SECESSION:EBIRA NATION FIRST TO SECEDE FROM NIGERIA IN 1916

SECESSION:EBIRA NATION FIRST TO SECEDE FROM NIGERIA IN 1916

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU

FROM IHIMA,KOGI STATE.

THE SPLENDOR OF AZAD PALACE IN OKENE,KOGI STATE

Paedia Express can now confirm via a world exclusive  investigations that Ebira people are actually he first group to declare a secession in 1916 from Nigeria.

The News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Ihima in Kogi State,Nigeria through the literary works of Professor Sunday Enesi Ododo on Ebira culture titled:Facequerade Theatre :a performance model from Ebira Ekuechi which was published only in 2015.

Checks showed that on page 68 of the university don’s landmark literary masterpiece on the history of Ebira geneology ,he noted that the people of Ohizeny and Eganyi had declared themselves independent of British rule in 1916 ,at least 13 years after British occupation of Ebiraland and two years of Nigeria’s amalgamation.

It was gathered through his works that it took a brutal crackdown by a certain  British police officer of the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Police,Major Ellias to suppress what was an insurgency even at the time.

What became Nigeria today started in 1914 when the Northern and Southern Protectorates were amalgamated ,just two years shy of Ebira revolt.

The don did not however mention the folk heroes in the insurgency  in 1916.

It was previously thought that Major Adaka Boro  and his band of Niger Deltan Volunteer militants who declared a rebellion against Nigeria for some few days in 1968 and the 30 months civil war which pitched Nigeria against the Igbos in an offensive launched by now late Dim Chukwuemeka  Odimegwu Ojukwu  of the Biafra fame were the first sets of attempts by a group to secede from Nigeria .

Professor Ododo in his landmark work pointed out that the Ebira speaking people of the Middle Belt  region in Nigeria were a peculiar group of people who used the mountainous regions around them ass shields in the ancient times  thus making themselves invincible to their enemies especially the Fulani jihadists who could  not conquer Ebira nation despite their  Boko Haram stunts.

The don said that in 1892 Ebira warriors hid themselves  behind the walls of the mountainous ranges to fight of slave raiders and this is how no known true born Ebira indigene will ever submit to the culture of slavery.

Ebira people have projected themselves as a strong cultural force in Nigeria and easily identified are six major Ebira groups comprising of Ebira Panda,Ebira Oje, both in  Toto and Umaisha in Nassarawa State ,Ebira Agatu in Benue State and Kogi State,Ebira Igu in Kogi State,Ebira Etuno in Igarra in Edo State and Ebira Tao in Kogi Central area of Kogi  State.

It is strongly  believed that Ebira Tao holds not less than 85 percent of every sea of Ebira men seen anywhere on planet earth.

Ebira Tao are to be found in villages ,towns and farm settlements like Okene,OKengwen,Obehira,Adavi,Ogaminana,Obangede,Ihima,Kuroko,Eika,Itakpe,Ebiya,Eganyi,Ajaokuta,Ohuepe,Adogo,Achoze,Oguda,Osara all in KOgi state.

In a related issue, Dr Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo,himself another Ebira cultural activist while paying tributes to his kinsmen described the Ebira in a lucid perspective using some very interesting grammatical syntax.

His words:”toughness ,bravery, physical strength, unpredictability and stubbornness ”,an attribute they have displayed for centuries.

During the colonial period ,for example,Ebira’s resisted the low pricing of their cottons by the British Cotton Growers Association in 1922 and 1923 respectively.

They also resisted the imposition of taxation with violent protests and out rightly refused to pay.

In 1908 for example, clans from the Okehi area only paid tax after an escort of soldiers led by an expatriate ,Mr Lang destroyed their settlements.

It is on account of their positive bearing to world view that the cause of justice is usually  vigorously pusued,as a result a true Ebira free born is conscious of his conduct at all times.

It is therefore not a matter of coincidence that the people are known as Ebira which means character,conduct,beahavior and deed or action.

EBIRA NATION STANDSTILL FOR KURAKU

EBIRA NATION STANDSTILL FOR KURAKU
BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU.
FROM IHIMA,KOGI STATE.

