Great Minds

Okpe kingdom is not just the biggest and most populated in urhobo nation but also in the whole of Delta state.

The okpe kingdom covers the whole off okpe and sapele lgas.And divided into 13 districts and each districts is headed by an Okakuro(chief) who at as the ukero orodje (eyes of the king) in that districts.

He reports activities of his districts back to the palace, and in case of festival like the 10th year coronation of the orodje in 2026 where no shop was allowed to open from 8 till 6pm ,it is the Duke that makes sure such enforcement are obeyed in his district.

Here are the 13 districts of okpe ,the chiefs representing them and villages under them.

1. SAPELE (URHIAPELE) District

Okakuro William AYOMANOR, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of SAPELE district

URHIAPELE District is a City, with Four (4) Towns. In order of seniority, namely:

1. EGBORODE

2. OTON

3. ETAMUA

4. AMUOGODO

1.01. EGBORODE
Urban Area and some other major parts of the Sapele City.

2.01. OTON
Ugberikoko, Oton, Gana, etc.

3.01. ETAMUA
From Macpherson to Ogorode, etc.

4.01. AMUOGODO
Okuahwanre, Okunamere, Ugbeyiyi, etc

2. AMUOKPE District

Okakuro Peter ASAGBA, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of AMUOKPE district

AMUOKPE district has Fourteen (14) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. AMUOKPE

2. OKUOSAJERE

3. OKUOVWORI

4. OGEGERE

5. IBADA-AMUOKPE

6. ADAGBRASSA-AMUOKPE

7. IGBEKU

8. OKUNRIGHWRE

9. EGBEKU

10. EDJEKIMONI

11. IKWEWU

12. ENANEMU

13. EKO

14. UGBURUMU

3. ARHAGBA District

Okakuro J.E. KOGBORO, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of ARHAGBA district

ARHAGBA district has Five (5) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. ARHAGBA

2. ADAVWAREN

3. OGIRIBO

4. OVWORI

5. EJEBA

4. UGHOTON District

Okakuro Robert ONOME, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of UGHOTON district

UGHOTON district has Eight (8) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. UGHOTON

2. JEDDO

3. UNUERUVUN

4. UGHOTON IDALE

5. UGBOKODO

6. UKUOMORHAN

7. OGIDIGBO

8. OGBELLE

5. ELUME District

Okakuro Lucky OLOGHETE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of ELUME district

ELUME district has Twenty (20) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. OTORAMUA-ELUME

2. OKU-ELUME

3. AMUOKPOKPOR

4. EDEGBORODE

5. ADAGBRASSA-ELUME

6. IDEGHELE

7. IRIABOME

8. OGIEDI-ELUME

9. ITURU

10. OLOGHO

11. UGBIMIDAKA

12. OKUOKE

13. OKUAJOMATA

15. JAKPA-ELUME

16. OYOHEN

17. OGIRISEN

18. IBADA-ELUME

19. OKUOVWORI-ELUME

20. AMUAFEN

6. MEREJE I District

Okakuro Omasheye I. ELABA, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of MEREJE I district

MEREJE I district has Fifteen (15) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. OTORAMUA-MEREJE

2. EKOKO I

3. EKOKO II

4. EROGHO

5. EGBORODE

6. OKUOTOMEWO

7. OKUIJOROGU

8. OKUIGHELE

9. OKUOVO

10. OKUOKOLO

11. OKUO-ECHEMIDAGHAN

12. OKWUOVWISI

13. OKOBIA

14. OKUOGBOGBO

15. OVIRI-COURT

7. MEREJE II District

Okakuro Sam OYOVBIARE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of MEREJE II district

MEREJE II district has Seventeen (17) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. ADEJE

2. IRIAMA

3. OKUEJEBA

4. OPURAJA

5. OKOLOVU

6. OKUABUDE

7. ONYEKE

8. OKUOUFUOMA

9. KPOKPOGRI

10. OKUEGUME

11. EGBELEKU

12. OKUOMOEFE

13. OKUIYEREGBA

14. OKUOGHOLO

15. JAKPA-MEREJE

16. OKUETOLOR

17. OKUITARIE

8. UGOLO District

Okakuro Dickson GBEREVBIE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of UGOLO district

UGOLO district has Seventeen (17) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. EVWRIYEN

