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Celebrities / Re: Tuface Idibia, NGX Chairman, Jaiz Bank Boss, Sabinu, Others Shine At SOS Awards by PromiseJonah(m): 8:37am On Nov 14, 2023
Why would you request for WhatsApp conversation for a transaction that's meant to start and end within the business premises

She assumed you're in for something else. Hence, she played along.

You're not the saint here. You both are guilty of same alleged offences.

Moyinoluwa35:
Dear people of God,

Please as much as possible, protect businesses against bad employees.

I went to buy furniture from a shop.
I chose the items I wanted and the sales girl sent my bill on Whatsapp.

While in their showroom, she handed me a printout with their official account number.

I asked her to include it on my bill on Whatsapp.

Then she sent her personal account number asking that I pay into her account, claiming the company account has network issues.

Am I a fool?

A big furniture company with more than 10 branches in Lagos??

I simply declined and asked for a company account.

She sent it and I paid.

I haven't found the time to go back there and notify the company management about it.

She is an employee who should be placed on red alert.

Companies will create all the structure, but bad employees will still filter in.

We the public must try our best to help businesses.

When you go to buy something, insist they issue a proper company receipt and pay only to the company account.

Let's help businesses please.
Nigeria is tough already.

Abeg.
Celebrities / Re: Wizkid Is Better Than You - Samklef Slams Davido by PromiseJonah(m): 11:24pm On Oct 28, 2023
HopeNeverDies:


Lol bro... I for like buy the PayPal from u buh checking ur sig, ur using Yankee number..

Idk how u run ur deal, but I wouldn't like to be ripped... Use local number one can call Incase deal falls through 💔

Even with the local number u go complain tire ... Lots of rippers on NL
Politics / Re: Wike Looking Younger, Fresher In Independence Day Pictures by PromiseJonah(m): 8:35am On Oct 02, 2023
Longinyamapucci:


Will you shut up there coward, do you think Igbos are only in few cities.

I'm from ogbaland so I know Wike more than your entire generation Mr coward stranger.

Nwanem o, hasima eka
They just believe anyone not supporting their demigod is Igbo. Forgetting that there are still sensible citizens out there non partisan, not religious extremist and not a tribal bigot
Politics / Re: Offensive Video: MURIC Knocks Davido, Asks DSS To Invite Him by PromiseJonah(m): 11:59am On Jul 25, 2023
After threatening someone's life unjustly,u then end the statement with PEACE😂🙆

Who's f0oling who now?

Childish reasoning

utenwuson:
If Christians feel their own religion is tolerant and should be mocked, we have got no kwams with that

But mocking the Islamic religion is something we hold with grievances and on no condition should anyone, whoever you may be mock the religion....


It's has no connection with bad governance or societal emblem.....

Just stay away from a religion who doesn't even interfere with yours....


Anyone who is caught playing the video in any volatile Muslim environment should have himself or herself to blame... *Peace*
Romance / Re: How I Used Civil Defence To Collect Back The Phone My Brother Bought For A Girl by PromiseJonah(m): 6:05pm On Jul 09, 2023
Why so much hate for the male gender??
The Post said a lady conceived, initiated and hatched or executed the plan, yet u switch complained and abuses to males for obvious reasons.

turmacs:
Just look at how this foolish criminal is confessing to crime..Openly admiting to falsely framing someone of theft and forcefully taking their property, agbaya......Even though the phone collector is a woman, some useless men are like that too, they just don't have sense and saying they behave like small pikin is an insult to children... Broke and insecure men everywhere. Na Una mate dey buy GLE Benz for their babes for Festac here, na your mate dey build mansion dash woman.. Ordinary Tecno phone wey no reach 50k na him Una go dey carry Soldier go collect from a woman.. I don't have much to say but I have an advice for the ladies here, avoid broke men like plague, avoid them like cancer.. Sometimes too much suffering and poverty really messes with their brain and affects how they think, nonsense..Any guy above 23 years old that doesn't have a car, a House and 50+ million in the bank is a failure, avoid them for your own good and mental health.. A word is enough for the wise...

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Phones / Re: Threads Surpasses 95 Million Posts & 50 Million Users, As Musk Cries Foul by PromiseJonah(m): 5:51pm On Jul 09, 2023
I see what you did there comrade 😁😂

Suspect33:
This is a marketing strategy to give thread more exposure.

