Friday 14 April 2017

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It is important to take note of some characters in a book while reading especially if you are going to be tested on that book.
Concerning the book "In Dependence" that UTME candidates will be tested on, we have compiled a list of important characters in the book. JAMB may equally ask questions based on this.
So do well, to get your self familiar with these characters
SOME IMPORTANT CHARACTERS OF THE BOOK "IN DEPENDENCE"

1. Omotayo Oluwakayode Ajayi also known as TY.2. Inspector Adeniyi Ajayi : Tayo’s father who was once a court servant and an interpreter in the native administration before joining the police.3. Mr Jonathan Richardson: Father of Venessa.4. Mrs Elizabeth Richardson: Mother of Venessa.5. Mr Edward Maximilian Barker: The one who welcomed Omotayo prior to the letter given to Tayo by Mr Faircliff.6. Headmaster Faircliff: Tayo’s Headmaster.7. Mr Clark: Tayo's Mathematics Teacher.8. Mr Blackburn: British empire history teacher.9. Bisi and Remi: Siblings of Tayo.10. Modupe: Tayo’s Lover before going to Oxford at age 19.11. Uncle Bolu also known as Uncle B: Tayo’s uncle who loved drinking and women. And women also loved him in return.12. Uncle Oluwakayode Ogundipe: A Big Man in Lagos,who lived in a luxurious, a senior army officer before leaving for France to study Engineering. He was able to meet Venessa.13. Helen: Uncle Kayode’s wife.14. Aunty Bayo: Former girl friend of Uncle Kayode.15. Mr Lekan Olajide from Ogbomoso on a voyage.16. Mr Ibrahim Mohammed from Kaduna on a voyage17. Mrs Isabella Barker: An attractive young Italian woman who preferred to be called "Isabella".18. Mr Ike Nwade: A student of History.19. Mr Bolaji Ladipupo: A Law student.20. Miss Christine Arinze: A student of Modern language who later became Tayo’s girlfriend but had amisunderstanding with Tayo because he didn’t want a longtime relationship. She later on had Ike has her boyfriend. She died of drug overdose (Suicide).21. Christopher Okigbo: A poet and Omotayo’s teacher.22. Venessa Richardson"aka Moremi by Tayo to show her fighting spirit": Tayo’s white Lady lover.23. Gita from Kenya: An English student.24. Pat: A Physicist.25. Jane: A Friend to Venessa a physicist also (whites).26. Charlie and Mehul: (whites)27. Simon: The president of west African Student.28. Francis: From Ghana who was with the idea that independence came far too early for africans29. Maynes Keynes: Venessa’s grandpa was in the colonial service Juma and Saratu? Are they cats?30. Lord Lugard: was once the governor of Hong kong before coming to Nigeria and he also became our governor in the year 191431. Nancy Murdoch and Mr Murdoch.32. Uncle Tony: who had s*x with Jane.33. Madam Pagnole.34. Chinua Achebe: things fall apart and No longer at Ease.35. Nkrumah: The first president of Ghana and Senghor of Senegal Kenyatt.36. Tunde: the cousin of Tayo who works in the bakery.37. Yusuf Abubakar: who works in the hospital. HE believed white women were only meant for friendship but not for marriage with his genuine reasons.38. Joyce: Yusuf’s white girlfriend who said he hasn’t heard Yusuf speak Nigerian before and then Yusuf replied her: you daft one, no one speaks Nigerian.39. Mr and Mrs winter: across the road at Bradley40. Joy Williams: The black WOMAN Yusuf got married to.41. Anais Nin: The first British erotic writer.42. Nigerian coup d’etat and Biafran war.43. Salamatou: an hairstylist in Dakar, Senegal who died in a motor accident44. Jean Luc: A French who had promised to marry Salamatou but ran away after he got to know she was pregnant.45. Miriam: A nurse, whom treated Tayo’s father and got pregnant for Tayo. Got married to Tayo and gave birth to Kemi.46. Kemi: Daughter of Tayo and Miriam47. President Shagari.48. Mr Akin: A carver.49. Wole Soyinka: Okri the Booker.50. Aureol: SHIPPING COMPANY.51. Dogun Dutse Mobile station.52. Samir: From Bradford.53. Suleiman: Salamatou’s son hence Venessa’s adopted son. A Muslim he became and a drop out from Cambridge.54. Abdou: The driver who was taken Tayo to the airport before an accident occur.55. Laurent: Kemi’s boyfriend.56. Danjuma: The gardener.57. Professor John Harris: He is the man whom Kemi introduced to his father from the University.

All the best.

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The Federal Government has declared Friday 14th andMonday 17th April, 2017 as Public Holidays to mark the Good Friday and Easter celebrations.This was contained in a statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Muhammadu Maccido. The statement enjoined Christian faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Easter, which are love, peace, justice, sacrifice and kindness to their daily living, and through this contribute to unity and peaceful co-existence among Nigerians.

Thursday 13 April 2017

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Wednesday 12 April 2017

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{OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL & OFFICE OF THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF}
With the core vision to revamp the slack voice of literature and inspire youths who are born with the skill of writing and those who desire to develop their literary potentials, the office of the *Secretary General* and Office of the *Editor-in-chief* introduce📢📢 to you

               👇🏿
*NUESA* ANNUAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION (MAIDEN EDITION)

*WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO CONTEST?*
* ONLY STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF *EDUCATION*
* 100 level, 200 level, and 300 Level Students
*  Full Time Students
* Registered students: registration is *free* @ NUESA Secretariat
* 16years and above

*PRIZES TO BE AWARDED* 🎁
*🔸 First Prize:* One year scholarship + A smartphone + Award and certificate of participation

*🔺 Second Prize:* One year scholarship + Award + certificate of participation

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*There would be consolation prizes for shortlisted participants.*

*STAGES OF THE COMPETITION*
*STAGE 1: Registration And Deadline*
The *Free* Registration process starts April 7th, 2017 and ends June 3rd, 2017
Time: 9am to 4pm daily Mondays - Fridays
Venue: NUESA SECRETARIAT, FACULTY OF EDUCATION

*STAGE 2: Clash of the Pens/Contest Day*
Time: 10am,  17th June  @1000LT

*STAGE 3: Prize Giving and Presentation of Awards*

Signed
SECRETARY GENERAL
DAMILARE DAVID O.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
AHIKA CHIDINMA

Sunday 9 April 2017

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this is to inform the general public that the preliminary stages for Uniben Spelling Bee season 3 would hold may 28th and 29th and grand finale June 10th at the university of Benin main auditorium ..

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