2. UGOLO Town

3. OKUOKOKO

4. OSUBI Town

5. ADAGBRASSA-UGOLO

6. OVIRI-COURT

7. OGJEDI

8. AMUOKPOKPOR-UGOLO

9. OVIRI-OKPE

10. UMIAGWA

11. UWHAGBA

12. OHORE I

13. OKUEDIEMO

14. OKUEGHELE
OHORE II

15. OLUKOBARE

16. OKUIERIONE

17. OKOIRIKPEHRE

9. UGBORHEN District

Okakuro Tony AMITEYE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of UGBORHEN district

UGBORHEN district has Eight (8) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. UGBORHEN

2. UGBUKURUSU

3. IKERESAN

4. OBOTIE

5. OKUOBUREGBO

6. UMOLU

7. OKUAZIZA

8. ADAKA

10. AGHALOKPE District

Okakuro Mark AFE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of AGHALOKPE district

AGHALOKPE district has Six (6) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. ADAGBRASSA

2. AGHALOKPE

3. AJAGOLO, formerly AJAGUOYIBO, but now IMUE-TIVE

4. UNURHIE

5. ADA-ORHO

6. IGUGUDU

11. OHA District

Okakuro M.I. ASINI, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of OHA district

OHA district has Four (4) Town/Villages, namely:

1. OHA

2. OKOZI

3. OKUODIETE

4. OKUOROHWE

12. OREROKPE District

Okakuro Godwin EJINYERE, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of OREROKPE district

OREROKPE district has Three (3) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. OREROKPE Town

2. OKULOHO

13. OZUE District

Okakuro W.A. OYO, is the DUKE (UKERO-ORODJE) of OZUE district

OZUE district has Five (5) Towns/Villages, namely:

1. OKEGBORODE

2. OKUOVU I

3. OKUOVU II

4. OKUODEDE I

5. OKUODEDE II

Please if there is any mistake or if your village is not there ,

let me keep it here

OPEN PETITION

Barrister Akpata Olumide,
President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
National Secretariat
Plot 1101, Mohammadu Buhari Way
Central Business District,
Abuja FCT,
Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

AN URGENT CALL TO SANCTION CHIEF EMMANUEL O.UTI, CHAIRMAN, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION( NBA) WARRI BRANCH AND OTHERS FOR USING HIS OFFICIAL POSITION TO FURTHER HIS EGOCENTRIC AND PAROCHIAL INTEREST BY SPREADING FAKE NEWS AND UNPRECEDENTED FALSEHOOD UNBECOMING OF A LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND THE EXALTED OFFICE HE OCCUPY.

1. The attention of the Movement for the Protection of Iwere Homeland, Development and History (MPIHDH), has been drawn to a press release done mala fide on 17th June, 2021which was intentionally and wickedly laced with lies, hearsays, unsubstantiated claims, fake news, with a deliberate intent to mislead the general public, security agents, the Delta State government and to malign, intimidate, and disparage law abiding and peaceful Itsekiri sons and daughters, old men and women who genuinely and peacefully assembled themselves at the High Court in Warri as free citizens to exercised their Constitutionally guaranteed rights to attend an open court proceedings in a matter which touches their very soul and existence as a people which was personally signed by the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Warri Branch, Chief Emmanuel O. Uti and his secretary which we attached hereunder for your personal perusal.

2. Ordinarily, we would not have bothered to write you this open petition if Chief Emmanuel Uti and his cohorts had written this press release in his personal capacity as a private citizen or in the name of his law firm in his representative capacity to earn his living and professional fees for performing his legal obligations to his clients. We are however constrained to write this open petition because in a subtle and dubious attempt to promote his own selfish interest and to achieve an already premeditated and sinister objective of trying to mischievously truncate the smooth burial rites of the demised Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli the 20th Olu of Warri and the coronation activities lined up towards the coronation of Omoba Itsola Emiko the Olu of Warri designate come August 21Ist by the special grace of God, he chooses without any atom of civility and honesty expected of his exalted position to hide his real motives and use the sacred platform of the reputable NBA Warri Branch to misled the public while covertly carrying out the evil agenda of his confidants and allies who have denied the Itsekiri people anything good over the years who are parties to the suit, the subject matter of his ill willed letter. As a group that will never sit aloof and watch while unscrupulous elements try to use the hallow and sacred chambers of the court the last hope of the common man to cause and perpatrate the miscarriage of justice through the backdoor, we have a legal obligation and a moral duty to expose Chief Emmanuel Uti and his sponsors to the entire world to stop him from further usage of the NBA Warri Branch to promote his own misdeeds and bring the prestigious name of the organization and it's members to total disrepute hence this letter.