Twitter is irreplaceable, No social media platform comes close to it. Except Crowwee of course grin grin
Celebrities / Zlatan Ibile Differentiates Between Money Ritual And Yahoo Fraud by PromiseJonah(m): 9:22pm On Jan 31, 2022
Top Nigeria Music Act posted on his social media page the major difference between internet fruadsters also known as Yahoo. Fans were all impressed as they were cited hailing him.

Below is the said statement “YAHOO no need blood… Yahoo no need blood…”

After Two Months Of Struggling

Yahoo boy: E be like I go join Austin do that him ritual stuff ooooh… Shebi him say him na goat them dey use, no be human being��?

After First Ritual With Goat

Native Doctor: You go need to offer cow to renew your rituals so you will be receiving maximum protection.

Then you will bring cow. Then after sometime

Native Doctor: You go need to offer your girlfriend to renew your rituals or the money go stop to dey enter and you go mad…

Yahoo Boy: Ahhhhh, Ok, ma use Amaka…

After Kill!ng Amaka For Rituals

Juju Priest: Now u go need to offer your Mama to renew your covenant…

Yahoo Boy: No naaaaaaa, no be wetin una tell me be that naaaaa, this hustle na for my mama…

Juju Priest: Then ready to run mad…

After thinking about it for days, Yahoo Boy k!lls his mother… At this point, he’s now completely heartless…

Juju priest: you go need to dey pound new born baby for mortar every week so the money no go finish, and you no go run mad come die…

Lessons: There’s no soft rituals in “Yahoo Yahoo,” you’ll end up killing everyone close to you in order to sustain your wealth, and you’d still die miserably in the end due to failure to meet the high demands of the Juju…

As for those of you who say “I don’t do rituals but I’m a Yahoo Boy,” many persons have killed themselves because you defrauded them of their life savings, so you’re indirectly a murderer.

God is still in the business of making people rich”, Nwanne just be focus,steadfast,hardworking and diligent plus patience ..Daalu…….

Source: http://omokucelebrity.com/2022/01/31/zlatan-ibile-differentiate-between-money-ritual-and-yahoo-fraud/

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Politics / Re: Militants Blow Up Agip Facility In Rivers Over Alleged Neglect by PromiseJonah(m): 2:39pm On Nov 22, 2021
SaintBishop:
Are they from Baysela or from Andoni?

Omoku in (Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA) ONELGA, Rivers State - Nigeria.
Phones / Re: My S4 Infinix Phone Keep Saying Userbusy To Incoming Calls - Solution by PromiseJonah(m): 12:38am On Oct 29, 2021
Perfect
I almost flashed my phone because of this challenge
Education / Re: 2021 JAMB Abolishes UTME Cut Off Marks by PromiseJonah(m): 10:19pm On Sep 01, 2021
emorse:

JAMB sets 180 as cut off. Universities set 200 for screening. It has never been hidden.



Not in all cases, at least I know upto 20 students at Ignatius Ajuru Unveristy whose scores ranges from 160-190
Education / Re: 2021 JAMB Abolishes UTME Cut Off Marks by PromiseJonah(m): 6:11pm On Aug 31, 2021
emorse:
Before nko? Did any school ever respect JAMB - set cut off marks?

Do u have any proof for this assertion??
I mean really fact not suspicion
Education / 2021 JAMB Abolishes UTME Cut Off Marks by PromiseJonah(m): 5:29pm On Aug 31, 2021
while candidates are having mixed reactions about the brraking news here's the Report According to The Guardian. It reads as thus.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and allowed the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for admission.


The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting which was held virtually and chaired by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

Speaking during the meeting, the Registrar of JAMB Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said some universities such as the University of Maiduguri proposed 150, Usman Dan Fodio University Sokoto proposed 140, Pan Atlantic University proposed 210, University of Lagos 200, Lagos State University190, Covenant University190, Bayero University Kano, 180.

The stakeholders also approved October 29, 2021, as the deadline for the closure of amendments for 2021 admissions.

On the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders resolved to allow the ministry to decide as they could not agree on the December 31, 2021, deadline for all public institutions and January 31st 2022 for all public institutions.

Stakeholders also adopted the 2021 admission guidelines, which provide that all applications for part-time or full-time programmes for degrees, NCE, OND, and others must be posted only through JAMB.

The meeting approved that for Direct Entry, DE, the maximum score a candidate can present is 6 and the minimum is 2 or E, as required by law.

