Senate backs vice president on state police

Majority Leader of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has described as a welcome development Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s call for the creation of state police and said that the National Assembly will consider it. Vice President Osinbajo had on Thursday, while declaring open, a security summit organized by the lawmakers on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, advocated the establishment of state police as the solution to wanton killings by suspected herdsmen and other rising security challenges plaguing the country. Responding to the call by Osinbajo when he spoke with State House correspondents after observing the Juma’at prayers at the State House Abuja Mosque on Friday, Lawan said, “Well, I’m not a legislature as such because I am only one member of the legislature. “But as a committee member of the Ad-hoc Committee on Security and the Review of Security Infrastructure in Nigeria, I believe that the suggestion by the Vice President that we should go the way of state Police and even consider community policing, is very good suggestion and we are going to take it on board in the National Assembly.” He then commended the security summit as an example of collaboration, cooperation and partnership between the executive and the legislature, adding that synergy between the executive and the legislature will solve the security problems in the country. On how the synergy will solve the security challenges he said, “Of course. That is what we have been able to achieve with this. The Summit was declared open by the Vice President on behalf of Mr. President and that was a typical example of collaboration, cooperation and partnership between the executive and the legislature. And we are so happy that this partnership is working. “We have not concluded because the summit will continue on Monday and that will be the end of this particular summit and then the Senate will pass resolutions which the executive will definitely consider and implement by the grace of God.” The Leader of the Senate expressed optimism that the security issues will be tackled, but added that there is time for the leaders to think in a very positive manner “that we should be able to solve our problems. If we cannot solve the problems, then why did we even venture into it? “I’m an optimistic person and I believe that coming together, the executive and the legislature, we can solve any problem in Nigeria if we have the support of Nigerians.