3. As you can vividly see in the his letter, he falsely alleged that the High Court 4 Warri was attacked unprovoked and invaded by "THUGS/HOODLUMS ARMED WITH DANGEROUS WEAPONS" and they disrupted the court proceedings. This is a blatant lie deliberately fabricated hoodwink the gullible and to send the wrong signal about what happened on that fateful day calculated to heat up the polity unnecessarily so as to intimidate law abiding Itsekiri sons and daughters from attending future court proceedings in order to achieve a dubious aim in favor of his close allies who are part and parcel of this suit. It is interesting to know that the venue of this particular court, venue of the proceedings is perhaps one of the most secured places in Warri as it host the Area Command and the A Division of the Nigerian Police. The Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy, the DSS and other security agencies are also within the precinct of this court. How come was it possible for armed thugs and hoodlums to invade a court premises as alleged by the NBA Executives and none of the purported thugs) hoodlums wielding "DANGEROUS WEAPONS" were arrested and no single casualty or injuries was reported among the judicial staff, lawyers, litigants and others within the court premises? How come thugs and hoodlums invaded the court premises with dangerous weapons and no single news media television or radio stations reported the story in a city such as Warri? This again clearly show that the NBA Chairman that is expected to

" Uphold and observe the rule of law, promote justice and foster the cause of justice, maintain a high standard of professional conduct, and shall not engage in any conduct which is UNBECOMING of a legal practitioner" as conspicuously provided for under section 1of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners 2007, has committed a gross misconduct and a serious abuse of his office due to greed and his personal relationship with some of the parties in the suit haven't worked for them before and up till this very moment as their legal counsel a situation that has conspicuously led to a serious CONFLICT OF INTEREST against the provision of section 17 of the same rules of conduct expected of a legal practitioner.

4. The NBA is a professional body which has been at the forefront of the advocacy for the protection of the Fundamental Rights of Nigerians and the promotion of the principles of natural justice, equity and good conscience.It is a body of great men and women who have laid down their lives and paid a lot of sacrifices to make sure that things are done properly and everyone is personally accountable for their actions at any given time. It is very embarrassing to say the least to see a legal practitioner who ought to protect law abiding citizens who peacefully attended a court proceedings been openly designated as "THUGS and HOODLUMS ARMED WITH DANGEROUS WEAPONS, a negative nomenclature and profiling attributable to only criminals elements and those who have decided to make Nigeria ungovernable and have sent many defenseless citizens to their early graves. This negative classification our fellow Itsekiri sons and daughters, old men and women whose only offence was to come to court to show solidarity to a cause they know will affect their collective destiny and that of unborn generations to come, is a clear violation of the right of our people to their Right to Dignity of Human Person as enshrined under section 34 of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Itsekiri people are well known for their peaceful and law abiding nature. For Chief Emmanuel O. Uti to use the NBA Warri Branch sacred platform to insult our people and label them as criminals, he has decided to descend into the boxing arena as an active participant in the current attempt to drag Itsekiri nation back to Egypt and therefore cannot enjoy any immunity or protection he ought to receive as an occupant of his exalted office. He must be prepared to swim and dance in the mud with the swines without mercy.

5. We make bold to declare without any form of ambiguity that contrary to Chief Emmanuel Uti's false claim, there is NO SINGLE TUSSLE whatsoever about the succession to the ancient and pristine Throne of the Olu of Warri. What is at play is yet another evil attempt by his clients and personal friends who are parties to the suit on whose behest he hurriedly wrote this divisive letter without a general meeting of other members of his organization or consensus ad-idem as is the norm and custom of the NBA is well known for before putting out such a sensitive letter in order to completely r***d the Itsekiri ethnic nationality of everything good under the sun by trying to use the court to cause confusion and to deny the Olu designate Omoba Itsola Emiko his birthday right to the ancient throne of his forefathers because Chief Emmanuel Uti's friend and clients claimed the Olu designate mother is a Yoruba woman and so cannot be crowned the Olu of Warri. What a discriminatory ideology devoid of anything we know the members of the Nigerian Bar Association stands for in the protection of the fundamental rights of every single individual in a democratic society such as ours where the 1999 Constitution is the grundnorm and fonts et origo of our laws.