Speaking on other admission criteria, he said the candidate’s credentials must be uploaded on CAPS and recommended by the institution, JAMB approves and the candidate accepts the offer of admission.

He said if candidates have not accepted an offer, the institution can change the candidate after informing JAMB.

Also approved at the policy were the guidelines that every institution is at liberty to admit candidates based on its own minimum score approved by the institution and the policy meeting.

The meeting also resolved that every institution should maintain its own minimum score as approved by the policy meeting.

According to the stakeholders, the 2021 admissions will be conducted only through CAPS, no institution is allowed to admit candidates without uploading their details on CAPS.

Oloyede further disclosed that for the 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the board is introducing two new subjects: computer studies and physical and health education, bringing to a total of 25 subjects.

The stakeholders also exempted prison inmates, visually impaired and foreign candidates from sitting for post UTME exercise.




Speaking on the 2020 admissions, Oloyede said out of the 956,809 admission spaces in the 962 higher education institutions in the country about 600,000 have so far been admitted.

While saying there are many admission spaces that have not been filled up in several courses due to lack of qualified candidates, Oloyede said private universities in the country were only able to admit 36,381 candidates out of the 120,938 spaces available to them.

Declaring the policy meeting open, Minister of Education, Adamu, commended JAMB for introducing use of the National Identification Number, NIN, in the registration process for UTME.

Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, the minister said the use of NIN drastically reduced examination malpractice in the 2021 exam, adding that the West African Examination Council, WAEC, will also follow a similar path by adopting mandatory use of NIN.

“I am enthused that the last examination recorded the lowest cases of examination irregularities in the history of the Board because those who will normally have exploited the weak links through biometrics infractions had been effectively check-mated with the introduction of NIN by JAMB.

“It is gratifying that the WAEC has decided to follow the path of using NIN to curb examination malpractices. The Ministry is presently considering other ways of using the NIN to uncover some other admissions irregularities and all perpetrators including their collaborators in the institutions would be made to face the consequences. ”

On illegal admissions being conducted by some tertiary institutions, the minister expressed concerns that the government’s directive that all admissions should be done through JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, is being violated.



He directed JAMB to furnish the government with the list of affected institutions for necessary punishments.

His words: “It is saddening that despite the clear directives at previous policy meetings some institutions still illegally admitted candidates outside CAPS. I consider such act as a direct affront on the system and appropriate sanctions shall be applied on those found to have been in such a disruptive act.

“Similarly, any institution that issued admission letters to candidates outside CAPS will be punished for such gross indiscipline and fraud.

” The consequence of admissions conducted outside of CAPS is grievous. It subjects the candidates to gloom future as a nemesis of illegal admission awaits them at the completion of study when it will be impossible to take full advantage of the acquired candidates.

“As a demonstration of our resolve, I have directed JAMB to bring forward for appropriate sanctions, the list of all institutions involved in the violation of the directive of government which was was personally conveyed by me at the 2018 policy meeting in Gbongan, Osun State.”

Source: http://omokucelebrity.com/2021/08/31/jamb-abolishes-utme-cut-off-marks-for-2021-candidates/

https://guardian.ng/news/jamb-abolishes-utme-cut-off-marks/

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Politics / Presidential/royal Marriage: Travails Of Party Media Agent by PromiseJonah(m): 8:22am On Aug 28, 2021
In a massively shared WhatsApp content, a card carrying member of an undisclosed party suspected to either be the APC or PDP released a statement saying:

Reports have it that ordinary people like Commissioners, Local Government Chairmen, State House of Assembly Members and some NASS members were not allowed into the wedding venue of the President's son. Also, over 80 private jets landed at Aminu Kano international airport. Again, hundreds of SUVs flooded Kano for the wedding. Politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties attended. Governors, Ministers, Captains of industries and other VIPs attended.

They sat, chatted, gisted, laughed and dined together; they forgot their political, religious and ethnic differences. Initially, I wanted not to say a word about the royal/presidential wedding. This is because it is none of my business. Interference in the matter wouldn't add a spoon of food on my table. I read and saw many posts about the wedding. Some posters were even aggressive and belligerent. I was worried a bit, that, we are yet to learn from many instances. Do we even ponder why they keep sharing their sons and daughters amongst themselves while we keep sharing insults and abuses among ourselves?

