List Of NECO Marking Centers All Over Nigeria

*List of NECO marking centres across Nigeria

S/N Marking Venue Location* 

1. Aba Marking Venue Girls Secondary School, Abayi-Aba

2. Abakaliki Marking Venue Holy Ghost Secondary School, Abakaliki

3. Abeokuta 1 Marking Venue Reverend Kuti Memorial Grammar School, Abeokuta

4. Abeokuta 2 Marking Venue African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta

5. Abuja Marking Venue Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Wuse Zone 4

6. Ado-Ekiti 1 Marking Venue Christ Girls’ School, Ado-Ekiti

7. Ado-Ekiti 2 Marking Venue Mary Immaculate Girls Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti

8. Agbor Marking Venue Ogbemudein Mixed Secondary School, Agbor

9. Akure  Marking Venue Acquinas College, Akure

10. Asaba Marking Venue Anglican Girls Grammar School, Asaba

11. Auchi Marking Venue Our Lady of Fatima College, Auchi

12. Awka Marking Venue Government Technical College, Awka

13. Bauchi Marking Venue General Hassan Usman Katsina College, Bauchi

14. Benin 1 Marking Venue Idia College, Benin-City

15. Benin 2 Marking Venue Western Boys High School, Benin-City

16. Birnin Kebbi Marking Venue Nagari College Birnin Kebbi

17. Calabar Marking Venue Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar

18. Dutse Marking Venue Government Commercial School, Dutse

19. Eket Marking Venue Government Secondary School, Afaha Eket

20. Enugu 1 Marking Venue Urban Anglican Girls School, Ogui New Layout, Enugu

21. Enugu 2 Marking Venue Federal Government College, Enugu

22. Gombe Marking Venue Education Resource Centre, Gombe

23. Gusau Marking Venue Sambo Secondary School, Gusau

24. Gwagwalada Marking Venue Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada

25. The Polytechnic Ibadan The Polytechnic Ibadan, CBT Centre. Ibadan.

26. Ibadan 1 Marking Venue Loyola College, Old Ife Rd., Ibadan

27. Ibadan 2 Marking Venue Anglican Grammar School, Total Garden, Ibadan

28. Ibadan 3 Marking Venue Islamic High School, Orita Basorun, Ibadan

29. Ijebu-Ode Marking Venue Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode

30. Ikare-Akoko Marking Venue Victory College, Ikare-Akoko

31. Ikorodu Marking Venue Government. Senior College, Ikorodu

32. Ikot-Ekpene Marking Venue State College, Ikot-Ekpene

33. Ilaro Marking Venue Yewa College, Ilaro

34. Ile-Ife Marking Venue Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife

35. Ilesa Marking Venue Ilesa Grammar School, Ilesa

36. Ilorin 1 Marking Venue St. Anthony Secondary School, Ilorin

37. Ilorin 2 Marking Venue Government Day Secondary School, Ilorin

38. Jalingo Marking Venue Magami Government Day Secondary School, Jalingo

39. Jos Marking Venue St. Murumba College, Jos

40. Kabba Marking Venue St. Monica College, Kabba

41. Kaduna Marking Venue 1 Queen Amina College, Kaduna

42. Kaduna Marking Venue 2 Sardauna Memorial College, Kaduna

43. Kafanchan Marking Venue Government College, Kagoro

44. Kano Marking Venue 1 Rumfa College, Kano

45. Kano Marking Venue 2 Government Secondary School, Tarauni, Kano

46. Katsina Marking Venue Government Day Secondary School Kofar Yandaka, Katsina

47. Lafia Marking Venue Government Science School, Lafia

48. Lagos (Agege 1) Marking Venue Government Senior College, Agege

49. Lagos (Agege 2) Marking Venue Keke Senior High School, Agege

50. Lagos (Maryland) Marking Venue Command Day Secondary School, Maryland

51. Lagos (Ijanikin) Marking Venue Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo-Ijanikin

52. Lagos (Ilupeju) Marking Venue Ilupeju Senior Secondary School, Ilupeju

53. Lagos (Surulere) Marking Venue AUD Grammar School, Surulere

54. Lagos (Ikeja) Marking Venue Ikeja Grammar School, Oshodi

55. Lokoja Marking Venue Crowther Memorial College, Lokoja

56. Makurdi Marking Venue Mount St. Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi

57. Mbaise Marking Venue Mbaise Secondary School, Aboh Mbaise

58. Minna Marking Venue Government Secondary School, Minna

59. Nnewi Marking Venue Maria Regina Model Comprehensive College, Nnewi

60. Nsukka 1 Marking Venue Nsukka High School, Nsukka

61. Nsukka 2 Marking Venue Government Technical College (G.T.C), Nsukka

62. Offa Marking Venue Offa Grammar School, Offa

63. Ogbomoso Marking Venue Ogbomoso High Sch., Ogbomoso

64. Okene Marking Venue Ebira Community Secondary School, Okene

65. Okigwe Marking Venue Federal Government College, Okigwe

66. Okitipupa Marking Venue Stella Maris College, Okitipupa

67. Ondo Marking Venue Ondo Boys High School, Ondo

68. Onitsha 1 Marking Venue Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha

69. Onitsha 2 Marking Venue Christ the King College, Onitsha

70. Orlu Marking Venue Township Comprehensive Secondary Amaifeke, Orlu

71. Osogbo 1 Marking Venue Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo

72. Osogbo 2 Marking Venue Unity High School, Osogbo

73. Ota Marking Venue Iganmode Grammar School, Ota

74. Otukpo Marking Venue St. Francis College, Otukpo

75. Owerri 1 Marking Venue Government Secondary School, Owerri

76. Owerri 2 Marking Venue Emmanuel College, Owerri

77. Oyo Marking Venue Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo

78. Pankshin Marking Venue Government College, Pankshin

79. Port-Harcourt Marking Venue Federal Government College, Rumuokoro

80. Sagamu Marking Venue Remo Secondary School, Sagamu

81. Sapele Marking Venue Chude Girls’ (Model) Secondary School, Sapele

82. Sokoto Marking Venue Federal Government College, Sokoto

83. Ughelli Marking Venue Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ughelli

84. Umuahia Marking Venue Girls Secondary School, Umuahia

85. Uyo Marking Venue 1 Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Four Towns, Uyo

86. Uyo Marking Venue 2 Adiha Obong Secondary School, Uyo

87. Yenagoa Marking Venue St. Jude’s Girls Secondary School, Yenagoa

88. Yola Marking Venue Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola

89. Zaria Marking Venue 1 Demonstration Secondary School, ABU, Zaria

90. Zaria Marking Venue 2 Barewa College, Zaria.

NECO CO-ORDINATION TIME TABLE

Thur 25/07/19 : Chief Examiner/ Team Leader Co-ordination

Fri 26/07/19 : Chief Examiner/ Team Leader /Ass Examiner Co-ordination begins

Sat 27/07/19 : 

(1)Chief Examiner/ Team Leader/ Ass Examiner Co-ordination continues

(11) Collection of scripts by Team leaders

Sun 28/07/19 : Chief Examiner/ Team Leader/Ass Examiner  Co-ordination ends

Mon 29/07/19: Collection of scripts by Ass Examiners

INVITATION FOR COORDINATION AND MARKING OF NECO SCRIPTS FOR JULY 2019

English :
Examiners Grades III in other subjects:
N4, 000.00
N3, 600.00
(b) Lump Sum Allowance:
A lump sum allowance based on the number of scripts marked will be paid at the rate
of N16.00 per script. This takes care of all examiners’ expenses during the period of
marking.
NOTE: Only scripts fee and lump sum will be paid to examiners who mark extra scripts.
Progressive Marking and Vetting:
As an Examiner Grade III, you will be expected to:
7.
5.
You are expected to be punctual at all coordination and marking sessions. Your
Chief Examiner or EG.I/II has been asked to keep a record of your attendance and
performance throughout the period of marking. A sum of Two thousand naira
(N2,000.00) shall be paid for attendance. Payment of this amount is subject to your
attendance at the marking venue.
Reference Materials and Equipment
(c) Attendance Fee:
To facilitate the conduct of coordination meeting, you are required to study the question paper
and come to the marking venue with relevant reference materials and equipment including HB
pencil, eraser, sharpener, mathematical set, red biro,
(a) submit marked scripts for vetting progressively;
(b) enter scores into Marks and Attendance sheets from vetted scripts;
(c) submit marked scripts with corresponding Marks and Attendance sheets for checking;
(d) collect the Examiners’ Mark Sheet (EMS) for your centre(s) from the Subject Officer
when all scripts allocated to you have been marked, vetted and checked;
(e) transfer carefully the scores from the certified Marks and Attendance Sheets into the
EMS and shade accordingly;
(f) sit with your Subject Officer to crosscheck entries;
(g) finally, submit all materials given to you by the Council to the Subject Officer for final
clearance.
NOTE: Any examiner who fails to comply with this progressive method
of submission of vetted scripts will be blacklisted.
8. Irregular Scripts
Any irregular scripts found in the pack should be carefully listed on the appropriate form (i.e.
SSCE FORM R) and handed over to the Subject Officer. The nature of irregularity must also
be indicated in the report. The examiner must write his/her number and endorse the form.
6. Conference Marking:
Each examiner will continue to mark his/her scripts in conference until he/she has completed
the marking of the scripts allocated to him/her.
NOTE: Examiners who fail to submit Examiner’s Mark sheet (EMS) on or before the last day
stipulated will be blacklisted.
4. Claim Forms
To facilitate prompt payment of entitlements, all examiners are advised to count their scripts,
reconcile same with the Script Officer before completing their claim forms and subsequent
submission for certification and approval by the Venue

