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No one is above the law.

Nigeria has rendered this verdict useless

[b]My dear friends, I will be honest and admit today that many lawyers specialise in frustrating and truncating justice. Many judges have demonstrated that they are for sale. Tomorrow, the 1st December 2015, Nigeria judiciary have to prove to the world that they are either independent or puppet in the hands of the Nigerian Minister of Petroleum. I need to be proved wrong that our institutions are not pretty weak. Tomorrow, the Nigeria judiciary will have no reason rather than to grant bail to Mr. Nnamdi Kanu having met his bail conditions. Tomorrow, I will confirm whether Nigeria judiciary is a toy in the hands of the Hausa man with body language. If the Nigerian judicial process is utterly polluted, how then do we fight corruption? When bandits know that for the right price, some lawyers, some judges, some prosecutors, some journalists and some activists will stand in their corner if they are put on trial for corruption, they only get a licence to loot. Impunity becomes the name of the game. That is why public officers steal with this “in-your-face” glee. They make you wonder if stealing is not corruption. They make you believe that corruption is a medal of honour to be worn with pride, with dignity, with smiles. And so we cry that Nigeria is underdeveloped while the architects of our misfortune get chieftaincy titles. Tomorrow, is less than 6 hours, I can't wait for tomorrow to come![/b]

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Ezerbullet:
May God help us all to fulfill his Commandments

Amen

Have you experienced this scene before?

Things are easier said than done

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Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to
Governor Willie Obiano’s recent allegation that the N75 billion savings
handed over to him (Obiano) by Obi, in March 2014, were far less than
the actual figure, accusing the current governor of distortion of facts and
gross financial mismanagement.

At a recent press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Obiano
had dismissed Obi’s claims as “half-truths,” pointing out that the former governor left the state with a heavy debt overhang of N106.2 billion when his tenure expired on March 17, 2014.

He had wondered how Obi could have given Ndi Anambra a rosy picture
of the assets he left behind without showing them the liabilities he incurred.

The governor, who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government
(SSG), Prof Solomon Osita Chukwulobelu, held that out of the
N185.1billion, the Obi administration could only pay the sum of N78.9
billion when it handed over power in March last year, bringing the total
liabilities to N106.2 billion.

But Obi, who opened up yesterday in a statement made available to
journalists by his media aide, Valentine Obienyem, decried how Obiano
squandered the hardearned savings in foreign currency which would have
gone a long way in sustaining the development of the state.

The statement entitled: ‘We Need a Public Debate on the N75 billion
Peter Obi Left,’ provided details and listed the areas the money was
frittered away to include N5 billion approved by the present
administration for the celebration of the first 100 days in office, the N1
billion monthly security vote, hundreds of billions spent for 2014
Christmas decoration and buying of horses and the N40 million to mount
the gates at the Government’s Lodge.

Others include N35 million spent to mount the gate at the Government’s
House, change of roof at the Government House which gulped N700
million, change of all the tiles in the Government House to pale granite
at N150 million, procurement of dining table at N25 million, seats at
N50 million, gold bed from the United States at N30 million and another
gold bed for the governor’s wife at N25 million.

Giving a further breakdown on how Obiano successfully depleted the N75
billion savings within a short period of time, Obienyem said N40 million
was spent on imported kitchen cabinet from the United States, N150
million for musical sets for Aguleri, acquisition and relocation of all
lands around the governor’s compound at Aguleri, as well as the
increase in Commissioners and Special Advisers pay to over N400,000
monthly as against N190,000 Obi’s administration paid.

Other areas the savings was mismanaged include the increase in salary
of Senior Special Assistants from N160,000 to N300,000.

According to the former governor, Obiano had also used more vehicles in
less than two years than what his predecessor used in eight years, with
the present SSG using three Prado SUVs and two Toyota Hilux cars; the
Chief of Staff two Prado SUVs and two Toyota Hilux cars and the
Principal Secretary using two Prado SUVs and one pickup car.

While saying that there was nothing wrong in government borrowing
money to meet its genuine demands, Obienyem dismissed the claim that
the Obi administration left debts on contracts executed.

He said: “They said that Obi left N106.2 billion (wrong figure) over
hangon contractual debts alone. I challenge them to publish the schedule
of the debts and the companies being owed.