No matter how much you love your party or Boss, and you fight other people to defend them, try talking to their daughters or showing interest in them. Then, you'd know how useless you are in their eyes. Our problems are far beyond fighting ourselves because of anyone or his interest. They love seeing us close to them only when they want to use us. While I enjoy defending my interest, I also value myself much that I hardly quarrel anyone because of anyone. I care more on presenting myself in every competition until one day, I become successful. Everyone has chance to become something in life, but we chose to reduce ourselves to mere servants of people that don't truly love us.

Many Afghans fought to defend Ashraf Ghani, but he fled to Dubai with only his nuclear family. He left behind everyone to live with the consequences that may arise. This is typical of a situation in Nigeria. Those we waste time to defend do not even invite us to Abuja to meet them, not to talk of one day, taking us abroad to see good roads or eat long rice. They send representatives to give us something for data so we can continue defending them. When it comes to going abroad, driving good cars, attending good schools or getting better jobs, they present their children. Why then are we insulting each other because of them. Can't we use our time to read books so we can pass exams, or work hard in something so we can be good at it!

Arise O Compatriots!

Culture / Ikwerre's Not Igbo: History Of Ikwerre People Linking Ekpeye, Ikwerre And Ogba by PromiseJonah(m): 3:51pm On Aug 14, 2021
Majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.” Iwhnurọhna people descended from the ancient Bini Kingdom. The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka. Their relations in Rivers State are Ekpeye and Ogba people.

The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihruọha (later called Iwhnurọhna) fled was Oba Ewuare(Ogwaro). Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled in the 13th century on allegation of plotting assassination of the Oba. He died in 1462. Iwhnurọhna his third son settled east of the Sombrero River by 1538 AD, as detailed below. Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written historical records delivered by various informed sources including “Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred (200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọ hna (or Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:

Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka. While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba. Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye, gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha(Ikwerre).

Similar historical fact by J.N. Olise (1971) averred that: “Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled with his wife from Benin to Ndoni, a community located close to the River Niger, to save the life of his new born baby (Ekpeye).

While at Ndoni, Akalaka took a second wife. Akalaka had two sons, Ekpeye – born to him by his Benin wife, and Ogba – born to him by his Ndoni wife. According to F.E. Otuwarikpo (1994): ” After the death of Akalaka in 1462 AD, his two sons, Ekpeye and Ogba had conflict, which compelled Ogba, the younger son, to move northwards where he founded Ohiakwo(Obigwe) and settled with his family. Ekpeye who remained at Ula-Ubie had seven sons – Ubie, Akoh, Upata, Igbuduya, Ekpe, Awala and Asa. The last three sons – Ekpe, Awala and Asa crossed to the other side of Sombreiro River (present day Ikwerreland and settled there since 1538 AD.” He added that: “Ekpe migrated to present day Rumuekpe and spread through Elele (Alimini), Ndele, Rumuji and part of Ibaa. Awala migrated to present day Isiokpo …” Amadi-Nna (1993) also said Akalaka migrated with his half brother called Ochichi from the area of Benin Empire.


Ochichi sons were Ele (Omerele, now Elele), Elu (Elumuoha, now Omerelu), Egbe (Egbeda) and Mini (Alimini, Isiokpo). The crucial point here, which is of great importance in tracing the joint origin of the ancestors of the Old Ahoada Division (in the Governor Diete-Spiff administration), is the mention of the number of children that Akalaka had, namely: Ekpeye, Ogba and Ihru ọ ha (Ikwerre).

It is noteworthy that the pedigree and name of Ikwerre people, Iwhnurọhna, obviously took its root from this original name – Ihruọha. Chief Solomon therefore establishes a very vital historical link, which has been missing in literature on Ikwerre origin that would assume more significance in the discourses of Ikwerre genealogy in the future – the fact that Akalaka was the direct father of Ihru ọha (Ikwerre). Iwhnurọhna, in Ikwere parlance, means the face of the community (town, city or village).

Nigerian colonial history records that the name “Ikwerre” was given by the colonial administration when they wanted to acquire the Rebisi waterfront to build the wharf. Using an Ibo interpreter to talk to the illiterate Rebisi (Port Harcourt) chiefs, they asked them: Would you permit us to use the waterfront to build the wharf(Seaport)for ships to berth? And they answered: A KWERULEM , meaning – “We have agreed.”
What the white-man was hearing was “Ikwerre,” so he recorded it in the official gazette that the IKWERRE PEOPLE have agreed for the colonial administration to build the wharf. And since it was the official record of government, the name Ikwerre became the name of the Iwhnurohna people in all official documentations till date.