Okay… Before you even start your preparation for orientation camp , you have to set your mind on what to expect , what to buy , things not to take and all but most importantly you need to know some important info about camp. Nysc Orientation Camp is a once in a life opportunity . its a time you really meet different kind of individuals most especially for the butty children and those who went to private university. You will meet , live and learn from strangers. At the end of the day, our experiences might be different but having a fore-knowledge of what to expect will reduce your “camp-shock.” For some this would be a 3 weeks to remember . Try to prepare well as much as you can for the 3 weeks of camp life:
NUMBER 1: HAVE ENOUGH CASH FOR SPENDING. Yes o . everything in camp is about money . You pay to charge phones , pay to wash , some pay to eat (mammi). pay to even use clean toilets. So just try o and have enough cash.But having experienced being broke (you might not get an ATM to withdraw money), I’ll say please bring pocket money… But also learn to budget. Don’t spend extravagantly… Be very frugal in your spending. Don’t buy everything you see… Also don’t allow camp photographers take pictures of you randomly- of course unless it is part of your plan. Be kind to others but also ensure you are not careless with your spending. NUMBER 2: THE TOILETS & BATHROOMS These is another aspect to prepare for. Most camps if not all do not have good toilets and bathrooms. Some people have to bath outside , some in the bush and like i said in number 1 if you have money you could pay around to use a clean one . Just do not expect to see a good one . Some people have to wake up as early as 3 am to have their bath .
NUMBER 3: SECURITY Security should be your watch word right from the first minute you step into camp till after you step out of camp. You don’t know the kind of human beings you would mix up with. Just try as much as possible to have a kind of safe lock for your bags. Most importantly you don’t have to show off or flaunt what you have then you are calling the petty thieves to come collect what they want. Note that nothing is too small to be stolen o!. Be very careful with your belongings… For example, don’t leave your phone or purse on your bed and turn away for a minute. Don’t get me wrong, the camp is pretty safe. But some cases of theft were reported in my hostel as well as others. There are no locks on hostel doors so everyone including non-corpers (e.g. women who hawk goods) have access to these hostels. So, ensure you up your skills in keeping your things safe.
NUMBER 4 :KITCHEN FOOD I never ate camp food for once ,i only used my kitchen card to collect bread once. It all depends on you ,Some corpers are ‘allergic’ to eating from camp kitchen so they end up spending a huge part of their pocket-money in ‘Mami market.’ The government paid loads to ensure you have three square meal per day. Don’t miss the opportunity to use your meal ticket. Okay, they don’t cook the best meal. But trust me, it is not that bad. You can complement what the kitchen provide with fruits from Mammi market.
NUMBER 5 : BE SOCIAL Make friends , no one is an island . Camp is an opportunity for you to make friends .Camp life is pretty stressful. Being around the right people or having the right people around you will help you stay sane. But don’t be too desperate about making friends that you land in the wrong company. Try to have fun… and relax. Don’t complain too much. Moaning and depressing murmurings will leave you exhausted. Avoid depressing conversations if possible.
NUMBER 6 : EXPECT THE WORST Do not got to camp expecting everything to be as you planned or have been told. Things change . So the best advice i can give you is just to expect the worst.
NUMBER 7: MAMMY MARKET Almighty Mammy market is the happening place in camp. It is the spot where things are sold on camp. And yes, things are very expensive there. The traders/retailers there blame the inflation in the market on camp officials. They say they were charged mercilessly for their rented space. So corpers bear the burden. To avoid being exploited in this market, try as much as you can to come with all the things you need . The traders know that you don’t have any other choice than o buy it there. In mammy is where you have different canteens and restaurants and bars. Some corpers resume their early in the morning and close with them at night sef .lol. Its just the happening place in camp .There is no camp without mammy market.
NUMBER 8: RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES In every camp there are various worship groups but the only recognized ones by the NYSC officials are the NCCF (National christian corpers fellowship) and MCAN (Muslim corpers association of Nigeria) . There are also Winners christian fellowship , Catholic fellowship , Believers world and even deeper life fellowship. Actually due to the various activities in camp one may even not attend there religious activities but that’s no excuse o.There are also other activities competing for attention. Not to forget how tiring waking up early for all those activities can be. But try to maintain a healthy time for devotion. Attend the (NCCF), Catholic or Muslim fellowship where applicable… Don’t neglect your faith. Fellowship with brethren revitalizes.
NUMBER 9: BE ACTIVE Do not just go to camp and warm he bench or beds ,participate in events and activities in your various platoons where possible. There game teams like football , volleyball etc. for both male and female. There are also other competitions like miss nysc, other beauty pageants, Mr macho , Mr nysc, drama presentations , talent hunts and much more . Try as much as you can to be active on camp… Volunteer to serve in the different groups- Nigeria red cross, OBS, man o’ war, etc. When in your platoon, also try as much as you can to participate in the group activities. All the team dynamics is part of the learning process. Active participation is not necessarily to get cheap recognition… Or massage your ego. It is just that there is no need to tiptoe through camp… You won’t have the experience twice. Some of the seminars are annoying or a time-waster but try as much as you can not to stay idle…listen up anyway. Maximize all learning avenues. ( I was not ultra-active but I did try to at least participate in some activities).
 NUMBER 10: FINALLY, Congratulations on reading all the tips i have written above. I hope you’ve gained something . Well finally just go to camp open-minded to camp , I’ll advise that you take your time to actually allow yourself experience the uniqueness of the place you are posted to and the people you’ll meet as well. Try not to judge everyone and everything at first contact. No amount of experience-sharing can replace your own unique experience while on camp. So don’t box yourself in. Go to orientation camp and rock the phase!!
DON’T FORGET TO READ THE HAND-BOOKS YOU’LL BE GIVEN DURING REGISTRATION. As irrelevant as the small booklets might look, reading them will save you a lot of headache . Bonus: Learn from the challenges you’ll face. Embrace camp life with a thankful heart. Stay positive even when it seems you have no reason to.

