Schools and running costs Schools in Nigeria are owned either by government (public) or individuals (private), the public was known to be less costly because of the government involvement in the management and running of the school both the primary and secondary schools. When I was very tender around 3-5 years we were told that in the olden days that before you start primary school that you must be at least six years of age and as well your fingers have to be touching your ear ( that's if it's your right hand, it must touch your left ear when you place it over your head) it was practically conducted then to know people who are 6 years and above then, gradually the process started vanishing like a smoke, I started my primary school then in the year 1999 and I was one of the smallest among my classmates, after our primary school we graduated to secondary school but before we graduated, during our primary school days there was what we used to call craftsmanship, e...
A CHILD IS BORN According to the tradition of every family from ages, When a child is born the next thing that happens in his or her Life is a celebration that a new creature has entered the earth and at this point a name will be given to the child. But the name which is given to this child may be determined by the society at large or by direct members of the family of the new born baby or even by the Parents alone. According to the understanding we have about every name. It is widely accepted that one’s name is predicated upon his/her future. These may be true because the meaning and origin of a name has to connect us with the life experiences that our people, parents or society had suffered or benefitted from before our emergence on earth. In Africa, the case is not different that the dominated part of family settling in Africa are domiciled by polygamous family so, name became a means of direct or indirect way of expression especially in the side of women mar...
Umunnakwe Promise Kevin Ogemdi (Allowance) is a son of a polygamous family of Chief Elias and late Mrs Mercy Umunnakwe, from Umuokwe Awo-Omamma in Oru-East LGA Imo State. He is the only son of his mother and last son of his father, he was born in the year 1988, he attended his primary and secondary schools in Awo-Omamma and later moved to Okporo Technical secondary school where he obtained his west African Examination certificate (WAEC) and later got admission into Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo where he obtained his National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) respectively in architectural engineering, after his education he did not have the opportunity to serve the country immediately due to the sluggish processing of the school result but later the results was processed and he had his NYSC ( National Youth Service Corp) at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. At the completion of his education, Allowance became the first graduate of the family. He is a re...
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