6. We find it very sad to see that the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Warri Branch and his Executives can be at the forefront of trying to use the court or their exalted offices to throw a spanner in the wheel of progress of the Itsekiri people who have unanimously chosen their Olu designate Omoba Itsola Emiko as the 21Ist Olu of Warri simply because those who have plundered our common wealth and rendered the Itsekiri ethnic nationality poor and poverty stricken have decided to manipulate facts by insisting he cannot be Olu since his mother is Yoruba woman, a clear violation of his Constitutional right to freedom from discrimination. It is such a disgrace and a shame worthy of general condemnation to see that it is the NBA platform that is been utilized to promote this unconstitutional quest. More worrisome is the fact that a learned silk such as Barrister Akpofure SAN, would be seen engaging in this backdoor plot to promote discrimination when he ought to use his wealth of legal experience to fight for the cause of those who some powerful forces of darkness has formed an evil alliance to deny his Fundamental Rights simply because they can foot his legal bills. It is not too late for him to retrace his steps and save his hard earned reputation.

7. We therefore call on you to immediately call Chief Emmanuel Uti and his co- travellers to order and WARN him to stay clear of the Itsekiri people and their ancient throne. He should be adequately sanctioned for intentionally misinforming the general public about what transpired in the court on that fateful day. He has by his action proven without any shadow of doubt, that he is a serial liar, a busy body and a meddlesome interloper who have decided to pervert the cause of justice. He lacks the moral rectitude to write such a provocative letter as he failed to come to equity with clean hands haven't allowed his personal relationship and Interest to becloud his sense if judgement and has also decided to be a judge in his own case, a stance that violate the two major pillars of natural justice. Chief Emmanuel O.Uti's hands are soiled. His integrity and credibility has seriously being impeached by this ignoble action. He must be shown the way out since there is a serious conflict of Interest in the way and manner he handled this issue. If nothing tangible is done to bring him to book, we will be left with no option than to commence an action against him for violating the rights of our people to dignity of human person, right to personal liberty, right to fair hearing, right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, right to freedom of expression, right to peaceful assembly, right to freedom of movement, and right to freedom from discrimination as clearly provides for under Ss, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of the 1999 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended). His call to militarize the court and his call on the Inspector General of Police, the Director of the DSS, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State without calling on the Divisional Police Officer of the A, Division of the Nigerian Police, Warri and the Area Commander of the Nigeria Police, Warri who are closer to the venue of the court, speak volume of the varacity of his claims. His rush to make such wild allegations from what he called "reports he received" clearly shows how he decided to use inadmissible evidence in the instant case, hearsay evidence, to send the wrong message that Warri and the courts within it, are not safe. He is an alarmist paid handsomely by those who do not well for Itsekiri nation. He does not deserve to continue to hold such an exalted office in trust for hundreds of responsible men and women in the legal profession in Warri Branch. He must be removed to save the name of the organization and the trust and confidence the public will response on it.

8. While we anticipate your swift response towards this open petition, we promise that no amount of intimidation, blackmail, repression and falsehood deliberately cooked shall deter our people from peacefully attending subsequent court proceedings whose outcomes is germane to their collective interest as a people and bonafide citizens of Nigeria. As a people, the Itsekiri ethnic nationality have collectively resolved NEVER to accept any draconian law that consistently promote the whimps and caprices of wicked men as it concerns our ancient throne and no amount of the gathering of the likes of Chief Emmanuel Uti and his sponsors will change that fact. Kindly accept the warm esteem of our highest consideration.

Your faithfully,

Comrade Aderojor Ologhojoba James,
National President,
Movement-MPIHDH,
Warri, Delta State,
Nigeria.

Comrade Lucky Ayomike Okonedo,
National Secretary,
Movement-MPIHDH,.
Warri, Delta State,
Nigeria

Cc.

1. Mr Abubakar Malaki (SAN)
Attorney General and Honorable Minister of Justice of the Federation,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

2. H. E. Sen. Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa,
Executive Governor of Delta State,
Government House, Asaba.

3. The Inspector General of Police,
Loius Edet House,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

4. The Director General of DSS,
Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

5. The Commissioner of Police,
Delta State, Asaba.

6. The Area Commander,
Nigerian Police, Warri.
Delta State,
Nigeria.

7. The Divisional Police Officer
A Division Warri,
Warri, Delta State,
Nigeria.

8. The Chairman,
Legal Practitioner Disciplinary Committee,
Abuja FCT Nigeria.

9. The Chairman,
The Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA),
Delta State, Asaba.

How to Withdraw Money From the ATM without Using a Card

Today, you can withdraw money from the ATM without using a Card. Below are highlighted instruction from different banks and how you will go about it.