By Akaawase Bernard Teryima (marine engineering graduate)

NYSC 2018 BATCH A

 Mobilization Time Table Now Online – www.nysc.gov.ng 2018 NYSC Batch A Mobilization – This is to inform all prospective corps members, i.e. Nigerians who have graduated from Universities and Mono/Polytechnics both at home and abroad that the NYSC On-line registration portal will be opened from Monday 17th April to Thursday 4th May, 2018 to enable them register for the 2018 Batch ‘A’ mobilization. In order to ensure a seamless registration, prospective corps members are to note the following for strict compliance: Requirements For 2018 NYSC Batch “A” Registration/Mobilization Of Graduates The Website address is any of the following: www.nysc.org.ng www.portal.nysc.org.ng Prospective Corps members should ensure that they have functional e-mail addresses that they can access and Nigerian (GSM) telephone numbers with which to register. Locally trained prospective Corps members are expected to use correct Matriculation numbers to register For locally-trained graduates, only those whose names appear in the Senate/Academic Board Approved Result lists submitted by their Institutions will have access to the register on the NYSC portal. Foreign-trained prospective corps members should ensure that their Institutions are accredited. Where in doubt, it is their responsibility to approach Federal Ministry of Education for verification. The letter of verification must be uploaded during registration. Those who graduated from Institutions outside Nigeria, (Foreign-trained graduates), are to visit the NYSC portal, register and upload the following documents: West African School Certificate(WASC) (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent; or General Certificate of Education (GCE O’ Level) (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent; or NECO (with not less than 5 Credits at 2 sittings) or its equivalent; or High School Diploma or its equivalent. First Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) Certificate (Second Degree or Ph.D not necessary). Transcript of the first Degree or HND. International travelling Passport showing data page and date of departure for the course of study. It is the responsibility of the prospective corps members who studied in non-English speaking countries to get their Certificates and Transcripts translated into English language before uploading. All graduates of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Physiotherapy, Radiology, Optometry, Medical Laboratory Science and Pharmacy are expected to have their Certificates of Registration with their professional bodies. Payment receipts are not acceptable. Unlike in the past, Foreign-trained graduates should NOT visit NYSC Headquarters, Abuja for verification of their documents. This exercise will now be done at the Orientation Camps. They should simply print their call-up letters on-line and report at the Orientation camps in their States of deployment, but should come to the camp with the original documents they uploaded for verification. Anybody who presents any fake document will be demobilized and decamped. Prospective corps members should ensure that Passport photographs used meet the following specifications: Ensure your face (eyes, nose, ears, mouth and jaw) is fully shown without bending Make sure the picture fills the frame and centralized Ensure the Photo background is white or off-white with no shadow. On no account should prospective corps members register by PROXY. They should also remember the fingers used for their bio-metric capturing as these will be used for verification at the orientation camps. Those who cannot be verified with their bio-metric at the orientation camp will not be registered. Only prospective corps members who want their call-up numbers sent to them through SMS and wish to PRINT their call-up letters on-line are expected to pay the sum of Three Thousand Naira (N3,000.00) (see NYSC Portal on how to make payment). Prospective Corps members who do not want to pay the N3,000.00 have the option of going to their schools to collect their call-up numbers and call-up letters. All prospective corps members who paid for the online registration before but were not mobilized need not pay again. Married female prospective corps members (whether locally or foreign-trained) should upload copies of their marriage Certificates, evidence of Change of name and their husbands’ place of domicile during registration. The orientation camp is highly not ideal for pregnant and nursing mothers. Prospective corps members in this category are therefore to note that they will not be accommodated. All Part-time graduates are expected to register online and wait for collection of their Letter of Exclusion at their various Institutions. For those willing to print the Letter of Exclusion online, this can be done on payment of Three Thousand Naira (N3, 000.00) only. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE THE PORTAL IS CLOSED ON THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2018 , THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER REGISTRATION.

A MUST WACTH VIDEO

Click this link to watch and learn how to play the Nigerian National anthem on violin as Put together by graduate engineer Akaawase Bernard Teryima.
https://youtu.be/fDSTIA2k3Y4

