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LIFE AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF LATE ICHIE MEZUO PERICOMA OF ARONDIZUOGU

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Sunset at Dawn for Pericomo By Uche Ohia The sun set at dawn today, Thursday, February 16, 2017 for the Arondizuogu born traditional music prodigy, Damian Azubuike Nwankwo Okoye also known as “Ichie Mezuo” or “Alusi Makaja” but more widely known to Igbo traditional music fans across Nigeria and the masquerade loving Igbo people of South East Nigeria at home and in Diaspora as “Pericomo”. As the news that the celebrated minstrel had joined his ancestors broke on the internet and spread around, a palpable gloom and sadness spread with it. Such was the popularity of the man that even those that did not know him but only heard his music were saddened to learn about his demise. In his life time, Pericomo was the Don, the “father father”, the undisputed champion, the “Cultural Prime Minister” - a hugely popular maestro of traditional music in Igbo land. The pulsating rhythm of his multi-gong philosophical melodies interspersed with the intoxicating sound of the flute acted like a h...

ARONDIZUOGU MOURNS A GREAT TRADITIONAL MAESTRO ICHIE, MAZI, NWANKWO OKOYE EMEZUO ALIAS PERICOMA

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  Black Thursday as Arondizuogu and the entire Igbo land received with shock the passing away of an illustrious son Ichie Mazi Okoye Nwankwo alias PERICOMA. Being a debt owed by every living soul, Pericoma of Arondizuogu bows out to join the ancestors early morning of yesterday in a private hospital in the eastern part of Nigeria. Pericoma was a LEGEND, AN ENIGMA whose Traditional Cultural music spans for many years. His music will live forever in the memories of all sons and daughters of Arondizuogu and the entire Igbo land as well as the world. The life of this cultural music icon, through his philosophical teaching will not be forgotten so soon in the history of umu Arondizuogu and the world. His death signifies that Arondizuogu has lost part of her name as his name is synonymous to Pericoma. He was regarded as a Cultural Prime Minister due to his master class art of Cultural music of IZUOGU na IHEME. Pericoma demise is a great loss to the entire Igbo land and ARO KING...

NEWS THAT MADE HEADLINES IN NIGERIA PAPERS TODAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2017

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                                                                    ·           NEC demands review of foreign exchange policy ·          Nigeria secure $100b pigeon pea export to India  ·          FG crude export increases to $195.40m in December 2016 ·          Toilet-pupil ratio in Katsina primary schools 1:161 – UNICEF ·          Senate tasks INEC on credible elections ·          How we’re tackling unemployment – Ambode, Obaseki, others ·          Aso Villa owes Abuja Disco N555m ·       ...

NIGERIAN LADIES IN DETENTION CAMPS RAPED BY LIBYAN IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS SAYS RETURNEES

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The quest for greener pastures had left a sour taste on the mouth of Nigerian Returnees from Libya. According to News Agency of Nigeria {NAN} many of them were jobless while those who hoped to cross to Europe through the meditarreania seas was futile. The Returnees are appealing to the APC led government under President Buhari to create enabling environment for job creation for teaming Nigerian youths who after graduation go for job searching for years with no hope of securing any. This situation has led to many youths facing life or death in search of greener pastures abroad.

HEADLINE NEWS IN NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS 15TH FEBRUARY 2017

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Ortom sacks 4 Commissoners, appoints new SSG Champions League: Messi slammed for Barcelona’s humiliation by PSG Mum confesses to giving her 3-month-old son ‘blow job’ Attacks on installations cost Nigeria $100bn in 2016 – Kachikwu My wife is demonic, forces me to suck her menstrual blood – Man tells court Security agencies arrest truckloads of cattle in Bayelsa Tribunal trial, saddest day of my life – Obasanjo Marginalization: Nothing to show Igboland is part of Nigeria – Okorocha tells Osinbajo Budget padding: Senate uncovers N2bn inserted into Fashola’s proposal Budget defence: Why senate attacked Lai Mohammed

LYCEE FRANCAIS TO MEET WITH PARENTS ON FRENCH CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Lycée Français Louis Pasteur, a premium French school in Victoria Island Lagos which belongs to the worldwide network of schools operating under the French Agency for Teaching Abroad (AEFE) and managed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has concluded plans to hold an information session with parents of primary schools to showcase the French primary school system with a view to giving elaborate explanation to the school’s French curriculum, making comparison with other international curricula, and highlighting the school’s bilingual teaching. Holding on Saturday 4 February 2017 at the school premises, the school Principal, Mr. Alain Berna, said the session is designed to give parents insights into how the French curriculum and education system works.

FRSC CELEBRITY MARSHAL LED BY CO-ORDINATOR CHRIS KEHINDE NWANDU STORMS ABEOKUTA IN OGUN STATE ON ENLIGHTMENT

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    The Federal Road Safety Celebrity Special Marshals held its National patrol in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Saturday 11 th  February 2017. Before then the team had visited the Government House, Abeokuta where they were received in audience by the Deputy Governor. In her remark, the Deputy Governor thanked the team for choosing Ogun State as its first State for the national patrol outside Lagos and Abuja . She expressed her government’s resolve to assist the FRSC just as it has always done in curbing road crashes in the State. The Sector Commander of FRSC Ogun State ,Commander Oladele,expressed his delight on the presence of the Celerity Marshals in the State. He further thanked the State Government for the assistance it has been rendering to the Agency.