Similar cases of Anglicization of native names in the NigerDelta region by the colonial administration are Benin for Bini, Okrika for Wakrike, Degema for Udekema, Abonnema for Obonoma, Brass for Gbara sni, Bonny for Ibani, Pepple for Perekule, Ahoada for Ehuda, etc Even so, “… there were dissenting voices, … who believed that Ikwerre origins lay outside Igbo land, … in the Benin Kingdom of old. It is, therefore, obvious that the interminable debate about Ikwerre origins and migrations including the repudiation of the Igbo tradition is not a phenomenon of the post-civil war period. The controversy, as it were, is not necessarily the product of the present political realities wherein groups which hitherto were seen to have cultural affinities now find themselves in different states or administrative systems.” — K.O. Amadi (1993)

The Ogbakor Ikwerre Convention, a cultural organization of Ikwerre people, in a paper presented to the Human Right Violation Commission headed by Rtd. Justice Chukwudifu
Oputa on 10 October 2001, said: “Ikwerre ethnic nationality is not and has never been a sub-group of any other tribe in Nigeria including Ndi-Igbo". There is no doubt that the advent of the British and later regionalization put Ndi-Igbo at the helm of affairs in Eastern Nigeria. This brought Ndi-Igbo into Ikwerre land. In course of time, the Igbo took advantage of their position in the then Eastern Regional Government to grab land in Ikwerre and occupy political positions. In the process, Ikwerre along with other minority groups were marginalized and driven to the
background.” Professor Godwin Tasie noted that in 1913 the Rt Rev Herbert Tugwell, the Anglican Bishop on the Niger, undertook an experimentation tour of Ikwerre towns and villages assumed to be Ibo-speaking to test the Union Ibo Bible Nso being introduced in Iboland. “Tugwell discovered from the tests he carried out that although the Ikwerre were often regarded as Ibo… the Union Ibo Bible translation, surprisingly, was not easily understood by the Ikwerre.” This is obviously why Igbo vernacular was compulsorily introduced and taught in all schools in Ikwerre land before the Nigerian Civil War to the assimilation (i.e. destruction) of the Ikwere language.

This also obviously led to the Rumuomasi Declaration in 1965. ” … in their meeting at Rumuomasi in 1965 the Ikwerre had, under the umbrella of a highly promising new
body that was to get the Ikwerre together as a people of new and clearer vision, they had declared themselves as a people of the distinct identity of Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality – not Ibo, not Ijo, not anything else but Ikwerre, Iwhnurọhna. This was the historic Rumuomasi Declaration of 1965 (G.O.M. Tasie, 2000).

The full implication is that Ikwere people began to assert themselves forcefully as an ethnic nationality of their own and not Ibos or Ijos, and efforts were made to revert to the original Ikwere names for families, villages, communities and landmarks. For instance, there was the change from Umuola to Rumuola, Umuoro to Rumuoro , Umukrushi to Rumuokwurusi, just to name a few.

#Culled (History of Ikwerre People of Nigeria by Prof Eric Amadi, Updated on 20/06/18)

Anu Meka, Dieli !! Nderiya mma, Oyoyo !!!
Rumuwnem Anu Meka!!
Nde Wem rishim duru eli !!!
Ikwerre bu otu o!!

Nde Facebook, Anu Meka !!

#History #IkwerreHistory

Source: http://omokucelebrity.com/2021/08/14/ikwerres-not-igbo-history-linking-ekpeye-ikwerre-and-ogba-from-ancient-bini/

Webmasters / Re: I've Been Trying To Link Up Google Adsense To My Site Help by PromiseJonah(m): 1:01am On Feb 22, 2021
Let me work on these
thanks bro
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Webmasters / I've Been Trying To Link Up Google Adsense To My Site Help by PromiseJonah(m): 1:07am On Feb 20, 2021
Everytime i try to connect AdSense to my site this is the error message i get
Please review the issues we've found, resolve them, and submit the form after you've finished. You need to resolve these issues to be able to use AdSense.

Fix the issues on your site
We found some policy violations on your site, http://omokucelebrity.com. We can't serve ads on your site until you fix these issues below.

Any solution or help??