How to Use Access Bank Cardless Withdrawal Service

To use the Access Bank cardless withdrawal service, follow the below procedures:

Dial “*903 #” from your registered mobile number.Select Withdraw MoneyEnter the amount you want to withdraw and validate the transaction with your PIN.You will receive a transaction code via SMS. Keep it.Locate any Access Bank ATM.Press “0” on the machine to perform a cardless withdrawal.Select Access Money, input your phone number, amount initiated, the transaction code received and select Continue.The ATM should dispense your cash.

How to Use Fidelity Bank Cardless Withdrawal Service

To use Fidelity Bank cardless withdrawal service, follow the below procedures:

From your registered mobile number, dial “*770*8*Amount #”.Follow the on-screen prompts to create a one-time Pin (OTP).On the next screen, input your Instant Banking PIN to confirm the transaction.A Paycode is then generated directly from your Fidelity account and sent to your registered mobile number.Locate any ATM Gallary Press any key on the ATM and select PayCode Cashout or Dial4Cash.Enter the 4 digits one-time PIN you created earlier.Punch in the Paycode that you received on your mobile number.Enter the amount – same as you entered at the beginning of this procedure – and receive your cash.

How to Use Union Bank Cardless Withdrawal Service

To use Union Bank cardless withdrawal service, follow the below procedures:

From the mobile number registered with your account number, dial “*826 #”.Follow the on-screen prompts to generate a Paycode and PIN.Proceed to any cardless-enabled ATM.Punch the Enter key on the machine and select PaycodeFollow the prompts to finalize your transaction.Receive your cash.

How to Use UBA Cardless Withdrawal Service

To use UBA cardless withdrawal service, follow the below procedures:

From the mobile number, you registered with, dial “*919*30*Amount #” and follow the on-screen prompts.You should receive a cashout code sent to your mobile phone via SMS.Locate any cardless-enabled ATM (most ATMs these days are).Press any button on the machine.Select “Paycode Cashout”.If prompted to input your cashout code, enter the code you received on your phone via SMS.Enter the amount you want to withdraw – same as you requested on your phone. Press OK.Once your transaction is verified, the ATM should dispense cash.

How to Use GTBank Cardless Withdrawal Service

To use GTBank cardless withdrawal service, follow the below procedures:

From the mobile number you registered your account with, dial “*737*”.Input “8” to select Next Page.Input “1” to select Cardless Withdrawals.Input “1” to select “GTBank” or “2” to select “Other Bank”.If you chose “Other Bank”, enter Terminal as “1” or “2” to select “ATM” or “POS” respectively.Input your desired amount to withdraw.Enter a 4 digit code to set as your Cash-Out PIN.Enter your pre-selected 4 digits PIN to complete the request.You should immediately receive a reference code via SMS.

Withdrawing your money from any GTBank’s ATM

On any GTBank’s ATM, press the EnterSelect the “Cardless Withdrawal(GT-Rescue)” option.On the next screen, punch in the Reference Code you received via SMS on your mobile phone and proceed.Enter Amount – the same selected during your request on your phone.Press the Enter button, the ATM should dispense your cash.

Withdrawing from Other Bank’s ATM

Locate any bank’s ATM – other than a GTBank’s.Press the Enter button on the ATM.Select the PayCodeInput the PayCode number you received on your mobile phone.Enter your pre-selected Cash-Out PIN Number. You set this during your request on your mobile phone.Enter Amount – the same selected during your request on your phone.

Impeachment: Response to an Ill-informed Law Lecturer called Sylvester Udemezue

By Farooq Kperogi

I usually don’t respond to responses to my public interventions. The only times I do so is if a response not only drips wet with intolerable ignorance but also has the potential to replicate its nescience among unsuspecting learners. The response of one Sylvester Udemezue—whom I was told is a law lecturer at the Nigerian Law School—to my widely shared explanatory piece on the difference between “impeachment” and “removal from office” fits this bill.

The man wrote a tortured, rambling, grammatically awkward, and logically impoverished rant as a riposte to my article that he could have written in just one paragraph.