Do You Know Different Age Group Names

Do you know?
A person between 10 and 19 years old is called a denarian
A person between 20 and 29 years old is a vicenarian
A person between 30 and 39 is a tricenarian
A person between 40 and 49 is a quadragenarian
A person between 50 and 59 is a quinquagenarian
A person between 60 and 69 is a sexagenarian
A person between 70 and 79 is a septuagenarian
A person between 80 and 89 is an octogenarian
A person between 90 and 99 is a nonagenarian
A person between 100 and 109 is a centenarian
Anyone that is 110 and above is a supercentenarian

Hope you knew all these before now?

Management Lessons From Simple Things

Two minute refresher management course.
Worth reading again even if you've already read this

*Lesson One*
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.
A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"
The eagle answered:
"Sure, why not."

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit, and ate it.

_Management Lesson_
 - *To be sitting doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.*

*Lesson Two*
A turkey told a bull :
"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree, but I haven't got the energy."

The bull said :
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him of the tree.

_Management Lesson_
 - *Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.*

*Lesson Three*
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold; the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realise how warm he was.

The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

_Management Lessons_
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

This ends your two-minute refresher management

The Wonders Of Ewedu Leaf

★★★Ewedu Smoothie★★★( copy from my old student association group)

Help Others With Your Local Name For This. English is Jute.

★★★Ordinary Leaf At Your Backyard. Cures Incurables ★★

God Hates Exaggeration. Believe it or Not Ewedu is Extremely. I Mean Extremely Wonderful.

How Can Ordinary Leaf Be So Powerful.
Let's Fear And Obey The Creator Of All These.

★★This Method Is Called Ewedu Smoothies★

In My First Ewedu Post. We Advocated Cooking For 3 To 5 Mins Which Works Wonders too. However In This Method We Don't Need Cooking. Just Pure Raw.

What Makes My Post Different Is That I Post What We Practice With Uncountable Individuals. Not What We Google Or Read.

A Cancer Patient From Lagos Called Me Last Month That She Was Dying. Everything Has Failed She Added.
Madam You Cannot Die, I Said. Send Someone To Buy You Ewedu Use As Plenty As You Can Daily.
Someone The Hospital Has Given Up Came Back To Life. Right Now Doing Her Normal Business. All Pain Gone. All Dizziness Gone. And Low Energy Gone. Etc #Note.This Is What Brought Her From The Dying Point. She Does Other Things Now Naturally

I Can't Say All Ulcers. But Ewedu Can Cure Completely Over 70% Of Ulcers.

Low Libidos. For Both Sex. Use Ewedu.

★Dizziness. Use Ewedu
★All Cancers Use Ewedu. Not The Cure
★All Gastrointestinal Disorders Pls Use Ewedu
★All Eyes Problems. Pls Use Ewedu
★Liver Diseases. Pls Use Ewedu
★Kidney Diseases. Use Ewedu
★All. I Mean All Diseases. Pls Use Ewedu.
★You Want To Look Younger Than Your Age. ★Pls Use Ewedu.
★Low Energy. Pls Use Ewedu.

★★★How To Prepare★★★
To Get The Wonders Of Ewedu This Is My Method
#Note
I Have Personal Ewedu Garden. No Chemical Fertilizer
No Pesticides
No Herbicides
No Nothing.
Pure Organic.

We Cut With Scissors.
And Wash
Put Inside A Blender
Add Cayenne Pepper(Optional)
Add Natural Sea Salt(Optional)
And Blend Smooth For A Minute.
Serve In Glass Cups
Me I Drink 2 Glass During Am Hours
You Can Drink As Many Times As You Want.
Ewedu Smoothies Has No Overdose./No Single Side Effect, Except If They Spay Toxic Pesticides.

