THIS IS HOW TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WEAKNESSES IN A JOB INTERVIEW

Two years ago, a young woman named Michele Hansen spotted a job opening that piqued her interest. She wasn’t qualified—the posting was for a product manager at an investment company, and she had no experience in financial services.

In that situation, the voice in your head screams for self-promotion. If you’re applying for a job, you know you need to bend over backward to hide you shortcomings. As an interviewer, when I ask candidates to name their biggest weaknesses, they usually respond with strengths in disguise. I work too hard. I’m too much of a perfectionist. I only won a silver medal in the Olympics.

But Michele Hansen did the exact opposite. She took a page out of George Costanza’s playbook on Seinfeld: “My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents.” Instead of trying to hide her limitations, she led with them:

“I'm probably not the candidate you've been envisioning,” her cover letter began. “I don't have a decade of experience as a Product Manager nor am I a Certified Financial Planner.”

Hansen got the job. And she isn’t alone. In one study, interviewers gave the highest ratings to business school applicants who were more concerned with being seen accurately than positively. In another study, Harvard researchers asked undergraduates to answer a job interview question about their weaknesses. Only 23 percent gave actual negative qualities: I procrastinate. I overreact to situations. The other 77 percent hid their weaknesses inside a humblebrag: I’m too nice. I’m too demanding when it comes to fairness. When collaborators reviewed the answers, they were 30 percent more interested in hiring the candidates who acknowledged a legitimate weakness.

Although applicants believe self-promotion is the ticket to landing a coveted job, the evidence shows otherwise. Undergraduates who played up their skills and accomplishments were not significantly more likely to get job offers. Executives who tried to impress board members with their qualifications did not succeed in landing more board seats. And employees who went out of their way to highlight their successes had substantially lower salaries and promotion rates. Compared to flattery and favors, researchers James Westphal and Ithai Stern explain, “self-promotion is less consistently effective… it is less subtle and more transparent.”

In a pair of experiments, Alison Fragale and I found that self-promotion only paid off when the audience was distracted enough to remember the information but forget the source. Otherwise, they saw right through it: “If you were that great, you wouldn’t need to boast about your greatness.”

Of course, you can’t get a job if you only focus on your inadequacies. After confessing her lack of relevant experience, Michele Hansen devoted the rest of her cover letter to explaining why she had the motivation and skills to succeed anyway. “I don't wait for people to tell me what to do and go seek for myself what needs to be done,” she wrote. “I'm entrepreneurial, I get things done… I love breaking new ground and starting with a blank slate.”

There’s evidence for a backlash against female self-promoters. Trumpeting accomplishments violates gender stereotypes of women as communal rather than assertive and ambitious. (This helps explain Nate Silver’s finding that Hillary Clinton’s approval ratings go up every time she holds an office and down when she’s vying for one.) Michele Hansen overcame that backlash by establishing her deficiencies up front with candor and humility. As a result, her comments about her strengths came across as more credible.

By admitting your inadequacies, you show that you’re self-aware enough to know your areas for improvement—and secure enough to be open about them. That you’re interested in being hired for what you actually bring to the table, not what you pretend to bring.

In 1987, the Chicago Sun-Times had to replace their beloved advice columnist, Ann Landers. A young journalist, Jeff Zaslow, was writing an article about the search and decided to throw his hat in the ring. “How could you have the audacity to give advice?” an interviewer scoffed. “I may only be 28,” Zaslow replied, “but I have the wisdom of a 29-year old.”

They hired him.

Adam Grant is the New York Times bestselling author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success. His free monthly newsletter on work and psychology is at www.adamgrant.net

My Message To The Next Generation Of Africans by Bill Gates

I was 9 years old when Nelson Mandela was sent to prison on Robben Island. As a boy, I learned about him in school, and I remember seeing reports about the anti-Apartheid movement on the evening news. Decades later, I got to meet him and work with him. In person he was even more inspiring than I had imagined. His humility and courage left an impression that I will never forget.

So it was a special honor to be invited to give the Nelson Mandela Lecture in Pretoria, South Africa. I eagerly accepted the invitation and quickly began working on my remarks.

I decided to share my optimism about Africa’s future—to explain why I think the continent has the potential to change faster in the next generation than any continent ever has.

It’s because Africa is the world’s youngest continent, and youth can go hand in hand with a special dynamism. I was 20 years old when Paul Allen and I started Microsoft. The entrepreneurs driving startup booms in Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi are just as young, and the thousands of businesses they’re creating are already changing lives across the continent. The potential will only grow as the digital revolution brings more advances in artificial intelligence and robotics.

But positive change across Africa won’t happen automatically. The real returns will come only if Africans can unleash this talent for innovation in all of the continent’s growing population. That depends on whether all of its young people are given the opportunity to thrive.

It is still an open question, and it is the crux of my speech, which I gave today at the University of Pretoria. It was an honor to give this lecture, and I’m grateful to the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the university for inviting me.




The first time I spoke with Nelson Mandela was in 1994, when he called to ask me to help fund South Africa’s first multi-racial election. It’s not every day that Nelson Mandela calls, so I remember it well. I was running Microsoft at the time and thinking about software most of my waking hours. But I admired Nelson Mandela, I knew the election was historic, and I did what I could to help.

I had been to Africa for the first time just the year before, when my wife, Melinda, and I travelled in East Africa on vacation. Obviously, we knew parts of Africa were very poor, but being on the continent turned what had been an abstraction into an injustice we could not ignore.

Faced with such glaring inequity, we started thinking about how we could use our resources to make a difference. Within a few years, we established our foundation. It was when I started coming to Africa regularly for the foundation that I came to know Nelson Mandela personally. He was both an advisor and an inspiration.

One topic that Nelson Mandela came back to over and over again in his lifetime was the power of youth. I agree with Mandela about young people, and that is one reason I’m optimistic about the future of Africa. Demographically, Africa is the world’s youngest continent, and its youth can be the source of a special dynamism.

Economists talk about the demographic dividend and the potential for Africa’s burgeoning youth population to accelerate economic growth. But for me, the most important thing about young people is the way their minds work. Young people are better than old people at driving innovation, because they are not locked in by the limits of the past. I was 19 when I founded Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 21 when he started Apple. Mark Zuckerberg was 19 when he created Facebook.

So I’m inspired by the young African entrepreneurs driving startup booms in the Silicon Savannahs from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Lagos and Nairobi.