 

A DDEPLY SAD TINUBU IS WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COURTS OVER THE KOGI STATE AFFAIRS AS HE TRIES TO RECOVER HIS N4BILLION WHICH HE USED IN THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE AUDU/FALEKE TICKET

 Amidst a tight regimen of security and human traffic into the historical in land port town of Lokoja in Kogi State,Alhaji Yahaya Bello was sworn in as the fourth democratically elected Governor of the confluence state on the 27th January,2016.
In his address to the state after been sworn in by the state ‘s Chief Justice,Justice Nasiru Ajanah,the business tycoon turned politician enjoined the citizens of the state and non-indigenesalike resident in the state to cooperate with him to move the state forward.
As early as ten in the morning when the swearing in was billed to take place the Lokoja township stadium ,venue for the inauguration was filled to the brim as Ebira natives from all around the world trooped to the venue to catch a glimpse of one of their own who was been inaugurated as Governor of the state.
The venue was so jam packed that even the security operatives had a difficult time controlling the surging crowd and even when the event came to an end it took hours before the venue was free of human traffic.
This reporter saw at least four different masquerades on the streets of Adavi –Eba as natives displayed their joy and gratitude to God Almighty with a rich display of their cultural heritage on the inauguration day.
It was a difficult time to hunt for taxis as all the taxis which will normally commute from Okene to areas like Ogori-Magongo were almost non- existent due to the inauguration ceremony holding in Lokoja,seat of power.
Sources also told this reporter that areas like Azad Palace in Okene and the newly sworn in Governor’s village of Agassa just outside of Okene Town were in celebration mood as the people rejoiced over their son’s totally unexpected victory at the governorship polls.
Ebira people of the Middle Belt region in Nigeria estimated at around five million people ae to be found in as Ebira Tao in Kogi state, Ebira Igu or Ebira Koton Karfe in Kogi state,Ebira Etuno in Igarra in Edo State ,Ebira Toto in Umaisha and Lafia area of Nassarawa State,Egbura Agatu in Benue State just to mention but a few.
However ,Ebira Tao or Ebira Ehi found principally around areas likeOpete,eganyi,Ebiya,Adogo,Ajaokuta,Paku,Okene,Agassa,Obehira,Ageva,Okengwen,Ihima,Eika,Ogaminana,Kuroko,Osara,Otite among others are the most visible as they make about 85 percent of the population.
In all of their collective history ,dating back to 1400 when they were believed to have left somewhere around Mambila Plateau through their forefathers and settled around the mountainous ranges of Okehi and Okene only Late Alhaji Adamu Atta now deceased had ever been elected as Governor and this was in the old Kwara State in 1979 till 1983.
In a related issue ,a source who was also at the venue of the inauguration said he was still lost for words on how to thank Almighty God for the honor done to Ebira nation.
He enjoined all Kogi natives irrespective of tribe and creed to rally round the newly elected Governor Bello so as to lift the state into the next level positively.
He pointed at the presence of cultural icons like masquerades at the event signifying the level of déjà vu in Ebira land due to the unexpected turn in events in the political equation of Kogi state.