★You Can Drink A Glass Daily Or 12 Glasses ★Daily.
★It Does Wonders For Pile.
★Diabetes
★Gonorrhea
★Hi Cholesterol
★Hi Blood Pressure
★Liver Disorders
★Infections.
★I Have Achieved With Ewedu Leaves What I ★Have Never Achieved With Other Leaves.
★Before Traveling To USA For Medical Reasons. i Encourage You To Drink Ewedu ★Smoothies At Least For few Months

It Will Surely Amaze You.
#Note
Even Though I Use Organic Ewedu, Yes, You Can Still Achieve Wonders With The Ones You Buy From The Market

 ★★★How To Plant It★★★
Go To Any Yoruba Market Close To You. Ask For Ewedu Seed. Buy As Many As You Want For N100. US$0.30
It Grows Everywhere.
It Does Well In All Lands And Villages. In Flower Pots. In Case You're Renting.
It Grows Well In All Areas. Buy And Plant.
Cure Your Health Disorders. And Leave Chemicals Alone. Because They Make Your Situation Worst

★★★Ewedu Has In Abundant The Following
★★★Vitamin A, C, And E. These Vitamins Are The Reason Why You Can't Get Cancer If You're Using Ewedu In Abundant.

★★★The Omega 3 Content In Ewedu Is Amazingly Incredible. This Alone Is Waging War Against All Known And Unknown Diseases. And Make You Look Healthy And Youthful
If You See Any Old Person In Yoruba Land Looking Healthy, Strong And Young. Ask For The Secret. Ewedu Is The Answer. I Can Prove This.

★★★Calcium
My Question Is, Why Should I Take Calcium Supplements Which Creates Additional Toxic Load In The Body And Abandon Ewedu Which Supplies Calcium In Abundant?

★★★Beta Carotene
Amazingly, I Mean Who On Earth Could Believe That One Serving Of Ewedu Contains Over 1,200 IU Of This Natural Supplement
★★★Iron, Niacin Etc Are All Found In Ewedu, Research Disclosed
For more information go to www.eweduhealthbenefits.com

★★★Oyibos Have Helped Us Alot. Many Of Them Are Nice People. In Fact The Summary Of It Is That Any Kind Of Human We Have Here In Nigeria Exist In Oyibo. But Don't Forget That They Are Humans. (The Law Is The Only Restriction They Have) Especially Life Is Not Easy In Many Of Their Countries Except Few Countries Over There

★★★Few Years Ago. From Nigeria I Made My Order For Barely Grass Powder From Australia. Amazingly The Oyibo Woman Refused To Send My Order. And Advised Me To Search In My Country, I Shall See Similar Leaf Or One Even More Powerful Than Barley Grass. She Said To Me. Quote
"Tony Maraizu, Our God Is A Good God Who Cannot Suffer You To Be Buying Barley Grass From Australia (23hours Flight) To Solve Your Health Problems In Nigeria He Has Placed Many Other Things In Your Country To Meet Your Health Problems." Unquote. That Statement Got My Attention

Since Then I Have Done So Much With Our Own Herbs And Roots Based In My Studies And Research.

Palm Oil Is One Of The Most Powerful Oils In This World With Uncountable Health And Healing Benefits, Both Heat And Cold Pressed.

Nevertheless Oyibo Brainwashed Us That Their Own Olive Oil Is The Best And We All Fall For It. In Reality, Olive Oil Can Never Be Compared To Palm Oil In All Ramifications. But Because Oyibo Has Spoken.

I Saw A Group In Aba Abia State Warning People Never To Have Anything To Do With Palm Oil. That Palm Oil Is Evil. It Has Cholesterol, And It Can Kill. When I Asked Them Where They Got Such Information, They Told Me They Read It From Magazines From USA. I Wept For What Oyibo Has Done To Us.

★God Would Cease To Be A Good God If He Keeps Our Vegetable Oils In USA, Australia, New Zealand. How Would My Poor Mother in Aba Get Oil For Cooking If It Was To Be Bought From New Zealand?

Oyibo Saw We Have Coconut And Coconut Oils In Abundant, The Same Story Of Cholesterol Came Up. All Our Doctors And Health Ministers Fall In. Thank God The Truth About Coconut And Palm Oil Is Gradually Coming Up.
Oyibos Make Billions of USDollars For Their Olive Oil While Ours Suffer Unnecessary Rejection.
How Many Trees of Olive Have You Seen in Nigeria or African? Is God Unwise?

Oyibo Saw We Have Sea Salt In Abundant, The Same Story Came Up To The Extent That Our Own Government Has Labeled Sea Salt As Poison. Asking People To Use Refined Salt With Added Chemicals And Abandon What God Created For Us To Use.

