Umueriland Today

ISSUE OF URGENT IMPORTANCE!!! The number of Voters Cards we possess determines our Voting Strength,  our Voting Strength determines our Political Relevance and  our Political Relevance determines what and how we get what, it also determines our negotiating power and the level of treat we pose to political players. In view of this, I suggest that the UGA National and branches should take the continuous Voters registration exercise as do or die affair. Branches should mobilize and encourage ndi Umueri in their various branches through provision of free transport to participate in the on going exercise. UGA National should impose measures to ensure that every citizen of Umueri posses one. It's not an issue for politicians alone, it concerns everybody. Our voting strength is contesting the last position in Anambra East, what a shame, we must sit up, this is the period, now is the hour. Ndi Umueri Wake Up! The days scheduled for each community is as follows: (1) Otuocha Ward

Turmoil in PDP over Tambuwal •Jonathan, associates kick •Obasanjo schemes to impose crony on CNM A fresh crisis is looming in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 elections. The threat to party peace stems from alleged plan by some powerful forces to hand over the PDP presidential ticket to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State. Tambuwal is currently in the All Progressives Congress (APC) but he is being wooed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and some other PDP governors to return to the party he dumped ahead of the 2015 elections. Also pushing for the Sokoto governor’s candidature is a prominent traditional ruler in the North, party sources told The Nationyesterday. Simultaneously, the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) appears to be narrowing its choice of presidential candidate in next year’s election to one of the three ex-governors it is currently wooing as a possible replacement for President Muhammadu Buhari. Ex-govern

Nigerian History — 55 Things You Need To Know 1. The River Niger Bridge at Onitsha was constructed between 1964 and 1965 by Dumez, a French construction company, and cost £5 million. 2. Patience Jonathan is one of Nigeria’s most-educated First Ladies, with an NCE, a B.Ed, and Msc from University of Port-Harcourt. 3. The highest peak in Nigeria is located in Taraba and is called Chappal Waddi which means “The Mountain of Death”. 4. There are 196 countries in the world and at least one Igbo person from Nigeria lives in every one of them. 5. The Pidgin word ‘Sabi’ came from ‘Saber’, Portuguese and Spanish for ‘to know’. Both country’s ships traded slaves from the Bight of Benin. 6. Katsina College (now Barewa College in Zaria) has produced 5 Nigerian Presidents/Heads of State since it was founded in 1921 in Katsina. 7. Ojukwu taught Murtala Mohammed and Ben Adekunle at Regular Officers Special Training School, Ghana. Both ‘fought’ their teacher during the civil war 8. At N

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW In recent decades, parents have been encouraged to yield to their children's desires; to praise them generously, even if they did nothing praiseworthy; to withhold correction and discipline. It was thought that if children were made to feel special, they would grow up with healthy self-esteem. But what have the result shown? The book Generation Me States: "instead of creating well-adjusted, happy children, the self-esteem movement has created an army of little narcissists." Many children raised with unconditional praise have grown up unprepared for disappointments, criticism, and occasional failure. Because of being taught to focus on their own desires, they find it hard as adult to form lasting relationships. As a result, many of them suffer from anxiety and depression. Children develop real self-worth, not by being constantly told that they are special, but through genuine accomplishments, that requires more than just believing themselve

YOU may not have heard of Abu 'Ali Al Hasan ibn al-Haytham. In West he is known as ALHAZEN, a latinized form of his Arabic first name, al-Hasan. In all likelihood, though, you benefit from his life work. He has been described as "One of the most important and influential figures in the history of science." ALHAZEN was born in Basra a city in present day Iraq, about 965C.E. His interest includes astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, music, optics, physics, and poetry. What in particular do you thank him for? A DAM ON THE NILE A story about Alhazen has circulated for a long time. It concerns his plan to regulate the flow of the Nile river almost 1,000 years before the project was actually carried out at Aswan in 1902. As the story goes, Alhazen laid out ambitious plans to alleviate the circle of, Floods and drought in Egypt by damming the Nile. When Cairo's Ruler, Caiiph al-Hakim, heard of the idea he invited Alhazen to Egypt to build the dam. Ye

THE MYSTERIOUS TEARS! CRYING accompanies us from the day we are born. One expert explains that as babies, crying became our acoustic umbilical cord, " because we cry to have our emotional and physical needs cared for. But why do we shed tears as we grow older, when we can communicate in other ways? Emotional tears flood our eyes for variety of reasons. We may cry because of grief, frustration, physical or psychological suffering. But euphoria, relief, and achievement likewise provoke emotional tears--in this case, tears of joy. Tears can also be contagious." if I see someone else weeping --whatever the cause --i can't help but feel moved to tears, " ( like what happened this January 11th when a kid boy was weeping uncontrollable while his late mum is being lower to the earth) maybe sometime imaginary situations in film or book have also made you shed tears. Whatever the reason, crying is a powerful nonverbal language. There are few other ways to say so mu

IS MONEY THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? The love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things." _1 Timothy 6:10 WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY: Money is root of all evil. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: "The love of money" --not money itself -- causes "injurious things." In the Bible wealthy King Solomon identified three kinds of injurious things that often happen to people who love money. Worry: " The plenty belongings to the rich one does not permit him to sleep." (Ecclesiastes 5:10) Temptation to break the law: The one hastening to get rich will not remain innocent."--Proverbs 28:20. What purpose does money serve? WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY: Money makes you secure and happy. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: The myth that money buys happiness and security is part of "The deceptive power riches. "(Mark 4:19) Still, "money can buy the things you need to survive---Such as food and medicine.--2 Thesalonians 3:12. Money also helps you to take care