PRESIDENT BUHARI IS PAEDIA EXPRESS FOUNDER’S IN LAW

PRESIDENT BUHARI IS PAEDIA EXPRESS FOUNDER’S IN LAW

 
PRESIDENT BUHARI OF NIGERIA HAS IN-LAWS FROM KOGI STATE OF NIGERIA ……………………………………………………….SCOOP OF ALL TIME
…………………………………………………………SHOCK OF THE MILLENIUM
…………………………………………………………ALHAJI AHMED ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO,OHI OF IHIMA WAS LAILA RIBADU’S FIRST HUSBAND
…………………………………………………………..LAILA RIBADU”S FATHER WAS A BROTHER OF FIRST REPUBLIC MINISTER FOR DEFENCE,THE LATE ALHAJI MUHAMMADU RIBADU
………………………………………………………………..ALHAJI AHMED ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO,OHI OF IHIMA IS PAEDIA FOUNDER’S FIRST COUSIN
…………………………………………………………………OHI OF IHIMA’S FATHER SHEIKH ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO CHRISTENED THE POLITICIAN,THE LATE RT-HONOURABLE ABDULRAHEEM ADEKU AT BIRTH AS A CHILD IN 1939.
…………………………………………………………………..OHI OF IHIMA’S MOTHER,HABIBAH IS ELDEST BLOOD SISTER OF PAEDIA FOUNDERS MOTHER,HALIMAT
……………………………………………………………………LAILA RIBADUAND OHI OF IHIMA,ALHAJI AHMED ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO HAVE A DAUGHTER BY MARRIAGE CALLED HABIBAH WHO RECENTLY GOT MARRIED
…………………………………………………………………….OHI OF IHIMA CELEBRATED HIS SIXTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON THE THRONE IN 2015 WITH LAILA RIBADU BEEN IN ATTENDANCE
……………………………………………………………………LAILA RIBADU AND ALHAJI AHMED ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO WERE DIVORCED SOMETIMES IN 1987
……………………………………………………………………..LAILA RIBADU,MALLAM NUHU RIBADU AND MRS AISHA BUHARI,WIFE OF THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ARE STRONGLY BELIEVED TO BE RELATED
……………………………………………………………………..DESPITE BEEN DIVORCED ALHAJI AHMED ABDULRAHEEM OGIDO AND MADAM LAILA RIBADU ARE BEST OF FRIENDS TILL DATE ,THOUGH THE FORMER HAS REMARRIED AND MOVED ON WITH LIFE
……………………………………………………………OHI OF IHIMA ,OGIDO ALSO HAS TWO BIG SONS IN FRANCE
…………………………………………………………..LIVE REPORTAGE FROM IKUEHI,IHIMA,OKEHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,KOGI STATE,NIGERIA
How would you feel if as a growing teen ,you were told of your first cousin who was a senior diplomat been married to a member of the famous Ribadu Dynasty:indifference
How would you feel when you discover that Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu now late was the First Minister For Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:excitement
How would you feel if you have so much power of the pen and you are told that your first cousin ‘s first wife ,Laila Ribadu is actually a close relative of Mrs Aisha Buhari,wife of Nigeria’s current President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission[E.F.C.C.] and Presidential Candidate of the All Action Congress in 2011 Presidential elections:You feel butterfly
How would you feel if fate has destined you to declare a state of emergency in the Nigerian press since 2013 with the laws of the land not been able to question you or call you to order:superman,spider man,incredible hulk,invinsible man or better still Batman.
Well,believe this or not,The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari who hails from Daura in Katsina state ,the cradle of Hausa –Fulani civilization is actually a distant in law to the Founder of Paedia Express Multimedia Group ,Mr Abdulmumini Adeku through his second marriage to Mrs Aisha Buhari.
Paedia Express Multimedia’s News Office Desk in a world exclusive investigations in Ihima,Kogi State ,Central Nigeria was reliably informed that the incumbent Ohi of Ihima ,Alhaji Ahmed Abdulraheem Ogido was actually the first husband of Laila Ribadu with whom he sired a daughter Habiba together sometimes in the Mid 1980’s
Though the couple were later to divorce as the winds of life blew apart the marriage but the duo for the sake of their only daughter in the marriage are still best of friends till date.
Alhaji Ahmed Abdulraheem Ogido who later re-married and has other children from his second marriage was a career diplomat and a media executive with specialty in the field of marketing aside from serving Nigeria in various capacity with distinction.
Alhaji Ahmed Abdulraheem Ogido was the special assistant to the Nigerian Ambassadors in Saudi Arabia and Central African Republic during his days in the Nigerian Foreign Ministry.
He later took a degree in Mass Communications from the Bayero University in Kano before going into the Mass media where he cut his teeth with the Degue Broadcasting Network and then the African Independent Television[A.I.T] where he ended up as its marketing manager in the Kano Bureau before been called up by his people in Ihima ,Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State to be installed as the new Ohi of Ihima.
On the other hand,the father of Paedia Express Founder,Alhaji Abdulraheem Adeku who is now deceased was no small fry in politics as well during his life time.
Paedia Express Founder has at least five other extended family relatives who have now taken a career in politics

NO NIGERIAN BANK IN TOP 50 SAFEST BANK IN THE WORLD

NO NIGERIAN BANK  IN TOP 50 SAFEST BANK IN THE WORLD

BY ABDULMUMINI ADEKU.

EGYPTIAN BANKING IS AS SOLID AS THIS PILLAR IN LU XOR,A VITAL SPOT OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION.

There is no Nigerian banking firm among the top 50 banks in the world categorized as safe .