The real returns, though, will come if we can multiply this talent for innovation by the whole of Africa’s growing youth population. To make that a reality, all of Africa’s young people must have the opportunity to thrive.

If we invest in the right things—if we make sure the basic needs of Africa’s young people are taken care of—then they can change the future and life on this continent will improve faster than it ever has.

In my view, there are four things that will determine Africa’s future: health and nutrition, education, economic opportunity, and good governance.

When people aren’t healthy, they can’t turn their attention to things like education, working and raising a family. Conversely, when health improves, life improves by every measure.

I’m especially concerned about HIV. Africa’s youngest generation are entering the age when they are most at risk of HIV. We need to get more out of the HIV prevention methods we have now –while developing better solutions like an effective vaccine and easier-to-use medicines that people are more likely to use consistently.

Nutrition is another critical area of focus for Africa. Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies rob millions of the continent’s children of their physical and cognitive potential. Fortunately, there are cost-effective solutions like making sure mothers breastfeed their infants, enriching cooking oil, sugar, and flour with important vitamins and minerals, and breeding staple crops to maximize their nutritional content. We need to make sure the people most at risk know about and have access to these solutions.

Second, we need new thinking and new tools to make sure a high-quality education is available to every child. Educational technology using mobile phones has the potential to help students build foundational skills while giving teachers better feedback and support at the touch of a button. Governments also need to invest in high-quality public universities for the largest number of qualified students to launch the next generation of scientists, entrepreneurs, educators, and government leaders.

Third, we need to create economic opportunities to channel the energy and ideas of Africa’s youth. Through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program, countries have a framework for transforming agriculture from a struggle for survival into a thriving business opportunity. But the investment needs to follow, so that young Africans have the means to create the thriving agriculture they envision.

Africa also needs more electrical power to increase productivity. In East Africa especially, governments should invest in hydro and geothermal sources of energy, which are both reliable and renewable, as soon as possible. The immediate priority is for governments to get tougher about managing their electrical grids so they’re producing as much power as possible.

Fourth, countries can benefit from enhancing fiscal governance. Advances in digital technology is one way that governments can deliver services more efficiently.

It’s clear to everyone how big and complicated the challenges are. But Africa has proven its resilience and ingenuity time and again, and there are millions of people, especially young people, who are eager to get to work.

The future depends on the people of Africa working together to lay a foundation so that Africa’s young people have the opportunities they deserve. This is the future that Nelson Mandela dreamed of and it’s the future that the youth of Africa deserve.

You can read my full speech on  His Blog

Wonders shall never end: Kaduna community blame recent earth tremor on the "activities of prostitutes and homosexuals"

Residents of the Hayin Magina area of Ikara, in Kaduna State has blamed the recent mini-earthquake they witnessed, on the "activities of prostitutes and homosexuals." The earth tremor manifested largely on a massive rock and affected nearby houses. It caused cracks on the rock and visible cracks on walls of houses. Some witnesses described it as having been a thunderous noise which sounded like a bomb blast. It woke sleeping residents at about 10:43pm, Daily Trust reports.

Some houses in the area were deserted, as the occupants were said to have left out of fear. The remaining inhabitants, also, are visibly shaken and are still shaking from the experience.

Malam Mustapha Musa, whose carpentry workshop was closed in wake of the quake said the incident is a warning to those who have made homosexuality their trade.

    "It’s nothing but a warning from Allah, the most high. Many heartless residents have made the rock a safe haven for raping our young boys. On many occasions, victims were found wounded by rapists around the rock. Parents of some of these boys are still battling to restore them. Those who cannot afford medical bills are suffering in silence," he said.

    "Allah is tired with what is happening in Ikara. Apart from the rape of innocent boys, there are many criminal activities taking place here. Most of the perpetrators are known, but it is like they are above the law." he added.

Investigation revealed that efforts of clerics and residents ensured that the old town of Ikara, in Ikara local government area of Kaduna State, got rid of commercial sex workers. A major street in the town formerly called ‘Unguwan Karuwai’, (Sex Workers Area) has been renamed Yaka Malam following the expulsion of the prostitutes, cross-dressers and others from the area.

After that, the town of Ikara has been calm and peaceful until the recent tremors. Sani, one of those whose houses were affected by the quake who described the incident as traumatic.

    "Actually, I have never witnessed something like that. When the quake started, my entire house was shaking. I thought that the world had come to an end. It is indeed something that one has to keep reflecting on because it is only Allah that is capable of shaking the earth like that," Sani said.

    "Another thing that made many of us to vacate our houses was that the quake reoccurred after about seven days. On the two occasions, the quake occurred in the night."

Sarkin Ikara, Alhaji Aliyu Suleiman, confirmed to Daily Trust that state government officials had visited the site. On associating the quake to sins committed in Ikara, he agreed that Allah uses such incidents to serve as warning. He however said that both traditional and government leaders are taking measures to bring the criminal acts to an end.

    "We’ve put measures in place to ensure that anyone caught committing such sins will be made to regret it. One of the measures is to assign the youths to strip the criminal naked and take him round the town before being handed over to the authorities for further action. Those that are seen as leaders, or men of integrity, but engage in such acts, will be summoned and warned to desist. If they refuse, we will expose them. There will be no sacred cows." said Alhaji Suleiman.

Sarki Suleiman also accused non-indigenes for engaging in the unsavoury acts, eventually luring indigenes. Chief Imam of Ikara GRA Juma’at Mosque, Malam Bello Hamza, used the weekly Juma’at prayers that followed the incident to counsel residents to desist from sins that would attract the anger of Allah.

However, a professor of Geography at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Ibrahim Musa Jaro, said earthquakes are usually cause by "compressional and tensional” forces. He also said that the belief of the residents is a religious one that cannot be ruled out, adding that since Allah has warned people to desist from sin, disobedience could lead to His anger.

Source : Lindaikejisblog

Top 100 Universities In Subsaharan Africa: 26 Nigerian Universities Make List.