THE BENUE KILLINGS

Just a second day into the year 2018, the Benue State Government has been presented with a horrendous new year package, on the wake of the New year’s day, massive attacks which reverberated through hundreds of deaths and wanton killings of human persons were carried out in the State Governors Council Ward which left a shocking number of casualties and death toll. On the 2nd of January 2018, the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi was agog with cacophonous despair over the massive display maimed corpses resulting from the sudden invasion of unknown perpetrators purported to be Fulani Herdsmen. This therefore, reconnect with the initial threat issued by the said herdsmen earlier in October 2017 that they were going to invade Benue state at the wake of November of 2017 with the present attack however, it leaves one without doubt that the present attack has been an actualization of the precedented threat as said above. Given this massive New Year shocker, the event leaves several lines of botheration thus: Why has the Federal Government led by Mohammadu Buhari remained silent over the killings in Benue by the purported Fulani Herdsmen since its inceptions? How possible has the Fulanis successfully effect such a regimented attack in the deep inter-lands of state without prior cause of alarm? Given the November 2017 threat, how prepared has the Benue State government been ready in terms of security preparations? Could this attack have been jointly mobilized by the Federal Government and the said Fulani herdsmen? In tackling these botheration, so much points towards either conspiracy or negligence. This is because, president Buhari took over the reins of government at a time when the killings of the Tiv people by the Fulanis were aggravated and ongoing, but since then until now, no-one has heard an instituted concern from the presidency in regards to this phenomenon. This leaves one in no doubt that the presidency may be in support of these killings; because as Martin Luther King (Jnr) puts it, “in the end, it is not the voices of our enemies that we hear but the silence of our perceived friends”. The presidency’s silence however, has already spoken volumes in this case. Come to think of it upon this backdrop, why do the presidencies of ex-military generals often target the Tiv nation in sponsored killings (as was the case during the Obasanjo’s administration)? If the Fulanis could organize such a regimented attack and pass un-noticed until its execution, then one should be aware that there is a problem. On the other hand, having passed the anti-open grazing bill, what security measures were taken by the state government to counter any surprised attack especially given the threat issued earlier in November? Having been familiar with the Fulanis unforgiving nature, the state government would have known that the Fulani would not leave Benue obediently, never to return. A strike-force anti-assault team should have been instituted and trained in guerrilla warfare to prepare for any surprise attack as an aftermath projection of this anti-open grazing bill. But today, this negligence on the side of the government has caused the Tiv people this New Year despair. And of course, we should expect more. On this note, I call on the public to resort to self-help where necessary, only to protect the lives and integrity and pride of the Tiv nation, until proper government machineries are put in place to arrest the situation if at all this will ever happen. Talk2apeyuan@gmail.com Apeyuan Terese Emmanuel.

GO GET YOUR PVC

Nigeria has a population of 180 million people out of which 68.8 million registered and were eligible to vote during the 2015 General elections. Simply put, only 38% of our population registered with INEC as eligible voters. Meanwhile based on data from National Population Commission and National Bureau for Statistics, Nigeria has over 61% of its population eligible to register as voters. Funny enough only 28,587,564 turned out to vote on the day of the general election, which is just 15.9% of our population. 15% determined the fate of 85% that refused to register or turn up for elections. You are all over facebook, twitter and WhatsApp arguing, debating, postulating and proposing good governance but you have no PVC. You claim you are exposed, schooled, learned, fear God and you daily pray for God to bring good governance to his people, yet you have no PVC. Faith without works is dead. If you like prophesy, cast all the demons and anoint Nigeria, if you have no PVC, you can't stand up to be counted. Always know that bad politicians are not born but are products of people like you who don't vote. Do you have your PVC? Go to the nearest INEC office in your LGA to register. Registration starts again on Monday, January 8th. It is going to be continuous.

