Buhari Appoints Prof. Sagay As Head Of Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent professor of law and civil rights activist.

The Committee’s brief, according to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, is to advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system.

Other members of the Committee, which is also expected to develop comprehensive interventions for achieving recommended reforms, are:

(i) Prof. Femi Odekunle (Professor of Criminology, Ahmadu Bello University) – Member
(ii) Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu (Associate Professor of International Law, University of Jos) – Member
(iii) Prof. E. Alemika (Professor of Sociology, University of Jos) – Member
(iv) Professor Sadiq Radda (Professor of Criminology, Bayero University, Kano) – Member
(v) Hadiza Bala Usman (Civil Society Activist) – Member
(vi) Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) - Member/Executive Secretary of the Committee

In support of the Federal Government’s efforts, an Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice Reform Fund has been established by three international development partners namely the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open Society Foundation.

The $5 million fund is to assist implementation of key components of the Action Plan and the work of the Presidential Advisory Committee.

The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an international development Civil Society Organisation with programme presence in more than 25 African countries.

Source: Premium Times

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Ooni's Demise: Ife Residents Warned To Stay Indoor On Wednesday

Residents of Ile-Ife town are expected to keep indoors between the hours of 9am-4pm on Wednesday.

Then death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II will be officially announced on Wednesday‎.
Making the disclosure on Monday, the Awara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti, said the preparation of the burial of the monarch who died at Saint Mary Hospital in London about two weeks ago will immediately commence.
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Oba Adereti spoke for the first time on the death of the Oba Sijuwade, which had been severally denied by the palace chiefs.

According to him, the Oro festival is the final rite of passage for the Oba Sijuwade, disclosing that between 9 am and 4 pm on Wednesday the death of Ooni would be made public. Oba Adereti, who is also the head of Oro Cult in Ile-Ife, warned all residents, both male and female of the ancient town to keep indoors during the Oro rites.

The monarch also disclosed that after the Oro rites and proclamation, subsequent rites will follow. He therefore appealed to all Ife residents to heed the restriction order to keep away from the palace area.

He added that though only women are normally barred when Oro festival is being carried out, this time around, it has no respect for any gender.

He said: “This is an official statement from the palace of Awara of Iwara-Ife who is the head of Oro diety that on Wednesday 12th August 2015, there would be official proclamation of the demise of Ooni of Ife. The proclamation will be made public during the Oro festival, being the final rites on the demise of Ooni of Ife.

“The residents of the ancient town are therefore urged to keep away from the streets between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm during which the Oro diety will be out. With the announcement, people are advised to stay in-door for the period when the Oro will be out.”

Source: The Nation

WAEC Releases 2015 May/June WASSCE Results

The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination.

WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday.

Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had reduced to 13, saying the candidates in public schools in the 13 states would not have their results until their state governments pay their candidates’ registration fees.

The examination body had raised the alarm that 19 states owed the agency about N4bn, an amount that might cripple the operations of WAEC.


Source: Punch

OAU P-UTME: 10,338 Candidates Scored 200 Marks & Above

No fewer than 10, 293 candidates failed to score 200 marks and above in the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, on Sunday.

The university, according to Olarewaju, released the result of the Saturday screening barely six hours after the conduct of its post-UTME exercise on the website of the institution.

He said, “Out of about 20, 631 candidates, who sat for the screening, 10, 338 candidates scored 200 marks and above. This signifies about 58 per cent, specifically 57.08 per cent.

“A sizeable number of the candidates, however, put in exceptional brilliance, which produced spectacular results, scoring 300 and above, with four of them, who are aspiring to study Education English, specially outstanding.

“Leading with the highest score of 348 is NZE, Samuel Onyenachi, with UTME no: 55227945CC, aspiring to study English Education, while the second highest of 344 was scored by ADEBAJO, Glory Olalekan, with UTME no: 55552404.

“The other two candidates, who both scored the same marks of 337 are EPUNAM, Ifeanyi Jude and OSENI, Felix Oluwatobi.”