26 Nigeria universities were able to snatch positions on the webometric top 100 universities in subsaharan africa, the universities and their positions are as follows:

1. University of Ibadan, Ibadan. UI (1412)-13th

2. Covenant University, Ota. CU (1769)16th

3. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. OAU (2083)-20th

4. University of Lagos, Lagos. UNILAG (2303)-27th

5. University of Nigeria, Nsukka. UNN (2484)30th



6. University of Ilorin, Ilorin. UNILORIN (2654)-34th

7. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. UNAAB (2717)37th

8. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. ABU (2782)39th

9. Federal University of Technology, Owerri. FUTO (2911)43rd

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna. FUTMINNA (3165)47th

11. University of Benin, Ugbowo. UNIBEN (3191)48th

12. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt. UNIPORT (3281)49tj

13. Federal University of Technology, Akure. AKURE (3319)51st

14. Bayero University, Kano. BUK (3552)-58th

15. University of Uyo, Uyo. UNIUYO (3760)62th

16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. LAUTECH (3827)-63th

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. UNIZIK (3582)- 64th

18. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. ABUAD (3910)-65tj

19. University of Jos, Jos. UNIJOS (4017)- 70th

20. Lagos State University, Ojo. LASU - 72nd

21. University of calabar-76th

22. Landmark university-86th

23. University of Maiduguri -87th

24. Michael okpara university of agriculture, Umudike- 93rd

25. Federal university, duste ma- 94th

26. Federal university, oye-ekiti - 97th

Source :
http://www.webometrics.info/en/Sub-Saharan

Warning To Ladies! 5 Major Things You Should Never Do To Please A Man…You Can’t Miss No. 1

There are certain things you should never do for a man in order to make him happy, these are some of them.

Many ladies in the society have been brainwashed into believing it is entirely up to them to keep a man at home and make a relationship work. This is the mentality that is being passed on to the young ladies who have attained the age of marriage.

Words like love, faith, patience, resilience, commitment, dedication and prayer are terms you have to deal with as couples. Women are not born with these qualities or virtues; the strong and reputable women you see in the environment had to work on themselves. A woman who has all these qualities is considered to be refined.

For a woman to be able to possess these qualities, that means it is possible to find men with outstanding qualities too. So why do women weigh themselves down with the burden of making relationships and marriages work if the holy matrimony is perceived to be a hypocritical religious devotion by the men?

This primitive school of thought has subjected lots of women to slavery in their relationships; they have forced themselves to endure scorn and hardships while some put up with cheating men who cannot pay their own bills.

Find below some of the things you should never do to please a man:

1. Never agree to sleep with another man to get him a job or contract

Some women claim to be so much in love with their men to the point that they would do anything for them. You should never allow a man to coerce you into doing things that are beneath your standard.

If you are willing to sleep with your boss to get him a job or a contract, then you are putting yourself on the spot as you have given him a reason big enough for you to break up.

Apart from him not trusting you, you could suffer a big depression as you have compromised your standard and this may dwindle your self-esteem.

2. Do not agree to threesome even if he suggests it

Men have crazy s*xual fantasies; you should never give in to anything that would make you get ridiculed at the long run. the only reason why this may not matter to you is if you are in for the fun of it.

But even at that, your integrity is at stake. Do not agree to let him sleep with your friend while you are there and do not succumb to sleeping with him and his friend too.

Your emotion would be on the line and things would get messy at the long run. Think about this; will a man who wants to marry you be willing to share you with his friend?

3. Do not give him the history of your life

Now, no one is asking you to be secretive in your relationship. It is important for you to open up to your partner and discuss issues that would push your relationship ahead.

While doing this, you should know that your partner doles not need every detail of your life. Some ladies make this silly mistake of baring everything as soon as they fall in love. Not every man deserves to know your history as those things could be used against you.

4. Avoid sending n**e pictures of yourself

Ladies in Nigeria please wake up. It is not okay for you to send naked pictures of yourself to any man simply because you are trying to bridge the gap between you both. A man that would cheat would always cheat no matter what.

Even when you trust your partner and know that your nud3 pictures are safe with him, have you thought about what could happen if his phone got stolen?

The pictures could get into the wrong hands and you could become one of those girls whose nud3 pictures are displayed in social media.

5. Never give up on your dreams

There are so many talented and intelligent women in the society; these women have loads of potentials stored in them. However, they have recoiled into their shells because they want to please their partners.

They would give up on their dreams and embrace that of their partners. It would be difficult living a fulfilled life if you always subject yourself to the opinions of others.

Source : http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2016/07/29/warning-ladies-5-major-things-never-please-man-cant-miss-no-1/

Shocking video : Angry father beating teenage daughter in Ebonyi.SEE REASON

Disturbing video emerged on social media which shows an angry father beating his daughter, a high school student after he caught her having sex with a man in their home. He even gave people around permission to film the scene. The incident reportedly happened yesterday, July 28 in Uburu, Ohaozara, Ebonyi state. I'm sharing the photos because you can't tell who they are from looking at the photos. See them after the cut...

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HOW TO PEEL BEANS WITH A BLENDER.

Here is a faster and more efficient way of peeling beans.

What you need:

- Beans

- A blender

How to:

1. Soak the beans in water for some till the skin is soft enough to come off easily when you rub it between your fingers. Note that the type of beans you are using will determine how long it stays in water. Some species of beans have tougher skins than others.

2. Put a small quantity of beans in the blender and cover with water twice the level of beans.

3. Press the Turbo/Pulse button on your blender for one second, release it, press it for one second, release it again.

4. Repeat this several times; enough to peel the beans without actually blending it.

5. Pour out the peeled beans into a bowl.

6. Put more soaked beans into the blender and repeat steps 2 to 5 till you've peeled the skin off all the soaked beans.

7. Pour all the peeled beans into a big bowl and cover with a lot of water, enough to let the peeled skin float to the top. Then pour out the water (with the soaked skin).

8. Add more water and repeat step 7 till all the peeled skin is separated from the beans.
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See 10 unintentional sexy things women do to turn men on, Number 9 will amaze you.

Every woman is sexy in her own way, every woman defines sexiness in her own way and every woman exhibits sexiness in her own way.

Women are the sexiest people on the planet and they are sexy in all kinds of ways.
In fact, every woman is sexy in her own way, every woman defines sexiness in her own way and every woman exhibits sexiness in her own way.

There are quite a few things women do that are unintentionally sexy, though. These make the guys go crazy for us. That's how sexy we are – we're sexy without even trying, without even knowing that we're sexy.

1.) Loving your body: Because men love what they see, it's fascinating to them to see a woman who just loves the way she is and is super confident about her body. As a woman, love your curves,  your sharp angles and your soft edges. Also, love your scars, your stretch marks, your best features, and your problem areas. These only make you a confident beautiful woman.

2.) Having a sense of humor: There is nothing sexier than bringing laughter into someone's sad day, week or even life. You might have a ribald sense of humor, a sharp and witty one, or a low-key, dry sense of humor – whatever it is, it's hot… To men, of course!

