembered: his mother had left him with a neighbour; Steve had led the way to a room, asking him a few questions as they walked; Steve had taken the food flask from him when they got there, placing it on a table; Evans had found a pack of cards which he played with, after Steve had crawled back to bed, covering himself with a thick blanket. Evans also remembered that.....
READ FULL EPISDODE 10: *****Ten years earlier*****

Nneoma stirred on the bed. Then she welcomed the new day with a quiet ‘thank you, Jesus’. She counted herself lucky, being a nursing mother, yet being able to sleep through the night, without a cry from her baby. The first six days after her baby was born had been, as anticipated, challenging. But the little girl was quick to make up for all the trouble, adopting a new routine that Nneoma readily welcomed. Six months after, Nneoma was grateful her baby had maintained same pattern: sleep early, remain asleep all night, and wake once the morning prayer began in a mosque nearby. Nneoma was sure God had blessed her with a good child. Her previous experience, raising her sons, had not been that easy. It had even taken her a longer time to completely wean her boys off her breasts.

Nneoma moved her husband’s hand, rubbing it gently, before placing it on the bed. Chukwuma’s hand had been on her stomach. As Nneoma sat up, she noticed the beads of sweat on her husband’s forehead; and with the loose end of her wrapper she dabbed at them. Nneoma smiled as she peered at her husband’s face. Chukwuma rarely smiled, except when he slept. She loved the smile; she also loved the playful look Chukwuma would put up each time she teased him about it. Nneoma wished she had a means to capture that look, because most times Chukwuma did not believe her claim; other times he would raise a defence: I’m sure I was dreaming about you, he would say. Nneoma touched his hand again, pressed with the desire to feel his hands touch her, to take in the strong scent of his muscular body, to surrender to his thrusts and finally his strength. Nneoma wished that she could wake Chukwuma and openly express her need. But it had not been so with them. She was his wife. She was there to respond to his needs, not the other way round. Nneoma eased her frame from the bed, recognizing other pressing needs. She tied her loose wrapper firmly as she walked towards the door. She had a full bladder to ease, and a six year old son whose temperature she had to check.

* * * * *

Nneoma knocked on the door for the second time. She had waited a while after the first knock, but when no response seemed to be forthcoming, she had knocked again. The second knock lasted a little longer. Nneoma heard footsteps, and she restrained herself from knocking the third time.

“Who is that?” she heard.

“It’s Mama Jerry.” Nneoma answered.

Nneoma heard the sound the door bolt made, then she adjusted the baby tied to her back. Evans who had been standing by her side she pulled close. Evans tightened his grip on the food flask he held.

“Good morning.” he greeted, his voice croaky. The sixteen year old boy looked very handsome, though he had just woken up from sleep. Nneoma was sure Steve would be of help that morning.

“Good morning dear,” Nneoma began. “I’m sorry for disturbing your sleep, but I want to ask for your assistance.” The worried look Steve put up did not tamper his handsome face, neither did it discourage Nneoma from making her request. “Evans has been sick all weekend, though he is better now. But he’s still not strong enough to go to school this morning. Please, I will like him to stay with you. I don’t want Evans to go with me to my shop, the market is usually rowdy on Monday.” She quickly added, “But I’ll come back early, in the afternoon.”

“No problem. He will be fine with me.”

Though Nneoma had not expected a contrary response, still she heaved to show her relief. “Thank you.”

* * * * *

Evans roused, opened his eyes, then he looked around. He was quick to recognise the unfamiliarity of the room. Evans sat up quickly, fear written on his face. Then he remembered: his mother had left him with a neighbour; Steve had led the way to a room, asking him a few questions as they walked; Steve had taken the food flask from him when they got there, placing it on a table; Evans had found a pack of cards which he played with, after Steve had crawled back to bed, covering himself with a thick blanket. Evans also remembered that.....
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Mr. Ibu said he would not have been alive to tell his story if not for God who gave him a second chance to live.


Ibu was reported to be down with a stroke recently but the comic made a video to debunk the report, however, the story was not far from the truth.

Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor widely known as Mr. Ibu, has narrated how he was brought back to life by God after he was killed by unknown men.

The 57-year-old said he was attacked and hypnotized while he was in Nnewi, Anambra State to grace an occasion organized by one of the big shots in the town in December last year.



The actor narrated the incident for the first time in an interview with Vanguard as saying, “All the stories flying around; the issue of stroke among others are funny to me. This is because the original problem I had was on the 24th of December last year.

“An Nnewi-based business mogul, Ebube Chukwu Uzo, had invited me to come and perform at his party. I was in London when he contacted me on the telephone.