And that paragraph is this: “If the word ‘impeach’ is used in the Nigerian constitution (by its makers) to mean ‘remove from office,’ it follows from our discussion above that there is nothing wrong in the interpretation/use of ‘impeach’ in Nigeria by Nigerian media practitioners and by the Nigerian populace to mean ‘removal from office.’ Accordingly, it is totally incorrect, and it may even be described as a form of display of acute ignorance, for anyone to say that the makers of the Nigerian Constitution have ‘passed their ignorance … to the Nigerian populace.”

Forget the dreadfully poor grammar and ungainly structural monstrosities of the article, especially for a law professor: this is astonishingly infantile logic. My argument is that the drafters of Nigeria’s 1999 constitution misused the word “impeachment” throughout the document. The misusage can't be vitiated by the fact of its being in the constitution. It’s like saying a factual error in a newspaper ceases to be an error if the newspaper sanctifies the error as fact.

The use of the term impeachment to mean “charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office” isn’t an exclusively American English usage as Udemezue misleads his readers to believe. The term is universally understood as such in the educated anglophone world. The fact that, by his admission, Udemezue didn’t know this until I pointed it out doesn’t change that fact.

As an everyday word, “impeach” simply means to call someone’s honesty or truthfulness into question. In fact, lawyers, including Nigerian lawyers, routinely “impeach the credibility of witnesses” in the court. I am assuming that Udemezue practiced law before teaching it—or perhaps still practices it as he teaches it. When he had cause to impeach the credibility of witnesses in legal disputations, did he always cause the witnesses or their lawyers to be removed from judicial proceedings—or to be automatically declared guilty—without the judge’s judgement?

If impeachment means accusation of impropriety and not a final judgment of impropriety in even demotic speech, why is Udemezue all bent out of shape because I pointed out that the Nigerian constitution erred in equating impeachment with removal from office? What sorts of people are teaching our law students?

If this is any comfort, many Americans also wrongly equate impeachment with removal from office because impeachment rarely happens here. To underscore the prevalence of the misusage of the word—or at least a potential for this— in the US, The Associated Press Stylebook, which we like to call the bible of American journalism, has an entry on the word.

Here’s the notation of the word in the AP Stylebook: “impeachment: The constitutional process accusing an elected official of a crime in an attempt to remove the official from office. Do not use as a synonym for conviction or removal from office.”

FROM THE ARCHIVE!!!

Bode Thomas, whom the Surulere street was named after, died on Nov 23, 1953 in a most mystericous manner.

Bode Thomas was born to a wealthy trader, John thomas in 1918.
Himself, FRA Williams and Remi Fani-Kayode (Father of Femi Fani-Kayode) attended Law School in London, and they established the first law firm in Nigeria, called "Thomas, Williams and Kayode".
The law firm was established in Jankara, Lagos.

Bode Thomas was an excellent lawyer, but he was also very arrogant.

Because of his education, he was made chairman of the Oyo Divisional Council at one time, while the King of Oyo, Alaafin Adeyemi, (the father of the current Alaafin) was a mere member.

On Bode Thomas' first appearance in council after being appointed chairman, all council members stood up for him in deference, to welcome him, except Oba Adeyemi, who, for cultural reasons, should not show deference to anyone in public, not even his mother.

Bode Thomas rudely shouted at the King"...WHY WERE YOU SITTING WHEN I WALKED IN? YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW RESPECT?"

At that time, Bode Thomas was 34 years, while the Alaafin was in his 60's.

The Alaafin felt very insulted. He said "SE EMI LO NGBO MO BAUN?" (Is it me that you are barking at like that?)
Bode Thomas responded by shouting some English sentences which the Alaafin didnt understand, so the Alaafin just told him... "MA GBO LO" (continue barking).

The confrontation happened on November 22nd, 1953. Bode Thomas got home and started barking.

He barked and barked and barked like a dog all night until he died in the early morning of November 23rd, 1953.
Bode Thomas was the Balogun of Oyo.

So, when next you drive on BODE THOMAS STREET in SURULERE, LAGOS, remember that man, who cut his own life short because of his arrogance and naughtiness.

Friends, pride comes before destruction, humility will take you to high places no matter what!

Do have a lovely day. Be humble!!!