“As at the time Obi left office, he paid for all the certificates generated
on contracts awarded. Certificates are generated on the basis of work
completed. Are they saying Obi ought to pay for contracts yet to be
done? The same man saying this awarded 35 fresh roads within his first
year in office at the total cost of over N81 billion out of which he has
paid N10 billion.

“On the other hand, Obi awarded roads totalling N93 billion in his last
year in office and paid a total of over N51 billion on those roads before
leaving office. Most of those roads were used to campaign for him
during electioneering on the premise of continuity,” the statement said.
On the claim by the present administration that it met only N9 billion
cash in the treasury, Obienyem said: “It is shocking to note that the
Anambra State government said they only met N9 billion cash in the
treasury. The point is that Obi left N37 billion in the treasury.
We have the statements of accounts from the banks as at March 17, 2014.

Let me illustrate using a few examples.
Fidelity Bank and the money in the
account as at March 17, 2017: account Name: Ministry of Works, No:
5030005514, N2,403,862,359.89;
account Name: Ministry of Works,
Housing and Transport, No: 5030025545, N2,029,706,380.45;
account
Name: Local Govt Community Development, account No: 5030042391,
N1,734,069,061.09;
account Name: Government Account, 5030047097,
N3,048,355,196.

Diamond Bank: Account Name: Anambra State Subsidy Account,
account No: 0026290200, amount N5,126,258,908.72;
account name:
UBE Matching Grant Account, No: 0031151473, amount
N2,101,864,766.68;
account name: Anambra State Joint Local Govt, No:
0022404540; amount N3,276,354,490.46.

First Bank: Name of Account: EF/IGR Consolidated Account, no is
2018779464, amount is N2,139,951,400.00.

Enterprise Bank, account
name is Govt House, Awka, Account no is 1400036138 and Amount is
1,928,596,191.25.
The total is N23,789,018,751.”
Every effort by THISDAY to speak with the Special Assistant to the
governor on Media, Mr. James Eze proved abortive as he was said to be
attending training.

source: www.thisdaylive.com/articles/obi-how-obiano-mismanaged-my-n75bn-savings

Mr. Buhari turned the nation into a slave plantation, and forbade the
slaves from any discussion of their enslavement—especially a return to
democracy. He favored the north over the south, dividing rather than
unifying Nigeria after the convulsions of the 1967-70 Biafran War. He
lent support to the introduction of Sharia law in the North—a major
source of strife and disharmony.
Mr. Buhari’s brutal military dictatorship was overthrown in 1985. Mr.
Dasuki played a key role. Dictators do not forget. Fast forward to today.
After celebrating fairness, due process, and the rule of law last July to
win the good will of the United States, Mr. Buhari returned to Nigeria to
mock all three in a vendetta against the Dasuki, the immediate past
National Security Adviser.
He placed Mr. Dasuki under house arrest. He confiscated his passport.
He charged him with firearms and money laundering violations. He
sought a secret trial to prevent independent scrutiny.
He opposed Mr. Dasuki’s pretrial application to the Federal High Court
sitting in Abuja for permission to receive urgent medical treatment for
cancer in London, but it was nonetheless granted.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola explained that an accused is presumed innocent
before trial, and that a citizen’s health is paramount before the law. Mr.
Buhari was ordered to release Mr. Dasuki’s international passport.
Mr. Buhari defied the order. He put Mr. Dasuki’s house under siege, a
microcosm of the Bosnian Serb siege of Sarajevo. Mr. Dasuki returned to
court. Justice Ademola reaffirmed his order, asserting “My own orders
will not be flouted.”
Mr. Buhari has not yet budged. As a military dictator in 1985, he
similarly seized the international passport of Chief Obafemi Awolowo to
thwart his travel for medical treatment, which caused his death in 1987.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Much is riding on Mr. Dasuki’s case. If Mr. Buhari flouts Justice
Ademola’s order with impunity, judicial independence will be fatally
compromised and Nigeria’s embryonic democratic dispensation will be
stillborn. The judiciary is the only branch capable of checking limitless
executive power—the bane of Africa.
Members of Nigeria’s National Assembly and Senate have been reduced
to playing the roles of extras in cinematic extravaganzas.
Further, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration accepted a
peaceful transfer of power to President Buhari, a laudable landmark in
African politics. If Mr. Buhari is permitted with impunity to destroy his
political opponents like Mr. Dasuki with tyrannical methods, peaceful
transfers of power everywhere on the Continent will become problematic.
The incumbents’ risk of political and personal impalement at the hands
of their would-be successors will be too high.
The United States should be insisting on independent human rights
observers to monitor Mr. Dasuki’s prosecution and trial, and demanding
that Mr. Buhari honor his vow to follow due process and the rule of law.
The stakes are too high to remain silent.