Crime / Re: Grief In Omoku As Local Vigilante Members (OSPAC) Is Reportedly Beheaded by PromiseJonah(m): 2:26pm On Dec 10, 2020
The area is endangered with tension and u wish someone to go and be taking snapshots of victims at their own risk. .smh

Fahdiga1:
And no pictures to prove it. fake news
Crime / Grief In Omoku As Local Vigilante Members (OSPAC) Is Reportedly Beheaded by PromiseJonah(m): 7:34am On Dec 10, 2020
At least 3 OSPAC members feared dead

OmokuCelebrity Gist reports
Towards the cool of the evening today being Wednesday, the 9th day of December 2020. There seem to be an unfortunate even that left atleast 3 members of the gallant Onelga Security and Peace Advisory Committee (OSPAC) beheaded.

Multiple sources confirmed the said incident from social media platform when OmokuCelebrity.com corespondent enquired of the said rumour on Facebook platform.

The OSPAC is a security outfit that originated from Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area in Rivers State. They have garnered lots of trust and respect from their ONELGA home base before spreading out to parts of the State to replicate the good work of maintaining sanity to the locality.


Source: https://www.omokucelebrity.com/2020/12/09/grief-in-omoku-as-a-local-vigilante-member-ospac-is-reportedly-beheaded/

Culture / Nchaka Festival In Ogba Land Held In 3rd December, 2020 by PromiseJonah(m): 1:11pm On Dec 04, 2020
Nchaka - New Yam Festival of the Ogba People in Ogba/Egbema/NdoninLocal Government AreabofbRivers State held yesterday December 3rd, 2020

The New Yam Festival of the Ogba people (Igburu, Usomini and the Egi depending on dialect) is the biggest annual cultural festival by the Ogba nation normally held at the end of the rainy season within November and December.

The New Yam Festival, in the Ogba kingdom is also an important way of marking the beginning and end of the farming season. It is a celebration of life, accomplishments in the community, culture and well-being.

The Nchaka festival (literally “new-yam eating“) is practiced throughout West Africa (especially in Nigeria) and other African countries and beyond, symbolizing the conclusion of a harvest and the beginning of the next work cycle. The celebration is a very culturally based occasion, tying individual Igbo communities together as essentially agrarian and dependent on yam, the king of crops.


Some Ogba sons showcasing their heritage and culture at the 3rd December, 2020 Nchaka Festival

Image: Nchaka Festival
The traditional ruler of the land, the Oba of Ogba Land His, Eminenece, Sir (Dr.) Chukwumela Nnam Obi II (JP), is always the converner of the ceremony with prayers of thanksgiving for the favour of nature he leads and enlightens the natives on the importance of yam to the community and its farmers. Royal fathers and dignitaries of other communities, especially those ones that share boundaries and affiliations with Ogba land, pay respect to the Oba (of Ogba Landi) during the festival, and thrones, kings and dignitaries honour the festival to show solidarity and support of the people.


Proudly Ogba.
Ogba Land is a kingdom currently located in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. It is renowned for its rich crude oil contents, agricultural produce, arts and culture. One of its popular produce, yam, is hugely celebrated yearly at the harvest of new yams from the farms, in an elaborate ceremony popularly known as NCHAKA. The New Yam Festival is celebrated as the Ogba’s day – in the Obiete Playground, at the heart of Omoku City, being like the center. The celebration attracts tourists from the country and offers a platform for the sons and daughters to showcase their art and traditional magical contents to visitors.


Man showing his powers at Obiete Playground, Omoku
From past till present, costume used in its clandestine Factivities ranges from masquerading, dancing, drumming, magical displays, and other sort of performance that showcases the craft and unique nature of the Nchaka Festival of the Ogba people has for long created economic and cultural values during its activities. Nchaka craft and costume defined by deity worship and ancestral venerations, helps towards preserving the tradition of the Ogba people, thus promoting its culture. To this, costume has pragmatically become essential element used in defining the way of life of the primitive Ogba people. Nchaka festival as an essential pivot of cultural heritage helps towards teaching and sustaining law and order, thereby promoting the craft of the people. Despite these attributes, the cultural values of the Nchaka Festival like that of other Nigerian Traditional Festivals had been diminishing due to the advent of Christianization. This is plausible because the Nchaka festival is association with deity worship and ancestral veneration that contradicts the Western culture which negates the traditional believes of the people. The effect of such is seen in the prevalent activities which contradicts the law and order in the Ogba society. The post is therefore aimed at identifying the cultural values of costume towards preserving the craft of the Nchaka festival of the Ogba people. Thus, using the narrative methodology, OmokuCelebrity.com through the writer Jonah, Promise Ebubechi explores the cultural values of Nchaka Festival and its importance towards preserving the typical tradition of the people. It is recommended therefore that costumes used in the Nchaka festival should be preserved as that preserves its craft and identity.