Some People Say To Me, This Your Sea Salt Is Not The Himalaya Salt From Abroad. Therefore I Cannot Use. Sea Salt Is Practically The Best Salt In The World. Do Your Research. If At All It Needs Research Sef

Even Our Government Has Not Understood Many Manipulations By These Oyibos. Your Saddest Moment In This Life Starts When You Make Government Health News Your Source Of Wellbeing. Because Even Uncountable Health Experts Still Fumble.

★★★Serious Warning!!!
★Never Abandon Your Treatment For Ewedu Use Them Together As A Supplement

Always Remember And Never Ever Forget That Good Health Is Not Buy Luck/Chance. Rather By Implicit Obedience To God's Divine, Health And Moral Laws.

An Educational Joke

*TEACHING IS HARD AT TIMES O O O...*..

*Teacher:* ''Construct a sentence using the word "sugar''
*Pupil:* ''I drank tea this morning.''
*Teacher:* ''Where is the word sugar.''
*Pupil:* ''It is already in the tea..!!''

😂😂😂😂😂😂
*TEACHER*: Our topic for today is  Photosynthesis.

*TEACHER* : What is photosynthesis class?
*Student*: Photosynthesis is our topic today.

*Not Easy to be a Teacher o o o...  !!!!!*

*TEACHER* : John is climbing a tree to pick some
mangoes. ( Begin the sentence with Mangoes)
*Student* : Mangoes, John is coming to pick you...

*TEACHER* : What do you call mosquitoes in your language?
*Student*: We don't call them, they come on their own...

*TEACHER* : Name the nation people hate most
*Student*: Exami-nation...

*TEACHER* : How can we keep our school clean?
*Student*: By staying at home...

*TEACHER* : One day our country will be corruption free. What tense is that??
*Student*: Future impossible tense...

*THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES*

How To Survive Fulani Herdsmen Attack

SURVIVAL TIP.

If you find yourself in a FULANI killer's  ambush on the highway.

DO NOT REVERSE.

I repeat, DO NOT REVERSE.
Continue driving with accelerated speed.

This is how they attack.
They Open fire on your vehicle from the front, pushing you to go back towards more fire from you rear, by that time the ones in front would have closed in on you, you would have halted the car and you are trapped.

If you drive through the one in front instead, you get out of the trap.
its actually a Military style ambush and if my memory serves me right its called a "fire & movement"

Obasanjo Second Letter To President Buhari

Breaking: Obasanjo writes PMB open letter

Dear President and General Buhari,

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT, GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI

I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that  means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is of momentous concern to all well-meaning and  all right-thinking  Nigerians, it must be of great concern to you, and collective thinking and dialoguing  is the best way of finding  an appropriate and adequate  solution  to the  problem.  The contents of this letter, therefore, should be available  to all those who can help in proffering effective solutions  for the problem of insecurity  in the land.

One of the spinoffs and accelerants is the misinformation and disinformation through the use of  fake news. A number of articles, in recent days, have been attributed to me by some people who I believe may be seeking added credence and an attentive audience for their opinions and view-points. As you know very well, I will always boldly own what I say and disown what is put into my mouth. But the issue I am addressing here is very serious; it is the issue of life and death for all of us and for our dear country, Nigeria.  This issue can no longer be ignored, treated with nonchalance,  swept under the carpet  or treated with cuddling  glove.  The issue is hitting at the foundation of our existence as Nigerians and fast eroding the root of our Nigerian community. I am very much worried and afraid that we are on the precipice and dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to hold danger at bay.  Without being immodest, as a Nigerian who still bears the scar of the Nigerian civil war on my body and with a son who bears the scar of fighting Boko Haram on his body, you can understand, I hope, why I am so concerned.  When people are desperate and feel that they cannot have confidence in the ability of government to provide security for their lives and properties, they will take recourse to anything and everything that can guarantee their security individually and collectively.

For over ten years, for four of which you have been the captain of the ship, Boko Haram has menacingly ravaged the land and in spite of  government’s claim of victory  over Boko Haram, the potency and the activities of Boko Haram, where they are active, remain undiminished, putting lie to government’s claim. The recent explanation of the Chief of Army Staff for non-victory due to lack of commitment and lack of motivation on the part of troops bordering on sabotage speaks for itself. Say what you will, Boko Haram is still a daily issue of insecurity for those  who are victimised,  killed, maimed, kidnapped, raped, sold into slavery and forced into marriage  and for children forcibly recruited into  carrying bombs on them to detonate among crowds of people to cause maximum destructions and damage. And Boko Haram will not go away on the basis of sticks alone, carrots must overweigh sticks.  How else do you deal with issues such as only about 50% literacy in North-East with over 70% unemployment?