In a special report by The Global Finance Journal tracked by the News Office Desk of Paedia express Multimedia in Lagos,Nigeria,it was discovered that in the emerging market category ,there were lots of financial institutions from the Middle East who were even safer to bank with than any banking institution in Nigeria and even in Africa.

In the November,2015  edition of Global Finance journal,it was discovered that the believe that Egypt was about the cradle of human civilization  was not a myth after all as a bank from the from the land ,C.I.B. was now using the nation’s 5,000 years heritage for marketing.

It is now strongly believed that the art of banking in Egypt predates the famous pyramids of Egypt and actually started about the time just before the period of Jewish Prophet:Moshe /Moses/Moussa[p.b.u.h]

Egypt has been facing a foreign currency shortage that has caused letters of credit to be delayed and goods to pile up at its ports recently.

Egypt’s foreign currency reserves has halved to $16.4billion since 2011as imports greatly outpace exports.

The popular uprising in the nation in 2011 scared of foreign investors and tourists that are the nation’s major source of foreign currency.

Cairo has being pressuring donor bodies and global lenders to stay off  funding from a 6,000 mega watts dam being built by Ethiopia which will put pressure on the Nile River but it would appear that this has since being resolved.

Egypt’s major noticeable investments in Nigeria are the construction giants,Arab Contractors and Egypts Airlines.

PAEDIA EXPRESS MULTIMEDIA’S POSITION ON AWARDS AND OTHER PUBLICS

PAEDIA EXPRESS MULTIMEDIA’S POSITION ON AWARDS AND OTHER PUBLICS

Recently somebody queried our Founder,Mr Abdulmumini Adeku on how it was possible that the likes of The Guardian Newspapers ,The Nation Newspapers whom he had being protesting in the past about for lacking in ethics and transparency had being winning awards and getting nominations in torrents with Paedia Express not getting any form of mention  in Nigeria especially at the recent Nigerian Media Merits Awards[N.M.M.A] ,The Diamond Awards on Media Excellence [D.A..M.E] and the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Awards and his response was swift.

1]winning awards ,getting nominations and recognition from professional colleagues is great but that is not the ultimate reason for journalism as the trade is more for a positive societal change.

2]N.M.M.A,D.A.M.E. awards are promoted by hungry men who are ready to look for money anywhere and that includes visiting satan and this is why they arrange awards for questionable characters despite the harm this same people have done to the profession.

3]No disrespect to the Founder of Premium Times ,Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, who is also closely linked to the Freedom House which snowballed into what is today called the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting and Awards.

His company: Premium Times also has a lot of characters he worked with at Timbuktu Media, owners of now rested The Next Newspapers .

Some of these characters have ended up on the judging panel of the awards and all of these aforementioned is enough reasons for Premium Times never to participate in the awards.

But this is not the case as every year they cart away an award they are linked to thus making a mockery of the entire process.

We at Paedia Express Multimedia Group will never lower standards of true journalism because of the lure of bread and butter and so we have decided to excuse ourselves from the chain of chaos in the local media industry  and even to some extent in the global media industry.

We are not surprised at the recent level of rot as exposed in the trade by the conducts of certain media barons  but it has always being like this for all of living memory and anytime Mr Adeku protests publicly for sanity ,he is called all sorts of names  ranging from blackmailer ,to been called a lunatic among other obscene cat calls by charlatans who use their various school certificates to deceive the public into calling them professional journalists.

Our Founder, Mr Adeku has been involved in the printing and publishing trade since 2005 having done free sheet newspaper called First Voice Newspapers, E.N.M. Business and Economy newspapers, Economic News Online and the current tabloid weekly, Paedia Express Newspapers  but has always refused to join up with the rogue body called The Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria [N.P.A.N] because of his believes that they were a group set up by self centered people to  make money at the expense of humanity,well,if it was a lie then recent developments clearly vindicates Mr Adeku’s long standing professional decision and conviction on the subject.

Paedia Express Multimedia and its founder  has however supported and endorsed the idea behind the recent incorporation of the Guild of Online and Softsell Publishers of Nigeria [G.O.S.P.N.] to which we are a partner and as such associated with.

We do not expect N.P.A.N. to be prescribed but the members should clean up there mess before it is too late.

BUHARI HAS BEEN BLOWING HOT AND COLD ON CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA