IGBO PROVEREBS AND THEIR MEANING

IGBO PROVEREBS AND THEIR MEANING

Learn Igbo Language Idioms | Akpalaokwu Di iche iche

LEARN IGBO IDIOMS | AKPALAOKWU

Igbo Phrases are interestingly unique. The more learn the idiomatic expressions in Igbo language, the faster and easier it becomes to get to know about Igbos as a people.

The most common phrases are categorized into Idioms (Akpalaokwu), Proverb (Ilu), Parables (Ukabuilu).

Our language is our identity.

examples of Igbo Idioms are

Gbam Okpa N'eze....

Literal translation.. Give me a kick on the teeth.

Correct translation.... Give me the gist. Tell me about it.

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Video: Watch the Woman alleged to have jumped into the Lagoon beneath 3rd Mainland Bridge Refute the Rumors

The Nigerian woman based in Texas named Toyin alleged to have jumped into the lagoon beneath Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday, has made a video of herself refuting the rumours of her death and the story that has been circulation online

President Buhari declares June 12 Democracy Day

President Buhari announced to Nigerians  on 6th June, via his twitter account that  a decision has been made by the Federal Government to replace the May 29th Annual National Public Holiday celebration of Nigeria Democracy day with June 12 after due consultations.

Buhari further added that late Chief MKO Abiola will also be posthumously awarded with the highest Honour in the land, GCFR.

Read@MBuhari'sTweet:

President Buhari signs #NotTooYoungToRun Bill

It is a historic day for Nigerian youths as the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill, was passed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Thursday, 31st May, 2018. The bill had been passed last year by the Nigerian Senate and was awaiting the president's approval to become law.

The reduction of the age limit of election candidates by this law, Presidential election candidates can now stand for office at 35 years instead of 40, state government aspirants at 30 rather than 35, while 25-year-olds can now enter the House of Representatives, a five year age reduction.

Nigeria has the highest number of young people on the continent, with 60% of them under 30, according to official figures and this landmark piece of legislation they conceived, championed and accomplished, increases the chances of younger people participating in the country's polls. 

"The bill has now become an act of parliament. It is a historic day for Nigeria," Buhari said while surrounded by young campaigners on Thursday.

Congratulations to Nigerian youths

A 14 year old teenager to serve as Governor of Abia state for 24hours

Governor Joy Ezechikamnayo will today take over the reins of power in Abia State for 24 hours.

Joy Ezechikamnayo (14), becomes the first One Day Governor of Abia State and will be sworn in by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu today.

The SS3 student and senior prefect of Intellectual Giants Christian Academy, Umuahia, merged as top performer after a rigorous essay competition that lasted over a week and she is currently attending a leadership retreat with members of her cabinet. She will also be joined by members of her executive council drawn from all the LGAs of Abia State.

Performing her first assignment, Her Excellency Miss Joy declares 12 of December Abia Teenage day.

“I will put forward my candidacy for the post of president of the Russian Federation in 2018 elections" ... Putin

Vladimir Putin 65, who has been in power, either as president or prime minister of Russia since 2000, announced on Wednesday he would seek re-election in March 2018, a contest opinion polls show he will win comfortably, setting the stage for him to extend his dominance of Russia’s political landscape to another six years until 2024.

         

It would be Putin's fourth term in office should he win the presidential elections scheduled for next year. 

Former V.P Mnangagwa to be sworn in as Zimbabwe President

Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as interim president on Wednesday, making him the second president of the country until the next general elections in September, 2018.

Mugabe's refusal to the demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU- PF party resulted to an impeachment process by the parliament but he voluntarily stepped down on Tuesday, hours after the commencement of the debate.

Mnangagwa, who fled the country over safety concerns after been sacked by the former Zimbabwe's president, Mugabe, praised Zimbabweans for forcing Robert Mugabe out of power.

Breaking: Zimbabwe's President, Robert Mugabe finally resigns after 37years as the country's leader

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has submitted his resignation after 37 years as the country's leader.

Mugabe's refusal to the demands to step down for almost a week after a military takeover and expulsion from his own ruling ZANU- PF party resulted to an impeachment process by the parliament but he voluntarily stepped down on Tuesday, hours after the commencement of the debate.

Cheers broke out in the parliament after speaker Jacob Mudenda read out Mugabe's resignation letter.

''I Robert Gabriel Mugabe in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe hereby formally tender my resignation with immediate effect,” said speaker Mudenda, reading the letter.

Mr Mugabe in the letter, said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transition of power.

At the hearing of the shocking news by Zimbabweans, cheers and jubilation sparked on the streets of the Capital, Harare, to celebrate the end of Mugabe's leader.

ROBERT MUGABE'S LETTER TO BLACK ZIMBABWE CITIZENS ~ My days on this earth are numbered

ROBERT MUGABE TO BLACK ZIMBABWE CITIZENS

My fellow Zimbabweans:

I am writing this letter and hope that all of you will read it and share it.

My days on this earth are numbered, but I know that once I am gone, you and your children will never forget about me.

I want you to understand that the reason I have stayed long in power, 36 years on, is because I want to empower all of you my fellow black Zimbabweans. No other president in the entire continent of Africa has done what I have done for you, but you continue to take me for granted.

Do you know that in the whole of Africa, Zimbabweans are the only blacks who own their land? We are the only blacks who own and run means of production, we own our own companies, our own land. That is the true meaning of independence. Political and economic independence.

I have fought tooth and nail my entire political life to ensure that all of you have both political and economic independence. I don’t hate white people, no, not at all. What I hate is their thinking that they are better than us, that they can just come to our country and take our resources and our land, and tell us what to do. To that I say no. Today, I am happy that almost all the land is in black hands.

It is up to you to use the education I gave you to develop the land so it is productive so you can feed yourself. One thing I am proud of is that I worked hard to ensure our natural resources and our land was given back to its rightful owners: you the black people of Zimbabwe.

Go to other countries in Africa. Right here just across he Limpopo, in South Africa, Mandela sold out and gave all the land and economy to the whites. The blacks in South Africa will be slaves to white South Africans forever. As long as land is not in the hands of its rightful owners, the Africans, the black man will continue to suffer in his own land.

The real wealth is now in your hands, I wrestled it away from the white people who came to steal it from you. Yes, the world was angry at me and punished the whole country with sanctions, but I don’t care because I know I was doing the right thing. I was empowering my people. You.

Take care of the land and the industries I leave you.

I did my part, the ball is now in your court. Do your part.

You will remember me and appreciate me for what I have done for you when I am gone.

Your president and leader

Africa for Africans.

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

COUP IN ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's army seizes power in Harare

Gunshots and explosions were heard in Harare overnight with tanks rolling in today as Zimbabwe’s army seize power in Harare and placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest. 

Military forces have taken control of Zimbabwe and people are being told to stay off the streets. 

Zimbabwean military have denied a coup, describing the takeover as a “bloodless transition” and further claims Robert Mugabe is “safe and sound”, but remains under house arrest

However, there are conflicting reports on whether Mugabe's wife Grace is in Namibia or Harare

BIAFRA: Nnamdi Kanu dismissed as leader of IPOB

Nnamdi Kanu dismissed as IPOB leader, Director of Radio Biafra Published on November 13, 2017 By Chijioke Jannah

The international media arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Radio Biafra, has resumed operations.

But instead of the fiery rhetoric with which it was associated with, the radio announced the sack of Nnamdi Kanu, as director and leader of IPOB.

The Radio Biafra’s programme started between 6am -7am on Sunday with the lady announcer, who gave her name as Ifeoma Okorafor, stating that the radio was restructuring.

Then the shocking announcement that “Mazi Nnamdi Nwanekaenyi Kanu, the former Director of Radio Biafra is hereby dismissed and removed as Director of Radio Biafra following extensive and intensive consultations”

According to Okorafor, one “Mazi Ezenwachukwu Sampson Okwudili is Kanu’s replacement.”

She reeled out reasons why Kanu was removed to include: “Personalisation of the Biafran struggle and derailing from the core objectives of IPOB as a grassroots movement.

other $22 million to purchase landed properties abroad in his name and that of his father, Igwe Israel Kanu, in a clear case of ‘monkey dey work baboon dey chop’.

“Kanu turned our collective struggle into a money-making enterprise for himself and his father. Thus the monies contributed by enterprising and hard-working Igbo youths across the world are being collected and converted by one man and his father while pretending to be sacrificing for the cause.

“Upon his release from detention in April 2017, one expected Kanu to drum up support for the release of his colleagues and co-detainees such as Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi. These are our brothers who were arrested at the same time with him and they should not be forgotten. We hereby demand their release. Kanu, since his release, has never spoken about them or appealed for the release of these our freedom fighters. Instead, he has been going about collecting chieftaincy titles and having a messianic swagger that even allowed full-blooded Igbo men to kneel down and kiss his feet.

Breaking News: Ifeanyi Ubah's Media Aide, Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia Resigns

Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia, the Senior Special Assistant Media to the Chairman of Capitol Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah resigned today, the 11th October, 2017.

Onyia thanked Dr Ifeanyi Ubah for giving him the  opportunity to serve him as SSA Media and added that the reasons behind his resignation personal and mutual and devoid of any disagreement.

"Whatever has a beginning must surely have an end, I served a great man who made me to become better experienced and i will always be grateful to him."

Mr. Ikechukwu Onyia, on his Facebook wall wrote:

It was great working with this great man Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah as his SSA Media.

I have bowed out ... God bless Ifeanyi Ubah .

I celebrate all the wonderful people that made my work successful !

Those that I had disagreement with while performing my duty as SSA Media to this great man  ,thank you all for our disagreement on issues shapes my results .

Indeed , I celebrate God for His Grace ...

Once again , thanks You Dr Ifeanyi Ubah for giving me opportunity to serve you as SSA Media . Even after my resignation , I will never stop to respect and honour you .
Remain Blessed sir !

Thank You Friends ! You all made my job so easy !

Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia ©2017
Abuja , Nigeria .

Complete Text of President Muhammadu Buhari's Independence Day Speech

COMPLETE TEXT OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH

My dear Nigerians

October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom.

Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always a day for celebrations.

It is a day for thanksgiving, reflection and re-dedication.

It is also a day for remembrance. We should remind ourselves of the recent journey from 1999 – 2015, when our country happily returned to democratic rule.

However, in spite of oil prices being an average of $100 per barrel and about 2.1m barrels a day, that great piece of luck was squandered and the country’s social and physical infrastructure neglected.

We were left with no savings and huge infrastructure deficit.

The APC Government’s Campaign rallying cry to restore security, re-balance the economy and fight corruption was not all rhetoric.

The country must first be secured. The economy must be re-balanced so that we do not depend on oil alone. We must fight corruption which is Nigeria’s Number One Enemy. Our Administration is tackling these tasks in earnest.

In the past two years, Nigeria has recorded appreciable gains in political freedom. A political Party at the Centre losing elections of State Governor, National Assembly seat and even State Assemblies to the opposition parties is new to Nigeria. Added to these are complete freedom to associate, to hold and disseminate opinions. Such developments clearly attest to the country’s growing political development. But like all freedoms, this is open to abuse.

Recent calls on re-structuring, quite proper in a legitimate debate, has let in highly irresponsible groups to call for dismemberment of the country. We can not and we will not allow such advocacy.

As a young Army Officer, I took part from the beginning to the end in our tragic civil war costing about 2m lives, resulting in fearful destruction and untold suffering. Those who are agitating for a re-run were not born by 1967 and have no idea of the horrendous consequences of the civil conflict which we went through.

I am very disappointed that responsible leaders of these communities do not warn their hot-headed youths what the country went through. Those who were there should tell those who were not there, the consequences of such folly.

At all events, proper dialogue and any desired constitutional changes should take place in a rational manner, at the National and State Assemblies. These are the proper and legal fora for National debate, not some lop-sided, un-democratic body with pre-determined set of objectives.

Government is keeping up the momentum of dialogue with stakeholders in the Niger Delta to keep the peace. We intend to address genuine grievances of the communities.

Government is grateful to the responsible leadership of those communities and will pursue lasting peace in the Niger Delta.

SECURITY 

On security, Nigerians must be grateful to our gallant Armed Forces for rolling back the frontiers of Boko Haram’s terrorism, defeating them and reducing them to cowardly attacks on soft and vulnerable targets.

Nigeria is grateful to its neighbours and the international community for the collective efforts to defeat this world-wide menace of terrorism.

Not even the most organized and most equipped police and security forces in the world can escape the menace of modern day terrorism, as we have seen in recent years in Europe and other parts of the world.

But we are not letting up. Our Armed Forces in an effort to enhance the operational capability of troops of OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE have established Mobile Strike Teams in the North East. These will ensure the final push to wipe out the remnants of Boko Haram.

In addition, through targeted air strikes most of the leadership and identified logistics bases and routes of the insurgents have been neutralized. The Armed Forces have established a Naval presence in the Lake Chad Basin as part of the coordinated military efforts to curtail the movements or re-emergence of the sect in the area.

Government is working round the clock to ensure release of the remaining Chibok girls, as well as other persons in Boko Haram captivity. Government will continue to support the Armed Forces and other security agencies to fight not only terrorism, but kidnapping, armed robberies, herdsmen/farmers violence and to ensure peace, stability and security in our country.

ECONOMY

With respect to the economy, the Government has remained pro-active in its diversification policy. The Federal Government’s agricultural Anchor Borrowers Programme, which I launched in November 2015, has been an outstanding success with:

· N43.92 billion released through the CBN and 13 participating institutions,

· 200,000 small holder farmers from 29 states of the federation benefitting,

· 233,000 hectares of farmland cultivating eight commodities, namely Rice, Wheat, Maize, Cotton, soya-beans, Poultry, Cassava and Groundnuts, in addition to fish farming.

These initiatives have been undertaken in close collaboration with the states. I wish to commend the efforts of the Governors of Kebbi, Lagos, Ebonyi and Jigawa States for their support to the rice and fertilizer revolutions.

Equally commendable are contributions of the Governors of Ondo, Edo, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Benue, Ogun, Kaduna and Plateau States for their support for the Presidential initiative for palm oil, rubber, cashew, cassava, potatoes and other crops.

With the abundance of rainfall last year and this year, agriculture has enjoyed Divine intervention.

Since December last year, this Administration has produced over 7 million 50Kg bags of fertilizer. Eleven blending plants with a capacity of 2.1 million metric tons have been reactivated. We have saved $150 million in foreign exchange and N60 billion in subsidy. Fertilizer prices have dropped from N13,000 per 50Kg bag to N5,500.

Furthermore, a new presidential initiative is starting with each state of the Federation creating a minimum of 10,000 jobs for unemployed youths, again with the aid of CBN’s development finance initiatives.

Power remains a huge problem. As of September 12th, production of power reached an all — time high of 7,001 Megawatts. Government is increasing its investment, clearing up the operational and financial log jam bedeviling the industry. We hope to reach 10,000 Megawatts by 2020.

Key priorities include better energy mix through solar and Hydro technologies. I am glad to say that after many years of limbo, Mambilla Power Project has taken off.

Elsewhere in the economy the special window created for manufacturers, investors and exporters, foreign exchange requirements has proved very effective. Since April, about $7 billion has come through this window alone. The main effect of these policies is improved confidence in the economy and better investment sentiments.

The country has recorded 7 consecutive months of lower inflation, Naira rate is beginning to stabilize, appreciating from N525 per $1 in February this year to N360 today. Broad-based economic growth is leading us out of recession.

Furthermore, in order to stabilize the polity, the Federal Government gave additional support to states in the form of:

· State Excess Crude Account loans,

· Budget Support Facility,

· Stabilization Fund Release

to states and local governments as follows:

· N200 billion in 2015

· N441 billion in 2016

· N1 trillion in 2017

Altogether totaling N1.642 trillion.

This was done to enable states to pay outstanding salaries, pensions and small business suppliers who had been all but crippled over the years.

In addition, the Government’s current N500 billion Special Intervention Programme is targeting groups through;

· Home Grown School Feeding Programme,

· N-Power Job creation to provide loans to small-scale traders and artisans,

· Conditional Cash Transfer,

· Family Homes Fund and

· Social Housing Scheme.

CORRUPTION

Fellow Nigerians,

We are fully aware that fighting corruption was never going to be a straightforward task. We expected corrupt elements to use any weapon to fight back, mainly judicial obstruction and political diversion. But we are determined to eradicate corruption from our body politic.

In this fight, the Government has:

· Empowered teams of prosecutors,

· Assembled detailed databases,

· Accelerated the recovery of stolen funds.

The Administration’s new institutional reforms include:

· Enforcing Treasury Single Account,

· Whistle-Blowers Policy,

· Integrated Payroll Personnel and Information  system.

We have signed multi-lateral cooperation agreements on criminal matters with friendly countries. There are signs of increasing cooperation from the Judiciary. Recently the Chief Justice of Nigeria directed Heads of all our Courts of first instance and Appeal to accelerate hearings of corruption cases and dismiss any judicial officers found to have been compromised.

Justice Salami has just been appointed to chair the Judiciary’s anti-graft committee. Government expects a lot from this Committee.

I commend the National Assembly for refocusing on its oversight committees. They should, in addition, ensure swift passage of enabling corruption laws. But fighting corruption is a bottom to top operation. I call on all Nigerians to combat corruption at every turn. By not asking for and refusing to accept a bribe, by reporting unethical practices or by blowing a whistle, together we can beat corruption. The government for its part will work for accountability at all levels – Federal, State and Local Governments. CHANGE will then be real.

As we enter the second half of our term of office, we intend to accelerate progress and intensify our resolve to fix the country’s challenges and problems.

Thank you and a happy holiday to all of you.

God bless our country

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Ladi Kwali, the first and only woman to appear on Nigerian currency: twenty-naira note

Ladi Dosei Kwali (1924 - 1984) is the first and only woman to appear on Nigerian currency: her portrait is on the back of the twenty-naira note.

Ladi was the pioneer of modern pottery in Nigeria. Her first name means "born on Sunday" while her second name is the name of her hometown. She born to Gbagyi parents in the village of Kwali, located in the Gwari region of present-day Abuja, where pottery used to be a common occupation among women. 

Kwali grew up in a family in which the womenfolk made pots for a living. She first came to learn Gwari pottery-making as an apprentice to her aunt, who taught her the Gwarin Yamma techniques of coil and pinch methods of pottery. 

With help from the famed English studio potter, Michael Cardew (Baban Shaku) who had helped launched the Abuja Pottery Training Centre along with Kwali in 1952 and spent the following fifteen years teaching, Kwali came to international prominence for her talents in the 1950s. Prior to the Centre's launch, Kwali had worked as a professional potter, as well as trading and running a shop in Minna, Niger State.

The Emir of Abuja at the time, Alhaji Suleiman Barau, was so enchanted by the exquisite charm and beauty of her work that he bought many of her pieces for his collection. It was during a visit to his palace that Cardew first noticed her works and encouraged her to join the centre.

 When she joined the pottery centre in 1954 as its first woman potter, Kwali was trained in new methods taught there. She became famous for her experimental and innovative works merging the Gwari style she was proficient at with the modern techniques, creating glazed dishes, bowls and beakers, with stylised animal sgraffito. These are the works for which she is best known and they were a great asset to the growth in the popularity of Abuja pottery outside Africa.

Through Kwali's contact with Cardew, she and her work became known in Europe and America and she became a very popular member of the Centre's touring lecture team of the Centre. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, her work was shown to great acclaim in London at the Berkeley Galleries. Kwali remained associated with the Abuja Pottery Training Centre works until her death. She gave lectures and demonstrations at home and abroad on her craft for the duration of her career. 

The Abuja Training Pottery Centre was renamed the Ladi Kwali Pottery Centre, and major roads in Abuja and Niger State are named after her.

She received a number of other honours in her lifetime. She was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1963 and was awarded an honorary degree byAhmadu Bello University in 1977. Her pottery was also displayed during Nigeria's independence celebrations in 1960. In 1980, the Nigerian Government invested her with the insignia of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA), the highest national honour for academic achievement.  

Following the death of Cardew in 1983, Kwali died on August 12, 1984 at the age of 59 in Minna, leaving a great legacy in her work. 

Mark Zuckerberg lashes back at Trump's "Facebook is anti-trump" claim

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg lashes back at President Donald Trump tweet on Wednesday morning, after he criticized the social network.

In a post on Facebook, Mark said the claims of Trump are the opposite of what liberals and the media argued following his election.

“Trump says Facebook is against him. Liberals say we helped Trump. Both sides are upset about ideas and content they don't like. That's what running a platform for all ideas looks like," he wrote. 

Mark's response came on the same day that Facebook, Google, and Twitter have been asked to testify before Congress on November 1st, where they’ll face questions about Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and how it might have used their platforms to spread misinformation in an attempt to influence the outcome.

But he admitted he had underestimated the impact of misinformation on the election.

“After the election, I made a comment that I thought the idea misinformation on Facebook changed the outcome of the election was a crazy idea,” he wrote. “Calling that crazy was dismissive and I regret it. This is too important an issue to be dismissive. 

"Facebook was always anti-Trump.The Networks were always anti-Trump hence,Fake News, @nytimes(apologized) & @WaPo were anti-Trump. Conclusion@?'' Trump tweets..

He listed the positive impacts of the site during the election – including get out the vote efforts and the fact that every candidate had a page to promote their own ideas and interact directly with voters and added that facebook is under intense pressure to do more to help stop the spread of “fake news”.

Uganda passes Presidential Age Limit Removal Bill

Uganda parliament in a heated session on Tuesday made their first move towards the removal of presidential age limit in favour of the 5times elected President  Yoweri Museveni 73, who is ineligible to stand in the next polls in 2021 in accordance with the existing constitution which states  that a person standing for president must be under 75 years of age.

This move triggered widespread opposition from civil rights activists and religious leaders, university students, as opposition politicians were seen brawling for a second consecutive day.

Tension escalated in parliament for the second day over the debate, backed by members of Museveni's National Resistance Movement (NRM) party as punches were thrown and benches clambered over which resulted to the barring of 25 legislators by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga after engaging in another brawl on the same issue on Tuesday.

Despite the disagreements, the bill was passed after the leader of the parliamentary opposition, Winnie Kiiza of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), led a walk-out.

China orders the shut down of North Korean companies in the country

Following the UN sanctions over Pyongyang’s latest nuclear missile tests, Chinese Government have ordered North Korean companies in the country to shut down by January.

China’s ministry of commerce said today that North Korean firms and joint ventures firms in China will be shut within 120 days of the UN decision, which was announced on 12 September.

Beijing had previously ordered banks to stop working with the North Korean regime following US concerns the Chinese government wasn’t being tough enough on the North Korean nuclear threat.

China is North Korea’s main ally and trading partner, responsible for around 90 percent of the hermit nation's commerce. making the success of UN sanctions dependent upon Beijing’s cooperation, and the latest sanctions are a clear indication of China’s growing frustration at Kim Jong Un’s regime.