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ALT+ENTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens properties dialog
ALT+SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System menu for current window
ALT+¢ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . opens drop-down lists in dialog boxes
BACKSPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to parent folder
CTRL+ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens Start menu
CTRL+ALT+DEL . . . . . . . . . . Opens task manager, reboots the computer
CTRL+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move through property tabs
CTRL+SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . Create shortcut (also right-click, drag)
CTRL+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy File
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancel last function
SHIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press/hold SHIFT, insert CD-ROM to bypass auto-play
SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . Move file
SHIFT+F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens context menu (same as right-click)
SHIFT+DELETE . . . . . . . . . . . Full wipe delete (bypasses Recycle Bin)
ALT+underlined letter . . . . Opens the corresponding menu
PC Keyboard Shortcuts
Document Cursor Controls
HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to beginning of line or far left of field or screen
END . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to end of line, or far right of field or screen
CTRL+HOME . . . . . . . . to the top
CTRL+END . . . . . . . . . . to the bottom
PAGE UP . . . . . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog box up one page
PAGE DOWN . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog down one page
ARROW KEYS . . . . . . . move focus in documents, dialogs, etc.
CTRL+ > . . . . . . . . . . . . next word
CTRL+SHIFT+ > . . . . . . selects word
Windows Explorer Tree Control
Numeric Keypad * . . . Expand all under current selection
Numeric Keypad + . . . Expands current selection
Numeric Keypad – . . . Collapses current selection
¦ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expand current selection or go to first child
‰ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collapse current selection or go to parent
Special Characters
‘ Opening single quote . . . alt 0145
’ Closing single quote . . . . alt 0146
“ Opening double quote . . . alt 0147
“ Closing double quote. . . . alt 0148
– En dash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0150
— Em dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0151
… Ellipsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0133
• Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0149
® Registration Mark . . . . . . . alt 0174
© Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0169
™ Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0153
° Degree symbol. . . . . . . . . alt 0176
¢ Cent sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0162
1⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0188
1⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0189
3⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0190
PC Keyboard Shortcuts
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é . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0233
É . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0201
ñ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0241
÷ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0247
File menu options in current program
Alt + E Edit options in current program
F1 Universal help (for all programs)
Ctrl + A Select all text
Ctrl + X Cut selected item
Shift + Del Cut selected item
Ctrl + C Copy selected item
Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
Ctrl + V Paste
Shift + Ins Paste
Home Go to beginning of current line
Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document
End Go to end of current line
Ctrl + End Go to end of document
Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line
Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line
Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time
Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time
MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
Alt +
Shift + Tab
Switch backwards between open
applications
Alt + Print
Screen
Create screen shot for current program
Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager
Ctrl + Esc Bring up start menu
Alt + Esc Switch between applications on taskbar
F2 Rename selected icon
F3 Start find from desktop
F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
F5 Refresh contents
Alt + F4 Close current open program
Ctrl + F4 Close window in program
Ctrl + Plus
Key
Automatically adjust widths of all columns
in Windows Explorer
Alt + Enter Open properties window of selected icon
or program
Shift + F10 Simulate right-click on selected item
Shift + Del Delete programs/files permanently
Holding Shift
During Bootup
Boot safe mode or bypass system files
Holding Shift
During Bootup
When putting in an audio CD, will prevent
CD Player from playing
WINKEY SHORTCUTS
WINKEY + D Bring desktop to the top of other windows
WINKEY + M Minimize all windows
WINKEY +
SHIFT + M
Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M
and WINKEY + D
WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer
WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs on taskbar
WINKEY + F Display the Windows® Search/Find feature
WINKEY +
CTRL + F
Display the search for computers window
WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft® Windows® help
WINKEY + R Open the run window
WINKEY +
Pause /Break
Open the system properties window
WINKEY + U Open utility manager
WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP® & later)
OUTLOOK® SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt + S Send the email
Ctrl + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + X Cut selected text
Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
Ctrl + K Complete name/email typed in address bar
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + R Reply to an email
Ctrl + F Forward an email
Ctrl + N Create a new email
Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar
Ctrl + Shift + O Open the outbox
Ctrl + Shift + I Open the inbox
Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task
Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new contact
Ctrl + Shift+ J Create a new journal entry
WORD® SHORTCUT KEYS
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + C Copy selected text
Ctrl + X Cut selected text
Ctrl + N Open new/blank document
Ctrl + O Open options
Ctrl + P Open the print window
Ctrl + F Open find box
Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + K Insert link
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Ctrl + G Find and replace options
Ctrl + H Find and replace options
Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left
Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left
Ctrl + E Align selected