BURSARY UPDATE

This is to inform the general public that the Delta State bursary board has commenced online bursary registration of students for the state government's 2017/2018 student special assistance scheme (SSAS)
Who is Eligible?
1. Be an indigene of Delta State
 2. Have regsitered with National Identification Management COmmission (NIMC) if you are above 18 years
 3. Use JAMB Registration num,ber if your are below 18 years
 4. Be a Reistrered full time student only fo Government owned and funded Tertiary Institutions. 4. (PGD, MASTERS, PhD Students are not eligible)
 5. Either be in second year or above (200 to 500 level) in the Universities or;
 6. Be in ND II and HND II in the polytechnis/Monotechnics
7. Be in 200 Level and above for colleges of Education
 8. Be in CGPA of 2.20 and above in the previous academic year's examination
 9. Registration of site is for period of six (6) weeks
 10. There shall be PHYSICAL VERIFICATION
 11. Inclusion of level/year of study
12. Time frame for verified list to be returned to the Board is four (4) weeks
 13. Inclusion of Departments/Course of study
 14. Fraudulent list shall be blacklisted METHOD OF APPLICATION 1. Log on to www.dsbsb.DL.gov.ng 2. You will be charged Eight Hundred Naira (#800.00) non-refundable fee 3. Online Acknlowedlge Carge should be downloaded for your personal record 4. Online applicaiton willl be open from THursday, 1st Febuary 2018 (12:00pm) to Friday 9th March, 2018 (11:59pm) Powered by DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT Information brought to you by 2017/2018 NADESTU EXCOS For more enquiry call Comr. Eseoghene Choice NADESTU PRO (FUPRE CHAPTER) 08106530933 Comr. Deki Akpomieme NADESTU President (FUPRE CHAPTER) 08160023608

HOW PEOPLE CAN BE CREATIVE

 I went to *Genesis* hotel through *Exodus* road. On the way, I saw *Leviticus* recording the *Numbers* of people at *Deuteronomy*, while *Joshua* was waiting at the Beautiful gate for *Judges* to see *Ruth* calling loudly *"Samuel*, *Samuel*. At a stage, the *first and second Kings* of *Chronicles 1 & 2,* were coming to visit *Ezra*, *Nehemiah* and *Esther* for the misfortune of *Job* their brother. They started singing *Psalms* and teaching children *Proverbs* concerning *Ecclesiastes* and *Songs of Solomon*. This coincided with the period that *Isaiah* was engaged in *Jeremiah's* *Lamentations* together with *Ezekiel and Daniel* their friends. By that time, *Amos* and *Obadiah* were not around. Three days later, *Hosea*, *Joel* and *Jonah* travelled in the same ship with *Micah* and *Nahum* to Jerusalem. *Habakkuk* then visited *Zephaniah* who introduced him to *Haggai* a friend of *Zechariah* whose cousin is *Malachi*. Immediately after the tradition, *Mathew, Mark, Luke and John* got involved in *Acts* of the *Romans* who were behaving like the *1st Corinthians* group because the *2nd Corinthians* group were always at loggerheads with the *Galatians*. At that time too, they realized that the *Ephesians* and *Philippians* were close to the *Colossians*, and a suggestion for the *first Thessalonians* visit was made, and that on their *second Thessalonians* visit, they should first of all see the *first and second of the Timothy* brothers who had gone to the house of *Titus* to teach *Philemon* his younger brother how to read and write in *Hebrew*. On hearing this, *James* asked *Peter* twice to explain to him how the *three Johns* have disclosed to *Jude* the *Revelations* of this journey. Don't enjoy alone. Forward to fellow Christians.

Beware of ponzi schemes

✍ *CONSIDER!* ✍
1⃣ Technology and the internet has changed almost everything in our lives, that is why many businesses have moved online.
 2⃣ Many business owners no longer advertise on Newspapers, Radio and Television. Instead, adverts are now being done online via _Websites, Google Apps, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,_ etc. This is because *_most people spend far more time online than they spend reading newspapers, listening to radio or watching TV._
* 3⃣ Today, the internet is full of many business opportunities. Like you know, many of them are scam. *_But do you also know there are many legitimate businesses online that pays you for real?
* *TO THINK ABOUT* 🕳 _People whom you see succeed today have failed several times before._ *_But they kept trying several other opportunities before they eventually made it._* 🕳 _If you keep doing those things you've been doing, you'll continue to get the same results and will remain where you are._ *_But if you take new actions this 2018, you'll certainly get new results_* 🕳 _If you want to move ahead in life, you must first_ *_start to move away from where you are_* 🕳 _One difference between the RICH and POOR is that, while Poor people spend their money buying things_ *_that collects more money from their pocket,_* Rich people spend their money on things *_that fill their bank accounts with more money._* _That is why the POOR keeps getting poorer and poorer, while the RICH keeps getting richer and richer._ 🕳 _Another difference between the RICH and POOR is how they handle Fear._ *_If you're too scared of loosing money, you'll never be RICH_* *NAIRALAKE PLL H