Herdsmen/farmers crises and menace started with government treating the issue with cuddling glove instead of hammer.  It has festered and spread. Today, it has developed into banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and killings all over the country. The unfortunate  situation is that the criminality is being perceived as a ‘Fulani’ menace  unleashed  by Fulani  elite in the different parts of the country for a number of reasons  but even more  unfortunately, many Nigerians  and non-Nigerians who are friends of Nigeria attach vicarious  responsibility  to you as a  Fulani elite and the current captain of the Nigeria ship. Perception may be as potent as reality at times.  Whatever may be the grievances of Fulanis, if any, they need to be put out in the open and their  grievances, if legitimate, be addressed; and if other ethnic groups have grievances, let them also be brought out in the open and addressed through debate and dialogue.

The main issue, if I may dare say, is poor management or mismanagement of diversity which, on the other hand, is one of our greatest and  most important assets.  As a result, very onerous cloud is gathering.  And rain of destruction, violence, disaster and disunity can only be the outcome.  Nothing should be taken for granted, the clock is ticking with the cacophony of dissatisfaction and disaffection everywhere in and  outside the country. The Presidency and the Congress in the US have signalled to us to put our house in order. The House of Lords in the UK had debated the Nigerian security situation. We must understand and appreciate the significance, implication and likely consequences of such concerns and deliberations.

No one can stop hate speech, violent agitation and smouldering violent agitation if he fans the embers of hatred, disaffection and violence.  It will continue to snowball until it is out of control.  A stich in time saves nine, goes the old wise saying.

With the death of Funke, Chief Fasoranti’s daughter, some sympathetic Nigerian groups are  saying “enough is enough”. Prof. Anya, a distinguished  Nigerian merit Laureate,  has this to say “We can no longer say with certainty that we have a nation”.  Niger-Delta leaders, South-Eastern leaders, Middle-Belt leaders and Northern Elders Forum have not remained quiet.  Different ordinary Nigerians at home  and abroad are calling  for  different measures to  address or ameliorate  the situation. All the calls and cries can only continue to be ignored at the expense of Nigerian unity, if not its continued existence.

To be explicit and without equivocation, Mr. President and General, I am deeply worried about four avoidable calamities:

1. abandoning  Nigeria  into the hands of criminals who are  all being suspected, rightly or wrongly, as  Fulanis and terrorists of Boko Haram  type;

2. spontaneous  or planned reprisal attacks against Fulanis which  may inadvertently or advertently mushroom into  pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide that we did not believe could happen and yet it happened.

3. similar attacks against any other tribe or ethnic group anywhere in the country initiated  by rumours, fears, intimidation and revenge capable of leading to pogrom;

4. violent uprising  beginning  from one section  of the country  and spreading  quickly  to other areas  and leading to dismemberment  of the  country.

It happened to Yugoslavia not too long ago. If we do not act now, one or all of these scenarios may happen. We must pray and take effective actions at the same time. The initiative is in  the hands of the President  of the nation, but he cannot do it  alone.  In my part of the world, if you  are sharpening your  cutlass and a mad man comes from behind to take the cutlass from you, you need other people’s assistance to have your cutlass back without being harmed. The mad men with serious criminal intent and terrorism as core value have taken cutlass of security.  The need for assistance  to regain control is obviously compelling and must be embraced now.

A couple of weeks ago at a public lecture, I had said, among other things, that:

“In all these issues of mobilisation for national unity, stability, security, cooperation, development, growth and progress, there is no consensus.  Like in the issue of security, government should open up discussion, debate and dialogue as part of consultation at different levels and the outcome of such deliberations should be collated to form inputs into a national conference to come up with the solution that will effectively deal with the issues and lead to rapid development, growth and progress which will give us a wholesome society and enhanced living standard and livelihood in an inclusive and shared society.  It will be a national programme.  We need unity of purpose and nationally accepted strategic roadmap that will not change with whims and caprices of any government.  It must be owned by the citizens, people’s policy and strategy implemented by the government no matter its colour and leaning.

Some of the groups that I will suggest to be contacted are: traditional rulers, past heads of service (no matter how competent or incompetent they have been and how much they have contributed to the mess we are in), past heads of para-military organisations, private sector, civil society, community leaders particularly in the most affected areas, present and past governors, present and past local government leaders, religious leaders, past Heads of State, past intelligence chiefs, past Heads of Civil Service and relevant current and retired diplomats, members of opposition and any groups that may be deemed relevant.”