3.) Showing off your intelligence: Spotlighting your brilliance is super sexy. No need to show-off or behave like you know it all. Being smart and knowing you're right will make someone always think you're being pretentious  but who cares!? Never hold back your intelligence. Never be ashamed of how smart you are.

4.) Being optimistic: Being positive with everything doesn't just make someone like being around you but you also get to encourage him/her to see life in another light - positive light! No man wants a woman who always think the worse about everything. Trust me.


5.) The eyes have it all: Nothing like the eyes… big, wet, loving and pretty. One look and he comes running.

6.) Flicking your hair: Some of us (women) do this with no motive behind our actions. Even with short hair some of us still do it and it always stands out because there's just something sexy about it. It may sound shallow but men believe its sexy.

7.) A simple touch to the chest: Just like a smile, sometimes the natural things are just the sexiest. Only guys can really explain how they feel when her hands run through their chests…especially if they're shirtless.

8.) Biting your lower lip: Even movie directors use this act for the seduction scenes. It works magic on men!

9.) standing on your toes: This is sexy as h***! Even when a woman is just trying to get something from the upper shelve… almost all the men will think of kissing or running to help her out. It drives them crazy.

10.) Placing your head below his chin: This is an obviously unintentional act but the way the woman fits in the man's body sends a sweet sensation through his body.  The way you fit with your lover is just special and definitely so sexy.

Extra ;
11.) When you get a little mad: You're sexy when you smile, when you open yourself up, and when you simply exist as yourself, happy and contented with the #skin you're in. But it's also good to know that I can get angry some times. I'm not necessarily slightly angry all the time or anything, but my face makes it #look like I am. Fighting with him sometimes, makes him want that make up sex even more.

Do you agree with this??

Proud Youth Corper celebrates her Mother_#OmoIyaOniMosa

Pictured above is Nigerian Youth Corper Tonia and her Mother, who sacrificed a lot in order for her to get an Education. She shared this heartwarming photo via Instagram and captioned it,

    "I'm a product of Sacrifice, Focus, Patience, and Perseverance. Mum Scarificed all to get me Educated. I remained Focused, even when confronted by temptations. I stayed PATIENT when all was going downhill. And finally Perseverance made me stood and passed the Test of time throughout my 4 years! #GratefulChild. #ProudMum. #omoiyaoniMOSA"

Source : http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/07/omoiyaonimosa-proud-youth-corper.html

6 Simple Foods Every Nigerian Woman Must Know How To Prepare.

In Nigeria, certain things are expected of women. When it comes to the affairs of the home, the society looks up to them. After all, they are the home keepers.

Similarly, every girl child is trained to assume these roles and responsibilities once they are of age. It is more or less a taboo for a Nigerian woman not to be able to cook; it is a serious matter which the society frowns at.

Many homes have become broken due to the woman’s inability to cook and make decent meals; some ladies have been sent back to their parents’ houses so they could learn how to cook. A woman is considered ripe for marriage not only when she is of age but when she has developed attributes and skills that would help her manage the new home she would be starting.

Although we do not share the thought that a woman’s place is in the kitchen, we believe in equity. The husband and wife are expected to grow with each other and complement each other. Their union could be more fun if they could learn new things together.

However, a Nigerian woman is expected to know how to cook some foods. Find below some of the foods she is expected to know how to make:


1. Rice

This is one of the simplest foods we have in Nigeria; it is shocking that some women cannot make this simple meal while married. A woman who cannot boil rice would definitely mess up when it comes to cooking jollof or fried rice.

Some parents do not help matters too; they spoil their children by having everything done for them. A typical Nigerian who does not know how to make this food will definitely have issues making other foods that have series of processes.

2. Eba

This is another simple meal that could be made within a very short period of time; a Nigerian woman that is considered eligible for marriage must no doubt be able to make this meal.

It would shock you that some women cannot make this meal at all, you can be sure that if they attempt putting water on fire, it would not boil. Some make this meal in such a way that you could play ball with it.

3. Yam

This is one of the food items that is presented when a man is paying a woman’s bride price. A Nigerian woman who cannot boil yam to an edible status would definitely not be able to pound yam.

Some ladies depend on eateries and their parents when it comes to food when they are married. We have heard tales of ladies who are constantly supplied vegetables and soups in their matrimonial homes because they cannot prepare them.

4. Beans and bean products

Most of the foods we eat in Nigeria are basically carbohydrates. Eating beans supplies us with the protein; a woman is expected to know how to make this food and also combine it with other meals like rice.

There are other meals that could be made using beans and a woman who is eligible for marriage is expected to know how to prepare these other meals.

5. Vegetables and stews

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. A woman who is getting married should know how to make delicious meals to keep her man; if she cannot cook him great meals, he would get swayed by other women who can. There are some vegetables that are indigenous to Nigeria.

Depending on what part of the country the woman hails from, she is expected to know how to cook two or more of these vegetables. Learning how to make Eba is not enough; the man would not eat the Eba with only water. Also, she should be able to make stews that would be used to eat other foods.

6. Other meals

There are several other foods eaten by Nigerians, a woman is expected to know how to prepare the foods that are eaten by the people of her tribe and perhaps, some of the varieties of foods eaten by her fiancé.

The above food types cut across the tribes in Nigeria. It takes much more than making these foods to keep a man and build a home. Even women who are great cooks go out of their ways to learn how to make other meals.

 Do you agree??

[NYSC] 7 TYPES OF CORP MEMBERS DURING CDS (Community Developmental Service) MEETING.

During the weekly CDS (Community Development Service) meeting, there are various types of corp members that either makes the CDS meeting boring or interesting. Below are the 7 types of corpers that make these possible.

1. THE GENTLE ONES: These categories of corp members always have a particular place to sit down during the meeting; they are gentle to the extent that they can almost not contribute to anything throughout service year. That’s how gentle they can be. These set of people don’t like to cause trouble, they keep to their time, and some of them could be gentle because that’s their nature, while others could be gentle because their mind was never there. These set of corpers go to churches like deeper life and the likes. Hardly will they be noticed during the meeting and hardly will you know their names because they never talk or seemed interested in the talks.

2. THE CLEAN ONES: These set of corp members are so clean that they can even clean the chair with two (2) different handkerchiefs before they sit down. They are always mindful of their white cloth (tops), be it “Legend, BYC, LUX and the rest”, even white wer no get name, at least white nah white, so far the thing clean. These people always stand out from other corp members because of how white their white is and how well ironed their kaki is. They are easily noticed because of how clean they are and not because they wished to be noticed, they maintain their kaki like it’s their own personal CDS project. When you see them “you go con dey wonder say no be the same time NYSC been give us these kaki”. I respect these set of people, ‘cause cleanliness they say is next to Godliness, also the way you dress is the way you will be addressed.

3. THE EARLY COMERS: These particular set of corpers are known for their early coming, these are people like the CLO (Corpers Liaising Officer), the Assistant CLO, Financial secretary, the General Secretary and the likes. Although they hold a great post, this doesn’t get to their heads since they just have to lead by example. There are other corp members that comes early aside those holding some post; they are always at the venue of meeting 30 minutes before CDS time. When they get there, they either clean the venue or sit down to listen to music, chat or read novels before the meeting starts proper. These set of corpers never have issues with attendance, signing of PV (Payment Voucher) and the likes because they are always on time or even before the stipulated time.

4. THE LATE COMERS: These corpers are the direct opposite of the early comers. They come to the meeting an hour after commencement or 30 minutes after. Then you see them bouncing in with their jungle boots or white tennis “some have actually turned brown” when they clearly know that no top officials like the LGI (Local Government Inspector) or Assistant LGI is around for the meeting, but once they know these officials are around, you will see them rushing into the meeting, ending up disturbing with their noisy entrance. These corpers are always getting into trouble with the officials, they give excuses like “I was waiting for my kaki to be ironed, I was not feeling fine, I just went to urinate, and my jungle boot got stolen so I went to report the case to the police” LOL, etc. All sort of barbaric lies, they can form articles on late coming and they are always good at lying. Just like the saying, late comers are lie tellers. {Komolafe Daniel 2016}

5. THE STUBBORN ONES: Corp members in this category either studied Law, Political science or any Political related courses; they attack almost all suggestions without giving their own contributions. They speak BIG BIG grammar just to cause pandemonium and fright amongst we that know just little English words like go, come and the likes. When these set of corp members’ stand up to address a situation or give suggestions to matters arising, nah dat tim the whole crowned go com dey shout “hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, e don come again”. They are the ones that always extend the CDS meeting with their long talks and tackles. They always love to sit at the back or at the middle so they can easily be noticed when they start elaborating a point. Some of them are actually funny while some are extremely boring. They are fond of giving ideas like “no!!! Why can’t we give everyone puff puff, instead of meat pie or get purpo calculator instead of Casio”. They are good economist and sometimes I refer them as being stingy people.

6. THE TALKATIVES: these set of corp members have some similar characteristics with the stubborn corpers. They also studied Law and any political related courses. They are always the ones to either move the motion for the adjournment of the meeting or second it. They always have an idea on every and any contributions given by fellow corp members; they are always caught making side talks and borrowing one thing or the other when CDS meeting is on. When giving contributions, sometimes they talk off points and sometimes you just can’t fathom if it’s the same person that gave such contribution. They can also be annoying and time wasting also.

7. THE FUNNY ONES: I think I belong to these set of corp members, they are always funny to the call, right from their appearances. They are generous and fun to be with. When they rise up their hands to give contributions, fellow corpers start to laugh even before they talk, because they know what will proceed out of their month. They give suggestions like “can’t we just buy a limousine for the Oba! Abeg, nah with which money? Definitely not with my own #19,800 ” they always liven the CDS meetings with their unthinkable suggestions. They are fun to sit with ‘cause they will surely end up making your day fruitful.   

 The list ends here and if you have your own list you can just comment below let’s know.

Five (5) Weird Toasting Styles Nigerian Guys Use For Women.

In this present age and time where there is technological advancement, you will expect some of these Nigerian guys to flow with the tides and be more confident when it comes to asking women out. You would even expect some of them to be brave and summon the courage to walk up to women.

Moving on to the ridiculous ways in which men approach women in Nigeria, you will laugh at some of the things they use as their pickup lines. Women on the other hand are tired of hearing the same old story and are more likely to turn down whoever approaches them with lame lines.

Find below some of the lame and ridiculous lines Nigerian guys use when they want to ask women out:

1. The whistlers
Nigerian guys in this group are usually the touts and agberos you see around. They would rather hang around in groups and make noise when they see a pretty lady walk by. You will not even be sure of the one that has interest in the babe as they would keep making funny sounds with their mouths.

If you the lady looks in their direction, they would be inspired to throw lewd and bawdy remarks at her. If she ignores them, they would insult her and her generation.

2. The swagalicious bouncers
The Nigerian guys that fall within this group are so conscious of themselves. They believe in the have the confidence to walk up to any woman and ask her out. This confidence is not so far-fetched; having dressed in sagging jeans and some shirt with sneakers, they feel they are presentable enough for any girl to like and immediately fall for.

They however mess up the situation with the attitude they put up with it, they bounce and are so conscious of themselves to the point that they do not pay attention to what the ladies are saying.

3. Those who call you baby the first time
Some Nigerian guys do not know that women get turned off when they walk up to them for the first time and start to use words that are endearing on them. It makes them look cheap as the women keep wondering if they use these words for every woman they meet.

Those who call women ‘baby’ are usually business men who have goods on the high sea; they are boisterous and entice women with their assets.

4. The weaklings
The Nigerian guys you will find in this category are those who feel intimidated by women and their successes. They would stick around as friends until they gather enough momentum to tell the women about their feelings. They are usually afraid of being turned down and would tag along until they feel the women are starting to acknowledge them.

5. The smooth guys
Trust me when I say the Nigerian guys in this category are good; they are so smooth they would have you trip with the silliest remark they say. Whether they make sense or not, most girls would drop their guards when men like these approach them.

Source:
https://www.naij.com/842542-weird-toasting-styles-nigerian-guys-use-women.htmlNaij.com

See how a Dog Saved a Family From Cobra In Bayelsa ( Pics)

 

Yenagoa – A dog on Sunday saved a family in Otuasega Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa from cobra attack.

Mrs Catherine Isiki, who spoke in an interview on Tuesday in Yenagoa, described the attack as a “mystery to the family.”

Isiki said that the cobra `invaded’ their home at about 1 a.m. on Sunday.

“ I woke up as a result of alarm raised by my grand-daughter who was the first person to see the snake.

“I am alive today because of a dog that saved me and my family; neighbours could not kill the cobra due its size.

“Some of our neighbours could not even come near our compound due to fear; the Mastiff (dog) was awakened by the noise.

“It was the dog that went straight to the room where the snake was and began to fight the cobra until it killed it.

“I do not know how the snake managed to gain entry to our house because everywhere is tiled.

“In fact, it would have been a tragic story if we did not have the dog as a pet in the house; yes, the dog finally killed the snake, but it was God’s intervention,” she said.

Isiki appreciated God for sparing her family and encouraged people to keep dogs as pets.

“Dogs can save you from any untold danger, just as my entire family was saved because I have a pet dog in my house,” Isiki said.

See Man's Joystick Cut Off In Liberia (photos)

On Tuesday, July 5, a man in his 30s was seen at Duport Road Market along the main motor road in Monrovia, Liberia, crying profusely and screaming "My joystick, my joystick" as blood poured from his trouser. It was discovered that the man’s joystick was completely slashed by an unknown person.

According to a Liberian site, multiple eyewitnesses saw him running towards the motor road and ran onto a moving taxi in excruciating pains and with tears, shouting, "My joystick, my joystick,", attracting attention from a surging crowd of onlookers.

"The man came with heavy running and bumped into the taxi. I heard him saying let car kill me one time,” an 18-year old Prince Railey, one of the onlookers, told the INSIGHT.

Another eyewitness, James Mulbah , narrated that the man could not explain what had happened to him or what he did for his joystick to be slashed. Eyewitness Mulbah added that he was just saying "It is hard to talk."

"The man fell right before the taxi, we were shocked. Later on, we discovered that too much blood was leaking from his trouser, and when he opened his trouser, we saw that his joystick was cut. When we asked him to explain what happened to him, all he could say was: “It is hard to talk my people" . He left crying in severe pains until an ambulance came and took him away"

The victim was reportedly taken to the state-owned John F. Kennedy medical center in Sinkor, a suburb of Monrovia for treatment. Residents of Duport Road and its surrounding communities who trooped to the scene of the incident upon hearing the news that spread in all directions like a bush fire could not give the identity of the victim.

When the Insight went to the nearby drainage yesterday, the piece of the cut joystick was seen there. It is not clear why the ambulance that took the victim to the hospital did not remove the piece of joystick from the drainage. There were different opinions among the terrified eyewitnesses as to what really may have led to the man’s joystick be cutoff.

"For me, this man must be a thief. Probably, he had gone to steal from someone and he was caught in the process and the person treated him in such a ghastly manner,” old man Jackson Perry, said.

Another eyewitness, Foday Subah, said: "the man might have been caught in a “jolly-jolly sexual safari” with somebody’s woman. That could be the reason why such an evil thing was done to him. It is just hard to determine the actual cause of the incident, as the victim himself did not say anything."

Others believed that the man might have tried To Molest somebody or he might have tricked a woman who may have revenged against him in such a cruel manner.

Source :
http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/07/unidentified-person-cuts-off-mans-pnis.html

July 10 OAU Massacre; What Actually Happened.MUST READ.

The Obafemi Awolowo University massacre was a series of
shootings and murders which took place against students of
Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State,
Nigeria on Saturday, July 10, 1999. It resulted in the
deaths of five people and injuring of eleven, all of them
students at OAU.
It was perpetrated by an organized death squad of 40
members of the Confraternity branch at the
university. They invaded the Awolowo Hall of the
university at around 4:30 A.M., clad in black trousers
and black T-shirts, their faces hidden by masks; they
carried and made use of shotguns and hatchets against
students....

What led to the massacre

An account of what led to the massacre is given by Prof.
Roger Makanjuola's book “Water Must Flow Uphill
(Adventures in University Administration)”. Prof. Roger
Makanjuola, following the massacre, became Vice Chairman
of the university and took an active role in both
investigating and punishing those from the university
involved in the murders.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes about an initial incident and
it's aftermath that occurred in the weeks before the
murders: "On Saturday, 7 March 1999, a group of Black
Axe members held a meeting in Ife town. After the
meeting, they drove back to the campus. On the main road,
Road 1, leading into the campus, they were overtaken by
some students in another car. For whatever reason, they
were enraged and gave chase to the students. The students,
seeing them in pursuit, raced hastily to the car park
outside Angola Hall and ran into the adjacent Awolowo
Hall for safety. The Students’ Union, which had also
received information that secret cult members were
gathering in a house in the senior staff quarters, mobilised
in response to the incident. Led by George Iwilade, the
Secretary-General, a group of them drove to the house,
officially occupied by Mr. F.M. Mekoma, and forced their
way into the boys’ quarters. They found nine individuals
inside, eight of them students of the University, with a
submachine gun, a locally manufactured gun, an axe, a
bayonet and the black clothing and regalia of the
cult. The University authorities were informed, and the
members of the secret cult were handed over to the Police.
They were held in police custody and taken to the Chief
Magistrate’s Court where two weeks later they were granted
bail."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola documents and raises concerns over
the way the matter was handled by both the police and
court system who broke from protocol, common sense and
destroyed evidence and how this led to the failure to be able
to prosecute the members involved in the
incident. Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes: "The case was
heard on 31 March, and to the utmost amazement of
everyone, the Chief Magistrate discharged and acquitted the
arrested individuals. The students who had apprehended
the cult members were not called as witnesses. The
investigating police officer, Corporal Femi Adewoye,
claimed that the witnesses could not be located and actually
stated in Court, “I tried to contact the complainants in this
case, all to no avail. To date, there is no complainant in
the case. Since all the accused persons denied the
allegations against them and there is no complainant, there
is no way the allegations can be proved.” This was the
submission of the prosecuting police officer! Usually, in
such cases, witness’ summons were served through the
University Administration but this did not happen. The
trial was concluded in two court appearances in eight days.
The Chief Magistrate also ordered that the submachine gun
be sent to the police armourer and the other exhibits be
destroyed, thus eliminating all the evidence, and making it
impossible to re-open the case. The Judicial Enquiry
recommended that the Magistrate be reported to the
Judicial Commission for appropriate disciplinary action.
Nothing came of this, as nothing came of all the other
recommendations of that Panel."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola recalls following the failed
prosecution the cultists returned to the university
to study. Much to the dismay and concern of fellow
students. Under pressure from students the university's
authorities moved to suspend the cultists involved by
issuing a 'release' but failing to send the specific students
official letters informing them of their suspension.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola says: "Shortly afterwards, the
University was closed as a result of a student crisis. When
it re-opened three months later, the cult members returned
to the campus and were seen attending lectures. The
students raised an alarm once more. In response to this,
the University issued a release on 2 July re-affirming the
suspensions of the cult members. The letters of suspension
were dated 8 July and it is doubtful whether those affected
actually received them before the tragic events two days
later."
In addition to the direct factors given in accounts by Prof.
Roger Makanjuola and others. It is also stated that factors
relating to creating the necessary favorable environment for
the massacre to having occurred also played a part. Such
factors include a general increase in campus violence due to
university and government employment and sponsorship of
campus cults. Peluola Adewale writes "campus cultism
had not always been pronouncedly violent until 1980s, and
this change coincided with a period when governments
started unleashing serious attacks on university education.
This began with the introduction of some outrageous
charges and later, in 1986, the Structural Adjustment
Programme (SAP), which have now been transformed into
a general neo-liberal economic programme. In order to
repress the resistance of students against commercialisation
of education and other anti-poor policies, the government
and university authorities employed the service of campus
cultists. The social background of elements who used to be
members of cult groups prepared them for such dastardly
activities. They were mostly from upper and middle-class
families, and therefore did not really have problems with
anti-poor policies of the government and university
management, for instance how to pay the contentious
charges being imposed on students. Today, there are
students from poor background joining cult groups. They
largely do so because campus cultism provides veritable
platform to raise money through extortion and other
criminal activities."
Another factor is said to be relating to the university's
administration at the time of the massacre. Vice Chancellor
Wale Omole said to have taken no action, aside from
perhaps protecting, known campus cultists. Peluola Adewale
states "his (Vice Chancellor Wale Omole) administration
created an enabling atmosphere for the attack. For the eight
years he spent in office, Omole did not show any
seriousness in fight against campus cultism, rather it was
commonplace for cultists apprehended by students to get
their way back to the university unscratched. While student
activists were expelled for leading students in various
demands, it was on record that no cultist was punished by
the Omole-led management."
THE MASSACRE
On the night of the 9th July 1999 a number of student
groups held a party at Obafemi Awolowo University. The
'Mirror Online' reports: "members of Kegites Club on the
campus, Man O’ war members, and various other student
leaders- both former and incumbent, gathered at the open
ground between Angola and Mozambique Halls." Later in
the night many of the party-goers began occupying the
cafeteria of Awolowo Hall whilst others returned to their
halls of residence to sleep.
At between 3-3.30am (now 10th July 1999) a large
number of cultists (reported to be between 22 and 40) of
the confraternity arrived to carry out a
preplanned assault on the university with the intention of
carrying out the assassinations of several prominent
members of the student union. Allegations that these
assassinations were sponsored by the university's Vice
Chancellor Wale Omole remain to this day but it is
unclear if this is the case. It is said "one of the cultists,
Kazeem Bello, aka Kato, confessed that Wale Omole had a
hand in their July 10 dastardly operation."
Upon arriving at the university the cultists
"drove through the main gate and proceeded to the car park
next to the Tennis Courts in the Sports Center. They
disembarked there and went on foot along a bush path to
Awolowo Hall, where they violently interrupted the
gyration, firing guns and also wielding axes and
cutlasses."
Although the order of the events that followed vary from
account to account (in terms of who was killed in what
order) it is clear that following the assault 4 people were
left dead, another died from gunshot wounds later, one
more survived from a gunshot wound and "Twenty-five
others received minor injuries, which were sustained during
the stampede out of the Awolowo Hall cafeteria and later
on during the attack."
The Mirror Online reports "The victims, which included
the then Students’ Union Secretary General, George Yemi
Iwilade, (fondly called Afrika); 400 level medical
student, Eviano Ekelemu; a graduating student, Yemi
Ajiteru; 100-Level Philosophy student, Babatunde Oke, and
Ekpede Godfrey were gunned down by the “marauding
beasts” in Blocks 5 and 8, Awolowo Hall." Prof. Roger
Makanjuola writes: "Tunde Oke was still alive but died on
the operating table. Four others, George Iwilade, Yemi
Ajiteru, Efe Ekede and Eviano Ekelemu, were brought in
dead. Eviano Ekelemu bled to death from gunshot wounds
to the groin and thigh. The other three died from gunshot
wounds to the head.
During the attack several accounts state the
members were heard to be "shouting, “Legacy, come out!”"
referring to the suspended Students’ Union President, Lanre
Adeleke. Additional targets of the attacks are described
also. Prof. Roger Makanjuola's account states the same and
he also writes: "During the course of the incident, the
attackers also shouted the names of “Afrika”, George
Iwilade, and “Dexter”, the Chief of the Kegites, demanding
that they come out."
Of the targets of the massacre Lanre Adeleke (Legacy)
managed to escape by jumping from a balcony after
hearing the gunfire. “Dexter”, the Chief of the Kegites, also
escaped unharmed. George Iwilade (Afrika), the Secretary-
General of the Students’ Union and a Law student was not
so lucky. Upon entering his room the "shot him
immediately in the head. Then they smashed his head
with their axe to make sure he was dead".
It is reported George Iwilade (Afrika) was the only
successfully assassinated victim. "Afrika, who was said to
have carried out the arrest (relating to the incident on
Saturday, 7 March 1999), was mercilessly butchered
while the other four were just unfortunate victims"
Prof. Roger Makanjuola gives the order of events as been:
"They first entered Room 184, where they shot and killed
Efe Ekede, a Part II Psychology student. In Room 230,
they shot Charles Ita, a Part II Law student. A group of
the attackers then shot Yemi Ajiteru, a Part II Religious
Studies student, through the head in the corridor outside
the Kegites’ headquarters. In Room 273, they found George
Iwilade (Afrika), the Secretary-General of the Students’
Union and a Law student, and shot him through the head,
along with another occupant, Tunde Oke, a Part 1 student
of Philosophy, who was shot in the abdomen. When the
attackers got to Room 271, the room allocated to the
suspended Students’ Union President, Lanre Adeleke
(Legacy), they found that he had escaped. Legacy was in
his room when he heard the first gun shots..... The band
of thugs proceeded to Fajuyi Hall on foot, where they shot
and killed one more student. That individual, Eviano
Ekelemo, a medical student, was certainly not a student
activist, but they shot him anyway.". However the order in
which the victims were killed varies in various testimonies
by a number of witnesses.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola's account of the cultist's
escape is"The murderers left Fajuyi Hall on foot and went
through the bush path behind the Hall back to their
vehicles. They drove to the Students’ Union building,
which they ransacked. They returned to their vehicles and
drove out of the University through the main gate. The
security staff, having heard gunfire, fled for their lives.
Thus the exit of the marauding thugs was unchallenged."
You can read up at: 

 http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/july-10-oau-massacre-what-actually.html

Aftermath and the powerful congress.