Olarewaju advised all the candidates, who sat for the screening, to check their results accordingly.

Source: Punch

OAU Post-UTME Results Released

The much anticipated results of screening exercise for candidates seeking admission to Obafemi Awolowo University is finally out! Login to OAU portal to see your results.

Goodluck!

Secret of Success (Part 2)

By Adigun Paul

Having read the 'Secret of Success Part 1', it is high time I enlightened you the more on the secret of success. I will like to shed  more light on some basic, if not necessary things to be successful.

A successful heart is a fulfilled heart that means if you are successful there will be a great joy in your heart. People tend towards you because they know you have a success packed story.

Success goes down to how you can make use of these few tips of mine. Read, digest and act on it.

Read motivational books
Reading motivational books makes you to discover yourself, your talent and your goal. Try as much as possible not to deteriorate motivational books that they are just mere books. These books are mostly written by successful people. It could be religious, academic, social or marital books. You tend to be successful in that area than them if you get a motivational book.

Always move with visionary people
Visionary people are those that have the sight on their future, aiming and striving to be successful. You will surely see it in their way of life and speeches in the class, in religious places and in other public grounds. They are zealous and concerned about their future. Move with them and make friends with them.

Efficiency
The only way you can ride on to success is by being efficient in every area. Nothing should be left untouched. Failure to go along with a specific part may lead to your failure in other parts because life requires you having a little knowledge at least in every aspect of it. Be dynamic and not static!

Change your life with your thought
This goes a long way because success begins with you, starts from your actions and perseverance. It starts from how much you can be able to think, reason and act. Your thought is very powerful and goes a long way in determining how successful you can be. You make choices yourself and  choose everything yourself.

Consistent in pursuit of your dreams and goals
Think about people who run marathon and win, does it just happen? They train for weeks and months focused on attaining that goal. They do not blame others if they fail. Likewise do they let other people's utterances down them. Therefore, only consistency makes the difference. Keep moving on and don't look at your past but focus more on your goal.

Remember, we will decide our destiny ourselves. Yes! You are where you are because that is where your mind wants you to be. It is not someone else's fault.

It is the way 99.9% of us have been conditioned but in an instant and a single instant, you can change all of that.

Therefore make the change today and get yourself on the right track. Danke!

OAU Post-UTME: DE Candidates Surprised With Current Affairs Questions

By Adetula David

Over 27,000 candidates cutting across secondary school leavers and Direct Entry students who had applied to Obafemi Awolowo University for admission wrote today’s Post-UTME at various centres in the institution.

Many of the Direct Entry (DE) candidates that were tested for the first time via written examination have however expressed surprises with Current Affairs questions they were tested on. Many of them before now thought they would be tested on subjects relating to their field of study but that was not the case. One of the DE candidates who spoke with OAU Peeps News Agency on the condition of anonymity lamented that he was caught unaware as he was not prepared for what he met.

“I was not expecting Current Affairs questions. I was shocked when I saw questions on government, politics and the rest. As a DE student seeking admission into the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, I was prepared to answer questions from Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics but got a big surprise instead”.

Another candidate who spoke with us expressed displeasure at the method adopted by OAU this year to screen DE students stating that they were just made to buy forms and write the examination unnecessarily.

“Things are just changing when it gets to my time. How can OAU suddenly wake up overnight and start Post-UTME for DE students. I think OAU only needs money and that is why they have made us to write this exam. Funny enough, we were not tested based on what we know.” Another Direct Entry candidate said.

In this year's Post-UTME, Direct Entry students were tested in two (2) sections, one was on Use of English and the other on Current Affairs.

In what seems to be a contrasting opinion, the secondary school leavers expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the examination. Many of them were optimistic that they will score good marks that will be sufficient for them to gain admission. However, some of these candidates complained of time insufficiency as they could not finish up.

The result of the Post-UTME is expected to be released and accessible on the school portal within 24 hours after the conduct of the examination.