Nchaka Festival December 3rd, 2020.
Yam is significant to the planting and harvesting season of Ogba communities as it is regarded as a miraculous plant that signifies fertility. Once new yams are harvested from the farms in good quantity and conditions, it is believed that the year will be illustrious and that the ground will be fertile for other crops.
Source : https://www.omokucelebrity.com/2020/12/04/nchaka-new-yam-festival-in-ogba-land-celebration-of-life-and-culture/

Family / Internet Reference For Osima Obuso by PromiseJonah(m): 2:16pm On Nov 05, 2020
Ms. Osima Favour Obuso.
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Culture / Refutal To Resolution From Town Hall Meeting Published By Omoku Peoples Forum by PromiseJonah(m): 3:23pm On Sep 04, 2020
OmokuCelebrityGist sited a 7 pages letter by the Omoku Mega City Communities Development Committees (CDCs) Forum addressed to the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Barr. Nyesome Wike and the letter also has the attention of the HON. COMMISSIONER FOR CHIEFTANCY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

The letter reads as below:

OMOKU MEGA CITY COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES (CDCs) FORUM
No. 1 Obosi Street, Omoku-ONELGA, Rivers State
Date: 02 , Sept. 2020

THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF RIVER STATE,
Government House, Port Harcourt,

Attn:

HON. COMMISSIONER FOR CHIEFTANCY
AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,
10th Floor, Point Block, State Secretariat Complex, Port Harcourt.

Sir,

[center]A REFUTAL TO THE PURPORTED DOCUMENT TITLED “RESOLUTION FROM
TOWN HALL MEETING OF OMOKU PEOPLE HELD 15TH AUGUST, 2020 AT
OMOKU CIVIC CENTRE” PUBLISHED BY OMOKU PEOPLES FORUM[/center]

We the leadership of the CDCs of our various communities on behalf of the good people of our communities of Omoku city, openly refute/disclaim the purported document tilted “Resolution from the Town Hall Meeting of Omoku people held on 15th August, 2020 at Omoku Civic Centre” published by Omoku Peoples Forum.
We hereby declare that there was no such resolution reached at the meeting, talk more of publishing document in that regard. This refutal has become exigent owing to the misinformation that the final resolution and a communiqué has been made from the Town
Hall Meeting especially as contained in the document in circulation from Omoku Peoples
Forum. It is therefore important for us to bring the true position of things to your
knowledge with respect to the Town Hall Meeting held on the 15th August, 2020.
It is true that a Town Hall Meeting was held on 15th August, 2020 under the distinguish chairmanship of Amb. C.D. Orike and RTD. Justice Ugbari, but there was no final resolution/conclusion made in the meeting. The meeting was adjourned to be reconvened for a final decision and adoption of point discussed in the following meeting.

It is a conventional practice that Amb. C.D Orike who conducted and chaired the meeting would issue a statement on behalf of the Town Hall Meeting and all parties involve which includes the communities of Omoku whose CDC chairmen are supposed to be signatories of the resolutions. This is lacking in the purported resolution published by Omoku Peoples Forum.
Please refer to our letters dated 13th August, 2020 on this subject matter in which we informed the Omoku Peoples Forum that any decision taken without the participation and authorization of our various communities will amount to an effort in futility and shall not be binding on our communities. We are earnestly looking forth to the summon of another meeting as agreed in which each of the points previously discussed shall be unanimously voted for and adopted as a resolution. It is at the end of the adoption of the points discussed and agreed upon that a final document in form of a communiqué can be issued as a resolution from the Town Hall Meeting in which all communities are expected to be signatories to.
It is also important to bring to your notice that there is no such agitation for the creation of autonomous communities outside/separate from Omoku city. This is purely an allegation that is baseless and unfounded having no iota of truth in it. The fact is that Omoku is a city made up of numerous communities.
These communities have existed on their own right from the time of our ancient settlements, the traditional, customary and cultural activities in Ogbaland are also carried out individually and independently by each of these communities right from the times of our forefathers. The agitation is that the companies operating in the territories of our communities of Omoku should transact directly with the communities in whose land they carry out one operation or the other with respect to host community engagement and execution of Co-operate Social responsibilities and not by proxy or a third party who is not the actual community in whose territory the operations are been carried out.
We firmly declare that we stand by the resolution and orders of the Federal Government of
Nigeria made through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs SENATOR ITA ENANG and all National Security Agencies on 27th of February, 2020, to the effect that oil companies operating in Omoku should transact directly with each community of Omoku according to the facilities, installation and production from the territory of that particular community and not by proxy, we reaffirm that the ongoing protest against Nigerian Agip Oil Company to the effect that they must comply by the order of the Federal Government of Nigeria is on and we stand by it.
Herein attached are photocopies of our letter dated 13th August, 2020, the court judgment of Justice C. Nwogu and the Federal Government Resolution.