“I promised him that I would be back soon. So, I left London for Lagos on the 19th of .... Continue Reading: http://ugobestiky.com/mr-ibu-tells-how-he-died-and-came-back-to-life/

Ohaneze eeeh

Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (ONYCW) has cautioned Igbo leaders against making divisive comments capable of destabilizing the unity of the country and portraying the tribal group in a bad light.





In a statement signed by the President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said it supported the zoning arrangement made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, with respect to the leadership of the incoming National Assembly.

However, it demanded for the positions of Secretary to Government of the Federation and Deputy Senate President, saying the Igbo nation has competent men to fill these positions.

He said, “We want to caution Igbo leaders to desist from making unguarded comments capable of affecting the unity of Nigeria.”

“We know President Buhari’s victory in the just concluded election has retired some Igbo leaders from active politics. It ended some political dynasties in the South East, and threw up fresh opportunities for the youths. That is why those people are making disparaging comments.

“We are watching those elders keenly and may have no option than to sanction them if they continue to .....

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Uche Secondus, on Friday alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal government arm-twisted the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, into tampering with the result of the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections.



He made the claim while addressing a press conference entitled “Do we still have a government?” at the PDP Headquarters in Abuja.

Secondus also stated that there was no evidence that President Buhari was in charge of the country.

Lamenting over what he termed the worsening security situation across Nigeria, Secondus said President Buhari’s handling of the nation’s affairs had caused the country more harm than good.



According to Secondus: “The apparent incompetence of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the handling of affairs of governance has continued to take a huge toll on the nation. The security situation has been.... CONTINUE READING: https://ugobestiky.com/presidential-election-how-buhari-used-arms-to-tamper-election-results-pdp/

Akwa Ibom

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Akwa Ibom reported the highest unemployment rate of 37.7 per cent in third quarter 2018.


NBS said this in its “Labour Force Statistics – Volume 2: Unemployment and Underemployment by State”, for Third Quarter, 2018, posted on its website, NAN reports.
The bureau said that Rivers had the second highest reported unemployment rate with 36.4 per cent followed by Bayelsa with 32.6 per cent.

Also, Abia recorded 31.6 per cent and Borno reported 31.4 per cent unemployment rate in the quarter under review.


The report said the top five states with the highest unemployed population were Rivers (1,673,991), Akwa Ibom (1,357,754), Kano (1,257,130), Lagos (1,088,352) and Kaduna with (940,480).

It said among these five states with the highest unemployed population, Lagos state reported the lowest rate of 14.6 per cent during the quarter.

Meanwhile, the bureau said Katsina State, Jigawa, Kaduna State and Yobe recorded the highest underemployment rates of 39.5, 38.1, 31.0 and 30.0 per cent.


It said the national unemployment rate for the quarter was 23.1 per cent while the underemployment rate was 20.1 per cent.

The report said between third quarter, 2017 and third quarter of 2018, only nine states recorded a reduction in their unemployment rates despite an increase in the national unemployment rate.

The states included: Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo and Rivers; the same states recorded reduction in their combined unemployment and underemployment rates.



The report said six states recorded the highest gains in net full time employment between third quarter, 2017 and second quarter, 2018.

The states were Lagos adding 740,146 net full time jobs, Rivers (235,438), Imo (197,147), Ondo (142,514), Enugu (122,333), Kaduna with 118,929 jobs.

The report presents the state breakdown of the results of the Labour Force Survey earlier published by NBS.



According to NBS, unemployment and underemployment rates vary across states due to the nature of economic activity predominant in each State.

States with higher focus on seasonal agriculture tend to have higher rates of underemployment compared to unemployment.

This may swing from high full-time employment during periods of planting and harvest, when they are fully engaged on their farms to periods of high underemployment and even unemployment at other periods in between.



Meanwhile, states with a higher propensity for..... CONTINUE READING: http://ugobestiky.com/akwaibom-ranked-highest-state-with-unemployment-and-others-nbs/

EPISODE 9

They stood side by side on the stairs leading to the first floor, deep in a conversation. They stood quite close, shoulder to shoulder, like a pair desperate to confirm their 2-inch height difference. When a group of students had emerged, in haste to use the stairs on which they stood, the duo had momentarily created a path, wide enough for just one student at a time.

“Miss Onuorah, ọbu chukwu zọputara anyị—it was God that saved us. My sister, it would have been a fatal accident oh!” Mrs. Ibekwe exclaimed. “If not for God’s mercy, it would have been a totally different story. A whole family of seven, consumed, just like that?!”

“Chukwu agaghị ekwe—God will not permit such.” Miss Onuorah, the English language teacher, said. “Our God protects His own.”

“I am a witness oh!”

A student showed up on the stairs, standing a reasonable distance away from the teachers. It took a little less of a minute before they recognised her presence.