source:www.gossipmill.com/2015/11/revealed-how-buhari-killed-awolowo-in-1987-washington-times/

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Art
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Chemistry
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Commerce
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CRS
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Christian Religious Studies is to prepare
the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed
to test their achievement of the course objectives, which
are to:
1. acquire the knowledge and understanding of the tenets
of the Christian faith as contained in the Bible
2. interpret biblical teachings and themes;
3. apply biblical teachings and tenets to life in society;
The syllabus is divided into four sections, namely:
SECTION A: Themes from creation to the Division of the
Kingdom
SECTION B: Themes from the Division of the Kingdom to
the Return from Exile and the Prophets
SECTION C: Themes from the four Gospels and Acts of the
Apostles
SECTION D: Themes from selected Epistle

Economics
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(UTME) syllabus in Economics is to prepare the candidates
for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of
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roles of the various economics units and institutions
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3. describe major economic activities – production,
distribution and consumption;
4. identify and appraise the basic economic problems of
society;
5. develop the competence to proffer solutions to economic
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French
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in French is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. assess written comprehension in French;
2. identify how French sounds work in speech production;
3. examine the culture of Francophone West Africaand
Francein relation (where possible) to home country;
4. appreciate straightforward literary texts in French;
5. apply the principles governing the structure and use of
written French.

Geography
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Geography is to prepare the candidates
for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. handle and interpret topographical maps, statistical data
and diagrams and basic field survey;
2. demonstrate knowledge of man’s physical and human
environment and how man lives and earns a living on earth
surface with special reference to Nigeria and Africa;
3. show understanding of the interrelationship between
man and his environment;
4. apply geographical concepts, skills and principles to
solving problems.

Government
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Government is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test their achievement of the objectives of the course in
Government. These objectives are to:
i. appreciate the meaning of government;
ii. analyse the framework and specify the institutions of
government;
iii. explain the concept of citizenship and define the duties
and obligations of a citizen;
iv. appreciate the process of political development;
v. evaluate the political development and problems of
governance in Nigeria;
vi. assess the role of Nigeria as a member of the
international community and the workings of international
organizations.

Hausa
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Hausa is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to enable
the candidates to:
1. acquire the ability to read and write competently in the
Hausa language;
2. know the basic features of Hausa grammar;
3. have the basic knowledge of oral and written Hausa
literature;
4. have the ability to appreciate the culture, customs and
institutions of the Hausa people.
The syllabus covers the following areas:
1. Harshe (Language)
2. Al’adu (culture)
3. Adaobi (Literature) – oral and written literature.

History
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in History is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examinations. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. impart knowledge of Nigerian history from earliest times
to the present;
2. identify the similarities and relationship between the
people of Nigeria as they relate to the issues of national
unity and integration;
3. appropriate African history and Africa’s relationship with
the wider world;
4. analyse issues of modernization and development;
5. evaluate the past and relate it to the present and plan for
the future.

Home Economics
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(UTME) syllabus in Home Economics is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test the candidate achievement of the course objectives,
which are to:
1. Acquire knowledge on the concepts and principles of
Home Economics education;
2. Apply the principles of foods and nutrition to meal
planning and the adoption of safe sanitary habits;
3. Be able to select appropriate clothing for all occasions
and body types;
4. Apply the knowledge of housing selection, planning the
interior space arrangement of furniture and furnishing the
home.

IGBO
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Igbo is to prepare the candidates for the
Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1) communicate effectively in Igbo;
2) analyse issues in the language;
3) interpret and explain figurative and idiomatic expression
in Igbo;
4) apply Igbo literature to their daily life experiences and to
demonstrate Igbo cultural values.