Yours faithfully,


SOURCE: https://www.omokucelebrity.com/2020/09/04/a-refutal-to-the-resolution-from-town-hall-meeting-published-by-omoku-peoples-forum/

Webmasters / Re: My Site Has Been Suspended, Was Flagged Down By Their Bots by PromiseJonah(m): 12:19pm On May 12, 2020
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Alright sir
TV/Movies / Re: The Impressions We Get From American And Indian Movies by PromiseJonah(m): 11:53pm On May 02, 2020
bmdmixer:
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U try shall
Webmasters / Re: My Site Has Been Suspended, Was Flagged Down By Their Bots by PromiseJonah(m): 10:45am On May 02, 2020
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Thanks.
But I think that would be more expensive
TV/Movies / Re: The Impressions We Get From American And Indian Movies by PromiseJonah(m): 10:44am On May 02, 2020
You watch too much Bollywood
grin
bmdmixer:
bolly

every hero police officer is a super hero

every hero police officer is a model

every hero police officer knows how to defile physics

every hero police officer @ the end of the movie knows how to squeeze face like kilode before beating d boss

every hero police officer must have a love life involved

no matter what type of movie
if singing
if dancing
if music
if 3d camera movement
if staring into nothing

is not in the movie then u are not watching bollywood.
TV/Movies / Re: The Impressions We Get From American And Indian Movies by PromiseJonah(m): 10:42am On May 02, 2020
Lol

True shall
bigiyaro:
the impression you also get from nollywood
1.spirits and ghosts tiptoes to avoid humans
2. bullets kills its targets no the other side of a glass door or panel without breaking the glass.
3. you hear the gun shot minutes after pulling the trigger.
4. an evil uncle is in every Nigerian family.
5. all Nigerian mothers in law are evil and difficult.
6. money ritual is a must if you want to be rich.
7. your village people are responsible for your misfortunes.
TV/Movies / The Impressions We Get From American And Indian Movies by PromiseJonah(m): 7:53am On Apr 30, 2020
5 Impressions we get from American Movies:
1. Aliens have special interest in attacking the U.S.
2. More than 50% of U.S. population are FBI/CIA agents, working undercover.
3. The purpose of school system of U.S. is to promote Basketball/Baseball.
4. U.S. is a place where you can meet all mythical creatures like werewolves & vampires.
5. There's always one citizen more brave than the entire military.

5 things Indian Movies teaches us:
1. At least one of the identical twins is born evil.
2. While defusing a bomb, don't worry, whichever wire you cut... you always choose the right one.
3. A hero will show no pain while getting beaten up; but will show pain when a girl cleans up his wounds.
4. A detective can solve a case only when he is suspended from duty.
The most hilarious one...
5. If you decide to start dancing on the street, everyone you meet will know the steps.


Under this lockdown you can still brighten your day with a smile.

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Travel / Re: Worst Bridge In The World At Igwe Ito, Obi LGA In Benue State by PromiseJonah(m): 9:45pm On Apr 29, 2020
I've seen worse here in Ogba, Rivers State.
I'll get the picture when I get there again this week

sundayoga:
It is located in Igwe Ito, Obi Local government Area of Benue state, Nigeria.
Webmasters / Re: My Site Has Been Suspended, Was Flagged Down By Their Bots by PromiseJonah(m): 4:43pm On Apr 29, 2020
I want to get rid of this kind of issue in future,
Which foreign host can be a solution??
bedfordng:
Nigerian host can suspend your site within minute when they noticed any stuffs instead of contacting you. guess they gave you reasons in details as to why it was suspended.

also, tell them to give you access so as to download the site full backup to host it else where.
Webmasters / Re: My Site Has Been Suspended, Was Flagged Down By Their Bots by PromiseJonah(m): 4:41pm On Apr 29, 2020
Phising is all about collecting data
But there's no active form on it, just display information only
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