The President must be seen to be addressing this issue with utmost seriousness and with maximum dispatch and getting all hands on deck to help.  If there is failure, the principal responsibility will be that of the President and no one else.  We need cohesion and concentration of effort and maximum force – political, economic, social, psychological and military - to deal successfully with the menace of criminality and terrorism separately and together.  Blame game among own forces must be avoided.  It is debilitating and only helpful to our adversary. We cannot dither anymore. It is time to confront this threat headlong and in a manner that is holistic, inclusive and purposeful.

For  the sake of Nigeria  and Nigerians,  I pray that God may grant you, as our President, the wisdom, the understanding, the political will and  the courage  to do what is right when it is right and without fear or favour.  May God save, secure, protect and bless Nigeria. May He open to us a window of opportunity that we can still use to prevent the worst happening.  As we say in my village, “May God forbid bad thing”.

OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
July 15, 2019


Released by
Kehinde Akinyemi
Special Assistant Media.

Security Details For Your Safety

*_#STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE#_*

*{FROM "INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE'S CRIME PREVENTION UNIT}*.

*It is so EASY TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, BUT DIFFICULT to COME OUT OF IT.                         The following are easy tips to stay out of trouble:*

*1. Do not offer lift to anybody at night for any reason whatsoever. You may be fallen into a trap.*

*2. If you were robbed and any of your property is taken away by the robbers, you should report the incidence within minutes, because if the robbers are caught and your property is found with them, without your report at The Police Station recorded, you will be deemed to be part of the robbers and may be charged and prosecuted as an Accomplice!*

*3. Do not buy used phones  or laptops, except you are buying from a known friend and you have ascertained that he was the previous User, as it could be a product of theft, armed  robbery or kidnapping, if so and you are arrested, you will be dealing with a case of armed robbery or kidnapping. Also do not buy vehicles from vendors, until you check the registration details at the National Vehicles Registration Database to know the actual owners, or you ascertain that the Customs Papers are genuine, it could be stolen, robbed  vehicles or a product of a kidnapping operation.*

*4. Do not leave Credit Alerts on your phone. Delete them immediately, it could make a target of kidnapping in some circumstances or an easy way for fraudstars to empty your account.*

*5. Do not disclose your location online, it could  make you an easy targets for assailants.*

*6. Do not give anybody, no matter how close, your phone or sim to make calls or allow people to put their sims in your phone to make calls, instead offer them airtime or your battery. If the person is wanted for a crime, you could be a soft target for the Police to get to the person.*

*7. Do not respond to strange persons, telling you about NNPC Contract, PHCN Contract, or errors in your accounts, they are fraudsters.*

*8. Do not ever stay in the midst of a mob, if any body dies from the mob action and you are apprehended  at the scene, you will become a Murder  Suspect!*

*9. Always watch your rear through your side or inner mirror while driving to ascertain if you are  being trailed, if yes, drive to the nearest Police Station.*

*10. When flagged down by security agencies,, be calm, polite and communicate with them in good English. It helps. If at night put on your inner lights before you approach them, it shows you have nothing to hide.*

*11. Do not allow anybody to use your account or email for a third party transaction and do not transfer money for people indiscriminately, because you could be a soft target for the Police to get to the Person.*

*12. Do not use ATMs at remote places at night, you could be robbed or kidnapped.*
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*13. Do not use an ATM Machine that shows Microsoft Error or any other error covering the screen, it may have been programmed by Yahoo Boys to siphon your money.*

*14. Do not give testimonies in church or at an occasion with details of you making money or acquiring priced assets, you may acquire a kidnapping value, the Church is a mixed crowd and venue of an event is not a safe place.*

*15. Keep details of your financial dealings away from your domestic staff and security details.*

*16. If you have Security Details, be careful what you say or do in their presence, they are also with you to spy on you.*

*17. If you worked in a Government Establishment or Multinational, be careful what you relate to your colleagues, Government may have spies in every Government Body and Major Company in Nigeria.*

*18. Be careful what you say on the phone, write on text and social media messages, every conversation is being monitored!*

*19. Always keep your outside light on and the light inside off at home when sleeping. It confuses robbers and other assailants.*

*20. Be careful what you communicate on Messenger, WhatsApp, or phone calls. They could easily be used as evidence against you by the Law Enforcement Agent. If wanted to make a classified communication, do it by WhatsApp calls. It cannot be recorded as it is an encrypted, end to end communication.*