“Ah, Imabong! Have you been standing there?” Mrs. Ibekwe asked. “Come my dear, there’s enough space for you.” Both teachers moved a bit, to opposite sides, to create room for Imabong. “Imabong,” Mrs. Ibekwe continued, “you are getting more fleshy these days. Eh, everywhere is just shaking.” Imabong smiled, while Miss Onuorah laughed. “What special food have you been eating?”

“No special food, ma.”

“Her mother must be taking good care of her.” Miss Onuorah offered. “You know these south-south people, they like their daughters to be plump, especially when a suitor is at hand.”

Imabong had a shy smile when she said, “Ma, there’s no suitor.”

“Don’t worry, God will bring one soon.” Mrs. Ibekwe said.

Imabong smiled and continued her descent on the stairs. The teachers maintained their positions, but their eyes proved to be faithful escorts. They resumed their conversation, though favouring a new line, after Imabong had gone a reasonable distance.

“Oh!” Mrs. Ibekwe exclaimed.

“What is it?”

“As if you don’t have eyes to see. Or will you say you have not noticed anything?”

“My sister, it beats me oh!”

“I wonder if Mrs. Bassey is the only one remaining who has not noticed that her daughter is pregnant.”

“Will she carry the pregnancy for Imabong?”

“Is her mother a novice?”

“She is a born-again, a deaconess too. She won’t do such.”

“Nsogbu adịghị. Mgbe ada ya nwanyi turu ime nke abụo, ọga ahọta—there is no problem. When her daughter gets pregnant a second time, then she will understand.”

* * * * *

Evans sat on a single seater sofa in the living room, holding the novel he had found in Jerry’s bag, the one marked severally with yellow ink. Evans had been in the same spot for a little above an hour: reading the paragraphs that highlighted the sexual escapades of Marcus, a rich Colombian drug dealer; and occasionally drifting in thought to the recent events his family had been plagued with, mainly, the revelations that were ushered in when Charles and his friend, Lanre, came to visit. Lanre had not measured up to the image Evans had painted of him, though he had not been too far from the mark.

Evans still held the novel, but his thoughts had drifted again.

“Ma, it was a surprise when I got Evans’ call,” Charles had said, shortly after a conversation had started between the visitors and his mother. “I was surprised because Jerry did not show up at the party.”

“Party?” Nneoma had said. She had turned towards Evans. Evans, who had kept his gaze on his mother, and occasionally on Lanre, had looked away.

Charles had continued, much to Evans’ delight. “Evans told me that Jerry had mentioned a vigil. There was no vigil. And I did not come with any flyer when I visited that afternoon.”

Lanre who had been quiet had spoken next. To Evans, Lanre’s voice sounded better in person. “Lately Jerry had repeatedly mentioned a name, one Mr. Ray, saying the man was willing to help him travel abroad. We did not take him seriously, because his claim seemed far-fetched. But, who knows, Jerry may have been serious about it. We just felt you should know.”

“We called last night, early this morning actually, to find out if anything had been discovered to be missing. Evans said nothing was missing.

Nneoma had nodded repeatedly.

“After the call ended, I noticed that one of his bag was missing.”

“And you did not tell me.” his mother had said softly. She had continued before Evans could respond. “Well, it all seem to fall in place now. My money, three hundred thousand naira is also missing.”

Evans heaved, flipping unto a new page in the novel he held, unwilling to continue with his thoughts. He began to read again, the first paragraph marked with yellow ink in the page he had just flipped open.

* * * * *

Evans heard a knock and he stirred from his sleep. He sprang to his feet, surprised he had drifted off to sleep while reading the novel. He heard the knock again, and he turned towards the clock on the wall—3:22 pm. He guessed it was a classmate who had bothered to check on him, as he had been absent from school. Evans had complained of a headache, and his mother had not raised any objection when he told her he wanted to stay at home. Evans walked towards the door. He pulled its bolts when he got to it, and the door opened. And in front of him stood Walter.

“You did not come to school today, what happened?” Walter had said, even before the door had fully opened.

Evans merely stood, unsure if he wanted Walter in the house or not. His thoughts immediately got free rein: I lied to aid Jerry’s exit, because of you; not long after I got close to you, I get a funny note in my locker; and, what if the same person who dropped the note shows up now, and finds me alone with you?

“Hello . . . ” Walter said, waving his hand before Evans’ eyes. He made an attempt to walk past Evans, into the living room. Evans surprised both himself and Walter when he stood in Walter’s way. He knew he had to say something convincing enough.

“My mother is at home. She’s sick,” Evans lied. “and—she’s ........ CONTINUE READING: http://ugobestiky.com/my-first-kiss-episode-9/