 
The day after the attack it is reported "President Adeleke
presided over an assembly in the enormous amphitheater of
Oduduwa Hall; he demanded the immediate resignation of
Wole Omole, the loathed vice chancellor who impeded
student efforts to eliminate cults (Omole, for example,
failed to expel the previously apprehended eight cultists).
An award of 10,000 nairas ($100 U.S.) was offered for
Omole’s capture and hundreds of students occupied the
administration building, refusing to leave until Omole was
fired."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes of what followed the
massacre: "In the aftermath of the attack, the whole
university was enveloped in fear and there was chaos in the
halls of residence. However, within a short time, the
President of the Students’ Union, Lanre Adeleke, was able
to restore order and mobilise his colleagues. The students
went to the town searching for the perpetrators in locations
where cult members were thought to be living. They
“arrested” three individuals and brought them back to
Awolowo Hall. These were Aisekhaghe Aikhile, a Part I
student of Agricultural Economics, Emeka Ojuagu, and
Frank Idahosa (Efosa). Efosa and Ojuagu were arrested in
a public transport vehicle that was about to leave Ife.
The students exhibited black clothing, two berets and two
T-shirts, that had been found in Ojuagu’s bag, which was
claimed to be the uniform. Efosa was a known
member of the . He had been expelled from the
University of Benin and was later admitted for a diploma
programme in Local Government Studies in Ife. The three
of them were savagely beaten and tortured in the Awolowo
Hall “Coffee Room”, the traditional venue for such events.
The inverted commas have been employed because coffee had
not been known to be served there for many years. Efosa
and Oguagu are said to have confessed to participating in
the attacks during their “interrogation”, and Efosa is said
to have gone further to state that the attack was organised
to avenge the humiliating treatment of the
members who had been arrested in Mr. Mekoma’s house on
7 March.
In the course of the interrogation, Aisekhaghe Aikhile died,
and his body was taken to the hospital mortuary. The
interrogations also yielded the information that 22 Black
Axe members were involved, six from the University, four
from the University of Lagos, four from the University of
Ibadan, and eight from the University of Calabar. There
was also a separate claim that more students from the
University of Benin were also involved.
The VC, Professor Wale Omole, had been out of the
country on 10 July 1999, the day of the attack and in his
absence, the Deputy VC (Academic), Professor A.E.
Akingbohungbe, was in charge. Soon after his arrival, the
VC was summoned to Abuja to give a report of the incident
the day after he returned to campus. On 14 July, his
suspension was announced by the Government."
Several days later on the 18th July 1999 Prof. Roger
Makanjuola was appointed Vice Chacellor and as
replacement to Professor Wale Omole. He promised the
students of Obafemi Awolowo University he would do
everything in his power to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Firstly he visited the Commissioner of Police, Mr. J.C.
Nwoye, in Osogbo who raised the issue that the university
still hadn't officially reported the murders despite what he
said had been repeated requests. Prof. Roger Makanjuola
summarily wrote and submitted the required paperwork
officially reporting the murders.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola gives the following account of what
followed: "A total of 12 individuals were arrested and
charged to court over the three weeks following the
murders, including Efosa and Ojuagu. Only one of those
involved in the March episode was among those arrested.
The other eight could not be located. Two of them had
obtained their transcripts and resumed their studies in
France. The students brought information on the
whereabouts o f a major suspect, Babatunde Kazeem (Kato),
and we provided a vehicle so that the Police could go with
the students to the address in Lagos and arrest him. Kato
was a former student who had been “advised to withdraw”
from the University as a result of academic failure. He
had been apprehended by the Students’ Union in August
1997 when he admitted to being a secret cult member. He
was subsequently handed over to the Security Department,
but there is no record of what happened after that. We also
provided the Police with information on three other
individuals, “Innocent”, “Yuletide” and “Ogbume.” Sadly,
nothing came of this, even though we provided Ogbume’s
address in Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The arrested
persons were charged to the Ile-Ife Magistrate’s court for
the murders.
The Judicial Commission of Enquiry was eventually
inaugurated in Abuja on 18 October, but did not start work
until 24 November, and eventually arrived in the
University on Sunday, 28 November. The Chairman was
Justice Okoi Itam. There were six other members, including
Professor Jadesola Akande, an experienced and highly
respected academic and university administrator, and Ray
Ekpu, the journalist. Ms. Turi Akerele was later deployed
as legal counsel to the Commission. A flamboyant but
highly capable alumnus, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, led a
team representing the students.
The Commission’s report was submitted in February 2000
and was released, along with the Government’s white paper,
later that year. The Commission expressed its strong belief
that seven named individuals had participated in the
killings—Frank Idahosa (Efosa), Didi Yuletide, Kazeem
Bello (Kato), and four individuals who were identified only
by their nicknames or Christian names—Innocent,
Athanasius, “Ochuko”, and “Chunk.” The last was
identified as the then head of the secret cult.
The Commission also recommended the investigation of 16
other individuals, including Emeka Oguaju and the nine
involved in the 7 March episode. The Panel criticised the
police investigation of the case and recommended that the
Inspector-General of Police should set up a special task
force to take it over.
The cases against those charged in the Chief Magistrate’s
Court for belonging to an illegal organisation eventually
came to nothing. However, we were very hopeful of a
successful prosecution of the murder cases against Efosa
and company. The case in the Osogbo High Court, which
commenced on 9 April 2001, wound on. Evidence for the
prosecution was taken from a number of students and some
other witnesses. There was adjournment after adjournment.
In mid-2002, the Judge hearing the case was transferred
to Iwo, and the case along with it. There was a further
delay while the exhibits were also subsequently taken to
Iwo. To the amazement of everyone, the Judge upheld a
“No Case” submission by the defence on 5 November 2002.
The three accused persons were released and they
subsequently disappeared…"
In 2009 it was reported: "Ten years after the carnage, the
relatives and associates of the victims as well as students
of OAU are still crying out for justice."

Source: Nairaland