Islamic Studies
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Islamic Studies is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test their achievement of the course objectives, which are
to:
1. master the Qur’an and sunnah as foundations of Islamic
and social life;
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3. be acquainted with the tradition of Islamic scholarship
and intellectual discourse;
4. demonstrate knowledge of Islamic moral, spiritual,
political and social values;
5. be prepared to face the challenges of life as good
practicing Muslims.

Literature
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Literature in English is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test their achievement of the course objectives, which are
to:
1. Stimulate and sustain their interest in Literature in
English;
2. Create an awareness of the general principles and
functions of language;
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cultures;
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analysis of social, political and economic events in the
society.

Mathematics
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Mathematics is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test the achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
(1) acquire computational and manipulative skills;
(2) develop precise, logical and formal reasoning skills;
(3) apply mathematical concepts to resolve issues in daily
living;
This syllabus is divided into five sections:
I. Number and Numeration.
II. Algebra
III. Geometry/Trigonometry.
IV. Calculus
V. Statistics

Music
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Music is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives which are to:
1. appreciate and discuss music fairly and critically;
2. identify, through written analysis, the features of the
music of the different periods of Western and African music
history, peoples, its forms and the media;
3. appreciate the influence of socio-cultural factors on the
lives and music of musicians.

Physics
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Physics is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
(1) sustain their interest in physics;
(2) develop attitude relevant to physics that encourage
accuracy, precision and objectivity;
(3) interpret physical phenomena, laws, definitions,
concepts and other theories;
(4) demonstrate the ability to solve correctly physics
problems using relevant theories and concepts.

Principles of Account
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Principles of Accounts is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test their achievement of the course objectives, which are
to:
1.Stimulate and sustain their interest in Principles of
Accounts;
2.Use the basic knowledge of and practical skills in
Accounting;
3.Apply the knowledge of interpretation of accounting
information to decision making;
4.Determine the relevance of accounting to business and
governments;
5.Use information and communication technology for
present and future challenges.

Use of English
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Use of English is to prepare the
candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to
test their achievement of the course objectives, which are
to:
(1) communicate effectively in both written and spoken
English;
(2) have a sound linguistic basis for learning at the tertiary
level.
The syllabus consists of two sections:
SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary
SECTION B: Lexis, Structure and Oral Forms

Yoruba
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
(UTME) syllabus in Yoruba is to prepare the candidates for
the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their
achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
1. stimulate and sustain their interest in Yorùbá language,
literature and culture;
2. acquire basic knowledge and skill in Yorùbá language

A Catholic Priest in Enugu , Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has condemned the
recent agitation and protests for Biafra nation describing the action as
‘evil'.
Mbaka made the condemnation in Enugu on Saturday in a sermon at
his weekly Adoration Ministry.

The cleric urged youths in the South East and South-South to go back
to their business as the protest could lead to their death .
“ Locking up your shops and disrupting economic activities will not add
any naira to your pocket, whatever grievance you have could be
resolved through dialogue ,” the cleric said.

He lambasted those leaders that were behind the agitation and protests ,
saying that they should use their children for the struggle .
Mbaka commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing
ministers from the zone and assigning them with good portfolios.
“ President Buhari’ s action has proven that the South East has not been
marginalized . I would have reacted if no minister emerged from the
zone ,” he said.

He said that the five states in the zone had minister each as prescribed
by the Nigerian constitution as well as other key security and protocol
officers that serves under president and his wife.
The reverend father attributed the recent free health screening initiative
by the Wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari , in Enugu to her love for
the people of the region.

He blamed the Igbo leaders for not living up to the expectation of the
people in the area , adding that past governors , National Assembly
members failed woefully in discharging their mandates .
“ President Buhari is not the cause of poor roads , unemployment and
other decay infrastructures in the south east , we should blame our
leaders.

“ Most of the roads had been awarded but our leaders squandered the
fund , even the university teaching hospital in Enugu is a no -go -area
and our leaders are not concerned about it,” he said .
Mbaka called on the new Minister of Labour and Employment , Dr Chris
Ngige, to use his office to employ youths in the zone , adding that it
would stop what he called another Boko Haram in the south east if not
curtailed.

He praised Buhari ’s war against corruption, saying it had enthroned due
process and sanity in governance .
The cleric , however, urged Nigerians to be patient with the president as
he had good plans for the country.

source: www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/11/14/pro-biafra-protests-are-evil-says-father-mbaka/