*22. Read documents very well before you sign.You are bound by what you sign. Do not allow any police man, investigating officer or security agent to force you make any statements. Insist on seeing your Lawyer. By the New Law -ACJL, they will oblige you, never make a statement for any reason that will implicate you as you could be on your way to jail.*

*23. Having exotic dogs like Alsatians, Rotweilers, etc, not local dogs easily wades off criminals  and alert you on the communication Assailants.*

*24. Always have enough credit on your phone before sleeping, never sleep without airtime on your phone and you must have the Police Control Room Number of your state and call first to be sure, that number can save your life and I tell you it works like magic.*

25. *Effective Use of the Nigeria  Police Control Rooms:--*

a. You introduce yourself and explain your situation very briefly, which you must make look like a real emergency!

b.You must create by your call an urgency, that requires a swift and instant intervention of a Police Patrol Team and I assure you the Police will respond immediately, as there are punitive measures against not doing so, especially when something goes wrong.

c. Ensure that you give a vivid description of your address and be patient with the Control Room Operators, ensuring that you follow up on them with subsequent calls!

d. *The following are the Nigeria POLICE CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS in EACH STATE of the FEDERATION:--.*

S/No. State Command Police Control Phone  Numbers:

1 ABIA 08035415408 08079210003 08079210004 08079210005
2 ADAMAWA 08089671313
3 AKWA IBOM 08039213071 08020913810
4 ANAMBRA 07039194332 08024922772 08075390511 08182951257
5 BAUCHI 08151849417 08127162434 08084763669 08073794920
6 BAYELSA 07034578208
7 BENUE 08066006475 08053039936 07075390677
8 BORNO 08068075581 08036071667 08123823322
9 CROSS RIVER 08133568456 07053355415
*10 DELTA 08036684974*
11 EBONYI 07064515001 08125273721 08084704673
12 EDO 08037646272 08077773721 08067551618
13 EKITI 08062335577 07089310359
14 ENUGU 08032003702 08075390883 08086671202
*15 FCT ABUJA 07057337653 08061581938 08032003913*
16 GOMBE 08150567771 08151855014
17 IMO 08034773600 08037037283
18 JIGAWA 08075391069 07089846285 08123821598
19 KADUNA 08123822284
20 KANO 08032419754 08123821575 064977004 064977005
21 KATSINA 08075391255 08075391250
22 KEBBI 08038797644 08075391307
23 KOGI 08075391335 07038329084
24 KWARA 07032069501 08125275046
*25 LAGOS 07055462708 08035963919*
26 NASARAWA 08123821571 07075391560
27 NIGER 08081777498 08127185198
28 OGUN 08032136765 08081770416
29 ONDO 07034313903 08075391808
30 OSUN 08075872433 08039537995 08123823981
31 OYO 08081768614 08150777888
32 PLATEAU 08126375938 08075391844 08038907662
*33 RIVERS 08032003514 08073777717*
34 SOKOTO 07068848035 08075391943
35 TARABA 08140089863 08073260267
36 YOBE 07039301585 08035067570
37 ZAMFARA 08106580123

*BEST REGARDS!!!*

Who Is A Parent

Saw this and decided to share

*WHO IS A PARENT?*
Well, I will answer the above question using the noun *PARENT*

1. P – A parent is a *PRIEST:* You should ensure the family altar is alive and also show your kids the path to God.

2. A – A parent is *AVAILABLE:* Jesse Jackson said, “Your children need your presence more than your presents”. In other words, they want your company more than what you provide for them.

3. R – A parent is a *REFERENCE:* Be the primary source of information and advice for your children, as such, you must always interact with them.

4. E – A parent is an *EXAMPLE:* Some time ago, someone told me how a parent called the school the child was to write an examination to ask if someone can be allowed to write the examination for the daughter. The truth is that the parent who made that call is not a good example. Tomorrow that child will also engage in cheating and cutting corners to make it in life. Moreover, be conscious of how you behave in their presence, what you wear, the way you drive and the kind of music you listen and dance to including the television programmes you watch. Remember action speaks louder than words.

5. N – A parent is *NEUTRAL:* Don’t show favouritism amongst your children as it will lead to jealousy and unhealthy rivalry.

6. T – A parent is a *TRAINER:* The Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 as follows, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. The training starts when they are still children not teenagers. As such stop the procrastination and begin to train them now.

So parents, it is my heart's desire that this information will enable us to become better parents as we put them into practice.